Nothin' Dangerous At All!!! (Tagged and open)

[Shrike]

TinyBlueBird

Kyra dived downwards in awe. The ocean was so blue!!! The air smelled thickly of salt that stuck to her feathers, the island below her was as vibrant as her plumage! Vivid greens and explosive reds blossomed on the sand in the form of the canopy and flowers. The sand rushing towards her was as white as snow and glittered just as much. And it was getting a little too close for comfort.

The kingfisher opened up her wings and she slowed dramatically and landed sparrow-like on a salmon and cream shell. "There's nothing dangerous about this place!!"

[TinyBlueBird]

Aravind was a bit startled by Kyra's sudden fall but soon noticed she was having fun and flying around, her energy made Arav smile as his eyes were filled by the explosion of colors, his heart beating faster as he slowed down, appreciating the vibrant and stunning island before tucking his wings close to his body and landing near Kyra, curious, Aravind tweeted in a cheerful tone "This place is beautiful... Kyra is this your home?" his tail fluttering with awe

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Kyra laughed as she hopped onto the glittering sand. "No, but I could certainly make it my home!!" Ky loved this place! It was wet and humid, fish just swarming around the waters waiting to be eaten! Maybe Aravubd could stay here too! The air was practically bugs with a bit if oxygen! The black things swarmed from the marshy areas around the south side if the island. It was amazing here! "Ooh! Lets go explore!!"

[TinyBlueBird]

Aravind noticed the constant "swarn" of bugs all over the sky, he thought they looked like black-ish stars, that had wings...And could move...And made an annoying noise...To be fair they didn't look that much like stars...Aravind was just being silly again, while he wondered if the stars we're just white bugs stuck in black mud... on the sky, he heard Ky calling him to explore, Aravind tweeted back "I'm right behind ya!" smiling as he hopped near her.

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Kyra, being a kingfisher, was thinking about...well, fish! The brightly colored female flitted around the beach gazing at smooth shells. The bird jumped as one shell began moving. Her dark eyes widened in awe after the initial shock. There inside was a spider. It was a far spider, its legs hard, spiky, and orange. It only had two eyes that were on stalks. Frankly this spider didn't look very tasty. Well, then again, normal spiders didnt look tasty. Aravind liked bugs and spiders, maybe he would eat this. "Hey, check this out." She waved him over with her flight feathers.

[TinyBlueBird]

Aravind followed Kyra's lead, hopping anxiously towards her, his deep blue eyes analysing the odd colored spider "A spider?" He asked in a curious tone, Arav fluttered his tail and poked the arachnid with his beak, making it crawl away in panic, he instictively pounced on it, pinning it's legs and viciously nibbling on it's abdomen, he chirped in a rather calm tone "Oh, how impolite, do you want some?"

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Kyra grimaced. "No thanks. But I would like some....FISH!!" the blue and orange she-fowl took to the air and gazed at the roiling waves in wonder. There under the reflective blue surface were whirled of fish. Their silvery silhouettes glinting in the rays of the rising sun. The fear beat in her back as her shoulders pumped, keeping her in the moist air. Her eyes were wide with excitement as the salt spray coat her feathers and tickled her sharp beak. The water bird clenched her talons, anxious to get in the water. All sorts of fish lie hiding under the waves, she could smell them. How could a place so enchanting be dangerous? That old owl must be around the bend if he thought thus jars dude could turn into a blood bath. Ruffling up her heck feathers she soared out iver the water, so excited she forgot to wait for Tiny.

Kyra clacked her beak with excitement before spotting the fish she wanted. It looked very beautiful, a striped golden thing with decorative fins that splayed out like a lions mane. That's what she would call it. A lion fish. Kyra the lion fisher! Without much needed further thought, the fearless bird tucked in her wings and darted towards the water.

[TinyBlueBird]

Aravind slowly turned back to Kyra's general direction, only to see her proudly soaring through the air, cutting it like an arrow, she seemed so happy about this place, he also felt rather cheerful about it, maybe it was the vibrant colors or the sheer energy of Kyra's smile spreading to him, what ever it was, it made him feel happy.

Arav hovered higher to observe as she hunted for fish, he had a VIP front seat to her fishing lessons, Aravind observed carefully and anxiously as she fearlessly followed the odd colored fish, Tiny observed in awe "Wow! She just darted towards it no-questions-asked, she didn't flinch, she didn't back off, she just tucked her wings and dove! I wish I could be as brave as her someday." He thought to himself as his tail fluttered in excitement.

[Shrike]

Kyra opened her blue wings, sharp feathers spreading like fingers. Her prickly talons thrust forward to grasp the fish. It was about as large as her, that was half of the challenge. Time seemed to slow down as her body hit the water. Clear spouts of the stuff consuming her as she dissapears under the surface. Her eyes narrow and her claws tighten on the fish's flesh, triumphant. However the warm feeling of the hunt burst into flames as the lion fish's decorative fins became exactly the opposite. They were stingers, barbs. Pain flushed through her like a wild fire, electricity arching and roping at her nerves. With a screech she intook breath, only to suck in water. Kyras eyes widened as she became paralyzed, buoyant body bobbing to the surface.

[TinyBlueBird]

Aravind cheered as Kyra hit the ocean, waterdrops flying in all directions as the sun hit them, creating a faint, yet beautiful rainbow. Aravind squinted his eyes, looking for Kyra, all the he could find was a fiery orange feather, bobbing in the surface.

Arav decided to investigate further, hovering above the water, searching desperatly for a signal of Ky, he knew she was a great fisher but, no bird cold habdle staying underwater this long, Tiny was shocked as he saw her body floating, seemingly paralyzed, Aravind swooped down, carefully grabbing Kyra by her wing, his nubby talons couldn't cause much damage, but he'd rather not risk it, Arav carried her to a sun-covered rock on the shore, covered by a tall palm tree. "Kyra? Kyra? Are you ok? What happened?" Aravind squawked nervously as he fluttered his wings.

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Kyra's body spasmed as she gained her movement back. Her chest heaved as her beak splayed open. Water gushed from her lungs like a fountain. She coughed and spluttered, wings scrabbling for a hold on Aravind.

She needed him, where was he?!

At last her wing tips felt him, and she heard his voice. Her eyes adjusted from her near death experience. She was shaking, her muscles cold and tight, claws locked together. She's been stung, pricked. Poison gushed through her slowly, like a slug worming its way through the earth, slow but persistent.

Kyra gasped, and in doing so flopped open her wing to reveal it; in the red, fine feathers of her breast was the tip of the stinger embedded in the tissue.

[TinyBlueBird]

Aravind observed in terror as Kyra's body shivered, she seemed to be in pain, he soon noticed the stake-like stinger, penetrating her skin, Arav took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself down before he tried anything crazy, Arav closed his eyes and swiftly pulled the stinger off, he didn't want to cause prolonged pain.

Aravind knew little about how to care for wounds, he picked off some of his feathers and pressed them against her breast, in an attempt to protect the wound for any possible danger that could open it even more.

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Kyra moaned as the quill like barb was torn out of her muscle. Only a small bead of blood welled up under Aravind's blue feathers. But the poison was inside if her. She could feel it. Slowly feeling raced through her, wings closing to her sides, head raising. If the barb had stayed in her flesh any longer she would be permanently paralyzed. But she knew she was still poisoned. Kyra would die in a month if the slow acting poison was not beau realized by then. Raphique was right. This place was dangerous. "Tiny." She gasped.

[TinyBlueBird]

Aravind was panicking, his breathing had become faster as a blood bead appeared, Kyra was gasping for his name, Arav shook his head in an attempt to concentrate, "Raphique! Let's go back there! He must know how to help!" Aravind hopped away, grabbing some sturdy leaves that wouldn't break so easily, carefully wrapping Kyra's still somewhat shivering body, as he flapped his wings, carrying Ky to Raphique, he had to know how to help.

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Kyra began to see spots. "Lets go." She gasped. Raphique could help her. She was in shock, not because of her pain, but because she had been wrong. She wasn't the strongest, the invincible hero Kyra. She was weak. She wasn't able to do everything. A fish had gotten the best of her. A fish! Her food! She was angry and disgusted at herself. She frowned as she blacked out.