Chapter 18: Magpie

(June POV)

I.... I can't- "June!". He's gonna kill- "June!". My friends are- "JUNE!". I snap out of the fear I'm in and look him in the eyes. I grab him by the shoulders and say "RUN! Get outta here! You need to go get that weapon or this is all for nothing!". His ears droop down and he says "What- what are you saying?!". I sigh and say "GO!". I fly up and yell downward towards Aiviation. The last thing I see before I'm grabbed is Carter run into the direction of Zira and Niki.

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'.... Where am I?' I thought slowly waking up. "JUNE!!!!" I here as I'm picked up by the twins. "Get off me!" I say jumping down. I look around to see I'm in a huge penthouse over a cliffs edge. I'm on a red velvet couch that looked brand new. "And to think I've avoided him for so long...." I said looking at my clothes. "Since you two have no intention of leaving me alone do me a favor and at the very least bring me my outfits." I say to the twins as Noro runs off to fetch them.

A few minutes later I start taking a shower I wash out my hair, and once I step out I look in the mirror. "Wow. Haven't seen that in a while." I say looking at the white stripe on the sides of my hair. I normally hate seeing it but.... After seeing everyone become a better version of themselves I'm gonna try leaving it.

I walk out the bathroom with a black and white suit on and put on a red tie. "God I hate these things." I say walking out of my room. "So you come crawling back I see.". I whip my head around to see a man who's in his early 40's, 5'11, black and gray hair that rest on top of his head in a neat style, and wearing a red vest and black business pants. He was almost as thin as the twins with two large Black wings behind him with white on the tips of his wings.

He peered down at me with his hazelnut colored eyes with a smile and said "Hello nephew." In a deep voice. "Uncle Axel! .... What are you doing here?!" I said as he walked over. "What? I just wanted to talk to you about your recent escapade! In my office in 10." He said in a cheery voice. 'KILL ME.' I thought heading in that direction.

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"Now then, let's get to business shall we." He said as he sat at a large oak desk sipping some tea. I sat on the other side mentally praying he wouldn't just break my neck. "Oh don't look so tense. If I wanted to kill you...." He said spreading his wings around the two of us. "I would have done it myself.". He retracted his wings behind him and said "From what I've gathered you were on a trip to scales until you were attacked. From then on which you've been flying around with that filthy kite and your weapon.".

"Yes! Which by the way, where is that?" I asked him. I hadn't seen my weapon since we got here and was concerned. He then pulled open his desk drawer and held up the sword hilt. "It only works with you, correct? Well let me say this," He says as he stands up. "Use that weapon against me...." He say going to my ear and touching my shoulder. "I'll rip your wings off slowly, and then give you a fate worse than death.".

He then snaps back to his cheery persona and says "That will be all. Now then, I suggest you be a good little hatchling and don't try to leave. I would hate to see what Aiviation would do to you before his feeding time.". I quickly leave the room and race to mine. I close the door, lock it, and then flop on the couch.

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{Zira}

"We have to go save June!" Zira said when they all get together. "Believe me, I want to go in guns a blazing too. But June told me to get the staff first. I think he's trying to warn us that this is a fight that we can't just win automatically!" Carter says. May looks at them saying "Carter is right! Without the proper weaponry going to get him now would be suicide! Plus we don't even know where we are going, so our only chance is to find the weapon and then swing back around to Wings to get help there.".

"Zira.... I hate agreeing with them but they're right. Our only option is to get the staff and then go to wings to find his mother." Niki said to her. "Beside," Niki says pulling out a map with some marked locations. "He'll be fine! And June is our friend!".

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{June}

"You stupid fuck!". This was June yelling at Soro. Let's just say his rich and petty side is starting to kick in. "If you are told to guard me then don't follow me everywhere! Get out!" He yelled as Soro bolted. He took a few breaths and calmed down saying "I need to get control of myself. My rich side is starting to show.".

His aunt then walked in saying "Well I guess you haven't changed much.". He looked at her sighing and said "Remember when I was a kid? That's not me now.... Time to abuse the power god gave me.". She gave him a puzzled look until he pulled out a white and gray key card. "NO! You can't just show up suddenly-" "Actually I can.".

He glares at her pulling out his weapon and says "My father owned all this before my uncle, giving me more power than you. You don't have guards, special access, and you don't have any special weapons! YOU trained me to do things like this. To be a lying, cheating, crook. I'm only a few sentences in and you're sweating bullets! THIS.... Is what you created.". He says getting face to face with her.

"I heard there is a few nice places here. Time to explore my lineage!".