(Guys you don't seem to understand...Natalia was released by mistake. Any owlets captured by the Kurochi are meant to be brought to a canyon to be trained....It was only because that eagle attacked her captor. I almost want to restart TnT I feel like this isn't going well.)

(What if we were to restart, and instead, we were trapped at the Kurochi academy, we simply woke up there, uncertain of why we were there...Then we could try to escape)

(Sure Dragon, This rp will be alot darker, but...Better *Evil grin*)

(We are restarting, your owl can remain the same age Van, although it might be intresting if you were a guard that helped us escape...hehe)

Natallia opened her eyes slowly...It was night time...Pain throbbed through out her small body. She let out a moan and tried to get up, only to screech from pain as she moved her wing. She looked at it in horror, seeing blood coating her down feathers and coverts. It seemed to be crooked, and out of place somehow, but all Natallia knew is that it hurt. The ground beneath her no long consisted of sticks and down feathers, but cold hard rock. Small red splattrers stained the stone. Around her other chicks were waking up, along with other owls...They all seemed confused, except for a few large owls that stood tall and wore a scar across their eyes. Each guard had to go through, the "Scarring" which proved their undying loyalty to their leader, Havoc. Although Natallia didn't this...But they seemed to be the owls in charge. The little barn owl looked at one great horned owl and called out. "Where-Where am I? Where are my parents?" The Great Gray suddenly dove at her like an owl would prey. She was slammed back into the ground. She let out a shriek of pain and fear. "From now on, you have no parents! You serve Lord Havoc and that's all that matters!" He screeched. Then he lifted his long curved talons away from her quivering body. Once she heard him leave the cavern she got up, wincing. When she looked up, a snowy owl with those scars was coming over. Nat wiffed, making herself smaller. "Easy there kid, I just need to relocate your wing and bandage you up." Said the gruff female. Natallia dared not to move. Suddenly the snow owl had taken hold of her wing. Then with a sickening crack she twisted it into the proper position. Which only caused Natallia to shriek again. "Shut up kid! Before they come back and undo my work..." The white owl said as she finished applying the the bandages. "Now, get in line!"

Natallia nodded fearfully and hopped over beside a few other chicks. Some looked clear eyed and others...well...their eyes were clouded, and their heads were tilted towards the moon. The barn owl c0cked her head, confused by their odd behavior but remained silent.

Natallia looked up at Kira, her eyes pained. "My-My wing? It hurts..." She groaned. "I can barely even move it." Sudenly her eyes widened and her feathers ruffled. "I-I've never even flied...What if I never do!?" She whispered. "Pipe down you flightless brats!" A guard yelled. Nat wiffed, almost seeming to choke on his words. //I need to get out of here!//

Natallia looked at Meeka. "Hi...My name is Natallia..." She whispered. "Beaks up! Towards the sky!" A guard shouted. Nat lifted her head, and sat like that for a while, but then her neck started to hurt. She glanced over at another owl who had tucked his head under his wing and felt somewhat envious for a moment. A guard glared at him, and then began walking over. His talons clicking on the floor He then wrapped his talons around the chicks head, forcing it upwards. "HEADS UP!" Many chicks were startled but they remained relatively still.

(good idea Raven) Nortrain hated seeing all the little chicks being treated so poorly, but he could blow his cover, not yet at least. It wouldn't do any of them any good if he got caute, so he had to maintain his appearence how ever paining it was. Nor ruffled his feathers in frustration when he saw a chick get pushed down, the poor thing. Nor forced himself to look away. "Calm yourself, just one more day, and the shipment of iron ore will be here, then you can sneak them into the crates, and they'll be free." said Nor reasuringly to himself, but he knew it couldn't possibly work...

Natallia sat very still, until she thought of an idea. "Meeka, Kira! Next time we come in here, stay under the arch, That way we won't be able to see the moon!" She whispered intensely. Although Meeka didn't respond as quickly...Her eyes were becoming milky and clouded. "Meeka!" She whispered, hitting her gently with her good wing.

Natallia nodded and then noted a chick nodding hello to her, only to be yelled at. Nat closed her eyes for a moment. //I need to get out of here!// Then she opened them once more.

"Alright you lot! It's meal time!" A short earred owl, screeched. The owlets were brought into a large corridor, were dishes were placed out. Natallia was sure to stay close to Meeka, Kira, and Viro. They all sat down together, and looked at the dishes with distaste. It was crushed grubs...Natallia glared at her dish suspeciously. "You'll need to keep your energy up darling!" Nat whipped around to see a snowy owl. She had a kind expression, but her eyes seemed to hide something darker. "Now...eat." Natallia looked back at the revolting dish and slowly took a bite. It was disgusting! But she managed to keep it down. "Good girl." The owl said patting Nat's injured wing. The owlet let out a little squeak of pain. The snow owl did not turn around. For if she did, a large smile would have been visible on her smug face.

Natallia appreciated Kira's kindness and compassion. It was comforting to the scaried owlet. "UP AND AT ATTENTION!" A great horned owl screeched. (Omg the owls pf ga'hoole theme song just came on!) Nat jumped up, her eyes frantic. "You will be inspecting pellets for a metallic sustence, No questions! Any owlet found trying to keep this metal will be plucked!" The large male warned. "Now move in formation to the sorting chamber!" The owlets were hurried into a large room with a high ceiling, although there was a small natural skylight that allowed the moons rays to shine in. //Picking pellets? That's disgusting!// The barn owl thought to herself. Pellets were placed before them. At first Nat only found bones, and nasty fur. More pellets, more bones. More picking. Bones, fur, new pellet, bones, fur, new pellet, bones...and....something shiny? She grasped the fasinating substance between her talons before it was sn.at.ched from her. "I'll be taking that thank you!" The guard said gruffily. Nat wouldn't make eye contact with him. He walked away. Marveling the metal...A metal that could be used for weapons....Explosive weapons.

(Lol Dragon those metal pieces can cause dizzyness and disorientation in owls if held for a long time, and picking pellets was part of the books, thiis roleplay takes place long after Soren and the gang reached the great tree, we basicly follow their footprints) Finally the chicks were hussled back into the sleeping chamber but Natallia made sure that she and her friends remained in the shadow of the arch. It was genius. That way they could sleep without fear of being moon blinked.

(gawd i'm late! i just came back from my cabin! and is the arc inside or outside?)

Sira peered from behind the arc's pillar. She was a shy Owl and often stayed hidden. Usually no gaurds noticed her.
Her father used to be the best dad ever until she and him had been seperated and then she had been looking for him.
When she had found him he had scars on his eyes and his eyes were clouded.
He was more meaner and he had been saying 'nice is a form of weekness!'
Then she had found out that he was one of Havoc's top gaurds.

Tears filled Sira's eyes.
The thing that hurt her the most when she had found him was when he had said: 'If you ever loved me you would go through the scaring.'
She had said 'but i don't want to!'
'Then you are no daughter of mine!'

Sira stayed to the shadows and walked up to the group of the young owls.

''H-Hi'' Sira wispered

Sira hopped up to Viro.
''Hi, my names Sira, whats yours?'' she wispered.
The last time she tried to make friends they taddled on her for keeping some of the metal. She had flown away but they found her when her dad had becomed moon blimked and scared.

Natallia looked at Kira curiously. "What is it?" She whispered, making sure to keep her head up.

''Hi again.'' Sira said to Kira
''Our names rhyme! isn't that funny!?'' Sira wanted friends badly.
She never had a good one before.

"Viro. Thats your name? Very nice.'' Sira said.
''Why don't you talk?'' Sira asked
''Are you a mute?'' Sira guessed

Natalia looked at Kira with wide eyes. She was shocked! How could the snowy owlet be so stupid! "You're going to get us all ki.lled!" She whispered harshly. She then glanced at the quiet owlet as she wrote something in the sand. "Viro...That's your name? Are you....Mute?" She asked.

Sira hopped up towards viro and sat down.
She suddenly heard a voice.
''I'm Dusk. Can i join you?''
''Oh sure you can join Dusk!'' Sira chirpped hapily.
''Quiet!'' yelled a gaurd.
''Sorry.'' wispered Sira