Bonus Content for Scrapped Silverwing Self-Insert by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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Bonus Content for Scrapped Silverwing Self-Insert
Quin Meets Shade By Firecrackerwolf All the air was locked inside my throat, and I could barely even release any out of my mouth. I felt my heart crashing against my chest as if it were trying to make a grand escape, and my world was spinning fast and rapidly. No–no–no! This is not real! Nope, nope! Absolutely not! I squeezed my eyes shut, repeating those words like a mantra as if that would snap me back to reality. I tried to breathe steadily and clear my mind. However, when a minute flew by, I peeled my eyes open… and I was still where I was. I mentally screamed the F-word. “Never seen a bat like you before.” I jumped with a yelp and whirled around to find the source of the voice, but only when I did my eyes flared so wide they could’ve popped out of my eye sockets. Dangling from a tree branch above me was a bat, studying me with a curious glint in his eyes. Those features of his… I knew them by heart. He was a sky-blue color, his golden-blonde hair almost passing as
When the Magic Collides: Chapter 2 by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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When the Magic Collides: Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Bones of Marrow and Visions * * * An inky void stretched beyond, trapping her in never-ending invisible paths. Kassidy gazed at her surroundings, trying to pick up on anything: sightings, sound, scent, and even attempting to touch and taste what was around her. But there was nothing. It was just her and her alone, with only the darkness to cloak around her and the echoing noises she made. “Hello?” She called out, her voice reverberating through the nihility. Nothing. A bit of worry seeded in her chest, threatening to germinate inside her, but she tried to squash it and reassure herself that she wouldn’t be stuck here forever. Kassidy took in a breath before slowly releasing it. She’d be alright… right? Suddenly, her ears began to pick up on something. Kassidy flicked them forward, keeping them open. It was faint at first, but then her throat tightened, and her mouth dried up as she finally understood what it was: hissing. It echoed around her in an intense and
When the Magic Collides: PART 1 - Chapter 1 by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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When the Magic Collides: PART 1 - Chapter 1
~ PART Ⅰ ~ Chapter 1 Waiting in the Wings One Week Later * * * It was beautiful and peaceful here. Holden was standing in a field that stretched with cherry blossom trees and rosebushes, almost like a whimsical scene from a Miyazaki film. Petals danced in the sky with blissful grace and scattered the ground, making it look like wilted compost confetti as sunlight dappled through the canopies. A stream flowed nearby, glittering like facets on a disco ball and feeding into a pond, gently rippling from the petals that came into landing. Holden shook his head to remove the unwanted petals from his brown hair, but he suddenly noticed something, or rather someone, in the distance, standing on a small hill by a lone cherry blossom tree that towered over all the other ones. The sunlight framed her figure, her hair billowing out like shiny red silk, and her eyes could’ve passed for two oceans. Holden’s eyes widened when he saw who it was, and she was staring directly at him, her face as
When the Magic Collides: Prologue by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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When the Magic Collides: Prologue
Book 2 of “Where the Wild Calls” series ~ When the Magic Collides ~ By Firecrackerwolf “Sometimes you find yourself trying to let go of something But it's like you've been swimming in the ocean For a very very long time And you feel like you belong there You are one with the waves The warmth of the water And your body moves in sync with the ocean And you swim around just trying to stay afloat And then you get tired and you start to drown And you swim back to land When you get there you just feel… so heavy Because you lost touch with gravity for so long And you collapse on the beach As you try to find balance again And then your feet finds gravity You stand up and you look at the horizon one last time And just know that no matter how beautiful the sea was And how good it made you feel it was never yours to keep… And some days you’ll miss it, you know You feel yourself moving with the waves And you dream of diving in Then you realize your feet was meant for land And not cut out for
Where the Wild Calls: Epilogue by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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Where the Wild Calls: Epilogue
Epilogue Never After * * * The colony was in for one hell of a ride as Holden, Shade, and Marina narrated their journey, each filling in any incident or detail the others missed. It was indeed a tale one never would’ve expected to be accurate. Still, every word that slipped from their lips painted such visions in the Silverwings’ minds as they ate it all up. They were on the edge of their roosts, eating and sleeping never crossing their minds, especially when a few revelations were revealed and when the boys demonstrated their echo projecting skills. As the trio spoke, Holden wished that Kassidy were here to give out her point of view; it would’ve been something she definitely would’ve wanted to partake in, but he tried not to let his emotions get in the way and continued the storytelling with his friends. Some time passed, but Holden, Shade, and Marina eventually finished. Holden’s mouth was as dry as the Sahara Desert, and Mercury brought him and his friends a leaf smothered with
Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 57 by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 57
Chapter 57 What Awaits Behind the Waterfall * * * Holden gasped for air, his lungs quenching, but he wanted to go back underwater and comb the water for Kassidy. His “rescuer”—Raymond—wouldn’t allow it, though. He clawed at the air and water, trying to slip out of the great gray owl’s hold, splashing in the process, but no matter how hard he tried, the wing now hooked around him refused to budge. “NO, LET ME GO!” Holden said a little breathlessly as sparks flux across his body. “KASS IS STILL DOWN THERE!” Raymond dragged Holden onto land like a bag of sand and quickly pinned him down, trying to get through to him calmly. “Boy, listen to me: I know you want to find her, but you can’t go back down there. You don’t know what all is awaiting in the deep part.” “I DON’T CARE! I HAVE TO GO BACK DOWN THERE!” “Go back down and you might not get back to the surface, and even if you try and find her by yourself, you may not find her in time. You cannot throw yourself in this kind of
Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 56 by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 56
Chapter 56 No Mercy * * * Kassidy’s heart leaped to her throat. Never in her entire life had she ever imagined that such a thing could even be possible as she and the others stared agape at the new type of monstrosity Martin had become. It was like black magic—only whatever contents had been in that chemical liquid shifted him into something unnatural. Different types of magic are one thing, but that combined with science? It almost felt impossible, illegal even, like a replication of a god-like ability. That was when she recalled a particular piece of information Martin let loose from his lips about his wife from the mines. With Dianna’s history as a chemist, she must’ve been the creator of that black chemical liquid with the help of her husband, therefore reaching new heights of science and magic for their own gain. Kassidy wouldn’t have been surprised if that concoction—which must’ve taken years to perfect—was what got Dianna fired in the first place. But, of course, this left
Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 55 by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 55
Chapter 55 A Monster Torn From the Inside Out * * * “She left?!” Marina exclaimed in utter shock. Holden woke up everyone, and they had all gathered in a luxurious-looking living room so he could tell them about the note and Kassidy leaving. It was almost too much for him, even when he spilled the beans to them and nodded solemnly. “I don’t know when exactly,” Holden truthfully said as he rubbed his temples with his hand. “All I know is that she wrote that letter and was nowhere to be seen.” “I… I can’t believe she left,” Shade spoke up, his voice more like air. “I never would’ve imagined her trying to tackle something as risky as this on her own…” “That makes two of us, Smalls…” “I don’t think any of us were expecting this, honestly,” Orestes piped in. “I’m assuming this is the first time she’s done something like this?” Helen guessed. “She’s been a risk taker for as long as we’ve known her,” Marina answered, “but yeah, it’s the first time she left to face Martin and Dianna
Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 54 by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 54
Chapter 54 Night Moves * * * After their linked fists broke apart, the four friends noticed a tiger moth fluttering by them, minding its own business. Shade’s green eyes were lit with zest, almost looking like stars surfaced them like an anime character’s when they got excited about something. “Dibs!” he shouted and then took off in a mad dash to try and claim his prize. Marina snorted at his reaction to the tiger moth. “I’ll go make sure he doesn’t tear a wing.” With that, she dropped down from the manor, flaring her orange wings out in the gust of wind, and glided after Shade—who was now pursuing the tiger moth—and Kassidy could’ve sworn that the Brightwing winked at her and Holden. They were alone with each other once more. The two Silverwings failed to initiate a conversation like they no longer had topics to discuss. Kassidy wondered if this was how it would be for the rest of their journey: being socially awkward. If only that ‘kiss’ had never happened in the first place.
Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 53 by Firecrackerwolf, literature
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Where the Wild Calls: Chapter 53
Chapter 53 A Promise * * * Kassidy didn’t know what to say… What even was there to say? This breathtaking, beautiful woman spoke to them out of pure kindness and didn’t scream danger to her ocean-blue eyes. There was no guessing, though, who that woman was. “Is that…” Shade tried to word out, but he couldn’t finish what he was going to say. Yes, Lightning confirmed, that’s Morgana. “Holy shit,” Holden breathed. Lightning flew over to Morgana, and she had her arm held out to him, and as soon as his feet touched it, they pressed their heads to each other. The duo didn’t say anything, but how they nuzzled each other seemed to indicate that they were very fond of each other, almost in a romantic way. Were they– “Good to have you back, Lightning,” Morgana gently said. It’s good to be back, Lightning mellowly replied. Morgana looked back at the group of different species, her expression never dropping. “I take it my mate guided you all here just fine?” “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Holden