OSA Reimeiki

We were on a routine patrol when I sensed an unfamiliar smell. My wings spread wide, my fur bristled, and I bared my teeth; ready for a fight. Intruders! I left the my two companions to search further. Occasionally someone would cross our borders, thinking that they could overpower us. But they soon learned that we were not as weak as we seemed.

The humans that controlled the land on the other side of our borders thought that we were inferior, a lesser evolved species of human. They saw our half human bodies as grotesque. They assumed that we were animals, only fit for slave work. Therefore, when humans cross our borders, we show them no mercy. My species, a hybrid of human, wolf and hawk, were the chief protectors of our territory.

As I glided over the bleak terrain, I tried to find the scent that had caught my attention. I picked it up near a small wood. I landed in a tree so that I wouldn't catch my feathers on a branch, and paused to identify the smell. My canine nose easily picked up their scent. I recognized human, duck, and a strange metallic smell that reminded me of weapons. An ambush! I moved closer, to make sure of their intent.

What strange creatures they were! At the front of the group, I saw a human wearing some strange black and white device on his back. He seemed very angry with a shorter human, as he kept yelling at her.

“I told you not to push the purple button Anna!”

“BUT IT WAS SO SHINY!!!”

In the middle of the group was a small human, with absurdly large eyes. She also seemed angry at the human named Anna.

“Give me back my hair!” Then red light beams emitted from her eyes. They had advanced weaponry!

There was another human that seemed to be injured. She was curled up on the ground rocking and muttering. I swivelled my pointed ears towards her in order to hear what she was saying. She was muttering something about “cigarettes”. Sitting beside her, was a strange being. It seemed to be part human, and part metal. That explained the metallic smell.

Towards the back of the group stood a tall human, who seemed to view the rest of the group with disdain. She had a feline creature on her shoulder. Beside her sat a human in a flowing robe, carrying a purple stick. She was conversing with a being that looked to be of our kind, part animal and part human. Though I had never seen a duck hybrid before.

My sharp eyes spotted two more humans, hiding underneath a tree. They seemed to be engaged in some sort of romantic ritual.

I leaped off the branch and flew back to my patrol. Even with my advanced senses, I failed to notice an additional human, lurking in the shadows.

“I have located a group of ten intruders. They are armed with advanced weapons.” I quickly relayed the details, and the least experienced fighter left to get reinforcements.

The two of us remaining dived down towards the trees, hoping to shadow the intruders and gain the element of surprise when reinforcements arrived. We crouched on a tree branch, high above the group to observe their movements...