Some of you may remember my old username, Maddie ~Red Hawk Soaring~. And, my picture is a hawk, cuz I can't find a better one. Here is the reason for my username:
I shivered. When you're up thousands of feet, it gets cold. And slippery. Of course, climbing Mount Sambian was part of our training. Unfortunately, my spirit animal was not a mountain goat and I sucked at climbing. "First one up gets best rations!" my annoying cousin Alex called, racing up. He is such a show-off. Alex is able to climb so well (and do everything else so well too) because he can harness all animals' powers, unlike the rest of us, who only have one. He is Chosen, unlike me, my sister Greta, and our other cousin, James. When Alex passed by, I felt a rush of jealousy. Why was he Chosen and not me? I lost my concentration and started sliding down.
"Ah-aaahh! Help!" I cried, then, miraculously, I came to an abrupt halt. I breathed a sigh of relief, then took a step, or tried to. My feet couldn't move. I looked down, and saw that my feet were now talons, and that they were dug into the ground. I huffed and threw my arms up. Oops. Big mistake. When I spread my arms, they turn into-
"Wings," Alex said, suddenly next to me. "I thought Teach said no transformations, only power harnessing, Dell." He shook his head, making me infuriated. "Cuz, what are we going to do with you?" "Oh, just- SHUT UP!" I snapped. "It's easy for you because you're perfect. You're Chosen, for Sambia's sake! Sheesh!" I unhooked my talons and fully transformed into a beautiful, graceful red-tailed hawk (though I was too mad to notice), then beat my wings angrily and flew off.
I shivered. When you're up thousands of feet, it gets cold. And slippery. Of course, climbing Mount Sambian was part of our training. Unfortunately, my spirit animal was not a mountain goat and I sucked at climbing. "First one up gets best rations!" my annoying cousin Alex called, racing up. He is such a show-off. Alex is able to climb so well (and do everything else so well too) because he can harness all animals' powers, unlike the rest of us, who only have one. He is Chosen, unlike me, my sister Greta, and our other cousin, James. When Alex passed by, I felt a rush of jealousy. Why was he Chosen and not me? I lost my concentration and started sliding down.
"Ah-aaahh! Help!" I cried, then, miraculously, I came to an abrupt halt. I breathed a sigh of relief, then took a step, or tried to. My feet couldn't move. I looked down, and saw that my feet were now talons, and that they were dug into the ground. I huffed and threw my arms up. Oops. Big mistake. When I spread my arms, they turn into-
"Wings," Alex said, suddenly next to me. "I thought Teach said no transformations, only power harnessing, Dell." He shook his head, making me infuriated. "Cuz, what are we going to do with you?" "Oh, just- SHUT UP!" I snapped. "It's easy for you because you're perfect. You're Chosen, for Sambia's sake! Sheesh!" I unhooked my talons and fully transformed into a beautiful, graceful red-tailed hawk (though I was too mad to notice), then beat my wings angrily and flew off.