'My head hurts.  Why does it hurt again?'  I rubbed my head a little as I got up.  I know I'm not very smart, but I try to at least remember what has happened before.  Let's see, my name is. . .Red.  That's what the funny box thing I can't eat said when after brother woke up.  It said some other stuff, but I didn't understand anything else.  I think my. . intel. . .inlel. . .smartness isn't high enough to understand yet.  I think I understood that at least.  

Oh right!  I have two sisters like me, Black and Brown.  It's really cool having sisters like them, because we can talk together in our heads!  I don't why though, because we can't talk to brother that way.  I can't hear them right now though.

Oh, I have a brother too.  I really love my brother!  It's really strange, but I know he saved me and sisters from being eaten.  The blue box told me that I think.  It said I earned something too; I think it was "Brother's Protection".  It explained, but I didn't understand well, so the box thingy switched to easier words for me.  It said that as long as brother was nearby, sisters and I were tougher to hurt.  I'm really thankful to brother, because he protects us all the time!

'Sisters, are you awake?'  I heard Brown talking in my head.

'I'm okay!'  I announce happily.

'MetooIamSoHappyYouGuysAreOkay!'  Black talks too fast in the head, and it hurts sometimes to understand her.

'Too fast Black.'  I complain, 'It hurts.'

'Indeed, if you could reduce the speed of your communication.'  Brown commented.

'Brown, you too smart.'  I complained

'. . .My bad.  Are you two alright?'

'My head hurts.'

'IFlewReallyFarBackButI'mAlrightToo.'

I heard Brown sighing, 'I'm really happy you two alright.  I was. . scared you two were hurt.'

Brown always makes me want to cuddle her when she talks, and I'm not sure why.  Oh, I was trying to remember things, let's see.  We hatched, got the message thingy, and then cuddled up to big brother because he was warm.  We didn't know him as big brother then, but we knew he was safe to cuddle.  We woke up when he moved suddenly.  He acted funny though, he seemed to be staring in the air for awhile.  I think he has a box thingy too, and was sad he couldn't eat it.  He talked to us though after a while, and established his identity.  All three of us read the blue box, so we knew he had saved us then.  We all hugged him to show our thanks.  He froze, but his beak got redder so I think he liked it.

He moved a thingy out of the way and led us outside.  It was really pretty out there.  I liked the blue thing and the yellow thing, and how the blue thing kept moving and changing colors.  The blue box said I got some thingy called 'Art', but I don't understand it.  Brother said something about food, and I got really hungry.  I looked at the green section and knew there was food there.  I ran toward it happily, and my sisters chased me.  I think they told me to stop, but I was too hungry to care.

I liked running through the green thing.  Things flew by me and I felt the wind on my face.  I kinda know some names of things, like those tall green things were trees, but I didn't know a lot.  Brown knew a lot, but I think brother knows a lot more than her and she's the slowest one.  Black ran okay, but she kept jumping off of things.  I think she likes to do that more than running.

We found a fallen tree with lots of food!  My beak watered as I ran to it.  Sisters joined me and we searched for food, though I think Brown was scolding me for leaving brother behind.  I felt a little bad leaving him now that  had time to think, but I was so hungry.  We were in the middle of eating when a weird feeling ran through all of us.  I didn't like that feeling, but it was persistent.  We looked around and this big scary thing came out of the woods.  It growled and drooled at us, and I knew we were it's food.  

We got really scared and hid in the big tree, but it chased us and started attacking the tree to get to us.  I think it was saying some things, but I didn't understand it.  Even Brown had a hard time understanding it, but she said he was hungry.  I already knew that, but hearing it made me more scared.  We cried out for Big Brother, and were really scared.  

Then, the big scary thing went flying.  We peeked out and saw Big Brother was fighting it.  They seemed to talk for a moment, then the big thing hit him really hard.  I got another feeling, but it was different.  Brown called it anger, and all three of us were feeling it.  The ugly son of a . . . somehow something flipped in my head when I saw brother hurt protecting us.  We charged the big thing and jumped on it and hugged it.  Brother had showed us the spikes, and we hugged as hard as we could with them.

The monster got really mad and started thrashing around.  I was still scared, but I was also still angry so I held on.  The monster got hold of Brown and Black and threw them away.  Then it grabbed me and held me on the ground.  I was really scared then, and I couldn't move as it's face came down to eat me.

Then, Big Brother came out of nowhere and jumped into it's mouth.

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BIG BROTHER JUMPED INTO THE MONSTER'S MOUTH!

We all screamed and ran toward the body of the monster.  Big Brother was in a lot of trouble!    I was really scared when I got to the monster for Big Brother.  I tried to move the mouth, but I was too weak.  Black and Brown appeared right after though, and we worked together to open it my using out bodies.  The teeth cut us, but we endured to save Big Brother.

'I see his feet!"  I cried out, looking into the mouth.  They were wiggling, so he was still alive.  I was really happy Big Brother wasn't dead.  I didn't know how to get him out though.

'Grab him with your mouth and pull!'  Brown ordered me.  I did so, and sisters bit my wings and we all pulled.  My wings really hurt, but I ignored it and pulled.  Big brother popped out soon after and we all rolled in the dirt.  When we recovered, my ears made liquid and re rushed Big Brother in another big hug.

"Big Brother, we were scared!"  We cried out as the water moved down our beaks.  I'm really happy Big Brother is alright, and I'm really happy he came to save us.  He winced, but we made sure to point the spiky parts away from him.  When he realized this, he hugged us back.

"I'm glad you are all alright."

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I was starting to panic as I felt the air decrease in quality, but luckily my sisters saved me by pulling me out of the wease's mouth. They began crying and hugged me without spikes, so I hugged them back. I was really happy they were okay. I noticed that Red was bleeding on her wings, and I knew she had used her body to save me.

"Red, your wings are bleeding." I said.

She sniffed and looked at them, then began crying some more. "It hurts big brother, it hurts." I inspected them with my beak. Black and Brown had accidentally broken her wings in the process of freeing me, and I felt a little guilty for that.

"Hold on, I need to treat this." I looked around for anything to use. I remembered some medicine, but not much beyond field treatment and I lacked the proper appendages to work with. I spied some large leaves and sticks for splints, but I still needed something for the wound.

'Blue, is there anyway to get some medicine for her wound?' I asked.

Because you defeated that monster, I can tell you about itMonsterSand WeaseA monster commonly found near beaches. Known for their fine pelt and saliva that is used for making simple healing potions. Rated as a Class F monster in strength and Class C in rarity.

'So I can learn about things after I kill them?'

You can also learn after reading or being taught. However, you lack the knowledge to read and most teachers would kill you

Well that's good to know at least. I collected the leaves and sticks and rubbed the saliva on them. I returned to Red who was sniffling with Brown and Black comforting her and apologizing. I wrapped her wings in a leaf first, than a stick, and than a bigger leaf. In case you are wondering how I managed this, I used Brown and Black's beak to help me tie the leaf off. I was relieved that Red's bones hadn't moved out of position; they had just cracked. When we were done, Red moved her wings cautiously and found they didn't hurt as much anymore. She thanked me with another hug.

"Now that that's done, let's talk about what you girls did wrong." I said as I took a scolding posture. The girls huddled on the ground and bowed their heads. At least they recognized they did wrong. "Don't ever run off and leave like that again, it's really dangerous right now for us." I scolded, "We almost all died from monster, and it was one of the weakest in the area. I know you girls are hungry, but you can't let run your life. Also, while I appreciate you girls helping me fight, don't do that again."

Black stuck her head up at that and glared at me. "Help. . .Brother. . .fight."

I shook my head, "No, it's too dangerous. . ."

Black stared me down and got up, "You. . .same as. . .us. We. . .all in. . .this. . .together." Her voice was soft and slow, but I felt the weight of her argument against me. She was right, we were all the same. I had my memories, but physically I was the same as the three of them. I would have died if they hadn't helped.

I sighed, "Okay, you're right. However, I don't want you girls looking for trouble understand?"

They nodded and Black sat back down satisfied. They looked at each other for a moment and nodded, using the strange technique girls have to talk without words. They nodded and smiled at me (still strange to see a beak fold like that)

"Okay Big Brother!"

"Good, now let's eat."