forum Rykah and Will(because I can't think of a better title)

Started January 04, 2019 by @Hawkeye

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(LOL)
Rykah grinned as he got to his feet, the last of Marco's blue and white feathers could be seen disappearing into the trees, "Come on Will, we'd better get going!" said Rykah as he followed after Marco.

Will followed happily.

Rykah followed Marvo back to the edge of the island where they'd initially landed. One of Marco's men, Toby, was laying out, and inspecting the huge net. (One side of that net is about the same length as one of their wingspans and then some just to accommodate all 4 of them flying it. One of the other men was setting up two stout poles, each pole had a split on either end and looked like two slingshots glued together at the base. The third was doing stretches, getting ready for the flight. Marco stopped to survey the men. "We ready to get these kids home boys?" He asked of the group.
Each man let out a hearty cry of agreement as the third man went to bring two of the corners of the net together, holding it up so man number 2 could fit one of the poles into the net. They then did this to the other side. Finally all three opened their small packs and sug put a thin leather harness, helping each other to get them on, with even Marck donning one, they were soon ready to go.

Will watched the men, and then turned to Rykah. “You ready?”

"Yup" said Rykah stepping up to the net,
"You kids ready to get going?" Asked one of the men, (I'm naming this one Jimmy)

"Sure!" Said rykah, "what's the plan for take off?"
"A simple dive and reverse" answered Marco "and you'll be flying for the first leg" he said firmly.
"Can do" said rykah confidently.

"Will we will need you to get into the net so we can take off" said Marco gesturing to the center of the net "just make yourself comfortable in between the poles and we'll handle the rest" he said .

Will followed the order without question.

Seeing that Will had made himself comfy in the net two of the men spread out the end of the net, double checking that they were lashed together properly. Then Marco gave the signal and he and one of the men ran off the edge of the island diving out into flight before curving back to grab the ends of the net pulling it and Will into the air as Rykah and the other two kept off the island and flew after them, rykah almost immediately trailing.

Will closed his eyes. He wasn’t physivally tired, but his mind was exhausted.

"You good kiddo?" Called one of the men to Will as he flew up ahead while the other dropped back so Ryakh could draft off of him.

“Yep.” Will called back, keeping his eyes closed.

Rykah smiled a little, before focussing back on keeping up with the harsh pace.
(Timeskip a few hrs? Itll take awhile if we do this realistically)

(Yeah)
Will finally opened his eyes. Wondering if they could even hear him, he called, “How much longer?”

"A few hours" answered Marco, who was now flying just below the net after having passed off awhile ago.
Rykah was still flying strong, although his shoulders were already numb. "You have it easy Willl" he called.
"Save your breath Rykah" answered one of the men almost immediately.

Will closed his eyes again. The flying was honestly quite relaxing.

One of the men couldn't help but laugh. "Your freind has a point you know" he said earning a glare from Marco as a result.

Will had never been good at interacting with adult strangers, so he just opted to ignore them until he could hold a conversation with Rykah.

Rykah began drop a little further behind as a strong crosswind came up enough for them to have to fight it. The two Flyers that weren't carrying the net immediately dropped back and one of them came level just above Rykah and grabbed him under the arms. Pulling Rykah up to the net he let go when they were close. Rykah flapped furiously as he grabbed the side of the net, his wings folding as he flopped tiredly next to Will.

Will felt the sudden weight in the net and opened his eyes. “Hey.” He said, smiling.

Rykah didnt answer, instead trying not to think about the fact that he was just now realizing how close he was to falling out of the sky.

(To give you an idea they are 1 thousands of km above the ground flying at high altitudes which means that a fall from there would be fatal.
2 the ground below them is literally poison. Just touching it would mean a slow and painful death as the black goop slowly ate away at your flesh)

“You Alright?”

"Tired" said Rykah honestly.
"And this is why he hadnt tried this before hand" said one of the men sympathetically, as hard as it is being separated from family, there is no way a kid could make it over this wasteland without falling out of the sky"