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

Started January 04, 2019 by @Hawkeye

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(Oof, sorry. Brother just got home with his boyfriend, and I had to have the ‘protective sibling talk’ with him.)
Will watched, wondering what that felt like.

(OH… I hope I never have to do that with my siblings… at least not my first sister….)
Rykah tried his best not to falter but ended up doing just that, causing the net to dip. the flyer next to him gave him a reassuring look, "Find your rythym kid, I can match you" he said.

(Yeah. My brother(the one who just came home) and I switch giving the talk depending on who has a partner at the moment. I always feel kind of bad for our partners, because the first time they meet my family they’re being lectured.)
Will looked up, startled, when the net dropped a bit. He wanted to yell out encouragement, but figured it wasn’t the best idea right now.

Rykah let himself sink into the rythym of the flight, causing the net to jiggle as the other flyer adjusted his own rythym to match, as they got closer to the island.

Will jumped when the net jostled around, but quickly regained his composure.

Rykah looked apologetically down at Will, but quickly went back to focusing on flying.

Will just smiled up at Rykah when he noticed the look, but wasn’t sure Rykah saw it.

Rykah finally got the hang of it and immediately blanched when he took another look at the island. there was a huge airship at one side, and it was blasting the island with aura bolts and cannon balls alike. They were only a few hundred meters out now, and they could hear the shouts of fighting.

“Oh god.” Will said involuntarily.

Ryakh and the flyer came in for the landing, Ryakh carefully brought the net in, his leg getting tangled causing him to faceplant in the grass, causing the flyer to laugh as he came to help Rykah get untangled.
But they both froze as a large blast came from nearby, "You remember the protocol for this right?" Asked the man, leaving Rykah to untangle himself as he went over to a nearby box and pulled out a couple of swords.
Rykah who had gotten to his feet, quickly took and belted one of the sword to his side, grabbing the other as he went, "Yeah I remember," he said,
"Good, then your job is to keep your freind safe" said the man, handing him the other sword, "Head to the academy, they'll sort things out later!" He yelled as he took flight towards the fray.
Rykah held the other sword out to Will, "You'd better take this"

Will took it without question, standing up. “We’ll be ok…” it wasn’t a question. He wasnt sure if he was reassuring Rykah or himself.

"Yeah" said Rykah before taking Will's hand and leading him into the maze of buildings ahead.

Will squeezed Rykah’s hand every so often, more to assure himself that Rykah was still there than the other way around.

Rykah pulled Will through the streets of the city. Ignoring shouts from other flyers as he headed downtown.

(You’re good, I was gone for an hour)
“Jesus, what’s going on?”

Rykah pulled Will behind a low brick wall. "Pirates" said Rykah, ignoring his still sore shoulders from carrying the net. (He is still wearing the harness)

“Pardon?” Will asked, utterly bewildered.

"Pirates" said Rykah as he pulled Will along a side street avoiding people skirmishing. "You know like Captain Hook? Only meaner?"

“Yeah, no, I got that part, I just was surprised that pirates are a thing…”

"Oh they're a thing!" ssid Rykah as he dashed up to a building and ran inside, quickly shutting the door behind them they found themselves facing a bunch of other kids their age and older pointing swords at them.
"This is a military base" said one. "You shouldnt be here"

"We were ordered to come here!" Said rykab glancing at the kid's right sleeve and noting the two bars "we came in with a Flight team that left on a rescue mission yesterday corporal. Three of them flew on ahead as we were approaching the island. The last one told me to come here"

Will just raised his eyebrows. He wasn’t totally sure how to respond to…. well, anything at the moment.

(First this pic is a good way to convey how this city looks, also they are a mix of medical and high tech… https://pin.it/suugu63xevp6he )

"We'll have to sort it out later" said the boy. "Just stay out of our way till the safe call" he gestured to a far corner as the others got back to work. Rykah nodded and quickly took Will's arm leading him to the spot indicated and watching calmly. "You ok?" He asked knowing that this was probably bewildering.