Starlight walked around the Agency, minding her own business. She stood on the second floor walkway and stared down at tech division. She leaned on the railing and watched the giant tv on the wall.

She thought of what happened during last nights storm and wondered how it caused so many portals to open up. She stared down at Deacons desk, watching him type on his keyboard. She thought back to this mornings events and theorized. She wondered if Sunny Flares new pet and the storm were possibly connected. Could it be the cause of the storm? No, it was much too small to do that.

“Maybe it fell from one of the portals that opened.” She thought.

She thought of the possibility and realized it’s implications. The poor thing was clearly a baby judging by its appearance. Perhaps the portal opened up inside its home and it accidentally fell in. She felt pity for the creature at the thought of it being separated from its mother. Never to be seen again.

Thinking back on Sunny Flares story on how she found it, her theory began to make sense. The creature hid in the trash can because it was terrified of its new surroundings. It was chirping because it was calling for its mother. When it saw Sunny Flare it was scared of her until she showed it affection and safety. Whether Sunny Flare realized it or not, Starlight knew at that moment it had chosen her as its adoptive mother.

She could tell that Sunny cared about it from the short time they knew each other. She smiled at the name Sunny gave it. Chirp. Not a very original name, but a name all together. The creature seemed to like the name since it listened to her when she called it. Thinking about Chirp, she realized she hadn’t seen it or Sunny Flare since this morning. Looking around tech division, she didn’t see the creature or the girls anywhere.

“Deacon.” She called out. Deacon jumped a bit and looked up at Starlight on the balcony.

“Yes, Madame?”

“Where's Sunny Flare and Chirp?” She asked. Deacon squinted his eyes in confusion and responded.

“Uhh, Ion didn’t tell you?” Deacon asked.

“Tell me what?” She asked, her eyes turning serious. She heard the elevator open up and turned to see the door open. She groaned when she saw Director Canyon walking in with two FBI agents.

“Canyon? You’re still in Canterlot?” She asked.

She saw more people come out of the elevator and widened her eyes in surprise. Ion and the Shadowbolts walked inside with handcuffs preventing them from moving their arms.

“Canyon, why are my Agents in handcuffs?” Starlight asked, getting furious.

“Don’t act like you don’t know, Madame. I know about the monster your agents dumped out in public!”

“We weren’t dumping him!” Sunny screamed, glaring at Canyon. An agent grabbed her shoulders and pushed her back to the others.

Starlight stared at Sunny and saw her red face. She could see tears had fallen from her eyes. She quickly realized Chirp was no where to be seen and knew something had happened. Canyon glared at her and pointed at her as he spoke to Starlight.

“I don’t know what you teach your Uniques down here, but shooting down a government chopper is not one of them!” Canyon exclaimed with anger.

“It was an accident! She didn’t know she had powers.” Indigo exclaimed, glaring at him.

“Likely story.” Canyon glared, rolling his eyes.

“I have a half a mind to arrest you and shutdown this so-called Agency, right now!” Canyon shouted, glaring at Starlight.

“But I have other problems to deal with! One of them is killing that creature your agent released into the city!”

“You can’t kill Chirp!” Sunny shouted.

“Chirp? You named it?” Canyon shouted in anger.

“Canyon, Chirp is an amazing example of his species. If we kill it, we could be missing out on information we could learn from capturing him.” Ion pleaded, trying to protect Chirp.

“To hell with capturing it! That thing is 40 feet tall and hiding inside a majorly populated city!”

“Chirp is what?” Starlight asked, her angered expression turning into confusion.

“Chirp experienced rapid growth after eating the whole cafeteria dry. And I got him out of the Agency before he could grow bigger, however, something strange happened when he was exposed to sunlight.” Ion explained.

“Go on..” Starlight ordered. Ion gulped and continued his explanation.

“He grew twice the size of the truck we transported him in.” Ion finished.

“So you’re saying that thing could still be growing?” Canyon asked.

“I don’t know. It’s possible that he hasn’t finished growing yet.” Ion answered.

“Goddamn it.” Canyon growled to himself. Canyon walked passed Starlight and touched a button in his ear piece.

“Where are you going?” Starlight asked, her anger rising. Canyon turned around and got up to her face. Everybody who was watching could see the death stare on his face.

“I am fixing this problem. Permanently.” He growled.

“This is my city, Canyon. You don’t have authority here.” Starlight said, glaring at him

“You lost your authority the second you let that thing live.” Canyon growled.

“I am calling the military to establish a search for that monster so that I can kill it.”

“You’re not doing anything, Canyon.” She glared, moving closer to him.

“Is that a threat, Madame?” Canyon glared, tensing up. He moved closer to Starlight and looked at her with an intense glare.

“I suppose it is, Canyon.” Starlight said, crossing her arms. Canyon clenched his fist and stared at her with hatred. Starlight kept up her glare, making Canyon scoff.

“I dont take kindly to threats, Madame. If you weren’t pregnant, I would’ve-“ Canyon stopped talking, immediately realizing what he was saying in front of everyone.

“You would’ve what, Canyon? You’ll do what? I may be pregnant, but I can still kick your ass, Canyon. But you wouldn’t dare hit a pregnant woman, would you? Especially one who has more authority with the president than you.” Starlight glared, putting her finger on Canyons shoulder.

Everybody in the room heard her words and stared at the two with shock. They all collectively gulped from Starlights words. The agents in tech division looked up at the balcony with respect to their boss. Even the FBI agents were shocked to see their boss get talked down.

“Badass.” Lemon Zest whispered out loud, worshipping Starlight. Canyon continued to glare at her. The two stared each other down mere inches apart. Canyon sighed aggressively and let up.

“Evacuate the city. You have until 8 pm to find and capture your monster or else I’ll do it myself and arrest everyone in this building.” Canyon glared.

“After you release my Agents, Canyon.” Starlight ordered. Canyon glared and walked away, throwing the key in the air. Starlight caught the key and walked over to Ion. She released Ion and handed him the key, who promptly uncuffed the Uniques. After doing so he took the time to stretch his arms out.

“Eight hours, Madame!” Canyon shouted, snapping his fingers. The FBI agents stood in there positions frozen. They were still shocked by the exchange between their boss and Starlight.

“Come on then!” Canyon barked, snapping the FBI agents out of their frozen state. They walked towards the elevator before stopping. They turned and looked at Starlight. They lifted their arms and saluted her before entering the elevator. Canyon folded his arms and rolled his eyes in annoyance. The group all sighed when Canyon left the building. Starlight closed her eyes and sighed. Sunny rushed over to Starlight and stared at her with tears. Every agent in the building rushed into tech division to and stared at Starlight. They saluted her and awaited further orders.

“Madame, please. Help me find Chirp.” Sunny pleaded. Starlight looked at her with serious eyes and called out for Deacon.

“Deacon. Message the mayor and the police.”

“Already on it, Madame.” Deacon said, sending emergency orders to the city.

“I want every agent on and off duty looking for Chirp. If you spot him call in Sunny Flare.” Starlight ordered, staring down at the Agents.

“What if he gets hostile?” A agent in the crowd asked, receiving multiple glares from his peers.

“Capture him with whatever means necessary.” Starlight answered.

“Am I clear?” Starlight asked.

“Yes, Ma’am!” They exclaimed in unison. The Uniques also joining in.

“Dismissed!” Starlight ordered. The agents dropped their salute and rushed out of tech division in a sprint. Rivet, Blue Tempo, and Astro, walked up the stairs and approached Starlight.

“Permission to join in the search, Ma’am?” Blue Tempo said.

“Permission granted.” Starlight replied. The three Uniques nodded and walked up to the teens.

“I still don’t like him for emptying the kitchen, but that doesn’t mean I won’t help you look for him.” Rivet said. Sunny smiled and nodded, thanking him.

Sunny walked over to her friends and composed herself, wiping the tears off her eyes.

“We’ve gotta find Chirp before it’s too late.” Sunny said. Her friends and the three Uniques nodded in agreement.

“Where are we gonna look?” Astro asked.

“He could be anywhere in the city?” Blue pointed out.

“We’ll just have to look everywhere until one of us gets lucky.”

“Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Lemon Zest exclaimed.

“Sunny, a moment?” Starlight asked.

“Yes, Madame?” Sunny asked.

“I heard what he said. Do you really have powers?” Starlight said. Sunny looked up at her and nodded quietly.

“I got scared. My arm turned crystaly.” Sunny explained.

“I knocked out a chopper. I didn’t mean to. I swear.” Sunny promised, staring at her with anxiety.

“It’s alright. We’ll deal with what happened later. Just go find Chirp before Canyon does.” Starlight ordered. Sunny smiled and nodded.

“Yes, ma’am!” Sunny exclaimed, rushing to her friends sides.

Inside the parking garage, Canyon and his FBI agents looked around the lot. He checked for any nearby agents and silently walked to a parked Agency RV with blacked out windows. He entered the vehicle with his agents and quickly closed the door.

Inside a lone FBI agent sat in a desk with three monitors on it. The three FBI agents with Canyon maneuvered to their spots in cramped vehicle and relaxed. They ignited the engines and slowly drove out of the garage. Canyon took a seat next to the agent on the computers and stared at the screens. On one monitor was multiple cameras of the inside of the Agency.

“Did the drive work?”

“Yeah, we’re inside the Agency’s cameras. I’ve got eyes on almost every room in the building.”

“Almost?”

“Except the bathrooms, closets, and the living quarters. But there’s a whole floor underneath the Agency I cant access with our software.” He said, pointing at the screen.

“That must be where they hide their prisoner. Keep trying. I need to see what’s going on in there.” Canyon ordered.

“Sir, I get you don’t like them and all. But why the spying? Aren’t we all on the same side?”

“Obvious, Stamp. I’ve been working for the U.S since Reagan, yet I’ve never heard of the Agency. This Agency is a threat to the American people’s safety and once I get the president to see things my way, you’d best be damn sure I’ll shut this place down.” Canyon said.

“Sir, why are we giving them time to capture the creature?”

“That’s easy. As soon as they find it, I have military officials already informed of the situation. No matter what happens tonight that thing is going to die.”

“Hour 5 of the Agency’s evacuation of the inner parts of Canterlot City and the buildings remain mostly abandoned. The reason for this evacuation is still unclear, but the mayor is urging citizens remain in their homes until the evacuated areas are deemed safe.” A woman on the radio reported.

Sunny Flare sat in a chair, staring out the window with sadness. Her and her friends had found themselves in Canterlot High with Rivet, Blue Tempo, and Astro. They sat in a classroom and sat around with sadness. Norman and Adagio glanced at each other, looking at the sad teens.

Adagio and Norman stood beside Sunny Flare and gave her comforting shoulders. The teens told the two everything that happened and were shock and surprised to say the least. The teens asked Adagio if she knew anything on the subject, but she couldn’t give an explanation. They sat there thinking of anything to find Chirp.

“Ugh, its useless. How are gonna find Chirp in the city in just 4 hours!” Sour exclaimed.

“We can’t stop looking! We can’t!” Sunny exclaimed.

“Sunny, Chirp has been gone for 5 hours.” Indigo said.

“How do we know he didn’t leave the city?” Sugarcoat said.

“He could’ve left the city after what Canyon and the FBI did to him.” Sugarcoat guessed.

“If he left the city, he’d be in New York by now.” Blue Tempo said.

“He could be anywhere?” Astro said.

“Maybe we should stop the search?” Blue suggested.

“No! Not an option!” Sunny exclaimed, glaring at Tempo.

“We can’t stop the search. If we don’t find Chirp, then Canyon will.” Norman said.

“How does Canyon think he’ll be able to find Chirp if we can’t?” Blue Tempo asked.

“He’ll find a way. Even if it’s dangerous, he’ll find a way.” Norman said.

“There has to be something we can do to find him?” Adagio said, thinking of an idea.

“Sunny, when you were inside the Agency with Chirp you said he ate everything in the cafeteria, correct?” Adagio asked. Sunny looked at Adagio and nodded.

“That little guy ate the whole kitchen dry.” Rivet said, supporting Sunny’s story.

“Then maybe we can lure him?” Adagio said, putting a hand on her chin.

“What’re you thinking, Adagio?” Norman asked.

“If we get every supply of food in the city and put it all in one spot. Maybe he’ll be able to smell it and come to us?” Adagio theorized, getting everyone to stare at her.

“It could work.” Rivet said.

“Then let’s try it! What do we have that can help?” Sunny said.

“We’ll have to raid every restaurant in the city.” Norman said.

“Can we actually do that?” Astro asked.

“We can. It’ll take an hour at most, though.” Norman answered.

“We have that time.” Lemon Zest.

“Does he prefer eating a certain food?” Norman asked.

“No. He’ll eat anything that he thinks is food.” Sunny answered him.

“Alright, then this should be easy.” Norman said. He pulled out a phone from his pocket and dialed a number.

“Deacon, it’s me. Call all agents to load up trucks with large supplies of food. We have a plan to lure Chirp.”

Inside a warehouse in the docks. Agency scientists gathered around the blue portal. Computers were set up around the portal, collecting as much data as they can.

The scientists studied and wrote down everything that happened to the portal. The portal glowed and vibrated around the circle. The portal window showed a massive dark cave lit up only by the portal. A scientist had dropped a 50ft wire into the portal to see how far deep it went.

To their surprise, the wire plopped down to the floor in the cave. It took a second to realize the portal was on the caves wall. Gravity dropped the wire down to the cave floor. The bizarre angle had intrigued the scientists.

Another scientist sent in a drone connected by a wire in the computer through the portal. After a previous attempt to send a drone through. The first drone collapsed and turned off after losing connection to the computer. Any attempts to retrieve it were stopped after a scientist had sent his arm into the portal. He gasped when he saw his arm had turned into a hoof and quickly pulled his arm back in fright.

On the second attempt, they attached a wire to the drone allowing the connection to carry through. The jump between dimensions scrambled it’s camera for a few seconds before adjusting. The drone flew around the dark cave with the four helicopter blades whirring around quietly.

Scientists gathered around the computer screen, watching the operator move the drone.

“Amazing.” A scientist whispered.

It’s camera surveyed the whole cave following a bright light in the distance. To the left of the drone a figure scurried in the darkness. The scientists watching the drone camera caught it in its peripherals and heard the sound of rocks cracking through the mic.

“What was that?”

“Turn the camera to the left.”

The operator moved the drone to the left and saw nothing. They heard the same scurrying sound behind the drone and followed the noise. They saw nothing in the camera and stared at the screen in confusion.

Then they heard the sound of growls behind the drone. The scientists gasped at the sound. One of them stared into the portal to take a look. The operator started to sweat a little and slowly turned the drone around.

To their horror, they were greeted by huge eyes and a giant orange beak staring at them. The scientists gasped in shock at the creature on camera and were too shocked to move the drone. The creature reeled its head back and roared at the camera. It’s beak stretched wide and lunged at the drone.

The scientists could barely make out what was going on. The wire holding the drone tugged and pulled on the computer. The camera screen cracked and went static every few seconds.

“Grab the wire!” A scientist shouted. A few scientists and the one who was at the portal rushed to the wire and held it into the computer. They struggled for a few seconds before the tugging stopped.

The scientists staring at computer stared at the camera in confusion. The screen was static then it bleeped back to normal. The scientists gasped once again when they saw the drone on the floor pointed at the portal. The light from the drone lit up the cave walls.

The scientists saw the shadow of the creature followed by multiple shadows of the same creature. They saw the feathered creature stand in front of the drone, staring at the wire towards the portal. The scientists saw the creature roar at the portal and watched it run towards it. The scientists quickly ran in fright.

“Everybody out of the building.” The main scientist shouted out. Everyone in the warehouse quickly ran out of the building. The main scientist stood at the door waiting for everyone to get out before him. He looked at the blue portal and heard it vibrate rapidly. He stared in terror when he saw three heads poking out of the portal.

He quickly rushed out the door and entered the cars. The scientists strapped in and ignited the engines. All of them drove out of the docks with tires screeching. The creatures heard the noise through the warehouse walls and banged on them. The biggest bird smashed through the wall and screeched. Sniffing the strange new air it coughed. Its big green eyes widened at the strange environment. It screeched again and started walking with its sharp talons.

Five other birds walked out of the warehouse and screeched. Hearing the cars engines leaving, they all roared and ran towards the sounds. The main scientist in the car called the Agency with great speed, misclicking a few times. When he finally dialed correctly, he shouted into the phone.

“Deacon, get me the Madame! Now!”

“Alright, Gene. Damn.” Deacon said, sending the call to the intercom in Starlights office.

Starlight was sitting on a chair, sorting through files on her computer. She heard Deacon on the intercom and pressed a button on her desk.

“What is it,Deacon?”

“Genes calling. He sounds terrified. I think he saw Chirp.” Deacon guessed.

“Put him on.” Starlight said, quickly. Deacon did as told and put Gene on the intercom.

“Madame, can you hear me?” Gene shouted.

“Loud and clear, Gene.”

“Madame, we’ve studied the anomaly as instructed, but something’s happened.”

“What?” Starlight asked, tensing up.

“We sent a drone in through the portal and it was attacked by giant flightless birds. They saw the portal and entered our universe.” Gene said, getting Starlight to widen her eyes.

“Is everyone safe?” She asked with concern.

“I got everybody out before the birds could attack us, but they’ve escaped from the warehouse. I don’t know if they’re chasing us still, but they could be in the docks.still.” Gene said.

“How many?” She asked.

“Six.”

“I’ll send agents to the docks immediately. Watch your backs.” Starlight said.

“Yes, ma’am.” Gene replied. Starlight sighed and rubbed her face. She did not want to deal with any more problems today. She thought about Sunny Flare and Chirp and wondered how the situation would end.

Gene hanged up and stared out the back window. He saw the empty street behind him and sighed. Then the birds turned a corner and appeared into view. He gasped in terror at the speeding birds. The scientist who was driving saw the birds in the rear-view mirror and floored the vehicle. The scientists cars turned right to another street and glanced at their mirrors.

The birds chased and screeched at the creatures until their noses caught a smell in the air. They sniffed curiously into the air and glanced at each other. The tallest of the flightless grey birds screeched at its fellow siblings. He commanded them to follow him for he was the oldest. His rank as alpha among the others was signified by the white feathered Mohawk on its forehead. The younger siblings screeched back and waited for big brother to make a move.

The alpha pointed with its beak the direction of the smell and raised its chicken wing arms and pointed with its claws. He screeched a command and bolted towards the smell. The siblings chirped and followed him, hoping to fill their stomachs.

The alpha moved with incredible speeds through the empty streets. It narrowed its eyes at the scenery and followed the smell on instincts. It’s siblings followed as fast as they could and screeched. They heard rumbling up in the sky and saw clouds had formed over the city. They jumped at the roaring thunder and continued following the unphased alpha.

Inside the city, agents had loaded up trucks with tons of various food and had dumped them into a large park in the city. Sunny Flare and her friends had helped as much as they could with the dumping of the food. Rivet was directing the dump trucks where to drop the food with a megaphone. They saw the clouds form above them and grew worried.

Norman stared at the clouds and walked inside a large tent the agents had put up to protect them from the winds. Inside the tent, Adagio, Ion, Astro, Blue Tempo, and a few agents stood quietly. They listened to dispatch radios and stared at laptops.

“There’s a storm coming will that be a problem?” He asked.

“The food might rot faster and it’ll be harder to smell if the rain falls.” Ion said. Norman saw Ion and was surprised to se him here.

“Ion? What’re you doing here?”

“Doing all I can to help find Chirp. I’ve set up spotlights around the food. Hopefully it’ll be easier to spot if Chirp approaches from land. Thanks to Indigo Zap, we’ve been able to cover more ground.” Ion said. Norman nodded in agreement and turned his head towards the entrance. He saw Sunny Flare and the recruits walk in with heavy jackets.

“Hope you guys brought umbrellas. We can hear the thunder already.” Indigo said, her breath appearing in the air.

“It smells awful out there.” Lemon Zest said.

“It smells like if every trash can in Canterlot was eaten by a whale. Then barfed out.” Sour said. Norman and the agents grimaced at the thought. They were all equally disgusted.

“Sunny, how are things going out there?” Ion asked, getting back on topic.

“It’s cold. Practically freezing out there.”

“And I don’t think the plan is working.” Sunny said, staring at the floor.

“How come?” Norman asked.

“Chirp should’ve smelled it all by now...” she frowned, staring at the ground.

“It’s alright, Sunny.”

“No, it’s not. What if ... what if Chirp died after he escaped? What if the chopper had hurt him enough that he bled out? What if his body is somewhere underground...”

“Nonsense!” Ion exclaimed.

“Don’t even think like that, Sunny.” Indigo said.

“Yeah, Sunny. Chirp is alive.” Lemon Zest assured her.

“We all saw him escape. He’s just hiding because he’s scared.” Sugarcoat said.

“We’re not giving up, Sunny.” Norman said, solemnly.

“We’re gonna find him. Even if we run out of time.” Norman said.

“Yeah!” Sunny’s friends exclaimed in agreement. Sunny saw their determined faces and started to smile.

“Thanks, guys. Really.” Sunny said, feeling better. Norman’s phone rang in his pocket, catching his attention. He pulled his phone out and recognized Deacons number.

“Deacon, what’s wrong?”

“Norman, a portal from last nights storm never closed.”

“What?” He said in confusion.

“We sent some scientists to check it out and now a bunch of birds from the portal are inside the city. Get everybody to safety they’re heading your way.” Deacon warned, summing up what happened.

Norman heard people shouting and vehicles stopping outside. It was already too late. The agents inside the tent could hear the screechs and roars from outside. They turned towards the entrance and stared at the door flap in confusion.

“Too late. They’re here.” Norman said.

“What’s going on?” Indigo asked.

“Maybe, its Chirp.” Lemon Zest said with optimism. Sunny looked up at the entrance with hope. Norman quickly shut down her hope.

“No. It’s something else.” Norman said, walking towards a metal shelf with guns on racks. He grabbed one of them and realized they were equipped with capture nets and shock rounds.

“Didn’t we pack ammo?” Norman asked.

“We didn’t pack any lethal ammunition. Just ammo meant for capturing.” Ion answered. Norman grunted and pulled out his gun from the holster attached to his belt.

“Adagio, Do you have the keys to the car?” Norman asked, feeling his empty pockets.

“Yeah.” She nodded.

“Alright, If we get to the car I can grab the weapons in the trunk.” Norman said, walking towards the entrance. He lifted the door flap and stared out at the park. His eyes widened when he saw the flightless birds. They walked passed the running agents, staring at the large pile of food on the ground.

The birds were tall and resembled ostriches if they were scarier and more vicious looking. Their beaks were yellow and sharp on the tips for hardcore pecking. Their necks and head were featherless with a pinkish-brown color. Their wings were folded and definitely too small to fly with. Grey and silvery-blue feathers covered their entire torso and wings. Their leg still were pinkish-brown and covered in scales. Their feet had sharp talons and resembled dinosaurs.

The tallest one walked in front of the five birds walking in a threatening stance. It looked at the running agents and screeched as it approached the pile. Norman assumed that was the leader due to the white feathered mohawk that was on its head.

The leader of the pack stared at the pile in front of him and dropped its long neck towards the food. He sniffed it for a few seconds before digging in. The smaller birds quickly surrounded the pile and munched on the pile. Norman looked for his car and saw it parked on the grass twenty feet away from the pile.

“They’re eating the food!” Lemon Zest exclaimed.

“We gotta stop them!” Lemon Zest said.

“What’s Rivet doing?” Sugarcoat said, getting the groups attention. Outside, they saw Rivet approaching the hungry birds looking pissed.

“Hey, that’s not for you!” Rivet shouted, throwing a can at the tall one. The can hit the top of the tall ones body, causing it to widen its eyes. It narrowed its green eyes and raised its head high and turned around. It looked down at the tall man and hissed, the feathers on its arms raising up.

“Yeah, you!” Rivet shouted, causing the bird to turn his head in curiosity. The group watched the scene unfold inside the tent.

“Is he crazy?” Sour Sweet asked.

“Adagio, lets get to the car while they’re distracted.” Norman said, running out of the tent.

“Right.” Adagio nodded, running after him. Blue Tempo rushed out with her and ran towards the pile.

“Blue, what’re you doing?” Astro exclaimed.

“Rivet!” Blue said, running towards him. Rivet quickly motioned with his hand not to approach him. Blue Tempo stopped at the hand sign, wondering what he was doing.

The bird dropped its head down to Rivets height and slowly stepped towards him. Rivet slowly backed up as it approached him.

“You must be the leader of the pack, huh?” Rivet asked. The bird glared at him with drool dripping from his beak. The creature growled as it walked towards him. Rivet turned around for a second and saw the distance between the grass and the concrete path. A plan had formed in his head. He faced the bird and saw it was sniffing the space in front of him.

“I smell like the food, don’t I?” Rivet asked. The bird dripped more saliva from his mouth, its stomach beginning to growl.

“If you’re hungry, why don’t you eat me?” Rivet said, backing up. The bird growled again and walked closer to him. The bird raised its feather on its head and roared at Rivet.

Blue Tempo watched the bird roar
at Rivet and raised his hand. He concentrated and fired a red laser from his hand, hitting the bird. The bird felt the impact burn his feathers a bit and squealed. It turned its head and hissed at Blue. Rivet quickly took the chance and ran towards the concrete. The bird saw him run and screeched, charging after him.

Rivet lunged towards the concrete with his hand raised and touched the concrete. The bird closed its beak and prepared to stab him with it. He rolled to the side and dodged the giant beak. The beak pierced the grass and buried itself into the dirt. Rivet took this time to change his skin into the concrete path. His skin hardened and turned solid, resembling the concrete path.

Rivet stood up and flared at the bird. The bird stared at eachother for a second. The bird glared at him and pulled its beak out of the dirt, roaring at him. Rivet stood up and cracked his concrete knuckles.

“Alright, you ostrich. Let’s go!” He said, glaring at the bird. The bird glared back and took notice of his new skin. The bird roared and took a fighting stance. Raising the feathers in its arm up. He raised his arms a perfect 90 degree angle and turned his claws into fists. The bird fistbumped itself repeatedly, the feathers on his arms shaking rapidly. Rivet watched as electricity charged into the birds feathers and channeled the energy to its fists. Rivet widened its eyes at the glowing blue fists.

“Rivet!” Blue shouted. The bird ignored the man and focused on the concrete man.

“Get those birds off the food. Go!” Rivet shouted. Blue hesitated for a second and followed his order. Rivet focused his attention on the bird and fistbumped himself.

“When I’m through with you, I’m turning you into an omelette.” Rivet said. The bird roared again, Rivet roared back at him and charged the bird. The bird glared at him and charged towards him as well.

The girls stared at the birds eating the now half-eaten pile and glared.

“Why are we still in here? We have powers, too.” Sugarcoat said, walking out of the tent. The girls glanced eachother and nodded. They walked out of the tent with her along with the agents. They armed themselves with the shock guns and prepared to give support.

Sugarcoat glared at the birds and created a snowball in her hands. She threw the snowballs at the birds, getting their attention.

The birds stared curiously at the girls and roared at them. The girls stared at the birds and gulped. Indigo looked at Sunny Flare and asked her a question.

“Do you think you’ll be able to activate your powers?” She asked. Sunny looked at her with an unsure expression.

“I don’t know.” She said, honestly. Indigo nodded and stared back at the birds. The girls concentrated and activated their powers. Astro watched the situation unfold and walked up beside the girls, holding a taser gun.

“Come on, guys. Let’s show these birds not to mess with us... and Chirps food.” Indigo said, narrowing her eyes.

“I’ll just stay inside the tent!” Ion shouted behind them, retreating back inside the tent.

The birds charged after the agents and roared. They separated and charged at them individually. Lemon Zest created fists with spikes on the end and charged towards her foe. She delivered a punch and hit the birds beak. The bird flinched and stepped back. Rubbing off its pain, it charged at her again with arms raised.

Sour Sweet lifted herself from the ground and changed into her red featureless form. She dodged snarls and bites in the air from her target. Her eyes widened when she saw its arm shake rapidly and draw up electricity. She was surprised to see the bird had jumped and punched her with its glowing fist. She flew backwards and quickly recovered. Looking at her target from below she growled at it and charged him.

Sugarcoat slowed her target down by turning the soil into mud. She raised her hands in the air and created a powerful wind. The bird looked up to see stones and dirt hit him in the face. She increased the strength of the wind and raised a tree off the ground. The bird screeched as it was hit by a tree.

Indigo Zap dodged every bite and crunch from her bird with ease. The bird attempted to look at its target to no avail. Indigo circled around the bird and trapped it inside, confusing it instantly. Once she gained enough speed she clenched her hand and punched the bird in the beak. The momentum pushed the bird into the ground. The bird squeaked in pain as it hit the ground. It laid there for a few seconds before recovering. Shaking its head, it got back up and shook its arms.

Sunny Flare and Astro stared at the charging bird and tried to come up with something.

“Can you do anything?”

“I can hurt his ears?” Astro said. Sunny rolled away from the bird, narrowly dodging its beak. Astro jumped out of its way and hit the ground hard. The bird stopped its moving and turned around. It stared at Sunny then at the weakened Astro. It roared and approached the down teen. Sunny saw the bird walking towards Astro and ran towards them.

Astro groaned on the dirt and turned around, lying on his back. He looked up and gasped at the approaching bird staring down at him. The bird reared it’s head back and prepared to stab him with its beak. Astro closed his eyes and raised his hand, attempting to hurt its ears. The bird ignores the intense pain in his ears and lunged at Astro.

BONK

Astro heard the sound of a bell ringing and opened his eyes. In front of him was Sunny Flare with her arms out, touching a huge crystal wall. Astro saw her hands were covered in crystals and smiled.

“Get outta here!” Sunny said, looking behind her shoulder.

“What about you?

“I’ll be fine. Just go!” Sunny said. Astro listened to her and stood up. He ran away and caught up with Norman and Adagio. The two of them showed up with rifles armed with explosive rounds.

“Alright Kids, get out of the way!” Norman exclaimed, loading the rifle. Indigo zoomed away from her bird and watched as Norman fires a shot at the bird. The bullet exploded infront of the birds chest and cried out in pain.

The bird fighting Sunny struggled from the vibrations in his beak from pecking the crystal and shook his head. It sneezed and coughed as it regained its senses. The bird stared at the wall and roared at it with intense anger. It raised its arms and shook them rapidly, conducting an electric current into its claws. Sunny saw the bird through the shield she created and looked at it with worry. The bird screeched and punched the shied with its glowing fist. Sunny watched as it broke through her shield with just a couple punches. She stared at the bird with horror as she fell onto the ground.

The girls and the agents were too preoccupied dealing with the other birds to notice she had fell. Every Unique except Blue Tempo and Astro saw her in trouble. Sunny crawled backwards as she attempted to flee the bird. The bird wasn’t having it and quickly charged her. Bending its hind legs, it jumped into the air and roared.

Without warning, the girls felt the ground begin to rumble. Astro and Blue fell to the floor unable to stand up. The birds stopped their fighting and looked everywhere in a frenzy. They clawed their talons into the ground and endured the shaking. Everyone stopped fighting their target and saw a bird falling towards Sunny Flare. They looked on with horror as the bird reached closer to Sunny. Sunny stared at the bird with fear. She flinched and closed her eyes.

“Sunny!” Indigo shouted in fear, preparing to run. Sour Sweet saw the shaking from the sky and saw a large hole form in the ground. She stared at the massive hole in shock at what came out.

Before any of them could react a giant crystal head rose out of the ground, lunging towards the bird in mid-air. The flightless bird saw the giant mouth and screeched. It attempted to fly with its small wings, but was unable to react in time. The bird cried in pain as the giant mouth bit him with bone-breaking force. The other birds saw the giant head and stared at it with fear. The tall one stopped fighting Rivet and cried out to its younger sibling.

Sunny opened her eyes and gasped at her savior. Her face lit up with happiness and awe at the massive size of her pet. It was Chirp.

Sunny stared at Chirps new look with awe and the feeling of dejavu. His eyes had changed color from purple to red. His body was no longer blue, but were as purple as his previous eye color. The bioluminescent lights lining his body lit up in a bright blue glow. They extended as far as the edge of his tail. The giant spike that split off to two on his back were huge and glowed an intense red. The crystal spikes covering his back had also grown in size, reaching half the height of his big spike.

Chirp rose high above the park. He was at least 100 feet tall if Sunny’s measurements were correct. Chirp stared at the struggling bird in his mouth and growled.

The bird squeaked inside Chirps mouth, prompting him to squeeze harder. Chirp raised his huge dinosaur-like legs and rose higher than a 100 feet. Chirp head rose high above the ground. The giant figure tore into the bird in its mouth and rapidly shaked its head. It shook the bird like a chew toy. The bird squealed in pain as its body was torn to shreads. It screeched loudly, calling for help by its siblings. The birds screeched back and ignored the Uniques they were in battle with. All of them rushed over to the giant monsters side. The bird struggled for a few seconds in Chirps mouth before ultimately dying in its grasp.

The birds head and wings drooped down limply. The birds stared at the dead sibling in the crystals mouth and cried out at the loss of their sibling. Chirp crunched the birds bones and tossed it from its mouth. The bird carcass flew outside the park grounds and landed on the streets with a thud.

The birds screeched again and ran over to their fallen sibling. The Uniques and agents quickly took this time to recover and marvel at Chirp. Chirp raised its body from its trex stance and stood up like a terribly inaccurate dinosaur. He took a deep breath and roared victoriously with all his might. The Uniques quickly moved out of the way of Chirps massive tail.

It looked down at the ground and saw its adopted mother on the dirt. He dropped his body back down and stared at her. Chirps massive head blocked the storm clouds, providing Sunny with a good look of him. Her eyes widened when she realized Chirps body resembled the crystal from her dream. She was shocked to realize that it actually was Chirp in her dream. The more she thought about her dream, the more she realized she was seeing her future.

Chirp moaned happily at his mother and brought his giant head towards her. Sunny stared at him with awe. He dropped his head onto the dirt infront of her and flared his nostrils. Sunny laughed a tiny bit from the gust of wind that hit her. She smiled at Chirp and petted him as best she could. It wasn’t easy petting a creature with a head the size of a truck.

Norman and Adagio approached the girls, not believing what they were seeing. The creatures colossal size is what surprised them the most. Norman stared at Chirp with awe. Adagio looked at Chirp with nostalgia. She hadn’t seen any creature that size since Equestria. Chirp saw the two approach the girls and growled at them.

They stopped moving at the glare Chirp gave them. Chirp leaned forward and got up to their faces. Norman and Adagio looked at the truck-sized head looking at them and gulped.

“We mean no harm.” Norman said.

“Chirp, it’s okay. They’re friends!” Sunny exclaimed, standing infront of them. Chirp turned its head to the side in confusion. It groaned curiously at his mother.

“Friends.” Sunny said, motioning towards the two. Chirp stared at the two agents and flared its nostrils in submission. He roared lightly as he stood up to his full height. The two agents breathed a sigh of relief.

“Thanks.” Norman said. Sunny nodded and looked up at Chirp.

“Whoa. He’s alive!” Lemon Zest mumbled, staring at Chirp in awe.

“He’s huge.”

“How did he get so big?” Sugarcoat asked.

“He saved Sunny. He must’ve smelt the food and heard all the commotion.” Indigo guessed.

Chirp looked around the park and saw the half-eaten food. Licking its crystal lips, it walked over to the pile of food. It dipped its head into the food and sniffed it. His red crystal eye widened at the smell and quickly rose up, gagging from the smell. The water from the rain and the spit from the hungry birds ruined the food. Chirp growled and lifted its arm. He clenched his claw and smacked the food with his hand.

RUAACK

The birds alpha roared, getting the groups attention. They turned their heads and saw the bird standing on top of a collapsed fence. They stared at the glaring bird and grew anxious. The other four birds stood beside the tall one, each one making threatening stances. They were angry and hungry for revenge.

The group stared at the birds and took fighting stances. Chirp turned around and faced the birds. He stared at them and took a fighting stance, roaring at them.

The birds raised their arms and shook rapidly, charging their arms with electricity. They stared at the group with sharpened claws and snapping beaks.

Norman and Adagio loaded their weapons and stood beside the girls. Blue, Astro, and Rivet stood beside the girls right side. Rivets body clanked as he approached the group. In the middle of the line, Sunny stood there with her arms in crystal. Indigo stood beside her, looking at Sunnys arms.

The birds glared at the group and screeched with beaks wide open. Chirp roared loudly, causing the entire group to flinch. The birds charged the group with arms raised. The group composed themselves and started to run. They stopped when Chirp took one step over them and ran towards the birds.

“He’s excited.” Norman commented. The group stared at Chirp as he went face to face with the birds.

“Let’s not let him take all the credit.” Indigo said, zooming towards the fight. Sour Sweet changed to her red form and flew up to the sky, a violet aura propelling her to the air. Norman and Adagio glanced at eachother and nodded. They raised their weapons and fired at the birds.

The alpha reached Chirp first and leaped into the air with its hind legs. Chirp opened its mouth to grab him and missed. The alpha climbed onto the crystals body and clawed at him with its energized claws. Chirp rose to a bipedal stance and clawed at its back in an attempt to grab the alpha bird.

The other three birds stayed on the ground and charged at the group. The other bird bit Chirps foot, causing him to shriek. Chirp moved his foot and whipped the bird in the air with its tail. The bird landed on the ground with a thud and quickly recovered. It screeched at Chirp and charged back into the fight.

Sunny ran up and stood between the bird and Chirp, causing it to stop. The bird stared at her curiously and roared. Sunny glared at the bird and raised her hands. She yelled as crystals shot out of her arms, sticking onto the bird with ease.

The alpha sank its talons into Chirps backside and held on as Chirp shaked and scratched his own back. Sunny and the agents fired at the three birds as they approached them. Norman and Adagio fired round after round at the ground the birds walked on and tripped them multiple times. Rivet walked over to a bird and punched its beak as they fell on the ground. Indigo Zap delivered fast punches and the downed bird while Sugarcoat kept the bird on the ground.

Sour Sweet fired a red aura at a bird while Lemon Zest punched it with her hand constructs.

Blue, Astro, and a few agents fired at a bird with everything they got. The bird screeched and roared in pain as nets trapped it in one spot. Tasers from the agents shocked the bird and overloaded its electricity. It’s claws popped like an exploding lightbulb from the overload of electricity. Blue fired a giant laser at the birds chest using both hands.

The bird shook around as it tried to take the nets off, but was unable to move from the ear-shattering noise in his head.

The extreme amounts of electricity stored inside the bird caused it to fidget and shake uncontrollably. Astro stopped hurting the birds ears and watched as it began to scream. His eyes widened when he saw it was starting to glow red.

“Stop! Stop! Stop!” Astro shouted, getting them to stop.

“What?” Blue asked in exhaustion.

“Look.” Astro pointed. Blue stared at the bird and watched as it glowed brighter and brighter. Blue quickly realized what was going on.

“Everybody down!” He shouted, ducking for cover. Everyone dropped what they were doing and quickly rushed out of the birds range. The bird screeched with its beak wide open as its body glowed bright red. It roared one final time before exploding. Astro and Blue quickly ducked under a hill as a splash of blood hit the ground.

“All that electricity caused him to pop.” Astro assumed, poking his head up the hill.

“Smells like chicken.” Blue Tempo said.

The alpha heard its siblings final cry and roared. Alpha dropped its concentration and was grabbed by Chirps arm. Chirp squeezed the alpha in his hand and threw him across the park. The alpha roared as it flew in the air, getting its siblings attentions. The last three birds looked at Chirp and roared. Chirp glared at the birds and roared back, lifting his body upwards to a vertical position.

The birds dropped their focus on their targets and rushed towards Chirp. The Uniques saw the birds run towards him with haste. Chirp took a wide stance and straightened his tail. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, opening his mouth a tiny bit.

“Whats he doing?” Indigo said, zooming up beside Sunny Flare.

“I don’t know.” Sunny said.

Chirps bioluminsecent lights on his body began to glow bright. The rows of crystal on his back lit up in a heavenly glow. The giant spike that split off to two glowed a bright red-orange. The group of agents and Uniques stared at Chirp with disbelief as smoke began to come out of his mouth. The birds continued charging towards him, not noticing what was going on. Chirp looked down at the charging birds and made sure everyone was out of the way. When he was sure everyone was out of his range, he glared at the birds and dropped his head near the ground.

The birds roared and spread their claws at the giant head within range and prepared to jump. The spike on Chirps back glowed and vibrated a bright red. As soon as the birds bent their hind legs, Chirps eye pulsed brightly and the smoke in his mouth quickly receded inside. Chirp opened his mouth and expelled a giant beam of fire and energy. The birds gasped as the beam hit the three of them.

Chirps beam struck the birds with intense heat. The fire burned their feathers off and charred their skin a charcoal black. The beam was full of condensed energy that blasted the three birds with painful effects. The birds couldn’t hold their ground in the beam and were flung from their spots. They screeched and roared as the beam roasted their bodies. Chirp held on his attack and continued firing the intense beam.

Ion saw the red light through the tent and looked outside. He gasped and dropped his mouth at the sight of the beam.

The group watched in awe as the beam lit the whole park in red like a flare. Sunny stared at Chirp and noticed he was starting to shiver. The beam must be tiring him. She could feel the heat from the beam from and saw the rain evaporating before touching the beam. Thunder from the clouds shot out and hit the giant spike on Chirps back. Norman looked at the thunder and assumed Chirp was absorbing the lightning.

The birds blew straight through the brick wall, separating the park from the road and landed in the streets with a thud. The birds screeched loudly as the beam burned their bodies completely. Chirp stopped firing and breathed exhaustingly. The birds laid on the street with smoke coming from their charred bodies. They did not screech or roar, instead their charred carcasses fell limply on the street.

Chirp composed himself and stared at the charred bodies for a few seconds. He looked around the park and saw no bird was left alive. He growled lightly and slumped its crystal shoulders. Chirp breathed slowly and relaxed. Chirp looked up at the group of humans to his right and watched as they clapped and cheered.

CH-I-I-RP

He said with his throat. Sunny smiled at him and felt happiness as she looked up at him. Chirp wagged his tail and took a bipedal stance. He stared at the storm clouds and roared, triumphantly. Lightning still striking his back spike.

“Chirp did it!” Ion said, walking out of the tent.

“Where’d he learn to do that?”

“That spike on his back must be some kind of generator. The spike must store energy until it needs to be used.” Ion theorized.

“It’s a weapon.” Norman said.

The group heard the sound of giant engines all around the park. They looked at the brick wall and saw tanks had arrived. They pointed their cannons at Chirp and remained in their positions. Three helicopters flew above the tent with spotlights lighting the park grounds. Chirp saw the helicopters and glared. He roared at them as they flew by and took a defensive stance.

The group huddled together and stared at a helicopter landing on the grass. Standing in the chopper was Canyon himself, looking very unsatisfied. He walked out of the chopper and approached the the group of Uniques, holding an umbrella.

“Congratulations on finding Chirp for me, girls. Now I can deal with him, appropriately.” Canyon said, turning back around.

“Hey! You said you wouldnt kill Chirp if we capture him.” Indigo said, zooming in front of him. Canyon pulled his glasses down and glared at her.

“Is he captured? I don’t see any nets or a giant cage.” Canyon said.

“You lied to us. You lied to the Madame.” Sunny glared.

“Of course I lied, look at it!” Canyon exclaimed, pointing at Chirp.

“With all the damage that thing caused, not to mention the giant hole in the ground.”

“That “thing” just killed all the birds.” Ion said.

“Those birds are nothing compared to that thing. With enough guns and firepower they would’ve eventually been taken down.” Canyon assured.

“What is your problem? He just saved the city.” Sour Sweet said.

“That thing is a threat to the safety of millions of residents in the city and it is my job to stop him.”

“You can’t! I won’t let you!” Sunny exclaimed.

“Ready to fire, gentlemen?” Canyon asked in his earpiece.

“No!” Sunny yelled, jumping on Canyon.

“Get the hell off me!” He roared, shoving her to the ground. Indigo zoomed ahead and caught Sunny before she could fall. The group glared at him and stepped closer to him. Rivet stood behind Canyon and tapped his shoulder. Canyon felt the touch and turned his head. Rivet gripped his shoulder with his concrete hand and pulled his earpiece out. He threw it on the floor and pushed Canyon to the ground.

Chirp saw the conflict and stepped towards the group. He stood above them and covered them from the rain. The tanks moved their cannon and pointed at Chirp. Canyon stared at the group from the ground, glancing up at the glaring Chirp above them. He glared back at them and shook his head.

“You want to be responsible for the deaths of millions? Then go ahead!” Canyon shouted, white light flashing his face. The group saw the flash of light and got their attention.

A sudden bright flash inside the storm clouds followed by a loud roar of lightning broke their argument. Everyone saw the storm clouds light up in a bright heavenly white light.

“What is that?” Lemon Zest asked, in awe.

Lightning roared loudly inside the clouds, the light glowing brightly inside. The group stared at the clouds and were shocked to see blue lightning strike the clouds. Rather than disappearing, one of the lightning remained in the sky. The group stared at the impossibility in confusion. Then the lightning expanded, like a tear in clothing. The tear spread across the sky with fast speeds. Norman and Adagio realized what it was before everyone else.

“Oh my god.” Norman said.

“What is that?” Astro asked, staring at the tear in confusion.

“Its a portal.” Adagio said.

The tear was suddenly pulled open and widened by a large claw in the sky. Chirp stared at the claw and growled in surprise. The group stared at the giant claws that pulled on the tear with shock. They gasped when a massive beak poked out of the tear, growling intensely. The head revealed itself through the portal, causing the group to realized what it was.

“Oh no. Those birds weren’t adults-“ Ion said.

“They were babies.” Norman said, finishing his sentence.

A bird head with red feathers on its head stared at the alien landscape with anger. The bird looked around and stared at the heavily lit park and saw Chirp. It growled and roared an ear-piercing screech at Chirp. The group prepared themselves and took offensive postitions. But there view was blocked by Chirp moving infront of their view. Chirp glared at the bird and roared as loud as he could. The bird shrieked aggressively and forced its massive body through the portal, revealing its true size.

The bird was composed entirely of thick red armored feathers. It’s claws and talons were terrifyingly long. Their tips reaching the size of a car. It’s wings were long and bent like a dragon with giant claws on the end of the 100 foot wingspan. It’s neck was longer than its babies. its skin was silver and shined like metal. A huge difference compared to its young.

Feathers that enveloped it’s wings were different hues of red and yellow. Silver feathers stuck out of the wings like loose pieces of metal.

Canyon quickly crawled towards his earpiece and grabbed it off the ground.

“Canyon, are you there?” A voice on the mic said. Canyon stood up and adjusted the earpiece. The agents saw him get up and grew concerned.

“Loud and clear.”

“We have the two in range. Do we fire?” The voice asked.

“Canyon, don’t.” Ion said.

“Chirp is on our side, Canyon. But that bird is not. Target your tanks at the bird.” Norman ordered.

“And why should I? Canyon asked.

“Just look at it! It has wings. If you let that thing get away then you’ll be the one responsible for millions of lives.” Norman said.

“The city’s already been evacuated. What do you have to lose letting them fight?” Ion said. Canyon stared at the group and thought about it. He rolled his eyes and groaned.

“Target the bird, only. We’ll deal with the dinosaur after.” Canyon ordered.

“Copy that.” The voice said.

Sunny and the Uniques relaxed after hearing Canyon making the order. Relief filling their bodies. Canyon stared at Norman and the Uniques with a scowl.

“Thank you, Canyon.” Norman said with honesty.

“Yeah, whatever.”

Chirp jogged towards the giant bird with heavy steps. It was ready to stand its ground, when the bird would attack. The bird hovered in the air and began to shake its wings. The silver feathers on its wings began to create static electricity. Chirp watched the bird with curiousity and clenched its claws.

The bird began to create strong winds out of the speed of its flapping wings. Chirp felt slowed down by the wind, but continued his run. The birds claws began to glow red-orange with electricity, prooving it can carry more energy than its babies. The bird began to flap its wings at extreme speeds, slowing down Chirps assault. Chirp roared at the hovering bird and dug its feet into the street as it was pummeled by cars and trees.

Chirp felt the wind pushing his still body and thought of something to keep him still. Chirp punched the buildings next to him and stuck his arms inside. The strong buildings gave Chirp the advantage and kept him from moving. The bird stared at Chirps feat and grew annoyed.

It quickly stopped its flapping and divebombed him. Chirp couldnt react quick enough to evade the bird and was stabbed by its beak in the stomach. Chirp roared in pain as the bird pulled its beak out of its stomach. Chirp put a hand on his stomach and fell on its knees. The bird landed a few hundred feet in front of him and clenched its claws, ready to deliver punches. Before the colossal bird could advance, she was hit by a barrage of missiles from tanks.

She screeched in pain from the deadly missiles that pierced its thick feathers. She lost her footing and fell onto the side of a skyscraper. Her immense weight pushed through the buildings steel frame, causing the small skyscraper to collapse.

Chirp mustered all the strength he had and began to glow. He took a crouched position and opened his mouth a little. The bird punched its way out of the collapsed steel and roared as she walked out onto the street. The 100 foot tall bird made eye contact with Chirp before being blasted by the same beam that killed its young. The beam impacted the birds stomach and pushed the bird far outside the city interior. The bird screeched as she was blasted by intense heat that burned through her silver armor. She was blasted so far back that she landed in the water.

Chirp roared loudly and broke the glass windows of nearby skyscrapers. Lightning struck his back spike, rejuvenating him with energy. The bloody hole in his stomach quickly regenerated. Feeling as good as new, Chirp continued his assault and ran as fast as he could through the city interior.

“Follow those two! Now!” Canyon ordered. The tanks and surrounding helicopters quickly changed directions and moved towards the two monster at full speed.

“Come with me.” Canyon said. The girls and Astro walked beside Canyon as they reached the landed chopper.

“We’ll take the car.” Norman said, motioning for Adagio, Blue, and Rivet, to come with him. Ion chosed to stay at the park with the other agents.

The angry mama bird lifted her head out of the water and lifted the rest of her body up. She ruffled her wet body and expanded her silver feathers. Shaking her arms rapidly, she gathered enough energy to make her claws glow red-orange. Chirp roared as he reached the docks, glaring at the pissed off bird. He noticed his beam had burned off the armor on her stomach, revealing burnt flesh. She screeched at Chirp with anger and readied her fists. Chirp raised his claws and readied his fists.

They roared at eachother one last time before engaging in claw-to-claw combat. Chirp punched her weakened stomach with immediate results. She cried out in pain and clawed at Chirp crystal body, chipping off pieces of him.

Chirp roared as blood began dripping out of the scratches in his crystal body. She punched Chirp in the face with her electric claws, causing Chirp to step back in pain. She had chipped a lice of his right crystal eye, temporarily blinding him on the right. Chirp blindly waved his right claw at her in an attempt to hit her, but to no avail. She dodged the incoming claw and punched back harder than before.

Chirp roared in pain at her increasingly painful punches. Tiring out, he took a step back and began to hyperventilate. Chirp put a claw on his chest and felt the toll on his lungs. The bird grabbed both of Chirps shoulders and head butted Chirp. Chirp groaned in pain and was barely standing. She dug her claws into Chirps shoulders and lifted him to the ground. Chirp landed on the water with a thud. He groaned weakly at the towering bird infront of him. He was too weak to make an effort to fight back.

The choppers reached the two monsters and saw the fight scene. Sunny and the girls gasped at the state Chirp was in. Sunny shouted out Chirps name in fear. Her call was given no reply. Chirp heard the call and tried to lift himself out of the water. He struggled before sliding off the ground, landing back in the water.

“We gotta stop it. We have to save him!”

“Please.” Sunny pleaded. Canyon looked at her with no emotion and rolled his eyes.

“Chopper 2. Chopper 3. Surround the bird and fire on my command.” Canyon ordered. The pilot did what he commanded and positioned themselves around the bird.

“Put on the headphones.” Canyon ordered. The girls quickly put on headphones and wondered what next.

“Chopper 1, we are in position.” Both pilots said.

“Fire.” Canyon ordered.

Bullets from the side of the three choppers fired at the bird at rapid speed. The mother bird felt the bullets pierce her body, causing her to screech in pain. Chirp looked up at the bird, weakly. The bird turned around and waved her wings at the choppers. The choppers quickly evaded the wings and continued firing.

“Big bird taking heavy damage.” A pilot said over the mic.

The bird screeched and waved her arms around. The bullets pierced her weakened body with success. She shrieked at the pain she endured. She clenched a claw and jumped up in the air. The choppers avoided her except one.

The birds claw stabbed through the tail of Canyons chopper. The girls held on for dear life aboard the chopper.

“Brace yourselves! We’re going down!” The pilot screamed. Canyon sat in his seat and gripped the rail on the ceiling. Sunny and the girls screamed in fear as the helicopter fell. Chirp heard his mother’s screams and opened its eyes to see the chopper falling on the docks. Chirp mustered up his strength and lunged towards the falling chopper.

Sunny and the girls held on to the chopper and braced for impact. They closed their eyes and waited for impact. Suddenly they felt the chopper forcefully stop, causing them to jump from the force. Astro as still screaming and stopped when he opened his eyes. Their grip on the rails prevented them from hitting the ceiling. They opened their eyes in confusion and cheered when they saw Chirp holding onto the chopper. Sunny crawled towards the chopper door and opened it. She smiled when she saw Chirp holding the chopper.

Canyon opened his eyes and looked out the open door in shock. The monster had saved their lives. Canyon made eye contact with Chirp and saw his damaged right eye. Or where an eye would be. The eye pulsed and flashed as it slowly healed. Canyon looked at Chirp with disbelief. He couldn’t believe it risked its life just to save Sunny and them.

“Chirp!” Sunny smiled.

Chirp groaned in exhaustion as he held the chopper. He slowly lowered his hand and placed the helicopter on the docks. Everyone in the chopper quickly got out of the chopper and looked at Chirp.

“Chopper 1, are you alright?” A pilot asked, looking at Chirp.

“We’re fine. Keep firing at the bird.” Canyon ordered.

Chirp turned his head and saw the giant bird was attempting to swipe at the choppers. He groaned lightly and turned the rest of his body around. Sunny realized the state he was in and knew there was no way he was going to win.

“He’s tired. We need to do something else to help him.” Sunny said. The girls stood there thinking, except Sugarcoat. She already had an idea.

Sugarcoat looked up at the clouds and noticed the rain had stopped. She could still hear thunder from inside the city and raised her hands. She closed her eyes and concentrated, feeling the weather conditions. Canyon and the girls looked at Sugarcoat as lightning formed in her hand.

“What is she doing?” Canyon asked. Sunny and Indigo realized what she was doing and answered.

“She’s giving him a boost.” Sunny replied.

“I wish I could do that.” Astro said.

Sugarcoat concentrated and felt the electricity give her goosebumps. She opened her eyes and saw her hands were covered in electricity. Looking at Chirp, she saw the back spike on him and clenched her hands. She took a deep breath and muttered to herself.

“Hope this works.” She said, firing the electricity from her hands. A giant blue wave of lightning came out of her hands and quickly travelled towards Chirp. Canyon and the girls stared at the breath-taking sight in awe. She focused the lightning at Chirp and successfully hit his spike.

Chirp flinched as he felt the lightning hit his spike and roared. Chirp shook his head feeling dazed. He was instantly healing from the wounds inflicted on him. Chirps right eye pulsed as vision was restored to him. He opened his eyes and looked around, his head no longer dazed. The wounds and scars on his body disappeared and glowed. Missing chunks and chipped off pieces quickly grew back. Chirp growled as he felt the full effects of the lightning. He glared at he distracted bird and roared. Within seconds he ran and charged towards the bird.

Sugarcoat stopped shooting him and touched her knees in exhaustion. The girls quickly surrounded her and comforted her. Sugarcoat looked at Chirp and wiped sweat off her forehead.

“It’s all you now, Chirp.” Sugarcoat said. The group looked at the recharged Chirp and cheered him on. Canyon stood to the side in silence, watching the fight commence.

Chirp roared at the bird, getting her attention. She stopped swiping at the choppers and glared at Chirp. She gripped her claws and screeched with all her might. Chirp roared back, getting her to roar back as well. They stood a few hundred feet from each other before charging towards each other.

She shook her wings as she ran and charged up her claws. She threw a punch at a Chirp, who quickly grabbed her claw with his. She tried to punch with her left, but was also grabbed by his claw. She and Chirp looked at each other and roared. Chirp head butted her and whipped her with his tail. She screeched in pain and tripped herself, falling in the water.

She looked up at Chirp and roared. Chirp roared back and was quickly swiped by her wing. The wing scratched his legs and tripped him into the water. She quickly stood up and raised both arms to pummel Chirp. Chirp saw the incoming attack and quickly moved out of the way. She dropped her arms and missed, only to be uppercutted by Chirp. She screeched and stepped back in pain.

Chirp stood up and swiped at her body with his claws. Blood poured out of her as she struggled to counter. She raised her claws and swiped at him. Her arm was quickly caught by Chirps mouth, sinking his crystal teeth into her wings. She screeched and was forcefully pulled closer to Chirp.

Chirp looked at her damaged body and saw the wound he inflicted on her by his beam. He raised his claw and punched the wound. She screeched in pain as Chirp forcefully stick his claws into her. She looked at Chirp and only saw pure animalistic rage directed at her. She had struck a chord inside Chirp that she was now regretting. The bird raised her leg and kicked Chirp back, releasing his claw from her wound.

Chirp stepped back and composed himself from the kick and looked at her. She raised both her wings and turned around. The group watched the bird lift her body off the ground with her wings. They quickly realized she was trying to get away.

“She’s getting away!”

“We gotta stop her!” Sunny said with worry.

“No. Look!” Canyon said. They looked at Chirp take a bipedal stance and realized what he was doing. Chirp glowed and opened his mouth as smoke poured out of him. He straightened his tail and crouched his body. The spike on his back glowed an intense red as it fully charged.
Chirps eyes pulsed for a second before opening his mouth and letting loose a beam of red energy.

The beam travelled at supersonic speeds towards the flying bird, the intense heat from the beam caused steam to rise out of the water. The bird heard the blast and was immediately hit by the beam. She screeched in pain from the burning sensation. She could tell the beam was stronger than the one she was hit with before. She screeched as the beam ripped through her body and disintegrated her feathers. Her body was enveloped in the blast and burned her wings clean off. The huge beam was the only thing keeping her in the air. Chirp saw the damage he was causing and put more strength in his beam.

She growled as the beam lit her entire body on fire. She felt her exposed skin and armor melt off her. Tears fell and evaporated from her body as she burned. No longer bearing the pain she closed her eyes and made her final breathe.

Chirp stopped his blast and dipped his snout in the water. He breathed rapidly and tried to compose himself. The group watched the burning bird carcass fall into the water. Smoke rose out of the water as her body fell deeper and deeper.

The group stared at Chirp in silence for a moment. Chirp turned his head and saw Sunny look at him with a smile. He moaned in relaxation and raised his head high in the air. The group cheered and shouted as Chirp roared triumphantly. Canyon remained silent and stood solemnly.

Next to the group, they heard a car door open and turned their heads. Stepping out of the vehicle was Norman, Adagio, Rivet, and Blue Tempo.

“You guys okay?” Norman asked, running towards the group.

“We’re fine.” Indigo answered for the group.

“Chirp did it!” Astro said.

“Did you see that? That was so cool!” Lemon Zest exclaimed.

“Chirp saved us from almost dying!” Sour Sweet said. Sunny Flare walked through the girls and looked at Norman.

“He’s alive. That bird would’ve killed him if it wasn’t for Sugarcoat.” Sunny smiled. Sugarcoat smiled back and nodded.

As they were talking about what happened, tanks pulled up into the docks and lined up the whole harbor. Chirp saw the tanks and roared in exhaustion. The 2 remaining choppers hovered above Chirp and prepared to fire.

“Director Canyon, we are primed and ready to fire.” The pilot said.

“Copy that, Agent. Wait for my word.”

The girls and Norman heard Canyon talk and realized what was happening. They looked at him with anger and shouted. Sour Sweet was the first to shout.

“Come on! He just killed a bird and it’s babies and saved your life!”

“After everything that just happened you still want to kill him?” Indigo glared.

“Requesting permission to engage.” The pilot asked on the mic.

“Canyon, dont.” Sunny pleaded.

“Canyon, Chirp is the only thing between the city and whatever monster comes out of those portals. Do you really want to let our biggest advantage get destroyed?” Norman said. Canyon looked at them in silence and stared at their expressions. He silently judged them and made a decision.

“Negative, gentlemen. Stand down. There aren’t any monsters left.” Canyon said on the mic.

“Return to base.” Canyon ordered. The pilot followed orders and flew away from the scene. The second chopper landed on the dock and waited for Canyon to climb in. The tanks soon followed with them and left the harbor. Chirp saw the vehicles leaving and relaxed.

The group looked at Canyon now shock. They weren’t expecting him to listen to anything they said. Canyon saw their shocked faces and rolled his eyes.

“That thing...your Chirp, saved our lives. For that, I’m greatful.” Canyon said.

Sunny looked at him and nodded. She hugged him to his surprise and felt uncomfortable.

“Thank you.” Sunny said, breaking off.

“Chirp is your responsibility. I’ll let your pet roam free as long as he doesn’t cause trouble.”

“Yes!” The group said with happiness.

“But if he makes one mistake, Sunny. I’m holding you and the whole agency responsible.” Canyon said.

“Take care.” Canyon said, walking away. He looked at Norman and nodded his head. Norman nodded back and watched him walk away.

The clouds cleared and revealed a beautiful night sky. The group watched as he climbed aboard the chopper and flew away. The group gathered and stared at the chopper as it flew away.

“I guess deep down, he’s not all bad.” Blue said, getting a few looks.

“What?”

Sunny looked at Chirp and saw his tired state. He looked at her and chirped.

CH-I-I-RP

Sunny smiled knowing she’d have to tell him to leave. He wasn’t far too big to take care of now. He’d have to make his own home. Chirp understood her as if he read her mind and moaned with sadness. Sunny looked at him and held back her tears. Chirp understood and looked at the waves. He walked into the water and roared. He continued walking and dipped further and further in the water. When just his head and shoulders were left, he looked back at Sunny. She smiled and waved goodbye at Chirp, know longer holding back her tears. Chirp saw her wave and raised an arm in the air, copying her. He roared one last time before dipping his whole body in the water. His back spike was the only part of him above the water. He travelled through the water with quick speeds and left Canterlot.

Clean up at the park began. Machines and worker operated tirelessly to fix as much of the park as they could. A few FBI agents stood beside a fallen bird. The Alpha was breathing in its unconscious state. The agents look at the bird with silence. They strapped cables and nets around the bird and pulled it into a 18-wheeled truck. They closed the door and drove off with the bird inside.

At the Agency, Starlight sat quietly in her office. She wrote on the papers given to her about recent events and flinched. She felt a kick come from inside her and rubbed her belly. She smiled at the sudden kick and realized how far she was in her pregnancy. She smiled at her bump and couldn’t wait for her to be born. She looked at the date and realized she wasn’t due in a month.

“Almost, sweetie. Almost.” She said with motherly compassion. Her alone time was interrupted by a knock at her door. She quickly composed herself and closed the file holding the papers.

“Come in.” She said.

“Madame.” Sunny Flare said, walking into the office. She closed the door behind her and sat on the empty seat infront of Starlights desk.

“Sunny. You look stressed.” Starlight said.

“Yeah... I came to talk with you about something.”

“What is it?” She asked, raising an eye.

“Before I saw Chirp. I had a dream. I thought they were just dreams, so I didn’t say anything. But now, I know what they are.” Sunny explained.

“What are they?” Starlight asked with a serious tone.

“I think I’m seeing the future, Madame. LIke Norman.” She said. Starlights eyes widened in surprise at Sunnys words. Not believing what she heard. A voice inside her was in panic.

“No. Not now. Not again.”

Author's Note

This chapter has been in production for a long time. I accidentally published it in February when it was still 2 paragraphs so that’s why the upload date says february. This is the biggest chapter I’ve ever written and I really tried on it. Next chapter shouldn’t be as long.

Anyways, I saw the new episode. The Roc and the Thunderbird in my story are completely different and have no relation to each other. It’s just coincidence that the villain is a giant bird like last Saturday’s episode. It was a pretty good episode and I’m happy that something good happened for Spike.

I also just realized I’ve been on this site for 3 years now. It’s amazing how time passes so fast that you forget how long you started.

Now that that’s out of the way, thanks for reading. Please leave a comment for any grammar or spelling mistakes that you see.