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I always like Mythology. Gryphons just happened to be my favorite creatures. I have been writing stort stories and pomes all my life. I've sent things into contests but just never had won any good prizes or anything. I want to be a writer for my career in life. Right now I am writing Erik's story. It doesn't have a title yet. Can you help me think of one? I only showed chapter one of Erik's Story. I plan on doing at least three books. They are going to be fairly large books to. I started this story in November of 98' and I'm on chapter two. As you see it's taken me a while to write to where I'm at now. I'm not a pro at these things, plus I can't give all my time for my stories or I would get in big trouble in school, and don't forget about chores too. Well read my stories and be sure you write to me how you think of them. Hope you lik them -tiger_hawk | |||||||
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| tiger_hawk: The Story Behind Her | ||||||||
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My name is Vega it means falling star. I once lived in a palace, my father was King of Ames, my mother Queen. But I wasn�t noticed by them. They pamper my brother Erik. I get what�s left. I do good in my studies, but not as good as Erik. No, never as good as Erik. There is only one reason behind this. By tradition the first born of ever royal family will be the heir to throne. Erik doesn�t even want to be king. He offered me but Father said quote �You must follow the law, that�s why we have laws.� -unquote. I�ve tried my best, but I can�t stand to live here in the palace of Ames. Not like this anyway. I was lying on my bed thinking about running away to another country. I would get far away from them. I just couldn�t diced which country to go to. So many to choose from, so little time. I heard laughing coming from outside my door. Another dinner party for Erik. They always did these things for Erik. I�m not jealous of Erik, I feel sorry for him. He always has Mother and Father on his back. I only wish that they could be around me sometimes. I went to the door and listened in. I couldn�t hear any thing but loud obnoxious laughing. I turned away from the door and looked out the window. I nice lovely night the two moons were out with all the stars behind them. I had nothing to do. My room had no lights on, that�s how I kept it. Dark and lonely that�s just how I felt. I looked back outside. It�s a nice night out I can catch some air. I need some exercise anyway. It maybe be hard to fly at night but still it gets me away. I went to the balcony and stretched my muscles. I jumbled off and opened my wings to catch the air. Pumping my muscles I flew over the courtyard, passed the gates into the city. My destination, Seble tower, the second largest building after the palace. It is the best looking tower in the world. That�s what tourist say. It has every animal in the world is on it. Deer, mermaids, Elves, humans, frogs, you name it we got it. Sable the artist and designer had spent drawing it his whole life. When he went to my father for permission, he was almost past his life span. He had died never seeing it built. Now it�s a library full of books. I love to visit the roof. It had a Dragon and a Griffin a the top of it. I think it was kind of Sable put us on the top. I always felt at home there more than at the palace. I reach the tower top. There were table around for book readers. No one was there, for everyone sleeps at night. �Well this is the last time I come here.� I said to myself. I didn�t want to leave but I knew I couldn�t stay. I stared at the city buildings. It almost looked like a gost town. Only nocturnal animals wonder the streets at night. I could see them scurrying around. I opened my sack around my neck. �Good,� I said as I counted my well earned money. Fifty qulams, just enough to get my new life started. I looked at the griffin statue, then I glanced at the Dragon. �That�s it,� I said to no one. The Dragon, I�ll go to a place where I will feel at home. Nunar, the Dragon, he had his own land. It�s west from here. No one would ever look for me there. It maybe a long way from here but it�s worth the journey. I could take another name and work for Nunar. I�ve trained to be a warrior, oh and a spy too. I�ve also read all of Merlin, the great magician�s books. I know a lot of magic. I would fit in great. I would be so great Nunar couldn�t resist having me. I jumped on to the ledge and prepared myself for a long flight to the next town to the west. Things were going to be better. I could feel it in my heart and in my bones. Ten years later Just as I thought Nunar made me one of his most trusted guards. Not the best but close enough. I took a name that described my looks. I may be griffin but not the original griffin. Instead of lion and eagle, I�m tiger and hawk. So when people asked me my name now it�s tiger_hawk. No capital letters and no spaces, it is one name, just as I am one person. I made friends such as Princess Juz, who is my most trusted and loyal friend. But still I wonder what my family is up to, now and then. And I still crave excitement, even being a guard for Nunar. At least I�m happy with my new life and people here appreciate who I am . . . | |||||||
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| Erik: tiger_hawk's brother | ||||||||
War, that was all I heard in all my life. I asked my parents when will the war end. They always said � Wonder not when the War will end, only who will win, and hope it is our side.� | I live in, Ames. King Golden Eye is my father and Queen Fire Tail is my mother My name is Erik Varen, a Griffin in the presents of war. Fledglings like me are being sent to boot camp. Sixteen is my age in gryphon staticks but twenty four would be my age in human statics. I am a legacy to my people. I am the white, headed black griffin. Because of that and by myth, superstions, law, and love my sister will be a great and honorable leader. If the war ends, that is. This war was for my planet, She�haira. Our planet has the force of two billion nuclear weapons or ten thousand suns. We have the only force that no one else has, we�ve done our probe scans all throughout the universe. The universe is a big place too, and no magic exists in any area. That�s right, magic. The Lorp have taken most of our solar system. They struck at such a force and so unpredictable. They were creations of a creature/machine called Li Ve. Lorp are named after their greatest weapon, a howl that can paralyze you so you can�t move until they are done. Of course they can move too, usually by the time they are done you�re not a live to here them finish. If you�re close enough they can make your head explode. We were losing, most of our Mages or magic workers were dying of draining their own powers . Maybe it was our confidence. I wanted to fight. I was sure that if I got in the fight I would change it to us wining. Now let me tell you about my planet. We are like a planet called Earth. Only that we have trees with silver leaves, plus we have more animal species. There are cheive or the horse group. That includes; unicorns, Pegasus. Then we have nuock or the human group includes; dwarfs, centaurs, fawns, and mermaids. Then we have gryphons, us. We are in the juvanky group so are the Heristi. We have the head, forelegs, and wings of a bird of prey and our back of is lion. The Heristi are in a human shape but are mostly lizards that walk erect. Anyway, today I graduated from army training, finally. My friends and I were going out to celebrate, I wanted to go out with my metals on. I walked down the hall to my quarters. Since we are in war we have lots of recruits, too many, too young. The recruits were going as young as eleven and twelve, not even passed the age of puberty for most of animals I just had mentioned. I turned the corner to the wing of my quarters and looked at my door of my quarters and saw completely shocking sight of my door was open a crack. I always lock my door, it was a rule. I opened the door slowly. My muscles were ready for a fight. �Arbitron� I gasped as I saw the great White Griffin with blue eyes. He sat in my chair for my computer console. � You�ve arrived�, he said brightly. � I thought you would be out celebrating your graduation. I am very surprised at your behavior.� I should of said something right then, but I was too busy being shocked that the great Arbitron was there in my quarters. Arbitron was a hero to everyone. He had saved us many, many times. �Yes, I am very happy about joining the fight, but I wish to celebrate after I hear the confirmation, wish to celebrate after I hear the War has ended, Sir.� I lied trying to hold my excitement back and act like a warrior but at the same time I was sucking up too. � You don�t need to act like that in front of me, I�m your friend. Anyway I want you to know that you hold a special position in the Army. You have great skill compared to the rest of the recruits. You have been placed in a commanders position in the seventh wing. I Need you to jump right in to battle, will you except it? �Yes sir,� I replied shocked, I wasn�t sure if I was more shocked about being the commander of the seventh wing or being sent right into battle. � Your belongings will be moved to your new quarters up at seventh wing�s space station. You will be sent to Windsong Vincon�s troop to meet up with commander Judith Star and she�ll give you assignment. Any questions?� �What ever happen to Audbi, the last commander of seventh wing?� � The Lorp got to him in an attack on the mother ship. In an attempted to kill some of the scum. May that old cat rest in peace.� I thought I would die of my loss of air. Audbi had changed space travel, he made it possible to have artificial gravity on spaceships. � In the end he did destroyed a large proportion of the mother ship.� Arbitron added braking my thoughts � War is not a game you will learn that very quickly.� And with that he left. I took one last look around my room and I then I left too. I reached my new quarters, and were they huge. Of course I�m a commander or the seventh wing. Judith told me that tomorrow we were going to face a Lorp assault team and I have to meet with Vincon�s troops, but until then I had to relax. I went to my computer. I thought of all the thinks it could do. Then I had a wonderful idea. � Computer on,� I said with a little of my excitement showing It hummed as it turned on. �Contact the main home computer of Golden Eye and Fire Tail ,� The sreachers hummed finding the right computer. � TARGET FOUND,� � Security check need, grade 10. Please enter password� my Father is the King of Ames. We needed lots of security. Grade 10 is the highest you can get. My family has a code only my parents and I know. < Star Fox,> I said in mind speech to the computer. � Password excepted, voice of Erik Nova Varen. Welcome Erik.� � Turn on their conferee on,� a picture appeared on my screen of Golden Eye appeared. � Erik, son you�ve cal led! What is the matter?� Golden Eye said with mixed feelings � Fath er, I have been promoted to the commander of seventh wing!� I replied � I thought you just graduated today?� � I did but Arbitron told me that I was one of the best he could find, so he promoted me!� � I wonder if it has anything to do with you being the white headed black gryphon?� � Don�t know, but anyway how is mom and my sister coming along?� We talked a lot that night but that was the last the old me talked to my father. After that conversation ended I felt very alone. I met up with my team of sixteen. They weren�t the best, they weren�t the worst but they were all I had. My assistant was Blade, my best friend. He is the one person that is less find in the army. Blade is a red fox. He was always was sly and loved people. His parents were both tied up in the war. His named means �peacemaker�. They dreamed of a day when the war was over. When Blade was three they died in the explosion of last official Imperial Courts of first Thirteen Pentagon Kings. I led my group to the second to the largest handers at The Tavavlin Spaceport. It was huge. At least the walk was very short because it hate long walks like most gryphons. I would rather fly. When we got inside I saw about one hundred thousand fighters each color coded. I knew my color was red from Army training. � All commanders to the Board Room in twenty minutes,� said the intercom. I hurried, this was my first meeting with all the thirteen commanders and Arbitron . I was not going to be late. Outside the room looked plain, no windows and only one door going in and out. There were two guards at the door, they were both griffins One was brood shouldered but the other one was very pumped up. He must workout a lot. I walk calmly up to the door. �What is The matter with the? No lowly cadets are aloud in the board room!!!� the pumped up griffin said � I�m the commander of the seventh wing for your information. Go ask you supervisor,� I said harshly. I knew that the whole hanger could hear us. There were already spectators around us. �Do you expect a child as yourself be more important than I, Hah. You fool, I am not an idiot, as yourself!!� he roared taking a threating step closer. I knew this poor sap didn�t know or was jealous of my age and position. If he hit me he would have a week of torture in the Delebi or killing camber. People say �If your arrogant enough to hit someone your arrogant enough to survive a week of torture.� � I am the commander of the seventh wing, I took the place of Audbi, who died in battle. Let me pass or you will be sorry.� I said in a low, threating voice. Unfortunately for me and himself, he didn�t back down. � I can�t let lowly cadets into the Board Room. It is you who has to back down or you will be sorry.� he also lower his voice to threaten me. I was startled I couldn�t take on an adult gryphon that was trained as a guard. I knew I would die. Go home to your mommy, or back to your lowly assignment, go anywhere you please, but your not entering this room.� I hesitated, I knew what I had to do. �What is the name of your supervisor?� I dreaded the words once they were out of my beak. WHAM!!!! He smacked me on the face. I fell and hit the floor. Everyone was still. No one moved. My own blood ran from my face, off my beak. I was furious. I got to my feet. I would... no I�m not going to. I looked at the other gryphon. �What is your supervisor�s name?:� I asked again �Palisar,� still shocked that his comrade had hit me. I turned away, and walked through the crowd of watchers. I knew where Palisar�s office was. I was now being called a coward. I didn�t care. I needed to calm down. Palisar was a ... a centaur. She would handle to problem right. I knew her for a mentor. My face burned, I was hit bad. I needed to go to First Aid. I was losing lots of blood. My feathers on my face and neck were usually white but now they were violet red. I couldn�t let the anger go away. A full grown gryphon guard had hit me. Me a commander. He should have been informed that I was promoted. Tap, Tap, Tap I took several deep, very deep breaths. The door opened, a Heriari stood there. His eyes looked at me in the face. I entered without saying anything. I saw a centaur at a computer console. I walked up to her. �Palisar,� I said in a calmest tone I could manage. �How dare you- Commander Erik, what happened to you?� � One of your guards won�t corporate with we!� I felt like some school child telling a teacher. � I have an important meeting to go to in five minutes!� I said a little more outraged than I had been. � You should see first aid about that.� She said turning around from the console. � The large guard at the board room I�m guessing.� �Yes� � If you don�t mind, I�ll handle this and you can go see first aid?� I went to first aid and they headed it with magic and made feather cover the scar. When I returned to the door of the board room the guard was gone. Another guard was in his place. I walked up to the door and the guard this time stood in place like gargoyles. I opened the door, the room had only one table in it. It had thirteen chairs. Five of them were full. Arbitron was at the head. After the meeting was over I wished it was never called. We were losing by a lot this war would soon end. We had more missions left. We had to destroy the man fighter and the mother ship. If we failed we had a plan that was already set up. Just in case. We were in our one pilot fighters, our destination- the Lorp�s main ship�s fighters that were all spreading out. � Find the nearest fighter and chase him down don�t get any of them to chase you.� I said calmly, but I really was exited. TEEWWW! TEEWWW! I shot at the nearest Lorp fighter-it blew up into millions of pieces. The New Erik was born. The New Erik was a killer. I shot at every Lorp in sight. After what seem like an hour every Lorp fighter was gone the Mother ship was gone, blown to pieces. Two of my fighters had been killed, the rest were saved by...by me. Now I heard that guard had smacked my face with his talons, now I was so afraid he left the army. I was known to be ruthless. I hated War, now I was only beginning to understand what Arbition was saying. � |
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