Raptor’s Tale

Yin-Yang Origin

2 - Fledgling

            It has been just a few weeks since he first stood upon that starting pillar, and now after the intensive training he had been put through, he knew what he had to do.  He had studied the plans, learned the proper timing, and now he is fully aware of this surreal environment he is in.  The whistle again rang out and with no hesitation he began his flight through the field until he reached the end once more.  A loud speaker came on and said “4:30” and quickly afterwards a cry for help was heard coming from an unseen corridor he never knew about.  Without thinking of the situation clearly he ran through and quickly located where the sound came from.  There it stood, a mannequin with a note attached to it saying, “Save me or fail.”  Then gun shoots fired, or so it seems, as a hailstorm of paint-ball flew towards his direction and all he can do was grab the dummy and run.  After every step a light flashed telling him where to go to next.  It lead him to a dead end and with a barrage of bullets coming towards him he tossed the dummy well over his head, jumped up caught the dummy.  With his newly acquired flexibility he did a split and anchored each foot to each side of the wall as strong as he can. 

            Again the old voice said, “Good job, one last test and you’ll be the new Raptor.  This next was a new experience for him since it was his first time out on the field, watching and waiting.  A loud cry for help rang and both he and the old man reacted and ran towards the scene of the crime.  It was noon at the time and everyone was out to enjoy their weekend so running through the crowd greatly slowed him and the criminal.  The old man stood upon the roof of a building watching the boy’s actions and waiting patiently just in case the culprit manages to evade this well trained hero-to-be.  In a mad dash to safety the culprit pushed down a girl coming out from a bookshop.

            The boy quickly jumped over the fallen teen, but he suddenly stopped.  Turned back and helped the young girl up.  “Thank you, but isn’t he getting away,” the girl asked pointing at the man who by now was well over 50 feet away.  At this time the boy was picking up the girl’s belongings and looked towards the guy.  He asked politely “Can I borrow this for a moment?” holding up an old hard covered book that fell from the girls purse.  She nodded, and he quickly took off.  The man still standing on the roof was just about to make his move when suddenly he saw the burglar fall to the ground holding his leg.  During that moment the old man was turned away in search of his whip, the boy managed to take aim at the burglar’s leg and with a swift swing managed to knock the robber down using the book he had just borrowed.

            Before he can give the book back she was gone.  “I can’t believe it, one of the most beautiful girl that I’ve seen and now she’s gone.” He thought to himself angrily.  He went home that night still thinking of that face that caused him to stray from his goal of becoming the next Raptor.  It has been a week since that faithful afternoon and the final verdict is to be passed soon.