Nightwing

[Roxie !]

<sub>Muhahaha. I decided to start a Silverwing fanfiction, since there are zero active Silverwing RPGs and I needed a vent for my batty muse. I'm evil. This is going to be a very fun story to write. You'll see why as it goes on. Actually, if anyone wants to help, with ideas or even co-writing, they can xD. Two notes before I start.

1. You should know, this is centric around my original character, Sabina. Though, of course the book characters will be in this. One in particular. But alas, I mustn't give anything away.

2. This is more TV-verse than book-verse. Which means its more loyal to the show than the books, simply because I have more muse for that right now since I've just seen it. So if some things don't fit, it's probably because this is about the happenings of the show than the book.


Prologue

As the sun set and its golden rays cast their last, fading forms on the slowly darkening earth, a creature stirred in the trees. Bright green eyes fixed upon the horizon, anxiously awaiting nightfall. Sabina had been waiting anxiously for a while now. As soon as the sun set, the colony would be able to take off. To head home again. Although Brutus, the owl General, had granted the bats the right to fly by sunlight once again, the head elder of the Sorrelwing bats had chosen to wait until nightfall. It would be then that the colony would feel most comfortable leaving Hibernaculum. Some of them were anxious of leaving the ancient hibernating ground, Sabina knew. But she wasn't.

This hadn't been her first time hibernating, for she was now a young adult, and one of the more attractive females of her colony at that. But each spring, when the Sorrelwings would wake from their sleeping state, Sabina always grew restless and eager to return home. Jet black wings rustled impatiently. Had time always moved this slow, and she'd never noticed?

Sudden movement interrupted her thoughts as a lone, dark shape landed beside her. Her pointed black ears twitched, and she glanced quickly at the newcomer. Recognizing him in an instant, Sabina relaxed and returned her gaze to the horizon. This was Cypress, one of the bats in her colony. In fact, one of the few she could truthfully call a friend.

"Hello, Cypress." Sabina murmured, distracted.

" 'Evening," The Sorrelwing remarked. A cool wind brushed the lands, sending a slight shiver down the two bats' spines. Cypress narrowed his eyes and fluffed his reddish brown fur. "Winter's grasp has not yet left us." He remarked. "Perhaps we are leaving Hibernaculum too soon."

Sabina eyed him, frowning slightly. "I hope not. The sooner we make it it home, the better." She answered, rather grumpily. Her companion chuckled at this.

"You are restless."

"No kidding." She glowered, then shook her head and sighed. "I'm sorry for snapping," She apologized quickly. "It's just...I am restless. A bit homesick, too."

Cypress gazed at her for a moment, before sympathetically brushing his wing against hers and linking their claws briefly. "I expect we'll be leaving soon. Don't worry."

A hint of a smile flashed across Sabina's face, almost bittersweet as her friend’s wing brushed against her own. The contrast was painfully obvious there. Cypress’s wing was a warm, rich shade of brown, like every Sorrelwing’s was supposed to be. But while Sabina was a full-blooded Sorrelwing of normal size for a female her age, her fur was pitch black. It was a trait that made her stand out from the rest of her colony, and it had always been an awkward subject.

And so, instinctively, she pulled away from this contact, pulling it off by giving her pelt a casual shake, as if she hadn’t noticed. “Thanks. Listen, I’m going to hunt for awhile. I’ll be back before we leave. See you later?” Her words didn’t give much of an opportunity for Cypress to offer to join her, which was the intention. Cypress looked mildly bemused, but nodded.

With a soft sigh, the black Sorrelwing inched away from the male, giving her wings room to spread. In an instant, she had dipped and taken flight. Ebony wings caught the breeze and lifted gently into the sky. Perhaps she shouldn’t have left like that. It was just…Cypress was doing that usual understanding, sympathetic thing he did when she’d go into one of her rants, and the wing thing, though it had been a mere friendly gesture, had shaken her. Her jaw clenched. Well, she’d hunt for awhile, and return later. When the colony began their journey, she’d make it up to him.

But fate, with its cruel ways, had other plans for the female.



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Dark wings hid most of the bat's massive form as he hung from the tree's branch, engulfed in shadow. Wolfish eyes glared hatefully into the depths of the river below. These waters...had ruined everything. That Silverwing had ruined everything. He'd been this close to claiming the northern lands as his own, becoming the king of the Birds, Bats, and Beasts. But then he'd been reduced to a drowned rat when Shade Silverwing had thrown them both into the waterfall.

But there was still time. Precious time. Those fools thought him dead, but thanks to those wretched humans, he'd survived. It'd been humiliating relying on them, roosting all winter in their warm sheds. But he had survived. And now, he had his chance to fulfull his vow to Zotz. He'd find a way back north, to the bat colonies. He'd kill Shade Silverwing.

With a long, slow grin of his fangs, the Vampyrum took flight.</sub>

[le Dawnz]

O.o NUUUUUUU!! -hides from evil vampyrum who's name I momentarily have forgotten but know- Man, I need to read those again.

[Roxie !]

_{xDDDD He is teh Gothiness. Alright fine, maybe just Goth. I didn't really like him in the books....but you know what? I loooove him in the show.}

[le Dawnz]

xD I want to see the movie, but I didn't know there was a show! What channel is it on cause I wanna see?!

[Roxie !]

<sub>The movie is only the condensed version of the show, broken into 'trilogies' even though the show is basically Silverwing with a few events from Sunwing thrown in. There were only thirteen episodes before it lost funding, and although I disliked it at first, its reaaallly good once you get used to their freaky hairdo's. I believe it airs in the united states now, dunno what channel. But you can watch it on Youtube! But then...what CANT you watch on youtube?

youtube.com/profile_videos?user=xRunningstarx&p=r This person has all 13 episodes. -squeezes Goth- Gothy ish teh best charrie ever.

Chapter 1

The forest was eerily quiet. Sabina’s ears flattened as she snapped up another mosquito, attempting to ignore the disconcerting silence. It was as if something ominous had cast a shadow on the Sorrelwing Hibernaculum, something oppressing. Or perhaps she was just being paranoid.

A tiger moth suddenly whipped foolishly past her nose. Green eyes narrowed in determination. Tiger moths were rare, tasty treats, especially this far south. She turned in mid-flight and sped after it. Her instincts were screaming at her to use her echolocation, but she knew better. Tiger moths could confuse these signals, a defensive ability they had. She’d have to rely on her eyes alone.

It led her quickly, both of them swerving below branches and around trees. The moth was much more nimble than a Sorrelwing, and could fit into the tiniest of spaces. So Sabina was constantly flipping and squeezing her large wings past the obstacles, her gaze firmly fixed on her prey.


The force of the impact was startling, and before Sabina even realized what was happening, her wings had become entangled in some strange substance. Like a spider web, but a hundred times stronger. Some sort of trap? It reeked of humans. A snarl escaped her throat as she struggled to free herself, but this only seemed to be making matters worse. Miserably, Sabina let herself hang limp after some resistance.

Her eyes slowly trailed up to the sky, or what was visible of it through the trees. The stars were already visible. How long had she been hunting? Sabina cursed herself for becoming so wrapped up in her own thought. She’d never get free of this net, not by herself. Surely Cypress would notice she was gone?

But would Sirrus, the chief elder, be willing to delay their plans for just one bat? Her heart sunk with dread. Would they venture this deep into the forest if they came to look for her? What would it matter, anyway? She was Sabina, the sharp-tongued loner of the colony with unnaturally colored fur. No one would even miss her.

Her resentful thoughts were suddenly broken as she became aware of movement. The net was moving! Alarmed, she glanced down. Huge figures clad in white were reaching up to the net, unpinning it from the trees…humans.

In a long, slow movement, one reached forward and untangled the helpless bat, but held her wings firmly pinned to her sides. It seemed to be examining her. Sabina growled her protest, struggling violently. Scratching, biting…but nothing seemed to pierce the tough material the human was wearing on its paw.

A sudden rush of anger came over Sabina. She would not be held hostage here by these creatures while her colony was leaving! But the more she struggled, the tighter the human seemed to hold, until finally, it carefully outstretched one of her wings. Before the Sorrelwing knew what was happening, something had been clipped to her forearm. She strained her neck, but couldn’t see the object from this angle. But that didn’t matter right now. It was over. Maybe now, the human would let her go…

But that didn’t seem to be its intention. It shouted something to its companion, a long, slow call, before heading toward one of the human vehicles that Sabina had sometimes seen back home.


No….no!

It was going to take her away! She’d never see the sun, or the moon, or the stars…or her colony again. But then, would they truly what her to return?

But it was then, as if by some miracle, that a bat—or more precisely, a bat’s shadow, loomed over the scene. The human paused, hesitating, while Sabina held her breath.


“Hola…” A single, ominous word.

And then the bat swooped, a mere shadow from the Sorrelwing’s point of view. Still, it was evident what was happening: this bat was attacking the human. But what bat possessed such reckless courage to do so? And in her defense?

Seconds later, she heard claws connecting with the human’s meshy clothing, and perhaps piercing skin. The human gave a yell of surprise and pain, and in its confusion its grip on Sabina loosened. In fact, it nearly dropped her. To stunned to move, she only gaped. But then, a deep voice sounded from behind—it had to be the other bat’s.

“Fly!” He(for the voice was undoubtedly masculine) hissed at her. Sabina wasted no more time. With a powerful surge of seemingly random strength, she spread her wings and burst free of her captor’s grip. She was free, flying, flying desperately upward. Each flap of her dark wings seemed to be weighed down, the exhaustion from the encounter added to hours of her previous hunting finally setting in. But then she was diving into the trees, into safe, blissful darkness. Surely the human hadn’t followed her this far—not at night? She knew that they didn’t possess night-vision. The Elders always spoke of how greedy they were to steal the bats’.

Veering sharply toward a tree, she made a rather graceless upside-down landing on one of the branches. Panting, Sabina’s heart slowly but surely returned to its normal pace. She was safe…

Or perhaps she had spoken too soon. A sudden movement put all senses on full alert, and she instinctively fluffed her black fur, bearing her teeth and hissing. But the newcomer merely chuckled darkly, and it was then that she realized that he was a bat. The one that had just saved her, most likely.


He landed on a branch several wingspans across from her, and it was then that the moonlight caught his silhouette. Sabina cast a searching echo over the bat’s form, only to be puzzled more. She’d never seen a bat quite like this before. He was very large, his wingspan looked about three feet, though she only had a brief glance before he folded them. Bigger than her, though Sorrelwings were one of the biggest breeds of bats in the northern colonies, aside from the free-tails. His snout wasn’t short and mouse-like like most bats’, but long and almost wolf-like, with long fangs slightly visible. Bristled, almost mane-like hair lined his head, neck, and part of his back, and she found herself staring into hazy yellowed eyes.

Slowly, Sabina attempted to relax, though the appearance of the other bat was rather disconcerting. She realized that despite herself, her black fur was still bristling.


The giant bat must have seen this, for he grinned slowly and said “Relax, señorita. I’ve just saved your life, haven’t I?”

Sabina tilted her head curiously. He had called her something—a word she didn’t recognize. He had used a word like it before, too, a sort of greeting. His words were tainted with an accent she did not recognize, though she supposed not much else should have been able to surprise her at this point. Still, the stranger made a point.

“Thank you.” She replied, fighting hard to keep her voice remaining brisk, though her words came out shakier than she had intended.

The strange bat seemed to notice her confusion. He blinked his yellow eyes once.

”You have not seen my kind before.” Oddly, he sounded almost amused, which made her scowl. He must’ve thought her some sort of newborn, though she doubted he was hardly much older than she.

“I’m afraid not.” Sabina shuffled her wings coolly. “What colony do you belong to?”

The bat paused. “I was born to a southern colony, a jungle specimen of what you might call Foxwings.” he said finally, though his words were slightly tense. She didn’t question it. What did she know of bats beyond the northern lands? “Unfortunately, I have lost them. And where is yours?”

Sabina looked away, her green eyes narrowing. “The Sorrelwings—they’ll be gone by now, migrating back north until next autumn.”

The bat’s large ears twitched, but he seemed to sense that it was better not to question the matter of her pelt’s hue. “You aren’t…going after them?”

“I’m not going back,” She sighed. “They wouldn’t want me to.” The declaration startled Sabina herself, for before now, she had not officially decided this. But it seemed to be the best thing to do. Her parents were dead, and few bats trusted her as it was. This would be better for all of them…wouldn’t it?

If the male bat was surprised, he did not show it. He merely continued to survey her quietly. After a moment, Sabina followed his gaze and realized what he was staring at: her wing. In the panic of the escape, she had briefly forgotten the foreign object. But now she was acutely aware of the cold, thin metal banded around her left forearm, and she startled and hissed warily.

“The humans…”

“It’s a band.” The other bat replied simply, a tint of anger darkening his tone. “They are cursed. The humans use it to mark you as their prisoner.” At this, he began to unfold one of his large wings to reveal a band somewhat like hers, though darker and larger.

Sabina stared in utter shock, drawing her wing closer to tentatively sniff the cold material. “But…why?”

“They are evil.” He said simply. “They are greedy for what we, as bats, possess.”

“Our night vision?” Sabina murmured in horror. The bat that called himself a ‘Foxwing’ merely scowled, but didn’t answer her question. It didn’t need to be answered, she reflected.

“These lands are no longer safe.” The bat glanced toward the night horizon. “I’d advise that you travel north, if only to find a safer place to stay.”

Sabina eyed him suspiciously. “Why would you care?”

He chuckled mirthlessly. “Why shouldn’t I, señorita? You should never underestimate an act of kindness.” Eyes glinted darkly, as if this had a second meaning that Sabina knew not. But the bat was not finished. “…Perhaps we could help each other, you and I. You see, I am in search of a few…erm…friends who might be able to help my current…situation. And I am most certain that they have headed north, but I’m not very useful when it comes to navigating these northern territories.” He smiled wryly. “Help me…and I’ll show you how to remove that loathsome band from your forearm.”

Sabina frowned slightly, unsure of whether or not she trusted the foreigner. “We travel together…” She repeated slowly. “And you’ll get this thing off my wrist?”

“Si.”


“How do I know you aren’t lying? If you know how to remove the bands, why haven’t you taken yours off?” She demanded.


The bat merely sighed. “It is not the easiest thing to do by one’s self. Only a few have ever managed to do it at all, let alone to their own band. But I know where to get you help. I give you my word.” He said firmly.

Sabina still felt wariness clutching at her heart. Could she trust this rogue? He had hardly revealed much about himself. But it was true, it would be best to head north now, even if she wanted to live on her own. The journey would be easier with company…and besides that, she couldn’t take the risk of cursing everyone around her with this cursed band.

“Alright.” Sabina said slowly. “You have a deal.”

His smirk widened. “Good.”

And so it was decided that the two bats, who it seemed to Sabina could not be more different, would begin their journey at the break of dawn.

“If I may inquire,” The bat had asked her before he had flown off to hunt. “What is your name?”

“Sabina,” She replied wearily. “And yours?”

“My name is Goth.”</sub>

[le Dawnz]

GOTHISH!!!!! I soooo knew it was him before he said his name. How DARE he pretend he is a Foxwing! -huggles dead Foxwing carrie who's name I forget- Hey hey hey! Guess what I remembered! You used to have a Silverwing site which you gave to me and than I forgot! And thanks!

[Roxie !]

_{xDDD Yup. Poor Sabina. But yesh, making it known that he was a Vampyrum wouldn't exactly be the best idea now -evil laughter-. O.o What was her name? Np, and O.o Omg I remember that! I was...lurking there not too long ago....but then I forgot too -a.d.d- Do you remember the link?}

[le Dawnz]

-gasp- You have ADD too?!?!?! OMGOSH SO.... OOOO KITTY!!! -randomly pet's cat that isn't there- xD jks. Man you get up early girl. And uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... NOPE. But I'll look through my email and stuff. OH! I think it's still there! Hold on and me go find it.

[Roxie !]

_{Omg YAY!!! I wanna be Goth, can I be Goth?! Or maybe I'll make Sabina, since she's my first O.C. ever for Silverwing. Not this version of her, obviously, but someone like her -ponders-
And I know. My mom's convinced that I have it xDDD...But I can stay focused!....when I want to -cough-
And yup, I have to for school >.>}

[le Dawnz]

You should make Sabina cause I kinda banned book carries, sorry... Besides, didn't Goth die in Firewing? (That was the third one right?)

[Roxie !]

_{Gah! Sorry. I got confused by the list that was still up. But then I read the new rules -nod- And nope, he steals Griffin's life and gets back and starts teaching that group of Vamyprum about Zotz. And then Shade gives Griffin his life. But ah well. I can make an original Vampyrum...later.Muhaha. O.o Maybe he can be a vegitarian! xD}

[le Dawnz]

O.o That'd be in-eresting! I'm making only 2 colonies. A meshed one off all sorts (non-evil vampyrum included) and one for evil vampyrum (and I guess other evil bats who aren't vampyrum but are still evil).