breakneck & tachyon

the glue incident

"ARGHH! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BIRD! THE NERVE! THE AUDACITY! BLAST IT ALL!" osprey lamented, bursting into his best friend, peregrine princess', room.

"who are you even talking about?" the princess asked, not looking up from her book. she was used to ospreys overdramatic nature, it was part of the 'being friends with him' package.

"eagle queen, who else?! she's always eating all the good fish at the dining hall before i reach. leaving me and penguin to have to either eat the bad fish or hunt for our own. but penguin a) can swim b) is out on a mission. so it's just me suffering because of her greedy fatness! i swear to pterodactyl, she must be camping at the dining hall waiting for the exact moment it opens. She will be the end of me!"

"hey, i just got an idea. osprey, wanna have some fun?" the princess asked after hearing osprey's rant.

"not now peregrine, can't you see I'm lamenting my tragic fate? i havent had good fish since penguin left cause i usually get him to catch me some as well. i dont have the energy to 'have fun' AND 'lament'. MAYBE IF I HAD GOOD FISH TO EAT, this wouldn't be a problem. but what do i know?"

"you sure? it's about eagle." the princess said with a smirk.

"should've said so earlier. let's hear it." the osprey's interest was now piqued.

"alright, so we glue her to the bed tonight when she's asleep. that way she won't be able to get up and beat you to the dining hall. if you wanna rub it in her face afterwards, you can even deliver the bad fish to her once we've finished breakfast."

"that is a GENIUS PLAN! This is why i made you the unofficial 2nd ceo of the rpotb clubhouse. you are such a visionary!"

that night, the two pranksters snuck into the eagle queen's bedroom to exact their revenge.

"hey, how much glue should we use?" osprey whispered to peregrine.

"more." she replied simply. although no one could see it in the darkness of night, osprey smiled and emptied more glue onto the eagle queen. the glue leaked onto her bed, drying up and securing the queen to her bed.

"alright, I'm all outta glue. let's get out of here." osprey whispered again, signaling to peregrine that it was time to leave.
the two birds left the room and headed back to their rooms, laughing along the way. they couldn't wait to see the eagle queen at breakfast tomorrow. or more accurately, they couldn't wait to NOT see the eagle queen at breakfast.

the next day at breakfast. osprey viscount made his way over to the fish section as he usually does. and he was met with a shocking surprise. he rushed over to peregrine princess, who was already seated at a table and whisper-yelled to her. "THERE'S NO FISH! HOW IS THERE NO FISH? WE GLUED THE FATTY!" just then he felt a tap on his shoulder. he turned slowly and saw a large and bald queen. the queen of eagles.
trying hard to stifle his laugh, osprey asked "morning eagle, did you get a haircut?"
"osprey and peregrine. i know its the two of you who did this."
"WE DIDN'T SHAVE YOU!" peregrine and osprey shouted at the same time.
"yeah well, i was stuck to my bed this morning and i had a hard time getting up. care to explain that?"
"umm... maybe you were really tired?"

"osprey and peregrine, please report to my office at your earliest convenience. which i know is very soon, because you two have no urgent missions or duties." pterodactyl god's voice came in over the speakers.

"you told pterodactyl?" osprey asked, exasperated.
"i didnt have to. he saw me and asked." eagle queen replied.

"eagle queen sucks. we need to find a way to kick her out of the parliament. no wonder the saying 'he who is bald is unliked by all' exists" osprey lamented once more. quietly this time as he was standing outside pterodactyl God's office.
"yeah i get you. like just get over it. we were all bald once. being bald is just a part of life. plus isnt she technically a bald eagle? she should be HAPPY we helped her live up to her name." peregrine complained back.

"osprey and peregrine. i was hoping that today's meeting would be the first time i assign you two unsupervised duties. but alas, you two still lack the maturity to be trusted. i mean, come on, gluing eagle queen to her bed? i expected better from you two. which is really goes to show how disappointed i am with you two given the last few meetings we've had. i really thought you guys would've learnt by now. but i guess not. i can't overlook these acts of mischief anymore, you guys are still young but its time you learn that actions have consequences. as punishment for this glue incident, i want you two to clean the entire perimeter of the island until i can see myself in the sand. and you are not allowed to stop until it is done. is that clear?"

"yes pterodactyl" the two birds said dejectedly