Days And Nights (Book of Life and Maya and the Three One Shots)

Please Don't Go

Zatz gets hurt protecting Maya from the god of fire and Maya rushes to save his life. This includes OCs by ProxyoftheMuse on AO3.

Maya flew as fast as her wings could carry her. Normally, in her eagle form, she'd feel free and would be having fun soaring through the skies.

Now, all she felt was fear.

She held Zatz in her claws as she scanned the ground below, looking for the home of the healer gods. The search was difficult since she could barely see through her hot, frantic tears. She only hoped Zatz would still be alive by the time she made it there. 

When she finally found their home, she swooped down towards the entrance. The moment she landed in front of the door, she transformed out of her eagle form.

She held Zatz in one arm while pounding the door with the other, panting frantically as more tears streamed down her face. 

The moment the door swung open, Maya burst through the door before Mayahuel and Patecatl could process what was happening. 

"P-please!" Maya cried, "He needs help!" 

The two healer gods saw an unconscious Zatz in her arms. He had a dagger in his abdomen, blood staining his armor. Without any question, Patecatl took Zatz and set him down on a table where he and his wife could work on him. 

The moment he was taken away, Maya silently sat in a nearby chair. She waited anxiously for any word on her husband's condition. She was exhausted, tired, angry, but most of all she was terrified for Zatz. She could only pray that he would be ok. 

After what felt like an eternity, Maya looked up to see Mayahuel and Patecatl in front of her.

"Zatz will be alright, my dear." Mayahuel said as she placed a hand on Maya's shoulder, "He's resting, now." 

Maya's shoulders relaxed as she let out a shaky breath of relief. 

Mayahuel and Patecatl sat next to the young goddess. 

"If you don't mind us asking, what happened?" Patecatl asked. 

Maya looked down at the ground. She let out another shaky breath and began to explain what happened. 

...

Zatz and Maya had gotten word that Xolotl, the fierce god of fire, was terrorizing a village in the mortal realm. It wasn't hard to find him, as they could see a village partially on fire from the sky. They both landed on the outskirts of the village to see what they were dealing with. There were people trying to put out the fires, the rest helping others escape the burning buildings, but they didn't see Xolotl. 

"Where is he?" Maya said. 

"I'm not sure." Zatz said, "Come on. We have to help." 

Without another word, Zatz and Maya sprung into action to help the village. They rescued those trapped in the fires while helping to put them out. 

Once all the fires were out, the village thanked Maya and Zatz for their help, which they humbly accepted.

"Is everyone ok?" Maya asked the village. 

"Thanks to the both of you." A villager said as they bowed. 

"Please, there's no need for that." Zatz said, "We're happy to help anyway we can."

"We can't express our gratitude enough." Another villager said.

"You're welcome." Maya smiled. 

"Maya." Zatz whispered, pointing to the treetops. It didn't take long for Maya to see what Zatz was looking at. Hidden in the trees was a still figure, no doubt staring down at Maya and Zatz.