What if...?

Cardinal

(Thank you to Tom_is_awesome for lending me his OC, I shall try and get her as close as I can to the original, but I may mess up XD, so please let me know! And also thank you to Cqardinals also for lending me hers. Also I did draw the picture up top.)

Aibne sat on the roof of the cabin, the sun just peeking over the mountains across the lake. There were few clouds in the sky, and the birds were just starting to wake up, their singing minimal, but beautiful none the less.

"Hey.", said a voice from behind him.

He turned around, his black wings following him gently, "Hey Tord."

"Morning, are you waiting for your partner?", he asked, handing him a cup of coffee.

He nodded in thanks, "Yeah, I'd like to go meet them and possibly help carry their luggage, they flew because their car is in the shop."

Tord nodded and crouched down beside her, holding his own mug of tea. Aibne sighed, his breath fogging in front of him, the morning air chilly and slightly damp.

Soon enough a speck was seen in the sky, Aibne smiled, "That's them."

He raised his wings and took off, swiftly gliding over the body of water, Tord watching him go. Soon enough the two shapes met over the smooth surface, coming close for a moment, falling, and then parting.

Soon enough Aibne returned with a large suitcase, the other figure behind him genderless, with curly auburn hair, red wings like a cardinal, and a red hoodie.

"Tord, this is Teddy, Teddy this is Tord.", he said.

Teddy waved, "He's told me much about you, I'm glad to finally meet."

"The pleasure's mine.", Tord said.

Aibne quickly brought the bags inside of the cabin, returning with three plates of bacon, waffles, and syrup.

"Edd made breakfast while we were up here.", he said, handing them their own plates.

Teddy leaned over and kissed Aibne in appreciation, "Thank you Dove."

"No problem.", he said in return, grinning widely.

Tord smiled, Aibne was really happy with Teddy, he could immediately tell. Aibne talked with Teddy for a bit, asking them about their trip, weather, and anything they did.

'I hope me and Tom can be that happy.'

~Meanwhile~

"Ugh, now their kissing.", said a small man with blue parrot wings.

He looked up at the other figure, who was also watching them, analyzing their weak points.

She had side-swept hair, and a blue uniform on with a light teal sweater underneath. Two blue-jay wings stretched out behind her, the tips grazing the ground.

"Hush Zephyr, enough with your petty comments, we are here to capture the two and bring them back to base.", she said.

Zephyr nodded and readied his sniper, inserting a total of four darts into the chamber. The woman taking out a large rocket-launcher-like gun, but this one holding two nets with very heavy weights on the ends, to be used first.

Zephyr looked at her, "Captain Melody, ma'am, the targets have started flying towards the woods."

As she looked towards them, she could see that indeed, they were flying towards the stretch of wood they were hiding in.

"Alright, let's subdue them quickly, no that we have the chance.", Melody said.

Zephyr nodded and readied his gun, swiftly cocking it and placing the two shapes in his sights.

As they came into focus he could see them more clearly, and motioned for Melody to shoot.

There was a shrill shriek as the larger's wings was caught, pulling him to the ground. The other made to go after him, but was also soon caught by a net, dropping to the forest floor with a yell.

Melody smirked, "Targets down."

~smol Timeskip~

Aibne huffed, a panic attack making itself shown by the edges of his vision blackening, his breathing becoming more laboured, and the feeling of ultimate dread making him scramble to free his wing.

Tord was dazed, he had hit his head pretty hard, and he was sure his wing was dislocated. He looked over at Aibne, who's eyes were darting around in his panic, hyperventilating. Tord started trying to free himself, but his wings and legs were too tangled, and with Aibne's panic attack on the rise, he wasn't having much luck either.

"Ah, Red Leader and General Raven!", said a female voice.

They both looked up, glaring at the woman in front of them, then at the meek looking man stumbling along behind her, his wings tucked along his back.

The woman chuckled and pulled out a gun, "I'm glad I got to meet you before I took you back to base. Have a good sleep!"

A dart sunk into Tord's neck, another into Aibne's. Both slumped down to the ground in seconds, unconscious. Melody chuckled and walked forward, grabbing the net hiding Tord and detaching the weights, taking to the air with him in her grasp.

"Oh I'm sorry, that musta hurt.", said Zephyr, looking at his wing, wrapping Aibne up in the net.

Soon enough he flew beside Melody, his own cargo in tow.

Melody looked over, "That was easier than I thought it would be."

"Y-Yeah, they had their guards down though, so it's their own fault.", he said.

Melody glared at him, he gulped, "Or you're just that good at your job! Yeah!"

~TIMESKIP OH NOES~

Tord woke up in the back of a van, several guards sitting in seats around him, their masked faces staring at the guard across from them. He looked around for Aibne, soon spotting him behind Tord, limp against the floor of the van. He had a black-eye, his wing was in an odd position underneath him, and his leg seemed to be broken. There was also a bruise forming on his forehead, presumably from being kicked.

The van stopped and two of the four soldiers picked him up by his shoulders, his wings bound to his back, his feet and hands tied together, and a gag in his mouth. Aibne soon followed, although only the one with was roped around him, but also bound and gagged like himself. Tord struggled against his captors, with little success. He was brought to a large hallway with multiple barred cells, the only thing inside being a bucket and a window.

Aibne was tossed into a cell by the far wall, Tord thrown into the one across from him. Aibne's nose was now bleeding, if that gag wasn't removed he wouldn't be able to breathe. Tord waited until the guards were gone, then tore the gag out of his mouth with his hands, using his teeth to unbind his wrists.

"I'm coming, hold on.", he muttered.

He reached across the way, his fingers barely touching the white cloth stuffed into the Scotsman's mouth. He grunted and managed to grab a small piece, tugging it from Aibne's mouth. He gasped, his eyes not opening, and coughed, his head moving slightly and then falling limp again.

Tord leaned his head back against the wall and sighed in relief. He untied his feet, but couldn't reach the knot on his wings, and the rope was tied to tightly to move it around to his belly, so he left it.

His wing was only sprained, so was his ankle and he had terrible whiplash. Tord sat against the far wall, staring at Aibne, making sure he still breathed.

"What a shitty day."

(OH NO! THEY'VE BEEN CAPTURED! Thanks again to Cqardinals and Tom_is_awesome for their oc's, I might use them in the future, Teddy for sure, but I'm not sure about Melody. I do need more oc's, so don't be afraid to comment them below and send me pictures! PEACE -Aibne)