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Turkey Birds and Heights

"Tericur!" The green haired boy shouted. His voice echoed through the ancient building that had fallen into ruins. Sunlight leaked through the crevices and wall gaps, illuminating the sandstone interior. The boy stood atop a crumbling pillar close to the roof of the massive building.

His foot slipped as a corner of the pillar shattered. Panic spread through the boy's chest as he heard the rubble crash to the floor. The entire building shook. The boy's breathing quickened and he shouted again. "Tericur!"

A loud rumble shook the building, causing the boy to drop to his stomach, clutching the edges of the pillar. A roar came from one of the holes in the wall. The boy tried to crane his neck to see his Trico where their head poked in through the side of the building.

"Trico, It's me! Jack! It's me, buddy!" Jack shouted. Trico––a large, catlike creature with huge ears, long whiskers, and feathers rather than fur––yipped at Jack. He wanted Jack to jump. As much as Jack had grown to trust and care for Trico, he knew how clumsy he could be at times.

Still, as the pillar began to teeter dangerously, he found himself running out of options. You better catch me, bud, Jack thought as he tucked his knees up to his chest before pushed off the floor and onto his feet. He struggled to keep his balance as another section of the pillar collapsed, giving him only a sliver of rock left to stand on.

He was suddenly conscious of his rapidly beating heart. His feet shuffled to the edge and mistakenly, he looked down. With a squeak, he backed away to the middle of the pillar. "Trico, I can't. It's too high. I can't jump it." Jack cried. In response, Trico grumbled and pulled his head out of the gap in the wall. Where had he gone? Jack tried to peer out through a nearby crack in the wall. Nothing. Trico was nowhere to be found.

The scratch of Trico's claws against stone grew rapid, heavy, and loud. Jack saw Trico charge forward towards the wall, preparing to break it so he could reach Jack. Jack panicked. Trico was only an animal and wouldn't; realize that what he was about to do would make the whole building collapse.

Jack braced himself for impact just as Trico's head slammed into the side of the building. The entire place shook as dust and dirt showered down on him. Pieces of the ceiling collapsed, sending tremors through the ancient city. The walls crumbled and the sun's bright glow illuminated a room, seemingly untouched by light for centuries. 

A piece of the ceiling collapse inward and slammed into the side of the pillar Jack crouched on. The entire pillar shook, almost causing him to fall. Instead, the pillar began to fall into the center of the building. Jack covered his eyes with his hands and cried out for Trico one last time. Maybe he would be lucky and Trico would find a way to catch him.

He felt a choking sensation as his robes were yanked tightly upward. His feet came off the crumbling pillar as he was being lifted away from the rubble. Jack could feel the vibration of the crashes even as his feet were so far off the ground.

In an instant, he was airborne. Trico has flung him onto his back and bolted from the collapsing building. Jack forced his hands away from his eyes to grab onto Trico so he wouldn't fall. His eyes still shut, he buried his face in the creature's feathers.

"You never cease to amaze me, bud. Thank you. You saved my life... again..."

Trico yipped in acknowledgment and shook the dust from his feathers. Jack rolled onto his back, holding onto Trico with one hand as he gazed at the sky above. Their journey was nowhere near over, he imagined.