Pigeons: The Final Journey

"To the people who live in the Pacific Rim area"

-M.N

Piogons: The Final Place

Chapter 1: Hawaii

As we saw the islands of Hawaii below us, Piogon and I flew to the closest island that we saw: Hawai'i. 

When Piogon and I desended down to the island, we knew what to expect: volcanoes, dangerous creatures on land and sea, and course, the people vacationing on the islands. We don't want to ruin their vacation and start throwing rocks at us. 

Hawaii is the only place from here to Japan that isn't sea, but just in case, we can always fly to back to Canada and fly from there. 

As Piogon and I got closer and closer to the ground, we saw people with towels and umbrellas, some sitting in the sun, some swimming in the sea, aware of the big waves that come every once and a while. 

At last, Piogon and I touched the ground and then I spoke. 

"Welcome to Hawaii" I said to Piogon.

Chapter 2: Creatures in Hawaii

Piogon and I flew around the island of Hawai'i and saw people selling refreshing drinks and liquor, gift shops selling to tourists hola girls with grass skirts as bobbleheads, t-shirts with surf boards and other symbols of the islands, and hola girls in grass skirts dancing to tourists who had astonished looking faces. 

"So this is Hawaii. Nice" commented Piogon. 

"But Hawaii isn't all nice and friendly. Look" I pointed out to Piogon. 

A dozen scaly creatures came out of the water. Each one was about three or four feet long. They did not look happy. 

"What are those things?" asked Piogon. 

"Let's not find out. Fly!" I shouted.

Chapter 3: Scaly Chase

The scaly creatures looked like they couldn't catch us in the air because they didn't have wings and didn't look very flyible, but never underestimate your predator or predators.

Piogon and I flew away from the scaly creatures and we thought we'd escape easy, but as I say before, never underestimate your predator. 

There were coconut trees around us and the creatures leaped tree to tree like monkeys, and now it's going to be harder to escape the scaly creatures.

We were flying for our lives and our wings were getting tired, but we kept flying, never giving up. 

Suddenly there were no more trees and now the scaly creatures couldn't get us and we were saved by no more trees.

"Saved by no trees!" shouted Piogon. 

"Yep" I argeed.

Chapter 4: Preparing For a Long Trip of Sea Ahead

When the scaly creatures left, I said to Piogon that we better start packing because Hawaii is the last place on the Pacific Ocean, and that means no turning back. 

"Yeah, we should start packing" said Piogon. 

"We could go to Canada in case of an accident, but I'm not sure if that would work" I said. 

"I could be a packup plan for now" Piogon suggested. 

"For now" I said to Piogon. 

"But what should we pack for the trip?" asked Piogon. 

I wasn't looking at Piogon, but at a shop selling sunflower seeds, and suddenly I had an idea in my head. 

"Do you like to eat-'till-you-explode places?" I asked Piogon, pointing to the shop selling sunflower seeds.

"Yep" replied Piogon.

Chapter 5: Fighting For the Birds 

Piogon and I flew in the sunflower seed shop and we saw a man in yellow shorts and in a t-shirt with Hawaiian designs on it.

"Ah, little birdys" said the man. "Pigeons. What a surprise. On the islands, we never see pigeons. You birdys will earn me big money."

We turned to flee, but suddenly insead of grabbing us, he put a bowl on the floor and filled it up with sunflower. He was luring us away from the door. That's his style. 

Piogon took the bait: He flew to the bowl full of seeds and suddenly he was caught in a net by the man. Then the man locked him in a cage. 

I knew I couldn't leave because my friend was in that shop and I had to save him. 

I needed the key to open the cage and the key was hanging on his belt and I know that can't just ask him for the key, but to find a way. 

There was a knife on the counter in the seed shop and suddenly I had a great idea in my head. I could chase him far away from the cage, to the door of the sunflower seed shop, and threaten to cut his head with the knife, and then he'll give me the key and then it's easy. 

So I went away from the door and chased him around the store, smashing glass and breaking other objects, but finally I grabbed the knife from the counter and chased him to the door of the shop and I threatened the man to kill him and he gave me the key and ran out of the shop. 

Then I freed Piogon and we got some stuff for traveling.       

Chapter 6: Packing

Piogon and I filled up on sunflower seeds and packed some sunflower seeds for our long trip across the ocean. 

We also packed some water in little bottles that Piogon got us (don't ask where he got them), and when we're flying, we put them around our necks.

Also we made hats out of leaves and some sticky stuff from the coconut trees so the leaves could hold together. We'll wear the hats so we won't get heatstroke.  

Tonight Piogon and I leave the islands of Hawaii so we can go on our journey across the sea and into Japan, which we'll go to India next and then to the Chinese mountains. 

Chapter 7: New Ways

3 days later

I knew we were dead when we ran of food. Piogon and I also ran out of the water in our tiny bottles.

We are roughly 180 miles from Japan in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and our luck has ran out.   

There were ways to survive in the middle of the sea, though. 

For food, we hunted for fish with our beaks and Piogon and I weren't the best fishermen in the world. We always missed the fish, but sooner or later, we caught a fish or two and ate it for one of our meals. 

Water was the easiest: it was all around us. But it's salt water and salt water is very salty and not drinkable, but it's better than nothing. 

Piogon and I are going to have to adapt to our new ways: fish for food and salt water for water. 

Chapter 8: Land

100 days later

At last, Piogon and I reached land after flying for countless days on the sea, drinking salt water and eating fish. 

We have arrived in Minato, Tokyo, the birthplace of the car company, Honda. 

Piogon and I are going to look around the city for a little bit like we did in Hawaii, to see what Minato looks like. 

After we're finished looking around the city, Piogon and I are going to have some food and drink and then rest, because traveling across an ocean is hard work, and I think that we deserve a rest for once and for all.

Chapter 9: Birds

As we flew around the busy streets of Minato, we saw dozens of people walking around shops and riding bikes and the honking of cars in downtown Minato.  

We saw some birds when we were flying around skyscrapers and this was odd because so far in Minato, we haven't seen a single bird in Minato besides Piogon and I. 

I had a funny feeling about the birds. There were four of them and they were flying a fair distance from us. 

But I noticed that every few minutes, the birds would be a couple feet closer to us and suddenly I realized that they were following us!

I that Piogon to fly faster and then we both did. The birds started chasing us for real. The chase is on.

Chapter 10: Fake Pigeons

The birds started to chase us though downtown Minato and as we passed by signs and shops in Japanese, the birds were starting to get closer and closer to us. 

Piogon and I were chased into alleys and around tall buildings. The birds were now rapidly gaining on us by the minute. Soon they were only a few feet from us. 

Suddenly with my preripheral vision, I saw at the next turn a Japanese restaurant with two fake pigeons on the window. The birds would think it's us and they would attack us, but smash into a window. They would keep doing the same thing and people would be scared and they would call the police and keep the birds with them. 

I told Piogon to go high in the air and luckily the birds didn't notice. 

But then the birds saw the fake pigeons on the window and started attacking them, but slammed into a window. This kept happening and they just kept slamming into a windom. Soon enough the police came and locked them into cages. 

"But... Was that?" stammered Piogon. 

"Yes, my plan. Come, let's fly to India" I called to Piogon.

Chapter 11: In India

Finally we reached the land of India, and Piogon and I we're pooped out from the things we had just done. 

As we flew around India, we saw many people with turbans and necklaces. Some were wearing rags in their legs and body. 

Piogon and I looked at the beautiful Buddha statues shops were selling to tourists and also Indian jewelry that shone in the sun. 

Soon Piogon and I found a place to rest in a shady area that was quiet. We fell asleep immediately.   

Chapter 12: Another Challenge

Piogon and I were woken up by ten flying crocodile looking things. They had sharp teeth and wings. The flying crocodile things also had green skin and a tail. Flying crocodiles. 

We flew as fast as we could fly from the flying crocodiles but the flying crocodiles were gaining on us. 

When we were being chased, I noticed that when they turn, they turn very slowly and almost crash into something. Suddenly I had an idea. 

Soon when we were still being chased by the flying crocodiles, we were turning near a house. I went up near the roof and then I turned quickly turned right, and the flying crocodiles had bad turning and they bumped their heads and fell down to the ground. 

"That was your plan?" asked Piogon. 

"Yes. Now to the Chinese mountains!" I shouted.      

Chapter 13: Mothers Again

Two days later

We had arrived at the Chinese mountains and Piogon and I were flying around the mountains for our moms. 

Piogon and I had been searching for our moms for ten minutes and no luck. But we haven't given up yet. 

Suddenly I saw two flying figures. I went towards them and saw it was Mom and Piogon's mom!

"Mom!" I shouted with excitment.

"Piogon, come here!" I yelled with all my might. 

Piogon came quickly and saw his mom and mine. He shouted with joy. 

"Mom!" Piogon yelling, joy in his voice. 

He went to his mom and hugged her. A mother reunion.

Piogon and I hugged and kissed our moms as love fulled the air. We were never so happy in our lives. 

"Who is the other pigeon? Is he a friend?" asked Mom. 

"Yes. His name is Piogon. 

"Can you tell me why you are here?" I asked. 

"Let me tell you the whole story."

"One day I was mad at your father and I ran away. I first went to the coast mountains in B.C. But I found it was not right for me. So I went to California" said Mom. 

"I didn't like the mountains there too. I went to China. The mountains were perfect and beautiful. This was the perfect place to be" finished Mom. 

"I see you were looking for me and along the way you made a friend. I am proud. But I was surprised that you found me."

"Yes. I tried and tried to find you and here you are. This is because I love you. That is why I tried so hard to find you" I said. 

"I see" said Mom. 

"Are we going back home?" I asked. 

"No. This is home" Mom said. 

"But I think Piogon and his mother are staying here too" said Mom. 

"Do you think so?" I asked. 

"Yes I do" said Mom.     

            

   

  

      

Pigeons in California

"To the people of California."

-M.N 

Pigeons in California

Chapter 1: California 

Piogon and I are in California, the state of the famous Los Angeles and the beautiful sunshine that shines upon the civilised state. 

We're in Sacramento. the capital of Caifornia, and we are right now staying away from the cold fall weather. It took us a long time to get to Cailfornia because it's so far away from B.C, and we landed right in the middle of fall. 

"It's cold here" said Piogon. 

"Yes. but we should start traveling" I said. 

"It's cold out there, and I'm so warm here" Piogon said. 

"But our moms need us. If we stay here, we'll never get to our moms. Come on. 

"All right, I'll go, but it's cold out there."

Chapter 2: Chased

We went outside in the freezing fall air and flew to the east because the mountains were in eastern Cailfornia, about 20 km from here, so not very far, but with the windy weather now, it will take longer than in Trail. 

Suddenly, a owl came towards us, but it wasn't greeting us, it wanted to eat us!

Piogon and I flew away from the owl attacking, but owls are very fast and it was gaining speed rapidly. 

The owl to Piogon and I is huge, but we are very small and can hide in places that the owl can't. 

The owl was chasing us in downtown Sacromento, and there were an old building with holes big enough for Piogon and I to hide in and that the owl can't fit in. We could hide in one of the holes and stay safe from the owl. 

I told Piogon my idea. He liked it and then we went in a hole in the old building and sure enough, I was right; the owl couldn't fit in the hole. 

But the owl's beak could fit and the owl tried to get us with the beak, but he didn't get us and the owl left us alone. 

"That was a close call" said Piogon. 

"Yes" I replied. 

"But owls eating pigeons?" said Piogon. "That's wrong."

"Yep, and this one tried to eat us." 

Chapter 3: More Owls

We followed after the owl to see where it lived and the owl went out of downtown Sacromento and into western Scaromento where there weren't many buildings. 

Suddenly the owl stopped at an a old building where humans were probably making cereal but stopped making it for some reason. I knew this because of the sign that had a cereal box on it. 

The owl started to move again and Piogon and I followed until the owl stopped again where 50 owls were in rows of ten and there was an owl not in a row besides the owl that chased us. 

"Did you destroy the pigeons?" the owl besides the owl that chased us. 

"No. They're hiding a small hide in downtown Sacromento. I couldn't get them in the hole."

"OK. We will destroy them with ten of the strongest owls here, you being the captain."

"Yes. I will get my ten strongest owls, sir." 

"I trust your word. Off you go!"

Then we left the building and flew back to downtown Sacromento and hid in the old building, watching the next move

Chapter 4: Call to Arms!

"We need to leave California now" said Piogon. 

"For once, I agree with you" I said.

"But we should have second thoughts" Piogon said. 

"Maybe we should fight them" I said. 

"We can't cower yet" Piogon added. 

"Yes. Let's go!" I yelled    

Chapter 5: Trick

We went to the base of the owls' and spreaded some false news. I hope the owls believe the lies we're about to say.

Piogon and I go to one of the owls' and tell the owl the lies. 

"What?" he screeches. "Monster birds are going to attack Sacromento and destroy everybody, even us?'

We nod. 

"Sir, sir, monster birds are going to attack Sacromento and destroy everybody, even us!" shouts the owl we told to the captain of the owls.

"What?" exclaims the captain. "Who told you?" 

He points at us. 

"How do you pigeons know this?" commanded the captain. 

"We are fortune-tellers. We know the future."

"That explains it. Owls, let's get out of Sacromento right now!" shouted the captain. 

All the owls left the scene. 

"Yes! Now we can go to the mountains!" exclaimed Piogon.   

"Yes we can." 

Chapter 6: Realized

As my owls and I were flying out of downtown Sacromento, I thought about what day the monsters would attack the city. 

I asked one of my owls. 

"What day did the fortune-tellers said the monsters would attack Sacromento?" I asked one of my owls. 

"They didn't say" replied the owls. 

"It's all right" I said to the owls. 

"See you" said the owl. 

"You too."

I thought hard about the day they were attack the city as we traveled out of Sacromento. 

Suddenly I realized something: in Sacromento, there are no fortune-tellers, especially not pigeons. It was a trick. 

We were almost out of the city and I yelled to my owls so they could stop. I didn't want them to be tricked like I had before.  

"Why are we stopping" asked one of the owls.  

"Because we were tricked!" I yelled to the owls. 

"Are there fortune-tellers in Sacromento? Are there pigeon fortune-tellers here? No! We were tricked! There is nobody attacking Sacromento! Let's go back to downtown Sacromento and go to the old building with the holes! He will show you the way!" 

I pointed to my lieutenant, the owl that chased the pigeons. 

"Go and find the pigeons! Attack them!"       

Chapter 7: Figured it Out

Piogon and I were eating lunch. Later we were going to the mountains of California and see if our moms were there. 

When we were in the middle of eating lunch, I heard the screeching of birds, so I went to see what it was. 

I saw what it was, and I was surprised to see what it was: the owls!

I told Piogon what the screeching was and he was shocked to see what it was like I was as well. 

We both knew what to do: fly as quick as we could to the mountains to find our moms and then fly out of Sacromento. 

So we flew as fast as we could away from the owls.    

Chapter 8: Caught

The owls were flying faster than us and were rapidly gaining on us. We know we were about to be caught. 

A few moments later, they caught us and instead of eating us, they tied thick rope around our waists and they carried us by using their beaks and flew. 

They brought Piogon and I to their base and tied us to stakes, and I have a feeling that they're going to starve Piogon and I.

Chapter 9: How to Escape

 "Piogon, I've got a plan" I said. 

I told Piogon the plan and he liked. Luckily none of the owls were watching me talk to Piogon. 

"Hey, owl" Piogon called to one of the owls. 

The owl went to Piogon. 

"Did you notice something on your back? I think it's hairball or something" said Piogon. 

While the owl was searching for the hairball on his back, I began to pick at the thick rope around Piogon and I, and nobody was watching us! What luck!

In 10 minutes, I had already broke the rope on Piogon and I, and still the owl was searching for the hairball on his back. 

"Where is it?" complained the owl. 

"Right here" said Piogon. 

Then Piogon kicked the owl. 

"Ow!" Hey, this was all a trick! Get them!" screetched the owl. 

Then the owls started to chase us, and the next thing I know, this is going to be a long time until we lose these owls. 

Chapter 10: Another Trick

Soon the owls caught us and we were back to square 1. 

"We've got you two now! You two are very good tricksters, I have to say" said the captain. 

"Yes, we are. But for once can you let us go?" begged Piogon. 

"Why would I?" asked the captain. 

"Because the monsters are coming to destroy Sacromento and you and your owls" exclaimed Piogon. 

Sure enough, there was a helicopter in the air with a sea monster design on the body of the helicopter, making it look like the helicoper was the leader of the monsters.

It was bigger than one owl or even the captain himself, so it looked like it could destroy the city. 

"Where are the other monsters?" asked the captain. 

"Coming soon" I answered. 

"When?" asked the captain. 

"About two days"

"Two days?" Owls, let's get out of Sacromento!" shouted the captain. 

Then all the owls left us, and when we were sure they were gone from the city, we flew as fast as we could to the Californian mountains. 

Chapter 11: The Final Place

When Piogon and I got to the mountains of California, we started to fly around the mountains, looking for our mothers, but just like last time, nothing. 

"Our mothers aren't here. Let's go back home" said Piogon weakly. 

Suddenly an idea popped in my head. 

"China. The Chinese mountains. The final place to go to. Our mothers will be there" I said to Piogon. 

"Then let's go!" yelled Piogon. 

"First stop, Hawaii!" I shouted. 

And then we flew away from the mountains, leaving only the salty sea and California behind us. 

  

  

  

Pigeons

"To Manbir" 

-M.N

Pigeons

Chapter 1: Pige 

I'm Pige, a common, ordinary pigeon that eats breadcrumbs and gets shooed off by the humans like all the other pigeons in the park.

I live with my dad, but I don't know what happened to my mom. Maybe she died somehow, maybe she went to live with someone else. 

In the past, I asked my dad where my mom is, but he said she lives somewhere else, and I tried asking my dad where she lives now, but he never told me.

But I asked him about that when I was little. I'm bigger now; I know now a lot more than when I was small. 

Tonight, I'm going to ask Dad about my mom. Maybe he'll tell me. I'm crossing my wings. I may be lucky. 

Chapter 2: Answer

When it was night, not pitch-black, but visible, I started asking questions about Mom, and like last time, no answers to my questions. 

"Where's Mom?" I asked. 

"I don't know" answered Dad. 

"Is Mom alive?" I asked again. 

There was a sudden pause, but then Dad spoke. 

"I'll answer your question if you don't pestering with questions Mom, OK?" 

I wanted to ask more questions so I know more, but I really want Dad to answer my question. So I argeed.

"OK, I agree" I agreed. 

"OK. Mom's alive."

"Where?" I asked. 

"You agreed" reminded Dad. 

"Right" I said.

This is great, because I got an answer out of him, and now know that Mom's alive. This is good. 

Chapter 3: Second Thoughts

The next morning, I left to find Mom, since she was alive, but I ran into one problem:
Maybe Dad knew that Mom was alive, but that could have been years ago. 

Also, I don't where to search for Mom, because she could be anywhere, but she once
told me that she likes flying over mountains. 

The BC coast mountains: That's where she is right now, and I've decided what to do: I'm going to find Mom and bring her home here.  

Chapter 4: A Long Journey to the Mountains

I started to fly in the sunny summer air, the perfect wind and weather to fly in. 

The distance from Trail, BC, to the BC Coast mountains is about 100 miles, a very long way for a small pigeon like me. 

But I must do it for my mom and for me and maybe even my dad. I must fix whatever happened in the past with my mom and dad.           

It's going to be a long journey to the mountains of BC, but I will bring my mom back from the mountains so she can live a long happy life here in Trail. 

Chapter 5: One day Out of Many

"Stop thinking about Mom, let's just fly" I said to myself.

I flew in the warm summer air, not talking to myself, just thinking about Mom and the good memories we had together. 

Soon it when around lunchtime, I deesended from the air and went to find some breadcrumbs and some seeds.

After my meal, I flew some more until it was dark, and then I ate my dinner and went to sleep to rest for the night. This was one day out of many long adventurous days. 

Chapter 6: Thunderstorm

Thr next morning, I went flying in the sky, seeeing crows and other birds flying in the sky, except they weren't on an adventure to find their moms. 

I was flying along, not saying a word, when suddenly black clouds started to form, and the next thing I knew was it was thunderstorm.

If I was back at the park in Trail, I would have been fine because I could hide with my dad in the pigeon house where just me and my dad live, but there's no pigeon house and Dad; it's just me, the birds in the sky, and the thunderclouds. 

I couldn't back away from the thunderstorm now, because I need to get Mom from the mountains and bring her back home. 

So I started to go though the thunderclouds, even though I didn't want to, but I have to; for my mom. 

I went under the clouds, and almost got hit by a lightning bolt, but I went on like a hero, and what seemed to be forever was just a few minutes, the thunderstorm was over and the clouds turned white and the sky was blue.

Chapter 7: After the Thunderstorm

I was relieved to be alive because a pigeon like me could have got killed in the thunderstorm easily, and I was proud to stay calm when I went in the thunderclouds, and it was worth it. 

So I went back to flying in the sunny sky, feeling the wind on my feathers, seeing all the birds flying happily in the sunshine and looking at the land below. 

Later in the day, I ate my lunch and went back to flying in the sky, and later when it was getting a little dark, I ate dinner and went to sleep for I knew that another long day was ahead of me. 

Chapter 8: Piogon Joins

The next morning, I woke up at dawn and started to fly in the sky, where not many birds were flying at time of day.

I was flying a couple of feet alongside the birds, slient as always when I'm flying, when suddenly a pigeon with the other birds. 

To me, it's just a pigeon flying in the sky, trying to get somewhere, but this pigeon flew to me and greeted to me. 

"Hello" I greeted back to the pigeon. 

"What's your name?" asked the pigeon. 

"Pige. Yours?"

"Piogon" replied Piogon. 

"Where are you going to?" I asked. 

"Not sure, but I'm looking for my mom" answered Piogon. "You?"

"The B.C coast mountains to find my mom" I answered back to Piogon. 

"So you're trying to find your mom too?" asked Piogon. 

"Yes."

"My mom always loved the Canadian west" said Piogon. 

"My mom loved the mountains" I said. 

"The coast mountains are west and my mom loves the west. Maybe we'll find our moms in the same place" said Piogon. 

"Good idea!" I exclaimed. "Would you like to go with me?" I asked Piogon. 

"Sure." 

Chapter 9: Good Pace

Two days later

Piogon and I are traveling at a good steady pace. 

None of us slows each other when we fly; we stay at the same speed, and at the end of the day, we've traveled a good distance. 

It's nice having Piogon around because he's really nice company and a good person to talk to sometimes. 

The weather's been nice, lots of sunshine and no thunderstorms, good so we can fly more to get to our destination, the B.C coast mountains, because when it's winter, it's going to be cold and snowy and not the weather for flying. 

Same thing for fall; cold and not right for flying, just like winter, and that's why I like a good, steady pace so we can get to our the coast mountains faster. 

At the end of the day when we go to sleep, I always know that Piogon is with me because I know what it's like sleeping be yourself. But when there's someone sleeping with you, it's a lot different than sleeping alone. 

Chapter 10: At the Mountains

The next day, we woke up and started to fly, seeing the birds and the sky and even a little bit of the sun popped into view. 

Suddenly, I saw snowy-capped tops of mountains and I froze: I was looking at the coast mountains!

Piogon noticed the white caps too and we were both very excited; our moms are here at the mountains!

We flew around the mountains to look for our moms, but when we saw that all the mountains we could see we already looked for our moms, Piogon and I started to lose hope. 

"They are more of the coast mountains" I said. 

"I know, but we'll be just wasting our time" said Piogon. 

"Where else can we go?" I asked. 

"We can go to the California mountains. My mom loves sun too." 

"It's worth a try. Let's go!" I yelled.