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.