The cold wind blew through the grey sky as an out of place blue jay soared across it. Its wings flapped in time with the chilly air until it came to a stop by the broken and ashy coloured ground. A bipedal lion stood there waiting for the bird as it came on down. And with an outstretched paw the bird landed atop it.
“Why hello there Beibae, it’s good to see you’re back.”458Please respect copyright.PENANAZWcAuiUGYl
Beibae the blue jay tweeted in response to the lion’s words.
The lion’s name was Allister and Allister lived in one of the various abandoned cities that littered the country.
With Beibae rested atop one paw and a lit oil lantern held in the other Allister skimmed over the silver and ash drenched landscape. The night was drawing closer with every frozen breath and Allister could tell.
“I don’t think we’ll be getting anywhere tonight Beibae. It’s awfully chilly so it’d be bad to stay out in this weather,” whispered Allister.458Please respect copyright.PENANAZPMg6QY3uV
Beibae nodded her head before bouncing up to Allister’s shoulder and snuggling into his warm fur. Her feathers tickled against his skin and he giggled before lightly patting her head and starting to track back to the place they call ‘home’.
Very few humans still wandered this city. With erosion and decay crippling what remained of the buildings, it would be hard for a human to survive in this place now. But Allister was used to this place.
Allister is very different from what a lion used to be. He wears a blanket around his neck. And that blanket is coloured a dull red and yellow with a now hard to make out floral pattern. It’s even tied around his neck like a superhero’s cape.458Please respect copyright.PENANArrBlbvfbez
Allister even stands on two legs. He does this out of preference as to not get his paws dirty but now it has become a habitual thing to him.458Please respect copyright.PENANAuIMG3kcoGe
Beibae on the other hand isn’t very different from your everyday blue jay. She’s more of a friend to Allister than a pet and the two can understand each other. Beibae can’t speak Evojtion like Allister can but she can at least understand it. And Allister can understand her song. Whether it’s a one tweet yes or a two tweet no he seems to be able to understand her well enough.
By the time Allister and Beibae had made their way to their home the moon had plastered itself up in the sky along with hundreds upon thousands of tiny, tiny stars.458Please respect copyright.PENANAvFuHcUV4cl
Allister smiled at the sight of the broken and hollowed out plane. It was half buried into the ground but they called it ‘home’. A hole in the plane’s side gave the lion and bird access to the inside of the wreck. But for the moment, the hole was covered by a deflated life boat. Allister didn’t want others to barge on in so the broken boat was his poor attempt at hiding the hole.458Please respect copyright.PENANALTV1drgSe4
With one quick tug Allister tore the boat off their entrance and slid on in to the plane’s interior. Inside the plane was pile upon pile of dull and dusty blankets. With the exception of a first aid kit and a small plush fox wearing a cute rabbit mask and a tuxedo.
“Are you alright with me turning the lantern off Beibae?”458Please respect copyright.PENANAalTx5lxvAR
Beibae tweets once before flying off Allister’s shoulder to snuggle up against one of the various blanket stacks.
A small smile flashed across Allister’s face before he turned off the lantern he held and hung it on a piece of metal protruding from the plane ceiling. He then curled up in one of the various blanket stacks like Beibae did with his fox toy held snug within his paws.458Please respect copyright.PENANAclQszYOa3y
The plane was almost pitch-black in Allister’s ocean blue eyes but what little light that shone through the hole in the plane made them sparkle like the night sky.458Please respect copyright.PENANATjCJqHMzGZ
And with a single yawn, Allister soon felt himself drifting off to sleep.