Chapter 9 ~ Time For The Plan

Y/N's POV~

We are outside of the class painting our pain. You know expressing our emotions by using art instead of words. Red asked Matilda when are they done because he still want to get out of the class. She gets mad whenever Red argue with her.

"Agh. Red. What the caterpillar calls the end, the world calls a butterfly."

"Can I just say, I never understand the single thing you're talking about."

Matilda mocks Red as she walks away. Red gives her a questioning look, confused. I shook my head going back to painting as I painted the first thing from my mind. Red, Chuck, Bomb, and Terence. The good friends I have met.

My second painting is Matilda and Stella. Stella is the first friend I have made. Matilda is a great teacher and funny whenever she's mad.

And lastly the one I never want to show is um...oh boy...Leonard. Yeah. I may or may not like that guy. But he always drives me crazy like I just wanna punch him!! No way am I going to show that to Red. He will get angry.

"Wow, Y/N! That's a nice paintings! You should be a great artist. Plus those versions of us looks cute! I look adorable!" Matilda compliments making me blush.

Red look over shocked at my art.

"She wasn't kidding. You are a great artist. And I like how you made me look handsome."

"Thanks."

I walked around to see their painting. When I look at Chuck's artwork it's the painting of himself. Bomb's one is good showing his art that are filled with explosions which I can tell with a red, yellow, orange, and black mixing. As for Terence, it's rather lovely as it shows him and Matilda together. I look at her to find her stuttering not knowing that he will feel that way. I find it romantic. She quickly walked away dismissing the class. He grew sad looking at his art.

"Don't worry. You will get your chance." I patted his shoulder.

He grunted in agreement grabbing his portrait away along with Bomb and Chuck. Just as I was about to grab my artworks when I heard chatter. Oh great. The pigs are in for the tour including Leonard.

"And now, we've come to the prestigious Palm Cistern. Where birds of all feather flock together for the 8 kinds of fruit and nut trees." Stella explained.

The three pigs huddled around her and squeezed her taking a picture together with her something called 'Instaham'. Don't know what that is.

"Hmm. Is that what I think it is?" I heard Leonard ask.

I turned to find him staring at the egg almost like...hunger.

"That's an egg. That's how our children are born. You guys don't lay eggs?"

"I...wished we did."

He started to space out and took the egg without the mother's permission and she's fine with that?! I could see her smile thinking he likes the egg, but you could see that he wanted the egg for himself. I weirded out seeing him like this. Red then tried to snap Leonard out of the cloud and got to make him as he looked around for who called him.

"Hey hello? Excuse me? Buddy? Those are fragile. Maybe you shouldn't pick them up alright? Not yours."

That's what I was thinking!!!

"Oh, my friend from the banquet."

Leonard softly give the egg back to the mother. Much to my relief. His smile twitches into the frown to see Red's painting.

"Now that's a very good painting. Very good." he flatly acknowledged with no sense of humor.

Red explained about painting Leonard's pain which made me giggle. He showed the painting of Leonard getting electricuted, teared apart, falling into the waterfall, cooked, and lastly the one I like is him getting slingshot far as possible.

"Wonderful likeness. I thought you said you stored your nuts in the winter." he stated turning to the judge to the point he made everyone laugh.

That actually made me laugh too but I covered my beak to hold it in. Red though is the only who isn't.

"Alright, what's going on here? Are you explorers or are you staying? Because if you're explorers, then why are there more of you coming, huh?"

I spotted another boat with many more pigs and crashed into Red's house again.

"Not my house again! That's my home! And you know what? If you're staying, why don't you just say so? And why did you leave your home? How do we know you're not fugitives of the law?" Red asked.

Leonard took a glance at the judge showing that he's uncomfortable. Peckipah then stomped over to Red.

"You are making our guests feel unwelcome!"

"And you're not asking basic questions!"

"Maybe I wasn't clear enough. Your opinion is not needed!"

"Why do we have to agree? Huh? Why does it matter that we're not the same?"

"Anger is not always the answer!"

I tensed knowing that I told him the same thing but in different way. He then addressed Stella to continue the tour in a friendly matter. She tells the pigs to follow her.

"That went well, if you're me." Leonard trumphantly smirked making the pigs laugh at him.

Red called him a dummy feeling annoyed. I turned back to grab a portraits and I was about to get the last one when I heard shuffling behind me.

"Wow. Is that me?"

I jumped to see Leonard. I am caught.

"Um..yes! What does it matter to you?"

"Oh I see. You like me~"

"Hey! What are you talking about?!"

"What? No no! I mean...gah! Here you can keep it. I was about to give it to you... J-just take it..!"

"Oh, well thank you. I gotta say you are the best artist." he thanked me as I give him the portrait.

This is so awkward and I could tell Red had some questions.

"Hello? Are you listening to me? How about you back off now?"

"Did someone ask you to talk?"

Red and Leonard growl at each other. I don't why they are like this. Man, they are acting like children fighting over a toy.

"Guys. Please stop. And Red I'm fine."

They both stopped and Leonard tells me he will see me later. I turned to Red who angrily stare at the pig as he walk away with the portrait in his hand. I'm pretty sure he will treasure it.

"Just leave him be."

"*Sigh* Sorry you have to see that."

"It's okay. I know you were trying to help."

I then see him face the statue of my dad who used to have muscles but got fat for some reason.... He sighed again in desperation.

"We could really use you right about now.... Wait, actually..."

Oh no. I know where this is going. He then motion me to follow which I hesitantly did while holding onto my paintings for me to keep. I knew he is going to ask him for help and it will be hard to convince him.

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We gathered Chuck and Bomb from their home and return to the beach. Terence is the hard part and I know why he couldn't come it's because of Matilda that he like. We are watching the pigs closely as they do something.

"I'm telling you. There is something fishy about those pigs. And it's up to us to figure it out."

We see the pigs zipline with the umbrella. Which they failed as the constructer pig checks it out.

"Come on. Does none of this seem wrong to you guys?"

Bomb and Chuck shrugged while I agree.

"I'll tell you this. If anyone knows what these pigs are up to, it's Mighty Eagle." Red pointed to the statue.

I started to sweat because if they meet my dad he will tell them about me. I can't go with them. Plus someone gotta keep an eye on the pigs for backup. I noticed Bomb and Chuck blanked out before Bomb snapped out of it first.

"Does Mighty Eagle still live?" he asked with excitement.

"Did he ever lived? And if he did live, where would he live?" Chuck asked.

"By the Lake of Wisdom in the ancient tree." Bomb answered.

"It's fairy tale. I've run all over this island, where could that possibly be?"

"Way up high. It's a long way up that mountain, and if I'm being honest... I could really kind of use your help." Red mumbled the last part.

"What's that? What are you trying to say?"

"Looks like he really need friends." I smirked feeling proud of him.

"Nothing. I was just saying that I can you know, I can use your help."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I couldn't quite hear your ego. Could you enunciate that last word a bit." Chuck never stopped teasing.

"I need your help!" Red blurted out.

"Oh. Why didn't you say so? Bomb?"

"Let's... do it!"

"Can't."

They looked at me with confusion.

"Someone has to keep an eye on the pigs. I will give you guys the backup if anything happens."

"Plus I have to avoid my dad for spilling the beans about me being his daughter.."

"No no way. I ain't leaving you by yourself with those pigs, especially that creep." Red disapproved.

"Red, I can take care of myself. You know that. Chuck and Bomb will most likely get distracted. I need to watch over my friends too, to keep them safe. You are the only bird that can help us all."

Red was about to argue but sighed in defeat knowing that she's right.

"Alright. Just be careful. I know you can fly, but they might get smart."

"I am well aware of that."

I hugged him assuring him that everything will be okay. He hugged me back tight whispering into my ear that he thanked me for being there for him, causing me to blush again.

"Good luck."

I waved as they walk in the direction of the mountain.

No one's POV~

As they walked, Chuck teased Red nudging him about him and Y/N. He stuttered telling him no and knock it off. Bomb oohed him as Red tried to tell him to knock it off too.

"My boy you have grown so fast!

"Be quiet. We're just friends."

"But it might be more than that."

Red decided to stay quiet as they teased him. He knew that they're right that he sees her more than just friends. He hoped he will confess to her before that Leonard confess to her first. He knew that pig also have feelings for her not just her looks but her personality. Red will stop that from happening.

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