#bat hybrid whumpee

[mj-iza-writer]

caretaker rescuing bat human hybrid whumpee and whumpee is terrified. they're making scared/threatening bat noises to warn caretaker to get away from them, but caretaker needs to get them out before whumper comes back

how do we feel about this?

"SQU...SQU...SQU", Whumpee yells as they frantically struggle into the corner. "Stay away from me", they cry as they pull their shredded wings around them, "I'm still worth something, even without my wings. Please Whumper don't kill me."

"We are not here because of Whumper. We are trying to get you out of here before they get back. This way you'll be safe while they get arrested", Caretaker gently approaches with a blanket, "I really need you to cooperate with me. We don't want to hurt you."

"Then what are you going to do with me. I know Whumper wants me dead. That's why.... my wings... I haven't been able to fly away from them. You're going to hurt me", Whumpee gets up to try to get away, "I don't want to die."

"We won't kill you", Caretaker finally lunges at Whumpee. They throw the blanket on top of them and hold them down, "stop, stop. You are going to cause yourself to get hurt if you don't hold still."

"Squeak", Whumpee whimpers as they struggle against Caretaker.

More blankets get carried over to Caretaker.

Whumpee struggles as they are wrapped and rewrapped.

They finally settle and bury their face into the blankets.

Caretaker settles a little and pats the blanket, "it's okay. Here I know you are starving", they pulled out a bag of grapes.

Whumpee looks up shyly and takes one of the offered grapes.

Caretaker smiles as Whumpee's saddened eyes light up. Their tongue goes in and out as they eagerly munch. They quickly look for another.

"Yes Whumper has had a hard time getting you . You've done so well to fight against them. Unfortunately they resorted to starving you", Caretaker watched as Whumpee looked up with full cheeks, "yes, you poor dear. I'm going to take care of you now. I am a scientist and I have a lab much like this one, but you'll be safe there. They're trusting you into my care."

"They", Whumpee finally swallowed their mouth full.

"Yes, someone who worked under Whumper wanted to save you. They reported this lab and illegal experiments. Unfortunately we are too late to save you from experimentation, but thankfully we saved you from dying. Come now let's get you home."

Whumpee crawled across the floor of their room.

Caretaker had left a giant stuffed toy for Whumpee to cuddle with so they wouldn't be alone.

Whumpee looks up when their door opens.

"I got you some yummy treats", Caretaker carries a tray in, "all the fruit you can eat."

"Squeak... zzz.. squ", Whumpee's eyes widen in excitement. They quickly look down when Caretaker gives them an odd look.

"Sorry", they whisper, "I do that when excited."

"Don't be sorry. It's adorable", Caretaker sets the tray down, "come here, I'll carry you over here so you can eat."

"Oh uhm", Whumpee blushes.

"Do you need something my dear?", Caretaker pauses.

"Would.. would you wrap me in the blanket again? I-it felt good when you did it during the rescue", Whumpee looks toward some blankets.

"Yes, I can do that", Caretaker nods, "I'll wrap you up first, and I'll help feed you."

"I don't want to trouble you that much", Whumpee starts to climb off of their stuffed toy.

"It's not trouble", Caretaker smiles, then grabs a blanket to spread out, "I want you to be comfortable."

Whumpee nervously shrinks back when Caretaker approaches.

"It's alright, I promise you're safe", Caretaker smiles, "I won't hurt you."

Whumpee nods.

They hold on tight while Caretaker carries them to the blanket.

"There, a Whumpee bat burrito", Caretaker wraps the last part of the blanket around Whumpee, "nice and comfy?"

Whumpee quickly nods, "thankyou. This is really nice."

"You're welcome. Now let's see what kind of fruits you like. I have a lot for you to try", Caretaker sits down beside Whumpee and starts offering them bites of cut up fruit.

"I might be able to get use to this", Whumpee smiles as Caretaker offers more food.

"I'm glad you are liking it here so far", Caretaker smiles back, "I'll have a bigger room for you in a little while. I don't know if I'll be able to salvage your wings, but we can see. My goal is to get you comfortable right now, then we can start heaing."

Whumpee blinks tiredly as they nod.

"It looks like you are getting tired again", Caretaker sets some fruit aside, "we can finish eating that later."

Caretaker cradles Whumpee in their arms and carries them to the giant stuffed animal.

Whumpee yawns as they are laid onto the toy.

"Get some rest little one", Caretaker pats their head, "you deserve it."

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[gotta-whump-them-all]

Here's some non-human Whumpees you can use

Vampires

Birds (any creatures with wings really)

Fish (creatures that live in water)

Dogs or Cats (housepets)

Bats

Spiders

Snakes

9 tail foxes

Raccoons or Squirrels

Deer or Buck

[Vampires] A Whumpee vampire being put outside in the sunlight as a form of punishment, and using it as a method to make Whumpee behave, "You wanna go outside, it's nice and sunny out~? No, that's what I thought."

Also Wumpee can be deprived of blood that they need. Them begging a Whumper's feet, asking, pleading for just a little bit of blood, it doesn't even need to be human blood. The just need some, any type of blood.

[Birds] A bird Whumpee having their wings clipped, so they can't try and fly away, or having their wings plucked and sold. (if their a rare bird)

Also being fed only stuff, like bird seed because, "You're just a stupid bird." Evan though they are a human/bird hybrid creature

[Fish] A bird Whumpee having their scales plucked off and sold, because they're valuable, or simply because Whumper finds it funny to do this "You don't really need these." or "I can put these to better use than you could ever."

Also being left out of water for long periods of time. Dehydrated and feeling like their drowning with the lack of water is pure torture to them, and pure bliss to Whumper who is doing this all.

[Dogs/Cats] A dog/cat Whumpee being treated like a housepet, only being let outside while being supervised, or to use the bathroom.

Only being fed pet food/treats and having a leash, collar, and kennel just ties it all together. Like if Whumpee miss behaves Whumper will put their collar on, or put them in the kennel.

[Bats] No context, I just really like the idea.

[Spiders] A spider Whumpee slowly loosing their legs as a punishment and since spiders grow their legs back, this won't be an issue, at least it won't be an issue for our dear, Whumper.

Also only being able to eat that of the diet of a normal spider, basically just bugs and spiders.

[Snakes] A snake Whumpee having their fangs painfully pulled out, or filed down so they're just like normal teeth because "It's too dangerous."

Also having to eat live, wild mice as their main source of protein and, or food in general.

[9 tail foxes] Just cut off all of their tails besides one, so they look more like an actaul fox.

[Raccoons/Squirrels] A raccoon or squirrel Whumpee left outside, whether it's over 100 degrees outside, or if it's less than 5 degrees.

Also the reason being "You're just a stupid animal and animals aren't meant to be inside."

[Deer/Buck] A deer and or buck Whumpee being told that if they keep acting the way they are, then they're going to end up loosing their antlers.

Also being told that if they act up, or Whumper doesn't want them anymore they'll just skin them, turn them into a rug, or turn them into a taxidermy head and Mount them onto the wall.

(this took around like 45 minutes to an hour)

[whumperful]

Does anyone have name suggestions for bat whumpee? I caved and now I want to write him

This fuzzy boy needs a name

[awadama-fever]

Why does bat hybrid whumpee kinda remind me of Mr Transport from Fallen London

[mj-iza-writer]

bat human hybrid whumpee being told to get down from somewhere high by caretaker

c: "whumpee, get down from there!"

w: *annoyed bat noises* (before eventually flying down after a minute or two)

Oh that's a great idea.

"Please Whumpee, come down from there", Caretaker worriedly, but calmly peels a banana, "I haven't placed a new patch on your wing yet. Your old one might fall off with exertion."

"Squeak, squeak", Whumpee calls from the tree where they hang upside down and look at Caretaker happily.

"Don't talk back to me. Please get down from there. If the patch falls off you'll land on your face", Caretaker lifts the banana as a peace offering, "come on, it's your favorite."

"Squeak", Whumpee flaps their wings as a sign of curiosity.

"Whumpee", Caretaker calls again, patience leaving their voice, "you know what? I'm about to eat this and we don't have any more bananas until the delivery comes tomorrow", Caretaker starts lifting the treat to their mouth.

Squ...wait", Whumpee whimpers, "I want nana."

"Then fly your butt down here", Caretaker warns, "I need you to land on the blankets."

"Nana?", Whumpee whines.

"You can have your banana after I place a new patch on your wing", Caretaker breaks a piece off, "here come get a bite."

Whumpee struggled to get down.

They flew sideways, relying heavily on their good wing.

Landing was just as rough.

"I told you not to fly until I got your wing fixed", Caretaker frowned.

"I got excited", Whumpee giggled.

"Well now you are grounded, and not allowed to fly", Caretaker knelt down onto the blankets.

Whumpee stuck out a pouty lip and whined.

"Don't even try it", Caretaker shows them the banana chunk.

Whumpee's eyes sparkle as they lick their snout.

"Pwease", Whumpee vibrates excitedly.

Caretaker sighs and holds the banana close to Whumpee's mouth.

They chuckle lightly as Whumpee takes a big bite and smacks their jaws together happily as they chew. Their cheeks stuffed to the max.

"Yes you are grounded today, but if you behave I might be nice to scratch your head with the toothbrush. How does that sound?"

"Squ squ squ", Whumpee excitedly sits up.

"No, you lay back down. Let's look at this wing", Caretaker smiles, "you drive me batty sometimes."

Whumpee giggles as they eye the rest of the banana.

"Nana?", Whumpee whispers.

Caretaker holds the rest to Whumpee's lips and watches them take another big bite.

"You love your nanas", Caretaker chuckles.

Seriously you need to watch a video of a fruit bat eating a banana. It's absolutely adorable. I am loving how everyone agrees on the possibilities of a bat hybrid Whumpee. And, the ideas that are coming out from it. -MJ

[mj-iza-writer]

loving the bat human hybrid stories! what about one where whumper forced hybrid whumpee to go against their bat instincts (ex. being nocturnal, hibernating during the winter, hanging upside down, making bat noises, what have you) in favor of assimilating fully to human behaviors. so when whumpee gets rescued and placed into caretaker’s care, caretaker has to try and convince whumpee it’s okay if they give into their bat instincts and won’t be punished for doing so.

Whumpee forced their eyes open when they heard Whumper coming.

They to slowly started to sit up.

Whumper grabbed Whumpee's throat and slammed them against the wall.

"You turned last night.... admit it", Whumper yelled, "you turned into a bat and tried to fly. Is your wing fixed do I need to break your arm again. It's so easy to do. Your bones are so hollow", Whumper grabbed Whumpee's wrist.

"Please don't", Whumpee pleaded.

With one swift movement....

"Whumpee? Whumpee are you doing alright?"

Whumpee gasped as they woke up. They looked around quickly until a hand reached for them.

"Scree... screeeee.. zzzzzz", Whumpee yelled as they bowed away.

"Okay okay, shh", someone whispered, "Whumpee, it's me, Caretaker. You're going to injure yourself."

Whumpee took shaky breaths as they looked around the room quickly.

Someone scooted a little closer.

"Oh my dear. That must have been an awful nightmare. I'm going to wrap the blanket around you. You are shivering."

"N..no. I'm not allowed too", Whumpee cried, "Whumper is going to break something. I'll never be able to fly again."

Whumpee was held tightly.

"Whumpee, I really need you to focus on your surroundings. You are not there right now. You are safe."

Whumpee looked around again. They blinked the tired haze out of their eyes.

"Ca... Caretaker?", Whumpee whispered after a few minutes.

"Yes Whumpee, it's me", Caretaker hugged them closer, "you are not there anymore. You are safe."

"Mmm sorry", Whumpee lowered their head into Caretaker's chest.

"You don't have to be sorry", Caretaker sighed, "I know those nightmares feel so real for you."

Whumpee nodded.

"Did you want to try flying today? You can try to turn into your bat form again, and we can try flying", Caretaker rubbed circles into Whumpee's back, "it's been a while since you tried."

"It won't work. I lost that ability with Whumper. I can't turn anymore", Whumpee's lip quivered, "they got their wish. I lost so many of my instincts. I can't even turn anymore."

"You sort of turned before", Caretaker reminded them, "can we try again?"

Whumpee thought quietly for a few moments.

"It's late. Humans should be in bed now", Whumpee climbed down shyly from Caretaker's arms.

"Whumpee, you don't function well during the day. That's why we have a nocturnal schedule", Caretaker frowned, "you have everything you need to help your bat instincts. You are allowed to feel them."

"Thankyou Caretaker, I'm just too scared to", Whumpee crawled to their blanket. Their bones were unable to hold them up now because of their time with Whumper.

"Do you at least want to eat before you fall asleep again?", Caretaker reached for the blanket to help them.

"Yes please", Whumpee nodded.

Caretaker carried a plate of Whumpee's favorites back to the room.

"Oh come on", they heard Whumpee complain loudly.

They peaked in and saw Whumpee trying to turn into their bat form. Caretaker sighed at how frustrated Whumpee was.

"You're getting closer", Caretaker finally walked in, "you had wings that time."

Whumpee looked up sadly, "it's no use."

"You can't give up on it. Keep trying, you'll get it", Caretaker sat down on the floor.

"Watch, if I do turn, I won't be able to turn back to human. Though there isn't much for me in this body either", Whumpee looked at the plate and licked their lips, "I'm just a useless leech, just like Whumper said."

"With that attitude", Caretaker frowned, "promise me you'll stop being so negative about yourself, and maybe keep trying."

"I'll try", Whumpee nodded, "could you maybe wrap me up again?"

"I can do that", Caretaker smiled, "here take a bite, and we'll get you wrapped up into a bat burrito."

Whumpee quickly took the bite. They smiled at how good it tasted.

"There's that smile. Food always puts you in a good mood", Caretaker smiled.

"I wasn't allowed to have food like this with Whumper. I never knew how much I appreciated it until it was taken away. I will never stop enjoying it now", Whumpee admitted.

Caretaker whistled as they walked down the hall. They just needed to check on Whumpee. It had been a while.

"Oh my, what is this?", Caretaker frowned when they saw something on the floor, "is it moving?"

They got closer.

"How did a bat get in her.... ooohhh, its a bat!", Caretaker celebrated, "they picked it up without thinking about the possibilities that it was an actual bat. They carried it back into Whumpee's room.

They didn't see Whumpee wrapped in the blankets.

"Whumpee, you did it. You're a full-fledged bat right now. I'm so proud of you", Caretaker held the bat up and looked it over.

"Squee", the bat responded.

Whumpee flapped their wings lightly.

Caretaker nodded and held the bat up.

Whumpee rolled off of their hand and flapped violently.

They fell to the floor and returned to their human form. They winced as they laid their head down.

"Oh goodness", Caretaker hurried to kneel, "are you alright?"

"Oww", Whumpee groaned.

"You did so good", Caretaker lifted them up slightly.

"I fell on my face and tummy", Whumpee sighed.

"You still did so good", Caretaker smiled, "maybe a little too soon to try flying, but you had a perfect bat form."

"Thankyou Caretaker", Whumpee looked at them sadly, "I-I just want to fly."

"Could you turn back again? I want to try something", Caretaker smiled.

Whumpee nodded and grunted as they worked to turn back.

"Squeak", bat Whumpee looked up sadly.

"You look good", Caretaker held them up again and looked them over, "are you ready?"

Caretaker held them up and ran down the hall with them. They turned and ran again.

Caretaker was out of breath when they finished another lap up and down the hall.

They limped to a nearby seat and sat down.

Whumpee was lowered to the floor and Caretaker watched them turn to their human form again.

"That was so much fun", Whumpee looked up excitedly.

"I'm... glad... you... liked... it", Caretaker talked in between breaths, "I... don't... know... how... often... I can... do that."

Whumpee quickly nodded, "I understand. Even just that one time... I felt like I was flying again."

Caretaker smiled, "hopefully we can get you back in the air. Until then, I can try to do that as often as my body will let me."

Whumpee lovingly looked at Caretaker, "you'd do that for me? You don't have to, though. I don't want you to get hurt or tired."

"I want to do it though. The last time I saw you so excited was when I brought you your first plate of food when you got here.", Caretaker sighed as they sat up, "we can figure this out. I promise. Just don't lose hope."

Whumpee nodded as they reached up and wiped their eyes, "thankyou Caretaker."

"You're welcome, my dear little bat."

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I cam almost guess. 80% certain this request came from @realandhumanmanthing . So I hope they and everyone else enjoys the story.

[mj-iza-writer]

So I want to run something by you Whump Community.

These pics doewn there ⬇️. I absolutely love pics of bats being wrapped up and cared for. I really love bats in all instances.

Now consider a bat human hybrid Whumpee.

•Caretaker has to wrap them up tight to help them sooth.

• Whumpee sucks on pacifier to also help them soothe. Caretaker had to find one big enough.

•Caretaker uses a toothbrush along Whumpee's head and body. Whumpee making happy, content bat noises.

"Hand feeding and spooning food for Whumpee while they are cozy in their blankets, but also not able to move.

•Whumpee's giant pleadful eyes watching Caretaker's evey move. Only because they love and trust Caretaker.

•Caretaker let's Whumpee out every night to stretch their wings. Caretaker watching from the ground as Whumpee flies by again and again.

"Let's go inside Whumpee", Caretaker calls after the twentieth loop.

•Whumpee getting wrapped up again in their blanket caccoon and cuddling close to Caretaker for the night.

Just bat human hybrid Whumpee.

[mj-iza-writer]

Whumper and bat hybrid whumpee 👀

“Oh, what a cute little bat you are!”

“No, no. You can’t open your wings~ don’t fight against your straps, you’ll ruin your wings~ you look so cute all tied up!”

“Let me feed you~ oh I know you have fangs for a reason~ just let me feed you…”

“Oh… you’re a vampire bat are you? You need blood to be strong and healthy? Well. Your just too cute all weak and needy… I think I just might not feed you for awhile~”

“Are your wings sore? Aww, but you look so beautiful flying around the room! A few more laps~ whumpee.”

Yes, absolutely yes. I agree.

[mj-iza-writer]

winged whumpee learning to fly? it doesn't have to be a specific kind of flying animal (like I don't really care if it's a parrot or a bat or something) just.... wings. learning to fly. etc etc.

I imagined an avian/human hybrid. Hope that is okay. I love that hybrid so much.

I wanted to write this in the eyes of people who have disabilities, and how people may interact with them. I think the disabled community needs a lot of awareness. They are important just like everyone else. I wanted to represent the difficulties they may face in a world not made for them. Even people who love them and want to help may have a hard time with pushing too hard. I hope I did well in bringing a little representation to the community.

Whumpee wrapped their wings around themself and fiddled with their feathers.

Caretaker was in a different room preening a few of their feathers before Whumpee's flight lesson.

Whumpee had injured their wings at a young age. The damage happened before they could learn to fly with all of the other young avians. They were behind now.

Caretaker had adopted them after the injuries. Their parents left them after the damages. A normal thing amongst the avian culture Whumpee grew up in. A flightless avian didn't have much to work with. They wouldn't be able to follow the others' migratory patterns if they had to relocate. Even most jobs require flight. They would never survive.

"Are you ready Whumpee?", Caretaker called.

"I don't know, it looks like it's going to rain", Whumpee looked out the window. They were greeted with a beautiful sunny day.

"Does it now?", Caretaker chuckled, "I guess it's good thing we won't melt then."

Whumpee turned to them when they stepped into the room.

"I-I don't want to do this. I fell last time. I might hurt my wings again", Whumpee frowned.

"Your doctor said your wings are ready for flight. Your wings are strong and are able to withstand falling", Caretaker came closer and hugged Whumpee. They wrapped them with their bigger, stronger wings, "we all fall. It's important to get back up and try again."

Whumpee rested their forehead on Caretaker's chest.

"I won't always be here to help you Whumpee", Caretaker ran their hand through Whumpee's feathery hair and rested it on Whumpee's shoulder, "you'll need to know how to fend for yourself."

"Don't talk like that Caretaker. My parents already left me. I don't want to lose anyone else", Whumpee pouted.

"I'm sorry, but it's only fact. I don't want to leave you either, but...."

"I know, but can we stop talking about it", Whumpee interrupted.

Caretaker sighed, "okay.... let's go get into the air then."

Whumpee watched Caretaker get a running start.

Caretaker's strong wings snapped against the wind and they were up.

Whumpee sighed as they unfurled their misshapen small wings, "how am I going to fly with wings like this?"

Another avian flew by and waved at Caretaker.

"No one wants to acknowledge the disabled avian. Everyone believes I should be dead", Whumpee huffed.

Caretaker hovered nearby, their wings flapped slowly to keep them up.

"Then prove them wrong", Caretaker smiled, "prove to them that you have the right to be alive, and to continue living. Prove to yourself that you can do this. Prove to others who have misshapened wings that they can also fly."

Whumpee wiped their eyes and nodded.

"Alright come on", Caretaker encouraged.

Whumpee ran forward a little and worked to flap. They stumbled over some rocks and fell.

"O-ow", Whumpee cried out.

Caretaker hurried to land and help Whumpee.

"Yes that hurts", Caretaker knelt down.

Whumpee's legs were torn up from the rocks. Blood steeped out from several gashes.

"Here let's get you cleaned and bandaged", Caretaker started to help them up, "we can work on taking off later. Let's work on flapping. I'll get you in the air and you can practice flapping and gliding."

"Do we have to?", Whumpee winced, "it really hurts."

"Just for a little bit", Caretaker helped brace Whumpee as they walked back to their house, "I know you can do it."

"Ca-Caretaker, you're not listening to me. My body says no. It doesn't want to", Whumpee argued, "I can't do it right now."

Caretaker paused, "I-I'm sorry Whumpee. Uh, you're right. Let's get you bandaged. We can talk about this after."

Caretaker silently cleaned and patched Whumpee.

"You're mad at me now?", Whumpee whispered, "I-I didn't mean to yell like that. You were only trying to help me. You've always tried to help me. I'm not doing much for myself."

Caretaker cleared their voice.

"I'm not mad at you dear. You were absolutely right in what you said. I was not allowing you to express your needs. I was so set on getting you in the sky I was missing what you were saying. I'm mad at myself for getting out of line", Caretaker set aside their first aid, "I am listening now. How do you want to approach this next attempt at flying?"

"I don't know. It all seems so hopeless", Whumpee sighed.

"It's not hopeless", Caretaker cupped Whumpee's face, "it's hard, not hopeless. We can do hard things. Let's go ahead and rest today because of the injury."

"It's not fair that it has to be so hard though. I didn't ask for this", Whumpee pouted.

"I know, just remember, no one knows how to fly when they start. I fell just as much as you when I first started", Caretaker smiled, "I fell on my face once and broke my nose even. That's why it's crooked. It will take time. I'm here for you and I want to help you."

Whumpee sat outside and watched others flying.

"I don't even know what it feels like up there. I've never gone that high", Whumpee sighed.

"Watching the others?", Caretaker smiled as they sat down.

Whumpee nodded, "I can't imagine how good it feels to be up that high. I was up there once, and didn't get to enjoy it much."

"Yes, you crashed pretty hard that day", Caretaker looked up.

"Do you really think I can fly. My wings are so ugly and misshapened."

Caretaker looked at them again, "I think if you truly want to, you can. You may not be able to get high up, but I think we have a good chance. I want to encourage you to at least keep trying. I know it's hard to see everyone else having an easy time. I can understand how difficult that feels. Your feelings are valid, my dear."

Caretaker stood, "come on. I have an idea."

Caretaker got themself up and hovered just above Whumpee.

"Hold onto my leg", Caretaker grinned, "hold on tight."

"I don't want to fly", Whumpee whimpered.

"You won't have to", Caretaker lifted up a little to keep their altitude, "I want to give you taste of what it feels like up there. You can open your wings if you want, but you don't have to let go of me."

Whumpee looked at them questioningly, but stood and wrapped their arms around Caretaker's leg.

"Woah", Whumpee gasped as they left the ground. They burried their face into Caretaker's leg.

"Doing alright" Caretaker called down as they continued to climb and build altitude, "I'm about to flatten out, so hold on."

"Okay", Whumpee mumbled into the pants.

Caretaker looked around a little.

"You know it's prettier to look. My pant leg isn't why you came up here."

Whumpee peeped up.

"I'm up?", Whumpee gasped.

"Your up", Caretaker chuckled, "this is about the elevation the others were flying at."

"Can we go higher?", Whumpee blurted out bravely.

"Hold on", Caretaker started to climb, "this is about as high as I willingly fly. I won't take you any higher."

Whumpee rested their chin on Caretaker's leg.

"Are you enjoy the ride?", Caretaker peaked back at them.

"It's amazing up here", Whumpee's eyes sparkled, "I can't believe what it looks like down there. The earth looks so different."

"Yes. The city is up ahead", Caretaker pointed out, "we won't go into the city because of how busy the sky is. I can't maneuver very well with you holding onto me."

"Okay", Whumpee watched the city for a few moments until Caretaker had turned away and started back to their home.

"Try to unfurl you wings", Caretaker lowered themself a little.

"Caretaker... I."

"You don't have to let go of me. Just practice a little of the flapping you've learned. Feel what it feels like for your wings to hit the air", Caretaker sighed.

"Won't I mess your thrust up by doing that?", Whumpee frowned as they opened their wings, "that can affect your flight patterns."

"Maybe a little, but it's fine. My wings will keep us up", Caretaker turned to see Whumpee's wings out, "they look good. Turn your left a little up... its lagging a little... yep perfect."

Whumpee worked to beat their wings against the wind.

"You've got perfect form", Caretaker encouraged, "you look great."

"Thanks", Whumpee frowned, "c-can I try something?"

"The clouds don't taste like anything. You can't eat them", Caretaker chuckled, "I've tried."

Whumpee suddenly let go.

"Whumpee", Caretaker yelled as they froze in the air and looked down.

Whumpee was dropping, but they were trying more than ever to stay up.

"Come on... come on", Whumpee cried as the ground came closer and closer.

They looked up and saw that Caretaker was chasing after them.

"Keep flapping Whumpee. I've almost got you", Caretaker yelled, "you have to keep up enough so I can catch you and not crash."

Caretaker needed to catch Whumpee with at least fifty feet space from the ground. That was their hard deck. Anything lower, they risked crashing into the ground and injuring themself and Whumpee.

Whumpee suddenly lifted a little.

"I-I did it", Whumpee yelled.

"Keep doing it", Caretaker yelled as they worked to catch up with Whumpee.

"Brace yourself", Caretaker yelled as they grabbed Whumpee.

Whumpee was grabbed.

Caretaker grunted, at the sudden jar of grabbing Whumpee.

"That hurt", Caretaker grunted again.

Whumpee looked up at them worriedly.

"I'm alright. I'm too old to be doing stuff like this. My rescue mission days are in the past", Caretaker sighed.

"I'm sorry Caretaker. I-I had a moment of bravery, and it was fleeting", Whumpee whispered.

"A little heads up would have been better. Let's try for that next time", Caretaker hovered just above the ground and dropped Whumpee. They landed right next to Whumpee.

Caretaker tiredly sunk to the ground, "ugh... I haven't flown like that in a long time."

"Are you okay?", Whumpee looked at them worriedly, "I'm so sorry."

"I'm alright.... just need a second", Caretaker smiled weakly as they took some deep breaths, "though that could have been handled better, I'm glad you tried. I'm glad you were able to keep yourself up."

"I'm sorry... I really am", Whumpee looked at them worriedly, "I didn't hurt you, did I?"

"Maybe a little. I'm alright. I promise Whumpee", Caretaker opened their arms to get Whumpee to come closer for a hug, "just be a little sore tomorrow."

Whumpee shyly hugged Caretaker.

"I don't want you to be afraid of flying again because of this. You kept yourself up... even if it was momentarily. You did it. This is exactly what we needed to happen. We can build off of this", Caretaker cupped Whumpee's chin gently, "don't lose the smile I saw up there. I think you fell in love with the sky. My plan worked."

Whumpee's lip quivered.

"It's alright", Caretaker smiled, "you were so brave."

Whumpee wiped their eyes and nodded.

"We can try again tomorrow. No promises if I'll be flying though", Caretaker stood up, "I have definitely tired myself out. Let's go get some food."

"Okay", Whumpee followed.

"You got yourself up", Caretaker stated excitedly as they followed Whumpee into the house.

"I did", Whumpee turned excitedly.

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