You could hear scratching and curses from the crevice. A small, mottled gray and white shape struggled to free himself from the rocks, then popped out and dusted off his scraggly feathers. "Lieutenant Moonlight," he chirped, looking around, as if expecting more pigeons. "What can I do for you?"
"I would like to ask for your assistance on a current assignment," Moonlight said curtly. "I do hope you understand the importance." She glanced around to make sure there were no onlookers. "A lieutenant was injured in a very strange accident, involving a couple pigeons, a gull, and an owl. It is mandatory that we hunt down these fugitives and put them to justice. However, they could be in any of the three other territories."
Magnolia flapped helplessly to keep from dragged. Hunger soon gnawed at her, for crows cannot sustain flight for long without eating, and it weakened her. Magnolia soon hung limply, swinging at the end of the cord upsidedown, exhausted by the days events.
Aspen followed them
"GET OFF ME YOU EGG-SUCKERS." Pinto screeched as soon as his beak was free, as he was lifted into the air he batted his wings in the opposite direction and tried to pull away like a wild dog tied to a chain.
When Pinto started struggling, Aspen went up to him and pecked him. "Stop struggling, even if you get free, there's too many of us for you to get away."
Pinto roared at Aspen, trying to claw her and all the while shrieking distress calls. For a crow he was big and strong, but that's really all he had going for him.
She easily dodged his claws then dived down and grabbed some blades of grass. She quickly tied his beak shut, hoping no nearby crows had heard his distress call.
Since they were both suspended in the air and he saw her coming, Pinto was able to easily dodge her.
She sighed and decided it was useless. She left him alone and knew if he escaped from the raven he was tied to, the rest of the gang would capture him again
