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Earning Wings	By : Zarafla_Kirtan-Pherrin Category: +1 through F > FernGully Views: 3281 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Earning Wings
Paired Couple: ZakXPips/SLASH! Lime
A/N: Ferngully is not mine, nor are the characters. They belong to their respective creators. Don't sue, blah blah blah... If you don't like slash, yaoi, boy on boy romance and sex, don't read! Enjoy!
It was when Crysta came back to the forest that Pips knew there was something just not quite right. She brought with her what seemed to be another faerie. But there was something different about him. The blond guy was wearing clothes that didn't resemble anything that the other faeries wore, on his feet were some kind of fabric shells with rope tied to them, and he had no wings. He even smelled weird, like something that was unnatural to Ferngully. Not grass, or dirt, or rain... but something he couldn't pinpoint.
But the fact that this creature wasn't a faerie intrigued Pips. And once Crysta had announced that Zak, this weird creature, was a human, Pips was stricken with amazement.
Not a single faerie had come into contact with a human since the battle of Hexxus long ago. Humans were thought of as legends! Myths! For a long time, Pips was convinced that this creature called Zak couldn't possibly be human.
He was too small and he had the bumbling wits of a lesser, inferior being than a human, let alone a faerie. In the stories, humans were said to hold vast intelligence and great wisdom. They were great allies of the faeries. But this Zak possessed none of those qualities.
What's more, Zak had the nerve to flirt and charm Crysta, Pips' self-claimed girl! But every time Pips tried to stop the sparks from flying between Crysta and Zak, Crysta would defend the lowly being! This infuriated Pips even more... Even though many faerie-folk in Ferngully knew that Pips was a fearsome warrior, Zak did not cower from the red head's threats and the Beetleboys' taunts. He faced every challenge that Pips threw at him. Zak even had the gall to smirk at things that Pips knew made others fear him.
For those many days that this supposed human stayed in the rainforest, Pips hated Zak. He wished him nothing but misfortune, or better, to disappear.
Hexxus had been resurrected then, from his enchanted tree prison! And what's more, other humans had helped the blighted enemy of nature to destroy the sacred rainforest.
Looking back on it, Pips had realized that he was cursing himself, as well as every other being in Ferngully, when he wished the blond ill. Pips had thought he had sealed their doom with his jealousy and spite.
However, when Crysta blamed Zak for the destruction and leading a path to Ferngully with his "magic red marks", Pips thought he'd be happy to see the creature tormented with the thought of his lies and trepidations! Pips believed he would be happy to see Zak blamed and abandoned by his newfound friends!
Oddly, however, the red headed faerie didn't feel anything but sorrow and guilt. Seeing Crysta-a friendly and loving girl-scorn Zak the way she did made Pips want to defend the blond and reassure him that he still had him to lean on. But the call to war against Hexxus had distracted Pips. No one shrugged off this kind of calling, especially since it was Madgie.
The eldest faerie had been the one to lock away Hexxus the first time. She was now calling every faerie and life form to give their strength and energy to fight the dreaded Hexxus.
But what no one anticipated was that kind, patient, trusting, silver-haired Madgie would give the last of her strength and life to help Crysta put away the demon for good!
Everyone had received a tiny bit of power from their leader as she vanished, but the majority of it went to their new leader, Crysta.
Pips knew that no one would have made a better leader of the faeries that the dark-haired Crysta. He was proud to follow her! Even in all his arrogance, Pips knew he was not the one to fight Hexxus head on.
Who would have guessed that, despite the lies and his size, that Zak would join the fight? Whether it was guilt or because he received some magic from Madgie, or both, the human enlisted the erratic Batty Koda to take him to the giant machine that the other humans were using to destroy the rainforest.
Pips could only admire the courage and will that the tiny human had. Even when Batty Koda was taken down by falling debris, Zak did not give up! But as the blond held on to dear life to accomplish who knew what, Pips even saved Zak's life and helped him into the giant machine. By the end of it all, when Crysta took down Hexxus and forever encased him in another enchanted tree, Pips looked to Zak with newfound respect. Without his help, Ferngully would have been a myth.
The red head didn't even get angry when Crysta and Zak embraced. Although the trust had been broken and restored, he recognized the friendship-not love-the two had for one another.
And that's when Crysta asked the question, "Do you want to return to your people? I have the ability to restore you to your normal size."
Pips looked back and forth between them, worried. Just as soon as he was getting along with Zak, he was offered to return to the humans! The unfairness of it all!
"...You know..." The familiar, cocky grin spread across Zak's face. "I could get used to living here."
A cheer erupted among the faeries, Pips among them with ten-fold enthusiasm.
"Well," Crysta began with a gentle smile, "if you're sure, would you like to remain as a human?"
Silence greeted this new question, as every fae looked at one another uneasily. What did their leader mean? Even Madgie, the greatest faerie that ever lived, didn't have that kind of power to change one's anatomy! Did Crysta contain a hidden power, or did she only theorize that she could pull the impossible? The consequences would be disastrous if she were wrong!
Zak considered the offer, albeit stunned speechless.
After a moment, Zak finally found his voice. "You mean I could become a faerie?"
"Yes!" She answered, voices among the crowd around them whispering and gasping.
"...I-" He began. "I don't know what to say, Crysta!"
Pips, who had been quite thoroughly shocked, spoke up in his usual pompous manner. "Why should we give him the abilities of our people, when that goes against the natural way of life?" His anger and distrust had returned.
"He's already a small humanoid, which is unnatural already." Batty reasoned.
"True." Pips conceded. "But who are we to change his very anatomical structure?"
"Is that you being concerned for my well-being, Pips? Or are you just questioning Crysta's decision based upon your insecurities?" Zak set his fisted hands upon his hips, sarcasm twisting his features into malicious anger.
"I just don't quite trust you yet, human."
"How can you not trust me when I have helped save your civilization?"
"You were the one who brought that tree-eating beast and Hexxus into our midst!" Pips yelled, forgetting that he had internally forgiven Zak earlier that day. "Or did you forget?"
"I was ignorant!" Zak screamed, coming toe-to-toe with the irritating, red headed faerie. "I was ignorant that the tree Hexxus was encased in would bring about doom upon every living creature! In that, I'm innocent!"
Crysta tried to get between the two and push them apart, but Pips easily side-stepped. "I'll give you that, Zag-"
"Zak!" The blond interjected, angry as he always was whenever Pips got his name wrong.
"-but what about the tree-eating beast that you humans led into our forest? Even if you hadn't led that thing to the enchanted tree, it could have taken out the forest anyway!"
"Yet again, you red headed idiot, I was innocent! I just did what I was told to! I had no idea that you faeries even existed before a couple days ago! And before, I admit that I didn't really care what happened to Ferngully at the time!" Gasps and outraged cries followed the statement. He softened his tone as he spoke to those assembled before him. "Us humans out there in the rest of the world don't know any better. We get by through life doing things out of obligation. When I was putting those red marks on your trees, it was so the machine could know which ones to cut down. It was only supposed to be a few trees that we were taking. Like faeries such as yourselves, we humans use trees for our homes. But we can't live in trees like you do. So we cut down trees and make things out of them for our homes. It's just something we're used to doing. And I helped in the process of gathering these trees for my people because it's necessary for our part of the world. I wish it wasn't, but unfortunately it is. And what I was doing was called a job. A thing that we humans need to survive. Not all jobs are required to cut down trees. Some involve making things or growing food or teaching others."He looked around himself apologetically. "But now I realize the consequences of my actions. I made a mistake. But do not condemn me so quickly before you think about this: while you faeries may have known about humans, whether in stories or myths, humans don't know about faeries! We have no idea that faeries exist!"
"That's not true." Batty interjected, a bolt of electricity going between the wires connected to his head. "You humanoids talk about faeries and 'faerie-tales' all the time! Of course, those are complete works of fiction told to small humanoids."
"While you may have a point," Zak agreed, pushing his blond locks away from his eyes. "humans still believe that faeries don't actually exist. Those 'works of fiction' as you put it, are just that. Fiction. Fiction means fake, make-believe, non-existent. Humans may tell stories about faeries, but they don't actually believe them. Just like you guys only saw humans as myth. We're not so really different in that area. I'm the only one that knows that faeries actually exist and all of you can confirm that humans are more than just ancient allies that went missing several thousands of years ago." At this point, several faerie-folk were nodding their heads as they processed the information.
"Okay then." Pips said, joining back into the conversation. "I can believe that you were ignorant of your actions. But that still doesn't excuse the fact that your mistake could have costed our lives, never mind our only home!"
"Mistakes happen! It was an accident!"
"Still an accident that could have let Hexxus win!"
"But he didn't! I corrected the mistake helped save Ferngully! What is there not to trust in me, Pips?"
Pips jabbed a finger into Zak's chest with enough force to leave a bruise. "You and the other humans started the problem! So by right, it was your mistake to fix, whether you wanted to or not! That's not an act of heroism! It's obligation! And guilt is a great motivator if you chose to ignore the responsibility! The task was yours, Zap!"
"Zak!"
"It would be like me pushing you off this branch right now, sending you to tumble to your death." To illustrate the point, Pips pushed the blond human off the edge.
Zak screamed, falling to the Earth below.
In a graceful sweep of his wings, the red head went chasing after him and grabbed him by the foot just before the deadly impact.
"Dammit Pips! Don't freaking do that to me again, or so help me I'll hurt you!" Zak said breathlessly as Pips lowered him back onto the branch that he was on.
"But I just saved you." Pips said calmly, giving a sly smile.
"You almost killed me!"
"Ah... And there's my point." Pips laughed. "You see? I pushed you off the branch, much like you led that beast into Ferngully and it released Hexxus upon us all. In turn, I chased after you and caught you before you died, much like you helped stop the machine; that diffused most of Hexxus' power. Now, you say you helped save Ferngully. I just saved your life."
"That's not the same."
"Why not?"
"My mistake was born of ignorance. You deliberately pushed me off."
"So? I was only doing it on purpose to explain my point of view. I could have just as easily pushed you off on accident as much as you could have knowingly destroyed Ferngully."
"That's a lie! I would never-!"
"Guys! Stop!" Crysta pushed Zak behind her as the two were coming dangerously close to throwing fists. "We get it!"
"So now you see why he shouldn't be given our powers? He could 'accidentally' kill someone!" Pips angrily shouted.
"I said that's enough Pips!" Crysta said. "Now, I get why you're opposed to my decision. But I also understand his reasons for why things ended up the way they did. We could not have expected him to know what he was doing. But because he decided to take responsibility and help out, when he could have just as easily abandoned us, I think that he has a right to choose to live among us and even be given our powers and abilities."
The angry faerie opened his mouth to protest, but Crysta held up a hand. "I've already decided, Pips. Zak is one of us now and if he decides to become a faerie, so be it. But I will ask the rest of the community if they oppose or agree to my decision, if that eases you."
"You can't ignore my claims, Crysta."
"No. But neither should you ignore his." Crysta flew off to a farther length along the branch to address the other faeries.
Pips and Zak glared at one another, but remained silent.
A/N: What do you think the other faeries are going to say? Will they agree to her decision? Or will they shun him from the community? Stay tuned to find out more...
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