ORIGIN

The Fossa squeaked excitedly, glad to hear the encouragement in the other's voice. It sounded almost excited! Twice more he went "Ahh, ahh!" before mimicking him again. "Uhh, mmm, nnn!" not realizing that Vinnie was merely thinking.

There was a funny sound, and he squeaked unhappily as the Gembound seemed to leave. He did as the bird had said, sitting down where he'd been standing. It took a little while, and some words he could hear, before the other Gembound reappeared. He leaped to his tiny paws at the scent of blood, and eagerly pounced on the fish, digging into it where he could reach the meat.

Mongo tore into the fish excitedly, enjoying his first ever meal. The blood felt nice and warm going down his throat, and once his little stomach was almost bloated with food, he began to lick his lips, feeling sticky blood in his fur. However, his tongue being rather small, and being unable to see the mess made him rather ineffective.

Once he was done, he turned back to the seagull, hearing him speak. He toddled up to his side, feeling the wing press against his back. The fossa curled up against his side, nestling into the warm feathers. Without thinking, he licked at the feathers affectionately, making a soft sound in his throat.

Feeling the pain in one of his closed eyes, he brought up a paw, pawing at it again even as he licked the gull.

Mongo made a contented sound as he felt the warmth get nearer, pressing into the soft feathers. The Gembound near him began to speak, seeming concerned, before getting nearer. There was suddenly a weight on top of him, and he squirmed, trying to see what he was.

His eyes would open, halfway, one at a time. His right eye opened first, seeming rather normal. That eye was a rich, dark brown, seemingly normal. His right eye, however, was hard to make out. It seemed to be rounder than the other, and completely black. When the light hit it, there would be glimmers of different colors. The brown one had a visible pupil, somewhat slitted, but the other gleamed oddly, as though it weren't a normal eye.

The Fossa squinted his one good eye, having a hard time closing his eyelid over his gem. It bulged out slightly, preventing the eyelid from closing properly. It was hard getting used to seeing, pupil dilating and shrinking with seemingly no rhyme or reason as his eyes struggled to get used to being able to see.

As he twisted, he could see something big and white. Was that the thing that had been talking to him? As he looked, he could see orange feet and a long, orange, pointy beak. He squeaked again, unable to vocalize his question. What was it?

Mongo looked up at Vinnie, tilting his head at his voice. Eat him? He didn't want to be eaten. And he didn't think he would taste good, either. Not good like the fish had. That had tasted very good!

As though in answer, he stood, squeaking, and took a few wobbling steps. Where did the thing want him to go?

The Fossa squinted, staring at Vinnie. As the Seagull tilted his head side to side, Mongo began to copy him, before having to stop as it made him dizzy. He shook his head, trying to get the world to stop spinning. How did it do that? It made him super dizzy!

However, he tilted his head again as the elder spoke, wondering how he did that. Best he could do was ahhhhs and uuuhhhs, nothing complex like this Gembound. It was super cool! He wanted to learn! Oddly, though, he could understand better than he could speak, so it was easy enough for him to do as the older Gembound said.

'What's a guy? Or a lady?' he frowned, looking at Vinnie sideways. 'And why does he sound so horrified by checking?'
He was quick to do as Vinnie said, taddling after the waddling bird. The Fossa quickly fell behind, but thankfully Vinnie came back, helping him along with his beak. He stumbled a few times, but his awkward steps were slowly becoming more and more fluid, as he grew used to walking on such short legs.

Mongo looked at Vinnie as he began to spoke, only to trip over his legs. So he looked forward, not wanting to fall again, while still paying attention to Vinnie's talking.

He went to do as Vinnie said, approaching the cave wall. Once he was in position, he looked up at Vinnie, and squeaked, "Vin?"