Huzzah :'D Time for an emergency revival!!))
109 smiled widely and her eyes misted over as the always did whenever she thought about the world beyond. "It's beautiful." she said simply to begin, taking a deep breath as a sense of peace flowed through her. "There are no ceilings, and air goes on and on without end. Doctor Wu told us about it. She said the ground is soft and green, and the world is full of plants and animals, and water so deep you can swim around in it. She said the air is fresh and moves around you as though it's alive, and that there is something called the 'sun', which keeps you warm during the day, and at night, it goes away to be replaced by the stars, little lights so numerous they are uncountable. Can you see it?" she asked, closing her eyes for a moment before opening them again and looking at 629 with a content expression. "Out there, we will be free. One day." she said, sounding so sure that is seemed there was no other outcome.
"I didn't ask you to answer!" said 113 hotly, though he felt embarrassed by the dogs observations and promptly pursed his lips together to make it clear he wouldn't say anything further. In truth, the male wasn't as scary at all. He was unusual if anything, but 113 found it very hard to be afraid of him after he had started talking. In fact he sounded pretty smart for a dog, using all those technical words. He didn't even know what a 'hypocrite' was, and 113 was starting to think that the dog had actually made up the word when suddenly the door slid open behind him and he tumbled out into the hallway. "Ah! Doctor Wu!" he said in utter relief, spanning his wings the full length of the hallway to stretch them out, happy to be out of there. Lea smiled and glanced inside towards where subject 153 was situated. "I trust nothing went wrong while you were in here?" she asked, her voice cool and soft. 113 shook his head slightly and shrugged. "It was fine." he murmured and with that Doctor Wu slid her key card through the slot and the door shut tight. "Come, let's go and find 109." said Doctor Wu and she took 113's hand, the pair walking a bit down the hallway until they reached 629's room. Sliding open the door, 113 craned his neck to make sure 109 was OK and he let out a quiet gasp to see her on the ground with the dog. For a second he was almost convinced she was wounded in some way, and even let out a shout of surprise before 109 looked over her shoulder and smiled.
"Oh! Are we ready to go?" she asked, her voice slightly disappointing, as if she wasn't quite ready to leave yet. "I guess I'll talk to you later. It was nice meeting you." said 109 to 629 with a friendly expression and she got to her feet, moving smoothly from the room before the door slid shut quietly behind her. "You shouldn't waste your time speaking with such animals 109." scolded Doctor Wu, but gently as the eleven year old girl took her other hand before they continued on their way to the Flight Arena. "I'm sorry. But she seemed nice." said the white-winged girl absentmindedly as she started humming that little tune of hers again while they moved through the pure white halls. "Did you really talk to that dog?" asked 113, his voice disbelieving as he looked over at 109. "Yes. We talked about the outside. I told her what I thought it looked like. Didn't you talk?" she asked, shooting him a curious look and 113 looked away. "No." he lied, holding Doctor Wu's hand tightly as 109 shrugged and skipped a little bit, coming to a halt as the three arrived at their destination.
The flight area was the largest underground room that could be found in the facility. It stretched the length of a football field and was just as high, the white ceiling so far up the corners were lost in shadow, and both 109 and 113 laughed and shouted as the ran forwards, stretching their wings wide and gliding off the floor a bit in euphoria. "Oh wow!! WOW What are those?!" asked 113, pointing up towards some large rings that were hanging from the ceiling. "I asked for our staff to have a few obstacles for the pair of you to grab onto. We'll be working on your flying a lot more now, so I deemed it acceptable to have something to fly towards." called Lea the far end of the room as she walked up onto a slightly raised platform that had a long table with a microphone to call through, along with a multitude of video screens and computers. Sitting down at one of the chairs, she pressed a button and the lights on the far end snapped on. "tch-tch-tcH-tCH-TCH!" and 113 held up his hands to shield his eyes from the blinding glare before they adjusted. There were multiple runways painted onto ground, along with gentle slopes to help the flyers take off. There were even a few diving boards that 109 constantly had to use to get up into the air. 113 started beating his wings, eager to get up and try to grab at some of those rings. "Ah- a moment children! If you could come back over here 113." Doctor Wu called and the boy and girl hurried back to the main desk, taking a seat on the ground and directing their attention to a large tv screen that Lea was turning on for them to watch.
The screen buzzed static, then suddenly it flicked to the footage of 113 and 109's last recorded flight. "You see how you were moving your wing muscles here-113? That's what I want you to do this time, long, powerful strokes. You too 109. It's important also to adjust your primary wing feathers so that you do not develop any drag before taking off..." her lesson continued for just a few minutes before she had them both take their positions on the tracks. Leaning slightly towards the microphone, her voice rang out across the gigantic room as she spoke. "Let's get you both up into the air. Try to aim for the lowest ring. Whenever you're ready." she said and a green light flicked on near the end of the room, indicating it was OK to fly. 113 exchanged a grin with 109 before they both spread their wings and took off at a run, their wingbeats so powerful that 113 was almost lifted off the ground within the first few tries, but he stayed low to the ground to get a little more speed before finally taking off with a crow of excitement. 109 had to stay on the ground longer, her flight pattern required a little more thrust before she could take off, but soon, both red and white wings were up in the air, the two of them laughing in delight as they flew up, higher and higher, and 113 flared his great red wings and clutched tightly onto the ring (which was the size of a large tire up close) and swung from it triumphantly, waving to 109 as soon as she caught her own ring. From such great heights, Doctor Wu looked like no more than an ant from up here, but it didn't bother 113 at all. He loved being up here, with so much space it seemed almost impossible, and he quickly started swinging about on the ring, back and forth, letting the air whip through his feathers and through his hair as he swung slowly through the room, gripping the rope tightly with his gloved hands.
"Save the play for later 113. We've still got a lot of testing to do."