Budgie: Flight into the Hollow Sky Chapter 1: The Sky Whispers: The aviary was silent that night. Budgie knew something was wrong. The moonlight filtered through the wire mesh, casting pale stripes on the floor. Tiko was mumbling in his sleep again, mimicking their human ownerâs voice. "Pretty bird, pretty bird..." But then it came again â the whisper. Not human. Not budgie. It drifted from the trees. "Fly up... fly to the Hollow Sky..." Only Mira heard it too. Her feathers bristled. They knew something was calling them. Something not of this earth. Chapter 2: Escape from the Quiet Man: Their human, Mr. Dell, was acting strange. He used to sing. Now he just stared. One night, Budgie noticed a long, thin tongue sliding from Mr. Dellâs mouth while he was asleep. It licked the cage bars. Then it hissed: "Donât fly to them. Stay down here with me." They had to go. Mira snapped the lock with her beak â a skill sheâd never told the others she had. The trio took off into the night, the stars above looking too bright, like they were watching. As they escaped, Mr. Dell screamed. But it wasnât human anymore. Chapter 3: Into the Hollow Sky: High above the trees, the air shimmered. A rift appeared â like a tear in the sky â and they flew straight through it. The sky turned inside out. Clouds beneath them, stars sideways, wind that sang in reverse. Tiko started repeating words they hadnât said. Words from something else. "They live where the wings forget time." "Feather is flesh." "Donât See more