' Wouldn't it be so cool if these potions were actually real? ' you think, ' I mean, obviously they can't be, but why not try one out
anyway? '
Selecting a vial at random, you pick up one filled with a medium-blue liquid. Taking it carefully in your hands, you uncork it and take a sip.
You decide to only swallow 1/4 of it, for the risk of poisoning yourself.
Setting the small potion back down, you begin to check yourself for changes.
With just a glance, you take notice of tiny writing on the cork: B. B. W.
Puzzled, you check to see if there is any more writing and ponder over what it could mean.
' There IS more writing! ' you realize, on the side of the bottle. It says: Blue Bird Wings.
Oh no.
This is worse than poisoning yourself!
Suddenly an intense, throbbing pain reaches your spine. Something is growing. And, duh, you already know what.
Another, yet wryeyer, set of limbs starts to grow out of your back. Bright blue feathers sprout out to complement your - soon- to- be- new wings. In just under a minute, you have a mini set of Blue-Jay's wings on you, though slightly larger.
And then it stops.
Without even knowing it, you shake and flutter you new limbs.
But wait, how were you supposed to fly with these? They were not even close to big enough! Slowly you turn your head back to the bottled potion. ' It must be because I only drank 1/4.' you think. Once again taking the vial in your fingers, you stare at it wide eyed. It works! It really works!
Then, later not sure What made you do it, you gulp down the rest.
Feeling suddenly tired, you lay down to rest, happy that by morning you just might be able to really fly...