Sir Birdington 2: The Bird Army

After his death, no drama would be seen. Well, they thought this.

THE BIRD ARMY

The Bird Army had been established at 1783. Now, with their leader gone, a new leader was to be decided. The problem was Sir Birdington was so famous everybody followed him. And that meant they had to choose somebody who did something good, apart from Sir Bird, but there wasn't really anybody. Sir Bird's son, Hashim, had died in battle at 1826, so perhaps choose his cousin? But his cousins were very mean. The News Chronicles at 1862 reported this:

With Bird gone, his bravery had done us good, but now our army's in peril. There is hardly anybody we know who has helped the Bird Army, and with a dead son and mean cousins, our army's in great vulnerability. Jackson Potts, the new mayor, said, "We will remember him, but a new leader destined enough better be here alright, for it is not good if we don't.". Listen to Jackson if you want us to reign longer.

At last they found a leader. They chose Sir Marmaduke, who discovered sapphire in the continent. He was a retired Army Troop general too, so he was perfect. He taught them very well, and was well respected. Birds began moving in to the continent, Europe, while some stayed in South America. The Army HQ was in Europe, but the training grounds and all that were still in South America. The News Chronicles of 1865 reported this:

Finally somebody has been chosen. It is Sir Marmaduke, a retired Army Troop general and the man who discovered sapphire in Europe. People are very pleased and happy with him, for he is a great, splendid Army Leader. Private soldier Billy Rosman said, "He is very good, I have to say, and he teaches us wonderfully.". He is great, but how long will he stay in power?

Sir Marmaduke was a splendid fellow and peace was never ending. He created the water-bouncing bomb, which would work great at wars at sea. He was adored for a long time, and he proved just like Bird he was a great leader. Life was great for Birds, and they made sure the Amphibians living alongside them had a great time too. He was knighted again and called Lord Marmaduke. The News Chronicles in 1870 reported again:

It is a great time here. Sunny Beaches attract many Bird Families and waterparks attract Birds and amphibians. Snowy Mountains are great at winter for skiing and snowboarding. No invaders have been spotted for 42 years, which is great news. The mammals aren't conquering here either.

Lord Marmaduke had decided to ally with the mammals. They both agreed to the Terms and conditions and Omar Tilak, the Leader of the Mammal Army, gave them presents. They both visited each others Mayors and Army HQs and gave positive compliments. Lord Marmaduke created the Bird-Mammalian alliance (BMA). The News Chronicles in 1875 reported:

Life is pleasant enough, but with a powerful ally, life will be more diverse, and we shall respect our differences. We are equally powerful, with the same destiny, and humbleness hopefully stays. We just hope they don't snap up our alliance... or that would be a disaster. However, now you should enjoy, because peace may not last.

Lord Marmaduke was worried that the mammals would take over. So he checked behind a poster of Omar. He was shocked what was behind it. It said, Betrayal shall be soon, my friend, I am only just joking. Lord Marmaduke knew he wasn't. He must've used this technique to rule the other continents. He told the News Chronicles only Birds should know. The News Chronicles in 1879 reported:

It is a major disaster, birds! A betrayal shall be happening soon, according to Lord Marmaduke. He showed some CCTV footage too about it. Lord Marmaduke said, "Perhaps they ruled the others like this. He was very suspicious, having 1 poster in his entire base, and soon I'd found the horrible truth.". A war is expected, and we will remember Sir Bird as we probably battle to save Birdkind again.

Sir Marmaduke began focusing on the Army in South America. He told them to prepare, having known Omar would have no clue. He stocked up on water-floating bombs and used the Maca, a 10 bullet gun Sir Bird invented. He invaded first, like the Reptiles did before. They met halfway through the Atlantic, like expected. Omar was very powerful, with a metal bottom that deflected the water bombs onto Lord Marmaduke's army. They launched cannons, but the ship was double the size of theirs, and it hit the living quarters, where nobody stayed. The News Chronicles in 1884 reported:

A disaster for Marmaduke's army. They must've expected this, so they had metal bottoms and a ship double the size of ours. The Mayor, Zinc Tral, wailed, "NOO!! After all this, why? WHY?". He is right to be sad, friends. More than 19/20 of the army died. It is a really sad moment.

Lord Marmaduke was still alive, but very wounded. He told his army not to go war, even if they wanted to, so they did training practice. The Mayor discovered diamond, and saw it was very shiny and beautiful. He sold it for 50m and used the money to improve the army. New politics was introduced, and the battleship became 5 times bigger and with a steel bottom. The News Chronicles in 1892 reported:

We are stronger, we are bigger, we are more powerful, we are less clumsy. After the discovery of the exquisite diamond, the army became better. We are thankful for what is happening, after the mammals became solitary and stopped raiding for a while. We hope this continues.

Lord Marmaduke died at 1893. A new leader had to be chosen quickly, or the mammals would invade. They chose Simon Gailes, the Chief Secretary Minister. The mammals raided the year after. The mammals, though, had improved their battleship and threw wolves at Simon's battleship. The Bird Army tamed the wolves though and threw gigantic knives at them. It was looking like never-ending until the new mammal leader, Martin Pila, threw bombs at the ship. They detonated a millisecond later, causing the ship to sink. The News Chronicles in 1895 reported:

It is very sad yet again that Simon Gailes failed to make the army succeed. We've seen stuff like this happen far too many times, and it's time to stop this. The army will grow stronger slowly by time, and hopefully sinking endings like this happen to them. Zinc Tral, the Mayor, said, "It is yet again I am in the News Chronicles, for the new mammalian leader, Martin Pila, has been very clever recently." Hopefully we will outsmart him for good.

Sir Simon decided to create an Armistice between both of them. The mammals disagreed, but when Martin Pila was executed, they agreed. It was a very long Armistice, but what the mammals didn't know was that the Birds were secretly preparing for a cataclysmic nuking, using their new invention, the Sundial. The mammals thought they were using Greek clocks, but they weren't. The News Chronicles in 1906 reported:

Sir Simon has invented the Sundial, a powerful nuke, and the mammals think it's a Greek clock to help stop alarm clocks from breaking your eardrums. The Birds have been occupying the Mammal Empire, and the Birds have stopped the Mammals from making a new leader. Birds are vulnerable from unknown assassinations, now the mammals want a new leader. The Birds are hoping Sundials will finish them off.

Sir Simon had been enjoying Pina Koalas, given from the legendary chef Crabby Kipling. However, he needed to do more important stuff. He didn't declare the Armistice was over, and launched Sundials at the approaching battleship. This time the ship sank, and mammals left Europe. This time victory was abundant. The only thing was they took their riches with them. The News Chronicles in 1912 reported:

Finally!! We have defeated the mammals with our powerful Sundials and our Army! We are hoping that you birds enjoy the sunshine!! It is very pleasant, with gifts exchanged and family and friends invited over. But are the mammals plotting a plan? They couldn't give up this easily, right?

Sir Simon had been relaxing. But a nuke hit the centre of Asia. Sir Simon realised the mammals were battling the invertebrates. They wanted the diamond, but had no clue Zinc Tral, the old mayor, had already found a whole bunch in Europe. Eventually, the mammals defeated the invertebrates. But the fish were friends with invertebrates. Whenever a mammal came close to the water, a gigantic fish would gulp it. The News Chronicles in 1918 reported:

A war has begun over diamonds! The mammals are too greedy, and have already defeated the invertebrates. Now fish are battling! Deadly fish massacres are happening across Asia, and soon Fish will be wiped out too. We need to do something quick, to stop the mammals, and fast! Or it'll be too late.

Eventually, the mammals gave up. They decided to find sapphire in Europe, although they had a ton, and realised there was none left. Silver was no point, and gold was all the way in west North America. They didn't battle for a very long time. But eventually, they raided Oceania, where huge shoals of fish lived. The amphibians then raided the mammals. The News Chronicles in 1945 reported:

The mammals were battling invertebrates, then fish, and now amphibians! The mammals better be stopped, or soon Birdkind will disappear! It is very crazy, for the crazy mammals should've given up. But that's what they do. Fight on nonstop for no peace. And that's what they've done for 5 million years.

Sir Simon died at 1934. The new leader, Azam Teem, decided to bomb the Mammaliment. He threw giant coloured, smooth rocks full of dynamite next to the mammal leader, mammal Irk. He thought they were cushions, and just as he sat on one it blew up. They had destroyed Mammaliment, but driving the mammals away was another thing. The News Chronicles in 1952 reported:

 Sir Azam has wrecked the Mammaliment, which is good news, but once again, we better get rid of them. Hopefully they learn to obey and not betray, so we will do the same thing we did to the reptiles. Hopefully life gets better without them.

They would never leave, even if they got exiled. Soon over half the mammal population was dead, but they still didn't leave. In fact, nothing would make them, even if they were thrown off Sal Cliff into the ocean. But there were an awful lot. But at 1992, they agreed to get booted off a cliff, for they knew they'd get exiled if they didn't. Finally, at 2005, the new Bird leader, Khalif Jimson, defeated all of them. And though water mammals survived, they'd never face birds again. The News Chronicles at 2006 reported:

FINALLY! Peace at last, my bird friends. Hope you understand the mammals weren't easy to beat. It took 53 years of executing, in fact! Sorry to say this to The News Chronicles fans, but this is the last paper edition ever. Since the establishment at 567AD, I'm hoping you look forward to the online news editions!

LEGACY

"This was all done for Sir Bird." said the Mayor, Steve McIntosh. Ever since Bird's army was established in 1783, many great leaders have lived and defeated monstrous species of animal, like the allyship of mammals at 1873 and defeating them at 2006 and the reptiles from Millenia ago and defeating them at 1828. All the heroes, not just Sir Bird, will be remembered, but the biggest hero was Sir Birdington.