《The Angry Birds Series: Four birds, one adventure》Red Moon Festival
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Hi! I ship RedxAggie (OC) in this story. I hope you'll not get mad at me about my shipping. I hope you'll enjoy it.
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It's almost sunset in Bird Island, Red saw a flyer behind his door, revealed to be a Red Moon Festival. It happened every 50 years.
"A Red Moon Festival? Humph, sounds boring." Red said.
"Hey, Red!"
Red startled as she jumped in fear. He turned around, and saw Aggie behind him. "Oh, hi, Aggie."
"Sorry that I scare ya." She apologized. "I just went to see you if you notice the flyer of the Red Moon Festival."
"Yeah, I just noticed it, and it's so... boring."
"Fun!"
Red and Aggie's eyes widened as they couldn't believe what they've heard of each other's opinion.
"What? Why did you find it boring? It's would be fun." Aggie squealed. "Plus, it said that it happens every 50 years featuring a dance under the light of the blood moon in which two lucky souls are chosen to be bound together for eternity!"
"Ugh, with two lucky souls dancing under the moonlight, and their souls bond together?" Red was disgust with his tongue out. "I don't believe on those things."
"So am I, Red, but I wanted to come because I want to see the moon."
"You can see it clearly on the beach."
"But I want to know who are the two lucky birds would be selected tonight. Come to my house with me. Now. We'll continue talking."
Aggie grabbed Red's wrist, and dragged him along with her.
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At her house, Red was sitting on Aggie's couch while eating chips.
"You're making a big mistake, Aggie."
" Maybe... but it could be fun." Aggie said with excitement.
"Why don't you just stay here, where it's always fun? Like... guaranteed." Red made conga moves.
"Well, this is a different kind of fun." Aggie showed Red the flyer one more time. "This red moon happens every 50 years, and I want to see while I'm still younger. And why there are many girls outside my house?"
Red opened the curtain of Aggie's window to see many girls shouting his name.
"Take me to the Red Moon Festival with you, Red!"
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"No, come with me!"
"No, me, Red!"
He closed the curtain again. "That's why. This is why I didn't hesitate of coming with you earlier. Those girls are driving me crazy. This is why I found this red moon thing boring."
"Are you really sure you can't go with me?" Aggie asked.
"Yes, I'm sure." Red crossed his arms.
Honestly, Aggie wanted Red to come along. She wanted him to be part of this festival. There's a possibility that the red moon will choose them later, but since Red didn't want to go, she respected that. "Well, okay. That's fine."
"But if you want me around, don't go." Red said.
"I'm totally going." Aggie fought back. "See ya later, Red."
Aggie opened the door, shot the girls with her sharp feathers to move aside and made way for her to get out of the crowd to the Town Center.
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When Aggie made it to the Town Center, she was so envied that she saw many birds had partners, well except for the girls who wanted Red to take them here. To make herself comfortable, she sat down on the chair, and the waiter served her fish and shrimp.
"Thank you." She said unenthusiastically as he took a bite of the shrimp.
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Back at Aggie's house, Red is now trapped, but enjoyed his time eating potato chips while waiting for the girls to go away.
"I'll have my own Red Moon Festival in Aggie's house, where it's always fun." He said with his beak full of chips. Actually, he found it boring to celebrate Red Moon Festival in Aggie's house, alone. Then, he looked at the red moon. It was quite interesting, but he had to to keep it in mind that the Red Moon Festival is boring
"Red moon tonight."
Red heard a strange voice coming from nowhere. He wanted to know where it came from, but then, he ignored it and continued eating more chips.
"The moon of lovers"
There was that voice again. He stood up from the couch to search where's the voice coming from. Then, he looked at the red moon. When he recalled that voice saying 'the moon of lovers', Red admitted he wanted to go with Aggie. Of course, he still found the red moon boring, but if Aggie liked it so much, he gave himself a try. He decided to go to the Town Center with Aggie, but he can't leave the house because of the girls outside. Then, he had an idea.
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Red used the back door of Aggie's kitchen to escape with a mask on his face so he won't be recognized. With his plan worked, Red quickly ran to find Aggie before it's too late.
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Aggie was still on her table, eating lots of fishes and shrimps already. She watched many love birds in jealousy, dancing together. She just wished Red was here, but she's quite afraid of confessing her feelings for him since they first met and became friends.
Just then, Peckinpah tapped the microphone with his feather finger, cleared his throat, and announced to birds who attended. "Good evening, ladies and gentlebirds. It is my pleasure that I request you now to turn your heads skyward. When the light of the red moon shines down and selects two lucky souls, binding them together for eternity."
The birds looked up to watch the red moon, excitingly ready for whoever it going to choose which souls will bind together for all eternity.
Aggie looked at the moon, which is like she was hypnotized by it. She stood up from her table and walked on the dance floor to get a better view.
At the entrance, Red arrived just in time as he saw Aggie walking on the dance floor.
"Aggie." Red tried to call her quietly, but she didn't hear him. "Aggie." He called her again, but to no avail
Red ran into her to get Aggie's attention to him as he grabbed her wrist, and pulled her close. The light of the red moon shined on them, drowning their spot in red light as the crowd gasped.
With music started to play, Red and Aggie danced in waltz, but Aggie was unaware it was Red who she danced with.
"Hi, Aggie." The masked bird greeted.
"How did you know my name?" Aggie asked dreamily.
"It's me!" Red lifted his mask to reveal his face to her. "Red."
"Red?!" Aggie gasped. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought you wanted me to come with you, so I gave myself a try to enjoy it."
Aggie was so touched that Red risked his dislike for the red moon for her, but she felt guilty for it. She let go of Red's hand to stop themselves from dancing. Red looked so confused as the crowd gasped at this.
Aggie sighed in guilt. "Let's go, Red."
The red bird was confused at first, but he followed Aggie out of the Town Center anyway.
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When the two birds almost reached Aggie's house, Aggie used her telekinesis to levitate the girls up to give way for them to walk towards her house. When they entered the house, Red shut the door behind him and Aggie sat on the couch, eating Red's potato chips in depressed.
"Aggie, are you okay?" Red asked in worry.
"No, not okay." Aggie sighed sadly and guilty. "You won't have to do that for me."
"But, you're my friend. I just wanted to make you happy."
"But, you don't have to do that! I mean, I just want to make you happy, so I respected that you don't want to participate for the Red Moon Festival."
"You already made me happy, I wanted to do the same thing to you."
Aggie looked at Red with guilty eyes, but her beak curved to a smile as she appreciated what Red did for her. "Thanks, Red. I think that could be enough to make me happy for a while."
"Understood." Red nodded.
"Now I know you can dance. You're pretty amazing back there," Aggie giggled as she partially wore Red's mask.
Unexpectedly, they laughed at the mask at the same time. "Weird mask." They said in unison. "Whoa! We both said—! ...The same thing! ...Okay, stop that."
Red and Aggie jumped away and covered their beaks. Aggie prepared herself in karate-style, ready to fight. Then, their fright changed to laughter as they laughed at what they coincidentally did.
"That was new." Aggie wiped her laughing tears.
"Yeah, weird." Red agreed.
"No go get some more chips."
"Okay."
During their conversation, the red moon still shined above them from the window.
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This is Star vs the Forces of Evil reference "Blood Moon Ball". When Red and Aggie talked at the same time, their souls were bonded.
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