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Speaker 1: Hello, friends from across the nation and around the world.

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I'm Martin, and you are listening to a little podcast

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called Dad's Bedtime Stories, a podcast I started by telling

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bedtime stories to my own kids and have now expanded

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to the entire world, with thousands of listeners every single

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night and over a million good bedtimes so far. Now,

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if you don't know this about me, aside from being

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a moderately successful podcaster, I'm also a vice principal.

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Speaker 2: Of a high school.

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Speaker 1: And this week happens to be graduation week the end

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of the year, and it is super busy. I mean, like,

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really really busy. Honestly, I should probably be taking the

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week off of podcasting just to get everything done, but

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something inside me just won't let me skip episodes without

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some sort of major emotional damage. I'm not sure why

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I'm gonna talk to a therapist about it, so instead,

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I've come up with a compromise. I kind of outsourced

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this episode. Yeah, most episodes are written by me, spoken

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by me, sometimes made up by me on the spot.

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Actually most of the time they're honestly made up by

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me on the spot, but tonight's episode was actually storyboarded

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by me. I came up with the concepts, all the

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main events, that sort of thing. But I might have

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let chat GPT do the heavy lifting this time because

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I needed a break. I had time to read the episode,

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but I didn't have the creative energy to make a

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full episode. If that makes any sense. Based on popular demand,

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Tonight's episode will visit a little story called Sunshine the

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Ninja Chicken, a literary RPG adventure about a chicken who

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gets a bunch of powers after escaping from its coop

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and you know, fighting bad guys and stuff. Honestly, I

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thought that I had done two of these. I really

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really thought I'd done two episodes of Sunshine the Ninja Chicken.

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But I went to search tonight to find out what

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happened in the last episode, and I.

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Speaker 2: Could only find one.

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Speaker 1: So did I do two? I really I have no idea.

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If you can find a second episode I did on

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Sunshine the Ninja Chicken, please let me know. I found

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a lot of episodes about chickens that I've done, including

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one called Chickens Attack Manitoba, but I could only find

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one on a Ninja Chicken. Well, technically, there's also one

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about a karate chicken in the Cards of Power series

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that I did recently. You know, either way, I think

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I've come up with a pretty good sequel here to

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the original, And while I outsourced some of the fine

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details in writing, I really feel like the plot of

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the story is still mine, if that makes any sense,

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and I'm gonna read it, so I hope that's cool.

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Let me know your thoughts and please comment if you

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find another Sunshine the Ninja Chicken episode other than just

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the first one. Before we get started, I want to

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give a big shout out to one of my newest

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Patreon sponsors. Thank you to ten year old Miles Andrews

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from Ashland, Oregon. I have never been to Oregon and

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the only thing I know about Oregon is based on

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a video game I played in the nineteen nineties. I

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think it was called Oregon Trail. Ask your parents about it.

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And now, after a possible word from a possible sponsor,

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we'll get onto the story. Sorry about the ads, we

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gotta fund this somehow. Time to close your eyes, get

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as comfy as you can in that bed, and imagine

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yourself doing what the kid in the story does, or

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actually that makes no sense, imagine yourself doing what the chicken,

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the ninja chicken in the story does The morning after

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Sunshine shadow beaks first great adventure began exactly the way

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most mornings began. On Colson and Cecily's hobby farm. The

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sun rose, the grass sparkled, the chickens clucked. Somewhere nearby,

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a goat sneezed with the confidence of an animal who

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believed the whole world needed to hear it. Inside the coop,

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Sunshine sat quietly in her nest, looking like a perfectly

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normal chicken. This was, of course a lie. To Coulson

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and Cecily. Sunshine was just their chicken, a little strange,

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maybe a little too good at escaping, definitely, but still

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a chicken. Inside Sunshine's mind, however, things were different. She

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remembered the forest. She remembered the possum bandits. She remembered

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rescuing Muffin' the duck from a bucket. She remembered the

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whirling demon, which humans would probably have called a weat whacker,

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but Sunshine knew evil when she hurt, making that much noise.

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Most of all, she remembered the flame feathered temple. And

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she remembered her powers, ninja awareness, precision, peck level on.

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Ninja jump level one, fire beak level one. Sunshine closed

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her eyes. A ninja is patient, she thought. Outside the coop,

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footsteps crunched over the grass. Colson's voice came first. Okay,

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this time we watched for Sunshine, Cecily answered, I was

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already watching Sunshine last time you watched her escape. That

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still counts as watching. The latch clicked, the coop door

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creeped open. Every chicken burst forward at once, flapping and squawking,

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as if breakfast was a matter of life and death, which,

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to be fair, most chickens seem to believe it was.

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Sunshine did not move right away.

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Speaker 1: Colson leaned down with the feed bucket. Cecily stepped sideways,

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and a tiny gap between them appeared. Now, Sunshine thought,

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She sprang forward. Ninja jump launched her higher than any

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reasonable chicken should have gone. She bounced off the edge

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of the nesting box, landed for half a second on

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Colson's shoulder, and used him as a launching platform. Hey

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Coulson shouted. Sunshine sailed over the fence, spun once in

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the air, and landed in the grass beyond the coop.

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Cecily stared, Did Sunshine just double jump off your shoulder?

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I ain't think, Colson said, our chicken is doing this

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on purpose. Sunshine did not wait to explain, mostly because

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she could not explain, and also because it was funnier

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that way. She darted into the woods. The forest welcomed

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her with cool shadows, soft moss, and the distant chatter

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of squirrels, who were already making rude comments about her

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dramatic landing. Sunshine ignored them. A true ninja does not

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answer every squirrel. She moved between the trees, using ninja

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awareness to scan the world around her. A beetle under

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a leaf, a twig about to crack, a breeze shifting

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from the west, and then something strange. A patch of

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moss near the roots of an old maple tree seemed

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to rise and fall. Sunshine froze. Moss was not supposed

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to do that, at least she fairly sure that moss

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was not supposed to do that. She crept closer and

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tapped the moss with her precision peck. There was a click,

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the ground rumbled, the mossy patch split open, revealing a

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round hole with stone steps leading downward. A golden feather

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of light spun into the air. The smooth voice of

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the Chicken Upgrade system spoke in her mind. Hidden Dungeon

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discovered beginner hero testing ground recommended classification heroic farm animal Warning.

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Dungeon may contain danger, treasure, dramatic lightning, and unnecessary announcements.

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Sunshine stared into the darkness. It smelled like stone and

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in a really long time. A reasonable chicken would have

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gone home, but Sunshine was no reasonable chicken. She hopped

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down the steps. The tunnel twisted beneath the roots of

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the forest. Tiny torches flared to life as she passed,

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one by one until she reached a round stone chamber.

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The door slammed shut behind her. At the far side

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of the chamber stood a fox. He was lean, red

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and very, very hungry looking. His yellow eyes fixed on Sunshine. Well,

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said the fox, dinner has entered the dungeon. A glowing

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message appeared in front of Sunshine. Dungeon Level one Predator

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reward level up. Sunshine narrowed her eyes. The fox lunged

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Sunshine leaped sideways just as his jaws snapped shut where

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her tail feathers had been. She landed on a broken

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stone block, then jumped again. As the fox swiped at

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her with one paw. Ninja awareness made every movement sharper.

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The fox's shoulders dipped before he pounced, his tail twitched

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before he turned. His ears flattened before he charged. Sunshine

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could read him, but reading a fox and not being

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eaten by one were two very different things. The fox

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rushed again. Sunshine used Ninja jumped to spring straight over him.

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As she passed above his head, she struck down with

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a precision peck right on his forehead, right between the ears.

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The fox yelped ow. Sunshine landed behind him and clucked once.

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The fox growled and charged again, faster this time. Sunshine

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backed toward the wall, waited until the last possible second,

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then jumped up the stones. The fox smashed face first

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into the wall. While he shook his head, Sunshine activated

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fire beak. Her beak glowed orange. He shimmered in the air.

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The fox blinked. Sunshine launched herself forward, flaming precision peck

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right on the fox's nose. The fox howled, spun in

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a circle, and spread it towards a small side door

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that had a sign above it that read emergency Exit.

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The fox vanished through it, still yelping about spicy chickens

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in their fiery beaks. The Dungeon voice echoed through the room.

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Level one complete, awarding two level ups Please select two upgrades.

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A glowing menu appeared in front of Sunshine. The Ninja

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Chicken skill tree shimmered. New options unfolded like little feathers

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made of light. Sunshine carefully read through the options before

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eventually selecting Ninja Projectiles Level one effect. Selected feathers may

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temporarily harden into steal like projectiles, and launched a ward

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a target. Feathers regrow immediately. Lee Sunshine ruffled her wings.

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A single feather glowed, hardened, and shot across the room

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like a tiny throwing knife. It struck a wooden target

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that had appeared on the wall with a thunk. Excellent,

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Sunshine thought. Then she moved to her second upgrade, Ninja

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Agility Level one effect. Greatly improved speed, balance, dodging, wall running,

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water skipping, swinging, climbing, and general obstacle course nonsense. Think

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American Ninja Warrior. A rush of energy moved through her

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legs and wings. Sunshine felt lighter, faster, more dangerous, and

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also slightly more dramatic. For some reason, a square stone

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platform rose from the floor. Doors slid open, and inside

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Speaker 2: For a chicken.

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Speaker 1: Sunshine stepped in. The doors shut and gentle music began

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to play. For some reason, Sunshine stared straight ahead. This

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dungeon was strange. The elevator sank deep into the earth

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and finally opened into a huge room filled with bright lights.

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Sunshine expected another monster. Instead, she found an obstacle course.

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There were swinging ropes, spinning barrels, narrow beams, moving platforms,

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a pool of water, and an enormous red button. At

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the far end. A voice boomed from nowhere. Ladies and gentlemen,

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Welcome back to farm animal Ninja Warrior. Sunshine froze. There

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were no ladies, there were no gentlemen. There was only

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a chicken and an underground dungeon. The announcer continued, Anyways,

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today's contestant is Sunshine. Shadowbeak around but determined chicken from

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the local hobby farm. She may look fluffy but don't

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let that fool you. This bird has already defeated a

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hungry fox and unlocked advanced Ninja movement. Sunshine looked around slowly.

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The Chicken upgrade system appeared. Dungeon Level two Obstacle Trial objective.

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Reached the end and hit the button warning falling into

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the foam pit is in embarrassing but not lethal award

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two level ups. Sunshine clucked. The first obstacle began to spin.

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Here she goes, shouted the announcer. Sunshine is approaching the

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spinning feed buckets. Sunshine jumped her new Ninja agility guide

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at her feet. She landed on the first bucket, balanced

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as it spun, then leapt to the second. It tilted

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under her weight, but she flapped once, corrected herself and

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sprang to the third. She's making it look easy, the

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announcer cried, which is impressive because she's a chicken, and

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most chickens are not known for their bucket jumping work.

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Next came the swinging garden hoses. Sunshine grabbed one with

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her feet, swung across the gap, and launched herself to another.

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For a terrifying second, she spun backward. Is she in

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trouble folks. Sunshine fired to steal feather into a wooden post.

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The feather struck firm. She landed on it like it

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was a tiny step, pushed off, and reached the next platform.

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She saves it with ninja projectiles. I don't know how

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that's allowed, but the rules committee is made of stone

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and has not complained. Sunshine raced onward. She ran up

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the wall of questionable chicken choices, skipped across the pond

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of mild regret, and balanced across the wobbly roosts as

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they tilted under her claws. Finally, she reached the final

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coop climb. It was tall, curved, and ridiculous looking. Sunshine

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took a breath, then she ran her feet tapped the wall.

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One step, two three. She was running upward. At the top,

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she launched into the air with Ninja jump, spun once,

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and landed beside the giant red button. The announcer screamed,

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she has done it, Sunshine, shadow Beak has conquered the course.

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Sunshine pecked the button, corn shaped confetti blasted into the air,

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and the dungeon voice returned. Level two complete, awarding two

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level ups. Please select upgrades the menu opened. Sunshine looked again,

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reading very carefully, and eventually chose fire Beak level two.

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Fire Beak level two unlocked effect user may release controlled

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bursts of fire from the beak. Warning do not use

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near hay, dry leaves, or emotionally fragile scarecrows. Sunshine opened

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her beak, a small puff of flame came out.

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Speaker 2: She nodded.

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Speaker 1: Then she continued to read through the other options. Eventually

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she landed on something called Ninja Camouflage level one. Ninja

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Camouflage Level one unlocked effect user may blend into shadows, stones, leaves,

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or convenient background objects. Visibility greatly reduced, well sneaking. The

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light dimmed for a moment, Sunshine suddenly looked like she

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was part of the wall. Then she stepped forward and

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became herself again. Another elevator rose from the ground. A

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sign above it read final level farm Yard Duel. Sunshine

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stepped inside.

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Speaker 2: This time.

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Speaker 1: The elevator music was somewhat dramatic, but still very elevator like.

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The doors opened into a circular arena. The floor was

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made of sand. Lanterns glowed along the walls. A narrow

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ring of water surrounded the center platform, and the middle

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stood a duck wearing samurai armor. He had a tiny

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reed helmet, a wooden training sowd and a calm expression.

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The duck bowed Sunshine shadowbeak. He said, I am Master

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wattle Blade. I have waited many seasons for a worthy challenger.

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Sunshine bowed back. She respected the drama. The system flashed.

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Final dungeon Challenge Duel of feather and beak. Opponent Master

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wattle Blade Samurai Duck objective defeat the dungeon Champion reward

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two level ups. Master wattle Blade moved first. He crossed

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the arena in a blur, wooden sword flashing. Sunshine dodge

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the first strike, jumped over the second, and barely ducked

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under the third. He was fast, very fast. Sunshine fired

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three steel feathers. Master wattle Blade spun his sword and

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knocked them out of the way.

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Speaker 2: Tap tap tap, good, he said, but not good enough.

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Speaker 1: He swept one webbed foot across the sand. Sunshine jumped

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over it, performed a front flip, landed on the wall,

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and ran sideways along the stones. Using ninja agility. The

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duck followed her movement perfectly. He splashed one wing into

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the ring of water, sending a wave across the arena.

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Sunshine skipped over the surface of it, her feet, touching

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the water so lightly that she barely sank at all.

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Master wattle Blade charged again. Sunshine opened her beak and

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breathed fire. A bright burst of flame shot forward. The

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duck spun, splashing water into the fire. Steam filled the arena.

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For a moment, neither fighter could see. Sunshine activated ninja camouflage.

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Her feathers blended with the gray cloud. She vanished. Master

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wattle Blade stood still. Sword raised clever, he said, but

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a true warrior does not only watch with his eyes.

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He turned sharply and blocked a feather projectile before it

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reached him. Sunshine froze. He was good, too good for

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one simple attack. So Sunshine stopped fighting like a chicken

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and started fighting like Sunshine Shadow beak, the ninja chicken.

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She fired two steel feathers into the sand on the

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left side of the arena. Master wattle Blade turned toward

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the sound. Then Sunshine ran silently along the wall on

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the right, using ninja camouflage. She used Ninja jump to

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spring upward. She breathed the short burst of fire behind herself,

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not at the duck, but kind of into the air.

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The burst pushed steam across the arena, making the shadows dance.

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Master wattle Blade looked up a heartbeat too late. Sunshine

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dropped from above, fire beak glowing precision. Peck ready. Master

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wattle Blade raised his sword. Sunshine twisted in mid air,

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tapped one talon against a steel feather stuck in the wall,

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changed direction and came in from the side instead. Peck

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ride on the duck's helmet. The reed helmet spun off,

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his head, bounced in the sand, and landed upside down.

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Master waddle Blade froze. Then the ducks smiled and bowed deeply.

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You have passed. The lanterns flared with golden light. The

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dungeon voice echoed through the chamber. Congratulations, you have defeated

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the dungeon. Please select two final level up rewards. Sunshine

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stood tall as the menu opened one last time. She

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read carefully before eventually landing on something called sword Talons

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Level one. Congratulations, you have unlocked sword Talons Level one effect.

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Talons may temporarily form short energy blades for cutting, climbing, blocking,

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or extremely dramatic poses. Her claws glowed for a moment,

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stretching into bright little blades of energy. Then she continued

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to read until she came to the perfect thing. Body

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of Steel level one. Body of Steel Level one, Unlocked

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effect feathers may temporarily harden into protective steel. Armor movement

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speeds slightly reduced, well active. Her feathers shimmered for a second.

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She looked like a tiny armored warrior chicken. Then the

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glow faded. The arena doors opened and a fine elevator waited.

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Sunshine stepped inside. This time there was no music for

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some reason, only quiet. The elevator rose and rose until

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the doors opened into warm daylight. Sunshine stepped out beside

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the old maple tree in the forest. Behind her, the

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hidden dungeon entrance sealed itself. Beneath the moss. A final

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message appeared, Dungeon complete. Hero training initiated greater threats pending.

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Sunshine looked down at herself, her full powerless now felt

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huge Ninja awareness, Precision Peck level one, Ninja Jump level one,

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Ninja Projectiles level one, Ninja Agility level one, Firebeak level two,

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Ninja Camouflage level one, Sword Talons level one, and Body

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of Steel level one. She was stronger than ever, She

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was faster than ever. She was probably the most dangerous

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chicken in a very large area. Then a voice called

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from behind her, Sunshine. Sunshine slowly turned Colson and Cecily

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stood at the edge of the woods. Cecily pointed at her.

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How did you get out again? Coulson narrowed his eyes,

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and why do you look so smug? Sunshine could have escaped.

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She could have activated ninja camouflage and vanished into the trees.

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She could have used Ninja jump to soar over them.

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She could have fired steel feathers, breathed fire, activated her

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body of steel, and came a tiny farmyard legend. But

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Colson and Cecily had always been kind to her. They

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fed her, they gave her a safe coop, and most importantly,

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they had never once tried to eat her, which Sunshine

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considered an excellent quality in a person. So she stood still.

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Colson gently picked her up. There you are, he said,

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you weird little chicken. Cecily smiled, I think she missed us.

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Sunshine did not correct her. She rested calmly in Colson's

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arms as they carried her back through the grass. The

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farm looked peaceful, the coop looked warm. The other chickens clucked,

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as if nothing strange had happened at all. Colson placed

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Sunshine gently inside. Tried to stay in here this time,

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he said. Sunshine blinked at him. No promises, she thought.

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The coop doors closed. Sunshine walked to her nest, circled once,

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and settled into the soft straw. Her new powers rested

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quietly inside her, like sparks waiting under ash. Somewhere beneath

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the forest, the dungeon slept, Somewhere in the distance, the

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flame feathered temple waited, And somewhere deep in the glowing

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secrets of the chicken upgrade system, a new message flickered

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for only a moment before fading away. Greater threats pending.

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Sunshine closed her eyes. A ninja must rest, and with that,

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Sunshine shadow beak, heroic chicken of the hobby Far Far

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drifted into dreams of fire, feathers, foxes, ducks, and whatever

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strange adventures would come next.

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Speaker 2: Good Night, everybody.

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Speaker 3: More and never union name in New York, Union, no thing,

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no more Union in one one man

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Speaker 1: Ne m