It hurt. It usually always did. The tests the Federation did were horrid, and the punishments were even worse. Elquackity and all the other Federation birds understood this well, as they had been through them a long time.

You were just sitting in the corner, against the padded walls of the cell, when clanging could be heard above. That's when he crashed through the vent. "AGH-" Elquackity was the only one crazy enough to sneak out his room anyway. "Hola.."