A/N: Hey, guys. I know I've been dead for years. But I received a review from one of my old fanfics on my dusty old e-mail address before I left college, and it drew back to my old profile here. I feel bad leaving these stories unfinished, so I'm gonna go over them and re-write them and continue them as long as I can. :)

Chapter 1

Soft breaths left her plump lips as she sighed in her sleep. Her breathing remained steady until a sudden cold touched her bare skin. Shivers crawled through her entire body with goose-bumps covering her skin. Her breath hitched for only a moment before her eyes fluttered open.

Vision dark and blurry, she found herself crouched with her legs pushed against her bare chest and her arms wrapped around them. She moved her arms around to get a feel for the environment around her, only to be met with cold tiles below her and to her sides. With a small grunt, she lifted herself up. Her knees wobbled and knocked against each other as she stood upright. Her vision became clear, and she was met with a brightly colored curtain in front of her. The sunlight outside brightened the curtain even more, causing a sharp pain in her eyes and head.

With a deep intake of breath, she shook her head quickly to wake from her grogginess and to get a better understanding of her surroundings. Blood rushed to her round cheeks as she realized she stood with no clothes and very bare. Instinctively, she covered herself and backed into the wall behind her. Her breathing increased with embarrassment, thinking at any moment someone may stumble upon her in such a state.

She poked her head through the curtain ever so slightly to see if anyone was outside. Her eyes widened in shock with her mouth agape seeing that she was located at a beach. Thoughts raced through her head, as she quickly retreated back into the changing stall, she now realized. "What am I doing here?," she thought, as she raked her hair back, "Wasn't I just in my room?...Working on some project?..."

A sudden pain stabbed in the side, causing her to fall back into the wall. Sliding back down, she gripped her side tightly with her teeth gritting in pain. A pained yelp left her mouth, as the seconds agonizingly ticked by. She took a deep breath, ready to let out a scream, only to stop abruptly as the pain quickly vanished as it came. Her arms trembled as she released her side, thinking the stabbing pain will return. A minute passed and she sighed in relief.

"Where the hell am I?", she said to herself, as she raked her fingers through her dark brown hair, "How did I even get here?" She groaned in frustration and lightly patted her face, trying to recall anything that might've taken her to this lone changing stall in a beach. "I was at home, working on my Japanese, fell asleep for bit, and now I am here…..", she spoke once more, "…and I'm naked for some unworldly reason…"

With a small growl, she yanked the stall's curtain off its rail and quickly wrapped it around her body, turning it into a temporary dress. A light blue long hand towel rested on a rack to the side of the stall. She tied it around her waist to give the dress a bit more support. "No use sitting here and doing nothing.", she said, as she looked over her makeshift dress, "It's a good thing I watch a lot of cartoons." With a deep breath, she stepped into the unfamiliar sands of this place and explored her new surroundings.

Unbeknownst to the new girl, she was on a terra, a terra called Tropica. The Storm Hawks were relaxing not too far from the stall where the girl found herself in. Aerrow and Radarr were busy building a sand castle version of the Condor, while Junko and Finn were cooking some barbeque and Piper was casually reading a book under the shade of a beach umbrella. Stork, on the hand, was nervously pouring and rubbing copious amount of sunblock over his arms with a dozen empty bottles already piled behind him. Piper pulled her book slightly down, taking a peek of Aerrow. She smirked to herself as she stared at Aerrow's sleek, toned back. Aerrow didn't notice Piper's wandering eyes, but Radarr's sudden change in behavior did. The furry creature's ears perked up and his nose twitched as he sniffed the air. Aerrow reached over to pet his friend's head and asked him, "Radarr? You okay?" The furry monkey-rabbit thing quickly bolted before Aerrow's hand even touched his head. He jumped on Piper's head, nearly slipped over Stork's empty sunblock bottles, and almost knocked over the barbeque Finn and Junko had been working on all day. "Dude! What's your deal?", Finn yelled angrily, as he and Junko kept the grill from falling over. Radarr paid no attention to the blonde and continued scampering to the source that suddenly caught his interest.

"Radarr!", Aerrow called out to the little creature, only to get no response. With a small huff, he chased after his co-pilot with the others following suit.

At the other end of the beach, the girl walked silently toward the water. She traced her fingers along the trunk of a palm tree that was bent near horizontally above the sea water. She dug her toes into the wet sand and sighed sadly. "It feels like home….", she whispered to herself, as she glanced toward the horizon, noticing how unnaturally close the clouds were. "But this AIN'T home!", she nearly cried to herself. Tears streamed down her cheeks, as she sat on the trunk of the palm tree. Thoughts about her home quickly flooded her mind. Images of her friends, family, and even her spunky dog plagued her thoughts. She buried her face in her hands, as thoughts of her lover slowly came in. "I wonder how he's doing, or he even knows if I'm gone.", she thought, "I don't even know how long I've been here."

Wiping her tears away, she felt a slight tickle at her toes. She flexed and curled her toes, thinking it was nothing, but the strange tickle persisted. She leaned forward and peered over her knees. Her eyes widened in shock and she could barely keep her breath. A familiar blue furry creature had its nose poking at her toes. "RADARR?", she exclaimed, kicking her legs up, causing her to fall backwards into the wet sand below. She stood up nervously, eyes trained on Radarr, who was staring at her curiously with his head slightly tilted. As she wiped the sand that was caked on her arms and nervously stood up, she kept her eyes trained on Radarr, not noticing the Storm Hawks running towards them.

Aerrow and the others stopped a few feet away from them. Finn walked towards the young Sky Knight and tapped his shoulder. "Dude, who's that with Radarr?", he whispered, "She's kinda hot." Aerrow gave him a confused look before rolling his eyes. The blonde raised his hands in defense and shrugged his shoulders, and casually replied, "What?"

"Well, Radarr doesn't seem upset with her.", Aerrow said, "Come on, guys. Let's check up on them."

"Hey!", he called to the girl. Unfortunately, she paid no attention to him, still fixated on Radarr. She bent down to pet his head, but he quickly scampered away from her and towards Aerrow. Her head followed his movements, before she laid eyes on the actual Storm Hawks. Her mouth was agape with shock, as she slowly backed away from them. "Hi, I'm…."Aerrow began.

"AERROW!", the girl shouted, causing everyone to flinch, "Leader and Sky Knight of the Storm Hawks!"

Glancing down at Radarr, she pointed at him, "And Radarr! You're his furry companion and sidekick!"

"Uhh….Yeah.", Aerrow said nervously, scratching the back of head, "How'd ya know?"

Suddenly, she grabbed his cheeks and pulled on them, angering Piper, who was glaring daggers at the girl. She shoved herself between them and pushed the girl back. "Who the hell do you think you are?", she asked, angrily. She noticed the girl's eyes widening in shock. With a scowl, she pointed at her and asked, "How is it you know Aerrow and we know nothing about you?"