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Chapter 1

The Storm Hawks were going to Terra Neon, just for something to do. They had just gotten down there, when there were cries of alarm, and people running in all directions. Aerrow and Piper looked at each other curiously, wondering what was going on. Despite Stork's protests, the squadron rushed towards whatever was causing a problem.

What they saw at the scene seemed unreal. The thing causing all the distress was a shadow. A large, dense blot of black. Thin black tendrils billowed outwards from the body of the shadow. It didn't appear to have any set shape, but it did have arms and legs. The arms and legs didn't seem to have any hands or feet, seeing as the arms and legs just adbruptly ended. It wrapped its arm around something, and with a loud scream, threw it at the Storm Hawks. They all dodged it, but when they looked up again, the shadow was gone. No trace of where it went, either. Confusedly, the Storm Hawks went back to the Condor.


It was about a week later. In the midst of a fight between the Storm Hawks and Cyclonians. It was a pretty even fight. But then, a black streak barreled itself right into the Dark Ace's skimmer. Extending its arms, it sliced right through the other Cyclonian skimmers. The Cyclonians screamed. The shadow hovered before the Storm Hawks.

" So it's substantial.." Aerrow said.

" This is good" Piper said. The shadow immediately caught onto what Aerrow and Piper were saying, and using its still extended arms, smashed Piper's helicopter skimmer. Piper screamed as she fell.

" PIPER!" Aerrow shouted, diving his skimmer to go to catch her. The shadow flicked its arm into Finn's skimmer as well. Luckily, he fell onto Junko's skimmer. The shadow suddenly screamed as Dark Ace, who somehow had another skimmer, fired an energy shot at it. The shadow fled after a few more shots, but not before ridding Dark Ace of his second skimmer. The Storm Hawks headed back to the Condor, and Aerrow told Stork what happened.

" ...We're doomed" Stork said simply. " Utterly doomed. We'll be ripped to pieces, no, smashed.. No, eaten whole" he muttered.

" Stork, we don't even know if the stupid shadow eats anything" Aerrow pointed out.

" With our luck, it'll definitely be able to eat things. Plus its body can expand so it could eat us...".

" Stork. Stop it" Aerrow commanded, and the Merb fell silent.

There was a sudden bang on the side of the Condor. Aerrow went to find out what it was. He headed towards the hangar, the bang having come from there. He looked out onto the landing strip, and saw a girl with long black hair, wearing a dark purple dress with long sleeves and dark red fur lining the top and bottom of the dress that was shoulderless, lying unconscious. He ran out cautiously, picked the girl up, and ran back inside. He brought her to the bridge, where the others were. Radarr looked at the girl curiously, wondering who she was, as were Piper, Finn, Junko and Stork.


Stork even had the vague impression that she was goth, maybe emo. It had been a day since she had hit the Condor, and she was lying unconscious in the infirmary at the moment. It was Junko's turn to watch her, in case she woke up.


Who is this mysterious person?

What's this shadow? Why can it travel from place to place?

What side is that shadow on?

How did this person manage to smash into/onto the Condor?

Find out the answer to all -most- of these questions in the next chapter -or not-!