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There was obvious tension on the condor.
Piper had directly disobeyed orders, and gone with her own plan. Yes, she did succeed...but what if the odds hadn't been in her favor? Stork was more high strung than usual. Junko was down with allergies. Finn ran away to play domo once again, and Aerrow was lost in his thoughts. Each member of the squad seperated in their own little worlds.
Aerrow pulled his gloves off and set them on the bed side table. Moments later, he sat down in rapid motion, his hands shooting up to hold his heavy head. He sighed and retreated, once again, into his mind.
This wasn't the first time Piper had disobeyed his orders. Infact, in the last three months...she had done it several times. In many situations, the red head had to abandon his chase with Dark Ace to make sure that the girl didn't take on more than she could handle. This frusterated him. She was acting very strange. She was more distant than ever. The team used to laugh together, work together and eat together. Now Piper kept herself locked up in her room. She still did her duty, but she acted as if someone had locked up her heart and thrown away the key.
"Where are you, Piper? Come back..." he whispered softly to himself, hurt in his eyes.
A knock came from the door, bringing him back to reality.
He stood up and answered the call. Junko's large form stood towering over him. The wallop sniffled, trying to hold back an on coming sneeze.
"What is it Junko?" the team leader questioned.
"It's Piper, Aerrow." Junko answered.
"What's wrong now?"
"I'm afraid...she's gone."
Aerrow's emerald green eyes widened.
"What do you mean she's gone?!" he paniced.
"I mean, she took off and left nothing but this note. Obviously none of us knew, or we would have stopped her..." Junko mummbled, handing his leader the note.
Aerrow grasped the parchment and began reading the message aloud:
"Dear Aerrow and companey,
The last time I disappeared, it was simply an experiment. This time, it's for real.
I feel as if I am dragging you down...it hurts me to know that I am the possibly the reason for most of the failures. I don't want you to get hurt, therefore, I am leaving the Storm Hawks. My uniform is on my bed and my crystals left in the boiler room. Good luck fighting the Cyclonians...
-Piper"
"That's rediculous. Piper's never let us down." the wallop commented.
Aerrow crushed the note in his hands. "Something doesn't sound right. We all make mistakes...Finn makes them 24/7, but he doesn't run. I know Piper...she wouldn't take off so suddenly..."
"Maybe she had other reasons?"
"Even if she did, she would have informed me...we would have worked something out."
"..."
"Junko, get Stork and Radarr to the bridge. We're picking up Finn, than tracking down Piper."
"Alright, captain."
The door swung closed, Aerrow still inside his room. He turned and looked at his squadron photo, eyeing Piper's gleaming face. What could she possibly be up to?
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