Clouds of Ash
A/N I couldn't resist starting another Ravess x Harrier fic. I know I said I was going to wait until No Honor in Darkness was complete, but I just can't wait... Any ways, here it is. This one is going to be a bit different than my other one... I hope you like it... Oh and here's that random and painfully obvious disclaimer people decided was necessary to post... I do not own Storm Hawks. And never will.
"Rex Guardians! Fight with honor!" Harrier exclaimed, raising his golden energy blade high in the air. He swept his arm out in the direction of the Cyclonian fleet.
"Come on guys, let's burn 'em!" Blister shouted to his own squadron, the Third Degree Burners.
Aerrow ignited his lightning blue blades. "Storm Hawks, let's ride!"
Similar battle cries were heard as the Sky Knight squadrons and the Cyclonian Talons drew closer toward each other. The Sky Knights had intercepted the Cyclonian fleet before they had reached Terra Tranqua, a completely defenseless terra. If they didn't stop the Cyclonians here, then innocent people would be hurt.
In just an instant, the Sky Knights and Talons clashed together. The swarm of fighters was so great that it was impossible to tell what was happening, or which way the battle was turning.
Harrier snapped his golden blade up, blocking the staff of one of the Talons. Whipping his blade back, he prepared to strike, only to have the Talon zip away, his eyes wide with fear. Confused, Harrier half turned just in time to see a red flash.
He must have been knocked out for a few moments, because when he opened his eyes, he was floating through the air with his parachute. Looking up, he could see the battle cruiser which had shot him down passing above him. Amazingly, his hand still clutched the hilt of his blade. He sighed as he switched it off. Looks like the battle was over for him... He just hoped the others remembered to pick him up.
Having nothing better to do as he slowly descended, Harrier watched the battle. From a distance it was hard to make out who was who, but he was aware of a human shape falling towards him. Instictively, he reached out and managed to wrap an arm around the figure's waist, which caused his own descent to accelerate a little, but not enough to be deadly.
The waist was definitely female, and looking down, Harrier realized that he had just saved a Cyclonian. She was currently unconscious. Wrapping his other arm around his waist, he pulled her closer, trying to find a comfortable way to hold her so he didn't drop her. A single glance at her back told him what he needed to know; someone had severed her parachute chords.
"How dare they," he hissed, blue eyes smoldering in anger. "That's strictly against the Code! We're the Sky Knights! We're the ones who are supposed to have honor!" He spit out some of the pink hair that had gotten into his mouth when he was speaking.
The woman let out a small groan, causing him to glance down at her. She let out a small scream and instinctively began wriggling to free herself from his grasp.
"Might not want to do that," he grunted, trying to keep his hold on her. They were starting to get close to the ground, but a fall still might kill her.
Her golden eyes widened, and she turned herself around enough to be able to grab onto him. Her eyes were terrified for a moment, before she regained her composure.
"You... You're a Sky Knight, aren't you?"
"Harrier of the Rex Guardians." As his feet touched the ground, he placed Ravess down gently. Her knees buckled, and he reached out to steady her instinctively, only to have his arm slapped away.
"Don't touch me, Sky Knight!" she hissed, glaring up at him, but remaining on her knees. He was shocked at the rage that smoldered in those golden eyes. "Why? Why did you save me?"
He didn't look at her while he was answering, instead scanning his eyes across the molten Wastelands. "It's my duty as a Sky Knight to protect lives. I'm honorbound by the Code to protect whatever lives I can."
"But I'm your enemy!" she exclaimed.
"It doesn't matter to me, Miss..."
"Ravess," she snapped. "My name is Ravess." Ravess scowled at him. "I suppose you're going to have me arrested once your Sky Knights come and pick you up?"
"I suppose you'd have me arrested if the Cyclonians showed up," Harrier countered.
"Yes," she replied bitterly. "I would." Her eyes widened and she cringed as he activated his energy blade.
Leaping easily over her, Harrier smashed his blade down on the head of a large snake like creature that loomed behind her. It reared back, hissing in pain and he barely had enough time to roll out of the way as it opened its mouth, and crashed towards him. Shaking its head, it dove into one of the nearby lava pits, apparently deciding that it wasn't worth the trouble.
Harrier turned toward Ravess. "Are you alright, Miss?"
She glared at him a moment before looking away. "Yes. I'm fine."
He sighed; he was expecting her to be at least a little grateful... Then again, he wasn't a Sky Knight to earn people's gratidue. He stared up at the sky, trying to find any sign of someone coming to rescue them, but he couldn't see anything beyond the clouds of ash.
A/N I hope you'll enjoy this fic. :D