Another's Eyes

Disclaimer: I do not own Storm Hawks. All characters, places, ideas, and concepts belong to their respective owners. However, I do own Katie and another OC appearing in this fic. Also, this takes place after Chapter 7 of Between Earth and Air. If you are confused, please refer to it.

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Pain…

That was all she felt during these procedures. It had all been the same for the past few days in this hellish prison. She would first be woken up by a guard to be taken to a dark room, then the empress would enter with a strange, glowing, blue crystal. And as it was activated, that's when pain started. It felt like having her head being sucked up through a very tiny straw with the rest body trying to make through. And the worst part about this was…

… She was doing this out of fear that her sister might be killed if she didn't.

Several minutes after having her memory being suck; wait, that was a bad analogy. She still remembered a few things that were important in her life. Anyway, Katie was breathing barely and looking at Master Cyclonis, who was examining the crystal with much anticipation. The older girl just looked away, trying her best not to cry from the pain. She didn't want to do this anymore, but she had no choice. If she didn't, the Cyclonians would put her sister in worst pain than her. The other just breathe until she saw the ruler walked over to her with a wicked smile.

"You should be glad that you are doing this," the teen queen said with a smirk, "Cyclonia will be considered liberators to your current situation on your world." That didn't give the Earthling any relief; she and many others back home liked the current situation, even though many people feared the future that was seemingly coming. And she knew these people weren't liberators, they were just power-hungry. And the person standing before her didn't even care if her enemies or her army got killed in the process as long as she got everything she wanted.

A second later, a Talon guard came in and said, "Master Cyclonis, Dark Ace and the others have return from their mission and are waiting outside the room." Hoping for some good news for once, the mistress left, along with the grunt. The older girl just lay back in her chair and sighed. Finally, some rest from the pain. Now, she could just finally relax with the few minutes of peace she had. Unfortunately, a few minutes later…

"… SHE'S WHAT?!!!!!!!"

That cause Katie some alarm as she jumped back to sitting. Now, this made her curious as she got up and approached the door. There, she peeked at a very mad, pacing Cyclonis, two scared sibling commanders, and the head commander, who was looking very calm. Now, this was very peculiar; she wondered why Cyclonis was looking so angry.

"I can't believe she's still alive…" Cyclonis muttered, while continuing to pace, "And with the Storm Hawks of all people!" Then, she turned her three minions and exclaimed, "I thought you said there were no survivors when the Murk Raiders attack that ship! How can that little pest still be alive and with the Storm Hawks as well?!"

The hiding girl raised an eyebrow at the empress. Were they talking about her sister? Her suspicious were answered when the Dark Ace said, "Repton and his men said that it looked, smelled, and sounded like the prisoner's sister. So, that means she is still alive. And every minute she is with the Storm Hawks, it won't be long before they figure out our plan to invade Gaia." Gaia; the prisoner thought they were trying to invade Earth. "I have a suggestion on how to handle it, but I would like to hear your in-point on this, master?"

The young ruler thought, before saying, "Capture her before they figure it out, but if the sky knights know of her heritage, then kill her. After all, she is disposable." That caused the older girl to pale; she didn't want her younger sister to be killed. She needed to warn her, but first she needed to figure out their plan. Unfortunately, they were whispering about it now.

A few minutes of trying to easesdropped, Katie fell down just as the door opened to reveal the empress herself. Instead of being her mad like before, she was smiling evilly. This definitely meant bad news. Then, she told her, "It seems your sister has escaped our custody and is with some unruly characters now… If you help us get her back, we'll end the session for today."

The brunette, however, just glared at her. She knew Cyclonis wasn't going to let her sister live; like the empress said before, the younger was disposable. And besides, she didn't want to come back home without her. She shook her head no, causing the raven-haired girl to frown. But after a few minutes, she was smiling evilly again

"Well, then, how 'bout this," the young ruler started, before setting a purplish crystal in her stave. After that, she pointed her stave at the prisoner, causing her to blackout.

Katie woke up back in her cell, trying to figure out what happened. She remembered having Cyclonis experimenting with her like always, but there was something else. It was nagging on her like her parents did back home. After a few minutes of trying to figure it out, she came to the cruel memory of the Cyclonians plotting to capture her sister again or worse.

"I got to warn Emma," the girl said, looking up at the ceiling. She was her sister after all; they needed to look out for each other. Especially in a world like this, family needed to help each other through thick and in. But remembering where she was, the prisoner looked at the door and muttered, "But first, I need to escape."

"Excussse me, but did you sssay you need to essscape?" spoke another voice, causing the other-worlder to jump. It sounded a little nerdy, but it still freaked her out. She turned to the cell next to her as it then said, "Then, may I offer you a sssuggessstion, pretend you're sssick when a guard entersss, and when he isss clossse enough, ussse the cryssstal hidden in loossse patch in the wall." Without wasting time, she went over to the wall and lift up some rusty, loose metal to reveal a very small, light yellowish crystal in there. She smiled; it didn't matter how it got there because she felt it gave her an edge in escaping.

But remembering something that some people told her, the slender girl looked at the wall and asked, "What do you want?" She knew there were some things that weren't free, and some people wanted something in return. She just wanted to know if the person next to her wasn't going to trick her.

"What I want isss to get out of her, the sssame asss you," the voice answered, making Katie feel a little bit more relieved. But it still didn't help with the feeling of helping out a stranger. Still, she should help him no matter what; it was just good manners.

After a long time of waiting, a Talon came in with the usual grub for the prisoner. Once that happened, she started to fake-groan while holding her stomach. That caused the guard some panicked; Master Cyclonis would have his head if one of their prized prisoners died. As he moved in closely, the girl then used the crystal just as he was close enough. There was a bright flash, and later, the man was knocked-out on the floor.

The girl quickly took note of her chance, and grabbed the keys off his belt. Then, she exited to opened door out towards out the dungeon's exit. After that, she used the keys to unlock the door for her freedom. But before she could walk out, she remembered something, something very important. 'Oh yea, the other prisoner,' she thought, turning back; stranger or not, she had to help him to return his debt.

Walking back, Katie stood in front of the cell where she thought she heard the voice coming from. Then, it was several minutes of trying to find the right key that open the cell. Once she found it, she opened the door to see who it was that saved her. But instead of being calm at the moment, she screamed at what she saw.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Author's Notes:

The end of part one of this three-parter story. Why am I writing this, you may ask? Because I felt there were some people who needed to know what happen to Emma's sister anyway. Anyway, here ya go.

On a side note; I am also writing Fighter's Calling. It's going to be a really big project for me. But I think I can handle it… I hope.

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