Hey, okay first ever fan fic here so be nice :) It's slightly alternate to the series mainly that the events in the last episode didn't happen but rather something els happened instead...wont say anymore as it might spoil my story :P

*Disclaimer i don't own the Storm Hawks, but i do own any original characters that may pop up*

Chapter 1 - 'Where Is She?'

"Where is she? She should be back by now!" Said Aerrow as he paced the hanger of the condor.

"Hey dude she'll be back, don't sweat about it" Finn responded as he cleaned and re-cleaned his crossbow, the only sign that he indeed was worried.

"But she's been gone for 3hours, how long does it take to scout around the old Talon Academy? Especially since it's been out of action since Master Cyclonis fell..." He stopped mid sentence and looked out the open door at the vast expanse of blue as if in deep calm, only his eyes betraying the worry that he held for Piper.

"Look, she's probably found some crystal stash and has simply...lost…track…of time?" Finished Finn lamely as he quelled under the look that Aerrow was giving him.

Aerrow knew that what Finn said had some truth to it, that Piper had simply found a secret stash of crystals and was simply to engrossed in finding out what they were and had simply forgotten to contact the Condor. But he couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't quite right, for starters, no matter how engrossed Piper would have been in her findings she would have remembered to radio the bridge, but also since the happenings of four years ago with the binding and the perfect attunement, he had found it easier and easier to feel, no sense Piper.

"I'm going out to look for her…tell Stork to fly the condor into the clouds just over the Academy so that if something is going down then at least the Condor is close by."

And with a resolute nod of his head, he jumped onto his skimmer, but before he had time to start her up, a skimmer with a masked man riding her threw a messenger crystal into the hanger and without waiting to introduce himself he sped off into the distance.

"Hello Sky Knight…" A contemptuous voice emitted from the crystal,

"No! It can't be"

"I thought he was dead?"

"…It's been too long…One would think that you have been…avoiding me…but no matter I've been having a lovely little catch – up with your friend Piper here, very unwise of you to send her out all on her own, why you never know what dangers might be lurking out there….hehehe…now if you'd like to see your little friend again I suggest you bring back what you stole from Master Cyclonis 4 years ago. You have one hour"

Aerrow and Finn looked at each other, neither one wanting to say what was on their minds, that after all this time, after four years of relative peace, he was back.

The Dark Ace…

Yeah i know it's very short but that's just because it's the first one and i just want to see what everyone's reactions are to it.