Author's Note: I do not own Storm Hawks, etc.

Angel Raziella requested in her review for a side story about Stork parenting Steela. I made this story because I try to give what my audience wants and since I am sure that my readers who read 'Threads that connect us all' have questions about Steela's childhood and Master Cyclonis's relationship with Aerrow.

A slight warning, it does get a little lemony near the end. I did my best to cut it down, but I am just warning you before time. This is the only chapter that will have it.

Chapter One – New Beginnings

Stork stood against the sunlight as his shadow cast upon the unmarked grave. He looked down on it with a sad expression. Had it only been a week since he dug this grave for one of his best friends? The desert wind blew across as sand danced around him. All was silent as he continued to look upon this grave sadly. Then the baby cried, breaking the silence and bringing Stork back to the present.

"There, there, Steela." He said turning his back to the wind in an attempt to keep her from the sand. He rocked her gently back and forth in the cradle of his arms. He had thought it would be best for Steela to see her mother's grave before he made his plans to leave the Terra. He decided this because he felt both this wasn't the place to raise Steela and it was too painful to stay because of the three months that he spent with Piper only brought bad memories now.

The village watched him silently pack all his stuff onto the heli-scooter. Nobody said anything because they all understood what he went through. He packed the engine crystals that the village promised him, his clothes, Piper's staff, plenty of diapers and bottled milk for the baby. Unable to take the silence anymore, the sky knight of the Terra walked over to him.

"Why are you doing this, Stork?"

He continued to pack and didn't face the sky knight, "I have my reasons."

"But without you, this village wouldn't have gotten to where it is today. You gave us so much, how will we maintain all this?" He said hinting to the new street lights and the solar collectors.

"In the inn room, I left a detailed manual that will answer all your questions. Just let me go, I need to do this." He spoke with a hint of a harsh tone.

"It is her, isn't it?"

Stork stopped and relaxed his shoulders, "Yes."

"I understand. Good luck, Stork and thanks for everything."

"You're welcome."

The sky knight walked away and the midwife approached Stork.

"How do you intend to hold that baby when you are flying a heli-scooter?"

Stork stopped again, this time he gulped for it was an oversight that he should have predicted. He turned to the midwife who was holding a leather sling in her hands. She presented it to him and he took it in his arms happily.

"This should keep her safe for your trip. Where are you going by the way?"

"Terra Atmosia. It seems a logical choice."

"Safest place in the Atmos, they say."

"As I said, the most logical choice."

"You know that you are welcome here…always."

"Thank you all for your hospitality, it has meant a lot to us."

"You're welcome, Stork. Have a good trip."

She left and he turned back to the heli-scooter. Steela slept adorably on the driver's seat, he should have been more careful with her especially if she rolled over in her sleep. He grabbed Piper's journal from the packed items and stuffed it in his shirt to make sure it was safe. Then he wrapped the sling over his shoulder and carefully picked her up and placed her inside it. He mounted the heli-scooter and waved goodbye to those who were still there. They waved back as Stork revved the engine and drove off the edge of the Terra.

Steela cried as the roaring noise of the ignition woke her up. For the first several minutes, he flew with one hand on the wheel and another rocking the leather sling. In time, Steela calmed down and her emerald eyes stared up at Stork. He paid mind only to the skies, but she smiled because she liked looking at him.

After an hour or two, Steela began crying again. Unsure of the situation, Stork found a small piece of floating rock to land on. Once they were settled, He took Steela and laid her down on a soft patch of grass.

"Let's see, let's see…um, what do you need?" Stork asked Steela hoping for an answer, but she continued to cry.

"Okay, Stork, get it together and think. Hmmm…remember Tynki, what did she need?"

He thought back to when Junko had the baby Wallop aboard the Condor. Though, it was sketchy because most of his memories were repressed.

"Okay, what did the midwife say? Babies need food, attention, sleep, and changing their…" He stopped here because he shuddered at the thought of what he had to do next.

He clapped his hands together in prayer, "Oh please, no…let it not be that."

There was only one way he could find out if that was the problem. After taking a deep breath, he carefully knelt down on one knee and leaned in. He gulped before taking a whiff of the air.

"Oh, you got to be kidding me! Fate, why me…why now?" He yelled.

His outburst caused Steela to cry harder. This brought him back to reality and he tried to quiet Steela through calming words, but to no avail. He then rummaged through the packed items and pulled out a clean diaper.

"And, of course." He pulled out a clothes pin and squeezed it on his nose.

He brought some baby wipes and the diaper. He knelt in close and kept his arms as far stretched as he could and looked away from Steela, an unsatisfied look appeared on his face while doing such an action.

He removed the pin of the diaper and carefully removed the diaper itself. Placing it to the side, he groped for the baby wipes and grabbed one blindly. He then felt for Steela's tiny legs, which took him a minute before he grabbed her feet with his free hand. Lifting her legs up gently, he slowing eased his trembling hand covered with the baby wipe.

After she was cleaned, he grabbed a new diaper. He wrapped it around her waist and pinned it. Steela stopped crying as she felt the clean diaper and was giggling once again.

Happy that it was quiet again, Stork wiped his brow and stood up holding the dirty diaper and baby wipe.

He mumbled under his breath, "I wonder if I will get a fever from this."

As he approached the heli-scooter, something came to mind.

"Um…where do I put these? Oh man, we are so doomed."
Master Cyclonis drove the prototype skimmer down the valley of Terra Deros. It was once an ancestral home of her family until the first Master Cyclonis left it behind to forge the Cyclonian Empire. This was the last place of refuge, should all things boil down to it.

She slid herself from underneath him. Taking a moment to stretch her legs, she took this time to think of how she wanted to go about this. She talked big, but she never thought she would actually get him in her clutches. To make sure he was completely helpless, she knelt down and lifted his head. There was no response to any of her actions.

She smirked, "Still asleep, I see. Too bad, you might miss out on all the fun."

Then she grabbed his arm and threw it over her shoulders. She walked while supporting him. Though a part of her hated herself for doing this because without him, she could be empress once again, but the idea of mating with him seemed to surpass that feeling. She dragged him along and paused to open the door before continuing.

When she was close to the couch, she heaved him onto it and then positioned his body to lay flat against the cushions. With a small smile, she began to undress him. She started safely with the shirt, then his shoes. Then she gulped as sweat started to bead down her skin, she knew of the process, but she wasn't sure if she was ready for it. With slightly quivering hands, she removed his pants.

Taking another gulp, she slowly removed the last garment he wore. Then her smile widened as she looked down on him.

"Oooo…it seems the paralysis crystal makes everything stiff. I should get to work."

Her eyes rolled into the back of her head as she lowered her lips onto him.

Aerrow awoke feeling good for some reason. A wide smile was on his face as his eyes fluttered open. He heard a strange smacking sound and looked around to investigate, he could only move his head once again.

He recoiled in fear at the sight of her head bobbing up and down, "Oh my god!"

She removed herself from him, so she could speak, "Ah, good morning, Aerrow."

"What are you doing and where are my clothes?"

"Isn't it obvious what I am doing and your clothes are on the floor. I wanted you to be awake before we…you know, but I got a little impatient. Feels good, doesn't it?"

He blushed and looked away, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Her face glowed, "Ha! So you were enjoying it."

"Well, I can't help it…I'm a guy."

"Now that you are awake, we can have some real fun." Her devilish smile appeared and she slithered on top of him. She nibbled his neck, moving one hand down his side while the other played with him.

The heat from such actions almost made him moan, "I'm not enjoying this."

"Liar! Your mind may not like this, but your body…" She clenched a cheek hard in her free hand, "…is honest and responsive. It wants me to continue and somewhere deep within this squeaky clean sky knight, I know you want to as well."

He continued to look away as she continued. Though he hate to admit it, she was right. There was a huge temptation to just let himself go like he did with Piper, but she was different. He loved Piper, she however was an enemy for years, an enemy he swore to stop.

He thought to himself, "Where am I? My last birthday." He thought of the events in detail, sitting on one side of the round table with a goofy birthday hat on his head. The presents were being handed out. Then he felt a hand gently caress his face, bringing him back to the present.

"What are you thinking about?"

He didn't reply, "That's all right, Aerrow. What I'll show you next will rock your world."

She stood up and he struggled as hard as he could, but his body still wouldn't response to him. This caused her to laugh.

"You're not going anywhere. The effects of my paralysis crystal won't wear off for another six hours and that…" She smiled wider, "…gives me plenty of time."

She turned around and began to remove her clothes, he looked away clenching his eyes tight thinking about the good times he had with Piper. The dates, the dinners, the jokes, the blunders, and the magical evening…it was true he couldn't escape, but not even she could make him open his eyes.

That was until she seductively said, "Oh, Aerrow…"

He opened his eyes just a crack, her beautiful form stood before him. He couldn't help himself, but to open his eyes all the way. Though the reaction was momentary, she caught of sight of it.

She laughed once again, "So you never thought this was under my clothes the entire time?"

"I don't know…what you're talking about?" He said knowing she wasn't going to fall for it.

"Come on and admit it. You like what you see."

"Fine, I admit it. You have certain…attractive…qualities that may make a…man turn his head."

"There was that so hard?"

He glared at her from the corner of his eye, "Why I couldn't bring myself to finish you?"

She slithered on top of him once again and brought herself close to him, "Because you couldn't kill me after you killed the Dark Ace, the fear I saw in your eyes, it was terrifying for you, wasn't it? That was the first time you killed a person."

"Sky knights…" He was silenced when her fingers pressed to his lips.

"Do what is necessary to survive. That is the way of the world, the way of everything."

"No, you're wrong. There is more to life than mere survival."

She growled, "Enough talk! It is time for us to…mate." Her devilish smile appeared once again.

The color left his face as she started to position herself. He jerked his head fiercely back and forth in his vain attempts to escape.

"There is no escape for you this time, Aerrow. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. You said it, after all, you are a guy."

His desperate cries for help were hopelessly made as he wished anything would come and interrupt them during those long six hours. It was the day that Aerrow felt truly defeated by Master Cyclonis.

The first chapter of the prequel…complete. Every chapter will further update across the storylines and you may see some scenes that were flashbacks in the main story.