Chapter One

Starling's POV

I looked behind me at the Condor and smiled, the Storm Hawks were really becoming a great squadron, but I would always be an Interceptor. I flew over to Terra Mesa on my skimmer to just sit and remember, as I often do. I squinted down at the barren Terra, there was something on it. I pressed the button to turn on my boosters and sped over there as fast as I could. I landed right beside the object and gasped. It was a girl. I couldn't tell how old she was, but that wasn't what surprised me. What surprised me was the fact that she had a Two-Handed Crystal Blade and a picture of the Condor in her hands. The only people who have ever wielded a Two-Handed Crystal Blade were Lightening Strike and The Dark Ace.

I looked down at her again and noticed she was stirring. I bent down next to her and smiled. I guess I kind of freaked her out, what with me being the first thing she saw when she woke up. The girl quickly jumped up and withdrew her blade like a pro. "Who are you? I don't have anything!" She whispered in a coarse voice. I dropped my nunchuks and smiled again at her. "My name is Starling and I'm a Sky Knight. Who are you?" She wearily put her blade back into its holster. "I'm Artemis. I can't remember anything except that I need to find this ship." She showed me the picture of the Condor and I noticed it was a really old picture and the Condor looked brand new in it. I decided not to say anything about it for now. "My friends, The Storm Hawks, live on this ship. Let me take you to them." I pointed at my skimmer and she smiled gratefully at me and got onto the back of it. "Let's go." She stated firmly and I grinned, going to the Condor twice in one day.

I saw Stork through the window and he opened up the bunker for me. "Hold on Artemis." I said with a laugh and she weakly grinned behind me. I flew right in and parked with a bounce, and I heard the bunker close behind us. "Follow me and you can meet everyone." She replied with a quiet, "Thank you." The door opened in front of me and we both walked into the front of the ship. Aerrow smiled at me when I came in, "To what do we owe the pleasure of a visit from the great Starling twice in one day." He said as Piper came in. "Well I brought a friend with me this time." I said and stepped aside so that Aerrow, Piper and Stork could see Artemis. Aerrow stopped smiling once he saw her with her torn clothes and dishevelled appearance. He looked at Piper and she nodded, "I'll go get Junko and Finn." About two minutes later they all walked back into to room along with Radar.

They all gathered around the table and waited for me to start explaining. "When I went back to Terra Mesa I found her out cold with an old picture of the Condor in her hand." Piper interrupted me, "How old exactly?" I looked at Artemis and she placed the picture on the center of the table. "Well that's definitely old." Finn stated, eyeing the picture. Stork looked at her cautiously and walked up beside her. "And what is your name? Poisonous leaper got your tongue?" She looked down and rubbed her neck. "I remember that my name is Artemis." Aerrow looked up from his turn looking at the picture. "What do you mean you remember?" He said calmly looking at her. She looked up quickly and her bright green eyes went crazy, "That's it, I don't remember." She fell onto the floor and started cradling her knees to her chest. Radar eyed her and walked over, first he sniffed her, and then he lay down beside her. "When she awoke all she said was 'I'm Artemis. I can't remember anything except I need to find this ship.' Then she showed me the picture of the Condor."

Piper kneeled down beside her and checked her back. She gasped slightly and then recovered, "Artemis, my name is Piper and I'm going to help you get cleaned up." Artemis nodded and started to get up slowly and walk towards the door to the hallway. "Hey I'm sorry but you're going to have to leave your weapon here, just to get inspected by Junko here, he won't damage it I promise." Piper stated and pointed out the smiling Wallop to Artemis. She slowly nodded and then took out her blade and handed it to Junko. Piper smiled and led her away but right before she left she turned around and whispered, "Guy's check out her blade, like now." Then she turned back around and led Artemis to her crystal room.

Junko grabbed her blade and activated it. Everyone in the room was silent for a moment before he said, "Hey guys isn't this a Two-Sided Energy Blade?" Aerrow nodded and then he spoke something that nobody else had noticed yet. "And you see how the energy from it is white; if you look into the handle of the blade you can see what kind of crystal is it. Artemis' blade is powered by an Infinity Crystal."

Artemis' POV

Piper led me away from the room with all the people in it and into a room with a bunch of crystals in it. "This is my room." She stated fondly. I smiled a bit and quietly said, "It's nice." She smiled at me and led me over to her bed, then she grabbed a brush and started dragging it gently through the knots hat are my hair. After she finished brushing while I patiently waited she grabbed a wet cloth and rubbed my face and I finally realized how dirty I am. Finally she sewed up my clothes and boots. "Can you tell me a little bit about each of the Storm Hawks before I go back into that room?" I asked quietly as I looked up at her. She grinned, "Of course. First there is Stork….."

Aerrow's POV

We all stared in awe at Artemis' energy blade. I looked up at Starling, "Well she is definitely special, I can tell and I know Radar can too. But what do you want us to do with her?" Starling smirked, "Well I was hoping you guys could take care of her until her memory returns, since the only thing she remembers is her name and that she had to find you guys. I figure being around the ship could help her get her memory back quicker and with a weapon like this she could be of help to you all." I grinned, "Well you drive a hard bargain but I think it's a great idea. Finn, Junko what do you think?" Junko nodded enthusiastically and Finn did his signature "Chicka-cha."

We heard the door open and there stood Piper and Artemis standing there looking like best friends. "It's decided then." I said maybe a bit too enthusiastically. Everyone smiled and Artemis looked around worried at everyone's faces. "What's decided?" She said nervously. Starling grinned, "You will live on the Condor until you get your memory back." She looked excited and everybody was cheering except for me and her. We just stared at each other and I only had one thought in my mind, 'Why did she look so familiar?'

Hello everybody! This will be my first story, at least on here so please be honest and tell me what you guys actually think. This will also be my first Storm Hawks story. Ever. I hope you all like it.

How come the skeleton didn't go to the party?

Because it had no body to go with! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA

~IceTypeCuties