Disclaimer: I don't own the Storm Hawks; if I was I wouldn't be sitting here and writing this sentence.

This is my sequel to Mission: Save Aerrow. I didn't think one story would be enough, but I didn't want the story to have like one hundred chapters and based on the same title. Please read and hopefully you'll enjoy! I am sorry for the delay- I have been really busy lately.


Recovery

A teenaged girl lay still on a hospital bed. Her long black hair flowed down to her neck and her complexion was pale. She looked peaceful, but if anyone was inside her head they would think differently. Monitors by her bedside beeped steadily and IV's were feeding her veins with painkillers.

Dark Ace was sitting in a chair by her side. He would never leave her and he would make sure his queen would make it out alive. Once in awhile she would murmur something incoherent and her heart race would speed up. If she died Dark Ace vowed that he would kill every last one of the living Storm Hawks.

He wondered when she would wake up from her coma. It had been two stressful weeks and the doctor had become more hesitant on giving him updates on her condition. He sighed and gazed at the pale face. Master Cyclonis just had to live. What would he be able to do without her?

Dark Ace stood to go to the cafeteria. He hadn't eaten for days and he was becoming starved. Ravess had even commented on him losing some weight. Something in the back of his mind was nagging him. It was telling him she wouldn't make it, but he didn't want to believe it. He couldn't.

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She could hear heart monitors beeping and she wondered who had been injured. Master Cyclonis' eyes flickered open and her vision was blurred for a few seconds. Where am I? She asked herself. What happened?

Then the memories flooded back to her. Anger surged through her fragile veins. She told herself that he would certainly pay and she meant it. No more being nice. Her thoughts were interrupted by a person entering the room. It was Dark Ace. His eyes were puffy and swollen with lack of sleep.

He looked towards her and for a moment his body froze, he was surprised. Why is he surprised? Was I that close to death? She thought sullenly. Well, I haven't died.

She could see wetness forming at his eyes. Master Cyclonis frowned. Why was he showing emotion? Never in his years of service has she ever seen a speck of emotion. Once in awhile she would wish that he had some kind of heart, but then again she couldn't show her heart.

She had made herself look cold and merciless, but inside she was just a normal girl. Master Cyclonis shoved the idea out of her head. She had set up walls long ago and she wasn't about to break them.

"How long have I been in this miserable dump?" Master Cyclonis asked, irritation showing.

"Two weeks Master Cyclonis," he answered. "The doctor said that you wouldn't wake up from your coma."

She stared at the dark haired man. "Where is this doctor now?" she demanded. "Send him in here. I want a word with him."

Dark Ace bowed his head slightly and left the hospital room. Master Cyclonis sat there pondering over her anger, her anger towards the Storm Hawks. She had lost the only way to find that crystal and she was going to get it back. Unluckily, for Aerrow she wasn't going to practice restraint. She was finished playing games.

Soon Dark Ace with the doctor in tow came into the room. The doctor looked flustered when he saw that she was awake. She wondered why.

"You thought I wouldn't wake up," she stated. "Why is that so?"

"Your heart rate was steadily declining and you weren't responding to any treatments," he said, slightly nervous. "We thought you weren't going to come through."

She got angry when he said that. How could he think that she wasn't going to come through, she always did. Master Cyclonis ordered the doctor to allow her to leave and then she could get back to the focus of her anger, so that she could make that blasted red-haired Storm Hawk pay for what he had done to her.

Master Cyclonis dressed into her usual robe and then she walked out of the hospital to never look back. She had made a splendid recovery according to the annoying, feeble minded doctor.

Watch out Aerrow for you are going to pay the highest price, she smiled to herself. I might actually enjoy causing him the pain he had caused me.

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Aerrow sat on his bed with head in his hands. For the past two weeks he had been avoiding the subject of Master Cyclonis' want in him. Piper had been outraged for he had promised her, but she didn't understand that he was trying to protect her. If she knew about that crystal too, then all heck would break loose.

If Piper found out about that most powerful crystal she would want to study it, find out what makes it tick. He couldn't blame her; he would be just as curious too. His aunt had been right; she had warned him of the dangers. He just ignored them thinking that no one would find out. Evidently he was wrong.

A sharp knock on his door brought him back to the present. He voiced a 'come in' and faced the door, it was Piper. Inside he groaned, he wasn't in the mood to try and explain himself.

Piper sat down next to him. "Why did you promise?" she asked, obliviously hurt. "And then you had to break it?"

"I- I can't tell you," he stammered. "I wish I could Piper, but I just can't."

She was about to say something when Finn stumbled into the room out of breath. After gaining his composure and his breath he stood up straight. "You might want to come and hear this," Finn said, his face almost told the whole story.

Aerrow and Piper followed Finn to where Stork and Junko were. Stork didn't say a thing and all he did was play a message from a message crystal. A voice boomed to life. A very familiar voice and when he realized whose it was his face paled.

"Aerrow! I have thought about you," Master Cyclonis' voice was heard; it was dripping with mock happiness. "I am still alive, are you not glad? Oh, did you tell your little friends the reason for my interest in you? I will most definitely tell!"

Stork paused it and then looked back at the pale Aerrow. He shrugged and played it. "You have the location of the most powerful crystal on Atmosia," her voice then turned to anger. "You brat! You caused me two weeks of my life! Now, you're going to pay and it will be in blood!"

The message crystal lost its glow and then Stork place it back on the table. Aerrow looked like he was about to throw-up. He stumbled back into a chair.

"Aerrow?" Piper asked him, uncertain. "What does she mean?"

"I took her chance of getting the crystal," he stated blankly. "And she intends to have me pay in blood. I am guessing she doesn't plan to keep you guys alive."

They stared at him. Fear crept into their eyes, when Master Cyclonis was in a rage she could get to anyone or anything she wanted.

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She reclined back into her throne. Master Cyclonis smiled and then she brought up a glass of Pepsi to her lips. It felt good as it slid down her throat. She went over plans in her head on what she would do to him once she found him, but she still didn't know what she would do when she got that crystal.

Kill him, she thought. Or maybe imprison him? Why not? I need workers for that crystal mine…

The ideas that popped up into her head sounded more and more interesting, slightly fun. She needed fun in her life and it wasn't the normal things that amused her. Ravess entered the throne room of the dark castle.

"We got the coordinates," Ravess said as she bowed her head to show respect to the young ruler. "What do we do?"

"Take a large ship and overpower them," Master Cyclonis said with glee. "I want Aerrow in a cell by tonight!"

Ravess nodded and then left the room quietly. She then wondered what she would do with the others. Kill them or imprison them? She shrugged her shoulders and then went to her bedroom.

A nice nap would surely get her ready for what was about to happen. She enjoyed exciting adventures and this was one. The only regret is that she let the boy get away. Maybe she had to up the ante- how would he feel if she got his aunt?


Please review and tell me if you like this or not. I didn't quite know how to start the sequel.