Authors Note: This is my first story posted, so if I've made a mistake please tell me. I know the summary sucks, but it's all that I could think of.
Summary: Dark Ace x Master Cyclonis. Things that happen which lead to Dark Ace and Master Cylonis becoming a couple.
Disclamer: I do not own Storm Hawks.
The Things That Bring Us Together
Chapter One – Sword
The Dark Ace smiled as he flew back to Cyclonia, pleased that he had tricked that stupid boy and completed his mission for his Master. It had been a clever plan of hers really. He had been sent to steal a powerful crystal for her, but pretended to be stealing the plans for the prison on Terra Atmosia. He had run into the Storm Hawks but they had just taken the plans, he still had the crystal. He parked his skimmer and headed to Master Cyclonis' crystal lab.
"Master Cyclonis." Dark Ace bowed to Master Cyclonis who turned around and smiled.
"Well? Do you have it?" She questioned. He pulled the crystal out of his pocket and held it out for her. Grinning, she took the crystal and placed it on her desk to be looked at later. "What happened to your sword?" She asked, noticing that it was bent.
"Oh, it got bent while I was fighting, and Aerrow took my fire bolt crystal…" Dark Ace looked to the ground, slightly ashamed admitting that to her.
"Good." He looked at her questioningly. "I have something for you." Master Cyclonis turned around and pulled out a box, holding it out to him and lifting the lid she revealed a new sword, with different coloured crystals in it and a fire bolt crystal next to it. "I made these myself. The fire bolt crystal is stronger than your old one so try not to lose it. The sword it made of tougher material than your usual one so it is less likely to break, and using the crystals along it creates different types of blasts, for instance ice, fire, and one that explodes on contact." She held the box with one hand and pulled out a small hand-written booklet from her cloak. "This will tell you what each crystal will do, but if you would like to experiment yourself then at least read the warnings." She placed the booklet in the box, closed the lid and handed it to him.
Dark Ace just stared at her for a moment after taking it. "Thank you, you highness." She made these herself? For me? Maybe she was sick of me messing up and thought this would help.
"You may leave, and I suggest you practice with that before you use it in battle." Master Cyclonis turned back around and began to work on the crystal Dark Ace had stolen for her. Realising what she had said, the Dark Ace went back to his bedroom to rest for a while.
I hope he likes it. Master Cyclonis thought as she took notes on her new crystal. That sword took weeks to make perfect, I wonder if he prefers his old sword. That would make sense, he has had it for a long time, maybe he doesn't want to change it. She paused in her work as she continued to think about the Dark Ace. I have got to stop obsessing over him. He is so much older than me, he just thinks of me as the Ruler of Cyclonia, nothing else. He probably saved me when my Storm Engine failed because otherwise there would be no-one set to rule, not because he cares about me as a person… She sighed. Well, anyway I'm tired and I can't focus on my crystals while I'm thinking about him, so I'll just have an early night. Master Cyclonis stood up and went down to her bedroom where she changed into her pyjamas and snuggled up in bed.
"Cyclonis!" The Dark Ace yelled as he stormed into her Crystal Lab.
"Oh, you're hurt!" She said quietly as she noticed the blood on his uniform.
"Yes, I am! I was beaten by that little boy again! This is your fault, stop coming up with these stupid plans, can't you do anything right?!" He shouted as he stood right in front of her.
"But I-"
"Shut up!" He back-handed her and she fell to the floor, a shocked expression on her face. "I hate you! Stupid little girl!" He yelled as he kicked her over and over. "Why don't you just die!" He pulled out a knife and stabbed her through her heart.
Master Cyclonis sat up in bed, panting. "No, it was just a dream… He wouldn't, would he?" She said to herself. "I know what I should do!"
"Amazing." Dark Ace muttered as he saw the damage a blow from his new sword could do. He tested a few different styles of attack before looking through the booklet to see what the crystals could do.
There were nine crystals in total, three of them he needed a bigger space to use. One of these three crystals created a huge explosion where it hit, but the sword had to be far away from that point, otherwise the user could be injured by the explosion. Another sent an invisible blast of great strength, it could break through trees or boulders, or create a hole in the side of a building. Another would create a large fog in a certain direction. The crystals he could practice were one that turned things to ice on contact, another that would burn things, one that would send strong wind and one that would create a small fog so that the target could not see the actual blast coming. The last two were one that would drain a crystal of its power if it hit it directly and one that would create a shield around the user, although the shield was not too strong it could block weaker attacks and lessen the damage of stronger ones. Most of these crystals could not be used too much without being replaced or they could stop working or the effect would be much weaker, there was a note saying that the crystals may take a while to remake.
This seems like a lot of work, even for Master Cyclonis. I have to take care of this sword, and this fire bolt crystal, it's the strongest I've ever seen. Plus this should help me take down that stupid Storm Hawk, I should've killed him when I had the chance. But I should thank Master Cyclonis again for this.
"You wanted to see me, Master?" Dark Ace bowed to her as usual.
"Yes, I am planning an invasion and I thought that you could help…" Master Cyclonis explained, "You have more experience in actual battle and I thought that you would know the best way to go about doing this." I hope he agrees to help, then I get to spend some more time with him, especially if this becomes a regular thing.
"Of course, which terra is it?" Master Cyclonis showed Dark Ace the plans she had come up with, and he suggested ways to improve them, also telling her how many talons were needed and where they should be positioned. I didn't think Master Cyclonis was the type of person to ask for help… Maybe it's because of the number of failures recently, she wants to do things as well as possible. Dark Ace thought, watching her as she wrote a few things down.
"So, you're saying to cause a distraction in the west, so the Sky Knight squadron would go there, then to attack from the east where their weak point is." Master Cyclonis clarified.
"Exactly, you see…" He went on to explain the details, while thinking about her. She learns fast too, she's already picking up battle planning skills, and she is a genius with crystals. Plus she's really pretty. No! I can't think like that. She's only a teenager, it isn't right for me to think of her that way, I can't believe I like her that way…