Summary: The Storm Hawks have reached the Far Side of Atmos in search of Cyclonis. But things take a turn for the worst soon enough. After all, they are on the Far Side. Rules are different. (I fail at summaries. I'm sorry!)

Rating: K+

Pairings: Aerrow/Piper, but not the main focus.

Notes: Takes place right after episode 52. Spoilers for those who haven't seen the episode(s).

Disclaimer: I do not own Storm Hawks! (But don't I wish!)

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"This is going to be fun," Aerrow said, smirking. The lights of the Far Side city in front of them sent a shiver down Piper's spine. All this time, and they, of all people, were at the Far Side of Atmos. No one had ever been there – before Cyclonis, anyway.

At the thought of the witch, Piper frowned. She scanned the sky around her, hoping to find some sort of clue that she had been there. She found something even better. She saw Cyclonis herself flying in front of them. She squinted her eyes to make sure it was her and it was.

"Cyclonis! There!" Piper yelled to her teammates, pointing at the figure flying in front of them.

"Stork!" Aerrow instructed, "Faster!"

Stork, from inside the Condor, saluted to the sky knight and pulled a lever on the ship, making it fly faster. The Hawks on the ride-off wobbled at the sudden speed, and Finn fell over. But they regained their balance and were zooming up on Cyclonis.

She turned around and saw them heading for her. A quick look of horror shot over her face, and Piper couldn't help but smirk with triumph. Cyclonis turned back and shot faster.

Piper looked back at her teammates before concentrating. If they were going to defeat Cyclonis, they needed the upper hand. She thought hard, trying to regain her power, The Binding.

"Falcon's Flight!" She shouted and she felt herself floating. She blasted herself forward, after the Cyclonian. She caught up fast and grabbed her foot, yanking on it.

Cyclonis kicked at her, but Piper dodged her flailing legs and tackled her. The sudden force in power caused them both to crash.

Piper quickly got up and glanced at her surroundings. If she had had more time, she would have looked in more depth. But from what she could tell, she was on a paved road. There were two sidewalks on each side of the road, and random buildings squished next to each other. There were people walking by on the sidewalk. Most people seemed to stop whatever they were doing to turn and looked what had just happened.

Piper turned her attention to Cyclonis, who had just gotten up and smirked evilly. "Welcome to the Far Side of Atmos. Isn't it lovely, Piper?"

"Just grand." Piper said, sarcastically.

Without warning, Cyclonis shot out her arm, and a red blast hit Piper. She fell against a wall and onto the pavement with a hard thud. Cyclonis smiled wickedly as she saw Piper try to get up. When she finally received her balance, Cyclonis shot the red beam again, but Piper was ready this time. She did the same thing as Cyclonis, only her blast was a blue color.

The two rays hit each other, blocking the other out, the center a crude purple.

"Help!" Piper screamed, trying to get the people on the street's attention. "Help!"

She glanced at the citizens and was shocked. They all looked the same. Piper had to take a double look and stared. Their clothing was a silver suit that covered from their fingertips to their ankles, and even then their shoes covered them up. The only way she could tell if one was an adult and the other was a child was by their shoes (not counting height, since she herself had been pretty small). The woman had silver heels, while the men had silver, church shoes. The kids' jumpsuits gave them shoes.

And their faces. Their faces were all the same. Their skin was the same, glowing pale white; their hair a sun-shine yellow; and their eyes blue, with sparkles instead of pupils. Piper blinked. Even though they were all the same, they were all so beautiful.

They distracted her. Cyclonis got the upper hand, again sending her towards the wall with a loud crash. This time it was harder to get up, but she did, slowly.

"Piper!" She heard her name screamed. She turned around to see Aerrow racing towards her on his skimmer. When he was close enough, he jumped off and ran to her side. He helped her get up and whispered in her ear, "We can defeat her. Now, right here."

"How?" Piper asked, weakly.

"By working together." He whispered. She nodded.

"I'm waiting," Cyclonis called, sarcastically.

"You were free to shoot at us any time!" Piper called back. She stood straight, her hands spread out, getting ready to call on her power when necessary.

"Now, that wouldn't be fair," Cyclonis remarked, "Not at all."

"Since when have you ever been fair?!" Aerrow shouted.

Cyclonis shrugged, "Never." She said, shooting out her red furry. Piper countered it with her blue ray. It was the same scene was before.

But this time, Cyclonis was fighting alone. Piper smirked, and shot her other hand out at Aerrow, and screamed, "Titan's Might!"

Aerrow could feel his strength increasing and he smiled. He raced towards Cyclonis as fast as he could. He could see a quick flash of terror shoot through the dictator's face. She was trapped.

But it was only for a moment. Cyclonis shot out her other arm and shot Aerrow with the same red flash. Aerrow was shot away by the lack of protection and flung away.

"Aerrow!" Piper screamed. Of course Cyclonis could work her Binding both ways. She was an expert at this strange power, while Piper was only just learning. She suddenly fought harder against the red ray. She gave a quick glance at Aerrow's motionless body and squirmed uneasily. Cyclonis caught that and fought harder as well.

Piper narrowed her eyebrows in concentration, trying her best to keep the blue explosion just as mighty as the opposite one. Still, Aerrow's body lay motionless. With Piper's concern taking hold, Cyclonis again sent her flying. This time, she crashed into the street and got up as best as she could, her anger burning.

"That's it!" Piper screamed as loud as she could. "I've had enough!"

Suddenly and without a warning, Piper's anger boiled within her. Unexpectedly, her hands were a blue fire, just a blur. Her eyes became nothing but a glowing dark blue tint. Cyclonis stood her ground as the fuming girl raced towards her. She grabbed Cyclonis's collar, and lifted her off the ground.

"You've ended innocent lives, you've taken over innocent Terras, and you've hurt innocent people!" Piper yelled. "And worst of all, you've hurt the people I love! And I'm done!"

Cyclonis looked calm. "Go ahead, Piper. In fact…I'd do the exact same thing."

Those words sent a chill down her spine, and Piper's hands returned to the same tan color. Piper's eyes came back to their tangerine and she set down the girl. She brought a hand up to her forehead and tumbled, fainting.

Before this had all happened, Aerrow had opened his eyes to see his navigator with glowing hands and eyes. It had scared him, and he stood up as quickly as he could. He stared at the scene that had just happened. He noticed Cyclonis had said something to her, which made her set her down, but he was too far away that he couldn't hear it. When he saw her faint, he raced over to her, shouting her name.

He came down to the motionless body and scooped her up in his arms. He had his arm under her thighs, and held her close so that her head lay against his chest, instead dangling off his arm. The rest of the Storm Hawks were now flying in their skimmers, and drove next to Aerrow.

"What happened?" Finn asked, but went unheard due to the hysteria.

Now citizens were crowding around, taking action. Aerrow stared at them, their glowing beauty.

"What happened here?!" Someone from the crowd asked coming in front, next to Cyclonis.

"You saw what happened!" Master Cyclonis shouted. "You all did! You saw how she tried to kill me!"

"You're one to talk, Cyclonis!" Aerrow shouted, angrily.

"We must take them to Her!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

To who? Aerrow asked himself.

"Yes, but until then, we have no idea what they're capable of doing." The man said. Aerrow noticed how his voice had a lulling feeling, yet was strong and demanding.

"What?" Cyclonis shouted, with anger burning in her eyes. "You can't do this to me!"

"What's...?" Aerrow looked down to see Piper slowly opening her eyes.

He shushed her softly, and whispered, "Don't worry. Everything's going to be okay."

And with that, Piper closed her eyes.