I just need a little writing exercise, so I just wrote this really quick.
Disclaimer: I don't own Storm Hawks or the song "Bigger than my Body" by John Mayer.
By the way, this is written in Piper's POV
For all my fwiends on fanfiction, specifically Unleash the Shadow, CrimsonFox4, and Saerphe.
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This is a call to
the colorblind
This is an IOU
I'm stranded behind the horizon
line
Tied up in something true
We went to the Sky Knight Council today. They denied us…again. Apparently we aren't "fit to serve at our ages". That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. We kick Cyclonian tail every day, we've survived some of the toughest places and people in Atmos, and we've even taken on Master Cyclonis herself! Isn't that enough to become official?
I guess not. Yes
I'm grounded
Got my wings clipped
I'm surrounded by all this
pavement
Guess I'll circle
While I'm waiting for my fuse to
dry
We're still critiqued
and questioned about what we do. But we'll keep going and helping
the people in need. No one can stop us from doing that. Someday
I'll fly
Someday I'll soar
Someday I'll be so damn much
more
Cause I'm bigger than my body gives me credit for
I know that we'll make it to the official standards eventually. 'Just a few more years' I keep telling myself. A few more years…I just wish I knew how long that's going to be.
Why is it not
the time?
What is there more to learn?.. yeah
I shed this skin
I've been tripping in
Never to quite return
We've been getting better everyday. It's just a matter of time before we actually surpass the squadrons around us. If we haven't already, that is.
Yes I'm
grounded
Got my wings clipped
I'm surrounded by all this
pavement
Guess I'll circle
While I'm waiting for my fuse to
dry
We have gotten some respect from the Cyclonians…well, they fear us, anyway. It's kind of nice to know that somebody knows who we are and what we can do.
Someday I'll
fly
Someday I'll soar
Someday I'll be so damn much more
Cause
I'm bigger than my body gives me credit for
Cause I'm bigger than
my body now
We really are bigger than we seem. In a metaphorical sense, of course. Finn can knock you off your ride in a split second. Junko... well, Junko's Junko. He can either knock you out with the smallest punch, or hug you to death. Stork can out-do almost anyone with his crazy (but useful) inventions. Aerrow, well…that one is kind of obvious. He's got some great blades, and the skills to match.
Maybe I'll
tangle in the power lines
And it might be over in a second's
time
But I'll gladly go down in a flame
If a flame's what it
takes to remember my name
To remember my name, yeah
We hit some obstacles every now and then, but we always manage to make it out. In the long run, they were just little adventures, really.
Yes I'm
grounded
Got my wings clipped
I'm surrounded by all this
pavement
Guess I'll circle
While I'm waiting for my fuse to
dry
Waiting for my fuse to dry
So, yeah, we're young, we don't have the greatest gear, and we all have our little quirks. So what? We're still the best squadron around (as Aerrow points out many times). We're not going to wait for "someday" just to be official. We're official in our own way, and that's good enough for us.
Someday I'll
fly
Someday I'll soar
Someday I'll be so damn much more
Cause
I'm bigger than my body
I'm bigger than my body
I'm bigger than
my body now
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Not really my best work…but oh well : )