Well, it's that time of year again - people are putting up decorations, presents are being bought and wrapped...something just kinda magical is in the air...Ah, Christmas, what would we do without you? Anywho, here's the first chapter of a little story for you guys (yes, I know I have other stories I need to finish!).

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Disclaimer: Do NOT own Storm Hawks. I don't think I'll ever own it, either.

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"Guys, guys, take a look at this!!!" came the excited voice of a certain crystal specialist/navigator for everyone's favorite squadron, the Storm Hawks.

"You've finally gotten a life other than crystals?" came the bored reply from Finn, who promptly got smacked in the head by Radarr with a wrench. "OW!!! What the heck was that for?!"

The blue creature merely stuck his tongue out at Finn before leaping over to Aerrow's shoulder before the sharpshooter could retaliate.

"No, you moron! We've been invited to a Christmas party!!" Piper exclaimed. "Isn't this just the most AWESOME thing EVER?!"

"A Christmas party, huh?" Aerrow asked, looking at the invitation clutched in the overly-excited girl's hands.

"It might be some kind of trap..." grumbled Stork from where he currently stood. "Probably set up by Cyclonia. If we go, they'll either blow up our ship, or wait until we've landed then kill us."

"As if!!" Piper snapped. "There's no WAY they could've invited THIS many people."

With those words, she dragged a LONG list of names from the envelope the invitation had come from. The guys looked at it, there eyes widening. Piper began reading them off, but they only caught a few. Aerrow snapped from his daze at one in particular:

"Did you just say Dawne Eagleheart?" the young knight questioned, moving to look over Piper's shoulder.

"Yeah, I did. Apparently, the Rex Guardians aren't as irritated with her as we thought."

"That's...a long list..." Junko chimed in, eyes following the sheet of paper. "There's got to be at least a hundred names..."

"Well, Harrier said when he delivered ours that he wrote out all the names instead of just saying the squadron names...Just on a whim, apparently." Piper said. "From the way he said it, I think he's trying to impress somebody."

Snickers rose from the guys. Piper glared at them.

"What's so funny?!" she demanded.

"Sorry, it's just...The thought of Harrier trying to impress somebody other than the counsel for once..." was Aerrow's reply...

...Unfortunately, he forgot he was standing behind Piper, and his stomach was met with the business end of her elbow. Apparently, she still thinks they need to respect the squadrons who have been around longer than them.

"Hey, Aerrow? Do you know a Rhiannon Moonbeam?" the navigator questioned, the fact she just elbowed her commanding officer completely flying out of her mind.

"The name sounds familiar...Possibly from the Academy." Aerrow answered, voice laced slightly with pain. "Why?"

"Well, says here she's the sky knight for a squadron called the Thunder Eagles." she continued.

"Well, maybe we'll figure out who she is if we go, right?" Junko asked hopefully - it was apparent that he wanted to go.

"Hey, any place with free food and girls to flirt with is okay with me." Finn stated.

"I still think it's a trap...but if I have no choice, I suppose I can die having a little fun." Stork sighed out.

"It's been a while since I've spoken to Dawne - I'd kinda like to see her. Maybe she'll show up, and we won't know if we aren't there." Aerrow finished.

"Alright!! It's decided!!" Piper squealed, jumping up and down in excitement.

"I'm testing her for mindworms before we go anywhere, though." Stork whispered to himself, eye twitching as he watched the girl.

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Alright, so here's the end of chapter one, and also where you guys start submitting your OCs if you want them in here! Mine are going to be showing up, but as they say - the more the merrier!! So when you review, tell me about your OC if you want to see them put in the story!! Bye for now!!