Extremely sadly, I don't own Storm Hawks
You may get the catch of the story line however I suggest you read my Episode 1 or Lypix is just going to be WEIRD!!
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"I swear she's trying to kill us" Stork grumbled as the fifth morning of making sand cakes ended in severe charcoal lumps on the floor.
"Leave her alone Stork, at least she's trying to help around here" Piper scolded.
Stork walked off mumbling to himself and Lypix sat down on the floor with her hands in her purplish hair.
Piper crouched down, "Don't worry, Stork takes ages to warm up to people. And I really appreciate your help around here, it used to be me doing all the cooking and cleaning around here" she comforted.
"I'm sorry Piper for this mess. I can do cleaning easy, but cooking human food is mind-blowing, I'm so used to cooking Crystal Angel food" Lypix sighed, "I'll get something to scrape it off the floor" and she got up and walked out the room, passing Aerrow on the way.
"Sand cakes?" he reasoned when he saw the smouldering lumps.
"Yes. I'm starting to worry she's getting upset" Piper cautioned.
Lypix shuffled back in holding a brush and dustpan, sweeping up the mess in a calculated fashion and shuffling back out again.
"Um, there's something I wanted to talk to you guys about" Aerrow mentioned while watching Lypix wander back in and take her apron off.
He stared hypnotized by the strange vial around her neck, it contained a greeny blue liquid and started to speak to him quietly.
"Hello Storm Hawk, I've waited a while to devour one of your kind…"
"Yes Aerrow?" Lypix said, snapping him back into reality.
"Um, oh yes. The Cyclonions are making funny tactical movements. They are moving all the Talons into the Wastelands, I wondered if that meant anything to the two of you?" he said, slightly shaken, what was that voice?
Lypix gasped, "Midnight still knows the way and he's leading them home, to Terra Krysita. To the crystal garden and the creator's shrine." At this Piper also gasped.
"What's a crystal garden?" Junko asked walking in with Finn.
"Its not some boring decorative garden is it?" Finn said absentmindedly.
"Unfortunately no. As creatures from the crystal, we can grow crystal plants underground, if they found it, this would be an endless source of energy for master Cyclonis." Lypix replied mysteriously.
"How long do we have?" Aerrow asked.
"Depends, Midnight has taken them the long way, down. However I know a short cut, which is very dangerous, and… I would have to drive" everyone glanced at Stork, who very slowly looked around, eye twitching.
"Let me get this straight, you want me to sacrifice the Condor to the whims of carbon girl over there?" Stork said very slow and deliberate.
"Come on Stork it would only be till we arrive" Aerrow tried to persuade.
"I won't need to drive till we get there, its just my eyes see the rock formations differently to you" Lypix reasoned.
"Rock… Formations?" Stork twitched dangerously, most of them took a step back.
"Stork, trust me. If I lose the Condor, you can rely on me to drag every single person I know out here to fix it." she took several cautious steps forwards and it seemed to work, Stork turned around to face the window.
"I'm going to need unburned sand cakes, lots and lots of sand cakes" he quietly spoke.
Piper and Lypix looked at each other and smiled, they were going to be very busy.
Piper and Lypix lay in their bunks, neither of them was sleeping and they each knew the other was awake.
"Can I ask you something Piper?" Lypix prodded.
"Anything" Piper responded sure it was to do with the Condor.
"What's it like to have a family?"
Piper was quite taken aback by this, she was sure Lypix had at least experienced a small amount of family love before they perished.
"It's… hard to explain, you love to bits the people you despise the most in the world, haven't you had that with your parents before they, um, kicked the bucket?"
Lypix laughed, "I like that, kicked the bucket. My family refused to acknowledge me because they knew what was coming, they knew they were going to die and leave me behind and I had to sit and watch it happen, like slow motion. Then I knew what I had to do, lead the children of the dead city away, away from the horror of war and into the awaiting light. What I didn't know was that we carried the darkness with us, in our hearts as a symbol we would never forget." Lypix had gotten very nostalgic and Piper climbed down from the top bunk to look at her.
"Lypix are you okay?" Piper asked quietly.
"Okay? Okay?! Are you kidding? She's re-watching them die! Of course she's not alright!" something unseen spat, Piper recoiled faster than she thought was possible.
"Lypix you're scaring me" Piper cautioned.
The thing settled and spoke again, "what are you? Hmm? A Storm Hawk brat who's predecessors 'freed' us. Lypix worships you but I know better, know that when our time comes, you are going to pay…"
Piper sat up straight, she knew the thing was gone, for now, however something dark receded inside Lypix, something that did not like the idea of Storm Hawks.