Storm Demons Chapter 1: Flight in the Skies, a Yu-Gi-Oh + Storm Hawks Crossover fanfic

Zypher: Well, I'm here with another story and this is based off a new show that I started watching last week that just screamed make a story with the plot. Of course, I won't know much more about the show until June 4 (which happens to also be Yugi's birthday) so I'm just going to go on with my own plot until I see more of it. For those that are wondering, the show I'm talking about is the new one called Storm Hawks which is almost like Dragon Booster (I mean seriously, the art style is the same so maybe the creator of Dragon Booster is the same for Storm Hawks). Anywho, for those that seen it, you'll know a little about what's going on and this plot is set before the Aurora Stone was destroyed. If not, you may want to hunt for it and watch it. Now, for your interest, here's my newest story, Storm Demons.

Summary: Terra Atmosia is the most peaceful place in all of Atmos. Of course, they have their fair share of trouble with Terra Cyclonia and their gruesome deed to destroy all of Atmos and bring Cyclonia to ultimate power. After the betrayal of the Red Eagles, they called for another squadron, one that wasn't defeated yet by the Talons, one that was skilled, one that the minor squadron, the Dream Angels, admired greatly.

Cyclonia was in for a tough new enemy, and their squadron name are the Storm Demons.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh or Storm Hawks. They all belong to their rightful creators.

Storm Demons

Chapter 1

Yugi and his friends all sat upon the stairs of the Sky Knight Council building, waiting for their friends who created their team based off one of the greatest Sky Knight squadrons in all of Atmos before their downfall from the Talons. Aerrow and his team were on their way and Yugi was happy to be able to see them again. Aerrow and Yugi were great friends and both respected their squadron that brought them to be who they were today. Yugi's favorite was the Storm Demons, a squadron known to have worked alongside the Storm Hawks, hence their name. They were said to have been in the ultimate battle against Cyclonia and the Talons and although many have fallen against Dark Ace and his crew, they were the only ones to have escaped. Their legacy still lives on as the protectors of the Aurora Stone and Terra Atmosia.

Of course, it was rare enough to see them but Yugi and his friends always waited for the chance when they would see them face to face, even more so to see them in combat.

"Hey, Yugi!" A voice called and he looked up to see Aerrow and his group on their vehicles speeding up to them before stopping. "Hey, Aerrow." Yugi greeted as he stood, giving their friendly team greeting, a shake with grips at the wrists instead of the usual handshake. "So, how have you been?" he asked as the two teams started to walk off from the council building. "Not much, just doing the usual aerial training and hoping to get a glimpse of the Storm Demons making rounds around Atmosia." Yugi replied.

Aerrow smiled brightly. "Man, Yugi. You're lucky that you could respect a squadron that survived that battle." Aerrow spoke and Diamond laughed from behind them. She was the Dream Angels' main navigator and second pilot of their main airship, the Sky Wing. "Don't be so down, Aerrow. I hear that the Storm Hawks fought valiantly in that battle. You should feel honored to be taking up their legacy." she spoke and he nodded. "Yeah, you do have a point there." he said, smiling to her.

"Yeah! And one day, we'll be recognized just as great as them and the Storm Demons!" Jou called. He was the Dream Angels' sniper and he was good at his job. He was a sharpshooter and when his friends are in danger, he doesn't relent on his attacks. Ryou chuckled softly, talking quietly with the ever fidgeting Stork. He was the Dream Angels' main pilot of the Sky Wing airship. Malik was the weapons specialist while Kaiser was the heavy artillery. The last member of the Dream Angels was Topaz and he was the crystal expert, knowing every effect of every crystal known in Atmos and how powerful they were. Of course, the most powerful, not including the Aurora Stone which was the most powerful crystal in all of Atmos, were hard to claim but in any way possible, he'll known of them.

"So, what should we do today?" Piper asked, looking to the two squadrons. "How about we do a little game of aerial tag? It can help us with brushing up on our maneuvers." Aerrow suggested. They all agreed before they left for their respective airships and were off into the vast blue sky that wasn't the limit to their fun they could have.

Not far away from Terra Atmosia was a dark black airship making its way towards the aerial city. On the hull was the insignia of the Storm Demons which was painted a dark red and depicted a tribal demon dragon face holding a gem within its mouth with an 11-edge cut. Within the airship was the Storm Demons crew. The leader and one of the most skilled Sky Knights, Yami Moriaran. But what made him a unique Sky Knight was that he didn't use an Air Skimmer, one of the many vehicles of the Sky Knights. Instead, he puts his skills with riding upon the back of his close friend and sibling, Aqua.

Aqua was known to be another Sky Knight but he was greatly admired for his skill to outmaneuver even the best model of Air Skimmers in all of Atmos. The rest of the crew consisted of Bakura, heavy artillery specialist known to be a little forceful on the battlefield, Crimson, crystal expert and right hand man to Bakura on the battlefield, Ruby, main pilot of Stealth Raizer, Toben, secondary pilot but he never gets that privilege unless Ruby was extremely busy, Marik, navigator and battle tactics major and last, Seto, the weapon specialist known to create even weapons not know to Atmos and even harder to counter. He also fitted Aqua with equipment that let him hold on to projectiles that Yami could launch without hindering him of the burden.

"So, why exactly are we heading back to Atmosia? There's nothing there to do and there hasn't been word of Cyclonis trying to make another grab at the Aurora Stone." Bakura spoke examining one of the missiles that contained a hefty amount of blizzard crystals.

"We need more equipment and Marik needs to fix his Air Skimmer." Yami replied, sharpening the blade of one of his twin scimitars that were powered by the extremely rare black firebolt crystal. He took a glance over to the brooding navigator and smirked. "Now you see what happens when you try to do tricks in the Wastelands?"

He sent a glare his way and stared out the window. "Don't rub it in." he muttered as he glanced out the window before seeing something in the distance. "Hey, what's that?" he questioned, pointing in said direction. The others walked over as Ruby continued to pilot the airship back to Atmosia. Seto brought out some binoculars and took a look. "Looks like we have some minors out testing their maneuvers." he spoke before handing them to Bakura when he asked. He looked mildly interested until he spotted one that attracted his attention greatly. "Indeed they are minors but they look skilled enough to be their own squadron."

Yami took the binoculars from him and looked as well, also claiming some interest in one of the minors skimming the skies without a care in the world. "Indeed they could."

Yugi laughed heartily as he and Aerrow gave chase behind Jou. Diamond and Stork watched the two squadrons play their game, keeping a close eye to make sure there wasn't any surprise attack from the Talons. "You can't catch me!" Jou called, looking behind him. "We'll see about that one, Jou!" Aerrow responded as he started to take a nosedive into the lower clouds that covered the Wastelands from view.

"And there goes Aerrow with one of his tricks again." Finn spoke as he swooped down out of nowhere, tagging Jou before leveling out. Jou mumbled at being tagged before turning his Air Skimmer and started after Junko who yelped before trying to outmaneuver the speedy sniper but knew he couldn't do so with such heavy armor on his Air Skimmer.

Aerrow gave a cry of joy as he shot out from the clouds again, Radarr giving a ruffled chitter as he looked to Aerrow as the young boy started after Finn. They were still completely unaware that they were being watched as they continued their game.

"Maybe we should go out and see exactly how good they are at maneuvers." Bakura finally said as he looked to the rest of the crew. "Hey! No fair! I wanna come too!" Marik growled as he looked to them. "Too bad. That's what happens when you do stupid things. You miss out on something great. But don't worry, they may be hope for you yet." Toben said with a snicker as he and the others, excluding Ruby since he was steering the ship, headed down into the loading bay and mounted their Air Skimmers, Yami setting Aqua's gear before mounting his back.

"Alright, opening up the port. Don't take forever out there since we're getting close to Atmosia." Ruby's voice sounded over the comm-link.

"We won't take long. I'll make sure to get them back here before you get close to Atmosia." Yami replied as the port opened and they drove off, skimmers shifting from motorcycles to bi-winged flyers, Aqua snapping out both his wings and the second set, usually holding his weaponry in battle, open and were on a one way course towards the group.

Diamond relaxed in a seat, the Sky Wing in hover mode as she watched the group play. Stork was just minding his business when he got something on radar and looked to it, seeing seven markers on screen. He quickly connected to Diamond and told her of the incoming group. She sat up quickly when she heard this and started contacting her crew while Stork did the same.

After getting the message, they started back for their respective airships. Yugi took a glance back to see the incoming group before stopping. "Wait, guys! It isn't an enemy!" he called and they started making a slow stop to look to him. "Then what is it? Can you see from there, Yugi?!" Aerrow called. Yugi squinted before seeing black scales gleaming in the bright sunlight and gasped.

"It's...It's..." he stuttered and Ryou came over to his side on his heliscooter. "What's wrong, Yugi?" he asked softly and Yugi only pointed at the advancing group. Ryou took a glance and gasped. "You guys! It's the Storm Demons! The Storm Demons squadron is coming this way!" Ryou yelled and they gaped. "You got to be kidding!? Why would they come this way?! Especially at this very time and place!" Jou exclaimed. "What should we do then?" Junko questioned as he looked to the others.

"I guess we'll be meeting with them. This is a very high honor to actually meet the Storm Demons face to face." Yugi gave a happy sigh. "I feel so lucky right now." The others nodded and soon, the Storm Demons squadron came to a stop before them. Yami, at the head of the group, looked to them before training his gaze to Yugi who lowered his head. "So, what are you minors do out here? Don't you know it's dangerous with no word of Cyclonia making an attack?" Yami spoke and Aerrow gave a chuckle. "Don't worry about that. We can handle Dark Ace and his crew." he said smugly and Bakura laughed.

"You really think so? Dark Ace is tougher than the lot of you and could take you out without breaking a sweat while he's at it." he spoke before being nudged by Crimson. "Quiet, Bakura." he hissed. "He is right, though. As much as I hate to admit it." Yami murmured.

"Don't worry about us. We can handle ourselves." Yugi whispered .Yami looked to the young Sky Knight, completely moved by the amazingly sweet voice the boy possessed. "I'm not so sure on that but to test if you can at least outmaneuver Dark Ace, which is a feat in its own, let's play a little game. One of us against one of you. I choose myself." Yami finally spoke after a moment of consideration and tore his eyes from Yugi to look to the rest of the group.

"So, who are you choosing?"

They looked to one another before Aerrow spoke up. "I vote on Yugi." he said. "Why, Aerrow? A challenge like this you surely wouldn't put aside. Especially since it's up against the leader of the Storm Demons, one of the best squadrons in Atmos." Piper murmured.

"I know but Yugi admired this group longer than I have. My admiration is still towards the Storm Hawks and I hope to continue their legacy even if I am young." Aerrow replied and Seto looked to him before seeing the insignia of the Storm Hawks on his and his crew's skimmers. "So, you're the ones that took place of the previous Storm Hawks." he whispered.

He nodded. "And I won't tarnish the name either."

Bakura chuckled again. "We'll see how long that last." he spoke before being nudged by Crimson again. "Can't you keep your mouth shut just this once…" he hissed and Bakura huffed. "Anyway, are you up to the challenge, Yugi?" Ryou asked as he looked to him. He was silent, looking to Yami and Aqua and knowing that even he may not be able to do so well against them, his eyes gave a determined glint and nodded. "I'll accept your challenge." Yami smiled and nodded.

"Good." Aqua flew over to them and watched Yugi calmly. "From afar, we watched you play your game so we'll do the same. I'll give you a head start but since you know me so well, you know just how fast my friend here can go. If not, you'll be in for a surprise. We'll go until we can see Terra Atmosia and if I can't catch you, then I'm sure that you can avoid Dark Ace long enough." Yami spoke and he nodded.

"Ready?"

"I'm ready."

"Then go." Yami called and Yugi was off with a quick boost. "He's fast." Toben spoke as he looked to Yami who was counting away silently in his head. "Yeah. He's the fastest one in our squadron. If we were ever in battle, I'm sure he could take out a few people before they could catch him." Malik spoke.

"Really now? Then let's just see how fast he is." Yami whispered as he looked down to Aqua. "Ready?" He smirked. "You know it." Yami nodded, adjusting the black goggles over his eyes. "Then let's go and catch him. You know the usual maneuver, Aqua."

"Gotcha."

To the Storm Hawks and Dreams Angels' surprise, Aqua dove head first towards the Wastelands, his own wings closed while the secondary wings' boosters shot him down. "He's crazy to be heading down there!" Kaiser exclaimed. "Hey, Aerrow does the same thing. Nothing new here." Finn spoke with a grin.

"Yeah. Besides, he likes to be known as a trick rider. If you think traversing through the Wastelands is bad, you should see what he's capable of in battle." Toben spoke.

Still making a beeline through the cloud that blocked the Wastelands from view, Aqua did a quick barrel roll before opening his wings again and was now flying at blinding speed. "So, what are your thoughts on the boy?" Aqua asked as they dodged the lava creatures that popped out from the lave rivers flowing through the brimstone valley.

"He's looks like an interesting catch but I never saw that squad symbol before so he must truly be a minor but has good skill." Yami replied. "I agree." They flew through the valley for a while longer before Yami called time and with a nudge, Aqua shot up through the clouds once more, now ready to truly start the game.

Yugi looked about, still skimming through the clouds at high speed just in case but was curious about where Yami was at the moment. 'Wonder where they could be right now?' he thought, seeing the beacon tower of Terra Atmosia that gleamed brightly with the Aurora Stone. He squeaked when something dark shot up right in front of his skimmer and made a quick stop before they could collide. Looking up, his eyes widened when he saw it was Yami and Aqua. 'They really are good as the people say...'

Aqua flapped his wings twice before diving down toward Yugi. "Here I come, Yugi." Yami whispered. Yugi started off once more as he started for him, tossing another fuel crystal into his boosters but even that didn't relent the intensity of the chase. Yugi did whatever maneuvers he had to shake Yami off but he still kept up. Yugi turned to see them closing in and he quickly started a dive that Aqua followed. Hair whipped at his face as he gained speed, getting closer and closer towards the thick clouds that covered the Wastelands. Aqua was close behind him, diving faster that he was even with the lightness of Yugi's Air Skimmer that made it capable of such fast movement at those speeds.

Once close enough, Yugi saw from the corner of his eye Yami kneeling upon the riding gear on Aqua's back and looking to him with a smirk. "You're pretty good, Yugi, but you still have a long ways to go." he whispered as he reached out and gave a fleeting touch upon Yugi's arm before Aqua leveled out and shot up back into the rich blue skies, Yugi did the same only at a slower pace as he watched Yami and Aqua started back for the others. 'No wonder they're so good at fending off the Talons. With a person like Yami on their squad, they couldn't lose.' Yugi thought before he sped up to reach his friends and crew.

With the others, they saw Yami come back and he came to a stop before them. "So, did you catch him?" Seto asked. Yami nodded. "But he is talented. He could become a great Sky Knight once he's of age." he praised. "He is a good Sky Knight no doubt. Maybe not at the level you are but good enough to get us out of tougher situations." Jou remarked. Yami glanced over at him and saw the same symbol on his skimmer that was on Yugi's.

"Speaking of which, what is the name of your squadron?"

"We'll, we aren't really a squadron yet but we're known as the Dre-" Ryou started before he got a call and took it. "What is it, Diamond?" he asked.

"Stork and I are at Terra Atmosia with the pilot of Stealth Raizer. We left while you guys were still playing your game. We're talking right now while their navigator is buying parts. They'll be ready to leave soon so start making your way back." Diamond spoke and he nodded. "Alright, be there in a bit." he replied before looking to Yami. "Sorry, but we need to get going. Once Yugi gets here..."

"There he is now!" Junko called as the diminutive teen arrived. "There you are, Yugi. We need to get moving. Diamond and Stork are waiting for us back at Atmosia." Ryou said and he nodded before turning to Yami and his group. "Thanks for the run. It was really enjoyable and gave me a first look on what you're capable of. I'm happy to know that someone like you is protecting Terra Atmosia." he said, smiling. "No problem. It was nice meeting you all." Yami spoke. Yugi's smile brightened more before he nodded to his crew and they were off towards Atmosia along with Aerrow and the rest of the Storm Hawks.

The Storm Demons watched them go before Bakura smirked at Yami. "So, faithful leader, getting the hots for the minor?" he questioned with a taunting tone. "Maybe." he whispered before getting a call from Ruby that he was already at Atmosia and they were off right behind them.

When they reached the city, their skimmers transformed into motorcycles and started for where the Stealth Raizer, Sky Wing and Condor landed. Diamond was still speaking quietly with Ruby when she saw them come and waved to them. They came to a stop and looked to him. "So, you must be the pilot for the Storm Demons." Yugi said.

Ruby turned to him and nodded. "Why, yes I am. And who might you be?"

"I'm Yugi Motou. Sky Knight of the Dream Angels." he replied and Ruby nodded. "Nice to meet you." He then looked to the others, particularly interested in Kaiser. He walked over to him, taking a hand into his own. "And who are you?"

"Ah…hehe…Kaiser Kasiya. Heavy artillery specialist of the Dream Angels. What's yours?" he asked, a light blush dusting his cheeks. He spotted this and smirked. "Ruby Jewelstone, main pilot of the Stealth Raizer. Nice to make your acquaintance." He whispered, kissing the back of his hand.

"Likewise."

"Well, Yami and the Storm Demons should be arriving soon, Ruby, so we'll be on our way." Yugi said, looking to Diamond and Stork before turning his gaze back to Ruby. "It's was really an honor to meet you all and maybe if we're lucky enough, we'll see you again." Ruby smiled and nodded. "But why don't you guys stay for a while longer? We could use the company and I'm sure Yami and the others will be interested in learning a bit about you." Ruby suggested, looking to Kaiser in particular as he spoke and the blush darkened.

Soon, the Storm Demons arrived and they skidded to a stop before the group, Aqua landing in front of them and Yami dismounted. "Marik back yet?" Yami asked. "No. He's still gathering parts but he should be back soon." Yami nodded and looked down to Yugi. "So, do you want to spend the day with us until our friend gets back?"

"You sure? I don't want to impose on your time if you have something more important." Yugi spoke. "Nah. We have the time. Marik takes forever anyway." Bakura said nonchalantly. "Well, we can't get any luckier than this so why not." Yugi said with a nod from the others.

Yami smiled. "Great. Let's go and grab something to eat then. Marik can contact us when he's done." They nodded and they started for the local diner that was in Atmosia.

Yugi was as giddy as a kid in a candy store. He couldn't have wished for better luck. Not just to test his maneuver skills against Atmos top Sky Knight but also spend one day with the Storm Demons. This would be anyone's dream.

"Hey, runt!"

Until one of the worse squadrons that were an enemy to the Dream Angels appeared.

Three girls and one burly guy stood before them. "Oh, great." Diamond muttered as the crew of four started towards them. "What are you lowlifes up to?" The girl with short brown hair spoke before looking to the addition of their group and gasped. "It's the Storm Demons!" she squealed before glaring at Yugi. "What do you bunch of misfits think you're doing hanging around the best of the best?! Why don't you take your loser crew and go play your stupid games like the minors you are!" she hissed.

"You're a minor too, Masaki. Don't go saying all that crap when you can barely hold your own on the battle field. You always had to rely on your hard hitter to make up for the mistakes you make!" Diamond growled. The girl growled at her as well before huffing in disdain. "Either way, the Dream Angels are a bunch of losers and shouldn't be hanging around the Storm Demons. So if I were you, which I'm glad I'm not, make like an egg and beat it!"

"We don't need to take this again! Come on, guys!" Diamond hissed before looking to Yami and the group sympathetically. "Sorry about this. We hoped to not encounter her here but I guess we can't have too many miracles. If there's ever a spare chance we could see you again, maybe we can have the time to have lunch or something." she murmured and Yami nodded. Diamond sighed and sent one last glare to Anzu before she and the other left, Piper placing a hand on her shoulder as they headed back to their respective airships.

The Storm Demons watched the Condor and Sky Wing take off along with their crews. 'So, they're called the Dream Angels. Such a befitting name for minors of such beauty and grace.' Yami thought before his attention was grabbed by Anzu. "So, you are the famous Storm Demons. I just simply love hearing everything about you guys~ It is such a great privilege to see you here today." She gave a snort. "Sorry you have to waste your time with Yugi and his stupid crew."

"They're not stupid as far as I know. They're quite skilled and with enough training, can take on Dark Ace and the Talons." Yami spoke.

"Hah! They would get killed before they could even reach Dark Ace!" Anzu quipped before smiling. "So, instead of hanging out with those sad saps, why don't you join me and the rest of the Pink Dewdrop for lunch, hm?"

Bakura laughed raucously. "Pink Dewdrop?! What kind of stupid squad name is that!? You're not even worthy of skimming the skies if you would name your team that!" he said, still laughing. "I agree. Let's go and wait for Marik to get back and we'll check with the Sky Council before leaving." Ruby spoke. They nodded as they began walking off past the mediocre squadron.

"See you later, pinky~!" Crimson called with a laugh. Ushio grunted and looked to Anzu. "See, I told you that name was crap." he spoke.

"Shut up."

Yugi sighed as he gazed out the window of the Sky Wing, holding a deep anger for Anzu's disruption just when they could've been good friends with the Storm Demons. 'Well, it was nice while it lasted.' Kaiser walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, Yugi. There may be a second chance that we'll see them again. You'll see."

"Kaiser, we were just lucky to see them today." Yugi whispered, turning to him. "They have a duty to do. No need to interfere. We had our fun but it's time we leave them alone to do their work. They have to protect the Aurora Stone, you know." Kaiser sighed before patting his shoulder and leaving him to brood. "Damn that witch. She always makes things worse for us and she just had to come at the worst possible time." he mumbled.

Marik finally came back with parts and after making a quick check with the council for any news, they were out of Atmosia and into the skies back to their home which doubled as a base. Yami looked out into the blue sky, having a little hope to see the silver hull of the Sky Wing cruising somewhere nearby. Aqua came up beside him and sat in the other chair facing the window. "You want to see that boy again, don't you?" he asked and Yami nodded.

"Yes, I really do. Just by seeing him, I knew that there was a connection there. I don't know if he felt it but I sure have. We will see them again. I promise you that. We may become good friends, maybe even more with time."

"Well, Yami, let's see where the skies take us. If we meet them again, we'll take our acquaintance to friendship and if we're lucky enough, maybe to greater heights. Let's just not rush it." Aqua spoke and Yami only nodded, mind filled with images of the quiet Sky Knight with amethyst eyes.

Zypher: And that's all for the first chapter. I hoped you have enjoyed this. And for those that haven't seen it, keep a lookout on Cartoon Network and you may be able to see it again. If you can't catch it, just watch the new one coming out on June 4th. If you need more info, you can always head to the main site which is I'll place it in my profile if it doesn't show up here. Honestly, I can see this becoming just like my Dragon Booster crossover just slightly but I'm going to have much more fun with this. Anyways, again, hoped you enjoyed and if I get enough love for this, you'll get another chapter.