Alarms rang.
Cyclonian attack.
Everyone on the Condor jumped into action immediately, picking up weapons, crystals, and leaping onto skimmers, or perhaps just flying the ship, steering away from oncoming bolts of energy fired from the Talon's weapons.
Aerrow and the other Storm Hawks attacked fiercely, and after a long hard battle, drove the Talons away.
They thought they had won.
But had they?
The Talons seemed to laugh as they retreated. Did they know something the Storm Hawks didn't?
"Dude, what are they laughing at?" Finn said, flying alongside Aerrow.
"I don't know. Forget about it, maybe we're just being paranoid." The leader replied.
"Whatever you say…" And with that, Finn sped off ahead, the other Storm Hawks following behind him.
After stowing away their Skimmers in the Hangar, Aerrow ,Piper, Finn and Junko went to see Stork and report back.
"The Talons are gone, we drove them back." Piper said.
"Yeah, but then they started laughing and we didn't know why." Junko said.
"It can wait." Stork said, "There's a randomer down there." And he pointed down towards the ground, where there appeared to be an injured sky knight. All of the Storm hawks pressed themselves against the windscreen and looked at him.
His hair was bright red and flattened down so it reached his shoulders, and his uniform was green and purple, it was torn and ripped in many places. He lay sprawled on the ground, his skimmer trashed beside him and his empty weapon scabbard next to the wreckage.
"Stork fly down!" Aerrow ordered, determined to help the injured Sky knight. Stork obeyed immediately and landed gently a few metres away. Aerrow left the Condor and ran to see if the Sky knight was still alive.
He checked his pulse…
There was a faint beat; He was still alive.
"Hello? Can you hear me?" He called, as the man's eyes flickered open.
"Y-Yeah…Who are y-you?" He stammered, still very weak.
"I'm Aerrow of the Storm Hawks. We're here to help you."
The man nodded in reply as Aerrow helped him up.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Tanner."
"You're going to be okay Tanner."
Aerrow supported Tanner and helped him onto the Condor.
"Stork, make sure Tanner isn't too badly hurt and fix him up as best you can." Aerrow told Stork, who came running up to him as he sat Tanner down. Stork leaned over to Aerrow and said frantically,
"Are you out of your mind?! He could be anyone!!! He could work for Cyclonia! He could be carrying all sorts of disease-"
"Stork that's enough. He needs help, and that' what a Sky knight does; Helps people. Now go." Aerrow was cross with Stork, if it was Stork instead of Tanner down there I bet he'd want some help.
Stork sighed, and reluctantly went to find the first aid kit they were constantly in need of.
"Make sure he gets some rest when you're done Stork."
Stork just nodded in reply and started to bathe Tanner's wounds.
