Piper's Log

It has been two months since we passed through the doorway to the far side, and still, we are encountering more different creatures everyday than we could ever have imagined. We have also added to our basic idea of how this place works. It has a similar structure to Atmos, with a similar amount of Terras, but they dont have Sky Knights or anything like that. I think that may be because their technology is s advanced, and the crystals... Wow. The crystals we have come across, just lying around in mines and tunnels on different terras are so much more powerful than our own... we managed to find a tunnel that was full of crystals that look like they have enough power to run the Condor for longer than all of our energy crystals put together. I am still exprimenting and, I heve to say, I'm enjoying every minute of it. Finn and Junko seem more excited about all of the different weapons we have been given. The people on the first Terra we landed on, Terra Safex, were stangely excited to see us, that is until we found out that they had legends about us. Turns out, their ave been legends about A group of Six that wold fall from the skies from a blast of light, to conquer the darkness from another world. Well, seeing as we crash landed, and Cyclonis is here, looks like they have legends that are as accurate as Terra Vapos' ones about Finn. They offered us everything from Food to Gold, which Aerrow refused, much to Finns disappointment. He said that if they cold fix the Condor, then we would be fine, though we would need food stores. He had barely said the words when they dragged us inside and gave us so much that not even Junko could have finished it. Then we heard about Cyclonis. It turns out that she has begun a campaign of terror to take over the far side. In the two weeks since then, Stork has used spare parts and different crystals to turn the Cyclonian skimmers into rides that are pretty much identical to our old ones, though I have a skimmer now, not a heliscooter. I have to say, Aerrow was so happy, he went on a test drive that lasted for about three hours. Since then, we have been doing recon, trying to find out about Cyclonis and none of it is good. Of the Terras we could reach on the skimmers, we found out that she had taken an entire quadrant in just six weeks. We have so far managed to keep the Condors location a secret, but now that is been fixed up and we are flying again, it cant stay that way for long. Still, we need to get moving if we are to do anything about Cyclonis.

Piper read through her log entry, and had just satisfied herself that it covered everything of importance, when the Condor shuddered and she felt the reassuring hum of the engines. The Storm Hawks were back in business. She made her way to the cockpit, to find the rest of them stood around the centre table, looking at a map of the quadrant they were in that had been given to them by the inhabitants of Terra Safex. She walked over, and grinned at the intense concentration on the guys expressions, that is, all of them but Stork, who was flying the ship, and Finn who was too busy hugging his crossbow, which now had so many additions to it that she was surprised it actually worked. She sighed, if he ever actually managed to get any work done... She shoved him out of the way and leant in.
"What ya doing?" she asked, surprised when Junko replied instead of Aerrow.
"Trying to figure out where we should go. Aerrow said it would be a good idea to get to know the Terras..." He was interrupted by Aerrow jabbing a finger onto a cluster of Terras.
"Here," he announced, "Not only are they well populated, but they have been having problems with some kind of monster worm, a Mongolian Death Worm or something, from the Terra Mongul." Piper glanced over,
"Yeah," she added, "apparently its one of the most dangerous creatures in the quadrant." Finn peered over her shoulder.
"Oh yeah. Catch some worm and save the day? Awesome!" Piper shook her head, exhasprated,
"It can reach up to 10 times the length of your body, has poisonous skin, deadly venom and the ability to zap you with a burst of energy that would stop your heart within seconds of being in contact with it." She watched, amused by Finns expression.
"Uhh," he stammered, "So, um. I hear Terra Luminous is fun this time of year... And they have a rollercoaster... and a petting zoo with cute little worms... that arent very deadly..."

Piper saw Aerrow grin.
"We're going after the worm Finn. Just think, you could be a hero... just like on Terra Vapos, you know, with all the pretty... " he didnt have to say anymore, Finn picked up his crossbow, slinging it over his shoulder.
"Well what are we waiting for? We are robbing the delightful ladies of my heroic..." he stopped as Piper sniggered.
"Oh, nothing Finn," she said in reply to his glare, "I'm sure they've been waiting for this moment for years..." She shook her head as he grinned again and turned to Aerrow.
"So, when do we leave." Aerrow turned to face her, a grin on his face,
"Well, we dont want to rob people of the chance to see the amazing..." he looked at Finn who was doing some wierd kind of dance, "Never mind," he continued, "Stork set a course. Time to get back to work." He turned to Finn and Junko,
"Anyone up for a game of Catch the Sky Knight?" he asked, and was answered by whoops and a rush to the hangar bay. "Piper?" he asked, heading for the door and turning back to loom at her.
"Sure," she grinned, before heading to the hangar bay, "meet you outside." Aerrow turned to Radarr, who was lounging at the table,

"Radarr? Stork?"Radarr ran over to Aerrow, who knelt down to let him climb onto his shoulder. Stork turned to look at them,
"Oh yeah, something that won't result in ultimate doom is sounding really good right now." Aerrow grinned and, with Radarr on his shoulder, ran towards the hangar bay. He couldnt wait to really test out that skimmer...