Disclaimer: I don't own Storm Hawks.
A/N: I thought I'd point out to everyone that I love the intros to the S.H.; especially the one with the "Fly High" song in the background. This was just an idea I thought of and I'm not bagging out the intro in any way.
Also, the words in italics are a part of Finn's version of the intro (to avoid confusion). They weren't taken from anywhere as I wrote them. The italics from the prologue however, are the exact words to the published intro. So I can't claim that.
Here we goooooo!
Finn stood before Aerrow, Piper, Radarr and Stork valiantly with his crossbow loaded and ready at hand, "The Atmos…" he said lowly, raising the crossbow to his eye for dramatic emphasis, "… a place where no one is safe while Cyclonians, criminals and monsters soar the skies. Even the bravest of the brave and the best of the best alone cannot stand up to the Cyclonis's henchmen; unless of course, you're the Storm Hawks."
Finn fished a remote control from his pocket and pressed a single red button. The CD player in the next room exploded with heavy metal music – without vocals and guitar strings dominated the entire song. Finn's crossbow suddenly transformed into an imaginary guitar as he head-banged and his fingers moved in rapid speed over his 'air guitar'; but they moved in perfect synchronisation to the background music.
All it took was the accidental flick of a finger for the crossbow to set off. The crystal-filled arrow ricocheted off the reinforced steel walls before finally zipping into the next room. A crash sounded and the heavy metal music slowly whirred into a low, dying monotone.
"Aw man, there goes our theme song." mumbled Finn.
"We're not having a theme song Finn." stated Piper bluntly.
"But Ravess has a theme song!" argued Finn while mimicking the violinist, "Plus I was gonna get all you guys to stand on your skimmers and heli-scooter and do the air guitar with me every time we face enemies. And Stork can play that song through the exterior speakers of the Condor. We'd look so cool."
"Not going to happen." said Piper, Aerrow, and Stork in unison; including Radarr's animal grunts and whines which supposed to be the translated equivalent.
"Anyway, as I was saying…" Finn said loudly as he reloaded his crossbow, "The Storm Hawks are the only ones who have the skills to take down the Talons – now Junko!"
Junko, who had been sitting in the corner the whole time surrounded by tools, nuts and bolts, gave the thumbs up and he too retrieved a remote control of his own. He fiddled around with the various buttons and low hums emitted next to him; three toy planes took flight and encircled above the Storm Hawks on the couch. Each had its own toy pilot strapped to the top, all of which were comical plushies of Ravess, Snipe and Dark Ace.
"Aerrow, the red-headed leader of our squadron is the only one known to have defeated the Dark Ace. He also has a co-pilot, Radarr who is always ready to help him out of a jam." The toy plane with the Dark Ace plushie suddenly shot a continuous series of frozen peas at Aerrow's head.
"Argh!" screamed Stork as he dove behind the couch, "Green Merbian Man-eating Termites! Quick Aerrow! Get them off!" He then reached for his anti-bacterial spray and emptied the can on Aerrow's face; inevitably causing Aerrow to cough and splutter.
"Stop it Stork! They're just frozen peas!" wheezed Aerrow.
The helmsman cautiously inched closer to the lifeless vegetable on the floor for a quick observation, "Oh. So they are." he said sheepishly, "You can never be too careful right?"Finn shook his head and continued, "Of course, if given the chance, I, Finn, SHARP SHOOTER, can take down Dark Ace twice as fast." He then shot his own projectile and successfully destroyed Dark Ace's plane. The remains showered upon Aerrow while Dark Ace Plushie's automatic parachute deployed; the words, 'Finn is awesome' were written on.
"Piper is navigator and the specialist of her glowing rocks. With all her degrees, diplomas and scholarships she's pretty much considered the brains of the Storm Hawks. But she'll have to depend on her brains if she's up against the brawns of Snipe." The Snipe plushie dropped a raw egg on Piper's head, causing the girl to scream and growl as she swiped the goo off. "She doesn't have to worry too much though, not while Finn, SHARP SHOOTER, is around." Finn quickly reloaded his cross bow and fired it, effectively destroying the toy. Snipe Plushie's parachute deployed and 'Finn is SECRETLY smarter than Piper' was written on the top.
"Stork is the helmsman. He flies the Condor and almost never comes out. But that's okay, 'cause he has enough flying skills and experience to make a twenty-tonne Sky Ride airborne as well as manoeuvre it to escape from… ("Certain doom.")."
A toy-sized blimp, which supposably represented the Condor, drifted towards Ravess plushie and followed closely behind her in the never-ending circle formation. At the sides of the blimp, two plastic army men were taped to the sides with mini guns. This represented the side cannons which Finn and Junko used on the real Condor.
"Junko is my buddy, he's a Wallop. He has amazing strength and is powerful enough to lift an entire Sky Ship! Sometimes though, he can't get closer enough to punch our enemies silly. So he either goes on his Skimmer or teams up with me at the cannons of the Condor. He prefers to go on his Skimmer, because he knows I already do an amazing job at the cannon as the SHARP SHOOOOOOOOOOOTER!"
Finn once again reloaded his cross bow for the last time and fired it at the Ravess plushie. The toy obliterated from both the impact and the heat of the crystal in the arrow. The toy plane took a nose dive and landed behind the couch.
"Wow, you must really hate Ravess." said Aerrow as he watched the remains of the plushie sprinkle all over the floor in front of them.
"Yeah, but only because she has a theme song and I don't."
"We're the Storm Hawks – featuring Finn – and it is our duty to protect all of Atmos because we're the best there is (But only because other Sky Knights don't have a Sharp Shooter like me… no it's just because they don't have me in their squadron.) And we won't rest until all of Atmos is safe. After all, the sky is no limit to us."
"So… what do you think? I know, it will definitely sound better once we get that CD player fixed and have our rocking theme song playing in the background. We're also going to need to rehearse; I want to make sure your air guitar mood is rockin' enough. I don't want to embarrass ourselves in front of our enemies."
"It's umm… very lively Finn." said Aerrow with a weak smile, "Although you spoke more about each of us, we didn't actually get anything to say."
"'Certain doom.'" repeated Stork, quoting his own line, "THREE SYLLABLES?! Oh yeah, that's a dramatic improvement."
"I liked the idea of the toy replicas." contributed Junko with his trade mark smile.
"'Glowing rocks'?! They are crystals Finn; even I know you can say that. You make us sound so unprofessional!" complained Piper, "Must admit though, I gotta agree with Junko."
"Well no one likes a boring introduction Piper."
"It won't be boring!" insisted Piper, "I think it's time we take a more… sophisticated approach."
A/N: Aaaaand that's a wrap! Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and please don't forget to show some love and click on the review button on the way out. :)
