A/N: Here is where things start to get a bit interesting. And yes, the Talon is going to be a major character in this story. Don't worry, we won't be calling him "the Talon" for the whole thing. He'll be getting a name. ;)

Disclaimer: Please refer to chapter 1.

As Stork and Radarr went to Aerrow's room to get more of Radarr's uniforms, the Talon was left to make sure everyone stayed in one place.

"What's your name?" Demanded Ravess, still hiding under her clothing.

The Talon's eyebrows rose up in surprise. None of the commanders, Ravess least of all, were interested in any Talon's name. To hear one of them asking, even as a toddler, was very strange. "Uh, Dave."

Snipe, who had been staring at Dave's face, suddenly started giggling. "You have a funny looking moustache!"

Dave scowled, his moustache tilting to an oblique angle. In response, Snipe started laughing harder.

The door opened to reveal Stork and Radarr returning with seven flight uniforms. "All right!" Stork said, holding up two uniforms while attempting and failing to sound genuinely cheerful. "Who wants to put their new clothes on?"

The Dark Ace suddenly gasped, his eyes going wide. He pointed to the insignia on the back of one of the uniforms. "That's the symbol of the Storm Hawks!"

Stork wasn't quite sure how to answer. Was he going to burn the uniform? "Uh, yes. Yes it is."

Aerrow had grown as wide-eyed as Ace. "If we wear those, will they make us Storm Hawks?"

"But you're already-"Stork cut himself off as he had an epiphany. Junko asking for his name, Aerrow having a misperception about Radarr's size, the way they all acted in general, like they didn't even know each other. What if the crystal not only turned them into kids, but erased their memories beyond that age, too? "Er, what I mean is, yes, wearing the uniform does indeed make you Storm Hawks."

The uniforms he was holding were whisked out of his hands and halfway onto Aerrow and Ace in the blink of an eye.

While the "new" Storm Hawks reveled in their status, Radarr started passing out the other uniforms. Some of the others didn't seem so thrilled about the clothing arrangements.

"This one has a hole in it." Ravess whined, holding up the uniform to show the tail hole. "I want a better one."

Radarr rolled his eyes as Dave quickly said, "Well, uh, they all have that hole, so you're just going to have to wear that one."

"Then I want different clothes," she huffed, throwing down the uniform and crossing her arms.

This one and Finn are going to be such a pain, Stork glumly predicted. He stepped forward and leaned over her. "These are the only clothes we have," he growled. "So it's either this-" he picked up the uniform and held it in her face "-or nothing."

She glared at him for a couple of seconds before snatching the uniform out of his hand and slowly putting it on.

"Hey!" Finn shouted at Dave. "Where are we, anyway?"

"We're on the Condor." Dave answered.

"We're where?" Aerrow breathed. He and Ace had such reverential looks on their faces one would have thought they had found some sacred temple.

Dave gave them a slightly worried look. "On the Condor?" He repeated hesitantly.

Ace turned to Aerrow. "Let's go check it out!"

"Yeah!"

They bolted to the door, followed by Finn and Junko. Finn, unfortunately, had forgotten to put on his uniform, earning two more screams as Piper and Ravess once again ducked back into their old clothing.

"Finn, get back here and put your uniform on!" Stork yelled, grabbing the discarded garment and chasing after him.

Snipe, who also hadn't gotten his uniform on, watched them run off, then got up and started to follow them.

"Snipe!"

With a cringe, he stopped and slowly turned around to find Ravess glaring at him (or she would, if she wasn't covering her eyes) and pointing at his uniform in a silent order. He shuffled back and put it on before sitting back down and waiting for her.

Wow, Dave couldn't help but think as he watched the scene, not even interested in girls yet and he's already whipped.

Aerrow and Ace ran down the hall, stopping at every door to marvel at the rooms.

"That must be the bathroom!"

"Coooool."

Stork suddenly turned the corner, panting and still carrying the uniform. "Have either of you seen Finn?"

When they both shook their heads, he growled. "I'm going to get that little monster," he muttered before heading down another hallway.

After staring down the hall for a few seconds, they turned to each other, shrugged, and went to ogle the broom closet.

Stork snuck through the hall, listening closely for any toddlerish sounds. His ears perked up when he heard some giggling. "There you are," he whispered as he silently steeped towards the source of the noise. He stopped near a panel of buttons and listened again.

The giggle was very faint, but it was just loud enough that he could determine the location and calculate its position relevant to certain spots in the hall. With a victorious smirk, he pushed a button on the panel.

There was a sudden yelp of surprise followed by a large metallic clang. Still smirking, he turned the corner to find a pouting Finn in a cage dropped from the ceiling.

"Now," he said, holding up the uniform, "to finish this once and for all."

Dave stepped into the hallway to look for the others, Piper, Ravess, Snipe, and Radarr following close behind. As the Talon looked down the hall, he noticed Junko trotting towards the group.

"Hi, Dave!"

"Uh, hello, er, Junko." To think that just a few minutes ago the Wallop would have knocked his lights out in this situation. "Have you seen any of the others?"

"Well, the yellow-haired kid and Stork went that way," he pointed back the way he came, "and the red- and black-haired kids went that way," he pointed in the opposite direction.

He had no sooner put his hand up when Aerrow and Ace came charging down the hallway, whooping and hollering.

"The cockpit was so awesome!"

"Did you see the engine? Was that cool or what?"

"Hey!" Dave called to get their attention. "Have you seen Stork or the Yellow-Haired Kid?"

"Yep. They're right behind you."

Dave turned to find Stork carrying a clothed and grumpy-looking Finn. He unceremoniously dumped Finn next to Junko. "Make sure they don't break anything," he said as he turned back to leave.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Dave cried indignantly.

"I'm going to repair the Condor," Stork replied. "If we're going to find a way to reverse this, we need to find another crystal expert. And to find a crystal expert, the Condor needs to be repaired. It's definitely not going to fix itself, now, is it?"

With no good counter-argument, Dave was reduced to glaring at the Merb's retreating back as he disappeared around the corner. He suddenly felt something tugging lightly at his pant leg.

"Mr. Dave?" Piper asked when he looked down. "May we go outside and play, please?"

Unsure, Dave glanced at Radarr, who simply shrugged in response. He then turned to the kids, looking at him expectantly.

"Hmm. Sure, why not?"

Amid the cheers, Radarr rushed forward and gestured for the rest to follow him.

"C'mon! Radarr knows the way! Let's go!" Aerrow shouted.

Radarr was suddenly forced to run for his life to avoid getting run over by the kids, while Dave nearly had to sprint to keep up, shouting, "Hey! Slow down! You'll trample each other!"

A/N: I can't really see Stork as the type to care about taking care of kids. Dave's trying, but the poor Talon doesn't really know how. Review, please. All flames will be used to make s'mores. :)