Storm hawks the Talon turned SkyKnight Ch.4 Best friends and Darkness Within.

"Guys this is lark she saved me in the storm" and they all say hello except for me as down in the hangar leaning against my skimmer with my eyes closed and breathing slowly as I meditate as I was trying to feel calm and relaxed. I heard a noise of footsteps on metal stairs and heard piper say "and this is the hangar as you know and over there is our second wingman and Third in command Blade Strike" and I said without opening my eyes as I knew they were in front of me "Hello piper and company would you two please leave me to my quiet meditation as I need some time alone after our last tangle with dark ace" "Umm Okay then blade" the two left and I thought something was odd with pipers friend that reminded me of Cyclonis but I couldn't place my finger on it so I went to Aerrow and had a chat with him. We both agreed to be cautious of the new comer. I walked to my room and grabbed my sword and looked at a photo of me, Aerrow and our parents and smiled and left after removing the bandage I had on the branding burn Cyclonis put on my arm a week ago but sometimes it still burned like hell.

I walked down the hall and piper saw the talons emblem on my arm as it was now scabbed over as it would form the scar in the talon emblem. "Blade did Cyclonis do that?" "Yeah it still burns like hell sometimes though" she then huffed and dragged me off so she could treat it for the continued burning feeling. After she treated my burn she said "Don't hide Injuries from me again or I will not be happy okay" and I responded "Yes piper I won't do it again" and I got up and left but she grabbed my shoulder and said "thanks again for helping me and Aerrow get together" and I said "no problem" and left to check on the others when I ran into our guest.

"Oh sorry" she said when she bumps into me and I just shrug walked down the hall. It was an hour later that her and our guest went on a scouting mission and it turned out to be cyclonis as I remembered her real name was lark and tried to warn them but was subdued by her and locked in a closet but not before feeling her lips on mine. When piper returned she was down and I tried to cheer her up with the others until she got annoyed and made a comment about Jay being dead and then when she realised her mistake I was already gone and started to take out my anger on the training dummies and hacked them to pieces in rage. I stopped after an hour and calmed down and went to sleep like the others only to have a nightmare.

In the nightmare…

I was fighting my new family with my father's sword after I had defeated Aerrow and started to kill them one by one until it was only piper and she said "Blade how could you do this to us we were your family and you betray us for power and Glory You are never going to be anything but regretful and hate yourself for the rest of your days" I looked like the dark ace and said "For Cyclonia My Old friend "with the sword raised and slashed down about to end her life and heard her blood curdling Scream and I woke Screaming.

Morning 8:00 am…

"No Piper" I screamed and realised it was only a dream but it felt so real to me. I looked at my hands an remembered the faces of those I've killed with my hands and my sword and I could still hear their screams and smell the blood at times. Piper and Aerrow came into my room and noticed my flushed and sweating face and asked me if I was all right and I answered "Yeah it was just a nightmare" and Aerrow leaves and piper asks "You have been napping because you have been having them a lot lately haven't you?" "Yeah I have and it's sometimes the same one but this time I was evil and had killed everyone and you. I laughed and didn't seem to care as I was dark and Spiteful towards you all." "Piper I need to tell you something?" "What is it Blade"

"These nightmares they may mean my darkness is coming back and I fear that I may act rash and endanger everyone if my temper flares and I felt it yesterday when I hacked up the training dummies as if they were nothing but my opponents who fight to the death and I need to ask you to keep this secret from the others and help me if I fall back down the path of blood and vengeance" "alright blade I will for now and try to help you If you change" "thanks" she left and the condor shook and I knew it was the cyclonians. I ran to the hangar and mounted my ide with the others and we zoomed out of the hangar. I hit the air in seconds and opened my skimmers wings and sped towards Aerrow and Dark Ace. Aerrow had disarmed the dark ace and he jumped back to his ride and I had caught Dark aces Energy blade and Flew up with its blade ignited and Said with shout "Storm Hawks Lets Drive Them Back To their Empress Crying" They All smiled And let Out a Battle cry and Aerrow and I Led the charge and I had shot bolts of energy at the cyclonians knocking them out of the sky and my path and I was in the middle of their formation when I let an energy Shock wave that Destroyed there squadrons but Ravess and snipe along with the dark ace stared in amazement that I was a strong as my father but Dark ace Grinned for a second or two and I saw pride in his eyes. They fled when dark ace gave the retreat and I Returned to formation with the others landing on the condor. when we landed I held Our Fathers sword that was wielded by dark ace and now belongs in our family once again and Aerrow said "Blade keep the sword even though it is supposed to be wielded by the leader of the storm hawks your our third in command and Scout and I am sure father wold have let you have it in time" I turned to the others and removed the firebolt and everyone watched with baited breath as I inserted the blue Striker and Ignited the sword and They All Saw The color the blade was supposed to Bear. Blue the color of the Original storm Hawks and Now the Second Generation of The Storm hawks. They all cheered and piper then said "Blade I think we all have a Title for You Now and its Perfect for You The Azure Ace" and I smiled and said "I like it Piper" I sheathed my father's sword on my back and walked down the hall to my room to put back on my father's last remaining head gear and styled my hair once again to look like his.

I walked out of my cabin and walked to the bridge and waited for the cyclonians to return and that's when things went wrong for me..

The cyclonians returned as predicted and I rode into battle again. We defeated the cyclonians and I Fought Ravess and Knocked away her Arrow`s and Sliced her ride in half. Before she fell she Looked at me and I saw Pride In her eyes At me as I was her Godson and I Knew She still loved me as her Own and I remembered that She raised me with ace. I flew off after tossing her a crystal which she knew Meant I loved her as my mother still. When I returned the pictures of Jay and tide fell from my Shirt and Finn picked up jays Photo and said "Blade Who's the babe and can you introduce as im sure she`ll date the finnster and boy is she hot" The others knew he had hit a landmine metaphorically of course as I loved her. I turned with anger and said "Hand back the photo Finn or I will Hack off something you will miss and She Was My girlfriend and lover before she was killed by the cyclonians" "So She is a stiff Gross Man how can you Love a dead Girl" the others backed away as they saw my eyes change red And I Attacked Finn and Pummeled Him Pretty bad before junko Could restrain me. Piper and the others knew Finn got what he deserved but didn't expect me to react violently. Piper then told Aerrow About my dreams and How I could be a danger And when I found out I lashed out by Attacking her without being in my right mind as I would never in my right mind harm her. That ended my days as a storm as I was forced to leave by Aerrow Who thought I tricked them and was going bad again Piper Knew I would never harm her and tried to convince Aerrow otherwise But I was Made To leave anyway So I threw Second blue Striker at him and saw it shatter behind him And mounted my ride and looked back to see piper with tears in her eyes with regret And sadness as I left. I revved the engine before i did a short burnout and flew out of the condor's hangar for good. I closed my eyes and let the tears flow as I thought and said "IM Alone again it Seems Now and Forever"

As I flew to my destination An Abandoned Terra where me and Aerrow grew up with our parents. I felt betrayed and Hated once again and Reformed my Distant and Uncaring Emotionless Shell That Made Me The Soldier Of Cyclonia and Said "To Hell with them all Every last one Including Her" I said as I Landed and Changed my Eyes back to red and dyed my hair black But kept the same hair style as my father but wore my old talons armor without the cyclonian emblem and said "The Crimson Ace Lives Forever within me it seems and turned away from the mirror and I still kept my father's head piece along with his sword and fell to an uncomfortable sleep.

With piper….

Why did I have to tell Aerrow about Blade`s secret? I knew he wasn't going back to being evil but I reacted out of fear and I know he wouldn't hurt me as he would die trying to protect us and I owed him for getting me and Aerrow together… Why did I betray the boy I saw as the brother I never had? Now its All my fault he is alone and hurting Again…"How could I have been so Stupid. He Is gone And I May never see Him Again and he feels hurt and betrayed and I made him Go back to the way he was before, Cold, Cunning and Brutal. I have to find him and convince him to return home with us No matter what Aerrow says. I love him like my brother…Blade I miss you and so does Junko, Radarr and Stork" She said while holding a picture taken of the whole squadron last week with my arm around her in a brotherly way and Aerrow glaring and Radarr on my shoulder smiling. "I Will Bring you home Blade I promise "she said as she set down the photo and returned to work.

…the Next Day

I woke and remembered the events of the previous day. I looked at myself in the mirror and i knew my fate was to remain alone as no one I love is with me or around me and I felt hollow and Numb and I had so much hate again within me. I remembered what I was and who I became and was trying to figure out who I really was. Was I the warrior of Good or Evil or Just A soul lost to the Endless war of Good and evil who struggled with himself? I looked at the branding scar Cyclonis gave me and Thought That Maybe She was Right That I Couldn't Go Back to being good and that all I would ever be was a dark shadow of my brother and was meant to be the Next Dark Ace. I then remembered the happiness and fun I had with the storm hawks over the last year. I slammed a fist into the wall nearest to me and looked in the Mirror again, I saw my current Red eyes Gleaming with hatred and Malice and looked at myself and I thought of an answer and left the house to mount my skimmer and Flew for the Cyclonian Border. It was half way to the Cyclonian border that I began to be fired upon by talons and I unsheathed the two handed energy blade and ignited its blue colored blade And Banked my skimmer around and cut there skimmer wings off one by one until I defeated them all but I didn't stop there I to there parachute strings. I then saw my old squadron fly out to meet me in battle led by my old friend drake I defeated him and Zero along with Arianna and convinced them to leave cyclonian service and join with me to form a squadron of Sky Knights who would avenge the wrong doings of Cyclonia. They agreed and from then on the Red Valkyries Were formed. We built our ship and gathered firebolt crystals and flew into the skies to prove our might against cyclonian forces and anyone who threatened the terras but we aren't your regular sky knights as we show no Mercy to our Foes as we fight to the death.