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Chapter 7: Finn/Junko: Lucky
Terra Vapos had erupted into chaos since the Cyclonians had found Finn's skimmer. Snipe was bashing through houses and terrorising the people, trying to find out where the Storm Hawk was, while the others were standing in the street, ready to attack anyone trying to escape. Finn was still hiding in the doorway of a small house, in the classic, although slightly obvious disguise of a moustache and top hat. He watched sadly as Snipe bullied the Vaposians, and, as self-centred as he was, decided that he couldn't just stand there and watch as these people's lives were destroyed because of him. He had to do something about it.
He looked around wildly, trying to get an idea. His eyes found the castle, and he decided to see what Agar was up to, and whether he could lend a hand. By creeping along the sides of the houses and staying in the shadows, Finn made it to the castle without being seen. He bolted up the steps and into the castle as soon as he was sure that no one was watching.
As soon as he entered the palace, his heart leapt in anger. The Cyclonians had already raided the castle, obviously looking for food and money. It disgusted him. The place could not be compared to its former beauty. Glass was smashed, tables overturned, paper was lying everywhere and all valuables were gone. Finn looked around frantically for King Agar, fearing the worst, until he saw him huddled in a corner, seemingly unhurt, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Agar, dude, are you ok?" he asked while he ran over to help him get up.
"Great Domo, you have returned just at the right time. My people need you."
Finn puffed up his chest at the 'Great Domo' bit, until he realised he was meant to be in disguise. "Hey, you're half blind and you can still see straight through my disguise! I may as well take it off," he ripped off the moustache and hat, receiving a glare from the King as he did so, "What? It was itching me anyway!"
Agar sighed, and went to look out the window, followed closely by Finn. "My people are in great danger. The Cyclonians will not stop until they have found what they are looking for. Mighty Domo, you must save our city again. It is your destiny."
"I know, Your Majesty, and I will not fail you or your people. Just one thing though. Do you happen to have any idea how to save them? I mean, the Cyclonians are sorta looking for me. I don't know about you, but I think that could be a problem." The King gave him another glare, this one just a little more intimidating than last time. "Ok, ok, I was just asking," Finn said while backing away. "Jeez, Kings these days," he said under his breath while exiting the castle.
Once he was outside, he was still faced with the dilemma of the Cyclonians. If the Storm Hawks were all there, they would have had no problem coming up with a plan to stop them, but as it was, he was alone, and everyone knew that he couldn't think very well under pressure. He had just come up with a plan, which was charge down the steps and knock down as many Cyclonians as possible, when (thank goodness) there was a whirr overhead and a familiar looking skimmer practically fell out of the sky, its owner yelling, "LOOK OUT!!!!!!" There was no time for anyone to get out of the way as the vehicle and its owner crashed, into the middle of the pack of Cyclonians.
Screaming and cheering followed, but Finn only had eyes for the person in the skimmer. He ran down the stairs, straight towards the vehicle, and plume of smoke erupting from it, screaming, "Junko! JUNKO!!" He reached the site of the crash, and ran towards his best friend. Thankfully, when he got there, Junko was stirring. "Junko, buddy, are you ok?" he asked, his voice filled with worry.
Junko looked around, trying to locate the source of the voice amongst all the noise. His eyes settled on Finn. "Finn!!! Man am I glad to see you!" He got out of the skimmer immediately, and ran to hug his friend. Finn gave him a once-over, checking to see if he was ok, and, finding nothing wrong, pulled him into a tight hug. However, above the screaming and cheering, he heard something that sent shivers down his spine.
"I'd hate to interrupt the homecoming party, but I have some serious CRUSHING TO DO!!!" He turned around, and came face to face with Snipe, his mace raised and ready for attack. Before he could respond, the heavy weapon began to come down on top of him. Suddenly, he was pushed out of the way, and Junko stopped the mace in mid-air. Taking advantage of Snipe's surprise, Junko grabbed the weapon and brought it down on the Cylonian's head with a thud, knocking him out cold. "Sorry," he said sarcastically, before chucking the mace on top of Snipe's body.
Finn finally had time to survey the damage. Somehow, Junko's skimmer had managed to knock out every one of the Cyclonians without hurting a single civilian. He shook his head in amazement at their luck, and turned to face his Wallop friend, clapping a hand on his shoulder. "So, what brings you to this fine part of the Atmos, my friend?"
Junko had suggested that they tie up all the Cyclonians and take away their radios while he told his story. After all, it was quite a long one, and there was the chance that some of their enemies would be awake before he even finished. So they began tying the Cyclonians up and taking them to a building away from the village. Finn had suggested throwing them to the Verrocs, but Junko had said that it would be inhumane, and so they continued with what they were doing.
"So… Junko, are you gonna tell me your story?" Finn asked once the Cyclonians and Snipe were safely locked away.
"Sure Finn, if you really want to hear it. You might want to sit down though, its gonna be a long one." And so they sat down on two rocks a few miles from the village, and Junko began to talk. He told Finn about all that had happened, until he reached the part where he had found out he was famous.
"Famous? You… Junko… shiest person in the Atmos… Famous? That's so unfair! Did I hear you right?"
"Yes, Finn. I was famous on Terra Wallop. Now, can you just let me finish the story?"
"Ok, sorry, keep going," he said, while still wondering about Junko's fame under his breath.
"Well, as you would probably figure, I wasn't exactly comfortable with being famous. Although, I couldn't just leave, cause I'd promised mum that I'd stay for a while, seeing as I hadn't been there for five years and had to visit all my relatives. But every time I went outside, I was swamped with little kids, and adults, asking for my autograph. I guess it was cause of all the cool things we'd done. They'd heard of us saving the Aurora stone, me winning the 'Ultimate Warrior Championships'… almost, and of course we're famous for that time we babysat Tynki. I mean, they might be under Cyclonian control, but it doesn't mean they support them. Anyway, all the attention was just… weird."
"Wait, so that's why you came to me! You were getting advice for how to cope with all the attention! Awwww… my widdle Junko's growing up!"
"No, Finn. That's not why I came. Just let me finish, ok? I tried to tell them I wasn't that great, I mean, you guys had done a lot of that stuff… I didn't earn that attention. But then, I figured I could use my 'fame' for good… tell them to fight back against the Cyclonians. So I called a 'meeting'. I said I'd sign as much stuff as they wanted… bad idea, but never mind. So at the meeting, I told them that any of them could be a Sky Knight, and do all the cool things we'd done. I also talked about how cruel Cyclonia was and that them having control over the whole Atmos was bad. That seemed to get them fired up a bit. But then it was evening, and it was time to stop the meeting. But I reckon that they might fight back against the Cyclonian control. I'd like to think that they will," he gave a bit of a half smile, and then continued.
"Anyway, after the meeting, one of the Wallop Miners, you remember those guys who helped us escape from the Warden in the wastelands? Yeah, well, one of them came and told me that he'd heard a Cyclonian raid was going to take place on Terra Atmosia, cause a Storm Hawk vehicle had been found there. I knew it was my chance to go and help one of you guys and maybe get us back together. So I said goodbye to everyone, and left on my skimmer. But on the way to Atmosia a random Cyclonian shot the skimmer. I took him down, but the engine was sounding weird. I had to get to the closest Terra, and fast. Then, well, you know the rest."
"Wow, we've been a bit lucky today," Finn said, "If you hadn't got shot down, none of the Cyclonians would have been knocked out, I would have been dead and they'd still be annoying Vapos. Plus, I wouldn't be the Domo again. I'm sorry, buddy, but I think they're giving me all the credit for this."
"Nah, don't worry about it Finn. You can have as much of my credit as you want. I've had enough attention for a lifetime."
"Sweeeeet!" Finn said, and started doing a little dance.
"Hey, Finn? What are we gonna do about the others? I mean, whoever's on Atmosia? Both our skimmers are buggered."
"Oh, yeah. Well, I guess we could fix them, now that the Cyclonians aren't bothering us anymore. It could take a while, but it's better than nothing."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. We were a bit lucky today," Junko watched Finn dance for a bit longer, shaking his head. "Well, if you can't beat them, join them," and he started dancing too.
Yay! Finished!!
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