Chapter 7: Prologue.
That night the Storm Hawks celebrated their victory with the Cavernians. Finn was up to his usual antics (trying to woo the girls with his charm), Junko was enjoying the banquet with Radarr, Stork was disinfecting himself from the pats and hand shakes of the friendly people, Piper was sharing crystal information with a Cavernian girl roughly their age, and Aerrow was strolling with Luna trying to walk off their feast.
"Thank you again for helping us out back there, the whole rising out of the mist thing just blew me away…I really doubt the Sky Council will have doubts about making you a Sky Knight after they hear about this grand victory!" Aerrow commended her as she strolled beside him.
"You were the ones who did most of the fighting!" She corrected him.
Suddenly his portable com link started to bleep and Pipers voice rang over to him, "Where are you? We're on our way back to the Condor now. Stork was missing his baby so we left a bit early."
"Okay, I'm with Luna, but I'll be there now." He answered her.
"Well…I guess you'd better go, don't forget to tell me if you need anything in the future. Me and me people are eternally in your debt." She said shifting from one foot to the other.
"Goodbye Luna." Aerrow said offering his hand to her to shake, but instead she reached up and kissed him on the cheek, and slipped something cold and small into his outstretched hand. "Remember me?" she whispered before disappearing into the night.
Back on the Condor Piper was starting to worry about Aerrow when he suddenly showed up in the bridge.
"Where were you? We looked for you and asked about you but no one had seen you." She started on him as soon as he entered the doorway.
"Relax Piper; can't a guy just have a moment alone with the heroine of the day?" He asked saucily as he slipped past her and onto the balcony of the bridge.
"What were you doing with Luna Aerrow?" Piper asked suspiciously.
"Nothing!" he lied.
"You are a terrible liar Aerrow!" She laughed and stood beside him and watched the sun set over Terra Cavernia.
"She gave me this to remember her by." He said producing a gold locket to her. As she opened it, her eyes lifted to meet Aerrows and she smiled at the picture inside of it.
"It seems Luna has a crush on you Aerrow." Piper giggled teasingly.
"Maybe, but you'll always be my number one girl Piper. You always have." He said taking back the locket and placing it in his pocket, and the hooking his arm around Piper as they gazed at the sunset over the Terra that they had almost single-handedly freed. Terra Cavernia!
