(A/N: What's up my people? I'm kicking off the summer with Chapter 7 of Mi Amor, Aerrow!)

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Aerrow's POV

What have they done to her?

She's been transformed into… something like Cyclonis, just… it's Piper.

I take a minute to take in her appearance. She's dressed in a semi-Cyclonis outfit, but that's not one of the things that catch my eye. Around her neck is a necklace- similar to the one I gave her (which is still around my neck)- but it's red. I'm already getting a bad vibe about it. The next thing I notice- and by far the most disturbing- are her eyes. They used to be a beautiful, unique shade of orange. But now, they're a blend of red and purple, making her look somewhat menacing. But I can't help but notice that there is something in those eyes now… is it sadness?

Suddenly, she's on the ground, writhing in agony, clutching her head between her hands. "Piper!" I yell involuntarily. The glass is so thick that my voice may have not carried through, but I don't care. I may have given us away, but I don't care. But I do care about Piper, and I can't bare to see her in pain, even if she has turned to the dark side or not.

I can see her screaming something. But I can't hear her. I put my ear up to the glass, and Radaar follows suit. What is she saying?

Piper's POV

The pain is excruciating. I can't stand it. It's like whenever I begin to remember them- remember him- my brain is rejecting the thoughts. My screams haven't attracted any guards… yet.

AerrowStorm…Hawks…

Through the pain, I can hear myself scream, "Storm Hawks! They're here!" What am I saying? Aren't these… my friends?

I can see his eyes widen out of the corner of my eye. The glass is thick, but he must've heard. I'm scared for him.

Who cares about him?, some faraway part of me says, a part of me that I never knew existed, He abandoned you back there- that's the reason you're here now. This is your home now. Forget them.

What?!, the other part of me screams, the good part that cares, No! They're my friends!

Through the conflict going on in my head, through my tears of pain, I scream "Aerrow, run!"

And that's when the alarm sounds.

Aerrow's POV

I could faintly hear Piper. She told me to run. To just… leave her here?

The alarm is dull in my ears. Piper wants me to leave her here in the hands of Cyclonis? And to let her suffer the pain that she's clearly in now?

Never.

"Junko! Finn!" I yell, "Start shooting at this glass wall as soon as I give the word!"

I stare in at Piper. She's still on the floor, crying. She looks up at me. "Get away from the window!" I yell, making the hand motions for her to back off.

She gets the message, and is moving back. But… is there reluctance in her movement?

"Uh, Aerrow?!" Finn says. "We've got company!"

I look back, and immediately regret it. Talons are swarming out of their hanger bay, coming straight for us. And the Dark Ace is with them, plainly getting ready to enjoy himself.

I back up my ride so that I'm out of our firing range. "Fire!" I cry out. Junko's missiles fly toward the window along with Finn's arrows. To top it off, I leap into the air and fire off a blast from my Lightning Claw.

There was a cracking sound, and I knew we'd done it. I stared at the now spider web-like window as it slowly fell apart. I didn't wait for all of it to fall. As soon as there was a opening big enough for me, I flew through, despite Radaar's warnings.

I landed, the glass crunching under my wheels. I immediately jumped off of my ride and ran to Piper. She was still on the floor, staring in disbelief. I could swear that her flashed orange, but I don't have time to. "C'mon Piper," I tell her, taking her hand, "they're coming. We've gotta move, now!"

Then something happens that I would never expect to happen. She pulled away. She looks at me with… hatred? "Piper…?" I'm stunned.

"I-it's to late for me." She stutters. "Leave."

What? "I could never… No." What is she talking about? What have they done to her?

"Just go!" She shouts at me. "I'm giving you a chance to leave, so take it! I hate you!"

Her words sting me like a smack in the face- over and over again, never ceasing. But I don't care. "I am not leaving you here!" I yell back at her, practically growling.

I stunned her into silence. I'm stunned too, but it wears off quickly. I quickly grab her arm, pull her to her feet and, not pausing, dash for my skimmer, pulling her along with me.

I leap onto the seat of my ride, pulling her down behind me so quickly that she can't fight me off. I start it up and roll out. "Radaar- wings!" I tell him, giving him the signal to pull the lever so we can get airborne. He does, and we're off.

I can feel that Piper is still wanting to resist, but since we're off the ground and liable to plunge into the wastelands, she has no choice but to stay put. But I'm not really focused on that right now. What I am focused on is just as bad, if not worse.

The fight between us and the Cyclonians is nerve wrecking. They're everywhere, coming from every direction. I can see Junko, Finn, and Stork (in the Condor, of course) fighting off as many as they can, which isn't much with this many.

But, among the swarm, I can see him. He who started all of this. He who made this all happen in the first place. He who is the reason that Piper told me "I hate you".

Dark Ace flies down to my level, the thirst for battle sparkling in his eyes. "Trying to rescue the girl, eh?" He smirks. "I'm afraid that I can't allow that. She belongs to Master Cyclonis now."

I can feel Piper stiffen behind me. I stiffen too, but out of sheer anger. I never thought I'd despise the Dark Ace this much… until now.

"Finn!" I call to him. He's at my side in seconds. "Here, take Piper." I say, helping her onto the back of his seat. "Get her to the Condor ASAP."

"Roger that!" He says, bee lining for the ship as Dark Ace continues to stare at me, egging me on.

No, I think angrily as we charge at each other, you're not taking another person away from me.

A/N: Woah, intense… CLIFFHANGER! Continued in Chapter 8! Coming to you soon (Summer Vacation has begun! Hell-to-the-yeah!!! XD)! Lol, woohoo, I'll update soon!

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