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8
Aerrow had been gone for two days now and Piper still wasn't sure how to get him out of Cyclonia. He'd practically broken down according to Arygyn and that meant it was vital that they do what he said and not go to Cyclonia.
She'd considered going in disguise or even sending someone else to help him but they didn't know who they could truly trust for such an important mission.
She was so frustrated with herself that she couldn't help her best friend that she hadn't left her room in the two nights and a day since Arygyn had been on the Condor, trying to find some way to do the impossible.
A quiet knocking on the door made her jump.
'Piper? This is urgent! Open up!' Finn's desperate voice made her believe him and Piper went to answer the door.
When she did Finn yelped and jumped away from her.
'What happened to you?!' His voice was high pitched.
'What d'you mean?!' Piper had a feeling that he was just trying to cheer her up but he actually looked shocked.
She ran back into her room and stared in the mirror at her reflection.
Her hair was matted and had dents where she'd run her fingers through it so often, her eyes were red and puffy and bloodshot, and her cheeks were streaming with lines of mascara and eyeliner from her tears.
Piper hadn't even realised she'd been crying. Maybe it was because she felt so numb and empty or maybe because she'd been so stressed in the last thirty two hours anything could've happened and she wouldn't have realised.
'What's the urgent news?' Piper looked away from the mirror, revolted by what she saw.
'Right, um... Master Cyclonis has just announced war. Every Sky Knight in Atmos against the Cyclonians. And it starts tomorrow.' Finn's voice had calmed down but rose again at the end of his announcement.
'What?! Tomorrow?! She can't just do that! We don't have time to prepare or practice-' Piper kept going but her voice was so high pitched that it made Finn screw up his face and cover his ears protectively.
'Piper! Snap outta it! We gotta tell everyone we know to be there and be prepared for the fight of their lives!' Finn gripped Piper by the arms and shook her violently.
'But what about Aerrow?! We need to save him and you know we won't win this without him!' Piper actually felt the tears this time, they re-traced the lines down her cheeks that had been there for god knows how long.
'I know! But if all the squadrons are there too we can go in a big group and get him out! Think about it!' Finn shook her once more then let her go. 'Now c'mon. This can't wait!'
Piper nodded and ran ahead of Finn back to the bridge of the Condor. She picked up their radio and called into it.
'Anyone there? Pick up! This is Piper from the Storm Hawks! I repeat! Piper from the Storm Hawks! Anyone there?! This is urgent please!' She kept yelling until someone picked up on the other line.
'Come in Piper from the Storm Hawks. What's the problem?' The person on the other side seamed worried why she was so hysterical.
'It's Aerrow! He's been captured by Master Cyclonis! She had him prisoner! We need to go and save him!' She screamed down the line, breaking into loud sobs in between sentences.
'What?! Aerrow, Sky Knight and leader of the Storm Hawks?!' The person squawked.
'Yes! He's been gone for two days! We were going to sort it out but now Master Cyclonis has declared war and we need to save him!' Piper started having a coughing fit and dropped the radio. She still heard the voice on the other end.
'We'll do what we can as soon as possible! We can send in a good number of Sky Knights to save him. Are you in? Come in Piper from the Storm Hawks.'
Finn had heard Piper's coughs and ran into the bridge after alerting Junko of the war tomorrow.
'Piper! Calm down!' Finn was scared and didn't know what to do. He slapped Piper as hard as he could across the face and felt relief wash over him when she started breathing in great lung fills of air.
'Come in Piper from the Storm Hawks!' The voice called again and Finn picked up the radio.
'This is Finn from the Stork Hawks. Piper's busy but I'll pass along a message.' Finn didn't know what Piper had been telling this person and was slightly confused by the answer.
'We'll send out a group of Sky Knights to get him back. Don't worry. We'll do all we can. Over and out.' The radio stopped crackling and became silent.
'What was that?' Finn turned to Piper who was hugging into Junko's muscled chest.
'They're going to try and get Aerrow back. They're sending out a group of Sky Knights. Maybe he has a chance!' Pipers desperate words were muffled slightly but Finn understood them.
He knew as well as she did that the Sky Knights sent would fail. No-one but Aerrow had ever won a duel against the Dark Ace and he'd surely be the person sent to stop them.
Great. The one person they needed to save Aerrow was Aerrow. Why is life so complicated? Finn thought to himself and hurried over to Piper's shaking frame.
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