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Thanks for the reviews and sorry for this chapter is going to be short.

Battle

Finn had told Stork to fly into the terra air space, but at first the doom oriented Merb would not listen or budge. Junko sat on the table's bench watching them. Finn was about to use physical force when Stork gave in. Stork knew that he could not convince Finn that it was the best thing to do. Finn knew they were alive and he was keen on rescuing them.

Stork muttered profanities under his breath and steered the ship toward the place where the radio was transmitting. Finn sat back and smiled- satisfied.

Soon Stork called out that they were nearing the destination and Finn felt the Condor lower towards the ground. The big contraption landed with a slight jerk and a loud thud. Stork opened the bunker doors and Finn and Junko rushed out. They saw Radarr sitting on Piper's heli-scooter and they saw Piper lying in the grass with Aerrow by her side.

Finn ran over to his leader. "Hi," Finn said, happy as ever to see his best friend. "How is Piper?"

"You could ask me that question," Piper said, slightly irritated. "I am alive and fully functional."

Finn took notice of her finally. "Oops, sorry," he said. "Now let's get you back on the Condor."

Aerrow agreed and lifted up Piper into his arms. Junko told everyone that he wasn't feeling useful and decided that he was going to haul the damaged heli-scooter back inside the bunker of the ship. Finn ignored the little blue furry creature's fits of resistance and picked him up to carry him into the Condor.

When they all got back on and went to the control room and such they found a very edgy Stork. But you could definitely see a small smile of gladness that the leader is back safe and sound.

Suddenly a tremble went through the ship as an energy blast hit it. Of course the bolt was from the Cyclonian ship where Master Cyclonis was. Another was shot out and struck the ship. Finn and Junko went over to the energy cannons and returned fire.

At the same time Stork made the ship go faster and dodged the blasts from the other ship. Stork was grumbling and was struggling with the steering wheel for the weather was turning from cloudy to stormy. And don't forget the mention of darkness. The Merb shuttered.

This little, but meaningful battle lasted for awhile. Each of the ships were becoming damaged after each attack. Aerrow supported Piper with his shoulder to lean on and Radarr was sitting on the floor watching everything- just watching with wide black eyes.

Finn shot at the ship with such accurateness that the energy bolt hit one of the Cyclonians' engines. An explosion echoed through the night and they could barely see the Cyclonian ship go down in flames.

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One of ship's engines exploded and they went down. What? Master Cyclonis thought disappointed and angry. I was supposed to win! I was supposed to have my way!

She was tossed from her throne onto the floor. She picked herself up, but the force of the downwards pull caused her to fall back down. Dark Ace and the others had left to search for Aerrow after he took off with that other girl. She absolutely thought that she had the advantage over him. Now she wasn't going to get that crystal or even him. Why did she always think of the leader of the Storm Hawks? He was the enemy.

Maybe, just maybe... she wouldn't even live through the crash, but if she does... Aerrow is certainly going to pay for this. And this time she wasn't going to spare the life of his teammates. She would make him watch their deaths.

She was catapulted into the wall and she grunted. She grabbed onto a railing a hung on tight. This might be the only life line she had.

The ship jerked and crashed into Cyclonia. Her last fleeting thought was that Aerrow was going to pay before she passed out from the impact. Unfortunately, for Aerrow, that wasn't the last thought she was going to muster for she was still breathing when Dark Ace found her body bloody and scraped.

Hopefully, the Storm Hawks would be prepared.

The chapter is over... and so is this part of the story. I believe I am going to have a sequel. This one was about saving Aerrow and for the time being he is saved. The next one is going to be: Master Cyclonis' Revenge.

Please review and let me know if you want a sequel.