MJ: Alright, here's chapter nine! Perhaps we'll see some Vampire-fighting-action!

Jr.: Why wouldn't we? Aerrow seems pissed off at the world right now.

MJ: Which is why I'm saying we might see some fight-stuff!
Jr.: Ah. Well, anyway, let's get started.

Disclaimer: I'm not repeating it.

Chapter Nine: Return of Vampires - Atmos' Worst Nightmare Begins! -Part Three

Everyone there looked at the young Vampire in horror, as this was not the Aerrow they rememebered. This Aerrow seemed colder, almost evil. His eyes weren't the bright, youthful green they had all come to know. A Hunter who had managed to go unseen ran up behind Aerrow, a dagger in his hand - Aerrow seemed to know he was there, as all he did was smirk. In what could've passed as the blink of an eye, the Hunter had been sliced in two, right down the middle, split into similar halves. The only clue as to who just did was was the fact Aerrow now held a long-bladed sword that dripped with what little blood it had come into contact with - the slash had been so quick, nothing but a few drops of crimson stuck to the blade.

"You'd think after what happened on Amazonia they'd get the picture...Wouldn't you agree, Piper?" Aerrow asked, not even looking at said girl. He sheathed his sword, shaking his head in disappointment.

"A-Aerrow...W-Why are y-you d-doing this?" Piper managed to ask, fear evident in her wide, orange eyes. Many others were also quite frightened by the change in the young boy. Aerrow didn't reply, or rather, he couldn't, as he now had a blade at his throat. Letting his green eyes look to the side, he saw exactly who he thought it would be - the council man who put him here in the first place.

"I had my suspicions that you were a Vampire..." the man snarled, pressing the sharp blade closer into the teen's pale flesh.

"Only because of what you did many years ago..." Aerrow whispered, looking quite bored.

"And you would know of this how?!" The council man was obviously losing his patience.

"Because your former squadron member told me, you idiot - Autumn, tactician and specialist of the Rex Guardians nearly fifty years ago..." Aerrow would've said more, had the dagger not been plunged into his chest. Many looked surprised, others looked sickened, and some were a combination of both. These expressions all became one of shock when Aerrow's hand moved up, grabbing the one that held the dagger in him. With a rather forceful yank, the dagger was removed from his chest, the council member flying forward, his hand releasing the blade.

"After seeing how Autumn survived that same attack, I would think you should've learned that it does nothing to us." Aerrow stated, a smirk on his face. Now everybody was frightened by this new Aerrow - they didn't know what he was now capable of, what he could now use against them. He knew them - their strengths, their weakneses, almost everything. If they had to fight him, they would have to figure out something quickly to defeat him.

"YOU'RE LYING!!! SHE CAN'T POSSIBLY BE ALIVE!!!" the enraged council member roared, standing up to run at the Vampire, only to find a cloaked figure holding the blade of a scythe to his neck.

"On the contrary, dearest Seth. I am very much alive, at least in the context that I have survived..." a chillingly familiar female voice said, her weapon glinting in the moonlight.

"A-Autumn?!" the man squeaked, now very much regretting his current position and what he had done to get there.

"I would normally be glad you remembered me, but right now, I have other things to accomplish. For number one," Autumn paused, pressing the blade of her scythe closer into the man's flesh, a thin trail of blood trickling down his neck, "How did you figure it out, Seth? How did you know he was a Vampire?"

"I knew what to look for...I can thank you for that knowledge." he replied, glaring at the girl behind him. She merely chuckled in amusement, her blood-red eyes holding some emotion that was currently unknown.

"Only because you, Seth, felt you could gain status from the turning in of a deadly creature...You cared nothing that I was your squad mate, not to mention your fiancee...Now, for question number two : how did you know the location of Terra Dark, the home of the Vampires?"

"It's the only place that is marked as a place ships should avoid - that terra, and the surrounding area."

"Liar." came Aerrow's voice at last as he walked over. "There is no map on Atmos that holds the position of Terra Dark. I can prove that, as well." he finished, pulling out a chart. It was true - there was no place on that map where Terra Dark was mentioned. "This is the standard map found just about everywhere. Every squadron has a copy, you can find it posted in many buildings...There is no mention of our terra."

"What else have you lied about, Seth? How many people have you fooled? We can see through your lies." Autumn said, eyes showing her anger towards the man.

"And why should I answer that?" Seth questioned, showing that he was not going to answer her last question. Probably a bad idea, seeing as how the blade was pressed even closer into his throat.

"Because, even if you don't answer now, I can easily get my answer from your corpse." Autumn snarled, eyes glancing at Aerrow. Said teen got the hidden message in her gaze, and walked closer to the two.

"You're the one who said to the council that, "you couldn't trust children to fight like the others." I would think that's because you were afraid." Aerrow said, stopping only a foot away from them.

"How do you get that?!" the council man shouted, eyes blazing in rage that he was being torn apart like this, much less in front of those who trusted and believed in him.

"Because you knew who my father was, and you feared that, like he did, I would figure out what you were up to. Isn't that why you ordered for the original Storm Hawks' destruction? You were afraid that he would reveal you secret." Aerrow growled, his glare seeming to frighten the man before him.

"Aerrow knows why I'm late to the "event" - With the usual security not there, I could easily slip in and find out anything I wanted to. And I mean anything - this includes your past, Seth." Autumn stated, noticing that the man tensed considerably.

"Wh-What do y-you mean?" he managed to get out.

"You should know better than to leave all your important files on your desk, where anyone could find them. I know about your dealings with Cyclonia, Seth. Now, how ironic is it that an "enemy of Cyclonia" would be helping them when nobody was watching?" Autumn asked, asking it loud enough that everybody in the area could hear her. Gasps arouse from the group, and some people seemed to find this too hard to believe.

"You've been lying all your life. And your only reason was so you could gain the status you desired, the power you felt you deserved." Aerrow said, looking at the man with disgust. "And to think - everybody trusted you. Many people probably still do, despite how much has been revealed. Why should they believe a Vampire?" Aerrow probably would've said more, had a black-haired Vampire not come up to him.

"Everything is set, Lord Aerrow. We await yours and Lady Autumn's command." the Vampire said.

"So quickly? I'm impressed, Skye. Proceed as planned - I think it's time to show them what we are REALLY about." Aerrow said. Skye nodded and flew off, more than likely to tell the others to start. Aerrow then looked around at the mass of Sky Knights and related squadrons. "I'm sorry, but it seems your time is up. Now..." both Aerrow and Autumn seemed to disappear, only to reappear next to the Vampires who'd come with them, "It seems that it's time to let Atmos' nightmare begin." And with that, the entire group of Vampires took off, before anybody could do anything to stop them...

MJ: Oh my...Aerrow seems to have become SO evil.

Jr.: I can easily see that nobody was expecting THAT one.

MJ: Of coruse! Who would've expected that our little Sky Knight could become so...so...

Jr.: Talon-like?
MJ: That'll work. Anyway, review please!!