I'm losing my obsession with Storm Hawks. More episodes, please!
The characters, settings (Burn, Tidal and Palm belong to me) and everything included in Storm Hawks is copyright to Asaph Fipke and Nerd Corps.
The characters such as Sigma Maxilos, Crow and Zados etc belong to me. Plus certain crystals were made up.
Love in Lords and Crystals
Chapter 8
Final Fall
The pain in Dark ace's shoulder was lessening, but it still needed a few more days.
"In my dream, I was dying" Explained Dark ace while Cyclonis examined a Talon staff.
"I doubt it was a prophecy, such things won't happen" She stood up when Gidrod entered the throne room.
"Still no word from Terra Atmosia" he said.
"Did you return?" asked Cyclonis.
"Well, no, but-"
"Then you don't know!" she snapped, Gidrod stepped back. Xzudorax stepped behind him.
"Do not blame him, master. It was my fault" He said.
Gidrod turned to face him.
"How come?" asked Cyclonis.
"It was my duty to check, and I failed" said Xzudorax.
"I want you to find the Storm hawks" she said. Dark ace followed her out of the room whilst Xzudorax took his staff and left for his massive search.
"I want you to take the fleet to every Terra and capture them all" said Cyclonis.
"Gladly" said Dark ace, he smiled and took his sword.
Stork sank his teeth into a cabbage as he worked; it was the only thing keeping him awake.
Finn approached from the trees and stepped over the smouldering remains of last night's fire, his eyes were bloodshot and baggy. Stork watched him go by and then turned back to fixing the engine.
Aerrow stepped outside and breathed out, the bitter air grasping his breath as it condensed.
"Hey Stork, how are we doing?" Aerrow called out. But before Stork could reply, Finn came barging fast Aerrow and storming into the condor. Suddenly a cloud of smoke billowed into the air, and Stork came out smiling.
"Hooray..." He yelled before falling asleep. Aerrow came out and lifted him into the condor.
"You take it easy, we'll wait until you are ready to fly" said Aerrow. Stork staggered off to his room, and Finn stormed back to his.
Aerrow decided that seeing as no one else was up, he might as well go look around some more. Aerrow geared up and left the condor on foot, he would have taken Radarr with him, but the little thing was too lazy. A path led through the small woods and towards an edge. Once here, Aerrow went along the edge to the north end of the Terra. The mud had still held Finn's tracks from the night before, so Aerrow decided to follow them.
But the Terra was long, and Aerrow couldn't cut through the woods to the western side. Aerrow sat down on a log for a second and realised there was another set of larger tracks going the opposite way that Finn had gone, and they were human tracks too.
Aerrow looked up from the muddy ground to see a boy standing opposite him by another log.
"Who are you?" asked Aerrow, he quickly got up and stood his ground.
"Same question" said the boy. Aerrow didn't know what to say.
"Uhh... I'm Aerrow of the Storm Hawks, Is this you're Terra?" he asked.
"No, it was my fathers. My name is Crow" Crow had squinty green eyes and hair white as snow, his clothes were also very white.
"Sorry to have landed here, but our-"
"I know, you're friend told me" His voice was deep but frail.
"Who? Finn?" asked Aerrow, Crow nodded.
"He was upset but didn't want to say anything" Crow sat beside Aerrow.
"I'll try and have a word with him" said Aerrow. He stood up and turned to Crow.
"I have to go, see you around sometime?" Crow smiled and nodded.
"It was nice meeting you, Sky-knight…" He turned around when Aerrow was out of sight.
"Father, the Storm hawks are here on our Terra" he said into a radio.
"Keep them around, I'll be there soon" replied a voice.
Aerrow returned to the condor to open the hangar and wake Maxilos and Piper but to his surprised both Maxilos and Piper's rides were in the hangar bay. Junko went up to Piper's door and knocked, hoping there'd be a reply.
There wasn't.
Junko then went to Maxilos' door and knocked, once again hoping there'd be a reply.
"Come in" said Maxilos, Junko opened the door. Maxilos had his robe on and was listening closely to the radio.
"Uhh… Hey do you know where Piper is?" asked Junko. Maxilos turned his radio down and shrugged.
"She said she wanted look for crystals in the morning last night, but I was too tired." said Maxilos.
"Oh, Thanks" said Junko before slipping away. There was suddenly a scream outside and Junko dashed for the bridge.
"That sounded like Piper!" yelled Aerrow, he ran down the ramp and saw her.
Maxilos, Junko, Aerrow and Radarr came down and saw her standing next to an old man; he held a staff to her neck. A hissing sound came from Maxilos.
"You may know all that sky-fu and martial arts, but it's no match for me" he said.
"Who are you?" asked Aerrow, knowing Maxilos would just bark like a rabid dog if he spoke.
"My name is Xzudorax" he said.
"That guy has energy" said Junko.
"Silence, don't move or she dies!" Xzudorax snapped.
"I can see you're a Cyclonian, how did you know we were here?" asked Aerrow.
"I have my sources" Crow stepped out.
"You!" Exclaimed Aerrow.
"I will enjoy destroying him" Maxilos hissed, he looked Piper in the eyes and she looked into his.
"Just come quietly with me and you can spare your misery" said Xzudorax. Stork arrived at the scene with nothing but a spanner. Aerrow suddenly had an idea when he saw Crow hardly paying attention.
"Junko…" He whispered something into his ear.
"What are you talking about? Speak!" yelled Xzudorax.
"We give up" said Aerrow; he threw his weapon to the ground.
Junko suddenly grabbed Crow and lit up his knuckle busters.
"No!" Xzudorax brought the staff closer to Piper's neck.
"Let her go, and we'll let him go" said Aerrow.
"It's between you and me!" Maxilos bellowed. Xzudorax threw Piper to the ground and Junko did the same to Crow. Soon the two were re-united with their side.
Maxilos took the sword and loaded it with a blue striker crystal, as did Xzudorax. They slashed at the other making a light show of sparks and flames, Xzudorax's staff packed a harder punch than Maxilos had expected, but still he remained calm.
"Sigma!" Piper yelled as she took her staff. Aerrow quickly stepped in beside Maxilos.
"We can take him together" said Aerrow. Maxilos looked back and noticed the blood trickling down Piper's neck.
"Help her" said Maxilos; he swung his sword at Xzudorax's staff knocking him back towards the western edge of the Terra. Xzudorax found himself only a few feet away from the fall. Maxilos swung his sword round and brought Xzudorax's right hand off, also sending his staff spinning into the wasteland. Xzudorax didn't react to the pain. He only watched the blood pour from his severed hand.
"Stop!" Yelled Aerrow.
"Why?" asked Maxilos.
"I can't let you kill him"
"I've suffered for her, now you will suffer" Maxilos whispered insanely. He pointed his sword at Xzudorax's belly, but swept at his neck severing his head and making his lifeless body topple back and free fall. Maxilos fell to his knees and breathed heavily, Piper came beside him.
She softly led him back into the condor. Aerrow and Junko looked over the edge, then to where Crow was standing. He was gone.
"I'm finished" said Stork. Aerrow and Junko went inside the condor.
The Condor finally lifted off and headed towards the sunrise.
It's only a few chapters before the first interval! In the next chapter; Crow joins the Cyclonians, Gidrod and Saturna head to Tranqua and the Storm Hawks say their Farewell Finn.