Escape

Finn and Junko sat with their backs against the wall of the dirty cell as they stared at their leader unconscious and lying on the bed in front of them. After trying to wake their buddy up but having no luck, they sat down beside him and waited for something to happen. Silence fell in the room as the door on the other side of the room creaked open. The door opened wider as Piper peered through to scan the room. No guards, just her three team members locked up in a cell. She squeezed through the gap in the door, trying not to make it creak any more than it already had.

"Piper!" the two boys silently screeched raising their hands in excitement as she pulled the keys out of her pocket when she noticed Aerrow lying on the bed looking rather pale; she stopped in her tracks.

"What's happened to Aerrow, is he okay?" she panicked as she fumbled through the keys as to find the right one.

"Our boy's fine, he just hit his head that's all" Finn chuckled. Piper raced in to check on him. After checking to see if he had a pulse, she wrapped her arms round him and squeezed him tightly as she buried her face into his chest.

"What have they done to you…" she sobbed

"Err Piper… kind of in the middle of breaking out of Cyclonia here…" Finn remarked. Letting go, Junko slid his arms underneath Aerrow to carry him as they each slipped back through the door.

Jumping down through the hole in the floor to the sewers, the sound of footsteps began to resonate through the pipes from above them.

"Oh no, they're after me!" Piper panicked.

"We'll be out of here soon, our skimmers our down here and Stork and the Condor are waiting outside just above the wastelands." Junko lead the way to the three bikes parked, placing Aerrow on his skimmer as he turned to face Piper.

"You'll have to ride Aerrow and his skimmer back to the Condor. There will most likely be Cyclonians waiting for us outside, just let me and Finn deal with them." Piper sat behind him on his skimmer, holding her arm tightly round his waist to make sure he stayed on the bike as she grabbed the handlebar with the other hand and started up the engine. Clutching Aerrow tightly as he slumped forward, they set off down the pipes before the Cyclonians could reach them. Deploying their wings as they reached the end of the pipes, a bunch of Cyclonians along with the Dark Ace were waiting outside for them to appear. The group had been caught sneaking into the pipes so the Cyclonians waited at the only escape to capture them. Letting Finn and Junko fly out first to take on the Dark Ace, Piper snuck out with Aerrow whilst fewer Cyclonians were looking and headed towards the condor above them. Dark Ace had been distracted by Finn firing shots at him and Junko waving his knuckle busters when Aerrow's bright red skimmer caught his eye. Shooting upwards to catch up, Finn and Junko sandwiched their skimmers between his, crushing him as he froze in position. Finn and Junko moved away as the Dark Ace's skimmer plunged to the ground to the wastelands. The talons didn't stand a chance and quickly retreated while they could.

Piper landed in the hanger and waited for Junko to return to move Aerrow. Now with both arms round him still sitting on the bike, the boys returned, giving each other a sky five for their achievement.

"Oh yeah, we are soo good!" Finn started posing in victory as Junko joined in.

"In your own time!" Piper gave an awkward stare towards Junko as she continued to hold Aerrow up on his bike. Junko immediately stopped what he was doing to go help her leaving Finn to his victory dance.

Laying him flat on his bed, Junko left as Finn tried to pull Piper out of Aerrow's room.

"Leave him alone he'll be fine Piper" Finn pleaded

"And how would you know?" Piper was having none of it

"C'mon trust me baby…" he flirtatiously replied, swooping beside her placing his hand on her hip

"I'm NOT your baby!" she snapped as she slapped his hand hard, causing him to step away. Junko strolled back into the room to break up the argument.

"Shouldn't you go back for that check up on your baby Piper?" Junko asked

"Yea I suppose I should…" Finn looked lovingly at her

"Do I come too?" He put on a huge grin as he put his hands together.

"Don't push your luck!"