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Chapter 25 – The Authors long awaited return, oh and some other things

Finn crossed his arms "ah Aerrow, we only have one skimmer how are ALL of us going to get there?" he asked observing the state Aerrow was in.

Aerrow went into thought, staring deeply in to the floorboards as though something was about to jump out.

"I'll walk" Junko announced suddenly from behind.

"Are you sure Junko? We could always just leave Aerrow here" Finn responded.

"I have a feeling the only person Theo is going to listen to is well his Dad but if anyone has a chance of talking to the kid and actually getting through to him would be Aerrow" Junko explained walking towards the others.

"I think your right Junko, do you know the way to the town hall?" Piper asked as she struggled to keep Aerrow up.

Junko grabbed Aerrow by the arm and slung him over his shoulder like he was a towel "ha-ha I'll just look for the giant tower that's right behind it" Junko remarked as he slowly dropped down the staircase again.

"Alright, so it sounds like a plan. We will go by skimmer while you Junko hurry on foot… I don't know what it is but I have a feeling we will need you" Aerrow proclaimed a little sore from the sudden drop down the stairs.

Aerrow was placed carefully on the back of the skimmer with Finn at the controls. Piper placed a hand on Junko's arm "no getting lost now" she joked as she sat behind Finn, much to his liking.

"Wasn't planning on it" Junko replied as he watched them speed off.

"Think he'll be alright?" Aerrow asked while slumped over the back seat.

"Even though he is basically all muscle he still manages to keep quite a large brain in that tiny head of his" Finn joked as they sped towards the town hall.

At the Town Hall

The three of them arrived at the town hall to find Finn's skimmer an utter wreck "gah, my skimmer!" Finn cried rushing to the scene.

"What about Theo? Is he okay?" Piper asked following behind with Aerrow over her shoulder.

"He won't be when I'm done with him" Finn mumbled as he stood over what was once his brand new skimmer.

Aerrow looked up at the town hall doors to find the surrounding area was covered in a fine black powder "looks like we have to worry about more than just him" Aerrow pointed out causing the other two to look up at the doors which were bent and skewed.

"Finn, go ahead and scout out" Aerrow ordered which made Finn moan.

As Finn rushed off to investigate Piper and Aerrow stood over the skimmer pancake "I don't see any bodies so the kid should be fine" Aerrow sighed.

"Hopefully, but something hasn't added up" Piper replied.

"What do you mean?" Aerrow asked.

"Well for one why would Theo rush off to the town hall after hearing that it had been attacked? And secondly what was Cyclonis doing here in the first place?" Piper explained as they made their way towards Finn who was signaling for them to come.

"I have a feeling we are just about to find out" Aerrow remarked as they entered the town hall doors.

The area itself was bashed and bruised more than it originally was with most of the furniture firmly pressed against the wall. As the Storm Hawks entered Piper felt a drip on her forehead.

"I wouldn't look up if I were you" a familiar voice spoke from the throne, it was Kronos. But following human instinct, they did "OH MY…" they screamed all together.

Back with Junko

Junko sprinted down the alleyway as fast as he could; he knew where he was going, well he thought he knew "GAH! Another dead end! What are their purposes anyway?!" he barked as he turned around "Who ever invented dead ends deserves to be thrown into a cage full Parana's!"

Each street looked the same, each lantern, each window, each Sigmund… "Hang on who is that guy?" Junko thought out loud which caught Sigmund's attention, he didn't look happy "oh boy" Junko sighed as he began to run away Sigmund close on his tail. It seemed Junko was having a bad day.

Back at the Town hall

"I told you not to look!" Kronos screamed as the others let out a terrified scream.

"T-T-That's-s-s the, the, the… G-Gatekeeper!" Finn squealed falling over pointing up to the bloody body of the Gatekeeper which hung from the roof.

"Ha-ha he's quite a mess isn't he?" Kronos laughed appearing from the shadows.

"HOW CAN YOU LAUGH AT A TIME LIKE THIS!?!?" the Storm Hawks screamed.

"Ha-ha 'cause I know he will be fine" Kronos chuckled slumping on to the step, he himself not looking to flash.

"He has a sword through his chest! How can he be 'fine'?" Piper asked the sheer shock causing her to raise her voice.

Kronos sighed "no mere physical violence can hurt an entity, well at least not kill them"

"Entity? What are you going on about old man?" Finn blurted.

"Ha-ha I knew he wouldn't get it" Kronos teased causing Finn to clench his fist in anger. "The Gatekeeper and I are not what you call human nor Capraumano but an entity, a created being in other words" Kronos explained.

"I thought you said you were a Shape Shifter?" Aerrow questioned from the floor as Piper dropped him from the shock of before.

"Oh I am but that still doesn't mean I am not an entity, I'm just a special type you see" Kronos sat up more as he spoke "Back when this city first started I was created to serve those that were going to live here and by making me a Shape Shifter I could accommodate for anyone's needs. That's probably why they ended up making me mayor of the city" Kronos bragged.

"Bad Idea I say" A voice spoke from the roof.

"Ah see he's fine" Kronos joked.

"No thanks to you, even though I can't die doesn't mean I like pain" The Gatekeeper muttered as he pulled the sword that was wedged into his chest out causing him to drop landing perfectly on his feet, quite surprising for an old man.

"But what was the Gatekeeper on about when we first arrived here?" Piper asked relieved to find the Gatekeeper was okay, though she still felt a little sick from what she saw before.

"Oh that, that was just a precaution we let you know that I was invincible so it was a test to see if you could be trusted with the secret" Kronos explained.

"Shame really I was looking forward to a fight" the Gatekeeper mumbled.

"Well you sure got one before" Kronos joked.

"He only won because he attacked from behind, cheap shotted me" The Gatekeeper gritted his teeth.

"He, Who are you referring to?" Aerrow asked.

"The guy that was with younger Cyclonis" the Gatekeeper responded.

Piper and Aerrow looked at each other "It couldn't be HIM" Aerrow remarked.

"We watched HIM explode back in the Atmos" Piper responded.

"Are you two referring to the Dark Ace?" Finn asked feeling left out of their little 'group'.

The other two nodded.

"Nah it's not HIM, when I looked through the binoculars the guy that was with her didn't look anything like HIM" Finn explained. Aerrow and Piper sighed with relief.

"By the way why did they come here?" Aerrow asked.

"They wanted the crystal that keeps the shield up during the storms, they couldn't get out any other way" Kronos muttered as his healing ability took effect.

They watched as both the Gatekeeper and Kronos started to produce a bright aurora around them.

"It's beautiful" Piper sighed.

As the process finished Aerrow asked the next question "I gotta ask, what is your source of power? No one is truly invincible" this made Kronos chuckle.

He pointed over into the corner towards a curtain "It's alright you can come out now" as soon as he spoke Theo appeared from the curtains.

"HIM!?!" The three Storm Hawks gasped.

To be continued…

Author Notes:

second half should be here sometime this week, hopefully

Thank for your patience readers, I hope that everyone is still reading this :)

From the one they call Doilan.

PS everyone know of the poll on my page right? well, trying not to spoil to much but that may have something to do with this story. So please vote if you haven't already *thumbs up*