So, back story chapter. This is what happened to Adrianna after she left Terra Neverlandis and glossed over what she did as Lilith. I'm actually excited for this chapter. Also, I'm at over 40,000 words! I honestly didn't think that I would get this far with this story. Thank you to those that have been with my story since the beginning, but also to those that have recently joined me! If it wasn't for you guys, I would have given up on my story. So, thank you. This chapter is for all of you that are following my story that have an older sibling or maybe even a younger one. This is for those that love them no matter what they do.

Some house cleaning before we begin. Adrianna is mine and so is Angel. I do not own the Storm Hawks.


"Ready or not, I need to tell you what happened," Adrianna said as she sat on her bed and brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. "Please let me explain everything before you start asking questions."

"Okay," Aerrow said.

"You need to know the reason why I left is because the crystals that surrounded Terra Neverlandis were fading. They work really well on protecting young kids, but the older you are the faster they drain. I was not going to allow me to be the reason that you and the others were put in danger. So, I did the only thing that I could at the time, I ran. I pushed you away and I ran like a coward.

7 years ago Adrianna is 13 almost 14

"Let me go!" Adrianna shouted as she kicked backwards at the muscled man that lifted her off the ground by her backpack. She had just arrived on the Terra less than an hour ago and she was already in trouble.

"What do we got here?" the man asked as he went through the bag. "That's a nice size bag of coins for a runt like you. Oh, and some crystal swords."

"Those are mine!" Adrianna shouted as she finally slipped her backpack off her shoulders. Adrianna dropped to the ground in a heap. "Let go of my things!" she shouted defiantly.

"These are high quality swords," the man said as he looked over the dark blue and orange colored swords.

"Those were my fathers!" Adrianna screamed as she threw a punch at the man.

He effortlessly caught the punch and then shoved Adrianna to the ground. "Was he a Sky Knight?" he taunted.

"Drop the swords!" a female voice commanded.

"Yeah, why should I girly," the man sneered.

"My name is Angel, leader of the Screaming Queens, and I suggest you give everything back to the young girl," she said dangerously.

The man reluctantly put the swords back in the bag that he had taken them out of. He then handed the backpack to the young girl. He couldn't afford to go into a fight with a Sky Knight.

"Hey! My money!" she shouted as she grabbed her bag.

He inwardly cursed. The little brat was good. He reluctantly reached inside his coat pocket and pulled out the kid's money. He tossed the bag to the girl before he turned and walked away.

"Thanks for helping me," Adrianna said as she knelt on the ground and gathered her things. She hated being so young and being an easy target for bullies.

"You said your dad was a Sky Knight?" Angel said as she picked up a discarded shirt. It probably had been tossed aside when the man had gone through the backpack.

"Yes," Adrianna whispered as she stopped packing.

"Who was he?" Angel asked as she knelt down and handed back the shirt.

"He was Lightning Strike of the Storm Hawks," she whispered as she refused to let her tears to fall.

"Your father was a great man," Angel said. She didn't know that the late Sky Knight had a daughter. But then again, only his teammates had known about his family. Angel knew that she had to do something. One she couldn't let the daughter of Cyclonia's most hated enemy run around alone. Two every Sky Knight held some sort of a debt to the dead Sky Knight. He had organized them and had mounted a full-scale attack. They would have succeeded if they hadn't been betrayed by that treacherous Dark Ace. And three, the girl was only fourteen by the looks of it. She wouldn't last that long without a family.

"I know," Adrianna mumbled as she finished packing.

"Come on," Angel said as she stood up and headed back to the tavern that the rest of her squadron was staying at.

"What?" the girl asked dumbfounded.

"Well, I'm not going to just let you stay here by yourself," Angel said as she stopped and faced the teenager.

"You don't know me," Adrianna said as she still refused to move.

"You're right, I don't know you, but I did know your father and I owe him a lot," Angel said as she walked until she was standing in front of Adrianna. "So, let me repay him by helping you."

Adrianna nodded her head and then followed the Sky Knight to the tavern.

Angel didn't even pause as she entered the tavern and walked up to the rowdiest group there. The group consisted of four women all laughing and having a great time. "Meet up in my room in five minutes. Tell the girls," she ordered and then kept walking.

Not wanting to be left behind, Adrianna ran to catch up to Angel. She followed the tall leader into her rented room up on the second floor. Adrianna set her bag in the corner of the room and then sat down beside it. She then watched as the rowdy females all entered into the room.

"What's up Angel?" the one she had talked with earlier asked as she sat down on her leader's bed.

"Meet…" Angel said as she indicated to the girl curled up in the corner of the room.

"Adrianna," she replied in a small voice.

"Adrianna, she is the daughter of a late Sky Knight and she's going to train with us until she's ready to be on her own," Angel said sternly. She left no room for debate on either side. Adrianna was coming with them whether anyone liked it or not.

"Cool," the second in command said simply.

Present

"I stayed with the Screaming Queens for a little over two years. I stayed with them until I took and passed my trials. I passed them shortly after I turned sixteen. After I passed them I said goodbye to the Screaming Queens. They were great, but I needed to start making my own way in Atmos," Adrianna said as she remembered her past adventures.

"For the next two years I did random things. I mainly kept my head down. When I was eighteen I went before the Sky Knight council for the first time. I asked them to allow me to become a legal Sky Knight. I wanted to be able to form my own squadron," Adrianna stated.

3 years ago Adrianna is 18

"I wish to become a Sky Knight," Adrianna stated as she stood before three older men.

"Have you passed your trials?" one asked gently. He couldn't believe that a young girl was standing before them.

"Yes, I passed them about two years back," Adrianna stated confidently. She was not going to let these men shake her confidence. She knew that she belonged here. She was a Sky Knight just like her father.

"And how old are you?" one of them asked as he was flat out refusing to let this young girl join the ranks of his mighty Sky Knights.

"I'm 18, sir," Adrianna said as she kept her mouth closed. One thing she had picked up from the Screaming Queens and hadn't been able to get rid of was her temper. With the rowdy girls, Angel allowed them to let tempers fly as long as they had made up by the end of the day. No one was allowed to go to bed with bad blood amongst teammates. So, she was used to let her temper flare and then cooling down and apologizing. It's what all the females had done, and she hadn't been able to kick the habit in the last two years.

"That is too young to become a Sky Knight!" the second councilman roared.

"Too young!" Adrianna roared back. "That's not fair!"

"What my colleague means it that our laws state that one must be 21 years of age to become a Sky Knight," the first councilman said gently.

"Since when?" Adrianna demanded.

"Most of the time we allow the age part slide if that Sky Knight has references and a squadron that they are already a part of," the third councilman said.

Adrianna wanted to scream. She had references, but she had turned them down because she wanted to be a Sky Knight on her own merit, not because of who her father was and who had trained her.

"Well, when you turn 21, come back and see us," the second councilman said dismissively.

Adrianna stormed out of the council hall. She was so mad that she was ready to destroy anything and everything in her path.

Present

"From that moment on, I kept my head down and trained. I didn't form a squadron because I didn't make friends. I wanted to prove that I could be a great Sky Knight. Right after my 20th birthday, I heard about what happened with Carver. I heard how he had betrayed everything that the Sky Knight's stood for. I was so proud when I heard that it was you, Piper, and Finn that took him down. It took every ounce of will power that I had not to come chasing after you guys and begging for forgiveness. I knew that I didn't deserve your forgiveness. I still don't, not after what I put you through," Adrianna said as she blinked back tears that were threatening to overwhelm her. If she cried now, she wouldn't stop crying.

"It was a couple months after Caver was arrested that I ran into the Red Eagle squadron. No one trusted them after what Carver did. So, they were trying to prove that they were still good. I overheard them talking about breaking into Master Cyclonis' prisons. I would be lying if I said I only helped to free the prisoners. I wanted to do something good so that way I would feel worthy enough to face you again.

"The last prison break I helped with, was a trap. Master Cyclonis' had been kidnapping children and using them as leverage. We were freeing them when Dark Ace showed up. If I had run back to the ship with the children, most would have been caught again. So, I put myself between them and Dark Ace. We fought but I wasn't a match for him and he overwhelmed me.

"I was brought before Master Cyclonis and she threw me in her crystal chamber that she tested her newly created crystal at. She created some sort of mind control crystal. It warped my memories. There are times even now that my real and fake memories get jumbled and it takes me a minute to sort through them. But she gave me memories of being a loyal Talon for years. Slowly clawing my way through the ranks to become Master Cyclonis' number two.

"After that, I trained for months. I trained to be able to defeat any opponent," Adrianna said as she took a deep breath.

"Us," Aerrow said simply.

Adrianna nodded her head and then continued on with her story. "Master Cyclonis wanted a weapon that would bring her the ultimate victory. She wanted someone that would stand against you and not fail. She didn't realize that we were siblings though," Adrianna laughed bitterly. "My last thought I had before I became her pet was that I failed dad to protect you. I left you alone when you were eleven and in that moment, I was being turned into Master Cyclonis' pet to one day destroy you because I knew you were a Sky Knight."

"I don't blame you for leaving," Aerrow said. "I will admit that I was hurt and mad for a long time. But before Mr. and Mrs. Luna left Terra Neverlandis, they explained to us about the crystals. They then tried to get us to leave with them, but we refused because I hoped you would one day come home."

"I did go home. I was sent on a mission to Terra Neverlandis. I was sent to burn it to the ground. I found this and it was the main thing that started shaking me and poking holes in my memories," Adrianna said as she handed Aerrow her old drawing. She had got it out because she had a feeling it would come up in conversation.

Aerrow stared at the drawing. He remembered sitting for the portrait. It was one of her first ones, that meant she needed a live model to draw.

"I found the drawing and I was overwhelmed with both real and fake memories. I couldn't sort through them because Snipe was with me at the time, so Lilith won and we burned down the old orphanage and tree," Adrianna admitted shamefully.

"I forgive you," Aerrow said as he threw his arms around his sister. Right there in that moment, he didn't care what she had done in the past. He had his sister back and he wanted her to know that he forgave her for everything before they continued.

"You don't even know everything," Adrianna choked out as she held onto her brother. She had been strong for so long, she finally just crumbled.

"It doesn't matter. I love and I will always love you no matter what," Aerrow said as he continued to hold her.

Adrianna finally let go after her tears stopped flowing. "There's more. I was the one who got all the Sky Knights caught. Master Cyclonis wanted a list of every Sky Knight and what Terra they called home."

"That doesn't matter. Everyone was set free and it is common knowledge what Terra we call home," Aerrow said as rubbed a soothing circle on Adrianna's back. "I have one question," Aerrow said as he took a deep breath. "Back when we faced Ravess, her jab at you about Dark Ace. What did that mean?"

Adrianna knew that this question was coming. But no amount of preparation prepared her for answering the question. Adrianna slowly took off her glove from her left hand. She hadn't been able to get rid of the ring, because deep down, she truly loved him. She loved him as both Adrianna and Lilith. She didn't care if he had been toying with her emotions, but something inside of her felt complete with Dark Ace. She should have hated the man. He was the person that took her father away from her. She should have thrown the ring into the waste lands, but she couldn't. She had fallen in love with a monster and he made her feel complete. She couldn't describe it.

"What is that?" Aerrow demanded as he grabbed his sister's hand.

"It's an engagement ring," Adrianna said as she shut her eyes. Aerrow may have forgiven her for her crimes, but he wouldn't for loving a monster and then man that was responsible for their dad's death.

"Why?" was the only thing that Aerrow said. When Adrianna didn't respond, he asked again more forcefully, "Why?"

"Because fate is a cruel master," Adrianna said as a tear escaped.

"After all he did," Aerrow said heartbroken. He couldn't imagine his sister being engaged to that monster.

"I know, but something happened when I was inside of Cyclonia. I saw a side of him that he buried deep inside and tried to kill. But I saw it and brought it closer to the surface," Arianna said.

"So, what does this mean?" Aerrow asked.

"I don't know, I'm still trying to sort that part out," Adrianna said. "I know that I will eventually face him, and when I do I will face him as a Storm Hawk. If he wants redemption I will offer it to him…"

"And if he doesn't?" Aerrow asked.

"I don't know," Adrianna cried.

"We'll figure this out," Aerrow promised as he stood up to leave. He needed a moment to sort through all of the information that his sister had given him. "Get some sleep."

"Aerrow, I'm so sorry," Adrianna cried once more.

"I forgive for everything. I love you no matter what. You are my sister and that will never change," Aerrow said as he held his older sister tightly.


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