I'm so sorry that it has taken me so long to update. The best excuse I can give you is life is crazy, the older you get. I had major writers blocks for this chapter, mainly because I'm so excited for the next chapter. Please forgive me, and as an added bonus I'm going to post two chapters today.

Some house cleaning before I begin. Adrianna, Clinton, Fulton, and Kieran are mine. Please read and leave a review!


"So, I have a request," Adrianna said as she walked along the top deck of the Condor with Aerrow.

"Shoot," Aerrow said he kept walking. It was a beautiful day in the Atmos and everyone was enjoying the good weather that they were having.

"I'm gonna head to Terra Atmosia and hangout with the guys," she said as she looked out at the sky. The guys being the Red Eagle Squadron. They had been inviting her to come and stay with them for some time and because of the Storm Hawks life of adventure, she never had time. It seemed as if everything was relatively calm at the moment and so she saw no point in visiting her old teammates for a few days. Not to mention she could use a day off with little responsibilities.

"Let me guess, you need a ride closer to the Terra?" Aerrow asked with a smile.

"Yes, my skimmer won't get me all the way there," Adrianna smiled back.

"Sure, we can drop you off. I got a message yesterday asking us to come and meet someone on a nearby Terra anyways," Aerrow shrugged.

"You got a message, I can put my trip on hold and we can go," Adrianna tried to say. If the Storm Hawks were having a mission, she could postpone her trip to Terra Atmosia for a few days.

"No, we can handle it," Aerrow assured her. "You go and relax with your friends and in a few days, we'll pick you up."

"Are you sure? I mean I'm a Storm Hawk too," Adrianna tried to argue.

"Yes, I'm sure. Go relax with the Red Eagles and if something happens, we'll let you know," Aerrow assured her.

"Thanks," she said as she hugged her brother before racing back to her room to finish packing. She was really excited to be hanging out with the guys again. She had missed them and now she was going to be spend the week with them.

It was one of the few times she actually and willingly wanted to leave the Condor.


"You called for me Master?" Dark Ace said as he knelt before Master Cyclonis.

"Yes, I have a plan for capturing Lilith and defeating the Storm Hawks," she practically purred. "This canister is filled with Aggrospores. And once one of those foolish Storm Hawks open it, all those around it will be affected. As they are running rampant and disoriented, we will strike. Kidnapping Lilith and bringing her back here where I will make her my loyal servant once again."

"And how will you get this canister to Storm Hawks?" Dark Ace asked happily. He was glad that they were going to finally get Lilith back. He had been tracking Lilith and so far, she had done nothing like her old self. She was still playing the part of a hero.

"I've sent a plea for help to the Storm Hawks. I asked them to meet me on one of the Terra's close to Terra Atmosia," she said happily.

"This way, once they open the canister and become infected, they'll attack the Terra," Dark Ace said as he connected the dots for Master Cyclonis' plan.

"Preciously," Master Cyclonis said with a smile. "Now, I need to get ready to play the part of the humble and scared girl, hoping that the Storm Hawks will save her Terra and the rest of the Atmos."

Dark Ace walked out of his master's throne room with a bow. He wouldn't lie, he was extremely happy that they were finally going after Lilith. He had been tracking her movements since she had run off with the Storm Hawks. She was always with them and helping to save the Atmos. She had lost none of her fire and determination that she had possessed when she had worked for Master Cyclonis. He had heard reports from the Raptors and Moss about what she was doing. To say the least he was impressed by her courage to stand up and fight against the Cyclonians.

As Dark Ace prepared to leave, he couldn't help but think of Lilith. She was the daughter of his former leader. How had he not made that connection when he had first met her? They had the same color of eyes, she even had the same red color in her hair. The signs had been there if he would have looked. But he could think of those things later. For now, he had a job to do and that meant serving Master Cyclonis.


"Hey guys!" Adrianna shouted as she wheeled her skimmer up to the Red Eagle's base of operations on Terra Atmosia.

"Hey," Kieran responded from where he stood watching Clinton and Fulton spar.

"What are they up to now?" Adrianna asked as she dismounted her ride.

"Oh, the usual, trying to prove which one is better," Kieran said as he sent Adrianna a smile.

"I could join them and throw a wrench into that fight," Adrianna laughed as she pushed her skimmer to the garage where the guys kept their own.

"Hiya Adrianna," Fulton shouted as he parried a blow from Clinton.

Clinton sighed as he brought his sword back quicker than his sparring partner was expecting, "Keep your head in the fight,"

"Sorry," Fulton sighed as he tried to refocus. But no matter what he tried, his rhythm that he had established had been disrupted by the presence of Adrianna.

"Match," Clinton said as he disarmed his opponent.

"Fine," Fulton said as he picked up his fallen sword. He would have beaten Cliton if Adrianna had shown up when she did. He would never admit it out loud, but Adrianna had an air about her that just commanded everyone to look at her and pay attention to her. He did not know how the other guys could keep focused on their own tasks when Adrianna was around.


Master Cyclonis disembarked from her ship with her hood up. She did not want to alert the Storm Hawks of who she was. Her whole plan rested on them taking her canister with no questions. As she started towards the meeting point, Master Cyclonis saw Dark Ace slip off her ship. His job was to find the high ground and think of a way to grab Lilith.

Master Cyclonis carefully made her way to the meeting spot. She was glad to be early to a meeting for once. With her being early, she was able to see the Storm Hawks when they arrived. Master Cyclonis reached the meeting spot and stood still. She looked around in the hopes that the Storm Hawks would not be too much longer. No sooner had the thought crossed her mind, she heard the sound of engines approaching. Master Cyclonis let herself relax a little. It would do her no good to be a nervous wreck. She needed to be calm, but desperate citizen that needed the help of the Storm Hawks. They couldn't know that she was Master Cyclonis and so close to getting Lilith back.

"Hello, were the Storm Hawks," Aerrow stated as he lead his team down the ramp of the Condor. "We received your call for help."

"Thank you for coming," Master Cyclonis said as she inclined her head. As much as she hated to show the Storm Hawks respect, she was not supposed to be Master Cyclonis at this moment.

"What is it you need us to do?" Piper asked as she studied the woman in front of her.

"The contents of this canister are key to our defense," Master Cyclonis told the Storm Hawks, "and you are the only ones I can trust with this mission." Master Cyclonis walked forwards and handed out her objects. She handed her scroll to Piper and the canister to Finn. "Deliver it to these coordinates and remember that the fate of the Atmos lies in your hands."

"I see," Finn stated as he took hold of the canister.

"And under no circumstances are you to open it!" Master Cyclonis warned.

"Not even a little?" Finn asked as he tried to sneak a peek.

"No!" she said as she swatted Finn's hands away from opening the lid. Satisfied that at least one of the Storm Hawks was beyond curious Master Cyclonis took her leave.

"Wait!" Aerrow shouted as he briefly studied the canister. "What is in the canister?"

"The contents are not important, what is important is that you realize that the contents will help to bring down Cyclonis," Master Cyclonis stated as she continued to walk away.


"Dude, you have it bad," Clinton laughed once he heard the shower turn on in Adrianna's room. He knew it was safe for the next 30 minutes.

"Have what?" Fulton asked as he looked up from the book he was reading.

"You have a crush on Adrianna," Clinton said simply with a smile on his face.

"I do not," Fulton tried to deny.

"Dude, you threw the sparring match earlier because your eyes were glued to Adrianna," Clinton pointed out with a smirk on his face.

"I did not. I just decided your ego needed a boost so I decided to throw the match," Fulton tried to explain.

"Then why did you keep stealing glances at her the whole time during dinner?" Kieran asked as he sat down at the dining room table. He had just finished washing and putting the dishes away they had used for the meal.

"Um," Fulton said as he tried to come up with a good excuse. He was about to come up with a good response when a loud crash sounded from outside, followed by screaming.

"Come on," Kieran ordered as he took off outside.

"Adrianna, hurry up," Clinton shouted as he headed outside as well.

Fulton heard Adrianna mutter something about interrupting her piece as she quickly got out of the shower. She was dressed and out the door in record timing.

"What'd I miss?" Adrianna asked she grabbed Helios from her back.

"That!" Kieran said as he dodged a fruit.

"That's really Finn?" Aerrow asked as he and the Storm Hawks arrived.

"Wait, that's Finn? What happened in the last 9 ours?!" Adrianna demanded.

"Um long story," Piper said sheepishly.

"Make it short," Fulton said as he dodged one of the fruits the Storm Hawk was eating.

Aerrow quickly filled his sister and the Red Eagle's in on what happened with the meeting and Finn.

"You're telling me that you excepted help from someone, you don't know who that someone was, and you left Finn alone with the canister?" Adrianna asked as she pinched the bridge of her noose to keep from shouting. She knew that everyone could have a lapse in judgement. But three lapses in such a short time? She was starting to question the mental stability of her brother at that moment. Adrianna was about to say something else when Finn started lashing out with more fruit.

"Come on Finn, no one wants to hurt you. Just come on back to the Condor with us," Piper said as she tried to talk down her teammate. "That's it," Piper seethed after she got struck by a fruit.

"Don't hurt him," Aerrow reminded Piper.

Piper didn't give notice to Aerrow as she struck Finn in the head, knocking him out.

As the monster fell to the ground unconscious, the really Fin awoke from the ground. "Can someone please tell me what's going on here?" Finn asked disoriented.

"You're okay, you've been infected with Agrospores," Aerrow tried to reassure his teammate as everyone started to approach Finn.

"Infected…with Agrospores? What? That doesn't sound okay," Finn said as he neared hysterics.

"Don't worry, Stork's working on a cure," Piper reassured her teammate.

"He should be worried," Adrianna muttered to herself. First, he opens a canister that he was told not to open. Next, he gets infected and is now spreading panic on Terra Atmosia. And third, Stork was trying to make a cure. If Stork didn't kill from his cure, she was for how dumb he had been.

"Stork? That really doesn't sound okay," Finn said to himself in despair.

"Thank you so much for saving us!" a man stated as he came forwards. "So, on behave of all Atmosia, I'd like to thank you for saving our city from-" The man was cut off as Finn had transformed back into the monster.

"Here we go again," Aerrow stated as he looked out from under the bowl he was now wearing as a hat.

Both teams watched as Finn the monster leapt away.

"I found the cure," Stork told them through their coms.

"Great, we're still rounding up Finn," Aerrow told his teammate.

"We'd better hurry! Cause if we don't, they will," Piper pointed out the angry mob that was set on hunting down Finn.

"Leave this to me," Stork told them. "It's under control."

"I don't want to know what he means by under control," Adrianna groaned.

Stork arrived shortly after with Junko. Adrianna facepalmed as she saw what Stork was wearing. Seriously, he hoped to catch Finn while he had a blow-up duck around his waist? Adrianna facepalmed again as Stork proceeded to rant about how he was the hunter that knew his prey and would be able to catch Finn. Stork was probably the least qualified to catch Finn.

Adrianna quickly lost count of how many times she facepalmed as she watched her teammate fail at each one his insane and ridiculous traps.

"You have to admit, this is pretty amusing," Fulton stated to everyone as they watched Stork fail and make a fool of himself with his traps. But with each failed attempted, Stork seemed to become more insane.

Thankfully everything ended with some quick thinking from Aerrow. Aerrow was able to put a stop to Stork's shenanigans and cure Finn.

"I'm sorry we interrupted your trip and caused you more trouble," Aerrow said as he watched his teammates get Finn back to the Condor.

"It's fine," Adrianna sighed as she looked at the destruction that had been caused by both Finn an Stork.

"We'll get think cleaned up quickly," Clinton assured Aerrow.

"I'll see you in a few days," Adrianna sighed as she hugged Aerrow goodbye. So much for a relaxing first day of her vacation. She wanted to roll her eyes at her teammate but couldn't. They were her family. As much as they annoyed her and did dumb things, she still loved them no matter what.