So, somethings are going to be different from how the episode goes. There are a few minor things that I left out and then I added my own scenes instead with Adrianna. Like the cat stuck in a tree, I don't see the point in it.

Also, as promised for my tardiness, here is chapter 20. I had a lot of excitement as I wrote this episode. You will all have to wait for the second part. But I promise it will be worth the wait!

Quick rant! I mean everyone, at least I can, can see how much the Storm Hawks clearly love Carver, even though he was a traitor. I don't care if he claimed mind crystals to be at work. I think that someone would have done some checking and there should have been another trial in my opinion. Him being released so easily and then being let back into the Sky Knights never sat well with me. The council claims that Aerrow is too young but will let a known traitor and liar be reinstated has some issues. I'm talking in general, not just with Adrianna, my character. Rant over.

Please read and review! Also, quick shout out to Gry21, thank you so much for the suggestion on this chapter.


The Storm Hawks all sat around the projector, watching the newest update about Carver. Aerrow had been hearing rumors that Carver was trying to prove his innocence's. Making some form of an outlandish claim about mind control. Everyone, except for Adrianna, who was out meeting with the Red Eagle's for the moment, quieted down immediately when they saw the news broad cast start.

"Inside Atmos, brings you news on the move. Breaking news from all across the Atmos," the announcer stated. "Remember disgraced Sky Knight, Carver? Who betrayed the people of Atmos? Guess where he is now? Say goodbye slammer and hello freedom! He's out! New evidence has been discovered and proves beyond a shadow of doubt that bad boy Carver was a victim of Cyclonian mind control. Now that the mind control has worn off, Terra Atmosia has its' hero back. And you're looking at one reporter who can't wait to see what the future holds for this superstar Sky Knight!"

"You see this, this is why I don't watch the news," Stork said.

Aerrow quickly got up and left the room. He had a lot to think about. As Aerrow made it to his room, he pulled out a letter that he had received from the Sky Knight council. He had gotten the letter the same time he had gotten the message from Master Cyclonis asking for 'Help.' It had alerted him that they were indeed releasing Carver from prison and he was requested to come to Terra Atmosia to welcome back Carver.

Aerrow's first instinct was to shred the letter and not give a single thought. But then Aerrow remembered that he wasn't in great standing with the council and neither was his whole team. He couldn't walk away from this.

Aerrow's second instinct was to give Craver a second chance. After all, if his sister, who he knew was most definitely under mind control from Master Cyclonis, deserved a second chance, so should Carver.

Aerrow took a deep breath to try and clear his mind. He knew that he should go, he just didn't want to. 'But Addie is on Terra Atmosia, and we have to pick her up,' said a small voice in his head. Aerrow let out another sigh, this time it was one of frustration.

"Looks like we're going to Terra Atmosia," Aerrow stated to himself.


"I can't believe they are letting him go free!" Adrianna exclaimed as the news broadcast ended.

The three guys just looked at their, it's complicated, teammate who had been staying with them the last few days.

"What, you don't think it could have been mind control?" Clinton asked as he turned off the news broad cast.

"I know what Master Cyclonis' mind control looks like, and I don't believe that is it," she stated as kept herself from destroying everything insight out of rage.

"Okay, and you don't think it could have changed in the three months you have been away from Master Cyclonis or even before you were captured?" Fulton asked.

"No, I don't believe so," Adrianna stated as she stood up. She was fully intending on marching herself down to the Sky Knight Council and giving them a piece of her mind about the subject. About half way to the door, she stopped suddenly. Her brain working through each question that they might ask her. The one that brought her up short was, "How could you be so sure?"

That question alone brought her to a sudden halt. If they asked her, she would have no choice but to answer honestly. She would have to tell them about her time as Lilith and that was something she knew she couldn't do yet.

"Hey you okay?" Kieran asked. He was fully prepared for Adrianna to go storming out of their home, not to get half way to the door and stop. Truth be told, the three guys had pieced together most of what had happened to Adrianna. The way she acted had given them clues.

"I'm fine," Adrianna said as she shook her head to clear her thoughts. "When is Carver being released?" she asked.

"They're making a big announcement tomorrow as they let him out of the prison and the Council reinstates him," Clinton answered.

"Okay," Adrianna said as she let out a sigh before heading to her room for the night. There was no way she was driving back to the Condor when her thoughts were this big of a mess.


The next morning found Adrianna systematically going through her routine. Her body prepared its self for the day, while her mind was a whirlwind of scattered thoughts about releasing Carver.

Once she was ready to go, Adrianna grabbed her bag and made her way to the council hall. She knew her brother was going to be there. He was the reason he was locked up after all. So as quickly as she could, without running, Adrianna made it to the Sky Knight Council. As she reached the doors she heard her brother inside.

"How come we are just now learning about Carver being released?" Aerrow asked. "Shouldn't there have been a retrial before making the decision to just let him out?"

"It is the councils' decision, and our minds are made up. Carver will be released," a council member stated.

'Probably the one that hates us?' Adrianna thought to herself. As she heard the occupants inside move, Adrianna made her way back down the steps and into the waiting crowd.

The doors soon swung open and the council members made their way outside along with the Storm Hawks and Carver. As soon as Carver set foot outside, cameras started rolling and pictures were taken.

"I want to take this moment to apologize to the Storm Hawks and to Aerrow especially," Carver said, making himself sound like a broken man, as soon as the cameras were trained on him. "I don't know if I could have done what he did, stopping me and saving Atmos."

"Guy Skylee, Inside Atmos. Atmos' number one source for celebrity news," the reporter introduced himself as he shoved the microphone forward.

"Hi," Carver said with a smile. "Thank you for the opportunity to address the good people of Atmos. Though it wasn't my fault, I still want to make it up to the people whose trust I betrayed. That is, if there is a squadron willing to take me under their wing."

At this, Adrianna almost lost it. She wanted to start screaming that he should be begging on his knees for the Red Eagles to take him back. But here he was, manipulating the crowd and her family. He didn't care about doing good for the people, he wanted popularity!

"Who? Us?" Aerrow stammered. Aerrow didn't know what to say. He was shocked that Carver wanted to be a part of the Storm Hawks. He thought that maybe, Carver would try to go back to the Red Eagles. Although, if he did, he would have to go through his sister. He knew how protective she was of the three older guys. They were a part of her family. Then again, he still didn't trust Carver himself. But he couldn't turn down Carver in front of everyone. Not seeing a way around what Carver was saying, Aerrow stuck out his hand.

Carver then shook his hand.

"What a scoop, Carver is joining the Storm Hawks," Guy said happily as countless cameras flashed.

Aerrow made eye contact for the first time with his sister. He could tell she was not a happy camper. But something in her look told him she knew he had been backed into a corner. Cameras still flashed as Aerrow made his way down the steps, Carver was busy basking in the glory.

"I'm sorry," was all he said as he approached his sister.

"What are you sorry for?" Adrianna asked gently as she continued to glare at Carver.

"For letting him join?" Aerrow asked. It was not a statement, it was a question because he did not know what his sister was thinking.

"He backed you into a corner," Adrianna said, hoping to comfort her brother, as she finally looked at him.

"Who's this Storm Hawk?" Carver asked as he descended the steps toward the siblings.

"That's Adrianna, Aerrow's older sister. She's also a sky knight!" Finn said happily as he trailed behind his idol like a puppy.

"I didn't know you had a sister," Carver stated.

"Guy Skylee," the reporter reintroduced himself as he shoved the microphone into Adrianna's face. "How long have you been a part of the Storm Hawks? And how long have you been a Sky Knight?"

"Um, what?" Adrianna choked. She quickly regained her composure before answering. "I've been a part of the Storm Hawk for three months. And I passed my trials when I was sixteen."

"What are your thoughts on Carver joining the Storm Hawks?" the reporter asked.

"Well… the Storm Hawks is definitely a place to be if you are looking for second chances," Adrianna said carefully.

"You think it'll be love between you and Carver?" Guy pressed.

At this question, Adrianna's brain shut down. She then started messing with the ring on her left hand. She still hadn't sorted out all of her feelings yet, but part of her couldn't get rid of the ring on her finger. Luckily, she didn't have to answer that question as Aerrow spoke up.

"Okay well, we have a lot to do, so we'd better get going," Aerrow said as he noticed his sister fidget with the engagement ring.

"You're right, and I know the perfect place to start," Carver said as he led the Storm Hawks down the main street towards a clothing store. "I see a lot of potential in you. You just need a little polish," he stated as he stopped in front of Geovanni.

"I thought only rock stars and zillionaires had their clothes made by Geovanni," Piper gushed.

"I don't now Carver. Are you sure we really need this?" Aerrow asked.

Carver only chuckled before saying, "Aerrow to be the best, you need to look the best." He then led the group inside.

"Carver!" woman shouted enthusiastically. "I knew you just had to be innocent!" she purred happily as she flung herself at the Sky Knight.

"Hey doll," Carver said. "I need you to hook up my new friends with new uniforms."

"Of course!" she continued to gush.

Each teammate was led one at a time into the back room to get fitted and to try on new armor. Finally, when it was Adrianna's turn, she nervously made her way into the back room.

"Oh, Carver picked this out just for you! I think you'll love it," the woman said happily.

Adrianna wanted to be sick once she got the uniform on. It looked exactly like the uniform she had worn for Master Cyclonis. The only difference was the color. The main color for the fabric was blue and what used to be blue was now red. She had no idea how they got the same style of clothing she had worn for Master Cyclonis.

"This is our hottest style for females!" the woman said happily, taking Adrianna's shocked expression as she was pleased with the uniform.

"No," Adrianna said as she literally ripped the clothing from her body. "I want my old uniform style with just the new colors." Adrianna quickly made her way into another fitting room. She didn't care that at the moment she was only clad in her bar and underwear as she walked into another fitting room to have a break down.

Twenty minutes later, Adrianna finally exited the fitting rooms clad in her new armor.

Carver eyed her up and down. He was disappointed that she wasn't wearing the style he had picked out for her. He was really hoping she would come out wearing it and then thank him for picking it out for her. But he didn't let his mask slip as he let Aerrow lead them out of the store. "Thanks doll!" he called over his shoulder.

"Come back any time," she said as she threw the ripped clothing away. She would make sure she billed Carver for the destroyed clothing later.

As they stepped outside, everyone in the area took notice of them. Many people wanted autographs or pictures with the team. They had gone from not that well known to superstars in the matter of hours. Carver quickly took control and started, as he put it, 'working the crowd.'

Adrianna still felt self-conscious about herself. She felt a lot of the emotions she had been ignoring for the last few months come up to the surface.

"Addie, are you okay?" Aerrow asked his sister as he showed a fake smile to a camera.

"Just peachy," Adrianna snapped at her brother.

"Hey," Aerrow said as he handed an autograph book. He quickly signed the book and handed it back to the kid.

"Will you sign it?" the same kid asked as he handed the book to Adrianna.

Not wanting to spoil things for the kid, she signed her name in his autograph book.

"I'm sorry, I was handed an outfit that looked like the one I wore for Cyclonis," she whispered only loud enough for Aerrow to hear.

When he heard why she was upset, Aerrow immediately felt guilty. He knew his sister was slowly dealing with her past and he was trying hard not to push her. "Do you want to head back to the Condor?" Aerrow asked.

"Hey Addie, come take a picture with me," Carver called out, using the nickname that Aerrow only used.

Both siblings bristled at the name. Adrianna, because only Aerrow was allowed to call her that. And Aerrow because that had been the name he had called her ever since they were kids. Having someone else call her that, just felt wrong. But not wanting to appear rude to their new teammate, Adrianna nodded her head and came over to Carver.

Carver put his hand around her waist and pulled her close to him. If the reporter wanted a blossoming romance on the team, who better than himself and the beautiful Sky Knight. As Carver pulled her close to himself, he couldn't help but notice the crystal necklace around her neck. It looked truly beautiful there, but he needed to find something equally as beautiful to put there to mark her as his. He had to show the world that the beautiful young Sky Knight was his.

Adrianna wanted to run away screaming. Carver was becoming way to comfortable with her for her taste. But her break only came in the form of bad news as an air ship came falling out of the sky. She would gladly put up with carver if that meant no one got hurt from the out of control air ship.

"Storm Hawks, get everyone to cover," Aerrow commanded. "Carver, you and me."

"I'm right with ya kid," Carver said as he and Aerrow took off to their skimmers.

"Come on," Adrianna shouted to the rest of the Storm Hawks. "Everyone needs to head for cover," she said as she tried to get people out of the streets. But people refused to move. They all wanted to stop and gawk at the ship falling out of the sky. "What is with people and watching their doom approach them?" Adrianna asked herself as she tried to get people out of the streets.

After a few moments, Adrianna looked up and saw the air ship's trajectory move so that way it wouldn't hit the Terra. She then stopped trying to get people to move. They all wanted to see what would happen to the air ship. Adrianna couldn't help but watch as the ship descended into the waste lands.

Adrianna almost cried when she only saw one figure approach them. "No," Adrianna whispered as Carver looked at them heartbroken.

"Radarr, where's Aerrow?" Piper asked, her voice full of fear for her leader.

Radarr whimpered softly as he only response.

"This is horrible," Guy exclaimed dramatically.

Adrianna, actually let the tears slide down her face as she watched the explosion from the ship colliding with the waste lands. She couldn't take it if she lost her brother again. She had lost him once, and now her heart shattered as she lost him again. Just because she was older, didn't mean she was the solid one.

Adrianna snapped out of her thoughts as she heard people cheering. As she looked up, she saw another skimmer coming right towards them. She was running even before he hit the ground. Adrianna collided with her brother and enveloped him into a hug, followed shortly by Piper. "Don't ever do that again!" Adrianna openly cried.

"I'll try not," Aerrow said. He couldn't promise that he wouldn't, he was a Sky Knight after all.

"See, you're a hero! They're eatin it up!" Carver exclaimed happily. "That waiting until the last-minute thing was brilliant."

"Oh, that wasn't a thing," Aerrow said as he sent a glance at his raging sister. "It was really stuck."

"The point is, you're a hero," Carver stated happily.

"He was a hero before!" Adrianna practically yelled as she shoved her finger into Carver's chest. "He's been saving people for a while. He didn't need some crashing ship to make him one." With that being said, Adrianna stormed off. She needed a moment to think without Carver being there.

She had almost lost her brother for good and Carver was acting like it was no big deal.

"I'll go get her," Aerrow said simply as he dismounted his skimmer.

"No, I'll do," Carver interrupted. "This was because of me." He quickly took off jogging in the direction he had watched the girl walk. 'Man, she could cover ground when she's mad,' Carver thought to himself as he searched for the girl. "Hey doll-face!" Carver called when he spotted her in an alley.

Now Adrianna had been called a lot of things in her life, especially from guys who wanted her attention. But doll-face was where she drew the line with this guy. "My name is Adrianna, not doll-face or Addie! Get it right or don't talk to me," Adrianna shouted, alerting a few of the people around her.

"You're kinda hot when you're mad," Carver said as he let his eye rove all over her body.

"And you're a pig!" she exclaimed as she shoved him away from her.

"Hey!" Carver stated as he reached out and grabbed her arm.

Out of reflex, Adrianna preformed a move that Dark Ace had taught her. In three seconds flat, Adrianna had Carver on the ground with her knee on his chest and Nyx at his throat. "Don't you dare touch me!" she hissed before slowly getting up and running away.

"Way to go," Kieran stated as he stood at the entrance to the alley where Carver still laid on the ground.

"What do you want?" Carver hissed as he rubbed his neck.

"I want to know why you aren't coming back to your squadron and also to give you some advice," Kieran stated as he glared at his old Sky Knight.

"I don't need a weak squadron," Carver seethed as he pushed past his old teammate.

"Fine," Kieran said. He was actually glad Carver wasn't coming back. He would be at odds with Adrianna every time she would stop by then. "At least let me give you some advice about her. Don't mess with her family. She was protective before she was kidnapped. But since getting freed, she'll protect her family if it's the last thing she'll do."

Carver ignored whatever Kieran had said after Adrianna had been kidnapped. 'Kidnapped by who?' he mused to himself. I guess the pretty girl has some secrets that I need to figure out.


I decided to break this episode up. I know most wouldn't mind an 8,000 word chapter. But to me, I would rush the ending because it would be so long. But this way, I get to make two long chapters.