Disclaimer: I do not own TOS, Namco does (damn you Namco) but I do own Storm, she's mine!

Well, it's time for the sequel. If you haven't read A Storm Was Brewing In Cruxis, you should probably read that first. Written by me, check it out, it's not half bad. Anywho, I hope all my old reviewers like this story as well/

Chapter 1: Home Again At Last

She took a brief survey of the scenery around her. It was dark and little could be seen past one hundred yards in any direction. She glanced at the people around her. Standing around her were her companions, those whose faces had not been seen for a year. She felt ecstatic to be surrounded by them and wondered why they looked so upset. She noticed the exhausted, yet determined face on her brother as he gazed at the horizon ahead. Her father stood tall next to him as he scouted the area, searching for an unknown target. She looked back at the others and saw their fatigued faces staring straight through her.

She couldn't seem to figure out what was wrong with all of them. The group was usually so lively and active, yet their expressions seemed weak and lifeless. Suddenly, she noticed that in the direction everyone faced, a wall of fire shot across the landscape. She noticed a large mass of people, marching towards the small band of friends. She tried to make out who was coming, but the darkness prevented her from making out any details. All she could make out was a pair of eyes coming through the flames as a person made their way towards the small group. Their eyes, they contained an essence of evil and hatred, and they plunged into the girl's very soul...

Storm awoke, catching her breath as sweat dripped down her face. That dream...that was the fifth time she'd had that dream...this week. Why was it constantly plaguing her? Storm got out of bed to go downstairs and make some hot chocolate. The sweet drink always seemed to calm her down after her nightmares, and lately it was becoming a regular addition to her diet. She sat down at the table in the small kitchen at Dirk's house as she tried to comprehend the meaning of her dream for about the hundredth time.

She soon heard a pair of feet slowly descend the stairs. She didn't even bother to raise her head for she knew who the feet belonged to by now.

"Couldn't sleep again?" her father asked her softly.

"How could you tell?" Storm replied sarcastically as Kratos placed himself across from her at the table.

"The same dream then I'm guessing," her father assumed.

"Yeah, I still can't understand it," Storm replied.

"It's probably just the excitement of being back. We have been on Derris-Kharlan for a year and we've only been back a little over a week. Don't worry too much about it, okay?" Kratos replied.

"All right, thanks Dad," Storm replied.

"No problem, now get to bed," he answered. Storm began to wander back to her room, which Lloyd and Dirk added on soon before their arrival along with one for Kratos, when her Dad spoke up at her. "Storm?"

"Yeah?"she asked.

"Maybe seeing Zelos would help," he suggested before returning to his room.

"Maybe...," she said to herself.

The next morning, Storm went downstairs to be greeted by Dirk and Kratos at the table, both enjoying breakfast.

"Storm, could you do us alla favor and wake up Lloyd?" Dirk asked.

"No problem," Storm said with a large grin on her face.

Storm crept quietly into Lloyd's room. She looked in and saw that her brother was out like a rock, sprawled out in his bed. She quietly walked over to him and whispered into his ear.

"Lloyd...Lloyd wake up," she said.

The only response Storm received was a groan as he rolled on his side, facing away from her. She then decided to reach over as she plugged his nose. He began to struggle and snapped awake at the lack of oxygen. At the sight of Storm, he threw the covers over his head and attempted to go back to sleep.

"All right, no more miss nice girl. Sacred powers, cast light upon this corrupted soul..." Storm began.

"I'm up, I'm up," Lloyd yelled as he flew out of bed.

"That's what I thought," Storm said as she watched him fly out of the room.

Back at the table, Lloyd was gobbling down the pancakes that Kratos had made and was about to eat the last one when Kratos slapped him in the back of the head.

"Ow! What was that for?" Lloyd asked.

"Storm hasn't eaten yet, why don't you save at least one for her, after all, you already ate four," Kratos replied angrily as Storm came down the stairs.

"That's all right Dad, I'm going to Meltokio today to see Zelos," she answered cheerfully.

"Hey, you know we haven't seen any of them for a long time. If you see them why don't you tell them to come here and we can catch up," Lloyd said enthusiastically.

"That's a great idea, we can find out what everyone's been up to. All right, I'll gather the old team up but I won't be back for a couple of days so, Lloyd, you can have my share of the food while I'm gone," Storm replied with a smile.

"All right!" Lloyd replied as he reached for the last pancake and quickly gobbled it down.

Storm walked out of the house and she flew off towards Meltokio to meet her old friend. She didn't notice the activity that was going on at what used to be the old Iselia Human Ranch. She also didn't realize that someone was watching her, plotting against her not far away.

That's the first chapter for anyone who cares. I hope you all like it and I hope you will like this story. Review okay?