Yes! It's finally time to start a new story. I love starting a new story. Okay, this first chapter gets going really fast, so be prepared. It won't be as dark of a story as the last one, but don't expect it to be super happy either. There is a new villain that the gang has to fight, I won't say who but you should figure it out soon. It's revealed relatively early so hang on and enjoy this story! Oh, and this story takes place after the last story, probably a few months after Storm told Zelos her story. Okay, now we can start.

Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own anything TOS, I would like to own Kratos though, oops that wasn't supposed to get in there. But, I do own Storm so don't steal her without consent please.
Chapter One: Rough Start

Storm was relaxing on a chair in the living room reading a book when she heard Zelos coming down from upstairs. She looked over her shoulder to greet him as he made it to the bottom of the stairs.

"Hey Zelos, why don't you go to the store today?" Storm inquired.

"Why?" Zelos asked back to her, stopping in tracks.

"Kratos and Lloyd are coming to visit," she reminded him. Kratos and Lloyd had been coming to Meltokio at least once a month to stay with Zelos and Storm. Storm knew that Kratos used the excuse that the two were entering in the coliseum as a way to constantly check up on her. She figured that Lloyd really did come for the battle, but she knew better than to believe that her father was only there for that as well. She let them come over and spend the night just so Kratos would be happy to know that Zelos hadn't corrupted her yet. She knew he'd eventually relax enough to let her go off on her own.

"No, I mean why should I go? Isn't that your job? You're the wife," Zelos asked.

Storm glared at Zelos for a few seconds and turned back around in her chair to return to her book. "Because if it was my job, I would have been there already," she answered.

Zelos knew that he would never win in an argument against her so he gave in and walked over to her. He picked her up off the chair and flung her over his shoulder. Storm began to protest as he carried her over to a couch. He threw her onto the couch and walked over to her and knelt down beside her.

"Fine, but I need a kiss goodbye," Zelos said as he went in to kiss her.

Storm was more than willing to let him kiss her. He was such a great kisser and she never got tired of being with him. She was almost reluctant to let him go as he parted from her and headed towards the door.

"I'll be back soon," Zelos called as he left.

Storm went back to reading her book, hoping to relax a little before Kratos and Lloyd did show. She figured that they'd show up pretty soon so she hoped Zelos was a quick shopper. Suddenly, she was interrupted by a knock at the door. She figured that Lloyd and Kratos had shown up and so she went to get the door. She opened the door and saw a flash of light as she was knocked forcefully into the wall behind her.

Forcystus as well as a fairly large group of Desians walked into her house. "I finally found you Storm. Now I will make you pay for what you did to Pronyma. I don't know how you managed to beat her, but that human would never have been able to kill you if you hadn't weakened her. How did you do it?" he asked, obviously still outraged at the outcome of the battle.

Storm got off the ground and looked at Forcystus. Just looking at him still made her sick. She rubbed the back of her head, she was a little bruised but she wasn't bleeding. "I wasn't going to lose to someone like her and I found the strength to beat her. Plus, I have something she'd never have. I have people who love me," Storm countered.

"I've had enough of you, prepare to die!" he screamed as he signaled his men to attack her.

Storm pulled out her sword and jumped out of the way as a Desian barely missed her, running his sword in the wall instead. Forcystus shot another blast of mana at her and knocked her into a couch, knocking it through the wall that led to the kitchen. Two Desians jumped through the new hole in the wall and tried to attack her. She used her Lightning Blade attack to knock one back through the wall as she jumped up to dodge the other's attack. She came back down to the ground in front of the Desian and used her Beast attack to increase the size of the hole in the wall. She ran back into the living room and prepared to attack Forcystus. She was suddenly tackled by about three Desians at once, slamming her into the ground. Storm was unable to knock the soldiers away with her sword, but she needed to get away quick. She could feel as she was sliced in the arm by one soldier and stabbed in the side by another.

Finally, she became tired of playing nicely. She suddenly released her Outburst attack and knocked the soldiers off of her and flew above them with her wings stretched out. She held onto her side as it began to bleed all over the floor. She decided to head out of the city to find a better place to fight Forcystus, a place that was more open. She flew out the door and over the wall of the city, leaving Forcystus and his men behind.

"How will we find her now sir?" one of the soldiers asked.

Forcystus looked down and noticed the small trail of blood on the ground. "Just follow the bloody trail she's left for us," Forcystus chuckled.

Zelos was walking out of the store and was about to head home when he saw Lloyd and Kratos entering the city. He put down his bag of food and waved at the two. Kratos rolled his eyes at the sight of the red-head running down to meet them.

"Wow! This is great timing! You guys can come back to the house with me. Storm is waiting for you guys," he said enthusiastically.

"Okay!" Lloyd answered just as enthusiastically. He looked at the bag Zelos was holding. "Zelos, why isn't Storm doing the shopping?" he asked.

"Because I know that she'd kick my butt if I didn't go out and do it like she told me," Zelos replied.

Kratos couldn't help but chuckle to himself at that comment. He knew who controlled that household and he had a feeling that Storm was one who wouldn't take any crap from anyone, especially her husband.

The three of them walked back to Storm and Zelos' house. When they reached the house, Zelos immediately knew there was something wrong when he saw the door wide open. He ran to the house, followed closely by Kratos and Lloyd. Zelos looked into the house and dropped his bag as he ran inside and began to call desperately for Storm. There was a large hole in the wall leading to the kitchen. Furniture was laying in pieces on the floor as well as one possibly dead Desian. The thing that really made him worry was the large puddle of blood on the floor it was no where near the Desian on the floor.

"What happened? Where is Storm?" Kratos demanded.

"I...I don't know, something happened, someone was here," Zelos replied.

"Hey, there's a trail of blood here, if we follow it we might be able to find Storm or someone who knows where she is," Lloyd surprisingly said. Zelos and Kratos both looked at him, surprised that he had actually come up with a good idea. They didn't bother to say anything to Lloyd as they began to follow the trail of blood out of the city.

Storm was in a forest near Meltokio. She had flown quite a ways, but had managed to find somewhere that was relatively secluded. She was flying around, trying to find trace of Forcystus or his men. She wasn't able to fly very fast from her wound but she hoped that they wouldn't be able to find her in her condition. Unfortunately, she didn't realize that they had found her and that they were hiding from her.

Forcystus was looking through the brush in the forest, realizing the wonderful opportunity he had right in front of him. Storm was wounded, unprepared for his attack, and was hovering over a cliff. He readied himself for another mana attack. He aimed at her and fired a shot through the trees hitting her directly sending her falling for the ground.

Storm watched as the ground got closer and closer and she realized she was unable to open her wings . Fortunately there were a few tree branches underneath her to break her fall and slow her up. Unfortunately, they didn't feel very good as she hit them, breaking the branches. She hit the ground hard and blacked out immediately.

Forcystus seemed happy with his accomplishment and decided to leave, figuring that Storm could die slowly out in the wilderness if she wasn't dead already. He left with his soldiers to return to their base.

Zelos, Lloyd, and Kratos all frantically searched as they looked for Storm in the forest that the trail had led them to. Kratos flew around and tried to search for her from above. Suddenly, he saw a spot in the trees that had been broken. He flew down and saw that Storm was lying unconscious on the ground. He called for Zelos and Lloyd who arrived shortly after he called. They tried desperately to wake her up but with no success.

"We need to take her to the doctor in Flanior. She could help her," Zelos said.

"Yes," Kratos agreed as he picked her up and they headed back towards Meltokio to get the Rhehards.

Well, that's it. Suspenseful cliffie already! Hah! Okay, review while I go watch American Idol. Bye!