NO POV
Everyone filed back onto the ship and they flew into the newly formed tunnel.
"Amentia's guard worm cleared a path but it's pretty tight." Timmy informed the girls as the guys were all seated at the controls to ensure there were no accidents.
"Yeah and it looks like she ran into some of the locals." Stella commented from behind Brandon's chair as she looked over his shoulder out the ship. The others looked over to see Amentia and her guards fighting of a hoard of shadow monsters.
"Oh I wouldn't worry about her." Layla assured glancing at the scene herself to see Amentia take down three of the creatures. "I think she can handle herself just fine, she seems pretty tough to me."
Seconds later they zoomed over the fight going on and out into the main cavern of Shadowhaunt.
"Okay everyone, Lord Darkar's fortress is straight ahead." Timmy announced, only just barely getting the words out of his mouth before Layla was shouting. "Incoming!"
Bat like creatures were swarming towards them. "I got it!" Brandon hit some buttons on the control pad and started firing at the monsters. "Got 'em!"
Stella threw her arms around Brandon's neck. "Oh Snookums you're so good with a blaster."
"I wouldn't get too comfortable if I were you." Helia suggested.
"There's more up ahead." Flora warned looking out the window with Helia.
"What do we do now?" Musa questioned looking toward Riven, hoping for an answer.
"We can't land with those things coming after us but we can't just keep flying around either, we have to take them out." Riven said glancing at Musa then back to the controls.
"Yeah but they're scattered too far apart. We won't be able to get all of them with the ships cannons." Brandon told him.
before anyone else could make a suggestion the creatures were gaining on them. "Timmy bank left!" Helia ordered.
"Got it. Every one hold on."
Timmy avoided the monsters and stabilized the ship again. After having been silent since getting back on the ship Sky turned to face the others. "I'm going to the red wing. Riven and Helia get up to the battle bridge. We gotta take those things down so we can land safely and the girls can get into the castle." Helia and Riven nodded and rose from their seats to head to the battle bridge.
Before Helia left he felt someone grab hold of his wrist. Turning around he saw Flora looking worriedly at him. "Promise me you'll be careful okay?" she requested of him. Helia grabbed her hand and squeezed it in a sign of comfort. "I promise, try not to do anything too dangerous while I'm gone." Flora smiled at him and he turned to follow Riven.
Helia POV
Riven and I climbed into the battle bridge and prepared for take off. Riven started up the engine while I connected the com link with Sky in the red wing and everyone else in the ship.
"Ready to go Timmy." Riven confirmed through the com link.
"Detaching carrier pod, good luck you guys." with that said Timmy released thge battle bridge from the rest of the ship and we took off after Sky to take down the monsters.
We were all blasting the shadow monsters out of the air left and right.
"Woo! I just took out 23 of those things on my first pass, yes!" Sky exclaimed.
"Watch it Sky, this isn't a competition." Timmy reminded from the ship.
Riven on the other hand took it as a challenge. "23? huh I can beat that. Watch this."
"Riven" I tried to warn him but he didn't listen. He fired at the next group of monsters to come into sight. "We'll catch up to you in no time ace." he said to Sky.
"Yeah well why don't we focus on clearing the way instead of beating Sky just this once Riven?
Riven smirked. "Now where's the fun in that? Why not kill two birds with one stone?" I sighed and gave in. As long as we made a path it didn't matter how.
Things were going pretty good until some sort of negative energy came at the ship and started messing up the systems. The ship started shaking violently and Riven and I both shielded our eyes. "Sky is this hitting you too?"
"Yeah."
Timmy's voice cam through next. "Sky look out!"
At Timmy's panic Riven and I uncovered our eyes and searched for Sky and the red wing. I spotted him just as he hit a stalactite and lost control. "He's gonna crash into the ship!"
There was nothing I could do but watch. we were too far to even try and do anything. Luckily he gained control back and veered the red wing out of the collision path it was on.
There was shouting from everyone on the ship through the intercom then Sky's voice. "Sorry about that."
"Is everyone okay?" I asked.
"I'm good. I think I've leveled out now." Sky assured.
"We're all fine in here. Whatever that was it's gone now." Brandon answered.
"Hey what's that?" Riven questioned. I followed his gaze and saw several glowing orbs going after the ship. Upon impact the ship shook violently. More shouting was heard over the intercom.
"Are you guys okay?" Riven questioned. There were about five seconds of tense silence before Flora's voice came through. "We're all fine."
I sank into my chair in relief until I heard what came through next. Musa was talking now. "Tecna says the monsters up on the rocks must have been powered up. I bet it was the Trix."
Flora's voiced her thoughts next. "That must have been what that energy was that interfered with the ships."
With the threat of the bat monsters handled we and Sky flew off to attack the monsters that were attacking the ship. As we got closer they started hurtling boulders too. "Oh come on, you have got to be kidding me!" Riven shouted.
"Hey where did Sky go?" looking around I couldn't see him anymore. Then suddenly he came flew out from under us whooping through the com link as he took down more monsters. "That show off almost clipped us." I shouted angrily.
"Yeah enough with the air show already ace." Riven admonished him.
"Haha sorry." Sky apologized sheepishly, likely from being reprimanded by Riven of all people.
"Be careful would ya Sky. You're going to give me a heart attack up here. That was entirely reckless and unnecessary. Have you lost your mind?" Riven and I both blinked at that.
"Is he always this much of a mother?" I asked Riven and all he did was shake his head and confirm it with a "yup."
Things finally started to calm down, as much as could be expected anyway. That was until one of the monsters got bored throwing rocks around and jumped on top of the red wing. Sky started spinning around trying to knock it off but to no avail. In the process he flew into another stalactite and lost control again and the monster was thrown off but this time it didn't look like he was going to balance out.
"His wing caught fire." Riven noticed.
Sky's voice came over the speaker again. "Guys forget about me. Just get to Bloom."
Riven scowled. "What do you mean forget about you? Did you ever forget about us?"
"Riven" Sky's sounded relieved. "Boy am I glad to hear your voice."
"That must be a first." Brandon commented. Something that sounded very much like a hand hitting a head was heard then Stella's voice was heard from the ship. "Not the time!"
Riven looked over to me and smirked. I couldn't stop myself from rolling my eyes.
Brandon's commentary was quickly forgotten as Sky started talking again. "My wings been shot."
Riven started ordering the prince. "We're opening the hanger bay. If you're gonna crash crash in here Ace."
"That's a great way of putting it." I had to agree with Sky there. "Too bad we haven't got to emergency landings in flight class yet."
"Eh how hard could it be?" Riven questioned sarcastically.
"My display's glitching. I can't get a clear visual."
Looking at the monitor showing the back of the ship it was clear that Sky couldn't see from the way he was swaying all over the place.
"It's not gonna work." Riven grunted starting to panic. "Can you think of a way to reel him in?"
"I can do it." Without waiting for Riven to respond or even register what I said I was out of my seat and making my way to the open hatch of the hanger bay.
NO POV
Helia stood facing the open hatch and more importantly the haphazardly flying red wing. Helia smirked and released his laser string glove to wrap around the one seater ship. Once the strings wrapped around it securely he pulled.
He gripped his arm with the glove in order to give it more support as he pulled the ship in. He had nearly gotten the ship in when another swarm of the bat creatures came flying out of nowhere at Sky's ship. The force sent Sky and the red wing back and dragged Helia with it. He shouted as he was dragged along the floor.
Helia regained his footing just as he got to the edge of the ship. He started pulling the ship back to the hanger inch by inch. Helia pulled himself up and with a final yank jumped back as the ship came crashing inside. Retracting the laser back into his glove Helia stood up straight and hit the switch to close the hanger door as Sky climbed out of the now wrecked red wing.
Sky and Helia made their way back to join Riven at the controls just in time to hear the girls decision to go outside to reverse the spell the Trix put on the creatures.
"That means we better get the monsters out of their way so they can work they're magic" Sky said.
With that they got to work and got rid of the remaining monsters they missed earlier.
"Alright the area is clear." Riven told the other ship.
As soon as Riven gave the all clear the girls flew out of the ship and did their thing. In a matter of minutes they were able to reverse the spell on the monsters and knock them back down to their normal power level.
The girls landed on the now cleared off cliff edge and waited for the guys to join them.
Once all the boys but Timmy, who was keeping the ship in the sky, were stood with them they started discussing their plan of action.
"Once you're in we'll guard the entrance and make sure none of the creatures come in after you." Brandon told them. At this the girls looked slightly worried. Not that they were worried about going without the boys but that they would not be able to know if they were okay.
"You're not coming with us" Stella asked.
"No we should stay out here." Riven confirmed.
Flora looked at Helia, concern clearly visible in her green eyes. Helia walked forward to talk to her before she went off with the other girls to save Bloom.
Flora looked down at the ground miserably. "Times like this make me wish I told you how I felt sooner Helia. I can't believe how much time I wasted."
Helia took flora's face in his hand and made her look up at him. "Forget the past Flora. Just think about the future. Ours, together because this isn't the end this is only the beginning. I just got you and I'm not going to let you go that easily.
Helia leaned forward and his lips connected with Flora's. She was surprised at first but soon relaxed into the kiss and poured all her love for him into it.
When they broke apart Helia took her hands in his. "Now go save Bloom and the world. I know you can do it because you are so much stronger than you think."
Helia wrapped her in his arms in a hug before letting her go to follow the others into Darkar's castle.
Just as the girls ad pixies flew out of sight more monsters came into view.
The guys got into defensive positions, ready to keep these things away from their girls.