Regular POV
We were on our way to Cyclonia; I had just finished healing everyone. Aerrow was the one with the most damage, he had three bruised ribs and a sprained wrist, the rest only had a few cuts and burses. "Ow!" Aerrow complained as I finished wrapping wrist. "Will you quit being a baby you only have to wear it until we get to Cyclonia." I told him. "We still need a plan," Piper reminded us. All the sky knight squadrons were headed to Cyclonia for a full on attack. Aerrow and I both agreed that we need to do it our way, the last time Atmos did a head on attack on Cyclonia they were all defeated. "Are you sure this is going to work?" Finn asked as he and Junko were getting in a create of donuts that were headed to Cyclonia. "It will work as long as you stick to the plan!" Piper replied.
Piper and Stork remained on the Condor as Aerrow, Radarr and I flew beside it. Of course this means the means the most dangerous stealth mission Atmos has ever seen. Piper nodded to us and then we flew head of the Condor and into the Wasteland. We figured that if we came in low they wouldn't see us coming. "Know what I don't get?" I asked Aerrow has we were flying, "What's that?" Aerrow asked, "Why the Talons can eat so much donuts, did you see how many were in that ship?" "Well maybe each Talon gets their create" he answered with a smile on his face. I couldn't help but smile back.
Finn POV
Junko opened the doors to the create of donuts we were in. "BELCH! I'd never thought I'd say this Finn but I don't ever want to see another donut again." Junko told me. "Well you didn't need to eat half of them" I replied "Well, we needed the room" was all he replied. I looked around the corner of the create we were just in. I saw Cyclonian workers, "So this Cyclonia" I said to no one in particular. "Hm kind of evilly" Junko commented as he stood behind me. Then we heard someone approaching, we quickly hid but then the stupid Talon had to find us. "Hey who are you?" he asked us pointing his weapon at us. "Hee hee" was all I could say.
Piper POV
Flying Cyclonia is bad enough Piper, do we really have to get there through the Wastelands?" Stork asked me paranoid as always. "It's the only way Stork" I replied looking up from my map, "all we need to worry about is that Finn and Junko pull off their part of the mission."
Finn POV
"What are we looking for again?" Junko whispered to me. "A great in the fort, climb down and the Condor should be waiting." I reminded him as we passed an open door way. I took a quick look inside as we passed. 'Wait a sec!' I thought to myself as I backed up, "No way, dude that's it. The Aurora stone is inside that big thingy! Let's just grab it and split." I yelled over my shoulder at Junko as I walked towards it. "Uh I don't know Finn that's not part of Jackie and Piper's plan." He was just trying to avid getting in trouble. "Their always making things way to complicated, just think of all the time and danger we'll skip" He thought for a minute then replied "lets do it!" So I got on his shoulders and reached for the Aurora stone. But I couldn't seem to keep my balance. "Come on Finn grab it," Junko whispered. 'What do you think I'm trying to do!' I mentally yelled at him. "You might want to re think that" I voice behind us said. I turned to see who was talking only to see that it was a girl around our age. "And you are?" "Busted" was all I could say. I pulled out my crossbow and shot an arrow at the girl, she just put up her hand and stopped it in mid air turned it around and fired a big ball of energy back at us! 'Ow man' was all I could think. "Wow" was all Junko could say as her two guards came towards us and we got sucked into the machine. "This is not good" Junko tried to use his knuckle busters, sadly it didn't work and the girl just laughed at us. "They'll be the first to see how it works, to bad it will be the last thing they see. I'm guessing they're not the only ones paying us a visit" the crazy girl said.
Piper POV
"Cyclonia is just as ugly below." I commented to Stork. "Eh it does have a certain dark charm," was his reply, "I wonder how the decorated the dungeons?" he asked. 'Let's hope we never find out' I thought as we reach the rondvoue point.'
Regular POV
Aerrow, Radarr and I were still flying around Cyclonia; our job was to make sure that they didn't become suspicious of us. Piper was to contact us when Finn and Junko reach the Condor. "What's taking them so long?" I asked as I pulled beside Aerrow. "I don't know, but it can't be good" he answered. I was about to say something else, but before I could Snipe and two Talons appeared. "Some how I don't get the feeling he's her to welcome us to Cyclonia" he commented to Radarr and me. I saw the two talons fly off and I knew that they were going after Aerrow, so that just left me and Snipe. "Have we met before?" Snipe asked me, "Why yes we have, I was the girl that was kicking your butt on Terra Swan before you decided to cheat." I informed him. "Oh ya, and then your boyfriend came and crashed the party." He said as he remembered back to that day, "Well he's a little occupied at the moment so it's just you and me." "Bring it!" I teased. He shot at me with his energy mace, I easily dodged them and flew strait towards him eyes narrowed, and brought out one of my twin energy blades. He shot at me again and I blocked it, I looked to see that Aerrow was done with the talons so I motioned for him to get behind Snipe. "I'm going to smash you like a bug!" he yelled as we got closer. I few up and Snipe looked up following me, that gave Aerrow more then enough time to cut is propeller off of Snipes heliscooter. I pulled up next to Aerrow just in time to see Snipe fall, then we high fived, and continued our patrol.
Piper POV
As we flew up all I could say was "This place is really giving me the creeps" "I think it's kind of homey" Stork replied. 'Only Stork would think that this place could be homey' I was looking at one of the maps when all of a sudden the Condor shook. I went over to the periscope and saw that we had Raptors fallowing us. "It the Raptors" I informed Stork. "Stork we've got to out run them." I said as I turned. "Any faster and the Condor will most defiantly get scratched," Stork replied. "Any slower and we're going to get blasted I informed him. "I'm just saying" he signed as he pulled the speed leaver. We went as fast as we dared through the tunnels under Cyclonia trying to lose the raptors, but we were still getting blasted. "I hate tailgaters" Stork said annoyed as he brought the Condor to a stop, and the raptors hit the stern, but Stork and an almost evil looking grin on his face. "Good flying Stork." I congratulated him as we continued flying to the check point, "Ya, well," was all he said with a smile.
Regular POV
We had just finished defeating Snipe; we were flying for maybe 5 minutes before we heard what sounded like a violin. Then Aerrow's skimmer got hit, and we heard evil laughing. We looked in front of us and saw talons one with a violin, well Ravess was behind us getting ready to fire again. We didn't have any were to go. I looked over to Aerrow, who had a look of terror on his face. Just like in catch the Sky Knight, but up I told him as we rapidly approached the talons, he just nodded and then we went strait up. But Ravess and her talons quickly followed. "It's ok Radarr I saw this in a cartoon once." I heard him say. 'Oh no, what is he going to do?' I asked myself. I looked over just in time to see Aerrow jump off his skimmer and towards our poseurs. Radarr and I went on either side of them and did a nose dive. We arrived just in time to catch Aerrow. "Did you guys see that? It worked!" he yelled excitedly. "You're lucky that worked." I told him as we continued flying. "Why is that?" he asked, "Cuz if you had died, I would have killed you!" I simply replied with a strait face. Aerrow gave me a cheesy smile, and then we both burst out laughing.
Finn POV
"Both Ravess and Snipe, we must be dealing with Sky Knights." Master Cyclonis said in anger. "Good job guys!" I cheered. Then we saw the Dark Ace appeared out of the shadows. "Leave them to me" he simply said to Master Cyclonis before he walked off. 'Let's hope the outcome is different then last time.' I hoped to myself. "If your hoping for a rescuer prepare to be disappointed, in just a few moments all of my talons will be home to roost and your atoms will be scattered around the Atmos" she told us evilly. Junko and I looked at each other, worry written over both our faces. "Uh take your time." He told her, "we're cool" I added.
Piper POV
Kay so we were flying as fast as we dared in the Condor and we were almost there. "That's it right up that shaft!" I informed Stork with excitement in my voice. "That's it, hatch 35." Then the Condor scratched the shaft, and Stork and I fell on top of each other because of the sudden jerk of movement as we came to a stop. "Oh that's gonna leave a mark" Stork said, all I could do was roll my eyes at him.
Aerrow POV
Jackie and I where almost at Master Cyclonis' fortress, as I looked over at Jackie I could see that something was bothering her. For as long as I've know her, I've never seen her show fear. "What's the matter?" I asked her. "Nothing," she replied but didn't look at me. If we were in any other situation I would get her to tell me, but since we were in the heart of Cyclonia I decided I would ask her about it after we got threw this. We flew in silence for a few more seconds before I saw the Dark Ace on his skimmer coming towards us. "Go and find Finn and Junko." I ordered. "Why?" She questioned, and then saw the Dark Ace. "Fine, but if you die, I will kill the Dark Ace." She told me before she flew off. "Who was that your girlfriend?" The Dark Ace teased, "But your determined I'll give you that, but it takes much more to be a Sky Knight. I should know I've defeated more of them then anyone. Is your girlfriend also a Sky Knight?" 'I knew this guy was bad news from our first encounter but why was he bringing Jackie into the conversation. If I fail in beating him what is he going to do to her, and my friends?' I thought, 'No Aerrow, you will beat him.' "So tell me sky knight, are you just pretending?" "Let's find out" I said as I turned my skimmer around. We did some hand to hand, and again we were pretty much evenly matched. Our skimmers where once again apart and as I was turning again I saw him charging up, I didn't have time to get out of the way, so I pushed the button that made the shield on my wing available. I grabbed it and blocked the shot just in time. Though I think I might haven given Radarr a heart attack, I'll have to apologize to him later. We turned our skimmers to once again face each other, and got our weapons out ready to fight again. As we quickly approached each other I powered up my Lightning Claw, he wasn't prepared for it, and I hit him. "NO!" He screamed as he fell off his skimmer. I landed back on my skimmer with a satisfied grin on my face as I watched him fly off. "Jackie, where are you?" I asked into my radio. "I'm by the loading dock" she replied. "Ok stay there I'm on my way." "What about the Dark Ace?" "I'll tell you when we meet up." "OK, see you soon." I flew towards the loading docks and towards Jackie,
Piper POV
I was once again looking at my maps waiting for Junko and Finn to show up. But in the pit of my stomach I knew they where not coming, once again they had not followed the plan, well at least Finn hadn't. Then we once again got hit. "They found us." Stork said grimly. "What about the shields?" I asked franticly. "Knocked out by the Cyclonians in our last battle, permanently" he told me. 'Just great!' I thought as I shook my head. "This is bad" I commented as we got it again.
Regular POV
I was on the loading bay dock waiting for Aerrow and Radarr. He finally landed beside me. "Took you long enough." I teased. Then three talons appeared. "Intruders, get them!" one said. "We can take them," Aerrow told us, "I just took down the Dark Ace, these guys should be a piece of cake." All I did was shake my head and got my twin energy blades out. "We can take them" I agreed, "There's only like three." Then the door opened and it looked like there were like at least fifty more. "Or maybe not." He said. "Aw!" I said as I covered my eyes, it seems like someone had set off a Solar crystal bomb. But once it was alright to look again, we saw that only talon remained. We got ready to fight when he took off his mask and the he was actually a she. "Take it easy, I'm a Sky Knight, I'm Starling." "As in Starling of the Interceptors? I asked excitedly. "Yup, wait haven't I seen you before?" she asked me. "Ya, on…" "sorry to break up this reunion but maybe we could continue this later?" Aerrow asked. "Good idea." I said. "I've been here undercover, Cyclonis is planning to unleash a storm to end Atmos." "How?" Aerrow asked. "She's built a machine around the Aurora stone." Starling informed us, "she also has a wallop and a scrawny kid stuck in it. They belong to you?" All Radarr and I could do was shake our head. I had a feeling that those two would find a way to screw up a perfect plan.
Finn POV
Junko and I where still stuck in the machine, luck for us it had to warm up. It was about halfway there. "Finn I just want you to know you're my best friend" "Thanks buddy, and I want you to know that it was me who broke your favourite bunny lamp." "What?! You said it was the wind!" he yelled at me. "Well it was kind of windy when I tripped over it."
Regular POV
We were quietly walking to where Master Cyclonis was keeping the machine that was holding the Aurora stone, along with Finn and Junko. "I just knew those two would find a way to screw this up." "Do they always mess thing up?" Starling asked us. "Unfortunanlly yes," Aerrow told her. We were getting closer to meeting Master Cyclonis and rescuing our friends. "Wait what if the Dark Ace is there?" I asked. "I'll deal with him, Starling can deal with Master Cyclonis and you can free Finn and Junko." "Can I give them heck?" I asked. "Uh sure, but how about you give them a full lecture when we get back to the Condor." "Great idea, that way Piper can help me." "Shh, Master Cyclonis and your friends are in here." "There are two guards at the door" I told them. "Jackie you take one I'll take the other and Aerrow can make our entrance." Starling explained the plan. So Starling and I quietly opened the doors to the room, and grabbed the two guards." "And the storms will help us re-build my way" I heard a girl inside. "Or we could do it my way" Aerrow said as he opened and entered the room. I entered and stood next to him as the girl turned around. "This is getting annoying," She said. "Shut down the machine and give us back what you stole." I told the girl. "Master Cyclonis?" Aerrow and I both questioned. "Let me guess you two are those pesky Sky Knights, aren't you a little young?" she questioned back, "I was about to say the same thing" Aerrow replied. Then Master Cyclonis brought her crystal staff towards her and started float upwards. I had shock and terror in my eyes, and I'm gonna guess that Aerrow did to. She landed a few feet in front of us, Aerrow and I brought our weapons out ready to fight. Master Cyclonis charged up her staff and was about to attack when I saw Starling throw her nunchucks and knock the crystal out of its place. But that didn't do much; Master Cyclonis just used her powers and put her staff back together like nothing happened. "Oh your good." She commented to Starling. Starling and I at each other and nodded, "Go help Finn and Junko." I told Aerrow, "We'll take care of the witch" Starling added. Aerrow nods and runs towards to the machine that Starling was telling us about. We star each other down and then Starling starts to attack. Master Cyclonis, who blocked everyone, then she shot back, Starling and I split. Master Cyclonis didn't seem to see me as a threat, so I took the opportunity to fire at her. I got a few good shots in; I even managed to break Master Cyclonis' staff twice. That's when she got pissed; she hit Starling and knocked her out. Then she turned to me, and griped my energy bladed ready for her attack. "Starling!" Aerrow cried, "I've got it Aerrow, keep trying to get them out." I told him. He didn't look thrilled, but he went back to trying to find a way to get Finn and Junko out. "You're brave to take me on all by your self," She teased, "but you're going to end up just like you're friend." Then she attacked, I quickly blocked and attacked right back. I noticed that her crystal had changed and was now an ice crystal. 'That's IT!' you thought. You jumped onto the machine where Aerrow was. "When I say now, jump, got it," I asked him, "Sure." He answered. Master Cyclonis turned and fired at us. "Now!" I yelled, and we quickly jumped out of the way. Aerrow and I where now on either side of her, I saw Aerrow charging up his Lightning Claw so I charged up my Angel Thorn, she blocked Aerrow's attack and quickly turned to block mine. 'Though I'd hate to admit it, she's good.' I thought. "You can't win Sky Knight," she told us as she looked behind Aerrow. I looked where she was looking and noticed a dark figure. "You do your moves, you jump around but the end result's the same. I unleash the full fury of nature and you, well actually, I don't really care what happens to you." I saw the figure step out of the shadows and saw that it was the Dark Ace, but before I could warn Aerrow the Dark Ace knocked him out. "Aerrow!" I cried out. "And then there was one." She continued, as she looked at me. "Let me handle her master." Dark Ace asked Master Cyclonis. "Go head Dark Ace, let's see if you can actually defeat her this time." "Of course Master" Master Cyclonis went back to her machine as the Dark Ace faced me. "Hello sweetheart," the Dark Ace greeted "Dark Ace," I greeted through clenched teeth. "Your beautiful, it's a shame I have to destroy you." Well the Dark Ace and I circled each other I noticed that the machine was fully charged and Master Cyclonis was getting ready to fire. "And then it begins," I heard her say. The Dark Ace fired at me; I quickly blocked it and ran towards him, he was ready for me and we quickly began hand to hand. He was stronger then me, but I didn't let him see me back down. "NO!" I heard Master Cyclonis yell. We both looked over and saw Aerrow getting ready to destroy the Aurora stone. I took that distraction to hit the Dark Ace, he fell to the ground and I held my blade to his throat. "I would kill you myself, but this place is about to fall apart, so good luck to you. And if you do manage to survive, I'll be happy to defeat you again. "Have you realized what you've done Sky Knights?" Master Cyclonis yelled at us. "Ya I just saved the Atmos from you!" Aerrow replied, "And the names Aerrow of the Storm Hawks." I saw the Dark Ace looking at us, "Oh and Dark Ace," I yell, "My name is Jackie of the Storm Hawks, NOT sweetheart." As we ran towards the door we crabbed Starling, the alarms were going off as the building was falling apart. Some rubble blocked our path. Junko tried to move some of it out of the way, but it was useless. "Go keep moving," Aerrow told them, "We'll find our owe way out, that is if we still have a ride." We ran towards the loading dock hoping to find our skimmers still in one piece.
Finn POV
"Go keep moving," Aerrow told Junko and I, "we'll find our own way out." We couldn't do anything but obey that order, so Junko and I ran through the halls back to the Condor. "There 35 just like Piper said, quick tare it open." I told Junko. He did and we noticed that it was a long way down. We quickly but carefully climbed down the latter and I shot a cable towards the Condor. I slid down, followed by Radarr. "Better step on it, the Cyclonia is about to go BOOM" I informed Stork and Piper. "That might be a problem," Piper told us, "considering we're STUCK and Rapton is getting ready to blast us from below." I noticed that Junko still wasn't with us. 'Where is he?' I asked myself worried. "It's going to take a miracle" Piper signed. Then Junko finally joined us, lucky for us he landed hard on the table. That bit of force was enough to get us unstuck. Once we had landed where the Raptors had been we quickly left Cyclonia, before it blow up!
1 hour later
Radarr and I were looking out the main window, it had been at least an hour since we left Cyclonia and we still had not seen or heard from Aerrow and Jackie. Radarr howled, "Its ok Radarr, they'll be ok." Junko tried to reassure him, "I just know it." Piper had not moved from her spot at the periscope since we had left. "It's Aerrow and Jackie!" she cried out excitedly. "They made it! Wait, who do they have with them?" We ran to the skimmer bay and waited for them. When they landed we all cheered, "I told you we could do it," Aerrow congratulated us. "Piper guys, this is…" Jackie started "Starling! Oh My Gosh! You're like my favourite Sky Knight." Piper shouted. I noticed Aerrow and Jackie giving her a look. "Besides Aerrow and Jackie that is." 'Nice save Piper' I thought.
Flashback 1 hour
Regular POV
Aerrow, Starling and I where heading back to the loading dock, that's where Aerrow and I had left our skimmers there. Starling was hurt from our fight with the Master so Aerrow was helping her walk. The talons were to busy trying to get out before the whole place blew so they paid us no attention. "Our you two dating?" Starling asked us. Aerrow and I looked at her with a shocked expiration. "Come again?" I asked her. "Are you two dating?" she asked again. "No," I answered, "but I do feel like we had met before." I told her. "And where have we met before?" she asked me. "Terra Swan." I told her. "That's right, right after…" She trailed off. "That's right, you came to see Elena to heal your wounds." We reached the loading dock and it must have been our lucky day because our skimmers were there. We got on, Starling rode with Aerrow, and we left. We each still had a velocity crystal so we put them in our skimmers and made it out of the blast zone, just in time too. "I hope your friends made it out ok." Starling broke the silence that we had been flying in since we had left Cyclonia. "I'm sure they did," I answered, "They are probably on the Condor waiting for us." Aerrow added. "Well then, let's try to find them." Starling smiled at us. We flew in silence for a few more minutes before Starling asked, "And you're sure you two aren't dating." "Why do you keep asking?" I asked her, "It's just that you two seem to be a lot alike." She answered, "So to me it would make sense if you were dating." "Well we haven't talked about it," Aerrow said, "but we have been busy trying stopping Master Cyclonis." "Well I think you two should date." She concluded. Aerrow looked at me and for some reason I couldn't help but blush. "I think I see the condor!" I shouted. Aerrow and Starling looked at where I was pointing and we all smiled as we flew to the skimmer bay.
End Flashback
On Atmosia at the Sky Knight Council
"So let me understand of all the rash, reckless things to do you destroy the Aurora stone!" The man yelled at us, "however taking into consideration the testimony of Sky Knight Starling this council conserves, it was the proper course of action." "So does that mean the Storm Hawks or official?" Piper questioned with excitement. There was a murmur running through the crowd. "Forget about it Piper," I told her, "We don't need to be official to know who we are, where ever Atmos needs help the Storm Hawks will be there." Aerrow told us, "Let's fly." We all left, I placed my hand on Aerrow's shoulder and smiled at him as we left. "Good luck Sky Knights" I heard just faintly before we left.