Hello again all, sorry that it's been awhile since the last update, I know this was supposed to be a chapter per day kind of story, but as you can tell, homework, and a job don't always make it the easiest to do so.

By the way, thanks to everyone who has been reviewing, I'm really grateful for all the comments and suggestions, and I'm glad to see that people are continuing to guess what chocolate shape inspired the chapter!

While we're still on the topic of reviews, it came up last chapter that I had posted December the 3rd on December the 8th. While time zones and update times can account for a bit of discrepancies of story date and actual date, there are several other reasons why chapters aren't being posted on their corresponding dates. The main one already having been mentioned above about time restraints, but also because I started this story idea three days into December, along with not being able to write or plan ahead due to the nature of advent Calendars.

But anyway, I also received a request to have some Cyclonian drabbles / stories thrown in here as well. I think this is a very interesting idea, and have some days coming up where I could work them in…. does anyone have any objections to this?

Oh! And December the third's chocolate was indeed a present.

Well, Enjoy December the fourth's story on December the twelfth!

(By the way, this story might not be all that Christmassy…. It was a strange chocolate on the fourth.)

I do not own the Storm Hawks, they are the property of Nerd Corps.

December 4th

Lucky

"Thanks for saving us."

I looked around for a moment before I realized that the quiet voice had come from below me. Kneeling down, I focused my gaze on a young boy's face when we were eye to eye. Smiling a gap toothed grin, he wrapped his arms around me as best he could in a hug.

I was shocked for a moment that such a small child would want to hug me, but I returned his hug gently, careful not to hurt him like I did sometimes with my teammates when I forgot my strength.

Pulling away, I saw the child grab something from his pocket and say, "Here, this is for you." Before he shoved something green towards my face.

Leaning backwards, the green blur soon turned into a small, four leafed plant. Looking at the boy's sincere, expectant face, I grinned and plucked the small plant from the boy's hand and said, "Thank you, but you really didn't need to give me anything - the Storm Hawks will always save everyone we can from Cyclonians and danger."

"It's what we do!" Finn exclaimed from behind me. Turning around, I saw him grin and wink at the little boy before he added, "Unfortunately we have to get going, Aerrow and Piper intercepted a radio message reporting more Cyclonian activity nearby."

"Alright Finn, I'll be right there." I called to my best friend before I turned around to talk to they boy again. However, he was already running off to his family who had been waiting for him, but he did pause to wave goodbye when he saw that I was looking in his direction.

Standing up once more, I waved back to him before turning to walk towards the Condor, twirling the small plant between my fingers.

No one was in the hangar bay when I got there, so I headed towards the bridge, doing my best not to trip over anything, as the four leafed plant the boy had given me had my full attention. I really wanted to know why he gave it to me.

Upon stumbling through the bridge door, I looked up to see that the others were already waiting for me over at the helm near Stork. As I walked over to them, I glanced down at the plant once more and smiled, suddenly remembering how lucky I was to be a part of the Storm Hawks.

The good guys.

Not very Christmassy I know, but like I mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, the picture I got on the fourth was really peculiar. So, if anyone recognizes the picture I got and wants to explain to me how it relates to Christmas, I would most welcome some education about the topic/symbol.

Well, I'm off to finish my English ISU, but there may be more chapters to come today, we'll have to see how efficiently I can switch from fiction writing to essay writing!

Enjoy the last bit of your weekend everyone, and don't forget to guess what the chocolate/ picture was! And remember, the reader that ends with the most correct guesses will win a special prize….. :)

~Crimson Fox4