Hello again all! It is snowy and blowy out my window, thus school has been closed for today (SCORE!), so… I figured I may as well do some writing while I'm home considering my rough draft for my ISU is complete! (Once again, SCORE!)

Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter and for all your different views on what a 4-leaf clover could mean. I have to say, I feel very educated about 4-leaf clovers and other Christmas plants now. Again, thanks to the reviewers that took some time out of their day to do their best to explain it to me!

Yes, the chocolate for December the fourth was a 4-leaf clover. Now though, onto December the fifth!

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

December 5th

A Green Everest

They were at it again, setting up that great, green giant. It always appeared on the bridge for a month in the winter, colourful packages slowly gathering below it as the days passed.

The whole squadron always seemed to enjoy this holiday ritual, so it was no surprise that when Aerrow woke up and saw snow outside our window this morning, that he quickly shook me awake before going to wake the others.

After we all had eaten breakfast, Piper had given Stork directions to a nearby uninhabited, wooden terra. Upon landing, Stork wished us good luck, but didn't journey out into the snow with us after he had given us his annual speech of the terrors and diseases associated with uninhabited terras during the winter.

But, as I said, Stork's talk of snow related doom was just a part of the strange tradition as well. Accordingly, that's when I climbed on Aerrow's shoulders, and both of us along with Piper, Junko, and Finn walked out into the cold.

We walked into the forest surrounding the clearing the Condor had landed in before we came upon a small grove of evergreen trees. Once we had reached the grove, the five of us split up in order to search for the perfect tree to topple. I remembered from previous outings in past years that Piper had always argued with the boys that it was important to choose a tree that would fit on the bridge of the Condor, and not simply because it waas the biggest tree Junko could carry.

I scurried around and amongst the snow laden boughs of the trees while this argument began. To be honest, often they would argue until Aerrow gave into Piper's logic. As much as he wanted the biggest, most amazing tree in the Atmos, he also never wanted to make Piper upset if he could help it. So, it was inevitable that he would cave to her demands – he always did – as it was just another part of their holiday ritual of finding a tree.

However, my teammates somehow always come to the conclusion that I should be the one to pick the tree as the four of them can never agree on one single tree that they all like. That's why while Piper and Aerrow had started their argument, I was looking at all the trees in the grove to find the perfect green Everest of a tree that would qualify as just that – perfect.

Now we were all back on the warm bridge of the Condor though, watching as Junko set the tree upright in its stand. It wasn't a massive tree of course, but it was nice and round with lots of lush needles that looked even greener now that they weren't covered in snow. I looked around and my teammates, my family, and knew somehow that they all approved.

It's hard to find the right tree when you have six different sets of expectations to meet, but my secret to success year after year is to just look up from the ground at the tree and decide whether it's a green enough Everest to climb. After all, I'm the one that has to climb all the way to the top to put the angel on each year, so why wouldn't I make sure it was Radarr climbing approved?

Hee hee hee. I hope everyone enjoyed Radarr's point of view for a change, I don't write from his point of view very often, but for some reason, I just have this feeling that he would have the most insight to share with us about any of the characters since he is quite intelligent, and he is often just amongst the action in a perfect observing position.

But anyway, speaking of POV changes, no one told me last chapter what they thought about including the Cyclonians in these drabbles as well. After all, this story is called: Adventures, Atmos, and Advent. I'm assuming Cyclonians can be added to the 'Atmos' part of it, what do you all think?

Well, let me know what chocolate you think I had for the fifth!

~Crimson Fox4