The cold wind whipped past, but the skimmer with two seats was covered over with an odd type of forcefield. Piper didn't bother to inquire what was causing it. Now the war was over, Monica and Stork had probably created plenty of technology.

Piper was becoming more confused by the second, was Lypix dead in the future? It seemed the most logical explanation, but it wouldn't explain why the other Storm Hawks were so frozen towards Aerrow.

Junko flew close by them with Radarr. Piper found it odd that Aerrow's and Radarr's relationship could be broken up so easily. There was defiantly something they weren't telling them.

A crackle stirred the hunched over figure in front of them, "She wants to see his grave."

"Whose?" Stork replied.

"The Dark Ace's. Will you meet us there?"

Piper inwardly gasped, why on earth would Lypix care enough to be there?

"Yes." Came Stork's answer.

00

A cool velvet breeze walked among the cherry blossoms, scattering discarded angelic petals below.

She stood alone amongst the stones depicting deaths. One solitary tear held onto her cheek. It wasn't that Lypix was deeply in love with the Dark Ace, but she knew he loved her, something that she didn't know when it came to Aerrow. A difficult decision had forced itself to the front of her mind once again, who was capable of being the good in her little world? The notorious Dark Ace who had murdered her family, friends and race, but showed he loved her. Or the good sky knight Aerrow who had saved her life a few times and wanted her, but was too busy dating Piper to show any interest.

Lypix shook her head and wiped her wet cheek. She returned to the same point she always did. She was not evil, and love, something Lypix needed and craved, was not enough to win her over. She would be the good guy no matter what it took. Besides, she said to herself, the Dark Ace was going to die, and Aerrow would become an enemy in the future. Siren had said something about a little girl, so someone would want her eventually, she just had to wait. "The red curls though-

"Lypix!" She turned to her right to see several tall men walking across the neatened grass. A Merb, a tall blonde, who in Lypix's opinion looked absolutely drop dead gorgeous in his black leather jacket, a broad shouldered Wallop and by their sides came an older Radarr and the same old Piper. They were all smiling, and she realised that she would obviously be going back very soon.

It was about then the loud humming of an old skimmer reached their eardrums, presumably the skimmers they had arrived on were made of quieter technology, however this one was an old one. But Lypix recognised the rider. Of course she did, she'd just been thinking about him.

"Get them out of here!" Stork yelled, taking up a defensive position with Junko in front of Piper and Lypix.

Finn started to pull them into a run, "Where's the blue crystal?!"

"It's here!" Piper pulled it out of her pocket and Lypix reached to touch it. However, before she could reach it, Aerrow's skimmer sliced in between them, mowing Finn down in the process.

"Finn!" They both shouted in worry, but Lypix had other things to be scared about. A tall man, his hair flatter than Lypix's Aerrow was, reached out to hold onto her shoulders. He looked deep down into her teenage eyes, a different shade of green but something that matched his expression.

"I need you." He softly stated. It was less of a question.

Lypix's heart was pierced by the sorrow in his words. So it was true.

She let her gaze fall and felt her body go slightly limp. He needed her to bring his daughter back and he didn't care if she died. Every single reason for living, filtered slowly out of her consciousness.

"You can't love me." It's what she wanted to say. To scream, but her voice couldn't surface and so she remained mute in Aerrow's older arms. Two people lost in the meaning of their words.

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HER!" It was Finn this time, a badly damaged Finn, but a fighting one none the less. He managed to sandwich his way between them.

"I've said what I needed to say." He answered stepping back, his head bowed downwards.

As Lypix held Finn's angry arm, she realised she could never hate Aerrow for what he had done. Her heart held the string attached to his too tightly, in no life, weither it was this one or the next, would she ever condemn his decision. She loved him. And that would have to be enough for Lypix.

"It's alright." She managed.

"But Lyp-

"I said it's alright." She pushed Finn's protective arm away.

"Lypix" He choked, "I'm so sorry."

"It's okay." She smiled, "I forgive you."

Light stabbed her retinas.

00

Piper's relieved breathing irritated Lypix as she realised what had happened, the cold spot on her neck further proof.

"WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU DO THAT FOR!?!"

"I thought he was going to hurt you!"

"He would never hu-"Lypix stopped as she realised her words were dead. They no longer had a purpose. Like her, they were missing one.

Aerrow appeared in the doorway to their room, his height closer to theirs. "What is going on?! Who was going to hurt Lypix?"

Piper glanced at Lypix's strange stance, there was something she had been told and Piper hadn't. Information she would collect later. "No one, it was just a spider."

"And I just wished she would stop killing creatures in front of me." Lypix grumbled, she did not meet his eyes.

It seemed to satisfy the unaware Aerrow who just inclined his head slightly and walked off whistling.

Lypix sagged onto the bed, staring at one small odd piece of carpet.

"What was it Lypix?" She asked, coming to sit by her.

Lypix looked at Piper, tears misting up the green eyes that were just one shade away from Aerrow's, "It doesn't matter." Because even though it did, even though it pained her to say it, Piper was the thing Aerrow lived for.