Note: Whew. Stork's fighting determination in the last chapter left me wiped. But I'll get over it because Stork is awesome and full of WIN.
And now I'm tired, having spent the last few minutes vomiting. I have the flu. Yes I do. That rhymed, and I'm gonna ignore it because if I puke on my keyboard I want enough of this chapter farted out. I thought I was over it, but NO. The virus had one last-resort, crazy attempt on my life. And it failed, obviously, 'cause I'm still here! Hahahahahaha!!!!!
I don't own Storm Hawks.
Chapter Five: The Merbian Hero
Stork began to revert to his jittery, stage-fright addled self at the attention of so many people. There were literally thousands of people cheering. Waving banners they'd made in a matter of seconds. Throwing confetti made of bits of torn up paper. Everything they could. Stork began to shake and sweat at the attention, going so far as to need Aerrow's help to stay upright.
Candice attempted to calm the crowd down.
"Now, now, folks. Can't you see you're making him nervous? Please calm down!" She said, waving the people down to a dull roar. "Stork, come on."
"Stork?" A voice sounded in the crowd. An older couple came trembling up to the stage.
"Stork, of the Storm Hawks?" Stork nodded, sweating profusely.
"Th-That's me, yes." The couple immediately tackled poor Stork in a hug.
"We haven't seen you since you were a little tyke." Stork blinked.
"Excuse me?"
"Why Stork... Don't you remember us?"
"No." Stork said bluntly. "I haven't been anywhere near Terra Merb in twenty years." Aerrow let out a confused sound.
"Twenty years? But that would make the last time you were here when you were four years old. We found you when you were twenty-three. Where did the extra years go?" He asked.
"To bad places I don't want to go." Stork replied. The couple latched on tighter.
"Oh, Stork, it's okay. It has been twenty whole years. You're all grown up now!"
"You folks never answered my question... excuse me?" Stork asked again, feeling a strange, sudden urge to breathe that he couldn't quite put his finger on.
"Honey, don't you recognize your own parents?" An awkward silence washed over the entire Terra.
Stork immediately fainted in was had turned out to be his own mother's arms.
End Chapter.
Really short one this time, folks! The next one will be longer, I swear. I swear! Really! I promise!