OKAY. I know this is on hiatus (I mean, duh, I am the author), but since I am in a nice mood, I have finished one chapter and am giving it to you. Why am I in a nice mood? Well, it's mah birfday today! That's for Australian EST of course. Heeee. But I am also pissed because my family wants to move. I need cheering up. Particularly from strangers on the Internet. I really love reviews. Really. Appreciate them :D

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Disclaimer: Who said I owned Storm Hawks? What? I do not.


Candlelit Condor

Chapter 4 - Fridge and Bridge Failure

The Condor was silent. That is, until a yell of utter shock rang out and caused everyone to jump.

"OH NO! THE FRIDGE! IT'S...IT'S...BROKEN!"

"JUNKO! I'M COMING BUDDY, HOLD ON!" Finn came dashing down the corridor to the kitchen as fast as he could, half tripping and half sliding past the door he wanted.

The door opened up for him as he clawed his way urgently through it.

Junko was staring at the now dead appliance, mouth agape.

"What's wrong with the fridge! What's...Junko? Junkooo?" Junko couldn't speak; he couldn't believe that all that food was going to go to waste if they didn't save it.

"No. Why? No, no, no...NO," Junko felt Finn's hand on his shoulder, it making no difference. It was so small compared to his Wallop sized shoulder; it was like he could hardly feel it.

Finn kept muttering "No," joining Junko in staring at the unclosed fridge.

He left Junko and ran to the entrance of the room, grabbing the metal frame of the door. He called out in unbelievable distress, his panicky voice nearly echoing.

"STORK! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY: WE HAVE A MAN DOWN! Uh...APPLIANCE! HELP!"

Stork was having his own panic attack. The Condor began to shut down, all the gauges he was surrounded with at the helm falling to the point where he only hoped they would never reach.

"Oh doom, something evil is at work here," He sprang into action, announcing as he did, "HOLD ON BABY, STORK'LL SAVE YOU!" and bounded out into the corridor that led to the engine room.

Stork rounded the corner at high speed (as fast as Stork could go, anyway), hating how the Condor always had it the worst.

CRASH. Right into Junko and Finn.

Thud, thud, thud as they dropped. Thud, thud, thudthudthudthudthud.

Stork scrambled to his feet and looked at the disaster that covered the floor, "WHAT...is THIS?" his hands flailing in gesture at the contents of the fridge now...well, not in the fridge.

"The fridge bailed on us!" 'Reasoned' Finn.

Junko started to freak out. "We had to save the food!"

The two looked at each other. "HELP US STORK!" They gathered everything in their arms.

"You could start by putting it all back in the fridge," Stork told them, his right eye, of course, twitching.

Confusion set in for the pair, "But, we just like, took it out, and now we have to put it back?"

"YES, Finn, put it back in there. It won't be any better anywhere else! DUH," answered Stork, ushering him and Junko back down the dark crimson-lit hall, "now, I'm needed elsewhere. Like someplace where I can save the Condor."

-x-X-x-

"Piper, did ya hear that?" asked Aerrow, tapping Piper's shoulder.

"Yes."

Trying to lighten the mood (and make it less awkward), Aerrow asks something else, "Do you think they'll manage for five minutes?"

She doesn't answer, just keeps moving.

"Piper?" A little worry.

"Hey..." a sly little smile dawns on his face, worry forgotten, "Giggles?"

She whips around to Aerrow, "What did I tell you about that?" Piper stalks up to him.

"Oooooookay, now you're peeved," he backs away a step, "I kid Piper, I kid! Don't hurt me."

Crossing her arms, Piper continues to act annoyed, "So, now you're afraid of me? Come on Aerrow. Sky Knight."

"Whahey," he lowers his tone, narrows his eyes, buffing himself to his full size, "Watch what you say, there P."

Staring contest. No, squinting contest.

He winks at her, she cracks. Cracks up laughing, smiles right at him, and leaves her place to keep going to their destination.

She also giggles. "Kay, that was cute, Aerrow, but we have to stop messing around! The others almost certainly will get themselves into some trouble if we don't hurry up, not to mention Radarr hasn't been seen or heard from lately," waving her right hand up and side to side.

Aerrow raises his eyebrow, "Cute, eh? Heh, never would've thought P, and what was with that hand thing then?" questioning as he jogs around the vacant space to her left; grabbing her hand and pulling her across himself as he twists, to almost (almost) fling her to his right.

Piper makes a squeaky noise, which makes Aerrow chuckle.

"WHY did you DO that? And just cause you can't call me Giggles doesn't mean you can start calling me 'P'," Piper starts to drag Aerrow, hand in hand, complaining along the way.

"Hey, no need for the force there, plus, P is...how you say cute," grinning because he's cornered her.

Piper lets go of his hand. "You're acting weird. Did you hit your head?"

"No. Why are you avoiding what I'm saying?"

"I'm not! Oh hey, look, we finally made it to my room!" she changes the subject, which feels like the millionth time tonight.

Aerrow blocks the entrance shaking his finger at Piper, "Stop avoiding it! What's the matter Piper?"

"Don't point at me," shoving his hand away, grabbing his shoulders and pushing him to the door, "You're pushing it Aerrow, don't make me hurt you-woah!"

Clang. "Oww, why did you hurt me?"

"I didn't! The door...opened! Stupid door," Piper mumbled into Aerrow's chest, sprawled over him.

"Hey...does this make us even?"

-x-X-x-

"Finn, did ya hear that?" Junko asked Finn, nudging him with his elbow.

Finn shoves some things into the dead fridge, not looking at Junko, "That 'clang' and Aerrow whining? Yeah,"

"They can't go five minutes alone!" Junko snorts, "Ooh!"

"Too true, buddy," Finn knows all about Piper and Aerrow.


Heh, I like this one more than the last one. And possibly the one before that.

I would like to point out that I am available as a Beta now. A very picky one. Check my profile out if you wish.

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-forgetspecifics (the nearly a year older from last year one...duh :P)