Storm Hawks: The Guardians of the otherside

Chapter 5

Jenergy: *snoring*

Piper: She;s been working so hard at school and at home and on this and she still makes time to chat with her friends

Jenergy: *wakes up* what did you say about me?

Aerrow: nothing important

Jenergy: ah kk. Own with the story!! :D

Half a decade had now passed and the Storm Hawks, the Saber tribe and the Wolf tribe were still at war. Starling and Dove had reached the other side and joined in the fighting. Everyone except Aerrow had informed Starling and Dove about Piper.

It was just a normal recon mission for the Storm Hawks, Aerrow and the others were looking into a specific area where their Radar have signaled a pack of Wolves hanging out in the area they were now closing in. When they arrived, the area was as empty as a dessert. Dove was about to say something, when a howl was heard.

"It's an ambush!" Aerrow declared, "Everyone in their battle position!"

The wolves not only had them cornered, but had no where else to go. Sam was about to command is pack to kill everyone, when the sound of a yelp and something huge tumbling down was heard. It was the Saber tribe! Starling and Dove stood their in awed. They have never seen a Wolf that size before or a Saber. That's when Dove saw the midnight colored fur Saber and remembered that Stork had to them that it was Piper.

"That is…Piper?"

Piper heard the familiar voice and quickly looked and saw her friends. That's when she focused back at Sam and was in attack position now. She jumped onto his back; made sure her claws were deep into his back and kept biting and clawing at him. Finally Sam did a reverse body slam and bit Pipers upper left shoulder, causing her to yowl in pain, alerting her tribe, who were hiding in the shadows.

Karl tackled Sam head on, while Paul and Tsu-Tey had already taken care of the rest of the pack. The Wolves had now retreated and waited for Sam to return. After a while Sam ran off with his tail between his legs and disappeared into the forest.

~X~

The female Sabers have all had their cubs and once in a while the males would stay with the cubs while the females were helping Piper keeps the Wolves out of their territories. But today it was the males turn to do patrol with their leader, and they felt bad that she was injured yet again. The males gathered to their leader and apologized for her getting hurt.

"It's just a scratch guy. Stop blaming your selves" She smiled at them.

That was when Aerrow made eye contact with Piper and he saw the Carnelian eyes that he long missed.

"…Piper…?" he muttered under his breath.

Piper slowly limped up to him. The males mew to her, to tell her that they were heading back to their mates and cubs. She nodded and told them that she was going to just walk around for a while. Junko and Finn were on their Skimmers, watching from afar Aerrow and Piper looking at one another again.

"You're….alive?" was all he said.

Piper nodded and then started walking away, when she was cut off by him. He refused to move out of the way.

"What do you want?" she hissed at him.

"Why are you acting this way? Why are you acting like a animal?"

"I am an animal. You don't understand this land or how it becomes alive, after the sun sets. All you care about is defeating Cyclonis and returning to the other side of Atmos"

"So are you!"

"I am home! I am the leader of this tribe and I have responsibilities, just like you do! I have to protect my home and my family"

"Then show me. Show me the life of this place after dark and maybe then I will understand. At least try to communicate Piper!"

"…….Fine! I will meet you at the Condor at sundown, tonight"

With that Piper disappeared into the forest and went back to her tribe.

Starling and Dove went up to Aerrow and asked what they were talking about. So he told everyone everything once they were back on the Condor. Afterwards, everyone was wondering what Piper was talking about. Aerrow would maybe find out tonight, after the sun sets.

~X~

"YOU IMBECILES!" Cyclonis was in one of her famous moods, "You had them and you ran away with your tail between your legs literally!!!"

"Master Cyclonis, we were out maneuver by those overgrown felines! I have a plan and way to get rid of not only their leader but the tribe as well" Sam interrupted.

"This you tribes last chance Sam! Fail me again and meet your doom!" she threatened him

~X~

The sun was now gone and Piper was waiting for Aerrow to show himself. When he did Piper threw him on her back and ran deep into the forest and up the hills and onto part of the mountains. They stopped by the cave where her tribe lies and roared to let them know that she was home. The first ones out were the cubs. Aerrow assumed that they were hers and looked away. Then the others came out and wondered why the same men that gave her a scar on her chest and shoulder was doing at their home. Of course Paul was the first to speak his mind.

"Why did you bring that human with you, Piper!? He is the one who gave you the scar on your chest and shoulder!"

"He wishes to know why we are fighting for this land. So I will show him and hopefully he will see and understand our reason to fight"

With that, everyone understood and closed their trap. The mothers told her to be careful and then called in their cubs. The males went inside the cave and into their nest.

"Wait… those aren't your offspring?" he asked.

Piper looked up at him, "I haven't met my mate yet Aerrow", was all she said and they continued their way up.

~X~

When they arrived at their destination, Aerrow was in awed. The place was glowing in light blue and the land and area of where they could see from afar was breath taking. Piper then dropped Aerrow onto the ground and she went behind a tree. He stood up gently and went looking for her. Aerrow was walking around the tree, when he stopped dead in his tracks. She was morphing into her human form again. Piper had jeans and a sports bra on like the other females had on the first time they had met them. When she walked out and saw him staring at her, she blushed and made him sit on the blue glowing grass by the pond.

"Can you stay human forever?" he asked.

"I can but my other side will need to come out when it wants to. It's who I am now Aerrow"

Piper then pulled him up to his feet and showed him the entire area. From the grand view of the valley, to the giant crystal was glowing, telling him that the human population lives there and once In a while the Wolves have tried to attack but they would always stop them and Cyclonis from getting near them. Aerrow then understood that what Piper was doing was pretty much what they use to do back on their side of Atmos. When they did return to where they were sitting before, Aerrow asked Piper when the Sabers did know, when they found their mate.

"I asked Karl that once. He told me that it was an immediate bond and connection"

"Sounds like our friendship" was all he said before complete silence came.

After a while, Piper couldn't hold onto the urges she had anymore. She got up and started to leave, when a familiar hand held hers. She turned towards him to tell him to let go of her hand, when all she did is widened her eyes. He passionately kissed her.