Chapter 6: Dusty's Feelings and Moon's Confession

Moon's POV:

Welcome back to the world of the living. I was in Blade's cockpit near his hoist as he flew back to Base, Dusty following. I smiled as I muttered under my breath, "Keep your hands and feet inside of the helicopter at all times. Emergency exits are here and there. Enjoy your flight."

"Were almost back," Blade response went through my head, oh great Dipper is going to kill me.

"Umm, Blade there was no problems at the base right?" I asked a little nervous. Dusty watching my every move since I got out of the hospital is not at all weird, I didn't need Dipper, Maru, or the Smokejumpers not doing their jobs!

"Not really, Dipper has been watching the news along with everyone else for you to get back and well," Blade told me, "Fires just started and Maru's been watching it for any news. The bomb was made pretty well for a plane or car."

"Specialist," I muttered, my only parent alive was a specialist and he hated me. I looked out one of the windows to see Nick flying by his partner. He smirked at me and did a loop. I swear that helicopter is going to get me kill one of these many days, I whispered to Nick, "Don't get yourself killed out there."

"I wouldn't dream of it," he smiled at me doing another loop, but when he was about to do another my glare must've stopped me, "I'm dead, so nothing's going to hurt me."

"Ha, Ha," I muttered and Blade checked on me. I stayed quiet enough that he looked away and was about to land, "Does Windlifter know that you, you know, follow Blade?"

"A bit," was Nick's reply, "I don't bother him anymore though, I started to haunt him first. Including when he tried to exercise me."

I laughed as we landed, Blade looked back at me as I wiped away tears, "You okay Moon?"

"Maybe!" As I tried to control my laughter, it came from bursting to gasping, "Boy, I got to love these new moments."

"Okay?" Blade comment made me realize he couldn't see him. So I chuckled to myself.

I whispered in my mind, "And sometimes they think we can speak mind to mind."

"I can hear you still," Nick's reply made me smile as I walked out, through him, "Hey that was not funny! Don't make me run you over with my rotors!"

"Story of your life Nick, you can't hurt me. You can scare me, but you can't hurt me," I mentally chuckled.

"Humph," was his grouchy reply. I turned to see Dipper speeding towards me, he shouted, "Great mother of-"

"Yo Dipper!" I shouted over Nick's cussing, "Did you miss me?"

"You're Alright!" she shouted nuzzling my arms in a sisterly fashion, "Your okay! Geez Moon, gave us all a heart attack when we found out about the bombing! We also heard that you were the only civilian hurt, Blade almost blew his gasset clean off. Maru had to call Skipper about this before Blade took off screaming threats!"

"That's sounds like the Blade I know," I commented, "I was supposed to stay at the hospital for one to two months but I got fully better in less than two days and recovered fully in three."

"Five days together," Dipper told me, I quirked an eyebrow at Blade, "Plus the two days you were in a coma."

"Welcome to the world I know and love today," I remarked, "Anyways, I heard you've been watching the news about the bombing, have they found the guy yet?"

"No," Dipper sounded disappointed, "Plus, when they do. They'll have to deal with a wrench throwing Maru, a saw or two from the smokejumpers, and few angry firefighters."

"Lovely," I replied, grimacing for the man, "We also have Skipper, Sparky, Dottie, Chug, and Mayday who threaten to destroy him, maybe you can do it both?"

"That would be interesting," Dipper winked at me and I laughed, Skipper was a navy plane and the one who saved me that night when the tornado hit. It's a long way to fly but I'm thankful.

"Your right, I'll sit back and enjoy the show," I replied smiling, "After what Dusty told Blade, I think we'll have all our problems solved."

"What did Dusty say?" she asked and I chuckled.

After my small little fit, I smiled, "Well, he said he would run them over and spray them with some mita vina mulch stuff. Rip there landing gear off, ect. Ect."

I waved my hand in the air for exaggeration, Dipper laughed, "REALLY?!"

"God, Dipper they went back and forth on good damn ways of torture that I don't wanna even remember, recite, or recall anymore," I exclaimed.

Dipper laughed as I grinned, "But I do want to know so I can beat them up with a wrench or a pistol, Blade will let me do the final blow you know."

"That I won't pass him with," Nick told me in the back of my mind, I glowered at him mentally as I smiled at Dipper as she shouted, "You nearly gave Blade a Engine attack!"

"Oops?" I whispered, wincing. Blade was becoming my new father figure because well….last time….it didn't go so well.

"Anyways," Dipper continued, "Blade was so angry and scared he literally flew at the red line to Propwash. Maru nearly clobbed him with a wrench to make him slow down!"

I sighed, as she laughed, "We been waiting for more news, I can't wait to find out who won at the race because Dusty wasn't there!"

"Dipper, can I go to bed?" I asked, "I need some shut eye."

"But you just got here!" she whined, "Fine, I'll go."

Dipper left and I closed the door, then sat on my bed facing Nick, "So how come I can see you now? You said you'll tell me at home, so spill."

"Fine," he muttered, "I don't know for sure, it could be a natural talent or me healing you. It was a try to heal you, a guess you can say. I'm pretty sure I was right, yet I didn't touch you. I only healed a small bit, not all of it."

"So wait, you are telling me I'm not supposed to be here, recovered as quick as I did?" I asked.

"Exactly," Nick turned his head towards me, "It's strange how much you healed in so little time. It's like your body healed itself, I just gave it a little push."

"Hmm," I muttered, then I heard a knock, "Come in!"

I opened the door and Blade rolled in, he looked at my new bedroom. I smiled, "Blade, how are you doing?"

"Better now that you are safe in this room," he told me, I gave him a glare, "Anyways I decided to ask you about one thing that passed my mind twice."

I heard a wheels shuffle as I sighed, "Let me guess, my past?"

"How did you know?" he asked, I sighed again.

"Most people don't talk about their past unless something bad happen to them," I took in a shaky breath, please don't break down. STAY Strong, "Like an accident, but for me. My past is hard, I don't like to repeat it often. So i'll say to you all, including propwash through the radio."

"You will?" he asked surprise.

"I've kept in to long, and what else will it do to me?" I told him with a brave nod. He smiled, "Let's do it."

Dusty's POV:

Blade came out with a smile which made us all stare at him in shock. Blade? SMILING?! That's something new, but then I saw Moon. She had her head down and was taking in small breaths. I rolled up to her while Blade wasn't looking, "You okay?"

"Yeah," she whispered, looking down.

I looked at her then at Blade, she went towards the hanger to where we watch CHoPs. She sat in front of the TV, we all circle around her. Maru, the smokejumpers, and Patch came down too, they all sat in front of Windlifter and Cabbie. Blade and I were on her right and left side.

We waited patiently for us all to be quiet. Then we waited for her to begin. I pressed my wing, giving support.

Moon's POV:

I waited for them to be quiet, I took another breath before beginning, "I need to tell you something, Blade persuaded me to tell. So i'll confess. I was born on a warm spring day in April 22nd, 1996. My mother was a young doctor and my father a good farmer and firefighter. I was brought up in Sunny Fields. When I was four years old, my father realized something. I don't remember what but he turned a gun on me. My mother screaming at me to run. So I did. One shot rang out, then I saw my mother's body fall to the ground. I just ran into the woods."

I heard Blade growl as everyone gasped, I continued, "Andy, a really close friend I have brought me to his family and they took care of me as a Petit. When I started School, I was always the nerd. The one that people bully to look cool, but Andy. He protected me. Save me from many difficult situations."

"Yet when I was four I found this cave, I returned to it to escape reality for a bit. Then I fell into the pool. Then I appeared here where, excuse me but, I nearly got killed twice, once by a twister and another by a freaking bomb, met new friends, and never want to go back unless for resources. The end."

I paused giving time for myself to breathe. I hate telling all my past, since I don't know I can't REMEMBER HALF OF IT! They looked at me with Pity? I never had Pity. Hatred yes, but Pity no.

"Kid," Blade started, "Who ever was your father, should never betrayed you or your mother. I promise to take care of you so you can be free."

"I second that," Dipper agreed.

"I second that also," Dusty nodded, his Propeller moving ever so slightly. That even I smiled. He was too cute to resist.

"Thanks guys," I spoke softly, "That means a lot."

Dusty's POV:

Life was back to normal, a fire here, a fire there. Moon's feelings grew back with time. She started to be free. She hated her past, and for a good cause too. Maybe it's time that I tell her a little secret of my own. Maybe.

I rolled up to her new hanger that Maru built for her when she told them she'll stay. It was old but she fixed it up, still keeping the design. She was next to Blade and Maru's hanger. Mine was beside Maru's and Dipper's across. The fixing room was next to Maru too. Storage was across from it including where the smokejumpers, Dipper, and Cabbie rest. Windlifter stays at the end of the runway with Patch to pull logs.

Her's though, was awesome. She painted a cloudless night on her top and her walls had a forest, ocean, and Propwash. Yep, Propwash. She calls it home too. She even did the air attack base!

"Dusty?" Moon asked when I knocked on her door, "What happened?"

"Can I come in?" I asked, when she opened the door silently I came in, "Thanks."

"Your welcome," Moon replied climbing back on her makeshift bed. She helps Maru now and makes the air attack base easier and livelier. Propwash still reaches us but when static was in the radio and we couldn't here what they told us.

Finally it broke one day, next thing we know Moon was on the roof of the tower. Maru yelling at her and everyone wondering if she'll be okay. Patch was literally pissed off at Maru because he tried to beg her to get Moon down.

Moon got the satellite fixed which she found out was that it was smoke clogged. She fixed it to better than new. Even protecting it from bugs, which got Blade to threaten that he'll ground her.

"So Moon," I started as I closed the door, boy this is gonna be tough, "Since I heard your story, do you think you'll like to hear mine."

"Dusty," she started with a sigh, then continued, "I know of a few things, you crashed twice. Once in the Pacific by doing the wings around the globe rally and also handling a fire when your gearbox failed. I also know you were a crop duster, turned racer, turned firefighter. I know your relationships with Ishani, El Chu, Skipper, Dottie, Chug, Blade, Maru, and more. Including your enemies, like Ripslinger, Ned, Zed, and Cad."

I stood shocked, she knew everything about me?! When and, "How?"

"Long story short," she rolled her eyes, "You are in two movies, one called Planes and the other Planes Fire and Rescue."

"So there were cameras?" I asked.

"Yes."

"You watched it?"

"Yes, I can quote lines from Planes."

"So you knew about Dipper stalking and Skipper's Past?"

"Yeah, Dipper is strange. I saw her watch you sleep."

"You saw me sleeping!?"

"Well, I can't help it! It's a movie for crying out loud!"

"There is such a thing called Fast forwarding!" I shouted out of surprise. She smiled, "It is a button on your remote or-"

"I watched from a movie theater!" she playfully swatted at me, I nudged her playfully and she fell on her butt laughing, "But yes, I did watch you sleep. Skippers past is sad, I seen how his comrades fell. Yet when it said and over, you got to be proud of them soldiers. My-My best friend, Shimmer was in the navy but changed to stunt planes."

"Cool!" I breathed, "So nothing before me being a crop duster you know of?"

"Nah, but Leadbottom is one old plane," she started to imitate him, "You got some mina mulch yeah, you got some mina mulch yeah!"

"Oh My Manufacture STOP!" I playfully laughed. She laughed too, "My parents well, my dad died in a tractor accident and my mom died before I was born. Leadbottom was my Godfather and raised me to be a crop duster. I never liked it and I guessed you know what happened next."

"Wings around the Globe rally, champion!" she cheered.

"And after that, I just raced around," I chuckled, "Do you want to see Auguin Canyon?"

"Well, Yeah!" she jumped onto my right wing, "Last time saw it, it was on fire. So?"

"Well, definitely not on fire now," I chuckled as she snickered. Blade lets her fly with me and Him. Just us two.

Moon's POV:

Dusty story was sad, he lost his parents like me. I only lost one, he lost both and had to live with Leadbottom. Silly plane.

I turned behind me, then I saw a figure. One lone figure that I knew all too well.

The one that cursed me.

The one that killed my mother.

My father.

"Holy Shit," I murmured before Dusty took off and he disappeared from my sight as we flew high. Then something in me snapped, and I felt like a second piece of me was back. I touched my head as memory after memory came back. My father shooting from his Hunting rifle at my mother. Me screaming, and the one thing that I could remember before was.

My hands back then glowed light blue.