Author's Note: Hey, everybody! I'm back! After so long! (Hey, no groaning. That's not very nice. Yes, I mean you! I'm glaring right at you!) Well, my funny story of the week is returning with the next chapter, and the pairing is…(wait, just look at the chapter title!) Suzy Lu x Dark Ace!

A few people have expressed concerns over the pairings, mainly Aerrow and Cyclonis. Yes, this is not an Aerrow/Piper story. It's also probably not going to be an Aerrow/Cyclonis story. This is a funny story, so there will probably be a bit less romance than I usually write. However, Cyclonis is my favorite character, and if you want to see that romance, just tell me! I'm happy to change it up a bit!

Thank you to Pascy, Rita, Helliexx, The-Welsh-Random-Boy, and LoveEvilYami for reviewing. You're awesome!

Disclaimer: don't own anything!


Dark Ace was not in a particularly good mood.

First of all, he didn't like the idea of 'Friendship Week' at all in the first place. It really just creeped him out. He was evil; he was not friends with anyone! Couldn't they tell? But no, little miss teen in puberty Lark had decided on a whim that she was lonely. Seriously? Now all the Cyclonians were suffering.

Then, it was cold here. His own precious skimmer was sitting in the visitor's garage, which was specially heated so they didn't freeze. However, he was not allowed to be sitting in the visitor's garage, so he was freezing out here on a loaner skimmer that didn't even have wings. It upset him.

Dark Ace watched the Blizzarian 'squaddies' tumble up and down, around and around over that crazy ice obstacle course that they had set up outside of town. Every three seconds or so, one would crash, then get up grinning like crazy, while his friends screamed something along the lines of, "Rock on!"

One part of him looked down on them for their insanity. Another part of him, the more daredevil side of him, was dying to try out the track. It looked like a challenge, and he loved challenges. It wasn't for nothing that he was considered the best pilot in the Atmos (mostly by himself, although everyone did fear and respect his skills).

"You gonna join us, or just sit around all day, Eh?" He turned towards the female Blizzarian who spoke, only to be met with a loud "POP!"

Another thing to add to the list of things that drove him crazy: his host had an obsession with pink bubble gum. He didn't like pink, or the nonstop "POP's." Actually, now that he thought about it, he didn't like anything at all here.

The Dark Ace was in a bad mood.

"Don't botha, Suzy-Lu," one of her squad members said morosely. "He don't undastand the rock. He ain't up for the challenge, eh?"

The Dark Ace glared. Of course he was up for the challenge!

He raced forward. Ice was far more slippery than rock, so he was able to reach higher speeds than he was used to on the ground. He aimed for one of the jumps, and soared over in the air. However, he wasn't expecting the impact when the skimmer back on the hard, well-packed snow. As the skimmer landed, he flew off.

Oops.

Acting on instinct, he decided to turn his mistake into another trick. He flipped forward several times, allowing his momentum and twisting movements to draw him closer to his still-moving skimmer. Finally, he whipped out his glider wings, soaring down to land on his seat. He skidded to a halt in front of the Absolute Zeroes, spraying them with snow.

Suzy-Lu's bubble popped on her face, covering her entire snout with the pink, sticky substance.

"Rock on, dude!" one of the squad members called out.

"Think you can teach us some tricks, eh?" Suzy-Lu asked wonderingly.

Dark Ace smiled. The adrenaline from performing those crazy tricks made him feel young again, not that he wasn't still quite young. It woke him up, and he found his cheeks were flushed and warm. He wasn't shivering anymore.

"Sure, if you'll teach me a few tricks…"

After all, he had promised his Master he would learn their fighting style.


Hehehe…I bet it will take her hours to get the gum out of her fur…

Again, sorry it took so long to update. I think the way I'm going to do this is each pairing will appear more than once, so this isn't all the Suzy-Lu/Dark Ace that you will see. Next up, Finn/Ravess. Actually, it should be up tonight! So yay for you!