Hurray for late starts! We don't get snow days anymore. Thanks again for the reviews! Finally, a long chapter! This one should be pretty interesting. Alexis is kind of narrating and her inputs will look like this. The story's really getting started now. I would love it if you guys would put some unanswered questions, and I know there are a lot of them, into your reviews so I can make sure I'm answering all the questions. Well, I hope you enjoy the longest chapter of Finding Perfection so far!

Disclaimer: I don't own Storm Hawks, Nerd Corps does. Vanessa really owns most of the plot and Kezzywezzy25 owns some of it. I own my OCs.

Previously on Finding Perfection…

Alexis was able to face her demon of Ace and he disappeared, promising to pass on the message. Then, she meets a woman who tells her that winning back your life is impossible. She also learns of the Pond of the Living, where you can keep an eye on the living.

I looked into the Pond of the Living. "Show me Ace." I whispered. "Please show me Ace. Let his face comfort me. Let me know that he's okay…"

Ace was laying on his bed, tears in his eyes. Tears? Even I've never seen him cry.

"Oh, Alexis? Why did you leave me?" He asked.

Suddenly, my body appeared above him. …But…! I'm here! At the Pond of Life! How can I be there too?

"I didn't leave you. I would never leave you. Those people took me away from you. I love you, Ace." My body said.

That sounds familiar… It's what I told the anti-Ace! It's passing on my message!

"I'll go and avenge you…!" Ace began.

"No! That won't do any good. That won't bring me back. If anything, it will only make life worse for you." My body stopped, sadly, then continued quietly. "I don't know how I can last without you."

"I'll find a way to come get you! I'll save you!"

"Don't waste your life. Use my death as a lesson. You have to live you life to the fullest. Please. If you just let me do my thing, I can get back to you."

"How?"

"I just have to face my demons. It'll all be okay. Will you wait for me?"

Ace looked up at my body. The anti-Ace hadn't answered this part. Did this mean he wasn't going to answer? Was he not going to wait for me? Was it even worth the work to get my life back of Ace wasn't in it?

"Of course I will. I love you, Alexis." He said.

My body slowly faded away until it was completely gone. He loves me! He's really going to wait for me!

"Now… To stop the Raptors…" He said quietly.

No! Ace! I told you no revenge!

He stood and left the room.

I snapped back into the Land of the Deceased. "Ace! No revenge! You'll get yourself killed!" I sobbed. I didn't want to go back unless he was there. Not the Storm Hawks, not Master Cyclonis, him. I glanced around, hoping to see my anti-Aerrow. The sooner I faced my demons, the sooner I could get back and possibly stop Ace from ruining his life.

No such luck. The anti-Aerrow wasn't around, and I had a feeling it would be a while before he showed his face. I sighed and settled down to watch over Ace. At least I can keep tabs on him and know everything and maybe help him when I get back.

Ace walked into the hanger bay. His talons were preparing themselves and their rides for the attack. Good. "We'll be leaving in five minutes!" He yelled out to them. They all looked up at him briefly. Some nodded, some saluted, some just went back to their work, working faster than before. Ace walked to his skimmer and quickly checked it over. He was ready. The supplies had already been loaded. He still had a couple of minutes though.

These couple of minutes gave him way to much time to think. He occupied the time by critically watching the talons. He walked around, observing the,, giving comments like, "This needs to be tightened." or "How do you expect to fly with your fuel that low?"

Soon, everything was ready and the attack was about to launch. Ace got on his ride and glanced around at the talons behind him. They were ready. He pointed forward and they flew off. He followed them and made his way to the front, leading the charge.

It wouldn't be long now before they made it to Terra Bogaton and were able to carry out Master Cyclonis' orders. Then, he could get back to Cyclonia. Maybe Alexis would visit him again.

His ride shuddered slightly and he let up on the gas a little. He must've been going faster than he'd thought. Probably all the thinking. He needed to concentrate on the mission. What was he going to do once he got onto Bogaton. He would tell them that Master Cyclonis had a job for them. He would choose a couple of talons to enter with him. The rest would wait and hide, out of sight and away from the air defenses. Then, when he led them out into the open air, the entire fleet would attack. Their guard wouldn't be raised enough for them to do anything about it. It would be an easy victory.

He slowed and let half of the talons fly ahead of him. Then, once in the middle, he called, "Everyone listen!" The talons all fell silent, listening for orders from their commander. He smiled cruelly at the power he had. "I want you and you," he pointed to two of the highest ranked generals, "to enter Bogaton with me. We'll tell the raptors that Master Cyclonis has a job for them that she wants to explain herself. We'll lead them away from their defenses and to the nearby terra to the west, where the rest of the fleet will be hiding. Once they are near, we'll attack. They won't know what hit them."

The crowd of talons cheered as he flew ahead of them again. Only a little longer until he would be able to put his plan into action. Only a little longer until he'd be able to finally get revenge on them for hurting Alexis.

I pulled back and sighed. "I told him no revenge." I said.

"You told him no revenge on the Riders del Celio. Not the raptors." Anti-Ace appeared behind me.

"What?" I asked, slightly startled.

"You only told him not to seek revenge on the Riders del Celio. Being the Dark Ace, he doesn't contain his anger very well. He needs something to take it out on. Master Cyclonis wanted to take down the raptors for plotting against her. She asked him to attack them and he thought that it was his perfect chance to get revenge for you." He explained.

"Really… Thank you." I said, turning back to the Pond of the Living.

Bogaton was in sight. Ace smiled evilly and waved the fleet away. The two generals followed him. His radio came to life as Repton demanded, "What are you doing here, Dark Ace?"

"We're here to speak with you about some business issues. Disarm your cannons." Ace commanded.

"Very well, but make it quick." Repton hissed.

"We'll take as long as we please, raptor." Ace said. He flew straight to the palace without any trouble. As he entered, he heard the air cannons whirring as they were turned back on.

"What is it that you need?" Repton asked in his throne room. The other three idiots… Hoark, Spitz, and… Leugy surrounded him. There were also many guards.

"Master Cyclonis has a mission for the four of you. It will require none of your guards. Only you. You are to follow us to Cyclonia…"

"Wait. What is the mission?" Repton asked suspiciously.

"Master Cyclonis wishes to speak of it with you herself." Ace said.

"Very well. Hoark! Get our rides ready." Repton commanded.

"Yes, boss." The raptor said, walking clumsily away.

"Meet us outside when you are ready." Ace said. The talons and him walked outside and began to prepare their rides for the battle that was soon to come.

I turned my gaze to Repton. He was suspicious and their guards were up. They weren't going to be as easy to defeat as Ace thought. "Ace…" I whispered. How I wished I could go and help him! How I wished I could warn him! With his skimmer making those strange noises, he could very possibly die in this battle! "Ace. This 'simple' attack on the raptors could be your last if you aren't careful." I whispered, looking back at the scene unfolding before me.

Ace and the raptors were off the terra by now and Ace was leading them toward the terra where the talons were hiding. His skimmer jerked slightly and made a clinking noise for a few seconds. He inspected the wings and everything seemed fine. He shook it off and continued to lead the raptors to their doom.

Finally, the time had come. The time for them to face the consequences for their actions. They would learn today not to plot against Cyclonia and not to mess with anything valuable to Cyclonia. Anything valuable to him.

"It's been a nice time working with you, Repton, but Master Cyclonis wants us to cut off some loose ends." Ace taunted as the entire fleet of talons flew out. He pulled out his sword and laughed as the raptors looked around at all the talons.

"I expected this, Dark Ace, and I may warn you that we are prepared. Spitz, call for back-up!" Repton commanded. Ace flew toward the skinny raptor and pulled out his dual-bladed sword. He was hit from the side. Repton. He clutched the gash in his side for a second before regaining concentration. "You should know not to let a less-threatening foe take your attention, Dark Ace. You seem distracted. Why is that? Maybe because of your little girlfriend's brutal murder?" Repton grinned, showing all of his teeth.

Ace flew forward and swung his sword with a fatal blow. Repton was able to dodge. "If it wasn't for you, she might still be alive! You tortured her!" Ace yelled.

"Torture, yes, but for a good cause. She was the most powerful girl I'd ever seen! She just needed to be forced to use her powers. You Cyclonians should have harnessed her power when you had the chance!" Repton yelled.

Ace tried to land another blow, but Repton moved out of the way just in time. "I would have never used her like that! She's a human being, not some animal!"

"That's where you're wrong, Dark Ace. She wasn't a human. She was a Perfectionist. She deserved to be treated like an animal."

Ace raised his sword and shot at Repton. Repton pulled out of the way and flew at full speed toward Ace. Ace held out his sword, readying his attack. Repton pulled out his boomerang. Ace hit Repton's skimmer before he could do anything, doing a good deal of damage. Repton lost control for a split second before turning and coming at him again. Repton threw his boomerang and it narrowly missed Ace.

Ace turned and flew in the other direction, shooting behind him. He would draw Repton away from the battle, away from help. Then, he would finish him. Repton followed him, dodging the shots. He threw the boomerang again. It missed. Ace was about to turn around when his skimmer made a loud clink and began to lose altitude.

"No! No, no, no!" Ace yelled, frustrated. His skimmer was out of fuel. The very thing he'd criticized a talon about was something that he hadn't checked well enough. The fuel level. He heard Repton laugh and saw him turn as his skimmer fell toward the wastelands.

I watched in horror as Ace fell. "No! Please, no! Ace!" I cried. I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest. Tears dripped down my face. Why can't I be there to help him? Why can't I be there to save him? He needs help!

Suddenly, everything around me began to glow white. I looked around curiously.

Ace closed his eyes and accepted his fate as the wastelands came into view. "I'm coming to you, Alexis." He said. Suddenly, he saw a bright light through his eyelids. He opened his eyes to find his skimmer glowing white. "What is this?" He asked, taking his hands off the glowing controls. The skimmer slowed in its descent and began to slowly rise, as if an invisibly rope was pulling him up. Had he passed out? Was he dead? Was this all a dream?

He was above cloud line now and the glowing stopped. His skimmer was good as new. He flew back to the battle sight. The raptors were gone. "They retreated, sir." A talon reported.

"Good. They've learned their lesson. Let's get back to Cyclonia." Ace said. All the way back to Cyclonia, one thought lingered in his mind. Who saved me? What saved me?

Alexis?

I stared at the pond. What had just happened. First, everything here had started to glow, then Ace's skimmer had started to glow, then he floated above cloud line and his skimmer was good as new. The glowing stopped at the same time in both places. "Who cares." I said, standing, satisfied that Ace was safe. Whoever saved him… Thank you.

There you have it! Chapter four! I hope you liked it! Review please!

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