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Stork's Theory

Finn and Junko entered into the bunker smiling. They had done their job of distracting, and now it was Piper's turn to get her job done. Finn got off his skimmer and followed Junko to where Stork was steering the big wheel of the Condor.

"When do you think Piper will be back?" Finn broke the silence. "I mean, we have been out there distracting those Talons and don't you think she and Aerrow would be back by now?"

"Problems," Junko half stated, half asked. "They could have run into problems."

"Probably," Stork said, his mind somewhere else contemplating the dark future. "They're doomed."

"You have issues," Finn said and headed for his room. Nothing, but a nice cold shower would cool him- shooting at people in hot weather made him work a sweat.

Junko walked off towards the kitchen. His stomach was growling and waffles sounded good right now. Ignoring Stork's expression of disgust he gobbled down tons of the fluffy waffles.

"Those things could be infected," Stork remarked. "You should really look at what you eat before you eat it."

"If you want to check what you eat, then fine, but let me eat my waffles in peace," Junko said leaving the table and went to his room.

Stork looked after him and wished a disease on the Wallop. He turned his attention back to steering the huge ship and looked out the thick glass to a gray and cloudy sky. Doom, he thought. With this sky and with the delay of Piper then we are doomed. And don't forget those Talons; they aren't the nicest people on Atmosia.

He shuddered at the thought of Talons. Stork looked at the navigation system and did not like what he saw. Terra Cyclonia was getting close, they had run into the Cyclonian ship before they had gotten near it. If they had reached Terra Cyclonia the mission would have been harder and the doom would have been surer.

They were trailing the ship that Piper and Aerrow were on, just out of range. Cyclonis' ship was heading straight for the eerie planet, and soon the sky nights would face a decision. Would they follow their teammates into the atmosphere, and risk never getting out, or would they turn their tails and run?

Stork already knew the answer, as Finn and Junko outnumbered him. He chewed on his nails nervously, wishing that Aerrow and Piper would walk in and solve that problem.

To Stork hours seemed to pass at every minute. What was taking them so long? Hadn't Piper found Aerrow yet?

Why aren't they back yet? he moaned in his head.

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Finn got out of his shower and sat in a towel on his bed. Even though he was not the worrying sort, he was starting to become anxious. He still remembered the first time he had met the lost and confused Aerrow at that 'boot camp' and he remembered the promise they had made.

'Never leave a teammate behind,' he thought. We can't leave them, so what had happened?

He looked at the picture on his wall. Stork wasn't in them because he had insisted on being the one to take it. Aerrow and Piper were side to side and Finn was in the back making a funny face. Radarr was on Junko's huge shoulder, and they were all smiling. He sighed.

Finn got up and got dressed. After taking one last look at the picture (they all looked like one big happy family) and left his room. He ambled down the hall towards where Stork was standing nervously handling the steering wheel.

He snuck up behind the edgy Merb and said 'boo.' Stork jumped at least five feet into the air and landed on his butt. Finn cracked up laughing.

"You know that ain't funny," Stork hissed rubbing his sore butt. He heard Finn's laughter turn hysterical.

"Yes- it- is!" Finn gasped between laughs. "It's- hilarious!"

Stork lost his nervous, 'scaredy-cat' attitude and smacked the blond sharp-shooter with a book. That made him stop laughing.

"What the heck was that for?" Finn said, surprised by the Merb's sudden and serious action of self defense.

"I told you that wasn't funny," Stork stated, trying to suppress a grin. Without saying another word he turned his attention on the blackening sky. They had gotten here when it was day time, but now it was nearing night. And Stork wasn't the kind that liked the dark- it was full of shadows, strange noises, and creepy creatures. He shivered at the thought.

Finn rolled his blue eyes and went to the kitchen to find something to eat. After that battle his stomach was growling and he was about ready to eat a horse. Digging through the fridge he finally came upon some food that was worth the search. But he hesitated.

That was Piper's favorite thing to eat and if she found out that he had taken the very last piece he could end up with injuries. Finn shrugged his shoulders and taking a risk he grabbed the last slice of the apple pie.

Going back into the room where Stork was Finn quietly sat down at the table. There was no need to upset him anymore, but that reaction was so priceless. Where were Piper, Radarr, and Aerrow? How long did it actually take to rescue someone?

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Junko gobbled down his plate heaped of fluffy waffles and when it was gone he stared at the plate longingly. He grumbled something and then placed it on his wooden table by his bed. He lay down on the big bed.

He gazed up at the ceiling where his collection of 'glow in the dark' stars stared down at him. Junko liked them and they gave him the feeling of home where he didn't sleep under a roof.

But now that he found his friends, he didn't mind the stars on his ceiling. They were actually a gift from Piper because she found out about his home life.

He got up and left his room turning down the hallway towards where Finn and Stork were. Junko entered and saw a frazzled Stork and a grinning Finn.

"What's up?" Junko asked.

"We're doomed," Stork answered. "And I don't like the fact that Piper and Aerrow aren't back yet."

"Negativity is your best subject, ain't it?" Finn replied to Stork's remark on doom and despair. "Hey, Junko, what do you think happened to them?" He faced the big Wallop.

"Well, hopefully they're alive," was all Junko said. Junko didn't like the idea of thinking of the worst possible outcome and felt like it was his duty to be positive. He sat down on the table's bench opposite of Finn.

"I am so happy that you're not so negative," Finn commented, glaring at Stork. Junko looked at the two and shrugged.

"Being negative on my terra would certainly make you depressed," Junko said. "Stork can be negative if he wants too, but it won't get him anywhere."

Finn turned his head to him and frowned. "You're not supposed to encourage it," Finn pouted.

"Hey, Stork?" Junko asked.

"What?" Stork answered, slightly irritated.

"What's your input?" Junko replied ignoring the tone the Merb used. "Like what do you think happened to them?"

"My input?" Stork questioned. "I think we're doomed and so are Aerrow and Piper."

"Meaning?" Finn said, urging Stork on.

"My theory is that we are all going to die quickly," Stork said. "Or we are all going to die slowly and painfully. But either way we all die."

Finn made a face and Junko sat there pondering on the Merb's statement. Finn broke the gloomy silence. "I really hate it when you say that."

I know this chapter is short, but I wanted to fit some of Finn, Junko, and Stork into the story. I have been focusing on Aerrow and Piper, but don't worry the next chapter well be longer and about them.

Lately I have been thinking about making this into an Aerrow/Piper pairing, so if you want that to happen you have to review and tell me.