"Alright Kira, here's the room." Aerrow said after stopping outside a bedroom. Inside was two bunk beds and shelves and crates of the weird colored rocks. There was a little desk with colored powders, strange instuments and the weird rock. "Until we find you a room, you'll have to share with Piper."

"Oh, that's okay." I said cheerfully. "Piper and I'll have a lot of fun together." It was a little while after the Storm Hawks voted me as a new member of their 'family'. Piper and I automatically got along. I suppose it was from her having another girl to talk to. Finn and Junko on the other hand liked to pull a couple of pranks with me on Radaar. It was fun, and we even considered ourselves the 'prankster trio.' Aerrow was being nice to me...almost like a big brother, and Radaar...I think he only liked me for the chin scratching I gave him becasue I hadn't seen him since then. Now Stork was a different story. I wasn't sure if he was scared of me or just didn't like me. He was always moving somewhere if I was near. If I went to grab something near him, he flinched. I could understand him being nervous around me, I mean, I was a stranger, but this was ridiculous!

"Hey, Aerrow?" I asked, as we walked back towards the main part of the Condor.

"Yeah, what is it?" he asked in that brotherly way.

"I was thinking...you know...about Stork." I said softly. "What does he think of me? Does he hate me?"

"Oh, so that's what's been bothering you."

"Was it obvious?"

"Sort of. Piper picked up on it pretty quick." I gave a heavy sigh and let my shoulders droop.

"Hey, don't worry about it." Aerrow said with a chuckle as he put his hand on my shoulder. "Look, Stork is a little...well...paranoid. He's still just a bit weary around you. Give him some time." I nodded my head.

"Okay, thanks Aerrow." Once we got back to the mainroom, we felt the whole airship shake.

"Um, Aerrow..." Stork said from behind the wheel. "We've got a few Cyclonians shooting at us!"

"Right." Aerrow said with a commanding voice. He strode over to the controls.

Cyclonians circled around the Condor, the shots firing at random.

"What do we do?" Finn started to chant as he ran around. Stork started to flinch everytime Finn passed him. Aerrow stood by the window as the chaos outside ensued.

"Stork." he said suddenly. "Take us down there!" Aerrow was pointing at a dark canyon. It gave off a feeling of forboding that made Kira shiver inwardly.

"But that's the Black Gorge." Stork pointed out. His gaze nervoucly darted from the Cyclonians, to the Black Gorge and back. "Going into the Black Gorge could be...gulps...chatastrophic."

"Stork, we have no choice. Besides, a quick short cut couldn't hurt." Stork heaved a heavy sigh just as the Condor gave another dangerous shake.

"Fine."

The great airship lurched towards the right as the green merb made a sharp turn. Everyone fell to the other side of the Condor. Poor Kira was stuck under Finn and Junko. Her heart was beating so fast as the adrenaline pumped through her vains.

The heart monitor started to beep eratically as the girl's heartbeat picked up. Doctors and nurses poured in moving frantically to the tune of the heart monitor.

"Her adrenaline levels are skyrocketing!" one nurse said.

"Her blood pressure is way too high!" said another.

"People, please!" the head doctor called over all the chaos. "I don't want to lose this girl! Let's --" He was cut off bu a long ear-splitting scream.
Kira Lockhart's face looked peaceful and serene save her mouth opened in a loud shriek. As everyone had their hands over their ears, no one heard the heart monitor play on long note.

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

Kira's mouth closed, and her screaming ceased. Her heartbeat had started up again and began to slow to ints normal pace. What the hell was going on in her head?