Author's Note: well... I hope you all enjoy the story so far! Not much else to say. Please R&R!!
"You've met me before?" Kara questioned the queen, confused.
Queen Arra nodded. "Come, I will explain to you all in the Audience Chamber," she invited, turning towards a doorway, where the guards opened the doors for her and the Storm Hawks.
They all followed her in and sat down at the rectangular table.
"So… you've met Kara before, Your Highness?" Piper asked curiously.
Queen Arra nodded once more. "About three years ago. She was a mature eleven-year-old. At that time, I knew nothing regarding her being the chosen Guardian of the Atmos. Neither did she. After six months, I gave the order of taking the few memories of Terra Foresta, and leaving her on Terra Atmosia, where I knew she would be in good hands," she explained.
Kara stared into the wood of the table. "All I remember was waking up on Atmosia, and it was raining. My head hurt and suddenly this necklace appeared around my neck and it was glowing. I felt strength and warmth rush into me, and very soon I was discovered by a nice man named Alex. He took me to see the Sky Knights Council for help, and I was told I was Atmos' chosen guardian. I was tested by them by taking the Sky Knight's Acceptance Exam, and I passed. I had no clue how I did, but I just did. But, because of my age, they prevented me from being a Sky Knight until I was at least fourteen. So that's what I remember," she explained.
"During her six months here, she put herself through vigorous training because her dream was to become a Sky Knight," Arra said, " I swore to myself that I would return your memories to you the next time you returned to Foresta," she told Kara.
"You can do that?!" Finn gasped in wonder.
The queen snapped her slender fingers once, and a small hole next to her appeared, and a glass case was raised up. Inside the glass case was a shimmering ball of white light.
"What is that?!" Junko exclaimed.
"Flying mindworms!" Stork screamed.
"No!" Aerrow shouted, "I-It's… It's…"
"Kara's memories," Piper finished.
"But-But how?" Adrian questioned.
The queen smiled. "Using a memory crystal, which can hold the memories of a person. Only good for one use, and we had to do it."
"B-But why?" Kara choked.
"We needed to protect you from both the Cyclonians and Terra Vapos. Before I made an alliance with King Agar," the queen replied.
"You know King Agar?!" Finn gasped, "Then have you heard-"
"Yes," Arra interrupted, "I have heard of you, Finn. You are the great Domo of Vapos, as well as Foresta."
"Finn's the Domo of Foresta too?" Piper gasped.
"Yes, but fortunately, he doesn't have to do anything too dangerous, like getting eaten. He only needs to be a hero to the people," she explained, "However, Kara on the other hand, needs to perform a sacred ritual. But she'll need her memories back."
Arra removed the glass casing around the memory crystal and shot a bolt of energy at Kara, which hit her directly in the chest, knocking her out cold.
"Kara!" Adrian gasped, catching the falling girl in his arms.
"Do not be alarmed. She needs to be unconscious while her mind fills in the blank spaces of her memory," the queen told them, "She will awake when its time."
The Storm Hawks introduced themselves to her, and she called a servant/nursemaid to come in and take Kara to her room, and then she invited the rest of the squadron for dinner.
During dinner, the Storm Hawks decided now was the right time to ask about the prophecy.
"So… we– well , Kara, actually, found the prophecy you wrote about us in the clutches of a Cyclonian Commander. We read it, and found your name signed at the bottom," Aerrow explained," We all want to know what it means."
"I'm sorry, Aerrow, but I am not allowed to tell you, or anyone what that means," Queen Arra said sincerely, sipping lightly at her soup.
"Why not?" Finn asked.
"As a prophecy teller, I have sworn an oath not to reveal anything about a prophecy until it happens. Even if I wanted to tell you, I cannot. The oath I swore was magical, and so I would be prevented from telling anyone by the magic," she explained sadly.
"Is there anything you can tell us?" Junko asked.
The queen looked at them with dim, sad eyes. "I'm afraid not."
"So... how did you meet Kara?" Adrian questioned curiously.
"She was on her old Heliscooter, being chased by the Cyclonians and the Dark Ace. She was badly injured, and I ordered my guards to go ward them off. They did, luckily, and Kara crashed onto the terra. We soon found her and took care of her since that day," Queen Arra explained, "But no one expected that the reason that they were chasing her was because she was the Guardian of Atmos."
"But... how would Cyclonis and the Dark Ace know she was the one?" Piper implored.
Arra shrugged. "I don't know," she said.
Aerrow stood up. "Thank you for the meal. We'll go back to the Condor and-" he began.
"No!" the queen exclaimed, "You must stay the night. I insist! As both guests and Kara's friends, you must stay."
He bowed his head. "Thank you very much for your kindness," he said.
Arra smiled. "Now, my maids will show you to your rooms, and they will tend to you when you call."
Some maids led the Storm Hawks down a series of corridors until they arrived in one particular corridor with a bunch of doors.
"The first one on the far right is Lady Kara's, and you may choose any room you like. Now, I bid you all goodnight," a maid said, bowing before leaving.
"Okay… well… I guess we'll see each other in the morning," Piper announced.
"If we even survive the night…" Stork muttered.
Aerrow chose the room across from Kara's, Piper chose the room beside his, Junko chose the next one, Adrian chose the one beside Kara's, Finn chose the one beside his, and Stork chose the one beside Junko and across Finn… the one closest to the exit.
They washed up, and got into their beds, some sleeping, some aren't.
Around midnight, Kara's eyes opened, and she found herself in the old room she used to live in three years ago.
"Some things don't change," she mumbled, a hand on her forehead, "Ugh… my head. I guess that's what happens when you get memories returned to you after three years without them."
Suddenly, the door granting access into her room slightly opened, and Radarr scampered in, closing the door after him.
"Hey, Radarr," she greeted, "why are you still up so late?"
Radarr whimpered slightly, crawling onto her bed.
"Couldn't sleep, huh?" she asked, scratching the furry little creature under the chin, "Do you want to stay here with me? I'm sure Aerrow won't mind."
Radarr nodded, then curled up on the soft blue blankets, closing his big yellow eyes.
"Good night, Radarr," Kara whispered, closing her own eyes as sleep overtook her.
Well... I hope you liked it! and I hope I didn't make the Storm Hawks (not including Kara and Adrian) too OCC-ish... Once again, please R&R and I'll update as soon as I can.