Storm Hawks- Yin vs. Yang

Chapter 8

Chosen Princess

(Finn's P.O.V)

We all watched helplessly as Aerrow and Cyclone jumped from the skimmer, gripping onto each other for dear life. Cyclone screamed in fear, then she screamed in agony, but she hadn't hit the ground yet. Suddenly light engulfed us all and we had to shield our eyes.

When we opened our eyes, they were gone!

"Aerrow!! Cyclone!!" I called but Piper signalled us to go on board the Condor. I followed her orders and we landed, then Stork drove us away, trying to lead the Cyclonians away from where Aerrow and Cyclone had fallen. Radarr and Fi-Fi had seen the entire thing and were crying their hearts out. Radarr was comforting his female friend.

If they had died, they were in a better place now, weren't they? And what was that light all about? And Cyclone screaming in pain? Once we had led the Cyclonians far away they gave up and returned to Cyclonia.

Piper suddenly slammed a book on the table then flipped through the pages madly.

"Do you look for the answer to everything in a book?!" I asked her, rather annoyed that we weren't going out there to look for Aerrow and Cyclone, who could be in their dying moments at this very time.

Piper gave me a glare and read aloud, "According to this, princesses or princes of Terra Tankus go through a stage that gives them unbelievable power. It's called the choosing time. An heir to the throne starts this with a burst of light through the forehead and then they gain the Terra Tankus logo on their forehead. That mark gives them their new power, and they wear that mark till they die or until they step down."

"So that means… Cyclone is next in line for the throne, not Cyclonis? Weird, Cyclonis is older though! How does that work? I thought it was related to age." said Junko.

"It also works through fate, destiny chose Cyclone to be the queen for a reason, which I bet had something to do with the battle at Terra Tankus, and Master Cyclonis fusing with her sister. It must of chose her because the other heir would turn evil, yet she stayed pure. That must be why!" said Piper.

(Aerrow's P.O.V)

I woke in a dark place I didn't recognise. I sat up and saw it was a cave. I looked around, no one was there. I then looked t the exit to see a girl, with long purple hair, blue rolled up shorts, bare feet and a red top. She was kneeling over what looked like a berry bush. I slowly got up and walked over to her.

(Cyclone's P.O.V)

"What's that you're picking?" asked a familiar voice. I giggled.

"See for yourself." I answered. I heard the voice giggle and join me on the floor, looking at the neat pile of berries I had made. I turned to look at the emerald, loving, caring eyes that had their gaze focused on me. I smiled at him, and he smiled back at me, then frowned.

I raised a brow and asked, "What?"

"Remember what happened when we fell? You started screaming in pain and light burst from your forehead. It knocked us both out as we fell. At least I think it knocked both of us out. I woke up in that cave so did you get knocked out or not?" he asked me.

I frowned and sighed, saying, "No, I wasn't knocked out. We fell onto some sort of squishy plant that saved us both. I managed to drag you over to this cave for shelter."

"Then what's this?" asked Aerrow as he pointed a finger at my forehead. I raised a brow, really confused.

"What's what?" I asked him. Aerrow stood and extended his hand towards me, which I accepted. He still had hold of my hand and led me through the bush. We came to a river. Aerrow pointed to the river and I walked slowly towards it, Aerrow not far behind me. I knelt down to look at my reflection and pulled my hair in front of my face, out of the way. I gasped as I saw the bird marking on my forehead. I recognised it, I had seen it on my father's forehead in one of my memories. My mother also had that mark too. It marked the heir to the throne of Terra Tankus.

Aerrow knelt beside me and wrapped her arms around my shoulders, his head next to mine, as we stared at our reflection for what seemed hours.

Then suddenly our reflections rippled and a scene appeared in the water. We knelt closer to the water to see what it was.

Suddenly I felt myself falling towards the water, and so was Aerrow. His grip on me tightened and we fell into the water, but instead of feeling wet, we were falling in the sky!!

Aerrow looked at me, and I looked at him. What the heck was going on? We started hovering till we landed gently on the ground. We were in what looked like a jail cell. It was dark, but I could just make out some people standing in the distance of the cell.

I gasped as I recognised them. It was Piper, Finn, Junko, Stork, Fi-Fi and Radarr. Aerrow seemed to have realised this too and ran to them, pulling me behind him.

"Guys! What happened? How did you get here?" he asked them but they didn't respond, in fact, they looked like they were far off somewhere.

Aerrow was about to hold one of them to get them to listen to him when I stopped him. He looked at me and I shook my head,

"Aerrow, I know how much you want answers, but I don't think they can see or hear us. We don't exist in this time, at least, not in this form." I said to him. He sighed, accepting that I was right. The door opened to reveal Cyclonis. I motioned for Aerrow to follow me as we walked through the metal bars, which crept Aerrow out a bit.

We walked through the walls until we came to a room where I gasped, stopping in my tracks. I saw Aerrow lying on the ground, covered in blood and not moving. And nearby, I saw me, lying on the ground but my head had smashed into a window or some form of glass wall, broken it and now my head was hanging over the edge of the glass, blood covering all over me. I looked at Aerrow, and he looked terrified.

Suddenly everything went white and we were greeted by someone with dark purple, long hair that went to her feet. She was wearing a light blue dress that went past her toes. She seemed to hover in mid air. Her eyes slowly opened to amethyst eyes. I gasped, recognising her. I slowly walked away from Aerrow, closer to the person.

"Mother?" I asked. Aerrow gasped and ran over to join me because he was really freaked and didn't want to be left by himself.

"Yes, my dear daughter. What you saw just then was the future. I wish to change that, and I wish to help you save your sister. My dear, your name is not really Cyclonisius, It's Mirabella. And Cyclonis' real name is Zayna. They both mean incredible beauty. If you ever need me, be sure to think of me, and I will be there. Good luck, Mirabella." she said to me, slowly fading away. Aerrow was holding me protectively as we started falling from the sky again, then into the river we were once in, getting completely soaked. Aerrow got out, then grabbed my hands, pulling me out as well. I started shivering and Aerrow wrapped his wet arms around me to try to warm me up. We got up and started walking back to the cave.

Once we got there, we saw the Condor over the little cliff that made the cave. Aerrow suddenly started waving his hands madly, trying to catch their attention. But it seemed to be failing. I frowned and raised a hand. It started glowing. Aerrow looked at me in shock. A beam of yellow burst from my hand, hitting the Condor, engulfing the mirror in light.

"What are you doing? Are you attacking them?" asked a frightened Aerrow. I shook my head.

"No, I'm producing a beam of light to catch their attention. Don't worry, it's harmless. It's like a beam of light from the sun." I said t him reassuringly. The Condor then started pulling in and Piper looked out of the window, she turned around saying something, then the hatch opened and Finn, Junko, Stork, Radarr, Fi-Fi and Piper ran out, cheering in delight at having found us safe and unharmed. We walked over to them, then Finn frowned, raising a brow.

"Why are you two soaking wet?" he asked. I looked at Aerrow, who grinned.

"You wouldn't believe us if we told you." I answered. Finn was even more confused.

"So Cyclone, how did you like being alone with Aerrow, huh?" asked Piper, wanting all the details.

"First of all Piper, I found out my name isn't even Cyclonisius, it's Mirabella. And Cyclonis' real name is Zayna. They both mean beauty. Second of all, we didn' even spend much time talking, we were shown the future from the spirit of my mother. She explained it and she wants to help us stop that future from ever coming around. Don't believe me? Ask Aerrow, he'll tell you exactly the same thing." I aid to her. Piper then went and asked Aerrow, he said the exact same thing.

Junko walked over to me and said, "So, you've been chosen to become queen of Terra Tankus, huh? Cool! I love princesses. They're so beautiful. Are you going to make us all nobles or some sort of royalty?" I giggled.

"Maybe, if you guys want to. But first I have to restore my kingdom and restore my people. I also have to restore Terra Tankus, remember? It was destroyed by Cyclonia." I said to him. He nodded, remembering.

Me? The chosen princess of Terra Tankus? Why me? Why now? Why was I chosen when I was gong to die?