Storm Hawks- Yin vs. Yang

Chapter 12

Cyclonian Rampage part 2

(Mirabella's P.O.V)

The alarms started ringing. I was running for my life and my lungs were burning for air as the Cyclonian guards were chasing after us. My disguise had been foiled and now the guards were chasing us in the opposite direction that we were supposed to be going in. If we wanted to get the special item of our mission we needed to head the other way!

I looked at Aerrow, he looked tired and rather annoyed at being chased in the other direction. Suddenly we ran into a room with none other than Dark Ace and Master Cyclonis. They had their weapons out and were ready to fight us. Aerrow and I looked at each other. The others were being a distraction on the other side of Cyclonia. We seriously needed to swap sides.

Aerrow was puffing and looked exhausted. I was puffing and felt dizzy, but not weak. I growled and felt power growing in the veins. That power removed my dizziness. I started glowing white. I opened my eyes and they started glowing as well. I held a hand forward and fired a shot of white light at them. Everything ended up glowing a bright white, blinding everyone but me. I grabbed Aerrow's wrist and ran the opposite direction. We had just exited the hall way and gone around the corner when the light faded allowing Cyclonis and Ace to see. Aerrow and I ran down the corridor. Because of me using my power my hair had now grown to it's normal length.

Aerrow and I turned a corner and ran into a talon guard. Aerrow pulled out his weapon, ready to fight the talon but I smiled and walked over to the talon.

"Hey Starling!" I said in a cheerful voice. She removed her mask and motioned for us to follow her. She pointed for us to go in the wrong direction. I shook my head.

"We need to go that way to take back a special item. You'll find out what that item is, follow us!" I said to her. She smiled and followed us as we ran to the corridor that was separating us and that special item.

We started running to the door when Cyclonis and Ace appeared. I gasped and skidded to a halt.

Cyclonis chuckled and fired a shot at me. I gasped and tried to dodge but it hit me, sending me flying into the wall. I grunted as the pain shot through my back. I got up and saw Starling had tackled Cyclonis and Aerrow was taking on Dark Ace. I took this as my chance and rushed past them into the room that had my long awaited treasure in it. I opened the doors and rushed up the stairs that were in the room. When I reached the top I sighed in relief that it was still there. I lifted the lid and stashed them into my bag, then rushed out of the room, but tripped on one of the stair and fell down the rest of the stairs.

When I landed, my head hurt beyond belief. When I got back on the Condor I was gonna need an ice pack. I crawled off of the floor and heaved the bag over my shoulder. I started running out of the room and saw everyone was holding their own. I rushed past them and whistled, getting their attention.

Cyclonis saw me and zapped me with her staff. I screamed as the blast hit me in the back of the head. I went flying forward and bashed my face into the wall. I fell to the ground, pain engulfing my head. I grabbed my hands with my head and groaned in pain. Starling was trying to block off any zaps Cyclonis aimed at me.

"Bella!!" yelled Aerrow. He must have been so worried about me. I slowly got off of the ground and hoisted the bag back over my shoulder. Starling and Aerrow smirked at their enemies then ran off, me leading them.

I was dizzy by my sudden knock to the head. I wasn't running in a straight line either.

Suddenly we caught up to Radarr, Fi-Fi, Piper, Finn and Junko. They had managed to outrun the Talons and now were in the waiting lace, waiting for us. When they saw us, they waved to us, smiling and cheering. That all stopped when they saw the way I was running. Piper got worried and ran over to me. She took the bag from me and handed it to Aerrow. Piper put her hands on my shoulders and got me to face her.

I suddenly collapsed on her shoulders. My feet just gave way, I didn't fall unconscious. Piper looked at Junko and he picked me up cause he was the strongest. Aerrow looked worried. I hated worrying him like this. My head was just so dizzy I couldn't concentrate. Starling then gasped as she heard footsteps. Everyone turned to see Cyclonis and Ace. Starling and Aerrow got ready to fight again. I watched helplessly as the boy I loved fought the man I thought was my friend. Junko placed me gently on the floor while he hovered over me to protect me.

Suddenly I saw someone. He had short dark purple hair and he looked like he'd been beat up a bit. I gasped, recognising him immediately. I got up, ignoring Junko yelling at me to stay down. I ran through the battle field of lasers and ran straight to him. The battle stopped and everyone turned to see what I was doing. The man seemed rather confused too, but the moment he saw my eyes he recognised me.

"Raymus!!" I yelled rushing over to him.

"Bella!!" he yelled and the moment I reached his, he picked me up in a hug and twirled me around for a bit. He placed me down and put his hands on my cheeks. Tear were welling up in his eyes.

"Where have you been?! I was so worried!! I came home from business and found my home destroyed! After I found out what happened I've been searching for you for so long. Where's your sister?!" he asked me.

I pointed at Cyclonis. Raymus turned to look at her, then gasped, stepping in front of me, protecting me from her.

"Zayna, what happened to you?! You used to b so cheerful and loving. Now you've become master Cyclonis herself! That's as low as anyone can go!! Shame on you! You have no right to call yourself a princess of Terra Tankus!!" he yelled at her. I grabbed his arm.

"No Raymus. The former Master Cyclonis fused with her, she didn't have a choice!! She's under a trance!! Don't blame her!!" I yelled to him. Raymus nodded, realising I was right.

He put his arm around me protectively. I wriggled out and grabbed his wrist, pulling him over to my friends. The moment I reached my friends Cyclonis fired at me and got me in the back. Raymus grabbed me before I was sent spiralling forward and lowered me to the ground so he could check over my wounds.

Suddenly I heard Aerrow cry out in pain. I twirled my head around and saw Aerrow was on the ground and Dark Ace was getting ready to kill him. I passed the bag over to Raymus and rushed into the battle field. I glowed red and fired a shot of red light at Ace. It hit him and he screamed in agony. I rushed over to Aerrow and helped him stand when suddenly A shot hit me, stopping me from moving. I collapsed in a useless heap. Aerrow was now on his knees trying to get me to move.

"It's no use Aerrow, she can't move. I used a paralyzer crystal on her. No matter how hard she tries to move, she won't be able to budge an inch." said Cyclonis. I grunted, focussing my power. I found a new energy and my body started glowing a dark aura. Suddenly I could move but something was wrong. I stood and turned to face Cyclonis. She looked terrified at my suddenly being able to move. I felt unbelievable anger and fury. I held a hand out at Cyclonis and she backed away.

I fired a shot of black light that had a dark aura circling around it. It was evil this power I'd found was the evil side to this power. I knew there had to be a catch to this amount of power, and that was a dark side to it.

Cyclonis was hit by the blast and flew into the wall. I heard Ace stand and get his sword ready. I turned to face him and he lowered his sword, attempting to strike me head on. The moment it was about to make contact with my head it stopped. Ace looked confused and looked at me, then his sword, then back at me again. I smirked evilly. He gasped and backed away, dropping his sword. I fired a shot at him and he went flying into the wall. I turned to look at Raymus, Aerrow, Starling and the others.

"Go!!" I yelled. They didn't need to be told twice and we started running towards the exit. I heard Cyclonis and Ace starting to get back up. Suddenly we ran into Snip and Ravess!! I growled and felt fury take over me. I swooped forward, becoming one with the darkness around me, becoming one with the dark aura and I flew towards them. They gasped and ran the other way. I stopped chasing them after they turned the corner. I made myself human like again and turned to face the others. They was amazed.

We started running down the hall way, trying to catch up with Stork and the Condor. Once we found the exit we saw the Condor there, and Stork was no where to be seen. I closed my eyes and tried to piece together why Stork wasn't there. I gasped and stopped running.

"Go!! Get on the Condor!! I'm going to get Stork back!! We can't take off without him!!" I yelled to them, causing them to look back at me. Aerrow looked worried, and doubt was written all over his face. I smiled softly, reassuring him. He frowned, then nodded. I turned around and started running through the corridors.

I suddenly ran into Repton!! I gasped and fury took over me again. My eyes started turning a shade of pure black. I became one with the black aura around me and I swooped over at him. He gasped in fright, but managed to find the courage to stay where he was. I swooped through him and the black aura stayed and started dancing around him.

He started screaming and kicking, trying desperately to find a way out of this black maze that had surrounded him. I chuckled and ran down the corridor till I got to the dungeon. I kicked the door open and saw all the cages. I walked past all of them. Then I saw the cage Stork was in. Poor Stork was beat up and bruised. I gasped and grabbed the bars.

"Stork!! Stork are you ok?!!" I yelled. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at me. One of hi eyes was black and he had cuts and bruises all over his body. It also looked like his arm was broken.

"Bella? Is that you?" he asked weakly. I felt my eyes soften and start to get watery. I reached through the bars and placed my hand on his.

"Yeah Stork, it's me. Don't worry, I'll get you out of here." I answered softly. I stood back then attacked the bars, causing them to bend over so I could get in. I stepped in, then helped Stork out. I hoisted him over my back in a piggy back style. I then ran out of the dungeon. I ran past Repton, he was still fighting the dark aura that was dancing around him.

I chuckled and ran right into the exit of Cyclonia. I saw the Condor there but it looked like the Talons were attacking and the shields were down. I rushed to the Condor, passing the very confused Talons. Once I got inside I rushed Stork to the infirmary.

"Take off now!!" ordered Aerrow. I felt the Condor rising. We were leaving Cyclonia, but Stork was badly injured. Raymus was now standing behind me, hand on my shoulder as we sat around Stork. Stork had been bandaged up and was now healing with the help of Piper's healing stone. I rushed to my room and grabbed the bag with the mystery items. I rushed back into the room and then opened the bag. I pulled out a sparkling crown with emerald jewels. It was spiked and just was shaped around the front. I turned to Raymus and handed the crown to him. He took the crown and placed it on his head.

"You found my crown. Thank you Bella. Did you find the other crowns too?" he asked me. I nodded and pulled out twin crowns. They were shaped around the front of the head, but instead of being spiky, they were rounded.

"Zayna and your's crowns. I could never tell who's was who's." Raymus said.

I felt a pulse from one of the crowns and instantly knew that was my crown. I placed it on my head, then placed Zayna's crown on the table. I then took out a full spiky crown and a full round crown.

"Mother's and father's crowns. I forgot how pretty they were." I said in a soft voice. Raymus stood by my side.

"Let's put these somewhere safe, huh little sister?" he asked me.

"I know a very safe place for those crowns." said Piper. She showed us a little container thing that would protect the crowns an preserve them too. Raymus and I took ours off and we placed the family of crowns in the container, then Piper sealed the container. We then walked into the infirmary with the rest of the team.

"You mean we risked our necks for a bunch of crowns?!!" exclaimed a clueless Finn.

"Finn, they're not just a bunch of crowns…" said Aerrow when I finished his sentence.

"They're the royal jewels of Terra Tankus. They're needed if we want to have any hope of rebuilding Terra Tankus." I finished. I walked over to Aerrow. I sat on his lap while he hugged me.