Storm Hawks- Yin vs. Yang
Chapter 18
Life or Death- The choice is yours…
(Junko's P.O.V)
We were in the Condor driving back to the school. Piper was at the maps, trying to think of a plan for us to storm into the school and save Aerrow and Bella. I was still confused as to why we were going to take Bella and Aerrow from the school, but Piper and Finn were certain that they were in danger. Speaking of Piper and Finn, those two were growing very, very close lately. Usually Piper couldn't stand Finn and Finn couldn't stand Piper. They were complete opposites, yet they were actually working together on things they usually wouldn't be caught dead doing. Like playing the guitar, or listening to rock music, or talking technically, or planning and reading maps.
But Finn and I still acted the same together, and so did Piper and me. Nothing had changed in that area, just the relationship between Piper and Finn had changed. I think Stork had noticed that too, same for Raymus, and he'd only been with us for a little while, yet he could tell there were some differences between them. Right now, Finn was beside Piper helping her come up with a plan, and things he didn't understand he'd actually ask the meaning of and Piper and would explain.
Raymus walked over to me and asked, "Hey, think this is love for them two?" I looked at him curiously. Love? Finn? Nah, Finn wouldn't fall in love. He's more the 'love 'em and leave 'em' guy. And Piper? Fall in love with Finn? A few months ago Piper said to me she wouldn't be caught dead kissing Finn. What happened that changed that?
(Bella's P.O.V)
"Right, now class. Who can tell me the difference between a Minotaur and a Cerberus?" asked professor Bavalon. Everyone's hands suddenly shot up except mine, I didn't have a clue.
He seemed to notice that and asked, "Bella? Do you know?" I cringed.
"uh, they're completely different beasts?" I half asked and answered. Bavalon nodded.
"That's half the answer. Aqua, could you complete the answer?" he answered. A bright blonde haired girl with grey eyes nodded.
"A Minotaur is a half bull and half human beast of Greek mythology and a Cerberus is a three headed dog of Greek mythology." she answered then gave me a sucked up grin. I looked away from her.
The lesson had ended and I had grabbed my books ready to leave.
"oh, Bella! I was wondering, would you like to try a new magical technique I found?" professor Bavalon asked me. I turned to look at him.
"Magical technique? Like what?" I asked. The professor waved his hand and globe encased us. I stared in awe at what I was being shown.
"They say that a legendary sword exists, that once belong to your father. Its also said that only those of royal or noble blood will be able to release the sword from the ground in which it's encased. Once the sword is released, it will grant the user unbelievable power." he told me as I was shown a beautiful sword, encased in the ground.
"You said only royal or noble blood. What happens if someone else tries to get the sword?" I asked him, almost afraid of the answer.
"It will kill them." he answered. I cringed.
(Finn's P.O.V)
The Condor was just outside the school. Raymus, Piper, Junko and I had our weapons ready to fight if we had to. We hopped on our skimmers and took off to the school gates. The moment we landed we were greeted by an old lady with grey curly hair and a friendly smile.
"Hello. I'm Miss Halamaphic, head mistress of this school. I know why you're here, we must hurry if we want to save Bella." she said to us.
"Wait! You just said Bella. What about Aerrow?" Piper asked her.
Miss Halamaphic turned and answered, "He's fine. He's with Ms. Lilliam and they're searching for Bella. We must hurry!" then we got of our skimmers and followed the head mistress through the school as we searched for Bella.
(Aerrow's P.O.V)
Ms. Lilliam and I ran down the corridor, me still in my PJs. Suddenly we ran into Mr. Jama, Mr. Poda and Mrs. Rumaja. They seemed to know what we were up to anyway, as when we ran right past them, they ran after us, joining us. Ms. Lilliam pulled out a little device and tapped it a few times on the screen.
"They're in room D408!!" yelled Ms. Lilliam and we followed her as she led us to room D408. We burst into the room to see nothing but a bubble. Suddenly the bubble popped and Bella and professor Bavalon were standing there. They didn't seem to notice the sudden intrusion. Bella turned to professor Bavalon smiling. Actually smiling?!
"That had to be one of the best stories I've ever heard!! And it was actually related to my family history!! I can't believe my father's sword is actually out there somewhere!!" she said, excitement overtaking her.
"It's one of my favourite stories I like to tell to some of my students. But seen as this story applied to you, I thought I'd better tell you." he replied back to her.
"Bella!!" I yelled, getting her attention. She turned to look at me, surprised of my sudden presence.
"Aerrow? I thought you were still in our dorm? What brings you and all the teachers here?" she asked me, not knowing what was going on.
"Bella, get away from Bavalon!! He works for Cyclonis!! You gotta get away!!" I yelled to her. She gasped as I saw Bavalon smirk. She turned around to look at Bavalon as he leaped forward at her. She screamed in fright!!
I gasped and jumped forward, knocking him away from her, but he cut my down the chest, ripping my top wide open. His hands had turned into huge claws and they made a huge cut down my chest. I grunted as a few drops of blood ran down my chest. I turned around, grabbing Bella and getting us out of the road as the teachers attacked Bavalon.
We ran down the corridor and into the main room. We suddenly ran into Miss Halamaphic and Finn, Piper, Junko and Raymus. We stopped dead in our tracks and so did they. We suddenly heard cries of pain from room D408!
We all turned out heads in the direction of the room as Bavalon walked out the door and into the corridor without a scratch on him. He had a huge evil grin on his face. Bella grabbed hold of my arm, trying to hide out of his sight. I stood in front of her, protectively.
"It was you who made the evil clone of me that tried to kill Aerrow wasn't it?" yelled Bella from behind me.
"You bet it was!" Bavalon replied back. Bavalon walked closer and I was able to see he'd gained the Cyclonian symbol on his forehead. I tensed, waiting for him to strike. Bavalon suddenly lunged forward and I got ready to fight him in hand to hand combat but Junko suddenly jumped in front and punched him with his knuckle busters.
"Get Bella out of here!! We'll deal with the evil teacher!!" yelled Finn as him, Raymus and Piper jumped in front of us as well. Miss Halamaphic ran with us as we ran out of the school building.
"They don't have a chance! If the teachers couldn't beat Bavalon, they can't either!! Aerrow!!?" Bella yelled to me as we ran out to the school gate where the Condor was parked. I stopped her there as Stork came out to greet us, along with Radarr and Fi-Fi who must've gotten there on their own accord.
"I'm going back to help them, okay? Stay here and wait for us!" I told her. Her eyes widened and she clung to the remains of my shirt.
"No, Don't!! You'll be killed! I couldn't stand it if I lost you!" she pleaded at me. I removed her hands from my shirt and held them by her waists. I couldn't stand seeing her like this, her eyes filled with tears at the thought of losing me. I put my face closer to hers, our noses lightly brushing against each other.
"Remember, I love you Bella." I told her. Her eyes closed, the tears running down her face. I then let go of her wrists and ran back into the school grounds while her eyes flew open the moment I'd turned to corner.
(Bella's P.O.V)
My tear filled eyes flew open when I realised Aerrow wasn't with me any more. My eye brows went up as the sudden realisation that Aerrow might not be coming back struck me, hard. I looked at the ground, tears rolling down my cheeks. I couldn't remember the last time I'd cried, but the tears were that salty, they hurt my eyes.
Miss Halamaphic put her arm on my shoulder and led me into the Condor where Stork, Radarr and Fi-Fi were. I sat down, not saying anything. The only sounds that could be heard were Radarr and Fi-Fi's chirps to each other and my silent sobs. Stork was as quiet as ever, and Miss Halamaphic sat next to me, trying to give me hope.
I got up from my seat and walked to the window where I could see the school. The wall suddenly blew up and I saw Finn, Piper, Junko, Raymus, Aerrow and Bavalon jump up in the air from the sudden blast. I gasped and placed my hand against the glass. Radarr, Fi-Fi, Stork and Miss Halamaphic gasped as well and rushed over to the window for a better view.
I saw the condition Aerrow was in. He was badly beaten, and when he landed on the ground, he collapsed from the pain. Finn was in pretty bad shape too. But at least he could stand. Junko, Raymus and Piper were in the same condition as Finn. Bavalon simply landed on his feet and looked like nothing had ever happened, not even a scratch!
I rushed outside the Condor, much to everyone's disgust, and ran out into the battle field.
"Bella!!" Aerrow yelled to me, as we saw Bavalon's smile grow into a smirk. He suddenly rushed at me, forgetting about everyone else. I gasped and my hair flew out in front of me at my sudden stop. Bavalon suddenly appeared in front of me with a huge blade.
"Master Cyclonis' orders!!" he said to me as he suddenly put the blade right through my stomach and it sliced through and out my back. I grunted in pain and my eyes widened.
"Nooo!!!" yelled Aerrow as I suddenly went limp. Bavalon started cackling maniacally. Everything went white.
(Aerrow's P.O.V)
I lay on the ground, covered in cuts and bruises and blood. I was so weak I could only just be conscious to see Bella get stabbed with Bavalon's long blade. She was now hanging on the blade, her body limp.
Suddenly something happened. Everything went black. The school disappeared and so did the ground and the sky. The only things that weren't black was all of us, including Bella and Bavalon. The Condor was also visible.
Suddenly a figure appeared. I recognised her immediately.
"Queen Lily?" I asked. She turned to look at me, and nodded.
"It's good to see you again Aerrow." she said back to me. Then she turned to look at Bavalon.
"You might want to think twice before laughing at what you think is Bella's death!" she said as Bavalon gasped, then looked at Bella, who was still limp hanging on the blade.
Suddenly her body started moving and you could hear grunts of pain coming from her body. Her hands suddenly started moving and they grabbed hold of the blade. They then twisted the blade out of Bavalon's grasp, making him gasp. Bella then stood on her own two feet. Her pants were heard and you could see the blood pouring down her shirt. She then did something that made my blood freeze in my veins. She then gritted her teeth together and yanked the blade out of her, making her scream in pain. My blood froze and my eyes widened.
Lily then held her hand forward suddenly and a white blast of light shot from her hand and hit Bavalon. He screamed in agony. When the blast died down, he was back to normal and the Cyclonian symbol on his forehead was gone.
"What? Where? Where am I? What happened?" he asked, obviously not remembering anything. Then he looked at Lily, who still had her white aura around her, making her look like an angel.
"An angel? Did I die or something?" he asked, awe struck at Lily's beauty. Lily giggled in a friendly way. She held a hand out towards Bavalon. He suddenly seemed to remember something.
"Lily? Queen Lily? Is that really you?" he asked her.
"Yes Daniel. It's me. It's been a long time." she said. Bella and I looked at each other, confused out of our wits. Bella walked over to her mother.
"Mother, do you know professor Bavalon?" she asked her.
"Why yes Bella, I do. You see, Daniel Bavalon and I used to be together when we were teenagers. Then I got with your father." she answered. Bella then looked at Bavalon, then back at her mother. Bavalon smiled and walked over to Lily. He took her hand and a white glow surrounded him as well. Bella then walked over to me, her wound had healed in a matter of seconds and she was now next to me. We were both looking at Lily but my arms were around her waist.
"Good bye mother. See you next time." she said to Lily as they slowly dissolved and the scenery returned. Bella and I looked at each other, smiling. Suddenly Bella started crying.
"Bella? What's wrong?" I asked her.
"I thought I'd nearly lost you!!" she said, suddenly putting her chin on my shoulder, crying her eyes out.
"I thought I'd lost you when I saw you go limp like that from the sword." I told her and I hugged her closer to me, even though it hurt. Suddenly the entire Storm Hawks crew was around us, and we all grouped together in a group hug.
We were in the Condor, looking down at the school. Bella and I were waving madly to everyone as they waved back to us as the Condor flew up and away from the school.
Bella then sat down and I sat beside her.
"When I was out, I saw something. I saw a sword, encased in stone. It was my father's sword. But I also saw something else. I saw a statue there too. I think it was a statue of my father. He was reaching towards the sword, but his hand is just a little off of where the sword is. It's in the most unlikeliest place, terra Aquanos." Bella told me.
"Well, we're going there, and we're getting that sword. We'll also figure out what's with the statue as well." I told her and she hugged me as I hugged her back. I told Stork to set a course, and we were off.