Storm Hawks- Yin vs. Yang

Chapter 20

(Aerrow's P.O.V)

I woke up the next morning. I stretched like I usually did, then got dressed into my uniform. I walked out of my room to suddenly see Raymus run from the hanger bay, still in his PJs.

"Raymus! Why the rush?" I asked him as he can to a halt in front of me. He looked like he was having trouble saying what he was trying to get out.

"Raymus, calm down, deep breath, then just tell me." I told him. He did so.

"It's Bella!! She took her skimmer last night and flew somewhere I don't know. I think she went to Cyclonia to trade herself for your safety!! She hasn't returned!" he said. With each frightening bit of info he told me, my shoulders slouched and my eyes widened. She traded herself for me safety!?

"No. No! No!!!! we have to get her back before Cyclonis does something to her again!!!" I yelled, waking everyone up.

"Yo, dude. What's with all the racket?" asked a sleepy Finn.

"Finn, Junko, Stork, Radarr, Fi-Fi, Piper!! Bella's traded herself for us!!" I said to them. Piper gasped, trying not to become a nervous wreck. Finn, already was one. Junko, well, his eyes got really big and he started crying. I looked away, so I wouldn't cry along with him. Stork, well, he had one of his panic attacks cause Bella and him were kinda close too. Raymus was just down right depressed, kinda like Bella was before she took off.

"Wait!! How do you know she took off last night! How do you know she didn't take off early this morning?" I questioned Raymus.

"Because, I caught her before she was about to take off in the middle of the night. I asked her what she was up to. She answered back saying nothing, then turned on me saying sorry but this is for your own good, then she put me to sleep with a hypnosis crystal. Where she got it, I have no clue!" answered Raymus.

"I know where Bella got it from. I told her she could have access to any of my crystals in my crystal lab, so I gave her a key to the lock. In that lab I have all my crystals, hypnosis, oblivion, eruption, all sorts." said Piper.

I didn't have time to be mad at her, how was she supposed to know Bella would use her crystals against us for her own decisions. I couldn't blame Piper for what Bella did. As much as it hurt, I think that's what Bella had been planning all that day.

"Piper!! Rescue Mission plan!! The rest of you, help her!! I'm gonna do some recon, see if any clues were left behind. Radarr, you're with me." I said. Everyone got to work and Radarr ran behind me at my heels.

(Bella's P.O.V)

I stood in a room with Cyclonis. She paced up and down. I'd been checked to see if I had any crystals or weapons on me. All they found was the hypnosis crystal. They asked me, and I gave them the truthful answer, that I used it to get out of the Condor. They believed it and now I was allowed to be alone with my sister.

"If I may ask, Cyclonis, why is it that you want me here so badly?" I asked her in a polite way. She stopped pacing and looked at me, a kind smile on her face, which was unusual for her.

"Why, I wanted you here so that way, if something were to happen to me, you'd be there to rule Cyclonia. You'd make a fine master Cyclonis! Sure, you may bring good to it's eyes, but you'd take over Cyclonia none the less." she answered. My eyes widened. Rule two terras? Was she out of her mind? Trying to get one back on it's feet was hard enough, but to also rule Cyclonia as well?

"But sister, I'm still trying to get terra Tankus back on it's feet, how do you expect me to rule both terra Tankus and Cyclonia?!" I questioned her. She chuckled.

"You can forget about terra Tankus, it'll never be restored. As for your friends, I promise I won't go and hurt them, but I can't promise that they won't get hurt if they come here!" she answered. I gasped!! I hadn't thought about them trying to rescue me. What was I to do?

Cyclonis left the room to get my royal crown. She was giving me control over Cyclonia as well. There were going to be two princesses of Cyclonia. Cyclonis in complete control, while I had some control. I was left in the room by myself.

I had to warn them not to come and get me. I went to my sister's crystal machine. I switched it on, then looked through my sister's books till I found the crystal recipe to make a message crystal. I then got the crystals and made a message crystal. I heard footsteps so I turned the crystal machine off and swiped the crystal into my pocket quickly. I ran away from the crystal machine and turned to look at the door as it opened to reveal the Dark Ace.

"Hello, princess Mirabella. Are you enjoying your stay at Cyclonia?" he asked me. I smiled back at him.

"Of course I am! Why do you think I came here?" I said to him. He grinned wickedly. I bet he was thinking they finally turned me over to the bad side. Wait till they saw what I really had in store for them.

He bowed to me, then walked out of the room.

"Oh, Dark Ace! If you don't mind, could you tell my sister I've gone for a walk around Cyclonia. You know, memorise my new home's surroundings, by myself. Don't worry, I'm not planning anything, I just wish to get used to my new home." I asked him before he exited the door. He turned to me and nodded. Then he left the room to find Cyclonis.

I took this as my chance and slipped out of the throne room and into the main corridor. I walked down casually and waved to everyone who walked past. They were a little surprised by my movements, but they waved and smiled back. I then ended up in Cyclonia's library.

I looked through the books but I dropped one. It knocked a statue's head, and the head went down. Suddenly I heard something and I cringed, thinking someone had found me. I turned to my right, to see a secret door. I was so curious, I walked through the door. There was a little brick against the wall, I pushed it and the door closed. I was left in darkness.

I pulled out the message crystal. I activated it, making it glow.

"Guys, if you get this, just know I had to go through extreme measures to make this, so please, do as I say! Don't come to Cyclonia to rescue me! Okay? I'm fine, they're treating me nicely. Of course I miss you guys, but I came for your safety, they aren't going to ambush you guys, but if you go to Cyclonia, they will hurt you guys. Please, I beg you, don't try to rescue me, I know what I'm doing!!" I said to it. I then lifted the crystal into the air, then it shattered into a million pieces. I continued to walk through the secret room. I came to a lit opening. I walked into a damp barely lit room. There were moss covered statues everywhere in the room. I walked to the one in the middle.

I placed my hand on the statue and I focused my glow into the room. I gasped and backed away from the statue as I saw it was a statue of a man, and all the others were of people, young, old, even babies! They all looked so real. But the one n the middle I recognised, it was the statue of my father Bavalon had shown me.

This put a whole new issue into my plan. I looked at my father's statue, his face looked scared and he was trying to reach for something. I looked to the left, which was the direction he was reaching towards, and there, stuck in the stone, was the sword. I remembered Bavalon's words.

Only thee of royal or noble blood may release the sword from the stone, if not, it will kill them!!

I gulped and backed away from the room. I just prayed Aerrow got my message before it was too late and he had made up his mind to save me.

(Stork's P.O.V)

I was driving the Condor while Piper and the others were going over the plan, for what seemed the thousandth time. Aerrow and Radarr had retuned from recon a while ago, with no leads at all. Suddenly there was a flash of white light in front of me, making me screech and back away from the wheel. Everyone looked at me while I fell onto the floor, and so did a weird looking crystal.

Piper walked up to the crystal and picked it up.

"Guys, it's a message crystal!!!" she said to everyone.

"Probably a crystal from Cyclonis telling us about what she's done to Bella. I don't want to hear it!" said Aerrow, storming out of the room.

"But it might also be from Bella!" I said, but it was too late and Aerrow was out of the room, on his way to his skimmer to launch the rescue mission.

Suddenly the crystal activated in Piper's hands and Bella's voice filled the room.

Guys, if you get this, just know I had to go through extreme measures to make this, so please, do as I say! Don't come to Cyclonia to rescue me! Okay? I'm fine, they're treating me nicely. Of course I miss you guys, but I came for your safety, they aren't going to ambush you guys, but if you go to Cyclonia, they will hurt you guys. Please, I beg you, don't try to rescue me, I know what I'm doing!!

"We gotta tell Aerrow!!" I said to Piper but she was already out the room and running to Aerrow to tell him.

"What is with people these days, always in a rush…?" I muttered to myself.

(Piper's P.O.V)

"Aerrow!! Wait!!" I yelled but he couldn't hear me over the roar of the engines. He heard a bit of my voice and turned to look at me, with a quizzical look on his face.

"What?" he asked. I could hear him, but he couldn't hear me cause Finn kept revving the engine.

"The message was from Bella!! You have to listen!!! Aerrow!!" I yelled to him, but he couldn't hear me still.

"We'll bring Bella back!! You can count on us, we know the plan!!" he yelled back. I sighed and slapped my head with my hand. Suddenly Aerrow, Raymus, Finn, Radarr, Fi-Fi and Junko took off, flying to Cyclonia to save Bella.

I ran to the edge of the hanger bay, watching them go as I realised I had to let Bella know I wasn't able to stop them. A message crystal can only be used twice before it shatters into a million pieces.

I ran into my room where it was quiet. I activated the crystal.

"Bella? It's Piper! I couldn't stop Aerrow! When the crystal appeared he thought it was from Cyclonis and walked off. I listened to your message but when I tried to tell him it was from you, he couldn't hear me over the roar of the engines. Please help them! Aerrow, Radarr, Raymus, Finn, Fi-Fi and Junko are on their way." I said to it then I lifted it into the air, where it shattered again.

I just prayed she got it without getting caught!

(Bella's P.O.V)

I was back in the secret room corridor. Suddenly there was a flash of white light and the message crystal was back with me. I activated it and heard Piper's message. My eyes widened in fear. I had to get out to help them!! The crystal shattered and I escaped from the secret room and closed the door. I opened a book when the library door opened and in walked Cyclonis.

I took my attention off the book and I looked at Cyclonis.

"Is there something I can help you with dear sister?" I asked her politely.

"I just came looking for you so I could inform you that the Storm Hawks have been captured and are in the dungeons as we speak." she said to me. I was shocked but I made myself smile.

"And what awaits them?" I asked her.

"Death." Cyclonis replied.

"Serves them right for trying to break in!" I said to her, but I didn't mean that one bit. I wanted to knock Cyclonis out of the road so I could save them. They saved me all the time, now it was my turn.

Hang on guys, just wait, I'll have you out soon, very soon!!!