Cyclonia throne room
Master Cyclonis was sitting in her throne room listening to the surprising amount of citizens complaining about the cease of hostilities and
"Master Cyclonis we of the noble families have come before you to ask you something" said a trembling noblemen
"And that is" said the master already tiring of his presence
"Well first of all we would like to know if you were serious about the whole cease of hostilities thing."
Cyclonis took her time before answering trying her best not to lose her temper before the man before her. She took a deep breath found the right words and said
"Of course, I can't have an army of sky knights at my door when I'm about to be married now can I? Besides war is such a costly affair" the nobles that had come with the man shake their heads in unison glad they get to keep their pockets full.
"That's certainly good news to hear but there is another matter that is troubling us…" the noble was rubbing his hands together in a nervous fashion observably afraid where the next few words might take him
"And that is?" asks Cyclonis leaning on her arm in complete boredom
"It's about your marriage" said the noble trying and failing not to be terrified
Cyclonis instantly becomes alert. Her eyes narrow at the trembling man
"What about my marriage?" she states in a voice that could freeze lava
"we just worry that the heir to the throne will only be half royal what with lady piper being a commoner" if the noblemen had anything more to say it was cut short by the beam of purple lighting that struck him in the chest.
Cyclonis stood holding her staff she had just to kill a man and looked to the remaining nobles and asked
"Anyone else have something to say about my bride to be?" she asked gazing at the now completely terrified nobles.
"Good now get out of my sight" she states, the nobles immediately flee from her throne room as fast as they can.
Cyclonis sits back down on her throne and says to herself
"Probably wasn't the smartest thing to do killing a man after asking for peace. Screw it he had it coming calling Piper a mere commoner, well hopefully she's enjoying Cyclonia's library while I sit here… I should probably get someone to dispose of the body.
Cyclonian library
Piper was enjoying the library the sheer number of books on crystals was amazing.
But her bodyguard not so much
It is kind of hard to relax when a night crawler was staring at you
(Flashback 4 hours ago)
"Piper?" asks Cyclonis
"Yes" says piper leaning on the balcony just outside Cyclonis room
"How would you like to see the royal library?" Cyclonis asks knowing Piper had been bored sitting in her room all day
"Really!" the face she mad was Cyclonis needed for an answer
"Yeah I have to hear some citizens request probably basic complaints or some other boring stuff I'll have someone escort you there
Piper starts to think of all the books on crystals she's about to read to completely her the rest of Cyclonis statement
"Oh and for added safety you'll have a bodyguard for the day" she says leaving Piper in her daydream
(End flashback)
Why a night crawler, even the dark ace would have been better
piper thinks to herself
"So not to be rude or anything but can you stop staring at me you kind of freak me out"
The night crawler just keeps staring and says "the master's orders were to keep you safe and in my sight at all times
her orders are absolute" he says
Great piper thinks
"Do you at least have a name?" she asks
"Night crawlers don't have names… but you may address me as something if that will help" he said with maybe a hint of friendliness
Piper thinks to herself for a minute before saying "well you're like a living shadow but with crimson red eyes so how about… ghoul?"
The night crawler tilts his head to think and then smirks "ghoul yes that will do"
Piper sniffs the air for a moment and then asks ghoul
"By the way what smells like lighting and fear?"
"I'd say the master finished meetings early"
Tera Mech
"So can you fix the condor we're kind of in a hurry"
Asks arrow to the head of the Shipwrights a burly wallop in a greased pair of overalls
"Listen buddy these things take time and besides we're on break." Once again the storm hawks face the wallop union
"Listen we have to get to Cyclonia to save our friend Piper" says Arrow, at the mention of Pipers name the wallops on break all stop
"You saying that dame on the radio was your teammate" asks one of them
"yeah but we didn't get to hear the rest our resident strong man got excited and kind of broke the radio after Cyclonis called an end to hostilities" Arrow says
"Sorry my bad" says Junko with a slight guilty expression
"You saying you didn't catch the rest of the show?" asks another
"Yeah why anything important happen?" asks arrow confused
The wallops look to one another before bursting into a fit of laughter
"What?" asks Arrow?
The leader of the group calms down enough and says
"Alright because we think It will be hilarious when you find out the rest we'll help you guys, come on boys back to work" the wallops all get up and grab their tools leaving the storm hawks in a confused state