Luna's P.O.V
The long flight to get out of this mess of the Great Expanse was making me lose my mind, I decided to work on my stink bomb in secret cause Aerrow and Mags would repeatedly tell me not to, but I kept it secret so I can work on it. I was carefully working on a new horrifying smell that I was about to open the hatch until someone made me jump in fright.
Aerrow: What. Are you. Doing?
Luna: Gyah!!!
The bomb went flying as I rapidly tried to catch it until I finally caught it in my gloved hands, I was catching my breath when I looked to see Aerrow standing by my door with his arms crossed.
Luna: Uhhhh... Making a new perfume
Aerrow: Luna, that is another lame excuse. You were making updates to your stink bomb
Luna: C'mon!! Please let me have this moment!! Please!! I'm bored here!!
Aerrow: [smirk] Oh, so you're bored. Okay then
Luna: [eyes widen] Oh no
Aerrow dragged me to the bridge where he brought a bucket with water and a mop, while he handed those things to me.
Aerrow: You can clean the bridge, and while you're at it, you can also wash the skimmers
Luna: When I said "I was bored" I didn't mean that I would clean. Isn't the Condor already clean enough?!
Aerrow: Oh. You do have a point
Luna: At least you don't have any beans to make me assort them
Aerrow and I looked at Stork who looked like he could collapse at any minute now.
Stork: Stork's log; Yep. We're doomed
Luna: Hang in there
Aerrow: Hey Stork. How's it going?
Stork: Y'know, same-old, same-old
Aerrow: Any idea what that thing is yet?
Stork: Something I keep steering away from
Aerrow: But it keeps getting closer
Stork: Yeah. Weeeeird, huh?
Aerrow: You sure you don't need a break?
Luna: I can take over while you rest
Stork: No, it's cool, man. And Luna dear, I appreciate your help but I wouldn't want you to go insane. The monotony's broken up by the whipped debris and the occasional volcanic outbursts
Aerrow: Okay, next stop...
Luna: I'll stay here in case anything changes
Aerrow: Alright
Aerrow's P.O.V
I walked into the hallways towards Finn's room as he looked frustrated while trying to see if he could hear anything on the radio, but I could tell he was starting to lose his mind because his hair was such a mess.
Finn: C'mon~!!
Aerrow: Hey Finn...
Finn: Don't ask. I haven't been able to [slam the radio] pick up anything yet, okay? The radio's dead [groans]
Aerrow: It's okay, I know you're trying
Finn: Okay? AH! Okay? The Nimbis Nimrods are playing for the Championship man and I'm missing it!!
Aerrow: [glares] Finn, you're supposed to be calling for help
Finn: Whoa, the Rods don't need any help- they're on a winning streak! Whaddya say 'bout that?
Aerrow: Go Nimrods [walks away]
I left Finn alone while I went to check in on Junko, since we need to know how much supplies we have left.
Aerrow: He, Junko. How we doing on supplies?
Junko: I found Stork's emergency rations. We've got food to last awhile
Aerrow: But that great. Isn't it?
Junko grabbed a crowbar and opened one of the crates, only to reveal a crate full of what I hope isn't what I think it is.
Aerrow: Ah, please tell me that's not...
Junko: Yup! Merb Cabbage. Even I don't eat Merb Cabbage
[Door Opens]
Luna: Merb cabbage?! Oh~ that would go great with my-
Aerrow: Don't. Even. Think about it! This just keeps getting better and better
[Smack]
Luna: Ow~
Aerrow: Nice try, let's go [Drag Luna by her coat]
Luna: Oh hey, how come I didn't noticed that drawing of Dark Ace
Aerrow: You have seen it before, let's go!!
I dragged Luna with me to Piper's room where she tried to test out some crystals near the compass.
Piper: You're just in time! I think I've finally found a way to counter the effects of this place
Luna: Really?!
Aerrow: Oh, I knew you'd come up with something, Piper!
Piper started rubbing a red and purple crystal together as the other crystals started to glow until it pointed towards somewhere.
Aerrow: Yes!! Piper, you're a genius!!
Unfortunately the compass broke and the crystals disintegrated and was no longer solid, Piper felt disappointed as I grab Luna again and went to our next destination which happened to be Mags. Luna decided to go see if Radarr found anything and report back to me, I agreed and went ahead to check on Mags only to walk in and see him bandaging his mid chest area while he was shirtless. I blushed and watched as he wrapped the bandages around him until he finished and looked up to see me.
[Narrator: Just FYI my fellow readers, Mags isn't Transgender. He's Gay]
Mags: Aerrow!! What are you- I mean... Sup
Aerrow: How's the supplies
Mags: We still have the same thing, any luck in getting out of this situation? [put on a shirt]
Aerrow: Nothing, I was about to go check in on Luna and Radarr, wanna come
Mags: [blushes] Y-Y-Yeah sure, whatevs
Mags and I walked out of his room and into the hallway side by side, I was still blushing by the thought of seeing Mags shirtless. It made my heart skip a beat for some reason, but also made me remember how Mags got that bad injury.
... Do you really see yourself as just friends with Mags?...
I thought about what Celenia said to me, I looked back at Mags and thought about it. He and I have been close for the longest, I protected him when those bullies were hurting him. When we arrived we spotted both Radarr and Luna, as they slumped against the glass window.
Aerrow: Anything?
Luna: Nope, the sun was down for a little while but unfortunately we couldn't see the stars in time to figure out where to go
Aerrow: Aw man
Mags: Well, time for a break
Luna: Really?!
Aerrow/Mags: Don't even try
We all gathered around the table where we had no choice but to snack on Merb Cabbage, Mags and I try not to gag when we both noticed Luna trying to sneak one into her pouch that I swatted her hand and Mags smacked her head.
Luna: Owie~
Mags: Nice try
Stork: Navigation's useless without markers. Um, you gonna finish that?
Luna: I'll take it
Mags/Aerrow: No you won't!
Aerrow: Stork? What was that about markers?
Stork: The stars, the timepulse. They're markers that show where you are. Then you can figure out where you're going
Piper: So if we leave some markers of our own, we can move away from the Vortex!
Aerrow: And out of the Expanse!
Finn: Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen. We have an Acutal Plan
Luna: Right! You guys do that while I-
Mags: Let's go
Mags yanked Luna gently away from the Merb Cabbage, before she could grab any so that she could help us. Junko and Luna launched the balloons outside so we could make sure not to go in a circle, while Mags and the rest of our squad wait at the Bridge.
Junko: There goes our last balloon
Luna: Let's hope this works
Stork: Wait! Something dead ahead!
Finn: Land?
Piper: Another ship?
Junko: A way out?
We all looked ahead in hope that we managed to get out, only to be our first balloon.
Finn: You mean we're back where we started?!
Luna: How is that possible?!
Aerrow: I'm starting to think we'll never get out of here
Junko: [Sobs] [sobs] I'm sorry, everyone! This is ALL MY FAULT!!!! I'M the one who got us lost!!
Mags: And how do you figure that?
Junko: Well, remember back when we were taking that shortcut through the Scylla Passage?
Luna: Uh huh?
~ Junko's Story~
Junko was meditating in the Bridge when his stomach growled.
Junko [narrating]: And that's when I saw it. "King's Castle Burger" my favorite fast food chain!
Junko hopped on his Skimmer and drove out to the restaurant.
Junko [narrating]: I know, I know. We said never to go into the expanse- no matter what. I just couldn't help myself, ohohoho. But when I got to the float-up window, they were closed! I couldn't find my way back. You guys had to come find me... And now we're all LOST!!! Because of ME!!!
~ Junko Story Ends ~
We all looked at Junko like as if he's gone delusional, it couldn't have been his fault.
Luna's P.O.V
Aerrow: Uh, Junko? This place must be messing with you. That's not the way it happened. I'm the one who got us lost. Remember?
Luna/Mags: Huh?
Piper: No, it was me!
Finn: What? No I was the one who got us in here!
Stork: Um, it was all me, man!
Mags: No! It was me
Luna: You guys, we all know it was my fault!
Piper: But... We can't all be responsible. Can we...?
[Storm Hawks gasps]
Aerrow: I don't know what you guys remember. But we're in here for one reason...
Luna: Go on
~ Aerrow Story ~
Aerrow, Mags, and Luna were causally talking when something blew them away while Mags and Luna were blown agaisnt the door.
Aerrow [narrating]: We were ambushed!
Aerrow went up to the hole and looked out to see the Dark Ace, with Luna in his arms as he laughed.
Aerrow: The Dark Ace!
Aerrow [Narrating]: He blasted my room and took off into Expanse with Luna in his arms, I looked back to check on Mags and he was unconscious. I was just about to get the drop on him... I still don't know how he got away. By then it was too late... I'd led us all into the Expanse.
~ Aerrrow's Story ends ~
Aerrow: You guys must remember that!
Junko: No ambush
Finn: No dogfight
Stork: No Dark Ace
Mags: I wasn't unconscious
Luna: And plus, I'm right here
Piper: Sorry Aerrow. It's never been so quiet around here. In fact, I was finally getting around to some lingering tasks...
~ Piper's Story ~
Piper [Narrating]: Y'know, like alphabetizing my colletion of famous Atmosian Philosophers, when all of a sudden, my crystal-locator started pinging off the scale!
Piper rushed to the bridge and grabbed the binoculars to look out, when she spotted something from afar.
Piper [Narrating]: There, glittering in the sunlight, was an INFINITY STONE!! Only one other has ever been found in all of Atmos! The first was discovered during the Pre-Atollian Dynasty by Rash...
Piper hopped on her Heliscooter to go fetch it, when she gets interrupted by Finn.
Finn: Uh, Piper? Just the high points
Piper [Narrating]: [glares] Fine. I was almost there when I lost sight of it. Which, come to think of it, was really strange, because it was only out of sight for a second
Piper: [gasp]
~ Piper Story Ends ~
Piper: If you guys hadn't come after me...
Finn: Oh, I went after someone all right
Mags: Oh brother [roll his eye] Strap yourself Luna, this one is gonna be a great
Luna: Oh I bet
Finn: But it wasn't you
~ Finn's Story ~
Finn [Narrating]: I was sunning myself topside, while Luna was running sunscreen on my toned chest
Mags: [cough] flat [cough]
Finn [Narrating]: [glares] Anyways... And there she was... A totally hot Amazonian Babette!
[Record Scratch]
Luna: What?!
Finn: [Narrating]: She was on the way to a beach-bash when she noticed this strappingly-handsome blonde hunk on board
Piper: At least we know Finn's story can't possibly be true
Mags: [snort] Heh
Luna: Keep talking about her Finn and soon you'll lose your cuddling privileges
Finn: [gulp] Moving forward
Finn [Narrating]: I followed her to the party, but her convertible was fast... Next thing I know, Stork shows up in the Condor
~ Finn's Story Ends ~
Stork: Didn't happen to see an air-truck in there, did ya?
Finn: Air truck?
Stork: Yeah! The one from Tinhatco
Junko: What-what-co??
Luna: You know
Stork: "Tinhatco; Protecting Brains like Yours for over Twenty-Five Years." It was carrying a shipment of the "AM-3000, the state of the art ANTI-MINDWORM HELMET!!" I HAD to get one, I've been staring to notice that tell- tale tickle in my lower medulla
Aerrow: Let me guess... You followed the truck into the Expansie and it disappeared
Luna: Hold up, just because everyone else told their story and it doesn't add up, doesn't mean that it could be my fault
Mags: Or mine!
Aerrow: Okay, why don't you tell us your story, Luna
~ Luna's Story ~
Luna [Narrating]: I was casually playing guitar up on the roof like usually do, when suddenly I spotted something floating outside. I got the binoculars out and saw that it was a Occucrow carrying the scroll that contained my arranged marriage
Luna: [gasp] Gotcha!!
Luna rushed down to the Hangar and hopped on her skimmer, she drove off the Condor and flew into the sky after the Occucrow.
Luna: I chased that Occucrow for a long time, but it kept avoiding me when suddenly-
~ Luna's Story Ends ~
Aerrow: It vanished and you ended up in the Expanse?
Luna: Yeah...
Mags: Well we know how my story ends, so don't have to tell you guys mine
Aerrow: C'mon, everyone else went
Mags:... Fine
~ Mags's Story ~
Mags [Narrating]: I was casually walking around the Condor when I spotted outsides the- ummm... Scroll Luna mentioned and the Dark Ace holding her captive, I went after them and started shooting his skimmer when he disappeared with Luna and the scroll and, we all know how it ends
~ Mags's Story Ends ~
Mags: That's about it
[Cricket Chirping]
Aerrow: Okay. Kinda seeing a pattern here. So what's your story Radarr?
Luna's P.O.V
Radarr stretched his wings flat as he zoomed around and stopped while we all stood there confused.
Aerrow: Um, you were... Dancing? Boxing? Shucking Corn?
Finn: [sigh] But what does it mean? All our stories can't be true!
Piper: Wait! [rummage] a rare crystal, a burger stand, a girl who actually looked at Finn-
Mags: Even though he lost his cuddle privileges
Finn: [glares] Hey!!
Piper: This all adds up to one thing!
Junko: We had too much Merb Cabbage?
Piper: We all saw what we wanted to see! [brought up a book]
Aerrow: But I don't want to see the Dark Ace!
Luna: And thank goodness that wasn't my desire
Mags: [grin] Even though you called him "hot" one time
Luna: [blushes] SHUT UP!!!!
Piper: No... You want to DEFEAT the Dark Ace!
Aerrow: Huh. Now that you put it that way...
Piper: Listen. Back in the Golden Age of Skyride, during the First Expansjon of...
Finn: High points...
Piper: [glares] There were reports of beings who could create illusions from a person's deepest desires- Sky Sirens!
Luna/Mags: SKY SIRENS?!
Junko: Um, how'd those stories usually end?
Piper: It was pulled-to-your-doom kinda thing
Everyone was silent, as we all grew concerned about this situation we were all stuck in.
Aerrow: Hm. I've heard of them too, they're suppose to take the form of-
Finn: A woman?
Aerrow: Yeah. How'd you know?
Mags: Cuz... SHE'S HERE!! [take out his energy pistols]
Aerrow backed away as he turned around and saw what we were seeing, a ghostly like creature of a woman floating in midair.
Aerrow: Look, I don't know who- or what- you are! But we're on to your little games. So you can just get off our ship and leave us alone! Now!!
Just then we were all blinded by the light as she vanished from the Bridge.
Finn: Huh. Guess we told her
Aerrow: Now what?
Another bright light blinded us again, when we looked and saw that it was the way out.
Luna: Look!
Junko: It's.... A way out!
Aerrow: Stork! Full ahead!
Finn: Yeah, baby! There's nothing I've been wanting to see more than blue skies!
Piper: Nothing? Wait! Stop the ship!! It's another illusion!!
We all cleared our minds when we saw that it wasn't the clear skies like we wanted, instead it was our doomed.
Aerrow: Stork! Luna!! Hit the retros!!
Stork and I pulled the levers so that the retros would pull us away, but we weren't stopping at all.
Finn: Why aren't we stopping??
Stork: Um... I'm guessing it's a "pulled-to-our-doom" kinda-thing
Luna: Oh no!!
[Screaming]
Aerrow: Stork! Head straight for the center! Full thrust!!
Stork: I like your thinking, let's get it over with
Stork flew the Condor straight as we screamed while I clutched onto Finn and he hugged me, I closed my eyes ready to embrace our doom.
Aerrow: Wait... Wait... NOW!!! Hard to starboard!!
Just then, We started flying up while everyone else held onto something and I was still holding onto Finn.
Storm Hawks: WHAAAAAAAAUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
Piper: N-Not... Gonna make it!
Junko: Must... Lighten... Load!!
Sure enough Junko lightened the load which gave us a chance to escape and get away from there, we were flying in normal speed as I opened my eyes and see Mags clutching onto Aerrow's arm fearing for his life.
Stork: My cabbage
Luna: [get off and walk up to Stork] It was a sacrifice that had to be made
Stork: You dumped the whole load
Junko: Yeah, well, sometimes the tough choices have to be... Um... Y'know... Chosen
Finn: Uh, guys? Our friend is back
Mags let go of Aerrow as he draw his energy twin pistols and shot at the siren only for it to phase through.
Mags: Darn, it won't have any effect!
Piper: Is it just me, or does she look MAJORLY peeved this time?
Aerrow: We escaped her little trap. So now it's personal. Everyone! Stay at your posts!
Piper: Her only power is illusion! Resist- no matter what she throws at you!
Of course we all got blinded by the light again as I opened my eyes and saw the scroll on the table, as I walked up to it and open the scroll to see that it contained the Dark Ace's signature and not mine.
Luna: Yes!! I got it!! I- no! It's not real!! It can't be!!! Because-
???: Because I have it
I froze in fear as I slowly turned around and saw the Dark Ace with it, he smirked and walked towards me while I got my hammer guitar and glared at him.
Luna: You!
Dark Ace: If you want it back? Come and get it
Luna: Ngh... No! It's not real! I know it isn't because I won't be lead to a stray. I'm gonna trust in my own heart and eyes to distinguish the truth [glares] You are not real!! You're just an illusion built by my own desires!! And... And I... I WONT GIVE IN!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
I ran up to the Dark Ace with my hammer guitar, ready to smash him when suddenly I started to glow brightly mixed with purple, blue, and pink as I suddenly vanished and appeared somewhere else. When I saw everyone with their eyes closed and dreaming, when I spotted the Siren looking tired as everyone snapped out of it.
Finn: Yesss! I've got the Timepulse Beacon back!
Piper: Keep resisting! I think we're overloading her powers!
Aerrow: Finn! Plot our position!
Finn: Aye, locking onto Timepules!
Just then the Siren made Finn fall for the illusion again, making me snap as I yelled at her.
Luna: You think you can trap my friends in an illusion but I got something even better!
I started to glow brightly as I rushed to Junko and entered his desires somehow, I spotted him being surrounded by burgers that I got my glitter bomb and activated it covering all the burgers with glitter and making Junko choose not to eat it.
Luna: Looks like these burgers are off the menu
I knocked Junko out as o hear Finn giggling, I quickly rushed to his dreams and saw him with his "totally hot Amazonian hot Babette." Making my blood boil as my face goes red and I gripped my hammer guitar.
Luna: This is what happens when you make me mad!!
I ran up to the Amazonian girls that were surrounding Finn as I smack them away, When Finn sat up I got a small toy hammer and bonked his head with it knocking him out. I then heard a faint scream that sounded like Stork, I headed towards it and saw Stork being swarmed by what appeared to be mind worms while he screamed.
Luna: Of course
I had a blank look on my face as I took out a stink bomb and pulled the trigger, unleashing a horrible smell knocking Stork out while I had a clothespin on my nose. I then heard Piper's voice as I rushed ahead and enter Piper's desires when I saw her throw the stone at Cyclonis when I jumped forward and smashed the infinity stone, hearing Cyclonis scream "No" as I lifted my hammer and knocked her out before she could harm Piper.
Luna: If Piper can't have it, no one can't
I looked back and saw Piper unconscious when I heard sinister laughs from a distance and rushed ahead to enter Aerrow's desires to see him being surrounded by Dark Ace, Ravess, and Cyclonis as I rushed forward and leaped as I stomped on Ravess's head and slid across the room as I stood in front of Aerrow with my back facing him.
Luna: [glares] You want Aerrow, you're gonna have to fight me first
Cyclonis: And how do you suppose you'll be able to? There's only one of you, and three of us
Luna: [smirk] You're right, at least you get to be "stuck together"
[rapid beeping]
I grabbed Aerrow's hand as I pulled the lever that launched all three of them up in the air as the sticky bomb blew up making them stuck together as they fall down and I rushed ahead to hit a home run.
Luna: Sayonara!! LOSERS!!!! Hey batter batter!!! Swing batter batter!!!
I whacked them all into the sky as they vanished, while Aerrow's collapsed to the ground. I heard the sound of bells chiming as I quickly rushed up to Mags dream fearing for the worst, when I got there I saw that I was in Atmosia with everyone standing and smiling, making me confused when I looked up and saw Mags holding what appears to be Aerrow's hands as they smiled.
Priest: I pronounced you, Husband and Husband... You may now kiss
My jaw dropped when I saw them kiss while everyone cheered, this was Mags's desire?!
Luna: MAGS YOU LIAR!!!!!
Mags: [blushes] LUNA?!
Luna: Ugh!! This is the one thing I hate to get rid off, I'm sorry
I took out a stink bomb and put on a clothespin as I unleashed the stink and everyone knocked out including Mags which got rid of the illusion while I spotted the Siren, I ran up to her and somehow was able to grip onto her wrist while I was floating with her and glowing at the same time.
Luna: Leave. My. Friend. Alone!!!
Just then the siren started growing weaker and weaker until it screamed in pain and vanished, making me stop floating and collapse on the ground.
[groggy groans]
Aerrow: We're... Free?
Stork: Um, yeah! Instruments read normal
Junko: Maybe it's another trick
Piper: Verifying all visual landmarks and navigational beacons... No, it's the real deal! We're out! We're actually out!
Aerrow: Someone must have outlasted the Siren
Mags: [frown] Hey! Where's Luna?!
Luna: [groans] Ngh... Ngh... My head...
Mags: [eye widen] [gasp] LUNA!?
I heard the others rush up to me as I felt someone gently lifted my body into their laps, when I look up and saw Finn holding me in his arms while the others looked concerned about me. Mags checked my pulse and took out a small flashlight to shine at my eyes, while he felt my forehead with his hands.
Mags: Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary, she must've been exhausted
Aerrow: Luna, I don't know how you did it! But you did it!
Luna: Thanks... [yawn] I'm not sure how but I was able to get into your desires somehow
Stork: I'm just glad you're okay
Finn: Yeah, me too
Finn was about to lean in and kiss me when I moved my head away, and frowned at him.
Finn: What?! You mad at me or something
Luna: I don't know, did you do something to make me mad? Because I am, but if you didn't then I am not
Finn: I didn't do anything!!
Luna: Then I am not mad... Oh! I have one more things to say
Finn: What's that?
Luna: LIAR!!! [points at Mags]
Mags: Huh?!
Luna: You lied!!! Your desires!! I saw it!!
Mags: [sweating] What are you talking about?!! [secretly snatched the duck tape]
Aerrow: What were your desires Mags?
Luna: I'll tell you what they were!! It was- MPH?!
Mags immediately tackled me as he duck taped my mouth and tossed it aside like as if he didn't have it.
Just then, we all noticed someone steering the Condor and saw that it was Radarr, of course!! Since none of us could understand Radarr, his greatest desire was to drive the Condor.
Aerrow: Wait... So that your "Greatest Desire?" You just wanted to drive?
Stork: Works for me
[Bzzzttt]
Aquarius [Radio] Storm Hawks come in!! Can you all hear me?!
Aerrow: Oh! The radio!!
Luna: [pick up the walkie] Hello! Aqua!! It's us
Aquarius [Radio]: Oh thank goodness, when we heard you guys trying to contact us, you all got cut off and we feared for the worst
Mags: We're okay, well. Some of us
Piper: Yeah, for some reason Luna was in each of our desires, we don't know how but we didn't think about her
Aquarius [Radio]: Hmmm... Sounds to me that Luna can travel through dreams now
Storm Hawks: WHAT?!
Aquarius [Radio]: It's the only explanation, plus it makes sense considering how she was able to see what you were all seeing. However, it also makes her exhausted
Aerrow: I see
Aquarius [Radio]: Anyways, I'm glad you Sky Knights are okay. Rest assured that you will all be careful next time, bye
Storm Hawks: We will