 BenRGOkay, here is a thought/idea that occured to me whilst reading stories on the Storm Hawks board. My idea is somewhat cliché, but I haven't seen it yet, which surprises me. Maybe I really am the first one to think of it. Perhaps someone could try it. In essence, it is a Aerrow/Cyclonis (Lark) romance set against the end of the Atmosian-Cyclonia War. The thing is that it should not be a nice!Cyclonis but one who has simply changed sides. Her essential personality should not change. Ever since Master Cyclonis returned from her abortive attempt to recruit Piper and lure the Storm Hawks into a trap, she has been in a nasty mood (nastier even than usual). You see, Piper's words about friendship really did strike a chord, as did watching the crazy interactions of the Hawks. They weren't at all what she expected. They weren't a military unit at all! They were more like... a family. The writer would have to emphasise just how abnormal the Cyclonian Royal Family were. Emphasize that her father, Lord Cyclonium, was incapable of love and had used a combination of emotional blackmail and physical abuse to turn his only surviving heir, Lark, into a twisted creature of ambition and hate. Now, she had a pretty chaotic alternate example to compare against her own experiences. Speed through the rest of the first season with Cyclonis becoming more and more aware of how the supposedly 'weak' Storm Hawks seemed to gain strength from their unity. She even starts sneaking out as 'Lark' (which is her real given name, Master Cyclonis is her title) to mix with the ordinary people of her empire in an attempt to understand this new aspect of life. At a time matching the end of season 1, Dark Ace makes his move. Let's face it: he is incapable of loyalty to anyone except himself. He is aware of Cyclonis' distracted state of mind and uses the opportunity to carry out plans that he has had since the day he plotted to betray the original Storm Hawks. The majority of the Talons (including Snipe and Ravess) are loyal to him rather then their putative 'Master' - it is easy to seize control. Cyclonis barely escapes with her life. She is fleeing on a beach buggy/skimmer (like Stork's), being attacked by Talons every step of the way. Who should turn up but the Storm Hawks? You can well imagine their reactions when they realise who it was they have rescued from the Cyclonians. The middle section of the story should be the story of Cyclonis' imprisonment on the Condor as our heroes try to decide what to do wit her. It is also all about how her presence, skills as a Crystalmancer and her insight into Dark Ace's psychology increasingly change how the Storm Hawks fight their battles. Increasingly, Aerrow is particularly nasty to his prisoner for some reason, threatening her with being marooned in the Wastelands or worse. Junko, who tries to see the good in all people, asks his commander why he is so harsh and Aerrow gives him a vicious dressing-down unlike any he has had before. As their former enemy slowly integrates herself into the squadron, his mood grows ever darker. (It would be important to have Cyclonis included in some missions and still be... herself. Oh, she is working alongside the Storm Hawks, but she just as sadistic and deadly as she was before - i.e. she uses an Agoniser Crystal to convince a few Murk Raiders to tell them where they have taken their loot). Piper, on the other hand, is willing to reach out to her sister Crystal Witch and, for a while, is the closest thing to a friend that Cyclonis (who is increasingly asking to be called 'Lark') has on the Condor. Finally, Piper faces Aerrow and demands an explaination for his aggressive behaviour towards a person who is, if not turning out to be nice, is showing that she is definately on their side. Aerrow spills - Why does Cyclonis have to be so damn attractive? She is funny, intelligent, artistic and is quite pleasent company if you forget who she is. She is even easy to look at when she isn't in her normal gothy black fighting armour. Piper is torn between horror and amusement. Aerrow fancies Lark! She suggests that he clear the air with their prisoner/recruit - so long as he lets this fester, it will affect his judgement and skew his reactions. The confrontation is explosive. Lark can't help but be snarky and insulting when Aerrow tries to apologise. Aerrow blows his top and backs the former Dictator of Cyclonia into a corner of her quarters, shouting all the way about how she isn't fooling him and how he will kill her if she betrays them. She is quite astonished by how personally he is taking this. "Don't think you can get around me by staring at me with those beautiful eyes of yours!" he hisses, pinning her hands above her head, practically nose to nose with her. "You... think my eyes are beautiful?" Acting on an impulse (and since when has she been known for impulse control?) Lark leans forwards and kisses him. Aerrow, shocked, lets her go. Lark laughs nastily, dodges around him and heads for the exit. "Thank you for exposing your weaknesses to me, Sky Knight," she smirks. Aerrow's hand snaps out and catches her by the wrist. "Oh no you don't," he growls. He drags the smaller woman over. "Not till you get it right!" Then he kisses her right back. They both quickly find they enjoy it. "Join me, Aarow," Lark gasps. "Help me reclaim my throne and I will give you all the power you could possibly desire! You will be second only to me! I will see to it that you are more feared than Dark Ace ever was and all of Atmos will tremble at the sound of your footsteps!" "I don't want power," Aerrow growls right back holding onto Lark's shoulders and shaking her with every word. "What I want... is you!" The romance should be secondary to Lark helping the free Terras fight Dark Ace's increasingly genocidal rule, ultimately ending with a massive Return of the Jedi-style assault on Terra Cyclonia. Will she reclaim her throne? Will she revert to being a would-be global tyrant when she does? Lark should be, by turns, sensual and teasing when in private with Aerrow, the quietest Storm Hawk in public (but only too willing to prick Finn's ego and Stork's paranoia) and of deadly intensity in times of action. How you end this is up to you but I would have a 'light-side' ending with Lark getting her throne back and being determined, based on all she has learnt as one of the Storm Hawks, to make Cyclonia an example of how one rules a free Terra in peace and justice. Oh, she convinces Aerrow to stay on as her 'champion', and to keep her in line, of course. One suggested scene: Morning on the Condor. Aerrow is the last to arrive for the morning breakfast/briefing (unusually for him). He seems not to have slept well and his normally neat clothes are rumpled. "That is IT!" Finn explodes, pointing at Aerrow. "Why do you have to rub it in, huh? So you've got a smoking hot GF who can keep you up all night. Well not all of us are that lucky! Don't make us have to suffer you having what we don't!" Long pause. "Finn..." Aerrow says at last. "Are you jealous of my relationship with Lark?" "DAMN STRAIGHT I AM!" Finn jumps to his feet and drops at his Squadron Leader's feet. "How do you do it? Come on, man! Give us a clue! Is it the 'White Knight' thing? The hair? The smile! Please, for pity's sake let me in on the secret!" Finn dissolves into tears, practically hugging Aerrow's feet. | #15 May 13th 2008, 8:00am | |
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