Dawn of a New Age

Chapter Thirty Five

Chapter Thirty Five

AN: I was just pulling into Walmart and sitting at the light waiting to turn left was the Torino! I almost died. I waved at the man driving it and he waved back, but looked confused on why a teenage girl was waving excitedly at him. I also bet you guys thought it was going to be Alfred or someone. It originally was in my plan, but that would make it so much longer that it already was sooooo...

"Arygyn?" Matthew asked seeing the odd bird man on his wing. "What are you doing here?"

"Hello Matthew!" Arygyn said crouching on his wingtip, waving with a smile. "I figured out why you seemed out of place! You're not supposed to be here!"

"I don't think this is the best time to discuss this." Matthew said spotting a stray bolt coming their way. He dipped his wing ever so slightly, just enough to move out of the way. He was great full for the other Storm Hawks keeping the Cyclonians away from him.

"That's probably true, but it's important." Arygyn said hopping closer to the skimmers centre of gravity. "That crystal only works on a certain day of the year in your world."

"Okay, and?" Matthew asked calmly picking up a little bit of speed and gaining altitude. If Arygyn wanted to have a conversation right at that moment Canada wanted to be as far away from the talons as possible.

"That day is today for your dimension." The bird man said waving his staff to exaggerate his words. "We need to get you back now or you'll be stuck here for over thirty years!"

"What?" Canada stammered confused. He had completely forgotten about the battle beneath them.

"You'd have to wait a full year in your world before the crystal will be useful again. That's about thirty years here." Arygyn explained slowly. "You have to make a choice soon."

"How much time do I have?" Matthew asked.

"About two hours earth time, two days here." Arygyn said with a shrug.

"I'm not leaving if this battles still going on. I want to know they're safe." Canada said.

Arygyn nodded. "It's your decision. I'll pop in around an hour or two before the deadline." He said teleporting away.

Canada cleared his mind if the previous conversation and focused on the battle below him. He hadn't realized how high he had taken his skimmer. He dived back down into the centre of the battle heading straight for a talon that was trying to sneak up on Finn. Matthew pulled into a good position behind him and started to fire at the talon.

The Cyclonian diverted away from Finn and dived down towards the cloud line. He didn't make it before the Canadian had hit the skimmers engines and they started to sputter. Matthew pulled out of the dive and headed back up into the sky.

"What did Arygyn want?" Piper asked spotting the blond back in the battle.

"He had some info on the crystal. I'll tell you guys later if we get a chance." The nation said focusing on a new target. He still kept an eye on Aerrow and the Dark Ace. The pair had been fighting for some time now; both looked like they were tiring out. Matthew kept a throwing knife ready at all times.

"Okay." Piper said flipping away from a talon. Canada turned his attention back to a Cyclonian that was getting a little too close for his comfort. He turned to meet the man head on in the sky. He was playing chicken with the talon. Matthew flew directly at him waiting for the Cyclonian to break first. He did split, as soon as he realized the nation's intentions.

The Canadian followed him closely and started to shoot. One of his comrades started to follow Canada. Matthew managed to shoot one of the Cyclonians engines before leaving his target. The female talon behind him followed shooting, but was just barely missing the Canadian. Matthew rolled and turned out of the way of the blasts.

The woman kept hot on his tail, but still hadn't managed to hit Canada yet. He looked around trying to spot another target to go after and hopefully loose the talon. He gasped seeing a stray bolt heading his way. Matthew quickly pushed his controls down and dived out of the way. He watched the bolt hit the woman's engine and she bailed off.

"Your welcome!" Finn called over the coms. He waved at him from his skimmer.

"Thanks?" Canada said confused.

"No problem." The blond said oblivious to the fact that he could have hurt Matthew. He just shrugged and continued on with the fight. By now, they had taken out all of the squads that Ace had brought with him. The other Sky Knight squads had taken out the last few talons hanging around the Terra. The Cyclonian ships had taken heavy damage and a few were slowly falling out of the sky.

"There are two more carriers heading our way. This isn't over yet." Stork said. "A few Sky Knights and their squads are withdrawing for now. Too much damage to their equipment."

"Any estimates on how many more talons?" Piper asked. They were mostly circling around now, watching Aerrow and the Dark Ace fight. They knew better than to get in between the pair.

"Two, maybe three hundred." Stork replied. "How are we on the skimmers? Any damage? The Condor is doing well."

"I'm running low on power and my controls are sticking." Piper said. "I'm going to pop in and grab some crystals."

"I should as well." Canada said noticing his power levels. They had been out for almost three hours. The sun was starting to set. He didn't really want to leave the field in the middle of the battle, but he needed more crystals.

"We'll hold it down out here." Junko said reassuringly. Matthew nodded and turned to the Condor. Piper wasn't too far behind him and they landed together on the runway. Both quickly restocked on the crystals they needed, grabbing a few extra just in case the others needed them.

They were back out within minutes. There was no time to do repairs before the new wave of Cyclonians would arrive. Aerrow was back on his skimmer and both he and Ace were circling each other trying to get a shot. Matthew flew close to the red head and tossed him and Radarr a couple of power crystals.

The Dark Ace watched him with an annoyed sneer. The commander looked like he was about to go after the Canadian, but Aerrow caught his attention again. Canada spotted the new carriers coming in and the new squads coming down the runway.