Chapter Six

Chapter Six

Radarr had gathered up as many parts as he could and handed them to Aerrrow and Canada to carry. The pair would take them back and pack them expertly away in the two skimmers storage compartments. The Canadian was surprised how much the skimmers could hold. They had cleared out quite a few shelves for the man.

"We got enough Radarr, let's go." The sky knight said letting the lemur thing climb onto his shoulder. Radarr chirped and growled before hopping off and running over to Aerrow's skimmer. "You sure you'll be okay?"

"I'll be fine." Canada said as the pair walked over to where the two skimmers were parked. The blond got onto the skimmer and started it. "This'll be fun." He said with a smile.

Aerrow shrugged and climbed onto his skimmer starting it as well. The pair started off taking it slow at first. The balance on the skimmer was different from any other bike Canada had ridden. It took him a little bit to get used to it and the controls; they were a mix of a motorcycle's and an airplanes.

Matthew was having a lot of fun just driving the skimmer. It was a lot more powerful than any other motorcycle on earth. He knew he could go fast if he really opened it up, but that wouldn't be the most responsible thing in a town.

Alfred always said that he was a bad driver, but Canada was just a quick one. He didn't really like to follow speed limits because everything felt so slow compared to an airplane. He normally would ride a motorcycle in the summer to get places quicker. After years of flying fighter jets, the Canadian had faster reaction times and would weave around traffic which scared his brother. People moved too slowly for him.

"You seem comfortable." Aerrow said as they rode up the ramp to the Condor.

"This things pretty cool. When will we get to fly them?" Canada asked excitedly as they pulled into the hanger bay.

"We could go out tomorrow for a patrol." The sky knight suggested. "We'll be parking somewhere for some engine maintenance."

-----❄"Praise the sun."❄-----

"So this guy sold the skimmer and parts to you for three hundred?" Piper asked raising an eyebrow upon seeing the new skimmer in the bay. "Why?"

"He said he wanted more space." Aerrow said. "It was a good deal, the parts alone could have been well over three hundred and adding a skimmer on top of them could have been closer to a thousand. And we don't know how long Matthew will be around so well leave it with him for now."

Later in the evening the other Storm Hawks got back. Stork decided that he would make supper that night. The murk carried all of the groceries by himself to the kitchen. Matthew was very impressed by the balancing act.

"Hey Mattie?" Junko said poking his shoulder. "Is it okay to call you Mattie?"

"Yeah, Mattie or Matt is fine." Canada shrugged giving Junko is attention.

"You're skimmer is pretty barebones. Want to help me pick out some blasters and equipment for it? It'll be a good idea to have them if a battle happens." The wallop said with a smile. Matthew laughed and nodded. Junko led him into one of the Condors storage rooms. The wallop flicked the lights on. "Here's all the stuff."

"Where did you get all this stuff? Where do you make your money?" The nation asked as they stared into the room. There were rows of shelves with boxes of weapons and parts on them. "Why did you need more parts if you had these?"

"The skimmer parts we have in here are out dated. We sell them as scrap or trade most of them." Junko said leading the Canadian to the back of the room. "How's your aim? Do you like close or far combat?"

"My aim's okay, I like farther combat." Matthew said picking up what looked like a crossbow. He looked at it for a minute before setting it down.

"Farther?" The wallop raised an eyebrow.

"I'm not a sniper; I do need to get kinda close, but not super close." Matthew said trying to explain as best he could.

"I looked over your skimmer and with these blasters," Junko said picking up a pair of guns. He continued on excitedly. "We might be able to put them inside the wings. They could still be used even on the ground!"

"That would be pretty cool. How long will it take?" Matthew asked. He was liking Junko's idea. It would be almost like a spitfire, guns build into the wings.

"Not very long, a couple of hours probably. These are built for this. Just cut a small hole and slip them in. There are a few screws of course." Junko explained. "We have this set and this one," The wallop pauses to pick up another set of guns from a high shelf. "These are more powerful. They've got a lot more kick to them."

"We're going to put both sets on?" The blond asked. The pair continued to talk about weight distribution and the effect on speed. When he had first talked to Junko he expected him to be the big dumb strong man, but the wallop was actually a very kind person. He was also very knowledgeable about weapons and mechanics.

"Hey, what'ch doing?" Finn asked popping out of nowhere. Junko explained as they walked towards the hanger. "Have you ever flown before?" He asked Canada.

Matthew nodded. "Yeah I have, a lot actually; it’s a bit of an obsession. I haven't flown anything like a skimmer before though."

"That's definitely a good thing; otherwise learning from one of us probably wouldn't end to well." Finn said with a shy smile and rubbing the back of his neck. "We tried to teach Stork how to ride a skimmer, but he didn't like it too much. He ended up making his own four wheel flying buggy."

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The trio started the work on Matthew's skimmer, but were interrupted by Stork calling them for supper. After they ate, and Canada helped with the dishes. They got right back to work after they had finished. Aerrow had tagged along to watch and help. After about another two hours Canada, Junko, Finn and Aerrow had finished the modifications and were just cleaning up.

"We'll test them tomorrow when we go out for patrol." Aerrow said standing up from where he was perched on top of a box. The Sky Knight walked to wards the outdoor deck of the Condor and looked up at the sky. "It's getting late, I'm going to bed."

"It's not that late." Finn said with a teasing tone. "Morning people."

"I don't know Finn," Junko yawned. "I'm tired too. What about you, Mattie?"

"I am definitely not a morning person, more of a night owl, but I am kind of tired." The Canadian said. Finn groaned and whined about having to stay up alone, but soon left for bed as well.

AN: Merry Christmas and happy holidays!