chapter 36
It's been two months since ash and lana confessed their feelings for each other, and things have been going great between them.
When the rest of the island found out, they were happy for the two, and congratulated them. Commodore Smurkturkski wanted to have a celebration in their honor, but they politely declined. It's not like they were getting married for something like that to happen.
ash was currently out in the field on a training mission, along with Rod and Brody. lana was at HQ observing the training while Speedy and Bea directed the cadets on what to do.
"Alright cadets, now try it out on your own until you think you've mastered it." Speedy told them.
"You got it, Speedy!" The three replied, before ending communication.
"Is there anything I could do, Speedy?" lana asked.
"Hmmm... not really. I don't really have anything for you right now, lana ." Speedy replied. "But if you want, you could-" he was cut off when the screen began to ring. It wasn't the alarm, just a regular call.
"I wonder who that could be." Speedy wondered as Bea answered the call.
"Hello? Is this Top Wing Academy?" asked a female penguin that appeared on the screen.
"Mom?" lana asked, a little confused as she approached the screen.
"Oh! It is!" the penguin, who is lana mother, happily exclaimed. "Hi lana , dear! Hello Speedy, hello Bea." she greeted the three.
"Hello Priscilla. Nice to see you. Can we... help you with something?" Speedy asked, wondering why his student's parent was calling all of a sudden.
"Oh, no Speedy. I don't. I just wanted to talk to my little lana ." Priscilla replied.
"Mom... I'm not little anymore." lana whined.
"I know, sweetie. But you're still my little lana ." Priscilla stated.
lana sighed. "I'll accept that. So, what did you want to talk about?"
"Um... is it possible for us to talk in private?" Priscilla asked.
"Uuhh..." lana looked to Speedy and Bea for answers.
"I'll transfer the call to the video screen at your bed, lana ." Speedy stated, as he pressed icons on his tablet.
"Wait... we have those?" lana asked.
Speedy chuckled. "Better get going. The screen will pop up once I press the transfer button." he told her.
With that said, lana quickly made her way to her sleeping quarter. Once she was gone from the room, Priscilla let out a distressed sigh, which caught Speedy and Bea's attention.
"Everything ok, Priscilla?" Bea asked.
"I hope so, once I'm done talking to lana ." Priscilla replied.
"Ok Speedy! I'm in the room!" lana yelled out.
"I'm sure whatever it is, you two will work it out." Speedy told her, about to press the 'transfer call' button
"Thanks, Speedy." Priscilla replied, before she disappeared from the screen.
"Priscilla looked really upset. I hope whatever it is isn't too bad." Bea stated. Speedy nodded in agreement.
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With lana
lana saw a small screen slowly pop up next to her photo of her and Anyu. Soon after, her mother's face came into view.
"Hello again, mother." lana greeted her mother again. "So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked.
"First of all, how are you, dear? And how's life at the academy?" Priscilla asked.
"I'm doing great! And it's super cool! Speedy, Bea, my friends, the islanders... they're all really cool!" lana happily replied.
"I'm glad to hear that sweetie. But remember, you have a family. You have to come visit us from time to time." Priscilla told her.
lana giggled. "Yea, I know. I'll have to ask Speedy for some time off for me to visit. By the way, where's dad?" she asked.
Priscilla expression and tone soon changed. "He's... around."
"Mom? Is everything ok?" lana asked, noticing the change.
Priscilla sighed. "Actually lana ... I need to talk to you about your father."
"Why? Did something happen?! Is he ok?!" lana asked worriedly.
"Calm down, lana . Your father's fine. It's... actually something that he did... well... almost did... that I need to tell you." Priscilla stated, looking at her daughter nervously.
"What is it?" lana asked, curiously.
"First, you need to promise me you won't get too upset about what I'm about to tell you, sweetie." Priscilla stated.
"That depends..." lana replied, raising an eyebrow in suspicion.
Priscilla sighed, knowing that her daughter would get upset.
"lana ," she started, "Your father... almost... promised you to another penguin."
lana froze and eyes widened when she heard that. It took her a few seconds to recover from the shock.
"He. Did. What?!" lana asked, as calmly as possible.
Priscilla knew she heard, but wanted confirmation. "He almost promised you to another penguin." she repeated.
lana took a deep breath to calm herself a bit, then asked as calmly as possible. "With who?"
"I believe his name was, Bobbin?" Priscilla replied, a bit unsure.
"Bobbin?" lana asked. "You mean blobby Bobbin?!" her anger starting to show.
"Um, yes. I think that's what your brother said you kids called him." Priscilla replied.
lana growled in anger before letting out a loud and long squawk.
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In the control room
ash, Rod and Brody had returned from their training mission and where being assessed by Speedy.
"Great job, cadets. You're getting better with every training session." Speedy told them.
"Well, we are learning from the best." ash told him.
Speedy chuckled.
"By the way, Speedy. Where's lana ?" ash asked.
"She's in the sleeping quarters. She's-" Speedy was cut off by a loud squawk.
"Woah! What was that?" Rod asked.
ash gasped. "That sounded like lana !" he said and quickly flew out of the control room towards their sleeping quarters.
Rod and Brody were about to follow, but Speedy stopped them.
"Why'd you stop us. Shouldn't we be worried. lana could be in trouble." Brody stated.
"Here at HQ?" Bea asked and giggled.
Speedy chuckled. "Don't worry you two. lana is fine. She's just talking to her mother." he explained.
"Oh. So... why didn't you stop ash too?" Rod asked.
"One. I wouldn't have been able to if I tried. Two. It's about time lana introduced him to her family." Speedy simply stated with a smile.
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With lana
"HOW AND WHY DID DAD THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO PROMISE ME TO BLOBBY BOBBIN?! OF ALL THE PENGUINS, WHY HIM?! HE WAS THE WORST PENGUIN IN MY HATCH YEAR!" lana screamed.
Priscilla said nothing and allowed her daughter to let out her anger.
She let out another squawk in frustration till she heard a knock on the door.
"lana ? It's me! Is everything ok? I heard you scream. Can I come in?" ash asked on the other side of the door.
lana gasped. "He's already back from training?" she thought. She soon turned her attention to the screen and whispered to her mother, who had a confused look when she heard the new voice.
"Don't move and don't say anything." lana whispered to her mother.
Priscilla wasn't sure what was going on, but nodded and stayed still.
lana let out a heavy sigh to calm herself a bit more, before answering.
"Yea, I'm ok, ash. You can come in." She replied.
Once he got the ok, ash opened the door and quickly flew over to her and sat on her bed next to her.
"Are you alright, lana ? I heard you squawk. What happened?" ash asked worriedly.
"I'm ok, ash. Really." lana said with a smile to reassure him.
"lana , that squawk sounded like your angry squawk. What happened?" ash pushed on. lana sighed.
"Ok, ok. I'm not ok. I was just talking to my mother and she told me something that made me really angry." She started,
ash tilted his head, wordlessly asking 'what was it'?
"She told me that my father almost promised me to another penguin." She continued.
ash's eyes widened, and he felt his heart sink a little upon hearing that. But he let her continue.
"And if that wasn't bad enough, he almost promised me to the WORST penguin in my hatch year!" lana yelled, her anger coming back full swing. "I mean, how could he... he didn't even... ugh! If I still had my baby feathers I'd he pulling them off right now! AH!"
"Woah lana , calm down." ash said, gently grabbing her cheeks to try to get her to calm down. He'd never seen her this angry before.
He began to gently caress her cheeks with his thumbs in order to calm her down, a technique that usually worked. lana closed her eyes at his gentle caress, then inhaled and exhaled before placing one of her hands over his which rested on her cheeks, telling him that she had calmed down. ash gave a satisfied smile at this.
"I guess this penguin was really that bad, huh? I've never seen you this angry, lana ." ash said, his hands still on her cheeks to make sure she stayed calm.
lana opened her eyes and looked up at ash. "He was. At least from what I remember about him. He was the meanest penguin in my hatch year. He'd pick on all of us and felt he was better than us because he was the biggest among us." she replied. "And, the thought of being promised to him by my family is just..."
ash kissed her forehead, telling her that everything was ok. She smiled and looked up at him.
"Thanks, ash. I could really use some comforting right now." lana told him.
ash chuckled and re-positioned himself to sit behind her. She sat between his legs as he wrapped his wings around her waist from behind, pulling her closer to his chest and nuzzled his head on the side of hers, at which she happily nuzzled back.
"Better?" he asked.
"Much." she replied.
lana mother watched quietly in shock at the display of affection between her daughter and the other bird.
lana looked across at the top of her bed and saw that her mother was still on the screen.
"Oops. I forgot mom was still on the call." she thought.
"ash?" She started, to get his attention
"Mhm." he replied.
"Um... don't get mad or too embarrassed, but... my mom may have seen our entire display of affection." lana told him.
"W-what? W-where is she?" ash nervously asked.
lana pointed to the small screen in front of them. ash looked and saw an older penguin, smiling and waving at them. He gulped and became red with embarrassment and tried to hide his face behind lana , which didn't work.
"lana ..." ash whined a bit.
"Sorry, I forgot she was still there." lana apologized.
"There's no need to be shy, deary." Priscilla said to ash, who turned his attention back to the screen. Despite being seen by lana mother, ash kept his hold on lana .
"lana , who's this charming and caring young fellow you manage to get yourself?" She asked, smiling at the two.
lana blushed slightly. " ash, this is my mother, Priscilla."
"P-pleasure to meet you, ma'am." ash nervously and politely greeted lana mother.
"Mom, this is ash. He's... well he's..." lana paused, still blushing.
"He's the one you chose, isn't he? I can tell after what I just saw." Priscilla giggled. "Nice to meet you too, ash. So, he's the reason you rejected the others, huh?" she asked.
"Yea. Wait!... You know about that? Is that why dad tried to promise me to Bobbin?" lana asked.
Priscilla frowned. "Yes. They all told us that you rejected them. Your father was worried you'd be the only one without a mate by the time you return from the academy. Bobbin was the only male left."
lana frowned, now understanding the situation.
"I see. I should have figured he had his reason for doing this. I would have asked why, but I guess my anger got the better of me when I heard who it was he tried to promise me to." lana stated. "What made him not go through with the agreement?"
"You'll have to ask your father that." Priscilla stated.
"Could you please call him, mom?" lana asked.
"Of course, dear. I'll go get him." Priscilla replied, about to go and find her husband, but was stopped when ash spoke up.
"Um, excuse me, lana , Ms. Priscilla?" ash started, to get their attention. "S-sorry to interrupt, but s-should I leave? B-because this seems to be a family matter and... I feel like I'm intruding." he stated.
lana and Priscilla giggled, which confused the blue-jay.
"You are family, ash." lana told him, as she wrapped her wings around his which were still wrapped around her and nuzzled under his beak.
"I am?" he asked, blushing at lana show of affection.
"Yes, you are, dear. You became family the moment lana said 'yes' to you." Priscilla stated and smiled. "I'll be right back," she said, going out of view for a moment.
"I guess I missed that bit of information during my research," ash said softly to lana .
lana giggled.
ash soon let out a heavy sigh, as if he had been holding his breath. This worried lana .
"Are you alright, ash?" she asked.
"Yea, I guess." He trailed off.
"ash," she said softly and worriedly, as she placed a hand on his cheek.
ash sighed, "I'm sorry, lana . I guess I'm just a bit nervous. I didn't expect to be meeting your parents so soon. I know I would have to meet them eventually, but I hadn't prepared myself for it yet. I've always worried about if they would accept me as your chosen partner since I'm a different species." he explained, tightening his hold on the penguin, but not too tight.
"To tell you the truth, ash, I've been worried about that too. I was worried about whether or not my family would accept you and if yours would accept me. At least I know my mom's ok with it. We just need to know what my dad thinks. And of course, I'm worried about if yours will accept me or not." lana admitted.
ash gave a gentle smile. "I can assure you, lana , my family will accept you. That is something I'm not worried about." he told her.
"How are you so sure?" she asked.
"Let's just say, my species has a history of going off with other species." he told her.
"Really?" she asked in surprise.
"Yup." he replied, nuzzling the side of her head. "So you have nothing to worry about on my end."
lana giggled as he nuzzled her. She leaned into him to nuzzle back.
"I love you, lana ." ash whispered to her lovingly.
"I love you too, ash." lana replied lovingly as well.
Unbeknownst to the two love birds, while they were having their moment, lana parents had returned and were watching the interaction between the two with interest.
"Now, how can we say 'no' to that?" Priscilla spoke up to get the two's attention.
ash and lana were startled and quickly turned their attention back to the screen and saw both of lana parents looking at them with a smile. ash and lana blushed and gave a nervous laugh at being caught again.
"Sorry to interrupt your moment, sweetie. But I had to get your attention." Priscilla told them.
"I-it's ok, mom." lana replied, still blushing. "H-how much did you see?" she asked.
"We saw... and heard plenty, sweetie." Priscilla replied.
"Enough to get my approval, sweetheart." Phil stated.
"Really? You mean, you're ok with me choosing a blue-jay as my partner?" lana asked her father.
"Of course! It's your life, sweetheart. Your choice." He replied with a smile, but frowned soon after. "And... I'm really sorry for what I almost did to you, lana . I just didn't want my little girl to be alone."
"It's o-ok, dad. Mom told me why, so I understand." lana told him. "But, why didn't you go through with it?" she asked.
Phil sighed. "For two reasons. I realized I was violating your rights and that I should have spoken to you first about why you rejected all the suitors. Second, Bobbin declined the offer."
This surprised lana .
"He did?! Why?" lana asked. She was happy to know that Bobbin declined, but was curious as to why.
"Something about being afraid of you. I know, it surprised me too." Phil said, seeing lana reaction. "Did something happen between you two, lana ?"
"Not anything bad as far as I can recall. The only thing I ever did was defend some penguins by standing up to him to leave them alone. Shortly after that incident, I left to come here to the academy." lana explained, then realization struck her and she frowned. "Maybe I unintentionally hurt him with the things I said."
"What did you say to him, sweetie?" Priscilla asked.
"I don't really remember. It's been a few years since the incident. But he obviously remembers what happened. Mom, dad, you know I would never hurt anyone." lana stated.
"Of course we do, dear. Not intentionally." Priscilla replied.
lana sighed. "I may not remember what happened, but can you ask him and apologize to him for me when you see him" lana asked.
"Of course." Priscilla replied.
"So, lana ... who's your friend?" Phil asked with a smile.
"Oh, right. Dad, this is ash, my boyfriend. ash, this my dad, Phil." lana introduced them to each other.
"H-hello there, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you." ash greeted with a wave.
"Hello ash. Nice to meet the bird who made my daughter reject all the suitors from her species." Phil said teasingly, which made ash a little nervous and uncomfortable.
"Dad!" lana scowled, sensing ash's uneasiness.
Phil chuckled. "I'm just teasing, ash. Sorry if I made you uncomfortable, but it is nice to meet you. Now, I don't need to ask or tell you to take care of my lana , because I've already seen and heard for myself how much you care about her."
ash nodded.
"So, what did you give her?" Phil asked.
ash smiled, knowing what he was asking. "lana ," he simply said, looking down at her.
lana giggled and showed her parents the necklace and bracelet she was wearing.
"Oh my! lana they're beautiful. *gasps* Are those kelp-icer pendants?!" Priscilla awed.
"Wow! That must have cost you a fortune, ash." Phil exclaimed.
"Actually," ash started, blushing and rubbing the back of his head, "I made them myself." he told them.
lana parents eyes widened.
"Really!? You made them yourself?" Priscilla asked.
"Yup. He did. And that's what makes them extra super special. Besides, I would have said yes to him anyway, even if he didn't give me a courting gift." lana said, nuzzling him under his beak. ash chuckled and nuzzled her back, not worried that her parents where watching.
Phil and Priscilla smiled at the two.
"We can see that you two truly do love each other. Not only did we hear you both say it, but your actions slana volumes. ash, the way you flew into the room when you heard lana squawk and was able to calm her down, and stayed with her, proved to me just how loyal you are to her. And lana , you eased his worry of meeting us and being accepted. That is indeed true love. Being there for each other and supporting each other." Priscilla explained.
"And from now on, you also have our support, sweetheart." Phil stated.
"Thanks mom, thanks dad." lana thanked them.
"Yea, thank you." ash also thanked them.
"You're both very welcome. I'm just glad we were able to settle everything." Priscilla stated. "Anyway, I think it's time we made our leave. It was nice meeting you ash."
"Same here." ash replied with a smile.
"And, lana ? We hope to get a visit from you soon, sweetheart. And make sure you bring ash with you." Phil told her.
lana giggled. "I will dad. Bye now. Love you."
"Love you, too, lana . Bye. Bye ash. See you soon." Phil and Priscilla said, before ending the call. The small screen went back down once the call ended.
"Well, that went better than expected." ash stated, still holding on to lana .
lana giggled and kissed his cheek, making him blush and chuckle.
"Well, we got their approval. So I guess that officially makes you my penguin and me, your blue-jay." ash stated.
"I like the sound of it." lana replied with a giggle.
She kissed his cheek. "I love you, my cool high flying blue-jay."
"And I love you, my super slick penguin." ash replied, with a kiss to her forehead, as they continued their affectionate embrace.
In the control room
"So, I'm guessing everything worked out?" Speedy asked, looking at the screen. Bea, Rod and Brody were also in the room.
"Yes, it did. Better than we expected." Priscilla happily replied.
"We can see that she's in good wings." Phil said.
Speedy chuckled. "I take it that means you approve of her and ash's relationship?"
"Yes we do. We were able to witness for ourselves just how much he cares about her." Priscilla stated.
"That's ash. He's always looked out for lana , and even more so since they got together. That's just how he is naturally." Bea stated.
"We're just happy our little lana found her soulmate. Speedy, I know you'll continue to look after her as well." Phil said.
"Of course, Phil. You and Priscilla have nothing to worry about. Take care now." Speedy replied.
"Bye everyone." Phil and Priscilla replied, before ending the call, happy to know that their daughter had found happiness to move forward with her future ash and lana asked if they could have a week off speedy said that they could ash and lana said that they were going to her house they said ok they went to ash's Flash wing and took off to her house once there lana saw her friend playing in the snow she saw the jet land and she saw it was lana and a nother bird she walked up to them hugged lana and asked how he was lana said he is ash and he is my boyfriend she said nice to meet you. my name is sunny lana parents come out to see how was toking and they saw lana and ash they went inside lana 3 little sisters ran and hugged her and they asked how is he they got down to there level and she said he is my boyfriend ash they said nice to meet you lana said they were ruby and sunset and abby he said nice to meet you it was their bed time they went to bead 1 hour later ash and lana were watching a movie with her parents and they heard lana sisters start to cry and ash said that he had it and went to check on them he sang a song
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way that stopped them from crying he walk out to the living room and lana said how did you get so good at singing he said a lot of practice lana parents came in and said how was singing lana said it was ash and they said nice voice ash said that he was going to the next island to get some thing's he went and got lana and her sisters some phones then he went back to lana's house and gave her the phone and gave her sisters phones to here parents and said they get them when they are older than he got a call from his mom she asked him how to get his sister's to stop crying he said put the phone on speeker and he started to sing a song that went like this
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
she said thank you and were are you at my girlfriend's house he said that they would meet her in 2 days she said ok and thanks again for get them to stop crying he said that he would always be there for her Then They went to bed In the morning ash was the 1st one up so he made breakfast for the Penguin family They smelled something cooking and went to see what it was and found out that ash made them kelp-icer pancakes and smoothies they all said thank you to ash they finished the meal and ash said that he was going to do the dishes and lana asked him if he would like some help he said yes lana went on a run with her parents and ash made the family some kelp-icer meatloaf they got home and eat they finished the meal and the parents did the dishes They all went to bed in the morning lana sister's asked if they could go back to headquarters for a few weeks and the parents said if it is ok with them you can they said that only if you are good at ash's house for 3 days they said ok they went to get their things together and then they went to ash's house it was dark when they got their so they slept in the Flash wing in the morning ash was sitting on the wing of the Flash wing when his younger sister saw him and she hugged him and said when did you get home he said last night he lay her down and said go back to sleep she did the rest of the family woke up lana woke up and saw ash on the wing of the Flash wing she went out and sat down with him he gave her a cup of iced coffee then he said my family should be up and he took his sister in his arms and carried her in to the house and said anyone order a little blue jay they hugged him he said he had 4 surprises for them he went out and told lana he would take 2 of her sisters and she take one she said ok they walked into the house he said mom,dad,summer,connie and amaya this is my girlfriend lana and her sister's ruby and sunset and abby they said nice to meet you then ash and lana took them to his room to let them sleep then they went to the living room and talked to his parents 1 hour later ash heard crying coming from his room and said that he had it and he went to the room lana sisters said that they had nightmares so he took them out to were lana was he said they had nightmares he asked his parents if they could watch them for the night well him and lana went out on a date they said that they could lana and ash went out on their date then they went back home and went to bed the next morning speedy called him and said sorry to cut the time off short but we need you back at headquarter he said ok picked up lana and her sister's and took them to the Flash wing and left a note on the refrigerator for his parents that said they had to go back to headquartersTop wing ashs parents
It's been three weeks since lana and ash spoke to lana's parents and got their approval of their relationship. And the two young birds couldn't be happier. But, although ash told lana that his family will approve of their relationship, she couldn't help feel a little doubtful.
lana and Brody where out on a rescue mission, while ash and Rod stayed behind.
"I think I'll head down to the Lemon Shack. I'm getting kinda hungry." Rod stated. His belly growled shortly after, causing him and everyone else to laugh.I think I'll join you, Rod." ash said. "I could use a snack."
"Awesome! Let's go!" Rod exclaimed. But before they got a chance to leave, the alarm went off. "Aw, come on!" he whined, walking up next to Speedy and Bea as they answered the call.
A gray goose appeared on the screen.
"Hello Captain Gander. What's your emergency?" Speedy asked.
Honk. Well, it's not really an emergency. I just wanted to find out if cadet ash is available." Captain Gander stated.
"Yea, I'm available. Do you need help with something, Captain?" ash asked.
Honk! Indeed we do. We need an extra pair of wings to help direct traffic at the airport. This is one of our busiest times of the year." Captain Gander explained.
"Oh yeeeaa... it's summer time, and we get a lot of visitors coming here for vacation. So the airport tends to get a little... hectic, around this time." Bea clarified.
"Oh! Maybe I can help too. I can make sure the area is clear for landing." Rod exclaimed.
Great idea, Rod." Speedy told him, then returned his attention to the Captain. "The cadets are on their way captain."
"Wonderful! See you soon! Honk!" Captain Gander replied, before ending the call.
"Time to earn our wings!" ash and Rod called out, before leaving HQ.
At the airport
ash and Rod got to work the moment the Captain gave them instructions of what to do. And, boy were they busy.
"Wow. Captain Gander wasn't kidding. The flocks just keep coming." ash said to Rod through his watch, while he directed traffic in the air.
"I know. I've never seen this many visitors at once." Rod replied, making sure the ground was clear for the next flock.
At Headquarters
Brody and lana entered the control room after returning from their rescue mission.
"Great job on that rescue cadets." Speedy told them shortly after they entered the control room.
"Ha-kaa. It was too easy." Brody replied.
lana giggled. "Well, we did have a little trouble. But it wasn't anything we couldn't handle." she added.
Speedy chuckled. "That's what I like to hear."
lana and Brody then noticed the absence of two birds.
"Hey, Speedy? Where are Rod and ash?" Brody asked.
"They're at the airport helping Captain Gander with traffic control." Speedy replied.
"Oh! Maybe we should go see if they need some extra pairs of wings." lana stated.
"Primo idea, lana ." Brody agreed
"Why not? I'm sure Captain Gander would be more than happy to have more help." Speedy stated.
"Cool! Hey Brody, since we can't use our vehicles, how about a race." lana said
Brody chuckled. "You're on, lana ." he replied, getting into position.
"Ok. Ready, set, go!" lana called out, both dashing out of HQ.
Speedy and Bea chuckled and giggled at the departing cadets.
At the airport
"That's the last flock, Rod." ash said over his watch.
Once the flock had landed and cleared the area, Rod gave him the all clear for him to land. ash acknowledge this and brought the Flash Wing in for landing. Once he did, he took off his helmet before he got out and flew over to Rod who was talking with the captain.
"Thank you so much for your help, cadets." Captain Gander thanked them.
"It was no problem Captain Gander." ash replied.
"It's what we cock-a-doodle do!" Rod added.
Captain Gander nodded and thanked them again before leaving.
"How about we head over to the Lemon Shack now, Rod." ash suggested.
"Yea! I'm super hungry now." Rod replied.
Shortly after, ash was suddenly tackled to the ground.
"Whoops. *giggles* Sorry about that, ash." lana laughingly apologized as she lay on top of the blue-jay after crashing into him
ash chuckled and sat up. "It's ok, lana . What's the hurry?" he replied.
"A race, that's what." lana giggled as Rod and Brody walked up to them.
Brody chuckled. "lana and I were having a race to come meet you guys. Aaaand... she won." he stated.
"As usual." Rod added, folding his wings.
"You guys win sometimes." lana said, while getting up off ash and helping him get back up, at which he thanked her.
"Yea, sometimes. You and ash have more wins under your wings." Rod stated.
lana giggled again. "Well, that is true. But anyway, the reason we're here was to see if you guys needed any help. But," she looks around to see the airport empty. "It looks like you're already done."
"Yup. And we were just about to head to the Lemon Shack. So you got here just in time." ash told them.
"Cool! So what are we waiting for? Let's go!" lana exclaimed
But before they could make a move, ash was once again, tackled to the ground.
"Ugh. Why do I keep getting tackled today?" ash asked as he lay on his stomach while feeling 3 light weights on his back. After he had said that, he heard giggling.
"Finally caught you, ash!" they said
ash's eyes widened when he heard the voices He craned his head to the side to look behind him, and saw 3 blue-jay He gasped.
"Sunset,ruby and summer?" ash asked in an excited disbelief.
With the other cadets
"Who are they ?" lana asked.
"Don't know. But it looks like they know each other." Rod replied, as the three continued to watch.
With ash
The yellow clad blue-jays giggled in response before getting off ash. ash finally got up to get a better look at them, before they excitedly embraced him with a hug, at which he chuckled and hugged back.
"I've missed you, ash." They told him.
"I've missed you, too, sis's. You've really grown." ash replied. "What are you doing here? Don't tell me you came here on your own." he asked in a worried tone.
"Now you know we'd never do that, ash." he heard a voice say above him. He looked up to see two adult blue-jays coming towards them, before landing in front of the young blue-jays.
"Mom! Dad!" ash happily called out.
"Hi ash honey!" his mother exclaimed, pulling him in for a hug.
"Hey there, son. It's great to see you. How are you doing?" his father stated.
ash chuckled. "It's great to see you guys too. And I'm doing great." he replied while still in his mother's embrace. "What are you guys doing here?"
"We were on our way back home from visiting a friend. So we figured since we're passing by Big Swirl, we'd stop and give you a surprise visit." his mother replied, letting go of him.
"Well, I am definitely surprised, and happy to see you. Let me introduce you to my friends and fellow cadets." ash told them, flying over to the others. His family close behind.
"Sorry about that, guys." ash told the other cadets.
"That's ok, ash." lana replied.
"I'd like you guys to meet my family. This is my mom, Rosanne. My dad, James, and my little sister's, sunset,ruby and summer ." ash introduced his family.
"I'm not so little anymore, ash." sunset,ruby and summer stated, causing the rest of the family to chuckle.
"Mom, dad, sunset,ruby and summer . These are my friends, Rod and Brody."
"Hello." Rod greeted.
"Hi-ya." Brody greeted.
"Nice to meet you, cadets." James replied.
"Yes. Very nice. But... what about her, ash? Isn't she your friend, too?" Rosanne asked, gesturing to lana .
"Well..." ash started. lana giggled, causing ash to chuckle nervously.
"Mom, dad, sunset,ruby and summer ... this is lana . And she's... more than just a friend. In fact, she's very special to me." He continued, earning a smile from lana . "She's my girlfriend, my chosen forever partner." he finished.
ash's family gasped in shock at the news. lana became worried from their reaction, until.
ash's mother squealed with excitement. "Oh, my boy's all grown up!" exclaimed, pulling ash into another hug. "I'm so happy for you, honey!"
"So am I. Congratulations, son." James told ash.
Rosanne let go of ash and turned her attention to lana .
"Hello dear. It's an absolute pleasure to meet you."Rosanne told lana .
"The pleasure is all mine. I'm really glad to finally meet you." lana replied.
"I have to admit, I wasn't expecting this from you, ash." James stated. "I mean, a penguin?"
"James!" Rosanne scolded her husband.
"Dad!" ash exclaimed, seeing lana worried expression.
"I don't mean it in a bad way. I mean, I know our kind has history of going after other species, but... none of them have ever gone after a flightless bird." James explained.
"Does... that mean you don't approve of me?" lana voice quivered. "But... I thought-"
Oh no, dear! That's not what he's saying!" Rosanne exclaimed. "We approve, 100%. What he meant, was our species has history of going after other bird species, but they are normally other flying birds, like cardigans, blue birds, finches and other similar birds."
"That's right. What I was saying, is that ash just became the first blue-jay to choose a partner that's the complete opposite of him." James explained. "I do approve of you, lana . I'm sorry if I made you feel like I didn't, even though I already said I did. My fault for the confusion."
"Thank you. It means a lot to me to get the approval of ash's family." lana smiled at them.
"Well I don't approve!"summer exclaimed, causing everyone to look to her.
"summer ?" ash asked, giving his sister a confused and hurt look.
summer said nothing else and flew off.
summer , wait!" ash called out to her, but she had already disappeared into the island's shrubbery. "Wow, she's gotten faster. His other sister's said they approved of her
"She's been practicing. But, I don't understand why she would say that." Rosanne stated sadly.
lana frowned. "Maybe she just doesn't like me." she sadly stated.
"I don't think that's the reason, lana dear. But we won't know unless we find her and ask her." Rosanne told lana . "James, ash, we better go find her."
James and ash agreed. ash then turned to the others and asked them to look after his sisters they said they will
"Are you sure, ash?" Rod asked. "You'll have a better chance if we were all looking."
"I'm sure. I'll meet up with you guys later." ash replied as he flew a littleabove his friends with his parents.
"Ok, if you insist." Brody added.
"ash, wait!" lana called to get his attention. "I'm going to help look for her, too!"
ash parents' eyes widened at this, but said nothing as ash slowly descended towards the penguin.
"I know I'm the reason she flew off, and I know you're worried of what might happen between us if I find her. But I can handle myself." lana continued as ash landed in front of her with a gentle smile.
"I know you can, lana . That's why I'm not stopping you." ash told her. "I know when you set your mind on something, there's no stopping you. Also, you've got a very keen eye when it comes to finding things. I hope if you do find her, that she'll be willing to listen to you."
"I hope so, too. Thanks, ash." lana replied.
ash gave a soft chuckle before placing a kiss on her forehead. "Be careful, ok?"
"Of course!" lana happily replied.
ash flew over to his parents, then looked down at his friends.
"Brody and I are heading over to the Lemon Shack now. If we happen to see her, we'll let you guys know." Rod told them as he and Brody,sunset,ruby sat in the Road Wing.
"Thanks, guys." ash thanked them. "Ok. Mom, dad, lana ; let's go!"
ash and his parents took off in the direction sunset,ruby and summer went; lana slid down the path leading to the nearest river; and Rod and Brody went in the direction of the Lemon Shack.
With ash and his parents
"I don't understand why summer would say that. I thought she'd be happy for me." ash said sadly while looking around to find his sister, while he and his parents flew just below the trees.
James and Rosanne looked worriedly at each other, then to their son.
"You really do love her, don't you, son?" James asked.
"lana ?" ash asked, looking up at his parents, who nodded in response. ash sighed. "Yea... I do. And... sometimes, I feel like I'm a little too much in love with her."
"We can tell." James stated.
ash tilted his head in confusion at his parents.
"We saw the necklace and bracelet she's wearing, honey. It looks like your work, but it looks like you really went out of your way to make them for her." Rosanne explained.
"Oh... those." ash blushed, looking down, away from his parents. "They're... they're my courting gifts."
James and Rosanne's eyes widened. That just confirmed everything.
"Say no more, ash honey. We understand." Rosanne told her son.
"Absolutely, son." James added. "Now, let's find your sister."
"Right. We should split up. We'll cover more ground that way." ash suggested.
James and Rosanne agreed. They went in one direction while ash went another.
With ash's Parents
"I've never seen ash so torn. You can see his feelings toward lana are very strong." Rosanne said.
"And his sister, who he also loves dearly, just disapproved of her." James added.
"If he feels this way because his sister doesn't approve, imagine if we didn't. He would have been in absolute distress." Rosanne worriedly stated
James sighed. "Let's find sunset,ruby and summer so she can clear this up." he said, as they continued their search.
With lana
"Now... if I was a flying bird, where would I hide?" lana asked herself as she swam through the river while looking along the river banks. "Hmm... I'd probably hide somewhere where I can blend with the environment."
lana thought for quite a while of where the young blue-jay could of gone. Her eyes widened when she thought of a place, then giggled at the possibility that she was actually there.
"It's worth having a look." lana said, swimming more through the river till she got to the area with the path she needed to take. She jumped out of the water and followed the path.
When lana got to her destination, she was surprised at what she saw. Sure enough, she found the young blue-jay sitting in the flower patch of yellow daisies. She had one of the flowers in her hand, twirling it around while staring at it absentmindedly.
"I can't believe I actually found her here." lana thought.
She slowly approached the young blue jay and called out to her with caution.
"Um... hi, summer ." lana greeted to alert sunset,ruby and summer of her presence.
summer eyes widened as her head shot up from looking down at the flower she was holding. She turned around and saw the penguin her brother was fond of, standing at the edge of the flower patch with a smile on her face.
"Y-you... h-how'd you find me?" summer asked.
"A lucky guess." lana beamed.
summer frowned and turned away from lana . She continued to twirl and stare at the flower in her hand.
There was a moment of uncomfortable silence between them, until summer spoke up.
"I know my family's looking for me. I just... needed some time to think." She stated.
"About what? If you don't mind me asking." lana asked.
summer sighed. "About you and my brother."
lana wasn't surprised that was the reason.
"I know he cares strongly about you." summer turned to face lana , who had kept her distance from her. "The necklace and bracelet you're wearing... he made them for you, didn't he?" she asked.
"Yea... he did." lana replied with a smile. Looking down, she held the pendant of the necklace to look at it. She looked back toward summer who was looking back at her thoughtfully.
summer got up from the flower patch and approached lana . They were almost the same height. lana was taller by about an inch or two. summer stared at the necklace lana was wearing observantly. She then let out a defeated sigh when she was done.
"He really does love you... probably more than you know." summer told lana . lana tilted her head in slight confusion. "He only makes these for the important girls in his life. He's made a necklace for our mother and grandmother, and he's made me a bracelet." she showed lana the bracelet with a summer ice cream pendant on it, as she continued. "But, he gave you both. And when I look at them, I can tell he poured his heart and soul into making them for you.
"He... he did?" lana asked, looking at her necklace and bracelet. "I know he made them, but... to know that he put his heart and soul into making them for me..." lana trailed off, then thought. "I can't help but wonder."
summer nodded. "I'm sorry about the way I reacted." she started to apologize, causing lana to look back at her. "You probably think that I don't like you, but... that's not it. I just... I just wasn't ready to let go of my brother to someone else. We're really close, and... I guess I'm a bit attached. He's done so much for me. Always looking out for me, helping me when I needed it, making me feel better when I was sad or hurt and he even told me that if I ever had a nightmare to come to him and he would sing a song to me that went like this I will always be there to protect you I will always be there to lend you a had I will always help you when you need help I will Always be There In case you get scared I will Never Leave your side until you get better I will never leave you alone And if you have Nightmares I Will Always be there to hug you And if you need advice about boys I'll be there to Help And if that boy breaks your heart I will be there to teach him a lesson And if you need somebody to hug When times Are Tough I will always be there so that you have someone And if anyone be mean to you I will beat them Up And if anyone Humiliates you I will teach them A lesson and he always said I was his favorite and only flower. And... I guess the thought of not being his favorite and only flower anymore... made me react the way I did. That was selfish of me, and I'm sorry, lana ."
"I see." lana stated. She then smiled at the younger blue-jay. "I accept your apology, summer . But... I can assure you, you are still his favorite and only flower."
"But... he has you now. The one he fell in love with. That would make you his new favorite flower." summer said, tilting her head in confusion.
lana giggled. "That's true, but ash has never once called me a flower. He calls me 'his penguin' or 'his super slick penguin'. And I call him 'my blue-jay' or 'my cool high flying blue-jay'. So, I think he only has that saved for you."
summer continued to stare at lana , unsure what to say.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask him. I'll give him a call to let him know I found you, and where we are. Is that ok?" lana stated.
summer nodded.
lana called ash. He was relieved and happy when she told him she found summer . She told him where they were. He found his parents and the three made their way to lana and summer location.
"Your family's on their way. Anything you want to do while we wait?" lana asked.
"Umm... do you mind if I made you an apology welcome flower crown?" summer asked as she began to pick some of the daisies by the stem.
"I don't mind. But... what do you mean 'apology welcome'?" lana replied.
"It's my apology and welcome to the family gif." summer replied as she began to put the flowers together to make the crown.
"Oh. Ok." lana replied. She sat in front of summer and watched as she made the flower crown. In almost no time, she was done. "Wow. That was fast."
summer giggled and placed the flower crown on lana head.
"How do I look?" lana asked.
summer giggled. "Like the penguin my brother fell for."
lana giggled as well.
summer !"
Both summer and lana looked up at who had called the young blue-jay. It was her mother, along with her father and brother.
"Hi mom, dad... big brother." summer shamefully greeted her family, looking at the ground to avoid eye contact, especially with her brother.
"We were worried about you, sweetheart." James stated. I know... and... I'm sorry," summer slowly looked up at her family. "Especially to you, big brother. I'm really sorry for the way I acted. I just..." she explained to her family the reason for her behavior.
"Oh, summer ... No-one can ever take your place." ash said, as he stood in front of his sister. "Yes, lana is special to me, but so are you. She's the one I fell in love with, but you're my sister. We have a bond that can't be broken. Even when we find our significant other and have our own family one day, you'll always be my favorite and only flower." he told her.
summer eyes began to tear up when ash said that, before she jumped at him to hug him. ash caught her and hugged her back.
"I love you too, big brother. But..." summer said, ending the hug and looked up at ash. "If you ever have kids, wouldn't they become your new favorite flowers?" she asked.
lana and ash blushed when she said that, while Rosanne and James giggled and chuckled.
"Let's not think that far ahead, ok sis?" ash stated.
"Ok!" summer happily exclaimed.
"See, summer . I told you." lana told her.
summer smiled and nodded toward lana .
"I'm glad you two are getting along." ash stated.
"So am I." lana replied. "By the way, ash; can I talk to you for a moment? Alone?"
"Um... ok. Sure." ash replied, a bit curious of what she wanted to talk about.
They walked a short distance from ash's family, where they were sure they couldn't be heard, but could still be seen.
"What is it, lana ?" ash asked, when they stopped and lana had turned to face him.
lana let out a heavy sigh. "ash," she began. "While your sister and I were getting to know each other, she told me something that got me thinking." she said, as she looked down and gently took hold of the pendant of her necklace.
ash saw this, and got a little worried and curious of what his sister could have told her.
"She told me, that you only make one of these..." gestures to the necklace and bracelet. "...for the important girls in your life. But... mine's different. She told me, not only did you make both a necklace and a bracelet for me, but that you poured your heart and soul into making them." lana told him, then slowly looked up at him. "I know you tell me everyday that you love me, but... do I really mean that much to you, for you to go to such lengths to make them for me? What if... w-what if I d-didn't return your feelings? What would you have done with them?" she asked.
ash was a little taken aback by what lana just said, but he understood what she was saying.
"Hmm... I understand what you're thinking lana . Yes, you do mean that much to me and more. It took me quite some time to understand the strange feelings I started having for you. When I finally understood and accepted how I really felt about you, it took me almost just as long to figure out how I was going to confess. That's what led me to do research on the penguin courting ritual, which caused me to make my gifts sooner. I... I did consider the possibility of you not returning my feelings. Although I would have been heartbroken, I'd still give you one of them as a birthday gift. Because you're my best friend, which makes you an important girl in my life." ash explained.
"But, you don't need to worry about that. You returned my feelings," he gently cupped her cheek with his hand, "and have made me the happiest blue-jay I've ever been."
lana eyes began to tear up. "Oh! You!" she pounced on him, tackling him to the ground. "You sweet talker." she smiled as she sat on his belly.
"Hey, I was just being honest." ash defended himself as he tried to sit up, which caused lana to now sit on his legs.
"I know." lana smiled, and booped his beak, earning her a confused look from him.
lana giggled. "You're so cute when you're confused."
"Oh ho. Why you slick little..." ash was ready to get back at her.
lana squealed as she tried to get away, but she only had time to turn around before he caught her by wrapping his wings around her waist.
"Gotcha!" he exclaimed, as he pulled her back towards him, causing her back to rest on his chest. They both gave a happy laugh before nuzzling each other.the other cadets brought his other 2 sisters to them
With ash's family and rode and brody
Rosanne smiled at the sight of the two. "I think weve seen enough, wouldn't you agree, dear?" she asked her husband.
James chuckled. "Indeed." he agreed
"Does this mean we're leaving? Already?" sunset,ruby and summer asked.
"We've been here longer than we should, sunset,ruby and summer . And we need to get home before it gets dark." James told them
They asked if they could stay with ash for a little while and he could bring us back home wene he has had enough of us their parents said if he wants you to stay you can
"...Ok..." sunset,ruby and summer reluctantly agreed.
The five birds flew over to the young couple.
"ash?" Rosanne called to get their attention.
ash and lana stopped their nuzzling and looked up just as the three birds landed in front of them.
"Oh! Mom, dad, sunset,ruby and summer . Sorry we left you guys there." ash apologized. He let go of lana and they both got up.
"It's alright, son. Your mother and I both know what you two are going through." James replied with a wink.
ash and lana blushed
He said I'm just happy to have been able to see you all again. And being able to introduce you to lana ." ash replied.
"And what a pleasure it was! And we know you are both very happy to be together. We did just see it for ourselves." Rosanne teased. "You'll take good care of my son, won't you lana ?"
"Of course!" lana happily exclaimed
"Wonderful! And ash, I know you'll take good care of her as well." Rosanne stated.
"Absolutely!" ash replied.
"Good to hear. Well, we best be off." James said.
". "Don't take too long to visit. And make sure you bring lana with you."
ash chuckled. "Sure thing,
"Bye! Fly home safely!" lana called out while waving at them.
"Let me know when you get home!" ash called out to them.
"Will do! Bye son!" James called out in response
Once his family were almost out of sight, ash turned to lana .
"So, lana ? What did you think about my family?" he asked.
lana giggled. "Well... despite the little hiccup with your sister, I'm happy they accepted me.ash chuckled. "Told you. So now we have the approval of both our families, we have nothing to worry about. So we can just keep moving forward with our relationship
2 weeks later ash and lana were laying on the ground writing poems wene ash felt 3 little weights on his back he looked back at them and he said ruby,sunset and summer he got up and hugged them and said did you guys come here alone then he heard this you know we would never let them come alone he looked up and saw his parent's he said that he was happy to see them they asked if he could watch his sisters for a few weeks and he said yes they asked how is this you are with he said that he would tell them at the Lemon Shack he took lana put her on his back and started to go up but one of his sisters grabbed his large he asked if she could fly yet and she said no he asked his younger sister if she could fly but she said no so he took them told them to put their arms around his neck he called the other cadets and told them to meet him and lana at the Lemon Shake they said ok one sister on one side of him and the other one on the other side he had some trouble getting off the ground but he made it work they were all most at the Lemon Shake when he saw rod and brody they saw him carrying two blue Jays and lana he landed he said I would like you to meet my family this is sunset and ruby they said nice to meet you and they are may sister summer and my mom connie and my dad Steven they all said nice to meet you then ash said now that we are all here I have something for lana that I have been working on for a long time he got on one knee and asked Ronda to play a romantic song than he took lana by the hands asked her to be his girlfriend and she said yes I was waiting for you to ask me everyone said how cute it was he said drinks are on my everyone got Lemon smoothies he saw speedy and Bea coming down the trail and he said he would need two more Lemon smoothies he gave them the Lemon smoothies then he said I well have some little guests staying with me for a few weeks speed said ok They went back to headquarters he ordered 2 kelp-icer smoothies and gave one to lana his sister's asked him what it was he said it is a kelp-icer smoothie with energy drink in it they asked if they could try it he said yes just a sip they loved it they went back to headquarters and he introduced them to speedy and Bea he asked if he could use the verarolrealaty room with mates on the floor to teach this to how to fly speedy said yes he could then he went and got his bed then went to the verarolrealaty room with it he started to teach them to fly they were done for the day it was late his sister's fell a sleep he took them and the bed back to the room once there he saw that lana and summer were sleeping so he put them to sleep kissed them good night left them a note that said that he went to get their stuff and that he would be back in two hours he kissed lana that woke her up he said that he would be back in two hours and then he left he got to his hometown got the stuff and went to the store and got some energy drinks and then he went back to headquarters he was on his 2 energy drink and he saw lana she said that his younger sisters just started to cry I tried to get them to stop but I couldn't so I went to see if you were back he went to the room and saw that the other cadets were trying to get them to stop crying then he went to them held them and started to sing a special song to them that went like this
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
that stopped them from crying the other cadets said how did you do that well i'm the only one In my family that could get them to stop crying for a few weeks now I have to go meat Bea for our sunrise run he left he got to the hanger he meat Bea there she said she tried to get them to stop crying but couldn't he said he sang them a song she said that is way they stopped crying she asked him were he went he said that he went to get them some clothes from home they went on the run on the way back he stopped at the Lemon Shack and got 9 Lemon smoothies 6 with energy drink in them and 3 without they went back to headquarters and they went to the control room and found everyone was their he gave them their smoothies and said something to say thanks for dealing with the crying last night then he went to their room and he gave lana her smoothie and said thanks for dealing with the crying last night then he gave his sister's their smoothies then they asked him were he went last night he said that he went to get them some clothes from the house they said thank you he got a call from an old friend he said that are in the hospital and are asking for you and your sisters he said he would be there in 2 hours lana and him were the only ones up he asked her to come with him and his sisters to the hospital she said she would he picked up to of his sisters and lana took the other one he left a note with brody that told them were he was going they left and 2 hours later landed in the parking lot of the hospital his sister's were awake and he said they had to wait outside of the room well he talked to his parents they did they asked if he could adopt his sister's he said I would have to talk to speedy about that her let me call him he should be up by now it is day time their he called speedy and asked him he said yes you can he hung up the phone and his sister came in his parents told them that they might not make it so ash said he would adopt you so you are going to stay with him they said ok then the machine started to beep so they had to wait in the waiting room they did then ash saw the doc he said they did not make it his sisters started to cry he asked if he could try something that allows worked on other people the doc said yes he rubbed his hands together it did not work so he took his sisters to the house to get there things then they went to the HQ the next day they arrived at HQ speedy asked did they make it ash said no now if you do not mind I have some calls to make and a funeral to plan he went to the rooftop to be alone he called his uncle and asked him to spread the word that his parents were gon and that he was planning the funeral he said ok I well ash said that the funeral was in 3 months he said ok then ash went to the lemon Shack lana saw him live to go their she said she was going to check on ash at the lemon Shack and she left
At the lemon Shack ash sites at the bare and asked Ronda for a kelp icer smoothie with energy drink in it she said ok then he said he was going to be up for a week ahead asked way he said that his mom and dad he was planning the funeral she said she was sorry to hear that he drank the smoothie and was about to leave when he saw lana coming down the road he asked Ronda for 2 more kelp icer smoothie and 2 kelp icers she said yes and got them he gave 1 of each to lana then they went back to HQ they got their he heard his sister's crying so he went to the sleeping room and went in and saw the others were trying to get them to stop crying he went up to them got his getar and played them this song
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
That got them to stop crying he told pinky if she needs him to tell brody to get him he went to the roof with his sleeping bag lana asked if she could go with him and he said yes they went up to the roof speedy got a call from lana's mother she asked if she could speak with lana he said she left her watch here but I can transfer the call to ash's phone she said ok he did ash answers the phone she asked if she could speak with lana he gave the phone to her she asked how ash was she said you will find out when I come to see you I well ask speedy for time off but I have to bring his sisters she said ok she hangs up the phone lana went to the control room to ask speedy for some time off he said ok I well give you 4weeks off she said me and ash and his sister's are going to my house they got in the flash wing and went to lana's house it was night time when they got their heard crying So they went in and went to see what was going on her mom was sleeping they saw her and hugged her But they were still crying so ash said let me try something that always worked on my sisters and he sang them this song It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
That stopped them from crying lana asked if they wanted to sleep with her They said yes so they all went out to the jet to sleep In the morning lana's mom went to wake them up but sir they were not and bed So she went looking for them and saw the jet she were up to the jet and saw that lana ash and ash sisters and lana sisters were all sleeping in the jet They woke up and went into the house and lana introduced him as her boyfriend He said nice to meet you but I have To go and plan my parents funeral lana's mom asked is there anything I can do to help he sorry yeah can you take care of my sisters for me while I go plan the funeral and she said yes I can take care of your sisters for a few hours for you then he went out to his jet and got some pen and paper and stared at your writing down stuff to say at the funeral lana went with him and got one of his famous drinks then went to back into her house her mom asked what it was she was drunk and she said it was something called iced coffee with energy drink in it she said can I try it and she said yes She loved it ash wrote down a song to sing at the funeral Then he went inside and met lana's father she in turn to host him as her boyfriends and He said nice to meet you lana's father asked her what gift did he give you she said nothing yet but he has something he has been working on for me for a while ash left to go get anu Then they went back to her house she saw lana playing in the snow and ran and hugged her It was the next day and it was lana's birthday ash gave her the necklace and bracelet that he made himself Her parents asked were he got them and he said he made them himself because he really your loves lana and wanted to give her the best courting gift he could He said he also has something else for her and her sisters and anu He went out to the jet and got their cellphones and gave one to each of them and said know you guys can get ahold of lana anytime you want instead of Calling speedy you can call this number and gave her parents her number than lana and her sisters and anu hugged