In her cell, Dove desperately tried to find a way out. She could hear the sound of Stork's screams as he was being tortured. Dove knew that unless she thought of something fast, she and Stork would be executed. Her eyes soon fall to the two Talons guarding her cell.

Talon #1: So is it true? Was that the Storm Hawk?

Talon #2: Yeah.

Talon #1: That's weird. I've fought the Storm Hawks before the purge and I never seen that guy before. Think he was a new member or something?

Talon #2: No I think he was the carrier pilot of that carrier of theirs. Guess he got lucky and survived.

Talon #1: Not for much longer.

As the Talons talked to one another, Dove quickly realized that those Talons were the key to her escape. Wasting no time, Dove laid down on the floor and began to groan loudly.

Dove: P...please....help me....

Talon #1: Quiet, prisoner!

Dove groaned louder and writhed on the floor. This greatly annoyed the Talons.

Dove: Please...my insides are on fire! The pain is....

Talon #1: I thought I told you to be quiet!

Talon #2: If you don't shut your trap, then you're execution is gonna get real early!

Seeing that her ploy was working, Dove groaned louder and louder to give the impression that she was in pain.

Dove: Help me, please! The pain....it's unbearable! Please!

Infuriated by Dove's screams of pain, the Talons opened Dove's cell with the sole intention of beating her. But when they got close, Dove attacked the Talons viciously. After a brief struggle, Dove as able to knock out the two Talons. Once the Talons were taken care of, Dove exits her cell and locks the two unconscious Talons.

Dove: I...I have to find Stork....

Dove begins following the sounds of Stork's screams while navigating through the prison facility. As the screams grew louder and louder, Dove knew she was getting close. Meanwhile in Stork's cell, a Talon Torturer tortures Stork. The Torturer relishes in the Merb's pain and misery.

Talon Torturer: Under normal circumstances, I would torture you for any information that you may have. This is a...special occasion. My orders from the Dark Ace were clear. "Torture him. Make him scream. But most importantly....break him."

As the Talon Torturer taunts Stork, the tortured Merb lifted his head up. But as he looked at his torturer, he could see the bloodied corpses of the fallen Storm Hawks standing next to him, taunting him.

Stork: No...no....

Talon Torturer: Dark Ace was very adamant about breaking you. To leave you....a broken shell of a man. From what I see, you've been broken for a very....very long time. Which begs the question, how? How does one become so...broken?

Stork simply glares at his torturer. Meanwhile, Dove managed to find Stork's cell. The torturer didn't notice Dove as she hid by the wall. Stork quickly noticed Dove.

Talon Torturer: While you are already broken in the mind, your body....can still be broken.

As the Talon Torturer was about to resume torturing Stork, Dove attacked him. Dove jumped on his back and attempts to choke him out. The Talon quickly overpowers Dove and slams her to the table. At this point, Stork attempts to break free from his chains. At first, Stork was unable to. During the struggle, the torturer throws Dove next to Stork. The torturer then gets on top of Dove and begins to strangle her. Without hesitation, Stork kicks the Talon in the face, stunning him. He then wraps his legs around the torturer and begins to strangle him. The Talon struggles, but Stork doesn't let go. He tightens his grip until the torturer goes limp. After that, Dove searched the torturer's body for the keys to Stork's chains. When she found the key, she freed Stork.

Dove: Come on, Stork! We need to leave!

Stork: No....no....no.....you have to leave....

Dove: Not without you....

As Dove said that, alarms began blaring across the facility. Dove then picked up Stork and began carrying him. As Dove carried Stork across the facility, Stork was plagued by visions of his fallen comrades taunting him.

Aerrow: You failed us....

Piper: You let us die.....

Junko: We trusted you.....

Finn: And you abandoned us....

Stork: No....please....

Dark Stork(Voice): Deep down, Stork, you know what needs to be done. It would be more merciful to die by your own hands than to live another moment with the guilt and shame.

Stork: Leave me....alone....

Dove continued carrying the delirious Stork across the prison facility while avoiding the Talons looking for them. Eventually, Dove reached the prison's hanger bay where multiple Talon Skimmers were parked.

Dove: That should get us out of here....

Dove put Stork in the back of the Skimmer and fastened him tight. When she began starting up the Skimmer, Talons began flooding the hanger bay.

Talon: Stop those Sky Knights! Blast them!

As the Talons began firing on Dove and Stork, the still delirious Stork looked at the Talons attacking them. All he could see were the visions of his fallen Storm Hawk comrades taunting him. His darker inner self was among them.

Dark Stork: You can only run from your failures for so long, Stork. You know you can't run forever....

Stork could only shed a tear before he lost consciousness. Dove managed to fly the Skimmer out of the Cyclonian Prison Facility and escaped from Terra Atmosia. But while they escaped the clutches of the Cyclonian Empire, it would only be a matter of time before the Cyclonians intensified their hunt for them.