Thunder Run

"Thunder Run" is the fifteenth episode of Storm Hawks.
==Description==
It's a race against the clock for the Storm Hawks! If they can't bring back a mysterious treasure from the other end of Atmos by sundown, a gangster known as The Colonel is going to have Junko for lunch! To give the Condor an extra burst of speed, Finn nabs a Velocity crystal off of a couple of Raptors. But will it be enough now that Repton's on their tail too?
==Plot==
The episode starts with Piper narrating about the Colonel, a spider-like gangster who should not be messed with. The Storm Hawks meets the Colonel at his compound, with Junko taken hostage and wrapped. The Colonel agrees to a ransom for his release, a case of "rozen yoga", to be delivered to him before sunset.
Using a map provided by the Colonel, Piper assess that it would take 6 hours to reach the destination, and another 6 hours back, just in time before sunset. Aerrow gives the cue for the Condor to go into full speed ahead. However Stork points out that the Condor would require much fuel to last for the entire journey, so the Storm Hawks head to the Wayside to stock up.
After loading up crates of crystals, the team realise that Finn was missing. It turns out that he had gone to a nearby restaurant to get some grub. In the restaurant, he witness two civilians fighting over a bowl of food, and then thrown out by the chef as a result. Piper eventually finds Finn and persuades him to get going, but soon after she sees the Raptors entering the restaurant with a Velocity Crystal. Finn confidently goes up to Hoerk, who then grabs the sharpshooter and attempts to punch him, only to be intercepted and thrown out by the chef, losing the crystal in the process. With Finn taking possession of the crystal, Piper drags him out of the restaurant and flees from the ordeal between the chef and the other Raptors. The Condor activates the crystal, sending them to near supersonic speeds.
Back at the Colonel's compound, the Colonel shows his prized artifacts around to Junko. The Colonel then offers a poisonous fish to Junko, which the latter gobbles whole, commenting how he usually eats the aforementioned fish fried and finds boiled okay and asks for more, much to the Colonel's surprise.
Meanwhile in Terra Bogaton, Repton demands an explanation from his squadron on the loss of the Velocity crystal. After finding out that the Storm Hawks intends to use the crystal to retrieve "rozen yoga" (which Hoerk believed it is something more powerful than the velocity crystal), Repton decides to beat the Storm Hawks to it first.
After exhausting the velocity crystal, Piper exclaims that the trip was reduced by 4 hours, giving them plenty of time, however the Condor soon entered a Blizzicane (portmanteau of blizzard and hurricane) and struggles out of it, losing more time than what the crystal could shave. In order to make up for the time lost, the Storm Hawks offload the Condor by throwing out unessential parts. However as Finn dumps their only refrigerator, it ends up hitting a phoenix's in its nest, attacking the Condor in retaliation. As Aerrow and Finn flies out with their skimmers to distract the phoenixes from the Condor, they encounter the Raptors, demanding the "rozen yoga" from them. Finn tricks Repton to finding the item in the phoenix's nest, before being thrown out of the Bone Wing, but saved by Aerrow.
The Storm Hawks eventually reaches their destination, however they were shocked to find a Frozen Yogurt Bar, realising that it sells what the Colonel referred to as "rozen yoga", as a result of his accent. As the Condor's fridge had earlier been discarded by Finn, Stork mentions that the frozen yogurt could not reach the Colonel's compound in time before it melts, so Aerrow decides to take the risk of flying through a shortcut which passes through dangerous volcanic terrain and Cyclonian territory, not allowing any obstacles to hinder their journey.
Back at the Colonel's compound, the Colonel, after witnessing Junko gobbling down more plates of deadly food, challenges the Storm Hawk into an eating contest. With an enormous appetite, Junko ends up finishing his plate first, asking more from the Colonel's.
After edging past shooting lava rocks and Talons, the Storm Hawks approaches the compound, who were suddenly intercepted by the Raptors. The Raptors take possession of the tub of frozen yogurt, with Repton taking a lick, before realising the truth of the term "rozen yoga" as well. Soon the Colonel steps out of his palace to claim the tub from Repton, who leaves in disgust.
Junko, now free from capture, takes the frozen yogurt and chugs much of it. Now the Colonel announces that he is too full to eat the frozen yogurt, after the eating contest with Junko. Upset by the trivial goal of their dangerous journey, Piper insults the Colonel and he insists on another mission of bringing another unknown item with an even smaller timeframe. The Storm Hawks hurries out with the Colonel giving them an evil laughter.
==Appearances==
===Characters===
*Aerrow
*Repton
*Hoerk
*Leugey
*Spitz
*Colonel
*Piper
*Finn
*Junko
*Stork
*Radarr
*Wren (Cameo)
*Blister (Cameo)
*Billy Rex (Cameo)
*Suzy Lu (Cameo)
===Crystals===
*Velocity Crystal
*Firebolt Crystal
===Squadrons===
*Storm Hawks
*Talons
*Raptors
==Quotes==
:Piper: No! We're so close!
:Repton: Give me my prize! [Hoerk takes the frozen yogurt out of Stork's hands] What kind of treasure is this?!
:Finn: Um... The creamy-low fat kind. Heh.
:Repton: [tastes the yogurt spits out the yogurt he was licking] ROZEN YOGA IS FROZEN YOGURT?!
:[Leugey, Spitz, and Hoerk cower as Repton attempts to slap them]
:Colonel: I believe that is mine.
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==References==
Category:Season 1
Category:Episodes