One rainy day Mother Cloud and Father Sun got their flirt on. One thing lead to another and bing, bang, boom, along came Stormy. She was a mixture of all things weather. Her eyes were snowflakes, her head a cloud, her arms and legs where lightning bolts, her mouth a rainbow, and her torso was a raindrop. Stormy was the envy of all the other weather girls, and the want of all the weather boys. But, none of the weather boys ever seemed good enough for her.

One day Stormy was taking a stroll down Rainbow Road when one of the servants at the palace came running after her. They told her that her father, the king, had been kidnapped by the Moon. Now, the Moon has always been jealous of the king because he was only out when people were asleep. And, the Sun provided light for the whole world.

Stormy was devastated when she heard the news, for she loved her father very much. She sprinted back to the palace with her curly hair flying behind her. Her mother, the Cloud Queen, was sobbing when Stormy found her in the throne room. The Queen looked at her daughter. It was not the look she usually gave Stormy, it was a look of wonder, a look of significance.

“You’re the only one that can save your father, Stormy!” The Queen said, still sobbing.

“But, why am I so special, why can’t someone else do it?” Stormy questioned.

“You are the daughter of the Sun and the Cloud. You are one of a kind. You’re the only one that can survive the grip of the black hole to save the King.” Said the Queen, “You’ll need a guide, someone that knows what to do.”

“Who can possibly know how to save the sun from a black hole, defeat the moon, and return safely back to the palace?” asked Stormy, half sarcastic.

“The Weather Man can!” yelled her mother with delight. “Servant, go fetch the Weather Man from channel 4.” She turned to Stormy, “The Weather Man knows all about the Sun and Clouds. He knows everything to do with anything about weather and, well, pretty much anything in the sky. He will help you.

Stormy looked unconvinced, “How will a mortal help ME?” she asked, “I’m Stormy, I’m the only daughter of the Sun and Cloud. “

“He will help you,” Said her mother, “he will help you” she whispered to herself.

Ten minutes later Servant the servant busted through the Throne Room door with Weather Man close behind her.

“Ooo!” Stormy squeaked with delight for Weather Man was quite the hunk.

He looked worried, “I just heard, I’m so sorry, I’ll do whatever it takes.” He said all at once.

He looked over at Stormy. “I will help you rescue your father from the idiotic moon and his minion.”

“Thank you,” said Stormy, staring at him in awe.

“You’ll need the Cloud Mobile to get there,” said the Queen, tossing Stormy the keys. “And, good luck to the pair of you,” she said, a tear rolling down her cheek.

Stormy took a solemn face and waved good bye to her mom. Only moments later, Stormy and Weather Man sat in the Cloud Mobile. Stormy hesitated before starting it up, “Where do we go?” she asked, her gaze lingering over the Weather Man for a moment.

“Don’t worry. I’ll give you the directions. I think I know exactly where he is.” He said the last part in a serious tone.

Stormy took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Ok.” And with that she started up the Cloud Mobile and headed off where the Weather Man told her to go.

Stormy lost track of time, she was too focused on figuring out how to save her father. Plus, the closer she got to the black hole, the darker things got. Her heart rate got steadily higher with every passing moment.

“Stop,” the Weather Man said, “This is as close as we can get or we’ll be sucked in.”

Stormy sighed and, reluctantly stopped the car. “It’s now or never, isn’t it?”

The Weather Man nodded, “It is… but you can do it.” He patted her on the shoulder, “You just have to trust yourself.”

Stormy nodded, “Ok. I’ll do it. I’m ready.” She pushed open her door and stepped outside. The Weather Man stepped beside her. She couldn’t help but to get one last glance at him. “So, what do we do now?” she asked, uncertain.

“See that dark spot right over there?” The Weather Man pointed off into the distance, “That’s the black hole. Keep walking into the center, and use your lightning to keep it lit. I’ll be right by you to help you out.”

Stormy couldn’t help but crack a smile. “Let’s get to it!” she proclaimed proudly. Stormy set forth on the path to the black hole. Every step got increasingly darker, until she couldn’t even tell if she was going forward.

She felt a nudge in her side, “Lightning”

Stormy nodded, “Right,” and soon the small area around her was lit.

It seemed like an eternity before they ran into someone… or something. It was too dim to tell. Whatever it was was in too much of a hurry to stop. Of course, it had no hope of getting out. That got Stormy thinking, could she actually get her father out? Nothing had ever escaped the black hole before.

Stormy heard a faint sound coming from behind them. Or, at least she thought it was behind them. Her lightning was wearing off. Her voice trembled; “Who’s there?” she called out.

A low rumbling laugh rang through Stormy’s and Weather Man’s ears. “You don’t know? Oh naive child. Don’t you know that I’m the only one that can pass through black holes as I wish? You’ll never get your father out of here!”

Stormy was speechless. Her own doubts were told to her. Mocking her. Tears pricked up in her eyes. She began to believe all that the Moon told her.

The Weather Man took no notice, “Just you wait and see. We’ll get him out!” there was sureness in his voice that Stormy couldn’t believe. The Weather Man put his arm around Stormy and led her on towards the center of the black hole. “It’s alright. You can get your dad out of here. Don’t believe him. You know the moon is lying.” He tried his best to comfort Stormy.

“I- I know. But it’s true though! We can’t possibly get my father out!” Stormy cried.

“Hush now.” The voice didn’t belong to the Weather Man. “This young man over here is right.”

“D-daddy?” Stormy looked around, “Where are you?” Her nerves were in a panic. It could be another trick.

“It’s ok, sweetie. Just head back. I’ll follow. I’ll help you defeat the moon. No one can hold all three of us in the prison. It’s going to be just fine.”

Stormy nodded and walked slowly back to the way she came. The lightning slowly phased out. It became pitch black again. Stormy gulped down her nerves as a light behind her slowly phased in. Now she had not doubt that it was her father behind her.

Only seconds later, the Moon reappeared. No time was wasted chatting. He immediately extinguished the light. Darkness fell over everyone. The moon had a huge advantage.

Stormy used her wind and aimed at the last place she saw the moon. Nothing. It didn’t seem to faze him. She gritted her teeth and tried to muster as much light as she could. For a brief second, she knew where the moon was. And quickly, she sent a lightning bolt forward and hit him.

Wasting no time, everyone rushed forward. They did not want another confrontation with him. Of course, it was inevitable. He would return.

Light slowly returned. They were coming out the black hole. Stormy rejoiced on the inside. She never thought she’d ever get out. It seemed like an eternity since she left the Palace. Stormy could only feel what the people on earth felt. It must’ve been torture to spend so long without the sun.

But alas, the moon did return. “You’ll never get out.” He blocked the exit. “Only I can leave upon free will. You three will never see light out of here.” He said menacingly.

Stormy built up a big gust of wind and let it out. The moon barely budged. The Weather Man took her arm, “Don’t give up. He’ll get worn down eventually. Just keep going.” He looked back at father sun, “Right, sir?”

“Of course! I know my Stormy, she’ll get us out.” Father Sun replied.

Stormy took hands with the Weather Man and her father. In one final effort, she concentrated her energy and gave one final blast. The moon flew away and the three were free. Stormy ran forward in happiness.

The Weather Man followed in pursuit, “See? I TOLD you! You could do it! There was no reason for doubt.” He embraced her in a big hug.

Father Sun came slowly behind; being in the black hole did take a lot of energy from him. “I’m so proud of you Stormy. I knew you would come. I’m so grateful.”

“Thank you. Both of you. I could never have done this without you Weather Man. Dad; you just gave me one of the best times of my life. Thank you,” Stormy hugged her father.

“Well, let’s go back to the Palace and tell everyone! I’m sure your mom will be so happy.” The Weather Man said joyfully.

“Yeah!” Stormy shouted and ran over to the Cloud Mobile. “Let’s get going home!”

Everyone piled in and headed back to the Palace. Father Sun snoozed in the back while the Weather Man drove. Stormy couldn’t stop looking at the one who helped her through it all. In her mind, she knew that this was the one.

“Hey… Weather Man. I’ve been thinking. And, uh, I just wanted to tell you that… I like you.” Stormy said, blushing slightly.

The Weather Man looked at her. “I like you too. I’m glad that I could help you with this mission… and I hope that we can see each other once you get home.” He smiled.

Stormy nodded, “Yeah. I hope so, too. That’d be great.” She said, slowly falling asleep. The adventure did take a lot out of her.

Late in the night, they arrived home. Mother Cloud rushed out of the Palace when she heard the Cloud Mobile. She hugged her husband and daughter close to her. ‘Thank you’ she mouthed to the Weather Man. Tears began to stream out of her eyes.

The Weather Man nodded, “You’re welcome. I am pleased to have helped out. I’ll see you tomorrow.” He decided.

Mother Cloud nodded and escorted the two in her arms to the Palace. They needed a good night’s rest. The citizens could celebrate them returning tomorrow. No need to wake everyone up.

As for the Moon- he kept his rein over the night sky, only after the Sun convinced him that he was just as important. Of course, the Moon kept plotting to overthrow the Sun. And he’s still plotting to this day.