so, i have had this idea for a while, just never written on it till now, and yes, there are characters from Halo: Forgotten Heroes, with a modified story. since HFH aint done yet, some of those modifactions will not be evident. anyway, enjoy and review!

Prologue

Low Orbit, Macbeth, Lylat System

Fox leaned back in his command chair, grinning and tapping his foot to the guitar solo that was blaring through the command bridge of the Great Fox. The bridge was covered in dozens of empty pizza boxes as well as tools, broken electronics, and fresh parts that were grossly inadequate for decaying vessel. It had been four years since their last decent paying mission, and seven since the last major conflict in the Lylat system. And although there were small conflicts occurring throughout human space, the U.N.S.C. didn't hire mercenaries. Thus leaving the famed Star Fox team to fall into decay. Falco had left the team after their last real job, and both Peppy and Slippy had retired from flight duty, Slippy focusing on keeping the ship flying while Peppy had taken to advising and controlling the Great Fox.

"Doesn't this music get on your nerves!" Fox opened his eyes, looking down at where Peppy was sitting as the aging rabbit shouted across the bridge. His grey fur was starting to have silver streaks in it, his relatively plump body another sign of his age. His adjusted his reading glasses as he spun his chair to face Fox.

"Nah, never. But I'll turn it down for ya." He slid his small screen off the arm of his chair, and was just opening the intercom system when the screen shorted. "Damn it, Slippy, can you get it, my screen shorted again." Slippy just groaned, sliding out from under one of the bridge consoles when the music suddenly stopped on its own, a beeping echoing through the bridge. "Slippy, it's General Pepper!" all three of them perked up as Slippy smacked the answer button. The holo-projector on the ceiling popped a few times before it turned on, a full size image of General Pepper, his brown fur, deep crimson uniform, and saggy skin making the canine unmistakable.

"Fox, I have an urgent mission for you! We have detected a strange disturbance near the edge of the system, we need you to investigate. By the power of this disturbance, it could wipe out the whole Lylat system if it destabilized." Fox stood from his chair, nodding.

"We'll be on our way as soon as possible Pepper." He shook his head at Fox's words, causing Fox to raise his eyebrow.

"I need you to stop by the Macbeth orbital shipyard. I hired a specialist to help you on this mission. He's waiting for you there." Fox nodded as Slippy moved over to his chair, quickly rewiring the computer for the fourth time.

"Roger that, Rob, set course for the Ship yard. How much are you offering for this?" Pepper smiled his hand moving as though he was typing something.

"Four hundred thousand Liat. And whatever it takes to repair the Great Fox for you." Fox's jaw just about hit the floor. He quickly recovered, already speaking.

"That's, ahh, very generous sir. I'll have Peppy keep a link to you and update you on our status." Fox's screen lit up after Slippy finished working on the computer, bringing a smile to Fox's face.

"Affirmative Fox. Good luck." Fox nodded and the line cut, the music returning. He sat down in his chair, smiling as the Great Fox approached. The music cut off again and Fox answered it, a flat screen appearing on the holo-projector, and shockingly enough, a human. All they could see was his upper chest, but he was wearing an angular chestplate and shoulder plates, all pained a matte black with a matte black uniform underneath. The human was frankly odd to look at by Fox's standards, but he was used to seeing people covered in fur, whereas humans only had hair on the top of their heads, his being short, well kept, and brown. His eyes were a steel grey color and he had an expression on his face that Fox could only describe as 'serious' on his face.

"This is Daniel Wander, requesting permission to come aboard as soon as you've docked, Great Fox." Fox smirked, instantly responding.

"feel free too. Come up to the bridge when you get aboard." The man frowned, just before cutting the link. "friendly, Rob, bring us in, then prep for warp jump." The boxy robot responded as the station came closer in the viewport, dozens of the new Cornerian destroyers under construction in the yard.

High Orbit, Ganymede, Sol System

"Captain, were detecting a slip space disturbance, long range. It's, pretty powerful, sir." Captain Del Rio turned toward the tech, already speaking.

'Where, lieutenant?" the man tapped a few keys on his console, placing the data on the central holographic table, dead center of the Infinity's command bridge.

"well, that's the kicker sir, its in the Lylat system." He looked at the system map, seeing oit beyond the other planets, and not anywhere near any of the known planets in the system. The Lylat system was also dozens of light years away.

"prepare the ship for slipspace jump." One of his other officers suddenly spoke up, practically shouting.

"sir, the treaty of Installation zero-five makes a warship arriving an act of war." He growled, turning toward his com officer.

"hail the Bastogne. I want Captain Robles on scene ASAP!"

Three Weeks Prior.

Deep Space, Forbidden Zone, Lylat System.

"What planet is that?" the swine turned his beady eye's on the strange blue vixen he had taken aboard, her soft voice breaking the silence of the small craft's bridge.

"No one knows. Every ship that's tried to land on it is destroyed. Or so the story goes. That's why the CDF declared this a forbidden zone, and struck the planet from official records centuries ago. Only high ups and crazy people like me know about it. most forbidden zones are deadly to any ship to enter them." The woman shivered, although that could be due to her outfit. It was a fairly scarce outfit, an open sided gown, essentially a rectangular strip of cloth draped over her, and bound at her waist by a length of gold chain. Some of the cloth bunched up on the cord, with the only other break in the smooth cloth being the simple V-neck for her head. Her turquoise eyes were seemed red and tired. As he watched she winced slightly.

"take me there, please." He spun on the spot, shouting at her.

"look lady!, I picked you up to help ya, but I aint losing my ship for ya!" she nodded, cocking her head to the side.

"then let me take an escape pod." He cursed and waved her off.

"Fine, it's your funeral lady." He heard the door behind him close and he rolled his eyes. "damned crazy Cerinian."