Hello, Corinne here! So this new story is a spin-off/sequel of sorts of Tales of Hero-Sitting. This time, the characters in focus are Fox and Lucas, taking place during the Ultimate Era. I wonder how this will turn out?
This is made in request of UltraButterfly. Enjoy.
Needless to say, Fox wasn't bothered because of Wolf.
Not at all.
In fact, it didn't bother him that Wolf, his most worthy opponent, became friends with a kid known as Toon Link. It didn't bother him that the Hylian wasn't caring in the slightest about Wolf's moral alignment. Even moreso, Fox wasn't bothered that Toon Link seemingly adored Wolf as if he wasn't even a threatening villain.
Okay, maybe that last part did bother him, but it's pretty clear cut that he was perturbed by Wolf being able to win the platonic affections of Toon Link. Granted, the vulpine had nothing against Toon Link, as a matter of fact, he was really friendly with the child. However, he did not understand what Toonie saw in Wolf. The lupine known as Wolf O'Donnell was Fox's rival in aerial and hand to hand combat, and the most affable he had seen him was whenever he complimented him with a "You're good, but I'm better." or something along those lines.
Then for Toon Link, who was practically Wolf's opposite in terms of his idealistic attitude and relentless heroism, to befriend Wolf was really unexpected. Even more unexpected was that the lupine reciprocated the friendship. They're so amicable with each other, the two were even on a first name basis.
Fox thought that he must have gone insane, because he couldn't handle the fact that his rival was capable of being amicable towards anyone, let alone a hero.
So here he was, in the Event Plaza of Smashville, currently contemplating about it on a bench. Fox reclined on the bench, letting out a huge sigh. He didn't have anything else to do, and with the preparations for the Ultimate tournament on the way, there was plenty to go on in terms of thought.
Then, he heard a giggle, almost childlike, heading his way. Leaning his head upright, lo, and behold, he saw Toon Link and Wolf walking down the pathway coming down to his direction.
Speak of the devil.
As the two came closer into view, the vulpine looked to the side, clearly pretending not to notice their presence. It failed, of course, as he heard Toon Link greet him from just a few steps away.
"Hello, Mr. McCloud!" Toon Link greeted with a wave. Beside him, Wolf just scoffed. Same old Wolf.
Collecting himself, Fox greeted back with a smile, but focused only on the child of course. "Hey there, Toon. What brings you here?"
"Rosalina told me to go and find you." Toonie replied straightforwardly. "She said she needs you to do something important."
"...Me?" Fox asked, pointing at himself.
"Of course, you." Toon Link giggled slightly at his response. Then his face turned slightly serious. "Well, she told me that she needed someone to watch over Lucas, as all the others are busy at the moment, including her."
That's what he was needed for? Not a life threatening mission for this week? Fox wasn't sure how to react. "Uhm, why can't Wolf watch over him? He doesn't seem too busy."
"Not interested." Wolf interjected bluntly. "Also, I'm taking Toonie here to the amusement park. End of story."
Well, that answered some things. But the vulpine was more confounded by the idea that a tough guy like Wolf was taking Toonie to a place filled with colorful rides and booths.
"Okay, Wolf and I will be off to the amusement park." Toon Link said, as he began to walk forward. "Oh, and Lucas is currently in the apartment place." Toonie then waved goodbye. "See you later, Mr. McCloud!"
"Yeah," Fox responded, waving goodbye only to the Hylian. "See you later."
Wolf merely rolled his eyes at the vulpine, and followed Toon Link close behind, leaving Fox alone at the bench once again.
"Well, I guess I better go then." Fox said to one in particular, beginning to make his way to the Apartment Complex of Smashville. As much as he didn't interact with Lucas that often, maybe this task of babysitting the young blonde psychic would give him the opportunity to know him better.
Fox made a mental note to himself to thank Rosalina later.
Chapter 1 complete! Well, this will probably be the last time we see Toon Link and Wolf be major characters in this story for now, as the focus will finally shift on our stars, Fox and Lucas.
I'm not sure what kind of stuff Fox and Lucas will do for this story, but seeing a Star Fox character pair up with a kid character for the sake of friendship is something cool to work with.
Feel free to give feedback...or not, your choice, but I do appreciate feedback.
