He used to love, then he was betrayed. He used to care, now all he feels is rage. The hatred had always been there, but the necklace gave it a release.
Fox had no regrets. 10 years ago Krystal left him and Falco attempted to kill him. Andross was his only ally now, although Fox no longer trusted him. Andross's forces had found Fox's arwing damaged out in space about 9 years ago. Acting on James's orders he had the fighter brought to Venom and Fox's body fixed with mechanical parts so that he would continue to live.
Huh, I remember resisting at first. Trying to kill him for killing my parents. Even as my body was dying, then he appeared. I stood there gaping at the person there, at first I thought I was going crazy. He walked over, put the necklace around my head and I passed out.
Slowly he went over to the hanger where the new prototype fighter was being built. The Mcloud, it was named in his honor, or what was left of it anyway.
"You, what is the progress on the prototype fighter?" Fox demanded.
" L-l-lord F-f-fox." The soldier stuttered as he did a clumsy bow. "The fighter is almost done, sir."
"Make sure it is done tomorrow or you might not last till Friday." Fox growled.
As his eyes widened the soldier managed to say. "Y-Y-Yes, s-s-sir it will be completed by t-t-tomorrow." With another bow the soldier took of in the direction of the fighter.
"Dumbass." Fox muttered.
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Falco slowly opened his eyes.
Damn, it isn't a dream. Why did he do this to me, to everyone?
He looked out of the cell to see Katt being shoved into the opposite cell. She looked like she had been beaten with Fox's metal arm.
"Katt." He was amazed at how raspy his voice was. After receiving no answer and a closer inspection he noticed that she was unconscious on the cell floor. Slowly he went to his water cup and took a sip. He only got so much a month so he had to save it for when it was necessary. As for food, he was only feed once a week. He walked over to his bed and laid down, as he started to doze off he replayed the battle with Fox in his head.
Flashback.
I was flying above the planets surface taking out the other fighters when a ship came out of no where behind me. Quickly I turned around and followed it out into space. "What the hell is this guy doing going to Venom?" I said. The person didn't seem to care about me following him to his destination. "I'll teach him to ignore me!" I cried out. Angrily I launched several missiles at the target. As the creature dodged most of the missiles I got a well placed shot in. "Yes." I said triumphantly as the fighter's wing flew off. As I turned around to go back to the Great Fox he got a radio message from the fighter. "I will personally make sure you rot in hell for shooting me down Falco." Looking down I saw what looked like Fox on the screen but it couldn't be, could it? "Fox is that you?" I asked. After a minute of silence the transmission was cut and Venomian ships surrounded and haled off the fighter to the planet leaving me in a state of confusion.
Flashback Over.
Thinking back he realized that was the biggest mistake he had ever made in his life. Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by a voice from across the hallway.
"Falco, is that you or are my eyes deceiving me?" Katt said softly.
"It's me, are you okay? You were knocked out when they brought you in." Falco replied.
"I'm okay." Katt said.
"How did this happen to you Katt?" Falco asked.
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Krystal sighed. She had been roaming around space since Fox had found her at a café with Wolf O' Donnell. Since then things had gone downhill. Fox had joined Venom and lead the first assault against Corneria. She was there when Fox had destroyed General Pepper. It was the first time she made eye contact with him in two years. His appearance had shocked her. He was no longer truly alive, machines were the only reason he was breathing. His left arm was robotic, as was his right eye. Then there was the necklace, it was a black jewel that was loosely tied around his neck by a leather strap. It scared the shit out of her. It had surrounded Fox with a jet black aura. He leveled the gun at her and said one sentence that was burned into her mind. "Krystal, why, why did you do this to me?" Was what he had said. He sounded almost depressed when he said it but then he had shot at her. Dodging the bullet she ran to a nearby ship and took off.
What would of happened if I had told Fox before that I was going to the café to try and get Wolf to leave us alone. To make a truce. What would of happened? And where did he get that necklace? There's only supposed to be 2 dark jewels in existence. How did he get one?
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Fox was walking done to the holding cells when a soldier ran up to him.
"Lord Fox, Lord Andross and Lord James request an audience with you at once." The soldier said bowing.
"Tell them to wait, I have other matters to attend to first, Got it?" Fox said darkly.
"Yes Lord Fox." The soldier replied as he went to deliver the message.
As he went down to the holding cells he remembered what happened after he was captured.
Flashback.
Slowly I opened my eyes, only one thing was flashing through my mind, kill, kill the ones responsible before they strike again. They weren't my thoughts and I knew it but that was all I could think about. Then the pain hit me like a thousand arwings all at the same time. As I cried out a face came into view. "Andross, if you let him die, you will die. Understand?" The face said demanding utmost respect.
"Yes Lord James, I understand perfectly." It was Andross's voice.
Who was this James he was talking to and why did he want to save me? Andross couldn't possibly be talking to my dad could he? He suddenly remembered that the person had put a necklace on him. He reached up and touched the necklace, it cackled with power. As I tried to remove it a paw grabbed mine and forced it to my side. Then I passed out again.
Flashback Over.
Fox soon found himself outside Falco's cell. Looking at Falco with utmost hatred he asked "So, how do you like your new home, Falco?" His question was only answered by a cold stare. "Now, now, Falco is that really a good way to treat your host?" After another period of silence Fox raised his remaining arm and blasted Falco against the wall with a blast of energy.
"You're a bastard, you know that?" Katt said from behind him.
Turning around Fox stared at Katt as if he didn't remember who she was or where they had met. "Katt, long time no see." Fox said darkly.
"I would of preferred never seeing you again after what you did to Krystal" Katt replied just as darkly.
Fox just stared at her as she said this.
"You do know that we could still use your skills as a pilot for our air force Katt." Fox said softly.
Katt responded immediately "No, I will not join you, I wouldn't 5 years ago and I won't now."
"You will, maybe not now, maybe not tomorrow, but someday you will join me willingly." Fox replied allowing no emotions to be shown. As he turned to leave Katt said one more thing.
"I know about your father being in charge of-" Katt was cut off as Fox blasted her against the wall with the same energy that he sent at Falco.
Turning around Fox left to go to the counsel chamber. As he walked he remembered his first training session with the necklace.
Flashback.
"What the fuck am I doing here and what the hell is with this arm?" I cried.
The intercom responded with an understanding voice. "Relax Fox, try moving your new robotic arm."
As I moved my arm the voice was delighted. "Good, now try to adjust your right eye to view the soldier in the distance. What color is his uniform?"
"Blue, dark blue." I had no idea why I was playing along. Maybe it's because they spared me when they could of killed me. The intercom broke my thoughts.
"Now pick up the assault rifle with your robotic arm and kill the traitor."
As I picked up the rifle I found that it seemingly weighed nothing with this arm. Then my robotic eye helped me aim and fire.
"Now we are going to train you to use the necklace around your neck."
Confused I reached up and touched the necklace with my real arm, the closer I got to it the more it seemed to push my paw away. Once again the intercom broke my thoughts.
"Now concentrate on the necklace and aim your real arm at the target."
Looking around I found the target and did what the intercom told me to do. To both the intercom's and mine's surprises a shot of energy shot out of my arm and blew the target a few hundred feet away.
"Good, that will be all for today." The intercom said darkly.
Flashback over.
As he walked into the chamber James cried out. "What the hell was so important that made you an hour late?"
Angrily Fox cried back. "What made you abandon me for a few years?"
"Never mind, now listen carefully. I am going to teach you a new spell that I think that you will use very often, the ability to control others through magic, mind control if you want a simpler term." James said quietly. "It's a rather simple spell, all you have to do is grab the target, send some magic into them, and say control. Think you can handle it?"
"I would rather like to go try this out on someone now." Fox replied.
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After talking to Falco for a while Katt decided to rest. Laying down in the poor excuse for a bed she started to wonder what had happened to Fox to make him go against everything he once stood for. As she was laying down she heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Katt, it's time for you to join Venom." Fox sang.
"For the last fucking time I will not join Venom" Katt screamed at Fox
"So you say, but I want to show you something that might make you change your mind." Fox said as he grabbed Katt's arm.
"What the hell are you doing? Let-" Katt was cut off as a bolt of energy went through her.
What the fuck is he doing to me?
Katt barely heard him say it but she heard none the less. "Control." Fox said laughing.
Katt felt weird. She wanted to cry out but no sound exited her lips. She wanted to get away from Fox but she never moved. She wanted to do something but nothing happened. Suddenly she saw herself following Fox around the base. As her body stopped in front of a door she heard Fox say. "Now that were here Katt I order you to go get dressed in a fighter pilot uniform, understand?" Fox smirked.
As much as Katt wanted to say go fuck yourself and die she heard her body reply "Yes Lord Fox, I understand." and then walk into her room. It was a weird experience to her, she could feel, taste, hear, and see everything going on around her but she couldn't do anything. She now understood. She had just transferred cells, from a physical cell to a mind cell. She was a free prisoner trapped in her mind.
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Falco had no idea what Fox had done to Katt but something told him it wasn't good. He had grabbed and electrocuted her. Then as he was laughing he muttered something that Falco hadn't heard. Shortly after the shock wore off Katt got up and started to act like she was a slave or something. Calling Fox "Lord Fox" and letting him tell her what to do. He didn't know what had happened but he knew it was probably going to happen to him.
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A/N: This is my second story and would appreciate it if you would review. If any of you are wondering, no I haven't stopped working on "The Switch" I just came up with another idea for a story and I started to type it out. So don't worry I just decided to take a break. - disturbedthoughts