Chapter 1: New Story
Fox arrived on to the bridge of the Great Fox. He was happy to have saved the planet and earn the money necessary for the repairs. Buzz Buzz. Communication with General Pepper is now online, "Come in Star Fox."
Fox stood straight up and gave a salute. "Good day General, Dinosaur Planet is now back into place now. With Andross behind all of this, he used the spellstones, the Krazoa, and even Krystal to resurrect himself back to life." Fortunately, Andross was gone for good, nothing could bring him back. The man who had taken away his parents' own lives drove a fiery rage into his heart.
"Now Fox, cheer up, I'm delivering your pay to your crew as we speak. Good work on the mission, I'll see you back soon. Pepper out." Peppy was sitting close by near Fox, he mentioned something about a recording from someone named Krystal. His face went from a frown to a bright smile. Since after rescuing Krystal from doom, he wanted to see her once more. Peppy pushed the play button and the message displayed.
Krystal's face was projected on a blue screen hologram. Hi there Fox. I know we didn't get to talk much but I'd like to appreciate you for saving me, without you, I wouldn't be playing this message. I know this isn't the proper way of thanking someone but I'll do this properly.
A ship was heard docking onto the Great Fox. The doors opened and there she was, Krystal standing strongly and as she walked closer to Fox. "That's to say thank you." Fox's face blushed a warm red, Slippy teased him for being too shy. He tried to deny that fact but it couldn't be helped. Falco even joined into the fun with Slippy by elbowing Fox.
"Hey what was that for?" Fox was left agitated by Falco.
"Come on Fox, don't be such a coward, just talk to her." Pushing Fox forward, he almost tripped on his feet. Krystal couldn't help but giggle at the three, especially Fox. She even knew Fox has a crush on her, and she also liked him back. There was no explanation why but she accepted it as the truth. She remembered about her telepathy and was afraid that telling him about her telepathy would scare him and she kept it a secret. She would use it very discretely to see what he would like about her. Without any doubts, Fox liked how beautiful she looked, her eyes and looks. Fox just sees something inside of her that makes him want to feel happy. With high hopes that he would take her with them, she would like that. It was in Fox's mind but he was too scared to even tell her. "I guess I'll just head on back then, would you escort me back Fox?"
"Um, okay I guess." As the two started waking, Falco whistled at Fox, telling him he needed to know something. Fox was confused but insisted anyway, "Excuse me, Krystal, I guess this is important." Krystal stopped walking and looked behind her. She quickly read their minds, first starting with Falco.
I can't believe Fox would actually do this. I mean he could have a chance with someone who could possibly change his life. I need to tell him to. Krystal was able to gather this from the blue avian. As Fox got closer to a Falco, he whispered into his ear,
"Come on dude, this is your one time chance at obtaining happiness. Man up and ask her to join, she looks like she would like to join." Fox sighed but Falco was right, he was too much of a coward to even speak. But to even get somewhere, he must be willing to be confident. Fox nodded and walked back towards Krystal.
"I'm sorry about that, I guess it really was important. Would you mind coming along with us back to Corneria?" Krystal's eyes gleamed with excitement. Finally, someplace else that could help cope with her own loss.
"Of course I will if it's just to be with you." Fox blushed even more, he was trying to hide his face from Krystal. Even she was blushing from her own statement. Falco gave Fox the all-clear signal and walked away. Fox asked politely, "Did you bring anything with you when you arrived on the Great Fox?"
"I don't have much, just my staff that I got back from you."
"Okay, do you still want to come along to grab your staff?" Krystal smiled, she knew Fox would do anything to make her happy. If she was happy, he could easily become happy as well. The two foxes walked towards the bridge of the Great Fox. Upon arrival, they saw a grey colored ship, this must have been the ship Krystal took to get here. The blue vixen walked inside and grabbed what it looked to be her staff. Golden in color with a blue sapphire gem at the tip, can you believe this weapon was used in Sauria? Anyway, as she grabbed her staff, a voice mysteriously entered into her mind. Trembling with fear, she didn't know what this feeling was. It was as something from the darkness touched her, Fox didn't see anything but was wondering what was taking so long. He waited patiently for Krystal to exit the ship.
Your soul will be mine, mine I say. The voice had spoken to her, she didn't know what to expect and jumped back in fear. Fox witnessed that Krystal jerked backwards inside the small ship. He was worried and ask if she was okay. Krystal looked back in a relieved manner, the presence of Fox calmed her senses. "Yeah, I'm okay, thanks for asking."
"So uh, I guess I'll show you to your room I guess?" Krystal knew how nervous Fox was, she thought it was cute for someone to be this nervous. Krystal walked out the small ship with her staff in hand. The two foxes were inside the Great Fox walking around the place. Until Fox and Krystal were greeted to 4 rooms. One for each member on the team but Krystal is an additional member, Fox offered her to stay in his room since there weren't any more rooms. "When we get back, hopefully, the upgrades will add additional rooms to the Great Fox. It has been in service for many years now." They entered the room, there was some furniture. A bed, a couch, drawers, and a bathroom. Each room had the same objects and rooms.
"Since there is one bed, you can sleep on it for now. I'll just sleep on the couch until we get back." Krystal looked back and hugged the orange tod, making him feel happier and a tad bit more nervous. At least he felt happy meeting someone he was destined to meet. "I'll be right back," he quickly rushed out the room. Krystal felt quite shocked but she didn't mind as Fox was in a nervous state. She sat down on the couch and thought about that dark voice that spoke to her. Then suddenly, another voice but a more gentle voice spoke to her.
Are you the one meant to save everyone? You mustn't let the darkness run astray, stay with light. Now this one made Krystal feel very concerned. Who was this mysterious voice, it was different than the first voice. This voice had a gentle-like feeling while the other had a more distorted and horrific feeling. Yet, they sounded like the same person just two different personalities. Who could those voices belong to? One wanted her dead but the other wanted her safe. Her heartbeat was rapidly increasing, unable to calm down, she fainted. Fox heard a thumping noise back in his room and went to check. There he saw, Krystal on the ground unconscious. "Krystal?!" He pressed a white button in his room for assistance, a robot came running in.
"What's the matter, Fox?" R.O.B is the Great Fox's robot that assists them on every mission. Fox explained that Krystal is knocked unconscious and the two rushed towards the medical bay. As they entered the room, R.O.B did an analysis on Krystal's body to see if there were any injuries. Luckily, there weren't any minor or major injuries. There was, however, an emotional strain on her mind, from something beyond her own body. R.O.B was unable to detect any other problems despite the mental strain. "If we keep her here asleep, she will recover shortly on her own."
"This mental strain, what could be causing it?" Fox wondered anxiously.
*Meanwhile*
Inside of Krystal's mind, she awakened inside an earthly world. There she saw, two dragons, one white and one black. Both were fighting against each other inside her dream. Krystal didn't know what to do but walk up to them and speak. "Who are you two?" She asked kindly.
They both turned and stopped fighting each other. The white dragon stabbed her sword into the ground and spoke, "Believe in me, and the power of light shall guide you back to eternal peace and happiness. I am Asura Walker." Her white eyes glowed with mysterious magical power. She was dressed in an all white robe.
The black dragon after setting aside her scythe and spoke, "Don't listen to her, listen to me, the power of darkness shall grant you every wish you've ever always wanted. I am Kira Malevolent." Her purple eyes glowed with the dark power. She was dressed in an all black robe.
Krystal became confused, what to do, they both sounded exactly just like the voices in her head. If she wanted to get out, she must choose a side. They both sound desperate, but which one.
The two dragons resumed their battle against each other. Asura, the white dragon, had her rapier and Kira, the black dragon, had her scythe. Krystal didn't know what to do, such disturbances were shown in both. She murmured, I want to go back, to my own reality. I want to see him... The dragons stopped fighting again, but Asura spoke, "You have chosen to side with the light, thank you. Now I shall return you back to your friends and reality. Thank you, Krystal, for choosing my side." Kira felt jealous and disappeared on a rampage.
"What? I don't understand. What do you mean your side?" Krystal asked.
"You want to return, don't you?" Asura said. "Kira and I have been fighting, for almost a decades now, destroying countless of worlds, who knows what worlds we probably destroyed. Except for your own Cerinia. I remember that memory for years, our fighting has destroyed its lovely peace and nature. A world that is now falls in its ruins."
Krystal felt devastated, "How do you only remember that world?"
She pointed to her head. "My superior knowledge and memory allows me to maintain such vital information. Now I remember someone whom you may be interested in. I believe it was one of your family members?"
Krystal answered, "Both of my parents are gone, Jett and Sapphire and my only sibling, Grey. Those three are gone for good."
"Did you say, Grey? Grey Winter?" Asura mentioned. "Does this name ring any bells for you Krystal?" Such a name, but Winter for the last name, could it be her lost sibling?
"Our family didn't have any last names, but I did know a Grey." Krystal answered. "Could he be my lost brother?"
"Of course, he said something about you once." Asura rephrased his quote, "I'm looking for someone named Krystal, she is my sister and she and I have gone missing for a while after Cerinia's destruction."
"I'm glad he hasn't given up yet," Krystal's hopes started rising. "When will I return to reality?"
"Oh, sorry about that, I'll return you right now. If we meet again, I'd like to thank you for taking my side," Asura stated.
Krystal nodded and smiled, "You're welcome, I hope we meet again." Krystal slowly began to awaken, blurry eyes nothing but a white ceiling light. The only person in the medical bay was Fox. He was ensuring Krystal would be in normal condition when she ever woke up.
Fox's arms wrapped around Krystal, he was scared that he would lose someone very special towards his life. Even though they have just met, it's like they were both destined to meet. Krystal couldn't help but smile, someone who entered her life to repair the void that damaged her heart. Fox felt the same way since, after the Lylat Wars, his heart was left broken until he met Krystal. They both came into each other's lives to repair the empty void that was left behind from the past. The two had caring hearts for each other.
"Thank goodness you're awake, I've been worried for your sake. Do you remember what happened?" Fox was quite shocked but relieved to see Krystal alive and well.
"After I fainted, I woke up in a strange world, seeing only two dragons, one white and one dark. They asked me to pick a side. I didn't know what to do so I chose the white dragon's path."
"Did anything else happen?" Fox asked.
"She said my brother is still alive, he lives in Corneria, where we are heading now."
Fox felt surprised, she didn't really lose everything. There was still a hope for the blue vixen. "Can you tell me his name? We might know him or someone else could know?"
"His name, Grey... Grey Winter."