Dual Sides

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Fox. It is owned by Nintendo. I own Lone Star, though. This covers for all chapters, to save space!

Okay, you've heard my first ever fanfiction about Star Fox as a crossover between my team Galaxy Wulf called Two Heroes Collide (a must read). Well, this one focuses on yet another crossover to my new group called Lone Star. The story focuses on the state of Lylat after the Aparoid Invasion and their attempts seek help outside their territory - System Asgardi. As they are trying to rebuild whatever is broken, a new, or should I say old, evil is about to rise…

Chapter 1-1: Cleaning Up

After the Aparoids attacked Lylat System, the entire star system was in chaos. High damage was tallied and reported, and the economy dropped severely. People were having trouble in trying to cope with their current condition. However, Gen. Pepper decided to do something about this. He had planned two operations - one was to ask help from a neighboring system, and the other was to rid Lylat of any possible threat… The latter meant getting rid of a certain space station just orbiting near planet Sargasso…

"Damn it…"

Wolf grumbled while seated in the cockpit of his Wolfen. "Panther, Leon, I'll take this bitch's deck. You two handle the sides." The other two Wolfens tailing behind him followed his orders. He piloted his fighter just above a big white battleship, and as he did that, small fighters coming from that craft charged towards him. He grinned from the current situation.

"Looks like I'm going to have fun," he muttered as he maneuvered the Wolfen to face the upcoming foes. However, as his ship was pivoting, a laser thrust towards the wing. Luckily, barriers were already activated before he took hit. "What the… heck…?"

"Wolf O'Donnell," a familiar voice spoke from the console. A brown vulpine apprehended him, "I knew you and your group were able to escape… I'm relieved. Now, if I were you, I'd stop fighting and come quietly. You have exactly two minutes to call off your teammates…" The lupine knew who that person was. Satisfied, he just shook his head.

"…and I'm sure you know me, Fox McCloud, or should I say, pup? I'll never pass the chance to get dirty with you!"

"Very well," Fox sighed from his answer, as if he didn't know that that would be his reply. "Falco, you take care of Leon… Krystal and Slippy, you two handle Panther… Be careful, though." Three calls were heard before three blue ships - Arwings - zoomed away. He then took his glance back at the console monitor and growled, "Okay, Wolf, I'm going to play your game."

The grey wolf snarled as he placed his hands on the control stick in the cockpit. He commanded the Wolfen to lunge towards Fox's Arwing fiercely, as if it was about to leave. Barrages of laser were fired, but they were all deflected. Fox had the idea of sneaking to the back of the Wolfen and attacking there, but Wolf noticed that and fired rear missiles to swat the Arwing away. Smart tactics and surprising tricks were beautifully shown in their duel.

The small support ships the big battleship released didn't return even if Star Fox arrived. Fox kept commanding them to keep out, but they insisted. However, he was surprised to see them return back to the ship's docking bay. He then heard a voice from the console monitor.

Get out of range from Star Wolf. I repeat, get out of range from Star Wolf.

"Fox, should we follow that?" Krystal questioned him as she observed Panther chasing the frog; indeed, he had no intention of harming her. "I mean, it came from that ship, after all…"

"Yeah, let's," Fox commanded her, as well as Falco. However, he thought, "I have a bad feeling about this… Wolf… Leon… Panther… Hang on…"

"What's the matter, pup?" Wolf jeered as he attempted to rush towards the unsuspecting vulpine. However, before he could reach the Arwing, a powerful beam hit his Wolfen. "What… what's this?" he wondered nervously as his ship was slowly pulled by the beam, as if it was a tractor beam - maybe it is. He asked Leon and Panther about their state, and they were also being pulled. Seconds later, a charge of electricity was shot to Star Wolf team, torturing the three pilots with electricity. He and his teammates were screaming in pain, which could be heard by Star Fox.

"What the, hey, what are you doing?" Fox shouted as he noticed the ambush attack of the battleship to his rival's group. He attempted to contact the voice, but no response was acquired. He tried to call Wolf, but there was no response either.

As they were drawn closer, the shocking was trapped. The three Wolfens were then pulled inside the docking bay, and then the voice talked to the four once more.

Please board. We have to discuss something.

Fox rushed towards the bridge. Falco, Slippy, and Krystal followed him. Attendants tried to stop him, but they weren't able to. He was so pushy. He then walked straight towards the captain, who was seated at the middle. However, before he could make another step, the captain decided to stand up and face him. Fox, Falco, and Slippy were surprised to see him - Bill Grey.

"What? Are you surprised?" he laughed as he cleaned his sleeves. Unlike the old pilot Bill, this one was different. He was now wearing a black commander's cap, an opal-colored uniform with medals stuck to the right chest, black shoulder pads, black gloves, a white belt with a gold-plated buckle, and black boots. "The general needed more support during his campaigns, or operations, so he promoted many best pilots in the defense force! One of them is me!" he chuckled, making Fox frown. However, he was unaware of that. "By the way, make yourselves at home. This ship will stay here until every vermin in the station is captured. We'll then blow the place up. It'll be a long but easy task, since Star Wolf's already being held in custody."

"Wait, Bill," Fox tried to amend, since he believed he was still the same Bill, "why did you do that attack earlier? We were already handling them… Besides, I heard them scream, so it means the electrocution was painful. I…"

"Hey, I was trying to help you guys out," he explained while cutting him from his statement. "they deserve what they got, anyway."

"But that almost killed them!" Fox argued. He was about to give every logical (and moral) reason on why they should not be punished heavily, but he knew Bill wouldn't even listen to him.

"Of course it won't kill them!" he scoffed at him as he took his seat and turned around to see him once more. "Why would I kill them now if there's a death penalty waiting for them at Corneria?"

The four were shocked to hear that statement. Falco suddenly roared, "Hey, that ain't funny, not to mention moral! They saved our asses in our battle against the Aparoids, and that was more than four times!"

"But don't you resent Leon Powalski?" the dog asked him, making the bird silent.

"Enough!"

A gruff voice echoed in the room. Gen. Pepper patched, and his face was revealed at the hologram, making everybody stand up and salute. He was able to catch the few last statements. "Bill Grey, I seemed to have heard you talk severely to the criminals, am I correct?"

"Sir, they deserve to be in that place because they are criminals!"

"But I must tell you that Star Wolf played a huge role in stopping the Aparoid invasion," he lectured the dog, making him firm and silent. He placed his attention to Fox and told him, "Anyway, I knew you'd be here, Star Fox. I contacted Great Fox and they told me that you were here, helping a distress call."

"Yes sir," Fox replied. "So, what did you call for?"

The general looked at Bill once more, then back at him. "I recently made a meeting with nearby systems. Terra System is currently having issues with their dictator Volgar, so I didn't ask them for assistance. System Asgardi, though, according to the United Asgardi Federation, or UAF, are ready to help, and they are about to send Lone Star, a division of their elite force, in the following coordinates, for they haven't yet traversed beyond that point. Your role now is to bring them here."

"Doesn't sound much of a problem," Slippy nodded.

"I must warn you, though, that space criminals run amok outside the system territory, so that's why I will send you there, and of course, I'm sure you'll need help." He faced to Bill once more, and back again at Fox. "We are lucky Bill Grey got them. You won't have much problem in contacting Star Wolf."

"You mean to say," Fox slowly grinned, for he knew what the general meant.

"Wait," Bill suddenly argued, "sir, I can't allow them to do that! Star Wolf is a group of criminals, dangerous ones, too! Though they saved the system with Star Fox, I'm sure they had personal reasons."

"But that's not the point," Gen. Pepper explained as he nodded. "Star Wolf is almost skilled, if not as skilled, as Star Fox, and I'm sure the two teams have gained trust during the battle… right?"

"Panther's kind of funny, even if he's irritating," Krystal giggled for a bit.

"I can handle the lizard," Falco gruffly smiled.

"…and I'll keep Wolf in line, that is, if he needs to be put in line," Fox replied with a salute.

"Very well," the general bade his remarks, "good luck. We are going to need it for our system's future."

As the communication was closed, Fox and his team were already leaving the bridge to head to the sick bay. Bill, however, looked at them dimly. Was his former friend forgetting him and replacing him with a lawbreaker?

That concludes Part 1 of Chapter 1. In the next part, you'll meet my characters - Lobo Kanid, Aleiu Mostad, Raven Samuel, Verdigo de Madrigal, and Hanna Ansfei! See you there!