Starfox G-Zero Chronicles

Prologue: 5 years after

*Starfox Command Post Battle Dialog inside the Great Fox II*

'Wow, I can't believe he was just hanging out here this whole time. How boring!' comments Falco, slightly exhausted from blowing Pigma to pieces.

'ROB? Any information on Wolf?' asks Fox.

'I am receiving a message from General Peppy.' he reports. 'It was broadcast to all inhabited worlds in the Lylat system. Shall I play it?'

'Please.'

The holographic transmission opens up and General Peppy appears on screen, wearing the red uniform. His mustache is completely grown and his ears turned floppy.

*Transmission*

This is General Peppy Hare of Corneria! As of this moment, I am announcing out total and complete victory! A brave fighter squadron managed to penetrate the Venom Sea! These heroes wiped out all of the enemy ships and bases!

That's...that's incredible!

To help mark the occasion of this most glorious of days... I have asked the heroic squadron leader to say a few words!

Good people of the Lylat system... My name is Wolf O'Donnell. I am the leader of the Star Wolf squadron!

HIM?! Oh, you've gotta be frickin' KIDDING me!

We know that many of you have a somewhat negative opinion of us. This saddens us greatly, for we love all the people of this great system. But we placed our lives in peril with no thought of reward or glory. Perhaps now, you might find it in your hearts to embrace us as equals. For even the coldest of hearts sometimes yearns for friendship.

Yeah! And we're not done with the whole peace and love thing, either! We'll keep serving the community! Y'know... aiding weaklings and stuff?

And now, Panther would like to introduce a new team member!We could not have saved you all without her help! A former Star Fox member, and the most beautiful pilot outside of me... Krystal!

...Crud.

Some time ago I was asked to leave team Star Fox. I thought that pain would never end. But now I have a new team! And a new life... And I couldn't be happier with my fantastic new partners! From now on, I fight with them for the glory of Lylat! With our help, this system will know endless peace and harmony!

*Transmission*

'What a total snow job! They don't care about any of that stuff! Except for Krystal but... *sees Fox* Well...They get glory and we get the bum's rush! Pah! I'm gonna puke!' he yells angered.

'...Say, Falco? There's a... a nice little shop on the planet of Papetoon. It's quiet. Relaxed. Away from everything and everyone.

'Papetoon, eh? Yeah, that's pretty much the edge of everything right there.'

'You...you wanna go with me?' asks Fox, holding back his tears.

'...Sure, buddy. Let's go.'

'ROB, set course for Papetoon. And don't spare the horses.

'Affirmative.'

'One other thing: Don't spare the Great Fox either. I want it completely gone... all of it. No Star Fox for Fox McCloud anymore. Without her... what am I? A helpless hunk of flesh and bones without a purpose in life.'

Falco starts to think about that. 'Hmmm... you buddy? I think you're quite wrong about that Fox... ever heard of G-Zero?'

A long silence takes over, with Fox sitting in his chair, head bowed down towards his own legs.

'You know what...'

'What Fox?' asks Falco.

'Who's Fox?' says a different toned voice coming from Fox's chair..

With the engine exhaust flaming, they enter the green planet of Papetoon's atmosphere, turning their backs on their present life and looking ahead at the future. Years pass on... and it seems someone in particular has some trouble keeping her emotions under control...

She holds her head in paws, thinking and staring at the door in front of her. It has been a long time since she sat in her room like this. Maybe 4 years ago or so. She looks behind her and places her paws against the glass. The mothership flies by the purple planet of Eledard with its thriving industries. It's pretty chilly in her room. She can feel that and see it too. Her breath is visible including her fingerprints nearly freezing off the window she placed them against. It seems the conditioning is getting out of control. Without a remote and a central regulation, it's pretty hard when the central regulation doesn't cooperate or even hates you.

*Leon still didn't got the controls?* she thinks. She looks down at her pink, white-striped suit and her white heels. Her room feels right and wrong at the same time for no reason. The same furniture, sky blue but bland wall painting and of course her bed hasn't changed. It needed a wash but that was of little trouble. A soft knock on the door in front of her interrupts the silence of her thinking.

'Come in.' she says.

It's Panther, for once not holding his signature red rose. He's dressed like he just got out of his own customized ship, the Black Rose Wolfen. He calmly approaches her.

'What's the matter my love?' he asks as he sits down next to her on the bed. 'What is plaguing my Krystal's mind? Tell it to Panther.'

'It...it is Fox...' she answers awkward.

'What does that red furry idiot have to do with your suffering?'

*PANTHER!* yells a deep and evil-ish voice that is fairly close to her room. The voice belongs to Wolf, who is surprised that Krystal's room is open.

'Oh hey Krystal. Don't exactly notice you at first. What's wrong?'

'She feels sorry for Fox somehow.' replies Panther.

Wolf looks quasi-astonished but then realizes: 'Oh yeah... it's your fifth anniversary of the break up with that idiot.' claims Wolf as he wiggly points his finger back and forth.

'When I told Lylat that I was officially a Starwolf member, I fell out against Fox. How he ruined my life... the pain I felt... Maybe... I was too... uh harsh?'

'Harsh how?' asks Panther concerned.

'Like... I feel as if I ruined a hero's long time work. He saved Lylat over and over...'

Panther holds her paw. 'He is no hero. For failing you, he's nothing more than an ordinary villain, like we used to be. Until we saw the light... and I saw you.' he flirts.

'Ruining his life sounds like a nice side-effect though.' comments Wolf compassionless. 'Panther, when you're done, meet me on the bridge.'

The door closes as Wolf walks off.

'Just try to forget him my dear.' states Panther as he walks out of the room. The door closes once again.

Her head falls back into her paws as the air conditioning gets even worse.

*Just forget him. I wish it was that easy...*

She takes a deep breath and exhales in a deep sigh.

*He's right. Panther, such a gentlemen. When we first met, many might think he's just an ordinary ladies men. But it seems that he can fall in love for real. He's taking us all to the G-Zero Grand Prix on Papetoon. I just hope Leon gets the controls before we miss it.*

On the bridge, Leon finally managed to gain control over the Great Fox II, already renamed into the Great Wolf, for the sake of it.

'Heh, you can't win against the Great Leon stupid robot!' nags Leon against ROB, who simply lays face down on some controls, reaction-less. Hardwired to the Great Wolf ever since it was build and known as the Great Fox II, he was temporary disabled before Starwolf found it unoccupied, floating around in space. Searching for a stable place, they simply took it. 'Not that Fox and Falco were there anymore' No one ever wondered where they went any way...

A message opens on Leon's screen displaying:

*Asshole*

'How did you call me!?'

'That thing still doesn't work?' says Wolf who is followed by Panther and Krystal as he enters the bridge.

'That robot just called me an asshole!' complains Leon.

ROB's side-detectors detect Krystal entering the bridge and beeps up the intercom.

*Intercom*

I don't work with criminals and a traitor!

*Intercom*

Small red lights coming from his the corner of his eyes gaze at Krystal when he speaks of 'traitor', which Krystal takes very personally.

'That robot needs to shut its processor!' commands Wolf sitting in Fox's big, comfy chair, feeling in complete charge of the ship and its crew. However, the chair is stained by Fox's butt print, which apparently isn't cleaned out yet. Even after many cleaning done by Krystal. For what else is a girl good enough... right? 'Powalski!' he continues. 'Get us to Papetoon. If we wanna be on time for Panther's paid trip and event, we better hurry up.'

'Certainly.'

The big ship slowly sets course for Papetoon. The bridge remains completely silent, with Krystal feeling left out by everyone, even Panther somehow. As the planet comes closer, ROB receives an usual news report. A sudden shock moves through his body like an alarm on vibrate. He quickly turns off the alarm; he wants Krystal to see for herself what she has done...