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Fair warning, Chapter One is by far the shortest chapter in this book. Chapter Two is MUCH longer, and most chapters will be that long. With that in mind, enjoy.

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StarFox:The War for Lylat

Chapter One: The Remnants of Corneria

General Pepper stood by the window of his office in Corneria, devastated by the vast destruction that had swept over the town. Buildings were crumbling, animals were dying, and only a few of Corneria's ace pilots had managed to escape the devastation that loomed over all. Pepper knew that only StarFox could save what remained of this wasteland. Suddenly, a monitor behind the general turned on, and the old face of Andross stared at him.

"A-Andross! What have you done!? You can't declare war!" General Pepper yelled at the monitor.

"Oh, but I can, my dear friend. With Corneria City defenseless, I can easily take over the planet." A grin grew on Andross' face as he spoke, but evil consumed his eyes. "I've won, Pepper. Can't you just accept defeat? It's been five years since I killed your best pilot, James McCloud. Without him, there's nothing you can do."

"I can contact StarFox! They'll surely stop you!" Pepper yelled with a slight bit of hope.

"StarFox!? You must be insane, Pepper, since I just got through reminding you of James' death."

"You must be living under a rock, Andross, to not know this. Fox McCloud took over StarFox after is father's death." And with that, the monitor shut off, leaving Pepper in his lonesome to watch the demise of Corneria City. It was time. Pepper turned on the monitor, and dialed a number on the touch pad. Fox's face appeared on screen. "StarFox, we need your help! Andross has declared war!"

A look of shock overcame Fox's face, but a response came out of his mouth. "We're on our way. Can you get the Cornerian Army to back us up?"

"I can't. Andross took out the entire army. Only a few of our ace pilots have escaped, but we've lost touch with them." General Pepper looked away from the monitor for a moment, then turned back to it. "Just hurry, Fox..."