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There are points in a persons life that define reason and reality. Points that have no meaning, no end. These points happen at random or when there least expected to happen. At those times multiple outcomes can occur depending on what choices are made. What we make of them is up to those who can truly live. Fox didn't remember where he'd heard that from maybe his dad said it.. this thought stretched through the vulpine s as his Airwing rolled through the vacuum of space. Debris floated around the small fighter, was it from his ship? The Great fox? An enemy perhaps? His breath frosted the window ,Fox wiped the fog away blood smeared the cracked glass. His hand fell limply to his side, "Is this... it?" he wondered aloud, proximity alarms flashed across the Airwings console, someone was yelling over the radio it sounded like Falco, Fox smiled his vision blurred , the ever wondrous Falco how long had they been friends? It seemed like years , it had been since their days at the academy...Fox coughed blood sprayed from his lips "F-x! Ar- an-swer me! D-a-i-T!" the vulpine turned the radio on "Sorry Peppy..." he murmured " I couldn't quiet hear you …" the old hares face popped up on the holopad "Fox are you alright? That salvo cane out of nowhere Falco and Slippy are barely holding on, is your airwing damaged?" the old hare continued the speak Foxs head listed back, he'd never felt so tired in his life... all he wanted was to just sleep, sleep away all the pain...all the suffering..."Fox!" yelled Peppy, the foxs heart rate monitor started to flat line. "Fox wake up!" screamed the hare, Fox's monitor flicked then blacked out completely. The vulpine breathed slowly his Airwing drifted through the silent space, sleep that was what he needed, how long had it been since he'd done that? The Great Foxes engines roared making headway through the battle to the debrie field, Fox looked out into the void of space and smiled "Guess it is..." the cold took over the vulpines body as he tumbled through the void known as space...
Foxs eyes opened to a white room. A ceiling fan spun lazily above him Fox followed the blades spin for awhile then attempted to sit up. He found he couldn't, momentary panic settled over him, a constant beeping sound to his left drew the vulpine s attention. It was a heart moniter,it spiked ever other second around it where other lones connected to the bed and a I-ve. That called him alittle, he was in a hospital, where he didnt know, "Ah your awake." said a voice, it was a Doctor she smiled brightly holding what looked like a date pad. "gah mah na." he garbled back, the doctor went over and gently pulled the breathing tube out "Better?" Fox nodded weakly "Thank you..." he rasped looking around the room. "Where am I?" he asked turning back to her "Saint Tera, Corneria." Fox looked back up at the ceiling, he was home, reality struck him like a thunder bolt "The war! Andross My team!" he yelled frantically trying to sit up. The doctor quickly held him down "Its alright! Its alright! The wars over Fox, Androsses forces where defeated and he was sent to prison. If your looking for your friends there right outside." She slowly went back and opened the door "Fox!" cried the all to familiar toad Slippy bursting past the Doctor "Hey Slipps how ya been?" he said giving a smal smile. Tears strode down the toads face as he buired it in the covers "I-*Hic* thought youd never wake up again!" the toad said between hiccups and tears. Falco rolled his eyes " I knew youd wake up." he said arms crossed, Peppy laughed "Werent you the one who burst into tears when the Doc said Fox would be okay?" The falcon bristled then started to curse Peppy out , Fox chuckled as they bickered somethings never change. "So Doctor...?" "Yunr." "Doctor Yunr when will Fox be able to be up and about?" asked Peppy after they'd calmed down. "Oh yes that...Four to six weeks tops..." The Badger (as that was what she was looked down at the data pad her eyes seemed to darkened "What is it?" said Fox sitting up as best he could. Doctor Yunr looked up "Due to the...damage to your torso and legs...Im afraid that...you'll never be able to fly again." Foxs heart nearly stopped "Your kidding." He laughed looking around the others and laughing. "I wish I was Fox, but your body just cant handle the g-forces without perminate damage." she explained clutching the data pad tightly in her hands. Peppy went over and placed a hand on the young foxs shoulder, He barely even registered the old hares pity-ed eyes . Never fly again...Never fly again...These words echoed through his subconscious, Falco left the room silent tears fell as he walked out of the hospital. Peppy an Slippy remained , Fox continued to stare up at the ceiling fan "Fox?" The vulpine didnt answer, Peppy sighed then stood up "Peppy? Where. Where are you goin?" whispered Slippy, He looked back at fox "Fox needs to be alone right now okay Slippy. Come on." The toad never stopped looking back at Fox as he followed Peppy out.
-1 month later-
"Come on one more! One more!" Fox's arms shook as he pushed himself off the floor, Patients and Doctors cheered loudly as he made it up. Next to him his opponent a Corneria Marine rolled to his back panting "And we have a winner!" Two orderlies helped Fox up and raised one of his hands up more cheers and whoops followed. The Marine was helped up, he made his way through the patients, Fox saw him and used his free hand to shake his "Good game man." he said shaking the Marrine smiled "Same to you man." Fox and the Marine smiled at one another "AHEM!" All heads whipped to the rec rooms doors Doctor Yunr stood arms crossed and a sour expression on her face "Shit." said Fox and the Marine in unison, Yunr raised her data pad up "Fox Mcloud." She said sharply scolling down the list of names until she came across his "Your cleared to leave." there where groans and aws from the gathered patients and staff. Fox held up his hand in defeat "Alright im leavin, im leavein." he went next to his bed and picked up his bag. As he started to leave everyone started pating his back and cheering once again. Foxs smiled returning his thanks saying he'd come back one day. Yunr followed Fox out "Its been a pleasure. " he said as she handed him his cane, she chuckled "Get out of here ya trouble maker." Fox gave a two finger salute and left.
The sun was beating down across the pavement as he exited the hospital. Fox breathed in deeply then exhaled around him cars pulled in and out, people walked all around him not even paying attention to the mercenary. Chaos of the city simply put, Fox smirked walking into the masses Peppy called him saying he'd pick up Fox a block or so away something about not drawing attention to himself. The hare was paranoid but he was the closest thing Fox had to a father so he went with what he said. The vulpine crossed the street, hard to believe a year ago this place was ravenged by war. Then again...Fox shook his head some times its best to forget. Over head holographic billboards announced the news or a highlight about celebrity. Just a normal day in Corneria city, Fox was brought back to reality by a blaring car horn, he looked up fur on end, Peppy waved across the street out of the passenger side of a car. Fox breathed deeply the hare wanted to send him back to the hospital didnt he? Fox looked both ways across the walkway, the light turned red, people began filling across. Fox made to cross but stopped dead in his tracks, two words. Two words echoed through his thoughts, through the noise and rapture he heard them almost as impossible as it could be he heard them. Two words that have brought many a solider calling down hells highway, a voice full of saddness of fear of pain. Two words,two simple words..."Help me. "