Hello, everyone. I proudly present Chapter 1 of Starfox: Rally. Disclaimer: I do not own Starfox in any way, shape, or form.
Chapter 1
In the Lylat System, the Sargasso Hideout is a favorite place for scum of all shapes and sizes.
Bounty hunters, mercenaries, freelancers, assassins. The list goes on. Activity was constant, ranging from drinking to mugging to all out brawling.
For one wolf, this was nothing out of the ordinary. The wolf wore a black t shirt outfitted with steel shoulder and chest pads, navy blue jeans, and black, steel-toed Cornerian combat boots. His gear consisted of his communicator in his pocket, an oversized survival knife strapped to his left hip, and a modified Cornerian machine gun strapped safely to his back.
As he walked across the cargo bay of the Sargasso Space Station, he saw what ranged from gloomy, Emo assassins to all high-and-mighty mercenaries. Some looked him over, sizing him up. Others, for him, preferably females, for different reasons.
'Let's hope they don't try anything. For their sake... and mine.' the wolf thought as he quickened his pace to a fast walk. He didn't want to have to break someone down and cause a commotion in a station full of animals who'd shoot first and maybe think about asking questions after they bury him.
However, his worries were put aside as he saw his silver fighter at the end of the row, completely untouched. As he neared his ship, his orange eyes caught what he assumed to be an assassin staring at him from across the room. The staring assassin, a female of some sort, he couldn't tell the species from the shadows, winked at him, and even gave a small wave.
Quickly looking the other way, blushing under his white fur, he opened the hatch to his fighter, but something in the back of his head told him to wave back, so he did. More quickly than he wanted, he hopped in, almost slamming the hatch shut over him. Wasting no time, he started up the engines and took off.
'That... that was something.' he thought as he flew away from the Sargasso Space Station. As his mind unwantedly lingered on the event moments ago, the communicator to his ship blared to life, indicating that he's being contacted. Accepting the call, a picture of the general himself appeared on the screen.
"General Hare?" he inquired. The old hare nodded before speaking up.
"Just call me Peppy. I assume you're Akaari Majoris?" Peppy asked.
"Yeah." the wolf replied.
"Good. Where are you now?" Peppy asked.
"Just leaving Sargasso for Corneria." Akaari answered.
"I need your help. Lylat's in trouble again." Peppy said, getting straight to the point.
"How so?" Akaari asked.
"With the help of Dash Bowman, Venom has become much cleaner and inhabitable planet. However, the one in control is not him, but his Cousin, Oikonny. Oikonny wants to carry on what his grandfather started. There's already been several attacks on Cornerian outposts and bases on other planets." Peppy explained.
"What about McCloud and the rest of Starfox?" Akaari asked.
"That's the problem, you see. If you don't already know, the Star Fox team broke apart a few months after the Anglars. I'd ask Fox to do this, but he disappeared about a month ago. What I need you to do is bring them back together. I've read your file. You're the best I could find for the job." Peppy encouraged.
"But you're trusting a random merc to bring the system's heroes back together. Where do I even begin? They could be spread out to all corners of the the system for all we know." Akaari pointed out.
"Relax, son. I've been keeping tabs on some of them, and there's two currently working in the CSC." Peppy informed.
"Who are they?" Akaari asked.
"Miyu Lynx and Fay Collie currently work in Corneria City at the spaceport. I'll send you a ship to live on once you arrive. I'll tell them you're coming."
"I'll be there in the next few hours." Akaari concluded.
"Good. I'll explain everything you'll need to know once you arrive. See you there." Peppy said as the transmission ended. Akaari turned off his communicator and set the coordinates for Corneria. Sighing, he switched on the autopilot.
'This is gonna be a wild adventure. Fun, but wild.'
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As Peppy cut the transmission, he rolled away from his personal computer and back over to his desk.
He picked up the folder labeled 'Akaari A. Majoris' and looked it over one last time. The file mentioned leadership, mastery of weapons, adept fighting talent, and vehicular skill.
"This guy's a one-man commando squad." Peppy murmured as he set the file down and stood up from his chair before walking out of his office.
"Hope he's worth the search."
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The city of Corneria was busy, specifically the spaceport. Ships ranging from fighters to carriers were flying in and out of bays, undergoing maintenance, repairs, refueling, rearming, restocking, etc. The complex of bays and hangers flowed with workmen and women following orders and doing their jobs.
This was a proud sight for the old general as he walked into one of the bays, receiving greetings from the workmen, which he returned with a smile. He neared two Interceptor-Class Arwings, Fay's and Miyu's to be precise.
Fay was on a board, working under the engine of her's while Miyu was leaning against her's, reading a magazine. Leaning against Fay's Arwing, Peppy gave a few knocks on the side. This got Fay's attention as she rolled out from under her Arwing, pulling up her goggles and looking up to see the general of the Cornerian Space Command standing over her.
"G-general!" the white Collie addressed, immediately getting up dropping her welding torch and springing to attention. Miyu looked up from her magazine to have a similar reaction. The lynx ran over, standing next to Fay at attention.
"At ease, you two. I'm just a friend." Peppy reminded as the two nodded and dropped their attention.
"So what's with the new look, Pep? You look younger." Miyu asked, crossing her arms, leaning against Fay's Arwing, now at ease. Peppy's eyebrows were cut back down, his moustache was gone, and he looked thinner, if not, a few inches taller.
"Well, a few months of free time exercise and a haircut later..." Peppy said, motioning to himself. "Anyway, let's get to work." Peppy suggested, changing the subject.
"So whaddya need, Pep?" Miyu asked.
"Well, I hate to be so blunt, but I need your help to save Lylat again." Peppy replied.
"By ourselves?" Miyu asked, raising an eyebrow. Peppy shook his head no.
"Nope. You'll be getting some help."
And there you have Chapter 1 of Starfox: Rally. Tell me what you think. I hope you enjoyed and as always, have a nice day.
