Alright, so for this story, you're going to have to pretend that Star Fox Command never happened. To be honest, that's not very hard. That game was horrible. Anyways, the events of this story begin 2 years after the Aparoid Invasion. (events of Star Fox Assault) Fox and Krystal are still together, and thinking about having children. (Yes, Markus happened, other than that, ignore Star Fox Command. Poof, gone.)
Disclaimer: Uh, I have to do this over again? Let me make this simple. I don't own the Star Fox franchise, any of it's characters or story. The only thing I own here are the story, if not already used by Nintendo, and original characters. Any characters used here that are used in another franchise, be it Nintendo's or not, is simply a coincidence, and was not planned. If I do plan on using characters from another franchise, I will give credit to the original owner. Otherwise, you can assume it was simply a coincidence. Star Fox, it's characters, story and other related material are property of Nintendo. They reserve all the rights. Original characters and storyline not already used by Nintendo are property of me, Adowwolf. I believe in an open-source world, so you are welcome to take the story and manipulate it in any way, shape or form, even if it's ugly. All I ask in return is credit for my story, as I would do the same for you.
Phew, thank goodness that's over. That big blob of text was probably hundreds of words. Got me going, though. ;) Moving forward...
A/N: I want to give a big shoutout to two reviewers who have really good eyes, Jedelas and brian mccloud. Jedelas pointed out that I once again mixed up "they're" and "their." Gosh, I have to stop doing that. brian mccloud pointed out that I forgot to slap Krystal's name somewhere in the Star Fox members list. :P Oops. Anyways, thank you guys so much. You're all life-savers!
Oh, and by the way, corrections have been applied.
The Star Fox team, consisting of Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Krystal McCloud, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare and their comic relief robot R.O.B, hadn't been hired for anything for a few months. Ever since the Aparoids were destroyed, the Lylat system was rather quiet, if you excuse the rebuilding that was taking place. Cities destroyed in the battle that took place two years ago, were starting to get back up. Businesses were staring up, some for the second time, houses were being rebuilt, and life was returning to normal. Slippy decided to take a break from Star Fox to help Corneria rebuild, his father, Beltino, at his side.
Things were looking up for the Lylat system. When the Cornerian government discovered that the Star Wolf team, consisting of Wolf O'Donnell, Leon Powalski and Panther Caroso, were still alive and that they had saved the Star Fox team, in turn saving the Lylat System, they had a celebration for the team, which not everybody was too thrilled about. (hint hint, Falco.) The rival team halted their attacks on Corneria, and the rivalry between Fox and Wolf seemed to turn friendly instead of lethal, and the teams eventually became allies, which a certain blue bird wasn't happy about either. (not pointing any fingers, no.)
More importantly, Fox and Krystal got married, and were considering having children. Fox was hesitant, but eventually decided he also wanted a child. (A little persuasion from the rest of the team helped a bit)
Nothing in the universe could break Fox's happiness. All threats were gone, there was very little crime, Star Wolf was no longer attacking them, and he was going to have children with the love of his life. His next discovery made his spirits soar even higher.
"5,000,000?!" Fox exclaimed, looking down at a panel in front of his seat in the Great Fox.
Peppy jumped, indicating that he must have drifted off, and turned to look at Fox. "Everything okay, Fox?"
"Never better! We have enough money to go on vacation!"
Falco jumped out to his feet. "Vacation?! Yeah!" the avian ran off to his chambers, getting a few weird looks from the rest of the team.
Fox smiled. "I didn't say we were leaving immediately."
"Where do you propose we go, Fox?" Krystal asked, turning to look at him.
Fox paused for a moment. That was a very good question. Even though the Aparoid Invasion was two years ago, Corneria wasn't in it's best state. "Hm..." Then it came to him, why go just one place? "We're going to tour the Lylat system!" He said at last.
They could go to Sauria, where Fox and Krystal met. It wasn't affected by the Aparoid Invasion too badly, and any damages to the planet have been fixed.
"Fox!" Peppy's voice broke into his thoughts, and he snapped back into reality.
"Huh?"
Peppy let out a chuckle. "Are we taking Slippy with us?"
"It wouldn't be the same without him." Krystal said, answering for Fox.
"She's right, we've gotta take Slippy with us."
Falco had just walked into the room, carrying a suitcase loaded with his belongings. He froze. "Wait, Slippy?"
"Yeah, we're taking him with us."
Falco's shoulders dropped.
"You don't have to deal with him a lot." Fox said, chuckling.
Krystal smiled silently.
Falco's spirits were back to normal and he put the suitcase down and sat down in his chair again. "Where will we be going?"
"I'm thinking all of the Lylat system. We have 5,000,000 credits to blow on this vacation, so we can go anywhere we want."
"5,000,000... to blow?" chimed Peppy.
"Oh yeah, we'll still have plenty of money left for repairs to the Great Fox, or anything we need."
Peppy was silent, eyebrow raised, for a moment, but shrugged and went back to what he was doing.
"If everybody's fine with that, I'll call Slippy." Fox said, preparing to make a call to a certain Toad family down on Corneria.
Everybody nodded, and Fox thought he caught R.O.B. nod as well. He pressed a few more buttons on the display and withing seconds, Slippy's face appeared on the large, holographic display.
"Hello? Oh hi, Fox!"
"Hey Slippy. Nice to see you again."
"You too."
"Hey Slip, you got a little something on your forehead." Falco said.
Slippy looked up at his forehead and wiped it off with a rag.
"There you go."
Fox looked at Falco. At least they're not bickering. He thought to himself, and turned back to Slippy. "Hey, we're planning on going on vacation. And you, being a member of Star Fox, are welcome to come."
Slippy paused for a second, thinking. "Sure, I'll come! Where are we going?"
"Everywhere." Fox smiled.
"You're kidding, right?"
"Nope. We're touring the Lylat system."
"How are we going to pay for it all?"
"We happened to stumble upon five-million credits."
Slippy's eyes widened. "Five-million?!"
Fox chuckled. "That was my reaction."
"It was a bit more dramatic than that, Fox." Falco said, looking over at Fox, who just shrugged.
Slippy laughed. "Alright, meet me at the One diner."
Peppy looked up at Slippy. "They fixed that place?"
Slippy nodded.
"Alright, we'll meet you there at noon." Fox said.
"Fox." R.O.B. began and Fox looked over at the robot. "It's 1 O'Clock in the afternoon. Meeting Slippy at noon is no longer possible."
"Oh. Right." Fox said, looking back at Slippy. "3. Meet us at 3."
Slippy nodded. "See you then!"
Fox ended the transmission. "In the meantime, we'll have the Great Fox examined. Fix any damages."
Everybody nodded.
"R.O.B.!" The robot turned to look at Fox. "Set destination to Corneria City."
"Yes sir." R.O.B. said as he began pressing buttons on the panel in front of him. Seconds later, the crew could feel the acceleration as it got stronger. Fox tapped a few buttons on the display in front of him, and everything went still inside the ship, as if they weren't moving, but they could still see Corneria getting closer and closer...
There we go, chapter numero uno. I wanted to do a Star Fox-centered fic to compliment the Works of Star Wolf, which still has quite a bit left. We're just getting started, so hold on to your hats, because things are about to get vacationy.
And for those who came to this fic, wanting action and fighting, I would recommend clicking away right about now, because that won't happen. ;) Just a typical Star Fox vacation. And, of course, the birth of Marcus McCloud will be among the random stuff in this fic.
And for those concerned about the whole child-birth thing, you have nothing to fear. This fic will not have any adult content, ever. You can read on confidently.
See ya next time!