(A/N: Okay, I admit it. I tried to wait as long as I could but seeing how I'm so impatient and wanted to get this started, I thought what the heck. I have to be honest, for right now in this story I'm going to do the first couple chapters and stop for a bit, just because I have other ideas and then perhaps I can work on my other Star Fox fic so enjoy these chapters please. Anyway, the song I'm using here is "Mother Base (Variation 2)" from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.)

Prologue

The smell of rain and sulfur infiltrated his brain as he slowly made his way up the large steep cliff. It was the middle of the night, probably close to four a.m. local on Macbeth. He hadn't been on the planet long, making his way across the large ocean to his target, known as Camp Alpha. And now he was climbing this monstrous thing, the rain and darkness making it hard to see and easy to slip.

He paused as he heard rumbling up from above. He looked up and saw about five transports moving in the opposite direction, just as he predicted.

"We've been noticing a lot of strange activity. What we believe to be Eclipse units are scrambling, as if they're in some sort of rush."

"Corneria's performing their annual inspection of all planets in the Lylat System. Making sure everyone's behaving and following the rules. No unsupervised launches, no secret weapon development, nothing."

"You know we're on that list too Boss?"

"I know, and the current Chief of State isn't exactly thrilled with us either. Still, the timing here is too perfect. They're cleaning up house and leaving no traces behind. Now may be our only chance to move in and catch 'em with their pants down. Where to then?"

"First is Macbeth. The recent violence has somewhat unstabilized the government so they're most likely turning a blind eye to most. Second is Aquas. Scans have picked up what looks like a large refinery but after looking into the Cornerian database, no such place is supposed to exist."

"Alright, then we'll do this the old-fashioned way: go in quiet, find information, and get out without causing too much of a ruckus."

After a few minutes, he continued his climb, getting close to the top. He peeked over the top, making sure it was clear and slowly pulled himself up, staying in the prone position. He then tapped the ear piece in his left ear. "I'm inside the facility…"

"Good work Boss, age hasn't slowed you down one bit."

The figure then got up, looking ahead with the pair of night vision goggles he and slowly took them off. Fox McCloud looked ahead towards his target and slowly made his way forward.

(A/N: As always, I do not own Star Fox, they are the sole property of Nintendo.)

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