Star Fox: Saurian Crisis
A/N: So, after playing Star Fox Zero, I was inspired to make a retelling of the events in Star Fox Adventures to fit the new canon. Hope you like the changes.
Prologue
Cerinia 3 years before the start of the Lylat Wars
Cerinia was a world of advanced culture and technology. Sapphire oceans and vast purple landscapes covered its surface. Several cities dotted the planet and rose high into the sky. The dominant species: Anthropomorphic arctic foxes in varying shades of blue and purple. These foxes had developed psionic abilities that factored into every aspect of Cerinian life. The planet's unique energy blessed her people with these abilities which included telepathy, telekinesis, limited clairvoyance, and the potential to manifest their life force as magic. The Cerinians had mastered interplanetary travel and were on the cusp of developing interstellar propulsion technology. Unfortunately, forces beyond the Cerinians' control would soon spell doom for a vast majority of their race. It all started when the planet's core began to destabilize.
Massive earthquakes shook the ground as violent eruptions burst from Cerinia's mantle. According to the planet's top geologists Cerinia would be ripped apart within a matter of hours.
A vixen named Emerald, Cerinia's foremost historian, observed the end of Cerinian history from the balcony of her house. She lived there with her husband Onyx, a scientist, and their teenage daughter Krystal.
Krystal was attending school when the tremors started. What seemed like a simple earthquake soon became a cataclysmic event like no Cerininan had ever seen.
Krystal remembered something from her astronomy class. The Cerinian Astronomical Ministry discovered a solar system with several habitable planets orbiting a blue super giant and a red dwarf. The most hospitable planet was the fourth from the supergiant. Krystal keyed in the planet's coordinates and activated her ship's jump drive.
Come on. Krystal thought as the drive spun up. Just before the drive engaged, Cerinia exploded in a shower of molten and rocky fragments. Krystal's psychic senses flared with activity. She clutched her head in pain as she felt what seemed like billions of her people cry out in terror only to be silenced seconds later.
One piece of debris knocked Krystal's ship out of alignment. Still reeling from the pain of losing everyone and everything she had ever known, Krystal couldn't correct the trajectory in time. The ship tore off at faster than light speed as Krystal began to sob uncontrollably.
The ship ended its long journey from Cerinia at a planet that orbited in the same plane as Corneria, but on the opposite side from its sun. "Destination reached." The ship's computer announced.
Krystal composed herself enough to scan the planet and found that it was habitable though showed no signs of advanced technology. There was however a mysterious psychic energy emanating from specific points on the surface. The vixen's curiosity got the better of her, so she decided to take a closer look.
Thankfully the chunk of debris from earlier had no noticeable effect on atmospheric entry, so Krystal guided her craft through the rarified air and into the tropospheric region. Tall pine trees whizzed past as Krystal slowed her ship to subsonic speeds. Before long, a pair of Pterosaurs fell into formation on her left and right. The vixen reached out with her mind and explained that she meant no harm. The pterosaurs changed their heading and instructed Krystal to follow.
The three arrived at the tallest mountain on the planet where Krystal spotted several more pterosaurs of varying colors and sizes as well as their nest-like dwellings. Krystal's escorts began to circle around the biggest nest of all as a way of suggesting a landing zone. In this nest sat the Cloud Runner Queen: a giant pterosaur with magenta scales on top along with a golden head crest and chest piece. Krystal guided her craft down to a gentle landing in front of the queen and climbed out to greet the regal reptile.
The vixen knelt before the queen and bowed her head in respect. The queen lowered her head and began to speak. "We have never met a being not of this world. On behalf of the Cloud Runner Tribe, I Queen Scylla, welcome you to Sauria. What is your name?"
"I am Krystal… last survivor of planet Cerinia. My world… is gone." She explained somberly. Scylla put her wing around the young vixen. "I am sorry Krystal. Unfortunately, our world may soon suffer a similar fate."
Krystal raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?" she wondered. "There were once two tribes that ruled over Sauria, the Earth Walkers and the Cloud Runners. Both tribes had their disagreements, but always agreed to peacefully coexist in the end." Scylla's tone became more serious as she explained what befell Sauria next. "Then the Sharpclaw Tribe appeared. Led by their ruthless leader General Scales, the Sharpclaws ousted us from our original homes and captured the Krazoa Palace."
"Krazoa?" Krystal wondered aloud. "Is that the energy I feel?" The Queen nodded her head. "The Krazoa are beings of pure energy. They created our world and we view them as our gods. Each temple contains a stone that serves as a conduit for their power. It is these stones that hold Sauria together. If all three are removed, the planet itself would fly apart."
Krystal's eyes widened. "Doesn't General Scales know that?" she exclaimed. Scylla shook her head. "Scales only cares about the power the stones would give him." Krystal made up her mind. "Then we have to stop him before Sauria suffers the same fate as Cerinia. Please Queen Scylla, allow me to join your tribe and I will fight to reclaim what Scales stole from you!"
Queen Scylla smiled. "Welcome to the Cloud Runner Tribe Krystal of Cerinia." All present cheered for their new comrade, hoping that she would be the key to defeating General Scales once and for all. Later that night, Krystal meditated in the cockpit of her ship. "Krystal." A voice said. "Krystal darling?" another repeated.
"Hm?" Krystal replied. Then she realized who it was. "Mother? Father?" Krystal couldn't believe it. "Before you left, we placed a fraction of our minds into your staff." Her father explained. "Now we are always with you if you need guidance." Her mother continued. "Thank you." Krystal said teary eyed.
Krazoa Palace
A small yellow allosaurus with armor resembling a knight's ran down the main hall of the Krazoa Palace as fast as his legs could carry him. He had to inform his master of the events that had transpired for they could derail his carefully crafted plan. He eventually reached the door to his throne room. It was guarded by two armored allosaurs each armed with a battle axe and shield. "Let me through!" the courier said in a shrill voice. "I have urgent news for the General!"
The guards exchanged a glance before allowing the messenger to pass. The allosaur hurried toward his master stopping just in front of his boots. The courier wheezed and panted as he tried to catch his breath. "Why hello there." General Scales greeted, his deep voice suggesting a veneer of civility that belied cold ruthlessness. "What do you have to report?"
The messenger gathered himself. "My General, a visitor from another world has landed on Sauria. Their ship was headed toward where we suspect the Cloudrunners fled to." General Scales smiled revealing an array of razor-sharp teeth. "Interesting. This visitor will likely not be the last, yes. We must accelerate our search for the Gate Keepers and claim the first Krazoa Stone. That way any future visitors will come directly to me, yes."
General Scales stood from his throne. He looked like a T-Rex that stood 12 feet tall and wore Viking style armor. His right hand was replaced with a pair of curved blades. "You have done well courier. Return to your post find out as much about this visitor as you can." The courier saluted before leaving the throne room. "Hm. I wonder what this traveler has in store for us." The reptilian tyrant mused.
A/N: And so begins my retelling of Star Fox Adventures. As messed up as this may sound I enjoyed fleshing out Cerinia's final moments as they are only ever alluded to in the supplementary material to the game. If you're wondering why General Scales keeps saying "yes" at the end of his sentences that's because I've based him on Transformers Beast Wars Megatron. Please let me know what you think and get ready for more.