Disownership. It's fanfiction otherwise I wouldn't be here and neither would you. If you want to see the symbols look them up. Can't bring up pics. Yeah.

Crimson

He awoke to crying. He looked to the clock. 1:04am. He pulled himself out of bed and started down the hall. He opened the door to her room. This was the third night in a row that she had woke up crying. He lifted her. She clung to his neck. She was only two.

"It's okay Charlotte. Shhh.

"D...Daddy." Charlotte cried. "Dark shadows."

"Shhh. It was only a nightmare. You're fine."

"D-d-dark."

"The dark can't hurt you."

"Can't?" Charlotte sniffed.

"Nope. Even if it could I wouldn't let it hurt you. I'd keep you safe."

Charlotte's crying slowed to a stop. He went to lay her back down but she clung to him.

"You gotta let go hon."

"No go."

"*sigh* Alright. I'll wait until you fall asleep."

Her grip loosened as he sat down in a chair with Charlotte cradled in his arms. She seemed very unwilling to fall back to sleep but like always she'd slowly doze off... Shadows... Darkness. It may not be able to hurt anyone now but years before Charlotte was born it could. It's cold grasp was always very unwilling to let go of those it had caught. The black stones of the darkness. The symbols that were ment to hold it at bay. The old alchemy symbols of the night, day, and the black sun. The creatures called the shadows. Pharos, the darkness' ruler. Then there was Pharos' little second in command that he still despise to this day. It all seemed so fresh in his mind. The day he set out to take down Pharos and the darkness that he ruled though he didn't know it. The memories flooded into his mind like a river. It was a Thursday. They were floating in space above Fichina. The ice world. So much snow. How could anyone like the cold? No one was really doing anything. It was after Andross' defeat that Pharos took his rise as a true 'player' in this domination idea that these maniacs kept getting into their heads. The team had been on stand by for awhile and they got bored. I got bored. So me and the leader of the team Fox Mc'Cloud thought that practicing battle in a small maze would be a good idea. Over that last week I had won 8 out of 10 times. Fox was starting to memorize the moves that went along with my strategy that I was using to beat him. I would have to think up a new strategy.

"Ready?" I asked.

"Go!" Fox yelled.

We sprinted down the halls and ran around corners. We met in one of the areas. I dashed toward him. Fox got ready to catch my attack that he expected me to throw. He was surprised when I slid around him and performed a roundhouse kick. Fox went to dodge but got hit with just enough force that it sent him to the floor. I let him get up. I came at him again. He blocked my punch and I fired another. He blocked and threw a punch of his own at me. I moved away and ran at him. I performed flying dragon kick which Fox ducked under. I landed and ran down that corridor behind him as I pulled out my blaster. I ran and turned right. That was when I heard him give chase. He ran straight and shot down the hall with his blaster as he ran. I shot my own and dove around a corner. I heard Fox swear.

"Hey Falco? Did I hit you?"

I slowly and quietly walked back and went straight. He saw me go across the hall so he'd come down and turn left.

"Falco?"

Fox seemed kind of worried but there aren't exactly rules and I wanted to win.

"OMG! Falco?!"

I heard him dash down the hall. He went left and stopped. I struck him with a side kick. He fell to the floor and rolled over. He seemed surprised at first then angry. He shot me with a glare. He pulled himself up.

"What the hell! Why didn't you answer me?! I thought I killed you or something!"

"You think you can hurt me? You're losing it fur ass. I can kick your ass anyday."

"What was that?!"

"Hey. It's not my fault you suck."

I heard an annoyed clearing of the throat but we both ignored it.

"Is that right? Keep that up and I'll-"

"Would both of you knock it off?! You sound like an old married couple!"

We both looked over. Peppy looked pretty steamed.

"Oh yeah?" I asked. "He fucking wishes!"

"He started it." Fox said obviously annoyed by the comment.

"Well I'm going to finish it. Both of you just knock it off."

"Alright... I'm ok now..." Fox replied.

With an aggravated sigh I walked passed them. I was in my room drawing out some new designs for guns. Sure no one outside of my home planet knew that I was the one who build my ship Lanna but who really cares? I have my own reasons for not saying anything. That would be revealed later to my misfortune. My black notebook rested on my lap as I continued to sketch. I stopped hearing a knock at the door. I quickly shoved the loose leaf drawings into a drawer. I walked to the door, my notebook in hand like usual.

"We're heading down to Fichina now. We have to hurry before a blizzard sets in." Fox explained. I nodded. We started walking down the hall.

"So is it the shadows?" I questioned.

"Yeah. Tons of them."

Soon we were in the air. The shadows like usual flocked in one huge area. We darted around blasting the shadows. The dark figures let out unnatural growls and sounds when angered or hurt. One done with one section we moved onto the next. We could see the larger section of shadows through some trees. Fox and me flew side by sides. The entrance was only large enough for a single Arwing to fit through due to the trees. I smiled.
"First one to the clearing wins!" Me and Fox shouted at the same time.
We were drawing closer at a fast pace. Still neck in neck. We almost there. My black notebook bumped against me. I looked at it... Lanna's speed form. Time to show it off. Sure they'd want to know where I tricked it out but I had an answer. From an old mechanic who's dead now. I shifted her form.

"Whoa how did you-?" Fox started.

"I told you before! Lanna's way better than your ordinary Arwings!"

I jetted forward. Fox turned his Arwing to the side so that Lanna wouldn't hit his Arwing as she jetted by his. I heard the horrible sound as Fox's wing struck mine. That shifted my direction slightly but with the slightest movement at this speed didn't give me enough time to react. I hit a tree and crashed. I hit my head as my Arwing hit the ground and lost consciousness.

"Fox hit Falco's wing!" Panicked Slippy stating the obvious.

"Falco eject!" Fox panicked.

Falco's Arwing or as he called it Lanna continued sliding toward the drop ahead which looked pretty steep.

"He's not slowing down! What do we do?!" Slippy yelled.

"Falco answer me!... Some things wrong!" Fox stated.

Falco's Arwing went over the edge and plunged down disappeared into the darkness below. The communicator crackled.

"Fal- answer m-! Han- on! We'll g- out- th- re."
Transmission lost.