Ch. 1 "A Vacation?"

Fox walked along the long hallway of the Great Fox II. He finally came to a door which slid open, leading him onto the bridge. He sighed to himself and sat down in his captain's chair.

"Something wrong Foxie?" Falco asked.

Falco may be a jerk most of the time, but he had known Fox since childhood and could tell something was bothering him.

"No…not really…it's just…" Fox trailed of as he gazed out the huge bridge window into outer space.

"Well spit it out Fox."

"I guess I'm just tired of being bored, but then when we get a mission, all I want to do is relax."

"I see. Man McCloud you need a vacation. Scratch that, all of us need a vacation."

"A vacation?" a feminine voice called as a slender figure gracefully walked onto the bridge.

Fox spun in his chair and stared wide-eyed at Krystal. Even though she had been part of the team for two years now, he couldn't help but stare whenever she wore something tight or revealing.

"Morning Krystal." Falco said.

"Good morning Falco, and you too Fox."

Fox was still in a dreamlike state staring at her and she began to blush a light purple.

"Uhh Fox?" Falco questioned, "Aren't you going to greet the nice lady?" he said in a joking voice. He knew what was running through Fox's head, and being the jerk he is, Falco takes every opportunity to embarrass his friend.

"Huh..whaa?!" Fox said as he snapped back to reality, blushing hard.

Falco started laughing and even Krystal couldn't help but laugh a bit too.

"Well now that your full awake" she said teasingly, "Good morning Fox."

"Good morning Krystal." He said. His blush was still easily seen through his fur.

"Mind telling us what was so distracting?" Falco said as a cocky grin spread over his face.

Fox was trying to think of something to say but before he could, the door to the bridge flew open one more to reveal a short, pudgy, green frog walking in with a wrench in his hand.

"Wow, for once it's a good thing he showed up." Fox thought.

"Morning everyone!" Slippy said

They all said good morning and then an awkward silence fell over the Great Fox II.

Krystal was the first to break this silence by saying, "Fox, were you and Falco discussing a vacation?"

Slippy's eyes widened, (if they could even get wider than they already were) "A VACATION!" he screamed.

"Jeez Slip, we were just talking about the idea of one." Faclo stated.

"I think it would be a good idea." Krystal said.

"Maybe." Fox said out loud. "I will call General Peppy (FYI he took over for General Pepper.) and see if I can have one of the million favors the Cornerian army owes me, returned." They all started laughing together.

"Well, hahaha,… I'm gonna go fix up my arwing, hahaaha." Slippy said through his laughs. He left for the docking bay with his toolbox in hand.

"Yo I'm gonna split to Foxie. Day can't go by without a little target practice." Falco said as he went off towards the training room.

That left only Fox and Krystal on the bridge.

Fox was trying to think of something to say so Krystal wouldn't leave to do something else, but he couldn't. This is one thing he could never get over. He had taken on millions of fighters, Andross, General Scales, The Aparoids, and the Anglars, but he couldn't find a way to talk to the girl he loved. That's right, he loved her, and always wanted to protect her.

His thoughts were interrupted when Krystal spoke. "Where are we going for vacation?" She said as she walked up behind Fox's chair and leaned over the back. Her head was right above his so she put her chin on his head and sighed. Fox was very startled by her actions and fell halfway out of his chair. Krystal laughed at him as he got back into his chair.

"What?" Fox said confused

"You're pretty funny, you know that Fox?" She said.

Fox was now blushing so hard he thought his whole body was red. Fox the stood up and faced her. He couldn't help be feel happy when he was staring into her gorgeous blue eyes.

"Well…" he finally stated, "I'm going to talk to Peppy and try and arrange a vacation"

"Really!" Krystal screamed "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She said with joy as she ran up to Fox and hugged him. Fox was again startled by her affection, but this time, he returned it.

"You're welcome." Was all he said in return. Once he broke the embrace they just kind of looked at each other. Fox scratched the back of his head like he always did when he was nervous among his friends.

"Well, say "hi" to Peppy for me." She said as she started to walk past him she then stopped next to him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek and then walked out of the door, not looking back at all. Fox turned to watch her leave, his mouth was hanging open, his eyes wide, and his face as red as ever. It took him a few minutes to realize what happened, but after he did, he felt good about it and went to make plans for the team's vacation.