-------------Fall of a Hero-------------
-------------Written By: Reality Obscured-------------
-------------Chapter I-------------
--on a viewing screen--
In front of a ship in a Venomian docking bay, Star Wolf stood, talking among themselves as they visually examined the ship. The ship appeared to be of the exact same style as a Wolfen II jet. In areas where the engineers and builders of the ship were still working, sparks from the welding flew, extinguishing before they even hit the ground below.
"This thing's supposed to be better than the Wolfen IIs?" Wolf asked, doubt in his voice. Sure, the ships looked the part, Wolf thought. They might be the same style as a Wolfen II, but he had seen the design plans. By the way the blue prints looked, these ships didn't seem as powerful as even the original Wolfens.
"Looks can be deceiving, Wolf." Leon, who stood right beside Wolf, said.
"Yeah!" Pigma had to get in what comments and squeals he could. "Once these babies are finished, Star Fox won't stand a chance"
"That's what you said about the Wolfen IIs," growled Wolf. "and you were the first to be shot down!"
"Fox and Peppy both went after me!" The pig protested. Star Wolf's conversation was drowned out as a conversation right next to the hidden camera became really loud. Andrew, who hadn't been standing with the group, walked up and said something, all of which was inaudible to the camera.
By the time the camera was able to pick up Star Wolf's conversation again, a soldier who was walking by noticed the camera.
Wolf was finishing up a sentence. "...so the first trial run will be in three days"
"Hey, sir! Sir!" A Venomian soldier yelled to grab Wolf's attention. He pointed at the camera.
Wolf walked over to investigate. As he picked the camera up, he growled low, muttering something about fixing those spying Cornerians.
The viewing screen turned off and the screen went blank.
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"That was the last transmission received by us before the camera was discovered, as you just saw." General Pepper informed the Star Fox team, all four of which sat around a long rectangle table in the briefing room of a base on Corneria. "Though the camera was not destroyed"
Slippy asked, "What happened to it"
"Someone moved it to, ahem," Pepper cleared his throat as if he was embarrassed to say what he was about to. "Pigma Dengar's locker room." Everyone shuddered at the thought.
"What about these new Wolfen jets?" Fox asked.
"Our informants tell us," Pepper said. "they're faster, though not more agile than an Arwing. The Wolfen IIIs are also equipped with hyper lasers"
"We should still be able to beat them no problem, right?' asked Falco.
"It's doubtful." Pepper frowned as he said this.
"That's just great." Falco slumped in his chair.
"What can you tell us about this trial run Wolf talked about?" Fox looked at the General.
"It's some sort of test run for the Wolfen IIIs."
"A test run!" Slippy went wide-eyed. "I wonder where they'll strike"
"That's unknown, but all the bases are on full alert." Pepper paced across the room and stood at the head of the table. "Star Fox should be at full alert as well."
"You can count on us, sir." Fox said as he stood up. He looked at the other three members of Star Fox, who each nodded in turn.
"Be careful, Star Fox." General Pepper said as the team stood up and walked out of the room.
A few short minutes later, Pepper could see four Arwings and the Great Fox lifting off and heading toward space. Those four were the best hope that Corneria had against Star Wolf and Andross, Pepper knew. If they couldn't do it, he knew the Cornerian army would have too much on their own paws, flippers, and fins to handle.