A/N:
Yay, another Fox x Wolf fanfiction! Before I get any questions as to why I'm making another fanfiction about these two when I obviously haven't finished the one I'm currently in process of writing, let me say this.
I want to try and bring a different perspective to all the fanfictions that involved pairing these two guys. Not in the sense of how they're portrayed or anything, just how the storytelling is being told. Kinda like how each chapter is composed to bring more out of these two while still giving side characters their own time to develop and still be involved in the story.
But don't worry, Fox and Wolf will be the main priority over any other character. That's what this fanfiction is generally about anyways. So without further explanations, let us begin.
After the Aparoid invasion was finally dealt with, everything went slowly back to normal in the Lylat system.
Corneria had a steady reconstruction period, with help from other neighboring planets who wanted to help, which were mostl Fichina and Katina.
On the other hand, everybody in the Star Fox team was, in their own way, dealing with the fact that one of their members had died in the Aparoid invasion.
Peppy Hare, had sacrificed himself in order to take down a barrier that was shielding the Aparoid Queen. His death affected most of the team, but the one who was most affected by his death was the leader of the Star Fox team, Fox McCloud.
After his father's death back when Andross was starting to commence his plan on taking over the Lylat system, Peppy became a father figure towards the vulpine. He always appreciated how Peppy helped him out when times got difficult or when he told Fox how similar he was to his father, which made the vulpine happy on the inside but decided not to show it.
With the death of Peppy, came the new fourth pilot of the Star Fox team, Krystal. Back when Fox found Krystal, he started developing feelings towards the vixen, but in the end, he decided to keep things between them professional, since he didn't want to risk the chance of having an internal conflict on the team if anything bad were ever to happen between them.
Krystal on the other hand still had feelings towards the vulpine. She would sometimes try to peek into Fox's mind to see if she could find out if Fox still had feelings for her, but Fox knew how to shut her out. This made the vixen mad, as she could read the mind of whoever she wanted, except his.
Fox had other thoughts on his mind though. Mostly of how he was going to get through without having Peppy there to guide him, or how out of nowhere, his old time rival saved his life.
Wolf O'Donnell, the name was recently sending shivers down the vulpine's back. He couldn't believe that the guy who completely hated his guts would actually save his life, especially help save the system from the Aparoid's invasion.
He could still clearly remember it. Wolf and his team fighting alongside him and his team trying to save the entire system from distant take-over. Fox couldn't believe that he was helping him, not after the past him and the lupine had together. He was sure that Wolf and his team didn't care what happened to the system.
Mostly everybody believed that the Star Wolf team died when the Aparoid Queen was finally destroyed, but deep down, Fox hoped that he and his team made it out just in time.
The Great Fox had been rebuilt shortly after the invasion was over. It wasn't the same as the original, but none of the team were uncomfortable with it. At least it ran more efficiently than the old one, probably since Fox never wanted it to be changed or tinkered in a big way to keep it the way his father had left it.
Fox was on the bridge, thinking on what boring missions General Pepper would send him next. Now that there wasn't any major threats or evil madmen trying to take over the Lylat system, Fox and his team were now assigned to lower class missions.
Out of all the team members, Falco was the one who hated them the most. He said that the missions that were given to them were too boring and too easy to pull off. Fox agreed with the avian.
The last mission they were given was a mission of Fichina. There was apparently a few space pirates who were terrorizing a few local towns, stealing everything that they thought was valuable. The easily finished it as the space pirates were not that good fighting in the air as Fox or Falco would've liked. Slippy and Krystal didn't mind too much about it since they weren't crazy about air fights as Fox and Falco were.
Still, 'fighting' them down in the snow white freezing lands of Fichina made Fox remember that dogfight he once had with Wolf. He remembered how close they were to rip each other's throats off, the peer adrenaline and excitement that Wolf gave him each and every time they faced off against each other. Fox missed that type of excitement, nobody could give him that good of a fight as Wolf did.
The vulpine was quickly snapped out of his thoughts as he heard his teammates shouting at one another.
"I'm telling you, the best way to counterattack three enemy ship trying to shoot you down from behind is to launch a B-Bomb in front of you and boost right through it! That way, when the enemy ship gets near it you can detonate it." Shouted a green little toad from his station.
A blue avian on the other side of the bridge scoffed at the toad's statement. "Yeah, you could do that, but I would've just made a sharp U-turn and faced them head-on." He stated crossing his arms.
"And possibly get yourself blown out of the sky?!" Said the toad standing up from his chair.
"Hey, what can I say? I love living to the extreme. " Said the avian turning his head towards the monitor in front of him.
The toad opened his mouth, about to say something but Fox cut him off before he could continue. "Ok, stop fighting you two." Fox looked over at the avian. "Falco, if you're ever in a situation like that, just call for some help." The vulpine said keeping his eyes locked on him.
"Whatever you say boss man." Said Falco with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, not taking his eyes off of his monitor.
The vulpine then looked over to the toad. "And Slippy. That is a good plan, but what would happen if you couldn't get past the B-Bomb in time, or one of the enemy ships shoots at it while you're near it?" Fox asked crossing his arms.
"Um... well..." Slippy scratched the back of his head thinking on an answer. After a couple of seconds, he gave up."Ok, I see your point."
Fox sighed and rubbed his forehead, now that Peppy was gone, he was the one who had to keep the peace around the ship and stop any fights that would occur between Falco and Slippy. They were never that big but they always gave Fox a slight annoyance.
"You two are always fighting and debating against one another. When are you two going to grow up and learn to stop fighting about dumb arguments?" Said the vixen from across the room, looking at both of them with a stern look. She knew how tiresome it was for Fox to be constantly keeping watch over those two.
"Noted." Said Falco, his faced still glued on to his monitor.
"I'll try." Said Slippy sitting back down in his chair.
Fox looked over at Krystal and gave her a quick smile. "Thanks, Krystal." He appreciated whenever Krystal helped him out with Falco and Slippy, but tried not to show to much emotion since the more emotions and thoughts ran across your mind, the easier it was for Krystal to read your mind.
Krystal nodded and continued her business on her station.
"Attention Star Fox. An incoming call from General Pepper." Said the little robot who was in front of the bridge.
Falco was the first one to sigh in complain. "Great, another boring mission that will probably take us about five minutes to finish." He said finally taking his eyes off of the monitor in front of him.
"Don't complain about it without listening to what it is Falco." Said Fox composing himself in his chair. "Bring it up on the main monitor Rob."
"Certainly, please wait one moment." Said, Rob, as he moved towards the main computer.
After a few seconds, General Pepper's face popped up. "Greetings Star Fox, it has been quite some time since we last spoke. How have you all been?" Asked the canine with an almost serious look on his face.
"We're doing alright General. I'm guessing you're calling us to inform us of a new mission." Said Fox rising from his chair.
"Yes, I'll make this quick so you can get working as soon as possible. This mission only requires you, Fox." Said Pepper shuffling a few paper he had in his hands.
Everybody turned their head over to Fox wondering why he was the only one needed for whatever Pepper was about to say.
"There has been a lot of strange crime activity here in Corneria." Said the hound.
"Strange crime activity? What type of crime are we talking about here General?" Asked the vulpine crossing his arms.
"Well for starters, multiple stores like clothing stores and supermarkets are being robbed." Pepper read from one of the papers that were in front of him.
"Yeah, but what's so weird about it?" Fox asked confused.
"The weird thing about it is that the thieves are only stealing food and clothes, mainly just personal items one would need to get through the day." Pepper stated.
Fox raised an eyebrow. "So they're not stealing any money from the stores?" Fox asked.
"No, that's what strange about it, and that's why we need you investigate the situation, Fox." Said Pepper, still with a serious look on his face.
"That's completely odd. Why would somebody brake into a store and not steal any cash while they have the chance to do so?" Said Krystal not particularly at anybody.
"I don't know. That's why I want you to get to the bottom of this, Fox." Said Pepper putting the papers in his hands down on the desk in front of him.
"Ok, I'll look into it once we arrive at Corneria." Said Fox sitting back down in his chair.
Pepper nodded. "Call me if you need any help, Fox." Fox nodded. "Pepper out." Pepper's face disappeared from the main monitor leaving the Star Fox team to think about the news they just heard.
Everybody looked back at Fox again. "What do you think about this Fox?" Asked Slippy.
Fox took a moment to think about what to say. "Well, it's definitely weird that a thief would break into a store and not steal any money, that's for sure," Fox said rising from his seat once again. "We need to get to Corneria and get to the bottom of this."
"Correction, you have to get to the bottom of this. Pepper said he only needed you for this." Said Falco also standing up from his chair.
"That's true Falco, but he could still need us to help him just in case he needs it." Said Slippy with a mocking tone.
"Yeah, whatever. While Fox is off playing mall cop, I'm going to have myself a little vacation." Said Falco stretching his arms upwards.
"What?! We can't just go and take a vacation while Fox may need us at any moment." Said Slippy shooting up from his chair.
"Can you two ever get along?" Said Krystal with a sigh. "Fox, what do you think we should do?" She asked not letting her eyes off of Fox.
"Falco is right. Pepper said he only needed me to investigate." Said Fox crossing his arms. He looked over at Falco who was about to gloat towards Slippy. "But" That made Falco stop and look at Fox annoyed. "Keep your PDAs on at all times just in case I need to contact any of you."
Both Krystal and Slippy nodded. They all looked over at Falco who had his arms crossed with an annoyed look on his face. "Falco, you got that?" Asked Fox starring down at the avian.
Falco raised his hands in defeat. "Fine, I'll keep it on." He said with a sigh. "But you better not call me if you end up with nothing," Falco stated.
Fox rolled his eyes. "I'll keep a reminder of that," Fox said walking up to the main monitor. "Rob, how much time will it take us to get to Corneria?" Asked the vulpine looking at the tiny robot now next to him.
"It would take us approximately, an hour or so to arrive at Corneria." Said the little robot.
"Then set out coordinates towards Corneria." Said Fox looking out the huge windows that were in front of the bridge.
"Certainly." Said, Rob, as he moved towards the main computer and started inputting commands, and soon the Great Fox started to slowly move through space. It's loud engines making the walls and floor of the Great Fox slightly shake before then slowly stopping to shake.
"Finally, I can take a little vacation from all these boring missions we've been having recently." Said Falco putting his hands behind his head.
"We should all go and get our stuff ready for when we arrive," Fox suggested making his way back to his chair.
"One step ahead of ya, Fox." Said Falco leaving the bridge, his hands still behind his head.
"You guys go ahead, I need to make some check up on the Great Fox before we leave." Said Slippy starting to work on his computer.
"Ok, we'll see you in a few then." Said Fox leaving the bridge with Krystal quickly chasing after him.
Fox entered the living quarters and stopped when he heard his name being called out. He looked back to see Krystal with her arms behind her back.
"Do you need any help in packing your stuff?" Krystal asked.
Fox was unsure of what to respond with. He knew this was just one of Krystal's attempt to get close to him. Being alone with Krystal had recently made Fox feel a little uncomfortable, but he had to hide it since the vixen would've easily picked up on it. The vulpine awkwardly scratched the back of his head. "Don't you need to prepare too?" He asked trying his best not to simply say no.
"Well, I really don't have that much, to begin with, and I'll probably be staying here in the Great Fox since I don't really like staying in the city." Krystal simply stated.
Fox had two choices here. He could say yes and try to go through the awkwardness that would be staying alone with Krystal who would try and make a move on him, or he could say no and risk making things between them even more awkward than they already are and probably sadden her in the process.
"Sure Krystal, I could use the extra help." Said Fox, he couldn't help but slip a bit of annoyance in his tone. He was sure the Krystal picked up on it, but she was too happy that Fox had said yes to actually pay attention to his tone.
They walked through the living quarters but stopped when they heard an angry avian cursing from inside his room. They both opened the door to see Falco throwing stuff around his room trying to find something.
"Where the fuck is it?!" He shouted running into his closet and proceeding to through a bunch of clothes out of it.
"What's wrong Falco?" Asked Krystal trying her best to sound legitimately concerned.
The avian peeked a little through the closet to see who it was, once he saw it was Fox and Krystal he stepped out. "I lost something and I can't find it." He murmured angrily.
"What did you lose? Maybe we can help you find it." Krystal suggested.
"It's nothing, I'm sure I will find it." Said Falco walking back into his closet.
"Oh come on, tell us what it is. It can't be that bad." Fox insisted stepping inside the mess and cluster that was now Falco's room.
"Waoh, I never thought of you to keep hold of stuff like that." Said Krystal fully understanding what was happening.
Fox looked over at her with a confused look and Falco just slightly looked outside his closet. Both were confused as to what she was talking about. Krystal looked at both of them then sighed. "I can read peoples minds remember." She said crossing her arms.
"So what did he lose?" Fox asked still looking at Krystal.
Krystal looked over at Falco who just gave her a scared look. "I'm pretty sure Falco doesn't want anybody to know." She said looking at Falco whos scared face turned into a more relieved look than anything.
Fox raised his hands. "Ok, I get it. Good luck in finding whatever you are looking for." He said leaving Falco's room and heading towards his quarters.
Krystal soon followed Fox and Fox quickly stopped her from following him any further. "Krystal, I think you should go and help Falco." Said Fox standing in front of his room's door.
Her face seemed to get a little sad about it. "But don't you want me to help you pack?" She asked getting closer to Fox.
Fox took a step back and scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, but I'm sure Falco needs your help more than I do." He simply said with a plain look on his face.
"You're right. I'll see you later then?" She asked a little disappointed more than anything.
"Sure, we'll see each other off when we get to Corneria," Fox said opening his room's door.
"Then I'll see you later. Bye Fox." She waved goodbye and walked over to Falco's room, and second later was out of Fox's sight.
Fox sighed and entered his room undecided on what he should pack first. His room was a mess but not that big of a mess as Falco's. There was a huge pile of dirty clothes where his laundry basket was before it got flooded by his dirty clothes. He would have to clean them all before he started packing. He also needed to figure out what his plan was before he arrived in Corneria, so he could start as soon as possible on his mission. He walked over to his bed and laid on it.
The thought of Wolf came back into the vulpine's mind. He was unsure what to think of him now. On one hand, to him, Wolf was a ruthless, though, insane, murderer who tried to help another insane man take over the system he wanted to protect. But after seeing Wolf help him in the Aparoid invasion, he was unsure if the lupine wasn't all that bad, to begin with.
The deeper he went into his thoughts, the harder it was for him to stay awake. His eyes were becoming heavy and he didn't have any energy to get up. Soon, darkness clouded his sight as he fell into a deep sleep.
To be continued...
A/N:
Well, this was a good start to this story... I think. Tell me if this was a good way to start it. I'm just warning everybody before I go any further, Fox and Wolf will have a more realistic build up on their relationship.
I've seen too many fanfictions about these two that just rush their relationship or make their relationship without having any build up to it whatsoever.
That's why this story may be a long one, but don't worry, they will start building feeling for one another before the fifth chapter of this story... I hope.
Anyways, every review helps. Either it is a review of the story itself or just spotting out typos that I foolishly missed to spot.
See you in the next chapter!