Hi there!
Blue: Haven't you said that phrase before?
Yes. I did.
In this chapter you can expect some things about the school, some things about the history, and some other things.
Blue: You forgot something...
Oh... yes, from now I warn you that there will be moments where characters break the fourth wall. About one of these a chapter. These fragments will be marked with-
-for your convenience. Just to slip a little of humor into there.
Star Fox: New on Earth
Chapter I
Truth that hurts
8.20
Cornerian School
On Corneria, the class and lesson system differs from US schools. Lessons start at 8.25, there are 5 minute breaks in between, and one 10 minute break, and from 5 to 7 lessons a day. It's not complicated if you get used to it. In fact, it's not complicated at all. At least you get a lot faster home.
Fox unfortunately had to walk, or in this case run to school, because he was too late for the levibus, and his parents' levicar's coils broke. These things were damn too hard to repair, and professional work costs somewhere around 25000 credits.
Fortunately, he arrived about 5 minutes before the first bell rang. Bells were keep for some unknown reasons.
-FOX! -A familiar voice resounded.
-What? Where? -Another, too familiar voice resounded.
-There, Falco, there I am. -Fox said, said, panting, presumably from the long run he had.
-Whoa! McCloud! Dont'cha scare me like that! You want to glue me together after this?
-I think Slippy will be better for this than me, given the fact he has some knowledge with gluing things together.
-Hey! That was mean, Fox! You know I spilled glue on my book by accident!
-Ooookayyy, sorry buddy.
-You ran all the way? -Falco asked.
-Yes. Long story short: levicar broke, me late for bus, me cursing whoever was driving the thing, me running to school to tell you guys something important.
Both toad and avian burst into laughter at the exact same time.
-So, what was...the thing... you wanted to tell us?
-Uh... I am going with family to Earth... and I don't know when exactly I'll be back.
-WHAT!? -They shouted so loud that the nearly entire hall heard them.
-Sorry, guys, but that wasn't my idea. Wasn't my parents' idea either.
-So whose? -Falco asked, irritation in his voice reaching far over the 'raving mad' levels.
-Maybe government? They had to establish contact for quite some time. But I don't get the point; humans are severely underdeveloped, don't have anything valuable to us, and they also are just plain dumb. Why would they want one, or some of us among them? -Slippy said.
-I don't know, Slip, I. Don't. Know.
-So why don't ya tell 'em that's a bad idea and all? -The avian said.
-Because it's a part of the story, dumb.
-What, story? Are we in a teenager's fanfic, or what?
-Okay, so maybe just tell the others?
The next day...
15.10
Corneria City hangars
Hangar no. 64
The family was all packed. Everyone was ready. Peppy agreed to clean the house when they were out. Everything was planned. They had a pilot, and a heavily armored, but unarmed corvette-class vessel for transport. As the corvette did not have the hyper-drive, they needed to dock into a freighter, that would transport them into the Solar System.
They were at the hangars. All friends and family, were there with them.
After short talk James had with General Pepper, who provided the ships needed, and also a reasonable sum of one hundred thousand credits, they got onto the corvette.
-One last thing, before you leave -Pepper said -As you have not to make problems there, and I know you all too well James, I have to say one more thing, before you leave. Good luck.
Time unknown
Hyperspace
Hyperspace is a weird phenomenon. Hyper-drive stretches out the matter of space on the rear of ship, and compresses matter in front. All this gives the effect of vibrant, colorful light, and multiple-times-faster-than-light travel without ripping the molecules of the ship and people inside apart.
Fox was staring into the said lights. It was weird, like staring into the clouds; it made no particular sense, but in a way it was addicting. His parents, in so called meantime, had a short talk.
-I have been thinking about this, and I know I said it before, but that's a bad idea. -Vixy said.
-I don't quite get your point.
-Damn, James, you serious? -Then she started to count on her fingers -Specism, climate, language barrier, money...
-Wait, wait, wait. Humans are more civilized than you think, we'll be living in a place with climate only slightly colder than Corneria, we have translators on our wrist-coms, and after analyzing market for a long time, they managed to turn our credits into their currency without losses.
She didn't say anything for a while. But then unexpectedly, James spoke:
-But what about Fox?
That's it! Yes, chapter may be short, but I made it short on purpose. It's easier for me to write this like that, chapters will be published often and people will have time to read a chapter even on a school or work break.
Blue: I have to admit it is a good point, indeed.
Yeah, yeah, Mr. Gentleman von Royaldude...
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