Chapter 2: Onwards to Corneria

Grey Winter, the one who Krystal may know as her brother or not. It is what Asura has said to her. Krystal has something to believe, a brand new hope to look out for. She goes onwards to Corneria in search of a missing family member whom she may believe as her brother.

Krystal attempted to stand from the medical bed but by doing so, she is unable to stand correctly. Fox noticed and assisted the cerulean vixen by picking her up. One arm under her legs and the other behind her back. Krystal was fascinated by how strong Fox was, his body structure and his muscular strength made her realize that he was the true savior of Sauria.

"It's going to be alright now, back to my room then." He started blushing but this time, he couldn't hide it anymore.

Krystal thought it was cute and complimented his face.

"Thanks," he replied. "I'll have to ask Slippy later to check on the citizen database." It was a start but a great suggestion for a clue to search for Grey.

"Yes, It'll be nice if he really is my brother," Krystal feeling a little bit nervous.

"You shouldn't have to feel that way, Krystal." Fox entered his room and set Krystal down on his bed. "You should get some rest now, whatever that took a heavy beating onto your mind." Fox wonders what it could be but decides to leave it out for now.

Krystal laid on the bed and fell fast asleep, who knows how long she was awake for, or even how much of her energy was taken away from being trapped. Fox saw how peacefully she slept, maybe it was because of his presence or a new hope that gave her a peaceful slumber.

Oh, Fox, Krystal thought, Having you around feels comforting. She smiled in her sleep. Fox happened to notice, making him smile too. He didn't want to create any distractions or disturbances, so he immediately left the room quietly.

He entered the sleeping quarters hallway and looked for Slippy. Slippy Toad is a green toad with all the knowledge on Star Fox. Fox believes Slippy can search up Krystal's brother. He walked towards Slippy's room to see if he was there. As the doors opened, no one was inside. Except for the fact that Slippy's room is all messy from his junk he created or scavenged. Someone came walking into Slippy's room, the footsteps were pretty loud, it had to be him, Fox thought and turned around. There he was, Slippy Toad, Fox's friend from his academy years.

"Hiya Fox. Whatcha doing in my room?" Slippy asked. Fox was really disturbed by how much of a mess his room was. At least the best he could do was pick up after himself. Everywhere there were snack wrappers and bottles of energy drinks. What was this guy doing at night? At the least, he was one of the smartest crew members here, able to do inventions of sorts and problem solve the greatest.

"Slippy, please clean up your room. It's a mess in here." Fox responded in an agitated manner. Fox picked up an empty bag of chips and tossed it away. "Jeez, it's a mess in here."

"Sorry, Fox you don't have to say it again," he said. "What made you come by here to look for me?"

Fox put his hands under his chin in his thinking pose. Shortly, he pointed in the air as he figures out his question. "Ah yes, I was hoping if you look up someone on Corneria's database, Grey Winter is their name."

"Of course, give me a few seconds." Slippy picked up all the trash he left behind during his working sessions and threw it all away. He sat down on his desk chair and booted up the computer. "Let me see, database, Grey Winter." He filtered through every letter of the alphabet and set it to letter G for first name and W for his last name. There happened to be multiple names with first name G and last name W. Slippy continued to filter even further for the name.

Slippy then typed out Grey and then Winter and a name appeared as a match. "Grey Winter", opening up the file, Fox and Slippy read the information. There was also a photo of who Grey looked like on screen. It appears that Grey has a weird marking on his ear that distinguishes him from other Cornerians.

Affiliation

Cornerian Command Center (Former)

Cerinia (Unknown)

Age: 21

Species: Grey Fox

Description: He is looking for his missing sister named Krystal. Grey came into Cornerian Command Center seeking an enlistment on missions. Despite being able to fulfill all capabilities of combat, he was unable to continue from this uncontrollable "telepathic disturbance". It has been shocking his mind for a while and he was required to halt to a stop.

After reading the description, Fox immediately thought about Krystal. Could this guy be the one Krystal had mentioned? I'll just ask her once she awakens, it would be rude to have to wake her up after she just began sleeping.

Slippy and Fox talked for another 30 minutes to almost an hour about the situation. Another person entered Slippy's room, "Fox?" in a tired voice, there came Krystal.

"Krystal? You're supposed to be asleep?" Fox asked confusedly.

"I'm sorry, it's just I overheard you talking about Grey, I just wanted to see if it was really him." She rubbed her eyes from the blurriness. She glanced once at the picture of who Grey Winter really looked like. Krystal's eyes opened wide in surprise. "It's really him!" she shouted, "That's my brother!"

"How could you tell?" Slippy said.

"There's that mark on his ear, it's the same sigil as my own." The mark of the white sun was on Grey's left ear, similar to the mark on Krystal's legs.

"Says here he worked for the Command Center in search for you." Fox looked back at Krystal, "He was really serious about this."

"How long will it take us to arrive in Corneria?" Krystal asked in an abrupt manner. She didn't want to wait any longer to arrive there.

Slippy checked his wrist command saw the ETA given from R.O.B. "We have been in orbit for quite a while, it says from R.O.B around 20 minutes from now and we will arrive."

"Is it possible to make it any faster?" Krystal really wanted to get off the Great Fox as soon as possible.

"I can try and see but it will be a risk, it will cut the time down to 5 mins at most." Slippy left his room. Excitement filled Krystal's heart, eagerly wanting to see her brother again after what happened back on Cerinia.

*Flashback*

Two foxes back on Planet Cerinia, Krystal and her brother Grey. "There is only one teleport rune left here, you have to take it, Krystal. You must take it and get out of here." Two dragons were in the sky fighting each other and creating destruction on Planet Cerinia.

"But what about you?" Krystal said worryingly.

"I'll find my own way out, just go and take it." Grey handed over Krystal a blue rune, it channeled its energy and warped Krystal out of Cerinia. I'll find you again, my other twin.

End of Flashback*

"We're twins, Fox," Krystal mentioned.

"You and Grey are twins?" Fox replied back.

"Yes, he's younger than me but we are both equal in terms for fighting but I don't know about now," she added. "It's was before our world was destroyed by the dragons."

Asura Walker and Kira Malevolent are the two dragons Krystal had mentioned. They were the ones who destroyed their planet but Grey saved Asura when she was downed. That's when Asura looked for his sister, Krystal. Once she did, Krystal was able to feel happy again that her brother is alive. "If you want to know, I wield a staff, he wields a spear."

Before Fox was able to continue speaking, he was interrupted by Slippy, "We have arrived at Corneria now!" Slippy announced to everyone on board. Surprisingly, no one even noticed the Great Fox had changed its speed. They successfully landed down on Corneria, and there they were. Krystal's eyes widen with excitement, she was finally going to experience something brand new. Her life was going to change for the better.

"Are we here yet?" She turned to Fox and asked.

He responded, "Almost, Krystal, almost."

The bridge's door had opened up, allowing an exit for the team. Falco was ranting the entire way, he really wanted to get out of orbit, after being away for so long. "Oh my god! Finally, I'm off this ship. Holy moly, now I can finally do what I want for the break."

"Break?" Krystal wondered confusedly. "What is this break you guys are talking about?"

"Oh yeah," Fox remembered. "We all agreed that after our mission on Sauria, we would relax for a little bit. At least now we have you."

"Can we, look for my brother?" Krystal asked.

"Alright then, that's the first thing we are going to do." The two foxes climbed off the ship. Onto the solid concrete where Slippy and R.O.B had landed the ship. "How are you holding, Krystal?"

She checked her legs to see if she was in any fatigue. Shaking her left then her right leg, nothing was wrong. Except for the clothes she was wearing.

Fox wanted to add in, "Doesn't it feel strange that the clothes you are wearing are very unique to the citizens?"

"It feels normal to me but it shouldn't show us down one bit, Fox," she replied back.

"Fox nodded. "If you say so, Krystal."

*Meanwhile*

Peppy and Slippy were still on the ship. The two were checking their maintenance list with someone else. Another person, more specifically a fennec fox walked up to them. "Hey boys, you guys need any assistance?"

Peppy turned around, "Hey Fara, nice to see you again. Have you seen Krystal yet?"

"Krystal? Who could that be?" She asked.

"After our mission on Sauria, we managed to recruit another member to the team," Peppy explained.

Slippy interrupted their conversation, "Fox also has a crush on her now." Fara couldn't help but laugh, the idea of Fox and herself struck her mind. He couldn't even handle a relationship with her but she let it go. It didn't matter to her anymore as Fox was more shy than brave. "I see, say, where did Fox go?"

"He just left right before you came in, also tagging along with Krystal. We also need your help, come check this out." Slippy pointed out one of the parts in the Great Fox had been worn out. By worn out, it has been fried from overuse.

"Did you speed the Great Fox at all today?" Fara asked.

"Y-yea, Krystal wanted me to, she really wanted to find someone by the name Grey Winter?"

"Goodness gracious, and did you say Grey Winter? He lives somewhere eastern outside of the city, if you can, tell that to Fox so he knows."

"Okay. Wait how do you know him?"

"Cornerian Command Center, he used to work for them right?"

Slippy face palmed himself, "Of course, you work there as well."

"Mhm, I also remember him looking for someone named Krystal when he first came in. After that, I don't recall anything else but that."

*Meanwhile, Fox, and Krystal*

The two foxes were strolling down the streets, very loud and noisy like always. The technology was huge in Corneria, people taking cars, buses, and trains. Anyway, people saw how Krystal looked. Her fur color was abnormal among the citizens. She could hear how everyone was describing her. Some said her fur was fake, others saw her dressing. It made her feel really embarrassed but she had to take it all in. Krystal created a mental barrier to block out any mental thoughts coming out the people.

All except for at least two, Fox and this other thought pattern she couldn't block. For some reason, this other thought pattern was too strong to be blocked, no matter how hard she tried.

She began to question the thought pattern by looking deeper into it. Who's there?

"Hello? Who is asking?" The other voice responded in a quite familiar voice.

"I'm Krystal, who are you?"

"Krystal? Could it be truly you? It's me, Grey, are you okay?"

She could not believe what she was hearing. Her brother was actually alive. The one pattern that couldn't be blocked out. "Grey?! Where are you, I'm on Corneria just like you."

"Give me a minute, I think this can work, let me teleport closer to you. Just stay where you are, please."

"Okay, please make it quick." Krystal stopped walking which made Fox stop moving. "Fox, stay still for me, he's coming towards us right now."

"If you say so, who is it?" He asked.

"Grey is coming. Right about now." A flash of light appeared in front of them, blinding their eyes. Both foxes covered their eyes with their arms until the light settled. There stood a grey fox, wearing nothing but grey colored clothing.

"Krystal! You're actually here!"


Amazing, Grey finally sees his lost sister for the first time in almost a year after the destruction. What could happen after they first see each other after a year of being lost? Krystal and Grey can finally reunite as a family with Star Fox by their side. Could Star Fox achieve more greatness in the far future? ~Sealies