Chapter 2

Fox McCloud walked down the grass field the next day with a slight scrawl on his face. The leader of the mercenary team Star Fox would never admit to it. But he was kind of shocked when he found out that Wolf would not be taking part in this year's tournament. True the two of them were rivals, but the vulpine could not deny that he did hold some respect for the lupine. Even if Wolf rarely allowed that side of him to show. While he was walking though the green eyed fox's right ear twitched when he heard the sound of music being played off in the distance.

"Hmm, I wonder who's playing that instrument. It sounds like a harp, but I can't quite make it out." Fox muttered to himself, as he walked in the direction of the music. When he passed by a few large trees the anthro fox saw Sheik standing a bit away as she finished the melody she was playing. Once the blonde haired woman had stopped playing her harp Fox could not help but clap a little bit while he told her, "Wow Sheik, I had heard that you were good at playing the harp. But that was amazing."

"Thank you Fox, but I was hoping to find a quiet place to practice." The red eyed woman replied, as she turned to look at him.

When she had done this though the light brown and white furred fox found himself blushing as he put his right hand behind his neck and responded back with, "I-I um, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you or anything."

"No, you didn't. But the next time I play I hope you'll be able to hear the melody from the beginning instead of just hearing the ending." The Sheikah stated, before she let out a light laugh and began to walk away from vulpine.

Fox's blush became a deeper shade of red after he heard this while he replied, "Uh, sure I'd like that…."

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Robin looked on as Chrom walked away from her as he said, "Don't worry Robin, I'll talk with Lucina. I'm sure she'll tell me what's bothering her. But to be honest I think I may know what's troubling her."

"I hope you figure out what's wrong with her, Chrom. Because you're the only person other then her mother who she would open up to." The tactician thought to herself while she walked the opposite way of her dear friend.

But as she did a deep voice called out, "Hey Robin, get over here for a minute. I've got something I want to talk to you about."

Hearing this prompted the brown eyed woman to stop walking and turn her attention to the right where the voice had come from. And when she did this she saw Bowser standing out on one of the many balconies of the mansion with a large grin on his face. "Great I wonder what Bowser wants. By the look on his face it can't be good." Robin told herself, as she walked up to him. And when she had reached the railing of the balcony she asked, "So what did you want to talk about Bowser?"

Upon asking this the first thing the tactician received for an answer was a heavy chuckle from the King of Koopas. After he had done this though he said, "I just wanted to say that I've been pretty impressed with you since the start of this two part tournament. And I think you could help me think up some great plans."

"Plans, what kind of plans are you talking about? You aren't trying to get me to help you take over the Mushroom Kingdom are you?" Robin questioned eyebrow raised.

The white haired woman watched as Bowser's face changed from a cocky one to that of worry while he muttered, "Uh no, why would I do something like that?"

Robin was going to response to the red eyed Koopa King's comment. Howver, she was unable to so when Bowser Jr. ran from what seemed out of nowhere and asked, "Hey Papa, did you get Miss Robin to help us take over the Mushroom Kingdom yet? Did you need me to help you?"

"You were going to ask me to do what?! Were you hoping I'd go along with your plan so that you could kidnap Peach for yet another time?!" The tactican shouted, anger clear in her voice.

She could tell that her anger had caught Bowser off guard a little as he looked from the left and right while he ran a clawed hand through his hair and muttered, "Um, uh, to be honest that wasn't the real reason why I wanted to talk you."

"Huh, what are you talking about papa? You told me that you wanted her to help us take over the Mushroom Kingdom and then kidnap mama Peach again. And that if you couldn't get her to do it than that was when I would come in and get her with my cuteness." The young koopaling blabbed, with a big smile on his face.

"I can't believe you, Bowser! You would really stoop so low and use your son to try and get me to help you!" Robin almost shouted, now completely offended by the Koopas actions. She would have went on further with her ranting, but the young woman knew that it would pointless to do so as she let out a heavy sigh and added, "You know what I don't have time for this right now. I'm leaving."

But while the brown eyed tactican walked away from the King and Prince of the Darklands she could easily hear Bowser's roar of a voice when he shouted, "Junior, I thought I told you NOT to tell Robin that part of the plan! How many times do I to tell you that when you're trying to recruit someone you NEVER flat out tell them what your goal is until AFTER they've joined up with you!"

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Lucina's head shot right up upon hearing a very loud roar. And as she looked towards her bedroom door she asked herself, "Was that Bowser? I wonder what get him worked up this time." The blue haired swordswoman decided she had stayed in her room long enough. But when she had reached and opened her door though she saw her father standing in the doorway as she went on with, "Oh Father, what can I do for you?"

"Well you can start by telling me what's bothering you." Chrom stated, making the princess look away from the newly crowned exalt.

While she did this she let out, "Alright Father, please come in so that we can discuss this matter privately."