AN: Sorry it took so long to get episode 2 up. Had a busy work week, I hope that you all enjoyed the pilot episode. I'm going to start writing this in the past tense since all the feedback I got had issues with using present tense in the story. Please leave feedback for this 2nd episode and episode 3 will be shortly on the way.

Fox and Cop Season One – Episode 2

Samus Aran

Officers Fox McCloud and Samus Aran were now partners. Forced together due to the untimely death of Slippy; Fox's previous partner and good friend. Driving around Fox already had some regrets about coming to work so quickly after Slippy's murder. Every time he would look to his right to speak to Slippy about the news of the day he would see his new partner Samus Aran. Her blonde hair was tied up in a ponytail but a few stray hairs were still moving in the wind caused by the rolled down windows of the cop car. Fox had been around plenty of women in his day, but he had never worked with one before. He didn't know what was appropriate to talk about, he knew he shouldn't talk about Krystal or female body parts but could he talk about his political views that he and Slippy used to debate about? Could he talk about the latest episode of the hilarious Omaha S.W.A.T. that aired? Did Samus even watch the show? Probably not, she didn't look like a woman with a sense of humor. Her face was stone as she looked out at the treeless, waterless Los Angeles. Fox was frustrated with her silence, he couldn't jump into any story, inside joke or any other continual chain he had with his old partner. He had to go back to square one all over again, and Samus wasn't making it any easier for him.

Fox would continue to glance over at Samus who for his knowledge never had even once glanced at him. She was completely enthralled with the world outside of the car. She watched as two friends walked into a Tommy's Burgers. She watched as a homeless man pushed his cart of valuables down the street. Samus didn't have anything to say, she didn't even know the city let alone her partner. She had nothing interesting to say, and was in all honesty hoping Fox had something. But Fox had nothing; he knew nothing and spoke nothing. The car was silent as it drove through Inglewood into what would be considered actually Los Angeles.

Finally after thirty minutes of patrolling the streets Fox could take it no longer and decided he would just start out the conversation asking a generic warm up question. Perhaps he'd ask her where she was from, what college she went to, what she studied. ANYTHING was better than this, and as he open his mouth to speak the dispatcher came online. "Squad 9 do you copy? Squad 9?" Before Fox could grab the radio Samus grabbed it without even looking at him. "This is Aran and McCloud, over. Aran and McCloud? Thought Fox with some anger, it was his car, these were his streets. How dare Aran just grab HIS radio. Did she think she ran the place?

"What's your position, over." Asked the radio dispatch.

"Were on Manchester near Lincoln, over."

"Is McCloud with you?"

Fox raised his eyebrow and looked over at Samus who still did not look his way. "Yes he is. He's driving right now, over." There was a moment of silence. "We need you two at UCLA hospital ASAP, over." Samus paused for a moment then spoke into the radio. "Can I ask what's going on? Over." The radio dispatch's voice came off with some agitation. "Pichu just called it in, Roberts is dead. Over and out." The radio dispatch turned off. Samus keeping with her trend of not looking at Fox looked ahead and leaned back into her seat. Fox paused for a moment, then with just a frown on his face began to drive out to UCLA medical.

As soon as Aran and McCloud arrived there were cop cars everywhere and a news fan for KTLA. As Fox and Samus entered the hospital the KTLA reporter tried to get a statement out of them, both ignoring the reporter's inquisitions. The new partners were led by another LAPD officer to the room of the now deceased James Roberts. Fox and Samus arrived just in time to see Robert's body be zipped up into a black bag. Fox put his hands on his hips as Pichu approached him. "Hey Pichu, what happened here man?" Pichu shrugged his shoulder. "Autopsy still needs to be done, but from what I saw looks he was choked out or something. There definitely was a struggle the sheets were all over the place and the bed had moved a bit."

"So you think someone may have killed this guy?"

"Probably, in fact it probably was gang related. Before they ziploced the bastard saw he had some tats only people who've been in prison have. In particular saw the Shamrock. You know Irish white supremacists in jail. Your safe in prison with that crap, but once you get out here and someone finds out you can become a target real fast to anybody with a tan. I'd wager he got into some turf war and once they knew he was vulnerable they came as snuffed him out."

"Damn, he was our only lead in that robbery!"

Pichu bowed his head for a moment. He knew Slippy too and knew that he and Fox were good friends. He knew Fox wanted to catch the guys who killed his partner. He looked up and Samus Aran caught his eyes as she sat in the background looking at the potential crime scene from afar. "Whose the babe over there?" asked Pichu with a grin. Fox sighed. "That's my new partner, some woman who transferred in I believe from D.C. Willis set me up with her." Pichu fixed his tie. "You should be thanking that man, whew I'd like to see more of her…in more ways than one." Fox frowned. "No way, she's a total stick in the mud. Doesn't talk, doesn't look at me, just stands there." Pichu chuckled. "Every think she may be the shy type, maybe you just need to be friendly to her. How did you feel on your first day in this godforsaken desert? What's her name?"

"Samus Aran."

"Let me show you how it's done. Ms. Samus would you come here for a moment please?" Samus walked over to Pichu and stood next to Fox again not looking at him, focusing on Pichu whom she shook hands with. "I'm Detective Pichu Ketchum. I discovered Robert's body." Samus without a smile "Nice to meet you detective I'm officer Samus Aran." Pichu nodded his head. "Same here, Fox here was just talking about you." Pichu snuck a look at a glaring Fox McCloud. "You know for a few moments there was the thought Fox may have killed Mr. Roberts." Fox's ears perked up. "What? Why?" Pichu waved off Fox. "We just thought after what happened with Slippy you may have been looking for instant revenge. But once we realized you were on patrol you were quickly written out." Fox wanted to respond to that but Pichu kept talking before he could. "Anyway I want you two to come down with me, this guy may have had a few things on him that could give us some leads."

At the police station Pichu, Fox and Samus were now in the evidence room looking through any belongings Roberts had on him when he was taken in. Nothing at first looked to be valuable; dental floss, loose change, a pen, a folded up magazine page with a nude Lucy Pinder and some wrapping if candy. "Not much in here we can use." Sighed Fox. "I disagree, there is plenty here for me." Joked Pichu as he picked up the picture of model Lucy Pinder to look at. Fox chuckled and looked over to Samus who was still looking at everything. She picked up an old candy packet to read it. "Is this some candy you guys only have in L.A.?" asked Samus. "What is it?" asked Pichu. "This bag is labeled Princess Toadstool." There was a short pause as Fox looked at the bag too. "Its only found in L.A. but it ain't candy." Said Fox as he looked at a smiling Pichu.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! Was the sound Fox's fist made as he pounded on the door of an upscale penthouse. Samus's back was against the side of the wall so she could not be seen from the view of the door. The door opened and there in a red bath robe stood "Doctor" Mario. "What do you want officer McCloud, here to harass me again?"

"A dead robber whose group killed my partner was found with your specialty princess toadstool on him today. Know anything about this?"

"Man people make imitations of my masterpiece all the time. You can't prove it was me just because a few years ago I got caught for it. I've been clean ever since I got out. I've got nothing to hide."

"Then you won't mind us coming in, would you?"

"Us? What do you mean us?"

Mario backed up as Fox and Samus barged into his penthouse, Samus with her pistol drawn to her side. "This is my partner, my new partner. Had to get one after those thugs who got high on your stuff shot up Slippy." Mario looked a bit intimidated, but still spoke with confidence. "I'm telling you McCloud I ain't got anything in here. I don't sell anymore." "Well this is a pretty nice place, what do you do now to pay the rent?" asked Fox as he looked around at the opulent décor of the penthouse. It looked like something out of a magazine.

"I'm in real estate now. And I play the stock market game." Answered Mario. Samus then chimed in. "Oh real estate, that sounds nice. I'm looking for a new place, just moved into town. Got any suggestions, places you could rep me to?" Mario looked back at both cops with fear in his eyes. "I'm gonna have to snitch on somebody aren't I?" Fox smiled and then pushed Mario onto his soft couch. " Now you're talking! Ever sell to a guy named James Roberts? White guy, red hair, shamrock tattoo on his arm, got out of prison not too long ago." Mario hesitated but then gave in "I know who you are talking about. Not Roberts personally but I know the group one of my dealers sells to him. He'd know more about him though." Explained Mario. "Dealers, I thought you were out of the trap game. Thought you were Mr. Wall Street now."

Mario gave Samus a cold look, she didn't have to rub it in that he was a liar. There was no for seen benefit of telling the cops about his newly started business before. Fox leaned in to Mario. "Doc, if you don't want your new residence to be a cell I strongly suggest you tell us where this dealer lives." Mario swallowed hard, he had no choice.

Evan Greene sat in his shabby apartment smoking weed from a pipe. He was a skinny man with long dirty blonde hair. His white shirt had sweat stains on it and his jean shorts were old and baggy. He sat there mellowing out when all of a sudden there was a knock on his door. "Evan Greene? LAPD, open up!" Evan wasted no time and got up and tried to scurry for the back exit, as he did this the door to his apartment was kicked down and Fox McCloud was chasing after him, his pistol drawn. Evan was quick to hop out his window and onto the fire escape. Landing in the alley he rushed to get out of the area, he turns to see Fox heading towards his fire escape and by the time he turned his head to look straight again he went right into a clothesline from Samus Aran.

Knocked on the ground Samus stood over him, her pistol pointed at his face as Fox approached as well. "Stay on the ground! Stay on the ground!" Evan had his hands up pure terror in his eyes. "Alright! Okay! Okay! Don't shoot! I'm not selling any drugs man I swear!" Fox laughed. "We haven't even said anything about drugs yet man. Now Evan Doctor Mario sold you out pretty fast. We're willing to let you do on your way, if you can help us out here. You willing to assist the law for a change Evan?" Evan just nodded his head yes. Fox then bent down to show Evan the wrapping for princess toadstool. "Now I know weed messes with your memory and all but I think you should be able to overcome the side effects long enough to tell us about a guy named James Roberts." Evan paused for a moment then looked back at Samus. Samus inched her pistol closer to Evan's head.

Evan turned back to Fox. "Look man, those guys were crazy. Alright? I mean straight up would kill you for looking at them the wrong way! All of them!" "Where can we find these guys?" asked Fox. Evan shook his head. "I—I don't know! They just met up with me a few weeks ago from some stuff, and I gave it to them. Dudes are loaded man." Fox looked at Samus then back down at Evan. "Alright Evan were gonna take you down to the station now." Evan began to freak out. "W-what? Why?" asked Evan as Samus grabbed him by the shoulder and forced him to his feet as Fox handcuffed him. "Got any knifes, weapons of any kind?" asked fox as he patted down Evan. "Nah man, I don't. Whjy are you taking me to the station?" Samus looked at him with a nonchalant look on her face. "We're doing to need you to get them to come again. Sell them some more toadstool." Evan groaned. "You can't do this! If they find out I set them up they'll kill me!" moaned Evan. "Well if you don't like that idea I'm sure some time upstate will change your mind." Evan sighed like Dr. Mario he had no choice but to cooperate as he was led into the back of the squad car.

Samus and Fox drove off in the car with Evan in the back. The silence returned as soon as the two officers entered the car and drove around with Evan silently sitting in the back. The quiet ride continued until Samus turned to look at Fox. "Hey McCloud, how much does a polar bear weigh?" Fox looked back at Samus who was finally looking at her. Fox shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, how much?" Samus then grinned. "Enough to break the ice." Fox and Samus then smiled. "Nice job back there wrangling up Evan."Nice catch on the princess toadstool wrapper." Samus then went back to looking forward ahead. Fox then took the radio and spoke into it. "This is 9 paging home, were bringing in a gift. Alert Willis, over." Samus looked back at Fox. "You shouldn't talk on the dispatch while your driving, its dangerous." Fox could only respond with a small laugh as Samus went back to looking out the window.

TO BE CONTINUED

AN: So what did you guys think of episode 2? Leave feedback please! Episode 3 coming soon.