A/N:Hello everyone I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a very happy new year 2012, listen I know many of you have asked for an update to this story and I feel really bad for not updating sooner, so here you go my first fic of the year, the first day of the year.

Disclaimers: I don't own Star Fox or any of its characters they are owned by Nintendo and I don't own Assassin's Creed either, it is owned by Ubisoft Montreal.

Chapter 2

We are Assassins

"So tell me Fox, did you like meeting with the mentor?" the hare asked the vulpine inside the elevator.

"He is very… weird but I guess" he commented and Peppy laughed.

"That's what everyone thinks after seeing him for the first time, but I suppose that's what happens after 40 years of fighting templars" in a minute they arrived at their destined floor.

"Here is your bedroom Fox, all your belongings are there also your new clothes" Peppy told Fox as they reached the door with the numbers "681" on it.

Fox went in and saw that the bedroom was bit bigger than he expected, it was gray with a few lights the bed in the farthest corner, a nightstand next to it, on the other side was a glass table and a bookshelf.

"I suppose there isn't cable in here" Fox joked since there was no TV, he then sat in his bed and started hearing some strange noises on the bedroom next to his.

"Peppy, who lives next door?" he asked.

"Shake, why? Do you want to talk to him?" but in that moment Fox remembered the words of Shake before he left the room.

"No no, I think he's just fine" he exclaimed desperately while moving his paws and head in a denying way.

"Come to think of it, he is supposed to be in charge of your training, here come with me" Fox was reluctant at first but Peppy grabbed his paw and dragged him inside, the door slid open so the vulpine quickly shut his eyes, but then he heard something he didn't expect, Peppy and Shake were talking normally in the background some other voices were heard and there was also some music thus, trusting his ears Fox opened his eyes.

There was a party in the room in fact, three people including Fara were there, talking by the way, Fox slammed his face with one paw and blamed his dirty mind.

"So Shake, the Mentor expects you to be Fox's trainer, are you ok with it?" Peppy asked the black vulpine.

"Yeah sure why not, this ought to be fun" Peppy turned to leave with Fox who was already drinking soda so he had to be dragged outside again. Then he was left in his bedroom, he wanted to say goodnight to Peppy but the hare was already gone.

Fox decided to get some shut eye so he went to his bed.

It were 5 o'clock in the morning when Shake entered the bedroom of his new apprentice, he called but Fox didn't wake up so Shake walked towards him grabbed and threw him against a wall, of course that woke him up but he wasn't happy.

"Are you freaking nuts? What the hell was that for?" the black vulpine snorted.

"You wouldn't wake up that's why I did it, now let's go train" Fox stood up and left.

They took the elevator and went up; the training ground was a backyard with training dummies for sword and dagger combat, targets for long range shots and some climbing walls for practicing free running, in addition the roof was made of mirror-glass so no one outside could see the inside and so the trainers could watch the sky for inspiration if they needed to. Since it was dawn the sky was colored with a beautiful combination of blue and orange.

"All right Fox, let's begin with the basics, the first thing any assassin must know is free running or the ability to use the elements of the environment for getting from point A to point B or simply parkour. Now, Fara told me you can perform free running like an everyday thing, so let's see what you got. Climb that wall over there" Shake pointed to a wall close to them it had some windows and ledges for climbing just like most buildings in the city, Fox took a few steps back then ran towards the wall he began climbing but when he was about to grab to a ledge the trainee fell and hit the ground hard, Fox then rubbed his head and stood up.

"Shouldn't there be a pad in case something like this happened?" he complained.

"That is not necessary, an assassin must learn to master pain and use it against his enemies, now keep going until you do it right, perhaps you should try the same you used in the city" Shake told him.

"I did that because of the adrenaline, but nothing else"

"Adrenaline is a body fluid, therefore you can domain it" Fox shrugged and tried again, but he fell. Already half an hour had passed and Fox hadn't reached the half of the wall. Frustrated, he went and sat next to Shake.

"Any suggestions, Professor?" Fox asked.

"I already said everything I had to say, the rest is up to you boy" Fox scowled, he thought that for being his professor he was very uncaring, but maybe that's the way assassins had to be. Fox looked the roof and could see some stars and light coming from the rising solar; he then thought of the day before, and revived all his memories, until one thing came to his mind, the vulpine thought of his father, he thought of the seven years of his childhood he had been coming and leaving but never stayed for long, then one day…

18 years ago – McCloud residence.

Fox was in the kitchen helping his mom make dinner (in here Vixy doesn't die when Fox is a baby).

"Fox, I am going to use the stove so how about you go to the living room and watch some TV" Fox didn't think twice and in a flash he was watching TV. An hour or so later Vixy called Fox and he went to the dining room next to the kitchen and ate his hamburger and French fries; he was done but his mother had barely touched her food, his little mind realized something was bothering her so he asked what was wrong, for seconds Vixy remained in a trance-like state, then she shook her head and looked the infant in the eyes, those eyes were hers, she knew it.

"Nothing's wrong sweety, mommy was thinking about daddy" Fox moved his head to one side just like a puppy.

"Why?"

"Because mommy is worried about him" she answered and Fox crossed his arms and looked to the ground.

"I don't like daddy" he said.

"Why do you say that dear?"

"Because he is never here and always makes mommy feel bad" the vixen rose from her seat, walked towards the puppy and stroked his muzzle cheek.

"Daddy isn't bad dear, in fact he loves you a lot but he must go out and protect the world from the bad guys like the ones in the television" the little vulpine's eyes widened.

"So daddy is like a superhero?" Vixy hugged her son.

"That's exactly what he is, Fox" they broke apart.

"Then when I grow up I want to be a superhero too and go with him saving the world" Vixy rubbed the white fur in his head and then kissed him in the cheek.

"I'm sure you will Fox, and I bet you will be a lot better than him" then this sweet moment was interrupted when the bell rang, Fox went to open the door so Vixy could eat her dinner. The little vulpine opened the door and he was scared by the sight of two tall animals hooded and dressed in white, Fox felt some warm in his pants, it was urine.

"Hey little, would you mind calling your mom we have something to tell her" the soft voice of the men made him feel more secure but still he ran as fast as he could and called his mom, she saw who they were and told Fox to watch more TV, surprisingly he disobeyed and went to eavesdrop on her mother's conversation.

"I suppose you came to tell me something about him" Vixy asked.

"Yes that's exactly it Vixy" one of them answered.

"Tell me then Peppy" she asked the one who answered, but Peppy looked away so the other answered.

"Last week we sent James on a mission to Venom alongside Peppy and Pigma, they arrived the country unnoticed and raided Andross' base, everything seemed to go well but out of the blue, Pigma did the worst thing for an assassin: betray the brotherhood and the creed. Turns out Pigma was bribed by Andross, and the bastard gave everything up, Peppy escaped by little but James didn't make it out. He was declared missing in action but we really doubt he's alive" Vixy was about to break down and cry her eyes out but she didn't.

"Thanks for the information Master Pepper"

"Vixy don't hold back, he was a great assassin and husband even if he wasn't here. And don't worry about templars coming after either you or Fox, squads will secure the area 24/7 and we have already begun the search for Pigma, when we find him, you yourself will give him the final blow. Don't worry, James will be avenged" Pepper reassured her.

Both assassins left, Fox didn't understand many things back then, but seeing that his mother was about to return he ran towards the couch and pretended to be watching TV, Vixy sat next to him and brought him into a tight hug, that's when she broke; cascades of tears fell from her eyes and the little puppy did anything he could to try and comfort his mother such as hugging tighter or kissing her in her cheeks. Eventually they separated.

"What happened mommy?" the puppy asked.

"It's just that your daddy won't be coming home soon and I'm very sad for it. Come on you must go to sleep" Vixy carried him all the way to hers and James' bedroom.

"Why are we in your bedroom mommy?"

"Because I want you to be with me from now on" he changed into his pajamas while his mom went in the bathroom, after minutes Vixy came out in pajamas as well, the mother read a story to Fox and he fell asleep. Vixy lay down and cried herself to sleep.

For the next three years, Fox almost never left his mother's side, and with every passing day Vixy would eat less, sleep less or do anything. Eventually she passed away for a deadly illness she got after spending days without sleeping or eating. The now 10 year old Fox, was taken into an adoption house but he was never adopted since he had a not very good past, at the age of 18 he was allowed to leave and from that day on he lived alone until yesterday.

Present day – Training ground

Fox stood up and thought of the good times, the hugs with his mother and the trips to the park with his father, all the good feelings fused inside him and gave him strength. Yes, he had lived a terrible life, but that was over, today he was going to train and become an assassin just like his father and he would kill all the templars who stood in his way, and then he was going to kill Pigma and Andross with his hands; and his first obstacle was a wall to climb. Fox ran towards and with amazing agility and accuracy climbed the wall in seconds. Shake was astounded.

"Well done Fox, but this is just the beginning" the vulpine had to climb walls thousands of times, he mastered the uses of the sword, the dagger and the hidden gun, he mastered the ways of assassination with the hidden blade as well, and after three years, he was ready.

Three years later…

Fox was looking in the mirror, he was already dressed in his white assassin robes; today was the big day, the day of his initiation. He came out of his bedroom and took the elevator to the ceremonies hall. When he arrived all the assassins were there, the recruits were closest to him then were the rank 1 assassins then the rank 2 and so until the rank 10, after them were the masters and in the middle was the mentor standing next to a brazier and heated tongs. Fox walked passing everyone until he reached the stairs where he stood.

"Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine. The wisdom of our Creed is revealed through these words." The mentor said and Fox bowed in respect.

"Where other men, blindly follow the truth, remember…" the mentor said.

"Nothing is true" Fox answered.

"Where other men are limited by morality or law, remember…" the mentor said again.

"Everything is permitted" Fox answered then the mentor nodded and Fox ascended the stairs, he showed his left ring finger and Peppy grabbed the tongs and marked it like a tattoo with the mark of the assassins, then all present recited the maxim.

"We work in the dark to serve the light. We are Assassins. Nothing is true, everything is permitted." The mentor and Peppy walked Fox to the balcony behind; from there he was to perform his leap of faith. 'This is it, mom, dad, I am going to become the hero you always wanted me to be' he exhaled one last time, and jumped followed by some other assassins who joined, among them were Shake, Fara, a blue avian and a green toad. Fox landed on the hay and stood proudly. He was now a full member of the Assassin Order…

A/N: there it is, I hoped everyone liked the epicness in the end with the initiation and everything, which by the way I thank assassinscreed wikia for the explanation of the whole process and the phrases said in it xD, with that said and done I wanted to give you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! And a big hug xD, new year, new life as they say. Promise for this year: Update faster! Hopefully classes won't take much of my time now, see you guys and girls next time. TheNight'sWolf over and out.