.3.

It was cold. So cold. Why was it so cold? Krystal's eyes fluttered open, she saw a metallic ceiling with a single light fixture. The vixen shivered ,to her right a constant beeping cut through the silence, she sat up a sudden pain in her left arm stopped this. Krystal pulled the needle in her arm out through clenched teeth, her vision polarized she put a hand to her forehead trying to concentrate. She pulled the blanket off then swung her legs off the bed. Krystal attempted to stand, nearly falling so in the process, she grabbed the railed edge ,pins and needles ran through her legs. *Just how long..* she thought stretching her legs, when the feeling came back she hobbled to the window.

It was blackened out , Krystal placed a hand on it it, shivers again ran through her. It took her a moment to realize the window wasn't blacked out . She gasped, as the plant Cerinia drifted into view, memories lanced through her head like fire, she fell back the last needle in her arm came out the monitor it was connected to let off a monotone wail. Falling..so tired ….where was she?...who was..she?...falling to the dark...a figure appears...a golden light around him ...catches her...the darkness...fades away...Krystal pulled herself up trying to remember . A sudden snick snapped her to attention, she hadn't seen the door before, it was opening now. She looked around for a weapon ,picked up a silver metal sheet and prepared to swing it at whoever entered.

10 minutes earlier...

Fox drummed his fingers impatiently across the table top "Boooorrreed..." he groaned leaning back in his chair. Slippy set down his disassembled communicator "If you want you could help me reconfigure the communicators frequency's." the toad held up one, Fox shook his head "You know Im not a tech genius like you Slips." he spun around in the chair arms crossed. "That's one thing we can agree on." said Falco striding into the rec room with a duffel bag slung over his shoulder. Fox stood up "Falco lombre you son of turkey ." he said walking over to the falcon, "Fox Mcloud you son of a dog." They hugged patting each others backs.

"Hey what about me?" piped up Slippy still messing with the communicator. Falco pulled out of the fox's embrace "Oh hey Slippy you uh um uh I got nothing." he threw his bag on the old couch, Slippy shrugged "Figured as much." he muttered not looking back up. Fox felt a smile form , the gang was back together once more. "So hows life as a solo Merc Falco?" he asked as Falco sat down in the chair next to Slippy "Not as fun as id thought it'd be but..." Falco kicked back resting his boots on the table top "It pays the bills." he murmured closing his eyes.

A twinge of pain shot through Fox's left leg, Falco opened one eye watching the vulpine limp to the seat opposite of his. "They weren't lieing where they." Fox looked down rubbing his leg "I only wish they did..." Falco stared at his long time friend with solemn eyes. "You got any plans?" "For what?" "The future Fox." He flexed his hand in thought "Honestly...I don't know. Haven't really thought that far ahead yet." Falco closed his eyes once again, a smile formed on his beak "You haven't changed one bit." he laughed , Fox smiled and laughed as well "Neither have you man neither have you." A sudden blaring sound interrupted there reunion "Fox!" yelled Peppy through the over head speaker. "Yeah Peppy?" replied the vulpine through covered ears "Ge to medical now!" "Why whats going on?" "Your friend just flat-lined." "Shit! Open all doors there now Im on my way!"

Fox ran to the med center faster than needed, pain lanced through his body once more, he didn't care nothing mattered as long as that woman was in danger. "Fox wait up!" hollered Falco chasing the vulpine, his words fell on deaf ears "Whats got him in such a rush?" he muttered slowing to a jog as Fox entered an elevator. Slippy came to a wheezing, stop the toad wasn't much of a runner "When *Gasp* Fox got released from the hospital, he picked up this girl ,from an ally she was in bad shape, for some reason Fox wanted to bring her the great fox didn't say why he was kinda acting strange..." The elevator doors opened the two climbed in "Give it to Fox to worry about every poor soul out there..."

Fox came to a skidding stop, he pressed the rooms button, it didn't open "Peppy open the door!" the hare typed several commands in red warning lights flashed across the screen "Give me a moment fox the doors malfunctioning...annnd got it! Should be opening now." as he said this the door started to slid open. It was open halfway when Fox's senses flared, he ducked just as a mass of blue and silver sailed to his head. "Whoa!" he yelped ducking , the vixen growled as he rolled into the room she swung again ,this time hitting the wall "Desine quod!" she said swinging again. This time Fox stopped the silver tray with his fore arm "That's enough!" a bewilder expression passed on the vixens face as he grabbed her pulling her into a restricting hold. "Dimmitte me!" she struggled trying to free herself. Fox held fast "You gonna stop? He asked as she continued to struggled, he tightened his grip she stopped squirming.

"Listen now and listen good lady, we can be the best of friends or the worst of enemys. But like it or not I saved your life if it hadn been for me you would still be in that ally. Dead." Fox loosed a little "Now im going to let you go. If you try anything...we'll be here all day you understand?" the vixen remained silent. "I said do you understand!" he shook her "Sentio!" she shouted, Fox smiled "Ill take that as a yes." he let her go. The vixen turned to him fire dancing in her eyes "Im Fox by the way." he held out his hand, she looked down at it then backed away "Krystal." she murmured not taking her eyes off his.

If you haven't figured it out Krystal's speaking Latin its a ancient language figured why not? Anyway thank you to all those who gave reviews so far very helpful kid you if theirs any punctual errors not the best when it comes down to fixen those heh... well till next time RWR out!