Chapter 3

Corneria…7:41am

Early the next morning, all of Corneria was up and about starting the day. Up at the Corneria command tower, all of the military were fast at work. Up in the command center, an elder grey rabbit in a Cornerian officers uniform looking over the entire city of Corneria. This was General Peppy Hare. Once before, Peppy was a member of Star Fox with Fox's father and again with Fox during the Lylat war, plight of Sauria, and the Aparoid war. After the wars, Peppy was promoted to General of the Corneria army after General Pepper fell ill. As he looked over the city, he couldn't help but smile because General Pepper would be very proud of how far Corneria came since the attack by the aparoid war. But it was at that moment a dog soldier walked over to him and whispered in his ear. He replies, "Very well, take him to my office."

"Yes, sir. Right away." the dog soldier replies.

The dog then leaves the room to take the visitor to General Hare's office. Peppy meanwhile continued to look out at the city but all he had on his mind was what Fox needed since after the Anglar war when Fox disbanded the teams after Krystal left him. But, he and Fox kept in touch for some time just to see how he was doing. After looking out at the city, Peppy turns and heads for his office to see what Fox wanted.

Inside the office of Peppy Hare, Fox was patiently sitting in one of the chairs in front of his desk waiting patiently for Peppy. Soon enough, the office doors open and General Peppy Hare himself enters the room. The two couldn't help but smile at each other since it's been a long time since they last saw each other. Peppy sits down at his desk and says, "It's been a long time, Fox."

"Same here, Peppy. Tell me, how are things with you as general?" Fox asks.

"Everything's good. How about you? How are you doing since the Anglar war?" Peppy asks.

"To be honest, I'm doing good. Considering that I just found out from Krystal that she's getting married to Panther soon."

"Really? Does it bother you, Fox?"

"A little bit, Peppy. But it doesn't really matter mostly because I've been busy myself lately and I met someone new."

"Is that so? What's her name?" Peppy asks curiously.

"Well, her names Jasmine and before you even ask, she and I met in the park when a crazy drunkard tried to rape her." Fox explains. "But enough about me, let's get back to the business at hand. I need a favor."

"What kind of favor, Fox?"

"Well firstly, I'm bringing back Star Fox and I'm thinking of expanding the team. Got any good pilots that fit the bill, Peppy?"

"Hm…" Peppy says thinking. "Well, I'll see what I can do. As a matter of fact, I have two pilots that my be perfect for the team. And also, I'll supply some funding for your team."

"Really? Thanks, Peppy. I owe you one." Fox replies.

"No problem, Fox. In fact, I want to tell you that I'm very proud of you for this choice mostly because of a situation on Venom."

"What kind of situation, Peppy?"

This, Fox." Peppy answers tossing a newspaper onto his desk.

Curious, Fox grabs the newspaper and looks at the front page showing a picture of Planet Venom along with the headline reading WAR ON VENOM. He reads, " 'War on Venom. Civil war erupts on planet Venom between current leader Dash Bowman and rebellion leader and former Star Wolf pilot Andrew Oikinny. But even as the war rages on, Corneria refuses to join the fighting.' Seriously, Oikinny's still trying to play war monger?"

"Unfortunately so, Fox. And sooner or later, that very war is going to makes it way into our own backyard and I need all of the best pilots on stand by in case something happens."

"What makes you say that, Peppy?"

"Because Oikinny could launch an attack on Corneria just like his uncle did in the past."

"Pfft. Come on, Peppy. Oikinny can't be able to pull off an attack of that magnitude that easily. He doesn't have the guts let alone the balls to do it. Not without the risk of Corneria joining the war." Fox commented.

"Maybe, Fox. But you never know."

Venom….9:24am

Meanwhile on Venom at a secure military base, buildings stretched throughout while mech assault tanks, regular tanks, fighters, interceptors, and warships were docked outside. Inside a large building, the generals of the Venom army were sitting around a large table. One of the chairs at the far end was turned around. "Gentleman, as you are well aware, the war between me and the resistance continues to turn in or favor. But unfortunately, it's not enough." a voice says.

"What do you mean, sir?" one of the generals asks.

"What I mean is…." the voice in the chair says turning and reveals to be none other than Andrew Oikinny…. "I want to show the entire Lylat system that I am the true emperor of Venom. Not my pathetic, weak relative Dash."

"If I may explain my lord, we already have many war prisoners in work camps on the planet itself. We can be able to focus our attention to conquering the rest of the planet."

"No! I'm talking about something big! Something that'll blow this war away completely out of the water!" Oikinny explains.

Andrew along with all of his other generals begin to strategize of what to do next. They all thought long and hard about what to do and which target it would be. After several more minutes of strategizing, one general exclaims, "I got it, sir! What if we launch an attack on one of the other planets."

"Silence! I'm thinking here!" Oikinny shouts and then has a sudden realization. "Wait a minute. That's brilliant!"

"What is, sir?" the general asks.

"Your proposal to attack a planet! It's brilliant and I have the perfect planet we can target!"

"Which one, sir?" a general asks.

"Corneria you idiots! We attack Corneria!" Oikinny shouts.

All of the generals were in complete surprise at their leaders intended target for the attack. The planet of Corneria was attacked only one other time and that was during the Lylat war against Andross and he pulled off the attack with ease along with the second attack attributed by the Aparoids. But now with Andrew Oikinny wanting to launch an attack himself, it wasn't possible because he was not Andross. Another general jumps in and says, "My lord, is it even possible to attack Corneria? Since the attacks by your uncle and the Aparoids, it's likely the planet's very army took certain steps to prevent any more attacks from happening again."

"Yes, I am aware of that. But this time, things will be different and my uncle pulled off the before and I can do it again. But first, send a spy to the planet in order to gain some intel on the enemy. With luck, we'll find out an opening and use it to our advantage. Now, have our pilots on stand by for the attack." Oikinny orders.

"Yes, sir." all of the generals say in unison.

With that, Oikinny's evil plan to attack Corneria, the very hub of galactic peace, was underway. But, what he did not know was that his plan would fail unaware because the planet was going to be under the protection of the Star Fox team once again.

Here you are guys. Another great chapter on my story. What does this mean for the planet of Corneria? Will the Venom army succeed in the plan? Will the newly reunited Star Fox team be able to stop them? Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter of Star Fox Restoration of the heart. Also, all star fox characters and planets are the property of Nintendo. No copyright intended. Thank you all for your support and stay cool and frosty in this heatwave.