Chapter 3
Footsteps of the Past
Now that Marcus has recruited Aeryn, we need to go to Aquas to get the frog's son. Ugh, what was his name again?
Ah, yes, Slippy. Slippy Toad. Yeah, he teamed up with that pink frog, uh...Amanda, and of course, helped on the road to defeat the Anglar Empire. They got married and now have a handful of kids, one in particular who wanted to join Starfox, after hearing the stories. Of course if I were married, I'd only bother with one child, but I'm not married, so...
"Hey, Katt! Where are we going now?" Marcus cut through my thoughts with enthusiasm.
"We're going to Aquas, now shut up." I snapped back. Pfft, overly hyper kid that Fox has.
"Ooh, will there be evil snapping fish trying to-"
"No, unless your plan is to swim there. Go in Marcus' ship if you don't have your own." I thought out loud. Marcus and Aeryn looked at each other.
"Eww! I'm not going in his ship! I won't even fit!" Aeryn whined out loud.
"Then you can sit in his lap." I replied.
"Eww, I don't want a girl in my lap! That's something Uncle Leon would do! And anyways, what if the media sees? Then mom and dad would kill me!" Marcus fought back.
"My mom would ground me for years if anything went wrong with Marcus and me!" Aeryn supported.
Ugh, immature kids. And I thought they were fifteen! The media will not see them, and if they do, then it'll be my fault. Wait, I wouldn't want the General over my head, that's how I got this mission in the first place!
"Come on, we don't have time for you to become disgusted about sitting in Marcus' lap!"
"Well, it's not like you've done it, have you?" Marcus quizzed. Hmm, he did have a point, only...
I have dealt with this problem. With Falco. But...would I really tell them about...?
"Yeah, I've done this hundreds of times!" Yeah right.
"Really?" Aeryn questioned.
"Of course I have. The media never caught me, and I was known back then!" I assured.
I was lying, but that was the only way to get to Aquas and for me to get my credits.
I really was caught by the press, but it wasn't really me. Falco was the one interrogated, because he had saved me. I, at the time, was unconscious. I was coming back from a date with Falco after he quit Starfox, but my Cat's Paw had exploded from overheat. I would have fallen to my end, but Falco was behind me and swooped in to my rescue. He had carried me out from his Arwing and the press was there, waiting for him. I felt sorry for him, because I wasn't there to help him with the questions. It had been my fault the ship had overheated, but he still took the bothersome media with strength. He was so heroic, but I wonder what become of him...
"Are you coming or not?" Marcus snapped in my face. Huh? We walked pretty fast to reach the ships already...
"Watch your language, pup!" I retorted.
Marcus ignored me with great skill and jumped into the cockpit. Aeryn followed after him, hopping into his lap, and Marcus closed the canopy. I smirked and jumped into my Cat's Paw II. I started the engine and pointed the control sticks towards the sky. The ship jerked and I was launched to the skies. Marcus caught up and was beside me, and he raced forward. I raised my eyebrows and turned on the communication system.
"Don't go racing off without me, pup!" I warned.
"Okay, okay, but I just want to get to Aquas quickly."
"Or you just want Aeryn off your lap." I smiled. Aeryn laughed at my reply and we headed out of the familiar atmosphere into space.
"I've never been in space before..." Aeryn trailed off as she awed at the sky.
"My dad always trained my up here, even when I was in the Cornerian Academy. But then it got boring and I dropped out. My dad wasn't really mad, but my mom was. And then my parents started fighting-"
"We don't need to know about your family problems, Marcus." I stated softly.
"Oh, sorry..." Marcus blushed and continued to fly.
Hmm, Krystal was mad, huh? I would've thought so. She always wanted the best for Fox, so why not for Marcus?
Marcus turned his Arwing towards Aquas and so did I.
"I'm going to go ahead, Katt. I'll wait for you around the orbit." He told me as he sped off.
"Get back here, you little rascal!" I growled and jerked the control sticks away from me. The ship reacted and I rocketed forward. The small blue planet grew as I flew closer. I looked on my tracking device, and a ship was blinking in the distance, roughly 300 kilometers away. I slowed the ship down and let it cruise. I'd reach there in about a minute or two. The communicators were on, but Marcus was not talking into them.
Maybe this could be a time to ponder over Falco. What had become of him? I'm sure Marcus or Aeryn would know something about him, where he was in life now. Maybe I should ask...
"Hey, Marcus." I spoke.
"Yeah? Anything wrong?" He asked.
"No, it's just...do you know...Falco?" My heart sped up as I said his name.
"Yup, I know Uncle Falco." Haha! Uncle Falco! That sounds so cute!
"How do you know him?"
"Well, he came to this party at Uncle Panther's house."
Hmm, no wonder I didn't know this. Panther and I don't really know each other too well. I saw him at Krystal's wedding, but other than that, I didn't know him.
"What did he talk about at the party?"
"Hmm, I didn't pay too much attention to what they were saying, but everyone kept saying that he should get a life. My dad said he should go talk to someone...err... I forget the name, but I do remember that he quickly protested and everyone laughed."
Argh! Who would that be? What if it was...me?
"Hey, Katt, we're at Aquas' orbit. Follow me from here." Marcus ended the conversation and pointed the Arwing's nose towards the planet. I did the same, and he sped downward. We entered the atmosphere and the familiar tug of gravity pulled on me once again. The fighters flew down and landed on a sandy beach environment. I opened the cockpit and jumped out to land on warm sand. I smiled with content.
"So, this is where Slippy's been living, huh?" I questioned.
"Yup. Now, follow me to his house." Marcus and Aeryn ran off towards Slippy's house.
"Kids these days..." I sighed. I walked casually to where they were standing, waiting for me.
"You're so slow! Walk a little faster next time!" Aeryn snapped to me. I growled and she backed away. Marcus knocked on the door, which was of a light-colored wood. The door opened to see Slippy.
"Hey Marcus, how're you doing?" Slippy looked different then the last time I saw him, which was obviously Krystal's wedding.
"I'm fine, thank you, but can I see Rupert for a second?"
"Sure, no problem. Hold on." Slippy called Rupert's name into the house. The place was rather noisy, actually. Slippy noticed me as he waited for Rupert.
Rats.
"Huh? Katt, what are you doing here?" He asked me.
"Oh, Peppy's assistant assigned this mission to me, because-" Marcus cut me off.
"I'm going to make another Starfox!" He cheered.
"That's very good to know, Marcus." He turned back to me.
"You still single?" He asked me with a smirk.
"Err...yeah." I replied nervously. He laughed.
"What about Falco? Or are you just ignoring him for the rest of your life?" "I'm not ignoring him." "You two had better get together, or else Falco'll find someone else!"
"I doubt he will."
"With his kind of attitude, I'm sure he will." Slippy ended as a ginger-colored frog came rushing towards us.
"Sorry Dad, had to help Mom with the cooking." Rupert apologized.
"It's okay Rupert. Marcus came a long way to ask you something. You know what? All of you, come inside. The sun must be quite annoying to you." Marcus and Aeryn raced inside with Rupert.
"You talk to Amanda if you like, Katt." Slippy pointed out where the kitchen was. I followed Slippy's instructions and Amanda was standing there, chopping vegetables.
"Hi." I murmured. Amanda whipped around to see me. She gasped.
"Hey Katt! Long time, no see, huh? How's it going?" She questioned cheerfully.
"Hmm, nothing much, just helping out Marcus here. Peppy gave me the job, so..." I trailed off.
"Helping Marcus? You mean Krystal's kid? That's odd, for Peppy to give you the job for creating the new team, right? You wouldn't expect Peppy to make you reunite the whole team, especially after..." She stopped.
Word spreads around quickly without the media, it seems, or maybe it's just that I don't watch TV. But somehow everyone knew about...Falco and...the incident. I had broken up with Falco, but that was only because of his egotism.
I had come to help him out in the Asteroid Belt, but he said that he didn't even need my help. I told him right off, "You're an idiot, Falco. I'm never helping you again." And I left. I knew I shouldn't have, but I was so ticked by his arrogance. He couldn't even accept the help of his girlfriend without making some stupid remark. I was cold to him, but everyone was pretty sad after that happened. Krystal, Amanda, and Lucy were all begging me to forgive him, so I did. All my tension went away, and I had fallen in love with him again. He lowered his overconfidence ever since then, but I think it stuck onto him. That's why our relation slowly drifted away, probably never to return...
"Hey, Katt? You okay?" Amanda called.
"Huh? What? Oh." I snapped back into the real world.
"Sorry if I made you zone out there. Speaking of Falco, what ever happened to him?" Amanda asked me curiously.
"...I don't know, but I'm soon to find out. We've gotten almost every member we could get in a day, and I'll let Fox handle the last member with Marcus. I'll be heading back to Peppy to get my credits, and I'll ask him when I'm there." I replied.
"That's a good idea! Peppy is sure to know Falco's whereabouts." Amanda ended the conversation as she poured the sliced vegetables into the steaming pot. Marcus called me from the end of the hallway.
"Katt, we have to go! I have to get home by 1800 hours, or else Mom'll get really mad!" Amanda chuckled at the last part.
"Looks like Krystal's changed after having Marcus. A little more stricter, I suppose." Amanda told.
"Probably. See you later, Amanda." I finished.
"Come again Katt!" Amanda replied. As I walked out the door Slippy was there.
"Good luck with Falco!" He smirked.
"Slippy!" Amanda scolded from the kitchen. Slippy blushed a little before replying back,
"Sorry!" to Amanda.
"I'll see you around sometime Katt." He ended. I nodded my good-bye and headed towards my ship. Another fighter was parked on the sandy beach as well. It had the colors of an Arwing, but no logo. It was almost a replica of Slippy's fighter, the Bullfrog, but was narrower in looks. That must be Rupert's ship.
"Katt! Hurry up, it's almost time for me to get back home! It's already 1700 hours!" Marcus snapped at me before shutting the canopy. Aeryn had to stick with Marcus again, unless...
"Rupert!" Rupert turned his head around. Your 'craft can hold two people, right?"
"Sure can." He replied.
"Can Aeryn ride in your ship instead of her sitting in Marcus' lap?" I questioned.
"Okay." He responded. I faced the Arwing.
"Aeryn, Rupert will let you sit in his fighter, so get out!" Marcus overheard and opened the canopy. Aeryn jumped out of the cockpit and headed towards Rupert's ship.
My work had satisfied the caution towards Marcus, because without a clear view, he had a higher chance of crashing. The canopy closed over me as my Cat's Paw II hovered above the ground. Marcus had started up his Arwing, and Rupert's ship roared to life. Marcus blasted off into the atmosphere, with Rupert close behind. I switched my communicators on.
"Hey Marcus, no crazy driving. It'll be fine if you get home late." I warned.
"You don't get it! My mom will ground me if I don't get home in time for dinner!" Marcus whined.
"Hey, if you're late, tell her to call Katt. She'll understand."
"What? Did you know my mom too?" "Yeah dummy, we're best friends. Of course I know her." Marcus was slightly surprised at the fact that I know Krystal and Fox. The atmosphere began to thin as space had started to grow. But something was wrong. There were two other ships nearing ours' as we left Aquas. The radar was blinking.
"Hey kids, stay together. Two unknown ships approaching, so don't get lost." "Got that, Katt." Marcus replied.
"Hey, Marcus, you need to get home quickly. Mom's waiting." A familiar voice stated.
"Dad told us that your new teammates can stay over for the night, and then he'll get you a nice apartment where all of you can stay." Another voice added.
"Hi Uncle Panther and Uncle Leon! Thanks for looking out for me!" Marcus replied into the communicator.
"Hmm? Aren't you...Katt?" Panther questioned over the communicator. I had to recover from the shock. You idiot, they're not the same as the last time you met them...they're not...evil.
"Yeah, I'm Katt, got a problem with that?" Argh, what a great first impression. You're really going to make some allies here.
"No, not at all, it's just...haven't I seen you before?" Panther questioned.
"Mmm-hmm, at Krystal's-"
"Oh yes, I remember now." Panther cut me off.
"Aren't you Falco's girl?" Leon asked. I gulped. Too many questions.
"Um..."
"Oh, so you are." Ack! Too much information!
"Well..."
"Oh, you broke up? I'm so sorry for you. You two seemed like quite the couple."
Panther was glancing over at Leon multiple times.
"Err, please excuse Leon's behavior...excuse me for a moment..." Panther abruptly switched to a private channel with Leon and started yelling.
I could hear him through the glass air-lock canopies. Something about too much online dating service and becoming the "former Panther". After the ranting was finished, Panther switched back onto the public channel.
"Sorry about that, Katt. Leon's a little-" He tapped his head with his finger. I smirked at the remark. Leon and Falco were pretty good friends in the Academy, but I guess that broke apart when Falco dropped out and joined Starfox. I think Leon was training on Venom with Andross' forces, and Wolf took him in from there.
"So Katt, what do you do in your spare time?" Panther questioned. It seems that Panther and Leon switched places, as Leon being the girl-crazy, and Panther being the quiet one.
"Err, not much." Yeah, not much, just crying over Falco and constantly waiting next to the phone, for his call.
"Hmm, so not much after Fox and Krystal..." Panther stopped again. Was he afraid of saying that Krystal was no longer his? Panther cleared his throat.
"You're now single, aren't you?"
"Y-Yeah."
"Eh, we'll all make it through these times. Right Leon?" He stressed Leon.
"Yeah, Panther." Leon snapped back. What did they do after Wolf disbanded the team? Did they drift space, or did they care for Marcus?
"Hey, Panther, Leon, what do you ever since Starwolf split up?" I asked.
"Barely anything, besides staying at home with Marcus and taking up jobs at Corneria." Panther replied. They worked at Corneria too?
"What do you work as?"
"Eh, it depends. We sometimes get a job offer from Peppy, but other than that, we drift from one job to the next." Panther answered.
"We get kicked out of our jobs because we were part of Starwolf." Leon added.
"Sometimes Krystal lets us come over for dinner, because she knows we're jobless." Panther stated.
"We've got no credits to spare." Leon included.
Aww, poor guys, I wish I could do something to help them...but giving them credits wouldn't help the ache inside them. If there was no one to pick me up, then I should pick someone else up. Help them along, since no one could help me.
"Katt, we've reached Corneria's orbit." Marcus broke my thoughts.
"Okay, we'll land near your house, and Panther and Leon will walk you to your house." I said.
"Aeryn and Rupert, you can sleep at my house for the night." Marcus told Aeryn and Rupert.
"Nah, I prefer to stay at my house. I'll come around your house tomorrow." Aeryn responded.
"That's fine with me." My fighter had already entered the atmosphere, and I was coming in for a landing, following Marcus' ship. His Arwing landed alongside Rupert's craft, and I landed my Cat's Paw II behind both of their ships. Panther and Leon's ship landed behind my fighter.
I opened the canopy and hopped out of the cockpit as everyone else did. Marcus quickly ran over to me.
"I think I'm going to ask Uncle Falco to join my team, so you can come along if you like." Marcus didn't wait for my response and he and Rupert started walking in the direction of their house while Aeryn walked the other way, towards where we first met her, at her home.
Panther and Leon were chatting quietly about something I couldn't quite hear from behind me. I quickly checked the time. 1830 hours. We were already late, but I'm sure Krystal would understand. As we neared the house, I scanned it. Hmm...it was pretty big, probably from all those credits Fox makes. Marcus rushed up to the door, Rupert tagging along. He rang the doorbell and waited for an answer. The door opened and light flooded the entrance.
"Marcus, why are you so late? It's already been half an hour that you were away. For this reason, your father and I have decided to ground you." Krystal snapped.
"You will have no interaction with your new team starting tomorrow. Understand?" Krystal added.
"What?! Dad agreed on this?" Marcus was in rage.
"Yes, he's finally got some sense in him. Now, get on inside and finish your dinner. You're heating it up yourself." Marcus glared at Krystal, but that glare gave me enough time to step in front of him, making Krystal notice me.
"I'm sure you'll understand my reasoning, Krystal." I started. My voice was casual and calm. Krystal's eyes widened.
"Katt?! W-What're you doing here?" She was absolutely bewildered by my sudden appearance.
"Oh, let's just say that Peppy assigned me a job with a client of hidden last name, and I ran myself into Marcus." I stated.
"Oh, it's so good to see you again!" She threw herself on me, hugging me. I hugged her back, and we had that best friend female greeting. When she released the grip, she was grinning uncontrollably.
"Where were you? You never came and visited ever since the wedding! We were all wondering what happened to you!" Krystal bursted. Marcus was slightly surprised at Krystal's unexpected personality change.
"I, uh, well..." I didn't know where to start.
"How about a celebration in the reunion with you? It's perfect!" She steered me into the house. Panther and Leon were waiting patiently outside.
"Oh, whoops, forgot about you two. Come along inside as well." Panther and Leon didn't seem offended by Krystal. She must do that often, I'm guessing. Marcus and Rupert had already rushed inside and slammed a door upstairs. Probably Marcus' room.
"Okay, take a seat, and I'll bring the food." Krystal rushed into another room, which I suppose was the kitchen. I glanced around the house. Where Krystal had left the three of us was the dining room. It had a grand eight-chair table, with stunning style and brilliant color. I almost felt jealous of her, but that was because she was married, so she had double the money with Fox. Sheesh, it's no fair that Krystal gets everything and-
"Okay everyone, don't tackle the food!" Krystal said while glancing at Leon, watching the food like a hawk. It was like a restaurant! Well, not like the cheap ones, it was like an expensive restaurant. Like the ones the Falco took me to...before...
"Katt! You haven't even sat down yet, and the food's not going to stay hot for you!" Krystal snapped me back into the real world.
Grr, did everything in my life have to relate to that stupid bird? He couldn't even- argh, here I go again. I'm just going to forget about him for the time being, at least until I leave Krystal's house. I quickly sat myself down and grabbed a plate. I started picking up the food that I wanted with the huge spoons that Krystal had set out on the table. Krystal watched my hands carefully.
"Katt...?" Krystal looked up at me.
"Hmm? What?" I asked.
"You're..." She kept trailing off.
"What?!" I urged her to finish her sentence.
"Umm...never mind." She cut the conversation. I started on my meal, and everything was quiet. I could feel the tension growing, Krystal glancing at me, and Panther and Leon had a, "I-know-but-I'm-not-telling-you" look on their face. I couldn't take the suspense any longer.
"What?! What's the matter?!" I almost screeched. "Katt...you're..." Krystal started.
"Yes?"
"You're..."
"Yes?"
"You're...not married yet?" She finally finished.
"What...?" I almost gave her a dumb look, but then I got it.
"No, is that a problem?" I finally responded.
"Well..." Ahh, here we go again.
"Oh, so you expected me to already be married by now, just because you know I love Falco, but you don't know that Falco probably hates me by now and our relationship is going nowhere because of this whole mess that he got himself into. Well, it's not my fault that he screwed it up with me, now is it? I just wanted to help him, but no, he wants to do everything by himself. I fly across the galaxy to save him, and he just gives me that stupid 'I'm a man and I'm tough' kind of attitude. I've dealt with it since the Academy but that last time really ticked me off, and then all of you say that the whole dilemma can be healed, and I was foolish and heartbroken enough to believe it. So I forgive him, and I'm smitten with him all over again, but he still keeps that cold attitude with him, and we never got back together, and now my whole life is a mess because of Falco! Falco Lombardi! I hate him! He ruined my life, he ruined everything! He probably doesn't even care about the pain and torture he's putting me through! Argh!" I had subconsciously stood up and was yelling.
Everyone was looking at me. I suddenly realized my ranting had gone too far. Way too far. I had never, ever, done this with friends around, even Krystal. I cleared my throat. I pretended to glance at my watch.
"Time for me to go...I'll see you around, Krystal...bye Panther, bye Leon..." I turned around and headed for the door, but someone was standing in my way.
Marcus.
Oh no! What if he overheard me? He probably thinks I'm crazy now, doesn't he? Oh no, what am I going to do...
"You're staying here." He stated in a clear and strong voice.
"I..."
"...I can't, Marcus. It's a long ride-"
"No way Katt, I know you just want to get home, and think about the whole entire day and how it'll be tomorrow, and-"
"Marcus." Krystal cut in. She had a serious expression.
"No point in protesting, because she won't have anywhere to sleep. And anyways, she has errands to do tomorrow, so there will be no reason to interfere with her career."
"No." Marcus told. Krystal slightly lightened her stare. She probably wasn't used to being back-talked.
"Rupert and I will sleep in the basement, and Katt can sleep in my bedroom-"
"You're bedroom's a mess-" "Not anymore." Krystal's gaze was again lightened. Krystal used telepathy to see the last part.
"And you've set up two beds in the basement."
"Yes." Krystal paused. She then sighed.
"Okay then, but first ask Katt." Krystal and Marcus turned to me.
"Err...okay...!" Krystal clapped her hands together.
"Then it's settled! You'll sleep here for the night, and Marcus and Rupert will have their share of fun in the basement." Krystal ended. Panther and Leon had already finished up their dinner, and were waiting for Krystal to tell them to leave.
"Hmm...I'll see you later Panther. You too, Leon." Panther and Leon stood up and headed out the door. Leon shut the door behind him, while Marcus raced up the stairs. Krystal turned to me. A faint smile was on her face. She then burst out laughing.
"I don't believe you! You've actually managed to hold all of your feelings inside you for that long? I could literally feel it coming out of you, and I'm sure Panther and Leon did as well, just didn't want to tell it to your face. You know, deep down, you love him. I still love Panther, and I'm sure he feels the same. But I love Fox more, so that's that, right?" Krystal placed her hand on my shoulder.
"I...I don't know what to say, Krystal." I started.
"Oh, don't give me that Katt! C'mon, I'll get Fox to sleep in Marcus' room, so both of us can chat in our room."
"Won't...won't he be offended?" "No, we're married Katt, we can work things out." Those words rang in my head.
"We're married now, we're married now..." I suddenly felt lonely. Oh Falco, where are you?
"Hey, since it's still our little celebration, let's both go to General Peppy to get your credits for today's work. I'm sure you did a great job." Krystal suggested.
"Okay, anything's fine with me!" Krystal elbowed me.
"You're in it for the money." She leaned her head into my ear before going upstairs to change.
"Just like Falco." My back arched straight up as she strode up the stairs. Just like Falco, huh? We must've been destined to be together, but fate has its ways, and for me, it wasn't a good one. Hey, we're going to General Peppy, so I can ask him about Falco!
"Okay Katt, let's go!" Krystal rushed down the stairs as I waited at the bottom. We walked out the door together and headed into the night. The Cornerian Building was just a walk away, so Krystal and I didn't bother with our fighters. As we neared the building, I gazed up at the stars.
The stars, the same stars Falco must be looking at right now, wondering about me. He probably wasn't, but it's still a feat to imagine. I showed my identity card, and Krystal didn't need to show hers. Well duh, everyone knows her, and no one could impersonate Krystal's personality. And anyways, what if someone asked a fake Krystal to mind-read? They would automatically be known as a fraud. As we walked in through the sliding doors, to my surprise, General Peppy was standing there. He had his uniform on, and he was probably waiting for me.
"It's good to see you again, Katt and Krystal." Peppy said at last. I cleared my throat.
"Why did you give me a mission-"
"Let me explain." He cut in. I'm assuming he knew I would ask.
"I wanted you do complete this mission because I wanted you to go around, linking back to your past, seeing that all you look forward to is the future. I knew Fox has links with all of the Starfox Team, so Marcus knows everyone's kids. Marcus wanted all of his friends to be with him in the team, so I made you go around asking old friends for help. Along the way, you ran into the past, your past. That's why I wanted you to complete this mission." Peppy ended.
"Here are your credits." He handed me the pay. I counted the money. I was surprised.
"Huh? One hundred thousand credits for this one job?!" I questioned. I was starting to feel dizzy. How did I have so much from helping that little rascal Marcus?
"After all, it is the McCloud family." Peppy said. What? This was...
"Oh, Krystal, I'm really sorry! I-I didn't know-"
"It's okay, Katt. We've got too much money anyways." Krystal knew what I was going to say.
"Anything else you need to say before going?" Peppy questioned. Falco!
"Oh, yeah, one more question. What ever happened to Falco?" I started. Peppy's eyes slightly widened before continuing.
"I...I was afraid you would've asked that..." Peppy trailed off. I became more alert.
"What? What happened to him?" My voice was slightly frantic. Krystal didn't say anything.
"Well, he stopped by here once to talk to me. He told me that...that he would be traveling around to different planets, and once he did that, he would come back to me. He traveled, and he arrived back here and told me he would be in..." He paused.
"Where? Where?!" I pleaded.
"He told me...he would be in a different galaxy. He told me not to tell you, but...I think it's time you knew." Peppy finished with me in a daze. Falco? Gone? Different galaxy? Just like that? Without saying goodbye?
"I'm going to find him! Now!" I almost barged out the door before Krystal held me back.
"No Katt! You can't go! It'll be too hard! Where would you even start?" Krystal struggled to hold on to me. I could feel my cheeks heating up. My eyes were cloudy.
"I have to go! No one can or will stop me!" I protested.
"I shouldn't have told you, Katt. I'm sorry for telling you." I heard Peppy's soft voice. I calmed down and turned to Peppy, who had lowered his head.
"I...I didn't think that you'd go after him, but that was wrong. You still have hope, so I'll let you go. You'll get all of my help in your search for Falco, Katt, so if you need assistance, just tell me." Peppy said in a low voice. A voice rang from behind us.
"If you want to find Uncle Falco, I'll help you!" Marcus stated unexpectedly.
"Marcus!" Krystal almost jumped backwards in surprise, but then she got out her serious motherly look.
"Marcus, what are you doing up so late? And what have I taught you about eavesdropping?!"
"I'm sorry mother, but Katt really likes Uncle Falco, but Peppy said he's missing, so I wanted to help her by going with her to the galaxy and finding him! It could be our first mission as Starfox!" Marcus prepared. Krystal thought on the idea.
"Marcus, that's some idea you've got." Peppy encouraged. I was still gaping at how much he had learned about me in the past day.
"Okay, you can go with Katt and the team to wherever Katt's going to go." Krystal told Marcus.
"Marcus? Why are you going to go?" I asked.
"I want Uncle Falco on my team too! But for now, you can help me!" Marcus replied contentedly.
"So, is this an offer to be on your team or what?" I asked.
"Yeah!"
"I'll think about it." I stated. Krystal started out the door.
"Farewell Peppy." She waved goodbye to Peppy.
"Thanks Peppy, I'll see you later." I called behind me. Marcus waved energetically to Peppy as Krystal pushed him out. I followed behind Krystal as we walked back to the house.
"You are in big trouble, mister." Krystal growled to Marcus.
"Aren't I always?" He looked up at Krystal with eyes filled with pure satisfaction. Krystal didn't add on. We made it back to the house and Marcus and Rupert were waiting to go downstairs to sleep in the basement. Wow, they probably had their basement finished already...
"Okay, you and Rupert can go downstairs. Katt, I have some spare clothes you can change into." Krystal mentioned to me.
"That's fine, I always keep spare clothes in my fighter. Let me go get them." I rushed out the door to get my night gown. The canopy opened and I jumped in. I lifted the seat up, and a box was hiding underneath. I carefully opened the box and pulled out my night gown. I raced back to the house and made it inside.
"Well, that was fast." Krystal stated surprisingly.
"Yes, I tend to do things fast." I replied.
"Like I've seen with-"
"Oh, quit the Falco remarks Krystal." I cut in, knowing what she was going to say.
"You read my mind." Krystal calmly added.
"Yes I did." We giggled and I followed Krystal upstairs into her bedroom.
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Yay! Super long chapter!
I've been working on this for ages, so it's no surprise it would be long.
Hehe, I really meant it when I said long chapters would come in, huh?
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it!
We're definetly getting somewhere with Katt.