NH3: This was meant to go into the last chapter, but I put it in it's own. R&R please and enjoy. Oh, my excuse is that I had writer's block, camp, work on MOC pages, and my sister really hogged the computer when I had time.
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Mission One: Fichina. Chapter Seven: Runaway Train. Start.
"Falco, Slippy! Go back and look around, make sure we didn't lose any civilians," Fox yelled from above. They were at a train station. Fox was on the platform. So was Krystal, who was putting bandages on the wounds of some and caring for eight children who lost their parents in the attack. She actually had more, but they had already run off to relatives who survived. Falco and Slippy were in the parking lot, helping those that were wounded up to Krystal.
"Alright!" Falco yelled. Both went past the crowd and started searching.
"Krystal, is everyone alright?" Fox said.
"We found eight kids without parents and five dozen wounded," Krystal replied. She had the tone that she was pissed. Fox knew she was since Nico still hadn't come out of his room.
"I hope we can find them," Fox said. Fox himself lost his parents to Andross. He avoided the orphanage but he was certain that these would be dropped in one. Andross had destroyed too many hopes already.
"FOX!" Falco yelled. Both had come back.
"What is it, Falco?" Fox said.
"Another group is coming in!" Slippy yelled. "We have to go!"
"Krystal, we don't have time to wait for them and then start the train! Get to the front and start it up! Don't close the doors!" Fox yelled to Krystal, who had led the orphans onto the train behind everyone.
"I'm on it!" Krystal said, running aboard and turning toward the front.
Fox heard fighters coming in. He looked up to see that a group of Cornerian fighters had come.
They're going to distract them Fox thought.
Above their heads, the two groups clashed with each other. So far, the Venom ships were winning. Several crashed into buildings nearby. Fox felt a jolt as the train started. Falco and Slippy, however, were too far. They wouldn't make it.
"Falco!" Fox yelled into the communicator. "You two are not going to make it! Find another way out of the city!"
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"Slippy, we need an exit! Any ideas?" Falco yelled. They had taken cover in some wreckage and were firing at some troops who were separated from the massive force that invaded this city.
"None, they've got us surrounded!" Slippy said. Falco saw that more were coming from a few blocks away.
"Great…" Falco said. He took out his rocket launcher and fired. Many bodies down the street flew into the air. Falco cursed as he ran out of ammunition. There were just too many.
Slippy, however, had stopped firing. He heard a gradual sound getting louder.
"Falco, that sounds like a car!" Slippy yelled. Falco heard it too. The car (actually it was a pick-up truck) came around the corner. The person in the passenger seat held a shotgun and was firing at anything that came too close—or if the truck came too close. The driver held a blaster one-handed and was firing at further targets. They quickly cleared the area of enemies. The car stopped by the wreckage.
"Falco, Slippy, get in quick!"
"Nico? Is that you?" Falco said.
"Yes, now get in," Nico said. Next to him sat Peppy, who had decided to help after Nico left his room. Falco and Slippy ran to the car and got in.
"How did you get here with this car?" Slippy asked.
"We snuck in through the sewers," Nico said. "This car was in good condition at some garage."
"So, where are we going?" Falco said.
"We're following the others," Nico said. He turned a corner, drove to the train station and got aboard the platform. He then drove on the train tracks and the car flew forward as Nico floored the gas pedal.
"We'll catch up in ten minutes," Nico said with determination in his voice.
"When did you come out of your room?" Slippy asked.
"Krystal made me realize something. She let down her mental block for a second after she gave up getting me out of my room. I know you need the blueprints for the time splinter. That's the only way that Andross can be reached. However, I know that I need to help this civilization so I can save mine. So consider me a part of Star Fox until my civilization is saved," Nico said.
"Well, congratulations! You're an unofficial member of Star Fox until Fox says you are official," Falco said.
"I think he already approved it," Nico said, waving his hand in front of their faces. On his wrist was the communicator.
"Krystal dropped a box containing a badge, a blaster, and this. Fox must approve if she had this for me." Nico said. Suddenly, all of the communicators came on.
"Star Fox, come in. We have an emergency."
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"Our satellite system has found several enemy squads converging in on a part of the train track, where tunnels encase the train after a trip above a canyon. We can tell…" A feline admiral said, bringing up clear images of the soldiers and putting a circle around something a few were carrying. "…that they are in possession of a chemical bomb. That train you're aboard is facing certain doom. You have to get everyone off of it in ten minutes. Admiral Anderson out."
The communicator flashed off, only so the grim faces of the team. Fox knew he wore a look like that also.
"This is bad. As soon as we start going through the tunnel…" Fox said. Fox started to think, as he knew his team was thinking also. Fox learned a really long time ago that failure could result in many deaths. He knew that success would cost lives in some cases. Yet right now, he didn't have a way out of this situation.
"I've got nothing,"
"Me neither,"
"Nada,"
"Nope,"
"Zilch,"
Fox noticed that Nico hadn't answered. Come to think of it, why was Nico here now?
"Nico?"
"I have an idea, but it's risky. We may end up killing all the passengers on the train. Then again, we might not," Nico said.
"It's our only option. Tell us," Fox said anxiously, although he had a bad feeling in his gut.
"I'm coming up on the train right now. Fox, Krystal, put the train at its lowest speed to make the transition over to my vehicle. I'll take your place, since you two need to pilot Arwings for this to work. The rest of the team will get off the train tracks and use Arwings. On my mark, I need the Arwings to start pushing the train off the tracks," Nico said. Everyone stared at him with an oh-my-god-you-may-have-tried-to-solve-our-problems-with-the-most-suicidal-plan-I-have-ever-heard. Fox recovered first.
"Nico, that plan is too suicidal to work. Anything could happen,"
"I believe the emergency brakes were cut to make it move. The normal brakes wouldn't slow it down in time. It's our only option," Nico said, with the same look of worry everyone else had adopted. Fox realized that that plan was probably the only path to success…or failure instead.
"Krystal, head to the back of the train," Fox said before he switched his communicator off. He made his way to the back through the many people aboard the train. He finally reached the back and opened the door. He closed it behind him and looked at the pickup truck in front of him.
"FOX, JUMP INTO THE BACK!" Nico yelled through a megaphone Peppy had found in the glove compartment. Fox obeyed. He landed as Nico called Krystal aboard too. Fox watched as Nico climbed out the window, slide on top of the hood, and jump aboard the train. Fox assumed that Peppy had climbed into the driver's seat and was piloting the vehicle off the tracks. He soon stopped the truck on a mound of snow. Fox turned his communicator on as everyone climbed off the car.
"ROB, we are going to need our Arwings,"
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Nico ran on top of the train to avoid being seen. After all, he was an alien being, and there would be problems if he just strolled through the cars. He jumped down into the space between the control room and passenger car and entered the control room. No one was inside. He quickly looked at the GPS and found out that there was a tight curve before the tunnel holding the bomb. There was a warning next to it, saying that the curve had to be made at the lowest speed of the train to avoid tipping over. That was the only warning they had before the tunnels. Nico realized that he could make it easier to tip over the train if he put the train at its maximum speed. He quickly figured out how and did so. A few minutes passed and they were nearly upon the tunnel. The curve, thankfully, started after the canyon below.
Nico's communicator beeped and turned on. Fox's face came on.
"Nico, we are in position. Give us your signal," Fox yelled. They still had time before they would get back on solid land. However, when they reached the last quarter of the bridge, something bad happened: Nico's communicator died. The battery was dead! Nico swore. He had to reach Fox now! Nico spotted a flare gun by the side. He grabbed it and went outside.
Nico could hear the Arwings but not see them. They were in position. Nico aimed the flare gun at the sky and when they reached the curve, Nico fired. About a half-second later, Nico heard the screech of metal on metal. He felt the train tip over into the snow before he was fell into unconsciousness from the impact.
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Krystal landed her Arwing beside the tipped-over train first. She immediately ran to the control room and started to dig beneath the snow that covered it. On the outside, she was serious. Inside, though, she had a fireworks show of worries that had just reached the grand finale. Fox had immediately called a medical ship to the train wreck. It was on its way, but it wouldn't help them find Andross if they found Nico dead. Krystal finally uncovered Nico from the snow. Some metal had pierced his leg and he had a big bump on his head. Krystal's firework's show in her head ended.
"Falco, Slippy! Help the civilians out the train!" Krystal yelled. "Fox, help me carry Nico to an Arwing!" Fox quickly ran over. Krystal got another glimpse of Fox's eyes. Just staring into those eyes would make her go crazy. Almost. Krystal had her personal thoughts about Fox and most of them pointed to the fact that she was in love with Fox. They quickly maneuvered Nico onto the patch of grass that appeared from the heat the Arwings produced upon landing. Krystal, for her own mind to think about, decided to catch one thought Fox had about her.
God, I could stare into those eyes forever.
Krystal's mind retreated and she wondered if Fox really was in love with her.
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NH3: OMG! That took me forever. Anyway, R&R PLEASE! It's boring having so few reviews!
