After the incident that night, Krystal had to get off the planet. Before Fox decided to shut her down and stop whatever she was scheming. She ran from the beach front to the military base, approaching the hanger. There was a guard posted out front of the entrance. She walked up to him, he seemed surprised to see her, and why not? It was 3 in the morning.
"Ms. Krystal? What are you doing out here so late at night?" After seeing his performance, Krystal knew that Fox hadn't broken the news to Pepper and Peppy yet; she decided to play it smooth. To avoid unnecessary casualties.
"I just had forgotten my personal belongings in my ship, would you mind if I could go in and grab them real fast?"
"I'm sorry ms, but it's to late at night to grab belongings now, please come back in the morning."
"I see, what a pity."
"What was-"He was cut off when Krystal jabbed him in the stomach, and then threw a punch across the young coyote's muzzle, falling him to the ground unconscious. Krystal picked the keys to the hangar off of his belt, and his weapon just incase. She unlocked the door to the hangar, there was no one in sight, she was home free from here on out. She slid the card through the hangar door control, and it begun to rise up. She then quickly ran to her Cloud Runner (Is the Cloud Runner one word, or two? I don't know)
She lifted up the latch, jumped into the cockpit and pressed the button to have it fall back down. She then punched in a sequence of buttons to start up her engine, it roared to life. She quickly cleared out of the hanger, off the ground and soared into the night sky. Minutes later she broke Corneria's atmosphere, and was now in the void of space. She was free; now only one question remained on her mind. "Where do I go from here?"
She found an empty void of space to put her fighter into stand by; this could be difficult to answer. Obviously she couldn't return to Corneria, not yet at least. The day she returns is the day that Fox will pay. She thought it over for a few minutes; there was really only one choice. She fired up her engine yet again and headed to her destination.
"Time to visit some old rivals." She said aloud herself, as an evil grin swept across her muzzle.
X
Miyu stirred a bit, waking up slowly, opening her cerulean blue eyes. She then noticed that the spot where Fox laid was empty, she looked around the room for him, but she was completely alone. The room was slightly lit from the light of the sun outside. Miyu looked up to the digital clock to see it read 8:15 AM. She then sat up straight on the bed, looking for her house coat.
Oh right, this isn't my house. She thought to herself, she then got up to look for something to cover her naked body, but couldn't find anything, and it was too early to get dressed now, she just let herself be for now.
I wonder where Fox got off to so early. Miyu then got off the bed and started looking around the house for him. She went into the living room, he wasn't around. She looked in the kitchen, then the basement, then the bathroom, he wasn't anywhere in sight. She went out the front to look for him; she then looked up and saw Fox gazing out to the view on the balcony that was connected to his parent's room. She then ran up to their room and went through the balcony door; she stood there for a moment, just staring at Fox. She knew that this whole scenario has affected him most of all. She walked up to him, wrapping her arms around his stomach. He was bare naked also, minus boxers of course.
"Good morning hon." He was slightly surprised by Miyu's sudden appearance, but after a moment he calmed down, taking her paws with his own still facing his back toward her.
"Good morning." He told her, in a soft, sweet voice. He took a deep breath of the clean, crisp, fresh morning air, it was soothing. He then gently pulled her to his right side, wrapping his arm around her waste.
"Beautiful isn't it?" He asked her, she hadn't really focused on the view. When she looked out, it was truly beautiful. There was a small forest area in front of them, slightly lighten by the sunlight, and a small stream was right down the middle, with plenty of little shrubs an flowers around the water flow.
"It is. Very beautiful." She sent a warm smile his way, and laid her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes. Fox then gently laid his own head onto hers.
"I'm sorry." Came from Miyu's lips, quickly and quietly. Fox picked up his head from hers. Surprised by her words.
"For what?" It took her a moment to respond. She took a deep breath, and smoothly let it out. Miyu picked her head off of Fox's shoulder, and looked up to him.
"This is, all my fault."
"Don't say that."
"You know it's true. If it hadn't been for me, none of this would have happened. Krystal wouldn't be planning to kill us both, and everything would be fine." Miyu let her head droop down, staring at the ground beneath there feet. Fox picked up her head from her chin and brought it up for her eyes to meet his, gazing endlessly into one another.
"I can't say that it would have turned out any differently, because I simply don't know and never will." He paused for a moment, and scooted his muzzle closer to hers. "But I know, it's meant to be this way." Miyu was shocked.
"How could you say that?"
"Because, these last few days that I've spent with you, made me realize something." He slowly moved his head closer and closer to hers, closing the space that separated them. "I wouldn't be happy, with none other than you." And with that, he closed that gap that was between them, meeting her lips with his own. Miyu's only response was slowly wrapping her arms around Fox's neck while he wrapped his around her waste. Tears of happiness were forming in the corner of Miyu's eyes.
It lasted several moments, until they finally broke it apart. Keeping there paws where they were, staying close to one another. Miyu sniffled a few times in result to the tears, slowly streaming down her cheeks. They glistened in the morning sun. She took a deep breath followed by its release; she laid her head onto his chest. Later that morning, they reestablished themselves onto the loveseat, watching the local news together, that is after Fox found him and Miyu a housecoat. Miyu was terribly uncomfortable strolling around someone else's house, nearly naked.
A few moments later, Fay entered the room, in the same situation as Miyu was that morning, looking for a housecoat. Miyu quickly covered Fox's eyes from the sight.
"Fay! What are you doing?" Miyu scolded her.
"Sorry, but I couldn't find a bath robe in my room, or in the bathroom. I didn't think you two were up yet." Miyu just let out a small sigh.
"Fox could you please go find her a housecoat?" Fox's eyes were still covered by Miyu's paw; he let out a small nod. She then lifted her paw from his eyes, he quickly ran past her going down the basement to grab a spare housecoat. Fay made her way to the single couch. Fox came back up and quickly handed it to her.
"Here." He said to her, his face facing away. Fay let out a small laugh while taking it from him.
"You don't have to be so nervous, I mean it's not like you've never seen a naked girl before right?" Fox's face turned red.
"Fay!" Miyu called out to her.
"What? It's true! Sorry, thanks again."
"No problem." Fox made his way back toward Miyu. About thirty minutes later, Slippy came in, wearing a housecoat. He hobbled his way over onto the three seat wide sofa. Fay sighed.
"I really wish I had a cigarette right about now." They all let out a small chuckle. After a moment of silence, Miyu spook out. Regarding the situation at hand.
"What should we do now?" Fox explained to her.
"I guess we better tell Pepper and Peppy what's happened, keep them up to date. But from there on out, I'm not sure." The phone rang; Fox got up from his seat and headed toward the phone. He answered it.
"McCloud residence?"
"Fox." Came swiftly and quietly through the line. It was Peppy.
"Peppy? What's wrong?" The group then tuned into the conversation at the mention of the old hares name. Fox was worried, Peppy's voice sounded, quiet, faint, and most importantly, uneasy.
"Falco told me everything." Peppy paused for a moment then continued. "There's something you need to see Fox. Please come to the military base in one hour. Falco and Katt will be here, make sure you bring everybody." With that, the hare hanged up, Fox didn't even have a chance to ask him about his recovery.
"What's wrong?" Slippy asked, worried.
"Peppy wants to see us in an hour, at the military base." Fox paused for a moment, "Everyone go get ready." They all quickly got up from there seats and got ready for the day, except Miyu. She walked up closely behind Fox.
"Is everything alright?" Fox found it difficult to answer that question though; he only let out a small sigh.
"I don't know." After they were all finished getting ready, they headed toward the military base. Fox and the group headed toward the front door, a guard was standing outside. Waiting on them.
"Captain McCloud, sir." He saluted Fox, "Please make your way to the conference room straight ahead. Mr. Lombardi and Ms. Monroe are up ahead also."
"Thank you." Fox quickly thanked the guard, he and everyone else headed for the room. He opened the door to see Peppy and Pepper standing next to one another, and Falco with Katt sitting next to one another in the chairs that surrounded the round table. Peppy walked up to Fox.
"It's good to see you Fox." Fox looked up to his father like figure friend, he had a few bandages on his face and some on his hands. But it seemed that he was making a hasty recovery indeed.
"Like wise Peppy." Fox walked up to the old hare and embraced him with a hug, Peppy slowly followed behind him. After a moment, Pepper broke the silence.
"Now, let's get down to business shall we?" He made a hand gesture for Fox to sit. Fox took a seat, with Miyu by his side. Fay and Slippy found seats a few away from them, Peppy walked back up to the front of the room. Pepper opened up.
"At around 3:20 AM early morning, we found a guard unconscious at his post, he was struck down. After fully investigating the area, we came to the conclusion that the Cloud Runner, Krystal's ship, was gone." Everyone eyes widened. Fox spook out.
"So, that means Krystal's left the planet."
"Precisely." Peppy added on, he then turned around and picked up a yellow envelope from the desk, holding it up in his paws. "This was found at 7:35 AM this morning, in front of the front doors, just a few hours from now." Fox looked up at the clock; it read 10:00 AM. Peppy then opened up the envelope, and let whatever it contained slide out into his palm, it was a black computer disk.
"This might very well answer a few questions." Falco spook out, Peppy then slid the disk into the computer chamber, after a few moments the computer read the disk and was ready to play its contents.
"It's a recording of something." Slippy stated. Fox stood up from his chair, and called out to the computer.
"Play message."
"Message playing." The female, monotone voice of the computer replied back in Fox's order. After a few seconds, Krystal's figure was shown on the screen. Everyone gasped in surprise and stood up from their chairs. Krystal's figure on the disk began speaking.
"Hello Fox." She called out to him, in a seductive tone, and cackling manically to herself before continuing. "If you're watching this recording, it means I've left the planet. Oh well." She shrugged at the last statement. It continued playing. Her tone became serious, and dark.
"You shunned me away Fox, blackened me out of your life, and you will pay for it, with your life." She paused. Then continued. "One year. One year from now Fox, on the anniversary of the day you casted me out. You will burn. But until that day comes, I'll wait. Patiently."
"Waiting for what?" Fox demanded angrily, but obviously she didn't answer, it wasn't her. She continued.
"I imagine that your wanting to know what I'm waiting for, I'll tell you." After a moment, she continued. "I'm waiting on the repairs of you're ships, and the Great Fox. I'll take the pleasure of blowing you out of space myself, to make you're death more satisfying." Krystal's figure then shifted her gaze over to Miyu, as if she knew where she would have sat. Miyu just gasped in the surprise. The figure pointed a finger to her.
"You, and that whore of a girl you call a lady." The figure then shifted back towards Fox. "Now I'm sure you would agree that five against one wouldn't be a fair fight right?" The figure laughed slightly. "That's why, one year from today. When I destroy you and your team, I will have the aid of others who despise you as well. Don't be surprised." She just let out a long maniacal laugh. They were all speechless, how could Krystal of all people come to this?
"Don't worry." She said in a cute, jokingly voice while putting a finger over her lips. "I won't be a bad sport, and go poison your food, or plant a bomb in your car or anything. No, you're death by my paws, is worth the wait. I guarantee you that. As time goes by, I'll send you messages just like this one, near the coming up of our anniversary, a message will have coordinates of our fight point. It is there, where I will bury you in you're grave.
The figure then looked down to the ground, as the message was nearing its end. Krystal brought her head up to look at Fox, tears in her eyes. Her voice was crippled over the emotion. It was a combination of hatred, and sadness.
"You brought this on yourself." With that, the screen went blank. Everyone fell back into there chairs, amazed at what they just heard.
"My goodness, how could Krystal of all people, do something like this?" Peppy asked out loud, putting a paw over his forehead. He never got an answer. Fox just spoke.
"How she could do this doesn't matter. What does matter is what were going to do in response to her death threat." Falco cut in.
"Do you think we should really take her word for it? That she'll leave us alone for the next year?" They wanted to believe that, but they were unsure. She could have been easily lying to them, but hell, they wanted to believe this wasn't happening at all. Though it was, this was reality. After a moment of silence, Fox broke it.
"I'd take her word for it; she wants to see us die in front of her eyes, by her own paws. I have a pretty strong hunch about this." Pepper cut in.
"I'll see to it that the Great Fox is maintained on schedule. I'll call all you're employers to give you some time off, just please get some rest and focus on what's coming up ahead." Pepper exited the room; Peppy was soon following him, when he got to the door he turned around to look at the group.
"This fight is inevitable, you all have to prepare yourselves both physically, and mentally on what's coming for us. No matter how hard it may be." He then exited the room also. The group was completely silent for what seemed like forever. They just slowly, one by one exited the room until Miyu was the last person to head for the door, before she left. She looked back to see Fox, still sitting there, staring into space. She walked up to him and put a paw on his shoulder. He looked up to her, and put on a weak smile.
"Common, we should leave." She then started to walk back to the door.
"This just proves it." Miyu looked over to him.
"Proves what?" She didn't get an answer, Fox just got up from his seat and walked over to her and planted a quick kiss on her lips. After it broke, he grabbed Miyu's left paw and placed it over his heart, cupping it with his own. He looked into her eyes.
"That I'm supposed to be with no one else, but you."
