Here we are again, thank you for staying with the story, even though it really just started.

Just in case it hasn't been clear already, Star Fox Adventures is only a starting point for this story. So, hold on a little while longer and you'll see what the story can be. And in case you've forgotten, this story is based on a video game idea I had by the same name.

This chapter is heavy on the scenes from Star Fox Adventures; two scenes from the game in this chapter. I just hope I did that right.

After this chapter there is only one more involving scenes from Star Fox Adventures. So that means the REAL story will begin.

Hope you enjoy the chapter.


Chapter 7: Suspicions and Release

Sauria, Krazoa Shrine

Fox groaned loudly as he entered Krazoa Shrine tired, beaten, and sore from the long adventure he had getting there. Seeing the chamber of the last challenge brought a big smile to his face as he stepped forward. To him it felt like he'd been on Sauria for weeks when really it'd had been little more than a day. It was hard to say since Fox had been up for over twenty four hours and had been knocked out more than once. He'd been moving nonstop since he arrived on the planet, solving all their war problems and collecting then returning the Spellstones and the Krazoa Spirits. To him it felt like he'd been doing everything except what he'd been hired to do. At least the Earthwalkers were happy and safe, and he was finally alone.

He was beyond happy to be at the last Krazoa Shrine, to him it meant the contract was close to being completed and he wasn't too far away from being paid. There was also the thought of that attractive blue vixen finally being free. Just getting the chance to speak to her once she was released had been a big motivation for him. Hopefully she'd be grateful to him, Fox had rescued more than his share of people that weren't grateful.

Fox stopped when he looked around to find the room completely empty. Usually there was Krazoa Spirit or someone else in the chamber to tell him what to do, but that time there was nothing. Even the staff that could sense the spirits wasn't picking up anything. The only thing in the room was a raised part of the floor that gave Fox the assumption he'd had to fight something, but there was no one to fight.

What the heck is going on here? Fox thought as he looked around the room. Where's the test, the shrine, anything that supposed to be here?

Fox climbed onto the platform in the center of the room guessing something would happen but nothing did. He stood in the middle of the platform thinking what could've gone wrong. After nearly a minute Fox began thinking that someone beat him too the last Krazoa Spirit, the thought freaked him out.

"I have been waiting for you, Fox McCloud." General Scale's voice echoed throughout the room but Fox saw no sign of him, causing him to freeze.

Fox stopped in his place, clutching the staff, ready for a fight. He looked around seeing no one around him but knew that he was not alone. It wasn't till Fox looked up that he saw General Scales falling down towards him with his sword raised over his head for a death blow. Fox jumped back just in time to avoid taking a sword through his skull and rolled back to a fighting stand with the staff drawn as his attacker recovered.

"You may have returned the Spellstones, but the war is not over yet. Now, you must face me." General Scales growled at Fox.

Man this moron is full of himself. Fox thought as he readied his stance for the fight.

General Scales rushed at Fox in a blind rage making it easy for him to jump out of the way. He quickly recovered and readied himself for another charge only for his opponent to come at him swinging powerful and quick attacks, causing him to quickly switch tactics. Fox wasn't expecting to face a competent opponent after everything he had experienced against General Scales but there he was, fighting a talented warrior. The fight quickly became a fight for survival as Fox had to do his best just to avoid getting ran over by his opponent. General Scales was incredibly strong and certainly a well-trained, experienced warrior, as Fox was quickly finding out. His attacks were powerful, any of them would be certain death if they connected, making avoiding them Fox's top priority. However, his speed and precision were lacking enough for Fox to take advantage of and avoid his blows. He was able to dodge his most of his attacks easily, blocking those he couldn't. Though his attacks came frequently and with such ferocity that Fox saw little opportunity to launch an attack of his own, leaving him to primarily defend till he could detect an opening and counter.

After what felt like an eternity Fox saw an opening in General Scales' movements and took it. He spun the staff as his opponent launched another attack, creating a small opening and activated the fire blast ability and fired. The blast flew past General Scales' guard and scorched his face causing him to scream in pain as he held his face and step back. Fox could smell the burning flesh and knew it was a bad burn, at least a second degree burn but most likely a third degree.

"You'll pay for that you little vermin." General Scales growled as he held his burnt face.

General Scales roared and rushed at Fox with a new found fury, bringing down all of his anger into his blows. Fox found himself fighting against a furiously powerful opponent delivering blows with such power that he thought the staff's shaft would shatter if it took too many. He switched to dodge and counter instead of blocking but even that seemed to do little against the dinosaur's attacks.

Fox tried to block a downward cut only for the strength of General Scale's sword to knock his staff down, leaving him open for attack. Before Fox could recover he saw another attack coming his way towards his head. He jumped back but not quick enough to avoid the blade connecting with his right arm and cutting deep. Fox held back a scream as General Scales' blade cut through his arm. He stepped back clutching his arm as his opponent kept coming at him, not giving him time to recover and properly defend. Fox didn't even have the time to look at the wound before he found himself having to dodge more attacks. His only relief was that General Scales was starting to tire and his blows becoming slower, but he was quickly losing steam too. It was only a matter of time before one of them tired out and the other finished him, Fox just had to hope his strength held up.

"STOP!" A loud voice shouted causing the chamber to shake. "Scales, you are no longer any use to me."

General Scales suddenly froze on the spot upon hearing the voice. Fox gripped the staff as he stood up holding his injured arm. He was just as shocked as General Scales from the suddenness of the loud voice that seemed to come from nowhere. Both of them looked around cautiously, looking for the owner of the voice but saw nothing.

"Who are you? I demand you show yourself." General Scales shouted.

Fox wondered the same thing but didn't say a word. He wasn't about to let his guard down with a monster like General Scales standing near him. Despite his fear, Fox was just as curious as his reptile opponent.

"I am the one you brought to Krazoa Palace. The Earthwalkers could see me but you could not." The voice said.

". . . I . . . don't understand."

"No, I didn't think you would. You're desire for power has overwhelmed you and blinded you to the truth inside."

Ouch, that has to hurt. Fox thought as he fought back a laugh, but kept his guard up.

Fox looked behind General Scales at the portal to see three Sharpclaw soldiers appear. He tightened his grip on the staff as they walked up to General Scales and stood close behind him. General Scales barely acknowledges them beyond looking at them; apparently he was more focused on the new voice than why his soldiers were there. Fox on the other than focused on give soldiers instead, the fight quickly became one sided with their presence. He was just glad they were just standing there and not attacking.

"Now, give Fox what he's looking for. Give him the final Krazoa Spirit." The voice demanded.

Fox fought back a gasp at the voices words. After everything he'd been through Fox found it hard to believe that General Scales would have the last Krazoa Spirit. He watched cautiously, heavily doubting that General Scales would just give him what he needed, such an act would go against his controlling/alpha behavior. Agreeing to do it after being commanded by an unknown voice seemed even less likely.

"You will regret this." General Scales growled at Fox than roared.

Fox looked at General Scales confused at first till he doubled over in what seemed to be pain. He recognized what was happening immediately and his suspicions were confirmed when a Krazoa Spirit shot of the dinosaur's body. A moment later General Scales collapsed on the ground unconscious, apparently removing the spirit had a worse effect on him than it did on Fox.

"It was in him all this time?" Fox exclaimed as the Krazoa flew towards him and the Sharpclaw soldiers gathered around the unconscious General Scales. "But that voice . . . I recognize it from somewhere."

Fox pushed the thoughts aside as the Krazoa Spirit flew towards him. He readied himself as the spirit flew into his body, thankfully he'd gotten used to it so he barely felt a thing. A sense of pride and relief came over Fox as he realized the contract was nearly finished.

Finally, after all the pain and annoyance I have the last spirit. There'd better not be anything else after this. Fox thought as he stood up.

Fox looked up to see the Sharpclaw soldiers dragging the unconscious General Scales towards the portal, at least trying to. Their leader was so much larger than them that they were having trouble dragging him away. Fox found it funny and a little scary as well; he didn't like the thought of General Scales getting away, no telling what kind of chaos he'd cause once he came to. Fortunately, he knew that after everything he'd done the Sharpclaws no longer had the power to do any real damage, the other tribes should be able to beat them.

I wonder what's going to happen to that psychopath. I guess I should be worried more about the voice. Fox thought as he headed towards the exit. I'll worry about that later; I got to get the last spirit to that woman.


Great Fox Bridge

Miyu entered the bridge with Vixy following close behind her to see Peppy, Slippy, and Fay gathered around the data console. "Hey guys, what's going on?"

None of them raise their head or even acknowledge Miyu and Vixy as they enter the bridge. Miyu looked at them, growling softly, as she approached them slowly. She could tell they were deeply engrossed in what they were studying, though she couldn't tell what it was. From the looks on their faces they were worried about something and it started to concern Miyu.

Miyu stopped just behind Fay and blurted out loudly. "So, how is Fox doing down there?"

Peppy, Fay, and Slippy jumped at the sound of Miyu's voice. Slippy screamed the loudest causing Miyu and Vixy to cover their ears. Vixy laughed watching them squirm and gather their footing.

"Miyu, sorry, we didn't hear you coming." Fay said.

"I know, none of you answered me when we entered."

"Oh, sorry about that." Peppy replied. "We've been going over the data."

"I can see that, you three must've found something interesting."

"Yes, something doesn't add up and it's bothering me."

Miyu tilted her head in confusion. "What's the problem, have you observed something bad on the surface?"

"Hard to say, the data Fox recorded on his last visit to the Krazoa Palace brought up something unusual." Slippy answered

"You mean besides him staring at a scantily clad, voluptuous vixen." Miyu said sarcastically.

"Very funny." Fay responded. "You see, we detected a very high energy reading as Fox left the Palace. Upon closer examination, we're certain it's biological."

"And, what is that supposed to mean?"

"Basically, that the thing producing the energy is a living being, not mechanical or natural."

"Okay and just how is that possible?" Miyu asked, looking as confused as Vixy.

"We don't know, the data Fox sent at the time didn't provide any clues. And the being only appeared on the recording for a few seconds, not long enough to give us a clear picture."

"That is till Fox put the last Spell stone in place." Peppy added. "That's when we discovered a strange connection."

Miyu held up her hand, signaling Peppy to stop talking. "Before you continue, please consider that I am not a scientist/mechanic by any stretch. Try to explain this as simply as you can."

Miyu knew it'd be a waste of time for Peppy, Slippy, and Fay to try to explain the technical stuff the data recorded to her, she probably wouldn't understand it anyway. She also didn't want to waste time in case things really were as bad as they were suggesting. To Miyu it sounded like every second counted and going for a long explanation would not be beneficial to them.

"Alright, I'll give it a go." Slippy said, clearing his throat and pausing a moment before speaking . "Try to think of it as a solar panel. The Krazoa Spirits are the beams of light floating around aimlessly while the vixen in the crystal is the solar panel. The vixen and crystal absorbs the Krazoa Spirits and the power is propelled through to the objects, or in this case the being we detected who uses that power."

Miyu remained silent for a few moments, her mind trying to comprehend what Slippy had just explained to her. "So basically what you're saying is that whatever or whoever that's floating around down there is using the vixen to absorb the Krazoa Spirits so they can power up?"

"Pretty much, and with the amount of energy we've detected in the Spirits the power will be significant." Slippy answered.

"If what you're saying is true than that means Fox is about to unleash something horrible onto the Lylat System once he returns the last Krazoa Spirit?"

Peppy reluctant nodded. "From the data we've recovered it certainly looks that way."

Miyu looked down at the ground, pondering their situation. If what Peppy confirmed was true than Fox was about to do something that could be horrible for the Lylat System. However, Miyu would prefer to know more about whatever they were possibly releasing. For all they knew it could be a force of good that brought untold peace and prosperity to the entire system.

"Do we know what or who it is?" Miyu asked.

"No, all we know is that it's big and there's a lot of power behind it. Heck, it could be good for all we know." Peppy replied.

"I doubt it." Fay exclaimed, getting everyone's attention. "If whatever this thing is was good I'd doubt it'd be using secrecy and trickery like this. Psychology speaking, I don't think this thing is good."

Miyu looked around the room from Fay to Slippy. What information they had seemed dwarfed by uncertainty by what could be released. Having Fox running around on Sauria was certainly the last thing they needed, particularly since he was on the way to the Krazoa Palace with the last Krazoa Spirit. He needed to know what they did before he potentially released what Peppy, Slippy, and Fay feared to be a great evil.

"We need to tell Fox what is going on." Miyu said then turned to Slippy. "Can you contact Fox and tell him?"

"No, I've been trying for nearly five minutes to contact Fox but I can't reach him. For some reason being near the Krazoa Palace is keeping me from reaching him."

"But, Peppy was able to contact Fox earlier and he was standing on top of the Krazoa Palace. Why can't he contact him now?"

"I don't know, almost immediately after Fox put the last Spell stone into place a ten mile black zone around the Krazoa Palace appeared. No signal can penetrate it, Fox is on completely on his own." Slippy explained.

Miyu looked around the bridge worriedly. With Fox walking blindly into a possible trap, or potentially releasing something horrible, she couldn't help but be scared. Contacting Fox was a top priority and Miyu saw only one way to reach him.

Miyu turned to Fay and shouted. "Look after Vixy, I'm going down to warn Fox."

"No problem, as long as she doesn't drop a bookshelf on me again."

"I won't be gone long enough for that." Miyu replied then turned to Slippy. "Contact Fara first than General Pepper, tell them what's going on."

"Yes ma'am." Slippy shouted then immediately went to work.

Peppy stepped up behind Miyu. "I'm coming with you, if things are as bad as we think you'll need my help."

"No Peppy, you stay and help Rob prepare in case things go to crap. I'm just heading down to warn Fox, that's all."

"Alright, just hurry before Fox does something stupid."

"That leaves me basically no time at all." Miyu replied, getting a laugh from Peppy.

Miyu took off running out of the bridge towards the hangar, leaving Vixy with Fay. She sprinted as fast as she could through the twisting hallways at full speed, causing the doorways to look like blurs as she ran past then. It took Miyu hardly twenty seconds to make it to the hangar, and she didn't slow down as she climbed into her fighter. She switched her fighter on as quickly as possible and didn't wait for the hangar door to fully open before she throttled the engine and shot out into space.

Please Fox, have some common sense, don't be you're normal, stupid self so I can have time to get there.


Krazoa Palace

Uh, finally, this mission is coming to a close. Fox thought as he flew his Arwing over the Krazoa Palace. Hopefully that vixen will be grateful for all of this.

Fox circled his Arwing around the top looking for a landing spot till he spotted an area just large enough to safely land. He managed to land on a small open area at the edge of the platform holding the crystal. It surprised him that he was able to find a spot big enough, upon approaching the palace Fox thought he'd have to land near the bottom entrance and make his way back up again; he was very happy that wasn't the case. After his fight with General Scales and hearing that voice he was becoming very suspicious, he couldn't shake the feeling that there was a trap. But, Fox knew that if he was going to save Sauria, and the vixen, he didn't really have much of a choice.

Fox checked his right arm quickly before stepping out of the cockpit. The wound had stopped bleeding and most of the pain had gone away, though he knew it was still a bad cut. Fox was certain he'd have to get stitches when he got back to the Great Fox but that would have to wait, he had more important matters to deal with first. Looking at his arm though made him think about everything that'd happened since he arrived on Sauria and how it was all coming to an end. Approaching the crystal he couldn't help but be suspicious that something else was needed to be done, seemed to be a frequent occurrence on the contract. Fox was just glad it was ending and soon he'd be able to rest and get paid; and hopefully speak with the vixen inside the crystal.

Still just as beautiful as when I first saw you. Fox thought as he approached the crystal. I really hope she can't hear me.

Fox gave the vixen one last glance before heading over to the shrine. He was used to the routine after doing it so many times, and had gotten used to the pain of the Krazoa Spirit coming out of him. Within moments, Fox had the Krazoa Spirit out of him and joined up with the other. He stood up smiling, feeling satisfied that he had done his part, only to become disappointed when nothing started happening.

Ok, was there something else I was supposed to do? I got all four SpellStones back in place and returned all six of the Krazoa Spirits to their places, what more do I need to do?

Suddenly, the entire Krazoa Palace started to violently shake, nearly throwing Fox off balance. He managed to grab onto the railing and steady himself before looking up at the vixen. The Krazoa Spirits were flying wildly around her and glowing brightly, as was the crystal.

"What's going on, you said this would save her?" Fox screamed, realizing there was no one else around.

Fox could only watch as the Krazoa Spirits flew around the vixen. With each passing moment the platform seemed to shake more violently. He spotted the suspension rigging holding the crystal starting to crack, making him concerned the crystal shake.

"NO!" Fox screamed as he ran towards the platform.

One by one the Krazoa flew into the vixen, each one causing her to shake as they enter her through the crystal. Each time one past through her she squirmed violently, causing Fox's heart to ache each they've all flown through her they gather together in a circle then fly towards the far end of the platform. Fox followed them as they flew right towards the corner where there stood the same Krazoa from earlier. Seeing the Krazoa caused him to jump back out of shock, and made him a little suspicious.

When the heck did that guy get here?" Fox thought as the platform continued to shake.

Fox turned around to see the platform holding the crystal up. From what he could see the shakes were starting to wake the vixen up, he noticed her moving slightly inside the crystal. He noticed the vibrations were starting to crack the crystal and destroy the platform, putting the vixen in grave danger.

"Wake up, wake up." Fox screamed at the vixen.

Fox ran towards the crystal to see the vixen struggling to break free. Suddenly, the platform above exploded, shattering the crystal with it. The vixen appeared to be unharmed but with nothing beneath her but an opening to the fan chamber she plummeted down towards the ground. She screamed as she fell, seeming to know death was certain.

At the last second, Fox unsheathed his staff and extended it as the vixen fell through the hole to the fan chambers. He swung the staff towards the vixen that reached out and grabbed the end with both hands. He steadied himself as her velocity almost threw him off balance and dragged him with her to certain death.

"Don't worry, I got you." Fox shouted over the nose.

Fox could barely see the vixen from his position but he knew she was holding on for dear life. He could only see her hands gripping the shaft but that was enough for him to let out a sigh of relief. For a second Fox thought he was going to lose the vixen.

Thank goodness she's light. Fox thought as he lifted the vixen as quickly as he could.

Fox pulled the vixen back onto the platform quickly, she was able to climb back on once she got a grip on the side. As soon as she stood up their eyes met and both froze on the spot. Fox was more than in awe of the vixen standing before him, the connection between them was strong, even though it was the first time their eyes have made contact. He got lost in her stare and for a moment he could almost hear the saxophones playing again. The vixen stared back with the same look, neither of them making a move.

A sudden shake ended the moment between the two foxes with both turning to face the Krazoa. Fox's jaw dropped as right before his eyes the head of the Krazoa popped off the body and started flying above them. He was so shocked he almost dropped the staff.

"I am reborn! The mighty Krazoa God!" The Krazoa shouted, laughing manically. "Kneel, all those that stand before me!"

Fox raised the staff and took a defensive stance as the Krazoa head floated above them. He was trying to comprehend what had happened while the vixen growled loudly. From her actions she seemed to not only understand what was going on but had a grudge against him.

"We will never kneel you." The woman shouted back, surprising Fox, then suddenly grabbed the staff from his hands. "Give me that."

"Hey? W . . . wait . . ." Fox stuttered, looking at the vixen stunned that she'd just take the staff like that without saying thank you. "Well, thanks for nothing! If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be standing here at all."

The vixen looked at Fox for a second with a little sympathy, as far as he could tell. But it didn't last long as she quickly seemed to switch into an aggressive/warrior mindset, clutching her staff tightly. To Fox, it looked like the vixen had been reunited with an old friend.

"My staff, you're back." The vixen growled with a newfound confidence.

The vixen raised her staff and used the fire blaster ability to launch a volley of blasts at the Krazoa head. Though she seemed to be determined to stop him the blasts were too weak to have any real effect, they just splashed against him causing no real damage. That didn't seem to stop the vixen that seemed determined to bring him dish no matter the cost. Fox couldn't help but find that fiery spirit sexy as hell, he did have a thing for spicy women.

Fox's attention from the vixen was cut short when he noticed what looked like a portal gate home opening above them and saw the Krazoa head moving towards it. It didn't take him a second to realize how bad it'd be if the Krazoa got through, no telling what kind of damage he'd cause or what he'd do. Judging by what he said earlier about everyone kneeling to him, Fox knew it wasn't good.

I got to stop him before he gets too far. Fox thought as he turned and ran for his Arwing.

Fox sprinted down the ramp as fast as he could and jumped into his Arwing. He wasted no time starting it up and taking off. By the time he had lifted off and retracted his landing gear the Krazoa head had entered the portal and disappeared. Fox throttled his Arwing as fast as he could towards the portal as it started to close not wanting to let the target get away.

That vixen seemed to know who that was, maybe that's why she was so indifferent to me. Fox thought as the portal drew close. Guess I'll have to find her later to find out.

To be continued.


Andross, the villain that caused so much death and destruction throughout the entire Lylat System, has been revealed to not only be alive but to have masterminded the entire Saurian incident. He has regained his power and is about to escape, can Fox stop him in time or will he get away and cause u fathomable damage? Will Miyu get there in time to help? At least Fox was able to defeat General Scales and save Krystal, even though she didn't appear to be very thankful for it.

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Hope that you are enjoying the story so far. The next chapter will be uploaded as soon as possible.

This is John Storm signing off. Star Frosty ya'll.