XD Remember the Orange goop from last chapter?
I want to know what you guys thought what that orange goop was. Tell me in reviews please!
AH! Also!
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The next day was uneventful, so I won't bore you with too many details, other than me having that damned dream that I can't remember…seriously, it's pissing me off. It's ominous and shit…and I can't freaking remember what it was…anyway…
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Again I woke up to Jenny pouncing on me.
"Wakey wakey~!" she yelled, laughing.
I glared at her as I turned over onto my side and pulled the covers over my head. I was so close to actually remembering the dream, and maybe falling asleep would help me rememb-
"Miracle! We're arriving at Corneria today remember?!" Jenny yelled into my ear.
"What?!" I sat up, blinking sleep out of my eyes.
…crap, I'm fully awake now…no chance to remember that dream now…
"Today's the last day! I met up with Krystal earlier and she said we would drop out of warp around noon." Jenny explained.
"That's great. Now Jen…get off of my legs please." I said, staring at her.
"Oh, my bad. Anyway, hurry up and get dressed. It's ten o'clock right now." Jenny said, standing up.
"Wait, it's that late already?" I asked, stretching.
"Yeah, it is actually. Now c'mon and hurry up!" Jenny said, walking out.
I quickly changed in to jeans and a purple top. Scrounging around the closet, I found an old necklace of mine in one of my pockets. It was a simple thin gold chain with a small pendant with an opal in the center. It wasn't fancy, but apparently it was my mother's. I never wear it much, but today seemed like a good day more than anything.
I headed out and saw Slippy rounding the corner, so I quickly headed down an adjacent hallway, which lead me to the observatory deck. I decided to just hang out there for the time being, seeing as how I didn't want to run into Slippy anytime soon.
Jenny found me and hung on me.
"What to you want Jenny?" I asked, trying to look up.
"I am here to tell you that I…am bored." Jenny replied.
"And you hanging on me is making you less bored?" I asked. "Usually that's what I do."
"No, I'm still bored. What do you want to do?" Jenny asked, sitting next to me.
"I don't know. What time is it?" I asked back.
"Ten thirty." she replied.
"Oh Krazoa, I'm SO BORED!" I cried out.
"Same here." Jenny replied.
"…the game…" I muttered. Jenny tackled me furiously.
"Miracle!!! I can't believe it! I was winning!" she yelled, pinning me down on the ground.
I laughed out loud, trying to get the advantage. "I need to take someone down with me! You know that!" I cried out.
"Did I come in at a bad time?" we heard Falco say. We looked up and saw him leaning over the chair I was occupying beforehand.
I jumped up, making Jenny fall onto her side. "Not at all!" I replied.
Jenny tackled my legs, making me fall back onto her. "Ah! Let go!" I yelled, bending her arm backwards.
"Alright, alright! Uncle!" she exclaimed. I let go and stood back up.
"Anyway, what's up?" I asked, straightening out.
"We were looking for you guys. We got another message from the big dog, and he wants to meet you guys." Falco replied, looking at Jenny. "How'd you manage to do that?"
"Do what?" I asked.
"Twisting her arm."
"I got into a lot of fights back at the orphanage we lived at. The one foster family I had took me to a karate class and I shot through the belts." I replied, pulling Jenny up.
Falco lead the way to the bridge. I had a bounce to my step. This was epic. I get to see the bridge to the Great Fox. The bridge! Dude, that's epic.
"Yo Foxie! I brought our guests." Falco announced. I looked around. I looked just like the one in Assault. Only smaller…and it had a view screen. On the monitor was General Pepper, with a calm office background.
"Great timing Falco." Krystal said.
"I couldn't find them." Slippy whined as he came in.
"Slippy, we're right here." I said, tapping him on the head.
"Wha!" he cried out, jumping. Jenny and I burst out laughing, holding each other up.
"That wasn't funny!" he yelled.
"It is when it's done to somebody else." Jenny, Krystal and I replied simultaneously.
"If we could continue…" Fox interrupted. Jenny and I stood up straight.
"Sorry Fox…" we both muttered.
"So these are humans." Pepper said.
"Kinda rude there, sir." I said, looking him straight in the eyes…I think.
"Miracle!" Jenny nudged me in my ribs.
"Ow…" I rubbed the spot. Damn her elbows are sharp…
"Do you have any idea who you just said that to?" Pepper asked angrily.
"General Pepper, commander of all Cornerian Forces. Hired Star Fox during the war with Andross when the armies were overwhelmed, and during the Sauria crisis…and the battle with Oikonney before the Aparoid invasion.... Wait, weren't you infected by the Aparoids a while ago?" I relayed.
"Shit she's good." Falco said, taking a seat.
"I told you General. They know almost every aspect of Lylat out there." Fox said.
I couldn't tell if Pepper was either frightened by the knowledge that I had…or if he was mildly shocked.
"Well…she did know who she just said that to." Falco said, leaning back.
"Well! He asked! I just answered! I can't help it if I know all of this!" I replied, crossing my arms. Jenny placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Easy girl." she said.
"I'm not a…I'm not going to finish that statement." I muttered, seeing as how everyone had all eyes on me.
"Anyway, what did you want with us?" I asked Fox.
"Right. I kinda wanted to introduce you guys to General Pepper…but I guess you already know him." Fox replied, scratching the back of his head.
"However, I do not know them." Pepper said.
"Right. The one that was speaking before was Miracle. And the one next to her is Jenny." Krystal said.
"Nice to officially meet you." I said, bowing.
"What about last names?" Pepper asked.
"Exc-" Jenny covered my mouth quickly. Good move too.
"We don't have last names sir. We're orphans back on Earth." Jenny said.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Pepper said.
I bit Jenny's hand to get it away from me.
"Ow!" she cried. I crossed my arms and looked away with a grumpy look on my face.
"That reminds me of a certain someone." Fox said, looking pointedly at Falco.
"Whatever." Falco and I said in stereo. The others burst out laughing as Falco and I made quick eye contact and looked away.
"Ah, you should be dropping out of warp soon, so we'll meet in person when you land." Pepper said.
"Right, we'll be there soon General." Fox said. Pepper nodded, and the screen went blank.
Fox looked at me.
"If you're going to go off on my manners or lack there of, don't worry, I'm totally on that." I said, waving and walking out.
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I headed for my room, shutting the door behind me. That wasn't how I wanted that particular conversation to go. So, I left the room after going in for no reason, and headed to my now deemed favorite place, the observatory deck. I have no idea why, but it's very relaxing looking into space.
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After about an hour, I was found by Krystal.
"Hey Miracle. We're all looking for you." she said. I waved a hand in response.
"Alright." I said, playing with my necklace.
"You alright? You seem pretty upset." Krystal said, standing next to me.
"I'm…fine." I hesitated.
"Want to talk about it?" Krystal asked.
"I'm fine."
"That's not what your thought patterns are telling me."
"…I hate telepathy…"
"No you don't."
"…" I sighed and crossed my free arm over my chest. "Well…"
"If you don't want to talk about it, I understand." Krystal said.
"No, I think I should talk to someone other than Jenny about this…" I sighed again.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Well…Pepper asked for our last names…and Jenny and I don't have one, ya know…and usually I have no problem with that…" I explained.
"But something must've struck a nerve today, correct?" Krystal asked.
"I guess…" I replied. "I think it's just a little stress."
"You gonna be ok?" she asked. I nodded quickly and smiled.
"Yeah, I'll be fine."
"Good, now we got to head to the hanger. We're heading to a Cornerian Defense port where General Pepper is waiting for us." Krystal said, heading to the door. I quickly followed, because I had no idea where it was.
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"Everyone here?" Fox asked. We all looked at him.
"Fox, it's only us six." Jenny said.
"Right, right. Anyway, we're going to break through the atmosphere in a second, so after that, it should only be a few minutes until we touch down." Fox explained to Jenny and I. We both nodded.
The ship jerk, and Jenny and I fell over.
"You guys ok?" Slippy asked. I looked up at him. The little toad was laughing! I stood up, trying my best to stay calm.
…which didn't always work with me. In a second, I managed to grab his arm and twist it like I did Jenny.
"Ah! I give! Mercy, mercy!" Slippy cried out. I dropped his arm.
"What was that for?" he asked, rubbing his arm.
"Payback." I replied.
"For what?!"
"I'm not saying anything."
"That's not fair!"
"Yeah it is."
"No it's not!"
"Give me one reason why."
"Guys! Seriously, easy." Fox said, stepping between us. Jenny pulled me backwards.
"Jeeze, act your age." Jenny said.
"It's not normal for a kid to retaliate and get payback?" I replied stubbornly.
"You're sixteen."
"I may be a teenager, but I act like a little kid you know that."
"I know, but at least TRY."
"Fine." I muttered, sitting cross-legged on the ground. Jenny patted me on the head.
"There there." she said. I looked up at her.
"I could do and say so much to you right now…" I threatened. Jenny only looked at me with this peaceful face. She knew I wasn't going to do anything. Damn…
I hadn't realized, but after a few minutes, we had landed at the base. I stood back up and stretched quickly.
"Excited?" Fox asked.
"Yeah, I want to see what Corneria looks like." I replied.
"Good, 'cause you're gonna get a good look at it." Falco said.
The hanger doors opened and Fox lead the way out. Solar's bright rays hit and reflected off the tall skyscrapers.
"Are the repairs from the Aparoid Invasion already complete?" I asked, looking around.
"Yeah, well, it's not all done, but we're getting there." Slippy replied. I nodded absentmindedly.
We were met by General Pepper and a group of armed soldiers, about twenty. I watched them with one eye, while Jenny was getting closer to me. I could tell she was a bit nervous.
"Welcome back Team StarFox." Pepper said.
"Thank you General." Fox replied.
"Why are they armed?" I asked, my hands behind my head.
"Miracle!" Fox exclaimed.
"Hey I really wanna know! I mean, we're two teenagers totally unarmed within the presence of StarFox, best mercenaries of Lylat. I don't see how we could be considered a threat." I shrugged.
"She's got a point there General." Krystal said, speaking up.
Pepper looked a little…pissed isn't going to cover it. However, he did manage to catch my point, because he waved his hand, and the group dispersed.
"Follow me." Pepper said, leading the way to a large building, one I didn't recognize.
As I pondered what building it could've been, Krystal pulled me to the back of the group.
"Are you ok? I know what you told me before…but you're acting…aggressive." Krystal said. I looked up at the older vixen.
"I…yeah, I'm fine, don't worry about it." I said. Any second now sh-
"You're lying." she said bluntly.
Damn, telepaths are good…
"Well, I've been having this dream lately…and I know it's something really important…I just can't remember it when I wake up." I confessed.
"Maybe it's some repressed memories?" Krystal asked.
"I have no clue. But I know it's really important…I just can't remember it…and it's really pissing me off." I muttered.
"C'mon you two!" Falco yelled. We hadn't realized we were so far behind. We met up with them just as they got to the door.
"Man you girls are slow." Falco said as we got into earshot.
"Sorry!" I apologized, going to Jenny. "That was close…we almost took Slippy's job." I muttered in her ear. She let out a stifled laugh.
"Sorry to ask, but where are we headed General?" Fox asked.
"Going to get some questions answered. Pepper replied, pushing a call button for an elevator.
I was too busy staring at everything while other people passing by were staring at us. I didn't care, or didn't mind. They were curious, just like I was. I doubt any of their video games featured hairless looking apes…
Out of the corner of my eyes, I caught a glimpse of a black wolf, looked around Krystal's age. He was practically wearing all black…hat, trench coat, pants, combat boots…the only things that weren't black was his tee shirt, straps on his legs and across his chest that didn't look like it was only decoration, and sunglasses. I stared at him for a good minute before he realized I was. He looked back at me quickly and walked out. Jenny pulled on me as the elevator was closing.
"You ok? You're spacing out." Fox said. I leaned on the elevator wall, careful not to push any buttons.
"I'm fine, seriously. It's just…dude, Lylat's a lot better than what the game has shown me. It's…epic. Awesome. Heh, I'm just really excited, I guess." I said, grinning widely. None of that was a lie…I think…
WE reached our floor and filed out, Pepper first. He led us into an office, and I assumed it was his.
"Please, take a seat." he motioned to the seats in front of the desk while taking the one behind it. As I looked around, none of the pictures were of him.
"I'm sorry to say this General Pepper…but do you not trust us enough to go into your office?" I asked bluntly. Slippy and Falco stared at me, while Fox was just in plain shock.
"Miracle!" Jenny hissed, once again slapping me upside the head.
"What?! I'm only asking! I mean, c'mon. None of these pictures have anybody looking remotely at all like him." I said, motioning. After a quick second of thought, I quickly muttered "Sorry, sir."
"It's alright. This isn't my office, you're correct. But it's not a question of trust." Pepper replied, sighing.
"Anyway, you had some questions for us?" Jenny asked, cutting me off before I could even utter a single sound.
"Right, just some basic classification questions and such." Pepper said, taking out a pad of paper and pen.
"Go ahead and shoot." I said, leaning back.
"Names."
"Miracle."
"Jenny."
"Planet of origin."
"Earth."
"Species."
"Human."
"Erm, sorry to interrupt again sir…" I quickly said. Fox and Krystal only looked at me. I think they were too shocked from before to respond with more shock.
"Yes, what is it Miracle?" Pepper said, staring me down with I think he meant to be kind eyes. They scared the shit out of me.
"Well…back on Earth, Jenny and I are orphaned. What would we do out here in Corneria?" I asked. Jenny nodded.
"StarFox has already alerted me of the situation back on Earth should you return, and it is safer if you stay here…under their supervision." Pepper said. "You'd be ok with that, right Fox?"
"O-of course General. We don't mind at all." Fox said, nodding his head.
"Really? I mean, really, really?" I asked, slightly shocked. I thought they were going to drop us off in some orphanage here or something…this was something beyond my wildest dreams.
"Yes, really, really." Krystal said. Jenny had to hold me down so I wouldn't tackle and hug Pepper, I was that happy.
"Is she going to be alright?" he asked a little startled.
"Trust me, she can get a lot worse." Jenny sighed, sitting on me so I couldn't move. I didn't care. I was going to get to stay with StarFox!
…now if only I could actually remember that stupid dream…
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XD I think this is my longest chapter…
anyway, Miracle and Jenny get to stay in Lylat! Permanently!!
She's really pyshc-
Miracle: DUDE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM!"
…see my point?
I realized something too…
Whatever anime I happen to be watching as I type this out…
determines how I write.
No, seriously.
Last few chapters, I have been watching Lucky Star. Notice how happy-go-lucky and upbeat and it's total nonsense is?
And this time…it's Code Geass R2…notice the seriousity of it until the end, where I started to listen to StarFox soundtracks…
huh, talk about outside influences…
anyway, Review please!! it's greatly appreciated!! XD
