Chapter 9: Surprise
(Krystal's P.O.V.)
I sat in the back where spec ops troopers would usually wait, and as I sat on the seat, I could feel sleep actually drawing close for the first time since arriving at that wretched space station. The beating I had received for the previous two days had taken their tolls on my body, and I was struggling just to make out their voices now. Earlier, when I had sensed the troops coming closer, it was only because there were so many thoughts at once that I had heard them. Even now, I was trying to reach out and read the minds of my captors, but I was too tired to do that. While they had indeed helped me by taking me from the base, I was sure that I was going to get a shock soon from either one of them; if not both at once. I just want to be home with Fox again…
(Hero's P.O.V.)
When I looked out, I saw we were still quite far from the Great Fox II, but I was going to take that time to relax and explain the situation to Jenessa. Speaking of Jenessa, I looked over and saw her slouched forward in her seat, and panic quickly took hold of my gut as I reached over. It was when my hand landed on her shoulder I realized she was sleeping, and not injured or dead from an unseen wound. I can't just let her sleep like that… I will need her to help me later, and I can't have her incapitated from a crick in the neck. While she will need her sleep more than me, where can I put her? It's not like I can have her and Krystal near each other while I'm not around; I wouldn't doubt they would attack each other if things got sour. Maybe I can just move her in her seat so she isn't too uncomfortable… but still, I can't do that.
Looking down at my suit, I saw blood was still covering it, and I grimaced. I'm sure there is a washroom somewhere in here… I need to clean my suit…
Getting up from my seat, I moved towards the door, and as I exited it, I looked over and saw Krystal had nodded off to sleep while her ears drooped to her sides. Shaking my head, I walked over to a cabinet, and as I opened it up noiselessly, I saw bottles of water and a few blankets, towels, and medical wraps. Taking two blankets from the shelf, along with four bottles of water, and a towel. I set the down in a nearby seat, but I made sure to keep a blanket and water handy. I turned around and walked towards Krystal, who seemed to begin to shake from the cold…
(Krystal's P.O.V.)
I could feel myself beginning to shake as the hulking figure of Hero began to approach me, but I tried to continue to feign sleep as he drew nearer. My eyes were slitted so I could still see him while acting like I was sleeping, but I was surprised when he crouched down in front of me instead of grabbing me somewhere. I felt fear for the unknown as he lifted the blanket he was holding up, and as he set it in my lap, I noticed his other hand nearing my body. When he grabbed my arm, I felt his grip tighten, and I nearly bolted as I felt his hand slide up my arm and onto my shoulder. As he patted my shoulder gently, I felt almost… comforted. What he did next surprised me, but it was also something that brought even more comfort to me; he lifted the blanket from my lap and tucked it in around my shoulders.
He got up, and I watched as he walked back to where he had put the other supplies and grabbed a water and a towel. While he walked to the back of the ship, he splashed most of the water onto his armor, and began to use the towel to wipe his armor; I could see the blood beginning to pool on the towel and near his boots…
…
While I had watched Hero clean his armor, I had quickly got bored, and started to doze off while he continued on with his disgusting task. I let my mind begin to shut down, until I heard the humming whir of an assault blaster; this snapped me from my dozing and I saw Hero sitting across from me. I tensed up as his blaster was in a position that did strike fear into my heart; it just proved that he was mentally unstable. In his grip was the captured assault blaster, but as he held it up, I was concerned and scared all at once; his finger was resting above the trigger as he held the muzzle to his chin. I perked my ears towards him as I heard him mumbling, "I should end it here… I'm tired of living as a bloodied hero. Jenessa said to finish my job with my life, just if I didn't do all those bad things… I should just pull this trigger here and now… I would definitely be doing Krys a favor. Heh heh… at least I got to see her ass before I die…" I felt my muzzle flare with heat as I heard that, and I wasn't sure if I should take that as a compliment.
The sound of the assault blaster died down as he set the blaster down onto the seat and shook his head.
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(Hero's P.O.V.)
I saw in my seat as I kept Jenessa's head rested on my shoulder, while also keeping her tail covered with the blanket I had taken with me. She was sleeping soundly as I held her as close to me as I could with a suit of armor that is made how mine is. She seemed to sense where my heat was as she maneuvered her head beneath my own, and I couldn't help but smile as I spoke quietly, "Computer, ten percent lights…"
As the lights dimmed, I took my helmet off, and set it down next to my seat, and as I looked around, I noticed it was still pretty bright, "Lights, off." When the lights shut off and only the glow of the stars permeated the cockpit, I reached down and cupped Jenessa's muzzle, and lifted it up and gave her a kiss on her muzzle. Her lips were soft and warm, and I didn't notice her hands reach up and wrap themselves around the back of my neck. It was only when I felt her tongue slide its way into my own that I noticed she was awake, but I didn't let that deter me as I pressed back against her with just as much rigor. I could feel her leaning further against me, but I only held her there as I stroked her cheek with my gloved hand.
After a dozen or so minutes, I felt her pull away, but I didn't feel like letting her go yet, so I held her there for a minute longer before I did pull away from her as well. I opened my eyes and watched as she kept her own closed, and I smiled as she continued to stay how she was. If she doesn't make me work anymore mercenary jobs like she did before, I might be willing to give her that chance she had always wanted. Jenessa's eyes remained closed as she said, "Hero… thank you…"
Grinning, I leaned forward once more as she began to open her eyes, but by then it was too late for her to avoid another session. This time however, I was the more aggressive kisser between us while she was still too stunned to respond in kind. While I slid my tongue into her muzzle, I felt hers as she seemed to finally regain some control, and began to push her own back into my mouth. I felt her growl lightly as she moved in my lap until she was sitting straight towards me. She was now slightly above me as she pushed down on my mouth harder, enticing me to at least try harder than I already was. The growl she let out next shook my throat, but I could only smile while we wrestled with our tongues some more. I felt her pull away from my body, but it was only when I looked into her eyes that I saw a fire in her eyes as she looked down at me and growled quietly, and lustfully. Grabbing her sides and pulling her back down towards me, I said, "Easy there Jenessa…" Before I could pull her into a kiss again, she looked into my eyes as she said, "If you want to continue, you must first fuck me…"
My cheeks burned in the pitch blackness of the cockpit, but I said, "I would, but we aren't the only one on this small ship… besides, we are approaching our target."
From how little I could see, I did see the fire dim in her eyes, but that didn't completely drown it out. She placed her hands along my cheek as she pressed her forehead against my own and said quietly, "It's not like we can't just lock the door… and I won't be loud, I promise."
After she said that, I let out a quiet chuckle and said, "She is a telepath… she doesn't need to hear you, more than 'feel' your thoughts." Jenessa seemed to sag in my grip, and I took this chance to look over, and I was able to make out the name, 'Great Fox II' on the side of the Cornerian dreadnaught designed ship. The distance was still pretty far, but I knew that our time for idling around lazily was running out.
Jenessa surprised me as I felt her tongue slide along my cheek, and I felt my face flush with heat as she rubbed her head alongside my own affectionately. "Then we shall just need to wait until we are alone…" Her fur slid away from my cheek, and as I looked at her outlined starlight figure, my heart did a flip in my throat.
While she got up and off of my lap, I felt empty slightly, but she walked out of my view as I grabbed and put my helmet back on. "Lights, turn on. Opacity increase by ten percent for every five seconds." When I finished saying that, I secured the latches and safety's to my helmet and let my helmet begin its reboot. I took the blanket off of my lap, and I tossed it into the communication officers' seat and grabbed a water bottle and stood up. When I stood up, Jenessa looked up at me from where she was sitting, which was the weapons defense station. I held out the bottle of water towards her and said, "I know you did a lot of running earlier, so rehydrate yourself so you don't get sick later."
She took the water from my hand, and so I turned around and began to walk back to my seat, or the pilots' seat. Hopefully this all goes down flawlessly.
The comm link began to flash red as we were now within a closing proximity to the dreadnaught; I pressed the button as a holographic image of a Fox next to an android appeared above the main consol. The legendary and fabled leader of the Star Fox team was glaring daggers at me as he said, "Change course or we will fire; be lucky we are giving a venom drop ship the option to do so."
As I crossed my arms, I shook my head as I said, "We will not be changing our course… so I order you to open your hanger bay doors and lower your shields so we can enter." Fox frowned as I said that, and I noticed Jenessa watching from the corner of my vision.
"Rob, Open fire on that sh-" Fox began, but I instantly cut him off.
"If you kill us, you ruin your last chance of ever seeing Krystal alive again." Fox's fur all flared up as I finished, and I heard him growling over the comm.
"You had better hurry…" Fox said, and then the comm system went dark. I sighed as I looked over and saw Jenessa breath in relief.
Staring at the controls, I began to guide the ship towards the side of the dreadnaught, "Jenessa… what I will do in this ship, you must trust me… do you believe in me?" dropping my head, I tightened my grip on the control sticks. What I was about to attempt would take a monumentus load of luck, and even more of understanding from those that hate me.
I heard her get up and approach me, and when her hand was placed along my shoulder plate, I heard her say, "I more than trust you Hero…"
The ship shuddered, and I lifted my head up and saw the entire Star Fox team waiting in the hanger bay with a weapon in their hands. "…Good, because I'm not sure if I will live after this… do not act hostile…"
(Fox's P.O.V.)
I clutched the Blastmaster quartet five, also nicknamed the Shotblaster, in my hands as the venom ship slid through the shield system. I growled once more as I thought about the message and video feed that had showed up of Krystal being beaten by a gecko. Now that they were so foolish to send one of their officers to my ship, I will make an example of what happens when they hurt a member of Star Fox.
When the ships ramp finally lowered, a silvery grey wolf stepped off of the ramp, closely followed by the blue vixen I had fallen in love with. I felt my anger boiling as I saw the way her clothing was ripped and covered in blood; I could even see bruises formed near the edges of her clothing. Lastly the venom troop exited the ship and walked down the ramp, holding an assault blaster loosely towards Krystal.
They stopped in front of me and the rest of the crew, and I saw Krystal smile weakly at me and start to walk towards me; until a black armored glove landed on her shoulder. "Krystal, before I release you, I have something I wish to say…"
I watched in anguish as Krystal was forced to turn around, and when she did, the figure crouched before her and held up his rifle in a crossed fashion. He bowed his head as he said, "I am finished with my first task, and I now ask you for a favor. It is in your hands that my life lays… kill me, or help me…"
What does he mean his 'first task?' And what is he doing…?
Krystal looked back towards me with an expression that screamed confusion, and she shrugged her shoulders as she returned to looking at the trooper. When she took the blaster from his hold, his head looked up, and I watched as she slung the rifle onto her back as she asked, "Why should I help you?"
"I am a fallen hero, I have innocent blood on my hands, but it wasn't my choice to choose what I became. I failed to protect what you loved dearest. Your parents died because of me… along with the one you first loved… I… I am sorry, I truly am." I saw Krystal tense up as her eyes teared up, but I also saw the 'fallen hero' reach into a pocket near his chest, and when he pulled out a locket with a silver chain; Krystal gasped. She snatched it from his hands quicker than I had expected, and she shook as she opened it.
What must've been her when she was younger shot up in a holographic picture, and she looked stunning to say the least; how the kneeling figure got it, I was curious. Krystal cried out suddenly as tears began to stream down her muzzle, she was shaking tremendously while she covered the locket in her hands and gripped it close to her chest. "Y-You killed h-him? Y-You m-m-murdered W-Wolf?"
I felt my muzzle drop from the question she had asked, Wolf!? As in Wolf O'Donnel? She must be talking about another Wolf… but that is impossible!
The kneeling figure shook his head, and he reached his hands up, and began to unlatch pieces from his helmet, and I aimed my blaster at him as he removed his helmet. What I saw made me lose all control of my blaster as it lowered, and he said, "The memory of Wolf may be dead, but he will never return… I did too much to him to ever allow him to fully come out into the open. I'm sorry Krys…"
Krystal shook momentarily, and then she collapsed onto the floor in a furry heap of blue. I looked at her, before looking at the kneeling figure in shock and anger, "Peppy, I want you and Slippy to get Krystal to the medical ward. Falco, secure that wolf, I got the 'bloodied hero', we are taking these two the prison's block…"
A.N.: Who can this figure be? He is the cause of death for so many, and many of those were important to Krystal too. So, tell me what you all thought about this chapter, and also, Hero better hope Krystal doesn't wake up on the wrong side of the bed… xD…
Before uploading this, I donated blood!
PointCaliber: Heh... More voilent and, well, you know ;)
GrimlockX4: Strike has a role for later on, that is why he was mentioned. Action is a key sequence to any story that i write.
Order and Chaos - Qui Iudicant: Lol, Hero still has emotions, so i would suspect that some form of emotion or feeling is meant to be towards Jenessa... but what would I know? I'm only the author here. Malavore and Strike both have important roles for Hero and Jenessa, respectively of course, but i want you to also know that It will all come in due time with my writing; this chapter was already pre-written, so im still only a quarter done with chapter 10(it is currently at 2k words).
Comrade: Lol, perv or not, you will enjoy the things i will be writing later on for this story.
