Star Cream
"This will be perfect Tails! They even have their own squadron of ships! We won't have to use the X-Tornado."
"Sweet! I love getting my hands on a new machine." Tails comments happily.
"Hold on Tails. I've got to be the one doing the piloting. This game is called Star Cream after all."
"Awww….okay." Tails replies, acting like he knew the answer all along.
"Don't worry though. You'll be my official co-pilot, sitting behind me all the way. So if I pass out due to a lack of oxygen, you'll have to take over."
"Sounds like a plan!" Tails confirms as he rushes around the still silent spaceship, looking at every engine compartment, valve, and gauge.
"You ready to do this?" Fox McCloud asks seriously as he hands Cream a specially designed helmet, and patch to attach to her dress, officially designating her as a member of the team.
"Yep!" Cream says seriously. "Who's the bad guy anyway?"
"An evil monkey." Fox says ominously.
"Like on Family Guy?" Tails sticks his around to ask.
"Not exactly…" Fox says nervously. "Now let's go guys!" Falco, Slippy, and Peppy all hop into their Arwings and prepare for takeoff.
"All strapped in Tails?" Cream asks as she turns to look at him.
"Yep!" Tails nods affirmatively as he adjusts his seat belt, radiation detector, and emergency oxygen mask.
"Star Fox Command take off in 3…2…1…Hashhhaaa!" Fox fires ahead, taking the lead ahead of the other four ships as they depart from the docking bay. Cream slides her accelerator forward and tears through the dark, quiet skies of the galaxy. Their squadron has only been in the air for a matter of seconds when Fox comes over the radio. "All aircraft report!"
"We just took off!" Falco whines.
"Yeah, we're fine!" Slippy says.
"All systems go Cream?" Fox radios again.
"Ready to rock and roll!" Tails and Cream respond together as Tails excitedly runs his hands over the firing mechanisms of the extra laser cannon they had mounted on the top of his and Cream's Arwing that he can control from the back seat.
"Get focused Fox! There's a group of fighters up ahead!" Falco says firmly.
"Whoa! Dodge! Dodge!" Peppy shouts as he veers right to avoid the oncoming firestorm.
"Uh…Cream?" Tails says.
No response.
"Cream?" Tails taps her on the shoulder.
Again, nothing.
"Cream!" Tails shouts as a field of green lasers is just seconds away from destroying their plane.
"Barrel Roll Time!" Cream suddenly snaps into action and spins the plane in a 360 degree loop, slipping out of the range from the attack.
"That was too close Cream!" Tails tells her as he begins firing orange beams back at the bad guys.
"It's all part of the game Tails! We want the gamers to experience lots of high drama action!" Cream launches a well placed mine into a field of oncoming bombers. It explodes with precision timing and destroys the surrounding baddies.
"Help Fox! There's a bogey on my tail!" Slippy pleads for help over his radio.
"What's a bogey?" Tails asks as he begins to lock onto the speedy ship trailing the frog.
"I thought it had something to do with golf." Cream shrugs as she fires several bursts at a ship trailing after Falco.
Tails' locked on attack destroys the ship that was pestering Slippy.
"Thanks Fox!" Slippy says appreciatively.
"Tails and Cream saved you. Not me, Slippy." Fox McCloud corrects him.
"That's what I said. Thanks, Fox." Slippy doesn't do a good job of explaining.
"No Slippy, that fox's name is Miles. My name is Fox. He is a fox. My name is Fox AND I'm a fox. Got it?"
"His name is…Miles?" Slippy seems to struggle to understand.
"Yes! And isn't it adorable?" Cream teases him.
"Cream…" Tails blushes in embarrassment.
"What kind of name is that?" Peppy says in his twangy country accent. "They might as well have named ya Kilometers!"
Loud laughter is heard across everyone's radio.
"Hey! I'll have you know that Miles was the 137th most popular baby name in 2010!" Tails shouts back.
"You know Tails…" Falco broadcasts. "Whenever you write your autobiography, you should call it…Miles To Go."
The entire Star Fox Command busts up at Falco's suggestion.
"Uhh…I think that's what Miley Cyrus' autobiography is called." Tails responds with a sweatdrop.
"You're telling me you've read Miley Cyrus' autobiography?" Falco continues to tease him.
"No! It was in the news!" Tails shouts.
"You read the news?" Slippy asks in disbelief.
Tails covers his face in exasperation.
"Barrel Roll!" Cream flips their ship again, sending Tails for another loop.
"Woohhh….ooohhhhhhh…." Tails groans as Cream straightens out the plane's path again.
"Those asteroids are closing in! Speed up guys!" Fox McCloud orders. All five ships shoot forward in a tight formation and squeeze between the massive boulders before they smash into each other.
"Do a barrel roll!" Cream says to no one in particular as she spins the plane right and then left again. "This flying stuff is so much fun Tails! I can see why you like it! Barrel Roll! Whoosh!" Cream makes a sound effect as she flips the plane again and again before leveling out as they approach a barren, rocky wasteland.
"Cream…can we please…not do so many…barrel rolls?" Tails' eyes wobble around as a woozy feeling overcomes him. "If you keep this up…I'm gonna puke."
"I thought you were a pilot Tails? Shouldn't you be used to this?" Cream asks, full of curiosity.
"A barrel roll is an evasive maneuver that's only supposed to be used in case of extreme danger." Tails continues as he puts his head in his lap.
"Or extreme fun! Barrel roll!" Cream spins the plane to the left and then the right again. "Somersault!" Cream shoots their Arwing forward and up, rapidly gaining altitude before swooping back behind the rest of the crew.
"Mwahahaha!" A voice cackles in the distance, as a massive primate head appears in the sky. "You won't beat me so easily this time Star Fox!"
"Whatever…stupid monkey." Falco replies as the five ships split up, attacking his armored hands and head.
"Grrrrrrrr!" The monkey growls and tries to swat the ships away.
Fox McCloud expertly swoops in and drops several bombs that obliterate his protective shields. Falco, Peppy, and Slippy continue attacking the goon while dodging attacks, but Cream swoops her Arwing directly in front of him and waits patiently.
"Hey!" She suddenly shouts through the ship's intercom. "Ugly!"
"What did you call me?" The evil doctor says, knowing Cream is trying to make him angry.
"I called you ugly!" Cream says more loudly.
"My name is Andross. Gahh!" He tries swiping at Fox's Arwing again but misses.
"Could've fooled me! Monkeys are sooo ugly! They're one of my three least favorite animals." Cream continues with a smirk. "Along with horses and pigs. Wouldn't you agree Tails?"
"Yep Cream! That's why we're such a great fit together! We hate so many of the same things." He chirps brightly.
"You don't just hate me…you hate…all monkeys…all primates?" Andross asks, clearly becoming more agitated.
"Of course. There's nothing likeable about them at all." Cream says matter-of-factly.
"So you freely admit to being Anti-Monkey?"
"Yeah…pretty much."
"Gahhhh! I'll destroy you for that!" Andross shouts. "And who is that riding with you? Is that another Star Fox? Did you and McCloud have a baby together or something!"
Uh-oh…..Tails thinks. He's really done it now.
"Wha did you say you crazy, big headed freak? Are you implying that I would have a kid with Fox McCloud!" Cream yells back quickly, clearly becoming as agitated as Andross. "No offense Fox, but…"
"None taken…" McCloud quickly interjects.
"But…the only person I'll be having kids with is Tails, got it?" Cream growls before activating her turbo boost and launching straight at Andross.
We're going to die! Tails covers his head as their Arwing hurdles toward the monkey.
"Come on in! My corrosive saliva will dissolve your ship in no time!" Andross says coldly as Cream continues to speed toward him.
Just as he begins to inhale their ship, Cream launching all of her remaining bombs down the monkey's throat before shouting. "Barrel roll!" She expertly spins left, executing two perfect barrel rolls and zipping back out to safety. Tails covers his mouth to keep from throwing up.
"Nooooooooo!" Andross groans as the explosions consume him.
"Great job…Star Rabbit!" Fox McCloud says smartly as he swoops into formation with Cream in the lead.
"Haha! That's Star Cream to you!" She salutes him through the clear covering of the cockpit.
"Excellent job! You've saved the galaxy once again!" Sergeant Pepper appears on the hologram communication system of all the pilots.
"All in a day's work!" Cream says as she gives the dog at thumbs up before setting the ship on cruise control and heading back toward home.
"I think this might be our best game yet Tails." She says as she stands up to stretch. "Wouldn't you agree? Tails?"
Cream looks toward the back seat.
"Barrel roll! Barrel roll!" Tails springs up and lightly tackles Cream to the ground, rolling over several times. When they come to a stop she's lying on top of him.
"Feeling better?" Cream asks him.
"Yeah." Tails breathes a sigh of relief as he gulps down an entire bottle of Pepto Bismol in one gulp. "You were an amazing pilot Cream!"
"Ahh…it was nothing…" She says demurely. "Some of your skillzzzz must have rubbed off on me."
They both laugh as their Arwing cruises through the peaceful night sky.
To Be Continued
Can anyone challenge Cream's growing popularity? What will be her next move? Find out in the next chapter of Cream The Hedgehog
Author's Note: The title for this chapter came from fallout-boy97. I cracked up when I read his idea the first time. Soooo funny! Thanks very much for the suggestion! I hope the chapter was up to your expectations!
Author's Note 2: I have actually only played 2 Star Fox games (The Adventures one for GameCube and the one that just came out on 3DS). I liked them both, but I don't know that much about the series. I hope I represented it well in the chapter. Also hope this was the first Sonic fic to ever mention Miley Cyrus! Haha Again, thanks to fallout-boy97 for the inspiration. More of the suggested games will be appearing soon. Let me know what you guys think and keep the ideas coming.
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