BIG SURPRISE! TWO CHAPTERS COMPLETE! I figured you guys deserved a two chapter post. You guys have stuck with me ever since Book 1, and even if you haven't and just recently arrived, you have been supporting me! Two chapters sounds good to me, maybe, depending on my idea flow, I can get three chapters in a day. I hope you enjoy!

On with the story…

Devastation

Hours after Prometheus arrived at Macbeth…

Pepper was sitting at his desk with the team standing in front of him.

"I'm afraid we have some bad news." He paused, "We just received word that the Macbeth has been taken. The Yuthans attacked and took the planet within hours. Intel says they plan on taking every other planet."

The team was wide eyed.

"Let us go after them then" Kevin suggested.

Falco added in, "Yeah, we can stop them sir. With some help we can get rid of these Yuthans just like we did their base."

Pepper shook his head, "We cannot"

Fox spoke up, "Why not?"

Pepper sighed, "Their forces are much too large. They are much larger than we anticipated. About four cruisers were sent, troops on Macbeth described them as beasts of ships ten times bigger than our Dreadnaught II class ships."

Kevin's heart sank. A ship ten times bigger than a Dreadnaught II is impossible; the resources and men needed to pilot just doesn't add up.

"Ten times, sir?" he questioned.

Pepper nodded slowly, "Yes" he paused, "And we also received word, that they are quickly nearing Corneria." He lowered his head, "They're almost complete with their plans…"

Kevin swallowed deeply. Krystal let out a slight gasp, as did Slippy. Fox and Falco were silent.

"Sir" Kevin said, "I'm sure we can hold them back for a certain amount of time. If we go out, we can hold the Yuthans back from advancing while the technology is worked on."

Pepper shook his head, "It's no use, at the rate they're advancing, there's no possible way we can finish development and have the gear produced."

Fox cut in, "We can do it, general. We will hold the Yuthans back as much as possible. While we do that, you can have the entire Defense Force line up and defend when the Yuthans arrive."

-oOo-

As soon as Fox spoke, an Oracle of Cotera awakened. He looked to his compatriots, who had heard the same as he did.

The eldest spoke, "Contact Prometheus immediately." he said, "His plan is about to complete itself."

The younger Oracle did what he was told.

The lone female spoke, "It appears the human doesn't know of his immunity."

The eldest spoke, "No, he does know, but he doesn't see it for planning attacks. This serves for the greater good of our kind. If he discovered his ability, then Yuthan would surely fall to these primitive enemies."

-oOo-

Pepper sighed and spoke after silence passed, "Fine, you can engage. But please, retreat if you cannot fight them. I understand your will to protect us, but please, do not push yourselves to fight." Pepper continued, "Intel suggests that the Yuthans have been using a mineral by the name of Siofarium. It's unlike anything we've ever heard of, but we can probably find a way to get past it. I mean, you've already heard what Ratchet said, his weapons hardly phazed the Yuthans."

Kevin nodded, "Yes sir"

Ratchet walked in with two other Lombaxs at his sides, "We're sorry we're late."

Pepper dismissed it, "That is fine, however I'll have to give you the short and straight forward situation."

Ratchet nodded, "Shoot"

Pepper spoke, "The Yuthans already have one planet of ours. They're moving quickly and forcefully to Corneria." he paused, "Now, it is my understanding that your race are excellent pilots, mechanics, and inventors. I have granted access to your kind Cornerian Defense Force fighters. These ones have been upgraded with the tech we have now. After we received word of the Yuthan's haste, we ceased development and kept what we already had, which isn't much."

One of the other Lombaxs, Neal, spoke, "So what's the plan?"

Fox chimed in, "We're going to hold them off as much as we can."

Dylan, the younger Lombax, disagreed, "That's suicide"

Falco cut in, "If we do that, then Corneria has a better shot at withstanding their troops."

Pepper then received a code red message. He opened it up and allowed everyone to read it, as the subject was "Assault Status". The message read something that they had hoped it didn't say.

General Pepper, immediate action is requested. The Yuthan Forces have sent a portion of their forces to spread further. They are now currently attacking Titania.

Pepper sighed, "Ratchet" he said, "I hope the Lombaxs are quick learners. You are to move out immediately."

Everyone nodded and left the room in a hurry. As they were running, Ratchet opened an open local channel with the other Lombaxs.

"All Lombaxs get to the Cornerian Defense Force Base immediately. We're moving out now."

The team and Lombaxs reached the base in no time. Once they arrived, Star Fox headed for their own hangar. This hangar had backups that were to be used in case of an immediate launch, which was now. Ratchet met up with the numerous other Lombaxs and were led to their ships. Kevin jumped up into his Arwing. He grabbed the edge and swung himself up. He quickly started all the systems as soon as he landed and sat down.. Once it was up and running, he slowly hovered out of the hangar and shot off into the air. He followed after Fox, with the other closely in tow.

Once they reached outer atmosphere, Fox opened a platoon wide channel with the team and Lombaxs. Kevin looked around and saw the numerous CDF Fighters hovering.

Fox spoke, "Listen up everyone. We're moving to the outer planet of Titania. According to intel, we should expect a large welcome party. So be ready to fight and get a grip of your fighter controls."

Ratchet spoke up, "These aren't much different from ships where we're from. We should be fine." The Lombax lined up beside Kevin, with Neal and Dylan nearby. "Also, I'd like to formally introduce my two top notch Lombaxs. Neal and Dylan. Neal specializes as a field medic and Dylan is an excellent sniper."

Kevin chuckled, "Just like me"

Fox nodded, "Good, but I don't think we'll need to head down to the surface. We may not even fight for long before we retreat."

Neal spoke up, "We can fight, don't worry."

Slippy then spoke up, "Okay guys, we need to get to the planet now. Input the coordinates 9-0-1-2."

Fox continued, "On my mark, accelerate." he paused, "3…2…"

Kevin gripped his controls. He felt something bad was going to happen. He even felt weird, almost nervous to the point of throwing up. But he held the urge back and took deep breaths.

"1… Accelerate!"

Everyone then instantly burst forward. Kevin watched as the the stars in the distance elongated and then returned to normal. Once they were normal, a red planet appeared in front of him. The ships were moving at incredible speeds and were already in atmosphere. Kevin looked around and saw everyone, ready to fight. He liked what he saw, well over a hundred fighters, ready to lay waste on the large Yuthan forces.

"Everyone get ready!" Fox said as he saw a squad of fighters moving in on them. In the distance, they saw the CDF base that the Yuthans had taken.

Kevin opened fire on the ships. He hit several as they ripped through the CDF forces. Sensing a form of danger, Kevin pushed down and out of the stream. He neared the ground quickly and pulled up. As he did, he saw three enemy ships begin to chase him. He looked back ahead and saw that a canyon was approaching. He got an idea, a good one too. His chain memory instantly went back and he remembered something similar to this. He used it to his advantage.

"Come and get me, bitches"

He flew right into the tight canyon and flew along the opening. He twisted and turned. His attention was instantaneous and his reflexes were spot on. He turned left and right, barrel rolled through an overhang, and flew close near the bottom. He saw a much larger overhang nearing. He looked back and saw the ships beginning to open fire. Since he couldn't really loop around,he opened fire at the large natural arch and accelerated. The rocks began to fall. Kevin flew right under it and narrowly avoided being hit. He looked back and saw a series of explosions. Sighing in relief he looked back ahead of him and flew out of the canyon. But, as he did, he was met with a horrifying sight.

Just ahead of him were three incredibly large ships. Below them was the CDF base that the Yuthans had taken. Countless dots were flying around over the base, and he knew that there was no possible way that they were winning.

"Dear god…" He said in aw.

Suddenly, a pain in his head caused him to nearly lose control. He quickly regained and heard a voice.

"Michelson, I am here" the voice said.

Kevin shook his head and continued flying towards the base. The pain faded and a female voice appeared.

"Kevin, keep him out! Do you hear me? Keep… him… out!"

Krystal then came over the comms, "Kevin, don't listen to the voice. It's the leader, he's here!"

Kevin was shocked. He nearly crashed into an enemy ship, but narrowly evaded it. He pulled up and began flying towards the immense cruisers.

Fox spoke up, "The leaders what?"

As Kevin was flying up, he was hit once. He was losing his attention at the thought of Prometheus being inside the base.

Krystal spoke again, "He's here!"

Kevin pulled back and headed down towards the fight. He saw numerous troops on the ground firing up and occasionally saw some CDF fighters zoom past. He found a Yuthan fighter and opened fire on it. With incredible accuracy, he was able to knock it out of the sky and cause it crash into one of the buildings below.

The voice was heard once more. Prometheus, held up inside the underground command center of the base, taunted him.

"Fighting my forces? How cute. Even when you know your failure is imminent, you just can't face the fact that you should try. Really you should give up now and save your lives." He paused, and Kevin ignored him, "But isn't it nice? A force so strong that any war we fight is guaranteed a victory. It does wonders for us. We control most of our galaxy and now will soon control yours. Your primitive tech can't even fathom what we use." Prometheus took a deep breath, "I wonder what I'll do when I take your capital planet. Come to think of it, you don't look like those around here. I wonder if this is even your home and you just protect for no greater cause."

Kevin snapped, "Enough!" He yelled, he knew Prometheus was beginning to make connections with Kevin's true home. Earth would never stand a chance, it'd fall within minutes of the attack. But, Kevin evaded the topic "I wouldn't be talking, you fucking monster. You can't tell what I'll do next! That doesn't seem so powerful to me, especially when I can fight!"

Prometheus was shocked, but of course faked the feeling. His plan was nearly complete.

"How?" he pretended to sound surprised, but hid the falsity well.

Kevin laughed, "Just shut the fuck up and watch me. You can't see my actions, I'm practically invisible to a your entire race. You take no chances, you only go with what's good in the future. To me, that's a coward!"

Fox smiled, "Nice"

Falco gave a thumbs up.

Prometheus ceased speaking and left Kevin, now infuriated. Kevin barrel rolled around and found the main building that Prometheus could have been held up in. He opened a private comm channel with Ratchet and thought of a new plan.

"Ratchet" He said, "I need you to come with me."

Ratchet looked confused, "Why?"

Kevin smiled, "We're going down and taking out Prometheus right now. I'm done and do not want to fight another god forsaken war. I am tired of fighting and I will not lose to a monster like this thing." he paused, "If Corneria is taken, he'll surely go after my true home. I can't let that happen, not after it has suffered from so much."

Ratchet attempted to speak, but was cut off, "I can't do it alone. You're the only one with weapons that can help me the most." Kevin paused, "Please…"

Ratchet sighed and nodded with understanding, "I'll head down. Someone has to get rid of this psycho anyway."

Kevin activated the cloaking device on the Arwing. Since everyone was zooming to and fro, they would have a hard time seeing the blur that was Kevin's Arwing.

"Activate the cloaking and land at the rear of the biggest building."

Ratchet did so. Kevin landed behind the building and jumped down. When he landed, the armor beamed onto him. RIght after it beamed, he activated the cloak. He activated the eyepiece and looked around, quickly finding Ratchet landing.

"I'm cloaked right now. You'll need to use stealth." Kevin said.

He knew the dangers of doing what he was doing. He tried this once before, and it almost cost him his life, but thankfully only cost him a leg and hand. However, now he was about to fight someone with even more skill and even more power.

Ratchet jumped down and found the blur of Kevin.

"See you" He said.

Kevin looked up at the fight above. Stray laser fire landed nearby and exploded, knocking the two of their feet. After they got back up to their feet Kevin yelled.

"Get to the door and blast it open."

Ratchet nodded, activated the Trillium armor, and pulled out his Annihilator. The two ran for the door, as they were running, Ratchet opened fire and blew the door off it's hinges. Kevin darted in with Ratchet behind, now with his Shock Cannon. Michelson had his pistol in hand with his knife under it.

Kevin burst through one door and found several Yuthan troops on the other side. As soon as he came in, he opened fire. He hit one several times, jumped up, and landed a stab to the head. He jerked the knife out and slashed at the nearby guard. He slashed up, down, and then stabbed at the face. He was somewhat surprised, the knife was affecting them well, yet the lasers didn't do much. But the rage inside of him kept him from thinking any more of it.

Ratchet whom was firing the charged beam of the Shock Blaster, merely knocked down the other guards. Once they were down, even after the devastating blast from the Shock Cannon, Kevin ran over and started to slash at them, killing them rather quickly. He jumped and stabbed each one, twisting the blade that had entered their chest cavities.

Ratchet watched the blur move quickly and efficiently.

Kevin was in a rage. He wasn't about to let this race take over his home, nor was he going to let some cocky leader command them.

The human jumped on top of the last guard and deactivated the cloak.

"WHERE IS HE?!" He yelled. Ratchet quickly got to his side and pointed the large barrel of the Shock Cannon to the Yuthan.

The Yuthan didn't speak.

Kevin began to punch the being. He then grabbed the masked head and began to literally tear the helmet apart. Using the knife, he stabbed at the edges of the being's neck and smashed the locks keeping it in place. He removed the mask and saw the lizard face of the Yuthan.

"WHERE THE FUCK IS HE?!"

The Yuthan looked at Kevin with an emotionless face. Fear ran through the guard, but he refused to show it to the human.

Kevin then put the blade at the Yuthans neck and slowly started to move it sideways

"TELL ME NOW!"

The Yuthan then spoke, "He's in sublevel 2. The command wing."

Prometheus had entered the guards mind and commanded him to provide Kevin with the info. His plan was close, and his excitement grew.

Kevin looked at the reptile like creature. He then jerked his blade sideways, slitting the throat of the Yuthan.

Ratchet looked away.

Kevin got up, calming himself slightly as he did so. He looked up and found a camera. He walked up to the base of it, stared it down and spoke.

"Did you see that? Prometheus? Did you see what I just did to your all powerful Yuthan race?" He paused, "You… will… fucking… die. This war ends today."

Prometheus, whom was standing in the center of the command center, watched the feed with his arms crossed, "Whether it be you, or me."

Michelson then grabbed his pistol and shot the camera. The human looked at the Lombax, "Let's go"

The two entered an elevator and took it to sublevel 2. Kevin sighed and started to feel even more sick. He felt like puking right then and there, but like before, he fought the feeling.

"I hope your ready." Kevin finally said.

Ratchet nodded, "Yeah" he lied, his heart was racing, "Talon wasn't as determined as Prometheus." He paused, "But there's no way he can survive against both of us."

The doors slid open and revealed an empty hallway. It was rather wide with rooms on either side. At the other end was the room to get into the command center. The two walked towards it. However, Ratchet began to circle and walk, looking at the empty rooms, while Kevin slightly went ahead. As soon as Kevin entered the room that connected to the command center, a metal blast proof door snapped closed.

Kevin looked back and slammed his fist on the door, "Shit!"

Ratchet bumped into it and jumped back.

"Blast it!" Kevin said. He then jumped behind a table that was in the room and hid behind it for cover.

Ratchet ran back and pulled out his Annihilator. He fired five rockets at the door, but to no avail. The door, walls, and metallic shielding stood it's place. Kevin got out from his cover and saw the door still in place. He walked over to it and looked it over.

The intercom then suddenly sounded.

"Oh good" the voice said, "my plan has completed itself."

Kevin looked at the door that went into the command center. It opened, and revealed a large room with computers, monitors, and a single being standing with its back against the opening.

Kevin slowly walked into the room. He looked around and found Ratchet, one level higher behind a glass window. He was banging on it and was even firing at it, but it wouldn't break.

The being suddenly laughed, "I cannot believe this is happening. My plan to finally kill you and take over this pitiful system has now come to fruition." He turned around, "And I still can't believe that we are unable to predict your moves. Such a young boy, yet we can't see you." He closed his eyes, scanning over Kevin with his telepathic ability and thought to himself, "The boy is too strong. I must fight him."

He continued speaking, "I never thought you would make it this far. I'm really surprised you made it past the ships."

Kevin spoke, "I plan on ending this war now. I will not fight another second."

Prometheus smiled, "Oh don't worry. You won't fight, but the war won't end either."

The human nodded, "Right, I'm supposedly going to die." he said sarcastically.

Prometheus shook his head, "No… that 's not my plan at all. It's far more grand."

He then dashed forwards at the human. The Yuthan was wearing exotic armor with blades at the end of his hands. He slashed at the human, but the boy was quick. Kevin dodged each slash and ended with a jump back. As he did, he launched his staff up into the air and grabbed it. He extended it and began to dash for Prometheus.

"I'm done with your bullshit!" He yelled as he began to fight.

Kevin spun around and swung at Prometheus. The Yuthan dodged it and countered it. The Yuthan swung from the right, but Kevin deflected it. Prometheus came back around, and Kevin deflected it as well. Kevin the spun the staff above him and forcefully brought it down. The Yuthan nearly fell off balance but caught himself. He jumped back and focused. He jumped back forward, this time with energy in his step. Prometheus swung at Kevin with incredible speed, but Kevin narrowly jumped back, avoiding the sharp blades. Kevin was growing weak and tired, while Prometheus wasn't. Kevin dashed forward once more, but Prometheus was ready. Grabbing the staff, he pulled it towards him, and then threw it back along with Kevin. The human landed cleanly and sprinted back at the Yuthan leader once more. He activated the flaming ends of the staff and swung from the right. He landed a clean side swipe to Prometheus' face and spin kicked his gut, causing him to tumble back. As Prometheus stumbled, Kevin fired three flame blasts from the staff, each landing on Prometheus and burning him. The Yuthan feel to the ground, but quickly regained by rolling back onto his feet.

"You're good" Prometheus said, "But there's no way you can beat me. You're getting tired." The Yuthan dashed forward. Kevin readied a counter, but Prometheus was prepared and saw it coming. The avian swung up with such great force that he cut right through the humans staff. He spun around with the momentum and brought the blade down back down, landing a clean and deep slash at Kevin's left arm. The human didn't even have time to realize what had happened.

"AAAGGGHHHH!" The human yelled in great pain. Blood gushed out from his arm and pain instantly surged through his body.

Prometheus then grabbed the human by the throat and threw him down to the ground with great force. Kevin coughed vigorously as he tried to get back to his feet. He rolled over and tried to get up, but to no avail, he only found himself slipping in his own blood, falling back onto his chest. He looked up and saw Fox now with Ratchet, as well as Krystal.

"KEVIN!" Fox yelled. However, the human hardly heard it.

Prometheus closed his eyes, scanning the humans body, and re opened them. Kevin was still too strong. The humans will was incredible durable, and if Prometheus execute his plan with it still in tact, he would fail.

He proceeded and kicked the human several times in the gut. Blood was gushing from his right arm and he was crawling away and towards his staff. Kevin thought he was going to die right then and there, but knew he had to continue fighting.

Prometheus walked ahead and kicked the broken weapon away. He knew it was what kevin was going for.

"Your will is so strong" The Yuthan said, "You're bloodied, mangled, crippled, and even close to death, yet you continue!"

Kevin, now blood pouring from his mouth, continued to crawl slowly and in pain. He was determined- he wasn't going to lose. However, fate said otherwise.

Prometheus shook his head and walked towards the weapon.

Kevin saw his chance. He reached back to his side, grabbed his pistol and shakingly brought it up to point it at Prometheus. His hand was shaking violently as he struggled to hold the gun up from his lying position

"Hey… fucker!" Kevin managed to yell. Prometheus turned around, "Pay attention!"

Kevin pulled the trigger. He landed a clean shot to Prometheus, however the Yuthan merely flinched. Kevin fired again, and again, and again, and again. The Yuthan, was now moving towards the human. Kevin shot a quick glance up and found Krystal, Fox, and Ratchet gone. He then looked back at the Yuthan, who had grabbed him.

He grabbed him by the throat and raised him up high. Laughing maniacally he spoke, "I've been waiting for this moment. Ever since I learned of you, I knew what must be done. Not to kill you…" He paused, "but use you!" He scanned Kevin's brain and saw that the will to fight was no longer present.

Kevin futilely squirmed, trying to shake free from the grip of the Yuthan.

"I will take your body! I will use you and you and your skills!" Prometheus yelled, "You will become mine to control!" He yelled, "LONG… LIVE… YUTHAN!"

The Yuthan's body then turned to energy. The yellow light fused into Kevin's body. The human fell to the ground and squirmed in pain. The small fall shot pain through him, but the Yuthan inside was worse.

"NOOO!" He yelled at the top of his lungs as pain and blackness shrouded his body. He felt the loss of control as he slowly slipped into unconsciousness. Kevin fell down and saw the yellow light emit from his body. He slammed his fist down and looked at the door.

Prometheus was heard whispering in his head, "The Yuthans… will win. You have lost."

Kevin closed his eyes, seeing no way to escape and accepting his fate, "I'm… so sorry." He whispered.

Suddenly, the human dropped to the floor, motionless. The yellow light faded away and the human was lying still. Blood was still gushing and moving from under the human. he was lying in his own pool of it.

The doors to the command center then blew open as Ratchet was able to find a way to destroy them. He, along with Krystal and Fox, had used the missile weapons; the Annihilator, Devastator, and the Mini Rocket Cannon.

Fox saw his friend on the floor, "no..." He dropped the large missile firing cannon and ran for the human. Halfway, he stopped at the sight of the pool of blood he was lying in.

The human began to move slightly. He slowly got up to his feet and grabbed his arm in pain. But, with his back turned away from the group, he healed his wound as well as the bruises around his body. An ability he didn't have before.

Fox yelled once more, "I swear to fucking god Kevin!" he began to walk towards the human.

Krystal then dashed forward and tackled Fox, "STOP!" She sensed something that wasn't there before. Something was off and she knew exactly what it was.

The human then turned around slowly and saw the two on the floor. He looked at them with an emotionless face.

Fox and Krystal got up to their feet, but Krystal had her gun out and pointing at the Earthling.

Fox grabbed the gun from her and yelled, "Are you insane?"

Krystal grabbed the gun back from the vulpine and yelled back, "That's not Kevin!"

Fox looked at the human. What the hell was she saying?

"You… are not… Kevin." She said, "What are you"

The human cracked his neck. His eyes were glowing yellow and his pupils were now the shape of an eclipse.

One word came out of his mouth. One word that struck the group with fear, disbelief, and terror,

"Prometheus"

To Be Continued…

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