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Ch. 10~
The ship sailed through the atmosphere, pursued by four different ships, much smaller and quickly gaining speed.
"Aim for its wings! That should slow them down!" Amanda called. The rest obediently opened fire; silently agreeing that allowing it to escape was not an option.
"Damn it! It has a force field!" Lucy cursed.
"We have to do something! We can't allow them to take Falco!" Krystal said holding her controls in fists.
"Spread out and see if you can break it from somewhere!" Lucy said after a moment of mere pursuit. The smaller ships fanned out around the larger one, searching for its weak spot.
"Fox, Peppy, We're in pursuit now. Get up here as quickly as you two can!"
"Katt's too wounded! We have another plan," Peppy began. Krystal frowned. "Steer clear because we're going to use the Great Fox to rip through the force field!"
"What?" Slippy gasped.
"But what if it hits the ship? We'd be putting Falco in danger!" Lucy said quickly.
"Move in the moment you have the opportunity! Falco's already in danger."
"Alright." Krystal said reluctantly.
"Got it." Amanda and Lucy replied.
"I hope Falco's ok!" Slippy whimpered.
"Stay focused! We have to stop them!" Lucy called to the rest. The ships spread further from the larger one as the Great Fox came into view.
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"Enjoy the cage, bird." Leon chuckled before slamming the door behind him. Falco lay on the floor in the center of the small cell, clutching his wounds and curled. His entire body surged with pain, enough that he didn't have the voice to cry out in pain.
Where were they taking him? Why were they taking him? What had happened when he had lost consciousness? What had that stuff Leon injected done to him? Were Fox and the rest ok? What about Pigma? The real question was; what was going to happen now?
Falco opened his eyes to see the dimly lit cell around him. The only light came from the hallway outside the door, bleeding through the various cracks in the door. By the looks of it, this ship was old, not to mention badly taken care of. He slowly brought his hand to his skull, flinching when he touched the cut just above his left eye. Pain jolted through his skull and he flinched a second time. He had to get out, but breaking down the door was easier said then done. He could barely move now. That bastard of a lizard just had to throw a few volts of electricity into his body, didn't he?
Falco exhaled and slowly slid his hands beneath his torso and pushed himself off of the ground. He found his voice and grunted in pain from the pain of his joints. There was no way he could stand. So instead, he dragged himself over to the wall and leaned back against it, panting from the realization that he had sapped his own energy.
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Fox steered his arwing through the atmosphere. He held his controls in stressed and anxious fist. The adrenaline rushed, and his heart pounded in his chest.
"Just hang on, Falco." He muttered to himself. He could see the ship that had taken Falco, and the arwings attacking it. He opened fire when he was close enough and steered around the return fire from the ship itself. It had an archaic style of cannons along the sides of the hull, firing large purple lasers at the fortunately much faster arwings. He steered around a line of lasers and glanced at the parts. Doubt clouded his mind. What if he hit wherever Falco was being kept? Sure he wouldn't cut through with the first hit but still… No, they would cut off the ship's route and disable the engines. Fox steered towards one of the wings and opened fire at the joint.
"Krystal, can you sense Falco at all?" Slippy's voice called over the radio. Fox listened, wanting to know the same answer.
"Yes…I sense that he's in pain," Fox's fists shook with fury. "We must hurry. Avoid firing at the hull!"
"Got it." Fox replied as he directed his attention to the next wing while the other detached with a series of explosions.
"Aha! There you are!" Fox stiffened. He knew that voice.
"Leon you bastard! Return Falco to me!" he demanded. The lizard chuckled as he moved to flank and open fire. Fox avoided the first few lasers, but unfortunately he took a hit.
"Sorry, but Falco belongs to us now."
"Us?" Slippy called.
"What does Star Wolf want with him?" Fox demanded as he fired back at the lizard.
"Ha! I no longer need that dog!" he spat.
"Wait, so you're not with Star Wolf anymore?" Slippy asked.
"So what the hell do you want with him?" Amanda barked.
"Heh. You idiots won't be alive long enough to know what I've said."
"Big mistake Leon," Fox said as he looped his arwing over Leon's, now flying behind the lizard. "You should have stayed loyal to Wolf, or else your engines wouldn't be burning you!"
"Ha! Me burn? Or will it be your little bird?" A chill ran up and down his spine, furry swept throughout his entire being. Fox instantly flipped his arwing and slammed it into Leon's, knowing it would force both of them damage to their wings. "AGH! DAMN YOU! YOU STUPID FOOL!"
"Fox!" Krystal gasped.
"Keep Leon here! I'm going to get Falco!" Fox called to them.
"Roger!"
"You got it!"
"Ha! I'd love to see you try."
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Falco cried out in pain from slamming the cut on the side of his head against the wall next to him in his cell. The ship was shaking violently; obviously Fox and the rest weren't holding back, were they? The unfortunate thing was that his cell consisted of a metal door instead of bars. He didn't have anything to hold onto when this ship expectantly crashed. He gazed back at the door of his cell, knowing that he had to get out. Now if that were possible that would have been something. Falco slowly pulled himself to his feet, holding the wall as the ship rocked a second time. What the hell were fox and the rest doing?
Falco quickly looked up at the ceiling when he heard sirens coming from the speakers.
"WARNING. WARNING. SUFFICIENT DAMAGE DETECTED TO THE LEFT WING. EMERGENCY REPAIRS ARE REQUIERED."
"Damn it…" he cursed. Falco moved to the door and slammed his fist against the door to his cell. "Open the door damn it!" he yelled. He stopped when he heard someone yelling on the other side.
"Oh shit! That laser's going to strike the hull!" Falco's eyes widened.
"What the hell was that Leon guy thinking?" another voice gasped.
"WARNING. WARNING. MAIN HULL HAS BEEN LOCKED ON BY ENEMY SHIP. 67% POSSIBILITY OFENGINE DESTRUCTION DETECTED."
"You two! Move the prisoner!" a third voice called. Falco backed from the door, feeling his entire body trembling. What should he do? If he struggled or wasted any time, he'd die along with the rest of his captors, but if he went with them… The cell around him rocked, and he was thrown against the wall and again he cried out in pain before sinking back into a state of unconsciousness.
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"Dad, what the hell are you doing?" Lucy gasped.
"It's not me! They must have tampered with the controls. I can't stop the beam!" he called back.
"Then shift the aim! You're going to kill Falco!" Fox called desperately.
"Ha! Say goodbye to your beloved pilot Fox!" Leon chuckled.
"Shut up!" Slippy called before firing. Leon easily dodged around and steered away from the battle.
"Hey! Get back here!" Amanda called.
"No wait!" Fox called. Every single one of them fell silent as the enormous beam of the Great Fox shot through space, piercing through the enemy ship's hull. It's engine's burst and the metal groaned.
"FALCO!" Fox yelled.
"No…!" Krystal gasped.
"This…this can't be!" Peppy gasped. The enemy ship exploded. Silence followed, and no one said anything. The shock had silenced them. Fox stared blankly at his controls. He shook violently and let himself fall foreword on his controls.
"FOX!" he heard Krystal call to him. He shut his eyes tightly.
"Fox!" three other voices echoed. Fox clenched a fist. He let it happen. He let Falco die!
"He's having a panic attack!"
"Hey, you still alive, kid?"
"…Falco?"
"Don't push yourself, just take it a step at a time."
That's it!!!! Yes, it's gonna' go into a flashback in case ya'll are wondering. Yes, I'm going to continue this at long last and I apologize for all that time but you all really want this to go on so don't worry I will finish!!!!!