Chapter 10-The Starfox Team

They soon arrived in a large field. Misty looked around. Misty: "Where are we?" Lisa: "We're on the planet Corneria." Misty: "Corneria? I've never heard of such a place." Lisa: "This is the home planet of one of my top students." Misty: "You had students?" Lisa: "Yes, as a matter of fact, I contacted him with the use of my telepathy."

Just then, they saw 4 huge ships fly across in the sky. Lisa: "Oh, look, here they come now." They all looked up. Peach: "Could it be…?" Rayman: ["I don't believe it!"] Misty: "What are those ships?" Lisa: "Those are Arwings. The battle ships of Fox McCloud and his friends of the Starfox team." Misty: "Fox?"

All 4 ships landed. Fox and his team jumped out and approached Rayman and the girls. Fox: "Lisa? Is that you?" Lisa: "Hello, Fox, it's been a while."

Peach and Rayman then stepped out in front of the girls. Peach: "Fox?" Fox: "Peach? Rayman?" Peach: "Oh, Fox! It is you! I've missed you so much!" Fox: "I do, too. I can't believe it. It's been such a long time since we last saw each other." Rayman: ["It was like yesterday since we were kids."] Fox: "Tell me about it. You guys remember my friends, Slippy, Falco and Peppy?" Peach: "How could I forget? We practically grew up together." Slippy: "Oh, shucks, Peach." Falco: "I can't tell you how long it's been since we were last together." Peppy: "It almost brings a tear to my eye to see you crazy kids together again." Fox: "Lisa, were you able to find my…other friend?"

Lisa shook her head. Lisa: "I'm sorry, Fox, I couldn't find her."

Fox sulked a little. Lisa: "There is someone I would like you to meet." Lisa then pulled Misty closer to Fox. Lisa: "This is Misty. She's the newest member of our team. We brought her here to train her to perfect her new powers." Fox: "Oh! Nice to meet you, Misty."

He shook hands with her. She shook his, but in a coy manner. Fox: "You OK? Your hand shake was a little weak." Lisa: "You have to excuse her; she's experienced a lot of things that are new to her." Buttercup: "She just recently received a makeover." Bubbles: "From the Powerpuff Girls."

Slippy moved closer to Misty. Slippy: "Is she…from…Earth?" Misty: "Um…yes, that's my home planet." Slippy: "I can't believe that I'm meeting an Earth girl. An actual Earth girl! I've always wanted to meet one! I've heard that they're really pretty. Tell me, are all Earth girls as pretty as you?" Misty: "Um…no, I don't think so…" Slippy: "Aw…that's too bad. Well, I think you're really pretty." Misty: "You do?" Slippy: "Uh, huh! In fact, I think you're one prettiest Earth girls ever." Misty: "Oh, wow, thank you! That means a lot!" Slippy: "You're welcome. I have something for you."

He pulls out what appears to be a headband. Misty: "Hey, that's a headband." Slippy: "It sure is. I've always wanted to give it to an Earth girl. Put it on."

She took the headband from Slippy and placed it on her head. Slippy: "How is it? Do you like it?" Misty: "Um…it's OK…I guess…" Slippy: "Oh, I haven't even shown you the best part. Take it off."

She did as she was told. Slippy: "There is a small switch on the very end of that headband. Press it."

She did as she was told again and the headband turned into a boomerang. Misty was especially surprised. Slippy: "Surprise! It's a boomerang! Now, let's test it. How well is your aim?" Misty: "Um… pretty good, I think…" Slippy: "OK, then, try tossing it at that rock." Misty: "Um…OK…"

She tosses it at the rock, the boomerang jams itself it. It beeps a few times before it self-destructs and destroys the rock. Misty: "It…it's destroyed!" Slippy: "Wait for it."

The boomerang then reassembles itself and returns to Misty's hand. It then turns itself back into a headband. She stares at it. Slippy: "Well, what do you think?"

She looked at it a little more, atense look grew on her face. Misty: "I have to say, I'm not too comfortable wearing a weapon on my head." Slippy: "I'm sorry. I actually got the idea from this Earth show about these spy girls. They have these awesome gadgets that look like girl accessories." Misty: "Oh! I know of that show! Is that really where this headband came from?" Slippy: "Yes! That's exactly it! So…um, don't think of it as a weapon, think of it as a gadget, that is if you are willing to accept my gift."

Misty hesitated. She then smiled. Misty: "Sure, Slippy." She puts the headband back on her head. Misty: "That was very thoughtful of you to give me something, even though it does explode. Thank you very much."

She bent down and kissed him on the cheek. Slippy: "Wow…I've been kissed by an Earth girl. That is truly an amazing experience." Misty: "So, how do you know so much about Earth?" Falco: "(sigh) He has a friend living on Earth. He gives him things from that planet every now and then." Peppy: "He really took a great fondness to your home planet." Slippy: "Maybe someday, I'll be able to fly over to that planet and visit its people. That would be great." Rayman: ["Oh, brother."] Slippy: "Oh, I almost forgot."

He walked up to Rayman. He then pulled out a small headset. Slippy: "Here, I remembered to build you another translator since the old one…broke a long time ago."

Rayman grabbed the headset and placed it on his head. Rayman: "Thanks, Slippy. Wow! Now everyone can understand what I'm saying!" Falco: "I don't know, I kind of like him better when he was speaking in another language." Rayman: "Hey! Why don't you come over here and say that to my face, birdbrain?" Falco: "Mm…I'd rather not."

Rayman glared at Falco.

Later on, everyone grouped together. Fox: "So, what brings you here to Corneria again? You're here to train Misty to use her new powers?" Lisa: "Yep, that's right." Fox: "Huh! Sounds great. When did she receive her powers?" Lisa: "Not too long ago. We had to clear something up before she was able to receive all of her powers." Fox: "Is that so? I would love to hear all about it later." Peach: "You know, we have a lot of catching up to do." Fox: "I'll say we have, I have always dreaded the day when we lost touch with you and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom." Misty: "OK, Lisa, so when do we get started with the grueling training?" Lisa: "I was thinking tomorrow, considering that we just got here." Misty: "Oh, OK, so, maybe I'll have a look around to see where I am."

She lifted herself off the ground and flew away. Fox: "You know, it seemed like yesterday when you were training to perfect your powers." Lisa: "Yes, it was not easy for me, but did manage." Fox: "No kidding, you became a phenomenal fairy." Lisa: "Yes, I did. It's too bad I can't find your friend." Fox: "I know, that would have been nice. Well, I hope she does as well as you." Lisa: "I hope so, too."

Peach then approached Lisa. Peach: "Lisa, may I speak with you? There are a few things that I need to discuss." Lisa: "Why, sure, Peach, what is it you want to talk about?" Peach then spoke with Lisa.

Soon enough, Misty returned. She then found herself standing in front of Fox, Lisa and Peach. Misty: "Hey, guys, what's up?" Lisa: "Misty, we have been talking about what we have been deciding to do for your training and Peach has come up with something that we need to take care of." Misty: "OK, what is it?" Peach stepped forward. Peach: "Aside from your fairy training, we also need to get started on your princess training." Misty: "Princess training!? But, why!?" Peach: "Well, for starters, you are a princess now, so that means that you need to start behaving like one." Fox: "Wait. What?" Misty: "Oh, man, Lisa, do I have to?" Lisa: "Yes, you must. During our travels with Rayman, I have found that some of your behavior is unacceptable and you need to change your attitude." Misty: "What are you talking about!? There's nothing wrong with my attitude!" Peach: "Quite the contrary actually. You get angry much too quickly and for some incidents, it wasn't even necessary. You need to act more delicate." Misty: "Lisa, please don't make her do this to me!" Lisa: "I'm sorry, Misty, but this needs to be done. It's absolutely necessary for your fairy training as well, believe it or not." Misty: "What? But why?"

Lisa then pulls out the rules book from her bag and opens it. Lisa: "It says here in Rule #469 that when transferring from mortal to fairy, you have to give up something. For you, you have to give up your abrupt attitude."

Misty began to sulk. Lisa: "That's why this princess training is necessary."

Misty lifted her head up. Misty: "Oh, yeah, well…is there something that you had to give up?" Lisa: "Yes, I had to give up my dreams of becoming a saxophone player." Misty: "Was it hard?" Lisa: "At first, yes, but then I found myself surrounded by so many good friends and I didn't miss it that much anymore. Usually, the thing we have to give up is not something that we're going to miss. Trust me on this, when you give up this stubborn attitude of yours, you're not going to miss it much." Misty: "Oh…OK…if it is that necessary…I guess I don't have a choice." Fox: "What do you guys mean when you say she's a princess? Princess of what?" Lisa: "If we manage to help her perfect one of her powers, you'll understand what we mean." Fox: "Hm…I see…"