(A/N: It wouldn't be Labor day without a fic update. Here it is)

Chapter 11

The Star Fox team decided to split up according to their interests. Of course, Falco went with Katt to go see one of the other movies (Fox guessed that this was a ruse to allow them more make out time) Slippy went on his own to look around some of the tech stores, Peppy elected to go to some old museum (A/N: No flames for that. I just couldn't think of anything better and couldn't have everyone doing the same thing!) and Fox chose, with stifled enthusiasm, to stay with Krystal as she looked around the city.

"Since we had a late breakfast, why don't we meet up at 2:00 PM at the same place where we had lunch?" Peppy suggested. "Works for me." Falco commented. The others nodded in agreement. Then, they split up to look around the city.

Krystal was totally in awe of the city. Everything about it was completely new and exciting. The vixen gazed around the skyscrapers and stores, a smile creeping on to her elegant features. "Fox, I want to see as much of the city as possible." She said, turning to her companion.

"Sure, Krystal." Fox responded. He wanted to make Krystal's first experience in a city a memorable one. "What should we do first, Fox?" Krystal asked. "Well, how 'bout we walk around, just to see what there is?" Fox replied. "Alright." Krystal responded.

So, the two vulpine began walking around the large city. Krystal walked into and looked around every store that she took an interest in, which turned out to be about every one out of five buildings, so naturally, Fox started to lose patience.

It was in a department store, while Krystal was trying on different articles of clothing, when Fox finally snapped. He looked down at his watch, and saw that the time was 1:50 PM, 10 minutes to get to lunch with the others. Krystal had been in the changing room for the last 15 minutes.

Fox knocked on the door. "Krystal, are you okay?" he asked. "I'm sorry, I'm having a little trouble." She replied. Again, demonstrating her naïveté, she asked perhaps the most embarrassing question conceivable. She said, "Fox, could you give me a hand?"

Fox stared in shock at the door. "Come again?" he said, wanting to make sure he had heard her correctly.

"I asked if you could come in and help me with something." Krystal repeated, not sounding the least bit annoyed.

"Um, are you sure you want me to come in?" Fox said warily. "Yes." Krystal replied. Fox just stood still for a moment, not knowing what to do. Krystal's gentle voice cut him off from his thoughts. "Fox, are you okay?" she asked. "Yeah, I'm fine Krystal. I'll be in, just a moment." He responded. 'Okay, I'll walk in slowly with my eyes closed,' Fox mentally prepared himself.

The orange vulpine closed his green eyes and slowly walked into the changing stall.

"Okay, I'm here." He said once he made sure the door was closed. "What do you need help with?" he asked. He heard Krystal giggle. "What?" Fox asked his eyes still closed. "You can open your eyes. I'm decently dressed. I just needed a hand with a zipper in the back." Krystal answered.

Slowly, Fox opened his eyes, and his jaw almost dropped. Krystal was wearing a blue, tight-fitting body suit that matched her fur almost perfectly. Since it clung to her body, it showed of her attractive curves quite nicely. Fox thought it was like seeing her for the first time on Sauria; he was completely taken by her beauty.

Krystal tilted her head. "What's wrong Fox?" she asked. Fox shook himself and turned his gaze from her body to her eyes. "Nothing, just admiring how you look." He said, blushing slightly.

Krystal smiled at his shyness. "What is it that you needed help with?" Fox asked. "There's a zipper in the back that I can't pull up fully." Krystal answered. She turned around and indicated a zipper running from the base of her spine to the nape of her neck. It looked about halfway done up.

Fox took hold of the zipper and pulled it up. "There" he said once he was done. "Thanks, Fox." Krystal said. She looked at herself in the mirror. "Y'know, I've never experimented with my appearance before, so I'm not a good judge. What do you think, Fox?" she asked. "I think that looks great on you." Fox said. 'That's one hell of an understatement, she's gorgeous,' he thought. "Okay. I think I'll get this." Krystal said.

Fox reluctantly left the changing room to give Krystal her privacy, then she changed back into the clothes she had on earlier. Once she had purchased the suit, the two vulpine dashed back to the café.

The two foxes scurried through the doors of the café just as the clock was striking 2:00. They saw Falco and the others sitting at the same table they had breakfast at. Katt waved over to them.

Fox and Krystal walked over and greeted the others. "So, how was your morning?" Fox asked to everyone. Peppy was the first to answer. "The museum was interesting for me, but the rest of you would probably not have like it. There was an exhibit on famous mercenary teams in the military history wing. There were a few things about us in there." "Cool." Fox mused.

Slippy spoke next. "Well, I looked at a few new developments for tanks and found a way to greatly enhance the speed, maneuverability and firepower of the Landmaster." "Thanks, Slippy," Fox said. "No problem. I enjoyed it." Slippy replied. Falco rolled his eyes and Katt giggled at that.

Slippy heard Katt and he turned around. "What?" he asked. "It is beyond my comprehension-" "That's not saying much." Fox remarked under his breath. Normally, he didn't make snide remarks, but he felt like tormenting Falco today. "What was that, fox-boy?" Falco demanded. "Oh nothing, nothing whatsoever." Fox replied with a grin. Falco growled at Fox. Katt put a paw on Falco's arm, drawing his gaze, and calmed the steamed bird with a smile. "As I was saying, it's beyond me how anyone can find the inner workings of anything to be remotely interesting." Falco said to Slippy. "Strange, you seem to find the inner workings of Katt to be worth your time." Fox said quietly.

"Alright, McCloud, THAT is IT!" Falco shouted as he tackled Fox and pinned him to the ground. Falco was forgetting, however, that, while he was the better pilot, Fox was much better at hand to hand combat. He easily escaped the pin and trapped Falco's head between his arms and pressed down on the back of Falco's knees with his feet.

Falco jerked and sputtered, but Fox kept a firm grim on the angry avian. "So, are you sorry for tackling me?" Fox asked, sounding like a teacher talking to a disobedient kindergartner. Before Falco could answer, Katt, who was quite ticked off at Fox, but not to the same extent as Falco, came up behind Fox and batted his head really hard with her fist. Fox fell over and Falco and Katt jumped him, binding his limbs together with the cord of a fire extinguisher that happened to be nearby.

"So, what should his punishment be?" Katt asked her feathered beau. Falco grinned evilly, thinking of thing that would embarrass Fox the most. "Okay, I thought of something." He whispered his idea to Katt, and she heartily agreed.

Fox definitely did not like the looks on his friends' faces. This was going to be bad. After conversing with Katt, Falco walked over to Fox, still lying on his stomach, all four, five if you count his tail, of his appendages tied up securely above his back. Falco knelt down next to Fox and whispered his idea.

The color drained from Fox's face as Falco continued speaking. "You've got to be kidding me." Fox said as Falco finished explaining "Nope, that's what you get for choking me and insulting me and my girlfriend." "Please, not that. Anything but THAT!" Fox begged.

Both Falco and Katt laughed at their leader's pathetic state. "Well, Fox, you can either do that or, chew your arms and legs off like a hopelessly trapped coyote. We'll give you some private time in the broom closet to think it over." Falco answered. He and Katt then lifted the vulpine and carried him around back and out of sight. A sudden 'thud' was heard when Falco and Katt tossed the bound vulpine into a closet.

The two came around front, satisfied grins on their faces. Krystal was completely lost. She had heard what Fox had said and would have found it offensive, had it been directed to her, but she thought this was overkill. "Did he really deserve that?" she asked the tall bird in front of her.

"Probably not, but torturing McCloud is fun, and I thought of the perfect punishment right on the spot." "What are you going to make him do, anyway?" Slippy piped up. "Oh, you'll find out soon enough." Katt said suspiciously. "Let's just say that choosing between the punishment Falco thought of and chewing your limbs off would be a tough decision."

(A/N: What kind of hellish punishment do Falco and Katt have planned? Why did Fox get himself into this situation? Why am I asking all these stupid questions?

Hope you enjoyed it. Simba out.)