Chapter 11: Captain Falcon (F-Zero Racer)

Mute City

The sky was slightly gray and rain was pouring down on Mute City. Some parts of the city were in a slight fog as the storm was passing by. Many racers were walking on the streets; turning to a giant screen inside one of the buildings, and saw someone very familiar to them. "Welcome back to F-Zero TV. Today is registration day of the annual F-Zero Grand Prix! The registration will be at 3:00 p.m. at the entrance of the Mute City race course. It is limited to thirty racers for the start of the Grand Prix season. We hope to see you there!" said a newsman. Few of the racers there grinned happily and began heading their way to the race course. What did they know was that someone was following them. The person walked slowly and then turned to the screen; seeing something very interesting to his eyes. "What? Is that... Captain Falcon? As a Trophy?" said the voice. He stared at the screen for a moment longer and then noticed the symbol of the Trophy at his feet. "Ah... so the rumors were true after all. He didn't survive the attack. It can't be possible! Only I, Black Shadow; was supposed to defeat him! Not by some worthless creature from another dimension!" said Black Shadow. He walked upto his car angrily and then punched the ground angrily. After that, he heard another car slowly drive upto him. He stood up and stared at the new car. "What is this? It looks like the Blue Falcon... but with a darker blue tone to it..." he said.

The hatch of the "Blue Falcon" opened and revealed the driver inside. Black Shadow stared at the driver in shock as he saw the driver get out of the car for first time; staring him down with glowing yellow eyes. "Falcon..? Is that you?" he asked. The new driver stared at him silently, leaving Black Shadow curious. Before he said a word, a small fleet of police cars approached them. "Freeze! Don't move!" yelled one of the cops. "Captain Falcon" turned to them silently and then used Raptor Boost on one of the cars; scaring the cops. Black Shadow was surprised of the action and then joined in the fight with his new ally. After a few moments, the cops began driving away from them, leaving the streets silent. "Attention all units! The Captain Falcon imposter in on the Main Street area of Mute City! We need back up now!" said one of the cops as they drove away. The two foes decided to escape together and then drove off to a abandoned junkyard; hiding in plain sight from the world. "So, you are not my enemy?" Black Shadow asked. "Captain Falcon" nodded his head yes to his question and then pointed to a poster. Black Shadow walked over and picked up the poster; seeing the Captain Falcon Trophy on the poster. "I see... you were made from him?" he asked again, making his new ally nod his head yes again. "And do things opposite of what he does?" he asked. "Captain Falcon" nodded his head yes again.

Black Shadow stood silently and took in the answers to all his questions; now knowing the truth of his new ally. After looking back and forth at his ally and the poster, he thought of a cruel idea. "Hey, I got an idea! Let's enter the Grand Prix together! If one of us wins it and gets Captain Falcon's Trophy, we can get rid of him once and for all!" he said. "Captain Falcon" blinked his eyes and nodded his head in agreement. They shook hands and Black Shadow laughed evilly. "He really has no idea what he's in for... Once I win the race, I will destroy both of them before my master has a chance." said Black Shadow in his thoughts. After that, they made their way to the registration of the race and the storm in the sky disappeared. A half hour had passed within the city and then a portal opened up in the sky. After it was made, the Great Fox flew out of the portal and flew down to the city; closing the portal a few seconds later. A few people looked up and saw the ship fly down to the race track; wondering who is the one commanding the ship. As it landed, the team and I walked out of the ship and began following the trail to Captain Falcon's Trophy.

"So, according to the Slate, Captain Falcon's Trophy should be displayed right over..." I said. "On the podium." said a voice. We all turned around and saw someone standing behind us. "You're all friends with Captain Falcon, yes?" the person asked us. "Yes, we are. And you are?" Samus replied. "Jody Summer. A good friend of Falcon's. I've heard alot about you all." she replied. She walked upto Samus and shook hands with her; leaving us confused of how she knows us. "I'm guessing that his Trophy is being displayed for the race?" Samus asked her. "It is, but no one here knows how he became a Trophy..." Jody replied. "We do." I replied. "You do? How did this happen?" Jody asked. Samus and I told her everything we knew and Jody understood the situation. "But, how do we get to him?" I asked. "You can't." said a voice. We turned around and saw two figures standing by the entrance gates and then walk upto us. "Well, well, if it isn't the White Cat herself: Jody Summer." said the man. "Black Shadow, I'd never thought I see you again. I guess you're here for the race?" Jody replied. "Indeed I am, along with False Captain Falcon here, and we are going to win this race! Thanks to Captain Falcon's sudden defeat, now there is a better chance for a new F-Zero Champion!" Black Shadow proclaimed. "That's not going to happen." said Jody.

Everyone looked at her in shock; wondering why she said that to him. "Ha ha ha, do you really think that you can defeat me?" Black Shadow asked. "Not me, but this one in the blue hood can!" she replied as she pointed to me. "Wait, what!?" I replied in shock. "And she will drive the Blue Falcon herself; proudly taking our friends place for him." she replied. The two foes stared at me curiously and then Black Shadow grew a dark smirk on his face. "Ha! Very well, I accept your challenge! Oh, by the way... the race starts in a hour. Your friend better start practicing, or else she will taken down by me." Black Shadow replied. After that, the two foes walked away from us; making us anxious of what we have to do before the race. "Jody, are you crazy!? She doesn't even know how to drive a F-Zero machine!" said Samus in shock. I looked back to Link and Mario; seeing them shaking nervously. "And I'm going to teach her. While we work on her racing, you and your friends need to find a way to get to Captain Falcon's Trophy before Black Shadow has a chance to win." Jody replied. Samus stared at her silently for a moment and then nodded her head in agreement. "Don't worry, Samus... your friend here is in good hands with an experienced F-Zero racer." said Jody. "Just make sure she doesn't crash." Samus replied. "I promise that she won't." Jody replied. After that, Jody and I left the team and went into a private training room; seeing the Blue Falcon there for the first time.

"Whoa..." I said as I walked upto Captain Falcon's machine. "Nice to see it up close, huh?" Jody asked. "Yeah... even better than seeing Captain Falcon using it as his Final Smash." I replied. "Ah... so that means you saw how he drives the Blue Falcon?" she asked. "Yep, and he's the one who told me about how the F-Zero machines work and how the races go down." I replied. "So, Samus was lying when she said that you never knew how to drive these bad boys?" she asked again. "Yeah... but I think she was doing that to protect me... hell, if I can drive a Arwing; I can drive a F-Zero machine." I replied. We lightly laughed happily and then I jumped inside the Blue Falcon; ready to start my training. "Okay, you're just going to do a few simulation races with collision on. Once you win the races and counter the collisions: you'll be ready for the race." Jody told me. "Got it." I replied. After that, I began my training.

An hour later- with the team

"Okay guys: here's the plan. As the race begins; Ness, Pikachu, Kirby, and Yoshi, sneak up on the guards and distract them with PK Flash and Thunderbolt. After they are blinded, Kirby and Yoshi grab Captain Falcon's Trophy, and then the four of you run out of their way; making it back to us and we'll revive him." said Link. Yoshi, Kirby, and Pikachu nodded their heads in agreement to the plan. "Sounds like a plan." Ness agreed. "Yeah, but how are we going to get in?" Mario asked. "Don't they just let everybody in?" Link replied. "Show them our tournament IDs and we'll be just fine." Samus replied. "Oh yeah, almost forgot about those..." Link replied. "Come on, let's get in there and get it over with." Samus replied and began heading to the entrance. Everyone else followed her lead a moment later. After getting inside, they saw all the F-Zero machines lined up on the track. "It's about to start. I just hope that-a Taylor makes it out okay." said Mario. "She will, Mario. I believe in her to win the race." Link replied. "Pikachu!" said Pikachu happily. "You're right, you two... she is going to win!" Mario replied happily. The three heroes gave each other a fist bump and then proceeded with their plan.

On the racetrack

I sat quietly in the Blue Falcon and stared down the track; knowing after my little practice studying the course, that I can win this. The only goal in this for me is to knock out Black Shadow and False Captain Falcon as quickly as I can before reaching the finish line. Jody told me of what my team is upto, so this race would be a perfect distraction to our foes. A moment later, I started the Blue Falcon; knowing its time to begin. "3, 2, 1! Go!" said the announcer. The racers and I drove very quickly and began colliding on the first quarter of the lap. "Okay, time to counter these suckers!" I said. I countered through them and saw two racers behind me. "Black Shadow and False Captain Falcon. Perfect timing." I said to myself. We kept on colliding through the two laps and then began the final lap. As we were neck and neck; I noticed something was off with False Captain Falcon. He drove to Black Shadow's side and began pushing Black Shadow away! "You traitor! What the hell are you doing!?" Black Shadow yelled. The two foes kept on colliding with each other for a moment and then Black Shadow was thrown off course by False Captain Falcon! "Curse you!" Black Shadow yelled angrily as he fell off the track.

After that, my foe drove by next to me and began trying to push me off! "Oh no you don't!" I said. I pushed him back and watched drive back a few feet; waiting for his next strike. I turned to the track and saw the finish line a few feet away. I stepped on the gas pedal very quickly and then dashed all the way through the finish line; winning the race. "Wow! F-Zero machine number 7 has won the race! Congratulations to Captain Falcon's friend for winning the race!" said the announcer. The crowd cheered excitedly as I stopped the car and got out of it. A second later, False Captain Falcon jumped out if his car and began to fight me; scaring the crowd instantly. I stared him down and watched him try to punch and kick me. As he got close to me, someone jumped right in front of me and blocked the attacks. "What the..?" I said. I looked at the helmet and gear and recognized the person. "Captain Falcon!" I said. "The one and only! Don't worry, Taylor... I got this guy and then you can finish him!" said Captain Falcon. I nodded my head in agreement to his response and then watched him curl up his fist; setting it a flame. "Falcon Punch!" he yelled as he punched our foe; launching him to the sky.

I ran after our foe and threw a light ball at him; making him disintegrate. "Nice work, kid." said Captain Falcon. "Thanks, and hey... at least Black Shadow didn't steal your car and win the race." I replied. "That's true, and thank you for not crashing my car." he replied. "You're welcome." I replied. "Taylor!" said a couple voices. We turned around and saw my team run upto us; happy to see that I made it through the race. Pikachu jumped onto my shoulder and gave me a couple licks on the cheek; making me smile and pet him happily. "Congrats on your win, Tay." said Link. "Thanks." I replied. After that, we left the area and went to the Great Fox.

At the Great Fox

"Wow... Peppy is letting you borrow this bad boy, Fox?" Captain Falcon asked him. "Sure did. That reminds me, do you still have your Falcon Flyer around here somewhere?" Fox replied. "Sure do, I can bring it here right now!" Captain Falcon replied as he pulled out the keys to the Falcon Flyer. He pressed the button and within a couple moments; the Falcon Flyer appeared! My Slate beeped and registered the Falcon Flyer a couple seconds later. "I'll fly my ship and follow your lead." said Captain Falcon. "Got it." Fox replied. "Hold on, we need to find out where we're heading next." Samus replied. "Right. Taylor, what does your Slate say to where we're going next?" Fox asked me. I picked up my Slate and read our next location. "We're heading back to Kanto... specifically Mt. Moon. Jigglypuff's Trophy is there." I replied. "Mt. Moon, huh? With the giant Moon Stone right?" Link asked. I nodded my head yes to his question. "I-a guess that False Jigglypuff is trying to take the Moon Stone for itself?" Luigi asked. "We'll see once we get there. Come on, let's get going." said Fox. "Right." most of us said. After that, we went into our ships and began our journey back to the Kanto region.

Thank you so much for reading Chapter 11 of the story! Okay, I have a confession to make on this Chapter: I rushed it like no tomorrow. I apologize to the fans of Captain Falcon and his series for not entirely putting in more that I should've. I was mostly busy with my family during Thanksgiving and all of the holiday madness. I hope that what I wrote can suffice. Anyways, thank yo so much for reading and have an awesome day!

Next time, Chapter 12: Jigglypuff (The Singing Puff). The team arrives at Mt. Moon and finds all the Pokémon living the cave running away from False Jigglypuff! Taylor and Pikachu climb upto the top of the Mountain and fight their foe... Can they win it together? Or do they need help of the Legendary
Pokémon of the Moon? Find out in Chapter 12!