Author's Notes

Hello everybody who reads this message. Let me just first say THANK YOU! For the support you have all shown and you're interest in my writing and this story, it really means a lot. This chapter is REALLY long, but trust me it gets real good. xD Some of the group members have a heart to heart talk with Fox. Wondering if he will ever awake. Pepper is expulsion from the military and is relieved from his duties, facing serious penalties. I think it's my best Chapter yet! Enjoy! :D

X

A few days passed, it was the 3rd day of the 7 that the group had for Fox to wake up, before charges would be pressed against them, and he didn't show the slightest sign of recovering. Let alone breaking out of his coma. It was early morning of the 3rd day. Fay walked into Fox's room, and saw the lynx figure sleeping in the chair right by the bed. She walked up to Miyu, she looked like a wreck. She shook her quickly.

"Miyu." She wasn't answering. She shook faster. "Miyu!" The lynx's eyes open widely, a little dazed. She slowly lifted her head up, light headed. She turned to her friend.

"What is it?"

"Miyu, this isn't healthy for you, come on you need to get some fresh air." Fay tried to pull up her friend, but she was too stubborn and wouldn't budge. Miyu resisted her friends seemingly helping arm.

"I told you, I'm fine, I'm not going to leave him. I'm going to stay here." She shifted her gaze back to Fox, still eyes closed, and breathing through a tube. Miyu couldn't help but to cry a little just by looking at him, he looked so broken and fragile, not at all what he was like. Fay handed her a tissue in one paw, and a little duffle bag in the other, she took up both, wondering what the bag was for.

"Its clothes and the like." She paused to study the lynx, head to toe. "You've been in those same clothes for day now, I figured you would want a fresh pair, I also brought things like soap for you." Miyu hadn't looked at herself at all since Fox wound up in the hospital, inside the bag was a small hand held mirror; she picked it up and saw her face. Her hair was all messed up and everywhere, like bed hair. She studied her fur; it was all muffled around in various places. She took a long sigh.

"I guess I better clean up then." She stood up from her chair, and turned to Fox. Planting a small kiss on his forehead, and spoke to him in a whisper.

"I'll be back in a little bit, hold on tight for me." She walked over to the bathroom and locked the door. Fay turned her attention to Fox. She went back to the front door and grabbed a small bouquet of flowers from the local green house and placed them on a shelf next to Fox. She sat in the chair Miyu did, close to his side. She studied the larger vulpine, and couldn't help but to feel sad for her former leader and long time friend. She grabbed his paw with her own, and held it there for a moment, a few tears starting to form in the corner of her eyes. She didn't love Fox, but he's been there for her when she needed him, it's time to repay the favor. She spoke out loud to herself, but didn't notice Miyu was listening in.

"Oh Fox, I always remembered you as the headstrong and proud leader of Star Fox. I remember those early days of me and Miyu joining up with you guys. You didn't really need me, since I offered no better piloting skills then Miyu did, let alone Slippy, and you didn't really need another mechanic in you're squad. But you accepted me anyway, you took me in when I had no where else to go, and for that. I thank you, from the bottom of my heart." She paused for a moment, and held her head down, a few tears escaping and impacting onto the ground floor, Miyu watched as her close friend was pouring her heart out for Fox, it was a sad sight, and decided to listen until she was finished.

"I can't help, but think that somehow, this is. All my fault." More tears were streaming down her cheek. She looked up to the broken man that was Fox, motionless with no signs of life. "If I hadn't tried to make it on my own, had gotten cocky and left the team thinking I was being held back. Then maybe me and Miyu would have stayed, you and Miyu would have gotten married I'm sure, and maybe we would be seeing little Fox and Miyu babies running around." Fay couldn't help but to giggle, at the thought of her friend being married to her leader, baring children with him.

"But I left; taking Miyu with me and ending you're relationship it seemed. Then you went and found Krystal on Dinosaur Planet. Maybe if I would have decided to stay, all of this. Would have been avoided." She wiped away her tears. She placed a small but reassuring kiss on top of Fox's forehead, wishing him well. "I want the best for you Fox, please if you can hear me and understand what I'm saying, wake up soon, we need you. Miyu needs you." She let go of his paw and held her head down. Miyu closed the door completely, and leaned against it, wiping away a few tears from her eyes. She then got undressed and started taking her well needed and rejuvenating shower.

After letting the warm water run through her fur, using the soap, shampoo and conditioner, she got out. Miyu quickly dried herself off, and slipped into the pair of clothes that Fay brought her. She had to admit, it felt nice refreshining up and getting into a fresh pair of clothing. She walked out the door to see Fay leaving.

"Oh, you're leaving already?" Fay turned to her friend, drying up the last of her tears.

"Yea, I have a few things to do." She paused for a moment. "Come with me. You need to get out of here for a little while."

"No I'm fine; you go on ahead without me." She was about to retake her seat back down when Fay pulled her across the room. "What's the big idea!?"

"Miyu, he's not going anywhere, let's just go out to do some errands and grab a quick bite to eat for lunch, and well be back in no time." Miyu looked back over to Fox, still unconscious; she reluctantly sighed and gave Fay a small nod. She walked back to the bed, and put a kiss on Fox's lips, there was no response though, she lifted her lips off.

"I'll be back later, wait for me." She stroked his cheek for a moment, and then turned to leave with her friend.

X

General Pepper was sitting at his disk in his office, going a few papers. Some about the budget for the Great Fox, some about the prices of classes for the academy and military programs, and a few approval papers on various projects. Suddenly Peppy bursted through the front doors, being followed closely by the secretary.

"I'm sorry sir; I couldn't stop him from entering."

"It's quite alright, please return to you're desk." The secretary gave a little bow and headed back to her work station, Pepper turned his seat forward to face his friend the general Hare. "What can I do for you general?" He didn't answer; he just laid down a yellow envelope, holding information on the encounter ahead.

"You've been called by the council of 5, show up at the presidential building at 6 PM today." He told him in a harsh tone, angry with him at what he did to Fox.

"Why?" He looked up to his friend, who had a serious look among his face. Peppy placed both his paws across the desk, looking at Pepper straight in the eyes.

"There actions are not to be questioned. Just do it." He turned back around and headed out the door. Pepper grabbed the envelope and looked at what it contained. It contained detailed information about what had happened to Fox. He just set it down, and looked out his window. He had a feeling this would end badly for him.

X

"Look at this." Falco tossed the local news paper across the dining table; Katt picked it up and read the headline report out loud.

"Lylat wide hero Fox McCloud now enters darkness. Close friends being charged with Mental Torture." Katt sighed and placed the paper back down. "So, we've already made 1st page news?"

"To be honest, I'm not surprised." Falco turned his back to her, considering what has happened recently, Falco didn't look too phased by it. Until Katt heard him talk about Fox.

'I want to go see him today." His voice was quiet, with grief and sadness. Katt looked up to him with a frown. She could feel his pain of his close life long friend, is now in a hospital bed.

"Of course."

"Thank you." Falco could feel a small tear appear in the corner of his eye, and quickly swept it away. The view screen began beeping, someone was calling. Falco pressed the answer button and Slippy's image appeared, he didn't look to happy, after reading the news.

'Falco."

"Slippy."

"To be honest, I was hoping Fox would answer the call." Falco let out a little chuckle, but it was hard not to buckle to his emotions.

"Sadly, he can't right now. He's-"

"I know, I heard the news." Quickly interrupted his good friend. "I'm coming over to Corneria tomorrow, to check up on him. I'll see you then."

"Yea alright." Slippy closed the screen and Falco's went blank. Falco stepped away and grabbed the keys to the car. "Let's get Fox a nice gift to cheer him up." Katt got up and got her bag, and took Falco's free arm with her own.

"Sure."

X

Miyu and Fay did their few errands and decided to grab a quick lunch at an outdoor sandwich hall. There meals were brought to them, as they were eating, Fay couldn't help but notice they were getting attention by a group of guys about 3 tables over to the left.

"Miyu, look to our left, at those guys." She looked over and saw them; they were all wide smiled and big eyed. She just rolled her eyes, and took a drink from her soda.

"You're too old for them."

"What!?" She almost yelled out loud.

"It wasn't meant to be a negative thing Fay. I'm just saying, so what bout them? There college kids, they probably think where there age or around there." Fay looked over to the group of guys. Three of them, one a tiger, another leopard, and the last an artic wolf, who seemed to be the little bunches leader. All three of them didn't seem to be any older then there early 20's. They were talking amongst themselves, the wolf then began walking towards them, Fay looked up to him, while Miyu looked away.

"Well hello ladies, how are you this afternoon?" Fay turned to look at Miyu, who still had her head turned the opposite way. She was hesitant to answer.

"Ummm fine, how about yourself?" He had a wide grin across his muzzle.

"I'm great! Thanks. So I was wondering, would you and you're friend like to hang with me and my group for a bit? Maybe we could go see a movie or head to the beach if you like?" He tried to smooth talk her, Fay was trying to find a soft way to put him down. Miyu just laughed out loud. Both of their attentions were turned to her. She faced the young wolf, and looked up to him, and gazed into his scarlet red eyes.

"Look kid, you're a little to young for us, so you should probably get back to you're friends. Besides, where busy and I'm taken." The artic wolf seemed slightly offended by that statement, he tried to keep his composure, his friends were watching him. He's never been turned down before; Miyu turned her head back around. He walked around to meet her face.

"Please reconsider, I like older women." Miyu was starting to get annoyed.

"I just told you, were busy, and as I already told you, I'm taken by someone else."

"Oh yea, who?" Miyu didn't think it would go this far, this kid couldn't get a grip.

"You really want to know?"

"That's why I asked." He gave her a simple hand gesture. Miyu then picked up her golden heart necklace and opened it, and showed him the side with Fox's picture pasted onto it.

"That's who."

"So, Fox McCloud eh? You should forget about that jack-ass. Didn't you hear? He's in a coma because he couldn't handle a few simple scenes." He got closer to her face. "You should dump that loser, and find yourself a real vulpine." He was about to let out a small laugh, until Miyu interrupted him. She instantly grabbed the black shirt he was wearing and slammed him against the nearby wall, knocking down the shades that were resting on top of his forehead. Miyu was strong, much stronger then she looked. She was suspending him a few inches above the ground.

Miyu put her face close to the young wolfs, growling and baring her fangs. They instantly got the attention of everybody around them. The wolves two friends got up to help him, but he held up a paw telling them to back off. He shifted his gaze back to the angered lynx.

"If you know what's good for you: You'll take back what you said about him. He's more then twice the man you'll ever be, you better show some respect." She told him in a low tone and threatening voice. He put up both his paws, in a defending position.

"Relax chica, I get it. Ok sorry." After a moment, Miyu loosened her grip from the young wolf, and he fell down towards the ground. She walked up to Fay and gave her a hand motion.

"Come on, were leaving." Before she got to far from the young wolf, she turned back and told him in a cold tone.

"Consider yourself, turned down." That angered him; he spoke in a low and menacing tone.

"No one turns down Jet the wolf." Miyu spun around to see him pull a blaster pistol out of his jacket and aimed it at her. She ducked down just in time to avoid the blast. People everywhere immediately ducked down and ran for cover, screaming loudly trying to clear the area. Miyu got back onto her feet and ran up to the young wolf, he was trying to pin her down firing rapidly, but she was too quick for him. Once Miyu got close, she kicked the blaster out of the wolfs paw, and sent a shoulder into his gut. Immediately followed by an uppercut to his jaw. He was about to fall back, until Miyu grabbed his left arm with both of hers and sent him flying across a long table strip, his face colliding with food stuffs and slid off the other end of the table. He let out a low groan.

After seeing there leader down, the leopard and tiger charged for Fay, but her quick reaction gave her the edge and dodged them both. She jumped back, having them collide into each other to the ground. They got back up and bolted towards her again, she stood there, holding her ground. Once they got close enough, Miyu leaped about 5 feet in front of her and gave the leopard a couple of quick jabs into the stomach, then swirl kicking him across the area, head first into a seat from a nearby table. The tiger was stunned, looking at his downed friend. He was quickly interrupted when Fay upper cutted him, making his head go slightly upwards. She then back flip-kicked the young tiger in the same spot where she jabbed him in the jaw. Once she landed on her feet, she quickly leaped forward and kicked him straight in the gut, projecting him several feet back, breaking a table.

All three of them were knocked out cold, Miyu was in awed. She walked up to her friend, and placed a paw on her shoulder.

"Fay, wow! When did you ever learn to do that?" Fay couldn't help but smile; she was receiving a nice compliment.

"Girls have to know how to defend themselves; you should know that to Miyu." They both let out a long laugh, and were pleased at the damage they did to the guys. A short time later, police came and picked up the three boys. The police officers seemed to know Jet.

"Well Jet, you surely got yourself in trouble big time, carrying an illegal firearm. The judge will have fun with you." The officer placed all three in back of one vehicle and drove away. Another walked up to Miyu and Fay.

"Thank you for taking those three out. Apparently they would seduce young women, and when they wouldn't cooperate willingly, they would force them into sexual contact. We just learned that recently, you did a great service for all women everywhere." For some reason or another, Miyu and Fay weren't surprised, they just looked to one another, then back to the officer.

"You're welcome officer; it's nice to know slums like that are now off the street." He tipped his hat to the young ladies.

"Well I'm off, stay out of trouble now." He turned away from them, heading back to his car. About halfway there he turned to face them. "And Ms. Lynx." She looked to him. "My regards to Captain McCloud."

"Right." Miyu spoke quietly, letting her head drape down. They walked up to the restaurant front counter; the cashier lady was still shocked at what just happened. They paid for there meals, and the damage they had caused to the place and left happily with their work. All Miyu wanted, was to be near Fox again after this.

X

Falco and Katt entered Fox's room, it was quiet, Miyu wasn't around. That caught Falco by surprise. He then walked up to the small counter where Fay's flowers were and set down a small vase of daisies. He looked over to his fallen friend, Eyes closed and motionless, he could feel the tears starting to swell up in the corner of his eyes.

"Uh, I'm going to the bathroom." He quickly ran for the bathroom door, not wanting Katt to see his tears. She was left alone; she looked over to Fox, and couldn't help but feel sorry for him. She walked up to his bed and sat in the chair close to him. She gazed at him for a moment. You could mistake him for dead. She grabbed Fox's paw with her own, but didn't' speak for a moment. It was awkward grabbing you're boyfriends, best friends paw when he isn't around. She just dealt with the feeling though, and opened up.

"Hello Fox. I know we don't really know each other to well; we've never really had the opportunity to talk a lot. So I'm kind of mixed up here. But I do know this. It's not the same here without you. We all need you, and miss you dearly, even me." She paused for a moment, being sentimental with someone was rare to her, even with Falco. But she could tell the impact this left on the rest of the group, and learned that sooner or later, she'll be apart of that group as well.

"I just want you to know that, were always thinking about you. We haven't forgotten about you, we never will." She felt like, she should have kissed the top of his fore head or something, like the other girls. But she didn't know him all that well, and it would kind of upset Falco she thought, she just stuck with holding his paw, squeezing it a little bit harder. After a moment Falco came out of the bathroom, and walked over to the bed that contained his long life friend. Katt got up from the seat and grabbed Falco's hand with her paw. He looked down to the ground.

"Do you think that I could, be alone for a little bit?" She turned to face him, and brought up his head to look at her.

"Sure thing, I'll be outside when you're done." She then departed from the room and left Falco alone, with his brother like friend. He stood in place, not really wanting to sit down. He looked sadly upon his old friend, and looking at the condition he was in, a small tear went down the side of his beak, but he didn't care. It was towards the friend he might never see moving about again.

"Heh, you're a sight for soar eyes Fox, I don't even remember the last time I saw you injured around something like this." He opened up slowly. Thinking back to the Lylat wars, and their early days, near the end of there academy years.

"You're a tough guy Fox, but the pain you must have felt, watching that stuff first hand, must have been something else, for this to happen to you. My leader and my life long friend." He spoke softly to the fallen vulpine, hoping to get some response, but there was nothing. He didn't move, stir, or anything.

"I remember when we first met Fox; it was the early years back at the academy, when I let my up high attitude get the best of me." Falco thought back, to when a group of students were tired of Falco's stuck up attitude, and decided to pound some sense into him. He was outnumbered, until Fox came to his aid, not even knowing him at the time. With his help, they thwarted the group of guys, with minor cuts and bruises; it would have been a lot worse if Fox hadn't shown up.

"I always told myself I would repay you back, but I feel as if I never did, even though you said I have. But now I will, I'll stand by you, even when you're down like this." He put a hand on his friends shoulder, there was no response, Falco felt tears swell up in the corner of his eyes, and quickly wiped them away. He began to walk away from his friend, right before he reached for the door; he called out to his slumbering friend.

"Wake up soon you hear? Miyu needs you, we all do." He got no response, as expected. He walked out the door and closed it behind him.

X

Pepper walked through the hall's of the presidential estate, heading for the chamber of where he was to meet with the council of 5 and Corneria's president, Jack Ridane. He walked up to the door, took a deep breath, and pushed them opened. It was late afternoon, the sun over the lower part of the horizon heading down. The president was staring out over the horizon; around him on both sides was a circle, where the council of 5 were all spread out along the circle. Pepper walked forward into the center of the circle. Jack turned to face the general, Pepper noticed Peppy was by his side.

"General Pepper, you have been called forth by the Council of 5. You're honor." He stepped aside and let the council leader step forward. He was an older man, an aged turtle, with sage green skin. He lifted up his hand, and all the other council members stood up. He announced.

"I, Council leader Huckstin, do here by address this meeting." One by one the other council member announced who they were, and seated amongst themselves.

"2nd Council member, Jake." An older black furred wolf.

"3rd Council member, Victoria." She was an older pink furred rabbit.

"4th Council member, Torn." He was an elderly grey furred coyote.

"5th Council member, Shiva." She was a light blue furred artic fox.

Huckstin took a seat. President Jack took a seat to his left, while Peppy seated toward his right. Huckstin looked down onto the blood hound general.

"Do you hear by swear to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth, in you're words?"

"As the proud General of Corneria, and the military head leader, I will indeed tell nothing but the truth you're honor." Shiva corrected him.

"Do not be so proud general, in these halls. Everyone is equal, you're rank means nothing." She stepped down and let Huckstin go forth, slowly but steadily.

"General Pepper, is it indeed true that because of you're actions, Captain McCloud of the Star Fox team, is now in a hospital bed, in an attuned coma?" It took Pepper a moment to think of a defense, he stated out.

"Yes you're honor. I suppose, due to what I tried to push him to do, the result is that he has entered his current mental state." Torn asked the next question.

"What is it you tried to force on him, general?" Pepper snapped back quickly.

"Shouldn't you know all of this? You called me here for a reason; you should know the whole story."

"Do not contradict me general, answer my question." Pepper cooperated.

"I had my top engineers and programmers, design and make a gun course that was to help Fox McCloud, train for the day that will come in less then 6 months. Where he will face off against former Star Fox member; Krystal. In a match where only one of them will walk away alive." The council was silent for a moment. Victoria opened up.

"And was that course a success general?"

"No, it wasn't ma'm. No matter what scenario Fox was in against his opponent, he could not bring himself to kill her." Jake asked the general the next question.

"And is it true in this response, you forced captain McCloud, to watch horrific and hellish scenes? That involved all his close friends deaths and brutal murders, that were done by none other than this Krystal women?"

"Yes you're honor. The simulations were designed to train Fox to kill Krystal out of self defense. But no matter what, he wouldn't do it. With that not working, I had my designers make up those scenes he witnessed, if I could not get him to kill her out of self defense, I had to how him another reason for eliminating her." They were quiet for quite some time. Shiva asked the next question.

"General Pepper, where you aware that what you did is known as Mental Torture? And could be sent to prison for you're actions against Captain McCloud?" Pepper was hesitant to answer, but he did none the like.

"Yes I did ma'm, I knew that doing this to him was considered an act of Mental Torture. But I did what I had to do, after seeing those scenes and images; he was able to eliminate the traitor. Something he wasn't able to do with all the previous methods I tried for him." They were all quiet; the general knew what he was getting himself since the beginning. Huckstin talked about.

"But Fox McCloud killed the traitor, out of shear hatred and anger. He did not do so in self defense, thus, pouring guilt and sadness into the young son of James. You worsened his mental state, when you thought you were doing good for the young man, you were harming him tremendously." Pepper tried to speak in his defense.

"But you're honor, like I said before. I did what I had to do. Would you rather send Fox out to fight the traitor 6 months from now, and die in the fight? This way, he was able to eliminate her, and if he was to practice the simulations and gun courses, again he would be able to destroy her, every singe time. Along that time, it would get easier and easier for him as well."

"But now general, you have shocked him into a coma, and most likely. He will not regain consciousness from it. He will miss his battle; you might as well murdered him." Torn cut in from Huckstin.

"Do you know the percentage chance of Captain McCloud ever awakening from his condition?"

"I do not know his exact percentage chance, but I do know it is somewhere around 8.50%."

"That was the answer from an amateur. Ms. Spaniel is bright, but she miscalculated, she forgot to add in the fact that this is a loved one he must battle, also the fact that he suddenly lost his strength; there was no warning of him soon entering this coma. His exact number is 4.58%." Pepper just soaked in the information that was just bestowed around him. He held his composure, but his face disagreed otherwise.

"Do you have anything else to add in you're defense?" Shiva asked.

"No ma'm, I'm finished." After a few moments of silence, the council decided on his punishment. Huckstin spoke out.

"General Pepper, you are hereby relieved of you're duty's." Pepper quickly snapped back.

"I beg you're pardon?"

"You are to be removed from power." Victoria added.

"You're duties will be passed down to General Hare, he is now the new head of the military." Jake announced.

"You're actions, are to be severely punished. You are to be charged with Mental Torture and 1st degree murder. But due to the fact it was committed onto a system hero, it shall be increased to 40 years in prison, no parole is available."

"You can't be serious! This is an outrage!" Pepper put his paws into fists, yelling angrily.

"We are dead serious general, you are hereby stripped of you're rank and power, and exiled from military service for life. All you're assets are to be hereby donated towards the Star Fox team, for you're crime. You are to be escorted to a maximum security level prison, right outside the military base." A moment later, 4 guards came into the room. Pepper turned around only to be grabbed from all 4, putting his arms behind his back, and violently being pushed toward the vehicle that would take him to his prison. He tried to resist, but was unable to.

"You can't do this to me! Without me, Corneria will fall! Do you hear me? You will all burn!" the sound of his voice was deafened from the distance. Jack turned to face Peppy.

"General Hare. I hereby promote you to High General of the Military." He handed Peppy a small insignia, he proudly placed it onto his vest. But was saddened, it was likely Fox would never awake from his sleep. He would never gain see Fox, moving about and around, happy, the last he would ever see of him, is hooked up to a machine breathing through a tube. He slowly left the council chamber, weeping quietly to himself.

X

Miyu and Fay got back to the hospital much later then expected, due to the incident at lunch, and being caught in traffic from that point on. The sun was starting to go down, over the horizon, it created a luscious orange glow over the sky, and it was beautiful. They went down the hallway and entered Fox's room. No one was around; they noticed that other flowers had been placed around him. Just like how Fay did this morning.

"Falco and Katt must have stopped by." Miyu stated.

"Ya, I guess they did." Fay turned to her saddened friend. Miyu took her original seat next to Fox, still no signs of recovery. Fay began to wonder if he would ever wake up again, most unlikely. Miyu was just staring at the broken vulpine. Then looked up to see her friend looking down on her with a concerned look in her eyes.

"Come on, we should go. It's getting late."

"No, you got me to leave for the day, I won't leave him again. Go ahead without me." She turned her gaze back to Fox, grasping his paw with her's. Fay sighed.

"There's no way I can get you to go with me?"

"No, sorry I'm afraid not." Fay headed for the door, alone.

"Alright, I'll check up on you in the morning. Good night."

"Night." Fay left the room. Leaving Miyu alone with Fox. Miyu never took her eyes off of Fox, as it got darker and darker into the night, she then noticed it was getting cold in her room. The door came open; she looked up to see a nurse, a calico cat. She walked up to Miyu and handed her a blanket.

"Here take this." She took it from her and quickly wrapped it around herself.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." She didn't quite leave. She looked at Miyu, then to the unconscious vulpine in the bed.

"You know, he's cute, and handsome at that." She looked over to Miyu. "You're a lucky girl."

"Thank you." Is all she said in reply, quietly and warmly smiling. The nurse walked out of the room, leaving them alone once again. Miyu shifted her gaze back over to Fox. She stood up and gently placed her lips over his. She stood in that position for the longest of time, hoping to get something back, but she never did. She retracted back and sat back down into her chair, weeping quietly to herself. Then suddenly she heard something, she looked over to Fox, he was breathing through his nose.

Eyes widened, Miyu bolted from her seat and went down the hallway.

"Nurse! Oh Nurse!" After a moment, the nurse ran up to her.

"What is it?"

"It's Fox! He's breathing on his own again!"

"Really?" Alright head back to his room, I'll go get the doctor." The nurse bolted down the hallway while Miyu headed back to the room, a few moments after she got there, the nurse, along with another nurse and the doctor came in. Miyu had to scoot over so they had room to work. She saw in suspense what was happening.

"They put another little machine to the left of Fox's bed, and connected nose inhalers through his nostrils. After that was assorted, they slowly removed the tube that was fed through his mouth, and slowly pushed the machine away from him. The doctor went up to his heart reading and pulse just to double check. He then inserted a blood oxygen line through his right paw blood vessel.

"So, how is he?" Miyu asked, a moment later, the doctor turned to face her, with a warm smile on her face.

"He's stabilized, and breathing normally, though this doesn't mean he will recover anytime soon, it does mean he is recovering, and slowly making his way back to consciousness." Miyu was relieved; at least some good news was coming about. The three ladies left her alone with Fox. Miyu pulled up her chair back into its original spot. And re held Fox's paw with her own, with a heartwarming smile across her muzzle. A few tears of joy escaped her eyes. She leaned forward and put a soft kiss onto Fox's lips. She pulled back and whispered to him.

"You're getting there, keep going sweetie." Miyu didn't know if her mind was playing tricks on her or not, due to the sudden happy sensation, but she could have sworn she saw a slight smile creep up Fox's muzzle.