Chapter 12
Fox rolled over in bed as he woke up. He laid there, wondering what made him wake up. He didn't have a dream, so that wasn't it. Krystal didn't wake him up, that was for sure. Fox had a strange feeling, like he was being watched. He curled up and tried to ignore the feeling and go back to sleep. After a minute he looked at the clock on a night stand by the bed. He sighed as he rolled over. He had to be up in half an hour to get ready for the invasion of Corneria's capital. Fox sat up and looked around the room. He was surprised to see Falco standing in the doorway. He didn't look too happy. Fox scratched the back of his head as Falco walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge. There was silence between them as Falco looked over at him.
" Why Fox?" Falco asked, his voice barely audible.
" Why what?" Fox asked, still tired.
" Why did you lie to me, after you promised not to keep any more secrets?" Falco asked, a very serious look in his eye's.
" What are you talking about Falco?" Fox asked, beginning to get irritated with him.
" You said there wouldn't be any more secrets, but you didn't tell me you were still planning to attack Corneria!" Falco yelled.
"Oh, that. Well you see, I said no more secrets from that point on. I had already made that decision before I promised that." Fox said.
" You think that justifies it? It's not so much that you planned to attack Corneria, it's that you didn't tell me." Falco said, lowering his voice. " Don't you trust me Fox?"
" Of course I trust you. I was just afraid you would try to stop me. You weren't to keen on the idea earlier." Fox said.
" So, I'm still you're friend Fox. I've been worried about you." Falco said.
" I'm sorry buddy, I haven't been myself lately." Fox said.
" I know." Falco said as he placed his hand on Fox's shoulder.
" So, what are you going to do now that you know?" Fox asked.
" I won't try to stop you, but I won't help you either. There are limits to what I will do for you Fox." Falco said as he stood up. " If you need to talk, then you know where to find me."
With that Falco left Fox. He felt terrible knowing Falco discovered the truth. He knew Falco would have found out anyways, but he didn't expect to feel the way he did. Fox got up and left Krystal's room. He walked down the hall to his room. He decided to clean up a bit early. Fox went into his bathroom and washed his face. Then straightened up his hair a little. Then he looked down at his outfit. He decided it was ok to wear and went on his way. Fox headed down the hall to the docking bay. He figured it would be best to head out and meet Wolf now for one final check. He wanted to be sure this wouldn't back fire. Fox entered the docking bay and walked up to his Arwing. He climbed in and did a systems check before he launched. Fox thought about what he was about to do. He set his Arwing on auto-pilot and let his mind drift. It wasn't long before he reached Sargasso. He docked and began to look for Wolf. It wasn't long before he bumped into Panther.
" Fox, what are you doing here?" Panther asked.
" I'm looking for Wolf." Fox said.
" He's checking on Fang's troops, they arrived a few minutes ago. Wolf was going to get in place for the invasion after he finished." Panther said, watching Fox.
" I'd like to talk to Wolf real quick." Fox said, getting a weird feeling from Panther.
" Ok, I'll show you where he is." Panther said then he began to walk off, Fox followed.
It wasn't long before they stopped at a different docking bay. They entered and Fox saw Fang's troops ready to go. It looked as though Wolf was heading towards his Wolfen. He saw Fox and Panther, and turned towards them instead. In no time Wolf was standing in front of them.
" Fox, what are you doing here?" Wolf said, Panther laughed softly to himself, making Wolf look at him.
" Deja vu." Panther said.
" What?" Wolf said, a little annoyed with Panther.
" That's exactly what I said to Fox when I saw him." Panther said, then he left.
" Sometimes he just gets so annoying, that I just want to knock his lights out. You know what I mean?" Wolf said.
" Yeah." Fox said, a little distracted.
" Well, any way, why are you here?" Wolf asked.
" I just wanted to make sure everything was set over here." Fox said.
" Is that all?" Wolf asked, Watching Fox closely.
" Yeah, that's all." Fox said.
" Well, I was about to get the troops set up. We should be ready to move in about half a hour." Wolf said.
" So, I should wait half a hour to go to Corneria then." Fox said.
" Yeah, that's right." Wolf said, studying Fox's face. " Are you ok Fox?"
" Yeah, I'm alright." Fox said.
" Are you sure Fox? You look bothered by something." Wolf said, a concerned look on his face.
" It's nothing really. I'll feel better once this whole thing is over." Fox said. " I should get going."
" Fox, be careful." Wolf said.
Fox nodded and walked off. He hoped nothing would go wrong. He thought about the last time he was on Sargasso and remembered Bill. Fox decided it would be best to check on him. Who knows what has happened to him since Fox had last seen him. He tried to remember how to get to the room where Bill was being held. After a few minutes Fox found hid way through Sargasso. Now all he had to do was figure out which room it was. He figured there would be a guard standing outside of the door so they wouldn't have to listen to what Bill says. He thought right as he walked down the hall he saw a wolf standing guard. He looked bored out of his mind. Fox walked up to him and he jumped.
" Fox McCloud?" The wolf said, surprised to see him.
" Yes, I was just going to check on Bill real quick." Fox said.
" Oh, uh go right a head." The wolf said.
Fox nodded and walked into the room. Bill was kneeling on the floor, leaning on the shelf. He was sleeping. Fox walked up to his sleeping friend. He looked over Bill, not much seemed different since the last time he saw him. Fox looked at Bill's face, it was obvious Bill had been crying. Fox gently wiped a tear away the was resting on Bill's cheek. Fox stood there a moment longer then left. He felt awful for doing this to Bill, but it was the only way he could protect him. Fox returned to his Arwing then to the GreatFox. He only had a short time to prepare himself for what he was about to do. Fox only hoped it would be over soon.
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