IT'S CHAPTER 12!! I'm happy. Very happy indeed. *Doctor evil laugh* -cough- So. Again if you have any recommendations for chapters message me and I'll see what I can do. ENJOY!
Chapter 12: Fight for Sauria part 1
Sarah walked with Will down the hall. They stopped in their room where Alana lay on her and Wills bed. She sat up.
"Alana, Fox wants us up in the bridge now." Will said grabbing his favorite jacket, the black vest with white zipper and seem. He went into the bathroom and tore off his with shirt, he slipped on a blue one and put the vest on. He walked out and ran to Alana and Sarah who were already in the elevator.
"Let's see how fast you are dad." Sarah said pushing the close door button.
"You got it, Flix." Will said as he sprinted. He easily reached around 15 MPH and skidded to a stop before the elevator doors, he slipped through and stuck out a hand and Sarah slapped it.
"Nice job." She said. Will rubbed her head and she giggled. "Hey dad?"
"Yes Flix?"
"Where did you get that nick name for me?"
"Well. When you were born, I held you in my arms and you did this." Will bent down and put a hand to her nose. He then lightly flicked her nose and she giggled. "Hey Flix, how about some flight training after we see what this is about?"
"Yeah!" She said excited jumping up and down. The first time she flew was a year ago and she loved it; she wanted to fly every second of her life. They reached the bridge and saw almost no one there. There was only Fox.
"Where is everyone?" Will asked. Fox turned and looked at them and focused his attention back to the computer in his chair.
"They are all doing stuff around the ship." He said. "So we're the only ones getting briefed." Just then a hologram of General Peppers head came up in the middle of the room.
"Greetings Fox." He said. "I have a new mission for you."
"What is it, sir?" Fox said leaning forward. General Peppers head disappeared and was replaced by pictures. As this happened Krystal walked in.
"Fox, I'm getting readings from Sauria." She said holding her temple. "I sense… great pain. Almost as if they are all being tortured." She took a hand off her temple and looked at the pictures. It showed fires and burn marks all over the planet. Entire cities were gone and dinosaurs were running from something. The live feed on the ground showed glimpses of something floating. It was small but fired a long, powerful beam that tore down five trees at once. The black silhouette floated off and disappeared from sight.
"This is horrible." Fox said. Will was escorting Sarah to the elevator so not to see the video or pictures.
"Run along and play, we'll get to flying when I'm done here."
"But you take foreevveerr." Sarah complained.
"I won't this time, Flix." He said rubbing her head. She giggled and pressed a button on the elevator. She was going to the holoroom and Will knew it. The door closed and he looked at the Pictures. Dinosaurs fell in front of the camera and blocked the view, they didn't get up. The video and Pictures were quickly replaced with general Peppers face once again.
"I want you and the team to find out what is going on and fast. A sufficient pay will be transferred to your account shortly after the mission is completed." With that Fox nodded and the hologram retracted into the small half sphere in the middle of the room.
"We have to get there quick." Fox said, without hesitation he punched in the location on his computer and the engines roared to life. The new mission began before Will knew it. Alana walked away and Will opened a file on his headset. He opened the video and took one last look at it. His eyes widened as he recognized the machine.
"Fox." Will said in a worried voice, "I think I know what that thing is."
"What?" Fox said surprised. "How do you know?" Will quickly plugged his head set into the hologram projector and opened the video and a picture of a robot in a store window that he had taken when he went to buy cloths. (Think back to chapter 1-2) The two pictures sat next to each other. Fox looked at them closely. "I don't see a resemblance." With that Will melded the two together and the two machines went together perfectly. "Your point?"
"These things are massed produced." Will said as Krystal walked out. She turned around and looked at him.
"That means these things could be everywhere." Krystal said running next to Foxes chair.
"That is not good." Fox said leaning forward. "I personally don't know what to do from this point but go check out Sauria." He said leaning his head on one hand.
"It seems like you're not even worried." Will said. He continued to stare at the round robot with a sphere at the bottom, most likely an antigravity unit, and round head. Its skinny arms seemed insufficient to hold any type of heavy or medium weight weapon. He looked closer and saw nothing else of interest. He took his head set and put it into his jacket pocket. He walked off to try and find Sarah. She was most likely in the holoroom playing a flight simulator. As he stepped into the elevator Krystal held a hand into the small slit before the doors closed, they opened allowing her in. They then again started to close leaving Fox alone on the bridge.
"I can't believe what is happening." Krystal said as the doors connected. "I hope Tricky is Ok."
"He should be just fine." Will reassured.
"How do you know?" Krystal said giving him a 'what-do-you-know' look.
"I have seen a lot worse things then that scrap heap." Will said putting his hands in his pants pockets leaning back onto the elevator wall.
"Like?" Krystal said raising an eyebrow. Will kept his mouth shut and Krystal put a hand on her temple.
Uh-oh. Will thought.
"I can sense your pain." Krystal said. "What happened? It can't be as bad as what I have seen."
"It's a lot worse." Will said in an almost silent and low pitched voice.
"Do you know what I have seen over the course of my life?" Krystal said trying to make it look like what she saw was ten times worse then Wills.
"Do you know what I have seen?!" Will yelled. "I have seen my friends, family, relatives, and others die by metal slugs with my own eyes! I have had my father die in my arms! I've seen my wife literally blow to pieces! You don't know what I have been through and probably never will. And personally I hope no one ever does." With that the elevator doors opened and Will stomped off, Krystal continued to stare at him in silence, maw agape. The elevator doors closed and Will still felt the connection between him and Krystal as she held her temple. He could have sworn he heard something before the connection was lost but it was to low to confirm it happened.
I'm sorry. Krystal's soft loving voice said echoing in Wills head.Will started to say and think that he was sorry aloud, too, but the connection was lost before he could. He stopped and looked at the floor.
What have I done? Will felt miserable. He had yelled at a good friend and probably lost her trust. He continued his walk in silence, He turned right into the holoroom but found Sarah fighting a virtual her instead of a flight simulator. They both wielded the ancient katana Will had programmed into the system mainly for his use. Sarah slashed at the virtual her, her katana clanged against the other, she flipped the blade around and held it backward. She spun slashing sideways and when she was looking the other way jabbed the sword backwards, making the virtual Sarah disintegrate into thin air. She then sighed and the sword disappeared.
"Daddy!" She said as she saw him and started to run towards him. She jumped and he caught her. "Can we go flying now, huh?" She was excited beyond belief.
"Unfortunately no." Will said in a low voice. "I have to go on a mission and probably won't be back for a while." With that Sarah looked at him with a tear rolling down her left cheek. "Aww, don't worry, Flix." He said wiping the tear away. "We can go flying all we want after the mission. Now be good for R.O.B. ok?" Sarah nodded and stared at him. "Yes, I can give you a piggy back to your room." She jumped up and down in excitement as Will kneeled down and extended his arms. Sarah quickly jumped on his back and they were off.
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Will walked into the hanger. Fox had a portable hologram projector on the floor with General Peppers head emitting from it.
"-They will most likely be of use to you, they all have extensive ground combat training and are proven not to fail in even the most difficult challenges." Pepper said as Will got close enough to hear.
"What's going on?"
"Ah, Will. We were talking about the team we are sending with you. I think you might know them quite well, they won't stop talking about you. Rob, Steve, and… Rhiannon I think their names are."
"Awesome. When will they get here?"
"They will arrive shortly. Nice team they are, very skilled. Someone named Kara is going with them."
"We were trained by the best of the military back home." Will said shrugging his shoulders. A large shuttle started to come into view of the hanger door. "Speak of the devil." The shuttle came to a soft landing and Steve and Rob walked out. Rhiannon and Kara continued to punch buttons in the pilots seat.
"Hey Will." The two said in unison.
"Sup guys." Will said while waving. "You ready for this mission?"
"We have everything set up before we got here." Rob said jabbing his thumb backwards towards the shuttle.
"Good." Fox said. "We do to. We leave in five minutes, make last arrangements and we'll head out." They all nodded and Fox walked off.
"Mind if I load my gear on the shuttle?" Will asked.
"Not at all. Go ahead." Steve said. Will walked to his Arwing and popped the cargo hatch open. He pulled out a laser proof combat vest, a long silver case, and a long knife. He then walked onto the shuttle and put the stuff away on the shelves above the seats on either side of the shuttle. He unloaded the silver case of Avenger and his two pistols. He slid either pistol into a holster he always wore unless sleeping and slid Avenger onto the shelf. He then waited for the others to get on and the hatch closed. He felt gravity tug on him as they lifted into the air. Steve sat and pulled out a popular magazine among Cornerian soldiers: Blasters monthly. Will, Rob, and Roc sat next to him and stared at the high powered rifles.
"This reminds me of back when we would sit around the base and read magazines. I bet there's something we all know, Murphy's laws of combat. The enemy will find out."
"The easy way is mined." Roc said.
"Incoming fire has the right of way" Steve said
"If the enemy is in range, so are you." Will said chuckling.
"Look unimportant, the enemy may be low on ammo." Steve said.
"Professionals are predictable; it's the amateurs that are dangerous." Rob said.
"If the attack is going well, you're walking into and ambush." Will said.
"If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed at you." Steve said in a half chuckle.
"Never draw enemy fire; it irritates your team mates." Will said
"When you secure an area, make sure you tell the enemy." Roc said.
"When you're low on everything but enemies, you're in the combat zone." Will said.
"If it's tough for the enemy to get in, it might be tougher for you to get out." Steve said.
"The enemy diversion you ignored is the main attack." Rob said.
"And remember…" Will started.
"Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder." They said in unison and laughed.
"Goood times." Steve said relaxing even more than he was before. The ship rumbled as they entered Sauria's atmosphere. Gravity tugged on will once more and he felt nauseous. Something was wrong with the air. It felt heavy and awkward to breathe. He felt Krystal's connection in his head again, it felt like cold mercury being injected into his mind.
Aww yes, Sauria's air is heavier then we are used to. Fox complained about it when we first met. Krystal's voice echoed in his head.
Look Krystal. Will thought. About what happened on the elevator? He got no response back. I'm sorry. I've just been through to much stuff to be made fun of like that, and I bet you were to. I'm sorry, please forgive me.
Apology accepted. Krystal's voice came through. And I'm sorry for starting the conversation in the first place, I usually don't do that type of stuff and…
Your apology is also accepted. See you planet side, and where's Alana?
Right next to my ship. The mercury like sensation faded as the connection was ended. He felt content as they landed. He didn't lose her trust. They grabbed their weapons, Will had brought his M4 for some reason. He pulled the bolt and chambered a round. He thought it might come in handy for piercing the machines armor, if it had any. The hatch opened and they all went to either side of the shuttle guns raised and ready to fight. Will un-slung Avenger and looked through the scope, he saw movement, it was large.
"Contact, possible friendly." Will said. He motioned towards the shadow and everyone aimed their weapons in the direction. A large triceratops skidded to a stop. It stared at them.
"Who are you?" It asked in a low, hard voice. Everyone lowered their weapons and held up their hands to show they were friendly.
"I am from the Star Fox team." Will said. "We were sent here to find out what that machine thing is."
"Fox is here?" It said. "I knew he would come back. Where is he?" Will pointed to the incoming ships and the dinosaur ran off in the direction.
"We have to get there before it does. MOVE." Will said and they sprinted, trying not to be seen as they passed the dinosaur. They reached an extremely large clearing where the ships were landing and reached them before the Dinosaur came into view. Fox hopped out of his Arwing and looked around.
"It's good to be back here." He said.
"We have an unknown contact heading this way; it said it knew you or something." Rob said aiming in the general direction.
"Oh no." Fox said slowly. "I don't feel like getting into this right now." The tyrannosaurs came into view. Everyone but Fox and Krystal aimed at it. It came to a stop a few feet away from the farthest Arwing. "Tricky, hey buddy." Fox said walking towards it.
"Fox! It's so good to see you." Tricky yelled. "There is something tearing up the forest. It destroyed most of our cities. The walled city was taken out first and a lot of the criminals there escaped. The machine denied to even acknowledge they were even there."
"This thing seems to be wanting to cause only chaos, it doesn't seem to be killing anyone on purpose." Krystal said. They saw movement to the left and aimed in that direction. A beam of red crimson light ripped through the trees and hit Falco's ship. The black machine floated into view.
"Everyone take cover!" Roc yelled and they all dived out of the way of the next blast. Will ended up next to Krystal and Fox behind Alana's ship.
"What was that about it seemingly not wanting to kill people?" Will said sarcastically.
The fight for Sauria has begun.