I know I am EXTREMELY late...
Like, there's the possibilty that you thought I had died because I haven't updated in forever. Although, I did update my other story...cuz I needed to say I was redoing some chapters...

BESIDE THE POINT!

I hope this chapter is to your liking, and I plan to update within...ooooh...two-three weeks?

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An Arwing spiraled out of control before it blew up in a burst of light.

"AND FOX IS DOWN!" I cheered, pumping my fist in the air. Fox grumbled, clutching the controller tightly and smashing the buttons.

"Now…where's Falco? I want my last point!" I smirked, staring at the screen. This wasn't our first match.

It was our tenth.

And guess who won eight of them?

Me.

Thaaaat's right. Ok, the only reason I lost one was because I spilled soda down my shirt…the other was a freebie…

"There is no way in hell are you going to find me!" Falco yelled, moving around quickly.

"Psh, boy, I know where you are." I laughed. "Find a new hiding spot, that place is common for a showdown on this map."

We were on the Sauria map, and Falco happened to be on the top temple on the very…very top. It was funny when he had no idea where to go. Fox was a bit harder to get rid off, since he, well, lived it and was there for so long.

"Kiss my ass!" Falco yelled, switching to a Gatling gun. I pulled out my guided missile.

"Alright…say hi to the missile for me!" I laughed manically, flying the missile and hitting him with a burst of fire.

"BAM!"

"NOT COOL!"

"Take it birdy! I won!" I danced as the score came up.

"I give up…" Fox grumbled, looking very angry as Krystal tried to console him.

"I think Miracle should be done too." Jenny said sternly. I looked up at her and sighed.

"Fine…" I turned off the game as Falco stood up.

"Ok, you know Karate, can handle the guns like a natural…whoop our asses on a video game about us…I say we give you a challenge." Falco smirked.

"Falco…" Fox said sternly as he got up.

"I think the little squirt could stand a chance if we really push her." Falco replied.

"…I could do what?" I asked nervously.

"Falco, no. She'll get hurt." Fox warned.

"Get hurt doing what?" I asked, scared. What the hell were they talking about?

"She'll be fine, Foxie. And if memory serves, aren't I her guardian now?" Falco said. Fox grumbled in annoyance as his ears flattened. "Well…?"

"…fine."

"Alright. Tell her what's going down then. I'll be getting it ready." Falco waved out. Fox grumbled darkly.

"…what's going on now?" I asked nervously. I didn't like that little argument…at all.

"Do you really want to know?"

"Kinda, if my well-being is at stake..."

"Maybe we should just let her figure it out!" Slippy chimed up. I glared daggers at him. Now I REALLY want to know what I'm getting into. Jenny watched me glaring evilly and pulled me back.

"Well…I guess we could…" Fox said thoughtfully. I gasped.

"This is just payback because I beat your asses on a game!" I cried out, pointing an accusatory finger at him. He shrugged innocently, leading us out.

So maybe it was a good idea Fox didn't tell me…because if he did, I would've backed out quickly.

No matter how many times I've actually sat back up in the tree at Earth watching the stars, I was still deathly afraid of heights. And do you know what Falco's challenge was?

A battle.

Not a normal on the ground battle…

The ones where you stand on a high wire eighty feet off of the ground and whacking each other with giant…q-tips…and trying to knock them off.

…Fuuuuuuudge nutters…

SMACK

SMACK

THUD

WHACK

BAM

"OW THAT WAS MY HEAD FALCO!"

"Block it next time!"

"If I didn't know any better, I would say you were trying to kill me!" I yelled at him, wobbling slightly on the foot thick rope.

"Now why would you say that?" Falco asked smugly. Jenny yelled up loudly.

"THERE'S NO SAFETY NET!"

"Yea, that!" I squeaked, gripping my q-tip thingy even harder.

"You'll be fine. You trust me, right?" Falco asked. I scowled.

"S t f u…" I muttered darkly, standing in a better balanced position. Falco swung again, and I ducked before trying to jab him with my…for the sake of it, we'll call it a staff. He moved back, regaining a better grip. I moved forward quickly, swinging with the right side of the staff. He blocked, and I moved the left side upward, almost knocking his staff away. He tried to push me, so I jumped back, actually managing to stay on the rope. We scooted back from each other, calculating each other's' move.

"You know the padded ends can unscrew off, right?" Falco asked. I stared at him blankly.

"They can?"

"Yeah. Not that that'll help you much." Falco scoffed, taking off his own. I mimicked his moves, noticing how considerably lighter the staff became. I twirled it around experimentally, getting used to the weight change. Falco waited for me impatiently.

"You ready or what?" he asked. I nodded, positioning the staff behind me as I crouched down.

Basic laws of physics…smaller height has better balance when low versus high…right? …RIGHT?

I really didn't have time to ponder that because Falco came charging. Literally. The staff was out horizontally, ready to knock me off. I squeaked, and let instinct take over.

And yes, instinct can be good or bad. In my case, instinct was damned lucky that Lady Luck wanted to help me out too, and any other crazy thing you can think of.

I jumped over him, using the staff and whacking Falco on the torso, right arm and left leg. And I landed on the rope.

"The hell?" Falco dropped his staff, rubbing his arm with his left hand, and rubbing his leg with his right hand. All in all, it was a funny position. The staff clattered on the ground a few seconds later.

"Does that I mean?" I asked tentatively. Falco growled. I take that as a YES.

"WHOO HOO!" I cheered, fist pumping in the air. Falco rolled his eye before taking a step off the rope…

And falling.

"OHMAHGAWD!" I screamed. But he didn't splat, thankfully. He got caught by some energy net that slowed his descent until he touched the ground.

"You coming?" Fox yelled to me. I gulped nervously before nodding. I took a deep breath before jumping, feeling my stomach fly up to higher areas of my torso. I screamed, curling into a ball before the net caught me. A gradual decent later, I touched the ground. Jenny helped me up, laughing at some joke Slippy said.

"Ok, so she's good…" Falco muttered darkly.

"Yep, and don't forget it!" I said lightly, my knees ceasing their shaking.

"But I do know something-You don't like heights." Falco smirked.

"…that's not fair…" I grumbled.

"You know almost everything about me, I consider that fair. Reasonably fair." Falco replied.

"Actually, everyone, really. Care to detail what you DO know about us?" Fox asked suddenly. I forgot he was there, so of course I jumped.

"Uh, sure I guess…" I nodded.

"Come on then. We'll head to the archive rooms so the computers can record and compare the data." Fox led the way. I nodded, following the pack with Jenny through the maze of hallways.

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