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The next thing that Fox knew when he woke up was a white hospital room, there was an iv stuck in his arm, pumping blood into his body, and an electrocardiogram attach to his body. "Ugh, what happened?" Fox asked himself. "Oh, Mr. Mccloud, you're awake." The nurse said as she walked in. "Krystal, he's awake now." The nurse said. "Alright thanks." Krystal replied as she came inside.
Fox saw Krystal in her beauty standing right before him. In her arms, she was holding something in a white blanket. "You wanna see daddy?" Krystal asked. Fox didn't realize until now that she was holding his son in that blanket. "Be gentle now, daddy's not feeling well. Krystal said as he held out the baby kit to Fox. Fox took the kit wrapped in the white blanket and held him in his arms. He was the spitting image of Fox with Krystal's majestic blue fur. "Hey there little fellow." Fox said as he stroked the young kit's hair.
The young kit opened its eyes and saw his wounded father, but he didn't see a wounded soul, rather a brave hero that is his father. "You know, we haven't given him a name yet." Krystal said to Fox. "Yeah, you're right, what should we name him?" Fox asked. "How about you name him." Krystal said. "After all, you did save Corneria." Fox suddenly remembered the lives he sent to the shelters that were bombed. "Fox, if you're thinking about the bombing, don't worry, Peppy saved them." Krystal said to Fox.
"What?" Fox asked. 'Yeah, Peppy noticed the bombs planted underground and evacuated the people west. "And what about the General, and the other people in the Cornerian Army?" Fox asked. "We're alright Fox, don't worry." General Pepper came inside with a look of gratitude on his face. Krystal quickly grabbed the young kit from Fox's arms so Fox could talk to him. "General Pepper sir." Fox saluted. "No need to salute, I only came here to thank you." General Pepper replied.
"Without you, we wouldn't be able to have stopped Andross and Wolf, you are a hero Fox." General Pepper thanked. "Thanks General." Fox replied. "General Pepper went over to the young kit and looked at him while he slept. "Isn't he adorable, what's his name?" "I would like to know the name for the future pilot for the Cornerian Army." General Pepper asked. "General Pepper, that's up to his own decision, I don't want him to join if he doesn't want to." Fox replied.
"Oh, well that's fine, at least tell me his name." General pepper pleaded. Fox sighed at the General's desperation. "His name is Marcus." Fox replied. "That's a great name." General Pepper replied. "Yeah, it is." Krystal said as she kissed Fox on the cheek. "Fox, I know I promised you retirement, but the army needs people like you, would you be willing to stay?" General Pepper asked. "Sorry General Pepper, but even if I wanted to, I couldn't." Fox replied. "Hm, why not." General Pepper asked. Krystal put her head down as she sat beside Fox and began to cry a little. "I can't feel my right leg." Fox replied.
"What?" General Pepper said in astonishment. Krystal then went on to explain Fox's injury better. "To be more specific, Fox's tibia bone is completely crushed, and his nerve is distorted slightly, at best he'll half to walk with a walker for the rest of his life." Krystal replied. "Actually there is something we can do to save Fox's leg." The doctor said as he came in. "Doctor Mandra." Krystal said surprised. "We have a new surgery that could restore most of his leg, it won't fully heal him, but if the operation is successful, he will only half to walk with a slight limp at best." Doctor Mandra explained.
"What if the operation fails?" Krystal asks. Doctor Mandra turned his head, for he couldn't see there faces when he told them this. "If the operation fails, we'll have no choice but to resort to amputation." This scared Krystal out of her skin, but Fox just thought about it carefully for a moment. "What are the chances of the operation being successful?" Fox asked. "At best, 50%" Doctor Mandra replied. "Alright i'll do it." Fox replied. "Fox, wait." Krystal said. "Alright, we'll be ready in a few hours." Doctor Mandra said as he left.
"I'll leave you two to discuss this." General Pepper said as he left the room. "Fox, how could you make a decision like that without my consult?" Krystal said angrily at Fox. "Because, it's not your decision to make." Fox replied. Krystal wanted to yell at him for making that decision without her consult, but she knew that he was right. If Fox wanted something, he would get it, and Fox knew that this operation would be a success.
"Krystal, could i see Marcus one more time before the operation?" Fox asked. "Krystal nodded and handed Marcus over to Fox so he could hold him in his arms. Fox just looked at Marcus for the longest time until the doctor came in and told him it was time. "Alright then, I love you both, and just remember, i'll be fine." Fox said. "I know you will." Krystal replied as she took Marcus from Fox's arms and left his room.
Hours and hours had passed by. Krystal was waiting outside the operating room while the operation was going on. in the mean time, General Pepper, Slippy, Peppy, and Falco were standing outside with her trying to calm her down and admiring Marcus. "Krystal, you need to calm down, Fox will be ok." Falco told Krystal. "Isn't he cute? Slippy asked. "Yeah, reminds me of the first time I held Fox when he was born." Peppy replied. Krystal was only getting more and more worked up as time went on.
Suddenly the door opened and Doctor Mandra came out. Krystal ran up to him and started asking him questions. "Is he ok?" "How's his leg" "Does he remember anything?" Krystal calm down, the operation was a success. "Yay!" Everyone cheered. "Shhh!" Doctor Mandra shushed. "Maybe you forgot, but we're still in a hospital." Doctor Mandra said sternly. "Oh, sorry." Everyone apologized as they went in to see Fox.
Several days later, Fox was released from the hospital, he had to walk with a cane for a while, but a few months of physical therapy and rest would get him running on his feet in no time. It was a special day because not only was Fox home, but Marcus was brought home to for the first time in their new home the general promised. "We better get ready." Krystal said to Fox. "Why?" Fox asked. "Well we don't want to miss your retirement ceremony." Krystal replied. "Oh yeah, that's right." Fox said. Fox went and prepared himself while Krystal had to get both Marcus, and herself ready.
When they got to the retirement ceremony, it was crowded with thousands of people cheering and flashing photography. "Alright everyone, take your seats and we will begin." General Pepper ordered. Everyone but Fox sat down. Fox stood up with the rest of the Star Fox team, everyone but Krystal was there since she didn't want too much attention focused on Marcus.
General Pepper came up to the podium mic and began to speak. "Ahem, today, not only honor the defeat of Andross and Wolf, but we also honor the heroes responsible for ending what will be known in history as, The Great Lylat War." "Now, we shall award these people in there bravest hours."
General Pepper came up to Slippy first and handed him a medal, you are now promoted to first lieutenant Slippy." Slippy saluted the General and accepted the medal. "Thank you sir." Slippy replied. General Pepper came up to peppy next and awarded him his medal. "I know promote you to Captain Peppy." Peppy accepted the award and thanked the General. Next he came over to Falco and gave him his medal. "Captain Falco really suits you." General Pepper said as he awarded him his medal. Falco accepted the medal and humbly thanked him as he headed towards Fox.
"Now I wanna talk about this guy right here, Fox Mccloud." General Pepper announced as he patted him on the back. "This guy was a captain for years, always stopping wars and protecting our home, he was given several opportunities to rank up, but he declined each time, mainly to stay with his crew, but now that he is retired with his family, I have decided to give Fox the title of Colonel Fox Mccloud."
Everyone in the crowed roared when they heard the news. Fox had been promoted two ranks. "We thank you for your services Fox Mccloud." General Pepper thanked as he awarded him his medal. "It was a pleasure to serve under you sir." Fox replied. "Fox, that's wonderful!" Krystal yelled as she ran up to hug Fox. "Oh, I can't forget about you." General Pepper said as he awarded Krystal a medal for her services. "Wow, thanks General." Krystal replied. Fox looked at Krystal and Marcus and saw a bright future ahead for him. "I thinks it's time to go home now, Marcus looks tired." Fox said as he cradled the baby kit all the way back to his house.
Author's note: That's the end of this story. I may or may not write a sequal, depending on if i can do it well enough. I won't say what it is, but if I do end up doing it just be on the lookout.
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