Okay everyone, time for another chapter. Last time I gave credit towards Bouncefox (who I'm sorry I said was a guy) for an Ike focused chapter. This one gives I'll give a bit of credit to SlasherMask. He claimed that Chapter 33 was essentially "pretty much talking". Yes it was talking but I have to admit that it was the ex-positional one. So to make up for it, this chapter is all about action. In a bold experiment I'm not going to both for once giving anyone any dialogue. Just narration. It will definitely be interesting to see how I convey that in a full on chapter but I've never been one to back down from an interesting idea. At least I'd like to think that anyway. Also for AuraChannlerChris's sake I'm going to try and tone down on the big paragraphs as best I can. Key word try. Once again Smash Brothers does not belong to me. It belongs to Nintendo and affiliate companies and I make no profit for that. With that being said, read, review and enjoy.
"Night Of The Werehog, Brawl Edition Chapter Thirty Six: Were Fox And Falco Vs Wolf Part Five"
By DianaGohan.
There are a vast collection of areas around the Smash Mansion. There are also a couple of small rivers, several city districts (All host a collection of various species. Most of whom were forced to relocate around the mansion when their own homes were destroyed in events yet to be detailed), a few mysterious buildings, some rocky quarries, a chasm that digs over a mile into the earth, and even a long intricate series of caves. Most of the area, especially the piece within the energy shield, is forest. Miles of trees, rock and dirt that usually twist and stretch into the other portions of the area. It is in these areas where a variety of battles are deciding the fate of the planet, and perhaps even the universe. And in a vast expanse of trees about ten miles away from the mansion, what could be the most important battle continues being waged.
Three figures rushed quickly along the ground. One was a Wolf with a wicked smile on his lips. The other was a blue bird with an angry scowl on his. The other was a brown Fox with eyes filled with determination but a mouth whose expression was impossible to read. It was said Fox (known obviously) as Fox) who stopped the running and jumped high into the air, actually jumping on top of the branches as he continued racing forward. The Wolf (known obviously as Wolf) stopped for a moment as well. He smirked seeing Fox do what he's been doing the entire night and continued rushing along the ground.
That's when the bird (known pretty much obviously as Falco) made his move. He then jumped and activated a Fire Bird which slammed into the ground, actually tunneling into the dirt. Wolf turned back and looked a bit puzzled before rushing forward. He didn't rush forward for too long though before having to jump back as Fox tried slamming him from above with his Fire Fox. As Wolf was still in the air Falco rushed out of the ground, still in Fire Bird mode. He then tried slamming into Wolf who was able to back-flip away at the last moment and avoid the attack. The Star Wolf activated his Fire Wolf to try and smash into Falco. A few feet before he could though Falco Turned and used Fire Bird to rush past him and slam into the ground.
As Falco went into the ground, Fox went out. His fire Fox brimming with an aura of red and black as it headed directly towards Wolf. Seeing the attack coming the Star Wolf captain landed on a nearby branch. Wolf decided he would activate his deflector at the last second, which would knock the Star Fox captain back and be easy pickings for a counter attack. Before Wolf could deflect though, Fox landed on the branch right next to him and jumped off it, using Fire Fox to leap high into the sky. Wolf looked a bit confused as Fox then rocketed behind him. At the same time Falco blasted in front of him, using Fire Bird to rocket high into the air. High enough to land on top of a tree before jumping past it to fly even further up.
Wolf looked back and forth to see this process enact a few times: Fox blasting himself into the ground just as Falco was rising into the air, and vice versa. Wolf realized that though he could bounce off the two while they were leaping back and forth, that may be playing into their hand. Wolf knew that the two Star Fox team members were trying some sort of strategy though wasn't able to guess at what. Deciding it'd be better to deal with it then let them continue building to something, Wolf made his move. He warped right in front of Fox as was jumping above him and grabbed him by the leg. Spinning around like a top Wolf threw him right at Falco as he was heading down. This caused the bird to tumble down and hit the ground hard with the brown fox right on top.
This however seemed to be the strategy the two were expecting of their opponent. Just as Wolf was leaping down to pounce on them, a bunch of speed copies of Fox and Falco leaped at Wolf. Most were stashed in wholes in the ground and others at the tops of trees. Using Fox Illusion and Falco Phantasm, these were made copies smashed into Wolf at high speeds, disappearing upon impact. The small bits of energy used to create them only lasted enough for one hit each. Still there were a few dozen copies made between the various passbys. Which meant a lot of smacks and punches that knocked Were-Wolf around quite a bit.
That's when the real Fox and Falco (or at least the werehogafied alternations of the two located in this dimension anyway) made their move. They used their flame jumps at the same to fly through the air. Just as Were-Wolf was being kicked down by the last of the speed Foxes and Falcos, the actual ones punched him hard with a double uppercut that send Wolf soaring high through the air. Not wasting the opportunity the two were able to warp into the sky right above Wolf. Before they could slam their fists through him the leader of the werehog creatures disappeared before their eyes. Using Fire Wolf to fly above the two he was then able to slam into the pair. This caused the three anthro space pilots to plummet down to the ground.
Wolf was far from finished though. He grabbed both Fox and Falco's right hands. Grinning some Wolf activated Fire Flash. This combination of Fire Wolf and Wolf flash allowed him to move at even higher then regular were speeds so long as nothing stopped him from gaining momentum. Which meant Wolf was able to land on the ground in a millisecond and run along it. Still holding onto Fox and Falco Wolf slammed them at high speeds through any trees and rocks along the forest. Not smacking into them himself his speed was kept as the two pilots continued getting pummeled by the environment. Wolf then actually skid to a stop as brought his hands forward and threw the pilots in front of them. Holding up his blaster he shot them into a tree. The mighty oak exploded into pieces as the two pilots flopped along the ground a few times. By the third though they were able to back-flip up, looking only mildly damaged from the attack.
Normally such an exchange would of elected a taunt from the Star Wolf captain about the two's strategy being nothing compared to his. Instead Wolf just stood there and held out his claws, posing in such a manner that it would make you'd want to hit him even more so. Not feeling this was a time for words either the two pilots simply charged at him again. Wolf blinked as a powerful glow surged through his eyes. The two blinked and then thought back to when Wolf used a similar move to incapacitate both Master and Crazy Hand. Instinctively they closed their eyes and raised their arms. Before getting a chance to lower it, Wolf warped right between them with his claws raised. He slid along the dirt before turning back and licking his claw which was dripping with blood.
Fox and Falco looked down to see it was their blood that was now leaking to the ground. They glared daggers at Wolf who merely shrugged as if he had no idea at what had happened. Being the much quicker to anger, Falco rushed again at Wolf who jumped into the air, digging his claw into a tree right above the bird. Before the avian pilot could jump after him he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned back to see Fox starring at him sternly. Falco tried turning back but Fox shook his head, trying to make sure Falco did not loose his temper again. The gesture worked as the two then actually sped away their lycanthrope enemy. Wanting to see why for once they were running from him, Wolf dropped from the tree and rushed after them.
Running in the opposite direction they had been heading before, Fox and Falco looked to see Wolf closing in on them as he raised his claws. The razor shop blades from his fingers shot out as darts which tunneled through the bark of the trees around. And even were able to make wholes through any nearby rocks. Seeing one of the rocks up ahead of him, Falco rushed on it (the very second before Wolf's claws broke through it) and actually jumped off it. Using the object as a stepping stone he turned his sights to Wolf, using Fire Bird to rush along the ground. Wolf turned his head to see Fox had done the same thing right behind him with a nearby rock. As Fire Bird and Fire Fox rocketed right along the ground, Wolf simply warped away at the very last second.
Instead of colliding into each other, Fox turned his body around. And right at the second Falco was about to collide with him, kicked the avian pilot. This kick turned Falco around, making his fire bird shoot back the way he came. Falco sniffed the air once and turned his eyes south. Fox quickly warped behind Falco, using his reflector to bounce the fire bird directly south. Falco was now rushing at even higher speeds before he upped the stakes even more. Using Fire Phantasm he rushed at great speeds along the ground. Everything around him became a mere blur as he tilted his beak to guide him along the ground. And what was he guiding himself into?
Wolf obviously. The Star Wolf pilot had no time to react when Falco's beak jammed itself into the lupine's right arm. This obviously knocked Falco out of hyper time and caused the Star Wolf captain to skid his feet along the grounds. The two stopped after a couple of seconds. Wolf looked in surprise to see Falco's beak still pinned to his arm. Falco reminded the situation though by flip kicking Wolf hard enough in the face to dislodge himself. This knocked Wolf into the air. Before he was out of reach of his opponent though Wolf was able to wrap his tail around the bird's wing. Then he spun him into the air so Falco war right below him. Not hesitating for a second Wolf pounced directly on top of his prey and smashed the two into the ground. Not even having time to regain his senses Falco could feel his stomach and face being pummeled with a ferocious string of prows from his most hated opponent.
This didn't last too long as Falco was able to recover quickly enough. He pushed Wolf away from him and jumped back up. Before Wolf had another chance of attack though he leaped away. He had seen Fox coming out of the corner of his eye and just missed the almost too quick to believe Fox Illusion kick Landing in front of the two Wolf looked down to see his arm still bleeding. He starred at it curiously as Falco gave a very self satisfied smirk, happy he had hurt Wolf in such a fashion. The smirk didn't last long as Wolf gave a smirk of his own. He then moved his other hand to his arm and actually threw bits of his own blood. These bits were then hit by a powerful werewolf howl, knocking the blood at high speeds through the air. Falco saw the blood coming his way and stood there. He simply activated his deflector in act of defiance. Fox countered his friend's overly cocky act by warping along the ground and grabbing him He then made the two rush off to avoid being hit.
Which turned out to be a good move. Fox and Falco looked at the blood bits mixed with the lunar scream as it hit a tree. Instead of melting (which would of been impossible anyway for those of you keeping score), blowing up or igniting, the tree actually started to melt. Fox and Falco watched in horror as the trunk of the elm corroded upon contact with the attack and actually tipped over and slammed hard into the ground below. This attack, which could also be called the Lunar Acid Scream, made Wolf chuckle to himself. He then made an even deeper cut into his arm, smacking some of blood into the air. Wolf leaned back and this time released a powerful howl. One whose audible blast actually knocked the two Star Fox pilots back. And of course knocked his own attack back as well.
The fox and the bird were quick to rush away as trees, rock and the very earth itself melted away when hit by Wolf's powerful Lunar Acid Scream. The two were in fact so distracted from the power of the scream they didn't even look to see Wolf right in front of them. The Wolf shot out a powerful energy claw which buried the two pilots halfway into the ground. Of course the burial didn't last too long as Fox and Falco flipped back onto their feet. Only to have to jump away a mere second later from another Lunar Acid Scream. The two pilots quickly descended downward. Quickly taking out their guns they shot laser blasts all around the area. Wolf looked to see all the blasts not hit anywhere near him. Normally such a strategy would be considered confusing but it was obviously one laced with some sort of strategy.
Sure enough the blasts stopped firing. Wolf turned his head to see all the trees around him had been blasted to shreds. For at least a good 500 yards the entire landscape was barren. Wolf remembered the two trying a similar strategy before of blasting all the surrounding landscape, but that was on top of a tree. And it was used to try and prevent Wolf from acquiring any more footing. This one seemed more useful to preform a wide range attack without it crashing into anything. The Star Wolf pilot saw Fox and Falco hold out their blasters and fire the rays at one another. For a moment the two energy streams of the blasters crossed and produced an explosion of fire and smoke that shot up several feet into the air.
This strategy was used again, this time with Fox and Falco warping right in front of Wolf. The lupine pilot looked to see the two's stream cross right in front of him as he warped away from the explosion. They warped as well though and appeared right in front of Wolf. The two once again crossed their energy streams with Wolf warping away from the explosion. All around the barren area Wolf warped. But he was only able to get a few dozen yards away before Fox and Falco were on him with another cross the stream blast. Which kept forcing Wolf to warp away to avoid getting hit. It was a process that repeated several times before Wolf decided to do something else.
Instead of warping away the next time Fox and Falco crossed the streams right in front of him, he activated his deflector. This caused the two to be knocked back once again, their clothes smoking slightly from the attack. It was then Wolf realized something. He remembered back into other battles he had with Fox and Falco. Specifically aerial dogfights he had where the two would shoot the area around him as they flew closer and closer. When they were close enough to fire both of their ship blasters Wolf used a barrel roll to deflect the blasts to knock the ships back. However doing so focused all his attention on the two in front of him as another member of Fox's team (usually Peppy) would take shots at him from behind while he was distracted. Knowing that this was obviously a parallel to that strategy Wolf figured that meant there were speed clones of the two behind him as he sliced the ground. Though the energy waves would of gotten rid of any speed clones...
They obviously were not meant for a looming figure right above Wolf who opened his mouth and blasted him with a gigantic silver polygon cube which smashed Wolf in the back and flattened him hard into the ground.
To his utter shock, Wolf looked at Andross floating above him shooting off more polygons. Wolf's shock was justified since he believed Andross had been eradicated when he hit him with a bolt from his blaster on level two. He figured even if Andross could regenerate from that it would take awhile. Of course polygons don't really regenerate, as pieces of electronic blocks can simply reformat themselves rather quickly. This was especially true of Andross who even as specks of dust could reformat his body piece by piece until he was once again a big white block shooting face.
Said block shooting face shot more blocks at Wolf, who bolted around to avoid them. Wolf looked at the two Star Fox members speeding at him and realized why they had blasted the forest before. It wasn't to simply empty the area. It was to signal Andross to where they were and to come down on Wolf when his attention was turned towards the two. Even if Andross detested the two pilots Wolf figured that being eradicated a couple of times tonight made him realize he needed to be more cooperative if they were going to have any chance of beating him. Which Wolf still figured was zero, even if the fight was officially 3-1 odds against him.
Those were odds Wolf could still take advantage of. Warping along the ground Wolf was able to kick one of the polygon pieces right into Fox. Falco rushed at the lupine who flipped in the air and downward kicked another polygon right into the bird. Fox quickly recovered from his attack and used his Fire Fox to body-slam Wolf into one of the polygon pieces still raining down on them. Wolf knocked Fox away and bounced along one of the pieces. Fox did the same thing as the two rushed around and collided a few times. Jumping onto one of the pieces Wolf recalled how this was nearly the same thing he had experienced in his last battle with Fox. Not wanting to repeat what he already had done, Wolf used the footstool lump technique to bounce on top of Fox. He rocketed of the vulpine before Fox had a chance to claw at him, turning his attention to his new Target.
Andross looked at Wolf grinning evilly at him as he shot out several more polygon panels. Wolf bounced off the panels though and actually disappeared inside Andross's mouth. Before the original polygon version of Star Fox's most powerful foe knew what happened, Wolf ran out of him. Fox's most powerful and dangerous rival turned villainous rouge went Fire Wolf and rushed right through Andross's body. He turned around and repeated the process several times at break neck speed. Once again the self proclaimed ruler of Lylat had been returned to ashes. This time however Wolf had grabbed the ashes that had before been Andross and threw them along the ground. He exhaled as a powerful howl slammed the ashes downward. Soon the ashes became shrapnel as Fox and Falco looked in horror to see them descending down at greater and greater speeds before they hit the dirt.
A tremendous explosion lit up the surrounding area, even exceeding the 500 yards Fox and Falco had shot up before. The shrapnel pieces that didn't explode right away slammed hard along the dirt into nearby trees and stones, causing them to explode on impact as well. Floating in the air with Fire Wolf, the lupine were creature starred at everything below him. Everything right he imagined looking bleak and barren below the covering of smoke. Though knowing Fox and Falco would most likely still be alive even after such an assault figured there was enough time to ponder what to do next. After thinking a few seconds an even more wicked smile then usual crossed his face. Wolf's tail eagerly wagged back and forth in excitement as he held up his claws. The blades on his fingers started to glow even more darkly then they had before, energy tingling around each of his ten digits. Memories flooded his head, taking him back to the first time he had use this particular move tonight.
Before Wolf had used Sonic to transport the entire area to a planet that would be in orbit around the moon for at least several days (the planet ending up being Wotan VII) he had made several other stops. Most of them were to areas and locations from the stages of the Smash Brothers tournament. There he had gathered and coveted the creatures and people living there to be a part of his own personal army. One that he knew was breaking into the mansion to secure the two hands for him. However there was one place he had gone not to gather troops, but rather to accomplish something more... personal.
It was the planet Luaris 16. A planet Wolf had known rather well considering that it was his home planet. One that had been ruled by various different tribes of Anthro-Wolves. That is until the planet was invaded by the Howlers, an alien species with black skin, dark magma veins running down their bodies, piercing blue gumball looking eyes and silver blade claws on their fingers. There superior weapons and ships made decimated most of the tribes, including the one Wolf belonged to, as they quickly made the planet their base of operations. And though some wolves had survived and lived in secret on the farthest corners of the planet, none ever were fool enough to try fighting the Howlers again. Between their weapons, regenerative ability and killer shrieking howls that could destabilize someone's DNA, fighting them was considered suicide.
Unless you happen to be a dark chaos empowered Wolf looking for some revenge. Wolf cleaned up the remaining Howlers still on his planet. Partially for revenge and to regain part of his lost Wolf's pride and shame for losing his pack. The other reason was to test his powers. One particular one was a move Wolf was charging now as he remembered the look on the Howlers when he had unleashed it on them. He remembered laughing in delight as it shredded and annihilated every small piece of their skin into nothingness and left them little but a pile of ash on the ground. He then imagined doing the same to Fox and Falco, something which caused him to laugh even more then did in the past. After all he figured the only thing better then revenge then, would be revenge now.
Eventually Fox and Falco were able to jump away from the shrapnel explosion they had been entangled with. Though blood dripped along their fur and the sand irritated Fox's still damaged right retina, the two were relatively unscathed. At least from how devastating the attack had been to the area around them. The two quickly looked up to see Wolf still floating above them as energy continued erupting from his fingers. Soon the energy took the shape of lines marked with claws that twisted through the air. The twisted claw energy blades spread down past Wolf and were rocketing to the ground below. Specifically at the spot Fox and Falco were. The two rushed away just in time for the attack to strike at the earth they were just on. Pieces of it exploded right in front of their face as they looked to see the 10 energy strands move forward to strike at them.
Though Fox had never even seen an attack like this before he knew it was something not to be trifled with. Testing to see how powerful the strands were he took out his gun and fire hundreds upon hundreds of shots. All the laser blasts simply reflected off off the twisting dark stands, as if they were pebbles being thrown by an infant. Falco followed his friend's example and took out both of his guns to shoot at the strands. The blasts weren't as fast but had the same affect on the strands; doing absolutely nothing. Wolf shot his hands forward speeding the claw strands at high speed at the two who warped away once more in the nick of time. The ten strands then split along the ground, each one moving in a different direction. Wolf sniffed the air a few times and turned his attention east where he had three of strands head.
East several hundred feet away Fox was shown leaning in back of a tree. The vulpine racked his brain trying to think of a way to beat the strands. One obvious strategy was to jump past the energy claws and charge straight at Wolf. Fox however expected Wolf would of sensed him coming before he would even have a good chance to land a hit. Before he had time to think of another plan though he noticed three of the strands shooting through the forest. Fox jumped before one of the strands impaled the tree had leaned against. The vulpine rushed forward at great speeds looking to see the three energy claws were directly behind him. The space captain weaved his way through a bunch of trees and rocks, looking in shock as the strands kept up. Either the claws were able to weave just as well as he was, or they plowed right through without slowing down for a second.
This is when Fox noticed a cliff-side right in front of him. He looked around a few times and realized he had reached the edge of the forests in the area. Below a couple thousand feet was another lush forest. Of course to get there you would of needed to jump down the rather large cliff-side Which is exactly what Fox did. After falling a few feet he activated his fire bird to rush down at greater speeds. He only had time to wonder for a millisecond where the three strands before they striked. Instead of falling off the edge of the cliff-side with him, the strands dug through the edge of the cliff and actually slammed Fox from behind. The Vulpine spun several times through the air before he was pushed hard into the dirt below him. Fox quickly dusted himself off, which was all he had time to do before the strands were on him again. Quickly rushing off before they struck the spot where he had fallen, Fox gazed behind him to see the strands continue to follow him. And though the forest was different the pattern was the same. Though this time it seemed the strands were gaining on him.
Never being one to simply run off from a fight Falco took a more direct approach then Fox. Instead of rushing away from the strands he rushed directly at Wolf still floating in the air. Falco looked to see three strands of energy follow him through the air. This caused the avian to smirk as he spread his wings. Using Fire Bird Falco flew through the air as the three claws continued following him. Instead of simply rushing ahead of them, Falco spun all around them. He made several loop de loops and twists through the sky. The claw strikes followed all around and imitated his movements. Falco then turned and actually flew towards them. He spun and looped around the claws with the energy trying to do the same thing. After spinning for awhile though Falco stopped and shot directly to Wolf. The energy claws tried following by had become entangled within each other. Falco figured that he had more air maneuverability then even sneaky glowing strands of Wolf's claws. And would be able to tangle them up so he could strike the Lupine directly.
Though a decent strategy, Wolf had seen the same move tried dozen and dozens of times in other such scenarios to fall for it. As Falco shot at Wolf, the energy reversed their entanglements within each other. Soon they were free as they shot directly behind Falco. Before the bird could even realize what happened the three claws struck him hard in the back, actually rocketing him forward even faster. Falco was knocked right at Wolf who turned his body some. Still holding out his fingers with energy claw strands attached, Wolf was able to punt Falco hard in the beak. This caused the blue bird to smash hard in the ground. Falco grumbled some as he got up. Wiping the back of his jacket he spotted some blood along it. Before he could even curse out Wolf for the ten thousandth time that night, Falco noticed the three claws coming at one. Seeing one come from him at the front and the other two on the right and left, Falco moved back in time for the claws to smack into each other. Instead of exploding on impact they simply bounced off and continued moving forward.
Falco then thought of another idea to use. He rushed in a circle around the area they had blasted before, which was right below his floating opponent. The blue bird spun around several times in a circle with the energy claws following him. One claw broke away from the other two and circled around the other way. It then rushed right at Falco and passed right through him with Falco still speeding along. However this Falco was transparent, as were several of the blue Star Fox lone gun pilots rushing around. Simply Falco phantasm after images. The real Lombardi rushed once again up into the sky with Fire Bird. Flying even faster then before he rushed directly behind Wolf. Before the bird could lay a finger on him though he was grabbed from behind by one of the strands and pulled back down. Though the energy claws were distracted at first by the after images, they were instructed by Wolf to rocket into the sky once he sensed his pray. And though he couldn't see Falco, it was nearly impossible to escape a Wolf's sense a smell. Especially a were-wolf.
That was something Fox was realizing as well. No matter how many times he weaved or dodged around the trees the claws were still after him. Fox realized that they were able to keep expanding even almost a mile away from his opponent. This is when an idea dawned on Fox. He turned around and activated his Fire Illusion. His high speed Fire Fox/Fox Illusion ability slowed the claws so he could speed right past them. Fox went through the forest and ran up the cliff-side he had been knocked away from. He then ran along the forest where he had first tried escaping from the claws. Soon Fox was back in the same area Wolf was and stopped the Fire Illusion. A downside of the ability was you needed to keep moving at high speeds for even a fraction of a second. And trying to jump up would of automatically dislodged the illusion ability. That's why Fox jumped into the air before activating his Fire Illusion ability again to try and hit Wolf.
He only ended up getting about feet off the ground before plummeting back down. Having been knocked out of the Fire Illusion Fox looked up in shock at an energy claw above him. The other four energy claw strands that weren't attacking either Fox and Falco had been stationed around Wolf as a sort of defense net. Falco found this out as well as he jumped in the and tried Fire Phantasming Wolf from behind. He smacked into another one of Wolf's claws before plummeting to the ground. Due to the two being surrounded by flame energy and general werehog toughness they weren't shredded by smacking into the strands. Still the high speed attacks got them nowhere closer to Wolf.
It did bring them together again as Falco fell right next to Fox. The two didn't even have a chance to chat though as they rushed away from the strands shooting at them. The two rushed around the area, avoiding being hit by the claws getting closer and closer to the pair of pilots. The two stopped for a second and held their breaths before bellowing a powerful werehog screech at the claws. The energy strands didn't flicker at all as they continued flying at the two. Wolf snickered to himself. He knew the strands were strong enough to resist being broken by even the ferocious yells of the Howlers. He knew that Fox and Falco's screams would be just as ineffective especially without any lunar power backing up their attacks.
Falco gritted his teeth (if he had any) in annoyance at this latest failure to stop the blades. He then opened his mouth prepared to shout out a slew of insults to the sky. Fox shot him one of those looks that suggested he calm down and not try anything stupid. Falco sighed and looked at the paws at the end of his wings. He then blinked a few times and squeezed palms once. He then turned to Fox and motioned for him to move closer as the two warped a few times away from the series of claws. The strands followed after them, though by that time the two had been able to converse. Coming up with a new plan to finally take down the claws.
The two Star Fox pilots gazed at the claws coming at them. They taunted the six energy blades and rushed around them. Fox activated Fire Illusion and Falco activated Fire Phantasm. Two rushed about two feet before being tripped by two of the other claw strands in the area. Stopping only enough to spin from the hit for a second, the two warped away. They then jumped up and activated Fire Illusion and Fire Phantasm again as another pair of claws knocked them away and out of their speed mode. Wolf smiled down at them figuring they were going to try another speed warp, this time thinking that they were save from the claws. Not knowing that Wolf could still move them in time to intercept any of their upwards strikes.
Instead of speed warping though, Fox's hands glowed with dark were energy coursing brighter then they ever have before. Using Fox Illusion he rushed through the air and grabbed the ten claws in front of them and landed on the grounds. Wolf blinked in confusion and tried moving the claws. Fox continued griping tightly on them though, the energy in his hands continuing to surge. The vulpine then dug his feet into the ground as he starred up at his lupine foe. Though admittedly Fox was usually the one to come up with more effective plans involving teamwork, he knew Falco could come up a few pretty stunning plans. Even Fox wouldn't of thought to use his own claws to try and grab Wolf's and hold them. Of course being a wolf and having superior strength Fox knew he wouldn't be able to grip them for long. That however was only the first part of Falco's plan.
The second part began when Falco shot into the air. Using Fire Bird he quickly flew past the claws right at Wolf. With the lupine starring into his eyes, Falco smirked and raised his wing as it glowed with energy. It was the wing Wolf had damaged before which in one hit broke through all ten claws. Wolf screamed out in pain as the energy of the claws imploded on itself. Not even having time to look at his broken nails Wolf was bombarded by a series of powerful slashes and punches as Falco pummeled him again and again. After being pounded in the face for the twelve time Wolf finally away long enough to dodge another punch. He then Grabbed Falco's wing and kneed him hard in the stomach making him spit up blood. He then grabbed Falco with his fist as it glowed with dark energy.
Any attack Wolf would of done to Falco was quickly nullified as Fox rushed at the lupine from behind. The Star Fox captain quickly headbutted Wolf hard in the back with a powerful Fire Fox. Wolf gasped in pain, giving Falco an opportunity to struggle free. He quickly flip kicked Wolf in the face, using Fire Bird to rush above him and smack him hard in the back of the head. Fox warped below the plummeting Wolf and kicked him hard to the left. Using the momentum Fox and Falco punch and kicked Wolf back and forth as they were shown heading back down to the ground. They finished up with a downward double kick which slammed Wolf hard into the ground below. The two Star Fox pilots looked at the Wolf shaped crater ahead of them and quickly exchanged a high five. They then turned their attention directly to the crater as Wolf jumped out of it.
The onslaught of attacks did damage Wolf some. A few bloody marks could be seen around his face and even the imprint of two boots on his forehead. However the most obvious damage were to his claws. The once long and sharp dangerous nails of a were wolf were now stubby and broken digits. Looking at his hands he then gazed at his hands once more. Wolf slowly sighed as he brought up hands above his head and closed his eyes. Fox and Falco looked at this in shock, believing that Wolf had given up. For the briefest of a second anyway as he then held out his hands as new claws grew from them. These claws glistened with energy as they shot directly at Fox, weaving and sizzling like they had been before.
On instinct Fox did what he had done last time and grabbed the extended claws with his own werehog nails. This time however a surge of black energy ran through the claws, shocking Captain McCloud. Falco looked in awe as Wolf's claws quickly retracted back into his hands. Warping in front of Fox he released a powerful energy claw strike, sending Fox rolling through the air at breakneck speeds. The blue bird quickly rushed at the wolf from behind. This was a move Wolf sensed the very second Falco had moved his feet. Without even turning Wolf ducked and swept his leg along the ground. This caused Falco to stumble forward. Speeding behind him Wolf punched Falco harshly in his left eye. This caused the blue bird pilot to rocket along the ground. Fox ended up catching him by the wing and helping him back down. Falco rubbed his eye realizing it was now even more bloodshot then it was before. He could still see fine though, and still shoot one of the nastiest glares you could of ever seen right back at Wolf.
The Lupine pilot smiled at his two opponents. He had no idea Fox would actually be able to hold his energy claws with his own long enough for Falco to thrash him around. It was moments such at this that made him relish this fight, knowing how much Fox and Falco were stretching to try and beat him and still falling short. Wolf was confident he would still win in the end. After-all with the edges he had his felt his victory was all but assured. He was a bit surprised with how long it was taking though and quickly wondered what was happening to his other support troops. He had tried contacting them again a few times during the downtime of the fight but had gotten no response. He merely chalked it up to faulty communication. Yet had no idea said faulty communication eye piece had cracked a couple more times during the fight.
Speaking of the fight the three quickly got back to their battle. Fox and Falco rushed at Wolf at high speeds, warping around the Lupine. Wolf was able to jump back from one of their strikes, not seeing Falco had popped behind the wolf with a headlock. The Star Wolf captain responded by slamming Falco hard to the in one of those moves you'd think would be impossible for all but the most experienced limbo players. The blue bird screeched out in pain but kept his hold. Fox then rushed in front of the two and held out his blaster. Though normally one would deflect a blaster shot to the face, Wolf decided to take it. Fox's blaster of course being made for speed not power did little damage. It did give Wolf an opportunity to stand back up and bring out his own blaster. Instead of firing it though, he again extended the claw in front of the blaster. The claw mark cut Fox's weapon into two pieces. One of these pieces fell to the floor. The other Fox held onto before trying to pistol whip Wolf in the face.
Tired of Falco's attempt to still headlock him, Wolf turned at the last second so Fox slammed his broken blade at his teammate. This momentary distraction lasted long enough for Wolf to actually spin Falco off of him. Not done with his twirl, Wolf spun fast enough to send a swirling claw strike across Falco's beak. This caused both the bird and the Fox to be knocked back as they quickly got up. Fox quickly looked up at his friend and lowered his head a bit in shame. Falco simply smirked at him and handed Fox one of his blasters. Fox looked up and took it, smirking back at the blue jay before putting it in his holster. The two turned to see Wolf not in front of them anymore. They then rushed off, fearing that once again Wolf was trying to give them the slip.
Turns out Wolf was giving them the slip, from the opposite direction. The lupine pilot snuck up behind them and used his Wolf Flash maneuver to knock the duo forward and slam into a tree. Fox and Falco quickly recovered from the offense though and jumped high into the air and stood on top of two tree branches. Falco jumped on the branch some as it started to shake. The fall leaves of the season started to descend down from the tree. Fox took out his newly acquired weapon with pinpoint accuracy. More pieces of leaves started to fall to the floor. Fox then leaned back and released a ear splitting howl. This caused the pieces of leaves to fall to the earth like fiery bullets. Wolf warped away though, dodging the storm of now deadly leaves. Wherever he warped to though, Fox and Falco were already there. They repeated the process again. This time though Wolf was able to flip through the air and actually sidestep and dodge the collection of leaves.
By the third time he tried warping away he had gotten sick of the leave bullets strategy and wound up slicing the tree they were standing on. With one powerful slash of his claws the fairly large Elm tree quickly fell to the ground. The two Star Fox pilots did not fall with them though as they jumped to a nearby tree. Another tall oak, this one Wolf rushed up and ran on. The two ended up landing on either side of him. As per usual there was a stillness for a second before Fox and Falco sped at the Lupine. Instead of just warping away the Lupine held his ground. What resulted was a high speed collision of punches, kicks and blocks along the tree branch. Wolf was the one doing most of the blocking as he was able to fend off the two's assault at the same time, and even throw a few hits of his own. These were quickly dodged though by quick ducks or jumps. And the one who wasn't dodging assaulted Wolf even more ferociously Soon contacts blows started piling up. Between the frenzy of arms and legs flailing around it was hard to tell who was even being hit and well.
This string of contacts ended as Wolf while blocking both a kick and a punch wrapped his tail around the branch. He then spun around at speeds faster then an aerobic monkey to strike Fox and Falco from behind with a pair of claw slashes. This sent both combatants into the ground as Wolf bounced off the branch and rushed at them with a dark fire Wolf. Before impacting the ground Wolf held out his left claw as it glistened with energy. He then struck the dirt, causing an impact that sent a tremor around the immediate area. This uprooted a trees and caused nearby rocks to crumble. Even the two Star Fox pilots were shaking a bit as Wolf released an earsplitting howl. Unlike most howls the sound-waves from this wasn't broad and deep but rather high pitched and screechy. The deafening tone of the sound forced Fox and Falco to cover their ears to be sparred from hearing any more of the scream.
Which was another mistake. Not waiting for the effect of the screech to stop, Wolf warped between the two Star Fox pilots. He then grabbed each of them by the throat and smashed both of their heads. The two fell into a lump on the floor as Wolf raised his foot in an effort to stomp them. They quickly warped right behind him attempting to punch him as Wolf warped away from their blow. The three fighters glared at one another again before Wolf once again took off into the night, with Fox and Falco following right behind him. And as they continued to rush through deeper and deeper areas of the forest, each thought to themselves. Wolf continued wondering about his troops. Fox wondered about the other smashers and hoped they were doing well. And Falco wondered just how long it would be before he could snap the lupine's neck. Though the three each had a different feeling about the battle they were in, there was one shared thought between them:
This battle was still far from over.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Well everyone there it is. Remember, that this was simply an experiment. No other chapter in this story is going to be simply narration without any dialogue. So if you liked the chapter despite this, good for you. Though remember this is a one time thing. If you don't remember this is a one time thing. And also this idea was brought upon by Slashermask so if you hate it uh... his fault. Yeah that's right I said that. Still like it or hate it tell me what you think about this chapter. I'm just glad it only took another week to get it out there instead of the 4+ months of the last chapter. Hopefully the next chapter will be out even sooner. Until then though remember to post those thoughts of yours people Otherwise I'll start wondering where all the reviews... be at.