Hello, hello, hello! Welcome back everybody! Phantom here with another chapter out and ready for some loving...(if there is hating, please leave. I will not tolerate flamers). Chapter One will see a more detailed background to Cpt. Casey from the other version.
As mentioned back in the prologue, I will be adding smut to this. I originally was gonna have a mini-sequel that had smut as well, and then the main sequel, but I decided it would be better to just make this one as dirty as my mind will allow me.
Here's Chapter 1! Hope you enjoy! And many thanks to ColonelStriker, Puzzlemaster1998, Victor John Foxfire, StahlTheAegis, TheInquisitor, NecrorexSparda, Juubi-No-Kishin, and so on, for the support you've given me. Now, on with the chapter!
Chapter 1: Discovery
It's been five days; five days since the call went out; five days since the fleet was scrambled; and five days of searching in vain for suspected Venom activity on the edges of the Lylat System. Captain Casey, commander of the CMS Acolyte, was also in charge of the CDF Third Fleet, which consisted mainly of twenty cruisers, twelve battleships, four carriers, and the Acolyte as flagship. The Third Fleet was small, compared to other CDF fleets, but was just as decorated and recognized for their courage and valor in battle.
Captain Henry Casey Jr. has served aboard the Acolyte for nearly ten years, and has been in service with the CDF for a total of thirty years. He was ready for retirement, being at the age of fifty, but General Pepper has asked him to partake in this one last mission before he can retire. Even though he was reluctant to agree to do so, he decided that he should at least complete one more mission before returning to his wife and kids. Besides, his father was to the aged blood hound, and Pepper saw Henry's father in him, a compliment that almost brought the cheetah to tears. Why not one more favor for his father's best friend and his mentor?
Henry let out a tried sigh and leaned back in his chair. Besides the other thirty-six ships (plus the Acolyte) under his command, there was the matter of keeping a watchful eye on the newly-formed Star Wolf. Even though Wolf O'Donnell was under strict CDF surveillance and command, Henry, along with the entire Lylat, couldn't help but feel that she should be imprisoned for life. Instead, General Pepper had several of the charges against her dropped, a lesser sentence given, and last but not least, a seven-year probation. Everyone in the Lylat went into an uproar at the news of Wolf O'Donnell being allowed to walk free. And now, the ex-rogue mercenary commandeered an old, beat up blockade runner, and led three CDF recruits as her new Star Wolf team. In addition, two Star Fox members were selected, by Wolf, to be on the team. Despite that, Casey and everyone else in the Lylat were not put to ease.
"Sir! We've picked up something on the scanners!" one of the deck crew announced.
Casey sat up, now fully alert and ready, and straightened out his uniform. "Where is it?" he asked.
The one who spoke up, the navigator, was silent for a moment, then replied, "Ten klicks off our port bow, bearing zero-nine-seven at...zero knots, sir."
"Any signs of activity?" Casey rose to his feet.
The navigator shook his head. "Negative. sir. The ship seems to be...hang on. I think I've got something." He held an earpiece from his headphones closer to his ear, then turned to Casey. "It's a distress signal, sir."
"How recent?"
"Checking...five days old sir."
"Patch it through, and broadcast it to the rest of the fleet," Casey said quickly.
"Yes sir." The navigator turned back to his station, pressed a series of buttons, and took off his headphone. A blue screen popped up in front of the main viewport of the bridge, before it materialized into a video recording, revealing a mysterious creature that no one had ever seen before. To everyone's surprise, this creature spoke Cornerian Common, and they appeared to be distressed:
"We don't have much time left before they break through," they said over their shoulder. Wherever they were, it was dimly lit by the red glow from the emergency lighting. There were also several more of the beings, all having different faces, colors, and body shapes, and they were all taking what appeared to be a 'last stand' stance. "My name is Captain Eddie Smith of the USS Einstein, and we have been boarded by unknown hostiles. If there are any friendly ships nearby, and you get this, we need immediate assistance."
Everyone, including Casey, had grim, sad faces as they listened. A muffled bang followed by an explosion caused the captain in the recording to turn to the left. They cursed and pulled something from their right hip and took aim with it. Yellow flashes came from the object and the top of it slid back, ejecting brass pieces from it. "There getting through!" one of the other creatures in the background shouted frantically.
"Hold out for as long as you can!" the captain shouted as they took aim again and fired. A roar of pain came from off-screen, one of which that Casey recognized as a Venomian soldier. To add to his suspicions, red laser bolts came from the left, another hint to the ones responsible for the attack on this newly discovered species. "Keep firing!" A scream was heard in the background and a body flew through the air like a ragdoll. "Do not let them take the bridge, people! Keep them at-" A large explosion was heard and the entire screen cut out to static.
The bridge fell silent and all hands looked to Casey for their next set of orders. The cheetah was silently and grimly processing what he had just witnessed. On one hand, there was the discovery of an entirely new intelligent alien species. On the other, there was the growing suspicion that Venom was behind the attack on that ship. He pondered on what he was supposed to do next, and he quickly came to a decision. Turning to crew in charge of the comms, he said, "Get word out to General Pepper immediately. And while you're at it, send a call to both Star Wolf and Star Fox. I have a feeling that we'll need them for when we search that ship." He then turned to a female dingo, the one in charge of managing search-and-rescue ops. "Get Sergeant Phoenix and her team ready for launch. We are going to see if there are any survivors."
The dingo nodded and departed from the bridge, which had now burst to life from the issued orders. Despite what he said to the ops manager, Casey knew that the likelihood of finding survivors, especially after an attack by Venom, was very slim to none. Then there was the matter of calling Star Wolf. He silently cursed and slid solemnly into his seat and sighed, rubbing his temple with one hand. "I better not regret this," he said to himself.
So...how'd you like it? So much better than the other one, huh? Well, stay tuned for more updates hopefully coming soon! Thanks for being patient y'all.
Phantom out.
