A few days later, Fox returned to the Space Dynamics facility to get her suit removed. The week spent trapped in the blue suit felt like an eternity to the vixen. She couldn't wait to feel the air below her neck again.

"The upgrade's been absorbed into your suit." the scientist told Fox, "There should be a new option on your bracelet. Step into the changing room and press it."

Fox stepped into the changing room and searched through the options on her bracelet until she found the new option. Selecting it, the suit seemed to disintegrate, leaving just her left bracelet. Fox took off the bracelet and changed into her flightsuit and boots. It felt so good to wear flatter footwear again.

"You can activate the suit again be selecting that option." The scientist told Fox.

Fox left the facility and returned to the Greatfox. There, she was greeted by her team inside the recreation room.

"I see you finally got that suit off." Falco told Fox, "I was afraid they'd tell you, 'there's nothing we can do'."

"Knowing them, that was probably a likely scenario." Fox joked. Fox walked to the computer and went through the relavent files, making sure Krystal's test was ready and that she could be officially added to the team without further delay. She then went through the files her mother sent her concerning her wedding. Everything seemed fine to her, though she was never into this sort of thing.

"Why don't you go through this wedding stuff too?" Fox told Krystal, "We'll have your test soon, assuming our schedule isn't interrupted by a mission, and the wedding not long after that."

Krystal sat down in front of the computer and excitedly went through the files. Everything looked so beautiful. Most of the decorations were white or a very light blue with Cerinian markings. Krystal couldn't wait to see them in person.

While Krystal went through the wedding files, Fox walked down to their room and sat down on the bed. Removing her boots and socks, she felt the rug underneath her feet before falling onto the bed. It felt so freeing to have that suit off. She then looked at the books and movies Krystal had purchased recently. They all sounded as dirty as she expected, though some were labeled as "educational". Fox hoped Krystal didn't "learn" too much.

A part of her wanted to read one of the books or watch one of the movies. How bad could they be? Fox quickly stopped herself before her curiosity showed her things she never wanted to see.

Fox closed her eyes and meditated. As she focused, she could almost sense Falco bragging about something. After what felt like a few minutes, she heard Krystal walk into the room.

"Done with the wedding stuff?" Fox asked.

"Approved everything." Krystal replied as she sat down, "I could use some quiet time too. To be honest, I'm a little nervous about the test. I'm confident I can pass. It's just so close and everything that comes after that."

"I understand." Fox told her, "There's that impatience that grows the closer something anticipated gets."

Krystal nodded and looked at her collection of books and movies.

"You want to read or watch something with me?" Krystal asked.

"Probably not." Fox replied. Krystal anticipated tbe answer, but hoped Fox would at least be a little curious.

"Probably not the best things to watch or read when we're still locked up." Krystal told her, "I suppose a better time would be after your belt comes off."

"Sure..."

The pair began to meditate. Fox focused on ignoring the urges that grew as the wedding, and the night of her release from the chastity belt, grew closer. She could sense Krystal doing the same. After about a half hour, Fox received a message on her communicator.

"It seems there's suspicious activity on Venom." Fox told Krystal as she put on her boots and began leaving the room, "Corneria wants us to check it out."

As soon as Fox left, Krystal looked through her movies and found one whose main characters reminded her of Fox and herself. As she watched the movie's heroines develop a relationship, she couldn't help but wish Fox would watch it with her. Fox might be more willing if the movies weren't so "dirty", but the taboo was half the fun.

Fox, meanwhile, ordered Rob to take the Great Fox near Venom.

"So what's the mission?" Falco asked as he and Fara met Fox outside the hangar.

"This is a simple recon mission." Fox explained, "You two will fly over Venom, gathering whatever intel you can. Do not fly too close and do not engage unless attacked. I'll monitor enemy communications and Rob will scan the area for potential threats."

The Great Fox soon stopped near Venom. Falco and Fara installed recon equipment onto their Arwings and then flew to the infamous planet. As they flew into the planet's atmosphere, Fox walked to the bridge and began listening to the enemy chatter.

After a few moments, Fox picked up chatter between Andrew and the Sharpclaw leader. The communications were surprisingly well encripted, but the Great Fox's computer managed to decode some of the chatter. Repeatedly, she heard mentions of "Cerinia" but couldn't decode enough to figure out the context.

As she listened, Falco's and Fara's Arwings returned after about a half hour. Moments later, the enemy chatter stopped.

"What have you heard?" Falco asked as he walked onto the bridge.

"The computer didn't decode much." Fox admitted, "It did decode 'Cerinia' quite a few times. We may need to do a recon mission there, probably after Krystal's test."

"Hopefully a ground mission too."

Fox nodded as she sent the recon photos and enemy chatter recordings to Corneria and ordered the Great Fox back to its prior position.

Fox thought for a moment, wondering what the enemy had planning. She knew they were planning something big. The Andronians already had an eager ally. Said ally had inferior technology for the most part, but that could easily change quickly. Fox wanted Krystal to finish her training before the enemy enacted their plan. After that, all they could really do was wait and see.

"Thinking about the enemy?" Krystal asked as she entered the bridge.

"The worst part is the wait." Fox admitted, "Unless Corneria has a mission waiting for us soon, all we can do is wait for the enemy to make the next move. I know they are planning something big. They've already allied with the Sharpclaw and can easily manufacture enough tech to make the sharpclaw into a serious threat. I've tried decoding their chatter, but I could only decode enough to hear them mention Cerinia a few times."

"Attacking Cerinia would be costly." Krystal told Fox, "They can handle the enemy on the ground and we can wipe out their air support."

"It would be suicidal to fight the Cerinians directly. They'll likely try something different."

"We can handle whatever they can throw at us." Krystal assured Fox, "There's no need to worry."

"It's the wait I have a hard time handling."