Chapter 1 – Meeting Kyle

Things were going great for the Star Fox team. Fox had saved Dinosaur Planet, destroyed Andross, and made new friends along the way including Krystal and Prince Tricky. Not only that, but Falco, who had left the team, came back and helped Fox to destroy Andross for good.

Krystal had to leave, but as a token of her undying gratitude, she gave Fox a magical ring that would allow whoever wore it to teleport anywhere that they had been before. Fox had hoped that Krystal would thank him in a different way, but he wasn't too disappointed. He wasn't the best at talking to women, but he had made a note to visit her again some time. Now the team was about to return to Corneria to take some time off and make the most of their payment. Fox had just woken up from a long, much needed sleep and was now sitting on his bed, playing an electronic chess game.

"Now, you're gonna get it!" he said.

He took the computer's Rook with his Knight.

"HA!" he said, holding up the Rook.

The computer moved its Queen next to Fox's King. Its Bishop was in the Queen's path, which protected it.

"Checkmate. I win." the computer's voice said.

Fox growled as he threw the Rook down.

"One of these days, I'm gonna beat you!" he said.

Fox turned off the game, and walked into his private bathroom. After taking a long shower he began getting dressed. As he picked up his scarf, which once belonged to his father, he looked at it for a few seconds and sighed. Lately, he'd been thinking about his father and the last time he saw him. It was eight years ago when he defeated Andross for the first time.

* * *

"If I go down, I'm taking you with me!"

Fox screamed at the top of his lungs, thinking he was dead for sure.

"AAAAAAH!"

Suddenly, James' spirit came to him in his Arwing!

"Don't EVER give up, my son."

"…Father?!"

"Follow me, Fox."

James led Fox out of the base, right before it went up in flames. Fox then met up with his wingmen, who were relieved to see him alive. He looked around for James' Arwing, but never saw him again. Even now, he couldn't get that event out of his mind.

* * *

Trying his best to forget, Fox put his scarf on. He wasn't very hungry, so he decided to skip breakfast and walked straight to the command post. Peppy was taking one of his daily naps, while Falco was sitting in his chair reading a comic book, and Slippy was behind the jukebox, repairing it. Falco glanced up as Fox took his seat.

"Mornin' Fox." he said.

"Did you guys break the jukebox again?!" Fox asked.

"Hey, it wasn't my fault!" Falco said, "It just stopped working."

"I think I found the problem." said Slippy.

"What's wrong with it?" asked Fox.

Slippy held up the plug and said, "It's not plugged in."

Falco slapped his forehead as Slippy put the plug back in. To make sure it was still working, Slippy selected a song. Too late he realized that he had left the volume up all the way and the song blasted out, waking Peppy up.

"Jeez, Slippy, will you turn that down?!" he shouted.

"Sorry!" Slippy said, turning the volume down.

"Never a dull moment." Fox said to himself.

"Sir," said ROB, "we are receiving a message from General Pepper!"

"Put it on screen." said Fox.

General Pepper's face appeared on the screen.

"Welcome back, Star Fox!" he said, "Once again, I want to congratulate you on a job well done. But that's not the reason I called you. I know that you're looking for a doctor and I think I may have found just the right person for you. I also have something else I want to talk to you about in my office, so come see me as soon as you can."

"Yes, sir." said Fox.

The transmission ended.

"I wonder who this new doctor is?" said Peppy.

"I don't know." said Fox, "But we'll find out soon."

* * *

"Are they always this… punctual?" asked Kyle.

"Oh, they'll be here soon." said Pepper, "Just give them some time."

No sooner than he said it, there was a knock on his office door.

"There, you see? They're here." said Pepper, "Come on in."

The door opened and the Star Fox team came in through the doorway. They saluted the General, who saluted back.

"Good afternoon, Star Fox." he said, "I'm glad you could make it. Now, I'd like you all to meet Kyle Wolfowitz."

Kyle got up from his chair and shook hands with everyone.

"Kyle's the best medic in the entire army and an excellent shooter."

"Pleasure to meet you." Fox said.

"Likewise." said Kyle. "Let me just tell you that it'll be an honor to serve on your team."

'Hmmm… he seems nice enough.' Fox thought.

"And one other thing," said Pepper, "I've just received this letter from someone you probably know. I think you may want to read it for yourself."

Pepper handed the letter to Fox. Fox read aloud.

"General Pepper,

I know that you are very busy, so I'll get right to the point. I have given up my evil ways. I now know that I was a fool to serve Andross. Taking orders from him and trying to kill Fox McCloud only got me in further trouble and put my own life in danger.

Therefore, I have personally made sure that my former wingmen will do no more harm to you or anyone else on Corneria. As of this point, the Star Wolf team is no more. To prove this, I have enclosed a few pictures that you might find interesting.

Wolf O'Donnell"

Fox was stunned. He couldn't believe what he had just read.

"Wolf?!" said Falco, "Turning good?! Now I've heard everything!"

"Oh, I almost forgot." said Pepper, "These pictures came with it."

Pepper handed the pictures to Fox. Everyone gasped at what they saw. The pictures showed Wolf's wingmen on the ground, dead.

"Oh, my god!" said Fox, "He killed them!"

"Good riddance." said Peppy. "I ought to thank Wolf when I get the chance."

"I really don't know if this is true or not," Pepper said, "so I would keep an eye out for Wolf if I were you. Be prepared if he shows up and tries to kill you again."

"No problem." said Fox, "Anything else?"

"That is all. You may go now."

Everyone started to leave.

"Oh, and Kyle," said Pepper, "Why don't you show the team what you can do in the shooting range?"

"It'd be my pleasure, sir." said Kyle.

"Well this ought to be good." Falco said to Fox.

* * *

Kyle set up a target and pushed the button, which sent it back a few feet. He drew his blaster and started firing at the target. After a few shots, he pulled out a small mirror, turned around, looked into the mirror, pointed the blaster behind him, and began firing again. Then, throwing the blaster up into the air, Kyle quickly took off his boots, and got down on his back. He held up his paw and caught the blaster in his toes. Then, holding it steady with his other paw, he started firing. All of his shots hit the center of the target and everyone stared back in awe.

"Damn!" said Falco.

Peppy polished his glasses, put them back on, and looked again.

"Unbelievable!" he said.

"You're good!" said Slippy.

Kyle tossed the blaster into the air, and caught it in his hand. After standing up, he holstered his weapon and put his boots back on.

"What do you think?" he asked.

For a few seconds, Fox just stared at the target. Finally, he turned to Kyle and held out his hand.

"You're in." he said.

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End of Chapter 1