Chapter 6 – Wolf in a wolf's clothing

Bill and General Pepper were standing outside the military headquarters talking to each other as the sniper climbed to the roof of a nearby building. He opened his case and began assembling his rifle. Once it was completely put together, he loaded it and aimed at the General's head.

"Remember, I want Wolf brought here alive."

"No problem, General."

Suddenly, the General heard Peppy's voice behind him say, "General, get down!"

Peppy jumped on Pepper and pushed him to the ground as the sniper fired. The bullet just barely missed them both.

"What the devil?!" said Pepper.

"What's going on?" asked Bill.

Falco, who had seen the sniper, pointed at the roof and shouted, "Assassin at 3 O'clock!"

Bill looked up.

"Stop right there!" he shouted, after spotting the assassin.

Bill and Falco chased after the assassin, who had dropped his rifle and was now running for his life. Unfortunately for him, he didn't get very far. Falco drew his blaster and shot the sniper in the leg. The sniper tripped and fell, holding his leg in pain. It wasn't long until they caught up to him.

"Don't move a muscle!" Falco said, as he and Bill pointed their blasters at him.

"Please, don't shoot! I was just following orders!"

"Well, now you can follow MY orders." said Bill, "Get up and put your hands up, NOW!"

The sniper did as Bill told him. They escorted the sniper to Pepper at gunpoint.

* * *

Wolf looked at the Captain's unconscious body.

"Fox," he said, "I have an idea."

Wolf began stripping the officer of his uniform and changed into it.

"Hey, you look just like him!" said Kyle.

"I know." Wolf said, "Now, if I can find some explosives, I can plant them on this ship and set them off after we all get off."

"Well, good luck." said Fox, "I'm gonna get back on the Great Fox and see if I can help do some damage to the enemy fleet. I'll come back later to deal with Bruno. Kyle, I want you to come with me and be ready to do your thing if one of us gets injured."

"Here, take these with you." Wolf said, handing Kyle his regular clothes.

Kyle nodded. He held Wolf's clothes in one arm and took Fox's hand.

"I hope they save the General." he said, before they teleported away.

* * *

As soon as Fox and Kyle arrived on the Great Fox, Fox's PDA started beeping. He pushed the button and Falco's face appeared.

"We caught the assassin, Fox." he said, "He was on a roof, trying to snipe the General, but Peppy pushed him down and the bullet missed. Bill, and I have the assassin at gunpoint now."

"Does Pepper know about the attack?" asked Fox.

"Affirmative." said Falco, "The Cornerian fleet's ready to defend the planet and Bill's squad is here to back them up."

"Great work, Falco. Have the assassin tell his boss that he's taken out Pepper, then we'll watch the expressions on their faces as they get blown away!"

"Roger that. Falco out."

'We'll see who's in checkmate now!' Fox thought.

* * *

"Alright, asshole." said Falco, "Tell your boss that you've killed the general."

"What?!"

"You heard him." said Bill, "DO IT!"

Nervously keeping his eyes on the blasters pointed at him, the assassin pulled out a radio and called Bruno.

"This is unit 41." he said, "I've taken out the target."

"Excellent." said Bruno, "Get back here, and we'll discuss your reward. Bruno out."

"Alright, boys," said Bill, "take him away."

Bill pushed the assassin into the arms of several guards, who placed him under arrest.

* * *

Wolf arrived at the armory, where a lizard guard was standing guard. The guard saluted and opened the door, letting Wolf in, and closed it behind him. There were a large number of weapons all around, including rifles, grenades, and bazookas.

"Wow!" he said, "I feel like a pup in a candy store!"

After about a minute, Wolf found the explosives.

"Excellent!" he said, taking a detonator, "A little C4 knocking at your door!"

Wolf picked up a duffel bag and put some C4 charges inside it. As he left the armory, and got out of the lizard guard's sight, he began looking for places to plant the explosives.

* * *

The transport landed at the Cornerian headquarters.

"Move out!" ordered a Venom officer.

Venom troops began filing out of the transport, only to find themselves surrounded by dozens of Cornerian soldiers, who all had their guns aimed at them. What surprised them even more was that General Pepper was with them, with his blaster drawn.

"Drop your weapons!" he ordered.

The Venom soldiers immediately obeyed Pepper's order and put their hands up.

* * *

"Great shooting, Fox." said Bill.

"I wish I had a credit for every time I heard that." Fox replied.

More fighters came behind Fox and started firing.

"Shit! They're behind me!" he said.

"I got you covered, Fox."

Bill headed towards the enemy fighters. Fox was making evasive maneuvers to try and avoid their shots, but one lucky laser bolt struck his wing.

"Damn! I'm hit!" he shouted, "Hurry, Bill!"

"Hang on, Fox!"

Bill got behind the fighters and opened fire. In less than five seconds, they were toast. Fox breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thanks." he said, "That was too close."

The Venom fleet was almost completely destroyed by Bill's squad and every last invading soldier had been captured.

"Alright, I'm gonna go back and deal with their boss." Fox said, "You gonna be alright by yourself, Bill?"

"Sure, no problem. Good luck, Fox. I'll catch you later."

"Let's hope so."

Fox flew back to the docking bay on the Great Fox. After exiting the arwing, he teleported back on Bruno's ship.

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End of Chapter 6