Chapter 14: A Bloody Battle
Fox and Donkey walked through the little town. Bored. Next day, the contesters would use Starfox's starship to go to the planet Zebes. Fox was far from happy about the whole matter. All those idiots in his starship... Link and Zelda had decided to take a walk through the Mushroom land, leaving Fox and Donkey. "Hey, Fox," Donkey said to get the Lylatan's attention just as they walked past a little store. "Link isn't the same guy we met last year. Last year, we did everything together, just the three of us. But now, he's spending most of his time with Zelda." Fox sighed. "Yeah, I know, Donkey. But he's in love and then, things like this happen. But I'm happy for him." Fox knew the Hylian laws and he also knew that as soon as the tournament would be over, they would have to split up and move on with their lives. For as far as you could call Link's life a life, that is. Fox knew it would be hard and unfair, but there was no alternative. Life was unfair. Suddenly, Donkey stopped and put a hand on Fox's shoulder. Fox stopped as well and saw why Donkey had stopped. In front of them, several meters away, stood a tall man with red hair, a faint greenish skin and black armor. Fox had never seen the man before. He was surrounded by a small army of strange, lizard-like humanoids. They were all armed with swords and didn't look friendly at all. The man had crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Good day, Fox and Donkey Kong," he said with a low voice. Fox didn't like the performance at all. "You know us?" Donkey asked. "Why, yes. You are the friends of two Hylian friends of mine; Link and Princess Zelda." Fox bent a little towards Donkey and whispered, "We're in trouble." "What is it that you want from us and how come I've never heard them talking about you?" Fox said, knowing that their conversation would end in combat. "I see that you're as clever and bright as a fox. But let's cut to the case." Fox moved his hand over his blaster and readied for whatever would come. "Princess Zelda is no longer... pure. She has made love before marriage." Fox eyes narrowed. He didn't know what to think about it. For all he knew, this man could be lying. He smiled and said, "Way to go, Link!" Donkey started to laugh at Fox's bright comment. The man sighed. "I believe you aren't taking me seriously. But ask the Princess and I think you'll get a funny answer." The man turned around and started to walk away, the lizards remained in their places. "You're not going to get away that easy," Fox said. "First, you aren't even telling us your name and then, you start to insult Zelda." The man stopped and turned around. "I am Ganondorf, the future King of Hyrule!" Fox didn't like the tone of the sentence. He knew Ganondorf wasn't joking. "But you're not of royalty, so I think you can forget that," Donkey said. Ganondorf chuckled. "But I WILL marry the princess. Whether she likes it or not." "And like all those dump-ass-power-lovers, you've got a plan that can't fail, am I right?" Fox said sarcastically. Ganondorf sighed. "I'm tired of this chatting." He looked at one of the lizards. "Take them out of the bounderies of this stupid aura and kill them. When you're done, attach this note to them." Ganondorf made a simple gesture with his hand and the next moment, the lizard had a piece of paper in his finlike hand. Ganondorf turned around and walked away, leaving his lizards to deal with Fox and Donkey. "You were right, Fox. What do we do?" Donkey whispered. "I think we'll teach them a lesson. Let's get out of this aura so we can kill them." Donkey startled. "Are you sure that's such a good idea? Those blades look rather sharp..." Fox pulled out his blaster and twirled it around his finger. "I think we're fast enough to avoid them." "Knock them out so we can take them out of this area!" one of the lizards yelled. Fox raised his hand. "No need to do that. Let's settle this outside of town." The lizards watched in surprise as Fox and Donkey exited the town. "You're nuts, Fox." Donkey said. The special aura only existed in a couple of places. Fox just gambled that it wasn't there ouside of town. He knew they had to be quick this time. Their lives were at stake. "You are VERY stupid." the lizard said, grinning mean as soon as he and his men stood on the field opposite of Fox and Donkey. "If we don't make it, I'm going to kill you, Fox!" Donkey whispered. Before Fox could even react, the lizards attacked with a loud battlecry. They ran towards the two with their swords above their heads, longing for blood, their teeth revealed. Fox pulled out his blaster and aimed carefully. There was no time for reckless shooting. He pulled the trigger and shot one of the lizards straight through his green head. The creature tried to scream because of the burning pain, but he couldn't. His head was marked with an unhealthy big hole and his brain had been shot out of it. Donkey sweared he could see some remains of the lizard's mind lying in the pool of blood that had been created behind the lizard by the power of Fox's weapon. "Holy coconuts, Fox!" Donkey said as the lizard collapsed on the ground. Fox just looked at his smoking weapon and said: "Wow. I forgot how strong he really is." Three lizards startled from Fox's weapon and broke of their attack, holding their position for a moment. One of the two still attacking lizards attacked Donkey. The monkey saw the rough blade of the creature racing towards him and he timed his punch. He hit in the weapon's direction and struck it on the flat side, bouncing it away from him. Before the lizard could react, Donkey swung his other arm rapidly behind his back in order to gain incredible power. After a few turnings, Donkey threw his arm forward with all the strength he could muster. It hit the lizard clear on his head and the tremendous power of it seperated the head from the body. With the sound of tearing flesh, which the neck made, the head flew gently through the air, followed by a broad sling of red, sticky blood. Donkey covered his face as the decapitated lizard body continued to spirt blood about a not-so- small-area. Fox saw Donkey was strong enough to kill a man with his bare hands, but the only thing he had was his blaster. 'His' lizard jumped towards him and tried to hack the young man down. Fox rolled underneath the lizard and turned his body around during his roll. When he stood up, the lizard had landed and Fox looked at a green, unprotected back. Because Fox was smaller than the lizard, he jumped a little and grabbed the creature at his neck by winding his free arm around it. That way, he forced the lizard to bend a little backwards as Fox 'landed' back on his feet again. Fox put his blaster against the lizard's back and hissed between his teeth: "You can surrender and leave or die. Your choice." "I will never surrender to a creature as small as you!" the lizard yelled as he tried to break free. "Alright, if that's the way you want it..." Fox said coldly. He pressed the gun deeper in the lizards skin and moved his head closer to his enemy's. "Bang! You're dead." Fox said as he kicked the lizard on his back, a movement which made the creature stumble forward. The lizard immediatly turned around and raised his sword. "That was a foolish mistake!" He jumped towards Fox, only this time lower. Right before he would hit the Lylatan, Donkey ran past his side and grabbed him with both hands, lifting him above his head. "No, lizard. THAT was a foolish mistake!" Donkey said as he threw the lizard towards a tree. Donkey didn't just threw at random, he had picked that tree and the lizard found out why. As the creature struck the tree, he felt a stinging pain shooting through his back as he heard the sound of something piercing his flesh. He felt his life energy being drained as he mustered enough strength to look down and to see a large, sharp, wooden stake sticking out of his chest, blood boiling up from under his shred skin. He wondered how big the hole was on his back, right before he died, remaining in his uncomfortable position. By seeing it, Donkey startled and swallowed. The remaining lizards started to run away as Fox strikingly aimed his blaster at them. "By all the banana- fairy's, Fox..." Donkey said softly. Fox put his blaster away as he looked amused at the running lizards. Then, he turned to his monkey friend. "Nicely done, Donkey!" Fox said comforting. Donkey didn't hear Fox's comment. He hadn't thought about killing because of the battle. The adrenaline had turned off the Kong's mind. "I've never killed before..." he said in deep sorrow.
Fox and Donkey walked through the little town. Bored. Next day, the contesters would use Starfox's starship to go to the planet Zebes. Fox was far from happy about the whole matter. All those idiots in his starship... Link and Zelda had decided to take a walk through the Mushroom land, leaving Fox and Donkey. "Hey, Fox," Donkey said to get the Lylatan's attention just as they walked past a little store. "Link isn't the same guy we met last year. Last year, we did everything together, just the three of us. But now, he's spending most of his time with Zelda." Fox sighed. "Yeah, I know, Donkey. But he's in love and then, things like this happen. But I'm happy for him." Fox knew the Hylian laws and he also knew that as soon as the tournament would be over, they would have to split up and move on with their lives. For as far as you could call Link's life a life, that is. Fox knew it would be hard and unfair, but there was no alternative. Life was unfair. Suddenly, Donkey stopped and put a hand on Fox's shoulder. Fox stopped as well and saw why Donkey had stopped. In front of them, several meters away, stood a tall man with red hair, a faint greenish skin and black armor. Fox had never seen the man before. He was surrounded by a small army of strange, lizard-like humanoids. They were all armed with swords and didn't look friendly at all. The man had crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Good day, Fox and Donkey Kong," he said with a low voice. Fox didn't like the performance at all. "You know us?" Donkey asked. "Why, yes. You are the friends of two Hylian friends of mine; Link and Princess Zelda." Fox bent a little towards Donkey and whispered, "We're in trouble." "What is it that you want from us and how come I've never heard them talking about you?" Fox said, knowing that their conversation would end in combat. "I see that you're as clever and bright as a fox. But let's cut to the case." Fox moved his hand over his blaster and readied for whatever would come. "Princess Zelda is no longer... pure. She has made love before marriage." Fox eyes narrowed. He didn't know what to think about it. For all he knew, this man could be lying. He smiled and said, "Way to go, Link!" Donkey started to laugh at Fox's bright comment. The man sighed. "I believe you aren't taking me seriously. But ask the Princess and I think you'll get a funny answer." The man turned around and started to walk away, the lizards remained in their places. "You're not going to get away that easy," Fox said. "First, you aren't even telling us your name and then, you start to insult Zelda." The man stopped and turned around. "I am Ganondorf, the future King of Hyrule!" Fox didn't like the tone of the sentence. He knew Ganondorf wasn't joking. "But you're not of royalty, so I think you can forget that," Donkey said. Ganondorf chuckled. "But I WILL marry the princess. Whether she likes it or not." "And like all those dump-ass-power-lovers, you've got a plan that can't fail, am I right?" Fox said sarcastically. Ganondorf sighed. "I'm tired of this chatting." He looked at one of the lizards. "Take them out of the bounderies of this stupid aura and kill them. When you're done, attach this note to them." Ganondorf made a simple gesture with his hand and the next moment, the lizard had a piece of paper in his finlike hand. Ganondorf turned around and walked away, leaving his lizards to deal with Fox and Donkey. "You were right, Fox. What do we do?" Donkey whispered. "I think we'll teach them a lesson. Let's get out of this aura so we can kill them." Donkey startled. "Are you sure that's such a good idea? Those blades look rather sharp..." Fox pulled out his blaster and twirled it around his finger. "I think we're fast enough to avoid them." "Knock them out so we can take them out of this area!" one of the lizards yelled. Fox raised his hand. "No need to do that. Let's settle this outside of town." The lizards watched in surprise as Fox and Donkey exited the town. "You're nuts, Fox." Donkey said. The special aura only existed in a couple of places. Fox just gambled that it wasn't there ouside of town. He knew they had to be quick this time. Their lives were at stake. "You are VERY stupid." the lizard said, grinning mean as soon as he and his men stood on the field opposite of Fox and Donkey. "If we don't make it, I'm going to kill you, Fox!" Donkey whispered. Before Fox could even react, the lizards attacked with a loud battlecry. They ran towards the two with their swords above their heads, longing for blood, their teeth revealed. Fox pulled out his blaster and aimed carefully. There was no time for reckless shooting. He pulled the trigger and shot one of the lizards straight through his green head. The creature tried to scream because of the burning pain, but he couldn't. His head was marked with an unhealthy big hole and his brain had been shot out of it. Donkey sweared he could see some remains of the lizard's mind lying in the pool of blood that had been created behind the lizard by the power of Fox's weapon. "Holy coconuts, Fox!" Donkey said as the lizard collapsed on the ground. Fox just looked at his smoking weapon and said: "Wow. I forgot how strong he really is." Three lizards startled from Fox's weapon and broke of their attack, holding their position for a moment. One of the two still attacking lizards attacked Donkey. The monkey saw the rough blade of the creature racing towards him and he timed his punch. He hit in the weapon's direction and struck it on the flat side, bouncing it away from him. Before the lizard could react, Donkey swung his other arm rapidly behind his back in order to gain incredible power. After a few turnings, Donkey threw his arm forward with all the strength he could muster. It hit the lizard clear on his head and the tremendous power of it seperated the head from the body. With the sound of tearing flesh, which the neck made, the head flew gently through the air, followed by a broad sling of red, sticky blood. Donkey covered his face as the decapitated lizard body continued to spirt blood about a not-so- small-area. Fox saw Donkey was strong enough to kill a man with his bare hands, but the only thing he had was his blaster. 'His' lizard jumped towards him and tried to hack the young man down. Fox rolled underneath the lizard and turned his body around during his roll. When he stood up, the lizard had landed and Fox looked at a green, unprotected back. Because Fox was smaller than the lizard, he jumped a little and grabbed the creature at his neck by winding his free arm around it. That way, he forced the lizard to bend a little backwards as Fox 'landed' back on his feet again. Fox put his blaster against the lizard's back and hissed between his teeth: "You can surrender and leave or die. Your choice." "I will never surrender to a creature as small as you!" the lizard yelled as he tried to break free. "Alright, if that's the way you want it..." Fox said coldly. He pressed the gun deeper in the lizards skin and moved his head closer to his enemy's. "Bang! You're dead." Fox said as he kicked the lizard on his back, a movement which made the creature stumble forward. The lizard immediatly turned around and raised his sword. "That was a foolish mistake!" He jumped towards Fox, only this time lower. Right before he would hit the Lylatan, Donkey ran past his side and grabbed him with both hands, lifting him above his head. "No, lizard. THAT was a foolish mistake!" Donkey said as he threw the lizard towards a tree. Donkey didn't just threw at random, he had picked that tree and the lizard found out why. As the creature struck the tree, he felt a stinging pain shooting through his back as he heard the sound of something piercing his flesh. He felt his life energy being drained as he mustered enough strength to look down and to see a large, sharp, wooden stake sticking out of his chest, blood boiling up from under his shred skin. He wondered how big the hole was on his back, right before he died, remaining in his uncomfortable position. By seeing it, Donkey startled and swallowed. The remaining lizards started to run away as Fox strikingly aimed his blaster at them. "By all the banana- fairy's, Fox..." Donkey said softly. Fox put his blaster away as he looked amused at the running lizards. Then, he turned to his monkey friend. "Nicely done, Donkey!" Fox said comforting. Donkey didn't hear Fox's comment. He hadn't thought about killing because of the battle. The adrenaline had turned off the Kong's mind. "I've never killed before..." he said in deep sorrow.