Daybreak
By: Ozfox
Wolf stood alone in his quarters staring out into space, lost in thought.
"Leon....." He sighed as he imagined his comrade standing by him, just like the old days.
"Having doubts?" A voice spoke behind him. He turned around to stare at a figure of his green friend, the translucent figure walking up next to him.
"I don't know Leon." Wolf said with a sigh.
"I mean, the more I think about it, the more I blame myself for not staying. I could have done more. Or I could have at least tried. But what did I do? I ran. Like a coward." His paws began to shake uncontrollably.
"Wolf, you know that's not true. You did everything you could to save them." Leon said putting a ethereal hand on his shoulder.
"Did I Leon? I...I just don't know anymore. It seems as though part of me stopped caring a long time ago."
"I know you better than that. I saw how happy ou were together, you would have done anything for them."
"Try not to think about it. Just try and relax." He encouraged his Lupine friend.
"I suppose." Wolf said half-heartedly. With that Leon's turned, and looked out into space one last time.
"Goodbye Wolf....." he whispered as his image faded away into space.
"Hey Fox, there's some unusual interferance here. The sensors are all scrambled." Slippy whined from the navigational controls.
"It's probly just a black hole or something Slip, don't worry about it." Fox said sitting back in his captain's chair sipping a cup of coffee.
"Man, this is boring. When are we gonna see some action?" Falco griped.
"It would do ya good to learn some patience, m'boy." Peppy spun several times in his chair.
Alert! Alert! Intruder Detected In Docking Bay 2! Rob64's voice echoed over the PA.
"What the hell! Who's attacking us?" Falco demanded.
Enemy unknown.
"Scramble! Everyone to docking bay 2! Now!" Fox shouted as the four ran from the control room.
"Looks like they know i'm here." Wolf thought to himself hoping down from his fighter carrying a small briefcase and his pistol. He took off running at full speed down the hallway marked Maintenance/Power Room.
"Falco, Slippy. You take the docking bay. Peppy and I'll head toward the generator room." Fox barked as they ran down the steel hallways inside the great fox. They all nodded as the path broke off and Fox and Peppy continued toward the generator.
"Hmm....no defenses, no camera's nothing. Maybe I've overestimated these guys." Wolf wondered as he turned another corner. Red lights flashed in every hallway, pushing him to move faster.
"McCloud's around somewhere. I'm gonna find him and tear him apart."
As he ran down the only darkened hallway he could see without a strobing red light, he noticed the marking on the wall....Main Generator Access. Seated in a corner of the rather expansive room behind a stack of metal containers, he flipped open the briefcase revealing a small laptop inside. After typing in a few commands he set the computer on the cold steel floor. As he stood and drew his weapon a new message began resounding throughout the ship accompanied by yellow flashing lights...
Central computer accessed, Engin output set beyond recomended saftey rating,, system locked, engine overload in approximatly fifteen minutes.
"Now to find McCloud and get my ass out of here." Wolf thought to himself as he rounded the corner back into the hallway. His ears picked up the faint clang of footsteps approaching his location. Ducking back inside the hallway he waited for his enemy to show themselves. Peppy was the first to come into view, Wolf rolled around the corner firing three blasts from his weapon at the rabbit, two wide to the right. The third striking him in the shoulder causing him to yelp in pain as he fell back on the floor. Suddenly, four shots echoed in the darkness, one breezing past Wolf's right ear. In his frantic searched for the shooter he saw a yellow body emerge from the darkness, firing two more times before diving behind a metal crate.
"Intruder! Drop your weapon and show yourself!" Fox yelled over the alarm.
"Not a chance McCloud! You shall die for what you have done!" Returned Wolf as he gritted his teeth and fire twice more.
"Wolf?! You'll do just about anything for money won't you? Who's paying you this time?"
"You bastard, you have no right to say anything after all you've done!" He snarled, becoming even more enraged, emtying his clip in Fox's direction.
"What the hell are you talking about! Your insane Wolf!" He growled back.
That was the last straw, Wolf snapped. Dashing from his hidinging place he sprinted directly toward Fox, dodging two shots before tackling him to the floor, sending the gun skidding across the metal surface. The two rolled around on the metallic surface entangled with each other exchanging blows back and forth. Fox getting the worst of it from the larger Wolf. Fox momentarily broke free only to see Wolf lunging at him again. A well placed kick to the chest knocked the wolf to the floor. Scrambling across the floor, Fox grasped the gun in his hand, pointing the barrel at Wolf who froze in place standing in the middle of the hallway. A full ten seconds past before it was interrupted by Rob64
Engine overload in Ten minutes! All crew members evacuate!
With the distraction, Wolf made a desperate lunge for Fox, catching him completely off guard. Both hit the floor hard, however Fox managed to keep a hold on the gun, now pressed against Wolf's chest. *Crack* The shot split the silence as Wolf's eyes grew wide and his jacket slowly turned red. He rolled off of Fox and lay silently face up, on the ground. Fox rolled onto his stomach, pushing himself to his feet he walked over to where Peppy had been injured.
"You okay Pep?"
"I recon' I'll make it." He said pressing a peice of his shirt against the wound in his shoulder.
Engine overload in Three minutes. All crew members....
"Neither of us will make it if we don't get out of here now!" He helped the old hare up as they set off for the hanger.
Meanwhile, Wolf propped himself up against the steel container, a puddle of blood starting to gather around him.
"Well, I guess this is it then. I guess I was right, i've failed after all." But he didn't care anymore. The outside world seemed to fade away. He reached into his jacket, pulling out the family photo taken on his son's tenth birthday. He was getting cold and couldn't feel anything. All he could do was stare at the picture and in his crimson dyed hand...
Overload in 15 seconds...
His mind was blank, only images of his family filled his thoughts as the final countdown began.
Overload in 5......4.....3......2....1....
The warmth of the ship as it exploded would be the last thing Wolf felt as the great fox fragmented into millions of tiny shards.
"Wolf.....Wolf......Wolf....." a gentle voice spoke. As Wolf opened his eyes a stinging light blinding him. When he became focused he looked up only to see the pure white face of his beloved.
"Kara?...Is it really you?"
"I'm here Wolf. I'm here with you."
"Oh Kara, how I've missed you!"
"It's over now. We can be together now." She whispered laying Wolf's head in her lap.
"I'm tired of fighting, tired of everything."
"It's all over now. Just rest my darling, rest."
"I love you." He breathed as he closed his eyes.....
The End
By: Ozfox
Wolf stood alone in his quarters staring out into space, lost in thought.
"Leon....." He sighed as he imagined his comrade standing by him, just like the old days.
"Having doubts?" A voice spoke behind him. He turned around to stare at a figure of his green friend, the translucent figure walking up next to him.
"I don't know Leon." Wolf said with a sigh.
"I mean, the more I think about it, the more I blame myself for not staying. I could have done more. Or I could have at least tried. But what did I do? I ran. Like a coward." His paws began to shake uncontrollably.
"Wolf, you know that's not true. You did everything you could to save them." Leon said putting a ethereal hand on his shoulder.
"Did I Leon? I...I just don't know anymore. It seems as though part of me stopped caring a long time ago."
"I know you better than that. I saw how happy ou were together, you would have done anything for them."
"Try not to think about it. Just try and relax." He encouraged his Lupine friend.
"I suppose." Wolf said half-heartedly. With that Leon's turned, and looked out into space one last time.
"Goodbye Wolf....." he whispered as his image faded away into space.
"Hey Fox, there's some unusual interferance here. The sensors are all scrambled." Slippy whined from the navigational controls.
"It's probly just a black hole or something Slip, don't worry about it." Fox said sitting back in his captain's chair sipping a cup of coffee.
"Man, this is boring. When are we gonna see some action?" Falco griped.
"It would do ya good to learn some patience, m'boy." Peppy spun several times in his chair.
Alert! Alert! Intruder Detected In Docking Bay 2! Rob64's voice echoed over the PA.
"What the hell! Who's attacking us?" Falco demanded.
Enemy unknown.
"Scramble! Everyone to docking bay 2! Now!" Fox shouted as the four ran from the control room.
"Looks like they know i'm here." Wolf thought to himself hoping down from his fighter carrying a small briefcase and his pistol. He took off running at full speed down the hallway marked Maintenance/Power Room.
"Falco, Slippy. You take the docking bay. Peppy and I'll head toward the generator room." Fox barked as they ran down the steel hallways inside the great fox. They all nodded as the path broke off and Fox and Peppy continued toward the generator.
"Hmm....no defenses, no camera's nothing. Maybe I've overestimated these guys." Wolf wondered as he turned another corner. Red lights flashed in every hallway, pushing him to move faster.
"McCloud's around somewhere. I'm gonna find him and tear him apart."
As he ran down the only darkened hallway he could see without a strobing red light, he noticed the marking on the wall....Main Generator Access. Seated in a corner of the rather expansive room behind a stack of metal containers, he flipped open the briefcase revealing a small laptop inside. After typing in a few commands he set the computer on the cold steel floor. As he stood and drew his weapon a new message began resounding throughout the ship accompanied by yellow flashing lights...
Central computer accessed, Engin output set beyond recomended saftey rating,, system locked, engine overload in approximatly fifteen minutes.
"Now to find McCloud and get my ass out of here." Wolf thought to himself as he rounded the corner back into the hallway. His ears picked up the faint clang of footsteps approaching his location. Ducking back inside the hallway he waited for his enemy to show themselves. Peppy was the first to come into view, Wolf rolled around the corner firing three blasts from his weapon at the rabbit, two wide to the right. The third striking him in the shoulder causing him to yelp in pain as he fell back on the floor. Suddenly, four shots echoed in the darkness, one breezing past Wolf's right ear. In his frantic searched for the shooter he saw a yellow body emerge from the darkness, firing two more times before diving behind a metal crate.
"Intruder! Drop your weapon and show yourself!" Fox yelled over the alarm.
"Not a chance McCloud! You shall die for what you have done!" Returned Wolf as he gritted his teeth and fire twice more.
"Wolf?! You'll do just about anything for money won't you? Who's paying you this time?"
"You bastard, you have no right to say anything after all you've done!" He snarled, becoming even more enraged, emtying his clip in Fox's direction.
"What the hell are you talking about! Your insane Wolf!" He growled back.
That was the last straw, Wolf snapped. Dashing from his hidinging place he sprinted directly toward Fox, dodging two shots before tackling him to the floor, sending the gun skidding across the metal surface. The two rolled around on the metallic surface entangled with each other exchanging blows back and forth. Fox getting the worst of it from the larger Wolf. Fox momentarily broke free only to see Wolf lunging at him again. A well placed kick to the chest knocked the wolf to the floor. Scrambling across the floor, Fox grasped the gun in his hand, pointing the barrel at Wolf who froze in place standing in the middle of the hallway. A full ten seconds past before it was interrupted by Rob64
Engine overload in Ten minutes! All crew members evacuate!
With the distraction, Wolf made a desperate lunge for Fox, catching him completely off guard. Both hit the floor hard, however Fox managed to keep a hold on the gun, now pressed against Wolf's chest. *Crack* The shot split the silence as Wolf's eyes grew wide and his jacket slowly turned red. He rolled off of Fox and lay silently face up, on the ground. Fox rolled onto his stomach, pushing himself to his feet he walked over to where Peppy had been injured.
"You okay Pep?"
"I recon' I'll make it." He said pressing a peice of his shirt against the wound in his shoulder.
Engine overload in Three minutes. All crew members....
"Neither of us will make it if we don't get out of here now!" He helped the old hare up as they set off for the hanger.
Meanwhile, Wolf propped himself up against the steel container, a puddle of blood starting to gather around him.
"Well, I guess this is it then. I guess I was right, i've failed after all." But he didn't care anymore. The outside world seemed to fade away. He reached into his jacket, pulling out the family photo taken on his son's tenth birthday. He was getting cold and couldn't feel anything. All he could do was stare at the picture and in his crimson dyed hand...
Overload in 15 seconds...
His mind was blank, only images of his family filled his thoughts as the final countdown began.
Overload in 5......4.....3......2....1....
The warmth of the ship as it exploded would be the last thing Wolf felt as the great fox fragmented into millions of tiny shards.
"Wolf.....Wolf......Wolf....." a gentle voice spoke. As Wolf opened his eyes a stinging light blinding him. When he became focused he looked up only to see the pure white face of his beloved.
"Kara?...Is it really you?"
"I'm here Wolf. I'm here with you."
"Oh Kara, how I've missed you!"
"It's over now. We can be together now." She whispered laying Wolf's head in her lap.
"I'm tired of fighting, tired of everything."
"It's all over now. Just rest my darling, rest."
"I love you." He breathed as he closed his eyes.....
The End
