Part II
On a Fake Mission
The mechanical doors to Falco's bed opened. Falco walked in with his eyes almost shut.
"Falco!" Slippy shouted. "We were waiting for you."
"What is it now Slippy," Falco murmured. "I can't help you right now, I'm still half asleep."
"Well then I guess I can find someone else to go with Fox on the mission."
"A mission!" Falco's eyes immediately opened wider then ever. "Well why didn't you say so! What's up?"
"Well, I need you to look for some Fuel Cells on a nearby unknown planet."
"Unknown planet?" Peppy asked, thinking there really was one.
"Peppy!" Slippy murmured to Peppy.
"Oh yeah, sorry."
"So," Falco began. "When do we leave?"
"Right now," Slippy replied. "You need to collect at least fifty Fuel Cell Units."
"FIFTY!" Falco yelled. "That'll take forever!"
"Well then try to get as many as possible. You have no time limit."
"OK then let's get going!"
Fox and Falco walked toward their Arwings. It seemed strange to see those two side by side once again.
"Depositing Fuel Cell Units into Combustion Hatch," said ROB.
"Let's see if you can still fly like you use to Fox!" yelled Falco before the Arwing windshields closed. Fox grunted and started the G-Diffuser System.
"Everything's good to go!" yelled Slippy. Fox and Falco both took off, Falco zooming off in front of Fox barely crashing into him.
"I hope those two get along," Slippy said to himself.
A couple of hours later, Fox and Falco were still on their way to this 'Unknown Planet'. Fox had his Arwing on automatic pilot, but Falco had his on manual. He was flying around in circles, doing somersaults and barrel rolls.
"Aren't you tired yet?" asked Fox. "You've been doing that for about an hour now. You're just gonna ware out your FCU's, and then we'll have to look for even more.
"Well Fox," Falco started. "I would stop doing this if we were actually going to a planet to pick up FCU's." "What? What do you mean?"
"I heard you guys talking in my bedroom. I just acted like I didn't suspect anything so we could come out here and talk."
"Oh . . . well so much for that idea. You could've just told me you knew about this fake mission."
"What's the fun in that?" Fox grunted again. "Besides, I totally agree with you."
"What?"
"I think your right Fox. I think I've been kinda acting like a jerk to you, and I wanted to apologize for acting like that. I mean, you guys let me come back on the team even after I left for so long. And I really appreciate that. I really should treat you guys with more respect."
"But Peppy was talking to me this morning and he said,"
"That this is my personality," Falco interrupted. "I know Fox. This is my personality. But I could at least treat you guys nicer."
"Well I'm glad we had this little talk Falco. I've been wanting to get that out of me for months."
"Yeah, I'm sorry Fox. I'm sorry I waited so long to talk to you. I was kind of waiting for you to say something to me first."
"I know. But it's hard for me to do that."
"Well, now that that's out of the way let's talk about something else."
"OK. Like what."
"Well, how is what's-her-face doing?"
"Who?"
"You know . . . that blue fox girl."
"Oh, Krystal. How should I know?"
"I thought you would keep in touch with her. She seemed to have eyes for you that one day."
"That was the scariest moment of my life!"
"Why Fox? You aren't afraid of girls are you?"
"Well no . . . it's just, the way she looked at me when she came onto the ship. I could feel my body flowing with this energy that I've never felt before. She's amazing!"
"Why don't you go visit her Fox?"
"Do you think I should?"
"Sure, why not? I couldn't hurt."
"I think she's still on Dinosaur Planet. But I'm not sure."
"Can't hurt to see."
"Why are you so anxious to see her?"
"I just wanted to meet her."
"Just meet her huh?"
"I swear Fox! I just want to meet her. She only has eyes for you. I will stay out of the way of your relationship with her."
"OK then. We will go visit her."
"Cool! Let's head there now."
"Crap!" Fox picked up the communicator. "Slippy?"
"Hi Fox," Slippy said though the communicator. "Is anything wrong?"
"I need you to prepare the translator device for when I get back."
"Translator? Why do you need a translator?"
"Falco and I are going to go visit Krystal."
"Oh, OK Fox . . . I will get the translator ready for you." It was easy to tell Slippy was smiling just from the tone of his voice.
"Slippy out!" Fox put the communicator back down.
"Fox," Falco started. "Why do you need a translator device?"
"If you don't remember, Krystal speaks a different language."
"I heard her speaking English on the ship."
"That's because Slippy had a translator device running. Without it, I can't understand a word she says."
"OK Fox. I'm switching to auto pilot since we have to fly all the way back now."
"OK Falco, I'll wake you up when we get there."
The mechanical doors to Falco's bed opened. Falco walked in with his eyes almost shut.
"Falco!" Slippy shouted. "We were waiting for you."
"What is it now Slippy," Falco murmured. "I can't help you right now, I'm still half asleep."
"Well then I guess I can find someone else to go with Fox on the mission."
"A mission!" Falco's eyes immediately opened wider then ever. "Well why didn't you say so! What's up?"
"Well, I need you to look for some Fuel Cells on a nearby unknown planet."
"Unknown planet?" Peppy asked, thinking there really was one.
"Peppy!" Slippy murmured to Peppy.
"Oh yeah, sorry."
"So," Falco began. "When do we leave?"
"Right now," Slippy replied. "You need to collect at least fifty Fuel Cell Units."
"FIFTY!" Falco yelled. "That'll take forever!"
"Well then try to get as many as possible. You have no time limit."
"OK then let's get going!"
Fox and Falco walked toward their Arwings. It seemed strange to see those two side by side once again.
"Depositing Fuel Cell Units into Combustion Hatch," said ROB.
"Let's see if you can still fly like you use to Fox!" yelled Falco before the Arwing windshields closed. Fox grunted and started the G-Diffuser System.
"Everything's good to go!" yelled Slippy. Fox and Falco both took off, Falco zooming off in front of Fox barely crashing into him.
"I hope those two get along," Slippy said to himself.
A couple of hours later, Fox and Falco were still on their way to this 'Unknown Planet'. Fox had his Arwing on automatic pilot, but Falco had his on manual. He was flying around in circles, doing somersaults and barrel rolls.
"Aren't you tired yet?" asked Fox. "You've been doing that for about an hour now. You're just gonna ware out your FCU's, and then we'll have to look for even more.
"Well Fox," Falco started. "I would stop doing this if we were actually going to a planet to pick up FCU's." "What? What do you mean?"
"I heard you guys talking in my bedroom. I just acted like I didn't suspect anything so we could come out here and talk."
"Oh . . . well so much for that idea. You could've just told me you knew about this fake mission."
"What's the fun in that?" Fox grunted again. "Besides, I totally agree with you."
"What?"
"I think your right Fox. I think I've been kinda acting like a jerk to you, and I wanted to apologize for acting like that. I mean, you guys let me come back on the team even after I left for so long. And I really appreciate that. I really should treat you guys with more respect."
"But Peppy was talking to me this morning and he said,"
"That this is my personality," Falco interrupted. "I know Fox. This is my personality. But I could at least treat you guys nicer."
"Well I'm glad we had this little talk Falco. I've been wanting to get that out of me for months."
"Yeah, I'm sorry Fox. I'm sorry I waited so long to talk to you. I was kind of waiting for you to say something to me first."
"I know. But it's hard for me to do that."
"Well, now that that's out of the way let's talk about something else."
"OK. Like what."
"Well, how is what's-her-face doing?"
"Who?"
"You know . . . that blue fox girl."
"Oh, Krystal. How should I know?"
"I thought you would keep in touch with her. She seemed to have eyes for you that one day."
"That was the scariest moment of my life!"
"Why Fox? You aren't afraid of girls are you?"
"Well no . . . it's just, the way she looked at me when she came onto the ship. I could feel my body flowing with this energy that I've never felt before. She's amazing!"
"Why don't you go visit her Fox?"
"Do you think I should?"
"Sure, why not? I couldn't hurt."
"I think she's still on Dinosaur Planet. But I'm not sure."
"Can't hurt to see."
"Why are you so anxious to see her?"
"I just wanted to meet her."
"Just meet her huh?"
"I swear Fox! I just want to meet her. She only has eyes for you. I will stay out of the way of your relationship with her."
"OK then. We will go visit her."
"Cool! Let's head there now."
"Crap!" Fox picked up the communicator. "Slippy?"
"Hi Fox," Slippy said though the communicator. "Is anything wrong?"
"I need you to prepare the translator device for when I get back."
"Translator? Why do you need a translator?"
"Falco and I are going to go visit Krystal."
"Oh, OK Fox . . . I will get the translator ready for you." It was easy to tell Slippy was smiling just from the tone of his voice.
"Slippy out!" Fox put the communicator back down.
"Fox," Falco started. "Why do you need a translator device?"
"If you don't remember, Krystal speaks a different language."
"I heard her speaking English on the ship."
"That's because Slippy had a translator device running. Without it, I can't understand a word she says."
"OK Fox. I'm switching to auto pilot since we have to fly all the way back now."
"OK Falco, I'll wake you up when we get there."