Part IV To Cape Claw

"OK Tricky," Fox said. "We're here!" Fox and Tricky walked out toward the shore. "There's that big dinosaur that I helped get back his gold."

"Man Fox, you've just saved everybody around here haven't you." Fox laughed.

"Yeah, I seem to be really popular on this planet." Just then, a spear flew out of a nearby tree.

"Woah!" Fox yelled as he jumped back. A few lizard like figures jumped out of the tree and approached Fox. "I don't have a staff this time Tricky!"

"Then what do we do?" He reached towards his belt.

"Use my blaster!" He felt around his belt. "What? Where is it? I don't have it!"

"Now what do we do?"

"Uh..." Fox looked around. "Just give me a second." Suddenly, a blue blur shot from behind the tree. A large flash surrounded the lizards. Immediately after, the lizards dropped to the ground. The blue blur came to a stop.

"Krystal!" Fox shouted.

"Fox!" she shouted back. "Your back! How did you know I was here?"

"The Queen Earthwalker told me you'd probably be here. Anyway, thanks for saving us."

"Us?"

"Yeah me and, uh..." he looked around for Tricky. "Tricky?" Fox looked around and saw Tricky chasing one of those lizard things away. "Oh well, he'll come back. So..." Fox gulped. "How's things been going with you?"

"Not bad. What brings you here?"

"Well I was going to come here with my friend Falco, but he got himself stuck."

"Why did you guys want to come and visit me?"

"Uh . . . Well, I just missed you I guess." She looked at him with the same look when he saved her. Fox couldn't move.

"Fox," she began. "That's very sweet of you. I didn't know you missed me."

"Yeah, well it was, uh, Falco's idea . . . I just agreed with, uh, him..."

"Oh so it was Falco who missed me?" She started to smile.

"Well that's not, uh, what I meant . . . well, I mean, uh..."

"I'm back Fox!" yelled Tricky. "Sorry, had to go get rid of one of those . . . uh, Fox?" Tricky looked at Fox. Tricky couldn't make out a word he was saying.

"Don't worry about it Fox," Krystal said. "I understand. But who is this Falco character?"

"Oh he's just a friend of mine," Fox replied without studdering.

"So why isn't he here? Something about being stuck was it?"

"Yeah, he drained his Arwing of all its energy and my other friends are on their way to rescue him now."

"Arwing?"

"It's a big flying contraption used to get places fast. Great for air combat."

"I think your talking about that thing you used to defeat the Krazoa right?"

"That's right, but that thing wasn't a Krazoa. It was actually Andross using the power of the Krazoa spirits to resurrect himself. But he's gone for good . . . I hope. But I'd rather not talk about him right now. Hearing his name just makes me angry. Besides, Tricky's dad, the King Earthwalker, is sick, and I want to find something to make him better."

"I know of an ancient healing stone hidden in Moon Mountain Pass," said Krystal.

"Oh no, I hate that place! I get lost too easily."

"I can guide you to it Fox. But I need my staff this time OK?"

"OK, it's your staff."

"Where are we going?" yelled Tricky.

"We need to go to Moon Mountain Pass Tricky," replied Fox.

"Oh no! Not that old place again!"

"I know how you feel Tricky, but we have to try to save your dad."

"Oh OK," Tricky moaned. Fox picked up a stick off the ground.

"Well, it's better than nothing!"





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