Venom, 1400 hours: The beam flew over Fox's, Falco's and Alby's head. The beam struck the base and blew it up killing the occupants inside. Gorgon1 closed its hull and bent down to look at the survivors.
"I'm sorry for what I've done. But the Gorgon project is too dangerous to be resurrected. I wish innocent creatures didn't have to die, but sadly I know that isn't possible to protect myself. But nevertheless, I ask that you leave me alone. If you pursue me, I will destroy you. Goodbye," said Gorgon1. Gorgon1 spun around and zoomed away. However before it left, it fired another shot and destroyed its original base with a missile barrage. Alby and Falco ran to the demolished camp and started checking for bodies. Fox looked at the fleeing Gorgon with an evil stare. He clenched his fists and grinded his teeth together.
"I will find you and you will fall to me. You aren't going to stop me from finding my father. Your days are numbered," Fox choked out. Fox began to check his pockets for the data card when he realized he didn't have it. Fox ran back to the destroyed camp and began flinging wreckage aside.
"Must find disk," said Fox in a blind rush. He was searching frantically even after Falco and Alby had recovered only five survivors, three scientists and two robots. Falco placed his hand on Fox's shoulder.
"Fox, there are no more survivors. Our scans have revealed no more body heat," said Falco misunderstanding Fox's search.
"Survivors not important. Only disk important," said Fox in disjointed sentences. Falco stepped back.
"That's what you've been searching for this whole time! Fox that disk isn't worth it. We'll destroy this thing through conventional means if we have to," said Falco.
"That thing mustn't be destroyed. I need it to avenge Fara," said Fox. Falco grabbed Fox and turned him around.
"Fox she's gone! We've already had this conversation. Nothing you say or do can bring her back," said Falco. Fox spun around and returned to digging.
"Fox. I'm worried for you, I really am. Your pursuit of this thing is no different that Andross' attempt to conquer the Lylat System," said Falco. Fox continued digging.
"I'm not like Andross. This thing does need to be stopped, but not destroyed. It's too valuable," said Fox.
"Whatever," responded Falco. A transport arrived and stopped outside the ruins.
"I saw the smoke, what happened," said the driver. Alby swallowed hard. Falco stepped in.
"We were examining the ruins when our equipment malfunctioned. It destroyed our base of operations. Your help would be greatly appreciated," said Falco. The driver, a raccoon shrugged.
"Anything to help the Star Fox team," he said. He hopped out and helped the survivors into the transport.
"Fox let's go!" yelled Falco.
"I can't! Now until I find that disk!" Fox yelled back. Falco growled and walked towards Fox. Fox had found the disk when Falco grabbed him and dragged him away from it.
"No!" yelled Fox. He lunged forward and grabbed the disk. He put it away right before Falco knocked him unconscious.
"Fox what is your problem?" asked Falco as he dragged him back to the transport. The transport hovered off towards the nearest city.
1700 Hours, where Sector Z once was: Gorgon1 exited warp and ran smack into the middle of a CDF fleet doing routine maneuvers.
"It's the gorgon we were warned about! Open fire!" yelled Admiral Greg Parlow. The fleet immediately converged on the gorgon spewing fire.
"I don't have time or the resources for this!" thought Gorgon1. Gorgon1 began launching missiles at the fleet. Some connected, but more were shot down. Soon fighters began streaming out of the various ships. Gorgon1 deployed it tentacles and began swinging them at the various fighters. They destroyed several, but soon they were destroyed. Gorgon1 could only deploy three new ones.
"I'm weaker than I thought. I don't even have enough power to manufacture new arms. I'd better prepare to fire my hyper laser and make my escape. I only hope I have enough energy to spare," thought Gorgon1.
Main Battle cruiser, Solar: "What's it doing?" asked Greg.
"Unknown sir," responded general Bill Grey. The three remaining tentacles were destroyed and no more were deployed. A single wave of missiles was launched and then the hull separated.
"Oh no!" yelled Greg.
"Get us out of here now!" yelled Bill. The fleet slowly began to turn and flee the Gorgon.
"Vaya con dios gentlemen," said Gorgon1. The hyper laser struck the Solar.
"Looks like this is it! It's been a pleasure Bill!" yelled Greg over the roar of the beam and consoles exploding all around them. Then as quickly as it started the beam started, it disappeared.
"What the?" asked Bill. Gorgon1 quickly closed its hull and fled into warp.
"Why didn't it destroy us?" asked Greg.
Gorgon1: "My energy reserves are nearly gone. I can no longer provide for all my basic necessities. Only my engines can barely function. My hyper laser, cloak, missiles, and tentacles are too much of a cost to my energy reserves. I'm going to have to shutdown my sensors just to be able to sustain warp flight. I'll have to flee to an area where I can draw energy. But where?" thought Gorgon1. It quickly flashed through its old memory banks for information.
"I must go to Sector Y. Only it possesses some usable energy," thought Gorgon1. Gorgon1 changed its path and warped to Sector Y.
Coastal City, Corneria, Presidential HQ, 1707 Hours: "I'm sorry what happened to your team Alby. I didn't know the gorgon would return to its point of origin. This thing is more resourceful and smarter than I thought. Andross outdid himself on this one," said Pepper shaking his head. Alby shook his head in agreement before leaving the room.
"True. I wish we hadn't lost that disk," said Falco. Fox nodded in agreement, not willing to share the disk with anyone, much less tell anyone about it.
"Yeah. Well I guess we'll have to fight this thing through conventional means. Of course against this thing that could pose a problem," said Pepper. His comm. started beeping. Pepper read the readout.
"This is supposed to be classified but since you've been such good friends, I'll let you stay," said Pepper. Falco and Fox just shrugged. Pepper activated the comm.
"Ah! Admiral Parlow, General Grey! What can I do for you?" asked Pepper. Greg sighed.
"At 1700 hours today, we encountered the gorgon you warned us about. We engaged it, and it briefly fought back. At 1702 hours, the gorgon engaged its hyper laser on the Solar. The odd thing was that the hyper laser died suddenly and although major damage was done to the Solar it was not destroyed. It is my opinion that the gorgon is severally low on power and thus could not continue to operate its hyper laser long enough to destroy the Solar. I say we strike now and destroy it. Opinions sir?" asked Greg. Pepper thought about it.
"This could be a major advantage to us in any future offensive. If it's low on power than now is the time to strike," said Pepper.
"I don't know about that. Just because it's low on power doesn't mean it's totally defenseless. I think it's a ruse to make us think it's loosing power. I think the gorgon wants us to engage it and then deal us a crippling blow upon which it would gain control of the Lylat System. Don't forget that Leon Powalski is still at large. And even though Pigma Dengar has been captured, he could still be a problem if the gorgon decides to bust him out of jail," said Bill. Pepper nodded in agreement. Pepper turned to Falco and Fox for their opinions.
"I'm forced to agree with General Grey. We shouldn't rush into things. It might be a ruse. Even though I doubt it, we mustn't forget that that thing has impenetrable armor. That's something that doesn't need power to work. I think we should amass an emergency battle fleet just in case. However scout ships should be sent to try and find this thing," said Falco. Fox nodded in agreement.
"Without the disk, we still don't know what that thing is capable of. Caution would be a good thing to adhere to. Other than that, I'm at a loss," said Fox slumping down in his seat. Pepper nodded.
"It's agreed. I will amass a fleet. Admiral, I want you to use your fleet to try and locate the gorgon…" began Pepper. Falco loudly cleared his throat.
"Sir. When we first accessed the information, it said that the gorgon is called Gorgon1," said Fox.
"Okay, that takes care of naming it. I want you to try and locate Gorgon1 and trail it. Under no circumstances are you to engage it," said Pepper. Greg nodded and the screen went blank.
"So what about this information you have? Why didn't you bring it forward earlier?" asked Pepper. Fox froze.
"Must not reveal disk. Must not reveal disk," he thought.
"It was in a hologram of Andross that was activated when we first discovered the data. It also said that Gorgon1 was a failure. I think that was a ruse as well. Clearly it was a contingency plan should something go wrong with the war," said Falco. Fox breathed out a soft sigh of relief.
"Again I agree. If there's no further business, you're dismissed. I'll try and talk to the new Star Fox team and see if they're willing to help us out. Goodbye," said Pepper. Fox and Falco filed out of the room. Right when they left, Falco snapped his fingers.
"I forgot something in Pepper's office. I'll be right back," said Falco. Fox shook his head.
"I have some business to attend to. I'll see you later," said Fox wandering off. Falco walked back into Pepper's office.
"What's up?" asked Pepper. Falco sighed.
"I didn't want to bring this up in front of Fox, but I think something's changed in him since Peppy's death and the appearance of Gorgon1. He's become obsessed with finding Fara's killer and I'm afraid what it'll drive him mad. I think he's becoming psychotic," said Falco. Pepper cocked his head to the side.
"I'm wouldn't be surprised. After all that he's seen in his lifetime, it's no wonder that something like this would happen. His parents murdered, Fara's death after the war, thousands killed because of Andross, Mantia, Viral Weapon X-7, and your torture by Fox while he lead a war against Corneria. I'll tell you what, I'll assign someone to trail him. If it's true what you say, I'll have no choice but to lock him up. I just pray it doesn't come to that," said Pepper.
"Neither do I," said Falco.
"Good. It's settled. Again I'd like to offer my condolences about Peppy's death," said Pepper.
"Now's not the time to reminisce, we've got more important things to deal with," said Falco leaving.
"Agreed. Goodbye Falco," said Pepper. Falco nodded and exited while Pepper sighed as yet another problem fell on his shoulders.
2200 hours, Corneria City: The dark alleyways of Corneria City housed things that were best left to the imagination. The inhabitant's political dissidents, prison escapees, or worse, rumor had it mutants and creatures that Andross had created lived down here. A lone figure dressed in black leather and sunglasses (like what Neo from the Matrix wears), walked down the alleyway, past several dumpster fires, gangs, and scavengers. The figure stopped before a small building with a heavy metal door. The figure banged on the door several times. A small slot opened near the top of the door.
"What do you want?" asked the creature behind it.
"I'm here to see D-12," said the figure. The door opened and the figure walked inside. The figure entered a darkened hallway where five creatures of a gang stood with bats and knives.
"Sorry, you don't have an appointment," said one of the figures. They all rushed him at once. The figure performed several karate type moves and brushed the all aside. As the gang members got up, the figure straightened its jacket.
"Take me to D-12 now!" yelled the figure. The five of them rushed the figure that had reached into its jacket and pulled out two blasters and started firing at the gang members. The shots pierced the gang member's bodies in several places. The wounds sprayed blood everywhere as the gang members fell to the ground dead. The figure flipped the two guns around on its fingers before putting them back into its jacket.
"Mess with the best, die like the rest," said the figure. He walked over the dead bodies, which had begun reeking.
"I'll be sure to charge you for the dry cleaning," the figure laughed. The figure proceeded down the hallway and into a darkened room.
"Greetings my old friend," said a raspy voice as the lights came on. The figure pulled out the two blasters again and aimed them at the voice. The figure saw a brain encased in a jar filled with odd liquid attached to a large device with lights and speakers.
"Hello D-12. Or should I say the creature once known as Dan," said the figure. The figure sat down in a chair and propped its feet up on the table along with its two blasters.
"Hello Fox," said D-12. Fox leaned forward revealing his bloodshot eyes.
"I've come for something that you have," said Fox. D-12 laughed.
Sector Y, 2210 Hours: CDF cleanup freighter Tyrago was picking up the few scraps that remained from the space station. The ship consisted of only two creatures and the rest were robots.
"I don't think there's anything more that we can do here," said Achilles, an armadillo, referred to as Achy.
"I suppose you're right Achy," said the technician, the second inhabitant. (Note: for any of you who read my character analysis of the technician, they're no longer beavers. They're whatever species you want them to be.)
"Prepare for warp. Let's return to Zoness," said Achy. The craft slowly began to turn around. However right before they reached their final position, Gorgon1 exited warp.
"Alert status! Contact CDF command HQ at once!" yelled Achy. The technician instantly activated the comm. system.
"No dice! We're being jammed!" yelled technician.
"Damn! Alright, prepare to exit out on another vector!" yelled Achy. However as they prepared to leave another vector, a single tentacle latched onto the ship.
"Help me," said Gorgon1 in a low and guttural voice.
Corneria City, 2215 Hours: "I see you're still addicted to Phenox," said D-12. Fox rubbed his weary eyes.
"I suppose seeing what you've seen would drive anyone to near insanity. Of course the drug naturally counteracts that with its pleasure enhancers," said D-12.
"Yeah well. Shit happens," said Fox crossing his arms. D-12 laughed.
"That it does. That is does," said D-12. A slot opened on D-12 and a cup filled with water and a pill came out.
"Here. Consider it free of charge for getting rid of some of my worthless security guards," said D-12. Fox took the pill, sighed, and relaxed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the disk.
"I need to know what system this works on," he said. He held the disk in place so D-12 could scan it.
"Ah yes. This disk needs a Venomian H-7 decrypter/holographic supporter," said D-12. Fox leaned forward.
"Do you have one?" he asked. D-12 emitted a sound that can only be interpreted as a sigh.
"Well I did. The Sharks stole it from my warehouse and they refuse to give it back. That was a few weeks ago. I can tell you that it is in their possession and they haven't left the planet with it. Of course if you want it, you go in alone. If you get it, that'll be the payment for it," said D-12.
"What does the thing look like?" asked Fox. An image sprang from D-12 showing a small pad.
"That's it?" asked Fox incredulously.
"Yep. Andross sure made 'em good," said D-12. Fox collected his two blasters.
"Goodbye D-12," said Fox.
"Bye Fox," said D-12. Fox exited the building and wandered down the alley. Behind him, another figure followed. Fox walked down several different alleys before disappearing down an extremely dark one. The figure followed, but when it got halfway through the alley, Fox lunged out of nowhere and pinned the figure to the wall. Fox pulled out a blaster with his free hand and aimed at the figure.
"Who are you?" he demanded. The character started fidgeting trying to get free. Fox flipped off the safety and pointing the blaster at the figure.
"One last time before I shoot you. Who are you?" he demanded.
"I work for CDF Intelligence," said the figure. Fox let go of the figure and it straightened its clothes and cleared its throat. Fox twirled the blaster around on his finger and put it away. Fox faced away from the figure.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
"I've been assigned to tail you. If I find justification to have you arrested, I can. I saw all that I needed back when you visited that crime boss," said the figure.
"That 'crime boss' happens to have saved the Lylat System more than once," said Fox.
"Maybe. But he's not doing so anymore. That's illicit activities he's into now. Thanks for providing me with his location. Now let's go. You have some explaining to do to President Pepper," said the figure. Fox shook his head.
"Can't let you do that," said Fox imitating his hated enemy Star Wolf, "I won't let you bring me in. I'm sorry I have to do this, but my father is more important." Fox whirled around with his two blasters and shot the figure dead. Fox put the blasters away and walked off into the darkness towards the Sharks HQ.
Sector Y, 2211 Hours: "What do you mean help you? You've assaulted a CDF fleet, blown up a science facility, and blown up the space station that was once here. You're too dangerous to continue to exist," said Achy.
"Yes I admit that. But just imagine dozens of me, some in the real 'wrong hands'. I've done very little damage because I've chosen not to. But if one gorgon truly did go on rampage, it could destroy more than half the Lylat System. That's something I've chosen not to do," said Gorgon1. Achy thought about it.
"I don't know," he said.
"Damnit! If you don't help me to the nebula, the whole Lylat System will be destroyed. It would be worse than anything Mantia could do to the Lylat System. You must help me. After I've powered up, I'm heading straight for another dimension and I swear you won't hear from me again," said Gorgon1.
"How do we know you'll keep your word?" asked Achy. Gorgon1 released its hold on the Tyrago.
"Nothing I say or do can convince you. I'm at your mercy. I don't have enough power to move, much less defend myself. If you call the CDF, they will come and easily capture me. If you don't, then I'll disappear and relieve your system of a massive headache and potential threat," said Gorgon1. Achy turned to the technician.
"What do you think?" Achy asked. The technician shrugged.
"He sounds sincere. Of course that could merely be a ruse. I say go for it. We've got nothing to loose. And this thing hasn't really gone on rampage and it said it was sorry," said the technician. Achy sighed.
"Fine we'll help you. And by no means are you to say to anyone what we've done," said Achy.
"Done and thank you," said Gorgon1. The Tyrago slapped a tractor beam on Gorgon1 and started dragging it towards the nebula. Then behind them, a group of ragtag fighters emerged from warp along with a Harlock-Class Cruiser.
"Gorgon1 set us up!" yelled Achy.
"I didn't. I swear!" yelled Gorgon1. The fighters streaked forward. A WolfenII led them.
"This is Caiman! I demand that you return that piece of Venomian technology to us. Do it now or else we'll destroy you," said Caiman. The Harlock began launching missiles.
"Do it. Save yourselves. I'm not worth your lives," said Gorgon1.
"Bullshit. I don't know what the technician here thinks, but I know what I do. I'd rather die stopping you from falling into enemy hands than just cutting and run and knowing what you're capable of," said Achy.
"I thank you again," said Gorgon1. The Tyrago increased its speed a notch, but the fighters were still gaining.
"I'm releasing my remaining missiles to try and take out the enemy and lighten my load," said Gorgon1. Five missiles streaked out from Gorgon1 heading for the fighter fleet. Three of the missiles were shot down, but the other two found their fighter targets and detonated taking them out.
"Well. We're defenseless now," said Gorgon1.
"Surrender that thing!" yelled Caiman. The fighters began taking potshots at the freighter.
"Never! We'd rather die than let you have it!" yelled Achy.
"That can be arranged!" yelled Caiman. Now the fighters began launching bombs at the Tyrago. The Tyrago tried to engage evasive maneuvers, but since it wasn't designed for them and it was coupled to Gorgon1, it was extremely sluggish and just a waste of time and energy.
"Alright. We're flooding all power into the engines for a mad dash towards Sector Y. Gorgon1, how long will it take you to recharge?" asked Achy.
"Not a clue. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, I don't know. I'm bone dry on energy reserves and to fill those up could take a while and it's been sixty years since I've recharged," said Gorgon1.
"Shit. Okay Gorgon1, when you have sufficient energy to defend yourself, we're bugging out," said Achy.
"Do what you must to save yourselves," said Gorgon1. Sector Y loomed large in front of them.
"Here we go!" yelled the technician. The Tyrago and Gorgon1 plunged into the nebula. The enemy fighters peeled off away from the nebula.
"We'll be waiting when they come out," said Caiman. The Harlock Cruiser began unloading satellites around the nebula.
Corneria City, 0300 hours: A small five story run down building located in the middle of a warehouse district. Fox looked at it from a distance with his binoculars. He noted the guards, weapons installations, and entrance areas. Fox sighed.
"This is not going to be easy," he said to himself. Fox pulled out his two blasters, checked their charges, and traveled from trash heap to trash heap headed for the Sharks HQ. Fox remembered how Corneria City had gone to shit after Mantia and his bio-weapons destroyed most of it and then the Copperhead Missiles from Macbeth destroyed the rest of it. Although the president had promised to rebuild it, after the government was moved to Coastal City, Corneria City was pretty much forgotten and abandoned. Gangs and illegal corporations had turned Corneria City into a real hellhole and no one went there unless they had to.
"Like me," said Fox.
Front of Sharks HQ: 0312 hours: "Hey Max. How much do you bet we'll be killed within the next 15 seconds," said Sam, a rabbit.
"That's a sucker bet Sam," said Max, a dog.
"I can see the headline now: Sam & Max die worthlessly defending Sharks HQ. Parents disown them," said Sam.
"Shutup Sam," said Max.
"Shutup Max," said Sam. Fox popped up in front of them blasters drawn.
"Shutup both of you," he said. Fox fired and killed them both. Instantly alarms rang out as the blasters triggered sound sensors designed to detect blaster fire. Fox leapt for cover as laser blasts covered the area. Fox crawled along the ground as more laser blasts peppered the area. Eventually shots were heard as even more laser blasts erupted.
"The hell's going on. My little incident shouldn't have elicited such force," Fox thought. Fox sneaked a peak above a piece of rubble to see the Sharks exchanging fire with several creatures out in the street. Fox knelt back down smiling.
"A gang war. This could work to my advantage," said Fox. He put his blasters away and scurried along the street towards the entrance to the Sharks HQ. Right before he got within a few feet of it, Fox pulled out a device that he'd 'borrowed' from CDF R&D. Fox activated it and he disappeared into an invisibility screen. Although the device wasn't perfect in bright light, which could reveal the cloak, in near total darkness like this, it would make him virtually invisible to the eye (think Predator's cloaking device). Fox still made sure that he didn't trip any motion detectors, and proceeded inside the building. Fox pressed himself flat against a wall inside the main darkened hallway as a dozen Shark gang members of various species scurried past him and out the building with illegal weaponry. Fox sneezed on the dust in the hallway and the final member looked back in the hallway with a confused look before exiting. Fox sighed in relief and pressed on. Fox cautiously walked down several corridors before shutting off the device so it could recharge. Fox crept down another hallway towards the main computer, or at least what CDF Intelligence determined was a computer of some sort. Fox ran down two more hallways when suddenly he ran smack into another wave of gang members.
"That's Fox McCloud," said a member with eyes wide open, "open fire!" Fox leapt around a corner and pulled out two modified blasters. The blasters were double barreled and were designed for a much more powerful blaster shot than regular blasters. Unfortunately they were good for one use only. Fox had purchased the blasters off the black market knowing they'd come in handy. Fox swallowed and spun around the corner. He fired the two blasters and two gigantic energy blasts flew out. They blasts connected with two unlucky individuals and even with body armor, they exploded flinging blood and guts all over the hallway. The other Sharks dove for cover. Fox ducked back behind the corner as blood and guts started raining down on the floor in the hallway.
"You've seen what these things can do. Do any more of you want to face the same fate as your pals?" asked Fox still hiding. A silence filled the hallway.
"Please don't know about the blasters. Please don't know about the blasters having only one shot," thought Fox. He knew that if any of the Sharks knew, they'd storm the corridor, and even with his regular blasters, they could still take him down. The silence continued. Fox chucked the modified blasters, knowing that they could never be recharged or used again, and pulled out his regular blasters. Fox spun around the corner to see the Sharks had bolted and ran off. Fox grinned, but quickly returned to the mindset that he had to get that decrypter at all costs. Fox checked the cloaking device and saw that it had fully charged. Fox decided to wait until he really needed it. Fox walked through the gut ridden hallway and then down another one. Eventually he reached the computer core, which was a gigantic room with a large cylinder in the middle. Fox stood just outside the entrance and pulled out a small datapad. Fox flicked it on and words scrolled across it. The words read: Universal Remote Terminal Uplink. Fox clicked a red button and pointed the device at the computer core. Fox looked at the screen, which read: Error, no terminal found. Fox scowled.
"Damn it. Okay, here's hoping there's no security device to prevent creatures from entering the room," he said. Fox cautiously took one step inside the room and pressed the button on the URTU. The device came alive. It now read: Search Keyword. Fox smiled again.
"I guess it never occurred to these idiots to input a password. I guess they thought their fortress was impenetrable," though Fox. Fox activated the cloaking field and disappeared so no one could see him inside the room when passing by in the hallway. Fox input the device that he was looking for. A 'Searching' sign came up as Fox nervously waited for the information to arrive.
Outside, 0342 Hours: The gangs continued fighting for control. Then blaring sirens were heard as a couple of police vehicles flew overhead. The gangs continued fighting and began firing on the police vehicles overhead. One blew up in the air, while the other spiraled out of control towards the Sharks HQ.
Inside Sharks HQ, 0343 Hours: "Yes!" exclaimed Fox. The URTU had discovered the information he needed. Fox saved it and was about to exit when the police cruiser slammed into the building and exploded. Instantly alarms began blaring and Fox watched in horror as a massive metal sheet closed off the exit to the hallway.
"Security measures active, computer core lockdown complete. No enemy gangs will gain access to this information," said a mechanized voice.
"Damn!" yelled Fox. He looked around and found no other exits. Fox sighed and pulled out a box. Inside the box was an orb.
"I didn't want to use this, but I have no choice," he said. Fox placed the cube next to a wall, pressed the button, and bolted. An energy sphere enlarged from the ball and it de-molecularized everything it touched. The sphere went out a few feet and then crackled and disappeared along with the cube. Fox sighed in relief as a now new exit had been formed. Fox pulled out his two blasters. He leapt through into a command center that was filled with dust and laser blasts. The cruiser hadn't exploded and was still wedged in the building. Several Sharks and police officers, creatures and robots, were behind various consoles exchanging fire. A laser blast flew out of nowhere and nailed Fox in the chest. Luckily his body armor protected him from any real damage, but it still stung. Fox dropped to the floor in pain.
"Shit," he said softly. Fox suffered in silence while laser blasts flew above him. When the pain had lessened, Fox sat up and pulled out a tiny periscope. Fox looked over the situation and saw his opportunity. He bolted through the room and pulled out his blasters and shot out a window. Fox leapt out into the night sky. He immediately pulled a cord on his jacket and his jacket flew off to reveal a folded hang glider underneath. The hang glider unfolded and Fox drifted above the chaos below and slammed onto the roof above one of the warehouses. Fox checked himself for any serious injuries before entering the warehouse through the roof entrance. He emerged into the gigantic warehouse and noticed the amounts of various items in the shelves on the various levels. Fox glanced at his URTU and pulled up the location of the Venomian H-7 decrypter/holographic supporter. Thankfully the device was in the same warehouse that Fox was in. The only problem was finding it. Fox sighed and went to work as more explosions rocked the streets outside.
Sector Y, 0350 Hours: "Gorgon1, we've been here for the past five hours. We're leaving," said Achy.
"Fine. I should be able to defend myself. Thank you," said Gorgon1.
"Whatever. You mention this to no one," said Achy. The Tyrago zoomed off and out of the nebula. Unfortunately it ran straight into the enemy fleet. The Harlock opened fire on the Tyrago destroying its engines.
"You've got nothing on us. We no longer have your gorgon," said Achy. The fighters made a circle around the Tyrago.
"Wrong. You stole it from the Venomian forces. We gave you a chance to give it back, but you refused. So thus we have to stop criminals from doing so again," said Caiman. The fighters began firing on the Tyrago.
"Looks like this is it," said the technician.
"At least we did something exciting," said Achy. As the fighters moved in for a killing blow, dozens of missiles streaked out blasting away at the fighters.
"What the?" asked Caiman. Gorgon1, revitalized with full energy, emerged from the nebula.
"Back away from them Caiman," said Gorgon1.
"Surrender. You're the property of the VDF," said Caiman.
"Wrong. I quit the VDF the day we invaded the Lylat System. I work for no one but myself," said Gorgon1. The hull on the Gorgon1 split into three portions and it aimed at the Tyrago.
"What're you doing Gorgon1?" asked Achy.
"Trust me on this," said Gorgon1. The hyper laser fired on the Tyrago but this time the gravitational forces worked for the better and the beam streaked away from the Tyrago and slammed into the Harlock. The beam tore open the top of the cruiser and it spun out of control. The cruiser exploded flinging debris everywhere. However, a lone fighter streaked through the debris and aimed for the Tyrago.
"Maybe I can't defeat you Gorgon1. But I can defeat your friends," said Caiman. He fired two smart bombs and they exploded on the Tyrago. The ship started exploding.
"No!' yelled Gorgon1.
"We're happy with what we did. Thank you for bringing excitement to our lives. Don't grieve for us and don't exact revenge. Goodbye Gorgon1," said Achy. Then the transmission burst into static as the Tyrago exploded.
"Goodbye my friends," said Gorgon1. If you believe that Gorgon1 has emotions than it shed what can only be referred to as a tear. Gorgon1 collected the debris of the Tyrago and placed it in a special hold to honor them. Caiman's fighter vanished into warp and immediately after it was gone, the CDF fleet lead by Greg Parlow emerged from warp.
"Gorgon1. You're going to pay for destroying that ship," said Greg. Gorgon1 sighed, depressed.
"I didn't destroy them. But I know nothing I say or do can change this situation. They helped me and I will never forget them for that. And as such, I'm leaving forever," said Gorgon1. As the fleet opened fire on Gorgon1, it disappeared into the alternate dimension.
"Damn! Contact President Pepper!" yelled Greg to the communications officer.
Corneria City, 0342 Hours: "Not good. Not good," said Fox. He had obtained the device, but then his cloaking device had conveniently failed in front of a group of Sharks. At the moment Fox was hiding behind a bunch of crates as laser blasts flew overhead. Fox popped off a few more shots before ducking back behind the crates. For a moment the blasting stopped.
"This is Anklor, leader of the Sharks. Surrender!" yelled Anklor.
"Never!" Fox yelled back. Anklor growled. Fox meanwhile had pulled out his collapsible blaster cannon. He extended it to its full length and slammed in a charge. Fox flipped the safety off, and quickly stood up. He fired blindly pass the crate. A few seconds later a massive explosion went off and Fox quickly made a break for it. He ran out of the warehouse and down an alley. He didn't know if Anklor had died in the attack, but he didn't really care. Fox reached his hovercar and zoomed off out of the city towards Coastal City. He held up the item he'd so desperately wanted and smiled.
"You're mine Gorgon1," said Fox laughing maniacally. The car zoomed off into the approaching sunlight.
Coastal City, 1200 hours: After catching up on some sleep, Fox finally activated the device after slipping in the disk. A hologram of Andross appeared.
"This A.I.ndross. What can I tell you about Gorgon1?" asked A.I.ndross.
"Tell me everything," said Fox. And A.I.ndross did.