Chapter 3
Fox was walking on a planet. In the middle of the night. Why, he didn't know. All he knew was that he and Krystal had to get away as fast as possible.
Wait, where is Krystal? Fox suddenly thought. "Krystal!" he yelled at the top of his lungs. "Son, look out!" a different voice said, and Fox turned around, only to see a green blur before metal slashed across his face.
"NOOOO!" Fox yelled, jumping up and almost out of bed again. Just a dream, Fox calm yourself down, He thought. Krystal's right next to you in bed. He looked over, expecting to see Krystal's sleeping form. She wasn't there.
He almost panicked, but then he saw the note. Krystal wasn't kidnapped after all!
Fox, gone for extra training.
Can't have problems when I need to fight!
Sincerely,
Krystal
So Krystal just wanted to put in extra training time. Fox was relieved. He dressed and went down to the launch bay. Krystal's ArWing was gone. He went to the computer screen and brought up the display for her ship.
Then he knew something was wrong. The screen read: "SYSTEMS ERROR: ARWING #5 NOT IN USE" "What the..?!" Fox exclaimed. He pressed a button on his wrist pad. "ROB, scan the area for 200 meters in every direction," Fox ordered. "Scanning now," ROB complied. "Scan complete. One unidentified ship in the area, accelerating away."
"Hail it!" Fox said. "Processing... link created. Hail window activated."
"Fox McCloud. How good to see you again. It has been such a long time," the pilot of the ship said, appearing.
"It's you!" Fox exclaimed.
The figure laughed. "Yes. I, General Scales, am alive. Did you really think that I had died when I released that Krazoa? No, I was simply paralyzed, because I had been one with it for so long. When I could move again, I found that my SharpClaw had deserted me, and I was stripped of my former power. Furthermore, the gate out was locked, and only one entering from outside could open it. I bided my time, and when I judged the time was right, I used what little power I had left to lure a SharpClaw in, and open the gate for me. Then I could escape.
"But I needed my revenge on you. Which I have just put into motion, by kidnapping your wife! You will go, in your one-animal ship, to the coordinates I am sending to you now. We will fight as it was meant to be, without interference from anyone else. And then you will die." The connection was severed, and Scales disappeared.
I've got to save Krystal, Fox thought. And I will.