[Note: In this chapter and others, I introduce some original characters, so don't be alarmed if you have no idea who someone is.]
General Pepper sat at the far end of a long table, looking across at the military officers sitting along the sides.
"If I could have your attention, please." Pepper called. The table gradually quieted down and everyone looked toward him. "As you all know, we have...discovered...some sort of Venomian superweapon." The members of the meeting murmured at this, as word of the "discovery" had been already spread throughout the military.
"This superweapon is more powerful than anything we've seen before. I fear this may be the end of Corneria. There seems to be no way to stop it."
Many of the officers were shocked, furious, even speechless.
"You can't be serious, General! Surely we can find a way to destroy it!"
"You're kidding!"
"He's out of his mind..."
General Pepper just sat and let the argument die down before agreeing that the Cornerian forces would undoubtedly be searching for the origins of this strange power. The meeting shifted to the subject of dividing the troops.
"Yes, yes, I know that we cannot just sit and let this 'thing' destroy our beloved Corneria. If we are to save our planet and ourselves we must chase this thing down and terminate it. It is too full of destructive power for anyone to possess it. Commander Arwen?" Pepper called down the table.
"Yes, General?" a burly, gray-furred husky replied.
"I'm putting you in charge of finding the source of our problems. I'm assigning the Star Fox team to help you. They should be an invaluable addition to your squadron."
"Yes, sir," as the rest of the officers were given their jobs, Arwen got up and headed to the hangar.
Afterwards, Pepper immediately sent a document to the Star Fox team.
*~^~*
Meanwhile...
Fox, Krystal, and the rest of the Star Fox team had been dropped off by ROB at a safe part of the city. The team was staying in an actual house, reserved especially for them, a sharp change from their usual claustrophobic quarters aboard the Great Fox. Peppy was sitting in a chair, viewing a small backlit computer screen. Slippy was in the kitchen, experimenting on whatever was in the fridge, with Falco watching him for a good laugh when something would inevitably explode. Fox was leaning against a wall, staring out the window, and Krystal was sitting on a couch, reading a book. She looked up at Fox.
"Come on, Fox..." Krystal said, "You can't let that black ship haunt you. Snap out of it." Fox broke away from the window and walked over to where she was sitting. He sighed.
"I know, Krys, I just want to know what that thing is and who is responsible for it."
Just then, Peppy said, "Hey, Fox, we've just got a dispatch from Pepper. Why don't you check it out?"
"Sure," Fox came over to the screen and sat down. He read the dispatch. "We're going to Venom to find out what the black ship is," he read.
"You've got your wish then, hmm?" Krystal said, smiling.
"We're also going to be commanded by Glenn Arwen," Fox said.
"Arwen?" Falco repeated, coming into the room from the kitchen. "Isn't he that guy we met on Zoness when we were off-duty?"
"Yeah, that's what I thought, too!" Fox said. "I like that guyhe's a good commander. I've always wanted to work with him."
"Guys, it's getting late," Peppy yawned. "I don't know about you, but I'm going to turn in for the night."
"That's probably a good idea," Fox agreed, "We're going to meet Arwen tomorrow. He'll be at the Cornerian Military HQ."
The team members left the room, one by one, until only Fox was left. He finally powered down the monitor and headed up the stairs, glancing out the window once more. He couldn't help but feel that this was all part of something......bigger.
['Chapter 2: No One is Safe' coming soon!]
General Pepper sat at the far end of a long table, looking across at the military officers sitting along the sides.
"If I could have your attention, please." Pepper called. The table gradually quieted down and everyone looked toward him. "As you all know, we have...discovered...some sort of Venomian superweapon." The members of the meeting murmured at this, as word of the "discovery" had been already spread throughout the military.
"This superweapon is more powerful than anything we've seen before. I fear this may be the end of Corneria. There seems to be no way to stop it."
Many of the officers were shocked, furious, even speechless.
"You can't be serious, General! Surely we can find a way to destroy it!"
"You're kidding!"
"He's out of his mind..."
General Pepper just sat and let the argument die down before agreeing that the Cornerian forces would undoubtedly be searching for the origins of this strange power. The meeting shifted to the subject of dividing the troops.
"Yes, yes, I know that we cannot just sit and let this 'thing' destroy our beloved Corneria. If we are to save our planet and ourselves we must chase this thing down and terminate it. It is too full of destructive power for anyone to possess it. Commander Arwen?" Pepper called down the table.
"Yes, General?" a burly, gray-furred husky replied.
"I'm putting you in charge of finding the source of our problems. I'm assigning the Star Fox team to help you. They should be an invaluable addition to your squadron."
"Yes, sir," as the rest of the officers were given their jobs, Arwen got up and headed to the hangar.
Afterwards, Pepper immediately sent a document to the Star Fox team.
*~^~*
Meanwhile...
Fox, Krystal, and the rest of the Star Fox team had been dropped off by ROB at a safe part of the city. The team was staying in an actual house, reserved especially for them, a sharp change from their usual claustrophobic quarters aboard the Great Fox. Peppy was sitting in a chair, viewing a small backlit computer screen. Slippy was in the kitchen, experimenting on whatever was in the fridge, with Falco watching him for a good laugh when something would inevitably explode. Fox was leaning against a wall, staring out the window, and Krystal was sitting on a couch, reading a book. She looked up at Fox.
"Come on, Fox..." Krystal said, "You can't let that black ship haunt you. Snap out of it." Fox broke away from the window and walked over to where she was sitting. He sighed.
"I know, Krys, I just want to know what that thing is and who is responsible for it."
Just then, Peppy said, "Hey, Fox, we've just got a dispatch from Pepper. Why don't you check it out?"
"Sure," Fox came over to the screen and sat down. He read the dispatch. "We're going to Venom to find out what the black ship is," he read.
"You've got your wish then, hmm?" Krystal said, smiling.
"We're also going to be commanded by Glenn Arwen," Fox said.
"Arwen?" Falco repeated, coming into the room from the kitchen. "Isn't he that guy we met on Zoness when we were off-duty?"
"Yeah, that's what I thought, too!" Fox said. "I like that guyhe's a good commander. I've always wanted to work with him."
"Guys, it's getting late," Peppy yawned. "I don't know about you, but I'm going to turn in for the night."
"That's probably a good idea," Fox agreed, "We're going to meet Arwen tomorrow. He'll be at the Cornerian Military HQ."
The team members left the room, one by one, until only Fox was left. He finally powered down the monitor and headed up the stairs, glancing out the window once more. He couldn't help but feel that this was all part of something......bigger.
['Chapter 2: No One is Safe' coming soon!]