Chapter 1: The End of the Beginning.
Wolf paced up and down in his small quarters, he could'nt get his head round that they had lost the war. Andross promised them riches and knighthood's when they captured Corneria. He promised Starwolf so much, now those promises lay broken, blooded, and lifeless, just like its author.
"What the fuck are we going to do now!" Wolf shouted at himself, while his pacing grew faster, sweat pouring off him, due to stress
Suddenly, Leon appeared at the threshold of the door watching. The green, reptilian, infamous for his methods of torture and controlled violence, watched Wolf pacing with a cold stare, critical stare.
"Why do you bother yourself with these troubles. They mean nothing to us!", the lizard spoke with an eerie calmness.
"They mean everything to us!" Wolf corrected him, his eyes still studying the engraved pattern on the metallic floor, deep in thought
"Why?" asked Leon.
That simple question made Wolf think for a moment.
"Because." Wolf started. "Because he was a father figure to us! We have to take vengeance for what they have done." Wolf finally looked at Leon.
"Ha!" Leon joked. "You're getting sentimental Wolf. Why should we care about that decrepid, deceased ape. You really think he was gonna give us anything for our loyalty anyway?!", Leon attacked his close, friend and wingman. Only Leon could talk to Wolf is this manner, if either Pigma or Andrew would dare attempt such criticism of their leader, they would have already been shouted at by now.
"He would have given us something." protested Wolf, not wanting to start doubting his late leader.
"Yeah, a shot in the head! That's what!" Leon knew he was winning the battle of wills, a wickid smile crept to his crooked lips.
Wolf stared out the window, not wanting to let the doubts fill his mind. He solemly for a time looked at the stars and the green haziest glow of Venom, now a barren wasteland, not that it wasn't a barren wasteland anyway, but now an empty planet and Andross's tomb.
"So what do you impose we do?" questioned Wolf.
"You're the leader sir, that is interlay up to you." replied Leon, respecting Wolf's authority over him.
"I wish to finish McCloud off. That orange fuzzball has been beating the crap out of us for god knows how long. I wish to finish the fight, once and for all!" Wolf stated to his firend.
Leon's eyebrow raised, "That will not be an easy task, how many times have we told Starfox we're gonna blow them out of the sky, and how many times have we done it? We have normally been the ones running home with our tails between our legs."
Wolf made a growling sound as the humiliating memories of past defeats came back to haunt the vetran pilot.
"We must find a way them and destroy them!" Wolf shouted, his temper now getting shorter now.
"Well.. I can tell you this much. We're need more than just four measly ships to go against Starfox. I have heard accounts that General Pepper just gave Starfox the new Arwing III to test fly. She's fast and she'd destroy our petiul Wolfen II's." Leon's voice became very sceptical, Wolf noticed this and the anger grew in him.
"So.!" stated Wolf. "Didn't Andross make any of the Wolfen III's.? He promised me personally they were in production" Wolf looked to Leon for an answer.
"Yeah.. About a squadron of them were made before Starfox decided to raid Macbeth. Half of these machines were destroyed when they destroyed the train there."
"But there's still six of them left?"
"Yes sir." Leon, once again respecting rank.
"Then get them!" ordered Wolf.
"Yes sir, just one more thing. If we are going on this mission, do you not think it would be too dangerous to go into Cornerian airspace. How are we going to lure Starfox out?" Leon asked.
"You remember a girl called Fara, Leon." Wolf counter-asked a question.
Leon looked puzzled at the question "Yes, heard of the name. She went out with McCloud a while back, correct?" "She still is." corrected Wolf.
"What is your point!" Leon, not realising what Wolf was getting at.
Wolf asked, an evil smile appearing on his mouth "Well, what do you think of heroic Fox would do if his little Fara went missing?"
Wolf paced up and down in his small quarters, he could'nt get his head round that they had lost the war. Andross promised them riches and knighthood's when they captured Corneria. He promised Starwolf so much, now those promises lay broken, blooded, and lifeless, just like its author.
"What the fuck are we going to do now!" Wolf shouted at himself, while his pacing grew faster, sweat pouring off him, due to stress
Suddenly, Leon appeared at the threshold of the door watching. The green, reptilian, infamous for his methods of torture and controlled violence, watched Wolf pacing with a cold stare, critical stare.
"Why do you bother yourself with these troubles. They mean nothing to us!", the lizard spoke with an eerie calmness.
"They mean everything to us!" Wolf corrected him, his eyes still studying the engraved pattern on the metallic floor, deep in thought
"Why?" asked Leon.
That simple question made Wolf think for a moment.
"Because." Wolf started. "Because he was a father figure to us! We have to take vengeance for what they have done." Wolf finally looked at Leon.
"Ha!" Leon joked. "You're getting sentimental Wolf. Why should we care about that decrepid, deceased ape. You really think he was gonna give us anything for our loyalty anyway?!", Leon attacked his close, friend and wingman. Only Leon could talk to Wolf is this manner, if either Pigma or Andrew would dare attempt such criticism of their leader, they would have already been shouted at by now.
"He would have given us something." protested Wolf, not wanting to start doubting his late leader.
"Yeah, a shot in the head! That's what!" Leon knew he was winning the battle of wills, a wickid smile crept to his crooked lips.
Wolf stared out the window, not wanting to let the doubts fill his mind. He solemly for a time looked at the stars and the green haziest glow of Venom, now a barren wasteland, not that it wasn't a barren wasteland anyway, but now an empty planet and Andross's tomb.
"So what do you impose we do?" questioned Wolf.
"You're the leader sir, that is interlay up to you." replied Leon, respecting Wolf's authority over him.
"I wish to finish McCloud off. That orange fuzzball has been beating the crap out of us for god knows how long. I wish to finish the fight, once and for all!" Wolf stated to his firend.
Leon's eyebrow raised, "That will not be an easy task, how many times have we told Starfox we're gonna blow them out of the sky, and how many times have we done it? We have normally been the ones running home with our tails between our legs."
Wolf made a growling sound as the humiliating memories of past defeats came back to haunt the vetran pilot.
"We must find a way them and destroy them!" Wolf shouted, his temper now getting shorter now.
"Well.. I can tell you this much. We're need more than just four measly ships to go against Starfox. I have heard accounts that General Pepper just gave Starfox the new Arwing III to test fly. She's fast and she'd destroy our petiul Wolfen II's." Leon's voice became very sceptical, Wolf noticed this and the anger grew in him.
"So.!" stated Wolf. "Didn't Andross make any of the Wolfen III's.? He promised me personally they were in production" Wolf looked to Leon for an answer.
"Yeah.. About a squadron of them were made before Starfox decided to raid Macbeth. Half of these machines were destroyed when they destroyed the train there."
"But there's still six of them left?"
"Yes sir." Leon, once again respecting rank.
"Then get them!" ordered Wolf.
"Yes sir, just one more thing. If we are going on this mission, do you not think it would be too dangerous to go into Cornerian airspace. How are we going to lure Starfox out?" Leon asked.
"You remember a girl called Fara, Leon." Wolf counter-asked a question.
Leon looked puzzled at the question "Yes, heard of the name. She went out with McCloud a while back, correct?" "She still is." corrected Wolf.
"What is your point!" Leon, not realising what Wolf was getting at.
Wolf asked, an evil smile appearing on his mouth "Well, what do you think of heroic Fox would do if his little Fara went missing?"
