Two Heroes Collide 5, A Past's Conclusion
-Author: Okamichan

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Chapter 3: Hurt and Loss

Krystal nodded and sat on the ground.

"Why is the stone bringing them to each other's past?"

"Fherurco ke bden oesx ekxoh..." (Probably to know each other...) Tricky replied as he sat beside Krystal.

Suddenly, a noise was heard from outside. Two fighters landed to the grassy fields outside the ruins. Krystal and Tricky popped out. They saw an Arwing and another fighter.

Falco and Katt (sweet...) jumped from the Arwing while Bill and Garou jumped from the other.

"Wow!" Bill complemented, "Your Ice Fang rocks!"

"What can I say?" Garou grinned, "I have the coolest fighter around!"

"Yeah yeah yeah! And I'm the Emperor of Venom!" Falco laughed as he looked to Krystal.

"You... You're Falco..." Krystal asked to the avian.

"Well," he coughed, "Jkacc roox fhuskasadw ak!" (Still been practicing it!) Falco gibbered.

"What in the world was that?" Garou commented.

"Dinosaur language!" Falco bragged. "Hey! Skippy gave you those DLM (Dino Language Modifiers) right? So, wear it! That'll make conversation a LESS frustrating!"

"Geez! I guess even if we put it we can't still control your loud mouth!" Katt teased.

Falco gruffed while Tricky and Krystal laughed. The three geared the DLM's to their ear and soon turned it on.

"So, what took Fox and Wulf so long?" Bill questioned to Krystal.

The dinosaur answered, "(They are still in each other's past life...)"

"Past life?" Falco wondered.

"The best way for all of you to understand is to follow us..." Krystal insisted. "Come on!"

The four followed Krystal and Tricky. They went inside the structure, looking to the destroyed columns and pillars. As they reached the middle, they saw two crystals floating with images of Wulf and Fox.

"Don't tell me their inside those crystals, Krystal!" Katt presumed.

"No! Those are only 'monitors' to what they are now experiencing..." Krystal argued.

Bill flopped his knuckles and replied, "The better way to understand is to watch!"

"Ditto!" everyone agreed.

Now to Wulf...

He was sent to the time there was the first Lylat War. This involves planet Corneria and planet Venom. All of the children were sent to Zoness. There are special refugee camps and shelters there for children.

Fox's dad, James McCloud, the leader of Corneria Accel Squad (yep, before he became StarFox), dropped Fox to the shelter.

"Wait here. I'm going to get you something, okay." James toddled Fox, who was just waving his head. James quickly dashed off to a store.

Wulf keenly observed them. He thought to himself, "Well, my dad never did that to me! My uncle and aunt did raise me! But I couldn't blame him or mom either. I thought they were dead, but after meeting them, I..."

Wulf's attention struck to Wolf. He was quickly dropped off by a shrouded man. It was his father. A message was sent to him. "Hurry up, Lupus!" Wulf figured out that Wolf's father is Lupus O'Donnell.

Wulf grinned and thought, "He has the same name as my dad's... Names really get too similar before and today..."

He looked again at Wolf. He saw him hugged his father very hard, as if they aren't going to see each other again. Lupus left Wolf to the flocked children, with short tears rolling.

Wolf quickly saw Fox and went to him. He saw Fox looking pale and somewhat sick.

"Is something the matter?" Wolf wondered.

"I got flu..." Fox squeaked. "I need to take Ascorbic Acid or else..."

Suddenly, he sneezed. However, he sneezed so hard that he fell to the ground. Luckily, Wolf grabbed him up.

James quickly caught up with the sneeze. He looked at Fox, who was dirty because of the fall. He then looked ferociously at Wolf. He thinks that he pushed Fox.

"YOU! SON OF LUPUSO'DONNELL! Go away from my son!" James yelled to Wolf, as he cleans Fox with a towel and made him drink Vitamin C. Wolf just flurried to the group of children who was avoiding him. Everyone knew that Lupus O'Donnell is a Venomian fighter and every Venomian fighter to him or her is a scum. A son of a scum is a scum. They believed that an apple doesn't fall from the tree. They believed that Wolf was bad.

"That dirty brat! He has no place here!" James condemned. Fox just kept quiet and glanced at the poor Wolf.

"Well, I should go now..." James bid farewell to Fox.

With the sight of James away, he quickly rushed to Wolf who was crying. Fox tapped his back and said, "Forget what my father said..."

"I know I'm bad!" Wolf cried.

"You're not bad!"

"Why? My dad's a Venomian! I'm a Venomian!"

"That doesn't prove a point! As long as you're my best friend, you're a good guy..."

Wolf placed his head to Fox's shoulder and quietly fell asleep. Fox laid his head to Wolf and also slept. The two were a stunning performance of friendship indeed.

However, Fox was shook by a young bird, Falco.

"Did you know, did you know?" Falco hastily yelled to Fox, "Your dad just shot a Venomian fighter and guess who it is..."

Fox made Wolf not listen, but Wolf insisted.

Falco glanced at Wolf badly and looked at Fox. He grinned, "Lupus! Yep! That bastard! Your father triumphantly killed Lupus!"

"FALCO!!!" Fox yelled. He pushed Falco away and sat beside Wolf, whose eyes started to wet.

"I'm sorry..." Fox whispered to Wolf, "I couldn't do anything to stop it..."

Wolf started to cry and sniffed, "No one can... He's dead..."

Fox just embraced Wolf and patted his back. Wolf started to cry heavily.

Wulf's eyes dropped a few tears. Yes, he felt the pain of losing someone. But he felt that Wolf was unfortunate. His parents were actually alive but Wolf's actually ceased to exist. He felt that everyone could feel pain, good or bad.

Inside the ruins...

"Poor Wolf..." Bill nodded as a tear fell to his cheek.

"I can't imagine that I was MEAN!" Falco bursted as started to cry.

Katt and Krystal just kept quiet while tears fell from their eyes. Tricky constantaneously wept.

Garou howled and whimpered, "Damn! I feel sorry for the fellow wolf..."

"Let's just continue..." Krystal spoke as she wiped her eyes.

Back to Fox...

Fox was sent to the seaside just near the academy and it was sunset. It was a day before graduation. Wulf and Rufus are high school students who just finished their courses. But then, he saw only Rufus at the beach. He was throwing pebbles at the sea.

He looked to his eyes. He can tell that he's angry or something. "What a sorrow..." Fox whispered.

Just then, Wulf ran to the sandy coast and saw for Rufus. Apparently, he was looking for him.

"Ru..." Wulf told to Rufus, "Everyone's waiting for you at the party..."

Rufus suddenly got beserked. He kicked the sand wildly. It splashed back and forth all over the place. While doing that, however, he was crying.

"WULF! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!" Rufus yelled to Wulf. "This is the last day we're going to see each other! I... I cannot take the fact that my best friend is going to be separated to me!"

"Rufus..." Wulf whispered in the air. "I know how painful it is to part someone who have been close to you..."

The two sat to the seashore, talking about the past. Fox listened.

Wulf began, "I can still remember when we were first graders..."

"Yeah! You copied my homework!"

"Ha! You also copied mine!"

"And I still couldn't forget the time you slipped on the hallway!"

"I was lucky! You were there..."

Silence was filled. Wulf started to cry. "You were always beside me when I need help..."

"You too..." Rufus cried too. "What if we fall, and no one else was there..."

"I can't stand the fact that we're going to be separated!"

Rufus stood up and picked up a shell. He then punctured it (using his claws) and inserted a string from his necklace. Now, his necklace has a gem and a shell.

"Here..." Rufus offered to Wulf, "Take it!"

"No! I can't! It's your favorite!" Wulf argued.

"I know! I'm afraid leaving you alone! I can't stand the fact that you're getting hurt!" Rufus smiled. "Wear it. That way, I'll be with you, forever..."

"Well..." Wulf wondered. He took the necklace and removed his jacket. "Then take this!" He gave his jacket to Rufus.

"Your jacket..." Rufus commented.

"That's my favorite jacket. Wear it anywhere, especially during the cold." Wulf smiled. "It will tell you that I always keep you warm..."

The two embraced each other with tears on their eyes. Then, Wulf patted Rufus' back.

"Let's go to the party..." Rufus smiled. The two ran back to the shack.

Fox nodded, "That jacket was the one Wolf was wearing... They were friends... They were separated... But they never let go of each other..."

The six cried on the scenes that they have watched. They knew pain and suffering as much. But they must behold of something more painful... read chapter 4, Torn By Fate.