AN- Hello! I don't own the Starfox series or most of the chars in here. All I own now is Luke.
Chapter 1: Emergency Alarm
No one really knew when the Dark Matter emerged. Early peoples have reported its existence over thousands of years ago. No matter where it came from, however, the most important place in the trail of the Dark Matter was the part of the galaxy called Dinosaur Planet.
The native Krozoa who lived in there discovered the existence of the Dark Matter after several planets began to shake apart. After experimenting on it, they found that it corrupted the cores of the planets, causing them to shatter apart. They lured it into a palace where it was trapped by their potent magic.
Throughout the years, the Krozoa passed away leaving the secret of the Dark Matter locked in the Krozoa Palace. Although many tried to obtain the Great Power, all failed, not possessing a pure heart or enough virtue to pass all of the Krozoa tests. Then, one day, something terrible happened.
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The young scientist had been studying the strange compound he had discovered for several days. He sighed. He thought that it had potential to be a new power source when he discovered some of it near those ruins, but he realized that its secrets weren't going to be easy to crack.
On his expedition to the Dinosaur Planet, the scientist had explored the ruins of the Krozoa, especially the Krozoa Palace. From the local folklore, he heard that a powerful substance had been sealed in the Palace. He had searched everywhere for the keys to the Palace, but to no avail. All that he found was a glob of black ooze on a marble column. He scooped it up so it could be explored back at Corneria.
When he was about to give up, the scientist heard a voice. Come here…
"What?" The scientist asked. "Who are you?"
That is not important. It told him. Do you wish to discover the secrets of the substance?
"Yes!" He replied enthusiastically.
Yesssss… It hissed. What is your name?
"Andross." The scientist told the voice.
Here is what you must do, Andross…
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"Good morning, Fox!"
Fox McCloud woke up to the sound of Rob's alarm clock. He groaned.
"Thank you, Rob." He said. "Can you go steer the ship now?"
Fox sprang from his bed, putting on his favorite yellow shirt. Then, he went into the kitchen area of the Great Fox, where his four teammates were sitting down for breakfast.
"Morning, guys!" Fox greeted them.
"Good morning, Fox!" Peppy Hare replied. Peppy was a wise old hare in his late fifties who had flown with Fox's father James. Fox liked spending time with the old timer; he told Fox a lot of stories about his father's adventures. Peppy was too old to fly an Arwing, but he could still work on analysis.
"Mornin', Fox!" Slippy Toad greeted his captain. Slippy was an energetic young toad in his early twenties who had a knack for mechanics. Slippy wasn't the best pilot in the world, but he got the job done. He had also been responsible for creating the Landmaster Tank and the Blue Marine sub, as well as Rob, the ship's robotic pilot.
"Can you spare us the noise already?" Falco Lombardi snapped at Fox. Falco was a lombardi in his mid twenties who had had a wild youth. He was also rather irritable. Despite his flaws, Falco was a first rate pilot who had saved Fox's life more than he could remember.
"Morning." Lucius Salamando murmured. Lucius was a withdrawn salamander in his mid twenties. He had arrived at Corneria one night in a battered old ship, and Fox had let him take Peppy's old spot on the team. Lucius didn't talk much, and he didn't even drive an Arwing; he drove a red, wedge-shaped fighter craft that used a gravity-powered turning apparatus. Lucius was also an incredible pilot; he rivaled even Fox in terms of skill.
While they were eating, a red blinker light flashed on the table by them. Fox pressed a button near the base, causing a hologram of General Pepper to spring up. Pepper was a General of the Royal Cornerian Army, although he wasn't a successful one. He usually required the Star Fox team to bail him out of trouble.
"Good morning, Fox!" Pepper greeted them.
"Good morning, General!" Fox replied. All the rest of the team members greeted him in a similar manner except for Lucius, who merely nodded.
"Fox, we have a situation on our hands." Pepper told him. "Take a look at this star chart." At that, the hologram of Pepper was replaced by a map of the galaxy.
"What's there that you need us to see, General?" Fox asked Pepper after staring at the map for a few minutes.
"It's not what's there, Fox, but what isn't there!" Pepper corrected him. "Planet Aquas is the third planet to shatter apart this month! We need you to find out what's causing these planets to be destroyed and stop it from happening to other planets!"
"We're on it, General!" Fox yelled. He and his wingmen all hopped into their Arwings except for Lucius.
"Could it be…?" Lucius mumbled. Shrugging his shoulders, he strode over to his ship and took off.