Chapter Three: Old Friends
"Fox? Is that you?" Fox leaned over Peppy's body so Peppy could see him clearly. Peppy smiles at the sight of his friendly face. "It is you! Where did you come from??" Fox laughed.
"I've been looking all over for you Peppy. Finally found you in that hole of yours in Trillion. How'd you manage by the way?" Fox said, half joking.
"Those pirates never saw me coming!" They both laughed.
"Good to see you again Peppy, glad you're alright."
"Thank you Fox, I'd be a dead hare if it weren't for you. You really are a great leader, your father would be proud." Fox's heart clenched. It had been so long since he'd thought about his father. The thought of making him proud brought warmth to this whole situation.
"Peppy, we're at war. I need you. The Star Fox Team has been reunited, and you know you it wouldn't be complete without you by my side." Fox smiled. Peppy chuckled, but it hurt, so he tried to stop.
"Oh, Fox, you know I wouldn't be much good. I'm so weak, and old, I'm surprised I made it this far." He coughed again. Fox had been in denial about Peppy's age for a long time. He was like a father to him, and you never want your parents to die, Fox couldn't stand the thought of it happening twice.
"I'll need you in the air. You need to keep me in touch with whats going on. You can do it old man, I have faith in you!" Peppy laughed again, but this time it didn't hurt.
"What about the others?" At this, Falco entered the room. He had been listening outside, his eyes were glassy. Falco may come off as a tough guy, but he was as soft as a kitten on the inside.
"Hey you you old bag, get up and lets get this ship restocked before take off, we don't need you slacking around in here." Falco smiled.
"Falco! Well I'll be! Good to see you, it's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Oh c'mon! Your memory isn't that bad, is it? I remember it like yesterday!" Falco now started laughing.
"So do I." Fox added. The room went quiet, uncomfortably quiet. It's time like this that Fox leaves all the talking to Falco.
"Well, enough mushy stuff you two, we leave by dawn. It's best to get out of here before the pirates wake from their hangovers. I'll be at the starport if you need me. Nimble the mouse will be ready for any messages you have for me, I'll station him here while I'm gone. Remember to stay low, surprisingly enough, this place is infected with associates to Grimclaw." Fox and Peppy nodded. Falco turned to leave.
"Good to have you back, Peppy."
They lifted off as planned at dawn. They flew a small transport ship that Falco had picked up from Macbeth. Fox was able to load up his arwing in cargo. How he still has that arwing is a mystery no one is allowed to solve. Fox and Peppy had become more acquainted with the rest of Falco's crew. Nimble the mouse, of course. The cheetah was Tyn, and the one they hadn't seen before, Pellic, was a black crow that closely resembled Falco.
They were in flight for about a week before they began to enter Cornerian airspace.
"All we have to do now is hope that they didn't finish without us." Falco joked. A small signal was coming in from the radio, Nimble was already trying to decipher it.
"It's from Corneria!" Nimble announced. He adjusted a couple of knobs, and it became a lot clearer.
"We've been holding off this same spot for more than 6 days now, we don't know how much longer we can stay here. If anyone can hear this, we need direct assistance immediately! We're located at the square, Corneria City! Repeat! If anyone can hear this!"
"I recognize that voice." Fox stepped up towards the radio. "That's Bill!"
"He's in a lot of trouble, we need to get down there as soon as possible. I don't think we can land at the square, but I'm pretty sure we have a secure base near the edge of the city. Sources say it would take nearly three days to get to the square from there, due to heavy resistance." Falco informed. He was reading through some papers sent to him from Corneria.
"That's not fast enough! We'll have to get there by some other means than foot..."
"Fox? Is that you?" Fox leaned over Peppy's body so Peppy could see him clearly. Peppy smiles at the sight of his friendly face. "It is you! Where did you come from??" Fox laughed.
"I've been looking all over for you Peppy. Finally found you in that hole of yours in Trillion. How'd you manage by the way?" Fox said, half joking.
"Those pirates never saw me coming!" They both laughed.
"Good to see you again Peppy, glad you're alright."
"Thank you Fox, I'd be a dead hare if it weren't for you. You really are a great leader, your father would be proud." Fox's heart clenched. It had been so long since he'd thought about his father. The thought of making him proud brought warmth to this whole situation.
"Peppy, we're at war. I need you. The Star Fox Team has been reunited, and you know you it wouldn't be complete without you by my side." Fox smiled. Peppy chuckled, but it hurt, so he tried to stop.
"Oh, Fox, you know I wouldn't be much good. I'm so weak, and old, I'm surprised I made it this far." He coughed again. Fox had been in denial about Peppy's age for a long time. He was like a father to him, and you never want your parents to die, Fox couldn't stand the thought of it happening twice.
"I'll need you in the air. You need to keep me in touch with whats going on. You can do it old man, I have faith in you!" Peppy laughed again, but this time it didn't hurt.
"What about the others?" At this, Falco entered the room. He had been listening outside, his eyes were glassy. Falco may come off as a tough guy, but he was as soft as a kitten on the inside.
"Hey you you old bag, get up and lets get this ship restocked before take off, we don't need you slacking around in here." Falco smiled.
"Falco! Well I'll be! Good to see you, it's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Oh c'mon! Your memory isn't that bad, is it? I remember it like yesterday!" Falco now started laughing.
"So do I." Fox added. The room went quiet, uncomfortably quiet. It's time like this that Fox leaves all the talking to Falco.
"Well, enough mushy stuff you two, we leave by dawn. It's best to get out of here before the pirates wake from their hangovers. I'll be at the starport if you need me. Nimble the mouse will be ready for any messages you have for me, I'll station him here while I'm gone. Remember to stay low, surprisingly enough, this place is infected with associates to Grimclaw." Fox and Peppy nodded. Falco turned to leave.
"Good to have you back, Peppy."
They lifted off as planned at dawn. They flew a small transport ship that Falco had picked up from Macbeth. Fox was able to load up his arwing in cargo. How he still has that arwing is a mystery no one is allowed to solve. Fox and Peppy had become more acquainted with the rest of Falco's crew. Nimble the mouse, of course. The cheetah was Tyn, and the one they hadn't seen before, Pellic, was a black crow that closely resembled Falco.
They were in flight for about a week before they began to enter Cornerian airspace.
"All we have to do now is hope that they didn't finish without us." Falco joked. A small signal was coming in from the radio, Nimble was already trying to decipher it.
"It's from Corneria!" Nimble announced. He adjusted a couple of knobs, and it became a lot clearer.
"We've been holding off this same spot for more than 6 days now, we don't know how much longer we can stay here. If anyone can hear this, we need direct assistance immediately! We're located at the square, Corneria City! Repeat! If anyone can hear this!"
"I recognize that voice." Fox stepped up towards the radio. "That's Bill!"
"He's in a lot of trouble, we need to get down there as soon as possible. I don't think we can land at the square, but I'm pretty sure we have a secure base near the edge of the city. Sources say it would take nearly three days to get to the square from there, due to heavy resistance." Falco informed. He was reading through some papers sent to him from Corneria.
"That's not fast enough! We'll have to get there by some other means than foot..."
