Two Heroes Collide 8, The Lost McCloud
DISCLAIMER: StarFox characters, trademarks, etc. are owned by Nintendo. GalaxyWulf characters, trademarks, etc. are owned by, none other than, ME! Attack names maybe from Street Fighter or my inventions! Please forgive my grammar and spelling! Feel free to e-mail me [wolfox_okami@hotmail.com or wolfox_okamichan@yahoo.com] about MY characters! Oh yeah, for those of you who wanted to use my characters, feel free to use them as long as you give that darn credit, OKAY? (Also, it might help reading the BIOS section in Two Heroes Collide 2)
IT'S ACTION PLUS DRAMA PLUS COMEDY HERE IN MY NEW EPISODE!
Oh yeah, it will be a while before I upload new chapters for my other fics!
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TWO HEROES COLLIDE, EPISODE 8: THE LOST MCCLOUD
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We left Garou for a while and see the scene of the wolves. ;)
We all know, at least if you keep track of my THC fanfics starting from the very first episode, when Wolf was once a bad guy, he captured the team of Lupus, Wulf's father. Now that Wolf is a good guy, how will Wulf explain to his father that Wolf is changed?
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CHAPTER FOUR!!! "Past and Present"
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Lupus and Wolf face at each other, focusing on each one's eyes. Heartbeats gradually increase as the two look upon their souls.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Is my grammar improving?]
"Wulf!" Lupus shouted as he readies his neutron blade, "Go to my back! I'll handle him!"
"WHOA! WHOA!" Wolf halted with nervousness, "I'm not here to fight! Please draw your... uh... weapon!"
Wulf approaches Wolf and spoke to his father, "Dad... He's now a friend of ours! He's not one of the bad guys anymore! In fact, the bad guys that captured you are good guys now!"
At the place where Fox is drastically fixing the main console of his ArwingZero, Peppy heard the conversations occurring at the entrance of the hangar. He walks to them, thinking of a speech or something that will stop the arguments.
"Hey! Mr. McWolf, isn't it?" Peppy called out, "Please understand! Wolf is a new member of StarFox and well..."
"Old Pep's right!" Skippy argued, he actually followed Peppy along the way, "Wolf is now a good guy!"
Lupus crosses his arms. By the looks of his face, he doesn't believe what everybody said. "Really?!" he reacted, "I don't think so! I couldn't forget what he did to my wife and my wingmen! In fact, I can still remember what he did to my son's girlfriend!"
A flashback occurs. Wolf once fought against Pranz Arfie, Wulf's girlfriend (^_^), in an aerial combat with their fighters. Pranz used her Buzzard Max B+ against Wolf's Titan Wolfen. Pranz's ship was damaged and crashed to a building. Luckily, she was able to launch out before the whole thing exploded.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: This happened at the first episode!]
"Dad! Stop it! She's not my girlfriend! She's only my best friend!" Wulf commented as he blushes, "Besides, Wolf got an order from Volgar to capture you! He didn't REALLY want to capture you, right Wolf?"
"Uhh... yeah!" Wolf added, "I was ordered and couldn't do anything to stop it... until I met someone, but I was unaware that I can smash the chains from Andross before..."
"Oh please..." Lupus snarled, then he looked at Wulf, "Wulf, when your mother and I were at the shackles of that Andross bastard, Wolf injected to us some sort of poison to our blood. He, in fact, shouted to us that he himself made the poison and that you, my son, will grow weak once you found out that we are lying on bed, until we succumb! He told us that he wanted to make you feel anguish and pain! We were lucky George took out the poison from our blood, and that was a miracle!"
Wolf becomes quiet. He looked at the floor and murmured, "Yes... but... I was... I was on drugs... Andross injected to me a special chemical that prolongs the mind as if it is morphine or something like that... I am not myself back then..."
Wulf, Slippy, and Peppy sighed, "Wolf..."
"Shut up fowl lupine!" Lupus rugged, "I will never ever let my family or friends be harmed by someone!" He was never like that, purely raging and angry. Wulf is also like that, ready to defend his friends and family, a code of a noble and heroic wolf.
"You don't understand!" Wolf cried out. Tears crawl out from his eyes. He yelled, "I don't have the guts to harm anyone's family! You know why?! Because I don't have one and I don't intend to break someone's family!" He falls down to his knees, crying. Wulf pats Wolf's back.
Then, a hard voice strided, "He saved my life. There's no need for disbelief." As everyone stares at the back, they see Fox, quiet and shows no emotion. "Mr. Lupus, please believe me. If he is still an evil person, then I should be dead by now."
Slippy, Wulf, and Peppy fall to the ground with these words flying: "FOX IS REALLY A SHOCK TERAPHY!"
It's really strange. Fox's green eyes calmed the raging wolf. Wulf's father exhales and becomes quiet. Wulf helped Wolf to stand up, while Wolf clears his tears. Fox then walks back to his fighter, and starts to fix his ArwingZero again.
"Fox..." Wulf sighed as he looks at the orange sky.
Then, a cracking voice pops at everyone. "Is the soap-opera over?!" Bark grinned at the corner, "I guess I should say I'm sorry! I'm not good at participating at dramas."
"Oh shut up!" Slippy smiled, "Just go over here and help us fix this thing!"
"Hey..." Fox commented, "I'll fix my Arwing myself. I don't want anybody's help."
"Put a cork in it!" Bark grinned, "Slippy and I designed the ship. Peppy taught you how to fly. We'll help you fix that! Besides, you don't want to start with me with your dramatic antics!" He then examines the ship with his device. He then concluded, "Hmm... Even the four of us couldn't fix this ship in a day. I need another hand here."
Wulf thinks of something. He thought, "Hmm... Maybe if Wolf accompanies my dad, the two will get along very finely..." He then comments again, "Nah! What if the two wrestled around... Dad will get lost in Lylat! Hmm..." He then clears up, "Better take the risk! Dads are very easy to sniff!"
"Dad!" Wulf shouted sweetly, "Uh... I guess they need another man there..."
Lupus grinned, "You don't have to play sweetie, Wulf! You're my son so I know what you're thinking! Go ahead, help your friends! Wolf and I will have a little chit-chat while on the way."
"M-me?!" Wolf wondered as he points to himself.
"He he! Don't worry! I don't bite!" Lupus laughed. Then, he faces at Wulf as he hands something to him, "Son, I don't want to be overprotective, but I want you to have this just in case things get hairy!"
Wulf looks at the piece of paper with a Japanese symbol written on it. He snarled, "Dad! What's with the 'Hard Shell' Talisman?!"
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: A Talisman is a piece of paper with a symbol on it, usually meaning its use. There are different talismans in Terra, but there have been very rare sightings in Lylat as well...]
"You know how to use a talisman, right?" Lupus gruffed, "I suggest using that just in case!"
As the two leaves, Wulf smiled on the sky, "Dads are overprotective...I guess I'll be dad's little pup after all..."
After a few minutes, the two left the base. Now, as they enter an elevator and exit to the long pathway leading to the main office, the two discuss something.
"Sorry about what happened many weeks ago..." Wolf whimpered.
"Oh well," Lupus said, "I guess I got out of date for a long time. Still, I can still remember what you said to me when we FIRST met..."
"Yeah!" Wolf smiled, "I think I shouted it! I yelled 'FATHER!!!' really loud that my team mates looked at me keenly and thought of something fishy! Ha ha! I couldn't forget that too!"
Lupus then stops and asked keenly, "I know it's quite funny, but... Why did you call me father? Do I look like him?"
Wolf also stops walking. He replied from his heart, "I... Well... your name is my dad's first name, Lupus O'Donnell. You somewhat look my father. Tall, grey, handsome, muscular, humorous, but now, I guess you resemble him very much..."
"Huh?" Lupus wondered, "Why?"
Wolf sighs and looks at the sky. He replies, "You showed me that you really love your family and friends... You're like him..."
"Hmm... You know," Lupus smiled, "he's getting interesting. Tell me about him..."
Wolf nodded, "Yeah... Sure..."
FLASHBACK:::
"This occurred during the Corneria-Venom War. I was crying at my room. Everyone said that I am an enemy. I have no friends, except for Fox. He was absent at school, that's why I was vulnerable - too vulnerable. They screamed at me. They hated me. They threw stones at me. They stole my food. They tore my clothes. I ran to my house, bleeding. I wished that I were dead! Nobody likes me!"
"Then, a wolf, fare and tall, entered my room. He whimpered at me. He licked my wounds. I felt them burning, but after his tongue rolled to them, they started to calm down, as if his tongue has healing powers. He hugged me, whispered to me..."
"Wolf, my son... Don't worry... We'll fight this together. Try to hang on for a few more days..."
"Now felt life. He is my guardian. He never left me alone... Never. One day, my mother, my dad, and I went to a beach, very hidden at the large plateaus at Venom. We stayed there and enjoyed the whole day. We wished that one day, our lives will be like that... forever. After many years though, that beach becomes a battleground and is now polluted."
"I can also remember... Dad sent me to an evacuation site at Zoness. Our house was destroyed during a combat. Mother was fixing the leaks at the roof of the house and dad and I were playing when that happened. In front of my and dad's eyes, our house exploded with my mother in it. We told her to get out of the house, but she said that I forgot my teddy. It was my fault! She stayed at the house for too long because of me! I cried when I remembered it! After a while, He tucked me to a side of a building in Zoness and said..."
"Son... I told Andross that I'd quit after today's ruckus. Don't worry, because he agreed. After this, we'll go to Corneria and be a happy family..."
"I bid farewell to him. As I looked at the sky, I saw him fighting Fox's father, in the vast black sky. To my eyes, I saw his ship crashed on the ephemeral spheres of light. My heart was crushed. I will never see him again. Fox hugged me, but it wasn't enough! I will never see my dad again!"
END OF FLASHBACK:::
Wolf's eyes start to get moist. As he closes them, they fall to his cheeks. "Sorry..." Wolf added, "I always get tantalized by those words..."
Lupus places his arm to Wolf's back. As he pats him, he replied, "I guess I didn't understood you before... I apologize deeply..." He then stands up, stretches his arms, and smiles, "Come on! We don't want the council waiting for us, don't we?"
Wolf smiled, "Okay! Let me do the talking, okay?!"
"As you wish!" Lupus laughed.
The two walk to the large building. As the two enter the door for the council, Pepper is sitting at the middle of a large table with Fara fixing some papers. But then, to Lupus' surprise, a familiar feminine figure is standing in front of the senate. She's...
"HIME-CHAN?!" (Princess?!) Lupus shockingly replied, "What are you doing here?!"
"Oh hi, sweetie!" Ellen McWolf, Wulf's mother and Lupus' wife, smiled, "I thought I wanted to be early here, so I strolled by and reported the case!"
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Lupus likes to call his wife hime-chan {pronounce as: hee ' me ' chan}, or in other words, princess (or cute princess).]
Wolf is flattened to the ground. Lupus sighed with a large sweat-thingy floating on his head.
Gen. Pepper coughed, "Ahem. Well, Mrs. Ellie McWolf has already told me about the one you're about to tell to me, Mr. Lupus McWolf."
Lupus grinded, "He he he... Hime-chan, how did you get here?!"
"Loeri told me!" Ellen smiled, "Don't tell me you forgot! She came from this planet!"
"Yeah, I forgot!" Lupus grinned.
"So, what's the report, sir?" Wolf asked with a salute to the general.
"Hmm..." General Pepper keenly replied, "Well, the missing cases are actually spreading, not only in Corneria, but also in the whole Lylat! Lately, not only this George is missing, but also Bill, some businessman, and a wolf. Also, you guys have imposed that Falco's missing, am I right? Also, according to our intelligence, there is no vivid connection of the captured people. They are only male."
"That's bad!" Wolf sighed, "But I guess Falco will be okay... He's a though cookie!"
"Oh, not only that!" Fara added, "There is this new team which helps us in our crime labs! They just popped out recently, but I am sure that you already knew them!"
"WHO?" the three squeaked with wonder.
"Ha ha! NebullaWolf!" Fara glared, "Those once known Exilusian mercenaries are now helping us stop crime!"
"No way!" Lupus shouted. He knows that they are the rivals of his son's team.
"Uh... Mr. McWolf," Wolf smiled, "Don't worry! They helped StarFox and GalaxyWulf retrieve GE Fox and the other GE soldiers. There's no need for doubt here."
"No wonder..." Ellen remarked, "I heard this new group in Ellroyd (a planet in Terra) that an institution for GE Soldiers who wanted to recover has been established."
"Also," Fara continued, "Mr. Hawkin Rogers is helping us in the forensic labs!"
A SCENE IN THE LAB:::
"ACHOO!!!" Hawkin sneezed, "Someone mentioned my name! Gosh!"
"Hey! Watch out!" a scientist mumbled, "Don't spill that! Your feathers may get burned!"
"..."
END OF SCENE:::
"Oh well..." Wolf sighed, "I guess it couldn't be helped..."
"Hey, Fara, right?" Ellen smiled, "Why not join us! Me, my husband, and his companion are going for a lunch in a fast food chain!"
"Oh gosh! Mrs. McWolf..." Fara replied while blushing. She then faced at Wolf, smiling, "You're pretty damn lucky today, Wolf!"
"Oh Fara!" Wolf giggled, "Stop pretending! I know you like to come with us!"
Fara smiled sweetly as he gives Wolf a "You're Dead" growl. The four headed to a fast food restaurant just beside the building.
"So, what'll it be?" Lupus asked everyone.
"Double Choco shake, fries, and a hamburger!" Fara cheered.
"Just spaghetti and fries." Wolf smiled.
"Oh sweetie! You know what I want!" Ellen grinned.
"Okay!" Lupus gruffed, "I'll be back for a while!"
As the alpha-wolf leaves, Ellen talks to Wolf.
"So, you are one of Wulf's close friends." Ellen asked.
"Uhuh! As well as Fara!" Wolf smiled. He never had a sweet conversation like this.
Back at base...
"Say, Wulf," Peppy inquisitively asked, "what's a talisman?"
"Oh this?" Wulf pointed, "It's said to be a magical material which can be used to cast magic for those non-mages. However, it can be only used once. You'll know if it has been used if you see the symbol colorless. Oh yeah, not all talismans have the same effects."
"So what does it do?" Peppy again asked.
"Simple!" Wulf answered, "It creates a special arcane shield that protects everyone beyond it from attacks. I'll use it once we got a mission!"
Peppy places his hand on his ears. "Interesting..." Peppy thought, "Maybe sometimes, I'll try to prop some people to scavenge some areas in your planet."
"HEY!" Slippy shouted, "Instead of talking about talismans, why not help us!"
"Fine! We're coming!" the two shouted.
"Too late!" Bark laughed, "The communicator's done!"
Bark's quota enthusiast everyone. They gather up on the side of the ArwingZero as Fox adjusts the communicator's bandwidth.
"Almost there..." Fox whimpered, "Dad! Please answer me!"
There is no reply. Fox tried again, but failed to do so. After the third try however, a fainting answer replies.
"F--F-OX-----T---RANS---MI---SSION---FIXING----------"
"Okay! Just hang on Fox!" Bark smiled. After he touched a side, the whole message becomes clear.
"Fox... Finally! We finally get to talk to each other again... After a long time..."
"F-FATHER!!!" Fox shouted in tears. He is crying because he finally heard his father's voice.
"Fox..."
"Dad... I miss you..."
"I miss you too..."
Then, a stunning message is about to open the hearts of everyone. James McCloud bursts out in a strange way.
"Son, I've heard that Wolf has joined to your group, right?"
"Yeah, that's true..." Peppy answered.
"Listen. Fox, I have something important to tell to both of you and Wolf. It concerns deeply about both of you. It is important"
Hmm... Wonder what's the link between Wolf and Fox... I'm not going to spoil these things! See you at chapter 5!
DISCLAIMER: StarFox characters, trademarks, etc. are owned by Nintendo. GalaxyWulf characters, trademarks, etc. are owned by, none other than, ME! Attack names maybe from Street Fighter or my inventions! Please forgive my grammar and spelling! Feel free to e-mail me [wolfox_okami@hotmail.com or wolfox_okamichan@yahoo.com] about MY characters! Oh yeah, for those of you who wanted to use my characters, feel free to use them as long as you give that darn credit, OKAY? (Also, it might help reading the BIOS section in Two Heroes Collide 2)
IT'S ACTION PLUS DRAMA PLUS COMEDY HERE IN MY NEW EPISODE!
Oh yeah, it will be a while before I upload new chapters for my other fics!
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TWO HEROES COLLIDE, EPISODE 8: THE LOST MCCLOUD
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We left Garou for a while and see the scene of the wolves. ;)
We all know, at least if you keep track of my THC fanfics starting from the very first episode, when Wolf was once a bad guy, he captured the team of Lupus, Wulf's father. Now that Wolf is a good guy, how will Wulf explain to his father that Wolf is changed?
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CHAPTER FOUR!!! "Past and Present"
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Lupus and Wolf face at each other, focusing on each one's eyes. Heartbeats gradually increase as the two look upon their souls.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Is my grammar improving?]
"Wulf!" Lupus shouted as he readies his neutron blade, "Go to my back! I'll handle him!"
"WHOA! WHOA!" Wolf halted with nervousness, "I'm not here to fight! Please draw your... uh... weapon!"
Wulf approaches Wolf and spoke to his father, "Dad... He's now a friend of ours! He's not one of the bad guys anymore! In fact, the bad guys that captured you are good guys now!"
At the place where Fox is drastically fixing the main console of his ArwingZero, Peppy heard the conversations occurring at the entrance of the hangar. He walks to them, thinking of a speech or something that will stop the arguments.
"Hey! Mr. McWolf, isn't it?" Peppy called out, "Please understand! Wolf is a new member of StarFox and well..."
"Old Pep's right!" Skippy argued, he actually followed Peppy along the way, "Wolf is now a good guy!"
Lupus crosses his arms. By the looks of his face, he doesn't believe what everybody said. "Really?!" he reacted, "I don't think so! I couldn't forget what he did to my wife and my wingmen! In fact, I can still remember what he did to my son's girlfriend!"
A flashback occurs. Wolf once fought against Pranz Arfie, Wulf's girlfriend (^_^), in an aerial combat with their fighters. Pranz used her Buzzard Max B+ against Wolf's Titan Wolfen. Pranz's ship was damaged and crashed to a building. Luckily, she was able to launch out before the whole thing exploded.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: This happened at the first episode!]
"Dad! Stop it! She's not my girlfriend! She's only my best friend!" Wulf commented as he blushes, "Besides, Wolf got an order from Volgar to capture you! He didn't REALLY want to capture you, right Wolf?"
"Uhh... yeah!" Wolf added, "I was ordered and couldn't do anything to stop it... until I met someone, but I was unaware that I can smash the chains from Andross before..."
"Oh please..." Lupus snarled, then he looked at Wulf, "Wulf, when your mother and I were at the shackles of that Andross bastard, Wolf injected to us some sort of poison to our blood. He, in fact, shouted to us that he himself made the poison and that you, my son, will grow weak once you found out that we are lying on bed, until we succumb! He told us that he wanted to make you feel anguish and pain! We were lucky George took out the poison from our blood, and that was a miracle!"
Wolf becomes quiet. He looked at the floor and murmured, "Yes... but... I was... I was on drugs... Andross injected to me a special chemical that prolongs the mind as if it is morphine or something like that... I am not myself back then..."
Wulf, Slippy, and Peppy sighed, "Wolf..."
"Shut up fowl lupine!" Lupus rugged, "I will never ever let my family or friends be harmed by someone!" He was never like that, purely raging and angry. Wulf is also like that, ready to defend his friends and family, a code of a noble and heroic wolf.
"You don't understand!" Wolf cried out. Tears crawl out from his eyes. He yelled, "I don't have the guts to harm anyone's family! You know why?! Because I don't have one and I don't intend to break someone's family!" He falls down to his knees, crying. Wulf pats Wolf's back.
Then, a hard voice strided, "He saved my life. There's no need for disbelief." As everyone stares at the back, they see Fox, quiet and shows no emotion. "Mr. Lupus, please believe me. If he is still an evil person, then I should be dead by now."
Slippy, Wulf, and Peppy fall to the ground with these words flying: "FOX IS REALLY A SHOCK TERAPHY!"
It's really strange. Fox's green eyes calmed the raging wolf. Wulf's father exhales and becomes quiet. Wulf helped Wolf to stand up, while Wolf clears his tears. Fox then walks back to his fighter, and starts to fix his ArwingZero again.
"Fox..." Wulf sighed as he looks at the orange sky.
Then, a cracking voice pops at everyone. "Is the soap-opera over?!" Bark grinned at the corner, "I guess I should say I'm sorry! I'm not good at participating at dramas."
"Oh shut up!" Slippy smiled, "Just go over here and help us fix this thing!"
"Hey..." Fox commented, "I'll fix my Arwing myself. I don't want anybody's help."
"Put a cork in it!" Bark grinned, "Slippy and I designed the ship. Peppy taught you how to fly. We'll help you fix that! Besides, you don't want to start with me with your dramatic antics!" He then examines the ship with his device. He then concluded, "Hmm... Even the four of us couldn't fix this ship in a day. I need another hand here."
Wulf thinks of something. He thought, "Hmm... Maybe if Wolf accompanies my dad, the two will get along very finely..." He then comments again, "Nah! What if the two wrestled around... Dad will get lost in Lylat! Hmm..." He then clears up, "Better take the risk! Dads are very easy to sniff!"
"Dad!" Wulf shouted sweetly, "Uh... I guess they need another man there..."
Lupus grinned, "You don't have to play sweetie, Wulf! You're my son so I know what you're thinking! Go ahead, help your friends! Wolf and I will have a little chit-chat while on the way."
"M-me?!" Wolf wondered as he points to himself.
"He he! Don't worry! I don't bite!" Lupus laughed. Then, he faces at Wulf as he hands something to him, "Son, I don't want to be overprotective, but I want you to have this just in case things get hairy!"
Wulf looks at the piece of paper with a Japanese symbol written on it. He snarled, "Dad! What's with the 'Hard Shell' Talisman?!"
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: A Talisman is a piece of paper with a symbol on it, usually meaning its use. There are different talismans in Terra, but there have been very rare sightings in Lylat as well...]
"You know how to use a talisman, right?" Lupus gruffed, "I suggest using that just in case!"
As the two leaves, Wulf smiled on the sky, "Dads are overprotective...I guess I'll be dad's little pup after all..."
After a few minutes, the two left the base. Now, as they enter an elevator and exit to the long pathway leading to the main office, the two discuss something.
"Sorry about what happened many weeks ago..." Wolf whimpered.
"Oh well," Lupus said, "I guess I got out of date for a long time. Still, I can still remember what you said to me when we FIRST met..."
"Yeah!" Wolf smiled, "I think I shouted it! I yelled 'FATHER!!!' really loud that my team mates looked at me keenly and thought of something fishy! Ha ha! I couldn't forget that too!"
Lupus then stops and asked keenly, "I know it's quite funny, but... Why did you call me father? Do I look like him?"
Wolf also stops walking. He replied from his heart, "I... Well... your name is my dad's first name, Lupus O'Donnell. You somewhat look my father. Tall, grey, handsome, muscular, humorous, but now, I guess you resemble him very much..."
"Huh?" Lupus wondered, "Why?"
Wolf sighs and looks at the sky. He replies, "You showed me that you really love your family and friends... You're like him..."
"Hmm... You know," Lupus smiled, "he's getting interesting. Tell me about him..."
Wolf nodded, "Yeah... Sure..."
FLASHBACK:::
"This occurred during the Corneria-Venom War. I was crying at my room. Everyone said that I am an enemy. I have no friends, except for Fox. He was absent at school, that's why I was vulnerable - too vulnerable. They screamed at me. They hated me. They threw stones at me. They stole my food. They tore my clothes. I ran to my house, bleeding. I wished that I were dead! Nobody likes me!"
"Then, a wolf, fare and tall, entered my room. He whimpered at me. He licked my wounds. I felt them burning, but after his tongue rolled to them, they started to calm down, as if his tongue has healing powers. He hugged me, whispered to me..."
"Wolf, my son... Don't worry... We'll fight this together. Try to hang on for a few more days..."
"Now felt life. He is my guardian. He never left me alone... Never. One day, my mother, my dad, and I went to a beach, very hidden at the large plateaus at Venom. We stayed there and enjoyed the whole day. We wished that one day, our lives will be like that... forever. After many years though, that beach becomes a battleground and is now polluted."
"I can also remember... Dad sent me to an evacuation site at Zoness. Our house was destroyed during a combat. Mother was fixing the leaks at the roof of the house and dad and I were playing when that happened. In front of my and dad's eyes, our house exploded with my mother in it. We told her to get out of the house, but she said that I forgot my teddy. It was my fault! She stayed at the house for too long because of me! I cried when I remembered it! After a while, He tucked me to a side of a building in Zoness and said..."
"Son... I told Andross that I'd quit after today's ruckus. Don't worry, because he agreed. After this, we'll go to Corneria and be a happy family..."
"I bid farewell to him. As I looked at the sky, I saw him fighting Fox's father, in the vast black sky. To my eyes, I saw his ship crashed on the ephemeral spheres of light. My heart was crushed. I will never see him again. Fox hugged me, but it wasn't enough! I will never see my dad again!"
END OF FLASHBACK:::
Wolf's eyes start to get moist. As he closes them, they fall to his cheeks. "Sorry..." Wolf added, "I always get tantalized by those words..."
Lupus places his arm to Wolf's back. As he pats him, he replied, "I guess I didn't understood you before... I apologize deeply..." He then stands up, stretches his arms, and smiles, "Come on! We don't want the council waiting for us, don't we?"
Wolf smiled, "Okay! Let me do the talking, okay?!"
"As you wish!" Lupus laughed.
The two walk to the large building. As the two enter the door for the council, Pepper is sitting at the middle of a large table with Fara fixing some papers. But then, to Lupus' surprise, a familiar feminine figure is standing in front of the senate. She's...
"HIME-CHAN?!" (Princess?!) Lupus shockingly replied, "What are you doing here?!"
"Oh hi, sweetie!" Ellen McWolf, Wulf's mother and Lupus' wife, smiled, "I thought I wanted to be early here, so I strolled by and reported the case!"
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Lupus likes to call his wife hime-chan {pronounce as: hee ' me ' chan}, or in other words, princess (or cute princess).]
Wolf is flattened to the ground. Lupus sighed with a large sweat-thingy floating on his head.
Gen. Pepper coughed, "Ahem. Well, Mrs. Ellie McWolf has already told me about the one you're about to tell to me, Mr. Lupus McWolf."
Lupus grinded, "He he he... Hime-chan, how did you get here?!"
"Loeri told me!" Ellen smiled, "Don't tell me you forgot! She came from this planet!"
"Yeah, I forgot!" Lupus grinned.
"So, what's the report, sir?" Wolf asked with a salute to the general.
"Hmm..." General Pepper keenly replied, "Well, the missing cases are actually spreading, not only in Corneria, but also in the whole Lylat! Lately, not only this George is missing, but also Bill, some businessman, and a wolf. Also, you guys have imposed that Falco's missing, am I right? Also, according to our intelligence, there is no vivid connection of the captured people. They are only male."
"That's bad!" Wolf sighed, "But I guess Falco will be okay... He's a though cookie!"
"Oh, not only that!" Fara added, "There is this new team which helps us in our crime labs! They just popped out recently, but I am sure that you already knew them!"
"WHO?" the three squeaked with wonder.
"Ha ha! NebullaWolf!" Fara glared, "Those once known Exilusian mercenaries are now helping us stop crime!"
"No way!" Lupus shouted. He knows that they are the rivals of his son's team.
"Uh... Mr. McWolf," Wolf smiled, "Don't worry! They helped StarFox and GalaxyWulf retrieve GE Fox and the other GE soldiers. There's no need for doubt here."
"No wonder..." Ellen remarked, "I heard this new group in Ellroyd (a planet in Terra) that an institution for GE Soldiers who wanted to recover has been established."
"Also," Fara continued, "Mr. Hawkin Rogers is helping us in the forensic labs!"
A SCENE IN THE LAB:::
"ACHOO!!!" Hawkin sneezed, "Someone mentioned my name! Gosh!"
"Hey! Watch out!" a scientist mumbled, "Don't spill that! Your feathers may get burned!"
"..."
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"Oh well..." Wolf sighed, "I guess it couldn't be helped..."
"Hey, Fara, right?" Ellen smiled, "Why not join us! Me, my husband, and his companion are going for a lunch in a fast food chain!"
"Oh gosh! Mrs. McWolf..." Fara replied while blushing. She then faced at Wolf, smiling, "You're pretty damn lucky today, Wolf!"
"Oh Fara!" Wolf giggled, "Stop pretending! I know you like to come with us!"
Fara smiled sweetly as he gives Wolf a "You're Dead" growl. The four headed to a fast food restaurant just beside the building.
"So, what'll it be?" Lupus asked everyone.
"Double Choco shake, fries, and a hamburger!" Fara cheered.
"Just spaghetti and fries." Wolf smiled.
"Oh sweetie! You know what I want!" Ellen grinned.
"Okay!" Lupus gruffed, "I'll be back for a while!"
As the alpha-wolf leaves, Ellen talks to Wolf.
"So, you are one of Wulf's close friends." Ellen asked.
"Uhuh! As well as Fara!" Wolf smiled. He never had a sweet conversation like this.
Back at base...
"Say, Wulf," Peppy inquisitively asked, "what's a talisman?"
"Oh this?" Wulf pointed, "It's said to be a magical material which can be used to cast magic for those non-mages. However, it can be only used once. You'll know if it has been used if you see the symbol colorless. Oh yeah, not all talismans have the same effects."
"So what does it do?" Peppy again asked.
"Simple!" Wulf answered, "It creates a special arcane shield that protects everyone beyond it from attacks. I'll use it once we got a mission!"
Peppy places his hand on his ears. "Interesting..." Peppy thought, "Maybe sometimes, I'll try to prop some people to scavenge some areas in your planet."
"HEY!" Slippy shouted, "Instead of talking about talismans, why not help us!"
"Fine! We're coming!" the two shouted.
"Too late!" Bark laughed, "The communicator's done!"
Bark's quota enthusiast everyone. They gather up on the side of the ArwingZero as Fox adjusts the communicator's bandwidth.
"Almost there..." Fox whimpered, "Dad! Please answer me!"
There is no reply. Fox tried again, but failed to do so. After the third try however, a fainting answer replies.
"F--F-OX-----T---RANS---MI---SSION---FIXING----------"
"Okay! Just hang on Fox!" Bark smiled. After he touched a side, the whole message becomes clear.
"Fox... Finally! We finally get to talk to each other again... After a long time..."
"F-FATHER!!!" Fox shouted in tears. He is crying because he finally heard his father's voice.
"Fox..."
"Dad... I miss you..."
"I miss you too..."
Then, a stunning message is about to open the hearts of everyone. James McCloud bursts out in a strange way.
"Son, I've heard that Wolf has joined to your group, right?"
"Yeah, that's true..." Peppy answered.
"Listen. Fox, I have something important to tell to both of you and Wolf. It concerns deeply about both of you. It is important"
Hmm... Wonder what's the link between Wolf and Fox... I'm not going to spoil these things! See you at chapter 5!