Two Heroes Collide 8, The Lost McCloud
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The team is now going to face Fox's long lost father, and it seems everyone is either in tense, or they are not ready to face him yet. Also, James made a shocking omen. What did he mean when he said "You are all getting near the planet. Hope nothing gets wrong..."? Let's find out...
CHAPTER SEVEN!!! "Overture and Misdemeanor"
During the recent events, a strange large ship was actually hovering the Star Canine. They seem to received the "strange" signal James sent...
"Hmm..." a strangely familiar voice that sounds like a monster growled, "WOLF! I can trace him! Grr..."
"Coyote... Calm yourself!" a leading voice shouted as he throws a meat to Coyote, "You'll get your prey soon..."
"My... BODY! BURNING!" a spiked creature howled, "Wolf's blood... Need to be covered with... NGYA!!!"
"MY FOUR ARMS... NEED TO CRUSH HIM!!!" a dog grumbled insanely.
"I'LL STUN HIM... Eeeeeaaaa...." a striped feline jolted furiously.
"Relax..." the leading voice assured them, "You'll get the thrill on killing him later! Right now, I need something really important from someone... Don't worry, you will hunt Wolf..." He faced them and then shouted, "STAR COYOTE!"
The leading voice is Andross and those cohorts of his are none other than Star Coyote, Andross' replacement for Star Wolf! Coyote Conery, Pangolin Erion, Husky FanMer, and Tig Lessner are back! However, something is strange... Why do they sound like they are in pain. Is something wrong with them? Did Andross do something to them? It seems it will be a while before we find out...
Titania, the planet where monsters reside. Touching the land itself will cause dramatic chaos to all. Colonies where able to be established on Titania by means of creating floating spires that helped levitate the colonies. It is really strange but factual... The Star Canine landed down on the large pad of Titania, near the midst of a wide desert. As everyone left the ship, the censor detected strange waves of interference...
"What the?!" Eagle gruffed, "The strange signal is interfering my range!"
"Maybe it's broken..." Goushin commented, "Maybe Bark should fix it..."
"Nah... It's never been like that before!" Bark scrooge out, "Unless..."
"Unless that's the signal Dad is talking about!" Fox whaled out, "Eagle, can you trace the interference path?!"
"Hmm... Gimme a sec..." Eagle remarked as he presses a few buttons, "There! Come on! I locked into its source!"
Everybody didn't waste a second. They unleashed the Land Borer (StarFox's Landmaster and GalaxyWulf's Draw Borer combined. Thank you, Bark and Slippy!) and went inside it. As the Land Borer moved to the desert-like monster den, demons and monsters crawled out from its abyss. They attacked the vessel quickly.
"Whoa!" Lupus groaned after a shake, "I know this thing's tough, but I'm not sure if this is shock-proof!"
"Commencing Plasma Blaster!" Wulf shouted, "We can whack 'em out quickly!"
The ship's turret charged an orb of light. It then fired a beam of energy, blasting all of the monsters in the way. The vessel immediately moved forward, avoiding any more monster battles. (Now it sounds more like an RPG world!)
"I must do something!" Ellen whimpered.
"H-himechan!!! What are you doing?!" Lupus shouted.
Ellen opened the opening of the vessel. Ignoring everyone's yelling, she stepped her body out of the hole, facing at the approaching monsters. Wind blows fast towards her.
"Terra's cry shall be heard..." she chanted as she flashes a talisman in front of her, "Revolve the chaos around the ground... Feel the fury! Earth Quake!" A brown orb jumped from her hand and towards the ground. A sudden mass of earth shakes rumbled about. The monsters were driven away, making them flee.
She whimpered, "Hahaha! That takes care of them!" She jumped down to the vehicle, giggling. "Only a whip of my talisman can crush 'em!"
"I think Mrs. McWolf overpowered them!" Peppy smiled cheerily, "I hope they don't come back for more!"
"Nah, they won't!" she pimped.
The Land Borer locked on to James' coordinates. Wolf took a deep breath as he looks at Fox who is keenly thinking about what events will occur later. What will it be?
Inside a base in planet Artican, Terra System, a group known as "The Northern Wolves", or more commonly known as Garou's once teammates, continued what Garou had left to them. Ellie Eliot, the new team leader who bears the alias "Frost Wolf" (Garou's alias is "Blizzard Wolf"), remarkably handled the group as what Garou asked him. She now looks up to herself, remembering her father...
"Okay Frost, a few more punches and we're done!" an enthusiastic grey wolf grinned, "Show me what you've been boasting! You said you mastered Ultimate Cannon Fist, so show it to me!"
"Sigh... Maybe later, Berg... I feel kinda heavy today..." Ellie wisped as she wrinkles a towel to her face, "Let me have some fresh air, okay?" She walked out of the gym, heading towards the corridor. Anna, Garou's young sister, followed her.
[For the curious one, the team members of Northern Wolves (in their aliases) are Frost Wolf, Snow Wolf, Berg Wolf, Freeze Wolf, Avalanche Wolf (Freeze and Avalanche are twins), and Blizzard Wolf (now he is a member of Galaxy Wulf, a.k.a. Garou)]
She went to the terrace, the place where Ellie is currently whimpering. She approached her, minding her manners.
"Frost... What's the matter?" she asked while placing her palm to Ellie's shoulder.
"Snow, uh, I mean Anna... I told you before, during our private conversations, you can call me by my real name." Ellie smiled softly, "So, what is it?"
"Hehehe... Sorry, Ellie!" Anna laughed. She then looked at the Snow Trees at plucked a Snow Leaf from a nearby tree. She whined, "Oh well... Hehe, ignore me! Sigh... Ellie, what's the matter? You've been so... so weird lately..."
Ellie twirled Anna's hair and grinned, "Sigh... yeah, I've been acting weird lately..." She then holds Anna's hand as she talks to her, "Garou, I mean Blizzard... It has been two years since he left us... He gave me his place to mine, although I'm not perfectly ready for the job before..."
"But you were able to do it right!" Anna cheered, "look at what you have accomplished so far!"
"I know..." Ellie railed, "It's just that... well, when I was young, I didn't expect myself to be a leader or something... and... well... I remember my father always telling me that I will become a leader someday... and I..." She then hugged Anna tightly, crying, "I miss him... (sniff) It has been four years since he left me and... (sniff)"
"Onii-chan understands you..." Anna hugged her as well, "He knew you more than I, that's why he entrusted you the group. He sees great potential to you..."
Back at the GE Club manor at Ellroyd, Sapphire and Ruby were discussing something as they were walking the hallway...
"You know, Wolf is really not a bad person..." Ruby giggled as she blushes up, "In fact, he is so polite to women! You can see him being a gentleman and all!"
"I hope you can introduce him to me in person someday!" Sapphire smiled, "I wish I had a great friend like you... I mean, it is not that you guys are not my friends, but I mean..."
"Your looking for a boyfriend, aren't you?!" Ruby grinned statically. Sapphire smiled an waved her head, but well, she's exposed! She asked again, "Does Elea have a boyfriend too?"
"It's a good thing you asked!" Ruby laughed, "Yep, she has one! His name is Bill Grey, a pilot from Lylat System! Lemme tell you how they met..."
FLASHBACK
Inside Corneria, Elea, and I were shopping for some materials for the manor. Sei, an ice wolf friend, helped us, as well as Katt, another friend from Corneria.
When we were shopping for the silverware, Elea got off the path. She was window shopping and browsing when she suddenly bumped into someone; A tall, grey, greyhound wearing cool black shades. The stuff Elea was carrying fell down, scattering down the floor. Without hesitation, the greyhound helped her pick up and carry the stuff! Elea suddenly felt something!
The two strode away, talking to each other and doing other stuff. Our shopping day became Elea's dating day... When we finally saw her, she was actually asking the greyhound's contact phase (Contact phases are like telephone numbers) and his home address. He even gave his card to her! Starting from that day, the two were united.
Do you know the greyhound's name? His name is... Bill. Bill Grey...
END OF FLASHBACK
Then, Elea came down running something. She saw the two laughing. "HEY! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" she taunted, "I have some news here! Wanna hear it?!"
"Did it came from Mr. Grey?!" Sapphire chuckled as she covers her mouth.
"How did she...?" Elea blushed as she wonders, "RUBY!!!"
Ruby apologized while she grins, "What?! We were actually talking about love when all of a sudden we took you and Mr. Bill Grey for an example!"
"Oh boy..." Elea sighed as she smiles, "Anyway, my secret's out... Okay, listen... I finally found out who is Sapphire's close relative! It's her sister!"
Suddenly, Sapphire became silent. The taciturn fox then talked slowly, "Sister? I... I have a sister? This... is so... GREAT! But, how did you...?"
"Elea and I have been planning this out yesterday!" Ruby remarked, "Well, we wanted to surprise you, so... SURPRISE!"
Elea continued, "Okay! According to Katt's resources, your genes, which I took from a hair strand of yours, matched to a person currently living in Dinosaur Planet, a lone planet orbiting near Lylat. Katt said that Fox and she have already met her, and that her name is Krystal! She also said that you two looked slightly the same... uh, I took a small pic of you! Anyway, I grabbed a permit from Gen. Fox, saying we're clear to go to Dinosaur Planet, so let's get ready!"
Sapphire didn't know what to say. Tears started to form as she hugged the two. She cried, "Thank you... everyone..."
After she wiped her tears, she asked Elea, "Uh... So, um, can I meet Mr. Bill Grey in person?"
Elea nodded, "Sorry... Actually, I'm getting worried. I tried to contact him few days ago but no one answers. I asked Katt if he attended the squad yesterday, but she said Bill was having a continuous set of absences. Then, Gen. Pepper of Corneria declared that he is missing!"
"Cheer up!" Ruby smiled, "Maybe if we go to Dino World, we'll find him!"
"It's Dinosaur Planet!" Sapphire grinned, "Ruby's right! Let's go!"
The three took off, leaving the club for a while to a trustworthy iinchyo (chair-person).
Back at Titania, the Land Borer finally located the hot spot. The signals came from a hidden dish below the sand. Fox and the others started to dig...
"Okay guys! Stand back!" Eagle gruffed, "Tornado Break!" The large twisters blew the sand away, revealing a hidden chasm. Too bad, though... It's closed!
"Damn!" Wolf howled as he starts to stomp the sealed entry, "James! James! Open it up! We didn't come here for THIS! Are you waiting for me to call you father?! Well, too bad because I won't!"
"Wolf, stop it this instant!" Pigma firmly wailed, "We are in a deep situation now and being childish won't be helpful here!"
Wolf gruffed, "I am not acting like a stupid wolf cub! I am just adjusting myself to everyone!"
"I think Wolf has the best idea, Dengar..." Lupus suggested, "It's time for his emotions to run towards him."
"Dad..." Wulf stopped his dad, "This is Fox's father you're talking about... I think it's really not helpful if Wolf bungled around. After all, Fox and Mr. James McCloud didn't see each other for a long time..."
"Nah... I think it's all right for Wolf to brigade... I sometimes hated my father because he hated Wolf a long time ago..." Fox patted Wulf's back.
Suddenly, the chasm opened up. A pathway suddenly opened, leading towards a hidden lab of some sort.
"Should we go in?" Slippy wondered nervously.
"Yep!" Goushin answered with a smile, "That's the smart way to do!"
As everyone went inside the tunnel of the chasm, light slowly guides them in the inner depths. The chasm's entrance closed up, making it impenetrable, well, so as it seems. As they enter the largest room, it took the breath of everyone. It looked like the old Great Fox's main deck. To the corner is the recreation hall, mess hall, everything. It seems they were brought back in time. Then, a tall fox with black glasses and a green vest walked down the corridor, greeting them.
"Thank you for dropping by..." the fox introduced himself, "I am James McCloud, father of Fox and Wolf."
Fox was overwhelmed by his father's survival. "How did he?" he asked to himself. However, Wolf scoffed him. He turned back, trying to avoid his father's cite.
James took notice of Lupus. He quivered and wondered, thinking that he is Lupus O'Donnell. He approached him, asking a few questions.
"L-lupus! You're alive!" James wondered, "It was a miracle that you survived from our battle many years ago..."
Knowing that James have the wrong idea, Lupus thought of giving something that Wolf wanted. He approached James, still looking young like him, and talked back, "Yeah... But there's one problem..." He delivered a straight punch, knocking James down the ground. He quoted, "I am not Lupus O'Donnell! I am Lupus McWolf, father of your son's friend, Wulf McWolf. Fox immediately rushed in to aide his dad and Wulf held his dad's arms tightly.
"DAD!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!!!" Wulf shrugged as he tightly grasped his dad's hands.
"Wolf enjoyed it, right?!" he reassured him. Wolf just smiled and winked his right eye to Wulf's dad.
James sat on the chair, wiping the blood off his mouth. He softly answered, "I... I actually deserved more than that. I lost both of my sons because of fear..."
"Why not tell us what happened?" Fox asked as he sat beside him. It seems that James didn't want to talk about it, though.
Wolf then approached him, grabbed James' hand, and made him touch his right eye, formerly the one with the eye patch. "Do you know why my other eye is healed?" he asked, "Because I placed my past behind me! If you keep on saying that you are my father, why not do it!"
A stir of silence enveloped the room. James then concluded, "I will tell if you could just at least forgive me? Or, or... maybe... if you can just call me father... just this once..."
Wolf nodded and whispered, "Then, you'll have to begin from how you met my mother, f-father..."
James' face was enlightened. He will begin how everything happened. They didn't realize that someone was observing them... Who could that be?
Hmm... I wonder who could that be? Ehh! Wait for the next chapter!