Disclaimer: Same as chapter 1.( Duh!) I hope that if ya'll that are readin' this, your likin' it.
Chapter 4
( A Demon begins his assault)
As the zombies busted into the restraunt, a waiter who was standing too close to the window, screamed in horror.
"AH! Help!" He cried. It was to late. The zombies sprang upon him and began to try to eat him.
"Get off!" He cried as he tried to beat 3 zombies off him.
Fox, Krystal, and Carmelita each shot one of the 3 zombies in the head, blowing them off the waiter. The waiter quickly got up and ran to join them on the other wall of the restraunt.
"You alright, Bob?" Bill asked as he dropped his fake Italian accent and regained his true Californian surfer accent.
"Yeah, but look at this bite mark." Bob said as he showed bill a spot on his arm where a zombie had took a big chunk of flesh off him.
"Later boys!" Krystal commanded, irritated at their talk.
The 3 zombies that our heros had shot, now missing their heads, did something no ordinary zombie would do.
Where their head had been, a cloud of black magic swirled for a second, then the shattered pieces of the head flew back to the body, perfectly reforming the head.
The rest of the zombies slowly stalked forward.
"Are they... supposed to regenerate?" Sly asked nervously as he wacked one that had crept too close across the room. It stood back up and came at the small crowd again.
" Uh-oh." Carmelita mumbled.
" They can't be killed!" Katt shouted.
"WHAT?" Falco screeched.
" I got a good idea." Murray said as he deflated to his normal fatness out of fear.
" What? I'll do anything!" Fox cried.
" RUN!" Murray screamed at the top of his lungs.
" Great idea!" Bentley said as he started for the back door of the restraunt.
"Bob, come on!" Bill cried. He saw Bob standing there. Only he looked very pale. He looked at Bill and growled. He had turned into another zombie. He began to approach Bill, but Bill executed a samurai kick and knocked him into 2 other zombies, toppling them to the floor.
"Bill, we have to go, NOW!" Fox said tugging on his arm.
" Sorry Bob, but it was for your own good." Bill said as he followed everyone else out the back door loading dock. Bob only looked hungrily at him. Bill shuddered.
"Guys, we've got to get to the capital and warn General Pepper." Fox commanded.
" Won't be nessacary." Sly said solemnly.
"Why?" Fox asked with a concerned look on his face.
"I just heard over those loudspeakers that an army of zombies had invaded the city." Sly replied as he pointed to a pair of loudspeaker on a nearby streetlight.
" Precisely why we need to hurry up and warn the General and leave." Bentley squealed.
" You moron! Sly just said it wasn't necessary." Carmelita shouted angrily.
"Still, were gonna do it anyway." Krystal said bravely.
" Falco, You, Katt, and Bill take Murray and Bentley to the Great Fox. We'll be there shortly." Krystal commanded.
Falco, Katt, and Bill all produced .357 magnums, a rare find on Corneria since the invention of the laser pistol.
" Got it." Katt replied.
"C'mon you two, this way!" Falco commanded the turtle and hippo.
" C'mon, It's only a little way's up here!" Fox said pointing down the street in front of them.
The group ran down the street as an army of zombies crept into view behind them. Luckily, the zombies could barley walk, much less run, and our heros had an easy time beating them to the capital.
As they approached the steps to the huge marble building, an ear shattering roar ripped through the air, causing all nearby building to tremble.
" W-what was t-t-that?" asked Carmelita as she clung fearfully to Sly, who was also clinging fear fully to her.
" Guys....." Fox said as he pointed at the roof, fear fully visible in his eyes, his mouth was open, trying to say something. There wasn't any need. They all looked up and saw it. It was dark, so they only saw an outline, but they saw the figure of a human man, with a huge sword in one hand, spread two huge wings, and fly overhead. He flew a long ways down the road without noticing them, (Luckily), and shot black flames out of his sword at the nearest buildings. This set over 20 buildings aflame, and more soon caught.
" What was that?" asked Sly fearfully.
" I hope I never find out." Carmelita replied as she squeezed him tighter not only out of fear, but for some other reason she couldn't explain just yet.
" You won't have to." An old man's voice came. General Pepper appeared on the top of the capital's steps.
" Fox, you and your friends leave. Go see if you can find someone who knows what's going on here." Pepper commanded forcefully.
" But you can't fight theses things." Fox replied. " They can't be killed."
" The army will fight in your place. If we can't kill 'em, we'll find a way to stop 'em. Trust me." Pepper replied sternly.
" General...." Krystal started, she looked at the General's stern face. She decided not to argue. " Alright General. We'll go, on one condition." She stated.
" What?" Pepper inquired.
" That when we get back, you still be alive." She said.
Pepper cracked a smile.
" I promise." He replied.
" Okay then, let's roll!" Fox commended excitedly, as he loved a good adventure.
" Good luck, my boy!" Pepper yelled as he waved goodbye.
" Don't call me boy!" Fox snapped angrily.
" Sorry." The General replied with a laugh.
Zombies soon began to approach the capital. The foursome departed for the Great Fox, at the docking bay, which wasn't very far at all. Only about a five minute run.
As the group left, soldiers began to pour into the city by the hundreds. The group passed about 30 on their five minute run. Even though the army was there, the city was panic stricken. Cars were every where, people were running from the fire and zombies, pushing and shoving each other, small children were crying for their parents, who luckily, found most of their children.
" This is worse than that stupid game resident evil!" Krystal said between tears. She had always hated to she people, especially children suffer. This reminded her of the destruction of her home planet when she was 2.
" Krystal, it's okay." Fox comforted her. " We'll win. We'll win. Corneria won't fall."
" I hope not. It's Lylat's chief planet." She replied.
" Less talking, more running!" Sly hollered, since he was a good 20 yards ahead of them.
" C'mon, we've got to hurry!" Carmelita said.
As they approached the docking bay, Falco, Katt, and Bill met them. Bentley and Murray soon ran down the gangplank that led into the Great Fox.
" Hey, you made it, Sly!" Bentley cheered.
Falco started to say something, but say the same winged figure that Fox and the others saw. The man once again did the flame-sword spell, casting another 10 buildings ablaze.
" What the hell.." Katt Began.
" Who cares?" Bill began. "I'm sure we'll find out some how."
Everyone boarded the Great Fox, except Sly, who took a look at the winged man. He shuddered at the thought that he might see him, so he quickly followed the others aboard. Once inside, Peppy and Slippy, two more Star Fox team members and Great Fox pilots, got the huge ship off the ground.
Meanwhile, the winged figure landed on the city square in front of the capital building. Pepper and a large group of soldiers were fighting some zombies and happened to be holding their ground, when they noticed his outline in the shadows. He snapped his figures, and all the zombies in the city toppled over in a heap.
" Who are you?" Asked the General Fearfully.
" The future ruler of Lylat." The man drawled.
" We'll see about that! Open Fire!" Pepper commanded. The 100 soldiers that were with him , opened fire, pouring laser's in his direction. The man just stood there. He looked like he was a goner. Every one of the laser's cut through him completely, leaving over hundreds of holes in him. The man merely laughed and grunted as he healed himself completely until not a scratch could be seen.
" H-how..." asked General Pepper with astonishment.
" That's... impossible" Growled a soldier.
The man jumped up into the air until he couldn't be seen. He came back down quickly, with his sword held above his head, and hit the ground with his sword, creating an explosion of dark magic. When the black clouds cleared, a huge crater was all that remained of the square. Every one there, except General Pepper, had been completely vaporized, as their skeletons were lying in pieces all around.
The man slowly floated up out of the crater, looked at the general, and laughed. The man then, in a cloud of dark energy, disappeared.
He reappeared on a small hill on the outskirts of the city.
" The city is ours!" Cheered Scales.
" Yay! WE win for once!" Cheered everybody else.
" SILENCE!!" Commanded the dark man.
Everyone bit their lips and shut up. Who ever he was, he was pure evil, and they weren't about to get in HIS bad side.
" Everyone, go back to your planets and gather an army. I'll meet you here tomorrow." He commanded.
" At once, Our lord!" Everyone said at once. They then ran into each other, and then ran of to their spaceships to return to their planets and bring their army's and henchmen to Corneria.
After they left, a wolf about Fox's size approach th dark lord.
" Your orders, my master?" He inquired.
" Destroy the Great Fox. Fail and if you returned to me, the only thing you will pray for is a faster, less painful death." He commended forcefully.
"(gulp) Yes, sire!" The wolf then left to his awaiting teammates and gave them the orders he had received. They then blasted off after the Great Fox.
" Heh, heh. Soon, very soon." The man said to himself as he disappeared in a cloud of dark smoke to go and kill more soldiers.
A demon, a legend, and a tyrant, had begun his assault.