Star Fox Adventures: Krazoa Legends
By: Wolf E. Urameshi
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Chapter 16: Apology
"How long till we get there?" Wolf asked too tired as Fox and Janus simply walked quietly.
"Wolf, it's been three hours, and you won't shut up. Be quiet," Fox ordered as Janus sighed.
"But," Wolf started, but Janus took off his robe and stood in front of him.
"BE QUIET!!!" Janus yelled as Wolf flinched and retreated in cowardice.
"Janus, will you control yourself?!" Fox implored Janus, who sighed and put his lab coat back on.
"Then tell him to keep quiet!" Janus ordered as Fox turned to Wolf.
"Wolf, Janus and I say, be quiet," Fox said, but Wolf shook his head.
"Answer me this then: WHERE ARE WE?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE ARE WE?! NO, OF COURSE YOU DON'T! I COULD DO A BETTER GUIDE THAN YOU COULD!" Wolf yelled, but put both paws to his mouth. That did it. Janus and Fox simply walked up to him, with sly grins on their faces.
"So.. You want to keep quiet." Fox asked Wolf, whose heart beat fast.
"We could do that.. But the HARD, and ROUGH way."
FIVE MINUTES LATER..
"LET ME GO! I TAKE EVERYTHING BACK, BUT JUST LET ME GO!" Wolf yelled as Janus, who was with no coat, carried him on his back. Wolf was tied up all he way down to his legs.
"Shut up, you're taking away my patience.." Janus asked, but Wolf wouldn't quiet down.
"I have an idea.." Fox said as Janus stopped, and faced Fox. He dropped Wolf on the floor, who was able to stand up somehow.
Fox walked up to him, and raised a hand. "Do it and you're dead," the scared lupine threatened.
Fox hit Wolf's neck hard, and knocked him unconscious
"What did you just do?!" Janus asked as Wolf dropped to the ground, nimble.
"Put him to sleep. Now we better carry on, or else we'll be late," Fox said as Janus nodded, knelt on the ground, lifted Wolf from the ground, and carried him on his back again. They resumed their walking.
"Where are we going anyway?" Janus asked as Fox shook his head.
"Well, back to what you may call our HQ.." Fox said as Janus nodded.
"Let's just hurry then," Janus said as they strolled down the road. Suddenly, they felt the floor collapse in their feet, and they went down to a small hole. "What the?"
"WHO DID THIS?!" Fox and Janus yelled up as a gigantic figure appeared above.
"Hee hee! I told you! I told you that you couldn't get away with it! So, you're done for," Dalton announced as Fox and Janus flinched.
"We've been caught. We have no choice. We surrender," Fox said as he and Janus raised their hands, unable to do anything. Fox gave a reluctant look at Janus, and winked at him. Janus knew what it meant.
"Yup, you win, fair and square," Janus announced as Dalton laughed in his high falsetto voice. Several soldiers descended into the hole, and arrested Fox and Janus. As for Wolf, the guards had no choice but to carry him up. Then, once they were up, they were brought down to their knees, and looked at the giant turtle.
"Never did I expect Mc Cloud to actually surrender. A shame. Oh well, at least I get to see you tortured," Dalton said as they shook, awaiting their chance to make a move.
But meanwhile, Wolf, who was still tied up, slowly opened his eyes. He looked around, and this time, he really panicked.
"MRRRRRPPH! MMMMRRRRRPH!" He yelled, but no one understood what he was saying because his mouth had been tied with a cloth.
"What?!" Dalton looked, and saw Wolf, and then all the soldiers looked at Wolf, who was screaming and acting weirdly.
"NOW!" Janus ordered and Fox nodded. With that, they ran, took Wolf, and ran away from the place.
"It was a set-up! I knew there was something wrong with them! Get them!" Dalton ordered, and everyone gave chase. They got their rifles and opened fire on the escaped hostages.
"Ack! They're firing!" Janus stated as Fox made an annoyed face.
"YES, I can see that!" Fox yelled back very annoyingly.
"MMMMMMMRRRRRPPPHHH!!!" Wolf gave out a muffled yell.
"Now what?!" Fox asked himself. He quickly took out the cloth out of Wolf's mouth.
"HEY! I've been saying that we may be able to evade them if you do what I say!" Wolf said gasping for air.
"What DO we have to do?" Fox asked Wolf, angrily.
"Just do what I say!"
LATER.
"Where are they? Have you found them?" Dalton asked as two soldiers walked up to him.
"No sir, no sign of them," One of the soldiers replied.
"Well, keep looking! I'm so mad, I could.." Dalton started, but stopped, and looked suspiciously at three bushes. They were irregularly arranged to be bushes.
"Is something wrong, sir?" The other soldier asked.
"Nothing.. Keep looking," Dalton replied as they walked away. After they left, the bushes wiggled, and they were raised. Out of there came the heads of Fox, Janus, and a very happy Wolf.
"I have to say, this is the riskiest way to hide. But it's also the safest one. You know how to hide, Wolf. I'll give you that," Fox simply stated, and Wolf gave out a weasel's smile.
"That's what you get for not trusting me. But comments accepted!" Wolf said as Janus nodded.
Janus looked at himself. "Darn.. I'm such a wreck. I don't like these clothes at all," Janus said as he looked at his lab coat, ashamed.
"Why not throw it away?" Wolf asked, which made Janus think.
"Yeah, you look WAY cooler without it. I like you better without that stupid coat," Fox stated. Janus made a smile on his face.
".OK. I'm getting rid of this thing," Janus said, and threw away his coat, revealing again his musculature.
"Great, now we need to go back," Fox said hesitatingly.
"Go where?" Wolf and Janus asked at once, curious.
"You'll see later. For now, we stop their base," Fox said.
"W-What? You're insane! Do you honestly think that WE alone can stop an Army?" Wolf asked, scared.
"Let me ask you something: Why are you so scared?" Fox asked Wolf, who froze.
"I knew that would get you. Why not answer?" Janus said as he and Fox crept closer to Wolf, who flinched, and closed his eyes. He opened his mouth.
"BECAUSE THEY TORTURED ME!!!"
"They tortured you?" Janus and Fox asked, confused.
"Yeah, and I haven't gotten over it."
Janus shot a look at Fox, who nodded. "Also, they're very powerful. They can kill you easily. I've seen it-" Wolf started, but Fox interrupted him.
"You're not the Wolf I used to know."
Wolf flinched. "What?"
Fox sat down. "The Wolf I used to know wasn't scared at all. He was brave, he never gave up. When we fought against each other in places like Venom and Fortuna, he fought to his ultimate breath. Wolf.." Fox trailed off, as he didn't know what to say.
"Huh?" Wolf questioned himself. Was he being brave enough?
"Wolf.. You've changed. Now you're scared of anything. Just make your courage come back, leave behind those memories, and move on. Please." That did it. Wolf thought of everything: His past, his present, and his future. And, of course, Alma. He knew he had to face his past.
"You're right. I've got to let go of those memories, and move on. Let's go get them!" Wolf yelled, and Fox smiled.
"THE WOLF IS BACK!!!" Wolf yelled with all his breath. Suddenly, many soldiers appeared and aimed their rifles at the team.
"Nice comeback, fun-sucker," Janus said sullenly.
"Heh heh, whoops." ==============================
LATER..
Wolf slowly opened his eyes. He was in a cell, tied up to the wall.
"You awake? It's been three days. Nice way to come back, O'Donnell," Fox said as he looked at his handcuffs. He, along with Janus and Wolf, had been tied up to a wall.
"Three days? I slept that long? Oh well, anyway, sorry about before, I couldn't resist, but I'll get us out," Wolf said as he started to wiggle his wrists. Eventually, he slipped free.
"What the? How did you..?" Fox started, but Wolf had already freed him. With a toothpick.
"YOU USED A TOOTHPICK TO GET HIM OUT?" Janus asked in a high voice, but Wolf put his hands to Janus's muzzle.
"Pipe down, will you?! I'm getting YOU out!" Wolf said as he tried to free Janus, but was unable to. "Darn it! They've made those extra hard, so he doesn't get out," Wolf said as Janus took a deep breath.
"Stand back." Fox and Wolf did as they were told. Janus groaned. He gave a small moan, and eventually, he got himself out by pulling hard on his handcuffs. "OW! Remind me not to do that again," Janus said as he stroke his wrists.
"OK, it's time to get out." Wolf said, and everyone nodded.
They sneaked out into the open, but Fox gasped as he realized where were they: Walled City.
"Walled City? Why are we here?" Fox asked himself, wondering.
"Let's be quiet, and try to take down this place," Wolf announced as Fox and Janus nodded. They walked around the place, carefully evading any soldiers, until they got into the center of the campsite.
"This must be where they have the generator that keeps the place running. Let's go inside, and let's evade the guards," Wolf ordered. They started to walk when they were suddenly pulled away into a dark, big box that was taller than them.
"Who're you?!" Fox asked.
"Relax, Fox, we followed you here," A familiar voice answered as it took off its robe, and revealed itself.
"Y-You're.." Wolf gasped. "Bad time for a reunion!" Wolf thought as Falco looked suspiciously at Wolf.
"We know of you, Wolf, so calm down. We'll talk later," Falco said as Fox made a face.
"We?" Fox asked in a nervous voice.
"Yeah. You had me worried," A female voice said as it took off her robe.
"Krystal?!" Fox asked amazed, and this time Wolf made a face.
"She's.. Cerinian. I can tell," Wolf said stammering as Krystal looked at Fox.
"Fox, we've already taken out all the other bases. The only ones left are this one and Thorntail Hollow. We'll destroy this one, you should get away," Krystalwarned, but Fox put a finger to her lips.
"Are you crazy? I have to pay them back for what they did to us! And-" Fox said, but suddenly, the whole box shook.
"They know we're here?!" Falco asked, but a long sigh was heard.
"S-Sorry, that was me," Janus stated as they shook.
"What IS that thing?" Falco asked quite amazed. He suddenly leaned to Fox.
"He's got even more muscles than I do! The nerve!" Falco whispered to Fox's ear.
"Tell me about it. He's one bad powerhouse."
"Thanks for the compliments!" Janus said as Fox and Falco gasped.
"How did you know what were we talking about?" Fox asked Janus, who smiled.
".Your whispers can be heard all over the box," Janus said in a pretty high voice. Suddenly, two soldiers appeared behind them on the box entrance. "And two guards have appeared behind me, and it's my fault, so I'll have to take them out myself."
Janus suddenly pulled them inside, and delivered a strong blow to their gut. They were unconscious.
Another cloaked figure appeared behind them. "WOW!!! He's such a hunk!" Katt said as she took off her robe. Janus blushed a little. "Uh.. Thanks.. You're cute," Janus replied to Katt, who blushed as well.
"KATT!!! You were supposed to make sure no one is around!" Falco yelled in a low voice.
"It's okay. They're all gone, Red-Eyes included," Katt announced as they gasped.
"Is it clear?" Fox asked, making a decisive stance.
"Yup. But stay away from the gates. Guards are guarding the entrance. However, I fear something's wrong. If there are guards on the gates, where are the ones supposed to be guarding the inside?" That did it. Wolf looked at Fox, who knew what to do.
"We take out whatever's powering the place. We have no other option." Fox ordered, knowing there wasn't a choice.
"That's the problem: Nothing powers the place. We'll have to use an Arwing or something." Yet another cloaked figure appeared behind them and took off its robe. Wolf was speechless.
"A-Alma?!"
"Sis?!" Falco and Wolf both asked at the same time. Katt and Alma giggled.
"We'll have to burn the whole place apart. But we don't have anything that cam burn," Katt said in a worried tone.
"NO PROBLEM! MAKE WAY FOR THE FLAMETHROWER!!!"
"That was..!" Fox said. Everyone ran outside, but Janus stayed.
Fox stopped, and looked at the box. "What is it, Janus?!" Fox asked him, who was still inside.
"Uhh.. Mc Cloud, we have a problem."
"What is it?!" Fox asked very reluctantly.
"I.. I'm stuck."
"You're stuck?! Janus, try to get out of the box by breaking it." Fox ordered, and Janus gave out a sly grin.
"Goodness, I am SO stupid. Thanks for reminding me," Janus said as Fox suddenly turned back.
"Don't make much-"
Janus gave out a small groan from inside the box as he started to try and break outside with force. He made a long moan, and eventually..
"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!"Janus broke outside, arms lifted high in the air, musculature shining inn the orange sun, and the box in shambles.
"..Noise." Janus slowly walked past Fox, who stared at the box in shock. His eyes were wide open. His mouth too. "You were saying, Fox?"
"Uh.. Never mind."
They walked to the place of precedence of the yells and the sound of fire. Janus and Fox opened their eyes and mouths as they stared at the weird sight: It was none other than Bill. He was holding a flamethrower, and he was firing it at the many tents, boxes, cells, and whatever came into his sight.
"B-Bill?" Fox asked stammering.
"What is he thinking?" Janus said as Bill turned off the accursed flamethrower, and looked at Fox.
"Well, hello there! Glad you could join the party!" Bill said as Fox approached Bill, followed by Janus.
"Bill, you psycho, what were you thinking with that flamethrower?! You could've killed any of us!" Falco asked him, who grinned.
"Heh heh, that's what you call, 'intuition' and 'intelligence.' So, please don't insult me and 'Big Bess,'" Bill said with a sly grin.
"You called it Big Bess?!" Falco said in a serious tone. He kept quiet for a second, then put a hand into his mouth, and eventually, he couldn't hold it. "HA HAH!!! BIG BESS?! WHAT KIND OF NAME IS THAT?! Ha haha!!!" Falco asked as he laughed uncontrollably. Soon afterwards, everyone couldn't resist. However, Janus was a different story. Even though he considered the fact that Big Bess was nothing but a stupid name for a weapon, he knew it was hurting Bill's feelings.
He looked around for Bill, but then he gasped. He was nowhere to be found. He couldn't take it anymore. He roared, "HEY!!! ALL OF YOU!!!"
That did it. They were all silenced. "Have any of you noticed that Bill is gone?"
Everyone looked at Falco. He was shocked, and silent.
"Here's a plus: It's not just your fault. It's mainly Falco's fault. You hurt his feelings," Janus clearly stated. Krystal sighed.
"It's true. We didn't even thin about that. I feel sorry for him," she replied. Suddenly, Janus had an idea.
He started to talk in a childish tone. "I know! Why don't we make the bird look for him? That way, we can all feel safe," Janus said as he gloomed at Falco, who couldn't help but shake.
"I have a name, you know!" Falco yelled, but Janus crept closer to him, and made a terrifying face.
"What did you say.?" Janus asked as he crept even closer to Falco, so close, Falco could barely smell him.
"Uh, nothing! I didn't say anything! I'll go look for him now!" With that, Falco left running.
"You better," Janus replied as he looked at the others. "We better look around."
With that, everyone nodded, and started to look around. Meanwhile, Falco was looking around the forest, annoyed. "It's just a joke! Why are they mad at me?" Falco asked himself. He then arrived at a familiar site: Where he left Wolf and Fox all alone three days ago. He saw Bill sitting near the river, looking at face down. Falco sat at his side. Bill didn't say anything.
"Uh, hey, about before, just wanted to say I'm sorry," Falco said, but Bill didn't say anything.
"It's okay. I didn't leave because of the flamethrower,"
"You didn't?"
"No."
"Why did you leave?"
"Just to think of a couple of things. And there's something you should know."
"What is it?"
"That's not the name of it. It's actually Tiger Moon,"
"It's way cooler than Bess,"
"I agree, but I said that on purpose,"
"I don't get it. Why?"
"So I could get away for a while. I haven't had the time to be alone,"
"I can understand that. To be honest, me too,"
"You too? I thought you were gonna say that,"
"You're psychic then,"
"I'm not. Wanna head back?" "Sure."
With that, the conversation was over, and they left towards the campsite, talking along the way. When they arrived at the campsite, it was an eternal battlefield. Soldiers were all over the place, and the others were simply fighting. Bill and Falco were totally clueless about what was going on. Suddenly, Janus appeared before them, panting.
"Where were you two?! Katt was right: It was a sham! Now why don't you come help while me and my muscles have some fun with them?!" Janus asked desperate as he ran roaring and kept fighting. Bill looked at Falco, who had already left towards the battlefield whooping.
"YEEHAW! Time to take them all down!" Falco yelled as he joined the fight and started to beat up some thugs. Bill nodded and joined Falco and the others. One thing was certain in his mind: It was only the beginning for him. | |
Chapter 16: Apology
"How long till we get there?" Wolf asked too tired as Fox and Janus simply walked quietly.
"Wolf, it's been three hours, and you won't shut up. Be quiet," Fox ordered as Janus sighed.
"But," Wolf started, but Janus took off his robe and stood in front of him.
"BE QUIET!!!" Janus yelled as Wolf flinched and retreated in cowardice.
"Janus, will you control yourself?!" Fox implored Janus, who sighed and put his lab coat back on.
"Then tell him to keep quiet!" Janus ordered as Fox turned to Wolf.
"Wolf, Janus and I say, be quiet," Fox said, but Wolf shook his head.
"Answer me this then: WHERE ARE WE?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE ARE WE?! NO, OF COURSE YOU DON'T! I COULD DO A BETTER GUIDE THAN YOU COULD!" Wolf yelled, but put both paws to his mouth. That did it. Janus and Fox simply walked up to him, with sly grins on their faces.
"So.. You want to keep quiet." Fox asked Wolf, whose heart beat fast.
"We could do that.. But the HARD, and ROUGH way."
FIVE MINUTES LATER..
"LET ME GO! I TAKE EVERYTHING BACK, BUT JUST LET ME GO!" Wolf yelled as Janus, who was with no coat, carried him on his back. Wolf was tied up all he way down to his legs.
"Shut up, you're taking away my patience.." Janus asked, but Wolf wouldn't quiet down.
"I have an idea.." Fox said as Janus stopped, and faced Fox. He dropped Wolf on the floor, who was able to stand up somehow.
Fox walked up to him, and raised a hand. "Do it and you're dead," the scared lupine threatened.
Fox hit Wolf's neck hard, and knocked him unconscious
"What did you just do?!" Janus asked as Wolf dropped to the ground, nimble.
"Put him to sleep. Now we better carry on, or else we'll be late," Fox said as Janus nodded, knelt on the ground, lifted Wolf from the ground, and carried him on his back again. They resumed their walking.
"Where are we going anyway?" Janus asked as Fox shook his head.
"Well, back to what you may call our HQ.." Fox said as Janus nodded.
"Let's just hurry then," Janus said as they strolled down the road. Suddenly, they felt the floor collapse in their feet, and they went down to a small hole. "What the?"
"WHO DID THIS?!" Fox and Janus yelled up as a gigantic figure appeared above.
"Hee hee! I told you! I told you that you couldn't get away with it! So, you're done for," Dalton announced as Fox and Janus flinched.
"We've been caught. We have no choice. We surrender," Fox said as he and Janus raised their hands, unable to do anything. Fox gave a reluctant look at Janus, and winked at him. Janus knew what it meant.
"Yup, you win, fair and square," Janus announced as Dalton laughed in his high falsetto voice. Several soldiers descended into the hole, and arrested Fox and Janus. As for Wolf, the guards had no choice but to carry him up. Then, once they were up, they were brought down to their knees, and looked at the giant turtle.
"Never did I expect Mc Cloud to actually surrender. A shame. Oh well, at least I get to see you tortured," Dalton said as they shook, awaiting their chance to make a move.
But meanwhile, Wolf, who was still tied up, slowly opened his eyes. He looked around, and this time, he really panicked.
"MRRRRRPPH! MMMMRRRRRPH!" He yelled, but no one understood what he was saying because his mouth had been tied with a cloth.
"What?!" Dalton looked, and saw Wolf, and then all the soldiers looked at Wolf, who was screaming and acting weirdly.
"NOW!" Janus ordered and Fox nodded. With that, they ran, took Wolf, and ran away from the place.
"It was a set-up! I knew there was something wrong with them! Get them!" Dalton ordered, and everyone gave chase. They got their rifles and opened fire on the escaped hostages.
"Ack! They're firing!" Janus stated as Fox made an annoyed face.
"YES, I can see that!" Fox yelled back very annoyingly.
"MMMMMMMRRRRRPPPHHH!!!" Wolf gave out a muffled yell.
"Now what?!" Fox asked himself. He quickly took out the cloth out of Wolf's mouth.
"HEY! I've been saying that we may be able to evade them if you do what I say!" Wolf said gasping for air.
"What DO we have to do?" Fox asked Wolf, angrily.
"Just do what I say!"
LATER.
"Where are they? Have you found them?" Dalton asked as two soldiers walked up to him.
"No sir, no sign of them," One of the soldiers replied.
"Well, keep looking! I'm so mad, I could.." Dalton started, but stopped, and looked suspiciously at three bushes. They were irregularly arranged to be bushes.
"Is something wrong, sir?" The other soldier asked.
"Nothing.. Keep looking," Dalton replied as they walked away. After they left, the bushes wiggled, and they were raised. Out of there came the heads of Fox, Janus, and a very happy Wolf.
"I have to say, this is the riskiest way to hide. But it's also the safest one. You know how to hide, Wolf. I'll give you that," Fox simply stated, and Wolf gave out a weasel's smile.
"That's what you get for not trusting me. But comments accepted!" Wolf said as Janus nodded.
Janus looked at himself. "Darn.. I'm such a wreck. I don't like these clothes at all," Janus said as he looked at his lab coat, ashamed.
"Why not throw it away?" Wolf asked, which made Janus think.
"Yeah, you look WAY cooler without it. I like you better without that stupid coat," Fox stated. Janus made a smile on his face.
".OK. I'm getting rid of this thing," Janus said, and threw away his coat, revealing again his musculature.
"Great, now we need to go back," Fox said hesitatingly.
"Go where?" Wolf and Janus asked at once, curious.
"You'll see later. For now, we stop their base," Fox said.
"W-What? You're insane! Do you honestly think that WE alone can stop an Army?" Wolf asked, scared.
"Let me ask you something: Why are you so scared?" Fox asked Wolf, who froze.
"I knew that would get you. Why not answer?" Janus said as he and Fox crept closer to Wolf, who flinched, and closed his eyes. He opened his mouth.
"BECAUSE THEY TORTURED ME!!!"
"They tortured you?" Janus and Fox asked, confused.
"Yeah, and I haven't gotten over it."
Janus shot a look at Fox, who nodded. "Also, they're very powerful. They can kill you easily. I've seen it-" Wolf started, but Fox interrupted him.
"You're not the Wolf I used to know."
Wolf flinched. "What?"
Fox sat down. "The Wolf I used to know wasn't scared at all. He was brave, he never gave up. When we fought against each other in places like Venom and Fortuna, he fought to his ultimate breath. Wolf.." Fox trailed off, as he didn't know what to say.
"Huh?" Wolf questioned himself. Was he being brave enough?
"Wolf.. You've changed. Now you're scared of anything. Just make your courage come back, leave behind those memories, and move on. Please." That did it. Wolf thought of everything: His past, his present, and his future. And, of course, Alma. He knew he had to face his past.
"You're right. I've got to let go of those memories, and move on. Let's go get them!" Wolf yelled, and Fox smiled.
"THE WOLF IS BACK!!!" Wolf yelled with all his breath. Suddenly, many soldiers appeared and aimed their rifles at the team.
"Nice comeback, fun-sucker," Janus said sullenly.
"Heh heh, whoops." ==============================
LATER..
Wolf slowly opened his eyes. He was in a cell, tied up to the wall.
"You awake? It's been three days. Nice way to come back, O'Donnell," Fox said as he looked at his handcuffs. He, along with Janus and Wolf, had been tied up to a wall.
"Three days? I slept that long? Oh well, anyway, sorry about before, I couldn't resist, but I'll get us out," Wolf said as he started to wiggle his wrists. Eventually, he slipped free.
"What the? How did you..?" Fox started, but Wolf had already freed him. With a toothpick.
"YOU USED A TOOTHPICK TO GET HIM OUT?" Janus asked in a high voice, but Wolf put his hands to Janus's muzzle.
"Pipe down, will you?! I'm getting YOU out!" Wolf said as he tried to free Janus, but was unable to. "Darn it! They've made those extra hard, so he doesn't get out," Wolf said as Janus took a deep breath.
"Stand back." Fox and Wolf did as they were told. Janus groaned. He gave a small moan, and eventually, he got himself out by pulling hard on his handcuffs. "OW! Remind me not to do that again," Janus said as he stroke his wrists.
"OK, it's time to get out." Wolf said, and everyone nodded.
They sneaked out into the open, but Fox gasped as he realized where were they: Walled City.
"Walled City? Why are we here?" Fox asked himself, wondering.
"Let's be quiet, and try to take down this place," Wolf announced as Fox and Janus nodded. They walked around the place, carefully evading any soldiers, until they got into the center of the campsite.
"This must be where they have the generator that keeps the place running. Let's go inside, and let's evade the guards," Wolf ordered. They started to walk when they were suddenly pulled away into a dark, big box that was taller than them.
"Who're you?!" Fox asked.
"Relax, Fox, we followed you here," A familiar voice answered as it took off its robe, and revealed itself.
"Y-You're.." Wolf gasped. "Bad time for a reunion!" Wolf thought as Falco looked suspiciously at Wolf.
"We know of you, Wolf, so calm down. We'll talk later," Falco said as Fox made a face.
"We?" Fox asked in a nervous voice.
"Yeah. You had me worried," A female voice said as it took off her robe.
"Krystal?!" Fox asked amazed, and this time Wolf made a face.
"She's.. Cerinian. I can tell," Wolf said stammering as Krystal looked at Fox.
"Fox, we've already taken out all the other bases. The only ones left are this one and Thorntail Hollow. We'll destroy this one, you should get away," Krystalwarned, but Fox put a finger to her lips.
"Are you crazy? I have to pay them back for what they did to us! And-" Fox said, but suddenly, the whole box shook.
"They know we're here?!" Falco asked, but a long sigh was heard.
"S-Sorry, that was me," Janus stated as they shook.
"What IS that thing?" Falco asked quite amazed. He suddenly leaned to Fox.
"He's got even more muscles than I do! The nerve!" Falco whispered to Fox's ear.
"Tell me about it. He's one bad powerhouse."
"Thanks for the compliments!" Janus said as Fox and Falco gasped.
"How did you know what were we talking about?" Fox asked Janus, who smiled.
".Your whispers can be heard all over the box," Janus said in a pretty high voice. Suddenly, two soldiers appeared behind them on the box entrance. "And two guards have appeared behind me, and it's my fault, so I'll have to take them out myself."
Janus suddenly pulled them inside, and delivered a strong blow to their gut. They were unconscious.
Another cloaked figure appeared behind them. "WOW!!! He's such a hunk!" Katt said as she took off her robe. Janus blushed a little. "Uh.. Thanks.. You're cute," Janus replied to Katt, who blushed as well.
"KATT!!! You were supposed to make sure no one is around!" Falco yelled in a low voice.
"It's okay. They're all gone, Red-Eyes included," Katt announced as they gasped.
"Is it clear?" Fox asked, making a decisive stance.
"Yup. But stay away from the gates. Guards are guarding the entrance. However, I fear something's wrong. If there are guards on the gates, where are the ones supposed to be guarding the inside?" That did it. Wolf looked at Fox, who knew what to do.
"We take out whatever's powering the place. We have no other option." Fox ordered, knowing there wasn't a choice.
"That's the problem: Nothing powers the place. We'll have to use an Arwing or something." Yet another cloaked figure appeared behind them and took off its robe. Wolf was speechless.
"A-Alma?!"
"Sis?!" Falco and Wolf both asked at the same time. Katt and Alma giggled.
"We'll have to burn the whole place apart. But we don't have anything that cam burn," Katt said in a worried tone.
"NO PROBLEM! MAKE WAY FOR THE FLAMETHROWER!!!"
"That was..!" Fox said. Everyone ran outside, but Janus stayed.
Fox stopped, and looked at the box. "What is it, Janus?!" Fox asked him, who was still inside.
"Uhh.. Mc Cloud, we have a problem."
"What is it?!" Fox asked very reluctantly.
"I.. I'm stuck."
"You're stuck?! Janus, try to get out of the box by breaking it." Fox ordered, and Janus gave out a sly grin.
"Goodness, I am SO stupid. Thanks for reminding me," Janus said as Fox suddenly turned back.
"Don't make much-"
Janus gave out a small groan from inside the box as he started to try and break outside with force. He made a long moan, and eventually..
"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!"Janus broke outside, arms lifted high in the air, musculature shining inn the orange sun, and the box in shambles.
"..Noise." Janus slowly walked past Fox, who stared at the box in shock. His eyes were wide open. His mouth too. "You were saying, Fox?"
"Uh.. Never mind."
They walked to the place of precedence of the yells and the sound of fire. Janus and Fox opened their eyes and mouths as they stared at the weird sight: It was none other than Bill. He was holding a flamethrower, and he was firing it at the many tents, boxes, cells, and whatever came into his sight.
"B-Bill?" Fox asked stammering.
"What is he thinking?" Janus said as Bill turned off the accursed flamethrower, and looked at Fox.
"Well, hello there! Glad you could join the party!" Bill said as Fox approached Bill, followed by Janus.
"Bill, you psycho, what were you thinking with that flamethrower?! You could've killed any of us!" Falco asked him, who grinned.
"Heh heh, that's what you call, 'intuition' and 'intelligence.' So, please don't insult me and 'Big Bess,'" Bill said with a sly grin.
"You called it Big Bess?!" Falco said in a serious tone. He kept quiet for a second, then put a hand into his mouth, and eventually, he couldn't hold it. "HA HAH!!! BIG BESS?! WHAT KIND OF NAME IS THAT?! Ha haha!!!" Falco asked as he laughed uncontrollably. Soon afterwards, everyone couldn't resist. However, Janus was a different story. Even though he considered the fact that Big Bess was nothing but a stupid name for a weapon, he knew it was hurting Bill's feelings.
He looked around for Bill, but then he gasped. He was nowhere to be found. He couldn't take it anymore. He roared, "HEY!!! ALL OF YOU!!!"
That did it. They were all silenced. "Have any of you noticed that Bill is gone?"
Everyone looked at Falco. He was shocked, and silent.
"Here's a plus: It's not just your fault. It's mainly Falco's fault. You hurt his feelings," Janus clearly stated. Krystal sighed.
"It's true. We didn't even thin about that. I feel sorry for him," she replied. Suddenly, Janus had an idea.
He started to talk in a childish tone. "I know! Why don't we make the bird look for him? That way, we can all feel safe," Janus said as he gloomed at Falco, who couldn't help but shake.
"I have a name, you know!" Falco yelled, but Janus crept closer to him, and made a terrifying face.
"What did you say.?" Janus asked as he crept even closer to Falco, so close, Falco could barely smell him.
"Uh, nothing! I didn't say anything! I'll go look for him now!" With that, Falco left running.
"You better," Janus replied as he looked at the others. "We better look around."
With that, everyone nodded, and started to look around. Meanwhile, Falco was looking around the forest, annoyed. "It's just a joke! Why are they mad at me?" Falco asked himself. He then arrived at a familiar site: Where he left Wolf and Fox all alone three days ago. He saw Bill sitting near the river, looking at face down. Falco sat at his side. Bill didn't say anything.
"Uh, hey, about before, just wanted to say I'm sorry," Falco said, but Bill didn't say anything.
"It's okay. I didn't leave because of the flamethrower,"
"You didn't?"
"No."
"Why did you leave?"
"Just to think of a couple of things. And there's something you should know."
"What is it?"
"That's not the name of it. It's actually Tiger Moon,"
"It's way cooler than Bess,"
"I agree, but I said that on purpose,"
"I don't get it. Why?"
"So I could get away for a while. I haven't had the time to be alone,"
"I can understand that. To be honest, me too,"
"You too? I thought you were gonna say that,"
"You're psychic then,"
"I'm not. Wanna head back?" "Sure."
With that, the conversation was over, and they left towards the campsite, talking along the way. When they arrived at the campsite, it was an eternal battlefield. Soldiers were all over the place, and the others were simply fighting. Bill and Falco were totally clueless about what was going on. Suddenly, Janus appeared before them, panting.
"Where were you two?! Katt was right: It was a sham! Now why don't you come help while me and my muscles have some fun with them?!" Janus asked desperate as he ran roaring and kept fighting. Bill looked at Falco, who had already left towards the battlefield whooping.
"YEEHAW! Time to take them all down!" Falco yelled as he joined the fight and started to beat up some thugs. Bill nodded and joined Falco and the others. One thing was certain in his mind: It was only the beginning for him. | |