Star Fox Adventures: Krazoa Legends
By: Wolf E. Urameshi
Emails: brooklyn2040@yahoo.com, wolf_urameshi@hotmail.com, wolf_urameshi@myway.com
DISCLAIMER: All Star Fox characters are mine. No one can use them. …LOL, I was just kidding! They belong to Nintendo!
NOTICE FROM THE AUTHOR: I have an important notice: I'm not getting any reviews, so either review my fic, or I won't continue. If anyone has been offended by my words, I humbly apologize. As for the fic, it'll reveal most of the things many readers have yet to don't get reviews, then why should I update my fic? Sorry to be so hard, but I'm just making something clear.
Chapter 18: The Growing Threat
PRESENT TIME
"I'll never forget Doctor Windstorm. He was so kind to me. Hmm… It's been six years," Janus slowly stated sternly as everyone looked at him unwittingly.
"Gosh, I'm so sorry. By the way, what became of the Professor?" Bill asked his Sharpclaw friend. He only shook his head.
"I don't know… I haven't heard of him since. If only I knew of him…" He said as he lowered his head. But once he looked up, he gasped. Bill was gone. "What?"
Bill had set up a small antenna dish and a small computer. He seemed to be looking for something. "Let's see… Doctor Windstorm… Windstorm… Hey, I got it!"
"What?! What did you get?!" Janus asked confused as everyone sat near Bill.
"Guess what?! He's still alive! He's being held in this space station in Meteo! Rescues have been attempted, but no one has escaped alive!" Bill explained as Janus looked closely to the station. "And what's best, that MAY be just one of the main operation bases of the Fraternity!"
"HOLD IT!" Peppy's voice rang as his head popped out of Fox's communicator. "We've already taken out ALL of their bases!"
"So that means…" Krystal started.
"That such a base…" Falco continued.
"…Is their main base." Fox finished as everyone had a serious look on their face. That was their last target: The base of Meteo.
"We better tell Dad…"
They returned to their mystery cave, right where James and Tricky were expecting them. Fox decided to tell them everything: About Janus, the bases, and everything that happened to them during their journey. Also, Janus and James talked about the Professor, and planned on their next journey.
"Well then, we have to go. We must stop them!" James announced as everyone nodded.
"Right. But, how do we get there? If no one has been able to enter, then…" Janus started, but then, he started to think…
"What?" Fox asked him.
"I have an idea."
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MEANWHILE, IN METEO…
"Sir, it seems they're planning to get here!"
"WHAT?!" Morex asked from his seat at the Space Station as a technician nodded.
"Somehow, they know of our location! They want to get here!"
"We won't let them!" Morex said as he turned and started to walk down into the prisons of the place. He walked towards a particular cell, where a bald-headed mole and a black fox with a white body and a force shirt were sitting. The evil villain looked at the mole.
"Hello, Professor Windstorm. How are you doing in that pitiful hole?" Morex said with an evil chuckle.
"Better than with Scales! Now go away!" The Professor replied with an annoyed look.
"And you, Okamichan?" Morex asked the fox as he only looked at him with dark-blue eyes.
"Just get me out… And my real name is Hector," He hissed as Morex only smiled and left the cell.
"It's only the beginning for them…"
"Not now! Something's up at the village!" James suddenly yelled alarmed as everyone turned.
"Which one?!" Falco asked as James looked back at him, a worried look drawn on his face.
"Thorntail Hollow! You MUST go! It's SCALES!!!"
That did it. Everyone suddenly quieted down.
"Not my father…" Janus whimpered worriedly.
"It is! You MUST go find him!" James ordered quickly. However, Fox knew once James said that, something was wrong. WAY too wrong.
"…Dad, why are you so tense?" Fox asked his tense father, who couldn't simply do anything. This time, James was caught.
"I… I don't know!"
"I know you, Dad! I've known you long enough to tell when something's wrong with you! Now, please tell me, what is it?!" Fox asked very desperately. James looked down to the floor, then raised his face.
"I'm angry at the world."
"What?" Falco asked hesitantly as James walked around. "The world's only become even worse. You can't trust anyone anymore, people are tortured everyday… I don't want to feel useless. I want to be useful for the world. Just… One last time before I go."
Fox became quiet. He knew what James meant. Fox felt it too. "I feel the same way as you do, Dad. But that doesn't mean it's useless." Fox replied very sternly as James only sighed.
"I know, I know, but I don't want it to go to ruin. What about Andross? I killed him. You killed him. Twice. And yet, he somehow manages to live somehow. I don't want him to come back anymore. Ever." James finished as everyone nodded.
"You're right. But for now, let's just concentrate on getting Scales, alright? Let's go, team!" Fox announced as everyone nodded and followed him. James only sat on the ground, wondering what could he do.
"Where is he?! WHERE IS MC CLOUD?!" A green Sharpclaw, very tall with a ripped red cloth and covered in blood on his face was relentlessly attacking the village. Once Fox and the others arrived, all they saw was a village in ruins: Thorntails running desperately as a Red-Eye and Scales only attacked everywhere.
"What IS going on?!" Fox asked when Scales heard, and looked at him.
"I found you at last! Now, prepare to die!" He said as he started to run for Fox when a figure stood in his way. "YOU! That's impossible! You were killed!" Scales reluctantly yelled as Janus unsheathed his crimson spear.
"Long time no see, Dad. So, how's everything?"
"Never been better, now out of my way!"
"Sorry, but I can't do that."
"GET OUT!"
"No. He's mine."
"Huh?! What do you mean, yours?!" Fox asked very desperately. Janus only turned to him and winked, but what did it mean? "I get it! A bluff!" Fox thought as Janus turned.
"No, he's MINE!"
"You want him? Come and get him. I'll save you Dad! I know you're still a good guy, and that there's still some good inside you!"
Scales was deaf ears at those words. He only unsheathed his blade, and ran for his own son. He raised his sword overhead, and immediately moved it down in a quick move. Everyone closed their eyes. "I won't attack my father. Never."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
They opened them in horror as apparently, Scales had hit Janus in a shoulder, almost cutting it off . The blade had found its way almost more than halfway through the shoulder, and blood was coming out of the wound like a red river, but still Janus refused to surrender. His eyes twitched quickly as Scales raised the blade again.
Krystal screamed with tears drawn in her shiny eyes and hid her face on Fox. "NO! Please, make it stop! STOP!!!" She broke in tears and Fox embraced her while looking at Janus. However, he didn't plan on doing anything.
"If there's anyone who can stop him, it's Janus. I can no longer do anything." He thought as Krystal looked at the two, sobbing.
"FOX!!! Won't you do something about this?!" Falco asked as Fox shook his head slowly.
"No. This time, we can't do anything, but Janus can."
Scales looked down at his own son, who only released a small grin from his muzzle. Scales' eyes widened as Janus slowly pulled the blade that had been etched in his shoulder away from him. He slowly stood up, and stared at Scales with a menacing look in his eyes.
"You can't do anything to me. You know why? That's because of your evil," Janus started, but Scales only interrupted.
"SILENCE! You can't stop me!" Scales yelled, but Janus only laughed.
"I think you're not evil. I know you HAVE to be good! I heard what happened to you years ago!"
"WHAT?!"
"I KNOW OF YOUR PAST BEFORE YOU WERE PUT IN THAT CAULDRON AS A DIPLOMAT BY MOREX AND YOU BECAME EVIL!! FATHER, PLEASE!!! PLEASE, REMEMBER!!! PLEASE!!!"
Suddenly, Scales' eyes changed color. From a dark-red to a pale blue. "I… I remember…"
"Yes! Dad, please try and remember! Remember who you were! Remember that kind little boy you used to be! Remember! Please!"
"Ugh!" Scales quickly raised his hands and covered his face, but then his left eye was blue, and the other one was red. "S-Something's inside my head!"
"That's it! If we can get to his head, we can save him!" A voice rang from behind everyone as they looked. It was none other than James, accompanied by Tricky. "We must get inside! Janus, I know how!"
"Help me! Help me save him!" Janus asked as James sent a blue wave of light at Janus, whose eyes were blank and collapsed.
"Dad, what happened to him?!" Fox asked as he ran for Janus.
"STOP! Don't touch him!" James ordered as Fox came to a halt. "He's inside Scales' mind. We mustn't touch him while inside. It's too risky," James said as he lowered his head.
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MEANWHILE, IN SCALES' MIND…
He slowly opened his eyes, only to see himself amidst darkness. "Where… Am I? This can't be a dream. Can't… See anything… What is this place?" Janus asked himself as he slowly got up.
"This is my mind. Son, you are in the darkest corners of my mind…" A childish voice said as Janus looked around.
"F-Father? Where are you? I can barely hear you… So cold…" Janus replied as he shivered.
The childish voice spoke again, "Son, please forgive me. Forgive me for everything I have ever done to you, from ever mistreating you to even abusing of you. I know I have caused you a lot of pain, but I never meant to. I was so crazy, with whatever was inside my insane head getting to me, until I could fight no more. But I never meant harm. Please…"
Janus was able to understand. "Ï know. James filled me in. Now I understand. I'm here to save you…"
"You mustn't! Evil is everywhere! You are in grave danger!"
Janus slowly got up, and started to walk, staggering from his own weakness. "S-Stay back!"
"No."
"Don't come any closer! He'll get YOU! I don't want that to happen!"
"It won't. And I'll save you. I don't care what you say- that's spirit's getting out!"
"NO! Please, I'm begging you!"
"I'm not a kid anymore. You can't tell me what to do. The only one who can do that is myself- And I say I will save you! I PROMISE YOU THAT!!!"
Janus started to run in whatever direction he was facing. He was determined to save Scales. It wasn't over. He tumbled a couple of times, but he managed to get up, and ran again. He kept running nonstop, until a blue light hit him. Janus covered his eyes, and slowly opened them as he saw a small temple amidst the darkness. Now he could see clearly. He walked towards the temple, a determined look in his face.
He entered, and he only saw a small room. He walked to its center, and only looked around when a shadowy figure appeared. It was all black, and approached Janus. "That's not my father! It's the evil!"
The shadowy figure raised a black sword, and swung it down. Janus, however, held the sword as it fell down on him. He was grasping it with his closed fist focusing on the blade of the sword. But to his surprise, blood started to drip down the dark sword. A crying river flowed out of the wound and into the floor.
"I… I'm not… I'm not falling for it this time!" He yelled as he only started to try and bend the sword. The figure gasped in a deep voice and tried to release itself from Janus' grip, but he only strengthened the grip.
"LET HIM GO!!!" Janus suddenly broke the sword from the piece he was holding, blood and shattered pieces flying all over the place. In a swift move, he quickly grabbed the missing piece of the sword, the one with the handle, and he delivered a finishing blow on the figure's neck. The figure screamed out in pain, and started to shine with a blue light, and it started to grow in size.
"Ack! It's going to explode!" Janus said as he jumped to the ground and covered himself with his hands. And then, an explosion was heard, and a gold light emanated in the room. He slowly opened his eyes but covered them again, for the light was too shiny.
"Son, thank you."
"Huh?" Janus asked himself as he slowly opened his eyes and looked at what seemed to be a younger version of his father.
"I'm finally free again. And it's all thanks to you."
"That means… I did it…"
"You did, kid. I'm proud of you."
A silver tear filed Janus' left eye. "You… You are, Dad?"
"Yes." Then, Janus smiled as a light filled the room.
"…Thanks, Dad."
Then… His mind went blank.
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He slowly opened his eyes. He looked around. Janus guessed where he was standing: The Lookout. He looked at his hand. It was perfectly normal. But he knew that, deep in his soul, the wound was healing. He only closed his eyes and tried to drift himself off to sleep, trying to forget everything. All he did in his father's corrupted mind.
"Hmm… You're awake. Goodness, it's been… Ah, yes. Three days. We haven't done quite a lot since then," A familiar voice said as Janus' eyes opened and widened in shock. He looked at his side, and now he clearly saw a little mole in a lab coat.
"Y-You're…"
"Surprise! Windstorm!"
"REALLY?! Professor!!!" Janus quickly got off the bed, and quickly lifted the doc in the air, laughing and smiling happily after a long time.
"Well, of course dummy! Who else did you think I was?! I'm glad you're all right. Now as for you, how are you feeling?"
"Great! Even better than before! Thanks to you!"
"Actually, it wasn't just me! Yes, that Skippy fellow helped a lot!"
"Um… Professor? It's SLIPPY."
"Oh yes, that's true! Goodness, I certainly don't feel all that well…"
"Are you all right?"
"Yes, I'm fine, just tired from my journey."
"Your journey? Where did you go?"
"I went nowhere. I escaped from that base in Meteo."
"WHAT?! The base!? Are you joking?!"
"No, I'm not. In fact, I'm going to tell you about my escape… And something that happened."
"What happened, Professor?"
"Tell me… Does the name 'Okamichan' ring a bell?"
"I heard of him, he took some evil power, I heard from Krystal once."
"I'll tell you now…"
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METEO BASE, THREE DAYS AGO…
"I have to get out! He needs me!" The professor shouted in his cell as a blue wolf only chuckled.
"It won't work. I tried, but the fool won't let us out." Okamichan only grinned and drifted off to sleep.
"I HAVE TO! He's a pupil of mine! I HAVE to save him!"
"Not a chance. He won't let us out. By the way, please, call me Hector. I don't like being called Okamichan."
"OK, Hector, but please help me get out!"
"I thought you'd never ask."
'He helped me get out. I got into a small ship with which I was able to escape. But… He was killed. As I was making my great escape, his ship exploded. Then, a light emanated from the head, and flew into the space station. I believe Morex, their leader, got those powers. We have to stop him before anything else happens.'
PRESENT
"I know where the station is. But everyone has to go there. And I mean, everyone."
"Including Dad? By the way, is he all right?"
"Yes, but he's in a comma. According to my calculations, he should be awake anytime now."
"T-That means…" Janus started to run out of the room, tears filling his eyes. "I did it! I saved him!" He thought as he quickly made it to the small Lobby with the big mural on the floor. He stopped, catching his breath. He was wondering where did he have to run in order to find him. "He's outside. Go." A voice said from behind as Janus quickly turned.
"Fox!"
"Go see him, I'm sure he's waiting for you."
Janus nodded, and ran off outside. "Thanks, Fox!"
He ran outside to the big, colorful world that was awaiting him. He quickly ran to the floor, and looked around.
"I'm here."
Janus turned, and only saw the General Scales. The new General Scales.
"Father!!!"
He had the impulse. He ran up to him and hugged him, crying in happiness. There, Scales returned the hug with a smile and a tear. And there, nothing could ever break them apart. Nothing.
"DAD! You're really okay! I don't believe it!! Man, I finally meet the real you!" Janus cried out in tears as Scales joined him with the happiness h could feel after a long time…
"Yes… Me too." He replied as Fox crept up from behind, followed closely by Krystal.
"Glad you two are finally reunited… By the way, Scales-"
"Please. Don't call me that anymore. Please… Call me by my real name, Ivan." Scales interrupted as Krystal widened her eyes in shock.
"Y-Your name is… Ivan?" She asked as Janus replied with a nod.
"Yup. I never really wanted to reveal it until I saved him. At least he's all right… Thanks to me."
Meteo Space Station
"WHERE IS HE?! Find him!!!" Morex yelled from his seat as many computer technicians were searching all over the Lylat System for none other than Professor Windstorm.
"Sir, we have a lock on him! He's in Dinosaur Planet at an undetermined location!" One of them said, as Morex flew across the room and approached the computer.
"Find that place, now!" Morex yelled back as another technician lowered his head.
"Sir, we found him! He's… He's in the Rainbow World!"
"WHAT?! Rainbow World?! That's impossible, no one has ever been able to get to that place! Only spirits have access there!" Morex replied as he clenched his fist and brought it down to a table with force.
"Sir, this is an astounding discovery! James Mc Cloud took them there!" The other technician yelled. Morex gasped.
"So, the spirit of James hasn't been put to rest. Well, let's get him to sleep, shall we? Send our troops there! NOW!!!"
Morex turned, and faced at the giant window that showed him all of space.
"It's just the beginning, Mc Cloud. Just the beginning…"
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: I really liked this chapter. Well, this one and the last three. I hope you liked this chapter, it's simply one of the best ones in the entire thing. Plus, through this fic, I want to congratulate Rick Ons, Foxmerc, Wolfox Okamichan, Arlando, Jack Stryker, and many other authors whose names I can't remember for writing excellent Star Fox fics, as well as others. The fic's finally starting to come to an end, but it's not over yet. The real battle's just starting… For Fox and Janus, who's practically a main character now. Also, about Bill, well, he won't be in the fic anymore, at least for the moment. During the fight at the camp in a past chapter, he was wounded pretty bad, so Slippy took him to the Great Fox for recovery.
One more thing: Bill will make an appearance in one of the last chapters; so don't forget him, okay? Also, next time, Janus will meet a special someone… Who could that be? Let us find out in the next chapter!