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 and related trademarks are legal property of Nintendo. All original characters in this story are legal property of only one person: And that's MYSELF! And they may not be used without permission.
AUTHOR'S NOTICE: Hello, ya'll! I finally updated… Wait, haven't I said this before? Oh well, by the way, well, this fic will start the end of Krazoa Legends. I'm sure many of you still have questions about our main villains, Morex, and the probable return of Andross, but oh well, what can we do? Well, just read this chapter, and I'm sure you may find your answer.
Chapter 19: The Beginning of the End
"I'm so glad you're okay, Dad, I still don't believe it…" Janus stated as his father only smiled.
"Yes, I know… By the way, have you not realized that your wound is healed?" He asked as Janus looked at his shoulder. Somehow, the cut that almost made him lose his arm was gone.
"Hey, you're right. So much for getting to your mind…" Janus said as his father Scales started to laugh out loud. Janus joined him, and eventually, nothing could stop them from laughing for a while.
After five minutes worth of laughing, they only fell to the ground, and stared at the black sky that was adorned with multi-colored clouds, and an orange sun shone on the place.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Janus started as the other nodded.
"Yeah, I don't think I've seen this sight before in my life."
"Dad, tell me, how did you become so evil?"
"Actually, that wasn't me. It was whatever had gotten to my head…"
"What happened?"
"I can't remember. I was captured by this group of freaks and then, James came to save me, but he came too late. I was dropped into this giant cauldron, and my mind went blank for a minute. Then, I was possessed by the evil of Morex, a traitor Sharpclaw I won't forget. That's all I can remember."
"Wasn't Morex…?"
"He's a shape shifter. He can change shape whenever he wishes. He cam become one of us and we may not even know about it."
"So, we can't tell who's who if he shifts shape, right?"
"Exactly. That's why we have to be careful with the guy."
"So, you'll be out for revenge, right?"
"Of course I will! What do you expect?!"
"Nothing, to be honest. Only his death, I suppose."
"You've changed. You're not naïve, like you used to be."
"Huh. It must've been all that staying here. I guess I really have changed. A lot, if you ask me."
"Wait, what's your point?"
"I'm not making any points, Dad. I'm just saying."
"You're saying, but you never said. What were you going to say?"
"Um, about that…"
"What?"
"Uhh, never mind!"
"Oh, no! You're going to talk now!"
"Like I'm going to tell you!"
"Speak up!"
"HA! Never!"
Janus quickly got up and started to run away. "Catch me if you can!"
"Get back here, you little kid!!!"
With that, a chase was in progress. Janus was gaining speed but Scales was catching up with him. Scales jumped and only made Janus fall to the ground, however…
"WHOA! Dad, look what you did! Now we're practically FALLING down a cliff, rolling, cartoon-style!"
"Be quiet and roll down!!!"
They started to roll down a cliff, each of them shouting out in a scared tone. They kept rolling down until they finally came to an abrupt stop. They soon fell down to the floor with a hard thud. They broke out in a hard laugh.
"Ha ha, I haven't had such fun in a long time, you know…"
"Is that so, Janus? I think this is the first time I'VE had fun."
"Well, now you know what fun means."
"Oh? Really?"
"Yeah, I suppose so…"
That said, they fell into a pleasant sleep, dreaming happily.
MEANWHILE, AT THE METEO SPACE STATION…
"Is it just me, or is that Hector fellow dead? Why do I have new powers?" Morex asked himself from his quarters as he gazed at his paws, glowing red.
"Heh heh heh… So, he's really dead! At last, the power I always desired is mine!!! MINE ALONE!!!" He said to himself as he started to laugh uncontrollably.
BACK AT THE RAINBOW WORLD…
"Where am I? Is this a dream?" Janus asked himself as he looked around him. Only darkness surrounded him.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him. "Who are you? What is this place?"
"Come with me… I can give you eternal happiness…"
Janus recognized the voice. "Cecilia? Cecilia, is that you?"
"Come with me… I will make you happy… Come…"
Janus was suddenly hypnotized by the voice. "She's so beautiful…"
The figure slowly materialized itself, and revealed a green vixen with a white robe, white legs, and gold boots. A green, blue and white tail followed Cecilia as she slowly started to walk towards Janus, who couldn't stop gazing at her invisible beauty.
At long last she stopped in front of him. She slowly extended her arms and she embraced him as he returned the gesture with an embrace of his own. He held her in his arms, as she belonged to him now.
"She's mine… Mine now…" He thought as she looked at him in his shiny eyes. He gazed at her beautiful, crimson eyes. He slowly moved his index finger towards her chin, and he raised her face so her eyes could meet his.
She only smiled at the sweet gesture he made. But then, she only started to get close to him. He did so as well. They closed their eyes, and soon, the outside world meant nothing. He gave her a deep kiss, and he slowly enveloped his arms on her.
Nothing could ever stop them from breaking that bond. He slowly stopped, and pulled himself away from her.
"I love you, my precious."
"I love you too, Janus."
They slowly pulled themselves from each other, and they looked at each other in their eyes.
"It's been a long time, Cecilia."
"Yes, I know. I tried to call you before, but Morex's magic didn't let me do so."
"Why were you flirting with me?"
"I was only testing you. You must always be cautious, as you could easily fall into a trap."
"Oh, you mean a mind trap?"
"Yes, I almost hypnotized you."
"Well, I was testing YOU. For a minute there, you bought the whole hypnotizing thing."
"I know and it's not funny. You fooled me."
"Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to be mad."
"I know, and I understand. By the way, I need to talk to you." She changed her look to a serious one.
"Is something wrong?" Janus asked as she nodded.
"Yes. It's not just about me, it's about Morex. We must stop him."
"Hmm… Yeah, Dad told me about him."
"Excusez moi? Did you just say, your father?"
"Yup. Guess what, I saved him!" He said as he suddenly raised her in his arms and moved her around as she laughed.
"Stop it! You know I don't like this!"
"Oh, come on! Liven up a little!"
He dropped her slowly to the ground. She smiled at him.
"So you saved him! Oh, I knew you could do it! I'm so proud of you!" She said as she ran up to him and hugged him cutely.
"Heh, I told you I could do it!" Janus said as he only posed in a funny pose. She only laughed out loud as she changed her face again.
She cleared her throat. "Excuse me, but we're supposed to be talking about something serious here!"
"Oh, sorry. Guess I got a little carried away. So, what did you want to tell me?"
"Listen, you have to come put a stop to Morex! Now he plans to destroy not just Dinosaur Planet, but also the whole Lylat System! And guess what's his newest plan?"
"Uh… Kill us?"
She chuckled. "Well, that's one part of it, but what I'm about to tell you is even worse: He wants to resurrect Andross!"
"WHAT?! Did you just say Andross?"
"Yes. Please, do this one for me. Come to Meteo. Stop him! You're our only hope!"
"We were going to do that."
"Uh… We?"
"Yeah, the Star Fox team is going there, too! We're going to stop him!"
"Oh, how wonderful! Hmmm… I got to go, so I'll be waiting for you there."
"Huh?! What do you mean?"
"I was taken captive by him too!"
"I'll save you! Hold on!"
"Thanks. I'll see you later… My love."
"Likewise." Janus walked up to her, and kissed her again, and watched her disappear in a white evanescence. "I just love dream-talking…" Then, his mind went blank.
"Jaaaaaaaaaanus... Hey, Janus!" Fox kep calling at the huge Sharpclaw, who was only mumbling to himself and moving around incoherently in his peaceful sleep.
"He's asleep. Nothing can wake them up now." Falco said sternly as Fox shot a curious glance.
"Hmm… I wonder…"
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Fox?"
"Yeah! Let's play a prank on them!"
"Sure! Ok, this is what we'll do: At the count of three, we'll scream real hard!"
"Works for me! So, who does the count?"
"I'll do it. K, at the count… THREE!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" They screamed real hard as they quickly rose from their sleep, but not to scream. They quickly grabbed both Fox and Falco by their necks, growling real hard.
"DON'T DO THAT!!! IT'S SO ANNOYING!!!" The two dinosaurs yelled at them, who only exchanged scared glances.
"Hey, Fox… Here's a memo: Do NOT play this prank on people EVER again!" Falco said and started to choke.
"Yes, yes, I agree! Now, please let us go!" Fox pleaded, as both Ivan and Janus exchanged menacing looks, grins drawn on their faces.
FIVE MINUTES LATER…
"HEY! LET US GO!!! THIS ISN'T FUNNY!!!" Falco yelled as Janus only carried him on his back, his whole body over the back, and Ivan Scales did the same, but only that he held Fox by the legs, and made him look down at all times.
"Now I know how YOU guys felt! We're sorry! Isn't that right, Falco?!" Fox asked quickly as Falco nodded.
"Y-Yes, I am! Please put us down!" Falco quickly yelled back as Ivan and Janus looked at each other. They grinned.
LATER…
"Ahh… Perfect! Don't you look adorable there?" Ivan asked as Fox and Falco nodded slowly. They weren't liking what Ivan and son had done to them: They had no shirt, they were only wearing pants and they were tied up to a tree, with a fier surrounding them.
"Yes, we do, now please, mercy…" Fox asked, while Falco only nodded.
"Huh, you know what they say: Like father…" Falco started and Fox finished, "…Like son."
"Dad, I think we've had enough fun for one day. Let's just let them go. We scared them too much." Janus asked and Ivan Scales replied. "I guess… Yeah, we'll let them go."
A short while later, after they had been released, Fox and Falco joined Ivan and Janus as they returned to their Lookout. However, once they entered…
"Ah, Fox, you're here! There's something I wanted to tell you!" James shouted as Fox and Falco nodded and approached him.
"Now, as we can see, we're done for the moment in Dinosaur Planet. Te only thing left for us to do is to go to the Meteo base…"
"And take out the bad guys." Fox completed for his father, who smiled at the initiative.
"Exactly. The moment of truth has arrived. We're leaving tomorrow, first thing in the morning. For now, we should go to sleep. Then tomorrow, we go there, and kick their butts! For now, let's just get some rest…" James replied as everyone nodded.
LATER…
Janus couldn't sleep. He couldn't help but wonder if he would live long enough to do the things he always wanted to do in his life. "Will I live? Will I… Make it? Is this how life should be lived: Live a lie, fight, and then be killed? What about those you love?" He asked himself in thought. He could only regret his own stupidity. "I'm such a wreck… How can I successfully live, if I can only show muscles? There's got to be more to life! I know it! But, why am I asking myself these things?" He kept asking and cursing himself as he only wondered. But then, it hit him. "…What about Cecilia?" He remembered. His dream. Her image. The passionate kiss that awakened the real dream within him: He wanted to stay with her. She was his friend. More than a friend: His mate.
"We belong together! But I failed her. I failed her when she fell into that scum's hands. How can I…?" Suddenly, he was lulled into a deep sleep. "Ack… Must've heard me…"
"Why do you think I failed you?" A voice asked as Janus turned and saw Cecilia. He was happy to see her yet again. Her enchanting gaze. That passionate, yet beautiful body. Her friendly approach. He couldn't ask for more.
"You fell into Morex's hands. Of course I failed you! Why else?!"
"Janus, you haven't! Stop thinking about such!"
"Why should I?! I almost got you killed!"
"But you didn't! That's what counts!"
"B-But I...!"
"Stop it! You haven't failed me! I failed YOU!"
"NO WAY! I failed you! You never failed me!"
"Of course I failed you! I was weak! You were strong!"
"NO! You are not weak! Do you want to know why?!"
"Because I'm weak!"
"NO! You're not weak! You're strong! Because… I LOVE YOU!!! NOTHING CAN EVER CHANGE THAT! WE'RE STRONG IF WE STAND TOGETHER!!!"
The words hit her almost like a tsunami hits its foes on the water. Janus walked slowly towards her and embraced her as she only closed her eyes. "If we stand together every step of the way, no one can ever consider us weak. No one…"
He pulled away and faced her. He held her gentle arms as she only left them down. She slowly opened those shiny, wonderful crimson eyes that made her special. Janus kept looking at her incredibly shiny eyes. They slowly leaned towards each other, closing their eyes very gently. Their lips crossed each other's, and she gave him the most passionate kiss she could ever give him. Again, their worlds felt so far away as they only savored each other out of deep love and affection for each other as a white light only enveloped them. Life didn't mean anything to them anymore.
They only wanted to live it to the fullest now… With no one to disturb them, no one to judge them… It was only love…