Chapter 3: Attacked!
"Hey Mark, what movie is it that we're seeing again," asked Sky as he drove into the parking lot. He, Mark, Trixy, and Haley got out of the car and headed toward the box office.
"We're seeing 'Linxer 987' It's about that submarine on Aquas that was sent in to destroy a bio weapon when they discover they have major problems on the ship, including a traitor amongst them," Mark answered.
"Too bad Orwall isn't seeing this movie with us," snickered Trixy.
"Looks like Orwall decided to go AWOL again," laughed Haley. Sky put his arm around her and she put hers around him. They bought their tickets and went inside their designated auditorium. They were walking down the aisle to find some seats up toward the front when they spotted Fox and Fara toward the back. Fox and Sky made eye contact with each other and glared at one another. Haley then dragged Sky down the aisle to meet up with the rest of their group.
"Fox, what was all that about," questioned Fara.
"I'll tell you later," he whispered. "He's the 'scum' I was talking about earlier."
"Shh, the movie's starting."
Everybody watched the movie quietly. Occasionally, either the dogs or the foxes would start making out during the movie. When the movie ended, Fox and Fara were the first ones out of the auditorium. They walked outside and sat on a bench to talk for a while. Sky came up to Fox with his gang following close behind him. He crossed his arms and sneered down at him. Fox looked up at him angrily, growling.
"Did you enjoy the movie, McCloud? Especially the scene where the hero's son was killed," he asked, teasing. "It reminded me of your father, how much of a failure he was." Fox stood up immediately, grabbed Sky by the collar of his jacket, and slammed him against the wall, growling. He glared straight into his eyes, tears starting to form in them.
"Don't you EVER talk about my father like that," roared Fox. Sky then kneed Fox in the stomach to get free. He then picked up Fox by the collar of his jacket and threw him into a nearby alley. Fox got up. He and Sky started circling each other with their fists clenched, glaring hate into each other's eyes. Fara tried to break up the fight, but Haley held her back, grinning at the two. Fox punched Sky in the cheek. Sky returned with a hard punch to Fox's stomach. Fox staggered back a little and regained his balance, wincing a little. He then punched Sky in the nose hard. Sky yelled out in pain and staggered back into Mark, holding his bleeding nose. He growled at Fox and tackled him, punching him in the face repeatedly. Haley pushed Fara down and joined up with Trixy, Sky, and Mark. Sky stood up and the four started kicking and stomping on Fox as he tried to get up. They stopped and left the unconscious Fox lying on the ground, bleeding from his nose, mouth, and forehead, bruises and cuts all over his body. Sky then looked down angrily at him.
"That's only a small taste of what'll happen to you if you mess with me again, McCloud." The four hopped into Sky's car and drove off. Fara got up and rushed over to Fox.
"Oh my God, Fox! Are you all right," she yelled in panic. "Say something!" Fara kept trying to wake him up, but nothing worked. She took off Fox's com-link and put it on her head.
Back on the Great Fox, Slippy had finally emerged from his room and was working on the computer in the den. Falco was lying down on the couch reading the latest Playbird magazine, while Peppy was in his chair reading the Cornerian Times. Jamie was sitting in front of the TV playing a video game. The little nine-year-old kit looked just like his father and brother except that he had very light brown bangs that got into his face a lot. Just then, Slippy received an incoming message.
"Slippy, is that you," cried the female voice. Peppy and Falco heard it and went over to Slippy right away.
"It's me. Peppy and Falco are here, too," the frog answered.
"What's the matter, Fara? Are you and Fox all right," Peppy asked worriedly.
"Fox got into a fight with some guy and got hurt. We need a lift back to the Great Fox," Fara replied. "He hasn't woken up yet."
"Where are you two?"
"At the new movie theater downtown."
"We'll send someone over right away. Just stay put." Peppy turned off the connection and got a worried look on his face. "Looks like those two are at it again. Slippy, get General Pepper on the line." Slippy obeyed and they got a connection with Pepper.
"Greetings, Star Fox. Is something the matter," asked the general.
"Fara just called us and said that Fox is hurt. They're at the movie theater downtown and need a ride back to the Great Fox," replied the hare. "I had a feeling something like this was going to happen tonight."
"I'll be there as soon as I can, Peppy."
Fox slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Fara, who was crying at the moment. He gently put his paw on her face and wiped away a tear in her eye. She looked down at him and smiled.
"Are you all right," she asked. "I'm fine, let's just get out of here," he replied.
"I had Slippy and the others send for someone to pick us up. Our ride should be here shortly."
"That's good." He tried to sit up, but he jolted back and yelled out in pain, wincing immensely.
"Fox, what is it!?"
"My ribs!"
"Just stay down, I see General Pepper pulling up!" With those words she stood up and walked out of the alley, signaling Pepper to come quickly. He obeyed and ran over to the two. They both knelt down by Fox. Fox looked up at Pepper and tried sitting up again. Fara gently pushed him back down, but accidentally touched his hurt ribs and he yelled out in pain again.
"This doesn't look good.Fara, call the Great Fox again and tell them to go to the hospital! I'll call up an ambulance!" Fara obeyed and called the Great Fox while the general called up an ambulance. Luckily, there was one driving down the street when they got the call. They helped Fox into the vehicle and it drove off to the hospital. Pepper and Fara then hopped into the jeep, following the ambulance.
"Sky, watch out," yelled out Haley. Sky looked ahead of him and slammed his foot on the brakes before running into a car in the intersection.
"Hey Sky," started Mark, "I have an idea. How about I drive!"
"Shut up, there's a news flash," exclaimed Sky as he turned the radio up.
"This just in, Fox McCloud, the leader of Star Fox, has just been admitted into Corneria City General Hospital for injured ribs and other minor injuries. He is expected to make a full recovery. Sources say he was in a fight with four unidentified people. We'll keep you posted as information comes up."
"Looks like you put him out of commission for a while, Sky," stated Haley. "Looks like he's not going on that mission Trixy told us about."
"How did you find that out, Trixy," questioned Mark.
"I sneaked into Pepper's office last night, hacked into the main data base on Venom, and found out about the attack. Their system is easy to hack into. They really should update their security. No wonder they keep losing to Star Fox," the cat explained. An evil grin then formed on her face. "Good job, Sky! Now they're screwed without their leader!"
"Too bad. Because Star Wolf's gonna be here in two days, and they need Fox. Oh well. I guess the strong ones finish first," laughed Sky. The others laughed with him as they drove down the street.
"Hey Mark, what movie is it that we're seeing again," asked Sky as he drove into the parking lot. He, Mark, Trixy, and Haley got out of the car and headed toward the box office.
"We're seeing 'Linxer 987' It's about that submarine on Aquas that was sent in to destroy a bio weapon when they discover they have major problems on the ship, including a traitor amongst them," Mark answered.
"Too bad Orwall isn't seeing this movie with us," snickered Trixy.
"Looks like Orwall decided to go AWOL again," laughed Haley. Sky put his arm around her and she put hers around him. They bought their tickets and went inside their designated auditorium. They were walking down the aisle to find some seats up toward the front when they spotted Fox and Fara toward the back. Fox and Sky made eye contact with each other and glared at one another. Haley then dragged Sky down the aisle to meet up with the rest of their group.
"Fox, what was all that about," questioned Fara.
"I'll tell you later," he whispered. "He's the 'scum' I was talking about earlier."
"Shh, the movie's starting."
Everybody watched the movie quietly. Occasionally, either the dogs or the foxes would start making out during the movie. When the movie ended, Fox and Fara were the first ones out of the auditorium. They walked outside and sat on a bench to talk for a while. Sky came up to Fox with his gang following close behind him. He crossed his arms and sneered down at him. Fox looked up at him angrily, growling.
"Did you enjoy the movie, McCloud? Especially the scene where the hero's son was killed," he asked, teasing. "It reminded me of your father, how much of a failure he was." Fox stood up immediately, grabbed Sky by the collar of his jacket, and slammed him against the wall, growling. He glared straight into his eyes, tears starting to form in them.
"Don't you EVER talk about my father like that," roared Fox. Sky then kneed Fox in the stomach to get free. He then picked up Fox by the collar of his jacket and threw him into a nearby alley. Fox got up. He and Sky started circling each other with their fists clenched, glaring hate into each other's eyes. Fara tried to break up the fight, but Haley held her back, grinning at the two. Fox punched Sky in the cheek. Sky returned with a hard punch to Fox's stomach. Fox staggered back a little and regained his balance, wincing a little. He then punched Sky in the nose hard. Sky yelled out in pain and staggered back into Mark, holding his bleeding nose. He growled at Fox and tackled him, punching him in the face repeatedly. Haley pushed Fara down and joined up with Trixy, Sky, and Mark. Sky stood up and the four started kicking and stomping on Fox as he tried to get up. They stopped and left the unconscious Fox lying on the ground, bleeding from his nose, mouth, and forehead, bruises and cuts all over his body. Sky then looked down angrily at him.
"That's only a small taste of what'll happen to you if you mess with me again, McCloud." The four hopped into Sky's car and drove off. Fara got up and rushed over to Fox.
"Oh my God, Fox! Are you all right," she yelled in panic. "Say something!" Fara kept trying to wake him up, but nothing worked. She took off Fox's com-link and put it on her head.
Back on the Great Fox, Slippy had finally emerged from his room and was working on the computer in the den. Falco was lying down on the couch reading the latest Playbird magazine, while Peppy was in his chair reading the Cornerian Times. Jamie was sitting in front of the TV playing a video game. The little nine-year-old kit looked just like his father and brother except that he had very light brown bangs that got into his face a lot. Just then, Slippy received an incoming message.
"Slippy, is that you," cried the female voice. Peppy and Falco heard it and went over to Slippy right away.
"It's me. Peppy and Falco are here, too," the frog answered.
"What's the matter, Fara? Are you and Fox all right," Peppy asked worriedly.
"Fox got into a fight with some guy and got hurt. We need a lift back to the Great Fox," Fara replied. "He hasn't woken up yet."
"Where are you two?"
"At the new movie theater downtown."
"We'll send someone over right away. Just stay put." Peppy turned off the connection and got a worried look on his face. "Looks like those two are at it again. Slippy, get General Pepper on the line." Slippy obeyed and they got a connection with Pepper.
"Greetings, Star Fox. Is something the matter," asked the general.
"Fara just called us and said that Fox is hurt. They're at the movie theater downtown and need a ride back to the Great Fox," replied the hare. "I had a feeling something like this was going to happen tonight."
"I'll be there as soon as I can, Peppy."
Fox slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Fara, who was crying at the moment. He gently put his paw on her face and wiped away a tear in her eye. She looked down at him and smiled.
"Are you all right," she asked. "I'm fine, let's just get out of here," he replied.
"I had Slippy and the others send for someone to pick us up. Our ride should be here shortly."
"That's good." He tried to sit up, but he jolted back and yelled out in pain, wincing immensely.
"Fox, what is it!?"
"My ribs!"
"Just stay down, I see General Pepper pulling up!" With those words she stood up and walked out of the alley, signaling Pepper to come quickly. He obeyed and ran over to the two. They both knelt down by Fox. Fox looked up at Pepper and tried sitting up again. Fara gently pushed him back down, but accidentally touched his hurt ribs and he yelled out in pain again.
"This doesn't look good.Fara, call the Great Fox again and tell them to go to the hospital! I'll call up an ambulance!" Fara obeyed and called the Great Fox while the general called up an ambulance. Luckily, there was one driving down the street when they got the call. They helped Fox into the vehicle and it drove off to the hospital. Pepper and Fara then hopped into the jeep, following the ambulance.
"Sky, watch out," yelled out Haley. Sky looked ahead of him and slammed his foot on the brakes before running into a car in the intersection.
"Hey Sky," started Mark, "I have an idea. How about I drive!"
"Shut up, there's a news flash," exclaimed Sky as he turned the radio up.
"This just in, Fox McCloud, the leader of Star Fox, has just been admitted into Corneria City General Hospital for injured ribs and other minor injuries. He is expected to make a full recovery. Sources say he was in a fight with four unidentified people. We'll keep you posted as information comes up."
"Looks like you put him out of commission for a while, Sky," stated Haley. "Looks like he's not going on that mission Trixy told us about."
"How did you find that out, Trixy," questioned Mark.
"I sneaked into Pepper's office last night, hacked into the main data base on Venom, and found out about the attack. Their system is easy to hack into. They really should update their security. No wonder they keep losing to Star Fox," the cat explained. An evil grin then formed on her face. "Good job, Sky! Now they're screwed without their leader!"
"Too bad. Because Star Wolf's gonna be here in two days, and they need Fox. Oh well. I guess the strong ones finish first," laughed Sky. The others laughed with him as they drove down the street.