M O M E N T O

Star Fox, its characters, names, etc. all belong to Nintendo. Galaxy Wulf, its characters, trademarks, names, etc. all belong to me.

Notice: This is a PROLOGUE of THC, meaning it happened before the events of Two Heroes Collide. I've taken the first few parts of my story from the official Star Fox manga entitled "Farewell, Beloved Falco" in the Japanese site of Nintendo. Luckily, there's an English version that you can get at [www.arwinglanding.tk]. Oh, I will temporarily stop Two Heroes Collide: Juniors if I am making this. Don't worry! I think this will only take 15 chapters!

Anyway, let's begin...




Chapter One, The Two Tides

Timeline:

(To avoid confusion, Galaxy Wulf and Star Fox met a year after Galaxy Wulf was formed as well as after the Star Fox Adventures. Oh, and Garou's age, at the present, should be 25, in this fanfic, he is 19. Oh, and please add 2 years for the rest of the GW team's present age! Sorry for the confusion! Also, SFA happened eight years after SF 64, well, according to the Nintendo manga.)

The year is set four years ago, long before Fox set a foot to Dinosaur Planet and Wulf formed the heroic Galaxy Wulf team, the time where many emotions and events stir upon.

In the cold, murky space, planets stir around, containing different life within it. There lies the beauty of the universe; the pearl of the black, blue space. Strangely, there is this small fighter - an Arwing - slowly drifting along the space. Inside is a blue avian, controlling the small vessel. Thoughts flew around him, as he tries to forgot the harsh words he said a few years ago to a special someone...

"So what you're trying to tell me is that you always want me to come every time you're in a jam?"

"That's not what it's supposed to mean, Falco... but..."

"Katt... I'm getting tired of it..."

"You're getting tired of what?"

"I'm getting tired of pretending to be your lovebird!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Katt... Please understand... I once loved you but..."

"But now..."

"I'm sorry... Katt, you're a big girl now. You must learn how to take care of yourself..."

"But..."

"Forgive me... I must leave now..."

"Falco..."

Those words keep on returning to Falco's head. They never stop reminding Falco on how hard those words are. He sniveled around his seat, looking for something that will erase those things in his mind. Never has he hurt a person's feelings, at least that is what he thought.

Then suddenly, his Arwing started to alarm him. In his console, he saw a special symbol flashing.

"ARWING FUEL CELLS CAPACITY DECREASING TO NULL. PLEASE REFILL IMMEDIATELY!"

"Oh darn..." Falco mumbled. "Now where the heck am I going to find some fuel cells outside space!"

He looked at his console. He checked his current location. To his surprise, he is now actually outside of the Lylat System!

"Ghaa!!!" he yelled. "It will take a long trip back at Corneria! I wonder where can I find the nearest place to land? Ahh... what a pain!"

Then, as he looked out from his cockpit, he saw a large white-blue planet. It looked like a large planet of winter, since the lands are colored in white, as long as you look up in space.

Falco has never come across to this planet. "Hmm... I wonder if that place is safe..." he thought. However, since he has no choice, he entered the planet, hoping that there would be inhabitants that know at least how to make fuel cells.

He accelerated towards it, zooming in to the planet. He will expect strange things to happen, for he was never ready for a new planet. Little does he realize that the planet is actually Arctican, home of Terra System's ice wolves.

Somewhere inside Arctican, two female ice wolves are silently praying to a tombstone. They are inside a cemetery garden, blanketed by snow and frost.

"Happy birthday, dad..." Ellie, one of the two female ice wolves, sweetly said to the tombstone as she places a bouquet to it. "It has been a year since you passed away... many things happened here at Arctican as well as the team. We have been doing a lot of scavenging this month, maybe because of monsters suddenly appearing here... Don't worry, Garou is a great pack leader and he won't allow those things to happen. Also, Anna is a great friend... I wish you could've seen her grow up..."

Anna Kelvin, the other ice wolf who is also Garou's younger sister who was earlier praying, replied back. "She's right, sir! I'll protect Ellie-chan from harm!"

"See... I told you, dad..." Ellie smiled. "She is a great friend! Umm... I'll leave now, okay?" She closed her eyes and answered again. "Thank you, dad..."

The two walked away, walking the soft snowy ground and feeling the warmth of the cool breeze. They never felt like this before.

Anna looked at Ellie. With a thought of her being serious, she walked towards her and cheered her. "Hey Ellie! When are you going to visit your dad again? Can I come along with you again?"

Ellie smiled back and replied, "Next week. Of course, you can come!"

The two walked happily to a snowy field. The tranquil setting allowed them to breathe freely after having hectic schedules.

However, their peacefulness didn't last long. A large centipede monster appeared, growling in front of them. It looked towards Anna, and suddenly attacked it.

Ellie quickly pushed Anna away. The two rolled out, evading the monster's attack. She then grabbed her communicator and called the pack.

"Guys! Quickly! We need your help!" she shouted. But then, the monster darted a thorn to her comm, destroying it instantly.

"Darn!" she whined. "Guess I have to fight this one myself!"

"I'm with you, Ellie-chan!" Anna shouted vigorously.

Ellie quickly rushed towards the monster's body, punching and kicking it. Anna, who mastered the telekinetic ability to control ice, summoned a wild blizzard that smashed the monster. The keep on attacking and attacking, without their knowledge that the monster has special plans for them.

Meanwhile, Falco's Arwing slowly drifted the atmosphere of Arctican. To keep the energy consumption low, he never used boost speed or his reflector. He just flied slowly.

Suddenly, he noticed that there is a monster attacking two people down below. Without hesitation, he quickly flew down.

"Ellie! Watch out!" Anna shouted as she saw an approaching attack towards her.

Ellie saw the centipede's tail with a sharp claw hurling towards her. She quickly jumped away from that attack, making the tail bury to the ground. However, she didn't realize that it drilled below her, attack her from below. It slashed her body down. Anna wasn't able to get near her.

"ELLIE-CHAN!" Anna shouted hard. She quickly rushed towards her, grabbing her away from the scene.

Falco, shocked by the event, angrily fired a charged beam. It destroyed the monster, vaporizing it to the ground.

He landed his Arwing to the snowy ground, hoping that there will be no casualties. He quickly rushed towards the two girls, silently laid on a corner.

"Please... Let me see her!" he cried out. "I have a first-aid kit here!"

The three looked at each other, not realizing who or what they are...