Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own Star Fox or any of its characters. I only own the characters that I, Jack Stryker, have created; like Kyle Wolfowitz. Star Fox is the property of Nintendo. This story is for entertainment purposes only, so don't sue me or the mafia will kill you! Okay, I'm kidding about the mafia. (Maybe)
Update: Due to policy, I had to remove the songs from this story, along with the song quotes from the beginning of each chapter.
Star Fox – In the Name of Love
By Jack Stryker
Chapter 1
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Fox held Krystal in his arms, looking deeply into her aqua blue eyes.
"You are so beautiful." he said.
Krystal smiled. Slowly, Fox brought his muzzle close to hers. Then, just as Fox was about to kiss her, Krystal suddenly grabbed him and started shaking him!
"Fox, wake up!" Falco said, shaking him.
"Wha…"
Fox sprang back awake. He was sitting at the kitchen table and had been daydreaming in the middle of breakfast.
"You feeling okay, Fox?" asked Wolf.
"Yeah." Fox said, "I'm fine."
It had been two weeks since Fox defeated Andross' brother, Bruno, and stopped him from taking over Corneria. There were three new rooms on the Great Fox. One was an infirmary for Kyle to do his job, one was a bedroom that Kyle and Wolf shared and the last room was an entertainment room; where they all gathered to watch TV, play video games, etc.
Wolf had changed since then. He was pardoned by Corneria for his efforts in saving the planet and received a Medal of Honor from General Pepper. His Wolfen fighter now had a place in the docking bay and he went through some training to improve his skills.
Kyle helped him improve his accuracy in the shooting range, Falco gave him some better flight training, and Fox trained him in hand to hand combat. Fox and Wolf had a match each day and Wolf's skills improved every time. Now, Wolf was a better fighter and a better pilot.
Lately, Fox had been daydreaming about Krystal. When he first met her on Dinosaur planet, he was smitten by her beauty. Ever since his life was saved by the ring that she gave him, Fox wanted to see her again.
"I'm starting to worry about you, Fox." said Falco.
"Yeah, this is the third time you've done that this week." said Kyle. "You sure you're okay?"
Fox sighed.
"Alright, you've got me." he said, "I've been thinking about this girl I met on Dinosaur planet. She's the one who gave me this."
Fox held up his hand, revealing the ring on his finger.
"Oh, you mean that blue vixen you told me about?" asked Kyle, "What was her name… Krystal?"
"Yes." said Fox, "I've been wanting to see her again, you know… see how she's been doing."
"I smell a crush." Falco whispered to Kyle and Wolf.
Falco and Kyle snickered, but Wolf didn't. He just put his fork down, stood up, and started to leave.
"Something wrong, Wolf?" Fox asked.
Wolf didn't respond.
"He's probably bothered by his past again." said Falco, "He'll get over it."
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Wolf sat on his bed, looking at a picture. The picture showed him and another female wolf sitting next to each other. Her name was Sarah. Wolf had met her a few days after he started working for Andross and they started to fall in love. After he tried in vain to defeat Star Fox, he never saw her again. Now, he missed her more than ever.
"Oh, Sarah," he said, "I'd give anything if I could see you again and tell you how much I really loved you."
"Someone on your mind too?" Kyle asked, pushing the door open.
"How'd you know?" Wolf asked.
"I could hear you through the door."
Feeling slightly embarrassed; Wolf showed him the picture.
"Her name's Sarah." he said, "I met her back on Venom years ago. She joined the Venom army because she heard that Cornerian soldiers killed her brother before they arrested Andross."
"So, her brother was a scientist?" Kyle asked.
"Yes. I believe he was Andross' partner at the time."
"So, what happened to Sarah?"
"I don't know. The last time I saw her was right before I challenged Fox at Andross' fortress. When I finally escaped from my ship, I didn't care that I'd been shot down or that Andross had been defeated. I just wanted to see her again. I searched the planet for weeks, maybe months, but I never found a trace of her."
Kyle put his hand on Wolf's shoulder.
"Don't worry." he said, "You'll find someone some day. Who knows, maybe you'll see her again and sweep her off her feet again."
Wolf smirked.
"Thanks." he said.
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Later that day, as Fox watched Peppy and Slippy play chess, he heard a voice in his head.
"Fox," it said.
"What the…?" Fox said, looking around.
"It's me, Krystal."
"Wha… Where…?"
"I am speaking to you telepathically through the ring."
Fox looked at the ring on his finger, which was glowing brightly. For a few seconds, he just stared. Finally, he responded.
"Krystal? he thought.
"Yes. It's me. How have you been?"
"I've been doing alright. You?"
"Fine. Have you tried the ring's teleportation power?"
"Yeah. You know, it really saved my life. Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'm glad I was able to return your favor. I guess I should've told you about the telekinesis before I left."
"Oh, that's okay."
"Anyway, I'm on Dinosaur planet now. Would you like to come visit?"
"Sure. I'll be right there. I'll uh… 'call' you when I get there."
"Okay. I'll see you later."
Fox suddenly saw Slippy's hand waving in front of him.
"Fox, you awake?" Slippy said.
"Yeah. What's up?"
"Peppy beat me… again."
"You're up, Fox." said Peppy.
"Uh… maybe later." said Fox, "I… just remembered, I have to… take care of one tiny little matter on Dinosaur planet."
As Fox left, Peppy looked at Slippy, who shrugged and said, "Your guess is as good as mine."
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Standing on Dinosaur planet brought back memories of the times Fox had saving the planet. After following Krystal's directions, he eventually found her sitting in front of a lake in the shade.
She was looking up at the sky, with her hand resting on her staff, watching the cloudrunners fly by. She wore a gold bra, a loincloth, and a pair of sandals. Her fur was blue with streaks of white on her face, chest, arms, and on the tips of her toes. Fox marveled at how beautiful she was.
Trying not to get nervous, he walked towards her. As Krystal noticed Fox, she smiled and waved at him. Fox waved back and said, "Xa kxoho. Cedw kamo, de joo." (Hi there. Long time, no see.)
"Daso ke joo 0ei kee." (Nice to see you too.) she replied. "A tatd'k bden 0ei couhdot tade cudwiuwo."
Fox turned on his translator.
"Sorry, could you repeat that last part?" he asked.
"I said, 'I didn't know you learned dino language.'"
"Only a little. I'm still not fluent in the language, but I managed to learn a few words the last time I was here."
"Okay, then. We'll just stick with English."
Fox sat down next to her.
"This is a beautiful place." he said.
"I know." Krystal said, "It has been for long time. And it still is, thanks to you."
Fox smiled. For a few minutes, they sat there talking to each other about the things that they had done since last they met. Finally, Fox decided to ask her out.
"So," he said, "would you uh, like to… do something fun… together?"
"What do you have in mind?"
"Well, there's this great carnival at Corneria City. Maybe you and I could… you know… go there and… have some fun. You could stay with us for the night."
"Sure. That sounds great. I'd love to."
