Chapter 6
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Sarah called General Pepper on her PDA.
"I've found out what was going on at Venom." she said, "One of the members of Star Wolf is alive and building a new Star Wolf team."
"Is Wolf O'Donnell with them?" the General asked.
"Negative. They kidnapped him and tortured him. They were also going to kill him, until I rescued him."
"Good work. Get back to base and I'll tell Star Fox."
"Yes, Sir."
After landing at the military base, Sarah helped Wolf out of her ship. With his arm around her shoulder, she took him to the Wolfen III and helped him inside. Then, she handed him his clothes and blaster.
"Are you sure you don't want me to call a medic?" she asked.
"Oh, don't worry." Wolf said, "We've got one on the Great Fox."
"Okay. Well, be careful. I hope to see you again some time."
"You too."
Wolf and Sarah kissed each other again. What Wolf didn't notice was Sarah pulling out a card and slipping it into his jacket pocket. Wolf then closed the cockpit and they both waved to each other as he took off.
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"Sir, we are receiving a transmission from General Pepper," ROB said, "I'm putting it on screen."
Fox sat down in his chair, popping open a can ofsoda as General Pepper's face appeared on the screen.
"Fox, I've got some good news and some bad news." he said.
"What's the bad news?" Fox asked, taking a sip.
"There is a new Star Wolf team coming to attack Corneria."
Fox's eyes opened wide and he spit out the soda.
"What!"
"I'm afraid it's true. One of my spies went to Venom and found out about it. She's one of the best and she doesn't lie."
'I can't believe this!' Fox thought, 'How can Wolf betray us like this!'
"Now, the good news," the General continued, "is that my spy also rescued Wolf, who was captured by them."
"You mean Wolf isn't with them?"
"Nope. According to my spy, he was tortured and about to be executed until she rescued him. She says that he's on his way back to the Great Fox."
Fox was relieved.
"I hope he's still fighting fit, because you'll need as many pilots as you can find. Unfortunately, Bill Grey and Katt Monroe are taking care of a situation on Katina so they won't be able to help."
"I'll see what we can do." Fox said.
"Good. Call me back when Wolf comes back and we'll discuss the situation and your reward."
The transmission ended.
"I've really got to stop jumping to conclusions." Fox said to himself.
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Slippy began wiping the oil off his hands after hours of repairing each of the arwings. They had sold the Blue Marine and Land Master tank after defeating Andross, but they kept the extra arwings for backup. Just as Slippy started putting his tools away, he noticed the Wolfen III coming in for a landing. Slippy ran up to the Wolfen, as Wolf slowly opened the cockpit.
"Hi, Wolf." he said, "Did the tracer work?"
Wolf didn't respond. He just climbed out of the Wolfen, still weak from torture. Slippy stared at him.
"Are you okay?"
Wolf's paws barely touched the floor before he collapsed.
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"Is he alright?" Slippy asked.
"He's been hurt pretty badly from the torture," said Kyle, "but he'll be okay. He just needs to rest."
Wolf was asleep in one of the medical beds next to Krystal's. She was also asleep, only because she felt tired.
"Well, I'm glad he made it back with all his fingers and toes." Fox said, "Anyway, the General wants to speak to us at the command post."
"Right." said Kyle, "Well, let's go."
Fox, Kyle, and Slippy left the room and headed to the command post. About a minute later, Krystal woke up. She picked up her shirt and jacket and put them back on. Then, as she stepped into her sandals, she noticed Wolf sleeping in the other bed.
"I don't know if you can hear me," she said, "but I appreciate you and Kyle saving me."
She kissed Wolf's forehead, picked up her staff, and went to the command post.
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"Leon's alive!" cried Falco, "No freakin' way!"
"I'm afraid so." the General replied, "I've also been told that these Wolfen IVs are even more powerful than any of the others."
"We can take them." Fox said, "We did it before, twice. We can do it again."
"Alright, I'm in." said Falco.
"Me too." Slippy said.
"That just leaves one more arwing." Fox said, "Peppy?"
"I don't know." Peppy said, "I'm getting old. I don't think I can handle it."
"Wolf's not in any condition to fight, right now." Kyle said. "He needs to get some rest."
"What about you?" Fox asked.
"Me! I'm a doctor, not a pilot! Besides, someone's got to look after Wolf and Krystal."
Fox, Falco, and Slippy all looked at each other and said, "Then who's gonna fly it?"
"I will."
Everyone turned around. Krystal was standing there, fully dressed, with her staff in hand.
"You sure you're feeling alright?" Kyle asked.
"Trust me, I'm fine. I had some flight experience when I was a child, so I think I can handle it."
Everyone shrugged.
"Okay," said Fox, "we've got all the pilots we need. Now, you said something about payment?"
"Yes, yes. You'll be paid for this, but now's not the time to talk about that. The Star Wolf team will be here any minute."
"Pepper's right." said Falco, "We ain'tgot no time to waste!"
