Chapter 1
Destiny Calling
Eleven year old, Fox McCloud was still sleeping in his bedroom when he felt something
nudge him on the arm. Fox opened his eye a little and saw the face of Bill Grey. Bill had
gray, short hair, was the same age as Fox, and wore a green t-shirt and blue jeans with a
few belts around his waist. "Bill?" said Fox softly as he was trying not to fall back
asleep, "What is it? What time is it?"
Bill grinned. "It's seven o'five," he said. "and we have to meet up with Falco at the
cave, remember?"
Fox sat up and looked outside. He looked at the beach as the waves presented him with the
salty sea smell. The sky was nude with blue and the sun was blazing heat. The distant sound of
seaguls chirping was to be heard near by. "Alright," said Fox. "let me get changed first."
Bill waited outside their dormotory house while Fox got his things together inside. They
were living on a big island with about six buildings that were occupied by the islands
inhabitants. The island mostly had orphans that were abandoned. Fox and Bill were one of those
orphans.
Fox finally came out after half an hour.
Fox wore his favorite hankerchief around his neck -he does not know who gave him this
scarf but is his good luck charm-, green shorts, white gloves, brown old boots, and a tan shirt,
and a black jacket whose sleeves stopped on his elbow and the rest stopped at his waist. "About
time!" said Bill.
"I didn't wanna get caught by Krystal!" said Fox. "You know how she always is, following
us all the time."
"Okay, okay!" said Bill. "Let's just hurry to the cave."
"I'll race you there!" said Fox confidentily.
"You're on!" said Bill in the same way.
"Ready!"
"Set!"
"GO!" said both of them as they ran fast on the beach sand running through forests of
palm trees and fields of large rocks.
They ran and ran until they reached the mountain area of the island. The mountains
reached high to the sky and were so steep that no one could even climb them. The two boys
stopped in front of a small opening within the mountain wall. The two boys ran up to the cave
together and stopped panting for breath. "It's a tie," said Fox tiredly.
"Let's hurry," said Bill. "Falco must've waited long enough."
"Didn't wolf say he was coming?" asked Fox.
"Oh yeah!" said Bill surprisingly. "I forgot all about that."
"Let's just hurry." said Fox starting toward the cave entrance.
The cave within was dark and drops of water were heard in the distance. Some spikes of
rocks were shot up from the roof of the cave to the floor, so Fox and Bill had to watch where
they stepped or else they would be very badly injured. "What's that?" said Bill sounding a
little frightened.
"What?" Asked Fox.
"Listen!" whispered Bill.
Fox listened carefully trying to suppress his movements. He too heard a frightening noise.
There was a sound of loud, yet light growling at the end of the cave. "What is it?" asked Fox
this time sounding scared.
"Let's go check it out!" said Bill.
They kept walking silently until they reached an area where there was an opening on the
in which you could see the sky. In front of them, was a stone slab and a few flat rocks. This
was their 'meeting room' as Bill and Fox called it. They found where the noise came from.
Sitting there, on the biggest rock chair, was fourteen year old Falco sleeping and snoring loud.
Fox and Bill couldn't resist but chuckle at the sight of it. "Wake him up!" whispered
Bill.
Fox tip-toed up to Falco and put his hands over his mouth suppressing his upbursts of
laughter. He went up to Falco's ear, which was hardly visible within all the feathers, and
hesitated for a few seconds. "WAKE UP SLEEPY HEAD!" yelled Fox so loud that the cave was
echoing loudly.
Falco's eyes shot open and he let out a loud scream that was even louder than Fox's yell.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" yelled Falco as he saw Fox and Bill laughing so hard. "THAT'S
NOT FUNNY!"
"We're sorry, Falco." said Bill between laughs.
Falco was becoming furious. "Just sit down and shut up!" said Falco agrivated. "Where's
Wolf? He said he was gonna come here."
Bill and Fox looked at each other. "We thought he was with you." said Fox.
Then, Fox and Bill felt something on their arms. They both looked behind and saw the face
of the twelve year old Wolf who had an eye patch on his left eye.
"AHH!" yelled Bill and Fox together in fear at the surprising sight of Wolf.
"The jokes on you now!" said Wolf in laughter.
"Alright," said Falco. "let's hurry up and get this meeting over with."
Wolf took his seat next to Falco on a small rock. "Okay, now to get back to business."
said Falco, "Now, you all know why we're here, right?"
Everyone nodded except for Wolf. "Nope," said Wolf, "what are we here to do?"
Falco paused and looked at Bill and Fox. "You guys help me out here, okay?" asked Falco.
Both Fox and Falco nodded. "Okay," said Falco, "We're just a small group that almost no
body on this island knows about. We don't have name yet, but we're looking for one. Anyway, we
have been making plans to get off this piece of rock island, Zues' Isle. We've dreamed about
this goal ever since we were six years old.
"So now, we're gonna build a boat and sail off of this island and explore the whole world.
And no one's gonna stop us!"
Silence filled the air. "What do we need to do?" asked Wolf.
"What else?" said Falco. "We need to find the materials for this boat. So, when we leave
back to our homes, we'll keep a sharp eye out for materials we need to build this boat."
"But couldn't we borrow a raft from one of the adults or something?" asked Wolf.
"What would the fun in that be?" said Fox.
"You have a point," said Wolf.
"Alright!" said Falco, "Meeting done!"
Fox, Wolf, and Bill had raced back to the orphanage from the same route as before. Wolf
too was an orphan and had come to the island when he was seven years old. They came back to the
orphanage a few minutes later. Bill won the race this time. "You used a shortcut this time!"
protested Fox.
Hunger had just then struck the three boys. "Good thing breakfast is on its way." said
Wolf.
The group was walking in when Fox was tackled at that moment. Surprised, he looked up to
see who or what it was that tripped him. To his belief, it was Krystal, who was at the age of
nine. "Ha! Caught you!" said Krystal.
"Krystal?" said Fox in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"I saw you sneaking out in the morning!" said Krystal.
"So?" said Bill.
"Peppy won't like it when I tell him!" said Krystal.
"Hey! That's not fair!" protested Wolf.
"Okay, okay!" said Fox getting up from the sand. "Don't tell Peppy we've been sneaking
out and we'll.... Uh...."
"Well?" said Krystal with her arms crossed. "Spit it out."
Fox sighed. "We'll let you come with us on an adventure...."
"Really?" said Krystal in surprise.
"....yes...." said Fox silently.
"I didn't hear you."
"Yes...."
"Huh?"
"YES! Now go play with your friends or something!"
"Okay!"
Krystal ran off inside the large house.
"What a brat!" said Wolf.
"Tell me about!" said Bill. "And she always gets on Fox's case."
"Don't worry," said Fox. "She's not even coming with us!"
Wolf hesitated in confusion. "But you just said-"
"I lied." said Fox. "We'll use her to help us gather our supplies and when she expects us
to be on our boat, we'll be gone!"
"Oohh! I get it!" said Wolf grinning.
Bill's stomach began to make noises.
"Can we talk about this later?" said Bill holding his stomach. "I need something to eat!"
"Me too!" said Fox.
The three of them went inside to enjoy their breakfast.
Destiny Calling
Eleven year old, Fox McCloud was still sleeping in his bedroom when he felt something
nudge him on the arm. Fox opened his eye a little and saw the face of Bill Grey. Bill had
gray, short hair, was the same age as Fox, and wore a green t-shirt and blue jeans with a
few belts around his waist. "Bill?" said Fox softly as he was trying not to fall back
asleep, "What is it? What time is it?"
Bill grinned. "It's seven o'five," he said. "and we have to meet up with Falco at the
cave, remember?"
Fox sat up and looked outside. He looked at the beach as the waves presented him with the
salty sea smell. The sky was nude with blue and the sun was blazing heat. The distant sound of
seaguls chirping was to be heard near by. "Alright," said Fox. "let me get changed first."
Bill waited outside their dormotory house while Fox got his things together inside. They
were living on a big island with about six buildings that were occupied by the islands
inhabitants. The island mostly had orphans that were abandoned. Fox and Bill were one of those
orphans.
Fox finally came out after half an hour.
Fox wore his favorite hankerchief around his neck -he does not know who gave him this
scarf but is his good luck charm-, green shorts, white gloves, brown old boots, and a tan shirt,
and a black jacket whose sleeves stopped on his elbow and the rest stopped at his waist. "About
time!" said Bill.
"I didn't wanna get caught by Krystal!" said Fox. "You know how she always is, following
us all the time."
"Okay, okay!" said Bill. "Let's just hurry to the cave."
"I'll race you there!" said Fox confidentily.
"You're on!" said Bill in the same way.
"Ready!"
"Set!"
"GO!" said both of them as they ran fast on the beach sand running through forests of
palm trees and fields of large rocks.
They ran and ran until they reached the mountain area of the island. The mountains
reached high to the sky and were so steep that no one could even climb them. The two boys
stopped in front of a small opening within the mountain wall. The two boys ran up to the cave
together and stopped panting for breath. "It's a tie," said Fox tiredly.
"Let's hurry," said Bill. "Falco must've waited long enough."
"Didn't wolf say he was coming?" asked Fox.
"Oh yeah!" said Bill surprisingly. "I forgot all about that."
"Let's just hurry." said Fox starting toward the cave entrance.
The cave within was dark and drops of water were heard in the distance. Some spikes of
rocks were shot up from the roof of the cave to the floor, so Fox and Bill had to watch where
they stepped or else they would be very badly injured. "What's that?" said Bill sounding a
little frightened.
"What?" Asked Fox.
"Listen!" whispered Bill.
Fox listened carefully trying to suppress his movements. He too heard a frightening noise.
There was a sound of loud, yet light growling at the end of the cave. "What is it?" asked Fox
this time sounding scared.
"Let's go check it out!" said Bill.
They kept walking silently until they reached an area where there was an opening on the
in which you could see the sky. In front of them, was a stone slab and a few flat rocks. This
was their 'meeting room' as Bill and Fox called it. They found where the noise came from.
Sitting there, on the biggest rock chair, was fourteen year old Falco sleeping and snoring loud.
Fox and Bill couldn't resist but chuckle at the sight of it. "Wake him up!" whispered
Bill.
Fox tip-toed up to Falco and put his hands over his mouth suppressing his upbursts of
laughter. He went up to Falco's ear, which was hardly visible within all the feathers, and
hesitated for a few seconds. "WAKE UP SLEEPY HEAD!" yelled Fox so loud that the cave was
echoing loudly.
Falco's eyes shot open and he let out a loud scream that was even louder than Fox's yell.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" yelled Falco as he saw Fox and Bill laughing so hard. "THAT'S
NOT FUNNY!"
"We're sorry, Falco." said Bill between laughs.
Falco was becoming furious. "Just sit down and shut up!" said Falco agrivated. "Where's
Wolf? He said he was gonna come here."
Bill and Fox looked at each other. "We thought he was with you." said Fox.
Then, Fox and Bill felt something on their arms. They both looked behind and saw the face
of the twelve year old Wolf who had an eye patch on his left eye.
"AHH!" yelled Bill and Fox together in fear at the surprising sight of Wolf.
"The jokes on you now!" said Wolf in laughter.
"Alright," said Falco. "let's hurry up and get this meeting over with."
Wolf took his seat next to Falco on a small rock. "Okay, now to get back to business."
said Falco, "Now, you all know why we're here, right?"
Everyone nodded except for Wolf. "Nope," said Wolf, "what are we here to do?"
Falco paused and looked at Bill and Fox. "You guys help me out here, okay?" asked Falco.
Both Fox and Falco nodded. "Okay," said Falco, "We're just a small group that almost no
body on this island knows about. We don't have name yet, but we're looking for one. Anyway, we
have been making plans to get off this piece of rock island, Zues' Isle. We've dreamed about
this goal ever since we were six years old.
"So now, we're gonna build a boat and sail off of this island and explore the whole world.
And no one's gonna stop us!"
Silence filled the air. "What do we need to do?" asked Wolf.
"What else?" said Falco. "We need to find the materials for this boat. So, when we leave
back to our homes, we'll keep a sharp eye out for materials we need to build this boat."
"But couldn't we borrow a raft from one of the adults or something?" asked Wolf.
"What would the fun in that be?" said Fox.
"You have a point," said Wolf.
"Alright!" said Falco, "Meeting done!"
Fox, Wolf, and Bill had raced back to the orphanage from the same route as before. Wolf
too was an orphan and had come to the island when he was seven years old. They came back to the
orphanage a few minutes later. Bill won the race this time. "You used a shortcut this time!"
protested Fox.
Hunger had just then struck the three boys. "Good thing breakfast is on its way." said
Wolf.
The group was walking in when Fox was tackled at that moment. Surprised, he looked up to
see who or what it was that tripped him. To his belief, it was Krystal, who was at the age of
nine. "Ha! Caught you!" said Krystal.
"Krystal?" said Fox in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"I saw you sneaking out in the morning!" said Krystal.
"So?" said Bill.
"Peppy won't like it when I tell him!" said Krystal.
"Hey! That's not fair!" protested Wolf.
"Okay, okay!" said Fox getting up from the sand. "Don't tell Peppy we've been sneaking
out and we'll.... Uh...."
"Well?" said Krystal with her arms crossed. "Spit it out."
Fox sighed. "We'll let you come with us on an adventure...."
"Really?" said Krystal in surprise.
"....yes...." said Fox silently.
"I didn't hear you."
"Yes...."
"Huh?"
"YES! Now go play with your friends or something!"
"Okay!"
Krystal ran off inside the large house.
"What a brat!" said Wolf.
"Tell me about!" said Bill. "And she always gets on Fox's case."
"Don't worry," said Fox. "She's not even coming with us!"
Wolf hesitated in confusion. "But you just said-"
"I lied." said Fox. "We'll use her to help us gather our supplies and when she expects us
to be on our boat, we'll be gone!"
"Oohh! I get it!" said Wolf grinning.
Bill's stomach began to make noises.
"Can we talk about this later?" said Bill holding his stomach. "I need something to eat!"
"Me too!" said Fox.
The three of them went inside to enjoy their breakfast.