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CHAPTER 6 Bolts from the Blue
It truly was a beautiful night in the middle district, no clouds, full moon. a paradise. Fox and Krystal had decided to walk to the harbor where the boat awaited them. The boat looked like a large yacht painted white with a large black stripe containing, "Oceanic Cruise of Jazz" lettered in gold. As they drew near the sound of musicians jamming away on their instruments grew louder. A penguin dressed in a black tuxedo, took their tickets and welcomed them onto the boat; another carrying two menus led them to the table they already had reserved. Fox moved one of the seats at the table for two for Krystal to sit down in, Fox took his seat and the two ordered their cuisines
Fox was starting to get the shakes out of anxiety, and was constantly telling him to keep his cool, and then Krystal spoke. "You know Fox; you are not like anyone I have ever met, you're a hero to many people and you protect the rights of others on the battlefield. It's ironic how such a person like yourself maintains this kind of personality. I mean I used think that all people who had this kind of background might have a personality similar to Falco's. Yet you're different from all of them, you are very generous and thoughtful; I mean do you think anybody else would have helped me in my search for the truth," she said taking his hand.
The yacht shook for a moment and then surged forward out of its port. The feel of her hand in his comforted him, "Thanks Krystal, I can't explain how I felt when I first looked into your eyes for the first time. Suddenly I wasn't Fox McCloud anymore, I just was just lost for that one moment." Fox laughed quietly to himself, "I'm really not very good with words, only actions." He stood up out of his seat still grasping Krystal's hand, "May I have this dance?"
"I would be delighted," Krystal said getting up out of her seat.
Fox lead the way to the dance floor in the center of the dining hall on the middle deck. Talking with Krystal made Fox feel a little better now, like he was sure that she liked him a lot more than he originally thought she did. They both moved elegantly on the dance floor, although they haven't gone to many dances. The tango seemed to be the on of the favorites among the crowd so they decided to give it a go. Surprisingly they were able to dance together really well, both moving elegantly across the dance floor. They were able to read each others movements; like they were guided by something, love perhaps. They took a break to go and eat and continued to slow dance through the rest of the night.
The boat was three quarters the way through its loop and was on its way back to the port. "C'mon," Fox led her up to the top deck and towards the aft of the yacht, the moon was full and no one else was back there. "Perfect, time to make my move, don't back out now Fox!" He silently said to himself.
"Oh my gosh look at the moon, it's so beautiful!" she exclaimed.
"Nah, I've seen a lot of moons there is only one thing that is truly beautiful out here and I'm looking at it right now."
Krystal smiled and shivered a little pulling closer to him, "Here are you cold?" he took off his jacket and put it around her.
"Krystal there is something I wanted to ask you." She looked curiously at him for a second, as he reached into his breast pocket and pulled something out. "I've been meaning to make a recruitment onto the StarFox team and I would like to have you join my teammates and I on our wing."
Krystal thought for a moment, "Sure I know how to fly but I've never fought before."
"Don't worry about that, you'll be learning from some of the best."
"In that case I'd love to!" Krystal exclaimed, Fox finally opened his hand and revealed which he kept hidden; a new pair of wings identical to the ones Fox wore. She snatched it out of his palm and examined the shimmering piece of platinum and silver under the moonlight. She was about to hug him but Fox stopped her; his heart began to beat a little faster now.
"Not yet, just one more thing; although I can't actually give this to you but I'll ask you to take it anyway." She smiled at him; she knew what he was going to ask as he took her hands into his. "I'm giving this to you even though you have already captured it from me. I'm asking you to take my heart and be my girlfriend."
"Are you done?"
"Yea that's all."
"Ok," she grabbed him and pressed her lips against his and the two lovers embraced in a passionate kiss.
***
The boat slowed to a complete stop back at the port, Fox took Krystal's hand as they walked off the boat. They were still on the streets walking to Trent's hanger which housed the Great Fox. "Jeez, I almost forgot to call Peppy and tell him that, she wants to join." Fox stopped for a moment and pushed a couple of buttons on his PDA.
"I thought you said no gadgets," Krystal teased.
"I know, I'm just letting Peppy know we made it ok without getting mugged."
"Oh I see; will I get one of those?" she asked.
"Yes eventually, they are good for a lot of things, so I'll explain once you get yours."
Fox flipped his closed and slid the sleeve of his shirt back over the device hiding it from view. He looked up and saw something that caught his eye suddenly; they both were being watched from a dark alley by someone. Fox immediately recognized his outfit; it was the same attire as the person who they bumped into several days before. Judging by his build and height Fox assumed it was a male. Fox couldn't thoroughly examine him; the stalker slowly stepped backward into the alley concealing himself in the shadows.
Fox walked over to the alley, and peered down into its shadows, his feelings told him whoever that was, he was still in there and waiting.
"Stay here," he said to Krystal who also saw the stalker.
He walked into the darkness until Krystal was hardly able to see his outline in the shadows, "Be careful," She called out to him.
Fox's eyes shifted and tried to get used to the darkness, but he couldn't focus. There was a dripping fear that possessed him and had caused him made his heart beat with the force of a thunder cloud. A cold breezed blew at him causing all the smallest hairs on the back of his neck to stand on end like someone poured a cold, thick, liquid down his back. The wind intensified a little, whoever that was he was still there, watching, waiting. Fox closed his eyes and listened to his instincts as his father would tell him to do.
"Don't move," Fox thought he heard his father say in the back of his mind.
"Father.is that you?" Fox silently asked the voice.
"DON'T MOVE!" the voice had repeated once again this time more sternly.
"Ok," Fox slid his eyelids open once again peering into the unknown. A small yellow piece of paper carried by the wind glided up to the right side of his neck. Suddenly something silver shot out of the darkness impaling the scrap of paper, Fox obeyed his instincts and remained completely frozen. The thin silver blur spliced the air around his neck into a hundred different directions before slamming itself and the little note into a pipe running down the side of the right wall. The breeze died, the eerie feeling was gone, and so was the ghostlike creature. Fox let out a sigh of relief, and looked over to the pipe which now had a knife piercing it. He pulled the knife out with some with some required strength; it was an excellent knife exactly nine inches in length, well crafted and balanced for throwing. He then slid the little piece of paper off the razor-sharp blade and examined the writing scribbled in black ink.
It read: Bleeding hearts and shattered skies, And all other things that tear your eyes. Will softly fall, in the fiercest reign, Surrounding you, with blinding pain.
Fox thought about the words written, and what they meant when Krystal came up behind him.
"Hey are you ok?" she asked looking very concerned.
"Y-Yea I'm fine just a little shaken up," He stammered and shoved the little note into his pocket.
"Where did you get that?" she said pointing to the knife.
Fox explained everything that had happened a couple of minutes ago while wrapping the knife in a rag he found on the ground and sticking it on the inside of his jacket.
"So do you have any idea who this attacker is at all?" she asked.
"I'm not even sure he's an attacker, maybe just a messenger," Fox said.
"Alright let's just go home now," she said taking his hand and walking out of the ally and back down the street, "Were you scared in there?"
"A little, I don't get scared very often but there was just something completely creepy about the situation, why do you ask?"
"Because your palms are moist," she gave him a quick kiss, "and your lips are cold."
Fox shrugged "Like I said, it was really creepy; don't tell anybody else about this I don't know what that message meant. I usually choose never to believe anonymous tips, nor do I ever hold them in high regard.
When they reached the entrance of the Great Fox's hanger Krystal stopped. "Well I know one thing and strongly believe it too; I love you Fox."
Fox smiled and opened the opened the door and walked inside. All the lights inside were turned off and it was pitch black inside. Krystal followed him in but quickly lost him in the darkness. "Hey where did you go, I can't see anything!" She called out.
"Krystal. I love you too," Fox flipped on the lights the rest of the StarFox team including Katt and Trent's entire workforce jumped out shouted "SURPRISE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" They had a lot of food, and drinks the exact set up for a surprise party. Krystal gasped and covered her mouth at what she saw in front of her. There was a table almost ten feet in front of her; on it were a black, blue, and yellow official StarFox flight suit, gloves, boots, PDA, and the standard issue sidearm complete with holster all neatly laid out for her taking. That wasn't what shocked her though, it was the brand new Arwing with the StarFox insignia and her name stenciled on both sides of the cockpit.
Krystal was ecstatic and immediately ran up to her new ship and was looking over all of its components, "Oh my gosh I can't believe you guys did this for me!"
Fox joined her as she ran her hand along the side of the hull, "Just one thing however, I don't want you taking it out for any test drives yet until you do a couple of training simulations at the base. The last thing I want is my girlfriend getting hurt in her new birthday present."
She looked at all of the equipment laid out on the table in front of the ship, "Do I really need the gun?"
"Well you don't have to always use it; you can always carry your staff with you if you want. I'd just prefer if you had it on you and knew how to use it," Fox said to her.
"I still can't believe you did all of this for me!" Krystal said to him; Fox only shrugged. She leapt into his arms and passionately kissed him again causing everyone to start hooting and hollering at them.
Slippy was opened up the cockpit and showed her the interior of the ship and explained some what some of the controls did with a couple of the other employees Fox went over and stood next to Peppy who was talking to a couple of the other engineers and technicians who had enjoying their beers.
"Well judging by what I saw and heard, I'd say things went pretty well between the two of you."
"Yea you might say that; god she's great, thanks for your help today old man."
"Anytime youngin'." Peppy said grabbing his shoulder.
CHAPTER 6 Bolts from the Blue
It truly was a beautiful night in the middle district, no clouds, full moon. a paradise. Fox and Krystal had decided to walk to the harbor where the boat awaited them. The boat looked like a large yacht painted white with a large black stripe containing, "Oceanic Cruise of Jazz" lettered in gold. As they drew near the sound of musicians jamming away on their instruments grew louder. A penguin dressed in a black tuxedo, took their tickets and welcomed them onto the boat; another carrying two menus led them to the table they already had reserved. Fox moved one of the seats at the table for two for Krystal to sit down in, Fox took his seat and the two ordered their cuisines
Fox was starting to get the shakes out of anxiety, and was constantly telling him to keep his cool, and then Krystal spoke. "You know Fox; you are not like anyone I have ever met, you're a hero to many people and you protect the rights of others on the battlefield. It's ironic how such a person like yourself maintains this kind of personality. I mean I used think that all people who had this kind of background might have a personality similar to Falco's. Yet you're different from all of them, you are very generous and thoughtful; I mean do you think anybody else would have helped me in my search for the truth," she said taking his hand.
The yacht shook for a moment and then surged forward out of its port. The feel of her hand in his comforted him, "Thanks Krystal, I can't explain how I felt when I first looked into your eyes for the first time. Suddenly I wasn't Fox McCloud anymore, I just was just lost for that one moment." Fox laughed quietly to himself, "I'm really not very good with words, only actions." He stood up out of his seat still grasping Krystal's hand, "May I have this dance?"
"I would be delighted," Krystal said getting up out of her seat.
Fox lead the way to the dance floor in the center of the dining hall on the middle deck. Talking with Krystal made Fox feel a little better now, like he was sure that she liked him a lot more than he originally thought she did. They both moved elegantly on the dance floor, although they haven't gone to many dances. The tango seemed to be the on of the favorites among the crowd so they decided to give it a go. Surprisingly they were able to dance together really well, both moving elegantly across the dance floor. They were able to read each others movements; like they were guided by something, love perhaps. They took a break to go and eat and continued to slow dance through the rest of the night.
The boat was three quarters the way through its loop and was on its way back to the port. "C'mon," Fox led her up to the top deck and towards the aft of the yacht, the moon was full and no one else was back there. "Perfect, time to make my move, don't back out now Fox!" He silently said to himself.
"Oh my gosh look at the moon, it's so beautiful!" she exclaimed.
"Nah, I've seen a lot of moons there is only one thing that is truly beautiful out here and I'm looking at it right now."
Krystal smiled and shivered a little pulling closer to him, "Here are you cold?" he took off his jacket and put it around her.
"Krystal there is something I wanted to ask you." She looked curiously at him for a second, as he reached into his breast pocket and pulled something out. "I've been meaning to make a recruitment onto the StarFox team and I would like to have you join my teammates and I on our wing."
Krystal thought for a moment, "Sure I know how to fly but I've never fought before."
"Don't worry about that, you'll be learning from some of the best."
"In that case I'd love to!" Krystal exclaimed, Fox finally opened his hand and revealed which he kept hidden; a new pair of wings identical to the ones Fox wore. She snatched it out of his palm and examined the shimmering piece of platinum and silver under the moonlight. She was about to hug him but Fox stopped her; his heart began to beat a little faster now.
"Not yet, just one more thing; although I can't actually give this to you but I'll ask you to take it anyway." She smiled at him; she knew what he was going to ask as he took her hands into his. "I'm giving this to you even though you have already captured it from me. I'm asking you to take my heart and be my girlfriend."
"Are you done?"
"Yea that's all."
"Ok," she grabbed him and pressed her lips against his and the two lovers embraced in a passionate kiss.
***
The boat slowed to a complete stop back at the port, Fox took Krystal's hand as they walked off the boat. They were still on the streets walking to Trent's hanger which housed the Great Fox. "Jeez, I almost forgot to call Peppy and tell him that, she wants to join." Fox stopped for a moment and pushed a couple of buttons on his PDA.
"I thought you said no gadgets," Krystal teased.
"I know, I'm just letting Peppy know we made it ok without getting mugged."
"Oh I see; will I get one of those?" she asked.
"Yes eventually, they are good for a lot of things, so I'll explain once you get yours."
Fox flipped his closed and slid the sleeve of his shirt back over the device hiding it from view. He looked up and saw something that caught his eye suddenly; they both were being watched from a dark alley by someone. Fox immediately recognized his outfit; it was the same attire as the person who they bumped into several days before. Judging by his build and height Fox assumed it was a male. Fox couldn't thoroughly examine him; the stalker slowly stepped backward into the alley concealing himself in the shadows.
Fox walked over to the alley, and peered down into its shadows, his feelings told him whoever that was, he was still in there and waiting.
"Stay here," he said to Krystal who also saw the stalker.
He walked into the darkness until Krystal was hardly able to see his outline in the shadows, "Be careful," She called out to him.
Fox's eyes shifted and tried to get used to the darkness, but he couldn't focus. There was a dripping fear that possessed him and had caused him made his heart beat with the force of a thunder cloud. A cold breezed blew at him causing all the smallest hairs on the back of his neck to stand on end like someone poured a cold, thick, liquid down his back. The wind intensified a little, whoever that was he was still there, watching, waiting. Fox closed his eyes and listened to his instincts as his father would tell him to do.
"Don't move," Fox thought he heard his father say in the back of his mind.
"Father.is that you?" Fox silently asked the voice.
"DON'T MOVE!" the voice had repeated once again this time more sternly.
"Ok," Fox slid his eyelids open once again peering into the unknown. A small yellow piece of paper carried by the wind glided up to the right side of his neck. Suddenly something silver shot out of the darkness impaling the scrap of paper, Fox obeyed his instincts and remained completely frozen. The thin silver blur spliced the air around his neck into a hundred different directions before slamming itself and the little note into a pipe running down the side of the right wall. The breeze died, the eerie feeling was gone, and so was the ghostlike creature. Fox let out a sigh of relief, and looked over to the pipe which now had a knife piercing it. He pulled the knife out with some with some required strength; it was an excellent knife exactly nine inches in length, well crafted and balanced for throwing. He then slid the little piece of paper off the razor-sharp blade and examined the writing scribbled in black ink.
It read: Bleeding hearts and shattered skies, And all other things that tear your eyes. Will softly fall, in the fiercest reign, Surrounding you, with blinding pain.
Fox thought about the words written, and what they meant when Krystal came up behind him.
"Hey are you ok?" she asked looking very concerned.
"Y-Yea I'm fine just a little shaken up," He stammered and shoved the little note into his pocket.
"Where did you get that?" she said pointing to the knife.
Fox explained everything that had happened a couple of minutes ago while wrapping the knife in a rag he found on the ground and sticking it on the inside of his jacket.
"So do you have any idea who this attacker is at all?" she asked.
"I'm not even sure he's an attacker, maybe just a messenger," Fox said.
"Alright let's just go home now," she said taking his hand and walking out of the ally and back down the street, "Were you scared in there?"
"A little, I don't get scared very often but there was just something completely creepy about the situation, why do you ask?"
"Because your palms are moist," she gave him a quick kiss, "and your lips are cold."
Fox shrugged "Like I said, it was really creepy; don't tell anybody else about this I don't know what that message meant. I usually choose never to believe anonymous tips, nor do I ever hold them in high regard.
When they reached the entrance of the Great Fox's hanger Krystal stopped. "Well I know one thing and strongly believe it too; I love you Fox."
Fox smiled and opened the opened the door and walked inside. All the lights inside were turned off and it was pitch black inside. Krystal followed him in but quickly lost him in the darkness. "Hey where did you go, I can't see anything!" She called out.
"Krystal. I love you too," Fox flipped on the lights the rest of the StarFox team including Katt and Trent's entire workforce jumped out shouted "SURPRISE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" They had a lot of food, and drinks the exact set up for a surprise party. Krystal gasped and covered her mouth at what she saw in front of her. There was a table almost ten feet in front of her; on it were a black, blue, and yellow official StarFox flight suit, gloves, boots, PDA, and the standard issue sidearm complete with holster all neatly laid out for her taking. That wasn't what shocked her though, it was the brand new Arwing with the StarFox insignia and her name stenciled on both sides of the cockpit.
Krystal was ecstatic and immediately ran up to her new ship and was looking over all of its components, "Oh my gosh I can't believe you guys did this for me!"
Fox joined her as she ran her hand along the side of the hull, "Just one thing however, I don't want you taking it out for any test drives yet until you do a couple of training simulations at the base. The last thing I want is my girlfriend getting hurt in her new birthday present."
She looked at all of the equipment laid out on the table in front of the ship, "Do I really need the gun?"
"Well you don't have to always use it; you can always carry your staff with you if you want. I'd just prefer if you had it on you and knew how to use it," Fox said to her.
"I still can't believe you did all of this for me!" Krystal said to him; Fox only shrugged. She leapt into his arms and passionately kissed him again causing everyone to start hooting and hollering at them.
Slippy was opened up the cockpit and showed her the interior of the ship and explained some what some of the controls did with a couple of the other employees Fox went over and stood next to Peppy who was talking to a couple of the other engineers and technicians who had enjoying their beers.
"Well judging by what I saw and heard, I'd say things went pretty well between the two of you."
"Yea you might say that; god she's great, thanks for your help today old man."
"Anytime youngin'." Peppy said grabbing his shoulder.