Mission 01 – Honeymoon
Fox McCloud, the young and robust leader of the current Star Fox, lay relaxed on a sandy beach of Cape Claw. Next to him lay his wife, Krystal, the young woman he rescued six months ago on the very top of the Krozoa Palace, moments before his final battle with Andross. That day, six months ago, he felt the primal fear of death in the face of his mortal enemy. That day, he also crushed his mortal enemy, again.
Fox reached over to his wife and stroke her beautiful, blue hair. In return, Krystal added to her beauty with a smile, something as sweet as nectar in the eyes of Fox. She snuggled up and rested her head on Fox's bare chest, listening to the beating of his heart, feeling the gentle rising and falling of his chest.
"I love you Fox." Krystal whispered, running her finger through her spouse's fur. "A najx kxo jid neict doloh jok, je kxaj memodk neict cujk veh ud okohdako." (I wish the sun would never set, so this moment would last an eternity.)
"Having so much weight on top of me for an eternity wouldn't be too fun now, would it?" Fox teased her jokingly, gently wrapping his arms around her shoulders, holding her closer. "I love you too, Krystal – OW!"
"That serves you right for calling me fat." Krystal said, pinching Fox's side and giggling at the same time. She loved Fox for his humor and innocence, his heroism and rashness. And best of all, Fox was not perfect. He had his faults, just like everybody else. "Oh I am sorry . . . did that hurt?"
Their eyes met, and their, muzzles inched slowly closer.
"HEY FOX!"
Fox's head plowed straight into the sand, ruining the moment. He pounded his fist into the grit in defeat. "FOX!" Tricky yelled again.
Fox lifted his head, "I hear you Tricky. I'm right here after all..." He stared at Krystal chuckling, he couldn't help but think to himself, "Why...WHY?!" Krystal saw the exasperation in her lover's eyes and rubbed his shoulder in consolation.
"Here Fox," said the young Earthwalker prince, placing down his favorite red ball in front of Fox. "You promised to play with me yesterday." Of course, Tricky had no idea what he had just committed. Noticing that Fox was trembling . . . or shivering, the dinosaur prince nudged his friend innocently, urging him to play.
The first thing that came into Fox's mind was some violent crime, directed towards Tricky. But the thought disappeared as quickly as it came. Fox sighed, then reluctantly picked up Tricky's red ball. The game of fetch was obviously the young prince's favorite thing to do, and somehow Tricky was able to persuade Fox to play with him. And so Fox played with Tricky, with Krystal watching. Although both of them seemed to enjoy the game, it felt like an eternity of torture for Fox. Fortunately for Fox, his torture was abruptly ended by a familiar beeping from his armband. Smiling, Fox called a stop to their game and answered the call. It was General Pepper.
"Greetings Fox, and you too your Highness," Said the holographic face, only greeting Krystal with a side glance and a smile, "Sorry to ruin your honeymoon, but I am afraid I have some bad news for you." Pepper's face turned grim, "StarWolf has escaped from prison."
Fox's eyes nearly bulged from his head, "What?!" Fox couldn't believe his ears. He knew they had been sentenced to life in Corneria's highest security prison. "Tell me what happened General."
Pepper looked almost queasy, "A massacre, the entire wing where we kept StarWolf was slaughtered. Prisoners and Guards alike, all dead, the assailant left no trace of who they were. I apologize for my frankness, I hate to be so gruesome in front of a lady, and on your honeymoon too." Pepper shook his head at the grave situation, "the only reason I'm alerting you know is that you are in grave danger Fox."
"Grave danger," Fox looked worriedly at Krystal, "You think StarWolf is on their way here?" Fox knelt down and squeezed his wife's hand, trying to quench both their worries.
"I'm fairly certain of it. Be careful, and you should get off Dinosaur Planet as soon as possible." Suddenly, Pepper's signal began to fizzle. His face showed alarm, "...McCloud...out...Fox...out of...NOW!" Fox understood, get out now, his senses were already telling him that. Suddenly he heard an explosion, coming from the direction of Thorntail Hollow.
"Oh no..." Krystal muttered. Fox gritted his teeth, "They're here, we have to get out of here."
Tricky whined, "Fox, my mom and dad are still there." He began whining and wiggling about.
Fox picked up the dinosaur, "I'm sorry Tricky, we're going to have to get out of here. There's nothing we can do for them now. We'll return and get back at StarWolf for this." Fox stared at the young prince in his arms, "Don't worry, I'm sure they won't harm your mother and father."
Krystal tapped his shoulder, "Fox, what are we going to do, our Arwings are back in the hollow."
"No, our Arwing would be in pieces now." Fox replied grimly, knowing all too well that StarWolf would destroy their only way to escape. In fact, the explosion from the Hollow would most likely be the Arwing. "Our best bet right now is to call the others and see what they can do." Fox glanced up at the sky, searching for any sign of immediate danger. Seeing none, the fox dived into the water, signaling Krystal to follow. The one place of safety he had in mind was the Ocean Force Point Temple, its entrance less then a hundred yards away.
Almost immediately after they entered, another explosion occurred, this time much closer to their location. Shards of rocks fell from the ancient ceiling, as the whole earth seemed to shake at the force of the explosion. Krystal drew her staff, hoping that its shield would provide some protection. Fox and Tricky were of course grateful to see the iridescent shield produced by the staff. With that, they continued deeper and deeper into the sacred temple in search of refuge.
"Fox, call the others!" Krystal suggested urgently. She knew that Fox would never risk the lives of his teammates, but this wasn't exactly a good time to discuss honor and integrity. Although the temple was strong, it was far from indestructible. A direct hit made by the hi-tech bombs would probably blow the entire temple to rubble. "Please!"
Fox was hesitant at first. He knew that the others would come if he called, but they would also put themselves in grave danger. But if not, StarWolf would probably annihilate them, and many other residents of this planet. After a moment of thought, Fox finally agreed to call. The small hologram projector hovered in between the three, as Fox attempted to call the others. There was a long silence, then Peppy's giant, exasperated head appeared, as a hologram.
"Fox!" The old hare exclaimed, "I am so glad that you are alive! Is everything alright down there? We saw the news . . . I-I mean the radar and everything, Falco, Slippy and ROB are on their way." This entire he said in a rapid slur of syllables, but Fox caught most of it. "Where are you? Can you give us your location?"
"The Ocean Force Point Temple!" Tricky yelped, "Come and save us! Please!" There was a little pause as the young dinosaur prince thought of something else to say, "And save Mom and Dad too!" Unfortunately, his endless requests were cut short by a giant bolder from the ceiling. The three of them were quick enough to dive out of the way, but the holograph of Peppy was gone.
"I hope Peppy caught that one, his hearing is not as good as they used to be." Fox had no idea how exactly he could joke at a time like this, but whining was not of much help either. He couldn't help himself but smile at the thought of Falco, Slippy and ROB. It had been some time since Slippy got on his Arwing. As for ROB, this was perhaps his first time. Nevertheless, they were always there when Fox needed them the most. Suddenly, he found that his left arm was dripping with a warm liquid, blood.
"Fox! You are hurt!" Krystal cried, rushing to her husband's side. There was a gash in Fox's shoulder, possibly made by a rock splinter when the bolder fell. She quickly lowered Fox to the ground, applying pressure to his wound.
"Krystal, don't worry about it, it's just a scratch." Fox tried to get himself off the ground, but the young woman was unexpectedly strong. At the end, the fox gave up and lay on the ground, allowing his wife to take care of the "scratch". Well, this honeymoon was not exactly what he expected it to be. Of course, Fox was able to take advantage of this moment where they were quite close. Without a warning, Fox puller her closer and kissed her on the muzzle, right in front of Tricky. For Fox, it was yet another "mission completed."
Fox McCloud, the young and robust leader of the current Star Fox, lay relaxed on a sandy beach of Cape Claw. Next to him lay his wife, Krystal, the young woman he rescued six months ago on the very top of the Krozoa Palace, moments before his final battle with Andross. That day, six months ago, he felt the primal fear of death in the face of his mortal enemy. That day, he also crushed his mortal enemy, again.
Fox reached over to his wife and stroke her beautiful, blue hair. In return, Krystal added to her beauty with a smile, something as sweet as nectar in the eyes of Fox. She snuggled up and rested her head on Fox's bare chest, listening to the beating of his heart, feeling the gentle rising and falling of his chest.
"I love you Fox." Krystal whispered, running her finger through her spouse's fur. "A najx kxo jid neict doloh jok, je kxaj memodk neict cujk veh ud okohdako." (I wish the sun would never set, so this moment would last an eternity.)
"Having so much weight on top of me for an eternity wouldn't be too fun now, would it?" Fox teased her jokingly, gently wrapping his arms around her shoulders, holding her closer. "I love you too, Krystal – OW!"
"That serves you right for calling me fat." Krystal said, pinching Fox's side and giggling at the same time. She loved Fox for his humor and innocence, his heroism and rashness. And best of all, Fox was not perfect. He had his faults, just like everybody else. "Oh I am sorry . . . did that hurt?"
Their eyes met, and their, muzzles inched slowly closer.
"HEY FOX!"
Fox's head plowed straight into the sand, ruining the moment. He pounded his fist into the grit in defeat. "FOX!" Tricky yelled again.
Fox lifted his head, "I hear you Tricky. I'm right here after all..." He stared at Krystal chuckling, he couldn't help but think to himself, "Why...WHY?!" Krystal saw the exasperation in her lover's eyes and rubbed his shoulder in consolation.
"Here Fox," said the young Earthwalker prince, placing down his favorite red ball in front of Fox. "You promised to play with me yesterday." Of course, Tricky had no idea what he had just committed. Noticing that Fox was trembling . . . or shivering, the dinosaur prince nudged his friend innocently, urging him to play.
The first thing that came into Fox's mind was some violent crime, directed towards Tricky. But the thought disappeared as quickly as it came. Fox sighed, then reluctantly picked up Tricky's red ball. The game of fetch was obviously the young prince's favorite thing to do, and somehow Tricky was able to persuade Fox to play with him. And so Fox played with Tricky, with Krystal watching. Although both of them seemed to enjoy the game, it felt like an eternity of torture for Fox. Fortunately for Fox, his torture was abruptly ended by a familiar beeping from his armband. Smiling, Fox called a stop to their game and answered the call. It was General Pepper.
"Greetings Fox, and you too your Highness," Said the holographic face, only greeting Krystal with a side glance and a smile, "Sorry to ruin your honeymoon, but I am afraid I have some bad news for you." Pepper's face turned grim, "StarWolf has escaped from prison."
Fox's eyes nearly bulged from his head, "What?!" Fox couldn't believe his ears. He knew they had been sentenced to life in Corneria's highest security prison. "Tell me what happened General."
Pepper looked almost queasy, "A massacre, the entire wing where we kept StarWolf was slaughtered. Prisoners and Guards alike, all dead, the assailant left no trace of who they were. I apologize for my frankness, I hate to be so gruesome in front of a lady, and on your honeymoon too." Pepper shook his head at the grave situation, "the only reason I'm alerting you know is that you are in grave danger Fox."
"Grave danger," Fox looked worriedly at Krystal, "You think StarWolf is on their way here?" Fox knelt down and squeezed his wife's hand, trying to quench both their worries.
"I'm fairly certain of it. Be careful, and you should get off Dinosaur Planet as soon as possible." Suddenly, Pepper's signal began to fizzle. His face showed alarm, "...McCloud...out...Fox...out of...NOW!" Fox understood, get out now, his senses were already telling him that. Suddenly he heard an explosion, coming from the direction of Thorntail Hollow.
"Oh no..." Krystal muttered. Fox gritted his teeth, "They're here, we have to get out of here."
Tricky whined, "Fox, my mom and dad are still there." He began whining and wiggling about.
Fox picked up the dinosaur, "I'm sorry Tricky, we're going to have to get out of here. There's nothing we can do for them now. We'll return and get back at StarWolf for this." Fox stared at the young prince in his arms, "Don't worry, I'm sure they won't harm your mother and father."
Krystal tapped his shoulder, "Fox, what are we going to do, our Arwings are back in the hollow."
"No, our Arwing would be in pieces now." Fox replied grimly, knowing all too well that StarWolf would destroy their only way to escape. In fact, the explosion from the Hollow would most likely be the Arwing. "Our best bet right now is to call the others and see what they can do." Fox glanced up at the sky, searching for any sign of immediate danger. Seeing none, the fox dived into the water, signaling Krystal to follow. The one place of safety he had in mind was the Ocean Force Point Temple, its entrance less then a hundred yards away.
Almost immediately after they entered, another explosion occurred, this time much closer to their location. Shards of rocks fell from the ancient ceiling, as the whole earth seemed to shake at the force of the explosion. Krystal drew her staff, hoping that its shield would provide some protection. Fox and Tricky were of course grateful to see the iridescent shield produced by the staff. With that, they continued deeper and deeper into the sacred temple in search of refuge.
"Fox, call the others!" Krystal suggested urgently. She knew that Fox would never risk the lives of his teammates, but this wasn't exactly a good time to discuss honor and integrity. Although the temple was strong, it was far from indestructible. A direct hit made by the hi-tech bombs would probably blow the entire temple to rubble. "Please!"
Fox was hesitant at first. He knew that the others would come if he called, but they would also put themselves in grave danger. But if not, StarWolf would probably annihilate them, and many other residents of this planet. After a moment of thought, Fox finally agreed to call. The small hologram projector hovered in between the three, as Fox attempted to call the others. There was a long silence, then Peppy's giant, exasperated head appeared, as a hologram.
"Fox!" The old hare exclaimed, "I am so glad that you are alive! Is everything alright down there? We saw the news . . . I-I mean the radar and everything, Falco, Slippy and ROB are on their way." This entire he said in a rapid slur of syllables, but Fox caught most of it. "Where are you? Can you give us your location?"
"The Ocean Force Point Temple!" Tricky yelped, "Come and save us! Please!" There was a little pause as the young dinosaur prince thought of something else to say, "And save Mom and Dad too!" Unfortunately, his endless requests were cut short by a giant bolder from the ceiling. The three of them were quick enough to dive out of the way, but the holograph of Peppy was gone.
"I hope Peppy caught that one, his hearing is not as good as they used to be." Fox had no idea how exactly he could joke at a time like this, but whining was not of much help either. He couldn't help himself but smile at the thought of Falco, Slippy and ROB. It had been some time since Slippy got on his Arwing. As for ROB, this was perhaps his first time. Nevertheless, they were always there when Fox needed them the most. Suddenly, he found that his left arm was dripping with a warm liquid, blood.
"Fox! You are hurt!" Krystal cried, rushing to her husband's side. There was a gash in Fox's shoulder, possibly made by a rock splinter when the bolder fell. She quickly lowered Fox to the ground, applying pressure to his wound.
"Krystal, don't worry about it, it's just a scratch." Fox tried to get himself off the ground, but the young woman was unexpectedly strong. At the end, the fox gave up and lay on the ground, allowing his wife to take care of the "scratch". Well, this honeymoon was not exactly what he expected it to be. Of course, Fox was able to take advantage of this moment where they were quite close. Without a warning, Fox puller her closer and kissed her on the muzzle, right in front of Tricky. For Fox, it was yet another "mission completed."
