Mission 04 – Death of a Villain
Dr. Zenotabi sat in front of General Pepper's desk in an uneasy manner. His body hunched over, his hands rubbing together idly. Wolf's sentence was in three days, and the doctor tried his best to hide that information away from Damon. Hopefully he could change the general's mind. But even for him, one of the most respected scientists and doctors on Corneria, this task would be difficult.
General Pepper entered his office, expecting to see Doctor Zenotabi. He also knew what the doctor was here for, as well as the answers that he was about to use to disappoint him. The general slowly and majestically strolled to his chair, and took a seat opposite to the rodent doctor.
"Good morning, General Pepper." Zenotabi greeted, "I assume your assistant has told you my purpose here."
"Yes, Dr. Zenotabi." Pepper leaned back on his chair, "You are here because you don't want Wolf executed, for the well being of your precious specimen thirteen."
"Uh . . . Yes General Pepper," Dr. Zenotabi was quite surprised that Pepper knew exactly what he was here for. "Specimen thirteen is in a very unstable state right now. I fear the execution of Wolf O'Donnell would bring more harm than good."
The general laughed, a cheerful rolling laugh, laced with a hint of mockery. "Dr. Zenotabi, do you know why I must execute Wolf O'Donnell? To be frank, I do not want him to die as much as you do. But the public requires it."
"The public," Zenotabi asked, "I am afraid I do not understand."
General Pepper sighed, and pulled out a copy of the newspaper from about two weeks ago. On the front page was the title "MASSIVE POWER OUTAGE! STARWOLF ESCAPED FROM THE HIGH SECURITY PRISON". Pepper flipped to the corresponding page of the newspaper, and began to read aloud, in front of Dr. Zenotabi.
". . . Following the temporary power outage, the Cornerian Police discovered the attack of the high security prison of Corneria. Three of the four members of StarWolf escaped during the attack. A total of 22 guards and 41 prisoners were found murdered in the highest security wing, where the formerly infamous StarWolf was kept. The Cornerian Intelligence Agency has found no evidence or motive for the attack. . ." Pepper paused, putting the newspaper down. "Now, doctor, if you are an everyday Cornerian citizen who happened to pick this up, what would you think?"
Zenotabi nodded, realizing the logic behind Pepper's intentions.
"Right now, the citizens of Corneria are afraid, angry and confused." Pepper spoke calmly, "They want someone to blame. And if we don't find that someone, the CIA, the Army, and the Government would take the blame. And guess what? We have a riot."
"I-I understand." Zenotabi's looked down at the newspaper in front of him. Yes, Pepper was correct, and O'Donnell would take the blame for the government's faults. He would be the villain, the murderer, the betrayer. His name would appear on every history book ever written, as the evil Wolf O'Donnell, destroyer of people.
"Well, there is another way." Pepper said with a smile, "Find the one who attacked the prison, or the rest of the StarWolf team in three days, then Wolf would be spared." General Pepper left his table, "I honestly do not think it is worth the time and effort to do such an immense task, just to spare the life of a criminal, doctor."
"Yes, General Pepper. I will see what I can do for Damon." Zenotabi stood up and bowed, then hastily left the room.
"Wolf O'Donnell," Pepper strolled over to his window, taking a breath of fresh air, "Let's just hope StarFox could come up with something soon. I for one would definitely miss you."
"How many days are we from Corneria, ROB?" Fox asked from the cockpit of the Great Fox. StarFox was invited to witness the trial and execution of Wolf O'Donnell, former leader of StarWolf. However, Fox was in no mood to enjoy the demise of his old rival. In fact, he had his own set of plans too.
"Forty-six hours, fifty-two minutes and fifteen seconds, Fox." said ROB's robotic voice. "It looks like we are going to arrive on time to see them put a bunch of holes in Wolf."
"ROB, is that a sad attempt at a joke?" Fox replied, "Because if it is, it's not funny." As far as Fox was concerned, Wolf did not deserve to die. He was innocent. Of course, Fox already contacted General Pepper, but his response was no different from the response to Dr. Zenotabi. Pepper had his reasons behind this, and Fox understood the reasons. But it was time to be unreasonable. Reasons that kill innocents are not reasons at all.
Krystal entered the cockpit, leaning against the doorway. She was exhausted by the amount of research she was assigned. Of course, she knew that her husband was equally tired and stressed too. This wasn't the typical kind of work StarFox would do. Investigation, research, now even politics. As a result, half of the members of StarFox were bombs ready to explode, the other half being Slippy, Tricky and ROB.
"Hey Krystal," Fox greeted her, his chair swiveling around. "Why don't you come and sit with me? The chair is big enough for the both of us."
Krystal smiled wearily, then casually sat next to Fox, leaning her head on his powerful shoulder. "The stars are so beautiful." She said, gazing out of the cockpit's window.
"Rik oei uho meho rouikavic kxod kxo jkuhj, Krystal." Fox said clumsily in dino. He wasn't particularly skilled with speaking the language, although he could understand most of it without the translator.
Krystal giggled, and then wrapped her arms around her husband, "I wish."
"But you are more beautiful than the stars," Fox replied, wrapping one of his arms around Krystal. "Now rest, because we need all the rest that we can get."
"What? What?! WHAT?! No!" Damon was taken aback. He had just received the news that Wolf was going to die. "Please, doctor, we have to stop them!"
"I'm sorry Damon, there's nothing I can do. Pepper's mind is set, Wolf is going to play the scapegoat for what's happened." Zenotabi placed his arm around Damon's shoulder as he began to break down. "You're not required to be there, you don't have to see it..."
"What kind of consolation is that? I mean, they're going to kill Wolf. I didn't get but five minutes with him, I don't want that to be the last time I got to hug him. No, this just can't be!" Damon fell to his knees, crying in his hands.
Zenotabi looked around; they were standing outside the mental hospital. There were no patients out, and even if there were they wouldn't bother them. If they killed Wolf he would worry about the mental stability of Damon. He could lapse into a numb state, never talk to anyone again. Refuse to eat; he could wither himself away into nothingness. "I'm so sorry Damon, but you have to be strong." They were the only words he could find for the young hybrid.
"There has to be something I can do...I'll be there tonight. If they have to shot me along with Wolf then so be it. I'm not letting him die alone." Damon said determinately.
"Don't be foolish, you have so much to live for." The doctor protested.
"Like what, I'm losing the only family I have left in the world. Everyone else hates, or is repulsed by me. I'm a disgusting freak, hidden away by the military, only to be used as a tool and puppet. No one really cares for me. I have nothing without him." Damon's sobs regained new power, "I have to find a way to stop them by tomorrow. Any way I can..."
The day finally came. Wolf knew that this would happen, from the day Leon and the other escaped. He also thought the people of Corneria would forget and forgive. But he was wrong, and he would pay with his life. The wolf sat on his cot, eating his last breakfast. For some reason, today's meal tasted better than usual. The cell was always the same, but today Wolf felt remorseful to leave it.
"Time to get ready, O'Donnell." said a newly assigned jail guard, a young buck that Wolf had not seen before in the past eight years. The guard came into view of the synthetic glass wall, watching Wolf eat his breakfast. Even in the face of death, the lupine had a noble, powerful vibe. The deer guard couldn't help but turn his gaze away.
"It's okay, you can watch. It's your duty after all." Wolf said, putting down his food for a moment, his single eye watching the new guard. It was wrong what Leon and the rest of them did, murdering sixty-three people just to escape. Each and every one of them had family, or friends, or even children. Now, there would be more orphans, more widows, and many more people with broken hearts. O'Donnell stared at this breakfast again, realizing that he had just lost his appetite. The powerful lupine stood up, "Alright, I am ready."
"Hey guys, let's get him out of here." said the young buck to his three comrades, who were busy joking around among themselves, probably about StarWolf. Their conversation ceased, and soon they came with their handcuffs and weapons. The deer, obviously the leader, took one of the handcuffs, unlocked the door, and entered the cell. The other raised their blasters, preparing to execute Wolf on the spot if things were to go ill.
Wolf voluntarily stood against the wall with his hands behind his back, letting the guard cuff his hands. If he was going to die, he would choose to die with dignity.
"Hey Rocky, the Target should be coming out of the building soon," said a female black cat into her intercom. The young woman was around the age of twenty, perhaps less. Dressed in a red leather suit and armed with a large sniper rifle, she was literally designed for the task she was assigned. She was about to assassinate Wolf O'Donnell, former leader of StarWolf. "You better not mess up your part."
"Shut up Jade, stop calling me Rocky," said a masculine voice through her intercom. "Call me Obsidian."
"Oh don't worry about it, have some fun Rocky," The black cat looked through the large scope of her laser rifle. "Man, this scope is a piece of junk." Disgruntled, she simply took it off and threw it into her suitcase.
"If you miss, I'll kill you," Said the masculine voice in her intercom, "And by the way, where should we go for dinner tonight?"
"Some random bar in town," Said Jade, aiming the rifle at the exit of the prison, where a few armor cars and a small platoon of soldiers were guarding, "It should be fun." She didn't need the scope. In fact, the scope was a disgrace to her vision. The assassin waited, on top of a tall building, waiting for her target, like a lioness stalking her prey. "And Rocky, I've never missed a shot in my life."
"Neither have I. Why do you always get to do the fun stuff?" The voice replied. After a short pause, the voice shouted angrily, "Hold still, you moron!"
Jade knew the last part was said to an unfortunate soul that was about to expire. Their plan was fool-prove. Wolf O'Donnell would die today, yet his mind would live on.
Meanwhile, hundreds of yards away, Wolf O'Donnell, with his hands cuffed behinds his back, exited the main door of the high security prison accompanied by four jail guards and a small platoon of soldiers. The lupine casually walked towards the armored vehicle, twenty feet away from the exit. But before he was there, his body crumbled to the ground, with smoke rising from the back of his head. That was the end of Wolf O'Donnell, leader of StarWolf, Destroyer of People.
"Target is down," Jade said, withdrawing from her position, "I got him at the back of the head, you copy that?"
"Copy that," Obsidian replied through the intercom. "Back of the head eh?"
"Yes, you retard," Jade replied, rolling her eyes. She heard Obsidian firing his blaster into the head of an unfortunate man a moment after she finished packing. "Let's continue to phrase two; I'll see you downstairs in thirty seconds."
Fox checked his PDA, it was getting late. Wolf should have been there by now. Fox lowered his hand and clasped Krystal's. They squeezed their hands together tightly. He had prepared a small speech, which would hopefully spare O'Donnell. Fox then heard a small ring next to him. General Pepper, who was standing on Fox's other side, reached in his pocket and pulled out a cell phone. Fox could hear the guard on the other end, frantically yelling.
"Sir, O'Donnell had been shot, back of the head! We've already stuffed him in the ambulance you prepped! He's off to the hospital now! The rest of the men are searching for the assassin, but so far we haven't found anything!" the anonymous guard then hung up. Fox's face fell grim; he held his breath as Pepper walked to the front. The five gunmen assigned as the firing squad stood at attention.
"Everyone," not that he was addressing many, the StarFox crew, a few officers, and a cadet who's muzzle had been pointing at the ground since he arrived, "Unfortunately there was an assassination attempt on Wolf O'Donnell. He was shot in the head, and it is most likely fatal. I apologize for this inconvenience, you may all leave now."
The officers present mumbled to themselves and walked off. Pepper shook his head and soon followed them. Fox was about to leave when he looked to the cadet. The boy was trembling, and then began shaking. The body then collapsed entirely, loud agonizing sobs could be heard. Fox looked to the distance, but Pepper was already out of sight. Fox, as well as the rest of his crew, walked over to the boy.
"No!" the boy cried out, "No...no, no, no, WHY?!" the voice was more childlike than that of a teen. Krystal knelt by the mystery teen. Patting his shoulder she rolled him over. Fox immediately recognized the face. It was the boy who had questioned O'Donnell. The boy continued to shake and cry, Fox doubted the boy even realized he was surrounded. He started pounding the ground, crying as loud as he could. Fox looked at the rest of his crew.
"Come on, let's bring him back to the ship..." was all Fox said.
"Nice car, how did you get it?" Jade asked, patting the vehicle. It wasn't an everyday hovercraft or car. It was an ambulance. No, it was the ambulance, the one with Wolf O'Donnell's body in it.
"Boss was more prepared than you think, stupid," Said a young wolf, about the same age as the cat, dressed as a paramedic. "Now go and put some make-up on Mr. O'Donnell."
"Alright, Rocky," Jade said with a melodious voice, as she walked to the back of the ambulance. The Wolf O'Donnell laid motionlessly, next to another body, a wolf that met his unfortunate end while Jade was assassinating O'Donnell. The black cat opened her briefcase and took out a strange device, a face maker. It was a device that wealthy Cornerian women often used to disguise their blemishes. This time, the face maker was used for disguising dead men. The black cat ripped off O'Donnell's eye patch, then scanned his face into the device. Quickly, she placed the face maker over the other dead body, and applied the thin mask over his face. After putting on Wolf's signature eye patch and clothing, the result was almost perfect. No one, not even General Pepper, would recognize the disguise.
"Hurry before I kill you," Threatened Obsidian, "We are almost there."
"Almost done," Jade replied casually at her partner's threat. She took out yet another object from her briefcase, a simple gadget. A nurse's uniform. Everything had been planned from three days ago; there was no room for mistakes. Quickly putting the uniform on, she smiled at the young paramedic driving the car. "All set."
The ambulance stopped in front of the hospital, followed by several armored vehicles. The nurse and the paramedic loaded the two bodies off the ambulance, then pushed them into the hospital. Several soldiers followed the paramedic, who was carrying the fake O'Donnell's body. As for the feline nurse, she transported his subject to an empty hospital room that was already prepared. Phrase two was now complete.
Jade's final task was to dress the late Wolf O'Donnell in front of her with the appropriate clothing, and her boss would take care of the rest. She could hear people talking in the background through the intercom as she clothed the wolf's muscular body. It was clear that Obsidian already delivered the body to the correct location, and the doctors were just declaring the imposter Wolf O'Donnell's death. The black cat smiled at the wolf in front of her, dressed in a patient's clothing. Wolf O'Donnell was now officially dead, but his mind would live on through this unconscious body. Jade's mission was accomplished, and it was time for her to meet up with her partner and evacuate the building. She casually picked up her brief case, and examined its contents.
"You know, I would love to see your full power someday." She said idly.
"What are you talking about, Jade?" said a disgruntled voice through the intercom. "Do you want me to kill you?"
"Sorry Rocky, I was just talking to my rifle here." Jade replied, "It would have been fun if I saw the target's brains all over the place."
"It would have been more fun if I took the shot," Obsidian said as he entered the room. The young wolf ripped off his intercom, "Looks like we still have time for lunch."
Jade did the same to her intercom, stuffing it into her pocket. "Let's go to some random bar in town," She said with a smile, "Rocky."
Dr. Zenotabi sat in front of General Pepper's desk in an uneasy manner. His body hunched over, his hands rubbing together idly. Wolf's sentence was in three days, and the doctor tried his best to hide that information away from Damon. Hopefully he could change the general's mind. But even for him, one of the most respected scientists and doctors on Corneria, this task would be difficult.
General Pepper entered his office, expecting to see Doctor Zenotabi. He also knew what the doctor was here for, as well as the answers that he was about to use to disappoint him. The general slowly and majestically strolled to his chair, and took a seat opposite to the rodent doctor.
"Good morning, General Pepper." Zenotabi greeted, "I assume your assistant has told you my purpose here."
"Yes, Dr. Zenotabi." Pepper leaned back on his chair, "You are here because you don't want Wolf executed, for the well being of your precious specimen thirteen."
"Uh . . . Yes General Pepper," Dr. Zenotabi was quite surprised that Pepper knew exactly what he was here for. "Specimen thirteen is in a very unstable state right now. I fear the execution of Wolf O'Donnell would bring more harm than good."
The general laughed, a cheerful rolling laugh, laced with a hint of mockery. "Dr. Zenotabi, do you know why I must execute Wolf O'Donnell? To be frank, I do not want him to die as much as you do. But the public requires it."
"The public," Zenotabi asked, "I am afraid I do not understand."
General Pepper sighed, and pulled out a copy of the newspaper from about two weeks ago. On the front page was the title "MASSIVE POWER OUTAGE! STARWOLF ESCAPED FROM THE HIGH SECURITY PRISON". Pepper flipped to the corresponding page of the newspaper, and began to read aloud, in front of Dr. Zenotabi.
". . . Following the temporary power outage, the Cornerian Police discovered the attack of the high security prison of Corneria. Three of the four members of StarWolf escaped during the attack. A total of 22 guards and 41 prisoners were found murdered in the highest security wing, where the formerly infamous StarWolf was kept. The Cornerian Intelligence Agency has found no evidence or motive for the attack. . ." Pepper paused, putting the newspaper down. "Now, doctor, if you are an everyday Cornerian citizen who happened to pick this up, what would you think?"
Zenotabi nodded, realizing the logic behind Pepper's intentions.
"Right now, the citizens of Corneria are afraid, angry and confused." Pepper spoke calmly, "They want someone to blame. And if we don't find that someone, the CIA, the Army, and the Government would take the blame. And guess what? We have a riot."
"I-I understand." Zenotabi's looked down at the newspaper in front of him. Yes, Pepper was correct, and O'Donnell would take the blame for the government's faults. He would be the villain, the murderer, the betrayer. His name would appear on every history book ever written, as the evil Wolf O'Donnell, destroyer of people.
"Well, there is another way." Pepper said with a smile, "Find the one who attacked the prison, or the rest of the StarWolf team in three days, then Wolf would be spared." General Pepper left his table, "I honestly do not think it is worth the time and effort to do such an immense task, just to spare the life of a criminal, doctor."
"Yes, General Pepper. I will see what I can do for Damon." Zenotabi stood up and bowed, then hastily left the room.
"Wolf O'Donnell," Pepper strolled over to his window, taking a breath of fresh air, "Let's just hope StarFox could come up with something soon. I for one would definitely miss you."
"How many days are we from Corneria, ROB?" Fox asked from the cockpit of the Great Fox. StarFox was invited to witness the trial and execution of Wolf O'Donnell, former leader of StarWolf. However, Fox was in no mood to enjoy the demise of his old rival. In fact, he had his own set of plans too.
"Forty-six hours, fifty-two minutes and fifteen seconds, Fox." said ROB's robotic voice. "It looks like we are going to arrive on time to see them put a bunch of holes in Wolf."
"ROB, is that a sad attempt at a joke?" Fox replied, "Because if it is, it's not funny." As far as Fox was concerned, Wolf did not deserve to die. He was innocent. Of course, Fox already contacted General Pepper, but his response was no different from the response to Dr. Zenotabi. Pepper had his reasons behind this, and Fox understood the reasons. But it was time to be unreasonable. Reasons that kill innocents are not reasons at all.
Krystal entered the cockpit, leaning against the doorway. She was exhausted by the amount of research she was assigned. Of course, she knew that her husband was equally tired and stressed too. This wasn't the typical kind of work StarFox would do. Investigation, research, now even politics. As a result, half of the members of StarFox were bombs ready to explode, the other half being Slippy, Tricky and ROB.
"Hey Krystal," Fox greeted her, his chair swiveling around. "Why don't you come and sit with me? The chair is big enough for the both of us."
Krystal smiled wearily, then casually sat next to Fox, leaning her head on his powerful shoulder. "The stars are so beautiful." She said, gazing out of the cockpit's window.
"Rik oei uho meho rouikavic kxod kxo jkuhj, Krystal." Fox said clumsily in dino. He wasn't particularly skilled with speaking the language, although he could understand most of it without the translator.
Krystal giggled, and then wrapped her arms around her husband, "I wish."
"But you are more beautiful than the stars," Fox replied, wrapping one of his arms around Krystal. "Now rest, because we need all the rest that we can get."
"What? What?! WHAT?! No!" Damon was taken aback. He had just received the news that Wolf was going to die. "Please, doctor, we have to stop them!"
"I'm sorry Damon, there's nothing I can do. Pepper's mind is set, Wolf is going to play the scapegoat for what's happened." Zenotabi placed his arm around Damon's shoulder as he began to break down. "You're not required to be there, you don't have to see it..."
"What kind of consolation is that? I mean, they're going to kill Wolf. I didn't get but five minutes with him, I don't want that to be the last time I got to hug him. No, this just can't be!" Damon fell to his knees, crying in his hands.
Zenotabi looked around; they were standing outside the mental hospital. There were no patients out, and even if there were they wouldn't bother them. If they killed Wolf he would worry about the mental stability of Damon. He could lapse into a numb state, never talk to anyone again. Refuse to eat; he could wither himself away into nothingness. "I'm so sorry Damon, but you have to be strong." They were the only words he could find for the young hybrid.
"There has to be something I can do...I'll be there tonight. If they have to shot me along with Wolf then so be it. I'm not letting him die alone." Damon said determinately.
"Don't be foolish, you have so much to live for." The doctor protested.
"Like what, I'm losing the only family I have left in the world. Everyone else hates, or is repulsed by me. I'm a disgusting freak, hidden away by the military, only to be used as a tool and puppet. No one really cares for me. I have nothing without him." Damon's sobs regained new power, "I have to find a way to stop them by tomorrow. Any way I can..."
The day finally came. Wolf knew that this would happen, from the day Leon and the other escaped. He also thought the people of Corneria would forget and forgive. But he was wrong, and he would pay with his life. The wolf sat on his cot, eating his last breakfast. For some reason, today's meal tasted better than usual. The cell was always the same, but today Wolf felt remorseful to leave it.
"Time to get ready, O'Donnell." said a newly assigned jail guard, a young buck that Wolf had not seen before in the past eight years. The guard came into view of the synthetic glass wall, watching Wolf eat his breakfast. Even in the face of death, the lupine had a noble, powerful vibe. The deer guard couldn't help but turn his gaze away.
"It's okay, you can watch. It's your duty after all." Wolf said, putting down his food for a moment, his single eye watching the new guard. It was wrong what Leon and the rest of them did, murdering sixty-three people just to escape. Each and every one of them had family, or friends, or even children. Now, there would be more orphans, more widows, and many more people with broken hearts. O'Donnell stared at this breakfast again, realizing that he had just lost his appetite. The powerful lupine stood up, "Alright, I am ready."
"Hey guys, let's get him out of here." said the young buck to his three comrades, who were busy joking around among themselves, probably about StarWolf. Their conversation ceased, and soon they came with their handcuffs and weapons. The deer, obviously the leader, took one of the handcuffs, unlocked the door, and entered the cell. The other raised their blasters, preparing to execute Wolf on the spot if things were to go ill.
Wolf voluntarily stood against the wall with his hands behind his back, letting the guard cuff his hands. If he was going to die, he would choose to die with dignity.
"Hey Rocky, the Target should be coming out of the building soon," said a female black cat into her intercom. The young woman was around the age of twenty, perhaps less. Dressed in a red leather suit and armed with a large sniper rifle, she was literally designed for the task she was assigned. She was about to assassinate Wolf O'Donnell, former leader of StarWolf. "You better not mess up your part."
"Shut up Jade, stop calling me Rocky," said a masculine voice through her intercom. "Call me Obsidian."
"Oh don't worry about it, have some fun Rocky," The black cat looked through the large scope of her laser rifle. "Man, this scope is a piece of junk." Disgruntled, she simply took it off and threw it into her suitcase.
"If you miss, I'll kill you," Said the masculine voice in her intercom, "And by the way, where should we go for dinner tonight?"
"Some random bar in town," Said Jade, aiming the rifle at the exit of the prison, where a few armor cars and a small platoon of soldiers were guarding, "It should be fun." She didn't need the scope. In fact, the scope was a disgrace to her vision. The assassin waited, on top of a tall building, waiting for her target, like a lioness stalking her prey. "And Rocky, I've never missed a shot in my life."
"Neither have I. Why do you always get to do the fun stuff?" The voice replied. After a short pause, the voice shouted angrily, "Hold still, you moron!"
Jade knew the last part was said to an unfortunate soul that was about to expire. Their plan was fool-prove. Wolf O'Donnell would die today, yet his mind would live on.
Meanwhile, hundreds of yards away, Wolf O'Donnell, with his hands cuffed behinds his back, exited the main door of the high security prison accompanied by four jail guards and a small platoon of soldiers. The lupine casually walked towards the armored vehicle, twenty feet away from the exit. But before he was there, his body crumbled to the ground, with smoke rising from the back of his head. That was the end of Wolf O'Donnell, leader of StarWolf, Destroyer of People.
"Target is down," Jade said, withdrawing from her position, "I got him at the back of the head, you copy that?"
"Copy that," Obsidian replied through the intercom. "Back of the head eh?"
"Yes, you retard," Jade replied, rolling her eyes. She heard Obsidian firing his blaster into the head of an unfortunate man a moment after she finished packing. "Let's continue to phrase two; I'll see you downstairs in thirty seconds."
Fox checked his PDA, it was getting late. Wolf should have been there by now. Fox lowered his hand and clasped Krystal's. They squeezed their hands together tightly. He had prepared a small speech, which would hopefully spare O'Donnell. Fox then heard a small ring next to him. General Pepper, who was standing on Fox's other side, reached in his pocket and pulled out a cell phone. Fox could hear the guard on the other end, frantically yelling.
"Sir, O'Donnell had been shot, back of the head! We've already stuffed him in the ambulance you prepped! He's off to the hospital now! The rest of the men are searching for the assassin, but so far we haven't found anything!" the anonymous guard then hung up. Fox's face fell grim; he held his breath as Pepper walked to the front. The five gunmen assigned as the firing squad stood at attention.
"Everyone," not that he was addressing many, the StarFox crew, a few officers, and a cadet who's muzzle had been pointing at the ground since he arrived, "Unfortunately there was an assassination attempt on Wolf O'Donnell. He was shot in the head, and it is most likely fatal. I apologize for this inconvenience, you may all leave now."
The officers present mumbled to themselves and walked off. Pepper shook his head and soon followed them. Fox was about to leave when he looked to the cadet. The boy was trembling, and then began shaking. The body then collapsed entirely, loud agonizing sobs could be heard. Fox looked to the distance, but Pepper was already out of sight. Fox, as well as the rest of his crew, walked over to the boy.
"No!" the boy cried out, "No...no, no, no, WHY?!" the voice was more childlike than that of a teen. Krystal knelt by the mystery teen. Patting his shoulder she rolled him over. Fox immediately recognized the face. It was the boy who had questioned O'Donnell. The boy continued to shake and cry, Fox doubted the boy even realized he was surrounded. He started pounding the ground, crying as loud as he could. Fox looked at the rest of his crew.
"Come on, let's bring him back to the ship..." was all Fox said.
"Nice car, how did you get it?" Jade asked, patting the vehicle. It wasn't an everyday hovercraft or car. It was an ambulance. No, it was the ambulance, the one with Wolf O'Donnell's body in it.
"Boss was more prepared than you think, stupid," Said a young wolf, about the same age as the cat, dressed as a paramedic. "Now go and put some make-up on Mr. O'Donnell."
"Alright, Rocky," Jade said with a melodious voice, as she walked to the back of the ambulance. The Wolf O'Donnell laid motionlessly, next to another body, a wolf that met his unfortunate end while Jade was assassinating O'Donnell. The black cat opened her briefcase and took out a strange device, a face maker. It was a device that wealthy Cornerian women often used to disguise their blemishes. This time, the face maker was used for disguising dead men. The black cat ripped off O'Donnell's eye patch, then scanned his face into the device. Quickly, she placed the face maker over the other dead body, and applied the thin mask over his face. After putting on Wolf's signature eye patch and clothing, the result was almost perfect. No one, not even General Pepper, would recognize the disguise.
"Hurry before I kill you," Threatened Obsidian, "We are almost there."
"Almost done," Jade replied casually at her partner's threat. She took out yet another object from her briefcase, a simple gadget. A nurse's uniform. Everything had been planned from three days ago; there was no room for mistakes. Quickly putting the uniform on, she smiled at the young paramedic driving the car. "All set."
The ambulance stopped in front of the hospital, followed by several armored vehicles. The nurse and the paramedic loaded the two bodies off the ambulance, then pushed them into the hospital. Several soldiers followed the paramedic, who was carrying the fake O'Donnell's body. As for the feline nurse, she transported his subject to an empty hospital room that was already prepared. Phrase two was now complete.
Jade's final task was to dress the late Wolf O'Donnell in front of her with the appropriate clothing, and her boss would take care of the rest. She could hear people talking in the background through the intercom as she clothed the wolf's muscular body. It was clear that Obsidian already delivered the body to the correct location, and the doctors were just declaring the imposter Wolf O'Donnell's death. The black cat smiled at the wolf in front of her, dressed in a patient's clothing. Wolf O'Donnell was now officially dead, but his mind would live on through this unconscious body. Jade's mission was accomplished, and it was time for her to meet up with her partner and evacuate the building. She casually picked up her brief case, and examined its contents.
"You know, I would love to see your full power someday." She said idly.
"What are you talking about, Jade?" said a disgruntled voice through the intercom. "Do you want me to kill you?"
"Sorry Rocky, I was just talking to my rifle here." Jade replied, "It would have been fun if I saw the target's brains all over the place."
"It would have been more fun if I took the shot," Obsidian said as he entered the room. The young wolf ripped off his intercom, "Looks like we still have time for lunch."
Jade did the same to her intercom, stuffing it into her pocket. "Let's go to some random bar in town," She said with a smile, "Rocky."
