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Fox twisted in his seat until he felt a large pop, and he sighed in relief as the tension in his back drained away. That's better he thought as his Arwing began it's slow decent to the planet.

"Well," he muttered, "better leave the team a message saying I accepted the mission. Computer record message."

"Affirmative," came the automated voice from the console.

"Hey guy, sorry to leave you on such short notice but Pepper's sent me on another mission, it's undercover and might take a while. So if you don't hear from me with a few months time contact Pepper and get the coordinates for the planet, see you when I see you. End recording."

"Recording ended."

"Right now that that is settled I need to find a good landing spot," Fox said as he tilted the control stick down and started to scan the barren surface for a suitable site. While he tried to find a site his mind wandered back to the vixen he had met on Sauria. Krystal he wondered where did you disappear to. He thought back to the last time he had seen her and gave himself a mental kick as he asked why he hadn't gone with her.

"Fox I have something to tell you."

"What is it Krystal."

"Do you remember when I told you I wanted to join your team."

"Yeah, why? Are you having second thoughts are something"?

"Well it's not that, it's just I feel something's pulling at me."

"What do you mean"?

"I don't know Fox, I just don't know."

"So are you leaving me—I mean us"?

"I'm afraid so Fox, I so sorry but I just feel…"

"It's ok Krystal, really it is. Just come back ok. Promise."

"He he, I promise. Goodbye Fox. Goodbye."

Fox gave himself a mental shake. I don't need to think about the past, it only bring me pain he thought. Unconsciously he thought back on his life and found many sorrows, his mother and father's death, being kicked out of the academy, living in exile on that small planet, seeing the destruction caused by Andross during the Lylatian wars and then on Sauria, losing Krystal. I'd be better off with out my memories he thought as he flew over a devastated city.

In the city below a group of cloaked furs crawled out of their crevices as Fox's Arwing neared the center of the city.

"Is that what the general wanted us to shoot down," on of the furs asked?

"Beats me, but it's in the sky and it's not a walker so I guess that's it," another replied.

"Who cares lets just blast it and get it over with," spat another.

"All right enough with the arguing, you two hit it with the launchers and me and you will hit it with a fire blast," the last fur said as he stood towering over the other. They all gave quick nods of agreement and took aim at Fox's Arwing.

"Ready, FIRE," the tall fur yelled as he and one of the furs raised their arms toward Fox's Arwing as a violent red light flashed around their paws as twin rockets leapt from the shoulders of the other two furs.

Fox finally found a spot he thought he could hide his Arwing when alarms began to blare at him. What on Corneria he thought as he brought up his threat alert and scanned for the source of the alarms. When the screen in front of him flared to life his blood ran cold. He tossed all his weight against the control stick and his Arwing jerked to the right as two rockets blew by missing him by inches. That was close Fox thought as he Arwing jolted forward and began losing altitude.

"What the hell," he yelled at the computer as a second jolt sent his Arwing into a wild spiral. "Perfect," he hollered as he tried to stabilize his decent. "Mayday, Mayday, Pepper I'm hit, I'm going down over the city your probe landed at, Mayday, does this blasted thing even work," he yelled as he slammed his paw into his console as the ground raced up to meet him. He swore under his breath as he reached to pull the ejection handle but found it jammed. Oh well was fun while it lasted he thought as a loud crunch shattered his hearing. He blacked out as the Arwing disintegrated around him.

"Damn can't you drive this thing any smother," Kiba yelled as his head connected once again with roof of the crapped cab of his transport.

"Let's see you drive this piece of junk," the tiger sitting next to him spat, "that is if you can even get it to start."

"Don't make me eat you David," Kiba hissed as the transport hit another rut and sent Kiba skyward.

"Like you could, you may be a python but your mouths not that big." David shot back.

"I'm willing to try at this point. Hey Alex do you see anything out there"?

"Yeah, looks like someone just shot down one of the Freeborn's flying things in the southern part of the old city, think we should check it out," the reply from the back of the transport.

Kiba twisted around to see Alex standing up and blue lights shinning around his eyes. "Alright we'll check it out but if this is a wild goose chase…"

"Then you'll eat a good meal tonight," David muttered.

"Shut it pussy cat before I get angry," Kiba said with venom in his voice.

"Yes sir," David said as he smiled and gave a pathetic salute.

"Cut the crap already, Alex get mine and David's guns locked and loaded, and grab a spare breath mask. If the pilot lived he might be breathin dust right now."

"If he is by the time we get to him he'll be dead or a walker," Alex said as the lights around his eye's winked out and he began to rummage through the back.

"If he's a Freeborn then he's better off dead," Kiba said as they headed toward the city leaving a dust trail floating in the sky.

Author's notes: Another short chapter, sorry. Well anyways, if your confused or have questions leave it in a review and if it doesn't mess with the plot of the story I'll answer it. Well next chapter will have more action and a lot of gun fire so stay tuned.