Chapter Eight: Captive
I don't own Star Fox, but I own my characters. Using my characters means you have to ask permission from me and giving me credit. I would be delighted then when you do! This is probably one of my long-running stories, so bear with it!
"Here we are!" Wulf yelled as he pilots a chopper with Wolf and Falco behind him. "We better be careful when infiltrating the base. Remember, we have to sneak in quietly to avoid being detected!" He then lands it to a safe place just near the woods to avoid being seen. The three then jumped off, and Wulf opened his PDA to contact Bark and the others.
"All's set," Wulf reported to the device, "so now, what're we going to do?" Suddenly, as they were about to talk the objectives of the mission, Falco's communicator beeped.
"Oh, that's mine," he told them as he picks it up from his pocket, "you guys go on ahead. I'll just finish this small conversation from my talent agent!" The guys continued to discuss their plans as he walked away to talk to his agent.
"Falco, finally I have contacted you," the voice answered from his communicator. "Are they all here, just like what you said?"
"Nope, Fox ain't here, because he doesn't feel good," he replied in a low voice, "which is good, because I don't want him to meddle in your business."
"If so, then at least the one you call Wolf is there, right? I need someone like him, the Leader of Star Wolf."
"And of course we won't be together without that Wulf character."
"A person from another star system? A yes, his group has been tailing me. While I want Wolf to feel the evolution I'm about to give to him, that fool will certainly be a victim to my creations."
"So you'll have Wulf to fight off your evolved buffs, then you'll evolve him?"
"It depends. If my creatures decided to kill him, then so be it… Now, your job is to trap them. Do your job well, Falco, you have to for your own sake…"
"But, but, but!"
The voice logged off, and Falco was left to a dilemma. He personally hates wolves, and for the reason like Fox, he distrusts wolves because of Star Wolf. However, he felt strange when he saw Wulf. His attitude and behavior made a stop to Wolf and Fox's quarreling. However, if he doesn't follow what he's been ordered to do, that would be the end of his career, and also, Fox, and company would be angry at him.
"Say Falco, are you done yet?" Wulf asked him.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm cool," he replied as he tries to hide his true feelings.
Wulf then glanced at Wolf, who's been silent for almost half the day. He went beside him, and asked, "You've been quiet for quite some time. Tell me, wolf to wolf, what's bothering you?"
"It's… well…" he sighed as he tries to place them together as a word. "I feel like I've… offended Fox once more. He urged on going with us, but… we declined."
"Nothing's wrong with that!" Falco shouted from Wolf's back. "You're simply showing your concern for Fox! Now, if I were you guys, I'll be going!" He then marched forward, making the two wolves wonder.
"Falco, where're you going?!" Wulf yelled. "That's not the right way!"
Falco continued to walk until he reached the dam. There, he pointed a small manhole in which he opened first.
"We're going in there!" he ordered with a slight sign of nervousness.
"Are… are you sure?" Wolf asked for the very first time.
"Yep! I saw this when… uh… we were flying the chopper!" he answered with confidence. Then, his communicator beeped again, making him give another excuse. "Oh, you guys go on ahead! I'll catch up!"
"Just make sure you are going to catch up!" Wulf told him as he jumps to the hole, followed by Wolf.
As the coast's clear, Falco logged on his communicator and answered, "They're in the trap."
"That was smart of you to do that!"
"Now please leave me alone! I can't stand it being dictated by assholes like you!"
"Very well… You won't hear another word from me, but make sure we won't hear another word from you, and that you won't tell anyone about this."
"I wanted to forget this, and the time we met!"
"Good… Oh, and when you check your bank account, you'll have your separation payment there. We're not unfair people, after all."
Falco then sat to a rock beside the manhole. He couldn't think properly. He's trapped between the line of justice and crime. He wonders what will happen to Wulf and Wolf…
"Will this ride end?" Wolf yelled as he slides down from the tube, with Wulf below him.
"Don't worry! I can see the floor now!" he answered back.
The two dropped from the opening on the ceiling. As they fell, they looked at the structure they're in. They were amazed at the sight.
"A room below the running waters of the dam," Wulf remarked as he looks around after standing up from the floor, "who ever made this place was creative and smart. No one would think that there's a base below the dam!"
"I have to thank you for that, McWolf!" a voice gruffly spoke behind the two. As Wolf and Wulf turns around, they saw soldiers with blasters pointed at them, and as they heard from their backs, more soldiers came as well. A tyrannosaur in a general's outfit approached them, giving Wulf a slight clue of who he is.
"Just as I thought!" he growled as he tries to grab his gun, "Kane Nell, I thought you're dead!"
"You know this guy?" Wolf asked as he tries to find a wormhole of escape.
"Yep. He's a genetics scientist in our system, but when he discovered something about evolving people, his project was banned, not only by our system, but also by the Intergalactic Federation of Science," he answered. "He hid and continued, but he was found by us, and was sentenced to life imprisonment to a heavily-guarded prison far from our system. However, the carrier he was riding was hit by asteroids and well…"
"Thank you for introducing me to your friend, McWolf!" he smiled with an evil grin as he orders the soldiers to cuff them. "I was able to ride an escape pod, and I ended up here! I then hacked different banks for money to fund my experiment you deprived! And now, I'm better than before! None is going to stop me! And thanks to your friend Falco, you guys are in my hands… although I really wanted Fox too!"
The two were surprised to hear that. "Falco… betrayed us?" Wulf spoke in a low tone. "But he…"
"Oh, don't think of him like that!" Kane continued, "Actually, he's only doing his job, and well, after your capture, he contacted me, saying he doesn't want to join me anymore. Oh well! His career would only found in his dreams if it wasn't for me! I shaped his body into the one he's now!"
"So… you used the experiment on him," Wolf asked. "But what's the attack to the Bio-Weapons Institute for?"
"Actually, I only tested my early experiment to Falco! I realized that his physique only increased, but he didn't evolve. I soon realized that I lack the micro-organisms to do that. So, where can you find one? In the Bio-Weapons Institute, of course! And they also live in water! Guess what will happen if I was able to get all of those microbes and infiltrate the main water supply of Corneria City?"
"Everyone will…" Wulf thought. He then started to attempt to remove his cuffs, but failed. "I can't let you do that! Everyone will turn into your pawns!"
"Smart one! But don't worry! I'll postpone my second attack to Bio-Weapons Institute and to the Water Supply. When Wolf's evolved, then I'll go on!" he laughed then commanded to the soldiers, "Bing McWolf to the cells and O'Donnell to the Evolution Chamber!"
Both of them tried to struggle, but they were in vain. Wulf's concern is now on Wolf's…
Hanging from a rope tied to his hands, Wolf, whose weapons have been removed and as well as his outer clothing, tried to make his way out by trying to get his hands out from the shackles. However, he was stopped by the soldiers. They grabbed him, and punched him as if he was a punching bag. Wolf tried to take every blow, and he attempted to kick them, but he failed.
One of the soldiers then grabbed a whip, and started lashing his back. They laughed as his state as he cried in pain. While blood gushes out from his mouth, his back pins him with everlasting pain. Then, they grabbed a knife, and tried to write it on his body. He howled as he feels the knife slicing his skin. He never felt such torture, and this is even worse than being tormented by many.
They then released him from the rope, and then he was pushed to a contraption with shackles. He was laid there, and one of the soldiers carried a piercing material. This device is used when you wanted to have piercings, but what would they do it to Wolf? Immediately, they pierced his ears, with five piercings per ear. They then pierced his nose, making Wolf cry in pain. No anesthetics were applied, and the application was so fast. They moved to his chest, and pierced his nipples. Then, to his navel. Such pain erupted from his body. He wished that he had never existed. He didn't wish to feel the pain he's suffering now.
Then, they shackled his arms and legs and placed a loose collar, and then, removed his eye-patch. Kane entered the room with the soldiers leaving. All's set for Wolf's evolution.
"You… fiend…" the bloody Wolf tried to yell while in the course of his pain.
"Oh, you'll thank me after this!" Kane replied with a maniac's face. He pushed a lever which then lowered a glass capsule, covering the contraption where Wolf's shackled. Water started to drizzle and a mask is placed to Wolf's nuzzle where water streams towards his mouth.
Water continued to wet his bloody body, and as the mask was removed, Wolf felt so much pain, and this time, in his body. His body starts to change, evolving if you may. His claws extended, his fangs grew, and his build became more muscular. He howled as his body starts to change.
After the peak of his evolution, the water was drained and the capsule was raised. Wolf walked down, breathing heavily afterwards.
"How do you feel, my wonder?" Kane asked him.
Wolf flexed to show his back muscles with those piercings glistening to the light. "I… I never felt like this before! I… I feel great!" He then flexed his bicep as he bows down. "I… I am at your service, Lord Kane… Are we going to get those microbes?"
"Hee, hee, hee! There's still one more to do before we go to the institute," Kane smiled, "and that is to kill Wulf…"