In Evil, Residing
Uncontained
Author's Note: I've lowered the rating of this story in an experiment to see if it will draw in more reviews. Now on with the fic.
Fox awoke to the sound of silence; the cell was completely silent and even Krystal who had fallen into a fitful sleep made no sound. He looked down and sometime during their sleep; Krystal had laid her head on his chest and has her arms around him. He looked down at her and slowly stroked her head; she was a very fragile vixen whose race was at the edge of the knife blade of extinction. He would make Treylon pay for all the hurt that he had caused, dearly too.
There was a noise outside but it was gone as Krystal awoke with a start. She realized her position and she quickly moved off of Fox.
"It's about time you woke up." Fox said.
"I was tired and…" Fox took her paw and she stopped.
"It's ok Krystal, I'm going to get us out of here; just stick with me and you will be fine." They looked at each other and Fox felt a sense of trust for him build up between them.
The door to the cell opened and Treylon walked in with two guards. The lights flicked on and Fox rose to his feet; Treylon landed his booted paw into Fox's chest and he hit the wall.
"Did I say you could stand up?" He said and he smiled as Krystal helped Fox up. "Oh, that's so sweet, do you love each other?" His tone was mocking and Fox looked up.
"Shut up lizard." Treylon nodded and the two guards marched over to the vulpines; they grabbed them and Treylon laughed.
"Try to make fun of me in outer space. Eject them from the airlock. See you in space." Treylon ordered and the two were dragged out of the room.
"I'll kill you Treylon!" Fox yelled.
The dragon smiled at the thought.
Treylon walked into the docking bay and a group of dragons were clustered around the Cerinian ship. They had removed the cargo and Treylon noticed a large chest that had left the group puzzled.
"What is this?"
"Sir, we have not been able to open this chest. Our equipment has been scrambled and the x-ray has revealed nothing." Treylon took out his blaster and he loosed off a shot into the front of the crate. It ricocheted off the crate and sped off into the ceiling; Treylon stepped back and he scratched his chin.
"What should we do?" A dragon asked. Treylon flicked on his Comm and he began talking.
"Treylon to airlock."
"This is airlock."
"Have you ejected the foxes?"
"No sir, we are about to."
"Stop and bring them back to the docking bay. Do not kill the foxes." Treylon ordered and the dragon was a bit puzzled.
"Sir, why?"
"Do it, now."
A few minutes later, the two vulpines were dragged into the docking bay and Treylon crossed his arms.
"Over here." He said and the two were thrown down in front of him. "So, vulpine, what is in this crate?" Fox remained silent and Treylon lost it. "WHAT IS IN THIS!" He screamed as his paw flew to Fox's throat. Treylon lifted Fox up bodily and he shook him as Krystal tried to stand up. Treylon dropped Fox and he slapped the vixen as his anger cooled down. "What is in the damn crate?"
"You'll never open it." Treylon bent down and he whispered into Fox's ear.
"Yes…yes I will." Treylon stood back up and he took out his blaster. "Hold the vixen up." Two dragons responded and Treylon repeated the order in Dragonian. He held the blaster to Krystal's head and Fox stood up. "Open the crate or she dies."
"Fox…do it; he's going to kill me." Krystal said and her voice wavered as she began to cry; her pain came from the blaster being forced against her head and Treylon had a grip on her shoulder, his claws unsheathed. They pierced her jacket and she yelped as he forced them in.
"So Fox, what are you going to do? Are you going to have her killed or are you going to open the crate?" Fox slowly walked over to the crate and he turned his eyes toward the vixen; they locked gazes and he made a small wink. Fox opened the crate and before anyone could move, he vanished; the four weapons dematerialized and the crate also disappeared as something whined as it was powered up.
"Drop the vixen, now!" Fox yelled as a he reappeared; there was a silver field that glowed around him and Treylon looked at the dragons.
"Shoot him." The dragons took out their blasters and the beams collided with Fox's shield. He was knocked to the ground and after a minute, the blasters quit. Treylon watched as Fox arose and the shields color had turned to yellow; he took a step forward and it changed back to silver.
"Nice try." Fox said as he pulled the hammer back on the SC-230 and Treylon dropped Krystal as he dove for cover. Bullets flew from the high powered rifle and they cut through the personal shield generators of the dragons.
"TAKE HIM DOWN!" Treylon yelled as Fox replaced the SC-230 with another silver odd looking weapon. He ran toward Krystal who had fallen to the ground and had her ears covered for the noise of the firefight was deafening. Fox dropped to one knee and he pressed a button on the gun; it folded out into a rocket launcher and he placed the stock on his shoulder. Treylon saw this and he began retreating.
"Retreat, get the Hell out of there!" He yelled as Fox pulled the trigger and a glowing bolt exploded from the weapon and it slammed into the docking bay floor. A massive explosion rocked the bay and Krystal felt strong paws grip her as she looked into the eyes of Fox.
"Come on Krystal, let's get out of here." They ran to the Cerinian craft and she ran inside. Fox took the crate that still had the other weapons in it and he placed it in the Cerinian craft. The ship started up and Fox looked out into the bay; the dragons were coming full force now and he took the SC-230 up. He primed the detonator on the gun and tossed it into the crowd and one dragon caught it. "We need to leave now Krystal!"
"We are!" She yelled back and the hatch began to close. Fox ran up to the cockpit and Krystal hit the throttle; Fox had to grab the chair in front of him to keep himself from falling back as the craft shot out of the Maru's bay. She engaged the warp and the craft vanished before attracting any attention from the rest of the fleet. Fox disengaged his shields and he pulled a small device from his pocket.
"You might want this back Krystal." She looked at the cloaking device and when she took it, their paws touched for just a moment. She took the device and pocketed it. "Wow, what a ride. Where are we going?"
"I don't know, just away from the dragons."
"Can you put in the coordinates for Corneria?" Fox said as she tapped the console in front of her. Fox saw blood running from her shoulder and he pointed it out. "Uh, Krystal, you have…" She looked over and she gasped.
"Oh my." She stood up and Fox walked with her to the small kitchen table.
"That looks pretty bad; do you have a med kit on board?"
"There should be one in that box on the wall." Fox went over to the box on the wall and he opened it; he took out some bandages and thread. He walked back over to Krystal and she had taken off her jacket, she had on a tank top and Fox looked at the wound. It was under the fabric and Fox pulled up a chair.
"This might hurt a tad." Fox moved the fabric back and she gritted her teeth as he exposed her shoulder. "Ok, well, it could be worse."
"So can you do anything?"
"Yes but you're going to have to remove the tank and trust me." She gave Fox a look and he shrugged. "Unless you can wait until we arrive at Corneria." Blood was still leaking and Krystal sighed. She removed the garment and Fox kept a smile down as he took the needle.
"Just do it Fox." Under the tank, Krystal was wearing a white bra that covered a lot but not everything, if you get my meaning. Fox noticed that although her fur was pure cerulean, the white patch that ran from her forehead went down her chest and stopped at her pants.
"Ok, this might hurt a little." Fox threaded the needle and he began the small surgery.
"Dammit Fox."
"I told you it was going to hurt. Now stay still." Fox said as he concentrated on his work. A few minutes later, he removed the needle and wiped off the crimson liquid on the needle and Krystal looked at her wound.
"Looks good."
"Yeah, I've fixed worse ones that I received." He packed the med kit up and Krystal had walked up to him when he turned around.
"Fox, I want to thank you for saving me." She took his paw and Fox put an arm around her.
"Well, as long as you're ok-" He was cut off as Krystal went slack in his arms. "Krystal, Krystal!"
Her eyes opened sometime later and she groaned as light filtered into her pupils. Krystal quickly shut them and she gradually reopened her eyes as they got used to the light. She was in a hospital bed and the room was empty save for a machine that was hooked into her arm, table, chair, and a bathroom. The door opened and an important looking bulldog and Fox walked in.
"Krystal, you're awake." Fox said as he walked over to her. He took her paw and she squeezed it tightly as the canine strode over. "Krystal, this is General Pepper, I've worked for him for quite a while now and he would like to know what you saw back on the frigate."
"Hello Krystal." Pepper said as they shook paws. "Can you fill me in when you were back on the…what was the name of the ship Fox?"
"I believe it was the Maru."
"Yes." He said and Krystal recalled everything she knew. "So you're saying that dragons attacked Cerinia and they have enslaved your people and that you are the daughter of the ruling house?"
"Yes sir, that is entirely true." Pepper mulled this over and he seemed skeptical.
"Not that I'm saying that you are lying, but we, I, would have heard about this by now."
"General, you must believe me." Krystal sounded incredulous and the dog smiled.
"I'll consider this. I must take my leave now, other matters are calling." Pepper said as he checked his Comm. The dog left and Fox pulled up a chair to the side of the bed.
"The doctors found a neurotoxin in your body when you were brought here but they removed it and you should be good to go soon."
"A toxin? What was it from do you think?"
"Treylon's claws; they checked out the wounds and that is where the toxin was injected." Krystal nodded and Fox sighed. "If I can't convince Pepper about this…"
"Don't say it Fox, I can't imagine Lylat falling to the dragons." She took his paw and silence filled the room. Fox felt something uncontained in Krystal and he frowned as she gripped harder. A presence entered his paw and he felt it rove through him; Fox gasped as it melded with his thoughts and he looked at Krystal.
"What was that?" He asked and he heard Krystal's voice but her lips did not move.
"Fox, I know you didn't ask me to do this, but you and I are connected through a mental link and you have a full understanding of Cerinian now." He let her paw go and Krystal saw shock register on his muzzle.
"What?" He asked and she sat up.
"Do you not like it?"
"No, I just wasn't expecting it that's all." Krystal leaned forward and she folded her paws in her lap. "How did you-"
"Do that?" She finished.
"Uh, yeah."
"Every Cerinian is born with a small psi power; they can either share it with one animal or choose to keep it 'locked' up. Mine was stronger than most and I can do more that just talk to you."
"So I can reply back like you did?"
"Try it." Her voice filtered into his mind and it was not in Cornerian, even though the silvery language of Cerinia reached him, Fox understood.
"Did it work?"
"It did Fox; now I must warn you that I have access to all your thoughts so you can terminate this process now if you are uncomfortable. I can take it back." Fox thought about it and Krystal smiled. "Thank you for not resisting." He took her paw and Fox gently rubbed it with his.
"Well, it awfully hard to resist a vixen like you."
Krystal laughed.
Author's Note: Well, what a chapter. I'm taking a poll right now to see if anyone would like me to repost Paradise Regained. If you never read it, then you'll see what it is. I might have to rewrite it a bit but it was my first fic that I ever wrote back last summer when I started using FF. Drop me an email if you are a registered user, otherwise write a anonymous review, use the email on the description on the profile page. Don't use the one where you would have to login to see. Thanks. I am also thinking of a new idea for Conspiracy 6, it will be almost the same except with a different title and plot. So give me some ideas if you have any.