Hey ya! It's yours truly in this newest fanfic ever! Anyway, there'll be a slight delay in Two Heroes Collide Junior, but don't worry! Before May, you'll be seeing scamps all over the place! By the way, this is my first fanfic WITHOUT Galaxy Wulf, so sorry GW fans! I hope you enjoy this one!
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Fox! It's owned by Nintendo. The story took place during Star Fox 64, sometime after your battle with Star Wolf at Venom 2. However, since this will be made up of flashbacks, it would be useless… Anyway, the narrator is obvious. Go and read!
Rivals or Friends?
Epilogue
Venom, such planet is both ridiculed and feared by a many, yet me and my team struggled to get here and stop such an unstoppable force. That fiend Andross has been a problem here in Lylat, and many strived to stop him… including us. We were paid to do it, yet we feel obliged to do so as well. After we finished our business at Macbeth, he headed straight towards Venom. However, as soon as I and my crew went down the planet's harsh atmosphere, we were approached by them… Star Wolf… Yes, I know… they have been a pain for my group… but…
"This is your end, Fox!" the senile lupine growled at his monitor. He is very desperate to kill me. He howled once more, giving me a somewhat humiliating insult. "You're not going to escape me now!"
"Wolf, I beg you," I pleaded in my seat, risking the fact that I might be mocked by the others, but I continued. "We should stop this! This is futile!" I can still remember our encounter at Fortuna. I saw their ships crashed down the ground. I know they're just being paid by Andross, that's why my concern is very deep.
"And now the brave son of James McCloud pleads like a poor cub," a chameleon snickered at my back. "You're so gross, begging in front of our leader! That makes me think if you're really worthy to ace Wolf!" He kept on saying those words, yet he doesn't understand anything at all…
Wolf… why are you like that? I kept on looking for answers and asking the same questions. Why did you turn your back to Corneria and helped Andross? Why? This wasn't supposed to happen… If I could've done something, none of this would've happened… I need to know why!
"I'm coming, adversary!" he shouted. I couldn't understand him… I couldn't even feel his heart… Why is he angry at me? Have I done anything wrong against him?
"Fox, watch out! Star Wolf at your rear!" my partner Falco yelled at me. He warned of his attack, even if he's still busy warding Leon off. Thanks to him, I was able to move away, evading the wolf's attack.
"Sorry, Wolf." My words echoed at my cockpit, trying to ignore the possible consequences. I triggered at my control stick the firing of the deadly beams of my Arwing. The lasers were fast, and life-threatening. It pierced through Wolfen II – the vehicle of Wolf. I was horrified to see those beams shatter the fighter's wings, and to see the cockpit flailing out from the framework, wrecking it down the ground. It slowly burst into flames, and the lupine's body was trapped inside.
A few minutes later, after the dogfight has cleared, the scene looks terrible. Crashed ships of Star Wolf are around. I took a moment to go down, wear my gas mask, and investigate the place. I ordered Rob to maneuver the Great Fox near our location in order to deliver the injured, and hopefully, breathing bodies quickly safely.
I first approached Wolf's ship, which was badly damaged. It appears that the cockpit wasn't severely damaged, but the pilot is badly injured. I can see Wolf's blood dripping from his mouth. His forehead bears a large wound, bleeding very fast. His arms are full of scratches and his outfit is almost torn from the crash. All I could do is put him on an extra gas mask, wrap a clean towel on his forehead to ease the bleeding, and pull him off. I ward him from further injury, and I made sure he'll be okay. I carried him up carefully, even with his blood staining my uniform. I don't want him to die.
"Peppy," I called out. My father's friend hurriedly came towards me along with a stretcher. He knew what's wrong. "Please help me take him in the sick bay. We have to make sure he doesn't pass away."
"Gee Fox," Falco somehow spoke out in an arguing tone, "are you sure you wanna spare him? Why not let him join his pals? I mean, Pigma's dead and Andrew probably went off crying towards his uncle since his body is gone! Leon's hanging between life and death! Also, he works for Andross! He should get what he deserves!"
"Falco, how could you be so cruel?!" I shouted to him. "Wolf's only paid to do those things and probably Leon! I don't want them to die just because it's their job!" I then faced Slippy and ordered him to take Leon in the sick bay. He hastily carried him up. I pity Pigma. Even though he betrayed my father, I know they were once friends. Andrew is very foolish however. He keeps on hiding in his uncle's shadows, not wanting to see the approaching light.
The avian just sighed in front of me. "If that's what you want, I'm not going to argue," he suspired, "but don't blame me if things happen. Just let me know when boo-boo happens so that I can poke you with I told you so!" I just ignored him. He won't understand what I feel.
My PDA alarmed for a message. Knowing that it came from Great Fox, I answered it. "Great Fox has already boarded the injured Star Wolf crew," Rob assured me. "Processing ICT while inside. A stop at the hospital is recommended."
"Confirm after I return," I replied to my communicator. "Andross and I have a score to settle…"
Peppy gasped in front of me. "Are you going to…"
"Yes," I replied with my heart in it. "It's time for him to pay for his wrongdoings…"