Disclaimer: I don't own Star Fox! It's owned by Nintendo, and Terra System, names, etc. are license of Galaxy Wulf, in which I own. The story took place during Star Fox 64, sometime after your battle with Star Wolf at Venom 2. I was wrong about my first two disclaimers. There will be FEW flashbacks here. Anyway, the narrator is obvious. Go and read!
Rivals or Friends?
Chapter 4: First Time
I think everything turned out fine. I didn't realize that Wolf would get into touch with us in just after a few minutes. Even from what happened earlier, I think he's comfortable now. Lately, I've been observing him, while the others are on the training room. He was teaching our other new recruit Ruby, telling a few controls and techniques when piloting. I believe a Wolfen is the same as an Arwing, so he might not be difficult for him to teach that. However, that's not really my concern. That Ruby McGuire, she's kinda beautiful, and I think I'm having something for her, but I think Wolf's getting an upper hand; I am thinking of him as an obstacle, but I don't wanna think that way. Wolf's my friend now, and I don't want to break it now.
My deep thoughts were broken by an alarm at the hologram. It was a transmission from Gen. Pepper. I called everyone and opened the general's incoming message.
"Star Fox," he declared to us in a rather calm way, "sorry for disturbing you during your much deserved rest after the battle from Venom."
"It is all right, sir," I replied, wanting to help Corneria again. "If there are things troubling the peace of Corneria, we are willing to help. What's it then?" I can see Falco's throwing a fit, in a hidden way. He doesn't like what happened.
"Many thanks Star Fox," he gratified us before giving the mission. In that way, I guess we couldn't avoid rejecting the offer. "Anyway, you're going to do is something but a simple task. I want you to investigate the large canyon in the outskirts of Corneria City. I'll give the coordinates immediately. You'll be rewarded generously if this mission succeeds."
"Thank you sir," I saluted, knowing that the commission we'll be getting would help us very much. "Star Fox will do its best in clearing this out." The transmission was then cut, and the message ended.
Wolf walked near and spoke in a humorous way, "So, are you two done talking to each other? It seems that you were the only ones discussing the mission dossier!" I laughed while patting his back.
Sooner, Falco couldn't hold his complaints into himself much longer. "But we were suppose to be in vacation!" he complained. "I was to tell you that we're going on a beach somewhere in a planet of Terra System, but Pepper butted in before I could spill the beans out!"
"Stop acting like a child, Falco!" Peppy scolded him. I can see he's very annoyed. "We might as well finish the mission before going there! Now, we should be going to the shower room like we used to do…"
"Peppy, there's no need for you to do that," I told them, trying to comfort him in his old age. "You too, Slippy."
"Why? I kinda like the way we bath together…" the frog complained. There's no point in arguing.
I have to explain them why. "You guys said that you won't be piloting Arwings, right?" I explicated in a regular manner. "And it has been our habit since the time of my father that pilots would go for a quick refreshing before piloting so that they would feel better during the fray, right? So, it wouldn't be necessary for you two to join us, but if you really want to…"
"Oh, I understand! Thanks for reminding me," Peppy, in his white furry face, smiled, "I'll be having a nice time at the bathroom later, when there are no kids, including Slippy, around."
"I never that," Wolf jeered at me. "So, you mean every one of us minus the hare and the toad will go to the shower room together?"
"Yeah. What's the problem with that?" Falco growled at Wolf. "Is there something bothering you? Of course we're all going inside there all together!"
"If you were thinking, one of the pilots is a female, bird," my lupine friend answered back, "unless you're a pervert, it'll be a large problem for us. Maybe we should take turns?" Ruby blushed after Wolf said that.
I understand that he's very concerned about Ruby. Thankfully, the person who designed this ship, whoever that person is, made two shower rooms, so there won't be a problem. "Don't worry, O'Donnell! I haven't toured you around much at the interior. There're two shower rooms here, so she can use the other one. I hope it's fine for Ruby to go alone however…"
"It's very fine with me," she replied with a smile. "I like doing private things alone, anyway."
It was not long before we are taking a quick bath all together. There are three showers in the room, and the three of us were using it; Wolf was on the left, Falco on the right, and I was on the farther right. I can see Wolf's large muscles he probably got from a strict training at Venom. There are some battle scars at his chest, which I forgot to see back at the hospital. I envy him. Even with those scars, he has a somewhat bulky body that I never imagined to see from him. I don't know why, but I feel envious to him right now. I can't hide the fact that Ruby likes him, and it makes me somehow mad. I don't know what I'm feeling.
A few moments later, after the drips of the shower ceased, Wolf asked me for a towel. At first I ignored him, but then I couldn't resist helping him, while looking at his envied body.
"Is something wrong, Fox?" he wondered while whipping the towel around his body.
"Uh, nope," I replied, hiding my feelings at him. I was about to ask him something when Falco did the honors of doing it.
"Wow! Nice pecs and abs!" the avian remarked with impression. "Where'd you get that?"
"Venom's a hard place to live, my friends," he replied in a strange tone. "The only person, aside form Andross, who didn't took much labor is his nephew and Pigma. The labor gave me these…"
I took a chance to think what he said. Maybe even if he has that large body, it seems that he doesn't like the way on how he got that. I'm pretty sure he felt too much suffering in that time, and much more. I feel ashamed for myself because I envy him, thinking of him as a rival up to this point, without knowing that there's something bad that happened before. I walked along with him, now trying to make him feel comfortable again.