Author Note: Cernia has been changed to Cerinia due to reviews. I do not own StarFox, Nintendo does.

Chapter 3

"Woo lady, I think you need to put some clothes on!" Fox uttered under his breath as he continued to laugh.

"Why little…" Krystal said with anger. Her ears were flat down on her head and she blushed under her blue fur. "Gimme back my clothes!"

Krystal quickly grabbed her clothes from Fox and her possessions with it. She put it on and drew out her staff pointing it at Fox who was rolling around trying to stop himself from laughing. But when he saw what Krystal was doing, he stopped immediately and met eyes with her.

"Hey now, what's with all the fuss," there was seriousness in his voice. The vulpine was determined to make the first move if he had to. Both were staring at each other for sometime.

"Who are you?" Krystal demanded and extending her staff. "You look like a space pirate to me." The vixen began to make circles around Fox, but he didn't bother to turn around. "Down here to pillage the city down here, aren't you?"

"No, I'm a merc, a soldier for hire," Fox replied. He got up and turned to face Krystal. He wiped his face clear of any emotion. "I'm no low pirate nor did I attack you, but I will defend myself.

The two continued to stare until Fox broke it and rolled out of the way. He drew out his magnum but only saw Krystal charge at him and take a few swipes. "She's quite fast in those robes," he thought.

The vulpine let out all 8 shots but missed or the shot bounced off a block from Krystal's staff. Fox had no choice but to draw his knife and commit close-range combat, something he wasn't really good at. When he drew his long combat-knife, Krystal gasped slightly at the sight and stopped her attack. She stood there scared as Fox took a fighting position.

"That knife...no, it couldn't." Krystal was almost in aw but regained her composure and looked madder than before. She continued her attack but Fox merely blocked her attacks with his long knife.

Both exchanged attacks and blocks trying to ware each other out. But neither seemed to tire. Though Krystal had the advantage with her long staff, Fox was more experienced at this type of situation even though he did not favor close-range combat.

"Have to end this before she skins me with that staff of hers," Fox's mind was racing with ways on how to take her out, but he didn't want to hurt her or kill her. He only wished she was thinking the same.

Krystal's attacks began to be more aggressive, faster, and harder to deflect for Fox. Now he was warring off. Fox back-flipped and gained some ground from her. He drew out his magnum and quickly reloaded it. Krystal took a pose as though she was going to charge again, but instead, a bolt of energy came out of her staff, nearly hitting Fox.

"Wooo, that was unexpected," Fox said with a scared expression. Krystal grinned and let out a volley of bolts but Fox dodged all of the shots.

With his magnum in hand, Fox let out 2 shots frightening Krystal who flinched at the sound. He walked towards her and fired another, scaring Krystal even more. She was scared, but Krystal saw through his plan and properly dodged his next shot.

Fox made a fake face of anger and fired shot and still walked towards her. He stopped to take aim and stared at Krystal. She noticed the laser sight on his weapon as it bounced around on her, it stopped right between her green eyes. Fox fired his last two shots only to miss, but that was not his plan.

As Krystal was about to take another stance, Fox was already up to her with his knife. "Time to end this fight," he whispered into her ear. He slashed her several times. Krystal stumbled back in pain and moaned. Her legs and right arm were coved in blood with several wounds.

"What have I done!" Fox said with a weary voice. He dropped his magnum and knife and took out his pack and got out a first-aid kit. As he was about to tend to Krystal's wound, she kicked him with her weakened and bleeding legs. "HEY, I'm trying to help you!"

Krystal ignored him and got up with the support of her staff. She stabbed it into the ground and it glowed with a red mantra flowing from the staff onto her. She glowed with a red aura and Fox was almost shocked at what he was seeing. As soon as she did it, it wore off. Krystal looked refreshed and not a single wound or even a scar was on her now.

The vixen looked down on the scared fox. "I think you just lost this fight," she said with a grin. She flicked off his weapons where he couldn't get it and pointed her staff at him. "Take out any weapons and throw them over there."

"I don't have any weapons besides those," Fox said with disinterest. Krystal walked up to him, made him put his hands behind his back, pointed her staff at his wrist, and a bracket of energy of some sort appeared restraining Fox.

"I guess I'm you prisoner, not bad for rookie," Fox said letting out a sigh. He helplessly watched as Krystal gathered his items and put it into his pack. She looked into it to see what was inside. "ARGHHH, don't look in there, you!"

"What's this?" Krystal said with even bigger grin. She pulled out a dirty magazine and some of the rations Fox had put in there. "I would expect from a space pirate."

"First I lose to this vixen, now she's searching me, what next," as Fox lay down to calm himself. He got back up with his ears twitching, he heard something. Krystal was too occupied to hear it but noticed what he was doing.

"Hear something Mr. Pirate?" Krystal said with a childish tone.

The Prime Minister popped out with 2 guards in traditional armor. "Oh I have been searching for you for some time now your Highness." Fiona ran up to Krystal expecting her incase she was hurt.

"I've caught a space pirate," Krystal said, pointing towards Fox. "We should take him back to the city for trial."

"I am not a space pirate," Fox added. "Very well your Highness," Fiona bowed and ordered the guards to carry Fox with them.

To be Continued…