Author Note: Cernia has been changed to Ceirnia. I don't own StarFox, Nintendo does.
Chapter 4
Fox was tired out from the encounter with Krystal. He was sore bruises and cuts, and not only that; he had several guards pointing guns at his head. Fox was also sleepy due to lack of sugar and moaned at the site of fruit in the trees. Krystal and Prime Minister were in front of Fox in some sort of floating platform, having conversation. He slightly stepped forward to listen but was pushed back by one of the guards.
"Your Highness, who is this runt?" the Prime Minister Fiona said, keeping an eye in the back of her.
"I think a space pirate, but he claims to be a mercenary," Krystal said, she looked clam, even knowing there was a skilled mercenary in the back of her.
"Should we not deal with him now? He did try to attack you," Fiona said, looking down on Fox, who looked half-asleep now.
"No, he should give him a fair trial, not be-head him and not even know he is," Krystal said with disinterest as usually.
"As you wish, your Highness," Fiona rejected Krystal's order, but she went on with it.
The group was traveling through the forest for nearly 3 hours. They continued until they might a large iron gate with two infantry men patrolling, the two infantrymen automatically froze with they saw Krystal and Fiona approach.
"YOUR HIGHNESS, Prime Minister!" both men yelled, both scrambled to open the gate in a hurry. The gate opened allowing the group to see the UCE capital city's large buildings.
The group entered the gates to the palace. The city was rural near the borders but became complex and much larger buildings near the center. Fox was awed as he saw the city, but his attention got back himself. He needed food. The vulpine was exhausted and collapsed on the floor mumbling words.
"Ma'am, should we pick him up or leave him?" one of the guards said, crouching down and poking Fox to see if he was alive.
Fiona looked behind to see what the matter was. "Drag him if you must," she said.
The guards picked up Fox's legs and dragged him along. Fox was too much of a heavy sleeper to even wake up to the bumps of the road. The arrived at the palace, the queen and the prime minister went through the main entrance while the guards dragged the mercenary towards another way, towards the holding cells…
"On three, one, two, THREE!" the guards swing Fox promptly on the prison.
Fox was going to stay in here until he was able to properly get a trial. Luckily enough, no guards were around to bug him and food was given daily.
"Three days on this dump of a planet," Fox said to himself. He looked up on the cell's ceiling from his bed. "If I ever escape on my own, I'll blow up this planet." Night fell quickly outside of Fox's window. The stars shone brightly, with some lights moving at a slow pace in the sky, they were the UCE's capital ships.
Meanwhile…
"Slippy, did you get the signal?" Peppy asked looking up other locations.
"Yeah, but I'm trying to get location of it. Looking up now," Slippy said, punching in commands into the computer at a fast speed.
"No wreckage signs on my part," Falco reported in through the com-link.
The StarFox team head reunited when they heard Fox was missing for three days without contact. They searched frantically for 2 days. From Sauria to Venom, Macbeth to Fortuna, every planet in the Lylat System. They were back near Corneria space, ready to give up. The teamed searched the Lylat System until they received an emergency beacon only given off an Arwing. It was Fox's Arwing. Slippy was determining on were it came from.
"Got it, make a warp gate at the Beltino Orbital Space gate, I'll load the coordinates," Slippy said, smiling at his success.
"Yeah, I'll inform General Pepper, we may need backup, these coordinates are in Cernirian space," Peppy said, sending a message to ask for space gate.
"You got me, who needs backup when you got me, ace pilot," Falco said, making crazy maneuvers over the Great Fox's command center.
"General Pepper here, I see you found Fox's transmission," Pepper's head appeared on the hologram.
The team and General Pepper discussed they're course of action to rescue Fox. "Its decided, we'll take your escorts General," Peppy said turning away from Slippy and Falco. "Though, it may not be need."
"You must be prepared though," General Pepper said, giving out an order to someone beyond the holograms vision.
"Gate is prepared," ROB's monotone voice said.
"Everyone ready?" Peppy said. "Check all systems."
"Everything's green here," Slippy said.
"Green here too," Falco replied.
"Move out," Peppy ordered, pointing towards the gate.
The Great Fox entered the gate with two Cornerian gun ships entering with it. As all three vessels engulfed in the green portal, the gate closed with a flashing light. A large green hole appeared and turned into a perfect circle with a green waves coming out. The three ships slowly exited out. They were now out of Cornerian home space and in space. They went undetected since all of the Cernirian ships where on the other side of the planet.
On the UCE…
"Pirate, you're wanted up by the court," Fiona had come down to Fox's cell to get him.
"What do you want with me?" Fox said laying himself against the prison cell's energy wall.
"You're about to receive a trial," Fiona said with her head held up high. Fiona was darker blue than most of the Cernirians. She was shorter than Fox by 6 inches. She was an older vixen than Krystal by most likely 3 years only. The Prime Minister always stalked the Queen to look out for her.
The Prime Minister ordered the nearby guard to open the cell. Fox stepped out; Fiona motioned Fox to follow her. They walked through very elaborate rooms until they reached what seemed to be a court. Many people were there to watch the trial. Fox stood in front near the judges.
At the head of the court was Krystal, she was wearing a beautiful white and gold toga. With her were an old looking console; lion, a turtle, and a blue eagle.
The old lion stood, cleared his throat. "Young man, what is your name." The lion looked at Fox with a stern face.
To be continued…