Chapter 19: The Resort Colony, Xavix-Yuan PART 1
It was only a short walk down to the gangway from the bridge. For Fox, the short distance they had to travel seemed slightly longer than it should have. It might have been the fact that he eagerly awaited the time that he and Krystal would finally be able to spend together, or maybe it was a result of him being able to leave behind the responsibilities of the Great Fox for a day. That's what he kept telling himself, but he knew that for the first time in a long while, he was actually nervous about being around Krystal. He hadn't said anything to her since they had left the bridge. Fox didn't know if he should force himself to say something, or just let her start a conversation.
Man, what the heck is wrong with me? I've been fine around Krystal for a long time and now I'm starting to get nervous like the first time I saw her...Go figure that I have to pick today to have a frickin' panic attack...and over something I thought I had beat for a long time...I just gotta relax...I mean, It's not like this is a date or anything...we're just going down there to talk and get to know each other, right? Big deal! Nothing to be worried about...
But somewhere deep inside Fox's being, in his heart, he knew from the first time he heard they were landing in the Xavix-Yuan, that he was going to have Krystal along with him the entire day. Subconsciously, he knew this really was a date, and...along with all those feelings, comes the desire to further the relationship, make it stronger, so that the feeling between the two can become even more special as time goes on. Fox knew from the very beginning that this was more than simply getting a chance to talk with her, but to him, this was his first, and maybe last chance at true love.
"Fox, this is it. Are you ready?" Fox blinked a few times as he heard Krystal's voice and noticed that they were standing in front an open doorway that led down a gangway to the floor of the docking station. Fox nodded and replied, "Ya, of course I'm ready. Are you?" Krystal smiled as she took Fox's free hand into her own, "I am now." Fox returned the smile and closed his hand gently around hers, that was the best response that either of them could've given.
The two foxes slowly made their way off the Great Fox and onto the short metal gangway. It sloped gently downwards to the floor of the docking bay, which was littered with masses of people, all of which seemed to be tourists on vacation. The docking bay itself seemed unusually large considering that this docking colony was in space. Fox looked around and saw many large ships, many of which were only slightly smaller than the Great Fox. Among the people on the floor hovered small utility vehicles that swiftly made their way around the docking bay floor from ship to ship. It reminded him of the docking station on Corneria, but everything here seemed to give off a well-polished glimmer that Fox was never accustomed to seeing back on Corneria. Fox was almost embarrassed as he realized that the Great Fox looked so out of place in all its rust and age ridden glory among the other transport ships that were docked there. He mentally shook his head of these thoughts as they continued their descent of the gangway.
When they reached the bottom, they were met two young female tigers who were dressed in long red robes that had a vibrant flower pattern elaborately stitched into them. As soon as Fox and Krystal reached the bottom, the two tigers approached them with a warm smile and announced in unison, "Welcome to Xavix-Yuan." They then revealed from a pocket inside their robes, two strings of vividly colored beads, which they placed over the two vulpines heads so that they came to rest on the back of their necks. The two young tigers then took a step back and spoke again in harmony, "We hope you have a pleasant stay." When they finished their welcome, they receded back into the crowd and disappeared.
Krystal held the necklace up to her face and studied it while Fox immediately removed it from his neck and placed it in the bag he was carrying. Krystal looked over at Fox and asked, "What is this Fox? And who were those two?" Fox shook his head and replied, "I don't know who they were, but I know that in high-brow places like this, they like to welcome their guests by giving them something like that necklace. It's not really anything important...It's just kind of a way of saying we're welcome here, I guess." Krystal nodded and continued, "Well that was nice of them. Is it required to wear this necklace during our stay?" Fox replied with a smirk, "No, you don't have to wear it. I already took mine off, see?" Krystal looked over at Fox's exposed neck and then returned her attention to her own necklace, "Then what purpose does it serve?" Fox could only shake his head in bewilderment.
Fox quickly glanced over his shoulder as he heard the sound of slow footsteps coming towards him. Not long after, the sound of the footfalls were accompanied by a familiar voice, "Hey Fox, looks like everyone finally left the ship." Fox turned to face his green teammate and replied, "Ya, It's about time we could get off the Great Fox...So have you figured anything out?" Slippy nodded and replied, "Ya Fox, It looks like a few of the electric wires to the sensor system got so worn down over all these years, they just shorted out. I'm actually amazed they lasted this long." Fox replied somewhat impatiently, "So are you gonna get to work on that or what?" Slippy responded without picking up on Fox's eagerness to leave, "Ya, It looks like I'll have to re-wire the whole thing..." Slippy hesitated as he giggled to himself before he actually spoke what he was thinking, "Hehehe, Good thing we made all that money from the Dinosaur Planet mission, cause this is gonna take a lot of it." Fox sighed to himself as he replied with his hand to his forehead, "Whatever, just do what you have to...and you can get it all done by tomorrow morning...right?" Slippy immediately lost his cheerful expression as he hesitantly responded, "W-what? By tomorrow morning? But...but...I have to...ya see...I can't..." Fox cut off Slippy's garbled speech as he walked over and patted him on the shoulder, "Come on Slippy, you'll do fine. There's a reason you're the mechanic on this ship...right?" Slippy said nothing for a while, but then was finally able to mumble, "Well...I-I guess so..." Fox gave Slippy a few more friendly pats before returning to Krystal's side and responding, "Great, Then I'll see you tomorrow." Slippy rubbed the back of his head with one of his hands and replied unsurely, "Uhh...sure Fox...See ya later..." Slippy withdrew back into the ship as Fox and Krystal headed anxiously towards the exit.
The docking colony seemed almost larger than Fox had expected as they walked around searching for an exit. But it did not seem like a chore to find the way into the colony in any manner of speaking. As they got further away from the actual docking station, they began to enter into a part of the complex where small shops and convenience stores lined the sides of the main walkway. Not only that, but they began to notice the brilliant architecture that became apparent even in this minor area of the docking colony. Krystal looked curiously into each one of the shops and every once in a while, she would see something that sparked her curiosity, at which point she stopped and asked Fox what it was she had seen. Fox broke a smile more than once as he answered Krystal's simple questions, and never once did he become annoyed in the least.
After they passed through this section of the docking bay, they came to a place where many animals where coming and going through large elevators. Fox noticed the animals coming off the elevators were carrying while some of them had bags filled with purchased items. Fox stopped and said, "That's probably the way to get up to the actual resort. We just have to get in one of those elevators and they should take us there." Krystal hesitated and enthusiastically responded, "Is that so? Then let's waste no time in boarding." Fox watched as Krystal began to take a few steps in front of him, but abruptly found himself again at her side due to the fact their hands were firmly connected. He faltered for a second, and after letting out an amused chuckle he replied, "Ok, ok, but I'd like to keep my arm please." Krystal replied with an energetic smile and a light giggle as they continued towards the elevator that lay ahead of them.
As they approached the elevators, they quickly found themselves standing in a long line of animals that had accumulated in front of them. Fox sighed as he tried to see how many people were waiting in front of them. Krystal asked with a hint of confusion in her voice, "What is everyone waiting for? Why aren't we boarding the elevator Fox?" He looked over at her and replied, "Well, not everyone can fit in an elevator at the same time, so we have to wait until it's empty so we can get on one, so we have to wait our turn until then." Krystal nodded, "I see...how long do you suppose it will take?" Fox shook his head as he again turned his head to the long line in front of him, I dunno, I'd guess maybe five or ten minutes...It depends on how fast the elevators are operating."
Soon after he finished, Fox noticed one of the elevator doors opening and saw a few animals pulling luggage behind them as they exited. Shortly after, he saw a mass of animals trying to claim their spot on the elevator. It was a little more hectic than Fox would've expected from world famous resort like this. A few of the larger animals got on with no problem, while some of the smaller ones were being pushed out of the way and were forced to wait for the next one to arrive. The elevator was filled with about fifteen people when it's doors finally closed. The line moved about three steps forward, and that was all. Fox shifted his attention back to Krystal, who also appeared shocked at the scene that had just played out in front of them, and said with an almost nervous chuckle, "Well...now that I think about it...maybe ten minutes a bit of an understatement..."
After watching the same routine play out a few more times and moving forward a total of twelve steps, Fox began to wonder if they would ever get on one of the elevators. Krystal was visibly starting to get worried as well. He could feel her hand shaking lightly inside his own. Fox had a feeling that she wouldn't want to try and board an elevator if she was brought to the point where she would almost have to fight her way on, and if she didn't, it appeared that they might never get into the resort. Fox began to rub the back of her furry hand gently with his thumb and said in a comforting voice, "It'll be fine, It won't be as bad as you think." Krystal looked at him with surprise as she realized he had read her feelings almost perfectly and responded with a weak smile, "Well...I suppose you may be right, but I will say, this process was much easier on Corneria." Fox smiled back and drew in a breath to respond, but was cut off by an unfamiliar voice behind him.
"Hey there you two youngsters, would you like to buy one of my maps?" Fox quickly turned to face the new voice behind him. It looked to be a goat that was well advanced in his age, which was made apparent by the many wrinkles on his head and the slight yellow discoloration of the two horns that sat on top of his head. The old goat continued, "Only two credits...finest you can buy." He held the small map in front of him with an eager gaze. Fox hesitantly took the map out goat's heavily wrinkled hand and scanned over its cover. The front cover simply read in slightly ornate letters, "Xavix-Yuan," and below the lettering was a picture of a beach with stars that sparkled above it. Before Fox could open the map, the aged salesman spoke again, "Hey sonny...I think I've seen you before somewhere. You look strikingly familiar to someone I saw on the television a few days back. Let's see...uhh..." The old goats eyes wandered as he reached into what must've been a rapidly failing memory to try and identify the familiar vulpine standing in front of him. Then his eyes finally settled on something behind him. Fox followed his eyes to see he was looking directly at Krystal. Something seemed to snap in the goats mind as he answered himself, "Ahh! Yes, I remember seeing that blue furred vixen on the television a few days ago. I recall hearing she was the new member on that one team...err, what was it? Scar Fax? Yes, that's the one...those mercenaries that saved Lylat a few years back..." He paused as he tried to follow his own reasoning and continued, "And if that pretty blue vixen is standing right here...then you must be the leader of...uhh, Scar Fax...what's his name again?"
Fox sighed at the old goats obvious hearing problems and annunciated, "It's, Star Fox, and ya, I'm the leader Fox McCloud...and this is..." The goat cut him off with a hearty chuckle and said, "My boy, just because I'm old don't mean I can't tell the obvious." Fox gave him a confused look as the goat continued,
"The way I see it sonny boy, this little vixen must be your wife."
Fox's expression immediately froze as the skin under his fur began to flush into a bright red color. He continued, "You sure have an eye for your own species son. I think you got yourself a real keeper, you did." Fox's face was almost completely red at this point; the only solace he could find was in the fact that no one else around them could hear this due to the fact that the noise level in this part of the docking bay was pretty high.
Then for no obvious reason, other than maybe the fact this animal was so old that he had almost no memory remaining in his head, the subject abruptly changed, "So I take it you two are waiting for the elevator?" Krystal, who was busily trying to stifle a bit of laughter within herself, answered for the still embarrassed Fox, "Yes, We've been waiting for quite some time now." The goat smiled at Krystal and replied, "Well, since you are both part of the famous, uhh, Scar Fax team, I think I can get you on that elevator in no time...with you being famous and whatnot." Krystal responded with a hint of excitement, "Oh, that would be wonderful if you would do that for us." The goat smiled back and replied, "Okey-dokey you youngsters, follow me." Krystal looked over at Fox, who seemed to be saying something under his breath, and asked, "Fox? Are you ok? This goat is going to board us onto an elevator." Fox hesitated as he looked back over at Krystal...
My...wife?
Fox quickly shook himself from the thoughts the old goat had now imbedded into his mind and replied with a sigh, "Ya, I'm coming..."
They followed the goat for a short distance, which was made extensively longer by the slow pace he set while hobbling forward, but they soon found themselves standing in front of everyone in line. They all received multiple evil glares from random animals in the crowd. A few even shouted at them, prompting them to get back in line. The old man took a few meager steps in front of the two vulpines and began to speak in a voice that could almost be considered a yell, but considerably more feeble, "My friends, on the contrary, it is you who should be making a line behind the ones that stand behind me!" The noise level in the area near the elevator dropped to a whisper. The goat continued, "Don't you recognize who these creatures are? If it were not for them, you may not be standing here in this very place at this very time..." An angry voice rose over the crowd, "You old coot! Get back in line before I put ya in a wheelchair!" The aged goat snapped back, "That is no way to speak to an elder!" He continued after saying something under his breath, "Yes, The two behind me belong to the famed Scar Fax team, the saviors of the Lylat system!" Fox put one hand on his forehead as he heard the goat's mispronunciation. Whispers began to break out among the crowd, most of them saying the same thing, "Did he mean Star Fox? Or is that guy just out of his mind?" The goat continued, "Now you see my point, you will all wait for..."
As the goat babbled on, the elevator beside Fox and Krystal opened up. Fox motioned for Krystal to follow as they snuck into the elevator, and then all at once, the line dashed around the goat and began to fill the elevator. The elderly goat could do little to stop them, and was fortunate that he was not crushed by the oncoming hoard of animals that rushed past him. The scramble for a spot on the elevator lasted for a minute or two as both vulpines watched safely from the inside. When the elevator was finally full, the crowd receded from the opening of the elevator and formed back into the line.
Both Fox and Krystal took a sigh of relief, finally finding themselves safely aboard the elevator. Even though they found the space slightly crowded among the many different animals and their respective luggage, they silently exchanged content smiles as they felt the elevator begin to quickly ascend to the destination they had so eagerly waited for.
Fox and Krystal stood in the back of the elevator, waiting for the door to re-open, but the elevator hadn't showed any signs of slowing down for some time. It had been quiet for the few seconds they had been standing there, but soon, Fox was able to hear some of the animals talking, and every once in a while, see them take a quick look back at either Krystal or himself. He then began to listen more carefully, and could easily hear their conversations, "I thought I recognized those two, I saw them on CBN a few days ago." "Is that really Fox McCloud? He's totally cuter in person." "Why is Star Fox here if their supposed to be saving us from mind control or whatever?"
Fox began tapping his foot impatiently as he heard their comments. Krystal seemed to be listening too and quietly commented, "You really are well known, even animals that reside long distances from Corneria know of your exploits." Fox replied in almost a whisper, "Ya, but the last thing I want is attention from everybody in this docking colony. It's gonna be hard just walking through the resort if everyone recognizes me..." Krystal sighed as she saw Fox's slightly worried expression, "I guess fame has it's own disadvantages just..." Krystal was interrupted as one of the animals in the elevator turned to Fox and asked, "Are you, like, seriously Fox McCloud?" Fox looked up to see a young white-haired vixen, who was probably in her late teens, looking expectantly into Fox face. Fox nodded and hesitantly replied, "Well...Ya, I'm Fox McCl..." The young vixen quickly turned and said something to a few of her friends standing behind her, which caused them all to break out in a fit of giggles shortly after. She quickly turned back around and said with a nervous, but still excited look on her face, "Me and my girlfriends think you are so like, the coolest fox in the galaxy." Fox broke an obviously fake smile as he responded, "Thanks, I really appreciate it." The group of young vixens again broke out into giggles, and Fox took the opportunity to roll his eyes and take a sigh out of slight irritation, but to his relief, he could feel the elevator steadily begin to slow down, and soon after the elevator settled on its desired floor, the door finally slid open.
The elevator slowly began to empty as the animals and their luggage slowly began to filter out the small exit. As Fox and Krystal exited, they realized that they were still not in the resort part of the colony, finding themselves instead in a very similar looking area from which they had just left. As they scanned the area, Fox noticed a large sign hanging above him that read, "Xavix-Yuan/ Resort, hovertaxi service, and information center." A small arrow displayed on a corner of the large sign pointed down a hallway that many of the animals that had just exited the elevator seemed to be following. Fox pointed the sign out to Krystal and soon, they began making their way down the hallway together.
They had made it about twenty feet before a familiar voice rang out from behind Fox, "Hey, Fox McCloud, wait up!" Fox flashed a look of desperation at Krystal before reluctantly turning to see the same young vixen he thought he had gotten rid of at the elevator. She handed him a small pen and turned her back to him as she said, "Umm...can you like, sign my shirt?" Fox took the pen from her out of politeness and quickly wrote his name on the back of her shirt, not really caring about the quality of the signature at all. Fox withdrew the pen from her shirt and said with a hint of aggravation, "There ya go, and here's your..." Before he could finish, he was confronted by the remaining vixens in the group, who all desired his signature as well. He took a quick glance back at Krystal, who seemed to be slightly amused by the entire scene, and mouthed a quick and desperate, "Help me," over to her.
Krystal hesitated for a moment as she tried to come up with a way to bail Fox from his current situation. Fox meanwhile, was trying to sound polite towards the excited, young vixens, but his tone of irritation was beginning to make itself more apparent the longer he was forced to listen to the girls. Krystal walked up next to Fox and locked arms with him, which seemed to instantly stop the group of young vixens from their incessant giggling. Krystal looked over at Fox with a wink and said, "Fox, you know we do not have time for this. We have to hurry on our way if we intend to arrive at General Pepper's meeting on time." Fox immediately caught her meaning and said with a smirk, "Oh ya, you're right. I guess we should get going...sorry ladies, maybe some other time?" None of them gave an answer; their attention was clearly diverted to the one that currently had her arm looped around their hero's arm. Fox gave them a strange look and then quickly turned as they began making their way further down the hallway.
The area that they were now walking through did not appear to be much different from the hallway they had just passed through on the floor below. The only difference was in the fact that the shops that lined this walkway contained that of higher quality goods. Not only that, but for the first time in their entire time spent here, Fox could see the first signs of non-artificial light piercing through a large window that laid a little ways ahead of him. And just below that window was an opening that gave the two vulpines their first view of the city. Krystal pointed ahead as they walked and said with a hint of excitement, "Look up ahead, I can see the city. We're almost there Fox." He replied with a smirk as they slightly quickened their pace, "Ya, but I gotta say, I didn't think it was gonna be such a problem just walking through the docking bay..." Krystal smiled in return and they both quickly returned their attention to the portal that opened up in front of them.
Fox and Krystal stopped simultaneously as they walked outside the docking bay. What they saw in front of them was like nothing they had ever experienced before. They both stood in awe of the resort that opened up in front of them. The buildings were all well maintained and almost seemed to glitter when you looked over at them. The streets below looked so smooth and even, and tall palm trees lined each side equally. The sidewalks were wide and what seemed to be thousands of animals were walking happily upon them. Fox some how took his eyes off of what was directly in front of him as a glimmer of sun caught the corner of his eye. He looked over the buildings and a good distance away, he could see that there really was an ocean, and it was surrounded by shimmering white beach as far as Fox could see. But something behind the wide expanse of beach caught Fox's eye...he could see stars.
Huh? Stars? But how can I see stars from the inside of a docking colony...?
Fox raised his vision, and to his surprise, more stars and slowly drifting space vessels could be seen from where he was standing. Krystal seemed to be noticing the same thing as she leaned up closer to Fox and said with amazement, "Wow Fox, I can see the stars that lay outside the colony." Fox nodded and replied, "Ya...It's like, one huge, domed window...enclosed around the entire colony. I've never seen anything like this before...Actually, I didn't even know this was possible at all." Krystal looked back at him and said, "It is quite an incredible sight...I never imagined I would ever get the chance to see anything like this in my entire life." For a while, neither of them said anything, they merely stood and looked out into the endless expanse of space that was revealed in all around them.
Both vulpines suddenly broke out of their awe-induced gaze as they heard someone speak from behind them, "Hey, haven't I seen you two somewhere before?" Fox looked back and saw a mass of people behind Krystal and himself asking the same question to themselves. "You look a lot like Fox McCloud...and isn't she that new girl?" Fox took Krystal's hand before she knew what was going on and said back to the crowd as he walked away, "You've got the wrong guy, sorry." Just as they reached the edge of the street, a young kit ran in front of Fox and said with large eyes, "You have the Star Fox emblem on your vest. Only real members of Star Fox get one of those!" Fox looked down at the excited young fox and hesitated. But soon after, Fox realized that was the last thing he should have done. It wasn't long before he became partially surrounded by animals that were coming out of the docking facility. Suddenly, the crowd around him erupted in energized speech.
"That's right, only members receive that insignia, and that uniform looks exactly like the one Fox McCloud wore when he was on TV." "So he really is Fox McCloud?" "It must be, the resemblance is uncanny." "And that must be his new girlfriend, Krystal. Man...she's got some weird fur." "Fox McCloud? I have got to get a picture!"
Fox couldn't take the attention he and Krystal was receiving any longer and shouted out over everyone around him, "Hey, listen to me for a second!" The crowd noise immediately fell to a hush and everyone standing in the area looked curiously towards Fox. "As much as I'd like to stand here and shake hands, I've gotta get to this...meeting, uh, with General Pepper." Some quiet mumbling surrounded him as he continued, "And it's really important that I'm not late...uh, sorry, but I really gotta get to the meeting...now." Fox didn't wait for them to react as he quickly guided Krystal through an open gap in the crowd and briskly walked away from the mass of clearly disappointed animals.
Krystal looked over at him with a smile as they finally were able to traverse the sidewalks of Xavix-Yuan openly, "You certainly can attract a crowd can't you?" Fox let out a small chuckle as he looked down at the ground, "I've never been out in public much...but I guess you're right." Fox quickly changed the subject, hoping to place the memory of what had just happened in the back of his mind, "Now we just have to find a hotel...Then we can decide what we want to do for the rest of the day." Krystal nodded passively as her eyes explored the awe-inspiring docking colony, "It really makes no difference to me..." Fox replied as he searched the area around him, "I guess you probably can't find a run-down hotel here...whatever we come to first then?" Krystal nodded as she looked over towards Fox, "That will be fine with me. At least then we can get on with our day sooner." Fox stopped and looked over at her with a smirk, "Well then, here we are!"
Krystal turned to see that they were standing right in front of a large building that was a cheerful yellow in color and slightly above the revolving blue doors that served as the building's entrance, read the words, "7th District Inn at Xavix-Yuan." Fox took a quick glance over at Krystal and asked, "Well, what do you think? Are we stayin' here for the night?" Krystal responded with a smile, "Yes, this should easily suffice for our stay here." Fox sighed as they made their way through the revolving door and said under his breath, "I just hope I can afford a room for tonight...I'm pretty sure nothing comes cheep here..."
When they entered the hotel, they were met with several running fountains and a collage of colors that seemed to blend in perfectly with the many different flower arrangements that were scattered throughout the entire lobby. The sound of the fountains that lined the bottom of each wall gave off a soothing sound that could easily cause you to forget you were in a hotel altogether. They walked slowly together hand-in-hand down the beautiful lobby, letting the atmosphere it created clear their minds from any previous troubles or stresses they had accumulated throughout the entire day. "It's so beautiful Fox, don't you think?" Fox nodded slowly and replied, "Ya, it's nothing like I've ever seen on Corneria, that's for sure."
They slowly continued their stroll through the main part of the lobby until they finally reached the receptionist's desk. The employee behind the counter flashed a pleasant smile towards the two vulpines and said, "Welcome to the 7th District Inn, what can I do for you today?" Fox leaned one arm onto the counter in front of him and replied, "Ya, I'd like to get a room for the night." The receptionist quickly typed something into the computer in front of him and replied, "What kind of room were you thinking of sir?" Fox thought for a second and responded, "Well, how much are these rooms gonna set me back?" The receptionist typed something else into his computer and said, "Well, our economy size rooms are 150 credits, and the only other rooms we have available right now are a few regular suites, which are 200 credits, and the luxury suite, which runs at 250 credits." Fox wasted no time in making his decision, "I'll take one of the economy rooms." The receptionist behind the counter smiled and said, "I see, and will both of you be staying in the same room?" Fox nodded and handed over the 150 credits. The receptionist motioned to someone behind Fox as he continued, "Very well sir, one of our attendants will show you to your room." Fox gave his thanks to the receptionist and turned to meet a tall wolf, who was dressed in a bright red uniform. "If you will allow me to carry your baggage, we will make our way to your room sir." Fox did as he said and handed the bag over to the wolf. "Thank you, please follow me."
After following the attendant for a short distance, they reached one of many elevators that lined the wall in this area of the lobby. The door immediately slid open in front of them, and they were able to enter with considerably less difficulty then they had at docking bay. It was a short and comfortable ride up to the 64th floor, where the elevator slowly came to a smooth stop. The elevator door reopened and the two vulpines followed their attendant a short way down the wide hallway. He came to a stop in front of one of the door and slid a room key over a sensor on the outside of the door. The wolf announced as Fox and Krystal entered the room, "This is your room for tonight."
Fox stopped abruptly as he looked around the room. A large living room sat in the middle of the room, complete with a big screen TV, which was surrounded on each side with large couches. To the left was a large sliding window, which led out to a patio that had a perfect view of the beach a few miles away. To the right was a single king size bed that was covered overhead by a woven, silk canopy that had two large drapes of the same material that were tied to the corner of the bedposts. Just to the left of the bed was a large bathroom, so large in fact, that this bathroom even had it's own hot tub. Fox looked back at the attendant and said in a stunned voice, "I thought we were getting the economy room...There's gotta be some kind of mistake..." The wolf smiled as he set the bag he had been carrying down next to the door, "Just think of it as our way of saying thank you." Fox gave him a confused glance, "Thank you? For what?" The attendant replied as he exited the room, "For what Mr. McCloud? Thank you for saving the Lylat system, it's the least we can do for you. Now relax and have a pleasant stay Fox McCloud." With that the door closed behind him and Fox and Krystal were left alone in their luxury suite.
Krystal let out a giggle as she saw the expression on Fox's face, "I suppose there are many advantageous sides to be being famous as well." Fox smirked as he looked back at Krystal, "Well, all I can say is...it's about time."