Chapter 31: The Tides of Emotion
A bright holographic screen filled the middle of the otherwise dark bridge of the Great Fox, a welcome change, especially because of the great news that this certain transmission brought to the Star Fox team. It had been only a few minutes since the hospital had first contacted the Great Fox, giving the crew their first glance at their slowly recovering leader. But now instead of Krystal watching this separately, she now joined Falco and Slippy on the bridge to gather further details on what exactly had happened for such a sudden turn around.
The head doctor, along with his closest assistant, were both present during this transmission. They were seated in a separate room from the one Fox was now sitting in. Like the main operation room, the walls were completely white, almost overwhelmingly so. They sat behind a small table with extremely pleased expressions on their faces. They had been waiting for a short while as they awaited Krystal's arrival, but after she did, they began their discussion.
Falco was the first to speak, talking in a calm voice, "So what exactly happened? It didn't sound like he was gonna make a recovery like this. Or did you guys just hype all that so when he recovered you'd be big time news around Corneria?" The doctor shook his head with an amused chuckle, but quickly regained his composure and replied, "Well, I don't really know what I can tell you, we were just making sure we was staying alive and then all of a sudden, he's fine." Falco raised an eyebrow at this comment, responding, "Really, so you did hype it all." The doctor shook his head once again, but this time he did not seem nearly as amused at the avian's comment, "There was no hype, the guy was going to die soon, there's no doubt about that. It's really hard to explain, but something just happened and he was alright, nothing I'd ever expect with injuries like that." Krystal spoke before Falco could squeeze in another sarcastic comment, "What exactly happened that was so strange?" The doctor changed his attention to the vixen, finding this to be a welcome transition from the avian, and replied in a confused sounding voice, "Like I said it's kind of hard to explain, but, we were just running normal scans on his body, and then all of a sudden, a new vein broke open somewhere under the area we had been working on. At the time, there was no way we could have done anything to save him, our supplies were being cleaned from the last few operations. He probably would have died right there, but then something really weird happened. It was like Fox's body started to glow in this weird blue colored light, it got so bright that it got to the point where we couldn't even look at him anymore. But when the light went away, the bleeding had stopped, and the hole from the blaster was almost completely healed over. The strangest part was that none of our scanners detected anything, it's like nothing was even happening."
There was a short silence on the bridge after the doctor finished his explanation, no one having any idea of what could have happened, except for Krystal. She was the first to break the silence after a short period of thinking, "Well, as strange as it may have been, I'm just glad that Fox will be alright." The doctor nodded, seeming glad to have the silence broken, and replied, "Ya, that's the way I look at it too. He's almost completely recovered; it'll only be a few days before we can release him back to you. I'm sure he'll be happy to go back, that's all he's been talking about ever since his recovery." Falco chimed in shortly after the doctor finished speaking, "Ya, I bet he's going crazy having to sit in that hospital bed for so long, I know I'd hate that." The doctor smiled back and replied, "Well, he won't have to worry about that, we may let him go down to the recreational room tomorrow so he can get his muscles moving again. If he really feels like he needs to, we might let him leave a day early; he's really almost back to how he was prior to this injury. He had a few broken bones, but those were no problem to fix, you'll see your leader back soon enough, that's for sure." Krystal nodded at this and responded, "Thank you doctor, you've been a wonderful help and a great comfort to all of us here, and probably an even greater help to the planet of Corneria." The doctor smiled at this comment, taking pride in what the vulpine has just said, and replied, "Ya, I can't wait to see how this planet reacts when they see that Fox is alright, it's already a great feeling for everyone in this hospital." He paused slightly before continuing, "Well, I guess I'll let you go, either us or the General will contact you when Fox is ready to rejoin with you guys, alright?" Falco nodded and replied, "You do that, we'll be waiting for him, Great Fox out."
With that, Falco disengaged the transmission and the screen went dark, quickly retracting back into the floor. He looked back at Slippy and said with a smirk, "See what did I tell you, Fox is just fine. I knew this wouldn't be any problem for McCloud." Slippy nodded in hesitant agreement, "I guess you were right Falco, Fox will be ok…" The avian placed his hands behind his head and leaned back in the chair, taking a complacent sigh as he did so, "That's right, so that whole deal with Katt was pretty much a complete waste of my time, I was right the whole time and, like usual, she was wrong." He paused slightly as he glanced back at Slippy out of the corner of his eye, "Ya know what? I think she's the one that's got some apologizing to do, not me." He turned back and stared out of the bridge window, elated at the fact that he had now 'won' their argument that had taken place a little while ago, "That just goes to show why you don't argue with the leader, isn't that right Slippy?" The toad nodded hesitantly and added in a weak voice, "Ya, but still, I think you should apologize to her, I mean, you probably got her really worried about Fox." Falco shook his head at this comment, "Didn't you hear? Fox is in great shape now, she was the one that was wrong, so why should I have to apologize?"
Instead of Slippy replying, Krystal quickly and calmly responded to Falco's question, "Because you are the leader, and as such, you are responsible for all problems that arise on the ship, especially after you worried her with your falsity of Fox being in good health at the time." Falco looked over at Krystal with a questioning glance and replied, "But I was right, why do I need to apologize?" Krystal sighed as she answered, "You may not realize this, but there is something that the two of you share, even though you continue to hide it. She wants you to apologize, not just because of the argument, but just as a gesture that you care." Falco sneered at this comment, "Whatever, I think like that about her anymore. She can cry her eyes out for all I care." Krystal paused, seeing that she was making little progress, but pressed on, "Then do it because you are the leader of the Star Fox team. Maybe you don't really even have to apologize, merely inform her that Fox is now in good health and is on his way to recovery. Is that acceptable?" Falco paused for a moment, considering the vixen's words, and answered shortly after in a slightly frustrated sounding voice, "Fine, but only because I'm the leader, I'm not doing this because I still like her or something, got that?" Krystal nodded as the avian stood from his chair, eyeing both the animals that stood on the bridge. He walked towards the door before announcing back to Slippy, "While I'm taking care of this, why don't you get us going to this Kharta place Slippy, the sooner we get there the better. At least, it's better than being forced into talking with Katt." Slippy nodded as Falco walked off the bridge. The toad looked down at ROB's computer, sighing, "…I'm sure glad these computer's can't argue with me…"
Krystal remained on the bridge for a short while as she and Slippy both helped the Great Fox escape from it's geo-synchronized orbit above Katina, as well as setting the coordinates for the ship to make its way towards its new destination. After this was finished, Krystal left the bridge and headed back through the ship towards her room. It was beginning to become quite late in the afternoon, and the vixen was quickly growing more fatigued as the day passed, after having to go through so many different thoughts and emotions in one day, it was quite understandable for her to feel so tired. But this time away from the bridge not only gave her more time for rest, it also provided her with time that she could now spend on positive thoughts that had seemingly disappeared during the past few days, but now knowing that Fox was well on his way to recovery, her mind was given great comfort and was now able to focus on other subjects.
She slowly ambled through the hallways of the Great Fox, her mind and thoughts excited by the fact that Fox was alive and well, and the fact that he would rejoin the team in only a matter of days. It seemed so strange to Krystal just how much her emotions had changed from this morning to the present. At the beginning of the day, she was constantly mourning to herself, even to the point where she felt her life no longer had any meaning, to this moment that she walked down the corridors of the Great Fox, relived to no end that Fox was alright and she would see him soon. It was a great feeling, but the question of Fox's recovery still wondered in her mind.
It seems strange how that doctor described that blue tinted light that surrounded Fox before his recovery, could that have been the same energy that I have been trying to teach him over the past few days? It sounds similar to the healing powers I have, but there would be no chance I could treat an injury such as that with the Energy of Life...but somehow, he was subconsciously able to heal himself before he died. …Wait, now I remember it clearly,
"…You must not give up, even when you are defeated, rely on the Energy of Life."
That is what my mother told me, even though it seemed like nothing could save him, the Energy within himself allowed him to continue living by healing his wounds, even when it would have been impossible to do so with any other technique. There are so many things I do not understand about this power, as well as the things predicted in the scrolls, but now that Fox is returning to me, I feel like I can once again push forward and strive to find those endearing answers. Without him, I was not able to think clearly, not able to listen to my own reason. I never realized that I could possibly have to rely so heavily on one individual for support like this, but I suppose that is truly how love works, you depend on one another for strength, when one is hurting, the other feels it as well. I'm so glad that I've been able to meet Fox, to get to know him, I hope we truly can overcome all these obstacles.
Krystal temporarily snapped from her thoughts as she realized that she was now standing in front of her room door once again, but unlike the time she had previously visited this exact spot, her mind and thoughts were far from being negative. She passed though the door, heading immediately for the bed. The vulpine quietly sat on one side of the bed, taking off her vest and boots before crawling under the sheets and pulling them closely against her body. She let out a quiet sigh as she felt the uncommon emptiness that filled the bed, her legs able to freely spread as far as she could without contacting another body. Even something as trivial as this was dearly missed by the blue-furred vixen, merely having the warmth of another body to comfort her was something she had grown to miss over the past few days. She quietly turned over in her bed to face the empty pillow at her side, sighing contemplatively as she did so.
It seems like such a long time since Fox has been gone, but it has only been two days since he left the team. It is strange how I've seemed to change so greatly after meeting with Fox. When I first met him, I was very self-dependant, almost to the point where I would never even consider depending on someone else for help, but over these past few days, everything seems to have changed. It's as if I've taken on a completely different personality. Instead of only having to worry about myself, now I constantly fear for Fox's safety, sometimes more than myself. It's also strange to see how much Fox has encouraged and inspired me throughout this entire ordeal. At the beginning of this mission, I was so afraid, of the new technologies, about this dangerous mission, about almost everything that was different from my home planet. But he saw the need for change; he accepted my fear and helped me to overcome it. He's been so kind and understanding over the past few days, even to the point where he broke from that creature's mind control to save me. And to think, I found someone with all these traits by what seemed like complete accident, finding me trapped in a floating crystal on a planet far from his own. We may have been separated once again, but it will not be long before he will come back to me, so that I can hold him close once again, his gentle warmth giving me comfort as we continue on our way towards the end. The end, where we will be united as one, and we will be together for all of time.
Krystal smiled to herself as she said this, finding slight comfort merely in the fact that her thoughts could once again return to Fox McCloud without a hint of worry. Even though they were separated by thousands of miles, she still felt so close to him, if not closer than ever before. This near death experience brought her, as well as Fox, to the edge, but thanks to that mysterious power that dwelled inside both of them, Fox was able to overcome the odds and begin on his way to recovery, and in some sense, so was Krystal. She let out another sigh before closing her eyes, letting the peacefulness of an unworried sleep overcome her.
(Hallway of the Great Fox)
Man, what the heck am I doing this for, it's not like I owe anyone an apology, so why am I gonna go through with this anyway? Katt's the one who just hauled off and whacked me when I was right the whole time, I don't think that would make me have to say I'm sorry, I don't see why those guys didn't guilt Katt into apologizing to me. Meh, probably cause I'm the leader now so I have to do all the dirty work around here. But what am I supposed to say? Sorry for being right all along? Sorry for trying to show you that Fox would be ok and you were too stubborn to listen? I mean, really, that's all I could say, it's not like I'm the one who hit here, she's just gets to whiny for her own good and she had to take it out on someone.
Falco, who had left the bridge only a few minutes ago, hesitated from his thoughts as he noticed he had walked passed his intended destination by a few feet, stopping abruptly and turning in a nonchalant fashion. He took the few steps to center himself in front of the door and said quietly, "I guess I can just yell through this door, no use walking in and gettin' another one to the face." He stood in front of the door that led to Katt's room with crossed arms, his foot taping quietly against the metal floor as he asked in a slightly loud voice, "Hey Katt, are you in there? …Katt?"
There was no reply.
Falco shook his head at this, commenting in the same tone of voice, "Listen, I know you're in there, and I have something to say. The crew thought it would be best if I apologized to you, alright? So I'm sorry, sorry for being right all along and sorry that you're never right and have to take your anger out on other animals who didn't do anything wrong." Again, there was no reply of any sort from the inside of the room.
Falco leaned forward slightly as he continued in a slightly sarcastic sounding voice, "Did you hear that Katt, I said I was sorry, so you can stop crying and do whatever else you do during your free time on the ship, alright." He paused for a moment before adding with a smirk, "Maybe if you'd just listened to me and believed me in the first place, none of this would have happened. At least then I wouldn't have to worry about you annoying everyone with all that whining you like to do." He hesitated, quite pleased with himself for rubbing it on so thick, and finished, "Right, so there you go, we'll be at Kharta tomorrow, so I'd get ready if I were you, but hey, what do I know? I'm just the leader."
Falco smirked, content and quite amused with everything he had just said, and slowly walked away back towards the bridge. As he turned the corner of the hallway, where the door to Katt's room was no longer visible, he broke out into an almost evil sounding laughter, speaking to himself in an amused voice, "Heh, that'll teach her to mess with me. I don't think she'll even think about arguing with me again."
(Inside Katt's room)
Her room was almost completely dark, to the point that if any animal were to look in from the outside, they would barely be able to see ten feet into the room. There was but a single light that filled the inside of this room, that being a small lamp that sat just next to the bed of the room. Even this could not fill the entire room, but this was exactly the amount of light she had needed. The small folder that had previously sat peacefully on top of the small end table that sat next to her bed was now on the floor, it's contents scatted across a small area on the floor. Some of the pictures that it had once held where now ripped in half, waded up, or merely lying face down on the floor.
A pink feline sat on the edge of her bed, hundreds of different feelings and emotions running through her. She had heard all of Falco's words, even the subsequent laugh that followed a short time after. Those words had pierced straight through her. Even after an argument, she would still be able to concentrate and not loose her cool as she had a short while ago, but this was far more than a simple argument for her, and the "apology" that she had just been given proved it. It was over.
She now held her hands against her forehead, a stream of tears slowly falling from her eyes. She looked down upon the now dismantled folder that had held so many wonderful memories, but now those memories seemed only to serve the purpose of showing her that she would never again have what she once had, happiness. These now shredded pictures of her past, pictures that she had held dear for the last eight years, once they had meant the world to her, but now they meant nothing. Nothing more than the fact that she no longer felt that way, and she never would ever again. After having to put up with so much over the past few days since he had rejoined, she had finally given up. No longer would she ever dream of them being together, that feeling had been replaced by a different feeling, one that she never thought she would hold against him, and that was the feeling of disparaging malice.
Falco, I can't believe that you're really doing this to me. All this time…I thought it was just an act, that you were just trying to hide you're feelings from me…just like I was doing to you. But, for you to do something like this, to put me through everything you have, I just…can't take anymore. There used to be something between us, but whatever was left, it's obvious that it isn't there anymore. I thought that I still loved you, thought that there was still hope for us to be together again, but you've shown me what you are really like. It would have been a mistake to marry you back then, especially if this is how you would have treated me. I can now say, without any doubt, that I will never feel that way for you again. There's only one animal that I know that I'd ever feel that way about, but it's too late. I've known him for so long, I could have taken him before he found someone else, but you took all that time away from me, away from the time I could have spent with him. I hope…after this mission is over, I'll never have to see your face again.
Katt raised her head from her hands as the tears began to slow, instead using one of her now free hands to turn off the small light that been the only thing giving off light in the room. It went off with a click, leaving the drained feline alone in the darkness. She found the covers of her bed and quickly slid herself underneath them, finding little comfort in the shallow feeling of warmth that they provided. She closed her still slightly moistened eyes, attempting to escape these negative feelings from continuing to flow through her mind. It took some time, but she eventually fell into a light slumber, one that she hoped would let her forget about her past, no matter how many memories they contained. After what Falco had done to her these past few days, she now wanted nothing more from him then to get out of her mind.
(The next morning, Great Fox bridge)
"Destination: Kharta, has been reached. Preparing for transfer into geo-synchronized orbit."
ROB's monotone words echoed through the almost empty bridge. The only animal present at this early hour was a small green toad, who was now preparing the ship for their next mission. Slippy walked towards the Great Fox's main computer and entered the required codes that made this orbital procedure possible. ROB replied flatly shortly after Slippy entered the code, "Access number...873-642-916...sufficient data acquired, activation of geo-synchronized orbit is now on stand-by." Slippy disengaged the ships main thrusters and quickly motioned over to ROB, who continued, "Activation of geo-synchronized orbit commencing." With these words, the ship shook with slight turbulence as it shifted from depending on the vacuum of open space to guide it, replacing this with the planet's gravitational pull to keep it stationary.
As soon as this was finished, Slippy looked down at the new planet that sat outside the bridge window. It was a large planet, almost completely covered in constant white color. There seemed to be several rises on the planets surface, which Slippy immediately recognized as mountain ranges. The toad looked back at ROB, who still stood firmly behind his computer, and asked, "Hey ROB, do you know anything about this place? I don't think I've ever heard of this planet before." The robot took only seconds to compute the toads question and respond in his usual robotic voice, "Kharta, a planet known for it's large average snowfalls and constantly low temperature. Kharta is classified as a type VI planet, having little to no technology, and also containing a relatively small population. The planet is composed of many large tundra's which cover most of the planets surface area. Several mountain ranges accompany these freezing areas, giving this planet a unique geography." Slippy nodded as he returned attention to the planet that sat below him, shivering slightly as he said aloud to no one in particular, "Gee, sound's like it's really cold down there, I'm glad that I won't have to go with those guys…" ROB suddenly and unexpectedly replied to his comment, "Affirmative, current surface temperature: 23 Fahrenheit. Star Fox member, Slippy Toad, temperature tolerance levels: 0. Prone to irritability and enhanced clumsiness when exposed to cold conditions." Slippy sighed as he heard this, replying under his breath, "You don't have to put it like that ROB…"
(Great Fox kitchen)
There was a gentle aroma that filled this area of the ship at this early hour of the morning. One animal stood in the kitchen, carefully preparing food for her early morning hunger. It had been a rough night for her, especially after all that she had to go through the day previous, but thanks mostly to the nap she had just taken, her nerves had calmed slightly, but you could tell from her constantly frowning face and depressed demeanor that she was still plagued by last nights thoughts. Her attention was able to become somewhat distracted by those thoughts however as she quietly prepared her own breakfast.
She continued in this manner for a short time, but her relatively quiet atmosphere was broken as another figure entered in through the main doorway. The preoccupied feline quickly turned from her work, giving a slight glance over her shoulder to see a blue-furred vixen who now silently stood behind her. Katt gave a sigh as she saw this and said in as friendly a voice as she could muster, "Good morning, you want some breakfast?" Krystal hesitated, not really expecting Katt to pay her any notice, but quickly replied, "Oh, thank you, I would appreciate it if it's not to much trouble." Katt nodded at the vulpine's answer; reaching over and adding a small amount of ingredients into the few different pans she had placed on the oven. Katt replied after this short pause, "…No problem, It'll be ready in a minute." Krystal nodded back at Katt's comment, slowly turning and finding a place at the small round table in the middle of the room.
It was only a few short moments that Krystal had to sit by herself at the table, which was broken when Katt arrived with a few plates full of food. There were a few moments of shared silence between the two females as they filled their own separate plates with what Katt had prepared. There was a short silence after this had been accomplished as well; mostly on the part that Krystal really had no idea what to say to Katt, who had that argument with Falco only last night.
Luckily for the vixen, Katt was the first to break the almost awkward silence that had been held between the two animals, speaking in a quiet sounding voice, "So, I guess you're pretty happy that McCloud's going to be joining us again, huh?" Krystal looked up from her food, caught slight off guard by the felines question, but replied shortly after, "Yes, of course, I was so worried to hear that he was so close to death, but I'm glad that he's alright now. I eagerly await the day of his return." Katt nodded, never looking up from the food on her plate, "I know what you mean, I was pretty worried to hear that too, and Falco lying to my face didn't exactly make me feel that great, but I'm sure you noticed that." Krystal looked away from Katt, knowing that she meant the argument that she had held with the avian. She paused slightly before responding, "Yes, well, it was quite unfair on his part to deceive us in that manner, but everyone makes mistakes, maybe Falco was merely trying to protect you from the truth, even though he may have gone about it the wrong way..."
Katt did not respond directly to this question, instead, she suddenly looked up at the vixen and rested her head on a closed fist, asking in a curious and somewhat hesitant tone of voice, "Well, since we're on the topic of McCloud, I was just wondering…what do you like about him?" Krystal seemed to be taken aback by Katt's question, but she quickly responded, "Well, there are several reasons, but I must ask, why do you want to know?" Katt shrugged and replied evenly, "I was just wondering what made him…"
Katt was forced to cut herself off as the sound of the ship's intercom broke her speech. A familiar voice rang through the speakers that sat above them, speaking in a sarcastic sounding tone of voice, "Good morning, this is your captain, Falco Lombardi speaking. Would the remaining members of the Star Fox team please report to the bridge? Disembarkation for the planet Kharta begins in a few minutes so I would strongly advise that you both arrive as soon as possible. That will be all."
There was a short moment of silence after this. Krystal knew that Katt probably want to hear Falco's voice, especially during her conversation, but the feline seemed to remain composed as she stood from her chair and said with a shake of her head, "Well, never mind about what I said, let's just save this planet, alright? Once were done here, we'll be that much closer to getting Fox back." Krystal nodded quietly in response to the feline's comment, slowly following her as she walked through the door and away from the kitchen.
The walk up to the bridge was a short one, but the fact that neither of the animals made even an effort to talk with each other made the trek seem slightly longer. Every once in a while, Krystal would think that she could her Katt speaking quietly to herself, but what she was saying remained a mystery. It was easy for the vixen to tell that she did not want to see Falco after their argument, but Krystal knew that if they ever wanted to get passed this hardship, they would have to apologize to each other and except their mistakes. The only problem was, Katt no longer seemed to hold any interest in the avian, now seeming only to hold a great amount of contempt against him. It was a sensitive topic to be sure, and Krystal did not want to bring it up during their walk, not so soon after the whole ordeal, but she knew that later on, she would have to talk some sense into the two stubborn animals.
It was only a few short minutes after the two females had left from the Great Fox kitchen before they arrived at the large metallic doors that led to the bridge. The doors quietly slid open in front of them and both the animals walked onto the bridge simultaneously, which quickly caught the attention of a certain avian that sat in the middle of the room. "Well, it's about time, I've been waiting up here for like, ten minutes for you guys, what took you so long." Krystal knew that he would not bring about any type of response from the feline that stood at her side, so she quickly responded to his question, "We were having a small breakfast in the kitchen, but we came as soon as we heard your announcement." Falco nodded and replied with a smirk, "Alright, I guess I can let that pass." He turned around in his chair so that he now faced Slippy, who stood behind ROB's computer, and asked, "So Slippy, are we ready to go down to the planet yet?" Slippy nodded, typing a few different commands into the computer in front of him as he replied, "Ya Falco, I think you can leave whenever you want, but I think you should put on a coat of something, it looks pretty cold down there…" Falco responded shortly after, "Hey, I'm already way ahead of you Slippy, I took a couple of these thermal-coats I found and put them in the docking bay. I don't even think I've ever used em' before, they looked like they were brand new." Krystal chimed in, trying to brighten the mood slightly, "Let's just hope they do their job, from what I know about this planet, we'll need all the warmth we can afford." Falco nodded as he stood from his new chair on the middle of the bridge, giving his arms a slight stretch as he commented, "Right, well, if we're ready to go then we better do it now. We don't need to waste anymore time than we already have. Let's get down to the docking bay and get this over with."
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I'm done already? I even surprised me. I mean, seriously, how long did that take? 3 days? That's a pretty good number right there…I should probably get some more sleep…Anyway, I've finally deducted to a margin of plus or minus 2 the number of chapters that I have left before this story is over, that number, is 10. Yep, it's finally coming to a close, well, not finally, cause I'm sure a few people don't really want to see it end, but it happens. And if you want to know a secret, my editor is actually writing a short poem that will be posted on the website sometime soon, you'll know who he is by his SN. Ya, I looked at it already, and well…you'll just have to see for yourself.
(A New Leader PART 1)
Yep, I remembered to put in this section again, probably because I know what I'm going to do with these chapters. The team goes down to the snowy planet of Kharta, but when they land, they met a welcome party that is completely unexpected. It'll be a 2, possibly 3 part story arc, so there ya go.
EDITOR'S NOTES: He's not here at the moment, because like I said, he's writing a short poem of his own, so I'm kind of like his secretary for the day…here's what he wanted me to say…
"It's me again, Justin Alan Haibon, and I just want to say that this is the greatest story ever. Nick's so cool, when I grow up, I want to be just like him. Anyway, I'm writing my own poem, and it'll probably be done soon. Nick challenged me to write something and post it, if I fail, I won't be his editor anymore, so I have to do good. Please help me by reading my story and reviewing, or you'll never see this section of his story again. I'll cry a lot and stuff if you let that happen. Oh well, that's all, bye for now."
Wow, that looks so nice compared to what I'm used to seeing, but I typed it so…ya. It is true, he is writing his own story, and it is also true that if he does not meet a certain number of goals, he won't be my editor anymore. Why? Because I'm a cold, heartless son of a…well, just because it's funny.
MAIL CALL:
Black Phoenix
Cool, Fox is gonna live. How did I not see that coming? (Rolls eyes) Can't wait for the next chapter, dude.
FoxMC: Trust me, there will be things that you will not expect coming up very soon, you have no idea…BWAHAHA…that's an evil laugh by the way, don't get scared, I'm just weird like that.
Tie
I knew Fox wouldnt die because then it would be hard to write the rest of the story. Anyway I liked the ending to this chapter it made me really happy :)Cant wait to see the next chapter soon
FoxMC: I'm sure the fact that Fox lived made a lot of people happy, I know I liked it, but I guess I'm the author so I'm happy with whatever I want to happen.
Wolf O'Donell
all i can say is great S.F fic, best ive ever read :) keep updating, and i was wondering is katt actually starting to like fox, or does she still like falco?
FoxMC: Is Katt starting to like Fox? I guess, she's kind of at a weird point right now, I mean, she obviously likes laying her fist into Falco more than she does talking to him…so I guess that's something…I guess you'll just have to wait and see…
Ben Stylin
Man, I hate Falco.
Why is Bill scared of him?
Somebody should rip that darn bird to shreads.
I mean, rats he is irratating.
P.S. I'm trying to cut down the use of cuss words.
FoxMC: You're a very considerate man, but ya know, I'm not all against the use of bad words, just the ones you like to use…besides it's a lot funnier to read the word "rats" instead of…something else. And I hate Falco too, so I guess we're kind of like bird watchers, except we hate them all.
DragonOTDarkFlame
WOOHOO! Looks like Fox is coming back, and I'm glad to see that Falco finally got what was comin' to him. Update soon! You Rock, FoxMC!
FoxMC: Cool, a new reviewer kid! Hi new reviewer kid, welcome to Mail Call. I'm glad you enjoyed that little fit of anger Katt had, and I have been told before that I rock, but the person got mad because I started rocking too hard and I screamed in her ears, sorry Whinnie…anyway, thanks for your first review, and I look forward to your continued support, that is of course if I keep writing good chapters…
Fox McCloudSaviour of Lylat
Yea, I'm stickin around 'till the end, no doubt about it... I really don't have much to say this time... kinda wasted all my emotion 4 the story in my first post... oh well, it'll be back after a few chapters. BTW, I'm coming out with a story too. It'll be up within the week. No spoilers right not, though.
(P.S. Not to be offensive or anything, but your editor must lern 2 spel. lol)
FoxMC: Cool, I might read it, but be warned, I don't really have much time to read long stories, I'll read short ones every once in a while, but that's about all. I'll try to read it if I can, but…stuff happens. And you don't have to be sorry about my editor typing really, REALLY bad, he's just like that…
Whinnie
Wow, I'm actually surprised to see that I'm the 100th reviewer:O :D Anyway, I enjoyed that chapter, it felt good to have Katt punch out Falco's lights. This chapter, from my opinion, was well planned out. I can't wait for the next one!
FoxMC: Cool, I guess I had you fooled then, cause I had no idea what I was doing going into Chapter 30, just the fact that Fox would be proved to be ok after all. That's my typing style I guess, know the big plot points and fill in the little stuff on the way, guess it works pretty well…and, I too, am also jubilant to see Katt punch Falco, it felt good to type, heh.
BlueWolf419
(Because of the stupid document manager format stuff, this review cannot be shown, if you would like to see what it was that this kid wrote, look at my reviews. Sorry for the inconveinience...)
FoxMC: Right…I've never really gotten such a simplistic review before, I guess this is like the typing equivalent of sign language? Well, as far as I can tell, this is telling me that you liked the chapter, due to the fact that the carrots placed beside this figure's eyes are raised in such a jubilant fashion. Strange…
demonslayer206
ow, u almost bit my head off... I know I know, ur an author, not a miracle worker. my ac fic has similar problems, and i can't cover them either. I was just noting how he always shocks me when he appears when I least expect it, excluding dino planet.
anyways, great chapter. I liked how falco got busted from the brief, yet it turns out he was right all along. Kat is definately gonna need to apologize for smashing Falco's beak in, at least i think so. this one has too many different feelings to mention, so i'll stick with that. cu next chapter, and don't worry, i don't care if wolf shows or not. he could just shoot asteroids for all i care
FoxMC: Eh? Almost bit your head off? Did I come across that harshly? Well, I wasn't intending to do so, so I am eternally sorry. Anyway, looks like people liked to see Falco finally get humbled, but it doesn't really look like it actually humbled him, so I guess Falco didn't really learn anything…oh well, maybe it'll happen one day…