22
Impending Doom
"We've got to leave orbit," Tigris said as Fox walked in. Fox frowned, confused. "What's the problem?" he asked, sitting down in a chair around the circular table.
"Well, this is the problem…" Tigris said, and the holo-projecter came up from the middle of the table. Light came from it for a moment, then it dimmed to its appropriate setting. This has always happened with the new projector, Fox thought. A picture of a volcano erupting appeared, hovering slightly over the holo-projector.
"So, what's the problem?" asked Falco. "You guys scared of a little lava?" He had his feet up on the table, leaning back casually.
"The problem's not the lava, Falco," Tigris said, "It's the rocks. Watch." The holographic volcano spewed lava for a second more, then stopped. A rock big enough to punch a good-sized hole in the Great Fox appeared, flying out of the volcano straight up. Fox saw Falco gulp, his attention on the volcano 100. "So," said Falco slowly, sounding uncertain, "That rock is gonna hit us or something?" Tigris nodded. "And we can't blast it to pieces, why?"
"That boulder is going faster than the Great Fox goes at full speed. Also, it's got a very hard shell to crack. We wouldn't get them all in time." "There's more?" said Fox. "How many more?"
"About ten. But that's if the volcanoes don't fire again." Fox took a deep breath and let half of it out.
"Alright. Do we know where they're coming from?" A nod from Slippy. "Good. Make a program, Slippy, that'll maneuver the Great Fox around the boulders."
"I'm on it!"
"Tigris and Falco, you two go down to the shield projectors and make sure they're in top shape." Affirmatives from them. Falco had known Tigris from Star Fox's previous encounters with Husky Unit.
"Good. Krystal, you go down to civilian quarters and make sure that they're strapped in." A slightly worried yes. "Ok. I'll go to the bridge with Slippy and help him get the program ready. Everyone understand orders? Good." Fox started off toward the exit closest to the bridge, Slippy following. The others went out other ones. Well, this is it.
After the Aparoid wars, the Star Fox team got a new ship from the Cornerian Army. It was a newer model than their older ship, but it looked mostly the same. They'd dubbed her the Great Fox. Hey, why wreck a good thing? Fox thought. He sighed inwardly. I just hope we don't mess up…
Sorry about the really short chapter here. I just felt I needed to update so I didn't loose interest in it, 'cause I haven't updated in awhile. Review, please, and I ain't kidding. I don't want to have to set a review minimum for me to update, but I will if I have to. Thanks. I'll update soon, I hope.
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