Parasite Awaiting

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Chapter 3 – Assault

All systems are on-line. Prepare to disengage from Great Fox.

Great Fox flew over Corneria City. The docking bay then opened up. Three Arwings and two Wolfens were readying their G-diffusers and their power core. After a few seconds, they took off from the starship, and they entered the city heights.

"Take a look at this," Falco noted Fox in the HUD of the Arwing, "the city's being rampaged by bots! And look, the Cornerian fighters are being swatted down like flies!"

"Not only that," Slippy added as he showed images acquired using the sensors of his Arwing model. "Take a look at this." The pictures showed different vehicles covered with violet substance slowly molding and morphing into robots. "It seems that the substance changes the vehicles into robots. We have to be very careful not to let our fighters get close to that thing!"

Leon suddenly entered the conversation. "Enough talk! If you want us to be a part of this mission, then I say we take these abominations right away! Chatting won't help at all." He then zoomed forward, followed by Panther. Star Fox trailed with them while keeping a watchful eye.

Fox headed down to the streets, and repeatedly shot down the ground force. It was all too easy. Civilians were nowhere to be found, for they must've evacuated. All's clear for his volley of lasers.

The other pilots scattered around the city area, shooting down every robot they meet. It was all smooth sailing. However, troubles slowly appeared, for the enemy number increased.

"Watch each other's back! It's too dangerous to be reckless!"

Fox's words of wisdom were right. A large bulb-like robot with a large, thick, tentacle-like wire on its top appeared at the Central Square of the city. Slippy was almost caught by the appendage, but Panther was keeping an eye on him, so he was able to blast the member.

"Be careful, Toad! If you wish to live, you better keep your senses up!" the panther growled at the frog.

However, he was unaware of the robot. A new tentacle grew, and it seized the Wolfen. Slippy tried to fire a bomb, but the blast only damaged the vehicle and not the member. In panic, he asked Fox and everybody else for help.

"Fox, Falco, Leon, everyone, a large robot got Panther! He's in bad shape!"

The tentacle slowly tightened its grip, crushing the Wolfen at a gradual pace. Slippy tried to communicate with him, but all he got in his HUD was static, and yells of pain. He tried to fire lasers, but his weapons were ineffective.

"Slipster, we're here!"

Falco enlightened the toad. Fox and Leon quickly made a dive to the bulb-like area and fired bombs. Falco continued to fire charged laser shots. When they're almost running out of ideas, they decided to do something dangerous.

"All right, we have no choice but to short circuit a fighter and crash it to the robot," Fox commanded them. "I'll do it. I am responsible for Wolf's men, and I'm pretty sure he won't be happy to see one man missing permanently."

Hold your horses, man!

A blue comet-like bomb suddenly made an appearance. It darted towards the tentacle, creating an explosion. It didn't cause any damage, but the member was frozen. Four fighters of different designs made an entrance. Somehow, those four fighters were allied even with varied designs. A white wolf appeared on Star Fox's and Star Wolf's HUD.

Don't worry! The ice wolf has already chilled the foe!

"Who are these gate crashers?" Leon rudely asked them.

We're friends. Don't attack us!

"Well, who ever you are, we need your help," Fox asked them. "A friend, err, crew was caught in the tentacle! We used our weapons but it wasn't effective."

It needs a powerful blast.

Somebody, probably a pilot of one of the fighters, responded. An attack aircraft suddenly thrust forward, hitting the bulb and damaging it severely. Reactions were heard through the HUD.

Wulf! Hey, what did he just do?

He's being impulsive again, Eagle.

It must be the leader thing…

"Who are these people?" Slippy wondered as he tried to communicate with them, but before he could do so, he looked at the robot. "Um… Problem once more! It's still alive!"

Wulf landed on the ground after ejecting himself from his fighter. "This is getting tough… It's still moving," he thought as he looked up. He did make damage, but it didn't stop the robot. He looked around, and it seemed that the big robot's the last enemy. "I have to do something… otherwise…"

My arm…?

His left arm suddenly ached for a while. "Wha…? I feel… I feel like… I need to," he whispered as he slowly unwrapped most of the bandages on his limb. It revealed his infected part, the one that acted as a vessel for the parasite. As he finished removing the covering, he tucked it in his pocket, and attempted to move it… Yes! It moved.

If I have to… I'll use the parasite's power to destroy this abomination…

He closed his eyes. Suddenly, an orb of perpetual light formed in his cupped robotic arm. He then rushed towards the robot and pushed this ball of energy to it. Suddenly, the mechanical thing was enveloped with light. A big flash erupted, and the robot decimated. The Wolfen fell down quickly, along with the tentacle.

Wulf wrapped the bandages back, and climbed to the vehicle. As he opened the cockpit, he noticed Panther. He was slammed to the console, and his forehead was bleeding. He took him out, but because of his handicap, he was only able to get him out of the Wolfen.

Arwings, a Wolfen, and three other fighters landed near the site. The pilots immediately rushed towards him, and helped carry Panther.

"We have to take him to the hospital immediately. He's in serious condition," Fox told Wulf without making a glance. "We'll introduce to each other when we get there." He and Leon carried the panther and placed him in Leon's Wolfen. "I suggest you three to follow us."

"He sounds like you, Wulf," Eagle smiled back at their hampered leader, who also gave a grinning reply.

Many minutes later, inside the hospital, after their introduction, a new alliance was formed…

"It was nothing, Fox," Wulf replied with a complimented manner. He just shook hands with Fox. "I'm just worried about your teammate. Will he be okay?"

"Panther?" the vulpine replied while looking down. "Well, you see… He…"

Fox…

Fox McCloud turned around. He saw Wolf, and he still has his injuries. "Oh, Wolf… I…"

The wolf just pushed him away. Was he blocking his path? He glanced at Fox for a while, but he left him with bitter words. If anything happens to him, you'll regret ordering my team again.

"Who's he?" Garou asked as he grumbled from Wolf's attitude. "I don't like him. I hate suave people like him…"

"No… I think I deserve that," the vulpine remarked them as he stood up from the lupine's push. "He's Wolf O'Donnell, leader of Star Wolf, a rival team. Well, his teammates aided me in this mission, but I ended up injuring one of them… and that's Panther… He's not my teammate." Everyone was then clarified from his answer. "Oh, I have to check on him. See you later, okay?" He then walked away, leaving Galaxy Wulf crew.

Wulf neared Bark. He saw an injured dog soldier being brought to ICU, which gave him a nervous feeling. It made the smart dog wonder. "Bark, I have something to tell you…"

"What's it about?" the smart member of the team wondered. "Oh, and tell me about how you blew the robot up. I'm confident that the kamikaze move you made was not the reason."

"My left arm… It suddenly reacted when I wished for strength to dispose the abomination… I am getting nervous," he told him while looking around. "Also, these soldiers, even Panther… I think… I think they're already infected…"