Parasite Awaiting

Disclaimer: I don't own Star Fox, but I own Galaxy Wulf.

Chapter 6 – Out of the Way

"Set a course on evading the laser attacks! Increase energy output in our shields!"

Bark shouted as he deployed a barrier to protect the crew from any of Falco's attacks. He had to make sure that they wouldn't be harmed by the battle going on behind them, as there's still an enemy they had to confront.

"Sorry Wulf, you have to take care of him," Lupina excused as she braced herself from a powerful shake. "We have to fend off Star Fox's flagship if we have to survive. Any ideas of a weak spot, Mr. Hare?"

"Great Fox was built to withstand powerful attacks, and with the parasite assimilated in it, who knows what could happen," Peppy explained to them. He just noticed Great Fox being damaged by a meteor, destroying its wing. He was taken aghast when the ship was able to rebuild it. "Did… did you just see that? It… it was able to repair itself!"

Thanks for reminding us, Peppy…

Fox whispered to himself as he was aiming at Falco, who was unstable for a while because of the infestation. Where should he aim him? At the head? At the wings? At the chest? He decided to fire it at the wings, but to his surprise, the metal just absorbed the beam.

"Guys, be careful! Don't let yourself get injured by any means, or else you'll be contaminated too," Wulf warned them. "If we can't stop him, we should disable him." He then felt his left arm aching for a while. He knew it was reacting from the battle he was facing.

If only I could use my arm… This would end pretty soon…

"Give… it up!" Falco, the infected blue falcon, jeered as he tried to stand up. "This… whole place… shall be a part of the… Zeta Probes… Otherwise, you'll all going… to die!" He then swooped towards Leon, but he missed. He clung to a wall, focusing on his next target.

"Shit, we have to get rid of this trouble," Wolf growled as he grabbed his taser and fired it to the bird's chest. The metal wire was able to inject to him, so the wolf executed electrocution to Falco. At first, he was able to notice that he was weakening, but then, after a few minutes, the bird was just absorbing the shock therapy.

He jested, "Poor little wolf… not knowing what to do… Always hiding behind his ego, are we, Wolf O'Donnell…" Wolf was surprised to hear him say those words. Suddenly, an electric spark was fired back at him using the taser. Wolf was electrocuted, disabling his ability to move a muscle.

It ends here… Wolf, you'll son be a part of the probes…

Wires from Falco's body started to crawl to the weapon's cable. It was heading towards the fainted Wolf. However, Wulf quickly cut the cord of the taser, and with his left arm, he grabbed the end that the Zeta Probes crawled out, and rushed to the bird, and he injected it back to the wings. He turned his weapon off and he started to pummel the bird.

"Leon, get Wolf out of here," he commanded as he punched the infested blue falcon with his infected limb. "LEON, IF YOU WANT HIM TO LIVE, JUST FOLLOW MY ORDERS!" His yell was heard even by the crew maneuvering the ship. They too, were getting worried by the battle behind them.

The ship swerved very fast, making Leon and the unconscious Wolf to roll on the floor and hit the wall. Wulf fell down and tramped away from the bird. Falco, who was still clung on the wall, just glanced at them.

"This is… my opportunity!" he shouted as he released from his position. He swooped down to the three, who were unable to get up from their position.

No…

Wulf got up with his neutron blade unleashed. Energy was brimming to his weapon, as if he was sending Anatyde energy to it. He slashed away, making the bird go back to his previous position. He then looked up, and noticed the sprinkler.

This is it…

He hurled a grenade, missing Falco. It exploded, and it was a waste… was it?

"Pathetic! You think… you could hit… me?" he laughed as he lunged once more towards Wulf.

The sprinklers were activated thanks to the grenade. The whole place started to shower with water. The wolf looked at Garou, and shouted, "Ice wolf, do your job!"

Garou nodded as he looked at the water showering the bird. The liquid suddenly turned into sharp ice shards. They were hurled at Falco, constantly piercing and freezing him. This gave time for Wulf. He quickly focused his Anatyde energy to his neutron blade, making the laser blade of the weapon larger. He then thrust forward, putting a stop to the bird.

The barrier was shut down by Bark. He approached them, along with Garou.

Heh… I did it… I was able to stop him without using my infected arm…

"Wulf, thank goodness you're okay," Bark smiled as he saw the wolf falling down to the floor. He stood up again, laughing. He was exhausted after using Anatyde. "Garou, help Wulf… We can't carry Falco without his help. Leon, bring Wolf to the sickbay with us. Slippy, Peppy, can you operate this thing?"

"Eh, sure, no problem," Slippy smiled back. "The console looks the same anyway."

As they left, Eagle suddenly detected something. "What's this?" he wondered as he placed it on the monitor. "Check this out, a high energy reading from that location is moving fast, and about to…"

"Oh no! Hurry! Put up the shields! Evade the quickest way possible!" Peppy warned them. Lupina did exactly he told them.

"Shields up, and the boosters are already ready," she complied, "we're evading something, right?"

"Hmm, I don't think so," Slippy told her as he looked at his console. "We're going to lure Great Fox into this high-intensity energy… I hope it works…"

The speeding exit of Space Den was followed by the infested Great Fox. The opposing ship fired lasers, but the shield prevented the damage. It wasn't long before the high-level energy came and hit the enemy. It was a natural comet, and it's a powerful force indeed. The celestial body completely obliterated the enemy ship, not leaving any trace. The shockwave of the impact gave Space Den a powerful yet tolerable shock.

"It's the R516 Comet, and in my origin planet, it's called the Wishing Caterpillar… It was told that when you see that rare comet, you make a wish. It might come true," Eagle explained it to them.

"If that's the case," Peppy nodded, "I guess my wish would be to get the end of this parasite trouble…"