Here's the next chapter…I guess. I would like to confirm the 'whopper head' thing is NOT under my ownership…I can't remember who did. Anywho, I'll start my fic now.

Disclaimer: I don't own Star Fox, Star Wars, or Yugioh, but I do own a few characters and the prequel 'Scars of Life'.

Encounter

Chapter 7

Flash of Time

As the next day came, Serenity and Lisa went over to the hospital for Joey. They saw Joey in the waiting room, sitting as if he was waiting for someone.

"Joey, shouldn't you be up in your room?" Serenity asked.

"Nope, I don't need to anymore," Joey answered.

"Okay…I'll leave you two for now," Lisa said.

Lisa left, leaving Joey and Serenity in the hospital talking for a little bit. Joey and Serenity got up and began to leave the complex and head for their apartment.

"So you're saying that Lisa's really a Jedi?" Joey asked.

"Yeah, she is. She said that she became one about 5 years ago," Serenity explained.

"Well, it's nice to have a Jedi as a friend," Joey said.

As they arrived at their apartment, they decided to relax for the rest of the day. Little did they know that someone was secretly following them.

"Heh, so the Wheeler boy has a little sister. I'll have fun with this even more when I know the right time to start. That Wheeler kid will pay for what he did back then."

A month later as school just ended, Serenity was at her locker as she was putting her stuff in since nothing is to be done anytime soon. The three school's procrastinators came up to Serenity again, trying to get on her nerve like they always tried to do.

"Hey, like, you're friend isn't here, isn't she?" Maya asked.

"Let's just say that I don't have time for the likes of you three," Serenity commented.

"Well, you're, like, wrong. We own this place," Wendy said.

"And why do you say that?" Serenity asked.

"We, like, own this school because we, like, control this school," Kim said.

"That doesn't mean much since you really don't have proof," Serenity explained.

"Well, like, how about a fist?" Kim threatened.

"Like I care? You'll just get yourselves in trouble," Serenity responded.

"Well, you're, like, picking a fight with the three of us," Maya said.

"And mess with her; you have to mess with me."

They all heard the masculine voice as it didn't sound too reassuring. The three girls looked back with fear as they recognized the voice. As soon as they laid eyes on the blonde, they began to leave slowly. Serenity looked over to see her brother.

"Thanks, Joey," Serenity said.

"No problem. Anyone who messes with my sis has to mess with me," Joey responded.

Serenity began to walk out with Joey, but before they left, Serenity just remembered something that she wanted to ask.

"Uh, did you talk to Fox about our idea?" Serenity asked.

"Yeah, Fox said that he got an approval from the teacher. Fox said it should be fine either way since he's a military officer in the first place. Besides, he said that at one point, he has to do something before we could complete this project," Joey said.

"Well, he did suggest it to us, and since we've already began to work on it."

"Yeah, it'd kinda suck if we had to do a different project."

As they were walking home, they didn't notice someone following them to their apartment silently as he was veiled in a cloak.

Down along a road with stores left and right, Fox was patrolling his route as he was thinking about something. What he read a month ago on that guy was something to his concern. He knew that something didn't seem right since Joey would be his main target. With that trail of mind, he started to get minute flashes of something that he could remember happening a long time ago; something he wished he could've prevented. He shook that trail of thought off in time to sense something malicious in the air. He knew what it was and began to drive off.

Over with Joey and Serenity, they were finally at their apartment. After walking up a couple of flights of stairs to the third floor, Joey pulled out his keys and unlocked the door to their room. As he did so, he felt something up against the back of his head; something that he didn't like. What he felt was a flat front with a somewhat metallic feeling to it as what he assumed.

"Open the door and get into your apartment."

Serenity was about to look back, but the perpetrator loaded what they now know is a gun.

"And don't look back, or else your brother gets it."

"I should've known: Bandit Keith," Joey commented.

"Well, I still can't believe you remember me," Keith commented.

"I couldn't forget your voice from anywhere," Joey said.

"What do you want from us?" Serenity complained.

"What I want is revenge for what your brother did to me at Duelist Kingdom," Keith explained.

"Heh, you're still fed up with that problem?" Joey mocked.

"Shut up or I'll blow your brains out!" Keith threatened.

As he said that, he motioned Joey and Serenity into their apartment. Joey knows that he could take Keith any day, but at gunpoint is different. Serenity began to cling to her brother's arm, fearing for their lives.

Fox was trying to get around car after car as he had to run red lights as his lights were flashing. Fox turned on his comm. system on his wrist, sending out a message to any nearby patrollers.

"Any patrollers, I believe I know where 'Bandit' Keith Howard is. Go to apartment complex 472 on the third floor. I'll do what I can to detain him."

After saying that, he finally arrived at the apartment, sensing a lot of fear coming from the third floor. He knew that Keith was already there. He began to run in as his comm. link was off.

In the apartment, Keith was sitting on the couch, holding his gun at Joey. Joey and Serenity were facing Keith as he was smirking with pleasure of what he could do. Before he could talk any further, he heard sirens outside of the complex. He looked out the window to see many other patrol cars waiting outside of the apartment as they held their guns ready to fire. Keith grabbed Serenity by the arm as she began to struggle to free herself from his grip. Joey was about to help her, but Keith had his gun pointed at her head.

"Try to help, she gets it," Keith threatened.

As Keith opened the door, he began to back out of the room in hopes that he is free. Unfortunately, he was hit in the back of the head with a closed fist. Keith fell over, dropped his gun, and lost his grip on Serenity as she ran over to Joey. Joey began to embrace her as Fox came in, looking down at Keith.

"You two okay?" Fox asked.

"Yeah, Serenity's a little shaken up, but we'll be fine," Joey said.

As he turned around, he felt something drive into his left leg as he also heard the blast of something exploding. He collapsed to the ground, holding his left leg after Keith firing his gun. Fox could only lay there as the pain was too much to bear. Being shot at point blank range is different from being shot at a greater range.

"Heh, never let your guard down you fool," Keith sneered.

He walked over Fox's body as he had his gun loaded for another shot as it was pointing at Joey and Serenity. Joey had Serenity behind his back for protection, despite the fact that it wouldn't do too much good. Keith then made a last minute comment before he would fire his gun.

"Well, I think I'll just kill you now, Wheeler."

As he said that, Serenity forced her way in front of Joey and shoved him out of the way in the process. At that same time, Fox was looked up to them to see what was happening. As that was happening, Fox saw something that triggered a memory in his mind; the same memory that he had in the truck. The vision began to play back through his mind repeatedly as Fox's adrenaline began to build up; his feelings of fear and rage began to build up as it was something he didn't think of. He got back up and grabbed for something on his left side, something cylindrical. The only thing Fox could do was yell at Keith as he began to approach Keith.

"KEITH, YOU BASTARD!"

As Keith heard that, he turned around to see something coming from Fox's left side as an incredible light began to emerge from it. Unlike any other forms of light, this was more of a solid form of light as the green glow began to resonate from the beam. The beam extended to a good 2 ½ feet as it was being whipped out. Keith could only stand in awe as Fox gave a quick thrust forward and struck at the barrel of his gun. Fox stood there as the barrel fell to the ground as the beam of light was still resonating from the cylinder. Serenity and Joey looked up, seeing that Keith was standing in shock as Fox was heavily breathing not from fear, but from anger. Fox deactivated his weapon and coldly glared at Keith, which struck a bone chilling sense of fear down Keith's spine. Officers came in as they held their guns up at Keith, which he surrendered right away.

"Okay, I surrender; just get me away from this maniac!" Keith said.

Fox began to struggle out as the officers cuffed Keith and took him out into one of the patrol cars. Fox went to his truck and began to wrap up his leg as he took out some wrappings after getting the bullet out of his leg. He finished that after a minute and began to lean back on his truck, feeling relieved after something like that. He limped into his truck and drove off, leaving Serenity worried about Fox. She knows something is wrong with him, and it involves with something that might have happened in his past, something that might have triggered his anger in that way.