Chapter 2
Fox finally reached the building, he approached the door and knocked roughly. Fox used the wall to support himself because he was so exhausted. By now his clothes were covered in blood from the many lacerations in his body. Dried blood was caked into the fur of his face. He could hear footsteps from inside. The door opened and he saw an old cat. The cat saw him and backed away at first, as if he didn't know what to make of Fox. Fox felt his knee's shaking, like they would buckle at any moment. Fox gulped a few times before he spoke.
" Please, please help me." Fox begged.
His knee's gave way and he slid down the wall. Fox began to feel dizzy, and the copper taste grew stronger. The old cat slowly approached him then reached down and touched Fox's face. Fox winced in pain as his fingers ran over some of the wounds.
"Please." Fox whispered as his vision began to blur.The
old cat put his arm around Fox and helped him up, then he helped Fox
into the building. Fox's vision was going and so was his strength. Fox
felt himself be laid down. Fox saw the blurred shape of the old cat
leaning over him. Fox could see his mouth moving, but he couldn't hear
a thing. Fox's eye's closed as his vision went dark.
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" You serious." A voice said.
" Yes, he came out of no where. He was covered in blood and exhaused." Said another.
" I wonder where he came from, and what he is." Said yet another voice.
" Did he say anything professor?"The first voice said.
" Yes, all he said was 'Please help'. He had glass imbedded in his face and body." Said the second voice.
Fox opened his eye's and saw three blurred figures. He tried to move his stiff body but only succeeded in causing himself pain. Fox released a hiss of pain and squeezed his eye's shut. He heard one of the figures approach him.
" Easy. You shouldn't try to move just yet." It said.
Fox opened his eye's and saw the same figure as the night before. Fox relaxed as his vision slowly returned. He looked over to the other two figures. They were cats as well and looked to be wearing flight suits or some sort, they had masks on as well. There was a large yellow-tan one with stripes, and a smaller one with caramel colored fur. The larger cat walked over to him.
" So whats your name?" He asked.
Fox tried to speak but his throat and mouth were so dry. He let out a soft cough. The smaller cat left the room for a moment and returned with a glass of water. He walked over to Fox and pulled him into a sit up position. He helped Fox get the water down. When Fox finished the cat laid him down again and set the glass down on a bed side table. Fox looked up at the cat.
" Thank you." Fox whispered.
" No problem." The cat said.
" My name in Fox McCLoud." Fox said then he looked around he before spoke again. " Where am I?"
" Your in my home." The old cat said.
" I don't mean to be rude but, who are you?" Fox asked.
" You can call me Professor Hackle, those are the SWAT Kats." Professor Hackle said.
" I'm Razor, and that's T-bone" The caramel cat said, pointing at the larger cat.
" So where are you from?" T-bone asked.
" I'm from a planet called Corneria." Fox said.
" Woah, you're from another planet. That's intrestin'." T-bone said.
" Yeah." Fox said as he tried to sit up again, this time he didn't fall back down. " I was fighting some pirates, their leader got mad because I wiped out most of his crew. Then he tried to take me out. I damaged his ship to the point when it was ready to explode, so he crashed his ship into my own. I guess his ship had an unstable power source, because it caused a rift to open in space. Next thing I knew I was crashing into the desert sand. My windshield shattered with the impact. My ship is about two miles out in the desert some where."
" Really? T-bone let's take the Turbokat and pick it up." Razor said.
" There's no way to talk you out of it is there?" T-bone said.
" Nope, not unless I get to fly the Turbokat." Razor said with a mischievous smile.
" Oh no. Lets go get his ship together." T- bone said.
The two SWAT Kats left. Fox soon heard the sound of the jet engines power up then fade out as it flew off in search of Fox's ship.
" Now Mr. McCloud. You should rest." Professor Hackle said.
" You know, I'm not he best patient to have." Fox said as he laid down. " But with the position I'm in, I guess I have to learn to actually rest. Do me a favor, just call me Fox."
Professor Hackle nodded as he turned to leave, Fox watched as he left. Fox began to think about his team. He wondered what they were going through with out him. Falco was probably beating himself up over not helping him. Fox looked out the window at the clear sky. It was a beautiful blue. He began to think about Krystal. He wondered how she was handling it. Fox closed his eye's and let himself fall asleep.