This is my sequel to "like a Vixen Scorned." It uses characters from Starfox, and enemies inspired by the Cybermen in the New Doctor Who series, just like my previous story. I do not own the rights to any of these characters, and do not intend to make any money from this story.

Enjoy.

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Fox sped along by himself in his Arwing, thinking to himself. It had been a few weeks since he and Krystal had their last get-together on a star base, slowly patching things up together. Everything had all been going quite well since then. Well enough that Fox was nervously considering where the relationship could go from here. This was why he was out flying right now, to clear his head.

His thoughts about their relationship were cut short, however, when he noticed something a bit odd on his scanner. He furrowed his brow as it appeared for a second as a blip, and then disappeared.

Luckily, The Great Fox, though far off, was still in range with his communicator.

"Fox to Peppy…You there, Peppy?"

A familiar voice popped up on the communicator. "Peppy here. What have you got for me, Fox?"

"Well I'm not sure…" Fox sat back in his seat some. "The strangest thing popped up on my scanner a few seconds ago, and then just disappeared."

Peppy thought to himself. "Hmmmm…where did you see this thing? Do you remember?"

Fox tried to pinpoint where he found the blip, and circled his finger around a certain planet near him. "I think it was on Necross."

For a moment, there was silence on the communicator. "Now that's just strange." Peppy tilted his head on the other side. "That place is a rock. You shouldn't be getting any readings there. I mean, even Krystal and her 'Blue Specter' squad swept through that area a while back, and they couldn't find anything there."

Fox sighed and sat up in his seat once more. "This is too unusual to ignore. I'm gonna head over to Necross and make a quick run-through, to make sure my scanner wasn't just acting up."

"All right, Fox. Be careful." Peppy answered, before signing off.

Fox nodded silently, as he pointed his Arwing straight towards the dead planet. He looked to his right, and to his left, checking his scanners every so often as he came into orbit with Necross, checking the surface.

For many minutes, he saw nothing, checking everything very carefully, before deciding that was indeed a simple error that had occurred with his scanner.

But just as he was about to leave the dead looking planet, another blip came up on his scanner, this one staying around for much longer.

"What the hell…there it is again." Fox furrowed his brow as he leaned in for a closer look at the image, then back down at the planet's surface. "Looks like…something's opening up from underground…"

Before he could make any other observations, however, something suddenly shot up from this opening and grabbed a hold of Fox's ship. It was a tractor beam, very similar to the one that had ensnared Krystal and Fang in the Mondas encounter.

"Emergency! Emergency!" Fox shouted into his communicator. "My ship seems to be caught in some kind of energy field! Possibly a tractor beam! " He struggled with his controls. "I can't steer the ship, and the beam seems to have frozen my ejector functions! I can't escape! Repeat I can't escape!"

He shouted and shouted, hoping his cry for help would reach for someone, as the beam quickly retracted, swallowing Fox down into the hole in the ground as it slowly closed itself up afterward.

Once again, all was silent on Necross.

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Things were also mostly quiet on the heavily forested, and un-colonized planet known as Joppa. The only thing that disturbed the peace was the three Arwings that had recently landed in a clearing.

Krystal walked in the lead slowly, Fang and Topaz flanking her left and right.

"Are you sure there are Cybers hiding out here?" Fang asked as he held his blaster close, alert at all times. "This place looks pretty placid, compared to the other un-colonized planets that the Cybers tried to take over."

"I'm positive my scanners picked something up, Fang." Krystal spoke as she held her trusty staff in right hand, off to her side, as her left gripped a pistol. "Even if it's not a Cyber ship, it's obviously something that doesn't belong on this planet, and therefore should be looked into."

"Lead the way, Sis…" Topaz spoke gently, her staff at the ready as she walked; referring to Krystal by the new nickname she gave her. "I've got your back."

The trio went on into the woods nearby slowly, each member looking all around as little woodland creatures would scatter along in their path, the sky above them slowly darkening as night was falling over the planet.

They all walked along, for what they felt like was going to be an eternity, before Topaz suddenly sensed something coming at them.

"Get down!" She suddenly screamed, Krystal and Fang scattering with her as a laser blast came out from nowhere and nearly hit them. Fang growled as he turned from a tree he was hiding behind, with his back against the wood, returning fire as Krystal came up quickly from some bushes she had ducked under, joining in this barrage with Topaz, who was behind another tree.

More blasts came from the opposite side, as the three all turned and ducked to avoid them.

"Krystal!" Topaz yelled. "Those laser blasts are different from the ones I know. Whoever's firing at us, it's not a Cyber!"

"Well good!" Fang shouted as he fired back. "I was getting tired of thinking that only machines hated us!"

Krystal ignored Fang's comment as she fired a few more times, then yelled out into the distance. "Why are you firing at us?…Who the hell are you?"

The moment after she yelled this, the firing suddenly stopped. Fang and Topaz slowly stepped out of their hiding places to join Krystal's side. Out of the smoke, a familiar figure in a blue and white uniform stepped out of the smoke from the laser blasts…the figure of Panther Caroso.

"You!" Krystal exclaimed upon seeing him.

"Well, well, well…" Panther smiled to himself. "Fancy seeing you around here, love…Did you miss me?"

"Wait a minute…" Fang readied his blaster once again. "I heard about you guys in the Academy. You're a member of that 'Star Wolf' team, right? The one that's wanted all across the galaxy?"

Panther chuckled. "They've taught you well, school boy…" he smiled to Krystal after addressing Fang. "But I'm afraid I'll have to pat you on the head, and give you a sticker later. Right now, I've got some catching up to do with Krystal."

Topaz furrowed her brow as Fang just scowled at him. The blonde vixen looked to Krystal. "Is this the same Panther fellow that you told me about before. The one who got all flirty with you during your early days with Starfox?"

"Yes…" Krystal sighed. "The same guy, I'm afraid. And when he's around, that means his buddies, Wolf and Leon, can't be too far off." She looked over to Panther. "So why don't you a good boy, and tell me where they are."

Panther smiled as he completely ducked the question. And slowly began to remove his jacket. "You know, I heard through the grapevine that your hand-to-hand combat skills have come along as nicely as your piloting skills." He threw his jacket off, as he was now dressed down to his pants and a white tanktop, showing off his muscles. "Why don't you show me some of what you've learned?" He got into a fighting stance.

Krystal sighed and shook her head. "Look, we don't have time for this…tell us where your friends are!"

"Uh-uh-uh…" Panther waved a finger at her. "I won't play by your rules, if you won't play by mine." He danced a bit in his fighting stance.

"Fine." Krystal growled. She didn't even bother to bring her staff to this fight, shoving it down into the ground next to her.

"You want some help?" Fang inquired.

"No." Krystal shook her head. "It would mean a lot to me if you both would just let me settle this by myself."

Fang nodded slowly as Topaz grinned gently. "Go get him, sis!"

Krystal nodded as she slowly walked over to where Panther was standing, waiting in his stance.

"Ready when you are, love…"

Krystal immediately lunged at him with roundhouse kick with her right foot, only to have him duck it quickly. She came back around and went for him with a straight punch, using her right fist as he caught it in his right hand, catching her left hand as she tried to punch with that one as well.

"Ha!" Panther laughed. "Surprise love! I've studied all of your moves!"

Krystal just shook her head and growled. "You really are a sick bastard."

She then suddenly pulled herself right in front of him, and nailed him with a head butt that smacked right into his left eye.

"Aaaarrrrgh!" Panther immediately let go as he stepped back and clutched at his left eye, rubbing it some as Krystal got into her own fighting stance. Panther slowly growled and came at her hard, swinging at her with his left fist, then his right, as Krystal ducked and weaved, waiting for him to throw his next left. When he did so, she grabbed a hold of his wrist, quickly spinning slightly to his left side, swinging up her left foot, and bringing it down over the back of his head in a kick, as she spun again, letting go of his wrist as the force of the kick brought him down onto his front side.

Krystal stepped back in her fighting stance as Panther groaned and got back up, ready to defend himself as she came at him with spinning kick, her left foot going for his stomach as he blocked as best he could, blocking again as she followed it up with a roundhouse kick with her right foot aimed at his face. He saw an opening as she went for another kick, and grabbed a hold of her foot in mid-air, using this advantage to go in as he punched her hard in the stomach.

Krystal grunted as Panther grabbed her shoulder with his other hand now, and threw her off to the side. Fang and Topaz were concerned, but obeyed Krystal's wishes, as she moaned and rolled up onto her hands and knees. Panther ran over before she could get up, and kicked her hard right in the stomach.

Krystal gasped out loud as this happened, and groaned in pain, catching her breath as she clutched her stomach.

"You like to play rough, love?" Panther smirked. "A little free advice…Be sure you know who you're playing with first."

He then ran in to make a grab for Krystal as she was starting to get back up. The Blue vixen responded by suddenly rolling forward, and bringing up her strong legs, standing on her hands as she wrapped them around his head. Panther grunted in surprise, and tried to throw Krystal off. She then twisted her body to the left, falling and taking Panther down with her. She then quickly sat up, and let him have it with a punch in the nose, rolling off of him and getting onto her feet.

Panther got back onto his feet as well, rubbing his nose, and discovering it was now bleeding.

"You seem like a tough guy." Krystal smirked as she stood at a distance from him. "I have to wonder though…what kind of a male spends all of his time playing with flowers?"

Panther breathed heavily upon hearing this, always hating to hear anyone mocking his fondness for the rose. He scowled, as a low growl came up from his chest, before he finally ran towards Krystal, his right hand cocked for a big punch.

Krystal was more than ready for this move, waiting for him to get just close enough, before suddenly dropping down into a split as he lunged with his right fist, bringing up her own right fist in her position, and nailing him hard in the crotch with it.

Panther just froze at that point, shaking and whimpering from the sheer pain of the blow, as Krystal got up and stared him right in the eyes.

"It's about time someone put all that testosterone to rest." She smiled, before simply pushing him on the forehead, making him fall onto his back.

She then held out a pair of binders to Fang. "Here. Put these on him"

"Yes Ma'am." Fang grinned, taking them and putting Panther's arms behind his back, binding his wrists together as Topaz smiled and walked up next to her.

"Way to go, sis…Even when we fought on Mondas, I never saw you pull off moves like that."

Krystal giggled a bit. "Well, I've got my new training regimen with you to thank for all of that." She then looked down at the now captured Panther, groaning with his bloodied nose as Fang held him up on his knees.

"Panther Caroso…On behalf of Corneria, I place you under arrest. Your length of incarceration time depends on how much you wish to co-operate. So why don't you make things just a little easier on yourself, and tell me where your fellow 'Star Wolf' teammates are hiding."

Panther shook his head slowly. "I'm not telling you anything…you can go suck my-"

Before he could even finish, Topaz came up and gave him a hard backhand across the left side of his face. "No swearing in front of the ladies, please."

"All right…" Krystal lowered her gaze at Panther as he groaned. "If you want to continue to make things hard for yourself…Topaz, take him to your ship. We'll come back here later, but right now we need to turn him over to the proper authorities."

Topaz nodded as she took Panther off of Fang's hands, shoving him along to her ship, as Fang quickly followed, Krystal pulling her staff out of the ground as she looked around one last time, before taking off with her team and leaving Joppa.

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Deep in another part of Joppa, Wolf O'Donnell was asleep, lying in a hammock just outside of his Wolfen ship, resting comfortably, until the form of his chameleon ally gently walked out and touched him on the shoulder.

"Wolf…Wolf, wake up." Leon spoke softly.

Wolf grunted as he opened his good eye. "Leon, what have I told you about interrupting my sleep?"

Leon sighed. "But Wolf, It's Panther. It was his turn to do patrol tonight, you know."

"Oh what is it?" Wolf groaned. "Is he screwing around with the female wildlife here?"

"Wolf, I can't find him!" Leon exclaimed.

Wolf sat up a bit. "What do you mean, you can't find him?"

Leon sighed. "I just woke up a few minutes ago, I decided to check on him with the scanners, and I found no trace of his signal on the planet!"

"Well, where the hell did he go, then? Reiza?"

Wolf chuckled a bit before the silence of the Joppa night was interrupted by an odd sound…it sounded like…people marching…in very heavy, metal boots.

"They might know where." Leon nervously indicated behind Wolf. Wolf turned, and his eye widened at the sight…shiny metal people marching together through the woods, heading in their direction…Cybers.

"Oh my god…" Wolf softly exclaimed, having never seen Cybers up close, as he quickly got to his feet, loading up his blaster as Leon quickly followed suit, standing right next to each other as the Cybers slowly surrounded them on nearly all sides.

Wolf just watched, as the leader of this group of Cybers walked up to the two organics, only inches away from them both.

Wolf decided to start a conversation. "What can I do for you?"

The Cyber answered in its electronic monotone. "We are in need of your star craft."

"Why?" Leon asked, furrowing his brow.

The Cyber spoke again. "Aside from them being fine fighter ships, they also have no affiliation to any organized government, and are thus difficult to track. This makes them ideal for our mission."

"What's in it for us?" Wolf shot back.

"A chance to become part of the future, of Life 2.0." The Cyber responded. "The chance to be upgraded into the collective. You will become like us."

Wolf scowled a bit now. He had never been tamed in his entire life, and he was damned if he was going to let it happen now. "And if we refuse…"

Unflinching, the Cyber answered. "Then you are not compatible."

"And then what…" Leon growled, aiming his gun for the Cyber's head.

"You will be deleted…" The Cyber spoke, unafraid of the gun as he quickly knocked it out of Leon's hand with its right hand, then swiftly placing its left hand on his shoulder, sending a fatal electrical current through his body. Leon yowled out in pain as he fell to his knees, and then keeled over, dead.

"LEON!" Wolf screamed, before firing his gun at the Cyber, smashing its mouth in as it howled and sparked, falling over as the other Cybers held out their arms, firing a barrage of lasers at Wolf as he jumped and avoided all of them as best he could, making a run for it out into the woods.

He didn't get too far however, as something came out of the shadows and tripped him. He grunted as he fell onto his front in the dirt, dropping his gun, and turning to see a figure stepping out into the light his ships gave off…a very feminine figure.

The figure swung a metallic looking staff, as its form was exactly like that of a Cerinian vixen, her fur green with black hair on her head, its mouth neither smiling nor scowling. She looked organic, but there was something…unnatural about her eyes, which gave off a kind of strange glow. Wolf didn't know it, but she was a new model, an advanced prototype, which looked organic on the outside, but inside was as cyber as her companions, who had now stopped advancing upon seeing her.

Wolf got up slowly, confused. "K…Krystal?"

"You wish…" The vixen answered, as she ran towards Wolf, swinging her staff as he ducked, the force of her swing so hard that the tree she hit instead nearly fell over upon her staff smacking into it.

Urgently, Wolf ran in and tried to hit her with a flurry of lefts and rights, only to have the vixen duck and weave under them with perfect precision, before she suddenly spun around and held her staff along his neck from behind, letting him have it with a series of hard knees that went right into his back, each one more painful then the last. She then threw him aside, and ran in to kick him once in the right side, then kicked him in the left, and with incredible grace, jumped and spun, bringing her right foot over to smash him right across the face.

Wolf grunted and moaned as he crumbled right to the ground, seeing his gun near his grasp. He reached desperately with his right hand, but at the last second, the vixen's left foot came down hard across his wrist, nearly breaking it.

Wolf nearly howled out in pain as the vixen kneeled near him, blood seeping out of his nose, down around his mouth, as she gently gripped his shoulder with her right hand.

"Last chance." She spoke, her voice even sounding organic. "Will you join us?"

Defiant to the end, Wolf just looked right up at the vixen, and spit a few drops of blood into her face.

The vixen blinked a bit, then shrugged. "Suit yourself."

She then took her right hand, and sent the same fatal electrical current through Wolf's body, as his eyes went wide open, before he struggled with his breath, and slowly went limp. Wolf O'Donnell, one of Fox McCloud's most noted rivals, was now dead. Killed by something that was decidedly much worse than him.

The vixen then stood up and looked to the Cybers around her.

"The area is now secure. The rogue elements have been disposed of. It is time to prepare the ships."

"Affirmative" One Cyber nodded, as they began to work.

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Fox slowly came out of consciousness, as he found himself lying on a hard metal floor. He shook his head and rubbed it as he began to sit up, hearing the voice of a Cyber talking to someone.

"Diamondo's unit has successfully acquired the ships." The Cyber spoke.

"Good." The person behind the voice stated, before noticing Fox in the background.

"Ah…it seems our guest is finally waking up." The voice proclaimed, as Fox rubbed his eyes, jumping at what he saw. Cybers were standing around him, keeping watch, as he saw the figure of a Cerinian Fox on all of the computer screens in the room around him, dressed in a nice suit.

"Welcome to Necross, my friend." The Cerinian's image happily proclaimed.

"Who are you?" Fox shouted as he got to his feet quickly, finding himself without his weapons.

The figure on the screen laughed, his voice not distorted, his body having no traces of anything cybernetic. "What's the matter, Cornerian? Can't you recognize the creator and ruler of all Cybers when you see him?"

Fox's jaw dropped, as he stood in the middle of the room, unsure of what to say or do at this point…