Last Stand
Chapter Two: Five Saviors
As Trey walked throughout the Cornerian Mall, he saw many different things that he did not recognize. 'Corneria sure is big. It has all this new technology.' he thought. He knew that his dad was having the time of his life looking at the new mechanics he could be studying on. He continued to walk through the mall and he saw a huge monument of five people. The fifth one seemed brand new. All five statues stood tall against all of the stores and shops around it. Trey walked towards the huge idols and then read the sign next to it. "The greatest mercenaries in the Lylat System. The Star Fox team." it read. Under each statue had a name and a description. Trey looked closer to the head statue. It was a fox with a flak jacket on, with cargo pants and a belt with a triangular symbol as the buckle. Trey began to read aloud the description "Fox McCloud. Proud leader of the Star Fox team and is a great pilot." it read.
"Quite fascinating, don't you think?" someone asked behind him. Trey looked behind him and saw Kindra. She walked next to him and smiled. "I see you have a lot of free time as well." Trey stated. "Yep, I'm trying to figure out this place. It's so huge." Kindra replied. "Well looking at these statues, I say that we'll be seeing them a lot." Trey said. They continued to read the descriptions under the statue. The next statue was a falcon with a black leather jacket and dark jeans. "Falco Lombardi. Ace pilot of the Star Fox team. Just as good as he is cocky and can fight his way out of most situations." Trey read out loud. "Wow, he must be dreamy." Kindra commented and began to daydream. Trey just ignored the comment and continued to look at the statues.
As Trey kept looking at the statues, he saw that the third one was a toad with a mechanic suit on. Kindra began to read the description. "Slippy Toad. Great mechanic and vehicle designer for the Star Fox team." she said. "I wonder, are they the reason why the planet is so peaceful?" Trey asked. Kindra stared at the statues, "I don't know, but they seem very powerful." Kindra stated. They both looked at the fourth statue. It was an old grey hare with a light trench coat with the same type of attire as the fox. "Peppy Hare. The oldest and wisest member of the Star Fox team." Trey said. "Wow, they have just about every type of personality on this team." Kindra said. "Yeah I know, no wonder this place is so peaceful. Because these guys can't be touched." Trey replied. "Make that guys and girl." Kindra stated. "What?" Trey asked. "Look for yourself." She said and pointed at the fifth statue. That was the one that looked brand new.
Trey looked at it and saw that it was a dark vixen with a type of spy suit on. She had lots of jewelry on her neck, her ears, and her forehead. "Krystal. Telepathic and special radar for the team." it read. "This has to be the best team on the planet. Other than ours of course." Trey stated and smirked. "Yeah, they really can't touch our group of people." Kindra said. "And who would that be?" someone asked behind them. They both turned around and saw the same falcon from the statue. His feathers were blue and he had on the same black leather jacket and dark grey jeans. "Mr. Lombardi." they both said in unison. The falcon began to laugh. "Please, just call me Falco. You two seem pretty sure of yourselves to actually compare your names to the Star Fox team." he said. Kindra stepped up and then gave a cocky smile. "That's because we have an ace up our sleeve. My father is the fastest thing alive in the universe." she said. Then Falco raised an eyebrow. "How fast is this guy?" he asked. "Why don't you find out for yourself?" Kindra asked him. Falco crossed his arms and leaned against a wall, "Maybe I will." he said. Suddenly something short and green ran towards Falco.
"What's taking so long? Aren't you done shopping for new clothes yet?" Slippy asked. Falco scoffed, "Please, you sound like my mother. And besides, I'm just interested in what these teenagers are saying." Falco said. "What? What are they saying?" Slippy asked. Falco then became agitated, "Don't sound like a school girl Slipshot. They were just telling me that they actually might have a chance against the Star Fox team." Falco stated. "Oh well, nobody can beat us, so there is no point in even trying." Slippy stated.
Trey remembered what Slippy's job was and then he smirked. "My dad can do three times better on your job than you can. He is the best mechanic in the universe." Trey said. Slippy became wide-eyed, "I am the best mechanic. I fixed the Arwing in four days. That's a record." Slippy said. "Now I am really interested." Falco said. A blue vixen walked to them, "What's going on over here? What's all the excitement about?" she asked. She was the same vixen from the brand new statue. "Krystal, this is funny. They say that they actually have a chance against the Star Fox team." Falco said. She began to giggle, "I have been quite surprised myself when I first joined this team, I say you guys will have a pretty hard time trying to take us on." Krystal said.
Suddenly an orange fox with green eyes walked up to the group. "What's going on here team?" he asked. "Fox, these guys say that they can beat us." Slippy whined. Fox just seemed to ignore the whining toad and looked at Falco. "Is that what they said?" Fox asked. Falco uncrossed his arms and smirked, "Yep that's what they said. Personally, I don't know how they will even get near in pulling that off." he said. "Don't worry team, we have never been beaten before, and we won't be beaten now. Let's set a tournament tomorrow if you're so confident that you can beat us." Fox suggested. "Of course. That can be arranged." Trey said. "Good, then I will hope to see you at twelve hundred sharp tomorrow. Don't be late." Fox said. "C'mon team, we got all of the stuff we can carry onto our ship. Let's go." he continued and the rest of the team followed him. "I guess we will see who's the best tomorrow." Trey said and walked with Kindra to their house.
To Be Continued