Prologue: Distress Call

It has been two years since Fox McCloud and the Star Fox Team defeated the Aparoid Queen, and ever since then peace has been restored to the Lylat System and in other galaxies across the universe. The Star Fox Team still includes members such as Fox, Falco, Krystal, Slippy, and Peppy, but has also gained new members, such as Beltino Toad, Bill Grey, and Katt Monroe. The team is fast asleep after their final day on a routine mission through the Lylat System, and their vacation starts tomorrow. What they don't know is that a late night distress call will turn their vacation into one of the Team's toughest challenges yet…

Fox, who was fast asleep, dreaming about lying on the beaches of Corneria with Krystal, suddenly awakes to the buzzing alarm that is sounding throughout the entire ship. Krystal suddenly bursts into the room and turns on the light.

Krystal: Fox! Fox! You've got to wake up! Peppy just discovered a distress signal coming from a planet out of this system! They want us to check it out!

(Fox gets up reluctantly)

Fox: Of all the days, well nights, it had to be the one right before our vacation. So where is this planet anyway?

Krystal: Well, we don't know anything about it so far, which means that we don't know what we're up against over there. We're supposed to go down to see Beltino and Katt as soon as I get you guys up…

Fox: I'm up, I'm up. Where are the others?

Krystal: Falco isn't the easiest person to get up, but Slippy and Bill got up right away and are waiting for you in the hall.

Fox: Alright, let's get this over with.

Fox and Krystal walk out of the room and into the hallway, where Slippy and Bill are talking excitedly and Falco is desperately trying to stay awake.

Falco: It's three in the morning! If the planet's so far away, how come we couldn't just be told about this later?

Krystal: Apparently Peppy organized a meeting with General Pepper in about an hour to discuss how we should handle this, but right now Beltino and Katt and waiting in the lab to give us more information about this unknown planet.

Fox: How do you know all of this, Krystal?

Krystal: I was awake in the bridge with Peppy. I haven't been able to sleep much lately…

Bill: This sounds exciting! It'll be one of my first adventures as a member of the Star fox Team! I promise I won't let you guys down!

Falco: Yeah, whatever Bill.

Fox: What makes this distress signal so important? We've had dozens before, but this one seems a bit more serious.

Slippy: I'm sure my dad will tell us what's up.

The team walks into the Great Fox's lab, where they are met by Beltino Toad and his assistant, Katt Monroe, who once dated Falco Lombardi.

Beltino: Ah, there you are! I was wondering if you hadn't heard the alarm!

Falco: Believe me; nobody could sleep through that thing. Now tell us what's up with this planet, old man, so I can go back to bed.

Katt: Well maybe if you were a bit nicer to others Falco, we would be able to get through this a lot faster.

Beltino: Now, Now, you too. Let's just get this business out of the way. If you would all just come up to my computer, we can tell you what we know.

(Everyone walks up to Beltino's computer)

Beltino: We were able to track the location of the distress signal to this remote planet.
Fox: That's a planet?

Beltino: Yes; it's small and has been hit by many large craters in the past, which is probably the reason why the climate is so dead. There is hardly any sign of life on the surface of the planet.

Falco: There's got to be life on their somewhere…

Krystal: This planet seems familiar to me, like I've been there before. What else have you found out about it?

Katt: Well, that's the reason why we brought you all down here, Krystal. The distress signal is coming from Cerinia: your home world.