Dinosaur Planet
Chapter Three: Suspicious Dealer
A metal plate floated in the air in front of Fox and showed a hologram of General Pepper. "Good flying Fox, at first I was afraid you weren't going to make it." General Pepper snickered. "Very funny sir. I was sure I had my blaster in my holster." Fox said. "You did. I told Peppy to take it and transfer it to the Cornerian Army base." Pepper said. "What! How am I supposed to defend myself?" Fox asked. "It's always shoot and kill first, then ask questions later with you Fox. We are trying to save the planet, not blow it up. This mission requires a different tactic." Pepper said. "I catch your drift sir. Fox out." he said and hit a button on his transmitter. "Sam, you find some clues about this place, I have to find a weapon." Fox said and ran off. Sam walked towards the cave she saw earlier and climbed down the wall.
She walked further down the hallway and saw a big burgundy sheet in front of an entrance. She walked up to it and it suddenly blew back for her like there was wind in front of her. She walked into the entrance and noticed a well in the middle of the floor. It was glowing and it looked like it was waiting for something. Then she saw five other entrances. Each one had a different sign on the top of the entrances. The two that was beside the entrance did not have the sheets on it like the others did. One 'door' had a symbol of a fruit and the other one had the symbol of a horn.
She walked further into the cave and a voice called out to her. "Welcome to my store. I have many items and food in this store that is at a low price. Go near an item and pick it up. We can discuss a price and I will sell the item to you." the voice said. Suddenly, a floating lizard appeared and was wearing an old purple shirt with a purple turban to match. He also had a stone carved into a figure of a scarab around his neck. "Well, let me look around and pick what I need to get." Sam said, looking at the lizard with a suspicious expression on her face. She looked around and found a scan visor that was similar to the Star Fox model. She contacted Peppy and asked where their scan visor was and he told her that the one she was looking at was theirs.
Unfortunately, when Rob tried to transport the scan visor to a location that they could pick it up, there was an electrical interference and the lizard found it in another location. He took it and obviously was trying to sell it back. Sam didn't want any trouble and was going to pay to get it back. She took out her wallet and took out some credits. "How much do I owe you?" Sam asked. The shopkeeper looked at the vixen like she was crazy and swatted the wallet away. "I don't take credits, only scarabs. Also you need twenty to buy this item. You need a scarab bag to carry that much, otherwise it won't be pretty." The shopkeeper said. "Great, how am I supposed to find a scarab bag?" Sam asked.
"I suggest that you meet back with that vulpine and think of a plan to find a scarab bag." the lizard said. "Ok. Wait a second, how do you know about my friend?" Sam asked. The lizard began to put his hands in front of him in a defensive kind of manner. "Well, really, you see um… I don't know anything." the shopkeeper said. Sam grabbed the lizard's shirt collar and dragged him to her face. "Talk lizard boy, or else." Sam said. "Sam, I found something important. Report back to the Arwings and I will meet you there. Fox out." he said. "You're lucky this time shopkeeper, but I will be back to investigate you some more." Sam said and left the shop. As the shopkeeper watched the vixen leave he became furious. "I'll make sure that I'm ready for it." the lizard said and smirked.
Sam left the shop and climbed the rocks to get to the surface. "I don't see him." Sam whispered. She walked towards the landing area. "Commander McCloud, come in sir." Sam said into her communicator wristband. Only static answered back. 'Where could he be?' Sam asked herself. "Oh well, I am kinda dirty and I can use that lake to wash up." she said to herself. She began to undress and looked around one more time to see if Fox was around. She didn't see him in sight, so she took a dip into the water and began to wash up. 'Ooooh, and this water is so warm.' she thought. "I guess this why all of the hot water was gone in the ship." someone stated. Sam turned around and saw Fox. She blushed and told him to turn away. Lucky for her, the water wasn't as clear as Fox hoped it would be and she was underwater to her neck. Fox turned around and closed his eyes as the vixen hurried up and put her clothes back on. "Now was there really any point to that?" Fox asked. Sam chuckled, "Yeah, I was dirty." she said. Fox just sighed as they both walked to their ships. They were a little bit closer to their goal, but not by a long shot.
To Be Continued
