Unseen Revenge: Chapter 22, Found Out
-Lylat, outside of Corneria's atmosphere-
Todd was just moment's away from Corneria's air base that they had left from. In just moment's they would land and this would be closer to being over. He looked at Fox, who now sat beside him. Todd couldn't quite put his finger on it, but Fox somehow looked better then he had when they left. Maybe it was that he was just relieved to know Jessie was ok. Fox looked in the back at Ray and James, sleeping away. Fox smiled to himself at the sight. Soon they were back on Corneria. Fox woke Ray and James then they got off the ship. Emerald was waiting for them. She hugged Fox, then Ray, then she slapped James and gave the two a peeved look. James just stood there, surprised.
" How could you two sneak on board Mr. Reint's ship like that? I was worried when I couldn't find you Ray." Emerald said then she looked at James. " And you... you're supposed to be in solitary. Do you have any Idea how worried I was! I thought you went after mom and the others! I was afraid you were going to get yourself killed!"
Emerald had tears in the corners of her eye's and her bottom lip trembled slightly. James wrapped his arms around Emerald and hugged her tight. She had upset herself and James couldn't help but feel a little guilty. After a minute she pulled back and wiped away the tears that had escaped. James looked at her with a sorry look.
" Everything's ok sweetie. Look, it's almost lunch, let's get something to eat." Fox said, a soft smile on his face.
" Yeah, I'm hungry." Ray said, then ran towards the door.
" You coming Todd?" Fox asked.
" Nah, I'll just get something to eat on my way home after I file the drop off report. I really hate having to fill out those forms." Todd said then walked off.
" Emerald, I only have one thing to say about this. Dad made me do it." James said, pointing to Fox.
" Hey, you're the one who wanted to do something other then sit in solitary." Fox said.
" But you didn't have to sneak me out." James said.
" Yeah, I know but I felt better knowing you were safe with me. But, I should have let Emerald in on it. Then maybe Ray wouldn't have been able to sneak onto Todd's ship." Fox said.
" Well any way , I'm..." James said, just then his stomach growled. "..starved."
Emerald laughed then they walked off towards the cafeteria. It didn't take them long to get there. They all got something to eat and sat at one of the many tables. Fox told Emerald about how Jessie was still alive and how they found it out. Fox decided it best not to mention his talk with Wolf's spirit. He didn't need his own children thinking he lost his mind. Emerald got so excited when she heard about Jessie.
" That's great news that Jessie is still alive. General Pepper will love to hear that. He feel's guilty about what he did." Emerald said, playing with a zucchini slice from her salad. " So, do you know where she is?"
" No, all we could figure out was that she was alive." Fox said, running his finger around the rim of his cup.
" But, we'll find her, won't we?" Emerald said.
" I don't know. She might not want to be found by Corneria." Fox said.
" But, we have to find her dad, we just have to." James said.
" How are we going to do that James? By now, all clues of her whereabouts are gone. We'd be lucky to find the ship she used to get away from the check point." Fox said.
" There has to be some way dad, we can't just give up." James said.
" James is right dad. After all Jessie and James love each other." Emerald said.
" She might not love him enough to lose her freedom." Fox said softly.
" Don't you dare say such a thing about Jessie!" James said, standing up.
" There's no need to raise your voice James. It's possible that she lost interest in you over this time separated from you." Fox said.
" She still loves me, I know it. I don't know how to explain it, but I can tell she does." James said, still angry as Fox's assumption of Jessie.
" Just don't get your hopes up James." Fox said.
" I can't believe you!" James yelled, then he walked away.
Fox watched James as he stormed off. He felt a little bad for upsetting James, but the truth was the truth. No matter how much it hurt. He was willing to admit he was wrong, but he didn't know if he was. Fox looked at Emerald who was still playing with the zucchini slice, then at Ray, who was done eating. He was trying to keep himself entertained by counting the grey specks of the speckled pattern on the tables surface.
" Emerald, take Ray to the rooms. I'm going to have a talk with the General." Fox said.
Emerald nodded and took Ray with her without saying anything. Which most likely meant she didn't agree with him. Fox cleaned their lunches off the table and headed down to the General's office. A part of him was still mad at the General for his rash decision of sending Jessie away in the first place in the first place. Fox had to make sure he didn't let that come up in his conversation with the General. He was soon in front of the Generals office, his secretary must have been taking a break. Fox knocked on the door, and heard a muffled 'come in.'
" General, I would like to talk to you real quick." Fox said as he stepped into the room.
" Of course Fox, come in and have a seat." General Pepper said, motioning for Fox to sit, which he did. " What did you want to talk about?"
" I want to talk about Jessie sir." Fox said, General Pepper's face became somber.
" Fox, I'm sorry, but I wouldn't like to dwell on her any more. I really am very sorry about what happened, and I wouldn't like to talk about it." General Pepper said.
" You'll want to hear this sir." Fox said, trying to maintain his calm composure.
" Well, alright then." General Pepper said.
" I went with Todd Reint on a supply drop to Macbeth. After the drop, Todd took me to get a look at the crash site. He was able to salvage the security footage from the ship and we discovered that Jessie is alive." Fox said.
" She's... alive?" The General said, shocked. " Are you sure?"
" Yes sir. She snuck off the ship on the last check point to Macbeth. We just don't know where she is now." Fox said.
They sat there in silence for a moment, to let it all sink in. General Pepper got a very serious look on his face before he spoke again.
" I may know where she is. And if I'm right, she may already be lost." General Pepper said.
" What? Where do you think she is?" Fox asked.
" She may have been in the Saber's base. The same base Bill and the other's went to destroy." General Pepper said.
" No, it just can't be." Fox said.
" I'm afraid so. A young man named Mike Rowels, a member of the Sabers, used to visit her. She may have been with him." General Pepper said.
" No." Fox said.
" Yes, we should know soon. Bill and the other's should be returning in a few hours." General Pepper said.
Fox sat there a moment, it was his turn to take in something shocking. Could Jessie really have been with the Saber's? He sat there for a few minutes longer before he decided to leave.
" Thank you for your time General sir." Fox said, then left.
A few hour's later a lone Arwing landed, making everyone fear the worst. To everyones surprise Charlie climbed out. He was immediately questioned about what happened. He told them about sneaking off in the Arwing and catching up with the others. And he told them how Falco had practically begged him to head back to Corneria when he was certain a battle was unavoidable. Charlie had done as he was told because he didn't want Falco to be distracted just because he didn't want Charlie to get hurt. So, everyone waited for the other's to return.
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Ok, kind of short when compared to past chapter, but what do you think? PLEASE REVIEW! I would like to thank Tobias for the review to let me know that there was at least one person who was still reading and hopfully enjoying Unseen Revenge. I'm hoping for lots of reviews before the final chapter is posted.
