Star Fox: Digital Danger

By: Wolf E. Urameshi

Started: 2005-10-07

Finished: -

Disclaimer: All Star Fox characters and related trademarks are property of Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto; no infringement of the law is meant in any way. Also, all original characters are property of their owners and used with permission, when applicable.

A/U: Hello again. Here I am, updating the fic after a long week of college torture. This week's been total heck, what with all the walking around and schoolwork, but hey, there's always free time for things, right? Now that I finally had some free time on my hands, I have some new ideas to continue. Without further ado, here is chapter 5. By the way, review please.

Chapter 5: "The man who would be King"

"Well, your training is officially over. Now you're on a higher rank, I guess..." Dimitri thought to himself that night, expectation refusing to let him rest. "But, now how can I really test myself? Quite the bugger..." He looked outside at the cold, uninviting night. His mind could only process the words, "I am bored," but he didn't mind. He got up from bed slowly and just put on a blue shirt with a pair of pants that also had a military-style coloring that blended properly with nearly any surrounding, at least from his point of view.

He took his blaster and quietly left the room. He passed by his parent's room, where only Janus's snoring was heard. He grinned a little as he silently tiptoed outside. He felt free when his paws touched the cold, humid soil. From there on, no one would care about what he did, so he stepped out into the uninviting, solemn forest. Fortunately he'd have no problem navigating at night, since he knew this area like his own hand. Winds shook the trees violently as he shuddered at the same time. "Gee, the forest is surely uneasy today... Problem is, I feel that way too," he admitted uneasily as he strode through the leafy invitation. His face turned from side to side, up and down, and straight forward as he explored the strange forest, feeling someone was watching. In reality, it was happening. A shadowy figure hid in the woods, looking at him, exploring him, feeling his presence.

Suddenly, a twig was heard around. Dimitri turned immediately as he drew his weapon and looked around. "Who's there? Speak up!" No response was heard, to which he sighed. "Must be hearing things..." He resumed his walking, and soon he came upon a river, adorned by the silver tears of the moon and the dark cheers of night. Dimitri looked around and saw an olive-green part of meadow with some flowers on it. He nodded as he walked to it and sat softly. His sight paid attention to the velvet river, thinking silently about the last days. He remembered all of the moments he lived through with Fox and his father.

He slowly fell back as drowsiness left a mark in him, making him uneasy. Before he knew it, he fell asleep, feeling a cool wind blow over his body as he shuddered a little. "Gah, it's cold. Maybe I should've... Oh, forget it, I'm staying here..."

And so he did. Asleep, his mind drifted off to a world of dreams only possible in fantasy. He dreamed of how his life would be like. But out of the blue, a sound like a twig was stepped on made him wake up as he looked around, shaken from the sudden awakening. "Who's there? I'm warning you, I'm armed and dangerous!" No response again. He scratched his head, confused. "What's going on today? What is it?" He looked at the river again and realized someone had been invading his privacy. He didn't know what exactly, or how he knew, but he just did. Immediately afterwards, he quickly got up, did a back flip and surprised the eavesdropper as he subdued it on the floor. The target struggled but eventually renounced.

"Gotcha! Thought you were gonna--" He fell silent as he was immediately taken aback by what his eyes seemed to project: a cat, adorned with velvety eyes whose irises were staring back at him captivated, along with yellow, soft fur with some violet streaks on the face, and who wore a white suit with red jean shorts and gray sandals.

"Um, is this any way to treat a woman?" She asked in annoyance as he reacted.

"Well, you were spying on me. And why were you doing so? You're just a girl!"

"No, I'm not. How old are you?"

"None of your business, kitty." He said, trying to evade his age.

"Why won't you tell me?" She grinned at him when she asked. "Maybe you're just fifteen and won't tell me?"

"No! I can't let her know! I can't! But yet, I... I... What's... going on...?" He tried hard not to fall for her and let her know of his 'condition', but to his dismay, he was already facing such a fate. Her graceful beauty and gentle disposition captivated him so, while, on her side, the mystery person was attracted to his rugged, brawny and mature look, yet had no idea of his truthful age.

"Well, isn't this grand? I was about to leave from boredom, but now I don't want to. Now I just... I..." She refused to let go of this moment, especially considering that, to be a dinosaur, he looked just as magnificent as any gallant from Corneria or Katina. Their looks soon started to come closer as his exhausted pants met her calm breathing. Before they realized it, the worlds they knew were long gone as his hard but somehow gentle lips met hers.

For a fair share of minutes all they knew was each other. Their own joys were the only presence in the forest as they soon knew a whole new world- one that they hadn't seen before, especially Dimitri. He had never fallen in love with anyone; this was his first time. They had just met and they were already giving their first kiss.

Several minutes later

"So, you live around here, or did you just move? I hadn't seen you here before," he asked her while they sat on the spot he found earlier. She stared at the lake thoughtfully.

"Not really, I had just moved. I live with my parents in the south border, that's why I probably didn't attract much attention."

"Oh? But that area's not very convenient for living. I mean, it's in the residential area but... it's a bit dangerous because of the animals."

"I can manage; I'm experienced as an explorer myself."

"But, why live so far away?"

"It's not that I'm antisocial or anything, because it's the exact opposite, but I just don't want to attract attention."

"Well, you can go to the central area where I live. There aren't many people there and they're not a bad bunch, so you should move there."

"Might as well consider it, it was getting a bit lonely anyway. By the way, the only introduction we had was a kiss, so, let's be more polite. What's your name?"

"Oh, right... Well, so far my name's Dimitri," he replied, but she chuckled a bit. "What's so funny?"

"Hee, 'so far?' Why that statement?"

"Humor. You have yet to tell me yours."

"I'm Karen. I used to live in the turbulent outskirts of Fortuna but moved here because it was too cold and it was getting boring anyway, so..."

"I know, Fortuna can be a bit of a bother to live in anyway. Not that I've been there though."

"You haven't gotten off this planet, have you?" He wanted to weep, but his subconscious refused to do so.

"Nope... And I haven't even lived for a year--" She winced and stared, confused. He knew he made a mistake. "I'm sorry; I shouldn't have mentioned that..."

"No wait, please tell me. What did you mean?" She looked at him, waiting an explanation.

At first hesitant, he explained the story: how he grew up so quickly, how he matured and how he came to be what he was now. "...And that's how I'm standing here now. Confusing, I know, but fate dictated it was to be this way."

She was completely dumbfounded; this was something you wouldn't see every day. "How...? That's impossible. But hey, this only makes the guy more interesting, does it?" She had finally spoken up after being silent for a while. "I must honestly confess I have never heard such a story."

He chuckled a bit. "Of course not; I just told you."

"I didn't mean it that way; I meant that you don't really listen to such a tale everyday. I think--" A nearby bush warned them someone was there.

Dimitri took out his blaster and aimed. "Who's there?" Before he even realized, several mysterious men, dressed all in black with masks that resembled oxygen masks with red goggles, showed up. "What the--"

"Who are they?" Karen wondered as she took a gun from a holster in her right hand.

"I don't know, but all I know is unless we know what we want, we might die ourselves here. You said you were an explorer so I take it you know--"

"Should've been obvious from the second you literally landed on me!"

"Then you know the drill!"

"Agreed, now let's teach them some things about eavesdropping!" They ran in directions opposite of each other as they fired a steady stream of blaster fire, hoping it would make them run. But, such a deception wouldn't work on this kind of enemy. Their minds focused on their deadly accuracy as they evaded the gunshots and hid behind adjacent trees.

"Whoa..." Dimitri muttered as he looked at their confused faces looking around. He looked at Karen, nodded and sniped from the trees, destroying their weapons. The people nodded to each other and ran for it. He sighed in contempt once he realized it was over. "Whew, glad that's over. Still don't get how we destroyed their weapons anyway..." They looked at the battlefield, which was practically the same since there were few victims that fled.

"Yeah... Well, I gotta go, it's getting late anyway. Ciao!" Karen turned and started to leave, but Dimitri refused to let this beauty go.

"Wait! When will I see you again?"

"Sooner than you think!" She scampered through the forest as he stood there, possessed by her inviting beauty.

"Damn, she's so beautiful..."

Quite the chapter, huh? I hope you liked it. Please review on your way out, thanks!