Chapter 6: A Talk with Fox

(Nick's POV)

Nick stumbled out of the simulator, shaken from the battle. It wasn't that he had done poorly but rather he was stunned at how well he did. Bryan also emerged from his simulator and walked over to him.

"Dude nice job we kicked but!" Bryan cheered as he looked at Nick's shocked face. "Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"

Nick could only look at the ground as they headed back to the door leading back to the classroom. "I-I… I shot down Fox McCloud, the Fox McCloud. Not only that but I also got Katt Monroe too!" Nick said in a remorseful voice.

Bryan raised a brow at the wolf "Annnnddd… isn't that a good thing?" The green fox asked bewildered at his companions' behavior.

"But what if they hate me or worse, try to get revenge against me?!" the wolf asked in a panic, imagining the cruel ways the Star Fox team would punish him.

"Dude don't worry this is Star Fox where talking about. They're nothing like that Star Wolf group…oh h-h-hey Wolf!" Bryan stuttered as he and Nick emerged through the doors to see Wolf standing there from watching the battle on the projector.

The infamous leader of Star Wolf gave Bryan a stare that could melt steel as the fox laughed nervously and a sweat drop appeared on his head. Before their attention was grabbed by Reaper who emerged from the simulator room and unknowingly saved Bryan from an early grave.

(Reaper's POV)

Reaper emerged from the doors leading to the simulators back into the class room followed by a very depressed looking Star Fox team.

"Alright back to your seats everyone." Reaper announced as the class complied and returned to their seats.

Reaper glanced at the clock and saw that he didn't have much time before class ended. Reaper stood at the front of the room and began to wrap up the class.

"The kind of fighting you all just experienced is the same kind of fighting I will teach in this class. I plan to do this via a series of lectures, simulations, and eventually actual fighters loaded with dummy rounds. Now if learning this method is not to your liking or you have a problem with me being the teacher please drop the class and don't show up tomorrow. Those that want to learn please fill out this waiver and turn it in upon arriving to class tomorrow." Reaper announced as he handed out a stack of forms to be passed out amongst the class. Krystal raised her paw into the air.

"Yes, Krystal?" Reaper asked seeing that she had a question.

"What do we have to sign a waiver for?" the vixen asked confused.

"Oh the waiver just says that I have legal immunity for the things I'm going to put you threw and should you die from the training it's not my problem or the schools." Reaper said as a somewhat evil smile and a small chuckle escaped him.

The class all took a collective gulp as sweat drops appeared on the student's heads. Just then bell rang to end the period as the class filled out Reaper called in a voice loud enough to carry over the noise of the students "Mr. Bartlet and Mr. Sol great job today in the sim. Mr. McCloud and Ms. Phoenix please stay a moment."

As the others filed out of the room the two approached the human now sitting behind the teacher's desk. When they got there Reaper looked up and addressed Fara first.

"Ms. Phoenix yo-"

"Fara… call me Fara." The vixen said giving the human a wink.

"… Right, Fara your family runs the arms manufacture Phoenix Arms correct?" Reaper asked to which the vixen nodded.

"Yes my father is the chairman." She replied.

Reaper nodded "Is it also true that your family is currently struggling almost to the point of having to close the company?" Reaper inquired to which the vixen's ears lowered slightly at the mention of her family's struggle but still managed to nod.

"I would like to purchase your services. I need maintenance on 30 new top of the line craft made along with replacement parts to these specifications." Reaper announced handing Fara a data pad with the blue prints on it." Fara's eyes widened as she looked at the hyper advanced craft displayed on the blue prints, after all it wasn't every day someone handed her the schematics for a fighter craft that was 2 centuries ahead of anything else in the system.

Reaper continued "I will pay 5 million credits upon delivery of the backup equipment as well as 10 million a week for the maintenance crews. I know this isn't much money now but your company can also keep the designs along with any patents for technology you discover by reverse engineering. Also I was told by Lord Bowmen of Venom that the Venom Defense Force is looking for a weapons manufacturer to update their aircraft currently in service. If you could spare some time I would like to discuss a possible contract at you conveyance. Here is my number if you wish to set up a time." Reaper said handing her a slip of paper with his com devices call number on it.

Fara looked at the slip of paper then at the data pad and finally the human before lunging forward and embracing the human in a hug "THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU!" Fara repeatedly shouted before running out of the room.

A sweat drop appeared on Reapers head as he looked at the door the vixen had run out of. "A simple ok would have sufficed." Reaper thought as he tuned to the Star Fox team leader still standing there.

"Fox I saw the look on your face when you came out of that simulator, now tell me what's up?" Reaper asked as he sat down behind the teacher's desk.

Fox's eyes darted around the room "A-uh nothing sir." Fox lied hoping the human would by it.

Reaper looked at the fox with a face that said "Really?"

"Fox do you a favor and don't try to lie to me. You suck at it." Reaper advised.

"Saw through it huh." Fox asked while his body slumped.

"That's like asking if I can see out a glass window kid." Reaper deadpanned causing Fox to crouch down in a corner of the room facing the wall and begin rubbing his finger on the floor while a cloud of depression formed above him.

"So cruel." Fox muttered as he doodled on the floor with his finger.

"Seriously Fox what is the issue." Reaper asked again in annoyance

.Fox sighed before looking at Reaper with a pleading look "I'm just worried about my teammates I mean lately I've been worried about one or more off them dying during a battle but what happened in the simulator really drove it home. I-I think I should ask them to leave, especially Kristal." Fox explained in a worried tone.

Reaper gazed at Fox for a minute before asking in a monotone voice "Tell me Fox are you a pilot?"

Fox raised his brow confused "Umm yeah?"

"And are you aware that you could die at any moment in combat?" Reaper asked

"Well obviously yes but I don't see-" Fox stated to say before Reaper interrupted.

"And are your team mates pilots?" Reaper asked.

"YES but what does that have to do with-"

"Then don't you think they too know that they could die at any moment?" Reaper again interrupted.

"Well…yes I suppose they do."

"And have they asked you to leave the team?" Reaper asked.

"Well Slippy asked to be moved to maintenance duty permanently but other than that no." Fox answered

"So then, other than Slippy the rest of your team knows the risks but still want to fly as a member of Star Fox. Sounds to me like they are willing to fight despite the chances of being killed." Reaper stated.

"B-but what if I get one of them killed! What if I make a mistake or make a bad call." Fox asked

Reaper locked gazes with Fox with an understanding look in his eyes. "Fox worrying about wither or not you're going to make a mistake or not will get them killed too… The only thing you can do is make the best call you possibly can and see it through. If you do that and watch each other's backs you have done all you can." Reaper finished before leaning back in his chair and giving Fox a dismissive wave. "Now go, get out of here and to your next class. Try not to suffocate on all the admiration of your fans." Reaper said in a somewhat serious and also somewhat joking voice. Fox gave a thankful nod and made his way out the door.

Reaper watched as Fox left before he pulled out his comm device and called a number.

"Hey it's me wanted to see what the deal was with that L-824 incident I talked to you about yesterday… Hmm, is that so?... So can we… yeah… yes. Right get it done, Ill inform the general in a week." Reaper ended the call and swiveled in his chair to look out of the classroom windows that over looked the schools private airfield and hangers. In the background was some open grassland before the city started again, it made for quite the picturesque scene.

"Hmmm… so tranquil, so this is what a planet that at peace looks like. I guess ignorance really is bliss." Reaper thought as he looked out at a planet whose inhabitants had no idea what was coming in the near future and the coming storm that was looming closer each day.

: Fox's POV:

As Fox nodded and turned around before making his way to the classroom door he mulled over what Reaper had said. However his train of thought was broken when he exited the class room and was immediately bombarded by other students asking if he could give an autograph or needed another pilot in Star Fox, or in the case of the females, if he would date them or marry them.

Faced with this tide of fans and Fangirls Fox did the only thing he could do… run away as fast as his legs could take him all the while being chased by fangirls and thinking that he may have to listen to his human teachers warnings more.

: With Krystal:

Krystal was making her way to aerobics class but her thoughts where on the class she just got out of. She didn't know what that human Reaper had wanted with Fox but she couldn't think it was anything good, after all he had just humiliated her, Fox, and the rest of the Star Fox team in front of the entire class!

"I can't believe he wiped us out so quickly, he just had to fight us in some advanced fighter we had no knowledge of and he started behind and above us! The entire match was totally unfair!" Krystal thought deciding to talk to Fox about maybe going to the General Hare about the matter when she next saw him.

: With Wolf:

Wolf walked down the halls of the Lylat Flight Academy and couldn't help but keep the smile off his face. After all how often do you see your arch-rivals entire team and friends get wiped out by only three enemies! "Oh Leon if only you had seen that… oh wait I recorded it." Wolf snickered as he sent a copy of the clip to his friend and continued on to his next class while thinking of how much he loved the last one.

: With Fara:

Fara practically skipped to her next class. Her family finally had some hope of keeping their company! She had immediately sent a message to her dad who immediately responded wanting to now more and setting up a meeting with himself her and the client. She made her way to class thinking about where she should have the meeting and, more importantly, what she should ware.

: With Annabelle:

Annabelle had overall thought the class looked promising. She had been surprised to see that she was in the same class as the Star Fox team and Wolf O'Donnell, but had relaxed slightly when she saw some non-famous people as well as Paul in the room. She had watched the battle with the rest of the class and had paid particular attention to the human's aircraft. The way the craft had turned so sharply and quickly spoke volumes about how much physical strain was going to be put on the pilot's body. She knew one thing from seeing that, she had her work cut out for her.

: With Ashley:

Ashley walked to her next class but couldn't get her thoughts off of what she had seen and heard in the last one. She had been encouraged by Reaper's promise that she would indeed get a combat position at the end of the year although from what she had seen in the vid recording and in the simulator this class was defiantly going to be harder than anything she has tried before however she looked forward to the challenge after all she was a Vulama.

And that is Chapter 6! At the end there I wanted to show what the range of feelings where about the class from the students. Anyway I wanted your guy's opinion on what three students you want to read more from that I may not have touched up on yet.

Also any and all spelling mistakes are there so please don't point them out in any form be it a review or a PM because frankly I do not care and just want to get the story down.

So tell me which three and don't forget to stay frosty and don't forget to review!