FLIGHT OF THE KITSUNE STAR STRIKER
Chapter 4: Sectorial Melee and Undersea Cleanup
In the vastness of space, the Great Fox be seen jetting through the galaxy and en route to Sector Y where the Star Fox team has been requested by General Pepper to assist the Cornerian Fleet against the Venomian army. At the moment, they're currently in the bridge and undergoing briefing with the General himself on the mission at hand.
"General Pepper, could tell us of the situation over at Sector Y?" asked Fox.
"The Cornerian main fleet has suffered severe losses in the sector, a huge space battle has left our flagship crippled or perhaps worse. Debriefed survivors have informed us about a new attack squadron of gigantic humanoid battle suits in the area," said General Pepper.
"That's terrible! So many must have been hurt," said Chopper worriedly.
"Things are that bad huh? Then we'll just have get over there and turn the tides back on them," said Falco with the others nodding in affirmation.
"Although it may be too late to rescue our fleet from disaster, we need you to get in there and take out Andross's new iron soldiers,"
"Don't worry about General, we'll be sure to get the job done," said Naruto, looking determined.
General Pepper nodded in gratitude "I'm counting on you then," then the communications went off to signal the end of the briefing.
Rob then turned to speak with the group "We are now approaching Sector Y, multiple ships detected ahead,"
"Roger that, alright team let's move out!" said Fox as he ran towards the docking area with Naruto and the others close behind to commence with the mission.
Meanwhile the Corneria fleet were engaging the Venomian fleet in the aforementioned sector but were suffering heavy losses with the enemy utilizing their latest technology of large humanoid battle suits resembling primates and equipped with thick physical shields and laser pistols. These suits known as Shogun Troopers were about to continue with the assault when a laser beam came from out of nowhere and destroyed one of them. The rest turned to see the Star Fox team heading towards and hastily retreated.
Music Change: Star Fox 64 OST; Sector Y and Solar
"Let's back up the squadron," said Fox.
"Roger that, Fox," Naruto responded as they flew overhead the Cornerian Fleet, they could see that most of the ships were badly damaged and one of them was even destroyed.
"Somebody is gonna pay for all this," said Falco.
"True but it won't be coming out of our paycheck,"
Several Shogun Troopers swooped and fired at them with their laser pistols, Naruto and Falco performed a barrel roll to deflect the incoming shots before retaliating with laser fire of their own, however the Shogun Troopers raised their shields to block the incoming projectiles as well.
"Guys be careful with where you aim your lasers, but a hyper shot will be able to destroy their shields without a hitch," said Levy.
Falco smirked upon hearing the info "Heh, it's on now," he charged up his laser cannon and fired at one of the mechs. True to form, the blast shattered the shield and destroyed the mech in one hit. Naruto left behind an Accel Decoy to distract his target and rapidly fired at its exposed part to take it down.
The team advanced forward all the while destroying any more of the Shogun Troopers and were getting close to the front of the Cornerian Fleet, then several platoons of starfighters shaped to look like arrows appeared to obstruct them.
"Don't let any of them through!" said Peppy as he begun to shoot at the starfighters with the others already on the case, Slippy fired a Nova bomb to take out a large number of the Triangle Fighters and Naruto activated his boost in combination with the Plasma Wing Blades to cut down a few of his own.
The team flew over a wrecked Cornerian battleship and were approaching the few functional ones when small sharp pointed missiles suddenly appeared from above and destroyed one of the ships much to their surprise and anger.
"Surprise attack coming from above!"
"It's a Grazan-class battleship, be careful!" said Julia in alert.
Then the said battleship descended before them, it was a heavily armored carrier composed of twin hulls connected together by several struts which opens forward as launch bays which multiple Triangle Fighter exited from and charged towards the Star Fox team.
"Hold them back, they're trying to get through!" said Peppy.
Naruto called out to Fox "Let's fire a Nova bomb into each of the launch bays, it will take out the starfighters in one fell swoop!"
"Got it Naruto!" said Fox, both pilots each fire a red missile into the launch bays resulting in a double explosion and no starfighter exited from them anymore. Then they flew in between the hulls with Naruto taking bottom and Fox was above. Several Triangle Fighters swarmed both areas in an attempt to take down the pilots however Naruto and Fox were too strong for them and were shot down in the end as they made their way from the battleship.
"Good job you two, keep up the pace!" said Peppy.
"We're right in front of the Venomian fleet," said Slippy, like he said there were multiple battleships obviously belonging to Andross with majority sharing a similar design of a large heavy armored cuboid-shaped warship armed with two laser turrets on top of it, and the face of Andross being adorned at the front.
"Everyone be ready, we're gonna break through that fleet!" said Fox.
"Let's hope that they can at least put up a fight," said Falco.
The team were about to proceed with the assault when their communications opened up to display one of the Cornerian Soldiers from the allied fleet "Star Fox, we wish to inform you that two of our elite pilots are engaging the enemy within their territory so we request that you send assistance for them,"
"Roger that!" said Fox.
"Leave it to me guys, I'll go and help out the pilots while you continue to whale at these monkeys," said Naruto.
"Okay then, but be careful Naruto," said Peppy.
"Gotcha Peppy-Jiji,"
"Naruto, I've located the pilots and I'm sending you the coordinates," said Levy.
"Okay I got it on radar," Naruto split off from the group, following the blinking dots on the screen all the while evading more of the Triangle Fighters and shooting them down. He had it tough with the Dorisby battleships due to their impenetrable armor to laser fire and even Nova Bombs, however Julia helped him out by having him shoot at the turrets rendering the battleships completely powerless. Soon he arrived at where the pilots and looked around before seeing two starfighters currently engaging a group of Triangle Fighters, they appear to resemble the Arwings but much smaller and thinner, consisting of a split front end and wings that angle towards the back of the ship as well as being equipped with twin laser blasters.
"Those are Interceptor-Class Arwings, they were manufactured by the Space Dynamics Company where Fox and the others got their Arwings from. These Starfighters are very fast in terms of mobility and fire rate but lack in shield resistance," said Julia.
Naruto watched in fascination as the pilots of the Arwings zoomed around at high-speed and shot down the Triangle Fighters which weren't able to properly keep up with them "They're pretty good with that hit and away tactic of theirs since they know of their own weakness," then looked up to see that a the Dorisby battleship was aiming its turrets at them ready to fire "I don't think so!" he quickly activated his combo of boost and Plasma Wing Blades to slice both turrets in a single dash. "Are you two okay? I'm Naruto Uzumaki from the Star Fox team and I was sent to-," Whatever he was about to say was interrupted when the screen lit up and split to display two very familiar faces much to both his and their shock.
"Naruto, is that you?!" said a tomboyish voice from one of the pilots.
"Miyu? Then the other would be…"
"Naruto, it really is you. I really missed you!" said a feminine voice with a tone of joy.
"Fay, it's good to see you two," Naruto responded, feeling just as happy.
"What are you doing here? Not that I'm glad to see you, but I thought you were still in Elementia," asked Miyu.
"I had a wakeup call and so decided to join Star Fox to end this war once and for all,"
"Well that's nice and all, but let's save the chitchat for later. We've got some monkeys to blast away…bet I can shoot down more than you," Miyu smirked.
Naruto smirked back "You're on!"
"Let's go for it guys!" Fay spoke cheerfully, Naruto chuckled in amusement at her unchanged personality since they were kids.
The reunited trio took off in direction of where they would rendezvous with the other members of the Star Fox team, Naruto rapidly shot down as many enemies as he could with either rapid fire or hyper shots, Miyu was keep pace with her twin blasters and her Arwing's capability of charging up hyper shots at a much faster rate, Fay provided support by shooting any stragglers. They flew past the wreckage of a Grazan battleship when a Shogun Trooper appeared from above and fired its laser pistol at Fay.
"Fay watch out!" Miyu called out in alert.
Naruto quickly intercepted the projectiles and performed a barrel roll to deflect them before launching a hyper shot to break through the shield, destroying it completely.
"Thanks for saving me Naruto," Fay looked gratefully towards Naruto.
"Anytime Fay, now let's keep moving. We've almost caught up with the others," said Naruto. The trio continued to blast through the Grazan and Dorisby battleships and soon enough they caught up with the others "Hey guys, guess who's here with us?"
"Hey there Fox, Slippy. Long time no see," said Miyu with a smirk.
Fox was stunned upon seeing his "Miyu and Fay? Is that really you? I haven't seen you two in ages!"
"Hi there Fox, Slippy!" said Fay.
"It's has been a long time since the academy days, but let's save it for later and take down the flagship,"
"Hey guys, something's up ahead and it looks different," Slippy spoke up, everyone looked before them and saw a pair of Shogun Troopers except that they're larger, and colored yellow and blue.
"According to the Intel, those two are called Shogun Warriors and they have a higher tier performance than the normal Shogun Troopers so be careful," said Julia.
"Alright everyone, switch to all range mode," said Fox.
Music Change: Star Fox 64 OST; Boss Battle 2
Everyone excluding Naruto had the wings of their starfighters fold out fully as they moved in to engage the enemies. The tow Shogun Warriors split off into two different direction with half of the team going after one each. Naruto took aim at the blue Shogun Warrior and was charging up his laser cannon when the enemy suddenly boosted to the side with its jetpack, completely escaping from his targeting system before it fired the hyper shot and missed much to his annoyance. Slippy offered support by rapidly firing at the blue mech which was darting left and right to evade the incoming projectiles before retaliating with its laser pistol, but Slippy quickly banked right to evade.
"Wow, this guy is fast!" said Slippy.
"We'll just have to see how fast!" said Miyu as she increased the output on her Arwing's thrusters and chased after the blue mech while firing all the way. The mech continued to dodge and fire back before suddenly charging towards her with its feet sticking out for a kick. Then a blue and silver streak zipped in between them slicing the leg clean off, the blur slowed down to reveal the Kitsune Strike with its Plasma Wing Blades active "Thanks for the help, Naruto,"
"No problem," Naruto responded.
"I've analyzed its weak spot, and it's right…here!" Slippy used the blue mech's disorientation as a chance to approach from behind and shoot at the jetpack, severely damaging it "Now it won't be able to move around so much,"
"Time to finish it off then!" Naruto and the others began to charge their laser cannons and this time getting a lock-on before firing a triple hyper shot, destroying the blue Shogun Warrior completely.
On the other side, Falco was rapidly firing at the evasive yellow Shogun Warrior but missing quite a few shots much to his growing annoyance "Geez, quit moving around already!"
"Calm down Falco, or you'll end up making a mistake!" said Peppy.
"Leave this to me! I'll draw its attention while you find a way to take it down," said Fay, then she fired her laser cannons a few times to make the yellow mech turn towards as she took off with it in pursuit. The mech drew closer to Fay when she performed a somersault and was now behind it and fired a few rounds at its back before backing away from a possible counterattack.
"Not bad, let me show you how it's done," said Falco activating his boost straight at the yellow mech, the Shogun Warrior saw him approaching and fired its laser pistol at him, Falco performed multiple barrel rolls to deflect its oncoming projectiles whilst charging up his laser cannon, waiting for the right time to fire. The mech reared its fist back to punch, that was when Falco stopped spinning and instantly used the brakes to drastically reduce his speed for the mech to miss entirely then he fired a hyper shot point blank with critical damage "Heh, gotcha!"
"Falco, get clear! I'm firing a Nova Bomb to finish it off!" said Fox. Falco then activated his boost and ascended right as Fox fired a red missile which upon hitting the Shogun Warrior resulted in a large explosion and its complete destruction.
"That was amazing!" said Fay.
"Good job you three!" said Peppy.
"Everyone, it's not over just yet. There's a warship heading your way, it must be the flagship of the Venomian Fleet," said Levy.
Like she said, the group looked ahead to see a starship with a long flight deck, two support wings on both side and a command bridge towards the back. Again they saw another mech, only that this one is white in color and much larger than the last two, and also equipped with a laser pistol and shield. Then their screens lit up to display a monkey with a stout nose and wearing an ivory helmet and uniform, with twin ear covers, an ebony visor and Andross's emblem emblazoned on the front.
"Don't party just yet, it's time to try out our new weapon and you're the guinea pigs!" said the Shogun pilot with a sneer, the Shogun Warlord was then launched from the flight deck towards the Star Fox team.
"We'll just have to see about that!" said Naruto.
"Sorry guys, but we'll have to back from this. Our shield energy are at critical levels since we had been battling before you showed up," said Fay.
"Fay's right, but be sure to knock this guy a few pegs for us," said Miyu.
"Sure thing Miyu-chan, Fay-chan," said Naruto with a foxy grin, both girls retreated from the battle zone as Naruto and the others charged towards the white Shogun. Then they split up to attack from different directions with Naruto coming in from the front and rapidly firing his laser cannon, but the white mech was darting from left to right even more quickly than the two Shogun Warriors.
"What's wrong? Is that it?" the Shogun Pilot taunted, then several laser shots struck him in the shoulder before he turned to retaliate with his laser pistol, landing a hit on Peppy.
"Dang it, I'm hit!" said Peppy.
"Is that all you got?"
Then the mech received a powerful blast from behind and looked behind to show the Kitsune Striker keeping a distance away from him, obviously the one which shot at him.
"Does that satisfy your ego?" Naruto taunted with a smirk.
"Why you cocky little freaks!" the Shogun pilot yelled in anger, Then he raised his shield and rushed at Naruto to hit him with it only to phase through, revealing that it was a decoy.
"Should have added carrots to your diet for better eyesight, monkey boy," said Falco.
The Shogun pilot took aim at him and fired wildly, then Fox launched a powerful hyper shot which slammed into his arm and knocked off the shield.
"You better give up while you can!" said Fox.
"I'll take you guys out from the ship!" the Shogun pilot quickly retreated back to the armored carrier, then he started firing at the team in hopes of at least shooting one of them down "Just hurry up and die already!"
"Yeaaaaaah no, we can't comply with that demand…but we can do the opposite," Naruto approached the mech from behind and activated his Plasma Wing Blades to slice the Shogun Warlord into two by the waist down "Finish it up guys!"
"Got it firing Nova Bombs!" the remaining team fired their red missiles at the mech once Naruto got clear to create a massive explosion which also took out the carrier as well.
Music End
Soon afterwards, Fay and Miyu were flying next to the team as the Cornerian fleet pressed in on the discord of the Venomian fleet.
"I have to say that I'm impressed with you guys…especially you Naruto," said Miyu with a sultry voice, making Naruto blush.
"Th-thanks Miyu-chan," Naruto stumbled on his words.
"You were really amazing," said Fay.
"Hey enough with the flirting and let's get a move on," said Falco.
"So where are you guys off to next?" asked Miyu.
"We'll be heading for Aquas," said Fox.
"Be sure to come back alive,"
"Not to worry, we'll be back before you know it," said Slippy.
"Okay Miyu-chan, Fay-chan. We'll be seeing you later," said Naruto as he along with the team increased speed and boosted off to rendezvous with the Great Fox.
"Good luck Naruto," said Fay with a small blush on her furry face, same going for Miyu "He's become even more handsome since we last saw him,"
"You can say that again Fay, we can only hope that he comes back so that we can spend more time together," said Miyu.
"Me too,"
In the Great Fox which is currently en route to the Planet Aquas, the team were back on the bridge after apply repairs and reload ammo on the starfighters. Naruto couldn't help but notice that Julia and Levy had been pouting would at times hear whispers of 'competition' but pay it no mind. Snapping out of his thoughts, Naruto turned his attention back to the briefing currently in progress.
"According to Intel, there have been reports of Andross using bioengineering techniques to mutate the sea creatures of Aquas into deadly bioweapons," said Fox.
"That crazy monkey, willing to use anything and everything for war," Naruto growled in anger.
"Tell me something I don't know," said Falco.
Fox continued with the briefing "But because of the rapidly spreading pollution on the planet's ocean, it's become unknown what exactly is going on down there. So we'll need venture into the ocean and find out exactly what's going on down there,"
"Luckily for us, there's a submersible called the Blue Marine for us to use. It was meant for recreational use but I was able to make it combat ready with some adjustments with Levy and Julia's help," said Slippy.
"And my Kitsune Striker can operate underwater, so I can help out too," said Naruto.
Fox nodded in affirmation "Alright, let's get ready to commence with the mission,"
Lilli walked up to Fox with eyes full of worry "Please be careful, Fox-san,"
Fox looked a bit awkward with her so close "Oh ah yeah, I'll be careful," he frowned at Naruto who was trying not to snicker but failing miserably at it.
Later on, part of the Great Fox was submerged on the ocean's surface with the launch bay underwater. Then something shot out of it and into the sea to reveal a submersible with the Star Fox's color scheme and emblem, soon after the Kitsune Striker came out next to it.
Music Start: Star Fox 64 OST; Aquas
"We're going to check out the bioweapon," said Fox as he and Naruto embarked on their journey into the depths of the darkening ocean. They moved along with schools of tropical fish swimming around them before scattering as if frightened by something. A pair of strange looking squid swam towards the ships before suddenly firing actual laser projectiles straight at them much to their shock. Naruto and Fox quickly performed a barrel roll to deflect the oncoming fire, then the former fired his laser cannons and the latter launched a yellow glowing torpedo to take them down.
"Since when are squids able to fire lasers?!" asked Naruto in bewilderment.
"It's obviously the work of Andross, he must have used biotechnology to turn the aquatic life forms into deadly weapons, he could also be the cause of the pollution with how Venom had become due to his insane experiments, you two best be on your guard," said Peppy.
"Roger that," said Fox.
They resumed the advance and along the way came across several large clams. When they got close, the life forms opened up to reveal creatures which started launching white energy orbs at them. Naruto used an Accel Decoy to distract them before firing his laser cannons to take them down, then something burst out from the seabed revealing to be a large five-pointed starfish which charged at Fox who quickly fired a torpedo and destroyed it.
The duo moved through the depths, but the by now the light has been completely snuffed out and it was pitch black from their point of view.
"Hey guys, it's getting pretty hard to see here," said Fox with a frown.
"Then it means that the pollution is spreading further than we thought," said Peppy.
"The Blue Marine is still a prototype so its visual sensors weren't designed to work in that condition, but you can use the Light Bomb Torpedoes to help you see. You don't have to worry about running out since there's an unlimited supply," said Slippy.
"You're the best, Slippy!"
"Thanks Peppy,"
"You guys won't have to worry about me either, the Kitsune Striker has built-in functions for this so I can see clearly as well," said Naruto.
"Well you guys better be careful," said Julia.
Naruto and Fox were on the move, weaving around large rocks and underwater stone archways. Multiple starfishes and clams attacked them but the duo took them all down with either laser fire or torpedoes. This kept up for a while until they came across what appears to be stone pillars apparently made someone as well as broken down ruins.
"Wow! Look at that, it's beautiful!" Slippy watched in wonder alongside Levy.
"It's said that there used to be an ancient civilization here, but then some monster jealous of their prosperity took control of the aquatic life forms and had them melt the polar ice caps which flooded the entire planet hence bringing the civilization to an end," said Levy.
"D-d-do you t-think it's still a-around?" asked Chopper worriedly.
"Well it has been centuries, so it probably died a long time ago," said Lilli, calming the young reindeer down.
Something then appeared from behind one of the stone pillars, through his HUD system he saw that it to be a large brown skinned fish with a bright light hanging from its antenna. Despite it providing a source of lighting, they knew better than to let it go for it to attack them and so launched two torpedoes which made contact but the creature was still alive and making its way towards them. Thinking quickly, Naruto fired rapidly at a stone pillar for it to tip over and fall right on top of the fish, crushing it on the seabed. The duo continued to encounter squids and now the angler fishes until arriving at the entrance of a deep trench.
Naruto's sonar beeped loudly to catch his attention to see and quickly alert his partner "Fox veer to the right quickly! There's a boogey coming at our six!" fox complied and immediately moved out of the way right as an angler fish when by him then he fired a torpedo and followed up with a barrage of laser fire with Naruto finishing it off with a hyper shot. Moving along the trench, they ran into a trio of mutated jellyfishes in a triangle position connected in some sort of chain made out of electricity. They made to approach them when suddenly boulders fell from about in an attempt to crush them.
"Whoa! Watch out you guys!" said Slippy.
Naruto and Fox steered their ships from left to right continuously to evade the falling debris before launching torpedoes to clear them out of their path, then shooting down the jellyfishes and finally exiting from the trench, encountering more of the mutated life forms to defeat.
"I've got a really bad feeling about this," said Peppy worriedly.
Naruto suddenly got a reading on his system about a large organism straight ahead of him and Fox "We've located the bioweapon straight ahead!"
The duo cautiously approached what appears to be a monstrous clamshell like creature with three large pods on top of it. It opened up to reveal two muscle tissues, behind them is a large green eye with a pulsing pod on each side. The eye looked around before setting eyes upon them and quickly clamped the shell down.
"That must be the source of the pollution!" said Chopper.
"You guys better get to work on taking it down!" said Falco.
Music Change: Star Fox 64 OST; Boss Battle 2
"Already on it!" said Naruto.
The three pods on top of the clam pulsed for a moment before something came out of each of them, revealing to be snakes made out of large pearls which were swimming straight towards them. The duo took evasive actions to avoid them before firing their laser cannons to destroy them.
"Let's take out those pods to prevent more of those things from spawning!" said Fox.
"Gotcha!" Naruto fired rapidly at the left most pod and launched a torpedo to forcefully separate it from the clam which suddenly opened up then the pods next to the eyes started firing pearls straight at them "Whoa, shoot them down before they get any closer!" Fox fired at the incoming projectiles and was about to aim for the eye which is suspected to its weak spot after Slippy sent them the data but then the clam closed up again much to his annoyance.
"Darn it, it closed up before I could attack it," said Fox.
"Aim for those two columns, Fox-san! They're what enable it to close up!" said Lilli.
"Got it!"
By then Naruto had taken down the second pod before speaking u "You focus on the columns while I provide cover fire and keep those pearls from hitting you,"
They didn't have to wait long as the clam opened up again and the pods were launching white pearls at them, Naruto rapidly shot at the incoming projectiles to destroy them while Fox shot at one of the columns continuously until it suddenly changed color and stiffened.
"Fire a torpedo at it!" said Slippy, Fox immediately did so and the column was destroyed. The creature shrieked in pain before closing up, then both pilots made quick work of the final pod and destroyed it as well.
"That's it, you guys! Only one more column and that oversized seafood is close to getting cooked!" said Falco.
The clam opened hopefully for the last time as Naruto and Fox instantly opened fire once more on both the second to last column and the pearls launched at them. Soon it changed color and stiffen before Naruto being the one to fire a torpedo and destroy it.
"Now go for the eye!" said Peppy.
Naruto and Fox fired rapidly at the fleshy shield, forcing it to withdraw and expose the eye to them. Fox launched a torpedo with Naruto firing a hyper shot to inflict severe damage but currently switched to defense as more pearls came their way for them to shoot down and the flesh shield came back up to protect the eye again.
"Keep it up, we'll take it down eventually!" said Naruto, they continued with the assault as the clam kept trying to attack and defend at the same time but they soon noticed that its movements and reactions have dulled by a lot, then they both launched a torpedo at the eye, resulting in a massive explosion and the destruction of the bioweapon
Music End
"Yippee! You guys did it!" Slippy cheered alongside Chopper while the others smiled in agreement.
"Mission accomplished, we're heading back to the Great Fox to dock," said Fox.
"I can tell you this much, I don't think I'll be eating any seafood for a while after this," said Naruto.
"Same here, Andross really knows how to ruin one's appetite,"
Suddenly ROB spoke up for them to hear "Distress signal received, origin Katina,"
"A distress signal from Katina? There's a front line defense outpost over there for the Cornerian army. To receive a signal from there must mean that they're under attack by Andross's army," said Peppy.
"Then you guys better hurry back so that we can get over there and help them out," said Falco.
"Got it, we're on our way!" said Fox.
Both pilots increased the speed of their crafts to rendezvous with the rest of the team before setting off for Katina in order to lend a hand against the Venomian army.
This is Hussbek online with the latest chapter, the Star Fox team has finally arrived at Sector Y and successfully turned the tides after reuniting with some friends from the past, and then they took down the bioweapon which was polluting the ocean in Aquas. But now they have to head over to Katina and lend a hand to the Cornerian army situated there. What other planets need freedom from the clutches of the mad doctor?
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