Still need beta editor. And by the way I'm sorry for the short chapter

Chapter 3:Phoenix

"A sound, it's slow thump thump, thump thump a heartbeat. A hard gasp and you live!" A voice sounded from the depths, it talked to a vixen with blue fur and armor, beads in her hair and crystal blue eyes.

The vixen breathed franticly, "What…what happened and where am I, and who are you?" She asked

The voice paused, "I am the Phoenix, and you are dead, your location is the hall beyond the door of time."

"The Phoenix?" The vixen took a deep breath, "And you said I'm dead?"

The Phoenix waited, "In a way, Krystal your body is dead but your soul is not."

Krystal sat confused, as she looked around she saw nothing but white, "How do you know my name?"

The Phoenix chuckled, "It's on your uniform."

Krystal faked a smile, "What happened, how did I die?"

The Phoenix finally appeared before her, he was twenty feet tall his feathers many colors but mostly a bright infernal red his eyes black as stone, he turned his head to left and moving pictures appeared. "An aparoid shot your fighter down."

"Is everyone else okay?" Krystal asked

"It depends what is okay? If you mean alive, then yes the members of StarFox are all alive. But if they're okay, Fox most certainly is not." Phoenix waited

Krystal gulped, "Is it because I'm dead?"

Phoenix frowned, "Yes, and it will get worse when Falco asks him to replace you again. Fox is slowly deteriorating, Falco will be left with a choice."

Krystal realized where the conversation was going and changed the subject, "Why am I here?"

Phoenix nodded; you're here "Because I have a purpose for you, a mission to save a dying empire, for which I have shed many tears."

Krystal looked questioningly at the bird, "What Empire? The Cornerian Empire?"

Phoenix nodded. "You will go to Sauria, but not in physical form you must explore once more the Krazoa Palace. In there lie the secrets to my power, and the power that will save Lylat from death. And maybe even end yours now go! Save the lives of those you hold most dear!"

Fox sat in his quarters staring blankly in space, "Why? Did I lose her? Why couldn't I save her? And why, does Falco seem so damn persistent to replace her. Does he not care? That I am suffering and Krystal is dead?" Fox said aloud to no one.

As he continued his mourning, a knock came on his door. He groaned and got up, and opened the door and Falco was on the other end, "What do you want?"

Falco cleared his throat, "Fox you know why here, we need a fourth pilot." Falco said, Fox hit the close button on the door panel. But Falco held it open, "Damnit Fox! This has to be done we need a new pilot. I know you're hurting, and I'm sorry but right now you need put your priorities in place. Duty first feelings later."

"Shut the hell up! You have no fricken idea what the hell you're talking about! I lost my wife! And everything else, remember? My mother, my Father and now my wife damnit! I don't want to talk so just leave me the hell alone!" Fox shouted, hitting the close button again.

Falco again held it open, "I know that you're going some times, but right now it does not matter, Krystal is dead! And there's not a damn thing you can do about it! So just let Rhys join the damn team!"

"No!" Fox threw a punch to Falco's face knocking him to the ground. And the door hissed shut.

Falco rubbed his jaw, "You can't run forever. Fox."

Fox, frowned, "Doesn't mean I won't try." He sat down, back on his bed and let his temper cool.

Krystal ran, breathing heavily through the Krazoa temple she looked left and right for signs of anything important. "Where is it?" She muttered, she ran until she hit a turn, which led to a dead end. "There you are." She said, the wall was covered in text and images. With four indents and strange markings inside them, "What is this?" She ran her fingers across the indent feeling the markings.

Krystal summoned all the telepathic powers she possessed and reached out to Phoenix, Phoenix are you there?

I am here what is it you need Krystal

I found the wall, but there are four indents in it with strange markings

Hm…I will look into this Krystal, but for now continue your mission

Thank you, Phoenix

Krystal, cut the link and studied the wall, "I see I've gotta go into the basement of this place."

Krystal left the wall and ran back down the halls to the staircase she climbed up. After ten minutes of going down staircases in the great temple she found the bottom…