It's been some time awhile to be exact, but I'm here and here is another chapter that you guys may like. I have plans to work on this for a bit and try to get some chapters out as fast as possible but no guarantee still. Well here it is. Enjoy.

7 months later

"It's been over half a year already, seven months to be exact. My hand has recovered very well, but still not 100%. It's been a long road, but I feel my strength returning to it. Their is a scar on my hand now due to the stab incident, and I've decided to wear a glove from now on covering it. Many people will be confused, but I will explain to them on what occurred on the mission. Falco has helped me out through my recovery. Doctors did a check o my hand making sure that I wouldn't have any issues and all is good. They say that I should be ready to go back on duty next month. I'm ready to go back out on the field and join my brothers in arms. I've heard that we are to capture our Kew HVI that is somewhere on a compound that is expected to be defended by Kew hostiles and Venom forces. I'm ready for that, and so is my CO."

February 10, 09:30 hrs

Safehouse, Kew

Fox and Falco were out by the range as Fox is working on his aim, his left hand now in a sand tactical glove since he doesn't want anyone to see that scar that is on his hand, but is willing to explain on what happen to them. Right now they both are expected to be part of the mission to capture their target, they both were in training at the moment. Progress needs to be made so that they can be ready for the mission that the CO is expected to launch in two months.

Things have changed a lot for the both of them, and they are ready for this mission. They both finished up their training and Fox went for a shower.

What was to happen on the mission, they do not know for sure, but they expect it to be very hard to accomplish. They were going to travel deep into enemy territory to get their HVI. Intel reports that they have received is that the compound is well guarded and that they must take out as much hostiles as possible, the compound has two large buildings that are combined together with 6 floors up and two floors underground. If the HVI is their, the they have to start from the top and work their way down to get him.

Fox now fresh and clean wearing sand digital thermal uniform and tan tactical boots and a black thermal tactical glove on his left hand heads out to the medical facility so the doctors can continue to check on his hand and see how his progress is.

Medical Facility Rehabilitation

Fox arrived and entered and check in with the receptionist who immediately told him to go meet the doctors that are waiting for him just down the hall to the right. Fox felt that his left hand has made great progress in his recovery and is hoping that the doctors confirm it as well. He entered the room and the two doctors that did his surgery greet him and began to check on his left hand to see how the progress is and if their aren't any problems going on for him that could happen in the future.

Fox took the glove off and sat down where they told him to so they can check out his hand. He looks at it and see the scar clearing and no fur growing at all. The two doctors sat down and began to check on his hand and did X-ray scans on it to see how it looks.

Less then an hour after checking of his hand the doctors found nothing wrong and everything is recovering perfectly and Fox can go back on duty in a month, they told him to continue on training still to make sure his hand responds perfectly to his actions. He thanked them both and left the facility heading back to the safe house to get some rest for now before doing more training later on.

1 month later

"After 8 long months of recovery, the doctors cleared me for duty. I'm finally back out in the field, things were now starting to go back to normal. However, I know that big mission that I'm expected to go with my CO and eight other operatives. The compound has been located, but high in the mountains at around 6,000 feet. Somehow the location has snow. The climate has changed a lot on Kew now the weather here during the fall and winter are now cold and raining, while the mountains are getting snow. I've been waiting for this mission to come. We are going to capture our target that has avoided us, but I'm sure he knows that we took out one of the Venom leaders that supports Andross and that was loyal to Dash and Andrew. They both will meet their fate soon as well, but now is not the time to go after them yet. That time will soon come."

March 11, 13:45 hrs

Safe house Location Classified, Kew

Fox, Falco, and seven other operatives were waiting for Roach to enter the room so he can begin the briefing. Stealth recon drones have scouted the compound very well and it shows their patrol routes and how many hostiles were their right now. They were going in hard and were going to do as much damage as possible while searching for the HVI.

The operatives saw their CO coming in and they all looked at him. Roach started the briefing. "As you may know we are after an HVI, he's one of Kew's leaders and is to be captured, not killed. This mission, Operation White Storm is going to be very complicated. Intel reports that our target has valuable intel that can help us out on our advancement towards the capital of Kew. The compound that we are to head to is deep in enemy territory about 5 days walk through five abandoned towns. We are going on a stealth VTOL in order to get to the compound which is on a 6,000 foot mountain. Skies will be clear, but snow will be on the ground. What we're to expect for the enemy is pretty much everything. Heavy resistance, RPGs, machine guns, heavy machine guns, checkpoints, turret guns, tanks, technicals, and so forth. They will have the location zeroed in for air support if they call for it. We'll have air support as well, but we'll use if needed in tight situation. We are to split in two teams to clear both buildings, they both reach the basement level and connect down below. What we're going to do is to be dropped off on the roofs and work our way from the top all they way down to the basement floors where the HVI should be at. Once he's captured, we are to head West from the compound to the extraction point, however I expect that they will throw everything they got to try and stop us from getting the HVI out of the area. We must be fast at this and clear each room out. No mercy to all hostiles. If all fails, then you know what must be done. Don't let them take you prisoner. Questions?"No one says anything as they understand what they must do. Roach speaks again. "We'll split into two teams of 5. I'll lead team one, and Falco will lead team two." Falco looks up and nods his head as the operatives look at him and nod in approval at their CO's choice. He then shows an image of the HVI which is a brown Dingo. This HVI only goes by the name 'Daedalus' is well trained, but never ready for surprise captures. He will not expect us to come to him until it's too late."

Roach continues to talk. "Okay, here is a the gear and weapons that we'll be using for tomorrows mission. EXO suit will be the Specialist EXO, the assault body armor, we'll be using the snow kryptek thermal combat uniforms, our primary weapons are the IMR Red dot sight, secondary sidearms options are the P226, the FN Five Seven, or the CZ 75. The choice of sidearm is up to you. Any questions?" No response from the operatives at all. Roach nods his head and speaks. "Okay we are to depart tomorrow for the mission at 09:00 hours. Our VTOL will be waiting for us around that time, so have your gear and weapons ready before then. Dismissed." Roach left the room and the operatives soon left to get their gear and weapons ready.

Fox and Falco went to get some chow and talk about the mission before getting their gear ready. This was going to be a very tough mission to do, capturing the HVI is never easy at all. With the compound being very huge it could take them nearly all day to get this mission done, but their ready for anything. They both are afraid of not making out alive, but they never show their fear at all. This was going to be a very tough day that is now coming towards them.

Operation White Storm

March 12, 09:00 hrs

Location Classified, Kew

Black Serpent Counter Terrorist Force

EXO Type: Specialist

Riot Shield

Overdrive

Stim

The VTOL carrying the operatives is already flying them to their target location of the Compound. All of them in their snow kryptek thermal combat uniforms, snow thermal tactical gloves, and, tan tactical boots. They had on their assault body armor and wearing their Specialist EXO suits. For head wear, they had on head set comms and the Ushanka hats. Roach also has on a snow kryptek balaclava on. All of them are armed with the IMR Red dot sight, both Fox and Falco picked the FN Five Seven as their sidearms, Roach's side is the P226.

As they VTOL continued to fly towards to their destination, Roach spoke to them making sure that they know what they were doing. "Okay you guys remember what to do right?" They all nod and Roach talks to Falco. "Sergeant Lombardi, we'll be dropping on the roof tops and you'll lead team two on the right building compound and clear every single room out and we'll regroup the basement floor 1 where the HVI is to be on the second basement floor. Check your corners and contact me when you clear each floor. Clear?" Falco responds. "Yes sir." Roach nods and says to his team. "Good luck every one let's all make it out of here alive."

The pilot engaged the stealth on the VTOL as they crossed into enemy territory so they couldn't be spotted in the air. They still had some time until reaching the mountain where the compound is.

Venom Capital

Kursed walking through the rain is head for her ship to get to the compound. She heard from few civilians of a possible capture from of an HVI that she believes is someone she is searching for, but is not exactly sure. She still needs to check it out.

She enters her ship and fires up the engines and ascends the ship and soon pilots to her ship to the compound that is in the mountain.

11:30 hrs

Black Serpent

They arrived on the compound and the pilot landed on the left roof where Roach is leading team one with Fox and three operatives. The pilot then flew to the right building allow Falco to lead team two with four operatives.

The mission is now a go and they had to move fast as possible to clear out each all six floors. This was going to be a long day for them.

Both teams entered the compound going down the stairs and reaching the sixth floor. Their were about thirty rooms on each floor to clear out. The basement floors will have only three to clear. Roach speaks through his coms. to all. "Okay once all six floors are clear, we move towards the basement floors. When we get their, I expect the alarms to go off and the entire compound will know that we are here. They will send everything at us to try and take us out. Let's move fast. Team two, breach and clear. Team one on me, breach and clear. Move."

Both teams moved in and began to breach and clear every room and made sure to take out the hostiles without using their firearms first. It's a challenge, but they know what they are doing.

Team one and Team two cleared the top floor in under 30 minutes, they began to move onto the fifth floor taking the stairs.

2 1/2 hours later

Basement Floor 1

Team one arrived the basement first floor and Roach contacted Team two. "Team Two, once you reach the basement floors, go to Basement Floor 2. Intel confirms only two rooms to clear out and they are big. The HVI is on the last bottom floor. Their should be four rooms. Once we breach the two rooms, the alarms are going to go off and the entire compound will know that we are hear, be ready for anything. Breach and clear the rooms and do not shoot the HVI, I need him unharmed. Out."

Team one moved into both two rooms while Team two head to the Basement 2nd floor. Team one breached both rooms and began to engage hostiles. Just then the alarms began to go off. They had only 5 minutes to get the HVI before Kew and Venom fighters come to the compound.

Both rooms were now clear of hostiles and they immediately made a run to the last floor as Team two breach all four rooms and clear them out and captured the HVI. Team one soon arrived at the room were Team two is and Falco looked and spoke. "We got him, he's cuffed and ready to be taken to extraction." Roach nods and contacts their extraction and air support. "Vulture 3 this is Assault 1, target is secured. I say again, target is secured. Moving to Extraction point Charlie. Otis 2-2, 3-1 be advised, we're on our way out give us all the support that you can give us. We'll be surrounded and the enemy will do everything they can to try and get the HVI back. Danger close no matter what. Good Hunting. Out." Roach signaled his team and they all followed with the HVI in tow.

The team arrived outside and saw hostiles coming towards them from all directions. They began to open fire on them to keep their breathing room. Fox took point and they began to travel west towards the Extraction point following the road and soon the found two technicals and a transport truck which is perfect for them. Fox told Falco to take the truck with the HVI with Team two while he and Team one take the two technicals.

Falco immediately got the HVI and his team followed him to the truck and they all got on, Falco took the driving seat and Roach and his team took the two technicals Fox took one of the turrets and the team were ready to go. The vehicles drove onto the road going South. Hostiles were not far behind using the technicals and their arwings, even on foot.

They soon arrived towards the LZ as they had to hold the position. The pilot told the team that he's only 20 seconds away and Roach sees their transport VTOL coming towards them. Air support begins to rain down missiles on the hostiles holding them back as the VTOL lands and opens the door. Falco and his team along with the HVI got on soon Team one was following but Fox was still on the technical engaging hostiles, but Roach heard something coming and shouted out. "Mortar fire look out!" A mortar shell hit the technical that Fox was on and the blast sent him off down the mountain. The team saw their operative sent down the mountain, but their was nothing they could do about it. All operatives were on boards and the pilot lifted off getting out of the area right away flying back towards the safe house.

Fox fell unconscious after the blast hit him, he fell all the way back to the bottom. It wasn't long after that somebody saw him and wondered what happened, but then saw enemy patrols coming. She needed to get him and get back to the abandoned town where they can avoid all contact with the enemy patrols.

21:50 hrs

Abandoned Town near the Compound

Fox awoke and saw the he's on bed and gets up. He notices that he's in basement on a house and looks out the basement window and sees that it's dark outside. Just then he hears someone coming down the stairs and saw that he didn't have his sidearm on him. What he saw was surprising to him he saw a blue vixen but noticed that she's a bounty hunter. He relaxed and thought that she looked familiar to him, but immediately shock that thought out. She then spoke. "I'm Kursed, a bounty hunter. I'm sure you already know that. I see that your okay. I found you unconscious and noticed that you must have fallen down the mountain. I'm surprised you survived that." Fox nodded and spoke. "I'm already sure that you me. Fox McCloud. Former Star Fox Member, Task Force Operative as you may know the name, Black Serpent. I was on mission to capture an HVI and as I was on a technical which is a truck that has a mounted heavy machine gun and as the team was getting on a VTOL, enemy mortar fire came in and the technical was hit, I immediately fell unconscious from that. That's pretty much it, and I woke up here."

Kursed can sense that Fox has changed so much, he's not showing fear, pain, or being hurt anymore since that last time she saw Fox when he asked for forgiveness a long time ago and told him that she felt happy being with Star Wolf and Panther. He's changed so much, but can sense something that is odd about him now. Fox immediately attempted to get in contact with any friendly through his coms. "Any Station, Any Station, this is Bravo 2-1 in the blind. Does anybody copy? Just then Roach responded to his distress call. "2-1, thank god your alive. We thought we lost you when you fell down the mountain. We have your location already, but we cannot send any rescue to at all. The enemy has gone to full alert and will take out our birds right out of the sky if they see any cross into their territory. The only thing for you to return is by foot following the road East back to friendly lines where we can get you. Go through the abandoned towns that we flew by earlier. No contacts should be expected at all unless you see them." Fox responds. "Solid Copy, however I lost my weapons but I do believe I know where my sidearm is, but I have no rifle right now." Roach spoke. "We're all ready on that, a care package is on it's way, it should be dropping at your location right now since it's pitch black out their." You'll only have to change your body armor since it's not going to the assault rifle that we were using early." Fox responds. "Roger that, be advised, a bounty hunter helped me out and I'm sure she is no threat to us at all, but I can't guarantee that she will join up at the RV point, since I'm sure that she will have other things to do when I get back." Roach speaks agains. "Copy all, make sure you get the care package and get the hell of the town as soon as possible and move onto the next town at first light. Good luck. Out."

Kursed pointed to his Five Seven and he took right away. He then went upstairs to the front door and saw the care package and immediately went for it and saw two boxes for him and brought them both inside and opened up the first box which was a different assault body armor that has mag pouches and ammo. The second box contained his replacement assault rifle which is the HBRa3 ACOG Silenced. He hit the release on his EXO suit and the EXO came off of him. He took of his body armor and sets it inside the box as he already has the other body armor out and ready to place on tomorrow morning.

He takes everything with him back in the basement and begins to organize his gear and his assault rifle. Soon after wards he began to lie down on the bed and began to look up at the ceiling for now. He took off his right glove and sets it on the box, and takes off his boots, but keeps his socks on, he decides to try and get some sleep since tomorrow is going to be a long day.

Kursed came back into the basement and noticed that Fox now is asleep, she the sees his left hand and notices that he still has his glove on and is wondering why he still has it on. She wanted to check what happened but knows that right now is not the time to do that. She's tired and needs to get some sleep as well. She gets on the the other bed and gets under the covers and falls asleep. They were not out of danger until they reach friendly lines.

Another chapter done, sorry about the delays that have occurred for sometime, it's hasn't been easy for me right now. Hopefully the chapter is good. I have to work on my other ideas right now so I can get them done. I plan to return on this one once I finish another chapter of my one of my in progress stories. Until then I'll return soon. Signing off.