Krystal woke up the next morning. She got up and looked through her clothes. Loin cloths and robes. She then looked toward Fox, she noticed Fox's new Cerinian markings were more visible.
Sighing, she decided to wear a robe. She was beginning to feel underdressed being the only person aboard the ship with most of her body exposed. If she didn't want to attract too much attention, she needed local dress.
She thought about asking Fox, though Fara might be a better option.
She looked at Fox, who was still sound asleep. The bandages and robe had come undone during the night, exposing her body. The markings were now hard to miss from a few feet away. She now looked almost completely Cerinian.
Krystal put on her Cerinian sandals and left the room. In the rec room, she found Fara reading a book in a bathrobe.
"Good morning." Fara greeted with a smile, "What's up?"
"Good morning, Fara." Krystal told her, "I need new clothes and felt I needed a female Lylatian perspective to help me choose."
"I can help." Fara offered, "It would be nice to hang out with someone that wasn't crazy. Just wait here while I grab something from my room."
Fara left and returned a few minutes later fully dressed and carrying a book. She handed the book to Krystal.
Krystal looked through the book, which was titled "Modern Cornerian Dress". She was fascinated by the different styles of dress. She was curious about "formal", though it appeared to be little more than ceremonial dress.
"I'll take you shopping." Fara told Krystal, "While we wait for Fox to wake, this book will give you an idea of what to get."
The book was filled with more styles of clothing than Krystal was used to. Pants. Shirts. Skirts. There didn't seem to be any loin cloths. Krystal flipped through pages until she found something familiar: boots.
Krystal had a soft spot for boots ever since Fox crash landed on her planet.
"I want boots." Krystal told Fara.
"I never took you for a boot girl." Fara told her.
"Fox wore boots." Krystal explained, "And I wore them, mostly when he wasn't looking."
Krystal looked closely at the selection. There were boots with laces and boots with zippers. Boots made of leather and boots made of materials Krystal never heard of. Boots that barely covered the ankles, boots that reached the knees, and boots that almost reached the hips. Krystal was already forming an image of what she wanted in her head.
"I'm going to see if Fox woke up yet." Krystal excused herself.
"I know a few places Katt's friends don't frequent." Fara told her, "It'll be nice to get some fresh air."
Krystal walked down the hall and into Fox's room. She had already woken up and dressed, though she looked visibly unwell.
"You don't look so well."
"It's nothing." Fox assured her, "Slippy rigged the rooms to alert Rob if any of us had anything contagious."
"Maybe you should get some more sleep." Krystal told her.
"I just need to eat something. Besides, it's probably just a side effect of whatever's happening to me."
Krystal worriedly followed Fox as she walked to the kitchen. Fox ate a banana and began feeling better. The pair then walked to the recreation room.
"I was thinking..." Fara told Fox, "Krystal needs clothes and we need fresh air. Why don't we head down to Corneria. I know a city Katt's friends don't frequent. Why don't we head there today?"
"Fine." Fox told her, "In an hour. This place does get claustrophobic after a while."
"Fox...?" Krystal asked aftera few moments, "I would like to be trained in your style combat."
"What?" Fox was shocked.
"I trained you in Cerinian combat." Krystal explained, "I fought alongside you. It's only fair I get to at least learn Lylatian combat."
Fox groaned. He knew Krystal wouldn't take no for an answer.
"Fine." Fox told her, "Though it's only fair I warn you it's going to be very different from what you're used to."
"Speaking of combat..." Fara interjected.
"You want to learn too?" Fox asked.
"I already learned to fly a craft." Fara explained, "I have some experience in the Cornerian Air Force. I just wish to learn to fly with a team that has a lower mortality rate."
"Fine." Fox groaned, "Tomorrow. And you'll train in a simulator while Krystal and I are away."
"Deal."
Krystal and Fara were excited. Flying a ship like Fox's would certainly help Krystal rid her planet of the invaders and Fara had always dreamt of flying with Star Fox ever since she had first heard the tales of James McCloud.
Fox did not want to think of what she might have just gotten into. Krystal shouldn't be too much of a hassle. The flight simulator would teach her the controls while flights in Fox's Arwing, now with two seats, would get her used to the forces her body would be under. Fara might be tougher or she might be easier.
"Follow me." Fox told the pair. Just down the hall was a room labled "simulator". Inside was a computer and a machine with a door.
"This is the Great Fox's 'War Vehicle Simulator'." Fox explained, "The Great Fox's three war vehicles, the Arwing, Landmaster, and Blue-Marine, all share similar interiors to minimize the training needed to use all three competently. The student climbs into the simulated cockpit while the teacher monitors from the computer. It can simulate a variety of scenarios, from practice flights to chaotic dogfights in poor weather. About the only things it can't properly simulate are the forces your body experiences flying. Krystal, you will be inside this thing tomorrow."
Krystal was excited. She didn't understand some of the things Fox said, but she knew the machines of Fox's people could do some fairly impressive things.
"We should get going soon." Fox told the pair.
"Thank you, Fox." Krystal told Fox, "Thank you for agreeing to teach me. I promise to learn and to fight with the same determination you showed me on Cerinia."
"I also wish to thank you." Fara added, "I promise to learn to fly and fight good enough to join the elite Star Fox Team."
"If Slippy's on the team, it can't be that elite." Fox told her jokingly.
Fox and Fara laughed. Krystal wondered who this "Slippy" was. Apparently, Slippy was infamous for leaving a big mess and is apparently a bad fighter if Fox's comment was anything to go by.
"Let's get going." Fara told the pair, "The place I have in mind has a good restaurant you two lovebirds will enjoy after we get Krystal a more appropriate outfit."