Note: I am glad that I am just about done with this story, as it feels great to complete something you've worked on. Before moving on, I want to speak with two reviewers.
Ron: I can't wait, either! Stay tuned, my friend, for this chapter's conclusion.
The White Wolf named Alex: Thank you for the review, I hope that you're ready for this!
Now that I've done that, it's time for chapter fifteen!
Chapter 15: The Alien Hunters Become the Hunted
When the next day came, Peppy, Slippy and Randorn went down to Corneria. Once they got to the planet, the three entered the area where the Cornerian Army's portal machine was. Near the machine was General Pepper, Bill, Fay, Miyu, Leon, Panther, Lucy, Art, Steve, Maria and Dash, who were patiently waiting for it to come on. Taking their seats near the portal, Peppy, Slippy and Randorn didn't say anything. In fact, the three were quiet, waiting in anticipation for the portal's activation. After all, they would see their friends again, especially if the alien hunters in the Evergreen Forest didn't get them first.
Back in the Evergreen Forest, Fox, Falco, Krystal, Wolf and Katt had gathered the Raccoons (including George and Nicole), Cedric, Cyril, Sophia and Dr. Bucciarati for their impending attack on Bolan's base. The group was prepared, with Fox, Falco, Krystal and Wolf having their blasters ready. It was fifteen minutes until twelve o'clock in the afternoon, so all of them were just in time for the attack. Upon getting together, everyone planned out who would fight who.
"Alright," Fox spoke, "while Dr. Bucciarati speaks with the alien hunters, and while Falco and I are sabotaging their truck, we need a group to set up a trap and another group to fight Bolan and his men."
"I'll fight Bolan," Bert said, "but I'm happy to fight him with help from someone."
"Fox and I will help you fight him when we get done sabotaging the truck." Falco told him.
"And the rest of us can fight the others, assuming there aren't so many." Ralph said.
"There are only three of them, Bolan included, so it shouldn't be hard." Fox stated. "However, they might be dangerous in different ways, which is why we need a group to set up a trap."
"Sophia, Bentley and I can set it up." Cedric stated.
"And I'll use my taser to stun them if they become unmanageable." Sophia said as she pulled out a stun gun.
"You're much different than before, Sofa Girl, I like that!" Cyril said.
"She's not bright, but she has the hidden spirit of a warrior inside of her." Wolf stated.
"Alright," Fox said, "move out!"
The group then split up, going into different directions. Each of them had a part to play in the fight against Bolan and his associates, and it would have to make an impact. If it didn't, not only would Fox, Falco, Katt, Krystal and Wolf be captured by the alien hunters, but the Evergreen Forest would be in danger. Everyone had their minds set on taking down Bolan and his men. However, the question remained: would they succeed in defeating the alien hunters plaguing the Evergreen Forest?
At his HQ, Bolan heard a knock on the door. The lynx went to it out of annoyance, opening it up. Upon opening it, the alien hunter was greeted by Dr. Bucciarati.
"Excuse me," the fennec spoke, "but do you and whoever else is here mind taking a walk with me?"
"I suppose." Bolan sighed, turning his head to the inside of the base. "Alexander! Clive! Move out, men, there's someone who wants us to take a walk with him!"
Alexander and Clive approached Bolan, looking at Dr. Bucciarati.
"What are we taking a walk for?" Clive asked.
"Oh, it's just a walk, gentlemen." Dr. Bucciarati stated. "Besides, it's a good thing to get some fresh air from time to time."
Alexander and Clive looked at Bolan.
"He is right, sir." Clive stated.
"Yes, we could use a break from what we've been doing." Alexander added.
Bolan nodded, letting his two associates out before him. After that, the alien hunters began to walk away from their HQ, following Dr. Bucciarati down the road. However, little did they know, the three were being distracted by the fennec. In fact, none of them heard anyone entering the base that Bolan and his men resided in. That, of course, would be one of the main contributors to their defeat and capture.
Fox and Falco entered the garage of the HQ through a window, having opened it moments prior. After that, Fox took out his knife and slashed the truck's tires. Falco then grabbed the weapons and devices in the bed of the truck, throwing them out of the window. Prior to entering the garage, the orange tod and the pheasant had put gloves on, covering their fingerprints and keeping them from being discovered by Bolan and his associates. After they did their part of the plan, Fox took out his communicator and spoke into it.
"Krystal, are you there?" He asked.
"Yes," Krystal answered, "Mr. Sneer, Lisa and I are going to take these machines to the police. Don't worry, we've got gloves on."
"Good to know." Fox said.
"While we're doing that, I'll have Ralph and Melissa go to you and Falco." The cobalt vixen said.
"Alright, but have Wolf come with them." The orange tod told her.
"I will, don't worry." She said before hanging up.
After that, Fox and Falco decided to remain hidden in Bolan's HQ. While they did that, Krystal, Cyril and Lisa gathered the weapons and technology and decided to carry them to the police. Like Fox and Falco, the three were wearing gloves in order to cover their tracks. While carrying the items that the alien hunters had, Krystal contacted Wolf, Ralph and Melissa, telling them to head to the HQ and wait for Bolan and his associates. The three did so, reluctantly on Wolf's part, and found a place to hide. Now that they were together, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Ralph and Melissa hid in the garage, intent on ambushing Bolan and his men.
Meanwhile, Bentley, Cedric and Sophia had nearly finished the trap that they would catch Bolan and his men in. With them was Bert, who was keeping watch for the alien hunters. However, he occasionally helped them, using a screwdriver to add screws to the trap. Once it was finished, Bentley and Sophia remained near the trap, agreeing to use it when the alien hunters were defeated. Cedric approached Bert, sitting near him.
"Any sign of them, Bert?" Cedric asked.
"Not yet," Bert spoke, "but I'll say when they're around when Dr. Bucciarati comes back with them."
"I hope that we're able to catch them quickly!" Bentley said.
"We all do, Bentley, we all do." Cedric told the young raccoon.
"And I hope that this trap holds Bolan and his accomplices," Sophia said, "they need to be locked up!"
"We can only hope for the best, Sophia." The aardvark simply told her.
All of a sudden, Bert exclaimed, practically jumping in the air.
"Are they near?" Bentley asked.
"Yes!" Bert said. "We need to contact the others!"
"Fox said that they would handle it, Bert!" Cedric said.
"But where are George, Nicole and Katt?" The raccoon asked.
"They're going to join in on the fight if Fox, Falco, Wolf, Ralph and Melissa need help!" The aardvark told his friend.
"I hope that they are more than enough for the alien hunters to deal with." Bentley said.
"Don't worry," Sophia told the boy, "we've got mercenaries on our side. Besides, if Bolan and his men have pistols with them, I can just knock them out of their hands with mine!"
"Good to know, let's get the trap moved!" Bert said.
The four then began to move the trap, deciding to bring it out into the open when Bolan and his fellow alien hunters were captured.
Meanwhile, Dr. Bucciarati, Bolan, Alexander and Clive had arrived back at HQ.
"That was a nice little hike, Doctor." Clive said.
"And the talk we had was quite insightful." Alexander added. "You really have a way with words."
"Thank you, and thank you for your time, gentlemen!" Dr. Bucciarati stated.
"Yeah," Bolan spoke, "but now, Alexander, Clive and I are going to do something important."
"And I'll let you, bye!" The fennec said as he walked off.
After that, Bolan entered the garage with Alexander and Clive. The three alien hunters entered the truck, not knowing that it had been sabotaged. Once Bolan tried to start the car, he discovered that it wouldn't move. Sensing that something was wrong, Clive got out of the truck and proceeded to look at it. Much to his shock, the tires were out of air, with rips in them.
"Mr. Bolan, someone slashed the tires!" Clive said.
"What?!" Bolan stepped out of the truck. "Alexander, check on the truck to see if anything else is wrong!"
Alexander got out of the truck, following Bolan's orders. The Boston terrier began to look at the truck. However, before he could walk for much longer, something grabbed him and threw him to the side. Alarmed, Bolan went over to his associate.
"Alexander, are you alright?!" The lynx asked.
"It's over, Bolan!" A familiar voice rang out.
Bolan turned his head and saw Fox, Falco, Wolf, Ralph and Melissa standing near him. Wolf had Clive in a headlock, pointing his blaster at the monkey's head.
"We've got you and your allies right where we want you, you creep!" Falco told him.
"We wouldn't recommend moving," Wolf spoke, "unless you want your friend here to have his brains blown out!"
Bolan only let out a chuckle, as if he were mocking them.
"You haven't won yet, punks!" He spoke. "In fact, I'm not going down without a fight!"
All of a sudden, Clive bit down on Wolf, only to be thrown to the side. After that, the monkey ran at his enemies, receiving a punch to the face from Ralph. However, that didn't stop the alien hunter from tackling the raccoon, causing them to roll out of the garage.
"Ralph, fight back!" Melissa cried.
Alexander got up from the ground, cracking his knuckles. After that, he began to fight with Falco and Melissa. The Boston terrier had his guard up, not letting the pheasant and the raccoon take him down. Despite that, the two wouldn't give up, continuing to throw punches and kicks at the alien hunter. They led him out of the garage, luring him outside. Fox and Wolf didn't follow them, looking at Bolan instead.
"Looks like we're fighting you, Eric!" Fox said.
"And don't think that you're getting out of this!" Wolf added.
Bolan threw himself at Fox and Wolf, succeeding in punching the former in the chest. However, the two Lylatians stood their ground, going so far as to take their fight with the lynx outside. The orange tod and the one-eyed lupine struggled to keep the alien hunter down, with half of their blows connecting. In addition to that, Falco, Ralph and Melissa were having trouble keeping Alexander and Clive down. Nonetheless, they knew they had to take them down if they wanted to remain free. The alien hunters were a serious threat, and they needed to be stopped.
All of a sudden, Alexander tackled Falco and began to strangle him.
"Falco!" Melissa shouted.
"Don't worry about me, help Ralph!" Falco told her while he struggled to keep Alexander off of him.
While Melissa went over to fight Clive with Ralph, Falco tried to get Alexander's hands off of his throat. The Boston terrier had a tight hold, making it hard for the pheasant to get his hands off his throat. The avian gagged, slowly losing his breath. Alexander wasn't trying to kill him, but render him unconscious. That was until he heard someone shouting behind him.
"Get off of Falco, you bastard!"
Alexander found himself pulled off of Falco, being knocked to the ground. The Boston terrier tried to get up, but got kicked in the gut. His attacker was Katt, who was standing above him. She helped Falco up from the ground, allowing him to breathe again.
"Thanks, Katt!" Falco said as he rubbed his throat.
"Don't mention it, hon." Katt told him.
George was helping Ralph and Melissa take down Clive, occasionally throwing a punch in the alien hunter's face. Luckily, the three raccoons were able to knock the monkey down, with Ralph punching him in the gut. As for Nicole, she was helping Fox and Wolf fight with Bolan. However, the lynx stood his ground, his opponents barely affecting him.
"You can't keep me down, my friends!" He boasted.
"We'll see about that, shall we?" Wolf kicked him in the face.
All of a sudden, Bolan pulled out a Beretta, aiming it at Fox, Falco and Nicole. Alexander and Clive followed suit, aiming theirs at who they were fighting. However, their Berettas got knocked out of their hands, causing the pistols to roll over to Fox, Falco, Wolf, Katt, Ralph, Melissa, George and Nicole.
"What the hell?!" Clive screamed.
"What was that?!" Bolan asked.
"Over here, gentlemen!" Dr. Bucciarati shouted.
Bolan, Alexander and Clive looked over to the right, where they saw Dr. Bucciarati standing near Bert, Bentley, Cedric and Sophia. The five then approached the alien hunters, with Sophia having her pistol out. Before they could run, Bolan and his associates got surrounded by Fox, Falco, Wolf, Katt, Ralph, Melissa, George and Nicole. They had nowhere to run, knowing that they couldn't escape.
"Why won't you just let us go?!" Bolan shouted.
"Because, you're a couple of creeps!" Falco shouted. "You would've destroyed this part of the world over something that you couldn't prove happened, had we not stopped you!"
"This is the Evergreen Forest, men, and you are not welcome here!" Bert spoke.
"Surrender, and we promise that we won't get lethal against you!" Fox told them.
Bolan, Alexander and Clive didn't surrender. Rather, they tried to attack their enemies. However, the three alien hunters were taken down by an electric shock. Sophia had gotten out her stun gun and used it, taking down the three who would've destroyed the Evergreen Forest, regardless if there were aliens or not. After that, Krystal, Lisa and Cyril came up to their allies.
"Sorry if we're late, guys!" Lisa said.
"Don't apologize, it's over!" Fox told her.
"It is?" The raccoon asked.
"Yep," Bert said, "we just have to put Bolan and his men in the trap!"
The group loaded Bolan, Alexander and Clive into the trap, making sure that they didn't escape. After that, Sophia got into contact with her boss. When he arrived, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Katt and Krystal had to remain hidden, with everyone else keeping them anonymous. The moment Sophia's boss left, the five Lylatians came out. As they had hours to kill before the Cornerian Army turned on the machine that opened up a portal, they decided to spend them with their friends and allies in the Evergreen Forest. After all, tonight was the night they would leave.
Note: Now that they've beaten Bolan and his associates, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Katt and Krystal just have to wait for the portal to open up. Suffice it to say, the story is just about over. I hope that all of you enjoyed it, regardless of what has happened. Until next time guys, this is Newcomer24, signing off. Peace!
