All of us took to space in our fighters toward the Bolse defense post. Peppy, Slippy, Falco and I were to back up Fox as he took down the six energy towers. It seemed easy enough. It didn't take long for Fox to take them out. As soon as the force field disappeared though, more ships came spewing out.

"Oh no…" I murmured.

"Stay on your toes guys!" Fox told us. "Take down as many as you can!"

I did as he asked, taking down as many bogeys as I could while making sure the boys weren't getting shot down. I even got a bogey off of Falco's back. He simply said "thanks" and went back to work. A few moments later, things got even stickier.

"Play time is over, Star Fox," echoed the familiar rumble of Wolf O'Donnell.

"I think I'll torture you for awhile," Leon Powalski said.

"Daddy screamed REAL good before he died," Pigma Dengar rubbed in our faces.

Andrew joined in. "You'll be sorry you crossed us!"

Fox got on the com. "We have to take them out first. It's the only chance we have to take this outpost down."

"You won't get any argument from me," I told him.

Wolf patched himself in. "Well, well, if it isn't Skye Kell back from the dead."

"Save it, Wolf. I'm not the one going down this time. I promise you that."

He laughed. "Promises are usually broken, Kell. Now, be a good girl and stay down this time."

Wolf began to shoot at me but I went into defensive maneuvers. One by one, his teammates went down. He was the last. Fox went in behind me to quickly take him down then finished off the core of the outpost. The outpost exploded into oblivion. Fox flew up beside me.

"You alright?"

I nodded. "Yeah. I'm glad we could give Star Wolf some payback."

He looked to his team then back to the planet ahead of us. "Venom, here we come."

We flew straight toward Venom with no intent on stopping. This was the biggest mission yet for Star Fox. I could tell it was hitting home for Fox. This wasn't just about taking down a menace to the Lylat System, it was about avenging dad. He wasn't going to let revenge cloud his judgment but, I knew he was ready to put this behind him and move forward. This was justice. I didn't know dad as well as he did but, I could sympathize. I was ready for my brother and my father to have peace.

We flew in and were immediately headed off by fighters. It was a minefield of lasers and bombs and shooting… I was amazed we had made it through. All of a sudden we all could hear Andross in our heads.

"You'll never defeat me," he said.

I tried to focus. He was relentless on me. I was about to pull back when Fox radioed us.

"I go it alone from here."

"Fox!" Slippy cried.

"Are you nuts?" I said. "You can't-"

"I have to, Skye. I'll come back in one piece. You'll see."

He flew into the tunnel to take on Andross, leaving Slippy, Peppy, Falco and me behind. I was lost.

"What now?" I asked the boys.

"We go back to the Great Fox and wait," Peppy said.

I followed them up and waited. A few minutes had passed and I was losing my patience. Just when I thought I couldn't stand to wait any longer, Fox flew up to join us. Before I could welcome him back, out of the corner of my eye, I saw another arwing fly up. I looked over to see dad in the cockpit. He gave me a two-fingered salute then flew off. Rather than be surprised, I was thankful. I smiled to myself.

"Thanks for bringing him back, dad," I whispered. "Maybe we'll meet again."

I pulled up beside Fox and noticed he was looking around the empty space, hoping he wasn't imagining what he just witnessed. I wanted to let him know he wasn't crazy and wanted to tell him who I was.

I rigged the com so the others couldn't hear us talk.

"So, you saw him too?" I asked him.

He looked over to me from his cockpit.

"You're not crazy, Fox," I assured him. "I'm glad dad brought you back safely to us. It's been too long not knowing if you were happy and safe or not."

I saw him smirk.

"I agree. It's good to have you, little sister."

I was shocked.

"You knew?"

He nodded. "Yes. As soon as I saw you after we helped you on Titania, I knew. I didn't want to say anything and I didn't want everyone else to know."

"Peppy knows it's me, Fox. Of course, he didn't put two and two together until I told him my name. That should tell you how long it's been since he's seen me." I sighed. "Look, I just want you to know that I wasn't looking for you. I was told not to and I kept to that order. I'm usually piloting a cargo ship that delivers supplies from planet to planet. It just happened that I was on my way back to Corneria when I was shot down by Wolf. It was chance that you found me on Titania and it was fortuitous that we are reunited after all this time. I never came looking for you. Not once."

"I believe you. I honestly was none the wiser." He paused. "So… What now?"

"I'll leave that up to you. Since this little side-mission is over, I would like to go home and relax before my employer changes his mind. And my roommate would like to hear from me eventually."

He laughed. "Maybe we'll see each other again sometime."

"One day, older brother," I promised. "But for now…" I fixed the com so that the rest of the team could hear me. "Well boys, this is where we part ways."

"Already?" Slippy whined.

"That's too bad," Falco said sarcastically. "You were finally growing on me. I was really hoping for a decent friendship."

"Aww, Falco, you're too kind," I replied to his quip. "I'll miss you too. Don't worry, Slippy. We'll meet again someday."

"Good luck to you, Skye," Peppy said.

I nodded to him and flew off toward home.

I dropped my ship off at the port like I usually did, waving at most of the workers that I knew on first-name basis. I hopped into my vehicle and headed toward my apartment. It was nice to be home after all that had happened. As soon as I walked in and announced myself, I was welcomed by my roommate and best friend, Hara.

I had met Hara a few years ago while I did construction. Hara was one of the big-wigs that oversaw some of the buildings. She's also the event planner for most of the military functions around the city. She was a beautiful feline. You know, the kind of person you would never think in a million years would talk to you because you thought they weren't hanging with "your type of crowd". She was anything but that. Yes, she had every right to be confident since she carried herself like she was worth a million bucks. I found out that's what kept people from talking to her. She would eat lunch by herself and such when she would come to survey the progress on the site I was working on. I finally had the courage to go talk to her one day and we've been friends ever since. Soon after, we moved in together and it was perfect.

"Welcome home," she called. "How was everything?"

I smiled at her. It was so good to see her after all the craziness that had happened.

"Girl, I have so much to tell you," I said excitedly.

We sat down and I told her everything that had happened with the Star Fox team. I had even admitted to her who Fox really was. She was amazed.

"I can't believe it," she murmured. "You and the leader of Star Fox… Siblings… It's almost too good to be true. And seeing your father…"

I shrugged. "I'll be honest, I'm having a hard time believing it myself. I'm tempted to just write it off as an apparition. If that was the case though, Fox and I were seeing the same one."

Hara giggled. "Tell me more about the other members. You mentioned Falco then got a dreamy look on your face. Care to explain?"

I instantly got embarrassed. "I didn't have a dreamy look! Yeah, he was attractive and his bad-boy personality was kind of hot but, in the end, he just irritated me. He's so not the type that I would be chasing after."

"Yeah, okay," she teased. "And Slippy and Peppy?"

"Slippy is a sweet kid. Peppy on the other hand… I guess he figured he would never see me again."

Hara gave me an apologetic look. She knew everything about me. As soon as I told her about Peppy, she knew the connection. Peppy was the one who separated me and Fox when we were kids then came to see me when dad died. I had never seen or heard from him again. At least, not until recently.

"Don't look at me like that," I scolded her. "It's really alright. Peppy will eventually get over it and Fox will go on with his life like he always has."

"And you're okay with this?" Hara asked, skepticism heavy in her voice.

"Yep. I'll work and keep myself busy in the meantime. Hopefully nothing too crazy will happen for a while."

It would seem I had spoken too soon… I got a call early in the morning a few days later from the Cornerian Flight Academy to fill in for one of the teachers. When I wasn't doing deliveries, I substituted for any of the core classes at the academy whenever they needed me. It was extra money and kept me out of trouble. Mostly.

While walking through the halls, I turned the corner and almost ran into someone. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I realized who it was.

"Fox!" I cried. "What in the world are you doing here?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing," he replied.

"You first."

"I guest speak every now and again," he explained, crossing his arms. "I get requests to come and speak in front of the older kids when I'm not on mission. Your turn."

"I substitute teach when I'm not on deliveries sometimes. Just the core classes. You know, the ones that make or break you but you still manage to fall asleep in."

Fox laughed at that. "I've been there."

I smiled then cleared my throat. "In any case, I have to get to class."

I went to walk past him when he grabbed my arm.

"Wait a second, Skye. Have a coffee with me or something. I want to talk to you."

I shook my head. "We can't, Fox."

"Why not? We haven't seen each other in years."

"For a reason! Dad was trying to protect us!"

"We're old enough now, Skye. Why can't we catch up?"

I thought it over. It would be amazing to catch up with my older brother and get to know him as an adult. But at what cost? Would this come back to bite me in the ass later? Oh, what the hell…

"Alright. Coffee is fine. I get out in an hour."

Fox smiled. "I'll meet you in the lobby."

I nodded then went off to my class. The hour flew by and as soon as class ended, I found myself kind of excited to finally be around my brother. To finally talk to him about anything he wanted to know. It was exhilarating.

I found him pacing the lobby waiting for me. When he saw me, he stopped and smiled.

"Ready?"

I nodded. "Of course."

He drove us to a little coffee shop around the corner. Both of us ordered coffee to drink while I found a little pastry to nibble on while we talked. Fox had so many questions.

"So," he started. "Where did you go after Peppy separated us?"