Imperfectly Unbalanced

This here is Grey searching for Demon Fox as his first encounter. He didn't know what to expect when Lucy told him all about Fox's situation. Grey didn't stand down and tried his best to defeat the darkness within Fox's heart. It showed no effort in change, even if Grey had the upper hand. Still, he didn't back down. This is the story of how Grey became who he is, a Demon Hunter and his blood red eye.

"Lucy said he would be here, but he isn't." Grey looked around him down on Fichina. The cold temperatures didn't make him shiver but every breath he took was freezing his throat slowly and slowly. The icy grounds and the chilling winds made a perfect background to fight Fox in. Fox really disliked the cold weathers and Cornerians had installed climate regulators down on Fichina to control its climate. It was whenever Corneria arrived down there, the regulators would allow them to habit the planet so they could research and create a new base. During the Aparoid Invasion, one of the regulators was taken control by Pigma and the Aparoids but luckily, Fox took it down with ease assisted by Falco on his Arwing.

With that being said, Grey continued to search for Fox. I wonder if the others are okay, I also wonder if she is okay. Grey walked forward closer towards the mountain. There were footprints on the ground, large ones and they even emitted a purple aura. Grey was unable to identify the aura but he knew it was a mark from a Demon. He then took a scan and sent it straight back to Lucy, where she would analyze the picture for clues.

A holographical image of Lucy Hare popped up from Grey's wrist com, Great work, Grey. This looks kind of familiar, and also trend carefully okay?

Grey acknowledged her concern and headed off upwards the snowy mountain. Luckily for Grey, he was wearing warm clothing, allowing him to scale the mountain without feeling cold. He also had on his left eye, an eye patch covering the entire eye from sight. The winds were blowing heavily in his direction, freezing his covered eye, he flinched a little from the small freezing pain. He couldn't stop because he had a mission, to find Fox and stop his ranting for good, even at the cost of his own life for a greater good. If only the Aparoids didn't touch my damn eye, I wouldn't be wearing this stupid thing on my face.

During the Aparoid invasion, Grey was in combat against the Aparoids in Corneria. Using different types of weaponry, even his own spear. But he failed to protect the General, thus his tragic downfall of Pepper and his own left eye. There were just swarms of them that outnumbered him and the army.

Grey had just arrived atop the snowy mountain and encountered a familiar sight. There he stood, the orange tod, Fox McCloud as Grey saw with his own eyes. "Fox? Is that really you?"

Fox turned around to see the grey fox speaking directly back to him. "Hey Grey, it's been a while hasn't it?" Oddly changing from normal to a distorting voice.

"That voice, i-it can't be?" Grey's voice trembled in fear. A familiar voice from Fox's own body, who could it have been? Fox transformed his own self towards the demonic side, his possessor, Vel.

Grey sighed, "Just my luck with this guy, I just found out about him and it is right in front of me." Grey couldn't do anything about it. Just like that, Fox slashed his claw onto Grey's eye patch. It ripped so quickly, revealing nothing but a missing eye.

Fox (Vel) took one good glance at his eye and laughed. "What a misery, mind if I just take your soul and let you suffer? HAHAHA." As Fox was laughing menacingly, Grey took this opportunity to attack with his hidden spear. He slashed and stabbed with every attempt just to only miss. Demon Fox vanished and whispered into the air. You won't win, it's because you will never become a Demon Hunter.

Don't give up, a soft but confident voice spoke to Grey. It was the voice coming from his spear. "Mind if I do the honors, here let me give you a hand." It sounded just like one of their elder friends who disappeared for all eternity. A delicate and friendly voice who once created this spear created this brand new bladed weapon. "I'm no longer the spear you once held. Now hold me with the blade with confidence against your enemies. Reign above all darkness, Grey." A shining light glowed brightly into Fox's eyes, blinding him and disabling his movements. No longer had the shining golden spear Grey once wielded. It became a dark and red blade that struck down anyone who opposed its wielder.

"What the hell? I cannot fucking see or move?!" Grey took this opportunity to attack while he was still disabled. Not one, but two side slashes into his abdomen. Demon Fox flinched backward, feeling angered and hatred filled his heart. He sharpened his claw and slashed Grey's missing left eyespot to cause heavy bleeding. He was in pain, the blood flow steadily increased in speed. That's when it all happened, more and more blood flowed out of his eye. Forming what is known as a sacrificial ritual, to restore what was missing from the owner. The red blood shaped into what looked like an eye. Slowly taking form it merged back onto Grey, giving his sight back into his left eye and the powers of a demon. Grey thought to himself, This is what she saw, didn't she?

Grey looked up to see a malicious purple colored aura surrounding the late Fox McCloud. He knew Fox was possessed by a Demon but who was it? The grey fox took action and signaled for distress. "If anyone can see this message, please come straight to Fichina. Quickly!" His left eye glowed red immensely as to further increase his distress situation.

Don't forget Grey, you always have someone or something to trust. It's always inside your heart.

Fox teleported right in front of him. "Too slow." Grabbing him by his throat with his right hand, Grey struggled to escape freely. He quickly grabbed his sword and slashed his arm off to release his grasp. It fell to the ground and disappeared into the air. Grey then gasped for air, knowing that the cold air would make it difficult to breathe in. "A Demon has no heart... *Cough* but a Demon Hunter has one." The arm that mysteriously vanished from Fox's arm had reappeared in an instant. Grey's blood red eye began to glow even more immensely than before.

Grey slashed his sword in multiple forms. Each having a different position than the previous. Grey started getting faster than Fox as he couldn't keep up to his speed. Fox slashed his claws onto Grey but he flipped out the way. It wasn't until the blade and the claw collided together. "I'm ready." Grey felt the new power surging into his body. "I activate the Demon Hunter within, come forth and grant me the powers of the Demon Hunter." The blade in his hand glowed a red aura around the edge.

"Another Demon Hunter? What is this bullshit!?" Demon Fox, anger and rage filled his dark heart. Only wanting to kill Krystal but now another Demon Hunter has appeared right before him. "Grey... your soul will be mine to steal." Fox stabbed his claws into Grey's chest. Ugh. As Grey groaned in pain as he pushed back Fox's hands away from his chest. It had phased right through his body as Fox pulled out a yellow aura in his hand. "HAHA, his soul is finally mine." Fox pressed his finger onto Grey's lifeless body. Thump! It fell to the icy snowy ground. "He is finally gone, ridden from this world of suffering. That makes one less hunter now."

Grey stood up immediately while pointing his sword back at Fox. "Wrong again, you didn't steal the entire soul quite yet. You just stole what controls the body, Grey himself. I am the one who possesses the sword. I shall regain the lost soul. Special ability, Slashing Blade

"Impossible, you shouldn't even be alive." The possessor began to slash multiple attacks on to Fox's demon body. It slashed Fox's hand to release the soul of Grey Winter. The soul flew back into Grey's lifeless body and the possessor disappeared. Grey gasped for air once again. Realizing he was in combat, Grey quickly resumed back into position. "Hiyah!" As he flipped forward slashing his sword onto Fox's claws.

*Roar* There came a loud roar from the mountains. The one who came searching for her lost beloved, Krystal. Soaring from the skies, she reigns down onto Demon Fox to slay the darkness within. Krystal unleashed her claws onto the Demon Fox, striking his body successfully. Wait a minute, it didn't happen like that? She never landed a hit on him.

"Wake up little brother..." Krystal reverted back to normal form through a holy shining light. "I shall awaken you from this dreadful slumber." Magically energies flowed from Krystal to Grey's body.

I'm dreaming? But how? "Krystal?" Grey called out. Krystal turned her head towards him and nodded.

"Now awaken." Krystal's tail swirled swiftly in motion, it seemed like it was casting a spell. Her tail glowed a bright aqua blue as Grey faded from his dream realm.

*Reality*

Krystal stood next to Grey's side. Katt and Lucy watched as her healing fully restored his health. He began to slowly awaken. "Krystal, it's working!" Lucy spoke excitingly. Krystal felt relieved as she sighed. "This is the power of Cerinian healing. It can restore anyone from any injury and illness." Grey was fully restored, taking in deep breaths.

Katt checked his pulse again. "His pulse is back to normal. He should be fine now." Grey awakened with his left eye in bandages. Only able to see with his open right eye. He slowly sat upwards. "What happened to me?" Placing his hand onto his head.

Krystal immediately hugged the grey fox. "Forgive me, little brother, I didn't mean to harm you. I swear I was unable to control myself." Grey knew she meant no harm. After all, he didn't perfect his own powers quite yet. "I've learned a lot about my powers, we can work together, Krystal." She smiled happily knowing her younger twin brother and herself could achieve a brighter future. "Let's figure this out, as a team." She acknowledged the entire Star Fox team.

*Stomp* The doors to the medical bay opened loudly. "She is... here..." Amanda shouted before fainting onto the cold hard floor, there were major cuts and wounds on Amanda's slender body. Who could she have been referring to and who did all of this to her? No one knew quite yet until Lucy checked on the cameras. Falco and Peppy were seen in the same room, the control room. Both were heavily injured and unconscious. Sparks and wires were destroyed. A mysterious figure began to walk towards Slippy's room. "Krystal, get Amanda fixed up, Katt and Grey there is someone walking towards Slippy."

Katt looked through the cameras, she tightened her fists together. "Not that bitch again." Krystal tilted her head in confusion. Who is that? She picked up the unconscious Amanda and sat her onto the bed. Krystal readied her healing and began.

"We need to stop her right away, but we can't do this because Grey is too injured to fight." Lucy began to panic. Krystal halted the healing process. "I'll go. If you guys can't fight, I will. This team will not fall because of me." Krystal possessed her demon form immediately. Grey agreed to let her try once more. "That woman you see on the camera, she is the Reverse Hunter. She kills anyone and anything, demons or non-demons, for any price. Only Katt knows who she really is but I don't think she can really say anything about her."

"What's her name then?" Krystal asked in a distorted voice.

"Kaitlyn Crimson, we don't know anything about her origins." Kaitlyn is described as a crimson red vixen. On the camera, she appears to be holding a gun and dagger in her possession. Krystal left the medical bay, Grey stayed back while Katt and Lucy went along with Krystal.

Slippy was unaware of what was going on in the ship. He was just mindlessly fixing his prototype barrier, hard at work repairing the damages. The door slowly began to open up. "That must be Amanda, she probably has the remaining part I requested." He was wrong, it wasn't Amanda, Slippy realized it was Kaitlyn who entered, yet he does not know who she is. There was a marking on her left arm, an emblem of a dark blue panther. Dress in a red suit similar to Krystal's assault uniform. Her eyes, one resembled her primary shade of crimson red and the other a shade of aqua blue. She entered the room with her blaster pointed and locked onto Slippy's head.

The green toad surrendered his hands into the air. "D-don't shoot, what do you want?!"

Kaitlyn, who was angered asked aggressively. "Where is she?"

"W-who?" Slippy felt intense fear.

"Don't play games with me you stupid toad." She got closer and placed her finger on the trigger. "Where is she? Krystal, she's dead to me."

In the distance, "I'm over here you damn lunatic." Krystal jumped into the room and slashed her claws onto Kaitlyn's face. Kaitlyn's fast reaction got her out just in time as she dashed out the way. Kaitlyn's blue eye resonated as Krystal saw herself. "What was that speed?"

"So you're the one who hurt my pal, Panther." Kaitlyn pointed her blaster at Krystal.

I found out a few days ago, he was imprisoned by Star Wolf's two members, their leader, Wolf O'Donnell and his second in command, Leon Powalski. It was all because of you, you broke him. Their lives to me, it was just too easy to let them die without any suffering. Do you want to have a look? Here check it out. Kaitlyn threw out a black lantern with two souls revolving around the lantern's outskirts.

"The only way to free them is the Key of Souls, and I have that right here." Kaitlyn pulled from her pocket, a golden colored key.

"Hand it over." Sharpening her right claw and held staff on left. She didn't even question why Kaitlyn did such a thing to them.

"I won't just hand it over to you just like that, fight me for it or your friends die here and now." Kaitlyn charged at unaware Lucy who just barely entered Slippy's room. Grabbing her and holding her at gunpoint. "Simple, fight or lose someone." Lucy was smart enough and bit Kaitlyn's arm with her buck teeth. Ow! Kaitlyn released Lucy as she got loose from her grasp. Krystal sunk her right hand and arm into the floor, trying to grab Kaitlyn into the darkness. She managed to grab Kaitlyn and pull her and herself into the dark portal. Katt barely had just entered the room.

"What the hell happened, Lucy?"

She answered. "Those two, are gone..."

Sealies: Hey there folks, I hope you guys are enjoying this awesome FanFic. I believe Kaitlyn Crimson is the 2nd OCs in this story, appearing as a villain. She has great marksmanship with guns and blasters. Not too sure about close range combat if she were to actually fight Krystal or Grey just yet.