With great power comes great responsibility. Someone must have forgotten to tell Aura that message! XD The Star Fox team is in for a surprise…

Chapter Three! A New Journey!

Disclaimer: I do not own any content from Star Fox. Now if only I could get Aura to stop trying to get autographs…

"So I was like, 'No' and he was like 'yeah…' So I was like 'For real?' and he was all like 'Yep…' So I said…"

"Hmm…"

Zaye reclined in his chair. They were in hyperspace and would be near Corneria in another hour. His eyes were
closed and he was nodding. Aura was still talking about how one of their previous clients was going to move to terra
five because of the horrible damage that the aparoids caused. Aura was obviously not convinced. Zaye was
used to Aura's flow of speech.

"So then I said…"

"Hey, Aura?"

"Oh, yeah?"

"I want to check for something… in about forty-five minutes. At that time could you exit hyperspace and check for any distress signals?"

"Huh?"

Aura was silent for awhile, a rare occurrence. He then pondered for awhile and figured out why Zaye made that request.

"Zaye… there is nothing left… those who tried to escape prior to your arrival were destroyed by Andross… The only survivors… are you, me, and Riel."

"… But…"

"-sigh- Alright, alright. I get it. It STILL wasn't your fault! You saved them… The months of experimentation on you were the
cruelest treatment that he has ever performed. Your mental augmentation was so strong that we could hear you crying inside.
We all couldn't bear to see you like that… We didn't want to you to suffer. That's why we couldn't leave you behind when the
research station was destroyed when your mental power fluxed…"

"…"

"So cheer up! Don't make me turn this ship around!!!" Aura chuckled.

"Heheh! Okay, I'll stop… It's just so hard to move on…"

Aura was silent.

"And, Aura? Thank you."

"Anytime, buddy! I'm sure once we get to Corneria, get into a nice hotel, eat, and get those autographs, you'll feel better."

Zaye laughed.

"What is it with you and the autographs? I'm still surprised you talked me into giving you one!"

Fox yawned as he rolled out of bed. He stretched his arms above his head. He was wearing navy blue jeans
and a loose red t-shirt. He looked at his clock and saw that it was 8:30 am. He groaned as he walked to a small
closet and got a towel and his uniform. His tail flicked around drearily as he walked down the hallway to the restroom.
He placed his uniform on a metal bar behind the door and threw the towel on the sink counter.

"-sigh- Another day of boredom… Man… Why doesn't anything interesting happen around here…? "

He was thankful that the threat of the apariods and Andross were solved, but he still longed for adventure. Fox
took off his makeshift pajamas and jumped into the shower. He hoped that at least one good thing would happen today…

"Hey! We are fifteen minutes away from Corneria! Wanna do that scan still?"

"Yes, please."

"Alright, buddy! I'll amplify the reception. Don't think too hard!"

"Don't worry! I'll be fine."

Zaye closed his eyes and clasped his hands together. The ship started to shine brilliantly. Zaye's eyes opened and glowed white.

His mind showed him the planet Fortuna… He could see a small jet black ship that had several stars adorned on the twin
wings on each side. He then saw several other Venomian crafts landing nearby. The ship hummed to life. The cockpit hatch
opened… A white wolf leaped from the ship and landed on it's nose. His eyes were a cold sapphire. He wore black clothing
of a shinobi. His black leather attire seemed to camouflage his crystalline white fur.

'Riel?…!!!' he thought.

Zaye suddenly gasped and held his head in pain.

"Zaye! … Are you..?"

"I-I'm fine… but we can't stay here too long."

"What did you see?"

"… Riel…"

"Is he?"

"No… but something is not right…"

Stood outside of the Star Fox headquarters building in his uniform.
"Something should just fall out of the sky... Man... So bored..."
He yawned, showing his sharp teeth.

He looked at the sky and smiled. He could see a white ship descending...

"Hmm… I should ask for stuff more often." he chuckled.

"Hey, Fox!" a rather shrill voice called. Fox turned around to see Falco and Slippy walking towards him.

"We finally got another mission! This one is gonna be good! The payout is 7,000,000 credits!"
Falco said placing his feathered arms behind his head.

"What?! That much!" Fox said, raising a furry brow.

"Krystal picked up a distress signal." Falco explained.

"Yeah!" The energetic amphibian added. There is a rogue group of Venom pilots there and they have been
holding prisoners. Fortunately, Someone is holding them back… but he can't hold out much longer…"

"Heh! When will they learn." Fox chuckled.

"Krystal is waiting on us near the hangar." Falco announced. "Peppy wants us to leave right away."

"Krystal? Really?" Fox gave a slight smile. 'Hmm… I guess she wants some of the action too.' "

They all ran towards the hangar holding their respective Arwing II. Krystal was waiting at the hatch door where the Arwings resided.

"Hey. Are you all ready?" she asked, looking mainly at Fox.

"So you're coming too?" Fox asked.

"Of course I'm going! Even I have to admit that this peaceful life is getting to me." she replied with a smile.

"Heh! Good point." he agreed smiling sheepishly. " Okay then! Let's fly!!"

Zaye hovered near a dock where the Star Fox team's headquarters could see several shutters
opening at ground level. Four ships suddenly shot out of the docks and into the sky. Within seconds the ships
disappeared into space.

"Zaye? I think we just missed an opportunity to get an autograph… AGAIN!"

Zaye frowned. His head began to pulsate in pain...

"… I think we shouldn't stay here for too long… I have a bad feeling about this…"

I know it's getting weird, but please bear with me!!! XD There will be a huge
event next update! Please R&R!!!