The Search for Fox Part IV
The Cry for Help
The U.S.S. Hedgehog went from light speed for a while and then slowed down and went to not-light speed speed. Then, they orbited a planet full of fields. They knew that Fox wasn't down there, so they waited for the engine to recharge. Sonic and Umbreon were walking down the hallway and then they found Krystal. They agreed to go talk to her. After all, she needed some comforting since she heard Fox's message.
"Hey, Krystal, what's up?" asked Sonic
"Oh, hi, Sonic and Umbreon" said Krystal
"Little exited to see Fox, are we?" asked Umbreon
Krystal nodded and said "I've been worried about him since he left, now I can see if he's okay or not"
"Gee, Krystal, I think I know why" said Sonic "You like him… wait, wait, wait! You more than like him, you love him, right"
"Well, uh… yes, how did you find out?" asked Krystal
"Krystal, I've been out with girls of every kind countless times" said Sonic "Even your kind before. I know when they like you, and I know how to treat them, too. And I know that you want to get married, have kids, and I'm really getting ahead of myself…"
"You have?" asked Umbreon "Amazing, I have more sense than you, yet I can't pick up one girl!"
"That's because you need to has what it takes!" said Sonic
"Running out of grammar?" asked Umbreon
"Sonic, do you think that, if I told Fox my feelings, will he love me back, or reject me?" asked Krystal
"I said I've been out with girls not guys" said Sonic
"I sure hope so!" said Umbreon "Or else you'd be… well, never mind"
"Do you, Sonic?" asked Krystal
"Well… that depends on you. Why don't you find out when you see him?" said Sonic
"No, I don't think so. I'm a bit nervous" said Krystal
"That's right! Rule number 1: Never jump the gun!" said Sonic "And it's okay to be nervous"
"And don't worry" said Umbreon "We all know Fox well, if you told him, he probably wouldn't reject you"
"Really?" asked Krystal
"Yeah" said Sonic "In fact, I think I might help you if you want"
"Thanks, Sonic" said Krystal
"Thanks? It's a yes or no question, Krystal" said Sonic
"So, what are we going to do now?" asked Umbreon
"Beats me" said Sonic
"Hm, I guess we can see where the signal is coming from" said Krystal
"Wise idea" said Umbreon
"Alright" said Krystal "I'll just……………What? Huh? Is this…… Sonic, Umbreon, I'm getting a distress signal"
"From Fox?" asked Sonic
"No" said Krystal "Whoever it's from, he or she is on that planet, and he or she needs our help"
"Okay, then let's go!" said Umbreon
"Finally! Something to wait on while this thing is charging" said Sonic "Sonic Team, ASSEMBAL!"
"Pokeagents, let's go!" said Umbreon
They went to the tractor room where they were beamed down to the planet. They looked around and there was nothing but fields and farmlands.
"What? No hills? No traps? No loopdy loops? No twisty thingies that I always run on?" said Sonic "This is pathetic"
"Well, we can all split up without getting separated" said Krystal
"Cool, Sonic Team, let's go that way" said Sonic
They all ran where Sonic pointed, and they ran back.
"I change my mind" said Sonic "We'll go that way"
They ran the other way.
"Pokeagents, lets go the way Sonic originally pointed to, and we will all meet up next to this tree" said Umbreon
"Wah! Dude, where did this tree come from?" asked Espeon "that like, totally scared me"
"Hey, Krystal, you coming with us?" asked Umbreon
"No, I'm fine on my own" said Krystal
"Okay, see ya" said Umbreon
Krystal knew she was on her own from here, but she knew where the distress signal was coming from. She traveled far and wide to search for it… 2 miles. When she got there, she found a courtroom full of strange aliens, it was in a roman style filled with curtains, counters, and wal-marts, and there at the end were alien judges.
"Um… excuse me" said Krystal "Who are you?"
"Come in here, strange girl" said one of the aliens "What is it that we may help you with?"
"Uh… I received a distress signal coming from here" said Krystal "I am Krystal of the planet Cerenia and a member of starfox, in search of a loved one"
"Member of Starfox? Cerenia? That's a planet I haven't heard of" said another alien "So, Krystal, you seek the one who sent the distress signal?"
"Yes, I do" said Krystal
"Well it wasn't us who sent it! So, don't complain to us!"
"Who did?"
"That guy over there" said one of the aliens.
He pointed to a strange looking alien with his finger up his nose.
"Yes it was me!" said the alien "I saw it! I saw it with my own three eyes! So, I sent a distress signal"
He walked up to Krystal, and as he got closer, a foul aroma was forced to her. Krystal covered her face and coughed a couple of times.
"Who would have thought that my receiver would be so odd looking" said the alien
"Yes, quite" Krystal coughed "What is it that you sent me for?"
"There I was" said the alien wrapping his arm around Krystal's shoulders "Minding my own creepy business, then, suddenly, a great beast came out of nowhere and ate all my crops, destroyed my home, and he made quite a mess of me"
"Hard to believe since you already are a mess!" Krystal thought to herself.
"I've hired many bounty hunters to hunt it down, but none have survived" said the alien taking his arm off Krystal's shoulders, thus leaving this nasty goo on them. Krystal tried her best to brush it all off.
"So, I guess you need me to find it" said Krystal
"Yeah, find it, and kill it!" said the alien "I'm counting on you, and paying you a healthy salary!"
He got out two coins and said "It ain't much, it's all I've got. My family and I are poor"
"It's alright, I don't need your money" said Krystal
"You are a good person, no matter how strange looking you are"
Krystal started to walk away and said "I promise I will find the beast and kill it"
"Please make it so, that monster killed my family and everyone I loved. Doing so, will comfort me" said the alien as he shed a single tear
Krystal felt sorry for the guy, even though he was rather disgusting.
"Excuse me, but can you… uh" said Krystal
"What?"
"Um… your finger… up… uh"
"Oh, my finger's genetically attached to my nose, I was born this way!"
Krystal walked away to find the beast. Secretly, she slipped out quickly. When she got out, she started coughing wildly, then started taking a few deep breaths of fresh air and continued on.
She walked farther and farther, until she found the farm that the alien talked about. It was destroyed, smoke rose from the home, animals were killed, and bones where everywhere. Krystal tried to sense if anything was there recently. She sensed a bazaar creature there earlier and followed its brainwaves.
She went deeper into the fields then, she spotted something. It was a brown, dog-like creature with razor sharp teeth, and that's all I can explain of the creature for it was so bone chilling. Krystal felt a cold chill go down her very spine at the sight of it. She drew her staff slowly hoping that the creature wouldn't notice her so she could hit it. But she hoped too soon, for the creature quickly lifted it's head up and spotted Krystal. Krystal was frozen in fear, but she remained on guard.
Then, the beast jumped to her, and Krystal ran out of the way. The beast jumped on her, but Krystal threw it off with her staff. Then, suddenly, Sonic appeared out of nowhere running.
"Don't worry, Krystal, I'm here to help" said Sonic
Then, Sonic tripped on a rock, ran into a tree, and got knocked out.
"Okay" said Krystal "what was that for?"
Then, the beast got up behind Krystal and was about to bite her head off. Krystal turned around quickly. Then, the beast scratched her arm. Krystal grabbed her arm in pain, as blood seeped through her hand. Then, the beast pounced on her. Krystal was lying on the ground on her back with the beast on top of her trying to bite into her. Krystal tried to make one final attempt into killing the beast. She got her staff and stabbed the beast right in the heart, thus killing it. Krystal was worn out, and she looked at her arm and the blood spilled on the ground. Then, she blacked out.
2 minuets have passed, then Krystal saw a figure, calling her name, and reaching his hand down to her.
"Krystal, Krystal" said the figure
"Fox?" said Krystal
"Heck no! It's me, Sonic!" said the figure who appeared to be Sonic
"Wha?" Krystal got up and put her hand on her head and looked at her wounded arm, it was healed a little bit.
"Need a hand? I got two" said Sonic
"Thanks, Sonic" said Krystal grabbing Sonic's hand.
Sonic pulled Krystal up and said "Man, Krystal, you were out 2 seconds after I recovered from my black out. What happened to that thing you were fighting"
"Well, I killed it, and we can go back now" said Krystal "The distress call was from an alien who wanted me to avenge his family by killing the beast who destroyed his home and…"
"I missed out on the action!?! That sucks!!!" said Sonic
"Sonic, where are the others?" asked Krystal
"We got separated" said Sonic
"No we didn't we're right here, Sonic" said Shadow from behind
Sonic looked back, saw the other Sonic Team standing there and said "Whoa, how long have you guys been standing there?"
"We've told you, Sonic, we've always been with you! Sheesh, what's the matter with you?" asked Knuckles
"Well, we'd better find the pokeagents" said Sonic
"Nope, we're right here" said Umbreon
"Is there anyone not here?" asked Sonic
"Well, Blazekin's peeing over there" said Skipper
"Listen, Krystal" said Umbreon "We've found out that someone has seen Fox, and we know where to find them!"
"Really, where?" asked Krystal
"Right on the desert moon of this planet" said Umbreon
"Krystal" said Espeon "Man, what happened to your arm?"
"Oh" said Krystal looking at her arm "That beast just scratched my arm a little"
"A little?" said Sonic "That thing looks serious; we need to doctor it up right away!"
Sonic pulled out a handkerchief and wrapped it around Krystal's wound.
"You might want to wash your arm after you take it off" Sonic whispered to Krystal "It wasn't to long ago that I used it to blow my nose"
"Okay" said Krystal "So, the people who's seen Fox, shouldn't we go after them?"
"I think we should" said Sonic "Big, beam us up"
Then, they were beamed up to the U.S.S. Hedgehog and then, Krystal was thinking. When she was knocked out, she heard Fox's voice, like he was in trouble, like he needed help. She knew that she had to find Fox as soon as she could. She knew she was close to finding him, as they all went for the desert moon.
To be continued…