A.N.: Warning this chapter is a bit more graphic. Think PG14 lol. Oh and I don't own star fox.
The landmaster roared over the hill. Fox could hardly believe what he was seeing. "Krystal, go into battle formation Beta." Fox ordered. Krystal fell in behind Fox's arwing. The landmaster fired two shots, both arwing rolled in opposite directions and both fired a laser each only to hit a shield covering. The landmaster took aim again and fired a barrage of shots Fox managed to barrel roll and deflect some shots, but Krystal took two hits "Fox, my shields just dropped to 70!" "and it's about to drop to zero like your pulse" Scales laughed
"This landmaster has is equipped with 2 EMP missiles, needless to say that they will incinerate your aircrafts" the general let out a evil laugh. The landmaster opened it back hatch, "oh, did I mention that their homing missiles as well." The general added. The landmaster fired the EMPs.
"Krystal, hit full thrusters and lets see if they can keep up" but what Fox really wanted to see how the landmaster would react. Surely Scales wouldn't allow them to escape and he bet that the missiles had to be in range of both the tank and the target. The two arwings came to a clearing, just the thing Fox needed.
"Krystal I need you to break formation and meet back up at the main objective. I'm sending you the coordinates now."
"But Fox what a bout you?" came Krystal's worried response.
"I'll handle Scales and meet you their, I promise, now go that an order" Fox didn't want to risk anything. Krystal didn't argue she could tell it would be for the better if she didn't, she broke formation and when east. As Fox suspected neither missile diverted and continued tracking him. Fox did a u-turn and head straight for the missiles he barrel rolled to avoid them, he done this trick so many times yet it never got old. He sped toward the landmaster, the landmaster fired two lasers but Fox avoided them with ease and continued his course but pulled up before he hit the landmaster's shield. The first EMP hit the shield dropping it instantly leaving the landmaster wide open for the second EMP to hit destroying the tank in a ball of fire.
"Fox 2, Scales 0" Fox joked,"
"Do you seriously think you've won, do you think I would be foolish enough to fall for that? That landmaster was remote control, a diversion to get what I want."
"What are you talking about Scales?" Fox yelled, "Krystal, I'm after her, to get revenge on your enemy target their heart!" Scales laughed.
Krystal powered down her thrusters to conserve energy, she took a look at the map to see where she was at the map read "Echo Canyon, I'll get there quicker if I cut thru here" Krystal thought. She flew her arwing into the canyon. The canyon looked as creepy as the planet itself. Krystal tried to call Fox to check on him but got nothing but static. She was about to call Peppy when there was a heavy thump, her life-sensors read that a there was nothing there. She flipped open the rear view screen and let out a startled scream. On the back of the arwing was a aparoid. She barrel rolled throwing it off she took a look around and realized that Echo Canyon was the aparoid breeding ground. "This cannot be good" the eggs on the walls began to hatch Krystal figured that it would be best if she left. She added more power to her thrusters but the aparoids were aware of her presence and began leaping in an attempt to latch on to her arwing. Krystal sped pass the first three before another on was able to latch on she barrel rolled just as before but the aparoid had a firmer grip, a overpass was coming up and she came up with an idea, she passed under it with just enough room for only here arwing to pass. She looked in the rear view screen to see it plummet to the ground. Not soon after another latched on she turned her arwing side ways pushing it up against the canyon walls scraping the aparoid off. She passed thru another underpass then there another thud, she wished it was another aparoid but it wasn't it was Scales. "What are you not happy to see me?" Scales smirked; Krystal barrel rolled to the left and slammed him into the canyon walls. Next, she barrel rolled to the right trying to throw him off but he dug his claw into the hull of the aircraft. A series of overpasses were coming up and Scales was beginning to pound on the cockpit trying to break the glass, Krystal flew low under a overpass smashing his heads into it. She could believe what she was seeing his head was retaking its former shape
"do you honestly believe you can win, surrender now and I may spare you… who am I kidding I'll make your death quick and painless" the General laughed but he didn't laugh long. Krystal turned the arwing upside down causing Scales to lose part of his grip and was dangling from the arwing, Krystal flew over another overpass with just enough room for only her aircraft to pass. The general's body exploded on impact, in the rear view screen Krystal could see his remains fall toward the bottom of the canyon. "So long general"
Fox headed to the objective marker hoping Krystal was o.k. he tried to call her over the COM link but got no response, and the atmosphere was mess with the locater so he couldn't find out where she was his only hope was to meet her at the planetary energy structure. At the structure he became relived when he saw her aircraft coming from the horizon. "Krystal are you o.k.?" Fox asked, "yeah, but we need to hurry this up, I have a bad feeling things are about to get worse."
back at Echo Canyon the apariods gathered around there fallen general. They began to gather his remains and began to piece him back together, what they couldn't recover the replace with there own parts. the general opened his eyes "I'm BACK!"