And that was that. With the threat neutralized and the mission complete the Star Fox team headed back to Corneria.

Wolf was safely locked away in the brig, and while he was there the Star Fox team took the time to relax, each in their own way.

Slippy was in the hanger working on the damaged arwings with Rob as his assistant. Peppy was sitting in his chair reading.

Falco sat in front of the window of the control room looking out into space with a cigarette in his mouth.

Fox maneuvered his way up to where Falco was.

"Hey can I sit?" asked Fox.

"You have my five dollars?" asked Falco as he blew smoke from his mouth.

"How bout I buy you a drink?" suggested Fox.

"I could use a beer." Said Falco. Fox extended his arm and offered Falco the beer in his hand. Falco took it and then sat back down in his seat. Fox took a seat next to him with a beer of his own. Then Fox pulled out his own cigarettes and lit one up.

Then the two sat there and looked out into the darkness of space sipping their beer and smoking their cigarettes.

"Falco can I ask you something?" said Fox.

"No, but you're going to ask anyway." Replied Falco.

"Do you believe in purpose?" asked Fox blowing off his friend's sarcasm.

"Purpose?" asked Falco with a raised brow."The idea that everyone has a goal or a meaning of being in this world."

"Yea." Said Fox taken in by his friend's explanation.

"Fuck no." answered Falco as he rested his head back."I run my own shit."

"Thanks." Chuckled Fox.

"Why do you ask?" asked Falco.

"When I found Wolf before." Told Fox."He started talking about my purpose and how he and I are intertwined in destiny."

"Sounds like some gay stuff to me." Said Falco as he took a puff on his cigarette.

"Thanks for your insert professor." Smiled Fox as he puffed on his cigarette.

"It's what I do." Said Falco.

"Speaking of which." Said Fox as he blew smoke from his mouth."I should go check on our prisoner."

"While you're at it get more beer." Ordered Falco.

"You've barely drank yours." Said Fox. Then with that Falco brought his bottle to his lips and began chugging the beer down. After a few seconds he handed the empty glass to Fox.

"Recycle bitch." He said as he did so. Fox turned with a smile and left the room as Falco rested his hands on the back of his head.

Fox made his way through Great Fox, dropping the bottle off in the recycle bin as he did so. Then he made his way to the brig, where Wolf was being kept.

Meanwhile Falco rested easily back in the control room.

At that time Fox made his way to the brig. He pushed open the door and opened it up to see Wolf sitting there in a chair, arms folded legs crossed.

Fox slowly entered the room, feeling a slight chill come over his body as he looked over at Wolf.

"I've been expecting you." Said Wolf. Fox shut the door behind him and approached Wolf."I knew you were coming, it was inevitable."

"I just came to see if you were making out alright." Told Fox."Nothing more."

"Nothing's ever that simple." Replied Wolf.

"Well I don't buy into that purpose and fate shit." Told Fox."You can but I won't."

"And why is that?" asked Wolf.

"I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of who I am." Replied Fox. Wolf smiled at him.

"But as we both know without purpose there is no need for anything. So whether you accepted it or not you are controlled by purpose."

"Whatever." Said Fox as he turned and left.

"I wasn't aware about you and Krystal." Said Wolf as Fox turned and was prepared to leave. But at Wolf's comment Fox stopped dead in his tracks."I didn't know you were that close." Fox turned to him."How long has that been going on?"

"Leave her out of this Wolf." Threatened Fox turning to him.

"Is that a threat?" asked Wolf with a smile.

"If it has to be." Said Fox standing up straight starring daggers at Wolf.

"We'll see soon enough." Said Wolf. Fox walked towards Wolf again.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he grimaced.

"Like I said 'We'll see soon enough'." Repeated Wolf.

"If you even dare." Said Fox leaning down to face Wolf eye to eye." lay a hand on her I'll-"

"You'll what?" asked Wolf."Whether you like it or not she's been pulled into our little game and there's nothing you can do about it."

"This isn't a game Wolf."

"On the contrary." Replied Wolf."Life is just one big game, play to win."

"I thought you said nothing's ever that simple." Said Fox. Wolf looked as if he might retort but could not find anything to say.

Before he stormed out of the room he glanced back at Wolf and the slammed the door. And then just to be sure he made sure to lock it.

Then Fox stormed off.

Meanwhile Falco still lay where he was, still waiting anxiously for his beer. Then he heard footsteps coming up from behind him.

"Well it's about friggin time." He said as he sat up and turned. But when he did he did not see Fox standing there instead there was Krystal."Oh, hey there Krystal." He said as he returned back to his sitting position.

"Hey Falco." She said."Have you seen Fox anywhere?"

"Last I checked." Said Falco as he waved his hand around in the air."He went to get me more beer; I don't know what could be taking him so long." Krystal looked back down the hallway."Oh yea and he's gone to see Wolf or something like that." Mumbled Falco.

"He what?" asked Krystal with a jump.

"He went to the brig to check on the prisoner." Told Falco. Just then Krystal stepped in front of Falco and grabbed him by his shoulders. Then she began shaking him.

"But what if something happens to him?" she said nervously. Falco rolled his eyes down to her slightly annoyed.

"You're new to this whole Spaceship stuff aren't ya?" said Falco as he patted her hands off him."He'll be fine, Wolf's tied up remember." Then Falco laid back in his seat."What I'm worried about is if my beer is still cold."

Just then Fox stormed past the door in a great huff. Krystal poked her head out the doorway and watched him go,

"Fox, Fox." She called but he didn't reply and kept on walking. Krystal stood back concerned.

"What are you waiting for?" asked Falco as he sat up."go after him."

"You think I should?" asked Krystal.

"Yea." Said Falco."I'm still waiting on my beer."

Fox continued to walk down the hallway looking for Slippy. On his way down the hallway he past Peppy.

"Fox." Said Peppy concerned as he saw the distraught look on Fox's face."Fox what's wrong." But Fox said nothing and continued on his way to find Slippy. He made his way to the hanger.

He walked down the stairs and saw Slippy halfway into the engine of an arwing with Rob waiting on the ground below him.

"Rob pass me a wrench." Said Slippy as he reached out his hand.

"Slippy." Yelled Fox as he went down to the landing bed to talk to him."I need to talk to you now." Frantically Slippy stopped what he was doing and went to join Fox.

At that moment Peppy caught Krystal just exiting the control room.

"Krystal." Said Peppy."Do you know what's up with Fox?"

"No." replied Krystal."I was just on my way to figure out what was wrong with him."

"Well be careful." Told Peppy."He looked pretty mad when I saw him."

"I will." Said Krystal. Then she walked past Peppy and went on her way to find Fox, while Peppy walked into the control room.

And there he saw Falco sitting around lazily with his hands behind his head and his eyes shut with all the commotion going on around him.

"And your just letting all this go on?" scolded Peppy.

"I'm supervising." Replied Falco. Peppy walked over and gave Falco a slap on the head.

Meanwhile back in the hanger.

"How good's the security in Great Fox?" asked Fox to Slippy.

"It's fine Fox." Told Slippy."We've-"

"Make it better." Ordered Fox.

"What?" asked Slippy.

"I want to remake the security system." Told Fox."I want it bulletproof so that no one can escape. And I want you to start with ironing Wolf's door shut. Could you do that?"

"I-I could." Replied Slippy."But I don't see the-"

"Fine, good." Said Fox."Start immediately." Then Fox turned and left leaving a very confused Slippy behind.

Then Fox made his way around Great Fox. Then as he turned the corner he bumped into Krystal.

Fox was stunned to see her there."Krystal." He said grabbing her hands."Are you alright, has anything happened to you?"

"No, No." replied Krystal."I'm fine. But what about you. You seemed upset."

"I am fine." Told Fox."I just had a talk with Wolf before, nothing important."

"Why what did he say?" asked Krystal. But Fox chose not to frighten her.

"Nothing important." Told Fox.

"You're lying." Said Krystal as she grabbed Fox's face."Fox you can tell me anything." Fox grabbed her hand and then kissed it.

"I don't want to worry." Said Fox."But don't worry I'll take care of everything."