Chapter Three

Fox stood looking out the large window in the main living room, the stars twinkled and nearby planets beckoned him to come closer. He smiled, he had fallen in love with Space the first day his Father had taken him into it. He sighed, ever since he had destroyed Andross, he thought that his Father had been avenged, but lately, something just didn't quite feel right, as If he was missing an important part of the puzzle…..

"Fox?" He heard a familiar accented voice say as Krystal came up to stand beside him "Beautiful, isn't it?" she asked him, staring thoughtfully out into the stars "Yeah, Beautiful" Fox said, keeping his gaze transfixed on the beautiful blue vixen next to him. "Hey Fox?" She asked him after a moment "Hmm?" He replied, breaking from his trance and turning back towards space. "Well, what you said earlier, about me being able to tell you anything?" She asked, turning her head to

face him. Fox looked back at her with a nod "Did you mean it? Really?" she asked him, seriousness and worry written all over her face

"Of course, was there something that you wanted to tell me?" he asked

She looked uncertain. "I'm not sure if I should tell you or not" she said, biting her lower lip.

Fox just reached out and grabbed her paw "It's okay, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to" He said with a grin and a squeeze of his paw "I just want you to know that you can tell me anything"

Krystal smiled and squeezed back. Taking a deep breath she started "Well, It started when-"She was cut off as Fox's Communicator started going off. He took his paw away and answered to a very grumpy Falco "This had better be good" Fox growled through his teeth

"Ya. Ya, whatever. Just get down here, will Ya? Peppers got somethin' for us" he said before closing the link and starting for the door. Krystal Sighed and went after him.

----------------------------------Time Skip-----------------------------

Arriving at the com room Fox saw General Pepper already On-Screen. He had been recovering in the past month since the Aparoid War and now only suffered from a broken left arm and a few bruises and scratches. Saluting with his right arm he greeted Fox, who saluted back "Hello, Fox, I was beginning to wonder if something had happened to you" He said before looking at Krystal who was standing next to him " But then again, maybe something did" Fox blushed before continuing " What have you got for us Pepper? Another War?" He asked with some amusement in his voice. They had fought two wars practically at once just a month ago "Hmm? Oh, Yes, You see, it's actually more of tracking down and arresting, rather than fighting another war" Pepper continued "You see, I want you to track down and apprehend a dangerous criminal who calls himself Prince Covalt" He explained "We are willing to pay 300 Thousand credits at maximum price for his live capture, 100 Thousand for his Body" He told them

"What?!?!" Falco Screeched "Deal! Were on the Job!" He agreed enthusiastically

"Hold on, Falco, for a sum that large, there's gotta be a catch" Fox stopped him

"Yes, Well, He is wanted for many dangerous crimes such as…." Pepper ruffled through some papers "…The destruction of at least one planet that we know of, assisting Andross, Attacking and evading Cornerian Force, on multiple accounts, and we have strong evidence that he may have had something to do with he creation of the Aparoid Queen." He listed off. The Team gasped. "Oh, that's the catch" Slippy said with a gulp

"Actually, the catch would probably be that he has managed to do most of this single-handedly. And that we have no Identification other than the fact that he wears a Black cape" Pepper told them

Slippy's eyes couldn't have gone much farther out of his head. Falco kept looking at the large sum and the description of Covalt and almost looked like he was measuring them in his hands like weights whereas Fox seemed to be thinking hard about it and Krystal kept a hard, controlled expression on her face. Peppy just said "would you excuse us for a moment General?" Peppy asked as he put the com link on hold. "So, what do you guys think?" He asked, turning to them. Slippy just blinked and Falco just said "well…the Moneys good…but the mission?..."

"Well, I think that we should do it" Fox spoke up with all eyes on him besides one pair, whose owner spoke up

"Fox is right, Pepper seems desperate, and we may be the only ones that are capable of handling him" Krystal spoke, hard trained expression still lingering over her features

"Well, the money is good" Falco spoke his agreement

"So long as Fox thinks it's a good idea" Slippy agreed

"It's settled then. I'll call and tell Pepper that we've accepted" Peppy said before opening the com link again "Hello team! Did you decide on a course of action yet?" Pepper asked them

"Yes, we've all agreed to accept" Fox spoke up

"Very well then, Call me once you have tracked him down" Pepper said, about to close the link when Krystal spoke up

"Wait! What was the name of the planet he destroyed?" She asked. Pepper searched through some files and lifted one up at last "Ah! Here we are…hmm, lets see…" He said after a moment "The name of the planet is…Cerinia" He said before closing the link "Pepper out"

Krystal turned pale. Cerinia.

Thanks for reading! Hoping that this ones long enough

Please Review!