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Part XXIII: Wolf Vs. Fox, Krystal, and Slippy

As the three Arwings made their way from the Great Fox MK II, Wolf watched with an wary eye. He knew his ship wouldn't be able to take much of a beating, and the back of his ship was in no way strong anymore. One good shot could take out his life support, or his controls, maybe even his firing systems. He watched and waited, trying not to cough any more of his life blood up.

Fox and his fellow members lined up in front of the sparking ship belonging to Wolf, "Alright, we'll have you make the first move old man." Fox said, he sounded sure to win, since he thought this would be an easy win with Wolf's almost crippled ship. His attitude changed quickly though, as Wolf's ship rocketed backwards while streaming a long burst of laser fire that Fox and Krystal had to act fast to avoid.

"I'm not THAT old pup." Wolf growled as he found cover behind an asteroid, he made sure to check his radar to make sure they couldn't get a good shot at his back. If they did, it would be all over, and he'd not only be arrested, but possibly forced into the Cornerian Army. Or worse yet, he could wind up in prison. Although he was pretty sure his crew would bust him out, somehow. Shaking himself from his reverie, he had to act fast as a pair of lasers fired past him.

"He's over here Fox!" Slippy yelled, before being sent into a tailspin by a three hit volley of punches thrown by Wolf's vehicle. "FOOOX!" was Slippy's terrified scream as he tried hard to regain control, failing to and then hitting the brakes, caught in dead space as the reverse thrusters fired and stopped his spin towards the Great Fox's hull.

"SLIPPY!" Fox blinked as he saw the damage done to Slippy's arwing, there were dents in the hull, and Slippy forever boasted about how much pressure it would take to bend or break the body of an Arwing, and apparently Wolf's punches threw more then that at the shielded hull. "Everybody, spread out and keep your distance!" He knew that the command would keep them safe from the melee attacks, but the long distance lasers were just as devastating as the punches, if not more so. Of course, being in the laser line would at least give them time to react.

"Aye Fox." Krystal commented, but Slippy had retired because of the extensive damage, not to mention...he was scared.

Inside of the Sargasso hideout, Slice and Leon were glued to the window looking out towards the battlefield. Of course, Panther broke them out of their mesmerization, "Why don't we all go to the recreation room and put the cameras on the fight, it'll be like...real tv." He purred, in which the cheeta and iguana both nodded and ran to do so. "Good luck Wolf." Panther said under his breath as he looked out the window, looking serious for once before running to catch up.