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Undead Fox

Starfox Evil

Chapter 15: Good News, Bad News, and Weird News

The next day…

Fox suddenly jolted awake. He groaned and flopped back down in the bed, thinking it had all been a dream. He felt Krystal pressed up to his side. He slid his left arm out from under her and sighed. He brought both hands up and rubbed his face. It took him a moment to realize he was only rubbing with one hand. He opened his eyes, to find that only his left eye worked. He turned his head and looked at his right arm, and the cap that was filled with blue gel. He gently sat up, so as not to disturb Krystal, and walked over to the bathroom. Or rather limped over, as his right leg was bound up in a metal brace. He winced as he felt a lance of pain shoot up his thigh. He looked down and noticed the numerous wires leading into his knee. He gulped and continued on, now moving faster as fear set into his heart. When he reached the bathroom he flicked on the light and staggered over to the mirror. He looked at his reflection in horror. The right side of his face was covered in bandages, along with almost his entire torso. He reached up and gently took hold of the cap, watching in the mirror as his fingers slid smoothly over the clear surface. he shuddered and squinted his eye as tears ran down the left side of his face...

About an hour later Krystal stirred. She was feeling dangerous levels of depression from Fox. She extended her arm to find he wasn't beside her.

"Fox", she asked groggily, "Fox where are you?"

She realized she could hear water running. She looked over her shoulder to see the bathroom light on.

"Fox?"

She stood up and slowly walked over to the door. She pressed her palm to the sensor and the door opened up, letting out a cloud of steam. She stepped inside and again said, "Fox? Fox are you alright?"

As the steam cleared she saw him. Her lover was standing in the shower, resting his head on his whole arm, his face was mostly hidden by his bicep. As he heard her speak to him again Fox said, "I'm sorry."

Krystal stepped up beside him, disregarding the fact that she was still dressed, "Fox you don't need to apologize."

Fox gave a shudder and sobbed, "I can't marry you."

Krystal balked, "W-what?"

Fox's voice started to crack as he fought back tears, "I can't do that to you."

Krystal laid her hand on his shoulder, "Fox please."

He just turned his head away from her, "I don't want you to marry a freak."

Krystal furrowed her brow, "Fox McCloud! How dare you", she grabbed his shoulder and spun him around so he faced her. A brief flash of shock came when she saw his face. His right eye socket was covered in a cap much like the one on his arm, meaning the eye had been removed. His muzzle had a series of four wires looped thru his top and bottom jaw, to set the bones straight. His damaged teeth had been removed and replaced with gleaming metal ones.

Krystal shook off her momentary trance and stepped up close to him. He turned his face away again in shame, but she just gently placed her hand on his cheek and turned his face back. She frowned and placed her hands on her hips, "How dare you call yourself a freak", Fox blinked his good eye and she continued, "I love you Fox. I want to spend the rest of my life with you", she smiled and stroked his good cheek, "And I don't give a damn about what you look like", she closed her eyes and sighed, "You've never looked better to me than you do now."

Fox blinked again, his brow furrowing as he looked her over. Her eyes were closed tightly. Her hands were clasped in front of her soaked T-shirt covered chest. Her sopping tail was wagging behind her, it's golden rings glimmering in the light. Suddenly he threw both arms out and yanked her close to his chest. Ignoring the flare of pain the sudden impact caused he kissed her fiercely.

Krystal's eyes flared at the sudden lance of pain she felt from him. But she couldn't help herself as she felt his hand scratching at her sopping back. She sighed and licked his cheek as she rubbed her muzzle against his. She felt him shudder and cry against her, but smiled when he whispered, "I love you, so very…very much."

Krystal wrapped her arms around him and hugged him as gently as she could, "I love you too Fox."

They had dried off and were walking back to the bed when there was a solid thunk against the window. The two of them jumped and turned to the sound. To their disbelief they saw a mass of silver fluid rolling against the transperasteel, "What the?!"

Fox limped from around behind Krystal. He narrowed his eye and said, "Holy smokes. It's the anomaly!"

Krystal stepped to his right and grabbed his arm, "What should we do?"

Fox shrugged, "I don't…", suddenly the liquid metal pulsed and they saw the high strength glass distort. Fox snapped his face around to look Krystal in the eye, "Run!"

Krystal pulled Fox towards the door. However, they didn't get very far. Suddenly the blob seemed to sprout out of the floor. Before they could react further it sped forward, ramming Krystal aside and consuming Fox. Krystal shook her head quickly to shake off the brief pain. In the split second that that action took the mass of metal had completely conformed to Fox's body. The vulpine was no longer thrashing around. He simply stood, as if frozen in time, as the blob rushed into his wounds and mouth. When it was all inside Fox collapsed to all fours, sort of. He drew in ragged breaths, gasping for air as sweat ran from his body in rivers. Krystal dropped to her knees and grabbed his shoulders, "By the Gods! Fox are you alright", she ran over and slapped the emergency button.

Doc came bursting in a few seconds later, "What happened? Holy Smokes", he walked over and gently guided Fox back to his feet, "You shouldn't be out of bed."

Fox grimaced. Suddenly there was a loud crack! heard from his chest and he arched his back. More cracks were heard and Fox's arms shot wide. Krystal and Doc's jaws dropped as they saw his ribcage bulge and distort. Suddenly there was an extra loud CRACK!

The two witnesses saw Fox's sternum snap back into place, after which their vulpine captain drew in a deep breath and sighed. Then he suddenly grimaced again, his hand shooting down to his knee brace. He began pulling on the wires hard. He roared as he finally tore them free. Blood ran down his leg, before the wound sealed up and fur grew over the skin. He proceeded to do the same with the wires in his jaw. Finally he collapsed, breathing raggedly.

"Holy shit", he said. He gulped down fresh air, shaking his head as he looked at his stump, "But why didn't it fix this?"

Suddenly in their minds came an unfamiliar voice, "Because I can't."

The three snapped their head around, looking for the source. Finally Krystal slowly turned towards Fox. She narrowed her eyes, "What are you?"

Fox blinked and balked at her, "What are you talking about?"

Then that voice came back, "She means me."

Fox shook his head, "Wait. You're the anomaly?"

They all heard the voice sigh, "Real quick on the draw aren't you? Yes I am your 'anomaly'. I was accidentally fused with your body. Luckily I was able to survive by bonding with your DNA", they heard him chuckle, "I can sense your confusion. Suffice it to say I'm stuck with you. That's why I've been healing you. So long as you stay alive then so do I."

Fox shook his head, "That doesn't explain why you can't heal my hand. Or my eye and teeth for that matter. And another thing, why do you keep suddenly 'turning on and off'?"

Once again the voice sighed, "I'm not without limits Mr. McCloud. I do need to rest. And those injuries happened after I was forced to do so. Couple that with the fact that you somehow managed to gain temporary control of my actions and cast me out while I was…what's a word you would use? Asleep?…yes while I was asleep, I was unable to attend to them for some time, so they have become permanent. I can repair your bones and mend your flesh because it is still here. But the rest I cannot."

Fox sighed, "It's fine. Not to sound weird but you've done your job", he rubbed the back of his neck, "So is there anything I can do for you? In payment for saving my tail over the last few days."

There came a relieved sigh, "Yes actually. I want to go home."

All three said, "Home?"

"Yes. Back into the slipstream."

Doc started to say something but Krystal cut him off, "Of course", she looked Fox in the eye, and he nodded with a small smile, "We'll do whatever it takes."

The anomaly sighed. Suddenly it separated from Fox's body. It took a vaguely human shape and bowed it's featureless head, "Thank you", then it seemed to ripple, "I apologize Mr. McCloud. But I shall have to remain bonded to you. Otherwise I will not survive the transission into the slipstream."

Fox shrugged, "No problem. It's the least I can do. But ah…is there a less painful way to do this?"

The silver mass nodded, "Give me your hand."

Fox held it out and the being stretched towards it. It smoothly slid over the appendage and moved up Fox's arm. When it neared his head it said, "Hold your breath. And keep still."

Fox nodded and drew in a lungful of air. As soon as he had it held the creature surged forwards. In less than a second it covered his entire body. Fox remained rigid, trying to keep as still as possible as the liquid metal surged into his mouth. However it caused him to gag and cough, so he was twitching and thrashing slightly. When it finally disappeared down his gullet he coughed loudly and dry heaved, "Damn it! That still hurt you jerk!"

They heard it chuckled, "Sorry Mr. McCloud. But it was less painful than previous connections."

Fox nodded and stood up. He coughed again, "Yeah. That's true."

Doc mumbled, "Incredible", then he shook his head. Looking at Krystal he said, "Did you tell him yet?"

She looked down in response. Fox looked between the two, "Told me what?"

Doc rubbed his hands nervously, "Well um… I'm not quite sure how to tell you. I mean you've just come thru a great ordeal and are now back to your old self. I'm afraid that this news will only bring you crashing back down…"

Fox sighed, "Just tell me Doc."

The lab and vixen looked between each other again before Krystal said, "Falco died."

Her fiancé was dumbstruck, "F-falco? He…he?"

Krsytal nodded slowly, "It happened shortly after you got back. He and some marines went down to the surface to protect a downed shuttle. He was killed in the evacuation process. The medics said it was quick."

A tick developed in Fox's eye and his hand clenched and unclenched rapidly.

The anomaly's voice appeared, "I ah…I think I'll rest now."

Doc coughed, "I think I'll take our friend's advice. I'll leave you two alone."

Krystal walked over in front of Fox, who just mumbled, "Falco's dead."

Krystal felt her own tears well up, "I know", however she grew worried as she felt Fox try and bottle his sadness up inside, "No! No Fox. Don't hold it in", however she had spoken too soon, for his inner walls, already weakened from the trauma brought on by his battle with Wesker, suddenly burst apart. And every ounce of his pain flooded forth.

Krystal only saved herself by completely closing off her mind from Fox's, something she had never done before. Ever since the first time she touched him, when he pulled her up off that ledge on Sauria, she had always kept some sort of link with him, if only to make sure that he was alright.

Now though she felt nothing from him. However everything she felt for him was more than enough. She covered her mouth and closed her eyes as they began to tear up. Fox dropped to his knees and covered his eyes with his hand. Out of his one eye tears flowed freely. Krystal walked closer to him and reached for him. He , however, simply leaned forwards. His head came to rest on her stomach, where she gently settled her hands and rubbed his ears slowly. After a few moments she slowly slid down till she was at his level. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and cried into his neck as he did the same with hers, though his arms remained limp at his sides.

They stayed like that for a little while, until they managed to compose themselves enough to move to the bed. Fox sniffed as Krystal sat next to him, "I know I've been out for a while. So when did he die?"

Krystal wiped her eyes, "It happened yesterday morning, shortly after you got back", she whimpered as she continued to wipe away her tears, "He's in the morgue. If you want to go see him."

Fox shook his head. He was slowly getting his breathing back under, control, "No. I'll see him when Katt does", then his eyes closed tightly and he breathed, "Oh God! How am I going to tell Katt? Now she'll have to raise their child alone."

Krystal shook her head slowly, "I don't know. I really don't know."

Suddenly Slippy came bursting in, "Fox! you're awake!"

He ran over and plowed into the two of them, squeezing both of them in his tightest bear hug. Krystal gagged and wheezed out, "Slippy! Air! Air!!"

The toad quickly released them, "Oh sorry! I had hoped you would wake up though, cause I've got great news! All the humans are aboard the Tranquility. Now we can go home!"

Fox sighed, "Home", his shoulders slumped.

Slippy quickly put two and two together, "I'll miss him too. Even with all the crap he put me thru I'll miss him."

Fox smirked, remembering all the times Falco would tease Slippy for being short or clumsy. Even with all that though, the avian stood by the frog's side thru thick and thin, just like he did for every other member of the team. Fox slowly composed himself, "Slippy. Has the Tranquility left yet?"

Slippy nodded, "The last shuttle just docked. They'll be heading out once you give the order."

Fox took a slow breath, "Good. Tell them to head for home and not to wait for us. There's something we have to do", he wiped away a wayward tear that had suddenly sprung up, "Sniff. Then prep the supernova. It's time to end this."

Slippy nodded and left the room. Fox sighed and walked over to the bathroom, where he grabbed a white rob and threw it around his bare body. He had to fight it a bit to get it on his capped arm. When he was covered he turned to Krystal and held out his hand, "Walk with me?"

She nodded, her eyes still sad, "Sure."

They walked out of sickbay together, Krystal on Fox's left, with his arm draped across her shoulders. They walked slowly to their room where they got dressed in more appropriate clothing. Krystal pulled on a pair of black jeans, along with her favorite boots, leaving the blue T-shirt she was wearing before. Fox pulled out his trademark green flight suit with red trim, along with his own boots and white vest. He pulled on the pants half of the suit easily enough, but he couldn't get the upper half to stay up on his own. Finally he sighed and looked at the floor. Krystal walked over to him and grabbed the shoulders of the garment and held it up. Fox looked at her, and for the second time she saw shame on his face.

He slipped his arms into the sleeves and pulled up the zipper. Then he pulled on the vest. He closed the latches on his boots and stood up. He started to walk towards the door, but the extra sleeve on his right arm caught and knocked something off a table. Fox stopped and clenched his fist. Krystal walked over to his side and said, "Let me help", she reached down and gathered up the extra fabric. She tied it in a knot and patted his bicep, "There."

Fox sighed, "Thanks", he looked at her again, "This is going to be hard. Not just for me, but for you as well."

Krystal smiled softly, "I don't care. If it means I can live with you, then I'll gladly endure it…"

Two days later

Fox stood on the bridge of the Great Fox II, dressed in a white long sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and his favorite sneakers. His caps were gone, removed once Doc had determined him fully healed. The vulpine wore a black patch over his missing eye, and kept his sleeve tied where his arm ended. He unconsciously rubbed at his cheek just under the patch.

The sterilization of Earth had been successful. Fox had stood on this very spot, watching out the main window as the brilliant ball of pulsing blue energy drifted slowly towards the dead planet as they sat from a safe distance. He stood there and watched, with Krystal, Slippy, Alice, and Doc, as that once beautiful world was burnt to a cinder. When the blinding light had receded there was a massve crater in the surface, several thousand miles across, and many hundreds deep. They saw the core flare and explode, before quickly cooling and dieing, leaving it a lifeless husk.

That was shortly after Fox had awoken. Now there was only him and Slippy in that large room. As they drifted amongst the stars Slippy struggled, trying to find the slipstream.

"I just don't get it", the toad grumbled, as he had been grumbling for the last week, "It's right there! I can see it on the scanners. But I just can't open it again."

Fox watched as another lance of energy blasted out into the star filled void. Nothing happened. Slippy slammed his fist down in frustration. Fox turned and said, "Slippy. You've been at this for forty-eight hours straight. You're exhausted. Go get some sleep", he playfully narrowed his eyes and pointed at the green skinned male, "That's an order."

Slippy let out an exhausted chuckle, "Yeah. Alright Fox."

He stood up and stretched his back. As he walked out into the hallway Fox flopped down in his chair and rubbed his eyes in frustration. They hadn't heard from the anomaly since that one time in sickbay, but both Fox and Krystal could tell he was still there. And they did get a definite masculine vibe from him. So Fox was still determined to hold up his end of the bargain.

Suddenly Fox's COM chirped.

"Fox? Come to bed baby."

Fox smirked and said, "Be right there Krystal."

He stood to leave, thinking that he could use some rest himself, when the door burst open. In ran the Red Queen, her metal feet clanking on the deck. The Silver Queen floated in behind her.

Red came to a screeching halt and said, "Captain!"

Fox squinted his eye, "What!?"

Silver floated up, "Sir. We've been going thru all the files about Lylatian society, and we've discovered some shocking similarities between your society…and ours."

Fox shook his head, "What do you mean?"

Red walked quickly over to a computer panel and typed in a command, which brought up a list of businesses from the Empire, "These are all major corporations found within your empire correct?"

Fox looked over the list, "Yeah. Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Boeing, Ford, Chevrolet, Converse. Some of the biggest. What's your point?"

The AI typed in another command, which brought up a second list. She said nothing as Fox looked that list over. His eye grew wide as he saw the same list again, "How?!?"

Silver lifted her holographic hand, "It is the same with music, religion, foodstuffs, measurement standards, temporal measurements, even biologics. Your people, every single species, utilize the same blood types as humans. You follow nearly all of the same modern religions as us as well, although you have many others not on the list. Your music is classified into the same genres as ours. And the truly disturbing part of that is, we have found nearly a hundred musical artists and bands that are the same between the lists. Your planets all rotate your sun at the same rate, which is the same as Earth did, giving you 365 day years. And you run your days, weeks, and months off of Cornaria's daily rotation, which gives you twenty four hour days, seven day weeks, four week months, and twelve month years. Why, your months even have the same names."

As they continued Fox called the others up, Slippy, Krystal, Alice, and every single Hellraiser. The machines started over, and told their findings again to everyone. When they finished there was a long, awkward silence. That silence was broken by Slippy saying, "I guess that makes sense."

Every pair of eyes turned towards him. Somebody said, "Makes sense!?! How the hell does this make any kind of sense?!"

Slipped walked up to the machines, "It's all in the quantum mechanics of the wormhole."

It grew so quiet you could've heard a pin drop. Slippy rolled his eyes, "Right. Listen, wormholes traverse not only space, but time as well. That's why they can take us places billions of light-years away, like here, with out exspending any time at all", he paused and looked around, "You still with me? Good. Now the thing about quantum mechanics is, you can't really be sure of anything, it's all a lot of speculation. That's why the government has used unmanned probes to explore the wormhole, up until the Angel that is", he paused again, "Nobody can say for certain what happens inside a wormhole. Clearly, at least with this one, you don't just cross time and space, but dimensional rifts as well", this last sentence drew a few confused looks, "Basically, we're in another reality."

In the back of the group Will shouted, "So wait. Does this mean we can't get home?"

Slippy let out a nervous chuckle, "Like I said, lots of speculation. I haven't got a clue as to wether or not we can go home. Nor do I know where the Tranquility went when she went thru."

Finally Fox stepped up, "Listen. We are going to get home", he placed his hand on Slippy's shoulder, "We've got one of the most brilliant minds alive and four AI to figure this out. You'll all be back to your families in no time. Now go back to the barracks and wait for further information."

There was a round 'ayes' and 'yes sirs'. As the last one filed out, leaving only Krystal, and the AI as witnesses, Fox said, "Slippy. Get us that slipstream. Take us home."

Slippy stayed up thru the night, trying to open the slipstream. He was falling asleep at his console when suddenly Diana popped up, shouting, "I've got it!"

Slippy jolted awake, "I'm up", he shouted as he shook his head, adrenaline pumping thru his veins.

Diana processed a command and sent a lance of energy ripping out into space. There was a flash and suddenly space distorted. Slippy's eyes grew wide and he shouted happily, "YES", he slapped the inter-COM and shouted, "We've done it!"

Fox and Krystal were in their bed, but neither of them were sleeping. Krystal's wrists were bound to the headboard and numerous candles were lit around the room, filling it with the scent of lavender. And Krystal? She was writhing as Fox tormented her.

She shrieked out a laugh and giggled as she said, "Fox haha stop that! You never said anyhahahee anything about a feather!"

Fox chuckled as he ran said feather over her stomach and inner thighs. He used the very tip to tease Krystal's folds, making her laugh and moan all at the same time, "Well I said I would surprise you this time", however he relented and set the feather down, "Besides. I had to get you warmed up for the main event", he leaned down on his right elbow and ran his hand over her stomach, then up to her bare breast. As his fingertips encircled it Krystal gasped and arched her back. Fox smirked. He leaned over and kissed the mound his hand had been toying with, "Hey Krystal. I've been meaning to ask, why is it that your breasts don't…uh how can I say this?"

Krystal answered for him, "Why don't they droop", Fox nodded sheepishly and she giggled, "A Cerinian mammary is composed of a sort of, sponge like material. I don't remember what exactly it's called, but suffice it to say it's like having a built in sports bra", then she quickly wrapped her leg around his side and hauled him on top of her, "Now that we're done with the anatomy lesson, how about you screw my brains out?"

Fox smiled and said, "How can I say no to you?"

He was lunging in to kiss her fiercely when Slippy came over the inter-COM, "We've done it!"

This startled Fox enough that he missed and rammed his face into the headboard. As he sat back up he rubbed his now bloody nose and shouted, "Son of a bitch!"

With the mood effectively killed Fox sighed and undid Krystal's bonds. He flopped down on the mattress and groaned, "I'm sorry."

Krystal shook her head, "It's Okay", then she tossed his pants on his head, "How about you go fly us home? Then you can finish what you started."

Fox smiled, "Now that's a deal!"

He yanked his pants on and let Krystal tie his eye patch before he ran out the door. He ran onto the bridge a few minutes later and vaulted over the railing. However he didn't sit in his chair. He ran over to Falco's station. He dropped into the seat. From behind him Slippy said, "We're all set Fox!"

The vulpine typed in commands and the Great Fox started towards the slipstream. As soon as they passed thru the gate Fox convulsed slightly and the mass of metal bulged out of his back. It suddenly separated from him and floated into the middle of the room. It once again took a vaguely human shape. It spread it's 'arms' and said, "Ah. That's better."

However it's voice had changed. Fox snapped his head up from the controls, "No."

The mass shimmered and suddenly it started to take on details. It quickly faded into focus. Starting at it's feet, it took on the shape of black boots, which flowed up into black leather pants. Next appeared a black leather vest and shirt, with slightly tanned white arms crossed over the chest. Finally appeared his head, a solid jaw, which held a mouth that was filled with white teeth held in by an arrogant sneer. Above that was a pair of orange cat's-eyes covered by a pair of dark sunglasses. Finally appeared the slicked back blonde hair, and the form of Albert Wesker was complete. The being cracked his neck before he turned to Fox, "Hello Fox. You look surprised to see me."

Fox stood from the console and squared off against him, "Wesker. How did you survive?"

The man who was once human shrugged, "I honestly don't know. One moment I was consumed by fire. The next I was sitting in the desert. And I could feel some strange new power flowing thru my veins. How convenient that it would be that very same power that you used against me."

Fox snarled, "Then why did you come back? Why didn't you just leave?"

Wesker smiled, "Well because. I had to say thank you. After all you are responsible for my salvation", he gave a very slight bow, "And now I have. Know this McCloud. You have destroyed my world, so it is my right to destroy yours. But because you have also saved my life I will spare yours this one time. The next time we meet will be the last", finally the man waved his hand and began to dissolve into another floating mass. He took off towards the window, fazing thru it and out into space, "Until we meet again."

End Chapter Fifteen

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