A/N: Oh my sweet lord. WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME HOW BADLY I FAILED!?!?!? I was being led to believe that I had done just fine on my previous chapter four and then I go back to see where I left off and I find out how horribly I did. I ashamed to call myself a writer T-T Please forgive me and enjoy the rewritten chapter four.

Chapter Four: Enter Team Star Fox

The Great Fox floated through space, propelled forwards by the several thrusters positioned on the rear of the ship. The lights on the four wings of the ship and on top of it flashed on and off slowly, an alert to any ships nearby so they would not crash into them.

Upbeat rock music emanated from the ship. The song was coming from a jukebox inside the ship. Inside, Slippy Toad, the mechanic for the Star Fox team, was repairing their robot helper, Rob. He was kneeling, bent over in front of Slippy who was sitting in a chair with a wrench. He had a hatch on Rob opened up and was tightening a bolt inside. Once the green toad had finished his repairs, he closed the hatch and tapped Rob on the back.

"That should be it, Rob," he said as the robot unfolded himself from the floor. "All fixed." Rob brought one of his hands up to his face and analyzed it with his eyes, which were really sensors that fed into his artificial brain.

"Affirmative." His voice sounded very electronic and he only spoke in one tone. "I'll get back to work." Rob walked away towards his station and Slippy turned around in his chair towards the jukebox, enjoying his music.

Over at a desk sat Peppy Hare who was diligently working on something that seemed to demand most of his attention. Finally, when he could stand the annoyance no longer, he turned towards their leader, Fox McCloud. He spoke with a bit of an edge in his voice. "Hey, Fox!" he called. "Isn't this music getting on your nerves? I'm trying to work on my maps.'

Near the centre of the room, just in front of a raised portion where Rob stood studying several screens, Fox McCloud sat in his chair with a computer attached to the arm. He swung the chair around while tapping on the keyboard. He looked away from the screen towards Peppy. "Okay, old-timer." Now Fox turned his chair towards Slippy. "Turn it down, Slippy."

Slippy, who was now turned away from the jukebox, grumbled and mocked Fox under his breath. He tossed his wrench over his shoulder and it hit the jukebox. The music stopped with a squeal and the wrench hit the floor. "Hey!" Fox yelled, half rising from his chair. He had wanted the music turned down, not off.

Before Fox could do anything more, the transmitter in the center of the room emitted a beeping noise and then flared to life. A blue hologram of General Pepper's head hung in the air above the transmitter.

"Slippy!" Fox cried. "It's General Pepper!" General Pepper was the commander of the Cornarian Army, which patrolled and protected the Lylat System.

"General Pepper here," he greeted the Star Fox team. "I have a new mission for you Fox." Fox sat forward in his chair. It had been a while since their last mission from the General so this was welcome news. Slippy turned towards the hologram with a look of amazement plastered on his face and his mouth hanging open. Peppy looked on calmly.

"You are approaching Dinosaur Planet," the General continued, "an ancient world on the edge of the Lylat System." General Pepper's head disappeared and in its place appeared an image of a world that had literally been torn to pieces. "As you will see, chunks of the planet have been torn from its surface. It's your job to get them back! If Dinosaur Planet explodes, it could affect the entire Lylat System."

At this point General Pepper's head appeared in the transmitter again. "The only lead we have is that you must locate the Queen of the Earthwalker Dinosaur tribe. Maybe she can help you further." As the General concluded, Fox placed his elbow on the arm of his chair and his head upon his fist. This would be an interesting mission. The planet didn't seem to have been torn apart by normal means, not that anything he and his crew got messed up in were normal anyways. But what could have caused destruction like this? I guess I'll have to find this Queen Earthwalker if I want to find out anymore, Fox thought.

General Pepper's voice cut into his thoughts. "By the way, your fee has been approved. If you are successful, then the money will be forwarded to you immediately. Pepper out." General Pepper's words sent a surge of excitement through Fox and, obviously for they quickly sat forward in their seats, the rest of his team. This is just the motivation they needed to get the job done.

Looking at his two friends Fox leapt out of his chair and raised his fist in a gesture of excitement with a look of determination on his face. "You heard the General. Let's do it!" Slippy beamed with excitement and gave Fox an enthusiastic thumbs up. Peppy gave Fox a casual salute with a smile on his face.

Fox ran down one of the halls of the Great Fox and headed towards the ship bay where his Arwing awaited him. He was to fly down to the surface of the planet and land in a designated area where the Earthwalker tribe resided. Once he found the Queen, he was to find out what information he could from her and continue from there.

Getting down there should be a piece of cake, even with all the rubble he had to fly through. Stray pieces of rock floated everywhere around the planet from the chunks that had torn from its surface. There also seemed to be some ruins floating around the island, which was odd but it didn't overly matter. They would still be easy to navigate.

When Fox had left the bridge both Slippy and Peppy had suggested that he take Slippy down with him so he would have some backup when he reached the surface, but he had refused. He needed Slippy to stay on the Great Fox and do his tinkering for him. Right now he was getting started on a translator that would help him understand the language of the dinosaurs. Apparently they didn't speak the same language as they did. It wasn't that he didn't think Slippy could make it; it was just that he needed him up here.

Fox finally reached his Arwing and he nimbly vaulted inside. Reaching for the controls he lowered the hatch and started up his ship. He checked all his gauges and stats, making sure everything was in perfect working condition. It would really suck for his Arwing to fail on him just as he was trying to fly around some floating ruins and he got himself killed. Where was the fun in that?

Just as he finished checking his systems Peppy's voice blared at him over the speaker. "You ready to go Fox?"

"All systems go," he replied. Now for a nice leisurely flight through the rubble field before landing on the beautiful torn planet. Now the voice that echoed inside the chamber of the docking bay was electronic. 'Launching Arwing.' Suddenly he was being propelled forwards and his Arwing was launched into space.

"General Pepper here," the Generals voice hailed him on the speakers. Your mission takes place on ThornTail Hollow. Locate the Queen of the EarthWalker Tribe. She will help you further. Pepper out." Fox didn't bother replying. Instead he just concentrated on flying through the rubble that now surrounded him.

After a moment he saw something glowing green a short way in front of him. What on Earth is that? As he approached he saw it more closely. It appeared to be a rock but there was something attached to the outside of it. As he flew closely to one of them the green lights turned red and then proceeded to explode.

"Whoa!" Fox exclaimed as he quickly veered out of the path of the explosion. Why are there mines out here?! Quickly and skillfully he piloted through the rubble, ruins and newly discovered mines. There were, as he suspected, a few enemies flying around, but it was nothing much to worry about. Using his lasers he was easily able to blast through them.

Soon he was through the hazard zone and in the clear. Now all that was left to do was land safely. As he landed he saw several dinosaurs following his flight path. He didn't quite know what species they were but he guessed they were ThornTails. It wasn't too much of a leap of course, considering the name of the region he was in and the thorns on their tails. No mystery there.

He studied the radar on his Arwing, getting the lay of the land. He glanced out of his ship and glanced around. It was quite beautiful around here. Green grass and flowers grew everywhere and a small river flowed quietly through the valley. The only thing that offset this beauty was the obvious agitation of the locals. The ThornTails seemed on edge as did the other small animals that ran around and flew through the air.

Once he landed he quickly jumped out of his ship and scratched behind one ear. Now, where to find the Queen?

End of Chapter Four

A/N: Well I've fixed everything and this chapter is (hopefully) a lot better than it was before. Please don't let me do this again. If I fail tell me and don't let me go on thinking I did fine. Now that I think about it, should I get a beta? Well it might help sometimes…(continues to mumble to self)