The stars blurred as four lightweight aircrafts combed through space. Each was inhabited by a pilot on a mission: save their General, and stop the menace threatening all they have.
As the ships neared their destination, a rocky asteroid field blocked their path. However, they proved to be nothing but an annoyance to the four talented pilots. Fox's Arwing, leading the other three, swerved quickly to avoid an incoming rock. He skillfully did a complicated series of maneuvers, ending in the calm beyond the rocky field. Minutes later, the others appeared.
"Is everyone ready?" Fox asked over the communication channel. First to speak was Falco.
"Yeah, yeah, we're good!" His confidence was over exaggerated in his Brooklyn accent.
"I'm good to go!" Slippy's high-pitched, nasally voice broke through the wireless network, stinging Fox's super-sensitive ears. Krystal, being of the same species, felt the same pain.
"Ow, Slippy, must you scream?" She complained. "I'm all good. Let's go Fox!"
"Okay, everyone, get rea-"
Suddenly, Fox's voice was cut off. Out of the corner of her eye, Krystal saw a pinkish flash of light cut through the core of Fox's ship. She heard him trying to talk, but the static drowned out his words.
"Ha! Was that your leader I just hit? Ooh, too bad, guess my aims been improving." The deep voice that took over the channel sent waves of anger through all the Starfox members.
"Wolf! You son of a-" Falco started in on a rant of anger, but was stopped by Leon, Wolf's wing mate.
"Save your breath bird, or you'll be next!" Leon's maniacal cackle sent another rush of fury through Krystal. How? How could they possibly hit him?
"Good work, Leon, seems our new lasers work fine." Wolf answered Krystal's thoughts. "We really just needed a guinea pig to practice on." The gray lupine laughed in triumph, though it sounded more like a howl.
"Now, Starwolf, let's mo-" Without warning, another flash of light cut through the void of space, this time cutting clean through the Wolfen piloted by none other than Wolf himself.
"What the..." Wolf never got to complete his thought, as the ship was sent down in a downward spiral. The rest of the fliers looked around, but couldn't find the source of the light. The Starwolf members knew it wasn't Starfox, the flash was too powerful, and instead of a green it had a fierce red color.
"Wolf?" Leon seemed confused, as though what happened wasn't completely penetrating his mind.
"He's gone!" Panther, the other Starwolf pilot, growled over the line. "Whoever did this will surely pay!" Meanwhile, Starfox had their own lost member to worry about.
"Fox...He's not responding!" Krystal heard the anguish in Falco's voice. His tone made Krystal's heart speed up even more. Falco only spoke like this when he knew the situation was out of his control.
"Fox!!" Slippy cried, and Krystal heard his voice crack at the final syllable. However, Krystal couldn't speak at all; her voice was gone for the moment. All she could do was silently let tears roll down her face, and pray that wherever Fox was, he knew she would never forget him. Nobody would.
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"Hehe...that wolf was annoying anyway." The voice in the darkness echoed slightly, his words dripping with ecstasy. Fox, ambushed with his biggest rival? Maybe this job wouldn't be as difficult as once assumed...
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I know, this story is leading to...well, nowhere. R/Rs would be awesome, so if I get way bored again and do another story, it can be better. Mr. Black Guy is based on a nightmare I once had, by the way. More to come...hehe...