Hey! Alright, this chapter took some time but it's done. R/R!
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Given his new orders, Wolf eagerly ran to the enemy hoarde. He looked at them a second - they were seriously nasty-looking. Wonder where Fox has seen these? As he continued to stare, one of them suddenly struck out at him, its black hand formed into a fist.
Wolf ducked, then grabbed the arm. As the creature struggled, Wolf kicked it in the back of the head. It fell to the ground, knocked out. Another came out, but Wolf quickly tripped it. As it fell to the ground, Wolf jumped on it, landing on the shoulders of a taller one. He leaped into the air, grabbed the taller creature's shoulders, and collided into its back. It collapsed onto the smaller one Wolf had tripped.
Wolf then turned around and saw two creatures run at him. He punched the first one in the face and knocked him out, but left himself open to the other. As he closed his eyes and braced himself for impact, he heard it suddenly fall to the ground. He opened his eyes and saw the being on the ground, a white ooze dripping from its cheek. Fox was crouching to the ground beside him. He had kicked the creature in the face before it got to Wolf.
"Fox-" Wolf started, but Fox cut him off.
"Wolf, hold still." Wolf did as he was told, and Fox grabbed him by the shoulders. He vaulted over Wolf, striking the two enemies nearing Wolf from behind.
It was then Wolf realized Fox was trying to help. They only knew three things: that there was an enemy to defeat, they couldn't do it alone, and both had to survive. For the time being, their rivalry was lifted. "Enemies surrounding!" Wolf called out, striking one of them in the chest with his boot.
"Okay, try standing still just a little longer." From behind, Fox grasped Wolf's shoulders. He pulled himself up and spun his lower body around Wolf's head, his arms still on Wolf. Adjusting his weight onto one arm, he spun himself around in circles, using Wolf like a gymnast would use a horse. Fox's calculations had been correct; all of the enemies were met with Fox's foot hitting them in the face. After the circle of menacing creatures that surrounded them fell apart, Fox flipped off Wolf's shoulders, landing directly in front of the stunned lupine.
Wolf stared at him a second, shocked. "Where'd you learn to do that?" He'd never seen anybody fight like that before.
Fox shrugged. "Taught myself, I guess. C'mon, let's take these guys out!"
The two fought their way through the horde of enemies. If the enemies could talk, they would have pointed out that the two complimented each other so well that they looked like a fierce storm of punches and kicks; a blurry mix of gray and brown.
Meanwhile, Fox and Wolf were truly having the time of their lives. Together, nothing could beat them.
"Fox, get down!" Wolf would yell. As Fox ducked, Wolf would send a fierce fist into the neck of the opposing foe.
"Wolf, on your left!" Wolf would veer right and Fox would spin into a furious sidekick, knocking the enemy out cold.
After a long time of beatings, the two realized one was left. They were still riding high on their victory over the large group of foes; it hardly mattered they had to crane their necks at a straight angle to see the face of the creature. Wolf moved forward to figure out how strong the towering being was, while Fox held back, curious.
Wolf lunged at the creature, his arm reared back. About a foot away from the enemy, however, he was suddenly flung back by a strong shock. He landed about two meters away, flying past Fox and slamming into a trunk of a tree.
Fox had seen what had happened. When Wolf had gotten too close, a shield had formed around the legs and upper body of the beast. Strangely, the shield didn't cover the beast fully; he was exposed at his head. However, Fox realized that the creature didn't have to worry about its head – nothing around reached it. The highest tree was the one Wolf had slammed into; it reached up to the beast's neck. After all, the beast was about 15 feet tall.
Wolf stumbled to his feet, holding his head. "God damn it..." he mumbled. After a second, he shook it off. "What the hell?" Anger blazed in Wolf's purple irises. He sprinted towards the monster, his heart set on revenge. However, Fox stepped in front of him. "MOVE!" Wolf commanded, but Fox refused to listen.
The two collided. Fox held his arms out to stop Wolf, but the force pushed him back about a foot or two. "Calm DOWN!" Fox yelled, causing Wolf to simply stop and blink. "You can't just run at it! It has a shield!"
Muttering, Wolf pulled back. Fox explained his weak point – his head, and that it was practically impossible to reach. Wolf thought a bit, looking up. He saw the creature glaring at them, waiting for them to attack again. Wolf knew its mass probably took up a lot of energy just to hold it up; it probably wouldn't want to waste any energy and instead wait for them to attack first. He then spotted the tree Fox had seen earlier, and the gears began moving in his mind. "Fox," he spoke, his voice so determined it surprised even him, "I've got an idea."
He walked to the tree he'd collided against just a moment before. "Can you climb that?" Fox nodded. "Alright, follow me." Fox was confused, but having no ideas of his own, decided to follow the lupine. The two climbed as high as they possibly could. The two reached the highest branch that could support them both; they stared straight at the creature's neck.
"Okay, here's what we do. I'll go to the end of the branch, then you'll run forward. Land on my hands; I'll launch you into the air. Hopefully, you're light enough to catch some wind. Aim for anywhere on the face, otherwise there'll be no point. You'll have to extend your claws for this part. When you reach him, you have to use your claws to latch onto him. Then, try to find a way to deactivate his shield; I think I see a blinking light behind his left ear. From there, this will get relatively easier. You follow, Pup?"
Wolf turned to see Fox deep in concentration, playing the plan through in his mind. Finally, he looked Wolf in the eye. "It's crazy. But it just might work."
"Alright then." Wolf walked out as far as the branch could hold him comfortably, and kneeled to the ground, hands clasped together. "Go!"
Fox sprinted forward, unaware of the branch trembling beneath him. He jumped, landing on Wolf's paws. Wolf grunted and shot Fox upward. The result was far unexpected – Fox flew into the air, reaching his maximum height three feet above the beast's head. Heh, let's do this, Fox grinned as he spun himself upside-down and extended his claws.
Now, instead of his back to the tree, he faced it. At the back of the enemy's skull, Fox dug his claws into the side. He felt them sink in a good few inches deep, and the foe let out a strange roar of pain. Fox slid down the side of the monster's head, landing on top of its ear. He saw a bleeping pink device behind it. Grabbing onto the top area of the ear, Fox lowered himself to the device. Beside it, he dug one of his claws in to hold himself, resulting in another scream from the monster. He examined the device, then pounded onto it with his fist as hard as he could. Eventually, the blinking stopped, and Fox scraped it off the monster with his claws.
Fox suddenly remembered one of his old combat lessons from the academy – applying pressure behind the ear at the precise spot caused the opponent to immediately black out. Fox lifted himself onto the ear once again and created a huge gash behind the monster. He felt the nerves of the beast tense up. Fox quickly climbed to the direct back of its head and dug in for his life. The creature began to sway, then fell face-first towards the ground. Fox's eyes widened – he was headed towards Wolf's tree.
"Wolf, jump!" Fox yelled. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of gray shoot out from the tree; he saw Wolf land on the ground with a thud. He ran out of the way as the creature slammed into the tree. The tree didn't fall, but it swayed dangerously. The creature, with Fox on top, then collided to the ground. Fox pulled his claws out of the monster. He made a disgusted face at his claws, which were coated in a thick white ooze. "Yuck...I hate using these..."
"Fox, move!" Wolf called out. He was behind the cracked trunk of the tree, still swaying. Fox rolled out of the way as Wolf cut the tree with his claws. The tree landed on the neck of the monster with a thud, breaking its neck. Fox hurried to the foe's side, feeling for a pulse. He finally found it just as it thudded two slow times, then stopped.
Fox slowly returned to a standing position. He looked at Wolf, who was staring him down with a questioning glance. Fox sighed, grinning. "I need a break."
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Whoa, this took forever. Some of the fighting makes absolutely no sense, I know. Sorry that the rest of StarFox isn't in it, but they will be in the next chapter, along with possibly StarWolf. As for these two...well, we'll see. Later!