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Chapter 6: Restitution

"What?"

"I'm so sorry."

"Don't be. I just . . ."

Amanda stopped talking. Her eyes were becoming moist. She's taking it better than I thought, thought Krystal, as she went over to Amanda to comfort her.

The sun over Aquas was completely gone now, and left behind it a beautiful scene of stars in its place. It hadn't taken long for Krystal to find Amanda's house, even in the dim light, since there weren't many occupants living on Aquas. Slippy and Amanda lived in a cabin of sorts, which stuck out immediately from the nature surrounding it.

"I already knew this might come," said Amanda, "Slippy told me he might not come back."

"What? How? What happened? What did he say?"

Amanda managed a weak smile. "So many questions. It's been a while since we've talked, hm? Alright, well my answer shouldn't take too long.

"We were making lunch for the kids when we received a message from General Peppy. He asked Slippy if he would be willing to help Fox fight, (since they happened to be right outside our planet). Slippy agreed, but he felt that he wouldn't last long. He hasn't flown in a while, you know. So he told me he might die, and whether I tried to stop him or not, he would help out his friend. So we said goodbye, and that was that."

Krystal didn't know how to react.

"So he knew?"

"He knew."

Now Krystal felt mixed emotions, because she needed to remain loyal to Star Wolf, but she felt Amanda deserved the right to know. After a few moments, Krystal decided what she would do.

"I think you should know who killed Slippy. It was Star Wolf's doing."

Amanda's face darkened. "I know who killed my husband, and I also know you work for them. Well, you can tell them that I won't charge restitution, but I will never forget what they did."

Krystal nodded, feeling slightly uncomfortable in Amanda's sudden dangerous presence. "I will."

"Good," Amanda's face brightened ever so slightly, "Krystal, would you like to meet my kids?"

This question was so unexpected that Krystal nearly fell out of her chair.

"Sure!" she said, surprised.

"Phineas! Alder!"

Two boys came rushing into the room, neither of which could not be more than a couple years old. One of them greatly resembled his father, and the other had a lighter shade of skin but also had the same looks about him.

"Krystal, this is Phineas," The darker skinned boy stepped forward and gave a little bow, "And this is Alder," The other boy did likewise.

"Pleased to meet your acquaintance," Krystal said, smiling.

"They're twins, in case you were wondering. We had them four months ago!" Amanda said proudly.

"Four Months!" Krystal gasped, "But they're already walking!"

"Oh yes. Our species grow faster than yours, and their mind even faster."

Alder spoke up, "It's true, for Phineas and I have been speaking for two months."

Phineas then started talking, "But when we reach a certain age, our physical and mental growth stop. This occurs usually after a few years."

Krystal laughed a little. "No wonder Slippy wasn't that tall when I was. . ." She trailed off, not wanting to think about her days with team Star Fox.

Amanda nodded, "Yes. Now you should go. Many creatures hunt at this hour in the night. It was good to see you."

Krystal smiled and got up, "Goodbye Amanda."

Before Krystal stepped out of the house, Amanda called out one last piece of advice, "Forgiveness is one of the best paths we can take Krystal, so you would do well to consider Fox's apology."

Krystal froze. How does she know about that? Contemplating Amanda's statement, Krystal moved out of the cabin and into the darkness.