Legacy of Travas Chapter 26: Escape from Alopex, a Legacy of Kain + Extinctioners Crossover fanfic

Legacy of Travas

Chapter 26: Escape from Alopex

As the night continues to progress on the Alopex Station, a motherly, solid orange colored vixen awakens from her slumber and steps onto the smooth carpet before her. She leaves her bedroom, dressed in a gray tank top and rose-colored cloth pajama pants with red hearts designed on them, and heads downstairs and into the kitchen. The vixen then opens the fridge and grabs items like lettuce, tomatoes, cherkin meat, pepper jack cheese, mayonnaise, and white bread. The vixen then assembles the sandwich in the order she wanted it to be in. Afterwards, she places the sandwich on a paper plate and sits at the table, taking a bite out of her late night snack.

When the vixen ate about half of her sandwich, she leaves her seat in the dining room to get herself a glass of water. But as she grabs a twelve ounce glass, her ears perk up to the sound of footsteps coming from the Den. She turns to the direction to see the human mother, Alexia, dressed in a maroon colored long sleeve button sleep shirt and a black lace thong, coming into the Dining Room to meet with the vixen herself. However, the vixen also notices the troubled look on Alexia's face as she sets the glass down and walks towards the human in a concerned manner.

"Can't sleep?" Alexia asked

"Got a little hungry to say the least", Victoria answered. "And you're still worried about Johnny, aren't you", she asked as Alexia tilted her lead slightly downward.

"Yes", Alexia answered, sitting down on one of the chairs as Victoria sits next to her. "And I fear something's happened to my husband, but I don't know what", she continued, with her eyes slowly beginning to well up. Thus, the motherly vixen wraps her arms around the motherly human in hopes of comforting her.

"Alexia, it's going to be okay… we'll make the money we need to bail your mate out", Victoria claimed, trying to calm the human mother down as she held onto the vixen in return. "Oh maker, please watch over Johnny and help us get the money we need to get him out of this mess", she thought while comforting the motherly human, who was softly sobbing into her shoulders, crying for her beloved husband in the peak of night.

*Within the Underground Route*

The night on Alopex finally reaches its summit and many of its townsfolk are sleeping until dawn approaches. But in the alleyways, Travas and his girlfriend, Umah, open the hatch leading to the Underground Route. Though dark underneath, they climb down the ladder and enter within the trail below. At the moment the vampuric couple land on the floor below, they begin walking towards the trail leading to the Underground Base where they entered Alopex near the Solarfox Strikeforce Academy. Within a matter of ten minutes, the couple arrives back to the place, sitting upon some nearby crates and setting their belongings down in front of them.

"Now that we have returned, what are we to do about Johnny's imprisonment at this time", Umah asked curiously, upon which Travas was looking through the newspaper for anything that could help.

"Before we plan on breaking Johnny out of jail or anything of the matter, we need to look in one of the newspaper articles or editorials that might help us find any solutions to the problem", Travas answered. "Besides, the least we need at this time is to have the authorities on our tail", he continued as Umah also picks up another copy of the same newspaper and began looking through it as well.

While Travas was looking in the articles, she turns to the editorial page and manages to find something written by Victoria Starfox herself. She began to read the article thoroughly in hopes of finding the answer they needed to find. And with an act of surprise and convenience, she spots the answer they needed and turns to her beloved, getting his attention as he looks upon her curiously.

"Find anything, hon", Travas asked, causing the female vampire to softly grin in response.

"I have… and it seems your mother is holding a garage sale at your former home", Umah answered, with Travas leaning towards the editorial with slightly widened eyes. As he reads, he discovers that his family was holding the garage sale by means of acquiring the money to bail out Johnny before his court date some three days from now. And a few of the items that were listed for sale were his hover bike, remaining clothing, and his black B.C. Rich Avenge SOB guitar.

"Alright, looks like they're selling some of my items to bail him out", Travas exclaimed calmly while softly smiling, despite his mixed feelings about the others possibly purchasing his stuff.

"And it seems I will be pitching in by buying your belongings from them", Umah claimed as Travas looked at her confusingly.

"Wait, how", Travas asked curiously.

"Allow me to show you", was all Umah could say as her body began to glow. And within that moment, Travas recognizes the form as Umah was now transformed into her arctic vixen form.

"Of course, I kinda forgot that you could do that", Travas admitted sheepishly as Umah giggles upon his forgetfulness. "But wait, we don't have any money to-"

"On the contrary, Travas, we do", Umah interrupted, pulling out her wallet from her left side inner denim vest pocket. Then she pulls out her Alopex card she had somehow acquired, causing Travas to look at his girlfriend with surprise, perhaps in a shocked state as well.

"Wait… how did you get an Alopex debit card", Travas asked curiously, yet surprised upon seeing the card.

"To answer that, hon, over the past four years while mastering this form, I've had Johnny create an Alopex account under the name of 'Rachael Peterson', upon which is the name of my arctic vixen form, in case something like this were to happen. And thankfully I have enough money to where I can purchase all of your belongings at once", Umah answered, pulling out her ID of the same name. Upon seeing this, Travas couldn't help but look surprised upon his childhood friend's work.

"Wow… I've gotta admit… I actually didn't expect Johnny to do anything like this. Gotta give him credit for being clever", Travas confessed, causing him to smirk in delight. "Johnny, you are one sneaky son of a bitch", he thought while standing up, looking upon Umah with a smirk on his face. "Well, looks like I finally have a plan for this", the vulpin claimed.

"So tell me, what is the plan, 'Officer'", Umah asked flirtatiously, grabbing his jacket collar with her right 'hand-paw' and strokes his chest with her left index finger. This in turn causes Travas to involuntarily grin at her, not like he couldn't help himself after hearing her flirtatious words.

"Since you've learned to master your arctic vixen form, you'll go on ahead and go to my former home while I head for the Police Department to check on Johnny. Sound good", Travas explained as Umah looked upon his green eyes.

"Sounds fine to me", Umah replied and wraps her arms around her beloved's waist.

"Excellent, we commence the plan first thing in the morning. Understood", Travas spoke and kissed his girlfriend in her arctic vixen form.

"Yes, sir, Officer Travas Starfox", Umah replied while Travas began to chuckle proudly upon her words. Then, she turns back into her human-like vampire form while the vampuric vulpin grabs two sleeping bags from his military duffle bag. The vulpin opens the first and spreads it out on the steel floor before opening the second and placing it on top of the first. When Travas finished, the couple strip out of their clothing, except for their bottom underwear, and rest upon the pallet that the vulpin had made. Thus, Travas lies on his back as Umah rests her head on his muscular chest, drifting off into comforting sleep… for tomorrow; they have a long day ahead of them.

*Inside the Veron Opus Police Department, 7:30 am*

Upon the next morning, some of the young officers arrive to the check-in area of the Police Department, looking upon their assignments they had to do for the day. Inside a dark, isolated holding cell, however, a gray vulpin within his mid-twenties awakens from his state of unconsciousness he had recently suffered after a severe beating the day before. He surveys the area to discover that he was back in his own cell, with metallic, fore-arm covering cuffs constraining his fore-arms resting in front of his muscular torso. Then in the next moment, the door opens as the imprisoned vulpin gazes angrily at the same two officers that caused his injuries. Thus, the first officer looks at him while smirking upon his bruised, bloodied state as the gray vulpin softly growled upon him in response.

"Well, well, well, Johnny seems to have awoken in a pissed off mood after I knocked the shit out of him yesterday, don't you agree, Harris", the first officer spoke mockingly, causing Officer Harris to smirk upon the imprisoned vulpin.

"You could say that", Officer Harris answered. "But let's not mock him any further and get him back into Questioning Room. I want to know the 'real' story upon what happened during the shooting", he continued as they both grabbed his arms roughly, taking him to the Questioning Room in which they would try to find the answers they sought upon what happened the day before.

*Within the Underground Base, 7:35 am*

In the surface above, many of the vulpin citizens awaken from their slumber and began to move about in their daily lives. In the Underground Base below, Travas awakens to the cold air conditioning, feeling it pass his furry body as it flows about the area. In that moment, the vulpin gets up onto his feet-paws and puts on the same clothing he had worn yesterday. As he was trying to get his boots on, Umah begins to awaken from her slumber as well, noticing her boyfriend getting dressed in the clothing he wore when they arrived to Alopex.

"Wearing the same clothing, I suspect", Umah asked, eying the vulpin's choice of clothing as he turned to face her.

"Pretty much", Travas answered. "Rest well?" he asked while placing the hockey mask into his face.

"I have thanks to you being there with me", Umah answered, getting up with nothing but a black thong and walks towards him, planting a kiss on his muzzle lips. "Now then, It is time I dressed into something free of blood before departing to your former home", she continued, looking inside Travas' military duffle bag for a change in clothing.

After searching for a minute, she finds the article of clothing she wishes to wear. She first straps on a bikini bra onto her D-cup breasts before squeezing into a pair of black skintight leather pants. The female vampire then puts on a black Venom "Black Metal" sleeveless shirt prior to putting on her leather jacket with the denim vest over it. Afterwards, she grabs a pair of black leather combat boots and puts them on shortly after placing her metallic pair into the duffle bag. Finally, she puts on a pair of black cloth fingerless gloves before transforming into her arctic vixen disguise, 'Rachael Peterson'. After getting dressed, she looks towards her vulpin boyfriend, who was smirking in delight to see her choice of clothing.

"Excellent choice, Umah, or should I say 'Rachael'", Travas spoke while grinning and putting the duffle bag on through the strap provided, carrying it on his back as he watched her giggle upon his joke .

"I still prefer to be called by my real name… though this disguise has proven to be quite convincing to many", Umah replied, smirking upon him as she kisses his muzzle lips before turning to face the direction in which Travas' former home lies. "Now then, I must be off to gather the remainder of your belongings and provide the money your family requires to bail your friend out", she continued.

"Understood… and be careful, alright", Travas said, waving to her as he departs for the Police Department as Umah leaves for his former home.

*Inside the Police Department*

As the morning slowly progresses, many of the young officers continue their work include their offices. Inside one of them, Sgt. Reese began to look over some of the paperwork concerning the S.S. Military Ball Shooting, double checking the details on what happened that day. Then all of the sudden, Sgt. Kennedy quickly enters and looks upon the fellow sergeant with calm, yet urgent eyes.

"Sgt. Reese, haven't you heard about what happened to Fiona Downing", Sgt. Kennedy asked as the fellow sergeant looked upon him with curious eyes.

"Wait… you mean the principal at the Veron Opus Elementary School? What happened to her", Sgt. Reese asked curiously.

"Apparently, it seems she was murdered by a couple of assassins sometime last night. And when they found her this morning, her throat appears to be sliced open and wearing a corset with actual bat-like wings on her back", Sgt. Kennedy answered, causing the other sergeant to look upon him in surprised shock.

"What, you've got to be fucking joking with me, Kennedy", Sgt. Reese exclaimed.

"No bullshit, Reese, her body is being kept in the morgue as we speak", Sgt. Kennedy claimed as he turns to face the door. "However, I think it might be best if you see this for yourself. Follow me", he continued. Then with a sigh of frustration, Sgt. Reese stands up from his seat and begins to follow the other sergeant to the morgue, hoping to find clues about what was going on.

*At the Starfox Family Home*

While the morning remains young, Both Travas Sr. and Victoria continue placing some of their unneeded, near-mint conditioned items onto the tables outside. A couple of neighbors began roaming about the garage sale as Erica and Scarlet help set up the smaller, lighter loads of the items. Within a moment, Victoria finishes setting up the first set of glass items as Travas Sr. finishes placing most of their 'deceased' son's belongings and hover bike in front of the garage door.

"Hey, hon, can you grab Travas' box of clothing and place it over here, please", Travas Sr. asked.

"Sure", Victoria spoke and headed for the box located at the front table in the drive way.

Within a few seconds, she arrives to the box of clothes and places her hands underneath the bottom portion. Though she gives a soft, heavy sigh from seeing her son's clothing, the vixen picks it up with a bit of effort and turns around. But before she was to turn to see her mate, she suddenly bumps into an arctic vixen, accidentally knocking over her with the box. Then, Victoria looks down and gasps upon what she had accidentally done and places the box down next to her.

"Oh maker, I am so sorry, ma'am. Are you alright", Victoria asked while reaching for the arctic vixen's hand-paws. However, she noticed that she had contained strange black 'C' hook shaped markings on the sides of her face. The arctic vixen also wore a pair of black skintight leather pants with the leg openings tucked into her combat boots. Along with her pants, she also wore a black leather jacket w/ denim vest containing her black Venom "Black Metal" Sleeveless shirt and cloth fingerless gloves of the same color. In a moment, the stranger raises her head and looks upon the motherly vixen with her yellow colored eyes.

"Yes… I am alright", the arctic vixen answered, grabbing onto Victoria's hand-paw as the motherly vixen pulled her up. "Thank you, Mrs.…"

"Victoria Starfox… and you are…?" Victoria asked after introducing herself.

"Rachael… Rachael Peterson", 'Rachael' answered, shaking the vixen's hand-paw calmly while softly smiling at her. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Victoria".

"Likewise", Victoria replied. "And what can I do to help you at this time", she asked as 'Rachael' was looking at the table behind her.

"Not at the moment, ma'am, but I thank you… but I will come to you when something peaks my interest", 'Rachael' replied, smiling softly while browsing around the place. At the same time, Scarlet and Erica looked upon the arctic vixen oddly as they continue to help set up the lighter loads of the items they're selling. But within a few moments, the holo phone began ringing in the garage, with the Caller ID saying its Sgt. Reese calling.

"Sgt. Reese… why is he calling at this time", Victoria asked herself curiously as her mate walks for the phone. But before he answered it, Victoria places her left hand-paw on his right shoulder, causing the general to look at her curiously. "Hon, you go on ahead and tend to the kids and customers, I'll take this one", she spoke as, though anxious about what the sergeant had to say, he performs the request on her behalf and heads back to the sale on the driveway.

Within a few seconds, he makes it towards his children outside and helps them with the lighter load. But as he was working on setting the remainder of the items, he looks at the arctic vixen closely as she was looking at some of the stuff at the tables next to his 'deceased' son's items. Yet for some strange reason, a sense of familiarity began to flow within him as he slightly narrowed his eyes on the vixen's face, noticing some odd, yet familiar markings on her face. But before he was able to conclude or pinpoint on who she might have been, he notices Victoria walking towards him in an urgent manner.

"Something wrong, hon", Travas Sr. asked.

"Something happened to Principal Downing… I need to speak with our kits right now", Victoria answered as 'Rachael's' ears suddenly perk up before she heads for her kits. However, Travas Sr. slightly notices this as suspicions began coursing his mind upon who the vixen might actually be. But then, Victoria kneels down to face her daughter as Scarlet and Erica turned to face her.

"Scarlet, Erica… I have some bad news concerning your school principal", Victoria spoke calmly with a small sorrowful look on her face.

"What is it, mother", Scarlet asked, causing her to look at her mother's expression with a curious, slightly saddened face.

"Mommy… what happened?" Erica asked before Victoria closes her eyes and shakes her head.

"I don't like to be the bearer of bad news, but your school principal was found dead sometime last night. Sgt. Reese called and said that two unidentified assassins, a vulpin and a pale human-like figure, came into the house and murdered Principal Downing", Victoria explained as Scarlet and Erica now look upon her in shock before looking down and slightly shaking their heads. "Scarlet, he also told me that your school hearing regarding whether or not you will be expelled has been delayed until next Monday as a result. I'm so sorry, you guys." she continued, holding onto her now softly crying kits in her arms.

While Victoria was comforting her kits, 'Rachael' starts looking towards the table behind her, looking for goods that may help her. Then she looks upon the mother trying to comfort her kit with calm, yet lightly sorrowful eyes upon hearing the sudden 'news'. She pauses her browsing and approaches the two calmly as Victoria looked upon the approaching vixen.

"Pardon me for the intrusion, but did something happened recently", 'Rachael' asked, with Victoria standing back onto her feet-paws.

"Unfortunately, their school principal, Fiona Downing, was found dead last night. But I didn't receive the news until a few minutes ago", Victoria answered.

"I see", 'Rachael' spoke before looking down at the two kits briefly before looking back at the motherly vixen. "Will they be alright", she asked.

"They will be… but just needs a bit of time", Victoria spoke, eying her quietly sobbing kits as she strokes their hair with her left hand-paw. As a response, Scarlet holds onto her mother's torso, letting the tears soak upon her mother's yellow dress remorsefully while Erica walks towards her father nearby.

*Within the Police Department Alleyway, Moments after leaving*

Sometime after the couple went their separate ways, but before 'Rachael' arrives to the Starfox Family home, Travas arrives into the alleyway in which leads to the Police Department itself. Before he progresses any further, he notices some of the guards walking towards the back entrance and instantly hides behind one of the buildings nearby. He looks upon them suspiciously as they walk towards the gate, planting a code into the system to unlock the entrance. When they pass through, the gate began to close as he swiftly, yet stealthily sprints towards the gate, but unfortunately shut on him before he was able to pass through.

"Damnit", Travas cursed to himself as he tilted his head down slightly, clutching onto the bars tightly. Then, he discovers a small amount of vapor mist flowing through one of the pipes nearby the gate, smirking in response to the sight. "Well, now… looks like I've found another way to pass through the gate without the code. Excellent", he thought, quickly ascending into mist form. Thus, he walks through the gate as if it he was a ghost or a spirit.

Now stepping foot onto the Police Department courtyard, the misty vulpin began walking towards the darkness, finding cover from the security cameras before they could see him. He soon reverts back to normal at the moment he steps foot onto the shadowy area, looking directly at the steel ladder straight ahead of him. Almost instantly, Travas runs towards the steel ladder, climbing upon it swiftly and stealthily to avoid any of the guard lights spotting him. Within a minute, he makes it to the rooftops and sets his sights onto a set of triangular prism structured windows to his left. Thus, the vampuric vulpin quickly walks towards the windows and looks through them, eying the suspicious officers.

After about ten seconds, Travas notices the Officers opening the lock to what seemed to be a solitary-confined cell. The vulpin watched as the arctic officer goes inside and takes Johnny out of his cell, noticing that his childhood friend was bloodied and bruised around his face and parts of his torso. This sight causes the vampuric vulpin to growl in rage, seeing the harsh treatment his friend had been facing since his imprisonment.

"Those bastards…" Travas thought angrily. "They have no right to treat one of their own prisoners like this, especially my kithood friend and one of their own fellow officers", he continued, eying the two officers as they walk through the hallways, taking their prisoner to the Basketball court sized storage room at the end of the hall. "It seems that I'll be keeping an eye on these two closely…" the vulpin thought, following them to see them through another set of triangular prism modeled windows, thus keeping a watchful eye on the two for any suspicious activity that may follow.

*At the Starfox Home*

Prior to Travas' arrival to the rooftop, Victoria continues to hold Scarlet in her arms as her remorseful sobbing began to slowly stagnate. At the same time, 'Rachael' continues to look upon some of the items the family was selling in order to make the money required to bail Johnny out of his imprisonment. But at the same time, Travas Sr. continued to look upon the arctic vixen with gradually increasing suspicion. Then, his suspicion grew further as she took an interest into his 'deceased' son's belongings, seeing her smile upon the items. The general has seen this as a nuisance and finally walks towards the vixen, clearing his throat to catch her attention.

"Excuse me, ma'am, May I have a word with you", Travas Sr. asked seriously; yet calm enough for his family to not even notice. The vixen nods as the general lead him into the garage near the door, looking at her with serious eyes and arms crossed.

"What is it do you wish you talk to me about, Mr. Starfox", 'Rachael replied, noticing that the general was tapping his left index finger on his right upper arm.

"Mrs. Peterson, if that's who you really are, I've noticed that you've taken an interest to my 'deceased' son's items. Is there something you wish to tell me about", Travas Sr. asked.

"Though it may have been a coincidence that I've taken interest into your deceased son's items, I have been searching for new items that my boyfriend back at home needed", 'Rachael' answered. "And it seems that those particular items best suit what he was looking for", she continued, slightly annoying the general in response.

"Really now", Travas Sr. asked suspiciously, unaware that a human woman just opens the door and enters the garage, recognizing the arctic vixen at first sight. "Telling by a few of the features you have on your face, I wouldn't be so sure that you are who you're claiming to be. And if I'm not mistaken, I would assume that you really are-"

"Rachael!" the human woman exclaimed as the arctic vixen turned to face her, smiling upon her in recognition. The vixen also noticed that the human woman was wearing a gray slim fitting midriff, black skintight jeans, and the same boots she wore at the Military ball two days prior.

"Well, if it isn't the finest pastry cook in all of Meridian herself, Alexia Broderick", 'Rachael' spoke, looking upon the woman and hugging her closely. "How's it been", she asked.

"Not too well, unfortunately since my husband was arrested after what happened a couple of days ago", Alexia replied.

"I've heard, and I've come here to lend a hand by buying some of these items for my boyfriend back home", 'Rachael' said as Travas Sr. looked at the two back and forth.

"Wait… you know this vixen", Travas Sr. asked.

"I do, as a matter of fact", Alexia answered while softly smiling. "She's a co-worker of mine from the Meridian Bakery I work at", she continued.

"I see…" Travas Sr. spoke calmly, eying the vixen suspiciously as Victoria and the kits enter the garage, noticing the tension between her mate and the arctic vixen.

"Travas… is something wrong", Victoria asked, concerned about what might be going on. However, the general simply shrugs it off by sighing and heading towards the door.

"It's nothing, dear… just a mistake", Travas Sr. spoke calmly, though slightly annoyed as well, while heading into the house as Victoria looked upon the arctic vixen in a slight apologetic manner.

"I don't know what my mate was doing or saying, but I apologize if his actions troubled you in any way", Victoria apologized before the arctic vixen starts shaking her head and 'hand-paws'.

"I'm fine, but I thank you for asking", 'Rachael reassured. "However, I have chosen the items I wish to purchase from you", she claimed, pointing at Travas' belongings near the garage door.

"I see, but do you have enough credits to purchase them all", Victoria asked oddly.

"I do indeed", 'Rachael' answered, pulling out her card and ID. Victoria takes them both and examines them closely. After a bit, she hands both of her cards back and softly smiles.

"Alrighty then, follow me and we will begin with purchasing the items. As for the hover bike, however, I will need you to sign a few documents for me before you're able drive it, alright", Victoria spoke.

"I understand. And I hope the amount helps with getting your friend out of his imprisonment", 'Rachael' replied as Victoria heads for the computer placed outside. Thus, the arctic vixen follows her and softly grins in finally achieving what she needed for her beloved boyfriend and to get Johnny out of his imprisonment at last.

*Within the Police Department*

While the morning progresses on and 'Rachael' begins making the purchase needed, Travas continues to keep an eye over the strange officers, who were now carefully guarding the Storage Room entrance. But inside the room, Johnny was trying to get free from his fore-arm and fore-leg cuffs, but in turn causes him to fall backwards onto the floor. Because of the gray vulpin's actions, he alerted the guards, causing them to break down the door and look upon the fallen vulpin with anger in their eyes. But after they entered and shut the door, Travas opens the window and descends onto the floor silently, turning his sights towards the Storage Room entrance. Inside the Room, the arctic vulpin, Officer Daniels, draws closer to Johnny while he was getting back onto his feet-paws slowly.

"What the kenal do you think you're doing, Johnny", Officer Daniels exclaimed as he draws his laser pistol from its Holt, aiming towards the fallen vulpin.

"And since when in the hell did you have the proper authority to aim your laser pistol at a fallen prisoner", Johnny replied with an attitude before Officer Daniels fires a shot at him. However, Johnny raises his cuffed arms before the laser hit him, destroying his cuffs and freeing his arms from their prison. This in turn enraged the arctic vulpin and aims the gun at him once more, but was met with a strike in the face by the gray vulpin's cuffed feet before the officer could fire.

As this was happening, Officer Harris pulls out his laser gun from his Holt and aimed it towards the fighting prisoner. Suddenly, however, his ears perk up as he heard faint sounds of footsteps entering the room. But when he turned to face the door, he saw nothing but the door slightly cracked open. However, he shrugs it off and aims towards the prisoner once again, firing a shot towards him in the process. Like the forearm restraints, the laser hit the gray vulpin's foreleg cuffs, freeing them and allowing Johnny to have a higher advantage towards his opponents.

"Damnit", Officer Harris exclaimed as Johnny turns to face him, smirking towards his opponent with sheer pleasure.

"Seems to me that today's not either of ya'lls days, isn't it", Johnny asked sarcastically while continuing to dodge their firepower the best he could, though with ease.

While Officer Daniels was trying to reload his pistol, Johnny manages to sucker punch him right in his jaw, knocking him quickly regains his balance and starts to aim his gun towards Johnny. But before he was able to open fire, he was suddenly met with a surprising strike on his back, sending him towards the same area where Officer Daniels was located. In the moment after crashing upon the shelves, the other officer looks towards the direction in which Officer Daniels' attacker stood. But upon seeing his features, he recognizes him as that of a Canine Astro Officer, wearing black skintight leather pants and silver metallic boots, looking down upon the floor.

"What the fuck…" Officer Harris thought. "Who the kenal is this guy", he continued thinking while eying the mysterious vulpin was drawing out his wavy sword from his back.

"Perhaps a familiar voice coming back to haunt a couple of false officers like you and Daniels", the mysterious vulpin spoke as Officer Harris' eyes shoot wide open and look upon him in shock and recognition. But then his body starts shaking at the moment the vulpin removes the hockey mask from his face, revealing to be another person who apparently lost his life four cycles ago.

"Holy shit… Travas, is that you?" Officer Harris softly spoke in shock, slowly backing away from him as Travas himself draws closer in a similar pace. "No! You were murdered at the hangar four cycles ago".

"And both you and Daniels were booted off of the force after firebombing nearly half of the station during a highway speed chase in late March of 992", Travas claimed, eying the two 'officers' furiously. "And why the hell are you both wearing officer uniforms when you're not even real officers anymore".

"And how the kenal were you brought back from the dead?! It doesn't make any sense", Officer Harris exclaimed before he was suddenly was painfully shoved back towards the same shelves his companion was located by the vampuric vulpin himself. "OW", he shouted as Travas grips upon the officer's jacket collar with his left hand-paw and clutches the hilt of the Soul Reaver with his right.

"I guess some things weren't meant to make any sense at all", Travas answered, using his telekinetic abilities to throw the officer towards the opposite wall behind him, crashing upon it painfully. As a response, Officer Daniels growls viciously and begins sprinting towards the vampuric vulpin with haste. However, Daniels was met with a ferocious telekinetic projectile created by Johnny, throwing the officer back towards another wall some fifteen meters away from his position.

"I don't think so, pal! You and I have some unfinished business to settle", Johnny exclaimed, sprinting towards the fallen arctic officer and using his knee to strike upon his stomach, causing him to yell in pain as the air was taken out of him.

"Daniels!" Officer Harris shouted, trying to get up after he was hurled towards the opposite wall. But when he recovered, he pulls out his laser pistol and aims it towards Johnny, placing his index finger onto the trigger.

"Don't think so, pal", Travas shouted as he immediately throws a telekinetic projectile towards the officer's weapon, throwing it off of his hand-paw and onto the floor.

While Travas continues brawling against the vulpin officer, Johnny continues punching Officer Daniels' face mercilessly, sending vast waves of pain through the officer's head. However, the arctic officer finds his opportunity to escape and knee-kicks Johnny in the groin, knocking the gray vulpin off of him and immediately gets back onto his feet-paws. Then upon a fraction of a second's notice, he pulls out his laser pistol and fires shots at the gray vulpin. But Johnny wasn't easily fooled since he began rolling around and holding onto his crotch after suffering a strong knee kick from moments before.

Although the gray vulpin's efforts were great, his luck soon ran out as three of the shots manage to hit him, as one hitting his left shoulder, the second on his upper arm, and the last one hitting his left thigh. While Travas continued to fight an effortless battle against Officer Harris, his ears perk up to the sound of his friend's cries of pain. Thus, he turns to face Johnny lying on the floor, bleeding while holding onto a couple of his injuries and avoiding as many shots as he could.

"JOHNNY", Travas screamed while using his jumping capabilities to hurl himself towards the arctic officer, landing a ferocious kick onto his stomach and knocking him onto the wall. Then the vampuric vulpin darts towards his injured friend and looks upon his injuries shockingly, seeing that they nearly went through his body. "Johnny, hang on", he shouted while attempting to pick him up, but stopped as he heard another clip being reloaded by Officer Daniels himself. He immediately turns to face the officer and fiercely punches him before he was able to pull the trigger.

While the officer was trying to recover, the vampuric vulpin hastily sprints towards him and picks him up by his jacket collar. And in that moment, he violently pins the arctic officer to the wall using only his left hand-paw to keep him constrained. Though the officer tried valiantly to escape, his efforts proved to be useless as he couldn't budge from Travas' tightening grip, pulling him closer towards the vampuric vulpin.

"What the fuck are you", Officer Daniels asked, frightened of Travas' strength and capabilities as the vampuric vulpin pulled him closer until they looked upon each other eye to eye.

"Maybe this might answer your question", Travas answered, quickly pulling him closer until his fangs painfully pierce through the arctic officer's neck, slowly draining the blood out of his body. But as Travas continued drinking the officer's blood, Officer Harris could only watch in pure horror as he was reloading the weapon. But soon his horrified expression became a more angered one as he aimed his laser pistol towards the vampuric vulpin.

"Hey! Get the kenal off of him", Officer Harris yelled demandingly, firing multiple rounds at the vampuric vulpin himself.

Although the shots were coming in fast, Travas quickly finishes draining the blood from the false officer's body and throws him to the side before immediately deflecting the laser shots away from him with ease. And in that moment, the vulpin tightens his grip upon the hilt of the Reaver, thus using the blade to impale Harris through the area where his heart lies. All the dying officer could do now was look upon the vampuric vulpin with horrified, shot open eyes as his blood was being drained by the wavy sword. Then with a final gasp for air, the officer's eyes fasten and the vampuric vulpin releases his opponent from the sword's blood thirsty appetite. Thus, the newly deceased officer collapses onto the metallic floor, finally allowing Travas to turn his sights towards his injured kithood friend nearby.

"Johnny, are you alright", Travas shouted while sprinting towards him, kneeling to his side while wrapping his friend's arm around his neck.

"Been better", Johnny hoarsely spoke while grunting in pain.

"Hang in there, Johnny. I'm taking you to the Hospital", Travas spoke, jumping onto one of the shelves leaving towards the window. But when he got to the top of the shelf, a black and white rookie officer somewhere in his early twenties enters and looks upon the dead bodies of both Harris and Daniels. Then he looks towards the window to see an unidentified vulpin carrying Johnny towards the window at the top of the roof.

"Hold it right there", the rookie officer shouted while pulling out his laser pistol from its Holt. "What happened and where do you think you're taking Johnny?! Answer me", he demanded as Travas turns to face the rookie officer.

"Don't worry about it, rookie", Travas answered. "Right now, he needs medical attention before he loses too much blood and dies", he continued, seeing the rookie eye the bodies of the false officers.

"But what about the bodies, why did you kill them", the rookie asked demandingly.

"Those two bastards weren't even real officers to begin with. They were booted off of the force after recklessly firebombing the station some four cycles ago", Travas answered while putting the hockey mask back on, which he acquired from the shed near the late Fiona's home. "Besides, let the real authorities handle this", he spoke as he turns to face the windows not too far from his position. But after walking a bit, he stops on his tracks and turns his head slightly towards the rookie's direction once more. "There is one thing I ask of you, a family that goes under the Starfox name will arrive with the bail money sometime within the hour. Just let them pay the bail money to ya'll and let Johnny go free", he asked as the rookie gave out a sigh of reluctance before looking upon the vampuric vulpin once again.

"Fine... But the least I ask of you is to know who you are", the rookie spoke while Travas turned to face the window once again.

"Let's just say that I was a former officer that was stationed here before you", Travas answered before jumping through the window, sending shockwaves to the young rookie. However, the vampuric vulpin turns to face him one last time. "But I will promise you that you will see me again someday, and from there, I'll tell you everything about who I am. But right now, I gotta get Johnny to the Hospital before he dies", the vampuric vulpin spoke before vanishing into the late morning.

But within a few moments after the vampuric vulpin took off with Johnny, some of the other real authorities arrive upon the scene, discovering the two dead bodies lying on the ground and mysteriously drained of blood. On arrival, one of the investigators begins examining the bodies with a calm sense of horror at the sight of the mysterious, disturbing deaths. But the calmly horrified expression soon changed into a more suspicious one as he looks upon the faces of the two victims, recognizing them from an incident committed sometime in the recent past.

"Damn… I had a feeling that these two would've tried to disguise themselves as Officers in the force after they were booted off of the force. But I didn't expect they would end up killed in a horrific manner like this", the investigator spoke, sighing heavily and looks towards the rookie nearby. "Did you see the person who murdered these two", he asked.

"I wasn't for sure who he was, but I do know he took Johnny to the Hospital to get him medical attention after suffering multiple gunshot wounds", the rookie claimed, enraging the Investigator as he grabs onto the rookie's officer jacket collar and pulled him closer towards him.

"And you're telling me that you let him get away with murdering these two?!" the Investigator yelled, causing the rookie to swallow hard in fear.

"There was nothing I could do! And telling by the blood dripping down his muzzle, he may have been the one that drained the blood out of their bodies", the rookie explained as the investigator threw him down onto the floor before turning to face the exit.

"I don't care what this guy may be, but I suggest you find him at once, or you'll be facing a far worse fate than these two dumb fucks here", the Investigator yelled angrily before turning to face the rest of his Unit. "I suggest that every single one of you begin searching for the killer as well… or otherwise follow the same fate this rookie will if the job isn't done according to my wishes", he ordered while storming off out of the Storage Room, enraged by Johnny's disappearance and that of the murderer himself. Thus, he begins to embark on his own investigation to find the answers he sought to find out.

*At the Starfox Family Home*

While the investigation was under way, 'Rachael' continued reading and signing the paperwork for the hover bike. But at the moment she signed the final page to the paper, she notices Alexia was cupping her mouth with her left hand in a worried, perhaps horrified, manner. The arctic vixen also noticed the human mother's horrified, widened eyes just a moment before Victoria and 'Rachael' noticed what was going on.

"Alexia, what ails you", 'Rachael' asked worryingly.

"I'm not a hundred percent sure… but I know something's terrible happened to Johnny", Alexia answered urgently, immediately getting her leather heel boots on as Dylan ran to her worryingly.

"Mommy", was all he could say in a saddened tone, also sensing that something was wrong with their beloved family member. Then, Travas Sr. ran out of their room upstairs and met with the others downstairs, looking upon them with urgent eyes.

"Victoria, I've just received some terrible news regarding Johnny", Travas Sr. started. "He has been shot by Daniels and Harris and is being taken to the hospital right now by some unknown person", he finished urgently.

"Wait a second… weren't those two booted off of the force after recklessly firebombing the Police Station four cycles ago", Victoria asked.

"Yes, but they were also murdered by some mysterious vulpin", Travas Sr. answered, grabbing the keys to the hover car parked in front of their home. "But I can't explain right now. We have to get to the hospital right now", he shouted as 'Rachael' instantly stands up and looks upon the vulpin general.

"What you and your family need to do right now is get to the Police Department and pay Johnny's bail right away. Alexia's family and I will take the hover bike and head for the hospital. From there, she and her son could reunite with him and gather their things from the hotel they're staying at", 'Rachael' said. "Victoria, can you hand me the keys to the hover bike", she asked as Victoria immediately grabs the keys and handed them to her. "Alexia, Dylan, come with me at once", the arctic vixen continued as Alexia looked at her confused, yet worryingly.

"But wait, how is Dylan gonna ride-"

"There's a rear seat compartment on the right side of the hover bike", Victoria asked. "When my son was still alive, he used it as the proper means to take Scarlet around the city whenever the hover car wasn't available for use", she continued before turning to face her kits. "Scarlet, Erica, get your shoes on and let's go", she ordered as they start getting their shoes on, acknowledging the severity of the problem.

After the kits got their shoes on, Alexia picks her child up as she follows 'Rachael' out to the hover bike parked outside. When they got outside, Travas Sr. and Victoria were gathering the items on the driveway and placing them back into the garage. 'Rachael' starts the ignition of the hover bike as Alexia and her son get onto it quickly before heading for the direction of the Hospital. As for the Starfox family, they finish bringing the items back into the garage while getting into their hover car, with Travas Sr. starting the ignition and driving towards the Police Station with haste. Within a few minutes of driving, 'Rachael' slightly presses onto the gas pedal more and continues to make haste towards the hospital.

"Umah, I need to ask you something", Alexia spoke while Umah turned to face her slightly.

"What do you wish to ask", Umah replied while keeping her eyes on the road.

"How did you know about Victoria holding a garage sale and Johnny being arrested on the day of the shooting. And why did you come here", Alexia asked.

"I've acquired information about the event through one of the local papers downtown", Umah answered. "As for why I am here, Travas and I teleported here regarding a vision he had of his father committing adultery with Scarlet's Principal, Fiona Downing", she continued.

"Wait! Are you telling me that the late Sun Demon's sister was Scarlet's Principal?" Alexia asked with a shocked tone.

"It seems so. But Travas and I confronted the general after he committed the act, but before he would do anything else that could've gotten him killed, despite the fact that he cheated on his own wife by means of bribing his daughter out of expulsion", Umah explained, causing Alexia to gasp with disgusted shock.

"Oh, that's sick", Alexia exclaimed angrily.

"Yes, but then we discovered that he was under the kitsune's control despite him being aware of it", Umah claimed before sighing. "I would love to tell you the whole story, but we must save the explanation for another time. Right now, we've got to head for the hospital before something else happens to Johnny", she spoke, pressing onto the gas and increasing the speed.

"Johnny… please hang in there", Alexia thought to herself while holding onto Umah's waist tightly, but gently as the arctic vixen disguised vampire continues to drive, making their way to the Hospital before something horrific happened to Johnny himself.

*Near the Hospital*

Within the rooftops of Downtown Veron Opus, a vampuric vulpin continues to hold onto his injured friend while sprinting and jumping towards the Hospital near their position. At the same time, he continues to keep an eye on the injured gray vulpin to ensure he doesn't lose consciousness from the blood loss he currently suffers. But with hope playing its hand on their side, they make it to the hospital and lands near the entrance.

"Johnny, hang in there", Travas spoke softly while grabbing one of the roller beds nearby, placing his kithood friend onto it and straps him on. However, a doctor notices this and runs towards the two immediately, grabbing hold of the roller bed and looking upon the two with serious shock in his eyes.

"Oh Maker, What happened to him", the doctor asked, looking upon the masked figure nearby.

"He's been shot by two former officers named Harris and Daniels", Travas answered as the doctor looks at him with a sense of familiarity on his face. "But I can't explain anything further at this time. Right now, you gotta get Johnny some medical attention before he loses too much blood", he shouted as the doctor nodded in response and took the injured vulpin into the Hospital.

In that moment, Travas ran towards a nearby alleyway, looking around to see that no one was there. With this ensuring that no one was watching him, he immediately jumps upward onto the first floor rooftop. He runs towards his left and continues following the pathway until he was at the roof window in which the operating room was at. Thus, he watches over Johnny as both doctors and nurses begin to treat his recently sustained gunshot wounds. As he watches, he begins to focus his mind on Umah until he was able to make contact with her.

"Umah, it's me, Travas! Can you hear me", Travas spoke within 'the Whisper' while watching over his close friend from the rooftop window.

"Travas, I'm here. What makes of Johnny's condition as we speak", Umah asked in Travas' mind while she drives towards the Hospital.

"He's in the operating room right now. However, he has taken a serious amount of injuries from Harris' and Daniels' gunfire", Travas answered within 'the Whisper'.

"I've heard about that since your father received a call from some of the other officers at the Station. Also, your family's headed to the Station right now to pay his bail while I have Alexia and Dylan with me to see Johnny", Umah claimed in Travas' thoughts.

"Not surprised about that, hon", Travas replied within 'the Whisper'. "Anyways, I'll see you here soon, alright", he continued.

"Understood", Umah replied while Travas cut the link through 'the whisper', noticing that the doctors were taking Johnny out of the operating room and towards the elevator. As he paid attention, he noticed the elevator went up to the second floor. Thus, he flies up just as he saw the doctors and nurses take him to a familiar room in his past… room B-204.

*At the Police Department*

As Johnny was taken to his hospital room, the Starfox family parks their hover car into the parking lot near the entrance. They immediately get out and head straight for the entrance to the lobby. But as they were passing by, Travas Sr. noticed the covered bodies of Harris and Daniels were being carried to the parked ambulance fifteen meters to his left. But nevertheless, they enter the lobby and head straight to the accountant up ahead with the money ready in their hand-paws. But they began to rush as they notice the red-orange vixen getting off of her chair and heading for the door.

"Wait", Victoria shouted, catching the attention of the younger vixen. "We have the money needed for Johnny Broderick's Bail", she claimed while reaching the accountant's desk and catching her breath.

"Ma'am, I can't help you at this time. I have other tasks needed to be done. On top of that, we can't bail him out until he recovers from his injuries and is brought back here." the vixen accountant spoke, turning around and walking towards the door.

"Wait! Let us pay the bail before you leave to work on your other daily duties", Victoria spoke, again catching the accountant's attention for the second time. "Please…" she pleaded as the accountant looked upon the motherly vixen seriously, but with understanding at the same time. But then, she sighs with slight reluctance and walks back towards the family in a calm manner.

"Look, I understand that this is hard on you all, but we're not supposed to allow bail payments to be paid while the convicted person is at the hospital", the accountant spoke as Victoria looked upon the accountant in a shocked manner. Then, a rookie with black and white fur enters the room with the vixen accountant and looks upon the family with recognition in his eyes.

"Wait… that might actually be the Starfox family, the ones here to bail Johnny out", the rookie officer spoke as the accountant turned to face her.

"Wait, you mean the ones that were raising the money to get the bail money", the accountant asked.

"Yes, the same exact ones standing here now", the rookie said. "I know we're not supposed to do this, but just let them pay the money and let Johnny go free… just this once", he continued as the accountant looks upon Victoria begging gesture. Then with a sigh of reluctance, yet understanding, she looks back at Victoria while opening her register for service.

"Alright, I'll let you pay the bail charges on Johnny Broderick, but don't say anything about it to my supervisor, okay", the accountant spoke, causing the family to sigh in relief as Victoria grabbed her card out of her wallet.

"Thank you, ma'am… thank you so much", Victoria spoke with a sigh of relief as she hands her card to the accountant, upon which both families began the long-awaited bailing process. Once the payment was done, the family rushes back towards the hover car outside, upon which they would drive towards the hospital and meet with both the Broderick family and 'Rachael' there.

*Inside the Hospital*

Alone inside the hospital room, the gray vulpin could merely look upon the interior while resting upon the firm hospital bed. Despite his injuries, however, he moves his bed up until he was sitting upward, looking upon his own injuries and sighing calmly. But while he was looking upon his injuries, the window softly opens and his longtime kithood friend looks upon the gray vulpin's injured state.

"It's been a while since I last been in this room", Travas spoke as Johnny turned to face him, smiling softly on the sight of seeing his longtime friend. "Last time I was in here was when my old man was in the hospital after beating his ass a new one".

"Oh, wow… really", Johnny replied.

"Yep", Travas said. "And I can't believe it's been a bit over four years I was last in this room", the vampuric vulpin thought as he and Johnny turns to face the door, seeing 'Rachael', Alexia, and Dylan enter the room, seeing Johnny's injured state with shock and horror.

"Oh my God… Johnny", Alexia softly spoke as she, with their son in her arms, runs to him and holds onto her injured husband while sobbing on his shoulders.

"Daddy", Dylan softly exclaimed while holding onto his father as well, sobbing onto his other shoulder. As a response, Johnny holds onto his family close in his arms by means of providing comfort for them both.

"Hey, it's okay… I'm here" Johnny softly spoke, comforting his wife and child as the vampuric couple grab a couple of chairs and sits next to them.

"Johnny, how do you feel", Umah asked as Johnny and his family looks at her.

"Better than I was earlier", Johnny answered before looking down upon himself. "But I wish I wasn't in such bad shape".

"Maybe I can help", Umah said while standing up.

"Wait, how are you gonna-" was all Johnny could say before Umah gently placed her index finger on his muzzle.

"Allow me to show you", Umah replied, grabbing a hold onto his head and summoning forth a bright white colored energy. But as the energy engulfed his body, most of his wounds began to disappear as well as the stitching to the wounds from underneath the bandaging. Within a few moments, most of his injuries were gone as a few of them were left to avoid any suspicion of any magic usage.

"Whoa…" Johnny looked upon himself and then looked back at Umah. "Thanks, Umah".

"It's nothing", Umah said, smiling softly upon the family as they, in turn, smiled back at her. But then she turns to face her boyfriend, who was looking out the window and kneeling slightly. "Is something wrong, Travas", she asked.

"My family's coming", Travas claimed as they look towards him in a slightly shocked manner. "I'll be waiting on the second floor rooftop if you need me", he continued, closing the curtains and teleporting out of the room and onto the second floor rooftop.

One he was on the rooftop, he remains hidden behind some of the transformer units away from any of the windows to avoid being spotted. Inside the room Johnny and the others were in, they wait eagerly for the Starfox family to arrive until their arrival a few minutes later. As they enter, they look upon Johnny's partially bloodstained bandages on his chest with shock on their faces.

"By the maker… Johnny, are you okay" Victoria asked worryingly.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just had to undergo a bit of surgery to stitch up the gunshot wounds", Johnny answered while Travas Sr. grabs a chair and sits next to him on his right.

"At least it's good to hear you're recovering well", Travas Sr. spoke. "We've managed to pay your bail bonds just some time ago. You're free to be with your family again".

"Oh, thank God", Johnny spoke softly while holding onto his family comfortingly. And although the Starfox were confused at the last part he said, 'Rachael' stands up and looks towards the family in front of her.

"It is rather fortunate that he's still alive after sustaining a harsh amount of damage on his body", 'Rachael' spoke while heading for the door. "I wish I could stay for a bit longer, but I'm afraid I have to leave this place and return back home at once", she continued while opening the door and turning to face both families. "It's a pleasure to meet your family, Mrs. Starfox", the arctic vixen continued, now only facing the Broderick family. "As for Johnny and his family, I will see you when you get back home in Nosgoth", she continued, finally leaving the room and headed elsewhere.

On the rooftop, Travas continued to lie upon the concrete surface of the rooftop, waiting eagerly until further notice. But within a moment, Umah appears before him by teleportation as Travas stares straight up.

"Your family is talking to Johnny at this time. We should use this opportunity to head back to the Underground Route before any of the authorities arrive", Umah spoke as Travas stands back onto his feet-paws.

"Understood, Umah", Travas replied while he and Umah jumped from the rooftop to the back side of the hospital below. "We should take the back roads in order to avoid any attention from the authorities. But before we do, you might want to change back into the same clothing you wore yesterday just in case", he continued as he hands her the duffle bag he carried with him. In that moment, she removes her articles of clothing, with the exception for her current undergarments, as Travas keeps watch for any people or officers passing by. But within a few moments, she was back in the same clothing that she was in the day before. Though she was changed, she remains into her arctic vixen form and looked at Travas' emerald green eyes.

"Now then, shall we depart from this place", Umah asked.

"Yes, ma'am", Travas replied as Umah began running towards the hover bike at the side parking lot nearby. As she was getting on and starting the engine, a gray and orange mixed vulpin officer well into his thirties notices the female vampire and begins to walk hastily towards her.

"Hey, hold it right there!" the gray/orange vulpin officer shouted, causing Umah to look upon him as he was pulling out his laser pistol from its Holt, aiming it towards the vampire not too far from his position.

"Oh shit!" Umah exclaimed softly while pressing onto the gas, driving towards the side of the Hospital as the officer opened fire upon her. However, the gunfire misses her while she drove hastily towards her beloved, stopping within a few feet in front of him. Travas immediately got into the front as Umah scooted to the back seat, holding onto him as he drove towards the back roads. However, the officer pulled out his radio and presses the switch to the speaker.

"This is Officer Morrison speaking here. We've got a couple of suspicious persons driving a Black 991 Kawasaki hover sports bike fleeing towards the back roads. It is believed that one of them may be the ones that murdered Harris and Daniels back at the Station. I command all dispatch units within the area chase and capture the two suspects right away! Over", Officer Morrison spoke.

"Roger that. We'll be on the lookout for the suspects. Over and out", the officer spoke over the radio just before Morrison turns it off. From there, he immediately sprints towards his parked hover car nearby, getting into the driver's seat and starting the ignition. Thus he drives towards the back roads and pursues the two suspects with haste.

Within a far distance, the vampuric vulpin continues to drive towards the Academy with haste. But as Travas was driving, he presses a switch that opens a front right-side compartment containing a can of black spray paint. Thus he grabs the can and carefully sprays the entire front license plate before sitting back and handing it to Umah.

"Umah, take this", Travas spoke while Umah took the can of spray paint in a questionable manner. "I need you to spray the license plate on the rear side".

"Why do you wish for me to over the license plate on the back", Umah asked.

"It's because I don't wanna take any chances with any of the authorities trying to track us using the license plate number on the bike", Travas explained. "Otherwise if they do, we won't just get in trouble, but they're going to find out about my vampuric existence. And that is the one thing I don't want to happen to either of us or to my parents", he continued, with Umah looking upon him with realization as well.

"Very well, I'll go ahead and spray the back license plate. But I do humbly ask for you try to drive steadily while I do so", Umah replied while shaking the can. Then she carefully turns around and leans forward, spraying the entire license plate with the spray can. As she finishes, laser shots were suddenly fired as she turns around and leans upward, holding onto Travas as he quickly maneuvers the hover bike towards the right to avoid the gunfire.

As a response to the shooting, Travas presses on the gas and speeds off away from the officers. However, the other officers that were ahead began to pursue them as well, increasing the number of officers following them. At the same time, the recruited officers, too, open fire upon the vampuric couple.

"This is Officer Morrison speaking, I order you to cease your actions at once! Or otherwise, we will have no choice but to call in stronger reinforcements", Officer shouted using the megaphone he had on him. But all he got for a response was that the vampuric vulpin driver presses on the gas and speeds off. This in turn angers the Officer as he and his recruited officers speed up to keep pursuing the couple. "That's it", he exclaimed while grabbing his radio and pressing onto the button. "Hello, this is Officer Morrison speaking. I require you send reinforcements right now! I'm in pursuit of two escapees driving a black 991 Kawasaki hover sports bike", the gray/orange vulpin officer demanded.

"Roger that! We're following pursuit as we speak. Over and out", the officer over the radio replied as Officer Morrison continues chasing after the vampuric couple.

As the chase goes on, the reinforcements Morrison called for arrives onto the scene within a minutes notice and began chasing after the fleeing suspects. They, too, began opening fire towards them as the vampuric vulpin continues to maneuver away from the authorities' gunfire. However, one of the laser shots hits the front left side and the left mirror, causing the bike to lose control for a few seconds. During that time frame, another officer shoots the vulpin's hockey mask off of his face as he continues spiraling out of control. But the vulpin manages to recover as he growls in frustration from his mask being shot off and at the sight of his left mirror being destroyed along with the front left side scratched badly.

"Damnit, my mask was shot off!" Travas exclaimed within his thoughts. "Not to mention this hover bike wasn't cheap for me to get. It's gonna take me awhile just to get the fucking scratch removed and the mirror repaired!" the vulpin exclaimed in his mind before sighing in a frustrated manner. "I'd love to kick their asses, but right now, I have to focus on getting the hell out of here", he continued thinking as he spots the bridge rising up. Thus, he seizes this opportunity to press on the gas and speed towards it. And with luck playing on his side, he jumps the bridge as the patrol units, with the exception of Officer Morrison's vehicle, hastily stop as many turn at a one hundred eighty degree angle before hitting the bridge.

As for the vampuric couple, they manage to land onto the other side while spiraling out of control. Though they nearly crash into some nearby obstacles on the road, Travas manages to recover and regain control of the hover bike before they would ever crash. Thus, they continue to follow the path that leads to the Academy with haste. But unaware to the couple, Officer Morrison lands near their position and continues to follow pursuit behind them.

"Umah, are you alright", Travas asked while he was driving and Umah was recovering.

"Yes, I'm fine", Umah answered before looking towards the right mirror, noticing the officer approaching from behind. "But it looks like one of the officers managed to jump over the bridge and continues to pursue us", she continued while Travas looks at the right mirror, noticing the same officer as well.

"Shit! Looks like we have one more asshole to deal with", Travas cursed while pressing the first level nitro button, with fire blowing out of the exhaust pipes and allowing them to escape from the officer. However, the officer wasn't that easily fooled as he, too, presses onto the nitro button in his hover car, allowing him to increase his speed and catch up with the fleeing couple.

"Travas, we have to make haste! He's gaining on us", Umah exclaimed.

"I know", Travas also exclaimed, turning around and facing the officer while driving hastily in reverse. "Well, it looks like I have no choice but to strike at the officer head on", he thought while raising his arm and preparing a bright blue colored energy blast on his left hand-paw, engulfing it into a sphere-like shape.

"What the kenal" Officer Morris exclaimed as he looked upon the energy blast with shock. At the same time, he catches a glimpse of the vulpin's face, causing his eyes to widen even more. Then at the moment the vampuric vulpin fires the energy blast towards the officer, Morrison immediately turns the steering wheel to the right, hoping to get the car turned and hastily drive away from it. However, Travas instantly throws the blast towards him as the officer was trying to maneuver away from it, exploding within a few feet away from the officer's car as it flips in mid-air multiple times. Thus, Travas seizes this chance to escape from the scene as the car crashes upon the ground violently.

"Humph! That should take care of our problem", Travas claimed. "I know a place where we can get into the Underground Route without going through the Academy", he continued.

"You do", Umah asked curiously.

"Yes, and hold on tight", Travas replied while pressing the nitro button again, speeding off towards the road leading to their destination.

Back at the crash site, the officer manages to escape from his hover car, upon which was not upside down after crashing onto the ground. Miraculously, however, he looked upon himself to see that he hasn't sustained an injury after standing back onto his feet. But then, he looked upon the direction in which the couple drove towards with a calm, shocked familiarity expression on his face.

"I didn't know who the driver was at first… but after seeing his face, there's no way that could be him", Officer Morrison thought within his mind as faint sounds of approaching sirens could be heard. "Travas… was that you…?" was all he could think as he looks upon the road in which Travas and his companion had taken. Then he looks down upon himself with a numb, chilling sensation creeping down his spine, unsure of what to make of what he had just witnessed.

*Somewhere near the Academy*

While the day continues to progress, Travas and Umah continue on towards their destination. But when the Academy was in their sights, Travas made a left turn into the back roads leading to what seemed to be an abandoned garage, pressing the button next to the nitro that opens the doors. Upon entering and parking, he presses the same button to shut the garage door. The vampuric vulpin instantly gets off of the hover bike and enters a code into the keypad to the left side of the room. Thus, he hits enter as the floor begins to take them down into the Underground Route below.

"Impressive", Umah admitted with a smirk on her face. "I see that you had your own secrets when you were living on Alopex".

"You can say that again", Travas replied while turning off the hover bike. "I basically knew Alopex from the back of my head and from top to bottom".

"I can tell", Umah said, smirking upon his knowledge of the Space Station.

Within a matter of moments, the garage floor elevator comes to a halt as they finally stumble upon the Underground route. Travas instantly turns the hover bike back on and starts to drive towards the area they had slept at. When they arrived within about three minutes passing, Travas parks the bike near some steel barrels and wood crates. In that moment, both he and his beloved stepped off of the bike and head for a familiar spot nearby, sitting upon some of the wooden crates as Travas removed his Canine Astro Officer jacket and placed it next to him. Thus, he was revealed to be wearing a black slim midriff tank top, with his abs revealed to Umah as she couldn't help but blush upon the sight.

"Something catch your eye", Travas asked while smirking upon her.

"It's a surprise to see you wearing such a garment underneath an article of clothing that exceeds officer rankings", Umah claimed, smirking upon him while blushing. "But before I end up getting carried away, what are we supposed to do until Johnny is released from the Hospital", she asked.

"For right now, we stay put until Johnny and his family return to Nosgoth. And speaking of which, has the bail been paid", Travas asked.

"It has since your mother told Johnny's family and myself whilst I was in the room. Thank God we've managed to get him out of Jail a lot easier than we've expected", Umah spoke, sighing in relief before looking upon Travas' eyes. "It's time that I've made contact with Alexia and tell her of the plans", she spoke while focusing her mind towards Alexia, upon which she resides within the Hospital in downtown Veron Opus.

*Within the Hospital*

While the day continues to progress on, the Starfox family continues to visit with Johnny and his family. But after hearing about the sudden chase, they began to give them their comforting and kind valedictions before parting ways. But at the moment the Starfox family left the room, Alexia began to hear a faint voice speak within her mind. But as it grew louder, she recognized it to be a familiar voice that she had met with earlier.

"Umah, is that you", Alexia asked within 'the Whisper', causing Johnny to look upon his wife with recognition of the ability.

"Yes, it is I. But as of now, I speak within your mind to tell you of our plans", Umah spoke within the depths of Alexia's mind. "As of right now, Travas and I reside within the Underground Route near the Academy, remaining here until you and your family returns to Nosgoth".

"And speaking of, we may end up returning within a couple of days since Johnny has court in the morning regarding the flay-projectile usage during the shooting But we will begin packing up our belongings when we get back to the Hotel", Alexia replied within 'the Whisper'.

"I understand", Umah said inside Alexia's mind. "And I wish you and your family the best of luck. Just 'Whisper' either me or Travas when you both arrive back to Nosgoth", she continued.

"I'll make sure, Umah. You and Travas take care now, okay", Alexia replied within 'the whisper' as she looked upon her vulpin husband.

"We will. And I bid you farewell until we meet again at Nosgoth", Umah spoke within Alexia's mind. Thus the voice began to fade away from the human woman's mind as Alexia rests her head upon her husband's chest gently. With this, Johnny strokes his wife's hair gently with his left hand-paw while holding onto their sleeping son with his right, tending to their needs while he himself was recovering from the rest of the injuries he's sustained.

But when the evening approached, Johnny was released from the Hospital as he and his family gets into a nearby cab, taking them to the hotel they were staying at not too far from the Hospital itself. Within a ten minute drive, along with a small amount of traffic, the family arrives to the hotel and immediately heads for their room after paying the driver for his services. Upon the moment they entered, the family takes no chances and began gathering their belongings, placing them suitcase after suitcase by the second king sized mattress nearby. They continue packing their things until the family collapses onto the mattress from exhaustion in response to their hard work, drifting off into a much needed deep sleep.

A few days pass since the confrontation between Travas and his father took place. At the same time, things seem to be going back to normal after much has happened over the course of nearly a week. But within the Underground Route, Travas and Umah start getting dressed after awakening from their rest. The vulpin merely puts on a black slim V-neck T-shirt with the sheathed Soul Reaver being strapped onto his back, a pair of sanded blue skintight jeans, black leather fingerless motorcycle gloves, and his black and white converse shoes. As for Umah, she wore a slim purple sleeveless midriff, a pair of black skintight jeans, and her usual metallic boots.

As Travas was gathering their things and placing them on the hover bike, Umah strapped her sheathed butcher-like sword onto her back and headed for her vulpin boyfriend nearby. But within a moment, she began to hear a familiar voice within her head. But soon she recognized it to be a familiar friend of theirs and focused on the approaching voice within her mind.

"Umah, we've just landed nearby the Pillars of Nosgoth and are waiting for you to return", Alexia spoke within Umah's mind with a peaceful, yet with a touch of cheerfulness in her tone.

"And so I can tell", Umah replied within 'the Whisper'. "We will meet you there within a few minutes", she continued while walking towards the vulpin, who manages to strap on the rest of their belongings onto the hover bike itself. But when she gets to Travas, she began to hear the faint sounds of organized sprinting coming towards them. "Alexia, we'll continue our conversation when we get there. Right now, it seems we have company coming towards us from within the Hangar as we speak".

"That doesn't sound good. Just try to get out of there as soon as you can. And stay safe, alright", Alexia exclaimed urgently, thought calmly before disconnecting with Umah's mind. But in that moment, Travas began gathering energy as the suspected guards began banging onto the barricaded doors nearby.

"Travas, what's going on", Umah asked in an urgent tone.

"It looks like someone must've spotted us while we were staying here these past few days. Hang on, Umah, I'm almost there", Travas exclaimed, beginning to finalize the energy that he had summoned forth moments before. However, the dents on the doors start to become small holes as the vulpin manages finalizing the energy they desperately needed. "Let's get the hell outta here, Umah", the vulpin shouted while preparing to transport them both out of Alopex.

As the officers began to pierce bigger holes onto the doors, Travas grabs a hold of Umah and their belongings as the brightening energy engulfs them both, finally teleporting themselves out of the Space Station and leaving no evidence behind for the officers to discover. But when the light dissipates, the officers destroy the barricaded doors and enter hastily into the Underground Route. But to their disappointment, no evidence was found within the area regardless of the brief, but sudden brightening light they had witnessed prior to getting through. But nonetheless, the officers began to investigate the surrounding area for any proof they could find.

"Officer Morrison, I don't know what just happened, but it seems whoever these two were, they've managed to escape without leaving any evidence behind", a young orange vulpin officer claimed as Morrison turns to face him.

"Keep looking! We may find something that might give us some leads regarding our suspects", Officer Morrison ordered, thus the orange vulpin officer gets back to work. But within a moment, he began to look down upon himself while stroking his chin in a thinking gesture, with thoughts from the past coming back to him. "Travas… was that really you…? And if it was you…what have you become?" he wondered while regaining focus and continuing his investigation, hoping to find the clues he needed to answer the questions he truly wanted to find the answers for.

A/N:

Hey Folks, here's another chapter for the 'Legacy of Travas' fanfic. Now that Travas and Umah found out about Johnny's arrest, they now decide to build their plans regarding his escape. During the planning, Umah finds an article written by Victoria regarding a garage sale that would help pay off Johnny's fine before his court date. They seize this opportunity to both pay Johnny's fine along with getting the remainder of Travas' belongings. Umah uses her arctic vixen disguise, or 'Rachael' to go to the sale while Travas sneaks into the Police Department to get him out. But during the rescue, Johnny was wounded by Daniels' gunfire before his and Harris' unfortunate demise by the vampuric vulpin himself. Although Johnny was taken to the hospital, along with his fine being paid by the Starfox Family, Travas and Umah now faced problems by another vulpin officer named Morrison, who chased them until he crashed. But after three days pass, Johnny and his family return home and both Travas and his girlfriend begin leaving as well. But before they leave, they discover the officers trying to break down the door and capturing them. Thankfully, they manage to teleport back to Nosgoth before they could try to get them. But there's something that is odd regarding Morrison. What is his connection with Travas and how does he know him? Find out in the Later installments of 'Legacy of Travas'.