Kew
Yes, I agree Fox and Kursed should at some point get back to together, and they will, but I don't think they should fall into each other arms either, it's going to take some time.
We pick up the action about a week or so after Siris left The Great Fox in search of Kursed.
Siris was growing frustrated, for the past week and a half, he had been traveling all over the Lylat system and even out of it searching for Kursed. He had been to Katina, Fichina, Fortuna, Aquas and even Venom, so far he had found no sign of the Cerinian anywhere.
He had been giving Fox regular updates on his search and Fox had been giving him updates as well. So far he and the rest of Starfox along with StarWolf had managed to track down a former Cornarian General, he seemed to be the source of Kursed's bounty.
Right now Siris was back on Kew, again at a bar having a drink while he wondered where else he could search to find Kursed, he was starting to think she had left the system. The girl apparently didn't want to be found.
The door to the bar opened, and a girl, a Vixen entered. Siris paid her no attention at first not recognizing her, but the more he looked at her, the more he thought she looked familiar.
It wasn't until she opened her mouth to order a drink that Siris recognized her by her accent.
"Kursed,"
Her hair was different, she had dyed it purple, she was wearing different clothing, but it was her, it had to be. He got up and walked over to her table.
"You are difficult girl to track down Kursed," He said making Kursed look up at him.
"Not difficult enough it would seem," Kursed commented turning around in her seat and seeing Siris. "What do you want, Siris?"
"I've been looking for you, I would like you to come back to the Great Fox with me," He said.
"That's not going to happen," Kursed said taking a drink. "Fox made it pretty clear he doesn't want me there."
"That's not true, he doesn't want you to get hurt, again," Siris said.
"Then he should have come get me himself instead of sending someone else!" Kursed spat.
Siris had to admit she had a point; Fox should have come to find Kursed himself, instead of letting someone else do it for him.
"I don't know why Fox didn't come to get you," Siris said. "But I came here on my own…more or less."
"Did you now?" Kursed asked rolling her eyes.
"Yes," Siris answered honestly, sitting down across the table from her.
As he did, he saw three animals enter the bar, a cat, a falcon, and a lizard. One of them pulled out a holodisk and showed it to the barkeeper. Siris couldn't hear what he said, but he could make out a picture of Krystal before she had become Kursed. He instantly tensed up and placed a hand on his pistol.
"What's wrong?" Kursed asked seeing this.
"We might have trouble," Siris said quietly, nodding toward the three animals.
"What?" Kursed said turning around.
"No, don't turn…" Siris started to say, but it was too late the three animals saw and recognized Kursed's face.
"Perfect…" Siris thought.
Weapons were drawn, the bar quickly descended into chaos. Siris overturned the table they were sitting at and ducked behind it, thankful it was made of metal instead of wood.
Siris peaked over the table and shot the falcon in the chest, he tumbled over backward, for a second Siris thought he looked familiar.
"Falco?"
Siris ducked back down and spotted a door at the back of the building.
"Get ready to run," He told Kursed, pulling a device the resembled a grenade out of his pocket.
Siris primed it and tossed it over the overturned table, a second later there was a blinding flash of light and a deafening sound. Blinded, Kursed felt Siris grab her hand and pull her toward the exit.
Her vision cleared and she found herself outside, but her ears were still ringing.
"Where's your ship?" Siris asked her as he pulled her down the street.
"WHAT?!"
"Where is your ship?" Siris repeated a little more loudly.
"That way," Kursed said pointing toward the nearby spaceport.
"Unbelievable," Siris muttered, it was the same spaceport he had landed at a few days ago.
As Kursed and Siris sprinted toward the ship, searing pain exploded from Siris's back, he yelled and tumbled to the ground.
Kursed slid to a stop and turned around to see Siris lying on the ground, a blaster wound in the center on his back.
"Siris!" She yelled ducking behind a nearby ship for cover.
She glanced around for the enemy who had shot him and spotted a cat crouched on top of a large cargo ship with a sniper rifle.
Kursed looked back at Siris who groaned and was slowly starting to get up.
"Stay down!" She pleaded with him with her mind, and he stopped moving.
Kursed could see Siris's rifle lying next to him and dashed for it. She picked it up as she ran past and brought it to her shoulder, the 4x scope wasn't as powerful as that of a sniper rifle, but it would work.
She squeezed the trigger and fired twice, knocking the cat off the top of the ship, Kursed watched through the scope as it fell to the ground below.
She slung the rifle over her shoulder and went over to Siris and grabbed him by the arms and dragged him behind the only solid cover she could find while the sound ships coming after them filled her ears.
"Siris!" She cried propping the wolf up. "Siris! Come on wake up!"
As the enemy ship grew closer, the scream of a Wolfen's engine made Kursed look up at the sky. She saw the Black Rose, Panther's ship, chasing after the ships, shooting them down.
"Panther!" Kursed cheered as the ship circled around and came to a hover in front of her.
"Krystal," Panther's smooth voice came over her communicator. "Its good to see you again."
"I can honestly say I'm glad to see you, Panther," Krystal said back.
"Are you okay?" Panther asked.
"We're fine thanks for the assist," Kursed said back looking up at the Black Rose hovering above her.
"You need to get off Kew, you have an army of mercs after you," Panther said. "I'll watch you from up here."
Kursed looked down at the unconscious wolf and the wound on his back.
"My friend is hurt, he can't fly," Kursed said. "He was shot in the back by a sniper."
"They have no honor," Panther said. "Just get back to your ship and get off the planet."
An explosion sounded, making Kursed look up in time to see the Black Rose get hit by a rocket. Panther had stayed stationary for too long, making him an easy target for the mercs on the ground.
"Are you alright?" Kursed asked as Panther struggled to keep the ship in the air.
"I'm fine, just off this planet!" Panther growled after regaining control of his ship.
Kursed half carried, half dragged Siris aboard her Cloudrunner and laid him on the bed before going into the cockpit and starting the ship.
"Come on, Come on," She muttered as the engines fired up, it seemed to take forever, but finally the engines started, Kursed slammed the throttle forward, they launched into the sky with Panther following her out of the atmosphere, and into space.
Once in space Kursed slowed down and saw the rest of Starwolf waiting for her. Before she could ask what they were doing here Wolf's voice came over the comm.
"Fox sent us," He said.
"How did he know where I was?" Kursed asked, then changed her mind. "Never mind. I need to get back to the Great Fox, Siris has been hurt, badly."
"We'll escort you back to Lylat," Wolf said before ending the transmission.
When Siris woke back up, he quickly realized he was onboard a ship. He was lying on his stomach on a bed, in a small living area, he could feel the bandage wrapped around his back. Slowly, he tried to sit up but pain exploded from his back, he grunted in protest and laid back down.
"Try not to move," A feminine voice said making Siris look around before spotting Kursed, he must be aboard her Cloudrunner.
"Your lucky you were wearing that armor," Kursed said nudging the armor lying on the floor with her foot. "Otherwise you would have been paralyzed."
"Where are we?" Siris asked his voice hoarse after not speaking for so long.
"We're on route back to the Lylat System," Kursed answered before kneeling next to him to check his wound. "Wolf and his team are escorting us." She added.
"Wolf?" Siris questioned, and Kursed nodded in answer.
"I need to check your wound," Kursed said pulling the blanket off Siris
"Yes, he and his team showed up on Kew shortly after we were ambushed in the spaceport," Kursed finished as she checked Siris's wound.
"I'm gonna need to change the bandage," She said after a moment. "It's still bleeding a little."
Aside from wincing once in a while, Siris remained silent as Kursed checked he would and changed the bandage.
"What happened to my ship?" Siris as Kursed worked.
"I imagine its still on Kew," Kursed said.
Siris sighed into his pillow, it had taken him years to get that ship into working order again. He could remotely call the ship to his location, but only over smaller distances, not across space.
Kursed seemed to sense what he was thinking and said.
"Couldn't you get another ship?"
"I could, I have plenty of credits," Siris said. "How much does an Arwing cost?" He added jokingly.
Kursed laughed a little at his comment and finished putting the bandage on Siris.
"I think an Arwing might be a little out of your price range Siris," She added.
"I don't know, I could always just steal one," Siris added.
The communicator in the cockpit started beeping, drawing Kursed's attention away from Siris. He listened as she talked to someone on the other end, and quickly grew agitated and ended the call.
"What was that about," Siris asked.
"That, was Fox," Kursed said clearly irritated.
"Fox?" Siris questioned.
"Yes, Fox," Kursed said a frown appearing on her face.
"What did he want?" Siris asked carefully.
"I wish he would stop treating me like some damsil in destress, I can handle myself!" Kursed.
Siris opened his mouth to say something, but decided against it and rolled onto his side so he was facing Kursed.
"What?" Kursed asked wondering why Siris was looking at her.
Siris was about to answer when the ship was shaken by an explosion from outside throwing Kursed on top of Siris. Kursed recovered and stood up, heading into the cockpit when another explosion shook the ship, throwing her back against Siris again. She stood up once more and made her way into the cockpit of her ship.
"Wolf, what's going on out there?" She asked.
"We're under attack by the Cornerian Military!" Wolf said.
There's a good spot to end the chapter. I really appreiate the feedback I got on the last chapter