Ambush
I don't own Starfox
"We're under attack by the Cornerian Military!" Wolf said over the radio.
"What?!" Kursed asked rushing to the cockpit of her Cloudrunner, and looking out the cockpit window in time to see Wolf quickly fly past in pursuit of an Arwing.
"Kursed, Surrender and come peacefully," A new different voice said over the radio.
"That voice, I know that voice," Kursed mumbled. "Why do I know that voice."
The Cloudrunner shook again from a weapon impact, nearly knocking Siris out of the bed. Kursed looked out the cockpit and saw two Cornerian battleships bearing down on their position.
"Surrender or you will be destroyed," The unknown voice said.
"They can't be serious! Isn't that a bit extreme?" Siris asked.
"Don't worry, we're not gonna stick around long enough to find out," Kursed said.
Siris felt the Cloudrunner tilt and he nearly rolled out of the bed.
"Be careful!" He exclaimed as his back flared up making him groan in pain.
Kursed grunted in response as she tried to avoid the laser blasts flying towards them. They had to get out of the combat zone or they would be destroyed.
"We have to get out of here!" Siris said.
"I'm trying!" Kursed replied from the cockpit.
The Cloudrunner shuddered under impact of weapons fire, warnings started sounding from the cockpit.
"Damn it!" Kursed yelled slamming her fist down on the console. "We just lost our shields! One more hit and we're done."
Without any other option Kursed brought up the slipspace map and picked a destination, The Great Fox and hit the activate button the Cloudrunner surged and entered slipspace and vanished from view.
Once they were in slipspace, Kursed leaned back in her chair and exhaled sharply running a hand through her hair. She turned around and went back to check on Siris who was now lying on his back on the floor.
"Siris! Are you okay?" She asked.
"I've been better Kursed," Siris replied from the floor.
"Here, let me help you up," Kursed said kneeling down next to Siris.
Kursed helped Siris back on to the bed and laid him on his back.
"Where are we going?" He asked.
"You're getting your wish, we're heading back to The Great Fox," Kursed replied.
"Really?" Siris asked.
"I didn't have time to be picky, we were about to die, and The Great Fox was the first on the list," Kursed said.
"How long until we get there?" Siris asked.
"A couple of hours maybe," Kursed said. "Probably more, the Engines took some damage so they aren't running at full power."
"Great," Siris said staring at the ceiling.
Kursed concealed a yawn and Siris looked at her. It occurred to him that she probably hadn't gotten any sleep the last few days.
The Cloudrunner suddenly lurched, almost knocking Siris over, he grabbed the back of the pilot's seat for support.
"What just happened? Are we there already?" He asked.
"No, we've lost power," Kursed said.
"Lost power? In the middle of empty space!" Siris exclaimed.
"Relax, I'm going to send out a distress beacon," Kursed said activating the beacon "Okay, that should do it, hopefully, Starfox or Starwolf will get it."
"And what happens if some else picks up the beacon first and get here before they do?" Siris asked.
Kursed didn't answer him, instead she started turning off the ships different systems.
"What are you doing?" Siris asked.
"I'm going to have to shut down all the non essential systems to save what little power we have left," Kursed said. "It'll get cold, but at least we won't freeze to death."
The lights inside the ship dimmed and Siris looked around. The air inside the ship also started to grow chilly and Siris shivered slightly.
Kursed finished powering down the last few non essential systems and got out of the pilot's seat.
"what about you?" Siris asked her
"I'll sleep on the floor, there's an extra blanket under the bed," Kursed said.
"Why don't we just share?" Siris asked before he knew what he was asking.
"What?" Kursed asked curtly.
"Nothing, never mind," Siris said looking down at the floor "Sorry."
"No, its a good idea actually," Kursed said.
"Um, okay…I guess," Siris said scratching the back of his head.
"This is a bad idea," He thought.
"On second thought, I'll think I will just sleep on the floor," Kursed said.
-The Great Fox-
"We're picking a distress signal on an open frequency," ROB said.
"A distress signal? From who?" Fox asked.
"Its from Kursed," ROB said.
"Please tell me you have coordinates," Fox said.
"Yes," ROB said.
"Plot a course to the signal," Fox said. "Get us there first."
"First?" Slippy asked.
"Kursed is broadcasting on an open channel, anyone could hear it," Fox said.
"The Beacon from Kursed's ship is coming from this area," ROB said.
"Scan the area for life forms," Fox said looking out the window.
"I found two life forms in the area," ROB replied a moment later.
"Bring it up on the main screen," Fox said and Kursed's damaged Cloudrunner appeared on the screen drifting in space.
"Good lord, what happened?" Fox said looking at the damaged craft.
"The ship shows significant damage consistent with Cornerian weapons fire," ROB said.
"WHAT!?" Fox asked shocked that the Cornerian Military would attack a civilian ship, with such ferocity, even if it was Kursed.
"ROB, prepare an airlock, and space suit, I'm going EVA," Fox said standing up from his chair.
Fox grabbed onto the hull of the Cloudrunner and wiped the ice off the cockpit widow and looked in. At first glance the ship looked deserted, most of the surfaces on the inside were covered in ice.
Behind the cockpit was the small living area, and he could make out the forms of Kursed and Siris huddled together underneath a blanket. Fox felt a twinge in his chest when he saw them.
"ROB prepare two beds in the medical bay," Fox said over his radio, "And bring the ship aboard The Great Fox."
"I'm not gonna let you die Kursed, not like this," Fox said.
Kursed mumbled something in her sleep that Fox couldn't quite make out, it sounded like she was calling Siris's name. Again, Fox felt a pain in his chest.
Siris was the first to awake in the medical on the Great Fox, he turned his head and saw Kursed lying on the bed next to his. Fox was sitting next to the bed with his back to Siris.
Fox must have followed the beacon Kursed and sent out, and rescued them memories of being trapped of Kursed's crippled Cloudrunner flooded Siris's memory.
"Oh no, did we…?" Siris thought. He couldn't remember.
Fox would be furious if he had. A moment later Kursed groaned and woke up as well.
"Krystal," Fox said rubbing the back of her hand, a smile appearing on his face.
"Fox…?" Kursed asked making the fox lean back in case she tried to hit him again.
"It's me, your safe on board the Great Fox," Fox said.
"Safe?" Kursed questioned. She wasn't sure there was such a thing anymore.
"Fox, we were attacked by the Cornerian Military," She told him.
"I know," Fox said.
"Why would they attack you?" Fox asked.
"I don't know," Kursed said. "The whole thing seemed strange to me."
"They just came out of nowhere and started attacking us,"
"Us?" Fox asked confused.
"Wolf and the rest of Starwolf," Kursed said. "Panther said you sent them to find me."
"That's right, I did didn't I?" Fox said.
"Which reminds me…" Kursed said.
She reached up and slapped Fox hard across the face, the sound echoing through the medical bay.
"Next time come and get me yourself, don't send someone else to do it for you." She said.
"I'm sorry," Fox said rubbing his face where Kursed had slapped him. "I had other things to..."
Fox stopped when Kursed slapped him again.
"What in space could be more important?" She demanded.
"I'm sorry," Fox repeated unsure of what else to say.
"Sorry isn't good enough anymore Fox," Kursed said.
"Wha..what are you saying?" Fox asked not liking where this was heading.
"Maybe we should talk somewhere else," Kursed said eyeing Siris on the bed next to hers.
Sounds like there could be a little trouble brewing between Fox and Kursed, what will happen?