Here's chapter 4. Before I begin though, I want to address a guest review, which was simply "is Krystal married to Fox?" I realize this isn't a subject I've addressed in this fic simply because I don't really care for the love story of Star Fox. :P The answer is as simple as the question: no. They aren't married. More information on that will come up later on in the story.

11 ALW, 6:35 PM, Great Fox, just outside Katina

I had spent the last 2 hours laying there, thinking. I had wanted to see Leon and Panther dead after what they had done to me three years ago, but I never thought it had been the old Wolf talking until Krystal said it the way she had.

Suddenly, I heard the elevator open, and someone walked over to me and put their hand on my shoulder to try and wake me, even though I was already awake. I opened my eyes to see Krystal standing over me.

She smiled down at me. "We're 5 minutes out of Katina."

I nodded and sat up. "Thanks." I stood and followed her back to the elevator. I could feel the ship slowing down as we approached our destination. Krystal and I both walked over to our seats and sat down as we entered the hall.

"Prepare for reentry." Fox said. ROB chirped and everyone held on tight to their chairs. Within seconds, you could see Katina getting closer and closer as the Great Fox descended, and, following a bit of turbulence, the sky changed from black to blue.

"Stop right here. No need to land." Fox said, standing. "ROB, how far from the surface is the hangar?"

"Six feet." the robot replied.

Fox nodded. "That safe enough to jump. Let's head out." He turned and started walking to the elevator, as everyone else stood and followed, then piled into the elevator. We arrived at the hangar, the lowest point of the ship, seconds later. Fox stepped out and opened the hatch, as the warm Katina air flooded into the hangar.

One at a time, we carefully jumped out of the hangar until all five of us were on the ground. Looking out in the direction of the outpost, I saw a familiar silhouette approaching. Fox lead us to the silhouette, which soon revealed itself to be Bill Grey. Old friend of Fox's and leader of the Husky and Bulldog units. Oh yeah, and not a friend of mine.

Bill and Fox met about half way between the Great Fox and the outpost. "Good afternoon, Fox, Falco, Slippy, Krystal... O'Donnell." Bill practically spat the last part out.

"Grey." I greeted him, saying his last name less spit-like.

Fox's slightly annoyed gaze traveled between the two of us. "...right. Okay." he said after an awkward pause of me and Bill glaring at each other. "Let's go." He said. Bill kept his glare with me for a moment, then turned and began walking back to the outpost. The team followed, but Fox lagged a bit behind.

Suddenly, I felt a hand grabbing the back of my suit and pulling me back. With a gulp and an 'ack', I stopped and backed up to see Fox glaring at me. "What?" I asked, rubbing my neck, my voice a bit raspy from the front of my suit rubbing up against my throat.

"What is it with you and Bill? Can't you just get along?" He growled silently.

"I don't know, he just hates me. Probably because of who I was."

"Well... You've gotta get over it. You're not making it any better!"

"Look, Fox. I don't like it when people treat me like dirt, and that's treating me like dirt."

Fox opened his mouth like he was going to speak, but paused. After a second, he closed his mouth and relaxed his shoulders.

"Yo, Fox!" Falco called from a few yard away. "You two coming?"

Fox looked at Falco, then back at me. "Let's go." He walked off in the direction of the outpost. After a second, I followed the vulpine. My little argument with Fox made my skin hot under my fur, and it wasn't the weather.

While on my silent walk to the outpost, I got to thinking again. I don't see any reason why Bill hates me. Star Wolf never did anything to harm Katina, and besides, that was the old me. Star Wolf is finished, done, gone. I made sure of that. Either way, Fox had a point. I was on Bill's turf, and me getting kicked out of Katina over something so stupid like my nearly-forgotten past wasn't very high on my bucket list, which I had nearly completed.

Bill lead us past the gates and into the outpost. "I understand that you are here to pick up a backup ship?" the dog asked as Fox returned to his side.

Fox nodded, "Yes, and if you also wouldn't mind checking our Arwings, that would be great."

"Not a problem. Run into a little fight on your way here?"

"Yes. Wolf's ship was destroyed, and our ships suffered a bit of damage."

Bill smiled, "Just like old times. Send them on over."

Fox tapped his high-tech gauntlet, and within seconds, the Arwings could be heard shooting out of the Great Fox behind us and approaching.

"The backup ship isn't quite ready. With checking your Arwings, I wouldn't be surprised if you are here for around 3 hours. I recommend getting dinner and staying the night here on Katina." Bill said. "I'd hate for you guys to fall asleep before you make it out of the planet."

Fox nodded again. "Good idea." He turned to us, with a questioning look on his face. He knew we heard him.

Everyone nodded approval, and Fox turned back around. "Yeah, we'll stay the night."

"Great. We have a few rooms open, if you don't mind pairing up."

"No problem." Fox replied.

I'm going to cut it off prematurely here, and then skip a bit when I pick up the next chapter. I want to devote an entire chapter to a future event. Thanks for reading! :)