Storyteller: Ow, payback is a bitch and her name is Katt.

Falco: Well that's what you get for tricking her like that I could have told ya that! I still think you had it easy.

Storyteller: Can we just get this over with? I don't want to talk about it right now.

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ST: How did I get off easy? She tied me to a chair, naked I might add, and then proceeded to rat tail me on my butt. Any way there is some language and some nudity in this Chapter. Viewer discretion advised.

Chapter four

To Katina

Deep inside The Poison Vengeance Andrew fearfully stood before the simmering shadow of his master.

Why have you contacted me Okionny? Have not made myself clear in the past I contact you not the other way around. Do I need to remind you on who the real leader of this army is? The voice of his master had a strange echo as if it was out of sync with time. That was a result of the dimensional shift technology they were using. Rather than using sub-space, they send a modified probe between the to stars Solar and Lylat to harness the solar rays. A transmission is then sent out as a untraceable beam of light fast enough to pierce dimensions.

No but I need new orders. Star Fox is after me and we lost the Chaos Fountain and-

I know, I was watching remember? I can't believe that you let my human escape I need him. If you...Never mind, build a new Fountain but keep a low profile raid only when necessary.

The parts don't come cheap master and I can't really go anywhere without attracting attention.

Here's a thought, why don't you use your old friends Star Wolf and any old contacts you have in the black market to get the parts and then kill them when you get the goods! Damn it Okionny use your brain why don't you!

And what about Star Fox?

I want them blind to you movements the last I heard that two man recon team Fay Spaniel and Miyu were there eyes and ears. Find them and put them out.

Yes master.

Cyrus woke up the next morning and stretched then fell back onto the mattress. He rolled over and looked at the clock, turning it toward him to get a better look, as he did so his fingers pressed a button on it's top.

"Ding Dong Ding Dong the time 0900." Said the clock.

Cyrus yelled in surprise, jumped out of bed, and hit his head on the ceiling. "OW how the hell did that happen?"

He looked up at the ceiling, which was about twelve feet if an inch, he figured but he tucked it away for further thought right now he had something more important to do and he was already behind his timetable by at least three hours. He got up put on his shoes and shirt and headed out into the hallway to the sonic lift.

When he boarded the lift he noticed that inside it there was a map of the ship looked he it over then said. "Deck six please." At deck six he got off the lift walked down the hall then turned right and kept going until he reached his objective. He stopped in front of the double doors that were painted a rusty orange he took a deep breath and entered the gym.

"Let's get this party started." He said as he cracked his knuckles.

Fox McCloud walked down to the gym carrying two duffel bags one was for himself the other was for Cyrus. He had intended to drop it off at Cyrus's quarters and then talk to him, but he wasn't there Fox almost left the bag there but held on to it and decided to go workout, hoping that he might meet Cyrus by chance, then swing by the bridge to find him later using the internal sensors if he didn't.

When he reached the gym he set the duffel bags on the floor and stretched, relieved to have the weight off his back, then he looked about the room. The gym had what you would expect to be in a gym, weight lifting machines, hand weights, a treadmill, punching bags, practice weapons for hand to hand combat, and a boxing ring. Fox looked about the room and took a deep breath and picked up the scent of fresh sweat, heard the sounds of someone working out he followed his senses to an upper body weight machine and found Cyrus working out on it.

Cyrus finished his set then fell face down and started push-ups counting every time he went up, before too long he could hear.

" 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40!" Cyrus counted then he looked about then rubbed his hands as he said. "Now what to do next?"

Cyrus froze as he saw Fox leaning against the ring. "So this is where you disappeared to. Did you sleep well?"

Cyrus nodded. "Yes I did thanks for my room and how are you this morning Fox?"

"Good thanks for asking. I didn't mean to interrupt you please continue."

"Well I was just about to lift some weights care to join me?"

"Sure I just want to warm up first." Fox put his right arm behind his head and held his elbow as he did he looked at Cyrus and noticed that his body was thin but muscular. "Why did you stop at forty? You look like you could do more than that."

Cyrus picked up his shirt and mopped his brow with it "That's just how I train forty Pushups between activities."

Fox looked up from stretching. "Nice do you do this just to keep in shape?"

"Yes I also do it to keep my skills sharp. You see when I was ten I was enrolled into a Tae Kown Do class, one of the few things I miss from that godforsaken town, I was in it for five years won a few tournaments and was part of one of their two demo teams. Then I moved just after my sixth year began but I didn't sit on my hands for too long, I met some guy who said he could train me but he warned me before hand, and I quote "I won't teach you no Karate, Jujitsu, Tae Kown Do, Kung Fu Egg Fu young stuff. But what I will show you will mean life or death on the street."

Cyrus's eyes grew distant as he remembered his old teacher.

"His training was harsh and unorthodox but I learned to rely on my five sense's more than just one or two, he taught me free running and parkour and how to use any object in whatever environment to my advantage as a weapon or distraction and how to combine My TKD with my new fighting skills."

Fox brought his right arm across his chest and nodded his head. "That's cool."

"Am I boring you Fox? I don't mean to ramble. It's a bad habit of mine. What about you? What kind of fighting skills do you have? As a mercenary I expect that you have some from of combat training. " Cyrus said.

"Some but nothing quiet as intense as you my Dad taught me Kickboxing when I was a kid but it wasn't until I went to the Academy that I learned MMA and combatives. A few years after I met Krystal she started to teach me some of her people's martial arts. I am also good at free running."

"That's cool I bet you're a tough guy to beat in a fight."

"I wouldn't know I've never fought myself before." Fox replied with a cocky smirk on his face

Cyrus laughed at the remark for some reason it sounded funny, then he picked up the two hundred pound weights and started to lift them. Fox looked shocked as he picked up a set of weights. "That is rather impressive. You don't look strong enough what to lift 200 pounds what's you secret?"

"Truthfully *uhn* there the only ones that have any weight to them. When I first came here I picked up my normal level, which is 90 pounds, but it felt like it weighed 10 pounds and as a result, I threw it across the room. But that is not the only thing. This morning the clock in my room scared the Set damned hell out of me so bad that I jumped out of bed and hit my head on the ceiling and do you remember when I told you about how I escaped from Fichina? That platform was at least twenty feet high, I can't jump that high back home."

Fox put down his weights and thought.

"Well I think it might because you're from a different galaxy and are used to earth's gravity-"

"Oh like John Carter!" Cyrus exclaimed.

Fox looked confused but continued. "Yeah ok so that would mean that you would have enhanced strength and the gravity would have a lesser hold on you. That would make sense because our gravity is like Corneria's."

"So that means that one of the two planets is smaller than the other but not by much because I can still walk with ease, well it's a theory at any rate. Hey would you like a little companion for your work out?"

Fox looked at Cyrus. "You sure testing your skills against me is a good idea?"

Cyrus smiled a cocky smile. "Do your worst."

For the next hour the two of them made their way in a full circle about the gym at moderate pace using almost everything in gym, by the time they were done both were covered with sweat from the sheer intensity of their work out. Both had tried to outmatch the other in their workout but the two were evenly matched in almost everything they tried. after ruuning on the treadmills both collapsed on the floor spent.

"OK so we can't beat each other on the floor. I really don't feel like going around the floor again to try to prove a point." Cyrus remarked breathlessly.

"Do you give up?" Fox asked panting.

"NO! I just need to think of some-wait sparring that is the only thing we have not done. I'll take you on here and now!" Cyrus tried to stand but his legs would not support him so he pulled himself up on the boxing ring.

"HA! You can barely stand!" Fox tried to pushed himself off the floor and would have fallen flat on his face if he had not caught hold of one of the rings ropes.

"YOU can barely stand."

"Look you don't want any of what I am right now. Besides you're a little on the short side to be intimidating. "

"Funny I was going to say the same thing about you."

"OH! It's On."

When their legs had stopped shaking Fox led Cyrus to a closet and pulled out some sparring gear then handed it to Cyrus.

"This has some tech in the padding, based off of Peppy's G-Diffusers tech, to help absorb the impact of punches and kicks. I just want to be on the safe side and not risk getting killed in a sparring match." Fox explained and Cyrus just nodded in agreement.

Ten minutes later the two of them stood in the ring circling each other in the ring Cyrus was the first to make a move. He jabbed with his right then hooked with his left, Fox dodged and blocked with ease then countered with a roundhouse kick then Jabbed with his left and punched with his right. Cyrus blocked and dodged just as Fox had. Fox threw a snap kick and followed up with elbow strikes and punches. Cyrus blocked and avoided the blows and countered with his own but to no avail, the two where testing each other to see if they were as good as they said.

Seeing as they were Fox grinned and nodded to Cyrus and he understood what he was saying Let's skip the warm up. Cyrus grinned then unleashed a fury of blows on Fox who stood his ground against the onslaught then counter attacked.

Fox tried kneeing Cyrus in his ribs but he was blocked by Cyrus's arm then punched Fox in his gut, then put a hook in his muzzle then spun for a back-fist to the back of Fox's head. Fox caught the blow and punched Cyrus in his ribs then planted his knee in his back, Cyrus stumbled forward, rolled, got to his feet then rushed Fox, who was running to attack Cyrus.

Cyrus vaulted over Fox and hook kicked him in his chest, Fox rolled back and crouched down. As he looked up he saw Cyrus's knee coming toward his face but the blow never landed. Cyrus couldn't believe his eyes Fox had just vanished! Where did go? Suddenly Cyrus's feet left the floor and the next thing he knew was rolling along the floor of the ring. he slowly sat up holding his left arm and saw Fox standing across from him exactly were he was standing.

The two by unspoken consent took a moment to catch their breath.

He's fast I guess he wasn't bluffing Now I wish I could see him in one of those tournaments he was in. Fox thought.

Wow I underestimated him he's cunning, tough, and adaptable traits of a warrior and good one at that. I'm really enjoying this fight but if this keeps up I'll be forced to quit. I can't keep this up for much longer. Cyrus thought.

After ten minutes, both Fox and Cyrus's breathing had returned to normal.

"Shall we continue?"

"Ladies first."

The two charged each other again.

Cyrus raised his right fist Fox mirrored him the two of them shot their fists forward and met each other as if their masters had been punching mirrors, they did the same with left hands and with every weapon in their arsenal.

After Fox's fist met Cyrus's fist, after a series of matching blows, he felt Cyrus's arm buckle at the elbow.

He's losing stem, now's my chance!

Fox threw a left hook, a right hook then brought his right foot around in three roundhouse kicks each blow landed at its target, head, ribs, knee. Cyrus fell to the ground, rolled to the corner of the ring, and launched himself in to the air. Fox knelt and, gathering all his remaining strength, jumped into the air shouting "HI-YA!" belting a surprised Cyrus in the chin.

Cyrus landed on his back dazed, Fox landed on top of him with his fist raised in warning.

"I'll right I give you win this round. Good fight, I was right you are a tough guy to beat." Cyrus said.

"Thanks you made it worth my while tell me something, do you think knowing what you know now, would you have won more fights or tournaments?"

"I don't know, maybe, I really don't think about the past when it comes to things like that." Cyrus said with a shrug.

"True come on we should shower and then get something to eat. The locker room is back here."

After they wiped down the sparring gear, put it away, and Fox retrieved two duffel bags, Fox led the way to the locker room at the end of the gym. The locker room was big with twenty showers, which were in blocks five in each, fifteen toilets and twelve sinks.

Fox sat down on a bench, set the two bags down on the floor, and started to remove his boots.

Cyrus looked about the room and nodded his head then turned to Fox.

"Those were some cool techniques you used out there. That last one made you look like you were on fire."

Fox looked pleased. "Thank you maybe I can teach the Fox Illusion and the Firefox to you some day."

Fox looked up and noticed that Cyrus looked nervous and that he was still dressed.

"You ok?"

"Yeah I'm just..."

"You've never been in a locker room before?" Fox asked a little surprised.

"I've never been in one with a fox that could talk and was the same height as me before is more like it."

Fox chuckled a little but now that he thought about it would be a little awkward for him too if the roles were reversed.

"Well I'm a guy just like you, except I have a bushy tail and fur but other than that I'm just like you."

Cyrus thought about it a moment and had to admit that Fox was right. He chuckled as well and started to undress as well.

"So… what is the other bag for?"

Fox looked up at Cyrus then down at the bags.

"Oh it's for you I thought you might like some clothes other than the one on your back I hope they fit, I had to guess your size but they should fit you well enough." Fox said as he removed his left boot and set by its mate.

"Hey thanks Fox."

"You're welcome."

They stepped into one of the shower blocks and proceeded to bathe. Cyrus closed his eyes and let the lukewarm water flow over him savoring the way it smoothly went down his body washing away the sweat that he had worked up with Fox in there sparing match.

"How did you sleep?" Cyrus asked trying to make polite conversation.

"Pretty good thanks to you Krystal stopped by my room and we talked to each other. We both realized that we haven't trusted each other fully. Then we said good night in a…intimate fashion."

"OK TMI there Fox but I'm glad I could help." Cyrus replied rolling his eyes Maybe, he is not as cool as I thought.

Fox walked over to Cyrus and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't get me wrong Cyrus last night I did realize that I hadn't changed in being overprotective of her, she is quite an impressive vixen, the best person I've had in my life, and I don't want to lose her like I lost my Dad or my Mom. Last night I didn't take advantage of her, we just got caught in the moment and I don't regret that or wish that it never happened. I love her and I show it to her in my actions and words."

Cyrus looked down at his feet feeling a little ashamed for judging Fox so quickly.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean-"

"No I'm sorry I haven't been fully honest with you, all my life I've been doing things my way, but after the Aproid War and Peppy took office back home I found that I keep following his advice, and in a way following the rules that the military lay down. However, He and my father taught me to trust my instincts and to make my own path. My instincts in tell me that you can be trusted. So with that in mind I have something to tell you."

Fox went on to explain what General Peppy Hare's orders were to him regarding Cyrus.

"I get the feeling that you were not supposed to tell me that."

"No I wasn't."

"So why did you?"

"I'm not sure but I have this feeling that something is coming, something evil, and if that's the case, I'm going to need you trust me."

"And if possible help you."

Fox raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

Cyrus shrugged his shoulders. "It sounded like that was where you were going."

Fox just smiled.

Cyrus turned his back to Fox as he did, Fox noticed something on Cyrus's back, across his shoulders in letters of turquoise and surrounded by a yellow aura was a word that he could not pronounce. Beneath the letter, "I" was five-inch long scar that went down along his spine.

"What does that word mean?" He asked.

"Hmm oh my tattoo, it's actually my nickname given to me by my classmates in the shadow team we all had one but there is a story behind it. When I was seventeen my class was doing a demonstration at the town's annual summer caravel. We were taking a ten minuet break when one of my friends was harassed by her ex-boyfriend, I came over, told him to leave her alone and a fight broke out between him and I. I'd have been able to beat him but one of his friends threw in to a display case and a shard of glass pierced my back and came dangerously close my spine."

He fingered the scar on his back. "To make a long story short I recovered and came back stronger, like my favorite warrior, his name was Goku and he was a Saiyan a warrior race that got stronger after every battle they fought, if they didn't die in battle, so they called me that: Saiyan."

"Seems to fit you pretty well, why is it colored like that?"

Cyrus gave a small self-conscious smile. "Well that's another a long story for another time."

Ten minutes later, the two left the showers and started to get dressed. Both had put on underwear and Jeans when Cyrus asked.

"Do you know where to start looking for Andrew?"

Fox shook his head. "No but I have a good idea of where to start looking. I have some friends who were a part Star Fox but left shortly before the Saurian Crisis with Falco, but they still fly recon for us and they help us track down criminals for a small share when we bring them in. Their names are Fay and Miyu we're on our way to Katina now. We'll be there by the end of the week at best assuming Silppy can keep the engines from blowing out."

Cyrus nodded then turned his head.

"Do you hear that?" He asked. Fox put on his shirt then listened carefully and soon heard something, his ears twitched backwards towards the sound of a familiar voice.

He put a finger to his to his muzzle and beckoned Cyrus to fallow, together the vulpine and human made their way to a corner and peaked around it.

At one of the sinks, grooming his feathers , humming a tune and flexing his muscles was Falco, the avian wore a white towel around his blue waist he looked like he just got out of the shower.

"Should we interrupt his day dreams?" Cyrus whispered.

Fox pulled out a head set and set it to record. "Not yet I've got to get this on video Katt is going to freak out when she sees this, the only way this could be better was if he sings or starts to flirt with his reflection."

As if on cue, Falco opened his beak and began to sing.

"Yeah, when I walk on by Katt be looking like damn he fly, I pimp to the beat, walking down the street in my new le freak. Yeah this how I roll Arwing flight suit out of control, Slippy with a big afro and like Fox McCloud I start to glow. AH Girl look at that body! AH Girl look that body I work out! When I walk in the spot, this is what I see Katt Monroe is staren' at me I got passion in my pants and I ain't afraid to show it!"

"I'm Sexy and I know it!" Cyrus shouted.

Falco jumped back from the sink, slipped on the wet floor and fell on his ass. He jumped to his feet and shouted angrily.

"You're dead meat pal!"

"Oh SHIT! Run for it Cyrus, he'll kick both our asses if he catches us!"

Both turned and ran for the exit as fast as they could, stopping only to pick up their bags then sped off, out the door, trough the gym, and into the hallway.

"This way come on!" Cyrus shouted as they ran down the hall as fast as they could, laughing all the while.

Falco was in hot pursuit shouting insults and foul names as he did, causing Fox and Cyrus to pick up their speed and laugh even harder.

"YOU'LL BE LAUGHING OUT THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR FACE WHEN I CATCH YOUR FUCKING ASSES! YOU FUCKING PUNKS GET OVER HERE!"

"HA HA HA I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO RUIN YOUR SEXY GLOWING BODY FALCO!" Fox shouted as they rounded a corner and rushed by Katt who was walking with Amanda.

"Hey there you two we we're just looking for you-"

"HEY LISTIEN IF ANY ONE ASKED WE WERE MAKING PRANK CALLS!" Cyrus Shouted laughing, as he rush past.

"What? HEY FOX, CYRUS COME BACK OW!"

Something crashed in to Katt and landed on top of her as she rubbed her head, she rolled onto her back and found herself face to face with Falco.

"Hey Katt here let me help you up are you ok?"

"Yeah Just a little-"

She stopped short and Giggled as she eyed Falco.

"What did they do steal your pants?"

Oh I don't want to look. He thought and looked down at his waist. In his haste to catch Fox and Cyrus, Falco had lost his towel and had been running about the ship completely naked.

"Would you please excuse me?"

He covered his member with his hands and walked backwards back around the corner.

Over the next few days, Cyrus made a smooth routine. Every morning he worked out with Fox afterwards to the mess hall for Breakfast with the rest of the Star Fox team where he apologized to Slippy for knocking him out and met his fiancée Amanda. Then he would do the dishes and go about his day, which was spent ether in the Rec Room or his room, sometimes he was joined by Krystal and Fox who would talk with him about his home and about himself or took him about the ship showing him all there was to see.

Sometimes he would help with renovating the ship with one of the team telling him what to do. These were great days for him and each day was better than the last. While he was having fun learning all this new things, he could not help thinking about his future if they did not find Andrew.

Whenever he was alone he would think about home and wonder what was going on sometimes he would cry and tried to forget that he was alone. At times like this he wondered What if I don't get back? It bothered him to think that he might have to live out his days here on the far side of the universe, separated from his family and friends and all the comforts of home so he resolved to ask Fox something before the worst came to the worst.

By the end of the week, they had reached Katina and had a new objective, to enlist the help of Fay and Miyu in their mission. On the bridge, the Star fox team and Cyrus gathered around mission isle.

"I contacted Fay when we came out of warp she's expecting us, so a team of four is going down to work out the terms of payment and time required. Slippy, Amanda, Falco and I will go and the rest will stay on board Great Fox." Fox said.

"Be careful I sense trouble down there." Krystal Said.

"Don't worry Krys we can take care of ourselves down there." Falco assured her in his cocky way.

"What kind of trouble can you sense is it like a trap?" Fox asked concerned.

"No it's more like someone is getting ready for something, something bad."

"Ok we'll go armed and be ready for anything now if there is nothing else-"

"There is Fox I know you're busy but I have a request to make." Cyrus asked.

"Ask away and we'll talk about it when we get back." Fox replied fearing the worst but what he asked for took everyone by surprise.

"I wish to join the Star Fox team."

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