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Chapter six

Macbeth part one

(Or To train or to let be)

A few weeks after the Katina incident Cyrus was sitting at the bar in the rec room, enjoying a beer and a book that Slippy had given him. Thankfully, for him, its pages were a wonderful diversion from the request he made to Fox but he had not talked to Cyrus since Katina. Though Cyrus wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

Cyrus was so wrapped up in the story that he didn't even hear the doors to the rec room open as Katt walked in and looked about the room then walked over to Cyrus and tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey there Cyrus."

Cyrus jumped off the stool he was sitting on, threw the book in hands at Katt, and screamed."OHHH SET DAMN IT! THEIR INVADING THE SHIP TAKE COVER!" Then he dove behind the bar, then he peeked over the edge.

"Oh it's you Katt, I didn't hear you come in." He gave a weak chuckle.

"What are you reading?" Katt looked at the cover and raised an eyebrow, "'Dead Space 2', I guess you're not into the Sci Horror genre?"

"No, it's more that I was just into the story and well I just let my imagination get the best of me. To be honest though, I was just trying to distract myself and I guess it worked, I'm just so board right now." Cyrus sat down and downed the last of his beer.

Katt came over to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders then whispered in teasing, seductive voice. "Well I could help take your mind off things." Cyrus stiffened and his breathing increased. "What uh did you have in mind?" He was pleased to hear that his barely trembled, despite the intensity of Katt's flirting.

Katt took him by his hand and led him out of the rec room, down the hall to a door then led him inside. When the doors closed, it was darker than the shadows in a deep underground cavern.

"Katt where are we?"

"You'll see, just sit tight." Cyrus stood there in the dark and listened for Katt's footsteps but couldn't hear her, so he closed his eyes and waited but for what… He did not know.

Cyrus did not have to wait for long, shortly after she had told him to sit tight lights came on. "OK, you can look now." Cyrus opened his eyes almost reluctantly, afraid of what he might see. Katt stood before him still dressed in her magenta spaghetti strap tank top, red and black vest, blue jeans and her dark brown exo boots.

Beside her on the right was a large view screen and several computer terminals, to her left was a staircase that led down to a lower deck. Cyrus looked about the room, confused. "Where are we?" He asked again.

"This is the flight simulator room it's where most of us go to sharpen are skills as pilots, or to have fun in one on one dogfights with each other." She beckoned him over by her side when he did he looked down at the flight simulators.

The three flight simulators looked like an Arwing without wings and a rounded off nose, at its base was a hydraulic system that would, when a simulator was active, tilt the simulator slightly up or to the side.

"I'm I going to play in one of those?" Cyrus asked, Katt nodded.

"Yep what we're going to do is run the training mode and once you got the hang of it. I'll add some fighters, just for the hell of it." She replied with a small smile.

"Whew that's a relief for a moment there I thought you were trying to seduce me."

"And what would you have done if I was?" She asked leaning forward with her hands on her hips.

"Um I-I –UH I don't know." He said looking at his feet.

Katt burst out in peals of laughter as she said, "OH ha ha you look so cute when you do that ha ha ha ha, you know look all innocent like you've never had a girl flirt with you before." Fighting of another wave of laughter, she raised her hand. "Come on let's get started."

Cyrus and Katt made their way down to the simulator closest to the stairs Cyrus climbed into the open cockpit and looked about it. Katt looked at Cyrus and saw the expression on his face, he didn't look nervous or excited, he looked joyful, like a child who had just seen his father come home from war. "You look like your right at home in there." She said Smiling.

"Thanks, um Katt what does what exactly? I mean I know what the joystick, the MCP, PFD and the throttle do, but this is so different from what is on earth."

"OK well this here," she pointed to a blue button just above the radar, "is the start button, I hope I don't need to explain what that does. This is your G-diffuser system or Shield gauge," she pointed to a gauge that was just opposite of the start button. "What it does is when you're flying it reduces the g-forces on your body and converts into a power source for your propulsion system and shields." She look back at Cyrus.

"But it is touchy so you got to keep an eye on it for this though, I'll have your back." Katt pointed at blue gauge above the radar. "This here is your boost gauge, when use the boost or the brakes the gauge turns red, be careful when it fills up it means that its energy is depleted and must recharge. Also, your Arwing can't shake your enemies through your speed or with any techniques, do you understand?"

Cyrus nodded then looked at the floor and noticed a pedal on the floor. "What's this for?" He asked, pointing it out to Katt, she leaned in to get a better look.

"Oh that's a Z-stabilizer it helps your fighter perform defensive maneuvers when you press down on it, we'll go over those in training don't worry. So you wanna give it a shot?"

"Yeah let's do this!" Cyrus said, eager to see what this simulator could do, "Oh before I forget here," Katt handed him a headset, "That will help you lock onto your targets." Katt after she had put it on Cyrus's head and activated it, he nodded his head in thanks and activated the simulator.

The training mode was a flying obstacle course that was designed to help the pilot practice the basics of handling the Arwing by flying through yellow and blue rings, which was more challenging than Cyrus had thought but he made it through the first few rings if only just barely.

"Not too shabby there, do you remember pedal you asked me about? Well pump twice to move right or left quickly. Use it on this split "

Cyrus did as he what she said and flew through both rings with ease, "Thanks for the tip Katt can this be used to barrel roll in general?"

"Yep and you might want to do that, enemy Landmasters have opened fire on you."

Cyrus gripped the joystick, and felt the pull of gravity as the image of the training ground spun. It all felt so real like he was actually flying the Arwing.

"Not too shabby there Cyrus," Katt said. "But you need to know more than fancy flying to survive in battle. Time for some weapon training. You ready?"

Cyrus grinned and sat a little straighter.

"The Arwing is armed three laser cannons, a T&B-H1 laser cannon on the nose and one under each wing which are more powerful than the one mounted to the nose. Your fighter carries about nine smart bombs that can be launched from the forward laser cannon that's mounted on the nose."

"Impressive weapons system but how do I lock on to my enemies?"

"Hold the trigger to lock on enemies no matter how far away they are. Doing this will will also charge your laser. Try it out on those fighters out there."

After a few minutes Cyrus had managed to master most of the Arwing's control's, hit all but one of the rings and flew through a tunnel that had tight spaces as well as moving barriers to doge .

"That's pretty smooth flying Cyrus," Katt said as the Arwing emerged from the long tunnel. "I think you're ready for the next stage; All-range mode this is a mode of the star fighter that has more maneuverability so keep that in mind. I'm starting the combat sim now. Get ready Cyrus."

Out in the control room the Star Fox team watching Cyrus's progress on the monitor, which was divided into four views. First person, third person, Cinematic, and Face cam.

The first wave of fighters were invader class MK 2s light, small, fast, and hard to kill but Cyrus took them down as if they were ants beneath a boot eventually his face wore a cocky smirk.

Fox shifted his sling to a more comfortable position as he watched Cyrus take down large groups of fighters. "He's good, I hate to state the obvious but he is good, what are your thoughts everybody?"

"He's reflexes are impressive," Amanda said.

"Its amazing how he has manged to practically master the Arwing on his first try, kinda like someone else I know." Falco said looking at Fox.

""He's kinda hot but he's getting cocky I know that kind of look anywhere, I've seen it on Falco and Fox often enough." Roxy said twirling a lock of her red hair around her finger. too."

"I'm not so sure," Slippy said confidently, "He could just be having a good time or-"

"And one hundred seventy five joins the x list, Katt can't you make this a challenge for me?" Cyrus asked enjoying himself but clearly board at how easy it was taking down the invader II.

Flaco looked over at Slippy and shrugged as if to say oh well then he walked over to a terminal. "A challenge eh well how about these three?"

Instantly, three Wolfens flew in toward Cyrus. "Don't get too cocky Star Fox."

"Flaco you activated Star Wolf program?" Fox shouted alarmed. "They'll take him down in no time flat! Why did you do that?"

Falco turned to face Fox and replied simply. "You want to see how well he flies right? Well I want to see how well he performs under pressure nothing more," he gestured toward the screen, which was in a third person view of an Arwing in flight, and continued speaking."Besides, he wanted a challenge and what better one than Wolf and his two friends?"

Although I hope, I haven't over stepped my bounds on this one but he had it coming. Falco thought to himself remembering how Cyrus and Fox embarrassed him in front of Katt.

Everyone watched anxiously as Cyrus did his best to doge and fight Star Wolf Cyrus manged to hit Wolf and his companions a few times but the three where cunning in their tactics and hit him back before he could take anyone of them down.

Wolf and his two allies where performing their signature pack formation attack, The three Wolfens flew about in wide circles each one taking a turn at firing on Cyrus's Arwing, forcing Cyrus to focus his attacks on whichever one was on his tail.

"I think I'll torment you a bit before I cook you, hee hee ha! You are such easy pickings that I, the great Leon, hardly can find any sport in fighting you."

Cyrus somersaulted over Leon's Wolfen and proceeded to fire hyper lasers on his foe, he scored a few hits on Leon and would have finished him if a Wolfen baring a red rose hadn't attacked him.

"Forgive my intrusion but allow me to be a more of challenge to one with your level of skill." Panther challenged

"And then there's you the gay Captain Morgan who has to be in the spotlight, you selfish snot you make me sick!" Cyrus shouted annoyed, he quickly took chase after Panther only to doge a sneak attack from Wolf.

"OK THAT IS IT! You want to kill me? Come and get me ya limp dick cock sucking pirates or do your boyfriends want you to keep those weak ass excuses of fighters in one peace?"

Cyrus aimed his fighter to the sky intending to take the fight to space Wolf and his team flew after him firing lasers all the way. Cyrus deflected their shots with a barrel roll then boosted higher in the sky, out of their weapon range then he put his Arwing in a controlled stall.

Wolf and his team knew what he was up to and held back to wait for their pray come to them, they soon regretted their choice.

Cyrus cut power to his engines, closed his wings, and turned his Arwing around to face his foes, letting gravity pull him down faster and faster then locked on to Leon and launched a barrage of laser fire on him draining his opponents' shields. "Me ME?! NO THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Leon shouted as his ship blew apart in a fireball.

Cyrus reactivated his engines and boosted his way past the two reaming Wolfens, Resulting in a jet wash that shorted out their engines as he passed them sending them into a flat spins, Cyrus kept on his path to the ground without slowing down.

"Cyrus what are you doing? If you keep this up, you're going to crash into ground PULL UP NOW!" Katt shouted.

"Don't worry I know what I'm doing tell me something though, have my adoring public regained control of their ships yet or did they- OHP NEVER MIND THE FUCKERS ARE BACK FOR MORE!"He shouted as red lasers shot past his cockpit, it was clear that Wolf and Panther wanted him to crash into the ground by keeping a steady stream of fire on him so that he could not pull out of his dive.

Despite being under fire Cyrus was able to maneuver his ship, if ever so slightly, out of his dive.

"Katt I need your help, can you tell me when I reach 1,500 meters? Also I need the code for the afterburners."

"What why? If you go any faster you'll crash." Katt said confused as to what his plan was.

"Hey just trust me on this one ok?"

"Fine for the sims it's 44321. The Arwings don't have a code."

"44321 ok code imputed keep your eyes on my descent."

"3,000 2,500 2,000 Cyrus your at 1,500 meters."

"Try this one on for size fleabags!"

Cyrus slammed the throttle forward engaging the afterburners, at the same time he pulled back on the joystick leveling just before he would have crashed into the ground.

Wolf and Panther pulled up behind Cyrus's tail and continued to fire on him, "You're not so tough." Said Wolf derisively, "Give up now pup you can't win!"

Cyrus smiled, "I beg to differ."

Cyrus flipped a few switches, then fired his retro jets and pulled a crazy Ivan and fired a smart bomb at the two blowing them out of the sky.

The simulator automatically shut down at completion of the battle, in the control room the team replayed the video as Cyrus's score was calculated.

Katt was the first one to see it, "Now then let's see wha…" Her eyes widened in shock, "Guys you aren't going to believe this."

Flaco came over to see next. "WHAT THE HELL?! Fox get over here!"

The others came over as well and Katt uploaded the score to the big screen."Katt that has got to be the most intense, incredible, mind blowing, Flight Simulator I've ever done and if you hadn't shown up when you did…"

Cyrus stopped dead in his tracks and stared at the Star Fox team, who were staring at him as if they where expecting an answer for an unanswered question.

"What you guys look like you got some bad news. Wait what are you guys even doing here?"

Fox cleared his throat and said, "Well we came here to see if you would pass your test, I'll explain that later but before I do I have to ask you where did you learn to fly like that?"

Cyrus shrugged. "Nowhere I've always been good at it, why do you ask?"

"Cyrus, do you remember when I told you that I would talk to the rest of the Star Fox team about you joining us?"

Cyrus nodded.

"Three days ago we started debating this request of yours, needless to say there was some argument but in the end we all agreed to put you through a test that most of us, save for Krystal, to see if you could handle the Arwing." Fox walked over to the screen and tapped a few keys with his good hand.

"This test is scored based on the recruits flying capabilities most make the avrage score of 465 573 but you Cyrus," he brought up Cyrus's score the top five scores on the board where as such; Miyu 799 Katt M. 889 Falco L 985 Krystal 999 Fox M 999 Cyrus B 999 James M 2354. "you are off the cart for someone who has never had formal training, so who taught you how to fly like that?"

Cyrus sat down in a chair, breathing heavily, Krystal looked at Cyrus reached into his mind, He lied to me, I knew I passed those tests, he even knew about my promise and he lied to me! Why? Why did you lie?

"No one taught me Fox I'm a prodigy and flying is the thing I'm best at. Sure I can do other things really well but when it comes to flying, I can make a veteran look like a first year rookie and it doesn't matter what kind of plane it is. If it flies I can fly it." Cyrus said he sounded depressed and ashamed of what he was he leaned forward in the chair he was in and held his head in his hands.

"Why didn't say anything?" Flaco asked

"Because I didn't want to be called a freak or be given any special treatment just for who, what I am."

"That's it? So what if you can fly like a bird, that's just who you are be proud of what you can do and if people stand up call you a freak, give them the finger and move on with your life because you'll have people in your life that are better than them. As for people giving you "special treatment" politely turn them down and show them that you can do without it because it's not your gift that defines you but who you are and what you do with it that make you who you are." Falco told Cyrus and surprising everyone with this little speech. "Anyway I think you should join up now you damn showoff!"

"AND there's the mood killer so if this was a test did I pass?"

Fox walked over to Cyrus and sighed, "Cyrus…." He said in a somber tone then smiled proudly "You better get a good night sleep because you are going to need it."

Later that evening Fox walked into his quarters to get some sleep so that he could get up and run with Cyrus in the morning. Fox planned to use the same training regimen he used with when Krystal joined their ranks, but with a few changes to the schedule since Peppy was no longer part of the team.

Fox reached over to his left shoulder and removed his sling and slowly rolled it, his wound was aching a little from where the shoulder strap had been resting. He walked over to the fridge and got himself a beer as shut the door he saw a picture hanging on the freezer door that he had not seen in years.

The picture was back from the days when he was at in high school, in it he stood with his four closest friends, Falco, Slippy, Fara Phoenix, and Boniface Whitefur.

Fox felt a small twinge of guilt in his heart as he looked at the picture. "I wonder what he is up to right now and if he got my message."

"Oh I did and I'm enjoying the last of your Jonny Walker."
Fox spun around calling out for lights as they came on he saw an arctic fox dressed in a dark brown tee shirt, black leather jacket, jeans and exo boots with a brandy snifter in his hand raised in salute.

"Whitefur when did you get here?"

Not that long ago, Fox we need to get to Macbeth ASAP Miyu is walking into a trap."

Storyteller 2013: That's right Whitefur is in the house! What will happen next? What dangers face Miyu on Macbeth and can the Star Fox team get there in time? And How will they hide Cyrus from Whitefur? Find out next time! Please Review any tips or thoughts to help me help you enjoy it better. Macbeth pt 2 coming soon!