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Chapter Fourteen

Distress call from who?

"So Andrew is under the influence of these Cha`ha?" Peppy Hare asked as he turned away from the window to the holographic image of the Star Fox team.

"Yes or at least one of them." Krystal replied brushing a strand of hair from her face. "And this conflict will only get worse when he actually summons them here using the portal. I recommend that finding out where he is now should be the army's top priority."

"Thank you Krystal I'll take that under advisement. Now what can you tell me about this new starfighter that Andrew has developed."

"Well it was not built but grown it's some kind of bio-ship it's top speed is faster than our Arwings and the firepower is at least forty percent stronger our hyper-lasers. Unfortunately that is all I can tell you the hull or rather the skin of the ship somehow deflects or absorbs our sensors." Slippy reported as he sat down a black silver fox that Peppy had never met before rose, rather awkwardly, from his seat.

"However uh sir, Miyu, Krystal and I managed to find some schematics or what looks like schematics to the Harbinger and the Chaos Fountain as well as evidence that will put him away for years we are decrypting more and more each day."

"Do you think his goals are in there as well?"

"I do but since he is working for the Cha`ha, I doubt Lylat is his endgame."

"I take that you are the one that Andrew kidnapped?" Peppy asked looking over his glasses. "What is your name and rank?"

"Cyrus Blaze and I'm a cadet sir." Cyrus said as he saluted.

"At ease Cadet Blaze," Peppy turned his gaze to Fox and the rest of the Star Fox team. "Thank you all, now that I know what we are up against I and the Command Council will decide what is the best course of action to take now." He hit a few keys on his desk. "I'm sending you coordinates that I want you to go to intelligence says that it might be where Andrew has been hiding you know what to do if you find him there."

With nothing more to say Peppy closed the channel. He put down his glasses and rubbed his eyes. He stiffened as he felt a presence behind him. "You heard?" he asked.

"Every word it appears that Fox and his team is more trouble than they are worth. Perhaps we should take heed of the memories of your hosts if we are to gain any insight on defeating them." A young female voice said.

Behind Peppy in the corner stood two figures one a tall hound his form hidden by shadows the other was Jane Toriyama the Hopeful's servant what was his name Andrew? It mattered little to Peppy but then again, he was not Peppy.

"I assume that you and your lover are here to begin the ritual for Andrew."

"Yes."

"Are you sure that power obsessed fool is ready? He has so far proved to be a disappointment I, personally, would have gone for his cousin."

"No Andrew is the right choice for Undun. Besides your younger brother must learn his place amongst us and Andrew is just the vessel he needs. Strong willed but foolish and easily disposed of. " The shadow replied.

"That Cyrus is a smart one," said a new smug voice, "if they keep up they might discover our plans before we are ready."

"And how long will you let my father's host run rampant? He will be, no is getting stronger he must be! We must bring him back before-" Peppy started but June raised a hand.

"Ergtin you just worry about you post and leave my husband's host to me he can't escape us. Even if he did get back to that backwater cesspool called Earth we would just take him back and start all over again and if he does get stronger then that will be in our favor. As for the knowledge they have well it can just as easily be lost in this age as it was in the past." Jane answered.

"Yes mother you know best." He paused then asked, "How is Father?"

"Weakened but alive but that is all I can say for now it's time to begin phase one. I trust you can handle that?" The shadowed hound asked.

Peppy opened his once brown eyes which now gleamed red. "Yes my Lord Melkior."

Fox McCloud sat at a weight lifting machine the gym but his mind was far from his workout. His ship was on the trail of Andrew that meant Cyrus would be on his way home soon but for some reason something felt wrong and he wasn't sure why. Suddenly the sound of the gym doors opening caused him to turn in his seat. In walked Falco who looked as confused as he felt. Fox rose and walked over to his friend.

"Hey Falco what's up?"

"Huh? Oh hey Fox I – uh- I didn't see you there."

Fox had seen Falco brood over Katt but this was different. "Yeah I noticed you were a little distracted what's on your mind?"

A sigh escaped from Falcos' beak. "A couple of things but it's really but I feel like this is, ya know, over our heads Andrew, demon gods, and all that when did our enemies get so much larger than life?"

Fox shrugged. "I know what you mean. I can't say that it hasn't kept it me up at night trying to figure it out but I can't find an answer to our problem." He paused then asked, "Falco…are you scared of this?"

"What are you talking about Fox?"

"This is something that is bigger than we have ever faced before and it scares the hell out of me. If we fail we are going to die. You, me Katt, Slip, Amanda, all of us and if that's not bad enough it goes beyond us to Cyrus's people they will die too. It's just too much for me to handle.

"With that many lives in the balance I can't keep pretending to be this unstoppable hero the galaxy thinks I am. Hell I led my closest friends into a trap all so I could draw Andrew out into the open." Fox sat down at the weight machine he looked pensive as if he was planing his next move.

Falco gave Fox a look that would make even Wolf O'Donnell shake in his boots. "Fox McCloud you can't afford be freaking out about this right now, not when we are so close to ending this. So what if there is another race we have to worry about? You haven't failed in the past and you won't fail now you want to know why?

"Because you have the best team in the universe on your side, not to mention you have Peppy and Whitefur and half a dozen mercs squads that would come running to your side if you ever needed help. So quit your pity party you little bitch or I'll take over from here you weak-kneed deserter!"

Fox whirled around his eyes blazing Falco flinched inwardly, hoping he didn't go too far. "Who are you calling a deserter and a coward you cocky blue prick! There is no way you could lead this team half as good as I do because your leadership skills are as good as your flying skills which are shitty!"

"What did you just say you cock bite?"

Fox opened his mouth to say more but at that moment the alarm sounded, red and blue light's flashed, out in the hall the sound of exo boots running past the gym. Fox and Falco looked at each other then ran to the door.

When they made it to the bridge they saw the rest of the team running about the room, or at the computer terminals. Fox strode onto the bridge. "Report!"

Cyrus turned to face Fox his face was grave. "An hour ago I picked up distress call audio only, but there's a lot of interference we're trying to clear it up now. Katt can you give me any more power? We almost got it."

"Roxy and I are working on it Cy, I think someone is jamming or trying to jam their comms go over to that panel and remember what I showed you."

Cyrus moved over to a new terminal and stared to type, his fingers flying over the keys. Fox smiled as he watched Cyrus work he seemed to be adapting really well to the team but for some reason it was the first time he had noticed it. Falco walked over to Cyrus. "No remodulate the frequency to a higher bandwidth then synchronize it. Yeah like that now it should-"

"I repeat, we are under attack please if there is anyone in range help us out we can't hold out much longer this is Lupa O'Donnell. Our coordinates are 3369 by 009 please hurrkkk!"

The whole team stood in silence rest of the message was lost in static and the signal failed Fox walked down the ramp to the window looking pensive. This Lupa was Wolf's sister according to Cyrus beyond that though, he didn't know much This could be some kind of trap. "Fox I was able to pinpoint the distress call to a planetoid in Meto." Slippy said looking up from his computer screen.

"Isn't that the asteroid field? What is Star Wolf doing in that deathtrap?" Cyrus asked.

"We've suspected for a long time that Wolf had a hideout aside from Sargasso now we know where it is what should we do?" Falco asked. "This is could trap Fox."

"No it isn't I can sense despair, agony even fear. Fox this is real we have got to get there before it's too late." Krystal said. "I don't think we should go they know all about your powers Krystal, Wolf probably let Leon kidnap some people and work them up so you could sense just that." Roxy she didn't even try to hide the hatred in her voice.

"I'd agree with you Roxy except for I can feel it too and Wolf doesn't know I'm a telepath." Cyrus retorted Roxy looked away with a look of stubbornness on her face. "Rox, I know you hold them reasonable for the battle but you can't always hold a grudge there will always be a time when you have to forgive the ones that hurt you because at some point your enemies will become your allies."

"I don't care I still say it's a trap and even if it isn't I think we should let them die!"

"That's enough you two you!" Fox shouted turned back to his team. "It doesn't matter if it is a trap or not someone sent out that distress call and we are going to do everything we can to help them but we must be ready for anything. Falco set a course for Meto," Fox turned back to the stars, "ALL HANDS BATTLE STATIONS!"

Wolf O'Donnell ducked behind a control terminal mere seconds before blaster bolts sizzled over his head his left side burned from a blaster wound as he rolled over to a nearby tactical station for better cover and to help out some pinned down henchmen. Most of the henchmen in the group were young runaways, mostly male apes or lupine but a few were some breed of canine or feline but all were loyal to Star Wolf.

"Lord O'Donnell!" A coyote female cried out her hope reflected in the eyes of her her teammates. Wolf smiled slightly. "Are you guys alright?" Wolf asked.

"For the most part yeah, except for those douche bags. I thought Panther and Leon was supposed to attack their flanks boss."

"Are they dead?" The coyote asked.

"I don't know," Wolf looked through his V.I.S.I.O.N eye patch hoping to catch Leons' heat signature but all he could see was the enemy moving in for the kill, "I've never been able to see past his cloaking device." Wolf looked back at the young warriors. "I've got a plan but it's a risky one but if you help we might escape from this room. Will you follow me?"

"Yes sir." They replied.

Wolf activated his reflector and came out from his cover with his henchmen in tow. The enemy opened fire but their shots bounced off the magenta shield as he continued to lead them to the sonic lift. "Suppressive fire!" Wolf commanded in less than a second the youths obeyed cutting down three more enemy troops. They were halfway to there when one of the black armored troops pulled out a grenade Damn it if that meat popper gets through we are screwed! Wolf thought but he kept moving.

Suddenly, blaster fire broke out from the left of the enemy flank as the troops faced this threat, a slim blade sprouted from the leader's chest in his place stood Panther Caroso. The feline a wore a gray navel uniform trimmed with purple in one hand was a TXW 77 blaster and a slim rapier in the other he looked like an old sea captain defending his ship from pirates.

Wolf took advantage of the confusion to wipe out the remaining troops. "Blast the corpses! I want no survivors!" Wolf turned to Panther. "You look absolutely stupid and you and that son of a bitch were late!"

Panther shook his head. "Sadly, I am the only one that is late Leon cloaked himself and ran off somewhere else."

"What is the stasis of our defenses?"

"Our shields are on the brink of failing, main power is offline. Most of our fleet is engaging the enemy but they are too many of them our reinforcements make it in time. Our ground batteries have all been destroyed and there is fighting almost every level of the base."

Wolf cursed then asked. "Is Lupa safe?"

Panther hesitated then said. "She was still alive when I heard from her she was on level 62 but," Panther looked sick, "but it has fallen to the enemy. But the logs indicate that someone sent out a distress signal before are comms were jammed from that level."

"I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you Panther can you think of anyone that would come to the rescue of the most wanted mercenaries in all of Lylat? Either way we are screwed and there is nothing we can do to stop it." Wolf sat down and activated the view screen and shook his head. "Andrew found us after all. I should have listened to you Fox but I let my pride get in my way and now I'm going to die."

Suddenly a panel lit up the young female jackal ran to it and hit a few keys. "Slipstream signature detected Lord O'Donnell there's another ship is coming in!" Her head snapped up her eyes wide with amazement. "It's the Star Fox team!

Fox grimaced at what he saw as Great Fox II slowed to sub-light speeds. Four Venomian Battle cruisers sat in orbit of a large gray planetoid while blaster batteries rained down death. In the space around the planetoid orange stars winked in and out indicating where star fighters engaged in battles of survival. Fox turned to his crew his fierce green eyes blazing with determination. "How they doing out there?"

"The planetoid has sustained heavy damage to sixty percent of its surface. Sensors indicate power fluxion in their reactor core possible meltdown in progress." R.O.B reported.

Fox turned to Falco at tactical. "Wolf's defenses are shot; his fighters are outnumbered six to one and his fleet of backup ships that could take on Andrew's fleet is on the outer edge of the asteroid field. I'm not picking up any Wolfen's so either dead or pinned down in the base somewhere." He looked up from his screen. "Were looking at splitting our forces Fox, and the odds aren't good but, then again, that is half the fun."

Cyrus looked up from his post. "Fox I think I found us a way in, there's a large hole blown in the northeastern side of the planetoid if I'm reading this right, it leads into a hanger bay but the lz is a hot one."

"Okay then, I'm going in with Slippy, Miyu, and Cyrus. Falco I want you Katt, Amanda, and Krystal to buy us whatever time you can to get wolf and his allies out of there." Fox turned to Roxy. "Hold down the fort for us ok kid?"

Roxy snapped a salute then sat at the conn. "You can count on me Fox." Roxy watched the team board the lift a few moments later she saw the flash of G-diffusers activating and lasers firing. "Good luck you guys. Rob activate the weapons array and the shields just in case-"

"Danger intruder alert! Life forms indicted on deck 3!" Roxy turned to a console she couldn't believe it. There were eight life forms two decks below them. I don't understand deck two has no vital systems, not since I converted it to create more ram for the main computer. Then it hit her. Oh shit! "R.O.B battle mode now!"

Roxy and R.O.B ran to the lift and took it down to deck three then Roxy accessed a weapon compartment she ducked around a corner down the corridor hoping to to cut off the foe and arrived at the server room before them. Unfortunately, one of the enemy troops caught her by her arm before she could take a step inside. Roxy brought her blaster around and cracked it on his head and brought it up under his chin, knocking his helmet off Roxy shook herself free and rolled to the door and brought her blaster to bear but what she saw froze her with fear.

Her foe was a Cornerian Bulldog but he look like he had been brought back for the dead patches of his fur and skin had rotted away revealing his skull or part of his facial muscles but the eyes were what scared her the most, solid black and full of hate. The thing lunged at her and pinned her to the floor she tried to use her blaster to push it back but it kept getting closer to her face jaws snapping furiously.

Suddenly he was off of her Roxy sat up and watched as R.O.B snapped the neck of the Dog who went limp finally dead. "Roxy are you ok?"

"For now but R.O.B we've got to defend this room at all costs Lylat's future may depend on it!"

Fox rolled to the right avoiding red lasers from the enemy batteries the hanger bay was just ahead. "Keep tight and follow my lead we can punch through at point 56." He checked his HUD to how his team was doing. "Cyrus you ok? You're falling behind."

"Don't worry about me, I'll catch up a bogy tried to shoot me down but I was able to shake him." Cyrus explained. Fox looked at his HUD and saw Cyru's Arwing move up to with the rest group.

As Fox and his strike team closed on the landing zone, Fox saw what Cyrus meant by hot the inside of the hanger was littered with the bodies of Venomian storm troopers and Wolf's followers and the battle was still raging on.

Fox checked his sensors but the all communication inside the base was still jammed. "Katt, Falco I need you to destroy the relays on the third vessel, they are routing the signal through the each other. We need to be able to coordinate with Wolf and his follows so we can save as many as we can. "

"We'll do what we can Fox!"

"OK WE'RE GOING IN, BRACE YOURSELVES!" Fox shouted and dove into the hanger bay.

Cyrus cringed as a blaster bolt glanced off his Arwings shields his heart was pounding, his hands shook so bad that he had trouble undoing his seat straps. When his canopy opened he was overwhelmed the alternating blaster fire, the smell of ozone and singed fur he vaguely heard the sound of Fox shouting out orders but he couldn't make out what was said he dove for cover behind some crates mortal fear clutching his soul.

"Cyrus are you alright come in Cyrus, CYRUS!" Slippy asked

"I can't do it, I just can't." Cyrus said aloud. "I'm too afraid." Cyrus's memory, unbidden, remembered asking his brother how he could go into a battle without fear and was surprised when his brother said that he was afraid when he went into a battle.

The world around Cyrus fell silent as from out of the past the voice of his brother, Dilios, came to him. It's ok to be afraid in a battle. Not wanting to die, not wanting your buddies to die, and worrying about collateral damage. It's been a part of us since we could crawl.

But you can't let that fear dictate your movements or actions your resolve must be stronger than that when you have someone you have to protect or a team relying on you. Mom told me you've been reading my Bleach manga's do you remember what Tite Kobo wrote? 'What's necessary in a fight isn't fear, nothing can be born of that. When you dodge, "I won't let them cut me" If you protect someone, "I won't let them die" If you attack…

"I will kill them!" The world around him returned to life as he opened fire on the figures clad in black tactical armor. Slippy flipped over the crates and joined Cyrus in his assault.

"No mercy no mercy for the forces of Venom!" Slippy cried. The battle in the hanger bay was not a long one the Venomian forces were no match for the combined might of Star Fox and Wolf's gang when the battle was completely over Fox explained to Wolf's lackeys why they were there but, as you can imagine. "You're lying Wolf would rather die than call you for help!" said male snow leopard aiming his blaster at Fox a few other youths followed his example.

"We're not lying Lupa sent out a distress call!" Cyrus barked back, suddenly Wolf's voice came through their comms. "Stand down men they are telling the truth!"

"Wolf are you ok?" Fox asked. "Where are you?"

"In the control room just above the hanger bay, Sholin lead Fox and two others of his team to the ladder the rest of you make sure the enemy is dead then await further orders."

"Yes sir," Sholin nodded his head to the wall pointing to Miyu and Cyrus, "come on McCloud and you and you follow me." Sholin placed his hand on the wall it slid away noiselessly away revealing a ladder leading upward. The snow leopard went up first with Fox and his teammates in tow.

About a minute later in the arrived at a hatch Sholin punched in a code and the hatch slid opened even though he could see very little behind the snow leopard's tail and body, he caught a glimpse of Wolf glancing do the shaft but he soon saw him face to face along with Miyu and Cyrus.

The command room was about nine yards wide and long most of the consoles in the room were destroyed but a few were still active. The floor was coved in bodies most were the young and middle aged henchmen of Wolf's but the rest were the black armored troops of Andrew, most of which had holes in their heads or heads missing all the way around.

Wolf sat in the command chair looking tired and battle torn beside him was Panther looking grim but as he saw Fox and the others he smiled but there was apprehension in his yellow eyes.

"Well Fox aren't you going to say I told you so?" Wolf asked.

"No not right now at any rate."

"You aware of the situation to I suppose?"

"Your reactor core is going into meltdown, most of the planetoids tunnels have caved in from battery fire…"

"Sixty percent of my crew is dead or trapped and my defenses are shot to hell," Wolf looked at Fox a wry expression on his face, "I know what my only option is Fox."

"Then let's get out of here while we still can and get as many of your people out as we can!"

"What's left of my men are here with me or on the run to a rendezvous point but I can't leave yet my sister is trapped on level 62 I can't leave her behind not again."

Fox put a hand to his headset and called Roxy. "Roxy it's Fox come in."

"FOX I-I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW! OH DID YOU JUST SHOOT THAT GREEN SHIT AT ME? EAT THIS MOTHER BITCH!" On the other end of the line Fox could hear heavy blaster fire and Roxy cussing up a storm. "Roxy what is going on over there?"

"I GOT SOME UNINVITED GUESTS OVER HERE TRYING TO HACK THE MAIN COMPUTER! TALK TO ROB I'M BUSY AT THE MOMENT!"

"ROXANNE QUINN DAMN IT! ROB, HOW LONG BEFORE THE CORE REACHES CRITICAL?"

"Forty-five minutes nineteen seconds until reactor meltdown."

Fox whirled around to Cyrus and Miyu. "I want you two to find Wolf's sister and bring her up to the hanger bay R.O.B says we have forty-five minutes tell the reactor blows you've got twenty-five get back here."

Wolf rose up from his chair doubled over slightly, a pained expression on his face. A young female coyote and a male hyena rushed to his side he scowled but did not chase them away. "I'm sending Panther with you he will get you there in the fastest way possible and be careful, I don't know where Andrew found these bastards when you kill them whatever you do don't turn your backs on the dead."

Cyrus and Miyu followed Panther through access tunnels and corridors, doing the best they could to avoid the black armored troops of Andrew. At a junction to catch their breath Cyrus put a hand to his forehead his head had started to ache.

"Hey you ok Cyrus?" Miyu asked ahead of her Panther turned looked over his shoulder his posture said that he didn't like the delay. "I'm fine it's just a headache let's keep going." Cyrus started forward but stopped at Miyu's scowling gaze, frowning, he reached out to her with his thoughts.

It's nothing Miyu. He could feel her mentally wince as his pain rebounded over the link.

Cyrus that is not a normal headache and we both know that it's getting worse every step you take. Listen I won't ask for you to tell me the truth because I know you don't have any answers but I feel you are going to slow us down or be a danger to us…

I'll mange Miyu. Cyrus interrupted then added, but I'll do whatever you think best.

After that Miyu turned to the tunnel that Panther was crawling into and followed him and as Cyrus ducked his head he looked over his shoulder for a moment it felt like someone's eyes on him but no one was there and yet, it's just you nerves there is nothing to worry about.

The trio of mercs crawled out from the access tunnel. "This way." Panther said leading them down the left passageway. Cyrus activated his headset and scowled as he called to the others. "We've got less than twenty minutes how far do we have to go?" Panther started to answer but suddenly blaster fire and shouts erupted from the end of the hallway.

The three of them spun around blasters drawn behind them Lupa ran with two apes following her round the corner. As they cleared the corner, one of the apes leaned up against the wall Cyrus knew what he was doing hugging the corner for cover.

"Don't do it, there is-!" But it was too late the pirate leaned out from the cover of the corner and got a section of his head blown off in haze of blood and burned bone his corpse collapsed on the floor.

Lupa turned around and shouted at the last remaining ape. "Just keep going don't stop for anything!" As Lupa's head turned her eyes lit up with surprise and fear at the sight of Miyu and Cyrus standing behind Panther all of them with blasters drawn. "Covering fire they need it, we've got it!" Cyrus said as he fired a charge shot over Lupa's head.

Lupa threw herself into a roll as the green ball of energy sizzled through the air a moment later an explosion followed and sending debris in the air. Blaster fire erupted as the survivors ran down the hall, through a door, and into a large room filled with large creates and containers.

They turned this way and that until they had reached a large clear section walled off by selves the only way in or out was the path they were on. They stopped to catch their breath. "We…can't…stay …here for too long. They will find us soon." Lupa gasped.

"I'd be more afraid of the reactor blowing up more than being caught by them it's not like not like they are all tough." Cyrus responded he reloaded his blaster rifle and handed it to Lupa since she had lost her blaster when she dodged the charge shot from earlier.

"Five hundred and eighty-five landed here after Andrews' battle cruisers put a rift in our shields and we took them on based on the same thought. In the first encounter we lost twice the numbers that invaded us then they brought reinforcement's.

"We had over 9,965 hands on board now we have 646 known survivors the rest are dead because the troops in black don't die, at least not with ordinary kill shots, like a shot to the chest will drop them, but the moment you turn your back they get back up and shoot you in the back. So we have got to get out of here."

"How are we going to do that? We don't have time to go climb and crawl through the tunnels." Asked Miyu glancing over her shoulder, her ear's twitched back someone was coming.

"We have site to site transporters that we can use to get back to the hanger bay and escape from here."

The ape that was following Lupa jumped to his feet and shouted. "So we are just going to run away again? I think Marco had the right idea, we should stand and fight."

Lupa shook her head. "There is no time for that the reactor-"

"Fuck the reactor," The ape screamed, "if keep running they will start pick us off one by-" The ape never got to finish what it was he was going to say because a large black hand gripped his neck and with one savage jerk snapped it like a twig as he stepped from the shadows.

Suddenly another stormtrooper came from behind the crates on Cyrus's left armed with a standard blaster rifle Cyrus batted the gun away and put his fist in to his foe's gut then threw him, headfirst, into one that killed the ape's groin then tackled them both before they had a chance to recover. "Take cover!" Lupa shouted as she and Miyu dove behind a crate for cover then popped back up guns blazing.

While Lupa distracted the enemy Miyu ran behind a row of crates and made her way to a control console and laid down a suppressive fire on the enemy, forcing them to take cover. As they did, indigo bolts of energy cut them down from behind in their place stood Panther his rapier drawn and stained with blood Miyu smiled then shifted her gaze over to Cyrus.

Cyrus was in the middle of fighting four enemy stormtroopers utilizing his martial arts and firearms to kill his foes Miyu leapt from her cover and killed a trooper that Cyrus never saw coming Cyrus turned and nodded his head in thanks then shot a trooper that was behind her. Within minutes the four of them took out their pursuer's afterwards Cyrus asked. "Lupa, were is that transporter?"

Lupa led them to the second floor of the cargo bay, crossed a bridge and to a small platform that glowed in the room. Lupa tapped the console screen. "We'll be ready to go in a moment I'm initiating a cold start get up on the pad we'll be ready to go her before too long."

"Why the wait?" Cyrus asked

"This transporter is more like a prototype but we'll be able to escape trust me."

"Oh but why do you have to go so soon?"

The four turned around to see who had spoken. Walking along the bridge with a female pine marten following close behind him was Andrew. The ape wore a richly decorated uniform with a long flowing gray cape where he came from or how long he had been there, no one knew. Miyu muttered a curse and glanced over at Cyrus who had tensed at the sight of the ape. "Lupa how soon can we transport out of here?"

"Not yet a few minutes more." Lupa replied Cyrus started to walk to the bridge Miyu reached out and took out hold of his shoulder. "Cyrus where do you think you're going?"

"I'm going to buy you some time. If I fail you get on that transporter and get Lupa out of here."

"Who made you a leader? We don't have time for this Cyrus, our mission is to get Lupa back before we get ourselves blown up!"

"Don't argue with me Miyu if I capture Andrew we can end this war before it begins this is the only chance we have got." Cyrus snapped back at her Miyu let go of him and shook her head.

"Just be careful Cyrus, he is dangerous." He nodded his head then hurried off to the bridge Andrew's eyes lit up as he saw Cyrus approaching him.

"Cyrus Blaze the fox that outmaneuvered, and outsmarted the Macbeth police force by jumping from the rooftops. This is very exciting, we're such a fan of your work and we loved the way you took down our troops a moment ago, was amazing."

"I'm flattered it's not every day a merc gets idolized by a warlord!" Cyrus shouted as he took a step on the bridge. "I almost hate to make this awkward but you are under arrest I need you to come with me."

A guffaw burst out of Andrew's lips. "OH and you have a sense of humor too." His face darkened as he stopped in the center of the bridge. "we know you've been chosen and that you broke free before the procedure was completed and that isn't a good thing you never know what kind of side effects come from that. How's your head doing must hurt like a bitch right now."

Cyrus' eyes widened as Andrew said this his head was pounding worse than ever before but he kept walking.

"How long do you think it will last Cyrus? Do you really think that Fox will let you stay when he finds out that what you really are? What you were meant to become?

"Because when all is said and done we are the only ones who will truly know what you are; because we are the ones who brought you here and there is nothing you can do about it!"

By the end of this little speech, Cyrus was in arm's reach of Andrew and threw a punch right into his face holding nothing back. "Andrew, you don't know a thing about me." Andrew fell back a step or two but to Cyrus surprise he did not fall to the ground instead he simply straightened up and said. "Oh really?"

Andrew spun to his left and brought his left foot into a blazing fast outer crescent kick at Cyrus's head Cyrus barely had time to get his arms up to block the blow before it connected with his head but the blow knocked him off balance Andrew took advantage of the moment to follow up with an upper cut to his jaw Cyrus fell to the floor and rolled to his feet and dashed towered Andrew and threw a right hook Andrew saw the blow coming but didn't even bother block it he took the blow on his jaw.

Andrew absorbed the blow and used Cyrus's speed to trap him and plant a right hook in his face Cyrus fell to the floor but Cyrus countered by pushing up with his arms and kicked Andrew in the face with both his feet knocking Andrew back a few feet.

At the end of the bridge the pine marten retracted the bridge forcing the fight between Cyrus and Andrew to stop. Cyrus scrambled to his feet as the bridge started too divided at his feet he barely made back to the others before the bridge completely vanished beneath the deck.

"It's a pity we didn't get to finish this fight Cyrus, but we will see you again but before I go let me show you all what has been given to us." Andrew closed his eyes raised his arms slightly and it seemed that the room itself became devoid of light his hair stirred as if a breeze.

Then Andrew snapped his arms down and suddenly his snow white fur changed to a dark red orange on his red face a large black rune appeared and his once brown eyes had turned gold. "Behold this is the power by which I will send my enemies to the hell! Cyrus Blaze look at me this is the power that you have rejected out of fear. I unlike you I embrace this power without fear." He turned and walked away with the pine martin following him smirking.

Cyrus growled at the insult. "Then get your ass over here and let's finish what we started do you hear me?! I'm going to hunt you down and make you pay for everything you've done! You gutless bastard! " Cyrus started to go after him but Miyu held him back Cyrus snapped his head around his face a mask of feral rage. "We are out of time Cyrus and there has been enough bloodshed because of that prick." Lupa tapped a few keys then jumped on the platform. "Brace yourself this will feel a little different from a normal transport." A moment later the transporter activated.

The moment their bodies rematerialized Miyu Panther Lupa and Cyrus ran for their fighters around them the base began to fall apart. Cyrus looked up from his scanners as he took off Leon lead a group of survivors to an escape shuttle.

"Come on come on this place is ready to blow!" He called out then dashed over to his personal Wolfen and flew through the gap in the hull followed by his companions and The Star Fox team and the shuttle once they had flown out Wolf and his team jumped into warp as the planetoid exploded.

"Emergency maneuvers! Get back to the ship!" Fox shouted as chunks of the space rocks flew past his Arwing some crashing right behind him. "Fox what happened to Andrew's ships?" Cyrus asked Fox looked down at Cyrus's holo image. "When the meltdown reached critical levels the ships withdrew."

"So Andrew escaped." Cyrus growled even as he looked away Fox noticed that Cyrus eyes were tinged with red around his brown iris, he chose not to make an issue of it and asked. "He was here?"

"Yeah and he's become a Ch`ha host too. I'll explain when we get back to the ship!"

"OH SHIT! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT WE HAVE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE SHIP ROXY IS IN TROUBLE!"

"Roxy where are you? Fan out see if you can find her!" Fox commanded then ran off with Krystal and Falco hot on his heels but before they made it to the sonic lift Roxy appeared from underneath a computer console her eyes red from crying a bandage was wrapped around her upper arm.

"Fox!" She ran across the bridge and hugged him like a child who had just woken form a bad nightmare. "I'm so glad you're safe Fox I got some bad news and it's about Cyrus."

By this this time the rest of the team had gathered around but when Roxy saw Cyrus she began to cry all over again. "Cyrus I'm so sorry they arrived and started to hack the computer core R.O.B and I fought them off but by the time I-I got to the computer… the data the files it's all been purged for the memory banks it's all gone I tried everything b-b-but..." Whatever else she was going to say was lost as she completely broke down in convulsing sobs.

Cyrus started to walk over to her but he barely took two steps when he fell to the floor feeling dizzy and weak. Colored spots swam before his eyes, and his head was in agonizing pain blocking out his last remaining senses. He doubled over and vomited a sticky substance that looked a lot like blood. Suddenly he felt a cool tip of a hypo spray against his neck and his mind began to clear. "What happened?"

Amanda ran the scanner over Cyrus. "It looks like you suffered an allergic reaction to something you were exposed to." Amanda said looking at her med scanner but Cyrus could sense her confusion. "I'll have to run some tests to be sure but I want you to get some rest in the meantime ok?" Cyrus nodded his head stood up and headed to the lift. "Well at least this day can't get any worse."

It's funny when someone says that because at that moment, a console lit up Slippy ran over and tapped a few keys then looked up from a console his face grave. "Fox Peppy just sent us a message. While we were saving Wolf, Andrews' rebels attacked several key defense points in our military and he's declared war on Lylat."

Storyteller 2013: Thanks so much for reading and sticking with the story for so long but I have a bittersweet announcement to make there are only three chapter's left until this tale reaches its conclusion it's a rather hard time for me especially with all this other stuff going on in my life. So now more than ever, I need your support so please review tips and ideas to help me help you enjoy it better and so I'll see you some other day!