Chapter(II)- In the Earth Federation
Honeymoon is the thing that every lover loves to do.
That day was 10ALW, 2146 Earth year.
"We can go to Orion, we can go to beehive, then why Hong Kong?" Asked Fox.
"Falco's working there. Hyacinth's there either. We can have so many offers from them. As a friend, of course. Even this ship is hired by Hyacinth." Said Krystal, when they were on the private starship which Hyacinth hired just for them.
The two planned on a holiday. Where they decided to go to Hong Kong, the capital of the Earth Federation. One of the most advanced cities in the visible universe.
There will be no doubt that when they went out of the spaceport at the Earth's moon, Hyacinth was already waiting for them. A blue figure who is just like Falco but has a bit of a milder personality, probably like a mix of Falco's and Fox's. With a strong sense of manners and etiquette.
"Welcome to the Earth Federation! My dear couple!" Hyacinth greeted them kindly. Giving a light bow.
"I'm quite sure that Falco's not coming, is he?" Said Fox. Looking left and right for him.
"He has work to do. Just told me via my phone." Replied Hyacinth. As he took his Samsung Galaxy out and showed them.
"Well, I guess you..."
"Yep. Had my day off. I told the vice president to do all the paperwork for me today."
"Let's go then. Don't waste our time." Krystal said, smiling.
"We'll get down to Earth now. May you two please abroad my Spectre Falcon?" Said Hyacinth, as he hopped in his starfighter behind him, and requested the two to get in the side seat.
The Spectre Falcon then got down on Earth, and when they see Hong Kong, they were astonished at how busy it is when they looked up above.
"Coneria will never have a day so busy. Just look at those planes and spacecraft everywhere!"
"Correct. Because this is the capital city of the federation. Every day many merchants and soldiers who are allies of us will come here to trade or guard or replenish supplies."
"Hey, speaking of this, uh, thank you for volunteering to rebuild Coneria." Said Fox.
"No problem. It's always my pleasure to help my closest ally in the federation." As they landed on the ground.
"Here we are! Hong Kong!" As they went out of the plane.
It was Central where they landed. And Fox was so astonished in how humans and animal humanoids are so crowded and are walking so fast in Queen's road Central. Talking to phones or looking at their documents.
"Seriously, do you people run every day?"
"Nope. But we have a habit of walking very fast. For we are always busier than a busy bee every day. Maybe this is one of the disadvantages of living in Hong Kong?...never mind. I live in the countryside."
"Do you have any good spots for us to take a look at? Maybe some beautiful scenery for us take some pictures?"
"Well, we have Disneyland here. And there is already one right above your head."
The two looked up as Hyacinth pointed to the sky.
It was the time when the squadrons are performing an air show. That day was the show which featured propeller planes. Simulating professional dogfights with aerobatic smoke, doing scissors and Split-S performances.
"God. I wish Arwings are this agile too."
"Oh, it's simple. Wing loading problem. Today it is two Reisens fighting each other. One of the lightest aircraft in history. It weighs only one point five tons! With its quite broad wing, it has supreme turning and rolling abilities. Which is why it can turn so fast."
"But slow," Fox said. Straight to the point.
"Correct. For the plane is light, it only used an engine around 950hp. Or it will flip over when taking off for the engine is too heavy."
"My, I wish to drive a Reisen."
"I will dogfight with you if I have the chance, my reserve air marshal of the 2nd army. Falco has done this to me one time when he stayed here. I shot him down."
"Really? How long have you been driving aircraft? And...it's really nothing when I helped you with the invasion of the Crab Nebula. You need not give me this high position." Said Fox. Astonished that Hyacinth can actually beat someone who even fights better than himself.
"Since 5. From Modern jets and propeller planes to starfighters. And I know you have your way of doing things, so I gave you the position reserve general. Unlike every general who needed to attend every event, you can always have your position every time and anytime you wanted to."
Speaking of this, the bullets with tracers fired high in the sky. And a Reisen is on a blazing fire.
"Looks like a Reisen is shot down." As Hyacinth saw that the aircraft hatch is opened and the pilot bailed out. The pilot opened the parachute which was white in color. As the Reisen which was not shot down did stunts in the air as a mark of victory. The Reisen Which was shot down has opened a parachute for itself, to prevent casualties in the public when the craft falls onto the ground.
"OK. That was impressive." Said Krystal. "Will there be modern jets fighting each other or even starfighters?"
"If you wanted to see this, you should probably stay on the moon. Our defense engineering and tourism space. Including the footsteps in Earth year 1969 when mankind first stepped on the moon. Or, I should say, 167BLW."
"Ok. So where should we go now? Tour guide?"
"Let's now go to Disneyland now! After that, I'll get you to Cheung Chau for its local delicacies. Then, we'll call it a day."
As the two vulpines followed the joyful avian towards their journey in the Earth Federation. They sat behind when Hyacinth was driving. It was Fox who asked questions first.
"I wonder why are you look like Falco."
"Well, I was human before."
" But why? Isn't that even more confusing?"
"Well, one time after the war with Orion, I was severely injured. And it happened that there is only a little human blood left. So they used animal blood on me, as an experiment by a scientist, which I knew afterwards."
"So, your animal-human blood has given you this body."
"Yep. But since that time, I had my military uprising. And then I'm quickly a general and is the hero of the Federation. In the president elections, I am perhaps the youngest in history."
"How old are you?"
"16."
"That's the same time I went to the Lylat wars."
"My policies had won the people's trust. And now they are happy. Unfortunately, there is lots of work to do. Human Resources and the diplomacy issues are the worst of them all. So I may not be able to visit you too much, Fox."
"No problem at all, Hyacinth. I'm sure things will work out well." Said Krystal.
The journey was smooth. Till they went to the ticketing office. Which Fox found the usher quite suspicious.
The usher looked at him with a bad eye when Hyacinth handed over the entry fee. And Fox did not leave a good one for him either.
When they brought the tickets and went to Disneyland, Krystal was quite happy about it but Fox was skeptical about it.
He told Hyacinth: "Don't you notice that the usher is a bit strange?"
"Why, I cannot notice. But I trust in you. And I will help you, alright?"
As Hyacinth secretly pressed a few buttons on his phone. Unseen by either Krystal or Fox.
Soon they went inside, people were everywhere. Taking pictures, doing selfies, etcetera. And Krystal was quite enthusiastic about it. When Fox tried to make a smile. And Hyacinth too. Both knew something is wrong.
Going to the middle of the park, Krystal wanted to go to the washroom. And Fox let her go.
After she went back and she joined Fox, Hyacinth saw something on the sleeping beauty's castle walls. It was the reflection of light by the scopes of snipers!
Then Hyacinth took out the shielding system inside his suit, threw it on the floor and it created a wall of electromagnetic matter.
Just then the a bullet went reflecting on the shield. As he took out his phone.
"Falcon Elite Sniper Team, can't you see the target who was trying to shoot us in the sleeping beauty's castle?"
"GO FIND YOUR OWN TARGET! OUTSIDE THE PARK IS A SHOOTOUT AND WE CAN BARELY RESIST! They are attacking in!" Falco's voice was so loud that Hyacinth had to move his phone away from his ear. His face appearing irritated.
Fox recognized the voice and tone.
"Falco's in the elite sniper team?"
"Alright. He said that he wanted to protect you for your head has a high price. You get me?"
As he pressed a few buttons, calling out the Vulpine army for help.
"Good that I always have my shrinking technology with me." Said Hyacinth, as he took out two carbines and told Fox and Krystal to take them. It looked like a trinket when Hyacinth took them out, but it grew back into the size of a normal assault rifle by the time they fetch them.
"Fox, your Giga-ampere is a dangerous weapon. Try to shoot the enemies, not the civilians. Krystal, make sure not to miss the Crimson bullets with explosive cores in the Crimson Twilight." As he too, took out his Carbine from his back and handed over a few magazines.
The civilians panicked and try to run in the shield. But Hyacinth put his rifle back to his back and grabbed Krystal and Fox with his left and right hand and ran to a piece of cover.
They stopped. And it already became a shootout.
Fox saw a gray figure flashing by, but then disappeared. That was when he lose his guard and Krystal was grabbed away.
Hyacinth saw a barrage of small missiles for a tactical smoke screen, then came Falco from the back.
"Did I tell you to guard Fox's hide?!" Falco said, a bit gross.
"No, I did not know that the sniper team will miss that guy on the castle!" Replied Hyacinth.
"Continue to build your castle! Prince Hyacinth! How do you be a stupid president when you cannot even command your stupid people well!..."
"Wait...where's Fox? Where's Krystal?!" Said Hyacinth. As he got out of his cover.
Turns out that the attackers are aparoids and angulars which escaped during the Angular Blitz. When Hyacinth poked his head out of cover, he saw that an aparoid took hostage of Krystal. Pointing a gun on her throat. Leaving Fox being forced to put his gun down. The other aparoids and angulars pointed their guns at Fox.
"Fox! No!" Yelled Hyacinth.
The aparoid who was pointing his gun at Krystal pushed her neck even greater. As Krystal moaned in the pain of something pushing her chin with a gun even harder.
"Don't move!" Yelled Hyacinth. With Falco at his side carrying a K108 Sniper Rifle, aiming like Hyacinth did.
"The Vulpine army is now approaching! Drop all weapons or you will be immediately immobilized!"
However, the aparoids spoke English instead of Lylat, surprisingly, they said: "We found the one for killing our emperor! We will kill the ones who helped Coneria in the wars. That includes you! President!"
Hyacinth grabbed his Carbine tight. Sweating and aiming as hard as he could. He was risking the life of his friend. Who is also his friend's precious lover. "Stop moving! I command you!" Said Hyacinth.
The Hong Kong division of the Vulpine army has already arrived at the park, surrounding and shooting all of the ones who were identified enemies with their smart-helmets. In their black body armor with their M16 Rifles.
Quickly, the army has surrounded the aparoids and the angulars just as Hyacinth expected. With snipers in the background as he had known.
"You think this is enough? We aren't afraid of dying..."
As the angular said his sentence, he fired.
But the bullet did not land on Krystal's head. And the aparoid who shot her has fallen on the ground.
The sniper team shot the aparoid by the time he finished his sentence.
Hyacinth, seeing Krystal fell on the ground with blood like roses coming out, with her beautiful body lying still, went complete aspir.
"Fire at will! These enemies are shits ready-to-be-killed! Leave no fucking mercy!" Yelled Hyacinth, at the top of his throat. Falco was quite astonished that Hyacinth actually speaks vile. Despite his very mild personality.
When Fox went to Krystal, under the heavy cover of the army, he hugged her lifeless body. Blood was still coming out of her body. And Fox's hands were covered with Krystal's blood. Red like roses in the garden.
"Oh, what have I done?" He said, as he hugged her tightly and cried. Blaming himself for everything.
Hyacinth then looked at Fox, then at Falco, panting after the shout to the soldiers, appearing guilty like Fox did.
Falco was using a crossed eye to look at him. With the strongest idea of: "You make my friend die, you son-of-an-Andross. Now, what?"
The park has to be closed, and investigation took place for a week.