Fox sighed as she thought about the next few weeks. The Andronians showed they could still push the Cornerian military to the limits, she wanted to investigate some of the sites highlighted on that map they found not too long ago, and there was still her wedding and honeymoon. She hoped Falco could lead the team during her honeymoon, but he'd be leading a noticeably smaller team.
"Don't worry about it." the blue hawk told Fox, "The pheasant can handle it."
"I suppose it's only a few weeks." Fox told her, "And we have plenty of time to soften them up beforehand."
"How long do you plan on fighting?" the blue hawk asked, "Once this is over, surely you'd want to move into Krystal's Cerinian home. Just you, your two vixens, and the pups you're bringing into the world."
"Is it that obvious?" Fox asked, "I mean a medical scan confirmed the news, but I haven't been going around announcing it to everyone."
"You forget how connected your suit is to your body." the blue hawk pointed out, "And what the suit knows, I know. Are you nervous?"
"Mostly about the end." Fox admitted, "I don't like the idea of being grounded for potentially months and I know it's not going to be a pleasant experience."
"That's why you give birth alongside Krystal." the blue hawk told her, "It'll be more tolerable when you're both going through it together and the Cerinian influence has already synced your pregnancy with Krystal's."
"I'll announce it soon." Fox told the blue hawk, "In the meantime, I have a team to lead and an enemy to beat."
Fox had just made it to the recreation room when she passed Falco, who seemed to be in a hurry.
"Panther's asked me to meet him on Corneria." Falco said as he headed for the hangar.
"What do you think Panther wants with Falco?" Lucy asked.
"I'm guessing he wants a date." Fara replied.
"I got that feeling from him too when we last met." Krystal added, "And I don't think he's going to be disappointed when he finds out Falco isn't female."
"As far as we can tell." Fara said, jokingly, "Who here has actually seen Falco naked?"
"I have." Fox told her, "Not on purpose and it definitely wasn't the worst one I've seen. Consider yourselves lucky none of you joined until after Slippy left."
"Do you think there'll be a second date?" Fara asked.
"I'm hoping for a wedding." Fox told her, "Falco deserves someone special and we've lived with far worse than Panther."
"Maybe we could invite them to Cerinia as a couple?" Krystal suggested, "It's one of the more romantic worlds. Just look at what it did with Fox and me after some, in hindsight, relation-building training and romantic combat."
"We can offer." Fox told Krystal, "I'm sure Falco's going to want a lot of privacy. He usually doesn't like showing off his love life."
"They do look cute together." Fara observed, "Though not as cute as you two."
"So, what do you guys want to do?" Krystal asked.
"I know it's not scheduled, but I'd like to do some training." Fox told them, "Maybe hit the simulator or that training area of ours on Fichina."
"As much as I hate it, I should probably second the Fichina option." Krystal told Fox, "I need to learn how to handle the cold better."
"Fichina it is, then." Fara told them. Fox walked to the bridge and set a course for Fichina. Within an hour, they arrived. Krystal, Fara, and Lucy dressed in coats before the four of them headed for their Arwings. Before long, they landed just outside the training area.
"First, we begin with a hike to get used to walking in the cold." Fox explained as her suit activated its hood. The four of them walked through the falling snow and blowing wind, following a trail Fox's father had created many years ago. Eventually, they made it to an obstacle course.
"Our next task is to get through this obstacle course." Fox explained as she ran through the entire course. While Fox's rocket heels helped her run, jump, and climb better, the others lagged behind.
"No fair." Lucy complained, "We don't have rocket boots."
"You also don't have heels permanently attached to your suit." Fox pointed out, "Just ignore my footwear and focus on completing the course."
Fox watched as the three women struggled to complete the obstacle course in the relatively mild blizzard. Krystal was making the most progress, having trained in the snow not too long ago. Eventually, she climbed over the wall at the end of the course and ran over to Fox.
"Looks like I win." Krystal said as she watched Fara and Lucy barely reach the halfway point in the obstacle course, "Do I win a kiss?"
"You win more training in the snow." Fox told her. As the air grew colder, Krystal closed her hood until it was barely open enough to see out of.
"Any enemy that makes us fight in weather this cold deserves to be beaten extra hard." Krystal told Fox, "Can't you reward your victorious vixen?"
"Later." Fox assured her, "When I'm done with you, you'll be ready to tear that belt off."
Soon, Fara and Lucy completed the obstacle course.
"Time for more hiking." Fox said as the weather grew worse. Lucy began to worry they'd be buried deep under the snow by the time they finished their training. Soon, visibility was reduced to just a few feet when Fox decided they could turn around.
"Everyone try to stick together." Fox told everyone, "Hold hands if you have to. We're returning to our ships."
The four of them slowly made their way back to their ships. Right when visibility was reduced down to a foot, Krystal grabbed Fox's and Fara's hands, the latter also grabbing Lucy's hand. The lenses in Fox's hood gave her decent visibility despite the heavy snowfall. A few hours later, they reached their ships. Fox led Fara and Lucy to their ships before she and Krystal returned to theirs. They then activated their auto-pilots and flew back to the Great Fox.
"I don't think I like snow anymore." Lucy told Fox.
"I think it's time I got my reward for performing the best in that blizzard." Krystal told Fox.
"Perhaps you should remove your coat." Fox told her.
"I still feel cold." Krystal told Fox as the pair walked to their room. Fara and Lucy took off their coats and walked to the recreation room.
"If any enemy makes us fight in that, I think a war crime might be justified." Lucy told Fara.
"Making us fight in that would itself be a war crime." Fara pointed out, "So, what do you want to do now?"
"Maybe just talk." Lucy said, "What's it like in your relationship? Does it feel like being a third wheel?"
"I can't complain." Fara told her, "Though it does feel one-sided since they're chaste and I'm not. They don't seem to mind, though I wouldn't mind a guy being added to the mix. Maybe Wolf. I heard he's really soft and sweet when it isn't hired to kill you and that he's practically a horse down there."
"What about the rest of the team?" Lucy asked.
"I'm not completely sure about Leon, but Panther's a little preoccupied with Falco." Fara explained, "I wonder which one's the top or if they take turns. Judging by how he seemed, Panther might be happy either way."
Soon, Falco walked into the recreation room.
"Speaking of Falco..." Fara said as she watched Falco sit down on the couch. He seemed to be glowing.
"I'm guessing your meeting went well?" Fara said.
"You could say that." Falco replied, "What have you guys been up to?"
"Fox had us train on Fichina." Lucy told him.
"Looks like I lucked out." Falco told them, "I'm more of an 'air' guy than a 'ground' guy. Where are Fox and Krystal?"
"Fox is giving Krystal here 'reward'." Fara explained.
"I don't need any more details." Falco told her, "I think I'm going to chill here until they're done."
Meanwhile, Fox had finished tying Krystal to their bed.
"Show no mercy." Krystal demanded, "Show me the merciless warrior we need."
"Is anything off limits?" Fox asked.
"You know I can take far more than you're willing to dish." Krystal assured her. Fox gave Krystal a kiss and then slapped her.
"You can do better than that." Krystal insisted. Fox slapped Krystal harder.
"I am still a Cerinian warrior." Krystal told Fox, "I do not enjoy weakness. My loins beg for the warrior I met on Cerinia. They demand the predator that our enemies fear most. You know how to make me beg for mercy. Now make me beg."
Fox thought for a moment and then pulled out her staff. She kept it short and taped it to Krystal's chastity belt. Fox then silenced Krystal's impending question with a kiss before activating the staff's vibration setting. Fox continued to kiss her as the staff teased the blue vixen. Soon, Fox ended the kiss and stepped back to watch her mate try to free herself from her restraints.
"This is cruel." Krystal told Fox.
"You wanted cruel." Fox said as she increased the vibration setting.
"Ok, you win." Krystal pleaded, "Return to the slapping if you want. Just turn the staff off."
Fox ignored her pleas as she laid against the blue vixen.
"The first day of the honeymoon is going to be worse." Fox assured her. Krystal gave up on pleading and simply tried breaking herself free from her restraints.
"It's your own fault for choosing to wear a chastity belt." Fox told Krystal, "Don't focus on the vibrations. Focus on what I could have been doing if you didn't wear your belt."
Krystal felt a little more pride in Fox, seeing as Fox was being as "cruel" as Krystal desired.
"Imagine how much practice I could have been getting with you instead of Fara." Fox continued, "How deep I could be going right now."
Krystal thrashed around as much as her restraints would allow. Her belt needed to come off. She knew Fox wouldn't hesitate to go down on her. She needed relief.
"You might actually break free." Fox told her, "That means you might break your promise. We wouldn't want that."
Fox took a fake key out of the drawer and held it above Krystal. Krystal then watched Fox take out a wire cutter and hold it dangerously close to the key.
"You wouldn't." Krystal said as her eyes went wide, "You wouldn't permanently deprive yourself of my loins."
"Even you think Fara's are good enough." Fox told her, "I don't need yours."
Fox squeezed the handles, causing the fake key to be cut in half. Krystal closed her eyes as the two pieces fell on her face. This was a fantasy of hers. Her loins were screaming for relief, but there was nothing she could do.
Krystal thought she was going to cry in frustration when Fox turned off the staff and put it back in a drawer. She then unbound Krystal, who instinctively rushed her hands to her chastity belt. Her loins were begging for relief, but there was nothing she could do.
"How about we try this again next week?" Krystal suggested.
"It's a date."