Star Fox: Shadows Of Sucross Movement 4 (C)

(Planet Sucross, Luxury Limo, Time Unknown)

Fox: *He grunts and groans as he comes to, he can hear the passing wind from outside the limo, he tries to move his arms and legs, but they're cuffed together, his gear stripped from him, nothing but his black cargo pants on, he exhales in panic as he looks around frantically, and across from him is a woman, a mouse dressed in a business suit, blond hair in a secretary like bun, but he can feel the dark intent coming from her, he knows she's not as prim and proper as she sees* Aaahhh crap. *He says under his breath, his eyes wide and eyebrows arched up*

???: *The woman giggles innocently at Fox, tilting her head to the left as her glasses glare over* Well, well, well......aren't you a cutie, but cute men like yourself shouldn't be playing with toys like these. *She says before holding up Fox's silenced UMP45 looking submachine gun with her left hand* I have to admit, this is rather top of the line tech, military grade even, and it's been used judging by the scratch marks on it, from running into cover and taking shrapnel, I can tell you've seen some heavy combat in your life pretty boy.

Fox: Just who the hell are you?! *His eyes narrowing in aggression*

???: *The blond mouse only grins before removing her glared glasses to reveal her blue eyes, cold with a murderous glow* I am the gate of which all your nightmares will emerge from little boy...you're in some serious shit....so I suggest you watch your tone with me before I have to gut you like a fish, and I'm not in a friendly mood today either, I was canoodling with my boss but then we get phoned that some assholes were fucking with our arrangements.

Fox: The women that were going to be sold off into prostitution. *He growls*

???: Yes....the whores....the whores that you and who-ever the hell you were working with helped let get away....all the time and effort, the abductions, the ransoms, the profits to be made, all of that *ffftttt* out the window and into the gutter.

Fox: *He chuckles while smirking* As long as they got away then all is fine.

???: *The woman cups her hands and places them in front of her mouth, her eyes still giving that pale glow of murderous intent* I'm not fucking laughing...my perfect day went to shit because someone had to try and be a hero, a problem now that I have to rectify...you're going to be in for one hell of a stay you bastard.

Fox: Aaahhhh, comes with the job. *He says with a smirk*

???: You might be smug right now, but you'll be crying in pain before we're done with you, you don't know it, but we know who you are....Fox McCloud.

Fox: *He isn't surprised, his expression remaining calm* You accessed my PDA and saw my credit card....basic analysis, it'll take more than that to rattle me.

???: *The mouse narrows her eyes calmly* Krystal.

Fox: *His heart does speed up from hearing her say Krystal's name, but he keeps his cool* Now you're just trying to play on my emotions, psychology to make me bend to your will.

???: *The woman sighs and pulls up his PDA with her left hand, she accesses it with ease, pulling up the personal data* PDAs like this are easy for me to get into, while you were taking a nap, I looked over all of your personal data, from bank accounts to your personal history, even your birth certificate, I know your social security number, and I know your loved ones. *She holds up Fox's headset with her right hand after setting down his submachine gun* I took a look at your com records within the cache, I also looked back at the real time recorded history of the events this headset has seen, that blue fox must mean the world to you, it would be a shame if she were to get hurt now wouldn't it? She is pretty, hehehe, I wonder how much someone would want to pay to stick their junk in her...she'd make for one pricey whore on the market.

Fox: *Deep inside his heart is racing a mile a second, but he tries to keep his cool despite the circumstances*

???: Your financial future and overall existence is in my hands, this is the digital era after all, I could wipe all of your official documentation with the single push of my index finger, you'll be broke and unknown...unless you behave...so then pretty boy...are you gonna behave and not give me any lip? Hmm?

Fox: *He knows he's in serious shit, this woman has him in a dead man's noose, he slowly closes his eyes before laying back down quietly* I'll.......behave.

???: *The woman smirks before placing his stuff down on the seats of the in motion limo, she crawls over towards Fox on all fours and rolls him over onto his back as he was laying on his right side* Hehehehe~~, I love it when my playthings behave~. *She says lustfully, her right hand's index fingers rubbing up his abs*

Fox: *He clenches his teeth and bares his fangs, his ears perking back from being touched, but he instantly remembers it doesn't matter how he feels or what he does, he's in the dead man's noose of either behave and keep everything, or risk being killed on the spot and lose everything, of course he could be killed on the spot, the woman knows everything she needs to in order to wrap him around her fingers, he simmers down and closes his eyes, just letting her enjoy herself*

???: *She smirks before sticking her tongue out and leaning in to lick his right peck's nipple* You wanna know what makes this so sweet? The fact that you're a spoken for man, you might be able to hide it with your face, but your eyes show your fear, your concerns, a lot of soldiers like yourself do, hmhmhmhmhhhh~, I can imagine it right now, keeping you alive just for your girl to come and try to save you, judging by the footage from your headset's cache, she's a stubborn one, no doubt she'll come to save you, and when she does, we'll be waiting, we'll capture her, knock her unconscious, stick her in a room with just you and me, and right in front of her, I'll do so many things to you just to get under her skin, pleasure and pain, if she watches, you'll feel pleasure, if she looks away, you'll feel pain, that combat knife of your's, ooohh how horrible it would feel if it went clean into your stomach, but I don't want to kill you, not yet, you can be used as bait to lure in those friends of your's, they'll come flocking in, and one by one they will fall, but most of all, that woman you love, and that damn pink cat.

Fox: Cat? What about the pink cat? *He says trying not to give away Katt's name*

???: Well, you're in our captivity, you won't be seeing the light of day for a while, so I suppose I can enlighten you, that damn pink cat and her bunch of bounty hunters were being a real pain in my boss' ass.....for the past three months...little by little they were taking down crooks who were under our protection in exchange for the cash on their heads, but one of the morons was holding something important...something we need back or all hell breaks loose, and that fucking cat has what we need.

Fox: *He has a flashback of Slippy talking about a "key" to access the documents on the computer he took from James three weeks ago, he then remembers Isabelle's warning, then the redaction, little by little in his head he begins to put the pieces together and he realizes just how deep in trouble he is* Maletto. *He blurts out in shock*

???: Hmm? Ooooohhhh, you know my boss? What a treat.

Fox: I don't know him, just a name that's been floating around, only thing I know is what's not redacted on his galactic FBI wanted file.

???: Hmmm......of course.......looks like it's time to have a chat with one of our hackers to remove his file entirely from the galactic FBI database, same goes for the copies of data they have....you might be more useful than I thought pretty boy...say...you might not be hiding anything...right? Hmm? You could use that hidden info as a bargaining chip for your freedom to walk away unharmed~.

Fox: You already know everything, and you already checked my headset's recorded camera footage from the cache storage.

???: Yes....I'm fully aware of the computer you stole, and I'm fully aware of the top level documents inside of it...opening that up will be the pandora's box and undoing of your entire team Foxy Woxy.

Fox: Don't you dare call me that...only she can. *He growls*

???: Yeah? But I have you in the dead man's noose, so suck it up...don't you understand, you've lost your rights entirely when our powered armor caught you, a good chuck against the wall and out like a light you go, it was me that kept the pilot from killing you on the spot...you should be grateful...you might get to see your lover again.

Fox: *He grunts before just accepting his defeat, arguing will only make the noose tighter than it already is*

???: *She pulls Fox from the seat and drags him onto the floor before making him lay on his back, she then straddles on top of him, laying down pressing her chest against his own, her nose touching his* We are the shadows of this rotten planet, our power is beyond what a mere military boy like you can understand, the sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be...but you're already one foot in the grave, anywho, I suppose I can play with you a bit, it's going to be a long ride. *She says before french kissing her catch*

Fox: *He's in no position to even resist what he's in for, to make it easier on himself, he can only endure*

(The camera zooms out and blacks out slowly as the hover limo blends in with the traffic, its black tinted windows preventing anyone from seeing inside, and so, another time skip occurs)
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(Orbit Of Sucross, Great Fox Two, Time Of Day Unknown)

(The ride back to the Great Fox Two was a long and silent one, everyone was rattled by how sour the hunt had wound up, three dead and Fox captured or killed, Falco knew the three other bounty hunters, but he wasn't entirely close with them, just colleagues of the same trade, he was more concerned with Katt's well being, and with Krystal's mental stability since she has recently recovered from a traumatic event already, Katt herself was still unconscious from the nasty hit to the head when she fell down into the manhole, Krystal stared blankly off into space with pale eyes, her mind wandering, Amanda looks over to her right at Krystal as she continues to pilot the Trement gunship, Falco sitting directly behind Krystal and Katt sitting directly behind Amanda, the pink toad couldn't bring herself to start up a conversation, fearing her words would do more harm than good, and outside of the gunship is Lucy in an Arwing providing escort cover as they make their way back to the ship, another time skip occurs as the screen slowly blacks out only to cut back in showing them walking through the long corridor to the living room, Falco himself carries Katt to the onboard sick-bay where ROB64 is waiting to perform Katt's condition analysis, Krystal exhaustedly plops down onto the center couch face down with her head turned to the right, her eyes slowly closing as she exhales, Bunny sits down on the couch on the right side of the room and Amanda leans against the right wall behind Lucy with her arms folded, Slippy himself walks out from the bridge with a grim look on his face)

Slippy: After the powered armor jumped down through the roof, someone counter hacked my access to the camera feed locking me out of the system, same for the satellite, I can't locate Fox anywhere...and the city is huge, too huge to conduct an unguided search. *He says sadly* Today was a major defeat, a major failure.

Lucy: The coms sure as hell didn't sound pretty...I wish I was on station faster...I could've killed that hind and the armor.

Krystal: I knew something was going to happen, it was nudging me in the back of my head, but I didn't listen to it, but I felt it all along, and the negligence cost us so much...we pushed that feeling aside and went on, and now look at what we're in. *She says in a drained voice*

Lucy: Krystal, even though it did go wrong, and even though those three did die, you got to Katt and escaped with her, it's bad that Fox didn't get away, but knowing crooks like these, they want something, they're going to use his life as their bargaining chip.

Slippy: Even though Fox's headset isn't on him, before things went silent, I didn't hear his vitals flat-line, the headsets with their huds monitor the wearer's vital signs, he could still very well be alive.

Krystal: *She opens her eyes slowly and the irises are pale, her eyebrows arching down with an aggressive expression* I hope he is still alive, otherwise...there's going to be hell to pay.

Lucy: Krystal, I can understand you're angry right now, and it's not like you have the right to be, but running in blindly is going to do more harm than good.

Slippy: Not to be rude, but to shift gears a bit, the computer that I was trying to access, I have a feeling it's more important than we think, but of course that's kinda stating the obvious at this point given what we do know about it denying all of the code crackers and techniques I have. I wish we did have the "key" to open it. *But his train of thought is ruined when the sound of one of the slide doors opening is heard, on the left side of the room is Falco and Katt, Katt had finally woken up almost as if on que*

Amanda: Katt! You're finally awake sleepin' beauty!

Katt: *She smiles and grunts* I know, the hit to my head knocked me the fuck out, I'm still woozy but no longer in dream-land for the time being.

Lucy: What woke you up?

Katt: *She looks to her right at Falco with an exhausted grin and her eyebrows arching up* ROB64 injected me with a shot of adrenaline and Falco took off his stinky boot and pressed it up against my nose to make me smell his rank ass feet.

Lucy, Amanda: *They turn into disgusted chibis with blue shade covering their foreheads* Eww.

Krystal: Now that's just disgusting Falco. *She says in an unamused tone, she's not exactly in a good mood as we're clearly aware of*

Falco: *He shrugs his right shoulder while helping Katt stand up by using his left shoulder as support* It was either stink treatment of shock treatment to wake her up, had to jolt her senses before her unconscious state turned into a coma, and I did just that.

Katt: Indeed he did. *She grunts as she walks over to the couch on the left side of the room and sits on it, her body still sore from the rough landing in the sewers, she seethes as she sits down* I know what those assholes want. *She reaches into her right pants pocket and pulls out a flash drive looking device*

Slippy: *His jaw drops and eyes go wide* H-how did you get that?! *He says while pointing at it with his right hand's index finger*

Katt: Me and my boys have been on this planet for three solid months, just like you guys we were lured in by the vast opportunities that awaited us, all those credits, heh, but one of our busts lead to finding out some pretty deep shit...military redaction and classified deep, and the biggest part of all, it was pointing back to the Cornerian forces before and during the Lylat wars from so long ago.

Krystal: *She sits up slowly giving a wide eyed stare at Katt with her pale eyes* Katt....Katherine Monroe....I need to know something.

Katt: *She looks to her right at Krystal with her eyes calmly narrowed* Yes?

Krystal: Before the ambush, I recall Falco pointing out one of the goons calling in back up, now I do admit the fact we got comfortable too fast by seeing you, but it's time to cough up some hard fucking facts, goons like that don't call for such drastic measures unless the situation is dire to their entire operation, all along you had that "key" which we just so happen to have the computer it can access.

Katt: Looks like you guys found the missing half of the treasure, heh, I'll be damned.

Krystal: *She gets up and walks over to Katt with that familiar crazy look in her eyes* The goons weren't aware of us, they called the back up for your team, they knew it was you, your team planted the explosives on the inbound hover sedans as a distraction, the bastards never even knew of us before this event. *Her eyes dilate before she runs over to Katt and lifts her up by the collar of her shirt* YOU JUST GOT US ALL SCREWED!!! FOX WAS CAPTURED BECAUSE OF YOU! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!

Katt: *Her eyes turn pale as she shows her fangs and hisses, her ears perking back* YOUR MAN MIGHT BE CAPTURED BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIM BEING ALIVE STILL EXISTS!! MY MEN ARE FUCKING DEAD AND YOU SAW IT HAPPEN WITH YOUR OWN EYES!! DON'T YOU DARE GO BLAMING ME! LIKE WE KNEW WE WERE ON THE SAME HUNT!! IT WAS OUT FROM LEFT FIELD!

Krystal: *She tugs Katt closer to her face while growling, her pupils turning to slits* Bull-fucking-shit Katt! You've been here for three months, we've nearly been here for one! We never messed with any of the organized crime organizations personally! But your team fucking did! A three month long mini war on the powers that fucking rule the illegal blood soaked underground! And just by association we've inherited your bloody battle!

Katt: *Shadows cover her eyes as she breathes hard through her nostrils* You're right....me and my boys did fight them head on for nearly three solid months, it wasn't always like that....but we started to learn some heavy and dark shit, this syndicate.....they are far worse than what any other cartel could imagine, any other gang could ever try to be, me and my boys saw their hidden documents from the base of operations we've raided, like a web, their comps holding documents lead us from one point to another, deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole and now we're on their kill list entirely, you're right, me and my men deserved to die today, but they did and I didn't....if it makes you feel better I sincerely apologize for sucking all of you into my fight, but as it is right now, are you really going to throw me to the fucking wolves to save your own hides, I admit I'm ashamed you've all gotten sucked into this, but something tells me you've all had your fair warnings during the short time you've been here, I can tell you've all been getting curious, and this jump drive is the key to learning what must be known, for three long months me and my boys have been looking for something solid enough to get martial law to bring the hammer down on these organized crooks and finally get some kind of planetary stability going within its justice systems, the things I've seen here make the events in Corneria look like child's play.

Krystal: All this time they wanted that flash drive, they were going to pry it off your corpse to hide their secrets, but now Fox is in their captivity, Slippy, you were right on the money, they're going to bargain Fox's life in exchange for that jump drive and the computer. *She says as the shadows produced from her hair cover her eyes entirely*

Katt: Are you really going to give them back their secrets?! *She says with her eyes showing from behind the shadows created from her hair*

Krystal: *Her pale eyes are revealed through the shadows of her hair with a cold and focused expression* I'm not going to lose my future husband because of your life decisions Katt, you may be my friend, and I won't toss you to them on a platinum platter, but I know when something is worth the price to be paid or not, once they make their demands by getting in personal contact with us, I'm bringing them what they want, now that might be months of hard work gone down the drain, but tough shit, you're on our ship, I won't place Fox's life below a piece of plastic, metal, and circuitry...and if you have a problem with that then your narrow ass can get off our ship and fly to another system entirely. *She says firmly like a boss without breaking eye contact before releasing Katt's shirt*

Katt: *She grunts but her expression simmers down before she smirks* Dammit girl...you're one crazy and scary bitch when you want to be.

Krystal: You have no idea. *And right after saying that, the plasma screen television in directly in front of the center couch turns on without anyone's permission, a private signal being bounced to it to control it remotely, the ticked off blue fox looks back over her right shoulder with her wide and pale crazy eyes* Speak of the fucking devil. *She says before walking back over to the center couch and sits on it, leaning forward attentively*

(The television gives a loud crackle of static as it focuses from the camera giving the real time feed on the other side of the broadcast, the room is dim but the silhouette of a restrained figure is seen, both wrists cuffed to two parallel poles, the figures legs tightly cuffed together to prevent movement, almost like a crucifixion, the figure's head slumping down, Krystal's eyes narrow as she tries to make out who the figure is, but her stomach tightens as she has a hunch who it is, and it's nagging the back of her mind, her heart beginning to pound faster, but then the room lights up and her suspicion is confirmed, it's Fox, he's in good condition for the most part aside from the bruised mark of where the powered armor grabbed him, but the silence is soon broken as a masked voice comes through which speaks in a male and female tone in unison)

???: Hello members of the Star Fox mercenary unit, I am sure you know why you're receiving this private broadcast, you're all in some very serious and deep shit, if you follow our demands to the letter, your friend here shall live and you'll all be given the opportunity to walk away from this with little to no incident, try anything funny and we'll make sure this man screams like a prison bitch in the shower rooms.

(Falco closes his eyes before reopening them as he walks over to the center couch to sit next to Krystal on her left side, Katt also going over to the center couch to sit on Falco's left side, Lucy and Amanda sitting on Krystal's right side with Lucy being closer to Krystal, and Slippy sitting on the far right side of the couch, Krystal closes her eyes with her hands cupped up to her mouth)

Krystal: What're your demands? *She asks firmly*

???: As you must be currently aware of, you have two pieces of property that belongs to us, just as how we have this man here who belongs to you, if you value his life, the computer and jump drive in your possession will be brought to us personally as we dictate and instruct.

Krystal: Sounds fair enough....how do you want it done? *She asks before slowly reopening her pale and serious eyes slightly, a murderous horizontal slitted gleam in her eyes*

???: The contents of the computer are to remain untouched and unaccessed, the moment you access the documents, we will be notified and thus the demands will be terminated, along with this man right here, we will come for you full force and you will all die...pure and simple, the instructions are simple, the one by the name of Krystal, you are to hand deliver the computer and jump drive alone and unarmed, failure to comply with the set demands will result in the termination of the man you see being held captive...do we make ourselves clear?

Krystal: Absolutely clear. *She says in a semi aggressive tone*

???: Do we now? Well allow us to give a demonstration of what we can do. *The voice says in reaction to Krystal's tone*

Krystal: *Her eyes widen and her heart skips a beat* I understand crystal clear! No need for a demonstration! *She pleads in order to keep Fox safe from harm*

???: Hmmm....well in that case, no need for a demonstration, you have three days to give us the computer and jump drive, during that time, this man will not be fed or given water, his life is in your hands...try to access the computer and he dies on the spot via decapitation and his severed head will be mailed to you in a box, I am now forwarding the coordinates for the exchange privately to your PDA, if you call the local law enforcement, he will be killed on the spot.

Krystal: *She pulls back her left arm's coat sleeve and her PDA is showing a blue loading gauge as the set coordinates are sent to her*

???: We trust you'll do the smart thing and give us what we want.

Krystal: *She closes her eyes and remains silent for a moment* Of course. *She says firmly with her eyes still closed*

???: Good....three days....no more than that. *With that, the signal is cut and the screen blacks out*

Falco: *He looks to his right at Krystal with serious eyes* You know it's a trap don't you?

Krystal: *She slowly reopens her eyes* Of course I know it's a trap......but I have to do what I have to do. *She says before getting up and holding her left hand out to Katt, she flexes her fingers twice* Hand it over.

Katt: *She glares at Krystal before sighing in defeat, taking the jump drive in her right hand and giving it to Krystal* You better know what you're doing.

Slippy: I'll go get the computer....I'll put it in a duffel bag for you. *He says as he gets up and walks up to the bridge*

Krystal: Thank you Slippy. *She says as she watches him go to the bridge, she then looks to her left and right at Falco, Katt, Lucy, and Amanda* I promise you all.....this will work out.....come hell or high water....this will work out.

Lucy: Come back to us with Fox....both of you in one piece. *She says in a concerned voice*

Krystal: I'll be waiting for Slippy in the hangar while he gets the duffel bag, I'm taking the Trement.

Amanda: But it's unarmed! The weapons aren't stocked!

Krystal: Just trust me for a change Amanda....I have to do this. *She says before walking to the right in order to proceed down the long corridor to the hangar bay, she walks towards the camera until she makes it black out, and so the plot intensifies*