Star Fox: Shadows Of Sucross Movement 7 (A)

Star Fox
Shadows Of Sucross
Seventh Movement: Hellbound Reunion

(Planet Sucross, Wide Open Desert Diner, Late Morning)

(Out in the middle of the vast desert is a lonely looking gas station and diner mix, a stop for bikers and truckers alike as they feel the open road or transport goods from city to city, the "Coyote's Oasis" is the name of this way out in the middle of no-where diner, the sound of the electricity being fed into the old neon lights for night time passers is heard with its low hum on the red lights, the camera transitions to the inside of the diner, with a coffee mug in his right hand is a grey husky walking over to the center bench on the left side next to the windows, with him is a female fox, basic orange fur, the husky sits down and sighs while resting the coffee mug on the table as the fox just gives a bit of a grin)

Bill: Way out in the middle of no where on a planet we know hardly a thing about....jeesh, this man-hunt of your's better be worth it Fara. *He says as he sits back, arching his head back against the headrest of the diner bench*

Fara: Hey...I wanted to come out alone, didn't ask ya to join me, besides, you're on vacation, on leave from the air force, bounty hunting doesn't seem like something a tired flyboy like yourself should be pullin'. *She says before using her right hand to pick up her own cup of coffee and sips it, she wrinkles her nose a bit from the taste* Ulgh...yeah....piss poor taste....needs a boat-load of sugar in this. *She says before taking the sugar shaker with her left hand from the center of the table and begins to pour a whole bunch of sugar into the bitter coffee*

Bill: Yeah, I should be at a resort right now getting some nookie from a smokin' hot babe in a bikini, but, I asked Peppy about Fox and his old gang and I was just curious to see what they've been up to all this time, haven't heard or seen them in years, being on the base kinda sucks up all of your time...and your life. *He says as he rests his head against the back of the diner bench, he then takes a deep breath before slowly exhaling*

Fara: *She begins to stir her coffee with a spoon in her right hand, it turns from that dark brown-ish black into that creamy light brown from the sugar sweetening it* That's right....you and Fox were old fly buddies in your younger years at the Cornerian flight academy.

Bill: *He lowers his arched back head to look at Fara* And you were his sweetie pie.

Fara: *She blushes before closing her eyes in slight embarrassment* Don't make me slug you.

Bill: *He grins and shrugs, his head tilted to the right* But it's true, you and Fox had a real love connection, him saving you from Andross when that a-hole attacked Papetoon...plus Fox even told me that you looked like his mother while you were wearing his mom's old wedding dress, remember that?

Fara: Billy Grey....I'm two seconds from splashing this pipin' hot coffee on your face. *She says as she lowers her head while keeping her eyes closed, her cheeks still rosy pink with blush as her ears perk back*

Bill: *He comically holds his hands up, his lips puckered and eyes wide* Please don't, I don't wanna have to change my clothes and walk around smelling like diner coffee...dirt and gravel stains come out easy on these clothes, coffee, I'm not so sure about, but yeah, why did you and my old boy break off? You two looked like ya'll had a thing goin' back then. *He says as he lowers his hands back onto the table*

Fara: We broke it off because he didn't want me getting tangled up in their crazy, life threatening schemes and fights, he wanted me to be safe and I don't fault him or blame him for it, still...would it kill him to call me once in a while, jeez. *She says as she folds her arms and looks out the window on her left side*

Bill: *He chuckles a bit* Still got feelings for him?

Fara: *She sighs* How can I not, he's a wonderful man underneath all the dark work he does, riskin' his neck left and right just to put food on the table and pay the bills, I never truly felt angry when he broke off with me...sure, it hurt a bit, but I forgive him because he was just lookin' out for my well being. Heh, after all these years, guess a part of me still loves him.

Bill: Well, it's been years, and we've all been off doing our own thing, you came here to bounty hunt, me on the other hand, I'm curious as to what my boy is up to these days and if he's alright, still a little surprised with the fact that he left Lylat, but on his part it was probably a good business call given the fact that a recession is going to hit it hard.

Fara: Lylat has always been riddled with wars and skirmishes, conflict every-which-a-way, it was only a matter of time before it all caught up and the price would have to be paid, the rebuilding brought a common purpose and a sense of prosperity, but easy living like that doesn't last long, and I left Lylat because the bounties are all chump change and not worth the effort.

Bill: I never did bounty hunting, how dirty can that line of work get? *He asks curiously with his left eyebrow raised*

Fara: *She opens her eyes and looks up a Bill from across the table with her peripheral vision* It's not cut out for military boys like yourself Bill, it's dangerous, really dangerous, unlike the freedom of a war-zone, you're literally running through the streets, blending in with crowds, going to shady places just to find your marked man or woman, some are easy to catch, some kill their pursuers, some are ruthless, some are tacticians, some are lone wolves, some have people in high places, it's dangerous, one slip up could be your last. But if you manage to catch the sap, then congrats, you've just put a lot of credits into your credit card, but the pay-off becomes bitter-sweet, credits don't last long so you're always on the move, marking and marking, hunting and hunting. *She says before picking up her coffee cup with her right hand and beginning to take a sip of it*

Bill: Sounds rough, but even if I'm a military boy, they didn't just train me how to fly, they also taught me how to whip someone's ass.

Fara: Military training can only get you so far, you gotta be able to think outside the jar-head's box when makin' a livin' off of the crooks in the galaxy...things are never as they seem, and I've seen many rookies get their brains splattered for being stupid or not looking into the x factors this line of work possesses...it's always sad when a young gun dies on their first day, I just count my lucky stars that I never took on a partner to help me with my hunts, as much as I did want to save those poor souls, they gotta learn how to stand on their own two feet, just as Fox taught me, think before you act, sure, you can be a hero and save a life, but in the end it'll only put you in the crosshairs of the other goons that the bastard you killed knew...and then it turns into the hunter being the hunted, and that's just detrimental in every form of the word.

Bill: How do you guys live like that? What kind of breed does it take to actually live that life? *He asks curiously as he rests his arms against the back of the bench with them being stretched out to the sides*

Fara: What kind of breed? *She smirks a bit as her eyes turn pale with that killer haze* The hungry kind.

Bill: *He gulps a bit as he breaks out into a cold sweat but hides it* Alright miss femme fatale, ease up on the look you're givin' me, I'm not the one you're hunting.

Fara: *She begins to laugh a bit as she closes her eyes to take another sip of her coffee, lifting it up to her mouth with her right hand* Relax Billy boy, I have no intention of harming a hair on your body, not unless you give me incentive of course. *She says before taking a sip, but upon opening her eyes, she looks out to the left out the window and her eyes widen as she sees a hover big rig truck speeding down the road* Well that screams all kinds of suspicious. *She says as she gets up from the table quickly and begins to run outside*

Bill: Huh?! EY! WHERE YA GOIN'?! *He yells comically as he gets up and follows behind her, nearly tripping as he scoots off of the bench*

Fara: *She runs over to her custom hover bike and presses the finger print screen, the ignition starting on the spot as she grabs the handle bars and revs* Bounty work! Speeder! Might be on the run! But I sure as hell aren't lettin' 'em! *She says to Bill while looking back over her right shoulder, and with a wheelie, she darts off down the road in pursuit of the hover big rig*

Bill: DAMMIT! DON'T JUST RUN OFF LIKE THAT!!! *He yells before running over to his own custom hover bike and pressing his thumb onto the finger print scanner ignition, the hover bike roars to life before he sails off behind her*

(The two hover bikes soar down the road in pursuit of the hover big rig truck, the two bikes in a close side by side formation, Fara on the right and Bill catching up on the left as he remains closer in to the turn, using the apex to catch up)

Fara: Shoot the anti gravity magnifiers! *She yells to Bill as she reaches in to her jacket's hidden chest holster with her right hand, she pulls out a mean eight shooter revolver with an extended barrel, the metal color being industrial metallic black with a classic wooden hand grip*

Bill: Gotcha! *He says before pulling up on the rear left side of the hover big rig, he pulls out a standard looking USP.45 looking pistol from his left thigh's holster with his left hand, he carefully lines up the shot and begins popping laser rounds into the anti gravity magnifiers, the lasers impact the rear magnifier six times before smoke and fire erupt from it, the rear side dropping to the ground in the process* YAAAAHOOO!!!! I LOVE THIS!! *He howls as he pulls up to the front of the hover big rig to take out the front one on his side*

Fara: *She lines up her shot as best she can and fires the heavy revolver, the stream laser punching a solid hole in the magnifier on the right side in the rear, just like the one on the left, smoke and fire explode out from the damaged magnifier before she moves up and takes aim at the front one, with solid aim, she fires and punches another solid hole into the big rig, the front side on the right now scrapping across the road leaving behind sparks* Almost gotcha ya bastard!!

(The driver of the truck slows down, jamming the brakes, the heavy big rig sliding to the left in order to avoid flipping over, it's rough before it manages to come to a full halt off the road on the desert sand, Fara and Bill make sure to pull ahead of it and then split off, Fara to the right and Bill to the left, making way for it to fully stop, and once it does, they circle around and move in on both sides, Fara is the first to get off of her hover bike once she stops it fully, she then places her left hand on the handle of the revolver and proceeds to walk in slowly, Bill now finally on foot and closing in from the other side, but before they got any closer, the doors are kicked open from the inside, the driver and the passenger, a male fox and a female rabbit with chipmunk fur, the right side of her face covered by her hair, the fox holding a heavy duty semi auto pistol in his left hand while the woman holds a light machine gun in both hands, her left hand on the grip under the barrel, a mexican stand off for a few seconds before the Fox's jaw drops)

Fox: Bill?! *He says in shock of the grey husky in front of him*

Bill: *He raises his left eyebrow as his jaw drops* Fox?!!

Rebecca: You know these people Fox?! I got a woman out here who looks pretty damn pissed!

Fara: Fox? *She says in surprise and curiosity* What's his last name?!

Rebecca: Why should I tell you?!

Fara: Answer me goddammit! *She demands while clenching her teeth*

Fox: McCloud! My last name is McCloud! *He yells in order to put the stand off to a finish on the spot*

Fara: *She gasps, her eyes wide as she bolts off to the right to get around to the left side of the big rig*

Bill: Well I'll be damned....sorry about that man, jeez, here we were thinkin' you were some wanted bounties and shit, holy crap bro. *He says before holstering his USP45 looking pistol back into his left thigh's holster*

Fox: *He grunts as he slides out of the driver's seat and lands on the ground* Yeah...it's not everyday we see eachother, not to mention the fact you shot at me. *He then looks over to his right to see who's approaching as he hears the footsteps in the sand, who he sees makes his eyes widen and jaw drop a bit* F-Fara?!

Fara: *She looks Fox over from head to toe, her eyes wide as she couldn't believe it was him* Fox, it's been ages. Why're you dressed like that? It's not your typical attire...you look like you're ready to go to war.

Fox: *He closes his eyes and holds up his hands to settle things down a bit more* It's a long story you two, I swear it is.. *He then pinches between his eyes with his right hand's index finger and thumb* It's a lot of shit....but it's the god honest truth.

Bill: Oh yeah? Well we can catch up over at the diner you just passed, also doubles as a fuel cell station....but considering we wrecked your rig....then....whoops....uuuuhhhh, anyone want some sausage links and eggs? Buttered toast? Crap quality coffee?

Fintan: *Comically pops his head out from the right side of the rig's left door* Did I just hear someone say sausage and eggs with buttery toast?! Because if so....count me in!

Anya: Me to! *She comically says as she leans out above Fintan*

Rebecca: *She sighs as lays her head back against the head-rest of the passenger's seat, her eyes closed* I could go for some grub....

(Fintan and Rebecca comically yelp as they're pulled back and out of the way by unseen hands, the driver's seat also being slid back, Bill and Fara observe with wide eyes as Fox makes an "oh boy" like facial expression as he looks back over his right shoulder, sweat drops going down his forehead as Krystal then emerges while wearing her mother's armor minus the helmet)

Bill: Whoa-ho-ho~~! Fox! Who's this?! Come on bruh! Spill it! Who is this?! *He says with a wide grin as he eyes Krystal*

Krystal: *Her eyes sweep from the left over to the right as she looks at Bill, Fox, and Fara* Fox....who are these people and why did they shoot at us? *She then yawns* I was enjoying a decent nap until the shaking woke me up. *She says as she yawns again, putting her right hand in front of her mouth* Oh boy. *She says drowsily*

Fox: Krys, you're back to normal. *He says in a low tone so only he can hear it, he then sighs in relief that when Krystal fell asleep during the ride that Kursed also went dormant in the process* Well Krystal, this here is my old buddy from my flight academy days on Corneria, Bill Grey.

Bill: Hello beautiful~~! *He says as he waves his right hand's fingers by flexing them*

Krystal: *She grunts as she shakes off the drowsy feeling* I'm glad you're a friend of Fox's, but please save the flattery, not quite in the mood for it...and I'm already spoken for.

Bill: Wha? Aww...bummer dude...she's taken. *He says while looking at Fox*

Fox: *An anger mark appears on the left side of his forehead as he glares at Bill* Bill....don't make me slug you.

Bill: What?! I'm just sayin' she's taken! And Fara threatened me the same way to! What is this?! Threaten to slug Bill day?! Seriously! *He says while throwing his arms up in the air in a comical manner*

Krystal: Yes...I am taken...by Fox. *She says as she casually points her left hand's index finger at Fox*

Bill: *He comically inhales making a high pitched inhaling squeal, so hilarious that it's on par with the humor from "The Amazing World Of Gumball" as he places his hands up to his cheeks, his eyes locked onto Fox from the sheer astonishment*

Fox: Bill.....don't.... *He says firmly*

Bill: Aaaahhhhh my gaaaahhhhdd! *He says in a high pitched, hilariously shocked manner* Dude! Dude! Score! Look at that! If this was Cornerian soccer, VIVA LA GOAL~~~~!!! Now football! TOUCH DOWN!! Because I know you touched her down~. *Winks* Now baseball! Home run~! Because we know you ran home to that~! Know what I'm sayin'~, wink, wink, nudge, nudge, razz, razz~!

Fox: Bill! Shut up! Stop it! *He yells comically while blushing pink, embarrassed*

Bill: That's not what she was sayin'!

Krystal: How would you know what I'm saying? Aahhh screw it, you're actually spot on, I do tell him to keep going. *She says with a bit of a devious grin*

Bill: *He makes the most comically adorable face on a Spongbob level with sparkly eyes, wide open mouth, and cute pink cheeks, it's so goofy looking that it's adorable and hilarious at the same time* My boy found the one! Hallelujah! There is hope after all! A moment of silence to commend his righteous triumph of finding a lover, and a sexy one at that! *He then kneels down onto his left knee putting his arms out to the sides to welcome the moment of silence*

Fox: Bi.....

Bill: *He shooshes Fox because he could even finish saying his name, making sure the moment of silence continues* The moment must not be ruined.

(Everyone comically goes along with it by looking like walfa chibis, five dots slowly forming at the upper center of the screen as a tumbleweed then comically tumbles by)

Bill: ........Fucking tumbleweed. *He says ever so casually while still kneeling with his arms out to the sides*

Fara: *She rolls her eyes before looking over to her right at Krystal, she then looks at Fox and sighs before walking back over to her hover bike as she holsters the revolver back into her chest holster's left side with her right hand*

Krystal: *Despite being drowsy, she psychically feels something wrong with Fara, but she refrains from going after her*

Bill: *He stands up finally and looks around for Farah* Eh? Where'd she go?! *He says as he comically looks around for her*

Fox: Aaahhhh crap, I didn't see, I was too busy staring at your dumb ass. *He says as he also looks around, turning his head to the left and right*

Krystal: She went back around to the other side of the big rig. *She says while pointing her right hand's thumb back*

Fox: Huh? Not like her to just run off like that.

Bill: No, it's not, but yeah, we need to get you guys on over to the diner, we'll have to make a couple return trips. So Fox, wanna hop on the back of my bike or are you afraid it'll look gay?

Fox: *He facepalms* Still as outrageous as ever Bill, but yeah, I need a ride, same for the rest of the group.

Krystal: I'll ride with....Fara is it?

Bill: Yeah, her name's Fara.

Krystal: Alright....just let me get something then we'll be ready, Rebecca, think you can hold the rig with Anya and Fintan until they come back for ya'll? *She asks while looking back over her right shoulder*

Rebecca: Sure...we'll just be chillin' here.

Fintan: Chillin'? You call this chillin'?! We're roastin' our asses off out here!

Krystal: I can make it cooler for you with one of these ice arrows~. *She says teasingly*

Fintan: *His eyes go bug-eyed in a comical manner before he starts shaking his head and hands to the side* No~~! Nope! Mm-mm! Don't need it to be that cold! I don't wanna be insta frozen! That's too cold!

Krystal: Then I suggest you guys hold out until they come back. *She says before going to the back to pick up her helmet, she then puts it on and goes back to the front and gets out the left side, the flowing cloth on the right shoulder waving wonderfully with her movements like a spartan warrior's, especially given the desert background, she walks around to the back of the rig to get over to the right side to find Fara*

Bill: *He watches Krystal move along with his jaw dropped and eyes wide* Daaayyyyuuuumm.

Fox: *He grunts from Bill's reaction, his eyes closed as an anger mark pulses on the left side of his forehead before he lops the grey husky with a straight right jab in the left tricep*

Bill: OW!! *He yelps comically while having pure white circle shaped chibi eyes with welled up water droplets as he rubs his left tricep with his right hand* You still hit like a freight train!

Fox: *He points over at Bill's hover bike with his right hand's index finger* Bike...now!

Bill: Yeah, yeah, I'm on it...jeesh, this is the worst vacation ever. *He then begins to mutter and mumble to himself as he turns around to his right and walks back over to the bike while rubbing his left tricep*

Fox: *He sighs while lowering his head and follows behind, the camera transitioning over to Fara*

Fara: *She reaches into her left pants' pocket and pulls out a pack of cigarettes, she then reaches into her right pants' pocket to take out her lighter, she gives it a few clicks in order to make it work, but nothing, she grunts from the frustration before putting it back into her pocket and places her right hand over her face* Why should I expect anything less, he's been out of contact with me for years....of course he'd find someone else, not like I haven't tried....honestly I have...but...dammit...I should be happy for the guy...but instead I just feel jaded. *She says to herself, but her ears twitch as she hears footsteps come across the desert sand towards her, on instinct she reaches her right hand for her chest holster to draw her revolver*

Krystal: Easy, easy, no need for that. *She says as she walks over to Fara*

Fara: *She opens her eyes slowly to see Krystal approaching her and releases the handle of her revolver, letting it once again rest inside of its holster* Fox's new lover right? *She asks curiously* I never caught your name.

Krystal: *She stops in front of Farah but still keeps a minimal safe distance* Krystal....that's my name, and...I uuhh....I felt it.

Fara: Felt what? Fox's package? Yeah it's amazing ain't it? *She says with a bit of a grin as her eyes lock onto Krystal*

Krystal: *She knows Fara is testing her, but she rolls with it and chuckles from the sharp joke* I did feel that, but that isn't what I meant....what I felt...it came from you.

Fara: Oh? And what would that have been hmm? *She says as she twiddles the cigarette in her left left hand between her index and middle fingers up and down*

Krystal: Before I tell you, I guess you need a light for that?

Fara: You have a light? *She asks casually with her pale eyes locked onto Krystal*

Krystal: *She draws her naginata, the "shwing" of it extending makes Farah jump*

Fara: WHOA!!! Holy shit! That thing's real?! *She says in surprise from it*

Krystal: *She grins and nods* Everything I'm wearing is real, this isn't part of any cosplay....but I suppose I can use it as an excuse to get away with wearing it. But yeah, I can light that for you.

Fara: With that big ass staff? *She asks curiously with her left eyebrow raised*

Krystal: Heh, just watch. *She closes her eyes and focuses her mind a bit, the embedded crystals react and glow before the plasma blades engulf the metal blades with a violent hiss of heat* Just put your cigarette up to it and it'll light up nice and easy. *She says as she holds the staff out with a steady hand, well in this case her right hand*

Fara: *She gulps as she's never seen that kind of power before, she slowly moves her left hand up with the cigarette in it and presses the right side of the cigarette against it*

Krystal: *She gives the cigarette a little chop off the top with a little flick of the plasma blade by moving it over to the right, the top of the cigarette falling off, but only a minor portion, but the super heated plasma more than did its job as a make-shift cigarette lighter before she makes the plasma blades dissipate, and with a flick of her right wrist, the naginata collapses back into its compact form and she holsters it back into her right thigh's greave bandolier*

Fara: *Her eyes are wide from how fast it was lit, she can even see the scorching orange hue at the tip of the cigarette, far hotter than what any lighter could accomplish* T-thanks. *She stutters before putting the cigarette up to her lips and takes a puff of it before slowly exhaling out*

Krystal: I felt your heart breaking. *She says bluntly*

Fara: Hearts always break, it's nothing new. *She says as she lowers her head but maintains eye contact with Krystal with her peripheral vision*

Krystal: You're right, hearts are always breaking, but your's just broke the hardest, you know Fox don't you?

Fara: Yes...I did.

Krystal: How deep did you know him?

Fara: Why should I tell you something as personal as that?

Krystal: It's not your hostility that I'm looking for Fara....but you're absolutely right, you don't have to tell me anything...I suppose in the end your past with him is simply that....but I do need a ride back to the diner, Bill is driving Fox on his bike, and the other three will need a lift, so you can expect to make return trips.

Fara: .......

Krystal: You and him did wreck our rig....you owe us that much like it or not.

Fara: *She takes another drag of her cigarette before exhaling the smoke out slowly with her head lowered before flicking the cigarette back onto the sand* Fair enough...alright then, climb on. *She says reluctantly before getting onto her hover bike, her thumb pressing the finger print scanner ignition switch as it roars to life, she looks back over to the road on her left side and sees Bill carrying Fox back to the diner* Dammit Bill. *She says under her breath*

Krystal: *She walks around the right side of the hover bike before getting on, riding bitch as they say in biker lingo for riding behind the driver* Not a lot of room on here is there. *She says in an attempt to provide some comic relief to Fara's attitude towards her*

Fara: If you wrap your arms around my stomach, people are gonna think we're lesbians. *She says bluntly*

Krystal: I'd rather be thought of as a lesbian than be splattered across the pavement as road-kill. *She says before wrapping her arms around Fara's waist*

Fara: *She shivers while making a comical facial expression as her eyebrows arch up, her teeth lightly clenched as her eyes turn into chibi rectangles with little dot irises and bags under her eyes, her head arching back* Your hands are so friggin' cold woman! How can you be so cold while in the desert?!

Krystal: The big rig had its air conditioning on until you and the other guy started shooting at us....yet again...your fault.

Fara: This is karma in motion isn't it? *She says with a comically glum facial expression of "oh I'm gonna hate to see how this is gonna turn out"*

Krystal: Pretty much, you're reaping what you sowed, now less bitching, more driving.

Fara: Or how about I just leave you here in the desert and make you walk back to the diner.

Krystal: Or how about I get Fox to tell you off for doing so.

Fara: Hmmmfffff......the bitch is strong with this one. *She thinks to herself before cracking a grin*

Krystal: You have no idea. *She says while having her eyes narrowed*

Fara: *She gasps in surprise before looking back over her right shoulder* D-did you just?

Krystal: Read your mind? Yes...yes I did, you can't out-bitch me, I'm ten times the bitch you'll ever be, but I wanna start off on your good side to be friendly, not have a cat fight...so if you don't mind...diner...drive...please. *She says firmly*

Fara: R-right. *She says before turning the hover bike to the left for it to face back to the road before speeding off with Krystal riding bitch, the camera transitioning back to the other three in the big rig*

Fintan: So.....we're stuck here....in the desert....until they get back....so Anya tell me about yourself, you're an attractive woman, not to say Rebecca isn't, but you've grown on me.

Anya: *She comically blushes bright pink on her muzzle while nervously rubbing the back of her head with her left hand* O-oh my~. *She says shyly before giggling in a girlish manner*

Rebecca: *She looks back at Fintan with that serious Satsuki Kiryuin facial expression with her scowling frown* What?! No one takes interest in me?! It's the scar isn't it?! I know it's horrid but I didn't plan on it! I'm still sexy! I'm just as sexy as Krystal and Anya! *She then cutely pouts as she looks back out the front of the big rig with her arms folded and lips puckered in a fish like manner*

Fintan: I'm sorry Rebecca, I didn't mean to make you upset, it's just, you give off that difficult to approach energy you know, like a savage cougar waiting to tear someone's head off from the slightest drop of a hat.

Rebecca: I....I do? It's not intentional....it just....it just happens. I'm not always waiting to be a mean bitch. *She says modestly*

Anya: Yay~~! We're bonding~! *She says comically in a cute manner which makes Fintan and Rebecca turn into comical wide eyed chibis before they chuckle from it*

(The camera then transitions back to Bill and Fox as they pull up outside of the diner, Fara and Krystal not too far behind)

Bill: Thank you for riding bitch with Bill Grey's biker transport services, I do hope you enjoyed the ride of being my bitch~. *He says comically while looking back over his right shoulder at Fox*

Fox: Keep making fun like that and I'mma make you my bitch.

Bill: Whoa~~! Pause!

Fox: Not in that way....you doofus.

Bill: Oh, okay...then resume. *The two despite being at odds can't help but chuckle from their back and forth conversation of just giving eachother shit*

Fox: *He laughs as he gets off the back of the hover bike* You haven't changed at all over these years, still shootin' the shit and wise crackin' like our academy days.

Bill: Everyone changes over the course of time, guess I was lucky enough to not change.

Fox: How did you and Fara get on this planet anyway? *He says while looking back at Bill over his left shoulder*

Bill: I'll tell you once I get back with the other guys stuck in your rig, it's a semi interesting story, I also look forward to knowing what you've been up to.

Fox: *He nods* It's just been a lot of shit man, but for once, glad to catch a break, some good luck.

Bill: We'll have all the time in the world to catch up once the others are brought here, just sit tight.

Fox: Will do. *He says as he walks over into the shade being provided by the fuel cell station, Fara pulling up with Krystal riding bitch* Fara.

Fara: Fox.

Fox: Hope we can....catch up once we're able to do so. *He says as he turns around to his left to face her before sitting down in the shade of the fuel cell station*

Fara: I'd like that....now here's your lover.

Krystal: *She gets off the back of the hover bike on the left side and walks over to Fox before sitting in the shade with him on his right side*

Fox: Thanks Fara. I appreciate it, even though I don't know how to repay you. *He says modestly*

Fara: Save it for when we don't have a task that needs to be completed. *She revs the hover bike's engine before pulling around and driving around, taking a left U-turn from the fuel cell station and back onto the road, going back to the big rig*

Bill: *He gives Fox and Krystal a two fingered signing off motion with his left hand before following behind Fara, leaving Fox and Krystal alone outside*

Fox: *He gives Bill the same two fingered signing off motion with his own left hand's index and middle fingers, once Bill and Fara are gone, he sighs while lowering his head* A stroke of luck, and a stroke of misfortune in one nicely packaged box.

Krystal: Who is Fara? *She asks curiously while looking to her left at Fox*

Fox: It was a long time ago....before I met you Krystal...Fara....Fara Phoenix, she's my ex girlfriend from a long time back...me and her both fought against Andross...I wasn't expecting to run into her way out here, let alone with Bill....then again I highly doubt those two are a couple. *He says while keeping his head lowered, a slight grin on his face as he remembers those old days*

Krystal: Do you still have emotions for her? *She asks while having her left eyebrow arched up, a tender smile on her face*

Fox: After all the years gone by, the emotions just went dormant, I broke off with her to keep her safe, but we had a playfully solid relationship, but Andross was still in the works...still alive...I didn't wanna take the risk of her getting injured in any of the fights or missions we often got into back then, the team was far more combat active then than it is now, all the passing years, the missions just to keep money in our pockets, food on the table, I eventually just forgot, and the emotions went dormant with it, seeing her again, it made my heart stop practically, I think back of what we had, but then I have to realize the past is gone and that I've spent a vast majority of my time with you, I can't go back to her and leave you out in the cold, but at the same time, I can't leave her high and dry either. *He grunts in frustration* Dammit! Why does life like to throw screwballs at me like this?! I mean really, eight hours ago we escaped an illegal, hidden research facility further expanding and carrying on that dead mad bastard Andross' research and now everything is just....it's all just swirling, spiraling out of control!

Krystal: *She gently rubs her left hand against Fox's right cheek* You thought I'd be mad for knowing that you had another before me?

Fox: *He slowly looks to his right at Krystal with his peripheral vision* Yes...somewhat.

Krystal: *She giggles before shaking her head* Fox, it's alright that you had someone before me, I'm not going to flip out just because you had another woman years ago, I might be immature at times, but there's no reason for me to be angry with you for it...it's just one of those things we endure in life.

Fox: *He covers his forehead with his right hand* The hard part is....the compassion is still there....but at the same time, I'm not going to leave you, you are the future wife of my kids one day.

Krystal: Come here you~. *She says as she wraps her left arm around Fox's shoulders to pull him close for a hug to console him* You big softy, no need to worry. Everything will work out fine.

Fox: I hope so.

(Fara comes back with Fintan on her hover bike and Bill with Anya, the two pulling up in unison between the fuel cell station and diner, Bill gives a quick rev before pulling out to go back for Rebecca while Fara parks her hover bike out of the way as Anya goes to walk inside of the diner, Fintan gets off the back and proceeds in)

Fara: Why don't you two come inside of the diner, they have air conditioning and it's hot as balls out here, you'll pass out from heat exhaustion. *She says before walking back inside of the diner*

(Fox and Krystal look at eachother before shrugging their shoulders, they both get up and proceed inside in order to wait for Bill to get back with Rebecca, Fara sits back down on the diner bench seat she was at, but on Bill's side, the second bench closest to the windows on the right side of the building as she sits on the left bench with its back to the door while Fox and Krystal sit at the bench in front of her facing the direction of the door, Fox sitting closer to the window, as for Fintan and Anya, they're sitting on the bench directly behind them, Fintan sitting directly behind Fox in the bench which is facing away from the door, and Anya sitting on Fintan's left side next to him as they keep watch for Bill and Rebecca)