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Star Fox: Earthborn 2nd Installment: The Fortunan Conflict Chapter 6: Missing in Action (second half) Cornerian stealth carrier Adriana, Fortunan orbit, 00:04 AM Fox had asked for the two Orbital Drop Shock Troopers platoons to get to the briefing room. Together with his wingmen and the captain, he would brief them on the search and rescue operation he hoped to conduct at the soonest. All of the troopers were experienced veterans and had either seen action in the Lylat War, before the ODST branch was established, or on anti-piracy operations throughout the solar system. Leading the two platoons was a first lieutenant by the name of Heru

Important author's note: This chapter is devided into two seperate submissions, due to the chapter's length. Link to the second half can be found at the end of this half, and in the discription. Star Fox: Earthborn 2nd Installment: The Fortunan Conflict Chapter 6: Missing in Action Time: Second day, 9:10 PM Fortunan time Water surrounded Krystal and forced her under. Every time she was able to surface, she gasped for air before the water filled her lungs again. She had no idea what had hit her before she fell off the helicopter's ramp, only that the terrible pain in her shoulder made it impossible to fight the river's strong current. T

Star Fox: Earthborn 2nd Installment: The Fortunan Conflict Chapter 5: Sector Lima part III Time: Second day, 3:15 PM Fortunan time ..Seven hours until supercell thunderstorm reaches Sector Lima.. The slight hill, overgrown with plants and high grass, offered perfect concealment for Krystal as she carefully observed the enemy position. The hot afternoon sun, even noticeable under the leafy canopy of the jungle, made small drops of sweat roll down her forehead and drip off her long black eyelashes. While stroking a pluck of wet hair behind one of her ears, she looked over to her right, towards her colleague. David wiped his face with the b

Star Fox: Earthborn 2nd Installment: The Fortunan Conflict Chapter 4: Sector Lima part II Time: Second day, 3:56 AM Fortunan time The rainforest was being true to its name. Relentlessly, the downpour struck a small encampment hidden in the vegetation, sending its occupants hurling up in one of the two tents. After having left the airfield behind in a disrupted state, the Star Fox ground unit consisting of Krystal and David had pitched camp a few kilometers away to plan their next move. Their initial mission was to gather intelligence about their enemy, an organized paramilitary force of unknown size and strength, in the Fortunan region of

Star Fox: Earthborn 2nd Installment: The Fortunan Conflict Chapter 3: Sector Lima Time: First day, 6 minutes after pod launch The ride got rockier as the pods breached the final layers of Fortuna's atmosphere. Being slowed down by the massive friction, the pods were submitted to severe g-forces while their re-entry speed of about nine hundred kilometers per hour was lowered to a mere three hundred kilometers per hour. Then, the underside rocket was activated, indicating the pods had reached an altitude of fifty meters above ground level. There wasn't much time to realize that, for the two pods already hit the surface of the planet within

Star Fox: Earthborn 2nd Installment: The Fortunan Conflict Chapter 2: Into the Unknown Time: 28th week of training, 10 months after events on Sauria When Krystal and David got to the bridge, the rest of the team was already there. After both of them had taken a seat, Fox wanted to say a few words about David's recent training mission which had ended not more than an hour ago. "Right David, you did a good job during your little walk in the forest tonight" he said. "You showed good navigational skills and gave a great example of using an improvised distraction, stealth techniques, and hand-to-hand combat. I think Krystal could confirm that

Star Fox: Earthborn 2nd Installment: The Fortunan Conflict Chapter 1: Almost Done Time: 28th week of training, 10 months after events on Sauria It was a dark and stormy night in the ancient Cornerian forests. The tropic monsoons took their toll on the dense grown eastern landscapes of the planet and every living creature sought shelter from the heavy rain, which easily struck through the leafy canopy of the mighty forests. The endless downpour formed a dark curtain and turned the ground into thick mud. Only the trees and the bushes were moving. But if one would have looked closely through the mixture of rain, leaves and broken branches,

Star Fox: Earthborn 1st Installment Chapter 5: Advanced is better than Basic Time: 15th week of training, 7 months after events on planet Sauria "David, this is Falco. You've got five bogeys in your sector: engage and destroy." "Roger Falco, I have them on radar and in visual range. Rolling in to engage." The enemy pilots didn't notice the Arwing moving in on their six. Not until their squad leader's fighter suddenly exploded into a ball of flames. The charged homing shot had done its job, but now the remaining fighters scattered left and right in an attempt to confuse their assailant. It was an attempt doomed to fail, for David had alr

Star Fox: Earthborn 1st Installment Chapter 3: Training Begins Time: 1st day of training, 3 months after events on planet Sauria It was half past eight and the small alarm clock woke David up, although he felt as if he were still in a dream. Stars weren't sliding by anymore, but instead the Great Fox command vessel was moving at a steady pace. Outside his window David could see a blue planet, very similar to Earth, being brightened by a swift sunrise. Apparently, he had slept through the ending of the hyperjump. "We must be in the Lylat System already. Damn, I would've liked to see the arrival." David assumed it was morning by looking t

Star Fox: Earthborn 1st Installment Chapter 2: A New Life David stood beside Fox as the elevator went up to the bridge level. He was nervous: within a few seconds he would face the other members of the Star Fox team, to let them know he was their new colleague. When David met them so briefly in his home, they all had weapons aimed at his head and they didn't seem to be very fond of humans. Especially that blue vixen, who had looked at him with so much hate… As the elevator reached the bridge and the doors almost silently opened, David could see four figures standing by the large windows, talking to each other. Three of them he recogn