Something Blue
A Star Fox Adventures Fanfic

18: End of the Day

The newly christened Lisitza walked briskly onto the bridge of her ship. Both Peppy and Slippy where already at their stations, and both looked up as the door closed behind her.

"Fox," the hare said, shifting uncomfortably in his seat.

She smiled, and looked at her old friend. Some of her old confidence had returned, even if it was partly forced. "We have a paycheck, and one that will pay off a lot of our bills, so let's get to work," she said, placing her paws against her hips. "Slippy, I need a list of everything you want to repair the ship, then plot a course to Markovia Station. We'll find most of what we need there."

The toad jumped up, and nodded his large head. Then he turned to his console, rapidly running his webbed fingers over the buttons.

"I'm going to need to modify my fighter as well, a few adjustments so it will fit my new form. I also have damage that needs to be repaired; fighting that semi-evolved simian really beat up the ship."

"I checked it out this morning," Slippy replied, keeping his back to the vixen, "and I've already got a list of the parts we're going to need."

She smiled. "Thank you, my friend."

The toad hunched his shoulders, and typed faster.

"You seem to be feeling better," Peppy said.

"Feeling is relative. Krystal and I had a long talk, and she helped me with a lot of things. I'm not back to one piece, not by a long shot, but I'm pulling it back together." She smiled back at the hare. "That starts here and now, with all of us."

He nodded, catching his glasses as they nearly fell off his nose. "There's a lot of work that needs to be done, we're all going to have to pitch in."

"Does that work include me?" Falco asked, as he walked though the open doors and onto the bridge. A smirk on his beak as he strutted over the metal floor. "You guys don't mind if I hang with you again?"

She smiled and shook her head. "Not at all my old friend, it wouldn't be the same without you."

He clicked his beak and laughed. "It will never be the same with you again, Fox."

"Lisitza," she corrected, but nodded her head. "And as long as you can keep your beak clean, you can stay, but you're going to pull your weight this time, got it?"

"Yes ma'am!" he said with a smirk and snapped a salute. He then walked over to the toad.

Slippy glanced up at his once friend. "I suppose you need something as well?" he asked, sounding snide.

The avian nodded. "Pretty much everything."

"Figured," he replied with a snort.

Lisitza walked across the bridge, and settled down into her familiar chair. Sinking down into the soft padding, she wiggled a bit to get comfortable as it formed around her new shape. She spun her chair back and looked around the bridge, watching her friends work.

"Lisitza, huh?" Peppy asked as the older hare walked to her side.

She nodded her head and flicked her ears back. "It seems like a good name, I really can't be 'Fox' anymore, can I?"

The old man smiled a bit and nodded his head. "True, you really can't," he said, then turned back and walked back to his station.

"Peppy," she called out, spinning her chair to look at the oldest member of the team. "I want you to get the word out. The Star Fox team is back together, and open for business!"

FIN

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