Chapter 12

Changing Sides

The next morning Robert was up, getting his entire things ready in the hanger for the time when the Star Fox team shows up. Robert has been working on a new song so that the Star Fox team can listen to and was not sure if they were going to like it or not. But he'd didn't care if they like it or not, it's their choice. Besides that Robert's heart was broken years ago when his wife and unborn child was killed. Robert stopped what he was doing as he remembered Fox and Krystal wedding and thought about the same day he married his wife. After that one song at Fox and Krystal wedding he could not stop thinking about her and how it all changed after that day. He turned around and went back to his room and stayed there until the time came.

Meanwhile…..

Fox and the rest of the team were up and not doing much because there was nothing they can do. There was no war going on or a mission for them to do. So they stay on the Great Fox II and waited for a call from Robert telling them it's time to come up to the ship. Fox looked at the clock hanging on the wall and it read ten minutes till five and he started thinking that Robert was not going to call when the com lines came on.

"Incoming transmission from an unknown ship." Rob said. "All crew to the bridge."

The team got up and made their way to the bridge for the message for them. The door to the bridge open and the team walked in. "ROB. Who's on the line and where is it coming from?" Fox ask ROB.

"It's coming from the Battleship/cruiser Distoria."

"Didn't Robert say that he be calling from Distoria Fox." Krystal adding to what ROB said.

"Patch it throw." Fox said looking at ROB.

As ROB turned a few switches the com-line was started to make out who's trying to reach them. "Sssshhh...C….Come….in….Great….Fox….sssshhh….This….is….sssshhh….Distoria….Do….you….copy?"

"This is the Great Fox II state your business."

"Sssshhh….we….are calling….if….Robert….is asking….for you…."

"Yes he did. He wanted to know if we come and listen to a song."

"Copy that….sending a transport plane….to pick you up…."

"10-4. Tell the landing craft to land in the main hanger."

The line went dead and they could see a small landing craft head for the main hanger. The team made their way to the main hanger to see the landing craft waiting for them. The doors where open and they saw a couple of troopers jump out and helped them on the landing craft. One by one they were on the landing craft and the trooper was the last one on before calling to the pilot. "That's everyone. Let's roll." The pilot turn to confirm what the trooper said and closed the door to the landing craft and they were now heading to Distoria.

The ride took ten minutes to reach Distoria. It was a sight to see. Her main guns were huge to compare the guns on the Cornerian fleet. Her armor plating can take a beaten from any ship and she will not fall by their guns. The landing craft finally reached the hanger and was now starting its landing codes.

As the Star Fox team climbed out of the landing craft they could tell the crew of Distoria where busy as ants. Then one of the 501st commander walked up to them and started to ask them what was there business. "Good evening sirs. What is your business on Distoria?"

"We are looking for Robert."

"You mean 'Gold Leader'."

"Same guy is he not? Where is he? He told us that he had a song for us to listen to?"

"Oh that guy. Well he's in hanger 3, I believe. Want me to check where he is?"

"Please."

"OK. Wait here and I'll go check the system for him."

"OK."

As the team waited for the trooper to go check, they were looking at some of the stuff the rest of the crew was working on. Slippy could not hold himself together, for there are things in this ship he's never seen before and want to go look at it. As he got close to one thing a engineer trooper pulled out a pistol and pointed at Slippy.

"Hey you! Get away from that or I'll shoot." The trooper said as the frog stop to look at him.

I was going to look at it. I wouldn't touch it. I swear.

Well if you touch it…..

What's going on here trooper?

The team turned to look for the man that voice came from and leading on the door frame and got up and was now making his way over to them.

"Robert thank god you're here, tell him I was not going to touch it." Slippy said."

"Well there seems to be a problem here. Where you going to shoot the frog if he touched it?"

"No sir. The gun is on stun and was only going to pull the trigger if he did."

"Slippy do you know what you're looking at here?"

"No. What?"

"It's a bomb."

"Holy Sh*t. this is a bomb."

"Yep, and a big one, we can drop this bomb from inside this ship, in a special place where we can load it up, and activate the bomb to destroy an entire nation by a press of a button."

"WOW! That's a big bomb."

"Yes it is. Trooper back to work and make sure you get this to the bomb room."

"Yes Sir." As the trooper wheel the bomb to the bomb room.

"Glad you guys could make it. It's in hanger 3, and it's starting to fill up quickly."

"Thank you for have us here and let's head that way now."

"Commander seen to that the Star Fox team is in hanger 3."

"Yes sir. If you all would follow me."

"I'll see you guys in a few minutes."

"OK."

As the team walked off with the commander, Robert went to the General's office to see what the Sean has plan for him. After walking through what seem like an endless trail of hallways and different rooms Robert was able to get to Sean's office.

"You need to see me sir."

"Yes. I got a mission for you."

"May I ask what's this mission is about?"

"Yes. You see we are losing men by the hundreds and we need to replace them. I think that if you get some blood samples from the Star Fox team and your old friend James we can clone them and replace the number of men we are losing."

"Well I do see we need more troops to replace but why do we need a whole battalion of the Star Fox team. Not to mention that my good old friend formed the Star Fox team and his son is now the leader of the group."

"Because we are out here with no other way to get more troops to join our cause and the only way is to head home and get them and come back to clam this section of space for the Galactic Fleet. Our cloning production center will love to clone something other than humans for a war that will soon to come and I can feel it. When they make the wrong move then we'll strike without warning. But that is still to come. I need you to befriend them to earn their trust so when they are not looking you can get those blood samples."

"I understand sir. But I think I have a better way in getting the blood samples."

"OK. What do you have that's better?"

"Just think about it with me. Imagine that I say to leave this force and join back with the Cornerian Fleet."

"OK."

"Then once I'm in there forces, I can snick on the Great Fox II and without waking the team, go in and get the samples you need and I'll snick back out in the dark and you'll have your own battalion of clone members of the Star Fox team. The only problem is Krystal. She has the ably to read other people's minds and thought's."

"That is a problem. How do you know that?"

"Well my mother came from the same planet as Krystal. And she was able to read other people minds and thought's and when I was born I too had the same gift to read others minds and thought's. She just has not yet to learn of my pass and what I'm going to do in the future. But being with you I was able to tell when and where the enemy is going to be."

"So no wonder you were able to defeat the Star Fox team and Star Wolf."

"Yep, and I'll do it again if it kills me."

"That a good plan see to that it gets done and make sure no one knows about your plans if they do it's all over you."

"Yes sir."

"You're dismissed."

After having a ten minutes talk with the general, Robert left his office and was now heading to the hanger where the songs would be playing at. After a few minutes of walking and a lot of short cuts to hanger 3 he was there in three minutes. He'd looked into the hanger and saw a lot of troops and the Star Fox team waiting for the band to start playing. So he went in the other door that lead to the other side and was with his other band members. "You guys ready to rock this ship?" "Oh, yeah." "Remember this is not a heavy metal band ok. It's just a rock band." "Got it." "OK here we go."

If you want to heard the beat to the song go on YouTube and look up Nickelback-When We Stand Together and Photograph. Now back to the story.

Drums & Music

One more depending on a prayer

And we all look away

People pretending everywhere

It's just another day

There's bullets flying through the air

And they still carry on

We watch it happen over there

And then just turn it off.

(Chorus)

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

We must stand together

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

There's no getting even

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Hand in hand forever

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

That's when we all win

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

That's thaatss

Music & drum

They tell us everything's all right

And we just go along

How can we fall asleep at night?

When something's clearly wrong

When we could feed a starving world

With what we throw away

But all we serve are empty words

That always taste the same

(Repeat chorus)

The right thing to guide us

Is right here, inside us

No one can divide us

When the light is leading on

But just like a heart

The drumbeat carries on

And the drumbeat carries on

(Just like a heartbeat)

(Repeat Chorus)

Now this next one has to do somewhat like my pass. Hope you guys like it.

Look at this photograph

Every time it do makes me laugh

How your eyes get so red

And the hell is on Joey's head

And this is where I grew up

I think the present owner fixed it up

I never knew we've ever went without

The second floor is hard for sneaking out

And this is where I went to school

Most of the time I had betters things to do

Criminal record says I broke it twice

I must have done it half a thousand times

I wonder if it's too late

Should I go back and try to graduate

Life's better now then it was back then

If I was them I wouldn't let me in

Oh, oh, oh, oh God I

(Chorus)

Every memory of looking out the back door

I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye

Every memory of walking out the front door

I found the photo of the friends that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye

Remember the old arcade

Blew every dollar that we ever made

The cops seen us hanging out

They said somebody was murdered down

We used to listen to the radio

And sing along with every song we know

We said someday we find out how it feels

To sing to more than just the steering wheel

Kim's the first girl I kissed

I was so nervous that I nearly missed

She's had a couple of kids since then

I haven't seen her since God knows when

Oh, oh, oh, oh God I

(Repeat chorus)

I miss that town

I miss the faces

You can't erase

You can't replace it

I miss it now

I can't believe it

So hard to stay

So hard to leave it

If I could relive those days

I know the one thing that would never change

(Repeat chorus)

Look at this photograph

Every time it do it makes me laugh.

Every time it do makes me.

"That all I got tonight I'll see ya'll later and good night 501st." Robert said as everybody was walking out of the hanger.

The Star Fox team was in the same hanger that they came in wait to say their fair wells to Robert as he was making sure that they got off the ship OK. The reason why the 501st has a habit to shoot an UN welcome ship. So he watched from a safe distance where the landing craft was now taking off. As he waved goodbye at the same time turned to his commander to ready his ship for flight. Robert went back to his room to change his clothes and armed himself for the mission he was assigned to.

As the team got back on board there ship, they all decided to fall in for the night and see what happens in the morning. Flaco, Katt, Slippy, and Amanda went ahead to there rooms, but Fox and Krystal decided to sit on the coach and watch some TV before bed. "Do you think Robert and his band did well tonight?" Krystal said looking at Fox. As he pulled her close to him and said.

"Yeah. I never knew that he was a person that stills feels awful after his wife and unborn child was killed."

"Hey Fox."

"Hmm."

"What would you do if I was murdered?"

"Well I would find the baster and kill him like what Robert did. Why are you asking me this?"

"Well I was wondering how you feel if it happen."

"OK."

Not much was said between the two of them and unknown to them there was an unknown fighter jamming their signals and communications. This was a moment that Robert took as he was looking for a small service hatch. As Robert ready himself for his mission, the ship came to a stop and he open his hatch that was attach to the Great Fox II and punch in the accesses codes and the door unlocked itself. Robert then climbed in and closed the hatch.

On the bridge ROB notice a signal coming from the service hatch and went to the panel to look at it went suddenly he was hit by an EMP dart. The shock overload his system and he shut down in a matter of seconds. Then fell to the floor with a loud BANG. The room that Fox and Krystal were in could hear something hit the floor.

What was hell was that Fox?

I do know? But I'm going to check it out. Stay here I'll be right back.

Be careful Fox.

I will.

As Fox left the room Robert was able to find the ventilation system and put in a sleeping gas bomb. Robert then put on a mask so that he can't breathe in the gas, he then pushed the button to activate the bomb and from the end of the bomb a white stream of gas come shooting out of it. Robert then turned on the ventilation system and the air was moving the gas throw the whole ship. Fox reached the bridge and found ROB on the floor and walked over to see if he needs help getting up.

Hey ROB. Need any help getting back up?

ROB did not respond and fox checked his system and found that he was hit by an EMP but where did it come from? Robert and removed the dart after he fell to the floor earlier. Krystal was starting to worry because it doesn't take him long just to see what the hell was going on. Then she started to notice something was coming out of the vents. She got up and walked over to the vent to get a better look at it.

Robert was making his way down the hall when he saw someone coming out of one of the rooms and had to take whoever it was down. Flaco had just finished using the bathroom and turn to his left just to make sure no one was coming from is left then he turn to right and without warning was punched in the face so hard it almost cracked his beak. He hit the floor and was out before he known what hit him.

"Sorry bird bread didn't mean to hit you that hard." Robert said while laughing in his mask.

"One down, five to go." As Robert was putting away his needle and tube back in his bag, he could hear footsteps coming from behind and he had to hide quickly and move Flaco's knocked-out body before someone see's him. Robert dragged Flaco's body back in the bathroom and sat him on the toilet seat and lean his head back to make it look like he fell asleep on the can and to wipe off the blood on his beak. Robert then climbed in the vents to hide just in time to see the door open up. It was Katt.

"Way to go Flaco you've got pasted out on the can again." Katt said trying to wake him up. "Come on Flaco. Stop playing around and get out a girl has to go too." Trying to wake him but it was no good.

Robert had silently made his way to the other vent behind Katt and lowered himself down and pulled out his pistol and hit her on the back of her head, then everything when dark in Katt's head. Robert pulled out a second tube and needle and stuck her arm and the blood started to fill the tube.

"Wow. This never happens to me before. Two targets in the open are down in three minutes of each other." Robert said as put the second tube in the bag. "Two down, four to go." As he moved Katt's body in the bathroom with Flaco, then he closed the door and made his way to the crew quarters.

He finally made it to the crew quarters of the ship and started to look for the room with Slippy and Amanda's name on the door. He found the door with their name's on it only three doors down from Fox and Krystal room. He slowly opened the door and made his way in undetected and was able to get out in three minutes. Has he looked at the clock on the wall which read 20 minutes past midnight he started to make his way to the crew lodge.

After looking at the whitish powder coming out of the vents, Krystal let her guard down and had her back to the door where someone was watching her. As she continue to look at the powder she turned her ear around to hear someone coming up from behind and she turned her head to see a man in a mask right behind her and she screamed so loud that Fox can hear it from the other side of the ship. As Fox was racing to the source of the scream he'd saw the bathroom door wide open and looked inside. What he saw was that someone had gone knocked out both of his good friends and started for the room he left Krystal in. As Fox turned the corner of one hall to see someone turned down the other. He then ran into the same room that Krystal was in and found her lying on the floor.

"Krystal! Fox yelled as he jogged over to her to see if she ok."

"Krystal! Are you alright."

"Yes. I'm fine, but that man had just stuck me with something and I don't know what he's after."

"You're sure? Can you stand?"

"Yes I'm sure, and I think I can."

"OK. I'm going after that S.O.B." He'd said running out the room to get the man that is not allowed to be on his ship.

Robert was now hiding in the engine room where the fellow following him can be ambushed. He waited until he hears someone coming through the door, and backed up into the shadows where he had an upper hand. Fox come walking in with his pistol in hand and a flashlight just to look in those hard to see spots. Fox walked right pass Robert and continue his search for the unwelcome guest on his ship. After look around for ten minutes fox double back to make sure he'd didn't leave the room. As he came to the spot where Robert was hiding, he'd heard something coming from the shadows and pointed the light and pistol in the direction of the noise and found nothing and lowered his pistol only to feel one press against his head.

"Drop your weapon boy. I don't what to blow your brains out."

Fox slowly put both the gun and flashlight on the ground and slowly got up. "Can I turn around to see my attacker?"

"No." As Robert raised the gun up and knocked it into the back of fox's head. Fox hit the floor like a bag of bricks. Robert then reached into his bag and pulled the last of the tubes for collecting blood and needle. After three seconds the tube was full of fox's blood and was back in the bag.

"Sorry Fox. You are the only one that I know that would not stop at anything like your father. I'm pretty sure that you miss your mom and dad right now. You're no better than your father. Sure I had some hard times but your father worked his butt off to find out who killed your mother. But I'll tell you some other time." Robert said leaving Fox in the engine room.

'I'm sorry I was unable to help your father Fox.' Robert said in his thoughts as he climbed back into his ship and detach for Great Fox II. Robert then turned his ship to the planet and headed to the medical center to get James blood.

When morning came the whole Star Fox team woke up with their heads hurting like someone hit them with a gun and their arms hurting as well. At the same time Robert was now on board the Galactic Fleet Battle/cruiser Distoria. Robert then walked to General Sean's office to give his report about how the mission when.

"Robert reporting in sir!"

"Did you get those blood samples?"

"Yes sir I did and here you go."

Robert handed the bag to General Sean. Sean then opens the bag to see all of the Star Fox team blood in the tubes and was laughing when he closed it back. "Good Job Robert. Now we can clone an army of the Star Fox team and will be able to take this system."

"Thank you Sir. Let's hope that they will never discover our plans for the system and its' inhabits."

"That is all for now. You may go and rest up for your next mission."

"Yes Sir." Robert then saluted to the general and turn to walk out the door then stop and turned back round.

"What it is Robert?"

"Sir if you look in the bag, there is one more tube that is not a Star Fox member."

"Then who is it?"

"It my wife's Sir. I want you to clone just one so that I may have be wife back and be able to name my unborn child."

"Well. We will see what happens' Robert. For right now you need some sleep."

"Yes Sir." He said and saluted again and was gone.

Ok this chapter may have been too long for me because I'm not a big writer and this is the longest one I have never typed. Leave me some review guys and I'll make some changes to the next chapter. Idea's too. Go and look up those songs.