Dimension hopping

Chapter 3: Welcome aboard

The blue light came from a portal right behind Link. He turned and saw a familiar figure with large, triangular ears and a tail. It opened a pair of green eyes and smiled. "It's good to see you again."

Link's eyes widened and his mouth was gaping. "Fox?" Fox nodded and said, "Yep." Link ran over and couldn't help himself from tackling his friend. Zelda couldn't stop herself from laughing as they wrestled like brothers. Fox chuckled as he said, "Good to see you too, Link." Link got off Fox and let him get to his feet. Link then asked, "Where are the others? Sonic? Mario? Mewtwo? Shadow?..." Fox then got serious. "No. But I have a feeling we'll be seeing them again."

Link then told Fox of what happened before he arrived. "A strange, dinosaur man?" Fox asked. Link nodded. "Yeah, he was here just a few minutes ago, he chose to pick a fight with me and nearly kidnapped Zelda." Fox narrowed his eyes and said, "Allos." "Allos?" Link asked. Fox nodded.

"Allos is a dimensional bounty hunter from the same world as Concolor. Like that crazy cat, he's trying to revive Ganon and let him control your world. We caught him before when he came to my world. He sat in the jail cell for more than eighteen months, all the while muttering something about sages."

Link's face would have been carved from stone. "Don't worry," He said in a determined tone, "I'll protect Saria, Darunia, and..." Fox interrupted Link by holding his hand up to stop him.

"Not those sages. We confiscated everything and we know that he's after people called the 'Dimensional Sages.' From what we have, only one exists in Hyrule. However, they have a temple that has magic energy that will reveal itself when the time comes. I can't do it alone, so I want you to come with me."

Link was a bit shocked, but Zelda was probably even more. Link looked at her, she looked on the verge of tears. "Do what you must." Fox said. Link looked at him as Fox made a motion with his head that said, "Go on. Do it." Link and Zelda embraced as though they would never see each other again. Fox then put a hand on Link's shoulder and said, "Come on. It's time to go now. Hold onto me." As Link did so, Fox pressed a button on his belt and Zelda waved goodbye one last time before they both vanished in blue light.

Fox reappeared in Great Fox with Link and the Hylian looked around. "Welcome aboard Great Fox, Link. Let me introduce you to my team." Fox went through Great Fox and saw his shipmates. "The frog over there is the guy who helped me get back here. His name's Slippy." The frog excitedly ran over to Link and shook his hand. "Pleased to meetcha, Link!" He said eagerly. "The bird over there is Falco..." Fox continued. Falco turned and said, "Yo!" Fox continued on. "Over there is my oldest, Peppy Hare and the metal guy is ROB." Both turned in their seats and greeted him. "So, you're that guy Fox was talking about?" Peppy asked. "Greetings, new ally. I am ROB NUS64, but you may call me ROB." Link smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fox. You don't have to introduce me to Krystal." Krystal giggled and said, "What a relief."

Link had to spend a few days with the Star Fox team and help with a few things. Slippy and Falco were watching some TV with Falco channel surfing. He then came across Spongebob Squarepants just when Patrick said, "It's a giraffe!!!" Slippy eagerly arrived, but Falco changed the channel to a police chase video. "Can't we watch Spongebob?" Slippy complained, "No." Falco answered, "Tartar sauce!" Slippy cursed. Krystal overheard that and thought it very rude that Falco did that. She waltzed over to him and slugged his arm. "OW! Man! You hit good for a girl!" While Falco massaged his arm, Krystal took the remote and gave it to Slippy. "Thanks." Slippy said. Krystal winked and replied, "Don't mention it." Link was passing by and noticed the absorbent, yellow, porous guy. He scratched his head and asked himself, "Why does he look so familiar?"

After two or three days, Slippy had something invented. "Behold! The Arwing II!" Link blinked a few times and asked, "What is it?" "This arwing," Slippy explained, "Can carry two people at once. I'm preparing to make a few attachments so you can travel the dimensions." Fox raised an eyebrow in amusement. "That'll come in handy." He said to his friend.

Suddenly, Krystal's staff began to vibrate. She took it out and inspected it. It was glowing white and there was a light on the end. "I confiscated this information," Fox recalled as he scratched his chin, "This happens when a temple reveals itself. Krystal, if I may kindly borrow this?" Krystal nodded and handed it to him. Fox pointed the staff's light toward a white screen and it showed a map of sorts. "This one is fairly close. It's on Sauria just a parsec away. Link and I will go to the planet immediately." Link nodded and said, "Alright, let's go!"

Fox and Link raced to the flight deck and Link was the first in. He got in the seat on the front, but Fox spoke up. "Only go in there if you want to drive." Link was a bit embarrassed by this and went into the one behind it. Fox hopped in and seized the controls. "I'll give you a call when the device is ready." Slippy quickly informed, "Understood." Fox replied. A door opened up and the Arwing II flew through the gap. Another minute and it reappeared on an ancient planet.

Back on Great Fox, Slippy already missed them. "Puh-leeze, Slip! They've only been gone for five minutes!" Falco commented. Peppy put his knuckle to his forehead and said, "Well, team, all we can do now is wait. What about you, Krystal?" There was no response. "Krystal?" Peppy asked again. Krystal was nowhere to be seen...

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