Chapter 1

James McCloud smiled with a closed mouth, his sunglasses blocking his vivid emerald-colored eyes. On one side was a happy-looking rabbit with red eyes and big ears, looking as lively as he ever had in his life. And on the other side was an ugly-looking pig, his expression hard to read.

Fox McCloud put the framed picture inside of his bag with a sad sigh. James was Fox's father, the original leader of the Star Fox team. Peppy and Pigma had been his wingmates; Peppy was the last living one…

Pigma had betrayed the team out of his lust for money and let the mad scientist Andross kill James. Peppy had barely escaped, and lived to support Star Fox since. Pigma had been killed during the invasion of the Aparoids by Fox. But revenge wasn't good enough; Fox longed to see his father just one last time…

Fox pulled himself back into reality to continue packing his belongings.

Moving is such a pain… Fox thought.

He decided to move anyway since his house had fallen victim to the Aparoid attack; Aparoids were vicious aliens that attacked the Lylat System, and Corneria (Fox's home planet) had suffered as well. However, rebuilding most houses had been a smooth process, much to everyone's relief.

Due to the fact that he led the Star Fox team to victory, it was decided Fox would be given a brand new house by the Cornerian government. Unfortunately its former leader, General Pepper, had fallen ill and died in the midst of the Aparoid attack. Peppy had taken over Pepper's place as the leader of Corneria, and had control over the military like Pepper once had.

Many things had changed over the last few months, including a break for the entire team ever since Star Fox had destroyed the Aparoid Queen. Breaks were unusual, but it sure as heck was nice to have one.

Fox was average in height, wore a white jacket, had a green shirt and pants, red boots, and had emerald eyes like his father. Fighting wars for Lylat was more than just freedom; it was also his father's legacy. Thus, Fox felt the responsibility to fight for the world along with his teammates.

First, there was Falco Lombardi, a tall and cocky blue bird that loved action. He was also the ace pilot of the group. Then there was Slippy Toad, a jumpy green frog who served as the team's mechanic. Finally, there was Krystal, a blue vixen who was rescued by Fox from Planet Sauria a couple of years ago. Peppy had served as their instructor, but now took over General Pepper's role.

Fox knew what most of his teammates would do in their vacation time; Falco would likely be breaking up and getting back together with his on-and-off girlfriend Katt Monroe. Slippy would be spending time with his dad Beltino working on some inventions. Peppy would be too wrapped up in his office work. And Krystal…

Fox didn't know what Krystal would be up to; she was easily the most mysterious of the group. Fox considered spending more time with her; he knew he loved her, but he wondered if she loved him back. It was the wonder that made Fox feel alone on the inside; sure he had Falco and Slippy, his two best friends – but what he didn't have was family…

After packing his last few possessions, Fox took three trips with all of his bags to his dark blue car outside. Upon loading it up, he stepped into the driver's seat and began driving to his new home.