The Calvary Arrives pt 1 Tales of Pride - http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/7412 Flia sighed. She hated waiting. ESPECIALLY when lives were in danger. The palace took one shaking blow after another as she sipped on a Dr. Pepper and glanced out the window. "WHERE ARE THEY?!" Flia finally roared. Suddenly, her question was answered, as two large ships zoomed into the atmosphere. "It's the Whiteclaw...AND the Great Fox!" Flia shouted gleefully. "The calvary's here!" Alton shouted enthusiastically. "Beam me up, Kitty!" ~*~ After changing into their flight suits, Alton and Flia ran to the docking bay. In front of the passage toward it waited Perria and Chamille. "Hey Amigos," Perria started, "We stopped by Corneria on the way here. Picked up something you might like." The door to the docking bay opened, where the ManeLion and the Silverstreak were docked. "Whoooooooohoooooooooo!" Flia cried gleefully, placing the palms of her hands on her flame-blue starcraft. "I got my baby back!" "You weren't this enthusiastic when you saw ME..." Alton mumbled. The blue lioness simply rolled her eyes and leaped into her cockpit. "Now to take care of business!" She shouted enthusiastically. Perria and Chamille nodded. "Where's Katt?" Flia asked. "...Isn't she coming?" Perria and Chamille glanced at one another. "No," Chamille replied, "She's gonna cover us from the WhiteClaw. Flia, you're in charge." "ME?!" the lioness cried in shock. "B-but, YOU'RE the lieutenant, Chamille..." The chameleon shrugged. "Lombardi's orders," she replied. "Now COME ON, we need to save those people." Flia nodded. "Right!" She cried, her leadership instincts kicking in. "Ladies and Gentleman, start your engines!" ~*~ "Fooooooox, help me!" Slippy cried. "Slip," Falco griped, "Can't you EVER take care of yourself?!" "Cool it, guys," Fox sighed, taking out the bogeys on Slippy's tail. "Yeah," Bill grumbled as he chased a bogey which he had been trailing for five minutes. "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Flia shouted happily, soaring into the clouds of Venomian fighters. "Hey guys! I'm baaaaaaaaack!" "Let's get ready to RRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUMBLE!" Alton yelled as he joined her. "Venomios estupidos, tu eres muerte!" Perria shouted as she came into view. "Yeah...what SHE said," Chamille replied quizzically. "CLAAAAAAAAAW SQUAD!" They all shouted. "Nice to see ya, CS, we could use you right now." Fox said wearily. "These guys outnumber us 100 to 1!" Slippy cried. "How can we ever..." "Have faith, Slip," Chamille replied. "Statistics never were my thing.... but I know that we can beat these guys, one way or another." "Thatta girl....sis...." an evil voice snickered. Chamille gasped. "...Leon..." she whispered breathlessly. "Very good...." Leon chuckled. "I thought you were paralyzed!" his sister cried. "I...was...but, I'm healthy now...and I'm gonna cause you, traitor, to have a fate worse than mine. Goodbye, sis." Leon's fighter suddenly emerged from the hundreds of fighters among them and fired a smart bomb right at Chamille's ship. However, before it detonated, one of the Arwings pulled out in front of it. "SLIP! NO!" Chamille screamed as the young toad's arwing exploded and fell into the moat surrounding the castle. "SLIPPY!!!!!" Everyone cried. "NO!" Fox yelled, slamming his fists against the controls. "Oh...Slippy...." Chamille shook her head as tears streaked down her face. "You're gonna PAY for this, LEON!" She cried, now seeing red. Before her brother could respond, Chamille locked on him and fired everything she had at his fighter. His fighter did not last long, and soon crashed down onto the ground. With their leader gone, the other troops soon fled. The Cavalry Arrives pt. 2 Bulk carried Slippy's lifeless body out of the lake and laid him on the soft grass. Fox and Chamille kneeled on either side of him. Fox pressed his ear against Slippy's still chest. "There might be a chance," he said. "Help me out, Chamille." Working together, Fox and Chamille pushed their hands against his chest until he finally coughed up the massive amount of water he had swallowed. "Ugh..." the toad finally groaned and sat up. "Slippy!" Chamille cried joyfully, nearly knocking him over in her embrace. "Thank GOD you're alright!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "What...happened?" Slippy moaned. Fox stood and smiled. "Leon tried to kill Chamille," he explained. "But you pulled out in front of the bomb." "You saved my life," Chamille added in admiration. "I gotta admit it, Slip," Falco agreed. "You're a hero." The toad stared at the falcon in bewilderment. If FALCO was proud of him, then Slippy must have REALLY done something awesome! ~*~ "Hold still," Flia mumbled as she used her long claws to pull a piece of metal out of Slippy's leg. In turn, the toad kicked the lion in the stomach....again. "SLIPPY!!!!!" she roared. "STOP THAT! Bulk, hold him down while I apply the disinfectant!" The burly yellow lion obeyed as Flia dipped her claws in sterilization fluid. "Hold him steady!" she ordered as she poured the disinfectant over the wound. Slippy screeched in pain and struggled to get free, but Bulk held him down. "There." Flia said, placing a bandage over the wound. "You're good to go." "Is he alright?" Chamille asked, walking into the room. "Physically, he's in great shape," Flia noted, rubbing her stomach. "But as a patient he's impossible. Glad I'm not a nurse. Few more patients like THAT ONE and I'd be forced into retirement." "Well, you look like you could use a break," Chamille said with a smile. "They got some good food in the kitchen right now." "Mmmmm...." Bulk licked his lips. "Any cheese?" Flia and Chamille just stared at him. "So I have an obsession for cheese...so sue me." "Yeah...I think there's some cheese in there...somewhere," the lizard said with a shrug. "You two go have something to eat. I'll take the Slip'ster off your hands." "Alright," Flia nodded. "I gotta talk to Katt, anyway." With that, the blue and yellow lions left the room. Chamille sat on the bed beside Slippy. "Why...did you do that?" she asked. The toad shrugged. "Cuz I didn't want anything to happen to ya," he replied. He paused. "Why did you...attack Leon?" "Because you're my friend, Slip," Chamille replied sweetly. "I was so angry...." "But he's your brother..." "No he's not," the chameleon muttered. "But--" "Biologically, yeah, he's my brother. But he never loved me. He never was a brother to me. Even before I ran away to Corneria, he despised me." She paused. "So his death is no loss on my part." ~*~ "Katt..." "Flia..." "Um...what's going on?" Flia asked confusedly. Katt smiled, rubbing her belly. "A lot more than you think, Flia," she replied. "I'm quitting the Claw Squad." "What?" the lioness asked, "Why--" she paused. "OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....." "Yeah," the cat replied. "I'm...starting a family now...so...I'm gonna go home to Corneria." "Oh...well....congratulations," Flia said with a nod. "I'm sure Chamille will be a great--" "Chamille will remain second-in-command." "But--" "Flia, I want YOU to command the CS." Katt insisted. "W-why?" Flia asked, still confused. "You'll find out sooner or later," Katt replied.