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Hello my fuzzy, scalie friends. I'm back with another installation of Star Fox~! And I know some of my readers are dying to read the next chapter, so I'll just skip all the mumbo jumbo (assuming you read my author notes first..seeing as how I use this to hold announcements.) and get straight to the story. So without delay, let's read away!

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Chapter 9: The Galaxy Pizza Delivery Service.

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0~Recap~0

In the last installment, Kei explains everything there is to know, about the Sharp Claw pirates. Exiled from their home planet, this group of baddies loves to fly around, and plunder anything they can get their claws on. Any resistance would end in a gruesome punishment. So what is in stored for Fox, while he tries to see the leader? What purpose does Fox have...for meeting the leader? All will be answered, in this newest chapter!

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"Alright men! Listen up! We are about to plunder the most secured city in the whole Lylat System! Coneria is home to the ELDF, our most hated enemies of all the defense teams we had to put up with." A tall, muscular allosaurus, clad in steel armor, stood tall among his lackeys, holding his battle staff firmly in his claw. Behind him, is a giant plasma screen showing photos of the ELDF's battle ships, and space fighter jets, to show his fellow mates what they are up against. "Our biggest threat will come from the members of the Star Fox team, and the Star Wolf team. Even though these teams are in bitter rivalry with each other, that does not mean they can work together to stop any force that comes their way. If anything, these two teams would hold contests, to see how many ships they can take out, the leader being bonus points." The mighty allosaurus spoke.

"Both teams are filled with ace pilots, and their fighter jets are armed with powerful weapons. If we are to rob Coneria, and escape in one piece, we'll need to know every trick in the book to throw these guys off our scales. So make sure everything is in tip top shape! There is no room for errors, or mistakes! It does not matter if it is your fault or not! If one thing fails, we ALL fail! Now get moving, my fellow Sharp Claw!" The mighty allosaurus, known as the Scale King, spoke triumphantly while holding his staff in the air.

"Aye! Aye! Scale King! True ruler of the Lylat System" The rest of the crew went to go do their duties, when one of them ran up to the Scale King, bowing down before him.

Scale King sat down on his throne, before he acknowledges his lackey. "Rise. And tell me why you wish to speak with me."

"Scale King! My scanners has picked up a ship that is approaching our location. It does not look like a fighter jet, more like a transportation ship." the lackey explained.

"A transportation ship, hm? Well, the pilot is going to regret taking this route. Hahahahahahaha! Get me my communicator! I'm going to give him a little welcoming speech to my territory!" Scale King ordered.

"Aye Aye! Scale King! True ruler of the Lylat System!" The lackey left to grab the communicator, while the Scale King sat back in his throne, watching his men work.

"It feels so good being called the true ruler." Scale King said to himself, while he waited for his lacky to come back.

Meanwhile, Fox, and Kei were flying closer towards Scale King's ship, Fox's arwing being the only jet that is visible.

"Kei, how much closer do we have to be for their sensors to pick up?" Fox asked, while he looked around for anything out of the ordinary.

"By now, they should have picked us up on their scanner. We are within their motion sensor radius. They won't spot me, since my jammers are on while I am invisible, so they will only come after you...remember your lines, act natural, and--" Kei was cut off when Fox spoke again.

"Yeah yeah yeah, wait for the right moment to strike em down. I got it. You just remember your part too. Once I start the madness. damage their ship from the outside, take out as much guns as possible, and--" Kei interrupted when Fox gave instructions.

"Yeah yeah yeah, take out their warp engines so they cannot escape. I got ya loud and clear, Fox." Kei spoke with a thumbs up.

Fox was about to reply again, when the two of them were interrupted by someone over the loud speaker. "You there! Halt your ship! And if you think you can try to out run me, you better think again!"

Right when that voice finished it's warning, a large, steel plated ship appeared in full view. The ship was much bigger than he anticipated, but that wasn't enough to scare Fox away. "You have made a terrible mistake in taking this route, for you have now crossed into Scale King territory! If you want to leave in one piece, you better do as your told! Any resistance at all, and I promise I will make your life a living nightmare!" Scale King warned.

"A-Alright..I'll do whatever you ask! Please just spare me! Please!" Fox pretended to sound threatened, sounding like he was going to shit in his pants at any moment.

"Good....now, I demand to know what is in your transportation jet!" Scale King ordered.

"I'm transporting our best pizzas! That is all we have! Nothing but pizza!" Fox replied, still pretending to sound terrified.

"Pizza you say....hey maties!" Scale King called out. "This ship is loaded with pizza! You know what that means, right?"

"PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!! PIZZA!!" The lackys chanted, while raising their weapons in the air.

"Do you hear that delivery boy? You aint goin no were with that Pizza. So I suggest you come over to our ship, and hand over the goods." The Scale King ordered, while he turned towards his lackey. "Don't just stand there! Open the hatches! Do you want this pizza or not?!"

The lackys moved without hesitation, and did as they were told. Shortly, two large metal doors in front of the ship has opened, allowing Fox to enter their ship. Fox smirked when he saw that they were falling for their plan, but it was not over yet. The fun part is just about to begin. Inside of the ship's hagar, Fox landed his repainted arwing, while a good number of lackys surrounded it. All of them were drooling over the thought of devouring the pizzas that ship is supposed to contain. Unfortunately for them, they were going to get something they did not wish for.

"Come on!" One lackey shouted impatiently.

"Hurry up!" Another one added.

"I want my pizza dammit!" More kept joining in.

"Get the fuck out of your ship! On with the pizza!" Yelled another.

"It's pizza they want, then it's pizza they shall get..." Fox then opens a compartment of the ship, that had the lackeys stopping like a dear in head lights. The next thing they knew, large amounts of gas has spread along the hagar, much faster than any of them has anticipated.

"Its a chemical weapoooooon!!!" One of the lackeys shouted, before all of them tried to run out of the hagar.

Running out of the hagar is indeed the best thing to do at a situation like this...but only if it's done correctly. The panic rushed through the lackeys as they ran for the nearest exits, causing what you may call, a three stooges effect. Too many of them tried to run out of the doors, and became stuck. About two minutes later, the panic begins to die down, and soon, everyone in the hagar has dropped to the floor. Fox got out of his arwing, while wearing a gas mask to protect him, then walked out of the ship's hagar. He didn't care if he stepped on them, because the gas is so strong, it would take a smack from a god to wake everyone up.

"Hey...Kei. Do you read me, I'm in the ship now." Fox contacted Kei, after removing his mask, and hiding himself.

"Ah, good going Fox. Can I blow stuff up now?" Kei asked with plenty of enthusiasm....a little too much at that.

"Yep, by all means, go right ahead. Take out their weapons first, and if anyone tries to fly after you, watch your back...I doubt that will happen since I gassed the whole hagar." Fox replied, while he waited for Kei's assault to begin.

"Roger that....IMAH CHARGIN MAH LAZERZ...." Kei then broke communication, before he prepared to charge his lasers.

Fox only sat there and kept a small laugh to himself, knowing full well on what is going to happen next.

Back in the throne room, Scale King was getting pretty impatient, and he stood up from his throne, stomping his battle staff on the floor. "What the hell is taking them so long with that god damn pizza?! I'm hungry god dammit! If I don't get food soon, someone is going to get hurt real bad!" Right when he said that, one of his Lackeys ran in, panting for some odd reason.

"Sir! We have a problem!" The lackey spoke, still panting while he knelt down in front of the Scale King.

"What is it? Can't you see that I am trying to throw terror into those that dare to steal my pizza?" Scale King growled.

"It's worst then that sir! There is no pizza! It turned out we've been tricked!" The lackey informed him.

"What?!" Scale King roared, almost throwing the lacky off of his knees. "What are my lackeys doing now?!"

"I hate to say this sir, but that fake delivery guy has gassed the entire hagar! Everyone is knocked out sir!" The lackey informed.

"And the intruder?! Did they catch him?!" Scale King was not liking these news at all. He was so angry, his own lackey was scared to look at him, and he started to piss in his armor.

"N-No sir...h-h-he's hiding o-o-on bored the ship a-as we speak.." The lackey replied, now scared out of his mind.

"Damn! How could this get any worst! We need to catch him!" Scale King ordered. "Prepare a search party! Sound the alarms!"

Back in space, Kei's lasers were now fully charged. Without hesitation, he let out a full assault on the ship. "IM FIRIN MAH LAZERZ! SHOOP DA WHOOP!" Soon, several beams filled with plasma energy, shot out from the Shinobi's laser cannon. It was taking out the Scale King's guns within a matter of seconds. The impact caused the ship to shake completely, throwing the Scale King off his feet.

"What the fuck was that?! Now we're being attacked too?!" The Scale King growled in anger, wondering who is responsible for this assault. "Damn! And thanks to that intruder, my air force lackeys are sleeping like logs!" The Scale King growled while another blast from Kei, caused the ship to rock back and forth violently, almost throwing him off his feet.

"There he is! Get him!" Two lackeys spotted Fox running to the higher levels, trying to make his way to the command room. Not wanting to waste his time with these two idiots, Fox drew his blaster, and shot both of their weapons out of their hands, while he was approaching them fast. Then, when the two lackeys tries to pick up their weapons, Fox jumped in mid air, and performed a split kick, his feet nailing both of them in the head. That was enough to put them out for a while.

"Alright, Kei. I'm almost at the control room. These guys are too busy trying to catch me, so you should be able to maneuver freely in the air. How is the damage?" Fox asked through his communicator, while he barrel rolled behind a pile of steel crates to avoid on coming gun fire from the lackeys.

"Heheh, I got em good! Since no one is controlling them, I'm taking them out with style!" Kei replied, while he fired another blast at a set of cannons. "Another one bites the dust! Aaaand another one gone! Another one gone! Another one bites the dust!" Kei was jamming, while he took out more of the ships arsenal in a matter of seconds, thanks to his fast Shinobi. "Hey! I'm gonna get you too! Another one bites the dust!"

"Er...breaking communication." Fox shook his head and left Kei to do his work. He pulled out his matter transmitter, and withdrew a flash grenades. Once he pulled the pin, he chucked it over the crate pile.

"Grenade!!" One of them shouted, but it was too late. The grenade exploded in pure brightness, before any of them could get away. Fox got up, and ran past the blinded lackey, getting closer to the King's room.

"Scale King! Our cannons are trashed! We're all being taken over by this fox and his partner! According to the scanners, he's on his way here!" That same lackey, who pissed out of fear, has came back to give a status report.

"Let him come....I'll deal with him." The Scale King growled, and prepared himself for a duel.

"Kei, I've made it to the throne room...you should stop firing now." Fox ordered, contacting Kei through his communicator.

"Heh, no need for the order Fox. I already took em out. Should I come in, and assist you?" Kei asked, while he flew around the ship, waiting for Fox's orders.

"No. Cover me in the air, you may never know what will happen." Fox ordered him. "I'm going in, and breaking communication."

"Roger." Kei replied, while he continues to keep his eyes out for any ships that may come his way. "Activating, stealth mode."

Fox takes a deep breath, before he kicks open the double doors that stood in Fox's path. There sat the Scale King, his eyes glaring daggers right into Fox's. His battle staff rests on his lap, while he watched Fox approach him. Fox stopped his pace right at the foot of the small set of stares, looking at Scale King right in the eyes.

"So your the son of a bitch who's been trashing my ship the whole time..." Scale King stood up from his throne, and pounded his staff on the floor, nearly putting a hole there. "I must say that I am ashamed in all of you! Letting a fragile looking fox make such a mockery of you all! And you call yourselves, space pirates?!" Scale King grinds his teeth in anger, while Fox stood there with a smirk upon his face.

"Then I guess you would love to hear that the pilot who blew up your cannons is a very smart, thirteen year old, raccoon." Fox knew that would only serve to make him even more angry, but it was amusing to watch.

"Your...kidding right...?" Scale King looked bewildered by the news he has just recived. Fox's reply was an opening of his communicator, and showed the screen to the Scale King.

"Say hello to everyone, pal." Fox laughed a bit.

"Yo yo yo yo yooooooo! It's young keizy in the house! I just bust a plasma cap in yo cannon, pussy! Cheah whatcha gonna do about that, punk bi--" The rambling Raccoon was cut off when Fox closed the communicator. "I would also like to make a deal with you, that I think you would agree to." Fox added.

"You got some nerve! Thinking you can just waltz in my ship, blow everything to hell, and put my lackys asleep! Then you think I'll negotiate with you? The only negotiating we'll be doing here, is me, shoving this staff, up your fuzzy ass!" The Scale King snarled at him. "I could easily mop the floor with you!"

"Then why don't you prove it? If your so great, how about you show how strong you are, in a one on one duel, in front of all your lackeys." Fox placed a hand on his hip, while his tail swished back and forth in a majestic manner.

"Know what, you have just signed your death sentence. I am going to shove your words down your throat! I accept your challenge!" The Scale King hopped off his throne, and landed in the center of the whole room. In the ship, TV screens appeared on various walls, allowing his lackeys to watch their captain in action. The ones in the hagar are still out cold however.

"Now here are the rules for our duel! Only you and I shall battle, no other party may enter! You are limited to one weapon of your choice, which is on that wall." Scale King pointed at the wall of weapons, which contained a sword, shield rang, a battle staff, a snake sword, a flail, a glave, an axe, a mace, a morning star, a whip, twin daggers, tonfa, a bo staff, and the coupe de grace, a double sided pike. This guy may be in space, but it turns out he sticks with the traditions that were used on his planet, before he was exiled.

"Now pick your weapon! The Scale King ordered, while Fox walked over to find his weapon of choice. Fox had his eyes on a weapon that would suit him perfectly, the moment the Scale King showed him the weapons. It was the bo staff. A six-foot steel pole with two blunt pieces on both ends of the weapon. It was perfect for Fox to use.

"I'm all ready when you are." Fox smirked, while he held his staff firmly in both hands, and taking his battle stance.

"You're going to regret messing with me!" The Scale King roared, and rushed at Fox head on. The battle staff went through a small transformation while he charged, the top of the staff forming heavy blades on that one end. It turned out that his staff is actually a large Axe. A weapon suitable for a guy like the Scale King. When the Scale King came close, he swung his axe downward, in a slight angle.

Fox's eyes slightly widened when he saw that his foe was actually using an axe as his choice, but he remained level headed, and did a short barrel roll past the Scale King. Scale King's axe made a heavy impact on the ground, damaging the steel plates in the process. Fox took this opportunity and spun his body in a 360 twice, while he stood up, swinging his bo staff along the ground in a sweeping motion, then the second swing is done in mid air. The low swing knocks the Scale King off his feet, while he attempts to get his axe out of the floor. Then, the higher swing nails him on his chest, catching him while he was still in the air, and knocking his body to the ground completely. However, Fox was not done yet. While he kept his staff pressed against his chest, Fox uses the bo staff to propel him into the air, before coming back down to slam the staff right on the Scale King's rib cage.

"You little shit..." The Scale King was now in a world of pain, but that don't mean he was going to let Fox off the hook that easily. Before Fox could pull his staff away, Scale King grabbed it while he got up, and used his strength to fling Fox across the room like a catapult. Then, Scale King threw his bo staff at him like a harpoon. Fox's body made impact with the wall so hard, he felt his body going numb from the pain. He fell off the wall just in time, right when the bo staff was about to collide with him too.

Fox got off the ground slowly, and picked up his Bo Staff. He looked up just in time, to see the Scale King charging at him like a foot ball player. Fox quickly jumped over the on coming Scale King, who collided with the steel wall, putting a nice dent in it's place. Scale King then turned around, and thrusts the blunt end of his Axe towards Fox's gut as hard as he can, but Fox reacted just in time, and kicked that end away with his foot, while landing on the ground. Thanks to Fox's steel plated boots, his feet didn't hurt at all. He back fliped a few times to gain some distance, and a smirk grew on the Scale King's face. "Distance won't save you here." He thought to himself, while the blunt end of his axe begins to glow.

"What the...." Fox noticed that his weapon was gathering energy, and it could only mean one thing. "Oh shit!" Scale King begins to fire a barrage of plasma bullets at Fox, who started running around the room to avoid the shots. Once the firing has stopped to recharge, Fox glared daggers at the Scale King, slightly panting a little from the surprise of the attack. "Hey! You didn't tell me you had two weapons in one!"

The Scale King only laughed, while he was preparing for another onslaught of bullets. "Duh, I'm a pirate. What makes you think I'll fight fair?" Then, he unleashed a hailstorm of plasma bullets on Fox.

But this time, Fox was ready for him. Instead of running, he used his reflector to do the job. Every last shot that hit Fox, were being deflected right back at the Scale King at full force.

Scale King shut his eyes tightly to protect them, and stopped firing, right when he felt the plasma burning through his armor, and hitting his skin. When he opened his eyes, he was met with a flying kick from Fox, right into the face of the Scale King. The steel plated Kick was so hard, not only it knocked Scale King off his feet, but it sent him flying into his throne, and breaking it into two. Then, before Scale King could fully come back to his senses when he stood up, Fox went on a full assault on him. He thrusts his Bo Staff several times, making sure to hit all of the pressure points that would have the Scale King crawl into a feeble position of pain. After the series of thrusts, he spun his staff over his head quickly, making sure the ends smack the Scale King repeatedly. Then, he ended the assault in a coup de grace. He swung his staff horizontally towards the left, smacking the Scale King across the face, swung it back towards the right, hitting his rub cage, then he spun his staff, before he ended it in a powerful thrust.

That impact had the Scale King on his knees, and coughing up blood. The Lackeys who were asleep, woke up just in time to witness their captain getting his ass handed to him by...a mere Fox.

"Scale King...got defeated?!" One lackey asked.

"N..No way. Who is this guy?!" Another lackey added.

Back at the throne room, Fox knelt down in front of the fallen Scale King, and only smiled. "So. You lost. You'll have to hold your end of your deal."

"F-Fuck that...I am a...pirate...I don't follow traditions...or none of that shit." The Scale King replied. "I am...Scale King. Ruler of this whole...fucking galaxy."

"Yeah yeah yeah, look. If you don't agree to your own terms, I'm going to let you know something right now. Remember the little raccoon?" Fox asked, while he opened his communicator. "I think it would be more amusing if he told you."

"Told me..what?" The Scale King asked, slightly tilting his head.

"Hiya Scale King! I heard the whole conversation! I'll let you know that I recorded everything! From your ship being torn apart, to your duel with my friend here! If you don't agree to our terms, I'm going to post it online, and everyone will know what happened! It will go viral in seconds I tell you!" The Raccoon told him in his energetic tone, before Fox broke the communication. "So, what will it be, Scale King?" Fox smirked.

"Damn....If I say no, I'll prove to my men that I take orders from no one...but then it will be known that we got defeated...by only two combatants..." The Scale King thought to himself. "And if everyone knew what happened, we'll be a laughing stock...no one will ever take us seriously anymore, either..." After thinking this over, he looked at Fox with a scowl, and growled. "Fine....what do you want...?"

"I'm glad you asked." Fox stood up with that same smile, a smile that had evil and wickedness all over it.

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And there you go folks! Another chapter done, by yours truly. ^_^ In the next chapter, Fox's plan for revenge shall be revealed! Well, depending on how well you are with piecing things together like a puzzle. So keep your eyes out for it, folks! Until then I shall see you around! Hopefully, I won't have such a busy time so I can upload quickly like this XD Later peeps!