#starfoxforceatfacetroid

[blujayatfacetroid]

*Blujay turns and hurries to the Lightning's Breath and hops in, finding to his surprise that his holophone is still able to activate the vehicle. The top of his cockpit window seals down on top of his seat, creating an airtight environment for space travel, and his ship computers come to life, as if it were never touched.*

Q5-C7: Master Aramada, is that you, sir?

Blujay: Cuefive! Ha! They really did fix the Lightning's Breath.

Q5-C7: Indeed they did, sir. Your weapon systems and shielding systems are of a different grade of tech, but everything else seems to be in perfect working condition. I see that you are also doing well, Master Aramada, and that the dark energy has left you.

Blujay: A gift from Palutena.

Q5-C7: The goddess from the Kid Icarus Realm?

Blujay: That's the one.

Q5-C7: Astounding, sir. I'll add that to the data logs as ways to cleanse the Corruption.

Blujay: Cuefive, Star Fox is planning to return to their Realm, and we must get off their ship first.

Q5-C7: Right away, sir. Exiting Great Fox VII's hangar now.

*The Lightning's Breath's engines roar to life for the first time, and after a few seconds of warming up, the vessel takes off from the platform and exits out of the hangar. The ship, once a safe distance from the battleship, turns to watch the ship in its departure.*

*Fox opens a last minute comlink with Blujay*

Fox (via comlink): Blujay! Take a look on your dashboard for a button with a Star Fox symbol.

*Blujay scans his dashboard and finds the button*

Blujay: What is it?

Fox: It's a inter-dimensional distress signal which is specifically set to the Great Fox's scanning frequencies. You ever need our help again, you hit that button.

Blujay: Thank you, Fox, for everything.

Fox: Glad we could help. Take care of yourself, Blujay.

*With that, the Great Fox's engines suddenly glow a brilliant orange color, and with the blink of an eye, the ship shoots off into the stars, vanishing and leaving Blujay alone in the Lightning's Breath.*

[starfoxforceatfacetroid]

*The four of them stare at where Palutena and Pit once stood, until R.O.B. connects to Fox's comlink for a report"

R.O.B. (via comlink): Fox, there is a clear hyperspace path to Corneria. It is time to go.

*Fox nods, then turns to Blujay and Master Hand*

Fox: Well, that's our cue!

*Fox sticks out his hand again to Blujay*

Fox: Until we meet again.

*Blujay grasps it once more and shakes it*

Blujay: Another day, another time.

*The heroes then part ways, Blujay to the Lightning's Breath, and Star Fox to the helm of the Great Fox VII. Master Hand teleports out of the hangar and out into space.*

[pitatfacetroid]

*Pit and Palutena acknowledge Master Hand's words*

Pit: Right! We should be going!

Palutena: Right away! Pit, come and hold onto the staff.

Pit: Right away, Lady Palutena!

*As Palutena holds the staff in front of her, Pit holds onto it as well, and the two of them begin to glow as Palutena begins casting another spell*

Palutena: Deus lux est , et nos sumus in domum futurus incolumis nubibus Overworld ubi habitabit in gratiam pacis.

*Suddenly, spirals of rainbow colored light begin spinning around Pit and Palutena, and the two heroes begin to become overwhelmed with white light. At the last second, Palutena looks up*

Palutena: Take care, dear friends.

*Suddenly, there is a burst of light, and where Pit and Palutena once stood sprinkles golden dust, which evaporates before it hits the ground. Pit and Palutena have left the scene, but there may be another time when they may return, should destiny call for it.*

[themasterhand]

*Master Hand appears with Blujay, Star Fox, Pit and Palutena*

Crazy Hand has gone to take care of things at Final Destination. I have placed the Relics for the Star Fox Realm and the Kid Icarus Realm there, so they are temporarily open for travel. I suggest you leave now.

[starfoxforceatfacetroid]

Departing Ways

*After many hours of discussion, Star Fox realized that they could no longer stay in the Metroid Realm... Every moment there, their own realm of the Lylat system was left undefended. Additionally, Palutena and Pit agreed to return back to Palutena's temple in the Kid Icarus Realm. After many hours, the Great Fox VII had self-generated enough energy to make a full hyper jump back to Corneria. Blujay, Fox, Falco, Krystal, Pit and Palutena met in the main hangar to say their last goodbyes to each other.*

Fox: Well, friends, thank you for all of your help. I'm glad we could stay and help as much as we could, but we must really be going.

*Blujay smirks as he places his hand in Fox's and shakes it*

Blujay: Of course--anything for old friends.

Pit: Anytime! If you need anything from the Overworld Army, I'm your angel!

Falco: Fighting beside you is always a pleasure, guys. Maybe in the future before one of us dies we can fight again!

*Falco gives Blujay and Pit hand-shakes with his feather hand*

Krystal: Thank you, both! I'll miss all of you.

*She gives hugs to Blujay, Pit, and Palutena*

Palutena: You are such honorable friends. You have my blessings. And speaking of blessings...

*Palutena turns to Blujay*

Palutena: Give me your hands. And take off your jacket.

*Blujay, raising an eyebrow, takes off his laser-and-bullet resistant jacket and places it on the ground, revealing a white armored vest underneath. His arms are now seething with the black, lava-like darkness, and it stings him just to move. But to the goddess' orders, he extends his arms to her. Palutena takes one arm in each of her hands.*

Palutena: Lumen desuper magnitudine tua purga tenebras . Auferte nequitiam ab anima viri istius, et animi puritatem suam , pacis et vitae.

*As she says these words, her green eyes glow a brilliant golden light, and the corruption from Blujay's arms begins to evaporate. After she finishes her spell, the corrupted charcoal skin turns back to Blujay's tan color, the cracks are sealed, and the pain is gone. Blujay is completely healed from his corruption.*

Blujay: Palutena! I... I don't know how to thank you!

*Palutena giggles*

Palutena: Let's just say you owe me one.

*She leans forward and gives Blujay a graceful hug, as a queen would to a noble knight. Fox laughs.*

Fox: Not to shower presents on Blujay or anything, but we kind of chipped in something else as well.

*Fox snaps his fingers, and a hangar crew nearby presses a command on a control panel nearby. A bay door from the side of the hangar opens, and on a moving platform enters a newly constructed Lightning's Breath, complete with all of its bells and whistles.

Falco: I put in some suggestions for tech in order to improve the shielding systems. Just remember, to maintain invincibility... Ugh, I can't believe I'm saying this, but "Do a barrel roll."

*Blujay laughs*

Blujay: It's perfect.

Fox: We took the schematics from what Cuefive gave us when your ship was damaged last time and made it from that. Everything should be back to the way it was before Travis destroyed it. We even plugged Cuefive back in there for you.

*Blujay takes Fox's hand and brings him in for a hug*

Blujay: You guys are the best! Thank you!

[pitatfacetroid]

*Pit enters the conference room, a little queasy*

Pit: Ugh... I feel like I'm going to hurl after that takeoff. Bleh. Since when did you guys get so bad at flying?

*Behind him, Lady Palutena walks into the room as well, and places her hands on her hips*

Palutena: Pit, seriously, it's so unlike you to get sick of flying.

Pit: Sorry, Lady Palutena... Maybe it was the turbulence.

*Palutena laughs, and the two heroes of light walk towards the center table*

Palutena: Fox, you and the others have done an admirable job of saving us from the Planet Tyyris. You have my gratitude.

Pit: What's the plan, then? Are we going after Travis? Are we going to hunt down Gorea? Whatever it is, I'm ready for a fight!

Palutena: Now, now, Pit... We don't have the resources to do either of those. We'll have to be careful with what we do.

Pit: Oh, c'mon, Lady Palutena! I took down Hades, a foe that is beyond the strength of both Travis AND Gorea!

Palutena: AND you had the Three Sacred Treasures, something we don't have now. I don't want my best angel to get struck down so easily because he wasn't well prepared.

Pit: Right... Sorry, m'lady.

[starfoxforceatfacetroid]

*After an hour of resting after their traumatic experience, Star Fox holds a meeting in the Conference Room to discuss further plans, consisting of the heroes that were on the ship. There was many things to discuss, like how they were supposed to get back home, what to do with the Traveler (since he practically declared war on all the Realms), Gorea (who is the largest threat at the moment), but most importantly, a way for Star Fox to return home. In the room present is Falco, Fox, Krystal, and R.O.B.. The commanding crew has stabilized the ship in orbit.*

Falco: A lot of the heroes left before we crash landed, Fox. We're without a lot of them.

Fox: Then we'll have to go on with what other heroes we have left, then find the others in time. Right now, we need a plan of action if we're to get home.

[blujayatfacetroid]

*Blujay is already exhausted, but continues to energize the engine with the sun’s light. But the light is not enough. He feels the drop of the ship as it begins to lose altitude again, and pressing onto the console with one hand, and the Archepée with the other, he pushes with all of his might, using now his own energy to power the ship. As he struggles to power the ship, he suddenly begins to spark all along the outside of his body, and with one final attempt, he surges all he has into the generator with a manly yell. The energy in his body suddenly shines red, and flows through, and in an instant, the bar fills up completely:*

Power Level: [||||||||||FULLY OPERATIONAL|||||||||||]

*In pain, he leaps back from the console and collapses on the ground*

GAH!! I’m done! I... I can’t... ACKK! OH!

*Blujay lifts up his sleeve. With the overusage of his power, he was forced to enter into Over Power, which required dark energy. Though his sacrifice may have saved the ship, Blujay could feel chills running down his spine as the lava-like charcoal skin on his hands crawls up his left arm, corrupting it up to the shoulder. It flickers and sparks with red-electricity, and panting hard, Blujay finally falls unconscious*