TRANSFORMERS THE NEXT GENERATION MAX: I believe we may need to acquire more energy resources. I fear we are running low again. His majesty with Miriam LeFleur were meeting in the throne room of Castle Acorn talking about returning to Earth and collecting more resources to bring back and revitalize Paradise City's supply. Already half of the StarFox Autobots had returned to the humanoid world including Bucky, Sally, Ninjara, Jenny, and Dead-Eye awaiting the arrival of the rest of the gang soon after including newcomers Buzz Lightyear the #1 space ranger of Star Command, Sonia Hedgehog a martial artist & musician, Fara Phoenix a test-pilot of the AR-Wing star-fighters. MIRIAM: Yes sir! I shall leave at once to carry out your orders. MAX: Good show and may the magic protect you. MIRIAM: Let the light shine throughout the universe. Then she was boarding the Great Fox starship with Tigress, Monkey Kahn, Aries Ram, Lupe Wolf, Krystal, Falco Lombardi, Rocket Raccoon, Bruiser Baboon and seconds later hurtled aloft into deep space to begin its light-speed journey to Earth. However it was LaserBeak the alien macaw who learned of the mission and flew quickly to Wolf O'Donnell and Belladonna reporting what it learned. BELLADONNA: So the Autobots are planning on collecting more energy, are they? Then why don't we help them like good neighbors. WOLF: Yes my boss. It's only fair that we do this as a gesture of goodwill on our behalf. BELLADONNA: Have a safe journey my apprentice and let the darkness grow. Soon after the Decepticons were traveling at the speed of light closing the distance between themselves and their quarry. While on Earth at the same time it was Susie and Willy DuWitt hanging out in Golden Gate Park with Sonia Hedgehog. SONIA: This is one big park to get lost in. SUSIE: Yes although many people have trouble finding their way among the various roadways and paths. WILLY: Hey, isn't that the Great Fox? SONIA: I believe it is our comrades coming to help in looking for energy. SUSIE: Let's go welcome them. Nodding the female hedgehog transformed into the NASCAR Richard Petty #43 STP Plymouth stock car and with both kids onboard sped out of the park making her way to StarFox headquarters. Unfortunately what no one realized at that time was the Autobots were not onboard the vessel, but...the Decepticons had taken control of the vessel when they ambushed the Cornerian heroes without warning! A deadly laser battle erupted between both gangs but ended up as a one-sided massacre as Wolf, Fiona, Lien-Da, Drago, Sleuth, Tai, Panther, Slyly, Negator, Kate, Kale, Romero, Zephyr struck down and killed every single StarFox warrior except for Miriam and Ken who managed to teleport themselves at the last second to avoid being killed too. Now with O'Donnell Senior in command the StarWolf terrorists prepared to launch their final assault against the opposition forces. Not knowing any of this however...Willy, Sonia and Susie continued onward to Autobot HQ having crossed the Golden Gate Bridge away from San Francisco and making their way towards the Redwoods National Forest where the StarFox base was hidden from the public view. Once again they spotted the Great Fox making its way across the sky but something appeared strange, wrong so to speak. SUSIE: Hey, what's wrong with that vessel? I can see a hole in its side. WILLY: Yeah, where the main hatch used to be, now it's gone. SONIA: Good grief! It's the StarWolf Decepticons, they've hijacked our starship. BOTH KIDS: They what?!! Then all of a sudden shimmering auras materialized out of nowhere then revealing themselves to be Captain LeFleur and Monkey Kahn. Both had scared looks on their faces. KEN: Houston, we have a problem. SONIA: What's up? MIRIAM: Team StarWolf ambushed us, boarded the starship and shot it out with me, Ken and the other Autobots, but...they were all massacred. KEN: All of them were killed except for both of us. WILLY: No! SUSIE: Oh no... SONIA: Great Scott! Wolf and horde are about to assault HQ and Fox doesn't know it. WILLY: I'll contact him pronto! SUSIE: I got a bad feeling about this. MIRIAM: Ken and I will hurry onto base and be ready for the attack that is certain to come. KEN: And avenge our fallen comrades too. Then both warriors took flight zooming through the sky like Superman as Sonia raced top speed to headquarters with Willy and Susie onboard until at last they made it to HQ. Once Fox learned of the deaths of his wife, Aries, Lupe, Rocket, Bruiser, Falco, Tigress...even Sally, Bucky, Jenny, Ninjara and Dead-Eye also grieved momentarily over the deaths of their friends too...it was time to payback the bullies for this insult to their clan. FOX: Prepare for battle StarFox. We expect StarWolf to show up any moment. BUZZ: Aye, make them pay for what they did. To infinity and beyond! FARA: I'm ready... SALLY: So am I... KEN: Got my tools of the trade. NINJARA: You and me sis, all the way. MIRIAM: You got it sister. BUCKY-JENNY-DEAD EYE: Aye! SONIA: Saddle up partners, lock and load. Then the Great Fox touched down and the Decepticons burst forth from the vessel led by Wolf himself firing his fusion cannon. WOLF: Attack, destroy all the StarFox Autobots forever! FOX: Never! I shall avenge the deaths of my comrades at your cowardly evil hands. Immediately both clans clashed in battle. Magic orbs thrown at each other, laser guns blasting away, then light-sabers clashing and sparking in red, green, blue and purple (Ninjara that is). Fox slashed his way through the enemy using force shoves, martial arts kicks, slash & stabs with his green saber till every StarWolf warrior was down and out or wounded at the moment. At last he faced off against Wolf. FOX: One shall rise, one shall fall. WOLF: Why throw away your life so recklessly? FOX: Funny you should ask yourself that question. WOLF: Prepare to meet your destiny. Fox returned the salute with his green saber then both combatants lunged forth to commence the duel. Back and forth they thrust, parry in deadly combat as each tried overwhelming the other's defenses to land a killing blow. Suddenly at one point Wolf gravely wounded and down tried persuading Fox to spare his life. WOLF: No more Fox, grant me mercy. Please I beg of you! FOX: You are without mercy and now you ask for it? I thought you were made of the sterner stuff. WILLY: No you don't, Wolf! The terran engineer suddenly leaped at Wolf who was going for his fusion cannon but was suddenly caught by O'Donnell's dark magic and held captive like a human shield. FOX: Willy, get back! WOLF: Fall, Fox...fall! WILLY: Noooooooo! McCloud struck repeatedly by the blasts of laser beams reeled, staggered and crashed onto his back. Tossing Willy aside who had a look of horror frozen on his face the StarWolf leader stood over the fallen StarFox leader. WOLF: I've waited a long time for this...it's finally over. All of a sudden McCloud called upon his last reserves of light-magic and shouted... FOX: Never! Then he thrust out his hands, palms outward releasing light-magic into Wolf who cried out in shock and surprise as he was hurled into the air and crashed onto his face. Fiona leered down at him. FIONA: How do you feel now, mighty leader? Negator, get us out of here! AL: Like you have to ask... all aboard! FIONA: StarWolf, retreat! WOLF: Kate, don't forget me. KATE: No, daddy...I won't leave you behind. Ken, Buzz, Fara, Sonia, Sally, Bucky, Jenny, Dead-Eye, Miriam, Ninjara cheered and whooped it up as they watched their enemy escape into the sky. But their celebration turned to shock and terror when they saw William kneeling over McCloud lying prostrate on his back. WILLY: Guys, gals, help me! Fox is wounded. NINJARA: Oh my god! BUCKY: McCloud! JENNY: No, it cannot be... DEAD-EYE: We got to get him into sickbay to save him. SONIA: Roger! Let's go. FARA: We can't let him die. MIRIAM: But if Lupe's dead then who among us can save him? BUZZ: We have to try Space Rangers. WILLY: Aye! But inside StarFox base despite all attempts to revive Fox's life the wounds appeared too fatal. In the end McCloud breathed his last and passed away but before he died he turned over leadership to Buzz Lightyear who promised to lead the warriors in avenging his death. He also gave Willy his power ring instructing him to use its magic to fight against evil and it would protect him from the dark-arts too. WILLY: I will not forget you Fox. You were like a big brother to me. FOX: Yes, and I will always be with you within the magic. SALLY: Goodbye Fox, I will not forget you either. KEN: May you be reunited with your father James McCloud wherever he is waiting for you. FOX: Father...I'm coming home to be with you... Soon after the death of McCloud was reported to Max, Pepper and Peppy who were shocked and stunned by the bad news even after learning the deaths of the other StarFox Autobots. They agreed to perform a special memorial service in his honor and then sent out hologram transmissions to Doc Brown, Heather, Marty and his parents, Gerald Robotnik and his family, Hamada family, Callaghan family, etc. Later that day with humans and mutants assembled...the holographic form of General Pepper said the following. PEPPER: Let us not forget Fox McCloud for what he did in protecting the universe from evil, that he swore to protect both Earth and Corneria from the terrorist forces of Wolf and horde. Then the holographic form of Admiral Peppy spoke. PEPPY: Fox was successful in bringing back the AllSpark crystal to restore Corneria back to its magic glory again, of course with help from his human allies too. PEPPER: But now he is with his father the great James McCloud whom he missed so much and now will never be lonely again. Then it was his majesty who added. MAX: Now let us all have a moment of silence to remember our fallen leader and his Autobot friends who also perished at the evil hands of the enemy. All heads bowed in silent grief. Then with Buzz playing bagpipes in a funeral dirge a coffin like canister containing the body of Fox rose into the air and then like a UFO accelerated away and in the blink of an eye was gone. Afterwards everybody returned to their homes and such while the surviving Autobots...Bucky, Jenny, Dead-Eye, Miriam, Ninjara, Ken, Sally, Sonia, Fara and Buzz set about deciding what to do next probably seek vengeance upon the Decepticons. However what they did not know was at that same moment in outer space the StarWolf horde were making their way back to Corneria onboard the shuttle form of Al Negator. TO BE CONTINUED...