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There was doubt about it: the last member of Star Wolf, Wolf O'Donnell the leader/founder had passed on to where some say to a better place, while others knew better he would go where the rest of his team went all but one.
And every Newspaper and station was reporting on it.
A certain blue vixen scoffed as she turned away in a huff as the TV in the bar she was at was playing the report.
The bar she is in was nearly empty given what time of the year it was.
"Hmph," she said
"You knew him Kursed?" The bartender asked in a female voice.
"Was an old past," she said
"Past what? Boss? Friend? Or were you and he was a thing?" The bartender asked.
"None he was a boss I ran with back then," she answered harshly
Kursed could see the bartender was a brown female tree squirrel with long blonde hair wearing a black shirt.
"I won't ask anymore, I still can't believe for a while the people of Lylat System had thought his team were heroes, talk about a bad joke," the squirrel said
You got that right," said Kursed
"You said! Man the size of the fleet that was after that creep Panther I mean knocked up a warlord's daughter and tried to run away, also I swear the hare general had a smile like he finally gave someone justice as he turned over that cat to the fleet," said a grey wolf male who appeared to be a bodybuilder, he wears a shirt that reads 'Berkback bar' showing he too works in the bar as well he wears blue jeans and black boots.
"I'm with you there Spike," the bartender said.
"Kursed did you meet that traitor from Star Fox? What's her name Wine? Chantelle?" Spike asks the bounty hunter.
Kursed grabbed him by the neck and lifted him high
"I'll take that as a yes," the wolf said
"NEVER SPEAK THAT ABOUT THAT VIXEN AROUND ME!" she growled
Spike nodded his head as best as he could.
She let go of him as he fell on his back
"I'm guessing that Vixen ruins your life or makes it a living heck?" the bartender said.
"You could put it in your way," said Kursed as Spike ran fast to get away from her
"Listen I know you like to be alone this time Kursed, but," the bartender said.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS! EVERYONE!" a cheerful voice shouted.
Kursed slammed down her drink and turned to see the voice
The owner is an anthro deer doe wearing a snowsuit with some on it.
"Bah humbug," said Kursed chugging down her drink
"Come on Kursey, I knew for a fact that Amy had invited you to spend Christmas with her, and if you don't want to be around a happy married couple and their son then should come to my Christmas party there's a lot of lonely people there that needs another warm body," doe said while taking off her snow-suit unaware the death glare the blue vixen is now giving the bartender who name is Amy.
"That's enough, leave her alone," said Amy
"Aw, why!? This should be the one day of the year when Kursed should be happy and not like her normal self that one cat looks like the unhappiest cat in the world," the doe said without seeing both Amy and Spike give her "Drop it" Signs while just growing madder than before.
"Come on I mean it, stop it right now," said Amy
"Fine but at least there's only one member left of that team of fakers I can't believe no one had put a bounty on that Krystal!" the doe said.
Kursed slammed her drink down and started coming towards the doe like a bull when it saw something moving too fast for its liking.
"I'm leaving and Heather I don't want to see you for the next two weeks!" Kursed told her as she placed the money for her drinks on the bar counter.
"Kursed wait, nice going Heather," said Amy to the doe.
The vixen wears a dirty white coat that appears to have a good number of patches removed the only signs they were on the coat at all were dark shapes on it.
Kursed walked towards the shipyard she had called home.
"Every year, the same reminders, of the things I've lost, absent friends and broken pledges,
wrapped in freezing frost, why should I be bright and marry? Why should I? Won't someone tell me?" Kursed sang as she walked through the snow cover streels
"Tell me, Tell me," Pre-Chorus sang
Cold, bleak winters filled with sorrow, all I've ever known, season's greeting? You can keep them! Just leave me alone! "Why not join us, toast the season?" Don't they know I have my reasons?" Kursed sang as reached the Could Runner.
"Tell me, tеll me, tell me, tеll me," Pre-Chorus sang as the vixen enter the code.
[Kursed]
Every year, such joy and gladness sparkle in their eyes! Treat the tougher, make them suffer bring them down to size! All around me oh, so cheery I'm not happy so why should they be? Tell me!" Kursed sang once inside her home, she slammed down on the makeshift couch, threw her boots at the wall, and took off her coat.
"Krystal, Krystal, Krystal, Krystal, Krystal," a ghostly voice sang as ghostly blue flames fit the Could Runner.
The ghostly flames die down to show the phantom image of Wolf O'Donnell chains wrapping around him there floating in the Cloud Runner.
"Long time no see Blue," Wolf said
She screamed a bit before taking out her blaster, " How are you alive, you died a while ago?" she asked while getting ready to fire
"Trust me Krystal I'm dead and no I'm trying to return from the grave like that monkey," Wolf said
"Then why are you here?" She asked angrily
"To give you a heads up," Wolf answered
"What," she asked confused
"Tonight, you will be visited by three ghosts!" Wolf answered
"Say what, is someone pulling my tail here," she asked as she looked around
"Say what!? That it someone is trying to pull my tail here!" she said as she went to a panel to have her ship scan itself for any type of device.
"There some beings in high places who don't like how you lived your life Krystal," Wolf said
"How so and DON'T SAY MY REAL NAME ANYMORE," she shouted angrily
"We did a number on ya, no wonder why the pup died the way he did," Wolf said
"SHUT UP!" she screamed.
Kursed looked at the monitor and saw no one had gotten near her ship and the only one aboard was herself.
"Okay maybe I need sleep," she thought
"I must be losing it, when did you of all people start caring about anything else than your rivalry with Fox or your next big job," she said shaking her head
"And yet you didn't use your ability to pick up what Panther was truly after," Wolf's ghost said
"STOP IT!" she screamed
Wolf's chains glow red and start to burn.
"My time is drawing to a close, expect the first ghost when the bell tolls one," Wolf said
"Say what, what ghost," said Kursed
Wolf was then pulled out of the Cloud Runner the blue vixen followed to see if someone was pranking her.
She shook her head hoping it was all a dream
There were spirits with chains all around some went to some less fortunate people but they couldn't see or hear the spirits, but what scared her the most was seeing Wolf being pulled into a hole that was glowing red.
Her old Instincts kicked in as she rushed in to help him
But her hands just went through him.
'Right a ghost,' she thought
Wolf was then pulled into the hole after a few seconds it was closed.
"What is wrong with me," she thought in her head
'I might have too many drinks,' Kursed thought as she went back to the Cloud Runner.
She sat on her couch as her eyes were getting heavy
The Cerinian vixen fell asleep.
She started dreaming of her past
Once the clock strikes midnight the Cloud Runner is fit with a bright white light.
It Immediately woke Kursed up and she had her blaster out ready to fire
The light dies down to show an anthro mice girl wearing cream robes upon her head is a crown that gives off a soft warm light.
"Who are you are you one of the ghosts?" she asked
"Indeed I am, I'm the Ghost of Christmas Past," the mouse answered with a young girl's voice.
"But what can you do, because if this is another joke, I'm gonna," said Kursed putting up her fists
"I'm here to help you to change," the ghost answered.
"How do you do that," she asked
"Take my hand," the mouse answered.
Kursed reached out and did what she was told
"Now, what!?" She asks.
"You might wanna close your eyes for this," said the ghost
Then they were surrounded by a vortex of light.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!" screamed Kursed
When Kursed opened her eyes she saw her and the ghost were her falling towards a forest.
"WE'RE GONNA DIE!" screamed Kursed
"I'm a ghost," the mouse said calmly.
"HELP ME!" she screamed
They landed and Kursed felt nothing.
"What happened?" she asked opening her eyes
"None of us are here to hurt you, also these are shadows of the past," the mouse answered.
"Where are we thought," she asked
"Look close and you will find the answer," the mouse said.
Kursed looked at the forest as her memories of it came to the forefront.
"This is the forest by the summer castle I used to play at during my kit days," she said.
"That's right," said the ghost
"But it was on Cerinia and it's!" Kursed started.
"Yes go on," said the ghost
"These are shadows of the past," said the ghost
"Spooky," said Kursed
Then she saw someone who she hadn't seen in a long time.
"I can't believe it!" she gasped
There is herself as a kit, the younger Krystal is wearing a white winter dress with gold trims and white boots.
"That's me!" she said
"When I was a kit of eight," Kursed added.
"Yes go on," said the ghost of the past
"It was around that age I got my staff," Kursed said
"Correct," said the ghost
Then two adult Cerinian foxes walk up to the young Krystal, the tod wearing a royal red raincoat over a green suit upon his head is a crown, and the vixen could have been mistaken as Kursed's twin, she wears a red raincoat like the tod's she wears matching green dress.
"Mom, Dad," said Kursed
"Mama, Papa!" The kit Krystal ran up to their parents.
She hugged them when she got to them
"Are you enjoying your time here? Krystal?" her father asks
"Yes Papa," said Krystal
"That's good," her mother said with a sad smile.
"Mama, what's wrong," asked the little fox
"I'm sorry Krystal but some business and it needs both my and your father's attention," her mother answered
"Oh," said the sad fox girl
"I'm sorry our royal duties to our people have to come first," her father said as he placed a hand on her shoulders
"Okay papa," said the princess
"But, before we go both me and your father want to give you your Christmas present," her mother said
"For me, Yay also promise me that you come home," said Krystal
"We'll try to be home before you fall asleep," her father said as he held out a box.
"What's this," she asked in a curious cute way
"You have to open it to find out," her mother said with a light laugh
The princess started to open the present with curiosity and when she opened it, she did a tiny gasp.
In the box, the young Krystal could see it's a small gold pile-like item it was two blue crystals at the ends of it.
"Pretty," she said
The kit then takes it out of the box.
"It prettier than I have imagined it," she said
"Indeed it is," said the king smiling
Kursed has a single tear rolling down her face.
"Do you remember this," asked the ghost
"I do, it was also the last Christmas I had with them," Kursed answered.
"Correct," said the ghost
The scene was changed to that of a high-tech surrounding, it appears to be a hallway of some kind.
"Where are we now?" asked Kursed
"Given that was the last Christmas you before you had lived on Sauria it doesn't be that hard to guess where we are," the mouse answered.
"No," she said whispering
"You don't need to speak in a whisper all we see and hear but they can't see or hear us," the ghost said.
"But this is where," she said
Then she sees a pink-furred female cat wearing a red evening dress with a matching set of shoes.
"Do you remember her," asked the ghost
"Katt Monroe!" Kursed said shocked to see her former friend in her natural fur color.
And like before Katt didn't react to Kursed saying her name aloud, and she walked through both the mouse and Kursed.
"Hated her don't you?" asked the past ghost
"What!? Yes, I hated she never had my back when the people I had killed for calling me a traitor, and some words I can't say in front of you, "friends" Yeah right," Kursed answered wishing now to punch the pink cat once.
"I see," said the ghost
The two follow Katt and they see she enter a good size room where a small party is taking place, there is Kursed's first team and the only one she would have called family, in a corner is an aged gray and white rabbit drinking some punch he wears a Christmas theme sweater and black pants with black shoes.
"Peppy," said Kursed
Then a short green frog dress in a Christmas theme sweater, grey pants, and grey shoes, walks up to Peppy.
"Enjoying the party so far Peppy?" He asks the buck.
"I suppose so," said the old rabbit
Then a blue-feathered avian male with long blue tail feathers and red patches around his blue eyes with yellow eyelids. He also has an athletic and slender build the bird is so far the tallest he wears a green under a black dress coat with matching pants, walks up to the two.
"Hey Falco," said Peppy
"Hey, Peppy, Hey Slippy," Falco said
"Enjoying the party," asked Slippy
"It's okay," Falco answered
"Glad you came," said the frog
"Let's face it guys the only reason Fox is tossing this "party" is to make that wild vixen feel more at home and get used to people like us," Falco said.
"Come on Falco, She's been alone on the forbidden planet till we came along," said the rabbit
"I guess," said Falco
"Besides that, she might be the last of her kind," Slippy said
"I guess your right," said Falco
"That's right this my first Christmas party with Fox and them," Kursed said
"Yes," said the past ghost nodding her head
"I never knew he set this part for me," Kursed said
"You were new to the team so you should know about it," said the ghost
"I didn't when I joined I was adjusting to interacting with non-Telepathes," Kursed said.
"I think Fox wanted to help make you feel welcome," said the past ghost
Then said person and a few years younger version of Kursed walks into the room.
"Here Krystal," he said
"Thank you, Fox," she said.
"You're welcome," said Fox smiling
Kursed and the ghost watched as the two foxes were in their own little world.
"Fox did love me," Kursed said.
"Yes, but you didn't know it yet," said the ghost
They saw the two dance enjoying themselves and their friends.
"This was an old memory," said Kursed
The scene went dark and they were in the Cloud Runner but it appears to be in better shape.
"No, not this Christmas!" Kursed said as if she was about to face her worst fear.
"Yes this happened," said the ghost
Kursed saw a young version of how she is now drinking a bottle. then a light was flashing on a console.
"Oh this memory," thought the past ghost
The past Kursed didn't do anything, and then one of the ship's programs activated it answered, and recorded the call.
"Krystal, I know you still have hard feelings about what happened between us and what happened to you in the Lylat System, but if you give us another chance I'll follow you anyways you want to go to." Fox's voice said.
"Whatever," she said
Kursed gets angry with her past self.
"Krystal I don't think I have it in myself to keep trying," Fox said in a sad tone of voice
"This is what I've been trying to forget," she said
She takes another drink.
She closed her eyes and began to sing
Fox started humming a bit.
He started swaying with every hum
"When we first met your heart was free your hopeful eyes saw only me," He started to song
"Now you're looking for something, something I can never be when you are all I need," Fox sang as a warning light went off.
You keep on telling me "later", but "later" never comes around please stop telling me "later" as you search for what just can't be found," He started to dodge blaster fire.
The past Kursed now sees Fox wasn't trying to trick her.
"Take my hand! Come with me now and we'll fly free! No more "later", we both know that's a lie, Don't let be this the day I say goodbye! Goodbye!" Fox sang as his Arwing was hit by lasers and was about to be destroyed.
Time had froze, as Kursed turned to face her past self with hate and shame
"When you met him, you were set free, his love for you was plain to see!" she started to sing.
You kept looking for something, a measure of security, but he was all you'd need!" She sang as she pointed to Fox
"You kept on telling him "later", But "later" never comes around, please stop telling him "later"! Stop searching for what can't be found," Kursed sang as time went on her past tried to reach the cockpit.
"Take his hand! Go with him now and you'll fly free! No more "later", we both know that's a lie! This will be the day he says! Goodbye!" Kursed sang as her past self finally
"Goodbye!" Fox sang
"Goodbye!" Kursed sang
"Goodbye!" Fox sang as his feed was cut off.
Once the two finished Kursed was face down while past Kursed was crying as a news feed said the reporter went over Fox's fate in his last battle.
"You see what happened to him," said the past ghost
"You are a cruel spirit." Kursed said as she didn't want to relive this moment.
"Why hide this memory," asked the ghost
"Because I could have saved him! But instead, I wallow in my hatred and despair!" Kursed answered.
"Because still you hate Fox for thinking about you first? About the pain he were had felt as he nearly lost all those he cared for?" The ghost asks
"Yes," said Kursed
Kursed closes her eyes and lets a few tears fall.
When she opened her eyes, she was in her cloud runner of today
"Huh? Hmm much be a drunken dream," she said as she got up had changed into her sleepwear.
"But was that real," she thought
She thought about her time on Sauria.
"My parents," she said sadly
"My people," she said Her eyes started getting so heavy as she drifted off to sleep
But she only had gotten 40 minutes of sleep when the clock struck one a soft light and joyful music filled the Could Runner.
"What's that," she said starting to wake up
"Welcome! Come in and know me better cat!" a joyful voice said as she got into what accounts as her bed.
Kursed walked into what should have been the Cloud Runner's cargo area but it was a dining hall with a large table there was a feast upon it.
"What a feast," she said looking at the food on the table
"It is, isn't it?" The voice asks
She turned to face the person who spoke
The owner is a big fluffy black and grey male cat wearing a red robe.
"And you are," asked Kursed to the stranger behind her
"I'm the ghost of Christmas," the cat answered.
"Let me guess the present," she asked
"That I am," the tom said with a smile
"Of course," she said
"I'm here to show you the joys of the present," he said
"Say what," said Kursed
"Grab onto my robe and you will see," the ghost said.
"Okay, now what?" she said as she grabbed the robe
Then a whirlwind of snow spins around them.
"WHAT'S HAPPENING," she screamed in horror
They were now in a city square that Kursed had walked nearly daily.
"I know this place," said Kursed
She was in the afternoon and she was still in her sleepwear.
"We're at the square," said Kursed
But like with the Ghost of Christmas Past no one can hear or see them.
"But why here," she asked the present ghost
Then they saw a young brown wolf kid in a snowsuit.
"Whose the kid," she thought
"Let's find out," the ghost said
They headed toward the kid
They saw an apartment building and the pup entered it.
"He went inside, let's see what he went into," said Kursed
"That is what I was about to say," the cat said.
They were now inside one of the apartments where Amy was cleaning up a bit.
"That's Amy from the bar," said Kursed when she saw her
The pup removes their suit.
"Hey, Mom any word from Dad?" The pup asks in a male voice.
"Mom, I didn't even know Amy had a kid," said Kursed
"How many people who drink ask their bartender if they were a parent?" The cat said
"Good point," she said
"Sorry, Timmy a sandstorm stopped his ship from leaving," Amy answered her son's question.
"Oh no," said the boy sadly
"He's okay just can't leave the planet he's on," Amy said
"But I was hoping he come home and it's Christmas," he said with tears falling out his eyes
"I'm sorry honey, listen Sabrina and her family will be over here soon should you go wash up," Amy said.
"Oh no," said Kursed
"Okay, Mom," Timothy said.
"Poor Kid, he hoped that his father would be home for Christmas," said the past Ghost
"Yeah," Kursed said
"Poor kid," said the present ghost
"Stupid Heather if that doe keep her big mouth shut I could have Kursed open up more and found you did the things you do," Amy said to no one.
"Amy was looking out for me," said Kursed
"She most likely thinks out of all those she had waited you need her help than the others," the ghost said.
"Oh," said Kursed
Then they hear a knock on Amy's apartment door.
On the other side is a skunk woman, a raccoon man, and a hybrid baby in the man's arms.
"You made it, come in," said Amy
"Thanks for having us," the skunk said as she removed the coat she was wearing.
"No worries," said Amy
The skunk woman wears pants that match her fur patterns to the point it appears she isn't wearing any, she is also wearing a blue shirt.
"Timothy is washing up," said Amy
"How are you doing these days," asked the skunk woman
"We're doing fine, Thomas couldn't make it back," Amy answered
"Oh no, what happened," asked the skunk's husband
He helps his daughter out of her snowsuit.
"A sandstorm keeping him on the planet," Amy answered
"That's not good," said the female skunk
"It did upset Timothy, Sabrina," the squirrel told the now-identified Sabrina.
"I hope he cheers up," said Sabrina putting her hand on Amy's shoulder in a comforting way
"I also tried having Kursed over but Heather just had to open her big fat mouth," Amy said
"Ah, man, and brought by portable DNA scanner with me," Sabrina's husband said.
"RC! For the thousandth time, Kursed isn't Krystal!" Sabrina crews out her husband.
"Sorry Honey My bad," said RC sadly
"What is your obsession Cerinians?" Amy asks.
"Sorry," said RC holding his hands In surrender
"Okay, that raccoon creeps me out," Kursed said.
"Ditto," said the present ghost
The scene changes to a house that was getting for a party.
Heather finished up getting everything for the party.
"Everything is gonna be amazing," she said
"HEATER!? You have to be joking!" Kursed said
"Nope," said the ghost
"Now to get some luck," Hearter said as she opened a door to show a shrine dedicated to.
"ME AND FOX!" Kursed shouted
"I guess she's a big fan of yours," said the ghost
"Please forgive me for the words I said to that fake Kursed Oh Lovey Krystal and Handsome Fox," the doe said to toy versions of the two foxes.
"It's official, I'm gonna heave Ho," said Kursed
"Come on it's not that ba…. Is that yours and Fox's toothbrushes?" The ghost asks
"WHAT!" screamed Kursed as she turned to see them
And then saw the doe starting to use them.
"EW," they both said
Once she finishes the doe put the items back.
"Gross," said Kursed
"You can say that again," The ghost said.
"That's just wrong," she added
The scene in which again they were in a ship but a type that was unfamiliar to Kursed.
"Where are we," asked Kursed
"Some here in space," the ghost answered
"But why here," she asked
They started to hear footsteps heading towards them.
"Someone's coming," thought Heather
The person is a hybrid but she wasn't a normal hybrid she has ears like Katt but has a beak she appears to have a fur coat coloring is purple and her tail appears to be cat-like but ends with feathers in a fan.
"Whose she?" asked Kursed
"I don't know," the ghost said.
"Really?" she asked
"I want you to be surprised," the ghost answered.
"Ok," she said
They follow the hybrid girl.
"Mom!" said the girl
An older like Katt was sitting in the captain's seat with arms crossed.
"That's Katt," said Kursed
"Yes," the tom answered
"Krystal Rosemary Lombardi! I thought I told you no and this foolish idea!" Katt said to the hybrid who turns out to be her daughter.
"FALCO AND KATT HAVE A DAUGHTER! And they give her my name!?" said Kursed
"Funny, I thought your name was Kursed," the ghost said.
"Krystal was my old name," she said
"Mom! I'm an adult I can make my own choices should mean being a mercenary, forming the next gen of Star Falco! and buying what used to be the "Great Fox 2"," Katt's daughter said
"She wanted to be a mercenary?" asked Kursed, she also now realized the "Great Fox 2" was the very ship they were in now
"I'm of the present not the past she is a mercenary now and that is all I know," the ghost answered
"Well her mother has other plans," she said
"Just because your father, me, and most of our friends were mercenaries doesn't mean I will not allow my only child to be one, if your father were alive he would be on my side!" Katt said
"Her father what happened to him," asked Kursed
"I know he died while saving a Cerinian colony ship, it's because of that you had to raise me alone which means you have to turn your back on the friend who you named me after," her daughter said.
"If it means saving my family," said Katt
Kursed was shocked at that
"I'm not the last!" she said
"I hated myself for doing that to her! But she wasn't the only one hurting and she wasn't the only one I had failed if I had found a babysitter for you then Fox would still be alive Fox and Krystal were just as much my family as you and your father," said Katt
"It's still my life to live, so with all due respect please leave the Great Falco!" Krystal said.
"Whoa," said Kursed
She looked toward the ghost and saw he had started to age.
"What's wrong," she asked him
"My time is about up," the cat said as the scene changed once more.
"Wait," said Kursed
"The third will now be your guide pay attention to her lesson and know her as a better hound," the cat said as he disappeared.
Kursed found herself surrounded by fog.
"Come back please," she said
She tried to look for the spirit and found one but it was the one she was looking for, it was the same size as the ghost of Christmas Present, she was wearing all back the only Kursed could tell it was a female was the fun bags on her chest.
"Are you the last Ghost," she asked
She nodded her head.
''Can you speak?" she asked
The ghost shook her head.
"What are you showing me," she asked
The ghost pointed with her right arm.
"Me?" she asked
The spirit pointed to Kursed and then pointed to the right.
She turned
"You want to go that way?" Kursed asks
The ghost nodded her head in response
"Spirit of the Future I fear you most. But I know your purpose is to do me good. And I hope to be another vixen than what I was. I will bear your company with a thankful heart. Lead on, Spirit." Kursed said
The Spirit led her
They arrived at Heather's apartment.
"This is Heather's place, but why are we here?" asked Kursed
Again the ghost says nothing, so they see the said doe walking in worse shape than the last time Kursed saw her.
"Whoa, what happened to her," asked Kursed
"I see showed those Star Wolf fans," Heather said
"What," said Kursed
Heather was breathing heavily.
"Heather," thought Kursed
Then her breathing stopped.
"Oh no, Why isn't she breathing," asked a Panicked Kursed
The ghost didn't answer her the scene changed once more.
"What's happening," she asked
The scene was now the bar.
"The Berkback bar!?" said Kursed
The ghost nodded her head
They pass through the walls
"Ha, with her gone this bar can return to the good old days!" a male Hawk said
"Who's he and what did he mean with her gone," Thought Kursed
"I know what you mean!" a male horse said as he touched a waitress' rear end
"Yeah, as long that vixen had started to come here none of us could get handsy or try hitting on the staff here after all given how many she put down because their nonsense was putting a "bad" taste in her drink and food, so to Kursed may that vixen never return," a ram said
'WHY THOSE!' thought Kursed
Kursed tried to punch one but only to have her first go through with no effect.
"Oh right," she said
Kursed looked around and didn't see Amy.
"Where is she, she should put a stop to this," she said
Spike walks back to the bar.
"Good thing Amy left when she did," Spike said to no one as the new bartender was working on a drink.
"What," said Kursed
The scene changed again this time it was the "Great Falco".
"Why are we here," thought Kursed
They heard crying.
They went to see who it was
It was Krystal.
"That's Katt's daughter," said Kursed
"I'm sorry sad," the hybrid said.
"What's wrong with her, and where's her mom," thought Kursed
"Why did you that shot my fighter would have handled it better than your out-of-date Sky Claw! Why didn't you listen to me Mom!" Krystal said.
"Oh no," said Kursed
The scene once more this to a ship full of Cerinian foxes.
"Who are they," thought Kursed
Then an older Cerinian todd walked in wearing high-tech armor but it was the symbol on it that shocked Kursed.
"The honor guard!?" she said.
"What's going on," said Kursed
"Did the scouts return?" he asks one of the others.
"Yes and Awaits your orders," one answered
"Good, we will make those who had wrong Princess Krystal pay!" the todd said.
"Princess, That's me," thought Kursed
'Oh no!' she then realized what they were about to do.
"They can't!" she said
She grabs the ghost's robes.
"What can I do to stop this," she asked shaking the ghost
The Cerinian were getting ready.
"WHAT CAN I DO!?" she shouted shaking harder at the robes
The scene has changed to that of a graveyard.
"Why are we in a Graveyard, I don't like this feeling," said the scared Vixen
The ghost just pointed to a gravestone.
With a heavy heart, she stepped closer, her breath catching in her throat as she gasped at the haunting words before her.
'Here lays Kursed,' it reads
"NO!" she cried out in anguish, her heart racing as she came across her name engraved on the tombstone, the reality of the moment crashing down on her.
She then saw more tombstones.
"Don't tell me," she stated
The vixen turns back on the ghost.
"Please what's happening!?" she asked as she was scared
"No! No, Spirit, no! Hear me! I am no longer the woman I was! I will not be that woman! Why show me this, if I am past all hope!?" Kursed said.
"Good Spirit, tell me I may sponge away the writing on that stone! Please assure me that I may change the shadows you have shown me! I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year! I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future! The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Oh, tell me that I may sponge away the writing on the stone!" she said.
The earth beneath her cracked open, unveiling a coffin as tattered ropes shot out, ensnaring the terrified Vixen.
Her eyes shot open.
"NO," she screamed
She looks around and instead of the area of the Cloud Running she had made into her bedroom, it was the apartment she had shared with Fox.
"Krystal! Are you alright!?" asked Fox he entered the room and she saw him.
She had tears in her eyes when she saw her soulmate
"Fox is that you?" she asks
"Of course it's me, You just had a nightmare," said Fox hugging her
Krystal looked up and saw a straight vortex above her bed, and Fox didn't notice it.
'The Spirits they much had does this! They gave me a second chance,' Krystal thought.'
"I Guess it wasn't a nightmare after all," she said Still hugging her lover
'I can't allow that future to happen,' she thought.
She let Fox go and Kissed him
Fox was shocked for a bit but then kissed her back without knowing about it Krystal already changed one part of the future she came from.
"I'll begin again, I will build my life, I will live to know, that I've fulfilled my life, I'll begin today, throw away the past and the future I build will be something that will last"She got up and she began to sing as pictures changed pictures
The following Christmas at the Star Fox Christmas party.
"Peppy, Lucy you both made it," said Krystal while waving to the father and daughter.
Lucy is a purple and cream color rabbit doe wearing a maroon dress and matching shoes.
"Glad to be here Krystal," said Lucy
The vixen hugs him both.
"I hope you guys are well," she said as she gave them some punch
"Being Pepper's replacement isn't easy, thanks you and the rest of Star Fox not only saved the Lylat System but also took down Star Wolf once and for all faking that break up to use Panther to get Wolf to let you join was genius I was worried that Fox had broken your heart and hurt you so bad you would turn into another Pigma," the older buck said as he takes the drink.
"No way, Fox is the only man I'll ever love," said Krystal
"And I was about to break up with her for real but she changed my mind a few months ago," Fox said as he walked up to the three.
"I do Love you, Fox, you did save me when I was trapped in that Crystal back in the dinosaur Planet," said Krystal
She then notices Falco and Katt who is sporting her true fur color.
'I still can't believe she had dyed her furr black,' Krystal thought.
"Falco and Katt, you're here and Katt, I love your fur color," said Krystal giving them punch drinks
"Thanks, Krys." Falco said
"I own you for talking me out of dying fur black," Katt said.
"You're like a sister to me, I wish you and Falco Happiness," said Krystal
She saw a picture of hybrid Krystal crying it changed to where the family was whole and at a party like this one.
"And Congrats on your future happiness," whispered Krystal to Katt
"Huh?" Katt said
"No worries," she said
Then a faded yellow robot walked up to Krystal.
"Hello Krystal," he said
"ROB, was my purchase finalized?" The vixen asks
"I've just received confirmation that it has been finalized. It turns out there was a mix-up, but now everything is settled," said ROB
"Good," Krystal said
"What was that about with ROB," asked Fox
"I bought a bar named Berkback Bar it's outside of the Lylat System," Krystal answered the question.
"Cool," said Fox
Like those before it is an image of the future version of Berkback Bar changed to a better version for the of part, Heather was still a crazy fan.
"That's great Krystal," said Peppy
"Given Star Fox disbanded you would need a source of income," Lucy said.
"I was wondering if you might help me with running it Fox," she asked
"About that, I have my question to ask," Fox tried to say
"Well I'm not ready to retire yet," Falco said cutting off Fox.
"Falco, let him speak," said Katt bumping his arm
"Thank you, Katt," Fox said
"What do you want to tell me, Fox," asked Krystal
"Well, it has been a couple of crazy years since we met," Fox started.
"Go On," Krystal thought
"And I nearly let both my pride and fear tear us apart," Fox went on.
"It's not your fault Fox," she said
"I know and when you kiss me and plant those fake memories it makes me realize I can't live without you, so Krystal of Cerinia will you marry me?" Fox asks as he goes on one knee and holds out a six-carat diamond ring.
Krystal was filled with overwhelming joy as she shouted, "YES!" in delight. She leaped into his arms, and the sound of kisses echoed as she showered him with affection.
The ring was tossed in the air but it landed on Krystal's ring finger, she saw the image of her image Kursed replaced with one of her, Fox, and their family but they were wearing crowns, she then saw a small green light that led her to a port window.
"Congrats you two," said Falco as Fox was covered in Kisses
Krystal follows the light.
"It can't be," she muttered under her breath
There the Cerinian ships drop out of hyperspace.
"Princess Krystal, are you there," asked a voice on a radio
"Yes, I'm here with my fiancé," Krystal answered.
"Excellent," said the voice
"I will start anew, I will make amends, and I'll make quite certain that the story ends on a note of hope, on a strong amen, and I'll thank the world and remember when I was able to begin again!" Fox, the former team Star Fox, and their Allies join Krystal as they see the fleet that holds Cerinian foxes, as Krystal finishes the song the stars align to form Merry Christmas to All and a wonderful New Year.
The End
Up above, familiar faces were watching the whole thing
"We hope you have enjoyed this version of A Christmas Carol," Double Zeta said as he was dressed as Charles Dickens.
"Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," said Empress, waving her wand, and stars appeared out and twinkled