As The Great Fox arrived just outside planet Fichina, the Cornerian Army had Oikonny's forces backed into a corner. According to Falco's report, they were locked in a stalemate, requesting assistance. The Star Fox team would soon come to their aid, but Fox was concerned for Krystal. Seeing her lie in her bed, unable to move with exhaustion made him realize how much she had been through recently. Maybe it was wise for her to stay behind this time, while the others flew to Corneria's aid.

The rest of the group left Krystal's room several minutes ago, but Fox stayed behind with her, still analyzing the ambush they barely survived. He sat in a chair across from her bed, burying his head in his hands as he hunched over to think.

"Do you think the Cornerian soldier sent us into the ambush on purpose?" Krystal asked, speaking his thoughts out loud. She did her best to sit up straight in her bed, but Fox could tell that she was still in pain. The strength it had taken to nullify the bomb must have taken quite a toll on the vixen.

"I hate to say so," Fox admitted, "but what other motive is there for giving us a false location? The rest of the team was nowhere near Katina, Falco told us himself. I trust his word over any Cornerian solider."

Krystal nodded in agreement. "But I doubt a single soldier wants us killed. There must be someone close to the Cornerian Army behind this. This is very worrying." With a pause, she added, "the timing of everything is very peculiar."

Fox glanced up at her, confused. "What about the timing?"

The she-fox narrowed her eyes. "Is it not strange that we were sent into an ambush after discovering the status of the aparoid files? We just went looking for information on the Fortuna aparoid attack, which happened to be locked, and then someone tries to get us killed? If the two events are linked, then someone is hiding something from us to the point that they would kill us if we found out too much."

"I hadn't thought about it like that before," Fox admitted. "I wonder what's so important about those files and who is trying so hard to cover them up. It must have something to do with Oikonny's return; if we can defeat him here we might become one step closer to unraveling this mystery... by the way," Fox paused, remembering the question that arose during the battle on Katina, "what was that staff power you used during the ambush? I traveled across Sauria learning the many abilities of your staff, but that was one I have never heard of before... I thought I had learned them all prior to saving Sauria."

Krystal retrieved her staff and studied it up and down before answering his question. "After I defeated the Redeye Queen, I obtained a gem called the Horizon Stone. Tricky knew it from dinosaur legends and told me that if I took it to the place where the sun and moon met along the horizon, I would be granted access to a very powerful form of magic. At the ocean of Cape Claw, I found the location of another one of my staff's powers; it is a reflector that can deflect nearly any projectile back to its source, and I can use it while moving instead of relying on the veil I must summon while stationary."

"I see," Fox nodded his head in understanding. "I'm sure that ability will prove useful in the battles ahead. I just wonder if any more of your staff's powers have gone unlearned. Maybe it has something to do with the Krazoa's warning?"

Suddenly the door to Krystal's room slid open and Lucy appeared, poking her head and long pink ears through the doorway. "We are approaching Fichina now," she informed the two. "If you guys are up to it, we need all the pilots we can spare to help Corneria."

"I'm ready to go," Fox replied and stood up, noticing that Krystal was beginning to sir from her bed. "Krystal, you might want to stay behind and rest. I'm not sure if you are capable of flying after using so much of your energy. You saved our lives, and for that you deserve some time to rest."

Lucy nodded in agreement, but Krystal was already hauling herself to her feet. "How many times do I have to tell you," she paused and winced as she stood, "you can't keep on protecting me. I am well enough to fly, so I'm coming with you."

Fox opened his mouth to protest, but knew there was nothing stopping the young vixen. He promised to stop trying to protect her, and if she thought she was capable of flying then he would trust her. "Right," he nodded. "But if anything happens and you feel too weak to fly, get back here as soon as possible, do you understand?"

"I told you, I'm fine–"

"That's an order," Fox narrowed his eyes. Relaxing after his stern rebuke, he added, "Don't overdo it, you're too important to the team for you to go getting yourself into more serious danger." The lead pilot noticed Lucy casting a glance at Krystal, as if she suspected he meant something more than just importance to the team.

"Alright," the vixen sighed and limped for the door. Her steps were noticeably weak and uneven, but she quickly began to gain her strength once she stretched and exercised her aching muscles.

The door slid behind Fox as he let Lucy and Krystal lead the way to the elevator at the end of the hall. Fox guessed that Falco, Slippy, and Katt must have already left as they entered the elevator and descended one level to the armory on the second floor. Fox wasn't sure if they would need to leave their Arwings for this mission but wanted to be ready in case Oikonny fled to the surface. He was known to be a coward in a desperate situation.

As the three stepped from the elevator and into the weapons room, an entire arsenal of guns, grenades, and combat accessories displayed themselves along the walls and on tables stationed throughout. "Take whatever you need," Fox addressed his companions as they spread out in search of their weapons of choice. He picked up several grenades and a second blaster for himself, while Krystal rushed to the Gatling Gun and Lucy retrieved a sniper rifle.

"A sniper," Krystal commented. "I never knew you were such a good shot."

Lucy nudged her with her shoulder. "Of course," she boasted, "but I also know Fichina very well. It is an icy planet with many mountain ranges and wide open spaces. It would be wisest for enemies to take refuge in the higher places so they can shoot at us from above."

"Well, hopefully you can take out their snipers if it comes to that," Fox signaled that it was time to leave. "The others will be waiting for us in the hangar bay, let's get down there so we can prepare for takeoff. Make sure to pick up a jetpack on the way."

Together the three strapped jetpacks to their backs and departed from the armory, descending in the main elevator toward the hangar bay. They raced onward in silence with the exception of their boots tapping against the metallic floor until the hallway opened up and the bright lights of the hangar bay filled their vision. Falco, Katt, and Slippy were waiting for them, standing beside their ships impatiently.

"It's about time you three showed up," the bird teased. "Let's get a move on before Oikonny escapes, again."

Fox knew that he added that last word hesitantly as a warning. Falco really didn't want the leader of Andross' armies to slip from his grasp again. "Alright team, you know what to do," the lead pilot of the Star Fox team directed as he headed for his ship and leaped into the cockpit. The hangar bay was only meant for four ships, and there were only four sets of locks that ships could be landed in. Katt and Lucy's ships, the Cat's Paw and the Sky Bunny, took up space on the walkway while the four Arwings rested in their normal locks.

Fox waited as the six pilots entered their ships and strapped themselves in. While he flipped several switches and prepared for takeoff, he cast his gaze over his shoulder toward Lucy's custom aircraft. The Sky Bunny featured a round pink body and four silver wings, one extending from each side and two from the top. The ship was armed with dual plasma cannons, making it as formidable of a fighter as an Arwing. Fox was impressed at the design and weaponry, expecting nothing less from the daughter of Peppy Hare.

"Rob, all ships are clear for takeoff!" He called to the robot that stood by in the control room waiting for the command. Suddenly, the locks holding his ship released with several clicks and the door to the hangar bay opened. Fox flipped a switch to activate his Arwing's engines and boost from the hangar into the vacuum of space, followed by the rest of his squadron.

The Great Fox was positioned a safe distance from the stalemate on Fichina, giving the six pilots some time to fly before they encountered the battlefield. For several moments, Fox flew in silence until he thought he could make out the Cornerian Fleet in the distance. He soon spotted dozens of their cruisers, similar in shape to Arwings but lacking their blue and silver side fins. They formed themselves in layered rows, continuously firing into the waves of Venomian ships across from them.

"Commander, it's the Star Fox team!" One of the Cornerian pilots exclaimed as he noticed the six incoming ships.

"Team Star Fox, ready for duty," Fox replied, tuning his wrist communicator in to link with his team and the Cornerian pilots. "What is the situation?" He led the way into position behind the Cornerian ranks, awaiting orders.

"Oikonny and his army are pinned down here. We heard that you were coming, so we waited for you to arrive before we commenced a full-scale attack. Are you guys ready?"

"Roger that, we are ready whenever you are." By his tone of voice, Falco seemed ready and willing to begin the attack. Fox was prepared as well, itching to break through Oikonny's forces and take him down.

The ship at the head of the Cornerian Army began charging its thrusters and the following cruisers did the same. "Attack Formation Delta; break through their front line!" Immediately the rows of cruisers boosted forward and charged the Venomian ranks at the command of the leading Cornerian pilot. Fox and his team followed as lasers began to soar through the vacuum of space around them.

The front line of the Venomian resistance consisted of long orange battleships with reinforced armor and multiple laser batteries of four guns each. Their only weakness was their thin midsection, making them difficult to fight head on. Fox maneuvered his Arwing toward the first battle cruiser, aiming to flank it from the side.

As he approached, the enemy ship's guns targeted him and began to unleash a barrage of laser fire. Fox quickly pressed a button inside his cockpit, causing his ship to do a barrel roll and create an electromagnetic force field around itself. The incoming lasers repelled off the barrier and Fox found his opportunity to strike. He charged his Arwing's main guns and released a powerful beam of energy that struck the battleship at its middle, destroying it with a small explosion.

"Enemy ship down!" he reported to his comrades.

"We took out another one as well," Krystal reported. Fox spotted her Arwing leading a squadron of Cornerian fighters, followed closely by Lucy and her own patrol.

Enemy gunfire soared past Fox, who quickly rotated his ship to avoid the blasts. He swerved in a spiraling path, dodging blaster fire until he approached another battleship from the side and destroyed it with several rapid shots to its midsection.

"Nice shooting," Katt praised as the Cat's Paw appeared beside him. Together, they soared into the back line of battle cruisers and engaged them head on. "Look out!" She warned as multiple missiles headed straight for them.

Fox tilted his ship sideways as several rockets flashed past him, circling around to pursue their target. Incoming laser fire forced him to cut sharply to the right, away from the line of enemy ships as the rockets behind him increased in speed. As the missiles neared, Fox's ship spun in circles in a continuous barrel roll. The projectiles following him spiraled rapidly until their rotations became so frequent that they collided with each other and exploded behind him.

"Well done, Fox!" Katt called, clearly having witnessed Fox's clever idea.

Finally, the Cornerian Fleet broke through Oikonny's main defenses. The Cornerian battleships soared onward, encountering a large armada of Venomian carriers. These enormous red ships were not meant to fight, but instead, transported a multitude of Venomian fighters. They were even tougher than their cousins, the battleships, but lacked the same core weakness.

As Fox neared the line of carriers, he noticed a Wolfen hovering in their midst. "Oikonny! You have nowhere to run to this time," he threatened.

"Hah, I'm not looking to run away! Witness my full power!" The ape laughed from inside his stolen ship as the Venomian carriers opened up, launching scores of Venomian fighters into the fray. Fox charged onward, leading the Star Fox team and Cornerian Army into battle as the two armies clashed, forming one mass of ships.

"Fight through them, work your way to Oikonny's Wolfen," Krystal directed. "Don't let him escape!"

"Got it," Falco replied as he began firing into the masses. "That ape isn't getting away from me!"

Fox rolled his Arwing as blaster fire came his way, returning shots of his own to destroy the Venomian fighters ahead. The lone Wolfen, he noticed, was far in the distance and he would have to fight through dozens of enemy ships on the way. Several enemy rounds flashed past as he swerved to the side and shot down another Venomian ship.

"Fox, I'm being chased!" Slippy's cry for help alerted the lead pilot and he searched the skies for his toad friend. He glanced at the radar monitor in his cockpit, displaying small triangles of different colors representing friendly and enemy ships. After a brief scan, he located a green arrow and boosted in its direction. When he neared the marker, he spotted Slippy in the distance, pursued by four enemy ships.

"Hang on," Fox called as he flew in range of the Venomian fighters. They were firing at Slippy's Arwing rapidly, barely missing as he swerved to avoid being hit. Fox tailed behind the fourth ship and unleashed a series of blaster rounds that caught the back two, destroying them. He almost missed a Cornerian cruiser soar above him and he lowered his Arwing quickly to avoid being crushed. "Dang it," he sighed as he lost track of Slippy and his pursuers. Just as he checked his radar again for a sign of the clumsy mechanic, something blue and silver flashed in front of him.

"I'm laying 'em right out for you, Fox!" Slippy croaked in panic as he flew by.

Fox immediately rounded on the Venomians chasing him and opened fire, destroying the last two with several well aimed shots.

"Look out behind you!" Falco's warning almost came too late. Fox jerked his joysticks backward and his ship began to do a loop as enemy ships passed under him. He then positioned himself behind them so that he could take them out with rapid fire.

"Thanks, I guess I owe you one," the lead pilot acknowledged sarcastically. Below him, a Venomian carrier opened its doors and a large wave of fighters flooded out. At least fifteen emerged, clustered together as they soared into space. Fox took advantage of their positioning and pressed a red button at the end of his right joystick. A red Smart Bomb burst from his Arwing's guns straight into the Venomian pilots, exploding in a red sphere of light and destroying all of them at once.

"What is happening? My fighters!" The sound of Oikonny's voice rang again through Fox's communicator. His army was weakening, unable to withstand the force of Star Fox and the Cornerian Army. His Wolfen was now closer than ever, with only a small number of ships left in his defense. "This isn't over yet," he cried. "Stealth Squadron, reinforcements, attack!"

Suddenly the nearly empty radar monitor in Fox's Arwing exploded with new targets. Dozens of enemy stealth bombers and fighters appeared on both sides, flanking the Cornerian Army and bombarding them with missiles. Rockets came at Fox from multiple directions and he boosted away as they trailed him closely.

"Scramble the cruisers! Scramble the cruisers!" The leading Cornerian pilot barked and the army of fighters began to spread out and engage in defensive maneuvers.

"These guys don't know when to quit!" Katt complained.

"Fox, there are missiles right on my tail! I can't shake them!" Krystal's distress call immediately alerted him. He ignored the missiles pursuing him and headed for the purple arrow on his radar. Five thin silver arrows trailed her position, indicating that she was being followed by five rockets.

"Hang on, I'm on my way!" Desperately, he soared between Cornerian fighters and weaved through Venomian stealth bombers trying to locate the Krystal. He finally spotted her in the distance and boosted toward her. This is insane, but here goes nothing... Fox spotted a small gap between Krystal and the missiles hunting her, so he flew his ship between them and intersected their flight path.

"Fox, are you mad?" He ignored Lucy's exclamation as the projectiles detected his ship and changed targets, leaving Krystal to fly away safely. More than ten rockets now followed him, gaining on him swiftly. Instead of trying to shake them off, he headed straight for a line of stealth bombers. They fired again at him, but he rolled to avoid their attacks and maneuvered himself around them. The rockets trailing him had nowhere to go but into the Venomian ships, destroying them with a series of chain reactions.

"Awesome, I knew you had it in you!" Falco cheered.

"Thanks for saving me, Fox," Krystal acknowledged gratefully as she soared her ship beside his.

Fox glanced at her through the cockpit, thankful that she was alright. She seemed to be doing well, despite her injuries and exhaustion. "Anytime," he smiled at her and they raced onward side by side, charging the last of Oikonny's reinforcements.

"Oikonny's fleet is below thirty percent," a Cornerians reported. "We destroyed most of his stealth unit as well. He should surrender or be forced into full retreat soon."

"You can't escape this time, Oikonny," Fox threatened as he and the rest of the Star Fox team soared toward him. His last line of defense was now the last of his armada, reduced down to several battleships and a small force of Venomian fighters. The Wolfen was among them, turning tail to evacuate to Fichina, a dark blue sphere in the distance.

"We have to shoot him down," Fox ordered. "Star Fox team, follow me while the Cornerian pilots engage the last of the Venomian battleships. I need several others to come with us and pursue Oikonny; I wouldn't put it past him to have set a trap."

"Copy that," the Cornerian commander reaffirmed. The allied ships were still strong in number, and while four soldiers followed behind the Star Fox team, many were left to destroy the last of Oikonny's back line.

Fox soared past the remaining Venomian ships and focused his sights on the Wolfen flying toward Fichina. "Everyone, adjust G-diffuser system output as we enter the planet's atmosphere," he warned as his ship began to catch fire from the transition from space to atmospheric conditions.

"Where do you think he is going?" Krystal asked. "Could he have a base hidden on this desolate planet?"

"That's impossible," a Cornerian pilot barked. "Corneria still maintains what little control of this planet is possible. Andross' forces have not been seen here in years."

Fox was thinking it, but Krystal was the pilot to respond, "Cornerian intel has been wrong before." Her reply came with a coldness equal to that of the icy planet Fichina itself. Fox was also suspicious after the Katina ambush, but said nothing as the ten pilots soared above snowy mountains and frozen lakes.

"I'm tracking Oikonny now," he warned his comrades, "and it appears that he is leading us to the climate control center. This seems like a strange play to make... Everyone be on your guard and expect anything. If Oikonny tampers with the climate control systems, this whole planet could erupt into a blizzard and make flight nearly impossible."

As they approached the climate control center, Fox recalled the events that took place there over a year ago. After receiving a tip from Panther Caroso, the Star Fox team flew to Fichina in their hunt for Pigma. There, the climate control center had been shut down, causing massive snowstorms as aparoids swarmed the frozen landscape. Fox and his team stabilized the weather and almost caught the cruel swine, until he used an aparoid core memory to turn the climate control center's middle tower into an aparoid.

Fortunately, Star Fox defeated the creature and restored peace to Fichina, but the center was severely damaged as a result. Corneria had invested a significant amount of time repairing it over the last year, but it was still very unstable. Surely Oikonny's plan was to trap them in a lethal blizzard by interfering with the weakness of the climate control center.

The base finally came into sight. Just as Fox predicted, a Wolfen was waiting for them there. The climate control center was a roofless building surrounded by a round steel wall with four main entrances. Inside the main antechamber, an enormous pole rose from its center, towering higher than the mountains that surrounded it. The pole influenced the meteorological atmosphere to change, preventing the ice storms that constantly plagued the planet.

Dozens of anti-aircraft tanks were positioned surrounding the base, blocking any ship or pilot from further entry. They were light beige in color, and unfamiliar to Fox. The light and heavy Venomian tanks that he had encountered before on Fortuna paled in comparison to these new and improved mortars.

"Fox, Oikonny is guarding the center for a reason," Slippy warned. "Sensors indicate a time bomb located somewhere in the antechamber that could destroy the central pole, plunging us all into an eternal blizzard! If the climate control center is destroyed, Fichina will become uninhabitable for years until we can rebuild it!"

"That's right. Now you must choose; catch the villain, or save the planet!" Oikonny laughed as he circled above his army of tanks. "It's your choice," he bid them farewell as he departed, soaring away from the base into the snowy landscape beyond.

Suddenly Falco activated his ship's thrusters and began pursuit. As he began to fly after Oikonny, the army of heavy Venomian mortar tanks fired at him. He rolled his ship to evade their blasts and backed away from the climate control center, unable to get any closer.

Fox and the others began circling the base from a safe distance. "We can't chase after Oikonny and let this planet become uninhabitable again," he growled. "We have to save the climate control center and let him go."

"What are you talking about? You said he wasn't getting away this time!" Falco argued. "We have to go after him!"

"He's forced our hand," Krystal sighed as she studied the mortar tanks. "One of us has to get inside and deactivate the bomb, and I don't think these tanks are going to let us get by easily. It will take all of us, if not more, to break through. We're wasting time!"

Lucy soared around the tanks and they began firing at her. "She's right; we have to focus their fire on us so that someone can get through." She rolled to deflect an explosive mortar shot and fired a charged beam at one of the tanks, hardly fazing it. "That's the only way; my ship's lasers don't do any damage at all to these things."

"I'll go," Slippy croaked.

Fox gasped in shock, surprised that the clumsiest pilot present would willingly fly through the tanks' fire. "Slippy, don't. Let Falco go-"

"I'm the best mechanic among us," the toad interrupted. "I think I will be able to disarm the bomb in time if you can get me through."

"Then let's go and get this over with," Falco groaned while he flew toward the Venomian anti-air vehicles, attempting to draw their fire. Missiles and rockets bombarded the pilots as they hovered in circles above the central tower, unable to get close.

"We can't break through, and the tanks are resilient to our gunfire," Fox called out through the blasts. "Smart bombs are no good either; one wrong move and we could trigger the bomb inside the base." He wove through the rain of fire coming from below when suddenly three new ships appeared at the edge of his radar. The red arrows were headed in their direction, picking up speed.

"Looks like we are in the right place at the right time, aren't we, pup?" The voice that came through Fox's wrist communicator was that of Wolf! He and his team must have tracked Oikonny to this position as well.

"Oh, great, just the trio I love to see." Falco of all pilots hated to call to others for aid and surely saw this as a way for Wolf to make his team appear superior to Star Fox.

Leon flew near to him and started to lure some of the tanks' fire away. "What's the matter, Falco? Is something ruffling your tail feathers?"

"Hmm, it sure is good to see you again, Krystal," Panther purred as he positioned himself beside the vixen and circled the skies with her.

"It's good to see to see that you all survived the aparoids as well," she replied awkwardly.

Fox felt his fur begin to crawl at his rival's seductive tone, but he pushed his jealous thoughts aside. "Wolf, we need to clear a path for Slippy to get close enough to the weather control systems and eject from his ship. There are too many guns and we can't get him close enough on our own."

"Leave it to us," Wolf assured him. "Leon, Panther; get in close and distract their fire."

At the newcomers' appearance, the Cornerian pilots exchanged angry glares. "What is Star Wolf doing here?" the leading pilot barked. "Be careful team, they are trying to help Oikonny take over the climate control center!"

"What? Are you insane? We are trying to help you!" Wolf growled as he led Leon and Panther into the fray of missiles coming from below. "Is this all the thanks we get?"

Before Fox could answer for Star Wolf, the Cornerian cruisers broke formation and pursued them. "Wolf, Leon, Panther: you are under arrest for assisting Oikonny in his attacks on Corneria!" The lead pilot warned as the squadron unleashed laser beams from their main guns, targeting their supposed enemies while they avoided missile fire from below.

Wolf and his team were forced away from the climate control center, directed off course as they avoided attacks from two fronts. The Cornerians fled in pursuit, tailing the Star Wolf mercenaries closely.

The tanks below fired at the Star Fox team with increased succession while they were left alone. Fox was furious that the Cornerian pilots attacked without his orders. "Cornerians, disengage from Star Wolf. They are not hostiles; focus your attention on distracting the tanks!"

"Negative," the lead pilot replied as he continued his pursuit away from the base. "Pilots, keep the chase on. These thugs are responsible for Oikonny's attacks on our planet. Take them down!"

"Disengage, I repeat, disengage!" Fox yelled furiously as he abandoned his position and sped after them. Again, they ignored his orders and continued shooting toward the innocent Star Wolf team. It was impossible for the Star Fox team to get through without Wolf's help and there was no other option left. Fox let anger consume him as he locked onto a Cornerian fighter and pressed his trigger repeatedly, releasing multiple Arwing shots that struck their target. The ship went down in a burst of flames as its pilot evacuated with an open parachute.

Before the others could voice their bewilderment, Fox commanded his company, "Are you done yet, or can we work as a team to disarm the bomb? The next one to fire on Wolf's team will be shot down without hesitation!" Not a single reply came, but the Cornerians broke off from their chase and flew toward the climate control center, tailed by Wolf and his team.

The twelve remaining ships edged their way closer as they circled the tanks from above. Fox and Wolf flew side by side with Slippy on their tails. If they could get close enough and wait for a round of mortar fire, the toad could make it through. The problem was that Fox had no idea when the bomb would explode. "Slippy, how much time is left on that bomb? You need to get in there, now!"

"Only several minutes left based on my calculations," he croaked hesitantly.

As the next volley of missiles soared past Fox, he gave the order. "Now!" He called as he and Wolf spun sideways to allow Slippy through with a burst of speed. The mechanic boosted toward the central pole and thrust his Arwing downward, ejecting himself and using his jetpack to slow his descent.

"We did it!" Krystal cheered. "Keep their fire on us and let Slippy do his work. He will have that bomb disarmed in no time!"

Rockets flashed past Fox's Arwing and he rolled sideways to avoid them. He watched as Slippy's ship continued on toward a snowy hillside and crashed into it, unharmed by the powdery white covering. Suddenly, he realized that the armored tanks stopped firing. His Arwing came to a halt and all eleven pilots paused, unsure of what was happening.

"This is Slippy," the mechanic's voice sounded from Fox's communicator. "The bomb has been deactivated, along with all of the Venomian tanks. Mission accomplished!"

The leader of the Star Fox team breathed a sigh of relief. "Well done team. Wolf, Leon, Panther; thank you for your help. I don't know if we could have done it without you."

"Save your breath, pup," Wolf replied. "Just make sure that next time, your friends don't mistake us for the enemy." He hovered beside his two allies and they took off with a boost of speed, soaring toward the setting sun on the horizon.

"I guess that's it then," Katt stated, relieved to have the bomb finally disarmed.

"Let's get back to The Great Fox," Fox ordered, thankful to have saved the climate control center before it was too late. Their mission appeared to have been a success, but he knew that was not the case. Oikonny escaped once again, and he would have to answer for his actions against the Cornerian pilot. He feared that soon, tension would start to build between Star Fox, Star Wolf, and the Cornerian Army. After the recent series of events, even Fox was unsure who was on whose side anymore.