FLIGHT OF THE KITSUNE STAR STRIKER

Prologue: Take you to Interplanetary School

Welcome to the Lylat system, a star system located in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, consisting of the large blue giant Lylat which happens to be the system's sun and its namesake. The system contains three minor nebulae (An immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space) and at least twelve planets with several within the habitable life zone of Lylat.

One of the most habitable would be Corneria, the fourth planet of the system. The inhabitants which are anthropomorphic animals with the majority being canines are known as Cornerians. The Cornerians possess highly advanced technology based on spacecraft, weapons, communication channels and other designs which are developed by the Cornerians themselves. The people of Corneria happen to be a peaceful race that would rather avoid conflict than suffer casualties, however this often makes them targets of malevolent forces so at times they often enlist the help of mercenaries with the most times being the Star Fox team, a famous group of skilled pilots.

A few years later, a Cornerian explorative team had discovered yet another habitable planet. There they encountered creatures quite similar and yet so different in appearance. They possess bipedal humanoid bodies with little to no fur on their skin at all except for the top of their heads at time their faces. What made them share similarities would be that they possess animalistic traits like ears, tails and skin among others. These creatures introduced themselves as Faunus and their planet is called Elementia. Also these Faunus possess powers called aura which is the manifestation of their soul to use in battle and semblance is a tangible projection of one's aura with abilities varying from person to person.

The Cornerians led by the commander of all of Corneria's forces General Pepper extended hand of friendship to the Faunus which they accepted without hesitation and in later years, Elementia advanced in terms of technology and opened trades between both planets.

It is here we begin our story in Konoha, there we focus our sights on a lavish home as the sun ascended over the sky. Inside the home and up the stairs into a room which is comprised of a bed with a large lump covered over with a duvet, a computer propped up on a desk, action figures, models of star fighters, and multiple posters themed on space and starships.

As the sun shone through the window, the lump squirmed a bit and a groan could be heard with a young male voice.

"One of these days, I'll fly up to you in a star fighter and blow you up into smithereens," the boy grumbled as he moved around to sleep in a more comfortable position.

He would have slept for a bit longer, had it not been for the fact that the door to his bedroom was suddenly burst open and several golden chains shot towards him and wrapped him much to his sudden shock before being lifted up and carried all the way to the bathroom where he was thrown into a tub full of water.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! IT'S COLD!" the boy yelled as he jumped out of the tub and was shivering, he turns out to be a 15 year old boy with three whisker marks on each check and spiky blond hair. He also happens to possess a pair of fox ears atop his head and a long blond bushy tail. He turned to glare at the person responsible for the cold dip.

It was a woman with pale skin and long red hair which reached her waist with one side held up by a black hairclip, she wears a high-collared, sleeveless blouse under a long loose-fitting dress with a wristband on her left wrist. Like the boy she also possessed fox ears and tail except hers was red.

"That was not funny Kaa-san," said the boy unhappily.

"You weren't supposed to in sleep in either Naruto-kun," said the woman who is his mother "Now hurry up and take a bath before coming down for breakfast,"

Naruto pouted for a bit before letting out a sigh "Okay Kaa-san, I'll be down soon,"

Kushina nodded in approval before leaving the bathroom as Naruto took off his wet pajamas and tossed them into the laundry basket, then adjusted the water's temperature to warm for a bath. Afterwards he went back to his room and changed into a white t-shirt with a red spiral on the back and a pair of orange shorts. He went downstairs and into the kitchen where he saw his mom cooking over at the stove and someone was sitting at the kitchen table.

It was a man with spiky blond hair like his own except his bangs reached his jaws, he wears the Konoha military uniform, a green flak jacket, blue forehead protector, and blue sandals. Over it he wears a short-sleeved long white haori which is decorated by red flame-like motifs on the edges with the kanji for 'Star Fox' written vertically down the back. Unlike Naruto and Kushina, he possessed dog ears and a tail.

"Good morning son, hope you slept well," said the man.

"I did, just had a cold awakening which involved Kaa-san using her semblance," Naruto grumbled.

"Well he was sleeping in Minato-kun," said Kushina.

Minato gave Naruto a look of understanding "I see then, I hope you've prepared yourself for the trip to Corneria,"

"Of course Tou-san! I've been counting down the days before finally attending third year over at the Cornerian Flight Academy which would serve as my first step to becoming a great pilot and then join the Star Fox Team where you and I will be kicking bad guy butt from one nebulae to another!" Naruto spoke excitedly.

Minato simply smiled at his son's enthusiasm, apparently a couple years ago he had joined the famous Star Fox and had earned the moniker 'Yellow Streak' as he darts around at high-speed in his fighter and the last thing his enemies see is a yellow streak of light before being blasted to bits, making Naruto constantly proclaim him a superhero.

"Okay but don't forget to visit your mother after every mission like I always do," said Minato.

"I won't and that's a promise of a lifetime!" said Naruto

"I'm glad to hear that Naruto, now eat your breakfast and get your things ready," said Kushina.

Naruto complied and ate before rushing back up the stairs to grab his knapsack and a suitcase with wheels at the top. With a heartfelt goodbye and another promise to his mother, Naruto and Minato made their way to the space station where they had booked a flight to Corneria a week earlier.

It wasn't that long of a trip across space and they had arrived at Corneria and were making their way towards the academy. Along the way, Naruto was in awe of the view of the city and watched as numerous citizens of Corneria passed by with a few waving at him to whom he waved back. Then they finally arrived at the campus.

Minato was about to take another step where the communicator attached to his left ear beeped loudly, he pressed a button to open a channel "Minato here,"

"Minato, it's James," said a male voice through the communicator.

Minato smiled upon hearing the voice of his friend, James McCloud who is the leader, and founder of the Star Fox Team. Both get along very well along with their fellow wingman Peppy Hare as they share an unwavering loyalty to their friends so it wasn't anything new when their sons met and instantly got along with each other.

"Hey there James, what's up?" said Minato.

"I got a call from General Pepper, hiring us to go on a scouting mission to planet Venom," said James.

Minato frowned a bit "Venom? But isn't that where the General banished Andross to?"

"The very same,"

Many years ago, a primate by the name Dr. Andross worked as a Cornerian scientist with pure intentions which proved beneficial towards both Corneria and the Lylat system. However Andross developed a wide lust for power to the point of insanity with a disregard for public safety. Many at times General Pepper suspects the scientist's experimentation in biotechnology to be highly dangerous and confronted him about it later on. Despite being ordered to terminate his research, Andross ignored the command to continue with the experiments which eventually caused a massive explosion that tragically destroyed a large portion of Corneria.

Having enough of what his colleague did, General Pepper arrested Andross on account of treason before having him finally banished to the desolate planet Venom, in fear that he could potentially subvert the entire Lylat system if left to do his bidding and wasn't heard from since.

"I've already gotten Peppy and Pigma with me, so we're waiting up on you before setting off," said James.

"Okay James, let me see my son off to the academy then I'll make my way to you," said Minato.

"Understood, be sure to tell Naruto that I said hi,"

"Sure thing, Minato out," he switched off the communicator before turning to Naruto who looking at him curiously.

"What's the matter dad?" asked Naruto.

"James just called saying that we've been hired by General Pepper for a scouting mission, and he also says hi," said Minato.

Naruto felt a bit disappointed "Do you really have to go?"

"Sorry son, but duty calls," Minato ruffled Naruto's hair.

"…fine, then tell everyone that I said hello and good luck,"

"Of course, I'll see you after the mission," Minato turned walked away with Naruto looking on with a smile in his face.

"Might as well head over to my room and settle in before heading for homeroom,"

Naruto entered the campus and made his way to the male dormitory and entered his registered dorm room. Putting away his luggage, Naruto swapped out his normal clothes for the cadet uniform. Then he left the dorm and entered the main building through the numerous corridors before finally arriving at his classroom. He opened the door and saw that a majority of his classmates had already arrived and smiled happily upon seeing a few familiar faces.

"Hey Fox, long time no see!" Naruto called out to one of them.

An anthropomorphic red fox turned around and smiled upon seeing Naruto.

"Hey Naruto, same could be said for you," said Fox,

Then a Cornerian bulldog came from behind and patted Naruto on the shoulder while smiling happily.

"Good to see you again Naruto," said the bulldog.

"Hey there Bill," said Naruto.

Bill Grey happens to be a childhood schoolmate with Naruto and Fox with the latter convincing him to join the Cornerian Flight Academy with them two years ago.

"Naruto!" everyone turned to see a young green toad wearing a red hat running towards them specifically Naruto.

"Hi there Slippy, it's been a while,"

This is another one of Naruto's childhood friends Slippy Toad, he's good natured and very friendly however most seniors would bully him. Naruto stood up to defend the young toad with pranks which involved stink bombs, whoopee cushions and rubber chickens being effective enough to not hear from them ever again. Since then Slippy looked up to Naruto and later Fox, and is well known for his technical know-how.

"So what's been going on during your vacation Slips?" asked Fox.

"Just a few inventions I helped my dad out with, I even invented a pair of handheld flight simulators for you guys to try out," said Slippy puffing up his chest with pride while the others simply chuckled at the young toad's enthusiasm.

"A combination of gaming and training huh? I call dibs," said Naruto.

"Then I'll be your opponent Naruto, gonna show you my flying skills," said Fox.

"Be sure to let me have a go afterwards," said Bill.

"Mind if we join in?" a feminine voice spoke up from behind them before they turned around to see who it was. It happened to be two females with one being a white Cocker spaniel with a big red bow in her hair and the other a black and orange lynx with a golden earring on her left ear and the one who spoke up earlier.

"We were wondering when you were going to show up Naruto," said the Lynx with a smirk.

"Hi Naruto!" said the Cocker spaniel happily.

"Hi there Miyu and Fay!" said Naruto as he called their names respectively.

Miyu is a tomboy in nature as she constantly challenges Naruto in anything and everything though at times she would flirt with the blonde fox Faunus, turning him into a stuttering mess much to the amusement of others. Fay Spaniel possesses a cheerful personality and a 'go-getter' type almost appearing like a female version of Naruto and it's extremely hard to dampen her spirits.

"Sorry if I kept you girls waiting for long…oh yeah Fay I got something for you," Naruto reached into his pocket and took out something which made sparkles appear in her eyes.

"Is that…" Fay began and Naruto nodded in confirmation.

"Yup, it's a chestnut jelly. I recalled your love for sweet things so I bought one from Amaguriama which is a popular sweet shop in Konoha, hope you like-argh!" Naruto got tackled to the ground with Fay on top of him while holding the chestnut jelly in hand.

"Thanks Naruto, I've always wanted to try out the sweets from your planet!" said Fay happily.

One of Miyu's brows twitched at the spectacle "Then you could have asked your parents to order some for you,"

"I did ask them but they were always busy with their work," Fay said with a cute pout.

"That's nice and all Fay-chan but could you please get off me please?" said Naruto trying hard to hide his blush.

"Oh sorry Naruto, I got too excited," Fay jumped off Naruto while giggling.

"Same as always, eh Naruto?" said Fox with a smirk.

"Pretty much that, let's wait until school is over before we can try out Slippy's new flight simulator," Naruto replied just before the teacher entered the class to begin the first lesson of the academic year.

Elsewhere the Star Fox team were flying through space in their Arwings and closing in on planet Venom.

"All units check in your G-Diffusers system and report in," said James.

"All system's go," said Peppy.

"Everything's green for me," said Pigma.

"Ship's in stable condition James, so what exactly are we looking for?" asked Minato.

"According to General Pepper, he had being getting reports of strange activities on planet Venom and wants us to find out what's going on and immediately report back to him," said James.

"Okay then, the sooner we complete this mission the sooner I can get back to Kushina. She was being extra worried about this particular mission,"

"Hehehe, hard to believe that a tomboy of your wife actually worries about you," said James jokingly.

"Oh you won't be saying that once I tell Kushina what you called her," said Minato mischievously making James sweat a bit as he recalled her temper especially if someone is to call her a tomato head which always results in the victim going to the hospital in a full body cast.

"I-I was just j-joking, r-right Peppy?" said James.

"I'm staying out of this one James, you should have known better," Peppy chuckled in amusement.

Suddenly the systems on their Arwings started beeping loudly in alert much to their surprise before looking at their screens to see what's going on.

"We got incoming hostiles from all directions, It's an ambush!" said Peppy. Then large numbers of ships appeared within their visual and firing lasers at them, some of them are polygonal in shape called Dragon Fighters while others are pods with their blasters beneath them called Bandit Fighters.

"It's like they knew that we were coming!" said Minato tightening his headband.

"All units, battle formation! Minato take the left side, Peppy the right, Pigma handles the rear, and I'll handle the frontal!" James quickly commanded.

"Roger!" said the Star Fox wingmen before splitting for their targeted areas.

Minato veered from left to right as he evade laser fire from a pair of Dragon Fighters which are pursuing him.

"You're fast, but can you keep up with me when I do…this?!" he released yellow aura from his body which enveloped the Arwing to unleash a bright flash of yellow light to blind his opponents, and the next moment he was right between and fired a volley of laser beams to take them out. This was his semblance to make himself and whatever he touches to move at high-speeds which often lets out flashes of yellow light beforehand.

James banked to right to evade a laser beam then several volleys shot straight towards him, he quickly performed a barrel roll which created some sort of energy field that caused the beams to be deflected before he exited out of the spin. He charged up the laser cannon then pressed the button to fire a laser orb which homed in on the target and took it out.

"Minato, I got Bandit Fighters on my tail and I can't shake them off!" said Peppy.

"Roger that, I'm on my way so hang on," Minato performed a half loop with a 180 roll for a U-turn (Immelmann Turn) as he activated his boost to zoom forward towards where Peppy is currently under fire before launching a salvo of lasers at the Bandit Fighters and destroying them in the process.

"Whew, thanks for help Minato," said a relieved Peppy.

"Anytime Peppy, James how's it going on at your side?" asked Minato.

"I'm doing fi-argh!" James suddenly got it from and checked the radar in preparation to retaliate at his next target only to stop in shock at who it was that fired at him…it was Pigma!

"Pigma, what on Corneria are you doing?!" shouted Peppy.

Pigma merely sneered "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm attacking you guys,"

"But why?" asked Minato.

"You wanna know why? It's because I work for Andross and been at it the whole time, this is an ambush set to destroy you all!"

"But why Pigma? We were comrades," said James still in disbelief.

"Working with you guys was no cash cow so I simply moved to greener pastures which was working for Andross," said Pigma evilly "Now all units destroy them!"

All of the Andross forces led by Pigma charged in to attack with the remainder of the Star Fox team responding in kind, however it was glaringly obvious which side was losing this chaotic battle.

"My Arwing can't take much more James!" said Peppy as the readings displayed his shield energy at 13% and several sections of the fighter have been shot through.

"Then get yourself out of here Peppy, make your way back to Corneria and tell General Pepper of Andross' forces while I serve as a diversion for your escape!" said James.

"That's crazy! You can't possibly fight all of them! How am I going to explain to your son?" said Peppy.

"Don't worry about that, I've got his back so you go on ahead," said Minato.

"Not you too Minato!"

"Go now Peppy, this is your only chance!"

"…fine then," Peppy turned the Arwing and activated the boost to quickly get away from the battle, several Bandit Fighters and Dragon Fighters were about to make pursuit then Minato and James in between and shot at them to serve as a distraction.

"It doesn't matter if the rabbit escapes, there are two bigger fishes to fry!" said Pigma with the fighters focusing their sights on the two Arwings before them.

As the fighters approached, Minato and James shared a similar thought in mind.

"My son…I'm sorry," they both thought before engaging the enemy.

*Crack!*

Naruto who along with Slippy was sitting on a bunk bed in his dorm room watching Fox and Bill go at it on the handheld simulators heard something fall to the ground with a crack. He turned to see that it was a photo frame, he picked it up and turned it over to see a picture of the Star Fox team along with him and Fox inside smiling.

He noticed two long cracks each running across the faces of his father and James McCloud. As Naruto looked at the picture, he felt as if a cold hand reached out and grabbed his heart.

"Naruto what's wrong?" asked Slippy.

"I don't know…but I feel that something has gone wrong…very wrong," Naruto spoke in a worried tone.

In a dark room, two red eyes could be seen and an evil chuckle could be heard.

"Now that the James McCloud and Minato Namikaze are out of my way, I can now proceed with my plan to conquer the entire Lylat system with my army and rule as its rightful emperor and this time those dogs won't be able to stop me," said the unknown being.

This is Hussbek online with the first chapter of the Naruto/Star Fox crossover, this is a story which I came up with a fellow author Ortizale. It was originally supposed to be published when I completed one of my other stories but I changed my mind and decided to put it up anyway. Keep in mind that this won't be the only which might suddenly pop up and know that I won't be neglecting the others so rest assured.

This will take place before going into the Star Fox 64 story arc so stay tuned for more. As always it will be a harem except that Fox will be paired with an OC. Here's another thing, Naruto won't get an Arwing but something else and that includes getting his own tank.

Read and Review as always.

This is Hussbek from Ghana.

Signing out.