Hybrid Ascension: Ghosts of Lylat (Pokemon/StarFox Crossover RP #2)

[Otebon Albrecht]

Althea chuckled at David's expertise and his temperament. "Well then," she said as her hand brushed her phone in her pocket. "I guess I now know who to thank for that. You have interesting friends Ghost."


Althea turned and listened to Olaris as well. She couldn't remember this "Tohaku" that apparently deserved a punch, but then again, they were all friends now anyways.

[BusterBuizel]

"Yeah, I get that a lot," Ghost smiled, "And I think Toxic might be out helping the LRM. Afterall, he's one of the first defectors ever since he learned what your President's been doing."

[tangletail]

And with that, the fox merely blinked as he was left unanswered once more, and started to stiffly walk away from the small group of three to meet some of the other guest on board the ship.

[BusterBuizel]

As they walked into the mess hall they noticed little decoration, aside from the numerious presents in the corner and the large buffet of assorted Luna Isle/Treasure Nation foods like sushi, chicken wings, burgers, pizza, rice, adobo, and all sorts of paralleled Asian/American food. Everyone was wearing a nametag and casual wear, even the President who was known for wearing the same type of formal presidental outfit, a trademark of sorts. The only thing he kept from his suit was his blue beret. Video game systems were set up on one side of the room all linked up for a LAN party. Dubstep and techno filled the room with the sounds of drum and bass, and many of the party goers were mainly the drop troopers from before, friends and family of the President, the ship's crew, and a few officers from the LRM.


"Watcha think guys?" Ghost introduced, "Pretty cool huh? I love this song!"


Ghost entered the room to breakdance to the sound of a paralleled version of Showdown by Pendulum. His deft moves and flurried momentum caught everyone's cheers.

[Otebon Albrecht]

Althea had to stifle a laugh as she entered the room. Forget that they were all professional soldiers here and just enjoy life seemed to be the general theme. She took a moment while standing near the door to take it all in. The buffet bar was lovely and would definitely be worth a visit. The video games would definitely be of interest as the night wore on. She would be good for a game or two, not that'd she win anything. She would be watching with interest though.


The name tags were would nave been a problem, if they hadn't been right next to the door. She picked up hers and moved into the party when Ghost left her to break dance. She watched him for a few seconds as she moved into the crowd and towards the Presidential family. He wasn't that bad and she joined in the general cheering with a few claps of her own.


Reaching the President, Mikey, and Tanya, she came to attention and saluted. "Happy Birthday Captain Rivers and Captain Tanya. Hello Mr. President."

[BusterBuizel]

The President turned toward Althea and smiled, "Please! Call me Buster. It's a party, go on and have fun! Have you met Admiral Fox McCloud yet? He's quite the commanding officer. He reminds me of myself during the Federation Civil War. We happened to share a lot in common you know?"


"Admiral McCloud at your service, glad to meet you Miss Voss," Fox smiled as well. What was strange to her was the fact that the Admiral was only a tad older than President Rivers, but he looked as if he was in his late forties. Compared to the President, McCloud was showing signs of his age, "Now tell me again how you Pokemorphs managed to stay so young?"


"It's simple really. Pokemorphs are one of the most resilient beings in the galaxy well, our galaxy. We can survive radiation better than most terrestrial organisms and not only that, we naturally have a long lifespan. Some Pokemorphs, like Althea who is a Ninetails, can live almost forever because our cells are extremely tough and/or replicating. On average a mammalian Pokemorph can live up to 200 years or more with healthcare. Once we reach 18 we practically stay looking 18 until sometime in our 30s. Couple that with socialist healthcare and you've got one hell of a long life. Hell, some people have been alive since our species first expanded into space. Speaking of generations, currently ours does not have a generation gap. You know, now that I mentioned it, there hasn't been a generation gap since the 2100s. It's been culturally locked ever since. We regard video games as an art form and sport, personal electronic devices are widespread and varied, the internet is also taken as an art form, techno and alternative have been the most popular forms of music, the vast majority of the populous own intercontinental aircraft, what you see on the buffet table is what we usually eat, that sort of thing. I'd say we're a bit culturally advanced don't you think?"


"Why yes, back in Lylat we also take video games quite seriously. But we usually eat Western food and not everyone gets a personal aircraft. Music is different too, people prefer pop and that hip-hop and rap crap. Also, not everyone uses a PDA or smartphone or that sort of thing. Generally those are reserved for the military and the well to do. Sorry, is Olaris here? I wish to speak to him."

[tangletail]

Ryan had soon spotted his CO, and soon drew closer to him. He raised a brow as he eased drop into the conversation, then soon enough a small smile had been creased over his lips. "I beg to differ sir," Olaris chuckled as he gave his ear a flick, "I have found some Jazz and Ragtime clubs in existence around the Lylat system that is still pretty active. And sir... I am right behind you. I know I am short and all... but you should be able to see the only photon-white fox with large ears in an entire party am I right?"

[BusterBuizel]

"Ah! Olaris, have you met President Rivers yet?" Fox introduced.


"Please, call me Buster," he smiled. His wife came over and kissed him on the cheek.


"He likes it when he can just be a party goer and enjoy himself. Afterall, it's our kids birthday. We're all friends here. Say, where's the rest of your group Fox?" May asked.


"Falco was preparing a surprise. He said he had to get a few things back from Lylat. My wife is over there by the sushi and my son is with Falco picking out a gift. Young Star Wolf is in the hanger bay chatting with the other UPF ESFP soldiers of BlackClaw Squadron."


"Where in the world is Nick? He should have been here by now," May looked around looking for their friend.


"Dunno, I'm gonna go grab a vodka with Mark in the hanger bay if you don't mind," General Bradley mentioned. Olaris noticed the insignia of the UPF Elite Corps pinned to his BDU and a scar that crossed over his left eye. He wondered slightly about the odd general who looked vaguely like the President. He was of the same species, a Buizel, but he was orange in color, not red, and also had peach colored secondary fur, unlike Buster's red and white coloration.


Meanwhile Althea was browsing through the buffet when she bumped into two other foxes, Krystal McCloud and Robert Lee. She took a glance at Robert to see that he was most likely related to Ghost. The two almost mirrored eachother, aside from the slight difference in age look. She also noticed that the scouter he was wearing was of a different model than Ghost's rectangular eyepiece.

[Otebon Albrecht]

Didn't think I'd see so many VIPs here...

Althea had stepped out and away from the small knot of people she had originally sought out when Adm. McCloud (Whom she had always respected as a warrior) began to ask about the biologics of Pokemorphs. It was a conversation she couldn't add much too and besides, she didn't like to be in the middle of the spot light with all the "Big Wigs". Maybe it was part of being a sniper...


Thanking her lucky stars that she got to meet them though, she headed over to the food to get something to eat, but apparently her lucky stars weren't quite done with her yet. Right as she moved down the table to retrieve a bowl so that she may have some rice, she literally bumped into someone.


"Oh dear," she said turning. "I'm so sorry..." And that's when she saw who she had run into. One was obviously Lylation. Althea's eyes shot down to her name tag and saw "McCloud". She looked over to the the man's and saw the name "Robert Lee". He looked to much like Ghost to be anything short of family, maybe even his father.


"Terribly sorry about that," Althea said as she offered her hand. "Captain Althea Voss at you service Mrs. McCloud. And at yours Mr. Lee."

[tangletail]

The fox held his hand out to the president all while making eye contact as he shook the other's hands, "It's nice to meet you..." the fox trailed off as he held a slightly confused tone as he finished by simply saying, "...Buster?" He found the name abnormal and just plain out odd as it held a very tight resemblance to the verb Buster. His eyes soon turned to look over the General's appearance, and then the president and back as he found the close resemblance between the two. His first thought was they might had been the same species, but they both held identical traits and looks. "Uhm... excuse me for asking..." once again he says, "Buster," in an awkward tone before continuing "Are you two brothers?"

[BusterBuizel]

"We're cousins," Buster replied, "We used to get that a lot you know. Is there anything you'd like to know more about the Federation Sergeant?"
 
Robert glanced at Althea, "It's no problem. I see you've met my son." He took another glance at Ghost, who was still busy breakdancing.
 
Krystal smiled and greeted Althea, "No trouble at all Ms. Voss. I'm just glad we're gonna be working together to overthrow our corrupt government. Now that we're allies, I'd like to know more about the Federation's special forces."
 

[Otebon Albrecht]

Althea smiled. "Absolutely Mr. Lee. Your son is a strong and brave warrior. I've only known him for a short time and I already owe him much."


She turned back to Mrs. McCloud and made a small bow to give her a moment to think. "Oh, I wouldn't know what to say Ma'am."


What can I actually tell her? We may be allies now, but it's still not a good idea to go about spreading state secrets...

She gestured to the food. "It would be my pleasure to speak with you about our nation's respective elite troops. I would offer a dinner with the conversation, but there doesn't seem to be much chance of that. Let us find a corner to speak while we eat?"

[BusterBuizel]

"I'm probably the luckiest father in the Federation to have a son like that. I mean, he's immune, he singlehandedly escaped certain death on numerous occasions, and he made it to the exclusive ESFP program. Do you know how proud I am of that boy?" Robert smiled as he picked up a cheeseburger and bit into it. He finished his mouthful and looked back at Althea, "By the way, I couldn't help but notice that my son has a thing for you."

[Otebon Albrecht]

Althea glanced over at Mrs. Krystal McCloud with a bit of embarrassment before turning her gaze back to Ghost's father.


I hope that she can't see my blush through this fur...Althea took the moment to review Mr. Lee's words. Also, that's strange to be proud of his ability to escape death. Wouldn't it be better if he never found himself in a situation where he needs to escape death? It's almost congratulating him for getting into trouble as opposed to having the foresight to be prepared for it...

Althea once more made a small bow to Mr. Lee. "You have a right to be proud of your son," she said with a smile to hide her blush. "I have noticed that I have caught his eye, almost by mistake it seems."

[tangletail]

Ryan's gaze shifted off to the break dancing Ghost with a raised brow, then slowly turned back to the General in front of him. "Uh... yes," the fox stated as he adjusted his stance a little bit, placing his hands on his hips. "How many military branches does the Federation have?"