(The episode begins at the end of Ch2E5. An Arwing and a Wolfen are falling through space towards Earth. Wolf cries out from his Wolfen.)

Wolf: Star Foooooooooox! (They hurtle towards Earth.)

(We cut to a small American town on Earth. It's daytime as we see cars driving through the mostly empty streets. The camera focuses on a small auto shop. We cut inside to find Ratchet working underneath a pink F-Zero racer.)

Ratchet: Pass me the wrench, Clank. (The camera pans to see Clank next to a toolbox.)

Clank: Of course, Ratchet. (Clank passes a wrench to Ratchet. He tightens a few things up before coming out from underneath the racer.)

Ratchet: That should do it. Ms. Summer! (The camera pans to see Jody Summer (F-Zero) waiting near the auto shop entrance.) Your car is ready.

Jody: (Approaching Ratchet.) Thanks. (We cut to her driving away from the auto shop as Ratchet waves her goodbye.)

???: Another happy customer, Ratchet?

Ratchet: Seems like it, Mr. Russo. (A large burly man, presumably Mr. Russo, comes outside and stands next to Ratchet.)

Mr. Russo: You've been a big help around here, kid. You're good with a wrench.

Ratchet: It's the least we can do for letting us stay here. Hey, Clank! How's the ship looking? (The camera pans to see Clank inspecting the Aphelion inside.)

Clank: The thrusters are largely damaged, but we should be able to fix it. (Ratchet and Mr. Russo join Clank.)

Ratchet: That's great!

Mr. Russo: It'll be a shame once you boys leave. I never get any help around here.

Ratchet: Maybe we'll find a way back one day. You never know. (Looking up.) Eh?

Clank: What's wrong?

Ratchet: I hear something. (The camera pans up to see an Arwing heading towards the auto shop. We see our heroes leave the auto shop as it gets closer.) A ship!

Mr. Russo: A friend of yours? (We see the Arwing crash a short distance away from the auto shop. Ratchet and Clank run up to investigate. Ratchet opens up the hatch to find a mostly unconscious Falco.)

Ratchet: Hey! Are you okay? Hello?

Falco: (Mumbling.) Team... Star Fox...

Ratchet: Star Fox?

Clank: I have no data on a Star Fox in my memory banks.

Ratchet: C'mon, let's take him inside. (Ratchet throws Falco over his shoulder and walks back to the auto shop with Clank following. We cut to Ratchet laying Falco down on a cot.)

Mr. Russo: What exactly do we have here?

Ratchet: We're not sure. He says he's part of team Star Fox, but Clank doesn't have any data on them.

Mr. Russo: Let him rest for now. C'mon, we gotta prepare for customers. (Ratchet and Clank leave Falco to rest.)

(We cut to that night. Falco suddenly jerks awake and starts breathing heavily.)

Falco: Fox? Peppy? Slippy? Where are you guys?

Clank: You've awoken. (The camera turns to see Clank near Falco's cot. Ratchet joins him a second later.)

Ratchet: Hey, you're up. (Falco takes out his blaster and points it at Ratchet.) Woah! Let's not do anything rash!

Falco: Where am I? What'd you do to my crew?

Ratchet: We don't know where they are. We found you and your ship just outside. You crashed.

Clank: You are a part of Star Fox, correct?

Falco: (Lowering blaster.) Uh, yeah. A pilot.

Clank: What caused you to crash, might I ask?

Falco: (Getting up.) We got word of space pirates, Star Wolf. They're enemies of ours, so we went to take a look. We ended up in a dogfight. There was this giant, black metal beast. It came out of some space station up there, but I have no idea what it was.

Ratchet: Something weird is going on.

Falco: You're telling me. I better contact Fox. (He presses his finger to his headset. Nothing happens.) My headset! It must've broke in the crash. (To Ratchet.) My ship, how is it?

Ratchet: Mostly busted. (Falco looks down in sadness. Ratchet takes out his omniwrench.) But I think I could fix it up.

Falco: Really?

Ratchet: Yeah, free of charge. If the galaxy is in trouble, then we need to get you back up there.

Falco: (Smiling.) Thanks. I'll help you out with whatever you need. (The two shake hands.)

Clank: This seems like the start of a beautiful friendship. (Ratchet laughs as the three of them walk out of the auto shop to check out the Arwing.)

(We cut to a few days later. We are inside the Great Fox with Peppy, Slippy, General Pepper, and R.O.B. 64 lounging and talking. A door opens up and Master Chief, Olimar, and Fox walk in.)

Fox: Any leads on Falco?

Slippy: Nothing yet, Fox.

Fox: Dang. He's been missing for days.

General Pepper: If only we had the signal from his Arwing. Until then, we can only keep searching in random locations. (Fox sits down with his head on his hands. Master Chief walks up to him.)

Master Chief: I'm sorry about your teammate, but how long can we stay like this?

Fox: Huh?

Master Chief: That thing we saw at the space station. It's still out there. (Olimar walks up.)

Olimar: Thank you for letting us stay in your ship.

Fox: No problem. (To Master Chief.) And you're right. Falco is important, but there's still a major threat out there. (He gets up.) We'll head out immediately.

R.O.B. 64: Fox! I have news!

Fox: Huh? What is it R.O.B.?

R.O.B. 64: I have just received coordinates from Falco's Arwing.

Fox: What?! Send me those coordinates immediately!

R.O.B. 64: Yes, Fox.

Fox: Chief, Captain, come with me! (Olimar nods.) Slippy, Peppy, you both stay here! If Falco returns, contact me immediately.

Peppy: Sure thing, Fox. You're just like your father. (We cut to Master Chief, Olimar, and Fox running through a hallway in the Great Fox, similar to Star Fox 64. We then see the Pelican and Fox's Arwing blast off from the Great Fox.)

(We cut to a UFO flying through space, the same one shown at the end of Ch2E5. We zoom inside to see Cryptosporidium 137 at the control panel.)

Crypto: That idiot human trapped me in his space jail. I'll show them, I'll destroy all humans! (He taps a bit on his control panel.) A message to all extraterrestrials: contact Cryptosporidium 137 if interested in destroying all human life. And send. (He presses a button on his panel.) Now, I should make a stop. Make sure this thing is working properly. (We see him fly towards the moon.)

(We cut to the surface of the moon. A group of three sectoids (XCOM) is blasting away at something offscreen. One of them is shot in the head as the camera pans to see Isaac Clarke shooting with his plasma cutter.)

Isaac: Stay the f*ck down! (He shoots more and we see the other two sectoids get blasted down. Isaac lowers his weapon.) Finally. This place is dangerous. (A loud noise is suddenly heard as Crypto's UFO flies above Isaac. We see it land a distance away.) Someone else. Finally, I have a way out of here.

(We cut to the UFO landing. The hatch opens and Crypto jumps out of it. He checks out the UFO.)

Crypto: Hmmm, everything seems to be in order. (We cut to Isaac using his rocket boots to fly over near the UFO.)

Isaac: Another alien? (The UFO suddenly begins beeping.)

???: Hello. This is the Covenant contacting Cryptosporidium 137. We are contacting you in regards to your plan to destroy all human life. Meet us at the sent coordinates to tell us more about your plan.

Crypto: (Smiling.) Perfect.

Isaac: Destroy all human life? (We see Crypto jump back into his UFO. The hatch closes and the UFO starts up.) Oh sh*t! (Isaac runs over to the UFO and grabs onto the bottom of it. It begins flying away with Isaac holding onto it.)

(We cut to the UFO flying towards a Covenant space station. It flies into a loading bay and lands. Isaac drops off the side and hides. We see Crypto exit the UFO and drop down to meet the Covenant. An elite (Halo) walks up to meet Crypto while grunts, jackals, and more elites watch in the background.)

Elite: You are Cryptosporidium 137.

Crypto: I am, and Crypto will work just fine.

Elite: Yes, now what is it that you want?

Crypto: Total world domination. The green and blue planet down there is full of humans. If we go down there and make our intentions clear, they will surrender. It's guaranteed with an army of your size.

Elite: Intriguing.

Crypto: I will go down there first. After that, I'll call you and your men to take out the trash. (We cut to Isaac trying to sneak around the UFO.)

Elite: You are very ambitious, but we will entertain your idea. You will go down as soon as possible. (Suddenly, a grunt points at Crypto's UFO.)

Grunt: A human! (Crypto and the elite turn to see Isaac partially hidden behind the UFO.)

Crypto: A hitchhiker!

Elite: Kill him! (The Covenant starts shooting at Isaac with their pistols and rifles. Isaac uses his rocket boots to fly out of the hangar while shots continue being fired at him. We cut back to Crypto.)

Crypto: Don't let him get away! (Two Covenant ships fly out of the hangar towards Isaac. They quickly catch up to him as he rolls in midair out of the way at the last second.)

Isaac: Godd*mnit! (The two ships turn around and fly back towards Isaac. As they do, Isaac flies up and lands on one. He opens the hatch to reveal the elite piloting it.)

Elite: Agh! (Isaac shoots the elite. The second ship starts flying towards Isaac until he is gunned down and the ship explodes.)

Isaac: Huh? (Isaac looks up to see the Pelican and the Arwing. Master Chief appears at the top of the Pelican.)

Master Chief: Get in. (Isaac flies up to Master Chief. We cut to the inside of the Pelican. Olimar is inside.)

Isaac: Thank you.

Master Chief: Now, what were you doing with the Covenant?

Isaac: Those things are going to Earth to kill all humans. Some alien in a UFO contacted them. I followed it and found out their plan.

Olimar: What does this mean? What do we do?

Master Chief: We still have to find Falco, but this is a serious threat. (Fox's voice comes from a panel in the Pelican.)

Fox: What's going on in there? Are we ready to head out?

Master Chief: (Pressing a button on the panel.) Yeah, we just have a new passenger. I'll explain everything on our way to Earth.

Fox: Roger that, Chief. (We cut to the two ships heading towards Earth again.)

(We cut down to Earth to see Crypto's UFO enter the atmosphere. We cut to Ratchet and Clank working on Falco's Arwing.)

Ratchet: That should do it. It's all fixed up.

Falco: That's great! I'll leave tonight.

Clank: Shall we fix up your communication device before you go?

Falco: My headset? If it's not too much trouble. (Mr. Russo walks up to our heroes.)

Mr. Russo: I'm going into town. The mayor is having a big speech. I'm leaving you all in charge.

Ratchet: We won't let you down. (Mr. Russo walks off.) Shouldn't be too much trouble. (Crypto's UFO lands in the background.)

Falco: (Noticing it.) What's that thing?

Ratchet: Huh? (They look over to see Crypto exit the UFO and start running towards town.) That looks like trouble.

Clank: Shall we investigate?

Ratchet: It'd probably be smart.

Falco: I'll go with you. (Clank attaches himself to Ratchet's back and our heroes set off. We cut to Crypto making his way to a stage in town. He comes up behind him to see the mayor going over papers.)

Crypto: It's all too easy. (We see a red laser erupt from Crypto's head to meet a blue laser coming out of the mayor's. The mayor struggles for a second before succumbing to the body snatch.)

Mayor: Time to give a great speech. (We see Ratchet and Falco run up to behind the stage. They hide behind a crate.)

Ratchet: Just some little blue guy. (The mayor walks onstage through a big curtain hiding the backstage. We cut to see a big crowd gathered for a speech. The mayor walks up to a podium and begins.)

Mayor: Greetings, all human life. I have come here to give you a message. (The crowd murmurs, confused.) These great heroes who have come to our world are coming down to greet us. We must listen and obey them, and if we don't, we will be punished. (The crowd gets more worried.) Now, all we can do is wait. Farewell. (The mayor leaves the stage. When the mayor walks backstage to Crypto, we see his body explode. We see Ratchet and Falco get a horrified look on their faces.)

Crypto: Stupid monkey. (He begins to leave when Ratchet and Falco come out from behind the crate to confront him.) You're not humans? What do you want? (Ratchet and Falco both pull out blasters.)

Falco: This stunt of yours is over. You're coming with us.

Crypto: Oh I am, am I? Well... (Crypto pulls out his zap-o-matic and quickly shoots Falco. He is shocked and falls to the ground. He turns to shoot at Ratchet, but he sidesteps out of the way and shoots back. The blast hits Crypto's arm. Crypto retaliates with picking Ratchet up with his mind and throws him at the stage. He hits and lands hard on the ground. Crypto approaches him.) Is that all?

Clank: As a matter of fact, no. (Clank reveals himself on Ratchet's back. He releases himself and punches Crypto in the face.)

Crypto: A robot? (Falco then runs up behind Crypto and roundhouse kicks Crypto away.) Ow!

Falco: You're just a little guy. (Crypto gets up and starts running away. We see Clank get back onto Ratchet's back.) Get back here! (They give chase. We cut to Crypto getting back into his UFO. He messes with his control panel.)

Crypto: This is Crypto to the Covenant. I need backup immediately. The plan is ready, let's give these monkeys war. (Ratchet and Falco finally get to the UFO as three Covenant ships touch down. Two jackals and a grunt get out from them and start shooting at our heroes with assault rifles.)

Ratchet: Let's get out of here! (Ratchet and Falco run towards the auto shop as fire continues behind them. They run in and Ratchet puts his back against the door.) That'll hold them... right? (The door suddenly flies off its hinges as Ratchet is launched across the room. A jackal begins shooting at Ratchet, but Falco jumps in the way and activates his reflector. All of the bullets reflect back towards the jackal and kill it.)

Falco: Piece of cake. (Ratchet runs up to the other jackal and shoots it with his blaster. It screams out in pain and dies.)

Grunt: I'll take you down! (The grunt runs up to Falco, but Falco does a backflip and kicks the grunt away.) Owie! (Falco then shoots it and it dies.)

Ratchet: Who's next? (Falco gestures with his head to the door. The two exit and start running towards town before they both stop in shock.) Oh no... (The camera turns and pans out to see the city, now partially on fire, being swarmed by ships. We cut to an elite exiting a ship and stabbing a man with his plasma sword. Another shot shows a swarm of elites and jackals shooting in multiple directions. We then cut to Crypto's UFO shooting out a red laser that cuts through the town, setting buildings on fire. We hear him laugh. We cut to Ratchet and Falco running in to join the fray. They both shoot their blasters in multiple directions. A group of elites, jackals, and grunts quickly surround them.)

Elite: This will be fun.

Ratchet: Um, Clank?

Clank: Ratchet?

Ratchet: This might be the end. (We suddenly hear a noise as our heroes look up. An Arwing flies above and a figure jumps out of it. It is revealed to be Fox as he pulls out a blaster and begins firing at the Covenant members surrounding our heroes. Many of them go down as Ratchet and Falco also take the opportunity to fire at them. Soon they are all gone as Fox meets the rest of our heroes.)

Falco: Fox?

Fox: (Smiling.) No one left behind.

Falco: Took you long enough. We could use some help here.

Fox: Already on it. (Touches headset.) Chief, I found Falco. We could use some help down here.

Master Chief: (Voice coming through headset.) I'm just getting started. (We see the Pelican fly above our heroes as it lands in town. Our heroes erupt from it. Master Chief jumps out shooting his assault rifle, Olimar runs off with a team of pikmin, and Isaac Clarke uses his rocket boots to fly off in a direction. We cut to see Fox shooting down a jackal as a grunt runs up behind him. Master Chief jumps in and punches the grunt to the ground as Fox turns around to see him. We cut to Ratchet as Mr. Zirkon (Ratchet & Clank) flies down to greet him.)

Mr. Zirkon: Mr. Zirkon is here to kill you. (Mr. Zirkon flies up to a grunt and shoots it as it cries out in pain. We cut to a mgalekgolo (Halo) crushing a car as Olimar runs up and throws five pikmin onto it. The pikmin start beating on it as the mgalekgolo tries to pick them off. An elite starts charging towards Olimar with a plasma sword, so Olimar turns around and throws a rock pikmin at it, which knocks it down. We cut to Isaac flying through the air shooting down with his plasma cutter. Suddenly, a red laser hits his side and he spirals towards the ground. He gets up.)

Isaac: Ow! That stings. (Crypto's UFO hovers in the background. We cut to its interior.)

Crypto: Stupid humans. (We cut to Fox and Falco.)

Fox: (Referring to UFO.) Falco, think you can take that thing?

Falco: You kidding? (To Ratchet.) Hey, Ratchet? (We cut to Ratchet shooting a jackal.)

Ratchet: Yeah?

Falco: You said my ship is ready, right?

Ratchet: Yup, it's in top shape.

Falco: (To Fox.) I'll be right back. (Falco runs off. We cut to Master Chief and Olimar near a car. Master Chief is shooting and Olimar has a yellow and purple pikmin with him. A red laser hits down on the car and it explodes sending Master Chief and Olimar flying. When the pikmin land, they disappear as their ghosts fly up. We cut to inside the UFO.)

Crypto: Morons. (The UFO suddenly takes a couple hits.) What the? (We cut outside to see an Arwing charging towards the fight in walker form. We see Falco inside.)

Falco: Personally, I prefer the air. (The Arwing starts shooting wildly at the UFO. The UFO attempts to fight back with its laser, but the Arwing flips and sidesteps every shot. We cut back to the fight as Isaac Clarke does a choke hold on a jackal and shoots it in the head.)

Isaac: There we go. (The camera then follows Ratchet as he runs up to an elite and uses his sheepinator to turn it into a sheep.)

Sheep: Baaaa. (We cut back to Falco as the Arwing jumps onto a building and continues firing. The UFO is now smoking as it tries to hit. The Arwing dodges and jumps onto the UFO. This pushes it down and it crashes. We cut to Master Chief as he pulls out Cortana.)

Master Chief: Cortana, is there any left?

Cortana: That's the last one, Chief. No more Covenant ships are heading towards the atmosphere.

Master Chief: Great. (We cut to our heroes approaching the UFO. We see Falco pull a worn-out Crypto out of the UFO. He throws him onto the ground.)

Fox: What was all this about?

Crypto: Ugh... I can kill you right now.

Falco: Try any of your brain tricks, and we'll blast you. Now what do you know?

Crypto: I... had to take over the world... before he did.

Olimar: Who?

Crypto: The ones who captured me. Master Mind... I think he's called. He was... on my turf.

Master Chief: What do you know about Master Mind?

Crypto: He kidnaps... to fuel his own power. You were there... you saw the cells on their space station.

Isaac: Someone wants to take over the world?

Crypto: Take it over... destroy it... it wasn't clear. I just had to... get there first... (Crypto dies.)

Ratchet: Take over the world? We gotta do something about that.

Fox: We'll go back to the Great Fox to get Slippy and Peppy. After that, we'll go back to that space station and get some answers

Clank: But Ratchet, our ship is still in bad condition.

Isaac: I can take a look at your ship. Should only take ten minutes tops if it's not too bad. (We cut to the Aphelion as Ratchet and Isaac look at it.) Just needs a few tweaks.

Fox: Is everyone here coming? (Everyone nods.)

Ratchet: No one is destroying the world on our watch.

Clank: I have your back, Ratchet.

Isaac: (Backing away from the ship.) She should be ready to go.

Fox: Then let's head out. (We see four ships leave the atmosphere towards the Great Fox.)

End of Episode