Just then, a voice came on the receiver. "Rouge Leader to Star Fox. We're coming in to assist you..."
The voice was quickly followed by the screaming of engines as a group of six Arwings buzzed by above the fight.
Rouge Leader, callsign for veteran pilot Ace Renderson, turned his plane in a descending arc. "Looks like our buddies need a paw," he radioed to his flight. "Split into two of three and sweep the area clean. Rouge 1, you take lead on flight 2."
"Copy that, Rouge Leader," Ace's wingmate, young Joven Hawke, replied. "Rouge 4 & 6, stick with me, and let's show what we're made of!"
The group split into two teams and dove in on the melee, homing in on ships of Shadow Squadron...