Super Robot Wars Arcadia
A Heroes of Arcadia/Super Robot Taisen(Wars) crossover
By Ashura Hedgehog
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All Tenchi Muyo characters are owned by Pioneer/Geneom and Funimation
All Sonic the Hedgehog characters are owned by SEGA and Sonic Team
All Mystery Science Theater 3000 characters are owned by Best Brains Inc.
All Dragonball Z characters are owned by Akira Toriyama and Funimation
All related Power Rangers series is owned by Saban, Disney and the respecitve companies that made their better sentai counterparts.
All Kidou Senshi Gundam/Mobile Suit Gundam characters and mecha are owned by Bandai, Sunrise and others.
All Mazinger and Getter Robo characters and mecha are owned by Go Nagai and Dynamic
All Martian Successor Nadesico characters are owned by Kia Asamiya and others
The video game series Super Robot Taisen/Super Robot Wars is owned by Banpresto and Bandai
Ashura Hedgehog, Crystallis Hedgehog and Seiyuka Jurai are my creations.
Gamemaster Anthony Bault is owned by Anthony Bault.
Any people I somehow missed writing this are owned by their respective companies or people.
NOTE: This is a revision of the original SRWArcadia story. The original was just too confusing for me to keep writing. I hope you didn't get too attached to the original!
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Chapter One: Encounters.
Things had begun to get back to normal following the so-called "Ani-Earth Crisis". The governments of the continents affected by Meteor's destruction had begun putting their suriving populace into space stations that spanned outward from the Earth known as Sides. Those who were unaffected by the disater continued life as normal.
Well, except for one. Ashura's.
He was still affected by the Rift-Richmond incident in many ways. There were people who hated him because they thought he did this monstrosity of an attack. Now there were people who hated him because they thought he got out of jail because of his friendship with the Gamemaster. Because of this, Ashura decided to lock himself in the Masaki home, feeling it was the safest place from the world that continuously prosecuted him.
The morning began as usual since those days. Ashura would step out for a few minutes and head for the gates to retrieve the mail. As he got it, he was greeted by the guardians Azaka and Kamidake.
"Good morning, Ashura. Beautiful weather, isn't it?" Azaka commented.
"Yeah. Yeah, it is." Ashura said, in a monotonic voice.
"Still upset about what everyone's thought of you?" Kamidake asked.
"On the nose, woody." Ashura replied.
"If you want our opinion, we believe you one hundred percent that you didn't commit those crimes." Azaka said.
"That is correct." Kamidake added.
"Heh, thanks, you two." Ashura said. "At least I still have people who believe in me."
"Anytime!" the two Guardians said as Ashura left.
As he headed in, he decided to check the newspaper. The others didn't read it, but Ashura did to see if anyone's decided to give him a second chance. He knew it was futile, but it was worth looking. Heading in and sitting down, he opened the paper and saw something that caught his eye: A picture of a red, white and blue mecha riding on a robotic horse in space. The fins on the mecha's back were opened wide, a gold circle forming around it. He didn't need to read to find out who it was.
"No way... Burning Gundam?!" Ashura said, shocked out of his mind. "Burning Gundam is here on Ani-Earth?!"
"Actually, it's called the God Gundam and where have you been?!" Washu said, walking in. Ashura glared at her with the last remark. "Sorry. But, still, the Gundam Fight tournaments have been going on for awhile. Here, let me see that..." She grabbed the newspaper and read the headlines. "Let's see... 'Disaster at Neo-Japan colony thwarted. Daughter of noted scientist rescued by Gundam Fight winner." Ashura didn't need to ask who they were. The daughter was Rain Mikamura and the winner was Domon Kasshu. With that, Ashura let out a sigh.
"Man, I wish I could be a mecha pilot. I don't care if I had to become a Power Ranger to do so! It would be great to pilot one of those things and save the world, getting back the respect I had before!" Ashura said, daydreaming as he did. Then, he let reality set in. "But, that'll be impossible."
"Oh, don't be like that, Ashura!" came the voice of Ashura's fiancee, Crystallis. She walked over to Ashura and joined him on the couch. "You'll find a way to be liked by everyone again."
"I hope so, Crysty. I really do hope so." Ashura replied. "I can't stand being considered a threat bigger than what we've faced." Seeing Ashura so upset made Crystallis' heart sink.
"Oh, it'll be okay. Trust me it will." Crystallis said. Just then, they heard a knock on the door.
"I got it. Don't worry." Ashura said, leaping up and heading for the door. As he did, he heard voices outside, one male and one female. They appeared to be arguing. As he opened the door, he finally saw who were arguing. Standing there was the male, apparently around 18 years old, wearing the normal school uniform. He had spiky black hair with sideburns that spiked out at the end. His female companion also wore a school uniform, except hers was comprised of a white blouse, blue jacket skirt. She had long, brown hair with a headband in it. "Uh, can I help you?"
"So I got a bit turned around, Sayaka! So sue me!" the guy said, ignoring Ashura.
"Turned around, Koji? We're in the middle of NOWHERE!" the girl, apparently named Sayaka, said.
"Well, excuse me!" the guy, Koji, said.
"Helloooooo?" Ashura said.
"Hmph! I can't believe you, Koji Kabuto!" Sayaka said, turning around and crossing her arms over her chest.
"Excuse me!" Ashura called out.
"Look..." Koji began to say.
"YOU TWO! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" Ashura shouted, catching the two's attention.
"Oh, uh, right!" Koji said, recovering from the shock. "Say, uh, you wouldn't happen to know how we can get to the Photon Power Lab from here, do ya?"
"Photon Power Lab?" Ashura said, the name somehow registering in his head.
"WAIT A SECOND!" came the voice of Washu, just mere seconds before she ran over and shoved Ashura out of the way. She looked the two over and grinned. "Well, the daughter of Professor Yumi and the pilot of the great Mazinger Z graces our presence, eh?" At that, Ashura's eyes widened.
"No way..." Ashura said, leaping on Washu's head, looking at Koji with admiration. "Koji Kabuto..."
"Yep, that's me!" Koji replied, ego on high. "Hey, you're the hedgehog that blew up that city! So, how does it feel to be a criminal?"
"Probably the same way it feels to have your nose busted in front of your girlfriend." Ashura said, glaring at the pilot, raising his fist and shaking it menacingly at Koji's face.
"Girlfriend? Who says I'm his girlfriend?" Sayaka said, looking away and blushing.
"Anyway, you know how we can get to the Photon Power Lab? We, uh, got a bit turned around." Koji said.
"Photon Power Lab, eh? Sure, we'll get you there." Washu said. With that, she pulled Ashura off her head. "In fact, I think we'll go with you. It'll give Ashura a chance to get out of the house."
"Why should I go?" Ashura said. "All I'll do is cause others to believe I'm trying to use what they have there to cause more damage."
"I highly doubt that, Ashura." Sayaka said, guessing that the hedgehog's name was Ashura. "Despite what you think, there are people out there that still believe you are innocent."
"Well..." Ashura began.
"Let's go!" both Washu and the approaching Crystallis said.
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Within a few minutes, the five were on their way. In the air was Tails' latest vehicle, the Tornado X, piloted by the two-tailed fox himself. On the ground, Koji and Sayaka followed by motorcycle.
"Wow, who knew a fox could build something like that..." Sayaka commented.
"Yeah, strange world, isn't it?" Koji said.
Within a few minutes, the group arrived at the Photon Power Lab. Since they were a bit ahead of Koji and Sayaka, Tails made a quick flyby past the magnificent scientific labratory.
"Heh, it's right there where they work on using the powerful photon energy for the planet's greater good." Washu said.
"You think they'll be able to do it?" Tails asked.
"I hope they do. If they could harness it as a weapon for those robots, I'm sure they could use it to power cities." Washu said.
"Wow..." Ashura said, looking at a pool.
"Uh...what's so big about a pool?" Crystallis asked.
"Underneath that pool is where the mighty Mazinger Z lies." Ashura said. He let out a small sigh. "I wonder if they'll let me see it..."
"Hey, look!" Tails said, looking towards the road. "Looks like those two finally made it!" He was right as Koji and Sayaka finally made it to the Lab. "I'm going to take us down, okay?"
"Ready when you are!" Washu said. With that, Tails piloted the Tornado X down to the ground. A few minutes later, the four stepped out and joined Koji and Sayaka.
"Man, I keep looking at that thing and I STILL can't believe that little fox built it!" Koji said, looking at the Tornado X.
"Well, it's not much, but still..." Tails said, turning a bit red.
"Koji. Sayaka. Glad to see you two made back okay." a stern voice called out. The group turned to see a gray-haired and mustachoed man in a lab coat standing out by the front doors of the lab. He pushed up his glasses before approching the group. Right behind him were two others. One was a young, brown-haired boy, the other was a brown-haired, slightly fat guy with a big jaw.
"If those two were Koji and Sayaka..." Ashura said, glancing at the two mentioned. "...then the other three must be, respectively, Professor Yumi, Shiro and Boss."
"You have our names down pretty well, Ashura, even though we never met." the one Ashura identified as Professor Yumi said.
"Lemme guess how you figured out my name. Boom." Ashura said.
"On the contrary." Professor Yumi said. "Your friend, Washu, has mentioned you and your other friends on occasion. If you want my say on what's going on, I feel that you are innocent."
"Thanks, Prof." Ashura said, smirking a bit. "I need that vote of confidence."
"So, Koji, what were you and Sayaka doing so far away from the labs, huh?" Boss said, smirking.
"Yeah, Koji, what?" Shiro said.
"Oh, can it, you two! We just got lost, that's all!" Koji shouted.
"Suuuuuuuuure it was!" Boss said, grinning. Koji sighed in defeat.
"So, what brings you four here to the labs?" Professor Yumi asked.
"We needed to get out of the house. Ashura was going stir crazy from locking himself in after all the blaming Arcadia's done to him and we had to do something to bring him out." Crystallis said.
"I see..." Professor Yumi said. "Come on in. I'll give you all a tour of the place."
"Great!" Ashura, Crystallis and Tails said, Washu not saying anything. With that, the group went inside. Touring the large building, the group saw all the workings. Tails and Washu were really interested in what they saw, Crystallis had noticed that Ashura was just really giddy.
"Ashura? You okay?" Crystallis asked.
"Where is it? Where is it?" Ashura said, quickly, looking around. Professor Yumi noticed this and smirked.
"I think I know what he's looking for..." Professor Yumi said. "Follow me." As the five proceeded, they didn't notice a little spybot watching them.
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As the spybot watched on from the Photon Power Lab, the one who sent it watched on. It was a Metal Sonic that had massive forearms and lower legs. His fingers weren't the sharp talons of previous Metal Sonic models, but were almost normal fingers. In fact, he looked more humanoid than anything. As he watched on, his eyes narrowed and grinned.
"So... this is indeed the Photon Power Labs." the Metal Sonic said. "Which would mean the Mazinger Z is there. With the world in total confusion, I can take that robot and many others on this planet and take this miserable planet over! I'll do what Dr. Eggman and many others have failed at doing!"
"Sir...?" came a voice of a generic Metal Sonic. "The new mega model is complete and is in massive mass production."
"Good. Good." the Metal Sonic said. "Send out just one unit to the Photon Power Lab."
"As you wish." said the generic.
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Before the group could get to the hangar, their next destination, alarms went off.
"WOAH! What's going on?! Did we touch something we weren't supposed to?!" Ashura said, jumping.
"No, there's a threat heading for the labs!" Professor Yumi said.
"Professor, have a look at this..." one of the scientists said, showing Professor Yumi and the others a screen. There they saw a humongous Metal Sonic heading towards the labs.
"A Metal Sonic?! What would a Metal Sonic want with this place?" Tails asked.
"Perhaps Eggman sent it..." Crystallis said.
"We'd better intercept it and fast!" Ashura said. With that, Tails, Crystallis and Ashura raced out of the labs and headed for the Tornado X. As they did, they saw a small red plane with propellers on the wings.
"What the...? What's that?" Crystallis said.
"It looks like it's heading for that pool we passed earlier!" Tails said.
"Hover Pilder..." Ashura muttered.
"Hover Pilder? Is that what it is?" Crystallis asked.
"Then, that would mean..." Tails said, finally putting two and two together...at least he hoped he did.
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From the Hover Pilder, Koji, now garbed in his red and tan flight suit, grinned as he got close to the pool.
"Well, it looks like that fat scientist has turned his attention to my Mazinger, huh?" he said. "Well, I'll make him think twice about attacking me!" As he got closer, he decided to call for his robot. "MAZI-IN GO!" With that, the pool's bottom opened up, the water draining out. From the pool, a black and gray robot rose from the hidden hangar. On its chest were two red plates. It's face looked almost demonic in a way. As the Pilder flew over the head, its wings folded up and it lowered into the space around the robots headfins. "PILDER ON!" With the Hover Pilder locked on, the robot fully powered up, raised its arms and flexed them. "Alright, Mazinger Z's all powered up! Let's show that tin bucket who's boss!" With that, Mazinger Z walked forward.
"ALRIGHT! It's Mazinger Z!" Ashura said in excitement. "I got to see Z!"
"That's nice! Now let's go help him!" Crystallis said. With that, the three jumped in the Tornado X and took off into the sky. As they got high enough, they saw two other robots join Mazinger Z. One was a purple and blue feminine robot that almost looked like Mazinger Z, but without the chest plates. In its cockpit was Sayaka, donning a red and white skirted flight suit. The other robot was a squat and goofy looking brown and orange robot. Through the robot's teeth, the group could see Boss in the cockpit, still wearing the clothes on his back.
"Who the heck are those two?" Tails asked.
"The Diana A and the Boss Borot." Washu said, matter of factly.
[Heheheheh... just the robots I wanted to see...] The Metal Sonic said, approching the other three.
"Alright, you bucket of bolts, what do you want?" Koji asked.
[Simple. Surrender the robots and no one gets hurt. Of course, I hope you don't so I can really beat the snot out of you!] the Metal Sonic said.
"Heh... want my answer? Here it is! ROCKET PUNCH!" Koji shouted. Mazinger Z's right arm rose up and the forearm shot off towards the Metal Sonic, connecting with it's chin, causing it to tumble over. After that, the arm raced back to it's point of origin. "Man, I missed! I was hoping for the chest!"
[Not that good of a shooter, huh?] the Metal Sonic said. Curling up, a shell formed around him as blades appeared around him. As the blades all appeared, he began spinning fast.
"What's he doing?" Boss asked.
"He's doing a Sonic Spin! Get of the way!" Tails shouted. Before the robots could move, the Metal Sonic zipped out towards them, the Boss Borot the first victim, nearly tearing the piecemeal robot to pieces.
"BOSS!" the others shouted. As the Metal Sonic got ready for the kill, the Tornado X fired at him, barely scratching him, but it was enough for Boss to get ready for a counterattack.
"My turn, bucket of bolts!" Boss shouted. The Borot held out his fist and blades shot up from below its wrist. "Heheheh... BOROT PRESSURE PUNCH!" With that, the fist began spinning, causing the robot to stumble a bit. When it finally was fired, it caused the Borot to fall over. The fist flew wildly towards the Metal Sonic, barely striking it as it flew by. Metal Sonic, on the other hand connected directly, tearing the Borot apart
"Boss's down!" Tails said.
"I gotta help them!" Ashura said, his Shining Gundam armor forming over his body.
"Ashura, no!" Crystallis said. "It's too dangerous!"
"I don't care!" Ashura said. As they argued, the Metal Sonic saw the Tornado X.
[Heheheheh... little airplane go 'boom' now...] it said, holding out his hand and a missle launcher appeared in a compartment in his palm. Before he could fire, something caught all their eyes: a blue streak racing across the road, up the side of the Photon Power Labs and then into the Metal Sonic's arm, taking it and the missle launcher out. [GYAAAAAARGH!]
"What in the world was that?!" Sayaka asked. The group saw who did it as the streak spiraled up the Metal Sonic. "What the...? A blue hedgehog?"
"Not just any hedgehog! It's Sonic!" Tails said.
"Well, well, looks like Eggman's turned his attention from me to that Gearhead-lookalike!" Sonic said. "I feel so unloved..."
[BAH! This isn't for that fatass! This is for the Metal Sonic populace! For the Brotherhood of the Metallix!] it said.
"Brotherhood of the Metallix, huh? Sounds like something out of that Fleetway comic series of me I read on Anth's Earth." Sonic said.
[When I get through with you miserable fleshies, I'll make you wish you were ON that planet!] the Metal Sonic said. He swung his fist towards where Sonic was, but he easily dodged it allowing the Metallix to knock himself out. [Guuuhhh...]
"Now, while he's stunned!" Koji said. "PHOTON BEAM!"
"SCARLET BEAM!" Sayaka shouted. At that, both the Mazinger Z and Diana A fired an energy blast at the Metal Sonic, Diana A's beam blasting off the Metal Sonic's chest while Mazinger Z's beam melted its arm to a stub.
[NOO! I can't be beaten NOW!"] the Metal Sonic said.
"Sorry, buddy! Time to go to the scrap yard!" Koji said. "BREAST FIRE!" With that, Mazinger Z flexed his arms and leaned back. As it did, the red plates on Mazinger Z's chest glowed with energy, then fired with all it's might, the intense heat melting the robo-hedgehog to virtually nothing.
"Aw, no more Metal Sonic... oh, well." Sonic said, shrugging.
"My Boss Borot..." Boss said, climbing out of the wreckage of his robot. "My beautiful Boss Borot."
"Looks like someone has some delusons." Tails said.
"Yep..." Crystallis said.
"C'mon, let's land and see if everyone else is okay..." Ashura said.
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"Hmmm... it seems that the robot is tougher than it looks." The Metal Sonic said as he watched his comrade melt to nothingness. "Now I see the Power Rangers left..."
"Sire, there is time to launch another..." another said.
"No. There's a battleship heading in their direction. He'll get taken out as well." The Metal Sonic said.
A Heroes of Arcadia/Super Robot Taisen(Wars) crossover
By Ashura Hedgehog
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All Tenchi Muyo characters are owned by Pioneer/Geneom and Funimation
All Sonic the Hedgehog characters are owned by SEGA and Sonic Team
All Mystery Science Theater 3000 characters are owned by Best Brains Inc.
All Dragonball Z characters are owned by Akira Toriyama and Funimation
All related Power Rangers series is owned by Saban, Disney and the respecitve companies that made their better sentai counterparts.
All Kidou Senshi Gundam/Mobile Suit Gundam characters and mecha are owned by Bandai, Sunrise and others.
All Mazinger and Getter Robo characters and mecha are owned by Go Nagai and Dynamic
All Martian Successor Nadesico characters are owned by Kia Asamiya and others
The video game series Super Robot Taisen/Super Robot Wars is owned by Banpresto and Bandai
Ashura Hedgehog, Crystallis Hedgehog and Seiyuka Jurai are my creations.
Gamemaster Anthony Bault is owned by Anthony Bault.
Any people I somehow missed writing this are owned by their respective companies or people.
NOTE: This is a revision of the original SRWArcadia story. The original was just too confusing for me to keep writing. I hope you didn't get too attached to the original!
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Chapter One: Encounters.
Things had begun to get back to normal following the so-called "Ani-Earth Crisis". The governments of the continents affected by Meteor's destruction had begun putting their suriving populace into space stations that spanned outward from the Earth known as Sides. Those who were unaffected by the disater continued life as normal.
Well, except for one. Ashura's.
He was still affected by the Rift-Richmond incident in many ways. There were people who hated him because they thought he did this monstrosity of an attack. Now there were people who hated him because they thought he got out of jail because of his friendship with the Gamemaster. Because of this, Ashura decided to lock himself in the Masaki home, feeling it was the safest place from the world that continuously prosecuted him.
The morning began as usual since those days. Ashura would step out for a few minutes and head for the gates to retrieve the mail. As he got it, he was greeted by the guardians Azaka and Kamidake.
"Good morning, Ashura. Beautiful weather, isn't it?" Azaka commented.
"Yeah. Yeah, it is." Ashura said, in a monotonic voice.
"Still upset about what everyone's thought of you?" Kamidake asked.
"On the nose, woody." Ashura replied.
"If you want our opinion, we believe you one hundred percent that you didn't commit those crimes." Azaka said.
"That is correct." Kamidake added.
"Heh, thanks, you two." Ashura said. "At least I still have people who believe in me."
"Anytime!" the two Guardians said as Ashura left.
As he headed in, he decided to check the newspaper. The others didn't read it, but Ashura did to see if anyone's decided to give him a second chance. He knew it was futile, but it was worth looking. Heading in and sitting down, he opened the paper and saw something that caught his eye: A picture of a red, white and blue mecha riding on a robotic horse in space. The fins on the mecha's back were opened wide, a gold circle forming around it. He didn't need to read to find out who it was.
"No way... Burning Gundam?!" Ashura said, shocked out of his mind. "Burning Gundam is here on Ani-Earth?!"
"Actually, it's called the God Gundam and where have you been?!" Washu said, walking in. Ashura glared at her with the last remark. "Sorry. But, still, the Gundam Fight tournaments have been going on for awhile. Here, let me see that..." She grabbed the newspaper and read the headlines. "Let's see... 'Disaster at Neo-Japan colony thwarted. Daughter of noted scientist rescued by Gundam Fight winner." Ashura didn't need to ask who they were. The daughter was Rain Mikamura and the winner was Domon Kasshu. With that, Ashura let out a sigh.
"Man, I wish I could be a mecha pilot. I don't care if I had to become a Power Ranger to do so! It would be great to pilot one of those things and save the world, getting back the respect I had before!" Ashura said, daydreaming as he did. Then, he let reality set in. "But, that'll be impossible."
"Oh, don't be like that, Ashura!" came the voice of Ashura's fiancee, Crystallis. She walked over to Ashura and joined him on the couch. "You'll find a way to be liked by everyone again."
"I hope so, Crysty. I really do hope so." Ashura replied. "I can't stand being considered a threat bigger than what we've faced." Seeing Ashura so upset made Crystallis' heart sink.
"Oh, it'll be okay. Trust me it will." Crystallis said. Just then, they heard a knock on the door.
"I got it. Don't worry." Ashura said, leaping up and heading for the door. As he did, he heard voices outside, one male and one female. They appeared to be arguing. As he opened the door, he finally saw who were arguing. Standing there was the male, apparently around 18 years old, wearing the normal school uniform. He had spiky black hair with sideburns that spiked out at the end. His female companion also wore a school uniform, except hers was comprised of a white blouse, blue jacket skirt. She had long, brown hair with a headband in it. "Uh, can I help you?"
"So I got a bit turned around, Sayaka! So sue me!" the guy said, ignoring Ashura.
"Turned around, Koji? We're in the middle of NOWHERE!" the girl, apparently named Sayaka, said.
"Well, excuse me!" the guy, Koji, said.
"Helloooooo?" Ashura said.
"Hmph! I can't believe you, Koji Kabuto!" Sayaka said, turning around and crossing her arms over her chest.
"Excuse me!" Ashura called out.
"Look..." Koji began to say.
"YOU TWO! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" Ashura shouted, catching the two's attention.
"Oh, uh, right!" Koji said, recovering from the shock. "Say, uh, you wouldn't happen to know how we can get to the Photon Power Lab from here, do ya?"
"Photon Power Lab?" Ashura said, the name somehow registering in his head.
"WAIT A SECOND!" came the voice of Washu, just mere seconds before she ran over and shoved Ashura out of the way. She looked the two over and grinned. "Well, the daughter of Professor Yumi and the pilot of the great Mazinger Z graces our presence, eh?" At that, Ashura's eyes widened.
"No way..." Ashura said, leaping on Washu's head, looking at Koji with admiration. "Koji Kabuto..."
"Yep, that's me!" Koji replied, ego on high. "Hey, you're the hedgehog that blew up that city! So, how does it feel to be a criminal?"
"Probably the same way it feels to have your nose busted in front of your girlfriend." Ashura said, glaring at the pilot, raising his fist and shaking it menacingly at Koji's face.
"Girlfriend? Who says I'm his girlfriend?" Sayaka said, looking away and blushing.
"Anyway, you know how we can get to the Photon Power Lab? We, uh, got a bit turned around." Koji said.
"Photon Power Lab, eh? Sure, we'll get you there." Washu said. With that, she pulled Ashura off her head. "In fact, I think we'll go with you. It'll give Ashura a chance to get out of the house."
"Why should I go?" Ashura said. "All I'll do is cause others to believe I'm trying to use what they have there to cause more damage."
"I highly doubt that, Ashura." Sayaka said, guessing that the hedgehog's name was Ashura. "Despite what you think, there are people out there that still believe you are innocent."
"Well..." Ashura began.
"Let's go!" both Washu and the approaching Crystallis said.
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Within a few minutes, the five were on their way. In the air was Tails' latest vehicle, the Tornado X, piloted by the two-tailed fox himself. On the ground, Koji and Sayaka followed by motorcycle.
"Wow, who knew a fox could build something like that..." Sayaka commented.
"Yeah, strange world, isn't it?" Koji said.
Within a few minutes, the group arrived at the Photon Power Lab. Since they were a bit ahead of Koji and Sayaka, Tails made a quick flyby past the magnificent scientific labratory.
"Heh, it's right there where they work on using the powerful photon energy for the planet's greater good." Washu said.
"You think they'll be able to do it?" Tails asked.
"I hope they do. If they could harness it as a weapon for those robots, I'm sure they could use it to power cities." Washu said.
"Wow..." Ashura said, looking at a pool.
"Uh...what's so big about a pool?" Crystallis asked.
"Underneath that pool is where the mighty Mazinger Z lies." Ashura said. He let out a small sigh. "I wonder if they'll let me see it..."
"Hey, look!" Tails said, looking towards the road. "Looks like those two finally made it!" He was right as Koji and Sayaka finally made it to the Lab. "I'm going to take us down, okay?"
"Ready when you are!" Washu said. With that, Tails piloted the Tornado X down to the ground. A few minutes later, the four stepped out and joined Koji and Sayaka.
"Man, I keep looking at that thing and I STILL can't believe that little fox built it!" Koji said, looking at the Tornado X.
"Well, it's not much, but still..." Tails said, turning a bit red.
"Koji. Sayaka. Glad to see you two made back okay." a stern voice called out. The group turned to see a gray-haired and mustachoed man in a lab coat standing out by the front doors of the lab. He pushed up his glasses before approching the group. Right behind him were two others. One was a young, brown-haired boy, the other was a brown-haired, slightly fat guy with a big jaw.
"If those two were Koji and Sayaka..." Ashura said, glancing at the two mentioned. "...then the other three must be, respectively, Professor Yumi, Shiro and Boss."
"You have our names down pretty well, Ashura, even though we never met." the one Ashura identified as Professor Yumi said.
"Lemme guess how you figured out my name. Boom." Ashura said.
"On the contrary." Professor Yumi said. "Your friend, Washu, has mentioned you and your other friends on occasion. If you want my say on what's going on, I feel that you are innocent."
"Thanks, Prof." Ashura said, smirking a bit. "I need that vote of confidence."
"So, Koji, what were you and Sayaka doing so far away from the labs, huh?" Boss said, smirking.
"Yeah, Koji, what?" Shiro said.
"Oh, can it, you two! We just got lost, that's all!" Koji shouted.
"Suuuuuuuuure it was!" Boss said, grinning. Koji sighed in defeat.
"So, what brings you four here to the labs?" Professor Yumi asked.
"We needed to get out of the house. Ashura was going stir crazy from locking himself in after all the blaming Arcadia's done to him and we had to do something to bring him out." Crystallis said.
"I see..." Professor Yumi said. "Come on in. I'll give you all a tour of the place."
"Great!" Ashura, Crystallis and Tails said, Washu not saying anything. With that, the group went inside. Touring the large building, the group saw all the workings. Tails and Washu were really interested in what they saw, Crystallis had noticed that Ashura was just really giddy.
"Ashura? You okay?" Crystallis asked.
"Where is it? Where is it?" Ashura said, quickly, looking around. Professor Yumi noticed this and smirked.
"I think I know what he's looking for..." Professor Yumi said. "Follow me." As the five proceeded, they didn't notice a little spybot watching them.
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As the spybot watched on from the Photon Power Lab, the one who sent it watched on. It was a Metal Sonic that had massive forearms and lower legs. His fingers weren't the sharp talons of previous Metal Sonic models, but were almost normal fingers. In fact, he looked more humanoid than anything. As he watched on, his eyes narrowed and grinned.
"So... this is indeed the Photon Power Labs." the Metal Sonic said. "Which would mean the Mazinger Z is there. With the world in total confusion, I can take that robot and many others on this planet and take this miserable planet over! I'll do what Dr. Eggman and many others have failed at doing!"
"Sir...?" came a voice of a generic Metal Sonic. "The new mega model is complete and is in massive mass production."
"Good. Good." the Metal Sonic said. "Send out just one unit to the Photon Power Lab."
"As you wish." said the generic.
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Before the group could get to the hangar, their next destination, alarms went off.
"WOAH! What's going on?! Did we touch something we weren't supposed to?!" Ashura said, jumping.
"No, there's a threat heading for the labs!" Professor Yumi said.
"Professor, have a look at this..." one of the scientists said, showing Professor Yumi and the others a screen. There they saw a humongous Metal Sonic heading towards the labs.
"A Metal Sonic?! What would a Metal Sonic want with this place?" Tails asked.
"Perhaps Eggman sent it..." Crystallis said.
"We'd better intercept it and fast!" Ashura said. With that, Tails, Crystallis and Ashura raced out of the labs and headed for the Tornado X. As they did, they saw a small red plane with propellers on the wings.
"What the...? What's that?" Crystallis said.
"It looks like it's heading for that pool we passed earlier!" Tails said.
"Hover Pilder..." Ashura muttered.
"Hover Pilder? Is that what it is?" Crystallis asked.
"Then, that would mean..." Tails said, finally putting two and two together...at least he hoped he did.
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From the Hover Pilder, Koji, now garbed in his red and tan flight suit, grinned as he got close to the pool.
"Well, it looks like that fat scientist has turned his attention to my Mazinger, huh?" he said. "Well, I'll make him think twice about attacking me!" As he got closer, he decided to call for his robot. "MAZI-IN GO!" With that, the pool's bottom opened up, the water draining out. From the pool, a black and gray robot rose from the hidden hangar. On its chest were two red plates. It's face looked almost demonic in a way. As the Pilder flew over the head, its wings folded up and it lowered into the space around the robots headfins. "PILDER ON!" With the Hover Pilder locked on, the robot fully powered up, raised its arms and flexed them. "Alright, Mazinger Z's all powered up! Let's show that tin bucket who's boss!" With that, Mazinger Z walked forward.
"ALRIGHT! It's Mazinger Z!" Ashura said in excitement. "I got to see Z!"
"That's nice! Now let's go help him!" Crystallis said. With that, the three jumped in the Tornado X and took off into the sky. As they got high enough, they saw two other robots join Mazinger Z. One was a purple and blue feminine robot that almost looked like Mazinger Z, but without the chest plates. In its cockpit was Sayaka, donning a red and white skirted flight suit. The other robot was a squat and goofy looking brown and orange robot. Through the robot's teeth, the group could see Boss in the cockpit, still wearing the clothes on his back.
"Who the heck are those two?" Tails asked.
"The Diana A and the Boss Borot." Washu said, matter of factly.
[Heheheheh... just the robots I wanted to see...] The Metal Sonic said, approching the other three.
"Alright, you bucket of bolts, what do you want?" Koji asked.
[Simple. Surrender the robots and no one gets hurt. Of course, I hope you don't so I can really beat the snot out of you!] the Metal Sonic said.
"Heh... want my answer? Here it is! ROCKET PUNCH!" Koji shouted. Mazinger Z's right arm rose up and the forearm shot off towards the Metal Sonic, connecting with it's chin, causing it to tumble over. After that, the arm raced back to it's point of origin. "Man, I missed! I was hoping for the chest!"
[Not that good of a shooter, huh?] the Metal Sonic said. Curling up, a shell formed around him as blades appeared around him. As the blades all appeared, he began spinning fast.
"What's he doing?" Boss asked.
"He's doing a Sonic Spin! Get of the way!" Tails shouted. Before the robots could move, the Metal Sonic zipped out towards them, the Boss Borot the first victim, nearly tearing the piecemeal robot to pieces.
"BOSS!" the others shouted. As the Metal Sonic got ready for the kill, the Tornado X fired at him, barely scratching him, but it was enough for Boss to get ready for a counterattack.
"My turn, bucket of bolts!" Boss shouted. The Borot held out his fist and blades shot up from below its wrist. "Heheheh... BOROT PRESSURE PUNCH!" With that, the fist began spinning, causing the robot to stumble a bit. When it finally was fired, it caused the Borot to fall over. The fist flew wildly towards the Metal Sonic, barely striking it as it flew by. Metal Sonic, on the other hand connected directly, tearing the Borot apart
"Boss's down!" Tails said.
"I gotta help them!" Ashura said, his Shining Gundam armor forming over his body.
"Ashura, no!" Crystallis said. "It's too dangerous!"
"I don't care!" Ashura said. As they argued, the Metal Sonic saw the Tornado X.
[Heheheheh... little airplane go 'boom' now...] it said, holding out his hand and a missle launcher appeared in a compartment in his palm. Before he could fire, something caught all their eyes: a blue streak racing across the road, up the side of the Photon Power Labs and then into the Metal Sonic's arm, taking it and the missle launcher out. [GYAAAAAARGH!]
"What in the world was that?!" Sayaka asked. The group saw who did it as the streak spiraled up the Metal Sonic. "What the...? A blue hedgehog?"
"Not just any hedgehog! It's Sonic!" Tails said.
"Well, well, looks like Eggman's turned his attention from me to that Gearhead-lookalike!" Sonic said. "I feel so unloved..."
[BAH! This isn't for that fatass! This is for the Metal Sonic populace! For the Brotherhood of the Metallix!] it said.
"Brotherhood of the Metallix, huh? Sounds like something out of that Fleetway comic series of me I read on Anth's Earth." Sonic said.
[When I get through with you miserable fleshies, I'll make you wish you were ON that planet!] the Metal Sonic said. He swung his fist towards where Sonic was, but he easily dodged it allowing the Metallix to knock himself out. [Guuuhhh...]
"Now, while he's stunned!" Koji said. "PHOTON BEAM!"
"SCARLET BEAM!" Sayaka shouted. At that, both the Mazinger Z and Diana A fired an energy blast at the Metal Sonic, Diana A's beam blasting off the Metal Sonic's chest while Mazinger Z's beam melted its arm to a stub.
[NOO! I can't be beaten NOW!"] the Metal Sonic said.
"Sorry, buddy! Time to go to the scrap yard!" Koji said. "BREAST FIRE!" With that, Mazinger Z flexed his arms and leaned back. As it did, the red plates on Mazinger Z's chest glowed with energy, then fired with all it's might, the intense heat melting the robo-hedgehog to virtually nothing.
"Aw, no more Metal Sonic... oh, well." Sonic said, shrugging.
"My Boss Borot..." Boss said, climbing out of the wreckage of his robot. "My beautiful Boss Borot."
"Looks like someone has some delusons." Tails said.
"Yep..." Crystallis said.
"C'mon, let's land and see if everyone else is okay..." Ashura said.
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"Hmmm... it seems that the robot is tougher than it looks." The Metal Sonic said as he watched his comrade melt to nothingness. "Now I see the Power Rangers left..."
"Sire, there is time to launch another..." another said.
"No. There's a battleship heading in their direction. He'll get taken out as well." The Metal Sonic said.