DRAGON HEROES
Here we are, folks, the season finale. Like the previous two finales, this is going to be a big and long story. The fight to save Planet Earth from Metal Sonic and the Eggman Empire robots continue, and this story will have lots of surprises and emotional scenes! It's down to wire as the desperate hour grows more and more intense as Blaze and her team try to regain access to Eggman's in Brazil so they can take out the shield generator while the Anthro League Space Fleet are trying their best to survive until they can attack the Death Egg! Strap yourselves for this explosive story of the series!
Metal Meltdown
Chapter 1 – Tails Ascends
"Hurry up, Blaze! We don't have much time!"
Viper looked around anxiously the clearing from the entrance to the shield generator base, where many broken down robots scattered all around. He returned his focus on Blaze who was still trying to type in the password to gain access inside the base.
"I'm trying, Viper, please wait," said Blaze. "Let's was it Up, Down, Right, Left?"
Blaze tried the combinations, but it was not correct.
Suddenly, an Egg Pawn peeked out from within the bushes in the distance and fired his blaster which struck Blaze right in her left shoulder.
"Augh!" shrieked Blaze and she nearly collapsed to the ground.
"Blaze, are you alright?" asked Viper worryingly. He checked where Blaze has been shot. Fortunately, she was not wounded, but on her left shoulder was a scorching mark.
"Oh, that stings!" groaned Blaze as she struggled to get up.
"At least you tried your best," said Viper while he moved Blaze to the other side of the door. "It will be wise for you to take a rest and let the others take it from here."
"That can be arranged," said Knuckles. "Rouge, try to get these doors open. Moonracer and I will be fine taking on those blasted robots on my own!"
"Not a problem, my dear boy," smiled Rouge and she proceeded to figure out the key combinations.
"Hey guys, how's the shield generator operation going?" asked Dark as he and Axl arrived. He then noticed Blaze slumped in foetal position while breathing heavily and holding on to her burnt mark. "Oh no, Blaze! What happened to you?"
"She's been shot by the robots," said Viper. "Thankfully, she's not critically injured, but she's not in a good condition to do anything at the moment, so maybe you can help us fend off against these until we finally have access to the base?"
"Well, that's good to know," said Dark. "And certainly, I can be of help as this is an endless struggle to survive this assault."
"Thanks for coming along and offering your assistance," panted Blaze and she looked around with concern. "By the way, has any of you seen Darky, the little black dragon?"
"No, I haven't seen him," said Axl. "I think he probably went off into the jungle with Bowser, Krusha and Lonnie."
This made Blaze even worried. "Oh, God, no," she said as she tried to get up again. "We got to find him! He'll be killed!"
"Blaze, save your energy," said Viper as she kept her down. "We can't afford to lose you either! Think of your child, and think of what Tails would say if he made it back and found out that you and the baby are dead!"
Blaze stopped when he realised that Viper was right on his concern for her safety. She tried to assure herself that Darky was going to be fine since he was with Bowser, Krusha and Lonnie, but she knew that he could get himself into trouble if he was not careful.
Bowser, Krusha and Lonnie watched as their friends fought hard against Eggman's robots while they tried to plan their own methods of attack. Darky, Zippy and Salem followed them as well as they wanted to join in. At first, the big fighters thought it would be risky for the children to battle against the robots, but after seeing how they showed determination and courage, they considered that they could be very helpful.
"Alright, youngsters, since you've come this far, I'd like to ask," said Bowser. "How would you like to go on a little joyride?"
"A joyride?" asked Darky with enthusiasm. "That would be really cool!"
"This sounds fun!" said Zippy and Salem excitedly.
Lonnie smiled. "Well then, you three are in for a treat," he said. "I've told Axl and the rest of the band about this plan, and they approved it. You see, we are going to steal one of those enemy tanks so we can enter the battle without getting attacked by Eggman's robots. Then, while they're distracted with our friends and allies, we're going to blow them up! What do you think of that?"
"It's an awesome idea!" cheered Zippy.
"Uh, then you little ones are gonna have the time of your lives," chuckled Krusha.
Bowser cracked his knuckles. "Well, what are we waiting for?" he said eagerly. "Let's go kick those metallic butts of Eggman's robots!"
So Bowser and his small group hurried through the Amazon rainforest, and to their delight, they found a certain tank they could strike. Judging their moment while the tank was trudging along without noticing them, they jumped onto the top and when some of the Egg Paws opened the hatch to investigate what boarded them, Bowser picked them up and tossed them out of the tank. The inside of the tank was slightly confined, but big enough to fit the group. With all the robots cleared out, Bowser's group climbed into the tank and took control.
Vector led Espio, the Kremlings, and the Nightriders through the jungle while they evaded the robots' attacks. Rolf, Brutus and Klump attempted to fight them off while Axl, Iggy, Slade, Kalypso, Kip, Kass, Amy and the Flame Hearts kept on moving. One of the tanks was pursuing them, unaware that it was being followed by another tank. Immediately, the tank opened fired at it, blowing it to pieces. A few Egg Pawns attempted to escape, but Charmy managed to incapacitate them. Starfire, who had just arrived, also destroyed them with her Plasma Bursts. Everyone cheered at the defeat of the robots, and Starfire was relieved that Salem and Zippy were safe inside.
Axl grinned as he exchanged glances with Rolf. "That's our Lonnie," he said. "I knew he and Bowser would be able to pull it off."
"Yeah, but we should not waste any time and keep on battling these goons," said Rolf with a scowl. "The guys back in the base must be wondering where we left off."
The team nodded in agreement and they resumed the battle. Eggman's robots were now left scurrying as they were pursued and blasted away by Bowser's tank.
At the base, Rouge typed the key combinations when Blaze finally remembered what it was. No one in the group seemed aware that the Pyre Squad had not followed them out of the base when they were caught earlier on. They waited anxiously for something to happen, but strangely, much to their indignation, nothing had happened.
"Hey, what gives?" said Blaze as Viper tended to her burned shoulder. "The door should have opened by now!"
"Maybe you've gotten the wrong combinations, Blaze," said Knuckles. "Try to remember the real password, quickly! We can't hold on against those robots forever!"
"Give her a break!" burst out Viper. "Can't you see she's still hurt?"
Knuckles was about to respond back to Viper, when suddenly, a voice boomed from the speaker near the door.
"Attention, foolish flesh beings," it uttered. "We know you are trying to get inside the base, but I'm afraid that you are all wasting your time, for we have changed the access code and this time, you'll never be able to figure it out! Face it, it's over, so you might as well surrender once you're captured!"
"Darn it!" pouted Knuckles. "What are we going to do?"
"I have absolutely no idea, Knuckles," said Blaze. "Things just can't seem to get any worse."
But they could. Another robot concealed in the bushes took a potshot and managed to strike Rouge on the shoulder.
"Ouch!" wailed Rouge as she held on her scorched shoulder in agony.
"No, not again!" exclaimed Viper.
Knuckles rushed to Rouge's aid and examined her burned shoulder. She was not critically injured, but she was in a lot of pain. "You okay, Rouge?" he asked,
"It's not that bad," bemoaned Rouge. "Just a little sting, like Blaze said."
A pair of Egg Knights arrived, pointing their blasters at the team. "Stop right there! Don't move!" they called.
While the team stood still, Rouge kept her firearm hidden, which Knuckles have noticed. She smiled as she looked at the echidna's eyes. "There's something I wanted to say for a very long time," she whispered as she found the right moment to express her feelings. "Knuckles, I love you…"
Knuckles smiled back, as he could not deny his own feelings any longer. "I know…" he whispered back as he gazed at Rouge.
"Stand up and put your hands on your head!" ordered the Egg Knights.
Just as the team began to do as the robots commanded, Rouge promptly fired her gun which disintegrated both Egg Knights. For a moment, it seemed that their troubles were over, but then an Egg Tank came strutting by and stopped. Fortunately, when the top of the tank opened, Bowser revealed himself to their relief.
"Bowser, what are you doing up there?" asked Dark. "Come down here! We need help! Blaze and Rouge are wounded!"
"As you say," said Bowser.
"Hold on a minute!" burst out Knuckles as a thought came to his mind. "I have an idea how we can end all this! Bowser, contact the rest of the party pronto!"
Shadow, Silver, Tails and the dragons could no longer bear seeing Sonic struggle against Metal Sonic. Even in his Super state, he was still not able to defeat the powerful robot on his own. They looked at each other and nodded, knowing what they had to do in this desperate hour, for if they just stood back, Sonic would eventually be defeated and Metal Sonic would rule the world. The team flew to the battlefield and attempted to strike Metal Sonic in certain parts of the body. Although it kept Metal Sonic occupied, the attacks did very little to faze him.
"It's no use," muttered Silver as he tried to incapacitate the evil robot with his psychokinetic powers, but to no avail.
"Come on, let's try harder!" said Cynder. "Everyone, get your breaths ready in full power! Here we go!"
Cynder and Ash unleashed charged up Plasma Bursts towards Metal Sonic's head. Draco and Charonus delivered two Fire Blast attacks, while Torden let off a stream of lightning from his mouth. Lily created a torrent and aimed it directly at Metal Sonic's abdomen. Jakkin and Percival followed by combining their breaths together and hurling them towards the back. But despite their efforts, Metal Sonic was able to endure their breaths as if they were nothing. He then proceeded to knock Sonic, Silver, Shadow and the dragons back with a mighty swing of his arm. Tails was able to dodge the attack, but he was worried as he watched his friends reeling from the blow.
"This isn't good," groaned Cynder. "Our attacks aren't doing much."
"Guys!" cried Tails. He wanted to help out, but he knew that if they were struggling to defeat the metallic monster, then not even he would stand a chance.
"All of you are wasting your time," laughed Metal Sonic. "It's very unwise to continue the fight as I have achieved total perfection!"
"No way you could surpass me!" declared Shadow. "I'm still the ultimate lifeform, and I'll see to it that you won't forget that!"
"Ha, not even you can best me in this form, Shadow," said Metal Sonic. "This looks like checkmate for all of you losers, and again, even if you somehow manage to beat, it will be too late. Your planet is doomed anyway and it will be exploded."
Tails froze as Metal Sonic uttered his hideous laugh. He thought deeply about his words, and already he felt something stirring inside of him. It was a rage that had been building up since his reunion with the robotic hedgehog. The more Metal Sonic laughed, the harder it was for him to contain his anger. Then, it happened. Tails had started to snap.
"That freak is threatening to blow up our beloved planet…" he said slowly and softly, his desperation becoming more intense by the second. "Blaze, my future child, they will all be lost if I don't stop him, and this also means Sonic, Knuckles, Draco, Amy, Cream, and all of my other friends…"
With that, Tails' anger exploded with incredible magnitude as he screamed loudly to the shock of his friends. The battlefield shook uncontrollably.
Metal Sonic was also stunned. "What in the…?" he asked.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" thundered Tails, his deathly glare focused on Metal Sonic. "YOU WON'T KILL MY FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES!"
The energy of the Chaos Emeralds surged through Tails. While the dragons stood on wondering what was happening, Sonic, Shadow and Silver knew that Tails was getting stronger and undergoing another transformation.
"This is unreal!" exclaimed Shadow.
"Atta boy, Tails," smiled Sonic. "You're getting there, bro."
In a few minutes after screaming more, Tails was engulfed in a flash of light, and shockwaves burst all around. Soon after the tremors died down and the shockwaves subsided, the light revealed Tails as a completely different fox. His bangs and fur have gone upright and rigid, and his aura was pulsating much quicker than ever.
Sonic, Silver and Shadow knew that the form Tails assumed was not the same as turning Hyper. It was a form that neither of them had ever achieved in their lives.
Tails has reached the Ascended Super Form.
Author's Note: What's this? An Ascended Super Form! Yes, aside from Star Wars homages, we still got Dragon Ball Z homages, considering where the Super forms for Sonic and his gang came from. Tails is all fired up for this round against the evil Metal Sonic! More action to happen in the next chapter!