(After our mission in Diamond City, I wake up with a pounding headache)
Me: Aw man! Not again!
Girl: Have I come a bad time?
(I look up and see Coraline standing above me)
Me: Actually, you came just in time. I could use a hand cleaning this up.
Coraline: Not my cup of tea, but I guess I'll help out.
(We start cleaning the base)
(Disclaimer: I do not own anything featured in this remake)
Crossover Heroes Unite!
Chapter 1: Gathering the Resistance
In the streets of Paris, France at night, we find a raccoon in a blue elbow-length shirt with a yellow collar, blue boots, blue gloves with yellow cuffs and a blue cap. He also wears a belt with the buckle in the shape of a symbol that shares his face. A leg pouch and a brown backpack can also be seen on him. His name is Sly Cooper, a master thief from a long line of master thieves known as the Cooper Clan. He is accompanied by a turtle in a highly-modified wheelchair and a pink hippopotamus. Sly breathes in the fresh air.
"Ah! Nothing like a nighttime stroll, wouldn't you say, Murray?" Sly asked his hippo friend Murray.
"Sure is nice out, Sly." Murray agrees. The crippled turtle, Bentley, is typing something on his holographic display. Murray notices. "What you working on, Bentley?"
"I'm using my terminal to determine what kind of artifact the National Museum will receive soon." After a few seconds, an image of an aquamarine amulet appears on the display. "Aha! Here it is!"
"What is it, Bentley?" Sly asks.
"According to the data, the museum just received a treasured artifact called the Eye of Poseidon." Bentley explains. "But the art mogul who donated this amulet is rumored to have stolen it from an ancient Atlantean temple."
"Well, I guess we know where to go tonight." Sly grins. "Let's head over to the museum."
"We better keep our eyes open. I hear Carmelita's on patrol tonight." Bentley warned. And his suspicions were confirmed when a headlight shines in front of them. The headlight dims to reveal Carmelita Fox on a pursuit bike.
"Don't even think about it, Cooper!" Carmelita glared.
"Aw, come on, Inspector. Can't I just spend one good night out in the streets without having to run into you?" Sly joked.
"Save the small talk, Ringtail! I heard your little plan and you and your little gang can forget about it this time!" Carmelita said as she reached for her shock pistol. "I'll…" Suddenly, everyone present hears feedback. From a blimp that flies above, a voice can be heard from the aircraft's speakers, one that was familiar to the Gang and Carmelita. "Citizens of Paris, may I have your attention, please?"
"I wonder what's going on this time." Carmelita said.
"We'll just watch and see." Sly said.
"From this day on, I, Cyrille Le Paradox, and the Regime, will rule Paris! Ha-ha-ha-ha!" Le Paradox laughed as mechanized gorillas came and surrounded the people in the streets. "But I'll be fair and let the people have a say. All in favor of not wanting me to rule this city raise your hand." Almost all of the city's people raised their hands. "Seize them!" The robotic gorillas start grabbing the people, signaling them to flee. Everyone takes cover in an alleyway so the gorilla bots won't see them.
"Le Paradox can't do this! Oh no! If he's in charge, he'll steal my ancestors' canes again and the written history within the Thievius Raccoonus will be erased!" Sly said with worry. Carmelita responds with a hard slap to the face.
"Pull yourself together, Ringtail!" Carmelita yelled. "We need to find a way to stop Le Paradox from changing history again." Almost as if on cue, a small red and gold robot with a lightning bolt on its chest walked out from a portal that opened in front of them. Carmelita shrieked and pulled out her shock pistol in alarm.
"Wait! Don't fire!" The robot spoke. As shocked as she is to see a robot, and one that can talk, no less, she lowered her weapon. "I bring a message for Mr. Sly Cooper! Activating holo-projector!" Then a holographic screen appears in front of them. After a bit of static, a video of a short-haired man in a type of green outfit. He faces the Cooper Gang and the INTERPOL Officer.
"Hello, Sly. I know we haven't met, but believe me, I am your friend." He told him. "Le Paradox has joined forces with villains from other worlds and with their help, he's taking over Paris!"
"Le Paradox joining up with other villains. This must be some kind of a joke." Carmelita sighed.
"I wish it were, Carmelita, but I'm afraid this is real. My friend Billy has been gathering information on your world, and according to him, you have dealt with him before. Please, Sly, we need your help!" He continued before hearing Le Paradox from the blimp.
"Anyone else care to defy me?"
"Alright, I'll do what I can to help." Sly agreed to the man's plea for help.
"Not alone you won't, Ringtail. We're coming with you!" Carmelita spoke up. Bentley and Murray march up to his sides.
"Everyone..." Sly said. Though hesitant, the master thief allows it.
"Follow Alpha and he will lead you to me. I'll be able to tell you more once you get to the Command Center." The video connection ends.
"Looks like we're in for another journey, huh?" Murray asks.
"What can I say? Adventure has a habit of finding us." Sly smirks as he follows Alpha 5 through the portal.
(Intro Music: Brave Sword, Braver Soul from Soul Calibur 2)
A montage of scenes in six worlds start playing as the portal scans each of them one by one, starting with our duo in Paris. With each scan, their name appears in colors akin to their clothing.
Sly Cooper
Bentley
Murray
Carmelita Fox
The next world was the all-animal city of Zootopia is revealed. Four familiar animals are seen traversing Savanna Central, willing to protect their home.
Judy Hopps
Nick Wilde
Chief Bogo
Finnick
On the planet of Mobius, a blue hedgehog and his friends are fighting off bulbous red robots.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Miles "Tails" Prower
Knuckles the Echidna
Amy Rose
Inside the sweets-themed racing game Sugar Rush, four different video game characters are battling a swarm of Cy-Bugs.
Wreck-it Ralph
Fix-It Felix
Vanellope von Schweetz
Sergeant Calhoun
On an isolated tropical island, two boys with magical Keyblades are back-to-back, surrounded by shadow creatures known as Heartless. They are assisted by a duck with a staff and a dog with a shield.
Sora
Donald Duck
Goofy
Riku
Finally, in the town of Angel Grove, four people are fighting clay warriors called Putty Patrollers. They're garbed in colored outfits with helmets. They come in four colors: green, yellow, blue and gold.
Tommy Oliver
Gia Moran
Koda
Antonio Garcia
After the final group is revealed the title appears in gold and green letters:
Crossover Heroes Unite!
After the title card and the music ends, The Cooper Gang and Carmelita reappear on the other end of the portal, landing on their feet. They look around for a moment until they hear the man's voice from the video message.
"I'm Tommy Oliver. Welcome to the Command Center." Tommy greeted them, accompanied by the rest of the heroes.
"Sweet mother of monkey milk, they weren't kidding when they said they would bring the Cooper Gang here." A 9-year-old girl with fair skin and rosy cheeks spoke. She's clad in a mint green hoodie with licorice strings, a brown double-layered skirt, green, white and purple leggings that look like they're mismatched, and small black boots. Her raven hair is tied in a high ponytail and decorated with assorted candies.
"Well, it's like we said, Vanellope. Where they're from, these three are the greatest team in Paris." Sonic told Vanellope von Schweetz.
"Okay, Sly, we need to bring you and your team up to speed on what's going on. This whole thing started with an invention Billy was working on: the Dimensional Transporter, a device that creates portals that can take us to other worlds." Tommy explained as he displayed six photographs, starting with a being with a type of skeletal metal frame holding a silver staff topped with a Z.
"Who's he?" Sly asked.
"His name's Lord Zedd, and from what we've gathered, he's the one behind all of this." Judy Hopps crossed her arms.
"She's right. He has somehow gained access to Billy's project plans and created a duplicate of his machine. Billy has been tracking Zedd's portal history and according to his findings, he has been quite busy as of late." Tommy stated as he pulled up images of Amber Beach, Mobius, Paris, Game Central Station, Traverse Town and Zootopia.
"He paid a visit to each of your worlds, and it appears that he has found an ally in each world and they have teamed up to form a type of Regime." Tommy then brought up five more portraits, depicting Zedd's allies: Cyrille Le Paradox, Dawn Bellwether, Dr. Eggman, Turbo and Master Xehanort.
"I'll wager my Master Morpher that he has some type of master plan they can all benefit from." Soon we see images of the villains doing their nefarious deeds. Some notable events include: Dr. Eggman unleashing his robot army on Mobius, Bellwether darting oblivious predators with a type of toxin, Turbo altering the memories of everyone in GCS, and most recently, Le Paradox's takeover of Paris.
"What could they be planning is the question." Felix wondered.
"That's what we all want to know, too." Sgt. Calhoun told her husband.
"Considering their history with us, I can guess that it's not good." Gia Moran muttered.
"But how's Master Xehanort here? My friends and I defeated him at the Keyblade Graveyard!" Sora wondered.
"I believe a friend of mine told me someone with a silver staff revived him, Sora." Vanellope said, reminiscing their previous endeavor with him and his Organization.
"And odds are this Lord Zedd is the guy." Sly added.
"It is possible..." Tommy thought aloud, unsure on whether or not to believe it.
"The point is, we need to work together and stop this Regime before they take over all of our worlds!" Sonic said in determination.
"Sonic's right." Riku said leaning against a wall.
"Huh?" Sora looked over.
"Ever since Master Xehanort set up those power generators in the Islands, our power to wield the Keyblade is getting weaker." Riku explained.
"Riku's right, and if we don't act fast, we may not be able to fight back at all!" Goofy stated.
"Alright, until we find out where Zedd's hideout is, let's focus on saving our worlds." Tommy suggests.
"But where do we start?" Carmelita asked.
"How about Mobius?" Tails suggested.
"Not a bad place to start. Let's go!" Tommy agreed as the heroes entered the portal one by one, on the way to Mobius, beginning the first mission of the Resistance.
(Once we're done, Coraline and I are playing the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
Coraline: Wow! I'll be honest: I did not expect you to have this!
Me: What can I say? I have a lot of surprises waiting.
Coraline: Speaking of surprises, Joey's birthday is in about two weeks. We should do something for him.
Me: Hmm... I may have an idea, but Joey must not find out about this.
Coraline: Knowing him, it'll be a long time before he finds out.
Me: I'll go and tell his friends the news. You readers know what to do here and have a happy belated New Year. Excelsior! That'll be my new sign-out line.