Hooked on a feeling yet? Hey everyone, I hope the summer's gone well for all of you! After finishing the latest chapter of "Omni Force: WAR", I realized that I had made the grave error of declaring this story as my 45th story published on FanFiction when I wanted to do other stuff before really getting into it during 2018. So why not drop an interesting prologue that leaves the viewers with questions?
You may think that this is somewhat odd of me to start this big epic and leave it until 2018, but I've been holding off on a few other stories that I think need some proper attention as well. So anyways, it's once again time for the Omni Force to go and save the multiverse! This is "Omni Force: GUARDIANS".
OMNI FORCE GUARDIANS
"Time… is spiraling out of control in every world, every dimension…" a male, British-sounding voice began to explain within a void of white as a man with black hair and white sideburns stood. Both palms of his regular and mechanical palms were pressed against a small cane that touched the ground beside his feet. His attire was very steampunk-like with his decorative lab coat, brown knee pads, and pouches upon his shoulders and waist. He let out a deep sigh as he grabbed the pair of goggles around his neck with his left hand. "Ever since Eon stole the Nega-MPG from the Plumbers, he has been able to travel to several different worlds, gaining a new ally he deems worthy from each one of them," he said, "Timelines are not being drastically changed by him thought, and that's precisely why he's hard to follow," he mentioned, narrowing his eyes, "I had heard from Benjamin that you were an expert in time-related instances before your physical form exceeded its time," he added as he turned around, smiling at the long-haired person he was talking to, "My theory is that you'll be of great help to the multiverse…" he started to finish, "Miss Milkovich," he concluded, placing his hand onto his chest.
The woman he had talked to was pale-skinned with dark purple hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a rather revealing outfit that consisted of a white headband, long black sleeves with the section from her elbow down bearing chunky, gray wrist-guards, and a tabard-like garment that exposed her back, which had a blue marking over a large, x-shaped scar. Her attire was open on both sides of her body except for a small attachment at her waist, as she also wore long black boots that left her upper thighs bare.
"I don't understand…" she uttered afterwards, evidently astonished by the idea of the proposal, "Why would you ask me of all people to help you in this endeavor?" she questioned with a look of concern in her eyes.
"It's come to my attention that there are not many people who have capabilities of manipulating time for the greater good," he responded, glancing to the side in thought for a moment, "Or at least… have changed their ways for the greater good…" he corrected as he smirked.
"That's… very kind of you…" she replied, while an ashamed expression appeared upon her face, "but even if I did want to help you, I cannot," she stated as she held out her hands, looking at them, "With all the great sins I bear in this world, I can't possibly be the one to try and protect it," she claimed as the time walker before listened carefully, "Besides…" she continued, "you have likely seen what has happened to me after I sacrificed my time in order to save others," she pointed out to him.
"True," he answered, "I understand that by using the Last Ages spell that your body has aged significantly to a drastic extent," he noted, placing his left hand onto his chin, "Yet this form of yours still exists…" he added to her as he grinned. She blinked in surprise before letting out a small chuckle, managing to smile a little.
"Yes, this body exists within the gap of time," she started to say, "but should I attempt to return to the actual timeline…" she kept going, closing her hands into fists, "it will crumble away into nothing…" she told him somberly.
"Only in your timeline, my dear," he responded immediately, causing her to perk up in shock, "You may not be able to regain your younger form in the world of magic, but perhaps you regain it for a time in another," he suggested cleverly as she looked quite stunned.
"I'm flattered that you would be so considerate to do something like this for someone like me…" she confessed, tearing up a little.
"Don't think that there is no way for you to repent for your sins," Paradox affirmed to her, "Protecting the cosmos of an infinite number of worlds is a task that has been bestowed onto me," he explained, "but I cannot possibly do that alone," he stated as she covered her quivering lips with her right hand, "Finding you was my first step," he said, trotting up closer to her, "Now I need to inform you of what our mission entails, should you accept it that is," he mentioned, "It is your choice," he finished. Ultear just glanced down at the white void she was in with him, remembering all of her actions in the past that led up to her sacrifice, letting a few tears fall from her eyes.
"If this means I can have another chance to protect the people I care about," she began, "then I'd be honored to help you," she said, smiling a little.
"Splendid!" the scientist replied, reaching into one of his pockets with his left hand, "To begin with, Eon is a time traveler like I am, but has gotten greater access to the multiverse," he told her as her expression changed into an astonished one, "He will be our main target later however," he pointed out, confusing her as she blinked, "We have a more simple matter to deal with back in my world's main dimension," he mentioned, "One who's gained the power of time to rewrite history," he added, much to the former Crime Sorciere mage's disbelief.
"And our goal is to stop this individual, correct?" she guessed as he pulled out his MPG, activating it by pressing its center with his thumb, followed by tapping a single icon on the holographic screen that appeared above it.
"Rather we will assist those who will stop him," he corrected, beckoning her to follow him through the green portal that showed up instantaneously. She did so, as the vortex disappeared soon after they had left.
OPENING
"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
0:00 – 0:31 = Opens with Sunset Shimmer waking up the bedroom of her apartment thanks to the sound of her radio, followed by her getting ready for the day by getting dressed, eating breakfast, brushing her teeth, and heading outside, all while dancing to the music she's listening to.
0:32 – 0:48 = Cuts to Sunset arriving at Omni Force Tower to meet up with her squadron: Alain Regulus, Kyoya Tategami, Applejack, Monkey D. Luffy, Sting Eucliffe, Rogue Cheney, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Star Butterfly, including Lector and Frosch. They all smile at her, while she does the same back, but her expression shifts into a frown once she passes them by.
0:49 – 1:09 = Sunset starts thinking about recent events regarding everything that happened during the conflict with the Marines and the turmoil between her own teammates, finished with her remembering herself in tears at one point.
1:10 – 1:28 = Cut to Aggregor amassing a new robot army, including those from the Null Void prison as it burns in the background, while he smiles maniacally.
1:29 – 1:44 = Cuts to Sting wrapping his arm around Sunset in the cockpit of the Rustbucket III as it takes off into space, making her smile as she pilots the ship past the moon. All of a sudden, several enemy ships appear to their shock, appearing to surround them. As stunned as they are, they let off smirks, knowing that they're about to have some fun.
1:45 – 2:17 = The Rustbucket goes into the plethora of ships firing numerous blasts and making maneuvers to avoid others. Sunset makes it do a 360̊ in a nose dive as the rest of the enemy ships crash into each other and explode.
2:18 – 2:35 = Cuts to the entire group lying in a grassy field of another planet, observing the beautiful night sky as they smile. Kyoya has his arm around Applejack, while Sakura scoots closer to Sasuke. Sting and Sunset are somewhat close, but do keep a considerable distance, which Lector notices worriedly.
2:36 – 2:52 = Cuts to Aggregor taking on the entire squadron, first knocking Alain away with the end of his spear before punching Kyoya in the face. He then proceeds to dodge a kick from Applejack and ends up throwing Luffy onto her as he attempted to grab him.
2:53 – 3:13 = Sting and Rogue perform a White Shadow Dragon Flash Fang, which is absorbed by Aggregor as he smirks menacingly. He attempts to send it back, but it's blocked by Sasuke in his Perfect Susanoo form, followed by Sakura, Star, and Sunset diving down at their enemy with a look of fierceness in each of their eyes.
3:14 – 3:43 = Cuts to Professor Paradox and Ultear showing the second squadron the span of timelines that exist in Ben's universe, even taking them back to the day he had first fought Aggregor when he had mutated. They then appear in the Forge of Creation, now carrying weapons and ammo as they are prepared to take down their target together.
END OPENING
In a dark room filled with nothing but silence as a certain individual dressed in blue prison clothes was sitting in a metal chair, with his hands and feet restrained by the metal cuffs upon it. He had an appearance similar to that of a human, with flesh-colored horns upon his head and red eyes ringed with black marks. His long black hair hung pressed between his back and the seat as it slowly moved forward like it was on a conveyor belt. It stopped after a moment with a click, while he remained silent with his eyes completely shut. Spotlights began to turn on, centering onto him as he finally decided to see where he had been taken to.
"Aggregor of Osmos Five," a dignified male voice began as he looked at the person sitting at the judge's bench in the room, realizing that he was now in a court hearing, "you are here today to receive your sentence for your crimes against the galaxy… and likely the whole universe," he stated, being a Sylonnoid with a silver color scheme for the metal upon him, "Now before we do get under way," he continued as he was observing a holographic monitor in front of himself, which disappeared soon afterwards, "I'd like to remind you not to move around too much in that seat of yours…" he advised seriously, narrowing his eyes, "You so much as twitch, and ten thousand volts of electricity will be coursing right into you," he threatened. The Osmosian smirked in response, closing his hands into fists to end up getting shocked instantaneously.
"ERGGGHHH!" he grunted before the light subsided, allowing him to breathe as smoke emitted from his form.
"Well now that you've given us a demonstration of how secure you are," the artificial humanoid started to say, putting his hands together, "we'll begin," he declared. As he began to speak of the criminal's punishment, he glanced around the room to see the robotic guards strewn out about the room, seeing eight of them on the rafters above and six together surrounding the only exit from the area.
'Hmph,' he inwardly scoffed, letting off a small grin.
"Bivalvan, Galapagus, P'andor, Andreas, and Ra'ad have all filed their claims against you, Aggregor," the official listed off from the screen he was looking at, "You imprisoned them in order to absorb their energies, even taking their entire beings to use for your personal gain," he explained, "You also used their powers to try and steal the abilities of a newborn Celestialsapien in order to potentially recreate the universe," he mentioned with narrowed eyes, "So," he kept going, "you have anything left to say for yourself?" he questioned to him.
"No, your Honor," he responded after a moment, suddenly getting zapped by his chair again.
"Very well," the judge concurred as the defendant grunted again, appearing to be writhing in agony, "Since you're so eager to hear what your verdict is…" he grumbled, letting the holographic screen disappear once again, "I hereby sentence you to a lifetime imprisonment here in the Null Void, and you may be subjected to the death penalty should the intergalactic court see it fit to your crimes," he told him, bringing down his gavel as it gave off a resounding echo through the entire room. Aggregor merely said nothing as he closed his eyes, while his fingertips had sparks of electricity emanating from them.
"Before I go…" he began, catching the Sylonnoid's attention, "there's one last thing I'd like to say…" he stated, causing him to arch an eyebrow.
"No matter what you say now, you're not getting off scot free," he retorted while grinning.
"Oh, I know…" the psychopath replied eerily, surprising him as he saw him get electrocuted once more, "AAAAAHHHH!" he screamed out of agony for a moment before closing his hands into fists, starting to laugh, "You forget that Osmosians can absorb even the simplest of energies…" he muttered, smiling crazily as he was then enveloped in an explosion of smoke.
"Prepare to fire!" one of the robot sentries commanded, enticing the others to all aim their blasters at the veil of white that just appeared. The official in the room looked on with a grimace, wondering what exactly had happened. When the smoke finally vanished, he gasped to see the criminal standing there, coated in the silvery metal from his chair, which had been blown apart into bits.
"Sh-Shoot him!" the alien prosecutor stuttered in demand, followed by the machines firing beams of light at him from their weapons. However, they did nothing to him as his newly acquired armor nullified their attacks.
"A rather basic use of my powers, but an efficient one at that…" he noted before turning around and rushing at the guards, not taking any damage in the slightest. He first struck one's head off instantly with his right fist, followed by taking its blaster and using it to attack two more of them before dodging more shots from the remainder of the soldiers. Forming his left arm into a sharp blade, he slashed through them all as parts of their metallic bodies fell to the ground.
"A-Ah…!" the judge uttered frightfully, while the sentries upon the rafters began firing their own shots. Using the coating of metal over his form, the convicted villain deflected each blast sent towards him, followed by grabbing a pair of weapons lying upon the floor. He hit each of his targets upward with every shot he took, seeing them crash lifelessly against the ground below once they fell. Sparks emitted from their busted bodies as he walked forwards amidst them, crushing the armaments he had in his hands as the silvery armor disappeared from his form.
"Looks as if I can't maintain basic forms of energy for very long…" he realized, glancing at his hands, "Not that it matters…" he grumbled with a smirk, leaping up to the bench where the judge was sitting.
"AH!" he yelped, about to fall out of his seat until he was grasped by the neck by the person he convicted.
"In the case of this high tech facility," he began, "I don't need massive quantities of energy to obliterate you all…" he stated with venom in his tone, scaring the official as he shook.
"P-Please…" he begged, trying to free himself from the Osmosian's grip.
"I don't recall you giving me mercy…" he retorted, tightening the hold he had on the Sylonnoid, making him cough in agony before finally falling faint. The criminal dropped his dead body onto the floor, smirking evilly as he ripped his clothes off.
"Locate and subdue the prisoner immediately!" a sentry called out as others were rushing about the prison. The inmates all began chattering amongst themselves, wondering what was going on in the midst of all the confusion. Elsewhere in the armory of the jail, Aggregor was now donning a brown, knee-length, open-chested tunic, baggy jeans, and black calf-high boots. A spear-like weapon was resting in his hands as he grinned, walking out to the sound of the guards charging towards him.
"Music to my ears…" he uttered as his armament glowed an ominous red. In a matter of moments, several explosions were enveloping the entire prison, as flames were spreading from one place to another. The screams of the inmates echoed from within all throughout the burning building as the criminal made his way outside, taking a deep breath of air from the Null Void space. "So much time has passed since I was robbed of gaining ultimate power…" he noted to himself while closing his right hand into a fist, "Now I'll take everything back…" he declared, cackling as he left the area that once held him to burn in flames.
PROLOGUE
The sound of the alarm buzz rang throughout the bedroom of a certain girl with messy red and yellow hair, ruffled from her sleep as a trail of drool left her lips. The dormitory itself was in an organized fashion, as framed pictures lined her dresser, and her guitar case was neatly propped against the door.
"Ergh…" she grunted as her eyes began to flutter open, having heard the repeating beeps again and again. She turned to her left and reached her hand over, pressing the button on the clock to stop it. She then took notice of one of the images there, being her dressed in her blue graduation gown alongside her friends, as they had finished their journey through high school over a few years ago. Now they had gone off to start their own careers, but they were still able to keep in touch and get together every once in a while. Yet today was different for her, especially as a certain date was nearing for her and a particular person. She shoved that thought aside as she got up her divan, taking off her pajamas as she went into the bathroom.
Moments later, she was showering up, washing her hair to moisten it out and make sure it was untangled from the mess it was earlier. She later rubbed the bar of soap all over her naked form of amber skin, as the suds moved down her legs all the way into the drain.
"Ah!" she yelped in pain seconds later after moving the bar across her left leg, dropping it in the process as she keeled over slightly. Her thigh had a deep scar running through it along with several others across her arms, shoulders, legs, and her torso. A memory of herself crying in agony as tears streamed down her face flashed through her mind, making her gasp before breathing rapidly from shock. The water continued to pour out of the shower head as she stood back up, trembling before getting back onto her feet and proceeding to rinse her form.
After enjoying a quick breakfast of buttered toast and a homemade latte, she went ahead and brushed her teeth, having gotten dressed into her day clothes beforehand. She then went into her room and grabbed her satchel and her guitar case, having their straps go over her shoulders. She winced again as both the straps and her clothes were pressing against the scars she had. Disregarding her discomfort, she ventured out of the door to her apartment, locking it up with her keys and leaving.
'Just don't go thinking about it…' she advised inwardly as she put on a motorcycle helmet. Moments later, she was riding a sport motorcycle of crimson red downtown, racing ahead past cars safely until she came to a stop at a light. She took notice of a woman and who appeared to be her child along the crosswalk right before her, seeing them happily smile. A deep sigh escaped her lips before the green light came about, allowing her to drive ahead.
"THAT IS AMAZING!" the booming voice of Pinkie Pie exclaimed from the café as she was sitting alongside Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Twilight Sparkle at an outside table. The latter three each were cradling a baby in their arms, as they were all fast asleep.
"Pinkie, shush!" the spectacled woman yelled quietly, holding her right index finger in front of her lips to entice her to immediately close her mouth, "We're all as excited as you are," she pointed out, "but we need to keep our voices down for the babies…" she whispered as she looked back at her precious daughter snoozing soundly in her arms.
"Sorry…" the partier woman apologized as she shrank back down into her seat.
"Oh, I can hardly blame you for reacting that way," the fashionista mentioned while from afar, Sunset had parked her bike at the curb, "I just wish I could've told everyone about this," she admitted as the Omni Force squadron leader quickly set her bike down and took out the keys, taking off her helmet before trotting over to her friends, "With Rainbow Dash gone and Sunset missing for the moment, it just doesn't feel the same…" she added in a saddened tone.
"I'm here now," the red and yellow haired woman chimed in, catching their attentions as they saw her come up to them, seating herself down at an open chair.
"Sunset!" the group exclaimed in greeting quietly, making her smile a little. As they talked for a while about what had been going on as of late, the infant within the cowgirl's arm began to awaken.
"Buh…" she uttered to cause her mother to perk up.
"Sounds to me like someone's a little hungry," she noted with a grin while standing up from the chair at the table, "Be right back," she promised before walking off.
"Being a parent must be a lot of work," Pinkie concurred as she arched an eyebrow.
"It's not too bad," Fluttershy confessed as her baby boy was still sleeping in her arms, "Dylan here does tend to wake us up in the middle of the night though…" she added somewhat nervously while chuckling.
"This little one is always laughing non-stop," Twilight mentioned, while her child had her eyes shut, "It's always a hassle to get her sleeping when she's giggling all the time…" she grumbled, frowning a little, "I'd blame it on her father's genetics, but that wouldn't make sense," she said, causing the others aside from the former pony to laugh quietly in agreement.
"So Rainbow Dash couldn't make it?" she inquired, catching everyone's attention as they glanced over at her.
"She's still learning how to raise that little cutie of hers with her husband off working," Rarity answered, "Speaking of which…" she continued while smiling ever so brightly, "I'M PREGNANT!" she squeaked loudly, followed by getting simultaneously shushed by the scientist and the animal whisperer, "Oh, sorry…" she sheepishly apologized, blushing out of embarrassment.
"That's great, Rarity," Sunset congratulated as she smiled lightly, which her spectacled friend took notice of, "How'd you convince Rogue to go through with things?" she asked curiously.
"I may have caught him by surprise the night after Rainbow introduced us to her little darling…" she confessed while fidgeting with her fingers, causing the other girls to look at each other with skeptical expressions upon what she was implying, "Oh, it was the most enchanting evening of my life!" she added in a whisper.
"Congrats, Rarity," the red and yellow haired woman complimented as her hands rested on the table, "I can only imagine what that feels like…" she confessed, narrowing her eyes as she clenched her fists tightly.
"But darling, aren't you and Rook-?" The fashionista stopped her question once she noticed her friend tense up a little upon hearing the name, making the others perk up as well.
"Sunset, are you okay?" the spectacled woman asked while arching an eyebrow.
"Huh…" the former pony sighed deeply as Applejack re-approached the table with her daughter, "I'm not sure I can answer that question right now…" she admitted, much to the confusion of the others as they all glanced at one another.
"What do you mean?" Pinkie questioned innocently, "It's just a yes or no question…" she pointed out, rubbing her fingers through her hair.
"I mean that my feelings have been pretty jumbled ever since last year," the Omni Force squadron leader responded as she stood up from her seat.
"Sunset…" Twilight uttered, appearing to prepare a question until she saw her start to turn around.
"I gotta get to work soon," she told her friends as she put on her helmet, heading towards her bike, "I'll keep in touch if you wanna meet up again," she promised.
"Okay…" Fluttershy replied, blinking out of surprise.
"Huh," the partier woman blurted out, folding her arms over her chest, "That's not our normal Sunset…" she mentioned while gesturing towards her.
"She's been like that since that whole debacle with those vile Marines from Luffy's world going into Ben's…" the fashionista added, seeing get onto her motorcycle.
"Must've gotten a bad scar or two," the cowgirl implied as she went up to them.
"I don't know," the spectacled woman responded with a shake of her head, "I think it's something deeper that she doesn't want to tell us about…" she explained to them, "Something that she wants to deal with herself…" she added as they all looked on nervously. In the meantime, the red and yellow haired woman let the engine of her vehicle rev up for a moment, readying the throttle on the handlebars. Just then, she noticed a greenish glow coming from her bag, enticing her to take off her headgear and set it down. She reached into the satchel and pulled out her MPG, which shined brightly until she pressed its center with her right thumb, causing a small hologram to appear over it.
"Hey Sunset," Ben Tennyson greeted, looking as if he was walking from the image's projection, "You got a second?" he asked.
"Sure, what's up?" she replied in question, noticing how his tone seemed a little concerned.
"There's been a breakout from one of the Null Void prisons," he told her, making her widen her eyes in shock, "I'll fill you in on all the details about the guy when you can get here," he added, "Just thought I'd let you know beforehand," he mentioned to her as she blinked.
"I'll head right over after work," she responded, causing him to grin before the hologram disappeared from the device, "Huh…" she breathed out, putting it away into her bag and zooming off on her vehicle.
X
After a rather standard day of work at the sushi stand where she helped create the very popular food, the former pony headed to the universe of the Omni Force leader through a green portal, driving in on her bike as she zoomed through the city streets. She glanced up at the tower ahead through her visor, having not seen it in quite a while. It looked to have been repaired completely from the conflict against the Navy, which had been something she had kept purged from her thoughts for quite a while.
'Don't… Just don't even think about it…' she pleaded to herself as she drove up to the edifice, entering through a garage door-like opening that led to a hangar filled with multiple forms of vehicles, much like a hangar bay. She parked her motorcycle and put down its kickstand, leaving her helmet behind as she went over to the elevator doors. As she was about to depart, she glanced back at the vessels and other such methods of transportation, remembering how it was once a sight where a fight between her friends had taken place. She disregarded it however, heading into the elevator as it opened its accesses for her to enter, taking her up several floors rather quickly. The Mount Rushmore monument outside shined brightly thanks to the sunlight, but it didn't bring a smile to Sunset's face as she still appeared downcast. Her expression remained focused though as she closed her hands into fists.
"Glad you could make it," Ben said in greeting once the doors to the elevator opened, causing her to perk up and see him there grinning.
"Yeah, thanks," she responded, letting off a small smile, "So what's the deal with this guy?" she asked while walking alongside him.
"Well he's more than just bad news…" he answered as he pulled out a small tablet, turning it on and handing it off to her, "This guy's name is Aggregor," he told her as she looked at the image of the criminal upon the screen, "He's an Osmosian who Gwen, Kev, and I had duked it out against years ago," he mentioned, while she continued to observe the data upon the device, "With him breaking out of the Null Void…" he continued somewhat nervously, catching the attention of his best friend as she saw the sweat dripping down from his face, "I think we're gonna be in a lot of trouble…" he admitted as they both came to a stop.
"You haven't beaten him before, have you?" she guessed, getting a simple nod in reply from him.
"He could've gained the power of a Celestialsapien if it weren't for Kevin that time…" he pointed out, causing her to widen her eyes a little while also arching her eyebrow.
"Anyways, you want me to try and deal with him this time?" she asked, changing the subject for the moment.
"Sort of," he semi-answered, folding his arms over his chest, "I can't go after him without running the risk of giving him the powers of all my aliens on a silver platter from these watches," he pointed out while gesturing towards one of his Biomnitrix gauntlets, "yet your magic could end up absorbed by him, too," he mentioned, placing his hand onto his chin, "That's why I want you and your squad to take him down," he stated to make her nod in agreement.
"Certainly sounds like this guy's worth the trouble…" she admitted as they restarted their trek down the hall, "You know where he is?" she questioned.
"Somewhere in the Milky Way," he replied, surprising her a little, "You'd be surprised at how many people have access to Null Void portals these days…" he grumbled while scratching the back of his head, "Fortunately for us," he kept going, "we can track any Null Void neutrino projections anywhere in the quadrant," he stated, "And as luck would have it," he continued, "the Null Void itself is a parallel world to the Milky Way," he finished with a grin.
"So once a portal goes off…" Sunset started to imply, "you'll know where he's heading," she said, handing the tablet of information back to him.
"Exactly," he replied as he took the device and began to head off, "You're probably gonna be taking a ship, so I'll get in touch with Kevin about letting you take the Rustbucket for a few days," he explained to her.
"A space adventure, huh?" she guessed, folding her arms over her chest, "That… sounds like fun," she admitted, frowning however as the Omni Force leader perked up.
"Sunset, you don't have to put on a brave face for me," he noted, causing her to instantly lift her head up in shock, "I know that it's almost been a year since everything went down for you," he mentioned as her expression turned into an ashamed one, "You can do this, right?" he inquired to her as she glanced off to the side.
"I'll… see what I can do…" she responded somewhat reluctantly. Ben grinned a little as he went on his way, leaving his best friend behind as she sighed deeply, turning around as tears were forming in her eyes. She wiped them away quickly though as she trekked back. A while later, she was moving her motorcycle up into the cargo bay of a ship, glancing around to see the multiple weapons and the blue muscle car within it.
"Car's off limits," a voice chimed in, causing her to yelp in surprise before turning to see the Osmosian Plumber standing there dressed in a black uniform.
"Oh, Kevin…" she breathed out in greeting, placing her left hand over her chest while using her right leg to set her bike's kickstand, "You scared me…" she confessed, chuckling a little.
"Sorry 'bout that," he apologized, going over to her side, "Your quarters are gonna down near the cockpit, so you can set up there," he told her, gesturing forward, "And make sure you let your guys know that they'll need to bring their own stuff to sleep with," he mentioned, "This isn't a hotel…" he grumbled, causing her to laugh a little.
"Yeah…" she agreed, looking away for a moment, "I hear that Ben's been thinking about getting you to join the Omni Force…" she added as she brushed her fingers through her hair.
"I already am," the mechanic replied, waving his arm for her to follow him as she blinked in surprise.
"Really?" she questioned with an arched eyebrow, "Wow, I must be way out of the loop…" she realized, letting out a sigh.
"Don't worry about it," the dark, long haired man reassured, "No one can really blame you for staying on the sidelines since-" He stopped his sentence upon noticing her appearing more downcast, making him rub the back of his head nervously. "Well, you know what I mean…" he concurred.
"So how many squadrons are we at now?" Sunset asked, changing the subject.
"Five," Kevin replied, sticking up his fingers as they ventured into the rather spacious cockpit, "We might be at six soon if Gaara can convince Ruby to be a leader, and… uh…" he tried to continue, only to receive a blank stare of confusion from the former pony, "Well, you get the idea…" he noted, making her smile.
"Thanks, Kevin," she said in gratitude, "I think I know the standard controls since I've worked with Rook's ship…" she pointed out as he seemed somewhat surprised.
"All right," he uttered with a shrug, walking off, "Ben'll call you when he's got Aggregor's location," he told her.
"Yep," she replied while nodding. Once he left, she sat down in the pilot's seat, adjusting it to her best fit as she got her hands onto the controls. It had been some time since she was in such a position, but she genuinely smiled as she got back onto her feet, putting down her satchel and guitar case. She opened up the latter and pulled out her instrument, seating herself back down and strumming a few strings. "The sun is setting… and you're right here by my side…" she sang as a few tears were starting to fall from her eyes.
ENDING
"The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
0:00 – 0:27 = Opens with the sun rising in the background as Sunset and Applejack are playing on their instruments. Meanwhile, the other second squad members are observing the sunrise within the Rust Bucket III, smiling all the while.
0:28 – 0:52 = Cut to the entire squadron playing the song on stage in front of a crowd of people; alien and human alike. Sting is on another guitar beside Sunset, Kyoya's playing the drums alongside his girlfriend, Sakura has a tambourine, Sasuke's on a keyboard, Rogue has a bass guitar, and Alain and Star both have microphones. The crowd is clapping along to the music, while Luffy is swinging around from above with a cheeky smile on his face.
0:53 – 1:20 = Cut to a meteor shower hurdling towards the site of the concert as the group continues to play their music.
1:21 – 1:35 = Lector and Frosch take notice of the incoming meteors, panicking a little before rushing towards the stage through the crowd.
1:36 – 2:08 = As the group continues playing, the exceeds fly over and direct their attention to the oncoming meteors, shocking them a little before Sunset pulls off a wide grin of excitement.
2:09 – 2:48 = Cut to Sunset entering Phoenix Drive and obliterating most of the meteors with a single large beam of light. Luffy follows up with a Gum-Gum Elephant Gatling, and Sasuke uses his Perfect Susanoo to take down a few more. The crowd is cheering all the while at the sight as it looks like sparkling dust falling down.
2:49 – 3:22 = All of a sudden, the sky darkens and the group notices that there is an army of robot soldiers led by Aggregor approaching them from afar. They all drop their instruments and get into ready stances before rushing off to face him.
3:23 – 3:53 = The fight begins with Alain calling on Charizard and using his Demon Slayer magic with his flames to scorch by a barrage of enemies coming toward them. Kyoya shoots Fang Leone through several sentries before letting out a Lion Gale Roar thanks to his own magic. Applejack kicks aside a few more of them, while Luffy charges through several as he uses a Jet Gatling to knock them all away. Sting and Rogue use White Shadow Dragon Silk to rush by even more. Sasuke lets many of them burn away thanks to his Amaterasu, while Sakura bashes through more with her fists. Star shoots down Rainbow Fist Punches from above, flying thanks to her fully grown Mewberty wings.
3:54 – 4:27 = Cut to Sunset facing off against Aggregor, dodging an attempted spear strike before engaging with him in close quarters combat, resulting in him grabbing her, about to steal her energy away. However, Sting jumps in and kicks him back, taking hold of Sunset's hand. Her eyes tremble before she smiles to see him and everyone else there to help, performing a White Dragon Equestrian Flash with him to strike Aggregor in a dust filled explosion, while the blue sky returns with the bright sun.
END
Well, what a great start. Now I should remind everyone that I won't be working on this until I've gotten a few things out of the way in terms of "Omni Force: WAR", "Pokémon Sun & Moon: The Challenge of a Lifetime", and a bunch of other stories that need to get caught up to speed. Plus, I want to start another story that'll probably have one of my best written battles to date.
What will that be? Well, you'll find out soon! Leave any comments or questions in the review section, and I'll catch you all later!