Hey guys, I'M BACK! And with a new chapter. I've read a few reviews, and I got to say, the pairing is bringing a lot of readers here. Don't worry, I'll make them a couple in the fourth chapter. And now, on with the show.
Chapter 2: The Arrival
(Sonic Heroes Hut)
Team Chaotix(Espio, Vector, and Charmy Bee) are moving equipment around the hut with Omega while they wait for their team mates to return. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy rushed in when they finished.
"Hey guys, you're back." said Vector and Charmy Bee simultaneously.
"Sonic The Hedgehog, Tails The Fox, Knuckles the Echidna, and Amy Rose. Where are Shadow The Hedgehog and Rouge The Bat?" asked Omega.
"They'll be here soon. They're carrying a Green Hedgehog up here." said Sonic.
"I thought you, Shadow, Amy, and Silver are the only hedgehogs that exist." stated Espio.
"We were, until now." said Shadow as he walks in with Rouge carrying their guest.
"What happened to him?" asked Charmy Bee worryingly.
"Don't worry, he's not wounded, just tired and unconscious." stated Tails.
"What tired him out?" asked Vector.
"I'll explain when we give him somewhere to rest." commented Rouge as she puts the Green Hedgehog in the recovery room. Everyone crowded around him while Tails checks his condition.
"He might wake up in a few hours." commented Tails before he was proven wrong. The Green Hedgehog began to stir as he wakes up. Rouge went to check him.
"Or a few seconds. That walk must've been longer than I thought." stated Tails. The Green Hedgehog opened his eyes slowly and saw the most beautiful girl he has ever met. Rouge and the Green Hedgehog are gazing at each other's eyes.
'She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen' thought the Green Hedgehog.
'His eyes are as gorgeous as nature' thought Rouge.
"Ah-hem" fake-coughed Shadow as he got sick of watching the gaze quickly.
"Uh, where am I?" asked the Green Hedgehog as soon as the gaze was interrupted. He scanned his surroundings to see a blue hedgehog, an orange twin-tailed fox, a violet chameleon, a bee pilot, a D.J crocodile, a pink hedgehog, a red robot, a red echidna, a black hedgehog, and closest to him, the most beautiful bat he has ever seen.
"Good to know you're awake, pal. Let me introduce us, I'm Sonic, and they are Tails, Espio, Charmy, Vector, Amy, Omega, Knuckles, Shadow and Rouge." introduced Sonic while he pointed to them for specific introduction.
"Hello, my name's Ben." introduced Ben as he gets up from bed.
"Didn't you say your name was Cannonbolt during the fight?" asked Shadow. The others grew curious for why he changed his name. Ben forgot that Sonic, Amy, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow and Rouge witnessed the fight against Eggman's robots.
"No, that is just the name of the form I transformed into." answered Ben honestly.
"How can a hedgehog have the same abilities as a chameleon?" asked Espio, who was as shocked as the others were. He was about to answer but the alarm stopped him.
"What's happening?" asked Ben alarmingly. Tails went to check the alarms.
"Eggman is back with a firefly robot. Everyone, arm yourselves!" warned Tails. Ben was about to head out but his legs felt wobbly as he fell to his knees.
"Guys, go on without me. I'll keep an eye on Ben." commented Rouge. The others nodded and left without her. She went to Ben to help him up.
"You okay?" asked Rouge.
"Yeah, just a little tired from all that robot smashing." answered Ben.
"I don't blame you. I would be tired too if I destroyed 100 robots with nothing but spin dashing." replied Rouge. She sets Ben on the couch and sits next to him while waiting for the others to return from the mission. There was an awkward silence in the room until Ben finally spoke.
"So, why did you insist on staying here to keep an eye on me?" asked Ben curiously. Rouge blushed lightly before answering.
"You saved my life, along with my friends and the villagers. It's the least I can do." replied Rouge. She still has the blush on. Another awkward silence filled the room for minutes until Rouge's communicator went off. She took it out of her pocket before answering.
"Rouge, we need help. Eggman's firefly robot is just a decoy. We're surrounded. We need you here now." said Sonic in the communicator before hanging up. Rouge turned to tell Ben, but he disappeared. Rouge turned to the door and saw it wide open.
Ben is running through the forest while scrolling through the Ultimatrix to find the alien he needs. When he found it and reached the end of the forest, he leaped and shouted "IT'S HERO TIME!" before slamming the Ultimatrix.
(Eggman's H.I.V.E)
Sonic and his friends are surrounded by Eggman's firefly robots. Every time they try to hit one, it dodges it by flying fast. And since none of them have the right weapons to take out airborne enemies, the fight seems hopeless.
"MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good thing I discovered your weakness, Sonic. You are only the fastest when on land, but when it comes to mid-air combat, I HAVE THE ADVANTAGE HERE!" gloated Eggman. Before he could gloat more, the robots guarding the passageway got frozen solid.
"Huh? Which one of you froze my robots?" asked Eggman irritated.
"That would be me." said an unknown voice. Everyone turned to the source and have surprised looks on their faces. Standing in front of them is a blue reptilian hedgehog with black-and-white body armor with dorsal fins sticking out of the back. He has green eyes with black curved scars below them.
"Meet Articguana!" shouted the new hero.
"It doesn't matter if you can freeze the planet. My fireflies will burn you up." joked Eggman as the audience stands quiet enough to hear crickets chirping.
"Oh, forget it. ATTACK!" ordered Eggman as his fireflies exhale fire on Articguana.
"Hey man, not cool!" joked Articguana as he dodges the flamethrower attack.
"Ha, good one Articguana." replied Sonic as he heard his joke.
"Uh, guys? We should help him." suggested Tails. They nodded and went to help them. Articguana breathed a path of ice under him so he can hover above fireflies. Espio started throwing shurikens at the robots that tried to attack him. Sonic spin dashed the fireflies and hopped them up like a ladder. Amy slammed her hammer on the surrounding opponents that tried to close in on her. When the fireflies got close enough, Vector chomped on them with his powerful jaws. Knuckles used his strength to throw them at each other. Shadow used his Chaos Control to slow down the fireflies long enough for Tails to look into one and store components in his duffel bag. Charmy Bee used his stinger to counter the fireflies' own stingers. Omega is shooting missiles at the robots while counteracting their own. When Articguana got high enough, he saw the others fight and an idea struck his head.
"Sonic, spin dash in a circle to contain the robots. Espio, strike them when they try to escape with your shurikens. Knuckles and Vector, push them in. Omega, fire on my signal. Amy, get your hammer ready. Charmy and Tails, fly up here to keep an eye on the robots. I'll teach them to cool off." ordered Articguana. The others nodded, thought a few had some doubt. Sonic started spin dashing in a circle to create a tornado. When some robots tried to escape, Espio struck them with his shurikens while Knuckles and Vector threw them in. Tails and Charmy flew up into the air to watch the plan unfold. When Tails gave him the signal that they are all in, Articguana jumped and exhaled his frost breath, freezing the robots captured in Sonic's tornado.
"AMY!OMEGA!NOW!" shouted Articguana. Amy swung her hammered and slammed it on the chunk of ice while Omega fires his missiles. When the smoke clears, Articguana, Sonic and his friends are surrounding Eggman.
"Now it's your turn to chill." joked Articguana as he exhaled a frost breath, freezing Eggman inside a chunk of ice. Before any of them took a step closer, Eggman exploded, sending ice debris everywhere.
"Did I just do that?" asked Articguana.
"No, it's just a robot fake." replied Shadow. Articguana sighed in relief, knowing that he didn't accidentally kill someone.
"Let's head back to base, Ben." said Shadow. The others stared at Articguana at shock.
"How did you..." questioned Articguana before Shadow interrupted.
"The insignia on your chest matches the one that Cannonbolt has." stated Shadow pointing at the hourglass symbol on Articguana's chest.
"I'll explain everything when we return to base." replied Articguana before changing to Ben. They still stared at him shocked while heading back to H.Q.
All right, next chapter I am going to put in a sparring match between Ben and one of the Sonic Heroes. Tell me in the review who you want to see him spar against and as what transformation.
