(As we fly back to base in the Quadrant, Marshall explained to us how he escaped from Team Rocket)
Marshall: So yeah, I gave Team Rocket the slip and I was looking for a way out when I found you guys.
Ryder: Way to outsmart them, Marshall.
(I hear them from the cockpit until a beeping sound goes off from my watch)
Me: Guys! Just got an update from Dojo! A new Shen Gong Wu has revealed itself.
Zuma: A new one?
Me: Yeah. According to the data, it's called the Astral Amulet. Whoever has it can summon a spirit from the astral plane to fight alongside you.
Elsa: Sounds pretty dangerous.
Me: Yeah, especially if it ends up in the wrong hands.
(Another beeping sound, this time, it's more rapid)
Me: Just got another update. Someone stole all the Shen Gong Wu we stored in the vault!
Chase: What?!
Vanellope: That's no good!
Me: We better head to the Temple and fast! Full speed to the Xiaolin Temple!
(The Quadrant banks left and the engines propel the ship at max speed)
Crossover Heroes Unite!
Chapter 3: Death Egg Demolition, Part 1
After breaking out of their cells in the Death Egg's prison block, they search for a way out until they meet a green female Zeti who is filing her nails. Sonic remembers her from his time on the Lost Hex.
"Hey, I remember you! You're Zeena!" Sonic recognized her. She looks up and sees Sonic.
"Ooh! Long time no see, hedgehog." Zeena greets him with a flirty smile. Amy's cheeks burn red with a mix of anger and jealousy.
"What are you doing up here in the Death Egg?" Tails asks.
"Isn't it obvious? Your pal Eggman tasked us to guard the prisoners here and make sure people like you don't escape." Zeena explains then sighs with boredom. "Though, to be honest, it's becoming a bore. And this stress isn't helping at all, especially for my skin."
"There's a surprise for you." Gia noted.
"Tell you what, you do me a little favor and I may overlook your escape." Zeena requested. The Resistance huddles together and whisper to one another, unsure to trust Zeena. After a minute, they face the Zeti once again.
"Alright, what do you want us to do?" Antonio asked.
"Here's the deal: one of the prisoners decided to play a trick on me by stealing my favorite neon pink nail polish and hiding it in this cell behind me. If you can find it and bring it to me here, I'll open this door for you. I'd find it myself, but I just got my nails filed and I don't want them getting chipped." Zeena opens the cell door and the members of the Resistance start their search.
"So how do you know that Zeena girl, Sonic?" Gia asked.
"Well, long story short, I ran into her a couple of times while I was on the Lost Hex. She's a member of the Deadly Six, a group of Zeti that can manipulate machines." Sonic explained.
"And I take it that big guy Zavok is their alpha, right?" Riku asked.
"Yep. We take him down, the others submit." Sonic theorized.
"Do you think we can take him?" Ralph asked.
"Ralph, I know we can." Sly said. "Anyone find it yet?"
"No luck over here." Felix reports.
"Nothing here." Donald spoke.
"I found it!" Vanellope shouts as she reveals a bottle of neon pink nail polish.
"Great work, kid. Where was it?" Tommy asked.
"It was in a hidden compartment in the bedframe." Vanellope pointed to a small door in the bedframe.
"Let's take it back to Zeena." Sora suggests.
"Good idea, Sora." Tommy agrees.
They exit the cell and hand Zeena the bottle of nail polish. "Well, color me surprised. You actually found it. I never thought you'd pull it off. I said I'd help you out and I'm a girl of my word." She opens the doorway to the halls of the Death Egg.
"So, green girl happy now, right?" Koda asked.
"Like a kid in a candy store!" Zeena giggles.
"I never thought I'd actually say this, but thanks for the help, Zeena." Tommy thanked the Zeti.
"Anything to help a handsome guy in need." Zeena replies and gives the Green Ranger a flirty wink, making him blush. "And there's something else you should know: the shuttle that brought you here is in the south hangar. You can head there through cellblock D."
"Cellblock D, huh? That's not too far away." Knuckles thought aloud.
"But you better move fast; unlike the Doc, Zavok is one guy you don't want to mess with here." Zeena warned them.
"We'll make a note of that." Antonio nods as the Resistance exits the prison block. Once they make it into the halls, they encounter Egg Pawns armed with blasters.
"Those are Eggman's robots!" Sonic confirmed.
"Leave them to me." Calhoun spoke as she used her gun to shoot the robots and turn them into scrap metal.
"Nice shooting, Sergeant." Judy complimented. "It's no wonder Felix married you. You're tough, yet beautiful."
"Judy!" Calhoun squeaked, trying hard to hide her blush.
"As much as I'd love to try and drown out your tale of love, I'd like to remind you that we're trying to bust out of this place." Sonic reminded them.
"Thank you, Sonic." Sergeant Calhoun thanked the blue hedgehog as they pressed forward. The other girls frown hearing that. They eventually reach a room full of barrels containing a strange purple fluid. Carmelita gets close to one and sniffs the contents, discovering that it has a foul odor.
"EW! What is all this purple stuff?!" Carmelita groaned in complete disgust.
"I'll wager they're fuel cells for the Death Egg's main reactor." Knuckles deduced.
"Why does he need so many?" Donald wondered.
"No idea, but one thing's for sure: we need to find a way out of here!" Antonio suggested.
"Antonio's right. Once we find the shuttle, we can leave this place." Riku agreed.
"Assuming this Zavok guy doesn't find us first." Finnick adds.
Tails notices a lever on top of a platform. Tails flies up to the platform with his twin tails and pulls the lever, opening the door.
"Good eye, Tails." Sly complimented. They leave the storage chamber and encounter two Egg Pawns with metal shields.
"Aw great, those guys have shields." Knuckles noted the shield. "The only way to beat them is if we either attack from behind or above or knock the shield out of their hands."
"I got this." Ralph said as he cracks his knuckles and smashes the shields with a single punch. But four more Egg Pawns appear with blasters.
"Ralph! Heads up!" Judy called out as she joined the fray by dropkicking an Egg Pawn with a sword.
"Hey! Save some action for the rest of us!" Gia spoke as she summoned her Super Mega Saber and began slashing more of the Egg Pawns. Sly later joined the fray and bashed some Egg Pawns with his cane. Antonio slashed the last one with his Barracuda Blade.
"That takes care of that." Nick Wilde said.
"But how are we going to get through?" Felix asked.
"Not to worry! The Murray knows just what to do." Murray said as he found a pressure switch and belly-flopped it. The door opened right in front of the Resistance.
"Great work, Murray!" Sly complimented his pal. "Now let's keep moving." The Resistance continues to find a way to escape the Death Egg.
(We reach the Temple within the next hour. Once we exit the ship, we see the Monks on the ground)
Anna: What happened?
Clay: We were ambushed. They took them all.
Kimiko: The Mantis Flip Coin, the Solar Saber, the Eye of Dashi, everything!
Ralph: Do you remember seeing the thieves' faces?
Omi: No… but their outfits were most strange. The "R" on their shirts stood out like a swollen finger.
Me: I think you mean a sore thumb, but I have a good idea who you're referring to.
Ash: Team Rocket. They stole the Shen Gong Wu.
Elsa: And if that's the case, we better find the Astral Amulet right now.
Me: Good idea. We best split into two groups. That will make our search easier.
Ryder: The pups and I will go with the monks to look for the Astral Amulet.
Me: Then the rest of us will get the stolen Shen Gong Wu from Team Rocket. Give us a call when you find it.
Ryder: Will do.
Me: Alright, let's get moving. You readers may leave a review and Happy St. Pat's!. Excelsior!