Hey guys. Next up in the collection, is my huge Sonic Forces X Star Vs cross over! I'm fusing the first two chapters into a grand one-shot, so hope you all enjoy :)
The humid airs of Mewni gusted in the breeze, carrying some odd colored leafs as Mewman guards integrated monsters and royals alike. Angered shouts, annoyed mumbles, and somber faces painted a troubling scene which started out with hopeful intentions. Looking at all of this from the distance, was Marco Diaz, a young man from Earth who rubbed his forehead in pure frustration. 'Of course, everything keeps going wrong. Why isn't this a surprise?' He looked in the direction of his best friend and crush, Princess Star Butterfly.
She was leaning on her boyfriend and demon prince Tom Lucitor, trying to comfort her after the night's events. "Sigh... Even if that's not me, at least he's making her feel better." He kicked a loose pebble, but it showed a glowing red stone. "Huh?" Marco bent down, picking up the odd object. It was faintly glowing, emitting a soft humming sound. "Reeks of trouble; better give this too…" He stopped his thoughts, seeing Star kiss Tom before rushing off somewhere. Marco clenched his fist holding the stone, unaware of its glow getting brighter. Shoving the object in his pocket, he just took a calming breath. Walking over to Tom, who was slouching in defeat, Marco sat down next to him.
"Hey…" Tom said dejected, both boy's looking at Star. They heard loud shouting from her end, nearly blasting one of the guards. "She's… Not taking this going bad well."
"No kidding spent months planning everything. I should know, helped out with a lot of behind the scenes stuff." Tom raised an eyebrow, earning a small smile from Marco. "Okay, you did a lot too. Lifting those sculptures and getting more funding for this was a huge help."
"Anything for Starship," Tom replied, folding his arms. "I'm worried about her though. Always working hard and never having fun anymore." Marco sighed, putting a hand on Tom's shoulder. "Don't' tell me…"
"Oh, I've noticed this too. And she really is working herself ragged. But, Star wants to do to a lot for Mewni. We just… Gotta support her however we can man." Marco looked away from Tom, pondering a thought. "Look, if I've been a jerk lately… I'm sorry."
"What? No, you haven't…" Tom recalled a memory, folding his arms. "Yeah, where did that come from." Marco ruffled up his brown hair, laughing bitterly to himself.
"Let's just say my head's a bit messed up since I got to Mewni. Lost a lot coming here and not sure where I even stand with Star at this point." Marco truthfully admitted. He took out the red stone from his pocket, spinning it around. "I don't know… It's like, I don't really belong anywhere anymore. Ever get that feeling?"
Tom nodded, lightly patting Marco's back. "I hear you, bro. Remember when Star dumped me a while back and… I felt so lost. I mean, things are looking up now, clearly." He laughed to himself, not noticing Marco's twitching eye. "But back then, I just stayed locked in my room all alone. Still coping with Jackie, aren't you?"
Marco rubbed his neck. "Something like that. But… You were the only one to ask about that. Thanks, man." He held out his fist. Tom pounded it and the two noticed Star marching back toward them. "Hey, Star. Holding up?"
Star plopped right between Tom and Marco, rubbing her tired forehead. "Marco… You know things went bad!" He just blinked, as if Star said something dumb. "Never mind… You guys ready to head back?"
"Yeah… My dad's likely worried." Tom jumped out of his seat, giving Star a kiss on her cheek. "Be careful Starship and… Things will look up." She waved goodbye, seeing him leave in a fire portal. Marco bit his tongue, trying to not show annoyance. Star looked at Marco, noticing the odd stone in his hand.
"Uh… What's that buddy?" Marco looked at Star, passing her the gem. "Some odd… Glowing rock, thingy." She spun it around, bit it and soon was going to blast it with her magic wand. Marco grabbed her wrist, having narrowed eyes. "I just want to see what this thing does. Stopped glowing when I touched it."
Marco took it back, its glow returning. "Guess I activated it somehow? Either way, not sure what this does. Maybe your Mom might know?" Star shrugged her shoulders, leaning her head on Marco. "Uh… What are you..."
"I'm… Really tired, Marco. It feels like everything I do is wrong." Marco gently rubbed Star's back, avoiding the goosebumps running down his own. "I mean, you've seen all the stuff I've been doing. Throwing sick monster parties, trying to connect Monsters and Mewmans and even sticking up for Eclipsa!" Marco remembered when first meeting the fabled 'Queen of Darkness' during Star's portal mess. He always thought she was an 'odd one'. Shaking off the thought, Star continued speaking. "I just hope something I plan works out for once."
"Well, you tried." Marco tilted her head toward him, having a bright smile. "Anyone would have just 'gave up' but you keep on fighting for what you want. You are a bit stubborn, but it's done a lot of good for you. Just know… Whatever you do, I have your back."
Star smiled, feeling the earnestly behind Marco's voice. 'That's what I like about you so much. Always knowing just want to… What? Like? I thought… Yesh, calm down girl, you are over him now. …Right?' She shook her head and elbowed Marco. "Thanks." Looking toward her left, she passed Marco a mug. "Got us some hot chocolate." Star shivered slightly, feeling the cool wind brush against her poufy princess dress. "Kinda chilly out."
Marco took the cup and slugged some down. "Thanks. Oh, here." Noticed the blanket from where Tom sat and passed it to Star. "I think Tom made it a bit toasty before he left." She giggled, throwing it around both of them. "Uh… I'm not cold though."
"Then why are you shaking?" Marco noticed his hands shaking slightly, hiding them away quickly. He tried hiding a laugh but the two just smiled at one another.
Meanwhile, in another world, a yellow humanoid two-tailed fox was kicked back by a colorful robot. The ash-filled skies of the city surrounding him made the young one hiss in anger. "CAPTURE MILES PROWER; ORDERS UNDER…" The fox swiped his tails at fast speeds, smashing the robot into a pile of bolts. Jumping into the sky, he spun them around at such speeds, that he hovered in the air. Holding out his some odd weapon, he shot some flames ahead. Flying at fast speeds, he was able to keep the offensive, pushing back rows of mindless robots.
"To think, Eggman couldn't program these bots to be smarter." He mumbled, trying to crack a joke but it felt hollow. Ignoring the bile rising up in his chest, he continued fighting, unaware of a red wolf and yellow bear running alongside him.
"Tails, I was able to help save the people on the other side of Station Square." Tails looked at the red fox, who was wearing a blue beanie and held an odd green blaster. Giving his partner the thumbs up, he continued flying ahead. The yellow bear jumped back, charging up his odd yellow drill arm.
"Look out!" The bear shouted, dashing ahead through the incoming row of robots. Tails just smirked, impressed his prototype weapons were working. "Yeah! This sucker packs a punch." The three were going to celebrate the minor victory but some cries got their attention. "Oh no… Do you think…"
"I do." Tails said grimly, spinning his tails rapidly. "You three stay here and help anyone in danger. I got this." The group nodded nervously, seeing their co-leader fly away. Tails narrowly avoided the massive, towering 'Death Egg Robots' that patrolled the city streets. He stopped, seeing a figure he loathed with every fiber.
The figure before Tails wore an odd mask, only exposing one eye. Covering his body was black-like fur and a long bushy tail. The key feature of the figure was a glowing red stone. A stone Tails vividly remembered causing trouble years back during some mania with his buddy Sonic and Knuckles. Looking toward a nearby pillar, Tails hovered behind it, peaking at the figure with great interest.
"My, you are all such pests. Can anyone put up a fight? Your great hero was unable to even crack a dent. Some blue savor he was…" Tails grit his teeth but took some breaths to keep his cool.
'Can't break down again. I… I just recently got better after… Sonic's… No! I need to stay strong. He would want that.' Patting his cheeks, he resumed watching the figure.
"I shall end your suffering. And make it…" He held out his hand, ready to blast a stream of lasers and the passed out humanoid animals before him. But he stopped, feeling something 'off'. "What is that I feel? Some… Other Phantom Ruby activating? No… That cannot be."
'Another ruby? Mmm…' Tails pondered, taking out his miles electric, a tablet-like a device, to do some research. Pressing some buttons on the screen, he noticed that another signal, though faint, was being picked up. 'Huh, he's right. I'm picking up another reading, just the same as Infinite's ruby.' Before Tails could continue digging for more info, he felt his blood turn cold. Looking behind him, was a smug Infinite folding his arms.
"It seems the fox turned into a little rat, spying on me." He leaned forward, hiding a cocky grin under his mask. "I always love having a fan or two. Tell me, want to join your brother?"
Tails punched Infinite but he dodged it like lighting. Flying into the air, he blasted a surge of flames from his blaster. "Take this!" He looked at the exhausted fallen ones. "You all! Get out, I will hold him off." They complied, running like a headless chicken. Infinite blasted Tails, knocking the weapon away from his hands. "You think I just have that?" He grinned, tapping his wrist. Releasing small whip of energy, he spun his wrist around, nearly at the same speeds as his copter tails.
Infinite blocked every attack but felt his posture worsen, as if the attack was hurting him. "Impressive, you've gotten better fox." He jumped back, touching the ruby on his chest. "But you know, I am called Infinite for a reason." Tail's vision got covered in a red blur, unable to continue the offensive. He tripped over, harshly landing on the ground. "Mmm… Ready to accept defeat?"
"N-No…" Tails mumbled, pressing a button on his wrist. A loud thud was heard, landing right before Infinite. "I… I got another weapon up my sleeve you jerk." He hovered into the blue and yellow mech walker, unleashing a wave of missiles and bullets. Infinite caught them all and was ready to send them back, but Tails was long gone, flying high in the sky.
"Smart kid. Knows when to leave a fight when outmatched." Infinite let the weapons explode, leaving a small trail of fire. "I need to find this second ruby though. If another has my power… My plans will fail." Infinite flies off, looking for the source of this new power.
Back in the land of Mewni, Star and Marco were back in the Castle. Both were getting ready for a good night's sleep, as, after the trying monster bash, both were beat. Star and Marco made their way toward their rooms, but Star stopped before hers. Marco notices her somewhat nervous body language. "Uh, you okay?"
"Yeah, totally totally." She bit her lip, looking at Marco's glowing hand. "I have a bad feeling about that rock thing." Marco passed it to Star, the glow stopping the moment it landed in her hand. "What should we do with it?"
"Like I said, we should tell your mom about it." He tapped his chin in thought. "Or Hekapoo?" Star frowned, earning a semi-annoyed glare from Marco. "We are surprisingly on good terms still after the whole sleep portal thing happened. She would help us if we ask."
"Okay, I guess. But I want to do some of our own 'research' into this thang." She darted into her room, hiding a loud 'boom' of pink smoke. Marco slowly opened her door, seeing Star in her narwhal dress and having a table before her. "We are going to blast ma wand at the thing and see what happens."
"That… Isn't the best of ideas." Marco said deadpanned. Star's annoyed expression said it all though, earning a groan from Marco. "Fine, here is the dumb rock." He tossed it at Star, walking toward his room. "Don't do anything until I return. Want to take this suit off…" Marco was about to walk away but he felt a blast of white magic hit him. Looking at his arms, he was in casual clothing again. "So… Is that how you get dressed? Just poofing it on using magic?"
Star leaned forward teasingly, having a sly smile. "A lady never shares how she dresses, don't you know." Marco blushed at how close Star was to him, causing her to back off. "Your face is… All red man."
Marco patted his cheeks, throwing up a red hood. "Just… Test the thing already." Star shrugged her shoulders and aimed her wand at the stone. Blasting a wave of light at it, the object had no reaction. She continued blasting spells of all kinds but the stone continued to have no reaction. Marco rubbed his chin, taking Star's wand. She glared at him but noticed the wand change form. Having a dagger-like appearance now, Marco stood before the stone. "Okay, I know this is your wand but let me try something." He focused on the color red, thinking it might trigger a fire blast or something. A ray of light escaped the wand's center, reacting to the red ruby.
The object started rattling as if it would blow up. "You did it!" Star took her wand back, morphing back into its original form. She noticed the stone pulsate a purple and red ball, getting larger. "Uh… Is this another portal making the thing? Like your scissors?"
"I… I don't know." Marco slowly walked toward the rock, tapping it. It burst into a large vortex, slowly sucking everything into it. "WHAT!?" Marco tackled Star into her bed, trying to tie them down using the sheets. Star clung to her bedframe, unsure what was going on anymore. But her worried eyes felt safe with Marco's focused brown orbs. He rushed around the room, looking for anything to keep them in place. But soon the bed started rattling, getting sucked into the vortex.
"Marco! Just take my hand." Marco obliged, tightly grasping it. Star just let go of the bed and the duo flew into the portal. Both screamed in fear and excitement, only seeing a storm of purple now. It felt different compared to the portals they normally entered as if this one was a tunnel rather than a doorway.
Marco felt Star's grip on him loosen, getting his nerves jumping. "Star! Don't let go. I'm your lifeline, remember?" Star smiled, nodding in agreement. As she was trying to focus on something, a large object collided with them. Star and Marco drifted apart, landing into two very different sub-portals within the vortex. The red stone gave a faint blast toward the duo before landing in Marco's lap as he entered his own portal. Both closed, leaving the two knocked out in different locations.
"Orbot?" A shrill sounding yellow cube emitted, hovering around Star's unconscious body. "We got a new prisoner I think." Joining a loud sigh was a red robot slowly hovering toward his robotic 'brother' in arms. Seeing the passed out form of Star, he rubbed his chin.
"Well, how did you find her?" He noticed Star tightly holding the wand. Trying to pick up the object, Star sprang to life. "Seems she woke up. Hello Miss… What is your name?" Star felt her head, it being a jumbled mess as she recalled what happened before. Orbot had a worried look, gesturing Cubebot to say something.
"Uh… We got milk and cookies!" Orbot glared harshly, folding his arms. "What? I love cookies…"
"You doofus. She's likely an escapee. Need to get her back in a cell before the Doctor says something. He's been… A bit cranky lately." Cubebot nodded in agreement, hovering around Star.
"Yeah, always complaining about Sonic beating various mooks in the arena and not 'breaking down'. Sonic never stops talking though." Orbot gave a knowing look to Cubebot, earning a confused expression.
"Uh… Okay, I'm going to just… Back away." Star slowly moved back, but she felt her body oddly lighter than before. Looking at her arms and legs, she gasped. "What just…" Touching her head, she only felt sharp quills replacing her blond locks. "You two, give me some space, okay?"
"Sure thing!" Cubebot complied as Star magically conjured up a tall mirror. "Wow! Are you a magician? Make me a balloon animal!" Cubebot wanted to sigh but he just couldn't help but be in awe. Star studied her appearance and felt shock course through. She was a bit shorter, her attire didn't change much and the wand still maintained its form. But her pale skin now having a blond hue joined with quills on her back and head.
"I'm… Some animal now?! Okay, you two robo-dudes better explain this!" She violently aimed her wand at them, causing the two to gulp in fear. They all stopped upon hearing laughter from the distance. Star folded her arms, seeing a round but tall man walk up to her. "So, you the boss of this joint buster?"
"Why yes. And you are part of that resistance, I presume?" The man asked, having an air of playfulness. Star lowered her guard somewhat, having a small smile. "Name is Dr. Eggman, but I'm sure you are aware of my take over."
"Uh… I just got here man. Some portal thing didn't work right." Star admitted, rubbing her quill-covered head. "I'm just going to go now, so…" Eggman held out his hand, stopping Star in her tracks.
"I think we should have proper introductions." His playful smile turned serious, some robotic guards surrounding Star. "I mean unless you want things to get messy." Star cracked her knuckles, leaping into the air. "Another one with the spin-jump?" He pressed a button on his wrist, creating a shield. But to his surprise, a narwhal crashed down. "Ow!" He stumbled over, glaring at Star. "Guards! Capture that hedgehog!"
Star ran off, summoning her pink Cloudly charm and blasting robots as if she was in a video game. 'This is weird, but fun! Hope I can find Marco here.' She looked at her surroundings, seeing blue and grey steel coating every wall. The atmosphere felt oppressive, getting her nerves jumpy. 'Reminds me of Saint O's when Heinous was in charge.' Star hopped off cloudly and started running down a cordor, hoping to find her best friend in this metal maze.
Marco felt a rush of wind fly past him, blinking awake slowly, trying to look around. He saw burning buildings, giant robots and embers of fire all over. "Where the heck…" Marco looked at him, realizing he's freefalling. "Oh, crud! What am I…" He crashed on a blue object, making it wobble around somewhat. "Ugh... Thanks for the save." Marco fixed his footing, seeing a humanoid fox having a baffled expression.
"This hasn't happened in a while." Tails joked. "Just hold on tight!" He made a barrel roll, avoiding incoming gunfire from a death egg robot, making Marco want to hurl. He groaned audibly, earning a snicker from Tails. "Not used to flying huh?"
"Just… Land this thing… Please…" Marco begged, feeling his lunch rising up. Tails nodded, finding a place to land the Tornado Mark II. Finding a wide city block to land, Marco rolled off the edge of the plane, kissing the ground beneath him. Tails walked up to him, folding his arms amused. "Thanks, man. I have motion sickness and it can be really bad sometimes."
"No problem uh… What is your name? Mine's Tails." Marco stood up, fixing his hoodie. He held out his hand, which Tails shook.
"My name is Marco Diaz. Not sure where I am, as me and my friend was looking into this thing." He showed Tails the ruby, earning a shocked expression. "From that face, this rock is quite important, huh?"
Tails swiped it quickly, but the glow was gone. "You… Activated it somehow? Mmm… You should hold on to this for now Marco." Tails tossed Marco the ruby, who put it away in his hoodie. "You know, as a dog, your combat skills are going to be super strong. But you likely know this already."
"Dog? I'm a human. You are the odd animal-fox thing." Marco answered but he finally looked at his hands and felt his newfound lighter weight. Pulling up his hoodie, he saw brown fur coating his once human arms. Tugging his ears, he felt floppy ones of a dog. Tails studied Marco, noticing him mumbling. "Of course, another monster arm-like incident. Maybe Star's magic caused this... Just great." Placing a warm hand on his shoulder, Marco snapping out of his annoyed thoughts. "Okay… Okay… That rock likely did this, right? Right?"
Tails nodded, holding out his mile electric. "The phantom ruby can play with illusions, something I've been trying to figure out how for a long, long time. But it seems to have affected you. Not from around here, are you?" Marco nodded, earning a 'Mmm' from Tails. "Well, I think I know what happened. Something about dimensional travel. Me and my brother…" He bit his lip thinking of Sonic, looking away. "We meet our 'past selves' during some odd incident a few years ago.
"I know my way around a portal or two." Marco held out his scissors, showing them to Tails. "Spent years earning these but Star and I travel across dimensions often. This quite the odd one though…" The thought of Star got him jumpy, grabbing Tails shoulders tight. "Star! You know where she is?"
"Uh… I know of literal stars, though Eggman's take over makes it hard to see them at night." Marco's panicked face didn't go lost on Tails though. "Look, I don't know where your friend is but I lost a lot too. I… I understand."
"O-Okay." He took a deep breath, giving a small smile to Tails. "Sorry for panicking like that, just a bit protective of her is all." He nodded in understanding, hovering toward Marco. "But did something happen here to the city? It's all on fire and…" A loud boom was heard in the distance, making Marco grit his teeth.
"Eggman…" Tails clenched his gloved fists, flying ahead. "You can fight, right Marco?" He nods, clenching his own fists into balls. Tails grinned, gesturing him to follow. They raced across the burning city, seeing the carnage in full force; water pumping out of a nearby fire hydrant, building rubble in their way, and faint embers coating the atmosphere. Marco felt such worry come over him, though a rush of excitement joined as well. Tails noticed the focused but semi-joyful expression emanating from Marco. 'I think we are going to get along just fine.' The fox thought, flying through an opening with ease.
Marco stopped moving, seeing a large loop in the distance. "Uh… I don't think I can make it through that by running." He noticed the loop end-point, focusing on that target. "Will meet up with you." Marco snapped his scissors in half, forming two daggers. Running at fast speeds, he cut a rift into space, hopping inside. Tails looked in pure awe, unaware of another portal opening up at the loops end. Marco landed gracefully, snapping the scissors in place. "You coming or what?"
Tails shook his head, flying through the large loop with grace as if he did this for many years. Flying next to Marco again, the duo made their way to the city center, seeing other humanoid animals being cornered by cold-lifeless steel robots. Marco charged ahead, landing a round-house kick on one of them. The others picked up on Marco's fighting form, unsure how to respond. One robot just marched forward, unleashing some blasts from its laser cannon. He rolled out of the way, using a sweeping kick to make it crash on the ground. The animals cheered in joy, feeling relieved.
"You are quite good at fighting, Marco." Tails used a tail swipe to send some robots back, while Marco landed another punch or two. "Your friend get you in trouble often?"
Marco released a small laugh, landing an aerial kick on another robot coming Tails' way. "You could say that. Star always pushes me to go on adventures." He landed a punch, right through a robot's chest, feeling a dark memory creep up on him. Looking at his right hand, he brushed the thought off, continuing the offensive. "Though some are more dangerous than others."
Tails picked up the dark tone of Marco's voice, simply nodding in response. "I hear you. Sonic… He always got me roped into all kinds of adventures. Helping free little aliens from an intergalactic theme park, flying him to the center of the Earth, and breaking him out of prison one time." Marco raised an eyebrow at this, before laughing at how silly that all sounded.
"Well dude, we got more jerks incoming." Robots seemingly fell from the sky, pinning Tails and Marco back to back. Taking out his scissors, Marco grinned. "Can you lift me into the sky? I have a plan." Tails nodded, revving up his two tails. Flying in the air and holding out one hand, Marco took it as his scissors transformed into a long sword. Everyone was surprised to see his cheeks grow crescent moons but didn't comment. "Now!" Tails flung Marco into the sky, who swung his blade into the ground. It created a small shockwave, sending the robots flying back.
"Wow… So you are skillful using swords?" Marco nodded at Tails questioning, readying his blade for another assault. Tails took out his blaster, tapping some buttons on the device. It changed its color from red to purple. "Let's do this!" Tails and Marco charged into battle, unknowing of Infinite watching from a rooftop.
'That boy… Isn't from here. Feel rage in his heart, in addition to that ruby of his. This should be quite enjoyable.' Infinite snickered softly, sitting down on a stoop and watching his 'robots' fight Marco and Tails like mindless fodder. 'His ruby will be mine, but interested if he can tap into its power.'
While Star is running away from various robots onboard the Death Egg, in the very same station was a blue hedgehog kickback in his prison cell. His green eyes were locked on a small golden ring, which he was playfully spinning on his gloved hands. While normally a smile graced his face, the blue hedgehog was frowning, quills and fur battered from Eggman's latest 'display of power'.
"Pift, why doesn't he make something new to fight? Trashing bucket head, knock-off knuckles and puddles is boring every other day." He stopped spinning the ring, tightly clenching it in anger. "I'm sick of being cooped up in this jail-house while my friends are fighting for their lives." He recalled a bitter memory, of watching his adoptive brother getting thrashed around by Infinite, while he was trying to fend off various former foes. The image of a battered Tails, lying lifeless on the ground filled Sonic with rage and sadness, emotions he's been feeling a lot for the past three months. "Tails… I will see you again little bro." Crushing the ring between within his fists, a faint blue glow radiated off him. "Let's see if this dummy ring can work like the real stuff." Sonic hopped off his hard bed, looking at the bars before him. Revving up into a spiked blue ball, he slowly removed the cuffs on his wrists and flung to the metal bars. Trying to buzz-saw his way through, he targeted a specific rusted point. Hearing a snap, Sonic jumped out of his cell.
Looking behind him, he couldn't help but smirk. "I still got it. And I have enough juice. Maybe I should…" He heard stomping coming his way, side-stepping away from a red bull-like creature. His yellow eyes met green, as Sonic playfully entered battle stance. "Ah Zavok, pleasure seeing you today. Ready for another beat down? I got a knuckle sandwich with your name on it." A normally cocky tone from Sonic was harsh and bitter, something Zavok folded his arms at.
"I have no time to play with you rat, got a prisoner on the loose." Just as the red beast started charging away, Sonic dashed to his side, holding a leg out. Zavok tripped over as Sonic jumped on his head using a spin-jump. Groaning in pain, he violently glared at Sonic, letting a puff of smoke escape his bitter face. "You want me to harm you?"
"No. I want to kick your butt is all; payback for that lost hex incident and almost killing my friends might be cathartic." Sonic teased, wagging his finger. Zavok snapped his fingers, summoning a small swarm of robotic bees. "What? Going to sick those buzz-bombers on me? I can just…" Sonic jumped in the air, launching a serious of homing-strikes in his ball form at them, leaving a pile of metal scrap. "…clean up the trash like that."
"Oh, you have no idea what you just did rodent." Zavok jumped toward the center of the prison hall, where a giant buzz-bomber was in the center. Jumping on the creatures back, he ordered it to blast a laser at Sonic. He slyly avoided the incoming attack with a slide before rolling to the platform. But he heard some screams, coming from prisoners around him. Gritting his teeth, he looked toward Zavok, who had a wide grin. "So, blue hero, willing to let me off a few of your comrades?"
Sonic put on a confident smile, taking out one last dummy ring from his quills. "You know, I was really hoping to use this to crack some eggs." He crushed the ring, feeling another surge of energy rush through him. "But you had this coming for a while now hothead." Sonic revved up into a ball, charging into the giant buzz bomber. Sounds of laser fire echoed in the Death Egg Prison Hall, with Sonic rolling and quick-stepping away from the incoming fire with ease. He locked his eyes on Zavok, who had a focused expression. Noticing dents on the giant buzz-bomber holding him up, he smirked. "So, can't fight yourself? You always use buckets of bolts to fight for you." Sonic rolled under a swarm of smaller buzz-bombers coming his way, jumping into the air.
"Stay still you pest!" Zavok screeched, pointing his hand at Sonic. Another swarm rained down, but Sonic only grinned. Letting a blue aura coat his fur, Sonic charged into the swarm in a rush of speed, jumping across each one like stepping stones. Zavok grit his teeth, holding up his fists like a boxer, blocking the incoming homing attacks from Sonic. Before Sonic could land the last one, Zavok jumped off, letting Sonic collide into the giant creature.
Sonic landed on the giant robot's head, rubbing his chin playfully. "Always wondered how Eggy's robots worked. I never really toyed with this. But, always a time for firsts." Sonic jumped into the air, burrowing into the robot. Oil and gears spilled into the sky, with Sonic landing right in the robot's center. Pressing random buttons inside the robot, he started spazzing out, shooting lasers in all directions. "Doesn't sound good. Okay, think…" Sonic found a red button, smashing it with his fist. The shooting stopped, showing Zavok standing still like a statue. Sonic pressed the screen before him, with a laser heading Zavok's way. "Hehe… Like a video game." He continued pressing the screen, with Zavok's large form slowly dodging each blast. But one hit his knee, making Sonic smirk joyfully. "My chance!" He curled into a ball and blasted out of the robot, jumping right on his foe's head.
Sonic cracked his knuckles and started unleashing a swarm of fast punches and kicks, which Zavok had issue blocking. "I'm not losing to you yet!" He swung his tail, knocking Sonic back a few feet. "I can do more than order robots around." Some fire surrounded Zavok, making Sonic whistle in amusement.
"So let me guess; you can use fire powers? Bet you can't use them like my pal from another dimension." Sonic grinned, revving up a spin-dash. A storm of fire headed into Sonic's direction, with him rolling around, avoiding each blast. He crashed into Zavok, stopping the burning flames around him.
Zavok tried landing punches but Sonic used a leg swipe to knock him down. Jumping back, Sonic clenched his right hand, his body coating in a blue aura again. Zavok darkly laughed, letting himself get coated in flames. "Ready to get burned, blue rodent?"
"Playing with fire is never a good idea. How about you face a cool breeze to blow it out!" Sonic and Zavok boosted into each other, a clash of flames and blue gales covering the battlefield.
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Deep in the halls of Eggman's death egg, Star was jogging down a corridor, blasting any incoming robots in sight. Leaning on a wall, she huffed from minor exhaustion. "Yesh, these guys don't let up. Even my best spells aren't making a dent in those Egg-robot-thingies." She wiped her head, looking at her new form once more. "So I'm a 'Hedgehog' now? Odd… Wonder if it's like my butterfly form." She focused, feeling a golden light coating her but oddly enough, no four arms sprouted. "I can still use it… But I'm not Mewman again. Huh…" She rubbed her chin as the golden glow vanished. "Marco has to be here." She started jogging again, hopping over large gaps and narrowing avoiding laser fire. "This place is crazy! How worse can…"
A large buzz-saw came down from the ceiling, which Star rolled under. She sighed in relief as the saw went elsewhere, but felt her quills get a bit sharper. Tapping her chin, she shrugged a thought and continued walking. After a few minutes of walking down a few hallways, she spotted a massive room, with it coated in blue metal and a large road at its end. Just as Star got ready to run, a booming voice echoed throughout the death egg.
"Attention all minions, we have an escapee on the loose. She is a short blond hedgehog holding a weapon of high power. Oh, and I know you can hear me… What is her name Orbot? You don't know! I have all my prisoners names registered in my computer. Humph! Never mind. I will give you one casual warning girl. Come back to the station's base quietly before I used deadly force." Star stopped walking, noticing the motor nearby.
"You tried killing me already, Egg-Person-Dude." Star narrowed her eyes. "I'm not giving up my 'weapon' for anything. How about you send stronger robots instead. Those guys were chumps." Eggman's eyebrow twitched, with Cubebot laughing in the background. "See, those guys get it. Hey Cube and Orb dudes!"
"Hello!" Cubebot waved from the monitor, but a harsh glare form Eggman silenced him. Orbot coughed and got Eggman's attention.
"She is right boss. Maybe you should…" Eggman slammed his keyboard, silencing Orbot as well. Glaring at Star, he pushed up his glasses and pressed a button. "Sending Metal Sonic on a prisoner? Isn't that overkill?"
"Enough!" He ignored his minions, having a boastful grin. "So you want a challenge? I will send you one of my greatest creations! Metal Sonic, take down the intruder." A loud whoosh was heard over the PA speakers and Star noticed glowing purple eyes down the hallway she just came down. "Have fun!" The monitor's screen dimmed and Star noticed the purple glow get brighter.
"Oh boy…" She started running, feeling a rush of speed overcome her. Noticing a rail to her right, she jumped on it and started grinding across a pathway. Getting over a gap, she leaped towards the platform across from her, landing gracefully. A blue robot started rushing toward her, making Star enter battle stance. "Rainbow Whip Lash!" She aimed her wand at Metal Sonic, latching on to his speeding form. The robot didn't stop flying, rushing past her and dragging Star like a rag doll. Star grinned, as she stopped her boots into the ground, nearly slamming Metal Sonic into the ground. Jumping into the air, she launched a storm of Narwhals at the robot but he swatted them away like nothing. Metal charged into Star using a drill-dive, but she rolled out of the way. Noticing a gap in the wall, she slid into it, ending up on down a long metal road.
Star noticed large objects and metallic structures tower above her but ignored it, letting running feet carry her down the road. Feeling out of control, she latched her rainbow lasso on a railing, carefully drifting across a curve. Star smirked, feeling a nice rhythm during the run. She let go and pulled off the same move coming down another curve. She found a large ramp, rushing toward it and jumping across. Flying in the sky, she turned into her golden form, using it to rush past more hallways and corridors. Metal crashed through a wall, locking on to the speeding Star. His memory backs got confused, thinking of seeing Sonic for a moment. Rage overcame his circuits, bursting into purple static and charging ahead.
Star looked behind and saw Metal giving chase. "That guy is really fast. Maybe…" She smirked, aiming her wand at him. "Syrup Storm!" A wave of sticky syrup poured over Metal Sonic, clogging his circuits and slowing down. Star continued flying, unaware of an open door before her.
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Sonic and Zavok were in a heated punching bout, with both huffing from exustion. "Ready… To give up knock-off chuckles?" Sonic joked but coughed a bit. Zavok wiped his mouth, spitting out some blood.
"I… Never lose to you. Not when…" Sonic clenched his right fist, landing a punch directly into Zavok's face. He landed another. And another. He kept punching him, his green eyes glowing with rage.
"Come on? Not teasing about my friends dying? Or how I'm 'too' slow?" He saw Zavok kneeling on the ground, having lifeless eyes. "Come on! Say something you jerk!" Sonic landed another punch, making him fall down. Zavok's form fizzled out, evaporating in a glitch red mass. Cheers surrounded Sonic, but it didn't faze Sonic. "It… Wasn't the real thing. Hehe… All of this must be fake. Maybe I'm in that hole still, with Eggy laughing at me." Sonic fell to his knees, trying to prevent himself from breaking down. "N-No. I need to stay strong. I might…"
"That pile of bolts was super easy too…" Star was going to continue but was silenced by Sonic's face. The two rolled off the platform and fell down into a pit. Sonic blinked, looking at the baffled blond hedgehog before him. He noticed her golden wings, waving hello.
"Hey, name's Sonic. Uh… You can fly, right?" Star nodded, unsure what to say next. "Can you be a pal and… Lift me out of this jam? I don't want to face plant against the cold metal." Star looked below them, catching Sonic and the duo gently landing on the ground. "Thanks. So… What's your name?"
Star closed her eyes, golden glow gone. "Star Butterfly. Me and my buddy Marco got separated. Trying to find him but some egg jerk sent a blue robot after me." Sonic sighed, stretching tired legs and arms. "You know that robot dude?"
"Know him? I fought the creep hundreds of times. Eggy still making Metal's; some genius he is. So you meet Eggface? Yeah, the guy kinda… Won for once." Sonic bit his tongue, feeling annoyed admitting this. "Anyway, we need to jet. The longer we hang here, the sooner Eggman will capture us."
"Sounds great! So…" Star and Sonic looked around, noticing the ceiling falling down. "This place is one death trap. Not my kind of fun." Sonic grinned, clenching his fist. A blue aura glowed around him and he held out a hand.
"Time to show you why I'm called 'The Blue Blur'. Just… Try to keep up." Star smirked, taking a deep breath. She let her golden glow return and blasted ahead. Sonic only shook his head and dashed after her. The duo dashed across, seeing an open doorway. Sonic and Star rushed outside, seeing literal space surround them. "Huh, so we are in space." Star covered her mouth, making Sonic laugh. "Oh calm down. We can breathe in space… Though Tails never explained how that worked…" Sonic shook his head and landed on one of the many grind rails. Star followed after him, catching up with her fast flying speeds.
Star noticed some robots at the end of the rail, aiming her wand at them. A red wave of light struck them, sending them flying off the rails. "So, what's your deal bub?" Sonic snickered, switching to another rail and going through a loop.
"I'm the hero around these parts, but I lost recently. But I can still win the war. Just gotta head back home… If my home isn't wrecked enough that is." Sonic clenched his fist, jumping across various asteroids. "I never really failed before like this. The feeling…"
"Trust me, I get you Sonic," Star said in a serious tone. She barrel rolled away from incoming rocks and laser fire. Landing on the ground, her and Sonic made their way into a small hovel inside one of the spaceships. Sonic took a deep breath and calmed his own nerves, laughing nervously. Star sat across from him, curling up her knees. "In my home, I always messed up. Getting loved ones into trouble, my messes just causing more havoc and even my love life is a mess."
Sonic snickered, having a sly smile. "Let me guess, you have your own admirer that never leaves you alone?" Star sighed, shaking her head. "You want an Amy? I mean… We are good friends but she always bothers me. I like to, go on adventures and never sit down, you know?"
"The guy I like… Uh, liked is my best friend. It is weird how we are now; feels like a wall is between us now. And he made that wall, not letting me climb over it." She looked up at Sonic, who just smiled. "Why are you so happy?"
"Just thinking of something. For all you know, that friend of yours likes you. But never trust me with romance advice." Sonic shivered. "The memories of that one time still haunt me to this day." Star raised her finger to ask something. "I'm an open book buddy, but don't press me on that."
"Cool, cool…" Star peaked her head up, noticing the laser fire was cooling down. "You have any friends? You seem like a chill dude." Sonic snickered, folding his arms.
"I got my little bro Tails who always joins me on my many adventures, my pal Chuckles… But don't call him that. Him blowing up always gives me a laugh, but Knuckles really has your back in a pinch. Amy is a good friend too, though like I mentioned, she's a bit stalkerish. She has been toning down on that since I last saw her though." Sonic tapped his chin, thinking of something else. "Then there is my rival Mr. Ow the Edge, always having this sour mood but being a good sport during races. I always beat him though." Star giggled, earning laughter from Sonic. "What about you?"
"Well, I have my best pal Marco, who always has my back. Then there is Tom, my boyfriend who is a literal demon from hell." Sonic blinked in slight confusion before shaking his head. "I know, but he's a nice guy. Anyway, I'm also friends with Pony Head, who is suuuuper cool. She's the master of throwing parties."
"Sounds like some crew you have," Sonic smirked. "Hope to meet them one day." Star was going to continue but both heard the PA system going off.
"SONIC! HOW DID YOU GET…" Eggman coughed, composing himself. "Seems you escaped, my long-standing foe." Sonic was silent, green eyes narrowed at the monitor. "What? Not cracking your jokes and one-liners for once?"
"I'm getting my home back." Sonic hissed, picking up a small rock off the ground and revving up into a ball. He chucked it the monitor, smashing the screen into shattered shards of glass. Star looked at Sonic, seeing a lone tear come down his face. "I'm fine. We better get going, Star."
"Yeah…" Star got up and followed Sonic, the duo silent as they dashed down more corridors. Star noticed Sonic's more focused expression. 'That Egg-guy and Sonic have history, don't they? Must be like Mom and Toffee hating each other.' Star shoved the thought away, keeping focused on her goal. 'Can ask him about that later. Gotta find Marco before leaving here.'
Eggman blinked at the monitor, seeing static. Orbot and Cubebot hovered toward him, each exchanging a worried look. Orbot coughed, not getting the attention from Eggman. "B-Boss? Sonic has… Never done that. He always jokes and is never serious. But… Did that ever happen before?"
"Yes." Eggman sat back down, laying back in his armchair. "Sonic never admits defeat, but when I get the upper hand, he 'changes'. The blue pest isn't a jolly idiot. He's a lot smarter than anyone gives him credit for." He tapped his fingers together, sighing at a memory. "Over the years, we always bested one another, so actually winning in full for once is quite lovely. But Sonic, he isn't taking that fact well."
"Well boss, shouldn't you be happy?" Cubebot chirped, hovering around Eggman. "Sonic being down means you really won!" Eggman laughed bitterly, confusing his minions.
"No, my annoying robot." Eggman pressed some buttons on the screen, showing Sonic fighting him on different occasions. "Whenever I pushed him to the brink, Sonic came back stronger." He tapped the screen, flicking through images. "When I shattered the world to pieces, he dashed across it in record speed to restore it. When I captured that little planet, he didn't crack a joke once. When Chaos flooded Station Squire, Sonic took on Perfect Chaos with a frown. And…" He swiped at the last screen, showing Sonic punching the ground with Eggman giving a supported pat on the back. "…When that fox got captured by the Deadly Six, Sonic was 'changed'. He took the situation completely seriously, despite myself having more at risk. I actually felt sorry for the blue pest."
"I remember that," Orbot commented, rubbing his robotic chin. "So when his loved ones are in danger, Sonic is a lot more dangerous, correct?"
"That is correct." Eggman pressed a button, closing all the images. "So when I created Infinite, Sonic's capture was critical to my plans." He turned around, having a dark frown on his face. "Sonic landing back on Earth already signals my demise, even though I have the upper hand still."
Orbot gulped, never seeing such a dark expression on Eggman's face. "Should… Should we summon Infinite?" Eggman shook his head, turning around and pressing a few keys. A video feed of Tails and Marco fighting various forces came up.
"I picked up an odd reading from Station Square, with Tails and that odd dog being the source. Infinite needs to deal with them first." Eggman let out a loud laugh. "I get the feeling our guest and that dog are going to be annoying pests."
"Aww… That girl was really nice! She made me a balloon animal." Cubebot shouted, taking out a balloon dog, which waved hello. Eggman felt his eyes twitch, groaning loudly.
"That girl has a power, something we could really leverage if we got our hands on it. For now, I want my forces here to capture her and Sonic." Eggman pressed one more button, with an image of a wounded Metal Sonic twitching on the ground. Leaning into a microphone, he coughed a bit. "Minions! Collect and repair Metal Sonic."
Orbot and Cubebot just looked at Eggman, noticing his large grin spreading. Both gave each other a worried look before orbiting around their master, awaiting his next plan of action.
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Within Station Square, loud shouts were yelled across the city streets. "Come on everyone! One group at a time!" Tails bellowed, with Marco helping various citizens leave the surrounding mess of burning oil and rusted metal. Leading them to a nearby building, Marco rushed toward Tail and chucked him his scissors. "Uh… I got my weapon but thanks, dude."
Marco waved his hands, pointing at the scissors. "No, make a rift to your base or whatever. It can help get a lot of people to safety at once." Tails nodded and made a cutting motion with the blades, thinking of Resistance HQ. Making a blue rift, he gasped at the portal. Marco smirked as he guided a family and other citizens into the portal, each leaving with thankful smiles.
After getting more citizens out of the city, Tails tossed the scissors back to Marco, who clenched them tightly. "That is some impressive technology. Mind if I study them later when things calm down?"
"These are my ticket home… Once I find Star. But you will be careful with them, right?" Tails gave a large grin, making Marco sigh. "I take that as a yes? Just don't break them." Tails nodded and hovered toward his Tornado plane. Marco studied the plane, noticing faded yellow tails and blue paint coating it. "I like the design of this, though I guess from… Things happening here, the paints all messed up."
Tails sighed, guesting Marco to hop inside. "Me and Sonic painted this a few years ago. Felt really nice…" Marco was going to sit down when both heard mocking laughter.
"Seems like the fox made friends with some mutt." Infinite hovered down, fix his mask as he folded his arms together. "And what have we here? Some 'hero' from another dimension?"
Marco's eyes grew wide, noticing the glowing gem on his chest. Gritting his teeth, he swung his scissors, turning them into a blade. "You are the reason Star and I got here. Where is she?!" Marco made a swipe, sending a flaming gust of wind toward Infinite. He warped out of the way, standing right next to Marco. Before he could block the attack, Infinite kicked Marco, sending him flying. He stabbed his blade into the ground, gaining footing. "So… Playing dirty, huh?"
"Dirty? I'm not even using my full power on you. Tell me, what is your name?" Infinite snapped his fingers, creating a red blade, glitching into existence and landing in his hand. "I prefer knowing my prey's name before fighting them." Marco held his blade with two hands, giving Tails a firm glare. The fox was frozen still but he saw a fire in Marco's eyes. Tails nodded, flying off with a worried look. Turing his attention toward Infinite, Marco made a playful smirk.
"I'm Marco Diaz from Earth, a warrior who spent sixteen years earning the cool sword you see in my hands right now. As a squire for the kingdom of Mewni, I will take you down punk." Marco dashed toward Infinite, making a wide swing. Infinite blocked it with ease, clashing his blade with Marco's. "So, seems you caused this mess here. Tell me, what is your deal?"
Infinite jumped back, sending a storm of cubes in Marco's direction. "Good question. I'm the best mercenary of Mobius, though I changed my… Profession after some consideration." Marco rolled away from the cubes, jumping into the air and morphing his blade into two daggers. "Now, I'm going to change this world for the better." Marco made an X-Slash with his daggers, jumping into a portal and making Infinite have a surprised expression. "What?! You are just like…"
Marco hopped out of a portal, sending a flying kick toward Infinite. "Like what now? You have warping powers, so just leveling the playing field." Infinite made a groan, fixing his mask. "I don't want to fight you. Just tell me where Star is and I will leave you be." Marco put the daggers together, fixing his scissors and tucking them away.
"Starting a fight and wanting to back down? Coward." Infinite teased, walking toward Marco. "I don't know who this 'Star' person is, but you have something belonging to me." Marco touched the ruby in his hoodie, backing away slowly. "You want its power? I'm deeply sorry but only I can master the ruby's power."
Marco jumped back, tightly clenching the ruby within his right fist. A faint red glow covered him, but a dark expression was plastered over his face. "And what? Use it to burn more towns? Hurt more people? This gem can really help my new friend and I'm not giving this up without a fight."
Infinite closed his eyes, trying to connect to this other ruby. He saw a flood of memories as if his ruby was linked to the one Marco held. Opening them, he snickered. "Mmm… So you really care about this Star person, I see." Marco's red glow only got stronger, rushing into Infinite at fast speeds. "It seems she powers your strength, drives your emotions, and clouds your thoughts. Why? When she is taken by another soul?"
Marco felt rage take over, landing a fury of punches and kicks, but Infinite blocked them all. "Shut up! You know nothing about me you… What are you anyway?" Marco jumped back, trying to calm his nerves.
"I'm a fox, but don't see how that is any of your concern," Infinite answered as if Marco asked a stupid question. "I think we should cut this little… Fight short." Marco calmed down, but still remained in battle stance. "We will clash again, but… I know you. Marco Diaz, you will soon learn about me as well. Let us have a fairer fight. I look forward to seeing you master that ruby." He hovered into the air and dashed away. Marco put the ruby in his hoodie, unsure what to even think.
"Star… She is in major trouble if that jerk is after her." He groaned, running off. "How the heck did he find out about me? And my… Feelings of all things?! Great…" Marco felt his speed get faster but ignored it under the stress clouding his mind and heart.