A/N: I know this chapter was supposed to be called "Catch Me If You Can" which would focus on Team Sonic chasing Synergy and Big, but this chapter just randomly popped into my head so I needed to get it down. Plus, I haven't planned out "Catch Me If You Can" yet. Just to give you all a heads up. That's all.
As usual, thanks to TGN, Alexandria Prime, Infinite's Ruby, and SharpDragonKlaw for their reviews and support of this story. Also, another heads up, but I am going to take down the poll regarding the mysterious caller very soon. It doesn't have a lot of people voting on it and this chapter gives the answer away. You'll see.
Suggested Music:
(1) Sir Percival: The Knight of the Grail - Sonic and the Black Knight OST
(2) Holaska Hub World (Night) - Sonic Unleashed OST
(3) Blue Ridge Zone - Sonic Chronicles Remastered OSt (By Hatokman)
(4) King Kaliente - Super Mario Galaxy OST
Without further ado, enjoy the show!
Resistance Reunited
Waiting for Tails to answer his front door turned interminable for Cream, Cheese, and G-merl. They were waiting outside for their close friend to answer the door, hoping to tell him about the dream he had last night of the two echidnas making a mysterious Gizoid that shook G-merl's hand. The rabbit and her Chao didn't know this of course, but they wanted to know what was going on with their closest friend. Both of them have known the Gizoid ever since Tails stripped him of his evil programming a few years ago. Since then, he's been like an older brother to them.
They recalled times where he would take care of them, make them feel better about themselves if they ever felt down.
But never before have they ever encountered something like this.
Something was wrong with G-merl; he looked distressed.
But what was going on?
All the questions rambled through Cream's head, as G-merl knocked on Tails' door one last time.
No one answered.
The Gizoid rolled his eyes and made a hissing noise, annoyed that Tails was taking so long to answer his door.
Come on, Tails, where are you? He said in his mind. Answer you door!
"G-merl," Cream finally spoke. "Can I ask you something?"
"What's up, Kiddo?" G-merl inquired.
Cream looked down at the ground, a frown was on her face. She turned to her brother-like friend and gave him her response. "What was… um… I'm sorry, what was… your- "
"It's okay, Cream," G-merl placed a hand on his best friend's shoulder. "You can ask me."
Cream sighed before he asked him her question. "What was your dream about last night?"
G-merl rubbed the back of his head, trying to think of how he would word his answer. If he just flat out told her, 'Hi, Cream, I dreamt I was Emerl last night and I heard my evil creators talking about an evil plot,' she would either freak out or she would be confused. Either way, she would be surprised to hear the name of Emerl, someone who she was close with in the past. G-merl tapped his yellow fin plates and folded his arms, checking out his yellow arm and knee guards.
He finally came clean with his answer. "First off, let me ask you… do you remember a group of mean people called the Nocturnus Clan?"
Cream raised her eyebrow before she remembered what G-merl was talking about. "Oh, yeah! I remember them! They were mean, but I remember being friends with one of them. Her name was Shade, she was nice. Why do you ask?"
G-merl gave a nervous sound again. Time to give the response. "Well, this is going to sound crazy, but I dreamt of my past self, Emerl, last night. I was talking with the Nocturnus Clan."
Cream gasped when she heard that response. Never did she think she would hear about G-merl's predecessor again. Cheese gasped as well and turned to his owner, Cream was in shock when G-merl said Emerl's name, something the black and yellow Gizoid was afraid of.
To his surprise, Cream continued talking to him when he expected her to be traumatized. "The Nocturnus Clan are back?"
"No, no, Kiddo," G-merl shook his head. He leaned downward and touched Cream's shoulder. "Don't worry, you helped Sonic and his friends take them down for good, so there's no way they're coming back anytime soon. My dream had me, as Emerl, walking down a laboratory. I was watching my creator, Ix, and his close friend, Nestor, build some kind of robot. A robot that looked just like me, I mean, Emerl."
"Yes, that name, Ix, sounds familiar to me. He was mean, but Sonic was able to stop him," Cream said. "But if you're okay with me asking, do you remember anything about Emerl or that robot at all in your dream?"
G-merl hesitated.
He didn't want to scare Cream if he'd told her about Project: Synergy, but eying the concerned expression on her innocent six-year-old face, G-merl knew he couldn't deny her request.
At the same time, he didn't want to give her any information which could potentially harm his best friend. How he hated keeping secrets like that. "The robot's name was Project: Synergy," he said. "I overheard a couple of sentences from my creator regarding that robot, mentioning to Nestor that he was near completion. But don't worry, Cream, if he ever gets the nerve to come after you… I will never let him hurt you. That's a promise. I apologize if what I told you scared you."
"Don't apologize, G-merl," Cream said, pulling the robot into a comforting hug. "I know it sounds scary, but the fact that you had a bad dream makes me worry about you. You promised me that you will never let those people hurt me, so I promise the same to you. G-merl, you've been protecting me for so long, it's time Cheese and I return the favor!"
"Chao, chao!" Cheese smiled.
"Ha-ha, thanks, guys," G-merl hugged the two kids. "What would I do without you two?"
Suddenly, the sound and smell of fire burning came from behind the three friends. They all turned their heads and gasped (Well, G-merl couldn't gasp because he was a robot, he has no lungs.) at what they were seeing. Cream and Cheese cuddled beside each other, G-merl stepped in front of them and clapped his right fist against his left palm.
Whatever was coming for them was going to meet his wrath.
The wave of fire showed its true identity when it cleared up.
It was Blaze the Cat, using the seven Sol Emeralds to transport from her dimension to Sonic's dimension.
She sealed the magic gems away before she looked around her environment, noticing that she scared the snot out of some of the locals. Some of them ran away in fear while some chose to stay behind and record Blaze's entrance with their video cameras.
The lavender cat brushed off her purple dress before adjusting her white gloves. Looking to her right, she saw G-merl, Cream, and Cheese. The rabbit and the Chao were excited to see her. G-merl had n idea what was going on.
"Miss Blaze!" Cream rushed to the princess and gave her a big hug. Blaze kneeled down and returned the hug. Cheese rested on top of Blaze's head, cuddling herself against her hair.
"Cream, hello," Blaze smiled, hugging her back. She hugged Cheese as well. "It's nice to see you two again. How have you been?" before the rabbit answered, the cat quickly glanced over Cream's shoulder and saw G-merl.
She gasped. (1)
"You!" Blaze shouted, she pushed Cream and Cheese behind her before igniting her hands up with flames. She charged at G-merl, thinking he was an Eggman robot hired to attack her. "Get away from my friends!"
"Whoa, hang on a second!" G-merl pleaded, jumping out of the way. Blaze shot his chest with a ring of fire. G-merl lunged backward and fell into someone's fence. Moaning in pain, he got up and dodged another attack. "Wait, this isn't what it looks like! I'm friends with her!"
Blaze kicked the Gizoid across his face. "You're a robot made by Dr. Eggman! You were sent to attack her! How dare you disturb her peace!?"
The lavender cat fired a punch at the robot, but he caught it to her surprise.
He snarled. "Buddy, what I want is to live in peace, but you had to come here and cause a fuss. So, now, I'll make you rest in peace!"
"G-merl? Miss Blaze?" Cream asked. "If you would just take a moment- "
G-merl head-butted Blaze and shot her with a blast of laser energy. Blaze counterattacked by spinning around, fire shot out of her arms, hitting G-merl across his face multiple times.
"Or… not," Cream said nervously.
Blaze shot a wave of fire at the Gizoid, but he teleported behind her and fired a kick. Using her agile reflexes, Blaze jumped over the kick and landed a quick punch against G-merl's face. She then grabbed the robot's fin and flipped him over her shoulder, he skidded across the ground until he hit someone's bird bath.
He picked up the object and threw it at her, only to watch Blaze pierce through it with her powers.
Before she could hit him again, G-merl teleported above her and whacked her with a homing attack.
Blaze fired back with an Axel Tornado; which was a circle of fire.
G-merl blocked the attack with his force field prior to deciding to mess with the cat. "Is fire all you got?" he taunted. "I bring more heat than that!"
Blaze attacked him with a Fire Claw; her equal to Sonic's homing attack. "You will need more than big weapons and big words to stop me!" she landed behind him and pulled her fire fist back, ready to punch.
G-merl did the same thing and the two of them were caught in a fist fight. Punch. Punch. Punch! Nothing but fists were flying.
"Yeah, well, you!... Argh!" G-merl grunted, as he kept fighting. "How does Sonic keep up all this mid-battle banter!?"
It was at that moment where Blaze finally realized… she made a mistake. "Sonic?" she asked. She jumped back and put out the flames on her hands. "As in Sonic the Hedgehog? Hero of Mobius?"
"No, I meant Super Mario," G-merl said, sarcastically. "Of course I meant Sonic the Hedgehog! And how do you know about him!?" (1s)
"EXCUSE ME, PLEASE!" Cream shouted, running in front of Blaze, protecting G-merl from anymore harm. "Miss Blaze, please don't hurt my friend. G-merl used to be an Eggman robot before, but that was before Mr. Tails reprogrammed him. He was only trying to protect me."
Blaze felt guilty after hearing that. How could she have misjudged someone based on their appearance? She bowed her head in shame and apologized. "I can only offer you sincere apologies, G-merl," she replied. "I mistakenly assumed you were attacking Cream, so I attacked you without properly assessing the situation."
"Eh, it's all right," G-merl shrugged it off. "I'm used to be misjudged by others."
Blaze felt even more guilty after hearing that.
"What are you doing here, Miss Blaze?" Cream smiled.
"Oh, right," Blaze said, she brushed her sleeves off. She held all seven Sol Emeralds around her. "I felt the will of the Sol Emeralds. I've come to prevent a terrible event on your world. The Sol Emeralds warned me of a new evil that's come to destroy this dimension."
"Really?" G-merl replied, rubbing his head. "What is this new evil?"
"The Sol Emeralds didn't show me much, but they did show me the awakening of a robot that looked just like G-merl."
Cream and Cheese both gasped.
"Project: Synergy?" Cream asked.
"You know about this?" Blaze inquired.
"I had a dream about this last night," G-merl said. "I was inside my old body and I watched my creators from 4,000 years ago make this robot. I don't know what happened after that. I was hoping Tails could help me, but he's not answering his door."
Blaze raised an eyebrow. What could be keeping Tails from answering his own door? He would usually be awake at this time. She walked to the door and gave it a small knock. On accident, the door cracked open, a creaking noise filled the silence of the interior. G-merl, Cream, Cheese, and Blaze entered the house.
Everything looked intact, nothing was damaged.
They entered the kitchen to see if Tails was cooking anything, but not even the kitchen was populated with any folks. Cream and Cheese checked the living room once again while Blaze and G-merl investigated the kitchen.
No one was in sight.
Blaze suddenly found a piece of paper sitting on the kitchen counter. She picked it up and read it, it was a letter from Tails.
To Whom It May Concern,
If you're by any chance looking for me and/or Sonic the Hedgehog. I hate to say it but you're out of luck because we're not home. Sonic and I are currently in the Mystic Ruins with the Commander of the Resistance; Knuckles the Echidna, looking for a new evil that was discovered in the Sylvania Castle Zone. I'm not sure when we'll be home, but when we get back, we'll be sure to get back to you soon.
Although you could have called us on the phone instead of reading this letter, but hey, I wanted to write this just to be considerate. That, and my house phone is dead.
Sincerely,
Miles "Tails" Prower.
"They're not home," said Blaze, putting down the letter. "They're in a place called the Mystic Ruins. Where is that?"
"I know where that is," G-merl said. "Cream, come here!"
Cream and Cheese walked up to their friend.
"We're going to the Mystic Ruins to find Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, are you cool with going with us or do you want to go back home to your Mom?" G-merl asked. "It's your call."
Cream and Cheese looked at each other before they turned around, whispering a conversation between each other. The two were discussing whether it would be best to help G-merl or to go back home.
Unsurprisingly, their decision was simple.
"We're here to help, G-merl!" Cream saluted, Cheese smiled.
"Excellent!" Blaze and G-merl said at the same time.
"Come on, everyone," G-merl said. "Let's get going. I have a strong feeling Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles don't know what they're up against."
Rough and Tumble were inside the elevator of their HQ, the Final Egg; an old location in the Mystic Ruins that Dr. Eggman used during the Perfect Chaos incident. He and Sonic the Hedgehog went to battle here when the former unleashed a new Super Badnik called the Egg Viper. Thankfully, Sonic was able to defeat Dr. Eggman and continue to find the Chaos Emeralds in order to stop Chaos.
Not much is known as to how or why Rough and Tumble resided here, but the both of them know that this wasn't their first choice of a residence, it was their boss's idea; the Doc. Who is the Doc?
They knew the answer to that question.
The two of them were waiting to see their boss, Tumble couldn't wait to tell him about Synergy whereas Rough was still confused. Why was his brother so eager to tell the Doc what he saw and how did he remember seeing that robot before?
"I still don't get it, bro," Rough said. "That robot we saw, you said you've seen it before, yes?"
"Mm-mm," Tumble nodded.
"How do you know that thing?" Rough inquired.
"I'll tell ya once we see the Doc," Tumble replied. "Besides, he's the one who's seen it first."
The elevator reached the bottom floor and opened up, Rough and Tumble stepped outside and entered a laboratory filled with a bunch of Dr. Eggman's old machines. Ranging from old Metal Sonics, to battle-damaged Badniks, to old Mecha Sonic ideas, and all sorts of rejected robot designs. They walked into the dark room, the only sources of light were the rusty old chandeliers on top. They were all moldy and covered in dust.
In the lab, a scientist was typing on his computer. This was the Doc that Rough and Tumble have been talking about.
He was mumbling. "Let's see, if I put this part here… no, that's not good enough. How about this?... no, that's also not good enough. How did I make this again?"
Rough and Tumble exchanged a nervous glance before they interrupted the Doc's work.
"Hey, Doc," Tumble said. "I got something to tell you."
The Doc turned around and showed himself to his two minions.
The Doc was an anthropomorphic platypus with grey fur that colored most of his body. His beak was black-colored and narrow with his nostrils on the front, and he possessed red eyes, black eyelids, and a thick tail. He also had three thick hair turfs on his head that were combed over the right side of his head. His front hair turf also possessed a black highlight. For attire, he wore a purple and red tuxedo with golden cuffs, orange pince-nez glasses, and webbed black gloves with the left one having a orange topaz with a red spiral. It was attached on the top and his gloves had golden fingertips. He also wore black boots with golden buckles, red soles, medium high-heels, and upward-turned pointy shoes.
His name… was Doctor Starline.
"I'm in the middle of something, Rough and Tumble!" the platypus snarled. "What do you want!?"
"Tumble and I were in the middle of building our own private castle in the Mystic Ruins," Rough explained. "When suddenly, Sanic, Tells, and Noodles showed up and tore it all down!"
"What a surprise," Dr. Starline said, sarcastically. "It's what happens when you use limestone and brick. That, and you kept putting up signs that gave away your location!"
"It's not our fault the sign looked cool," Rough replied. To which Tumble punched him in the arm.
"After Sonic and his band of idiots ruined our kingdom, a fat purple cat showed up in the distance," Tumble said. "With him was a robot you've seen before. One that I had to come here and tell you about."
"For the last time, Tumble," Dr. Starline facepalmed. "Those singing puppets you see on TV do not count as robots."
"No, it's not those!" Tumble shook his head, waving his hands. "I saw this robot with the fat cat. I forgot what he was called, but he was light blue, dark blue, and green-colored! I think his name was… it was… gosh, what was his name!?"
"You're wasting my time," Dr. Starline said.
"Wait, wait, hang on! I know his name!" Tumble tapped his head, trying to get himself to think. "His name was… Rough, what was his name again?"
"I think his name was… Energy or something?" Rough said, rubbing his head and flexing his tail. "Singerly… no! Synergy?"
Dr. Starline gasped when he heard Rough's last guess. "Wait! Synergy!?... as in… Project: Synergy?"
Rough and Tumble eyeballed one another.
"Yeah, that's him!" Tumble pointed.
"This is incredible, how can this be!?" Dr. Starline placed his hands on his head, he adjusted his glasses and stroked his chin. "Project: Synergy is alive! You saw him in here in the Mystic Ruins!?"
"Yep!" Tumble nodded, smiling.
"Hold on a second," Rough said. "How do the two of you know about this guy?" (2)
Dr. Starline turned around and typed on his computer, pulling up a digital image of a blueprint of two Gizoids. Emerl was on the left and Synergy was on the right. "Project: Synergy was one of two projects created 4,000 years ago by the Nocturnus Clan: An ancient group of echidnas that wanted nothing more than to rule their land. Unfortunately, their efforts were thwarted by their rivals: Chief Pachacamac and the Knuckles Clan."
The platypus adjusted his jacket and changed the picture to show the skunks an image of both clans. On the right was Imperator Ix and the Nocturnus Clan. Beside him was Procurator Shade and in front of her were both Emerl and Synergy. The two of them were standing in front of an army of echidnas and Gizoids.
On the left was Chief Pachacamac. He was standing beside his daughter, Tikal, and his war-hungry echidnas. Rough and Tumble shared another glance with one another, analyzing the differences between the two civilizations.
They could tell which one was technologically and which one wasn't.
"Because of their abundance of advanced technology, Nocturne's leader, Imperator Ix ordered his top scientists and engineers to construct an army of robots called Gizoids; advanced war machines designed to copy the move sets of their opponents. Project: Emerl was the Gizoid armada's top general, Project: Synergy was his second in command. The two of them fought in the war against the Knuckles Clan, overpowering them because of the way they were programmed. Emerl was the most powerful, but Synergy proved himself as a force to be reckoned with."
Rough and Tumble nodded their heads.
Dr. Starline showed them a few pictures of Emerl and Synergy fighting the Knuckles Clan. Shade was in the background, fighting an army of Knuckles soldiers while Ix was trapped in a sword fight with Pachacamac.
Starline changed the picture to show the skunks a picture of the aftermath of the war. Shade, Synergy, and Emerl were holding up their fists, standing beside Imperator Ix, who held up his weapon. All of them achieved victory while some echidnas of the Knuckles Clan, including Pachacamac, fled.
"The Knuckles Clan retreated to their home town, hoping to use the Master Emerald's power to kill their enemies," Dr. Starline continued. "But little did they know, they would anger the God of Destruction: Chaos, who executed them with the power of the Chaos Emeralds. Because of this, the Nocturnus Clan easily ruled the entirety of the Mystic Ruins."
Rough began to fall asleep because of all this nonsense, but Tumble punched him in the arm, waking him up.
"However," said Dr. Starline. "Just when the clan settled into their new home, a black hole in the sky sucked the entire city of Nocturne into another dimension, leaving Project: Emerl to crash land into the surface. Project: Synergy was presumed dead at the time. Emerl would later become experimented on by my idol's grandfather, Dr. Gerald Robotnik until he was later found by Dr. Eggman. Sadly, before Eggman could put him to good use, Sonic the Hedgehog and his band of Freedom Fighters destroyed him. Since then, I thought the Gizoids were all gone… until today,"
"Huh?" Rough and Tumble asked.
"You two said that you saw Synergy today. No one has seen him in 4,000 years! Having him here on the surface is groundbreaking! Imagine what I could do if I had him in possession. Imagine what could happen if… Dr. Eggman had him in his possession." Dr. Starline snapped his fingers, he had an idea.
Rough put his hand against his hip. Tumble folded his arms.
"Rough, Tumble, get the car ready," Dr. Starline said. "We're taking a road trip to Metropolis!" (2s)
(3) Blue Ridge Zone: A chilly alpine region that featured fir trees, distinctive azure grasses, and snowfall if one were to go further north. Giant freshwater alligators (also called Dragodons) were encountered here, as well as giant hawks that would fly around their nests, protecting their eggs from the Dragodons.
The cold wind blew through the air, making Amy Rose regret not brining a coat to this region. Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying-Squirrel, on the other hand, didn't mind the cold. Although, Ray did have to tighten his scarf a little bit.
The three of them raced through the snow and admired the hawks flying through the sky. The ferocious birds would stare at them, praying that the three heroes wouldn't get the idea to steal their eggs. Thankfully for them, the heroes had no ambition to do such thing.
Amy, Mighty, and Ray were looking for Team Chaotix.
Before they left this morning, Knuckles told them where he stationed the Resistance before he went out with Sonic and Tails. Silver was in Soleanna and the three detectives were here. Since Mighty and Ray knew the Chaotix well, Amy decided to pick them up first.
They traversed through the snow. Ray was riding a snowboard while Mighty and Amy ran through the white wonderland, making their way down south. Ray performed a front flip and side flip through the air before striking a landing. He almost fell off his board.
"Careful, Ray, don't hurt yourself," said Mighty.
"D-don't worry, Mighty!" Ray smiled and waved. "Whoa! I'll be c-careful!"
Ray performed another trick and landed safely.
"I appreciate you calling us back into the action, Ms. Rose," Mighty smiled.
"Ms. Rose?" Amy asked, shocked. To which she chuckled. "You're a real gentleman, Mighty. Sonic could learn a thing or two from you. Ha-ha! But in all seriousness, it's not a problem. I'm glad you guys came back."
"Same here," Mighty replied. "So, get this straight. A guy named Silver is in Soleanna and Team Chaotix are here, correct?"
"Yep! You guessed it!" Amy winked.
"Sweet! I can't wait to see them again. I haven't spoken to them since the old days, back when we were fighting a giant Metal Sonic on an isolated island. I'll never forget the time we had to fish each other out of some claw machine. That was creepy!"
"Sounds like you guys had some crazy adventures. What happened since then?" Amy raised an eyebrow.
"I got sick of the violence that occurred on that island," Mighty said with a frown. "It felt like everyday was an endless fight with Eggman. So, I decided to leave the Chaotix and become a pacifist. They understood my reasoning and I'm glad they're still a unit to this day… ha, now that I say all of this out loud. I'm worried they're going to hate me as soon as they see me again."
"They're not going to hate you," Amy smiled, hoping to reassure Mighty. "I'm sure they would be happy to see you again. Besides, I remember Charmy telling me he and the Chaotix miss you. It's going to be okay."
Mighty's frown turned into a smile, happy to know that someone is there to help him out. "Thanks, Ms. Rose, that helps me a lot."
"Please… call me Amy,"
"Thank you, Ms. Rose-I mean… Amy." (3s)
"H-h-h-hey, g-guys!" Ray pointed, stopping himself from continuing down the snowy hill. "L-l-l-l- "
"What's wrong, Ray?" Amy asked.
"Look over, there!" Ray pointed in the far distance. (4)
In the southeast, Espio, Vector, and Charmy were fighting a tumble-down shanty town populated with the people that escaped from Station Square after Perfect Chaos' attack. They were in the middle of a fight against Antons: Ant-like Badniks, and Hoverbys: Badniks that resembled butterflies.
Espio and Vector kept the enemies at bay with some of the more combat trained residents while Charmy got some of the villagers who lacked combat experience to a safe location. The former threw a few daggers into the Hoverbys yellow wings while the latter used the environment to attack the Antons.
He picked up a water barrels and chucked them into the drones, the water fried their systems.
Espio took down the ant-like robots with a single kick, making sure they stay down.
"Come on, people!" Charmy smiled, guiding the villagers out of the way. "Nothing to see here, just team Chaotix being awesome! Right this way, people!"
Some of the combat soldiers fired their Wispons at the Badniks. A Mobian wolf used his lightning whip to slash Hoverbys in half while a human female sucked a dozen Antons into a black hole with a Void Wispon. Espio assisted the two of them. Vector fought alongside more soldiers.
"They're gonna need some help down there," Mighty said.
"W-w-w-what c-can we d-d-do?" Ray asked.
"Easy," Amy whipped her Piko Piko Hammer out of Hammerspace, twirling it around until she held it in her hands. "We fight."
"M-M-M-Mighty, are you going t-t-t-to b-be okay with that?" Ray asked his best friend.
"I fight when it's necessary," Mighty nodded. "Let's take them down, Amy,"
The team raced down the hill and ran into the village, catching the armada of Badniks by surprise.
Espio and Vector, not paying attention to Mighty and Ray's entrance noticed Amy helping the soldiers out of danger.
"On your left, Espio!" Vector said, biting an Anton's arm off with his mouth.
"Left, right! They have us surrounded!" Espio replied, throwing more daggers at Hoverbys. He then noticed Amy helping him out. "Amy, thanks for the help! We appreciate it!"
"No problem, Espio!" Amy said, fighting Badniks by slamming them with her hammer. "If we want to take them down, we're going to need to get the swing of things… oh my god, did I just pun?"
"Roger that," Espio replied.
"That pun was corny!" Vector called.
Espio quickly grabbed a rope from a box full of supplies for the villagers. He wrapped them around his kunai and ran into the middle of the arena. Before he could initiate his plan, he saw Mighty and Ray fight off an army of Hoverbys.
"No way… is that?" he said.
"Espio, focus!" Vector shouted, realizing that Mighty and Ray have entered the brawl. "Wait! Mighty, is that you!?"
Mighty slammed the ground, creating a shock wave. "Hey, guys! Long time no see!"
"Mighty, good to see you!" Charmy smiled. He was about to hug the armadillo until Espio stopped him.
"Save the reunion for later," he said. "Right now… Amy, Vector, grab on!"
Vector and Amy grabbed onto the rope that was attached to the kunai. Espio wrapped his fingers around it as well. Everyone then motioned to Charmy, giving him the signal for the plan. Charmy grabbed the rope and started flying around the hub of the town in a complete circle. Espio, Amy, anc Vector spun around as Charmy flew.
Mighty and Ray stopped fighting for a quick second, knowing what was about to happen.
Amy, Espio, and Vector spun around, creating a tornado of wind because of how fast they were moving. The tornado ended up stunning and sucking up the Badniks, making them lose their balance. Mighty and Ray smiled and chuckled at the sight of their teamwork. The tornado eventually ended as soon as Charmy Thunder Shooted everyone across the town.
Smash. Smash. Boom. Bash! All the enemies were soon defeated. (4s)
The townsfolk thanked the Resistance for coming to help them out, cheering and chanting their names. All of them clapped with the uttermost appreciation. Vector smiled and waved whereas Charmy blew imaginary kisses to the audience. Espio rolled his eyes when he saw that. Amy chuckled and Mighty and Ray gave them a thumbs up.
"Thank you, everyone! Thank you, thank you, you're all too kind!" Vector smiled. Everyone soon went back to what they were doing. "Wow, a second ago, they were all cheering for us and now they act like they don't care. What a bunch of- "
He paused as soon as he saw Mighty's smile. "Mighty! My boy!"
"Hey, Vec," Mighty was about to fist-bump the crocodile before Charmy dived in and tackled him with a huge hug.
"Mighty! Man, oh man! It's so good to see you again!" Charmy exclaimed. "Did you bring us any presents?"
"It's good to see you again, old friend," Espio patted his old friend on the shoulder, smiling. "I trust your travels have been fortunate."
"Nice to see ya again, buddy boy!" Vector said, beaming. "I'll be honest, we were getting worried when we haven't heard from you in a while. We haven't seen you since we kicked Metal's butt cheeks on Isolated Island."
"First off, Vector," Mighty chuckled. "I don't think robots have butt cheeks. They probably do, but I don't want to have that mental image stuck on my head. Second, I'm sorry I haven't contacted you in a long time. My journey took me to many places, and once I heard Dr. Eggman came back after Sonic stopped him during the Phantom Ruby War, I knew I had to come back and help."
"Well, we're glad you're back, buddy! We're gonna have to catch up sometime!" Vector punched Mighty in his arm. He then noticed that a shy yellow squirrel was standing beside the armadillo. "And who's this little guy?"
Ray gasped.
"Hi, there!" Charmy waved. "What's your name?"
Ray didn't know how to respond to that question. He never met these people before, he only heard about them through the stories Mighty told him about his old adventures with them. "M-m-m-my-my uh… I-I-I-I-I… M-m-m-mm…m-m-mm- "
"Um, did I say something bad?" Charmy rubbed his helmet.
"I'm not sure," Vector replied.
Espio shrugged his shoulders.
Ray scratched his head, tapped his blue boots against the floor, and messed with his blue scarf. Sweat poured down his forehead and his hands became moist. How was he going to respond around these new people without looking like a fool?
Luckily, Mighty was there to help him out. "This is my little brother, Ray the Flying-Squirrel," he said, putting an arm around Ray's shoulder. "I met him a while back on Eggman Island. After him and I escaped from Eggman's clutches, the two of us became very close friends. He's been on my journeys ever since."
"Greetings, Ray," Espio held his hand out, offering a handshake. "My name is Espio,"
"I'm Vector: Leader of Team Chaotix Detective Agency!" the croc smiled, giving a salute.
"And I'm Charmy Bee: The Best member of Team Chaotix, the cool guy, the junior detective, the only person who can eat whole burger under twenty-five seconds, the best Sonic character in the whole canon, and- "
"The most annoying member our team," Vector whispered to Ray.
"Hey! Oh, yeah, well, Vector's the smelliest member of our team!"
"It's not my fault! Our water bill keeps increasing so I can't take enough baths!"
"Now you know what I had to go through with these guys," Mighty whispered to Ray. Ray chuckled to that.
"So, what brings you out here, Mighty?" Espio asked. "You said you came back after hearing Dr. Eggman has returned?"
"Yes, well, actually… Ray and I came back to help Sonic out with a new problem," said Mighty.
"What do you mean?" Espio inquired.
Amy stepped up and briefly explained the situation. "Yesterday, Sonic found an ancient Gizoid named Synergy inside of a hidden temple. Sonic told us that the Nocturnus Clan created him. You know, that old group of echidnas that captured Knuckles a while back? Synergy said something about going after them and conquering the world. Sonic tried to stop him, but he got hurt in the process."
"Another robot out on the loose," said Charmy, moaning. "How original."
"You said he was looking for the Nocturnus Clan?" Espio asked. "Last time I checked, you defeated them years ago. Is he unaware that they're gone?"
"Pretty much," said Amy. "Knuckles sent me here to reunite the Resistance while he, Tails, and Sonic locate Synergy in the Mystic Ruins."
"How do you think that's going?" Vector raised an eyebrow.
"We're don't know," Mighty replied, shaking his head.
Suddenly, a ringtone came from the pocket in Amy's skirt; her Miles Electric was ringing. She pulled it out and answered whoever was calling. A live video of Sonic riding on the wing of the Tornado was on the screen.
"Hey, Sonic, what's up?" Amy asked.
"Hey, Amy, I got something to tell ya," Sonic replied. "We found Synergy! And he kidnapped Big!"
"Big!? Why him!?"
"I don't know! Maybe Synergy's looking for Froggy too!"
"Okay, where are you guys heading?"
"I'm not sure! We're chasing him across the ocean, so we have no idea where he's going!? He could be going to Holaska for all I know! I'll send you our coordinates! Gotta go, Amy! Synergy looks like he's about to dunk Big in the water! Come back here, you Emerl clone!"
Amy hung up the call and was quickly sent Team Sonic's location. She nodded to the Resistance and informed them on what was going on. "Come on, guys! We got a Gizoid to catch!"
As the team raced off, following Sonic's location. A mysterious spy by the name of Rouge the Bat was spying on them, she was hiding on the roof of a small building. She spoke to someone on the other side of her wrist communicator.
"This is Agent Rouge," she said. "I think I found something interesting."
END OF CHAPTER 7
Wow, three new characters were shown in here. Blaze the Cat, Doctor Starline, and Rouge the Bat. Can things get even crazier. Well, yes, things will get more crazy once Chapter 8 comes along (Sheesh, I can't believe this story's going to be up to eight chapters already.) Stay tuned for the epic chase with Synergy and Team Sonic in "Chapter 8: Catch Me If You Can."
POST-A/N:
I know what you're thinking, "SD, what is Hammerspace?" Well, you know those moments in Sonic 06 where characters would pull Chaos Emeralds out of their butts. Well, not only is that called "video game logic" but it's also called Hammerspace: A term used to refer to an invisible space where fictional characters can pull out objects larger than the physical space they are storied in typical hammers. In other words, they pull large objects out of nowhere.
Originally, Rouge was supposed to have more dialogue in this chapter, but this one is already as long as it is, I didn't want to drag it out.
Since Ray has never met Team Chaotix in the actual SEGA Sonic video games, I decided to make this their first meeting. I know Ray knows them in the Archie Comics, but he has never met them in the actual games.
Mario and the Muppets made small references in here. ;)
I made a poll on here regarding Blaze's appearance and here are the results.
Yes, she's in the IDW Series so she should be in here = 100% voters.
Nah, she's overrated = 0% voters.
Special thanks to Infinite's Ruby for helping me again.
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~SD321 (SpiderDom321)