Me: Here's another chapter. This is more of an semi-altered adaptation of 'Night of a 1000 Sonics' from the Archie Comics. Also, I am having a continuous vote up on my Author Page on this site. Make sure to vote on it.
Nearly four months had gone by since the echidnas came to Knothole. Ever since, nearly everyone saw Nimue, Roll, Bunnie, or Sally having Kneecaps in their arms or seeing Sonic running away from Knuckles or vice-versa. The raids on Robotnik had even gone better than normal. Omega and Knuckles could combine their strength and do more damage to SWATBots than before. They even knocked over one of the tallest buildings in Robotropolis, both swearing that it was an accident on their part.
What was one of the weirder things in that month was that no matter what those who had seen Excalibur Sonic tried, they could not get Sonic to remember anything past seeing Roll getting hit by Scourge's Mind Surge. It was even worse that he couldn't perform Soul Surge except on that night. Knuckles did say that it was nothing a good old avalanche couldn't help. This, of course, resulted in him being beaten up by Hammer Happy Nimue, Roll with Yacker in her sword, and a very livid black belt Princess Sally.
A storm was slowly approaching Knothole one night and Tails was shivering in his covers. It was a bit ironic to the fox. He loved seeing the skies and fly in them with his namesakes or on the Tornado, yet storms…storms just freaked him out. A knock on the door made Tails jump out of bed in fear. He slowly approached the door and opened it. Standing outside of it was a somewhat wet Roll with a small suitcase with Knuckles carrying five Knuckles-sized suitcases.
"Ano…Ferret Face accidentally knocked a tree over in practice and it ended up on my hut. Is it okay if I stay here for a bit, Tails-chan?" Roll asked.
"Please say 'yes,'" Knuckles grunted as his legs threatened to buckle over.
"Uh…Sure! Come in!" Tails replied quickly as he pushed Roll inside with Knuckles taking only two steps before collapsing and letting the suitcases roll into the place.
Tails quickly ran out, picked Knuckles up, dusted him with his namesakes, went back in, slammed the door shut, and locked it in various places. Roll blinked in confusion as Tails pulled out the couch to reveal it to be a guest bed before going to his bed. Yacker and Roll looked at each other before looking over at Tails. Yacker floated off to the fold-out bed to get some sleep as Roll walked over to the little fox.
"…Everything okay?" Roll asked, placing a chair beside Tails's bed.
"I…I'm scared…" Tails replied.
"Nani? Of what?"
"The storm…I…I don't know why, but I've been afraid of storms…" Tails gulped before screaming at the sound of thunder.
"You're…I think I know. It's not storms, but thunder. Tails-kun, you're a brontophobic," Roll realized.
Tails's eyes widened. Brontophobia? The fear of thunder? Another rumble of thunder got Tails to whimpering and hiding under his sheets. After a few moments, Roll gently took them off Tails's head.
"Now, now…" Roll soothed, gently petting his head, "I'm going to teach you something. When you see the lightning, count your blessings. As it goes up, the farther away the storm is. Oh! There's one now. Okay. Um…Being in such a wonderful village."
"Having Mobians close to me."
"Good. Good. Okay. Hm…Having a friend when you're troubled."
"Having someone to comfort you."
"Okay, we're getting somewhere. Now then…Sonic for saving me from staying as a Robian."
"Flying in the Tornado," Tails counted before thunder resonated and startling Tails.
"There, there…" Roll soothed before lightning flashed, "Okay. Having a roof over our head."
"Being able to help out in the village and on m…" Tails began before thunder rumbled, "It's getting closer!"
"Oh dear…" Roll whispered as she saw Tails dive deeper into his sheets, "This calls for something drastic."
Tails whimpered and shivered under his sheets. He felt them move a bit before his body was filled with warmth. He slowly opened his eyes and looked up to see Roll looking down at him. She had slipped into his bed and was now holding him close.
"Wh-What are you doing?" Tails gulped.
"My uncle did this once when I kept having nightmares," Roll replied before shivering, "Hey…Are there toads here?"
"Um…No?" Tails replied, unsure himself.
"Oh, good…" Roll exhaled a relieved sigh before nuzzling closer with the child, "I'm going to stay with you until the storm goes away, okay?"
"Uh…Uh…" Tails began before thunder rumbled once more, making the twin-tailed fox hug onto Roll tighter, grasping her nightgown close in his hands.
"Shhh…It will be okay…" Roll soothed before singing softly, "Come stop your crying, it will be alright. Just take my hand. Hold it tight. I will protect you from all around you. I will be here, don't you cry…"
As Roll sang, Tails felt something. It wasn't like how he felt around Sally or Nimue. It wasn't like that robotic fox he had fallen in love with either. But…It just…It just felt right to him. He nuzzled into Roll, keeping a hand clasped with one of Roll's hands. As she ended her song, Tails was on the verge of sleeping.
"Mommy…" Tails mumbled as he fell asleep.
Roll's eyes widened. Did…Did Tails just call her…Mommy? She looked down at the child, sleeping so close to her, almost as if she were his only lifeline. As she watched Tails sleep, her expression slowly softened into a smile. She pecked his head with a kiss before falling asleep herself, the two blissfully unaware of the storm still going on outside.
"You want to what?"
"I…I want to adopt Tails," Roll replied, flinching a bit under the exclamation Sally, Bunnie, Antoine, Nimue, and Rotor released.
"B-But why?" Sally gawked, "I mean; he's nearly half your age. It doesn't make any sense!"
"Hajimari wa itsumo totsuzen. Beginnings are always sudden," Roll simply replied, "Look. I…Please, minna. I…I just feel like I need to adopt him."
"Oh…I know that feeling," Nimue recalled, smiling softly, "My first son was adopted. You may know him from the tales of King Arthur. Sir Lancelot, one of the Knights of the Round Table."
"Sir Lancelot?" Antoine gasped, recalling the tales Caliburn told the Apprentice Knights about the Knights of the Roundtable, "Ze greatest Knight zat has ever been know-ed."
"Yes. That was my son," Nimue replied as she gently took Roll's hands into her own, "Roll, I understand what you're feeling and I wholeheartedly agree to you taking Tails as your son. Why, I was only fourteen when I took Lancelot in. Boy…You're just lucky you don't have to deal with diapers until you have a child born through you."
"Well…If Aunt Amy agrees to it…I guess it sounds like a good idea," Rotor admitted.
"Um…Vhere iz ze 'fuel?'"
"He's getting a lesson from Sir Knuckles to activate Soul Surge," Nimue replied, "Now quit distracting. We need adoption papers."
Sonic groaned as Knuckles pulled the boulder off him, saying, "Okay…maybe an avalanche was a bad idea."
"Screw you, Sir Knucklehead…"
"It's Knuckles, rat!"
"Hedgehog!"
This resulted in the two entering a small fight cloud. Nearby, Caliburn sighed in annoyance. This was the fifth fight in…ten minutes. And the hundredth that day…and it was just an hour and a half since they had met up for training. It was these days that made the Sacred Sword want to have a body with limbs to rub the area between his eyes. Unaware to them, a small figure was watching them in the trees.
"Ah…So this is where he is," the figure noted, a fang glistening in the shade, "Better inform them to get a test ready."
Soon, the two were lying on the backs, gasping for air and drenched in sweat. Caliburn sighed as he floated around them as Sally, Tails, Rotor, Bunnie, Antoine, Nimue, and Roll approached.
"Good heavens! Vhat iz wrong with vou both?" Antoine scolded, "Ze Knight should not be doing this."
"Shut up…and get some water…" Knuckles groaned.
"Same, Ferret Face," Sonic added between pants.
"I am not ze Face of the Ferret!" Antoine snapped before stomping off to a nearby river, grumbling under his breath, cursing the two under his breath in French.
"I heard that!" Knuckles, Sonic, and Roll snapped.
"Antoine!" Knuckles roared, making the coyote scream before racing off to the river, "I'm giving him an avalanche…"
"No avalanches!" Sonic snapped as he bopped the echidna on the head.
"Why you…" Knuckles growled as the two began to glare at each other.
"Enough," Nimue ordered in a stern, even tone.
"Yes Aunt Amy/Lady Nimue."
"H35A^$..."
"They're not whipped, Yacker-chan," Roll denied, but couldn't hold back the giggles, when she felt her spine tingle, "Something's coming…Something strong…"
"What?" Sally pondered before chuckling was heard.
"Wow. I didn't expect someone to notice us," a voice noted.
-Statement: The crossbreed is interesting if she sensed us- a semi-robotic voice noted.
"Let's just get out there," a third voice sighed.
Three figures emerged from the bushes. They were three Sonics with the middle Sonic resembling the hedgehog when Roll first met him. The one on his left seemed to be around 22 with a violin case in his left hand. The right Sonic, though…Everyone cringed a bit at what he looked like. His lower arms and hands and the lower half of his legs and feet were Roboticized. His right eye and some of his quills had also suffered from the Roboticizer.
"We need to test you," the middle Sonic stated, pointing at Sonic.
"What now?" Sonic gulped as he got up.
"Kiva Sonic?" the middle Sonic offered.
"Hai, Prime Sonic-san. Kivat!" the older Sonic called.
"Yosh! Kivatte Ikuze!"
A gold blur flew around them before stopping at beside Kiva Sonic. It was a gold, mechanical bat with bits of black. His fangs were silver while his eyes were a nice shade of scarlet. Kiva Sonic caught the bat in his right hand and the jaw opened up to a ninety-degree angle.
-BITE!-
With that, Kiva Sonic put the bat to his left hand. Black markings appeared from under the glove before stained-glass markings appeared on his back and face. A strange melody began to play in the air as chains ripped out of his lower back and wrapped around his waist, turning into a crimson belt.
"Henshin!" Kiva Sonic declared.
"H-Henshin?" Roll gasped.
He attached Kivat's feet to the belt's upper part. He released the bat and it fit into the middle of the belt. Quicksilver instantly engulfed the hedgehog and shaped itself into a taller form. The quicksilver shattered and Nimue and Roll felt like gawking. He was clad in a full black bodysuit. The torso armor looked like a silver vest with a high collar and a blood red chestplate that mimicked muscles. His shoulder armor resembled folded bat wings that were held to the armor by thin chains. He wore red armored gloves and his wrists sported silver bracelets. His right leg was covered with a silver iron boot that reached his knee and was wrapped tightly with chains, as if to hold something back. The left leg was unarmored save for a silver bracelet around the ankle. His head was covered with a black helmet with the visor shaped like a pair of yellow bat wings edged in red. In-between the top points of the wings was a red ornament resembling a bat's head. The mouth guard was silver and framed by black fangs.
"A Kamen Rider…" Roll gasped as she looked at the transformed hedgehog in awe.
"Not just any Kamen Rider, but Kamen Rider Kiva. I told you about him, remember?" Nimue reminded.
"Hai."
Cue – Kamen Rider Kiva: Break The Chain
With that, Kiva charged at the hedgehog. Sonic jumped away from the punch the masked figured tried to deliver. He grasped Caliburn and quickly charged at Kiva. The two fighters became a blue blur and a black and red blur as they began to fight. Small sparks came off Kiva's body with each hit Sonic managed to deliver. He jumped back from the hedgehog and whipped out a clear whistle with a blue wolf's head on it.
"Seems we're going to have to deal with him," Kivat noted before Kiva put it into his mouth –GARURU SABER!-
A whistling melody echoed across the area. It was then a shooting star shot out and went towards Kiva. He caught it in his left hand and the shooting star dispersed, revealing a strange blue statuette resembling a wolf. As soon as it was in Kiva's left hand, it unfolded into a sword with a wavy blade similar to a Kris and a wolf's head on the hilt. Chains wrapped around his left arm and shattered, revealing blue armor and the shoulder was now shaped like a wolf's paw. The chains wrapped around his chestplate and shattered as well, revealing a blue chestplate with silver claw marks on the sided. The yellow visor turned blue along with Kivat's eyes.
"He just changed!" Sonic gawked as Kiva-Garuru crouched down and howled.
"I swear that I am getting déjà vu right now," Nimue and Knuckles stated before Roll ran over to the other two Sonics.
"Why are you doing this?" Roll asked.
"It depends on if he wins or not," Prime Sonic replied.
-Examination: He's skilled if he can deal with Kiva-Garuru. The blade is almost as if it were a pure extension of his arm-
"You deal with having to fight a war while learning to become a Knight," Roll replied.
-Argument: Both I and the Prime Zone Sonic here have both dealt with war, crossbreed-
"…Crossbreed. Excuse me, but did you just call me a 'crossbreed?'" Roll asked with a sweet smile and a twitching right eye.
-Response: I did, crossbreed-
"Sonic no Baka!" Roll snapped before delivering a roundhouse kick to the cyborg's face and sent him into a tree.
-Statement: …Ow…-
"Now calm down," Prime Sonic nervously spoke, trying to not earn the ire his Zone Double received, "We need to see if he's strong enough to deal with this Existence-sized crisis."
"Existence-sized?" Sally repeated.
"Time to end this!" Kivat declared as he bit down on the sword's blade –GARURU BITE!-
The wind sounded like a wolf's howl as the full moon rose high above Kiva. The Rider's mouth-plate opened up and then he placed the handle of his sword between the 'fangs'. Going into a crouch with his arms spread to the sides, he then looked directly at Sonic as he assumed a position with Caliburn. A blue full moon emerged behind him as a blue smoke spread about their feet. He shot up until he was in the middle of the moon and preformed a spinning downwards slash at the hedgehog.
"Focus, Knave…Channel your Chaos Energy and…strike!" Caliburn shouted.
Caliburn's blade flared with Chaos Energy from Sonic. He swung and the two blades met. The resulting smoke cloud resembling a mushroom was seen even at Robotropolis.
"Snively…Did we have any tests today involving explosives?" Robotnik asked.
"Yes, sir. However, they're supposed to be at the desert. Perhaps one went the wrong way and its explosives detonated."
"Perhaps, Snively…but just to be sure…Ready the CR Chamber and get me Robians that are skilled in trees!" Robotnik ordered, "Prep everything at once!"
"You got it!" Cubot, wearing a black bandanna over his head that had slits in it to show his optics, declared with a pumped fist, "Yo! Buddy, get your tail in gear!"
"And fix his voice chip!" Robotnik snapped.
"Ow…" Kivat groaned as Kiva Sonic and Sonic seethed at the alcohol Nimue and Bunnie were using.
"No stop yer looks," Bunnie scolded, "This here's fer ya own good."
"Well?" Prime Sonic asked.
"He tied, so I say he passes," Kiva Sonic replied.
"No way! You lost that armor before we passed out."
"Says the one who blacked out first."
"You were the one who did that!"
-Declaration: Enough!- the Cyborg Sonic snapped as he walloped the two of them on the head –Engaging Explanation: Another Sonic, much like myself yet with his entire right side being Roboticized, has lost to his Robotnik, who has now become Robo-Robotnik. We are gathering enough Sonics to combat this threat. You have passed, so you need to come with us-
"If he says no?" Sally asked.
"I don't like guilt," Sonic stated as he got up, rubbing the area the Cyborg had hit, "So what do they call you?"
-Response: Android Sonic-
"Okay then," Sonic nodded, "Then let's get going."
"Wait. You'll need some representatives," Sally advised.
"What?" Sonic exclaimed.
"Do you remember that last time I sent you on a mission alone? You nearly got Knothole exposed and Roboticized!"
"That was nearly a year ago, Sally."
"Not the case in point!"
"Sally-Hime, I'll go," Roll offered.
"What?"
"You can't go because the people need their Hime. Knuckles-sempai cannot go because he needs to help out here. Bunnie-chan can't go because you may need her powers. As for Ferret Face…I think that pretty much explains it," Roll replied.
"Ferret Face?" Prime Sonic repeated.
"Anty," Sonic snickered, earning a laugh from Prime Sonic.
"That's hilarious!" Prime Sonic laughed, "I'm totally calling my Antoine 'Ferret Face' when I see him again."
"Here. I wrote it down," Tails giggled as he handed Prime Sonic a piece of paper.
"…I think we should also send Tails," Nimue noted.
"What?" Sally exclaimed.
"It will be good to let Tails see different ways of life. That, and to see if Roll can be a good mother," Nimue whispered.
"Ah…" Sally nodded, "Fine. Tails, Roll, make sure you stay with Sonic and whatever you do, do not let him embarrass our Zone."
"Hai, Hime-sama!" Roll saluted.
"Okay, Aunt Sally," Tails nodded.
"So, how do we get to where we're meeting everyone?" Sonic asked.
"Wait one hour to pack up what you need. You may be staying in my Zone for a bit," Prime Sonic advised, "We'll meet up in a clearing a bit of ways away from here."
"Ano…Kiva-san? Kivat-san?"
"Hm?" Kiva Sonic pondered as Roll held up a small autograph book with various symbols on it.
"Could I get your autographs?"
"…She's a fan of you?" Kivat asked.
"Nope. Of the Kamen Riders," Sonic replied.
"Ah…I would be happy to sign this," Kivat smiled.
"Sign later, pack now," Prime Sonic ordered.
"And…there!" Kivat grinned as he spat out the pen he was using.
"Arigatou, Kivat-san, Kiva-san," Roll giggled as she hugged her book, now holding the signatures of a Kamen Rider.
"So why are we in this clearing?" Sonic asked.
"For this," Kiva Sonic replied as he tossed a whistle into Kivat's mouth.
-CASTLE DORAN!-
The ground before them began to rumble and collapse in on it. A loud roar echoed before a massive figure emerged from the hole. The thing was a huge purple and grey dragon whose body was in the shape of a castle that was at least three or four stories tall. Its neck and head were connected in the middle of one side of the wide castle with its tail on the opposite end which had a small tower on its tip. Each of the dragon's short legs were at the out corners of the castle with golden manacle around each of its ankles and a length of chain connecting long enough to allow the great beast to walk on land without restraint. Huge purple bat-like wings protruded out the sides allowing it to stay airborne in its nightly flight. The castle was very impressive itself, with four windows on each side that were as tall as the castle was. There was a guard tower at each corner and between the ones in the front, just above the head, was a clock tower.
"We will be heading for the meeting place in my home and friend," Kiva Sonic replied, "Stay still now."
The dragon castle opened up its mouth and produced an orb of energy that hovered down to them. It then enveloped them and then carried them upwards to inside Castle Doran's mouth and down its throat. Once that was over, the great beast took to the air with its new passengers, going through a multi-colored portal that appeared in the sky.
"Sugoi…" Roll awed.
Kiva Sonic lead them all as they walked through a large hallway. Lining the walls were doors and torches magically lighting up with each step they took, illuminating the room as if they were light bulbs. They soon came upon two large doors and Kiva Sonic opened them. There, they saw five other Sonics, each one slightly different from each other. One was talking with a slender woman with tanned skin, pink floating hair, and an Arabian outfit. He had a gold ring on his finger while the woman floated. Nearby, one Sonic was polishing a Caliburn. Surrounding him was Knuckles in his armor, a black hedgehog in obsidian armor, and a violet cat in silver armor that resembled more like a dress. The three in armor were currently guarding the Sonic, almost as if he were a king. The third Sonic was sleeping on the table, being a Hedgewolf, with a small, red Chihuahua with fairy wings slurping up a cup of hot chocolate beside him. The fourth Sonic had a medallion shaped like his head while he stood with a green hedgehog with his quills a complete mess, spiked cuffs on his gloves and socks, and a red vest. The fifth was wearing a black belt, a blue Chinese, silk shirt, black silk pants, and silk slippers resembling his running shoes. Nearby, a Tails wearing a black and white Japanese schoolboy's outfit was skipping about, humming as he cleaned a vase. A Knuckles in a butler's outfit was serving tea as a red and black hedgehog with deep, scarlet eyes in an unkempt suit was playing chess with a magenta hedgehog wearing a violet and yellow outfit with skirt and stockings while her quills were kept neat, tidy, and clean.
"Hello," the woman greeted as she and her Sonic approached, "I am Shahra, the Ring Djinn."
"I'm Sonic, but I guess you can call me Arabian Nights Sonic," the hedgehog chuckled as he shook Sonic's hand.
"I guess I'll go by Other Sonic," Sonic chuckled as the hedgehog put a pawn near the female's King.
"Checkmate, Princess Sonia," the hedgehog chuckled, "I thank you for this humbled game."
"Again?" the butler Knuckles pondered before walking off, "More…tea…"
"Hey, hey, it's another me," the schoolboy Tails smiled as he skipped over, putting the vase on an empty table, "Hiya!"
"H-Hi…" Tails gulped.
"I'm Basshaa!" the other Tails smiled.
"I-I'm Tails…"
"Cool!" Basshaa grinned before taking Tails's hand and took him off.
"To be in a dragon…" the armored Knuckles shuddered.
"Easy, Gawain. We are also at unease of being within a monster we have sworn to slay," the cat noted.
"I must say, it is interesting to see another me," Caliburn noted, getting the attention of the three Knights and the other Sonic.
"…I still say this is a spell cast upon us," Gawain stated.
"Easy now, Gawain," the Sonic spoke.
"Yes, King Arthur."
"Quit it with the King Arthur and the bowing!" the other Sonic snapped before turning to Sonic, "Hey there! My name's Sir Sonic, Knight of the Wind."
"Sweet," Sonic grinned as he shook hands with the blue hedgehog.
"Is your Knave an annoyance?"
"At times."
"Hey!" the two Sonics snapped.
"Hey, Cal, who are the other two? I know the guy in red is Gawain from what the lady said…" Sonic began.
"The feline is Lady Percival and the hedgehog is Nimue's son, Lancelot," Caliburn noted.
"Son?" Sir Sonic exclaimed, "But…How?"
"Knave, Nimue adopted Sir Lancelot and was the one who gave him Arondight," the other Caliburn explained.
"Hey. You got any Chili-Dogs here?" the Sonic with a medallion asked.
"Huh? Chili-Dogs? Where?" Hedgewolf Sonic asked as he looked around, awoken from his nap.
"Off the table," the red and black hedgehog ordered.
"Whatever, Faker," Hedgewolf Sonic waved him off.
The hedgehog's left eye twitched. He cracked his knuckles before crouching down. He raked his right hand's fingers along the floor, the nails creating a blue spark of electricity between them. His eyes glowed as he let out a howl and changed in blue chains. From head to toe he was covered with cobalt blue fur which looked more like armor than actual fur. His claws were pointed and looked ready to shred anything. His face looked like a muzzle of a wolf with a gold horn extending from his head. His eyes were blood read and filled with feral rage. From the back of his head, a tail of tan fur reached down his back.
"Who are you calling a fake?" the wolf growled menacingly, earning a snarl from Hedgewolf Sonic.
"Oi! Garuru, that's enough!" Kivat snapped.
"…Fine," Garuru growled as he changed back.
"You were that sword, weren't you?" Roll asked.
"Ah…It seems someone made the connection at last," Garuru smirked.
"Then that means that you're those Mazoku Nimue-chan told me about," Roll gasped.
"Oh. She figured it out," Basshaa grinned, "Right, Dogma?"
"Hai," the Knuckles copy nodded as he served everyone who came in tea and a Chili-Dog.
Basshaa smiled before he did a spin and snapped his fingers. Nearby, the other Knuckles grabbed the back of his dreads and let out a cry with his pulling before banging his fists together. Water swirled around Basshaa as purple lightning covered Dogma. Basshaa had turned into a gold and green fish-man with red eyes and fins sticking from the sides of his head. Gold fins and emerald scales made up the entire body with small red stones in the centre of his chest. His hands and feet were finned as well, indicating a definite affinity with water. With Dogma, he was completely different. The main color of his body was purple, composed of metal and muscle. His chest was exposed, showing thick muscles, but he was covered by a large purple coat with a yellow flower on the lapel. Large barrel-like shoulder pads rested on his shoulders. They were undoubtedly heavy but he carried them like they were nothing. His arms were covered with purple and gray steel gauntlets that covered his purple hands. His feet were donned in large metal boots. His head was wearing a cap while metal framed his face. His eyes were a very obvious feature since they were the shade of blood. They changed back after a few moments.
"Sugoi~!" Roll awed, "Please, Mazoku-tachi, may I have your autographs?"
"She's a fan of Kamen Riders," Kiva Sonic explained to the confused trio.
"Oh! Hai, hai!" Basshaa grinned.
"Very…well…" Dogma nodded.
"Tch," Garuru scoffed, yet decided to sign the autograph book.
"Arigatou!" Roll giggled once the autograph signings were done when the place began to rumble.
"We're…landing…" Dogma noted.
"We're already there?" the last Sonic asked.
"No. I asked Castle Doran to, if he saw any Sonics, to drop down and let us see them," Kiva Sonic explained.
"Then let's go meet them. You think he's got any bros with him?" the green hedgehog asked.
"No clue, Manic. But let's hope they're clean," Sonia advised.
"Dibs on the testing!" the last Sonic grinned, "Come on, Bro, Sis. Juice and Loose Time!"
"Underground Sonic, get back here!" Kiva Sonic shouted as he gave chase.
"Hold up!" Sir Sonic and Sonic called as they gave chase.
"King Arthur!" the three Knights called as they followed.
-Directive: Analyze the new Sonic- Android Sonic spoke before following.
"I hope it's a Kamen Rider," Roll hopped as she followed, "Tails-chan, stay here please."
"Okay, M-Roll…"
"You can call me it if you want."
"O-Okay…Momma…"
"That's my little boy," Roll giggled as she pecked his cheek and ran off, Yacker calling out as he followed.
"Want some chocolate?" the Chihuahua asked as he held out two bars of chocolate to Basshaa and Tails.
"No!" Dogma and Garuru screamed as they tackled Basshaa and dragged him away from the chocolate bar.
"Uh…Thanks?" Tails tilted his head as he was given the bar.
"I'm Chip."
"Tails. Uh…He isn't going to go ballistic on us, is he?"
"No. Why?"
"My Zone's Sonic sometimes turns into it because of a curse made by Dark Gaia," Tails explained.
"Is it nightly?" Hedgewolf Sonic asked.
"Uh…N-No…"
"Okay. That guy's lucky," Hedgewolf Sonic scowled.
"But you keep your sanity. He acts like a savage animal. Except when he's around Momma, Aunt Amy, or Aunt Sally, then he'll only listen to them."
"Amy? Pink fur? Red dress? Like to go 'Hammer Happy' a lot?"
"Aunt Amy does have pink fur and likes to go 'Hammer Happy,' mainly on Knuckles and Sonic, but she wears a blue dress, not a red one."
"Does she go ga-ga over your Sonic?"
"What? No! Aunt Amy had a husband."
"Had?" Chip repeated.
"Yeah. She an immortal."
Outside, the Sonics, Kivat, Sonia, Manic, and Roll skidded to a halt. They looked around, yet didn't see a single Sonic. Kiva Sonic looked up at Castle Doran, who merely pointed its snout to the east. Within minutes, the sounds of an engine were heard before they saw it. It was a Sonic, driving a Honda XR250R. The bike was primarily white with blue highlights. The front was pointed like a bird's beak with yellow highlights. It had a blue plane-like tail on the end and blue seats. The Sonic had a red muffler on with a red highlight on his middle quill. Slowly, he stopped before them and hopped off.
"Ore…sanjou (I...have arrived)!" the Sonic declared.
"Excuse us, but can you fight someone?" Prime Sonic asked.
"Huh? A fight? Well…Let's go then! Ikuze! Ikuze! Ikuze!"
'That personality is strangely familiar…' Roll thought.
"You called it, Underground Sonic, so go ahead," Prime Sonic offered.
"Heh. Thanks!" Underground Sonic grinned.
Underground Sonic, Sonia, and Manic all took out a medallion. They glowed before transforming into a blue and yellow, two-headed guitar, a black keyboard, and a set of yellow and white drums. Manic began to play his drums and caused the area to start rumbling. The new Sonic grinned as he pulled out a strange belt and a small, passport-sized box. The belt and box had a circle with a line going through the circle completely and then one going up to the first line. On the belt were four buttons on its left side: red, blue, yellow, and purple. He pressed the red button and a melody started to play.
"Hen…" the new Sonic began before he grunted.
"Hey, hey, Momotaros. Let me have this! I wanna play!" a voice argued inside the new Sonic's head.
"Damn gaki!" the new Sonic grunted before his highlight and muffle vanished, replaced by various purple highlights and a hat, as he pushed the purple button, playing a techno tune, "Henshin!"
-GUN FORM-
Cue – Double Action Gun Form
He let the black box pass over the symbol on the belt. It suddenly lit up and Ranma immediately found himself surrounded by light. It faded after a moment and he found himself in a suit of armor. It was a black bodysuit covered in white, gray, and black armor. It pressed against his body and the helmet was mostly white save for the gray mouth guard and black eyes. It also had a gray line coming right down the middle of the helmet. His belt now had black items that were grouped in two on each side. His arms and legs were both donned with white gauntlets and boots. Pieces of armor started appearing in rainbow light around him. Two red pieces attached themselves to his chest while yellow and black pieces were stuck to his back. Plain red and white shoulder plates appeared on his shoulders. The front red plates opened by joints near the top which had purple chest plates with silver sections on them. The shoulder horns had dragon's arms reaching up and looked like they were grasping purple orbs. When these plates finally became attached, a purple and gold dragon came sliding down his helmet. It had purple wings and a gold head with orange eyes and gold whiskers. When it covered his face, the wings folded downward before pressing together and attached to his face. He now had a purple visor which doubled as horns and gold whiskers which followed their direction.
"Mind if I destroy you? Kotae wa kiitenai (I can't hear you)!" the new Sonic taunted.
"He…He just changed!" Sonic gawked.
"Another Kamen Rider?" Kiva Sonic pondered with a smirk before seeing Roll's giddy expression.
"Uh…Roll? By any chance, you know this guy?"
"It's Kamen Rider Den-O!" Roll squealed in a giddy tone, "That's his Gun Form, used by the silly Ryutaros. He can use the DenGasher, those parts on his belt, to change them into a gun."
"Yay! Someone knows me!" Gun Form cheered.
With that, he took out four parts. He tossed one up into the air before connecting two together. He attached one more to the bottom, making it into a grip for a gun before the last part landed, forming the barrel. Sonia picked up her keyboard and aimed it at Gun Form. She began to fire pink lasers from it as Underground Sonic fired blue ones from his guitar. With Manic, his drumming made multiple rocks emerge from the ground and threw them at Gun Form. Gun Form cheered happily as he seemed to use hip hop to dodge the attack. He aimed his gun in an angle as he posed, firing purple lasers from it. The trio yelped as Manic drummed quickly, making the ground below them rise up to dodge the laser fires. Everyone dodged the shots, making large craters here they once stood.
-Examination: He has poor aim-
"Yet the power behind it is great," Caliburn noted before seeing Sonic shaking.
"Is he okay?" the other Caliburn asked.
"No. We were attacked a few months back and it has left Knave frightened of guns a bit," Caliburn explained.
"Whee! This is fun!" Gun Form laughed as he fired.
"This guy's aim makes me want to cry," Kiva Sonic sighed.
"Nakeru?"
"Ah! No! No one said cry!"
"Nakeru ze!"
Gun Form struggled with himself when he pressed the yellow button. A melody started to play. He swiped the box over the belt once more, turning it into yellow.
-AXE FORM!-
Cue – Double Action Axe Form
The armor hovered around Den-O's body before swirling to a new configuration. The red plates attached to his back while the yellow and black ones connected with his chest. The shoulder plates also stuck closer to his back while round ones with red centers appeared from under them and attached to the shoulders. To complete the transformation, a white axe with a yellow blade slid down Den-O's face before the blades attached to his face into a triangular visor with a black slits in them. The white handle attached itself down the centre of his face to look like a large horn.
"Ore no tsuyosa ni, omae ga naita (My strength will make you cry)!" Den-O AF called as he raised his hand into the air before, surprisingly, white napkins started to flutter to the ground, "Namida wa kore de fuitoke (Wipe your tears with these)!"
"We're not crying!" the trio snapped.
Axe Form kept his attention to the battle and remained calm. He just popped his neck before reaching to his pieces of the DenGasher. He attached three pieces together before placing the fourth piece on the side of the top. A large axe blade extended from the configuration to make a battle axe. He chopped through the boulders and rolled out of the way of lasers. He threw his axe up into the air and swiped his box once more.
-FULL CHARGE-
Yellow streams of electrical energy seeped into the axe. Axe Form spread his legs apart slightly before throwing his weapon up into the air, sending it end over end straight up. Axe Form bent his knees slightly before pouring his muscle into them and jumping an incredible height into the air. Axe Form met the apex of his jump just as the axe was beginning to fall. His hand clasped the handle and the blade of the axe erupted into yellow energy before Axe Form began coming back down. Axe Form brought his weapon down and sliced right down the middle. A yellow line was visible in-between the trio before it exploded in a fireball.
"Dynamic Chop," Axe Form grunted from his position.
"Ow…" Manic groaned as they got up.
Den-O took off his belt, letting it vanish with his armor. He had his quills in a ponytail with a yellow highlight in it. He also wore a yellow Japanese outfit and had yellow eyes. He crossed his arms and cracked his neck. He walked over to the three and pulled up Sonic and Manic. Just as he was about to help up Sonia, his outfit changed. His highlight turned to a light-blue with glasses adorning his face. They also noted that his eyes had become light-blue.
"Ah…My sincerest apologies, dear," Den-O Sonic apologized as he helped up Sonia, "I did not mean to injure such a charming, mature woman such as yourself."
"R-Really? Oh my…" Sonia swooned before Roll clonked Den-O Sonic on the noggin.
"Urataros no Hentai!" Roll snapped.
"H-Hentai? My dear madam, I am no Hentai. I respect the figure and emotions a woman has. I would never overstep what they do not wish," Den-O Sonic explained, earning an embarrassed blush.
"Oh my…G-Gomen, Urataros-san," Roll bowed before taking out his autograph book, "May I have your autographs, if you please?"
"An autograph?" Den-O Sonic asked, his purple highlight and hat back, "Yay! Hai, hai."
It was then sand fell off Den-O Sonic as he lost his hat and highlight. The sand quickly piled up and became six figures. The first was outfitted in a kind of outfit that had several dark lines and symbols on it. It had two deep eyes and two horns sticking out from the top of its head. Its entire body was made from sand. Oddly enough though, the creature's legs from the knees down could be seen hovering above its head. The second was donned in armor that looked more like carapace in some spots. On each of his shoulders was a single hexagonal gray plate. His face seemed close to what someone would expect to see on a turtle. The third seemed to have a bulky body and was wearing a jacket with fuzzy lining. Its head was covered halfway with a helmet of some kind that had a horn sticking out of the forehead and a visor acted as a pair of eyes. A pair of legs that looked just as muscular with boots on was dangling above the head of the creature. The fourth had what looked like he had a large trench coat on which had designs on it. He was wearing gloves, pants, and boots. The shoulders had fins running from them as well. His head was very dragon-like. He had both fins and whiskers running along the sides with a pair of horns on top of his head. A long braid of hair ran from the back of his head while it looked almost like he had a pair of headphones. The fifth had an impressive frame. Its shoulders had feathers on them and it also had a raised collar. Its head had wings flanking the side. The last had his shoulders covered with a leather-like material while a plate with markings was worn on his chest. His arms had metal gauntlets and fingers that looked hollow. His boots looked like they were covered with metal in parts. Around his waist was a belt with a bull's head in the centre. His head looked like it was covered with a hood with a metal headband. His face was a mask that revealed eyes and a mouth guard.
"Deneb?" Roll pondered at the last one, "Is Zeronos here?"
"Sorry, but…he isn't," Den-O Sonic apologized sadly.
"Silver-kun…" Deneb sniffled, "Oh! Gomen nassai, madam. Please, have some Deneb Candy."
He turned into a sphere of energy that shot into Den-O Sonic. His quills lengthened over his shoulders to his front on both shoulders. The length of hair on the right was a bright green. His eyes had likewise turned to an emerald green. He held up a basket of candies with Deneb's face on it. Deneb Sonic took out a lollipop and handed it to her. Roll giggled as she received it.
"Baka! Get out of him, Odebu (Tubby)!" the Oni snapped as Deneb Sonic passed out candy to the others.
"Sonikku o yoroshiku (Please take care of Sonic)," Deneb Sonic spoke as he gave a candy to Manic.
"I said get out of him!" the Oni snapped as he turned into energy and shot into Deneb Sonic, changing his appearance to when they first saw the Sonic, "Ore…Sanjou (I have arrived)!"
"…Explanation!" the Sonic all barked.
"These sand beings are Imagin. They take on the appearance of creatures that we think of. The one in Den-O-san is Momotaros, based on the story of Momotaro. The one that looks like a turtle is Urataros, based off the legend of Urashima Taro. The one sleeping with his arms crossed is Kintaros, based off the traditional tale of Kintaro the Golden Boy. The kawaii dragon-chan is Ryutaros, based off Tatsu no Kotaro (Taro the Dragon Boy)…"
"Yay! I got called 'kawaii!'" Ryutaros cheered happily.
"…The kind swan here is Prince Sieg…"
"Why thank you, dear Hime (Princess)," Sieg bowed gracefully.
"…and Deneb-kun is the one who just gave us sweets," Roll giggled, "Arigatou, Deneb-kun."
"Oh! Uh…Th-Thank you…"
"Ano…Where is the DenLiner?" Roll asked, causing the Imagin to flinch.
"It…It's gone. Our Zone died a few weeks back," Urataros explained, "We were the only survivors."
"What?" everyone gasped.
"Drink…up…" Dogma said as he gave Den-O Sonic a cup of coffee.
"Yay! Pudding! Pudding! Pudding!" Momotaros, now solid like the others while being black and red, cheered as he ate the pudding.
"At least we know Castle Doran acts like the DenLiner in giving you solid form," Roll giggled as a purple and black, solid Ryutaros ate his pudding, staying near her.
"Indeed. I must admit that this is an amazing structure. It is literally fused with a dragon," Urataros, solid, blue, and black, noted as he walked around, sipping a cup of coffee.
"Ah…A castle fit for its king," a white and gold Sieg praised as he sat in a decorated seat, feather falling all around him.
"Heh…these guys are both weird, yet cool," Hedgewolf Sonic chuckled, now losing his Hedgewolf Form, "Right, Chip?"
"Yeah!" Chip grinned as he sat on a snoring, gold and black Kintaros, watching him lift weights in his sleep.
"Thank you for this," Deneb, wearing black with a gold face with green eyes, bowed.
"It was nothing," Kiva Sonic replied when Castle Doran roared, "Oh. We're here."
"Yay!" Basshaa cheered, "I'll go get the suitcases!"
"Hold on, Basshaa. Attention, everyone. Until this matter is solved, I welcome you all to stay within Castle Doran if you wish," Kiva Sonic offered.
"What?" Garuru and Dogma screamed.
"Why thank you, Kiva-san," Roll bowed with Yacker before she opened an eye to look at her adopted son, "Tails-kun."
"Huh? Oh! Okay. Thank you, Mr. Kiva," Tails bowed.
"Good job, Tails-kun."
"Hold on," Garuru argued, "Why must we…"
"Please, Uncle?"
"…Fine," Garuru sighed before walking off with Dogma.
"Hey, hey, I'll show you to your rooms, Imagin!" Basshaa grinned as he skipped off.
"…Ore Kami-sama…It's a fox version of the Hanatare Kozō (Snot-nosed Brat)," Momotaros gasped as he followed him.
"Okay, Kitsune-chan!" Ryutaros cheered as he danced after him.
"I request nothing but the best for I," Sieg ordered as he walked after them, his body exuding grace and a royal attitude with each step he took.
"I suppose you're all wondering why I called you here today! To put it bluntly, fellow hedgehogs…A crisis is upon us!" Prime Sonic declared upon a stand, a massive screen showing him to the 1001 Sonics in the stands, Den-O Sonic, Sir Sonic, Hedgewolf Sonic, Sonic, Android Sonic, Underground Sonic, and Sonic all sitting together.
"Do you see all the Sonics?" Prime Sally whispered.
"Hai. I wonder how many there are…" Roll awed.
"I lost count after 104, Kaa-chan," Ryutaros replied, the only Imagin there.
"…Kaa-chan?" Roll repeated.
"One of Robotnik's countless counterparts has conquered his 'universe!' The question is what are we going to do about it?" Prime Sonic continued.
-You'll do nothing, hated Hedgehog!-
"Huh? Who?" Prime Sonic pondered as everyone looked around when a metallic version of Robotnik's head appeared before them all.
-Heh, heh…Fall before the forces of Robo-Robotnik!-
The hedgehogs all got ready to fight as Ryutaros entered Den-O Sonic, quickly becoming Den-O Gun Form, with Kivat biting Kiva Sonic to become Kiva. Nearby, Underground Sonic, Sonia, and Manic summoned their instruments. Yacker glowed before transforming into a blue cube Wisp. He flew into Roll's sword and began to transformation. Her arm fur turned a deep blue as the sword became a large blue sledgehammer, the hammer part being a rectangle hammer the size of Roll. The Prime Antoine screamed as he ran off to hide. A massive portal appeared before them all and unleashed a massive wave of black SWATBots and flying machines at them all.
-Hahahahaha! Well done, Sonic the Hedgehog! By gathering your Hedgehog 'brothers,' you've saved me the trouble of tracking them down! Soon, this universe, and all others, shall belong to Robo-Robotnik!-
With that, everyone charged into battle. Gun Form preformed various hip hop moves reworked into fighting styles while blasting SWATBots with his lasers. An engine roared before Kiva-Garuru drove by on a red, bat-themed motorcycle, slashing through his opponents. Each hedgehog was using his/her strengths to fight. Sonic shuddered at the firing squadron of Sonics destroying the SWATBots before a black and blue fighter jet flew overhead, driven by a Sonic and a Shadow that quickly fired a multitude of missiles of various shapes, functions, and sizes (Including one reading 'From Razor, with love' on a side). It was then a large amount of silver SWATBots appeared. The two SWATBots proceeded to pummel each other to bits.
-What? My shadow SWATBots - Destroyed! Who dares…?-
"I dare!" a voice declared before the Prime Robotnik (Who strangely resembled the Robotnik Sonic knew) appeared, "The true Doctor Ivo Robotnik! And your floating image doesn't scare me! This is my world and it's not big enough for the both of us!"
"It's not big enough for one of you!" Prime Sonic cracked.
"Be gone with you!" Prime Robotnik roared, ignoring Prime Sonic's taunt.
-As you wish… But I shall return!-
"That's one down…" Kiva began.
"…And one fatty to go!" Gun Form finished as he aimed at Prime Robotnik when a piece of the wreckage fell on his head, "Ite! Ite…"
"You fools! Do you think he'd give up so easily? I certainly wouldn't!" Prime Robotnik argued, "Since this new menace is a threat to all our interests, I propose we cease our private battles and pool our resources!"
"This stinks worse than last week's Chili-Dogs, Doc! But…when you're right, you're right!" Prime Sonic growled, We'll meet tomorrow at ten in the morning."
"Now this is great~" Sonia sighed as she and Percival slipped into the hot spring within Castle Doran, "I've never been in such a warm bath before."
"Ano…It's an onsen, Sonia-sama," Roll corrected as she slid into the hot spring with her and Shahra, "It's sugei that Doran-kun has something I've missed within him."
"I feel as if all my troubles could just turn to sand…" Shahra sighed.
"Shahra-sama, why are you with Arabian Nights-san?" Roll asked.
"He holds my ring," Shahra explained, "Because he has my ring, I am his servant and he is my master."
"Just like a Genie with a lamp?" Sonia asked, causing Shahra to shiver, "D-Did I say something wrong?"
"The only Djinn I knew of that had a lamp was the Erazor Djinn. Had it not been for Master, he would have destroyed the Arabian Nights and I would still be…d-gone…"
Sonia and Roll gave wide eyes at the Djinn before them. They hadn't missed that correction. She was about to say 'dead' to the both of them. It made them wonder if this 'Erazor' looked like Robotnik.
"But what about you both? Do you both travel with your Masters?" Shahra asked.
"Shahra, Sonic is my triplet brother and the next in line for the throne in my Zone."
"You're a princess and he's a prince?" Roll gasped.
"Manic, too," Sonia replied, "We're triplets and our mother is Queen Aleena. We were separated after we were born because of a prophecy. Robotnik took over when we were infants and began to Roboticize everyone. All of them becoming a mixture of robotics and body."
"Oh my…" Roll gasped, "In the Zone I'm from, the lives that live there all end up complete robots. Except for Bunnie-chan. Only her legs and arm are metal."
"Oh! A friend of mine had that happen to him, but it was just the lower half of his body," Sonia added.
"This 'Robotnik…' does he have an orange mustache?"
"Yes."
"A bit portly?"
"Hai."
"Ruler?"
"Sadly, yes/hai…"'
"It sounds like they are like King Shahryār, yet much crueler," Shahra noted before making a scream, "Something is in the water!"
"That's just Yacker-chan. Gomen nassai, Shahra-chan," Roll apologized as Yacker popped out, wearing a diving mask, and bowed quickly as his entire body turned red from embarrassment.
"He's a pervert!"
"Ano…I'm not sure if Yacker-chan is a boy or a girl," Roll admitted sheepishly, "I just call him a 'he.'"
"…Amazing…" Shahra awed, "This little one flies, yet it is more of a jellyfish."
"#$gdh."
"Yacker-chan says that he's sorry."
"Then I accept the apology, Yacker," Shahra giggled.
"Wait. You have a Robotnik in your Zone?"
"I think so. Unlike the two you have mentioned, King Shahryār is a kind ruler and the one who created the Arabian Nights with another."
"Ano…Percival-sempai…Do you have someone like that in your Zone?" Roll asked, getting the feline's attention for once.
"Well…Yes. He was executed by a fake ruler. Ironically, it was he who created that Black Knight. He was a kind man, who always wanted to make the world a better land for all," Percival explained.
"So…Do any of you have a crush on your Sonic?" Sonia asked, causing blushes to form on them all.
"N-n-n-nani? Sonia-chan, what brought this up?" Roll asked.
"Indeed," Percival nodded with Shahra.
"Come on. I just know two of you are in love with your Zone's Sonic," Sonia smirked.
"…Hai," Roll admitted, "He saved me when I was Roboticized. He helped me get used to the time in my Zone due to me being in that form for millennia with Yacker-chan. He even unleashed Excalibur when we were on Angel Island involving a cruel copy of him called 'Scourge.' He's always so positive on so many things and can truly express his feelings."
"…Yes. I…I must admit it. Master saved me and the entire Arabian Nights. He helped me to, as he put it, 'come out of my shell' and just be myself. His sincere words and honest feelings cannot help but make my heart flutter," Shahra admitted.
"What about you, Dame Percival?" Sonia asked.
"…" Percival just looked away, blushing heavily, and somehow the mist seemed to be hearts over her head.
"I knew it," Sonia smirked.
"That's your third bottle of shampoo, buddy," Sonic noted as Hedgewolf Sonic dropped another empty shampoo bottle, the Hedgewolf's body covered in a heavy layer of bubbles.
"Trust me, it normally takes one until Dark Gaia popped out of the planet," Hedgewolf Sonic grumbled before jumping into the hot spring, getting a set of water-carrying baskets above Den-O Sonic that fell on him.
"Wow…You sure have a bad luck streak," Kiva Sonic noted.
"Yep," Momotaros nodded as Ryutaros got him in the face with a rubber ducky, "Hanatare Kozō!"
"Yay! We got him!" Ryutaros cheered as he fived a grinning Tails and Basshaa.
"You need a spanking!" Momotaros snapped, "A big-ass spanking!"
"Run!" Basshaa laughed as the trio ran around the bathing area, the Oni Imagin giving chase while swinging a water basket over his head.
"My, my…I haven't seen him this happy ever since we lost our Zone," Urataros noted as he laid in the hot spring, sipping milk from the bottle via a straw in it.
"That reminds me. Urataros-san, just how did your Zone end?" Kivat asked from a small 'boat' made to resemble a violin.
"Oh…It was caused by a Negative Zone Portal that an Imagin accidentally created," Urataros explained, his mood suddenly saddening.
"What's that?" Sonic asked.
"It is a portal to the Negative Zone, the Zone that is a polar opposite to all the Zones in Existence. It take an entire Zone to open a portal to it," Den-O Sonic explained as he finally got the water baskets off…only to trip on a bar of soap Chip had left and did a belly flop into the hot spring.
"Ooh…! He cried," Kintaros flinched before falling asleep while standing, Chip scrubbing himself on top of the Bear Imagin's head, "Zzz…"
"Excuse me, Arabian Nights? But why is it that you bear that ring? Are you perhaps…betrothed to someone?" Sieg asked as he saw Arabian Nights Sonic still had the ring on his finger.
"No. It's just that…It keeps me close to Shahra."
"Shahra? You mean the Overlander you were with?" Sonic asked.
"She's not one of them!" Arabian Nights Sonic snapped as he glared at the hedgehog, "She's a Djinn and my closest friend in the Arabian Nights."
"Ah…So you love her, then?" Urataros asked.
"L-Love? You're crazy, you turtle, C-R-A-Z-Y!"
"Deny it as much as you want, engulf it within a hundred hooks, a thousand fabrications, and ten thousand lies. Just know of this: You are in love with Shahra, the Djinn of the Ring. I have seen the way you glimpse at her when she does not look. She does have a rather endowed body. One that all women strive for. One that a man would enjoy being with, their bodies pressing up against one another in the pleasures of intercourse…" Urataros continued, causing Arabian Nights Sonic to fall over and released a steady flow of blood from both his nostril while Kiva Sonic, Deneb, and Prime Sonic had the ears of Ryutaros, Basshaa, and Tails covered with all the Sonic blushing heavily at what the Turtle Imagin had just brought into their heads.
"That's girl talk, Kame-Yarō!" Momotaros snapped, having stopped chasing the trio to bop him on the head.
"I think that it is wonderful you feel that way, Sonic-kun," Deneb smiled as he helped up Arabian Nights Sonic, "Deneb Candy?"
"You brought it in here with you?" Hedgewolf Sonic asked.
"Chip-kun asked."
"Of course…" the Hedgewolf muttered as he looked over at the content Chip, sleeping on a pile of candy wrapping.
"To think that these other Zones speak of such an act as if it were normal," Gawain noted in the waters, he and Lancelot at the sides of Sir Sonic.
"We're all guys here, so we won't have to feel the repercussions of the girls," Sir Sonic shrugged.
"Says the one who fantasizes about one of his Knights and a spell-caster…" Lancelot muttered, earning a heavy blush from Sir Sonic.
"Hey. I do not think about Percival and Nimue like that!"
"Yet I did not say it was Percival and my mother, did it?" Lancelot smirked, causing Sir Sonic to glare at him.
"Two?" Kiva Sonic gawked, "You're in love with two women?"
"Yeah, yeah…" Sir Sonic sighed, "They're both just…amazing in their own ways. I mean, Percival is strong, courageous, and one of the best Knights I ever saw. While Nimue…She's calm, collected, and doesn't hit me with a mallet. Plus, there's the kindness she just releases almost naturally."
"That is my mother you are talking about, Knave the Hedgehog," Lancelot growled.
"Aw crud…" Sir Sonic muttered before running around the room, Lancelot hot on his trail with a rock from the springs the size of his head being carried over it.
"To tell you the truth, this is actually one of the most enjoying baths I've had in Castle Doran since I was a kid," Kiva Sonic laughed.
"Enough! Zu ga takai (Kneel before me)!" Sieg snapped.
"Oh, crap…" Momotaros gulped before Sir Sonic and Lancelot shrunk to the size of action figures.
"Aw…Kawaii…" Ryutaros and Basshaa grinned as they knelt down to the level of the two tiny hedgehogs.
"Release your spell immediately, Creature of Sand!" Lancelot roared, his voice sounding like he had too much helium.
"'Bots and Freedom Fighters! I call this meeting to order!" Prime Robotnik declared.
"Ahem!" Prime Sonic and Prime Sally cleared their throats in annoyance.
"Why do others talk? Why not fight?" a large Sonic with rippling muscles and ripped purple shorts complained as he stomped the ground, scaring four children Sonics, "This one is big! Strong! Strongest one there is! No need help! What can little ones do?"
"What…" Kid Sonic One began as two others ran behind him.
"…Can…" Kid Sonic Two added.
"…We…" Kid Sonic Three added as he and Four bent over.
"…Do?" Kid Sonic Four finished before One and Two tackled over Hulk Sonic.
"Does this answer…" One and Two began.
"…Your question?" Three and Four finished.
"Knock it off, you guys!" Prime Sonic scolded, "This man has a plan!"
"Hai! Baldy McNosehair's talking!" Ryutaros added, causing nearly all the Sonics and the guests to collapse, laughing on the verge of tears.
"I like the kid," Sonic snickered, "You think we can let Den-O stay in our Zone?"
"Maybe," Roll giggled before everyone calmed down.
"In order to second guess our mutual adversary, I've had to think like him! Which means he's definitely searching for a way to destroy us all!"
"Heh…Not all of you wimps!"
A swirl of inverted multi-colored energy appeared nearby, revealing a Sonic resembling Dark Sonic and Scourge. Sonic scowled at the second Dark Sonic along with Prime Sonic. Roll saw the glare and tapped Sonic's shoulder. She pointed at Scourge, who was glaring at Sonic and Roll, lust in his eyes for the Hedgefox and death for the Hedgehog.
"…That's Dark Sonic?" Sonic whispered.
"Hai. But you said that he was to go by 'Scourge' forevermore," Roll replied.
"When did I do that?"
"Never mind…" Roll sighed.
"Hey, hey, who's the snot guy?" Ryutaros asked.
"My quills are emerald-green, you dragon-faced ass!" Scourge snapped before hipping out Reaper, "Now then…Robo-Robotnik's got us a pretty sweet deal; kill you all and we get pay dirt. Right, Anti-Sonic?"
"Heh. Right," Anti-Sonic sneered.
"I got him!" Ryutaros declared as he jumped into Den-O Sonic, "Henshin!"
-GUN FORM-
"Mind if I destroy you? Kotae wa kiitenai (I can't hear you)!" Gun Form declared as he open fired on Scourge.
The two hedgehogs became blurs as multiple Zone Portals appeared, dropping hundred, if not thousands, of Shadow SWATBots and pitch-black flying machines armed with multiple weapons. Within seconds, the battle erupted in full force. The Sonics all began to use their normal attacks on the Shadow SWATBots before Castle Doran flew over them with a roar. Riding upon its head was Kiva along with a red dragon stuck in a windmill attached to the back of Castle Doran, making its wings longer and stronger. The towers of Castle Doran aimed at the flying machines and began to fire multiple lasers and fireballs at them. Kiva jumped into one fireball with the chained leg stuck out. The chains broke and reveal the silver was actually red bat wings hiding three jewels in them. Kiva blew right through one of the larger flying machines, blowing it up in the process. He landed and pulled out a clear whistle with a green head to it.
-BASSHAA MAGNUM!-
A statuette resembling Basshaa's real form shot out of Castle Doran's jaws. Kiva caught it in his right hand. It opened up into a gun and green chains triggered the transformation on his right arm and torso. He was clad in scaly green armor that covered his chest and the entirety of his right arm. His right forearm and shoulder had fins on them. Kivat's eyes turned emerald green along with Kiva's 'eyes.' He began to act like Gun Form in fighting moves and shooting anyone in his path, having perfect hit after perfect hit. Prime Sonic and Anti-Sonic collided with each other in a stand-still running attack. Neither one was willing to give in until Sonic's scream echoed in the area. Everyone turned to see Scourge blowing smoke out of Reaper's barrel while Sonic collapsed.
"No!" Sonic screamed as he slashed at Scourge and Anti-Sonic before grabbing Prime Sonic and jumped away, Gun Form running over while losing his Henshin.
"Damn it!" Underground Sonic growled, hearing it from Momotaros, as he saw the blood emerging from the wound in Prime Sonic's body, "This is bad…"
"I'll hold these two off," Den-O Sonic ordered, "Get the Prime us out of here and to a doctor!"
"But what about you?" Sonic asked as Hedgewolf Sonic picked him up.
"I'll be fine," Den-O Sonic replied.
With that, he took out his belt and snapped it on. He pulled out a red flip cell-phone instead of his Rider Pass. The phone had sixteen numbered buttons and an additional three at the top. He pushed the bottom four before pressing the Call Button.
-MOMO URA KIN RYUU- the device spoke before he pushed a button on the side –CLIMAX FORM-
Cue – Double Action CLIMAX Form
A rail of energy shot out of the device's bottom. The rail encircled Den-O Sonic as he changed to Sword Form. The phone went all around on the rails before connecting over the belt. His armor became bulkier on the torso and shoulders. Rail patterns appeared on the arms, legs, and torso, the torso taking on a red and silver version of his symbol. His Rod Form mask appeared on the right arm before going up the rail to the shoulder. His Axe Form mask appeared on his left arm and went up to the torso. His Gun Form then attached to his torso and flattened out. His Wing Form mask attached to the back, becoming more like wings folded in. His Sword Form mask glowed before peeling open, revealing an orange under casing. The red panels attached to the sides. The wings extended and his body ignited in flames for a few seconds.
"It's Super Climax Time!" Momotaros declared from the armor.
"Yay!" Ryutaros cheered as the legs jumped around.
"We'll make them cry!" Kintaros roared as the left arm pumped its fist.
"But of course," Urataros agreed with a wave of the right arm.
"These fools shall be prepared for their end," Sieg added as the wings fluttered a bit.
"Whoa…" Sonic awed before racing off after his Zone Doubles and their wounded Prime.
Super Climax Form charged at Scourge and Anti-Sonic, pulling out his Sword Form's blade. Scourge jumped over the attack and unleashed a volley of shots. Super Climax Form flew off and away from the shots. He barely evaded Anti-Sonic's spinning form. The trio glared and charged at each other.
"He's okay," Prime Rotor informed, earning relieved sighs from all the Sonics.
"…Where's our Sonic-kun?" Roll pondered as she looked around.
"Gang way!"
Sonic dashed by, stopping before the others. Everyone gasped in shock at who he was carrying. It was Den-O Sonic. His body was bloodied in various areas with his right arm completely blown off, the stub left cauterized. His torso was struck with deep gashes, caused by something that was on-par with a buzzsaw. Sand fell off Den-O Sonic and turned into the Sand Forms of the Imagin, each one sporting either a sand-made cast or a sand-made eye-patch.
"I need a doctor!" Sonic cried out.
"Wh…What happened?" Prime Sally gasped as two female Sonics in nurse outfits took Den-O Sonic off.
"It was when we saw this large explosion where we left him," Sonic explained, "I went back there to check on him…"
"Den-O!" Sonic coughed through the smoke, trying to blow it away with his hand, "Den-O! Den-O, where are you?"
"Here! Over here!"
Sonic turned to the voice and made a small tornado, blowing away the smoke. His eyes widened at the sheer magnitude of scrapped robots, artillery, and flying machines. In the wreckage, he gasped. There, the Imagin were surrounding him.
"Oh…Oh man…" Sonic gasped as he saw how hurt Den-O Sonic was, "Hold on, buddy. We're gonna get you help."
"Careful. Careful, you Ao-yarō (Blue Jerk)!" Momotaros snapped as Sonic picked Den-O Sonic up.
"We were able to fight off Scourge and Anti-Sonic, but at a terrible price," Prime Sally spoke, motioning to the coffin holding Den-O Sonic, "We lost a great hero today. Even when his Zone was destroyed, he continued to help others. We will not allow his sacrifice to be in vain."
"That's right," Prime Robotnik nodded through gritted teeth before turning to a large monitor that showed the No-Zone, "After a bit more thinking, I've found out just what he's going to use…The Giant's Hand! An alien weapon of great power! My genius has located the weapon's position within the region known as the 'Neutral Zone' and we need a squadron of Sonics across the Cosmic Interstate to retrieve it! Go now! Quickly!"
With that, the Sonics all let out a battle cry. They quickly raced off to the nearest Entrance to the No-Zone. Prime Sonic, Kiva Sonic, and Sonic were in the lead. All of them were not mad. They were not furious either. No…all of them were livid and actually out for blood for what happened to Den-O Sonic. Kivat flew to his master and they quickly turned into Kiva as Sonic drew his sword. With the other Sonics, those that could change into new forms changed, knowing this would make them stronger and/or faster. As they went along the Cosmic Interstate, Prime Sonic skidded to a halt, making the other crash into him in their stops.
"What's wrong, Sonic the Hedgehog? Why the sudden stop?" Kiva asked.
"If you'd watch where we're going, you'd see for yourself!" Prime Sonic replied, motioning them to all the pathways that were before them.
"Now what? Do we beat feet this way…"
"Or thataway?"
"Maybe we should split up."
"Nah! That trick never works!"
"Might I see the map?" the other Caliburn asked, letting Prime Sonic hold out a map for him, "It appears we need to go on none of these roads."
"Does that mean we are upon the wrong part of the Cosmic Interstate?"
"No. Apparently, there is a hidden route just before us," the other Caliburn replied, "Knaves, approach it."
"Who are you calling a 'Knave?'" all the Sonic except for Prime Sonic snapped.
"Well, sometimes you've just gotta take a leap of faith," Prime Sonic noted as he walked off and onto thin air, his body losing all its color, literally, "Well? What are you waiting for? Let's go!"
"This is quite interesting," Kivat noted as everyone walked into the Neutral Zone.
"There it is! The Giant's Hand!" Prime Sonic exclaimed.
Everyone looked ahead of them and blinked. Floating before them was a large gauntlet. Embedded into it on the cuff, back, and the bending points of the fingers were 13 diamonds. Prime Sonic grabbed it, noting it was light that it looked.
"Do you think an actual giant wore it?" Sonic asked.
"Nah. Giants are way bigger than this," Sir Sonic replied.
"Indeed," the two Sacred Sword Zone Doubles agreed.
"I wonder what it does," Prime Sonic pondered.
"You'll find out soon enough, blue boy…" a voice said before a blur hit Prime Sonic and took the Giant's Hand, "…The Hard Way!"
"Incoming!" a police officer Sonic screamed as they began to dodge laser fire.
"Hey!"
"Who?" Prime Sonic pondered before he saw Scourge, Anti-Sonic, and a hoard of Shadow SWATBots, "You!"
"Ya got that right!" Scourge sneered as he whipped out Reaper.
"Get 'em!" Anti-Sonic ordered, "Make sure none of those lame-o's survives! That way, we'll be the only Sonics."
-Affirmative- the robots saluted before firing upon the hedgehogs.
"In times like this, it's better to get a shot in as well," Kivat noted –BASSHAA MAGNUM!-
The Basshaa Statuette shot out and into Kiva's right arm. The chains appeared and shattered once more, turning Kiva into Kiva-Basshaa. The battle began once again. Hedgewolf Sonic howled before stretching his arms to slug any SWATBots in the face before tripling his arms in size and crushed them under the fists. Kiva-Basshaa and the Sonic with artillery open fired on the robots. Prime Sonic and Sonic gave chase to the two fleeing Evil Sonics. Scourge open fired and Sonic slashed through them, pumping as much Chaos Energy as he could into his swings.
"Sorry, but we're going back to home base, losers!" Anti-Sonic sneered.
"You two and it aren't going anywhere except down…" Prime Sonic began before kicking Anti-Sonic in the gut and then stomping on his back as Sonic tackled Scourge and pinned him, the Giant's Hand being sent away from them.
"…and out!" Sonic finished, putting Caliburn as Scourge's neck as his eyes glowed the strange emerald once more, "Now die!"
With that, he rose Caliburn and swung it down at Scourge. He stopped and the two jumped back as lasers tried to hit them. Sonic turned to them in annoyance before seeing that Scourge had gotten away, but not Anti-Sonic, who had fainted from the impact.
"You peasants! You dare interfere?" Sonic demanded, "Soul Surge: King's Power!"
-At last! The Giant's Hand is mine!- Robo-Robotnik cackled –Good work!-
"Heh. More like 'bad' work. That pussy Anti-Prime Sonic got caught," Scourge snorted before giving a dark sneer as Robo-Robotnik pressed a hidden button below the now-black and metallic-blue Giant's Hand, "But I don't give a fuck!"
-Indeed! Now, at the press of a single button, the Giant's Hand will unfold and encase me within the most powerful engine of destruction the universe has ever known!-
As he gave his monologue, the Giant's Hand unfolded into a hand that Robo-Robotnik couldn't even go up to half the thumb. It engulfed the Roboticized madman while Scourge looked on with pure, unadulterated, maniacal glee as its ever-expanding shadow engulfed the area. The end result as a robot the size of the Empire State Building. It was covered in pitch-black and metallic-blue metal, giving off a dark glint in the light. Its helmet had two flat horns on the sides. Deep within it, Robo-Robotnik was literally fused with the machine. Wire, cables, pipes, everything and anything that could let his torn-apart robotic body be fused with the machine was there.
-HEDGEHOGS, BEWARE! NOW, INSIDE THE CONTROL CONSOLE, I COMMAND THE MIGHT OF GIANT BORG! AND TOGETHER, WE SHALL DESTROY ALL SONICS!-
All the Sonics were currently berating themselves in their own ways the next day. The majority of these Sonics (roughly 994 of them) were banging their heads into the ground or a wall in the complex. The four children Sonics were all listening to Kiva Sonic as he played a sad tune on his violin. Prime Sonic was just sighing while pacing about. Sonic was choosing something Roll and Tails thought they'd never see; whittling on a small log. A warning siren went off and everyone turned to a monitor. On it was the Giant Borg, stomping towards them with a horde of Shadow SWATBots in various sizes behind him. They all gave a sweatdrop when they heard the robotic fatty giving a monologue as he stomped towards them, learning about the name of the robot.
"We've failed, Sonic The Hedgehog! Robo-Robotnik snatched the Giant's Hand out from under our noses… And now he, his Shadow SWATBots, and his Giant Borg are wreaking havoc across the face of Mobius, crushing everything in their path! We've got to stop them!" the Prime Sally exclaimed.
"Tell me something I don't know, Princess… Like how?" Prime Sonic replied.
"This is all your fault!"
"No! It's yours!"
"No! Yours!"
"May I?" Roll offered as they saw the Sonics all arguing, Prime Sonic, Kiva Sonic, Sir Sonic, Arabian Nights Sonic, and Sonic being the only ones not entering it.
"Try," Prime Sally motioned.
"Why thank you. Yacker-chan, Burst Bustersword, if you please."
Yacker gave a salute and declared, "BURST!"
He quickly turned into a scarlet fire-shaped Wisp with three blue eyes. He went into the blade and changed in into a massive Bustersword. It seemed to resemble a Zanbatou, but with a blast on the back. Lining the back was a fire theme while the blade was in the colors of flames. The hilt and guard were shaped like Yacker's new form. Roll began to giggle like a little kid (AKA Ryutaros, Tails, or Basshaa) as she did a little twirl. She took careful aim at the ceiling the arguing hedgehogs were all under and fired. A burst of flames shot out and struck a bit of it, setting off the sprinkler system. Multiple exclamations of the water being cold or getting wet went off in the area. After a few minutes, they shut off and Roll bowed to Prime Sally.
"Oh, be quiet! This is nobody's fault! Pointing fingers at one another won't get us anywhere! Besides, we don't have enough fingers!" Prime Sally scolded.
'…The jokes in the Prime Zone sure are old…' Roll thought with a sweatdrop as her Sonic and Tails snickered while Prime Sally motioned to the Kid Sonics.
"Why can't you guys act like our little friends did before? They're small, but they know that by working together, the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts."
"She's right!" Prime Sonic agreed, "Divided we fall, but together…"
"You don't have to make a speech, Blue Guy!" A red Sonic grinned, "We understand!"
"We'll take Robo-Robotnik and his walkin' tin-can down at any cost!" a Sonic covered in fire declared.
"Yeah, but we all need to focus on the fatty," a stone-made Sonic noted, "What about the metal chumps he has with him?"
"I'll fight!" Roll volunteered.
"What?" Sonic exclaimed.
"Hai. Sonic-tachi, the rest of us can deal with the SWATBots. You all just focus on Robo-Robotnik," Roll explained.
"Ah…I hope you can fare well then," Kiva Sonic noted, "Kivat."
"Yosh!" Kivat declared before Kiva Sonic held up a red and gold whistle, "What? We're using him?"
"Not much choice. We're going to need to go all out," Kiva Sonic replied before turning to look at Castle Doran, "Doran, they got the message, right?"
"Yes we did," Garuru growled as he, Dogma, and Basshaa appeared from an orb of energy expelled from Doran's jaws.
"We…fight."
"Yatta! We'll do great!" Basshaa grinned.
"Very well then," Kiva Sonic nodded with a soft smile before Kivat took the whistle.
-TATSULOT!-
"Pyuu-Pyuun~!"
From Castle Doran, everyone saw a gold glow within the windows. The Doran belched before expelling a gold sphere of light. The light dispersed to reveal a tiny gold wyvern with a window on its back and blue eyes.
"Tension Fortissimo~!" the wyvern declared.
"Henshin!" Kiva Sonic declared as he changed into his armored form.
Tatsulot swooped down and broke the chains holding Kiva's shoulder armor. They then unfolded and became golden bat wings. The sky turned black as a red full moon rose in the air. The wings also released a swarm of golden bats. Tatsulot flew around Kiva and the Rider raised up his left arm, allowing the dragon to attach to it.
-HENSHIN!-
The golden bats returned quickly upon the wyvern's declaration. The bats first covered Kiva's legs in golden boots with silver feet that had blades on the back of the ankles, then his torso armor turned gold with a red chestplate resembling the unsealed state of his iron boot. He also gained golden gauntlets. Finally, the bats enveloped his helmet, turning his visor red with extra red fangs, trimmed in white with a golden crescent moon ornament resting on top where the bat head was. The mouthguard had also become pitch black. His shoulder armors were now spiked and Kivat's eyes were now a mixture of red, blue, green and purple. Finally, with a wave of his left arm, flames burst from his back and became a blood red cape.
"If we are to battle, then we battle with all our might combined!" Kiva-Emperor declared.
"Oi. Prime Ferret Face," Roll spoke.
"I am not ze 'Ferret Face!'" Prime Antoine snapped.
"Matte. Matte. I need you to hide with my little boy and his Prime self, m'kay?"
"Um…Oui?"
"Oh! Merci beaucoup, Antoine. Vous êtes un bon coyote," Roll giggled before giving him a quick hug, "Yacker-chan, ikuze!"
"H%#L!"
The fighters that were not a Sonic were doing well, especially when a cyan laser ripped through dozens of the Shadow SWATBots. Roll grinned as she swung her rapier and released another blast from it. Lancelot vanished and reappeared in multiple areas, each releasing a blast of red energy from his body that tore apart any near him. Gawain was unleashing his Gail Meteor as Percival was melting them away with her fire. Sonia blasted all of the robots in her path as Manic's drums sent the robots into deep chasms that quickly closed on them. Basshaa, Garuru, and Dogma were all in their true forms and having a field day with the Shadow SWATBots. Basshaa hoped into a tree and fired a series of rapid-fire, pressurized water bullets at the robots, piercing their armor and blowing them up. Garuru was using his speed and his claws to tear them all to shreds. Dogma gave a slowly laugh as he slugged apart the SWATBots, stomped on them, or banged them together. With the Sonics, they were just approaching the Giant Borg, Hulk Sonic carrying Hedgewolf Sonic on his back due to the swap in strengths he had during the day and night.
"Whoa! Look at the size of that thing!" a Robin Hood Sonic exclaimed.
"He's big, alright!" a Batman Sonic agreed, "But in my universe, I fought others who were even bigger and defeated them! Just as we shall defeat Robo-Robotnik and his Giant Borg!"
"Let's go," Kiva-Emperor ordered before performing a high jump that ended with a side-kick to the robot's face as the other Sonic attacked.
-Spare me the false bravado, you red-white-and-blue buffoon. While I control the power of Giant Borg, you are all less than nothing!-
With that, Giant Borg began to swat them away. He grabbed a handful of Sonics and slammed them into the ground. He then rose a foot above them.
-Farewell, my miniature enemies! It was fun, but the outcome was never in doubt!-
"No!" Prime Sonic screamed as the foot stomped down before he could make an order.
"Master!" Shahra cried out, Arabian Nights Sonic being one of the hedgehogs that was just stomped upon.
-This world will be mine!-
"Damn!" Batman Sonic growled as he slammed a fist into one of the destroyed trees.
"…Hm?"
"Sir Sonic, what's wrong?" Prime Sonic asked.
"I feel something…Something powerful," Sir Sonic replied.
"Whooaahhhhh!"
The area began to rumble as a dark, yet powerful light began to emerge from beneath the foot. What had happened next startled everyone; Giant Borg had been thrown ten miles away. Standing in the center of the foot's impression in the land was a Sonic. His body was a deep violet with his gloves and shoes the same colors while being fused with his body. Gold rings adorned his ankles and wrists while his quills went down like Knuckles's dreadlocks. His eyes and mouth were gone, replaced by a glow coming from the blank eyes, both filled with unspeakable rage, hatred, and sadness. Two white bars came from his eyes and went down to the back of his head spines.
"We have to stop him… Shahra," the hedgehog grunted as he opened his right hand, revealing Shahra's ring had been fused into it, "So, please lend me your power!"
"Darkspine Sonic!" Shahra gasped.
"We're going to have to take it up a level, it seems," Sonic noted, the glow in his eyes returning once more, "Soul Unite: Excalibur Transformation."
With the others, the Sacred Swords began to glow a soft light. The three Knights regrouped and looked at the weapons. They nodded before throwing them into the air. They turned into a gold and silver light before shooting off and hitting Sir Sonic. In a flash of light, two Excalibur Sonics had taken their place.
"I hope you guys can hold them off," Prime Sonic noted, "I have some Chaos Emeralds nearby. We just need a few sets of fifty rings. Everyone who can, follow me! The rest of you, keep Giant Borg at bay!"
-Insolent fools! It matters not what you do! For I will rule Existence! And this world will be…mine!-
"What did you say? You don't have anything! I would never wish for such a world!" Darkspine Sonic roared as Prime Sonic ran off with Underground Sonic following alongside many other Sonics.
Hedgewolf Sonic roared before shooting his left arm out at Giant Borg. The arm instantly grew to the size of an airplane and collided with the fist Giant Borg had thrown at them. Kiva-Emperor glowed before transforming into a gold and scarlet dragonic bat the size of a stallion. Its red head had three emerald orbs on it while silver adorned its wingtips and claws. The creature roared before taking flight at Giant Borg, King Excalibur Sonic and Excalibur Sonic following him.
"Speed Break!" Darkspine roared, becoming a blur even to time itself.
The violet hedgehog slammed a fist into the Giant Borg's face, cracking the visor a bit. The two gold knights began to unleash a relentless assault of slashes as Kiva-Flight fired gold beams from his jaws. Hulk Sonic roared as he picked up a boulder and threw it at the Giant Borg. Batman Sonic fired a barrage of weapons he had in his utility belt as other Sonics ran all over the robot.
-Mwahaha! Do you fools think you are a match for me now?- Robo-Robotnik cackled as he grabbed Hedgewolf Sonic's arm and began to use it on the others before he created a massive sphere of energy above his head –Now die! It will take a miracle for you to avoid this attack!-
"Speed Break!"
Darkspine Sonic collided with the sphere and began to try and push it back. With a roar, he unleashed various kicks before a final was given. With it, the sphere was sent right back at Giant Borg.
"Ha! Consider that our introduction!" Darkspine Sonic roared before hundreds of golden blurs rammed into the Giant Borg with the sphere, knocking the mecha over.
"Hey guys! The Super Sonic cavalry has just arrived!" Prime Sonic, now gold, grinned as the hundreds of gold blurs revealed themselves to be gold Sonics.
"Master! On the chest!" Shahra cried out.
The Sonics turned to the rising Giant Borg. There, they saw a swollen area. The Sonics charged and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the swollen point. Super Underground Sonic played a rift on his guitar and a gold laser roared out of it as Kiva-Flight fired his laser. Giant Borg cried out at the attacks when Darkspine Sonic appeared before it with the two gold knights. The knights unleashed a deadly assault of slashes on the swollen area while Darkspine released a barrage of punches and kicks. Energy flared into his hands before he slammed them both into the swollen point. Pieces of Giant Borg started to release steam and oil.
-Khhh! How can you… Have this much power…?-
"Now! While he's off-balance!" Prime Super Sonic declared, "Let's finish him with everything we've got!"
With that, all of the Sonics unleashed a spin attack except for three. Castle Doran flew up and Kiva-Flight landed on its head, infusing the Doran with his energy. Doran roared before firing a massive gold beam from its jaws. The two Excalibur Sonics flew right at Giant Borg, unleashing the golden seals in the air while turning into a massive golden sphere of energy. The sphere ripped right through Giant Borg as everyone attacks hit at the same time.
-Gwaahhhhhh!- Giant Borg screamed before exploding in a massive fireball.
"That's it for your idle gossip, Robo-Robotnik. Your story… is finished," Darkspine Sonic stated before everyone changed back into hedgehogs (minus Hedgewolf Sonic).
"Uh oh. Seems the others are in trouble," Underground Sonic noted as he saw the non-Sonics in their fighting before nearly all of them collapsed, "Ugh…"
"So…tired…" Arabian Nights Sonic groaned.
"Roll… Tails…" Sonic grunted, struggling to get back up.
Cue – CLIMAX JUMP THE FINAL AAA DEN-O FORM
A melody began to go off in the air before a train whistle echoed. Tracks appeared in the sky before a massive train raced across them. The engine at the front resembled a black and green bull before it flipped, the front becoming a gold drill. The one behind it resembled a condor made of black and gold before its back changed into a pair of bladed propellers. Behind that was a silver and purple engine that opened up into a purple dragon head and a long neck. Behind that was a gold and silver engine with a gold 'mask' on the front that resembled Axe Form's face. A blade emerged from the top as six red axes appeared on the sides. Behind it was a blue and silver engine with the back transforming into a blue robot turtle. Connected to that was a red and silver engine and four carts behind it with a purple and silver caboose at the back. The carts opened up revealing a series of cannons, a dog head, a monkey with spheres in its hands, and a bird. The caboose opened up to reveal a purple dragon tail. Roll slashed down a SWATBots, her sword in the Burst Bustersword Mode, and grinned.
"Sugei! Sugei! It's the DenLiner and ZeroLiner connected!" Roll exclaimed with stars in her eyes.
Inside of the drill engine, Den-O Sword Form drove in the Machine DenBird. The cycle was attached to the train on a standstill track. Before him was a screen showing the path before the train.
"I don't care how you do it, just blow them to bits!" Sword Form declared.
"Isn't that going overboard?"
"Hell no! Ore wa saisho kara saigo made kuraimakkusu da ze (From start to finish, I am at a Climax)!" Sword Form argued.
The tracks disappeared behind the train as more were made before it. The tracks encircled the area with the Shadow SWATBots in it and before to fire multiple lasers from the dog head, the cannons, the turtle's flippers, and the dragon's mouth. The bird took off and began to go right through the SWATBots as the monkey threw its bombs at them, refilling with each second passing. The two black engines separated and charged on the ground, tracking forming before them as they drilled and sliced apart any SWATBots in their path before grabbing the ones in the area of destruction and dropped them off with the Sonics. Once the last of the SWATBots were destroyed, the trains reset themselves and connected once more. The train whistle blew and the vehicle went off in the sky.
"Heh. Even dead, he still helped us out in the end," Prime Sonic smiled softly before it began to rain pieces and parts of the Giant Borg, "That's the end of Giant Borg!"
"But what about Robo-Robotnik?" Prime Sally pondered before everyone heard a yelp of pain in the sky before Robo-Robotnik's head struck Garuru, in his hedgehog body, on the head.
"Ite! Oi! You damn Sonic! The moment I die, I'm gunning for your ass up there!"
-This… does not… compute!- Robo-Robotnik's head declared as it slowly shut down.
"Alas, poor Robo… Guess the big guy finally lost his head!" Prime Sonic cracked, earning snickers and laughs from many of the Sonics.
"Bad joke," Sonic and Roll muttered.
-I'll take that…- a Sonic in a leather jacket with the right side of his body completely Roboticized stated as he took the head and went off –And I won't be back! Hasta la vista, Hedgehog!-
"Incredible! Upon 'destruction,' Giant Borg has broken down into interlocking parts, like a jigsaw puzzle! And they're mine! All mine!" Prime Robotnik cackled…until he was surrounded by Sonics, an annoyed Prime Sally, and a ticked-off Roll.
"You were saying?" Prime Sonic asked with crossed arms and a tapping foot.
"Curses! Foiled again! And again! And again!" Prime Robotnik growled before running off.
"See ya later, Baldy McNosehair!" Arabian Nights Sonic laughed, causing many of the other Sonics to collapse, laughing.
"We can't leave these parts lying around… Who knows if they could be reconnected to reform Giant Borg?" Prime Sally pondered with worry.
"I've got a great idea!" Prime Sonic grinned.
"With its interlocking parts scattered to the four corners of creation, I don't think we'll be hearing from Giant Borg anytime soon!" Prime Sonic grinned.
"Why am I wearing this?" Roll asked, pointing at the pink and black bikini she was wearing while holding up a sign that read 'Souvenirs of the Great Battle. "Own a piece of the 'bot."''
"Because guys just love seeing girls in bikinis," Prime Sally replied, wearing a blue bikini under her jacket with the same sign Roll had, before pointing at Sonic, who was out cold and foaming at the mouth, a trail of blood emerging from his left nostril, "See?"
"But it's so embarrassing…" Roll whimpered, "And tight. How can girls wear such tight, revealing things? I like one piece bathing suits. Not these…strings."
"But don't you like seeing your Sonic like that?"
"A-Ano…" Roll stammered before her tail wrapped around her waist, trying to keep her as modest as she could in the bikini, as Prime Sally giggled before turning to Prime Sonic.
"Are you sure the pieces will be safe with them?"
"Hey, if you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?" Prime Sonic asked as he pulled Prime Sally close to him.
"That's nearly all the pieces," Prime Sally noted as Kiva Sonic took one of the last pieces, those staying in Castle Doran currently packing up inside of it except for Sonic, Roll, Tails, and the casket holding Den-O Sonic, six pieces of Giant Borg each having a strange resemblance to Momotaros, Urataros, Kintaros, Sieg, and Deneb in his hand over his heart.
"Here," Prime Sonic offered, handing Sonic and Roll the last two pieces.
"Arigatou, Prime Sonic-kun," Roll smiled with a bow.
"Make sure he's buried in a place he'd love," Prime Sonic ordered.
"We will," Sonic nodded before shaking Prime Sonic's hand, "Thanks."
"For what?" Prime Sonic asked.
"I think this helped me confirm something back in my Zone," Sonic replied, "I'm just thanking you for helping me realize it."
"Oh. Then…no prob?"
"Next time we meet?" Sonic asked as he held up a fist.
"You got that right," Prime Sonic grinned as he banged his fist with Sonic, "Next time, Sonic the Hedgehog; we'll see who's fastest!"
"You got that right, Sonic the Hedgehog," Sonic grinned.
"Sonic-kun, we could use some help!" Roll called as she and Tails tried to lift the casket.
"Let…me," Dogma grunted as he lifted Den-O Sonic's casket up and walked off to Castle Doran.
"Sugei…" Roll whispered.
"Well, it was simple actually. Stone carving just started to become a hobby of mine in the early 1700s," Nimue explained as she placed the decorated, train and clock-themed tombstone on the grave, surrounded by flowers and beneath a Sakura that Roll had found and brought a few months ago, "'Kamen Rider Den-O. A hedgehog that went beyond the call of duty to save the lives of trillions. May his soul rest in peace.'"
"Ano…Did you…?"
"Yes. I've made the tombstones for all the past Sonics, even my own husband's tombstone," Nimue replied, smiling sadly a bit.
"…You really loved him, hai?"
"Yes…" Nimue sniffled as Roll gently hugged her, "Gods, I miss him!"
"You're not the only one who misses those times, Nimue-chan," Roll spoke as she let tears fall from her eyes, "Demo…I wouldn't have met so many wonderful nakama."
"Yes…That's true, Roll," Nimue nodded.
"Aunt Amy, Momma!"
"Over here, Tails-kun!" Roll called before Tails flew over with Sonia running up with some roses in various colors.
"We found some roses for the grave," Sonic spoke as he held them up.
"That's good to hear," Nimue spoke with a gentle smile as Sonic placed them gently on the grave, "…Come now. I think something to eat will help for at least a little time."
The others nodded before they walked off after her. Once no one was there, sand seeped out from various places and recollected into the solid forms of the Taros, Sieg, and Deneb. They looked at the grave. The Imagin looked at one another before nodding. Momotaros pulled out a blue sword with a smaller blade near the end, making it resemble a hook. He gently placed it beside the grave. Deneb took out a star-shaped Deneb Candy lollipop and put it on the grave beside a cup of tea Sieg had made. Urataros took out a small banjo and put it before the tombstone as Kintaros placed a bottle of sake beside the lollipop and tea, popping the cork to let some of it spill onto the tombstone before drinking some and re-corking it. He put it back on the tombstone before Ryutaros went last. Tears continued to fall from his eyes before taking out a paper. It was a crayon-made drawing of the Imagin, Den-O Sonic, a silver hedgehog with gold eyes, a version of that Lancelot wearing a suit while his crimson eyes were revealed to all, a bunny Mobian girl with a strange creature in her hands, a version of Nimue in her Amy Persona, but wearing a light-yellow version of her outfit, a version of Tails wearing a beret, a version of Knuckles in a brown business suit, another version of Lancelot with blue highlights instead of red and slit, yellow-green eyes instead of crimson ones in a white business suit with a conductor's hat on his head, and a version of Roll in a pink dress holding a yellow baby hedgehog and a blue baby hedgefox. It had all of them together as if in a group picture with DenLiner and ZeroLiner in the background with the words 'Our Family' above it all. He gently laid it before the grave, smoothing it out with tears staining it. He then pulled out a picture of them all in real life, standing outside a corner coffee shop/library, Den-O Sonic having an arm around the other Roll's waist in the middle with the Imagin-minus Sieg and Deneb-in their incomplete sand forms. The picture was framed and was put gently on the top of the tombstone, the picture being moved to right beside it. One by one, they soon left with Deneb and Ryutaros having to be dragged away by Momotaros and Kintaros because they couldn't stop crying. A gentle wind blew as Den-O Sonic, albeit transparent, appeared on the tombstone. He gave a small nod to the moving Imagin before vanishing, the gifts all vanishing with him.
Me: Yikes. I did not know I had it in me to write this kinda chapter. Hey, can you guys also help out a friend of mine? He's Maxforce here on FanFiction and needs some OCs for a Megaman ZX(A) story he's writing:
Megaman ZX: The New Generation. Help him out, please?
