Chapter 7: Hyper Go-On and the Power of Colors.
Seanzilla115: Hello once again minna. I deeply apologize that I've gone back to taking long in updating my stories. The reason why is...*starts crying anime tears*My laptop doesn't work for me anymore. It has a very nasty virus on it that won't even let me start up the computer. Now I'm going to have to work on my stories on the Library's computer again.*shakes off the tears*So again, I deeply apologize for the late updates to my stories. Now then, on to the disclaimer. I don't own anyone in this story, nor the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the Ben 10 series, and the Blazblue series. I do though own Haseo Yukimaru Sakurai the Hedgefox while Gammatron owns Roll Cyber Sakurai the Hedgefox.
"..." Sonic yawned a bit as he and his team walked through the Shazamazon.
"What's wrong Sonic-san? Didn't sleep well last night?" Makoto asked the blue hedgehog.
"Nope. I slept okay, Makoto. It's just..." Sonic began as he yawned again, "I'm bored! I mean...we already took down the Dark Egg Legion based here, and both Drago and RazorKlaw are currently behind bars. If nothing exciting happens real soon, I'm gonig to lose it!"
"...I see..." Makoto sweatdroped.
"Don't worry Sonic. By the time we get back to Tails and the others, the Tornado and Gale should be working," Ben spoke.
"I hope you're right about that Ben...but still...I just wish something exciting would...!" Sonic began before he and the others heard something.
"Eh? What's that noise?" Makoto pondered.
"I don't know. It kinda sounds like...gun fire," Ben guessed.
"Guns? But who would be...?" Sonic began before a yellow blur ran right out of the bushes next to him and ran past the Blue hedgehog, making him spin comically in place until he stopped, "Man...what was...?" He was interuptted again when three more blurs ran pass him, making Sonic spin comically in place again until he dizzily fell on his back.
"W...what were th..those?" Haseo stuttered.
"I don't know...they were going too fast for me to see," Ben answered.
"Same here," Makoto added, "From what I manage to see, that yellow blur was going as fast as Sonic and Haseo."
"Eh? L...like me and S...Sonic-san?" Haseo gasped, his eyes widened once he heard that, 'C...could it be...?'
"I think we should look into this," Ben suggested.
"No. I'll do it," Sonic spoke as he got up, "From what Makoto said, that first blur was going as fast as me. You, Makoto, and Haseo need to head back to Tails and the others while I go and chase after those blurs."
"...Okay demo...are you sure Sonic-San?" Makoto asked the blue hedgehog.
"I'm sure. Besides...if those three other blurs are bad guys, I can take care of them by myself," Sonic grinned.
"...Alright. Just be careful, Sonic," Ben stated.
"Got it," Sonic nodded as he ran off in a blur, going in the same direction the other four blurs ran off in.
"Alright...let's go guys," Ben said.
"Hai/H...hai," Makoto and Haseo nodded as they and Ben ran off in the other direction.
"I...I think we lost them...Y...Yacker-chan," a figure panted as she laid againt a tree.
The figure was a female hedgehog/fox Mobian with primarily sunkissed blond fur/quills covering her body, a white muzzle and belly, and a slender fox tail that ended with a white tip. Her bust was a low D Cup to a low E Cup and a soft, round, and firm rear with a slim waist. Her eyes are a moderate jade in color with the insides of her fox/hedgehog-like ears a soft pink. Her long sun-kissed blond hair/quills was done in a ponytail that is held by a large moderate forest-green bow, the green bow dirited and a bit tattered. Her attire mainly consists of a rosary tee with a heart of the front stretched by her bust, the shirt having a few rips in it and was dirtied by dried blood-possibly from her-, hip-hugging jeans that have heart designs going up the sides, the jeans having a few rips too and was dirtied by dried blood as well, a jean-skirt over that that ends at just above her knees, long pink fingerless gloves with the backs exposed and the ends going up to just an inch below her shoulders, the gloves having a few tears in them, and white and black running shoes.
Floating next to her was a small, baby-blue octopus the size of a house cat. it had three tentacles, one acting as the body while the other two were arms, and a single magenta eye.
"#GAU*% ^?" the small, floating octopus asked, I...think.
"I hope so...otherwise..." the hedgefox began.
"There she is!"
"Oh no..." the hedgefox gasped as she barely dodged a shot from the side and ran off in a blur, the small octopus sitting on her shoulder.
"Don't let her escape!" one of three bird Mobians wearing armor with a image of a skull with three red marks on it ordered as they floated on what looked like hover boards.
"Yes sir!" the other two birds saluted as the 3 bird mobians chased after the hedgefox and fired laser shots at her from what looked like high-tech pistols.
"G...go away! Stop chasing us, you Baka-Yaro-tachi!" the hedgefox yelled as she dodged the shots fired from the birds.
" $*%HGBFV*NT$HG*% !" the small octopus growled, shaking a fist at the birds chasing him and the hedgefox.
"*gasp*Yacker-chan! Such language!"
"Don't let that hedgefox get away! Admiral Vortex wants both her and Project Prism back!" the lead bird Mobian ordered the other two.
"Yes sir!" the other 2 bird Mobians saluted as they fired more shots at the hedgefox.
"Looks like I have no choice..." the hedgefox mumbled to herself as she pulled out a swiss army knife, "Yacker-chan, Burst Bustersword!"
Yacker nodded and quickly declared, "BURST!"
In a flash, the small, baby-blue octopus transformed into a scarlet-fire shaped version of himself with three blue eyes. He then went into the swiss army knife, turning the multi-use item into a bustersword resembling a raging inferno with the hilt and guard resembling the form Yacker turned into.
The hedgefox quickly turned around and swung the bustersword, firing a cutting wave made of scarlet flames at the armored birds, who barely dodged out of the way before firing more shots at her. The hedgefox was about to try and fire another cutting wave at her pursuers until she tripped on a fallen branch, causing her to fall. She tried to get back up before she feel a sharp pain in her leg.
"Ite...my calf..." the hedgefox winced in pain.
"H4%#HG?" Yacker asked as he emerged from the swiss army knife, turning it back to normal.
"This...this isn't good, Yacker-chan," the hedgefox said as the three armored birds approached her and aimed their blasters.
"Resistance is futile, hedgefox. Surrender now and we won't have to hurt you," the leader of the armored birds stated to the downed hedgefox.
"Sir...if I may suggest, before we head back to the ship, why don't we...?" the second armored bird began as he whispered something to his commandin officer, resulting in him getting bonked on the head, "OW!"
"Idiot! We are not going to do 'THAT,'" the leader of the armored birds frowned at his subordinate before whispering, "Wait until we get back to the ship before we do it to her."
"Y...yes sir!" the second armored bird saluted, a slightly perverted grin hidden under his helmet.
The female hedgefox looked up in horror, overhearing what two of the Bird Mobians whispered as the armored avians were about to grab her.
But...before the birds could even lay a hand on the hedgefox, a blue blur shot by and slammed into all three of the armored birds, knocking them off their boards and sending them crashing into a nearby tree.
"Ow...who did...?" the leader of the armored birds began before he saw what crashed into him and his fellow avians and frowned, seeing a familiar blue hedgehog standing in front of the downed hedgefox "You again?!"
"Nani?" the hedgefox blinked as she looked at the blue hedgehog in confusion, 'Wh...who's this?'
"FS%$?" Yacker blinked in confusion.
"I don't know who he is Yacker-chan. But hopefully, he's a friend," the hedgefox whispered to the small, floating octopus.
"Heh. Didn't think I'd see you bird brains again," Sonic smirked as he got into a position.
"Grr..." the leader of the armored birds growled as he got up, picked up his blaster, and attempted to fire at Sonic, only for the blue hedgehog to send him and the other two bird mobians skidding back with a homing attack, "Darn it...retreat!"
"Yes sir!" the other two armored birds saluted as they grabbed their boards and flew back into the sky.
"This isn't over hedgehog," the leader of the armored birds frowned as he grabbed his board and followed his fellow avians, "We'll be back! And in greater numbers!"
"Whatever..." Sonic shrugged off the threat as he looked over at the injured hedgefox, "You okay?"
"H...hai.." the hedgefox nodded before she flinched in pain when Yacker poked her injured calf.
"Man...looks like you took a pretty nasty fall." Sonic noted before looking at her currently ripped and dirtied cloths, 'And seeing how she looks, those Battle Birds must've held her hostage.' He then held a hand out to her, "Let me help you out there. I know someone who can take care of those injuries."
"..h...hai..." the hedgefox nodded as she looked over at Yacker and her army knife, "Yacker-chan, Hover Slasher."
"HOVER!" Yacker declared as he transformed into a green, UFO-like form with a single blue eye, and three orbs on the bottom. He then fused with the swiss army knife, turning it into a board-like contraption. It floated a few inches off the ground and was blue in the center. Around the blue center was the same green color that Yacker's form turned into. It appeared to be streamlined with small air-filled pressurized tanks near the back with thrusters set up in the shape of the orbs of the green form Yacker had taken on. Sonic managed to see that the edges of the board were razor sharp.
"How did you...?" Sonic began.
"Ano...could you help me get on Yacker-chan?" the hedgefox asked the surprised hedgehog.
"Huh? oh yeah sure," Sonic nodded, snapping out of his surprised shock and carefully picked up the injured hedgefox, who was blushing since Sonic was carrying her bridal style before he placed her onto the board, 'You know...now that I got a closer at her...she's kinda cute. perhaps maybe...Ack! No Sonic! Don't even go back there! That's one of the reasons you and...Sally broke up in the first place. Sal...I want to save her but...after what happened since she's taken on that form...will things chang back to what they were befo..?'
"Ano...may we get going?" the hedgefox spoke as she tugged Sonic's arm a bit, snapping him out of his thoughts as the hedgefox motioned to her injured calf, "I do have an injury to attend to, ne?"
"Huh? Oh! Heh heh. Sorry about that. I was...kinda thinking about something is all," Sonic chuckled, rubbing the back of his head in embaressment as he pushed the Hover Slasher, making sure not to let the hedgefox fall off it, "By the way, I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog. If I may ask, whats your name?"
"Roll," the hedgefox replied, " Ore wa Roll Cyber Sakurai."
"Roll huh? That's..." Sonic began before realizing what her last name was, "Wait a sec...did you say your last name was 'Sakurai?'"
"Ano...hai. Why'd you ask, Sonic-san?" Roll couldn't help but ask.
"...By any chance...do you know someone named Haseo?"
"Eh?!" Roll's eyes widened as she looked up at the blue hedgehog, "How do you know my little brother's name?"
'I knew it. She is Haseo's big sis,' Sonic thought before replying, "He's a friends of mine . In fact, he's with some of my friends right now."
"I...I see," Roll noted before asking, "Is...is he doing okay?"
"Eeyup. In fact, he joined my team so he could find you," Sonic stated.
"Really?"
"Eeyup," Sonic nodded.
Meanwhile, back in the Wolf Pack's village, a certain pink hedgehog was pacing back and forth inside the house she and the others were staying in.
"Amy, please calm do...WOAH!" Tails yelped as he ducked under a hammer thrown by Amy.
"How can you tell me to calm down?! Sonic was out there all night!" Amy yelled.
"Miss Rose, please calm down. I know you're worried an all for Sonic, but you have been up since last night waiting for him," Rook stated.
"...I guess that's..." Amy began before she heard the door open, causing her to gasp in joy, "He's back!" She then ran over to the door way and glomped who she assumed was Sonic, "Oh Sonic! I was so worried! I'd thought something bad happened to you! Oh I'm so..!"
"Ano...Amy?"
"Hmm?" Amy blinked when she looked up to see Ben and Makoto standing in the door way.
"That's not Sonic you're hugging," Ben stated.
"What? What're you...?" Amy began before she noticed that it wasn't Sonic she was hugging, it was a heavily blushing and unconscious Haseo, causing the pink hedgehog to gasp as she let go of the knocked-out, blushing hedgefox "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, Haseo! I thought you were Sonic for a moment there!"
'How the heck could she mistake Haseo for Sonic?' Ben and Makoto thought with a sweatdrop.
'That's the third time Amy's mistaken someone for Sonic,' Tails thought with a sigh as he looked over at Ben and Makoto, "Where were you guys last night? We were kinda getting a little worried."
"Um...well...we...kinda lost the Legionnaire deep in the jungle and ended up sleeping in a cave last night," Ben replied as he closed the door.
"Ahh...I see," Tails noted before noticing someone wasn't there, "Were's Sonic? Wasn't he with you guys?"
"He was, but we kinda ran into some things that were going really fast. So Sonic-san ended up going after them while we headed back here," Makoto answered.
"What?! You left my Sonic out there all along?! Why didn't you stay and help him?!" Amy snapped at the Squirrel Beastkin.
"...Was she up all night waiting for Sonic or something?" Ben whispered to Tails, the teen noting the bags under the pink hedgehog's eyes.
"Yes. She was waiting for Sonic to come back all night," Tails whispered back, "Hopefully when Sonic gets back, she'll finally fall asleep."
"I see...Well he should be..." Ben began before someone knocked on the door.
"Hey guys, mind letting me in? I got someone in need of medical attention," a familiar voice spoke from behind the door.
"Wow...that was fast," Ben noted.
"Sonic!" Amy gasped in joy as she moved Makoto out of the way so she could open the door, "I'm so glad you're oka..." she paused when she saw Roll, who was still on the Hover Slasher.
"What's up Amy?" Sonic blinked before the pink hedgehog shot a glare at him.
"Sonic...who's she?" Amy frowned.
"Well...you see..." Sonic began.
"What were you doing with her in the jungle?" Amy asked as she whipped out her hammer, causing Sonic to gulp, "You weren't cheating on Sally...were you Sonic?"
"What?! N...no! I was...!"
"I was up all night, waiting for you to return, and here I see you with another girl...Sonic...I'm going to give you to the count of three to explain yourself...or else I'm going to...!" Amy began with a growl.
"I was saving her from some Battle Birds, okay?!" Sonic snapped.
"...What?" Amy eyes widened.
"There are Battle Birds here?" Tails gasped.
"Battle Birds?" Ben, Makoto, and Rook repeated.
"We'll tell you guys later. For now, we need to get Roll some medical attention," Sonic stated as he moved Roll inside, "I'll be right back with Lupe and some doctors. You guys look after Roll until I get back." With that, he ran back out the door before running back in, "Oh and Amy? Why don't you get some sleep?"
"What're you talking about? I can still..." Amy couldn't finish as she started to fall asleep, Rook catching her just in time before she could hit the floor."
"I'll carry miss Rose into her room, Sonic," Rook stated, "You go ahead and get back to what you were doing before."
"Right. Thanks, Rook," Sonic nodded as he ran back out in a blur.
"Gomen nassai for all the troubles I nearly caused," Roll apologized on the board/blade.
It's okay. But...if I may ask,who are you exactly?" Tails asked, "And why...?"
"Mou...M...my head..." Haseo moaned a bit as he regained conciousness, "A...ano...wh..what hap...?"
"H...Haseo-chan?" Roll slowly looked to her left and down to see Haseo, "Haseo-chan!"
Haseo's eyes widened when he recognized the voice. He slowly looked up to se Roll.
"O..onee-chan..." Haseo whispered, tears starting to form in the younger hedgefox' eyes.
"So Sonic-san was right. You did come with him," Roll giggled before the younger Hedgefox managed to get up and hug her around her waist.
"Onee-chan..wh...where were you? I...I thought something horrible happened to you..." Haseo managed to choke out, tears rolling down his cheeks as he hugged his big sister.
"I got caught by a few annoying squawkers," Roll replied as she returned the hug and gently nuzzled his head, "However, thanks to Yacker-chan here, I was able to escape their place and Sonic-san saved me from three that had chased after Yacker-chan and me."
"I...I see..." Haseo sniffled a bit, 'I...I have to thank Sonic-san later for finding and saving Onee-chan.'
"Yacker?" Tails and Ben repeated.
"tr5545$$#GR#) $ ," the 'board' replied, startling everyone but Roll.
"This is Yacker-chan," Roll replied as she gently patted part of the board, earning a purring sound from it, "He shapeshifts and fuses with blades."
"That is so cool! But I didn't get a word of what it said," Makoto noted.
"A Wisp!" Rook gasped, earning everyone's attention.
"A wisp?" Ben repeated, "Wait a minute...you know what he is, Rook?"
"But of course. No known tongue is able to completely translate their true name, so they prefer to address themselves as 'Wisps,'" Rook explained.
"Lisps?" Makoto tilted her head.
"No, Wisps with a 'W'," Rook replied, "However, to think that one is capable of performing a fusion with weaponry is...unheard of and slightly disturbing."
"Disturbing?" Roll repeated.
"From what I have read upon Wisps, they are an endangered species, due to the fact of their life force, known as 'Hyper Go-On', is a potent fuel. A mere sliver of it could run an entire planet at peak efficiency for years," Rook explained, "In order to protect them, Plumbers convinced Azmuth, a Galvan, to cloak and relocate their planet, never revealing its location to anyone. Many believed that they were mere myth, myself included."
"Woah..." Ben gawked a little.
"If that's true...then how did the Battle Birds manage to get a Wisp?" Tails pondered.
"%&&&*22."
"Yacker-chan says that all he remembers is waking up in a test tube then going back to sleep and waking up with me looking at him," Roll explained, "When I found him, I ended up freeing him and he went into my pocketknife after shouting 'Frenzy' and then it went fuzzy to me for a bit."
"I see...but..why...?" Tails began before Sonic returned with Lupe, Tsubaki, and a few of the villages female doctors.
"I'm back guys. Sorry I'm a little late," Sonic said as Lupe walked past him and started to examine Roll's wounds.
"Hmm...these wounds don't look to fatal, but they seem to be a few days, possibly a week old," Lupe noted as she poked Roll's injured calf a bit, causing the hedgefox to wince a little. She then looked at everyone in the room, "I need all the males from to leave the room temporarily."
"At once," Rook nodded as he pulled Ben out as the other males followed.
"Dude, not cool!" Ben frowned with his arms crossed and an annoyed frown.
Meanwhile, back at the ship Roll and Yacker were held captive, Admiral Vortex was currently being scolded by a rather tall, Mobian bird with light orange/brown feathers, a large beak, and glasses similar to Eggman's.
-You idiot! How could you let Project Prism escape?!- the taller Bird Mobian snapped over a video screen in the command room of the ship.
"My apologies, Grand Battle Kukku XV. We didn't expect it to fuse with the prisoner," Admiral Vortex bowed, "But do not worry, we will do everything in our power to retrieve her, and Project Prism."
-See that you do. Bad enough that blasted hedgehog is here as well- Kukku XV frowned as the image on the screen turned off.
"Don't remind me..." Vortex frowned, remembering what the scouts he sent out to recapture Roll told him before he looked at said scouts, "Men!"
"Yes sir!"
"Assemble the remaing soldiers and have the suit up!" Vortex commanded while thinking, 'I'll get that hedgefox and Project Prism back from that blue hedgehog...by any means necessary."
"They've been in there for a while now," Tails noted as he and the other males stood outside, Haseo nervously standing near the door.
"I am sure it will not take too long," Rook assured.
Tails was about to respond before the door leading inside Team Fighter's temporary home opened, showing Lupe.
"L...Lupe-san?" Haseo spoke first, caching the Grand Chief's attention, "Is...is Onee-chan okay?"
"Do not worry Haseo. Your sister is fine," Lupe replied with a small smile, "However...she'll have to avoid putting pressure on her calf for a few days."
"Where is she, anyway?" Makoto asked.
"O-Over here," everyone turned to the couch to see Roll was hiding under some blankets, "I...I would rather no one see me like this, ano..."
"...why don't you...?" Tails began.
"Her old clothing was damaged and is currently being cleaned and fixed up right now," Lupe stated, "So she's currently wearing a spare outfit we had picked out for her."
"Ahh..." Tails nodded as he turned over to face Roll, "Um...pardon me for asking you this but..why were the Battle Birds after you?"
Makoto began to adopt a sly look as she began to sneak over to her, thankful that the more mature of the group was distracted by Roll.
"Well, I had gone to visit New Mobotropolis to get something for Haseo-chan," Roll noted, "When the Battle Birds appeared, I was able to outrun a few things only for them to capture me because of my speed. I...also used something I told Haseo-chan not to use unless there's no chance of running and they're actually bad and not bullies, because bullies get their comeuppance in a different way."
Everyone sweatdropped at that before Roll pulled a hand out, revealing she had a new glove on it. A flicker of energy appeared in the palm of her hand. The flicker flared into a small emerald-green flame that instantly shaped itself into a heart. It then dispersed after that, Sonic and Tails instantly recognizing the energy used.
"That was...Chaos Energy!" Tails gasped.
"Chaos Energy? What's...?" Ben began.
"It's called 'Chaos Energy?'" Roll's eyes under the blankets blinked, "I thought it was 'Zappy-Zappy Mixy Power.'" She tilted her head when she saw everyone had facefaulted, "...Ara ara?" She felt something under the covers with her and turned to see Makoto smiling slyly at her.
"Yo."
"E-Eek!" Roll squeaked as Makoto started tickling her, "A-Ah! Th-that tickles!-!-!"
"Tickle-tickle-tickle, Ms. Shy Pants," Makoto giggled as Tsubaki facepalmed, recalling a blond-haired girl that she would do that to when she wanted to just hide in their shared room when they were together at an academy.
"P-P-P-Please st-ahahaha-op!" Roll laughed as the blankets fell off them.
The moment the blankets fell off, every male in the room- aside from Tails since a heavily blushing Sonic was covering his eyes-, gained a heavy blush when they saw what Roll was wearing.
Roll squeaked as her face turned bright red. She was wearing a soft pink and black version of Lupe's clothing, the front and back stretched by her bosom and derriere. Makoto giggled a bit, keeping a hand on the blankets.
"Now just why would you hide this?" Makoto asked, "Personally, I say you look great in this."
Roll just squeaked once more as the red on her face deepened in her blush. Ben grumbled as Rook kept his hand over his eyes while Rook was also keeping his eyes covered.
"Honestly, boys, she's not naked! Just think of it as her wearing a one-piece swimsuit!" Makoto rolled her eyes.
"...It's like that?" Roll asked, her blush fading a bit, "I thought it was something else..."
"Like a maid's outfit?" Makoto asked, "You thought you'd have to be Sonic's servant since he saved you, right?"
Both Sonic and Roll's entire body blushed heavily at that.
'M...my...servant?!' the blue hedghog thought before shaking that thought off, 'N..no Sonic! Get your mind out of the gutter! Even though she does look kinda...Ack! Stop that!'
"Honestly Makoto, did you have to...?" Tsubaki began before she and everyone heard something outside.
"Eh? What the heck is that?" Makoto pondered.
"That sounds like...jet engines," Tails noted.
"Jet engines? What..." Sonic began before realizing what, or rather who, is making that noise, "Those Battle Birds again. seriously, don't they know when to give up?"
"The Battle Birds?" Lupe blinked in confusion.
"You mentioned them before Sonic. Who are they exactly?" Rook asked.
"The Battle Bird Armada, or Battle Birds for short, are a bunch of Mobian Birds who want to rule the skies and work for Eggman as an unofficial chapter of the Dark Egg Legion," Tails answered.
"Another one?! Sheesh, how many of these Dark Egg Legion guys are there?!" Ben asked.
Tails was about to answer that before...
-Attention People of the Shazamazon! This is Admiral Vortex of the Battle Bird Armada! You have something that belong to us!-
"...I have a bad feeling about this," Sonic noted with a frown as everyone in the room-Haseo having to help Roll outside since she was still injured, ran outside to see a giant, holographic image of Admiral Vortex standing in the middle of the Shazamazon's jungle, a holographic image of Roll and Yacker standing beside him.
-We were transporting these two to Grand Battle Kukku XV when they've escaped and damaged our ship- Admiral Vortex stated with a frown, -These two are property of the Battle Bird Armada, and we shall get them back by any means, so listen up! If no one brings me the prisoner and Project Prism back to our ship in one hour...I will issue a full scale attack on the Shazamazon until we get what's ours!-
"..." Lupe frowned at that.
-Like I said, you all have one hour to bring us what's rightfully ours- Vortex stated as the holographic image dissipated from view.
"Those dirty..." Tails growled.
"Tell me about it..." Sonic nodded with a frown as he noticed Lupe clenching her fist in anger, 'No doubt she's angry about that Vortex guy threatening the Shazamazon. The same thing's most likely going with Hathor back at the Felidae's village.'
"Sonic..." Lupe spoke, getting the blue hedgehog's attention, "Have your team ready."
"...I had a feeling you were going to say that," Sonic noted.
"Yes...these Battle Birds have made a grave mistake in threatening my home," Lupe frowned as she started to leave.
"Huh? Where are you going?" Tails pondered.
"I'm going to my husband, Lobo, and have him gather the strongest warriors in the village," Lupe answered while thinking, 'I won't let these Battle Birds have their way.'
"...Tails," Sonic spoke, catching the twin-tailed kitsune's attention.
"Yeah Sonic?"
"Go wake Amy up," the blue hedgehog said, a serious look on his face, "I got a plan that'll have those buzzards regret kidnapping Haseo's sis and threatening Lupe's home." He then looked over at Roll, "Roll. I want you and your little bro to stay here."
"Eh?! D...demo...I..." Roll began before Sonic placed his hands on her shoulders.
"I know you want to help but Lupe told you to stay off that leg of yours until it's fully healed," Sonic told her in a serious tone.
"...O...okay, Sonic-san," Roll nodded as she looked over at her brother, "Haseo-chan?"
"H...hai, Onee-chan," the younger hedgefox nodded as he helped his sister back inside, the older hedgefox looking back at Sonic.
'Good luck...minna,' Roll thought.
=1 HOUR LATER=
"...It seems they're not showing," Vortex frowned as he turned towards a fleet of Battle birds wearing advanced armor with a few being robotic, "Men, prepare to destroy this place on my command!"
"Yes sir!" the Battle Birds saluted.
"Good! Now go and..." Vortex began before a whistle caught his attention.
"Hey! Is this a private party, or can anybody join?"
"...you again..." Vortex growled as he turned to see Sonic leaning against a nearby tree, a confident smirk on his face, "What're you doing here, hedgehog?!"
"Oh nothing much, just out for walk, taking in the fresh air..." Sonic began with a grin before he frowned, "And beating people who think they have the right to kidnap someone."
"This has nothing to do with you, you blue rat! That Hedgefox and Project Prism are property of the Battle Bird Aramda!" Vortex growled, "Now return them to us, or you'll be responsible for the destruction of this jungle!"
"Yeah...no. I'm not the kind of people to give up someone's freedom, especially to a bunch of pigeons like you guys," Sonic stated.
"P...PIGEONS?! Why you...!" Vortex growled as he activated the communicator on his wrist, "Men! Prepare to attack now!"
-I'm sorry sir! But we're having trouble!- teh soldier that responded in the communicator replied in a semi-panicked tone.
"What?! Why?!" Vortex demanded.
-We're being attacked by both the Wolf Pack and Felidae! We don't know how they found us, but we're being pushed back!- the soldier replied, -I'm sorry, sir, but we're going to have to retreat!-
"What?! Don't you dare retreat you...!" Vortex began before he lost the signal. He then started to growl as he glared at a smirking Sonic, "What...did you do?!"
"Me? I didn't do anything. You pretty much screwed yourself over when you threatened the Wolf Pack and Felidae's home," Sonic smirked.
"Why you...!" Vortex growled before calming down and smirked, "Even though I lost the soldiers I placed in the other parts of the Shazamazon, I still have a ton left to take care of you, hedgehog!" He then snapped his fingers as a few of the Battle Birds surrounded Sonic, "And I know you can't deal with this many by yourself!"
"...Now who said I came alone?" Sonic asked, the smirk still on his face.
"Huh?" Vortex blinked before Amy and Makoto came bursting out a set of nearby bushes and sent some of Battle Birds surrounding Sonic flying while Rook and Tsubaki bursted out another set of bushes and slashed the other Battle Bird's weapons in half, leaving them defenseless as Amy and Makoto sent them flying as well.
"Glad you guys could make it," Sonic smirked as Amy, Makoto, Rook, and Tsubaki regrouped next to Sonic.
"To tell ya the truth, Sonic-san, I was kinda getting bored waiting," Makoto smirked back.
"...Don't think four more people will be enough to help you, hedgehog!" Vortex growled as the Battle Birds behind aimed their blasters at Sonic and his group.
"...Yeah...about that. There's actually one more person," Sonic stated before grinning, "And if I were you guys...I'd be worried."
Vortex raised an eyebrow at that before...
"Sir! There's something approaching us from above!" one of the Battle birds called out as he looked up, "And I think it's one of our men!"
"What?!" Vortex growled as he looked up and noticed the other figure as it and the other one started to close in, "Wait...that's not one of ours...that's...what is...DUCK!"
Vortex and his men ducked just in time as a blur swooped down at them and attempted to hit them with a pair of green energy whips. Vortex then looked up to see the blur land next to Sonic and his group.
The blur turned out to be a reddish-brown, humanoid Pterodactyl-like-creature with a large, yellow-beak like mouth, and green eyes. His yellow wings seemed rather small and were connected to what looked like a jetpack-like structure on his back. He wore black and green clothing on his shoulders and waist, and green braces around his wrists and ankles. On his left shoulder was a symbol Vortex didn't recognized, yet Sonic and the others did.
"Glad you could join us Ben," Sonic greeted the Pterodactyl like creature, "By the way, what's this form called?"
"Astrodactyl," the Ptrodactyl-like creature replied, his voice almost like that of a parrots as he looked over at the Battle Birds, "So...these guys are the Battle Birds huh? To tell ya the truth, I was kinda expecting them to be a bunch of eagles and hawks, not a bunch of pigeons and turkeys."
"...WHAT?!" Vortex growled in anger at that as he turned to his soldiers, "Men, I don't care how you do it, destroy them!"
"Yes sir!" the Battle birds saluted as they started firing at Sonic's group while the robotic Battle Birds took to the skies.
'Those two will pay for mocking the Battle bird Armada,' Vortex thought with a growl as he walked off into the jungle while his soldiers took on Sonic and his group.
Sonic started off as he delivered a series of Homing Attacks at some of the Battle Birds while Amy sent them flying via her hammer.
Rook easily dodged each shot sent at him as he switched his Proto-Tool into it's Bow Mode and fired energy arrows at the Battle Birds, pining some of them to the trees.
A few of the Robotic Battle Birds were about to dive bomb straight at Makoto before the Squirrel Beastkin delivered a powerful flying uppercut to the lead ones chin.
"Corona Upper!" Makoto declared as she sent the first of the Robotic Battle Birds flying into the ones behind it, "Yosha! This is really...woah!" Makoto yelped as she ducked under some shots fired at her.
"Don't let your guard down, Makoto!" Tsubaki reminded her friend as she fended off some of the Battle Birds firing at her.
"Eh? Oh right!" Makoto nodded as she ran over to help her friend.
Astrodactyl was dodging the shots from the Robotic Battle birds in the air before he pulled a quick U-turn and zoomed right past the Robotic Battle Birds, who were confused a bit by the tactic before they were hit by a magnetic energy ring sent form Astrodactyl's jetpack, sending the robotic avians crashing into some of the Battle Birds on the ground.
"This is too easy!" Astrodactyl squaked with a grin before yelping as he ducked under a large, laser blast sent at him. He quickly looked up to see the Battle Birds ship flying right towards him, "Me and my big mouth."
-You may have dodged that first shot, but don't think you'll get away from me so easily!- Vortex's voice yelled from the ship's speakers as he fired a barrage of lasers at Astrodactyl.
"OH MAN!" Astrodactyl squaked in fear as he dodged each laser blast shot at him.
"Looks like he's bringing out the big guns," Sonic noted as he looked up before he activated his communicator, "Hey Tails, we need some..."
"Already ahead of you, Sonic!" Tails' voice yelled as the Tornado flew above Sonic's head and started firing at the Battle birds' ship, taking out a few of the cannons on the wings in the process.
"Damn it!" Vortex cursed as the explosions caused from the destroyed cannons shook the ship.
-Sir! We lost cannons number 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, and 22!- one of the ship's staff yelled out from the speaker before the ship shook again, -And we just lost cannons number 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, and 16 to that strange creature!-
"Grr...I won't let them beat me...not like this..." Vortex growled before he yelled over the ship's communicator, "Get the Sky Cannon ready to fire!"
-What?! But sir, it's still in the...-
"Just do it!" Vortex yelled.
"Huh?" Tails and Astrodactyl pondered as the front of the ship opened up, revealing a large, eagle themed laser cannon with the Battle Birds symbol on the side.
"What the heck is that?" Sonic pondered as everyone stopped fighting.
"I do not know...but I have a bad feeling about it," Rook stated.
"Same here..." Tsubaki agreed.
-TARGETS LOCKED ON...SKY CANNON READY TO FIRE IN T-MINUS 15 SECONDS- the ship's computer calculated.
"Excellent..." Vortex grinned while thinking, 'Let's see that hedgehog and those allies of his handle this!'
"Now what's happening?" Astrodactyl pondered as the Sky Cannon began to charge up.
"I don't know...but it..." Tails began before his eyes widened, "Ben...we need to move...NOW!"
"Eh? What..." Astrodactyl began.
-FIRE!- Vortex roared as the Sky Cannon fired a giant laser.
Both Tails and Astrodactyl yelped as they barely flew out of the lasers way, letting it hit a nearby mountain, causing a explosion that sent everyone-Except the Battle Birds and their ship, flying a few feet while Tails and Astrodactyl flew out of control for a few moments.
"Man...anyone catch the number of the truck that hit us?" Sonic groaned as he and the others got up.
"I apologize Sonic, but I did not see any truck when that explosion happened," Rook replied, causing Sonic to give him a look.
"Dude...it's just a..." the blue hedgehog began.
"Sonic!"
"Hm?" Sonic blinked as he looked up to see Tails and Astrodactyl flying above them.
"Are you guys alright?" Astrodactyl asked as he and Tails landed in front of the group.
"We are," Tsubaki nodded, "Demo...that laser the Battle birds fired from their ship..."
"We were just about to bring that up," Tails stated as he turned over to the blue hedgehog, a scared look on his face, "Sonic...you may want to see this."
Sonic blinked at that a bit before he ran up to the top of one of the trees before gawking at what he saw. The mountain that the laser had hit was now completely missing it's top half. He then climbed back down and rejoined the others.
"Guys...we can't let those Battle Birds fire that laser again," the blue hedgehog stated, "That mountain the laser hit, the top of it was completely vaporized by it!"
"What/Nani?!" Amy, Makoto, and Tsubaki gasped at that.
"Please tell me..." Tsubaki began.
"Thankfully it didn't the mountain where the Wolf Pack lives, or the mountain where...you know where lives," Sonic answered, whispering that last part to Tsubaki and Makoto.
"Oh thank Kami..." Tsubaki and Makoto sighed in relief.
"If that is true...then we can't let them fire that laser again," Rook stated as he looked up at the Battle Birds Ship.
"No prob! I'll just fly up there and..." Astrodactyl began before he turned back into Ben, "Disable it? Oh man...of all times for it to time out!"
"It's cool Ben. Me and Tails will handle this one," Sonic stated as he turned to the twin tailed kitsune, "Right little bro?"
"Right Sonic," Tails nodded.
"But wait, what about the..." Amy began as she noticed there were no Battle Birds to be seen, "Battle Birds? Um...Where'd they go?"
"They most likely flew back into their while we were temporarily knocked out," Tsubaki guessed.
"If that's the case, then let's send these guys packing while we have the chance!" Sonic grinned as he jumped up onto the Tornado's left wing.
"We'll meet you back at the Wolf Packs' village," Ben stated.
"Right," Sonic nodded as he looked over at Tails, "Let's go, Tails!"
"Got it, Sonic!" Tails nodded as he flew the Tornado up towards the Battle birds' ship just as Ben and the others left the area.
"Damn it...why won't they give up?!" Vortex growled before he activated the ship's computer, "Fire the Sky Cannon again!"
-NEGATIVE. THE SKY CANNON IS CURRENTLY COOLING DOWN, AND WILL TAKE 1 HOUR BEFORE FIRING AGAIN-
"What?! Fine then..." Vortex frowned as he switched to the sip's communicator, "Fire whatever cannons we have left! We'll blow them out of the sky!"
-Yes sir!- the Battle birds that were in the ship yelled.
"Tails! Incoming lasers at 2 o'clock!" Sonic yelled as the Battle Birds' Ship fired lasers from its remaining cannons.
"I'm on it!" Tails yelled back as the Tornado dodged each blast sent at it before it was flying right in front of the ship, "Alright Sonic, go inside while they're busy firing at me."
"Got it Ta...huh?" Sonic began as he felt something moving around in his quills.
"What's wrong Sonic?"
"I don't know...but it feels like something..." Sonic began before a familiar Wisp popped out of his quills, shocking both Sonic and Tails, "Huh?!"
"Yacker?! Wh...what's he doing here?!" Tails gawked.
"I don't know...but I bet he snuck into my quills when we were talking about our plan," Sonic shrugged as he turned to the Wisp, "Why the heck are you here anyway, Yacker?"
"*MA$(% &%)" Yacker explained, pointing one of his tentacles at the Battle Birds' ship with a serious look on his face.
"...I get it. You want to give those Battle Birds some payback for experimenting on you, huh?" Sonic guessed, earning a nod from Yacker, "Cool. Then let's do it to it!"
Yacker nodded before shouting, "LASER!"
"Huh?" Sonic blinked a bit as Yacker transformed into a cyan colored Wisp with two eyes, a round body with a small spike going back, and three tentacles before he flew right into Sonic, startling him a bit as cyan-colored data started to swirl around him, "H..hey! What's...?"
Before he could finish, he rocketed off as a cyan laser, piercing the front of the Battle Birds' ship as he started bouncing around its interior, destroying a few of the ships engine and control rooms in the process.
"Wh..what the?!" Vortex gasped as the ship shook, causing him to nearly lose his footing as he activated the ships communicators, "What's going on in?!"
-Sir! Something is destroying the ships control and engine rooms! We don't know what it is, but it looks like a hedgehog-shaped cyan laser!-
"What?!" Vortex growled while thinking, 'Damn...that Hedgehog must be using Project prism's Hyper Go-On Energy,'
"...As soon as that laser is out of the ship, we'll have to retreat back to the main fleet," Vortex growled.
-...O...of course sir!- the soldier replied as communications went off.
"Damn it!" Vortex cursed, slamming his on the console, 'I'll get you back for this, you damn hedgehog...'
"Woah!" Sonic yelped as he bounced around inside the ship some more before he flew out of the hole he made on the side of the ship and landed in the back seat of the Tornado just as it was passing by, "Thanks for the...(urp)save little buddy."
"No prob Sonic. But...are you okay?" Tails asked as he looked back at Sonic, who looked really dizzy just as Yacker was leaving his body.
"I..I'm o...(urp) okay," Sonic replied with a groan as he looked to the side to see the Battle Bird's ship turning and retreating, "Looks like they're retreating."
"Looks likes it," Tails noted, "Let's head back to the Wolf Packs' village and meet up with Ben and the others."
"Good idea...I...(urp) feel like I'm about to lose my lunch any minute now..." Sonic groaned.
"You better not, Sonic. I'd just cleaned back there after the last time you got sick," Tails stated with a frown as he piloted the Tornado back towards the ground.
"Roll-san, may I ask you something?" Tsubkai asked the blond hedgefox as they, along with Makoto and Amy, sat in Roll's temporary room.
"Hai, Tsubaki-san," Roll nodded.
"Exactly what were you doing in New Mobotropolis?" the crimson-haired girl asked, "Aside from picking something up for Haseo that is."
"Oh. Well, it's a tradition our family has on our Kaa-chan's side. I promised her I'd keep that tradition going," Roll explained, "My great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother was born in Mobotropolis, but never found a love there. So she left and found one in Downunda. Since then, the women of my family, once we reach 16, are sent out to look for our 'Destined One.' I wanted to try and find him in New Mobotropolis, to try to at least see how my ancestor was like. But the other reason was just as important; I was getting Haseo-chan a model kit that's sold there."
"A Model Kit?" Tsubaki repeated while Amy was already day dreaming about Sonic being her destined one the moment Roll mentioned the word.
"Hai. He likes model kits of robots, planes, trains, anything automated or robotic and he loves building the kits," Roll giggled.
"So did you find your 'destined one' there?" Makoto asked.
"Iie," Roll replied, "Kaa-chan used to tell me that I would know when I felt something; a Zing. She couldn't really explain it better than that." 'But just recently...my heart's been racing even when I'm calm...'
"That's Sooooooo romantic!" Amy squealed while thinking, 'Sonic has to be my destined one for sure! But...' she then sighed a bit, 'I keep forgetting he still loves Sally...but...maybe someday I'll share a 'Zing' with someone.'
"Ano...if I may ask, Roll-San...while you were looking in Mobotropolis, did you notice anything...strange?" Tsubaki asked Roll.
"Aside from seeing a walrus in a robotic suit that reminded me of this old comic book I found with Haseo-chan when we were in a 'Archaeologist' time in our childhood when we dug up the backyard?" Roll asked, causing the girls to nearly sweatdrop at her reply, "Well...I noticed that the air didn't have the normal acorn scent, but a more...jewel-y scent. Is King Elias having someone secretly spraying the air with perfume made from jewels?"
"...Um...not exactly..." Amy sighed, "You see, certain events happened that lead to Elias losing the throne to someone by the name of Ixis Naugus, who used his magic to put almost everyone in Mobotropolis in a state were they downright hate a friend of ours."
Roll gasped, "Now that's just awful!"
"Tell me about it," Amy sighed, "And the reason Naugus is king is because a former member of the Freedom Fighters betrayed us."
"Oh dear me! To do such a thing...He is worse than scum," Roll growled a little at the end.
"Never met the guy, but I want to punch him to the moon!" Makoto declared.
"You're not the only one," Amy frowned.
"Why don't we just change the conversation? I know everyone is angry right now, but we need to calm down," Tsubaki informed.
"Ooh! Good idea!" Makoto beamed before adopting a sly grin, "So...Did you like it?"
"Like what?" Roll asked as Tsubaki had a cold feeling well up in her.
"How Sonic was flustered and acting all goofy in your little outfit?" Makoto asked, motioning to Roll's current attire.
Roll squeaked a little in embarrassment as the blush deepened on her face.
"I knew it! Squirrel Power for the win!" Makoto pumped her fist as her tail went wild until Tsubaki began to pull her ear, "Ah! Ite! Ite! Ite!"
"Don't tease her Makoto. She's been through enough as it is," Tsubaki scolded.
"A-Ano...How did you two meet?" Roll pondered, earning looks from the others, "I-I mean Nanaya-san and Yayoi-san, how do you two seem like such good friends, sisters even?"
"Well..." Tsubaki began until the sound of the front door opening caught her attention, "That must be Sonic-San." She then looked back over towards Roll, "Gomen Roll demo, as much as I'd like to answer your question, can we save it for another time?"
"Hai," Roll nodded as Amy and Tsubaki had left before realizing she was still missing the blanket that hid her outfit, "A-Ano...Nanaya-san..."
"No."
"But you..."
"Sorry, but it's messy, so I'll just put it into the wash, okay?"
"N-Nanaya-san!" Roll nearly whined as the Squirrel Beastkin dashed off with the blanket, "Mou...Please don't let Sonic-san see me in this again today..."
"Ugh..." Sonic moaned as he laid on the couch, his face a little green as he held his stomach.
"Take it easy Sonic. Ben and Rook should be arriving with Lupe and the medicine any moment now," Tails assured the blue hedgehog before he noticed Amy and the other girls walk in.
"Did everything go okay?" Tsubaki asked Tails as the crimson haired girl noticed Sonic, "And what happened to Sonic?"
"Well...we managed to make the Battle birds retreat thanks to Sonic and Yacker," the twin tailed fox replied as he motioned to the Wisp and sick hedgehog, "Yacker had fused with Sonic and they wrecked the inside of their ship. unfortunately, it seems Sonic got sick from using Hyper Go-On energy for the first time."
"That...and I was bouncing around inside the Battle Birds' ship like crazy..." Sonic added with a moan.
"I see..." Tsubaki noted.
"I was wondering where Yacker went..." Roll noted to herself as she swiped the blanket back from an unsupsecting Makoto.
"Ano...where's Ben and Rook?" Makoto asked, unknown that Roll had swiped the blanket back from her.
"A...ano...th...they went to go get L...Lupe-san and get some m...medicine for S...Sonic-san," Haseo replied with a stutter as someone began to knock on the front door from outside.
"That must be them right now," Tails noted as he walked over to the front door and opened it, revealing Ben and Rook, the former holding a small, glass bottle and the latter holding a set of clothes, "Welcome back guys. Um...where's Lupe?"
"She is currently in a meeting with Queen Hathor. They are discussing upping their defenses in case the Battle Birds come back," Rook explained as he looked over at Roll as he held the clothes out to her, "By the way miss Sakurai, miss Lupe wanted me to give you your old clothes back, and to tell you that they are good as..." he began when a yellow blur shot by him and ran into the room, "New?"
"Wow...she really does run as fast as Sonic," Ben gawked a bit before looking over at Tails and handed him the bottle, "Anyway, here's the medicine, Tails. From what Lupe told me and Rook before she went back to the meeting, it should fix Sonic right up."
"Thanks Ben," Tails nodded as he carried the bottle over to Sonic, "Here Sonic. This should make you feel better."
"I...(urp)Hope so..." Sonic groaned as he took tha bottle and started drinking the contents before his eyes widened and he started to gag, "BLECK! That stuff taste worse than both cough and cold medicine combined!"
"Ugh...I hate taking that stuff," Makoto and Ben gagged a bit.
"You feeling better now Sonic?" Amy asked the blue hedgehog.
"...Now that I think about it..." Sonic began as he got off the couch and stood up, "I'm starting feeling better. In fact, I'm good enough to take on old Eggbutt and his troops again!"
"That's good to hear Sonic. But I have some bad news...seems we're running low on fuel, and we only have enough to return home," Tails stated.
"Seriously?" Sonic asked, earning a nod from Tails, "Darn...looks like we'll have to make a pit stop back home then."
"Seems like it," Tails shrugged.
"Ano...excuse me."
"Hm?" Sonic blinked when he looked over at Roll, who was now wearing her old outfit, which was completely repaired, "Yeah Roll?"
"Ano...if it's alright with you...m...may I come with you?"
"..Sure but...are you sure?" Sonic asked back
"Hai. I...I want to repay you for saving me and Yacker from those Battle Birds," Roll replied, "Plus...Haseo-chan trust and your friends."
"...Sounds like a plan then," Sonic nodded as he looked over at the others, "What about you guys?"
"I have no complaints," Ben stated.
"Neither do I," Rook added.
"Same here," Tsubaki agreed.
"It'll be kinda cool to have another girl in the group," Amy added while thinking, 'As long as she doesn't try anything funny with Sonic.'
"Same here," Makoto agreed while thinking with a small smirk, 'Besides...it'll be fun to tease her and Sonic-san.'
"I...I want Onee-chan to c-come with us..." Haseo stuttered.
"I'm okay with it but...what about her calf? Isn't it still injured?" Tails pondered.
"Now that you brought it up..." Sonic began as he looked over at Roll, "How's your calf doing?"
"It's doing much better, Sonic-san. I'm a quick healer after all," Roll answered.
"Cool. That's good to hear," Sonic nodded, "I guess that only leaves one thing. Roll...
"%!4*$"
"Sorry. Roll, Yacker...welcome to the team," Sonic said.
"I'll try my best to help out, minna," Roll bowed while Yacker nodded.
"Alright. Now that that's out of the way...let's..." Sonic began.
"Wait!" Tails yelled, catching everyone's attention, "We don't have enough seats in the Tornado or the Gale."
"So? Roll can share a seat with Haseo while I ride on the wing of the Tornado," Sonic shrugged.
"That's not...actually that might work," Tails said.
"Exactly," Sonic grinned, "Now let's head home so we'll be ready for ol Eggbutt's warship."
Everyone nodded as they started to leave the room, Tsubaki having noticed Makoto giving a squirrel like smirk.
"..what're you smiling about?" the crimson haired girl asked her friend.
"Oh nothing..." Makoto replied while thinking, 'Except all the teasing I'm going to do at Sonic and Roll when we get back to Mobotropolis.'
Tsubaki had an uneasy feeling about that and made a mental note to keep an eye on the Squirrel Beastkin just as they were leaving the room.
Meanwhile, back at new Mobotropolis, two familiar female wolves were having trouble with a certain wizard/king.
"But...we thought you sent a request for help?" Leeta asked.
"Bah! I do not need you two for..!" Naugus began before Rosemary cleared her throat, catching his attention.
"Need I remind his majesty, again, that he sits on the council?" the female fox reminded Naugus.
"..." Nagus of course just scoffed at that and looked back over at Leeta and Lyco, "We do not need you. My power alone is enough to protect the city, and we must put up with Team Freedom's bumbling. The city's citizens can care for themselves. Now begone with you two."
"But..." Leeta began.
"Begone or I will see to it that the Wolf Pack and it's leader are charged for treason against Mobotropolis!" Naugus growled at them.
"That's enough Naugus!" Charles snapped as he glared at the power hungry wizard, "The Wolf Pack has helped the Freedom Fighters fight Eggman numerous times! We don't need another war on our hands, especially with Eggman still on the loose!"
"..." Naugus just glared at the elderly hedgehog before he got up and took his leave.
"...Since it seems we're about to take a recess, I'll show the ladies out," Charles said as he got up and walked over to Leeta and Lyco before whispering to them, "Please follow me. And make sure we're not followed."
Leeta and Lyco blinked in confusion at that before following the elderly hedgehog, Lyco having looked back one last time at the direction Naugus left. She already didn't like him the moment she and her sister entered the city, but after that threat he just gave...she downright despised him.
"Welcome to New Mobotropolis, ladies," Director Who stated as Leeta and Lyco now stood in the hidden base from a few chapters ago, "I'm Director Harvey Who, and I am the one who had called you here. And...I deeply apologize for the confusion."
"It's okay but...the Grand Chief said we were to be serving the king?" Lyco asked just as Charles was leaving the room.
"And you are," Director Who replied as a holograhpic of Nagus, and a Mobian squirrel in royal clothing appeared, "You see, the true king stepped down to protect the kingdom and its people in these trying times. But...as you already saw, the new king can't be trusted." The holographic image then disappeared as Director Who looked towards Leeta and Lyco, "Sonic's Team Fighter's is currently abroad, fighting Eggman and his forces while Rotor's Team Freedom is bound by Law and Loyalty. I'm putting together a team to protect the city in ways the other two teams cannot, heroes with untapped potentsial who can avoid the spotlight and keep us safe. Leeta...Lyco...will you two help me?"
"...Well...that's not what we thougt we were signing up for..." Lyco stated.
"And we're used to the direct approach..." Leeta added before giving a frown, "But after happened to me and my sister not too long ago, Naugus is a threat that must be stopped."
"You got yourselves a couple of secret agents, Director Who," Lyco stated.
"Excellent. I knew I could count on you girls," Director Who gave a small smile before stating, "Now before we begin, I have a special assignment for you two."
Instruct me, Magister Tennyson.
(Starring: Max Tennyson, Taokaka, Scratch, and Grounder)
Max:*walks in*Hello everyone. It's nice to see you all once again.*sighs a bit*I'd like to apologize for not being here last chapter. We were having some...'minor' technical difficulties with the equipment again.
Taokaka:*runs in*Bouncy, where did ya go?!
Max: Woah! Slow down there Tao.
Taokaka: Eh?*notices Max and grins*Oh! It's Hawaii-guy again!
Max: *chuckles*So Tao...are you ready for today lesson?
Taokaka: Eeyup. Tao is...Eh?*notices a portal appear out of nowhere again before a tall, robotic chicken and a short, green robot with it's hands and nose replaced with drills fell out of it, the small green robot falling on top of the robotic chicken*
?1: OW!*pushes the green robot off him*Get off me, ya idiot!
?2: Sorry,*looks around as he got up*Um...where are we?
?1: How should I know, I'm as lost as you are! Ugh...this is the last time I let you choose the quickest way to work!
?2: *frowns*Wait a minute, you were the one who suggested that we go that way!
?1: *frowns back*I never said tha...
Max:*clears his throat*Excuse me.
?1 and ?2: Huh?*notices Max and Taokaka*
Max: How did you get in here? I know how Tao got here, but not you two.
Tao: Oh! Giant chicken! Can Tao eat it?
?1:...*gulps and hides behind Grounder*She's not talking about me, is she?
?2: Um...I'm Grounder, and the chicken hiding behind me is Scratch. And to tell you the truth...we don't know. All I remember was falling down a hole, landing on top of Scratch, and ended up here.
Max:*sighs*Did you hear a British voice by any chance?
Grounder: Hmm...now that you brought it up, I did hear someone before we Dell into the hole.
Scratch: What?!*glares at Grounder*Why didn't you tell me you heard someone?!
Grounder:*glares back*Well you told me to keep it quiet because you had a headache. Scratch: I didn't...!
Max: *thinking 'Paradox...'* Sit down. I'm sure that once you listen to what I'm talking about today, you'll be back in your place in no time.
Tao: So Tao can't eat Chicken Guy?
Max: No.
Tao: ...Can Tao eat Drilling Guy?
Max: No.
Scratch, Grounder:*thinks while gulping*'Why does that cat girl want to eat us?'
Max: Anyways...*the screen turns on to show Sonic* Today's subject is on...
Scratch, Grounder: Sonic the hedgehog?!
Scratch:*growls and glares at Max*Your going to talk about him?!
Max: I take it you two know about him?
Tao: Meow! They must be really smart! Teach me, Chicken Guy and Drilling Guy!
Scratch: No way we're going to talk about that blue rat!
Grounder: Yeah! He's the reason Robotnik fired us!
Scratch: No matter how many times we tried that pesky hedgehog or any of his friends, he always does something that ends with us in pieces!
Max: Well, was it because of his natural high speed? *the screen began to show clips of Sonic running and fighting robots* Sonic the Hedgehog is known for having an incalculable top speed and easily reaching Mach 1 in under three seconds. Or it could have been due to some of his skills, such as the Homing Attack...*shows a clip of a robot being hit by it*...Spin Dash...*shows the Spin Dash in action*...or because of, due to the number of Power Rings he's obtained over the years has resulted in Sonic becoming a Chaos Incarnate, capable of performing the most impossible of things to come out on top?
Scratch: All of those! There's even a few tricks he kept pulling on us before we coild even get the trap ready!
Grounder: Yeah! Like the one time Scratch ended up losing...
Scratch:*puts his hands over Grounder's mouth and glares at the green robot*You finish that, and I'll meld your mouth shut.
Max: *chuckles* I forgot that he was a master of disguise.
Tao: Meow! Tao wants to know about that blue energy! *points at Sonic using Sonic Wind*
Max: It's Chaos Energy. His body naturally produces it, which is what allows him to use various attacks such as the Sonic Wind and Chaos Control. *shows a clip of Sonic becoming Super Sonic* With the seven Chaos Emeralds, he is able to turn into Super Sonic, allowing him to go faster than even light. *notices Scratch and Grounder gulp nervously* I take it you've seen this form before?
Scratch: *gulps*Yeah...Doctor Robotnik got really mad after he lost to Sonic in that form
Grounder: Y...yeah. He yelled so loud, we couldn't hear anythng out of our ears for weeks.
Scratch: Y...wait a minute, you green idiot!*Glars at Grounder* You don't even have ears!
Grounder: *glares back at Scratch*Well neither do you!
Tao: Meow! Hey, what's that? *points at the screen showing Sonic using Cyan Laser*
Max: Ah. That's the next part of our discussion. The Wisp Race.
Grounder:..What's a Lisp?
Scratch:*smacks the back of Grounder's head* You bothead! He said 'Wisp'! Not 'Lisp'!
Max: A Wisp is a rare species of alien, one put under the United Intergalactic Federation's Anti-Extinction Act. This species is also the reason that act was made.
Tao: ...Does that mean Tao can't eat it?
Max: Not unless you want the death penalty for not just you but your entire race.
Tao: What?!
Max: That's the penalty for murdering a Wisp. Kidnapping a Wisp results in your entire race being detained with all belongings stripped and all right revoked.
Scratch, Grounder:...*Gulps and sweats nervously after hearing that*
Tao: Why do you do that, meow?!
Max: It's because of what's inside of the Wisp Species; Hyper Go-On. *the screen shows Sonic using Cyan Laser once more* A small sliver of it is said to empower and entire planet for an entire month, but there's a negative impact.
Tao: Huh?
Max: Hyper Go-On is the life force of a Wisp. The more that is drained, the weaker it becomes before...*Max made a 'head-cutting-off' motion that made all three gulp*
Grounder: Um...h...how m-many types of Wisp are there?
Max: There are 12 natural Wisp types with two types made from the reversal of the Hyper Go-On energy. *shows an image of all 14* Each Wisp has its own unique appearance and abilities. The first Wisp-and the one that made their planet-is the Mother Wisp, the Wisp who created all other Wisps. *shows an image of the Mother Wisp* She is more akin to a jellyfish in appearance than the others. The White Wisps are some of the more playful and abundant type of Wisp. *shows a slip of a White Wisp, Yacker, before it changes to a Yellow Wisp* The Yellow Wisps are very fond of the land and water and are known to spend their time in both. *the screen changed to a Cyan Wisp* The Cyan Wisps are a rare type of Wisp. Constantly moving, they're know to be as fast as a laser but also scatterbrained.
Tao: Scatterbrained? Is that tasty?
Max: ...*mumbles to himself*Don't respond to that, Max...*the screen changes to a Blue Wisp* The Blue Wisps are natural builders and enjoy stacking on each other. *the blue was replaced with a green* The Green Wisps are subtle, yet goofy. They enjoy just hovering around, laid back, and enjoying life. *the Green Wisp changed into a Pink Wisp* These Pink Wisps are rather harsh, but are actually kind-hearted. They spend their days enjoying tossing one another into wall to see who stays stuck in the longest. *the Pink changed to Orange* Orange Wisps are very emotional and sensitive. Don't make them mad, they have a small fuse. *the Orange changed to Red* Red Wisps are known to be very lively and act as natural nightlights for other Wisps. There's been report that their diet consists of s'mores, roasted weenies, and popcorn. *the Red changed to Crimson* These Crimson Wisps are master flyers, easily overtaking any natural flyer in speeds, agility, and swiftness. *the Crimson turned into Indigo* The Indigo Wisps surprisingly have a gravitational field. There's been reports from the Galvans that they've had to spend hours spinning around one just to put on its contact for it. *the Indigo changed to Magenta* Magenta Wisps are a key member if you want a party. Their bodies give off a natural beat that mixes with any instrument to give it a certain flair in music. *the Magenta was swapped with a pair of Wisps with no eyes, but sharp mouths*
Scratch:*gulps and points a shaky finger at the screen*Um..wh-wh-what kind of W-W-W-Wisp is that?
Grounder: *gulps as he hid behind Scratch*Y...yeah...it's really scary looking...
Max: These are the Wisps who have had their Hyper Go-On reversed; the Nega-Wisps. The Purple Wisps and Violet Wisps are gluttons, devouring everything in their path and never have the sense of being filled. They are...hollow, in a way. When someone approaches them, they will be prone to barking and biting the one who approached. However, they can be cured with enough Wisps using their Hyper Go-On to correct the Nega-Wisps' reversed Hyper Go-On.
Tao: Can Wisps change their appearance?
Max: The only case that this is true with is a cloned Wisp, Yacker the II. *shows an image of Yacker fusing with Roll's swiss-army knife and Yacker turning into Cyan to fuse with Sonic to form the Cyan Laser* This Wisp was made with the intent of using it for world domination, capable of cycling through even the Nega-Wisps to use their power in the form of a blade, an Extreme Gear, or a blaster. Yacker has also shown that he is able to fuse with Mobians, giving them a taste of Hyper Go-On and turning them into a new form for a limited amount of time.
Grounder:...does it work for Robots?*gets bonked on the head by Scratch*OW!
Scratch: You idiot! Don't you remember what he said about everyone on the planet being arrested for kidnapping a Wisp?!
Grounder:...*pales and gulps*Oh yeah...I almost forgot about that.
Scratch:*gulps and nods nervously in agreement*Y...yeah. If we even attemtped to try that, that would've been our biggest blunder yet.
Max: Not everyone on the planet, just the species that took the Wisp. So if you two had kidnapped the Wisp, all robots would have been arrested and taken away. But Wisps can also be used to power robots, but it doesn't give them Wisp abilities unless you turn them into Nega-Wisps. When that happens, Robots gain the power of the Wisp it was before it became a Nega-Wisp, such as if you use a Nega-Wisp that was a Blue Wisp, a robot could fire exploding violet, black, and purple cubes.
Scratch:...that actually sounds pretty cool.
Grounder: Yeah...but we're still not going to try and kidnap a Wisp.
Scratch: Yeah. We're not that stupid.
Tao: Tao thinks you are.
Scratch, Grounder: Tha...hey!
Max: *frowns* Taokaka!
Tao: What? Tao is just saying.
Scratch: Are We done here? We were supposed to be at our job hors ago!
Grounder: Yeah. That is if we had a job still.
Scratch: That's ri...*glares at Grounder*What did you mean by 'if we still had a job?'
Grounder: Um...I've been meaing to tell you tha we got a pink slip this morning in the mail.
Scratch: What?! Why didn't you tel me this sooner, you lame brain?!
Grounder: Because you told me to be quiet, you skinny turkey!
Scratch: TURKEY?! Why you little...!*tackles Grounder into a fight cloud*
Tao: Yay! Fight meow!
Max: Tao, wa...!
Tao: Banzai! *jumps into the fight cloud*
Max: ...*sighs as he pinches the bridge of his nose*...Well, it seems I now have two assistants/students for the time being.*looks at the reader* We'll be back next chapter.
