Chapter 9: Metal Gear Sonic?

A blue blur was soon seen rushing through a lush green medow as Sonic continued to rush towards the base of the different dimensional creatures that were invading the planet. The blue hedgehog had a gut feeling that he was getting closer.

He started to think to himself as he continued to run. 'Well, roughly 3 and a half hours left until I stop these guys. Whoever the mastermind is behind this plot, he's pulling off all the stops here. No telling what this guy is capable of... Hmm... now that I think about it, I wonder if it was the right thing to leave the others behind...'

As he continued his thought, Sonic started to slow down a little. 'I mean, I didn't want to put them in danger, but, is there any difference when those things are all over the planet? I know that Mario, that Kirby character, those two guys from Star Fox, and even those two princesses are going after this creep. And ya add me into the mix, well... I'm not even sure if that's going to be enough...'

Sonic then looked up in the sky as he continued to run. ' 'sigh' I'd feel a little better if I knew what that guy's planning and, more importantly, who else is joining this fight...'

As soon as Sonic finished his thought, a small object was seen flying through the air. Immediately as the object was in Sonic's field of vision, it hit him in the head, causing him to stop and rub his head.

"Ow! What the heck was that?!" Sonic said as he soon saw the object in question.

The object looked to be some sort of headset communicator. Sonic picked it up and examined it. He nearly dropped it as he heard it ring in a beeping noise. The blue hedgehog soon put the deivce on his head, which fit surprisingly well, and pressed a small button on the side answering the call.

"Snake, do you read me? What is your current status?" Said the voice of a man coming from the headset.

"Uh, sorry to tell ya this, but I don't see any snakes around for you to talk to..." Sonic said, slightly confused as to what was going on.

"What the?!... Who is this?! How did you intercept this transmission?!" The man asked.

"Take it easy. First off, the name's Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, and I found this thing after it found my head as a landing spot." Sonic explained.

"Hmm... Sonic the Hedgehog? Yes, that name does sound familiar. Forgive my earlier acqusations. Allow me to explain, I am Roy Cambell, Colonel of a secret government organization known as Philonthropy." The colonel explained.

"Huh... well Colonel, who is this Snake character anyway?" Sonic asked.

"He is one of our best mercenary agents we have." Cambell said, "However, due to security reasons, that's all I can reveal to you about him."

"Whatever." Sonic said, "So I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you guys are aware of these creatures causing all this damage."

"Correct." Replied the colonel, "Our research have found out this information about these creatures: They're known as the Subspace Emissary. They come from an unknown dimension known as Subspace. While their plans of sending pieces of our world into their dimension as well as the leader of the Emissary still remain a mystery, Snake was able to infiltrate one of their ships the creatures commendeered and it lead to a floating island which was actually a base, stocked with more of those Subspace Bombs they use to send our world to their dimension. However, during the infilitration, the creatures began to arm all the bombs in the base in desperation, turning the base into a giant dimensional portal into Subspace. Luckily, Snake and a large group of heroes were able to escape the base before the explosion.

But the last signal we've gotten was when they all went through the portal. It seems that the one responsible for this invasion is somehow concocting it from inside the Subspace dimension. We've been trying to get in contact with Snake after he entered the portal, but had little to no results."

"Hmm... very intersting..." The blue hedgehog commented as he gathered this new information, "So, quick question Colonel. You mentioned a large group of people that are in on this action, right? Well, from what I've heard, I know Mario, Kirby, Star Fox's Fox and Falco, and both Princess Peach and Princess Zelda are most likely involved with stopping these things but who else is there?"

"For starters," The Colonel answered, "A strange, green, dinosaur-like creature by the name of Yoshi. A long time ally of Mario's who's known for using his tounge and throwing eggs at enemies. Another is a sword-weilding warrior from Kirby's world named Meta Knight. Though his alliegence with Kirby is questionable, he has a personal bone to pick with these creatures since they implemented a take over of his ship. Next, is a warrior named Link, who has the power of the magical Triforce and is armed with a special shield and sword and other special weapons. He's known from defending the kingdom of Hyrule from any evil that threatens it."

"Ah, so allies of Mario, Peach, Kirby and Zelda are involved with this, too." Sonic said.

"Wait, there's more." The Colonel continued, "This next hero comes from the mystical place known as Angel Land. His name is Pit and he's armed with powerful mystical weapons which he used to defend the Land as the captain of royal bodyguards for the goddess of light, Palutena. Also in the frey are 2 swordsmen; Marth, prince of the kingdom of Altea, and Ike, a member of the top fighting force in Ceimea, the Grail Mercenaries. While Marth wileds a sword with swift percesion, Ike wields one with incredible strength and power. Both warriors became involved when the Emissary invaded their homes."

"Hmm... Interesting..."

"Also on this quest is a local Pokémon trainer who uses 3 Pokémon; Charizard, a fire dragon Pokémon; Squirtle, a water turtle Pokémon; and Ivysaur, a plant dinosaur Pokémon. He also has a fourth one that was kidnapped by the Emissary, Pikachu, an electric mouse Pokémon. However, it was freed and looks to get some payback as well. There is also another Pokémon involved in this as well, but unlike the other four, this one is more self-aware. An unusual Pokémon called Lucario. It uses special attacks with an energy known as aura."

"So there are more of those Pokémon creatures like that green dragon with the bad 'tude at the lake..."

"Also involved in this kid named Lucas who Psychic abilities to attack eniemes. Just because he's young, doesn't mean that he's harmless. Even bounty hunters are getting involved. One is the F-Zero racer, Captain Falcon, a swift, strong fighter with his zero-g vehicle, the Blue Falcon. The speed of this machine may rival your legendary speed, Sonic. Another is Samus Aran. This outer space bounty hunter is outfitted with special armor that is stock with powerful missles and lasers. She is also quite dangerous without the armor, with swift actions and armed with a plasma whip."

"Sounds like my kind of girl... 'snickers' "

"There are also some interesting characters joining this fight as well. For starters, a gorilla dressed in a tie named Donkey Kong, and his sidekick, a chimpanzee dressed in a red shirt and hat named Diddy Kong. Also, an unusual creature from another dimension. A being that is completely 2-dimensional known as Mr. Game and Watch."

"Hmm... 2 monkeys and a 2-D being?... That is pretty weird..."

"And it's not just the heroes that are involved. Some enemies are joining in the fight as well. 2 of Mario's enemies, Bowser and Wario. Everything Mario is, Wario is the complete opposite. Wario is rude, crude, greedy, and disgusting. Bowser, as you know, is Mario's biggest, baddest, and scaliest threat to the Mushroom Kingdom. A giant fire breathing turtle monstrosity that uses his power to his advantage. Another enemy involved is a dark wizard known as Ganondorf. Link has had many battles with him. These 3 were working with the Emissary when the mastermind went and betrayed them. Now they want payback."

"Huh, I guess there really is no honor among theives..."

"And here's the real intersting part, you know those robots that you've seen causing the destruction, right? Well, one of those R.O.B.s has rebelled against the Emissary and is with Snake and the others as well."

"Well, well, well..." Sonic said as he finishes gathering the info, "So Colonel, any idea where this giant portal?"

"It's a few meters away, just past the vast desert ahead of you." Colonel Cambell answered, "It's located out in the middle of the sea. You should be able to see it halfway through the desert."

"Thanks Colonel." Sonic said, "I'll be sure to give this headset back to this Snake character when I see him." Sonic was about to turn off the headset until a thought went through his mind. "Hey, hold on Colonel, could you do me a favor?"

"What is it?" Cambell asked.

"Um, your organization is part of the government, right? So, are you familar with an agent named Rouge the Bat?" Sonic inquired.

"Hmm... yes... yes, I'm familar with her work..." The Colonel responded.

"Well, could you contact her and tell her that Sonic said that he's changed his mind and for her and the others to meet up at the desert, they should see either a large black portal or a floating island above the sea." The blue hedgehog explained.

"Wait... 'others'?" Cambell asked.

"Don't worry, she'll know what you're talking about."

"Understood. Good luck, Sonic the Hedgehog."

And with that, the transmission ended as Sonic took off the headset, put it in his backpack and started to zoom off towards the desert. 'This is exactly what we need.' Sonic thought, 'Hopefully, my friends will be able to make it, but I'm not waiting to join in the fun for another second.' He soon sped up...