Huck: "It's not fair. I'm as good as everyone else"

Sonic: "Yeah, right"

Huck: "Come on, how about a quick sparring session? Full-contact this time!"

Sonic: "Full-contact and against you, huh? That sure will be quick. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Huck: "Of course I can! That's what I trained for at the dojo"

Shadow: "You mean mcdojo"

Huck: "Mcdojo or not, I got the black belt in less than six months"

Senya: "Are you beating Huck up or what? I haven't seen a good film in weeks. I'm bored"

Huck assumed a so-called fighting stance, with his left hand and foot leading. He was holding his right fist at his side and his left fist extended forward, leaning on his left foot. Sonic had his right hand and foot leading, with his left hand close to his face and his right hand extended forward a bit, slightly lower than his left hand. Huck approached him recklessly and threw a right punch. His fist passed by Sonic's right. Huck missed on purpose. He threw a left punch, missing on purpose again, this time his fist passing by Sonic's left. "I would've hit you if I wanted to. Should I take you even easier than this?"

Sonic simply threw a one-two punch combination, which, obviously, Huck didn't defend from.

Huck: "You weren't supposed to do that!"

Sonic: "You said you were ready, mr. black belt and cheese"

Huck: "So you think you're the only one who can do that cool stuff? Here it comes"

Huck tried to throw a front thrust kick to Sonic's face. Sonic countered with a left back sweep kick.

Huck: "How could you tell what I wanted to do?"

Sonic: "You mean aside from the fact that you're not famous for your fighting skill?"

Huck got up. "Okay, okay. This time I'm not taking you easy"

Sonic: "Let's make this a little more interesting. You have a free hit"

Huck: "I don't need more to knock you out"

Huck threw an overhead strike with the side of his palm. Obviously, Sonic barely felt anything. Sonic threw another one-two combo, after which he lifted his right foot a bit, feinting a kick. As Huck was anticipating a kick, Sonic threw a left hook to his face"

Huck: "What was this?"

Sonic: "Another thing you've never been able to learn"

Senya put her camera away. "As soon as we get everything back to normal, this is going straight to Youtube"

Huck: "You cheated anyway. Shadow would fight fair and square"

Shadow: "I guess it's my turn"

Senya turned the camera on again. "Looks like that was only the beginning"

Shadow stepped in the ring. Huck assumed the same stance as before. Shadow assumed the same stance as Sonic. Huck tried to punch Shadow's chest. Shadow deflected the attack, threw a palm heel to Huck's stomach and roundhouse kicked him in the back.

Huck: "How can you even do that?"

Shadow: "I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that we were paying attention when dad was training us. Don't you have anything else left in stock?"

Huck: "I've got plenty"

Shadow did a relativeky quick combination of attacks: a left palm strike to Huck's face, a right elbow to his ribs, a hook to his face and a left roundhouse kick to his stomach.

Huck: "Hey, that was too fast! I couldn't block anything"

Shadow: "And how much did you pay for that black belt?"

Shadow threw a low roundhouse kick to Huck's knee.

Huck: "Ouch! Low kicks? Boring"

Shadow: "Boring, but useful"

Shadow was now leading with his left hand. He threw another left palm heel to Huck's face. This time, Huck deflected the attack, being rather lucky than skilled. He tried to get behind Shadow, still holding his wrist. Shadow escaped the hold, grabbed Huck by the head and countered with a knee to the stomach.

Huck: "Hey, you're all cheating! You weren't supposed to do that either"

Amy: "He's right. Stop fighting so well, Shadow. CLU would definitely tone himself down if Huck asked him nicely"

Senya put the camera away. "Giving up already? What am I going to upload now?"

Huck: "No way! Silver, you're in"

Silver: "This never gets boring"

Silver stepped in the ring. Senya started recording again.

Senya: "I can already see it: The Loser trilogy, 30 thousand views"

Huck ran towards Silver and tried to do a flying kick. The only problem was that he was bending his ankle inside. Huck landed the hit, but he ended up damaging himself rather than Silver.

Huck: "Ouch! It hurts! It hurts!"

All Silver needed was a left elbow uppercut and Huck was down.

Sonic: "I wish we could literally kick your butt out of the ring some more, we have others to train for real"

Huck: "More? I've been beaten up by ladybugs who allowed me to attack more. And they didn't hit me so many times"

Amy: "Why do I believe him?"

Strawberry: "Because it's true"

Huck: "Fine. Good luck with your mission"

The training started. The first training room was allocated to the hedgehog trio and their students: Strawberry, Plum and Orange. Sonic was demonstrating the basic form. Plum was copying his movements perfectly, as if she knew them already.

Strawberry: "Either Sonic is a great teacher or Orange is not the only obsessed fan"

Sonic: "I'd prefer the first option for a certain number of reasons"

Senya entered the room. "Would a third option be welcome?"

Shadow: "And that would be..."

Senya: "Well, James has been making some research during his time in the Outlands. It seems like exposure to Chaos Energy for the first time grants you supernatural abilities. And it seems like Plum's ability is amplified perception and senses"

Shadow: "I think you've just made that up"

Blueberry rushed in their training room with a speed almost as high as Sonic's. "You won't believe what happened!"

Sonic: "Trust me, we would"

Blueberry: "Okay, Raspberry threw a fireball and a lightning bolt through the window and I think I saw Lemon turning invisible"

Silver: "So we discovered 4 out of 7"

Strawberry: "I wonder what my power is" She didn't notice that she was flying above her friends until she hit the roof.

Orange: "Don't worry, Strawberry! I'll get you down." She climbed the nearest wall, jumped off, reached for a bench which Cherry seemed to be lifting with her mind and caught Strawberry.

Amy: "I don't know what to say besides 'CLU is done for'"

Senya: "So we have super speed, flight, agility, elemental powers, psychokinesis, invisibility and mimic. I feel like I'm in comic books"

Sonic: "How did you get you powers, Cherry? I thought you hadn't returned to the city until the disc incident"

Cherry: "I asked Silver to teach me how to use my Super Form"

Shadow: "And he still doesn't get it that you didn't even care about the Super Form"

Silver: "Huh? Am I missing something?"

Sonic: "It seems so"

Amy: "Anyway, we have better things to do now. Silver, do you think you and Cherry can combine your powers and transfer our training to the others? That might be our only option right now"

Silver: "Why would you want to do that?"

Amy: "To save time"

Silver: "I've seen Sonic less rushed than this. It's not like we're in a hurry"

Senya: "Look around you"

Silver: "Oh, right"

Happily, Amy's idea was a success. Tron entered their training room. "I'm afraid we can't give you any more training time"

Strawberry: "Don't worry. We've had all the training we need"

Tron: "Then come with me to the command room. We have to make a strategy. I've already sent three squads to keep CLU's forces back"

Cherry: "Coming"

Tron: "Actually, you will have to stay here and secure the area. The training rooms have the least security and spies will most likely sneak in here"

Cherry: "Got it. But just me?"

Tron: "Let me think...Silver, stay here and help Cherry"

Silver: "Got it"

Tron and the others headed to the command room. Cherry received a text message from Tron, saying "You owe me one"

Huck: "Why do we need a plan? We're the Special Forces. Let's just get in there and arrest those three!"

James: "I'd like to see you getting getting in there without being hit by a bomb"

Huck: "Maybe you will"

James: "Until that, I suggest that we should dispatch all the squads"

Sonic: "Then who's going to defend the headquarters?"

James: "We're leaving a small group here to take care of the cannons"

Senya: "And how small will that group be?"

James: "About six or seven programs"

Senya: "Six or seven programs? They can't handle a whole army"

James: "It's a critical situation. We have to focus on the offence"

Sonic: "Then we're taking care of the terrain assault"

Tron: "And Cherry will help me with the aerial assault"

Amy: "So it's set. Can I communicate the orders? I've always wanted to do this"

Tron: "Go ahead"

Amy picked up the microphone connected to the speakers placed all over the headquarters. "Attention all units! Proceed into the battlefield and advance to CLU's base by any means. The situation is critical. This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill!"

Silver and Cherry came after their friends in the command room.

Cherry: "All set?"

Tron: "You can be sure of it. Now follow me to the hangar. I'm going to give you the plans for the aerial assault"

Tron and Cherry entered the hangar. Sonic and the rest entered the battlefield.

Sonic: "Did you catch any enemy spies?"

Silver: "Not even one. I don't get it why Tron said it wasn't a well-secured area"

Sonic: "Maybe Cherry had something to do with it"

Silver: "Oh, about Cherry, did you know she liked me?"

Amy: "Silver has a girlfriend now? Somebody hit me until I wake up"

Senya drew her Light Baton.

Amy (without even turning around): "Put that down"

The Special Forces started their offensive plan. Blue Light Jets were flying through the sky with incredible speed towards CLU's base. James directed the terrain assault team to a battalion of sentries in front of them. Lemon had the upper hand here, as she turned invisible and took most of them by surprise. Raspberry froze the rest to the ground below them. It was an easy fight for the Special Forces.

Meanwhile, in Tron's Light Jet:

Cherry was piloting and Tron was standing in the back of the Light Jet with a parachute on his back.

Tron: "Ready?"

Cherry: "Ready when you are"

Tron: "Then let's go"

Cherry flew close to the force field around CLU's base, dodging the laser cannons firing at her. She dropped a bomb which made a small opening in the force field.

Cherry: "Now!"

Tron jumped out of the Light Jet and opened his parachute, falling through the opening made in the force field by Cherry. He had to sneak inside the base and deactivate its defences so that the rest could get in. However, the only entrance available was through a vent which led to a room full of lasers.

Tron (thinking to himself): "Oh well, no risk, no gain"

It took him about 15 minutes to get to the door, but he made it. The next room was patrolled by Sentries and Egg Pawns. It was Tron's lucky day, since he had a smoke bomb. He stealthily derezzed the guards.

After a series of challenges, including a collapsing floor and a password-locked gate, Tron made it to the command room.

TO BE CONTINUED...