Previously, Mikee went into a bit of detail about the Guardians and their role in Mikee's universe. Meanwhile, Mobius was enshrouded in darkness, and those searching for the new Smashers are searching through old bases of Mobius, but they had no luck so far, and now they're going to an unknown fortress. Back with Mikee, he alone will confront the Horde Commandos, and the Aeros Clash will now commence.
Chapter 8
The Aeros Clash
Mikee had energy circling around him pretty fiercely, and he knew the look on their faces when they saw his transformation. They didn't expect him to fight back. They all prepared for a big fight.
"I agree with you on something, brother. It is time to end this, even though you were my former friends." Mikee stated as he floated down and made a fighting pose. "You're going down!" He yelled.
"Heh, you're reading my mind. We'll finally decide to see who the true destined Hero of Light is. The universe cannot hold any more Aeros. Prepare to die Mikee!" Matt yelled and his claw was flaming. Both brothers glared at each other and sparks flew. The other four guarded as both of them fired fists, which connected and sent out shockwaves. Both rose up and continued to blur in their attacks. Indigo and Isaac both leaped up and aimed a hammer fist for Mikee's skull, but he blurred out of sight and reappeared to smash at their sides. This sent both enemies into each other and made them fall. Mikee only had a moment before his brother spiraled and with an enhanced kick, sent Mikee down with a ton of bone-breaking force. As Mikee fell, Maya dashed in with a blazing trail of fire behind her, dashing for a perfect strike. Mikee saw this and charged up his Aeros Dash, but his brother slammed him down faster and Maya hit the Light Warrior with a flaming uppercut.
Mikee flinched as he regained his momentum and he landed on the ground safely. That was when Aaron came dashing in and swinging a sword at him. He was able to dodge swiftly and backed away. His fists were glowing as he cupped them and focused a pretty big energy ball. He made it float above him as the five Commandos surrounded him. Mikee leapt up high and threw it straight down, but all five leaped up as well. They focused their own blasts and fired, but Mikee vanished and the energies collided and exploded, sending them all backwards. As they landed, Mikee dashed around in a circle very fast. They could barely see him, but he stopped suddenly and snapped his fingers. The five Horde Commandos saw a ring of light energy around them and it fired a big flurry of shining beams. Indigo centered himself and created a sphere to block Mikee's attacks. As he lowered the shielding, the ground cracked beneath them and two columns of solid ground rose up to their sides. Mikee's signs were brown and he clasped his hands together quickly. The two columns crashed into each other, crushing the five in their impact.
The rocks were becoming really red and they exploded. Maya was the cause as her body was on fire. Aaron dashed up and held a staff with red and black blades. He threw it at Mikee and he ducked easily. It stopped in mid-air and it went towards Mikee at his blind spot. He gulped, until a gust of wind took it and a pink blur took it. It was Kirby as the Star Warrior shone and donned on a green hat and drew a flaming sword.
"What the?" Aaron yelled as Mikee took the opportunity to smash him away and into the ground. Isaac bulleted for the hero until Pikachu smacked him off with an Iron Tail attack, and then followed up by dashing and using a Quick Attack. Indigo saw this and warped using Shadow Warp. He kicked Mikee on the back, but straight after that, a huge orb struck the enemy, causing massive damage. Samus aimed her cannon at Indigo, ready to take out Indigo. Mikee turned around to see Dawn fighting off Maya pretty well, which left him with Matt. This was going to be a great battle.
On the Great Fox, they were slowly going in a cruise-like state slowly crawling towards the massive ship. Fox was nervous about this. Approaching at this speed to another ship would be asking the enemy to just shoot them out of the sky. Falco didn't read any transmissions coming from the ship, but it was still running. The leader ran his gloved hand through his sweaty fur, and he shook it off. He had to stay calm during this mission. They didn't seem hostile, but they weren't in its range. If they were going to be under attack, at least he was ready.
"Pull in, continue onwards." Fox warned his friend as the ship creaked every few mile. The tension was pretty high, and they approached closer.
Now, an alarm blared on, and several trails of light blazed on the ship. Several turrets were seen, and each of them aimed at the Great Fox. Falco reacted and put the thrusters on full ignition. Fox went to another panel and slammed on several buttons to get a shielding up.
"Everyone, brace yourselves!" Fox yelled as the turrets on the ship fired huge green beams. Each beam that hit the shielding made the ship shake slightly. Everyone was clinging onto something to brace for the beams. The shielding was starting to fade from all the shots it took.
"Fox, there's no way the Great Fox could take any more hits like this! We have to retreat!" Falco reported. The ship continued to shake, and the ship couldn't take much more. Fox nodded and jumped down. "Falco, let's go to the Arwings and take out those defenses. Once that's handled, we'll check out the ship ourselves and sees if Sonic's friends are in there. Come on Falco!" Fox ordered and they both dashed out towards the hangar once again. The Arwings took off without a hitch, and they zoomed off towards the battleship. It reacted and started firing at both fighter ships. They both dodged swiftly and did several rolls to avoid getting hit from the blasts. Fox scanned and discovered the targets.
"Falco, fire some bombs into the left side of the ship, I'll take the right!" The leader ordered.
"Got it, let's go!" Falco declared and boosted into the fray. Fox followed and darted right to see the turrets aim right at him. He pulled a lever and fired off a Smart Bomb right into the cannon's base. The explosion soon took over the weapon, and it was demolished.
Inside the battleship, a looming figure watched the scene through a hologram projector. The screen displayed numerous tactical data, which was speed, enemy data, and other information. Another figure entered the dark room.
"Master Omega, the two ships are causing significant damage to the entire frontal station, and we have two more coming!" The little figure reported.
"They must be after our prize. Send all troops to all entrances, they will be boarding soon. Prevent their advance to the Holding Chambers." The giant ordered. The little figure made a movement and then departed from the room, leaving the bigger figure to watch the screen.
The onslaught on the ship continued, and the turrets were almost all taken out. The last few were located near the port of the battleship. Falco was already on his way to take them out when he noticed something. The enemy wasn't exactly fighting back. Sure, the turrets were an obstacle, but they weren't exactly hard at all. It was becoming too easy, and their attack was causing quite a bit of damage.
"Fox, there's something wrong with this attack. They're not even trying to fight back, let alone defend their ship. Something's up." Falco told Fox.
"I noticed that Falco, but we must break in and see if they have Sonic's friends held captive. I am sensing masses of enemies swarming the halls, so they must be hiding them. Let's bring the Great Fox closer, and we'll lead an attack, now!" Fox declared as both pilots destroyed the last of the turrets. Both of them flashed a thumbs-up to each other and flew back to their ship.
Mikee was launched straight down by Matt's flaming kick, and he crashed into the ground. Following that was a huge stomp onto Mikee's chest, which broke the ground around him as well. Matt had a grin until Mikee clapped his hands together, and two pillars smashed the villain off. He skidded to break as the other pillar made a lunge for him. The Aeros transformed his claw into a metal fist and he punched through the rock. As the pebbles cleared, Mikee jumped through and slammed his older sibling in the face with a charged up fist, He followed up with a swinging kick on Matt's ribcage, but kicking metal hurt Mikee more than it hurt his intended target. As Mikee flinched from the impact, his brother retaliated and slammed on his chest. After that strike, the older sibling grabbed Mikee's foot and swung him around.
Suddenly, a Dark blast struck Matt as he dropped Mikee and their fighting continued onward. The Light Warrior knew where that blast came from, and it was Dawn. She helped him out of that situation. He had to thank her later somehow, maybe some time in silence and alone from the Smashers. As his thoughts clouded his senses, Matt took this to his advantage and was about to strike until Mikee vanished within an Aeros Dash and reappeared kicking the enemy on the back. It still did minimum damage because of the metal casing.
Samus stood still as Indigo aimed his devastating Shadow Cannon at the hunter. Both of them charged, as the Shadow Warrior withdrew his weapon and vanished in a Shadow Warp. Samus was almost helpless to finding him until something exploded on her back. As she sharply spun on her heel, another explosion sent her skidding back. Her Thermal Visor activated as she looked around the area. Sure enough, even in a Shadow Warp, she could still see his thermal scans. Her Power Beam went to full charge as she turned around and aimed at Indigo pulling out of the transportation technique. The blast sent him crashing into the ground, and stunned for a moment. He couldn't recover as the Grapple Beam wrapped around him and she threw Indigo into the ground.
Kirby and Aaron were hitting each other numerous times with their swords like true swordsmen, continuing to clash with each other. Aaron was experienced, but Kirby was faster in speed, which made them even until Aaron landed several slashes on the Star Warrior which made him revert back to normal Kirby. The pink puffball looked shocked as Aaron slashed into him several times. This was until Maya was knocked right into the swordsman and Dawn came to back Kirby up.
"Kirby, are you all right?" Dawn asked as her hands became dark. She was harnessing her Dark element powers. Kirby nodded quickly and drew a hammer. He leaped over Dawn and hit Aaron right in the head, giving the warrior a pretty bad concussion. Dawn was about to rush in and help, but a huge column of flames rose up like a snake and lunged at her. She backed away in time, but the snake rebounded and engulfed her right as she glowed. Maya seemed pretty pleased until the flames became black and they faded. She floated there, looking exhausted.
"I see, covering yourself in dark energy right before the flames hit reduced the damage. Still, it isn't enough to stop me!" Maya said and began to glow black herself. Dawn guarded as she unleashed shadowy energy. Her flames were no longer red, but black flames. Her eyes even turned black. Dawn was ready, but inside, she shows fear. There was something odd and unknown about this new power.
So, Maya already tapped into the Black Energy, using the new powers. Hopefully, she doesn't go crazy with the power. We'd better end this soon. The Shadow King and Queen are waiting for us to find and defeat the Guardians. Matt thought as he took several punches from Mikee. The evil brother grabbed the Light Warrior's arm and flung him into the ground as his Perfect Mode was beginning to fade. This battle wasn't going to hold out for much longer in favor of the Horde Commandos. Eventually after several exchanges of attacks, Mikee's Perfect Mode faded completely and he was exhausted. Matt laughed a bit, but he was slightly worn out.
"Not bad brother, but it was all in vain. You can't win." His brother taunted. All of a sudden, Mikee rammed him into the air and dashed out in Aeros Dash. As he dashed by, he saw the others losing to the Commandos by their powering-up. This new power of theirs was almost devastating. For a second, he regretted coming here at all. Their efforts were going to be stopped anyway by the Horde since the Shadow King and Queen was always going to be one step ahead of them. If Mikee couldn't defeat his brother in one last attack, what chance in hell did he have of defeating the Horde?
Mikee shook his head of the negative thoughts as he dashed faster and kicked his brother higher into the sky. He rocketed straight up and flew above his target. His fist shone brightly as he stopped his ascension and dove straight down, aiming his strike to his brother.
What he didn't know was that Matt charged up a ton of energy in his metal arm cannon and he aimed and unleashed the blast at point-blank range. The purple energy blast completely enveloped the Light Warrior as a huge explosion took place. Matt was sent crashing into the ground, but the result was worth it as he saw the Light Warrior fall in a heap of black smoke crackling with purple lightning. His body landed with a thud, and he didn't move as the Power Orbs came out.
"Mikee!" Dawn yelled as she jumped back. The eight Power Orbs surrounded Matt instead. His power was increased and all wounds were recovered. As Dawn charged at Matt, Maya was about to attack, but Indigo held her back. Samus, Pikachu, and Kirby all turned their target to Matt. Pikachu and Kirby dashed inward while Samus charged up her beams. All four leaped in as Matt punched the ground and unleashed a huge field of energy, sending all crashing into the ground. The only one remained was Pikachu clinging to the Aeros's back. As Matt approached Samus, Pikachu unleashed all the Thunderbolt it could, but it had no effect.
"Pikachu, get off and come here!" Samus yelled as her cannon began charging. Pikachu jumped off and held onto the Arm Cannon. By using Thunderbolt, it mixed with the Zero Beam and created a huge blast. Samus unleashed it as her Power Suit levels dropped rapidly. Pikachu's charging was just making the drop slower. Matt unleashed his own beam as both collided with each other. Even with Dawn attacking, each hit had no effect on him. Kirby even swallowed Mikee to absorb and use Aeros Dash to help Dawn, but nothing worked on the powered leader. Soon, Samus's beam gave way and Kirby teleported them using a weaker version of Shadow Warp. Dawn was in front of Matt in an instant and gave him a clean uppercut, but his head barely moved from the impact.
With a well-aimed punch, Matt slammed Dawn aside and went for the three Smashers. She rebounded and punched Matt in the face again. It still had no effect as he found her as an annoyance. He grabbed her next fist and held her there for a second before kicking her aside. He followed up with several beams to keep her down. Other stacks from the Smashers bounced off harmlessly.
"Tch, Perfect Matt is unbeatable in that form. Nothing can really hurt him, not even us. Give up already." Indigo stated to Dawn as she struggled to get back up. Her glance went over to Mikee, still lying there, unmoving.
No, I can't give up! Mikee would never give up, even though the odds would be against him. Nothing stopped him, so nothing is going to stop me either! I will become as strong as him, no matter what happens! It's the only way for me to understand him! Dawn thought as she got back up slowly. Matt was defeating the Smashers as she noticed. Her palms glowed with her dark energy. She aimed both at the enemy as he knocked down the Smashers.
"Take this! I've saved this for a future battle, but I have to use it now!" She said and a huge orb of dark energy formed.
"Special Attack: Dark Devastator!" She screamed and fired a straight laser that began to tear at the ground. It hit Matt head-on, and it seemed to cause some damage, because he grunted in some pain. She was breathing hard because that took the rest of her energy. Matt turned around and glared at Dawn. She couldn't move as he vanished and smashed her into the sky. As she recovered slightly, Matt fired his claw and it grabbed her around the stomach with a tight grip. It reacted back to Matt as he took her higher and higher until they were at the reaches of the atmosphere. She tried to break free, but his grip was tight as they dove straight down as a beeline. They were going really fast, and Dawn screamed as Matt smashed her into the ground hard, causing a huge explosion. As the smoke cleared, Dawn was unconscious, and not even moving, almost like Mikee's condition, but worse.
"Finally, we're done here. Let's go take the Power Orbs back to the Shadow King and Queen." Matt said as he took a step. He heard Dawn moan and struggle to get back up, but she couldn't.
"No, I'm not letting you…take those Power Orbs…" Dawn muttered and continued to rise up very slowly. She just fell down again. Matt scoffed and walked off.
"You won't be able to defeat us, Dawn. Stop trying to be like him." Matt stated and the five of them were about to vanish when something struck Indigo hard in the face. The other four were shocked as the other three were hit hard. Dawn could see Samus, Pikachu, Kirby, and Mikee vanish as she faded into unconsciousness.
Well, I focused more on this epic fight, but this went wrong at the moment for the Smashers as they were defeated again by the Horde Commandos, even with Perfect Mode. Now, something just saved them. Who are they?
Sonic just entered an OC's base, and this OC is one of my favorite enemies to use, since they've been with me since the beginning of S.O.G. You'll find out, since they have a very long history with Mikee's world. Can they do it? Can Sonic find his friends?
Anyway, again, sorry for the long update, but things haven't been comfortable lately. I might get a new laptop sooner or later, so things will progress faster. Also, comics have been slightly better. I was wondering, should I make a quick comic on a fight scene from S.O.G Brawlers or ROTH for you guys since I've been slow?
~PerfectPhoenix