Super Sonic Squad
Season Four, Episode Ten
To Rule With Honor
By Cole Bezotte
See the other version at PlayStation All-Stars, Volume Two, Season Three, Episode Six
First comes the note to ChristianWolf:
Don't get confused when you see the initials PSASBR. It stands for the long title of "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal", the game that inspired me to write the long series. I figured saying the initials would be better than to constantly say the long title in a breathless manner.
About getting a full account on this website, a catch is noticed right away. They do require you to put in your full name, but the site never shows it to anyone else. The name is all you need to enter, but everyone else sees only your username; the company who runs the site always keeps it a secret. If you still don't feel comfortable about it, I completely understand and respect your decision.
As my number-one fan, you deserve a visit to a YouTube exclusive I have posted: I reveal the original ideas of Super Sonic Squad from the days of old and the material that was rejected. The video name is easy: Super Sonic Squad Exclusives
Anyway, enjoy!
"This sucks!" Sonic exclaimed as he examined the body of Ratchet that he received. "I'm not very speedy anymore! Now I'm stuck with a useless thing I can never learn to use!"
"That's insulting to Ratchet!" Tails snapped in reply. "You're calling him a slow hobo who uses a wrench that does nothing! He has unique abilities just like YOU do; he is a smart mechanic while you're the fastest hedgehog alive!"
"You're actually right. I'm practically calling Ratchet my enemy, but in actuality he's a very humble friend. The problem is…how do I get my OWN body back?"
"I honestly don't know if technology of any kind is behind all this. Even Eggman doesn't have the power to perform something as mysterious as this."
"I'll have to find someone who's not as evil, and it looks like I'll have to search here in this very area. Maybe Clank is nearby… He's very smart, maybe he can help."
Sonic, in the form of the Lombax, entered the League of Heroes' mansion, searching desperately for help from Ratchet's helpful friend. At first, nobody seemed to be there, but a light was seen as Sonic walked closer to the medical room. Right when he stepped in, he saw Dr. Nefarious experimenting a new chemical formula with the butler Lawrence. One more look inside made someone familiar catch Sonic's eyes: it was Clank. Perhaps he had reached his goal.
"There you are, Clank!" Sonic spoke up to him. "I really need your help!"
"Ratchet!" Clank replied right when he turned to see him. "What can I help you with?"
"First of all, before you make any more mistakes, give me a quick scan…"
Clank thought that the Lombax had caught something poisonous upon his fur. But when he fully scanned his body, he caught a very nasty surprise from within. "This is impossible!" Clank exclaimed. "How could you have gained his body?"
"I don't know…" Sonic replied. "But I'm not waiting around to find out!"
"Maybe something MAGICAL happened!" Tails suggested. "Remember that meteor that you and Eggman touched together, switching your brains? The same thing must have happened!"
(Note: I hope you remember that Sonic Boom episode. It was weird, but funny!)
"That can't be right," Sonic replied. "I didn't even TOUCH a meteor today! But "magic" is actually the right word that we're looking for!"
"I suggest you go find that fiend Needles," Clank added. "Only power such as his could have caused such a tremendous feat."
"Of course! He always wants revenge upon Ratchet and me. I'll go find him immediately!"
Right after Sonic said that, he attempted to charge right out the door of the mansion. But he had forgotten that he did not have his speed with him, which caused him to easily trip on the rug in the living room. "Note to self…" he thought as he stood back up, "…don't even TRY to run…"
After a long walk out of Midtown Suburbs, Tails remembered that he still had his new portal gun with him. He suggested that they find Needles if he hid in the beloved realm of Mobius.
"Why didn't you think of that before?" Sonic exclaimed at him after the warp zone formed in midair.
"Needles usually roams on Earth…" Tails replied, "…but Clank told me that he couldn't find him anywhere, even through worldwide search. So I began to think if Needles ever came back to Mobius; that might be where he switched Ratchet's brain with yours."
"I think you got something there. I don't know how, but Needles sure did his operation perfectly. Both Ratchet and I have large heads, so it was totally a cinch that the switching would work. But anyway, lead on and I'll follow you."
Tails and Sonic stepped through the warp that led back home, eager to take on the enemy who set this up from the start. But right when they landed, they immediately saw violent black smoke rise from the courtyard of Mobotropolis. Someone was already attacking the king in hopes of stealing the throne.
"I think that's where our target is," Sonic said as he ran on with Tails. "Let's go and meet our clown fiend!"
It was in the courtyard that Needles, with his magical powers, battled against his villainous rival Dr. Eggman and his scientific weapons. They each had their motives of domination, other than both villains being very different from each other. This caused a burning hatred between each other, as it seemed that nothing would break their new rivalry.
"We failed the past few times because your precious technology failed us!" Needles shouted at him as he pushed his way to the throne room. "It's time that I do all the dirty work myself!"
"Not today, pal!" Eggman taunted in reply. "You're still the same as ever, while I have improved myself!"
Needles swiftly made it to the throne of King Maximilian Acorn, in which the lordly one rose and held his scepter, created by Ixis Naugus himself. "You dare invade our beloved realm again!" the king exclaimed. "I'll make sure you don't kill another helpless victim!" With one raise of the scepter, Max attempted to shoot a large cosmic bolt at the enemy, only to be met by a super villain still standing alive.
"You still have a lot to learn about the one you face!" Needles said to him. "I have stolen your wizard's power, which increased my many abilities a thousandfold! I can now absorb anything you shoot at me! I'm loaded with cosmic energy now!
"Then it's true!" the king exclaimed as he watched Needles glow very brightly with power. "My very rule is being threatened!"
"All that counts is power—and I got it to spare! Now that I soaked up the force you hit me with, I'll give it right back at you! Let's see how YOU can take it!" The villain returned the raging force back at the brave king who fired it at him.
But even King Max could not be threatened with his own power. His imperial Scepter of Supremacy swallowed the cosmic fury and contained it safely within it.
"Hold it you!" said a voice from behind. Eggman rushed in to stop Needles before he could gain the throne he wanted. "Your time has come, Maximilian! You have ruled long enough! It is time you took your rest. Only the STRONGEST may possess the supreme scepter. Let it now be mine!"
But Dr. Eggman spoke too soon; Sonic and Ratchet met up right at that time and came just in time to stop the villainous plan that was soon over. "We know you did this to us!" Ratchet spoke up to Needles. "We wish to have us back to normal!"
"Hold your tongue!" the king snapped at him. "I have no wish to see my kingdom destroyed. Both Julian and Needles have always lusted for my throne. Let it be there's!"
"WHAT?!" Needles and Eggman both shouted. "We have to SHARE it?!"
In an act of distraction, Max tossed the scepter in the air, seeing which one of the villains would be the first to catch it. He knew that they would desperately reach out and grab it both at the same time.
"The scepter shall never be torn from my grasp!" Needles shouted as he tugged at it with all his strength.
"Bunk!" Eggman replied. "Nothing's going to make me let go of it!"
"There is much truth in what you say," Max teased. "For neither of you can relinquish your hold."
"He's right!" Eggman thought. "He found a way to make us stick to the blamed thing! I can't pry my fingers open!"
Neither of them could let go of the scepter; they felt the power of Ixis Naugus returning to haunt them. Ixis had indeed returned from his captivity, well enough to retrieve his stolen power from Needles. Then, for the final act, he motioned Tails to open a new warp zone. Ixis used his power to throw the two fiends through the warp and into the endless reaches of outer space, where they would be stranded for a very long time.
"The scepter does not matter to show the sign of kingship," Ixis said as he moved his left claw-hand. "It's not only the crown that shows it, but the pool of gold and silver. They were fools to forget the ritual!"
(Note: The Sonic the Hedgehog comics explain it all. But all stories from issues 0-200 are now officially non-canon. I wish I knew why.)
A powerful bolt came from Ixis' hand and completely engulfed Ratchet and Sonic in an act to switch their brains back to their rightful bodies. The deed was complete, bringing them back to their normal selves.
"Now I have my speed back!" Sonic exclaimed excitedly as he ran around the throne room. "I'm ready to be back in action again!"
"I hope nothing freaky happened while you were at Los Angeles," Ratchet replied. "The League of Heroes will always be at the universe's service."
"And the same goes for my Freedom Fighters. I'll see you around some other time, pal!"
After saying their last goodbyes, the heroes gladly went back to their proper places in Earth and Mobius. They were grateful for the big help they received. But they were left wondering when a new adventure would begin… But only if a NEW danger would come…
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