SonicANIME2010 here, bringing you chapter 9
*Opening: "Secret Ambition" Nana Mizuki, Magical Girl lyrical Nanoha StrikerS*
Sonic Adventure: Lyrical Step
Chapter 9
Wings to the Sky. The beginning of Riot Force 6, watch over the new ones Sonic
It's been 4 years since Sonic and his friends came to Mid-Childa and met Nanoha and the TSAB; and after the adventure and Airport Disaster they joined the TSAB. The little animals have progressed so far under the care of our Aces.
Sonic, now officially 19 by the TSAB standards, but he doesn't look a day over his 15-year old self, is now the Sub Commander of the Instructor division answering to Vita and Nanoha Takamachi, in addition he also did some work with the Armed Forces as a cadet and student to the two, but that's for another time.
Shadow's progressed quite well as an Enforcer; teaming up with his fellow Artificial Mage Fate, the ebony hedgehog has worked with her in solving high profile crimes. Knuckles didn't just sit around on Angel Island all the time, quite often he was called upon to lend his fists and knowledge of Old Relics and Legends that he had because he was the last guardian of the Master Emerald and the last of his Echidna tribe. Tails now works full time in the Engineering Division of the TSAB, providing maintenance to his furry comrades' devices.
Amy tried hard to endure the training Vita put her through to get use of her device and with huge success too, but sadly her efforts with Sonic have yet to work out, but she won't give up. As for Blaze, well she's lent her support to the TSAB as an Aerial Mage, while also learning her shooting skills from Nanoha. All in all the furries have adjusted to TSAB quite well.
As for Eggman, his plans were put to an immediate stop after his arrest, with the help of Sonic's friends the TSAB was able to find and shut down each of the doctor's robot making bases. In addition they took samples of the parts and recordings of the schematics of any new robots. Now this didn't mean that Eggman sit around in his jail cell all day, he was able to strike a deal with the Bureau, much to Sonic's disappointment. In exchange for his knowledge of the Chaos Emeralds and for some reason readings from his grandfather's diary, Eggman's stay at the off world prison was improved. Eggman announced that after his stay he would retire from his conquest of world domination and go on and get a job as an analyst for robots and making machines for the Bureau. While none of the furries who fought him believed it, Eggman still insisted, perhaps the old guy did change.
Hayate managed to get her own unit up and running all that she needed was more recruits for it. Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, Blaze, and Amy were already set to be part of it, Nanoha Fate, Signum, Vita and Zafira were to be as well. And as a bonus Tails was allowed a spot in her division as the Device Maintenance and Engineering head for Hayate's force in addition to Shamal who was to be the Medical Officer for the branch.
-An abandoned area near the remains of the burnt Coastal Airport 8,-
-Mid Childa: morning-
We now find Subaru Nakajima, now 15, wearing a white ribbon tied in a bow behind her head that leaves two white strips behind her back, clothed in blue short shorts, knee pads and rollerblades she made herself. She also wore a mid-drift showing black shirt; short sleeved white jacked, arm guards, and 2 Revolver Knuckles she learned how to use from her mother Quint, who made them. Ever since the airport disaster, young Subaru has strived to be stronger and braver, she's closer now that she's taking the test to rise from C rank to B rank in the TSAB as a mage. She pounded her fists and pulled a few arm thrusts in excitement
"Subaru, if you flail around too much, those piece-of-junk rollerblades are gonna fall apart during the test." Her partner Teana Lanster spoke. Teana is a 15 year old girl with dark-blue eyes, hair orange done in twin tails fastened by black ties, wearing a small white overshirt-like coat, black gloves, a black and red shirt and skirt combo outfit, long white socks and black boots with red laces.
"Tia, don't be mean" the blue-haired girl pouted "I oiled them myself" and did some leg stretches.
Teana didn't say anything and checked the time on her right wrist while cleaning her gun device. A blue screen appeared and displayed Reinforce Zwei and Shahra, both in brown suit and skirt outfits
"Good morning!" the white haired unison device spoke "Now then, the two examinees for the Mage Test, are you there?"
"Yes!" Both girls answered at the same time
"Let us confirm that, Private Subaru Nakajima of the Time-Space Administration Bureau Battalion 386," Reinforce read,
"Yes ma'am" Subaru answered
Shahra read the next one "and Private Teana Lanster of the same!"
"Yes ma'am" Teana confirmed
"Your preset Mage Rank is Ground Combat C! And today you're taking the test to raise your rank to B, correct?" The white haired one asked
"Yes!" Subaru said
"That is correct" Teana confirmed
"Okay, my name is Chief Master Sergeant Reinforce Zwei, with me is Chief Master Sergeant Shahra"
"And we'll be your proctors for today! Nice to meet you!" the duo of unison devices announced energetically.
"Nice to meet you!" Subaru and Teana simultaneously said with a salute
-Meanwhile-
In a nearby helicopter, Hayate, Shadow, and Fate watched the Trainees and Proctors talk
"Hey, they're getting ready!" Hayate said when she looked out through the door she opened.
"Hayate, it's dangerous to leave the door open all the way" Fate cautioned.
"You do know we can watch the test in here" Shadow stated sitting beside Fate with a stoic expression. They watched the test by the monitors in the helicopter
"These two are the ones you found right?" Fate asked
"Yeah, they seem to have a lot of potential, and Subaru-chan has learned from Quint-san how to use the Revolver Knuckles"
"After you watch, I suppose you're going to take them into the new unit personally" Shadow stated
"Well that's for Nanoha and Sonic to decide, but yes" Hayate confirmed "If they join her squad, they'll be Nanoha's students and direct subordinates below Sonic and Vita."
-in another area—
Nanoha Takamachi was working with a light blue display monitor of the overall test area
"There is no life response within the range." Raising Heart spoke from her gem form attached to Nanoha's necklace
Sonic shortly arrived on his Blue Star II extreme gear "Just did a fly-by around the course, and there's nothing dangerous that shouldn't be there. Everything's all clear Nanoha!"
"Thank you, Sonic, Raising Heart" Nanoha spoke
"Also per request, I took the liberty of setting up the searcher spheres to watch and obstacle-type autosphere-things as well to test them. I've been one busy hedgehog" The blue streak noted.
"Thanks again Sonic, why don't we watch and see how they do"
"Okay!", "Yes, my master" Sonic and Raising heart said respectively and they watched.
-Training Area—
*"Escape from the City ~Classic Remix" Sonic Generations OST*
Reinforce explained all the rules and time limits of the course while Shahra explained the test dummys, which ones to hit and which ones not to. They both declared "Let's meet at the finish line" and left leaving a countdown. When it was finished they launched off.
They first encountered a wall which Teana fired a piston from her gun, grabbed Subaru and allowed the rappel line to take her up to the point. Teana launched Subaru inside where she encountered several target drones. She used her rollerblades to avoid lasers and knocked the drones out one by one. She controlled her Revolver Knuckles to load a gem then called out "Revolver… Shoot!" and took out another drone.
Meanwhile Teana was outside with her Anchor Gun. She concentrated and aimed at the drones, an orange mid-childan circle surrounded her feet. She carefully took out the drones she was supposed to and skipped those she shouldn't hit. When she was finished she met back up with her partner.
-Hayate, Fate and Shadow-
Fate commented from the Helicopter "They're a good combination"
"They're just getting started Fate" Shadow responded then pointed to one of the bigger drones that appeared on screen "This drone will present a problem especially, half the examinees we see here get knocked out by it."
"This one is not only a sniper but an automatic attack, it'll be difficult to avoid for them" Fate said
"If they are truly serious about this test they'll manage" the ebony hedgehog stoically said
-Training Area—
Subaru and Teana continue their advance and encountered the next wave of drones and targets. Teana and the drones exchanged fire, but the orange-head was winning by far. Subaru, using her Revolver Knuckles, deflected the shots aiming for her and took out the remaining ones in the room. They came up with a plan to deal with the next wave. The drones in the room were scanning when a piston hit the ceiling, and the cable was being followed, the drones fired, only to hit Teana's gun, this got the attention of those watching.
"5!" Rolling in under an "Optic Hide" cloaking spell was Subaru, who kicked a drone.
"4…. 3….2!" Subaru's Optic Hide expired she then spun the revolvers on both of her knuckles and closed in on the drones. "1...0!" The Optic Hide on Teana expired and both mages charged up their spells
"Revolver…." "Crossfire…" Subaru and Teana respectively said "SHOOT!" both declared and fired and the same time their spells, which took out the whole room of targets
"Nice Tia! We took them down with one shot!" Subaru exclaimed as she punched out a target dummy
"Subaru, shut up. Let's clean it up and move on…." Teana started then gasped "Subaru, Defend!" and a lone target drone fired upon the duo, Subaru took cover while Teana returned fire. However in the process her leg got sprained and she fell, she managed to take out the drone, and accidentally knocked out a searcher sphere that provided the footage.
-Hayate, Fate and Shadow—
"Eh what happened?" Hayate exclaimed
"Looks like one of the searchers got hit by a shot" Fate noted, Shadow remained silent
-Nanoha and Sonic—
"Rein, Shahra, we'll go take a look at it" Nanoha said
"Okay, thank you" the duo of proctors said over a display screen
"Am I set up?" Raising Heart asked
"Yes, just in case, please. Let's go Sonic" Nanoha stated
"Okay! Let's Go!" The blue hedgehog responded
"Alright, Barrier Jacket, set up" Raising Heart spoke and shifted Nanoha into her Barrier Jacket. Sonic did the same with his Blue Star device and called his Extreme Gear
-Subaru and Teana—
*Insert: "Strain" Sonic Adventure OST*
"Tia!" Subaru went to check on her teammate.
Teana said "It's nothing:" and tried to stand up, only to wince back down to her sprained knee
"Tia, I'm sorry" Subaru tried to apologize "I let down my guard"
"It was my carelessness, if you apologize its only gonna make me mad. Looks like running is impossible, I can't carry on to the next obstacle, you can reach the goal by yourself I'll stay here and support you" Teana stated
"Tia, I told you before… That I didn't want to be weak and pathetic, that's why I joined the Time Space Administration Bureau Battalion, I wanted to be a mage, so I learned magic and Shooting Arts and took a job where I could help people."
"I told you I didn't want to hear it, but you told me it over and over again" Teana said
"I was always a team with you. So I know very well what dreams you have, how you've wanted to improve your mage rank and be promoted, and how much you've tried to do it. That's why, right here, in front of my eyes, I don't want you to hold back on your dream in the least. I definitely don't want to go by myself!" tears started to fall from Subaru's face
"Then what do you plan to do? With a back-up mage who can't run and only a little time left, how are you going to make it to the goal?" Teana asked
"Using a trick. It might even be considered against the rules. I'm not sure if I can do it well, either." Subaru held up her fist determined "But we both would be able to make it to the goal."
"Really?" Teana asked
"Well it might be a bit difficult, and it might be hard on you too" Subaru was twiddling her thumbs and having second thoughts
"Shut up! No matter what I say, you're going to do it anyway, and I'm always going to be dragged along by your selfishness. So tell me already!" Teana grabbed her partner by the collar "We have about 3 minutes 44 seconds left. What's your plan?"
-Outside—
*Insert: "Bullet Station" Sonic Heroes OST*
The trio from the helicopter watched as Teana came out the large drone sniped and fired. It hit her, or at least that's what it looked like. Teana kept on running; the 2 humans kept guessing what was going on while Shadow watched Teana, not saying a word.
Another shot reveled that "Teana" was actually a decoy created by her; she kneeled behind cover focusing her magic. 'Fake Silhouette, this takes a lot of power you know, try to end it in one shot' Teana said to her teammate
"Okay" Subaru said as she stood "I can't fly and I'm not as agile as Tia. I don't have any long-range attacks either. What I can do is run as fast as I can and attack at close range. But, I decided. Like the people I want to be like, I want to be strong! So I can be strong and protect someone, something" She told herself
"Wing Road!" She shouted and pounder her right Revolver Knuckle on the ground; she the created the Wing Road that pounded on the wall where the drone was housed. The drone took notice of this and turned its turret head and charged a shot, only for it to be distracted by copies of Teana that drew its fire. Subaru's Revolver Knuckles loaded a cartridge each "Here I go!" Subaru shouted and launched off onto the road. She pounded through a wall and punched the barrier that she ran into; she shattered the barrier. "One attack is all it will take!" she created a blue sphere in front of her "DIVINE…. BUSTER!" she shouted and pounded the sphere, firing a powerful jet wave that destroyed the last drone,
'There's only one minute remaining!' Teana told her partner. Subaru nodded.
-Finish Line—
Reinforce Zwei and Shahra waited for the 2 trainees to come out
"Ah here they come!" Rein said when she caught sight. Shahra floated and watched as Subaru carried Teana on her back on her rollerblades. With only 16 seconds left, Teana shot down the last target
"That's all of them! You're clear to finish" Rein declared
Subaru kicked her blades into full speed, but there was one problem, they were heading straight for a wall and wouldn't be able to stop safely. Yeah like who needs brakes anyway.
"This might be a problem" Shahra stated, then the two took cover when Subaru and Teana blazed by the finish line. They screamed afraid they were going to hit the wall
-Sonic and Nanoha—
*Insert: "Race to Win" Sonic Rivals 2 OST*
The hedgehog and mage watched as the trainees were about to hit the wall
"Hmmm. An Active Guard with Holding Net should do. Sonic? Can you guide them in with Gravity Control?" Nanoha asked
"Active Guard with Holding Net" Raising Heart spoke. Sonic nodded and soared down on his Extreme Gear. The blue blur rode right by the out-of-control duo.
"Hey! Well this looks fun, mind if I join in? Please make sure your seatbelts are fastened until we come to a complete stop, Thank you! Gravity Control!" the blue streak joked as he activated his Ark of the Stars, warping Gravity and guiding the duo into a pink flash, after the flash was gone Subaru was held by the pink "Holding Net" and Teana was held by "Weichstütze" a spell casted by Reinforce that created white soft spongy masses from the net.
"Jeez… You two! Points off for being reckless!" Rein stated in a comically disappointed tone. Shahra joined in and they both lectured the examinees.
"Shahra, we've been through exciting adventures before and only now are you talking about recklessness?" They heard Sonic say and Nanoha giggled, the duo of saviors landed on the ground.
"I was a bit surprised, but I'm glad you're both okay. The test is over, good work." Nanoha landed and dismissed her spell. Reinforce Zwei closed her book, doing the same to her spell.
"Hey, Lanster, your leg's hurt right? We can fix that right up." The blue streak noted to the examinee. Reinforce energetically offered to treat it and did so.
"Nanoha-san… Sonic-san" Subaru said softly, then quickly corrected herself "I mean, Instructor Squad Captain Takamachi and Sub-Commander Hedgehog"
"Oy… Just call me Sonic; I don't do that "Rank and species" thing." Sonic rushed up to Subaru
"Just Nanoha will do, so you remember me?" Nanoha said
"I've looked up to you two ever since you rescued me" Subaru said
"I saw your buster and was a bit surprised" Nanoha commented, which got a snicker from her little blue hedgehog subordinate
"Aaah! I'm sorry for taking it like that" Subaru apologized
"No it's okay" Nanoha said, but even she couldn't help but join Sonic in laughs.
"Private Lanster, do you know who these 2 are?" Rein asked as she mended Teana's leg
"Yeah, The Armed Forces' Ace of Aces, the young genius of Aerial Tactics Takamachi Nanoha, and there's Sonic the Hedgehog, who enlisted 4 years ago and under her teachings, he's also been known as the fastest Mage in the whole Bureau, and the most versatile in air and ground combat." Teana replied
"That's right" Shahra spoke up as she watched the young unison device mend Teana's leg.
-From the Helicopter—
"They know each other?" Fate asked
"Subaru was the one Sonic and Nanoha saved. You remember when we helped her older sister out. And the red echidna helped their mother" Shadow replied
"Both of them are in the Bureau, although under different units." Hayate added
Fate and Shadow looked out of the porthole window and saw Nanoha who waved cheerfully and Sonic, who gave a fanged grin and a thumb-up. When Subaru caught sight she saluted instantly.
-Later that day—
*Theme: "Grand Metropolis" Sonic Heroes OST*
Fate and Hayate explained in a brief way how her own unit got started to Teana and Subaru while drinking tea
"This new section is called Riot Force 6, with a detachment of the Land division, Land mages will form the forward team and our main priority will be the investigation and management of registered "Lost Property"." Hayate explained
""Lost Property" you mean Lost Logia, right?" Teana asked. Subaru looked like she was thinking hard
"Yes. But wide-range investigations are for sections 1 to 5, so our job is to come up with ways to deal with them"
'Tia.. Tia, what's Lost Logia again?' Subaru sent telepathically to her friend
'Shut up, we're in the middle of a conversation. I'll tell you later' Teana responded
"So Private Subaru Nakajima and Private Teana Lanster," Hayate gathered their attention "I want you both to be the forwards for Riot Force 6. It'll mostly be difficult work, but I believe you'd be able to get a lot of experience from it, and you'll have plenty of opportunities for advancement. What do you think?"
At first the duo seemed unsure, but with the mention that Subaru can learn magic combat from Nanoha and Teana can ask Fate for advice any time since she planned on being an Enforcer.
Nanoha, Shahra and Sonic entered the room "Excuse us, I hope we're not interrupting"
"Not at all" Hayate said and moved to allow the blue outfitted duo to sit down while their genie friend floated.
"Well, we've got your results for your tests for the time being." Sonic started "You want to read this or should I?" he asked Nanoha
"Let's take turns… First for the most part there were no problems with the techniques you used" Nanoha responded and told the examinees. They were getting a bit excited by this
Unfortunately Sonic continued "Don't count your chickens yet girlies… Your dangerous actions and failure to report them are very serious and we can't ignore that. If you fail to follow the rules of the test and fail to keep your own backs covered, then you won't be able to protect others. Also, on another note, Subaru, you have to keep a control of that speed of yours, yeah I know I can run faster than anyone else here but I have control of my speed, not sure what you've been told but skidding and braking to a stop makes things a lot smoother. Nanoha, Rein and Shahra already agree on this decision, and regrettably to say, you've failed the test." Sonic declared and the examinees looked down
"But even so, we'd also figured that it'll be even more dangerous to treat you as C rank for 6 more months until the next test considering your magic points and power" Shahra offered which got their spirits back up
Sonic and Nanoha laid down 2 packages for the duo each, Nanoha explained "These are blank forms to apply for a special remedial course in which you can take a 3 day course and then retake your Mage Exam on the fourth day."
Sonic announced "Starting next week, you'll be taught by some people at the HQ, these people can be so strict it's not even funny. So try to humor them with following the rules and learn safety, if only to keep them from yelling at you. You do that and I'm sure the B-rank is a piece of cake."
"You need to focus on your tests, so you can answer me when you're done" Hayate offered and ended their conversation.
Nanoha, Sonic and Hayate watched as Subaru and Teana were talking, they saw a Subaru tease her partner and the comical reactions Teana was responding with
"Well those two are as good as in. You both seem happy about it" Hayate noted
"Well they seem like they are worth raising; I can take my time in teaching them" Nanoha said
"Heh heh, if you say so Nanoha, I think bringing them in will get some excitement going on, not that we already have enough. Anyways, we still need two more for the forward team, how's that working?" The blue hedgehog asked
"They're on another world, Signum and Shadow left to pick them up"
"Nanoha, Hayate, Sonic." Fate approached with Rein and Shahra in tow. "Sorry to keep you waiting"
"The next time we meet is when Riot Force 6 Starts" Hayate announced
"I'll make sure all your rooms are GREAT!" Rein said cheerfully
Nanoha and Fate exchanged a mischievous look and turned to their blue friend, who gulped "Why do I get the feeling I already know where I'm sleeping?" everyone laughed at the poor (actually lucky) hedgehog.
-Train Station—
*Insert: "Power Plant" Sonic Heroes OST*
At this wonderful train station we find a young boy, about 10, with spikey red hair, blue eyes, wearing light blue jeans, a light blue denim short sleeved button up shirt with a white undershirt and blue sleeves coming from the over-shirt. This young boy looked around in wait, he seemed pretty anxious too. His wait was over when coming up on an escalator were Signum and Shadow, in white and black trench coats respectively.
"Oh! Thank you for coming all this way, Sir, ma'am. I'm Recruit Erio Mondial, I'm sorry for being here without my uniform" the red-haired boy saluted the woman and ebony hedgehog.
"Oh, sorry for coming late, I'm 1st Lieutenant Signum of Riot Force 6" Signum nodded
"Hmph… Sub-Commander Shadow the Hedgehog, also of Riot Force 6." Shadow introduced himself
"Thank you for coming this far, where's the other recruit?" Signum said as she looked around
"She's not here yet, would you like me to find her?" Erio offered
"Please do" Signum asked, Shadow merely nodded with his arms folded.
Erio searched around calling "Lushe-san! Lushe-san! Private Lushe-san?"
"Yes, that's me! I'm sorry for being late" a young pink-haired girl, about 10, with blue eyes, wearing a light pink and brown dress outfit along with a white cloak and matching hood rushed down, only to trip and fall.
"Sonic Move" was displayed on Erio's watch and he turned into a flash of yellow light that stopped the pink-head's drop, and landed on the upper level. This also created a little bit of an awkward moment with Erio's hands accidentally touching the girl's chest.
"Oh, excuse me I'll get off now, you're Private Erio Mondial right? I'm Private Caro Ru Lushe" Caro said as she got off of the red haired boy. A white baby dragon poked his head from Caro's bag. "And this is Freidrich" Caro said
"Hmph- mph. Looks like you two are getting along fine" Shadow observed as he and Signum rode up the escalator surprising the two privates.
"Let's head to base and sort everything from there" Signum offered and everyone left
-Meanwhile—
*Insert: "Radical Highway" Sonic Adventure 2*
Late at night a large dome covered a good portion of a city. In here were Zafira, Shamal, Vita, Blaze, Amy and Knuckles. Knuckles had his Knight Clothing active only this time he was also wearing a brown cowboy hat with a yellow rim at the base and red stars laid across it. Blaze was in her Jumpsuit that came from her Barrier Jacket with Flame Lance active. And Amy had her Knight Clothing and Rosa Blütenblatt in its mallet form.
'Vita-chan, Zafira, Kncukles, Amy-chan and Blaze-chan, I count 14 heading your way. Type-1 Gadget Drones' Shamal sent mentally to the fighters.
Zafira in his wolf form roared at the sight of 3, causing white spikes to impale them from the ground.
Vita followed suit and took down 2 more with Eisen, then summoned a "Schwalbefliegen" sphere and whacked it into another drone.
Blaze quickly destroyed 2 by impaling them with spears of flame.
Amy expertly held her hammer high and knocked one of the gadget drones into another, demolishing them both.
The last 4 were all Knuckles. The red Echidna smirked and cheered "Yeeeeeeeehaw!" as he Drill Clawed into two gadget drones, then pounding the last two with his fists, and he still kept his glide.
"And stay down!" The red mutt snarled
"Your cowboy impression needs work Echidna. Any more Shamal?" Vita asked
'You've got them all' Shamal mentally responded
"Their numbers and how frequent they attack are increasing" Zafira observed
"Yeah, they seem to be more armored now too, even resisted my Hammer Gloves." Knuckles added
"This could be troublesome if more start coming." Blaze noted
"I'm just glad they were only Type-1s" Amy sighed
"At this level we can handle them, thank you for your help Knuckles-kun" Shamal stated as she floated down
"Yeah, it'll be rough for the newbies though" Vita noted
"We need more people" the blue wolf commented
"That's why we have the new unit, in addition to our animal friends" Shamal spoke softly referring to Knuckles and the other two furries.
"Hayate's…no our new squad. Knuckles, I suspect you'll be lending your fists to it as well? Same question to you two" The red knight asked the echidna, cat and hedgehog trio.
The red echidna pounded his fists together and dismissed his gear returning Red Rock to its normal state on his wrist, he gave a fanged smirk "Heck Yeah, no way am I sitting this one out. With Sonic's help I can move Angel Island and the Master Emerald closer to the headquarters of the new squad through Chaos Control."
"I too will lend my aid, it's been a while since I last saw that blue hedgehog" Blaze said
"Oh~ Sonic, finally I get to be in the same unit as him!" Amy cheered. The others there sweat dropped at their pink hedgehog's near-fixation on her blue crush.
*Ending Theme: "Hoshizora no Spica" Yukari Tamura, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS*
-End Chapter—
Author's Notes:
Okay yes this is one of the longer chapters because the anime I'm using I already had scenes from 2 episodes already in a previous chapter because they took place prior to the current ones. And cutting out the Airport Disaster I would have been left with a very very short chapter. And this also serves as an update to how the animals were doing since chapter 8. Now for a few more things
Lost Logia: They are basically a term to describe extremely powerful objects in the Nanoha-verse, the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald can be referred to as these because of the power they hold
Schwalbefliegen: Swallow Flier or Flying Swallow
Oh by the way, Knuckles's hat is canon to the Sonic franchise, try to guess it if you can. And that will do it for this chapter.