Authors note: As of 7. August 2018, I've changed Marcos age from twelve to ten in the previous chapter. Sorry for the inconvenience, and I hope you enjoy.
Italics: Thoughts
Underline: Communication
Story continues.
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Near the crash site. With Sean and Metal Sonic 4:35 PM.
Sean and Metal Sonic were currently having an intense duel. Sean entered a saber lock with one of Metal Sonic's wrist-blades, but Metal Sonic pushed off Sean's green blade and proceeded to slash after Sean's left side of his neck, then right and the body, but Sean moved his upper body backwards and avoided Metal Sonic's slashes. Metal Sonic attempted to cut for Sean's legs, only for the Jedi to leap out of the way.
They both stood in their respective battle stances, until Sean used some of the skills in Form IV he learned from Plo Koon, and made quick slashes at Metal Sonic, but the robot parried all of Sean's attempts and tried to slash at Sean's neck, only for Sean to force-push Metal Sonic a safe distance from him.
Metal Sonic recovered from the push, before he rammed both his wrist-blades against Sean's lightsaber, entering a saber lock. Sean kicked the robot in the chest, forcing him to release the saber lock and the two continued their duel into the jungle.
A little distance away from the duel, Leeta recovered after being thrown into the tree by Metal Sonic. She struggled to get up on her feet before she approached her sister was lying unconscious on the jungle ground.
Leeta knelt down and shook her sister. "Lyco?" She called as she softly slapped her cheek. "Lyco! Wake up!"
Lyco groaned as she sat up and rubbed her head. She stood up and looked around for Sean. "What happened? And where's Sean?" The pink Wolf in blue asked.
WROOM!
KSSHH! KSSHH!
WROOM!
KSSHH!
WROOM!
WROOM!
KKSSSSHHHH!
The twins turned and saw that Sean and Metal Sonic were dueling a few meters away.
"We need get Sonic!" Leeta stated. "And quickly!"
Lyco nodded. "Yeah, but how?" She asked.
After getting out of hiding, RB rolled over to Leeta and Lyco. He got out his satellite dish and attempted to contact Sonic's com-link.
Meanwhile with Team fighters.
Tails was currently sleeping on the ground with T-Pup near the Tornado, while Sonic and Amy were talking to Lupe, who had just arrived.
"You know Lupe, it might not be a bad idea." Amy said. Lupe had just told Sonic and Amy about Sean wanting to train her son in the ways of the force. In what it truly meant to be a Jedi.
"Yeah!" Sonic agreed. "It would be great to have two like Sean on our side!" He added with a thumps up.
"But isn't Marcos too young to go through that?" Amy asked with worry.
Lupe only shrugged. "Well... Sean told me that he was only three years old when he started his training." She explained.
Amy had a shocked expression on her face. "Three?!" She asked shockingly.
Lupe nodded. "And to compare, Tails began to fight Dr. Eggman before Marcos, and he is only ten." She explained while pointing to Tails who was sleeping on the ground with T-Pup.
"Technically, he's eleven." Sonic corrected.
"What are you doing out here darling?" A voice called.
Lupe turned and saw Lobo approach them.
"Lobo." Lupe said. "We need to talk." She then gestured towards Sonic and Amy. "In private."
Lobo didn't know what Lupe was up to, but he shrugged anyway. "Sure." He responded, as he and his wife left for their home to talk.
Sonic looked at the Wolf couple dumbfounded. "Just, what was that all about?" He asked.
"It's probably about Marcos." Amy said.
Sonic didn't get to reply as his com-link went off.
Sonic: Talk to me!
Leeta: Sonic! We're in trouble!
Sonic: What's going on?
Lyco: It's Metal Sonic! He came out off nowhere and ambushed us at the crash site!
Sonic: Tell me where the crash site is and I'll be on my way.
Lyco: We're two miles to the north of the Wolf Pack Nation... (BLAM!) AHH! He's coming for us! Hurry!
The transmission ended and Amy, who had heard the whole thing, had a worried look on her face. Sonic turned towards Amy with a serious look on his face.
"Amy! You stay here and tell Lupe that i left to help the others!" Sonic ordered. Before Amy could protest, Sonic sped into the jungle. "Let's do it, to it!"
With Leeta and Lyco 4:41 PM.
Lyco and Leeta attempted to fight Metal Sonic on their own after he and Sean got separated in the jungle, but the robot proved to be the better adversary. Metal Sonic blocked all of their punches with his forearms, before he lunged out with his own punches. The twins ducked out of the way to avoid the barrage of punches, only for Metal Sonic to roundhouse kick them in the jaw, sending them both sprawling to the ground.
Metal Sonic activated his wrist-blades and was about to deal the final blow, but what happened next, Metal Sonic couldn't predict. As the robot swung his wrist-blades to finish them, a green blade came out of nowhere and blocked the wrist-blades from killing Leeta and Lyco. Metal Sonic turned his head and saw that Sean had just returned. Sean used his lightsaber to push Metal Sonic's wrist-blades away from the twins. Metal Sonic was about to strike Sean, only for the Jedi to force-push Metal Sonic a few meters away.
Sean helped the twins up from the ground, before he got into his battle stance. "Are you two okay?" He asked.
Leeta Nodded. "Were fine." She replied.
"Just what is that thing?" Sean asked in surprise.
"It's Metal Sonic!" Lyco responded.
Metal Sonic recovered from the push and rushed to attack Sean with his wrist-blades, but Sean blocked the attack with his lightsaber. Metal Sonic tried to slash after Sean's legs, only for Sean to leap up and slash after the robot's head, but Metal Sonic crossed his wrist-blades and prevented the lightsaber from slicing him in half, before he pushed Sean's lightsaber away from him.
Sean could see that this droid used some of his own skills against him. It's like he was fighting himself. Sean, thoughts were interrupted when Metal Sonic tried to stab Sean, only for the Jedi to sweep himself to the side, avoiding the stab. Metal Sonic then sweeped Sean's legs with a sweeping-kick, making him fall onto his back.
Metal Sonic was about to strike the final blow, until Leeta and Lyco attempted to kick the robot in the back, but Metal Sonic sidestepped and pushed them in the back, sending them sprawling into the ground. Seeing that Metal Sonic was distracted, Sean force-pushed the robot off him, but Metal Sonic landed on his feet.
With her sister's help, Leeta got up from the ground "Sean! Stall him long enough for Sonic to get here!"
Sean parried off one of Metal Sonic's blows before he turned to the twins. "If you say so!" He responded before he kicked Metal Sonic in the chest, forcing him to break the saber-lock.
The Jedi took his brown cloak off and began to use his preferred lightsaber style. Sean always preferred to use Form II while using advanced footwork that allows him to cover more ground without using much energy, striking his enemy using hard jabs with his lightsaber from a long distance.
Metal Sonic rushed at Sean and attempted a slash across his chest, but Sean used his footwork to sweep himself to the side. With Sean's new style, Metal Sonic had to be really careful on what he did, because one mistake could prove fatal to himself. Metal Sonic used his wrist-blades and attempted to land hits onto Sean's left arm, right arm and neck, but Sean, being a good practitioner in Form II, not as good as Count Dooku of course, blocked all of of Metal Sonic's attempts using his fencing skills, before he quickly moved out of the way to avoid getting hit by another attempt from the robot.
At this pace, it would take Metal Sonic too long to finish off the Jedi, so the robot initiated another upgrade he received from Dr. Eggman. Metal Sonic leaped a few meters away from Sean. Sean and the twins, who decided to join the Jedi in the fight, got confused at Metal Sonic's act. Metal Sonic turned off his wrist-blades, before two extra arms came out of his body. Metal Sonic activated the wrist-blades on all four arms.
Sean looked at the twins. "I'm gonna need your help with this one!" He stated, as Leeta and Lyco got their sabres, and got into their battle stances.
"With pleasure." They said in unison.
Metal Sonic suddenly leaped at the three, and barraged them with a series of slashes, but the three kept blocking all of the robot's attempts. Metal Sonic made an attempt to stab Sean, only for Sean to sidestep, leaving Metal Sonic exposed to Leeta's sabre, who immediately saw the opening, and sliced off one of Metal Sonic's four arms. Metal Sonic looked towards Leeta, who smiled sheepishly. He turned off one of his wrist-blades, and grabbed Leeta by her throat, and kicked Lyco in her head. Metal Sonic was about to snap Leeta's neck, but the arm that held her was suddenly cut off by a green blade. Leeta fell to the ground with the detached hand still wrapped around her neck. Lyco tried to assault Metal Sonic, only for the robot to quickly slice a deep cut into her right leg, before he returned his focus on Sean.
Sean blocked and attempt from Metal Sonic, as he turned to Leeta, who had her sister's head on her lap. "Leeta! You get yourself and Lyco to safety now!" He ordered as he blocked another attempt from Metal Sonic.
The robot attempted to slash Sean's midriff, only for Sean to sidestep and kick him in the back, sending Metal Sonic face first into the ground. Sean was about to deal the final blow to the fallen robot, but Metal Sonic rolled over, leaped onto his feet, before he attempted another slash at Sean's arm, only for Sean to leap out of the way and stabbed Metal Sonic in the arm, and at the same time, rendering one of his wrist-blades useless.
Now Sean had the upper hand, but the it was short lived, because Metal Sonic barraged the Jedi with hard slashes, and eventually knocked Sean into the ground by using his foot. Metal Sonic was about to deal the final blow, but Sean force-pushed him away, and Sean leaped up on both his feet. Metal Sonic activated the rocket on his back, and flew towards Sean and rammed into him, sending then both flying into the depths of the jungle. Both Leeta and an injured Lyco saw where they were heading.
"They're heading straight for the Shazamazon Falls!" Leeta stated in panic.
Suddenly a gust of wind caught the twins by surprise. Leeta and Lyco turned and saw that Sonic had just arrived.
"Where's Metal Sonic?" Sonic asked in a serious tone.
Leeta only pointed her finger at the direction they left in.
Sonic nodded in appreciation "Thanks!" He said, but he saw the cut in Lyco's leg and grew concerned. "Are you gonna be fine?" He then asked.
"We'll be fine Sonic, just go help Sean." Lyco said.
The blue Hedgehog nodded, before he sped for the Shazamazon Falls.
Shazamazon Falls 4:46 PM.
At a cliff side near the falls, Sean and Metal Sonic were having an intense exchange of blades. Metal Sonic tried to slash after Sean's left leg, only for Sean to block the wrist-blade with his lightsaber. Sean made an attempt for Metal Sonic's neck, but the robot back flipped and made a rush for Sean and barrage him with his wrist-blade and punches, but Sean being a fast-paced duelist, blokced the attempts with his lightsaber, and moved his upper body to avoid the punches, before they ended up in a saber-lock.
"Yo! Metalhead!" A voice called. "Had a makeover?"
Metal Sonic showed Sean's lightsaber to the side, and punched Sean in the guts, before he turned to see Sonic smirk at him. The impact of Metal Sonic's clawed fist made Sean go down on one knee, while holding his guts in pain.
"Fight someone your own size pal!" Sonic called.
Metal Sonic immediately attacked Sonic by attempting to claw him in the face, only for Sonic to move his upper body backwards. The two began to exchange punches near the waterfall. Sonic spin-dashed right into Metal Sonic, but the robot's upper body only moved backwards at the impact. Sonic was surprised that his spin-dash had little to no effect on Metal Sonic. He then tried to punch Metal Sonic in the head, but the robot grabbed the fist and shoved it aside, before he threw a punch at Sonic's head himself. The impact of the punch sent Sonic flying into the ground. Metal Sonic attempted to kick Sonic in the head, only for Sonic to leap out of the way and attempt a kick Metal Sonic's head, but the robot caught Sonic's foot, and threw him into a tree head first near Sean's position, leaving the Hedgehog dazed.
"Eggman means business this time." Sonic groaned, while his face was plastered to the tree.
Sean recovered from the punch and got up on his feet. He used the force to summon his lightsaber.
"Direct attacks wont do any damage, Sonic!" Sean said.
Metal Sonic rushed at Sean, but the Jedi ignited his lightsaber at the last minute and blocked Metal Sonic's wrist-blade.
Sonic got up, and spin-dashed at Metal Sonic's exposed right side, only for the robot to claw sonic in the face. with Sonic distracted, Metal Sonic didn't hesitate to push Sean's lightsaber away, and deal a cut into Sonic right arm and left leg. Metal Sonic was about to deal the final blow, but Sean leaped in and blocked Metal Sonic's wrist-blade, before he showed the robot away from Sonic, using his forearm.
Sonic tried to get up, but the injuries he sustained from the wrist-blade, made him fall into the ground.
Sean placed a hand on Sonic's shoulder. "Stay down Sonic." He commanded. "You're injured."
Sonic wanted to protest, but knew that Sean presented a strong point. He gave in and nodded.
Sean got into his battle stance, before he turned to Sonic one last time. "Just stay put." He said as he approached Metal Sonic, with the green lightsaber gripped firmly in his hands.
Meanwhile.
on the other side of the falls, a lone legionary carrying a chrome suitcase, approached the cliffs near the waterfalls. by judging from the shape of the body, it looked like the legionary was a female. She hid herself behind some bushes, and placed the briefcase on the ground, and opened it, to reveal parts for a sniper rifle. She quickly assembled the sniper and lay herself on the ground, before she took aim. She saw Sean and Metal Sonic fight through the sniper's sight. The only question was, who was her target?
Back with Sean and Sonic.
Metal Sonic attempted multiple slashes on Sean's body, but the Jedi used his skills in Form II and blocked every attempt. Sean attempted to sweep himself to the side, but he slipped on the slippy jungle ground. Sean immediately got up, and blocked an attempted slash on his chest, but in doing so, Metal Sonic grabbed hold on Sean lightsaber, and kicked it out of his hand, before he pushed the Jedi over the edge of the cliff side. Sonic's eyes widened after what he saw.
"Sean!" Sonic called desperately.
With Sean gone, Metal Sonic turned his attention to Sonic. The robot readied his wrist-blade to deal Sonic the final blow until...
PING!
A small bullet went through Metal Sonic's head. The robot gave out a few buzzing sounds until he finally collapsed. Sonic got up and limped over to the fallen robot. He took a long look at it before he limped over to the edge of the cliff.
"Sean!" Sonic called as he looked along the cliff side. "Where are you?!"
"Just hanging out!" Sean called back. Sonic looked down and saw the Jedi was clinging to the cliff side.
"Don't worry, I'll get you up!" Sonic called.
"Don't have to!" Sean assured before he made a force-jump, somersaulting over Sonic, before landing behind him.
"Nice moves!" Sonic complimented, but groaned in pain when he accidentally stepped with his injured leg.
Sean saw this and immediately caught him as he fell. Sean proceeded to place his hand on Sonic's injured leg.
"Hey what are you..." Sonic started but stopped when he felt a surge of calming vibrations through his leg.
Sonic looked at Sean and found out that he is the one sending the vibrations.
Sean opened his eyes and took his hand off Sonic's leg. "This should ease the pain." He said as he stood up and helped Sonic up on his feet.
They were about to leave when RB, Leeta and Lyco, who were leaning against her sister for support, came out of the bushes.
Leeta Saw Sonic's injured leg. "Metal Sonic did that?" She asked.
Sonic nodded. "Egghead sure made a killing machine out of him this time." He said. "He's never been this vicious before."
"Be glad this wasn't a Sith Lord." Sean said. "Otherwise we would have been lucky to even survive."
"What's a Sith Lord?" Leeta asked.
Sean turned to Leeta. "Sith Lords are force wielders who uses the dark side of the force to gain power. They utilize their victims fear, anger and hate to get what they want." He explained.
"Sounds like they're pretty nasty." Lyco said.
"They are..." Sean said as he remembered his recent encounter with a certain Sith Lord. Just thinking about him made shivers run down his spine. He pushed those thoughts aside and turned to his astromech. "RB! take the droid." He ordered.
RB nervously rolled over to the defeated Metal Sonic and attached a cable that allowed him to tow the robot with him.
"By the way... Did you see who got him?" Sean asked the blue Hedgehog, as he summoned his lightsaber with the force.
Sonic shook his head. "Nope, but the shot came from the other side of those waterfalls" He explained as he pointed to the direction.
"Should we go over there and find him?" Leeta asked.
Sean shook his head. "No."
"Why?" Lyco asked.
Sean looked at the twins. "As my master once said: Why head to the one place, we know he is not." He explained.
Lyco looked at Sean. "Good point." She admitted.
"Then what are we gonna do?" Leeta again asked.
Sean sighed. "We must be patient." He advised. "But for now, we should head back to the others and get you two medical attention." He then said as he referred to Sonic and Lyco's injuries.
The three Mobians nodded and headed back to the Wolf Pack Nation.
Death Egg Robot. Control room 4:58 PM.
Dr. Eggman sat on his chair and pondered over Metal Sonic's defeat, after he watched the whole thing from Metal Sonic's point of view.
"Dr. Eggman. You can't quit because of Metal Sonic's failure." Orbot said. "We'll try again."
"I never thought about quitting dumbot!" Dr. Eggman snapped. "I am merely pondering about something."
"About what?" Cubot asked.
"About how to deal with him, now that he's allied with Sonic." Dr. Eggman admitted. "This boy is more of a threat than i anticipated."
"What do you mean doctor?" Orbot asked. "Metal Sonic would have gotten him, if Sonic didn't distract him."
Dr. Eggman jerked his head towards Orbot. "I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! DID YOU THINK I OVERSAW IT?!" He screamed at Orbot.
The oversized Overlander lowered his head. "I should start over with a new approach." He said.
"New approach?" Orbot asked, confused.
Dr. Eggman adjusted his glasses. "I must rely on my power of observation." He explained as he turned to Orbot. "Send a message to Drago and Razorklaw, and tell him send a scout to observe the boy!" He ordered as Orbot left to carry out his order. The doctor then turned Cubot. "Have you heard anything from the probe we sent to retrieve Metal Sonic?" He asked.
"Not yet, but I'll check!" Cubot said as he went over to the control panel to see if he could a hold onto the probe.
"Maybe i should arm Metal Sonic with one or two of those laser-swords..." Dr. Eggman pondered. "...Of couse i need to find out how to build them. Hmm..." The doctors thoughts were interrupted by Cubot.
"Um... Dr. Eggman?" Cubot called nervously. "We have a problem."
"What!" The doctor snapped.
"The probe couldn't find Metal Sonic anywhere." Cubot explained nervously.
"WHAT!" Dr. Eggman yelled angrily. "Did you at least record the fight?!"
Cubot looked confused at the angry doctor. "Record? you said it wasn't necessary."
Dr. Eggman's head turned red in anger. His eyebrow twitched and he began to pull his mustache. He inhaled a lot of air into his lungs and screamed in anger into the air which caused the Death Egg to vibrate violently.
Wolf Pack Nation 5:15 PM.
Sonic, Sean, Leeta and Lyco had just arrived to the city. Sean had told RB to take Metal Sonic with him to the Starfighter and fly it back to the Wolf Pack Nation. The four were met by Lupe and Lobo, who both were concerned.
"Lyco! Are you okay?" Lupe asked in a worried tone.
Lyco struggled to stand on her own. "It's just a cut Chief." She said.
Lobo turned to Leeta. "What happened?" He asked.
"Metal Sonic happened." Sonic responded.
Lupe sighed. "Sonic, Lyco, you two should go to the medical hut and get treated." She ordered the two teenagers.
Before Sonic could protest, Leeta grabbed him by his arm and took him and her sister to the medical hut. When they were gone Lupe and Lobo turned to Sean.
"We need to speak with you Sean." Lobo started.
"Under six eyes." Lupe finished.
Judging from their voices, the Jedi knew where this conversation was heading. His instincts told him something was going on between the wolf couple. Sean knew exactly how to handle this, by patience and understanding.
Sean nodded at the Wolves. "Sure."
The two Wolves and Jedi headed for the Grand Chiefs chamber.
Grand Chiefs chamber 5:30 PM.
Lupe, Lobo and Sean entered the chamber and immediately sat at the fire pit, just as they did earlier that morning. (See chapter 5)
"While you were gone, I discussed your future here with Lobo and the other pack leaders" Lupe started.
"And?" Sean asked with curiosity.
Lupe cleared her throat. "And we've agreed to grant you honorary membership of the Wolf Pack Nation." She explained.
"That's... Good news." Sean said. He caught Lupe's facial expression. "But that's not why you wanted me here, eh?" He then asked.
"It's about your request from earlier today." Lobo admitted.
"About Marcos?" Sean asked.
Lupe and Lobo nodded. Lupe once again cleared her throat. "Lobo and I had a long and thoughtful discussion over it." She explained.
"But we still have one question." Lobo said.
"Which is?" Sean asked.
Lupe and Lobo frowned at each other, before they turned to Sean. "Why?" Lobo asked.
Sean suddenly had wide eyes. "What?" He asked, surprised.
Lupe turned to Sean. "What my husband mean is, why do you want to train our son?" Lupe asked. "I already warned you that Marcos is very thick headed, when i comes to learning.
"It's a Jedi's greatest burden." Sean explained with a smile. "To pass on what they have learned. I have sensed how strong the force is with Marcos, and i know he will become something great with training and patience."
Lobo turned to Sean. "Lupe and I discussed that it would probably be a good idea for someone like you to spend some time with him." He explained.
"And why do you think that." Sean asked with a smile.
"Because, I saw you and Marcos having a conversation on your way back here." Lobo said.
"And it looks like you two are forming a brotherly bond." Lupe smiled. "He always wanted a brother."
"Really?" Sean asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, he keeps talking about how cool you are." Lobo told the Jedi. "And it's driving his sisters crazy."
There was a long pause, until Sean broke it. "So... Can I?" He asked.
Lupe and Lobo nodded. "Sean Dontor, you have our blessing and support in teaching our son in the ways of the Jedi." Lupe smiled.
Sean bowed his head. "Thank you." He said.
"But." Lupe cut him off. "I'm still sending someone to stay with you to oversee your sessions with Marcos, okay amigo?"
Sean nodded in understanding. "I understand." He said.
"And if you are to harm him, I'm going to bite your throat out with my teeth, understand?" Lupe warned with a growl.
Sean was taken aback by Lupe's warning. But he understood, since she is the mother of his soon to be Padawan "I swear that I am never going to harm him." He assured.
"Good, then the meeting is adjourned." Lupe announced as she and Lobo got up and left the chambers, with Sean following them.
Lobo turned to Sean. "Still... Why are you dressed like a monk?" He asked, referring to the brown cloak that Sean was wearing.
Sean could only frown at Lobo's question. "Oh, come on!" He thought, frustrated.
Outside Lupe's home 7:45 PM.
The Ancient Onyx. An artifact that the Wolves and Felidaes use for formal occasions, was currently being used to induct Sean Dontor into becoming a part of the Wolf Pack Nation. After a long speech, Lupe started the induction ceremony.
"Tonight we welcome Sean Dontor into the Wolf Pack Nation. An equal brother to us all." Lupe said as she put a feather behind Sean's ear, while Team Fighters and the Wolves, except for Reynard cheered. Even RB was buzzing with joy. "And with the blessing of the Ancient Onyx, we raise our voices to the stars so that the brothers and sisters who have left this world know that there is one more with us." She finished as she and Sean put their hand on the Ancient Onyx. The Wolves howled into the sky at the joy of having a new comrade among them.
"As Sean took his hand off the Ancient Onyx, he began to look around for a certain Wolf cub before he turned to Lupe. "Lupe?" Sean started.
"Yes?" Lupe responded.
"Is Marcos around?" Sean asked.
Before Lupe could provide an answer, a small Wolf cub emerged from the crowd of Wolves.
Sean immediately knelt down to the cub's height. "There you are, I have a question for you, but i will need a serious answer, as this will be a life changing decision. If not then we'll forget about it."
"W...What is it?" Marcos asked, nervously.
Sean looked serious at Marcos. "Do you want to become a Jedi under my training and learn what it truly means to be a Jedi?" He asked in a serious tone.
Marcos looked at his parents, who both nodded in approval. No answer was needed as Marcos immediately leaped into Sean and hugged him tightly.
Sean chuckled. "I guess that's a yes." He said as he placed a hand on Marcos' back.
A brotherly bond between Sean and Marcos was forming.
Authors note: For the first time in this story's existence, I'm gonna leave questions for you to think about. Who do you think was the sniper who shot Metal Sonic? What plans do Director Who have with Sean? And speaking of Sean, what does he have in store for Marcos? All this will be revealed in future chapters.
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