CHAPTER TEN: ANIMALS ARE PARTY CRASHERS, TOO
As Vyse and Fina were enjoying their dance in the moonlight of a full Red Moon, Aika ascended to the meeting room balcony. As she was taking a good look around, she spotted a small little creature flying to the island. It was official… knowing that this is one of the creatures from Earth, and it was headed towards Crescent Isle, all hell was going to break loose.

Ringing the bell that was now next to the meeting room door, she yelled, "Vyse, we're about to have an unwanted guest!"

Down on the ground, Vyse looked over at Charmy whose stinger was pointing menacingly at him and Fina, after he had stung a couple of poor Blue Rogues. "Damn! I thought nothing could go wrong tonight, but it does!"

Blade and Dixie ran over with their weapons out. "So, which problem should we deal with first, Vyse?"

Fina then turned to Blade and then asked, "What do you mean 'which problem'?"

"Well," Dixie answered pointing behind her, "we also have a crazed black hedgehog who just blew up the snack table, and Blade is still ticked off about it."

"Shadow blew up the cookies… why must he blow up skull shaped, chocolate chip cookies?" Blade sadly remembered the explosion of the cookies.

"Everyone likes those cookies, Blade," Vyse sighed, considering his mom made those cookies. He then ordered to Blade, "Now then, go protect the emeralds and the Moon Crystals."

"Aye, aye!" Blade said before rushing off to the meeting room with a gun in hand.

Turning to Dixie, Vyse continued, "Dixie, I know you may not be part of my crew, but do me a favor here and protect Fina, okay?"

"Well, considering that you have Blade in your crew, and you need Fina to end this hell fest," Dixie started, "I'm in. Come on, Fina! We need to get you to a save place."

Fina just nodded, and said, "Thank you, Dixie." Then the two rushed off to a safe hiding place.

Vyse let out a huge sigh, and then started looking for Charmy. However, in a matter of five seconds, he was rammed to the ground. When he was about to stand up, a heavy foot was on his back.

"Sorry kid," an odd sounding voice said, "But we're leaving with your friend."

The foot was knocked off, and Enquire picked Vyse up. Vyse and Enquire turned to see that a green crocodile was he nuisance. Espio had also appeared from out of the blue. "This should be a fun day," Vyse chuckled, and got out his cutlasses.


Up in the meeting room, Aika was knocked over onto the floor, and her boomerang was yards in front of her. Shadow was walking over to her, smirking along the way. "Tell me right now," he threatened Aika by grabbing her by the collar, "where the Chaos Emeralds are, and I'll be on my way."

Right when Shadow was really mad, Blade burst in, and threw Shadow off of her. Blade then proceeded to tackling Shadow to the ground, the two of them beating the hell out of each other. When Blade finally had Shadow pinned down with his tail, Blade pointed his gun at Shadow. "I have to things to say to you," Blade started. "One, nobody blows up the snack table! Two, how'd you manage to sneak in here?"

Shadow then chuckled, and took out his Chaos Emerald. "You didn't think I'd found one, did you? Well, it was a while, but I have it from beneath that continent of thunder."

Blade thought to himself, Shadow must be strong to go through the Maw of Tartas without a ship. But then again, I almost died because of this guy. "Finally," he said aloud, "get the hell off of Crescent Isle. It'll do you much better by letting us keep the Chaos Emeralds."

Shadow then grabbed Blade's tail, and threw him off. Shadow then picked up the gun, and pointed it at Blade. "Who do you think you are, mouse boy? You can't be serious that you'll protect the emeralds."

Aika, who finally got up, decided to ask, "Blade, who is he?"

Blade answered, "Shadow the Hedgehog… he's the Ultimate Life Form that was created over fifty years ago in the Space Colony ARK. I once fought him, and learned a lesson that day."

"What was the lesson?" Aika asked Blade, also trying to think how Shadow could've been created half a century before, but looked as strong as he was when he was younger.

"Never fight Shadow on a moving airplane, unless you want to push your luck with a pillow truck with the top open passing under you," Blade stated, remembering how lucky he was that a pillow delivery truck without a top broke his fall.

"You did get a lucky break there, Blade," Shadow complimented Blade's luck, and then continued, "You and Sonic are the only ones worth a fight."

Blade then jumped up, and stared Shadow in the eyes. "We don't need any more trouble from you, Shadow. We're practically in enough with GUN, Black Pirates, and Team Chaotix. You will cause it only to get worse if we have to destroy the island." Turning to Aika, he asked, "Did Vyse make sure all of the buildings were insured?"

Aika then answered with a nod and then said, "That also helped with recovering with the damage done by Ramirez a year ago."

Blade then reached into the storage cabinet, and pulled out the Silver Moon Crystal. He decided to use it for this case to create that sword again. It actually worked, but Blade went a bit pale. He then lunged at Shadow, tackling him out of the room, and breaking the door a bit. When the two were free falling to the village below, with Vyse and Enquire against Vector and Espio, they both activated their Air Shoes. After a few exchange of blows, Blade's eyes turned silver for a bit. He was the only one moving, but Blade took full advantage of this, and created a Silver portal. Stepping in, he performed several slashing moves on the helpless Shadow, but they wouldn't kill him. As he stepped out of it, Time continued, and Shadow felt the pain that Blade had brought. They both fell to the ground, but landed on their feet.

"That was a pretty good technique, Blade," Shadow smiled at the mouse that had no idea at what he did. "I have a change of plans then. Wait here." Shadow then left to the underground.

Blade fell over on his knees, and said, "That was Silver Eclipse... Ramirez's all attack move."


Back over to Vyse and Enquire, they were evenly matched with Chaotix.

"Stop resisting, Vyse," Espio panted, knowing that he was out of gas. "All you have to do-!"

"Is to hand over that girl!" Vector finished for his chameleon friend.

Enquire stepped forward, and answered, "Listen here, you reptiles. Fina is our friend, and we do not want you to harm our friends at all!" His rapier was glowing with a yellow aura.

Vyse's cutlasses were glowing with a blue aura. They've been working on something during the times they had got to see each other called "Pirates' Pride". Basically a fusion of Pirates' Wrath and The Judgement, equaling a whole gateway to pain for an area target, and Espio and Vector just so happened to be standing next to each other. This meant that if they didn't move, they'd be feeling the sharp wrath of two of Arcadia's finest.

However, they didn't move fast enough, and the results are a bit blurry to describe. If you have ever seen Vyse use Pirates' Wrath on one target, then Enquire uses The Judgment on the same target, try widening the range, and you have what happened to the poor detectives.

Tails flew over to them with Charmy unconscious under his arm, and was impressed. "Now I know why I'm glad you two are on our side!"

"How did you catch that kid?" Vyse asked, looking at the knocked out bee, and then at the two unconscious intruders on the ground.

"He stopped by the still intact cake. Amy hit him upside the head with her hammer, and I picked him up." Tails answered.

Shadow then walked up to Vyse with Rouge, Omega, and Blade. Shadow then put the yellow emerald in Vyse's hand and said: "You're lucky that the three of us are on your side now." Looking at the three comatose members of Team Chaotix, he whispered, "Damn. Maybe he doesn't need us, but we're still in this."

Blade then asked, "So Captain,what'll we do with these guys?"

Knuckles, no longer drunk, walked over and answered, "Well, we could always place them on another island."

Rouge then nodded, and caught the blacked out Blade, who dropped the Moon Crystal. Shaking her head, she dragged his unconscious body to Blade's cabin. Omega just grabbed the Moon Crystal and started scanning it. "The life force from this crystal... is rematerializing."


The next morning, Blade woke up to Pow's barking. "Didn't Vyse tell that dog not to bark at guests?" Blade chuckled, and changed back into his original outfit.

A couple minutes later, Blade had entered the meeting room. He could see that Dixie and Vyse were talking, and Team Dark had already left with Chaotix.

"Hey, Blade," Aika greeted as he stepped in, "Dixie was just talking about that we need to head to Yafutoma next."

"That was my idea," Blade admitted, rubbing his head. "Well, for starters, the sooner we find Sonic, the better. Shadow may be on our side, but we'll need more than the Ultimate Life Form to finish this."

Vyse then stood up, and smiled. "Well, it's about time that the heroes of different worlds met in person. We're heading to Yafutoma!"

"Not from Ixa'taka we aren't!" Fina warned, remembering that GUN's main base is there, and they were still fair game. "We'll have to take… the Dark Rift." Vyse, Aika, Fina, and Enquire shuddered a bit.

Dixie took out a Chakram, and points it at Blade. "You say 'dun, dun, dun' and you're getting it!"

Blade was then really scared of his friend. He then took out a long sheet of paper, and then started writing on it.

"What are you writing, Blade?" Aika asked the young mouse.

"I'm adding Dixie to my 'Don't Ever Tick Off' List. So far, I have GUN, Shadow, Amy, Knuckles, Vector, Eggman, Vigiro, Vyse, you, Fina, Glider, Enquire, God, Disney Characters, Rouge, Omega, Big, Espio, anyone that just so happened to be in that building with the stink bomb, the French, Jack Sparrow, Dixie, Team Satomi, a guy named Bobobo, the Power Rangers, Chuck Norris, CTU, the Gigas, Godzilla, Mario, Sora, Link, Sonic, Organiztion XIII, anyone from Final Fantasy, Batman, the Jedi, and the Trix Rabbit."

Everyone in the room gawked at how long that was, and basically all of their names on it. "That's… a long list," Vyse said after a few minutes of silence. "So, Enquire and Mogei are coming with us. We'll bring Shadow, Rouge, and Omega as well as Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and Cream. When they return, we head over to the desert and see that clue. Then we head to Esperanza for the night. Don should be able to help us with the Dark Rift in the morning."

Everyone said, "Aye, aye!" and awaited Team Dark's return.


With Team Dark, Shadow had warped them onto an island off the coast of Valua. There, Omega put down the still asleep members of Team Chaotix.

"Mission successful," Omega stated. Shadow just warped them back to Crescent Isle just before the detectives awoke.

"What's this?" Espio asked about the note on his horn. "This should teach you not to mess with the Blue Rogues! Signed Vyse… damn you Air Pirate!" Espio yelled it to the heavens, and tore up the note.

"I think he's lost it…" Charmy said in a concerned tone to Vector, staring at Espio's rage.

"Who wouldn't?" Vector questioned Charmy's worried face. "I mean the guy just got beaten again by a couple Air Pirates, and now we're stuck on a deserted island!" Chuckling a bit, he then added, "It's a wonder that we still have our senses!"

Espio then calmed down and apologized, "Sorry about that. But Vyse and his crew have been getting on my nerves. The sooner we've captured that Silvite and present her to the client, the better."


Meanwhile, in an unknown location- "OW! Why did you hit me with a fish?" I asked after being hit upside the head with a fish.

The leader of the Black Eight answered, "You are being a pain in the ass for not knowing where our base is, and you write this story! We're located in an evil wormhole underneath the Dark Rift!"

"Oh… fine. Now can I leave and get back to the story?" I asked.

"Yes, you can leave… and keep it on track! You only have four reviews."

Reminded that I only had a few reviews for this story, I decided that I had to keep it straight. So anyways… Meanwhile, on an island in a wormhole at the bottom of the Dark Rift… the Black Eight's mighty leader and his second in command Mago were talking.

"But why have you refused to destroy the Moon Soul before Blade unlocks the Excalibur Mode?" Mago was questioning his leader's refusal to take any action of Blade already unlocking Recumen the Quick's speed and fiery range and Grendel the Strong's might and natural control.

"Because…" the mighty Black Eight leader answered, "Blade is vital to my plan. I had already expected Baltor, Vigiro, and the Ixa'Ness Demons to fail. If he gains Silvite Mode before the Black Eclipse in two months, we'll be able to unlock Solits, and salvage a Silver Moon Crystal from there."

Mago was a bit grumpy with this. "I've already tried using Solits for world domination before," the angered second in command stated, "and I was destroyed a day after the event… by that wretched Blue Rogue and his friends!"

The leader had to laugh. "Do you know why I brought you back? Glacian?"

Mago took off his black mask, and there- to confuse everyone that's actually beaten Skies of Arcadia- stood none other than Glacian; the evil leader of the old Valuan Armada that tried to take over the world by betraying Empress Teodora I (Enquire's mother that went power hungry and died when Glacian used the Rains of Destruction on Valua) after all of the Moon Crystals were found, and killing a Silvite. He had a few options, but after Ramirez-who was his Vice Captain later on turned 6th Admiral of the Armada- failed to kill Fina, he took Elder Prime's Moon Crystal. The only difference of how he did look and how he looked now was his eyes; one was pure black, and the other was red.

Then, if you have actually beaten Skies of Arcadia, you say, "But… Hydra… Moonstone Cannon… boss battle… escape pod that was bridge… Belleza's ship ramming into his… explosion over Solits… how the hell is he alive? Vyse killed him! He and I watched the bastard die!"

Yeah… well so did I, and I can't really explain this. Better let Glacian and the Black Eight leader do the talking.

Glacian answered, "You teleported to this planet right before your comet exploded, noticed the Black Moon's alignment to the other moons, and offered me a deal. You said, 'Promise to help me collect the Chaos Emeralds and Moon Crystals, and I'll restore your own flesh and blood, and let you get your revenge on those accursed Blue Rogues.' After I agreed, you revived me, saving me from the depths of hell. I came back to kill Vyse, put him in my place, rule this world, and Earth, which you failed to destroy, Black-!"


Right when this was getting good, the camera in the room suddenly exploded, with Link yelling, "Sorry, Mr. Writer! The camera was hit with a fireball!"

I sighed, and said, "We'd better call it a day. That's the tenth time this month that Sora had to kill a Heartless on the camera with a Fire spell."

Sora walked over and asked, "But what about that last part?"

I answered, "We can leave anyone who hasn't played Shadow the Hedgehog in suspense, right? I mean, we don't have to let them know who the leader is, but everyone who's played that game should now know! Okay, I need Shadow to get a fireproof camera, Cream some doughnuts, Kairi to get Eggman ready for Chapter Eleven, Omega to fill the cannons of the Delphinus with ammo, and Amy to call me when the Jim's Spaghetti people are off their summer break! See you all tomorrow!" I then left.


King Mickey's Notes: It's amazing how many people he thought of with that list. It's also amazing that he made the sensible member of the gang go insane with rage. Don't worry Chaotix fans; they'll be back… eventually. Also, who is the Black Eight's leader? How is Glacian back? Why are we working with a guy who pretty much spends his summer writing this, playing video games, and staying home? King Mickey out!