Sonic: Brawl

Chapter 14

Lucario and Sonic stood facing each other in the arena. "You ready?" Asked Lucario. "Always." Sonic said with a grin. "Then bring it." Lucario said. He ran at Sonic, claws glowing black. "Shadow claw!" He shouted. Sonic curled into a ball and dashed between Lucario's legs to avoid the hit. Then he kicked the Pokemon in the back. Lucario immediately got up and rammed Sonic with Extremespeed. The hedgehog skidded to the edge of the arena. "Sonic boom!" Sonic yelled, charging at the speed of sound. Lucario countered with Extremespeed. The two tried to push the other of the arena. Suddenly Lucario's speed attack wore off, and he jumped over Sonic, saving him from falling off the edge. "Aura Sphere!" He said, charging up a sphere. He threw it at Sonic. It hit the speed demon hedgehog head on.

"AGH!" Sonic cried, being knocked backward by the force of the sphere. Without Mario to help, this fight was a bit more challenging. Lucario ran at him again. Sonic swiftly kicked Lucario's legs, causing him to trip. Then Sonic nailed Lucario in the jaw with a powerful uppercut. Suddenly the arena transformed. "Arena now in Flying Mode!" Said a recorded voice. Sonic found his jumps were boosted. Quickly he jumped as high as he could, which was very high, and arrived a few feet overhead Lucario. He kicked the Pokemon hard in the face, sending him plummeting down to the ground speedily.

Lucario peeled himself off of the arena. "Ready to give up?" Sonic said. "Never." Lucario growled, punching Sonic in the eye. Sonic instinctively clutched his black eye, leaving an opening. Lucario kicked Sonic in the chest, sending the hedgehog falling off the arena's edge like that guy in the movie 300. Sonic looked down below him. All that was there was darkness. He quickly curled into a Homing Attack and launched himself towards Lucario, who was watching him fall. He flew up and managed to grab hold of the arenas edge. But Lucario still stood there. He glared at the hedgehog. "Uh…Hi?" Sonic said with a weak smile. He then managed another homing attack, nailing Lucario in the chest, which surprised the Pokemon. "Perhaps…You aren't as weak as I thought." Lucario panted.

"Same to you, buddy." Sonic said. "Now lets finish this!" He ran full speed at the Pokemon, Lucario doing the same. Suddenly a Smash Ball appeared between the two. They rammed it at the same time, causing it to shatter. Since they both hit it, they both gained its power. "Super Sonic!" Sonic said. Lucario jumped into the air. "Take this!" He shouted. A huge energy beam fired from his palms at the Super hedgehog. Sonic ducked aside at the speed of light and delivered a super powerful, super painful kick to his foe. Lucario cried out in pain and coughed up blood. Sonics powers faded away, and the two landed on the arena. The two gave each other a silent glare. Sonic got an idea. He pulled out the ball Fox had given him. "GO!" He cried. The ball opened to reveal Meowth, who tossed coins at Lucario. "AGH!" Lucario cried as the solid gold coins hit him. Soon, Meowth returned to its ball. "How DARE you Army people use Pokemon against me!" He roared in anger.

Suddenly the arena transformed into ice. "Ice Mode!" The recorded voice said. Sonic eyed the ice nervously, now it would be hard to use his super speed. Lucario however used this to his advantage. He activated Extremespeed, which was even FASTER due to the slippery ice.

"Is he crazy?!" Sonic cried. He jumped over the speeding Pokemon…And Lucario ran right off the edge. He started to fall. The Pokemon closed his eyes. Well, this is it. He thought. I tried my best to stop them, but it just wasn't enough… Suddenly he felt a hand grab his. He looked up in surprise to see Sonic leaning over the edge, gripping him. "Hang on, I'll pull ya up!" The hedgehog said. "MARIO! HELP!" Mario jumped over the railing and onto the arena. He grabbed Lucario's other hand and together they pulled him up. "Why…Why did you save me?!" Lucario growled. "Isn't bad enough that I lost to you subspace losers? Why must you destroy my honor by not letting me die in battle?!" Sonic sighed. "Listen man. For the last time, WE ARE NOT SUBSPACE SOLDIERS." He and Mario quickly relayed the events of the past 13 chapters.

Lucario was silent. Then he said, "I've been a fool. I cant believe I thought that two heroes such as yourselves would be evil. For this, I owe a debt." "No, no, that's okay…" Sonic said. "No. It is not." Lucario argued. "From this day forth, I shall aid you on your quest."

Soon, Sonic, Mario, and new teammate Lucario were about to board the Great Fox. "We'll miss you, Lucario." Said Red. He and all his Pokemon had come to say their farewells. Lucario nodded. "I'll be back one day, Red." He said. "And when I do, the universe will finally be at peace." With that, the trio climbed into the ship, which took off. Lucario watched as his waving friends faded from view.

Next time: Battle Atop the Halberd