A/N: Sorry for the delay in updates, everybody. I was updating my first crossover story as well as trying to piece together my other Sonic story and my Mario story. But I have to say this, I didn't expect this tale to get up to almost 100 reviews!We're almost there, guys! I want to thank everybody who has favorited, followed, and reviewed this story from the very start. Thank you all for getting me this far. It still boggles my mind that we're over 20 chapters!
Suggested Music:
(1) Apotos Hub world - Day - Sonic Unleashed OST
(2) Deadpool - Where's My Guitar Solo? - Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions OST
(3) Just a Girl - No Doubt
Without Further ado, enjoy the show!
Finding G-merl: Part 2
(1) Synergy and Big's escapade through the Mystic Jungle lead them to the continent of Apotos. Located in the same peninsula, Apotos was one of the areas that broke apart when Mobius was shattered by the likes of Dr. Eggman and Dark Gaia. It was also the place where Sonic the Hedgehog met one of his closest friends, who is now deceased, Chip aka Light Gaia.
Sonic and Chip came here years ago to see if anyone knew the latter because he had a case of amnesia when he first met the former. The two of them talked to the people for a bit until Chip was soon distracted by the sights of a Sundae Supreme: a large chocolate ice cream cone topped with whipped cream and chips. Not only was that the most delicious ice cream in town, but it was what gave Sonic the idea for Chip's name in the first place.
The cat and the Gizoid were walking around the outskirts of the city.
They've just woken up from a good slumber; they needed some sleep after the chaos that happened in the previous area. But there was one thing that Synergy found weird. How could his adventure in the Mystic Jungle take him to a different continent.
He remembered that a few hours ago, Big said that they would take a boat to a different continent in order to get to the Mystic Ruins. How could that be possible?
As he and the chubby feline walked across the fields of the great outdoors, they looked and saw a tall windmill blowing slowly in the wind. Behind it, a beautiful sunrise was highly noticeable. If the Gizoid had a mouth, he would smile at the gorgeous sunrise.
But of course, he was more focused on getting back to the place he was born.
"Hey, Big?" he began to inquiry. "I hate to question you since you're helping me get back to the Mystic Ruins, but how come we're in a different continent?"
"Hmm?" Big asked. He turned his head to face the robot.
"I did a scan of this area as we came up here on the boat," Synergy replied. "This is a different continent. Why are we here?"
"Like I said before, Synergy. I want you to see your kingdom," Big answered with a smile. "A good king must always know his area and his people."
"People?" Synergy rubbed his head, confused.
"Yep! That's right! As a way to know your surroundings, we're going to introduce you to some of the famous people I know!"
"Eh… I don't think that's such a good idea. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a killer robot who's loyal to the Great Fourth Civilization."
"But you can be a lot more than that."
"Pardon?"
"I think you have the potential to help others instead of being some evil ruler," Big replied with a gentle smile. "For example, you could teach people and Mobians how to fish, just like how I taught you. A king has to be able to teach and guide his people, and most importantly… protect them from harm."
Synergy lowered his head in shame when Big said that. "You know… Imperator Ix only taught his people how to prepare for war. He never taught us anything else like fishing… it was nice to learn a talent I've never been exposed to before."
Big placed his hand on Synergy's shoulder. "Well, there is a first for everything, buddy. You can learn so much more and use that to be a proper king."
Synergy nodded and spoke in a slight happy tone. "Right… thank you, Big."
The two allies kept walking down the fields, where they eventually reached the city. (1s)
(2) "Come on, original ability stealer with an identity crisis!" G-merl snarled. He and Neo Metal Sonic were flying across the village, fighting with all of their might. Sonic, Amy, and Cream chased after them; they weren't far behind. "Is that all you got!?"
Neo slashed his large claws at G-merl's chest, but the latter used his teleportation powers to transport himself behind Neo. He wrapped Neo in an arm lock and smacked him into a chimney. A chunk of bricks fell against the floor, as Neo tumbled across the grass. G-merl landed in front of him, as he landed a roundhouse kick across his face.
Neo copied that ability and sent G-merl flying through the window of a burning house.
"Come quietly, G-merl," Neo slowly walked towards the Gizoid, as G-merl jumped through the window, landing back outside. "This is your last chance!"
Cream the Rabbit snuck up behind Neo and grabbed his black cape. She flew over his head and blinded his face with the cape.
"I think you need a time out, meanie!" Cream growled.
"Chao, chao!" Cheese said, as he slapped the back of Neo's head.
Sonic and Amy came out of nowhere and rammed themselves into Neo's back. They tackled him and started rolling across the grass. Neo grabbed both hedgehogs and slammed them, face first, against the dirt. Amy and Sonic moaned, as they slowly got up, but Neo was quick enough to smack them to the side with his fists.
Both hedgehogs landed on the ground.
G-merl and Cream circled the royal blue robot; the former shot missiles at super speed while the rabbit sent her Chao to attack Neo. Cream eventually kicked Neo's head while G-merl delivered a powerful punch. As soon as the two landed behind Neo, they punched him in the chest at the same time, sending the robot flying across the village.
The rabbit and the robot fish-bumped.
But Neo wasn't down yet; he came back and shot bolts of lightning at the duo.
G-merl grabbed Cream and flew away from the lightning sparks.
Sonic and Amy recovered from their sudden defeat, as Tails landed right beside them.
Tails took out his Miles Electric and ran a quick scan on Neo. "Oh, gosh! This is bad!"
"What's wrong, little buddy?" Sonic asked with a cough.
"It looks like Eggman got his hands on the remaining Chaos Emeralds because Neo's using all of that Chaos Energy to his advantage!" Tails replied.
"Well, it's a good thing he doesn't know I still have that red Chaos Emerald from earlier," Sonic quipped. "Imagine how screwed we would have been."
After Neo chucked Cream into G-merl's chest, he suddenly felt his scanners pick up signs of a Chaos Emerald. He turned around and gave Sonic a death stare. "Chaos Emerald: Detected."
Amy and Tails slowly turned their heads at Sonic; both had stern expressions on their faces.
Sonic awkwardly smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
Neo charged for them. Sonic, Tails, and Amy lunged into battle, ready for another round.
Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf were in the other side of the town, protecting the civilians from any harm.
"These are some of the funniest looking robots I've ever seen," Tangle commented. She wrapped her tail around an E-121 Phi's chest and chucked it into a row of Gizoids. "What's with the fin? Does it shoot a laser or something?"
Tangle punched three Gizoids, kicked four of them with her foot, and then used her tail to smack the ones that tried to sneak up behind her. As she fought the robots with her bushy weapon, she turned to the civilians and gave them a small wink. A group of kids laughed at Tangle's smile, as they thought it lightened the dire mood.
The ring-tailed lemur whipped her tail around and slammed it into a group of Gizoids.
Unfortunately, she wasn't quick enough to dodge a surprise ambush.
Two Gizoids morphed their hands into Tails' Arm Cannon and shot Tangle with an orb of electric energy; it caused her to shoot up in the air. One of the Gizoids copied Rouge's ability to fly as well as her downward spiral attack. The Gizoid attacked the lemur with that move and slammed her into the ground.
"Nice moves!" Tangle said, rubbing the dirt off her clothes. "But mine are better!"
She shot her tail at another Gizoid, but much to her surprise, it grabbed her tail.
"Uh, oh," the lemur gulped, as she was flipped over and smashed against the ground.
The army of Gizoids ganged up on the ring-tailed Freedom Fighter, but before she could be killed, the Silent Sniper aka Whisper shot all of them with her Burst Mode. She then transformed her Wispon into Cube Mode and smashed a Gizoid's head off it's body. She then kicked another robot behind her and shot a pink ball of spikes out of her weapon.
Tangle was amazed by Whisper's accuracy.
"Yo, home girl, that was amazing!" Tangle smiled. She walked up to Whisper and tapped her shoulder. "You gotta teach me to use one of those. Maybe we can be a team! I could be the Sparrow to your Fear Owl… oh, in case you don't know who that is, Fear-Owl and Sparrow are two of the most famous superheroes of all time! You can be Fear-Owl because you're so mysterious and I could be Sparrow because I'm very outgoing."
Whisper shook her head and continued fighting the enemies.
"What did I say?" Tangle asked. "Did I say something wrong? Hey, wait! Come back!"
Suddenly, Silver and Blaze entered the battle. They were sent by Amy to assist Whisper and Tangle in the fight. The ring-tailed lemur ran up to Silver and watched as he used psychic waves to decapitate his enemies.
She was about to say something to him, but something else caught her eye; Blaze the Cat.
The lavender princess formed two streaks of fire that highly resembled swords. She twirled them around as if she was a martial arts master, as she hacked and slashes not one, not two, but twenty Gizoids all at once. She jumped over one of them and stabbed it in the chest; behind her, she slashed and kicked as many enemies as she could.
"Wow! She is amazing!" Tangle exclaimed, astonished by Blaze's agility. "Who is that!? She's so cool!"
"That's my friend, Blaze," Silver replied, as he picked up a pack of Gizoids and slammed them into each other. He formed a boulder out of the Gizoids and rolled them into ten enemies. "Tangle, I'd love to introduce you to her, but we gotta focus!"
"She's… so… awesome," Tangle drooled over Blaze's combat. Silver tapped her on the shoulder, which drew her out of her daydream. "Huh? Oh, sorry!"
Tangle helped Silver evacuate pedestrians and destroy robots. (2s)
Back at Eggman's base in the Mystic Jungle, Knuckles and the Chaotix stumbled across the old headquarters. It was a lot dirtier than they last remembered. The building was covered in mud, wines, and overgrown roots. Knuckles rubbed the back of his head and looked up at the temple, having memories of fighting here during the Phantom Ruby War.
"Y-y-you ok-ok-okay, Knuckles?" Ray asked.
"I'm all right, Ray," Knuckles replied. "Old memories are popping up, that's all."
"Yeah, memories of tearing this place apart!" Vector smirked.
"You think Synergy could be hiding in there?" Espio asked.
"It could be possible," Mighty replied. "Wouldn't hurt to investigate."
Agreeing with the armadillo, the rest of the Chaotix joined him in opening the door and entering the base.
As soon as they got inside, they were surprised to see that the place wasn't as dark as they thought it would be. Much like every other Eggman base that was set up during the Phantom Ruby War, the entire place was littered with glowing blue tubes that were used to create the Phantom Ruby Prototypes.
Knuckles and the Chaotix explored the place for a bit. Their reflections were shown, as they walked past the translucent blue tubes. Some of them were shattered and glass fragments were on the floor whereas others were fully operational.
"How is this place still active?" Espio asked. He searched around and found more glass shards on the floor. "I thought we shut it down."
"That's what I thought," Vector said. He picked up the broken head of an Egg Pawn and chucked it over his shoulder. "It could mean Synergy is here."
Mighty tightened the brown straps around his gloves and fixed the sports tape that were on his shoes; he was preparing for a surprise ambush from Synergy. But instead, he heard the voice of Ray come from behind him.
"M-M-M-Mighty," said the nervous squirrel. His body was trembling and shaking.
"What's the matter, Ray?" Mighty asked with concern. He walked over to his little brother before he saw what he was pointing at. He gasped. "Guys, I found him!"
In front of Mighty and Ray was a robot that was stuck inside one of the tubes. The former punched through the tube, causing some glass fragments to splatter across the ground. He grabbed the drone by his shoulders and chucked him against the wall. The robot laid there, motionless.
Knuckles and the Chaotix ran over to him and looked at the robot that sat against the wall.
"Come near my brother again and you'll see happens, you worthless piece of scrap!" Mighty snarled at the robot. Ray cowered behind the armadillo's legs.
The robot didn't respond nor did he move.
"Not gonna say anything, Synergy?" Charmy giggled, sticking his tongue at the robot. "What's the matter, you chicken?"
"Hold on a second, guys," Knuckles said. He kneeled down and took a good look at the Gizoid. It was a mustard-yellow, orange, olive-brown, and beige color scheme. Knuckles gasped because he knew who this was. "No… it can't be…"
"Everyone, stay back! I'll keep you all safe!"
Shade hadn't asked for much. Just a pleasant day or two camping with her scout troop before heading back home to play her guitar. Just whatever she felt like doing. And that was how she liked it.
What she hadn't counted on was someone bringing an army of Gizoids to the village.
She took Elder Scruffy and her scouts back to her house where she hoped they'd be safe, but because the Gizoids were trying to break through the door she was barricading with her back. But even her weight couldn't stop the number of Gizoids that were outside.
Elder Scruffy stood in the kitchen with the children in cub scouts. He sat in front of them with his cane held high; he was prepared to fight back; despite the fact he had no combat experience.
Shade looked up at the children, determined to keep them safe, but it was hard for her to keep her equanimity because two Gizoids shattered the window's glass and entered the house.
"No!" she shouted. She kicked her coffee table at one of the Gizoids, but it did no damage. She gasped, as she felt herself trip because the force of the robots knocking on the door caused her to fall. But she quickly recovered and pressed her back against the door. Looking over and seeing the mindless drones storm towards her friends, Shade snarled and gasped with worry.
A drop of sweat poured down her head; she didn't know what to do.
She didn't want to fight these robots, as she feared it would bring back painful memories of the Nocturnus Clan's takeover of Mobius. But her friends were in danger and her other friends were outside fighting.
She exhaled and decided it was time to fight. (3)
Shade somersaulted forward and tripped the two Gizoids with her feet, knocking them both on the ground. The door slammed open and six Gizoids entered the house.
The orange echidna looked up and reached into the pockets of her shorts. She whipped out two bracelets and slapped them together, unleashing two purple blades called Leech Blades. She snarled and charged at the Gizoids, stabbing them with every ounce of her strength.
After she roundhouse kicked one Gizoid in the face, another robot grabbed her and tossed her into the couch. Shade fell on the soft seat and grabbed the pillow, tossing it into a robot's face. She lunged forward and sliced the robot in half; right before slashing all the other robots.
The kids watched and cheered from the kitchen; Elder Scruffy smiled and nodded his head.
Shade slashed more Gizoids until she kicked another one through her door; it landed outside.
She jumped through the window, rolled across the ground, and decapitated the robot.
As she looked around the village, she saw more Gizoids either running towards her or the civilians. She cracked her fingers and continued fighting.
She jumped up into the air, curled into a ball, and homed in on unsuspecting enemies.
Sonic jumped back after Neo shot a bolt of lightning. He missed. Neo boosted towards his blue rival, but Sonic grabbed Neo's arms and flipped him over with his feet. The robotic hedgehog fell right on top of a pair of barrels, he got his head stuck in one of them.
Tails and Amy regrouped with him and prepared to fight Neo, but the three of them heard the sound of a female grunting.
They turned to the right and were amazed to see Shade the Echidna fighting against an army of Gizoids and looking cool while doing it. They haven't seen her since she helped them save Mobius from her people, so they were both surprised to see her alive and well.
"Is that… Shade?" Tails inquired.
"No way!" Amy exclaimed. "What's she doing here?"
"Whatever the reason is, it's good to see her again!" Sonic smirked. "Shade!"
The female echidna rolled forward, tripped a Gizoid on its back, and stabbed its chest with her Leech Blade. She heard Sonic's call and replied back, "Look out!"
In a split second, Neo rose from the barrel and slashed his claws at the three Freedom Fighters; however G-merl stepped in and blocked Neo's attack with his shield before the heroes were turned into kabobs. Sonic wiped his head with relief, as he watched Silver and Blaze approach Neo from behind. Tangle and Whisper suddenly came out of the blue and punched Neo in the back, sending him flying across the town.
Neo suddenly turned around and dive bombed the heroes; everyone leaped out of the way. A puff of smoke ascended from the ground due to Neo crashing into the dirt.
Cream and Cheese flew down and joined G-merl in combat.
Neo generated the power of the Chaos Emeralds and shot an armada of yellow energy blasts at the heroes.
"Look out!" Amy shouted. Silver saved Amy by lifting her up with a psychic wave. Blaze protected Sonic and Cream with a fiery shield and G-merl saved Tails by pushing him out of the way. Tangle screamed and curled her tail around her body, thinking she'd be a goner. But Whisper was nice enough to save her by tackling her away from the blast.
Shade slashed more Gizoids and ran towards her friends. Catching Neo off guard, she slashed at his quills and swiped at his chest. She kicked him in the chest, punched him two times, and hook punched him in the face. Neo lashed at Shade, but due to her years of training, Shade blocked the punch and jabbed Neo in his chest.
Neo shot a bolt of lightning at her, but she dodged it by flipping over it. When she landed on the ground, she uppercutted Neo up his chin.
Back at the Final Egg, Dr. Eggman spit out his food because he was shocked to see that his prized creation was losing to someone he knew from the past. Dr. Starline was shocked too because he discovered someone whose race he studied for a long time was seen through the wormhole.
"I KNOW HER!" Dr. Eggman shouted. More food crumbs came out of his mouth. "WHAT'S SHE DOING HERE!?"
"That's Shade of the Great Fourth Civilization!" Dr. Starline pointed. "I didn't know she was still on this planet. I thought she went back to the Twilight Cage!"
"Neo better not lose to her!" Dr. Eggman snarled, slamming his hand on the table.
"Hold still, you devil!" Neo growled. Shade ducked under his punch and jabbed him in the face. She twirled around and prepare to deliver the final blow, but Neo deflected her attack and wrapped his fingers around her neck. As she gasped for air, Neo laughed at her efforts to fight. "I remember you. You and I have fought before, you've survived then, but that won't happen now!"
"Let her go, Metal!" G-merl snarled. He charged from behind with a steel pipe in his hands. She slammed the weapon against Neo's head. He smacked the robot twice before shooting him with a missile. Shade was set free and she landed on the grass.
The rest of the Resistance gathered around her. Sonic offered her his hand.
"Long time no see, Shade," Sonic smiled.
Shade gasped at the sight of Sonic, Amy, and Tails at first. Guilt suddenly ran through her body. But she was kind enough to grab his hand. He helped her up on her feet.
"You shouldn't have come here," Shade said. "I'm a danger to you all."
"Looks like you're not the danger around here," Sonic quipped. Amy gave the echidna a small hug.
"Shade, it's so good to see you!" the pink hedgehog smiled. "How have you been?"
"I've… I've been fine, but you shouldn't be here. Especially with me," Shade replied.
"What are you talking about?" Tails asked.
"I hate to break up the reunion, but we got bigger problems!" G-merl interrupted the conversation and pointed at the robot hedgehog. Neo was getting up and using more of the Chaos Emeralds' energy. G-merl stepped in front of the crowd and pointed a missile at Neo's chest. "Hey, Neo! I'm the one you want, leave the others out of this!"
"As long as I could get to you, I don't care how many people die!" Neo snarled.
"Really?" G-merl grunted. He teleported behind Neo and wrapped his arms around him, trapping him. "Then let's fight somewhere else, shall we?"
"G-merl?" Cream gasped. She ran towards him and Neo. "No, wait!"
G-merl snarled. "Chaos Control!"
A white light covered both him and the robot hedgehog. The light flashed which blinded Cream and the others. (3s)
The light disappeared… and so did G-merl and Neo; both of them were completely gone.
"G… G-merl?" Cream gasped. Her eyes were starting to tear up. She got down on her knees and wiped her eyes. "G-merl?"
Amy ran forward and comforted the rabbit by giving her a warm hug. "Cream, it's okay. G-merl's not gone. He just… Tails, where did G-merl go?"
"According to my Miles Electric," Tails said. "It looks like he teleported to a different continent."
"Which one?" Blaze asked.
"Apotos," Tails replied. "We should head there now before anything happens to him."
"Wait!" Cream said. "I want to come with you!"
"You sure about that, Cream?" Silver asked. "This could be dangerous,"
"I don't care how dangerous it is," Cream said, wiping her eyes. "I don't want anything to happen to my brother."
In the city of Apotos, Synergy and Big were talking to an Ice Cream Vendor who was offering a 50% off sale on the Sundae Supreme. The chubby cat was gawking over the amounts of chocolate and vanilla placed onto the desert. He looked it at from the left to the right, happy to be in the same area as that ice cream. Synergy watched as the cat got excited over such food. To which he chuckled.
The Ice Cream Vendor put the last two ingredients on top of the ice cream, struggling to contain his laughter. He found it amusing when a customer drooled over his culinary art.
"Looks good, don't it?" the man said. He adjusted his hat and straightened his mustache.
"If I had the ability to eat," Synergy joked. "You would never see that thing again."
"That there Chocolate Chipped Cream Sundae Supreme is the pride of the city," the vendor smiled again. Synergy approached the ice cream stand, watching Big gush over the prized possession of the city. "The whole world could come tumbling down, but they'll still line up for a taste! How would you boys like to try a piece?"
"Like I said," Synergy chuckled. "I'd love to, but I'm afraid I can't. I'm on an oil only diet."
"R-really?"
"No, I'm kidding. I can't eat anything."
"I want it! I want it! I want it!" Big chanted like a child. "Can I have it, please? Just one bite!"
"Haha," said the Ice Cream Vendor. "Sure you can! Enjoy it, kiddo! If you don't love it, you get your money back!"
"Oh, I looooooove it!" Big smiled. He took out his wallet, but before he could pay, he looked down at Synergy. He felt bad the Gizoid couldn't enjoy such a wonderous meal. "Would you like me to buy you one, Synergy?"
"What? I can't," Synergy replied. "Robots can't eat food, remember?"
"But I don't want to enjoy this ice cream without you," Big said with a frown on his face. "I was hoping we could share."
"I'd love to share with you, but I can't-"
FLASH!
Out of nowhere, a flash of light appeared in the middle of the city. Synergy and Big jumped at the sight of it. They were prepared to run from whatever it was, when suddenly, they saw G-merl and Neo Metal Sonic.
Synergy was flabbergasted to see another Gizoid present. "HUH!?"
G-merl punched Neo in the face before he looked up. His blue eyes widened. "NO!"
Both Gizoids looked at each other for a few seconds. They couldn't believe that they have met each other for the first time in forever. Synergy found it difficult to believe that there was another Gizoid like him on Mobius, much less one who survived whatever the Nocturnus Clan went through. G-merl, on the other hand, was shocked and scared. He kept seeing Synergy in his flashbacks and was told by Shade that he was a diabolical villain, but then again, he was standing beside Big the Cat, so he couldn't rush to violence so easily.
All they did… was stare at each other.
G-merl finally maintained his composure and said this, "It's been a long time, Project: Synergy."
"Another Gizoid?" Synergy asked. "Have we met before?"
"We shook hands the day you were created. Nestor the Wise opposed the war between Ix and Chief Pachacamac, but the former ignored him. Oh, and Procurator Shade told you to think before you act."
Synergy looked to the side before he realized who he was talking to. "No way… Emerl?"
END OF CHAPTER 21
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!? G-merl and Synergy meet each other for the first time in years!? Holy crap! How is this gonna go down!? Yes, folks. After 21 chapters, G-merl and Synergy finally come face to face at long last. And as of this point, G-merl and Synergy's part of the story, which will eventually become the rest of the story will be Sonic Unleashed inspired. Basically, everyone's going to teach Synergy the differences between right and wrong. I know it may sound stupid, but trust me, I am positive this'll work. But first things first, Knuckles and the Chaotix have discovered something in the Mystic Jungle. What did they find? Find out as they learn something new about Eggman's plan in...
"Chapter 22: You Learn Something New Every Day."
POST-A/N:
As said before, Awakened will take a Sonic Unleashes style route in the future, where we will finally see the scene where Tails talks to Sonic, more flashbacks with G-merl and Synergy, more G-merl and Cream scenes, and other scenes. The Hooligans will show up too, I haven't forgotten about them. I wanted to do this because I don't want Synergy to be some two-dimensional character with only one motivation; destroy everything. He's going to learn what its like to have a family.
Shade may have gotten a taste of the action today, but that doesn't mean she's coming back right away... dear, god. Did I just rhyme?
As always, thank you for taking the time to read this. Let me know what you liked and what needs to be improved. I'm The Sensational SpiderDom321 and I'll see you all next time!
~SD321 (SpiderDom321)