Tales of Mysterra I

Chapter 25-vs. Stewie and Xemnas

Victor was quick to charge forward, sword drawn and preparing for a horizontal slash. Stewie responded by holding up the shield of his mech, resulting in Victor's sword impacting with a resounding sparking noise before being knocked back. Victor stepped back slightly to give himself room, avoiding a few swipes from Stewie's own blade before impacting the weapon with his own. Sparks flew from the epicenter of the two weapons, Victor narrowing his gaze as Stewie smirked, holding up his shield towards Victor; the dragon only now noticed the arm holding it up having a cannon attched to the other side. "The hell?"

The dragon was quickly forced to duck to avoid the incoming laser blast, Don Patch sitting up while giving a thumbs up. "I'm okay!"

He was, however, cut off when the blast impacted him, sending the orange blob toppling backwards with a shout, rolling to a halt. He abruptly sat up, thrashing about and screaming, "AGH, THAT BURNS!"

Tails was quickly forced to rush to Don Patch's side, Xemnas casting the duo a slightly disinterested glance. "Wh-wha?" The fox quickly bent down next to Don Patch, looking the blob over; several portions of his body were singed, but it didn't seem like the laser fire he was more accustomed too. He could've sworn it seemed to have a more corrosive look to it, almost like acid. "What's..."

"Stewart's ammunition has a rather...curious effect," Xemnas suddenly commented, having discreetly levitated towards the duo while they were turned away, prompting Tails to hop back in shock, glancing at the Nobody with a gasp. "It's a derivative of a special type of material the Army uses..."

The fox blinked worriedly, his namesakes stiffening for a moment; the thought of the crystal he had picked up prior went through his head. "I would be careful not to get hit too many times if I were you, or else you'll risk having your entire body dissolved."

Victor had glanced at Xemnas during this time, letting out a slight growl as Stewie let out a faint chuckle, forcing the dragon to glance back at him. "Xemnas was generous enough to give you a pointer, but unfortunately for you, that just means I'm going to amp up the power to compensate!"

The child's mech fired off several more blasts, Victor expertly avoiding each shot with great agility. "Hahahaha! Dance, reptile, dance!"

Victor responded with a rather annoyed growl, Tails watching with a slight gulp. He was, however, interrupted when he felt his hair beginning to rise on end. The fox's eyes widened, and he quickly leaped into the air to avoid a ball of lightning from Xemnas, which instead ended up zapping Don Patch, causing him to let out several sputters and shouts as he twisted about. Tails landed on the ground a short distance away with a slight pant, Xemnas lowering his hand and re-extending the blade from his sleeve. "While Stewart deals with your dragon friend, you will have the pleasure of battling with me."

Tails pursed his lips slightly, only to be cut off when Don Patch suddenly stood up, giving a chuckle and rubbing his wrist against his mouth. "Your poor, poor fool...the pleasure will be all MINE."

The orange blob turned towards Xemnas, lifting up one of his hands and flexing his fingers. "You will crumble to the almighty power of Don Patch, the true main character!"

Tails and Xemnas continued to stare, the fox with a rather exasperated expression, while Xemnas remained stoic. "...very well then." With this comment, the Nobody abruptly dashed forward, crossing both blades in preparation for a slash.

"Heh. We'll see how well you fare against this!" Don Patch shouted, lunging forward and reaching behind him. "Your weapons will do you little good against my...Don Patch Hammer!"

The orange blob abruptly pulled out the ever-familiar leek, everyone blinking in shock. "H-he can't be serious..."

Xemnas abruptly sliced the vegetable stick in half with his attack, Don Patch's smirk remaining as he was sent flying backwards from the force, narrowly missing Tails. The Nobody didn't stop there, and lunged towards Tails next; the fox was able to hop over the attack, spinning his namesakes to propel him upwards and away. This, however, did not stop Xemnas, who leaped after him, swinging his blades around several times and forcing Tails to quickly avoid each swipe. One of the attacks nicked at Tails' stomach, causing him to yelp and quickly jet backwards, Xemnas murmuring, "You're flighty. But you can only run for so long."

Tails pursed his lips in anxiety, barely noticing Victor headed towards Stewie, managing to avoid all of his laser blasts and preparing a horizontal slash. Stewie instead held up his sword to block, the two struggling for a moment before the child abruptly fired off a point-blank ranged laser blast that sent Victor toppling backwards. "Victor!" Tails shouted in a panic, only for Xemnas to send the fox rocketing back to the ground with an axe kick, toppling to a halt before descending.

The dragon began very slowly getting back to his feet, giving off a hoarse cough before looking up with a growl, Stewie stepping forward with another victorious laugh. "Awh, is the little gecko running out of juice? Unfortunately for you, my mech still has a lot of energy left in the tank!"

Victor let out a rather irate growl, Tails looking up with a slight wince, eyeing the scene; his gaze momentarily drifted towards the large glowing orb in the middle of the room, then back at Stewie. The fox trained his eyes on a panel sticking from the frame's back, which had been giving off a slight glow throughout the entire fight. The fox blinked slightly, abruptly shouting, "Victor! Tag out!"

The dragon cast him a glance, the fox quickly extending his hand and causing a larger hand to abruptly generate itself below Victor. Stewie fired off another laser, the hand abruptly flicking Victor into the air to avoid. Tails had used his other hand to fire off his extendable glove towards the fist, Xemnas furrowing his brow and lunging forwards Tails in preparation for another attack. The fox had glanced at the Nobody, his glove immediately yanking him away from the attack and causing Xemnas to skid to a halt. The Nobody slowly looked up, taking note of Victor straightening himself out in midair, now lunging towards Xemnas with his sword wound back for a stab. The Nobody furrowed his brow, Victor shouting, "Let's see you stand up to this! Dragon Lance!"

With this shout, Victor rocketed towards Xemnas, the Nobody attempting to execute another crossed slice at him; however, Victor had managed to overpower the weapons and dashed right past Xemnas, leaving a gash across his side and sending some blood flying out from the wound. "Ggh..." Xemnas abruptly hit one of his knees, retracting both blades and grabbing at his new wound. Stewie had glanced at Xemnas during this time, furrowing his brow; he was, however, cut off when his attention went back to Tails, who had grabbed onto the generated hand, then flung himself towards the child, sliding across the ground.

"I don't think so!" Stewie shouted, firing off several laser blasts; however, Tails had curled into a ball and quickly avoided each attack, sliding right in between Stewie's legs. Before the child could turn around, Tails had unfurled himself, pointing his arm cannon at the mech's back.

"Energy Ball!" With this shout, Tails fired off a decent-sized ball of energy at the panel, abruptly impacting it with a loud explosion that envelloped the entire mech. Stewie was thrown out of the inferno, flopping to a halt as Tails lowered his weapon, stepping forward slightly. "G-...got 'em..."

Stewie looked up ever so slightly, growling, "You...damned mutt..."

Victor glanced at Tails slightly, now pointing his blade at the back of Xemnas's head while the fox approached Stewie, looking down at him. "You were siphoning the Solar Essence's power via that panel on your back...it might've given you a bunch of extra juice, but it also left a huge weak point to exploit."

The child let out a rather annoyed growl, Victor chuckling slightly. "Looks like we've got you. Now we can bring you in, and you can tell us all about what your little buddies have planned."

Xemnas remained silent, keeping his head down. "I don't think so, lizard...we shall not be defeated so soundly."

Suddenly, Victor was blasted from behind with a beam of light, causing him to shout and abruptly fall onto his front, everyone whirling around. Standing behind Victor was none other than Xemnas; the image the dragon had subdued abruptly vanished in a flash of light, prompting the others to blink. "A-A clone?"

Tails' stupor was cut off when Stewie span around, knocking the fox off of his feet and pinning him to the ground, pointing a pistol at his face. "It seems the tables have turned," the child remarked with an evil smirk, Tails' eyes widening as he gave off a nervous gulp.

"D-...Don Patch," Victor growled lowly, slowly tilting his head up. "Make yourself useful...an' do something...!"

Nearby, however, the orange blob was standing by with a rather furious expression, glaring at Victor. "I don't think so," he uttered rather harshly, eyes twitching slightly.

Back outside of the room, the other soldiers continued to stare with a rather shocked expression, eyeing the scene with slightly anxious expressions. "Oh no...this doesn't look good."

"Make way, make way!" Everyone turned around, quickly noticing Chopper rushing forwards, skidding to a halt. "Where are they? Commander Shuurai?"

A quick scan, however, showed that the hybrid was nowhere to be found, seemingly vanished from sight amidst the battle. "Wh-...where did he go?"

Back inside of the room, Xemnas had slowly picked up Victor by the scruff of his neck, murmuring, "We could bring them prisoner...or we could kill them here."

"I say we have a little fun with them first," Stewie remarked with an even wider smirk. "Use them for target practice. I've got a new gun I want to try out on them." He glanced at Tails slightly, chuckling and pushing the barrel of his pistol against his face. "Mmm, yes...particularly this one."

The fox gave off a slight blink. "...I'm not sure which one I'm more afraid of, the version of that with the innuendo or without," he mumbled lowly.

"Fags," Victor mumbled flatly, earning a rather annoyed glare from Stewie, who pointed his pistol at him.

"Hey! You'd best tone yourself down, or you're going to be my first target!" the child shouted irritably.

Victor responded with a hateful growl, only to blink once he noticed a light beginning to materialize behind Stewie. The dragon blinked, Tails looking up slightly as a blade abruptly appeared at Stewie's neck. The child blinked in shock upon noticing it, a rather stern voice murmuring behind him, "I wouldn't be so quick to make such violent threats, child."

The light soon materialized into Shuurai, the hybrid retaining a still-serious expression as Stewie let out a slight gulp, a bead of sweat trailing down the side of his face. "Ggh...how..."

Xemnas furrowed his brow, turning to Shuurai; when Victor went to stand up, Xemnas stomped forcefully on his back, forcing him back into the ground. "I'm a little curious as to how you managed to get through my barrier, especially without us knowing...who are you?"

Shuurai remained serious, lowering his head slightly, yet keeping his gaze on Xemnas. "Commander Shuurai Otohime, second-in-command of the Lunar Guild. And I'm afraid I'm going to have to take the both of you in."