GT: *standing in a line with SZ and Z0, all in prison uniforms* Hello, folks. If you're wondering just why we're all standing in a line-up in prison uniforms, it's because Z0 and I may have assaulted the head of GUN and SZ was our driver who didn't know a thing but still had to be arrested for being with us.

SZ: I knew I shouldn't have driven you guys! ...Should've had Chris and Swagmaster do it.

GT: If that's not bad enough, they got Z0 and me wearin' these collars that keep us from blowing things up.

Z0: *has a Hanibal Lecter mask keeping me from talking* MMmm...mmmm..mmmm

SZ: Ugh….we don't own anything aside from original content, so..someone start us off!*gets hit*OW!

Officer: Silence! Though we, of course, will start this.

Z0: Ahahahaha *collar begins creaking*

"Grr…" Knuckles growled as he kept a steady eye on the area before him, the Master Emerald behind him as he sat before it. After what happened with Chaos and the Deathgellians, he decided to keep a VERY close eye on the Master Emerald to make sure no one would attempt to steal it...or use it like a light like Sticks did.

"Yo~! Knux, buddy, how's it…"

"Manic, I am not letting you take the Master Emerald, sell it to a jeweler or whatever that is, and then steal it in the middle of the night...again," Knuckles deadpanned without even looking away from his vigil at the green Hedgehog that had been approaching from behind to the right.

"What? Oh please, like I'd do that again," Manic scoffed...while stashing away the blueprints of a jeweler's store and notes on the hours they run and the time schedule of all workers including the janitor in his fanny pack, "Just wonderin' if ya wanted some grub."

"I'm good…"

"You sure? You look like you can use a bite."

"I'm not leaving the Master Emerald alone so someone can come and steal it."

"Dude...No one's heard anything about Eggman or the Deathgellians in...well ever since the Chaos Incident," Manic argued, "Who's gonna come out here and steal the Master Emerald? ...Excluding me."

"Curious explorers that want to preserve it in a museum, jewel collectors...people that want to use it as an energy source…or sell it and then steal it to do it all over again under another name and wearing a fake mustache with bad accent."

"Oh I did that one time…" Manic began.

"Several…" Knuckles deadpanned.

"Look, man, the point is you can't just stay here waiting for something to happen...have you even gotten any sleep?"

"Just a minute or two here and there."

"Define 'here and there.'"

"..."

"...Dude. Get something to eat...then get some proper sleep, man," Manic sighed.

"No...n-" Knuckles began before tensing.

"Eh? Wh-"

"RAH!" Knuckles roared as he punched right at Manic.

"WOAH!" Manic yelepd as he immediately ducked, a figure that had been standing behind him jumping over the Echidna's punch as they landed a few feet away from the two.

"Don't think I didn't hear you breathing, thief…" Knuckles growled as he turned towards the figure.

"Huh? What...wait. There was someone be...hind.." Manic began as he turned towards the figure, "WOAH MAMA!"

"Well...thought I hid myself pretty well there," the figure chuckled a little.

The figure in question was a female Bat Mobian in a black jumpsuit that hugged her rather...REALLY curvy body, the pink and white heart on the upper half of it stretched by her rather impressive chest. A pair of white gloves reaching just above her elbows were trimmed in pink while her had a pair of white heeled boots that ended just above her knees with pink bands and a pink heart on the ends of the boots where they ended at a point.

"You better scram," Knuckles growled.

"Hoh? Now why would I want to do that?" the bat asked with a flirty smile, "I came all the way out here to see that beautiful emerald you're guarding in hopes of adding it to my collection."

"Wah…" Manic gawked as Knuckles closed his mouth for him.

"You, Manic, are honorable at least...but here comes your opposite as a thief," Knuckles explained.

"Oh now that just hurts," the bat 'cutely' pouted, "What's wrong with a beautiful lady wanting to own a jewel as stunning as that?"

"What lady? All I see is a thief," Knuckles frowned

"Unless you count those Phantom Thieves that've been going around on the news lately," Manic quickly chimed in, snapping out of his staring while rubbing some blood from his nose.

"Not helping, Manic!" Knuckles hissed.

"I'm not saying they are. They beat me to a lot of gigs!" he complained, "...Oh, you meant the curvy bat lady...got it…"

"I have a name you know…"

"Which I could care less on knowing," Knuckles snorted, "Now leave..." he banged his namesakes together, "Or else."

"Or else...what?"

"You know this man loves punching, right...like he punches so much he digs by punching…" Manic pointed out.

"So? He's not the first bruiser I had to deal with," the bat quipped, "But just give it up already, you stubborn bonehead."

"Jokes on you, he's too stubborn to know when to give up!" Manic laughed.

"Stop helping me," Knuckles replied, turning to him before glaring at the bat, "Listen up! The Master Emerald has the important role of preventing the Chaos Emeralds from going out of control..."

"Is that so?" the bat asked, "Well...good to know. Those were gonna be next on my list of valuable jewels to add to my collection."

"Joke's on you. The emerald is moving," Manic pointed out.

"Sh-wait, what?" Knuckles blinked at that before looking at the Master Emerald...which was moving on its own, "...Uh…"

"Ahh!-! Thief!-!-!" the bat snapped.

"Aren't you the thief here…?" Knuckles questioned.

"Well yeah, but so is she," Manic argued.

"Not you! I was...Gah! Just help me, dammit!"

"Okay okay...No need to be so testy…" Manic shrugged.

=Silence!= a voice snapped, causing the three to look as a certain mech-suit piloting chinchilla held the Master Emerald up =I don't care about your bickering...I just want the Master Emerald so I can get Lord Eggman back to normal!=

"Ah great. It's Eggman's fan girl…" Knuckles groaned.

"Huh...didn't think he'd have any," the bat noted.

=Hmm?...AHH! You're Rouge, that stupid bat thief that kept raiding Lord Eggman's treasuries back on Mobius!= Thunderbolt exclaimed upon seeing Rouge.

"So...your name's Rouge?" Manic asked.

=Are you ignoring me!?=

"No, he's distracting you," Knuckles spoke, clearing the distance in that moment and punching Thunderbolt, sending her mech-suit flying back and dropping the Master Emerald.

=Grr...why you…!= Thunderbolt growled as she shot up =Moebas, keep them distracted so I can get that Emerald and restore Lord Eggman to his true glory!=

"What nonsense are you talking about? I thought the aliens ate him," Knuckles spoke.

"I bet they tied him to the bumper of their UFO," Manic joked as he relaxed a little.

=SHUT UP!= Thunderbolt snapped, electricity cracklign off her mech suit as Moebas appeared right beside her =Thanks to Sonic and that stupid eagle, he broke again..into somethign worse!=

"Why do I feel like we're missing some VERY important context here?" Manic questioned before yelping as a Moeba tried to strike him, "Woah now!"

"These things again!" Knuckles grunted, punching several away, "You're still working with them?" he grunted while backhanding one.

=Grunts that come from coins is handy! You didn't even see me drop them when you punched me before!=

"I hate...aliens!" Knuckles grunted, punching another Moeba, "And what do you mean something worse?! What? Did he revert to his old self?!"

=Uh….=

"No…" Knuckles stopped from punching a Moeba's face in, realizing how right his nonsensical assumption was, "No...no…"

=...FORGET YOU HEARD ME!=

"No…" Rouge countered as she kicked a Moeba across the head, sending it flying into another, "But...that is really worrying news."

"You're kidding, right? Ya mean...he's not Eggman but...him?" Manic asked, the one most horrified by the concept they were all implying.

=How do you think I feel?!= Thunderbolt exclaimed as she picked the Master Emerald up =I want my Lord Eggman back! Not that...that...monster! And the Master Emerald should snap him back to normal!=

"What sense does that make?" the three taller Mobians all tilted their heads.

=Shut up!= Thunderbolt snapped as she began to run off.

'Damn it...if Eg...no... If Robotnik gets his hands on the Master Emerald, he could use it and the Chaos Emeralds against us...no...no! I...damn it! I can't let that happen!' Knuckles mentally snapped as he charged, barging through a few Moebas as he did.

=Hey, what are ya d…= Thunderbolt asked before Knuckles swung his fist...and shattered the Master Emerald =Ah! It...You...You broke it?!=

"As If i'm gonna let…" Knuckles began before he was kicked upside the head, "GAH!"

"Hey, you idiot!" Rouge snapped as she picked him up and began to shake him, "What have you done to my gem?!"

"Gah! Let go of me!" Knuckles snapped, pushing her away, "I can restore it by collecting the pieces. It's better than having it be taken like that to Robotnik! Besides, that's not your gem!"

=Why you no good, stupid, stinkin'...= Thunderbolt seethed =Quval, teleport me back!=

=Oh? I thought you said, and I quote, 'I don't wanna come back until I have the thing that'll bring back Eggman-sama,' unquote=

=That stupid red idiot broke the Master Emerald and now its pieces are scattered!=

=Oh? Is that so…?=

=Yes! Now hurry and teleport me back! ...Oh and make sure HE doesn't find out!=

=Hai hai…= at that, a slurping sound could be heard over their communication.

=Are...are you...?=

=What? I found Earth makes these frozen beverages at gas station stores. The stinging pain to my brains nerves makes me think faster= Quval replied before Thunderbolt and the Moebas vanished.

"Well, that's a major bummer," Manic gulped, "Egghead's gone and Ro-butt-nik's back. ...Can we sic Step-Sis on him please?"

"If you're referring to your hedgefox friend that's been a hit celeb online, I wouldn't bother contacting her," Rouge spoke as she began to walk off.

"Eh?"

"She, Sonic the Hedgehog, and a friend of theirs were arrested by GUN last night," the female bat explained.

"And where are you going?" Knuckles demanded as Manic gawked.

"I'm not giving you a single piece," Rouge replied while holding up one of the shards, "All of this world's gems are mine!"

"Wh-hey!" Knuckles snapped as Rouge took off into the air, "Get back here, you bat thief!" the natural response from Rouge was to not come back, "Oh that…! Fine then. Bring it on, bat-girl!" he looked over at Manic, "Manic!"

"..."

"..." Knuckles frowned as he walked up to him, "Manic, we'll deal with Robotnik being back later. Right now, we need to find the shards of the Master Emerald so I can repair it. If he's back, there's a good chance he'll want the Chaos Emeralds for some doomsday weapon like his Mecha Sonic again or something worse."

"...r...right…" Manic nodded as the two began to ran off, 'Bro's been arrested, and Ro-butt-nik's back…what the heck's going on?!'

"Ugh…" Yamato groaned as he slowly began to regain consciousness, "My head…"

"Leo...Leo demands...all the chicken…" Leo groaned in his Mobian form.

"...I'm afraid to wake him up in fear of him eating our emergency food rations," A voice spoke.

"E...eh?" Yamato blinked as he opened his eyes, seeing he was back in the safe house with his team...and noticed Ban and his team there, "?!"

"Hey. Glad you're up," Ban greeted upon seeing him.

"...What are…"

"They found you while you were unconscious and we had them bring you here, kyu," Miyuki explained as she carefully put some ice on Tusk's head.

"You Kouhai sure got your butts handed to ya," Ban spoke, crossing his arms, "We couldn't let you guys get taken by GUN, so we got ya first. Once again, sorry for barging in like that everyone. Must have been scary to have a human looking guy barge in on your hiding spot."

"Given the circumstances that's going on right now, we had no choice," Houji added.

"Eh?"

"I am afraid he is right," Nicole spoke as she formed, "An hour and thirty minutes ago, there was a nation-wide broadcast by the leader of GUN, Commander Tower."

"And after that, people began to riot in front of SPD HQ demanding to bring us 'terrorist' to real justice," Houji added with a frown.

"Honto?!" Yamato gasped before hissing while holding his head.

"Calm down, My Kohai!" Ban spoke, putting his hands on Yamato's shoulder, "Rest first, then worry about saving the world!" he smiled a mischievous smile, but one also filled with kindness and determination.

"But...what about…"

"If you are wondering about Sonic and Roll…" Nicole began with a sigh as she held her hand out, causing a holographic screen to appear that showed Tower in front of a podium, "Watch…"

=People of Earth...I am Commander Tower, Leader of the Guardian Unit of Nations= Tower stated as he looked at the camera =As you know, one of our bases was attacked by the now captured criminal Sonic the Hedgehog...but by one of the so called 'protectors' of our planet..a Sentai solder. Now before you start making defense for those terrorist scum...let me ask you this. How long must our planet suffer from their battles with threats that attack it? And I'm not just talking about them...Ultramen, Kamen Riders...and all of their allies have caused destruction to our planet in their battle,and not once have thought of the repercussions. Many of these incidents include the mysterious attacks in Sakura New Town, the Kibougamine Tragedy in Futo, the moon-destroying Koro-sensei that taught at Amanogawa High, the endless night that happened for a day in...ugh. Ponyville...the former city of Zawame that is now Hono City...the Kaiju attack in the Crystal Empire...these Phantom Thieves of Heart that are possibly behind the mental breakdowns, the Sentai abandoning us after the Zangyack invasion a year or so ago...and lastly…= the screen changed to show the battle with Chaos =The Chaos Incident involving our latest 'protectors' the Zyuohgers...and yet it was a member of theirs that helped attacked a government owned building with Sonic the Hedgehog…= the screen changed back to show him =Can you truly call these so called heroes your protectors after all those incidents? Can you call them heroes after what happened recently?=

"It continues on for a bit after that…" Nicole sighed as she dismissed the screen, "But...basically, unless something is done about that fake Zyuohger and Sonic is proven innocent within a week...the world will declare all heroes on Earth, along with their comrades and anyone related to them as terrorist and traitors to Earth."

"And following that...riots began to break out all across Japan, including what happened at SPD HQ," Houji added.

"...N...no way…" Leo whispered, he and the others having woken up after seeing the video feed, "Why would people turn on their own protectors like that?"

"Remember when we thought Sonic willingly got Roboticized but actually had a plan that failed?" Nicole replied.

"Yeah, but this...this is different!" Leo argued, "Innocent people are being dragged into this mess!"

"I don't get how humans can do this," Sela spoke.

"It's true.. Earth has an abundance of rotten people." Houji spoke, "But then again, what world doesn't?"

"Yes, but that man...Tower…" Miyuki paused as a frown began to form, "He lit the torch that's going to burn this world...and most likely all the heroes and their allies around the world right now can't even fight back."

"He's an idiot…" Houji spoke, "But not the endearing kind like this one." he pointed to the still smiling Ban.

"Ah thanks, Aibou," he smiled.

"Don't call me aibou…"

"Whatever you say, Aibou!"

"Mr. Ban, how can you be so calm?" Amu asked.

"Hmm...Well this seems pretty bad alright," he smiled on, "But...a pinch is what every hero waits for! When the world is in a great pinch! That's when we come out and help! No matter how bad we get hurt...we still win. Because we fight for those who can't fight...we protect those who need protecting, we fight for justice, and love and peace." he went on as his smile became softer and more sad, "Even if it means we lose someone or get hurt, we stand up. It's that something in the back of your heart telling you to get up, someone needs you."

Yamato stood up at that, "That's right…" he agreed simply.

"Reds...no matter what...they're all alike." Houji sighed, crossing his arms, "Passion personified."

"True, but that's what makes them...well them," Jasmine added with a smile.

"We can't change our leaders…" Sen sighed.

"Could we trade Reds though…" Umeko asked, "Yours is much more charming."

"Oi!" Ban complained.

"Grr…" Amu let out an annoyed cat-like meow at that.

"Down girl," Sela spoke, chopping the top of her head.

"Owie…"

Jasmine giggled at the two before glancing over at Haseo, holding something and looking at it.

"Onee-chan…" Haseo whispered, worry heavy in his voice as his ears were drooped in sadness...before a hand patted his head, "?"

"It's okay. Things will work out," Jasmine assured, giving a kind assuring smile, "Hmm...So what's this? Are you planning to give it to a cute girl?"

"E-Eh?! I-Iie," Haseo replied as he held up Roll's necklace, "Onee-chan gave me this before she left with Sonic-nii."

"This is your sister's?"

"Hai, o-our Tou-san gave it to her on her b-birthday," Haseo replied, Jasmine feeling a sense of sadness and a very slight touch of bitterness from her ESP in him, "It's...one of the few things we have to remember him…" he looked over at Aphrodite as she approached with a platter of cups of water, her watch glinting in the light, "That and his AI. B-But he took a bad hit from GUN getting some d-data and..."

"It's okay...we'll help get your sister and Sonic back," Jasmine assured.

"E-eh?"

"Before we left HQ, Commander Kruger gave us a few missions," Houji spoke, getting Yamato and the Mobians' attention, "Help free Sonic the Hedgehog and get his-along with you guys'- good names out of the mud, and to look over the ARK incident and one Gerald Robotnik."

"Oi...matte…" Sela spoke, "Who?"

"Gerald Robotnik," Sen spoke, "How do we put it...he's...well…"

"He's related to the fat dummy who's been bugging you guys," Umeko blurted.

"...Oh...great...so there's another 'version' of that monster here on Earth," Tusk groaned.

"Monster?" Ban repeated, "He...well aside from that incident with the robots and stuff, he looked like he'd be more of a goofy mad scientist really."

"Wrong…" Sela scowled at that.

"Before he became…that, he was known as Ivo robotnik..aka the most horrifying thing to happen to Mobius, kyu," Miyuki explained.

"He enslaved our people by turning them into emotionless machines with no free will, polluted our atmosphere...forced his robotic slaves to kill their own families for defying him...and even took over Sonic's home kingdom, turning it Into Robotropolis…" Sela added.

"Aka...nightmare city…" Leo finished.

"Soka…" Ban noted, "He went into robotics unlike his grandfather who worked in genetics…" he muttered.

Jasmine kept her smile up, but mentally frowned as she felt a lot of strong emotions from her petting hand on Haseo's head when Miyuki said 'Ivo Robotnik.'

"Jasmine? What are you doing?" Umeko asked, noticing her glove was taken off, "AH! You're using your ability on the cutest one."

"A-Ability?" Haseo asked.

"A special gift I can use to help others," Jasmine explained, "It let me know you needed someone to be by you right now."

"Oh…" Haseo noted in awe.

"It can even help find people if we have the right thing," Ban noted, "Which...um...we kinda need, actually."

"...You forgot to grab the memo on where Prison Island is, didn't you?"

"...Maybe, Aibou…"

"...Ma'am, do you have anything to beat an idiot with?" Houji looked down as he turned to Aphrodite.

"Considering the level of the idiocy at the moment…" Aphrodite reached into her cleavage and pulled out a frying pan and handed it over to the blue-wearing officer, "I'd go with the iron."

"Perfect!" he said in English before he swung it and struck Ban across the back of the head.

"London bridge is going...ah…" he sang before falling over like a sack of hammers.

"Hmm...You said this belong to your sister?" Jasmine asked, pointing at the necklace.

"H-Hai," Haseo nodded.

"May I hold it real quick, please?" Jasmine asked.

"Jasmine can use her ESPer powers to find your Nee-chan!" Umeko smiled, "Demo...is that okay? You could end up feeling more of her and her father's emotions as a result?"

"It is a risk, but...I can't let a cute little boy like this stay sad," Jasmine replied, petting Haseo again.

"There it is, the strong maternal instinct!" Umeko declared loudly.

"Haseo-kun, could you please let Jasmine-san hold the necklace for a few moments?" Aphrodite asked.

"Ano...O-Okay, Kaa-chan," Haseo nodded as he gently put it in Jasmine's gloved hand.

"Thank you," Jasmine thanked before putting the necklace in her uncovered hand, "..."

She closed her hand around the necklace while closing her eyes. The Mobians and Yamato tilted their heads as they looked at her. For a few moments, she shivered as a tear fell down her cheek. A few more tears fell before she quickly shook her head and clenched it a bit harder. The SPD members shared looks upon seeing the tears before Jasmine exhaled and opened her eyes.

"Well...there's good news...and bad news," Jasmine noted, "The good news is that I have a place." several of them quickly cheered, "The bad news, well...it's connecting to two places."

"Two?" Ban repeated.

"I can feel the emotions of a young woman in the middle of the Pacific Ocean...but I can feel the faint emotions of a joyous excitable man in Mt. Fuji of all places."

"Eh? Joyous excitable man?" Ban spoke, "Nope. I'm drawing blanks...immediate family!?" he turned to the Sakurai's, "Any idea?" he chuckled...before pausing at the pained look on Aphrodite's face for a moment.

"Only two people have ever had this for a long period of time," Aphordite informed, "My daughter...and my late husband who was killed by Robotnik on her birthday when she received this necklace from him."

"So then your daughter is currently on an island prison in the middle of the Pacific Ocean...but then...what could she be sensing at Fuji-san?" Houji pondered, "Something left behind by him with just as much emotional importance?"

=Kzzzrt….Fssssh…= a crackle came from the watch =C...kzzzr...Core…=

"Core...core what!?" Ban asked, "Apple core? Correct? Corporate meddling?"

*CLANG!*

"...The Core where the computer his AI must come from," Tails noted, a broken fanfare going off from the watch at that, as Houji lowered the frying pan.

"Soka…So that's what Jasmine felt, this computer must replicate your late husband so well it's like he's still alive. And therefore she can detect it." Sen spoke, "Meaning your AI can be repaired there. But getting there and doing so will take effort and some brain power."

=Ne-kzzrt-ace…=

"Right...Do you have a map on the Pacific Ocean in here?" Sen asked.

"I believe so," Miyuki pondered, "Nicole?"

"I have several," Nicole offered, holding her hand out as a holographic image of Earth appeared in her hand, followed by a map of the Pacific Ocean.

"Do you have an idea where they are, Sen-chan?" Umeko asked.

"...Give me a second," he walked back and flipped over to do a handstand. Everyone blinked as he closed his eyes in thought.

"What's he...?" Sela began.

"Shh...He's in thinking mode," Jasmine explained.

"Thinking mode?" Tails blinked.

"He thinks by doing this. He's letting all the ideas deep in his brain pour out," Houji explained, "It seems to be more a concentration method, but it works."

"Got it!" he declared, flipping forward as he began tapping the map in several spots, "These are old Military bases abandoned. This one, this one, and this one were taken over by black market weapon organizations, this one was blown up by a Kamen Rider having an amazing final battle with a godly entity, this one was overrun with Kaiju…"

"WHAT?!" many of the Mobians shouted in shock.

"Shh!" he shushed them, "Ah here it is! This one, the jungle one, it's the only one not overrun with things they can't control and they often maintain with great care."

"A jungle?!" Leo exclaimed, "Yatta! Leo will conquer it!"

"Oh, you have a Ban too…" Houji noted, handing the frying pan over to Sela.

*CLANG!*

"Where did you get this frying pan?" Umeko asked.

"Oh, the cooking store a few blocks down from the cafe," Aphrodite replied, "All handmade."

"Ahh."

"But it seems we have a gameplan," Tusk noted, "So let's…"

"Wait…" Amu spoke, earning the groups' attention, "...Where's Amy?"

"...You gotta be kidding me!" Tails groaned, facepalming.

"Well, if we're gonna save your friends, we'll need to go fast. We can use Eagle's mecha to fly there," Ban spoke, standing back up despite the lumps on his noggin, "It will need to be a small team so we have room on the trip back. The rest can form a stealth team to Fuji to repair your AI."

"I'll keep a private line open so we won't have to worry about GUN interfering," Nicole spoke, "Plus I can keep you informed in case the Deathgaellians make a move."

"Good point," Tusk noted, "We have no clue of the range our tails will be able to help us know if they invade since they've always attacked the city near Yamato and Mario's home. ...Speaking of..."

"Considering that trees from Mobius were grown here, I managed to convince him to try some of them out for carving," Aphrodite explained, "Last I saw, he was making carvings of eagles and gorillas that could double as coasters."

"Phew…" Yamato sighed, knowing his uncle was distracted, "He'll be busy with that for a while…"

"Here's hoping they're alright on that island…" Amu noted.

"I am not alright," Bud grumbled, being pulled along between Sonic and Roll with their hands all chained with a bomb strapped to Sonic and Roll's ankles as they were led down a hallway, "I demand my sword back, and my phone call...and that I not be chained to the couple."

"Quiet. You had your chance, but you blew the time-frame due to the shock of all that she…" the guard leading them motioned to Roll, "...had on her."

"...Again, how did you even fit all that on you?" Sonic asked, "And how were not even bothered by all the chains from most of those things?"

"Mmm mm," Roll shrugged as she looked around at the various cells they passed by, "Nani? Ano...Sir, what are these things?"

"Well at least you're being respectful and not calling me names," the guard snorted as they passed a cell holding a struggling humanoid creature resembling a wolf made of stained glass that was chained up to the farthest wall from the cell door, "Creatures that GUN has encountered and managed to sedate for capture after they assaulted our forces. Many of them are creatures that Super Sentai and Kamen Riders have battled and we've had to set up multiple precautions for escape." he pointed at a cell where a circle of salt with markings made of salt were surrounding a small device resembling an eye that seemed to follow them as they walked by, "That one took several escape attempts for us to figure out how to use warding from various religions to keep it locked up."

"Yeesh…" Sonic cringed at that.

"Hey! Let me outta here!" a black and white bear with a red eye snapped, struggling with the bars, "I know I got many more copies, but you pricks are making it hard for me to cause despair! ...Oh wait...you did kidna cause that with that announcement...and yet I didn't cause it!"

"...What the fresh hell was that?" Bud asked.

"Some bear we found at the abandoned building that was once Kibougamine. We don't try to talk to it," the guard replied as they soon entered a massive room with their pathway going over it.

"WHOA!" Sonic yelped, "Is that a real Mechagodzilla?"

"No. That is a mecha used by the Mirai Sentai Timeranger," the guard replied, trying very hard to not look at the massive silver T-Rex-based robot trimmed in reds and blacks with laser cannons that were plugged up on its back, "It is known as the V-Rex."

"How did you even get it?" Bud asked.

"The idiots left it in this time period," the guard replied.

"...Eh?" Roll asked.

"I'm serious. The Timerangers actually came from the far future and, due to time travelling things that I never fully understood, this was originally in the Triassic era and then came to the present," the guard explained.

"Why leave it?" Sonic asked as its yellow eyes looked at them.

"I don't know. It belonged to a ranger called TimeFire."

V-Rex seemed to perk up hearing that name as the ground shook slightly. The four nearly stumbled from the shaking ground before the guard banged on the railing.

"Oi, oi! Calm down, dammit!" the guard snapped, "Guy went and died in a big invasion from these future mafia guys several years back. Team Alpha-11 Codenamed 'Giant Hunters' found this in a cave in South America and brought it here. If it gets damaged enough, it shuts down for 24 hours and actually repairs itself during that time."

"His owner died?" Roll asked.

"Grrr…." V-Rex growled at hearing 'Owner'.

"I think the correct term is partner," Bud corrected.

"Like we care," the guard snorted, "For all we know, that terrorist scum died in an alleyway like the piece of filth he i-WOAH!" he yelped when V-Rex roared in anger right at him.

"You deserve that for disrespecting the dead," Bud frowned.

"...Mmm…" Roll glanced over at the guard that was trying to recover before lightly flicking one of her tails at the V-Rex, causing a muffin to fall into its mouth, "Gomen for not having more, V-Rex-san."

"..." Sonic blinked twice.

"...What? They never checked my tails," Roll whispered before one of said tails smacked her in the face, "...Ite…"

"Aw shut up, ya stupid metal lizard!" the guard snapped, pulling the three out of there, "Ugh. I hate that thing...not as much as that yappy sword we found."

'Caliburn?' Sonic pondered as they came upon a large door.

"Alright. Here's your cell," the guard informed, "As per regulations, I now have to inform you of the cell's structure. It is a 20x60 multi-layered cell. The innermost layer is made of reinforced steel and a triple-locked door. Layer two is a chamber that distributes an incapacitating agent into Layer 1 via tubes. Surrounding all that is several hundred thousand gallons of water which the cell rests inside of a clear case with a vent on the ceiling for air to enter on top of the cell." he slid a card through a slot on the side before the doors slid open, revealing a clear tunnel showing the large amount of water surrounding a cell in the center of it all that was 20x60.

"So all of us are going in that one room?" Bud asked.

"Yes…"

"Stay off my half of the room," Bud told the other two.

"You three should be honored. Our best prisoner lived in this cell 'till the day he died," the guard informed as he led them into the cell, revealing the walls were littered in dug in equations, "I don't have the clearance to know what the higher ups do about these numbers, so don't ask. An extra blanket has been provided for privacy if one requires to do business in private from the other two, but covering the bars will result in the gas being introduced and officers deployed."

"This blanket's mine now," Bud spoke.

"What? What does…"

"I licked it. It's mine now," Bud explained simply.

"You remind me of an annoying green bird I know," Sonic deadpanned.

"That's not how it works!" the guard spoke.

"Too bad...I licked the keys, too." Bud spoke.

"What?" he blinked taking the keys out, "Hah...nice try...GRRK!" he cried as he was punched in the neck and knocked out.

"Wait...when did you?" Sonic blinked.

"Talons...good for something," Bud spoke while dropping his cuffs on the guard, "Like your idiot mate and her tails."

"Hah?" Sonic asked before Roll held up her hands, showing the cuffs were gone, "...Am I the only one who doesn't have a way to get these off without needing the keys? And Roll is not an idiot."

"If your hands had been behind your back..." Bud began as he plucked a quill from his head and used it to pick the lock on his cuffs, "And you were smarter…"

"Oi…"

"What do we do with him?" Roll asked as they saw Bud about to dump him in the toilet.

"What?" Bud blinked, "Oh fine fine…" he tossed him on the bed, "...first…" he took all his weapons, and body armor and then his shoes, "Huh...We have the same foot size. ...These are mine now."

"You are one weird old man," Sonic replied to all that before crying in pain as Bud thumped his head.

"And you are an idiot while your mate there is an even bigger one." he went on.

"Oi!" Roll barked.

"Need I even point at your ten tails from invoking the Apex State?" Bud scowled.

"How do you know about that?" Sonic asked.

"I read as a hobby. And again, Aphrodite's tail was quite fluffy," he replied, leading them back out, "Also, I could sense the blood lust from the other side of Japan. Had Yamato not been clever and your other friends resourceful, she would not be here now."

"Because I'd burn my life force out?"

"No, because I'd end you before you could kill Robotnik."

"Alright, birdman...talk. What's up with you protecting that lunatic?" Sonic spoke, "I mean, I do it for my reasons, but what's yours? You're kind of a jerk to everyone but Yamato, so why do you care?"

"Don't you even know he killed my father, Skye Sakurai? I thought he was your friend," Roll scowled.

"That and my reasons are two different ideals." he explained simply, "My loyalty to my friends is one thing that bonds me to our home world, but my reasons for protecting Robotnik are neither from the ideal of I am a champion of justice. It is merely to repent for the cruelty of others...the cruelty who shed first blood in this conflict…"

"Repent?" Roll repeated.

"Robotnik is one of two humans who crossed into our world…" Bud spoke simply, earning surprised looks from the two, "At the time before that...he was a professor of science...a different man... One I dare say...was a good man and teacher. With a student...a young boy…" he paused, "But...the Council...they did not like humans. They assumed they were invaders. So they locked them up and persecuted them. They even considered and attempted to kill them."

"Kill?!" Sonic repeated.

"I didn't know what their talks were...I was but the captain of the guard and Skye had been banished along with his wife by Queen Aleena just hours before they arrived," Bud explained, "I wanted nothing more than to send them home…" he stopped, "But they wouldn't let them go…" he gripped his fist as his talons began digging into his hands, "So...I struck down my fellow guards...and attempted to help them escape home to Earth."

"What...what happened?" Sonic asked as he and Roll noticed his difficulty with the memory.

"We ran from the royal guard...I tried my best...but I couldn't protect the boy," Bud explained, "After that, I vowed not to let our world be linked to Earth any longer. If the two sides met...many many more innocent lives could be lost. Robotnik, however...refused to come with me back to Earth. I had no right to force him...not after how I failed."

"...What did he say exactly?" Sonic asked.

"...'I won't go back. I found a way to make sure no one ever receives this type of pain again…'"

"...My uncle was working on the original Roboticizer in hopes to bring back limbs people had lost," Sonic spoke, "...I think before he ran off with you...he found the blueprints for the original…and just shortly after me and my sibs were born...began Mobius' darkest day...the day he took over our world."

"..."

"I don't know what mom and the council were thinking at the time, but...we didn't deserve what happened…" Sonic continued with a frown, "Robotnik. He….he hurt everyone in ways you can never imagine...he forced those Roboticized to capture or kill their families...he killed people before their loved ones as a message to never defy him...he...he stole Mobian's free will with the Roboticizer, the very machine my uncle tried to use to help people...he...he was a demon personified before he mentally broke and became Eggman…and even then, he continued to try and ruin our lives. He captured everyone I knew to use them as batteries to fuel his city...he destroyed Knothole, the very place me and those who survived Mobitropolos' fall...I even lost someone close..."

"He attacked the village my family was living in when I was just turning five. He shot my Tou-san right in-between the eyes with his own hands," Roll frowned.

"Do you despise me?" Bud asked simply to all that, "Do you feel the need to blame me for what happened to your loved ones?" he asked as they stared at him, "I won't fault you if you do. I won't reply with my own anger if you hate me for what I did. I know what I did caused great harm to the world I once called home. But...that world is not my own any more. The Earth is my home. A world where I have come to learn of the hatred for that which does not belong. But I still found kindness here...a kindness I have not repaid...one I might never repay in this life. But I live my current life according to the present. What I can do for its future and for those who call it home." he explained as they stared at him, "Right now as you look at me with those tear filled eyes at the memories of horror, I am not standing here as a Mobian. I am standing here as an inhabitant of Earth. Whatever pain Mobius suffered...I can not relate, for in my mind I had already lost all my ties to that world. The loss of my friend saddens me. But I can not change that by letting it turn me down a dark path. Robotnik...Eggman whatever you prefer...I can not abide a Mobian judging him...he must be judged by another human."

"...On that, we can agree," Sonic nodded, earning a cringe from Roll, "I mean...I wanted to take him down to make sure he never harms anyone ever again..but if he's to be judged, it should be by his own people...especially after what he's done after coming back here to Earth. I mean..his first attacked involved robots...powered by human children."

"?!"

"Yeah...I can't forgive him for that..and neither can Yamato...but I won't let him be killed. If anything...he deserves to be judged by his own kind...by humans," Sonic continued.

"On that much, we can agree at least...Sonic," Bud spoke as he looked at Roll, "Sakurai Roll…" she looked at him, "Do you know why I feel this way?" he asked as she shook her head, "The future…" he spoke simply, "If there is to ever be a future of understanding...both sides must see that they recognize the evil of their own kinds...and we must do so. So that the next generations of our worlds can begin to talk together."

"I can respect that and understand it, along with what you both wish for him to be judged by," Roll noted before one of her tail tips grazed her back, between her shoulders, "But...I have already made my bed at that fifth birthday of mine and must lie in it. It's this year, Bud-san."

"Taku…" Bud sighed, "If I cared...I'd explain it to the idiot…"

"Aw come on! I got demoted back to 'idiot' already?!" Sonic complained, "That s-wait, what?"

"Very well…" Bud spoke, "Then for the sake of your next generation...I'll ensure you're wrong about that, Sakurai Roll."

"I wish you luck, Bud-Ojisan."

"?"

"Tou-san liked to talk about a bird Mobian he always called his brother," Roll explained, "You're that Mobian, so...you're family in a way. Hence...you're Ojisan."

"I know my feathers have gone white, but even I don't like such a name at my age…" Bud sighed, "Regardless...first we need to escape." he walked ahead, "If I remember correctly...they took all our stuff this way."

"Gotcha/hai," the two nodded as they followed him, Sonic giving Roll a confused look when she wasn't looking.

"Heh heh heh...ahh...Such lovely chaos…" Robotnik chuckled darkly, watching the riots that were happening on screen, "To think...it took one attack and not only have I made Sonic public enemy number 1, but I've helped turned the people of Earth against its own protectors...such brilliance…"

"Hmph. It just shows the true reality of humanity," Shadow scoffed.

"Oh come now. It's just to ensure Lord Ginis is entertained and to get those thorns out of our..."

"I am not," Ginis spoke.

"Huh?"

"I've come to like the Earth for one reason…" Ginis spoke, "They bite back...boring...this is beyond boring now. Humans tearing themselves apart while we do nothing…" an aura began to form around him, "It's empty…" he closed his hands as the screen cracked, "I want them to know it was me who crushed them...not some old human with too much ego."

"GH?!" Quval and Naria tensed at the tone he used.

"It's so much better when humanity has a common enemy to go against...but when you have humanity fear its very protectors and prevent them from fighting back, the excitement just...fades away to nothing," Ginis continued as he stood up.

"In that case, I have a way to give you that common enemy, Lord Ginis," Shadow offered.

"Hmm?"

"The Eclipse Cannon."

"...The name alone intrigues me. Continue," Ginis ordered.

"Of course…" Shadow nodded as he walked to the viewing window, looking out at a large moon-shaped object floating in orbit nearby in the distance, "The Space Colony ARK has one weapon...one powerful enough to destroy an entire planet when given the right power source...the Eclipse Cannon. With one Chaos Emerald...it has enough power to destroy a meteor...with two, an entire meteor storm...with four or five...enough to leave a massive crater on the moon...with all seven…" he looked out at Earth, "Enough to destroy Earth itself…"

"Heh...Now that...is what I like," Ginis smirked, "Shadow...you've leveled up to commander...Find the remaining Emeralds and reactivate the ARK."

"But of course, my Lord," Shadow formally bowed.

"I just got a bad shiver," Sonic spoke as they walked up to the location where all their stuff was stored, "Roll, please stop playing with the time traveling robo dinosaur…"

"But he seems lonely," Roll replied, tossing another muffin over the higher walkway they were on than before, letting V-Rex hop to eat it.

"You know we can't keep it...He doesn't shrink…" Sonic complained.

"...Could we ask Tails for a shrinking ray?"

"Not after the last time he made one," Sonic deadpanned before shuddering, "That...that was just embarrassing for me, Manic, and Sonia since her outfit did not have pockets at the time."

"And now I wish I had ears to yank off," Bud spoke as he picked the lock to the storage room with his talons, "Alright, we're good and…" he opened the door only to frown, "And there's another door with a keycard." he pulled out the card he swiped from the guard, "Good thing I grabbed this." he slid it through the slot only to get a buzz, "...Stupid guard. Excuse me, I'll go back and...return...this."

"There's a passcode device here," Sonic spoke as he pointed at it on the door.

"...Let me try this…" Bud said as he entered something, only to get a buzz, "...grr...1-1-1…"

*BUZZ!*

"1-1-2."

*BUZZ!*

"1-1-3!"

*BUZZ!*

"GAH! This door is a son of a bitch!"

"Soka...Tou-san was the one who handled machines…" Roll chuckled with a sweatdrop.

"Time to knock it down...boy, ram into it at max speed," Bud ordered to Sonic.

"Hah?!"

"You got a thick enough head...you'll survive it." Bud explained as Roll shrugged in agreement.

"...yeesh. It's like Sally never left…" Sonic muttered as he took some steps back, "Only difference is it's coming from some old foggy."

"OI!"

"Heh. Had to get one in," Sonic smirked before curling into a ball, spinning in place before he became a blur and rammed into the door, "OOF!" he grunted as he uncurled and stepped back a few feet...just as the door fell over, "Hey I got it...ooh..hit my head harder than I thought...starting to remember certain memories...man, I bugged the hell out of Antione when we shared the same hut."

"Hmm?"

"De'coolette," Roll explained to Bud.

"Ah...I think I gave his dad or grandpa a case of dirt head once because he moved the nest I made in a place I liked to nap all because it wasn't 'legal,'" Bud recalled before rapid squeaking echoed, "...Who put them in a glass bubble?"

"Them?" Roll repeated as Bud went inside and pulled out a few Zyuoh Cubes, "Oh!"

"We'll take them with us," Bud said simply, "Your hologram friend would love 'em."

"Hmm? I just heard someone…" a female voice spoke, "Hey Cal! I think we're finally getting busted out!"

"Please do not call me that…"

"...Was that Caliburn?" Sonic blinked.

"Over there," Roll noted as they walked around a corner and blinked twice.

Stabbed into an anvil was Caliburn. Beside him, also stabbed into an anvil, was another sword. It looked almost like a perfect copy of Caliburn, but the gold had been replaced with silver and the red was turquoise. The pointed parts of the guard had been smoothed into rounded parts while the 'face' sported a pair of feminine magenta eyes. Both were facing a computer screen with a Google Home device that was currently playing a movie that was showing a man with a green, bald head dancing to a song while dressed up as a flamenco dancer with maracas in his hands.

"Oh! Hey, it's Artie! Hey there, Artie!" the sword greeted, bending a bit to wave itself like it were a hand.

"...Artie?" Roll repeated, looking at Sonic with a raised brow.

"I have no idea who this is," Sonic replied.

"Knave, Lady Roll, companion to Knave and Lady Roll," Caliburn greeted, "My...ahem…'sister,' Caliwave."

"Sister?" Roll asked.

"We were forged from the same slab of metal," Caliwave replied.

"Talking magic swords that are siblings…" Bud spoke.

"Pfft! Oh please..you should've seen Zuban and Byakko...man, that guy liked to talk!" Caliwave laughed.

"Who?"

"Oh, a pair of magical swords that were in here before," Caliwave replied, "Zuban just walked out on his own two feet and this nice elderly man appeared and took Byakko with him but left a very nice platter of rice balls with a lovely surprise in each one." she twisted around, "I believe Zuban was over there and Byakko was right over there."

"How is she doing that?" Sonic asked.

"She had mercury and quicksilver mixed into the chunk of metal that was used during her forging," Caliburn replied, "Her blade is malleable, yet cannot cut."

Caliwave gasped, "Burnie, you promised!"

"Do not call me that either!"

"A sword that can't cut?" Bud pondered, "Hmm...maybe that manga wasn't so fantastical."

"Honestly, it is so nice to meet new folks that aren't magical or technologically advanced items," Caliwave noted, "Last one who spoke to me in person that wasn't GUN was over fifty years ago. Oh, he was such a nice elderly gentlemen when he had his moments of clarity."

"It sounds like you met a lot of characters," Roll noted.

"Like you wouldn't believe...like the time with the old vase that spit out a blue armored Ninja that sounded JUST like Frankie from One Piece! He did try to get me out with him, but the spell that keeps me in this thing only lets specific women pull me out," Calliwave sighed, "I mean, he tried to get the whole thing, but he's not as good of a ninja as you'd think...I mean, he was blue so points there...but ooh boy that temper! He chased around this one guard for hours after he misunderstood what he said. Hey, Google! When did the ninja chase the guard?"

=February 27, 1985=

"That's when the ninja chased the guard," she giggled, "Ahh...I miss him. He was a good conversationalist. Shame his katana was such a stick in the mud."

"I do believe it is time to leave now," Caliburn noted.

"Right," Sonic nodded as he grasped Caliburn by the handle and pulled him out easily, "Sorry 'bout leaving you behind."

"It is fine...knave."

"Hoo boy, I'm not even gonna get a 'Sonic' from you when I'm mature for a while, aren't I?"

"Hmm...Now what was your first clue?" he asked sarcastically.

"Only women can pull you out?"

"Specific women, dearie. So it might not surprise you that if you try and…" Caliwave began before Roll grasped her handle and pulled her out, "...Well...This, uh...This is a surprise. But I'll take it!" the end of her blade turned into a hand and pointed nearby, "Some scabbards are right over there if you need a way to carry us. And could you be a dear and grab the Google Home, too? I have all my blackmail over the decades stored in it through recording my accounts of those times and I'd rather not lose all the settings I've set in it."

"She's had way too much free time…" Caliburn sighed.

"Well...At least we can f-" Sonic began before the vent above him suddenly opened and dropped a familiar pink hedgehog on top of him, "OOF!"

"Oh great...now it's raining idiots," Bud sighed, walking off, "I'm gonna look for more stuff to steal."

"Ow…" Amy groaned, laying on top of Sonic as she rubbed her head.

"Lady Amy," Caliburn greeted.

"Calburn? Wh...AHH! SONIC!" Amy beamed as she hugged Sonic, "Have no fear, your sweet Amy Rose is here to save you! ...oh and Roll, too."

"Great to see you too…" Roll deadpanned.

"I like being ignored!" Bud shouted as he opened cases, "Let's see...Spear of Longinus...nope." he tossed it away, "Holy grail...nah." he tossed the case away again.

"Boy, Gallahad must be rolling in his grave at how easy that was found," Caliwave giggled.

"Kaiza Gear…" Bud opened a case, seeing a high tech belt inside, "Not in your life…" he tossed it in the trash.

"Eh?"

"Do not ask, because I will not tell," Bud replied as he went on.

"Huh...Oh my gosh! Nimmie~! Why you don't look a day over 1000," Caliwave noted to Amy.

"Nimmie? Who's that? My name's Amy Rose and-and-and you're another talking sword."

"Yup!"

"Ugh...why'd you come here…?" Sonic asked.

"...Anyway, I can save you and get us both out of here, Sonic!" Amy beamed.

"How?" Sonic asked before Amy pulled out a platinum-colored keycard.

"The master keycard…"

"Sweet! Give it!"

"Only if you marry me."

"Well, you have to give her points for honesty," Bud spoke, walking back in as he had stolen several magical swords, "So what's the game...have both girls fight over you in a mud pit?"

"Oh please. Mud is so early 2000s. Go with the pit of soap and easily-tearable clothing," Caliwave noted.

"Can we not?!" Sonic complained.

"Hey it's your love life...I'm just enjoying the insanity," Bud replied.

"I've spent the last several dozen years watching soaps. This is my bread and butter," Caliwave added, "Now if only you were all speaking Korean and there was a whacky gimmick! Then we'd have a HIT!" she laughed.

"Is the fact they are not humans gimmick enough?" Bud asked.

"Pfft...That's only been done to near death…" Caliwave snorted, waving him off.

"So…"

"No marriage," Sonic replied instantly before looking around, "Now there's gotta be something on that faker here."

"Faker?" Amy repeated.

"A black and red hedgehog with quills that go up like Super Sonic," Roll explained, pushing up the four quills on the sides of Sonic's head.

"Don't do that," Sonic grumbled.

"...Wait. You mean that hedgehog that's trying to frame my Sonic?!" Amy exclaimed.

"You ran into him?" Bud asked.

"...I…may have mistaken him as Sonic…"

"...How….?" Bud asked in disbelief.

"He looked like Sonic from the back!"

"You mean he's got the same butt?" Caliwave asked, as she took a peek, "Eh...I've seen better."

"Back up!" Sonic shouted, "Amy...you mean to tell me that faker is here?!"

"I think...he ran into the jungle before Eggman could attack me...Thankfully Tails was there to help," Amy replied.

"WHAT?!" Sonic and Roll exclaimed.

"Can I kill this one?" Bud asked, pulling out a katana that had a glowing black blade.

"This was a stupid idea!" Lion shouted as things exploded, "And that's from me!"

"You have any better ideas?!" Shark argued as she cut through a few Moebas and GUN Robots.

"Well no one expected the Meobas and Eggman! I wanted to go to Fuji with the Dekarangers and Aunty!" Lion cried.

"Well, we couldn't plan properly because Amy had to be her fangirl self and bolt right for Sonic!" Elephant argued, crushing a GUN Tank robot with his feet before punching a Moeba.

"We...we just need to adapt!" Eagle spoke, slicing down robots and Moeba who got in his path, "I hope she found them at least." he spoke, jumping and landing on a Big Foot as he stabbed his sword into the console in the cockpit, making it fall over. He ripped the windshield off as he grabbed the pilot inside and knocked him out with a headbut to his helmet.

"Knowing Amy-chan...most likely," Tiger added as she slashed a few Moebas and GUN Robots, instantly freezing them.

"I wanna know where Tails got a plane that can make feet!" Lion added.

"He made it!" Tiger replied.

"Wanted to upgrade the Tornado!" Tails added, piloting the blue and yellow plane-themed mech as he dodged some bullets, "Nice try, Eggman."

"Grr...little brat!" Ro...er, Eggman snapped as he tried firing a few missiles at him, "Stay out of my way!"

"Sorry, but no!" Tail shouted, firing his own missiles as they clashed with Eggman's, resultign in a semi-large explosion.

"Grr...I will enjoy Roboticizing your sister b…" Eggman began before covering his mouth, "...No...let them think I'm my foolish self again…"

"Hmm?" Shark paused from slicing a Moeba upon hearing that, "Wait...that way he spoke just now...it sounded like…"

=Sir, I'm dealing with a roadblock…= Lien-Da spoke from Eggman's communicator.

"D'oh...what now?!" Eggman complained.

=Turns out someone else knew about the three Chaos Emeralds GUN had stashed here…=

"WHAT?!"

"So that explains why Eggman's here," Elephant noted as he smashed another GUN Robot.

"D'oh! I should've put it on mute!" Eggman facepalmed before a boxing glove from Tails' mech punched his, "GAh! Grr…you INSIGNIFICANT LOWER LIFEFORM! I WILL CUT YOUR TAILS AND USE THEM AS A SCARF!"

"What? No quips?" Tails asked with a smirk.

"No...I rather see you fall in despair as I turn your own sister into my personal slave!"

"...no…" Shark whispered in realization, "No no no no no…"

"Sela?" Eagle spoke as he landed.

"No...no it can't be…" Shark whispered as she began to shake, "Not him…"

"Oi, Sela. What's wrong?" Lion asked after smashing a GUN Robot's face in.

"That...that's not Eggman!"

"Eh?" everyone stopped -even the robots and Moeba's- at that.

"That...that voice..I know it anywhere…"

"...heh…heheheheheheheh…" Eggman began to give a low chuckle, an almost raspy sound to it, "Aw...I was hoping to keep it a surprise...I guess it was too much to ask for…" he added as he took his goggles off, revealing his eyes to the Mobians.

"?! No…" Elephant whispered, fear heavy in his voice.

"No no no…" Tiger added as she began to heavily shake.

"Oh gods no…." Lion added.

"Black and red?" Eagle pondered in shock.

"Oh my dear boy…" Robotnik began as he looked at him, "You've seen them before...back when you met my...truly embarrassing self…"

"...Wait. So that moment after I punched you…"

"Was me coming back for a moment…" Robotnik grinned darkly, "A shame I didn't have you join me...I would've loved to have you help me bring those pathetic Mobians down into such heart wrenching despair…"

"I would never hurt another living creature like that!" Eagle snapped.

"Oh...I've never faced such a...passionate, Hehehe, hero," Robotnik spoke, "I wonder...how much it takes to push out that rage inside of you."

"Grr…" Eagle growled, gripping his swords handle tighter.

"Just my words are causing a reaction, hm? Well...this shouldn't be too hard then," Robotnik chuckled.

"Yamato...We need to hurry and find Sonic...now," Tails spoke, gulping.

"Why end this so soon? We've barely just begun. Besides...we have plenty of time before the entire island goes...boom," Robotnik grinned.

"We have to get the others...hurry!" Eagle ordered, shaking off his anger.

"Oh what's the rush, boy?" Robotnik stopped him, "Why...don't you want to talk with the only human to live among these Mobians you are so interested in?" he asked, making him stop, "Why...we both are men of science, are we not? I am sure I have much to discuss with you given how in depth I have studied them...hehehe…"

"Oi, Yama…" Lion began as Eagle vanished in a burst of fire.

"AH!" Eagle roared as he flew around, cutting down robots and Moeba's before he appeared right in front of Robotnik as he swung both his swords and sliced into his robot, tearing it apart.

"GH!" he cringed, hitting the ground as everything he cut down began exploding, "What...was...that?" he asked, shocked at the power behind that.

"Y-Yamato?" Tails blinked owlishly in shock.

"I…am nothing like you…" Eagle heavily panted as he gripped his swords tighter, "I refuse to believe you were born so evil… I refuse to think any human could be so horrible… But even still!" he shouted, "I can't forgive you for all you've done to them...their families...friends...ghh… I'll make sure you pay for what you've done!" he shook his head, "I have to be the one who does it...I'm a human, too. I have to be the one who stops you! Because I'm a human who has been altered by the Mobians, too… I need to be the one to stop you for them!"

"For them? Oh please. You want to simply 'stop' me, my boy? Then what of poor, little Roll Sakurai, hm?"

"Eh?"

"Oh, has she not told you? If she does not kill me, well...she'll die on the spot. All because I shot her poor, dear daddy right in between the eyes."

"Gh?!"

"So if you even kill me...you in turn will kill her...Quite the conundrum, isn't it? And just think, all because Sonic, the hero, wants me tried by humans...he's also dooming his own bonded mate to a death sentence. Even in my madness, just watching him slowly kill her without even understanding what he was causing by trying to be the hero... Oh, it's quite...relishing."

"Grr…"

"Oh, and then there's Roll Sakurai's dear sweet little brother...if you let her die...he will hate you and Sonic...heh. It is rather funny...a family so dedicated to love...lost to nothing but pure hate and malice...and most importantly...despair…Can you live with that, my boy? Helping to turn such a family into hate-filled monsters? Monsters...like me?"

"They won't…" Eagle spoke simply.

"Huh?" Robotnik blinked at that, "'They won't?!' Is that all you can say?! Have you no proof?"

"I do…" Eagle spoke simply as he moved his right hand up to his chest over his heart, "I know...that won't happen. They are hurt...they lost someone they love...but even still, they have family waiting for them. To comfort and care for them, to accept them. I don't know how to save Roll...but I'm not the one who can. I will have faith...as simple as that."

"Faith? A simply broken…"

"But it's not broken!" Eagle cut him off, "After all you did to them on Mobius...after all that terror...that horror...they had faith...they had hope! You never broke that! Not once did you! Sonic stood up and stopped you!" he took a step forward, "For all you did...you never took that from them. No matter how evil you were...how many times you hurt them...So many of them still had hope in their hearts! You failed in that regard! You never destroyed that hope in their hearts!"

"No...I...I shattered it...I…"

"I can feel it...Sonic...Leo...Sela...Amu...Tusk...Tails...all of them. They had hope in one another that one day, one day you would fall. That they could reclaim their world." Eagle spoke, "For all your evil...you still failed to destroy the one thing that stopped you."

"...heh...heh heh...well...congratulations, boy...you've made me hate someone as much as Sonic and that buzzard Bud…you," Robotnik growled in his chuckles, "When I defeat you...I will relish in the despair on your comrades' faces...and once I am done with you..I will rebuild my empire not just on Mobius..but here on Earth...heh...I can think of my personal guard patrols now...Cyber Sentai Mechonger…and the other heroes of this world...Kamen Hunters..and Ultra-metalmen...oh but listen to me ramble on..." a green beam began to surround him as he began to vanish, "I need to prepare for the surprise...Farewell...Zyuohgers…" he added as he vanished, the sounds of his laughter echoing throughout the area.

"I thought he was gone...I thought he broke!" Lion shivered.

"How...how is he back?" Shark asked as she hugged herself.

"Oh Auntie is gonna be in a very bad place when she learns about this…" Tiger whimpered, "She barely managed to keep Haseo-chan from ever seeing Robotnik back then, but now…"

"It's okay," Eagle spoke, "I'll stop him." he declared, simply gripping his swords.

"Yamato...you…"

"No...I can do this…" Eagle assured, "I now see what you had to deal with...and I'll shoulder that pain."

"..." Shark sighed, "Leave it to Yamato in making us feel like he can back up what he says."

"Like hell I'm letting you do it alone!" Lion declared, "I'll be with ya the whole way!"

"Hai, hai!" Tiger agreed, "That's what a team's about!"

"For once...we finally get a chance to take him down," Elephant spoke, "For some reason...unlike last time… It feels like we really do have a chance." he spoke as they all stared at their Red leader.

"Yamato is really cool…" Tails whispered before his ears flattened before a laser shot went over his head where they had been, "Uh-oh. GUN brought out the reinforcements."

"We can't afford to lose this spot," Eagle spoke, "Until Sonic and the others get here…" he swung his Eagriser as it turned into a whip and it swung around, slashing a giant line in the ground, forcing the GUN reinforcements to scramble back in panic, "We hold this line!"

"Yosha!" the others cheered in agreement.

'Hope the others are doing okay on their job with our senpai,' Eagle thought.

Earlier, a few minutes after the Prison Island team had left, the Fuji Team were packing their supplies up.

"I've never seen this kind of fruit before," Ban noted, looking at a heart-shaped pink and yellow fruit.

"It's called Heart Fruit," Aphrodite informed from behind a folding screen, "Eating it increases fertility."

"Ulp," Ban tossed it away.

"Stop messing with their things," Houji said, dope slapping Ban, "Tetsu can only buy us so much time before GUN wonders where we all went...and the dummies Umeko made won't fool anyone."

"I am so thankful Skye gave me permission to use the teleporters," Nicole noted as she, Jasmine, and Sen were looking at a digital map.

"It felt like it was...here," Jasmine noted as she pointed at a spot on the map, letting Nicole put a yellow flag on it.

"The nearest bunker seems to be on the other side of the lake here," Sen noted as he pointed at a blinking spot on the map, "...There are a lot of bunkers like this, aren't there?"

"A hundred of them to be precise, all filled with a random piece of Mobius in it," Nicole replied.

"How could they do it without SPD or someone finding out?" Umeko asked with wide eyes.

"Mole Mobians could dig out the spaces where the bases could be put while also carrying the device the royal scientists made for teleportation to where the bases would go," Nicole replied, "No one would see anything on the surface and work could be done without notice since they were placed deep underground to prevent discovery. The heavy foliage around the way to Mobius would also obscure any overhead view of that area when troops tasked with delivering supplies and material for constructing the bases would arrive from the cube."

"Oh…" many of them nodded.

"You know most of that is illegal," Houji ruined the mood.

"Ah, Houji…" Ban and Umeko groaned.

"It is fair," Aphrodite noted, "Considering the royal hedgehog family were the ones who had these made, I'll speak with my honorary children about if SPD could handle these."

"I'll help!" Ban smiled.

"It may not look it, but Ban is actually the captain of the SPD Fire Squad, our galactic version of SWAT," Jasmine explained, "He actually holds more power of superiority then even Doggie."

"S-Sugei…" Haseo awed, wearing his ninja outfit, as Ban chuckled, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"Fire Squad is made of all Reds from across the cosmos." Houji added to explain their odd name for a police team.

"I love it," Aphrodite giggled as she stepped out, wearing a figure-hugging navy blue bodysuit, wooden sandals, and her hair pulled into a bun with a tanto on her back, "Shall we proceed to fix my late Darling's AI?"

"Wow...Ninja!" Umeko awed with stars in her eyes.

"Why thank you, Umeko-chan," Aphrodite giggled.

"Here's hoping things will be alright there, kyu," Miyuki noted.

"Daijobu!" Ban smiled, "We'll be there to help! We'll keep you safe 'till the very end! Of that you can be sure, kono Banban never goes back on his word!"

"Arigatou, Ban-san," Aphrodite thanked with a bow, "Nicole-chan, if you'd please?"

"Now teleporting eight to Bunker 7," Nicole informed before the SPD, Miyuki, Haseo, and Aphrodite vanished.

Moments later, the eight appeared on a square pad in the center of another bunker. The interior was designed after that of an European castle's main room with several imposing wooden doors. Suits of armor designed for several different kinds of Mobian decorated the walls, each sporting a weapon and shield in hand while the floor sported an intricate blue, green, magenta, and gold design.

"Oh my God…" Houji spoke in English.

"Eh...It's like that one royal palace on that one world everyone calls Space Vegas!" Ban chuckled.

"Space Vegas?" Miyuki repeated before Jasmine and Umeko dopeslapped Ban.

"We swore to never speak of that place again!" the two barked, their faces bright red in embarrassment.

"What I say? I don't even remember half of that trip…" Ban cried.

"Me neither," Sen sighed.

"I acknowledged nothing…" Houji looked away.

"Ugh...What's going on?" everyone paused as a door open and Sonia emerged from it, wearing a pink sleeping gown that snugly fit her curves beneath a purple robe that was open, "...Gyah! Who are you?!" she summoned her keyboard in its gun mode, "Stay back! I am armed and not afraid to play!"

"Sonia-chan!" Aphrodite beamed.

"...Aunt Aphrodite?" Sonia asked, lowering her blaster.

"..." Houji dope slapped Ban.

"Gah! I wasn't distracted by the outfit!" Ban quickly denied.

"Lies," Houji replied, "We are SPD, Space Police Dekaranger." he held up his badge as Umeko and Jasmine took over reprimanding Ban.

"Officers, I introduce to you my honorary daughter, Princess Sonia Hedgehog, second in line to the Royal hedgehog family's kingdom," Aphrodite introduced.

"Is the first the blue dumb one that Doggie loves fighting?" Houji asked, getting a nod of approval, "Fantastic…"

"What is going on here? Aunt Aphrodite, what are you doing here with so many people?! How did you even find this pla-Did that strange hedgehog AI tell you where I was?"

"This is a long story…" she muttered.

"Evil government paramilitary splinter group is trying to declare martial law on Earth, trying to ban all heroes. Your brother and his what I can assume is complicated relationship with this kind woman's daughter got arrested and taken to a tropical island prison base. We are here for the AI memory core of the AI construct of, once more, this kind woman's late husband. We are SPD and are here to protect you Mobians who are aliens and therefore targets of the Evil Government Paramilitary splinter group," Houji said all in one breath, as he took one long breath afterwards the Mobians with them clapping in awe.

"...Of course Sonic and Roll would get in trouble with a splinter cell," Sonia sighed as she facepalmed, "...Wait. That hedgehog AI was Uncle Skye?"

"Yes. This was the base closest to where his core is," Aphrodite explained before hugging her, "Oh, I'm just so glad to see you again! I was completely worried when I didn't hear anything about you since you went off on your own!"

"So you found a secret base that responds to you, a member of the royal family. And made it into a home that suits your...style," Sen summarized.

"Yes," Sonia replied, struggling to get out of Aphrodite's hug.

"Aphrodite-san...I think you are cutting off her air supply," Jasmine spoke.

"Hm? Oh! Gomen, Sonia-chan," Aphrodite apologized, letting Sonia go.

"Ugh...Thanks," Sonia muttered.

"Security cameras on the surface show no signs of GUN in the vicinity," Nicole noted, "We're good to go."

"Yosh...I'm gonna go find the Goober!" Ban cheered before vanishing in a red blur.

"Will you be coming, Sonia-chan, kyu?" Miyuki asked.

"No thank you," Sonia replied, "I'd rather not get dragged into something crazy again."

"F-Fair, Nee-chan," Haseo nodded.

"I can't find the goober! But Umeko found the bathtub already!" Ban shouted.

"H-how do you know?" Sen asked.

"Uh...you're gonna have to trust me…" Ban replied, holding up her jacket outside of what was the bathroom.

"...I am so glad that there are several in here," Sonia muttered.

"...Jasmine, go get her out of there," Houji ordered.

"Right...get her out..." Jasmine spoke, already halfway gone, "That's what I was gonna do…"

It would take an hour before they were on the surface and making their way around the large lake.

"So far so good," Ban smiled as he walked ahead to scout a path, "We should be there in a few minutes."

"So just to be clear...this case is also the Third royal child?" Houji asked Aphrodite showing her details of recent thefts.

"Yes, he's also my godson," Aphrodite replied, "It took me quite a lot of effort to get him to change from 'swipe from everyone' to 'swipe from those that deserve it.' I couldn't get rid of the thieving fully, so why not put it to good?"

"Alright...designating this as 'Return to Parent for scolding,'" Houji muttered.

"He got the rolling pin on the behind for this one," Aphrodite noted as she pointed at one theft, "Did not think that one through at all."

"It helps to know which ones are him and which ones are...others…" he sighed.

"He's upset 'cause, recently, a Phantom Thief Sentai has popped up!" Umeko laughed.

"Urusei," Houji scowled in annoyance.

"Thief-based Sentai?" Miyuki pondered.

"Kaito Sentai Lupinranger!" Ban smiled, knowing their name already, "They've popped up recently! They steal from monster gangsters disguised as humans."

"M-Monster gangsters?" Haseo gasped.

"Yep!" Ban smiled, "Monster Gangsters, Vampires made of glass, Demons from the underworld, and aliens out the Wazoo...Earth has had it all!"

"But Heroes of all kinds always just appear to deal with them," Houji spoke.

"Yup! Like the Kamen Rider who helped in the Kibougamine Tragedy in Futo," Ban added.

"To Super Sentai like us," Jasmine added.

"We just like to help," Umeko smiled.

"Even your friends Yamato and the Zyuohgers," Sen added.

"As their Super Sentai Senpai, we need to set a good example and help however we can! Which means helping make sure you Mobians get permission to stay here so jerks like GUN can't do anything to you anymore!" Ban cheered.

"Arigatou, kyu," Miyuki thanked.

"Okay, we were there...and now we're here," Sen noted as he looked out over at the other side of the lake, "So it should be near here, right?"

"May I see the necklace again, Haseo-chan?" Jasmine asked, taking her glove off.

"Are you sure?" Umeko asked.

"Of course," Jasmine smiled, "This means so much to them, how could I not do this much?"

Haseo nodded as he took the necklace off. He handed it to Jasmine, who took it into her uncovered hand. Closing her eyes, Jasmine took in a deep breath and slowly exhaled. After a few moments, she opened her eyes and pointed at a rock nearby.

"It's coming from here," Jasmine informed as she walked over to the rock, Haseo following before yelping as he tripped.

"Ah! Haseo-chan, daijobu?" Aphrodite asked.

"I...ite…" Haseo whimpered, his nose bleeding a little.

"Oh, poor dear," Aphrodite gasped, taking out a tissue while a few drops fell on the rock.

=Genetic match recognized=

"...Did that rock just talk?" Ban asked.

=Accessing Bunker S-0. Welcome back, Skye=

"Soka...Haseo-kun is Skye's son...Even if half, he has the genetic material to open a DNA lock," Sen spoke before the group vanished and appeared inside of a single-room bunker the size of a train car.

The bunker was simple in design and had a large machine set up on one wall with a computer before it. Littering the left wall was a large map with various pink threads pinned to places with a banner reading 'Places to take Aphrodite and our future children' above it while the opposite wall was littered in photographs. Aphrodite gasped as she looked at one, showing a younger her, a younger Skye, and a younger Bud with Skye and Bud giving shaky thumbs up to the camera as Aphrodite was bandaging them...with a large pile of Mobians beaten up in the background and part of Aphrodite's shirt ripped.

"I believe we found it," Nicole spoke.

"Who's touching my butt?" Jasmine asked as the sudden warp left them bunched and cramped together in one space.

"Houji…" Ban whispered in fear.

"You have very fluffy tails, Miyuki-san," Sen noted, wrapped up in Miyuki's tails.

"Not to be that girl, but...could ya...Let go of my man?" Umeko spoke simply.

"Sorry, kyu," Miyuki apologized as they managed to move away from one another.

"He had so many things planned," Aphrodite whispered, looking at the map as trailed the thread on it, "The first and last stop would've been Paris...And we would've gone to Athens...and Niagara Falls..." tears began to form in her eyes, "Oh Darling…"

"Aphrodite-san," Ban spoke walking over, "Your husband…" he spoke, looking at the pictures, "He was a big dreamer, wasn't he?" he smiled, "He fell in love with our weird Earth rather fast. He had so much to show you and his children." he took a picture of the Eiffel Tower down and handed it to her, "I think he'd want all of you to experience all these wonderful places still. With the large family you've built."

"...You're right, Ban-san," Aphrodite sniffled, rubbing her eyes, "And we will. That I promise. But for now…" she looked over at the large device, "We have one of my Darling's creations to help."

She took off her watch and walked up to it. The watch's screen flickered before a panel opened, revealing a pair of slots. The necklace began to light up along with the watch, surprising Haseo. He took it off and walked up to the machine. Mother and son shared looks before placing the two into the device and it closed.

=Memory Unit inserted. AI Portable Storage inserted. Updating Artificial Intelligence S-1. Error: Artificial Intelligence S-1 damaged. DNA Data in Memory Unit accepted. Running=

"Uhm...wha…?" Haseo asked.

"Hm...Your Hologram Papa is getting updated," Ban summed up so he'd understand.

Several long minutes passed before a ding went off. The panel opened with a hiss and the two retrieved the items. Aphrodite put the watch back on.

"...Digital Darling?" Aphrodite asked.

The watch lit up before a yawn escaped from it, the voice slightly deeper. A moment later and Skye appeared, looking several years older. He wore a red turtleneck sweater under a white lab coat/trench coat mix and blue jeans with a pair of blue and yellow running shoes. His quills were still longer than normal male Hedgehogs had them, ending at his knees, but he had a pair of reading glasses on his face now. He stretched a bit before smiling at Aphrodite.

"Ahh...You got my gift to Roll here. Thanks for that, my Divine Dove of Love," Skye noted, the faint digital undertone gone in his voice, "GUN improved their defenses, it seems. Wasn't expecting them to make something like that for intruders." he looked over at the Dekarangers, "...I have official paperwork in the drawer over there for this bunker and a copy of my will that it'd be left to my family should I have died with the paperwork, officers."

"Thank you...someone smart," Houji sighed contently, "Proper paperwork? Too much to ask…" he rambled.

"Resist the urge to poke…" Jasmine hissed to Ban.

"You…" Aphrodite began.

"...look the same as I did the day I died? Yes," Skye nodded as he knelt down and tapped the necklace, "When Roll used it for the Mark of the Hunted ritual, she activated its primary function of storing DNA Data through the use of my blood in it. I have all the memories up until my death."

"I imagine that's not enough for the…" Nicole muttered to Aphrodite.

"Iie," Aphrodite shook her head sadly.

"If you mean releasing her from it, then I agree," Skye nodded, "And even then, it is true. He killed me in person. Though...I'm not shocked he did the deed himself." he sighed as he looked down in regret, "I'm as much to blame as Bud is for what happened on Mobius."

"Eh?" Ban pondered.

"But!" Skye clapped his hands, "That can be explained later. Right now? I have a bit of urgent information for SPD to have the advantage on GUN. Is it considered a crime to imprison a sentient mecha of a Super Sentai and perform illegal experimentation to reverse engineer it?"

"UN levels illegal," Ban smirked at his thought process.

"Then you will be happy to know GUN is in violation," Skye informed before displaying a screen showing artillery fire hitting the imprisoned V-Rex, breaking parts off it, "I was able to get several videos of them doing things like this to this marvelous creation before I was struck by their security system."

"Why doesn't it fight back?" Nicole asked.

"That's the V-Rex...He was partnered to a very devoted protector of humans, TimeFire," Ban explained, "He was thick headed from what I heard, but when he tamed V-Rex, he trained it to never hurt humans."

"A wise move at the time, but also unfortunate for this," Sen frowned.

"Where are they keeping it?"

"Based on the reverb of the audio in the films, a large underground base. Filtering it managed to give me a name: Prison Island," Skye replied.

"Aphrodite-san...With our mission complete, I'd like to escort you home as soon as possible," Ban spoke, "So we can deploy and help our Kohai at once!"

"But of course," Aphrodite replied, "Digi-Darling?"

"Would you prefer the house or as close to the SPD base as I can get you?" Skye asked.

"Boss will look after all of you," Houji spoke, "The world will end before he lets anyone reach you."

"The SPD base, please," Aphrodite confirmed.

"Alright. Based on current maps, we'll be six blocks away," Skye informed before the ground lit up, "Teleporting now."

"Only Six? May as well jump us into Boss's office!" Ban smiled, cracking his knuckles.

Doggie Kruger sat in his desk as he looked over paper after paper for any loophole. Anything he could exploit to help the situation. But on his end, he had so little to work with. He would have howled in frustration had his attention not been grabbed by the air vent being kicked down as several Mobians dropped into his office.

"Hm?" Doggie raised a brow, "I have a door, you know."

"Can things stop exploding now?" Haseo groaned, his eyes spinning.

"Digi-Darling…" Aphrodite muttered under them all.

"Considering I was able to hear everything even in my damaged state, I took Fire Squad officer Ban's order as best I could since he had the highest ranking. My apologies for any difficulties," Skye apologized, appearing from the watch.

"Soka, the mission to repair your AI unit was successful," Doggie sighed happily, "And upgraded as well, I see."

"Kruger-san, greetings," Skye greeted before displaying a digital email that went to Kruger's computer before it beeped, "I believe you will find the video files I sent to your liking and to GUN's horror."

"Oh?" Doggie pondered before opening one that showed a series of missiles hitting V-Rex, tearing off parts of its body that GUN soldiers were quick to grab and take away, their logos visible to the footage, "The V-Rex."

"I do believe this breaks many International treaties, does it not?" Skye smiled.

"Hehe…" he laughed, standing up as he moved his chair to reveal his sword hanging on the wall behind him, "Yes...Just what I wanted." he spoke while picking up his sword as he sheathed it at his side, "Ah. One more thing? Where are my officers?"

"..." Skye looked around, "Oh dear."

Miyuki looked up at the vent they came in through, "...Oh. They're stuck."

"BAN!" their voices shouted.

"It's not my fault…It was lunch time!"

"Ban, I swear if you look up, you will regret it!" Umeko warned.

"Swan...It happened again," Doggie spoke on an intercom.

=I'll get the sticks of butter and Dawn dish soap=

"Thank you…" he sighed.

"Eh? What? Look u-oh, sumimas-AH!" Ban cried, falling through the roof.

"I warned you!" Umeko barked.

"Swan…"

=Repair crew?=

"Tell them it's a Code Ban again."

"Free...dom…" Ban groaned, the imprint of Umeko's shoe on his face as he twitched on the floor.

"How are we lost on an island!?" Sonic complained as his group ran through the actual jungle part of the island.

"Considering you ran when Amy said where she saw Shadow-san go and in your haste grabbed me instead of a scabbard when I was getting one for our swords…" Roll replied as she gestured to having Caliburn and Caliwave on their hips, both nestled in a scabbard each.

"...Nevermind. As soon as I find that faker, I can clear my name, along with Yamato and the others!" Sonic shouted.

"Question...can you even sense his Chaos energy?" Bud asked, flying next to them in his Mobian form.

"...Uh…" Sonic 'replied,' looking away from the bird before they landed on a large square piece of land in the forest, "W-Whatever. At least we should be safe by this point from those GUN 'bots and the guys runnin' them."

"Oi…" Bud and Roll sighed as the former landed.

"Ma…" Roll began before one of her tails slapped her, "Ite!" she grabbed it and glared at the tail, "Mou…I really need a day just to focus on th…" she blinked twice and lowered her held tail, "Ah!"

"What?" Sonic asked before looking in her direction, seeing a familiar figure standing on top of a fallen tree, "?! Is that…?!"

"Hmm?" Shadow raised a brow as he turned, looking over to see the group, "...Tch. It's that same hedgehog...such bad timing."

"I found you...imposter!" Sonic snapped as he pointed at him.

"I'm the imposter? Ha, aren't you the fake one here?" Shadow retorted before thinking for a moment, "...Actually, aren't we on completely different levels for you to be called a fake?" he smiled in a way that just oozed pride and ego.

"Grr...that's the last straw! I'll make you eat those words!" Sonic snapped.

With that, he jumped at the black hedgehog. He swung Caliburn...only for the blade to be blocked. Sonic's eyes widened as he avoided the slash of what Shadow held. It was a large, single-edged sword that seemed to have been made of a pitch black metal with a semi-serrated edge and a web-like pattern near the point. Eight golden layers overlapped one another on the blunt side of the sword while another gold layer acted as a guard with a gold claw on the front. The handle was pure white with a gold pointed pommel and a gold decorated top with rubies embedded into it in four spots.

"Arondight! Hey, girlfriend, what's shaking?" Caliwave called, "...Oh you did not just call me fat, you rusty bimbo!"

"Eh...I didn't hear anything?" Bud turned to Roll.

"My good former captain of the guard, I am a sword that speaks several languages," Caliwave deadpanned, "Sure, my makeup prevents me from cutting but I am still one and, as such, can understand my fellow sword. Come on, Burnie! Fuck her up and her Lancelot-looking owner!"

"I am not a French idiot who runs off with other people's wives," Shadow replied, holding the blade in a reverse grip.

"So he's well read unlike the idiot prince..." Bud muttered.

"Hey, I heard that!" Sonic barked.

"Are you really ignoring me?" Shadow asked, kicking Sonic back, "I can let most insults go, but being ignored in battle is one that exceptionally upsets me." he slung his sword over his shoulder, "If you're looking to die, then I'm happy to oblige."

"You're not getting away this time, you Faker!"

"Hmph. I don't have time to play with you. I'll end this quick," Shadow stated, raising his hand up as yellow-energy arrows began to form above him, "Chaos Spear."

"Again with this!?" Sonic complained, dodging around them, "What even are these!?"

"Masaka…" Bud spoke, "This is Chaos power. You can do these things if you've used the Emeralds enough times."

"Come on, Artie! Burnie, mess 'em up good!" Caliwave cheered.

"...You can change your form, hai?" Roll asked.

"Yeah, why?"

"..." Roll whispered to her.

"Oh, one of those? Easy enough, dearie. Just say the word," Caliwave replied.

"Chaos S…" Shadow began, about to swing his arm down to fire more, before a silver chain ending in a spike wrapped around it and pulled him down backwards on the ground, "?!" he teleported out of the way of Roll's tails slamming down together where he had been.

"Roll, what are you doing?" Sonic demanded as Roll flicked her wrist and retracted the kusarigama back into Caliwave's standard shape.

"Well, I'm not letting you fight alone against him when he's able to produce those spears and teleport," Roll replied.

"Strong willed women are a real pain," Shadow sighed, holding his head in annoyance on a nearby tree.

"Given his personality, place him in armor and he'd be exactly like Lancelot," Caliburn noted.

"Eh, Lancey always felt more of an 'edge lord' than anything," Caliwave commented, "That was not a compliment, Arondight!"

"Talking weapons...I don't envy you lot," Shadow replied, "This sword suits me much better, silent, and efficient. But I am growing a little tired of these games, and having to entertain a poor rip off." he smirked, blocking Sonic's next swing, "What's wrong boy, hit a nerve?"

"You...Who the heck even are you?!" Sonic demanded.

"Boku wa?" he smiled as he kicked Sonic away before swinging his sword and shooting out a large crescent-shaped version of his Chaos Spear that hit the ground in front of Sonic, forcing him back, "Right...I suppose knowing the name of your better would make your last moments easier. Boku wa Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog. The Perfect lifeform."

"Shadow, eh? Heh. Fits a Faker like you."

"Hm?"

"With that name, it's obvious that it's meant to mean you're my shadow," Sonic smirked.

"Eh? What kind of childish logic is that?" Shadow sighed, "That makes no sense given how much older I am then you, boy."

"Ya know what's not childish logic?" Sonic asked before Shadow grunted as a whip-like blade managed to strike him, "Getting you distracted with it for Buddy to get that shot in."

"Buddy janai!" Bud barked as Shadow got up.

"Chaos Control," Shadow spoke as he vanished.

"What?" Sonic blinked before shivering as he turned his head to see Shadow right behind him back to back.

"I miscounted the number of vermin," he replied simply, his face more serious, "In that case, I won't hold back any longer." he spoke as a red aura formed around him, "Even with my inhibitors...this much energy should sting." he spoke as the glow formed into a sphere around him, "Chaos…"

"Oh shit!" Caliwave yelped.

"Knave, Sir Bud, Lady Roll, get back!" Caliburn exclaimed

"Blast…" Shadow whispered.

"Nani?" Shark stopped as she heard the rumbling in the distance first.

"What's wrong?" Elephant asked.

"An explosion just went off...a pretty big one, too," she explained.

"Explosion?" Eagle asked as he slashed down a robot before backhanding a human guard, knocking him out.

-line break-

"Hmph...fast…" Shadow grumbled as all three Mobian's made it to the edge of the blast zone in time to not get hurt, Caliwave even reshaping her metal into a large shield. Shadow himself standing in the center of a crater that spanned at least a mile of what was once lush jungle.

"What kinda power is that?" Sonic gulped.

"...You're excited, aren't you?" Roll deadpanned.

"Nani?" Bud asked.

"Oh yeah~"

"You are really reminding me of Skye when he got overexcited right now! And that is never a good thing!" Bud snapped, tossing a rock and hitting Sonic in the back of the head, "You deserved that!"

"Ugh...That...That was a lot more juice than Lancy ever used for that…" Caliwave mumbled.

"He also said he had inhibitors...meaning that blast only ignited his restrained power." Bud spoke.

"...Is it my birthday already?" Sonic joked, earning a dopeslap from both Roll and Bud.

"You speak big...but your legs are shaking," Shadow spoke as he turned to them, "Could it be, offshoot...you've never faced another being with this much power that didn't have seven Chaos Emeralds?"

"I've never met a Mobian that had this much control over Chaos Energy," Bud spoke, "What are you?"

"Mobian...soka. You think I'm one of your race?" he smiled, "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not from your odd world. I'm 100 percent an Earthling."

"Earthling?" they asked.

"I am a genetic creation by Professor Gerald Robotnik, made in the image of something he discovered. But unlike you, I was built from the ground up as a perfect life form. Immune to all forms of disease and bacteria, immune to the ravages of aging and degenerating cells. And each and every single part of me can harness the Chaos energy as if instinctual."

"A genetic creation?" Roll repeated.

"A what now?" Caliburn questioned.

"Think a golem made of flesh and bone instead of stone or wood, Burnie."

"Oh...egads! Advanced Alchemy in this day and age?!"

"As amusing as this is, I have no time f…" Shadow began before a beeping went off in his quills.

=Shadow! What are you doing!?= Robotnik's voice snapped from a radio in them =If you do not hurry up and retrieve the three Chaos Emeralds, you will be blown up along with that island!=

"Say what?!" Sonic exclaimed while Roll tensed at the voice.

'That tone...I know that tone in his voice…' Roll thought, trembling in rising anger.

"Did his quills just say the island shall explode?" Caliburn asked.

Shadow tensed before jumping back from them and teleported away with Chaos Control.

"Gah!-! We gotta get out of here!" Sonic shouted.

"We need to find Tails-chan and Amy quickly!" Roll noted, "And those prisoners…What if some of them are like us, arrested on false charges?"

"Your's wasn't false. You did smack that guy in the nuts with your tail," Sonic noted.

"For good reason," Roll simply argued.

"Will you two hurry up with your lover's quarrel before we're blown up?!" Bud demanded.

"Back to the military base!" Caliwave called.

"Damn it! Come back with those Emeralds, you theif!" Lien-Da snapped, chasing after Rouge down a metal hallway.

"Sorry. Finders keepers," Rouge simply countered.

"How'd she even know about this place anyway?" Lien-Da whispered to herself as she followd her into a large metal room, "She either had planned it ahead...or she's secretly a member of GUN."

"Oh please. Like I'd work for anyone," Rouge teased, sitting on higher ground, "I just know how to follow suckers and take the goods before them. And no offense but...you're kinda slow."

"...I may be slow…" Lien-Da began, jumping up as she threw one of her whips at Rouge, who jumped up to dodge it...before a second whip grabbed her and slammed her into the metal floor, "But I know when to take advantage of an opportunity!"

"Gh!" Rouge grunted from being slammed down, the shock from the whips coursing through her body for a moment as she stood up, "Okay...didn't expect that."

"Please...you're not the first thief I've had to deal with," Lien-Da countered as she walked up to her, "Now hand over the emeralds or else."

"Or else wh-" Rouge began before a siren went off, making the two tense before something flew over them, "Gah!"

=Flying Dog reporting to command HQ= a pilot spoke as they controlled what looked like a legless version of the Big Foot mech =Intruders have been sighted in the Security Hall. I am preparing to attack=

"Oh, I had to mess up at the very end!" Rouge seethed, "I blame you for this!"

"Wh-how is this my fault?!" Lien-Da barked.

"I could've gotten out safely with my emeralds, and yet you had to interfere."

"Well you interfered with my mission, so those emeralds are rightfully mine!"

"Your logic is a little flawed…" Rouge shrugged in response.

"You…" Lien-Da began before the two dodged some gunfire from Flying Dog, "...Nevermind. Giant robot trying to kill us right now…"

"Got a plan for this one?" Rouge sarcastically asked.

"Not at the moment."

"Oh wow...and here I thought your kind were all smart…" Rouge rolled her eyes, "Then again, I did encounter the guardian of the Master Emerald who shattered the biggest jewel that I had because of an idiot chinchilla."

"I'm sorry...what!?" Lien-Da snapped at that.

"I know...such a waste. It would have really tied my room together. Ah, but now it's just a bunch of chunks spread over that island called Japan."

"...Oh my gods…" Lien-Da groaned, about to pinch the bridge of her nose before quickly flicking her whip, destroying an incoming rocket, "Right. Truce 'till this thing's scrapped?"

"If it means I get to return to my room and shower in gems and money, sure."

"Ugh...god, you're annoying," Lien-Da groaned, "At least my sister isn't here…"

"...Why did I just get a bad feeling when you said that?" Rouge sighed.

"Huh?"

"Rule number one when you're a thief: never invoke Murphy's Law."

"...Ah damn it."

"This is only the fifth time I've had to break into a jail," Bud spoke as he looked at Roll, "Yes, it's who's fault you're thinking it is…"

"...But you weren't on Mobius for all those times," Roll noted.

"Who are you ta…"

"Manic-nii. Who were you talking about, Bud-Ojisan?"

"I am not a grandpa. And you know very well who."

"...Kaa-chan?"

"Well, that was the for the three, but-gah. You're distracting me," Bud huffed as he kicked open the vent grate and pulled himself out, followed by Roll and then Sonic, "Now let's see. Where are we?"

"Oh, I know this place," Caliwave noted, "A nice soldier here, Eric, was kind enough to sometimes use a dolly to move me around on walks when I wanted some fresh air and, to quote Tower, 'Make her stop singing that damn annoying song.' Nice boy, that Eric. Really likes V-Rex. Anywho...These are where some new inmates were brought in. Funny enough, they reminded me of Artie, the knights, you two, and Guinny...minus the fact you can change into a human, Buddy."

"...That's not going to leave me, is it? I...Ugh. I actually owe her fifty Rings now…" Bud groaned, "So...by chance do you know where the room with the button to open all the cells is?"

"Room with a bu...Hah! When Towers heard they made that, he flipped his lid and made them rework it so that all of them had a separate room with a button for each cell," Caliwave replied, "But I do know the passcodes for the cells. They're all the same thing: 62742."

"...That e-" Sonic began

"Sweet! Then free me first!" the black and white bear's voice shouted.

"Oh shut up, Teddie suckspin!" Caliwave barked, "Word of advice, do not let that bear out. Dead girl's AI inside of it that has the sole goal of creating a world of Despair in it. Would've caused mass killings via hypnosis with this 'Ultimate' Artist or something's talent."

"How do you…?"

"Oh, Eric was a dear and gave me prisoner files to read when my TV privileges were revoked whenever I made Towers too mad," Caliwave replied.

"Okay, the bear can stay for when the island goes up in a fireball." Bud spoke, looking at the cells.

"Not the glass-made wolf guy. Apparently, he eats souls for sustenance," Caliwave noted, "GUN found him having a 'buffet' in a mall in Wisconsin, Virgina."

"Ano...What did you mean earlier, Caliwave-san?" Roll asked.

"Huh? Ya mean Eric? Such a nice boy, that Meyers. Sucks that the other troops tend to tease him for having a horror movie killer's last name during All Hallow's Eve," Caliwave noted.

"Iie, iie," Roll waved that off, "What did you mean by prisoners that looked like us?"

"Well, there was this rabbit gal with metal legs and an arm with a decent figure, a big 'ol walrus boy with a back problem that they got doing computer stuff, an echidna girl with some of her dreadlocks and an arm that are all machine…" Caliwave listed, "Oh, and this one Coyote who I quite like when he insults the troops that don't know French with it. Though, a few did get relocated a few days ago."

"...You don't think…." Sonic began as he looked at Roll with wide eyes.

"Well...it's better than nothing," Bud spoke, "Let's get to freeing." he spoke opening a door. He then jumped back as a strange monster who looked like a cross between an Alligator and an old Rotary phone fell out, "The heck is this?"

"Hmm...I think his name was Yatsu...Yatsu...uh...Japanese Fatsia Telephone Crocodile?"

"...Oh! Yatsudenwani!" Roll exclaimed.

"Bless you?" Sonic asked.

"Iie, iie, iie. When doing research on what to make our cafe, I ended up reading about this place called Dino House. He's the CEO who went missing a few years ago," Roll explained.

"AH!" Yatsudenwani gasped, getting up, "It was horrible! They stopped assigning female guards to my cell! It was absolutely horrible de wani!"

"Oh yeah...They caught him via distracting with Team Sigma-6 codenamed 'Sexy Vixens.' An all women team, if I remember the teams correctly," Caliwave recalled.

"Can you blame me? They used the strongest weapon possible...Mini-skirts!" Yatsudenwani declared proudly.

"..." Bud moved Roll behind him at that, "Yappa baka…"

"Hey, Yatsy, mind helping free some prisoners? The whole island's gonna be blowin' up soon!" Caliwave informed.

"The island's gonna what?!" Yatsudenwani exclaimed.

"The code for the cells is 62742," Caliwave informed, "...Oh. And don't let the black and white bear out."

"Screw you, ya blunt blade!" said black and whiet bear barked.

"Ah, no way am I letting that thing out." Yatsudenwani replied, "Wait for me Ladies!" he cheered, running down the hall.

"...How ma…"

"Several are here for legitimate reasons, but they're outnumbered by those who aren't and can beat down those that are," Caliwave replied, "Now let's pick up the pace, everyone! We have a jail break and innocents in cells that need to get out! Viva la Freedom!"

"They all can't be that weird…" Sonic sighed opening one. He then blinked as three figures walked out.

A large golden robot with armor made to look like hex bolts and a scar on his chest was first. A robot that looked like a factory turned into a humanoid robot with a long neck and steam stack on his shoulders second. And finally a human looking woman clad in a red suit with silver pipe themed armor was third.

"Hehehe…" the golden one laughed, "Thank you, harinezumi!"

"Ahaha...the Gaiark Ministers of Pollution…" Caliwave laughed upon seeing them, "These three got rebuilt by GUN a few years back."

"Ara...Caliwave finally free?" the gold one blinked, "You owe me for that Bingo game last month!"

"Ah, I'm good for it, Yogy," Caliwave assured before whispering to Roll, "I am not good for it."

"I'm in a good mood since the blue goober let us out of the Electromagnetic cell, so tell you what: tell us which way is out and we're square?" he laughed.

'Gh?! He hear me!' Caliwave thought, "Alrighty, go down the hallway, take a left, a right, down the elevtor two floors, up the stairs at the end of that hallway, right, right, then a left, go up that elevator three floors, and you're on the surface."

"Heh...thank you." he chuckled, "Now we go!" he cheered as his two companions cheered in agreement, "Now to find the Go-Ongers!"

"Will you keep it down in there?!" a female voice snapped from one of teh doors, "Ugh...honestly if your smoke got in here again and ruined my complexion, we're going to have serious issues!"

"Like that one guard?" a second female voice dryly quipped.

"You be quite, Aria."

"Why do I hear alarms?" a third female voice asked, "..wait. Is it Taco Tuesday already?!"

"..."

"What?" the third voice asked before a slapping sound was heard, "Owie!"

"You deserved that, Sonata…"

"Sure you didn't chip a nail, Adagio?"

"I...no no. I'm not worried about that...I'm worried about my public back at the Milk Dipper!"

"Sirens. Do not let Buddy or Artie hear them sing," Caliwave ordered quietly.

"Oi, Wani boy...you missed some!" Bud shouted before pointing at the door.

"Ladies!"

"Go, go, go," Bud ordered, pushing the two away from where the gator went, "I don't wanna deal with sirens again."

"Some people…" a voice caught Roll's attention as she turned to see a comically tiny cell built into the wall to hold a humanoid Fly dressed in a white T-Shirt and blue pants.

"Bae!" Caliwave greeted, "Oh, it's been ages since I last heard from you! You were always napping when I came by with Eric."

"Ara Caliwave! I apologise! Ever since I was captured, they've dampened my powers, so I've needed to sleep to conserve it." he cheered, "It's so awkward to talk to yourself to rebuild energy, you know."

"Rolly, dear, be a sweetheart?" Caliwave asked.

"Hai," Roll replied as she opened the tiny cage.

"Freedom!" Bae cheered, flying out, "Ah, it feels so good to spread my wings and fly! I can finally narrate giant battles once more!"

"You do that too?!" Roll gasped in glee.

"Hai...eh...a Jyuken user?" Bae asked, confused, "Ichi...ni...Ju? Rinjyu Kitsune ken?!"

"Rinjyu?" Roll repeated, tilting her head, "Iie, iee. I used a forbidden technique."

"Bae might look like you, but he was once human," Caliwave explained, "On Earth, there is a mystical martial arts school called Geki Jyuken, the masters who gain too much power from their animal style end up looking like Mobians. Which is what happened to poor Bae, but his skills weren't as profound as his mentors so…"

"Hai hai, I became a little fly man. I heard all the jokes, I've seen the Jeff Goldblum movie too, Caliwave." Bae cut her off.

"Ara, no need to get snippy."

"Eh, I can't help it. When you spent a good year getting eaten by a crazy chameleon lady over and over again, you learn to seize any opportunity," Bae argued.

"...Fair enough."

"This island's about to blow up," Sonic informed, "We're doing a jailbreak right now. Codes for the cells are 62742."

"Ara that situation?" Bae asked, "Exit is still the elevator on the west side, right?" he turned to Caliwave.

"Yes, indeed," Caliwave replied, "But I suggest taking the vents. I marked a trail for the way out in them."

"Oh clever! I'll go free all the good folks they captured then," Bae smiled, "I need to find my way back to the Gekirangers anyway. I bet I've missed all sorts of wacky adventures! Ah Roll-san, right! It was nice to meet a fellow fan of narrating giant fights! I hope to see your narration someday!" he waved while flying off.

"Giant...AHH! The Roll Sakurai is here?! I just love her streams!" Sonata's voice beamed before a slap was heard again, "Ow!"

"Not now, Sona...wait. The island's going to what?!" Adagio's voice exclaimed.

"Let's just move on," Bud spoke opening a door as an alien walked out.

Half his body was white and black while the other half was purple and orange. He had a white mime-like face with horns growing from his head. His overall appearance was like some kind of Jester.

"AH! Finally free!" he cheered in a happy voice, "Ah...yabei...I just got back from a time travel nonsense in the Sengoku Jidai and all of a sudden as soon as I get home to my wife I'm arrested!" he complained leaning over and putting his arms on Bud and Sonic, "It's unfair...I just want to be a happy family man but I keep getting dragged in on misadventures!" he sobbed bringing them both in against their will for a hug, "And to make matters worse AkaRed won't return my calls!"

"...yeesh," Sonic cringed at that.

"Get it off…" Bud growled.

"Ah Jealousto…" Caliwave noted, "He's a big crybaby who keeps insisting he's friends with Sentai teams."

"But I am!" he shouted, "You're not gonna believe it, but I'm from the future and got lost here after my friends who travel with the Gokaigers shot me with a time travel portal gun! Then I met their past selves when they visited Earth! Then I got stuck in a teleportation cube with Doc...and then…well not Don Doc, I mean DuFresne Doc..."

"Mm...Yeah, we should move on while he's recoundint entertaining adventures we don't believe happened," Caliwave explained to Roll.

"Ladies, I free-GAH!" Yatsudenwani screamed as he shot past the two.

"Ugh...And I thought that photographer after Airi was bad enough…" Adagio groaned as she stepped out, revealing that she was a human girl with her orange hair with blonde highlights messed up a bit and wore what appeared to be a prison outfit, "Also thanks Aria…"

"Let's just get out of here…" Aria, a human girl with moderate purple hair with light brilliant aquamarine streaks in it all pulled into a pair of ponytails, sighed.

"Agreed...Sonata, not the time."

"Aw..but I wanted an autograph…" Sonata, a girl with her long light arctic blue hair with moderate persian blue strikes in it pulled into a ponytail, pouted a bit.

"...Those aren't Sirens," Bud noted, "...Then again, they use 'cute looks' to hide how ugly they really look."

"Excuse you?!" Adagio barked at that.

"Technically, we needed our crystals to sing, but those broke…" Aria pointed out in a deadpan.

"...Oh yeah. I think I recalled that from that Battle of the Bands that took place in a city called Ponyville," Caliwave recalled.

"That's a weird name for a town," Sonic muttered, "Then again...I think we have a place named that on Mobius…"

"Well it's also a sort of giant focal point for time singularities so...go there at your own risk," Caliwave added, "Seriously. I read the report when Team Omni-101 went there. They're not in the nursery for dirty diapers."

"Anyone else we want to let out just to test our luck?" Bud groaned.

"I am Bio-Hunter Si-!" a robotic voice began before Sonic slammed a door shut.

"Not that one…" Sonic chuckled, typing a random number on the lock to reset it.

"Oh, I know someone on this floor," Caliwave noted, pointing to a solid steel door, "I owe him a favor since he convinced the guards to give me a polishing in trade for a year of solitary confinement."

"Solitary confinement? Wow. Must be a bruiser," Sonic noted as he typed the passcode and opened it.

"Hm? Has it been a year already?" a poodle with a man's face in frame glasses and a tuff of green hair on his head asked, adjusting his striped black and white prisoner outfit as he got up on his hind legs.

"Wha…." Sonic asked with a shocked face.

"Egads! A Chimera?!" Caliburn exclaimed.

"Ohnononono! Nothing like those from that one anime-seriously may that father burn in hell forever-, Burnie. That's a Yokai," Caliwave informed.

"Ahh...Caliwave-san," the yokai noted, "What is going on?"

"Jailbreak because of the island about to blow up," Caliwave replied.

"Ah, I se-B-B-B-BLOW UP THE ISLAND?!"

"Blame a certain fat egg doctor I know," Sonic chimed in.

"Gyah! Oh, this is bad! This is very, very bad!" he panicked.

"Jinny, calm down!" Caliwave snapped, "You're already dead!"

"...Ah, right. BUT EXPLOSIONS STILL HURT!"

"Oh dear. Rolly, be a dear and give him one of those slaps that bring him back to his senses or else it'll be all day with him." Caliwave sighed, "I would...but you know...metal hurts more when used to slap people."

"Hai," Roll nodded as one of her tails did so.

"ITE!" he yelped, "...Thank you. I needed that." a purple light began to shine above him, making them look up at a purple scroll of light spiraling above him, "Ah, she's summoning me. What good timing of that nice young lady. Ja ne, Caliwave-san. Friends of Caliwave-san. I'll be sure to remember your faces if we ever meet in New Sakura Town." the scroll came over him before vanishing with the Yokai.

"...That was weird…" Bud noted.

"Seriously let me out!" the white and black bear demanded.

"Absolutely not! I've read the reports on what your original attempted!" Caliwave replied, "And the videos of that 'show' she did!"

"Aw come on! What's wrong with wanting to spread Despair?"

"EVERYTHING!"

"Ah you're worse than the green haired know-it-all and the half-boiled pretty boy." he complained, "Ahh I missed messing with those kids...that kill with Sayaka was still memorable…"

"...What?" Adagio stopped in her walking, "That...was you?!"

"Uh oh…" Sonata yelped when she and Aria saw her tense up in anger.

"Maybe. What of it b-" the bear began before a silver sledgehammer smashed its head off.

"Bad bear," Adagio growled before handing Caliwave back to Roll, "Thanks…"

"...Former rival?" Roll guessed.

"In pop idols, yes and she was just so...so...NICE!" Adagio seethed, "And what's worse...I can never beat her now that she's dead!"

"There's also Wakana and…" Sonata began

"Don't...Do not start with me, Sonata…"

"This is getting nuts…" Sonic muttered.

"But I oddly can't look away," Bud spoke, "It's like a car wreck in an action movie…"

"About time someone pointed that out…" Aria muttered.

"Least it wasn't as bad as the Unitard incident," Sonata added before her cheeks were pulled from both sides, "Owowowowowie~!"

"We agreed to never speak of that," Aria and Adagio deadpanned.

"Girls, girls, you're all beautiful young maidens," Caliwave calmly noted before screaming, "BUT WE HAVE AN ISLAND ABOUT TO BLOW UP AND ESCAPING TO BE DONE, SO GET MOVING OR GET INCINERATED BY THE HEAT OF THE EXPLOSION!"

"EEK! Yes'm!" the trio yelped as they ran...before Sonata ran back and held a book up to Roll.

"Autograph?"

"SONATA!" Aria and Adagio snapped.

"Just one~! I might never meet her again!" Sonata whined as Roll quickly did one.

"Enjoy. Now please hurry and escape before this place explodes," Roll advised.

"Eee! Yes ma'am!" Sonata beamed as she ran, "Oh I can't wait to show Kotaro!"

"How many more could there be to free…" Sonic muttered before jumping back as an explosion went off above them, caving in a portion of the hallway.

"Oh, that isn't good," Caliwave noted.

"...we need to hurry…" Sonic whispered.

"Alright...I think that's the last one," Elephant noted as they stood in a circle amongst piles of scrap and pummeled GUN troops.

"Good. Sela, Tusk, see if…" Eagle began before gun shots made them move back and look to see a figure emerge from the smoke from a burning wreckage, "?!"

"Oi, oi, oi! It's that jerk!" Lion exclaimed as the tri-colored Sentai stopped a few meters away from them, his fishingrod-like weapon tapping against his shoulder.

"Jama da...I was called in to support Lien-da," he explained simply.

"She's here too…" Elephant spoke.

"She must be in trouble," Tiger spoke.

"Well...if you don't move, I'll just make you." he spoke jumping down to be just in front of them, he reached for the fishing rod as he began pulling on the string inside of its wheel, he pulled it a few times to give it slash as he swung it around a few times. He finally swung to the right as he sent a yellow fishing line wrapped around Eagle's neck and pulled him up and away. He swung down slamming Eagle into the remains of a GUN APC causing it to explode.

"Yamato!" the rest panicked.

"This time I don't have an Emerald, so I need to do this the old fashioned way." TheWorld spoke as he pulled out a black flashlight which had three animal heads matching his theming in a triangle around the head of the light, a small square just below it. He tapped the button at the bottom turning it on.

=THE WORLD!=

He spun around to a wolf face as he tapped the bottom of the Flashlight.

=OHHHHHH~! OH~! WOLF!=

The top portion of The World's mask lifted up, revealing a silver section resembling the eyes of a wolf. He growled and dashed forward as he appeared between Shark and Tiger.

"Honno Kakusei!"

"Nani!?" they blinked jumping back, "Yasei Kaihou!" they shouted, growing their claws and fin.

The World ducked around each swing. He jumped over a kick from Shark and curved his body to roll over a swing from Tiger. As The World touched the ground he flipped to the side to avoid a spin-dash from Shark. He blurred and moved around as he avoided Tiger's ice claw slashes. The two girls growled in frustration as The World just egged them on by curling his finger to tell them to 'Come at me.'

Shark charged forward as she went for another Spin-Dash, only for The World to vanish causing her to miss. The World reappeared with his fishing rod as he tilted the handle down making it look akin to a rifle now. He held it across his arm and fired it off striking Shark with several energy bullets while in mid-air. She cried falling over as her suit sparked.

"Sela!" Tiger spoke as Elephant and Lion walked up to stand next to her.

The three tensed hearing the sound of something skidding to a halt behind them. Tiger turned around only for The World to aim his rifle at her point blank. He spun the crank for the fishing line causing the weapon to light up as it unleashed an even faster rapid fire barrage that sent her flying back.

"Amu!" Lion panicked as he turned around and lunged at The World only for him to blur away once again.

"Too slow!" The World complained as he rested his gun on his shoulder, "This is getting boring!"

"Then how about a battle of power!" Lion roared.

"Yasei Kaihou!" Elephant and Lion shouted.

The World pulled out his Light again as he tapped it.

=THE WORLD! OHHHHHH~! OH~! CROCODILE!=

The gold mouthplate lifted up and over his helmet blocking the silver section and linking to the black forming a Crocodile like visor over his optical lenses. Gold sections remained on his mouthguard which revealed a silver underlayer, and completed a crocodile jaw theme.

"He really does have three powers…" Elephant spoke, "Three different Mobian powers."

The World tilted the handle of his weapon, returning it to Fishing Rod form. However, sections began to extend and lengthen until it was now as tall as he was and more akin to a spear.

"Tusk!" Lion ordered.

"Ha!" Elephant stomped the ground, sending a shockwave that struck The World.

The smoke began to clear as The World walked out as if nothing happened. He tossed the rod up into the air before catching it in a reverse grip...and tossing it like a javelin which struck Elephant's shoulder, making him stumble back. The World caught his rod as he charged and swung at Lion, making him stumble back to avoid a direct strike. The World swung from the left as Elephant got up and caught one end of the Rod. Lion growled and rushed in only to cough as The World slammed the other end into his stomach. Elephant swung to strike The World only to miss and be punched as a result, The World gripped the rod and lifted it up as he picked both Lion and Elephant up before slamming them down into the ground with great force. As both grunted, The World stomped down on the rod, pinning them both deeper into the ground. He kicked his rod up before swinging around and delivering a low swing that sent both male Zyuohgers flying away.

"Too weak! How boring," The World replied once more as the five regrouped.

"Even without an Emerald...he's so powerful," Shark cringed, helping Elephant up.

"This is insane...what made him so strong?" Elephant grunted.

"Guys…" Tails spoke as he watched from a hiding place, all the while recording and scanning The World in hopes of finding a weak point.

"If you want to fight me…" The World spoke, pulling out his Flash light and tapping it again.

=THE WORLD! OHHHHHH~! OH~! RHINO!=

"Learn how to do this…" he growled, reverting to his original mask set up. He then began growling as his chest symbols all lit up at once, he growled more and more as if in great pain, "Yasei…" wisps of what could best be called darkness began coming off his body, "DAI KAIHOU!-!-!" he roared, his muscles seemed to grow slightly as spikes sprouted from his shoulders which resembled rhino horns with new shoulder armor keeping them in place, his left hand twitched before growing larger, curved claws extending out of his fingers. His right hand grew larger before extending and changing to an orange color as it turned into a Crocodile-like tail instead of a hand.

"Ima...wa...nani?" Tiger asked in shock, seeing the form he took.

"He combined all three into one," Tails gasped barely under his breath.

"Dai...Kaihou…" Eagle spoke as The World slammed his right arm onto the ground, causing it to shake.

The World opened his left hand as his claws began glowing with blue energy. He swung down, sending five crescent beams of energy that struck each Zyuohger before they could fully react. They all cried as small tears formed on their suits. The World raised his right arm as the tail extended to a longer length while glowing with an orange energy. He swung as he struck all five, each strike against each Zyuohgers causing small explosion upon impact. The five all fell over with cries of pain as The World roared at the sky itself.

"I'm on a whole different Level!" The world roared, "You're not even near my level!" he laughed as the dark energy returned.

It began growing larger and larger, turning into a powerful aura of pure darkness around his body. He swiped his left foot across the ground like a charging animal as he began running. The dark aura taking the image of black fire as he closed the distance at growing speeds.

The Five Zyuohgers had only a moment before The World tackled into all of them. The force of his attack caused a huge explosion as all five of them were bowled over. The World roared as he kept charging, crashing through buildings and trees. Everything in the path he ran began to explode, leaving a trail of fire in his wake.

"That power's off the charts!" Tails gasped before noticing Eagle struggling to get up followed by the others, "?!"

"You're tougher than you look," The World noted as he turned to face them, "Okay...I can do this all day! I rarely get to use this form without having to stop before I kill those Players…"

"How does he have this power?" Elephant pondered, "He doesn't have the last King's Credential…"

"I am a creation of Ginis-sama," he explained, growling as he reverted back to normal.

"Ginis…?" Eagle repeated.

"After you first turned from Eagle into Gorilla, Ginis-sama became intrigued by that power. It only grew more when you all changed to battle Perfect Chaos," The World explained, "He sent Players out to gather three Mobians, however…"

"...Ah! The way Yamato gained the power to become Gorilla!" Tiger gasped, "How did he copy that?"

"How should I know?" The World argued, "All I know is Ginis-sama made me by sacrificing 4 lives!" he laughed, "The three Mobians for their power...and the human who makes up my body!"

"Nani!?" Eagle gasped.

"Ginis-sama succeeded in making a better version of you," he pointed at Eagle, "And I am that version. Zyuoh The World!" he pulled out his Light once more, "And while there is still time left before the explosion…" he pressed down on the button on the bottom of it and held it, "Let's have a little more fun."

=JUMBO!=

He turned the cube on the Light until it rested on the rhino picture. It flashed before he used the inside of his left leg to hit the button again.

=CU~BE RHI~NO~S!=

A loud honking, almost perfectly sounding like the bellow of a charing rhino, echoed across the island. In the jungle, trees collapsed as a massive black and silver two trailer carrier truck erupted from its depths. The grill of it was square and sported a black '9' with thick white wheels. At the top was a pair of gold horns with the red-tinted windows of the trailer cab resembling the eyes of a rhinoceros. In the two trailers were a gold and silver pair of ZyuohCubes, the gold having a '7' and the silver an '8.'

"A...A truck carrying ZyuohCubes?" Tiger gasped.

"Hehehe...Already deploying my Rhino-chan," Ginis smiled as he watched it on the monitors, "Yah...It was a lot of work to retrofit it into such a form. I hope you appreciate the artistry."

"An excellent touch with the smoke pipes," Robotnik complimented, "Look at all that wonderful pollution spilling from them. A shame a few of the Dark Legion are...unavailable to witness this."

"...Oh, I get it now. Squishy got a haircut!" Azald bopped his fist into his hand.

"Oh right...Tell Lien-Da to bring her issue towards the battlefield. The World will squash it while he has his fun," Ginis remembered the original reason The World was deployed.

"Hai, Ginis-sama," Naria bowed.

"Well, you have to give it to these GUN folks…" Rouge panted as she and Lien-Da avoided another volley of missiles from the flying vehicle, "They make...one hell of a machine..."

=Flying Dog reporting to HQ! I am taking heavy damage!= Flying Dog reported =Requesting to seal Security Hall ASAP!=

=Approved, Flying Dog= Towers replied.

"Seal?!" Lien-Da repeated, her eyes widening.

"Move!" Rouge ordered, pushing her out of the way just before a laser shot from Flying Dog shot over them and hit a sealed cell door, blowing it open, "You're welcome."

"I didn't…"

=Lien-Da= Ginis's voice rang in her ears =The World has deployed Cube Rhinos outside. Bring your problem there if you want it to be done instantly=

"R-Right, Ginis-sama," Lien-Da replied, 'Kuso...With things sealing up…' the area rumbled, 'Was that Cube Rhinos?'

=Flying Dog, structural integrity has been compromised= an officer noted to Flying Dog =Sealing Security Hall is unavailable at this time=

=Nani? What happened?!= Flying Dog questioned before seeing the two flee =Targets retreating. Pursuing!=

"Easy now. You're still bleeding."

A young man with short black hair, donning the GUN uniform, took in a ragged breath before coughing up a bit of blood. Helping him move along the corridor...was a pink Mobian Echidna, wearing a prisoner uniform. A few of her dreadlocks were made of a streamlined metal that seemed to bend like her normal dreadlocks while her left arm's sleeve was missing, revealing a metal arm with two spikes emerging just behind her knuckles.

"Why...are you helping me?"

"...You were the only one who stopped the harsher tests," she replied, "And even brought news when you were able to do it without notice. GUN may have been cruel to us, but you weren't." they came upon an intersection, "Where now?"

"Ugh...th...the right," he replied, "Our best chance...of escape is...down there."

They cringed as the shaking above grew even worse. The few lights began to flicker as walls and ceilings cracked from whatever was fighting above their heads. The echidna gasped as part of the ceiling began to fall on them and the two clenched their eyes shut. For a few moments after it crashed, it was silent. ...Then, they opened them to see a duo looking at them.

"Julie-su-san!" Roll beamed.

"Whew. Glad we decided to go up that new path the ceiling made," Sonic noted, "Otherwise, we'd have to tell Knux his girl was now a pancake." at that, a pebble smacked him upside his head, "Gah!"

"Have tact, idiot!" Bud's voice complained in the distance.

"Eric! Oh good lord, what happened?" Caliwave asked.

"Caliwave?" the soldier asked before looking at the Hedgefox, "You pulled her out?"

"Hai," Roll nodded, "What happened?"

Julie-Su scowled, "My sister happened. We overheard her about bombs being placed all over the island we're on. Why are…?"

"A stupid faker got me blamed for things he did!" Sonic fumed.

"He's just pissy 'cause he lost to him…" Bud sighed, walking over to join them.

Roll dug into her hair and pulled out a small medical kit, "Here. Let me…"

"No!" Eric snapped before coughing, "Ugh...We...We have to get...to V-Rex."

"The mecha?" Sonic asked.

"Of course! He can blast us a way out!" Caliwave beamed, "Oh, wait...wait. He's got those plugs in his guns."

"I know the code to disable them…" Eric grunted, "If we don't get to him, we won't be able to escape."

"How are you so sure?" Sonic asked.

He raised his arm, showing a metal brace with a series of blinking lights, "This bracelet is a count of the number of escape ships left in an emergency." he grunted, "There are none. Meaning we have no way of getting off without the V-Rex."

"..." Sonic and Roll shared looks before nodding.

"Okay then. Just, uh, remember this, okay?" Sonic noted before picking up Eric in a bridal style, "No homo."

"Agreed," Eric deadpanned as Julie-Su got on Roll's back.

"In retrospect...I should have joined all the people we helped escape," Bud sighed.

"Too late for that," Sonic smirked, "You're stuck with us, ya old fogie."

"I am not old and if you weren't holding an injured human, I'd smack you for it so you'd remember," he growled, growing his wings and flying after them, arriving at V-Rex's cell within moments.

"Hayei…" Eric gasped.

"Yeah, we get that a lot," Sonic smirked as he looked up at the struggling mech, "So how's he getting us out?"

Eric grunted as he got out of Sonic's arms and stumbled over to a glass panel on the wall. Pulling out a pistol, he swung it and shattered the glass, exposing a metal case and pulled it out. He managed to open it after a few moments of trying before slamming a button by the broken glass. A hissing went off followed by a loud 'POP!' before two large plugs fell down by V-Rex's feet.

"With the parts that were taken from V-Rex, the scientists were able to reverse engineer the controller for it," Eric explained.

"Controller?" Roll asked.

"Ah…The device used by TimeFire to tame V-Rex…" he spoke, "But...V-Rex is a very willful thing…even those with said control device can't ensure it will listen…" he grunted, "Only TimeRed and TimeFire were able to make it obey."

"Red and Fire?" Sonic repeated, "So his partner was a Red Sentai?"

"The only sixth member that was one," Eric replied as he pulled out a black and red wrist device with several buttons and snapped it on.

"So with that, you'll also become TimeFire?" Bud asked.

"Don't be stupid...we can't replicate that part…" he gasped, "Even then...if it could, at the moment...that'd be a dumb idea...not with how I am. This is just a replica of the control function…the V Commander."

The shaking went off once more, making the railing above collapse and block off the entrance they had come in through.

"Well it's our best bet," Sonic noted as V-Rex looked down at them now that the railing no longer blocked its view. V-Rex growled as he crouched down to eye level. Its eyes scanned them before looking at Eric and the replica of the V Commander on his wrist. It growled in a much more angry tone as it glared down at him. Everyone tensed as it roared with enough force to knock them all down.

"Oi, oi...I think seeing that just pissed it off!" Sonic complained, unable to get back up.

Eric grunted as he managed to pull himself up, looking up at V-Rex. V-Rex moved to strike only to stop suddenly, confusing them. While to them it looked frozen, the Sentient mecha looked as if it were seeing someone else there. It made no sense, V-Rex knew itself as a machine, but for some reason...it saw a figure there. Standing there next to Eric was a Sentai ranger in red with black highlights. He tapped a gun at his waist while staring up at V-Rex. V-Rex growled as its tone softened and leaned down near Eric.

'Hora V-Rex...Now's no time to be picky…' the spirit spoke, 'These weird looking creatures seem like they want to help. Just accept them until you can get out of here, Aibou.'

V-Rex lowered its head and submitted to them. Its eyes glowed softly as it growled in a calm manner, telling them it would no longer attack.

"Phew...He calmed down," Caliwave sighed in relief, "Anyone else feel they've rusted a little from rapid aging?"

"Why is it calm all of a sudden?" Bud pondered, helping Roll back up.

"Maybe it sees something we can't," Julie-Su replied.

"V-Rex…" Eric grunted, "Get us out of here!" he ordered.

V-Rex stood up and roared in compliance. It looked around ascertaining the dangers and came up with a solution. It reared its head back and opened its jaw wide. Everyone blinked, and then began to panic as he swung its head down...and swallowed all of them into its jaw.

"IT ATE US!" Sonic and Bud panicked.

"Well of course...V-Rex doesn't have a cockpit," Eric explained.

"I hope it liked the muffins more than us," Roll gulped.

"I'm just happy it's a robot and doesn't have drool or stink breath," Julie-su sighed.

"Hoo boy, this is bad," Tails gulped before the vent above him popped off, making him yelp and jump out of the way in time.

"Yatta! I'm free!" Bae cheered, flying out, "Ah~! The sun~! The wind~! Oh how I mi…" he paused as he watched Cube EAgle, Shark, Lion, Tiger, Elephant, and Gorilla charging at Cube Rhinos and a silver wolf Cube Animal and a gold Crocodile Cube Animal, "...EEEEEE! A giant battle is beginning~!"

"Oh no, it's another Roll," Tails groaned before yelping as Bae turned to him.

"Who are these? What are these? Details, please!" Bae quickly spoke.

"Ah...Well I only have the basics…" Tails pointed to his equipment that Bae quickly looked at.

"Zyuoh Cube...soka soka...another Animal themed Sentai! My favorite!" Bae cheered.

"Ah, I get the excitement...but where did you come from?" Tails asked.

"Hm? Oh, the prison," Bae muttered, "I heard a commotion and left down a different duct after ensuring my fellow prisoners escaped to the last escape ship." he beamed, "Gekijyu Fly-Ken Bae at your service!"

"Eh...wha...are you a Mobian? I've never met an insect Mobian like you before..." Tails muttered.

"No, I'm technically a former human," Bae corrected.

"Oh...EH!?" he panicked.

"But that matters not right now! Wherever there are giant battles, I will cross the mountains and the seas!" Bae declared, "And from the video equipment on your plane, it seems you are an enthusiast as well!"

"Ah, no, no, no. While giant robots are super awesome, my friend Roll is the one that narrates them," Tails replied.

"The multi-tailed kitsune I met down there that freed me? Oh, I had a strong feeling she was as passionate as myself!" Bae cheered, "Ah, look at them go! Not even combined or transformed and they're going at it with all they've got! Gorilla has managed to get Rhinos to stop, but for how long can the strength of a gorilla last against the charging power of a rhino? Lion and Tiger are jumping about with Wolf, shooting at one another from their jaws, tearing the land with blasts of lightning, ice, and plasma that's as bright as a lighthouse! Oh! They've folded up for a tackle and Wolf overpowers the two with one spinning hit, yet both landed on their feet and they're back at it! And while this is happening-ah! Elephant is being used to smack around Shark thanks to Crocodile! What a powerful set of jaws, Cube Crocodile! Lifting an elephant is no easy task, yet you are on it!"

'...Wow. Roll may need to take lessons from this guy,' Tails thought.

"Hm?" Roll's ears twitched.

"What's wrong?" Sonic asked.

"I feel like I'm missing some mech action...and someone's taking over my position…" Roll pouted.

"Despite out current situation, that is what you think of?" Caliburn questioned.

"...Burnie, I love my new wielder. She is a riot!" Caliwave beamed.

"Ah...just wait until you see the rest of our rag tag round table…" Caliburn sighed.

"I can hardly wait!" Caliwave squeed.

"Dobutsu Gattai," TheWorld intoned as he pushed the button on his Light three times.

=RHINOS + CROCODILE + WOLF=

He swung it out to his side and flicked the cube on the Light several times. He stopped it when he got to the fourth panel, showing all three animals in a purple background. He brought it up to his head before pointing the Light ahead of him. Rhinos' eyes lit up before its horn shot off its cab as the grill flipped down to the underside. The trailer disconnected as the cab stood up, becoming two massives legs and waist. The trailer connected to the top of the lower half and deployed a pair of arms. The horns connected to the left arm, becoming a fist.

=KYU!=

Cube Crocodile roared before its tail split in two and folded into its body. It connected to the right arm, becoming the lower arm and fist. Cube Wolf folded up completely and connected to in-between the two parts of the trailer.

=NANA! HACHI!=

The upper half of Cube Wolf flipped down, exposing a set of three pictures of a crocodile, a wolf, and a rhino's heads in the same spots as on TheWorld's suit. A robot head was exposed as well, sporting a pair of solid red eyes and sculpted lips underneath a black blocky helmet with gold pillars on the sides of its head and two gold squares above the head.

"Incredible! The fierce crocodile, the intimidating wolf, and the rampaging rhino have united as one! Standing before us is the powerful, menacing…" Bae commentated.

=TOU~SAI~ ZYU~OH~!=

"Complete! Tousai Zyuoh!" TheWorld declared.

"They can combine too?!" Lion exclaimed.

"Tch. No wonder Cube Rhinos isn't a cube…" Elephant noted, "It's larger than regular King and Wild…"

"Minna, ikuzo!" Eagle ordered.

"Dobutsu Dai Gattai!" the five shouted.

"With a mighty yell, we witness a combination that I feel many have seen before!" Bae continued, "Eagle, Shark, Lion, Elephant, Tiger, Gorilla, and the help of a Giraffe and Mole! The united power of them all combines and calls upon…"

=WI~LD ZYU~OH KI~NG!=

"Kasei, Wild Zyuoh King!" the five declared.

"...Yep. Roll is gonna be livid she's missing out," Tails noted, recording it all, "Huh...A lot of commenters seem to know this Bae guy. He must get around to all kinds of battles, huh..."

"Well, of course! I've only been doing this since '07," Bae chuckled, "Now it's begun! Tousai Zyuoh begins the confrontation swinging his Crocodile arm and the sparks are flying! Wild Zyuoh King stumbles back from just the first blow! Ganbatte, Wild Zyuoh King! Hang in there!"

"Hurry up and bring it on!" The World taunted via speakers on Tousai Zyuoh.

Wild Zyuoh King pulled the King Sword out and swung down, only for Tousai Zyuoh to block it via its Crocodile arm catching it in its jaw. The arm twisted around and yanked the sword out of Wild Zyuoh King's hand. The Zyuohgers grunted as Tousai Zyuoh lifted its leg up and kicked their mecha in the chest. Tousai Zyuoh continued on as it shoulder checked Wild Zyuoh King, keeping it from regaining any momentum.

"Ah mou! Tousai Zyuoh is going abare upon Wild Zyuoh King! The power of eight is being overwhelmed by a trinity...and this time it's not on the heroic side!" Bae exclaimed, "How ferocious! Tousai Zyuoh is giving absolutely no room for Wild Zyuoh King to counterattack! How long can they hold on?! Tousai Zyuoh has the advantage by standing while Wild Zyuoh King is down!" he spun around to Tails, "How are you finding the commentary?"

"Is now really the time to be asking that?!" Tails panicked.

"Ahh, he's wrapped in completely it seems," Bae noted as Wild Zyuoh King managed to stand up.

"Is that it? Pathetic," Tousai Zyuoh stated.

"You asked for it!" Eagle declared as the five spun their cubes and plugged them in.

"ZYUOH DYNAMIC STRIKE!" the five roared.

"Ah! Hissatsu waza already? Oh, that is never a good sign after a beatdown they've been delivered!" Bae noted before Cube Wolf and Crocodile shot off Tousai Zyuoh and slammed into Wild Zyuoh King, disrupting the attack, "And I've been proven correct! The Wolf and Crocodile's assault just stopped it before it could fire! Such ferocity from Tousai Zyuoh! Wild Zyuoh King is in a pinch! They're cornered and Tousai Zyuoh has his chance!"

"Hmph," The World spoke as he picked up his flashlight and twisted it to the Symbol of all his beasts before plugging it back in next to his seat, "Tousai Triple The Beast!"

"Ah!" the Zyuohgers panicked as Tousai Zyuoh aimed its crocodile arm as it charged energy.

But before it could fire, the ground exploded under Tousai Zyuoh. It stumbled back as V-Rex raised out of the ground, roaring. It swung its tail, striking the enemy mecha as it walked around to stand next to Wild Zyuoh King.

"Kyoryu?" Tiger asked shocked.

"A GIANT ROBOT T-REX?!" Tails freaked, jumping in the air in shock and awe.

"Sugei! It's the legendary V-Rex of the Timerangers! Emerging from the Earth like a fossil that's been excavated, V-Rex stands beside Wild Zyuoh King! What an upset!" Bae exclaimed as V-Rex roared.

"V-Rex?" Shark pondered, her sense of hearing letting her pick up Bae's commentary, "Sounds fierce."

"What is this?" TheWorld groaned before flinching as bullets began raining down around his mecha.

"Another Upset!?" Bae gasped as a third robot landed in front of Wild Zyuoh King, "Ah! I know this one! It's DekaWing Robo!"

"DekaWing...Robo?" Tails repeated as he looked upon the new mech.

The mecha was made up of five different-colored parts. Its entire torso was red with blue arms with wings extending from the shoulders and green legs with sirens on each knee. Its right foot was yellow and the left was pink. Its head had a flashin siren atop it with a red face mask modeled after tactical gear. It carried two large hand guns as they smoked.

"It's a flying jet robot~!" Tails squealed like the twelve-year-old he was, stars in his eyes.

"Three on three?" The World grunted.

"I wouldn't if I was you," DekaRed spoke from his seat, "We have way more experience then you, rookie. And V-Rex has more power." as if responding to that, V-Rex let out a roar as the cannons on its back glowed.

"Whoa! A giant T-Rex! I wanna fight it!" Azald exclaimed.

"Oh my! From just looks alone…" Robotnik gasped, "Such advanced technology! Far beyond anything I've seen before! Where did this beast come from?! ...No...When did this beast come from?"

"...TheWorld," Ginis spoke, "Come on back, now. I'd rather enjoy the game a bit longer. Also, step to the right before you leave."

=They've reached the surface!= Flying Dog declared as it chased Rouge and Lien-Da =Preparing to...=

*CRUNCH*

"?!" Rouge and Lien-Da flinched, barely avoiding being crushed unlike the Flying Dog by a massive foot.

"Lien-da, we're leaving," The World spoke as the Crocodile arm lowered and opened, revealing him waiting inside the jaw, "Get in." he pointed behind him.

"...So this is Tousai Zyuoh. ...More intimidating that I thought it'd look," Lien-Da admitted, "Though…" her hand lashed out.

*ZAP!*

"We'll take her as well since she hid one of the three Emeralds here on her somewhere," Lien-Da informed, picking up the downed bat as she got on.

"Wakata…" The World nodded as the jaw closed.

"Faced with having to deal with not only his opponent that he was about to deal the finishing blow to, but also the might of DekaWing Robo and the mighty V-Rex from the ancient future, Tousai Zyuoh chooses to draw back and await another day for battle," Bae noted, "...Ahh~I missed doing this~! Though I'm sad as well since my return to giant battle narration is on something of a loss for the current Sentai! Were it not for the sudden upset of DekaWing Robo and V-Rex appearing to aide, Tousai Zyuoh would surely have won."

"As much as I know you're feeling shocked and all, Zyuohgers," Bud noted from V-Rex's jaw, "The island is going to blow up in fifteen seconds."

"WHAT?!" Shark freaked, "The island is going to blow up in fifteen seconds!?"

"BLOW UP?!" Lion and DekaRed freaked.

"When we were coming up, I saw one of the bombs and the counter was at a minute," Bud noted.

"GYAH! I was so enraptured by the new giant battle, I forgot about the bombs!" Bae panicked before Tails' namesakes grabbed him as the fox got everything in his plane.

"We're getting off now!" Tails declared, "...Wait. Where's…?" Amy jumped out of the vent and landed in the backseat, "Where were you?!"

"I found a computer that the keycard I got let me get into," Amy explained while showing a USB with the logo for GUN on it, "Now let's go!"

"V-Rex, hurry! Away from the island!" Eric called.

From a distance, one could see the massive island that housed GUN's most dangerous criminals and high dangerous creatures...only within a matter of seconds as a pair of figures were seen fleeing it...a massive explosion began to engulf the island. Those that had been captured on 'borrowed' GUN helicopters watched on as the island that once imprisoned them was now gone...a massive hole being all that's left as the ocean began to pour down into it. Within a matter of seconds...there was nothing remaining of Prison Island.

"Everyone okay?" Eagle asked as his whole team was crammed into Cube Eagle.

"Just...peachy…" Elephant grunted.

"Leo...that better not be your hand…" Shark growled.

"Sorry…" Tiger apologised, "It's kinda hard to move with how we all just kinda jumped in."

"All I see is floor…" Lion groaned.

"Ah…" Eagle breathed a sigh of relief.

"...So we're all safe," Elephant noted.

"Yep. ...AH MOU!" Lion screamed, banging the floor like a child having a tantrum, "Next time I see that three bastard, I'm beating him up big time!"

"Hai hai...but for now...let's go home," Eagle sighed.

"Sir, security feeds were able to show that ninety percent of the prisoners escaped," a GUN officer informed Towers in a command center, "However, the remaining ten percent of the prisoners, twenty-seven officers, and six scientists are now KIA. Prison Island has also been completely destroyed, sir. In all parts...this is an unmitigated disaster not since fifty years ago."

"It's but one setback…" Towers informed calmly, "Fortunately, our main projects were nowhere near Prison Island. Though losing the V-Rex and its near-infinite amount of material is a large loss, we have more than enough from it and the collected data we've gained from studying the prisoners."

"Commander Towers, Commander Doggie Kruger of SPD is on Line 1," a female officer informed.

"...Put him on," Towers ordered, "I have something to say to him…"

"Doing so now," the female officer nodded as a screen popped up, showing Kruger on screen.

"Kruger...Do not think we've been keeping track of your little plan behind our backs…" Towers frowned, "One of our soldiers said they saw one of your mechs flying towards Prison Island...or at least, what was once Prison Island. Hand over your officers-along with those with them- now, or else I'll be forced to have them shot down for destroying a government owned island facility and have you arrested for treason against Earth."

=I'm gonna have to stop you right there= Doggie spoke suddenly =Sorry, Towers...I was busy just getting off the phone with UN officials who have gone over evidence that shows GUN breaking their laws against stealing technology used by past Sentai teams in an attempt to replicate= he sighed =It was really awkward given the person in charge of that committee was an old friend of yours. But...the evidence was substantial, and now GUN is to submit to inspection by the United Nations and Galactic Police organizations. Otherwise...you will all be deemed traitors to Earth and labeled a Shadow Organization not unlike SHOCKER=

"What? ...Hmph. Very well," Towers replied.

=Part of this inspection also demands you go and apologize for past accusations to the public based on unfounded, and...stupid evidence= Doggie smirked =I'd love to go further into detail but...That would be Tetsu now=

At that, a door burst open as Soldiers charged in. Leading them was DekaBreak as he walked in.

"Towers...turn over all of your work to us and come peacefully," DekaBreak demanded simply.

"Alright...you won this time around...Doggie," Towers sighed, raising his hands in submission to DekaBreak.

=I believe it's one of my subordinates who once said this: 'Don't hate the player; Hate the game'=

=Eee! Boss quoted me!= Umeko cheered in the background.

=Umeko, stop moving! We're still stuck up here! Ms. Sakurai, Swan, stop it with the soap already! It's not worki-wait. Is this glue!?=

=Oops=

=...Excuse me. I need to berate subordinates= Doggie deadpanned before disconnecting.

"Come along," DekaBreak informed.

"...Two months and twelve days."

"Hm?"

"In two months and twelve days, GUN will be needed again," Towers informed, "Or, at least, what GUN has intel on because of an event that happens on Earth every fifty years will happen once that time is up."

"A plea bargain at this time?" DekaBreak questioned.

"No. A statement."

"Oh soka…" DekaBreak nodded simply, "Nonsense!" he laughed off, "Earth doesn't need GUN. And it never needed you. That is my statement to you. As you sit and watch...you'll see. You were never good for anything. Others will clean your mess and save the Earth." Towers raised a brow, "Yeah, I know...it makes no sense. It's illogical, and borderline insane. But...that's what really matters in the end. Someone...anyone who cares and has kindness. They are the ones who save us." he flashed back to Tetsu, "Maybe even you can be saved. I know I was," he finished as he walked off.

"..." Towers inhaled before nodding to the officers that came with Tetsu and was led off.

"With that...you should be able to return to what you all call home," Doggie spoke to Aphrodite, "It's probably not Mobius...but it's better than a bunker underground."

"Yokatta," Aphrodite sighed in relief as Swan repeatedly bowed as a janitor was spraying a glue dissolvent into the overhead vent, "I'll be sure to bring Sonic-san and Sonia-chan here to discuss how to handle these bunkers with SPD as soon as we are able. It was wrong of Mobius to make these."

"Ah...I don't mind much. As long as we are allowed to use some of the less important ones," Doggie explained, "Earth often gets a lot of alien refugees. A decent place for them to stay would help."

"There are several bunkers made just for living in. One of which is the one the princess currently resides in," Skye noted, smiling a bit, "They were originally made for Mobians to hide in should an event cause Mobius to be uninhabitable, so their original purpose can still be used, but for those not of this planet. And why is Officer Ban poking me?"

"BAN!" Doggie snapped as he stood at attention, "Ah...the world's greatest DekaRed and you still act like a teenager…"

"Only when I don't have to act like the boss!" Ban smiled, "It's a pain, you know. I can relax when Boss is around to be a better boss."

"What will happen to that GUN officer who helped them escape?" Skye asked.

"We intend to invite Officer Eric Meyers to SPD. He kept notes of everything going on that he felt and was correct on being violations of several treaties and handed them over immediately upon seeing an SPD officer," Doggie noted.

"I know TimeRed is in the market for some folks to freelance with him at his new job," Ban smiled, "Might be worth introducing them to each other."

"Hora...why can't you be like this all the time?" Doggie complained.

"Hehe…" Ban laughed.

"Ah right. Aphrodite-san, I am sure that your kids are now done with the debriefing and are free to be turned over to your care," Doggie bowed.

"Most are adults...but besides Yamato...most need an adult figure!" Ban laughed.

"Don't I know it," Aphrodite giggled before bowing, "Arigatou, Doggie-san, Ban-san." she turned to leave before pausing, "...Oh. One more thing. Do I need to let Sonic-chan remain behind for another round with you, Doggie-san?"

"Sadly, I think it'd be better if he went home. It seems being...uh…" he looked at the report again, "Eaten...has had an effect on him. Wait. 'Eaten.' Is that right?"

"It was V-Rex. Once it got on land, he hacked the Mobians and Eric up," Ban explained, "And some muffins with strawberries in it, too."

"...Ban, you didn't."

"...It was just one and very delicious."

"Ah, Strawberry Muffins. An Animal Hearts Cafe specialty," Aphrodite noted as Doggie facepalmed.

"Besides V-Rex attacked me and ate them back up again!" Ban complained as he pointed to the hole burned into his pants, "See...he aimed for the tush on purpose, too!"

"Wish I was there to record it for your partners in the vent as a peace offering for you," Skye noted.

"Eh?" Ban asked before a pair of hands grabbed his shoulders.

"Ban…" Umeko and Jasmine hissed, a glint in their eyes while glue and glue solvent dripped off them, as he broke out in sweat.

"Best to head home now, Aphrodite-san," Doggie warned.

"Hai, hai," Aphrodite nodded, quickly leaving.

"Ah...Ah...M-Matte! Tatsukete, Aphrodite-san!" Ban pleaded as the two female Dekarangers grabbed the collar of his uniform, "AH~!" he panicked.

"It's so good to see you again, Julie-Su-san!" Roll beamed, hugging the pink echidna.

"Guh...You're...stronger than I remember…" Julie-Su grunted.

"Roll remember control…" Amu complained, "You're still as lithe as before but your muscles are more compact."

"Oops! Gomen," Roll apologized, letting Julie-Su go.

"Good...now my turn!" Amu cheered, hugging Julie-su.

"Of course," the pink echidna deadpanned.

"It's good to know more of our friends are indeed here on Earth." Tusk noted as he and Leo were getting bandaged up for their injuries from their fight with The World.

"Now we just gotta find 'em..." Leo groaned, rubbing his shoulder.

"We should...but for now, we should rest," Yamato ordered as he was the one who took the worst of The World's final attack, leaving him shirtless as bandages were applied, "We also have to get back to dealing with Shadow and The World."

"Thanks for reminding me of that Faker," Sonic growled in annoyance, "Seriously, what is up with that guy? Next time I see him, he's gonna get it!"

"It troubles me as well, Knave," Caliburn noted, "This Shadow...he wields a Sacred Sword from the time of Camelot with just as, if not more, skilled as its original wielder."

"Sacred Sword?" Yamato repeated.

"A title of the swords of the Round Table," Caliburn explained, "The one Shadow has...is Arondight, originally held by Sir Lancelot du Lac, son of Nimue the Lady of the Lake."

"Wait...If Sonic is an incarnation of Arthur from the old stories…" Yamato began, "And Shadow is...resemblant of Lancelot...does that mean...all the Knights in those stories were actually Mobians?"

"Hmm...I had not considered that fact, Sir Yamato," Caliburn muttered.

"How could you not!?" Caliwave complained, "The humans tended to freak out when they learned they weren't wearing beast masks! Hoo boy! Remember that time when Gawain and Lancelot got buzzed off some mead and..."

"We agreed to never bring up that moment!" Caliburn quickly spoke.

"Tell that to Gawain's wife. She never let him live it down...Come to think of it…" Caliwave spoke as she blinked while looking at Julie-su, "You kinda look like her…Only more developed and with a metal arm."

"So then by this pattern…" Yamato realized, "Did...Gawain look like Knuckles-san?"

"How should I know?" Caliwave asked.

"He's red, likes to guard treasure, primarily a large gem..." Caliburn told her.

"...Did he skip Leg Day?"

"Yes."

"Oh that sounds just like him…" Caliwave mumbled, "Oh shit! You're all reincarnate, ain't ya?! Well...minus…"

"Ahem!" Caliburn coughed.

"Right. Merlin... Can't tell anyone that."

"So...Caliburn is the sword in the stone…" Yamato spoke, "And all the other swords and knights exist...so is...Excalibur a talking sword, too?"

"...Oh I like him. He's smart," Caliwave giggled, "Just gotta give him the breadcrumbs."

"It's why he's the leader," All the Mobians replied instantly.

"Here a real question," Amu said, "If Lancelot was the owner of that sword...how did Shadow get it then?"

"Oh Nimue took the sword back after she laid her son to rest," Caliwave explained, "Only she would have it. Or at least one of her hosts…"

"Hosts?" they blinked as Caliburn groaned at his sister.

"Hosts yes. She's a Faye, as in 'not a technical person.' More of a fairy or Goddess given Japanese cultures," Caliwave muttered, "Eh, I guess there are better terms but she was what she was. She was never forgiving though...i wonder if Merlin ever escaped the tree…"

"What tree?!" Caliburn gawked.

"Oh right. You weren't there for the part of them shacking up and then the messiness…"

"Sister...please don't tell me Merlina was her granddaughter," Caliburn sighed, 'Why does she always know the dark secrets?'

"What? I only knew 'cause they had the whole messy break up fight right in front of me...It was real awkward…" she whispered the last part, "I mean what you think happens when two immortal beings of magic fight? It ain't pretty...Oh, that poor assistant...never saw that bolt that turned him into a duck."

"So who…." Roll wondered before recalling Amy's words, "Amy-san…"

"What?" Amy asked.

"Nimue did have a thing for girls with pink hair for hosts…" Caliwave muttered.

"AHH! Amy's a traitor!"

"What?!" Amy growled, smacking Leo repeatedly.

"Uh...I don't think traitor…" Julie-su spoke, "But...I think they are implying...a ghost is living inside your body."

"That's stupid...how would I not know if something was sharing my head space!?" she accused.

"Maybe Nimue is why your tarot card readings are so accurate?" Yamato argued, making her pause and think, "She's why you can do such amazing things like that. You have a magical entity inside of you."

"Like in Naruto…" Leo gasped.

"I hate that series!" Amy said, smashing Leo into the ground, "That pink hair girl is totally stealing my thing as the stalker fangirl who screams and beats up idiots!"

"I liked it…" several of the Mobians muttered.

"Uh…" Sonic began before Roll lowered his raised hand of protest.

"No, no. Let her dig herself down deep," Roll advised.

"Amy...Amy...focus." Yamato spoke, calming her down a bit, "This is a theory...It's not like we have proof."

"Unless that's what you don't want to do...Nimue," Caliwave accused.

"Lady Nimue, if you're in control you can speak to us." Caliburn pleaded. "Knave convince her."

"Nope," Sonic replied.

"Ooh! Ooh! Let me! Let me!" Caliwave volunteered, "...Lancy liked to prance about in nothing but a pixie dress in private and couldn't swing a sword for a pence!"

"..." Amy lost her normal expression and snapped her fingers before Caliwave was encased in what looked like Star Wars carbonite.

"AH!" Leo panicked, running for the corner.

"I'll admit. I did not expect that to work…" Yamato spoke.

"Well...you helped start this. You talk it out, fearless leader…" Sonic spoke, hiding behind Yamato.

"My dear king, please. I am literally the oldest being in this room," Amy spoke in a wise voice.

"Defer all questions to the leader…" was all Sonic could say, really not wanting to be part of this.

"I have none. I just wish to make one thing clear: I am not helping any of you on this matter," she said, crossing her arms as a chair appeared under her letting sit down on it and relax.

"I assumed as such," Yamato sighed as he picked Sonic up and handed him over to Roll, "But our theory was accurate, correct?"

"Yes. I gave back my son his sword for he will do as he always has: fight for love." Nimue sighed.

"...I am...conflicted," Roll admitted, an eye twitching at that statement.

"It's a lot more complicated than I have time to explain. My host is already trying to take back her body," Nimue sighed. "When she does she will forget anything related to Arthurian myths from all your mouths, so do not invoke me again, Zyuohgers, and my king? Think very hard on this matter…What would make someone go to such lengths they'd burn the world?"

"!" Yamato's eyes widened in realization at that.

"Think hard for everyone you fight truly understand an important matter: are some truly villains or do they have their own motivations? …'till…" Nimue started before blinking, "...Oh hey, Julie! When did you get here? Come to think of it...Where are we?"

"Well that wasn't helpful at all…" Sela muttered.

"Oh wow! You legit don't remember the last few minutes," Amu awed, "Hypnosis is great!"

"What are you talking about? The last thing I remember was an island...and a black Sonic…" she muttered.

"Hehehe…" Amu smiled.

"What did you do?" Amy demanded.

"Nothing you can prove!" Amu smirked playfully.

"Goodbye, dear sister. I finally know silence again," Caliburn told his encased sister.

"Amu, you fix my mind!" Amy complained, chasing her around.

"You know that even I can't do that!" Amu smiled, jumping around with her feline agility.

"Well close enough..." Caliburn sighed.

"Oi. The shell is cracking…" Leo pointed out.

"Sweet spirits above!" Caliwave exclaimed after the casing broke, her blade returning to its normal shape, "Ugh! I hate expanding myself like that in such a cramped space."

"My peace is gone," Caliburn cried.

"Speaking of peace, I have one question, Roll," Sonic sighed.

"Eh? What is it?" Roll asked.

"Why are you keeping that?" he pointed at Bae on her head.

"I am her tutor in narrating giant battles!" Bae declared, "She has potential and some good experience so far, but she can improve to even greater heights!"

"We're gonna need a bigger house," Yamato sighed, "What happened to the dino?"

"Oh, Nicole said it told her that it said 'Thank the yellow fox for the muffins. I hope you can make them bigger,'" Tails said, "'I'm going to my actual current owner and hope we can fight side by side for humanity in the future.'"

"...A bigger muffin?" Roll pondered, digging into her tails and pulling out a few thick journal books with GUN's logo on them while looking for a pencil or pen, "Now where did I put that pencil and calculator. I need to measure things right for someone as big as V-Rex-san..."

"...What's with all the tails?" Julie-Su asked.

"Don't ask." Sonic sighed, "But if it makes you happy, she killed your sister."

"Bull," Julie-Su deadpanned.

"Blame a space alien for her coming back to life," Sonic added.

"Also never said she stayed dead," Tails added, "Now we gotta find Knuckles so he can be happy you're alive."

"Where is Knuckles, anyway?" Julie-Su pondered.

"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT BREAKING THAT GRAVE?!" Manic screamed as he and Knuckles ran side-by-side, Knuckles carrying several shards of the Master Emerald.

"JUST KEEP RUNNING, DAMMIT!" the echidna barked back.

"I told you no punching!"

"I thought you were doing reverse psychology on me again!"

"When we're stealing, i am in charge!" Manic snapped, "I swear, this is the last time I work for you! I should've followed Battits!"

"I'm telling Aphrodite!"

"I'm telling Julie-Su you broke the emerald!"

"Don't you…" Knuckles began before a demonic screech came from behind them, "KEEP RUNNING!"

"I'm ahead of you, idiot!" Manic laughed as Knuckles noticed the shards he had were in Manic's hands.

"MANIC!" Knuckles roared as he chased after the green hedgehog...as a hoard of ghosts gave chase after the two, screaming and screeching.

"Oh…Wait, what do you mean the prince and princess are here, too?" Julie-Su gulped.

"Sonia and Manic are here. The queen is...um...somewhere and Auntie is.." Amu gave Julie-Su the heads up and Julie-Su ran at the mention of 'Auntie'...right into Aphrodite.

"Ara?" she looked down at Julie-Su before beaming and hugging her, "Aw~! I missed you as well, Julie-Su-chan!"

"Miss Sakurai…" she gulped, 'Oh good. She forgot the black eye I gave Sonia.'

"Ah, you need a place to stay while finding Knuckles-chan, ne? We have a nice apartment above the cafe, so you're more than welcome to stay there in trade for working as rent," Aphrodite offered.

"Thanks, but no thanks. I gotta...umm babysit my Soultouch. He can get into so much trouble without me keeping him on a leash."

"Interesting."

"Gh?!" Julie-Su yelped when Skye phased through Aphrodite to look at her.

"This level of interface with biological and technological shouldn't be possible for humanity for several years," Skye noted, "GUN was ahead of its time. More than likely from the V-Rex reverse engineering."

"They had a lot of stuff and went to town on me to upgrade me," Julie-Su frowned, shaking off the shock, "Even when I screamed and begged them to stop."

"You know that means one thing," Skye noted, "Well...two things. Therapy and hugs. Lots of hugs."

"...Oh you…" Julie-Su began before Aphrodite hugged tighter.

"Oh, that is terrible! You are going to stay with us until we find your destined love and we will help you through it until his tender embrace can do the best healing," Aphrodite informed as Skye muted himself to laugh madly behind her.

"Well at least we can all get ready for tomorrow..." Yamato sighed, "Shadow and The World aren't gonna be going easy on us forever."

"Humph." The World walked, dragging the tied-up bat, as Shadow and Lien-Da were by his side.

"What's wrong with him?" Lien-Da asked.

"He's jealous of my new sword," Shadow said.

"Hmph…" was all The World said, "Overcompensating..." he grumbled.

"He's...colorful," Lien-Da noted.

"He doesn't like losing."

"I didn't lose," he replied as his dark aura flared around him while glaring at Shadow, "I never lose…"

"Calm down, The World," he sighed, "Let's get the Emeralds off this bat and then we can spar. I know how much you like doing that."

"May I ask what is going on?" Maw asked, walking up to them.

"Maw, we were just about to take the Emeralds off this…"

"Hired treasure hunter," Maw filled in for her.

"...What?"

"I hired her to find the Chaos Emeralds after Shadow explained he required them," Maw explained.

"...TheWorld, you're supporting me and will take orders/suggestion, right?" Lien-Da asked.

"Yes."

"Punch Maw and make sure his jaw is broken sideways."

*CRACK!*

"Thank you."

"For the record, I let her do that for one reason: fill the team in when you pull these stunts," Shadow frowned.

"So...do I let her go?" The World asked.

"I have a name," Rouge sighed.

"Yes," Lien-Da sighed.

"Very well." he nodded simply, he then cracked his knuckles as he walked off. "Call me for my next deployment. I must return for conditioning."

"Make sure you get some rest," Shadow told him.

"Hai," The World replied.

"You're sweet on him." Rouge noted.

"Hmph."

"You also sound just like him. Maybe he's taking cues from you as a big brother of sorts."

"We're both just lab experiments," Shadow replied, "In the end, all we are is things that shouldn't exist. I suppose for that reason I feel kindred with The World." he admitted, "But unlike him...I have a reason for what I do." he said looking at the sword in his hand and thinking about what the pink one siad.

'Fight with love in your heart,' her voice echoed

'Maria...you and Gerald-hakase will be avenged.' Shadow thought as they entered the game room and he bowed before Ginis.

"Now that the status quo has been fixed," Ginis spoke with a smile, "Let us begin with the real game." he laughed happily as he pointed at a monitor showing the moon, he aimed one finger almost like a gun, "Bang…" he spoke as a portion of the moon exploded.

O.N: I'm back from vacation whose ass is...what happened to you fools? Who put my mask on Z0's face?

Z0: Bingo *restraints pop off* GET OVER HERE!

O.N: da hell is going on? Its this that prison anime crossover where the hot warden chick?

Z0: AHAHAHAHA! *lifting guards up and tossing them around as a riot begins* You… *points at O.N.* Die next…

SZ: Hoo boy...

GT: Of course it'd wear off at the end. They didn't expect a chapter over 80 pages long.

O.N: welp daddy gonna bring down his belt but looks like we been busy, Bob! *the Minion gives me a page* ok you idiots let's get a new omake started something about prisoners and their whereabouts what prison what did I miss?!

Z0: *giant demonic hand Grab's O.N. by the head and drags him away*

V-Rex roared as it stood in front of a tall building. A man walked out as he tapped a brace on his arm.

"Welcome back, V-Rex…" the man spoke, fixing his tie, "I wondered where you went...and why my commands couldn't reach you." he spoke as its eyes focused on a man in a business suit with black hair, "It's been 15 years, huh?"

"Grr..." it growled and, to his surprise, came closer and nuzzled him.

"I know...I miss him, too," he spoke, putting his hand up to V-Rex to return the gesture, "Not a day goes by where I don't miss my best friend either, V-Rex…" he spoke, leaning his head against it, "Naoto...was thick headed...and maybe was slow to learn...but he cared for everyone deep down. He deserves to still be here…" he sniffled at the emotions welling up inside him, "The world feels a little colder without that hot head."

"Grrr…" V-Rex groaned in a very sad tone.

"But...he left us the world…" he added, "You and me are the only ones here now...we need to protect this world together, for Naoto...for the rest of them." he sighed patting V-Rex, "Look at you…" he sighed, taking his jacket and tie off, "You're all dirty. This won't do…" he sighed, picking up a bucket filled with soapy water and a mop, "Let's get to work."

"Grrr…"

"...And why does your breath smell like strawberries?" he asked as it growled, "What? No, I'm not cleaning you as an excuse out of mom's latest attempt to get me hitched." he joked, "Besides...I already have a true love...no matter how far away she is."

"Grr…"

"Yeah...I miss them, too...they were hard to deal with...but they made this town colorful," he sighed, mopping V-Rex. "Let me catch you up on what i've been up to." he smiled, finding his friend's most treasured thing and fully immersing himself in a past that lead to the future that is today.

GT: Oh, that's very touching and heartwarming, ne?

O.N: i agree...if Z0 wasn't punching my heart! I'm gone for god knows how long and this is the love he give me!

GT: ...Right...While Z0, uh, does that...and we get some medics…

O.N: PREVIEW!

SZ: HAI!*pulls screen down*

GT: He punched out all of ON's blood!

Z0: Who's next!?

Jiki, Zyuohger: Monarchs of Mobius!

Yamato: What just happened? The moon…

Sonic: got exploded…

Aphrodite: Didn't you say this happened before, Yamato-san?

Yamato: Hai...but this...is something different…

Ginis: Hello people of Earth, it's your wonderful alien invader Ginis. As you can see, I've come across a weapon your beloved Governments made.

Yamato: Humans made that?

Ginis: If you want to have a chance of playing this game, let the real Players take the stage, and tell the worthless small fries to stop interrupting…

Sonic: He's...mad...and it's scary…

Ginis: It's time for a Raid battle...I challenge you, Zyuohgers. Come to the location of my new weapon and let us continue the battle to see who wins.

Chapter 18: Eclipse Countdown

Manic and Knuckles: WHY DOES EVERYWHERE HAVE GHOSTS?!

GT: Ooh...This will be interesting. Though before we leave, we need to a quick word before you post reviews: Many of you who are fans of the English equivalent of Super Sentai will know Eric Meyers. He was just a cameo. This will not be a regular thing, so no asking for Tommy Oliver or any other fan favorites. The only reason he showed up at all is because he and TimeFire look nearly identical and let the people behind Time Force use the darker-light scenes involving TimeFire for him. Heck, even parts involving his eyes behind the mask are TimeFire's eyes and not Eric's.

Z0: Sides note we do this one as it makes sense.

SZ: Mmm hmm. Anyway we hope you liked this LONG chapter and stay tuned for more of the Shadow Arc. Read like and review

GT: Good reading to you all.