"Right, so where is everyone?"
Stepping out of the museum, Sonic scrolls his eyes among the legion of paparazzi still crowding the streets of Station Square.
Luckily, it did not take that long to find the rest of his squad considering one of the members is a giant hulking green man and a bright red alien robot.
"Alright, alright, picture and headline time's over people! We gotta head out!" Sonic holds his hands out, alerting the masses. "Been fun being home and all, but we gotta take the newbie back to base!"
One intrepid reporter speaks up, holding a microphone at the still overwhelmed Sayaka. "We still have questions though! Is this the rumored second Golden One?"
Sayaka gulps, holding a finger out for a moment.
"Uh…"
"Yes, this is the one we've been waitin' for… but she ain't exactly in the question answering mood." Sonic wags his finger. "So, save the questions for later, kay?"
Complying with the hedgehog's instructions, the groups of reporters step away much to Sayaka's surprise. This Sonic fellow, due to being this city's protector for what is probably the entire city's history has garnered him a lot of respect among the residents.
Regrouping with the others, Sonic takes notice that Neptune is once again among them, now enjoying a delicious ice cream treat.
"How's it taste?" Sonic asks, nudging the lilac haired young girl.
"Mmmm! Deeeelish!" Neptune squeals with glee.
Sonic then redirects his attention to the others. "Damage report."
"Zero casualties, thankfully. Although a couple injuries from some Droid misfires." Optimus Prime states.
"Are they being treated?" Sonic then runs down, looking over to Iron Man.
"Friday contacted the hospital." Tony replies, pointing to the helmet which contains his suit's AI. "Some ambulances arrived during all those interviews."
He then takes a long look at Sonic and Sayaka, moving his finger from pointing between the two. "Where… were you two, anyway?"
"Museum. Lots of exposition." Sonic points to the structure they just left from.
"And leave us hanging swarmed by mics and cameras? Not fair, dude." Spyro shakes his head.
"I dunno, I kinda liked it." Tony replies, folding his arms.
Spyro lets out a small chuckle. "Course you did."
"I did too… kinda." Kai then shrugs, taking Tony's side… albeit "kinda" taking his side.
Iron Man nods at the fire Ninja. "Thanks… kinda?"
"We done here?" Sonic snaps his fingers, trying to catch their attention. "Because Sayaka here… your name's Sayaka, right?"
"Y-Yeah…" The bluenette nods.
"Makin' sure. So, Sayaka here has gotta go through orientation. So we better haul our behinds back to base. Where's the Dreamcast?"
Spyro's neck cranes to the side, trying to look at the dispersing crowd of people. "Think I saw it dock at that parking lot over there…" He states pointing is claw ahead, across a driveway.
Walking along to reach their destination, Sayaka's eyes widen at what awaits them at the parking lot…
"What the hell is that?" She asks, bewildered at what lies before her.
It's a giant orange spherical ship, a clean orb only adorned with a large visor-like window in the front. On its sides are equally spherical thrusters and a small turret on the top. It almost looks like something pulled from a 1960s Sci-Fi film.
"That… is the Dreamcast." Sonic introduces.
Protruding from the orb, almost as if a door is carving itself from the seamless exterior, an opening reveals itself and folds out a set of stairs.
This may be technology, but for Sayaka this display alone feels no different than the magic that populates her world.
Now is not the time to question how it works though (not that Sayaka would probably understand the mechanics behind it all anyway), as everyone starts to squeeze into the door.
Which however rises a different question.
The Hulk and Optimus… they seem to be as half big as that ship. How would they even fit inside with everyone else?
Even as Sayaka witnesses the door expand to accommodate their size… it could still be a tight fit. So how could they…?
Her inquiries once again grind to a halt as it becomes her turn to enter the ship. Once the interior becomes known to her, her question is answered.
"It's… bigger on the inside!" She could only exclaim.
She walks down a wide hallway, undoubtably larger than any airplane. Hell, probably larger than even four planes.
She looks up, the ceiling being much higher than it possibly should be, providing plenty of moving room for the massive warriors.
"You can think Gallifreyan technology for that, sister!"
Sayaka snaps her head to look back. Taking notice of a pilot's chair surrounded by a giant control desk, the seat swivels around to reveal a yellow, slightly orange creature just like Sonic.
The only difference being that this one has two tails and visible ears.
"A real beaut, ain't she?"
Sonic clears his throat, gesturing to the fox. "Sayaka, this is my brother Tails."
"Nice to meet ya, kid." Tails gives a small salute. "You're the next big cheese, huh?"
"And I suppose you made this ship?" Sayaka asks him.
"Honey, let me tell you. I do more than make ships." Tails swivels back to the controls, flipping a couple switches. "I'll be makin' your gear too."
"My gear?" Sayaka tilts her head.
"What, you're gonna fight evil in a school uniform? Gimmie a break." Tails chuckles to himself. "Heh, that's a good one."
"I'm already getting ideas, kid. No stoppin' the mind when the gears are turning. IIIIIt's thinking!"
Sayaka squints her eyes before turning to Sonic. "He seems nice."
"He's… not the best with meeting new people." Sonic pats her on the back. "He'll warm up."
"Whaddaya talking about, I'm charming!" Tails raises his finger. "I'm just speaking the truth here!"
"Just take a seat, someone's trying to dock a Chevy in my spot. So we better get moving." Tails then comments.
Complying, Sayaka shuffles over to one of the leather seats. As she straps in, she turns to the side. For a second or two, all she could stare at is an orange wall. However after a moment, just like the door, the wall carves itself open like a soft sponge cake and vanishes. Now instead, she is facing a newly formed window.
"Next stop, The Golden Skylands." Tails announces over the intercom. "Buckle up, lackies."
The Dreamcast shakes as the engine revs up, the thrusters release a burst of energy as the ship rises into the air. Sayaka could see the parking lot slowly disappear from view to be replaced by skies and the faint glimpses of cities beyond.
As Sayaka gets a good look of the view ahead of her, she could only think about Madoka.
Is she okay?
Does Madoka even know where Sayaka is? Can she see her?
Does she even know about these Disciples to begin with?
"Rift Engines online, beginning portal construction now. VMU in position…"
The cannon atop the ship, the Vehicular Mounted Utility takes aim and fires a glowing navy orb a couple dozen meters away from the Dreamcast. The orb then erupts, opening a spinning blue rift ahead of the ship's flight path.
"You're in for a real light show, kid!"
As instructed, Sayaka braces herself.
The thrusters rotate to face the ship's back, kicking its engines to overdrive and launching the Dreamcast to full speed.
Sayaka finds herself thrown back slightly, letting out an alarmed grunt as the Dreamcast engulfs itself into the depths of the rift, closing behind them.