Welcome back. Sorry for the chapter being posted this late at night. But is it still Saturday, no?. Anyways, we will see the climax of the Amazing Island story now that the Marines from the Speed Highway encounter made their way to the New Blue Rogues for assistance. Expect a lot of Sega faces to be mentioned, some more familiar than others. EVen very older Sega properties. Anyways, let us begin.
Silence grows between the three parties after Aika agreeing to the start of a new partnership with more heroes. Although her reason is more personal as she really feels worried about the safety of Enrique with an old enemy back with a vengeance. But this old enemy is far from a slouch, he once took over the empire by force after using the Rains of Destruction to kill the queen and half of the Valuan army. And that's not to mention the possibility of the great Gigases being back from the dead too. Powerful beings that are controlled by Moon Crystals and embody the five colorful moons orbiting the planet. When in the wrong hands, these powerful guardians would cause mass destruction to the planet. This is usually why powerful ships like the Delphinus are enough to take them down from the skies. Chances are that Galician would likely tell the Legion all about them and possibly inspire the idea of using them as weapons of war to fully conquer more planets. These thoughts continue to plague Aika's mind once more, leaving Tails and Sam worried for her.
"Is there something wrong? You haven't been yourself since you mentioned this Galician person. I assume he must had been a dangerous foe from your past," the young fox said in concern.
"And a major threat to our friend Enrique. He's probably so filled with hate hearing his country being ruled by someone better than his authoritarian men that he wants to target him first. But that's not all, there are powerful deities called Gigases that can be controlled when in the wrong hands. Most of them were destroyed by us, especially the deadliest one Zenos. Ramirez once controlled this one in the past to try destroying our world. We may have to seek some Moon Crystals along the way to prevent this. Never in a million years we would be facing these titanic destroyers again," the vice captain explains.
The two would completely understand the gravity of the situation and what to do next. Tails somehow had the bad feeling that the Legion is more dangerous than ever, even after the encounter their groups barely survived at the mothership.
"This is why our alliance will be an important one. The reason we do more espionage than fighting is because our numbers are small enough to keep track of the Legion's whereabouts and plans. But when we team up with all of you, we would be a stronger force that wouldn't struggle against these monsters. They have fleets, powerful subordinates, and thousands of men at their disposal. They already have a tight grip on the world already with their Shadow Beast army and Subspace Diffusion Bombs worldwide. We have been finding ways of countering their weapons, which are nothing like the Marines had ever seen before. Have you all learned anything of note?" Sam asked.
"A high enough positive energy charge can free someone from the Petrification Gun's power. Anyone hit by the gun become lifeless statues, but countering that with high amounts of energy can turn them back to normal. We still have yet to learn about the way to deactivate nor counter the bombs. I've last heard Vector is working on the weapons to learn more about them. If only he were here, our group was separated from the storm. That's another thing we should do when leaving this island," Tails described.
"Ah, we know all about Team Chaotix. One time they begged for an alliance to solve their cases. But we usually deal with global full scale problems than things like solving a robbery case or retrieving a lost child. They are an interesting bunch to say the least," Sam said with a chuckle.
Tails' deadpan expression says it all due to knowing the detectives were still their usual selves. Even Aika couldn't believe at how desperate they sound for "high class crime solvers".
"But let's cut to the real chase. You all are really here to help and not just doing it for clout? You are probably aware that we have the GUN as connections and they have been doing their own fair share of research during the Legion's rampage. What is your real goal, Mr. Gideon?" Aika asks once again in suspicion.
Sam would be slowly nervous by how unwelcoming and skeptical she is of him despite his intentions being in good faith.
"Easy there, Pippy. We are only world officials just correcting the mistakes that those villains our doing to our world. We can't do that alone and have heard of your accomplishments of gathering very Chaos Emeralds that they desire. It's better for everyone to unite in order to defeat a stronger enemy than thinking either group will handle it alone. Trust us, we are all against the same enemy after all," he reiterates.
"I know this sounds sketchy, but Sam Gideon has a major point. We are without Morte's group and on our own until we find where they are after that storm. Some extra helping hands doesn't hurt. Even Vyse would agree if he were in your place as someone who's all about stopping big organizations. Even I was skeptical of GUN at one point, but our connections with Shadow and Rouge only made it all easier to trust them as a group. Vyse and then are already struggling out there and Sam's already got our back with extra forces. It's all up to your own judgement either way," Tails adds.
Aika would take her time to think about everything heard during this call, fixating on the Vyse part of it meant her being a good temporary leader. But eventually swallowed her pride to say the best answer.
"We trust you all for now. But at the same time we need to act very fast. We have lost allies to recover and a kingdom to prevent from being overthrown. I completely understand it all," she announced.
Back in the jungle, the heroes would continue their endless battle with the possessed monsters. Things are starting to take a turn for the worst with everyone losing their strength and stamina very quickly. Tembo could no longer have the strength to take another hit from the Dragon Men and Tinies that jumped him. AiAi's Monkey Ball is completely constricted by a pack of Scorpion Worms that aim to crush his ball and tear him apart. Alis is already casting her Doheal spell to back up a wounded Joe Musashi and Axel Stone that defended her. Unfortunately, powerful spells like these exhausts her magic limits and she would need to replenish it at a later time. Amy and Knuckles continue to fight together as countless monsters ambushed them from the trees. They were also growing tired from fighting for a while. Opal is back to her feet and resorting to using her Shooting from her fingers. Of course, the pain in her index and middle finger is very evident from using the energy from them too many times. She tries her best to hold in her pain but also her fatigue since the monster numbers are getting overwhelming. Ryo would be knocked away by an Evil Beast that ambushes him. This left Honey alone to fight the others that started to pour in. She could only do nothing but cry knowing that there is no end to this. NiGHTS appeared in time to blast through them in his Rocket NiGHTS form to lessen the numbers. The flying purple vehicle knocked away many monsters all in one row stretching to the other end of the jungle. Akira also appears to fend off any monsters that approached her with Ryo down for the count.
"Just stay back where you are, we can handle this. But the real question is how long can this fight last. The numbers are looking too high for all of us to keep up with," the warrior said.
Honey could only use this time to keep the unconscious Ryo company as something to do at all. His body is still warm, but it refused to move thanks to the deadly blow from this island beast. Beast and BD Joe teamed up to making the loudest noise from their boom boxes and megahorn. The latter had to wear earplugs if it mean not damaging his own hearing. While the combined blasting sounds were enough to scare many monsters from attacking, the resilient once's would continue approaching them with their intent to crush the devices. Beat could tell that their plan isn't working and got his canes ready to spray.
"Got any bright ideas? Some of them are too tolerant of our loudest noise. Anyone would be deaf from hearing it," the rudie asks.
"If only my taxi were here, I'd gladly show them who's boss. The best we can do is wait for a miracle. The cash in my hand is too valuable to toss at them," the taxi driver replied.
Gilius once again, throws a Giant at a large group of monsters with his excellent strength. But only his fatigue and old age would get the best of the dwarf's dwindling stamina. More of them charged at the green warrior while they still had time. Luckily, he saved a few good magic potions to give him the energy needed to cast his best spells.
"I will not go down without a fight. Hear my words, I call the mightiest thunders on my foes!" Gilius shouts with his left hand in the air.
Eventually a large storm cloud forms over his area at a fast rate, gathering massive amounts of lightning needed for his next attack. Then quick flashes of lightning stricken large waves of enemies with powerful volts surging through their bodies. The dwarf could only huff from using his energy this much on what could be an endless army constantly charging at him. Ulala continues to blast all aerial monsters that charged at her and Gear as the latter is still speeding around with powerful punches. Both of them were growing overwhelmed as it seems to be no end to these mighty creatures.
"My blaster can only take this much. I have to recharge it soon or else we'll be toast," the reporter said.
"Just keep doing the best we can. More help should arrive if our captain is smart enough to contact the others," the hopeful warrior stated.
"If we can just get some breathing room, I could contact Pudding for help. At least someone needs to throw their weight around instead of staying on the ship," Ulala suggests.
Zobio is shrunken back to his original size, but also very weakened thanks to trying to take on the powerful monsters that dared to oppose him. Even Zobiko couldn't keep up anymore as she's already growing tired from shooting too much. Big and Vectorman were doing their best to cover for the zombie couple while they could rest. The large cat swings a massive burning lure at the monsters to try scaring them away while Vectorman blasts the distracted beasts with his Photon Shots. Delphinus Junior isn't looking so hot either thanks to being overwhelmed by too many monsters at once. Even using his special bone swords would do little to make it easier with the stronger monsters surviving his slashes. A Giant succeeded in stomping on the weakened beast to pin him down.
"Delphinus Junior!" Sakura shouts.
Soon, she is smacked away by a Mantis Worm that successfully ambushed her. Larcen appeared in time with his grappling hook ready to fight, but it's soon pulled by the Evil Beast that ambushes him. Soon the large beast slams him against the ground violently. The gangster could only take so much damage and bleed massively from each blow. Amigo jumped in to save him by striking the creature's head with massive maracas. Unfortunately for him, the creature only swats the monkey away as if he were an insignificant fly. AiAi screamed at the sight of his friend being hurt like that and bangs desperately on his Monkey Ball's walls. Unfortunately for him, the contracting Scorpion Worms has zero intention of quitting their plans of crushing the ball completely. Joe once again used his strongest ninpo to blast away the charging Machos that threatened him. But his efforts were futile when once successfully punched him into the air.
"Joe!" Axel yells.
Soon, he is punched in the stomach hard by a Hero that ambushed him. The cop coughed large amounts of blood from the strike and only collapsed. This left a magic less Alis low with only just her sword to fend these beasts off. She's already exhausted due to abusing both healing, technical, and offensive magic to fend off these persistent pests in this jungle. A Dog lunged at her only to be slashed away, but not until a Horse appeared to trample her at full speed. With broken spirit and body, the mage had no fight left in her to take these monsters on. Soon, Knuckles mysteriously disappeared in a blue flash. This unexpected event would leave Amy and Opal alone to fight for their lives with more monsters coming at them.
"Cut it out Knuckles, this isn't funny. Where did you go?" Amy called, growing more scared at their low chances of survival.
She would only see Opal's bleeding fingers to know that even the Seguan Warrior is at her limit with her shooting abilities. The concerned hedgehog even wonder if she can have the time to heal her at all with so many monsters constantly attacking them. Lastly, Vyse is forced to use another Skull Shield to defend himself from the many monsters ganging up on him. The ghastly skeletal guardian could only last for so long since he had this spell activated for nearly four minutes. It slashed away at many monsters with ease, but with too many nimble ones clinging to its shoulder bones and skull to attack it. This spell would have also given other allies their own guardian skeleton, but they were all scattered and too far away to be affected at all. Vyse can only feel his fatigue getting the best of him, almost falling to his knees for exhausting his magic.
"Tails, hurry. We will not make it unless you get the others here for help," he said in a weak manner.
Soon, the skeleton guardian appears to be fading away due to being overwhelmed by the ravenous monsters. His defenselessness would leave him wide open for an attack. The defenseless captain would only close his eyes and hope for the best survival. Eventually, these monsters would be slashed away effortlessly by two unknown allies that appeared. One appears to be a female Chinese warlord, wearing blue ancient dynasty armor and having a red sash that drapes between her arms. The other being an older man with a white royal palace garb, twin blades, and a long ponytail to reflect his status as a powerful warrior. The other monsters would soon be intimidated by their appearance, refusing to approach them in any way. Vyse would unflinch and taken great look at his two saviors in awe. He could tell from their clothing that they were not familiar in any way.
The man turned to see if he were alright, and asked,"You can stand, young warrior?"
The captain of the Blue Rogues would stand on his feet obediently in response. The man nods and focus on the frightened monsters before him with his blades crackling with electricity once more.
"Foul beasts, you all chosen your own graves for facing the mighty Liu Bei!" he shouts.
The woman beside him draws her famed black sword once more to prepare fighting again.
"And don't forget the powerful Wang Yi, wife of Zhao Yang and slayer of evil," the woman shouts.
The two warriors eventually charged at the monsters to mercilessly slay them one by one with powerful strikes. Vyse could tell by their skill and teamwork that these were seasoned fighting veterans compared to him. Tembo would wake up to see many monsters being grabbed and tossed away like they were trash. This would be the work of the Floigan Bros, two brothers known for their effective teamwork and beloved junkyard that they protect from all danger. The older brother would be Moigle, large and strong but not the sharpest tool in the shed. The shorter brother with the bowler hat would be Hoigle, he acts as the brains and do the decision making for the two. The monsters would slam against each other or trees after being hurled by the might of the brotherly lug.
"Kept it going, brother. This jumbo sized friend needs our help. Make sure to give these bad guys the flight they deserve," the smaller older brother said.
"You got it, big bro. I'll teach these guys a thing or two for messing with an endangered species," the hulking little brother replies after hauling another Tiny.
Alis would be surprised at the sight of an elven warrior saving her in the nick of time. He would raise his sword another time, this time charging string winds within the blade an aiming for the group before him. Alis could only be speechless as this is her first time seeing a small fairy in person.
"Whirlwind Blade!" the elf warrior shouts.
Upon the swing, massive gusts would ravage the monsters all at once with slicing winds. His fairy sidekick flies out of his back back to greet the surprised warrior behind her blonde ally.
"Hello human, my name is Friday. This handsome devil is the great Nigel. We are here to help you out," the dark haired fairy declares.
A high tech knight appears to back up Akira in combat with the few monsters that challenged them. He blocked the few strikes from a Hero then charged at him with a shield attack. The knight even follows up with a special high tech hatchet to fling at the beast's chest to wound them.
"Score, and now to end this!" the Spiral Knight announced.
He would quickly switch his sword for a special sci-fi pistol called the Proto Gun. He fires a powerful blue energy blast at the monster to knock it against its fellow brethren. Akira would be amazed at the knight's skill and strange arsenal being effective. Honey finally awakens Ryo from his temporary knockout, smiling that her boyfriend can see again. He would raise his body to see the unusual sight. A hi-tech knight fending off many monsters with ease to give his ally an easier time. He would be amazed at how sleek his armor looks while wondering who is this sudden savior. Two Machos approached the two from behind with the intent of attacking the couple while they were completely defenseless. Honey screams loud enough for many others to hear. It wouldn't be until a large flying bug would kick into one of the monsters at full force. This bug would be wearing big red headphones and had dazzling blonde hair to match his musical loving personality. He turned and winks at Honey for that extra cool factor after the monster falls over.
"Is that a bug?" she asked.
"I'm not just a bug, I am the superstar Tempo! At your service, my fan," the neat bug replied.
"Fan?" Honey replied with a dumbfounded expression.
More monsters would just him from behind unsuspectedly to try getting revenge. Tempo quickly turns and posed as if he were dancing, sending powerful musical notes flying at his enemies.
"Who do you think you are? Trying to stop this graceful superstar!" he sang during this attack.
Countless monsters would be soaring into the air from the attack, leaving even Ryo amazed at the power of this music star bug. Any continues fending off the few monsters that tried to attack at wounded Opal with her hammer strikes. Too many would be grouping around the two women at all directions. Even the Seguan warrior charges her finger despite being told not to shoot again in her condition.
"Please, you can't do that. Gear wouldn't forgive me if I let you blow you me own fingers off," the concerned hedgehog ordered.
It wasn't until a young man in a red jumpsuit appeared and smacked around the lunging beasts with his trusty nunchucks. Both women would be surprised at the sudden appearance of this gang leader. He lands onto his feet to twirl the spinning ninja weapon once more since fights are always his favorite pastime. His navy green bandanna flows with the jungle winds to match his determination.
"Who are you? And why did you save us?" Opal asks the young man.
"I'm Yusaku Kudo, leader of the Neo-Soul gang. And I'm here to help you kick these monsters' asses under the order of the Marines,"he replied before clutching his fist before him.
"The Marines?" the surprised Amy replied.
An armored Irish woman with a special high tech gun flew her way to the lumbering Giant that still pinned Delphinus Junior under its foot. She would aim her gun at the leg of this massive beast as she rises into the air.
"This is Kelly O'Lenmey arriving in the battlefield as told. Found me a large target that should get a taste of my guns. That poor creature it's stepping on should be free in no time," she said in her helmet's communicator.
The massive monster fouls catch her flying near its body and lets out a low roar. Eventually, Kelly fires at the leg rapidly to irritate the large beast. The Giant would no longer ignore the pain occurring to its leg and lifts it. The wounded Delphinus Junior is free and limps away from the spot he were flattened in. Ten she would change her suit's mode and charge directly at the leg.
"Mercury Crash!" she shouts while enveloping herself in a kinetic shield.
Eventually, her attack would successfully knock the Giant's leg out of place, toppling the massive behemoth over. Kelly flies down to check on the wounded beast now that her mission is accomplished. Delphinus Junior thanks her with a lick to her face, which the agent is tickled by the saliva running up her suit. Next, a samurai in a red and white outfit slashed away at the Scorpion Worms that tried to crush AiAi's Monkey Ball in a series of swipes. The warrior is different from the others as he seems calm despite the dire situation around him. The monkey noticed that his ball is no longer under pressure and he can roll it again. He wanted to thank the sword wielding warrior only for him to focus on slashing more of the monsters ahead of him. The monkey sighs as he feels quite ignored.
"As the great warrior Hayato, all of you shall fall to my blade!" the valiant samurai called to his enemies.
Another samurai warrior appeared to assist the wounded Amigo, Larchen, and Sakura in battle after he defeated some monsters. Something about this one seems ominous, due to the strange armored suit with demon faced shoulder parts and a strange broadsword. He however does have long black hair to match his mysterious pale face.
"Are you all alright? If so, leave the rest to me. As Raikoh Minamoto, no demon ever stood after getting hit by this blade. They have another thing coming than crossing paths with a warrior like me," the armored samurai said.
Heroes and Evil Beasts charged at the strong samurai without any fear despite his warning.
"Hell Purgatory Slash!" the undead warrior shouts.
One powerful swing would be enough to defeat the pursuing monsters that tried to attack him. Larcen and the others would be impressed by his monster strength, same for Sakura who's the most impressed by his swordsmanship.
"Demon or not, no one gets away with the crime of attacking the innocent. Only Hell awaits them," Raikoh responds.
Big and Vectorman were near their limit as the never ending waves of monsters managed to get past their lines of defense. Froggy hope up to the top of his friend's head for safety once he noticed this.
"Don't worry buddy, I'll make sure no one hurts you," Big said to his frightened friend.
Vectorman's energy systems were too low for him to continue using Tank Mode, which he switch back into his standard Orbot form.
"Too many targets are once. This isn't so good. We can only wait for back up to arrive if they can," the serious robot replies while shooting at the monsters.
Big's ears twitched as he's picking up the sound of heavy footsteps moving quickly.
"Someone's coming. I hope they are a friend," Big told Vectorman.
The green robot would use his sensors to pick up a powerful person approaching. Suddenly a large Viking would jump over the two out of the foliage, with a sword in one hand and an axe in the other, and lands in front of the he's only. Judging by his long white hair and heavy fur attire, this person is a seasoned warrior that fought many battles in his lifetime. The monsters that approached him would be devastated easily by two powerful slashes from his weapons, which also sliced down many trees in the distance.
"Wow, he's so strong," Big said in amazement.
Froggy hops on his head multiple times to celebrate his happiness. Vectorman is still cautious and had a few questions for this new arrival.
"Are you friend or are you foe? Identity yourself!" the robot asked.
The Viking turned around to answer his skeptical ally's question.
"I'm Skarkin. A Viking warrior that serves the Marines. Sam Gideon sent me here to help you defeat this monster armor. You both should be thankful that I had arrived for your aid," the warrior replied honestly.
A nearby Cat lunged at him and he defeats it in one shot with a backwards axe swing. This satisfied the robot as he's more willing to trust fighting by his side. Beat and BD Joe's plan finally fails after some monsters destroyed the boom boxes that Beat placed in front of them. The taxi driver puts his megaphone away as he knew that there's nothing left to do.
"Damn it, I guess this is it. Thanks for being a cool adult figure and helping me realize my feelings for Gum," the rudie said sadly.
"No problem man. You were the coolest customer I've ever had and a great leader. This who Journey was a blast to do with you and the other New GG's. Maybe we can hope for the best," BD Joe replied before holding his hat.
A kid in greaser attire appears before them to defend his new allies. Beat knowing how young he looked earned him that this is too dangerous. "Hey kid, get out of the way. You can't risk you life for us!" he called. Instead, this kid takes out a strong rhino shaped mask and puts it on. BD Joe is curious about why he's nonchalantly dressing up for Halloween while there's monsters going to attack him.
"Who are you calling "kid"? The name is Kid Chameleon, at least show some respect to your cool hero," the boy replied.
His body dramatically changes into a more muscular form with the mask eventually becoming part of his overall costume Beat is freaked out by what's happening to him that he could only stare. Even BD Joe would realize that this is no ordinary party trick. Kid Chameleon is now wearing one of his favorite masks to become the mighty Bessemer, one of his many forms he fight his enemies with in the past. The masked crusader snorts steam out of the vents of his mask and begin charging at the rows of monsters ahead of him. They would soon be trampled and steamrolled by the powerful tank of a hero attacking them with his speeding horn and body.
Beat and BD Joe went "Ooooooooh snaaaaap!" at the sight they just seen.
Berserker grips at his mask to remove it, reverting back to the small greaser-esque kid with the Whitt's shirt he was earlier. Kid Chameleon then smiles to show off his cool after saving them.
"Point taken. I'll never underestimate you again," Beat replies.
Another monster appears right behind him, which he responds by putting on a hockey mask. He quickly transforms into a muscular masked killer with an axe to slice at the monster's body. This is another one of his famous forms Maniaxe, a horror character form that specializes in using murder weapons with brute strength. BD Joe is in awe at this kid's power as he dropped his hat on the ground. NiGHTS and Akira were now backed into a corner, with Horses and Dogs cornering then like while animals looking for prey. Even the Dragons circling the sky guaranteed that escaping is futile for the two heroes. The latter is too wounded to keep fighting any longer and the former is overly exhausted from using his Persona Masks for countless monsters. One monster would lunge at them until a paper airplane knocks it out. What's surprising is how a mere priced of paper would be deadly enough to harm it that much.
"What's going on?" Akira asked.
A middle aged man with a gray jacket, black glasses, shorts, and long ponytail appeared before them. He threw another few paper airplanes that would defeat more monsters easily thanks to his precision and strength.
"Woah, he's pretty strong. But is he on our side?" NiGHTS wondered.
"Yes, I am. You can call me Sketch, Sketch Turner. Now stand clear, I'll wipe out all of your troublesome enemies," the comic book writer said.
The two heroes back away quickly to give him some room but stayed close enough to watch what he plans to do. Sketch begins to bulk up and rapidly change into a superhero costume thanks to his powers. NiGHTS and Akira would be surprised at the rapid change in appearance compared to how he first appeared to them. The now transformed Super Sketch would raise his fist back to gather all the power he needs in one hand as the monsters approach him.
"Eat this, Supersonic Sketch Quake!" the writer turned superhero shouts.
One punch alone would cause a violent earth quake that rips through the ground and plowed through all monsters.
Akira and NiGHTS would both drop their jaws at the amount of power this ally shown with one quake punch. The quake continued to travel and knocked more monsters into the air from the shock, also knocking many trees out of balance as a result. Joe and Axel even senses the incoming quake while fending off a few Evil Spirits and Kids. The two flipped just in time to dodge the quake as the monsters were struck by it. They landed back on their feet just in time to see the defeated monsters.
"Where did that come from? I hope we don't have volcanic activity going on this soon," the cop wondered.
"This power is the work of a new ally. We have nothing to fear when the tides are turning in this battle," the wise ninja said.
Their fight is far from over when Machos and Dragon Men arrived to take the two on with the quake gone. Joe and Axel got into their battle stances to get ready for another long fight. Suddenly, digital blasts would be fired at these monsters in a rhythmic manner. The two would grow cautious at what is going on down here.
"Back up, it could be a new enemy," Akira warns.
A few of the monsters would grow visibly afraid of what is flying in the air. This allowed Joe to use his special eyesight to take a look at their special guest. It appears to be a completely digital being, humanoid in shape and resembling something created with wire frames. This is one of the most unusual sights the ninja ever seen and he is still cautious about it.
"What is that thing?" he said in caution.
The digital being then floats even closer to the frightened monsters, intimidating them from going any closer to Akira and Joe at all. They never seen these monsters so afraid to fight at all and wondered what was this being.
"Targets sighted. Heroes successfully defended. Rez searching for next mission," the being spoke in a digital manner.
"Rez?" Akira wondered.
Arle uses the strength she has to continue defending Zobiko and Zobio from any harm. She is mostly using a mix of thunder and ice spells to try slowing down every monster that approached them. Like Alis, even she is reaching her magical limits from exhaustion and had little intention of giving up on protecting the undead couple.
"Thanks for defending did us. But aren't you tiring yourself out as well?" Zobiko asked in concern.
"Don't worry. I'll find a way to get us all out unscathed. There's no way you'll be eaten by these beasts on my watch," a tired Arle responds.
Eventually, a large armored space marine lands directly in front of them with an electrical hammer. The resulting shockwave shocks all the hungry monsters from getting any closer to him or the three heroes he protected. All three of them would be surprised that help came sooner, although they were cautious due to not knowing who he is. The man lifts himself off the ground and held his thunder hammer overhead to conserve his strength.
"You there should be fine as long as you have me, Captain Titus as your protector. Why don't you all take some rest and let me finish the rest," the powerful marine replied.
The blue mage finally lands on her knees knowing that she can rest easy from abusing too much magic. Zobio smiles as his smaller wife claps for their new ally. Titus eventually charge once more monsters appeared to challenge the hardened marine to get revenge.
"You all should had crawled back to your caves where you belonged, Orks!" he shouts before clashing with the first Macho.
Lastly, Ulala and Gear are fending off the many monsters that attacked them from all directions. Ulala's could tell that her blaster is close to running out, and she wouldn't have the time to distract the monsters with dancing due to their speed. Gear is starting to feel exhausted from constantly running and punching for too long while worrying about what would had happened to Opal. Before all is lost, the monsters would be shocked by an electrical discharge that hits them. The flinching Ulala is surprised by what's happening and Gear is relieved that he can finally rest easy. The creature all collapsed one by one after their shocking session was over, a soldier walked his way to the two with a unique gun. Other than his chiseled arms and semi shaved black hair, his mysterious demeanor is what made the two very cautious of him.
"Who are you?" Gear asked.
The man lowered his gun to the side to show a friendlier side as means of making them worry less.
"The name is Dan Marshall, the Marines sent me here to help you all survive this uncharted island. It seems my other allies arrived in time to help you all," the man said.
"Marines? You mean one of the many world forces? What would you all want to do with us?" Ulala demands.
"We all share the same common goal. Your leader and our leader agreed that an alliance would greatly raise our odds of defeating the Legion. Our world is falling apart under the rule of scum, consider this a chance to wipe them off the face of the earth. Pleasure to meet you, miss," Dan replies.
Ulala has a bad feeling about this, but at the same time do agree with the soldier's mindset of needing stronger allies to have a better chance at saving the world. Soon, other members of the Marines appeared in different parts of the jungle to help take down the rampaging monsters. The Brave Firefighters would be hosing down countless flying monsters thanks to their high pressure water hoses.
"Keep it going men! These creatures are huge fire hazards that must be stopped at all costs," the Brave Firefighter Chief said.
Ricky and Mary would be gunning down the many dangerous monsters like their old days of fighting hostile aliens races.
"I never thought that blasting these island beats would be so fun. Beats going after aliens all the time," the male Alien Syndrome operative said.
Elliot Ballade plows through a few monsters with a large immersion blender to save bullets when it's really necessary. Seager shoots his machine gun all over the place in a state of ecstasy from the carnage he's causing to the monsters.
"Yes, this is a real challenge! Don't disappoint me now, you dumb beasts! Just swarm in my direction so I can fiddle you with holes!" the former The Club member shouts.
F.F. and Buster punches their way through an army of Tinies that jumped their way. The two were relieved because these were the weakest monsters, but annoyed because they saw them as easy pickings. Prince Armer IX slashed through waves of monsters with Sorceress Krystal backing him up with powerful spells. Their team work is quite effective as the two were leaders of different kingdoms and allied once their former common threat was defeated. Bin and Pin threw many bombs at the Giants that towered above them thanks to their excellent teamwork. The behemoths then slowly fall backwards from the pain to their towering legs.
"Timbeeeeeer!" the blue duck shouts.
Soon, a motorcycle rider runs past them at high speed. Both duck brothers would be comically spinning around from the collision and completely dizzy.
"Hey, watch where you're going, Hang! That helmet better not be too tight on your brain!" Pin angrily shouts.
Duke Oda flies around with his jetpack to fire at countless monsters with his special machine gun. Eventually a group of Dragon Men world corner him in the skies to block him. The cybernetic cop would then smirk as he quickly chance his gun to something better. The flying beasts would be set ablaze by a powerful flamethrower that Duke used on them.
"Your move, creeps," the smug cop said.
Next would be a peculiar scene of a monster dressed up in a sailor fuku outfit, this is the work of the mischievous love fairies Love and Berry. The creature is confused at what it's wearing and felt too embarrassed to fight anymore.
"Eh, this outfit don't suit you. I got an idea, how about he wears a samba costume," Love chirped.
She snaps her fingers to magically change the monster's costume into a flowing party costume with maracas. Her partner Berry shakes her head being the contrarian of the the duo.
"No, that costume is too out there. What this guy needs is something truly cool, a greaser outfit!" she exclaims.
Soon, the monster is changed into a black leather outfit with a white shirt and greaser hair to complete the costume changed casted by her. The creature is even more confused and only panicked at why are the fairies doing this to it. More monsters would appear behind the two fairies with less than inviting faces to get revenge of embarrassing their ally. The two quickly turns around to snap their fingers. Now all four of them would be wearing embarrassing clothes as their punishment for interrupting them. These clothes included a bunny girl costume, bellhop costume, restaurant outfit, massage attendant, Adam and Eve leaf attire, speedo, police outfit, Sonic costume, Puyo hat, bikini, teacher skirt, mariachi outfit, jailbird costume, construction outfit, Hooters costume, and edgy outfit. The sight alone made the amused fashion fairies laugh hard at the scene they caused with their unwilling customers. The Rub Rabbits line you front and center in front of an army of monsters that approached them. These long eared black silhouette-like men were usually attendants to help hopeless men find the love they needed. They begin charging a blue energy in their hands all together, basically executing a move they personally taught their last customer.
"Feel the power of love strike your black hearts. Don't let the love rub you on the way out!" one of them said.
Soon the blast fired at the monsters to obliterate then with ease, creating a blue heart shaped explosion to signal their defeat. Galacta then flies past the explosion in her prized space cruiser Galaxy Force. The silver latex wearing women aims for many airborne targets to shoot down with ease thanks to her experience in air battles.
"Those that stand in my way are nothing more than stardust. Time to finish this!" she shouts before maneuvering her gray cruiser.
Jack Wade takes down a Hero with his powerful stun gun, then slowly approach the monster with the intent to steal its organs.
"Don't do that Jack! You know the deal, we are to stun these monsters and take the evil out of them. Save the organ stealing for those that deserve it," Hiroki Makamura shouts.
This university student is someone who once investigated a series of murders in Japan revolving around a deadly drug called Vision. A monster approached him from behind which prompted him to scream. Then the beast is easily defeated in a flash by a silver haired space pirate with a laser katana.
"Next time, watch your back or you will only slow us all down," Yuri sternly said.
The frightened university student nods quickly to answer him, Jack facepalming in disbelief. Ben and Norah are mowing down forces of monsters with their guns in annoyance, hoping they never had to go to another island to fight monsters until now.
"At least we are not fighting giant bugs again, right Norah?" the boyfriend asked.
"Just keep your eye on the targets. These guys seem tougher than anything we've shot before," the girlfriend replied.
A blue eyed skeleton walks into the chaotic jungle with a nice guitar in hand. He looks around to see so many monsters doing nothing but viciously attack anyone they find instead of being peaceful creatures. This greatly disappoints the undead musician as he raised his prized guitar.
"This really rattles my rib cage. But no matter, you all need some soul in your hearts," Mr. Bones says before slowly strumming his guitar.
A group of monsters that originally saw him as a target would stop from the sound of him rocking out. The more they listened, their once grip from the evil within slowly start to weaken. Amigo and Ulala could pick up the sound of the music, starting to enjoy it themselves.
"Hey, I can get used to this. You mind if we join for a duet? Or a troupe with our maraca friend here?" the reporter called.
"Sure doll. The more to help to spread some soul to these lost monsters, then better," the skeleton says before winking.
Ulala would instantly use her space teleporter to reach his location as Amigo jumped his way in his usual star eyed happiness. Mr. Bones rocks harder than ever now that he have two back up musicians to join him as Amigo rocks his special golden maracas. Ulala sways her hips to the rhythm of this special song, soon noticing the monsters beginning to dance along with them. The Machos were grooving to the beat, swinging their small hips around and shaking their massive arms. Tinies were folk tale dancing with their small bodies as the larger Evil Beasts swing their butts around to the swinging guitar. It wouldn't be long until more monsters lose their will to fight and follow the source of the music. Amy herself would realize something is up once she heard the music.
"I don't remember a concert happening here?" she said.
Then she noticed Zobio joining in on the fun with his own purple zombie guitar to help out.
"Music is what's making them more peaceful. If you have any instruments, play them now!" he ordered.
Zobiko would be too busy jamming with her own mini guitar to add in to the subject. The pink hedgehog would shrug then pull out her tambourines to help captive the hearts of these monsters. Opal would be surprised at what her ally is doing right now that she is unaware of how she can contribute to this plan. Froggy rhythmically begins croaking a musical time with his small frog throat, Big would be enchanted as he never heard him sing before.
"Good idea Froggy, the monsters are not attacking when you play music. If only I brought my harmonica," the large cat said.
The Rub Rabbits would already be playing their own variety of musical instruments instruments to add to the song. One playing the saxophone, another beating a drum set complete with cymbals, the third playing on an electric keyboard, and lastly one playing with a pair of black castanets to match his appearance. The many New Blue Rogues and Marines that were previously fighting would only notice the change in atmosphere that calms these beasts suddenly. Even the three Maboo generals that argued with the women would pick up on the sudden change of music happening around them.
"Goodness, what's happening now? They all seem to be stopping their rampage," Chinto wondered.
"Perhaps the music is making them return to their peaceful states. It's a strange plan, but could work," Folu said.
"Of course, these monsters always loved it when the tribe play their music or Meilani songs for them. This is where you come in. Now you are free to help since there's no violence involved," Lagu said.
The four women would be quite pleased that the male warriors finally accept their help, even if it's in a different way. Tails would be watching everything from above now that the tides were turning. He's still on the call with Aika and Sam to report all oddities going on.
"Is there something going on? I've already sent Pudding with a large group to assist everyone. Speak to me," the vice captain demands.
"It appears the monsters are all calming down. Thanks to some people playing music and others dancing with them. Even I'm surprised that this was an easy solution to stop their attacks. But what about the Evilings? Will they leave their bodies soon?" Tails said.
"That's our Mr. Bones. He's got a special power to control others with music. But I've never seen it affect this large of a group before. Perhaps it's more affective the more participants get involved and enjoy the music as much as his victims do," Sam replied.
Aika would only be flabbergasted from everything she heard so far, but shook her head after remember who she specifically sent.
"Actually, this is perfect. Maybe Pudding with her excellent guitar would be perfect to put up a show. If everyone keeps this up, everything would be back to normal," she explains in a professional manner.
Tails looked down to see Beat adding more boomboxes to spice up the music more, breakdancing to the beat of Everybody Jump Around Now. Other monsters would join in with the rudie to enjoy his sick beats as BD Joe swings his hips with them.
"Oh yeah, keep it up! Soon you all will lose yourselves to this beat," the taxi driver called.
Tembo musically trumpets with his mighty trunk to add to the music going around the jungle, making it loud and clear for all the monsters to hear.
"Party time! Everybody dance around because it doesn't stop now! Shake your bones to the left, shake your bones to the right. Because we're all really excited tonight!" Mr. Bones sang.
Ulala swings her hips to the left and right as told by the song with other monsters dancing beside her.
"Groove is in the heeeeeeeart! Groove is in the heeeeaaart! Groove is in the heeeeeaaart! Groove is in the heeeeeaaaart!" she sang.
Amigo knew this song too well as the two performed together one time in her space channel. His eyes still remain with stars in them while he starts jumping around in high levels of excitement.
"Sweet sweet you're so sweet! Some many things I want! Sweet sweet you're so sweet! I wanna be a wonderful girl! Sweet sweet you're so sweet! I'm not simple minded! Sweet sweet you're so sweet! And I won't be a Pearl! You probably need me as much as I need you!" Amy sang.
Tempo dances along with the rhythm of the music with his tiny wings fluttering. The grooving music starts big really liked this plan and intends to lend a hand with his beautiful singing voice.
"We are the ones who purify this island. Your hearts need to feel that warm light. Get all that evil out you, we will reach into you. Dance yourselves until you lose that darkness!" the jolly grasshopper sang.
Rez shoot into the sky multiple times to match the flow of everyone's music and vocals to keep things alive. Honey then joins in to sing along with everyone else since the idol in her is overflowing. She gently swings her hips to get in the mood with a cute smile on her face to reflect her stage persona.
"Amazing Island, you're so beautiful! With the lushest of trees and the tallest of mountains as well your monsters. They are the heart of your home land and shouldn't be controlled by evil. That darkness should spread to another place and never hurt you anymore!" she sang loudly.
Ryo is just amazed by her singing voice that even he loosened up to dance with her as her duet partner. She looked at him and giggled at his willingness to be her partner. Then she points the mic in his face, promoting him to sing a verse.
"Go on, you sing the next part," she whispered.
The boy would be nervous since he never sang in his life before. Though seeing everyone having fun and dancing around him would allow him to loosen up a little. He gulps and inched his face closer to her microphone.
"Evil begin, because you're not welcome here anymore. You bring nothing but misery and pain. There's only one thing that this world needs and it's love, so sweet love. Let these monsters live in piece and protect this very island. We don't want here anymoooooooore!" he sang.
Soon Ryo would be surprised that his first time went better than expected. Honey smiled at his accomplishment and taken the mic back for her turn in the duet. A louder guitar solo would be heard in the distance, that gets their attention. Ulala herself would look and easily recognized what that noise was. It's the one and only Pudding who's back to enjoy all the music going on, but mostly here to try upstaging all the attention Ulala is getting.
"Space is the ingredients that make up the universe, the stars are the sugar to this ultimate dish. The planets are the many different spices, while the planet Earth is the secret recipe that makes it all delicious. We will never let evil spoil what makes a good fish because there's no room for those that like to ruin that sweetness!" she sang while rocking her guitar to the fullest.
Then the three Funkotronians appeared with their own flavor of funk to add to this monster dance party. Earl is jamming to the left and Latisha jams to the right, with the one and only Toejam in the middle as the main meat of this funky trio. Beat changed the volume and music on his boom boxes to suit the aliens' next set of lyrics. Toejam would be the first one after he steps his way closer to the heart of the dance party.
"Wazzup, the name is Toejam! This cool cat's rhymes will stick harder than grape jam. This jungle needs a little groovin! Come on y'all, let's get to movin'. You Evilings think you're so cool. But in actuality, you all just drool. Go back to your cave where you belong. Because my posse's got this real cool song!" he raps in smooth flow.
Next up would be big Earl, who stands to the front after Toejam backs up. The big yellow alien clears his throat and slightly adjusts his shades to start his verse.
"E to A to the R to the L. My name is Earl, let's start a twirl. These evil dudes think they're so tough. But they're always hiding in bodies and stuff. How about we play a game. It's called leaving the bodies and getting tame. This world isn't big enough for your chaos and evil. Y'all are not even close to being good as a weevil!" he rapped.
Then he shimmied his way to the back to the only girl of the team to take the center stage. The grooving Latisha would flip her braids and shake her elbows now that she can help in her own way.
"Latisha's the name and the game's the same. This girl had enough of evil being this flame. What's that? You're taking over an island. Uh uh, get out because you'll get kicked in the gland. We had enough of your attitude. Because this isn't the place to be so rude. The Legion of Subspace think they're so tough. But they only hide and just do bluff. So listen up, you Evilings. Get off your asses and fly with your wings!" she aggressively rapped.
Toejam trues his best not to cringe at how scary her lyrics were while Earl is surprised at just his savage her words were. Satan jams with his trademark ukulele from the time he made Puyo Land an endless summer to add his twist to the party. Ulala heart this sweet harmony and really enjoyed his lovely way of playing. she winks at him, which caused the demon lord to blush and play faster than usual. Tillis and Shou reunites once more and began to form a duet for their turn of singing. They shown no fear as all monsters were too lost in dance to care about attacking anyone. The male Burning Ranger would be the first one to sing his part.
"Who's the one you can count on? Won't turn from danger from now on. Accept the Burning Rangers, because they're strong. Check with yourself, see if the fact's wrong. They're ready for trouble on this platform. So dare violate and get your back torn! Out of darkness, rise of justice. Guys that save lives inside this crisis. Roughness but is it a tight risk? Blows and combos, if doubt they might miss. If it's a scene, they're prepared to set. They handle theirs and proceed to step. To the next phase and to the next phase. Given nightmares like Wes Crave. So violators, you better make way. For real troopers that got a future to save!" Shou sang in harmony.
"Who are they? Where are they coming from? Risking their own lives. Only one. Thing we know. They always with us. Fighting for danger," Tillis sang.
Then the two Burning Rangers gotten closer to sing the last chorus with all their might.
"They are the Burning Rangers, Go! They will never let you down. Hyper! Burning Rangers, Wow! Don't lose your hope now! They wipe out raging fire without fear and they'll light up our future! Don't worry just believe they will be with you, woah!" both firefighters sang in unison.
Next up would be the one and only Space Micheal who wants to show the whole group what a real music veteran is like. Jaguar would be snapping in the background to motivate the Space Channel CEO to do his best with this one. Both Ulala and Pudding would watch him to see how good he will do.
"You rocked my world, you know you did and everything I own I give. The rarest love you'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine. You rocked my world, you know you did and everything I own I give. The rarest love you'd think I'd find someone like you to call mine. Billie Jean is not my lover. She's just a girl who claims that I am the one, but the kid is not my son. She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son. 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night! And no one's about to save you from the beast that's about to strike. You know it's thriller, thriller night! You're fighting for your life inside a killer thriller tonight! Annie are you ok? So, Annie are you ok? Are you ok, Annie? You've been hit by, you've been struck by a smooth criminal. Just beat it, beat it, beat it! No one wants to be defeated it. Showin' how funky and strong is your fight, it doesn't matter who's wrong or right. Do you remember the time when we used to fall in love. Do you remember the time, when we've first met. Do you remember the time when we used to fall in love? Do you remember the time! Baby, every time I love you! It's in and out my life, in out baby. Baby, every time I love you! Every time I love you. Every time I love you! Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on! Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know. Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know! And the world has to answer right now. Just to tell you once again who's bad! Keep on, with the force don't stop. Don't stop until you get enough. Keep on, with the force don't stop. Don't stop until you get enough. Keep on, with the force don't stop. Don't stop until you get enough. Keep on, with the force don't stop. Don't stop until you get enough! And I told about equality and it's either you're wrong or right! But, if you're thinking about my baby it doesn't matter if you're black or white! Did you ever stop to notice all the children dead from war. Did you ever stop to notice this crying earth, these weeping shores. I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways. And no message would be any clearer if you make the world a better place. Take a look at yourself and make a change," the Space Channel CEO sang with heavenly passion.
Everyone, even the Marines, would be amazed with the power in his voice and moving lyrics from his thoughts in one song. The monsters suddenly stopped dancing and started to squirm in severe pain to the worry of the villagers.
"What seems to be the issue, they were all enjoying it earlier," Gear said.
"Look closely, something is happening with their bodies. Maybe our plan had worked," Tempo points out.
A mass of darkness appear to be growing from the back of a Macho as if it were trying to resurface for air. The mass eventually leaves its host to begin flying into the air. More masses left the bodies of countless monsters around the jungle to reach higher ground one by one, leaving them as tired frightened creatures. Vyse observed this behavior and knew what the next order would be.
"Everyone, we need to attack them all costs. They are planning to escape and run from the island while they can!" he shouts.
He jumped and defeated one in a slash to demonstrate exactly what everyone needed to focus on. Liu Bei and Wang Yi gotten the picture and slashed a few Evilings before they could think about escaping. All the gunners from Ulala to Galacta fired countless volleys of projectiles to destroy the Evilings that flew higher than anyone else could reach. OpaOpa and AGES arrived just in time to see the run away evil beings to shoot down their only chance to escape. Tembo gathered water from a nearby river and sprays it once more to hose down the flying black masses with Chaos assisting him with his own water. NiGHTS flew high enough to create a few vortexes with Paraloops to suck in any nearby Evilings during his fast flight. Gilius and Skarkin worked together to shock the runaway black creatures with their magic with the energy they all had left. Amy used her Tornado Hammer to shoot a massive pink tornado at a group she caught running from her.
"You will not get away after everything you did to this island!" she shouts.
Headdy flew just in time to use his Vacuum Head to swallow as many flying Evilings as he can to slowly lessen the numbers for everyone. The green headed puppet is using his all to such harder than he ever did before if it mean putting a stop to them. Big flails a flaming lure at the farthest fleeing Evilings thanks to his trusty fishing pole. All magic users from Alis to Sorceress Krystal would blast away at the shadowy creatures with their best spells as means to put them all down. Beat jumps into the air with his fellow GG's with special spraypaint cans compared to their usual ones.
"Alright gang, let's mark them with our real soul to put an end to this!" he shouts.
"Right, GG's going in!" his gang shouts.
The skating rudies made their way to a flock of Evilings and sprayed at full force. This spray is different as it's the right kind they use to deal with bigger threats, as it's used with the power of their own individual souls. The black masses writhe in pain from the pain covering them and disappears as a result. Beat and Gum hi fives as they sank to the ground below from their successful attack as a team. Tempo fired a few of his bubbles to trap any faraway Evilings to stop their escape. The grasshopper superhero then signals his partners to attack them at full force with their guns to finish the job. The Funkotron Trio flew their way in the air with Icarus Wings on before taking out a few Evilings with their Funk Fu. Each strike is enough to dissipate the beings of pure evil immediately. The Bonanza Bros stunned a few of the runaway creatures with their stun guns for the Virtua Fighter gang, Yusaku, Alex Kidd, Stella, and Kazuma Kiryu to strike them all with powerful attacks. The entire Wood Oak Police fighters, F.F., Buster, Dural, The ChuChus in their Master Mech, and ex-Syndicate members join in to attack the lower Evilings before they could escape.
"You all won't escape as long as we can see you!" Axel Stone shouts.
Chomp, Ace, and Paris all lined up in their transformed states awaiting the orders from their masters respectively.
"Chomp, use Lightning Strike!" Max ordered.
"Ace, you can end this with Biting Wind!" Rex called.
"Paris, you can use your Metal Wing attack!" Zoe encouraged.
Many Evilings would soon be destroyed by balls of thunder, wind air slashes, and Pteranodons with hardened wings destroying them thanks to the work of the three dinosaurs. Joe jumps into the air to quickly perform the right hand signs for his famous jutsu.
"Jitsu of Karyu!" he shouts.
Four massive pillars of fiery dragons raised from the ground to burn any Eviling in his path. The Star joins in with his famous tornado powers to catch any Eviling the ninja missed hitting.
"Nothing is more satisfying than taking down beings that think they are better than me," the hooded creature gloats.
Billy and his Chicken Warrior friends would have their Egg Animals see yo take out some of the runaway Evilings.
"Everyone, attack every darkness you see!" they shout.
Cipher, Recky, Peliwan, and Clippen all attacker at once to destroy the flying beings with tornados, water balls, lightning, and flaming charges to finish the job. All three Rin Sisters are back in action to help the heroes defeat the remaining Evilings that fly too high for the others. RinRin leads Fei Rin and Ai Rin as they run up the legs of a standing Giant to reach the highest point. Mei Rin the KapuKapu outran they with his growing hunger to eat the tasty looking Evilings.
"What's gotten into him all of a sudden?" Ai Rin asked.
"You're the one that choose that thing to be your pet. You should know!" Fei Rin shouts.
"Sisters, focus! We have a goal and that little kitty knows it. To stop all those black creatures from escaping this island alive!" RinRin called.
The two other two nods and continue their scaling of the titanic beast's leg. The KapuKapu leaps at the few Evilings to quickly devour them in large chomps. The orange space cat was hungry anyway and needed an alternative to the ChuChus that he couldn't eat. The taste of these beings were slightly spicy, but good enough to enjoy within each swallow. Ai Rin is the next one to jump as she spread her arms with two discharged electric nunchucks ready for battle.
"Ready or not, because here I come!" she shouts at the flying black balls of evil.
Soon they would be immediately destroyed by a few powerful slashes from her special electrical weapons. Next would be Fei Rin freezing a few Evilings with her special spear with grave.
"Enjoy a nice trip below to shatter!" the older sister called.
Lastly, RinRin would gather enough flames in her reunited fans to roast the remaining Evilings alive in a single swing.
"There, burn to ashes. Say hello to your leader for me," she taunts as she witness their blazing demise.
Every single Eviling is now no longer in sight from as far as the eye can see. All heroes are very exhausted from the amount of energy used to kill these evil beings and save these once peaceful monsters. Lagu, Chinto, and Folu slowly approached to see the site of the fight with their own eyes. They could only widen the at the sight of the fallen, wounded, and even dizzy monsters all over the forest. Vyse would only feel guilty for all that happened and the difficulty of dealing with the situation. Seeing a limping Tiny raise its hand and collapsing from the pain would be too painful to watch for the three Maboo advisers. While they are happy they found their missing guardians, the state they are in after the help of the heroes would only do nothing but sadden them. Chinto couldn't help but to shed a tear from the sight, Folu patting him on his shoulder.
"We are truly sorry. There was no other way. I hope this doesn't sour your views of our world," the Blue Rogues captain said with remorse.
Lagu would only look at him with a face that only made him anticipate the worst answer.
"This isn't your fault. You all tried your best. The fact these Evilings used our pride and joy as their personal puppets and endangered everyone would greatly displease our great gods alone. Just knowing that the Black Evil is still out there is good news that we all should be involved. Knowing its desire to rule this world, it fled elsewhere instead of staying around here. I doubt all Evilings here were the only ones. More are probably produced in other places in the world," the tribesman describes in anger.
"Wait a minute. You said there's a new threat that we don't know of other than the Legion? You may need to explain more of this since we know your island appeared out of nowhere," Nigel asks.
"Yes. Our island was in a parallel world inside of a magic book our ancestors created. How we appeared out here is the work of this Legion these heroes know of. The Black Evil that once threatened our world is also back with the intent of spreading its darkness all over our world," Lagu replied.
"What's the name of this book? We could tell this to Marine HQ and pinpoint the location of it. Getting your island back where it belongs should be the next priority," Captain Titus suggests.
"Amazing Island. But finding it will not be easy when even we are unaware of what interactions humans done with the book outside our world. Someone would own it or it's long lost," Chinto replied.
Gum approached the three tribesmen since she had something important you say.
"We need to go back to Japan. I know what library the book is from and it doesn't hurt to ask the owner if they are still there," the green rudie suggests.
"We have no time. Why not just call this library and see if they know who last purchased the book?" Axel Stone suggests.
"Speaking of time, we also need to find the whereabouts of Shadow's group immediately instead of sticking around longer. Not to be mean, but we seem to have done everything we could for these Maboo people on the island. The courses they can build with the numbers they have," Ulala beamed.
"What? We aren't close to done yet, Ulala. We aren't leaving until we do everything for these nice people. Shadow and the others know how to fend for themselves. They will not be in serious danger if we are separated too long," BD Joe said.
"Leave it us, we can handle everything here and you all can go," Tempo said with a wide smile.
"Bug brain, we are part of an alliance with them! We have to stay together at all costs," Kid Chameleon barked. "The short stuff is right.
We have a choice of helping fix this island in less than a few hours or locate the book so this island can be back where it belongs," Kelly said while holding her gun.
"But this Black Evil demon is still on the loose. It would have to be sealed in the book if we plan on taking the second option," Raikoh stoically said.
"So much time do, but so little time. This mission will be harder than we've expected," Yuri says with his head down.
"Then that's what we will do, fix up the island. With these bigger numbers, it shouldn't take too long to fix everything. All we need is for these three tribals to lead us to the courses that we have to rebuild," Vectorman stated.
Ulala wanted yo voice these objections, but felt there is no talking everyone out of this plan. Everyone would notice Meilani and the three shopkeepers singing in different spots for some reason. Some of the wounded monsters would now begin roaring in slight pleasure from hearing their calming harmonic voices at all after all the evil messing with their bodies.
"Amazing Island, how beautiful you are. With the lush trees and tallest of mountains, riding the clear breeze. You are the home crafted by the gods with the wondrous of living things. The Maboo are the providers while you give us our life. Oh wondrous Amazing Island," they all sang.
The heroes would be interested in what their motives really were in singing for.
"Good job, your singing voices should be enough to soothe the soul of these poor souls. They may never heal back to their full strength, but the music should be enough to bide their time until the courses fixed," Folu congratulates the four women.
Sorceress Krystal would step to the side of him, raising one hand with her eyes on the monsters.
"Leave it to me. I can heal how every many of these creatures if it further improves your protectors. Beautiful vocals alone will not cleanse a wounded individual," the mage said.
"Then allow me to be of assistance. We are dealing with a large population here. You would take forever doing this alone," Alis said.
"Then I should help you too, Alis. For old times," Myau says after jumping on his ally's shoulder. "I will help too. There's enough healing to go around with more volunteers," Amy adds. "Ukeee keee haah," Baby hoots.
The baby monkey prodigy holds a serum in the palm of his mech's hand that he personally made.
"Consider this my way of being of use to you all as a scientist. With this many monsters, one drop of this special healing medicine is all any living thing needs to be back in perfect shape," Dr. Frank N Stein proposed.
"Not bad, my creator is a genius. How about that?" Chuck brags to F.F.
The amusement park attendant only rolled his eyes at the bandages monster's words.
"Count me in too. I should have enough mana to heal all that needs it," Narsha called.
"Never leave me out from a chance to help others. I think we all can make a great medic team for these monsters. They didn't deserve the fates they had from such black hearted creatures," Noah said.
Fina then walks front and center as someone sent to cover the ground Aika sent to assist everyone in the jungle.
"Looks like I came to the right time. There is nothing that I can't heal. Sorry for keeping you all waiting. I've casted the same spell again after catching that robot attacking the electric fencing around his cage. It is nothing to worry about as long as he remains stone. It seems all of you have a big project on your hands," the Silvite woman said.
Vyse would greet his closest ally with a smile knowing she handled everything on the ship just how he told Aika.
"Hey Fina. Glad you had everything under control along with the Vice Captain. I'll notify her about your caretaker role on the island. Everyone else can split up and help rebuild the courses while we can. In the meantime, I will leave it to Tails and Aika to pinpoint the location of Shadow's whereabouts. Although it's not guaranteed to be easy as long as their ship isn't back to full battery unlike us," he announced.
"Don't push yourselves. The Marines have been keeping on intel of all parties associated with your group for a while. That was how we managed to find you all on this very island," Liu Bei said.
Vyse could only nervously brush the back of his head in response.
"Right. But our power went out for a while, you probably didn't find a clear path after following us. How was that possible," the captain said.
"That's top secret. We never reveal everything we do. And not to a mere pirate known for criminal acts," Jack Wade said sternly.
"As a government official, all alliances should be able to cooperate affectively on everything both parties know. Keeping secrets from each other isn't a wise decision. I suggest you don't push your luck," G replied.
"Maybe we should see how tough you are after I sell your organs to my organization," Jack dared.
"Can we stop this fighting? We really need to be more professional," Hiroshi shouts.
"Thank you, junior detective. We need more wise kids like you," Washington compliments.
G only glares at his bald partner for making himself seem like the better man.
"Nonetheless, said government official is right. How it works is that we look up all information on all important individuals on the network. First we learn their names, do research on their notable missions, learn their connections, current whereabouts, and track them. This is how we were able to follow your Delphinus's journey for so long and only found it again after it temporarily disappeared from our scanners. We use the best technology the government has to offer, making us the rivals of the GUN," Dan Marshall declared.
"Don't forget that my hacking skills helped. Rez isn't amused," Rez said in an aggressive monotone.
"No need to get sensitive, Eden Destroyer. We know your tech skills are beyond that of any normal hacker," the Brave Fire Fighter chief said.
NiGHTS flew in between everyone after scoping out the skies for any onlookers.
"The coast is clear. We are one hundred percent Eviling-free. Although, a group of the Maboo people are heading this way after hearing the commotion. I hope they don't see us as untrustworthy," the Nightmaren said.
"Not to worry. Let me, Chinto, and Folu explain everything. They are bound to listen to us as we are the ones closest to Chief Jimba. Even the shopkeepers and announcer can help communicate with them to avoid any misconceptions. You all should fix the monster courses while your healing friends take everything from here. When all is done, we will ask the chief's permission to see if traveling with you all are possible. We knew the Hero well and can possibly help you find him. He would make a powerful ally in this quest to stop the remaining Evilings and Black Evil," Lagu explains.
Titus and Vyse nods at the plan he explained, and faces the remainder of their allies. "Let's move out. There's some courses for us to fix, we will split up in groups of four or five to fix everything possible all over the island. After these monsters are healed, they will be looking forward to some games to keep their mind off what we did to them. There are nineteen courses and let's beat the clock in a few hours if we can," Vyse called. Without hesitation, all heroes would begin splitting up in different directions to seek these areas that would need their attention.
Fina and the other healers remained in the jungle to heal their next set of monsters after a few were back in good condition. Delphinus Junior remains wounded and tired as he awaits the next time that he could fly again. Tails finally reunites with Vyse with great news that he found.
"Vyse, let me tell you something great. We've found where they are!" he called. Titus is slightly alarmed by the fact a fox could fly and wondered if he weren't secretly an Ork.
"Great job l, can you tell us what happened?" Vyse wondered.
"You will not like it. They landed directly near a canyon five thousand kilometers from Sunset Heights," he said.
Vyse would only what Tails meant when revealing this information.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
In a distant location quite far from everyone else would be a brawl brewing on the high canyon once know as the place many heroes were engulfed in Galeem's light in the past. Shadow is facing off with a familiar foe he would never think that he would see again. The black hedgehog would be knocked back close to the cliff with a heavy punch. His furry body skips dangerously close to the edge that is raised many kilometers above sea level for a plunge. Shadow quickly gets back to his feet and raised his hands once again to express that he isn't going down without a fight.
"I have no idea how you are alive, but stay away from my men. They have nothing to do with this and you will not be forgiven for the last time you worked with Eggman," he snarled.
What stands before him is a once powerful, but now weakened familiar foe that holds nothing but hatred for his humiliation in the past. The familiar mask speaks volumes, although it is partially cracked to reveal his dark furred lupine face beneath it. His gloves were now ripped to reveal his black clawed hands that held nothing but rage for him. Lastly, his chest would be a gaping gash that once contained the original source of his power the Phantom Ruby. He breaths heavily in an almost feral manner as if he's rampaging.
"You, yooooouuuu! This is all your fault and I could only satisfy this urge by wiping you off the face of this world. You make me sick, as much as that impudent blue freak. This day would be better if I could finish you and him off for good!" he shouts in an almost crazed manner.
Rouge flew beside Shadow just in time to join him in battle.
"If you need assistance, then you should had called me to help. We are in this together you know," his bat ally said to him.
Shadow would only raise his hand to tell her to stand down.
"Not this day. A weak aggressor like him should be dealt with by me alone. Just tend to the wounds of the soldiers he attacked," he replied.
Just hearing that word alone would only cause the crazed jackal to hyperventilate in anger. Rouge would see him and knew exactly who this individual is.
"That is Infinite. I thought we already taken cared of him during the resistance. He must be another spy for the Legion of Subspace," the bat wondered.
Suddenly, Infinite charged at Rouge and knocked her backwards off the cliff behind him. Just the sudden attack, would surprise Shadow as he chose to attack someone else uninvolved instead of him. Rouge would only fall after taking that severe hit and reached out her hand to the cliff above.
"Shadooooooooooow!" she called during her fast free fall.
"I am not weak! Would a weak one kill the ones you love before your very eyes? Wake up to reality, this is all real," the borderline insane jackal shouts.
Instead, an angry Shadow would punch him away at full force with many emotions building up. The red eyed hedgehog would only feel no more remorse or need to hold back against Infinite after he made the grave mistake of his possible murder of his closest ally.
"You should had crawled back to that canister where you belonged. Being Eggman's lap dog. Your mistake of harming my ally will be the last one you will ever make as long as I'm here. Watch as I make that annoying damn mouth of yours be closed forever," he shouts in a rare fit of rage.
He instantly warps to the location Infinite flew to smack him into the solid rocky surface with much rage. The jackal couldn't keep up with him this time due to lacking the one thing that made him nearly unstoppable. Before he could raise himself off the cracked ground, Shadow reappears to kick him many feet to the far east with his might. The jackal gagged from the severe attack as he felt his fur flowing from the rushing air during his flight.
Damn it, he's too strong. This is the old me that I wanted to run away from. The Phantom Ruby made me stronger and a threat to almost everyone that stood in my way. Until that hedgehog ruined everything, I barely survived that base exploding and the ruby just disappeared. I couldn't believe what happened and these enhancements Eggman did barely kept me alive. If only I can reawaken these powers somehow.
Infinite crashed into a massive butte that towers near a forest, which collapses the entire rocky structure in the process. The black jackal finally lands back onto solid ground and slowly limps in pain from the damage he received from Shadow. He could only feel nothing but more hatred than fear, mostly at himself for not being as strong as he was from his time serving Eggman. Shadow instantly reappears before his face, induced with plenty of rage for what he did to Rouge and his GUN comrades that he cared for. The black hedgehog then begins building up with a red Chaos Energy that begins shaking the very canyon that they stood inside. Infinite knew that there is nowhere to run but hopelessly raise his hand as if he wanted to control him. He knew that it would do nothing but kept trying to grip with his clawed hand to do something to him.
Come on, work already. That scientist did everything to modify my body with that ruby. I need to use its power even with the main source gone.
"It's useless. I will do the one thing I should had done to you a long time ago. You want to wipe me off the face of the Earth? It will happen to you instead since a high level threat like you are best put down permanently before we let you run wild again. Any final words you would like to snivel about, like being weak?" Shadow said coldly as he slowly walked his way to him.
Just hearing that word once more would only awaken more unfound feelings of hatred for that fateful day he first lost to Shadow. The jackal snarled once again and clenched his outreached hand at him with much more intensity.
"For the last time, I am not weak!" he shouts.
This time he would begin to launch a series of violet cubes at the angry hedgehog. Shadow realized exactly what touching said cubes would mean given his last encounter with him, but it would be too late and eventually hit him. The first thing he would see is what appears to be countless GUN soldiers appearing before his eyes. These soldiers appeared to be less that friendly as they would aim their guns all on the glowing hedgehog as if he were a threat to humanity to be put down.
"Don't move a muscle, you are the monster Gerald Robotnik created to destroy us. Under the order of the Guardian Unit of Nations, you must be executed!" one soldier shouts.
Not only his virtual reality working surprised him, but Infinite seeing the heartbroken face of Shadow facing his past would give him the biggest sinister smile ever. Shadow would be too shocked to move a muscle and only think of how terrifying being hunted for his own existence was that long ago. Even worse, he would also, begin breaking down at the thought of revisiting the real reason Maria died many years ago.
"Ma-Maria…no…I don't want to think of that day again. Back when I truly hated all of humanity for lo…sing someone very precious to me. Damn you, wha…t the hell did you do to me, Infinite?" he demands in a frightened tone.
The soldiers would open fire of him from every direction to repeatedly hurt him. Thankfully being overflowing with Chaos Energy is shielding his sensitive flesh from being torn from the bullet onslaught. Instead, each shot would bounce off the red aura that clouds him. However it did not stop the mentally distraught hedgehog from not only hesitating from hurting these virtual humans but trauma from reliving one of the worst moments of his life.
"No….no. Just leave me alone, I am not a monster. My creator was a great man who was…. only blamed for the wrong reasons. Black Doom is the real monster…. yet all of you turned a blind eye to him…. until he attacked your species. Just stop, stop it," the shellshocked hedgehog rants in emotional turmoil.
He could only feel his Chaos powers growing out of control from his emotions the more each bullet bounced off of his glowing body. Infinite slowly stands to his feet despite his pain and chuckles at the amusing sight before his very eyes. He always enjoyed the sight of those groveling beneath his feet. To see it from the one hedgehog that not only destroyed his own squadron, but humiliated him would only give all the sadistic pleasure he longed for.
"Good. Let that fear swallow you. You say I am the weak one and here you are wanting to bury your past that you so want to forget about. This is the difference between me and you. I can rise above my own weaknesses. Yet here you are failing to do the same in your regard. This is really the Ultimate Lifeform? Gerald would be disappointed if he were to see this. I would go far as saying that Eggman succeeds him as the better scientist for all he did to help take over this world once with my help. The sooner you die right here, the faster I can deliver your head to Eggman to make up for my previous failures. Tell me Shadow, how does it feel to be seen as what you really are. A weapon only to be feared by the foolish humans that you protect?" the sadistic jackal rants in joy.
Shadow could only do nothing but kneel in emotional turmoil within every gun shot that hits him along with the many harsh words of these holographic soldiers.
"Die monster, you will only do more harm than help to the humanity the longer you live!" one soldier shouts.
"Go to hell along with the rest of that madman's associates. Especially that foolish girl we killed!" one older soldier shouts.
"Alien, mutant, doesn't matter. You deserve nothing but a bullet to end your suffering," a larger soldier bellowed.
"Project Shadow must be stopped and the best way to do that is by riddling enough holes to make you bleed," one soldier said with a creepy sneer.
Shadow would be down to his very knees and the red Chaos Energy that he previously built up is now becoming more and more unstable than ever as if it would release in any moment. Just hearing their words echo in his head would only take away all strength he ever had to fight back his own enemy.
"Stop it, please. Just leave me alone!" the black hedgehog cried.
"Keep it up, make him suffer. I want to see the one who made me feel weak get even weaker," Infinite ordered his loyal replicas.
These digital soldiers would only listen to their creator and continues tormenting the hedgehog with their weaponry regardless of their ineffectiveness.
"Stop it, please. I do not want to break her promise by doing this," the downed Shadow begged.
The red particles flickered on these heartless soldiers as they continue their shooting on the defenseless hedgehog as if he were nothing but rare big game to them.
"Game over Shadow, you will soon know what it feels like for taking away everything that ever mattered to me. From my men to my very pride. It's like I am looking at a mirror. You are now the weak me that I always threw away as a part of my individuality. It seems you will never leave your own weakness. Why protect the very beings that judge you for not being like them? How they taken away that precious girl you cared about. Just the fact you care for the same species that hurt you only makes your mere existence laughable. Even better, I taken out another friend that matters quite a lot to you. What will it be, you die in a pool of your own self pity and weakness or I will just cleave your head while you are open for that special invitation to a box. There is nothing you can do about it. You lost, Shadow the Hedgehog. My revenge will not stop here as I intend to do the same to that infernal blue pest whenever we meet again. Now don't you worry about him, I will make sure to pass a message to him before he dies the same way you will. It will be all over sooner than I could say, "I am the tallest of mountains."" the jackal once again gloats in sadistic pleasure.
The Chaos Energy that Shadow gathered is slowly starting to die down and each gun shot now feels like being hit with a fastball that hurts his slowly vulnerable body. These soldiers would keep shooting at full force with the intent to fulfill their duty as quickly as possible. Infinite would only smile from under his mask greatly from the possibility that he is this close to having his first kill in a long time. Suddenly, a shower of bright purple light arrows pierced the soldiers in their chest. Shadow couldn't quite catch what happened but would only hear their bodies drop immediately. Infinite would only gasp at the sight of his first replicas in a while being swiftly defeated by an unknown force. The bodies eventually died into rising pillars of red Phantom Ruby data due to the severity of these shots. This would only enrage him further as he pulls out his famed sword to finish the job.
"I have no idea who you are but come out and fight, coward. That is if you will stop me from claiming Shadow's head!" he shouts before dashing at the weakened Shadow.
He would hold his curved sword to the side as Shadow would only huff vigorously from his traumatic experience. A dark winged angel eventually swoops from the edge of the canyon wall at blinding speed with a large weapon in hand. This weapon eventually gathered enough electricity to match his required power input for his next attack. Infinite would be too blinded with fury to notice him as he continue his pursuit for the intended beheading of his long time nemesis.
"Electroshock!" the black wearing angel shouts.
He collides with the feral jackal with a heavy strike with said weapon to his same chest wound. Not only Infinite violently gags from the attack, but many volts surged in his body from the impact. The jackal would be sent flying to the massive wall of the canyon with a loud crash that shakes with the force of an aftershock. The hit would be so hard that cracks would travel all the way to the top of the walls to start an event that couldn't be triggered. Soon, countless heavy rocks would begin falling from the canyon eventually losing its form. The angel eventually grabs Shadow in time to carry him away from the collapsing formation that surrounds them. A dangerous encounter with an old foe comes to an unexpected conclusion. But where he came from and how he survived remains a mystery. The angel flies through the rocky mountain range at last speeds while carrying the unconscious black hedgehog. This would be far from the first time he carried a wounded ally. Parts of this flight would feel quite nostalgic although this is different since he saved a life from dying instead of having to save someone who's on the verge of death.
This has gone on long enough. I will report this to Mistress Viridi later. Taking him somewhere safe seems to be a better option for now.
He continue his swift flight into the sunset ridden skies to look for that perfect spot. A dragon would soon flight from behind the same cliff that Rouge fell from in less than a second. It would be Prince Ali and Orta who came just in time to save their bat ally from a watery grave. The secret agent bat would only be thankful that she is able to see the light of day since her wounds prevent her from flying for a while. The large dragon bellows loudly to signal all the other crew members who were already heading to the current location. Heather, Centurion, Vector, Charmy, Espio, Charmy, Alberto, Clarissa, Zavok, Zik, Zeena, Phantom R, Mega Man, Proto Man, Ristar, Banjo Kazooie, Sir Pepper, Omega, Gamma, Jack Cayman, Cream, Cheese, and Shogun arrived on the scene just to check how things were going. The large dragon lands back on the cliff edge before Ali jumped off with Orta carrying the unconscious body of Rouge for safety. Half of the ground would be shocked at what they would see before their eyes. The larger E series robot would look around to see any traces of evidence that he could scan to analyze the scene. He could pic of traces of Phantom Ruby energy, something he would never thought to see again.
"Target identified as Infinite. Query for his supposed survival can't be computed. Although this explains the many wounded GUN soldiers we found in the east. Sackboy is currently tending the wounds of them for the current time. We must seek Shadow's current location. I have a bad feeling about this," Omega said in detail.
"What happened here and why did Rouge fall off this cliff? Did whoever attack the soldiers also attempted to assassinate her too?" Mega Man asked.
"The trail all leads to this Infinite person, eh? What is the history behind him? Is he some kind of dangerous mass murderer?" Jack wondered as he breathes his cigarette smoke.
Vector would be the first to answer this as someone helping gather forces for the Resistance in the past.
"He was real trouble alright. He once started as a mercenary who Eggman hired to help build his empire. Shadow wiped the floor with him easily and it drove him mad. Eggman soon changed him into some powerful being with the prototype of a gem called the Phantom Ruby. Not only he was proven too much that he helped Eggman defeat Sonic, but almost taken over the entire world in less than six months time with him out of the picture. Knuckles and I gathered as many strong individuals we could to fight back without Sonic's help, among one of them was an exceptional Rookie that really impressed us. If only we can find that heroic kid now. We haven't seen him in a long time. Not that it matters since Infinite is really worth our full attention," the croc detective describes with a smug grin.
"That is the most generic background I've ever heard for this uninspired character. I bet that I would Beak Barge him easily if we did meet," Kazooie chirps.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that. He sounds pretty strong if he helped Eggman almost take over the world easily before needing a full villain team up. Never underestimate someone with a scary name like Infinite," her bear friend replied.
"You are correct Banjo. Infinite would be proven so formidable that someone mighty as Silver could do little to slow him down. Sonic needed to fight him twice to bring him down for good along with previous damage from the Rookie. Though it doesn't explain what he is planning to do at this very time," the stoic Espio said with his arms crossed.
"To get a perspective of how serious this was, he once almost destroyed the planet with a virtual sun that he controlled with his strange powers. That Phantom Ruby is no joke. Speaking of which, how would he almost take down Rouge when Sonic destroyed the source of all ruby prototypes in the past?" Charmy panicked.
Cheese would hid behind Cream in fear upon hearing these words.
"That sounds quite scary. We have to tell Mr. Sonic while we can before he finds him again. I hope Amy and Big are alright without us," the young rabbit said.
"Good thing that is possible already. Thanks to Sackboy and Mega Man recharging the ship's battery for us. Soon, Morte will be ready for liftoff when needed. But we still have to find Shadow before we move a single muscle," Ristar said before stroking his yellow chin.
Rouge would finally awaken from her mild concussion and awaken to see the silver haired girl and blonde prince greeting her. She would be glad to see her saviors, but then jumped when she remembered what could be happening now.
"Shadow, we have to go find him. He's probably fighting Infinite elsewhere as we speak. He may not have that Phantom Ruby anymore, but he's still formidable as ever. Hurry, we need to…aaaugggh"
The bat would only collapse again due to the severity of her injuries, which Orta caught her from falling.
"Rouge, you need to relax. There is no way for you to try flying again after what happened. Get some rest, we will try flying to find him. Right boy?" Orta said before looking at her loyal dragon.
The large beast growled in affection to express his dire loyalty to his destined rider.
"I would find some way to reach the waters and summon Dytto with the Golden Armlet. That way her injuries would heal faster than before. Are you up for that, Orta?" Ali asks.
"Leave the search to me. I can travel around here faster than light why my special teleporter. Except me to come back with Shadow unharmed. Promise this one," the blue bomber proposed.
"Then I will come with you. More like catch up in a bit, allow me to tell Roll about Rouge so she would help nurse her while everyone else stays," Proto Man replied.
Mega Man would approve of his robot sibling's idea being the better planner of the two.
"Great idea Proto. I'll be waiting on your arrival. This shouldn't take too long," replies with a thumbs up.
The blue robot warps into the sky in the form of a blue light to begin his quick search for the missing hedgehog. Proto Man then taps onto the coordinates of his wrist to contact his sister immediately.
"I would not expect Shadow to go down very easily. He lives and I can feel it. It is more matter of if we can find him and this Infinite fool. Just the thought someone made a mockery of me using phony illusions is enough to warrant my hands around his frail neck," the unamused Deadly Six leader snarled.
"A powerful tree that grows with rough bark wouldn't be whittled away with ease. He's still out there and may return when the fight comes to that conclusion," Master Zik adds.
"He sounds like another one of Eggman's victims to use as pawns. At least we broken free to be independent and did things he couldn't do himself. The Infinite sounds like the biggest tool ever," Zeena scoffs.
Someone would be approaching them from behind mysteriously without warning.
"Excuse me, but would any of you know who Shadow is? I used to know him for some time. It would be kind to lead me to him," a soft feminine voice would say.
Everyone would turn to see what appears to be a young lady with a blue dress. She appeared to be around adult age with blue eyes and long blonde hair. She looked at the group of heroes with eyes of innocence and hope to find someone she once knew for along while. Rouge couldn't believe her eyes, everything about her seems as familiar as Shadow described himself.
"No, it can't be. I thought you were someone that died a long time ago. This is impossible," the bat said in shock.
"Who is this woman, someone Shadow knew a long time ago?" Orta asks.
"Careful, it could be one of Infinite's replicas. I do not trust her one bit," Vector said.
"I wouldn't go there. Infinite can only make replicas based one someone's memoirs. There is no way Shadow remembers her as anything more than a young girl," Espio warned.
"You mean, that is her? The real deal in the flesh and not some robot or fake?" Charmy exclaims.
Shogun drew his katana in a defensive stance and prepared to fight.
"If you are a demon, then you shall be slayed. We have been tricked by the Legion before and want nothing to do with you," the Japanese swordsman warns.
"Easy there, Shogun. I can sense the spiritual being of all living things thanks to Zeus' power. This is not some copy or a demon. But the same living soul that once died. But apparently aged in a way that is different from her time of death. A lot of magic must had been used for this young lady," Centurion said.
Shogun obediently lowers his weapon as he could tell the woman was slightly frightened at his suspicions.
"Please, I mean no harm. I want to see Shadow again. Also, find my grandfather if possible. He's also someone that's very dear to me," the woman begged.
Her last statement grew more curiosity from the entire group. Cream would be the first to approach this woman without fear, which her Chao companion flew after her to be that brave small bodyguard. Espio reaches out her hand to try getting her back, but Mighty stops him as he thinks this isn't worth the effort. Cream would look into her her eyes with her own brown ones. The young woman would be furious at what the young rabbit is thinking when observing her. Cheese would hover around her taller figure to look for any oddities on her or sense possible evil intentions behind her. The Chao is usually the seeing eye for Cream and alerts her of any possible danger nearby or afar. He flew back to his rabbit friend with a kind expression.
"Chao chao chao!" he says to his companion.
Cream finally came to a conclusion based on her own observations independent from him.
"She's not a robot or illusion. I don't sense any evil from her. There's no doubt she's that one friend Shadow missed so much. Nice to meet you," she says in a kind smile.
The other heroes would be surprised at how she's not questioning how she is alive despite her reported death years ago. The woman then lowers herself to shake the hand of the rabbit little girl to greet her back politely.
"Something's not adding up. You shouldn't be walking around living since the ARK incident was reported to take place many years ago. Do you have any memory of your past?" Vector demands.
The woman would grow cautious of the crocodile's question, but swallows before saying what she knew.
"Yes. Even down to my final moments with Shadow. I only remember waking up in this very canyon. My memory would only be very fuzzy, but I only felt the need to see Shadow. I don't even know what time it is this year or why my body suddenly changed. Do any of you have the answers I seek?" she explains.
Vector didn't know how to reply to her when even he had no way to explain her living status despite clear evidence of her death.
"You were revived. As someone who deal with magical threats, I can sense plenty of magic within your body. You aren't alive nor aged through normal means. That means something or someone must had did this to your original body for a reason. Although it's great to know that your bond with Shadow is strong as ever," Centurion stated with his arms crossed.
"How sweet, you must be Shadow's sweetheart," Clarissa said.
"Uh baby. He's a hedgehog and she's human. I'm not sure if that kind of relationship can work out. It sounds rather..."
Alberto's mouth would be promptly covered by his girlfriend at the risk of not offending Maria.
"That storm that struck our ship, maybe it could be the reason she is alive. Thing of the other countless unfortunate souls that now walk the earth thanks the Legion's experiment gone wrong. Just a feeling," Sir Pepper suggests.
"You could be right, knight. Maybe there are deeper motives to what they did. Like gathering even more forces for their already massive army. We should take this girl with us in case they plan to target her," Phantom R said after some thought.
"Then all of you should help me find my grandfather Gerald Robotnik. He's not only dear to me, but could help stop this destruction that's happening around the planet. Just once look at the fallen soldiers, abandoned city, and unnatural air in the sky only mean that Shadow couldn't succeed in saving this world," Maria said in a somber tone.
"Incorrect, missy. Shadow along with friends like us saved this world countless times already. You could say over many years. Just that this time is harder than before with Eggman teaming up with countless villains throughout the universe to succeed in taking over. Even worse, they have their eyes on the rest of the universe after they try wiping us all out," Vector snapped.
Maria would recognize this name easily.
"Did you say Eggman?" she asked.
"Yes. That's exactly what he calls himself. Is it familiar to you?" Vector replied.
"Keep in mind that his real name is Ivo Robotnik. Perhaps she may be familiar with them because they are family," Rouge said whole laying on her back.
"Yes, he is actually my cousin. My grandfather would always tell me stories about his admiration of him and how he wanted to see him in person again. He sometimes call him Eggman affectionately as a nickname for him. Even I did want to see him one day that long ago," Maria replies.
"What!? Cousin!?" half of the group exclaimed.
Maria would be surprised that this many people would be shocked about their relations with each other.
"You mean to tell me you are related to a madman that almost blown up this planet because he resented the GUN's work and another madman that constantly enslave animals to be batteries for robots? What kind of family are you a part of?" Ristar shouts.
"That's just putting lightly for Eggman, he did worse and more than that. He once threatened this planet by blowing up the moon with the Eclipse Cannon, tried to fuse the realities of the Sol Dimension and our universe, enslaved aliens in his own space amusement park, split the planet to summon an ancient god to rule the world, helped another god become a destructive being with the Chaos Emeralds, taken over this world with Infinite's help after capturing Sonic, stolen the Master Emerald from Angel Island for his own use, sap the energy out of our world after the Deadly Six did most of the damage, destroyed many stars with the Final Egg Blaster, messed around with time itself with his past self, and more atrocities. He's the baddest of the bad," Vector describes like a great detective.
Maria didn't know what to say after hearing these words. The women felt deep down betrayed that a great family of scientists she were a part of were nothing more than intelligent tyrants that raged war on the world than help it. All the memories she had seeing her grandfather's research put into making something to save the world were all for naught. Same for all the good things she heard about her cousin were only masks for his true personality.
"All my life, I thought he was a great person. He wanted to create Shadow to be the ultimate hero to save all lives instead of being a weapon. It hurts hearing that he almost did this much damage to the very world he wanted to save just because of me. The world government were in the wrong for what they did, but my grandfather is even more wrong for trying to exterminate the human race as retaliation. For what? Revenge? And Ivo is almost as disappointing. Only following an even darker path that I just can't stand for. Please tell me that these things you say are not real!" she cried.
Vector and Charmy would only look to the side as they didn't know what else to say that wouldn't make the sad situation worse. Clarissa herself would cry herself and buried her face in Alberto's chest due to feeling similar heartbreak from watching her. This moment would allow Phantom R to once again wonder if he will ever find his missing father again, whether he lives or died before he could see him again. Rouge would only feel her pain the more she watched the woman weep softly. The bat also feel guilty for being associated with the one organization that was the catalyst for Gerald's hatred and execution. She may stand for the organization's goal to protect the planet at all costs, but disagree with their extremism and "shoot first, ask later" agenda they abide by. Roll, who already arrived in time, would be surprised by the appearance of Maria.
"Is this a new friend of ours? She looks pretty," the kind robot said.
But then she would notice how upset she is and eventually grew sad for not understanding her feelings.
"It is very complicated. Let's just say this is an old friend of Shadow's who somehow managed to cheat the afterlife," Rouge replied as the robot tended her wounds.
"But how is that possible? Humans gaining immortality is impossible unless they happen to be cyborgs," Roll replied.
"I do not know how to explain it fully for you to understand. Chances are the Legion's storm that they whipped up possibly caused this phenomenon where all of the dead rise once again to be living. Like that friend for example. It may not make any sense, but we will have to accept it with the state the world is in," the wounded bat replied.
Cream would take her favorite handkerchief out and wipe the tears on Maria's face as the kindhearted rabbit she is. Feeling the warmth of the cloth drying her tears would allow the woman to look at what her young friend is doing with her.
"There there, it will be fine. As long as you have friends like us, things will be better. Maybe we could take you to Mr. Shadow to make everything brighter for you Miss Maria," Cream said.
"Chao chaochao chao chaooooo!" Cheese chirps in happiness.
Maria did not know how to react to being treated this kindly by someone who she had just met. Espio would only smile since this is the Cream he is all too familiar with.
"Why are you making me feel better when my family is so horrible?" she replied.
"Because my mama taught me to always be polite to everyone and help those in need. That's what friends are for," Cream says with a warm smile.
Cheese would fly to Maria's face and grab her cheeks, forming a smile on it t try cheering her up. "Chao chao chao chaochao choa," he said while holding that smile. The woman would admit that the Chao's cute antics and goal to make her smile were worth a try.
"See? Even Cheese says that smiling is the best way to make it through the saddest moments. This is what we do all the time when going on an adventure with Mr. Sonic or stopping that mean Eggman's plans. Maybe if possible, you could be the one to try convincing him to turn a new leaf if we make it happen," Cream proposed.
"While that may be a nice idea, but think realistically. He may not even remember her well enough to see her as family," Mighty whisperer to her.
Maria eventually stood from her spot with the widest smile on her face after hearing her friend's words.
"That's a brilliant idea. We all can go see him and I can perhaps try talking to him. We're family. Even if he's different that what I hear about him, I still hope to get him to stop this reign of evil before it gets out of control. Thank you, Cream. This is what I really wanted to hear from a friend like you," she replied.
The heroes would only grow weary of her idea as they last had a serious conflict with the bald scientist several weeks ago just to rescue Sonic. Ali and Orta returned back to the top of the cliff with Dytto and the dragon ready to heal their wounded ally. Everyone eventually turned their attention to the flying beast that made its way back with the required aid for Rouge.
"Dytto, heal every last wound on Rouge's body. Alright?" the prince ordered.
"Understood, my lo... errr your majesty," the flustered fairy responds.
The small blue fairy eventually fluttered over to Rouge's body, sprinkling her magic dust all over the Bat's body. Eventually, Rouge began to feel her body getting less weak as her wings start to flap again once more. The bat spy slowly stands to her feet again the longer she stood under this dust. Rouge is back to her sassy self and wanted to express her greatest gratitude to her allies.
"Thanks so much you three. Now I can walk again. But that's not important when we need to find Shadow's whereabouts. I have a bad feeling about Infinite and what he plans this time," she said.
Maria would be glad that the one closest friend to Shadow since her passing is back on her feet once more. Then the bat focused on her in response to her plan.
"As admirable as your plan to talk Eggman out is, it won't be an easy one. You see, that scrambled scientist is bent of ruling this world while he's already winning and getting the remaining Chaos Emeralds from us. He's already declaring war on all heroes that oppose him if it means crushing the only hope this world has left. Not to mention finding him will not be easy when his ship is likely hiding in a spot neither party will find very easily since our last encounter. You may be family, but it will not be very easy since he's bound to listen to his grandfather more than you. And finding him will not be any easier either," she explains.
"I know, this is why I wonder where are we likely to find my grandfather if he really is walking this Earth again like me. I know despite his mistakes, he is a good man at heart and someone that really wanted to help this world," Maria replied in a hopeful manner.
Rouge tries her best to avoid bringing up his true intentions with the Black Arms race. It would not only prove her wrong about her view of her grandfather but also show that he never had good intentions from the start which the GUN were correct on to begin with. Instead, she choose to focus on finding Shadow again since she is worried about how Infinite remains strong despite missing his Phantom Ruby prototype.
"But we all been here long enough. It's time to look around for Shadow. Who knows if Mega Man and Proto Man already found him, but the least we can do is help in case either one fail to find him in time. Move out!" Rouge called.
"You can count on Team Chaotix for the job. We will find him faster than you can say, "Ah ha!". Just leave the hard work to my detective team Rouge," Vector brags.
The loyal dragon Orta rides would carry her and Ali back into the air before flying off into the vast canyon. Centurion transforms into his Weredragon form before taking off in a fast flight to seek a missing ally. Heather transforms her head into Plane Head mode and flies off with the others. Soon, everyone would begin splitting up to begin their search under Rouge's orders before any big move were to happen.
Cream would begin flapping her long airs to reach greater heights and called to Maria, "Follow me. We will do this together if we will find him!"
"Chao chao chao!" Cheese called.
Maria eventually started walking to follow her new friends in their direction to begin the great search. In a distant part of Sunset Heights, the angel that saved Shadow stands atop a ruined building with a familiar electric goddess. The two would be waiting her for a half hour to await the awakening of the defeated Ultimate Lifeform. The black hedgehog slowly begins to open his eyes, seeing the two beings face him with anticipation.
"Whe..where am !?" the tired hedgehog asked.
The black wing angel scoffs and said, "Took you long enough. Nice to see you again, Assist."
And that is that. The Marines and New Blue Rogues alliance is working well as they finally subdued all monsters in addition to killing all the Evilings that controlled them. Not only we know that the Black Evil is still on the loose but there is a search for the Amazing Island Hero that may commence soon. Meanwhile, Infinite is back and out to get at Shadow for his past humiliation. While he had the upper hand initially from reawakening his lost Phantom Ruby powers, a certain Echo Fighter would save the cornered Shadow. That is not all, Maria Robotnik is back from the dead. We will see more exciting adventures next Saturday. This is Big Red, signing out.
