GammaTron: Shhh...We are trying to be quiet right now. Our friend Seanzilla is currently resting for a big running race thing (I didn't fully get it) and spent the whole day before it tiring himself out by doing lots of outside chores.
Z0: He'll be fine...he just...needs to be in a coma. Yeah he's fine.
GT: ...Well...Here's to him being a survivor. ...We're still gonna blow up the stage, aren't we?
Z0: *wrapping SZ in bubblewrap, kevlar, and sound proof headphones* You better believe it skippy! *tosses SZ down the laundry shoot* Night buddy rest well we love ya! Now let's light this bitch!
GT: WAIT! *turns to the reader* We do not own the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise nor the Super Sentai series. We only own original characters used in this. Now then, instead of blowing the stage up regularly…*both I and Z0 whip out photos of SCP-096 to each other* ...Well...this is bad.
Z0: We work in the same field of weird, Bye-bee! See you when we are brought back to life to get yelled at!
GT: *hears screaming in the distance* ...And I think 096 just breached containment. …*gets in a rocket and flies into space* YE SHALL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE, YA DAMN WENDIGO-FAKE THINGY THAT SCREAMS TOO MUCH!
Z0: *laughs as GT hasn't realized his rocket is anchored to the ground* Ain't I a stinker, Whoa-oh…*fade to black*
Leo yawned as he relaxed atop a building, letting the afternoon sun warm him. He looked down on the streets with a….slightly lecherous grin. Leo, as he came to see it, found humans to have an abundance of very pretty girls. He suddenly flipped off an AC unit which served as his perch and landed on the ground in his human guise before a random girl on the street.
"I'm Leo!" he greeted, his voice growling accidentally due to his...excitement, "Won't you join me-" he was cut off when the girl suddenly ducked away from him and ran, "Ah! W-Wait!" he pleaded before another girl went by, "Yo! Aren't you a cutie?! Wanna hang out with me?" she picked up pace, "Ah, wait!" another went by, "Oh, found one! Call me Leo!" she went by and Leo turned...only to freeze upon seeing Yamato and Amy standing there with annoyed looks, carrying several bags, "Uh oh."
"Leo…" Amy growled in rising anger.
"Uh-oh," Leo squeaked.
"You disappeared from the shop!" Amy snapped.
"Gomen nassai!" Leo apologized as the trio entered Yamato and his uncle's home, Leo carrying all the bags Amy and Yamato had been holding with a large bump growing out of the top of his head, "I carried all the stuff here, didn't I?!"
"That's not the point!" she snapped again, Piko-Piko Hammer at the ready, "If it weren't for the fact you're among the only Mobians who can take human form, I don't think even Roll would let you keep your job!"
"I'm still surprised you had those 'animal cosplayer' cards made just so you can shop," Tusk muttered.
"What was that?" Amy growled, hammer aimed at Tusk now.
"We have a guest," Tusk informed.
"Guest?" Yamato blinked, confused.
"For Yamato's uncle?" Amy asked.
"No...not exactly," Amu muttered.
"She says she saw Bud," Sela whispered to them.
"Really?" Yamato asked.
"Wait. How'd she know to come here?"
"Sela drew a picture of him," Amu held up a highly realistic and accurate drawing of Bud, "We put them up as lost person posters claiming he's an uncle who wandered off."
"Huh...that probably would make sense in context." Amy admitted.
"So where is she?" Yamato asked.
"Over at the table," Amu replied.
"Ah…" Tusk blinked, looking to see a stunned Leo who was just staring at said guest.
In Leo's eyes, everything around them was sparkling with light. The girl sitting their looked about their age, maybe a bit younger, her face the epitome of cute, wearing pretty standard clothing for a day hiking trip. She looked up at Leo innocently as his face just froze in a dumb...well dumber expresion. Honestly, she seemed to grow worried over Leo the more he just stood there.
"Hello...sir...uhm…?" she waved her hand in his face.
"I'm sorry about him," Amy sighed.
"Oh no. It's fine...is he...you know…" she motioned to her head then moved her eyes to Leo.
"He does this," Tusk admitted.
"Thank you for coming," Yamato thanked as he took the bags from Leo to put them on the table.
"Oh…" the girl gasped.
"Shall we get to it then?" Yamato asked, smiling kindly at her.
"Hai!" the girl replied.
"Ah man...kawaii…" Leo awed, not heard by the two humans as they sat to talk.
"And he's gone," Amy sighed before whacking him upside the head with her hammer.
"Gah! I liked it better when you weren't here…" Leo muttered.
"Oh, I intend to let Roll know how much I enjoyed the 'trip' she sent me on," Amy assured.
Unbeknownst to our heroes, high in the mountains, a Deathgalien player was hefting a large drill-tipped device. This alien in particular had pure red body armor with piping all over his torso making it look like he was wearing a thick parka. His shoulders had blue crystal spikes extending out from multiple places. His face was blue and resembled an oxygen mask with a tube linked to his torso, a blue metal band around his head resembling a beanie, and the top of his head was, in fact, a crystal.
"YAHOO!-!" he shouted out into the distance as he looked over the town, he then looked over at the giant rock beside him shaped like an axe stabbed into the ground, "This is a good location. I like it!" he shouted while stabbing his device into the ground, "Now I'm gonna take this land's energy!" he cheered while grabbing the crank at the top and twisting it around, making the drill in the ground spin and extend deeper and deeper into the earth below.
"Yuri-chan," Leo spoke their guest's name.
"Yes," she nodded.
"Yuri, even your name is cute!" Leo laughed...well even more like an idiot then normal.
"You're being overbearing," Sela scolded as she pulled Leo away from Yuri, allowing Yamato to scoot closer.
"So you saw him at Mt. Onoiwa?" Yamato asked.
"Hai." she nodded, "You see I'm part of a Hiking club," she smiled fondly.
"Soka...You like mountains!" Leo spoke while appearing to her right, getting her attention as he tried desperately find out her likes and interests.
"And…" she muttered, trying to return to the topic, "I often climb Onoiwa with my friends, but last week when we went for our monthly trip up there…"
-flashback-
"Ah, I can see the top!" a girl cheered as a group of young people Yuri's age climbed the stone steps made to help people reach the summit.
"We made it!" one boy cheered as they all laughed and made their way past the axe shaped stone and towards a picnic area.
Yuri, however, stopped as she noticed Bud sitting near a small tent meant for one person. He didn't pay the humans any mind as he intently stared at the weapon-shaped stone. He briefly looked at Yuri before turning his attention back to the stone. Yuri blinked however as he seemed to push something...or someone who wasn't there away.
-end-
"I saw a strange man...it looked like he would occasionally talk to someone who wasn't there. I figured I'd just ignore him, but…"
"But yet you still went to the trouble of contacting us! You're so kind and thoughtful Yuri!" Leo declared, grabbing her hands.
"Sela...call Auntie...Leo needs a talking to…" Amu muttered annoyed by this bit already.
*PI-KO!*
"Our apologies for him," Amy apologized as Sela dragged the knocked out Leo away, "He's the closest to our missing uncle and got excited when you told us he was at Mt. Onoiwa." 'Though who names a mountain 'Axe Rock?''
"He's very important to us so it means a lot that you've told us," Yamato added.
"I'm just happy to be of help," Yuri smiled.
"So a mountain...Do we know anyone good with mountain climbing?" Tusk asked the other Mobians.
"Well, there's Knuckles," Amy recalled, "Though come to think of it, I haven't seen him since before the 'trip' Roll sent me on."
"Did you bring Leo souvenirs…?" Leo asked in a daze, starting to come out of his concussion.
"Where did she send you anyway?" Sela asked, slapping Leo and making him fall over again.
"I'll tell where she didn't: Hell...Oh, but she'll wish she did!"
"Meow...and I thought Leo and I were the cats…" Amu joked before Amy made the hammer grow three times its size, "Ah...Ano...I mean…"
"Amy, allow me to do more damage than the hammer," Tusk offered, pushing down the hammer slowly and pointed at the blushing Yuri as she tried to not look at the smiling Yamato, "Amu, you have a rival for love and she has the species advantage."
"..." she just smiled simply at that, making them blink, "Oh how cute you all are."
"...Okay, I'm unnerved. Hammer away," Tusk stated, releasing his hold.
"Look, Sonic shirtless!" Amu declared while she pointed, making Amy turn away, "Ja-ne~"
"...And you wonder why I bet on Sonic and Roll," Leo groaned
*PI-KO! PI-KO! PIIIII~KOOO!*
"...Um...is everything okay with them?"
"They're practicing a comedy routine for Talent Night at their job in the Animal Hearts Cafe," Yamato replied quickly, trying very hard to not glare at the group for yet another Leo-shaped hole in the floor.
"Yabei...the eagle eyes…" Sela muttered, backing away.
"Amy...for the sake of yourself...get out of here!" Tusk whispered.
"So...we are starting the next game already?" Quval asked.
"I allowed our new guests to take one of Azald's players down for a little fun," Ginis revealed, "Now they and Azald are busy making preparations."
"Heh-heh. The work truly never ends for the brainless team," Quval chuckled.
"I look forward to seeing what he has to show me," Ginis noted as Naria handed him his normal drink.
"A pity I'll be missing watching this. It would have been a good experience for amusement," Quval noted.
"Oh?"
"Yes, a small trip to a place Chaos 0 went to with two of Eggman's minions," Quval replied, "Hm...I wonder if the chinchilla ever got out of the cage."
"We have a chinchilla in a cage?" Ginis asked, "Why has that not been live streaming all night?"
Naria tapped on her tablet and a screen popped up beside Ginis. Displayed was Thunderbolt, screaming and snapping at Azald in a sound-proof cage while running on all fours on a wheel. Azald was content to putting a dog treat on Eggman's comatose nose.
=And stay…= Azald ordered before sniffling in joy a few moments later =Squishy is a good boy=
"...I question his sanity…" Quval spoke, backing out of the room, "Clove, Cassia, let's go. Quickly please before it spreads to us, too."
"Yes, sir," the sisters replied, quickly following the second-smartest alien on the ship.
Yamato walked up to the sign leading to the main path up Mt. Onoiwa. He looked over the map and the estimated time to climb the mountain. He would have flown up there himself, but they had a tag along today. It should be noted among our heroes only Yamato was properly dressed to go hiking, wearing a red and black jacket and an orange backpack full of necessary gear.
"Think he's still up there?" Tusk asked.
"I hope." Yamato sighed.
Amu sighed as she looked at Leo who was still obsessed over Yuri, who was standing by them in a green jacket.
"Yuri, is your backpack heavy?" Leo asked.
"No it's fine. I should really carry this myself." Yuri argued.
"Leo…" Amu shook her head.
"Hey! No need to be shy. Here!" Leo declared as he was swift in picking her up onto his back, "I shall carry you up Mt. Onoiwa!"
"...He knows how to use 'shall' properly?" Sela asked.
"Leo, what are you doing?!" Yamato demanded as he chased after the excitable Lion Mobian.
"He's thinking with the wrong head is what he's doing," Sela muttered as the remaining trio watched with deadpan expressions.
"That idiot's a good climber...but he's never gone hiking or mountain climbing," Tusk sighed, "He has no idea that you can't just run it…"
"There's also the fact that he's got low prospects with courting her," Sela deadpanned, "I mean, it's obvious that Yuri…" the air started to grow cold, "..."
"No, no. Please continue," Amu assured, smiling sweetly in her Mobian state as her eyes glinted while aimed at Sela, Cube Tiger on her shoulder with the same glint, "We're just thinking of new fish recipes for the cafe. Ne, Tiger-chan?"
"Let's go after them!" Sela shouted, running and dragging along Tusk.
"So easy!" Amu laughed, "They keep thinking I'm gonna be jealous...Oh, I am gonna milk today." Cube Tiger looked at her, "Hai, hai. We'll have milk later, Tiger-chan." Cube Tiger let out a happy mewl as Amu gave chase.
Sadly, as this happened, Leo veered off course and went down a different less used path. This path was far more uneven, with a less worn path which was hard to see at points due to grass slowly retaking the ground and roots poking out of the ground here and there due to the uneven ground and weathering.
"Leo-san, we've been separated from Yamato-san and the others." Yuri spoke.
"It's fine. My wild instincts are telling me this way is faster!" Leo beamed.
"That's not the problem…" Yuri shook her head with a sigh; to her, his choice was that of an amature mountain climber. Taking a much more hazardous route for the sake of time, forgoing that of the safe and sanctioned path mapped out by professionals and made safe by maintenance from park keepers.
"Are you tired?" Leo asked, stopping at a random conclusion, "Yosh! Then let's take a break!" he let her down as he walked forward a couple steps so he could stretch his arms with ample room.
"Leo-san, just how are you related to Yamato-san?"
"Eh?"
"I mean…" Yuri explained, looking away with a blush, "You two seem to have very different personalities."
"Oh...Sou da na. I guess we owe him our very lives," Leo replied, he then smiled fondly, "He's letting us stay with him and his uncle till we can go home! He's been a big help! Even helped our friend Roll start a little business here so we can pay him back some and take care of ourselves." he went on, praising his friend's kindness.
"So cool," Yuri added.
"I know right!" Leo cheered.
"I'd like to talk with Yamato-san more." she mused, looking back down the trail they took.
Leo blinked as it began dawning on him how he made Yamato sound so...cool. He talked all the best points of his human buddy to this human girl. Yes, like a total idiot, he spoke nothing but about one of his best friends, rather than talk up himself. And yes, he was now panicking with embarrassment and slight jealousy.
"Yuri!" he suddenly shouted as his arms waved around in synch with his moment of spazzing out, "Instead of talking to Yamato, talk to me!" he stated, walking around her and putting his hand on her shoulders, he then blinked feeling...a tug against something.
The two looked down in shock to find a white rope had been pushed by Leo's leg. The sound of rope being rapidly pulled made them look around before the dirt and leaves around their feet lifted up as the same white ropped snagged one leg of each of the two; the rope going taut and lifting them both up into the air...and dangling upside down from the tree canopies.
"Is this for real?!" Leo exclaimed, "You okay?!"
"Huh!?" Yamato gawked upon arriving and seeing the scene, "Wh-what happened!? Leo, what did you do!?"
"It wasn't me! Okay...it kinda was...but I didn't put the trap down this time!" Leo replied, "Don't worry about us. I can get us down!"
"Hold on. I've got a knife," Yamato noted, alreadying digging through his pack.
"Did he have to go off the main path…?" Tusk grumbled.
"It's Leo with a girl. What did you expect?" Amu asked.
"Him to be sm…"
*CHOMP!*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!-!-!" Tusk screamed, making the two yelp.
"Is that a bear trap?!" Sela gawked, seeing a bear trap ensnaring Tusk's right leg to just below the knee.
"Yes…" Amu nodded, "Pretty decent, too…" she muttered earning a look, "What...Mama hunts…" she pouted as she opened the trap, letting Tusk go free. "Thank god your skin is thick enough to stop a knife, huh?"
"It still hurts!" Tusk snapped, taking another step.
*CHOMP!*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!-!-!" Tusk cried out as his left leg now sported the bear trap, stumbling back.
*CHOMP!*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!-!-!" Tusk screamed once more, repeatedly pointing to each bear trap on him, "AAAAAHH! AAHHHH!-! AAAAHHH!-!-!"
"Huh...A double bear trap," Amu noted, "Mama does that at times for big hunts."
"GET THEM OFF!-!-!-!" he cried.
"Okay, okay. Don't get your trunk in a twist…" she sighed, going to work undoing them "I'm gonna stick them to this tree." she said while letting them clamp onto a tree once she got his legs free.
"Ooh...Good thing we know some sewing people," Sela noted, looking at the holes in Tusk's pants.
"The worst will be simple bite marks like when some kid bites you." Amu sighed, patting his leg.
"Ahaha!" he cried from the stinging pain of the bite marks.
"Still, who sets traps on the main path?" Amu pouted, "This stinks of evil doers."
"No more cartoons with Haseo on Saturdays." Sela muttered.
"Boo!" Amu whined, "Data-Skye just found us some funny shows from the other side of the globe all about cats fighting in a 'radical squadron' we were gonna watch together this weekend, too!"
"Ah...let's...just...go…" Tusk sighed, slowly walking forward.
"At least we'll catch up with them at the top," Sela sighed, "Hopefully, Leo's not dead of exhaustion."
"I'm sure he'll be fine, Yamato and Yuri-san are skilled hikers, so they'll keep him alive." Amu muttered as the three stepped forward at the same time...and something tripped them.
"Gwah!" the trio yelped.
The three fell forward face first and smacked into tubs filled with fresh mud. Sela pushed herself up, wiping the mud from her left eye as she sputtered in shock from having half her face covered in it. Tusk's tub bubbled as he screamed. Amu...sighed in relief, having managed to catch herself and just barely avoided getting mud on even her nose.
"Abunakata…" Amu sighed as she cleaned the tip of her nose, "Okay...now this has dipped from evil...to just plain prank…"
"I swear when I find the one who set these up, they're dead!" Sela growled.
"Question is whom is setting these traps…?" Amu pondered a bit, "...Who among Eggman's Egg Bosses are good at traps s…Conquering Storm."
"...I am of mixed feelings at the moment if it is her," Sela noted, "On the one, we don't have Roll or Aunty here to help find traps. On the other, we don't have Roll or Aunty here and further delaying our progress to the top of the mountain."
"If it is her...she has this entire mountain covered in traps, ones that could get harder to track each time...and would get worse."
"...Worse how?"
"She's the leader of the Raiju...think about it," Amu stated.
"..." Tusk groaned, his face hitting the mud once more.
"You two okay?" Yamato asked as he helped Yuri down. Leo was allowed to fall face first into the ground for the trouble he caused.
"...Mm hmm," Leo gave a slight thumb up in response.
"Thank you, Yamato-san." Yuri smiled as she was regaining her balance.
Leo got up as he looked at Yuri's undivided attention being given to Yamato, who was looking over the rope.
Leo's face became one of annoyance as he marched forward, "I could have gotten us out eventually!"
"We wouldn't be in this mess if you didn't rush ahead…" Yamato sighed, crossing his arms as he stood up.
"Yeah well...uh...who lays traps out in the first place?!" Leo argued.
"It's almost like something a hunter or ninja would set up," Yuri noted, looking at the rope.
"...Did we run into a spot Aunty's training Haseo and Roll in?" Leo pondered, looking around, "Ah wait! Are you blaming me, Yamato?!"
"I'm just…" Yamato began before noticing something, "...LEO STOP!"
"Gh!" Leo tensed as he froze mid-step, "W...what?"
"You almost triggered a wire trap," Yamato said as he cautiously approached, kneeling down as he saw a very thin wire, looking down it until he saw an ofuda with the kanji for 'explosion' and 'lighting' written on it, "...I know who set these…"
"Phew…" Leo sighed, stepping back and causing a clicking noise.
The three then blinked and looked up to see giant perfectly rounded boulders coming at them. Leo growled in terror as Yamato grabbed Yuri's arm and dragged her away. Leo blinked before screaming his head off and running after them.
"Book it! Hurry! Hurry!" Leo panicked.
"Why did this day become Indiana Jones!?"
"Keep running!"
"Tell me, Clove, Cassia, were either of you aware of this planet having such a structure hidden beneath?" Quval queried as he, Clove, and Cassia looked at the wrecked hidden base Chaos had rampaged within.
"I've heard rumors that the royal family had performed covert operations, but I didn't expect this to be it," Clove replied.
"I see...interesting," Quval noted, "So the royalty of your world knew how to travel here...so then why do your kids not interexchange...two worlds linked via portal. I'd imagine friendly exchange would be a given…"
=While we knew Eggman was from another world, we didn't know how he got to Mobius= Cassia replied.
"Well, shall we explore? Hopefully, the computer systems in here are still operating," Quval noted, "See if your world has any...interesting information." he spoke as tendrils snaked out of his shoulders and began searching the area.
=Why do you think they made this place, sis?= Cassia asked =Do you think they knew Eggman would come one day?=
"I doubt that...if anything...this seems to be a research station...I think your world leaders were studying this world for fear all humans are evil."
"...They most likely fear that they're all like Eggman," Clove stated.
=Oh…= Cassia blinked twice before noticing a crate that was partly broken, exposing books =Are all these filled with books?=
"No," Quval replied as two of his tendrils opened the top of another crate, exposing jars filled with a multitude of seeds with labels on the jars, "Seems to be more for preservation of Mobius but also…" two more pulled out a spear from the remains of a broken crate, "A place to be armed for war."
=Wow...they were prepared for a lot…= Cassia noted.
"It appears so," Quval agreed, "Quite impressive. Had I a hat, I'd tip it to whoever designed it as such." he turned to one of the tendrils that hadn't returned, "Ah. Found a terminal. You two explore and take along anything you find of interest while exploring. I'll be at this for a little bit."
"Is the security difficult?" Clove asked.
"Not entirely...they relied mostly on the secrecy of this location. But it is complicated enough I'll need to warm up." he sighed as he walked off to the discovered terminal.
=...well. I guess I'll play my games then in the meantime= Cassia shrugged before pulling out a 3DS =Okay...time to catch me that Legendary=
"Oh my...several of these plants went extinct during his reign when he went by Robotnik," Clove noticed, looking through the jars of seeds.
"Atypical procedure for moving vital information off world, preservation of vegetation, knowledge, and supplies." Quval spoke, "We've found dozens of them from worlds we destroyed...I collected their knowledge...and destroyed nonessential objects."
'Possibly nothing that would be of excitement to his leader,' Clove thought, looking through another crate before blinking twice, "Nothing but recipes…" she looked at one before blanching, "Correction: Poisonous recipes meant for assassinations and warfare."
"Sounds like whoever lived here was...a bundle of fun." Quval muttered, hacking away, "Hold on...what's this?" he asked to himself as the screen flashed, "Genetic data...on all the races from your world."
=Oh, I hope it's not meant to be making some sorta zombie virus= Cassia noted.
"No...well….yes, that's in here...apparently whoever lived here discovered it...and cured it...waste," Quval muttered.
=Think there's any audio or video files?= Cassia asked, earning a look from him =What? A secret place like this has got to have something like that=
"Possibly," Quval replied, typing away, "Ah. Found one."
The screen flickered before activating a video file. On the screen was a young Skye moving away from the screen while, behind him, several Mobians were working together with filling the aisles of shelves with the crates.
-Okay...Entry 58...which is basically a retelling of Entry 1, but eh- Skye chuckled with a shrug before pulling out a ruler and throwing it off screen, earning a goat bleating -Do not eat those cans, Geoffrey! I swear that if I count them and even one speck of metal is missing, you're getting turned into a weasel in those picture books on animals in this world!- he looked back at the screen and blushed for a moment -Ah...Ahem...Entry 58: Greetings to you who have found this hidden base. My name is Skye Sakurai. For those of you unaware of what I am, I am what is known as a Mobian from the planet known as Mobius. At the time of this recording, roughly May 19 of the year 1998, I am the head scientist for the main kingdom of Mobius and have spent the last five years travelling between here and Mobius in creating hidden bunkers such as the one you are in at this moment of time. At current count, we have fifty-eight bunkers and have no known maximum limit on orders of the current king-
=Sakurai? Hey, isn't that the family name of those foxes?= Cassia asked.
-The aisles that are set up in here contain an exact duplicate of everything we placed within all the other bunkers that have been made at this moment in time. Should an XK-Class Event occur on Mobius that forces us to live here, these bunkers will contain everything we need to sustain ourselves. As head scientist, I am also tasked with making sure the systems in each bunker are connected with one another, meant to allow one to locate any of the other bunkers if required. Though each bunker also contains one unique aspect to them that none of the others has. In the case of Bunker 58, which you are currently in, the systems contain all knowledge on all Mobians species along with several basic information documents on notable races and names from our planet- Skye continued before a crash went off -Dang it, Bud! What did I say about strangling the help?! You're supposed to wait until we're done before mauling them with your sword whip!-
-If you weren't married and expecting kids, I'd be doing this to you too!-
Skye faceplamed -Take it outside or in the bathroom to shove their heads in the toilets to test the suction. You nearly released a concentrated aerosol form of aphrodisiac into the entire place and it is a sausage fest in here. …- he looked at the camera -...Oops. Eheheh…End entry-
"Is your race filled with idiot savants or something?" Quval asked, "Well I can still use many of the things in this location." he went on as he began downloading copies of all the files, "You said something about this...Sakurai correct? A clan of some sort?"
"Yes. They're rivals and enemies of Conquering Storm's clan, the Raiju," Clove answered.
"Anything of interest about them?" he asked, going through files.
"Their family pray to two gods no one on Mobius has heard about: Amaterasu and Enma Daiou," Clove explained.
=Oh! Oh! I know about Amaterasu! She's said to be the goddess of the sun, origin of good, mother to all= Cassia explained.
"Where did you…"
=Video game about it. When I looked at a wikia for it, turns out she's part of an entire religion that was made in Japan= Cassia explained.
"Religion never mattered to me...I mean...is there something...special about...them?" he muttered finding a giant file, "Hello...a secure file on his own family...what secrets do you have Sakurai's?"
"Well, there is the intense rivalry between the Sakurai and the Raiju that's believed to be soaked right into their genetics," Clove recalled, "Honestly, the number of times a mission nearly failed due to a Raiju and Roll Sakurai encountering one another…"
"What could've caused such hate?"
"It is believed a sacred sword and a legendary ninja master-depending on who's telling the story-was stolen by one of them from the other," Clove explained.
"Ah. So nothing of importance," Quval chuckled, "Ah. Bingo. Now what do we ha...huh...And you're sure they're foxes?"
=Well, yeah. Aside from Roll since she's half hedgehog, they're pretty much foxes= Cassia replied.
"That is very...very impossible." he explained showing them a family tree with many images of many...MANY different Mobians, "By this account...they should all be chimeric monsters…and, yet, each second generation resulted in a fox child with at least one child having the trait of the spouse of that fox that will have at least one pure fox child or one pure fox child and one pure child of the spouse if the mixed's non-fox half is the same as the spouse."
=Wow! That is a lot of Mobians!= Cassia gawked.
"...Hmm...it says that rarely a male Sakurai is born out of the offspring," Clove noted as she looked at a few side notes on the screen, "No wonder the last time someone attacked Haseo the retribution brought upon them by Aphrodite Sakurai and Roll Sakurai was far more severe than usual attacks."
"Amazing…" Quval spoke, in his own world, as he held up a holographic DNA helix, "Truly amazing...they are living genetic storage banks...they are like a missing link between all the races of your world...I've never come across such a thing…" he went on, "Oh...how useful a sample of one of them would be...preferably with their DNA...activated."
"Activated?"
"Oh yes...you can't read that section as its hidden within the code of the files…" he muttered, "See...the DNA of their ancestors doesn't vanish...it hides itself as recessive genes in their DNA...and they have the unique power...to activate genes held within their DNA letting them attain powers of other races." he explained, "If I can get an activated DNA sample...I could build...something wonderful." he laughed.
=That...doesn't sound good= Cassia noted.
"Oh, Ginis will be happy with this...he has an experiment he's been wanting to conduct...and now...we have something to help." Quval laughed, "You two will also get a favorable boon...he might even...fix this one." he motioned to Cassia.
"?!" Clove's eyes widened at that, "...he….he can do that?"
"Of course he can! You've seen him revive mineral based aliens and make them big. Cellular manipulation is….Cassia, use that teenage nonsense you speak in to finish that for me." Quval waved his hand dismissively.
=Uh...his jam?=
"Yes yes that, whatever it means." Quval nodded, "My point is..he can cure young Cassia of her disease...whatever it is."
=...Wait. So I can see and hear again without needing my robotics?= Cassia asked with wide eyes.
"Hmm?"
"...Cassia's illness. I...we don't know when it happened, but...it seems to mainly focus on her senses, and…" Clove paused as she held back a tinge of pain, "You've...seen her 'attacks' on occasion…"
"Hmm….An illness that attacks the senses and loss of fatigue and energy," Quval noted, "As I said, Ginis has control over cells themselves...he's a perfect life form. If he were to infuse her with his cells...well, she'd be perfectly healthy...if not even stronger...I dare say, the image of perfection for your kind." he went on, "I have no idea what that is...I'd imagine...taller?"
=?!=
"Oh? That caught your attention…"
=...Can...he really do that?=
"My dear...Has he ever proven wrong to you?" Quval asked, "I mean...you've clearly seen how much more of a leader he is than Eggman."
=...Can he turn the metal back to what it used to be, too?= Cassia asked, her optics glancing over at Clove's feet.
"Restoration and enhancement is but the bare minimum of his powers. He is scary for a reason...What he does...could be called magic with how amazing it is," Quval spoke.
"..." Sela's non-mud covered eye twitched madly as she stood up once more, "How many of these traps were made with mud in mind?!"
"The last three used sap," Amu noted, completely clean, as Tusk muttered curses into the mud his sap and mud-covered body was stuck in.
"How are you so good at this!?" Sela barked, returning to her normal Mobian state, finding it easier to clean her scale-like skin then that of human skin; Also, it made her angry shark-like expresion more literal.
"Duh, I spend all time with Roll and Auntie...I train in some of their stuff...helps that my cat reflexes make it easier." she argued while stepping over traps, letting them go off before her friends could trip them, "Also Mama trained me in how to find other hunters' traps...I mean I find this stuff in the snow...this might as well be painted in bright pastel with a sign reading: 'Here Lie Traps.'" the tails of the trio stuck up, "Uh-oh."
"Deathgaliens," Sela groaned as the Moebas appeared from the higher levels in the area.
"Moba!" they shouted, holding up their giant double headed swords.
=So it's you three triggering my traps= a voice noted before a navy blue GIFT appeared, a navy blue scarf made of energy around its neck with the pincer arms replaced with more humanoid ones sporting guards on the backs.
"A Gift!" Amu realized.
"And with how customized it is and the motif, it's Conquering Storm at the controls," Sela noted, "Why are you even here?"
=That would be telling= Conquering Storm replied =Moebas, attack=
"Moba!" the Moebas cried as they readied for battle.
"Let's go!" Amu cheered, "Honno Kakusei!" she shouted transforming into ZyuohTiger. She growled, using her sword to cut down the minions.
"Us too!" Tusk shouted as he and Sela moved to transform only for them to trip another trap...and get snatched in a net.
"OH COME ON!" Sela shouted, "Not one joke!"
"Guys…" Tiger whined in embarrassment for her friends.
The Moebas yelled as they charged..only to end up hitting one of the traps and fell into some holes.
=...idiots…= Conquering Storm sighed, pinching the nose area of her Gift's head.
"You know, in retrospect? You should have made areas without traps so they could fight," Tiger pointed out as she slashed a Moeba before kicking him and several others into a log trap that sent them tumbling down the mountains incline, "Oh 'scuse me…" she muttered, kicking a Moeba between the legs and stepping on his back after he doubled over, using her new position she pulled out her changer and picked up a phone call, "Moshi-moshi, oh Roll! ...This is kind of a bad time." she said, stabbing a Moeba before positioning him in front of the log trap as it swung back, sending him flying into his brother grunts, "Uh well...hiking trip turned into misadventure with traps and Deathgaliens and...ugh. It's just one big mess at the moment, Conquering Storm is here too, lamenting the fact grunts are stupid…" she went on slashing another Moeba before pulling him over and pinning over the one who acted as foot stool, "No I'm not gonna say that...Because I am a lady, Roll!"
"Are you having this talk while we are in danger!?" Sela snapped.
"No, I understand how it works, Roll, but I have my pride as a girl of manners...No. Well all bets are off when cake is involved, you know that." she argued, slashing another Moeba and adding it to the pile before sitting on them like a chair, "Look, if it's such a big deal why...really...you know this is confusing at times, right? ...Oh good. You admit it...so other then this, how is your day going?"
"Amu!" Tusk cried, "I'm getting dizzy!"
"Oh Tusk is just stuck in a net…." she sighed, "..." she looked over at Tusk, putting a hand over the receiver, "She says 'why haven't you you cut yourself down by transforming or having Sela chew through the ropes?'"
"God damnit!" Sela shouted.
"I know, I love them too, but...ah what you gonna do..." Tiger sighed, swinging around in her seat and kicking a Moeba across the face, making it fall over and into a pit trap, "Okay. I'll try and kick her butt...probably gonna be a giant robot fight sooner or later, we are up near Onoiwa...yes giant rock shaped like an axe. You should make it here by that point." she tapped her chin in thought, "Oh, one more question? How did you convince Amy to go there? ...Nani?" she giggled at that while backhanding a Moeba, sending it falling onto a bear trap, causing it to jump and run around, trying to get it off its bottom, "Now that's just devious! I am so proud to be your shield sister! ...Because I saved Aunty from that assassination attempt on her by Akhlut." she fidgeted a little, "How long again before that happens? ...That explains it. Alright. Just be safe and add everything you remember to those notebooks, okay? ...Hai, hai. Love you, too." she hung up and sighed, "Damn that fat egg-shaped bastard." she got up and turned to Conquering Storm, "Roll sends you very unladylike words."
=Be sure to tell her and her mother I return them tenfold=
"You girls need to relax…" she sighed as she slashed her sword in a circle freezing and shattering the rest of the Moeba, "Okay...so...I get the picture now...one of you...and a Deathgalien player...so...who's team did you pair with...Azald's, right? ...So there's a big bulky monster somewhere up there...doing what exactly?"
=...You honestly expect me to work under him?= Conquering Storm frowned.
"Well, yeah. All you Raiju care about is strength."
=Yes...but like thunder and lightning, we make sure we are unseen before we strike=
"...Thank god Leo's not here…" she sighed, "Oh right...just a second."
=Wha-what are you doing now?=
"Sending a text message to Yamato...telling him to fly up to the top and stop the Deathgalien." she mused, "Sent."
=...=
"No wonder Aunty and Roll call your clan an embarrassment to all called shinobi and a moderate failure in being kunoichi," Tiger noted, "Didn't try to stop me." she jumped a little as her tail stuck up in her uniform, making her look at CS to see her Gift erupting with lightning coursing through hidden 'veins' that make its face look like a demonic tiger's glaring visage, "...Oh, I think I hit a nerve."
=You die NOW!= the lynx within the machine snapped.
"AHH!" Tiger yelped as she just barely avoided a lightning fast punch from the Gift, the shockwave sounding like a thunderclap as it destroyed a few trees behind her, "...Yep. I hit a nerve. ...yipe..."
"Ooh...I think I see where it's going down," Leo noted, seeing the explosion caused by trees being destroyed in the distance, "Amu hit someone's nerve."
"Why do I hear thunder? There's no storm clouds in the sky," Yuri said, looking up at the sky.
'...Crud. Conquering Storm's here…' Leo thought before tensing in realization, '...oh...Amu hit HER nerves...'
Leo and Yamato shared looks while glancing at Yuri. Both knew that they couldn't do much with her there without exposing their identities.
"Yuri, you should get off this mountain," Yamato advised as he walked over to her.
"I can't make it down from here alone!" Yuri replied in worry, "We're far off the path and if there's a pitfall trap…"
"...I'll take you down safely," Leo offered.
"Good idea, Leo," Yamato smiled, "That'll give me time to go after the Deathgalien up there." he whispered the last part so only Leo could hear it.
"Eh? But weren't you the one to lead us off the path?" Yuri asked.
"Ah…" Leo flinched, "Right...that's…." he nodded as he walked up and knelt down to her, "Don't worry. Yuri, Yamato will protect ya."
"Eh?" Yamato looked at Leo.
"Ikuze!" Leo roared as he charged onwards.
"Leo?!" Yamato exclaimed.
Leo continued to roar loudly to drown out Yamato's call. As he ran, he tripped a wire, causing a large explosion to go off. Leo barely avoided it and continued his path upwards. Logs on ropes swung down at him, large axes both metal and stone fell upon him each as big as him, spikes erupted from the ground, and boulders rained upon him. Despite it all, Leo continued charging on, dodging them while roaring. With a strong jump, he grabbed onto the side of a small cliff and started climbing it, avoiding the detonating explosives in the side and more boulders. Yamato could barely see Leo amidst the smoke, explosions, flames, and random sprung traps with his eyes.
"Leo…" Yamato sighed, a small smile at seeing the Mobian's determination.
"Turn...Turn…" the Deathgalien muttered, continuing his cranking, "I should've brought something to watch while I did this. Though..." he looked out at the landscape, "Watching this die away once I'm done will be worth the boredom." he continued to crank, "Turn...Turn…" metal scraping against rock reached him, "Hm?" he looked down to see Leo dragging a bear trap on his left leg towards him, areas of his body covered in soot from explosions, several cuts from where he had been sliced by debris or from barely avoiding blades and spikes, his mane a complete mess, and his shirt in shreds, "Someone made it through the traps?"
"Found ya, Deathgalien!" Leo growled as he pulled out his changer.
=LION!=
"Honoo Kakusei!" Leo roared as he transformed into Lion before ripping the bear trap off his leg and threw it at the Deathgalien, making him tilt to the side to dodge it and halt his cranking.
"Yahoo!" he cheered, jumping down and blocking Lion's punch before spinning him around and bringing him into a tight hold and proceeded to ram his knee into Lion's gut several times, "You've got guts! You did well making it this far in spite of all the traps Conquering Storm set up!" with a final knee jab, he threw Lion away and pointed at his machine, "But you won't stop this device."
"What is with that anyway?" Lion demanded.
"Once I finish cranking it, it will drain all the energy in the earth around this mountain," the Deathgalien explained, "All life on the mountain will perish! But you have no worry for that!" Lion got up and charged only for the Deathgalien to avoid his rolling sweep kick, block the right hook, punch Lion in the gut, and bat him into a tree, "Because the final barricade that you'll have to pass is me, Noborizon-sama!"
He delivered several more strikes to Lion's gut with his knee before delivering a haymaker to Lion's chest. He threw Lion away, sending him tumbling away from the Deathgalien and his machine. Noborizon whipped out a pair of large climbing picks and his eyes flashed. With a roar, he stabbed one into the ground, releasing a traill of red energy explosions through the ground and struck Lion, sending him over a small cliff with a cry of pain.
"Why did you piss off the lynx?!" Shark and Elephant snapped as the trio barely avoided another lightning-charged punch.
"It's the rules!" Tiger growled growing annoyed as only she could dodged both the attacks and traps, "Mou! Enough of this!" she snapped, growing her claws and stabbing the ground, making it freeze over.
=What in…=
"Hup!" Tiger slid around Conquering Storm, skating across the frozen ground. She slashed at the Gift machine's leg, "Kochi kochi!" she cheered, waving her hand as the Gift stumbled and slid on the ice, "Log trap." she said as the log trap struck the Gift, making it slide over towards her.
=...tch...= Conquering Storm scoffed before the Gift used the momentum to swerve behind Tiger and slammed the Gift's elbow into her, sending her crashing into a tree =You honestly think I'd let you use my own trap to your advantage?=
"Actually? Ye…" Elephant began before a rope trap grabbed him leg, sending him swinging upwards into the air, held up by his caught leg, "WHY IS IT ALWAYS MY LEGS TODAY?! WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?! LEO AND HIS TAIL?!"
"No...your head is thick in the literal sense!" Shark shouted, grabbing his arm and swinging him like a wrecking ball into the Gift, making it stumble over from the blunt impact.
"PAON!" Elephant trumpeted in anger.
"Oopsie," Tiger spoke, kicking the Gift and making it fall on its back and slide on the frozen ground straight over the edge of the mountain.
"Well, we're maintaining our positions in the top ten of her 'To Assassinate' list," Shark noted hearing the cursing in a different language as she kept falling.
"Yes, yes. That's not good and all...NOW GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!" Elephant trumpeted as loudly as he could, making Shark fall over while holding the sides of her head.
"Okay, okay...yeesh…" Tiger sighed before climbing a tree, "Hold still...Well, actually, it might be okay for you to fall on your head...You did headbutt a safe so hard it cracked in half…"
"Manic has yet to give me my cut to this day…" Elephant grumbled.
"And snip." Tiger said while cutting the rope, letting Elephant land in a bush.
"Frozen...cool...and not hard…" Elephant sighed contently, "Best thing I've fallen into all day…"
"And more Moebas…" Tiger spoke before the new hoard of grunts fell into more traps, "Ah...I think we can just wait for them to all take care of themselves."
"We'll need to wait for them to trip everything before we can continue on." Shark sighed.
"We'll need to count on Yamato and Leo." Elephant sighed while taking a step forward, he then stopped upon hearing a familiar tripping noise, "Oh no…" he cried as he was lifted up into the air again.
"Your turn." Tiger told Shark.
"Aw mou…"
"Mmm..." Leo groaned, regaining consciousness. He tried standing back up, only to grunt in pain and stumble back down; he was able to at least sit upright, "Ow ow ow…"
"Leo!" Leo looked up to see Yamato running up to him.
"Yamato!" Leo gasped as Yamato ran up and helped him up, "Where's Yuri?"
"She's safe. I managed to get her to the base of the mountain," Yamato replied.
"Soka…" Leo slumped, "I really am useless."
"Eh?" Yamato pondered before Leo collapsed to his knees, bowing to Yamato.
"Yamato! Please!" Leo begged, "Please stop the Deathgalien!" he pleaded falling to his knees and bowing.
"Wait...Leo what is this all of a sudden!" Yamato grunted getting down and forcing Leo to sit up.
"Yuri's safety...this mountain she loves so much..." he began as he looked around, "I can't protect them!"
"Leo."
"I'm an idiot. A simpleton. Look at my tail. Underneath it is tons of marks from all the times I was a baka and couldn't stop it from being crushed, chomped, stomped, munched, nibbled, smacked..." he smiled, trying to make things a little lighter, "But you can do it." he added as his smile faltered, "I know you can, so please." he bowed to Yamato again, asking for his power.
"..." Yamato stood up and walked past Leo as if accepting his request only to stop right behind him, "Do you know how I made it up here unscathed?"
"Huh?" Leo looked up.
"It's because you rushed ahead and set off all the traps," he chuckled, as Leo turned to look at him, "You're not useless."
"Yamato?"
"It doesn't have to be about which of us is better…" he sighed, leaning down and putting his arm around Leo's shoulder, "It should be both of us working together to do it." he smiled, patting Leo's head as he stood up and turned to the mountain, "We can protect it, right?"
Leo smiled as he stood up and walked up besides Yamato.
"What fine energy we are gathering!" Noborizon cheered as he continued cranking the machine, "Soon all shall wither in this land!" he then stopped as ZyuohLion climbed back to the summit once more, "You again! Don't you ever learn, kid?"
"I'll keep climbing back up! I never give up!" Lion roared.
The two rushed each other as Noborizon used his superior strength to block all of Lion's swings. The Deathgalien's greater size and armoring allowed him to just use his own body to block the strikes via letting them his his well armored torso. Noborizon grunted, slamming the palm of his hand into Lion's chest, making him cough in pain before kicking him, making him stumble over. Lion stumbled to the side before he swung his body to his right just as Noborizon swung with his left, Lion cartwheeled over the swing just in time, avoiding another blow.
"I swear…" Lion grunted as he ducked under another swing and moved to grab the device, "...to pull that thing...out of the ground!" he grunted as Noborizon grabbed him and pulled him back and away from the drilling machine.
"Yahoo! I like your guts! You're well suited to climb this mountain!" Noborizon praised Lion's tenacity, he then punctuated that by bringing his hand down on Lion's head, making him fall to his knees, "But guts isn't all it takes!" he shouted, grabbing Lion by his belt and collar of his uniform before swinging him around...and then lifting him up, "The lion does not call the mountain his home; he should stay in his plains!" he grunted, slamming Lion down onto the rocky ground of the mountain.
As the two continued their wrestling match, Noborizon blinked as he heard the sound of...wings. He then looked just as a red blur shot up and past him, landing right next to his machine.
"This looks dangerous and evil…" Eagle muttered as he wrapped his arms around the device and began trying to yank it out.
"You flew up here!? That's not right! Mountain climbing and hiking is about each step, each hand climbing ever higher and higher till you reach the summit devoid of air!" Noborizon complained as Lion pushed him back, "Flying in the sky is cheating!" he tossed Lion to the side only for Lion to grab him once more, "Gah! Onore! You were just a distraction!"
"Ya got that right!" Lion growled, "You thought of it too late!"
"Let go!"
"No!"
"Hngh!" Eagle grunted, trying to pull it out still, "...Oh wait." he let go and grabbed his mask, "Honoo Kakusei!"
"He became a gorilla?!" Noborizon gawked as Gorilla banged on his chest and grunted, letting steam blow out of the nostrils on his mask, "Oi! Why didn't you climb with that, dammit?!"
"So I could do this!" Gorilla roared as he grabbed the device and began to pull on it.
With a deal of effort, he began moving the device until yanking it out, its long drill bit warping and bending due to the sudden force. As most of the drill bit snapped off, the device fell towards Gorilla who punched it, the machine exploding upon impact. Green ethereal energy began raining down and seeping back into the mountain as Gorilla, in victory, flexed his arms in a classic macho man pose.
"All of that land energy I worked hard to collect…" Noborizon gawked, "It's all been returned to the earth...what a waste!" he backhanded Lion off him, "And you owe me a new drill! Do you even have any idea how much that cost?!"
"Shut up!" Lion roared while punching him with an electricity-coated fist, sending the Deathgalien flying off the summit of the mountain and to a more open even leveled field below.
The duo jumped down to the level, landing on all fours for Lion while Gorilla caused Lion to bounce up a few inches before landing on all fours once more.
"Good job," Gorilla chuckled as he helped Lion up.
"Leo! Yamato!" Shark called as she, Tiger, and Elephant ran over.
"Minna!" Lion cheered before looking at Elephant, "When did he become brown?"
"There were a few more mud traps…" Elephant deadpanned, not a single trace of his green visible beneath the mud caking on his uniform his feet in their Yasei Kaihou state, "And six more bear traps."
"It got to the point he walked around like this...and pancaked them each time he stepped on one," Tiger explained.
"Sela, can you...uh...?" Gorilla asked as he motioned to Elephant.
"Right," she chuckled before blasting Elephant with water cleaning him off.
"Phew. That's good. For some reason, I wanted to call ya 'ZyuohMammoth' when you were all brown," Lion admitted.
"Last thing I need is to look like Great Uncle Gazpacho…" Elephant sighed.
"Onore!" Noborizon roared, jumping up while holding up one of his climbing pick weapon.
"You haven't blown up the guy yet?" Elephant asked.
"No, but Yamato broke his drill while I distracted him," Lion replied.
"Good teamwork!" Tiger complimented.
"Quit ignoring me!" Noborizon snapped, stomping a foot in anger, "Just who are you cheating bastards?!"
"Jungle No Ouja! ZyuohGorilla!"
"Araumi No Ouja! ZyuohShark!"
"Savanna No Ouja! ZyuohLion!"
"Shinrin No Ouja! ZyuohElephant!"
"Setsugen No Ouja! ZyuohTiger!"
"Dobutsu Sentai!" Gorilla roared as the others posed around him as he punched his fist into the air.
"ZYUOHGER!" they all shouted as their team symbol formed behind them.
"I'll make your planet a barren landscape!" Noborizon declared, whipping out his climbing picks.
"Kono hoshi yo, namerunayo!" Gorilla grunted, the sounds of an actual gorilla accompanying his voice.
"Namerunayo!" Lion agreed with a growl, popping up before Gorilla with his arms crossed over his chest.
With that, the five heroes charged at Noborizon. The Deathgalien began swinging his weapon around as Shark and Tiger ducked under it. Lion grunted as he blocked a swing before Gorilla punched Noborizon's abdomen. Elephant swung his arm and struck the Deathgalien's face, making him stumble back. Shark and Tiger shouted as they kicked Noborizon's back, making him stumble into Lion and Elephant. They both slammed their shoulders into his chest, making him stumble back to Gorilla who wrapped his arms around Noborizon and lifted him up...and then fell back, pile driving him into the dirt. After a moment, Noborizon roared as he got back up and slammed his picks into the ground, creating several explosions with the red energy.
"I'll throw all five of you off the cliff! But I'll make sure to pluck all his feathers so he doesn't be a cheat again!" Noborizon roared as he pointed at Gorilla.
"He really hates you for flying up a mountain instead of climbing," Lion noted.
"Ironically I really like hiking," Gorilla shrugged as he blew a gust of wind which pushed Noborizon back a step.
Lion jumped over Gorilla's shoulders as he came down and swung his claws. Noborizon swung his pick as the two clashed their weapons as it were. Lion roared as he swung and fired bolts of lightning which Noborizon absorbed via his pick. The Deathgalien swung his weapon and fired a giant energy construct of his pick as if it were a guillotine. Lion swung his claws as he deflected the attack.
"He's too well built," Tiger complained.
"It's like we need to punch through layer upon layer of armor…" Elephant complained.
"Maybe if we had some kind of heavy weapon…" Shark murmured.
"Yamato's muscles?" Tiger muttered.
"Grr!" Gorilla growled as he tackled Noborizon; the two smashing their heads into one another, sparks flying from the impact.
"Gao!" Lion roared, jumping on Noborizon's back his claws, digging in best they could.
"Azald has some sturdy players…" Elephant groaned.
Bud looked down at the fight from atop the bluntly named Onoiwa. He watched the fight before digging into his pocket. From within, he produced a smaller yellow cube with an exclamation point on the side. A leopard's roar was heard from it as it shone.
"Make use of this important comrade," Bud spoke as he held it up and tossed it.
As the cube flew through the air, it shone and broke before unfolding into a smaller cube weapon type themed after a leopard.
=CU~BE HYOU~!=
"What was that?" Lion asked before everyone grunted as a human scaled Cube Hyou landed on the ground and pounced on Noborizon.
"Nani?!" Noborizon exclaimed before Cube Hyou tackled him, "GWAH!"
"A leopard?" Gorilla asked.
"Kawaii!" Tiger cooed.
"It's a cube weapon?" Shark asked confused, "For...normal scale?"
"Shocking…" Elephant shrugged.
"Sugei!" Lion roared as Cube Hyou jumped to him, "Ah…!" he gasped while holding his hand up in defense. As Cube Hyou got close, it unfolded in such a way its front legs and head resembled the stalk of a weapon, a handle unfolding which Lion caught, and the rest now folded in such a way it resembled a hammer-like weapon, "Oh! I got the hammer now, Amy! Ahahahahaha! No more more Piko for me!"
"Leo, use it on him!" the girls complained.
"Right, right. Come on, ya jerk!" Lion roared as he swung his new weapon and struck Noborizon, sending him skidding back several yards.
"Wha-what was that!?" Noborizon gasped.
"I like you, Cube Hyou! Let's smash him to bits!" Lion roared before jumping as he swung and struck Noborizon across the face, making him spin around in the air, "Again!" he roared, spinning and swinging his hammer and striking Noborizon, sending him flying back once more.
"Receive!" Gorilla roared as he swung his hand and spiked Nobrizon back to Lion.
"Up you go!" Lion roared, swinging up and sending Noborizon flying into the air.
"Honno Kakusei!" Gorilla roared flashing to Eagle, "Yasei Kaihou!" he shouted before flying up and catching up to Noborizon, "Leo!" he shouted, spinning around in the air and swinging his leg as he kicked and shot the Deathgalien back down to Lion.
"GAO!" Lion roared as he swung his hammer as it sparked with lightning. Noborizon panicked as lightning suddenly rained from the sky just as the hammer came down. A large flash filled the sky as both hammer and lightning struck Noborizon at the same time.
"Oh...Leo must have gotten the big finish this time!" Roll awed, seeing the lightning flash from her spot on the trail.
"That was a lot bigger than his normal lightning," Sonic noted, "So how long do you think it'll be before the green lady shows up to shove a coin in?"
"Not much longer," Roll replied as she finished setting the camera up.
"Aw...I thought it'd work," Azald pouted, taking a break from caring for his 'Squishy' to check on his Player.
"Looks like this was a complete misfire," Ginis noted.
"Gh…"
"A bit sad as well, considering the length Conquering Storm went with her traps," Ginis continued before another screen showed a collection of Tusk in multiple traps, "Though the gag reel I quite enjoy."
"Mmm…" Azald grumbled before turning to Naria, "A Continue, please."
"Of course," Naria replied as she went to deliver it.
'At least Quval ain't here to laugh,' Azald noted to himself.
"And right on time as always," Elephant noted as Naria appeared in her normal method.
"At least this time you five didn't break the slot," Naria noted as she looked at the roasted body of Noborizon before taking out a Continue, "This is energy drawn from Ginis-sama's cells." she kissed the coin before slotting it into Noborizon, "Please do not waste it. Be revitalized."
"THANK YOU, NARIA!" Noborizon roared as he grew to a fully healed giant.
=And you're live= D-Skye informed, pointing.
"Ohayo, minna-san~! Roll-chan here once more for another giant battle! Today we're at scenic Mt. Onoiwa and our first fighter is already at giant size!" Roll greeted, "Ah~What's today mech or mechs for the battle?"
"Dobutsu Dai Gattai!"
=WILD ZYUOH KIN~G!=
"Kasei Wild Zyuoh King!" the Zyuohgers shouted as their new super mecha marched forward and swung its sword which Noborizon blocked with his picks.
"Yatta! It's Wild Zyuoh King!" Roll cheered.
"How big...almost like...a mountain!" Noborizon cheered.
"Haha! Scared!?" Lion taunted.
"The bigger the mountain...the bigger my, Noborizon-sama's, excitement to conquer it!"
"...Do we need to ban folks from chatting?" Roll asked, trying to ignore the cackling Sonic on the ground nearby.
"No...so far it's just Sonic...Nevermind, they realized why he's laughing now," Nicole informed.
=Blocks are beginning now= Skye added.
"Hai...Oh! And they start!" Roll cheered, "Wild Zyuoh King has his sword out while Noborizon pulls out a pair of modified climbing picks!"
Wild Zyuoh King swung its sword only for them to be caught by the picks. Noborizon swung and struck the mecha's right shoulder, making it stumble back a step. Noborizon aimed as the pick's fired beams of energy.
"Wild Zyuoh King! I shall take my time to conquer you!"
"Is it just me or is this the start of a running gag of innuendo in these things?" Roll sighed, her cheeks pink as Sonic laughed harder.
"I think it's more humans are naturally like Sonic." Nicole sighed, "Perverted and lazy."
"I resemble that remark!"
=Ah! Their sword!=
"Oh that's horrible! Noborizon has fired multiple lazers from his picks and the impact caused them to lose the King Sword!" Roll gasped, "Noborizon charges in and buries the blade deeper in his charge! Oh, what will they do?!"
Eagle looked around before spotting the mountain's namesake. Something in him told him what action to take, so he made Wild Zyuoh King turn and reach out with its arm. Roll and the others ducked for good measure as the mecha grabbed the handle of the stone axe and yanked it out of the ground.
"Oh, I hope we aren't in trouble later for destroying an icon for the mountain," Roll noted with a cringe as Wild Zyuoh King blocked Noborizon's picks with the stone axe.
"There's no way that silly rock can stop me!" Noborizon shouted.
"Huh?" The Zyuohgers and their friends blinked as the axe began glowing. The axe began cracking as layers of stone fell off to reveal a brown bear-themed axe. The bear head near the handle roared to life, "EEEEEH?!" everyone shouted in perfect unison.
"Oh! A new Cube Animal! Like Kube Kirin and Cube Mogura before it, it appears to be a weapon cube! Cube Kuma kita!" Roll gasped before bowing to the camera, "...My apologies, but the mountain may need to be renamed."
"Kuma-san...Ono…" Tiger muttered in adorable confusion.
"...I feel like putting on a red cape, a winged metal helmet, and shout 'Huzzah' while eating gyros from a big apple while hefting my new kitty pal and the big bear we have now," Lion admitted.
"...What!?" Shark snapped, "What!?"
"Uh...I'm...I...This is…" Elephant muttered, extra confused.
"It's Leo," Eagle and Tiger shrugged.
"And they're back to fighting! Oh my! Cube Kuma's arrival has turned the tables! With just three mighty chops, Noborizon is down and his weapons knocked out of his hands!" Roll awed.
"Yosha. Arigatou, Cube Kuma! You saved us! Please, help us out a bit more!" Eagle thanked.
"Now will it be time for the fi-DID THEY JUST THROW THEIR WEAPON AT HIM?!" Roll gawked as Wild Zyuoh King flicked the axe at Noborizon.
=CUBE~ KU~MA~!=
The axe folded into its cube state before unfolding into a bear. It gave out a loud roar before performing a front flip and its axe behind slashed into Noborizon, knocking him over just as he started to get back up. Cube Kuma jumped up and folded back into a cube before smashing down hard on Noborizon's face before jumping back to Wild Zyuoh King, going back into its axe mode.
"Ah...Well that's a new trick," Roll noted, "...I am strangely reminded of this ad campaign from the United States about an American Black Bear fighting forest fires. No one start those or he might show up to maul you, folks."
"Let's finish it!" Eagle ordered.
"Ah! It's the hissatsu!" Roll gasped as Wild Zyuoh King grabbed Kuma Axe as both started glowing.
"When climbing mountains…" Noborizon began as he panicked and raised his arms in defense.
"Kuma Axe! Zyuoh Impact!" Wild Zyuoh King swung the Kuma axe with such force, sparks of heat ignited along the blade. With mighty power the axe slashed through Noborizon's body.
"...Beware of bears!" Noborizon cried as he fell over and exploded.
"Yatta! Another victory for our heroes!" Roll cheered, "And a new animal companion in the form of Cube Kuma! Arigatou for aiding Wild Zyuoh King in their time of need!" she turned back to the camera, "Until next time, minna~! Sayonarra~! And please tell us if we're in trouble for taking the mountain's axe. I really don't wanna be in trouble for someone else taking a rock from a mountain…" she glowered at Sonic, "...again."
"Huh?" Yuri pondered as she looked at where she had last seen Bud, only to find nothing, "He was here."
"Do you think Bud knew Cube Kuma was here?" Tusk pondered as he held up the tiny Cube in its bear mode, giving squeaky cub like roars in the palm of his hand.
"Hehehe...Kawaii…" Amu and Roll muttered, looking at him.
"Did he give me Cube Hyou?" Leo pondered, his new Cube weapon on his shoulder with Cube Lion trying to groom it much to its embarrassed squeaks.
"Maybe," Sela replied.
"Don't give up, minna. I'm sure we'll see him again," Yamato assured.
"No doubt next time we find a clue, we'll end up with yet another new friend," Nicole added as the two new Cube Animals jumped to her, "As expected…" she sighed.
"You're just a good kaa-chan to them," Roll giggled.
"Anyway...thanks, Yuri-chan," Yamato sighed, "This was a big help nonetheless. We found a hint at least."
"No no, I should thank you." she waved her hand, "You're the one who saved me after all." she smiled.
Leo walked over and put his arm around Yamato before dragging him off, "Yamato...I'll withdraw for the sake of Yuri's feelings." he nodded proudly.
"Huh?" Yamato blinked, totally confused.
"This is my manly aesthetic...my lion pride...my code of masculine honor…"
"Second verse same as the first...Huh?" Yamato repeated giving him the same confused face.
"So, Yamato, take her out!" Leo declared.
"Huh!?"
"Oh we're dead...we're all dead…" Tusk muttered, trying hard to not look at Amu.
"...Yuri-san, do you like Yamato-san?" Roll asked.
"Eh?"
"EH?!" Yamato and Leo gawked at the Hedgefox.
"Well she grins whenever she looks at you," Amu smiled, "So...do you?" she asked with a teasing smile at Yuri.
"That's…" Yuri muttered, "...he reminds me of my parakeet!"
"Hmm-hmm!" Amu laughed, somehow already knowing what was really the situation.
"Huh!?" for the fourth time, Yamato exclaimed in confusion and shock.
"Pa…" Tusk and Sonic began.
"Ra…" Sela and Nicole went on.
"Keet?= Roll and Dara-Skye finished before Sonic and D-Skye collapsed into laughter.
"AHA!" Leo laughed, "You're just like me! She doesn't see you as a romantic partner!" he laughed on, pointing out the clearly obvious.
"Call me a biased parent, but my parakeet is very handsome," Yuri explained as she pulled her phone out, "Want to see his photo?"
"Hai, hai!" Amu and Roll replied as Yuri quickly showed them, "Aw~ Kawaii~"
"But...he's an eagle…" Tusk muttered as Yamato slowly turned his head to look at him, giving him a 'Really!?' look that made him shut up.
"True...not a parakeet…" Sela added, earning the same look from Yamato.
"Ahahahaha! Zanen, Yamato! We're both nothing at all to her!" Leo cheered, patting Yamato on the back.
"I'm...fine with that. But...this is a complicated feeling..." he complained, crouching down to try and think how he felt about being compared to a pet parakeet.
"Oh! Just like a parakeet!" Yuri awed, "Kawaii! Let me take a photo, please!"
=Yes! Yes! Blackmail for days!= D-Skye cackled as Yamato began to freak as he tried not to get photoed by the girls.
"Hahaha!" most of the others lost it.
"Parakeet janai!"
"Cute!" the girls all cheered.
"Don't photograph that!" Yamato complained, his arms waving around...like he was flapping wings...not helping his case at the moment.
Quval, Clove, and Cassia stood before Ginis as Quval held his hand up and displayed the holographic DNA helix.
"Oh?" Ginis awed, standing up as he took the data from Quval, "This...is just what I've been searching for...Naria...it's time for my new side game...a very important pet Project..."
"Hai, Ginis-sama," Naria replied with a curtsey.
"Quval...bring me a sample of...these Sakurai's DNA." Ginis spoke, "As...quickly as possible…"
"Oh...I have a perfect game prepared," Quval laughed as Clove and Cassia looked at one another as they listened to the mad joy in both their voices.
"All in preparation for...Project...The world." Ginis laughed.
GT: Ooh...This is not good. The heck is Project The World? And why do they need DNA from the Sakurai family?
Z0: Story for next time, wait...how are we alive? I feel like I'm forgetting something, *hand swings up and backhands a monster that was sneaking up on us* just can't put my finger on it, *leg swings back and kicks the monster away as it was getting up*
GT: ...Um...MAybe we should get to the preview…
Z0: *pile drives monster into the ground making the screen go black*
Zyuohgers Monarchs of Mobius!
Quval: Today we begin a special quiz show, and our player is none other than your beloved net idol…
Everyone: Roll?!
Yamato: What are they up to!?
Aphrodite: There...there are some things that we've never spoken of outside of the family.
Sonic: But...wait...how would Quval know things like that?
Data-Skye: Once triggered, the user triggers every single dormant gene in them. However, the stimuli results overwhelm the brain, causing a loss of rationality and ultimately resulting in an absolute impulse to slaughter everyone and everything in their path between them and their target.
Ginis: Ah...So this is what the Sakurai call 'The Apex Predator.'
Cube 14: The Mark of the Hunted
Roll: Minna-san...please...stay away!
GT: Well...That's not good either. *trying very hard to ignore the banging on an energy barrier behind us*
Z0: Welp...story heavy chapter folks get ready for the intensity! Oh and build up for an important arc.
GT: Eeyup. Gonna be nuts next chapter.
Z0: This is more or less a 'we are letting GT go nuts' chapter. Which you might think is normal...but...he's surprisingly well controlled.
GT: Why thank you. I tend to keep the uncontrolled bit for the intro and outro. But, uh…*points at SCP-096 in an energy bubble a few inches off the floor behind the two, trying to still get at them* What do we do with tall, nude, and ugly?
Z0: Now I get to go out of control *digs around in closet and pulls out giant sword* Oh you see action again old boy, *holds up dragon slayer sword from Berserk* Uh...you better leave readers...this about to get...violent, *puts on Berserker armor* Read and review folks, and remember….ah I forget...VIOLENCE!
GT: Meep! *hides* Read and review, folks!