SZ: *hums a bit, currently playing Fire Emblem Warriors on Switch*
Z0: *clinging to the ceiling while playing Astral Chain on Switch* Face my Almost-Stand power freaky mutant things… *walks over to GT before smacking his head with my shoulder armor*
GT: OUCH! *looks up from the Mobile Suit RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee " " model kit I'm assembling* What was that for?
Z0: We got work to do *puts Switch on its charger* Enough hobbies!
SZ:...okay fine.*puts Switch on Sleep mode* Work time!
GT: Right! *goes back to model kit* Trust me. This will be important. Someone get someone to do the disclaimers. Not you, Monokuma! *points at the robotic bear breathing heavily outside the nearby window*
Z0: I know who to get… *comes back with a Beast Nemesis from Astral Chain* Sick em! *it snarls and attacks Monokuma as the place beings to come apart from the violence*
Disclaimer: We own no rights to any of the series used in this fic whatsoever...We're all broke! We wasted our cash on hobbies!
GT: Alright, so let's move on! *finishes the model kit* There we go. Oh, and one thing, SZ? *earns SZ's attention* I connected this to the actual Gundam via voice commands. Blow up the stage! *runs off*
SZ: YOU WHAT?!
Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee: *crashes through the ceiling and blows everything up*
"Ah…" Amu grunted, stretching as she walked away from the doors once she flipped the sign over, "That was a long day."
"That's what happens when places like this run a discount on things," Tusk snorted, cleaning a table before the noise of something striking flesh went off in the kitchen mixed with a yelp, "And I think Aunt Aphrodite and Miyuki did it to train Roll on her new extras."
"Tell me about it," Leo deadpanned as he held up his tail, the tip scorched and smoldering.
"I only have myself to blame," Roll muttered as she walked out, a red mark shaped like the end of one of her ten tails covering her face.
"It's going to take time to get used to it all," Sela rolled her eyes before the bell rang, making her turn, "We're sorry, but-oh, Yamato."
"Evening," their human friend and caretaker greeted, walking in as he dropped his backpack filled with research notes and papers, "Sorry...work really piles up...what between saving the world and taking care of you guys."
"It's alright, Yamato!" Amu assured.
"The same could be said about this cafe," Tusk agreed before one of Roll's tails slapped herself in the shoulder while another tripped her, "Especially with that happening at times."
"I guess you have to learn to control a lot of new muscles and nerves…" Yamato muttered as he and Amu helped her back up, "But we're just glad you're back to normal."
"Yeah...normal…" Leo muttered as he walked by just as one of Roll's tails tickled her nose.
"Ah-CHOO!"
*FWOOSH!*
"MY TAIL IS FIRE AGAIN! MY TAIL IS FIRE AGAIN!" Leo screamed as he ran around, the end of his tail aflame as Amy chased after him with a bucket of water.
"Okay...that...is...uh...that's a little harder to get use to isn't it?" Yamato chuckled as Roll sniffled, rubbing her nose.
"It helps with cooking though," Amu added, handing her a fireproof handkerchief.
"Arigatou," Roll thanked as Amy splashed Leo with the bucket at the same time Miyuki hit his tail with a blast of ice, ending up with him being frozen.
"All this from cutting one mark on her back," Sela muttered before glancing at a bag Yamato had, "What's that?"
"Oh, I just picked up some games from the store while on my way here," Yamato explained, "We've spent months together as a sorta big crazy family but we've never had a game night," he smiled happily, "I figured since things have been getting kinda...formulaic and easy for us."
"Well…" Amu began, "Despite Roll a few weeks back...he's not wrong...Enemy or monster...we fight, Mecha battle...boom we win."
Leo grunted as he broke the ice, "Alright! Bring on the games! Leo's gonna win 'em all!"
"What kind of games do you have?" Sela asked.
"A few board games...some card games."
"I say no card games...Yamato has...an unfair advantage," Tusk pointed out.
"Eh?"
"His eyes can spot the cards as they are shuffled...ask Auntie...she tested it with him once." Tusk explained.
"Oh…" everyone noted before the door opened as Sonic ran in, halting on a dime with Tails and Haseo.
"Got 'em, Yamato!" Sonic spoke, "So what's up? Why'd ya need us?"
"Game night," Yamato replied, "I asked Uncle Mario and Aphrodite-san, but both are having a quiet night at home."
"Game night?" Sonic blinked.
"I call by Sonic/Sonniku!" Amy and Roll called...before adopting annoyed looks with one another.
"Not all these games are team games," Yamato laughed, "So when it comes time to pick teams...I'll pick them." he offered, "So that way, it's all fair."
"So what do you have?" Sonic asked.
"Let's see...I have a lot of classic board games, like Monopoly," Yamato put one box down on a table as they looked at the box, "Oh I also got the new version where you're allowed to cheat," he laughed, putting a second box down.
"Looks like these use cards," Tails noted before digging out a blue blindfold and a red blindfold, "You know the drill, Sonic."
"Aw come on. I use my speed to watch the cards one time and you don't let it go," Sonic chuckled sheepishly.
"Don't worry, the cards are only drawn when you land on a square," Yamato explained, "You roll the dice to move along the board, and when you land in certain spots another player owns...you need to pay them money. The player at the end of the game with the most money wins."
"...No one let Manic play this," Tusk ordered.
"Not even gonna defend him, because it's true," Sonic agreed.
"Not this one?" Yamato figured, given the responses, "Oh how about this? The Game of Life. You more or less rollplay a fictional life using your little pieces, you know go to school, grow up, get married, start a family." he explained before he and the guys then turned to the girls, who had intense stares aimed at the new game.
"...I think we're gonna be outvoted," Leo whispered loudly.
"We can give it a try," Yamato chuckled, "Though...we may need to make teams given how many pieces there are in the game...which I'll pick as I said before to keep things fair."
'Boo…' Amy, Amu, and Roll thought.
'Phew…' Sonic and Tails thought.
"Okay let's see…" Yamato began, moving people around and pairing them up into teams. He decided to be fair, making Amu and Roll a team with Sela and Amy another, Leo and Tails, while he partnered with Haseo and Miyuki was paired with Tusk, leaving Sonic to be the only one who could play solo, "That should do."
"Ah nuts…" Tails looked up at Leo.
"Hey, I'm fine with it," Sonic shrugged, "Besides, it's just a game."
"Well, I guess this is fine," Amu and Roll sighed in unison before they giggled happily...until two of Roll's tails smacked the back of their head suddenly, "ITE!"
"I'm muscle...he's brains! Together we make the ultimate player!" Leo cheered, lifting Tails up and onto his shoulders.
"I hate all of this…"
"This will be fun, kyu," Miyuki giggled, "Let's do our best, ne, Tusk-san?"
"Hai hai…" Tusk sighed.
"Ahh, Earth...It has been so long since I've last gazed upon it…" Robotnik spoke as he looked down at the planet from the Deathgelian ship, "So green...so blue...so sickening."
"So you truly do remember everything…" Ginis spoke, appearing behind him, "Fascinating...I've never tried to restore just the brain...and too such an effect."
"Perhaps...too well…" Orbot gulped, hiding behind Quval with Cubot and Thunderbolt.
"What's wrong with that...I love his energy." Ginis chuckled, "And his...change of voice...how do humans do that? It's amazing."
"I would love to inform you my lord, but I have so much time to catch up with my former slaves on…" Robotnik stated before frowning, "And getting my revenge on that hedgehog for trapping me in that...that...thing…."
"I...Isn't the former going a bit far?" Orbot asked, poking his head out...before Robotnik stepped over and grabbed him.
"Tell me...what color is my heart?" Robotnik asked as he opened his mouth wide, putting Orbot in it to let him get a good view.
"...I...I don't see it…"
"Exactly…" Robotnik smirked before tossing Orbot aside.
"I like this version...why couldn't he have been like this all the time?" Ginis chuckled, "Well then...let's get things moving then. I've given the Zyuohgers a few weeks of simple games. But...oh, it's time to implement a new mechanic."
"I believe so, my lord…" Robotnik agreed as he looked over at the moon.
"...Why are you staring at the planet's moon?" Quval asked.
"...Oh my dear otherworldly fellow genius…" Robotnik began as he turned, his eyes glowing a menacing red, "Who says I'm staring at the moon?"
"Oho…" Quval realized.
"Oh what fun this shall be," Ginis spoke as he sat on his throne, "Take him...and begin." he spoke as everyone turned to the doors as they opened, revealing a tall slender humanoid figure walk in, "Show them...The World."
"With pleasure...but first, we must begin phase 1 of my plan, my lord," Robotnik explained.
"Hoh?"
"Tell me...have you ever heard of GUN?"
"How did we end up like this!?" Leo cried as his and Tails's piece wound up in prison.
"Because you went over the speed limit and didn't have enough to pay your ticket," Tusk replied.
"Told you not to spin it so fast, Leo," Tails sighed.
"That's easy for you to say...I'm strong!" he complained flexing his arms.
"We've been at this for a while now and Leo can't go two turns without screwing it up…" Sela sighed.
"And Yamato and Haseo are all the way in the lead, kyu," Miyuki noted, seeing how far ahead they were in comparison to the others.
"Haseo-kun makes some lucky events happen." Yamato smiled, "Maybe he's a blessed person." he mused, patting his head.
"H-hai," Haseo nodded a bit, his twin tailed wagging a bit from the patting.
"Speaking of, it's your turn, you two," Roll noted.
"H-Hai, Onee-chan," Haseo replied before spinning the spinner...landing on a 10, "Oh! Ju again." he moved their piece, "Oh, we w-won! Y-Yatta..."
"Gah!" Leo complained, "How is he this lucky?!"
"It's just a game, Leo...how about the next one we play be one of skill?" Yamato offered.
"I'm listening," Leo replied simply with a serious expression to his face.
"Well we'd need to move the tables around," Yamato spoke, "It's called Twister, a game where you need to move your arms and legs to certain spots and move around other players. I hear it's a great test of flexibility and stamina."
"Leo is the most flexible of all!" Leo declared, flexing his muscles once more.
"Not that kind of flex you idiot…" Sela sighed.
*RIIIIIP!*
"And he flexed through his shirt…" Amy sighed.
"Ugh...again, kyu?" Miyuki groaned.
"Oh for pete's sake, Leo!" Sela snapped.
"Tails did it…" he replied simply.
"Roll...get me the rolling-pin." Sela held a hand out.
"GH?!" Leo tensed at that.
"Hai," Roll replied, reaching a tail out to pick it up...only to whack Sela, Leo, Tails, Amy, and herself.
"ITE!" the five yelped.
"Cat instincts," Amu sighed, hiding under the table, "Never get me twice, fluffy extra tails."
"Though given the size of the mat, we'll have to split it into rounds with different players," Yamato noted.
"Hmm...I can't help but feel with the circles so close to one another...the name of the game...is getting up close and personal with fellow players," Sonic noted.
"Indeed…" Yamato sighed before holding his hand up, stopping anyone from talking, "We'll draw straws to see who teams up with who...so it's fair." he crossed his arms and gave a smirk at Amy and Roll.
"Hai!" both replied as Yamato went to grab some straws with Tusk following.
"...Are you going to rig it so Sonic gets them both?" Tusk asked.
"Eh? Iie, iie. Not at all."
"...Is this about what he did with those caramel candies, that bag of catnip, and our underwear last we...?"
"We agreed to never talk about that," Yamato blushed.
"I want revenge…" he replied, "And I shall get it."
"Eh?"
"Mmm…" a pair of gloved hands tugged on cheeks before a mirror, sticking a tongue out, "Bleh…" the hands tugged the eyelids, letting bright eyes strain a little, "Nnnn!" the hands released and Cassia beamed at her reflection, "Heh-heh! I missed this!"
"..."
"Come on, sis! Join me!" Cassia offered her sister, turning to the older pronghorn on the bed, "I mean...look at me!"
"Yes...you are back to normal."
"...I'm hearing a big 'but' in what you're not saying," Cassia noted, "...We're not still working for Eggman, are we?"
"No. Master Ginis has made that abundantly clear, even if he...likes his new...or rather old self."
"...And that still freaks me out…" Cassia admitted, shaking a little, "I mean...I thought he would never come back after what Sonic did…"
"But Ginis's powers of restoration...brought him back...undoing the damage to his mind," she added, "So...what does that mean? We now have two evil overlords in one ship. How long will they be all buddy buddy? ...and I'm not gonna bet on the one who's body isn't considered a god of destruction."
"Mmm...It's like we're stuck in a bad drama visual novel," Cassia whined, "But we don't have any items to help us get to the good ending yet."
"Wait...what was that?" she blinked, having an idea.
"Huh? We...don't have any items to help us get the good ending?" Cassia blinked.
"Maybe...we do…"
"Huh...wait, do we? Sis...SIS!?" Cassia exclaimed as Clove walked off, "Ugh! I hate it when you leave me in the dark like that!"
Meanwhile on Earth, in an undisclosed location to the public, alarms went off like mad. People scrambled to reach a destination only to pause as a wall exploded. They all coughed and looked up as two figures walked in. One was taller in a full body suit. All they could make out was a golden mouthpiece on their mask. Beside them was another figure with what appeared to be large quills jutting from their head. The two rushed as they began attacking and beating all the soldiers in their path. One of the security cameras went off as it turned towards one of the figures...showing it was practically a hedgehog in appearance before the figure used one of the soldiers' guns to destroy the camera.
'Tusk is going to die...or be pranked without any mercy with the smelliest stuff I can find...or bribe Manic to get,' Sonic thought.
"Right hand blue," Tusk informed.
"Hey, Sonic poked me again!" Leo complained, "Right on my butt, too!"
"Does that mean Leo's ...rear is right behind my head?" Sonic asked slowly.
"Yep," Tusk replied in sheer amusement as he drew another card, "Roll, lucky you. Anything on yellow."
"Hai!" Roll replied before having one of her tails press down on a yellow dot, the remaining nine tied up on her back.
"Hey, wait a sec! I thought we agreed on no tails since Sonic and I don't have long ones," Amy complained, currently bending under Sonic with a leg tangled with his and a hand between Leo's right leg and left hand.
"Eh? Oh, gomen," Roll apologized before removing her tail and moving her right hand to it, earning Sonic a loss of oxygen from her bosom and Leo more quills in his behind.
"I'm loving this. I am loving this so much," Tusk chuckled.
"MMMM!" Sonic muffled.
"My butt~!" Leo cried as his tail flailed around, slapping Sonic across his ear repeatedly.
"This is about what happened last week, isn't it?" Sela asked quietly to Tusk.
"Oh yes...very much so," Tusk said while taking pictures, "Aunt Aphrodite will love these."
"Oi vey…" Yamato sighed and drew a card, "Amy, right foot red."
"Kay…"
"Hey wait...you're pushing my leg...you're pushing my leg!" Leo complained, "Ah yabei-yabei! I'm slipping…!"
"Don't you do it!" Sela barked.
"Ano…" Yamato muttered as he drew another card, "Miyuki, left hand blue."
"Hai, kyu!" Miyuki replied, twisting her body a bit to put it on blue, ending up across Sonic's waist and pressing down on him.
'All of my hate!' Sonic thought as Tusk took more pictures.
"Uhm...Maybe we should call it? We are one wrong move away from what could only be called a naughty accident…" Yamato muttered.
"Please do…" Tails muttered, shooting daggers at Sonic as one of his tails was inches away from grabbing a nearby monkey wrench.
"One more card please," Tusk pleaded.
"Hmmm?" Yamato and Tails pondered.
"I'll do it." Amu smiled, taking one, "Leo, left leg red!"
"Hai...ah...I slipped…"
"AH!" everyone cried as Yamato's hands snapped at sound breaking speeds to cover the eyes of Tails and Haseo.
"Eh? N-Nani?" Haseo pondered.
"...Amu, I thank you so much and give you my paychecks for this month to spend on what you want for that last card," Tusk declared, taking pictures quickly.
"Yay!" she cheered.
"You planned that, didn't you?" Sela asked.
"Not really...I expected everyone to fall on either Leo or Sonic...but this looks like something only the weirdest of anime could recreate...and poor Sonic...or Leo, given the quills in his butt…" Amu muttered, "I think Sonic might be enjoying it...oh no wait...he's passed out…"
"Okay...no more Twister," Yamato stated, "...Ever."
"Agreed…." Sonic and Leo groaned.
"Sonic, you okay...did you break your nose...you're bleeding a lot…" Tails pointed out in a rather deadpan tone indicating this was more exasperating for him then anything else.
"Next game, please," Miyuki noted before she felt something smack her rear, "Kyu!"
"Gomen! The binds broke when we fell," Roll apologized.
"...That's it. I'm going to teach you how to control your tails, k-" Miyuk began before some alarms went off outside, "..."
"Oh for...now of all t-wait a minute," Sela blinked, "...Our tails aren't sticking up."
"But just to be safe, everyone leave the cafe...now!" Roll ordered.
"Gotcha/h-hai!" everyone complied as they all went outside of the cafe...only to end up standing before a large crowd of armored soldiers and robots aiming their guns at them, "?!"
"...Tusk did it!" Leo declared, "He rigged the straws!"
"...I am…"
"Sonic the Hedgehog, in the name of the Guardian Unit of Nations, you are hereby under arrest for attacking a GUN-owned building!" one of the soldiers shouted.
"...GUN?" Sonic repeated, tilting his head in confusion.
"Earth's last line of defense against those terrorist known as the Kamen Riders and Super Sentai."
"Terrorist?" Yamato asked confused, "But...they are heroes who protect us." he added as he moved forward to protect his friends.
"Protect us? Then explain all the destruction they've caused with their battles with the monsters that attack the city," the soldier argued, "They claim to be heroes, and yet they don't realize the ramifications of the aftermaths of their battles. Government-owned buildings destroyed, people getting hurt or worse during their fights and getting caught in the crossfire...interfering with the military. And it's not just them that's guilty of this...Ultramen, the Metal 'Heroes'...basically anyone who claims to be one of these 'heroes' is a terrorist and threat to the planet itself!"
"Yikes," Amu flinched.
"...And what about the people who help them out?" Yamato asked with a slight frown.
"Traitors to their own planet," The soldier stated.
"Matte. When did this happen? Sonikku's been here for hours," Roll noted.
"...Then explain this," the soldier began as one stepped forward, holding a laptop that showed a video footage of a hedgehog like figure attacking GUN soldiers before shooting at the screen, "This was taken a few hours ago...and out of all the Hedgehog's we've researched on in the news…" he looked over at Sonic with a glare, "He's the only one that can reach supersonic speeds."
"It could be a hedgehog robot like Metal Sonic," Roll replied.
"And yet last we checked, that was destroyed during one of their battles…" the soldier countered as he looked at Yamato and the others, making them tense up, "Do not act so surprised...we have eyes everywhere, and hackers powerful enough to look into all your personal lives...and the four 'humans' beside Yamato Kazakiri are certainly not human."
"...You'll never take Leo alive!" Leo roared, speeding back inside and locking the door.
"Be lucky we're here for the hedgehog, otherwise we'd take all of you in for questioning…" the GUN Soldier frowned as they all aimed at Sonic, "Now Hedgehog...come along quietly, and we won't arrest your friends for treason against the Earth."
"Just two quick questions before you take him away," Roll spoke.
"What now?"
"What is the penalty for that crime?"
"Containment until trial at the UN in an underwater prison with the water replaced with acid," the soldier replied.
"Soka, soka...and what is the equivalent to result in said containment having to be shared?"
"Well, that's knocking out an entire group of soldiers via aiding and abetting a criminal," the officer replied.
"Ah...Argiatou," Roll smiled before her ten tails smacked into each of the men minus the leader, knocking them out, "Oh. Clumsy me with my tails. I do believe I've assaulted officers in the middle of catching a wanted criminal, ne?"
"...GUN Robots, kill the mix for…" the soldier began before a majority of the robots were flash frozen, "?!"
"You know...I was hoping to have a nice day today, kyu…" Miyuki spoke, her hands on the ground as she had a serious expression on her face, "But after hearing what you said...especially the part where you arrest people who help the heroes out because they believe it's the right thing to do...it sickens me to my core…"
"...You…!"
"Also one more thing...Sonic and the Zyuohgers aren't here anymore," Tails pointed out, making the soldier tense as he looked around for the six, "Yeah...moment you said you weren't gonna arrest them if they didn't interfere while you get Sonic...we all knew that was a lie."
"...Sir," the soldier spoke with a frown, pulling out a communicator from his pocket, "The criminal Sonic the Hedgehog has escaped...along with the Dobotsu Sentai Zyuohgers."
=Do not let them get away. Capture them at all cost=
"...And should SPD interfere?"
=...Terminate them=
"Understood…" he replied before changing channels, "Men, we are in a code red...sweep the city for the wanted criminal and the terrorist group known as the Zyuohgers."
"And that's our cue to leave," Tails spoke as he slammed something down on the ground, causing a large plume of smoke to cover the area.
"I hate when that happens!" one soldier cried as they were engulfed in it as well, "This is worse than the time with the Kakurangers!"
"They left us in nothing but our boxers and nothing for Carl!"
"Oh screw you, guys! You know I don't like boxers or briefs!"
"Idiots...All of ya!" their commander snapped as the smoke dissipated.
"Uhm, Sir...your...pants…"
"Huh?" he looked down to see he was in just his boxers with doodles of a chibi fox making fun of him all over him, "...Dammit!"
"Ok...I think we lost them…" Tusk panted a bit as the four disguised Mobians and Yamato were hiding out in an alleyway.
"Who were those guys?" Sela questioned.
"And we're 'a threat to the Earth?!' We've been trying to protect it!" Leo added, "Yamato buddy! Were you aware guys like that existed here?!"
"..."
"...Yamato?" Amu spoke.
"No...I didn't know." he sighed.
=There you guys are!=
"AH!" everyone jumped and Leo swung a fist, letting it phase through Skye.
=Yeah, still a hologram= Skye noted =Okay, who ticked off GUN? Who the hell here pissed them off so much they actually came to the treehouse and had me use an emergency protocol to knock out Mario with Aphrodite's watch's built-in knockout gas and then teleport them to one of the secret bunkers?=
=Given the news, it was Sonic= Nicole spoke as she appeared on Skye's shoulder =Or rather..they want people to believe it was Sonic=
=Oi, oi, oi. I may be a hologram, but that doesn't mean a thing 'bout weight between two AI= Skye muttered, earning a slap to the back of the head by Nicole before she hopped off.
"You know who GUN is?" Amu asked.
=Remember, the royal hedgehog family had those of us sent here to Earth on trips to be scouts studying the people and building those bunkers= Skye reminded =Of course I know them! The Guardian Unit of Nations. Established approximately a century ago following the first World War and were the top protectors of the world...at least until 1975 when the Himitsu Sentai Gorenger showed up and 1971 when Kamen Rider Ichigou appeared=
"But why is GUN claiming Super Sentai and these other heroes as terrorists and threats to Earth?" Sela asked.
=Damaged pride, more than likely. Possibly extreme prejudice, especially since their political power has been waning since they appeared and especially when SPD came and made bases on Earth with permission from the UN as a way to have intergalactic peace= Skye explained.
"So...does that make GUN a secret extreme version of SHIELD from the Marvel movies?" Leo asked.
"Not the time." Yamato sighed.
=Actually he's kinda on point with that= Skye commentated =Only instead of recruiting super powered individuals, GUN locks them up and looks for a way to repurpose them for military use= he shook his head =But not important at the moment. We need to get you all to one of the bunkers, find the others, get them to the bunkers, and figure out just who attacked 'em=
=I had already informed Manic and Sonia of what is going on= Nicole added =I've also been trying to contact SPD on what is happening...GUN keeps hacking into our calls, and every time I hack them back…=
=Boom. New firewall that blocks another call= Skye finished.
"Meaning we don't have anyone to help us clear our names…" Tusk frowned.
=Bingo= Skye cringed =Also...even if we did...hacking a security camera near where you guys escaped from let Nicole and I listen in and, well...if SPD interferes, they have authorization to kill them for interfering=
"I doubt the effectiveness of that plan…" Sonic muttered, making everyone jump once more and turn to see the others now there, Tails and Haseo getting off Sonic and Roll respectively, "That Doggie guy is scary strong...also we may have run out of places to run to...plus I don't have Caliburn on me, so that stinks."
"...You didn't," Tusk groaned before sirens went off and a flood light shined down on them.
"Freeze!" the commander of the soldiers out to capture Sonic ordered.
=...Bye~= Skye waved before the ground below the group glowed and they vanished before the ground sparked and blew up, shrapnel from the explosion tearing into the GUN robots.
"Why does that keep happening?"
"Oh, I don't know, maybe it's 'cause you keep yelling 'Freeze' and gloat over them when we corner 'em?" one soldier asked.
"Shut up, Richard."
=Welcome to Bunker 23!= Skye greeted as the group blinked several times at the zen garden-like bunker, several walls filled with crates =This was made to preserve the culture of Chunan and its shared nations=
"Hello, dears!" Aphrodite waved nearby as Mario snored on a mat bed...dressed as a sloth.
"Snrk…" he woke up for a moment, "Ah...it's night...sleepy…" he yawned, falling back over with a snore.
"I love how prepared you are…" Yamato sighed happily.
=Why thank you, but I can't take credit for it. T'was the old fuddy-duddy that was the previous king whom made the orders for these bunkers= Skye replied as Haseo and Roll hugged Aphrodite in relief.
"Demo...What do we do now?" Amu asked.
"We plan," Aphrodite replied before bowing to Sonic, "Gomen nassai. In our haste, I didn't grab Caliburn in time."
"I hope he's okay," Yamato spoke.
"I'm sure he's fine," Sonic replied.
"Unhand me!" Caliburn snapped as he was inserted into an anvil and wheeled through a large armory of sorts.
"One magical sword believed to be Excalibur...which we won't let England know about," a GUN agent spoke as he fixed his glasses, "Ugh...file it away with the other annoying talking weapons...and be sure to turn the TV on for them!"
"Why how dare y-...wait, did he say others…?" Caliburn questioned.
"Quiet, you," the agent wheeling the anvil ordered.
"Hopefully, this one isn't as annoying as the other one...ugh it won't shut up." the bespeckled agent sighed.
"Oh lord no...don't tell me…" Caliburn gawked as a door opened in front of him.
"Oh, finally! Hey! Can I get some new batteries for the remo...Caliburn?!"
"...Oh by Merlin's beard...it is you!" he snapped.
"So let's recap. We currently have no allies at the moment, our ways to contact them are cut off, Sonic's been accused of attacking this military organization, and now we're on the lamb," Tusk sighed as Aphrodite poured a cup of tea for him.
"So what's the plan!?" Leo cheered.
"Oh, no plan. I am just stating facts right now," Tusk sighed, making him fall over.
"We have no choice but to wait." Yamato sighed.
"But what if the Deathgaliens attack?" Sela asked.
"We'll have to wait 'till then to weigh our options," Yamato offered, "If we do go out...we'll risk getting captured. But...if we don't...I don't know what could happen. Maybe GUN can handle them...maybe they can't. But...it does us no good trying to predict the future," he added, standing up, "For now...we just wait, rest, and calm ourselves."
=We have an update= Nicole informed =We were able to obtain a recording of what happened, though we did take some minor damage. Skye is currently doing a repair program inside of where his core is since he took the brunt of the firewall they made while we were getting this data=
"In the watch?" Leo asked.
=No. That is merely a relay like the teleportation panels are= Nicole explained =His main system is stored in another bunker=
"What's on the video?" Miyuki asked.
=Playing= Nicole replied as she brought up a screen =Though I should warn you that parts of the video were deleted during the process of getting this=
"It's as good as we can get...So that's fine," Yamato smiled, "We need to know what is really going on…"
=Beginning now= Nicole explained.
At that, the screen showed them security footage of several GUN Soldiers shooting down the hall. They all cringed as the shadow of what looked like a Hedgehog mobian walking down the hall was seen. A flash went off as a completely different figure walked down. They wore a bodysuit of three colors: black with silver on his left arm and gold on the right arm. His helmet was black with a small little horn above his head and a gold mouthplate. He marched forward letting the bullets bounce off his suit before grabbing one of the soldiers by his throat and lifting him up. With a push of his hands, he sent him flying down the hall and into his friends. The video began getting fuzzy before it jumped to a few moments later, the suited figure walked forward only for the video to glitch out again as it refocused to show a Hedgehog Mobian. His quills where bent upwards making more of a spiky hair impression then Sonic as they had multiple red streaks. He looked up at the camera before swinging his hand as a yellow flash went off...and that was it. Nothing but static...white noise, no more video.
"That...that was…" Tusk began.
"A...Zyuohger…" Yamato finished.
"That wasn't Sonic at all," Amy noted.
"Hai," Roll agreed, "His quills only do that when he goes Super Sonikku and even then, he's gold and not black and red."
"So...what...is...is he my evil clone?" Sonic asked slowly, "I mean...he does have the same handsome face as me...but...that's not me…" he scowled, "Oh I get it now...That guy's nothing but a faker! Alright, let me outta here! I..." Aphrodite's watch beeped before a blue mist hit Sonic in the face that fired from it, "...am really shleepy…" he collapsed into Amy and Roll's arms, "Zzzz…"
=Oh good it worked...and here I was hoping we'd need to use that Dart sniper rifle= Nicole sighed in relief as the armament Cube Animals played on Sonic's snoozing noggin.
"Still...this is bad...an evil Zyuohger...and a Hedgehog who looks a lot like Sonic...It spells trouble for all of us…" Yamato spoke, "We need to find a way to stop him and clear Sonic's name. But I fear that before that...we need to stop GUN."
"Agreed," Tusk nodded.
"...What if the only way to do both of those...is to let Sonic get caught?" Tails asked.
"Explain," Amy and Roll commanded, a glint in their eyes.
"Well...what if their prison is also a part of a main base?" Tails asked as Yamato moved to his side to protect him, "If we could get Skye and Nicole in there by having a tracker on Sonic to find their prison, they could hack into the systems to get the proverbial dirt on them that we can leak to the public."
"So...Sonic would be like a mole on the inside...but he really wouldn't do anything?" Yamato asked, "Except be himself and wind up in deeper and deeper trouble…He needs a babysitter with him."
"Roll," nearly everyone replied.
"Huh? Why not me?" Amy demanded.
"If there was a need for speed to get out of there, it'd be easier for Roll to keep up with him," Tusk explained.
"Also her training makes her better suited for infiltration and information gathering," Sela added.
"Hey! I can turn invisible and have been on tons of info gathering jobs," Amy argued, earning a surprised look from Yamato.
"Yes...but...without...Sonic," Amu argued, "Because we promised you a night alone with him as a prize...If we leave you in a room with the prize...will ya really be able to do much?"
"...Oh fine," Amy pouted, "But I could be of help and get Nicole and Skye to the computers."
"...You can turn invisible?" Yamato asked finally.
"Of course," Amy replied, doing a quick twirl and vanished in a pink glow.
"O-Okay…" he replied, "I'm...I'm gonna go be not thinking about the boundless implications of that power…"
"...Look down," Aphrodite advised, causing Yamato to look down to see Amy's shadow wave at him.
"Eh...her shadow is still visible...soka...it's camouflage more so than light refraction type invisibility," Yamato realized.
"It's more disturbing than normal invisibility to Leo," Leo stated.
*PIKO!*
"If GUN utilizes psychological methods of making prisoners crack, the base could have limited lighting, meaning they wouldn't even see her shadow," Tails noted, "Though, you'd need a distraction to get in, Amy."
"So Sonic and Roll act as infiltration, with Amy being their backup and escape strategy...but we need a distraction." Tusk spoke, "What could get their attention...Besides Sonic?"
"...us…" Yamato spoke, holding up his changer, "Or at least...one of us."
=That's very dangerous= Nicole advised.
"I know...but I can fly and I have super strength enough to lift giant monsters. If anyone could get their attention and escape...it's me," Yamato spoke, "Besides...I'm a human, too. If I attack them, I'm just a criminal. If you Mobians attack them...it's not exactly good for the premise of peace between our people in the future."
"...Why must you give sound logic, kyu?" Miyuki sighed.
"I'm not the elected leader of this group for nothing," Yamato smiled.
=It's true...he is= Nicole added =In a joking election for our leader, Yamato won in a landslide, beating Sonic's one vote=
"...Who voted for Sonic?" Amy asked, reappearing.
=Sonic= Nicole replied.
"Chilidogs…" Sonic snorted as the Cube Animals rolled him across the ground, somehow finding a way to make him curl up into his spherical form.
=...=
"Nicole, are you recording that?" Sela asked.
=...I may be upset with him still for loading a French Maid outfit for me when I was studying normal maids= Nicole replied as Haseo's face turned bright pink at that memory.
"Okay...well that's enough of that story!" Yamato replied, noticing the blush on Haseo's face.
"For now, let's follow Sonic's lead...and get some rest," Tusk noted.
"We have only a few beds...time to buddy up!" Leo declared, "All ladies Leo's age with Leo!" he laughed, moving to walk off.
"No…" Yamato ordered, grabbing him by his mane.
"Aw…" Leo whined.
"Girls get their own beds; boys in another. Except Haseo and Tails." Yamato added, "Leo...you bunk with Sonic." he added, picking Sonic up and shoving him into Leo's arms.
"Oi...Amy, Roll...trade with me!" Leo complained.
"No trading with him," Yamato ordered.
"I'm seconding it," Aphrodite informed, "Oh and before I forget…" she reached into her cleavage and pulled out Roll's stack of notebooks, "I did manage to grab these so you won't be confused tomorrow and that they wouldn't know all about us aside from what they've observed."
"Arigatou, Kaa-chan," Roll thanked, sighing in relief.
"Alright, let's get some rest." Yamato sighed, "We could all use it after this nonsense."
As everyone began to go to get some rest, Leo spoke up, "Wait a second...Who won Twister?"
Everyone woke up the next day. It wasn't the best of sleeping conditions, but it was fine. Leo's snoring was a little more difficult when all in close proximity and no soundproofed rooms to escape into. But many the morning reactions were invigorating due to the laughs they brought.
"Mm…" Sonic muttered in his sleep as he was half awake, he then blinked as an arm fell over his shoulder, "Roll, that you?"
"Mmm...don't worry...Leo's got ya…" Leo laughed in his dreaming state, making Sonic's eyes shoot wide open in terrified realization.
"BWAH!" Sonic freaked, his quills stiffening and ending up poking Leo.
"?!" Leo shot up, "EEEYOW!"
"You're right. That was worth the wait…" Sela mused as the girls watched that entire scene.
"Told ya," Amu smiled.
"Hai, hai," Roll agreed as Amy and Miyuki fell over, laughing.
"That wasn't funny…" Sonic complained.
"It was to us," Sela smiled.
"Ugh...what hit me last night?" Sonic asked.
"Knockout gas," Roll replied, "And we now have a plan."
"That's great!" Sonic beamed.
"You and I need to be arrested."
"That's not great!" Sonic beamed.
"You get to be yourself the entire time."
"That's great!" Sonic beamed.
"I figured that would sell him on it…" Sela sighed, "Okay, dingus, here's the plan: you and Roll get arrested, have a tracker on you, Amy sneaks in and has Nicole do her tech magic touch, clear your name, take down the jerks, and save your talking sword if you have time."
"Wait, what was that about Cal?" Sonic asked.
=More than likely, he was captured and taken to be studied= Nicole informed.
"Ahh dang it…now he's gonna lecture my ear off when I find him..."
"True," Roll and Tusk bluntly agreed.
"Oi…" Sonic deadpanned.
"I just hope everything is okay out there…" Yamato whispered.
"Stand down!" DekaMaster ordered as there was a standoff between SPD officers and GUN soldiers in front of the former's base, "GUN...to think they would come out of hiding…"
"Please drop your weapons...and come along peacefully," their commander spoke, "Stinkin' alien…"
"I will have to politely say no," DekaMaster spoke, gripping his sword, "Now explain yourselves…"
"We…"
"Sir…" a GUN soldier spoke, holding up a communicator, "Commander Tower wishes to speak to their leader."
"...Patch him through," their commander replied as one Soldier walked up, carrying a device as a hologram image of an adult man in a dark-grey military commander's outfit appeared from it.
"...Abraham Tower…" DekaMaster frowned behind his helmet, "I should've known you'd be behind this."
=It's not a pleasure trip for me either, Kruger…= the man frowned in turn as the two stared at one another, brown eyes meeting heterochromia green and brown eyes.
"Who's that?" Ban whispered to his fellow officers.
"I suppose it's no shock the space case doesn't know about Earth's darker history," Houji sighed, "That's Abraham Tower, the current leader of GUN and one of the only survivors of the ARK Incident. They say due to said incident, his heart turned to stone and he shows little to no empathy to anyone, especially if they're from space."
"What do you want, Tower?" DekaMaster demanded, "Things have finally calmed down after what happened w-"
=I know of the Chaos Incident= Tower interrupted =But that is not the main reason why we are here. You are to call back any officers you currently have out and stand down. If SPD interferes with our mission, we will have SPD terminated=
"...On what grounds are you to make such a demand?" DekaMaster scowled.
=A few hours ago, one Sonic the Hedgehog attacked one of our facilities...and he was seen with a Sentai soldier=
"Nani?" he asked shocked.
=Yes...Once the UN gets note of this, we can finally make the people realize the so called 'heroes' of this planet are a threat that must be terminated= Tower added.
"Ever the fool as always…" DekaMaster spoke, drawing his sword and tapping its tip against the ground as he used it as a cane, "Very well...make your moves...but the moment a single life is put in danger by your actions...you will face justice, Tower. Even one small life...the moment a single being is hurt...I will hunt you all down personally...and guide you to the hell you deserve."
=That's...=
"It is no batch of pretty words. The moment a single life is harmed...I shall judge you as a war criminal against the human race itself. That...is a very strong promise," he spoke as a powerful and threatening aura came off him, scaring every single GUN soldier and making them tremble, "All of you...every single one of you...shall be Deleted. Are. we. clear." not a single person there even tried to pretend that there was a question mark at the end of that clear statement.
=...Once we capture the hedgehog, we will be done...for now= Towers answered =But as for the aliens currently attacking our planet, we will personally deal with them=
"You're free to try. But we'll be here...as will more of the so called 'criminals' you detest...waiting...to do what you never could." DekaMaster responded, "And never will be able to…"
=You'd be surprised what we have accomplished in the shadows after the Zangyack Invasion= Towers countered =Men, keep me informed should you encounter Sonic the Hedgehog= he added as the holographic image of him disappeared.
"You heard him, men! Move out!" the lead GUN soldier ordered as they all moved out.
"...Ban, I want you and your team to stand down and not do anything," Dekamaster ordered.
"Nani?! But..." Ban began before Houji motion to a nearby light post, one of the 'bulbs' in it moving a little, "?! When…?"
"GUN has eyes and ears everywhere, so it's hard to make a move without them knowing," Houji whispered.
"Exactly…" DekaMaster nodded, cancelling his transformation as he walked past the two, "...Bring your teammates and meet me in my office," he quietly whispered to them, leaning in close to make sure any cameras GUN had set up wouldn't see his mouth move.
"...Hai."
"...So that's your plan," Quval noted as the Deathgalians watched GUN soldiers roam around the streets of the city, "From one simple attack, you managed to make the hedgehog and Zyuohgers wanted criminals, making it impossible for them to fight back."
"Exactly…" Robotnik smirked, "Afterall...how can they fight back when the very people they are trying to protect are out to terminate them?"
"Truly ingenious," Ginis cheered holding up a glass of wine, "But also the best part for me are...two new Supporters." he looked at two figures standing in the shadows.
"Indeed…" Robotnik nodded a bit, "But the best part for me...phase one isn't even finished yet."
"Oh?"
"Yes...when the moment is right, the hedgehog and his allies will encounter your latest…'supporter.'"
"Wait. But there's tw-oh…..clever..." Quval realized.
"Oh this is gonna be a fun game…" Ginis chuckled lowly.
"...Hey," a GUN soldier spoke up.
"What?" another asked, standing beside the first as they walked down an alley.
"You ever wonder why we're here?"
"What?"
"Yeah. I mean, you ever wonder why we're here doing this? Don't get me wrong. I mean, we're trying to do good, but seriously. We're dealing with a blue hedgehog as big as a person that can break the sound barrier and could probably disarm us just as we blink," the first soldier expanded on his question, "Have you seen the videos we have of his fighting DekaMaster? DekaMaster!"
"Yes..but he hasn't fought Big Foot yet, and given the test runs...I doubt he'll stand a chance."
"Big Foot….Isn't that the big furry man-ape you humans keep bringing up, or is that the yeti thing?" the two tensed as they turned, seeing a smirking Sonic leaning against the wall, "Yo."
"I told you so…" the first soldier groaned.
"Later!" Sonic laughed as he ran off.
"Come on! After him!" the second called as he took a step...only for his pants to drop, "Ah!"
"He took our belts!" the first yelped, grabbing his pants to keep them from falling.
"But our Belts had all our ammo and gadgets!" the second complained.
"...Is that a grenade?" the first asked as it rolled in front of him, "Oh no wait. It's a flashbang...hehehehe...bang…" he chuckled like an idiot.
"Oh, you idi…!"
*BANG!*
"AH! I CAN'T SEE! I CAN'T HEAR!"
"I TOLD YOU!"
"WHAT?!"
"WHAT?!"
"WHAT?!" both screamed before, in their blind state, collided with one another fell over, "GAH!"
"So some humans are smart...the others are really dumb...I mean not to label...but...these guys? Yeah, all kinds of dumb," Sonic sighed before blurring out of the way of some gunfire, "Nice try. A certain fat-egg I know has tried shooting me before...never worked."
"Don't let him escape!" one soldier ordered as they ran after him and around the corner, only for them to be knocked over by an extended ten tails that they ran into that sent them spinning around the tails and flat on their backs.
"Oh! Gomen nassai," Roll apologized, "Was stretching and didn't hear anyone approaching."
"So now when you do yoga we need to fix the living room...good to know," Sonic joked.
"Ugh...why couldn't we send the robot after them…?" One soldier groaned.
"There's a report that the Zyuohgers were spotted and they were called to deal with them."
"Ha!" Lion roared, tearing the head off a GUN robot before tossing it into a drone just as it was about to fire at a flying Eagle.
"Fighting robots...that feels so out of place after space amoebas," Eagle sighed as he slammed a drop kick into a drone, sending it falling down to the ground, "Maybe we need to get out more...fight more evil masterminds."
"No thanks…" Shark deadpanned as she tore through a line of GUN Robots, "We already deal with Eggman enough as is…"
"She's not wrong…" Elephant added as he stomped the ground, causing some small robotic tanks to flip over and explode, "This is pretty much the norm for us."
"I MISSED RIPPING ROBOTS APART!" Lion cackled as he grabbed one and performed a suplex, "...Wait. There's no small animals or children in these, are there?!"
"No. But…" Tiger began, tearing her claws into a GUN robot's chest, revealing a container with a purple crystal in it, "...Do what looks like pieces of fake Chaos Emeralds count?"
"Pieces of...what?!" Elephant exclaimed as he ran up to one of the tanks, reaching into a torn opening and pulled out a similar container with a green crystal in it, "...They're making artificial Chaos Emeralds..."
"That...is that possible…?" Shark asked, blasting water into a robot until it exploded.
"Unless GUN has a Chaos Emerald to study on, no it shouldn't!" Elephant argued.
"...Don't they all scatter once Sonic goes Super Sonic like those Dragonball things in that one anime when they grant a wish?" Tiger asked after thinking for a moment.
"...DAMN IT!" Elephant shouted, stomping another robot.
"Just how resourceful are these guys?!" Shark exclaimed.
"Dunno, but hopefully Sonic and Roll are having better luck!" Eagle shouted as he flew away from some drones chasing after him.
"You know for a secret organization, these guys are pretty slow," Sonic joked as he and Roll stood in the middle of the street, "But that's what happens when they mess with us, right Roll?"
"..."
"...Roll?"
"...It's quiet...too quiet…"
"...Ahh... Why'd you have to say th-" Sonic began with a groan before a loud truck horn was heard, "?!" he and Roll slowly turned...to see a massive truck with GUN's insignia on the front coming straight after them, destroying bits of road, buildings, and cars in the process, "...The heck?!"
"Can we go back to quiet?" Roll asked with wide eyes, not expecting this at all.
"I can up you one better…" Sonic countered before running off, "RUN!"
"KYA!" Roll yelped as she ran after him, the truck hot on their tails.
"Ahahahahaha! Look at them run!" Robotnik laughed cruelly as the screen showed Sonic and Roll running from the giant truck, "Suffer hedgehog! SUFFER! You and the spawn of Sakurai! Ah, the only way this would be more majestic was if that buzzard Bud was involved with his wings clipped."
"Looks like they're gonna get away," Quval noted, seeing both Sonic and Roll turning a corner and running along the side of a building.
"Give it a moment."
"Hmm?" Quval raised a non-existent brow before much to his surprise...the GUN truck drove onto the side of the building and continued chasing after the two, "?!"
=AHH! THIS GUY'S RELENTLESS!= Sonic exclaimed.
"...That is some intense hate," Orbot noted.
"Popcorn. Popcorn! Naria, my kingdom for popcorn and some wine!" Ginis laughed, slamming his hand on his throne's armrest, "Get 'em! Get 'em! Oh...I got ideas now...Naria, belay the popcorn...Prepare my lab!"
"Of course, Ginis-sama," Naria bowed.
"Snrk!? Ah damn it…" Bud muttered as he sat up, rubbing his eyes a bit, "I just had to take a nap near a highway...wait…" he blinked a bit, jumping down from the tree he had rested in, "There's no highways near the park. Wh-"
"HeeeeeeELP!" Sonic screamed as he ran by.
"Tatsukete~!" Roll screamed afterwards as she ran by.
"...What…" Bud began before the GUN truck drove by, the resulting tailwind ripping the leaves out of some trees, "...THE HELL DID I MISS?!" frantic squeaking came out of his clothes, "Ah, mou...woke you all up as well."
"What's this guy's problem?!" Sonic yelled as he and Roll ran further from the GUN truck, "It's like I killed his dog or something! ...I miss Muttski."
"Ano...Sonnikku?" Roll spoke, looking back with wide eyes.
"Oh now wh-" Sonic began as he looked over...now seeing giant saws coming out the front of the truck, "...OH, NOW THAT'S JUST OVERKILL!"
"If I never see another truck again...it'll be too soon!"
"What did you two do...your wedding tick off some killer super Trucker?" Bud asked, flying above them.
"NOT IN THE MOOD!" Sonic and Roll barked.
"Yeesh. I…." Bud began before he noticed the insignia on the truck, "...Okay. What did you do to piss GUN off?"
"Does everyone older than us know what GUN is?!" Sonic complained before a pair of flamethrowers popped out of the truck, some of the flames engulfing the saws, "...Nevermind. Just help us!"
"Are you sure? It won't hurt your fragile pride?" Bud taunted, keeping pace with them, "I'd hate to be a nosy old man."
"Look, I'm currently the most wanted hedgehog on the planet because of some faker, and the Zyuohgers are just as guilty because these GUN maniacs think Sentai are terrorist! Pride is the least of my worries right now!" Sonic argued.
"Girl with a good personality and manners, is this true?" Bud asked Roll.
"Hai! And I may have accidentally, on purpose, knocked out a few of their men which means I'm now in the same position as him," Roll admitted.
"Leave it to me," Bud spoke, landing between them and the truck. He pulled out his EagRiser and held it up, the truck came at him, and he swung down.
Sonic and Roll skidded to a halt as they sound metal slicing. They gawked as the Truck kept moving...while splitting into two clean halves. Bud twirled his sword around before swinging it down. The Driver slowly peeked out from one of the upturned halves as Bud turned to stare at him. Bud sighed as he grabbed a large lug nut that fell from the truck before tossing it and beaning him across the head, knocking him out.
"...Oh phew…" Sonic sighed in relief as he plopped down, "I saw my life flash before my eyes there…"
"Arigatou, Bud-san," Roll thanked with a sigh of relief as she bowed.
"Hmph, right. N…" Bud began before seeing the ten tails, "...You didn't."
"...Tou-san told you?" Roll asked.
"Your mother has a really soft tail," Bud replied, "Regardless...y-"
"MOVE!" Sonic shouted as he quickly pushed the two out of the way of some missiles.
"Mou~! Now what?!" Roll complained before a large armored ship with large legs landed before them, "?!"
=Central control, this is Big Foot! Target has been sighted!= the pilot declared as the ship 'stared' at the trio =Also, a new figure has been spotted...possible ally to the Zyuohgers=
"Oh, so that's what they meant by 'Big Foot,'" Sonic noted, "Uh, Buddy? Any chance you got a, uh…"
"Don't call me 'buddy,'" Bud scowled before sighing, picking both Mobians up "And I hate puns…"
=Don't m…!= the Big Foot pilot began before Bud flew off =...Target has fled the scene! Proceeding to pursue!=
"Okay...that should be the last of them for now…" Eagle panted, he and the others now standing near piles of broken GUN robots.
"What are you doing?" Tiger asked as Elephant was pulling out the glowing containers of fake Chaos Emeralds out of the remains and putting them into a bag.
"Study for later," Elephant replied, "More than likely? Gonna give them to Tails, Nicole, and Skye to study and make a contingency on making things that run on it blow up."
"Can we make that happen sooner...then later…" Shark asked.
"Let's hurry and meet back up with S-" Eagle began before they group barely avoided some shots fired at them, "?!"
"Oh now what?!" Lion snapped before they heard footsteps, making them turn to see a figure walking towards them...and much to their surprise, it was the same figure from that video feed...the mystery Zyuohger, "?!"
"Eh?" Eagle asked.
"...?! Psst. Look...in his hand…" Elephant whispered to the others, noticing a familiar green gem in the Zyuohger's hand.
"That's...OI! Where'd you get that?!" Lion demanded.
"...Hmph," the mystery Zyuohger scoffed.
"...Answer d-"
"Chaos Controls…" the Zyuohger began as he held the Chaos Emerald up, a green glow coming off it, "The World!"
"Wh-?!" Eagle began before the mystery Zyuohger suddenly vanished, "?!"
"Where d-" Shark began before she suddenly cried out in pain, sparks coming off her as she was suddenly sent flying.
Before the others could register what just happened, sparks immediately came off them as they all were sent flying in different directions, crying out in pain as they hit the nearby walls. After a moment of silence, the mystery Zyuohger reappeared right where the five once stood, the Chaos Emerald still giving off a faint glow in their hand.
"Next time...try and be the right Level to challenge me," he spoke before walking off.
"...Who….are….you…?" Eagle managed to ask, trying his best to stand up.
"...Zyuoh…The World," was all he said before he suddenly vanished once more.
"...The...World…" Eagle whispered before falling back down, losing his transformation in the process.
"This guy's persistent…" Bud frowned, looking back as Big Foot chased after him.
=Stop this instant, or you will be shot down!= the pilot threatened.
"Oh please. All it does is fly," Sonic snorted.
"Uh, Sonikku…" Roll tapped his shoulder with a tail, "It has missile launchers."
"Young lady...your boyfriend is an idiot...so get used to dope slapping him during your years of marriage…" Bud bluntly spoke.
"I already have practice," Roll sighed before Bud flew out of the way of a barrage of missiles, "Yipe!"
"Not to alarm you, but I can't do anything while carrying people and flying...so our options are...I toss the boy as a sacrifice...or I drop you both and save myself by slicing that thing down, too...I vote for the boy…" Bud growled the last part.
"Oh come on! I…!" Sonic began before a flurry of energy spears suddenly pierced through Big Foot.
=Mayday! Mayday! All systems are down! We are going down!= the pilot exclaimed as the ship began to fall towards an empty parking lot.
"...What just…" Bud began before an energy spear nicked one of his wings, "Gh! I blame the boy!" he shouted as they fell.
"Why m-?!" Sonic began before the trio crashed into a bush, "Oof!"
"Itai…" Roll groaned, "Bud-san..daijoubu…?"
"Ah...whoever sent that wanted to take me down fast…" Bud groaned, rising up out in his human form, holding his injured wing/side.
"Why'd you turn human?" Sonic asked.
"So I can abandon you and slip into a human crowd," Bud bluntly explained, making both gawk, "What? I'm not getting mixed up in this if GUN's involved."
"Oh you…" Sonic began before he noticed something on top of the wreckage that used to be Big Foot, "...What?"
"It all begins with this…" a figure spoke as they walked out of the smoke coming from the wreckage, revealing them to be the hedgehog from the video as they held up the green Chaos emerald, "A jewel containing the ultimate power…"
"I'm starting to hate non-blond Hedgehogs…" Bud spoke, "And, yes, this all started with your mother." he cut Sonic off.
"...Grr…" Sonic growled a bit as he glared back at the hedgehog, "You...you're the guy framing me aren't you? Also, what do you plan on doing with that Emerald?"
"..."
"...Say something, you fake hedgehog!" Sonic shouted as he rushed towards the hedgehog.
"Sonnikku, m-" Roll began.
"Chaos Control!" the hedgehog declared, a green flash going off as he suddenly vanished.
For a split second, just as Sonic ran...he spotted the black hedgehog right next to him. The two stared at one another before the black hedgehog vanished once more and reappeared on a nearby rooftop.
"?! He...he's faster than me…" Sonic whispered as he looked back at the hedgehog, "...No...it's not that. It felt like he...slowed down time."
"Chaos Control. This is bad…" Bud spoke, "That thing...whatever it is, it has some ability to control the energy of those emeralds without needing all of them."
"?!"
"Hmph…" the hedgehog huffed, lightly tossing and catching the emerald in his hand, "I am Shadow, the world's Ultimate Life Form...and I am here to pass judgement for what happened on the ARK all those years ago."
"Judgement?" Sonic asked.
"The ARK?" Roll repeated.
"You'll all see soon enough...farewell," was all Shadow said as he held the glowing Chaos Emerald up, "Chaos Control!"
"Hey wait!" Sonic began as he vanished in a flash of light, "He can teleport to...oh come on that's just cheating."
"Ano...Sonikku," Roll spoke, tapping his shoulder and Bud's, "Bud-san?"
"What?" Sonic and Bud asked as Roll simply waved her arm behind them, making them turn...and see they were surrounded both on land and in the air.
=Do not move or we will be shooting ourselves= one officer informed on an airhorn.
"Oh joy...idiot soldiers…" Bud sighed, "Welp...off to prison. I'll shank the boy with his own quills."
"Aw man…" Sonic groaned as Roll slowly held up her hands in surrender.
SZ: ...well shit. What a way to start the latest arc huh?
Z0: Well time to get crazy.
SZ: Yup...and GT ain't here to blow things up, so preview time!
Z0: Never say never…*points up to reveal GT somehow sent a meteor towards us*
SZ: WHAT?! *stages explodes from the impact*
Jikai...Zyuohger: Monarchs of Mobius…
Yamato: The World...Chaos Control….
Tower: People of the world, we have captured the criminal Sonic the Hedgehog, and have proof the 'heroes' of this world are not what they appear to be.
Nicole: Unless you can prove Sonic's innocence and defeat that mysterious Zyuohger...within a week, every hero on the planet and their allies will be treated as terrorist and traitors to Earth.
Leo: Thats crazy. Why would humans turn on the people who protect them like that?
Ginis: I must admit, I had higher hopes for you earth...it's no fun if you tear yourself apart...time for me to...unite them against a single threat.
Shadow: If that is what you seek Ginis, there is one place to accomplish such a task...the Space Colony ARK
Ch 17: Chaos Eclipse
Knuckles: Get back here, thief!
Z0: Well dang, things are getting bad.
SZ: *coughs from underneath some rubble*Very...much so...read...and review folks…
Z0: Bye-bye people!