A Wild Win


Last time on Sonic X: Ayla's Story . . .

As part of a plan to capture Dr. Eggman, the president created a combat contest with a gem of a prize, a Chaos Emerald! As the battling began, the commander in chief got clobbered by a knight. And the other competitors duked it out in a series of kooky clashes. The odds-on favorite was Sonic, till he found out he had to face off against Amy. But the uncomfortable confrontation was avoided when Eggman butted into the battle.

Now it's down to the final 9 fighters. Who will prevail and pick up the Emerald? Find out next on Sonic X: Ayla's Story!


(Gotta Go Fast!)

(Ayla's Theme song - KC Undercover Theme Song)


(Ayla's POV)

*The first match of the third round was Chris vs Knuckles*

Knuckles: Keep away from me! *Chris charged at him, but he dodged* Please, Chris, I don't wanna fight you!

*Tails was now sitting with Scarlet in the Commentator booth*

Scarlet Garcia: I don't understand, Tails, why is Knuckle running away?

Tails: Knuckles probably don't wanna fight because he's afraid Chris is gonna get hurt

*Chris kept charging at Knuckles, but he kept dodging*

Chris: Let's go, Knuckles!

Knuckles: No!

Crowd: Why won't Knuckles fight?

Chris: Quit running away!

Knuckles: I won't! Cut it out!

Chris: Come on and fight me!

Knuckles: I'm not gonna fight you!

Chris: Hey!

Scarlet Garcia: That Chris Thorndyke certainly is brave.

Tails: Especially when the other guy's running away.

Chris: Why don't you just forfeit so I can win?

Knuckles: Okay. But look who's in the next round.

*He looked at the Tournament bracket*

Chris: I'd have to fight Ayla or Shadow! *he gulped. a few seconds later, he clutched his stomach, like he was in pain* My appendix! Get me a doctor!

*Elmer held up Knuckles' hand*

Elmer Johnson: Knuckles moves on!

*Chuck & I stood next to Chris outside of the ring*

Chuck: I think you made a very wise move, Chris.

Ayla: Me too.

Chris: Yeah.

Nelson: I see you have your Mom's acting talent.

Ayla:*in her mind* I don't know if that's a good or bad.


*The next round was Lucky vs Mr. Stewart*

Scarlet Garcia: Mr. Stewart, how would you rate your opponent? *when he turned to her, her eyes went wide* Franklin, what are you doing here?

*Mr. Stewart started to sweat*

Mr. Stewart: I just look like me! *he ran out of the stadium* My cover's been blown!

*Me, Tyler, Izzy, & Jake giggled as Elmer held up Lucky's hand*


*Next was Tanaka vs Emerl. Tanaka was wearing a Japanese kimono*

Mr. Tanaka: Brace yourself, my little friend! *he held up a wooden sword* I am going to stick it to you! *he jumped in the air, atempting to strike Emerl from above, but Emerl caught the sword* Oh no. *Emerl took the sword from him & tried to strike Tanaka the same way* I think I got the wrong end of that stick! *Tanaka ducked, but the sword stopped a few inches above his head* I give up.

Cream: Yay, Emerl.

Cheese: Chao-Chao!

Ayla:*in her mind* That robot is one fast learner.


*Next it was me vs Shadow. To say I was nervous was an understatement. As soon as Shadow & I stepped in to the ring, a loud scream was heard from the audience. I looked up & saw a group of girls wearing headbands that said "I Shadow" & holding up fans with Shadow's face on them*

Fan Girl #1: Shadow, we love you!

Fan Girl #2: You're so cool!

Ayla: Shadow . . . Is that your . . .

Shadow: I told the President not to let them in. *he sent a glare to the President & Christina, who shrugged. he then turned to me* Remember what I said, earlier? I'm not going easy on you.

Ayla: I remember. And don't worry. I'm going to give it everything I've got.

*The bell rang & Shadow & I charged at each other. I threw a kick at him, but he blocked it with his own. Then we were wrestling each other*

Scarlet Garcia: Ooh! Things are looking intense!


(Third-Person POV)

Chris: I'd really be going to the hospital of I messed with one of them.


(Ayla's POV)

*I then did a sweep kick under Shadow's feet, making him trip. I went to pin him down, but he caught me & pinned me under him by holding both my wrists. His fan girls screamed in horror*

Shadow: Pinned you.

Sonic:*off-screen* Hey!

*Out of the corner of my eye, I could see my brother trying to jump into the ring, but Chuck & Chris were holding him back. My cheeks felt hot*

Ayla: Hey! Let me up!

*I tried to get out of his grip, but he was too strong*

Shadow: Hm . . . No. *I grunted & rolled, trying to pin him this time, but he got me again* Pinned you again.

Sonic:*off-screen* Get off of her, will ya!

*This time, my whole face turned red*

Ayla: I - I give up.

Scarlet Garcia: And the winner is Shadow!

*His fan girls went screamed so loud, the people sitting next to them covered their ears.

Shadow: Nice job. You're getting better all the time.

*I blushed again*

Ayla: Um . . . Thanks.

*I could feel Shadow's fan girls glaring at me, but I ignored them. I then walked off the stage & my brother ran up to me*

Sonic: Ayla! Are you okay!?

Ayla: Yeah. I'm fine. *I turned back to Shadow, who stood next to Elmer* Just fine.


*Next was Amy vs Rouge*

Amy: Let's go!

Rouge: This oughta be interesting *the two girls went all out on each other, until Rouge knocked Amy's hammer out of the ring* This just proves the hammer's no match for a bat.

*Amy growled as Rouge left the ring*

Scarlet Garcia: We're down to the final five now. Emerl vs Lucky and Knuckles vs Rouge. And whoever defeats Shadow will move onto to the final round!

Final round - ? vs Emerl


Scarlet Garcia:The semi-finals begin with a showdown between robotic rivals. *Lucky danced around Emerl in the ring. suddenly, Lucky started to slowly shut down* Uh oh. It looks like Lucky's grandstanding has used up his power supply.

Elmer Johnson: Emerl is the winner!

Cream: That means Emerl's in the final round! Yay!

Cheese: Chao!

Ayla: Looks like Lucky's luck finally ran out.


*The next match was Knuckles vs Rouge*

Rouge: Hey, Knuckles, maybe you and I oughta settle this little thing in private.

Knuckles: In private?

*She winked at him*

Rouge: Just you and me.

*Just then, a tent dropped down on both of them*

Ayla: What the heck is she up to now?

Knuckles:*off-screen* I can't see a thing in here. Rouge, how am I supposed to fight?

Rouge:*off-screen* Like this.

*Just then, I heard something like scuffle inside the tent*

Scarlet Garcia: We don't have any way of knowing who's winning the match right now, but it sounds like Knuckles and Rouge are in a slugfest. Who do you think is winning, Tails?

Tails: Bats have sonar ability to sense things in the dark, so I'm pretty sure that Rouge has the edge here.

Rouge:*off-screen* Sweet dreams, Knuckles! *a few minutes later, she came out of the tent**on-screen* Things get intense, but I'm still standing!

Scarlet Garcia: Rouge the Bat is on her way to the finals!

*Rouge was about to walk off the stage, when suddenly, she fell to the ground*

Tails: Ah, hey, wait!

*Knuckles came out, with no scratches on him*

Knuckles: I guess I stood up to her

Scarlet Garcia: Knuckles is moving on to the final round!


*Next it was Knuckles vs Shadow. Scarlet rang the bell & they charged at each other*

Shadow: You're mine!

Knuckles: In your dreams!

*The two of them threw kicks & punches at each other. Both were equally strong, but it looked like Shadow had the upper hand. As the match went on, I was feeling nervous. I didn't know who to cheer for*

Ayla:*in her mind* If I cheer for Shadow instead of Knuckles, will that be betraying our friendship? And if I cheer for Knuckles instead of Shadow, will that be betraying my feelings for him. I'm so confused!

*As the fight went on, Knuckles was looking pretty beat up. Just then, I noticed a smirk on Knuckles' face. I knew that meant that he had a plan. He backed up towards the edge of the ring and just as Shadow zoomed towards him, to deal the final blow, Knuckles grabbed him by the arms, went on his back & kicked him out of the ring*

Elmer Johnson: And the winner by a ring out is Knuckles!

*Shadow's fan girls cried like it was the end of the world. I was a little sad he lost too, but I'm also glad Knuckles won. They both shook hands*

Shadow: Not bad. But you better be ready to taste defeat next time.

Knuckles: We'll see.


Elmer Johnson: And now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the final match! The winner will take home a Chaos Emerald! In this corner, we have the world's toughest fist fighter, Knuckles! And in this corner, we have the master of computerized combat, Emerl!

Cream: Go show everybody you're number one, Emerl!

Cheese: Chao-Chao!

Scarlet Garcia: With fighters this closely matched, I'd say we're in for the most grueling doubt of the tournament.

*Knuckles & Emerl charged at each other. Knuckles was throwing punches & kicks, but Emerl was dodging them all. He then did Rouge's screw kick, but Knuckles dodged. He then grabbed Emerl from behind*

Cream: Come on, Emerl!

*Suddenly, Emerl did Sonic's spin attack*

Knuckles: Hey, knock it off!

Chris: Emerl copied that from Sonic! *Emerl then went up in the air & then zoomed towards the ground. Knuckles fell off & landed on his head. Emerl was then beating the stuffing out of Knuckles* Knuckles is totally outmatched, Grandpa!

Rouge: Looks like Knucklehead won't be winning the Chaos Emerald either.

*Emerl kicked Knuckles in the stomach. Cheese was covering his eyes*

Cream: Poor Knuckles is hurt.

Cheese: Chao.

Cream: He could really use a hanky.

*She pulled out a handkerchief & threw in into the ring*

Elmer Johnson: That's it. Knuckles gives up! Our winner is Emerl!

*Knuckles growled & slammed his fist on the ground*

Cream:No, he thought my hanky was a white flag! *she ran up to the ring* Please, wait, sir, there's been a mistake! I was trying to help Knuckles! He didn't quit the match, honest!

Knuckles: But I did quit.

*The handkerchief landed on Cheese's head*

Cheese: Chao! Chao-Chao! Chao!

Cream: I feel a lot better now that I know you didn't lose the match because of me!

*Knuckles walked up to Emerl & held out a hand*

Knuckles: Not bad, Emerl. We'll have to have another match when I'm not feeling so beat.

Rouge: I deserve some credit since I'm the one who wore Knuckles out

Ayla: Yeah, keep telling yourself that.

*Emerl shook Knuckles' hand*


*The crowd cheered as the President & Christina stood in the middle of the ring*

Scarlet Garcia: Now it's time to present the grand prize to our champion!

*Emerl stood off to the side with Cream, Cheese & Vanilla*

Cream: That's you, Emerl! Go up and get your Chaos Emerald! Then everybody will cheer for you and you can take a bow! And then Miss Ayla is going to play a song for all of us!

Scarlet Garcia: Let's hear it for Emerl.

*Emerl jumped up onto the stage & walked up to the President*

Mr. President: Congratulations, Emerl. That was great. *Emerl shook his hand* Bring the award.

*Christina brought the Chaos Emerald to the President*

Scarlet Garcia: The Chaos Emerald that the president is presenting to our winner is the most valuable bribe ever awarded in the sporting competition.

Mr. President: Emerl, as we build a fighting force to combat, Dr. Eggman, your victory is an inspiration to all our fighting robots. *he gave Emerl the Chaos Emerald* On behalf of the whole nation, I congratulate Emerl.

*Suddenly, Emerl's eyes turned red & then the Chaos Emerald was sucked into his body. And from my experience, red eyes are never a good sign*

Ayla: Everyone get back! *just then, ring blades came out of his arms* My ring blades! When did he copy that!?

*Then he did a spin dash & started to destroy the stadium. Everyone ran away*

Cream: Emerl! Is there something that made you angry? Why are you attacking everybody? *me, Shadow, Espio, Rouge, Knuckles, & Sonic lunged towards him, but he knocked back all of us with our own moves* Stop, before it's too late!

*He didn't seem to hear her as he did a screw kick towards Vanilla*

Sonic: I'll save ya!

*Sonic her out of the way in time as Emerl made a hole in the floor*

Cream: Emerl, that's it. I can't be your friend.

*Amy ran towards him with her hammer*

Amy: I'll knock Emerl out so we can open up his control panel and check out why he's malfunctioning! *just as she was about to hit him, Emerl pulled out a metal rod & used it to block Amy's hammer. then he knocked it out of her hands, sent her to the ground & jumped up in the air* Sonic! Come help me!

*Sonic jumped towards him & broke the rod*

Cream: Emerl, this isn't a game. You've gotta stop right now or somebody is going to get hurt!

He looked at her, then jumped into the air, & then zoomed towards her, his hand spinning like a drill*

Ayla: Cream, look out! *I grabbed her & got her out of the way* Are you okay?

Cream: I am. *Emerl leaped out of the stadium & into the city. He was causing havoc wherever he went. Me, Chuck, Chris, Cream, & Cheese were all watching from on top of a building* Why is he acting this way?

Chuck: My guess is that the Chaos Emerald suddenly caused Emerl's memory unit to reprogram itself, but I don't have any idea how or why it happened.

Chris: Can't we just fix Emerl and change him back to the way he was before?

Chuck: That would be very tough.

Ayla: For now, I'm going to go and see if we can put a stop to this.

*I got our my board & flew down to where my brother was. Emerl ran towards us. He then stopped right in front of us. Knuckles landed next to us*

Knuckles: I'm ready to fight you again. Only this time I'm adding a little twist!

*He ran towards Emerl & turned into a drill. Emerl then did the same move & began beating Knuckles like a pinata*

Chuck:*off-screen* Emerl's copying ability gives him a huge advantage. Knuckles' fighting skills don't matter. Emerl can match him blow for blow. When Knuckles attacks with all his might, he gets attacked with the same force. It's almost like he's fighting against himself.

Sonic: He can't win.

Ayla: Not against his own power.

*Espio, Shadow & Rouge landed next to us*

Rouge: Give it up and give us a shot, Knuckles

*Emerl was hitting Knuckles with punches*

Knuckles: I still have a chance!

Shadow: Yes, chance of ending up in the hospital.

Ayla: Knuckles, please! Let us help you!

Knuckles: I am NOT a quitter!

Amy: I'll stop that robot!

*She & Rouge glared at each other. Just then, Emerl did a spin dash past her*

Sonic: Amy!

*He picked her up*

Amy: You saved me again, Sonic! *he then put her down & zoomed back to the fight* Not that I needed saving!

*Cream hugged Vanilla in worry. Emerl was now hitting all of us with a barrage of attacks*

Ayla:*in her mind* Emerl's got to have a weakness somewhere!

*Amy & Tails ran towards Emerl*

Tails: I'll take Emerl apart!

Amy: Let me have a crack at him first, Tails!

*Emerl jumped up & they crashed into each other*

Tails: Sorry.

Amy: That's okay . . .

*All of us tried to use our best moves on Emerl, but he matched us, blow for blow. Soon, we were all panting from exhaustion*

Sonic: Well? Now what?

Knuckles: Maybe if all six of us fight it at once.

Rouge: It's our only chance.

*Emerl zoomed down the street & we all went after him*

Ayla: Sonic & I will cut him off.

Espio: Then we strike!

Shadow: Right.

*We all chased Emerl towards the beach. By the time we got there, Rouge was exhausted*

Rouge: Sorry guys, I can't keep up with ya.

Sonic: Uh oh

*We fought Emerl on a dock. Sonic was mostly trying not to fall into the water*

Chris:*off-screen*

*Just then, Cream swooped in & caught Sonic just before he fell into the water*

Ayla: Cream?

Sonic: Thanks, Cream.

Cream: I know how much you hate to get wet *just then, Knuckles fell off* Knuckles! *she both of them back onto the dock & then turned to Emerl* Emerl! You just wrecked the city, and you attacked my Mother and my friends. I wanna help you, Emerl, but only if you promise not to hurt anybody else. *Emerl's eyes slowly changed back to blue* Do you?

Cheese: Chao-Chao!

*Suddenly, Emerl sparked & his eyes turned back to red. He then raised his hand, ready for a punch*

Ayla: NO!

*I stepped in between them & took the punch in the stomach*

All: Ayla!

Ayla: Ow! That . . . Was close. I'm glad . . . You guys are okay.

*Then everything went black*


(Third-Person POV)

*Ayla collapsed to the floor. Sonic went to get her, but Shadow beat him to it, picking her up bridal style. Cream was completely shocked*

Cheese: Chao!

*Cheese flew towards Emerl & hit him with a flurry of flying punches to his face. Everyone looked shocked. Suddenly, Cream kicked him in the face, sending him flying back*

Chris: Whoa. They're tough.

Knuckles: But how could they hurt Emerl?

Rouge: They're just a couple of squirts, but they've got that robot swamped.

Espio: Amazing.

*Sonic grinned*

Sonic: Don't underestimate them.

*Shadow didn't say anything, he was so surprised. Cream & Cheese delivered another combo attack to Emerl*

Chuck: Emerl can only copy the skills of one opponent at a time. If you work together, he'll be overwhelmed.

Knuckles: That might work. What do you guys say?

Rouge: I'll try anything to knock off that knock-off.

Shadow: I'm in.

Espio: Let's do it.

Sonic: He hurt my baby sister. It's payback time.

Ayla: No . . .


(Ayla's POV)

*They all turned to me, as I was slowly starting wake up*

Knuckles: Why not? Rouge, Sonic, Shadow, Espio, and I can take him easy if we attack him together!

Ayla: I know. But I believe in Cream and Cheese. I know they can do it.

*Cream & Cheese flew up*

Cream: Now, let's go!

Cheese: Chao-Chao!

*They flew towards Emerl. And then, Cream hit him with another kick sending him into the ocean. Cream & Cheese then hugged each other & cried. I got out my board, flew up to them, & hugged them both*

Cream: Don't cry, Cheese. We had to do it. *suddenly, there was a big explosion in the water. Cream & Cheese cried harder* Goodbye Emerl.

*As I saw a rainbow appear in the sky, a few tears fell from my eyes*


*Since the stadium was demolished, we moved the concert to the park. Everyone cheered as the music started*

*Ayla singing*

Yeah

Oh oh

Uh oh

Uh oh

Yeah hey hey ya

*As the music played, I stole a quick look at Shadow & saw him looking up at us, interested. I blushed*

Whoo

Sometimes I walk a little faster

In the school hallway

Just to get next to you

Some days I spend a little extra time in the morning

Just to impress you

Guess you don't notice

Guess you need this

Sad you're not seeing what your missing

On the outside shying away

On the inside dying to say

I'm unusual

Not so typical

Way too smart to be waiting around

Tai Chi practicing

Snowboard champion

I could fix the flat on your car

I might even be a rock star

I might even be a rock star

Sometimes I wish when the phone rings

That it would be you saying "Let's hang out"

Then you confess that there's something special

Between us

Why don't we find out

You don't even know me

Guess you don't need me

Why your not seeing what your missing

On the outside shying away

On the inside dying to say

Whoo

I'm unusual

Not so typical

Way to smart to be waiting around

Tai Chi practicing

Snowboard champion

I could fix the flat on your car

I might even be a rock star

(Rock star)

If you only knew the real me

I might even be a rock star

I'm telling you that we are meant to be

Now wouldn't it be nice if you could see

That I really am a rock star

Yeah! Yeah!

Whoo!

Yeah

I really am a rock star

Hey hey hey

*While Tyler did his guitar solo, I stole another look at Shadow & saw him smiling a little. I was practically bursting with happiness on the inside. I then looked at Cream & Cheese & saw them smiling & dancing with Ella. I was happy the music was able to cheer them up*

Whoo!

A rock star

I'm unusual

Not so typical

Way to smart to be waiting around

Tai chi practicing

Snowboard champion

I could fix the flat on your car

Rocking it wherever we are

Yeah! Yeah!

Cuz I really am a rock star

Cuz I really am a rock star

I am a rock star!

Whoa oh

Oh oh

Yeah!

Ayla: Good night everybody!


Note: I'd like to thank ShiraFangirl (you'll find her on Quotev) for helping me to write these two chapters. And again, I'm sorry if my original fights stunk.


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