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Chapter 16 - Mission Objective#2: Sparring Time

(Resistance HQ – Bunk Room)

Day 2 until the war commenced...

Taiyo, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Geno, Votus, and Utopia were resting on the bunks after completing their assignments.

"Finally, we can rest. We let Sonic and Resistance can handle the jobs for us." Taiyo replied.

"But we have one day to go, and we will save the world from war." Utopia responded.

"Maybe we can take training for the time we need." Geno suggested.

"Good thinking, Geno." Mario said.

"Infinite was too strong, that's why we need to get stronger to beat him even defeating Ghirahim, Midbus, and Ramthar." Luigi replied.

"Then what kind of training that Resistance had? Nobody mentioned it." Votus said.

Makaque entered in the bunkroom and said thoroughly. "I heard you right."

Taiyo and others groaned in embarrassment.

"Why are we surprised?" Yoshi asked with raised a left eyebrow.

"Since when you hear us talking?" Mario questioned.

"I have a keen hearing with my ears." Makaque demonstrated as his left set of ears flexing.

"And you are going to tell us now?" Taiyo asked.

"I have a solution. Since Dr. Eggman's forces taking over the global, General Steve designed the high-tech training area which provides the training bots, gravity levels, sparring exercises, enemy holograms, warm-up equipment, etc." Makaque replied.

"Thank you, Makaque. If we still had time, let's do in the training area right now." Votus smiled.

(Resistance HQ – Technological Training Area)

The Technological Training Area has white walls and flooring with blue neon outlines and the larger area, enough about 500 square meters. It even had a glass compartment with a gravity chamber in the middle of it.

Taiyo, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Geno, Votus, and Utopia were looking around in admiration as they saw some of the Resistance soldiers and members were highly trained on each activity. Knuckles was weightlifting the pair of dumbbells, Mighty pulled up the weight stack from the seat, Blaze is holding herself upside down on the balance beam, Shadow dashed to dodge the lasers from the bots while Rogue swooped down at them and break them apart, Ray was running on the treadmill in the faster pace and Alphonse shot at the militaristic drones with Chaos Arrows.

Makaque came in and told them. "Do whatever you guys need for the time. Actually, I need more time to train in here."

"Fine by us." Taiyo said.

"Oh yeah! I am going to challenge you, Makaque." Votus keened.

"Sure thing, follow me to the field." Makaque smiled.

Makaque showed Votus the way to the training field as Taiyo and his team was separating to train in activities of training.

Taiyo was deflecting against Utopia's beams and dodged some of them. Utopia flew straight at him when he ignited his Unicornus Horn Blade to slash him, but Taiyo reacted by blocking it with his Keyblade before he projected an orb of gravity onto him and threw the Alicorn into the wall and crashed it. Utopia dropped to the floor as the fragments fell from the wall and repaired itself with the Nano-radiational system.

"It repaired itself?" Utopia asked.

Silver and Blaze stepped towards to the Alicorn Prince.

"General Eggman modified the training room with the Nano-radiational system, automatically restored any damage when in the middle of training." Silver said.

"Heh. I felt envious of your world's technology, I could write all the things down in my journal." Utopia admitted.

"You are certainly keen, Utopia. Hoped for letting your pony kinds know what the worlds are." Blaze replied.

"I must keep that in my mind." Utopia nodded.

Mario was avoiding the laser blasts before he tossed his Ignition Flower and spun at the bot which exploded as the Keyblade flashed back into his right hand. He then charged right forward before sliced three of them before some of their parts dropped to the ground and shutting them down.

Luigi was in the gravity chamber with Mighty as the gravity level rises to 20 which made Luigi forced down to the floor.

"Argh! This gravity turns 20 times stronger and makes me struggle." Luigi grunted.

"That's because we can use that advantage to work up our body." Mighty replied as he starts throwing punches and kicks.

Luigi is doing his sit-ups and sweating over his head. "This could take a while when we face Dr. Eggman's empire."

On the training field, Votus and Makaque were sparred each other before the six-eared monkey thrust his fist on the golden yellow monkey but he caught it and kneed him in his stomach, stunning Makaque as Votus pulled his left arm twistedly and put it around his back upwardly.

"You're good, Votus." Makaque grunted and then smirked. "But not good enough for me!"

Makaque stomped on Votus' right foot, startling him in pain before Makaque and wrestle-toss him over to the ground. Makaque leaned down to him.

"Guess you know my few moves, huh?" Makaque smirked.

"Oh yeah, kind of." Votus replied as Makaque holds out his hand and Votus grabbed it to bring himself up to his feet.

Geno was meditating while Sari who was standing next to him.

"What are you doing?" Sari asked.

"Meditating to hone my mind from keeping me distracted." Geno answered.

"Can you let me join for meditation?" Sari asked.

"You won't if you can." Geno said.

Sari sat down to him before she closed her eyes and concentrated.

"How do you feel?" Geno asked.

"Calm, yet peaceful." Sari answered.

"Good. Keep doing that at the moment." Geno replied.

Taiyo and Utopia are still sparring vigorously until Makaque called out to them. "Guys! Time up!"

"What is it?" Utopia asked.

"I want to take the challenge with Taiyo, because I am the Keyblade wielder. Would you borrow him for me?" Makaque asked.

"Not at all." Utopia said.

"Yeah. I just can't wait to fight with you. I'm on." Taiyo said.

Taiyo and Makaque are standing away from each other in the training field while everyone in the room was watching them.

"Which one of them is the best Keyblade wielder?" Ray asked.

"Beats me, just want to find out who's winning." Mighty said.

"You think Makaque was stronger than Taiyo?" Rouge asked.

"I'm not sure. That boy was testing on him to see his skills." Shadow replied.

Alphonse walked between them before he announced.

"Better to pay attention before fighting a match starts, I am setting the match point with two each of you will win." Alphonse replied.

"Two match points?!" Taiyo and Makaque exclaimed in unison with surprised faces.

"Just only a fair fight, don't worry about it." Alphonse assured.

"Man, I thought it was the real fight between you and me." Taiyo replied.

"Couldn't say much more, Taiyo." Makaque smirked with a shrug.

"Now begin." Alphonse announced before he ran up to the table, sitting with Decoe and Bocoe who are the commentators.

Taiyo and Makaque were running towards others before locking each other with their Keyblades diagonally.

"The fighting is getting started! Now they blocked each other in their Keyblades." Bocoe said, acting like the sports announcer.

"And here what we have seen, pitting over the fighting match." Decoe commented.

Makaque smirked at this before he kicked at Taiyo's leg in the back of it and brought him down to the ground.

"Ooh! Makaque brought him down to the ground!" Decoe said.

"And literally hurts." Bocoe replied.

Makaque then slammed his Keyblade down on Taiyo but he avoided from the monkey by rolling away and doing the cartwheel kick against him in the back.

"Taiyo used his cartwheel to knock the six-eared monkey down! That was one of his best moves!" Bocoe commented.

"Sure, he did." Alphonse added.

"Come on, Taiyo! Beat him!" Yoshi replied.

Taiyo rushed into Makaque before he swung his Keyblade at him, only for him to dodge and kicked him before he rapidly gave a bunch of kicks onto Taiyo.

"That's Makaque's ultimate move, Demon Bursting Kick!" Decoe said.

Taiyo fell over his back to the ground as the bell rang from the table which deduced that Makaque had one match point.

"Makaque scored one match point! Only one more for him to win the fight." Bocoe replied.

"Didn't say I warned you. You need to be careful." Makaque smirked.

Taiyo gets up from the ground before he used the Blizzard Dash and rampaged at Makaque which stunned him. Makaque then counterattacked him by throwing his fist right across his opponent's face.

"Taiyo strikes him with the Blizzard Dash and Makaque attacked him in response by striking him back." Decoe commented.

Taiyo wiped off the bruise on his face before he charged forward at Makaque and they are clashing against each other with their Keyblades, casting the emitted sparks.

"Firaga!" Taiyo called out, firing the large fireball from his left hand and giving Makaque contact of an explosion.

Makaque stumbled back before halted his feet as he took a couple of swings at Taiyo before the greyish-silver monkey leaped over him and kicked him to the ground.

Taiyo cast the Blizzaga onto him and constantly freeze Makaque before he unleashed the powerful move: Focus Raid and tossed the Keyblade right at him which caused the ice broke apart and direct into his gut, knocking him down to the floor.

"Taiyo has scored one point! Now, which two of them should win in the match?" Decoe asked.

"Just wait and see, guys." Bocoe replied.

Makaque shook his head, ensuring that no signs of pain before stand up and his ears glowed brightly which worries Taiyo's companions.

"He's gonna make his move." Mario replied.

"Look! Makaque is charging up his energy blast as his last resort." Bocoe commented.

Taiyo took up his defense position when he aware of Makaque's powerful attack.

"What is he doing?" Yoshi asked.

"He needs to figure it out of how to defend or avoided." Utopia answered.

Makaque unleashed the Tri-Ear Blast at Taiyo before everything went slow motion as his Keyblade glowed brightly and he vanished into nothingness, then the blast missed him.

"He just disappeared?!" Votus asked.

"Oh, my goodness! Did everyone see that?! Taiyo somehow teleported to avoid from the powerful blast!" Decoe hollered.

Makaque keeps his eyes on the sense from Taiyo who reappeared in front of him, held his glowing Warrior Key in his hands and ready to thrust him in the back which hits Makaque in the powerful strike as Makaque knocked down to the floor.

"What kind of move is that?" Alphonse asked.

"I learned my new move, Warp Strike. It is a rare technique. Must have got it somewhere in my mind so I can use to count against your blast." Taiyo explained.

Makaque got up as he felt his injury on his back and got a bruise on it before he turned back to him.

"You are lucky to avoid my favorite attack, but this is getting interesting." Makaque smirked.

"So be it." Taiyo replied.

Taiyo charged at him, only for Makaque to step back away and avoiding from swinging Keybade attacks.

"Don't think so. Blind!" Taiyo yelled, casting a Blind spell at Makaque as the grey orb of smoke shot into his eyes and blinded him.

"Oh right! With using the Blind spell, Makaque cannot see anything and don't know where Taiyo is." Luigi said.

"Hold on a moment. Something's not right." Mario replied as he noticed Makaque flexed his three sets of ears.

Makaque dashed straight to Taiyo with his elbow launched right into his face and kicked him in the chin as Taiyo stumbled back and confused him.

"You landed the two hits when you can't see me?!" Taiyo exclaimed.

"Did you forget that I had been using the sharp keen sense?" Makaque asked.

"Oh yeah. I forgot." Taiyo dumbfounded.

"Makaque is clever to use his strong hearing. What a brilliant monkey he was!" Decoe replied.

"And hearing goes bananas for him!" Bocoe added.

Makaque cast the Aeroga spell at Taiyo which inflicted him in pain and nearly at the edge line of the field.

"Taiyo, be careful. If you stepped out of the ring, you would lose." Geno warned.

Taiyo jumped away from the edge before Makaque prepared to charge his energy in his ears again.

"Uh oh. Makaque tried again of firing the blast away." Alphonse replied.

Taiyo ran up to him as he swung at him which Makaque dodged him while Taiyo kept doing the same attacks.

"Makaque was getting the hang of it." Knuckles replied.

"He is the best leader of Egg-Steve Corporation Troop." Silver agreed.

Taiyo took the step further away from Makaque, knew that he can't use the same technique to sneak him behind.

"There's got to be a way to ditch him out of the ring. Wait, I got an idea!" Taiyo thought with a smirk.

Taiyo then stretched his arms wide while holding the Keyblade as Makaque send the huge blast at him before Taiyo shouted.

"Spinning Dash!"

Taiyo spun himself at the high speed which blocking the Tri-Ears Blast and splitting the beam into every direction before he moved forward to Makaque.

"I can't hold it anymore." Makaque muttered.

Finally, Taiyo pushed the blast away and hitting Makaque several times by his Keyblade before blow Makaque away from the ring and fell across the floor.

"Makaque is out from the field! Taiyo wins!" Decoe replied.

Taiyo's group was cheering for his victory as Knuckles brought Makaque up to his feet.

"You did the good fight, Makaque. Taiyo was testing his skills against yours." Knuckles said.

"He was kinda well in fighting so much." Makaque replied. "I am happy about it now."

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Alphonse, Geno, Votus, and Utopia are walked towards to Taiyo

"That was great, Taiyo. Is fighting makes you better?" Alphonse asked.

"Yeah, I felt so tough. The Eggman Empire is waiting for us before we will defeat them." Taiyo remarked.

"Takes a lot of time with you. I say you got yourself improved." Makaque smiled.

"Thanks." Taiyo nodded.

"Attention all members of Resistance. This is General Eggman, I urged you to head back to the briefing room immediately." Steve Eggman voiced from the intercom.

"What does he want?" Luigi asked.

"We should go to the briefing room, he had something he needs to tell." Mario replied as the group has left the training room.

(Resistance HQ - Briefing Room)

Taiyo and others were standing against the table as General Eggman explained about the three missions were succeed especially the Death Egg was finally destroyed as everyone in the briefing room cheers.

"They did it! The Phantom Ruby's power should be down to almost nothing!" M

"Sonic and Shade have already destroyed the Death Egg." Vector said.

"So, what is it had to do with the Death Egg's weapon system?" Taiyo asked.

"According to Tails' intel, the Phantom Ruby requires an incredible amount of energy, which only the Death Egg can provide and transferable of its power. It now becomes

useless against us which means we can take the advantage to tear the armies of the Eggman Empire." Steve Eggman explained.

"Then we shall make our full proof plan to infiltrate the Metropolis again by tomorrow." Espio said.

"Excellent suggestion." Steve Eggman smiled.

"Steve Eggman. We knew how to defeat Dr. Eggman's armies, but Infinite is still too strong to take out our troops." Taiyo said.

"Do not worry, Taiyo. That devil jackal can be beaten if you know the way of defeating him, I am counting on you and your friends." Steve Eggman said.

"I hope so. We will need some rest until the day of the war has come." Taiyo replied.

As Taiyo stating, Sonic, Tails, and Shade entered the room and the group turned to them.

"Sonic, Shade. You two had finally destroyed Dr. Eggman's war machine. Well done." Steve Eggman smiled.

"That mission wasn't yet so easy." Shade remarked.

"Once the Death Egg had been destroyed, it should weaken the Phantom Ruby's signal." Tails replied.

"We are getting ready to face off the empire." Sonic replied.

"Good. We'll start by tomorrow then." Steve Eggman murmured before he turned back to the group including Taiyo and his companions.

"My fellows, no matter what great cost of our world, but for our freedom and our lives. I am bringing our world back into harmony and glory, which I am certain of this. I shall make a promise that I can make the world a better place and I will never end up like my evil brother, Eggman. Once his empire falls, I will oversee your protection."

After Steve Eggman gave his well-inspired speech which makes everyone cheered in bewilderment.

"We can do everything to save the world!" Knuckles cheered.

"We are with you, General." Amy said.

"Glad he's on our side." Rouge replied which made Shadow smirked.

"Hm. I can respond to support." Shadow stated.

"General Eggman. Can you fix Omega in time before the battle?" Tails asked.

"No worries. I can repair him with the most technological advancement which took about less than an hour." Steve Eggman assured.

"Thank you, Steve. I owe you one." Tails replied.

"Whatever the Eggman Empire takes over our world, we will be ready for them." Mario replied in a determined tone.

"I agreed." Geno concurred.

"So together we will become unstoppable." Taiyo replied.

(Green Hill)

Dr. Eggman, Orbot, Midbus, Ghirahim, Ramthar, and Infinite were watching the Death Egg's demise on the screen provided by Cubot. Eggman is furious over losing the Death Egg

again.

"Grr, those resistance pests and their clever little plots. They're like something on your shoe that you can't wipe off." Dr. Eggman growled.

"It appears they have taken our legs right out from under us. Quite impressive, really." Orbot confirmed.

"I don't have legs. Neither do you, dude." Cubot replied.

"Don't remind me, dude!" Orbot muttered.

"Can it, both of you!" Ramthar told the two robots to shut up.

"Twelve more hours before the plan is executed. Infinite, let's make a tactical retreat so that we can re-mobilize our forces." Dr. Eggman replied.

"And by "tactical retreat" you mean to say, 'flee with our tails between our legs.' I'm quite displeased about this, Doctor." Infinite said in sarcasm.

Dr. Eggman is not amused by Infinite's sarcasm about his next move.

"Shut up and just follow me." Dr. Eggman grunted.

Dr. Eggman roars off in the Egg Mobile as Orbot, Cubot, and Infinite fly after him, leaving the villainous group.

"Our plan was never executed when those brats and the Resistance will stop us from casting the darkness upon this world." Ramthar snarled.

"Don't be such disappointment, we will get the hands-on the fourth Star Spirit from the Resistance base." Ghirahim said.

"We had no ideas where it is, it was hidden somewhere in the City." Midbus replied.

"In that case, we can use the war to distract Taiyo, his companions and the Resistance to bought our time to infiltrate their hideout base." Ghirahim smirked deviously.

"Let's settle this once and for all." Ramthar chuckled, gripping his right hand.


Author Notes: Having Taiyo and others were taking some training, Makaque was going to prove to be the better leader of the Egg-Steve Corporation Troop and demanded to challenge Taiyo. Taiyo is putting a lot of efforts to beat Makaque with some new moves and overcome against his skills. General Eggman told everyone that the Phantom RUby was now completely powerless and that way they will stopped Dr. Eggman, the subordinates and the armies.