Chapter 5; versus the dictator Granel, origin of the meklords
The songs of birds in the morning woke up Sonic. He felt like he was coming out of a dream. And it was a very sweet dream. He and Amy confessed their love to each other and finally were a couple. He tried to get out of the sleeping bag but realized that Amy was still sleeping right next to him. He felt so happy that he would sing. It wasn't a dream. Amy was really his. He decided to let her sleep and just look at her sleeping.
"Darn she looks so cute when she is sleeping." He thought.
Eventually Amy opened her eyes to see her beloved smiling at her. She smiled back and kissed him lightly.
"Good morning babe" Sonic told her.
"Good morning. Darn I don't want to get up. All I want is to kiss you all the time."
"We have some minutes to spare." He said smiling while kissing her.
But after some minutes they agreed that they had to get up. The black mount was still very far away. They put the sleeping bags under Sonic's sit and rode their runners. The journey seemed like a trip through heaven. They always smiled to each other and often stopped and kissed each other for at least 10 minutes because they couldn't hold themselves back. Eventually they reached a city. They drove to a restaurant. They entered and ordered a meat steak each. They looked around. The atmosphere was weird. Everyone was nervous and they mostly looked at their watches all the time. Some of them looked at Sonic and Amy in curiosity. After some minutes the steaks came and they started eating. In the middle of their meal though everyone started getting up and leaving. Soon Sonic and Amy were the only ones in the restaurant. The waiter came soon afterwards.
"Could you please finish your steaks ? I must close."
"What?" Sonic asked surprised " we just came here. And it is midday. Why do you need to close?"
"Please just finish your food and go you mustn't be seen."
"Seen by who?" Amy asked while swallowing the last part of her steak.
The waiter took the dishes and left without answering.
Sonic and Amy looked each other.
"Weird." They both said. And they had an outburst of laughs. They decided to have a walk before continuing their way towards the black mountain. They sat next to a river and laid down on the grass next to the river. They spent some time watching the clouds and kissing. Suddenly an alarm was heard. It was similar to an air raid alarm. They got up and went towards their runners. Once they rode them they saw some machine troopers approaching them from behind. Sonic looked at Amy
"Let's roll." He said
"You and me baby." She agreed.
They accelerated and raced through the city trying to avoid the laser beams their pursuers where firing. Wherever they passed people looked through the windows to see the chase. Their chasers were getting closer by the second. Sonic started fearing that they would get caught. But at that moment the sound of a crossbow was heard. And what Sonic saw was what Amy described; explosive arrows on the robot's heads. 2 seconds later they had blown up. Sonic and Amy stopped and dismounted the runners to see where the arrows came from. Just as Amy expected it was the same guy with a war suit this time riding some kind of hovering device. He approached them.
"Are you 2 idiots? Why didn't you hide?"
"How could we know what is happening here?" Sonic asked in a challenging tone.
"Didn't you see all these people leaving the restaurant in a hurry?"
"You were spying on us you pervert?!" Amy asked him angry
"I am spying on you and sorry for that. But you guys are the only hope for this world…. As well as the only hope for my world."
"You're not from here?" Sonic asked.
The figure removed his/her helmet. Under it was a blonde woman with a pretty face. Several scratches were all over her face.
"Woah. Who did this to you?" Sonic asked.
"These machines… the meklords. They did it to me. They took my husband away. I swore to stop them."
"Who are you?" Amy asked.
"Oh I forgot to introduce myself. But let's better go to my hideout in this city. Follow me."
They followed her with their runners and parked them inside the hideout. It was just and empty warehouse. But hidden in every corner in the warehouse were all kinds of weapons.
"Gotta say. This is some nice stuff miss…" Sonic started saying.
"Evelyn. My name is evelyn rose carter. But you can just call me evelyn."
"Soooo… evelyn…"Amy started talking "were do you come from?"
"I come from a future in war."
"A future in war?" Sonic asked.
"Yes. It is as you said back when you two were eating those chocolates before you came to that village for help. Machines are programmed to do what they do. And they were programmed by the dictator of my world. An evil man who knows no limits. He created these machines in order to achieve world domination. But no one just accepted it. Every last human on earth rebelled. During an interrogation of one of his followers he said that this guy had started to be driven crazy. All he was saying was ' why can't they accept me?' We're talking about a madman. And when he discovered there were more worlds than just mine he sent those machines to conquer it. I was sent here to take them out but they're just too much for me. But then I saw you two. Your mysterious power was able to fight them off. Maybe we can use it to get rid of this town's 'ruler."
"We'll beat him." Amy said instantly while looking at Sonic in case he would object again. But he smiled and said "yes we will" which made her happy.
"It's a deal then. I can get you to his lair. I'll blast his minions out of the way then you 2 will defeat him."
"Let's go" Sonic said getting up.
They walked through the town in silence. Every time they saw a machine trooper they hid instantly. On the way Amy asked evelyn a question.
"Why do these machines forbid people to walk around at certain times?"
"They are trying to find the remaining people who still possess the spirits of synchros. "
"Why are they so obsessed with this?" Sonic asked.
"I wish I knew. We're here." She said showing a big building with troopers patrolling around it.
"We need to get inside unnoticed." Sonic said. "I'm not risking your life Amy."
"Oh you're so sweet." She said while looking at him with a worship expression all over her face."
"You can love each other later guys focus now. There is no other way. I'll lure them away. Once they don't look go in. Understood?"
They both nodded yes and then evelyn revealed herself.
"Hey you metal numskuls. Over here." She shouted at the meklord troopers while getting on her hovering tech. the troopers followed her. Sonic and Amy sneaked in the building. It was just a warehouse like evelyn's hideout. They sneaked behind some boxes trying to get any information from the robots that would help them later on. But they didn't manage to hear a thing because..
"Decibel levels increased to breath levels. Fire!"
Sonic and Amy realized they were uncovered and dodged the blast. They decided that it was time to fight. So they approached the machine.
"Strange life forms detected. Ready for extermination."
"Hold on tough guy." Sonic said " You're not exterminating us. At least not yet. You will beat us first if you can."
"Challenge accepted. Chances of strange life forms winning; 0.00000001%. chance of me, meklord emperor granel winning 99,99999999%. First opponent; blue life form."
"No you didn't take it right" Amy interfered "you'll take on both of us together".
"Pink life form should.. use of human expression…. Accessing quotes library.. searching through files… appropriate file chosen… shut up!"
"WHAT? I'M GONNA…!"
"Amy wait."
Amy looked at Sonic.
"He said he wants me to battle him. I have to accept."
"But… but…" Amy's eyes started releasing tears "but I don't want you to take on this guy alone. I wanna battle with you."
"Baby" he said seriously making her tears stop falling "I WON'T LOSE. I have you now. As long as I have you I can do anything. Beating him for me in my current state is like a walk in the park."
Amy was so moved by his words that she thought her heart would stop. She had no idea she meant so much to Sonic. Sonic and the meklord machine activated their discs and began."
"Turn start. Draw card. Set monster. Set 5 cards turn end."
"What the?! He used his entire hand in one turn."
"Strange life form. Make your move."
"Ok then.. my turn I draw. I summon blackwing Kris the crack of dawn in attack mode. Next I special summon blackwing bora the spear. I set 1 card face down and play the spell twin twisters to destroy one of your sets and my set."
The 2 sets were destroyed. They were dig of destiny and mirror force.
"Because my dig of destiny was destroyed and I sent one with my twin twisters I draw 2 cards. Then I set one more card and play the continuous spell black whirlwind. Then I attack."
"Set monster effect activation. Morphing jar. We discard our cards and draw 5 new. Also trap cards activation. 3 solemn wishes. I gain 1500 LP for drawing. (Granel LP 9500)."
"But don't forget that my bora does piercing damage. So you lose 1100 LP" (Granel LP 8400). "Now Kris direct attack."
"Trap activation initiating. Draining shield. Gain life points equal to Kris attack." (Granel LP 10300)
"Darn. I end my turn with 3 face downs."
"Turn start." (Granel LP 11800) " Summoning monster. Reborn tengu. Activation of genex ally birdman in hand. Return tengu to hand. Special summoning birdman. Tengu effect activation. Summoning tengu from deck. Tuning birdman to tengu."
"WHAT?! You can use synchros? I thought you were a synchro killer."
"Synchro summoning ancient sacred wyvern. Wyvern effect. She gains the difference between our LP as ATK! Total ATK power; 5900! Spell card cold wave activated. No spell or traps until my next turn. Wyvern attacks Kris the crack of dawn. Fire!" granel said firing a ray at Sonic at the same time Kris was destroyed by wyvern"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" (Sonic LP 4000)
"Sonic! Are you ok?" Amy asked worried
"I'm just getting started baby." He said getting up. It was like Amy was giving the power to take the real pain.
"Wyvern attack rises to 9900! Turn end."
"My turn. Draw . I set a monster. I end my turn."
"Turn start." (Granel LP 13300 Wyvern attack 11400) "Wyvern attacks set monster."
"My set monster is blackwing gladius the midnight sun. it can't be destroyed in battle once."
"Turn end."
"My turn. Yes! I can end this. I activate enemy controller. I tribute bora to take your wyvern for me for a turn."
"But Sonic. Wyvern's effect will backfire on you. This monster loses power because you have less LP."
"No it won't Ames. I activate the reverse trap. Any change in my monster's power is reversed. Weakening powers up now. I summon blackwing shura the blue flame and special summon gale the whirlwind. Monsters end it!"
"Trap activation. Rebellion. Wyvern returns to me."
"No it won't I play the trap icarrus attack. I destroy gladius to destroy my set and Wyvern. My set though was trojan attack. When a monster is destroyed and at the same time this card is sent to the graveyard, I can deal in the end phase damage to my opponent equal to that monster's current attack power."
"Destroying Wyvern triggered Meklord Emperor Granel's effect. Special Summoning Granel. Granel has half my LP as Atk power. So 6650."
"I set a card and end my turn. Now taste your own medicine."
"ZZZT… Huge damage applied." (Granel LP 1900 ATK 950) "Turn start. Draw card. (Granel LP 3400 ATK 1700) "Activating spell. Forced summoning. If my opponent has a tuner and a non tuner then a synchro summoning must be initiated."
"Oh no!" Sonic said scared.
"gale and shura create armor master. Initiating synchro Draining."
"Nooo" Amy shouted.
Armor master was drained and granel's atk grew to 4200.
"Use of human words again… adios! Attacking directily!"
"Trap activated!" Sonic shouted.
An explosion took place.
"Sonic NOOO!" Amy screamed in horror
But Sonic appeared through the smoke with the black-winged dragon on his side.
"HOW?!" Granel screeched
"I played the trap synchro gambling. Since a synchro monster was removed from my field I can special summon a synchro monster from my extra deck by paying its attack points as damage." (Sonic LP 1200) "Then I roll a six sided dice. If I roll a 1,3 or 5 your monster is destroyed and you take damage equal to its attack points. If I roll a 2,4 or 6 my monster is destroyed and I take damage equal to its attack points."
"Sonic why are you betting on luck?!" Amy asked him worried.
"Amy. It is not luck. I WILL roll what I need. Because you are my destiny. And it means that I will win this game of luck." Sonic told her smiling. Then he put his hand in his pocket and took out a six-sided dice. Then he rolled it. Amy looked at it spinning with her heart beating like a drum from her being worried. The dice stopped spinning and landed on…. a 5!"
"IMPOSSIBLE!" Granel screeched again while exploding since he and the granel he summoned were one and the same. Sonic jumped back and threw Amy on the ground to help her take cover from the debris. They looked soon after this to granel's side and all they saw was just his dead robot body.
"You… you did it!" Amy screamed while tearing up from happiness and embraced Sonic very hard.
"I told you my love. You are my destiny." Sonic whispered her.
Amy immediately started kissing him very hard. At the moment they broke their kiss evelyn came inside.
"Is the coast clear?" She asked
"Yup. Granel is dead." Sonic announced showing the debris.
"Thank god. Our mission was a success. I must be going now."
"Wait. Where are you going?" they asked her.
"I have to keep track of the machines and fight them off. You 2 stay here and recover."
"Are you sure?" Amy asked her.
"Absolutely. Take these." She said while giving them some money.
"No we can't accept that." Sonic tried to give the money back to her but she was already at the door.
"And make sure you enjoy your little honeymoon loverbirds. Or actually.. loverhedgehogs. She said smiling and left.
Sonic and Amy decided that she was right and they needed some time off. So they went to the closest hotel and paid for 3 days. They went to their room and the same night they sat at the balcony looking at the stars and dreaming their future.
