When Worlds Collide

A Tenchi Muyo/Sonic the Hedgehog Crossover

By Ashura Hedgehog

Chapter 5: Battle at the Shrine

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Do I NEED to repeat it?

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'Why, Ryoko?' Sasami thought 'Why have you gone bad again?'
For the past 5, no, 10 minutes, Metal Ryoko has been tearing her
friends to shreds. Metal Sonic was the first to fall. He rushed in,
hacked and slashed at nothing but air, then busted into spare parts.
Nagi was next, rendered unconscious by one blow to the head.

[Who's next?] she said as she held her last victim, Washu, by
her shirt collar. Tenchi stepped up.

"Ryoko, you know I'm going to regret attacking you. Please,
don't make this hard on me." Tenchi pleaded. "Don't make me attack
you."

[HA! Don't make me laugh!] Metal Ryoko said [I've finally
opened up my eyes. You never loved me, Tenchi.] She activated her light
saber. [You don't care about me, Ayeka, NOBODY!]

"That's not true!" Tenchi said "I....I...." He turned to the
other girls.

"Say what you have to say, Lord-Tenchi." Ayeka said. "Anything
to bring her back." She smiled at him. The others nodded.

"I care about you, Ryoko." Tenchi said "I care about all the
girls. I would never turn my back on any of you."

[LIAR!] Metal Ryoko said, dropping Washu and charging Tenchi.
With quick reflexes only a 17-year-old in danger would use, he blocked
the beam sword with Tenchi-ken's blade. [I'll kill you, then the rest
of the girls along with the pets!]

"I am NOT a pet!" Sonic said, delivering a boot to her head.
Metal-oko reeled back in pain, and Tails pulled Tenchi away as Sonic
landed. "Are you really that afraid of rejection?"

[I....I....]Metal Ryoko studdered.

"You are, aren't you?" Sonic said.

[I....am....not afraid." Metal Ryoko said. Her voice suddenly
went from robotic to normal. [I...am not....afraid of....rejection."

"Did....did you just hear that?!" Mihoshi said

"I don't believe it! Sonic's gotten through to her." Kiyone
said.

"Heh, seems Robotnik's greatest invention has a flaw." Washu
said as Tails helped her up.

"Alright! He did it!" Sasami exclaimed

"You actually think that you have won?!" Robotnik said. "Sure,
she may have a flaw, but I can fix it!" He pulled out a remote control
from his pocket. "Now we FIX the problem!"

"Eggman, DON'T!" Tails yelled. Too late. Robotnik pushed the
sole button on the machine. The heros watched in horror as Ryoko
lost her human personality and regained her robotic self.

"Damn you, Eggman!" Sonic shouted as Robotnik left, laughing
the whole time. Then the speedster looked at Ryoko, whose eyes were
glowing blood red.

[You actually thought you can beat me by feelings?] Metal Ryoko
said. [You are stupid.] She rams the hedgehog at point blank range,
sending him into the group. [I could finish you now, but I got an old
coot to send to the grave. Toodles!] With that, she flew off from the
battle site.

"An old coot?" Tails said "Who here has an old man here?"

"Oh, no! She's going after Grandpa!" Tenchi said.

"He'll be overwelmed big time!" Washu said. "Ryo-ohki, you
know what to do!" At that, the brown-furred cabbit went airborne and
went into spaceship mode.

"But, what about Nagi and Metal Sonic?" Kiyone asked.

"Leave them!" Sonic said "They're useless now."

"Let's go, guys!" Sasami said. With that, the gang was
teleported inside the ship while Sonic raced after Metal Ryoko.

"I don't get it! Why must Sonic do that?" Ayeka asked

"Heh,heh. Like I said, he's a speed freak!" Tails said.

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As the group left, something happened at the Tokyo Tower. At
the odd-shapeddevice Metal Ryoko knocked away, a small red light
began to glow as a black blob slithered out. It reached the window
Sonic was blasted out of and stretched itself across the city until it
reached the damaged Metal Sonic shell. It entered the robot and
activated the bot.

"Where.....where....where is....the Jurai....?" Its first
words were as it came on.

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At the Masaki Shrine, as Katsuhito continued sweeping the
leaves from the pathway, Metal Ryoko arrived and went into stealth
mode, waiting for the perfect time to strike.

"Ryoko. I know you're here." he said as he stopped sweeping. It
caught Metal Ryoko off-guard.

[? How-how.....] she stuttered.

"You've changed, Ryoko. What happened to you?" he said as he
turned around and found Metal Ryoko standing there as she pulled out
of stealth mode.

[That is none of your concern! I'm here to finish the job I
started 700 years ago!] Metal Ryoko said, activating her light blade.

"Very well, then." Katsuhito said. "Let's do it." He pulled out
his bokken and went into a fighting pose. Ryoko's speed was much more
greater than Katsuhito's, and the old fighter was overwelmed as his
sword was shattered and he was punched into a tree. "Oooooooh...."

[Good bye, Prince Yosho.] Metal-oko said as she prepared to
toss her sword at him.

"Hey, didn't you know it's impolite to attack your elders?" a
voice said. Metal-oko turned and found Sonic standing there.

[AAAAAAAAAARRRGGGH! Can't you ever get lost, you pest?] Metal
Ryoko said in anger.

"If I did, then why am I here?" Sonic said.

[I'm just as curious as to HOW you got here.] Metal Ryoko said.
Katsuhito thought the same thing.

"Heh,heh. With your path of destruction, it was easy to find
you." Sonic said.

[You're very cocky!] Metal Ryoko said. [I'll kill you where you
stand!] She rushed him with incredible speed only to ram into nothing.
Or so she thought, as it turned out it was the shield generated by
the wooden guardians of Ayeka, Azaka and Kamedake. Azaka had red
markings on his body and Kamedake had blue markings on his.

"Y'know, you remind me of a fly on a windshield." Sonic said
He turned to the two guardians. "So.....,who might you two be?"

"We are guardians of Princess Ayeka." Azaka said

"Ayeka. The one with the purple hair?" Sonic said

"The same." Kamedake said. Sonic's eyes bugged out.

"Well, I'm a friend of hers and do you mind helping me out
here, okay?" Sonic said.

"We only take orders from the royal family." Azaka said.

"Then, WHY ARE YOU HELPING ME OUT?!" Sonic said

"Because Prince Yosho asked us to." Kamedake said.

"I'll ask who he is later, now lets kick Metal Ryoko's butt!"
Sonic said. He revved up his Sonic Spin and rammed the robot into a
tree. He went into a fighting pose as the robot stood up. "You're a
knucklehead, ya know that?"

[I'll show you 'knucklehead'!] Metal Ryoko said. Once again,
she flew at Sonic and once again, she rammed into a shield. [Dammit,
I hate you.]

"That's what happens when your friends arrive to save the day."
Sonic said, commenting on the fact that Tenchi and the others had
arrived. Except for Tails and Sasami, they were all in battle outfits.

"Sonic, you okay?" Tails said. Sonic gave him a thumbs up.

[Well, well. The gangs all here.] Metal Ryoko said

"We need a plan." Ayeka said.

"Got one while talking to those logs over there." Sonic said
"Tails, you, Sasami, Washu, Kiyone and Mihoshi get the old man outta
here and stay with him. Me, Tenchi and Ayeka will take on MR."

"Are you sure?" Mihoshi asked "I mean...."

"If it doesn't work, you can shoot me." Sonic said

"We'll hold on to that promise." Kiyone said "Alright, lets
go." As the five takes Katsuhito away, the remaining three prepare for
battle.

"I swear, I promise I WILL bring back your real self!" Tenchi
said under his breath.

'This is odd. Me, helping my rival. But....' Ayeka thought
'No matter what, she is my friend, though I doubt I shall ever admit
it.'

'These are times that I wish I had the Chaos Emeralds. Super
Sonic could be very helpful now!' Sonic thought.

[I hope you have life insurance! Because I'm gonna rack up
the coverage on it!] Metal Ryoko said.

TO BE CONCLUDED....

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In the next installment...

Sasami: I don't believe it! Stop, Ryoko!
Sonic: In the action-packed conclusion to 'When Worlds Collide', its
all out war as Metal Ryoko makes her final stand at one of the
places where it all started!
M. Ryoko: I will end this here and now!
Tenchi: Ryoko, remember who you are!
Sonic: Be prepared for 'The Final Countdown'!
Washu: It's definantly the final battle!

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AUTHOR'S NOTES:

No notes here. What I want to say will be one the final chapter
of this story. Don't worry, those of you who liked this. It will
continue! The next chapter will also answer the question (somewhat)
brought up in the chapter: Who invaded Metal Sonic and what is its
connection to the Jurai? Stay tuned for the final chapter and,
as always, review this story!

TTFN
Ashura Hedgehog