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Chapter 3: The Plan Takes Effect
Diablo sat down, laughing, "You're going to hate each others' guts when I'm done with you!"
Looking through a small screen-like portal, he watched as it changed from a swirling vortex into a clear scene of Anthony's house in Mobotropolis.
"The weakness in you will bring out your dark sides!" he hissed, and raised a bony finger.
The scene changed, and showed Anthony comforting Amy after another nightmare.
"It's okay, Amy. I won't let any harm get to you, in any way!"
Suddenly, he sensed a strange presence in the room, and looked around.
Amy looked up, "What is it?"
"I think we've got an intruder!"
Amy's voice came from the wall, "You are correct!"
Anthony turned around, and saw Amy's painting which he had hung had come alive, and was talking to them!
"No need to fear me, my friend!" it spoke in Amy's voice, "I am but here to warn you!"
"Diablo! I should've known!"
"I am not your foe, but your friend! I came to warn you that Master Link is coming here, and he is trying to extract revenge on you for killing Shifter!"
"Why should I believe you? For all I know, it could've been you who brought him into this world!"
"You have to believe me! He's got Packbell on his side now!"
"Packbell would never ally himself with a human! It's not in his nature!"
Diablo/Amy opened his mouth, "Uh-oh!"
Anthony pulled the painting of the wall, and tore it in half.
The real Amy screamed behind him, and he immediately turned to look.
Amy was looking at her body, which was fading away fast, "Anthony, help me!"
He stood, terrified, "Amy! Concentrate!"
"I can't! Something is..."
Anthony stood in shock, looking at the spot where Amy was, fuming.
Mary Rose ran in, "What happened? Where's Amy?"
"Call the heroes council!" he said through gritted teeth, "We've got an emergency!"
Mary nodded and ran out, terrified herself from Anthony's behavior.
Anthony looked at the mirror, "Why?"
It's not a coincidence that Diablo only showed up where Master Link was!
If he had not been there, Amy would have still been here!
In rage, he punched the mirror, shattering it.
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"Master Link, we have clearance to land in Mobotropolis!"
"Good! All hands on deck! We're ready to land!"
A bright flash appeared in the middle of the room, and a small hedgehog with a skirt fell out.
"Where am I?" she said, terrified.
Master Link got up when he recognized her, "Amy? Amy Rose?"
"How do you know my name?" she said, backing up.
She bumped into Kuno, who looked down at her silently.
"Okay, how in the world did you end up here anyway?" asked Master Link.
"The last thing I remembered was Anthony talking to a possessed painting, then I felt myself getting light..."
"Well, maybe your new lightness allowed you to fly all the way up here!" said Vegeta sarcastically.
"Wait a minute..." said Amy, "If Vegeta is here, on a flying ship, with a number of people I've never seen before, and seems to recognize them all...then..."
Her jaw dropped, "You're Master Link!" she pointed at Master Link.
"Very observant. I take it that Anthony has talked about me then..."
"Oh, my god!" she shrieked, "I'm going to die!"
She fell down, sobbing.
Everybody gathered around in a circle around her, and Master Link broke through, "Nobody here intends on killing you! You're safe!"
She jumped up and attacked him, catching him off guard.
He fell back, and she ran out of the deck, and down the stairs.
"God damn!" shouted Master Link, chuckling.
"Reminds you of your childhood?" asked Gilder.
"Far from it..." replied Master Link sternly, "Vegeta, she seems to know you! Go after her and try talking some sense into her!"
"I don't even know her!"
"JUST DO IT!"
Vegeta nodded and ran after her.
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"Gamemaster!" said a guard, "A flying ship as the one you have described is docking now as we speak!"
He looked up from the meeting table, "Keep them from getting off and taking off! I'm heading there immediately!"
"Aye, sir!" said the guard, pulling out the radio and talking to the airport guards.
"This is our cue. Let's go!" Anthony and the rest of the council got up and walked out.
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Diablo appeared on deck, "Master Link, it looks like Anthony is preparing the welcome troops for you! He's heading here, and he's pretty mad!"
"Is that so?" said Master Link, "Nobody but nobody can break through the ship's hull! I'd love to see them try!"
Anthony and the Council appeared behind him, "Oh, they're already here!" said Diablo, "My exit!"
"Master Link, we meet again!" said Anthony.
"Nice welcome! Is that how you greet all outlanders?"
"Hardly, with a few exceptions. I take it you've come for your revenge?"
"And so have you, haven't you?"
"Where's Amy?" demanded Anthony.
"What is she to you?"
"More than you and your entire crew! I can order the elites to bombard your ship to the floor!"
"Try it! This ship is immune to anything that can break in from the outside!"
"We're here, aren't we?"
"Teleportation, huh?" said Master Link, unimpressed.
"Hand over Amy, and leave this place!"
"No!"
"Why's that?" said Sonic, "You're willing to risk your life and the lives of your crew?"
"He forgot to say please!"
Anthony grabbed Master Link be the throat and slammed his head into the controls, smashing them up, "Tell them to bring her up!"
Master Link got back up, and the wounds on his head disappeared.
Anthony was furious, and so was Master Link.
They looked at each other, tension and rage increasing by the second.
"Uh, guys! They could destroy the entire ship!" said Megaman, "I say we get out!"
Gilder and Kuno ran out, "Good idea, blue boy!"
Everybody ran out, except for Master Link and Anthony, who were both eying each other as they circled around, trying to size up one another.
Anthony used his paralysis, and froze Master Link in place, "Serves you right for your actions!"
He turned around and walked toward the door when he heard a shattering sound.
Turning around, he saw Master Link had completely freed himself from the paralysis state, and was glowing with white energy that turned silver.
"This calls for some drastic measures!" said Anthony, activating his armor...
...
...
...which turned black.
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"Yes, yes!" shouted Diablo, "My plan worked well! Now, I should go to phase two!"
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Below deck, Vegeta was running after Amy, who was crawling through pipes and tight spaces that Vegeta could not reach.
"I'm sick and tired of your tricks, kid!"
Suddenly, she ran back and jumped on him, frightened of something.
Vegeta looked at where she was, and his eyes widened, "Oh, no!"
He ran out in super speed as the flames closed in on him.
Vegeta jumped out the open door just as the flames blasted out of it.
In front of everybody, the ultimate flying ship was falling apart!
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Well, this marks the end of the chapter!
Chapter 3: The Plan Takes Effect
Diablo sat down, laughing, "You're going to hate each others' guts when I'm done with you!"
Looking through a small screen-like portal, he watched as it changed from a swirling vortex into a clear scene of Anthony's house in Mobotropolis.
"The weakness in you will bring out your dark sides!" he hissed, and raised a bony finger.
The scene changed, and showed Anthony comforting Amy after another nightmare.
"It's okay, Amy. I won't let any harm get to you, in any way!"
Suddenly, he sensed a strange presence in the room, and looked around.
Amy looked up, "What is it?"
"I think we've got an intruder!"
Amy's voice came from the wall, "You are correct!"
Anthony turned around, and saw Amy's painting which he had hung had come alive, and was talking to them!
"No need to fear me, my friend!" it spoke in Amy's voice, "I am but here to warn you!"
"Diablo! I should've known!"
"I am not your foe, but your friend! I came to warn you that Master Link is coming here, and he is trying to extract revenge on you for killing Shifter!"
"Why should I believe you? For all I know, it could've been you who brought him into this world!"
"You have to believe me! He's got Packbell on his side now!"
"Packbell would never ally himself with a human! It's not in his nature!"
Diablo/Amy opened his mouth, "Uh-oh!"
Anthony pulled the painting of the wall, and tore it in half.
The real Amy screamed behind him, and he immediately turned to look.
Amy was looking at her body, which was fading away fast, "Anthony, help me!"
He stood, terrified, "Amy! Concentrate!"
"I can't! Something is..."
Anthony stood in shock, looking at the spot where Amy was, fuming.
Mary Rose ran in, "What happened? Where's Amy?"
"Call the heroes council!" he said through gritted teeth, "We've got an emergency!"
Mary nodded and ran out, terrified herself from Anthony's behavior.
Anthony looked at the mirror, "Why?"
It's not a coincidence that Diablo only showed up where Master Link was!
If he had not been there, Amy would have still been here!
In rage, he punched the mirror, shattering it.
------------------------------------------------------------
"Master Link, we have clearance to land in Mobotropolis!"
"Good! All hands on deck! We're ready to land!"
A bright flash appeared in the middle of the room, and a small hedgehog with a skirt fell out.
"Where am I?" she said, terrified.
Master Link got up when he recognized her, "Amy? Amy Rose?"
"How do you know my name?" she said, backing up.
She bumped into Kuno, who looked down at her silently.
"Okay, how in the world did you end up here anyway?" asked Master Link.
"The last thing I remembered was Anthony talking to a possessed painting, then I felt myself getting light..."
"Well, maybe your new lightness allowed you to fly all the way up here!" said Vegeta sarcastically.
"Wait a minute..." said Amy, "If Vegeta is here, on a flying ship, with a number of people I've never seen before, and seems to recognize them all...then..."
Her jaw dropped, "You're Master Link!" she pointed at Master Link.
"Very observant. I take it that Anthony has talked about me then..."
"Oh, my god!" she shrieked, "I'm going to die!"
She fell down, sobbing.
Everybody gathered around in a circle around her, and Master Link broke through, "Nobody here intends on killing you! You're safe!"
She jumped up and attacked him, catching him off guard.
He fell back, and she ran out of the deck, and down the stairs.
"God damn!" shouted Master Link, chuckling.
"Reminds you of your childhood?" asked Gilder.
"Far from it..." replied Master Link sternly, "Vegeta, she seems to know you! Go after her and try talking some sense into her!"
"I don't even know her!"
"JUST DO IT!"
Vegeta nodded and ran after her.
------------------------------------------------------------
"Gamemaster!" said a guard, "A flying ship as the one you have described is docking now as we speak!"
He looked up from the meeting table, "Keep them from getting off and taking off! I'm heading there immediately!"
"Aye, sir!" said the guard, pulling out the radio and talking to the airport guards.
"This is our cue. Let's go!" Anthony and the rest of the council got up and walked out.
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Diablo appeared on deck, "Master Link, it looks like Anthony is preparing the welcome troops for you! He's heading here, and he's pretty mad!"
"Is that so?" said Master Link, "Nobody but nobody can break through the ship's hull! I'd love to see them try!"
Anthony and the Council appeared behind him, "Oh, they're already here!" said Diablo, "My exit!"
"Master Link, we meet again!" said Anthony.
"Nice welcome! Is that how you greet all outlanders?"
"Hardly, with a few exceptions. I take it you've come for your revenge?"
"And so have you, haven't you?"
"Where's Amy?" demanded Anthony.
"What is she to you?"
"More than you and your entire crew! I can order the elites to bombard your ship to the floor!"
"Try it! This ship is immune to anything that can break in from the outside!"
"We're here, aren't we?"
"Teleportation, huh?" said Master Link, unimpressed.
"Hand over Amy, and leave this place!"
"No!"
"Why's that?" said Sonic, "You're willing to risk your life and the lives of your crew?"
"He forgot to say please!"
Anthony grabbed Master Link be the throat and slammed his head into the controls, smashing them up, "Tell them to bring her up!"
Master Link got back up, and the wounds on his head disappeared.
Anthony was furious, and so was Master Link.
They looked at each other, tension and rage increasing by the second.
"Uh, guys! They could destroy the entire ship!" said Megaman, "I say we get out!"
Gilder and Kuno ran out, "Good idea, blue boy!"
Everybody ran out, except for Master Link and Anthony, who were both eying each other as they circled around, trying to size up one another.
Anthony used his paralysis, and froze Master Link in place, "Serves you right for your actions!"
He turned around and walked toward the door when he heard a shattering sound.
Turning around, he saw Master Link had completely freed himself from the paralysis state, and was glowing with white energy that turned silver.
"This calls for some drastic measures!" said Anthony, activating his armor...
...
...
...which turned black.
------------------------------------------------------------
"Yes, yes!" shouted Diablo, "My plan worked well! Now, I should go to phase two!"
------------------------------------------------------------
Below deck, Vegeta was running after Amy, who was crawling through pipes and tight spaces that Vegeta could not reach.
"I'm sick and tired of your tricks, kid!"
Suddenly, she ran back and jumped on him, frightened of something.
Vegeta looked at where she was, and his eyes widened, "Oh, no!"
He ran out in super speed as the flames closed in on him.
Vegeta jumped out the open door just as the flames blasted out of it.
In front of everybody, the ultimate flying ship was falling apart!
------------------------------------------------------------
Well, this marks the end of the chapter!