Chp 10: Time to Train
Big's Lab
The lab was now bustling with life as the six occupants sat at the dinning room table. There was Endigo, Knuckles, Shadow, Big, Lecko, and the newest addition, Mighty.
"I can't believe that this Mighty wasn't taken by the Generals." Knuckles chuckled. "I mean, Big, yeah, that wasn't a surprise since Endigo never came in contact with him, but you and Mighty teamed up."
"You're wrong about that." Endigo interrupted." I came into contact with the new Mighty, Lock. If I had gone back in time, I would have told Gerald about Lock, not Mighty."
"It doesn't matter how, not anymore." Shadow spoke. "All that matters is that we have another member on the team now." they could sense the mistrust in the hedgehog's voice. He had suffered a lot of losses at Lock's hands.
"Whatever the case, can we get back to bed?" Lecko yawned as he finished this statement. The group went back to bed, except for Mighty and Big, who were wide awake.
Big's Lab
The next morning, everyone gathered around the breakfast table and filled up on hotcakes, eggs, sausage, biscuits, muffins, and everything else Big could find for his new friends. When they where finished, Mighty helped take the dishes into the kitchen. Soon, Big began.
"I've spent the entire night trying to analyze all of the data that Lecko gave me and it has shown me one thing. If you tried to attack the Altera Base right now, you would be destroyed."
"WHAT!!!" the trio shouted in unison.
"Please don't shout so much." the cat asked, uncovering his ears. I say this because of the way you were beaten so easily by the General versions of yourselves. You see, even some of my simpler traps used by the Grand Design members give those Generals more trouble than you three did."
"But we took out Sonic and Espio with ease!" the echidna shouted.
"That's because you caught them off guard. If you fought them now, they would probably mop the floor with you guys. In fact, I'd bet my freedom that if any of you fought Mighty, he would kick your butt."
"Fine" Endigo said turning his icy eyes towards the armadillo. "I challenge you to a fight in a half an hour." the fox got up from his seat and went to practice.
Training Room
Endigo let out one last flurry of attacks on the punching bag in front of him, causing it to break it open. As he wiped the sweat from his forehead, the others walked in. The fox flew to the arena in the center of the room and waited.
"Are you sure you want to do this, buddy?" the armadillo asked one last time.
"Positive." Endigo replied, the anger in his voice obvious. Mighty shook his head, but he entered the ring.
Knuckles stepped forth and raised his hand into the air. "Endigo vs. Mighty! Ready, Begin!" the echidna kicked back just as the fox lunged at his opponent. They began to go at each other, but for every hit, there was a block.
Endigo was the first to try anything unique. He wrapped his twin tails around Mighty's waist and launched them both into the air. When he reached the peak of the jump, he turned into a dive and held the armadillo's head out so it would hit first. They were about to hit, but Mighty flipped back and wrapped his legs around his captor's head. Within a few seconds, Endigo had been slammed into the slate floor.
As he struggled to his feet, he tried to figure out where he had gotten such power. Mighty had never been able to do this before. 'Could this dimension really have stronger warriors?' Mighty was about to attack again, but the fox held up his hand.
"We don't need to fight anymore. No matter what the outcome is, I realize now that I'm not ready to fight my alternate and neither are Shadow and Knuckles. We need to train."
Big smiled and said, "Shall we begin?"
Next: The Chaos Factor
Big's Lab
The lab was now bustling with life as the six occupants sat at the dinning room table. There was Endigo, Knuckles, Shadow, Big, Lecko, and the newest addition, Mighty.
"I can't believe that this Mighty wasn't taken by the Generals." Knuckles chuckled. "I mean, Big, yeah, that wasn't a surprise since Endigo never came in contact with him, but you and Mighty teamed up."
"You're wrong about that." Endigo interrupted." I came into contact with the new Mighty, Lock. If I had gone back in time, I would have told Gerald about Lock, not Mighty."
"It doesn't matter how, not anymore." Shadow spoke. "All that matters is that we have another member on the team now." they could sense the mistrust in the hedgehog's voice. He had suffered a lot of losses at Lock's hands.
"Whatever the case, can we get back to bed?" Lecko yawned as he finished this statement. The group went back to bed, except for Mighty and Big, who were wide awake.
Big's Lab
The next morning, everyone gathered around the breakfast table and filled up on hotcakes, eggs, sausage, biscuits, muffins, and everything else Big could find for his new friends. When they where finished, Mighty helped take the dishes into the kitchen. Soon, Big began.
"I've spent the entire night trying to analyze all of the data that Lecko gave me and it has shown me one thing. If you tried to attack the Altera Base right now, you would be destroyed."
"WHAT!!!" the trio shouted in unison.
"Please don't shout so much." the cat asked, uncovering his ears. I say this because of the way you were beaten so easily by the General versions of yourselves. You see, even some of my simpler traps used by the Grand Design members give those Generals more trouble than you three did."
"But we took out Sonic and Espio with ease!" the echidna shouted.
"That's because you caught them off guard. If you fought them now, they would probably mop the floor with you guys. In fact, I'd bet my freedom that if any of you fought Mighty, he would kick your butt."
"Fine" Endigo said turning his icy eyes towards the armadillo. "I challenge you to a fight in a half an hour." the fox got up from his seat and went to practice.
Training Room
Endigo let out one last flurry of attacks on the punching bag in front of him, causing it to break it open. As he wiped the sweat from his forehead, the others walked in. The fox flew to the arena in the center of the room and waited.
"Are you sure you want to do this, buddy?" the armadillo asked one last time.
"Positive." Endigo replied, the anger in his voice obvious. Mighty shook his head, but he entered the ring.
Knuckles stepped forth and raised his hand into the air. "Endigo vs. Mighty! Ready, Begin!" the echidna kicked back just as the fox lunged at his opponent. They began to go at each other, but for every hit, there was a block.
Endigo was the first to try anything unique. He wrapped his twin tails around Mighty's waist and launched them both into the air. When he reached the peak of the jump, he turned into a dive and held the armadillo's head out so it would hit first. They were about to hit, but Mighty flipped back and wrapped his legs around his captor's head. Within a few seconds, Endigo had been slammed into the slate floor.
As he struggled to his feet, he tried to figure out where he had gotten such power. Mighty had never been able to do this before. 'Could this dimension really have stronger warriors?' Mighty was about to attack again, but the fox held up his hand.
"We don't need to fight anymore. No matter what the outcome is, I realize now that I'm not ready to fight my alternate and neither are Shadow and Knuckles. We need to train."
Big smiled and said, "Shall we begin?"
Next: The Chaos Factor