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TWO TRIBES
BY MASTER HUNTER
Chapter 5 - The New threat
"Do it Manic", said Ruby
"I can't. He's my hero and I don't want Amy hating me", said Manic
"You had no problems before. If Amy hadn't saved his life…" said Ruby
"Grandma I'm sorry. Can't I just wait until Eggman returns", said Manic
"It pains me to say this Manic but if you cannot put your feelings aside you cannot be a GASH graduate", said Ruby, "What matters more, his life, your sisters love or your commitment to our cause"
Sonic felt weak but heard everything. He tried to moves his arms only to find them chained to the wall. Sonic groaned out loud.
"Damn he's awake", said Ruby, "Quickly do it before he regains his strength"
Manic gulped and grasped his hammer tightly.
"MANIC! Don't be a fool. Eggman is going to destroy Station Square with his new weapon. We need Sonic to stop him", screamed Amy.
"We do not care about the lives of normal people, we do what we are paid to do", said Ruby, "Do your job"
"Manic do you want innocent people to die? Do you want to be Eggman's slave? That's what will happen if you don't let Sonic go let alone kill him", said Amy.
"Do what you feel is right Manic", said Sonic weakly
Manic froze before smashing his hammer into Sonic's binds. The chains that held Sonic were now broken.
"Go Sonic. Try to take down Eggman. But know this, the next time we meet I'll be protecting Eggman", said Manic.
"You're not making sense child", said Ruby.
"He deserves and honest chance to defeat Eggman. I am not going to turn my back on GASH, but I will not kill someone who can't fight back", said Manic.
Ruby ran in front of Sonic and prepared to strike him down. Sonic skidded to a halt as Manic dashed in front and held back Ruby's hammer with his own. Sweat dropped down from Manic's brow as he held back his grandmother. She was surprisingly strong.
"Leave him be Grandmother. It's the honourable thing to do", said Manic angrily.
"Honour means nothing to us. We are assassins. Trivial things like that stop us from doing our job", said Ruby
"Well do it for the thrill of the hunt. Now we can track him down and stop him", said Manic
"This is not about fun, it's about doing what our client wants", said Ruby
Sonic meanwhile slid past the dueling hammer wielding hedgehogs, leading the Petals and the Detectives out of GASH HQ. Outside the rest of the Heroes and Rogues were exploring the jungle area in search of Sonic. Tails jumped for joy and grabbed onto Sonic as soon as he could.
"Sonic! You're OK!" said Tails.
"Come on Little Buddy. Do you think those losers could hold me?" asked Sonic smiling.
"That's not how I saw it", said Amy, "As I see it you owe Manic big time"
"You're right. But now we have more important matter to take care of. Eggman's heading to Station Square to destroy it with his latest weapon", said Sonic.
"He's rebuilt the Egg Gorilla. It's stronger, faster, and more powerful than before. We didn't stand a chance", said Espio.
"That could just mean you suck", said Shadow.
"Or it could mean we should be cautious and prepare our trump card first", said Sonic.
"The Emeralds? Again?" said Rouge moaning.
"Right Heroes and Rogues will go for the Emeralds while the Petals and the Detectives keep Eggman busy", said Sonic, "Any objections"
"What about the Brotherhood? We can hardly let them fight GASH alone", said Shadow.
"The Brotherhood can hold their own against GASH. Besides they will probably be after us anyway", said Sonic.
"In any case we shouldn't be standing here doing nothing", said Amy.
"She's right. Time to get moving", said Sonic
"Shadow sweetie, you couldn't warp us all to Station Square first could you?" asked Amy.
Shadow sighed and softly nodded his head. The gang held each other's hand in a circle with Shadow and Sonic together holding the one Emerald they had.
"CHAOS CONTROL!" shouted Sonic and Shadow together.
The 12 heroes arrived a second later in the heart of Station Square. Nothing had changed, it would be wrong to say it was quiet but there was no sign of any disturbance.
"Great looks like we got here first. Good luck guys. It shouldn't take us that long to find the emeralds again. We've done it plenty of times before", said Sonic.
"Just go, we can take care of Eggman", said Amy
Just then there was an explosion and in front of them appeared The Egg Gorilla Mark II
"Speak of the devil", said Sonic
"ARGH! You little pests are here already. Why hasn't GASH finished you off Hedgehog", said Eggman in frustration
"What can I say? I die hard", said Sonic
"Well Whatever Hedgehog, I will not be defeated again", said Eggman.
"That thing is much bigger than last time. Are you sure we shouldn't be fighting with them?" asked Knuckles.
"No, it'll take all six of us to get those emeralds quickly enough", said Sonic.
"Well what are we waiting for, there's no time for games", said Shadow.
Shadow dragged the Rogues to the Sonic Heroes and warped the six away from the arena.
"Where did they go?" asked Eggman, "Searching for the Emeralds I presume. They won't make it in time. ARGH! What the?"
Eggman looked over to the right arm and found that Amy had struck at the joint forcing the Egg Gorilla to fall to its side. The other five heroes attacked the cockpit and managed to do some damage. The Egg Gorilla recovered and flew to the opposite wall. Hanging off the Edge he called out to the six fighters.
"A lucky hit. Let's see if you can hit me again", said Eggman.
Meanwhile, while the Petals and Detectives fought the Egg Gorilla and the Rogues and Heroes collected the Emeralds, The Brotherhood and Wine met up on the desert plains, just like they planned. Raine threw Air towards Wine who untied him.
"As agreed. Now let's not waste anymore time", said Raine
"Hold on we're not all here yet", said Wine
"Four versus two doesn't really seem fair Raine. Perhaps we should wait", said Sephie
"It's their fault for not being here on time. I'm sick of waiting, they want a fight what the hell are we waiting for", said Nite
Just then the rest of GASH appeared.
"Great, now we can't start fighting", said Raine.
"No we have more important matters to intend to. Manic let Sonic go and now he's going to fight a client. Wine, Air our new objective is to stop Sonic once and for all", said Ruby
"Manic let him go? Why?" said Air
"That isn't important. Everyone to Station Square now", said Ruby.
"What about our fight? You can't back down now", said Raine.
"Sorry, Duty calls. Don't worry we'll fight someday", said Ruby.
GASH ran off towards Station Square.
"Well now what?" asked Angel Storm
"Sonic and Shadow could be in trouble. It's up to us to help them", said Sephie
"But they abandoned us", said Nite.
"Who really cares? I want a fight, and if they won't give us one we'll take down the big prize. We'll fight Eggman", said Raine.
"Yeah! I like that idea", said Nite.
"Fine with me", said Angel Storm.
The Brotherhood then set off towards Station Square.
Meanwhile during the Emerald hunt, The Rogues were busy searching for an Emerald when Rouge suddenly spoke
"Shadow do you remember what happened to Emerl?" asked Rouge.
"Yeah he went nuts and Sonic had to destroy him, why?" asked Shadow.
"Can you remember what made him go nuts?" asked Rouge.
"Once he had absorbed all seven chaos emeralds power he was all set to live his own life. Then Eggman fired that huge cannon and the shear destructive power reset his programming", said Shadow.
"So we have another Gizoid model, highly intelligent meaning she probably gathered the emeralds and absorbed their power. Probably on her way now towards Station Square, chasing GASH who are chasing Sonic who's fighting Eggman's latest powerful machine", said Rouge.
"Where are you going with this?" asked Shadow.
"I think she's worried that with the destructive power of The Egg Gorilla Mark II, Sephie may go nuts like Emerl did", said Omega.
"I see. Now I'm worried. We should held back as soon as possible", said Shadow
Meanwhile back in Station Square the Egg Gorilla Mark II was sparking and on its last legs. The combined Strength of the Rose Petals and the Chaotix Detectives proved too much for the machine. It still had some strength left and its weapons still left a scar on the city. The six fighters were starting to feel the burn too as they had used so much energy fighting the machine.
The Egg Gorilla Mark II made one last jump into the air while charging its huge lasers. Both teams separated and went into their fly formations. Charmy and Cream thunder shot Epsio and Amy towards the arms of the Egg Gorilla Mark II, which was hanging in the air as it held a steel girder. The laser fired straight at the remained of the two teams while Amy and Epsio smashed the joints of the arms. The Egg Gorilla Mark II fell to the ground as the remained of the two teams dodged the laser blast. All six fighters attacked the cockpit simultaneously and the Egg Gorilla Mark II exploded.
"See we don't need Sonic", said Amy.
"Do you really think that's it little girl", said Eggman
The broken down Egg Gorilla Mark II started to ascend into the air as a huge shadow appeared from another part of the city. It was a least as high as the tallest building in Station Square and as wide as a city block. It sort of looked like Eggman once the Egg Gorilla Mark II joined up with the Giant Machine. Eggman laughed.
"You pest are nothing more than ants to this, my Egg Giant Mark II", said Eggman.
The six fighters gulped, unsure of how to fight that machine.
"That was just a warm up. Let the main event begin", said Eggman.
To make matters worse, GASH had just arrived to protect Eggman.
"Do not worry Dr. Robotnik. We will protect you. Hey where's Sonic?" asked Ruby.
"He left to find the Chaos Emeralds", said Amy
"Protect me? Have you seen this incredible war machine?" said Eggman
Suddenly two golden lights appeared in the sky.
"Another machine? You just don't know when to quit do you?" asked Super Sonic standing next to Super Shadow.
"How Pathetic. Apocalypse looked much stronger than that thing", said Super Shadow.
"Oh well, I suppose this will be another one to add to my tally", said Super Sonic.
The Brotherhood has arrived just in time to see the Super Hedgehogs.
"Hell yeah! Nothing can beat an Ultimate Lifeform in their super forms let alone two", said Nite.
"Aw man! They get to use their Super forms. I would've loved to have shown them my ultimate power", said Raine.
"Looks like they didn't need us after all", said Sephie.
"What now Ruby? You can't honestly suggest we go after a Super Hedgehog? He'd tear us apart", said Manic
Ruby panicked
"Erm I don't know", said Ruby
"Bah, you six take care of his friends. I'll can hold back these two pests long enough to exhaust their super form but that will leave me open to attack from the rest", said Eggman.
"Understood Sir. Ok you heard him", said Ruby
"What? There's only six of us and 1..2..3……..14 of them", said Air counting his opponents.
"Enough talk, more fighting", said Amy
The Rose Petals, The Chaotix Detectives, The Brotherhood, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge and Omega all dashed straight for GASH who held defensive poses waiting for them to strike. Epsio led the Chaotix towards Emerald, Cream and Big went straight for Diamond, Amy Tails and Knuckles headed straight towards Manic while Rouge and Omega fought Ruby. The brotherhood shared their fight with the remained two GASH members.
Above them Super Sonic and Super Shadow dashed towards The Egg Giant Mark II to begin the fight to save Station Square.