Team Chaos Members

Chris
Yoshi

Fox McCloud

Krystal

Sonic the Hedgehog

Miles "Tails" Prower

Knuckles the Echidna

Rouge the Bat

Amy Rose

Lex Prower

Pyra Mind

Rayoshi

Sheila

Summary: The sequel to Team Chaos. After Leon's defeat the team now how has to deal with the new problems that have been developing in the Yoshi Archipelago. Crossover with Mario, Sonic, Starfox, and my own characters. Rated for violence, death, and some blood. Possible chance that rating may go up.

Disclaimer: All of the characters here belong to Nintendo or Sega. The only Characters I own are Chris, Rayoshi, Niyoshi, Cassandra, Sheila, and Leon. The characters Lex and Pyra are both owned by Lex Prower and are in by his request.

The Path to Peace

Chapter 3: The City of Riches

The following morning...

The team had just woken up and ate a little bit of food in their huts as the sun began to appear from over the horizon. The team armed their weaponry and supplies and met in front of the medicine woman's hut. The went inside as the yellow Yoshi greeted them and escorted them to the room Chris was in. He was laying on a leaf bed and he was reading a book that the medicine woman gave him. Chris closed the book and placed it on the side of his bed as the team came in.

"How are you feeling Chris?" Yoshi asked.

"I'm actually feeling pretty good. This medicine woman definitely knows how to do her job. Her treatments that she has been giving me to relieve the pain in my head are incredible. However, it is still best that I rest for another day before I can go out into the battle." Chris said.

"Well that is good to hear Chris." Amy said.

"Excuse me, but what did you do for his treatment?" Knuckles asked to the medicine woman behind him.

"I just simply fed Chris an herbal remedy that has been used since ancient times. It is actually a special kind of water that is used for such injuries." the medicine Yoshi said.

"How is supposed to work and what makes this water special?" Sheila asked.

"It contains secret minerals that have been used by Yoshis since the beginning of their existence. The minerals immediately go to the place where the injury is by the person's blood stream and instantly relieves the person of the pain. Unfortunately, this water is not the easiest to find and any water on the island is in Imperial territory. Therefore, we have to ration this as much as we can. It is rumored that some of this water is in a secret spot to the north of Gem Lake. However, that is in the city of Zircona and it is still held by Imperial Yoshis." the medicine Yoshi said.

"Well you don't have to worry! We are going to recapture that city for you and then you will be able to access this water and probably any other materials that you need!" Yoshi said.

"That would be great. My thoughts will be with you on your journey today." the medicine Yoshi said.

"Hey team! I may not be with you guys today, but I will be with you in spirit! No matter what happens out there, keep your faith and you will succeed! Now, get going and recapture Zircona for the Othean Yoshis!" Chris said.

"Yes sir! Team Chaos, let's go!" Yoshi said.

The team said their good byes to Chris and the medicine Yoshi as they left the hut and proceeded west. They were walking down a dirt path in the middle of a forest as the sky started changing from orange to blue in color. Nothing strange happened as they would continue to walk down the path for two hours when the city castle came into view. The castle was much taller than any of the other buildings and the city was completely surrounded by a diamond-crusted wall. The team quietly started walking around the wall to find a way to enter the city. when they reached the southern part of the wall, they noticed another path that led to a mine about half a mile away. The team walked over and took notice of the dark cave. Everyone turned the flashlights that were strapped to their guns on and slowly proceeded inside. As they began to get deeper in the mine, they saw a badly bruised red Yoshi run up towards the entrance. The Yoshi instantly stopped in fear that the team was working with the Imperial Yoshis.

"P-Please don't hurt me!" the Yoshi said.

"We are not here to hurt you. We are here to help you. You are a normal Othean Yoshi correct?" Tails asked.

"Yes...as well as many other Othean Yoshis that are being used as slaves for the Imperial Yoshis' mining operation down there. I am part of Othea resistance force and I was captured by the Imperials a few days ago. They sent me to this mine to make me dig for the gems in here. They want to use the riches from these gems to make better weapons and technology and then probably use it to eliminate us normal Otheans once and for all. Worse, many of the Yoshis in there are dying because they don't know how to use the equipment in there properly. We are not used to such advanced technology. I'm lucky that I was able to escape from the guards and I was going to try and find help. Maybe you guys can help us?" the Yoshi said.

"We can take care of this. All you need to do is get out of here and escape back to Othean territory. You are about two hours away from the Othean village that we came from." Yoshi said.

"What will I use for protection?" the Yoshi asked.

Yoshi then pulled out his dragon sword and held it over his head with both hands. A flicker of light came and there were now two swords. However, the copied sword was more real than it was last time Yoshi performed the maneuver. He gave the sword to the red Yoshi.

"I know that you Otheans are well trained in swordsmanship. Use this copied sword to protect you on the way back. It will only work for about two hours before it disappears. Get out of here while we help rescue the other Otheans." Yoshi ordered.

"Yes...thank you..." the red Yoshi said.

The red Yoshi started to run out of the cave as the team continued to proceed further in. They eventually reached a large room where all of the mining was taking place. There were many Othean Yoshis in the mine as well as a few dozen Imperial guards. The Othean Yoshis were either mining, having trouble adjusting to the new technology, or getting beaten by the guards for not doing their jobs. The Imperial Yoshis were easy to identify as they all had armor and the Imperial symbol on the chest plates. However, they weren't wearing any armor over their heads. They were also armed with long, Chinese blades. Yoshi and Lex decided to take advantage of the Imperial guards' weakness of no head armor and laid onto the ground. They pulled out their sniper rifles and armed them with silencers. They aimed at the two guards that only wore black armor while the rest wore white armor. They fired one shot a piece and instantly the two guards fell to the floor. Several other guards rushed to the two dead guards to see what happened. Yoshi and Lex saw the advantage and switched their rifles to semi-automatic fire. They fired multiple times and killed the guards that rushed over. The remaining guards rushed to where they thought the shots could have came from as the team already had their weapons ready. The team rushed into the area and started to engage with the other guards. Most of the team members were using hand-to-hand combat so they don't hurt the captured Otheans. Yoshi kept swinging his Dragon sword at two guards and then sliced their armor. He then thrusted his sword into one of the guards and then pulled it out and thrusted into the guard that was coming from behind. The team was able to use the mining equipment to their advantage as the captured Otheans started to escaped from the room. Tails placed an explosive charge on a small transport crane and ordered the team to escape. The team used a quick boost from their jetpacks to get back on the upper level of the room and then ran through the tunnel. As soon as they got out, Tails detonated the charge. The charge exploded and caused the entire mine to collapse on the Imperial guards that were trying to eliminate the team. The Otheans that were captured thanked the team for what they have done. Yoshi told them that they had to get back to the village and to be careful. Fortunately, most of the Yoshis still had their swords with them. They were able to get them back while they made their escape. The Otheans ran away as the team proceeded back to the city of Zircona. The eventually decided to just blow up the wall and Tails placed a charge onto the wall. The team took cover behind the trees and detonated the charge. The charge exploded and after the smoke cleared, there was only a hole that was just large enough for everyone to get through. The team ran through the wall and hid into the shadows. The city's buildings were completely covered in gems and the castle seemed to have been made of pure diamond. The city wasn't very large and it looked like that the only people that lived there were the Imperial guards that must have captured the Otheans for their mining operations.

"Wow...this city is incredible..." Yoshi said.

"It's beautiful..." Sheila said.

"We need to get inside that castle! If we take out the person in charge, then this city should be ours!" Tails said.

The team continued to hide in the shadow's of the buildings as several trucks were leaving the city and going through the gate on the east side. Apparently, it was all of the Imperial soldiers that were transporting the gems to the capitol city. Nothing but silence filled the entire city as the team decided to look around and see if there were any captured Otheans around. The went into the north side of the city and came across a long building that spanned about half a mile. The door was locked by a security code and Tails pulled out a decriptor. He was able to break the code and the team entered the building. There was nothing but many captured Othean Yoshis laying on small cots that the Imperial Yoshis gave them. A blue Yoshi was the only one awake and walked towards the team.

"You guys must be that team that rescued the Otheans in the mine." the Yoshi said.

"Yes we are, but how did you know who we were?" Yoshi asked.

"Apparently, somebody was able to inform everyone here of your activities and they left us locked in this building with only limited supplies. They wanted to get what they found out of here before you guys showed up. The only people in this city now are us and the Imperial Yoshis in the castle. They are making sure that you guys don't ruin their plans to eliminate the remainder of the Othean Yoshis. If you guys are successful in capturing this city, we can take care of it until more Otheans arrive. This city isn't a major one concern to the Imperial leader because he only wanted the treasure here." the Yoshi said.

"Don't worry! We will get this city back for you guys! Make sure that you wake up the rest of these Othean Yoshis and tell them to be ready to watch the city." Yoshi said.

The team left the building and locked the door. Yoshi attached a cable to the security console and changed the security code to where only they could open the doors of the building. The team then entered the castle. The foyer was completely white and it had several pieces of furniture that were decorated with jewels. The team went up the staircase and entered a corridor that was completely made of rubies. Several Imperial guards rushed at the team, but the simply shot them in the head with their guns. The continued through the corridor and made their way into a small room with a tall staircase. They slowly walked up the staircase and kept their guns aimed upward. They shot several soldiers that were waiting on the upper levels of the stairs and some even fell over the rail and fall to the ground. The team eventually reached the top floor and opened the door. The door led outside to a small roof at the top of the castle. It was in the center of the four towers as each one was on the corner of the roof. There were about twenty Imperial guards around the roof and there was a female teal Yoshi standing in the center of the room. She was holding a Chinese sword that was completely made up of diamonds. The sword shined brightly as the sunlight reflected off of the blade. The Yoshi also had medium-length yellow hair and green eyes. She looked like she was in her mid-20s.

"It's about time that you guys arrived. Me and my men have been getting rather impatient. We were starting to think that you guys weren't going to show up. My name is Zira. I am the Imperial ruler of the city of Zircona. I am a sixth-generation ruler of this city. I am the one who is in charge of the collection of gems from the mine. I also make sure that we have the proper amount of slaves to work in our mine. You fools think that you can stop us by destroying that mine. However, we already collected more than we needed to supply our army. The great ruler of Veara will be most pleased with my work. We have heard rumors about a team of agents that eliminated the dark king himself. We originally thought that this was just a story, but now we know that you guys are the real thing. However, you have never fought anyone as good in swordsmanship as us. Imperial Yoshis are the greatest swordsman that have ever existed. We will prove that to you today by destroying you. Get them men!" Zira said.

The guards immediately ran towards the team with their swords while the team broke up and started to fight the guards. Yoshi went straight for Zira and pulled out his sword. The clashing of metal could be heard throughout the entire city as the team had the upper hand in the fight. The team was using hand-to-hand combat and their guns as the guards were being wiped out by gunfire from people around them. Meanwhile, Yoshi and Zira continued to clash swords at each other. Zira swung the sword around her entire body but Yoshi jumped away and then came back and slashed Zira in the back. Zira wasn't phased and slashed Yoshi in the arm. Both had a small amount of blood coming out, but they continued to fight each other. While they were holding each other's swords off, Zira punched Yoshi in the nose and it knocked Yoshi onto the floor. Zira aimed a vertical slash at Yoshi but he rolled to the side and stood back up. Zira pulled the sword from the floor but she was too late as Yoshi slashed her in the upper part of arm. Zira's eyes closed as she winced with pain and she moved away from Yoshi. She opened her eyes and then a yellow aura surrounded her sword.

"What!" Yoshi asked.

"Imperial rulers are normally masters in the ways of magic!" Zira said.

Zira ran towards Yoshi and swung her sword. The sword released a wave of energy and it pushed Yoshi back. Yoshi quickly regained his composure and focused his magical energy into his sword. The sword had a red aura around it and Yoshi aimed the tip at Zira. A thin beam of fire launched from the tip and struck Zira at high speed. She was wincing in extreme pain and dropped her sword. Zira struggled to pick her sword back up and tried to attack Yoshi. Her swing was extremely weak and Yoshi easily dodged the swing. Yoshi slashed Zira in the back three times and Zira fell to the floor as a pool of blood started to form. Her eyes were bloodshot and her once yellow hair was now stained with her own blood. She was breathing heavily and her eyes were barely open.

"How could have I lost? I am the best swordsman in my family's history...no matter...you guys will not survive the future challenges that we will offer...we were successful in this city and the loss of it won't be a big concern to the great ruler...all you are doing is delaying the inevitable for you and these Othean Yoshis..." Zira softly said.

Zira closed her eyes and the wind of death seemed to have been blowing over the castle. The team remained silent and Yoshi signaled them to leave the castle and return to the building where the Othean slaves were being held. After the team left, Zira opened her eyes and slowly stood back up. She slowly walked towards a communications console by the door and pressed a button. She moved away from the console as a small camera appeared from the console. The screen showed that her message will be sent to the city if Veara.

"Make sure that this gets to the great ruler..." Zira said.

At Veara, the capitol of Othea...

In the main chamber of the castle, there were two Yoshis talking with each other about recent events. One of the Yoshis was Leon. The other Yoshi was a purple male Yoshi with green eyes, light purple fins, a white saddle, and white shoes. The chamber was completely white with pictures of all of the previous Imperial rulers of Othea around the walls.

"So why are you here Leon?" Niyoshi asked.

"I would like special permission to enter the Forbidden Zone. I know that you are the one who gives people permission to enter that region." Leon said.

"Why would you even want to enter that area?" Niyoshi said.

"I believe that there is a treasure in the Tower of Demons that I could use to destroy that team of agents." Leon said.

"If it is for your own purposes, then I guess I can allow you to go there. You better be careful out there. I will inform the guards there that you have my permission." Niyoshi said.

"Excuse me sir, but there is a message for you. I will play it on the screen." an Imperial guard said over the intercom.

"Great ruler, this is Zira, ruler of Zircona. Recently the city went under attack by a team of agents. The destroyed our mine and freed the slaves. Also, all of our troops were killed in the attack. We have lost the city, but fortunately we were able to get one last convoy full of gems out to the capitol before they entered the city. This will be the last one that you will ever get from the city. I have also failed in battle. I will not be living much longer, but I thought I would give the message so you can inform the rest of the army. Make sure that the other cities are ready for them. Don't let them suffer the same fate that I have. I know we will prevail over these agents, but please don't let me die in vain...don't let me..." Zira said before she collapsed on the ground and stopped breathing.

"How could we have lost Zira and Zircona?...We are fortunate that we have received so much from that city...I will recapture that city from Othean rule after I take care of this pathetic team!" Niyoshi said.

"Team Chaos...they have to be stopped..."Leon said.

"Yes...Now they dare come to my island! Leon, I must ask you to leave. If you are found, they will destroy you. You need to get your search complete before it is too late. Now go! This is my problem now!" Niyoshi said.

"Ok Niyoshi...be careful with those fools..." Leon said as walked out of the room.

Leon left the castle and walked towards the Northwest gate. The guard opened the gate and Leon walked through it and began to go to the Forbidden Zone. On the way out, he could hear Niyoshi's voice on the intercom. His voice would be heard in all of the major cities of the island.

"Attention all Imperial Yoshis! We have some new enemies that are aiding the Othean Yoshi resistance force! This group of people are known as Team Chaos and they are the people that eliminated the dark king himself! They are extremely dangerous and are not to be taken lightly! Recently, they attacked the city of Zircona and the gem mine. They freed the Othean slaves, killed all of our Imperial guards there, and they destroyed our mine! They are also responsible for the killing of the city's Imperial leader, Zira. All Imperial Yoshis, keep your guard up and start focusing on protecting the remaining cities! This team has already proven to be a challenge and we now have to reclaim this island the way our ancestors did! We will destroy them not only for Zira, but for the entire Imperial Yoshi empire of Othea!" Niyoshi said.

A/N: This is by far the longest chapter that I have ever written! This chapter took me a while to think about how to make it work and I have to say that I did a very good job on it! This will definitely rank among the chapters that I have written that I am most proud of! Now is the official start of the war against the Imperial Yoshis! The war has just begun and there will be plenty more fighting coming along as the quest to liberate this island continues! Not only will I be in a good about writing this chapter, I will also be in a good mood because I will finally start training to be a cashier! Yes, the character Zira is owned by me, but since the Imperial rulers (besides Niyoshi) will only be around for a short time, I'm not putting them in the disclaimer. Also, I'm looking for anyone who would be interested in making art for these Yoshis. If you have a Deviantart account and would like to draw the Yoshis that I have created, just PM me and I will give you the details. Also, I would like to have an avatar of one of my Yoshis to use in a forum. If you are interested in this, PM me and I will give the avatar size specifications. Read and Review everyone! Your feedback is most appreciated! By the way, this took eight pages to make!

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