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 5: Dark Experiments

The team had just arrived at the seaside city of Seona. The city was primarily made up of docks that housed any transports that ever did come to island. There were also many houses and huts where the people stayed at. The castle was made of sapphire and was connected with a base. The base was large in size, as it seemed to be where the experiments were taking place. The base and castle were by the ocean and at the base of the Othean Mountains. The sky was gray and it was starting to rain. The rain was picking us as the team entered the outskirts if the city from the west side.

"Okay guys, we need to first find any information that we can about these experiments before we enter the base. Otherwise, they will have a great advantage over us. We have no clue if they have finally perfected the transformation, but we need to eliminate the stuff that they are doing it with. Let's first investigate that small hut over there. They probably have the capture Otheans in them while they wait to be used for experimentation." Chris said.

"Yes sir." Everyone said.

The team quietly walked to the first hut in the western part of the city. There were no windows on the hut so the team armed their weapons. They could not confirm if it was Imperial Yoshis or Othean Yoshis inside so they were taking as much caution as possible. The team stood close to the wooden door as Chris gave the signal. Lex kicked the door in and the team rushed inside. The hut was a single room and there were only two Yoshis trembling in the back of the hut. They were both Othean Yoshis. One of them was a male sky blue Yoshi with red eyes, white fins and shoes, and a red saddle and the other Othean was a female pink Yoshi with red fins, red shoes, a red saddle, and green eyes. The pink Othean Yoshi was cradling an egg with light purple spots on it. They saw them through the darkness of the hut as they started to calm down a little.

"A-Are you Team Chaos?" The sky blue Yoshi asked.

"That is correct. Do not be alarmed for we are here to save you." Chris calmly said.

"Thank goodness..." the pink Yoshi said.

"We have heard about you guys the other day. Apparently, the Imperial ruler of Veara has heard about you guys. He sent a message to all of the major cities concerning you guys. He told everyone to focus on their defenses and to not let their guard down. You are the heroes of the Othean resistance movement. You have given us new hope in this dark time for Othea." The sky blue Yoshi said.

"Do you know what the other major cities are?" Yoshi asked.

"There are four major cities on the island. The cities are Zircona, Seona, Yavar, and the capitol of Othea, Veara." The pink Yoshi said.

"Do you have an idea on what is going on over here?" Chris asked.

"No...all we can hear are the screams of those that are being taken to the base for experimentation. We are lucky that it isn't our turn every time. This is not what we wanted for our child. We will be lucky if it hatches before it is too late. However, there wouldn't be any point...those cruel Imperials would still use my child for their horrible experiments..." the pink Yoshi said as tears started to appear from her eyes.

"Don't worry! We will make sure that you and your child lives through this! Those Imperial Yoshi won't touch you guys while we have a say in this!" Yoshi said as he and Sheila approached the two Yoshis and sat next to them.

"I have an idea! Rouge, you, Knuckles, and Amy will stay here and protect these two and make sure that nobody gets in here! Me and the rest of the team will enter the base and take care of the Imperial ruler. We will back in a while. Rouge, take this." Chris said as he flipped a coin to Rouge.

"What is it?" Rouge curiously asked.

"I have been able to create a device that will emit a Chaos Shield for a time. I was only able to out in enough energy where the shield will only last for about four hours. You can activate it and deactivate it at will. Use it wisely, for when it runs out of energy, it stays that way." Chris stated.

"Yes sir." Rouge said.

The rest of the team exited the hut and closed the door. After the team stepped a few feet away from the hut, Chris created a small energy shield to help protect the hut. He then turned around and the team started to proceed towards the base. All of a sudden, Chris fell to the ground and was clutching his head. The team rushed to his aid and slowly picked Chris up by the arms. Chris slowly opened his eyes and was able to regain his balance. The team slowly let go of Chris as he was still rubbing his head.

"Are you okay Chris?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah...I'm okay...I just felt a massive surge of dark energy. Guardians can sense both light and dark energies, but the strength of this energy was incredible. Something isn't right, but I can't worry about that now. We have a city to save." Chris said.

The team continued to proceed to the base as the rain continued to grow heavier. They eventually reached the base after sneaking around the buildings for about half an hour. The door was locked and it required a security keycard. The team noticed a nearby guard that was standing near the water. Pyra quickly, yet quietly, snuck behind the guard and slashed his neck with her knife. The guard fell to the ground and Pyra pulled the keycard out of the guard's pocket. She kicked the guard's body into the water and walked back to the team. She slid the card in the console and the door opened. The team quickly rushed in as the door closed behind them. Pyra gave Chris the keycard and Chris placed it in his pocket. The team slowly began to proceed through the base. They came up to the door to the first room of the base and entered it. They were in an observation bunker and stepped towards the window. They saw an Othean Yoshi chained to the wall as an Imperial Yoshi grabbed a glass full of a glowing green liquid. He walked towards the Othean Yoshi and forced the liquid into its throat. He then walked into another observation bunker and closed the door. The Imperial Yoshi pulled out a pencil and a notepad and began to take notes. The Othean Yoshi started moving violently and started to scream in extreme pain as he was gaining strength. He broke the chains off of the wall and crouched onto the floor. His tail grew five times its normal size as several long and sharp spikes grew from it. His body also grew seven times larger than normal. His shoes shredded into pieces as his feet turned into large claws. His head grew larger as his nose grew smaller and transformed into a head of a t-rex. His teeth were extremely sharp and his saddle was completely gone. He let out a loud roar and started to attack the observation bunker that the Imperial Yoshi was in. However, the bunker wasn't receiving any damage as the Imperial Yoshi pressed a button on a nearby panel. A large machine gun turret appeared and shot the mutant Yoshi with about 100 bullets. The Yoshi was laying on the floor and a large pool of blood surrounded him completely. The Imperial Yoshi activated a communications link in his bunker to report his test.

"The test failed again. I have another body for you to take, so come and get it out of my lab while I make some changes to the formula." The green Imperial Yoshi said.

"My god...that is horrible! They are creating a formula that devolves Yoshis back into a primitive Jurassic state. What they lose in their intelligence and normal body, they gain in strength and aggressiveness. We have to find the source of this formula and destroy it before they finally perfect it!" Chris said.

The team left the room and continued down the hallway. They went by several other rooms where screams of Othean Yoshis could be heard through the closed doors of the testing rooms. They eventually reached a larger door that required a security code to enter. Chris pulled the cable from his communicator and hooks it into the console. He hacked into the console and opened the door. Chris pulled the cable out and placed it back into his communicator as he and the team entered the room. It was a large room, but the only thing in there was a large container with several tubes that led to each of the testing rooms. There were several Imperial scientists and soldiers in the room. The team easily gunned down the soldiers and walked towards the container holding the mutation formula.

"Where did they get the stuff for this?" Yoshi asked.

"This stuff is a menace..." Sheila said.

"Yes...we must destroy this.." Chris said.

Meanwhile back at the hut...

Knuckles, Rouge, and Amy were talking to the two Yoshis about the current situation as they were trying to keep them relaxed.

"So, when did you lay the egg?" Amy asked.

"I laid it about two weeks ago. Unfortunately, we were taken here about a week afterwards. They let me keep my get child...probably because it will just be another test subject for them." the pink Yoshi said.

"Your child will be born. I can assure you of that. We have never failed a mission yet." Knuckles said as he opened the door to see if anyone was coming.

The shield that Chris made vanished a few minutes ago. Knuckles opened the door and saw about ten Imperial Yoshis approaching the hut. Knuckles immediately rushed inside of the hut and informed Rouge and Amy. Rouge activated the shield and the three ran out of the hut. Knuckles pulled out his Emerald Sword while Rouge stood in position and Amy pulled out her Piko-Piko Hammer. The three ran towards the guards as the guards began to draw their swords. Knuckles unleashed a wave of green energy from his sword and it knocked the swords out of the guards' hands. The three took the opportunity as Knuckles jumped and swung his sword vertically at the guard. The sword shredded the guard's armor and the energy wave from it struck the guard at extremely high speed. The guard was dead before he hit the ground. Amy jumped and struck another guard on the head. The hammer shattered the guard's skull as his lifeless body fell to the ground. Rouge used a slice kick to shatter the guard's armor and then used a tornado kick to send the guard flying into the forest. Knuckles charged the energy in his sword as it grew bright. He thrusted his sword through the guard's armor and the guard was instantly vaporized. Knuckles turned around and did the same thing to the guard that was about to swing his sword at Knuckles. Amy and Rouge grabbed each other's hand and started to spin. Two guards approached them and Rouge attacked them both with a mid-air kick. In the blink of an eye, Amy struck both of them at high speed with her hammer. The guards were both sent flying into the sea as Amy and Rouge stopped spinning and released each other's hand. The guards were eliminated and the three went back inside, but they left the shield on.

Back with the team...

Chris just finished setting a weak explosive charge on the container and the team ran out of the room. Tails closed and sealed the door. Chris detonated the charge and the sounds of glass shattering and liquid striking the walls was heard through the door. All of the scientists came running out of their rooms to figure out what just happened, but the team instantly shot each scientist that got into view.

"That takes care of them and their horrible mutation formula! Tails, Sonic, Fox, and Krystal, go back to each of the testing rooms and release the capture prisoners." Chris said.

Tails, Sonic, Krystal, and Fox went to the testing rooms and released every captured Othean Yoshi they could find. After ten minutes passed, they returned to the team. The team proceeded into the room that connected to the castle. The room was very large and there were several dozen Imperial guards waiting in the room. Everyone immediately started firing their weapons at the guards. Many guards were slaughtered before they finally got near the team. Before the guards got near the team, Chris hoisted his sword in the air. A bright flicker of light came and when Chris swung his sword in the air, several copies of his sword landed in everyone's hands.

"These copies will only last for a few minutes! They have the abilities that my sword has! Use them to your advantage and we will easily win." Chris said.

The team broke away from each other and started attacking the guards. Yoshi pulled out his Dragon Sword and held it in his left hand. He rushed towards a guard and thrusted both of his swords into the guard. He then pulled them out and spun them with both of his hands. He fired beams of energy from both of his swords and they struck another guard. Sheila came from behind and thrusted he sword through the guard. She pulled her sword out of the guard and continued fighting. The sounds of steel clashing could be heard throughout the entire room. Chris thrusted his sword into a guard and charged the energy within his sword. He launched the guard off of his sword and he struck several other guards at high speed. The impact easily killed all of the guards. Krystal pulled out her staff and stunned a guard using Fire Blast and then struck him multiple times. Fox performed the same tactic against another guard. Sonic and Tails used their speed to confuse the guards and then delivered several high-speed strikes to the guards. Rayoshi unleashed several waves of energy from his sword to stun several guards and then jumped up into the air and then delivered a quake attack that knocked all of the nearby guards onto the floor. Rayoshi then used several beams of energy from the sword to eliminate every guard while they were trying to get up. The last guard started to run away and try to escape the room. However, Chris came running behind him and thrusted his sword into the guard's back. He then lifted the guard into the air and slammed the guard on the floor headfirst. It instantly broke the guard's neck and he was dead before he knew it. The swords that Chris gave the team disappeared into nothingness. The team ran through the other door and they were now in the castle. The room looked just like the foyer of the castle in Zircona. The team went up the second floor and walked down a long hallway that was completely made of sapphires. They found the staircase to the roof and began to climb the stairs. They opened the door at the highest point and stepped onto the roof. Like at Zircona, they were several dozen Imperial soldiers on the roof. There was also an Imperial Yoshi completely covered in armor standing on the roof. Several guards ran towards the team, but Chris used Chaos energy fields to throw the guards off of the roof. The black-armored Imperial Yoshi walked toward the team and took off his helmet. He was a yellow Yoshi with green eyes, red fins, and blue shoes. He was holding a longer version of a standard Imperial Sword that was decorated with several sapphires.

"Well, well, well...if it isn't Team Chaos. The newest enemies to the Imperial Empire of Othea. I am Magnus, the Imperial ruler of Seona. I was chosen to be the ruler of this city for my intelligence and my skills in leadership. I was put in charge of monitoring the experiments for the great ruler of Veara. He wanted to create the ultimate Yoshi and I will make sure of that. I will fulfill the pact that was made between the rulers of Othea and Yoshi's Island. You may have ruined my operations here for now, but as soon as I destroy you I will continue the experimentation. It is time for you to die!" Magnus said as he placed his helmet back on his head.

"You will suffer a death worse than Zira did for what you have done to these Othean Yoshis!" Yoshi said.

The entire team broke apart and began to attack the soldiers. Yoshi immediately ran towards Magnus, but Magnus simply slashed Yoshi in the stomach and Yoshi fell on the floor.

"Hahahahaha! You call that engaging an enemy? That's truly pathetic! This is the kind of swordsmanship that made me betray Yoshi's Island! You Yoshi Island Yoshis can't compete in swordsmanship with real Othean Yoshis! Oh well, I guess I could use another test subject for the experiment." Magnus said as he pulled out a small bottle of green liquid.

Magnus walked over to Yoshi and held up his head. He then forced the liquid down Yoshi's throat. He held Yoshi's mouth closed so he couldn't get it out. When Yoshi swallowed the liquid, he immediately started to feel extreme pain.

"This liquid was an idea of the Yoshis of ancient times. We decided that we would take a shot at making this formula. We didn't necessarily expect that it would cause rapid mutations to the Yoshi though. We discovered that when we tried this formula on a fellow Imperial Yoshi. While the results were astonishing, we were horrified at the creation that we made and we had no choice but to put the Imperial Yoshi down. That is where we came to the conclusion of using Othean Yoshis for our test subjects. We will eliminate the Othean Yoshis by any means necessary! Now watch as your friend transforms into the Yoshi that he should be!" Magnus said as a jetpack appeared from within his armor.

Magnus ran off of the roof and activated his jetpack. Chris tried to use a guard's body to strike Magnus, but when he threw the body, it went over Magnus. Magnus laughed maniacally as he started to disappear into the horizon. Chris knew he had to release the anger within himself immediately. A red aura appeared from around his body and started to grow brighter.

"Chaos...Blast!" Chris said.

Chris absorbed the aura and then released the energy within himself at an extremely rapid and explosive pace. The explosion sent the remaining guards flying off of the roof and into several parts around the city. Some even collided with the castle's towers. Chris calmed himself back down as he heard Sheila shriek.

"YOSHI!" Sheila shrieked.

Yoshi was already transforming into the monstrosity that they saw earlier. The was a thirst for blood in his eye as the transformation was complete. He started to ram the team, but they were able to avoid the attack. Yoshi tried to whip his tail at the team as tried desperately to remain out of range. Yoshi's tail struck Rayoshi and it sent him off of the roof, but he was able to grab a ledge as he was clinging to his life by a thread. The team couldn't fire at Yoshi because they could tell that the old Yoshi was still inside. Chris frantically pulled an energy container full of green Chaos energy from his pocket. He pulled out the energy container full of blue Chaos energy and placed it back into this pocket. He started to load the container into his rifle, but Yoshi started to charge at him. Chris barely dodged the attack as he continued to load the container in his rifle. He finally had the container loaded into his rifle and aimed at Yoshi.

"Please let this work..." Chris thought.

Chris fired a green energy beam at Yoshi. The energy beam struck Yoshi on his stomach as it made him instantly stop. A green aura appeared around his body as the beam continued for about another thirty seconds. The aura was absorbed by Yoshi when the beam vanished. The team took the extra time to pull Rayoshi up onto the roof. Yoshi started to feel some pain as he fell to the ground. Yoshi's eyes closed as the aura reappeared. The aura grew brighter and Yoshi started to transform back into his normal self. A final flash of light came and it blinded the team. When the light faded, the team could see that Yoshi was laying on the ground and back to his normal self. The team immediately ran towards Yoshis body and tried to wake him up. Yoshi's eyes slowly started to open as he was regaining his strength.

"Yoshi are you okay?" Chris asked.

"Yeah...I guess I'm fine...what happened?" Yoshi asked.

"You were transformed into one of those horrible monstrosities. I was able to save you and turn yourself back to normal." Chris stated.

"What did you use Chris?" Sheila asked.

"I used a special energy that I developed to reverse the affects of any mutation. It's rather fortunate that it worked considering I never tested it on a living being." Chris stated.

"At least he is okay and the city is in Othean control. We better get back to the others." Sheila stated.

The team first activated the communications system over the city to inform all of the Othean Yoshis of the news.

"Attention all Othean Yoshis! We have successfully captured this city and placed it back into your rule! You will no longer have to fear the experiments of the Imperial Yoshis! You may now resume your normal lives that you had before you were taken here!" Chris announced.

The team left the castle and returned back to the hut where Knuckles, Rouge, and Amy were at. They knocked on the door and Amy let them inside. The two Yoshis were now smiling as the team entered the hut. Strangely, the sun finally started to appear and bring some light as the clouds started to fade away.

"Thank you Team Chaos...You have given us a future after all. I wish there was someway we could repay you." the pink Yoshi said.

"Your safety and happiness is payment enough." Yoshi said.

Chris activated his communicator and contacted Elza.

"Elza, we have successfully recaptured Seona. We are going to proceed towards Yavar and then we will return to you." Chris said.

"Okay Chris. You guys be careful on your way. It's a pretty treacherous road to get up there." Elza said.

"Roger, Chris out." Chris said as he closed his communicator.

"You guys are going to Yavar now?" the sky blue Yoshi said.

"Yes. We are going to liberate tha-" Chris said before he noticed something. "Hey! Your egg is shaking pretty violently! It looks like it's about to hatch!" Chris stated.

The pink Yoshi laid the egg on the ground and everyone stayed close to watch. The shell started to crack as the shaking grew stronger. Eventually, a tiny light purple Yoshi appeared from within the egg. The Yoshi also had green eyes, red fins, and a tiny red saddle. The pink Yoshi picked up the infant Yoshi and stated holding it in her arms. Everyone determined that the Yoshi was a girl. Yoshi and Sheila were watching the event while they were holding each other close.

"So what are you going to name her?" Sheila asked.

"I think we are going to name her Aurora." the sky blue Yoshi said.

"That is a wonderful name." Yoshi said.

"This is the first sign of a bright future for the island of Othea. I can just tell it is..." Chris said.

Meanwhile, at Veara...

Magnus had just arrived at the castle and landed on the roof. He saw Niyoshi standing at the other side of the roof and he was overlooking the entire city of Veara. Magnus approached Niyoshi, but he pulled out a sword decorated with multiple gemstones on the silver blade. Magnus immediately stepped away from Niyoshi as he could see the disappointment in his eyes. The sun was starting to set and a gentle breeze was blowing around the two Yoshis.

"Magnus you fool...what possessed you to leave Seona? That city just fell to Team Chaos. You knew that they were going to try and take the city and yet, all you did was run away from them. You do remember the Imperial Code correct?" Niyoshi asked.

"Yes..." Magnus said.

"And do you know what the punishment is for such cowardice?" Niyoshi asked.

"No..." Magnus slowly said.

"Death..." Niyoshi coldly said.

Niyoshi approached Magnus and held his sword high. Magnus closed his eyes as he awaited his fate. However, Niyoshi swung the sword, but only made a deep cut in Magnus' armor. Magnus opened his eyes in confusion.

"Wh-Why didn't you kill me?" Magnus asked.

"I chose not to because I need all of the help I can get right now. You will stay with me, but I will make sure that I place you on the front lines if Team Chaos makes their way to this city. Understand?" Niyoshi coldly asked.

"Yes sir..." Magnus slowly said.

"Now get out of my sight! You've already disgusted me enough for one day!" Niyoshi said.

Magnus slowly made his way down the stairs while Niyoshi place his sword away. Niyoshi turned around and continued to look at the city.

"Things aren't looking good for me...Team Chaos has done more damage than I could have ever imagined. I better get the majority of my troops here to prepare for the final battle. If I am to fall in battle, hopefully Leon found what he wanted and he could complete the pact. We both agreed to make a Yoshian empire, but things aren't working too well. I gave Leon so many of my troops and that may hurt me in the end. He better be successful against Team Chaos if I can't win this war..." Niyoshi thought to himself as he continued to overlook the city.

A/N: This one took me some time to figure out and make! This is my first four thousand-word chapter ever! I am rather proud of this, and I hope you all enjoy it! I really feel that I am getting better with adding details since my chapters are much longer than I normally write! Anyway if there are any mistakes, please try to omit them because I got this posted while getting ready for work. I hope you enjoy this chapter! Read and Review!