Chapter 6

Monok was all alone in what seemed to be a forest with giant mushrooms growing beside the trees. He knew he wasn't in Egypt. He was trying to call his friends, "Puri! Kayo!" No response was there. He continued calling for them until a certain red, man-like animal caught his eye. He stared to where the thing was, but as soon as he looked there, the red thing was gone.

"What do you want, red man?" Monok timidly asked. He turned around and he was punched so far and high enough to hit a hard, thick tree. Next thing he knew, he was beside Kayo and Puri. They were all tied up together in the center of a miniature, naturally made stadium with red echidnas all with their two spiked battle gloves surrounding them in one big circle. Their eldest was the closest to them. The eldest had a great voice that sounded grandfatherly. He asked the three humans, "Who are you? What are you searching for?"

Monok stuttered a bit and answered, "We are here to save our people."

Puri continued where Monok left off, "We came here using the chaos emeralds to find hope in defeating Anubis."

"As he had traveled to our world to take it over. I once ruled a land that was once mine, now taken over by Anubis." Kayo finished the story.

"You have been caught by the power of Anubis?" the eldest echidna responded.

"Yes, Is your land in control of Anubis' army?" Puri asked.

"I am afraid so, yet the majority of hounds are planning mutiny against the leader." The eldest echidna spoke, "We will meet with the resistance's leader during sundown."

The leader untied the three humans, "You are now friends of us. My name is Konori. We shall get help from all that we can find. all species should unite for the very cause of war against a great evil."

"We are Kayo, Puri, and Monok," Kayo introduced his group. "And we will need the help of a new world"

Before sunset, the three heroes journeyed the land and discovered its weather's diversity with one part of the main mountain being covered with snow, and the beach being hot with sand and tropical plants. They were walking until they were taken by surprise, Monok almost fell over the island. They have discovered that the island was floating over the world to think that they were on Ra itself. It seemed like an endless fall to the ocean. One echidna kid laughed at the humans, "You must get used to this place, Try not to fall off."

The humans chuckled and Kayo responded, "I will thank you for your advice, young echidna. What is your name?"

"My name is Tikal."

After they embarked on their journey through the island, it was sunset, The meeting took place in the margin between the forest and the desert. Monok, Puri, Kayo, and Konori met with the resistance's leader.

"I am glad you can make it, humans." Konori acknowledged, "I will introduce to you, the resistance's leader, Tamori."

The three introduced themselves to Tamori. Tamori answered, "So, you are the ones who were recently conquered by the great Anubis?"

"True." Kayo answered. "We are looking for help in this cause."

Konori interrupted, "We are finding help. As we speak, echidnas are going throughout the world to make an army."

"We have also made our precautions for the war. We are all marked in orange on our hearts, necks, and heads to make sure we do not kill our own."

"This is great. We will have a resistance powerful enough to get my people's land back." Kayo reacted to the good news.

After three days, the three heroes were training on the island. They enjoyed laughs with the echidnas and enjoyed each cultures. Meanwhile, they were behind a full army of various species of animal. Hedgehogs, foxes, hawks, bats, and rabbits who all walk, speak, and have powers of their own. Four thousand animals joined for the reason of war. also joining the resistance were six chaos emeralds. One was missing. One of the hounds confirmed it was taken by their leader after they realized the chaos emeralds were back on this world. This was enough to give Monok power and Puri speed. The resistance was under Konori's command. He planned every aspect of the war. The cue to attack was at dawn. Ra's eye glanced into the future battlefield. Hounds were enslaving echidnas to build pyramids like in Egypt. The resistance made a surprise attack on the hounds. The battle was on. Monok, Puri, Kayo, and Konori joined the battle. As soon as Anubis' reinforcements came in, they were bombarded by boulders launched by high flying hawks. All animals engaged in battle. Hedgehogs using their speed to make cyclones, hawks using their gust of wind to blow away enemy hounds, and echidnas using their spiked knuckles to rip apart the hounds' flesh. Others using swords and arrows into combat. The hounds were using claws and swords to fend off the resistance but with no use.

Monok, Puri, and Kayo were following Konori into the pyramid where the hounds' leader was. The leader had troops guarding the door. Monok knocked them out before they reacted. They went into the pyramid and began to kill guards who will get in their way to the ruler of the land. They eventually found the ruler's chamber near the top of the pyramid. Konori was in command and he insisted on leading the attack. As soon as they went in, they found three guards armed with bows and arrows, and the leader, with the final chaos emerald. They aimed and fired right at Konori. Puri used his speed to grab one arrow, Monok blocked the second one using his power, but the third one hit Konori right at his chest. Kayo reacted by running after the three guards and slaying them in a rage using his sword. The leader grabbed his own sword and engaged in a sword battle with Kayo. Kayo's rage was impenetrable. He charged against the leader countering move by the leader and attacking with such force that the leader is being backed up into a wall. The hound lost grip of the sword and with his rage, Kayo beheaded the leader. The war was over, The final chaos emerald was found. yet, they lost one of their own.

Kayo rushed over to Konori who was down to his last breath, "Do not die, Konori. The resistance needs you."

Konori, with his last words, said, "Kayo, I need you to know, that when I die, you will be the new leader of the resistance. Just remember when you go to your world, you must believe in your..."

Konori turned dead. The three cried for the death. Kayo vowed, "I bless you in Ra's name and we will promise you a formal tomb. We will lead your army into war on my Earth, and that we will get what is mine again."

Outside, Anubis' hounds faced a massacre at the expense of over 1000 lives of the resistance. The sands were stained with blood, yet three thousand other animals were ready for the news.

"Fellow people," Kayo announced, "Konori, our leader, has been killed in combat. He has given me the full position of the new leader. We will take time to mourn the death and prepare for battle. My command will be with good reward and discipline. We will train hard and be well rested for the days to come to rid our worlds of our common threat of Anubis. We will go to battle with Anubis' army. With our power, determination, and the chaos emeralds, we will guarantee victory!"

The crowd erupted in cheering that can be heard throughout the floating island. They trained hard for over twenty days. The three trained harder for the day they have to encounter Anubis. After plenty of training of the forces, they have gathered over thirty thousand animals to do battle. They were ready. Kayo, Monok, and Puri gathered the chaos emeralds together behind their massive army.

"Chaos Control!"