Chapter 9
"Don't worry little bro." said Sonic "I promise I will bring back your pure heart. I'm sorry this had to happen to you because of my fault. If you want to leave and never see me again I understand, you have a right to be angry. But I promise I won't rest until you are back alive."
Sally got close to Sonic and consoled him.
"We don't have much time." said Mercury "We have to retrieve the all the pure hearts before its too late."
"What happens when the pure hearts are separated from their host?" asked Knuckles curiously
"If they are separated from their host for too long, then he or she will die." said Mercury
"What?!" panicked Sonic
"Perhaps you should of not answered that question." said Jupiter to Mercury
"Calm down, Sonic." said Sally "We will get Tail's pure heart back."
"Don't worry Mr. Sonic." said Chibi Moon "Mamoru and I will assure that your friend will be okay."
"She's right." said Venus "Tuxedo Mask's linked his life energy to Tail's body. As long as the two are linked to together Tails won't die."
"Yes, for the time being my energy is what's keeping your friend alive." said Tuxedo Mask "Sailor Moon, hurry and come back safe."
"You guys are really willing to do that, even after the way I acted towards you." said Sonic
"It's okay we know you didn't mean it intentionally." said Mars
"We understand." said Venus winking "We know that you were doing your job which is to protect everyone."
"Yeah, besides I'm just glad we had all that cleared out." said Jupiter giving a thumbs up to Sonic
"All right everyone!" said Sailor Moon "Let's go to the Knothole Village and retrieve the pure hearts."
"Freedom Fighters, Chaotix." said Sally "Let's go."
The Freedom Fighters, Sailor Soldiers, and Chaotix ran into the interior of the forest on their way to the Knothole Village before it was too late. Unbeknown to them the Witches 5 were already carrying out their attack on the village. The five women began collecting pure hearts from the unsuspecting villagers.
"Well that was easy." said Mimete using a vacuum to suck all the pure hearts from all the villagers into the giant tank full of pure hearts from the civilians of New Mobotropolis
"I know I can't believe how easy this is without those Sailors getting in our way." said Tellu
"Yeah it almost boring without those annoying girls." said Velluy "At least they made our jobs interesting."
"I agree but at the same time we don't have to put up with their annoying speeches." said Cyprine
"Tell me about, I am tired about hearing how wicked we are and all that tripe about love and goodness. Yuck!" said Tellu
"I wonder where our chief is?" asked Mimete
"She's exploring the entire forest for more victims." answered Tellu
"Why?" asked Mimete again
"Because she believed there could be more creatures around here." Viluy "We can never be too careful."
"Viluy's right." said Cyprine "There could be more of this critters around here and we can't miss such a wealth of pure heart crystals."
"But what if someone shows up to stop us?" wondered Mimete
"Don't worry." said Tellu "I covered the entire entry of the village with my Tellun Flowers. If anyone dares to enter and try to stop us. They will have their pure hearts sucked out of their bodies."
"I sure hope so." said Mimete
"Sorry I'm late, ladies." said Eudial holding Tail's pure heart
The women turned their attention to Eudial who came back and holding Tails' pure heart
"Woah!" said Mimete in amazement "That pure heart is glowing really bright."
"Yes it's emitting a lot of energy than the rest." said Eudial
"Where did you get that?" asked Viluy curious
"From some two tailed fox cub." said Eudial
"A fox cub with two tails?" said Cyprine with a strange look from hearing Eudial's asnwer
"You're kidding right, how can a fox have two tails." said Viluy
"Well we are on a planet inhabited by anthropomorphic animals that talk." said Tellu "So a fox with two tails may not be strange after all."
"You're right." agreed Mimete "But still, no fair how come Eudial gets all the good pure hearts and we get these lousy ones."
"I'm just ambitious and quick at grabbing any opportunity that comes at me." said Eudial "I didn't get to where I am by being lazy and expecting everything be handed to me."
"Okay enough talk." said Cyprine "Don't you think it should be time to contact the professor about our progress."
"Good idea Cyprine." said Eudial "I think it's best if we set up base here for a while and try to contact Professor Tomoe."
The ladies decided to set up their base in the Knothole Village. Cyprine and Viluy were installing the computer to try to reach Tomoe. Mimete just sat reading a magazine and Tellu was tending to her Tellun Plants. Meanwhile the Sailors along with Sonic and her friends were heading towards Knothole Village. Sonic ahead of the rest of the group while the Sailors and The Freedom Fighters and Chaotix decided to converse.
"He sure seems in a hurry." said Jupiter
"Of course he's in a hurry, he is trying to save his friend." said Sailor Moon
"I understand but at least he could wait for the rest of us to catch up to him." said Mars "How do you expect me to run in these high heels."
"I know the feeling." said Sally "I've trying to remind him that not all us of were gifted with the ability of super feed."
"So this village is somewhere in this forest?" asked Mercury
"Yes it's just deep in the great forest." said Sally "During Eggman's invasion of my kingdom the remaining survivors and I fled and established a refuge during the war with Eggman."
"So people still live here?" asked Sailor Moon
"That's right! But not a lot." said Sally After we regained and rebuilt from Eggman Mobotropolis many were relocated and now live in the city."
"However some of the villagers are stubborn." said Amy "And they chose to stay since they were born and grew up there."
"So do you think the Death Busters could be in this village?" added Mars
"Possibly." confirmed Rotor "Since you said they are after living beings with pure hearts. There could be a possibility that Knothole village is the next target."
"Plus." added Bunnie pointing at the tire tracks underneath them "We've been followin' these here tire tracks that lead all the way into the forest."
"Oh that makes sense." said Sailor Moon
After some minutes running the Sailors and the rest of the freedom fighters caught up to Sonic and stop in front of him. They made it to a heavily wooded are that was the entrance of the forest. W
"I guess this must be the way into Knothole Village." said Jupiter
"Correct!" said Sonic " however something strange about the trees."
The rest of the gang noticed and stared at the trees. Sonic was right something was wrong, the trees themselves were covered by strange flowers and the entrance of the forest. They were tulip like flowers
"What's with the flowers." said Sonic "I've never seen these type of flowers before."
"We lived here for most of my life." said Antoine "I have never seen such strange flowers before."
"They might be some new type of tulips." added Bunnie "whatever they are they mighty strange flowers."
"Strange indeed." said Sally "What do suppose what type of flowers are they?"
"I don't know." said Rotor "But we don't have time to stare at the flowers. We have to retrieve all the pure hearts. Chances the Death Busters must be in the village."
"Rotor is right." said Antoine "We must stop zese fiends right away."
"Okay, let's do it to it." said Sonic
Just then Charmy, Saffron flew ahead of Sonic and the rest of the gang
"Yay! Flowers." said Charmy "Come on Saffron let's go collect some flowers."
"Right behind you." said Saffron "I want to make a pretty necklace from those flowers."
"Guys, now is not the time for that." said Mighty
"Don't worry Mighty." said Ray "I'll take care of them."
Ray flew to retrieve Charmy and Saffron. Charmy and Saffron stood in front amazed by the beauty of the flowers. Ray showed up just ahead.
"Guys now it not the time to pick flowers." said Ray "We have a mission to accomplish."
"Aw." said Charmy disappointed "can we at least pick one flower."
"Yeah Ray, one please." said Saffron "please!"
Charmy and Saffron made cute faces, faces that Ray could not resist and that's when Ray finally broke.
"Fine, but just one." said Ray
"Thank you." said Charmy and Saffron hugging Ray.
Charmy and Saffron went to pick up one of the strange flowers. Just as Charmy and Saffron were picking at the flowers. The Tellun started to bloom.
"Hey!" said Charmy "They're blooming."
"How beautiful!" said Saffron
Just then the flower shot a strange electric energy and it hit Charmy and Saffron. They screamed in agony from the shock into their bodies.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" both screamed
Then their Pure Hearts came out of their bodies. The others looked on with shock.
"What!" said Mighty in Dismay
"Charmy! Saffron!" shouted Ray who was in dismay
Ray ran towards the bodies of Charmy and Saffron. The moment he stepped on one of the flower it bloomed and attacked Ray
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Ray in pain
The flower extracted Ray's pure heart from his body. Now he is lying on the floor with Charmy and Saffron.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" shouted Mighty in dismay "Not Ray Too!"
Mighty was about to charge but was stopped by Knuckles
"What are you doing!" shouted Ray at Knuckles "We have to save them, my job was to protect them!"
"Can't you see it's those strange flowers that did this." said Knuckles pointing to the blooming Tellun
"That's right!" said Mercury "It's the flowers. They must be some kind of flower that attacks the host and collects their pure heart. The moment someone gets close they will extract their pure hearts from their bodies."
"What do we do?" asked Rotor "If we get too close to hose flowers then OUR pure hearts will be taken out."
"Rotor's right." confirmed Sally "We can't get too close we'll end up like Ray and the others."
"Damn it!" said Mighty frustrated "I was suppose protect them, it was my job to be the big brother to them. And I failed."
"Don't worry Mighty." said Espio trying to calm him down "It's not your fault we can't always know everything."
"Yeah but..." said Mighty
"Guys." said Antoine "What do we do, zese flowers our physical attack zey are worthless if we get close we'll be ze killed."
"Thanks for stating the obvious." said Sonic
Antoine glared at Sonic
"Sonic! Not now!" said Sally "We have to find a way to destroy these flowers and save Ray, Charmy, and Saffron."
The Freedom Fighters and Choatix looked at the Sailors
"Hey! Wait a minute." said Mighty who suddenly had an idea
"What it is Mighty?" asked Vector
"These girls have superpowers, they can you them to destroy the flowers from a farther distance." said Mighty
"Mighty's right." said Bunnie "These Sailors can help us by using their magical attacks to rid of these here flowers without gettin' too close."
"That might actually work." said Vector
"They are strong attacks after all." said Sally
"Of course they are." said Sonic "That attack lightning bolt did pack a punch I can still feel it."
The Freedom Fighters and Chaotix turned their attention to the Sailors.
"What do you say Sailors will you help us save our friends?" begged Sonic who got close to the Sailor
"Well...?" asked Sailor Moon who struggled to form an answer
"Please!" pleaded Sally
"Okay." answered Sailor Moon "come on guys save the day."
"Everyone, step back!" said Jupiter "We'll handle it from here."
The Freedom fighters backed away and The Sailors began to use their attacks to destroy the flowers.
" Shine Aqua Illusion!"
"Fire Soul!"
"Supreme Thunder!"
"Crescent Beam!"
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"
The Sailors launched all their attacks at once. The rest of the Freedom and Chaotix looked on as the beams of yellow, red flames, green thunder, blue water, and a huge pink heart decimated all of the Tellun around the trees that were blocking the entrance to Knothole. Eventually the Sailors managed to clear the rest of the trees and entrance of the Tellun. Leaving only three heart crystal in midair and the bodies of Ray, Charmy, and Saffron lying on the ground.
"Bravo! Mademoiselles!" applauded Antoine "Zat was Magnifique!"
"Thank you." said Venus
"I'm flattered." said Jupiter
"I'm so jealous." moaned Amy "I wished I had magical powers."
"Not bad, Sailor Team!" said Sonic giving a thumbs up to the Sailors
"I gotta admit." said Bunnie "I'm impressed, perhaps ya'll might join our team. We could use girls like you."
"That may not be a bad idea." said Knuckles "You'd probably be the first humans to join the Freedom Fighters."
"We never had magical girls." said Sally "having girls with magic powers might make our team powerful."
"Guys!" shouted Mighty holding the body of Ray and standing next to Charmy and Saffron's bodies "Now is not the time to be congratulating! We have to save Ray and Charmy and Saffron."
"Oh right." said Sailor Moon
"What do we do with their pure hearts crystals?" asked Espio
"All you have to do is put the heart crystal back into their bodies." said Mercury "After that your friends will come back to life."
Mighty decided to put the three heart crystal he grabbed them and put them back into the cold lifeless bodies his friends. Once the hearts returned to their original owners Charmy, Ray, and Saffron woke up.
"Guys!" shouted Mighty with joy.
"What happened?" asked Ray
"All we remembered is picking up these strange flowers." said Charmy "Then we ended up on the ground."
"Well you went picking flowers you weren't suppose to." said Vector "And as it turned those flowers took your pure hearts."
"What!" gasped Ray "Y-You m-mean to tell me I was dead for a moment."
"Yeah, but don't worry these ladies here." said Vector showing Ray the Sailors "Saved your lives by destroying the flowers with their magical attacks."
"T-Thank you, Sailor Soldiers." said Ray
"Thanks for saving our lives." said Charmy
"Don't mention it." said Venus "Is what we do."
"That's makes two of us." said Sonic
"It's okay." said Mighty hugging all three "You are safe now and I promise I won't leave you out of my sight again."
"Thanks Mighty." said Ray "But we can take care of our selves you know."
"Yeah, We'll be okay." said Charmy
"You taught all we know on how to fight." said Saffron "And for that we thank you.
"All right now it's time to head to Knothole Village." said Sonic "Chances are the Death Busters planted these flowers in the hopes of attracting more victims."
"Which means the Death Busters might still be in the area." said Sally "We must hurry before we miss them."
"Then we don't have time to loose." said Mars "We have to find them and retrieve all the pure hearts before it's too late."
"Right!" said Sailor Moon "Come one everyone!"
The Sailors, Freedom Fighters, and Chaotix ran deep into the forest on their way to Knothole Village.
Back at the Knothole Village, The Witches 5 had set up camp. Eudial and the rest of the Witches 5 had managed to connect the computer and all its components and began to contact Tomoe to tell them about their progress. Tomoe appeared on the screen
"Professor." said Eudial "It is I Eudial."
"Yes Why have you called me." said Tomoe
"We are calling to keep you informed you and that our mission has been a success so far.." said Eudial showing the Tomoe the container that has been gathering all the pure hearts.
"Ah! I see." said Tomoe "Good job everyone. I can see you have been progressing without any obstacles in the way."
"Yes professor, As you can see we have gathered enough Pure Hearst to resurrect our Master." said Eudial "Do you want us return or continue hunting."
"For now you and the ladies should remain and continue with your assignment." said Tomoe " I recommend that you should still gather more Pure Hearts. We need all the Pure Hearts we can get to awaken our Master."
"More Pure Hearts." said Eudial "If that's this case then we shall hit one more town or village and return to base."
"Pretty Well." said Tomoe "I expect your return after one last hunt. Don't let me down and remember this must be a quite operation we don't want to alert anyone."
"Understood." said Eudial
"Then good luck." said Tomoe "Don't led me down."
Tomoe logged off and the computer screen turned off.
"Well ladies it looks like we have to hit one more target." said Eudial "With that it should be enough to resurrect with our Master."
"Where do you we propose we hit next?" asked Tellu
"I don't know, Tellu." said Eudial "Viluy, are there any possible locations?"
"I don't know, but I will look at the map thoroughly to find a suitable target." said Viluy
Viluy took out the Map of Mobius and began to search for a possible city. After I an while Viluy finally found a location.
"I found one." said Viluy "It's called the New Megaopolis. According to the map is the capital of the Eggman Empire."
"Eggman Empire?" said Mimete puzzeled
"What's that?" asked Cyprine
"I don't know but if this location has all the Pure Hearts we need to complete our mission." said Eudial "Then we shall attack this New Megapolis."
The girls then heard some rustling in the bushes behind a nearby tree house.
"What was that?" asked Tellu
"I don't know but it's coming from those bushes." pointed Cyprine
The women got close to the bushes. The Bushes moved again Eudial pointed her Gun.
"All right!" shouted Eudial "Whoever it is, come out or I will shoot!"
"Damn it! Larry!" said one Lynx "Thanks to you we've been compromised."
"Who's there?!" said Eudial
"All right were coming out." said one Lynx
The two Lynxes came out. Both had brown fur with streaks of black, a white belly. The main difference is that one was older and the other was younger. Their eyes were of different colors the older one had blue eyes and the younger had yellow eyes.
"Oh! CUTE!" shouted Mimete in excitement She ran up to one of the Lynxes and hugged one of them.
"Hey lady let go of me!" said Larry the Lynx
"Never!" said Mimete "I will hug you forever and ever or until you turn blue because you are just sooooo cute!"
"Mimete!" shouted Eudial "Drop the Lynx. We need his pure heart."
"Pure Heart?" said Larry puzzeled
"Yes your Pure Heart." said Eudial
"What do you plan to do with my 'pure heart'?" wondered Larry
"Quite simple my little lynx." said Eudial closing her gun at Larry's chest "We are going to extract it and sacrifice for the resurrection of our master."
"What!" gasped Larry "Not my pure heart! Please don't take my."
"Why not?" said Eudial
"Because mine isn't any special." declared Larry "I am nothing but bad luck, all my life I had such horrible luck. Bad things happen to me and to those around me."
"He's right." said Larry's cousin "He is extremely unlucky so unlucky that those arround him tend to avoid him. I mean Larry is responsible for most of the accidents around here."
Just then a flower pot fell from one of the tree houses and it landed on Mimete's head
"Ow!" said Mimete rubbing her head "That hurt!"
"See what I mean!" said Larry "Bad luck just look at what happen to your friend."
"I guess the lynx wasn't lying." said Cyprine "Maybe he does have such bad luck."
"That was probably a coincidence." said Eudial "But still a pure heart is a pure heart. So now lynx offer your pure heart to the Death Busters."
"Don't say I tried to plead my case." said Larry staring at the audience "Sorry about this your a sweet lady and all."
Larry bit Mimete on the arm.
"Ouch!" shouted Mimete "The little monster bit me! Eudial take his heart crystal make him pay!"
"With Pleasure!" said Eudial pointing her gun at Larry and his cousin
"What do we do now?" asked Larry's cousin "Why did you have to go and bite the orange-haired lady."
"Sorry I wasn't thinking." said Larry "I thought we would escape easily, but I didn't count to be surrounded by these women."
A blue ball of light showed up hitting Eudial from the back knocking her gun onto the ground. The others turned their gazes from the two lynxes, while the two lynxes managed to get away while the Witches 5.
"I guess I do have good luck after all." said Larry
"Shut it!" said his cousin "Or you'll jinx it."
The two lynxes hid into one of the tree house and watched from a window. Eudial meanwhile was trying to regain her strenght and retrieved her gun from the ground.
"All right!" shouted Eudial picking up her gun "Who did that?"
"We demand to know who interrupted our pure hear extraction!" shouted Tellu s
"Show yourselves!" demanded Viluy.
"It was I!" shouted Sonic
The Witches 5 turned around and saw the blue hedgehog a couple of feet away from them.
"What's that?" asked Mimete
"I don''t know it looks like some spiky sword rat." said Eudial
"It's funny looking." said Tellu looking at Sonic
"What a hideous creature." said Viluy who also stared at Sonic
"Who are you suppose to be?" asked Cyprine to Sonic
"The name's Sonic the Hedgehog." said Sonic "And you ladies are in whole lot of trouble."
"Sonic The Hedgehog?" said Eudial puzzled
"Hey don't forget about us." said Sally who showed up with the rest of the freedom fighters and Chaotix "Why can't you wait for the rest of us, not all of us can run at the speed of light."
"Oh great, more pest! Who are you guys supposed to be?" asked Eudial
"We are the Knothole Freedom Fighters."said Amy "We are here to stop you!"
"But before we begin the buttwoopin'"said Bunnie "Why don't y'all at least the have the common courtesy of introducin' yourselves."
"Very well, Allow me first." Introduced Eudial "At Level 78 the brilliant inventor and leader Eudial."
"At level 40 Mimete face of an angel and the prettiest of this group." announced Mimete
"At level 202 the brilliant scientist Viluy." announced Viluy
"At level 404 Tellu and I will be your opponent." announced
"And finally at level 999 the last and greatest socceress of this group, Cyprine." announced Cyprine
"Together..." said Eudial
"We form." said Mimete
" The most..." said Viluy
"Feared team of the..." said Tellu
"Death Busters." said Cyprine
"Witches 5." said all five women
"Charmed." said Sonic
"So you're the ones responsible for what happened tot he people of New Mobotropolis." said Sally
"And for the people of this village." said Amy
"You guys are going to pay for what you did to my friends and everyone!"shouted Mighty
"Get ready for the beating of your lives." said Knuckles ready to attack the Witches 5
"We won't let you get away with this." said Rotor
"Zat is right, so give up or we may have to get how you say rough." said Antoine
"What they said." said Vector
"So it would be unwise for you to fight us ." said Espio "You're outnumbered."
"Us surrender." laughed Eudial "Ha! Not a chance, hedgehog!"
"Don't say we didn't warn you." said Sonic
"Oh please we can beat a bunch of woodland creatures." said Tellu
"We've been doing it so far." said Viluy
"Finally I get to show these cretins my incredible powers." said Cyprine taking out her staff.
"I don't know, Cyprine." said Mimete scared "They look tough, probably tougher than those meddlesome Sailors."
"Enough talk, Ladies let's show these pest how we deal with out enemies." said Eudial "Witches 5 attack!"
"All right freedom fighters." ordered Sally "Let's roll!"
And thus began the fight of that most have been waiting for the Knothole Freedom Fighters/Chaotix vs Witches 5. The fate of the people of New Mobotropolis and Knothole rest in the hands of the is fight. Stay tune for Part II
