It's time for round two of the preliminaries.

In the first round, Team Sonic beat Team Babylon.

You may have noticed something that's out of place in the last chapter, in one of the Knuckles vs. Storm parts. Well, that's a plot twist. Read on.

Disclaimer: OCs belong to their respective owners. Sega owns Sonic and Co. I only own Team Berserker and this story.

The second round is between…

Chapter 4: Dynamic vs. Velocity

The first round of the preliminaries had been decided. Team Sonic had won against Team Babylon. It was time for the second round. But…

"Hold it, everyone." The announcer said. Everyone quieted down.

"While watching a replay of the recent race, a foul was detected."

Everyone turns towards the screen as the announcer continued.

"Knuckles of Team Sonic used a level 3 attack while at level 2. He did not have the rings needed to be at level 3. This is an illegal act and thus disqualifies Team Sonic from the tournament."

The crowd started booing Knuckles. Sonic and Tails started yelling.

"Knuckles, why did you do that!?" Sonic yelled.

"You got us disqualified from the tournament. You shouldn't have used that attack!" Tails added on.

"I just wanted to get back at Storm." Knuckles said, trying to bail out of the trouble he had just gotten into.

"That excuse isn't going to work, knucklehead." Sonic told him. He and Tails then dragged Knuckles out of the stadium.

"I guess he's in for it." Jet told his team.

"I hope he learns." Wave added.

As Knuckles was being dragged out, he saw Galeon, Nightscream, and Rampage, the 3 who made up Team Dynamic.

"Man, I never thought you would go as low as to do that." Galeon remarked.

"Why you! Get back here. Lemme at him. I'll crush him." Knuckles tried to escape, but Sonic and Tails held firm.

"You're not going anywhere, knucklehead." Sonic said as he and Tails dragged Knuckles into the stands to watch the rest of the preliminaries.

"Now that that's over, let's get back to the races. Team Dynamic vs. Team Velocity." The announcer continued.

Galeon, Nightscream, Rampage, Velocity, Inertia, and Liikumine took their places at the start line.

"Ready to lose, bunny rabbit?" Galeon asked.

"Not to a thief, birdbrain." Velocity responded.

"I'll win. You'll lose. So, why are you racing?" Rampage asked.

"Don't underestimate a bat girl." Inertia replied in a way that would make Rouge proud.

"Just three words of advice: Give up already." Nightscream told Liikumine.

"I don't need advice from a thief." Liikumine replied.

The countdown began. All six began moving backwards for a fast start.

3…2…1...The electric gate disappeared, signaling the start of the race.

Galeon and Velocity were the first out, followed by Nightscream and Liikumine, then Inertia and Rampage.

The track had changed from an oval-like shape to a triangle form. There were two back-to-back loops on the 2nd straightaway. There were a few sharp turns. The environment was still desert-like.

Galeon and Velocity were already speeding towards the first sharp turn. Galeon turned towards Velocity.

"Wind Dash." Galeon did a quick dash containing wind energy that slowed Velocity down. Galeon started to have the advantage. Then Velocity came out of nowhere and stuck her tongue out at him, startling him.

"Waaah!" Galeon was startled at Velocity's sudden attack.

"See ya, birdie." Velocity said, then giggled as she moved on ahead.

A little ways back, Nightscream and Liikumine, the flyers, were battling it out. Nightscream yelled in Liikumine's ear, causing her to lose focus. Nightscream sped on ahead until…

"HI!"

Liikumine shouted hi to Nightscream, spooking him.

"No way. You can't do that." Nightscream argued.

"I believe I just did." Liikumine replied.

Nightscream then picked up a 30-ring capsule, which sent him to level 2. He boosted and slapped Liikumine with his medallion. The attack sent her forward, then stopped her. Nightscream looked back.

"See ya, you little rat." He said.

Nightscream then caught up to Galeon and Velocity. He attacked Velocity with his medallion the same way he did with Liikumine. Galeon and Nightscream were now occupying the first two spots.

"I think we have it in the bag." Nightscream said with confidence.

"Don't get too excited. There are still two more laps, and if we want to win, we must finish before they do." Galeon cautioned.

They went through the loops. Velocity and Liikumine did the same. It wasn't long before Rampage and Inertia came up to it.

"I'll show you how to ride Extreme Gear." Rampage told Inertia.

"I've been riding since I was five. So back off." Inertia responded. Big mistake.

"NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!" Rampage yelled. He then glared at Inertia, making her lose balance. He didn't stop there. He picked up a 20-ring capsule, and he already had 15, so he went to level 2. He then punched the ground near Inertia, causing her to spin.

"Whoa. I'm dizzy." Inertia said in a daze.

"Heh heh. Now I'll catch up to the others." Rampage thought.

Just then, he lost his balance. Inertia had swerved over to him so close he lost focus.

"If you want to play hard, I can too." Rampage yelled at her.

He then saw the 100-ring capsule. He picked it up and shot to level 3 immediately. He caught up to Inertia.

"FIRE PUNCH!" Rampage called. He punched Inertia with fire, burning her to a crisp.

"Don't you know it's wrong to hit girls?" Inertia screamed as she returned to normal.

"I have no regrets. Besides, don't make me mad." Rampage called back.

He caught up to his team. From there, Team Velocity couldn't keep up. Team Dynamic worked with so much skill that there was no chance for their opponents to win. It remained that way for the other two laps. Or did it?

As Team Dynamic flew through the loops, they didn't see Team Velocity coming up until bubbles blocked Nightscream's vision, a roundhouse kick hit Rampage in the jaw, and Galeon's board was rammed. Velocity, Liikumine, and Inertia had caught up, and were at level 3. They got to level 3 when they were behind. As Team Dynamic recovered, Team Velocity rounded the final corner. They were about to win until Velocity was hit by two katanas, Liikumine was dazed by a supersonic screech, and Inertia was hit with a fire punch.

Team Dynamic had caught up, went to level 3 thanks to six 30-ring capsules (two to each), and did the same thing that Team Velocity had done to them. Galeon crossed the finish line first, followed by Nightscream and then Rampage.

"And in a last-effort move, Team Dynamic wins." The announcer told the audience, who went wild.

Galeon, Nightscream, and Rampage then left for the stands to watch the rest of the preliminaries. Team Velocity just left.

"Now, the second round is over. Our next race will be between…"

The randomizers started up. The left one stopped on Armand, the right one stopped on Emily Leot.

"…Team Berserker vs. Team Star."

Armand and Emily Leot looked at each other.

"I hope you put up some good competition." Armand told Emily.

"Same to you." Emily replied.

End of Chapter 4.

Team Dynamic moves on with Team Babylon. Two teams of Rogues will be competing against each other along with 3 more teams. Who will they be?

If you look at one of the Knuckles vs. Storm parts in the last chapter, you'll notice that Knuckles reached level 2, then hit Storm with a level 3 attack. It then said that he had reached level 3 somehow. That was the trick sentence. He never did reach level 3.

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