The SRX Team, Tetsuya, Eita and Adzuki had seen many unbelievable things throughout their adventures. There were the Aerogaters, Einst, Shura and Ruina to name a few. And not to mention Euzeth Gozzo, the being whom they had fought in their previous mission.
However, this time, what they saw took the cake for them. Right in front of them was a group of animal-like beings which they had never seen before. In fact, Ryusei and Tetsuya were so shocked they spat water out of their mouths.
"M-M-Major Kai?!" Eita exclaimed. "Just who or what are these things?!"
"They… They look like a group of chibi kemono…" commented Mai.
"We're not just animals!" Cream suddenly said to Mai in an irritated manner. "We're called Mobians!" As she finished speaking, Cream became surprised. She then quickly said politely, "Ah, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to burst out like that! I was just surprised at your comment, miss!" The Freedom Fighters save Cream herself sweatdropped at her reaction to Mai's words.
"Is this what you wanted to address us about, Major Kai?" asked Raidese.
"Yes," replied Kai. "I came upon these beings in the Hagane's hangar on my way here. Anyway, shall we introduce ourselves to them?"
"Y-Yes, that'll be fine," Tetsuya said as he and his company regained their composure and stood up. He then spoke to the Mobians, "I'm Captain Tetsuya Onodera of the Hagane. It's… a pleasure to meet all of you,"
"I'm Eita Nadaka, a bridge operator of the Hagane," said Eita. "A pleasure,"
"I'm Adzuki, also a bridge operator on board the Hagane," said Adzuki.
"I'm Ryusei Date, member of the SRX Team of Personal Trooper pilots," Ryusei then said. "With me here are the team's captain, Captain Viletta Vadim and my teammates, Aya Kobayashi, Mai Kobayashi, and Raidese F. Branstein, Rai for short,"
"You two are sisters?" Rotor asked Aya and Mai.
"Why, yes, Mr…?" Aya said.
"Rotor. And there's no need to call me Mr.," replied Rotor. "With me are my teammates. There's our leader Sally Acorn…"
"Nice to meet you," Sally greeted.
"…Sonic the Hedgehog…"
"Hey, guys!"
"…Tails and his robot dog T-Pup…"
"Hello," After Tails spoke, T-Pup barked happily as a way of introducing itself.
"…Amy Rose…"
"Hi!"
"…Cream and Cheese…"
"Hello, it's nice to meet you,"
"Chao, chao!" Cheese gave a happy greeting.
"…Antoine D'Coolette and his wife, Bunnie D'Coolette…"
"Bonjour,"
"Howdy, y'all!"
"…Big and his best friend Froggy…"
"Hello," Big said while showing Froggy to the SRX Team and their company.
"…and last but not least we have…" Hearing this, Sally took out her handheld and attached a Power Ring to it. Then, much to the astonishment of the humans, Nicole emerged from the handheld and materialized into her physical body.
"Pleased to meet you," Nicole then said. "I am Nicole,"
"W-What just happened?!" Ryusei asked in a surprised tone. "Did she just come out of thin air?!"
"Could it be a ghost?" Eita asked. The Freedom Fighters laughed upon hearing Eita's remark. "She's not a ghost," Sally said as the Freedom Fighters stopped laughing. "Nicole is actually an A.I. who supports us in our adventures,"
"An A.I?" said Mai. "You mean like a hologram?!"
"That's correct," Nicole stated. "However, I do not just appear as a hologram. I also possess the ability to manifest a physical body of my own as you all have witnessed now. On top of that, I am able to converse normally like a living being,"
"How is that even possible!?" Aya stated. "For an A.I. to be this advanced…"
"Nicole's special," Tails said. "The truth is when she was first created she was only able to think logically like a machine. However, she was able to overcome that and developed her own personality,"
"Is that true?" Viletta asked.
"Tails is correct," Nicole said.
"That's amazing!" Ryusei said excitedly. "Truth is I've only seen super advanced A.I. in the movies. But, to think that I would be seeing one right here… This is awesome! You're definitely something, Nicole!"
"Why thank you, Ryusei," Nicole smiled.
"Oh, that aside," Ryusei said as he looked at Bunnie. "Say, I couldn't help but notice that your left arm and legs look somewhat metallic. Are they robotic limbs?"
"Yer correct, Ryusei," said Bunnie. "In fact, ah'm actually half robot, half rabbit,"
"Wait a minute…" Eita said to Antoine. "Your wife… is a robot?"
"Zat's one way to put it, Monsieur Eita," Antoine replied. At this, Ryusei and Mai became highly shocked.
HE'S MARRIED TO A ROBOT ?! Ryusei and Mai shouted out loud in their minds.
"You have a robot as your wife?!" Ryusei said to Antoine. "Y-You're joking right!?"
"Non, Monsieur Ryusei," Antoine replied. He then frowned and added, "Why do you ask?"
"Well…" Ryusei began to sound slightly hesitant. "If you're going to have children, it might be a bit hard to do so. Right?" Antoine and Bunnie began to blush and had stunned looks on their faces after hearing Ryusei's words. Seeing the married couple's reaction, some of the Freedom Fighters tried to stifle their laughter.
"A-A-Absolutely not!" Antoine stated, his voice a mixture of shock and embarrassment. "My wife and I have our own ways of doing so!" He turned to Bunnie and said, "R-Right, mon cheri?"
"D-Definitely, Suga-Twan!" said Bunnie. As soon as everyone finished speaking, Kai cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.
"I hate to interrupt your lively conversation but, perhaps you all might want to explain how you got here?" Kai said to the Freedom Fighters.
"Oh, yes, we should. It appears we got carried away by our conversation," Sally said. She then turned to the SRX Team's group and said, "I believe we should explain more about ourselves,"
"Please go ahead," said Tetsuya. "We'll be listening," Sally proceeded to give a brief overview of Mobius and the Freedom Fighters. She then told everyone about how she and her team ended up being transported away from Mobius into the SRX Team's world.
"So, Ms. Sally, to put things simply, you and your team arrived here via your own ship due to the workings of an unknown force?" Tetsuya asked Sally.
"That is correct. And it's alright for you to just call us by name," Sally said.
"Alright, then, Sally," said Tetsuya.
"Speaking of ships, we saw a great looking one earlier. Was it that Hagane thing you mentioned earlier, Captain Tetsuya?" said Rotor.
"That's right. As I mentioned earlier, I am it's captain. The Hagane is the ship which the SRX Team uses when they go on missions," Tetsuya said.
"By the way, captain, Ryusei said something about a Personal Trooper. What is that?" said Amy.
"Ah, yes. Forgive me for not explaining about that earlier. In fact, since you have explained about your world, it's fair that I explain about mine as well," Tetsuya replied.
"Do please tell us," Sally said. With that, Tetsuya explained to the Freedom Fighters about the Personal Troopers and how they had been used to defend Earth from various threats as well as to calm wars.
"Zis… Zis is unbelievable!" Antoine commented on Tetsuya's explanation with a mixture of surprise and fascination.
"Fascinating," Nicole said. "Our world has robots of it's own but they are not like the kind which you have just mentioned, Captain Tetsuya,"
"What do they look like?" said Ryusei. "Are they awesome or what?"
"Well, yes, you could say that," said Rotor. "In fact, we've fought them before,"
"You have?" asked Mai.
"You bet!" Sonic stated. "Every time we go crash Eggman's plans or something we'd mostly encounter one or more of his robots. Pretty cool you know,"
"It must be hard being a Freedom Fighter…" mentioned Aya.
"Oh, we go through lots of dangerous things all the time. There are ups and downs but, we're able to manage," Sally said.
"Besides, we're the Freedom Fighters! We can handle anything!" said Amy.
"Say, can I ask where your ship is?" Ryusei said to the Freedom Fighters.
"Oh, it's docked at one side of this island. Why?" Tails said.
Ryusei then replied enthusiastically, "Well, I know this is a bit sudden but, can I have a tour of your ship? I'd love to see and take pictures of it. Plus, in exchange for giving me a tour of your ship, I'll show you all the SRX Team's Personal Troopers. What do you say?"
"You seem really eager to see our ship," Rotor said.
"That's because Ryusei is an otaku of sorts when it comes to machines," said Raidese.
"Oat-tack-you?" Big said. "Is that some kind of food?" Mai chuckled upon hearing Big's words.
"Oh, no, Big, it's basically a word which means being a big fan of something. At least that's how Ryusei defines it…" Aya said.
"And when it comes to machines, Ryusei can get a little too excited," Raidese gave Ryusei a wink as he spoke. "Which is why I have to babysit him at times so that he doesn't get too excited,"
"Oh, come on, Rai!" Ryusei said to Raidese. "Do you have to say that!?" Aya laughed a little when seeing Ryusei's reaction.
"Well, giving Ryusei here a tour of the Sky Patrol would be fun. What do you say, guys?" Sonic said to his teammates.
"I don't mind at all," replied Sally.
"I agree with Sally. In fact, I would definitely like to see what the Personal Troopers look like," stated Nicole.
"I would like to see the Sky Patrol as well," Tetsuya said. "In fact, the Freedom Fighters may dock their ship into one of the hangars here,"
"For real?" Tails said. "You don't mind at all?"
"Absolutely not," Tetsuya smiled. "This way, all of us will be able to tour the ship,"
"Alright!" Sonic said enthusiastically. "The more the merrier!"
"Then, it's settled!" Bunnie said happily. "Let's give our friends here the tour of a lifetime!"
"Bon! I agree with Bunnie!" Antoine agreed with his wife.
"Also, on a side note," Tetsuya said to the Freedom Fighters. "We will do everything we can to help all of you return to your home world," He then added while smiling, "But, for now, welcome to planet Earth,"
"Thank you very much, Captain Tetsuya," said Sally.
"Now, then, let's get the show on the road!" Sonic exclaimed happily.
"OKAY!" The Freedom Fighters exclaimed excitedly while raising their fists up into the air.
