At Riksent, soldiers have been stationed in various parts of the kingdom in case they need to fend off any attacks. Shine is currently travelling around the city conversing with the people as a way of raising their morale. Above the kingdom, the Granzon, piloted by Shu, stood still in the air. Circling it are the Hagane, Hiryu Kai and Sky Patrol.
Currently, the Personal Trooper pilots sans Shu, Axel and Alfimi are seated in their machines, waiting to launch out of the Hagane and Hiryu Kai. Axel and Alfimi have volunteered to accompany the Sky Patrol in their respective machines. This was because Axel and Alfimi wanted to personally assist the Mobians in defeating Beowulf.
The plan was that everyone is to wait for Beowulf and the Einsts to appear. When that happens, Shu will use the Granzon's power to send the Einsts to a different place. After that, everyone is to go to the location they are sent at and fight them.
"There is no telling what Beowulf may bring to Riksent," Tetsuya was talking to everyone using a public communication line. "Be on your guard and be safe,"
"We understand, Captain Tetsuya," said Sally. The Mobians were in the Sky Patrol's bridge with Nicole projected from a terminal as a hologram. An image of the Granzon was shown in the bridge's monitor.
"If I may change the topic, your Personal Trooper appears to be quite imposing, Shu," Nicole remarked while looking at the monitor.
"Well, 'imposing' is perhaps one way to call the Granzon," said Shu. "Then again, how one would call it depends on whether one is an ally or an enemy,"
"Whatever people call it, you won't want to make an enemy out of the Granzon," Ryusei said. "We've fought against it,"
"You have?" asked Tails.
"Yeah, and as for why we fought the Granzon, it's a bit of a long story," said Ryusei. "And get this-What you're seeing of the Granzon now is not all there is to it,"
"What do you mean?" Rotor looked curious.
"It means the Granzon has greater power than you can imagine," Shu smiled. "But, let us not spoil anything further about the Granzon shall we? As I have mentioned last night, you all will witness the might of the Granzon with your own eyes,"
"You seem pretty confident with your machine," Lightning commented.
"Heh... I suppose," Shu smirked.
"The Granzon aside," Sonic looked at Storm and Lightning. "Mind if I ask you two one thing?"
"What is it?" asked Storm.
"Well, how's it like being married? I never thought of you two as the marrying kind," Lightning blinked his eyes.
"Let's just say that it's exposed us to a different way of living life," Lightning replied.
"Do you have any kids?" Amy asked the Raiju couple.
"As a matter of fact, we do not have any children of our own," Storm said. "We have been dedicating most of our time to fighting all manner of evils so, the thought of having children have not crossed our minds yet,"
"Is that so?" Honey said.
"Yes, what about it?" Lightning asked.
"Well, I was just thinking that maybe, you and Storm actually thought of having a child in your room yesterday night," Honey gave the Raiju ninjas a naughty look. "And when that came to mind, well, you know…"
"What are you talking about?" Lightning raised an eyebrow. Nicole began to chuckle softly.
"She's asking if you and Storm have engaged in an act of coitus last night," Storm's eyes were covered by her hat's shadow and Lightning was taken aback. Geoffrey whistled at Nicole's words.
"Don't be ridiculous!" Lightning's face showed a mixture of bewilderment and embarrassment. "We are ninjas who abide by moral principles! We are not like the youth of the current age who would simply perform such an indecent act freely wherever they are! Even if we were to engage in such a thing, we will only do it when the time is right!" The Mobians stared at Lightning, their mouths slightly open out of surprise. The humans, who heard the conversation over the line, wondered what was going on.
"Ah, my apologies," Lightning quickly regained his composure. "It appears I allowed my emotions to take the better of me," Storm began to clear her throat.
"Please forgive my husband," Storm said. "He can get worked up when it comes to embarrassing matters,"
"Hmm…" Honey gave Lightning a mischievous smirk. "Now, that's a side of Lightning I never expected," Lightning became surprised.
"I must admit, that is something indeed," Antoine stood in front of Lightning and gave the same smirk.
"Yer dun say, Suga-Twan," Bunnie followed suit.
"Y-You people!" Lightning said as his embarrassment slowly returned.
"Now, now, there's no need to be embarrassed," Geoffrey smiled. "We all have a hidden side to ourselves,"
"E-Enough of this!" Lightning tried to hide his embarrassment. "Right now, we need to focus on our mission to protect Riksent! Whether Storm and I have a child or not is not for us to discuss now!" Storm bowed her head slightly and chuckled at her husband's behavior softly.
"Attention to everyone!" Everyone was alerted by Adzuki. "We have detected a large energy signature above us! Prepare yourselves immediately!"
"So, they've come," Lightning said.
"Nicole, get us an image of what's above the Sky Patrol," Sally turned to Nicole.
"Understood," Nicole projected a screen. In the screen, an enormous portal is seen materializing in the sky. Descending from the portal is a huge number of gigantic Einsts led by the Einst Hydraloid. Standing on top of one of the Hydraloid's heads is Beowulf. As the Einsts made their descent, the kingdom's people quickly went into their homes. The soldiers stood at their positions and prepared themselves. Shine was standing next to a group of soldiers at a street and telling people to remain calm. Seeing the huge army, the Mobians were shocked.
"Gadzooks!" Antoine exclaimed. "Those Einsts are much more huge than ze ones we fought yesterday!" T-Pup barked once as if it agreed with Antoine.
"Do not be alarmed," Shu said as he moved the Granzon upwards. "This is where I come in,"
"And now Mobians," A smile crept across Shu's face. "Witness the true power of the Granzon,"
"Everyone, look!" Tails pointed towards the Sky Patrol's bridge's monitor. What the Mobians saw next made them filled with surprise and awe. The Granzon became enveloped in dark purple energy. Within seconds, it changed into a different form. The Granzon was now more enormous and sported a blue and yellow color scheme with a halo-like object on it's back. Noticing the Granzon's transformation, Beowulf looked at it with wonder.
As soon as the Granzon completed it's transformation, it raised it's hands up and its chest opened up. Out of it's chest emerged three yellow spherical objects which began to amass energy. Utilizing the amassed energy, the Granzon summoned a purple portal the size of Riksent above it. The portal began to slowly pull the Einst army towards it with a strong gravitational force.
"What do you think?" Shu spoke. "This is the true form of the Granzon, the Neo Granzon. It is in this form that the Granzon's powers can be exerted to it's utmost potential,"
"Well, butter mah tail and call me a corn cob!" Bunnie stated.
"I've seen machines with advanced capabilities of their own," Rotor remarked. "But, this takes the cake,"
"To think that the Granzon is capable of changing into a stronger form almost instantly…" Nicole said. "That can be terrifying,"
"I'll take that as a compliment," Shu made a smirk. As the Einsts are pulled into the portal, Beowulf began to fly off where he stood. "Interesting," he remarked. "To think that humans are capable of performing such a feat. But, that will not stop me," Beowulf began to fly towards a certain direction. Back inside the Neo Granzon's cockpit, Shu began to detect Beowulf's movement in his radar.
"Now isn't this unexpected," Shu's words gained everyone's attention.
"What is it?" Tetsuya asked.
"I am detecting a small energy signal which is moving out of the portal's range. The portal is meant to have a gravitational pull strong enough to attract the Einsts, yet one of them is able to resist the gravitational force of the portal itself,"
"Could it be Beowulf?" Axel asked.
"That would presumably be the case," replied Shu.
"Where is he headed?" asked Sally.
"Based on the direction he is heading, I would say he is headed to one of the forest areas east of where we are," Shu calculated Beowulf's route with the Neo Granzon's controls. "The said area is very close to Riksent,"
"If that's the case, the Mobians and I will go after Beowulf," Sally said. "We need to intercept him in case he tries to attack Riksent,"
"I'll go with you as well," Axel said to the Mobians.
"I'll follow Axel too," said Alfimi.
"Understood," Tetsuya said. "The rest of us will fight the Einsts that are sent into the portal," After Shu transmitted the coordinates of Beowulf's destination to the Sky Patrol, Soulgain and Personlichkeit, the three machines flew off to pursue Beowulf. At that time, the Einst army was about to be completely sucked into the portal.
"Be safe all of you," Tetsuya quietly wished Sally and her company.
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In a large forest clearing, Beowulf landed in the center of it. Upon landing, Beowulf began to look at his surroundings. The ground of the clearing was covered with green grass. Trees surrounded the area. All was quiet.
"This place…" Beowulf spoke to himself. "It is beautiful. Truly one of the best things spawned by Mother Nature,"
"But, no matter what it is that I see… No matter how they may look, I will destroy everything around me," As Beowulf spoke, he looked up to see the Sky Patrol, Soulgain and Personlichkeit descending into a group of trees far ahead of him.
"It appears some obstacles have arrived…" After a short while, the Mobians, Axel and Alfimi emerged from out of the trees ahead of Beowulf. The group led by Axel and Alfimi, ran towards Beowulf. They ran until they stopped a short distance from Beowulf.
"There you are, Beowulf!" Axel readied the Mizuchi.
"The game's up, Beowulf!" Sonic said. "You thought you could waste Riksent in one fell swoop but, we've managed to prevent that! If you're still gonna lay a finger on Riksent though, we'll have to kick your butt!"
"It does not matter how many of you come at me," Beowulf spoke in a condescending tone. "I have the power of the Sol Emeralds imbued in me. With them, trampling over mere mortals like all of you is a walk in the park,"
"You're pretty full of yourself," Knuckles stated.
"As I have said before, all of you shall be decimated by my hand. The same shall go for your friends. They may have moved my kind away from Riksent but, they will soon learn the terror of my army," After Beowulf spoke, Amy stepped forward.
"Beowulf, there's something I want to ask you," All eyes were on Amy. After a brief pause, Amy continued, "You said destroying things is so fun to you. Why do you say that?!"
"What are you asking?" Axel was surprised. "This isn't the time to ask Beowulf about trivial matters!"
"No!" Amy retorted, her eyes fixated on Beowulf. "I want to know the truth! Axel said that you and him were once friends! And now you've become a monster who thinks nothing but destroying everything! Why would you turn your back on your friend and become what you are now?!" For a moment, Beowulf was silent.
"I no longer care about the past," The Einst replied. "All that matters is one thing-Creation is destruction. Destruction is creation. All things are born from chaos. Without it, there is no order. Therefore, everyone desires chaos,"
"What's he talking about?" Tails looked confused.
"Don't listen to him!" Axel stated seriously. "There is no point in making sense of his words! Beowulf is just a madman driven by power! That's all that's left of him!"
"On the contrary," Nicole spoke from her handheld which was strapped to Sally's hips. "I think I can understand Beowulf's words. What Axel said about Beowulf is true. However, I have come to the conclusion that Beowulf's actions are driven by one thing. It is the fact that Beowulf is not just one who revels in destruction. He lives to destroy all things around him,"
"Simply put," Nicole's voice turned serious. "Destruction is his only purpose,"
"That's right," Beowulf sounded sinister. "I failed to recreate the universe. As such, I have decided to adhere to one belief-If recreation is not feasible, then destruction is the path that I will seek! I shall reduce everything to nothingness because it is from nothingness that all life is born!"
"You're insane," Elias stated, his eyes wide open.
"Beowulf, I don't really know what you're trying to get at, but I've only got two words to say about what you just said," Sonic gave Beowulf a displeased look. "Not. Cool."
"Beowulf," Blaze looked at the Einst seriously. "I will not allow the likes of you to continue your rampage. Not only shall we stop you from inflicting more chaos, we will retrieve the power of the Sol Emeralds as well. We will defeat you on this spot right now!"
"Very well," Beowulf said after pausing for a moment. Suddenly, the group began to feel a strong sense of dread permeating in the air. Storm and Lightning felt their fur stand up. "I shall take the pleasure in tearing all of you apart!"
"Wh-What is this?" Sally looked worried. "I'm suddenly getting a very bad feeling…"
"That is Beowulf's killing intent," Lightning spoke seriously. "But, this is far stronger than what we had felt when we first faced him," Beowulf began to take a step forward.
"And now foolish mortals," Beowulf's voice was filled with malevolence. "Be destroyed,"