The Hagane, Hiryu Kai and Personal Troopers were struggling against the Einst Hydraloid. The more they attacked the Einst, the fiercer the Einst retaliated. In the middle of the battle, the SRX Team combined their Personal Troopers to form the SRX Super Robot. Mai fired the ART-1's Boosted Rifle at the Hydraloid. In response, the Hydraloid knocked the ART-1 aside with one of it's heads, causing Mai to scream a little.
"Mai!" Ryusei called out as he saw the ART-1. "Why you…!" The SRX faced the Hydraloid and gathered energy in one hand. The SRX then charged towards the Hydraloid and landed a powerful punch on one part of it's body.
"Zine Knuckle!" After punching the Einst, the SRX quickly flew towards the ART-1. While it did, the wound left on the Hydraloid by the SRX regenerated slowly.
"If that Einst keeps healing itself, this fight will never end!" Bullet remarked.
"The situation is getting dire as we speak," Shu stated. "In the worst case scenario, we will have to retreat,"
"There's no way we're going to do that!" Ryusei exclaimed. "Right now, Sonic and his friends are doing their best to protect Riksent! We got to do the same even if it means exhausting ourselves!"
"Though that sounds reckless, I can't say I dislike what you just said, Ryusei," Raidese agreed.
"I agree with Ryusei too!" Katina said. "No way we're going to run away until we see that this is over!"
"Despite our dire circumstances, I agree that we must still keep fighting," said Tetsuya. "Not only for Riksent's sake but for our friends' as well," Tetsuya then added with his voice brimming with determination, "All units, let us fight until the very end!"
(scene change)
The Mobians, Axel and Alfimi were surprised at what they're currently seeing. Not only were the Sol Emeralds floating in front of them but, a being similar to Beowulf appeared as well. As everyone looked at the Quasi-Beowulf, Cream and Cheese slowly woke up.
"Yer awake!" Bunnie spoke to Cream and Cheese. "Thank goodness! Are you two alright?"
"I'm okay…" Cream replied as Cheese sat on her shoulder. She then looked at Quasi-Beowulf and pointed at him. "Who is that?"
"You!" Beowulf spoke to Quasi-Beowulf, his voice filled with shock. "You were supposed to have been destroyed by my hand!"
"Indeed," replied Quasi-Beowulf. "But, you did not destroy me completely. Hence, I am able to return,"
"Um… Care to explain what's going on here?" Sonic asked Quasi-Beowulf. Quasi-Beowulf began turning around to face the group. "A pleasure to meet all of you in person," he then greeted them. "Especially you, Princess Blaze,"
"How do you know my name?" Blaze became surprised.
"I shall explain that later," replied Quasi-Beowulf. "More importantly, I have come to aid you in your fight against Beowulf,"
"How exactly are you going to do so?" Elias asked.
"I am going to restore the Sol Emeralds' powers," The group became astounded over this news.
"Restore them?" Knuckles asked. "How?"
"By transferring a portion of my powers into the emeralds," replied Quasi-Beowulf. "Right now my strength is not enough to face Beowulf. If I am to fight him head on, I will be defeated. However, this is the least I can do in assisting all of you,"
"Wait," Axel gave Quasi-Beowulf a serious look. "You haven't told us who you are yet. Until you do so, I cannot trust your words," Quasi-Beowulf gave a soft chuckle. "Cautious as always, aren't you? Axel," he then said.
"You know my name?" Axel asked.
"Axel," Alfimi spoke. "I think we can trust him,"
"Why would you say that?" Axel said.
"I sense something about him… I can't tell what it is but, I just feel that he can be trusted. Like a friend,"
"I can understand if all of you are wary of me," said Quasi-Beowulf. "But, I promise you- Once all this is over, I will explain all that you desire to know. There is no time to waste. I shall now grant you my aid," Quasi-Beowulf reached his hand out towards the emeralds. Streams of colorful energy began flowing out of his hand into the emeralds.
"It matters not what you are doing," Beowulf spoke to his twin. "If you intend to oppose me…" Conjuring a large ball of purplish energy with one hand, he added, "…I shall destroy you!" Beowulf then hurled the ball towards Quasi-Beowulf. Seeing this, Blaze and Storm quickly went in front of Quasi-Beowulf.
"Fire Ball!"
"Raikodan!"
Blaze and Storm launched a fireball and a lightning blast respectively to intercept the energy ball, causing it to explode. As the smoke from the explosion settled, the Sol Emeralds began to glow in each of it's respective colors.
"Beowulf," Blaze spoke. "I will not allow you to hurt anyone else. And for that purpose, we will defeat you!"
"I second that," Sonic moved next to Blaze. "Especially after what Beowulf here did to Cream and Cheese,"
"That's right," Sally stood next to Storm. "We can't afford to lose here. Our friends are fighting their hardest right now. And so shall we!" Hearing the Mobians' words, Quasi-Beowulf lowered his hand. At this, the Sol Emeralds began to hover in front of Blaze.
"I've failed to thwart your ambitions once," Quasi-Beowulf spoke to his evil twin. "But, now, I shall pass on that duty to the Mobians," Quasi-Beowulf then placed a hand on Blaze's head. "Do give my other half a scare will you, princess?" He added in a slightly joking manner. With that, Beowulf's twin vanished back into the emeralds. The rest of the group then joined Sonic, Blaze, Storm and Sally.
"So, the emeralds have been restored to their former glory," Beowulf spoke. "However, that does not change the fact that none of you shall oppose me,"
"Is that so?" Blaze replied. The Sol Emeralds started to circle Blaze. "How about trying to say that…" A smile crept across Blaze's face. "…after I do this?"
Suddenly, the emeralds shone brightly. The light from the emeralds began to envelop Blaze and lifted her up. The light then turned into a blazing sphere which covered her. Soon, the sphere disappeared instantly revealing a transformed Blaze. Blaze was now enveloped in a fiery aura, with the emeralds floating around her. As she hovered in the air, Blaze looked at Beowulf with a determined smile on her face.
Seeing Blaze's appearance, the group had mixed reactions. Lightning was awed by Blaze's transformation. Honey looked more excited than she normally would be.
"Oh, my," Geoffrey remarked, a look of wonder on his face.
"What is that form?" Axel asked, his eyes slightly wide open.
"Is that all you are doing?" Beowulf asked Blaze. "Changing your appearance just to fight me?" The moment Beowulf finished speaking, Blaze flew towards Beowulf's back at an incredible speed. This slightly surprised Beowulf.
"It's not just my appearance," Blaze said. "My powers have undergone a change as well!" Summoning a fireball with one hand, Blaze hurled it towards Beowulf at point blank range. The Einst blocked the attack and was pushed back slightly by the force of Blaze's attack.
"She's fast!" Elias exclaimed. Before Beowulf could do anything, Blaze quickly flew towards his back once more. Gathering flames in her hands, she slammed them into Beowulf's back causing an explosion which pushed the Einst aback. Blaze then regrouped with her friends. While she did, she noticed something about Beowulf.
Two burn marks were seen on Beowulf's back. Normally, such injuries would be instantly healed given Beowulf's nature. However, the marks remained there. It was as if Beowulf was not healing himself. At this, a realization came to Blaze's mind.
"Beowulf," Blaze spoke with confidence. "I now know your weakness,"
"What do you mean?" Axel asked as the group looked at Blaze.
"It's true that Beowulf has the ability to regenerate any wounds he suffers," Blaze replied as Beowulf turned around to face the group. "Coupled with the fact that he has the Sol Emeralds' powers, he is a force to be reckoned with. However, the moment I used the emeralds' powers on him, I realized that Beowulf is susceptible to one thing. And that is the emeralds' powers themselves,"
"I think I get what Blaze means," Nicole spoke from her handheld. "She is saying that Beowulf's regeneration capabilities will be nullified if he were to receive an attack that is imbued with the Sol Emeralds' powers. Simply put, we are to fight fire with fire,"
"But, if that's true, we have to rely on her to defeat Beowulf," Tails said. "Blaze is the only one wielding their powers right now!"
"No worries," Blaze smiled. "I have a plan," Gesturing for everyone to gather around her, Blaze quickly explained something which only the group could hear.
"To think that I would be injured…" Beowulf said to the group. "It appears that I have underestimated you. If that is the case…" Beowulf then enveloped his hands in fire. "…I shall destroy all of you!" Beowulf then unleashed a large trail of fire which flew towards the group.
"Heads up, everyone!" Sonic said as everyone readied themselves to fight. "He's coming at us!" Seeing Beowulf's attack, Blaze intercepted it with a wave of flames. The result was a large explosion which clouded both the group's and Beowulf's view of each other. Despite that, the group charged at Beowulf.
Axel and Knuckles ran ahead of the group and rammed into the Einst, pushing him back. As the duo pushed the Einst, the rest of the group circled around Beowulf.
"Such an attack won't work on me!" Beowulf said to Axel and Knuckles.
"Yeah, but, how about this?!" At Knuckles' words, a Sol Emerald popped up from behind him and Axel and floated next to them. To Beowulf's surprise, the emeralds glowed causing Axel and Knuckles to become enveloped in an aura.
"What?!"
"Take this!" Axel shouted as he and Knuckles swung their fists towards Beowulf. Their fists caused an explosion upon coming into contact with the Einst's body.
"Byakko Ko!"
"Fire Blow!"
Axel and Knuckles' respective attacks pushed Beowulf further aback. "You're using the emeralds powers against me?!" Beowulf then shouted. "Unacceptable! Their powers belong to me alone!" Beowulf conjured multiple vines out of the ground which lashed out at Axel and Knuckles. The duo quickly evaded them by rolling to the side.
"Well, not anymore, pal!" Sonic said as he and Honey jumped towards Beowulf from behind. Beowulf turned around and called upon more vines which grabbed the two Mobians and flung them aside. Fortunately, Bunnie and Geoffrey flew towards and caught Sonic and Honey respectively.
"Hey, Beowulf! Try this on for size!" Beowulf turned towards Amy who charged at him with her hammer. A Sol Emerald was floating next to the Piko Piko Hammer, imbuing it with energy. As Amy jumped and swung her hammer towards the Einst, it became enveloped in an aura resembling a gigantic version of it.
"Piko Piko Crusher!" Beowulf quickly defended himself with one arm. As Amy's attack connected, she and Beowulf ended up pushing against each other. In the process, the armor covering Beowulf's arm was slowly being cracked by Amy's attack.
"Antoine, now!" Amy hollered past Beowulf.
"With pleasure, mon amie!" Antoine ran towards Beowulf, another Sol Emerald floating next to him. "And now to do something which is inspired by Monsieur Sanger..." Antoine jumped towards Beowulf, sword in hand. At that moment, Amy quickly jumped away to safety.
"Chesto!" Antoine swung his sword which was imbued with Sol Emerald energy at Beowulf. He slashed past Beowulf, inflicting a massive injury on the Einst's body.
(scene change)
Back at the Hagane's side, the Einst Hydraloid ceased attacking all of a sudden. It seemed to be giving out a loud roar of anguish causing everyone to wonder what was going on.
"What's going on?" Bullet asked.
"It's like the Einst appears to be in pain…" stated Kusuha.
"The enemy appears to have been weakened," Shu remarked. "This is our chance for us to turn the tides,"
"All units, focus all fire on the enemy!"
"Roger!" Hearing Tetsuya's announcement, most of the Personal Troopers charged towards the Hydraloid and attacked it continuously. The Hydraloid retaliated but not as fierce as it did previously.
"Our attacks appear to be working!" Joshua encouraged everyone. "We can do this!"
(scene change)
At the Mobians' side, Beowulf sensed something amiss as he fought the group. "No, it can't be!" Beowulf spoke to himself. "My creation! It is being overwhelmed!" While Beowulf was speaking, Sally jumped towards the Einst and prepared to attack with her Ring Blades. Beowulf however, grabbed Sally by the neck.
"Sally!" Elias cried out.
"You ****ed Mobian!" Beowulf cocked his other hand backwards. "DIE!" The Einst thrust his hand towards Sally. Sally responded by quickly inserting a Power Ring into her handheld, calling out Nicole. Nicole then created a green energy barrier with her hands to shield Sally. Beowulf's hand broke through the barrier, knocking Sally and Nicole aback.
"I will not accept this!" Beowulf spoke defiantly. "To be overwhelmed by inferior beings like you! I will not ACCEPT THIS!" Beowulf launched a lightning bolt towards Sally and Nicole who just got up on their feet. Storm quickly dashed towards the two Mobians and defended against the attack. The Raiju ninja grunted softly as she took the brunt of it.
"Storm!" Sally exclaimed.
"Storm!" Lightning cried out upon seeing his wife being injured. Looking at Beowulf, he said angrily, "You'll pay for this!" Lightning proceeded to charge a large amount of electricity in one hand. While he did so, Tails, Rotor and Elias moved towards Sally, Nicole and Storm. The former then fired their weapons at Beowulf to which the Einst responded by shielding himself with an ice wall.
"Shin Raikodan!*" Lightning unleashed a massive lightning blast at Beowulf. The blast turned into a cat's head which obliterated Beowulf's defense and knocked him aback.
[*Japanese. Roughly meaning True Thunder Cat Bullet]
"Storm!" Lightning quickly ran towards his wife. "Are you alright? Please do not put yourself in danger!"
"I am fine," replied Storm. "More importantly, let us finish this battle,"
"Agreed," said Blaze who flew towards Storm. "Let's end this," Everyone began to regroup and face Beowulf. Blaze had the Sol Emeralds return to her side.
"How can this be?!" Beowulf boomed out loud in rage. "I, who have assimilated the Sol Emeralds' powers, and in turn became superior, am being surpassed by the likes of you!?"
"Face it, Beowulf," Sonic said. "Sure, the emeralds may have given you tons of juices to power you up. But, Blaze here told us that we can share their powers with her and use them against you,"
"Silence!" Beowulf replied angrily. "Why is it that you inferior beings are able to overcome me?! You are the ones who should have been decimated by my hand!"
"Well, big ol' Beowulf here's throwing a tantrum," Sonic joked with his friends.
"It's not nice to get angry," Big said to Beowulf.
"Enough of your nonsense!" shouted Beowulf. "Are you trying to mock me?"
"Mock you?" Nicole stated. "On the contrary, we're just giving our opinions about you. In fact, I will tell you the reason that you are losing this fight. It is not because you are weak. Indeed, you are strong. But, you lack one thing that we have. And that is the thing called bonds,"
"Bonds, you say?"
"Unlike you who exercised your power alone, we worked together to defeat you. Despite knowing how dreadful you were, we still pressed on in order to seize a better tomorrow. To put things simply, it is because of the friendship that we share that we are able to overcome you,"
"So, if you want to say that friendship is a foolish concept which you had told Cream earlier, you're wrong!"
"Bravo, luv," Geoffrey smiled at Nicole's words. "Quite an impressive speech you made there," Looking at Beowulf, he added, "So, mate, are you still thinking that friendship is a bad thing right now? Because if you are, all I can say…" A look of forlorn emerged on Geoffrey's face. "…is that I pity you,"
"What?" Beowulf responded.
"From what I'm seeing so far, all you just think of is to destroy everything around you. Or should I say to kill every living being in front of you. I know because to a certain extent, I was once like you, mate,"
"It felt invigorating at first. But, then, there are consequences," Geoffrey looked as if he was revisiting the past. "And some of them… can never be fixed. So, let me ask you, mate, is this what you really want to do?"
"Hold on, Geoffrey," said Elias. "Are you sympathizing with our enemy?"
"I'm not saying this because I sympathize with Beowulf, mate," said Geoffrey. "Still, it's sad isn't it? To only think of destroying everything and in turn, failing to cherish what is truly important to you,"
"Such words are meaningless!" retorted Beowulf. "Bonds? Friendship? Sympathy? All these are for the weak! All that matters is strength and glory alone! If all of you refuse to accept this, then, behold!" Beowulf clasped his hands together. Suddenly, a dark aura began to emerge from Beowulf's body and flared like a raging flame.
"What's going on?" Rotor asked.
"Be on your guard!" Blaze said. "He's trying to do something!"
"Foolish mortals!" Beowulf's voice turned into a mixture of malevolence and distortion. "You shall perish HERE!"