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15. The Plot Twist... Then Twist Again

"Alright, Knothole!" said Sally.

"We need to discuss everything right here before we attack. You may all release your opinions and or questions."

"Where do we attack?" asked Antoine.

"Well, I was thinking the south wall, as it gives us a better element of surprise-"

"I say we attack them through the front gate." said Ryko

Everybody stared at him like he was an idiot.

"Why?" asked Sally, still confused.

"They know that we'll try to surprise them. With the added forces of the Destructix, they might be able to cover all walls. I don't think they'll be watching the front gate. Shock n' Awe. "

"Wow… that is actually a pretty good point."

"Well, I'm just trying to help. I'm looking forward to battling Scourge."

"So am I." said a familiar voice.

"Sonic!" shouted Sally, and she ran up and hugged him.

"I just didn't want to miss out on the fun."

"Well join in. Ryko was just telling us about a cool battle plan."

"Repeat."

He did.

"Sounds good to me. When do we attack?"

"Right now. To the Suppression Squad HQ!" shouted Sally.

The Suppression Squad HQ, 1:30 PM

"Crap." said Tails.

"What?"

"They have every place guarded." Sally cursed under her breath.

"What do we do now?"

"The same as we planned. What else? If we charge hard enough,we can break through the defense…" he glanced at Sally.

"Or talk our way through it."

"True. Let's go."

They arrived at the front gate, met by the Suppression Squad and the Destructix.

"Why, who do we have here?" asked Scourge.

"A lying, cheating, turncoat fox and a Sonic wannabe." said Sally. Fiona growled.

"Now, now, babe, don't worry! We can pound them in a few seconds! Let's talk about why there here first."

"Your little fox was spying on us."

"Oh really? What did you find out, babe?"

"All about their attack plans."

"Oh really? Than who could that be on the south wall?" asked Ryko. When they all turned around, Ryko blasted Scourge with a kick to the head. The battle had begun.

Sally was busy fighting with Fiona; Amy hit anyone who came close to her with her Piko-Piko Hammer, including Antoine about seven times. Ryko was still fighting Scourge and Sonic was locked in a battle with Sargent Simian. Tails was in combat with Lightning.

"You ain't half bad." said Scourge, throwing a punch which Ryko dodged.

"You ain't half as good as I am." said Ryko, connecting with a punch.

"Don't steal all the fun, Ryko!" said Sonic, and he came running over. Ryko switched and was now facing Sargent Simian.

"Come on, big guy!" said Ryko, landing a kick.

"What's a matter?" he said, landing a punch. Scourge tried to hit him in the back of the head, but Ryko ducked and he nailed Simian.

"Doing the dirty work for us, eh?" asked Ryko, but he got punched in the face by Scourge. He looked over and saw Sally about to be nailed it the face by Fiona; he rushed over and blocked the attack, sending a devastating punch into her stomach, sending her tumbling over.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"How are we doin'?" asked Ryko.

"Not the best, but we're managing. Antoine might have head trauma from Amy and Bunnie is battling that weird frog guy, and she isn't doing too well. We might lose and have to retreat."

"I'll be damned if we have to lose and retreat. I won't let it happen."

"We'll have to."

"No…we..won't." Ryko gritted through his teeth.

What Ryko did next would be told to Sally's grandchildren in a hushed voice.

Ryko walked forward. His eyes were eerily determined. Sargent Simian went for a punch; Ryko stepped out of the way and kicked him in the back, sending him sprawling to the ground. Lightning gave a hard punch to his stomach; all Ryko did was look at him with anger in his eyes. Lighting goggled at him before Ryko nailed him in the face. Fiona rushed up to him; he took his fist and shoved her out of the way with a punch. Sally noticed that Ryko's fur was becoming darker by the second. Miles Prower tried to shoot him with a weapon; Ryko held up his fist and the bullet bounced off of him harmlessly. His skin was a navy blue and a purple aura surrounded him. His sclera turned white and his pupils were disappearing. Anti-Sally attempted to hit him; he let out a pulse of energy and she fell to the floor. The only one left was Scourge. He tried to punch him but Ryko grabbed his arm and bent it. Sally could hear the cracking of his bones. The group scrambled away. Ryko went back to his normal self.

"…what just happened to me?"

"You just kicked everybody's ass and sent them crying for their mothers." said Sally.

"I must have channeled my negative energy… you've done that before, haven't you?" he asked Sonic. Sonic shrugged.

"Once or twice."

When the shock wore off, Sally broke into a grin.

"That isn't important! We just beat them both!" Hades came out of his portal.

"You know how Ares loves kidnapping people?" asked Hades.

"Yes…" said Ryko, knowing exactly where this was going.

"Sadie's gone." Ryko stood there for a moment.

"Sally." he said, not turning around.

"Yea?"

"Return the favor."

"Absolutely, Ryko. Alright Knothole…"

"Let's repeat our last mission… with three new people to help out"

"Who's the third?" asked Antoine.

Sally took out her phone.

"Ryko, what's your friend's phone number?"

Undisclosed Location, 12:30 PM

When you wake up with a gag in your mouth, you know something is wrong.

When you wake up tied to a chair, you know you've been kidnapped.

When you wake up with Ares the Mesmer staring at you, you know you're about to get hurt.

Sadie thought she was about to get hurt.

"Why hello, Sadie."

"MHHHMMM!"

"Ah, yes. I love gags, especially since all of a villain's points tend to be untrue and insulting, and the gaged person can't say anything about it. Right, Bucc?"

"Yep." I said.

"Well, Sadie, it appears as if Ryko will try to come and save you. I've set a few traps to prevent such a thing. Have fun."