A/N: Its here. Finally, its here.
I've been working on The Echo, its plot is getting highly deep (If you
could make ANY sense of that, then you get a cookie), therefore I
didn't pay much attention to this one. Sincerest apologies.
Nick, thanks for offering to help! Unfortunately, it works
differently with how I upload my fanfics, so that wouldn't work out
well. Sorry :(
...So Let's begin, shall we?
OH, WAIT! I forgot to tell you, that I'm adding music to this fic later on.
Are any of you familiar with Syaoron the Fox? If so, then you should
recognize the way I will be inputting the music, which can all be looked
up on Grooveshark (if your not familiar with Syaoron, I urge you to
read some of his fics, their amazing). Anyway, most of the music will
be by Crush 40. Be afraid...
ALSO... for the team name, I decided on Kaitlyn Thorne's "The
Alternates". I decided to change it slightly to "The Alternate Freedom
Fighters" as its official name. The reason is that in the comics,
theres another group called "The Secret Freedom Fighters". So why not
have an Alternate Freedom Fighters?
Disclaimer: I. Own. Nothing. *sob sob sob* But thats the way the world
goes round, right?
Sadface, anyway...
-Chapter 4: The First Mission-
Time: ?
Location: ?
A deep, malevolent, almost morphed voice echoed through the deep halls
of the base. It was a voice that sounded completely unnatural, yet
twisted enough to cause one not to wonder about it any longer. It was
a voice born to strike fear in the hearts of the most couragous, to
show the world what he thought of it.
"They believe us to only exist in rumor. We are a myth. A legend. A
nightmare. But we are real. Alone, we are mighty. United, we are
flawless." He stopped to gaze over the many activities going on in the
factory below where he was standing.
"Yes... and when we put ourselves forth, we NEVER fail! Soon, all of
Mobius will know us by name!"
"SIR!" a Mobian shouted, rushing in. He took a bow before continuing.
"That group, sir. The extra one Sally Acorn created. I got 'em. All of
'em. Here they are."
He tossed a folder on to a table before the figure. Upon making
contact with the table, a number of papers full of photos and
information spread out from it. The figure snatched one up.
After reading over it, he let out a low growl. "Interesting. They
really aren't playing around." He showed the Mobian a picture of
Bedwyr. "They've got a practical king on there. Could you imagine?
What if we were to go after him first?" He threw it down with disgust,
and picked another one up. A look of anger filled his face as he
glared at the next one.
"Janice "Bangs" Cahill... Lexi the Hedgehog... Devlin of the Raiju Clan..."
"...Your familiar with them, sir?" the Mobian asked.
"BAH! All of them!" he growled. "Those last three have gained a
reputation in stopping organizations I've played a part in, and look
at this one!" He snatched up the picture of Scorch. "Reconize HIM?"
The Mobian gasped. "T-Thats-"
"Our 'test subject', yes... He was the one that escaped. We never did
get a chance to remove his abilities before we were done testing them
on him. Now look what he's done! His entire body is red! Its caused
him to become more powerful in the abilities he was never meant to
keep!" he sighed as he reached for the picture of Kaitlyn Thorne, or
KT. "Oh... and this one here... this appears to be the daughter of
Henry Thorne, remember him? We needed one of his inventions, and
Lien-Da's army was ruthless enough to kill him." he dropped the
picture carelessly to the floor, and then noticed the remaining four
pictures.
"...Who are these?" He growled.
"These four just recently joined, sir". the Mobian answered. "This one
is appearently a leader of the Zone Cops" He said, motioning to the
picture of Micheal "Darkness" Dawson. "The wolf is a warrior that
aided the likes of Silver and Blaze, far off into the future." he
continued as he pointed to Unova the Wolf. He then grabbed Whirl's
picture "Not much is known about this one, but he has high power
rankings within him. Very high. He could prove to be a great danger to
us."
"Hmm... and who is that?" the figure growled as he pointed to the
picture of Eclipse.
"Sir, he is from the future as well, but he, he has some dangerous
secrets. Some tracings of Serum X is in his body, but in the form of
lycanthropy. Thats why he has the inhibitor rings."
The figure was silent. After a short moment, he spoke again.
"Serum X? I thought that was only contained in Thunder the Lion. Hmph,
we could use the one with lycanthropy. What havoc could be created by
removing the inhibitor rings? ...I'll think more of this later." he then
turned his back before calling another command.
"Its time to do the Chaos Energy testing."
VvVvVvVvV
Time: 8:47 AM.
Location: Freedom H.Q.
"...This is it?" Whirl asked, a skeptical expression on his face. He
had just been recruited into the Alternate Freedom Fighters a few days
ago, alongside Darkness, Eclipse, and Unova, but had never actually seen it's base. The base for the new
recruits, better known as Alternate HQ, was just an add-on to Freedom
HQ. While the Freedom Fighters had a large building for a base, the
Alternates had a meeting tower that had just been built onto the side
of the original. In other words, Alternate HQ was just a signal tower,
but big enough to fit an entire team and a few computers.
"Greetings." a voice called from across the room. They turned to find
Sally Acorn. "There are still a few things that I must discuss with
Sonic and Rotor, and will have to leave you here for now. So feel free
to make yourselves comfortable, we have couches, chairs, and a few
tables over there. The rest of the team should be waiting there as
well." she motioned to a large corner of the room before exiting the
tower. Unova glanced to where she motioned to find Devlin, Bangs, KT,
Scorch, Lexi, and Bedwyr waiting for them.
"Aquarion, these are the time travellers we were told about!" Bedwyr
exclaimed excitedly to his blade. KT rolled her eyes.
"Hey, I never got to meet you guys!" Bangs exclaimed. "I'm Janice
Cahill, better known as Bangs. This is Devlin, Scorch, Lexi, Bedwyr,
and KT". The mentioned teammates waved in greeting, save for Devlin,
who had dozed off.
"Er, thats great." Eclipse said quickly. "Do you know when their gonna be
done with whatever their talking about? We're kinda in a rush."
"Relax, Eclipse." Darkness said as he sat in a chair. "We are in no hurry."
"Are you SERIOUS!?" Whirl asked impatiently. "Our timelines are on
the verge of destruction, and you want us to relax?"
"Just take a seat, Whirl" Unova suggested as calmly as possible.
"According to Darkness, this is the team that saved our timeline, and
we were part of it. I think we can kick back for a while", and with
that, she flopped on a couch and leaned against the armrest.
Eclipse sighed and sat at the table across from Lexi. Whirl was about
to argue with Unova when a loud snore erupted from Devlin. Scorch
growled and slapped his arm, causing the lynx to wake up with a start.
"WHAT THE HEC, SCORCH?"
"Dude, what kind of freakin' ninja snores his head off?"
"Is that ANY reason to go around slamming peoples arms?"
"He has a point, Scorch." Aquarion joined in. "He is a ninja, after
all. Treat him with respect."
"THANK YOU." Devlin nearly announced.
Bedwyr glared at his blade. "Aquarion, we honestly don't need your
opinion on everything."
"My opinion? You would have said the same thing!"
"And what do you mean, 'treat Devlin with respect'?" Scorch butted in.
"I have every right to act how-"
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Lexi shouted, finally having enough of the
arguing. Everyone was instantly silent. KT and Bangs simultaneously
let out a sigh of relief before drifting into thought. The room had finally calmed down.
Meanwhile, in the main room of Freedom HQ, Sally had just sent Sonic
and Tails off to scout out Robotnick's newest base. Rotor was still
there, and they were talking to a G.U.N General.
"Are you sure this is safe? I mean, he has been classified as highly
dangerous." The General asked Sally.
"Absolutely." Rotor answered for Sally. "We have done this multiple
times before, and some have even turned out to be top Freedom
Fighters."
The General sighed. "Fine", he said, before pulling out a radio
device. "Bring him in." he spoke into it.
A moment later, the doors to the main room opened, and two armed
soldiers walked in, with a handcuffed mobian between them. They set
the mobian on a chair in the center of the room, and Sally approached
him. She cupped her hand under his chin, forcing him to look up, and
revealing the face of a green lion.
"Thunder the Lion, correct?" she asked. The lion grunted a sound of
agreement, as he obviously didn't feel like speaking. His emerald
green fur shone darkly on his large, catlike ears. He was rather small
for a lion, and had a thin and wispy mane. He had cold, purple eyes,
and wore blue Vibram shoes.
"A few months ago, Thunder, you were imprisoned for stealing weapons
from G.U.N, and working with a large group of criminals." Sally said
grimly.
"Now, while we are still not sure if your guilty or not, we're giving
you a second chance." Rotor continued. "Hopefully, you can help us
locate the criminal's base, and you are to work with the Alternate
Freedom Fighters. Understand?"
The lion nodded.
"Excellent." Sally finished as she thanked the G.U.N soldiers for
bringing him. She and Rotor then left and brought Thunder to the small
tower outside, Alternate HQ, through the doors, and before the new recruits.
"Okay, team, this is Thunder, he will be assisting you on your first
mission." Rotor announced.
The team jumped up and prepared themselves for their first assignment.
"Your first mission," Sally continued, "Is to investigate the strange
Chaos readings coming from Water Palace." she then turned to Darkness.
"And seeing you lead the Zone Cops, I would like you to lead the team
on this mission. Darkness nodded, and the team prepared to leave.
"Good luck, team, and bring back a full report!" Rotor called as the
team exited the tower. He then turned to Thunder and removed his handcuffs.
"Don't try anything, Thunder." Rotor hissed.
The lion smirked. "Don't trust me, do you? Even if I did, I would like
to see this team try and stop me," he growled before following the
group.
Rotor sighed and turned to Sally.
"I hope this wasn't a mistake..."
VvVvVvV
"So... where exactly is the Water Palace?" KT asked as they walked
aimlessly across the plain stretching before Freedom HQ.
"Well..." Bangs began as she held up a small computer device. "Tails
created this a while ago, and says its made to trace Chaos Energy. So,
if we tap into this chaos radiation, it should lead us directly to our
destination."
"Interesting..." Darkness thought aloud. "Why would chaos energy be
radiating from Water Palace?"
"Uh... does Water Palace mean its gonna be loaded with water?" Scorch
asked nervously.
Lexi chuckled. "What tipped you off, Sherlock?" she said in a sarcastic tone.
"Whats your problem with water?" Darkness asked curiously.
Scorch ignited his right hand on fire. "Um, hello? Nearly all of my
attacks are fire based."
"Really?" Darkness said as he gazed at Scorch's hand. "Thats
fascinating, how did you achieve that kind of power?"
"I'd rather not talk about it..." Scorch answered flatly as the flames
on his hand faded.
The team moved on, picking up their pace. It wasn't long before they
left the plain and entered a tropical forest.
"Ugh." Eclipse exclaimed as a vine got caught on his shoe. He sighed
and yanked it off. "Is cutting through the jungle our ONLY route?" he
called up to Bangs.
"Well, its the fastest route." she answered as she ducked under a tree trunk.
"But it doesn't seem like the easiest." Unova growled as her left ear
got caught in a tree branch.
"Heh, are you kiddin'? This is AWESOME!" Thunder shouted as he shot
through the brush. KT didn't seem pleased with this.
"He was just recently arrested, wasn't he? Shouldn't we keep a better
watch on him?" she asked as she pointed to the fast-moving Thunder.
"He shouldn't even BE here." Lexi growled. "G.U.N should have kept him
behind bars. He's lucky I didn't catch him, or he'd be paying with his
life."
"From what I heard, he may not be guilty." Bedwyr called back to the
hedgehog and fox. "The Freedom Fighters evidently have faith in him,
and are giving him another chance. Everyone deserves a second chance."
"Spoken like a true knight, Bedwyr!" Aquarion congratulated him,
earning a smile from his master.
"Sheesh, HOW MUCH FARTHER THROUGH THE JUNGLE?" Eclipse called.
Bangs growled and whipped around, frustrated. "Listen dude, this trail
may go on forever! Sure, its thicker than molasses, but that doesn't
mean you have to remind us of it! Now, if you be patient and wait,
maybe-"
"Hey, look, we're here." Darkness exclaimed as they reached the edge
of the jungle and found themselves looking over a large, waterlogged
marble palace. The group stopped and looked around.
Devlin and Whirl both jumped up simultaneously. "I'll start looking
for the energy source." Whirl said quickly, as he gazed at all the
water before him. He then ran off and pulled out a small
chaos-tracking device, similar to the one Bangs had, but not of the
greatest value. Devlin followed close behind.
"Do you have anything?" the lynx asked Whirl.
"Not sure..." he answered as he pointed the device in various directions.
Suddenly, Thunder hopped out of the brush and landed with a thud. He then surveyed the view.
Beyond the palace, there was an ocean bay and a small city, in the
middle of more jungle. It was a splendid view, to say the least, but
Thunder's sudden appearance startled Devlin and Whirl, causing the
latter to drop the device in a pool of water. He quickly snatched it
back up only to find that the water had fried it.
"Great, now look what you did!" he shouted at Thunder. His voice,
however, was cut off by a loud intercom going off.
"INTRUDERS! QUICK, STOP THEM BEFORE THEY SEE ANYTHING! THEY MUST BE
OBLITERATED!" a voice blared through hidden speakers. Darkness, Bangs,
KT, Bedwyr, Scorch, Lexi, Unova, and Eclipse rushed over to the other
three.
"WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO?" Unova shouted in question, while sirens began to go off.
No one got to answer as suddenly a group of figures rushed around
them, surrounding the team instantly.
"Sorry, but you need a card to enter." a voice, similar to Sonic's,
laughed as a green hedgehog stepped out of the shadows. The team
gasped as he was instantly reconized, and Darkness slapped his hand to
his forehead.
"Oh, crap. We ran into the Destructix."
A/N: YEAH, CLIFFHANGER! Sorry, this chapter was kind of short. I just
needed to write this down quickly to prove to the world that I am no
longer dead XD. May not be forever, though, so I must write as much as
I can. Also, I never used music in this chapter. Oh well :( But the
next chapter will be longer, epic-er, and will contain an intense
background musical beat!
Anyway, I strongly urge you to check out The Echo, as it will share a
strong connection to this story. Oh, BTW, The Echo is also nearly
complete, but (spoiler alert!) its actually just a prolouge to a fic
I've been preparing for some time now, entitled The Echo: Awakening.
So you may want to take a look at that when its up (this fic actually
does share one thing with those other fics, but I can't say it or the
whole story will be spoiled). Anyway, please leave a review, be happy,
open your heart, live and learn, fight the good fight, do it gangnam
style, etc etc.
Seeyuz!
-Gnat1