Author's Note (10/21/2012): I do like this chapter a bunch, mostly because I love a good organization. Especially organizations with groups of people who all have very special talents and abilities of the magical sort. Well, Not really magical, but mystic powers, and strange abilities that make them incredibly dangerous. Anywho, This chapter seems to be fairly clean of errors. Just so I don't confuse people with the change, I changed the name of the group from "Discordial Avengers" to "Avenging Knights of Discord" because "Discordial Avengers" sounded a bit weird. I've been told by multiple people this so I decided to change it.

"Oh no! They won't survive a fall from this height!" Sonic stammered.

"Neither will you!" Hyotai said angrily as he charged a ball of energy in his palms.

Sonic quickly rushed to the aid of his descending pals. With speeds that were faster than he ever went before, he was flying so fast the barrier of sound was wrapping around his frame. The ducts of his eyes had air rushing around them so much that tears formed unintentionally. Hyotai went after him immediately while charging energy still, But the hedgehog's determination pushed his speeds to an all new record. The sound barrier broke and the ringing of his achievement tried to catch up with him. He came close to the ground and then moved himself to be parallel with the ground. Stopping just under the two mustached heroes, catching them with not a second to spare. Both of the males woke up upon being rescued by the hedgehog.

"Shoo that was a close one dudes." Sonic said while exhaling a sigh of relief.

"Prepare to be assimilated!" Hyotai raged while firing the now car sized sphere at the heroes.

When the orb flew from his hands it shifted it's form into that of a beam shape. Sonic's maneuver had exhausted him and he couldn't react to the incoming energy barreling towards them. All they could do was watch as the beam came crashing into them. All three males were hit with a catastrophic amount of energy, the results of this attack could be felt pulsating in the form of pain inside of their bodies. The devastation around them was also an adequate measure of the sheer chaos of the beam. A crater with a radius of approximately 150 feet was where the battered heroes laid in now.

Hyotai drifted back on to the surface of the planet and then stepped down into the crater. Sonic was bruised beyond belief, and had cuts all over his body. The plumbers were in no better shape, and were rendered unconscious once more. Barely able to move, Sonic's left eye had a slash right above the upper eye lid and wouldn't open, not to mention that his energy had nearly been drained. Blood trailed down that wound and covered the left side of his face in a crimson color. Hyotai came closer and closer to the heroes. This seemed to be it for them all, no one was there to save them, they were all down for the count and every last shred of hope was quickly vanishing like dust in the wind.

"Where is your power now?!" Hyotai said as he began to laugh. "Like I said before, You will give me the rings, whether you want to or not!"

Sonic had nothing to say to him, he just grinded his teeth while looking at Hyotai with rage. It was then at that moment that his ring began to glow, and not only his ring, but also Mario's ring. He felt as if the rings were calling to each other. The glowing became brighter with each passing second until reaching a peak of shining light. Out of this radiance a crystal started to descend.

It floated downwards until being in front of Sonic's face. It glinted and sparkled and a strange feeling soon flooded all over Sonic's senses. He grabbed the crystal without even thinking and what happened next shocked both Sonic and Hyotai.

"What the hell?! What is going on?!" Hyotai gasped as he watched Sonic begin to transform.

The fur of the hedgehog turned into a goldenrod yellow and an aura of pure power wrapped around his frame. His wounds and bruises were all gone as well. There were also some additional equipment that appeared. On his left shoulder was a piece of armor with a crystal gem embedded in the middle of it. Sonic's eyes burned with rage as he slowly opened both of them and locked them with Hyotai's.

"You will pay for hurting my friends!" Sonic stated boldly as he disappeared that moment.

Time slowed down for Hyotai. Sonic was faster in this form, he also felt more powerful too. He was behind Hyotai in mere seconds, and he slammed his fist into the crystal beast's back. Kicking a foot at him, he watched as the power from his leg sent Hyotai soaring into the sky. The hedgehog didn't even stop to watch either, and bolted instantaneously behind the creature again. He stopped him with just his palm, and then unleashed a multitude of fists on to Hyotai's frame. The flurry of punches then came to a conclusion and began a new wave of round house kicks to the face and finally to finish it all off he did a flip kick. This last attack of his sent Hyotai ascending into the sky. Sonic made haste towards a position in the sky that the crystal beast was directly heading for.

Once Hyotai had reached to where the hedgehog was now at, Sonic grabbed at his frame. The moment he grabbed him Hyotai had instantly stopped. The next thing Sonic did was start descending down back to earth. Both of them now spiraled down towards the ground with horrifying speeds. At the last minute Sonic let go of Hyotai's body and let him crash into the ground with a tremendously explosive force. A cloud of dust billowed out of the area that the crystal monster slammed into. Hyotai couldn't even believe it, He was no match for the hedgehog.

Mario and Luigi were just now waking up. Their eyes had opened up just in time to witness the take down of Hyotai. Then the direction of their view was on that of Sonic. The hedgehog came down and landed on the earth right beside them. The plumbers were invigorated to see their ally in such a state. They could feel the power emanating from his frame. Just then all three of them prepared for more fighting as the smoke cleared. Hyotai was clambering out of the hole that he was sent into. He stood up as he made it out and then stepped forwards a bit before collapsing on to the dirt.

"Such power... " Hyotai stated before blacking out.

"That will teach him... " Sonic said as the creature seemed to be out for the count.

Thats when something appeared from above the mountains, It was a ship like no other. This machine looked built for battle and was humongous. When it had reached a very close distance to the crater it had come to a halting stop. On top of it's deck were ten mini turrets, followed by five medium sized turrets, and to top it off, there was one large turret that didn't even look like a cannon. It had a face painted on it with the characters 渦中(kachuu) also written on it with red paint. On the belly of the ship were also many turrets, along with a deck that was attached by metal pillars that connected to the main ship. This deck seemed to be a storing section for many vehicles and ammunition. There were also many windows on the hull of the ship to indicate that there was a vast number of crew members on board.

Something told Sonic and company that this ship had people on it who were allies to Hyotai, and that they were about to meet them. Their suspicions held some truth to them as from the tip of the top deck came three people flying down towards the crater. They landed near the spot that Hyotai collapsed at. The three suspicious people that were now there, all had symbols on their bodies just as Hyotai did. The first one was a male who appeared to be shrouded in a brown cloak. His face was hidden and the only other clothing he wore was some shorts, boots, and gloves. The color of all his clothing aside from his cloak was black. Each article of clothing also bore the symbol 炎(honoo - Flame).

A somewhat roboticized male stood next to this man. His frame was almost like that of a skeletal one. On his chest was composition of many tubes and round spheres that acted like sockets for the tubes to connect to. The left arm was connected also by tubes to a large sphere like socket that acted as his shoulders. A sword was at the end of the tubes and looked to be powered by an electrical type of energy. His right arm was no different than his left arm except that he had a cannon equipped instead of a blade. A helmet like shape was what his head looked like, and it seemed to have energy flow through it as well. On top of his head were two ear-like attenas. The connection of his head to his chest was done so through an electrical energy. The symbol 雷(rai - Thunder) was carved directly into the center of his forehead.

The third of the new people to arrive on the scene was a female. Her hair was a bit chaotic, as it curled in all sorts of directions. Two sections of her hair were bangs that hung in her face a bit. The hair color of hers was also a hue of dark purple, and this was paired with two golden eyes. On her back was a large sword that seemed to be in the shape of an elongated triangle that attached to a hilt. Along the edges of this blade were many saw-like teeth and from the looks of it they were sharper than a diamond blade.

An otherworldly aura seem to wrap around this weapon of hers as well. She wore skimpy clothing that represented an Amazonian feel to them. This included one purple bra, a loin cloth that was also purple with a golden embroidery, and gloves of purple as well. On each one of these pieces of clothing was the symbol 暗(kura - Dark) written in black. She was currently kneeling beside Hyotai and tending to his wounds. The first male that had appeared started to speak.

"Well, It would seem that Hyotai was not enough, I miscalculated. I thought this would be a mission that even he could do." The cloaked individual stated. "Do not be fooled though, the only reason you are spared is because the health of the members of my group is important to me. In any other case, you would be dead right now."

"Who are you guys? Why do you seek the rings?" Sonic began asking fiercely with bitter rage boiling inside of him.

"In due time you will know the answers to those questions. I can tell you just this to sate your curiosity, we are the Avenging Knights of Discord. Our mission, Top secret. It is of no concern to you what our motives are, but do know this, we will retrieve those rings." Honootai replied. "I do hope you bear us no ill will though, we are only trying to survive in a world where it is necessary to do so."

Sonic was hesitant to start a fight with this guy. He could feel one-hundred times the power that Hyotai had seeping from Honootai's frame. He was so calm, collective, and had a a demeanor about him that made him feel so uneasy. He was shaking and he knew it was because whatever this guy could do made him fear him so much. Mario and Luigi could feel it as well, all of them felt it. They all knew that this guy was not someone they wanted to engage right now, and the fact that Honootai was sparing them, was as much a relief as it was odd.

"Farewell then, 'Heroes'." Honootai stated as they all ascended into the sky with Hyotai on the female's shoulders. When the Avenging Knights of Discord had reached their ship and were all safely aboard, the ship soon departed. This left the heroes in a state of shock and exhaustion.

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