Chapter 77: To Disappear In A Sonic Boom, Speeding Through the Zone of Darkness!
Last time, in Tales of the Cosmic Wars, Ben was going through a bad time with the whole Max betrayal. The angry Raystar family affair had Ben pretty down. Too bad, even though his friends were there for him, Kira had no time for him to feel better! Showing as much compassion as a rock, the head of the Titans ordered Ben to return to his own base, despite the wishes of the Grand Master and the others.
Once back at the moon base, Kira blasted at Ben from every angle and made it quite clear he did not care now unhappy Ben was. In fact, Kira in essence told Ben to throw away all emotions and hopes and become a pure fighting machine! To drill the point in, he forced Ben to fight wave after wave of Titan's commandos while having a limiter sealing his power, and without the Star Sword! Still, despite the rough time, Ben would not be beaten by grunts no matter what. And slashed a path through all that stood in his way!
After a while, he found three of Kira's top men waiting for him, Revolver Ocelot, Psycho Mantis and Rioting Rhino! While normally Ben would not have any problems defeating the trio, thanks to his handicap that his opponents were all too happy to take advantage of, he found himself being overwhelmed!
However, after being pushed to his breaking point, the constant dark emotions that have been eating away at Ben at last reached a boiling point!
No longer able to contain his rage, Ben exploded with power, so much power that it shattered the limiters Kira placed to the Titan's trio's horror!
After summoning the Star Sword to his hand, Ben showed his opponents why it's not a good thing to make him mad when he is already in a bad mood. He proceeded to wipe the floor with them! After soundly completing another test of Kira's, it was right onto the other, only this time it was different. This time his test was to face Kira himself!
More than ready to at last gain the respect of the Commandant, Ben was prepared to fight. However, even with both the aid of Geno-Wyrmmon and his rival Ezan, it seemed that even after all this time, their skills and powers still do not compare to a man who has mastered all the powers of both light and darkness!
Kira made it quite clear to the two Enji that as long they continued to hang onto what he saw as the "excess baggage" that he thought emotions and dreams were the two who would never be able to reach his power level. However, even as emotionally worn as Ben is, he refused to accept Kira's view, and even Ezan was not ready to give in.
However, when their combined attack seemed to only make Kira attack even harsher and, in a display of power, he unleashed the powerful Knights of the Round summon spell on the duo! Already tired, both heroes found themselves overwhelmed by the powerful S class summon.
And even though both Ben and Ezan tried to make one last effort, all they could do was make Kira bleed, before the stress of their training caused them to burn out. However, even though they failed to defeat Kira, the Titan's leader was impressed, and even though they were all knocked out, admitted they were ready for the next phase of his training! Is this good news for Ben and Ezan or bad? And will the forces of evil wait while they complete their training? That's an easy one, and let's find out as today's chapter begins!
This episode begins once more back at the secret base of the elite Dark Enji of Organization XIII. We wind back time just a bit, as Ben was heading back to train with Kira, Xemnas and the others were informed of Luxord's big failure, along with his demise.
Needless to say, this does not please the group and as the dark coat wearing members are all summoned and sat down on their thrones, Saix sees who has come.
When he sees all members are present, the blue haired man rises and says, "Well, it seems, yet another member of our group has disgraced himself. With the loss of both Luxord and Lexaeus, it seems our image has taken a hit."
This gets a laugh out of Ravxen, and he says,"For one thing now, we're the elite eleven! And that's an unlucky number, wait is it? Oh, who cares those, two were idiots anyway! I don't need their help to wipe out the foolish pawns of the light. Still, the rest of you better not lose in such a pathetic image. I will not stand having my image of a messenger of death be tarnished because of idiocy!"
Axel then grins and slickly says,"Don't worry, Ravxen, I have no intention of letting anyone make a fool out of me!"
Xemnas then says," I hope you can fulfill your own vow, for we can no longer afford careless errors. Our reports show that the Zannacross Empire is about to become even more aggressive in its attacks.
In order to not let them gain an advantage, we must begin to focus on our master plan. First things first, Ben Auro and Ezan Zeon, we must finalize what their fates are. Both of them have potential to be our star warriors, but if they can not be turned, then they must be destroyed."
Larxene laughs and reacts with a haughty,"Don't take me as being a rude gal, but that Ezan is way too stubborn to ever turn his back on the Enji. And we all know Benny boy's view on our offer."
Vexen then goes on to react with a sneer of disgust before he says,"Don't be so quick to think that way, neophyte, once Ezan learns the truth, he may turn yet."
Demyx then looks annoyed and says,"Ah who cares about those two, anyway? We don't need a few loser Enji to beat everyone else! Last time I fought that Ben guy, I nearly drowned him! And if we were to fight again, I would not let him off the hook so easily!"
Larxene giggles and says,"Careful about your tone, Hon. Ben may be a sap, but he is a sap with some sharp fangs, so to speak. After all, he was able to keep me on my toes, and he did bring down Xehamaru."
Demyx looks annoyed and says,"Oh, please, he may have a few moves, but his tune will be washed out by mine! Xemnas, let me be the one to kill him! I can guarantee I can kill him in less than a week!"
This causes the older members to smirk and Xaldin says, "Reckless fool, you wish to follow your fallen comrades? We know he is training with Kira Myers at the moment. If you are foolish enough to attack the Titan's base, your claim looks even more foolhardy."
Zexion then says," If you really want to get the job done, you must attack him when he is alone."
Demyx gets mad and responds with a defensive,"I know that! You all think I am an idiot? Relax; remember I am an elite Dark Enji for a reason. I already have a plan to drown the Star Rat!"
Xemnas suddenly interjects with a firm,"Enough, instead of wasting energy telling us you will do it, just do it. Use Venxen's spy satellites to monitor the fleet movements to locate Ben Auro."
Demyx takes out his blue guitar like weapon and plays a quick tune, before saying," Oh yeah, time to flush a Star down the drain! Hey, watch closely Larxene, I'll show you who is made of real hot stuff!"
He opens a column of darkness and vanishes. When he does, Larxene laughs and excitedly says, "He looked fired up! Can't blame him, though. I suppose this gal is quite the motivator."
Axel then responds with a grumpy,"Careful, your manipulations can only get you so far, Larxene."
This causes Larxene to glare at Axel and looks at the red haired man with viper eyes before she snaps out a,"What is that supposed to mean, hot head? Better watch your mouth, Axel, otherwise you're going to be taught a lesson!"
Xemnas then rises and says,"Enough, such meaningless talk will achieve nothing. Now, I think I will take a personal hand in this matter."
Saix is shocked at this and carefully reacts with a humble,"Lord Xemnas, does this mean you are going to see if Demyx can complete the task, yourself? But why?"
Xemnas raises his hand and has it glow with energy before saying, "Let's just say I want to see for myself the power that is supposed to shape the destiny of this cosmos. Yes, the forces of Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, soon the time will come, when we will have the powers of gods! Saix, Vexen, watch over the normal matters while I am away."
Xemnas also disappears and Ravxen smiles while wryly saying, "Oh, this keeps getting more and more entertaining! Bah, nothing is going on around here, so I'll have some fun of my own! Let's see, I do think things have been too quiet in the deep southern galaxies for a while now. Time to show some helpless citizens you can't escape the party! Hahahaha!"
Ravxen also warps out of there, as the other dark Enji go to various things.
Meanwhile, in a different region of the universe, we go to the planet of Mobius, where the world's only known high-speed Hedgehog is taking a nap, right outside his friend Tail's workshop! That's right, today was a day Sonic the Hedgehog was taking it easy, but that ended when his pals Tails and Knuckles ran up to him with urgent news!
Tails then urgently says, "Wake up Sonic! It's a disaster!"
Sonic just rolls over and responds with a lazy,"Five more minutes, if that Egg Man thinks he has his new " Undefeatable" Machine to cream me with, tell him I'll do it after lunch."
This gets Knuckles mad and he says,"Now is not the time to be kidding around, WAKE UP!"
Knuckles picks up Sonic and throws him into the pound next to the two tailed fox's workshop. And since Sonic hates water, he jumps out of it, awake and wet!
He then coughs a bit before he ,"Hey what are you trying to do, Knuckles, drown me? Ah, great, I have water in my ear! What's the fuss about?"
Tails then says,"Just look at the sky, Sonic!"
The blue one does as told, and is taken aback when he sees several meteors about to rain down on the planet!
Sonic then looks baffled before he says,"What the? That's was not in the forecast! How long was I asleep?"
Tails then says,"It's odd, there is no way we would fail to see so many meteors heading for the planet, but they just appeared in the sky ten minutes ago!"
Knuckles then furiously adds,"Blast that, Doctor! What is he up to this time?"
Sonic then has a confident look and quips out,"I don't know, but it looks like we have to stop him again, and fast!"
Tails then sees the meteors speeding for the ocean and says,"I don't think even you're fast enough to stop them Sonic, since they are about to land any second! Brace yourselves!"
The three heroes get ready for a nasty shock wave, which never arrives!
To the trios amazement, just as it looks like certain doom, the meteors reach just above the ocean, and then come to a total stop! However, before Sonic can relax, they begin to glow with red energy and, moments later they all break apart to reveal something worse! As the rock coverings brake into fragments, Sonic sees that they were hiding giant black tanks with four mechanical legs, each the size of a sports stadium!
Tails then looks at the new machines with a mix of awe and dread before saying,"I never saw a machine like that before. I wonder what it does. Did Dr. Robotnik build them? They look advanced, even for him!"
The three then see one such machine fly over a mountain, and then Sonic sees the bottom of the machine open up and he says," Whatever they are, I doubt they are anything but a big problem!"
Sure enough, from the bottom of the machine a giant tractor beam of sorts breaks the top of the mountain and sucks it into its maw! The machine then glows red, and everyone see the top of the machine glow, before a warship comes out of it, moments later! Sonic then emits a shocked, "What the? Did that machine just eat the mountain and turn it into a battle ship? Am I dreaming? "
Knuckles then says,"Hey, isn't that ship the same one those crazy Sithantos goons used to attack the Lylat Capital with? I guess that means we know who is behind this!"
Sonic then narrows his eyes before vigorously stating,"So, Egg man, you're trying to gang up on me with your new, even crazier partners, huh? I guess I'll have to show you just how bad your decision to side with them was! Tails, Knuckles! Let's go and contact Shadow to see the situation and get a move on! If these things get near a city, it could cause massive trouble! So let's get a move on, huh?"
Sonic is about to speed away, when he sees the ground in front of him become covered by a dark pool, and the Necrocalcous form out of it! As the dark beings extend their claws, Sonic sighs and says, "Yup, this is going to be a long day. Alright, you freaks, let me show you the fastest route to this planet!"
Sonic spin dashes into the nearest Necrocalcous, as his two other pals begin the fight as well. As Sonic and co battle the first wave of Imperial forces, little does he know his long time nemeses is watching him from afar!
On his main Egg Carrier, he is watching Sonic fight through a satellite. As he sees his long time annoyance defeat the Necrocalcous and help Tails clear a path to get out his Tornado 3 he just chuckles and darkly says, "Ah, Sonic, you're as easy as ever to predict. And this time, this time you will see that I have so much power that even you can not stop me! Muhahaha! Oh? Ah what is it?"
The Doctor sees the door behind him open up and three men enter. One looks like a miniature knight with a mask, but despite his small stature, he is a deadly foe. He is Meta-Knight, Kirby's long time enemy and fellow Zannacross minion.
The second man is one that looks like him, but with gray hair and a different outfit. He is Eggman Nega, a man related to Doctor Robotnik either by being from an alternate dimension or being from the future, it's still not clear. However, while his origins are not clear, it is clear that he is just as dangerous as the current Egg man, and maybe even more!
The last man is the scar faced Zannacross fleet commander, the purple haired Margulis.
As the villains all enter, the goggle wearing foe says, "Ah, greetings my fellow conquerors. I take it that you all came because everything is ready?"
Meta-Knight nods and reacts with a calm," The World Devastators have all landed and are already on the move. The Lylat forces stationed on this world have already engaged our fleets, but we are learning who they are dealing with."
Robotnik then laughs and makes a dramatic gesture before proudly responding with," Ah yes, I must say I am quite grateful our master lent us their marvelous machines. With this, the Lylat Kingdom will think twice before assuming they can really stop the new era! Why have you not deployed that other new weapon of yours, Margulis? It better be something powerful, after having to charge it for so long."
Margulis just looks at his sword and grins before saying," Such impatience will cause a ruinous defeat. Relax, Proto Omega will assure that nothing stands in our way. If it only was completed during the time of lord Xehamaru's invasion of Corneria, then our victory would have been assured! Still, I will make up for delays by wiping out all resistance with its power! Robotnik, our master has been gracious enough to lend such power to help you. Don't dare disappoint us and blow it, like that Koopa king did!"
Robotnik looks annoyed and sharply responds with," Don't compare me to that brainless idiot! I am a genius with over a 300 IQ! And with my counterpart here, it's double the genius!"
Egg Man Nega then looks at the display screen and says,"Yes, it was well worth the return trip here, now I can rule over a future with total power, even if it mean's siding with others. But, I always do prefer being on the winning side."
Egg man then strokes his mustache and adds,"Now, as the World Devastators secure this planet, I will activate my new Death Egg, and use it to mark my rule on this world! Now, let's begin, change direction to the Ice Cap Zone! Sonic, let's make one final race for the Chaos Emeralds. Only this time, it will truly be winner take all! I suppose those Enji Knights are bound to come to that hedgehog's aid."
Margulis looks mad and seethes out a vicious,"No matter how many of those heretics come, they all will suffer for defying the will of the supreme being of all darkness!"
Robotnik then sees a nearby World Devastator begin to hover over the nearby city and suck it up to turn it into new Nova Crusher. He then sighs and emits a calculated, "Yes, no matter what, nothing can stop the ultimate power of the god of darkness."
Now then, as the villains have all gone over their plans, let's go check back on Ben!
After his brutal fight against Kira, he was out for a while, so we now we return to our hero! Ben at the moment is dreaming, and in his dreams he is wandering in a room that is totally dark. He then hears a voice darkly say,"SO weakling, are you happy with how things turned out?"
Ben then looks around and says,"What, who is there? Where am I, anyway? And who is this? Oh, I get it, I am dreaming again, whatever."
The voice then laughs and wryly says," That's so like you, never taking anything seriously, I suppose that's why no one takes you seriously! Are you going to let those that hurt you get away with smashing your face in the dirt?"
Ben gets mad and says,"Who are you, anyway? Whoever you are, back off, I am not in the mood for more mocking."
The voice then laughs and says,"Oh, I know, you're quite fed up with people talking down to you. But, if you really are sick of being mocked, then why are you letting them get away with trying to destroy you?"
Ben then takes out his Star Sword and points it at the voice while saying" Sigh, another nightmare that needs to be slashed out of my mind, I see. I am not afraid of the shadows, so stop while you can."
The dark voice then laughs and says,"Oh, you're so mean! After all, I am not just any old shadow, I am your shadow!"
Ben is confused, but then sees a red light, and sees from the light his shadow expand, and to his shock, rise up and form a dark doppelganger of him! With black and red eyes, the shadow gives a deranged smiles and says,"Really now, if you're so stressed out, why don't I take over for a while? It will make things much more fun!"
Ben looks horrified as he blinks a bit and says,"What the? This dream is odder than the usual nightmares. But I will crush you, just like I will crush anyone else that tries to stop, huh?"
Ben is shocked as he sees the dark soul of him warp right in front of him, with its own shadow Star Sword and say, "Oh, come on, don't say that, after all, I am the superior one! At this rate, it's not going to be much longer, but try not to get killed before then! Oh well, you're boring me, nap time is over!"
Ben prepares to fight this odd nightmare, when, all of a sudden, he wakes up!
Awakening in a cold sweat, he sees he is in the medical room and says," Oh? Ah, dreaming again. Bah, those nightmares are becoming more and more constant. It's so hard to get a good night sleep these days. Sigh, sleeping is not a happy time, and neither is being awake a happy time, I guess there really is no happy time theses days.
Oh well, like Kira said, I guess I am not fated to be happy. Whatever, I'll keep fighting, until I reach what I am looking for. Where is everyone? Ow, man my head still hurts, and now my legs. I'll have to look into that."
Ben then gets up and sees that only a droid is attending his recovery. The droid tells Ben he is healed and that he is requested at the command deck. A confused Ben does as told, and walks outside into the hall, as he does, he sees his Digimon pal walking out of another door and he says,"
Oh, hey, Boss! Glad to see you're back on your feet! Sorry for getting knocked out against Kira. Next time I won't let him get the jump on me! Err, so were you and Ezan able to beat him?"
Ben pats his pal on the head and responds with a sullen,"Sadly, not this time, now I have a first hand taste on how Kira got to where he is now, though. Still, he may have won this battle, but, like Brad, next time we fight, I will win! Oh well, but for now let's see what the Commandant wants. Better not give him an excuse for more harsh training. What time is it anyway? I am not sure how long I was out.
Let's see, maybe I can tell by how the sun looks outside, in direction of, what the?" Ben is about to look outside, and is shocked when he sees that the outside is the odd view of Hyper space!
Ben then says,"What the? Hyper space? How is that possible? Sigh, now what's going on? Nobody tells me anything. Come on; let's try to figure out what's up, Hiryuumon."
Ben and his Digimon pal look around and go to the nearest elevator. As they get on, Ben can tell he is no longer on the moon base, unless it all of a sudden can turn into a ship. He has his question answered when he gets out of the elevator and sees Kira's lackey, Bask, giving orders. The military man sees Ben and goes up to him and says,"You, you're late reporting for duty!"
A confused Ben stands his ground with a frustrated,"What are you talking about? I don't even know where I or what I am supposed to do!"
Bask just yells," No excuses! You're just lucky the mission has not begun yet!"
Hiryuumon then turns his head to the side before he says,"Mission? What mission? What is going on?"
Bask quickly grumbles out a,"Bah, a true soldier is ready, no matter the situation! Even if you just recovered from your session with the Commandant, Oh? Speaking of him, he is on the line, he will explain to you your new mission."
He then presses a button and Ben sees the hologram image of Kira appear in front of him! The son of the Grand Master is as expressionless as ever and as soon as he sees Ben is looking at him he casually says,"Ah, I see you have finally awoken, my apprentice. Ezan already awoke hours ago, you need to work on speeding up your recovery time or it could lead to a weakness."
Ben then gets on edge as he just reacts with,"What is going on? Why am I in a ship that's in hyperspace already?"
Kira just shakes his head and responds with a flat,"Is it not obvious? You're going to your next mission. It seems that a little after our little session, the Zannacross Empire decided to make another attack. However, this time they are being a little more aggressive, quite more aggressive, because at the moment they are invading five planets at once."
Ben is shocked and blurts out,"Five planets? Where?"
A map of the whole universe comes on display and Bask has five circles surround the planets under attack.
Kira then says, "Yes, the Zannacross forces are at the moment attacking, Spira, Kashyyk , Celestia, Hocotate, and the world of Mobius."
Ben is shocked as he remembers that the last one mentioned was Sonic's world and he says, "Oh no, Sonic! He and his pals could be in real danger."
Kira then nods before going on with a matter of face," Ah yes, I remember you helped Sonic and his friends before on that mission to destroy the Zeon mobile armor the Apsalus, under Zeon general, Ginias Sahalin.
Since you are already familiar with the planets layout, I thought you would be most suited to fight the opposing forces on that world. That's why your already in the middle of going there."
Ben is shocked and he says,"Wait a second, you mean you sent me on a mission, before I even recovered?"
Kira sharpens his tone as he coldly says," But of course. Why would I delay? After all, your purpose is to defeat the opposing forces, and there is no reason to delay you from fulfilling your purpose."
An annoyed Ben just retorts with,"I get it, don't worry, I am always ready to enforce justice. So, why are you talking to me from a hologram? Are you sick?"
Kira looks amused and answers with," Just as I never worry I am never sick, but you are foolish if you think I have to babysit you all the time. I am coordinating a proper counter attack against all forces, not just the one you are going to. I will come to the battle in time. But for now you will have to fight without my guidance."
Ben then says,"Err, whatever. What other Enji are stationed on Mobius?"
Kira quickly answers with,"At the moment, the knights stationed there were doing their patrol on a nearby planet. Sorry, but you will have to rely on yourself. Ezan is going to your area too, but he will be sent to another area of the world, as will Hiryuumon."
Hiryuumon looks shocked and says,"What? Why would you split up the boss and me?"
Kira looks at him and says, "Because the plan calls for you to be stationed elsewhere. Stop arguing with your superior. You have to rely on nothing more than yourself, Ben Auro. If you can't stand on your own, your failures will continue to increase. I trust there are no arguments?"
Ben nods and says,"I understand what must be done."
Kira then says," Good, it seems you are finally learning to stop being so stubborn and listening to what's best for both you and the good of the cosmos. Alright, you will be dropped off at the area of South Island. Remember, too much is at stake for any mistakes to be allowed."
Kira's image fades and Ben grumbles before he sorely says," Like I need to be reminded of that. Sonic, hang on, I'll help you guys teach the Zannacross Empire they will never win once again! If nothing else, at least ill insure that my friends don't die!"
Bask then says,"You're going to take transport one, and you will take transport three, Digimon. Now, get moving."
Ben salutes the Titan's commander and runs to his targeted location.
We fast forward just a bit, as Ben and Hiryuumon do as told, and when they both go in things seem to be as planned, at least as Kira planned. Ben finds the shuttle's pilot Fred and a squadron of Salvation unit commandos under Commander Cody waiting for him.
He then says to his dragon pal,"Sorry for this Hiryuumon, but I don't want to make Kira even more angry at us."
His pal nods and says,"Don't worry about it, boss! It's just another bunch of baddies to munch! We will clean them out, regroup, and be back by dinner!"
He then goes into his area and Ben does the same. With nothing more than a brief introduction, the pilot gets the shuttle flying out of the docking bay and Ben's newest mission now begins!
Thankfully for Ben, his ship is flying to the planet in an area where most of the Zannacross Nova Crushers are not covering.
A few of Robotnik's own battleships from the Egg Armada are around, but they are too busy engaging Bask's ship and his Gundam units! This gives Ben the time to look at the world of Mobius, and using the shuttle's advanced zoom, he can already see the World Devastators, and the massive damage they are causing! Already getting mad, as he sees cities be absorbed by the massive machine he says, "Those demon scumbags, using such machines to destroy whoever and whatever is in their way, just to revive the ultimate evil. I won't let them get away with this!
Still, it seems these things are all over the planet, and I am not sure even with Sonic's help I can defeat them all so, Ezan is being sent to fight on this world too, but he could have told me where so we could regroup and team up.
And with sending Hiryuumon to help another unit, now there is no one else. I mean, I am not even sure what I am supposed to do! No, it does not matter because I can crush those that stand against me on my own! I'll just keep destroying the Zannacross forces till there are none left! Maybe I should find Sonic, and then we can form a plan of action. Alright, time to do what I do best, time to begin the mission."
He sees that none of the soldiers are paying attention to him and sighs, as the pilot says," Alright everyone, brace yourselves, we are going in!"
Ben sits as the shuttle dives through the planet's atmosphere. When that task is done, Ben sees the transport shuttle head for a hill near an area near the ocean. The pilot is able to land the ship smoothly, and when it completes its landing, Ben steps out and says,"Ah, nice going, Brett was it?"
The man says,"Thank you sir."
Ben then sees the soldiers get out and he says, "So, what now? I don't see anything."
Cody then motions commands to his men and looks at Ben before saying, "Our orders are to engage the ground forces that came out of this area, World Devastator and to neutralize them so the air forces can destroy the primary target."
Ben then says," So those giant black things are called World Devastators, huh? Fitting enough name, for a machine of doom made by the supposed empire of all evil. But um, what forces? I don't see any."
Brett then enthusiastically says,"Don't worry, I'll scout around. "
Just as the shuttle takes off, Ben chuckles before he says, "Ah, nice to have some helpful people around. Thanks, just watch out for, hey, this magic energy? Oh no! Everyone duck!"
Ben senses a massive power coming, and he jumps back, just as an energy blast comes down from the sky, and blasts the shuttle apart! Ben then sees the person, or thing who did that, a new massive Necrocalcous!
This building sized reptile like dark monster with wings flies down and roars as smaller types of Necrocalcous emerge out of the ground! Ben realizes that monster just killed Brett and at once powers up his magic energy to blow some of the standard Necrocalcous away and says, "No! You heartless monsters, you will never stop killing, will you? I'll destroy you all, no matter how big you get, so here I come!"
The Necrocalcous responds with another energy blast from its mouth that is greeted with being slashed in half by a furious Ben!
Not willing to play around, he flash steps behind it and slashes it in half! Not wasting a moment before the top half of the creature of darkness lands on the ground, he charges up his magic energy and fires it off, like a shot gun blast of magic to hit five other Necrocalcous and destroy them!
The elite soldiers under Cody are no slouches either and are able to take down a few with their own skills. After a minute or two, the last foe is defeated and Ben sees everyone is alright, with only minor wounds. He then says, "Whew, looks like another rough start. Oh well, it's been so long, I am beginning to forget having any other start. Come on; let's hurry, so no one else has to die."
Cody nods and says, "Understood sir, our destination is to the west."
Ben then takes a deep breath before he calmly says" Alright, I will go in front, cover my back. Huh? I sense another power level, this one is stronger than the last group. Get ready."
The soldiers all ready their guns as the come to the top of the hill, Ben goes up first and looks around a corner, he sees at the top of the hill a humanoid purple cat looking at the distant sky.
Ben can see the person is strong, since there are scrap parts of what looks like the Egg Man's robots all around her. It seems the being can sense things too, as when Ben turns around, she fire surrounds her hands and she says, "Who are you? Who ever you are you should not sneak up on me, or I might mistake you as an enemy."
Ben stays on guard and says," I could say the same for you. So, who are you? You're not a part of the Zannacross Empire, are you?"
The woman cat raises a eyebrow and snaps back with a annoyed,"Me, a part of those vile creeps? I am Blaze the cat, the princess that is the guardian of the Sol Emeralds and someone who can not stand evil. And just who are you?"
Ben then smirks before he coolly responds with,"I am an Enji Knight, named Ben Auro; I was sent here to help protect this world. Um, do you know Sonic?"
Blaze hears that name and says,"You know Sonic? Wait, Ben? That sounds familiar. Oh? Is that Silver? Oh, there he is! Took him long enough."
Ben then senses another powerful force approaching, but when he sees a silver colored hedgehog float up, he remembers that he is an ally. He is a friend of Sonic, that comes from the future, apparently.
Ben remembers he saw this person use psychic powers to help him stop the Zeon forces last time he was here, he is Silver the hedgehog! Silver sees both Blaze and Ben and smiles, before happily saying,"Ah, good Blaze, your okay! You should have not have ran off like that! Oh, and you're that Enji that helped Sonic last time, and the guy he said defeated that mad lord of the dark side! It was Ben Auro, right?"
Ben sees Silver offer his hand, and Ben smiles, while going up to him and saying, "Yup, and your Silver, right? Glad to see you're doing well. Sorry we can't have reunited under a happier situation."
He shakes Silver's hand and Silver says, "I know what you mean, but I am glad you have arrived. The situation is not good."
Ben then sees Blaze walk up to Silver and as they see the Salvation soldiers run up, Ben gives them the signal that it's okay.
Blaze then says,"Yes, sorry for being on guard, Ben, but it's been a day when I have seen many unfriendly faces, to say the least. This Zannacross Empire, they truly are the forces of pure evil. I can not believe even Dr Robotnik is siding with these madmen. I thought he had some dignity, but I see he is truly only concerned with power."
Ben then reacts with,"So, I take it you have seen the damage those World Devastators have done so far, huh?"
Silver looks at the ocean, and all three can see one of the machines heading for them in the distance! Silver then says,"World Devastator, what a fitting name. Sonic told me how powerful the Zannacross Empire was, but now I see for myself that if they are not stopped, everyone in the universe is in danger!"
Ben then looks determined as he responds with a brazen,"Then it's a good thing I plan to stop them dead in their tracks. And I'll start by taking this one down. Where is Sonic, anyway?"
Blaze answers with, "Sonic and the others are trying to help the Lylat and GUN forces fight off one of these things around South Island. We came to help out the forces fighting over West Side island and it's a good thing that we did. So, now that the Enji are here, maybe we can go about to take out that machine, before it sucks up the entire island, if it's even possible to stop it."
Ben takes out his Star Sword and says, "No matter how large a machine it is, it's not invulnerable. Don't worry, it will be ready to be recycled before the hour is over. Now, time to go!"
Ben begins to power up his aura and his magic energy surrounds himself, large enough to impress the two other heroes, before he charges at the coming machine! The two nod and run after Ben, as the squad of soldiers follows them.
They are able to climb up to the hill, just as the World Devastator was approaching, but just as they get close enough, they see it can do more than just suck things up!
Right as Ben is trying to figure out what is the best way to attack; all of a sudden he sees many towers open on the top. And moments later, he sees dozens of targeting lasers aim for him and his allies!
Silver then says,"Well, it was foolish to think they would just leave them undefeated."
Ben then looks focused before he responds with,"Well, let's just see how defended they really are."
Moments later, a barrage of both missiles and energy blasts blast to greet the three, but lucky for them, they are ready!
Ben manages to defect the ones his way back to its sender, only to be reflected once more by the powerful energy barrier surrounding it. More missiles head their way, but Silver then helps out by using his psychic powers to stop them in their tracks and try to force them back into the launchers, only to also be blocked by the barrier.
Blaze then says,"Well, guess they did not hold back on the defense for this thing."
Ben nods and adds a eager,"I suppose so, but if the nut is having a hard time being cracked, get a sharper nut cracker!"
Ben then sees more missiles heading his way, but uses his flash step to move from one to the other and use them as stepping stones to get on top of the giant object! Now on top of it, he looks for anything that looks more important than the rest and says,
"Now, what looks like a kind of thing you can stab or blast at to cause a nice old chain reaction? Arg, I wish James was here, he is always up to date on the latest machines and would be able to figure out the weakness. Or at least somebody that would be good at tech stuff. Sigh, there is a reason for squads, even if Kira seems to have forgotten why they have such a thing! Oh well, a little too late for that now. Just have to take a guess, ah that looks like something that looks important, let's give it a whack!"
Ben grins as he sees a larger tower protruding in the center surrounded by defense turrets, and charges over there. He creates a moves faster than any attack and jumps high before channeling his energy and with bravado he shouts out , "Alright, time to devastate a World Devastator! Shining Flare Slash!"
With his blade enlarged by magic power, he slashes at the tower, but to his annoyance, is just bounced right off! Landing on his feet he says,
"Well, it seems it's not going to go down easy. Still, I am far from done! Let's see how well they hold if I go all out, Ban, huh? Oh nuts."
Ben then sees even LARGER plasma cannons come out of the machine, and prepare to blast Ben into the sky! Ben sees them fire at once and only has time to brace himself, as he is blasted off the machine! As he begins to fall, he uses a float spell to stop himself and lands back near the hill top.
Silver and Blaze run up to him and Blaze says, "Are you okay? They hit you dead on."
Ben just gets some dust out of his hair and says," Don't worry, that blast was just a warm up for me. Still, it seems this is going to be a doozy to take down."
Silver then says,"We saw from the distance, it seems like an attack from above is not going to do much. We have to try an attack on the other side."
Ben then says," You mean from the bottom? I don't know, if we are not fast enough, we could be sucked into that thing as well!"
Blaze then looks alarmed and says,"If we don't stop it soon, lots of other people are about to share our fate, look!"
She points to the village in the distance that the World Devastator is closing in on. Ben then says," I see what you mean. Alright, this is going to be close."
The three beings use a nearby spring to boost them to where the machine of death is heading to. Ben then sees that the bottom section is just as well defended, as a storm of attacks head for them as soon as they get close enough! Once more a storm of attacks head their way, but that's not all. Ben also sees several of the doctor's henchmen, the robotic animals called Badniks.
However, despite their numbers, they are easily blown away. However, they do delay Ben and the others long enough so that the World Devastator begins to activate its tractor beam as it prepares to absorb the coming village! Silver sees this and says,"Oh no! It's no use, we are too late!"
Ben sees this and says, "No, not yet, I just got an idea. This thing likes to eat everything in sight, eh? Let's see how it deals with indigestion! Cover me!"
The two friends of Sonic nod and ready themselves for an assault.
Ben then powers up his magic energy once more and flash steps to the machine's center. As Silver helps him and uses his psychic powers to push anything coming to Ben back, Ben then jumps right into the center of the vortex and charges up his energy before saying,"Alright, let's see how well it stands together when I hit it in the one place the barrier is not over! Shinryukenha!"
Ben fires off his energy wave right into the maw of the machine! Ben's guess was right, as there is no barrier to stop him, and the blast continues to blast through its target, and, to Silver and Blaze's amazement, it blasts right through the top of the World Devastator before exploding!
It's clear this is not something it can take, as explosions begin to break up all over, and its engines begins to bust, as it goes off course and into the ocean, luckily.
And moments later, a final explosion breaks out of the top and it shatters over the water, much to Ben's relief.
Once more, Silver and Blaze run over to him and Silver says, "Incredible! To have enough power to destroy such a large machine in one blow! Nice work, Ben, you really are worthy of having the name of the chosen hero."
Ben grins and kindly says,"Thanks, Silver, glad some people are noticing."
Blaze nods in agreement, but then looks behind her and says,"If that was the only one we had to worry about, I would call it a day, but there are still many more to deal with, so we have no time to relax just yet. Oh, and what happened to those soldiers following you, Ben?
A lot of commotion went on as we were taking that thing down." Ben looks back and sees what she is talking about before saying,"
Ah, that's odd. They were ace soldiers, so they would not go down without a fight. Well, since we should try and catch up to Sonic, before we try and make a next move, is it alright if we go back to the last zone? Err; I suppose we did leave them in a hurry."
The two nod and they then head back to the last area. After retracing their steps, they return to the hillside, where Ben meet the two heroes, but when they return, the trio are horrified at what they see! Ben sees the squadron alright, but they are all dead!
Blaze then shrikes out a outraged,"No! Those cowards, another group must have ambushed them. I am sorry Ben."
Ben gets mad and says,"This Empire of worms, I already can never forgive them, but they just keep pushing it!"
Silver then looks at the dead body that was Commander Cody and says, "These wounds, they don't look like they were shot. No, these kind of wounds seem more from a slashing attack, and the commander was impaled. That's odd, most of the doctors forces don't attack like this."
Ben then says,"It was most likely not one of his minions, but one of the more powerful dark side minions of the empire itself. Who ever they are, they better be able to move fast, because if I find who did this they are, what the?
What is this? This power, it's, unreal? Where did it come from? Oh?"
Ben then feels a minor tremor, and then the three all hear an odd noise, before a light beams down on the ground before them! Out of the light comes a figure that looks transparent.
Ben soon begins to take a guess at who the new arrival is. He sees the same coat with a pitch black color that all the Dark Enji have worn! Ben sees this member of Organization XIII seems to be shy, as his entire body was covered, showing no sign of skin, nor showing if the person was male or female. He wore dark grey boots, dark gray gloves, and his jacket zipped up to the top.
Silver then says,"Who are you? Why did you sneak up on us like that?"
Blaze then has her hands glow with fire and says, "Were you the one who killed these men?"
The enigmatic man just continues to hover in the air without saying a word and seems to gaze at the three. Ben finds the stillness of the man in black unsettling and then takes out his Star Sword and powers up again, before saying, "I know who this person is, and it's not a friend! Watch out, guys, this outfit can only be from one of the elite dark Enji. I guess it's not enough the Zannacross Empire is attacking, they want to test their luck too! So, who are you?"
The figure then glides in front of Ben, and to our hero's shock, he phases right though Ben in a flash! The figure then appears on the other side leaving Ben feeling funny and he finally speaks with the words of, "Who are you?"
Ben is perplexed and says,"That's an easy one. I am Ben Auro, Enji Knight and the warrior chosen by the celestial ones to be the one that wields the Star Sword to save the cosmos! And just who are you?"
The figure just callously responds with,"I see no importance in that question. Yes, your unique energy proves you are special. However, it seems, you are incomplete at the moment."
Ben is annoyed at that statement and lash's back with "What is that supposed to mean? You mean I am not completely dead? In that case, I don't think much for what you think, so unless you want to feel some pain, would you mind just vanishing away? We are in a hurry and have no time to mess with you crazy, whoa!"
All of a sudden, a strange blue light filled with a lattice of hexagonal shapes began to fizzle in the hand of the unknown man, and a split second later, he fires the odd beam of energy right for Ben's heart!
Our hero just manages to raise his holy blade in time to catch the energy, and while he is pushed back from its power, he is able to throw it back at its sender! However, the mysterious dark Enji just back hands the deflected blast into the other hill nearby, and the blast then causes a massive explosion!
The man then begins to have his own magic energy cover him, and its power nearly pins the three heroes to the floor!
The man then says,"Yes, it's clear your soul is incomplete; however, even so, your power is really spectacular. It's a shame it's being held back by being trapped in a shell. Now, lets see how much power you can use in your incomplete state."
Ben then feels the man's power get even larger and says, "This energy, it feels neither light nor dark. But whoever he is, his power seems to be even greater than Ravxen, Marluxia or any of the other dark Enji!
Sigh, it seems everyone always wants to test me. Whatever, if you will only speak in riddles, maybe showing you my true skill and power will get you to take me seriously!"
The man then flies higher and Ben sees the sky turn dark from his new foe's power, before he maliciously says, "Now, Ben Auro, show me how just how much power an incomplete pawn like you can really do!"
In an instant, Ben, Silver, and Blaze all get ready for the coming fight. Not willing to let his opponent make a potential lethal first attack, Ben starts by firing an energy blast and then flash steps to behind the shrouded dark Enji, for an upper cut!
However, before his attacks even land, the opponent fazes through both the energy blast and the punch! The man then does not even turn around and fires a blue surge of energy to blast Ben back into the ground!
The man then says,"Such power will not be enough. This level of energy will never bring true peace, it will only flare out before vanishing into nothingness. If you wish to survive, you better try harder."
Blaze and Silver then get in front of Ben, and Silver has a look of resolve before saying,"Who ever you are, you're not going to have your way, you will have to deal with us too!
The man just raises his hand and says,"Do not interfere, worthless beings, or you will suffer greatly."
Silver then adds a diligent ,"We will show you who is worthless!"
Silver uses his power to lift boulders around him and throw them at the hooded dark Enji! However, the man just has energy form around his hand, and at once extends to form a red sword of energy from the palm of his hand! He slashes the boulder in half with ease, and before the two pieces even hit the ground, he is above Silver's head, ready to slash his head off!
However, just as he brings the energy blade down, Ben is already there to block it, and as their blows clash, the force is so strong, it nearly blows Silver off his feet and created a large imprint on the ground beneath the two fighters!
Ben hears a laugh from the enigmatic man and his enemy darkly says,"Tsk, you are foolish to defend these inferior creatures. To throw your life away for such trash shows how incomplete you still are."
Ben then looks viciously at the hooded figure before he emits a bitter,"Having kindness is not a weakness! Twisted guys like you could never understand the true power of team work!"
This just makes the man use more power and Ben suddenly sees his opponent's red energy blades surge with power, before that power causes his own magical energy to be unstable! Ben finds that his enemies power is baring down on him and is almost brought to his knees as Ben exerts himself more and says," Damn it what kind of spell is this? Its like his energy is causing my own magic energy to be unstable!"
The dark man just sneers before he scornfully says, "More proof of your weakness. There is no power to have from weak nobodies, only those with power can bring about real change. Only the strong prevail, that is the basic rule of the cosmos, and it will forever be that way for the rest of time!"
As he goes to overpower Ben, Blaze dashes at full speed and jumps into the air behind the man of the darkness and is surrounded by flames. As she charges up a powerful spinning kick and bravely says, "Time you see we are not so weak!"
Blaze hits the foe right on the head! However, she is horrified to find the man does not flinch at all! All he does is raise his spare hand and say, "Foolish creature. Pests that defy the will of gods have only extinction for their destiny."
He blasts Blaze into the sky with a blast of lightning! This makes Ben even more angry and the Star Sword glows with power, and it's powerful enough to press the foe back! He then flashsteps back and crosses his arms before saying, "Ah, I see, you're the type that power rises with your emotions. So you have a hidden layer of power underneath that shell of yours. It's too bad, such an unstable power will not do you any good."
Ben then powers up his energy and says, "I'll show you who is about to be unstable. Take this, Shinryukenha!"
Ben again fires his best energy beam, but as it roars to the unknown dark Enji, he just waves his hand, and causes a blue wall of energy to form around him. Ben finds out why he did it soon enough, as he is horrified to see the wall bounce off of Ben's attack and head right for him! Ben is just able to dodge his own blast as it rips apart the ground and he then says," This guy is tricky, that's for sure. I can't waste a move or I will be toast! Silver, Blaze, how are you two doing?"
They both look at Ben with a worried look and Silver says, "I will be fine, for now. However, this man, whoever he is, I have never felt such a dark power. Even the powers of Solaris seem insignificant compared to the depths I feel from this guy, and Solaris was powerful enough to warp time! I am not sure even with Sonic and Shadow here we can defeat this man."
Ben then chuckles before confidently saying,"Don't worry, I still am not at full power myself. I won't lose to this coward, who won't even show his face. Now it's time we finish this so get, Guh!"
Ben is about to charge, when all of a sudden, blue lights surround with circles around Ben and blast him from all sides!
This blast binds Ben to the ground and the villain then says, "Yes, it is indeed time to finish this. I fail to see how one such as you can be truly strong. Perhaps it's time to rid such an annoyance for good. And as for your allies, stop wasting my time pests! Be gone!"
The man senses both Silver and Blaze preparing another attack and simply fires a energy blast from both of his hands, and the blasts hone in at such speed that the two can barely avoid them! Even though they try to hastily have the energy balls collide into each other, they just merge into a larger one and explode right in front of the heroes faces!
This blasts them into the wall and knocks the two out, much to Ben's dismay!
He then sees his sizzling comrades before he shouts out ,"Silver! Blaze! You will pay, you freak, there is no way I am going to let you win!"
The man just charges up his energy and fires a large ball into the sky. As he does he says,"
It's meaningless, all who stand in the way of evolution will in time fade into nothingness. The time for you and your worthless allies to fade is now!"
A storm of long red energy blasts blast up into the air, and prepare to bring down a storm of death on Ben! Ben has had it and unleashes everything he has while saying,"
You just don't get it, do you? I am the chosen hero, I will not be defeated, and for sure by someone who will not even show his face to me! I am getting so sick of having to prove myself time and and again! Bankai!"
Ben unleashes his full power and blasts out of the spell the dark Enji cast on him with an outburst of new golden magic energy! Ben then quickly completes his Bankai transformation and in a flash warps in front of the incoming blasts to slash them all in half! Now newly confident, he looks at the cloaked face of his opponent and says,
"Now, let's finish this!" The man now has both of his hands with red energy blades form around them and he says, "So this is your real power? Now I am beginning to understand the situation. Because of being in your incomplete state you can only barely gather up your true potential. If only you would truly awaken and cast off this shell, you could have so much more power!"
Ben then powers up enough to shake the ground and says,"The Star Sword still may not be completed yet, but that's all that is not complete! I don't know what you are babbling about, but I don't need to awake from anything. Both you and Kira keep saying I have to change into something, but I am already the real Ben Auro, and nothing else matters!"
The man then charges at Ben while sharply saying," If you are so sure, then prove it!"
The two beings then charge at each other and the battle resumes. Ben and his opponent then throw blows at each other at such speeds that, to the barely conscious Silver and Blaze they seem like blurs causing shock waves around the area!
After doing this for a while, Ben tries to break the apparent stalemate by firing a barrage of golden colored energy blasts, but the hooded foe just responds by firing even more red energy blasts at such a rapid rate that they manage to blast through Ben's own energy blasts, but they don' stop there!
They all then begin to hone in on Ben, but the warrior of light is ready and blasts them all back with a burst of his aura, and scatters the blasts, and a good thing too, because each red beam takes a major chunk of the ground out!
Ben looks at this site and just narrows his eyes before he says,"No matter how hard you try, you will never beat me. Too many lives are at stake for me to lose to you here!"
The man then begins to shimmer with energy and is surrounded by it before the master of this energy states," You can not delude your heart with false lies forever, incomplete one. I wonder how much more will it take for you to be awakened? Your heart may know pain, but you don't know true pain, not yet. If only you were not so blinded by your own weak mind, then you could be of some use. However, if you will not turn over to the true supreme side and side with the doomed ones, then you too will be one of the souls that's fate is to be erased with all of the old era!"
He fires a massive dark blue energy blast right at Ben! However, Ben sees this and powers up all the power he has and focusing it into the Star Sword before saying,
"You're wrong! Just being weak does not mean you don't deserve to live! Twisted minds like yours that only care about themselves; you're the ones that don't deserve to live!"
Ben charges at the enigmatic man's powerful energy attack, and using all his power, he is able to slash through it! His foe is not expecting this and as he sees Ben coming straight for him his reaction is delayed, just enough for Ben to grab on to his coat! At once, Ben unleashes a lunging kick to hit his target right in the chest and send him diving into the rock formation behind him!
The man is sent through and the rocks bury him, and Ben breaths a sigh of relief while saying,"
Hey, maybe that will teach him to not take me so lightly. Sigh, it seems I have had to do that a lot lately. Oh well, at least one got to me, oh man. Can't I ever catch a break?"
Ben then senses the enormous power still remaining as strong as ever and, sure enough, a shock wave blows the rocks away! The unknown man then floats back up to the same height as Ben, and the tired hero says,"
He shrugged that off so easily. Still, I am far from finished. No matter how hard it is, I won't stop until I defeat you! Now, ready for round two?"
To his shock, the man just laughs and says,"How truly fascinating. It seems it's no mistaking you're the chosen one, no wonder Xehamaru met his fate when he did. Yes, this I am going to enjoy."
Ben is tired of the man's cryptic speeches and expresses this frustration with a outburst of,"Enough! What the hell are you talking about!"
He charges to slash at the man again, but the man lets him do so, only to phase through Ben's blade and himself! Ben lands on the other side of his foe and is dazed and confused from the feeling.
He then hears the man say," It figures that in your present condition it is not possible for you to understand. However, nevertheless, you have earned my full attention, warrior of light. I am satisfied, this test is over. In any case, the time when we will meet again will doubtless come. However, if when we meet it's your last moment alive, it's up to you, Ben Auro."
Ben then says,"How about we skip the waiting and just end this now? I am sick of waiting for things, and sick of people thinking they can get away with toying with me! You won't get away, I seen enough scum get away and that ends now! Senkai!"
Ben quickly has the Star Sword shine with golden light before suddenly golden energy swords form around Ben's target! The ominous enemy sees more and more energy blades and emits a coy chuckle before saying," Enji, you are a amusing one. However, even this power is not enough to bring true peace. A fool like you who is chained by is pain can never evolve to being a true transcended one."
Ben looks determined as he says," I don't care what you think it means to evolve, I don't need to change anyway! The celestial ones chose me to be the chosen hero that will save the universes, that's all I need to be! Enough, time you die! Divine Millennial Slash!"
Ben instantly has countless golden energy swords all dive for there target but the dark man instantly rises his right hand and suddenly all the blades freeze in place, before they turn around! The Dark Enji laughs at Ben's shock before he just says," You, the chosen savior? I wonder, do you keep ranting that statement because you want to delude yourself in to thinking that its true? Its utter nonsense, as I said before, a incomplete being such as you, that depends on the light of the failed world, will never amount to anything but a failure!
Yes, as your flesh bears the sigil, so your name shall be known as that...of a recusant. Your refusal to expect your fate is tiresome, I seen enough so now ill just let nature take its course Enji. "
Ben's anger starts to boil before he seethes out a," Don't think you can just treat me as a toy you freak! I am sick of everyone thinking I am just some test or toy for there games! You may think its over, but this is not over till I, huh?"
Suddenly the golden energy swords that Ben's opponent has control of start to be guided to Sliver and Blaze's direction and Ben's mysterious foe just coldly says,"
Well, you could try and fail at pursuing me, at the cost of your ally's life! What will it be, hero? True Justice or friendship, decide what is truly most important to your muddled heart!"
He laughs as he then opens a portal of darkness and begins to float into it. Ben is almost ready to chase after him until he sees that dozens of energy swords are heading for Silver and Blaze!
Ben then flash steps to where his new allies are and grabs both of their hands before the swords carve through the ground ! He is just able to dash them out of the way as the blast shatters the ground! When Ben looks up, he sees the man is gone and gets frustrated that he got away.
Blaze then coughs a bit before she says, "It seems he did not want to fight to the finish. It was almost like he was just playing a game."
Silver then wipes the dust off his boots and adds, "Well, I am just glad it did not end with anyone dead. Ben, do you know who he was? Whoever he was, he seemed to know a lot about you."
Ben just says,"I assume since he wore the same outfit, he was one of the elite dark Enji of Organization XIII, and from his power he must be one of the more senior members, maybe even its leader. Sigh, everyone seems to be enjoying testing me lately. Max, Kira, and now this guy, I seem to be caught up in some game where I don't even know what is going on any more. And I am getting so tired of it. Next time he decides to show up, I'll finish the job! Huh, hold on, someone is coming. Is he trying to confuse me again? Think I am a fool! I'll show you can't trick me!"
Ben punches the ground to the left so hard, the ground crumbles, but Ben is shocked when, instead of the Dark Enji, he sees Sonic appears with a shocked look in his eyes, as he barely stops in time before falling down the hole in the ground that Ben made! Sonic then looks off balance before he shouts out,"Whoa! Easy there, you almost tripped me up!"
Realizing he mistook Sonic for the enigmatic man, Ben looks embarrassed and as he sees Knuckles stop behind Sonic, Ben then gives a uneasy chuckle before he says, "Oh, sorry for that Sonic, I thought the enemy had only faked his exit and was trying to trick me."
Sonic then gives Ben a thumbs up and says, "Hey, no biggie, I understand. I and the others saw all the commotion going on from the other side of the island. After taking care of that messed up machine and coming to help Silver defend this island, we were worried those Zannacross jerks sent one of their stronger henchmen to defend their toy. Glad to see you're all okay."
Ben then smiles and says,"Hey, for the most part. Whew, it's been one long ride after another."
Knuckles then says,"Is something wrong, Ben? You look stressed."
Ben just sighs and says," Lets just say its, huh, what the, not so fast!"
Ben has his eye twitch before he instantly takes his Star Sword back out and turns around and prepares to strike! However he is shocked to see its just a startled Tails. Ben freezes before he stops and says," Oh hey Tails, nice to see you again. Sorry, just a little on edge."
Tails gulps before he says," That's ok. Are, you ok Ben? Are you sick or something?"
Knuckles then raises a eyebrow before he adds,"Yeah, it's like you're all pale or something."
Ben just realizes he is breathing hard and fakes a smile before he responds with,"Don't worry guys, it's nothing to worry about. Let's just say, a lot has been going on lately, and I have not gotten much sleep."
Sonic laughs and says,"I know what you mean, it's been one crazy month here, too!
First there was that crazy dark brotherhood to deal with, then that Egg man nearly shattered our world into pieces in his desire to take it over! And to top it off, somehow I got transformed into a "were-hog" in the process."
Ben is puzzled at this and says,"Were hog?"
Sonic just shudders and says,"Err, try and forget that, just mentioning it freaks me out. And in any case, the worst part seems to be those crazy Zannacross jerks helping Egg man unleash his worse attack yet!"
Ben then regains a strong look and says, "Don't worry Sonic, together we will stop them, I promise."
Sonic just smiles and says,"Hey, don't be so tense, Ben. Even in the face of danger, it's just another adventure! The only difference is that we can't afford to blow this one. However, even so, my saying is to just laugh in danger's face!"
Ben looks at Sonic for a moment and then laughs while saying," Hey, you're right, Sonic, heroes just fight evil in stride. Heh, after all, otherwise they are lousy heroes. So, do you guys have any idea of a plan? I am sorry to say, I don't really have one, besides destroy all threats." Sonic does his classic pose and says,
"No sweat, the same as always! As soon as we saw danger, Knuckles hid the master Emerald and Tails got out his Chaos Emerald radar to get the power to stop this threat." He then takes out the Blue Emerald while Tails and Knuckles take out the red and yellow ones, while Tails then says,
"Luckily we have done this so many times, it's like a sport now. At least they were not hidden in special zones this time."
Sonic laughs and says, "Oh yeah, it's always a pain to track down those hidden magic posts. So, we got the three here, and Shadow phoned us that he and his group found one."
Tails then says, "The radar shows two of them grouped together, it's most likely that Egg man and who ever is helping him."
Silver then looks worried and says," This Zannacross Empire, and their supposed master, Chaos Zannacross Necron. A being who is the source of all evil,a being who could endanger time and space, there is no greater threat!"
Ben then says,"Well, you're from the future right? Your still existing should prove we save the day in the end, right?"
Silver shakes his head and says," Not necessary, it's true I am from the future. But it's possible my timeline was from a different path. Its possible Ibis and Mephiles were both created by the will of Chaos. No matter what though, if this supreme being of darkness is allowed to be released, the future I worked so hard to erase could become an even worse one!"
Ben then says, "Don't worry, it's my destiny to prevent that from happening. And I won't fail that fate, no matter what! Alright, there is a little time to lose, so let's find that last Chaos Emerald! Hey, what's that glow behind that rock? Is that one?"
Ben points to a light in front of him under some rubble and Knuckles goes over and digs it out, and sure enough it's the purple colored Chaos Emerald! Blaze then says, "Well, it seems the fight with that man must have blasted it loose. That's convenient."
Sonic then wags his finger and says, "See? Even lady luck is on our side, so we can't fail! Let's go like the wind!"
Ben says, "Hey, since you seem to have a good idea where to go, lead the way, just remind me not to go to fast, so I don't get ahead of you!"
Ben then dashes off in a burst of power and Sonic is impressed at Ben's new speed and revs himself up before saying, "I see you got fast Ben! Tsc, but when it comes to speed, I don't lose!"
Sonic then dashes off to catch up to Ben, and his friends get annoyed at being left in the dust and hurry up to catch up to the two!
However, little do they know, that as they run out of the area the hooded man is still watching them, and when they run out of his sight, he laughs before removing his hood, proving he is Xemnas!
The leader of the dark Enji then says, "Yes, his heart is full of conflict. All it will take is a little push to turn him over. Now, let's see if my little game has tired him enough for Demyx to complete his assignment. Either way, one failure is about to be, erased."
Xemnas opens another portal to leave the area. Now, with one villain gone, let's check on another!
We go back to Dr Robotnik and Eggman Nega.
The Egg Carrier has taken them to their destination, the robot loving doctor's most powerful weapon, the new even more powerful Death Egg!
Being worked on underwater, he has been completing his new version in secret in the Icecap zone. Both mad scientists enter the command room of the Death Egg, while Meta Knight and Margulis are leading the fleet and reading Proto Omega to activate.
The original Egg then sees one of his cameras say in an automatic voice, "Alert! Alert! Sonic has cleared act one! He is speeding through the defense preliminary barrier and heading fast to this location with his pals, like Blaze, and even that Ben Auro!"
Robotnik laughs and says," Ah, as I expected, Sonic called for his little Enji pals. And that Ben Auro, he will make things annoying."
Eggman Nega cackles even louder then his counter part and adds," The so called hero of destiny? Oh please, a minor detail like that can not ruin our master plan, not with the power we have on our side! It is only a matter of time until all will pay for defying our genius!"
They both laugh and Robotnik says, "Mwa ha ahah! Yes you're right, Nega, even Sonic and that warrior of light put together can't stop the gears that we have in motion! Sonic the Hedgehog, for years you have foiled my plans. But this time, I have thought of every situation! Yes, this time there will be no Super Sonic saving the day!"
Both doctors take out the last two Chaos Emeralds and slam them together like a toast! Nega then says, "Yes, we have all the cards. Ah, and one of our most profound aces in the hole has just fully charged!"
The original "Bad egg" looks at the door opening to the left and says," Ah, I see you have finally fully adjusted to your new upgrades and modifications. Now, how do you feel, Metal Sonic Res Novae?"
It becomes clear who they are talking to, as the new robotic copy of Sonic hovers into the light! It seems he has gotten more than a little make over! Now looking like his neo form again from Sonic Hero's, he also has spikes coming out of his shoulder pads and elbows and is much more armored.
Metal-Sonic Res Novae then ruthlessly says, "Why doctor, I feel more powerful than ever! Yes, this time, Sonic will not escape me! I will prove who is the superior Sonic once and for all!"
Nega then adds a eager, "Yes, you are not the perfect battle android, and the product of my, err, I mean our combined best work!"
Robotnik then furrows his brow before he gravely says," Yes, and since you're powered by an advanced stage cursed seal crystal of Necrocalcous, now, it's time I show those inquisitors that, unlike that idiot Bowser, I am indeed worthy to be part of the new era!
Now, Metal Sonic, do your task, and show this world that it's true master is only Dr. Ivo Robotnik!"
Well, looks like once again Ben has lots of trouble to juggle! He may have endured the dangerous test of Xemnas and teamed up with Blaze and Silver to destroy one World Devastator. But there are still plenty of those monstrous machines attacking the world, Proto Omega is about to be unleashed as well as the new Metal Sonic. And to top it off, Demyx still lies in wait to try and kill Ben!
Even with Sonic and pals at his side, can a stressed out Ben fight of all these hassles, find and regroup with Ezan, Hiryuumon and Shadow's team and stop the two rotten eggs new Death Egg from launching? To find out, don't dare miss the next chapter of Tales of the Cosmic Wars!
In our next chapter, Shadow, Rouge and E-123 Omega finally have enough time to find Ezan's group, only to find that the shuttle contained the super elite warrior crash landed!
However, they see Ezan is unharmed. But little do they know that it's because Ezan was the one who crashed it, and that's because thanks to Kira's magic in their last fight, the seal Diz placed on Ezan has been weakened and Sephiroth is now trying to once more take control of the young Enji's body and soul for his own with more fury and wrath, as never before!
As Ezan and Shadow team up to regroup with Sonic, with the biggest potential calamity of all lying right before their eyes, Ben, Sonic and the others reach the Ice Cap zone and fight their way through both the Demonic Imperial forces and the two doctor's own traps. However, when dispatching one of Robotnik's creations, Demyx takes the time to launch a surprise attack on Ben!
Trapping Sonic and the others in watery prisons, he is determined to finish the job he started last time he fought Ben in this world! However, the dark Enji with the nickname of" Melodious Nocturne"
is shocked when he sees just how much more powerful and skilled Ben has become! And with Ben tired angry, and disturbed as he is from recent events, it just might cause Demyx to sing his swan song! To find out how this watery showdown will go down, don't dare miss
Chapter 78: Boiling Past the Limit! The Flood that broke the Dam of Fury!
Oh but first some Authors notes. For those that managed to stomach the next gen Sonic and beat it, I know it seems that in the end that the events of the game were erased in time, and that part of that meant that Sonic and co never remembered the events or met Silver. However, my theory is that while the future changed, Sliver still retained the memories of what happened, even if his future changed thanks to his special powers. This is why Blaze and Egg Man Nega are the ones from the Rush games.
Also, I thought that Sonic might still remember because of his strong heart, it's a long shot, but that's how it works in my story, lol. Yeah, Next gen Sonic was full of bugs and errors, but its still better than both Sonic Spin ball and any game Crash Bandicoot has done in years, lol.
Oh yes, and to answer a reviewer's question, the reason Sephiroth did not manifest his will during Ezan's fight against Kira, was because of both the seal Diz placed on Ezan and because Kira was so strong he knocked Ezan out before anything could happen.
However, now that Kira's power weakened that seal, I'll just say that all bets are off. In any case, I managed to get this chapter done relatively fast, but it will most likely take a little longer time for now on, due to the demands of the needed evil that is college work. Oh well, till next time, don't forget to review!