Chapter 5: Loyalty Part 2: Dire Choices.
Seanzilla115: Hey minna. Again, I'm sorry for the late update. I was busy playing some of the new games I got this mon th .*grumbles* Darn Majora's mask and it's time consuming side quest. Anyway... I don't own anyone in this story, nor the series Sonic the Hedgehog, the Ben 10 series, or the Blazblue series. I do own Haseo Yukimaru Sakurai the Hedgefox . One more things I'd like to say before we begin. I'm really sorry if the Omake is terrible or if there's some mistakes in it.
"So...this is where the Dark Legion are holding Lupe and the Queen..." Sonic whispered as the group, hiding in some bus hes, looked at a ancient, Mayan-looking temple with various Dark Egg Legionnaires guarding the place while the DeathEgg 2 floated above with various wires attached to the bottom of it.
"Correct..." Hathor nodded, "We must hurry inside before something bad happens to the Grand Chief and the Queen."
"Hai..demo..how can we...?" Makoto began before someone grabbed her from behind and placed a hand over her mouth, preventing her from screaming.
"Huh?! Makoto..what's...?" Sonic began before he and the others were grabbed as well, the blue hedgehog struggling t out of his captors grasp before...
"Please be quiet Sonic. We do not want to alert the guards," a familiar voice whispered to him.
"...Rook?" Sonic whispered as he turned head to see it was Rook and his group holding him and the others, except Haseo as he was hiding behind a nearby tree.
"Yes..." Rook nodded as he let Sonic go, "We managed to get here before you all did."
"Hai," Tsubaki nodded in agreement before she noticed Hathor, "..Ano..who is she?"
"Her name's Hathor," Sonic replied before whispering to Rook and his group, "She's the Queen of the Felidae, but technically right now..She's a Emissary."
"...I...do not understand Sonic," Rook blinked in confusion, "How can...?"
"I'll explain later..." Sonic replied before he turned to Lyco, "Any ideas how we can get inside?"
"Hmm...well..me, Rook, and Tsubaki were just talking about a way we can get in," Lyco responded, "And it's good timing you and your group showed up."
"Huh? Why's that?" Ben couldn't help but ask.
"Well...we need one group to distract th e guards while another sneaks inside to rescue Lupe and the Felidae Queen," Tsu b aki answered.
"Distraction huh?" Sonic repeated with a grin before looking over the bushes, "N o prob. Me and Amy can handle that."
"Same here," Ben nodded in agreement.
"Hai..." Makoto added.
"Good. Then that leaves me, Tsubaki, Tails, Leeta and Lyco, Haseo, and Miss Hathor," Rook noted.
"Right..." Tsubaki nodded before turning to Ben, "Do you have any Aliens that are good for a distraction?"
"Yup" Ben grinned as he activated the Omnitrix and dialed through the various images on it until he stopped on the one he wanted, "One distraction coming up. "
"Hmm...no, not that one," Lien-Da mumble d to herself as she looked through the various cybernetic parts on the table before looking at Lupe with a dark grin, "Oh how have the mighty fallen..Tell me. Do you have any last words before you become a member of the Dark Egg Legion?"
"...Nothing civil. And even that is too dignified for someone as sick as you," the Grand Chief of the Wolf pack frowned at the Echidna.
"Well..." Lien-Da began as she prepared to pick up one of the Cybernetic parts, "You'll soon change that tone of yours once I..."
=ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!=
"What the hell?!" the Echidna gasped as the alarms went off all over the place before she noticed one of the monitors s h owing Sonic beating up Dark Egg Legionnaires, "Shit! It's him again! How did he find me so fast?"
Lupe couldn't help but smirk at this as the now pissed-off Lien-Da pulled up a monitor showing a Dark Egg Legionnaire.
"What's the progress on the repairs?" the female Echidna asked the minion.
"Not good, mistress Lien-Da! The DeathEgg 2 is still hours away from being fully refueled and restocked!" the Legionnaire replied in a semi-panicked tone, " We haven't even begun with the repairs yet. "
"Well hurry it up!" Lien-Da snapped as she turned the monitor off and slammed a fist on the console, "Dammit!"
"Well now..." Lupe spoke, getting the female Echidna's attention, "This is an interesting turn of events. Now that Sonic is on your doorstep, you and the Dark Egg Legion are finished."
"Shut up, bitch!" Lien-Da barked as she smacked Lupe across the face and stomped off, "I need to go and oversee the repairs myself...dammit," She then turned t o wards a nearby Legionnaire, "You! Get someone in here to keep an eye on Lupe! "
"Y...yes mistress!" the Legionnaire saluted with a yelp.
'Shit...now that Sonic's here...we'll ha ve to take off early...' Lien-Da mentally cursed to herself, 'Hopefully those two idiots, Drago and RazorKlaw, can keep Sonic and his group busy while we make our escape.'
"Monkey see! Monkey do!" SpiderMonkey hooted as he jumped over some Dark Egg Legionnaires and nailed them with a couple of shots of webbing from his tails, binding them together before the Arachnachimp tripped them with his tail, "Monkey just made a fool out of you! Ooh-ooh-ooh!"
"...Okay. That's just gross, Ben!" Amy stuck her tongue out after seeing Spider Monkey fire webbing from his tail.
"Not really. It's fun!" SpiderMonkey repleid as he jumped behind two more Dark Egg Legionnaires and bonked their heads against each other, knocking them out.
Makoto was dodging some of the Dark Legionnaires' laser fire as she punched a few that were firing at her before tossing one of her Tonfa like a Boomerang at some that were about to fire at her, the tonfa destroying the Legionnaires blasters before they came back to the Squirrel Beastkin.
"That's the way to do it, guys! We'll punch through the middle!" Sonic exclaimed as he and Amy plowed through a group of Dark Egg Legionnaires that were blocking the entrance to the temple, "All right! The way's clear! Rook take your squad and go! We'll handle things out here!"
"Got it!" Rook nodded as he lead his team inside the temple as soon as the way was clear.
"..heh. This 'leadership' thing is kinda fun," Sonic chuckled a bit, "Heh Heh... 'Squad.'"
"You're Grand Chief should be this way!" Hathor informed Lyco and Leeta as their group ran through the Temple.
"Okay," Lyco nodded before she turned to Tails, "Good luck Tails. We'll meet you , Haseo, and Tsubaki at the top as planned!"
"Got it!" Tails repleid as he, Haseo, and Tsubaki ran off in another direction, "And watch your backs!"
"Man! This is too easy!" Sonic grinned as he toyed with some Dark Egg Legionnaires before they were sent flying by Amy's hammer.
"Tell me about it!" SpiderMonkey agreed before...
"RAAAAAAHHH!"
"Huh?" the Arachnnchimp blinked before turning around and screeched as he ducked under a slash from a shaded figure. He looked up to see it was RazorKlaw, who was struggling to stay up due to the jolting pain in his back, "Oh great...this guy again?"
"You little punk! You'll pay for making a fool out of me!" RazorKlaw snarled, "As GrandMaster of this chapter, for my Honor and Pride...I demand a rematch!"
"...You sure about that, kitty-cat? Ooh-ooh-ooh! you can barely stand!" SpiderMonkey replied.
"Shut up brat!" RazorKlaw roared as he tried to slash at Spidermonkey, only to fall on one of his knees as the pain in his back intensified, 'Dammit! That move the boy used on me when he was that tiger messed up my back really bad! Damn him...I'm going to rip him to shreds!'
"Man...you don't look to good! Why don't ya sit around for a bit? Ooh-ooh-ooh!" SpiderMonkey hooted as he wrapped Razorklaw up in webbing, leaving all but his head covered.
"Damn brat! When I get out of this...I'm going to..!" RazorKlaw began before Spidermonkey shot webbing over his mouth.
"I'm sorry, what's that? I couldn't understand you with your mouth full!" Spidermonkey grinned as RazoKlaw glared at him.
"Wait," Rook, who was peeking into a nearby room, spoke as turned around and held a hand up, stopping his group before t hey could turn the corner.
"Rook? What's...?" Lyco began before Rook shushed her.
"You're Grand Chief is in there," Rook whispered to her as he pointed to the room he was looking in, "And she is currently being watched over by someone."
Lyco and Leeta peeked into the room, making sure they wouldn't be seen, and frowned, seeing that Lupe was currently being watched over by Drago.
"Drago..." Leeta frowned.
"Not so high and mighty now, huh Lupe?" Drago, now wearing Hathor's royal robe as a cape, grinned darkly at Lupe, "I'm a GrandMaster now! And once I'm done helping Lien-da and Eggman conquer you, I'll get half of the continent for myself."
"You're as much a fool as you are a traitor, Drago," Lupe frowned at him, "Eggman enjoys pitting loved one against each other and leaders against their people . What do you think will happen once I'm Legionized?"
"I...I don't know. He'd give you to me?" Drago responded in a bit of confusion, "A GrandMaster needs a Kommissar after all."
"...Again, you're a short-sighted fool," Lupe sighed, "Eggman will make me his GrandMaster to undermine the WolfPack Nation. You on the other hand will be demoted...or worse."
"Y...you're lying!" the feral wolf growled as he glared at Lupe, "Y-you're wrong! Eggman will never replace me! He values me! He'll never get rid of me!"
"Are you sure about that? I am the Grand Chief of the Wolf Pack after all. Plus the fact that I lead the Wolf Pack before against him when he was still Robotnik, I'd make perfect GrandMaster material for his Dark Egg Legion," Lupe continued with a small smile, having seen Lyco and Leeta
"...If that's true..." Drago began as he raised one of his claws up, "Then I 'll just have to eliminate you!"
Before he could slash at Lupe, Drago's claw suddenly sparked before it fell to his side.
"What?! Who...?!" the feral wolf growled before he turned around to see his attacker, "...you again!"
"Greetings once again..." Rook frowned, aiming his Proto-tool in it's blaster form at Drago, "Now stand down if you know what is good for you."
"Stand down...Stand down?!" Drago snarled, unaware that Leeta and Lyco were behind him, "Why you little! I'm going to. .. !"
Leeta did a quick, sweep kick on Drago's feet, tripping up the feral wolf as he started falling on his back, but not before Lyco jammed her elbow into his throat, causing Drago to gag as he hit the ground. Before he could get up, both Leeta and Lyco raised their legs up and slammed them hard into Drago's head, knocking the Co-GrandMaster of the Shazamazon out cold.
"Impressive," Hathor noted as she walked in.
"He made a terrible Queen," Leeta frowned, remembering what Drago did to her and her sister before they joined the Wolf Pack.
"Are you alright, Grand Chief?" Lyco asked Lupe as the younger wolf freed her from her binds.
"I'm fine Lyco. Your timing is perfect," Lupe responded as she got off the metal table she was on and looked towards Hathor, who was currently taking her royal robes off Drago's unconscious form, "As I promised before, the Queen of the Felidae is now restored."
Hathor looked at the clothing for a few moments before folding it neatly into a square.
"No..." the white cat Mobian spoke, "This is no place for a Queen. I will return these to her when the time is right."
"...Very well," Lupe nodded as she turned towards Lyco, "I assume you have a plan for escape?"
"Yes. We need to meet three of our allies at the top of the temple. By the time we reach them, they should be done with their objective," Lyco responded.
"I see..." Lupe noted, "Very well. Let's go before Drago regains conciousness."
"Yes, Grand Chief," Lyco nodded as she t urned towards her sister and Rook, both currently tying Drago up, "Leeta. Rook. Are you both coming?"
"In a minute, miss Lyco. Me and your sister are just about finished," Rook replied as he and Leeta did so.
"There we go," Leeta noted as she looked over at Rook, "Let's go Rook."
"Yes, miss Leeta," Rook nodded as the two rejoined Lyco, Lupe, and Hathor, the group leaving the room to meet up with Tails and the others.
"Almost done...there!" Tails grinned as he set something inside a panel under the DeathEgg 2 before flying back down towards Haseo and Tsubaki.
"A..ano..an-any p..progress...T-Tails-san?" Haseo asked Tails nervously.
"Eeyup. The device is in place. With it, we'll be able to track the DeathEgg 2, no matter where, or how far it is," Tails replied as T-pup flew next to him.
"That's excellent news, Tails," Tsubaki noted, "Now let's call Rook and the others before we're..."
-GRRRRRR-
"Huh?" Tails blinked when he noticed T-Pup growling at something, "T-Pup? What's ...?"
He was soon interrupted when Mecha-Sally tackled the young fox into a pillar on top of the temple.
"S...Sally?" Tails gasped before the Roboticized Princess grabbed him by the throat.
-Intruder detected. Tech-level and close proximity to DeathEgg is of high level concern. Emotional impairments will prev ent...- the Roboticized Princess began before Tails kicked her in the chest, causing her to let go of his neck and stumble back a bit as she looked at Tails with a shocked look on her face, -Y... you hit me-
"I'm sorry Sally...But you're not yourself," Tails sighed sadly before gaining a serious look on his face and got into a battle stance, "If I'm going to protect myself...If I'm going to disable you and save you...I'm going to have to do whatever it takes!"
-...How pitiful- Mecha-Sally scoffed in a cold tone as she brought her blades, - You'll regret fighting me-
"He's not the only one fighting you."
The Robotocized Princess turned around and quickly black a strike from Tsubaki's sword.
"Ts...Tsubaki-san!" Haseo gasped.
"Haseo...find a place to hide while me and Tails face her," Tsubaki told the young hedgefox.
"...H..hai!" Haseo nodded in response as he ran behind one of the pillars on top of the temple.
-Two against one?- Mecha-Sally raised an 'eyebrow' as she looked at Tails and Tsubaki, -Do not thing that'll change any thing-
"Sally-san...please listen. You're friends are really worried about you and want to save you," Tsubaki stated to the Roboticized Princess.
-I don't need saving- Mecha-Sally replied coldly.
"Sally please! Don't you realize Eggman's just using you to hurt your friends and family for his sick and twisted plans?!" Tails yelled in a desperate tone, hoping to reach Sally's old self, "I know you're still in there! I know underneath all that metal is...is...is the same person that took care of me when I was young...the same person that gave me a family when my mom and dad were gone..."
"Tails..." Tsubaki whispered.
-...How foolish- Mecha-Sally repleid col dly as she got into a battle stance -I am lord Eggman's most powerful weapon. I am his sword and shield. I obey him and his allies. All those who would dare interfere with my master's plans shall face death-
"...I see..." Tails sighed sadly before gaining a serious look on his face, "Then like I said before..if I'm going to disable you and save you...then I'll have to go all out!"
"Same here," Tsubaki added as she stood next to Tails, the crimson haired girl firmly grasping her sword and shield.
"Agreed."
Mecha-Sally turned her head over her shoulder to see Lupe standing in the top e n trance to the temple, Rook and his group standing behind the Grand Chief of the Wolf Pack Tribe.
"I'm sorry dear freind..but it's for your own good," Lupe state with a serious look on her face.
=WARNING! 1 MINUTE UNTIL DEATHEGG 2 LAUNCHES! ALL PERSONNEL ON DECK MOVE TO SAFETY IMMEDEATLY!=
-...Processing options- Meha-Sally said before she became a blur and grabbed Haseo from the pillar he was hiding behind and held him from behind.
"Haseo!" Tsubaki gasped as she and Tails prepared to run over to help the young hedgefox.
-Don't move- Mecha-Sally stated as she aimed one of her energy blades at Haseo's neck -You have 1 minute to disable me, but you risk the death and loss of the mixed Mobian and the recapture of the Regional Rulers. Or...you let this unit go and escape while you can and save the region-
"...Tails...stand down..." Tsubaki sighed as she put her weapons away.
"What?! But...?" Tails began.
"She has the advantage right now. If we try anything, she'll hurt Haseo," the Crimson haired girl told him.
"...Okay," Tails sighed in defeat.
-Good- Mecha-Sally nodded as she released her grip on Haseo, letting the hedgefox run over to his friends and hid behind Tsubaki.
=30 SECONDS UNTIL DEATHEGG 2 LAUNCH!=
"Tails! Tsubaki! Haseo! Hurry! We have to go now!" Rook called over to the 3.
"Okay..." Tails nodded as he, Tsubaki, and Haseo ran over to the others, but no t before Tails whispered silently to Sally, "I'm sorry Sally...We will save you. I promise..."
-Like I stated before...I don't need saving- Mecha-Sally replied, having heard what the twin-tailed fox said as she flew up towards the DeathEgg 2 just as Tails and the others rushed inside the temple.
"Sheesh! Just how many of these guys are there?!" SpiderMonkey asked in a semi-annoyed tone as he tied up more of the Dark Egg Legionnaires with his webs.
"Don't know. But knowing Drago and RazorKlaw, probably a lot!" Sonic replied as he Spin Dashed through a few more.
"No kidding! There's enough here for a army!" Makoto yelled as she and Amy sent some Dark Egg Legionnaires flying.
Unknown to Sonic and the others, Rook and his group had just reached the lower entrance to the temple and reached outside.
"Looks like everyone's still standing," Lyco noted at seeing Sonic and the others face off against the Dark Egg Legionnaires.
"True but...if we want to escape, we'll have to fight through an entire army," Lupe stated.
"Do not worry miss Lupe. We should be fine if..." Rook began before Hathor, now wearing her queenly robes, moved him out of the way.
"Sonic! The Queen of the Felidae demands your attention!" the white cat Mobian called out to Sonic, getting the blue hedgehog's attention as he kicked back a rather large Dark Egg Legionnaire and rushed over to her
"This better be good," Sonic asked her with a frown.
"To the jungle! I will be needed there!" Hathor commanded.
"...You better be right about that, Queenie," Sonic frowned as he picked up the Felidae Queen and rushed into the jungle.
"Huh? Where's Sonic going?" SpiderMonkey pondered.
"I don't know. Where miss Hathor wanted Sonic to take her must be important."
The Arachnachimp turned to see Rook and his team run towards him.
"...I see you guy were successful with your missions," Spidermonkey noted, seeing Lupe in Rook's group.
"Yes. We managed to rescue the Grand Chief of the Wolf Pack, and Tails managed to plant the tracker on Eggman's ship," Rook nodded in response, "And I see you and the others are handling things out here."
"Yeah...kinda with how many of these guys keep coming. Plus I'm surprised the Omnitrix didn't..." SpiderMonkey began before the Omnitrix timed out and turned him back into Ben, "Time out? Ugh...me and my big mouth."
"...How...?" Lupe began, surprised to see the spider/chimp creature turn into a human.
"I'll explain once we're done here," Ben replied to her before looking back at Rook, "I'll look after Haseo while the Omnitrix is recharging. Can you and your team help Makoto and Amy deal with these guys?"
"...Of course" Rook nodded as he pulled out his Proto-Tool and switched it into its Sword Mode.
"Thanks," Ben nodded as he turned towards Haseo, "Come on, Haseo."
"H...hai, T...Tennyson-san," the hedgefox nodded shyly as he followed Ben to a spot where they wouldn't get caught in the cross fire while Rook and the others fought the Dark Egg Legionnaires.
-Launch successful, miss Lien-Da- Mecha-Sally stated to the female echidna as she watched Sonic's group go up against the Dark Egg Legionnaires -Sonic and his allies are in full retreat-
"...If there's one thing I know, that blue rat never gives up," Lien-Da frowned before slamming her fist on the arm rest, "Dammit! Those idiots Drago and Razorklaw royally screwed up! They'll just have stay behind until Eggman comes back. Grr...this trip was supposed to be a simple restock and repair, but thanks to that blue rat and his friends, we barely have enough to invade New Mobotropolis again! We can't do that and fend off that damn blue pest!"
-...Divide and conquere- Mecha-Sally stated.
"I'm...sorry?" Lien-Da raised an eyebrow as she turned towards the Roboticized Princess.
-Divide and conquere- Mecha-Sally repeated.
Lien-Da pondered that for a few moments before an idea formed in her head. A very, VERY dark one at that too as a evil grin grew on the female Echidna's face.
"Now you're talking...We may have to mak e a quick stop but...how about we pay you're dear, soon-to-be-deceased- brother a...visit?"
-...As you wish, GrandMaster Lien-Da- Mecha-Sally responded, her eyes glowing a sinister red for a bit, -And if I may make a suggestion. Send out a EMP blast so Sonic and his team doesn't follow us-
"Not a bad idea..." Lien-Da smirked as s he turned towards one of the Dark Egg Legionnaires working on one the computers, "You heard her! Send out an EMP wave so Sonic doesn't follow us!" 'At least we have enough power for one of those.'
"B..but my lady! What about...?" the Legionnaire began.
"Just do it already!"
"Y-yes Mistress Lien-Da!" the Legionnaires yelped as he entered commands into the computer connected to one of the DeathEgg 2's weapon system.
"Oooh...that Hathor! She thinks she's so important!" Amy growled as she sent more Dark Egg Legionnaires flying with her hammer.
"Amy, calm down! We need to create an opening for Lupe so she can escape back to her tribe!" Tails explained to the pink hedgehog as he kicked a Legionnaire in to two more.
"That's true..but," Amy began before the sound of wolves howling filled the air.
"Huh? Who...?" Makoto began as everyone, including the Legionnaires, turned to see who was howling before their eyes widened.
"'sup," Sonic greeted his friends as a large group of Wolf and Felidae warriors stood behind him and Hathor.
"Let fang and claw rule here! Not species! Drive the traitors back!" Hathor commanded the warriors as they charged at the Dark Egg Legionnaires.
"...Um...Sonic? What's going on?" Amy asked the blue hedgehog as he ran up to her and the others.
"Remember when Hathor told those cats th ey needed to ally with the Wolf Pack? Well..tuns out both sides were more willing to listen than we thought," Sonic replied with a smirk.
"And you got Hathor-san to them just in time to lead a counter attack!" Tsubaki realized.
"Eeyup."
"That's awsome, Sonic!" Ben grinned.
"Hai!" Makoto agreed.
"Y...yay..." Haseo cheered almost quietly.
"That's my Sonic for you..." Amy sighed as she gazed at Sonic lovingly.
"I got some good news too Sonic! I managed to get the tracker on the DeathEgg 2! Now Eggman can't hide from us anymore," Tails stated to the blue hedgehog.
"Awsome! Great job little bro," Sonic grinned as he ruffled Tails' head fur a bit.
Nearby, both Lupe and Hathor stared down at each other, a firm look on their faces. A few moments of silence passed before both Lupe and Hathor shook each others hands.
"Once our warriors return, you may have free passage to your land," the Felidae Queen stated to Lupe.
"Thank you, your Majesty," Lupe nodded with a small smile, "Both for maintaining our truce, and for the sacrifices you made today."
"Don't mention it," Hathor nodded before tightening her grip on Lupe's hand and growled at her, "To anyone...ever."
"Of course," Lupe replied.
"Good," Hathor nodded as she released he grip on Lupe's hand and released it.
Lupe stared at Hathor few a few seconds longer before she turned her attention towards Sonic and his group.
"I had hope we would meet again under better terms, Sonic," the Wolf Pack leader sighed a bit before asking, "Can you and your friends rest at all?"
"Wish we could, but we gotta..." Sonic began nefore he noticed the bottom of the DeathEgg 2 open up a bit, "Hm?"
"Sonic? What...?" Tails began before the DeathEgg 2 sent out a electrical shockwave.
Everyone braced themselves as the shockwave covered half of the Shazamazom. A few moments of silence passed as the group opened their eyes.
"What...just happened?" Amy pondered.
"...Don't know..." Sonic repled as he looked up to see the DeathEgg 2 no longer there, "But it seems Eggbutt's warship left while we were shielding ourselves from whatever it sent out."
"...I think I might know," Rook spoke, catching everyone's attention as he pointed towards something with a frown on his face, "Look."
Sonic and the others did so before their eyes widened.
"Oh...my," Amy gapsed as she saw some of the Dark Egg Legionnaires having trouble standing while a few were having a hard time breathing, due to some of the cyberntatic parts inside them shorting out thanks to the electrical blast.
"W...what...h-happened t-t-to them?" Haseo whispered in horror.
"That wave the DeathEgg 2 had sent out seemed to be an EMP blast, most likely to prevent us from following it," Rook gu e ssed with a frown, "And it seems the one currently in charge doesn't care what happens to her men."
"How cruel..." Tsubaki frowned.
"Yeah..." Tails nodded in agreement as he tried to use the communicator on his wrist, only for it to short out a bit as T-Pup seemed to be offline, "Everything' s down, and most likely the planes are too."
"Darn..." Sonic frowned befgore he turne d towards Ben and Rook, "Are your guys stuff still working?"
"Yeah but...the Omnitrix is still timed out," Ben repleid as the part of the Omnitrix that was green was red.
"My weapon is still functional as well," Rook nodded.
"That's good to hear," Sonic noted as he turned towards Lupe, "Looks like we'll be staying here for a while 'till our rides are fixed."
"Alright then...I'll see to it that you and your friends will have a place to stay until then," Lupe responded with a nod.
"Thanks Lupe," Sonic nodded as he turned towards his group, "Well...we might as well help gather the remaining Dark Egg Legionnaires.
"I believe there might still be some left in the temple, along with the 2nd GrandMaster assigned to this region," Rook suggested.
"Sounds like a plan," Amy nodded.
"I'll stay behind with Haseo since the Omnitrix is still timed out," Ben spoke.
"'kay dude. see ya in a bit," Sonic replied as he, Amy, Tails, Rook, and Tsubaki ran towards the temple and headed inside, leaving Ben, Haseo, and Makoto along with Lupe.
"Hmm? Aren't you going with them, Makoto ?" Ben asked the Squirrel Beastkin.
"Nope. Just thought that I'd watch over Haseo with you is all," Makoto replied.
"Ahh..."
Nearby, Leeta and Lyco looked towards the same direction Sonic and his team left before sighing a bit.
"I've got to admit...I envy them," Leeta sighed.
"Yeah...going off to fight the Eggman Empire and the Dark Legion can make a real difference," Lyco agreed.
This caught Lupe's attention as she turend towards the two sisters.
"Are you two so ready to leave the Wolf Pack Nation?" the Grand Chief asked with a frown.
"N-no no, Grand Chief! We don't mean it like that!" Leeta replied nervously, "We'll forever be grateful that you took us into your pack and led us home!"
"Yeah!" Lyco agreed before sighing sadly, "But...Sonic and the others do so much for Mobius. The only thing me and my sister do is guard the city. We just want to be able to help Sonic and his team in return...to do more!"
"...I understand. And I agree," Lupe replied, giving a small smile towards the two rose-red wolves, "The fury you two unleashed on Drago should be spent on all of our enemies." She then motioned the two rose red wolves to come closer and whispered, "I was going over a special request just before I was...'interuppted.' Would you 2 be intrested in...a secret mission?"
"A secret mission?" Leet and Lyco repeat ed.
"Yes," the Grand Chief of the Wolf Pack nodded before whispering the mission to t he two rose-red wolves.
"What do you think they're talking about over there?" Makoto asked Ben as they and Haseo noticed Lupe whispering something to Leeta and Lyco.
"Don't know. Must be something important ," Ben shurgged.
"G...Guess s-so," Haseo stuttered as Leeta and Lyco approached the three.
"Well...I guess this is good bye," Leeta stated to the three with a sad smile.
"Huh? You're leaving?" Ben asked the two rose-red wolves.
"Yes. But where we're going..we can't tell you," Lyco replied.
"Mou...I wish you two could've stayed longer," Makoto pouted a bit, having made a friendship with both Leeta and Lyco.
"I wish we could too, Makoto. But we've got to go," Leeta replied.
"...Okay. Just be careful out there you two," Ben told them.
"Can do, Ben," Lyco nodded, "However..there's one thing we need to do before we go."
"Yes...something we've been wanting to do for a while now," Leeta added.
"Huh? What...?" Ben began as Leet and Lyco walked pass him and stood in front of Haseo.
"A...A...Ano..." Haseo stuttered a bit before both Leeta and Lyco hugged.
"You're just too cute~!" Both Leeta and Lyco squealed as they hugged the now, heavily blushing young hedgefox.
"..." Ben sweatdropped before looking over at a giggling Makoto, "What's so funny?"
"Well...can't you blame them, Ben-kun? Haseo does look cute when he's acting shy ," the Squirrel Beastkin giggled.
Ben sweatdropped and laughed nervously at that while Haseo, overhearing what Makoto said, let out a small squeak as he fainted in Leeta and Lyco's arms, the unconcious hedgefox' enitre body a beet red.
"I still can't belive I'm doing this..." Uncle Chuck grumbled as he worked on a black and gold metal-Sonic like figure inside a hightech lab. He then noticed a Owl Mobian in red robes entering from one of the doors, "There you are, Harvey. What took you so long?"
"Sorry Charles...I got a bit distracted listening to what Miss Nicole was telling young Mina," Harvey explained as he turned to the right as Nicole appeared in a swirl of data and Nanites, "And Nicole ? I am not generous in my praise, but when I say that this new headquarters is exquisite, know that I mean it."
"Th...thank you, Director Who," Nicole bowed, "But...I really didn't do much. This base was left over from the Iron Dominions occupation. Your demands were so few, I hardly had to do anything."
"Keep things simple. That's my motto," Harvey stated to the digital lynx.
"'Keep things simple?'" Uncle Chuck repeated, catching both Harvey and Nicole's attention as the elderly hedgehog pointed one of his tools at the Owl Mobian, "You've got Nicole violating her exile order, and me not only directly commeting treason, but rebuilding a Metal Sonic to boot!"
-And you're doing a great job on it, gramps!- the gold and black Metal Sonic grinned.
"..I see you've got it up and running," Harvey noted as he looked at the robotic hedgehog.
-Figuratively speaking. I'll need some legs to make it literal- the Metal Sonic joked.
"Hmph!" Uncle Chuck frowned as he worked on one of the Metal Sonic's legs, "I could get these recovered Metal Sonic, Metal Scourge, and Trooper parts functioning on my own. But when they join with this things Power Gem Matrix, the Self Repair incorporates them faster then I can modify them."
-Guys? I'm right here, remember?- the Metal Sonic spoke in an annoyed tone.
"What I remember is you trying to kill my nephew," Uncle Chuck frowned at the robotic hedgehog.
-...And it was Sonic who taught me what it means to truly be alive. Don't forget that either- the Metal Sonic replied sadly be fore giving a small smirk -Besides, you sorta owe me since it was my core data that let you build all those Metal Sonic Troopers. Or...Oops! I'm sorry. Was that a secret?-
"...I should've installed your head last ," Uncle Chuck grumbled as he continued working on the Metal Sonics legs.
"As for 'treason' Charles, I seem to recall you didn't hesitate when I asked for your assistance," Harvey stated to the elderly hedgehog, causing him to flinch a bit as he recalled his time as a Robian when Eggman was still Robotnik.
"Yes well...Old habits die hard. Between my Spy Network and what was left of your Secret Intellegence Division, we've kept Robotnik guessing and got the Freedom Fighters the edge they needed," Uncle Chuck explained to the Owl Mobian, "And I believe Naugus is as big a threat as the doctor was back then. But...that doesn't change the fact that if we're caught, I lose my seat on the councel and Nicole faces deletion. And that's before that crazy wizard comes after us!"
"..Then it is as it was before, Charles...we don't get caught," Harvey stated calmly, "Once the robot is complete..."
-Still right here, guys!-
"We'll have a total of two on the roster, including the young Time Travler," Harvey explained to the elderly hedgehog.
"Actually..." Nicole spoke, catching Harvey's attention as the digital lynx looked over a holographic screen before turning it off, "I just received a report from Grand Chief Lupe. She, and the agents you asked for, have agreed to your request."
"Excellent. Arrange a transport for them immedeatly. I want them here yesterday, " the owl Mobian orderded.
"Wait. You're recruiting from outside the city?" Uncle Chuck raised an eyebrow.
"Yes," Harvey nodded, "I screened every Freedom Fighter on Mobius for good candidates. And I liked the prospects of these two the best. And being unfamiliar t o the citizens will give them a degree of unpredictability we'll need to..."
He was interupted when everyone noticed a Mobian Lynx fall down through one of the large glass tubes in the lab.
"...Speaking of unpredictablility..." Harvey noted in intregue.
"I'm sorry! I forgot to seal the...!" Nicole began before she covered her mouth.
"Just go before you're seen!" Uncle Chuck stated to her in a panicked tone.
"Oh man...just my luck," the Lynx groaned as he rubbed his head, "I sit on one rotten stump and fall down...here?" He then noticed the area he was in, "What in the world? Where am I?"
"Oh! Uh...heh heh," Uncle Chuck chuckled nervously as he stood in front of the black and gold Metal Sonic just as Nicole dissapeared into one of the rooms computers, "H-hello there! Um...I can explain!"
"No no, Charles. Allow me," Harvey spoke as he approached the young lynx, "Larry Lynx, correct? Former Field Leader of the Substitute Division?"
"Uh...Y-yes sir?" the young lynx/Larry nodded, "Nobody seems to remember that. Wait..who are...?"
"Tell me, son. How would you like to make this city safe again?" Harvey asked him, "I believe I could use someone of your...unique talents."
"R...really?! You mean it?!" Larry asked hopefully, earning a nod from Harvey, " I'd love to! But..most folks wouldn't trust me to help."
"Than Larry m'boy..." Harvey began as he wrapped his arm around the young lynx, "It'll be our little secret."
"HELP ME! PROFESSOR KOKONOE!" A Chibi Omake Segment
Starring: Professor Kokonoe, Sonic the Hedgehog, Iron Tager
A red curtain lifted, revealing something of a dark unlit lab…Said lab being somewhat messy. Then a spotlight sparked to life, revealing a fairly young adult catgirl with a slim body, wearing a large scientist like jacket with abnormally long sleeves that end up looking like paws, with cuts made in them allowing her slender arms to slip through, red pants with two long pink tails with white tips coming from the back, and high-heeled sandals. Her hair was pink, tied in a style consisting of a long ponytail backing up longer tufts resembling large cat ears which tend to overshadow her actual cat ears. Her eyes were a golden- amber with visible bags under them, possibly due to over-working, and she was also wearing glasses. This was none other than Professor Kokonoe of Sector Seven , daughter of two of the Legendary Heroes who did battle with the Black Beast. With a certain elegancy, she began to speak.
"Hello lost children. For those who are unaware, namely those who were like 'OH MY GAWD! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG CROSSOVER!' And completely over-looked what it was a crossover with, and have no idea what BlazBlue or Ben 10 even are, I am Professor Kokonoe, lord and master of the Sector Seven laboratory," She paused to push her glasses back into place briefly, and then began to speak again, "…Well, OK, we aren't in the lab at the moment. This place can sort of be temporarily m oved into the Boundary. Well, simply put, it 's a mysterious room. A mysterious room where you can do anything you want. To be honest, it's a paradise for all those sad, little children who couldn't make it to the true ending. A sort of Avalon. Though not like the one from 'Sonic and the Black Knight.' I mean, really, the idea was good, but the development and implement of how to use its controls sucked. I would have preferred it t o be on the XBOX360, myself. Along with a better story line…" She shakes her h ead, "Anyways, if you're one of those nutbars who's all 'I don't need help,' or 'I want to unlock hidden stuff,' or 'I'll just look for a flowchart online,' then you can piss off."
She proceeded to sigh.
"Anyway, my job here more or less is to do three things every five chapters. Now then, those three things. First: Answer common questions that I believe most people are asking. Second: To do a little re-cap of what happened in the past five chapters for you idiots who decide to skip them to get to the good parts in later chapters. And finally, give out supporting information to further your under standing of the terms of BlazBlue and Ben 10," Kokonoe then proceeded to glare at you, "One thing I would like to make clear now, is that none of the actions in this segment are considered cannon to the story, regardless of how crazy, funny, or even lovey-dovey it is. If I get one message asking about if this was cannon or not, I'm castrating the sender of said message with a cattle prod and a rusty knife!"
Kokonoe proceeded to sigh once more. It was rather repetitive for her at that point. She began to speak yet again to you, the reader.
"Very well. Now that that's out of the way, lost child of the day…you may enter," She ordered, and suddenly the whole lab lit up and Kokonoe took a few steps back.
As if on cue, the sound of a metal door sliding open echoed in the area. Sonic entered, walking into the middle of the lab.
"Huh? Oh! Hey Professer Kokonoe, The blue hedgehog grinned as he waved at her.
"Oh great..you again." Kokonoe groaned a bit before sighing, "Ugh...Let's just get on with it."
"You sound like you don't want to do this," Tager noted as he walked in from th e shadows behind Kokonoe.
"Considering how late it is right now, the Author wanted to get this done with before he goes to bed. Lazy ass waking me from my quick catnap..." Kokonoe grumbled.
RE-CAP
"Wait a minute. What about the questions? "Sonic asked her.
"There aren't any yet since this story is still new and not many people have probably played/watched all three series," Kokonoe explained, "Tager. This is your alley."
"Why is it my alley?" Tager asked in annoyance.
"Because you're the one with the camera installed in his eyes," Kokonoe smirked like a cat.
"I swear that you're a pervert more than a scientist…" Tager sighed with a shake of his head and his arms shrugging.
"Just shut up and do the damn review!" Kokonoe barked.
"I'll do it," Sonic volunteered as he looked over at the reader, "Well, since this is chapter five, not much has happened. So far, it started when I met the professor here and she gave me a map th at led me to Ben, Rook, Makoto, and Tsubaki… along with Lien-Da and Drago who had fol lowed us. They woke up the four and Ben transformed into Way Big to scare them off. He and Rook proceeded to wake up Makoto and she started to try and beat up them up!"
"Well, she did think they were with Hazama at the time," Tager noted, "He was able to prevent anything bad from happening thanks to turning into Spidermonkey and detaining her while Rook went to check and see if Tsubaki was alright. After the introductions and stories were met, Amy decided to do some clothes shopping for the four."
"Oh, so very true," Sonic nodded, "Before she went off to do that, Me, Tails and Amy led Ben and the others to Freedom HQ, where they meet Nicole and find out that she's been exiled there thanks to Naugus using the people's fear of her. "
"Fear is a powerful thing," Tager stated .
"Yeah...I guess it is..." Sonic sighed before looking at the reader again, "After I introduced Ben and Makoto to my uncle, and had him examin Ben's Omnitrix, I asked him to see if it can bring...Sally back to normal. He told me that it might, but it might be difficult with how she is now. After hearing that, I decided to head to the Hospital to pay Antione a visit. Of course...along the way, I ran into...Ugh, Silver. He claimed that he figured out who the traitor was and said it was Antione. He..." he pasued as he took a deep, calming breath, "He probably regretted that as I grabbed him by his head fur and pretty much dragged all the way to the Hospital to show him Antione's condition. While I was talking to myself after I showed him, Silver overheard me mention Bunnie's name and...and..." He took another deep, calming breath.
"I'll take it from here," Tager told the hedgehog as he turned towards the reader, "Silver had then claimed that Bunnie might've been the traitor, and it resulted Sonic snapping at him. After the events at the Hospital, Sonic had returend to Freedom HQ at the same time Amy had returned shopping for some new clothes for Ben and the others."
"Yeah..." Sonic nodded as he took over, "After Ben, Makoto, Rook, and Tsubaki changed into their new clothes, Amy and Tails tried to get me out of the room I locked myself in because Eggman, or rather Lien-Da since ol chrome-dome was gone at the moment, was attacking Furvill. I pretty didn't care about that at the time and told them both that the Freedom Fighter's were done. Big mistake on my part as Amy dragged me into the rec room and pretty much slapped me in the face in front of everyone. After a few words Amy said to me, I pretty much got out of my funk and decided that we should make a new team from the ground up with Ben and the others wanting to help as well. At that time, Rotor had returned to HQ and told us that Naugus had tried to banish Nicole from Freedom HQ as well. Good thing my uncle and most of the council were against it. After a few ideas were thrown around, I took Rotor to the council and we proposed the idea of two new teams, one to protect the city while the other goes after Eggman. Much to..." he pasues to snicker a bit,"Icky Nausious' dismay, the council agreed. And thus, Team Freedom and Team Fighters were born."
"That's true. While Team Fighters, which consisted of Sonic, Amy, Tails, Ben, Rook, Makoto, and Tsubaki, were off defending Furvill from Lien-Da's forces, Team Freedom, which consisted of Rotor Walrus, Cream the Rabbit, Cheese the Chao, Big the Cat, Heavy, and Bomb, protected the city," Tager stated.
"Huh...So that's who Rotor picked fpr his team..." Sonic noted as he took his turn, "After me and my team beat the EggSwats, we left to go after the DeathEgg 2 . But before we left, Haseo, one of the people living there and possibly the shyest Mobian I've ever seen and met, asked to join Team Fighters because he wanted to try and find his Big sis. After a quick talk, Haseo joined our team and we left for the Shazamazon next, where we found out that Lupe and the Queen of the Felidae have been kidnapped by..." He gained a sad look on his face, "Sally..." He quickly shook it off before looking back at the reader, "We had found out about this from Leeta and Lyco, two members of the Wolf Pack, and they decided to help us go and rescue Lupe and the Felidae Queen by splitting into two teams. After a while, me and my team had came across Hathor, who wasn't the Queen at the moment since she didn't have her Royal robes on and was being chased by Razorklaw a nd a few Dark Egg Legionnaires. Before Razorklaw could hurt her, me and my team got rid of the Dark Egg Legionnaires while BEn, who turned into Rath, took on Razorklaw and...well..."
"Pretty much destroyed him by using a move that looked like Zangief's Final Atomic Buster mixed with the KinnikuBuster from Ultimate Muscle?" Kokonoe asked with a cat like smirk.
"Uh...yeah. That," Sonic chuckled nervously a bit before clearing his throat, " After that...'match' we find out that H at hor had escaped from the Dark Egg Legion Chapter stationed in the Shazamazon. Of course, after the explanation, a few Felidae warriors tried to attack us. But thanks to Hathor, she managed to convince them to leave us alone. After a few hours of walking, we managed to reach the Dark Egg Legion's Shazamazon HQ, along with the DeathEgg 2. We had also regrouped with Rook and the others and had came up with a plan. While me and a few others were distracting the Dark Egg Legionnaires stationed outside the temple, Rook and his team ran inside."
"Once they were inside, Tails, Tsubaki, and Haseo split from the group and headed up to where the Deathegg 2 was located while Rook, Leeta, Lyco, and Hathor headed to were Lupe was being held," Tager stated a s he took his turn, using one of his fingers to move his glasses up a bit, "Once they got to where the Grand Chief was, they noticed Drago watching over her. Before Drago could finish her off after Lupe had mentioned that Eggman will have replace him as the GrandMaster of the Shazamazon, Leeta and Lyco double temaed Drago and knocked him unconcious. While this was going on, Tails had just finished planting the Tracker underneath the DeathEgg2. But before he could leave with Tsubaki and Haseo, he was ambushed by Mecha-Sally."
Sonic flinched a bit when he heard Tager mention Sally's name.
"Having no choice to defend themselves, Tails and Tsubaki decided to fight back, along with Lupe since she, Rook, and his team had reached the area Tails and his team were at, but not before Mecha-Sally took Haseo hostage and threatened to kill him if they tried anything," Tager continued, "Seeing as they had no choice , Tails and Tsubaki stood down, letting Mecha-Sally let go of Haseo. After a few moments of silence, Tails, Haseo, and Tsubaki regrouped with Rook and the others and left just as Mecha-Sally flew towards the DeathEgg 2."
"...Man...this is the first I'm hearing of it," Sonic gasped in a shocked and suprised tone.
"Yeah...too bad you won't remember it until your twin tailed, kid genius tells you about it next chapter," Kokonoe explained to him.
"..." Sonic blinked in confusion at that as he turned towards the reader again, "While me, Makoto, Amy, and Ben, who had turned into SpiderMonkey at the time, were dealing with the Dark Egg Legionnaires, Rook and his team had just reached o utside the temple. After that, Hathor , who was wearing her royal robes, ordered me to take her to the jungle, which I did while Amy and the others dealt with the remaining Dark Egg Legionnaires. After a while, me and Queen Hathor had return ed, with a large group of Wolf Pack an Felidae Warriors backing us up! After a few words were said between Lupe and Hathor, Lupe had offered me and my team a place to stay for a bit. I was about to decline before the DeathEgg 2 sent out a EMP blast, pretty much disabling both the Tornado and the Gale, the plane Ben and his friends are using, and disabling the Dark Egg Legionnaires cybernetic parts."
"A clever tactic I'll give Lien-Da that. ..but leaving her men behind and having them get caught in the EMP blast was a cowardly move," Tager frowned.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
"Okay, let's get this off first; the damn author is lazy as hell!" Kokonoe barked.
"Then how did he write up this little story?" Tager smirked.
"Shut up or I'll get Arakune in here and turn on your new function again like last time."
"Urk!" Tager flinched as he moved behin d Sonic, shaking like a leaf.
"..." Kokonoe sighed, "Let's just get on with the additional info. Today, we'll be talking about the Ars Magus."
"Ars what?" Sonic blinked in confusion.
"'Ars Magus.' Or Skill Formula if you want the translated version," Kokonoe replied, "Ars Magus is the use of science to manipulate Seithr. During the Dark War, one of the Six Heroes passed her Magic to mankind. But humans were unable to use Magic in its basest form as they we re not capable of handling or manipulating it. Therefore, in order to make use of it, humanity did a great deal of research into the subject and eventually developed what is now known as 'Ars Magus.' By using science to manipulate Seithr that came from the Black Beast, Ars Magus could be used to many ends, such as powering vehicles, creating weapons, and a lot of other stuff."
"Woah..." Sonic awed.
"Yeah...but in order to use Ars Magus, one would have to recite the ars, or 'spell' recoreded in a Grimoir," Kokonoe stated, "When Ars Magus was first developed , the creators found that the power and effectiveness of a Grimoire varied with its user. Since that discovery, mankind was able to produce more efficient Ars Magus. Unfortunately, Ars Magus alone was not enough to defeat the Black Beast and mankind knew they would need more power and developed Ars Armagus(Skill Formul a Armaments), or "Armagus"."
"Ars Armagus? What're those? And also, who're the Six Heroes?" Sonic asked her.
"We'll cover those subjects another time ," Kokonoe answered, "Anyway...that wraps up the last segment. Finally..."
"Wait. Hold on Kokonoe. I've been meaning to ask...what do you mean I'm not going to remember Sally taking Hase..." Sonic began before Kokonoe held up a Chili -Dog, making the blue hedgehog drool a bit.
"You want this?" Kokonoe asked him with a cat-like smirk, earning a nod from Sonic as she tossed it out the door, "Fetch!"
Like a bat out of hell, Sonic ran after it in a blue blur just as the door leading to the lab closed.
"...You put something in that Chili-Dog, didn't you?" Tager asked Kokonoe in a suspicious tone.
"...Maybe," Kokonoe replied, earning a frown form Tager, "Okay, okay. I put a pill in there to make him forget about that part about Mecha-Sally taking Haseo hostage. Nothing more, nothing less, okay?!"
"..." Tager sighed.