Chapter 8: Heroes part 1: Team Building
Seanzilla115: Hello once again minna. Just want to let you know that after I'm done with this chapter and the following one, I'm going to start a series of stories based on the Sonic Universe comics, only some of them will be different. Now then, I don't own anyone in this story, nor the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the Ben 10 series, and the Blazblue series. I do though own Haseo Yukimaru Sakurai the Hedgefox while Gammatron owns Roll Cyber Sakurai the Hedgefox.
The Feral Forest, despite it's name, was a small, peacefulll village. The trees were blowing slightly in the wind, the air was nice, the people running and screaming as the DeathEgg 2 attacked form above...wait what?!
"Sheesh! We're about halfway from New Mobotropolis and Freedom HQ, and we happen to run across Eggman's war ship," Soinc groaned a bit as the Tornado and the gale flew towards the flying, egg-shapped war-ship, "Still, let's take this bad boy down once and for..." the DeathEgg 2 then turned towards the right and flew off in another direction, "...all?"
"That's it? It just droppped off a few soldiers and left?" Ben blinked.
"It seems that way...but still...something doesn't seem right," Rook noted.
"At the direction it left, it looks like the DeathEgg 2 will be attacking New Mobotropolis again," Tails noted as he looked at a holographic map that was projected through T-Pup's eyes. He then looked over at Sonic, "Should we keep following it?"
"No way! Team Fighters is all about stopping Eggman's nonsense," Sonic stated, "The people down there need us. Rotor and his team can handle things back home, so put the Tornado in an Auto-pilot holding pattern, and let's do it to it!"
"Got it, Sonic!" Tails nodded as he put the Tornado on Auto-pilot, "But we better hurry with this! The Tornado still needs fuel, so we have exactly 30 minutes to finish this."
"Got it," Sonic nodded as he looked over at Roll from her seat, Yacker floating next to her and Haseo sitting on her lap "You ready for this Roll? Haseo?"
"H-hai," the shy hedgefox nodded.
"Hai, Sonikku," Roll nodded as she took out her swiss-army knife and held it out, "Yacker, Hover Slasher please."
"HOVER!" Yacker declared as he went into the swiss-army knife and transformed it into airboard he turned into last chapter.
"Sweet. Alright Team Fighters, let's show them how it's done!" Sonic declared as he jumped off the wing of the Tornado.
"come on, T-Pup!" Tails declared as he and Roll flew down after Sonic, carrying Amy and Haseo.
-Arf!- the small, mechanical fox barked as he flew from his spot on the tornado and flew off after his master.
"I will take care of things up here in case there are any EggSwats attacking from above. You and the others go help Sonic," Rook stated to Ben.
"Got it Rook," Ben nodded as he activated teh Omnitrix and slammed down on it, engulfing him in green light and turning him into a large, gorilla like alien made out of Lego blocks, "Bloxx? Oh come on! I needed Stinkfly! ...oh well," he sighed as he looked over at Tsubaki and Makoto, "You guys better hang on."
"Eh?" Tsubaki blinked before Bloxx grabbed both her and Makoto with one of his arms. She then realized what he was planning on doing, "Ben...you're not thinking off..."
"Banzai!" Bloxx yelled as he jumped off the Gale, causing both Tsubaki and Makoto to scream as they fell. About halfway towards the ground, Bloxx stretched his free arm over to one of the trees and pulled himself, Makoto, and Tsubaki over to it, landing right on top of it before he climbed down and released Makoto and Tsubaki, "You girls okay?"
"That...was...AWSOME!" Makoto whooped, both her and Tsubaki's hair all frizzled up from the fall.
"No it wasn't Makoto," Tsubaki frowned as she turned towards Bloxx, sending a cold glare towards him, "And you."
"Ulp," Bloxx gulped as he turned back into Ben.
"Never do that again without warning me first, Benjamin Tennyson," Tsubaki frowned.
"G...got it," ben nodded with a gulp, "But...to be f-fair. I..."
"Hey guys!" a voice whispered a bit loudly, causing Ben, Makoto, and Tsubaki to turn and see Sonic, who was hiding behind one of the wooden houses with Tails, Amy, Roll, Haseo, and Yacker, "Over here."
Ben, Makoto, and Tsubaki looked at each other real quick before they joined Sonic and the others behind the house, and just in time to as a few EggSwats were scanning the area.
"Any idea what's going on here, Sonic?" Ben whispered to the blue hedgehog as they peeked over the side.
"Don't know. But looks who's leading the invasion," Sonic whispered back as he pointed towards a group of EggSwats, a certain, robotic chipmunk/squirrel leading them.
"Isn't that Sally?" Ben whispered.
"Yeah," Sonic nodded as he and Ben pulled back behind their hiding place, "But why is she here? Feral Forest isn't exactly a cultural hub, ya know."
"No it isn't. But it's...where...oh no," Amy paled.
"What's wrong, Amy-chan?" Makoto asked.
"Do you remember what me, Sonic, and Tails told you about New Mobotropolis' former king, Elias?" Amy asked, earning a nod from Ben, Makoto, and Tsubaki, "Well this is where he and his family moved to. And it seems Lien-Da is going to finish what Eggman started by having Sally kill her own brother."
"What/eh?!" Sonic and the other gasped quietly.
"That's sick!" Tails frowned.
"I agree," Ben nodded with a frown while thinking, 'I don't know who's worse. Eggman, or Lien-Da.'
"We're not going to let that happen. Let's go guys!" Sonic declared as he jumped from behind the house and ran towards Mecha-Sally, "Hey Sal! We need to 'talk!'"
-...- the roboticized princess didn't say anything as she sent Sonic a cold glare before walknig off. -Later. Silver Sonic, engage-
"Huh?" Sonic blinked at that before a large, silver, robotic copy of him bursted through the house next to him, "Holy...!" he yelped as he jumped out of the way in time before the giant robotic hedgehog could grab him, only to be slammed into the ground by the robotic hedgehog's other hand.
Before Silver Sonic could stomp on Sonic, a bright light caught his attention before he was blasted in the face by a cyan laser, causing him to stumble back. It then looked up to see Roll and Makoto standing in front of Sonic, the hedgefox holding a rapier that resembled the Cyan Wisp.
"Heh, thanks girls," Sonic said as he got up before he noticed a large shadow hovering over him. He then turned to see Bloxx standing behind him, a look of annoyence on his face, "...let me guess, Omnitrix gave you the wrong alien again, Ben?"
"Yeah...I swear this thing gives me the wrong alien on purpose," Bloxx sighed.
"Seems that way, dude," Sonic shrugged as he looked over at Tails and the others, "We'll handle the jolly grey giant. You guys stop Sal before she gets to her brother."
"On it, Sonic," Tails nodded as he, Tsubaki, Amy, and Haseo ran off in the same direction Mecha-Sally left.
Silver Sonic turned his gaze towards Tails and the others and dashed towards them.
"Oh no you don't!" Bloxx declared.
He spread his arms and and his body began to expand with more 'bricks' until he engulfed Silver Sonic in a dome made of Bloxx. A few seconds passed before Silver Sonic tore a hole open and got out just before Bloxx could fix it. He returned to his gorilla-like shape.
"Whoa. Big Bad Wolf's got nothing on him," Bloxx noted as Silver Sonic turned around and glared at him, "Didn't even need to huff or puff."
"It looks like that Sonic fella showed up to fight the robots, nut one of them is headed this way," an elderly squirrel Mobian noted as he peeked through a slightly opened window, seeing Mecha-Sally approach the house he and a few others were hiding in.
"Fine by me. A bit of practice should do me some good before I leave for my...assignment," a Squirrel/Chipmunk Mobian with dark red hair noted as he packed a few things.
"Yes. It's been a while since I've enjoyed a good round of fisticuffs," a Mobian bulldog nodded, "But I do wish you'd include me in your greater plans, Sire."
"I appreciate the offer Colonel Sommersby, but I need to travel light. Director Who has everything under control," the chipmunk/squirrel stated.
"The old bird eh? heh, that tell me plenty," the bulldog/Sommersby said.
"Yes," the chipmunk/squirrel nodded as he turned towards a female squirrel Mobian, "Meg, get Martha and as many villagers as you can to the shelter. I'll...I'll be back as soon as I can."
"I...yes, Elias. I'll get them to safety," Meg nodded in a worried tone.
"It'll be all right ,dear," an elderly, female bulldog Mobian assured her as she held a small, baby squirrel/chipmunk Mobian in her arms, "I have plenty of experience looking after young Acorns."
"I love you Meg...all this madness will be worth it once Nagus' been taken down. I promise," Elias assured his wife.
"...Just come back to me safe, Eli," Meg whispered as she hugged Elias, who returned the hug.
"Good..you've gotten your good byes out of the way," a voice noted, catching everyone's attention as they turned to see a female wolf Mobian and a rather nervous looking Mobian lynx standing in the doorway leading to the back, the latter wearing a black and orange jumpsuit and the former wearing a black and green jumpsuit that hugged her figure.
"...who are you?" Elias frowned as he defensively stood in front of Meg, "And who sent you?"
"Exactly," the female wolf grinned, "Agent Queen of Diamonds, here for extraction your majesty."
'This must be the person Director Who sent to pick me up,' Elias thought as he turned away from the the wolf, "I'm sorry, but I'm needed here."
"No. You're needed to lead your team to save your country," Agent Queen stated.
"Feral Forest is under attack! I'm needed here now!" Elias snapped as he glared at the wolf.
"You're needed in many places, but you go where you're needed most. If Naugus is left unchecked, a few robots will be the least of your worries," Agent Queen stated with a frown.
"But...!" Elias began before the Colonel put his hand on his shoulder.
"Go, son. Martha and I lived to keep you safe, and I assure you that I will not leave that post," Sommesrby assured him.
"...Okay," Elias nodded as he turned towards Agent Queen, "Let's go, Agent Queen."
"Got it," Agent Queen nodded as she and the lynx left through an opened window in the back.
"Colonel Sommersby, I leave everything to you," Elias stated to the Colonel as he left through the same window.
"Jolly good, Sire," Sommersby grinned as he stood defensively in front of the door.
"O...okay. Now we just n-need to head to New Mobotropolis and..." the lynx began nervously just as Elias climbed out the window leading to the back of the house.
"Elias!"
"Uh oh..." the lynx paled when he, Agent Queen, and Elias turned to see Tails and Haseo standing not too far from them, a shocked look on the twin-taild foxes face, "Just my luck..."
"This can't be good..." Agent Queen mumbled to herself.
"Larry? Leeta? What're you doing here? And what's with the uniforms?" Tails asked them.
"Um...w...well...you see..." Larry began.
"I got this..." Elias stated to the nervous lynx as he approached Tails and placed his hand on the foxes shoulder, "Listen. I cant' explain right now. I might never be able too, but for the sake of my family...for the sake of New Mobotropolis, I want you and your friend here to forget you saw us here."
"..." Tails stared at Elias for a moment before he turned towards Haseo, "Haseo, go through the back and help lead any villagers inside to safety."
"H...hai," the shy hedgefox nodded as he ran towards the back entrance.
"I'll cover for you, so get going," Tails stated to Elias as he ran past him.
"Tails...thank you," Elias whispered as he, Leeta, and Larry ran off in the other direction.
Meanwhile, on the otherside of the house, Mecha-Sally had just broke down the front door with her energy blades, a cold look on her face as she walked inside to complete her mission.
"My apologies, my Princess, but you're not yourself. And I'm afraid I can't let you pass!" Sommersby yelled as he delivered a hard punch to Mecha-Sally's face, only for the Roboticized Princess to shrug it off and grab the bulldog by the scruff of his shirt, "...oh bugger..." was all Sommersby said before Mecha-Sally tossed him into the wall.
Mecha-Sally approached the injured bulldog to finish him off before she quickly turned around and blocked a strike from Amy's hammer.
"Trust me. You want me to save you," Amy grunted as she dodged a slash from Mecha-Sally's energy swords, "You won't be able to live with yourself if you do this.
-...You are assuming you will 'rescue' me, which we both know that is impossible- Mecha-Sally stated as she jumped back before Amy could hit her -Extrapolating your true motive...with my destruction, you'll be free to court Sonic. Correct?-
"...How petty do you think I am?" Amy frowned at that, "I'm here to help my freind!"
-...We were never fr...- Mecha-Sally began before she turned around and blocked Tsubaki's sneak attack and ducked under a kick from Tails.
"Don't listen to her, Amy," Tsubaki said as she and the Roboticized Princess clashed blades, "She's trying to get inside your head."
"She's right Amy," Tails nodded as he landed next to the pink hedgehog, "That's Eggman's programming talking, not our Sally!"
"R...right. She's just trying to mess with me," Amy nodded as Tails helped Colonel Sommersby up.
"There's a young, black and white hedgefox helping your wife and the Acorns escape from the back," Tails stated to the bulldog, "They'll need your help, so we'll cover for you."
"Understood...thank you," Sommersby nodded as he left out the back.
"Alright...it's just the four of us now, Sally," Tails stated to the Roboticized princess as he, Amy, and Tsubaki surrounded her.
"There's nothing distracting us now," Tsubaki added.
"Which means you're going to get rescued whether you like it or not!" Amy yelled.
-...- Mecha-Sally didn't respond as a small, cannon popped up from her metallic hair.
"Duck!" Tails yelped as he, Amy, and Tsubaki ducked just as the Roboticized Princess fired a laser from teh cannon on her head, burning a hole through the house, and destroying the roof of the house next to it, causing it to catch on fire.
-Correction. There are numerous villagers hiding in their flammable homes. There are many distraction- Mecha-Sally corrected in a cold tone.
"Why you...!" Amy growled before she saw Mecha-Sally fire another laser at another house through the hole she made, "No!"
"We have to take her down before she burns down the whole village!" Tsubaki staed as she attempted to slash at Mecha-Sally, only for the Roboticized Princess to dodged and leave through the hole she made.
"Right!" Tails and Amy nodded as all three left through the hole and ran after Mecha-Sally.
'Sonic...where are you and the others? We could use your help right about now,' Amy thought in a worried tone.
"Sweet. Now lights...camera...action!"
"Woah!" Sonic yelled as Silver Sonic tossed him and Roll into one of the houses that wasn't destroyed or burned down yet by the EggSwats or Mecha-Sally, 'Man...This guy's tougher then the one I fought on the DeathEgg 2.'
"Sonic-san, daijobu?" Roll asked as Yacker floated behind her, his eye a swirl for a few seconds.
"Yeah...I'm okay," Sonic nodded as he stood up, "Beside..I go everything under con.." he began before Silver Sonic's hand bursted through the wall and grabbed the blue hedgehog, "...trol?"
"Sonic-san!" Roll gasped, "Yacker-chan!"
"Drill!" Yacker declared before turning into a yellow drill-shaped Wisp.
The Wisp went into the swiss army knife and changed it. the hilt and guard were shaped like the Wisp, yet the blade was actually a large yellow, narrow drill. Roll's left arm-the one holding the blade-turned the same shade of yellow as the Wisp as her glove turned into crimson armor with her hand and elbow covered in gunmetal armor. The shoulder had a curved rectangular shield with a gunmetal border, a yellow inside, and a flaming skull with pointed red sunglasses on it. She blinked and her eyes turned to a bright yellow with a drill-like design inside of them.
"Oi, oi, oi! Listen up, you crazy tin can!" Roll snapped, causing Sonic to blink at her in surprise, "You think you can get away with grabbing a buddy of Roll Cyber Sakurai's? Well then you don't know just who the hell I am!"
Roll jumped into the air and the drill-sword began to spin. She landed on the arm and proceeded to stab the wrist with the blade, tearing through it like it was a hot knife through the warmest butter one could make without melting the butter.
Silver Sonic actually winced in pain as he let go of Sonic and moved back, clutching its slightly metled limb. It then glared at Sonic and Roll before curling up into a ball and spindashed towards them.
"Oh come on! Now it's stealing one of my moves!" Sonic snapped before thinking, 'Then again..Eggman built it, so of course it's going to have one of my moves...'
"Heh. Want some more, eh?" Roll grinned as she hefted her drill-blade on her shoulder and pointed at it, "Well bring it on!"
Silver Sonic was about to charge when a tonfa-covered fist and a LEGO-made fist slammed into one of its side, knocking it over.
"Oi, oi, oi! What the hell are you two doing?!" Roll snapped.
"Uh, saving you two?" Bloxx asked, 'Okay...Something's wrong now...'
"Why you...You stole my opponent, bastard!" Roll snapped as she charged at Bloxx, slamming her free hand into Bloxx's face and shattering the head, "How-dare-you-steal-my-opponent Punch!"
"..." Bloxx's head reformed, "What was that about?!"
"Do you think it's because of her new blade and armor?" Makoto asked Sonic quietly as she and Sonic watched Roll stomping on Bloxx's head and body multiple time while shouting a few...colorful...words.
"Maybe...This is the first time I've seen her act like this to tell ya the truth," Sonic whispered back, unknown that a really pissed off Silver Sonic was getting back up, glaring at all four of it's opponents.
"Uh, Sonic, Minna?" Makoto gulped as she noticed it.
"I didn't need saving, dammit!" Roll continued arguing with Bloxx.
"Well it didn't look that way to us!" Bloxx argued.
"Minna!" Makoto shouted.
"What?!" both snapped before Makoto and Sonic pointed at Silver Sonic, "Oh."
"Looks like it's read for round 2," Sonic noted, "And telling by the look on its face, it's not happy about that sneak attack you guys pulled on..."
-Grr! arf arf!- T-pup barked as it flew in from above and landed right in front of Sonic-tachi just as Silver Sonic was closing.
"T-Pup? What'r you...don't tell me...you want a go at that thing, right?" Sonic asked, earning a growl from the small, robot dog/fox, "Um...no offense, but Silver Sonic is way out of your league."
Silver Sonic loked down at the new intruder and was prepared to smash it.
T-Pups respone to that? He raised a part on his back, sending a electrical wave that sent Silver Sonic into stasis lock.
"...Okay, I take back what I said, T-pup," Sonic gawked with Makoto and Bloxx doing the same. Roll on the other hand...
"Oh come on!" Roll snapped before Yacker popped out of the swiss army knife, "...Eh?" Roll blinked, her eyes back to normal, before noticing the stasis-locked Silver Sonic, "Nan de? How did that happen?"
"She...She doesn't remember what she was doing?" Makoto asked.
"She doesn't remember that punch that broke my head off?" Bloxx asked before the Omnitrix timed out, "Okay, now you have good timing, Omnitrix? Ugh. I'm gonna give up trying to understand you at times."
"Uh...I'll explain while we go and give Amy and the others some assistance," Sonic stated as the group started to leave for where Amy and her group was, "Besides...T-Pups got everything under control."
"Stop blowing up homes!" Amy growled as she, Tsubaki, and TAils tried to prevent Mecha-Sally from destroying anymore homes.
-Stop delaying my objective- Mecha-Sally countered as she blocked Amy's hammer -Divergence form time-table unacceptable. EggSwats, converge on my location-
The remaining EggSwats' visors began to lit up as they converged on Mecha-Sally's location, blasting at Amy, Tails and Tsubaki.
"Ahh!" Amy screamed as she barely dodged a blast from one of the EggSwats firing at her, Tsubaki, and Tails, the latter dodging the laser blast as well.
Without any distractions, Mecha-Sally entered the only house that wasn't destroyed. When she got inside...there was nobody there. She scanned the area and noticed that the window was opened.
-Target lost...- the Roboticized Princess stated. She was about to head back outside before she felt something shard poke the back of her neck.
"Don't...move," the owner of the weapon, Tsubaki, said as she stood behind the Roboticized Princess.
-...Why are you doing this?- Mecha-Sally asked the crimson haired girl, not once turning around to face her -You and those other three aren't Mobians, yet you help the hedgehog and his friends try to liberate me from Master Eggman. So again...why are you doing this?-
"...It's because it's the right thing to do," Tsubaki answered, "You're friends are deeply worried about you, and want to help you turn back to your old self."
-...That is impossible. I am Lord Eggman's servant now- Mecha-Sally replied back -I only listen to him, and his allies. Give up, because the chances of that hedgehog 'rescuing' me and turning back to normal are 1%-
"I see...but that still means there's a chance, a chance for you to turn back to normal. A chance to get back at Eggman for what he's done to Mobius."
-My master has done nothing wrong-
"Yes he has...that man has done so many sins to this planet. He has captured and enslaved countless people, he's attempted to control gods, and has attempted to rewrite history itself. If it's the last thing I do, I will see to it that Eggman recieves the justice he deserves," Tsubaki stated with a frown.
-...This 'justice' you speak of is pathetic- Mecha-Sally stated -What my master has planned will soon turn this world into his own image-
"...I don't know what he has planned...but...?!" Tsubaki gasped as she held her head, which was in jolting pain as her view began to become blurry again, 'No...don't tell me the medicine Lupe-san gave is starting to wear off already?'
-...Strange- Mecha-Sally pondered mentally as she turned to the downed Tsubaki, the Roboticized Princess now eyeing the Izayoi -That weapon seems to be siphoning off her energy. Almost as if it's alive...I must return this to Lord Eggman and...!- her eyes widened when she sensed something -Warning; Ground forces down at 10%.- She then looked back down at Tsubaki -Perhapes I'll take that weapon of hers some other time-
With that, Mecha-Sally began to leave the house, leaving a heavily panting and weakened Tsubaki.
"Hey guys. Miss me?" Sonic grinned as he and his team arrived just in time to help Amy and Tails out, the blue hedgehog jumping off an EggSwat's head.
"About time you guys showed up!" Amy sighed in relief as she sent a EggSwat flying with her hammer, "What happened with Silver Sonic?"
"Eh. He's not so tough," Sonic shrugged, "T-Pup's handling things."
"I see...wait, T-Pup?!" Amy gawked.
"Yeah. Kinda surprised us too when T-Pup did something that put Silver Sonic into Stasis," Ben answered just as Tails flew down to join the others.
"Hey Tails. Any good news from up there?" Sonic asked the twin-tailed fox.
"Eeyup. Looks like the village militia has organized and is currently helping the evacuees escape," Tails explained.
"Cool," Sonic grinned before he noticed someone was missing, "Um...where's Tsubaki? Wasn't she...?"
-You're ally is currently down- a vice spoke, catching Sonic and the others attention as they turned to see Mecha-Sally, who was standing in the doorway of the house she was in -And if I were you, I'd suggest helping her out. But if you do that...you lose your chance at capturing me again, hedgehog-
"Damn it..." Sonic cursed quietly to himself as he turned to Makoto, "Makoto? Go inside and help out Tsubaki."
"H...hai," Makoto nodded as she rushed into the house, dashing past Mecha-Sally as she came running back out, carrying Tsubaki over her shoulders.
Sonic and Mecha-Sally started at each other for a few moments before the Roboticized Princess flew off in the same direction the DeathEgg 2 left in.
"Ano...Sonic-san?" Roll spoke, catching the blue hedgehog's attention, "What do we do now?"
"The only thing we can do right now..." Sonic replied as he looked at the village, "Help the people here out. Amy, you go and smash up any remaining EggSwats."
"Got it," Amy nodded as she went off to search for the remaining EggSwats.
"Tails, Roll, you two go and find some buckets and a well so we can get rid of these fires."
"Right/Hai," Tails and Roll nodded as they left to find some buckets.
"Ben, do you have any aliens that can use water?"
"I do," Ben nodded as he activated the Omnitrix, 'Please don't give me Bloxx again.'
He pressed down on the dial, engulfing him in greenlight, turning him into a red, mollusk-like alien with 4, slitted green eyes, and red, crab-like armor with 'barnacles' on his shoulders, wrist, and legs. He then looked at himself and sighed in relief.
"Good...it gave me Water Hazard," the alien sighed as he turned to Sonic, "I'll go help Tails and Roll put out the fires."
"Right. And while Makoto is helping out Tsubaki, I'll go help Amy out with the remaining EggSwats," Sonic stated as he ran off in a blur, 'Huh. I might be getting a handle on this 'think before you act' thing.'
=LATER=
"Man...I shouldn't have let Silver Sonic distract me for so long," Sonic sighed as he looked at the destruction the EggSwats caused once the fires were out, "This place is a mess."
"Well, it could've been much worse, ol' chap," Sommersby stated as he watched some of the villagers take apart the pods the EggSwats came in, "We can even salvage the empty EggPods for materials."
"Heh...yeah. And thank one of Eggman's lackys for the nice, metal roofing tiles," Sonic said as he and the bulldog walked over to the Tornado and Gale, the latter having landed with the Tornado after the battle was over, "Once we check on Elias, we'll hit the road. Well...Sky. You know what I mean."
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that's out of the question," Sommersby stated, "His Majesty is not seeing presently."
"Excuse me?" Sonic frowned as he looked at the bulldog, "We save his tail, twice I might add, and he can't even...!"
"Sonic" Tails yelled, catching the blue hedgehog's attention, "Let it go."
"Oh great. Now you too? Wait...you know something I don't, do you?" Sonic frowned at the twin tailed fox.
"I do but...Sonic. Please trust me on this. Let it go," Tails replied.
"..." Sonic stared at Tails for a few moments before giving the twin-tailed fox a grin, "Alright dude. If ya say so."
"Thanks Sonic," Tails smiled, "I'll hopefully be able to explain it later."
"Got it," Sonic nodded before asking, "Where's Roll at by the way?"
"She went to go help Haseo and Amy out with some of the villagers that were injured during the attack," Tails explained.
"I see..." sonic noted, "And how's Tsubaki doing?"
"From what Makoto told me, she's doing okay. But...she wants to be left along until we leave," Tails answered.
"What? Why?"
"I dont' know," Tails shrugged, "But it's probably something serious."
"Maybe..." Sonic shrugged, "And where's Rook?"
"I am right here," Sonic and Tails turned around to see rook aproach them, carrying a few spare parts from the destroyed EggSwats, "I was salvaging a few spar parts from the machines you and the others destroyed. I might be able to make something out of these once we get back to Freedom HQ."
"Sweet," Sonic grinned as he turned towards Tails, "By the way, any word from HQ?"
"Not yet. But I"m about to call them right now," Tails replied as he walked over to T-Pup, who was laying down next to the Tornado, and opened a compartment on the small robo dog/fox's head, revealing a small, communicator, "Nicole, do you come in? over."
His response was nothing but static.
"Nicole! Do you come in?! Over," Tails tried again, only to get the same response as before, "That's odd."
"What's wrong Tails?" Sonic asked him.
"I can't get a hold of Freedom HQ," the twin tailed fox replied.
"...did you try Rotor?" Sonic suggested.
"Not yet, but I"m going to try," Tails replied as he tried to communicator again, "Rotor, do you come in? over."
His response was the same as before; nothing but static.
"I can't get a hold of Rotor either," Tails stated to the blue hedgehog.
"That can't be good. But...why can't we get a hold of them?" Sonic pondered.
"I do not know, but I think the better question is why would one of Eggman's subordinates stage a small attack on this village and then leave?" Rook pondered as well before his eyes widened, "Unless...it was a distraction!"
"What?!" Sonic and Tails gasped.
"If that's true...then that means..." Tails began.
"Mobotropolis is under attack right now!" Sonic finished as he left in a blur, "Rook, Tails, get the Tornado and Gale ready!"I'm going to get Roll and the others!
"Got it!" Tails shouted in response as he and Rook started to prepare the planes for take off, 'I hope Rotor and the others can hold things until we get there.'
"Oh no," Elias gasped as he, Leeta, and Larry saw the DeathEgg 2 attack New Mobotropolis, "That's why the village was attack. With Sonic gone, New Mobotropolis won't stand a chance."
"Don't worry," Leeta assured him as she and Larry motioned the squirrel/chipmunk to follow them, "There's someone that can hold them off for a while until we get to base."
"What? Who?" the former king asked the female wolf.
"I'll explain along the way," Leeta replied as the three ran through a hidden path to make sure the DeathEgg 2 wouldn't see them.
Meanwhile, in the city, Rotor and his team stood ready as most of the cities citizens ran for their lives.
"Alright Team Freedom, brace yourselves," Rotor told his team as he looked up at the DeathEgg 2 just as it was releasing EggSwats, "This is what we're here for!"
And with that, the battle for New Mobotrpolis has begun once again.
Meanwhile, back at the hidden HQ, Harvey Who was currently talking to a hidden figure on one of the computer screens in the room.
"So...I take it that we have a deal?" the owl asked the figure on the screen.
-Yes. But remember, I'm only letting you borrow those 3 until this whole Naugus and Eggman thing is over- the figure repleid -Besdies, it was a real pain in the ass trying to found out where Makoto Nanaya ended up, but I didn't expect to agree to have 3 of my new recruites help out a bunch of anthromorphic animals go against some fat ass with an oversized ego, and some mutated, power hungry wizard-
"True...but don't forget that in exchange, I'll also lend you my group to help you with a few missions," Harvey Who pointed out.
-Hmm...good point. Okay, I'll get them right now, but it may take awhile for them to appear in your world- the figure explained.
"That is okay. I'm waiting for someone else as well," Harvey Who stated.
-I see...alright then, I guess it was a pleasure doing business with you, Director Harvey Who- the figure replied -Just make sure those three come back in one piece, especially 2 of them since they've just recovered from some serious injuries-
"You have have my word, so you have nothing to worry about...Professer Kokonoe," Harvey Who nodded.
Instruct me, Magister Tennyson
(Starring: Max Tennyson, Taokaka, Scratch, and Grounder)
Max: Hello everyone. It's nice to see you all again.
Tao: Meow! It's great to be here, Hawaii Guy! Hey, why are Chicken Guy and Drill Guy still here? *looks over at Scratch and Grounder*
Max: I was able to pull a few strings and get them hired as my assistants.
Tao: Strings?! *looks around in excitement* Where?!
Grounder: Um...he wasn't talking about real strings, Toakoko.
Scratch: *smacks Grounder in the back of the head*You dummy! her name's 'Taokaka'! Not 'Toakoko'!
Grounder:...Oh! I get it now.
Scratch:...*facepalms*idiot...*loks at Max*So boss, what's today's lesson?
Max: Well, first is... *the image on the blackboard turned to a picture of Tails, earning screams from Scratch and Grounder* ...This is like Sonic, isn't it?
Scratch: Yeah it is! That's that pesky sidekick of his!
Grounder: Yeah! Just when we finally capture Sonic, that sidekick of his comes in and ruins everything!
Max: True. *plays a small clip from AoSTH of Tails getting caught by them* But you two were always able to catch him at one point, but that was before he ate the Brain Fruit and gained his higher IQ.
Taokaka: Bless you!
Max: No, no, no. I said 'IQ' not 'Achoo.'
Taokaka: Does Hawaiian Guy have a cold? Should Tao get the Boobie Lady? *question marks appeared above her head*
Scratch, Grounder:...the what lady?*question marks appear above their heads*
Max: Okay, enough. Now then, Tails has a high IQ, high enough to rival Eggman's technology even. However, he uses it more on flight-based vehicles, such as the Tornado. He is known as 'The Chosen One' in various tribes because he, along with many others Tails, fused into a single Tails to defeat Mammoth Mogul when he became omnipotent. *shows Titan Tails on the screen*
Tao: ...Tao doesn't get it. All Tao sees is big muscles and no gloves.
Max: *facepalms before whispering to Scratch and Grounder* Perhaps we should move onto the next subject.
Scratch:*gulps and whisperes*To tell you the truth, we pretty much fainted after Tails transformed into that hulking behemohth.
Grounder:*gulps and whisperesl*Y...yeah.
Max: *nods* Well then, let's move on, shall we? *the screen plays Ben transforming into Bloxx* This is Bloxx, a Segmentasapien from the planet Polyominus. A part of their species name describes what they do.
Tao: It does? What do they do?
Max: It is creating different objects in see, *turns to the screen to show the planet Bloxx's DNA comes from before zooming in on it being invaded* Segmentasapiens are one of the oldest lifeforms in the universe and are capable of rearranging their matter to create a vast variety of shapes and forms. They evolved in response to near constant invasions of Polyominus. *shows two enemy soldiers going by a statue...only for it to move and grab them both before cutting to the planet's entire image once more* To avoid detection, Segmentasapiens began to transform themselves into the very architecture of their planet. In this way, they could remain hidden.
Grounder: That sounds very cool. But why do they remind me of those LEGO things kids play with when they fall apart?
Scratch:*was about to snap at Grounder before blinking*Actually...I'm kinda curious about that as well.
Max: It's just a coincidence. Segmentasapiens' appearance is similar to a gorilla made out of building blocks. They have three main colors: red, blue and yellow, with black lines all over their bodies. Their feet are curved at the back of them. As I've said, Segmentasapiens have the ability of shapeshifting and can transform into a variety of shapes, such as a cage or net, may take the form of anything around them. If their body is broken, it can be regenerated. They can also survive explosions because of their power of regeneration.
Tao: Do you think it could handle the Squiggly?
Max: I'm not sure. What is this 'Squiggly?'
Tao: It's evil! It keeps going into Tao's village and trying to eat all the Kaka-Kitties! That's why Tao's a vigi-something, so she can get a lot stronger and beat the Squiggly!
Max: I see. Now then, Segmentasapiens are also strong, one such case involving being able to lift a car with one hand. But there are a few problems with their forms. They're easily breakable when enough force is used, but the wounds can regenerate just as fast as they're made. They're also able to be melted by acids.
Scratch:*shudders at that*that last piece of info is really scary. Being melted by acid is just too...too...*shudders*
Grounder:*gulps*Y...yeah...it's such a gruesome way to go.
Tao: Meow! What's this do? *Tao pushed a button on the back of their backs and a pair of USB Cables ejected from their mouths and into the screen's USB Ports, showing clips of Scratch and Grounder getting fooled by Sonic in disguises, getting crushed by boulders, blown up, and melted* Me-wow! That's awesome! Look at them getting trashed!
Scratch: Ack!*pulls the USB cable out and stuffs them back into his and Grounder's mouths before they both glared at Taokaka*don't do that you stupid cat!
Grounder: Yeah! You don't go and invade someone elses privacy like that! And you don't go pressing buttons behind people's heads!
Scratch: Yeah! And...*notices Taokaka giving them a look before he started to get nervous*w...why are you l-l-looking at us like th-that?
Tao: Rrrrrrrowwwwwwr!-!-! *pulls them into a fighting cloud*
Scratch, Grounder:*yells out in pain as parts scattered everywhere*We're sorry! We're sorry!-!-!
Max: *sighs as he pinches the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache forming* That's all for now.