Chapter 14: Betrayal of the Deadly Six.
Seanzilla: Hello minna...good news! I got a new laptop!...perhaps I should explain, my old one died out on me, but while I was staying up in Virginia with my grandmother with my mom, I got a new one from my uncle! Whoo! I can work on my stories again!..I'm getting off track. anyway, here's the Disclaimer. I don't own anyone in this story, nor do I own the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Ben 10 series, and Blazblue series. I do though own the OC alien that'll appear in this chapter. Now that that's out of the way...sa, Showtime da!
To say Mobius didn't look okay was an understatement. After Sonic and his team left to go fight Eggman, Nicole and the others noticed something wrong...something very wrong. The plant life started to turn a dark lifeless grey, the sky was being covered in dark clouds, and some of the citizens of New Mobitropolis(and most likely everywhere else)were emotionless and lifeless, almost as if something stole their spirit and energy.
"Wh...why is th-th-this happening?" Haseo whimpered as he hid behind Nicole.
"i wish I knew Haseo..." Nicole replied in worry before she turned to a Mobian Tiger with lavender fur, "Any luck finding out what's causing this, Rook?"
"Sadly no. I checked every inch of the city and could not find anything," the tiger sighed in Rook's voice, "At this rate, the entire city will be like this in a few hours."
"...I think it's more than that, Rook," Nicole stated as she pulled up a holographic screen, showing Mobius(almost half of the planet a dull grey), "Whatever's causing this is affecting the entire planet...most likely...we only have a few weeks until Mobius becomes a lifeless planet."
"Oh...oh my..." Haseo gulped.
"Yes...I had a feeling this would happen after what happened to Amy," Nicole stated, recalling Amy being the first of many Mobians becoming dull and grey, "I just hope Sonic and the others haven't been affected by this as well."
"Achoo!" Sonic sneezed as he and his group walked through a stone hallway.
"You alright Sonic?" Ben asked.
"Yeah...either somone's talking about me..." Sonic began before coughing a bit as he moved some cobwebs and dust away from his face, "Or the dust in here got in my nose..."
"Well at least it's better than dealing with the sandworms again, hai Tsubaki?" Makoto asked her friend, who turned her head away in response, "...You're still mad at me and Ben, aren't you?"
"..."
"...We said we were sorry, but what could we do?! We were being chased by a very hungry Zeti, who I might add was out for Squirrel and hedgefox meat!" Makoto exclaimed, her tail shooting up.
"D...don't remind me..." Roll shivered as Yacker hid in her quils, shaking.
"That maybe Makoto..But I specifically told Ben not to use the Omnitrix until his arm was better! And you could've stopped him instead of changing him into an Alien!" Tsubaki argued with the Beastkin.
"I was panicking, okay?!"
"Okay you two, enough," Ben spoke as he got beetwen the two, "Tsubaki, I'm sorry for using the Omnitrix...but like Makoto said, we were being chased by a Zeti, so we didn't have a choice. Plus look..." he began as he moved his now unbandaged arm a bit, "My arm is feeling better after I turned into Ghostfreak, so light up a bit. Okay Tsubaki?"
"...Ugh..okay..." Tsubaki sighed before giving Ben a stern look, "Just don't do it again...okay?"
"G...got it..." Ben chuckled nervously from the look she gave him before the crimsson-red head walked ahead a bit, "..Yeesh. And I thought she was stern during our lessons."
"Trust me...she was being light on you back there," Makoto pointed out.
"That was light?..I'd hate to to see really harsh," Ben gulped a bit before a low glutteral sound was heard throughout the hallway, "..."
"...Ben...please tell me you turned into Rath..." Sonic asked with a gulp.
"No..."
"Th...then what...?" Roll began as she, Sonic, and Tsubaki turned to face Ben and Makoto before paling.
"...What?" Makoto blinked before feeling something breath down her and Ben's necks, "There's something bad behind us, isn't there?"
"H...hai..." Roll gulped.
Both Ben and Makoto gulped at that as they slowly turned to see a large Sandworm glaring hungerly at them, drool dripping of it's lips.
"...Run!" Tails yelled as the group began to run away from the sandworm.
The sandworm let out a deep growl-like roar as it gave chase, not wanting it's 'dinner' to get away.
"I am seriously hating this place!" Makoto shouted.
"Agreed!" Tsubaki and Ben nodded as they turned a corner.
The sandworm crashed into the wall before shaking it off. It then growled as it resumed chasing them.
"Ben! Now's a good time for you to transform into Toepick or something!" Sonic yelled.
"On it!" Ben replied as he quickly activated the Omnitrix, turning him into a small, yellow ant like alien, "...Ballweevil?! Seriously?!"
"...I am so glad Noel isn't here," Makoto sweatdropped.
"In...Indeed," Tsubaki agreed as she got the small alien onto her shoulder in their run, "So what can this one do?"
"Please tell me it's something good," Roll whimpered as Yacker was hugging the side of Sonic's head while keeping his eye on the worm.
"...It is, but let's just hope it works," Ballweevil replied as he jumped off Tsubaki's shoulder and expelled a green, gooey like substance from his mouth.
"...Okay, that's just gross," Tails gagged before seeing the sandworm charge at them, its mouth open and ready to eat them, "And the inside of a sandworm is even grosser!"
"I can see that!" Ballweevil shouted as he rolled up the goo into a giant ball, "Hey tall dark and wormy! Bottoms up!" He then kicked the goo ball into the sandworm's mouth, said creatures mouth shutting afterwards.
The sandworm attempted to chew the goo ball, only to find its jaw shut close. It tried to open it again before an explosion occurred in its mouth, sending a wave of pain throughout its body.
"...Please tell me that worked," Makoto said hopefully.
The sandworm looked up and gave a whimper like noise, almost as if it was saying 'You tasties are mean!' before burrowing into the floor, wanting to get away from them.
"Oh thank God..." Makoto collapsed to her knees in relief.
"...Okay," Sonic began as he and the others followed suit, panting, "All in favor for never coming back here once we find Eggman?"
"Aye," Everyone informed.
"Good...because I can definantly see why this planet was lost in the first place," Sonic panted.
"Yeah. Rabid sheep, giant sandworms...this place is crazy!" Ballweevil exclaimed.
"Zeti..." Yacker whimpered, still hugging Sonic's head.
"Yes. Those too," Roll agreed with a nod.
Before anyone could say anything, they heard a loud, munching sound coming from a nearby exit leading outside.
"Tasty! But it could use some spicy mustard..."
"...Oh crap...not him again..." Makoto paled with Roll as they immedeatly recognized that voice coming from outside.
"We need to hide," Roll whimpered as Yacker flew into her quills, shaking like a leaf.
"Agreed," Makoto gulped.
"...You girls stay here," Sonic spoke as he stood up, "Me and Ben will take care of this guy."
"...I'm coming with you," Tsubaki spoke as she stood up as well.
"You sure Tsubaki?" Ballweevil asked as he changed back into Ben, "We don't know how tough that fat Zeti really is."
"Yeah. Especially considering we were running away from him at the time because he wanted to eat Makoto and Roll."
"Don't remind us..." The hedgefox and Beastkin shivered.
"I am quite sure," Tsubaki informed the two boys, glaring a bit at Ben, "Considering someone disobeyed direct orders to not do something and there may be unknown side-effects at a later time."
"R...right," Ben nervously said.
Once the trio got outside, they saw Zommom not too far away, munching on what could be the longest sub they've ever seen.
"...Where'd he get that?" Sonic asked, his own stomach gurgling a little in hunger.
"I...don't know..." Ben replied, earning the attention of the Zeti.
"Huh?" Zommom blinked as he turned to the trio, "..Oh hey. Do any of you have any spicy mustard? The doc didn't put any in my sandwich."
The trio couldn't help but sweatdrop at that before Zommom blinked in realization as he recognized Sonic and Ben.
"Hey! You're those two guys that I ran after back in that jungle! Where are that squirrel and fox? I'd like to add some squirrel and fox meat to my sub."
"...Permission to go Ghostfreak?" Ben asked Tsubaki.
"Granted," Tsubaki nodded, glaring at the Zeti as she brought her weapon out.
"Good," Ben grinned as he was about to activate the Omnitrix.
"Huh?! Oh no you don't!" Zommom yelled after eating the last of his sub with one bite before slamming a fist on the ground, causing it to shake and almost causing the trio to fall, "Zavok told me about that weird watch thingy, and I won't let you turn into an Ectonurite again!" he then bent down before jumping high into the air.
"...Dang. That fatty can j-oh crap!" Sonic yelped as he, Ben, and Tsubaki rolled out of the way before a descending Zommom could crush them, the fat Zeti creating a huge sand cloud in the process, "...Okay, despite being fat, and we're in a desert, this Zeti can cause mini earthquakes, and can jump really high."
"Yeah," Ben nodded as he got up and attempted to activate the Omnitrix again.
"Hey! I said I won't let you!" Zommom snapped as he began to spin really fast until he was a miniature tornado, wing wildly whipping around him as he moved towards Ben.
"Whoa!" Ben yelped as he rolled out of the way before the wind from Zommom's tornado attack sent him flying into some nearby ruins, making him gasp out in pain as he hit the sand.
"Ben!" Tsubaki gasped before using her shield to block Zommom's fist, the crimson-red head barely holding her ground as the Zeti's fist pushed her back.
Zommom was about to smash her with his other fist before Sonic delivered a Homing attack to the back of his head, the fat Zeti yelping in pain a bit as he moved forward a bit while Tsubaki jumped back, letting Zommom's fist hit the ground.
"Okay, this guy is tougher than he looks," Sonic noted as he landed next to Tsubaki.
"Agreed, but he has to have some sort of weak point we can exploit," Tsubaki noted as Zommom freed his hand from the sand and rubbed the back of his head a bit before glaring at the two.
"That hurt! Just for that hedgehog, I'm going to eat you for dessert later!" Zommom roared as he jumped high into the air once again, attempting to flatten the two.
"Sorry buddy..." Sonic began as he and Tsubaki rolled out of the way before Zommom could crush them, "But hedgehog's not on the menu tonight!" he declared as he curled up into a Spin Ball, revved up, and shot forward towards the fat Zeti, only to bounce off his stomach and crash into Tsubaki, "...Okay, bad idea."
"You think?" Tsubaki groaned as she got up.
"Ha! Nice try hedgehog, but your attacks won't hurt my stomach!" Zommom laughed as he patted his belly a bit.
"...Uh Ben! Any luck turning into Ghostfreak over there?!" Sonic yelled at the teen as he hid behind a broken pillar to get a chance to use the Omnitrix.
"I'm trying here, but..." Ben began before rolling out of the way before a piece of destroyed ruin thrown by Zommom destroyed what remained of the pillar he was hiding behind, "He keeps tossing rocks and ruins at me!"
"Damn...that's not..." sonic began before Tsubaki tapped his shoulder, "Hmm?"
"I think I have an idea," the crimson-red head said before lookign over at Ben, "Ben! We'll keep the Zeti distracted while you focus on changing into Ghostfreak!"
"Got it!"Ben nodded as he quickly got up and activated the Omnitrix again, searching through it to find the alien he needed.
"Hey! I said...!" Zommom began as was about to do another tornado spin before Sonic delivered a homing attack to the fat Zeti's face, "Ow!"
"Hey fat boy! You wanna know how fat you are?!" Sonic taunted before dodging Zommom's fist.
"I'm not fat! I'm pleasently plu-ow!" Zommom yelped as Tsubaki delivered a slash to the Zeti's back before she ducked under his fist before he could backhand her.
"Dude, you're so fat, I bet when you walk down the street, people go 'God damn, that's a big fatass!'" Sonic taunted with a teasing grin as he stepped before Zommom's fat foot could crush him.
"I said I'm not fat! Stop saying that!" Zommom snapped as two sand worm's were crawling by before noticing the fat Zeti.
"Grr grrr! Gruh gruh gruh gruhgruh(God damn! That's a big fatass)!" one of the Sand worm's gawked in it's native tongue.
"Hey! I don't know what you said, but it wasn't funny!" Zommom snapped at the two sand worms before they burrowed back into the ground.
"Any luck Ben?!" Sonic yelled towards the teen while he and Tsubaki kept distracting the angry and annoyed. Zommom.
"Almost...just need to, got it!" Ben yelled as he found Ghostfreak's icon, "Now let's...!"
"Grrrrrrrrrr that's it!" Zommom roared as he stomped his foot on the ground, causing the area to tremble and nearly cause the trio to loose their foot, "You three are really making me angry! And hungry again! And you wouldn't like me when I'm both!"
"Aww~! Looks like someone's got a tummy-ache," Sonic teased him further as he was about to prepare another Homing Attack.
"GRRRRRRR!-!-!-!-!-!"
"...Sonic...I don't think that was a good..." Tsubaki began.
"THAT'S IT! I'M GONNA TOSS YOU ALL AROUND LIKE A SALAD!" Zommom roared as he began to spin around really fast again, his arms out, "Quagmire Twister!-!-!-!"
As he spun, the wind around him began to become very violent until the fat Zeti was engulfed in a very large tornado.
"Oh man!" Sonic yelped as he, Ben, and Tsubaki grabbed onto some buried ruins so they wouldn't be pulled into the tornado.
"I knew it! That Zeti was the one who created that Tornado yesterday!" Tsubaki yelled as she held on for dear life.
"Ben! Now's a good time to go Ghostfreak already!" Sonic yelled towards the teen.
"I know!" Ben yelled as he tried to reach for the Omnitrix so he could press down on the symbol, "If ...can just...re-aaah!" he yelled as he lost his grip and was blown away from the ruin he was hanging on too.
"Ben!" Sonic and Tsubaki cried out as they watched him get pulled into the tornado.
"Haha! I got one of you! So that only leaves...uh..two left!" Zommom yelled within the giant tornado.
Within the center of the tornado, Ben was been tossed around, the teen trying to reach for the Omnitrix.
'Come on...al..most...there...' he thought with a strain before he managed to place his hand on the Omnitrix, 'Got it!'
"Now to pull you two in and...!" Zommom began before a bright green flash occurred within his tornado, "Huh?!"
Before anyone could blink, the tornado was suddenly dispersed and Zommom was sent tumbling back a few feet, a bruise on his left cheek.
"Wh...what just...?" Sonic began before a blur landed right before him and Tsubaki, resulting in a small, sand cloud that made the two cover their eyes.
When it died down, the two uncovered their eyes to see who had landed before them.
Before them was a tall, robotic figure that seemed to resemble a fighter jet, and had bright-silver armor. On his shoulders were pauldrens that resembled folded-in jet wings and jet turbines while his head resembled the cockpit of a fighter jet with that tail wing in the back. On his chest was a bright green crest that ended at his shoulder armor, torso, and neck area. On said crest was a familiar symbol Sonic and Tsubaki immediately recognized once he turned around,revealing his soft green eyes.
"..Ben? I..is that you?" Tsubaki gasped.
"Eeyup. Had you two worried there, didn't I?" the figure grinned in a semi-cocky tone before looking at himself, "I'll admit, not the alien I was going for, but who cares?! I got a new alien to try out!"
"Hey!" the robotic alien turned his head to see Zommom getting up and glaring at him, "That really hurt when you kicked me in the face while I was doing my attack! Also, who are you?!"
"Heh. You really want to know?" the robotic alien 'smirked' as he pointed his thumb at himself, "Name's Jetstream! And guess what's on today's menu?"
"...What?" Zommom asked, his stomach rumbling again when he mentioned menu.
"Oh nothing much. Just a good ol fashion can of buttwhoop! And guess what? I'll do from the count of 5," Jetstream stated in a cocky tone before he was a blur.
"Huh?! Where...?" Zommom began to look before Jetstream was right in front of him.
"Five!" Jetstream counted down as he kicked the fat Zeti hard in the stomach, sending him tumbling back.
'Did I just see his foot?!' Sonic and Tsubaki thought, gawking at what Jetstream just did before the jet-themed Alien was in front of Zommom again.
"Four!" Jetstream yelled as he delivered an uppercut to Zommom's chin before delivering a fast, overhead kick to the Zeti's head, sending him flying back a few feet, "Three!"
'A...amazing! He's beating that Zeti back easily!' Tsubaki thought in awe as Jetstream was a blur again and stopped before the downed Zeti, 'J...just what kind of alien did Ben turn into?'
"What's the matter, fatso? Can't handle my awesomeness?" Jetstream asked in a cocky tone before Zommom shot up and grabbed him.
"Haha! I got you now!" Zommom laughed dumbingly in victory, "Now I'm going to tear you open and eat your insides!'
"..Okay first: gross. And second, since I'm not going anywhere in a while, might as well get a workout in," Jetstream said non-chelantly as he placed his feet on Zommom's face, pushing him back a bit, "How do ya like that, fatty? I'm gonna do squats all over your face!"
"G...st-stop that!"
"Aw how adorable, he wants me to stop. Tell you what? How about..." Jetstream began before the wings on his shoulder armor unfloded while the turbines flared up, "We go for a little ride?"
"Wh...wha-WHOA!" Zommom yelled as Jetstream managed to carry him into the air..while the fat Zeti was still holding on to him, "Ahh! D...Don't drop me!"
"Hmm...yeeee-no. Two!" Jetstream declared as he delivered a powerful double kick to Zommom's face, causing the fat Zeti to let go of him and shot down towards the sand, crashing through the destroyed ruins.
"Ow..." Zommom groaned as he rubbed his sore face before seeing Jetstream land not to far from him, making the fat Zeti yelp in surprise.
"So? You finished, or are ya ready for another serving?" Jetstream 'smirked' with his arms crossed.
"G...gah! No! p..please! Get away! y..you fight too rough!" Zommom yelled in fright as he got up and began to run away as fast as his short legs could carry him.
"Heh...I wish I could, but I better send back to Eggman to show not to underestimate me," Jetstream said as he flew into the air once more as parts of the armor on his arms and shoulders opened up, revealing missles, "One."
"...Hit the deck!" Sonic yelped as he and Tsubaki dropped to the ground and covered their heads.
"Missle Blitz!" Jetstream declared as he fired tons of missles from the opening on his armor, the missles heading right for Zommom as the fat Zeti ran.
"No no no no no no no no no no no!" Zommom screamed before the missles impacted with him, sending him flying over ta few sand dunes, "Gaaah!-!-!"
"...Whoo!" Jetstream whooped as he flew over to his friends and landed before them, "Sonic, Tsubaki, did you see how badass that was?! oh man, I wish we had a camera, because I probably looked so awesome!"
'...Yeesh, and I though Eggman had an huge ego at times,' Sonic sweatdropped.
"A..ano..." a voice spoke as Roll, Yacker, and Makoto poked their heads out of the entrance to the pyramid, "Is that Zeti gone?"
"'Yup. Coast is clear, ladies," Jetstream replied as he gave them a thumbs up, making the two blink.
"...Ben?" Makoto asked.
"Eeyup. It's me, Makoto-chan," Jetstream 'smirked' before posing a bit, "So what do ya think? Does this alien look about 20% cooler than my other ones, or is he even cooler than that?"
"...Uh..." Makoto began before the ground started to rumble, "...Please don't let that be a sand worm."
"...Ano...I don't think sand worm's make stomping noises," Roll gulped as Yacker hid into her quills again.
The group slowly turned to the sand dune as the stomping noise grew a few more seconds, a very large, robot head that looked like it was made of green, light-green, white, and red blocks appeared on top of the sand dune, a certain fat(and currently slightly burnt) Zeti riding on top of it.
"I forgot the doctor also gave me this giant...uh..robo-thing! So now I can smash you guys flat until your pancakes!" Zommom exclaimed before drooling, "Mmm~ Pancakes."
"...You said you took care of him," Makoto frowned at Jetstream.
"I did! But..." Jetstream began as he cracked his neck a bit, "Might as well give him another..."
"Hold it, Ben," Sonic spoke, getting the jet-themed alien's attention, "Why don't let me take care of chubby over there? Besides, I figured you don't want to waste your hands on such a weak opponent."
"..You know the messed up part is that I know you're slightly playing me, but you're right. He's all yours," Jetstream chuckled as he pressed the symbol on his crest, changing him back to Ben, "Man...and I thought Rath was cocky at times."
"Cocky? Jetstream seemed a bit egotisitc if you ask me," Tsubaki stated.
"Uh..r-right," Ben nodded as he looked at Sonic, "Good luck, man."
"Thanks," Sonic nodded as Ben and the others moved back so they wouldn't get in the way. He then looked at Zommom with a cocky grin, "Hope you're ready fatso, because I'm gonna finish serving you that can of butt-whoop Jetstream served you earlier."
"Huh?" Zommom blinked as he looked over his machine to see Sonic, "Aw~ I don't want to fight you! I want to fight the alien boy! You're barely big enough for a snack."
"Oh yeah? Well I'm not fat enough to fill a pothole," Sonic quipped.
"...On second thought, I think I'll add you to my sandwich later!" Zommom yelled as he moved his giant robot head forward to smash Sonic.
"...Too slow!" sonic grinned as he dodged the attack before stopping behind the robot head, seeing a blue orb in the back of it's head, '..Oh that doesn't scream 'Hey! I'm a weak point. Come hit me!''
"Huh? where'd he...?" the fat Zeti began before his machine shook, making him nearly fall off. He then looked over his shoulder to see Sonic preparing another Homing attack, "Hey! Get away from...!"
"Too late!" Sonic yelled as he jumped forward and hit the weak spot, making the robot head shake again and making Zommom fall off it, falling face first into the sand before the hedgehog delivered a series of homing Attacks to the fat Zeti's head and butt.
"Ow! That hurt!" Zommom yelled as he got up and punched towards Sonic, only for the hedgehog to dodge, making teh fat Zeti punch the pyramid instead.
"Now now, that pyramid is not your eating disorder," Sonic 'scolded' him as Zommom freed his hand from the pyramid.
"Yeah well...uh...you're a penis!" Zommom snapped.
"So long as you've seen yours, you don't recognized one, do ya?" Sonic quipped as Zommom got on top of his machine.
"I'll smash you into a pancake and eat you!" Zommom snapped as he moved his machine forward again.
"You sure you want to do that? You'll get a really bad tummyache," Sonic grinned as he zipped behind Zommom's machine and struck teh weak point again, making Zommom nearly fall off. He then jumped on top and kicked the Zeti in teh face, sending him tumbling off.
'He think he's so great? I'll show him!' Zommom thought as he jumped back on top of his machine, only for sonic to kick him back off, 'Ahh God damn it! Alright...' he then walked to the side of the machine before crawling up it, 'I'll catch him off guard. He'll never see it come...' he was then kicked off again once he reached the top, 'Ahh! He saw me coming! Alright...' he then snuck behind the machine, 'I'll hide back here and catching him off guard.'
"Hey. How's goin'?" a voice asked from behind Zommom.
"Oh hey. I'm just waiting for that annoying blue hedgehog so I can surprise him and eat him."
"Neat."
"Yeah. He'll never see me co..." Zommom began before he realized who he was talking too, "...oh."
"Hello.." Sonic grinned as he curled into a spin ball, "And good bye!" He then shot forward into Zommom's back, making the Zeti cry out in pain as he crashing into the giant robot head's weak point, breaking it before it began to flash and spark.
=Warning: this machine will self destruct in 5...4...3...2...=
"...Mommy," Zommom whimpered before his machine exploded, sending him flying into the air until he was no longer seen.
"And that's the end of that," Sonic chuckled in victory, "Well...that is until we possibly run into him again."
"..Why do I have the feeling you just jynxed it, Sonic?" Tails facepalmed.
"What? It's not like I'm going to..." Sonic began.
"Stop! Right there!" Makoto yelled, "I'm sorry Sonic, but we really don't need you to jynx us any further, so please shut up."
"...Okay then," Sonic shrugged.
Roll was about to say something before a beeping noise caught her attention, "Ara? What is that?"
"..oh! That's the tracking device!" Tails gasped as he pulled out his handheld from his hammer space, the screen showing a symbol resembling a certain fat, egg-shaped doctor, "It's saying Eggman's not to far away from here."
"Okay," Ben nodded.
"Time to scramble a little eggman," Sonic smirked.
"Yeah. Because once we catch him, I'll be glad knowing we'll finally leave this place," Makoto said with a sigh of relief.
"...I think you just did what we were trying to avoid invoking," Ben sweatdropped.
"..." Makoto facepalmed, realizing her mistake.
"L..let's just go..." Roll spoke, panting a bit as she used her left hand to fan herself offwhile Yacker rested on top of her head, "I still can't stand this heat."
"Agreed," Tsubaki nodded.
=Half an hour later=
"How could you fools fail me again!" Eggman snapped as Zavok, Zazz and Zommom, the rest of the Zeti hiding in the shadows, as they grunted in pain after Eggman played that strange, conch-shell again, "I hone your abilities, I equip you with the best mechs I can create, I even give you a sandwich, and still you dissapoint me! And another thing..."
"That shell looks like trouble," Sonic whispered to Ben and the others, seeing the fat doctor holding a strange looking shell as they hid behind some ruins.
"Hmm..." Tails pondered as he looked at his handheld, "I wonder…"
"What's wrong Tails?" Tsubaki asked the young, twin-tailed fox.
"Something about that shell doesn't sit right with me...maybe..." he started before Sonic and Ben, who had transformed into FourArms, ran off, "No! Sonic, Ben, wait! I think that thing in Eggman's hand is…!"
As Eggman continued playing the conch-shell, FourArms punched the ground hard, causing an earthquake that shook Eggman as Sonic kicked the Conch-shell and literally send it flying off Lost Hex.
"Gone!" Sonic grinned as he landed next to FourArms, "Eggman's shell is gone. Nice job, Ben."
"No prob..." he started.
"Do you idiots realize what you've done?!" Eggman snapped, catching the two's attention
"What? Aside from breaking your little toy, Egg-butt?" FourArms grinned.
"No...that 'toy' was the only thing keeping 6, angry Zeti from controlling not only my robots, but my Dark Egg Legion as well, you idiots!" Eggman yelled.
"..Baldy Mcnosehair say what?" Sonic and FourArms blinked in unison.
In an instant, a dark grin grew on the the Zeti's faces as they raised their hands into the air, causing the Legionnairs, Badnik, and EggSwats' eyes to glow before they aimed at Eggman, Sonic, and FourArms.
"..L...Lien-Da! Don't just stand there! Tell your troops to back off!" Eggman ordered the female echidna.
"...No," Lien-Da stated as she walked over to Zavok's side, "I serve Zavok and the Deadly Six now. And believe me when I say this, they're much more compitent than you...fatass."
"Good girl," he grinned as he looked at Eggman, Ben(FourArms) and Sonic. "Now then, I give you all one chance. Run, or we destroy you all."
"...Tch. Please. Me and Sonic can take care of all your…" FourArms began before he timed out, turning back into Ben, "Troops?...Crap."
"Hahahhaha!" Zazz laughed insanely, "Now that's good timing!"
"No matter," Zavok scoffed before ordering the robots and troop,"Fire! Leave no one standing or alive!"
With that, all the Badniks, EggSwats, and Legionnaires fired at Ben and Sonic who quickly dodged and ran away as Makoto and Tsubaki joined in to give them cover. Unfortunately, the barrage of lasers was too much as they were forced to retreat as well.
"Gah!" Eggman yelped as he used his Egg Mobile to dodge the lasers, his two assistants, Orbot and Cubot doing the same before a stray shot hit the cube-shaped bot, causing his head to fly off his body and land in Orbot's hands.
"Well I say bite my shiny metal ass, but I don't have one so I'll go with this...Well, we're boned," Cubot stated, his head now suddenly a grey color with a antenna poking out the top of his head.
"C'mon you guys!" Tails yelled as he led the way, before a stray shot sent him flying before Sonic caught him in time. "Urgghh...When this is over, you and me have to talk," he groaned before looking at Ben, "You too."
"Sorry!" Ben and Sonic yelped.
"Oh man...we should've listened to you, Tails!" Sonic added as the group, now including a fleeing Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot, retreated.
"You think?" Tails groaned.
Zavok meerly watched as the two groups made their escape.
"D...did we lose them?" Roll panted as the two groups were now in a a tropic beach like area.
"Yeah...I think we did..." Tsubaki nodded.
"Good..." Sonic nodded nearby as he put Tails down, "You okay, Tails?"
"Yeah. Just a few burnt pieces of fur and a slightly bruised arm is all," Tails replied as he put a bandage over his right arm.
"Alas...Poor Cubot. I knew him well," Orbot quoted as he held Cubot's head.
"Forget that! My body, along with my shiny metal ass, is gone! Plus my voice chip is out of whack!" Cubot snapped.
"Thanks to Sonic, everything is out of whack!" Eggman frowned as he glared at Sonic, "My Cacophonic Conch was the only thing keeping those six maniacs in check!"
"...I figured as much when we saw you pull it out back in the desert," Tails spoke as he pulled out his handheld, "It was some sort of natural inhibitor to their powers. And telling by how they were acting when you blew into it, it was very painful to them, wasn't it?"
"Yes. and it was very rare. The Zeti have an inate ability to manipulate magnetic fields. They can make electronics, including my mechs and Dark Egg Legionnairs, do interesting things. So I controlled those powers with the conch," Eggman explained before glaring at Sonic again, "Until Sonic punted it away with his typical stupidity."
"Hey get lost, Eggman!" Sonic snapped as he glared back, "And let us get things under control!"
"Oh yeah?! Like how you got things under control after what happened with your precious princess a year ago?" Eggman yelled back.
"Ohoho no! You did not just go there, baldy!" Sonic snarled as he and Eggman butted heads.
"What if I did, rat?" Eggman growled.
"Okay, stop it you two. We don't..." Ben began before Eggman held his hand out in front of the teen's face.
"Shut it brat. I'm arguing with my nemesis," the fat doctor stated, not looking away from Sonic.
"...okay look, I know your..." Ben began again.
"I said shut it!" Eggman snapped at him, "When you become a threat, maybe I'll talk to you!"
"...Okay, that's it!" Ben frowned as he pushed Sonic back and glared at Eggman, "How am I not a threat to you?!"
"...you want to know? fine! that watch of yours has to be the stupidest things I've ever seen!" Eggman exclaimed, "I mean really? Turning into different creatures by using a watch? It's stupid! Whoever made it has to be the stupidest person alive!"
"Okay, first: The guy who made this is way smarter than you'll ever be! And two: at least I didn't bring almost half of my robotic army with me to a planet with six Zeti that can control them!" Ben snapped back.
"He's got a point there," Orbot spoke.
"You shut up!" Eggman snapped at the orb-shaped bot before glaring back at Ben, "And you! Why don't you just leave this place and learn some better manners, because apparently your parents did a poor job ra..." he could finish as a bright light blinded him before he was held against a large rock by Diamondhead, the crystal like alien holding the fat doctor by his neck.
"Say that again..." Diamondhead said in a dark, dangerous tone as he shifted his free hand into a blade, "I dare you."
"Ben stop!" Makoto yelled as she grabbed his arm before sending a glare to Eggman, "He's not worth it."
"..." Diamondhead let out a sigh as he let Eggman go before he pressed the Omnitrix symbol on his chest, reverting back into Ben, the teen still glaring at Eggman, "I think you better leave."
"...Tch! fine," Eggman scoffed as he got up and began to walk away, Orbot following behind, "I hope those Zeti eat you all up," He then sent a small glare at Ben, "Especially you, brat."
"..." Ben just glared at the fat doctor as he left.
"...I really don't like him," Roll frowned, her arms crossed as Yacker glared at Eggman.
"You and me both," Tsubaki agreed, frowning as well.
Meanwhile, back with the Zeti, Zavok was in deep thought, Zommom was munching on a semi-large sandwich, and Zazz was dozing off, completely bored out of his mind.
"It would seem the peaceful days of tending my garden will have to wait," a new voice spoke as a new Zeti (possibly the smallest of the group)walked in, "While I take care of thees matters the rest of you cannot."
His head and body are indistinguishable and are of a spherical shape with small limbs. His head was sky blue while the rest of his body was black. He wore a robe that matches the color of his torso with a torn hem on his wrists and around the waist. His short black legs ended with two blue claws, with a third claw on each heel. He had wrinkles across his forehead and lips, and a long white mustache which reaches down to his feet. He had a pair of very short horns on his head, which were colored in black and yellow rings. He was largely bald sans for a long strand of white hair. his sclera were yellow with purple irises, while he had blue eyelids and black under-eyes. In his hand was a wooden staff that is taller than he is, which ends in a inward swirl at the top.
"Please, Master Zik. This is not something you should trouble yourself with. it's beneath you" Zavok stated to the old Zeti, who meerly chuckled a bit in response.
"Oh now...don't be concerned," Zik replied before he jumped high into the air and tossed his staff in front of Zazz before landing on Zommom, taking the fat Zeti's sandwich before jumping off him landed on the top of his staff, stufing Zommom's sandwich into Zazz' mouth before jumping off the staff and landing next to Zavok, "It'll be good to stretch these old bones."
Zavok gave a small smirk as Zik held his hand out, causing both his staff to return to him and Zazz fall to the metal floor before the old Zeti began to leave.
Instruct me: Magister Tennyson
(Staring Max Tennyson, Taokaka, Scratch, and Grounder)
Max: Hello everyone. I deeply apologize for not being here last time.*glares at Grounder*Someone had accidently poured water into the equipment, shorting it out.
Grounder: We thought we could cool it down because it felt really hot.*get's smacked by Scratch*
Scratch: You dummy! You don't pour water on something electric to cool it down!
Grounder:...Really?
Scratch:*facepalms*
Taokaka: *sweatdrops*Even Tao knew that, Drilling Guy.
Grounder:...uh...sorry.
Max: *sighs*Let's just begin today's lesson, okay?
Scratch: Huh? Oh! Sure thing boss! What alien are we going to learn about?
Max: Well, today we'll be talking about Ben's newest Alien..*motions to the screen showing the jet-themed alien*Jetstream.
Taokaka: ohh! Jet Guy looks really cool, nya!
Scratch: Yeah! He looks like one of those cool, robot like heroes you see in anime and manga!
Max: Well, there's an interesting fact about the Jetstream's race, but I'm sure that'll be explained in next chapter's Omake. Now then..*the screen switches to a three-way split-screen of Jetstream and two, shaded figures)While the name of Jetstream's race is unknown at the moment, there are three kinds that live on separate parts of his home planet. There's the Mecharoids(JetStream being one of these), Elementianes, and Tairyokens.
Grounder: Tai..what now?
Max: Tairyokens, which is a play on the Japanese words Tairyoku(Strength, Force, power). But today's lesson will focus on Jetstream's kind.*screen switches to an image of Jetstream*Mecharoids, much like Jetstream here, are based on different machines and metal weapons, like guns for example.
Scratch: oh?!So that might mean there are Mechanoids based on Doctor Robotnik's machiens , but much stronger?
Max: You could say that, yes. Though interesting fact, Mechanoids didn't always look robotic.
Taokaka: Eh? They didn't?
Grounder: Did somebody roboticize them?
Max:...
Grounder: What?
Max: *frowns*Grounder, the way Mechanoids became the way they look is no way related to that monsterous method.
Grounder: Eh? It's not?
Taokaka: Hawaiin-shirt guy, what does..'Roboticize' mean?
Max: it's a term created by Doctor Robotnik when he created the Roboticizer.
Taokaka:..*tilts head*nya?
Max:*sighs a bit*Let me explain.*the screen changes to show the Roboticizer*this machine was originally created by Sonic's grandfather, intended to heal sever wounds,replace lost limbs(minus the head) and expand a Mobians life cycle. But...*frowns*It had a fatal flaw. it changes the Mobian into a machine, and strips them of their free will.
Taokaka:*tail shoots up in shock*Me-what?! That's horrible!
Max: It is...*the screen changes to show Doctor Robotnik(the original from SATAM and the first 50 issues of teh comics)grinning darkly as he watched a Mobian change to a Robian before his eyes*When Julian, Robotnik's former name, found out about this, he took the Roboticizer and used it to enslave most of Mobius, transforming Mobians, even children, into Robians.
Scratch: Yeah! Those were the good ol' days! Ordering Robians rocked and...!*yelps when he and grounder saw the glare Max gave them*
Max: No, it wasn't. Because of this and more information we've recieved on him, Robotnik is wanted by the Plumbers for enslaving almost an entire race,nearly causing mass genocide, threatening to blow up a planet, rewriting time itself, and many others.
Taokaka:*hisses at Scratch and Grounder*Chicken Guy and Drilling Guy worked for mean Egg guy
Scratch: Bawk!*jumps into a shaking Grounder's arms*Don't kill us!
Grounder: Yeah! We're too young to die!
Taokaka: Chicken guy and Drilling Guy helped Egg meanie kidnap Meowbians and turned them into robots! Grr! Tao's gonig to beat you up before you try and kidnap Kaka kitties and turn them into Robots!
Scratch: Ahh! N-no! We wouldn't do that!
Grounder: Yeah! W..wait.*looks at Scratch*I thought we were going to do that and bring them back to Robotnik so he could give us our job back.
Scratch:...
Taokaka:...
Max:...
Scratch:*bonks Grounder on the haed*YOU BOTHEAD! THAT WAS SUPPPOSED TO BE A SECRET AND...1
Taokaka:*growls dangerously*
Scratch:...Uh oh...*slowly turns to see an aura of anger on Taokaka*n..now now Tao! We were just jo...
Taokaka: RAAAAAHHHH!*tackles the two into a fight cloud*
Scratch, Grounder:*scream in pain as Taokaka beat them up*
Max:...*sighs as he looked at the reader*apologies, but it seems we'll have to end todays lesson.
Scratch: Ahh, that doesn't bend that way! Ahh, that doesn't bend that way!*a snapping sound could be heard from inside the fight cloud*AHH NOW IT DOES!
Max:*sighs as he rubbed the bridge of his nose* This is going to be a long day..