Sorry this fact is later than intended since my college year started and the homework load is much different than what you'd normally receive in high school. But that doesn't mean I won't be uploading new chapters, but it won't be as frequent as it was in the summer time. Dedede arrives to pick a fight with the new G.G.'s, Knuckles's group, and the Battle Divas. This is one of the first times you actually see who are the "third party" characters hired by Eggman and the other scientists. They have to end this fight immediately before moving on to Wood Oak City and you'll eventually a get a glimpse of how Sonic's crew is doing in their next destination. Like Sonic would say, get reeeaaaddyyyyyyyyyyy and go!
"New G.G.'s commence battle formations!" the red headed rudie shouted.
Beat skates off through the busy crowd and leapt into the air to deal a swift kick combo to the nearest Biospark. With that, he lands onto the stage and marks his territory with his trademark spray paint cans. The other Biosparks decided to fight in order to avenge their defeated comrades and in honor of the Dream Land army. Akira knocks out a few foes with his Tsutenhou technique as Jacky covers the ones that try to attack him from behind. Kiryu was grabbed by one of them and is carried into the air for it to deal an Izuna Drop.
"That trick won't be working this time, fool!" he says before reversing his grabbed position.
In the end, he deals a massive piledriver to crush his tricky ninja opponent with no problem. Ryo deals a few swift kicks to take out a few Biosparks after dodging the massive kunai they threw. Kasumi teleports behind a distracted Biospark and reappears to twist its body, leaving a trail of sakura petals behind. Honey deals a few Cat Punches and kicks her opponents away, wowing the crowd at the same time. B.D. Joe heads onto the stage and blares a megaphone to hurt the Biosparks' ears, leaving Big the opportunity to knock them all out with his baseball bat. Knuckles punched the Biosparks like there's no tomorrow since he loves to have a good fight every now and then. The Bonanza Bros threw the random loot they stole at a group of Biosparks that tried to attack them. The objects ranged from watches to china to tools to bombs and a Chaos Emerald. Basically, Mobo accidentally threw the red Chaos Emerald that they stole from Rokakku and promised to keep safe. Robo notices it and bangs Mobo on the head for his bad decision in response.
"You blockhead, look at what you done! Now someone has to retrieve it before King Dingaling nabs it from us!" he shouted at his partner.
Earl notices the emerald rolling towards the end of the stage and screamed. He looked at his homie Toejam and had a rather funky idea. He walked to his unsuspecting friend and grabbed him by his long eye stalks before running after it. Before he reaches it, Dedede lands right in front of it and tries to nab it. Earl swings Toejam like a battering weapon and smacks the blue tyrant in his face, making him stagger a little. Toejam screamed in response because of how painful the impact was and teared a little before deciding to question his homie's plan.
"Earl, what the hell are you doing with me?" said the dazed three legged alien.
"Sorry, TJ. It's for your own good," said the serious yellow alien.
With that being said, Dedede pulls out his massive wooden mallet and clashes with the hardened red alien. Basically, Earl is using his own friend as a bludgeon to fight with the blue tyrant over the Chaos Emerald. They kept clashing within each swing and stepped towards the end of the stage during their fight. Everyone is the crowd focused their attention on them and cheered in response to this situation. Mobo sneaks up to the emerald and quickly puts it his sack before sneaking away. Before Earl dealt the final blow, Dedede notices the blue thief tiptoeing away from them. Dedede sucks up Toejam to disarm his equally big rival and jumps into the air to land near Mobo. Earl crossed his arms in anger and tried to catch up with him.
"That was a rather easy steal…holy…"
Mobo flew towards the rest of the crew after Dedede landed next to him being the enraged king he is. Robo gets his partner back to his feet and notices Dedede charging at them like a tank. They both panicked and hugged each other for dear life as if their lives were going to end. Akira leaps in front of them to deal a stronger version of his Chouzan Housui to stop the king dead in his track. During the impact of the attack, Dedede ejects Toejam from his mouth and flew towards the end of the stage as the crowd cheers even louder. Earl threw a series of Trap-o-Matic Jars to entrap the king before he hit him during his flight. Akira pats the Bonanza Bros. on their back to let them know that they're safe since they were crouching and cowering beforehand. Toejam wipes his shoulders and does a few stretched since his body's sore from the craziness that he's endured during the fight. Jacky, Big, B.D. Joe, Beat, Kazuma, Kasumi, Honey, and Ryo reunited with the group since they defeated every single Biospark that followed Dedede to the Maneki District. Earl carried the tiny spherical jar that contained King Dedede and showed it to the entire group to show how victorious he is.
"Looks like the king is now in his jar to be royally served," he said in smug manner.
"Good job, homie. But still I ain't going to forgive you for using be as a funking bat!" said the enraged Toejam.
"Chill out, TJ. Just give the big man the credit he deserves since he knew what to do," Beat replied.
"A'ight. He's still my homie and I'll give him credit for doing things the funky way," said the red alien.
"What the hell did you do to Dedede?" said the puzzled Kiryu.
"My homie Earl tossed a few Trap-o-Matic Jars at him to entrap him in a round prison. He had to use a bunch of these the last time since those Earthlings manage to follow us to Funkotron and we didn't want our people to be threatened by them. It can entrap anyone as big as the average fatass Earthling," said Toejam before laughing.
Knuckles flew back onto the stage since he was scoping out to see if there were anymore of Dedede's henchman in sight and noticed the tyrant in the jar Earl held. He picks it up and intimidates him to make him feel less of a king and harassed him at the same time, causing the rest of the group and the crowd to laugh at the situation. Knuckles even fumbled it with his head like it's a football to entertain the rest of the group and the crowd. Beat, Ryo, and the Bonanza Bros. were the loudest in terms of their laughter; even the mostly serious Kazuma felt the felt the need to do a slight chuckle. Dedede felt sick and tried to hold his mouth avoid making his tight prison even messier. Knuckles knew that its time to get rid of this fat pest once and for all after seeing this.
"Time for you to fly back to where you belong, Dedede. After all, I did great at Football during the Olympic Games," said the arrogant echidna.
He laid the jar onto the ground and backed up while the crowd watched. He then runs at top speed and kicked it to send the jar flying east; at a speed almost as fast as Sonic. This was the last time we've ever seen Dedede and Knuckles reenacting a football match. The entire crowd cheered due to the echidna's record breaking kick and the fact that the ruthless king is officially out of Japan thanks to him. Being the showoff he is, Knuckles chuckles and took a bow for the crowd to much of Kiryu and Akira's dismay. Knuckles doesn't like to chuckle, yet ironically he loves to get the crowd's attention during the Olympics or any other sporting even. Akira walked up to the red echidna and patted him on his back to ruin his fun. Knuckles looked at him to see what's going on.
"I hate to break it to you, but we have head to Wood Oak City to check on Axel and the gang. Sorry to ruin your short lived fame, Knuckles," he said.
"Right, we just have to get back to your ride since it did get parked back at the front of the city," Knuckles said.
"We parked there too, but we never knew you'd be here in the first place," said B.D. Joe in a nervous manner.
"At least we know that our vehicles are parked in the same area," said Toejam.
"Before we leave, can I make one final announcement," Honey said with puppy dog eyes.
Kiryu had a weakness for sad/pouty women and knew that letting her do what she wanted was enough to end this torture.
"Fine, but make it quick since these are your fans after all," Kiryu said gruffly.
"Okay, but Ryo-kun should come with me! Ryo-kun, join be on the stage so we can talk to my fans!" she said.
She grabbed his hand to get his attention, like the typical affectionate girlfriend. He sighed like the usual shy boyfriend and knew that there's only one thing to do in a moment like this: agree with her terms.
"All right, as long as this is relatively fast. We have somewhere important to go soon anyway," Ryo responded.
The awkward couple walks towards the front part of the stage, the entire crowd grew cautious since they wondered what the famous Honey and infamous Ryo would have to say for them before their departure. Honey clears her throat and gave a smile express her high spirit to her loving fans. Ryo smiled for the crowd too since he liked being in the center of attention in front of these cheerful Japanese citizens.
"Hello, my beloved fans and fellow citizens! I'd like to have a nice long word with you all. Apparently, the world's in trouble since there's this terrorist organization called the Legion of Subspace who's could is to entrap certain areas in subspace and cause havoc. They've also want to obtain these jewels called the Chaos Emeralds along with the "Master" Emerald in order to rule the lands with an iron fist and obtain ultimate power. There's going to be some bad guys out there like that Dedede guy who'd hurt anyone who get's in their way, whether it's a hero or a civilian," she explained.
The crowd were intrigued by this and wondered what else they had to say before they leave. A child clutched his mother's hand since he is thinking about how scary that situation would be. An old man opened his eyes after drinking the sake that he was enjoying at first. A group of women gossiped since this seems like "the thing" to talk about amongst themselves. Several cops that had surrounded the area recorded everything since this is what they needed to know before leaving with information. This was the time for Ryo to let them know the deal and end things with a bang. He decided to take the mike and add his "two cents" in this serious announcement since he wanted to spread the word.
"My name is Ryo Hazuki and everything Honey says is true. We need your support and blessings to wish us the best of luck on this mission. We shall put an end to the Legion of Subspace's reign of terror, retrieve all the emeralds and keep them in the good hands, and most of all protect everyone in the world from serious danger at the hands of these villains. Most of us have to fight like we've never fought before and give it our all in the face of death. Citizens of Japan, what we did on the stage is a great example of what we have to do to prevent us from having a bad future at the hands of Dr. Ivo Robotnik and the rest of his villainous partners in crime. Now it's time for us to leave this place and commence Operation Sega All Stars!" Ryo said lastly.
Several sections of the crowd started clapping, and then the entire crowd joined in on the fun and cheered to show their support for the heroes. Women, children, men, and many other people showed their high spirits and enjoyed the entire speech by these famous Japanese heroes that wanted to risk their lives for not only them; but the entire world. Honey and Ryo both took a bow before the crowd and the rest of the group did so to show their gratitude to the crowd's honorable respect. Toejam, Earl, Akira, Kiryu, Beat, B.D. Joe, and the Bonanza Bros. hopped of the back of the stage to head to their vehicles before they head for Wood Oak City. Then, the rest of the group like Big, Knuckles, Jacky, Honey, and Ryo left afterwards as the crowd still rages with excitement and gratitude. The entire group headed northeast since the parking lot with their respective vehicles are up ahead, garnering the awes and cheers from the other citizens who'd seen the broadcasted speech on several of the buildings. They actually viewed them as more than celebrities, but heroes who's on a mission to save them and the entire world from the wrath of the Legion of Subspace. Honey held hands with Ryo and ran with her since the two are now considered a permanent couple for this mission. She looked into the boy's face and decided to talk to him during their run.
"So you're the Ryo Hazuki based on what Knuckles and the others said. I'm sorry for what I did to you earlier and will promise to make up for it by being your girlfriend," she said happily.
He turned back to her and smiled since hearing her voice was good enough for him to listen to this beautiful girl.
"No problem, I deserved it since it was a rather indecent act. I actually don't mind having a girl who would kick ass like me any day," he responded with a grin.
"Honestly, I've admired you since I've heard recent news of your heroic acts in Japan and wanted to meet you one day. I could barely recognize you during the event since you've changed," she said.
During that last statement, she turned red to show how embarrassed and lovestruck she was. Ryo couldn't help but laugh a little since this alone proved why such a cute girl like this is a famous fashion idol/fighter.
"Right, I've did change since my last mission lately. You seem like a pretty nice girl with tons of fans that adore your style in fights," Ryo said before laughing.
Honey blushed again and smiled since she enjoyed the conversation before they reached the parking lot. Everyone looked around to make sure that their vehicles were in place for departure. Kasumi was waiting for them the whole time, which she made it to the parking lot before anyone even left the stage.
"How did you get here so quickly?" asked B.D. Joe.
"It's a teleportation spell than most members of the Mugen Tenshin Clan learn. I didn't feel like waiting for you all to leave," she said.
With that everyone started laughing out loud, even to the point of making Kasumi smile a little. Then they decided to stop and prepare to leave for their destination.
"Now that were all together, we need to get in our vehicles and head to Wood Oak City immediately. Everyone, move out!" Knuckles demanded.
The Bonanza Bros. hops in their newly found Getaway Car, Toejam Earl hops in their funky ship, Kiryu "borrows" a nearby black car, Big hops on his green mini moped, and Jacky and Akira gets in their red car. Ryo and Honey hops in the back seat of the taxi, Kasumi teleports inside of the taxi to sit next to them in the same vehicle, and Knuckles decided to hitch a ride with Kiryu (mostly because he's the most serious one of the group). Everyone drove out of the parking lot and took the road that would lead to Wood Oak City within hours. Off in the distance, a familiar Nightmaren can be seen hovering on top of the tallest building in the city. It is none other than the dastardly Reala, who was waiting for the perfect opportunity for the heroes to leave Kamurocho. He looks at the transmitter on his wrists to speak with Dr. Eggman about the situation, with his usual sinister smile.
"The heroes are out of the city and heading towards Wood Oak City. Shall we have Neff's squadron launch the next Subspace Diffusion Bomb on the city?" he said.
"Yes, because those foolish civilians won't know what hit them. Make sure you reunite with your group in Wood Oak City later, but find my ship and hand over the blue Chaos Emerald that your minion found first!" said the doctor.
Reala giggled in his sinister tone and replied, "Yes, Dr. Robotnik."
Reala flies off into the distance as the next massive black warship is seen heading for its next bombing destination. The citizens noticed the ship with worried faces and started to panic a little as the sky darkened. The cops and other authority figures even felt intimidated at the sudden appearance of the ship. In the end, all the citizens had hope that the heroes would stop the Legion of Subspace soon. Looks like another area fall victim to the subspace and the heroes were too late to stop it. Now things set the stage in the Land of Dragons, where Selvaria's group awaits the next emerald.
Meanwhile, Sonic and his friends are seen in a mountainous canyon area having a feast on meat. A skeleton of a Blue Dragon can be seen next to Gilius since he prefers eating his meat off the prey's bones. NiGHTS is still hovering in the air and keeping on a lookout for any invaders since most humanoid Nightmarens doesn't need to eat. Amigo and Aiai are sitting next to each other while enjoying their dragon meat since this is the first time they didn't eat bananas due to lack of resources. Ali sat in solitude enjoying his slab of dragon meat on a slated rock away from Efreet's campfire. Tails was still making some adjustments to the Tornado and everyone else's vehicles since he's already full from the slabs he had eaten already. Sonic is laying in solitude after enjoying his first meal since he left Station Square after the first invasion and sighed due to boredom. Tails looked at his group and sighed while thinking of all the times they had together: playing tennis, having contests, and going on races together. Sonic notices his friend having such flashbacks and couldn't help to smile at the situation. Then, he stood up soon as the young fox got from his spot and walked to the middle of the area. Tails is in the middle of the camping circle to get everyone else's attention for an important meeting.
"I just want you guys to know that it's been two weeks since we've first left on this journey and we've managed to find three Chaos Emerald out of all seven. Beat's group got the red emerald, Alex Kidd's group got the blue emerald, and we managed to recover the yellow emerald a few days ago. That means we are four emeralds away from completing our mission for this crazy summer. Knuckles is on track on recovering the shards of the Master Emerald and I gave him a device to make his shard hunting much easier. Our mission in The Land of Dragons is to get the next emerald before the Legion of Subspace does no matter how dangerous it is. We shall explore the canyon more within a few hours and rest a bit," said the young fox.
"Ok, Tails. We are ready for anything that crosses our path and together we are strong despite not having an army," Sonic said.
"We should consider ourselves our own army since we did manage to take down this dragon altogether," Gilius replied before laughing.
"Oooh ooauggh yeeah!" Aiai hooted while Amigo nodded.
"Anything to avenge my home and people. It's going to be worth working with you all," said the blonde prince.
NiGHTS watches from above and noticed everyone conversing about their plans, successes, and ideas. He smiled at his friends' enthusiasm and couldn't help but to think about how he'd normally acts around visitors in the Dream Realm. Everyone was in for the biggest mission in the most dangerous land they've ever reached.
This is it and Knuckles' first mini arc is officially over. Now we can look forward to what epic moments can happen in the setting of the Panzer Dragoon universe since Sonic's group and Selvaria's squadron are on a hunt for the next Chaos Emerald. For those of you who played Panzer Dragoon Saga or Panzer Dragoon Orta, a certain character is going to make an appearance along with another famous character to dish out the dirt in this massive battlefield. See you next time and look forward to the next act of The Land of Dragon's saga!
