The tension rises as the leaders of the Legion pondered their control room of the massive mothership. Learning about another treachery while losing another valuable subdivision of the few warships was bad news for them since they wanted to keep their numbers as big as possible for this war they had planned for the heroes. Wily and Nefarious were as nervous as the others since things are building up to something worse, which was something their closer allies didn't really think about. The mad scientist in particular still couldn't get over how Bass easily failed to protect the last shard since he was sure a powerful machine would have no problem taking on Knuckles and his growing group.
"That Mega Man just had to get involved in this and made things better for those fools. With the Master Emerald no longer in control of us, we are close to losing this entire operation. As if this wasn't evident with that Purge imbecile losing most of them to the very creature that inhabited that gem," he said in disbelief.
Nefarious in particular was ashamed that he was unable to get help from his closest allies in the Nebulous System for this operation only to bring his butler Lawrence to keep this ship tidy with the other robots.
"It's a good thing that Ratchet wasn't here already to ruin things for us since his technology is easily on par with mines and ours. I'm even surprised that it's taking so long for him to even arrive since Earth probably isn't up his alley," he said.
Dr. Z and Bad Boon where still debating on what's their next plan to do now that parts of it were falling into shambles. Their best henchmen and army were in charge of keeping this ship safe given how they have to leave everything to the three divisions hired to carry out the plans for them. Eggman and Bowser were arguably the calmest of the bunch since they have the egos perfect to know that it was no time for panicking at all. The mustachioed doctor would finally turn to his other men with a smug look, giving them the message that it's time to listen well.
"Gentleman, I know that most of you aren't feeling too well about certain mishaps. But I would have to tell you that this ship is a massive force to be reckon with and even the heroes would have difficulty storming it if they were lucky enough to find us. Massive defenses, a fleet to protect us, superior shields, more subspace bombs than the other warships, and our secret weapon to really turn the tides for most of us. We all know the heroes would want to get their precious blue hedgehog back and they'll have to fight for him the hard way if they really want to achieve that. Even if they were to do that, the place is heavily guarded and has a password system that not even the smartest individual like Tails could solve without my genius. So all worries you have should subside since we have the bigger forces compared to our inferior commanders of this army," Eggman announced.
Bowser would laugh beside him since what he said is exactly what his thoughts were on the situation, being the egoistic King of the Koopas who never had any fear when a certain plumber was ruining his plans.
"This hard boiled scientist is right, we just have to use our heads and make sure everything goes according to the plan. Now that there is no other area to capture on this planet, we've already made sure to make all three divisions report back to here in preparations of the war. And who knows, maybe they'll arrive just in time to help fend off those pesky goody two-shoes heroes when things do get though. They must have plenty of strong people on their side if not a single one of our allies couldn't get more than one Chaos Emerald," he said with his usual cocky smile.
Then out of nowhere, Nack would arrive into the room with Zavok and Egg Robo beside him waiting or his reward after doing his part. Everyone would watch as he walked past him towards Eggman since this bounty hunter did them a huge favor by being able to capture Sonic for them with their technology. He twirled his trademark pistol with his iconic grin and swings it to the side to show off as usual.
"So Eggman, I've waited for a few days just as you've wanted. So now you think it is the time for me to earn my well deserved bounty for this deal?" he said.
Eggman saw that this was the right guy for him to talk to know that he has himself a great idea on how to prepare for their unexpected ambush.
"Ah Nack, just the right bounty hunter I wanted to negotiate with. While I can understand that you want to be paid for your hard efforts on claiming that hedgehog, I would really like another favor of you. I'm sure that you're really up for another challenge to double your reward," he said with a smile.
Nack was hoping for him to say that and chuckled to himself since he wouldn't mind getting more reward money while he was here with Zavok not being surprised on how his ex-master was using his current one.
"Not to worry dear friend, I'll be up to getting more reward money from my new master as long as I'm here. So defending this ship from intruders would be no problem after I took out that blue showoff very easily. I'm not really worried about hanging out with my superiors since our Zeti ship is currently being taken care of by a group of robotic replicas just as a way to keep the heroes busy in case they get any closer. I was able to contact one of them with these instructions so they could do their part," he explained.
"Indeed, we would have no problem now that we have our superior Zeti technology on our side. So the Zeti Warship can act as a decoy to distract the heroes from their intended goal like Master Nack said. While they may not be as strong as us, they're definitely a league above the already formidable Zeti Bots on the ship since they importance is crucial for this pain to distract them. We didn't say that we wanted to arrive n this planet for nothing, because our grudge against the blue rodent is equally as strong as our strength required to defeat him. So we won't disappoint you in any way despite our mishaps at the hands of certain members, especially Zomom and Zeena," Zavok said in his usual dark tone.
Bowser would become interested in this red Zeti since there was something about him that reminded him of himself back when he was at his worst. Even the long horned creature was able to notice this Koopa's curiosity and looked into his eyes.
"Is there something wrong King Bowser?" he asked.
Bowser would get closer to the three individuals and keep looking at the curious red individual to show how interested he is in him.
"You are one special guy, you know that? I used that have that feel of wanting to rule more than just the Mushroom Kingdom only a few times and I admire your perseverance. Even if I don't know you well like my Koopa Troop subordinates, you're not that far from being able to achieve that goal as long as you work for us. Bwahahaha, even I wouldn't mind hiring you as a new member along with your Deadly Six buddies after this is all over," he said with gratitude.
Zavok didn't know whether to flattered or insulted since this was the first time he ever received such a compliment after joining Nack the Weasel. He could even feel much generous toward him than Eggman given their complicated betrayal back on the Lost Hex.
"Thanks for the compliment, Bowser. It was a pleasure being able to serve a higher authority for us to achieve our goals. Even we still have the upper hand in ruling this dying planet despite the victories of his foolish heroes. I'll for sure make sure to serve you after this is all over and the fat man since none of this would happen if it weren't for him," he said before kneeling before them.
Eggman actually felt relieved that he said something positive about him, especially after being hostile and insulting when he first agreed to join them after being discovered by Nack. Bowser couldn't help but to laugh at this situation and Zavok's determination to help fight with them towards the end of this operation. Nack would then take off his hat and bow before them to do the same while Egg Robo would cross his gun across his metallic chest to show respect for his creator.
"Any other orders that I can accept can be said now, Eggman," the robotic doppelgänger said.
Eggman would think about this since he already told them what he wanted out of the wicked duo and just needed a role for him to fulfill.
"Yes, I have a role for you. As a matter of fact, I want you to report to the basement of this ship and take out the strongest machine down there. You should protect the ship just like them for whenever those insolent heroes arrive here. I have a feeling they would go through extreme lengths just to go save their precious blue friend. I was able to entrust you to take over Angel Island for me in the past this is going to be the biggest thing I ask of you in years. So make sure that you and the others are prepared for this big dogfight when the time comes," he ordered while pointing to the door.
The three hunters would obediently raise their bodies and depart for the door behind them to prepare for their biggest responsibilities yet. Wily and the others would watch as they left to see how much faith their two superiors had in them for their next plan for this week. Bad Boon in particular would feel prepared since he would rather not lose Meemee after all the trouble he went though capturing her for his own desires. Dr. Z felt obligated to warn his henchmen that they need to prepare their toughest dinos for their biggest emergency yet.
"Well gentleman, I've got to say that we have a big day ahead of us since we always got the prepared for the worst. Our men in this ship were probably bored of not being able to do anything productive and they finally get their chance. So it's time for us to put matters into our own hands since most of the important missions are completed. Get ready because those imbeciles could arrive thinking they have a chance to save Sonic without any form of trouble," the fat scientist said while walking towards his allies.
Dr. Z would stroke his beard with sinister grin while listening while Wily snickers as he thought about the perfect way to get revenge for Bass's defeat.
"Good thinking, Dr. Robotnik. I do have some tricks up my sleeve in the form of some powerful machines that reside on this ship and they are powerful enough to give anyone as strong as Mega Man trouble. Plus some of my more trustworthy Robot Masters also reside here since they have been becoming impatient with the lack of destruction lately unlike their allies that fell at the hands of his new allies," he said before taking out a communication device.
"Indeed. My men had been waiting too long for a real fight. Plus, you know how the average dinosaur can become hungry when not being able to find fresh prey for too long. I'll make sure that the Alpha Team aides you in the best way possible now that we're here. And it's a good thing you didn't involve that traitor Seth into this mess since I'd rather not work with him again after what he did," he said before getting up.
Dr Bad Boon would eventually laugh like the rest of his allies after hearing their determined words for this next fight that would occur.
"Oook oook raauugh raauuraauuureeaaaugh. Reeeraaooo ooookoookoookoo raauggh reeaaaugh, rushreaaaaugh!" he said before clenching his fist to show his bragging rights.
The evil primate was now ready to show off his powerful inventions and tell his monkey henchmen to prepare for their defensive maneuvers as they were told. Bowser would cross his arms and snicker now that he knows that his allies are prepared for their plan on striking against those who were foolish enough to attempt attacking them. Even Eggman himself would be glad that they feel this way since being united and organized is what he expected out of everyone aboard this ship, even his own robot creations that plagued every room that they were meant to guard.
"Brilliant. Now everyone should inform every soldier on this ship to prepare for our plan to enforce Operation Secure the Shell. This would be based on one thing and one this only, making sure that no one gets past the outside of this ship and protect every hostage in it. Especially the blue meanie we have in our possession. Now let's make sure that no one gets in our way while the rest of our Legion members make their way here to help!" he declared flamboyantly like his usual self.
Everyone would reach out their hands and claps them onto each other as they swear an oath to make sure this mission would not fall apart like the ones they had given their various allies that were across the planet.
"That's right fellow villains, those fleshies and other treacherous machines will rue the day that they threaten to stop our plans to take over this planet. And after that, we'll eventually move on to more than just that, even the entire universe before Ratchet stop us! Ahahahahahah…..daaaugggh…daaauu..deeee…"
He would eventually experience another of his usual short circuiting malfunctions since it normally happens user over excitement or high stress. His held would lean to the side with his metallic jaw hanging open and the song "Can You Feel the Sunshine?" would play due to a random radio signal picking it up during this episode. Everyone in the room would eventually have confused looks on their faces due to the sudden malfunction with their fellow robot super villain and the choice of music playing while he's out for the moment. Bowser felt that even this would be more confusing than the time the floor broke below him and Tanooki Mario during an older encounter in the past. Eggman couldn't feel anything other than the loss of words he had for this since he would have to be the one to fix him again like the last time.
"Sorry you guys had to see this. Allow me to help Nefarious get out of this trance so that things can resume back to schedule," he said after a long sigh.
This would tell you that even the super villains of this ship needed a while to truly prepare for their plans of striking against the incoming heroes. Wily would shake his head again after pulling his hand away while Dr. Bad Boon scoffs again at the robot's usual hiccup after having a good time with them. Meanwhile, it appears that the Zeti Warship was already under attack by the heroes that were later compared to the New Blue Rogues that had Knuckles and Shadow's group under their wing. Tails and his fired were now on their way to get back at Nack for taking away Sonic thinking that they would be on this ship. The robot Deadly Six doppelgängers were already fighting with them in the control room fiercely to defend it with several Zeti Bots. The yellow fox would be knocked against a wall from a strong bunch by the Deadly Six stand-in that lauded this ship.
Her could feel the intensity of the pain in his back after the collision against this tougher than steel wall and glares at the imposing red figure before him. Like the prideful Zeti leader himself, the Zavok lookalike did a sinister chuckle to show the dominance he had over the smaller organic intruder that entered his turf. He used his strength to start pulling himself together as the red adversary cracked his knuckles and rolls his neck for another round with this fox.
"Man, you'rrrree…..really are tough like Sonic said when he was … urrgghh dealing with you in the past," he said while catching his breath.
But Tails wasn't the only one struggling since everyone else in the room would deal with their respective Zeti in this massive control room. NiGHTS was heavily wounded from the last fast attacks that the Zazz clone and looked back at the vicious machine with his fuchsia eyes of determination.
"This guy just doesn't know when to give up. It's like he can keep up with me whenever I'm in the air or on the ground," he said with a scowl.
The Zazz robot would laugh maniacally and perform another quick launch at the Nightmaren for another deadly attack. NiGHTS flew into another direction in a rush with his opponent following him as a purple blur of insanity to plan his next attack. Gilius would be breathing heavily after giving enough blows that wouldn't tire out the angry Zomom robot before him and thinks about what other method he could use to really harm him.
This one is a real stubborn target. No matter hard hard I strike him with this axe, he won't go down easily. Is he really that durable of a monster?
Then he would bounce himself towards the green dwarf with his large fists ready to pound his him into the steel ground. Gilius dodges the attack maneuver and threw his axe at his back as hard as he could for a way to harm his weakness. The golden axe would be deeply embedded into the back of the yellow Zeti robot's back, successfully piercing him hard enough this time. Then he reacts by bouncing against the ground and rising into the air to prepare for a falling stomp on his attack. The dwarf would eventually raise his hand into the air with a victorious snarl and prepared for another of his famed spells.
"Let's see if you like felling the power of lighting crawling down that sinful back of yours," he shouts.
Then a series of dark clouds would gather into the air and launched a bolt of lighting against the axe, causing a serious chain reaction to shock the massive robot from the inside out like a powerful lightning rod. Shade constricts the legs of the sluggish Zor robot easily due to being one of the less dangerous of the doppelgänger Deadly Six. Prince Ali would be holding a Great Sword to help deal the finishing blow since getting to hit him with his weaker weapons were pretty difficult for the previous minutes. The mechanical gloomy replica could do nothing but struggle in his shadowing trap while giving a mean look to the one human foe he wants to destroy.
"Say your prayers demon for which I will end your pitiful life where you stand! Think of this a reminder for the Legion that we'll eventually put an end to their global nightmare and save our friend," the prince said with his blade ready for the last hit.
Two flying Zeti Bots headed their way to attack him with their charging laser horns only to be destroyed by the intense flames strong from Efreet's mouth.
"Go ahead, Master. Finish the job while Bow and I handle the other worthless machines in this room," Efreet said with a devious grin.
There was nothing this Flame Spirit loved more than being able to burn his opponents to a crisp while Bow likes to feed on anyone that tries attacking him. The plant Earth Spirit happily feeds on the steel victims with his powerful jaws since they were useful for handling the toughest material like Knight's Armor. The determined blonde prince would eventually allow his body to be dragged toward him with the long shadowy body of Shade with his blade ready for this last hit. The Zor robot panicked since he knew about his body being the most frail of the bunch and tries to free his lower body from the spectral claws of Shade as the vengeful swordsman glides toward him. Then a powerful swing could be heard from the other side of the room to imply that their duel ended rather quickly thanks to the effort of his cooperation with the three Spirits. Zeena would be thrown against a wall after a well aimed hit from AiAi's extremely durable Monkey Ball and slide to the ground in a kneeling position to emphasis the amount of damage she gained. Knowing the type of weapon she wields and her usual personality, this was another one of the least dangerous robots since AiAi dealt with obstacles even worse that her bombs or javelin.
"Eeeeek eeeeek kekekeke kaaeekaaaeeeaaa!" he chattered to show how determined he is to finding the source of where his friends were kidnapped.
He would bounce into the air and launch himself at the green robot to finish her off to notice that she would simply launch at him with her claws ready. The brown monkey would be smart enough to briefly open his ball to toss a few peels at her face for a blinding advantage. The yellow peels of potassium would splat against her yellow visor-like eyes to cause her to scowl like an angry animal before the ball would slam her against the wall again even harder than usual. The look on this monkey husband's face was enough to show that there would be no more monkey business now that he found the culprits responsible for the kidnappings. Lastly, Amigo and Jack Frost would be fending off the wise and tactical Zik that was giving them enough trouble with fast projectiles and quick maneuvers with his special hover staff. The fiesta loving money was in no mood to keep up with him with his face of exhaustion and lack of motivation to keep shaking his maracas for this tiresome battle. Jack was on the same boat since even his Mabufula would be enough to attack everything before him.
"Ho, this old man is really giving us hell. Hee, if only there's a way we can properly disorient him to turn the tides in this decisive battle," the snow demon said.
Then the light blue Zeti would launch more iron balls at his two opponents for them to dodge these shots easily, which would lead into him charging straight for Jack Frost for another sneak attack. This is when the devious snow spirit demon would cast a special spell that could help help against any other powerful attacks he had.
"Rakukaja!" he said while emitting a veil of blue magic around him.
He would still be struck by the Zeti's strong attack and staggered a little from the impact. Amigo jumped since he didn't want his ally to be harmed again like the last time. Zik would give off a soft cackle with his wicked grin and notice that Jack would jump back toward with with a cocky smile and a blue aura surrounding him. Amigo would drop his short jaw while Zik would gasp at this phenomenon since this was s surprising move that the jolly demon pulled on him. But he wasn't the only one affected by this spell for which Amigo would notice the blue aura glowing from his hands and checked around to see that his entire body is engulfed in the spiritual power.
"Looks like you've really seen a ghost, ho. Especially based on that scared look on your face. My special spell allows me, hee, to grant high defense to all of my allies, which would be useful with fighting with my brothers or any other demon that I team up with, ho. Now welcome to your worse nightmare," Jack said before chuckling.
This would eventually inspire the sombrero wearing monkey to start shaking his maracas rhythmically with a face of determination to build up his next string attack. The Zik robot would yell in anger and start hauling massive iron ball above his head to toss at his enemies. This would prompt Amigo to start running away while still shaking to the beat like a madman and Jack Frost to charge dead at him with his next strong attack.
"Hama!" he shouts while gathering a ball of concentrated light in his hands.
Zik would finally toss the ball at him and launch smaller iron balls against it to apply enough force for this final attack. The massive flash of light would be proven useful to clash against the incoming attack and slowly erase it away from existence with the intensity of the attack. Amigo would then sneak behind the unsuspecting robot after his eyes were blinded from the aftermath of Jack's bright idea. With a glimmer in his star-embedded eyes, Amigo would slam his enlarged maracas onto the head of the Zeti to crush him against the ground. The attack would be strong enough to damage the brain of this machine and knock him out cold. Jack would be in awe at how his plan wormed as he sat on his back from the withdrawal of his technique. Amigo would eventually jump away from the defeated machine and lower his hands as the maracas shrunk back to their original size.
The two would breathe heavily as they watched the defeated body of their enemy lay motionless from the shock of the attack. The Zazz robot would eventually be sucked inside of the vortex created by NiGHTS's Paraloop as a result of him tricking him with an acrobatic maneuver he couldn't read. Other airborne Zeti robots would be sucked inside and easily destroyed by the strong suction forces of the wind within it. The playful Nightmaren would then levitate to the side with his legs crossed to watch as his foe would be mangled by his trap and couldn't help but to giggle at the deranged faces he made within each hit. Jazz would attempt to do a purple Spin Dash to save himself only for him to get knocked out of the state due to the various interruptions occurring to him.
"Well look at you, all washed up after realizing that you can't be a master of aerial acrobatics. I guess you won't be having any sweet dreams for a while, though I'll help give you that well deserved sleep for the evening," NiGHTS said gleefully.
He would eventually uncross his legs and get into an outspread position with his arms out and legs leaning back for another round of flight. The Zazz robot was in a state of serious stress to even have that strength of escaping what's coming for him. Then he would charge at the purple being at the speed of a comet to rip through him with force and destroy the vortex crated by the Paraloop. The Zazz doppelgänger would gape his entire purple jaws as his yellow eyes would be void of any emotion after this powerful attack to show how well he's been damaged. Then it would be down to Tails who was still tussling with the red Zeti with adrenaline pumping in his veins and wing billowing through his yellow fur. This time the young fox was fiercer and had little intention of giving up during his fast paced fight with the massive Zeti unlike earlier when he was struggling. The defeated bodies of the larger Zeti Bot would be around the two as a sign that they possibly tried dog piling him while he was weak or acted as shields for their mechanical superior in this room. Zavok laughs while generating flames in his large fist in reparation of another deadly attack to his smaller opponent.
"Why do you still fight? Can't you see that you all will fall as long as the Legion is around? Eggman will rule this planet and the Deadly Six shall have their revenge for our humiliating defeat at the hands of you sorry blue friend," he said before charging at him.
Tails dodged the flaming fist and tossed Fake Rings at his feet to stun him. They had little effect due to the advanced technology of his body, but the Magic Hand would get around to punching him in his face from Tails's finger point. The young fox would attempt a flying kick towards his chest only for it to be grabbed by Zeti's red left hand.
"Like I said, all of this desire to save your friend is futile as your pathetic determination to defeat the Legion. We took over this entire planet thanks to our army, even if your friends were able to take most of the emeralds before us," Zavok said with a sneer.
Tails didn't care for his heartless attempt a break his spirit and tried to free his leg from the firm grasp. Then he would toss his smaller victim into the air before kicking him towards the ground with a powerful strike from his tail. The sound of him slamming against the steel floor was enough to get the attention of everyone else that already defeated their respective Zeti menace. Gilius, Ali, NiGHTS, and AiAi would be the first to start running in the northeast to see their friends fight against Zavok while Amigo and Jack Frost would make their way there last after checking out the suspicious parts of Zik's body.
"Tails! We are on our way there now!" the prince shouts.
Zavok would notice these incoming pests and used his electromagnetic power to signal the remaining Zeti Bots that were near this room.
Hmmph, these fools would be suicidal if they think that saving him would make a difference. I will not let my mission result in failure for the sake of my master.
Soon as he makes a pointing gesture towards the cavalry before him, the massive door towards the end would open to unleash even more Zeti Bots with their weapons prepared for annihilation for their master. Gilius would scowl along with his allies soon as they noticed the mechanical poets heading their way given that Zavok preferred to have his battle left uninterrupted.
"Just what we needed, more of these strange machines wasting our time like those sack carrying trolls," he said.
Prince Ali knew by now that he would have to depend on his own weaponry now that he was slowly running out of the resources he needed to summon his spirits.
"I guess we have no choice but to do what we always do, keep on fighting until we win!" he said before raising his sword triumphantly.
AiAi ate his bananas to get more energy while his monkey friend twirled his maracas to prepare for another good performance. NiGHTS would dust the cuffs of his purple sleeves while Jack Frost does his jolly dance to pep himself up. Then the heroes would charge at their enemies to prepare for another endless fight. Then Zavok would notice Tails slowly lifting himself off the ground to finish things where he was left off. Based on the amount of energy he was putting to lift his wounded body and feel intense scorn towards the red machine show that he was in no need to mess around with him anymore.
"You talk big for someone who's only teaming up with Eggman because he has the bigger firepower to rule this planet. Kind of ironic since that was exactly the case for you when you guys were on the Lost Hex having us put up with him after your betrayal," he said in a weak yet strong manner.
Zavok would scoff since he's surprised that someone on the verge of defeat is actually insulting him.
"Even if Eggman and the others has this planet within their grasp, we will take it back from him and cripple all of their forces. Because for one thing, he still has the brain of madman turned looney. And secondly, you made a grave mistake for taking my friend away from me. You red bully!" he says as he fully lifts his body off the ground.
Gilius hacks away at a Zeti Bot before kicking another away with Amigo smacking them away with his maracas. AiAi bowls over the bigger ones to make things easier as a feminine Zeti Bot is blown away by a Mega Bomb that Prince Ali had in his possession. NiGHTS is in the middle of flying around in a loop to lead the laser shooting machines into the right spot for another of his helpful Paraloops to speed things up. Rows of these alien machines would be frozen and shattered thanks to the powerful ice spells that Jack Frost had up his mischievous sleeve. Everyone would be still exhausted from their previous fights and fueled with massive fatigue, but they chose to keep fighting to the end for the sake of Tails and his mission to strike back at the ones who took their friend away. The furious red leader would clutch his fists and growl slightly to show his annoyance at the persistence of his opponent and heavy insult that was flung at him. The fire in his intense eyes show that he would rather not be insulted by an inferior being that dare picks a fight against him. With his imposing figure preparing for a lunge and eyes glued onto him, Tails would then get into a more offensive pose to get ready for the Zavok lookalike's next move.
"You should have stayed back in that hopeless workshop of yours, little runt. Now stay still so that you can die already!" he yells before dashing at him.
The fox would rapidly spin his tails and charge at his incoming target to prepare for his next tactic. The robot would engulf flames in his right clawed hand and prepare for a powerful thrust for his rage fueled body.
Heh, got you right where I want you. This will be over in approximately less than two minutes.
The Zeti would strike and Tails does a spin dodge to evade the attack at the right moment, using these few seconds to brush past the high temperature flames on his hand. Zavok would stop dead in his tracks after realizing that his missed, standing with his intimidating posture to show that he wasn't done just yet. But something white and blue resembling a ChuChu would be resting on his back with a similar creature walking on his head. The headstrong Zeti was too fueled in rage to notice this at all until both of them would self destruct on his body. His groans of anger were drowned by the aftermath of the massive booms and thickness of the black smoke. Tails would be heading his way again in the form of a yellow spinball thanks to his Spin Charge ability. Zavok would be knocked out by this yellow living projectile and shoved against the monitor of the screen, being engulfed in a massive electrical shock.
The electricity from Tails's body in addition to the surge from the broken monitor were enough to cause immense pain to Zavok's body. The many wired and circuits connected to his brain would be overridden by the sparks and this would cause him to roar like a large beast that's been shot. Then Tails would back up in his regular form with his famed Electron Cannon and begins charging it for one last shot for his face. The red imposing machine was too overridden by a damaged system and wounded chest to move from the massive glass that he's embedded in. It was then that he would give Tails one last angry stare to show that he is not liking the harm done to his supposedly superior body. The fox would still look at him with the face of an avenger and had one last present for this naughty red guy that pushed him to his limit. The cannon would now be beaming with immense amounts of power that's begging to be fired at this point.
"G..ggg..gooo to h..hhheee..hellll. Y…yyoo…you and this pathetic planet," Zavok said with his voice getting weaker.
Tails would point his gun directly at him just like the time when he would be ordered to do so to Sonic as a robot. This time, he was doing so because he is determined to stop him and make sure that Sonic's loss isn't in vain.
"No, you go back to your stupid planet. And the same thing goes for everyone else working for him!" Tails shouts fiercely.
The red arm cannon would eventually fire a massive blast of electrical energy at the trapped Zeti like speeding bullet, illumining the yellow light into the eyes of this shocked target. Then then blast surged into him and the screen to result in a massive explosion that destroys the entire area it stood. The force of this result would blast Tails away to where he let was and he yells during his preplanned flight to the ground. NiGHTS would be the first to notice this after destroying one of the Zeti Bots with his Drill Dash and flew to his yellow friend's aide in an instant.
"Tails! Are you alright?" he says while attempting to hold the tired fox's body.
Gilius would toss a massive Zeti Bot away with his strength and head in the direction of his fallen ally. Most of the Zeti Bots were already too wounded to fight or destroyed in the aftermath of their war against the heroes in the room. AiAi would be smashing the bodies of them to make sure they say destroyed as Amigo and Jack Frost watched. Bow chews on the carcass of the Grand Zeti Bot designs that were said to be the strongest of the Deadly Six's robot army and his presence was enough of a sign that Ali found these too tough to fight on his own. He would turn to notice Tails being helped up by his other allies and out his weapon aside with feelings of concern.
"Tails, did you finish off that red demon? Don't tell me that he gave you too much scars during that fight," he said desperately while running.
AiAi would then roll after him with Jack and Amigo following by to see what happened back there. The screen was now charred with smoke rising from it and most of glass broke away thanks to the force of that rupture. The controls themselves were sparking massy with the damaged keys and other controlled figures destroyed from the previous explosions in that direction. Tails and the others would look at the flaming wreckage before them to see what become of Zavok during all of this while the other Deadly Six members were lying in the same area of their robotic allies. The young fox had a bad feeling about this and knew that he wouldn't really be dead after what happened to him before the explosion. Then out of the flames something demonic would be seen walking from the smoke with a pair of glowing eyes and a more mangled appearance than their last opponent. Ali readied his Black Sword like Gilius with his Golden Axe while Amigo twirls his maracas in anticipation of this incoming beast.
The charred creature would slowly lumber his way toward them with parts of his spikes being broken and massive maw gaping as if he's going to devour them all. NiGHTS gathers dreamy energy in his hands without any fear white Jack giving off a menacing look like any other wild demon looking for a fight. Tails would slowly raise his Electron Cannon at him with the little energy he has to finally stop him before he does anything terrible to his friends. Then the final clawed foot would step before them as a metallic exoskeletal structure. With less smoke covering his body and more light shinning upon him, this hellish figure would now be revealed as the mangled semi-covered exoskeleton of Zavok's robot double as a vengeful being that refuse to die where he stands. Tails and the others would wince upon his appearance since this was enough to let him know that this wasn't the real Zeti they're looking for. Tails could feel nothing but a slight mixture of disappointment and sadness because all this trouble to infiltrate the ship and get information was for nothing.
No, this is impossible. There's no way that they could have known about us going after them only to trick us with robots like lab rats. This can't be happening. I failed you Sonic.
This feeling would allow him to lower his weapon and hold his head down in shame to NiGHTS's concern.
"Tails, what's wrong?" he asked with a worried eyes.
This mechanical zombie would then use what strength he had to keep walking towards him with his hellish eyes set on the one responsible for his appearance. Gilius would still hold his axe tight with his warrior appearance to show no fear for this angry machine. Bow would notice this scene from afar and start lunging his head at him to devour his next meal. Though the problem was that he was too far away to nip him and that it would be impossible for him to move around in solid steel ground as opposed to dirt. Amigo would be intently shaking his maracas to generate that sense of rage at the incoming enemy and AiAi squawks angrily in his Monkey Ball to show that he's not moving anywhere from his spot. Jack still stands defensively to see if he would have to cast a defensive spell to protect his friend or finish him off himself. The vengeful robot would emit a otherworldly cackle with his damaged voice box as he slowly steps toward his enemies at a closer distance with his gruesome body.
"You.. may….have defeated… me…., but you are going…to stand little chance against…the real Deadly Six… or even the Legion. Just give up and don't… bother going east from here… since entering that ship would be near impossible…for you fools.." he says as his mechanical voice cracks.
He raises the metallic claw into the air as he drew closer to them, alarming Gilius and Ali even further as he got closer to the and Tails. Amigo would prepare to toss his maraca in case that robot though about touching his friend. Tails would be still caught up in his failure to even care about what the Zavok clone said nor gave away before he attacks.
"Tails, now is not the time to be guilty for us making the wrong move! Get up and make a run for it," the Nightmaren beamed.
It was too late since he was now three steps ahead of the bladed warrior that guarded their vulpine buddy. The robot had his eyes on getting revenge against his depressed foe with his claw ready for the deadly blow. Both Gilius and Ali readied their weapons just in case this mechanical beat would do his final wish of being able to harm their friend. Tails is still has sunken feelings on his frail shoulders with his eyes lacking the positivity he had earlier due to his big mistake. NiGHTS constantly pleaded his leader to listen and let go of his sadness like a mother trying to tell her child to leave a certain room. AiAi looked over to see if there was anything in particular wrong with him, watching as his Nightmaren ally desperately try to snack him out of it. The robotic Zeti then attacked for Gilius and Ali to block his clawed arm at the right time with the moping Tails still in the same spot.
I don't deserve to be a leader if I can make huge mistakes like this and not realize that they would be steps ahead of us. Sorry Sonic, but you'll have to wait another time to be saved.
This is when NiGHTS would finally have enough of his friend's stubborn behavior and made an aggressive expression that would remind some of Reala. His fists would clench hard to show how annoyed he is by is giving up attitude as this burning sensation would build up in the lanky body. Both warriors were struggling to hold Zavok back in the situation as Amigo started to cheer them on with some fast passed samba music. Jack Frost would still be discarding now whether it's worth using his spells on not as he watched them try holding the mechanical monster back.
"Like I said, it's time for you… to give up and head back to what's little of this… planet that would be come ours. That hedgehog would make a fine coat once we skin him alive until he's a… worthless bloody sack of fur. That way, we will make sure the name Sonic… with never be mentioned again… just like the rest of you inferior beings," the damaged Zavok robot says while pushing harder.
Gilius and Ali would push harder against his heaving force to hold his claw in a safe position away from their friend. In the middle of this, a transmission signal would come in on Tails's watch-like device and it would Rouge who wanted to check in on the current situation. Tails slowly looked at the device with his down expression just to tell them the bad news about this situation.
"Tails! Good thing I decided to call you at the right time. In case you didn't get any information out of the Deadly Six, I've just got a report from the New Blue Rogues on the location of Sonic. You really didn't need to get any information out of them if you failed to do so. But doing a good number on the Deadly Six's robot army is good enough of an accomplishment for now," the bat announced.
This would cause the fox to slowly have some hope that what he did wasn't hopeless at all and NiGHTS would notice this with a surprised face. AiAi had enough of watching his friends struggle with Zavok and chattered angrily before rolling in their direction. The dwarf and prince would hear the sounds of rolling before jumping out of the way to have him handle it. The Monkey Ball would collide into the Zeti and knock him back slightly withe nigh force against his heavy body.
"Eeeekeeekeee Keeeaaauuuh!" the monkey shouts in a taunting manner.
"You really mean it? I really didn't have to get information out of them?" Tails asked in a slightly hopeful manner.
Rouge smirks since the fox he knew was on his way back.
"Sure, you really didn't need to. One of our spies came back with some reports to me on this ship and told me that the real Deadly Six remains split throughout the world. It was a good thing he told me at the last minute and you should have some extra help in a bit in case these machines were too tough for you," she explained.
Jack Frost rapidly casts the Bufu spell on Zavok in an attempt to freeze him in his tracks with Amigo cheering him on through music. The samba monkey would notice that the ice quickly melts away due to the robot's body being superheated and easily shrugging off the sheets of ice. NiGHTs flew closer to Tails and place his arm on the shoulder as the latter slowly gets back into his old self. He looked into the transmitter and gave Rouge a wink for helping out.
"Thanks for the help Rouge. I really need some sass back in order for me to get back into doing what I need to do. I'll make sure to head outside the ship with these friends of yours whenever we're ready to leave. I'll have you and the G.U.N. lead the way so that this operation to save Sonic won't be a complete failure," he replied.
Rouge nods and turns off the transmission to leave the rest to everyone else. He would face NiGHTS with a smile to reassure that he is in no mood to mope anyone as long as he's determined.
"Good to have you back, Tails. Now we have to get this devious robot off of our back," the purple jester replied.
Thunder strikes would damage the robot severely to cripple his mobility and he would be speared by a few aimed shots from Ali's crossbow.
"Stay back from our friend, heap of junk!" he remarked.
Amigo would toss a massive maraca at the determined Zeti Robo to crush his head slightly and AiAi placed a few peels before his feet for tripping.
"Geeeegeaauuugh!" the heroic monkey screeched.
Then a series of powerful bullets would be rattling against the Zavok robot and cause his to roar in pain. Ali and Gilius really hoped that it wasn't another robot here to stop them, but Tails recognized who it was. A heavyweight E-Series robot slowly steps into the room withhold clanks and continuously fired at the evil machine before him. There was a strong possibiliy that he could have been the spy Rouge was talking about and NiGHTs was relieved that it wasn't another enemy.
"This inferior machine is no match for my heavy artillery. Reduce to scrap metal for which you are not allowed to harm the G.U.N.'s new allies," he says in a robotic tone.
Zavok slowly turns toward him with a frightening glare as he tanked the heavy gunfire against him with only parts of him going into waste. Jack Frost would be in awe at the amount of damage being done to him while AiAi would be surprised by the design of this powerful machine.
"Omega! I had a feeling that you would show up soon," Tails said in excitement.
NiGHTS would notice something else incoming in the form of a massive shiruken around the size of a small table. It would piece through the robotic Zavok's chest and push him slightly towards the wall with the heavy weapon fire hitting him. Omega rotated his head around to see if his other allies arrived. A purple chameleon would appear from the shadows with a face of serious composure and his watched is mechanical partner from above.
"Thanks for finding the right place, Omega. Now leave the rest to our remaining allies," he said in mysterious manner.
A loud buzzing akin to a bee could be heard in a distance along with a yellow sparkling in the distance.
"Hopefully I'm not too late for a stinging. The bad guys need to have some pain from the team bee!" said a childish voice.
Then a series of electrical stingers would be fired from the door and they pierced Zavok in a few areas to pin him down. These areas would include his right foot, left leg, right arm, left claw, and steel tail to result in another powerful shock to his body. The E-Series robot obediently held down his fire and watched the shocking sensation happen before him. Charmy would fly straight into the room to watch what he did with a look of apology.
"Sorry we had to ruin your fun, Mr. Omega. But at least Vector and AGES should finish him off for you," he said in a guilty manner.
Espio would drop from the ceiling before the entire group and double checked to see if everyone was here.
"I suggest you all would cover your ears. Especially given how loud things can get with our boss around," he said.
Everyone would place their hands on their ears without hesitation, even Tails given that he had heard a certain gator's bad singing before. Heavy footsteps could be heard from behind Charmy and Omega that grew louder within seconds as the target approached the scene. Then a large green reptile with his famed microphone in hand would leap over the both of them in a cool pose and that aura of profession to make his entrance perfect.
"This is Vector of the Chaotix, coming here with a special song dedicated to our mechanical fan here. Because this hit single will be one to blow you away!" he said before hitting the ground from his fall.
With a wicked smile and his microphone in hand, the repress would soon know why it was a good idea to cover their ears. The buildup in his windpipe and chest muscle would allow him to gather the energy needed for this "special performance" for his target.
"Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeaaaaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaheeeaaaaaaaaaaaah!" he yells into the microphone.
A massive blast of musical notes and sound would be launched at the robot to severally hurt even the toughest parts of his system with the high frequency beaming blasting round the room. Omega could only feel a slight tingle since noises like this couldn't hurt him thanks to new upgrades to his system. Everyone closest their eyes in annoyance and pressed their hands harder to their ears as the sounds made their way around the room.
"Team Chaotix Leader Vector the Crocodile, at your service," he said charismatically.
This is the point where parts of Zavok's body would slowly combust due to the blast of sound disrupting his system in the more vulnerable parts. His limbs would become looser as of this and his voice box would slowly become more distorted due to the severe damage done to it. Tails could see that his obnoxious, but smart plan is working while everyone else did the same with their ears covered. The sound would be echoing inside of AiAi's ball, causing the monkey to clamp his head with his hands harder due to the hollowness of his own spherical means of transportation. Vector would eventually pull his microphone away and watch as the poor robot struggles to move or respond to the damage he had endured. The green gator would laugh like the smug deceptive he is and enacts one of his trademark cool poses in triumph. Espio would turn toward the door behind him since he could sense a subsonic vehicle heading their way.
"I advise all of you to started heading towards the walls since our little friend will end this fight with some explosive results," he remarked.
Soon as Espio and Charmy ran away, everyone else would obediently follow him in preparation of these results he was talking about. Vector would notice his partners' retreat and ran toward the back with them in a rush.
"Don't leave me, fellas! I was just getting to the good part!" he remarked.
The others would lean against the walls as ordered by their new allies when a massive aircraft would burst through the wall above the exit with an aileron roll. It was none other than the mysterious Transformed Tournament racer AGES, who has a special vehicle that can transform into three nostalgic forms thanks to its VMU function. It locks onto the dying robot before him with Omega finally moving out of the way for the finale to begin. The guns on the F1-Tomcat's body would lessen up to have its explosive ammunition ready as it drew near.
"Fire!" it said before launching its missiles at him.
The last thing Zavok would see is bright lights before being engulfed in a massive burst of explosive flames and smoke during his imminent death. AGES would do a barrel roll to spin back towards the wall he crashed through and slowly shift into a more appropriate form to show his identity. Tails, Amigo, Gilius, AiAi, and Jack Frost would surround the area where the car's shadow casts before it would loudly slam onto the ground from its fall. Everyone covers their eyes from the loud thud and some would glance back in surprise that the vehicle managed to survive such a fall. It would be the Daytona Hornet that participated in the many races in the United States, particularly near Daytona Beach. Tails would know exactly who it was based on the transformation from plane into car alone and slowly smiled in excitement.
"Hey, I know exactly what this crazy machine is. It's AGES, one of the spies that worked with Rouge the whole time," he said in glee.
AiAi would eventually cheer along with him since he knew him as well with the jolly Amigo playing his maracas wilding with him star embedded eyes.
"Hey fellas! Long time no see, huh? That giant talking egg is asking to be cracked open at his very own invitation party as always," the VMU said from the side window of its vehicle.
Everyone would chuckle at AGES's words since he would be proven as much of a smart aleck as Sonic himself. Vector would walk up to the side of the car and give his mechanical ally a thumbs up for his good work.
"You see, this is why you are such a valuable member of the Chaotix because you are too good. If only Mighty is here to see this, but he decided that it was best to save his energy for saving his old pal Sonic," Vector says with his arm leaned against the car.
"Oh you are seriously too kind. And I was happy to help you and the G.U.N. on our mission to stop that Eggman," the machine replied while swinging slightly.
Omega would get another message from Rouge and he walks off to privately tell her how everything went on the ship.
"Hey Robot. You can't just keep everything to yourself. We are all teammates, right?" the curious Charmy complained before following him.
Espio followed behind after a sigh since he wouldn't want his hyperactive partner to ruin things as usual. Ali would be completely skeptical of this machine, mostly because he never seen anything this advanced before.
"So you were the one who managed to record everything that happened around the world? How come you couldn't do a single thing to stop them," he asked.
AGES looked at the prince slowly since he's a face that he haven't seen before unlike his fellow race competitors.
"Let's take a look at what Eggman and the Legion were doing. That was the main priority that was given from our superiors just like fellow operatives Opa Opa and Omochao. Blowing our cover is something that couldn't happen and we had to give the valuable information to the G.U.N. before they come with ways to strike back. You'll understand once the entire plan is set in motion," the machine replied in variety of serious tones.
This would lead him to grow curious about what their plans were to begin with, unless the fact that they are going to the ship with a G.U.N. squadron is a big part of it.
"Anyways, I can tell you all about how the mission went. We were in the middle of checking out how things went in Launch Base only to see a group of suspicious individuals looking for clues on the Legion. Turns out they were the Chaotix, who are these fine gentlemen you see here, and they were having trouble fending off some Legion goons there. This is where me and Omega would come in to blast away at the tougher foes and those dreaded Shadow Fiends that were known for corrupting the citizens of many areas that were taken over," he continued.
Jack would be familiar with the concept of possession and asked if they knew anything about what happened to these citizens.
"Hee, the civilians of this world were also involved in the onslaught?" he questioned.
"Yes, some civilians were involved in the mix. I actually had to knock them out in the most peaceful way in order to avoid hurting them. One of the goons in particular said that these possessed innocents would come in handy for the war and a majority were used to hold most authority figures hostage around the planet, including the president," Vector reassured.
Tails and Ali gasped while the others were surprised at how far these villains were going to secure their hold on the planet.
"Is there anyway where we can save them without having to track down every one of them and knock them out?" Gilius said.
"Unfortunately, there's no other way at least according to what Satan told Rouge a while ago. But the thing we can do is to defeat the Dark One in order to put an end to this. And the only way for us to get there is through the one man that started all of this. Eggman," AGES said.
"So we'll have to confront him in order to really know how to defeat this "Dark One" and save all those possessed citizens. I had a feeling that something went down with the president since even G.U.N. officials couldn't contact him within the past three weeks. But something tells me this won't be easy since we'll have to cripple his alliance and army to really make him tell us where it is," Ali said before slamming his fist on his open hand.
AiAi hoots aggressively to show that he is ready to save his people since there were strong possibilities that some monkey villagers were among those that became the shells for these Shadow Fiends. The flashbacks that Amigo experienced about what happened to his cactus dancers were enough to let him know that he wouldn't want that to happen to the people waiting in Samba Town now. Omega walks back to the crew with Charmy and Espio beside him with his serious composure and heavy footsteps like a professional solider. The look in this robot's glowing red eyes were enough to tell the others that it was time to leave.
"It is time for us to annihilate Eggman's forces with the help of our distant allies and the Guardian Unit of Nation's best fleet. Our time here is done and we need to save the innocents on that ship at all costs in addition to saving Sonic the Hedgehog," he says in his robotic tone.
Tails would fly other to the wreckage of Zavok's body to look for something important for his transmitter. Vector crossed his arms in patience as AGES slowly transforms his vehicle back into the Tomcat plane for aerial transportation. Gilius and Ali nods in unison with confident smiles since they are ready to follow any order that their high flying friend had for them. AiAi munches on a banana to give himself the energy he needs with Amigo tipping his sombrero with a serious look of confidence. Then Tails would eventually fly back to the group with some improvements to his device thanks to the chip that survived Zavok's destruction. The fox is now filled with the burning desire to save his friend and have a smile that only Sonic would normally have when in the face of danger.
"I'm ready to split that shell Eggman is so proud of and get my friend back," he said with a smile.
The real battle would begin soon now that all the heroes were on their way to their next destination. Even the villains themselves were preparing for their next task of arriving in time to protect their leaders' base since they were informed of how close they were getting since Selvaria's betrayal. The first of the group would be the same one that used to have her as a valuable commander with Grunty as her replacement and a meeting is being held to discuss their plans of crushing them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention! This is your new commander speaking with a plan of great prevention. As you all know, the time has come for that there massive war. So make sure you have your best weapons ready since there will be plenty of gore," she said before emitting her trademark cackle.
