Hello paisanos, it's time for the new chapter of the Super Sonic Sega All Stars Super Fiction! This is Big Red here with a new chapter as promised after his third year of college is done. The recap this time will be much shorter since I wouldn't want to waste anyone's time with this new chapter. Last time, we would have everyone infiltrate the mothership after the fall of Zavok and Nack. Some would be challenged by the trials up ahead while others stood behind for their own reasons, like Team Dark taking on Dr. Bad Boon alone. It wasn't until Mega Man would have a special reunion with his robotic siblings that serve Dr. Wily once more. The robot was originally trying to plead them into moving until Cut Man made the grave mistake of insulting their father. We will see how things will go in this Robot Master tussle with the heroes before they can reach their destination. Watch as we see some sparks fly in this heated fight and see what role Selvaria would play on her side of the field.
The scene is now changed to something a bit more intense with the robots' killing intent building up for their fight. The Blue Bomber had lost all sense of compassion, ready to destroy them all like he did years ago. Tails finally decides to get his best weapon ready now that he's over the initial shock of Cut Man's surprise defeat. Knuckles cracks his fists once he noticed Concrete Man having his eyes on the belligerent echidna. The smug grin on his face lets anyone know that the Master Emerald Guardian is about to have a heated battle. Big has his best fishing pole ready for the mermaid-like catch that gave him the look of a robotic seductress out for blood. Guts Man would be more interested in Vectorman out of the group since he got many vibes of Mega Man at his prime.
"Hmmph, the green one's all mine. He should be as interesting to fight as Mega Twerp."
Galaxy Man rolls his head around in excitement due to Toejam Earl's extraterrestrial appearances. This is due to him being a fan of aliens and curiosity in what their biology is like after defeating them. Toejam grew slightly uncomfortable at this and appropriately shudders. Earl and Lastisha however struggle to laugh at him since his UFO like appearance gives them the impression he was designed for midgets from Funkotron.
"This little thing wouldn't feel out of place in a little dude section of the Spaceship Autoterrestial Store," Latisha whispered to Earl.
Oil Man laugh under his orange bandana after deciding that the ChuChus would be his opponent. Time Man off the whim think that BD Joe and Gilius would be the quickest ones to kill under Wily's orders.
"I'll give you approximately 5 minutes to run away because I will easily take your lives away faster than you can breathe slowly," he said coldly.
Elec Man sparks his electricity in excitement upon Arle and Schezo. The two would be unnerved by the creepy grin of excitement this shock happy Robot Master grew. Ice Man stares down the equally determined Headdy while Fire Man thinks about burning the "evil" Kirby with his Flames of Justice. Jewel Man had his eyes on Columns being the jewel enthusiast that takes the joy of defeating anything that rivals his shimmering beauty. Hornet Man gets his Hornet Chasers ready for the two Virtua Fighters while they stare him down.
"Jacky, be on your guard. That guy could be plotting something dangerous for us," Akira said.
"I'm pretty sure he'll keep us busy like bees. But there's nothing sweeter than honey other than kicking his metal honeycomb," Jack remarked in a smug manner.
His Japanese partner had no time to laugh nor shake his head at the joke because of his anticipation for their opponent's first attack. Plug Man electricfies his spark plug in excitement next to his shocking partner Elec Man. These two devious Robot Masters saw Alex Kidd and Billy Hatcher as their perfect targets for shocking. The two boys gave them equally intimidating looks, but ones of heroism, to show that they won't back down easily. Tornado Man rotates the blades around his fist once Amy took out her famed Piko Piko Hammer to fight.
"I'll make sure to send you straight to the junkyard before I can finally reach Sonic's cell," she beamed.
The green Robot Man could only deepen his already intense expression to show that he won't let her get past him for Wily's sake. Bomb Man had his eyes set on Axel Stone and Blaze while happily bouncing the Hyper Bomb in his hand. This demolition robot loves to idea of blowing things up, even if they were original beings that would be killed by his blasts.
"You two would put up a great show if you can hold still for the blasts of my bombs. Just as long as you don't dodge them too much," he says with a sinister smile.
Lastly, Magma Man ignites the flames on his volcano top once Sakura jumps into action for the first time. But she was not alone since Alis wanted to fight by her side knowing that this dangerous robot controls magma that can most likely burn them.
"This won't be your only fight, Shinguji. This one will need more than one to bring up down. Just be wary of the 180 degree magma he contains in his arm."
With no opponent of his own, Vyse would care less about not having any Robot Master focus on him. This is in part due to him being able to attack more than one with his best skills in battle with their goal being so close.
"Remember everything I've said. Be wary of these robots' strengths and weaknesses. Some of these weapons would most likely kill you if you are unlucky enough to be caught by their best weapons. Just let Mega Man help out during this fight since he knows them well," he states.
Tails and the other participating heroes nods to his statement, leaving the not combatants to watch from behind without getting in their way. Ryo in particular feel that these robots were definitely out of his league due to there superior durability and speed. Mega Man would no longer have the patience to hold his anger for his rebellious former siblings once Cut Man finally got back to his feet from the last attack. This would lead the red robot to clamp his head scissors repeatedly in rage before punching his fists together.
"Now you've really made me boiling mad, Mega Man. This is definitely going to be the end of the line for you to get cut into ribbons!" he shouts.
The Blue Bomber appropriately charged at the Robot Masters in a flash with Vyse and the other allies following his lead. Tails aims his Electro Cannon during flight with Amy running beside him with her hammer ready. Knuckles yells as her runs fist forward for the robots ahead of him.
"Attaaaaaaaaaaack!" Concrete Man yells as he points at their enemies.
The other fifteen Robot Masters rushed from their posts to engage combat with their organic and inorganic enemies. Galaxy Man checks his weapon system for his best weapons as he glides in his UFO form. Guts Man charged faster to give his target the best slam that any excavation robot would give.
The two groups would finally meet in the enter of the hall for their frenzied fight that result in mindless mayhem within their fight. Some power machines even clashed with the heroes like Knuckles being able to match Concrete Man's hard shoulder when he charged at the echidna out of nowhere. The force of the attack combined with his special concrete was enough to take the powerful blow Knuckles had for him.
You're pretty clever for a tin can needing concrete shoulder pads. But let's see how you can take this.
Knuckles executes a Spin Attack towards the robot's head to knock him out.
"Let's see how can you take this!" the construction working robot boasts before firing liquid concrete at the echidna.
The grey substance was able to hit Knuckles and quickly hardens to trap him in a spherical prison to Concrete Man's joy. This ball shaped rock would quickly drop to the ground hard, giving him the time to laugh at his arrogant rival's easy defeat. It wasn't until the concrete begins to violently shake to show that all isn't lost. Knuckles broke out of the concrete ball easily only to be pissed at out easily he got tricked.
"You think turning me into your own personal statue is funny, big guy? Then how about I make sure your best asset is destroyed before you can do it again!" he shouts.
Concrete Man would only grow interested in his rival's determination to not stay still like true concrete should. Guts Man already clashed hands with the equally strong Vectorman during their fight, using the might of their mechanical arms to hold each other back.
"You are pretty stronger than you look. But do you think these arms are superior to my Super Arm," the robot gloats.
The green Orbot used his segmented arms to their fullest to attempt pushing the brute away from him. Guts Man winked upon seeing that his opponent's legs were shaking which was a sign of him getting weaker already.
"Then how about we play a game called tossing the trash into the ceiling," he said.
This would lead him into slinging the green robot into the air with his best strength. During his flight towards the spacious hall's ceiling. Vectorman tries to activate his Helicopter Mode only for him to crash upon the steel ceiling, disrupting the parts composing this blades as they spark from serious damage. Guts Man would smile at his foe being weakened by his best throw as he watches him fall. He jumps into the air to finish him off with another punch. The green robot struggles to hold one of his arms out for a powerful Photon Shot with the damage he gained. His visor screens for an appropriate spot to attack as he slowly decent from the previous ceiling impact.
"Targe….ting…. weak….ness!"
Guts Man would finally greet him with a punch to his spherical body only for his face to be left vulnerable to a surprise blast from Vectorman's right arm. This knocked him back towards the ground as Vectorman slowly regains his standard form for a smooth landing. The damage done to him is serious, but the Orbot is determined to finish his fight before he goes down easily. Tornado Man uses his powerful Tornado Blow to conjure multiple powerful, yet small cyclones to slow, down Amy's incoming onslaught. But the pink hedgehog plows through each and every tornado early with her own tornadoes thanks to her massive hammer. This would anger the green Robot Master into spinning his hand propeller twice as fast for a more powerful version his attack.
"This will certainly blow you away! No one makes a mockery of my powerful vortexes!" he bellows.
The winds started to pick up in the halls around his fellow Robot Masters and the heroes in the room. This would disrupt the flow of some fights due to Tornado Man's own recklessness. Fire Man struggles to really attack Fire Kirby due to this and turned to the to green robot.
"Tornado Man, what in tarnation are you doing? Can't you see I'm trying to purify this evil being with my flames?" he remarked.
Hornet Man and Splash Woman rose off the ground to avoid these tremors so fighting their opponents would be easier. They narrowly dodged Vyse's Cutlass Fury when he saw this as a good opportunity to attack.
"Can't you just be concerned for the fact that Magma Man can be neutralized by your own twisters?" Cut Man shouts.
Sakura would think about the robot's words as the walking volcano cautiously try to keep his balance and shoot. Time Man resorts to using his Time Slow ability to not only slow down Tornado Man's Attack, but everyone else's movement. This gave him the opportunity to sharpshoot two clock-hand projectiles at BD Joe and Gilius. Even if his movements were flown down, the lightning from his axe was able to block both shots easily. This is due to the natural lighting fired from it still remaining decently fast if the rest of his body is slowed down.
"Very clever. Your use of lightning maybe be enough, but your reaction will still be inferior in approximately six seconds," he remarked.
Oil Man slides towards the ChuChus on his Oil Slider as they prepare a rocket punch under the effects of the Time Slow. The Funkotron Trio is already running from the Black Hole Bomb fired by Galaxy Man as he studies their behavior with his visor. Mega Man already blasted Cut Man way with a well aimed Mega Buster shot before he was able to slowly shave him with his scissors. Big the Cat already hooked onto Splash Woman's steel tail before she could fire her Laser Trident at him. All while Froggy distracts her by hopping all over her face slowly. Billy already dealt a good hit to Elec Man's face after dodging his Thunder Beam with Alex Kidd gripping onto Plug Man's plug like arm before tossing him. Time Man's next set of clock hand projectiles fired two seconds before the Time Slow would end. The positions where Tornado Man's stronger vortex appear already took the form of pillowing wind around the frenzied area. Headdy breaks out of the ice that froze his body with his Hammer Head before Ice Man could fire more Ice Slashers. Once it was over, Gilius quickly fires more lightning to block these shots from Time Man. This gave BD Joe the time to Crazy Charge his way into the robot, knocking him back slight with his force.
Then Tornado Man's powerful weapon activates then massive tornadoes all over the room to turn the tides in battle. Magma Man struggles to hit Alis and Sakura with his Magma Cannon's until he felt his flame dying. The previous shots were blocked by Vyse's Skull Shield since they were almost hit by it.
"Thanks Captain Vyse. Glad that you were able to spot us having trouble," Sakura remarks.
"What the… Didn't we warn you not to go overboard with that Tornado Blow!" he beamed.
The female swordswomen then struck the robot together for him to be ravaged by the nearby vortex severely. Vyse was slightly disappointed that he wasn't the one to help, but felt thankful for their teamwork nonetheless.
"Good job. These guys are terrible at teamwork, so we can use that against them in battle!" Alis states.
Kirby focuses his attention on the explosive happy Bomb Man that was giving Axel and Blaze trouble in the east. Fire Man grew internally angry once he figured out his opponents plan and launched more fire at him.
"I'm your opponent, focus on me!" he barks.
Kirby being hit by his flames did nothing but motivate him more to burn his bomb tossing ally. He launches himself as a fireball before Bomb Man can hurl a massive Hyper Bomb at his human opponents. He glanced over at the incoming fireball with widened eyes once he realized it was too late. A massive explosion ensued from the attack, which garnered the other attention of the remaining robot masters.
"We've lost Bomb Man! I repeat, we've lost Bomb Man soldiers!" Ice Man shouts.
He would be knocked away by Hammer Head Headdy while he was distracted. Meanwhile, Guts Man is severely wounded by several shots from Vectorman in his Tank Mode in a last resort to bring him down. These shots were strong enough to hurt him, but not to a severe extent since multiple explosions would be enough to defeat him.
"You sure are a coward for depending on cheap tricks to win your battles. How about I change the tides with a shock?" he yells before slamming his fists onto the ground.
This powerful shockwave is enough to knock the caterpillar tracks of Vectorman off the ground slightly and destroy one of the tornadoes that got between them. Another of the tornados was used to its full advantage by having Concrete Man making a debris storm for Knuckles to avoid.
"There's no way you will survive this with most of my shots fired into this bad boy. Tough luck red rat," he said.
The determined echidna charged dead at the deadly tornado for his risky plan of getting to him. Using his natural gliding and heatseeking would be two key factors to surviving this mixture of strong winds with deadly debris to break through. Concrete Man noticed another of his men went down in the form of Time Man being pierced by a powerful blast of lighting after being shocked by the Golden Axe's lightning storm. The purple robot's eyes went completely blank due to the devastating attack and his internal systems ceased to function.
"Damn, Time Man is out that fast?" he remarks.
Then Vyse would attack him with Cutlass Fury out of nowhere.
"Where are you looking, big guy?" he teased.
Oil Man was the next to get defeated thanks to an accidental concoction that would lead the ChuChus to burn him in another nearby tornado. The captains celebrate by jumping within the seats of their mech's cockpit. Both Amy and Tornado Man are already engaged in close combat since she was agile enough to dodge these stronger wind storms he summoned. He blocks the Piko Piko hammer with his fist while rotating his propeller blades to protect himself.
"You're not half bad for a girl. But storms never subside unless there is a font always there to support it," he replies.
He generates a tornado below his feet to help apply more force against the hedgehog's mallet and push her away. This wasn't going to stop her since she is set on defeating him. Splash Woman goes down easily thanks to Big knocking her towards the onslaught of Hornet Chasers meant for the Virtua Fighters. The honey comb chested robot would be mortified by her being severely torn apart by the robotic hornets' attack, frozen by her screams of pain.
"Spl…Splash Woman….how could I do this to her?" he states.
He would eventually drop to the ground and pounds it with his left arm to resent his frustration at his accidental murder of his own ally. Akira felt that attacking him while he's this emotionally distraught would be shameful with Jacky wondering what's the hold up.
"Why aren't you planning on attacking him? He's clearly our enemy," he said.
Akira knows that there was some good in people, like hearing about how Hornet Man used to be a peaceful robot according to Mega Man's words. Several scraps of the mermaid-esque robot like her helmet, trident, and arms fell after the vicious attack was over. Just the sight of this was enough to make Hornet Man quiver in a mixture of anger and sadness over his mistake. This would result in Ice Man being disturbed about what happened instead of paying any attention to Headdy. The puppet would be accompanied by Ice Kirby would already defeated Fire Man in the middle of the chaos. His body lies on the ground covered in scars, while frozen in some parts, and his Flames of Justice evaporated from his Ice Suction ability.
"Poyo?" he said in curiosity of the eskimo being silent.
Both Plug Man and Elec Man were finally knocked away by a team-up attack from Alex Kidd and Billy after they served their worst electrical attacks. This would send the shocking duo towards Amy and Tornado Man after the former was close to attempting to shave her face with his blades. Amy would notice this and kicked him off before running away. Tornado Man was too late to react to the incoming electrical duo that flew in his direct.
"Mo…"
What would result is a massive blasts of high voltage collision that shocked its way across the room in many directions. Columns entraps Jewel Man in a prison of multicolored gems while the later is trying to pry himself free with his Jewel Satellite.
"So tell me, what it's like being the shiniest things around when I exist?" he said with a smug grin.
The lightning would fly in their direction as she conjures more gems for reflecting a focused blast. The lighting kept reflecting around the six gems she created which game time for Jewel Man to break out with his abilities.
"So much for trying to make me your prisoner. What will you do next, shatter my jewels with your pointless lightning?" he teased.
Columns would see Galaxy Man getting his black holes getting neutralized easily by the jars tossed by his alien victims. This Greek goddess of balancing would have an idea to defeat him while smiling.
"Let's see how good you are at sucking these gems, space junk," she says before deflecting the bolt at him.
The UFO shaped robot felt his circuits being fried by the shock to Earl, Toejam, and Latisha's shock. Jewel Man activates his Jewel Satellite again to engage combat with his mysterious opponent and stood on his left leg for his attack formation. Galaxy Man would eventually compact his limbs and angrily charge at his female attacker with red eyes of rage.
"You think it's funny to insult my intelligence? Then how about your matter get consumed into nothingness!" he beams.
Columns would toss more gems at him to greaten the effect of her plan. It was only until Jewel Man realize that something terrible would happen to him before he tosses his gems at her. Then the Black Hole Bomb was launched at the two and she escaped just in time before Jewel Man could react.
"Curses! Oh what a fate for this beautiful crown jewel," he dramatically says as his parts are pulled apart by the force.
His blue satellite jewels were sucked in first before the rest of his broken body got sucked in the black hole imitation. Galaxy Man gasps at the mistake he did, his rage and short-sightedness being reasons behind his "brother's" death. It wasn't until Tails would lash at him repeatedly with his massive cord to damage his body. The effects of the attack left serious dents to his body and the robot struggles to fly due to his damage. Then Vyse joined in with an uppercut to the lower parts of his body.
"Guys, now! Throw the biggest junk you have to finish him!" the both of them ordered.
Three full Trap-O-Matic jars were tossed above the damaged robot and burst open to reveal the same pieces of rubble they trapped from the factory they invaded. The space exploration robot met his end by being crushed under the chunks of junk.
"Alright guys, good work!" Tails said before giving them a thumbs up. Earl and Toejam gave each other a high five for their work while Latisha cheers.
"Good work you two. There's no doubt we'll save our Earthling pal in no time," she exclaimed.
Then she would give her three legged boyfriend big hug for the latter to react with a dopey eyed look from bliss.
Damn, this might as well be the best day I had on this uncool planet. Well, an uncool planet that needs our help.
Earl would giggle at the intimate moment between the two love birds before he stopped because his red friend glared at him.
"Oh, my bad homie," the fat alien replied.
Guts Man would finally be on his knees from a desperate battle with the more advanced Vectorman. The massive Robot Master's armor is heavy damaged to repeated shell fires along with stronger Photo Shots. Vectorman himself however also had serious damage from his opponent's stronger attacks, but remains standing due to his propelling system being the only thing with real damage.
"I guess this is it. Wily can now realize how much of a disappointment I am and Light can no longer be proud of me as a robot. The best thing you can do is put me out of commission for good. Go ahead, destroy everything that makes me a whole. The construction sites would be perfectly fine without a rouge like me," the weakened robot said.
At the same time, Cut Man is already weak to fight and lying on his back again after an intense fight with his blue clad brother who is still man from his insult to their creator. The scissors wielding robot is now completely unarmed, damaged, and hoping to surrender easily before his second death at the hands of him.
"Please, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I was too foolish to get on your bad side that easily. If it makes you feel better, I'm completely grateful that Dr. Light made me. Can't you please find it in your programming to give me another chance?" he begged.
But the Blue Bomber is completely set on his mission of destroying all Robot Masters to care for his pleas. Cut Man would only be hopeful that his cold stare and less angry face means that he's mellowing out from his words. But the simple aim of his Mega Buster cannon would let out a small whimper in the red robot's voice. The other heroes in back would be surprised that only three robots remain after everyone else got destroyed from the onslaught of their allies' best tactics. Knuckles already pinned the defeated Concrete Man to the ground within the last three minutes from there fight, only feeling victorious for his defeat instead of destroying him immediately.
"Just send those metal fiends to the scrapyard where they belong. They are only slowing down our quest!" Sir Pepper boasts.
"Now that we have the upper hand, why don't we teach these metal hunks a lesson about having better armor?" Bayonetta said before kissing the barrel on her gun.
Kasumi only waits until the decision is made knowing that there could be a second option instead of killing them. Centurion howls in victory for the successful defeat of these robots despite only few remaining. Ice Man was already defeated thanks to Arle and Schezo's efforts since he was about to sneak attack Kirby and Headdy quite some time ago.
"Only three left until we can advance to the next room. I just hope this will be the last time we fight these annoying robots," the blue sorceress said after dusting her blouse.
The silver haired swordsman would catch sight of something usual before him reading the remaining robots.
"Arle, I think the fight is already over. Look at what they are doing," he said.
Alex Kidd, Billy, BD Joe, Gilius, Columns, and Arle would see the remaining robots being spared for their acts of surrender. Mega Man already helped the surprised Cut Man up after his weapon is put away, being more like the calm pacifist he knew before they were brainwashed. Guts Man would be raised to his feet before Vectorman begins slowly repairing him to better condition. Hornet Man would be surprised at his four enemies simply leaving him be instead of putting him out like he had expected. Akira in particular have enough remorse to not face him anymore now that the fight was over between them. Jacky is equally as content despite wanting to finish the fight, but felt that his friend knows what's best when to give up a fight. Big would be recalling parts of Splash Woman to make up his own actions, something he rarely think about at all until now. His frog ally would be confused at what the big cat was doing with these parts when he doesn't have the knowledge of building like Tails do. He croaks lightly to get his attention as he continues to map put where each part when and grouping the broken pieces.
"Froggy, we'll focus on helping the bee guy build his sister back. Did you see how sad he was over what we did. It's best for us to fix her and hopefully he would be on our side," the cat replies.
But he wasn't the only one helping, the Chu Chus were using the special tools on their mech to slowly rebuild Oil Man after his devastating burn. This was an under Chuih's order since remembering Mega Man's words on them being originally good gave him the idea that they should rebuild their foe in hopes of him being good.
"Chuchuchu chuchu chuchuchuchu," he squeaks as his other members man the controls.
Like his time rebuilding Gamma into better condition, Alex begins working on Elec Man while Billy joined in to help with his experience of working with his old car.
"I'm still not sure if this is a thing we should do. But it's the best thing he can accomplish to give Mega Man less trouble," he said.
The Rooster Suit wearing boy nods before working on the combusted purple body of Plug Man. Cut Man, Guts Man, Concrete Man, and Hornet Man watched as their siblings were slowly being rebuild after being spared by there enemies. Mega Man would watch his scissor-headed sibling turn back at him in confusion over his sudden change of heart.
"Mega Man, you are still as soft as I remembered. But why are you doing this when we are under Wily's order now?" he asked.
Mega Man simply look at him with a less hostile approach than earlier.
"Hey, we could use a hand rebuilding these robot guys. I'm sure you've worked with advanced cars before in your lives Earthlings," Toejam yelled.
"You heard what the funky alien said, jump in and help fix these robots," Vyse ordered.
He was working on Galaxy Man after Knuckles helped clear the rubble that crushed him. Latisha already begins working on Fire Man's body while Earl was stuck with Time Man's complicated clock outputs. Most of the Sega All Stars racers with some fixing knowledge would rush in to help their allies rebuild the defeated robots.
"So I guess this means you are free to pass us and save your friend, right? There's no way we would ever go back to Wily after we lost or else he would shut us down," Guts Man said to his smaller blue brother.
"That's right Gutsy, we are no longer your enemies. We were only here to save our friend and I wanted to end things peacefully between us. It was only until I lost myself after Cut Man insulted Dr. Light, a brilliant man that made you all for a good reason. It was until I finally realized what I doing was wrong and everyone else would realize the struggle you all have of being machines that should be destroyed. But we can at least return the favor right now before we advance to the next floor where the others are held," Mega Man replied.
The two would look back at everyone else that were working on there fallen siblings since their completion would mean it's time to appropriately leave. Knuckles completely rebuilds the frame of Magma Man and backs off once his body begins to overheat. Big the Cat completes the tail of Splash Woman before moving on to fixing her upper body before he's complete. Hornet Man only stands beside him in hopes that she will be back in one piece after his mistake.
"Thank you, large feline. I don't know what else to say, but I'm glad you are taking the time to help bring her back to service," he said.
"No problem buddy, it's the least I can do since it was my fault she got this way. She will be back together and hopefully on good terms once I finish remodeling her frame," he replied, "Wow, I'm actually surprised that my weeks of learning how to build my moped is finally paying off."
Froggy jumps on his shoulder and croaks happily before his master giggles at him. Amy finished fixing the the arm back in place on Tornado Man's damaged body before getting a better wreck from Tails for fixing his green frame.
"Just a little bit more and this parka wearing guy should be back in business," Ryo said in remorse.
He is patching up the damage on his face with his popstar girlfriend standing beside him to see if his mechanics skills would work. Columns would watch her taxi driving partner rework Jewel Man's body with only his head left to replace.
"Don't worry man, this cool cat will make sure your glittering body shine again once I get through with you," he reassured.
Bomb Man's body had been successfully rebuilt with Jacky and Akira's help under the supervision of Blaze and Axel thanks to their history of bomb disarming.
"This explosive guy should be working again with a little push. But we should be careful in case he think blowing us up would be the proper way of thanking us," the blonde cop said.
Satan would whisper in the ear of his penguin partner in crime about what they should do for the next room. Reluctantly, he figured it was best to look behind them for any form of trouble to see if the coast was clear. The king appropriately nods and most of the robots being back to their old selves from repairs. Fire Man and Magma Man reignite their head flames in victory, being the hotheaded robots they were. Plug Man and Elec Man did a special fist bump with their electrical hands, or plug in the former's case. Splash Woman sings once again to congratulate Big for getting her back in best shape, with Froggy hopping to the tempo of her voice. Oil Man breakdances as a way to show the ChuChus that he's thankful for their service.
"Maybe if you need it, I can give you guys a free refill. I'm always in your debt after giving me another chance to give anyone the best oil from my place," he boasts.
Ice Man finally stands up after Ryo was finished with his entire body, giving him a salute to express his gratitude.
"I don't know what to really say about what you did. But…soldier, thanks for your services! Glad that you could help anyone in need regardless of their allegiance," he said.
Ryo would be speechless because of the robot's bipolar response, but Honey giggled behind him since she found it cute. Tornado Man shakes hands with Amy as his way of thanking her for her kindness to rebuild him.
"Now that our fight is done. Maybe we can find new targets to fight, the one who reprogrammed us to begin with," he said.
"Yes, these Flames of Justice burn for something much more evil than our saviors. We are no longer under Wily's control after what happened," Fire Man says in a scornful manner.
Bomb Man tosses another Hyper Bomb in his hand while saying, "Yeah, I'm kind of excited about the idea of blowing up the Legions forces instead of these guys anymore. We are our own bots and no silly old man can control us anymore."
Time Man simply walks away from Earl and Latisha despite their work to put everything together in one piece. The sassy blue alien would be upset about him not even playing mind to their hard work at all.
Then he said under his breath, "Thanks. I would have said something more about your efforts, but I simply don't have the time for it."
Then the two shook their heads with a sly smile since they at least got the thanks they've expect from him.
"Word," they said in unison before a tired Toejam walks beside them.
"Remind me again why we had to help them?' he asked.
"TJ, did you not pay attention to a thing at all. These are Mega Man's siblings and we had to fix 'em so they can escape that crazy fool's control," the sassy alien.
Toejam got up arms before replying, "Chill girl. I was just askin'."
Joe would sit amongst the cheering heroes that he stood near as everything was going well. But he felt a dark force heading its way here, which triggered his defensive side like a falling leaf.
"Everyone, run towards the stairs now. Something is about to drop by in any second," he yelled.
Mega Man quickly took out his Mega Buster for combat to Cut Man's surprise. Fire Man grew more excited since the first evil he would successfully burn is on its way here.
"Fellow Robot Masters, how about we express our gratitude by taking on the one that dare opposed our prisoner's friends," Concrete Man said.
Big would let go of Hornet Man's hand from shaking it and ran as ordered. The ChuChus flew away after getting the refill they wanted from Oil Man with Time Man scolding the latter into getting prepared for battle.
"Who else would it be to ambush us?" Tails wondered.
Then a massive prehistoric reptile violently bursts from the ceiling above the heroes in the back.
"You heard what Joe said, hurry up and head up the stairs to the holding room!" Alis ordered.
The massive shadow casted by the falling reptile was enough for the remaining heroes to escape their falling intruder. Max and Bayonetta however slowed down since they had a great idea of who it was. The fact that the creature had an allosaurid frame gave him a clue that it was the Alpha Gang leader's doing.
"Now is not the time to stay, we've got to run instead of fight," Amy said.
The flamboyant witch took out her twin pistols in a serious manner since running is something she would rather not do. Splash Woman placed her hand on the Bayonetta's shoulder with her laser trident out.
"You run with your allies. Me and my siblings with handle the prehistoric punk ourselves. Go save your blue friend upstairs," she said.
The witch is still hesitant to move because she would rather dance with the dinosaur instead of fleeing like a scared roach.
"And what makes you think you guys have the energy to face Rexie?" she replied.
"Actually, this is a Saurophaganax. Which is similar, but part of a completely different family of carnivorous dinosaur," Max corrected.
The grayish red dinosaur finally lands before the two in a violent thud. The clouds of dust that formed was a signal that Mega Man's siblings should say goodbye to their blue brother.
"Mega Man, you need to go and make sure those friends of yours have the protection they need. We'll break the dinosaur's might harder than his own bite," Guts Man said before cracking his yellow knuckles.
"Yeah, we'll bisect the Dr. Z's pathetic science experiment to return the favor. It's the least we can do while you cut through their defenses," a prepared Cut Man said while two Rolling Cutters in hand.
The furious carnivore lets out a bloodcurdling roar before the three prey that stood before it. All while Dr. Z hovered next to its head on a steel hovercraft to give him the appropriate orders. Chomp, Terry, and Tank tugged at the khaki pants Max wore to let him know it was time to go. He looked at the three chibi dinosaurs with a look of concern after confronting his nemesis for the first time in a while.
"Go ahead boy, run away from a fight why don't you. After all, it would have been nice for my superior dinosaur to crush all three of yours easily," the Alpha Gang leader remarked in a teasing manner.
Bomb Man tossed a massive Hyper Bomb at the dinosaur's face before Dr. Z could dodge the resulting explosion.
"Why won't you shut up and taste my bombs while you're at it, old man!" the mad bomber replied.
The blast only phased the mighty beast's face since this one was much more powerful than the ones the heroes fought in the maze room.
"We are going to stay and make sure this dino is extinct while you two follow your friends. Don't you want to save Sonic?" said a flying Tornado Man.
It wasn't long until NiGHTS flew back and snatched Max away to fly him with the others.
"Can't you see that we can't be falling behind Max? Sonic is just this way," the serious Nightmaren said with exhaustion.
Beat and Gum snagged Tank together, being the heaviest of the dinosaur trio, and rolled off together past the incoming Robot Masters.
"Gum, you sure you won't have any problem carrying him with me?" the red haired rudie asked.
"Nope, I've carried punks heavier than this one before. Ya know love?" she replied.
Ice Kirby grabs hold of Terry tail and drags him away on the ice trails left behind as he skates. The irritated small rex grew annoyed that he had to be carried this way by a puffball. Lastly, Chuck reached out for the young Triceratops and carries him under his lanky arm as he ran. Head would only felt the need to joke about Chomp's horns before Chuck bonked him in response.
"There is no time for jokes, bonehead. We have a blue friend to save!" he barked.
Elec Man shocked the mighty dinosaur before it could lunge at Bayonetta and got onslaught by Jewel Man's blue jewels. Dr. Z grew angry at everyone running way from him with his eyes set on the witch. Then Guts Man tossed some debris at his hovercraft to knock him back a little.
"Just leave Dr. Quack and his Jurassic pet to us. Your friends need you upstairs Jessebelle," the robot said.
The witch watched Ice Man, Fire Man, Hornet Man, and Splash Woman pelleting the reptile with there best weapons. Galaxy Man would eventually attempt sucking its master with a Black Hole Bomb for him to resist it with a special forcefield he activated. The witch finally gets to her senses now that she knows they would have little trouble taking them on.
Hold on guys, I'll be there to break him and other prisoner out easily.
Transforming into her black panther form, Bayonetta darts for the stairs as the Robot Masters raged war on Dr. Z's best dinosaur of the Alpha Gang.
"Good work siblings. We'll show that paleontologist that we are the robots around here!" Cut Man yells while charging at the Saurophaganax.
He would deal a quick uppercut with his Rolling Cutters to its face to scar it and trigger another roar of pain. This roar would travel along the spacious hall that the stairs led to. NiGHTS is already carrying Max to their friends up ahead with his dinosaurs' saviors tailing him at their best speed. The boy looked back after hearing the prehistoric beast's roar from so far away while holding onto NiGHTS's arms.
"Are you sure they are going to be alright fight that high level dinosaur alone?" he asked.
The Nightmaren only smiled since he had the feeling he would ask something like that.
"I'm sure those robots would be fine taking him on. With the way we rebuilt them, they are slightly stronger than before. So I doubt they would go down easily again after what we did to them. Just as long I can save them while I'm here," he replied.
Max was curious about what NiGHTS meant about "them" and thought about it. But he had the feeling these were other children that NiGHTS knew before they got kidnapped by Reala's new friends.
"So these kids that you are worried about were friends of yours? I can tell that they'll be happy to see you once you set them free," the dinosaur loving boy said in a concerned manner.
NiGHTS grew surprised by him guessing that at while a feeling of regret boiling down his spine. He still haven't gotten over not being abel to save them in their dreams before the Legion took them away from there homes. Being a highly responsible protector of children's dreams wasn't easy as the NiGHTS glanced away from Max's face.
"Is there something wrong? You seem kind of upset," Max replied.
"It's nothing. I'm just glad that you asked. Not too many children were really concerned about my responsibilities or well being, yet I still protect them," he said.
His sadness was quickly brushed away since it was no time feel regret when they were almost there. Tank was slowly falling out of the rudie couple's grip before they tightened their arms and drew closer to hold him in place. Chuck kept running with Chomp under his arms like an undead football player with Head watching everyone else before him. Terry is still irritated about the feeling of ice below his belly as Kirby continues to drag him during his skating. Bayonetta finally caught up with the two in her Panther Within, panting as she leaves a trail of black flowers behind her back legs. She lets out another roar to let NiGHTS and the others know that she is here.
"At least everyone's here. We just need to make one more turn down the next hall to the room," he said. "Isn't that right guys?" he yelled.
Tails and his large group hear him loud and clear from twenty feet away. He turned back to make sure Bayonetta and the others were still there.
"Yeah, we just have to turn in approximately forty feet from here. Then have have another forty to run until we reach that holding room," he echoed.
NiGHTS responds with a nod while Max smiles in anticipation. AiAi speeds ahead of the group on his own since he has a gut feeling that his wife is going to need him now.
"Hey AiAi, you can't just speed ahead by yourself!" Gilius called.
Amigo picked up his speed to follow his monkey friend behind closely in case danger's up ahead. The two would eventually turn ahead of the group in fifteen seconds to signal everyone else preparing to do so.
"Just as long as we all turn at the same time, we won't lose sight of them or crash," Gear shouts.
Being the speedster he is, he already outran everyone else before disappearing from their sights. Amy would be the next to follow him thanks to her experiences of chasing Sonic on a daily basis. Except this time was different due to them being close allies instead of would-be lovers in her view.
"Hold on Sonic, because here I come!" she yells before turning.
Vectorman, Big, Centurion, Headdy, Billy, Alex Kidd, Knuckles, Joe Musashi, Jack Frost, BD Joe, Columns, Gilius, Alis, Sakura, Columns, The ChuChus, Kasumi, Gunstar Red, Shou, Tillis, Dedede, Satan, Arle, and Schezo all turned the corner being the second fastest of the heroes. The remaining human or slow moving allies (with Kiryu as their leader) would have their turn next before following everyone else. The last four runners and NiGHTS would run last as their held onto Max and his prehistoric allies. What lies before them would be their final part of the Operation Save Sonic Mission, but it wouldn't be easy due to the tight security ahead without any need of guards.
The imposing large door that Ulala managed to sneak in at first is now heavily guarded with a special force field of multiple layers with steel locks, and a passcode operator to the right of it. This ominous door oozes with a creepy aura due to being the one holding room of all petrified prisoners and the green glow of the force fields. The Legion learned their lesson from hearing about the reporter's plans weeks ago and made sure everything about this room is completely secure from any breach. There were no turrets or other hazards, but this multilayered force field to keep intruders from getting inside of it. AiAi would stop rolling just in time to meet this high tech impasse with severe determination to save his wife and son. The primate's face is furrowed in pure rage as he thought about the sight of his village being attacked by the Legion. All the innocent monkeys petrified and his own allies being kidnapped by the worst scum of the planet. These feelings would lead him to lose patience with waiting for the others. With little care about his own safety or life, he charged dead at the massive door in an attempt to break it down with force.
"Eeeeek eeeewk eeeeeeeekyyaaaaaaaaaaa!" AiAi yelled.
He would feel surges of electricity within his body and the Monkey Ball once the impact occurred. Even the metallic rocket ring around his Monkey Ball wasn't enough to break through the electrical layer of the force field. The monkey would be sent back flying towards the wall from the attack and dropped to the floor from the force. This body is now charred from the high voltage shock of the door, but he didn't want to give up trying to break through. Amigo arrived just in time to block AiAi from doing anything else crazy since trying to kill himself over his family was insane. The mean look on this samba monkey gave him a reminder of how this emotional recklessness isn't enough to save them. AiAi still stood up to his two feet despite the pain and tries to ignore the limping of his muscle shocked limbs.
"Eeeek eeek oooaaagh oaaaugggeaaah!" he hoots.
Amigo didn't want to reply to his friend's request to move despite his stubborn plan to break through. Then a familiar person would land on top of the steaming Monkey Ball with his arms folded in confidence. The wounded monkey drew his eyes up to see the second obstacle in the way of his plan.
"I take it you tried to break through the forcefields? It's obvious that breaking through it would do no good in the first place, AiAi." he replied.
Amigo would be amazed that he could barely be fazed by the high temperate of the ball he stood on with his barefeet. He was a warrior would fight on the toughest terrain and ran on any surface in the heat of battle, which would come as no surprise to the party animal.
"Just relax and wait from everyone else OK? I know that you would be happy to see your family again once we get inside this room," he said with a smile.
AiAi's rage slowly subsides as he listens to the blue haired warrior's words. He would use the strength he has to keep standing and not do anything stupid like that again.
"Yee…yyeeeeeaaa…aaah!" he said in defeat.
Gear nods to show how glad he is that the simian understood his orders.
"There you are Gear! What happened to AiAi just now?" Amy shouts.
The pink hedgehog finally caught up with these three with questions about what issues they had with the Holding Room's security. Seeing AiAi struggle to stand after getting shocked was a good clue that he did something reckless before everyone else got there. Amigo however looks at her with a serious expression to show that he already did his part on stopping him.
"Let's just say he had himself some pretty bad memories that only caused an impulse of breaking down things. He's badly hurt from the high voltage, but he should be fine until Dedede gets here," Gear replied.
Amy shook her head in concern over the monkey's risky move and walked her way towards the hot ball.
"Amy, we are on our way here!" a dopey voice shouts.
She turned to see Big, Dedede, and the others heading their way from the long run.
"Guys, we found the Holding Room! Make sure Dedede is in the lead so he can apply the passcode!" she yelled across the hall.
The king sped up even faster despite being tired from his running session, sweating and breathing heavily in growing fatigue.
"Hey, can we take a breather once we stop running. It's just that we've been running for our lives all day and my waddling feet need some rest," Dedede replied.
"Didn't you spend the time to get that passcode in the maze room while we covered your blue rump? You had a rest and you shouldn't be tired by now," Arle yelled in annoyance.
Satan sighs since she is still showing signs of being stubborn after everything this entire squad been through for the last few floors. Both Ulala and Pudding took a shortcut in the form of their teleporters based on ether sudden appearance above the group through rings of blue.
"Gang way folks, reporter falling down!" she yelled.
The green haired demon prince flew up to catch his pink haired love just in time to her surprise. Her face is completely red from that experience now that she is held by him for the first time.
"Did you miss me dear? I was wondering when you would be in my warm embrace again," he said with a romantic smile.
She smiled back at him whilst holding on from calling out of his arms.
"At least you have a beauty to save you. While I've been stuck with the beast," said the disappointed Pudding.
She being held by the muscular werewolf form of the Centurion, who then howls to express his joy for saving her. Both Satan and Ulala laughed at the situation as with everyone else besides Dedede as they approached the four waiting allies.
"Now that's why I call smooth landing into the hands of a furball," Knuckles remarked with a smug grin.
Headdy warps his head back into normal now that he's reached his desired destination. Dedede's whole group finally stopped before Amy as she welcomes them back. The king however would slowly walk towards the control panel and slump onto the floor in exhaustion.
"Come on Triple D, you can't just give up on us. We should get inside pronto," Gunstar Red called.
"He needs some rest. Just give him some time and he'll be ready when he feels like it. For now, we can report this to Selvaria before we get permission to move on with out mission," Tails said while going through his device.
Gear watched the gathering of heroes below conversing about their plans with his mind on meeting Sonic for the first time. From everything he's heard from Amy to hearing about his importance to his friends, he is really curious to meet him personally and know more about him. Though chances are that it wouldn't be appropriate until after he is in better condition from the numbing paralysis and torture at the hand of his captors. Alex Kidd shares some riceballs with Billy and a few others in case they wanted a snack. Cipher being an Egg Animal needed two riceballs to give him the energy he needed for when Billy wants him by his side. Toejam, Earl, and Latisha arrived just in time due to the speed shoes they briefly wore for catching up.
"So are we goin' to get inside or we're standin' here until the real show starts," the red alien asked.
Satan would answer his alien friend's question since the others were either converting or waiting for Tails to finish the transmission.
"We just need to contact Selvaria for some orders first. And Dedede is in need of some rest after all that running he did. We would need to have all the energy and focus for our next set of plans once we get in. For now, we need to see how things are going for the others on the outside," he said.
The remaining humans and other non-fast heroes made their way here just in time for Selvaria to be contacted. Vyse being the secondary leader of the group would check on Tails before he's able to contact her for orders.
"Selvaria, this is me Tails. I'm reporting from the main Holding Room to say that we are right in front of the door and have the passcode ready to unlock it. Do you read me?" he spoke through the static on the device.
The Blue Rogue's captain would look at the young fox's wrist to see if the system was working properly.
"Try to be patient. She will pick up soon. In the meantime, we can pre-strategize our plan for busting these victims out of here. With two of the leaders on our tail, who knows if the other four would be on their way here. Especially Bowser and Eggman," he explained.
Phantom R and Kiryu would be the ones to approach the two for questions.
"Bonjour, friends. I see that you all have your hands preoccupied for the day. Any idea of what we should do?" the red haired thief wondered.
"NiGHTS and the others should be here soon. And it seems that things are a bit too quiet around here as we speak. Shouldn't we be concerned for any ambush or hidden soldiers," the yakuza member asked.
Vyse had this sinking feeling that something wasn't right when it is taking this long for a communication signal to be sent to their commander from the bowels of their enemy's floating fortress. Tails kept looking the screen to fix itself as the message is still being sent to her office.
"We are certainly taking a quick break until Dedede can help us with the passcode. Tails and I are already trying to speak with Selvaria about our next set of plans. So you don't have to worry about a thing Rapheal… errr Phantom R," he replied.
The thief does a hat tipping gesture to express gratitude for getting the word on his next mission.
"As for you Kiryu, that's great know that our dream traveling friend and the others will get here soon. he would definitely be integral for special part of the massive that would require some negotiation. We do have to worry about any unseen forces though since I can agree that things are too quiet here. That is assuming that the remaining grunts and robots are located on the higher floors waiting for us to get here. I think this is a moment where some would have to be trusted with staying outside the…."
"Hey guys, the signal is finally up. I can see Selvaria's face and her control room on Morte's ship!" the two tailed fox exclaimed.
This would garner the interest of Zobio, Ralph, Amy, Gear, Headdy, and a few other familiar faces to look at the screen on Tails's wrist. The woman is just as collected as they would expect and possibility proud of the fleet that's taking on the ship's defenses from the outside.
"Hello heroes. It appears that you all managed to find the room without any trouble. I'm sure you all have special plans for your time in the ship or other drastic measures to help the civilians. But I'm proud of you all for your hard work nonetheless," she said.
"Thanks for the congratulations Selvaria. But I'm afraid there is more to why I've wanted to speak with you. How are things going on your end from outside? The G.U.N. and Ratchet are doing alright with the warship's defense systems?" he asked.
Selvaria glanced over at the other screens from her room to see how everything went. Opa Opa is blowing waves of Egg Fighter Jets easily with his missiles before celebrating with a loop. Ratchet is blasting way at the Airships that were manned by Bowser's ever determined minions. Harrier just got done taking out another of Eggman's best robots in the form of Silver Sonic. More G.U.N. copters are blowing away the jets with ease while dodging the blasts fired from the Mothership's cannons. Atolm is easily blasting away at the ships that dared to try attacking the Delphinus and Morte's Airship during this continuing fight.
"It appears that everyone is going just fine without any forms of casualties. We see no signs of reinforcements for the Legion just yet and these guys are constantly attacking us. So I'm wondering if it's possible that you all can sabotage the controls of the ship after you save the civilians. That way, I feel that they would have little to use against us in our final conflict. It may be risky, but I can trust that some of you are easily capable of doing that. Is that clear?" she explained.
"Yes Selvie, we can guarantee you that we would be capable of doing that after we get the civilians. I can tell you that we had a scuffle with those robots and two of the leaders already attacked us. But we have Team Dark and those "reprogrammed" robots to help hold them down. The Chaotix were off doing their own thing at the very beginning, weapon research and all. It might as well come in handy for us, don't you think?" he said.
But thing would take a turn for the worst within a flash.
A heavy thud caused the room she stood in to shake briefly and the screen slightly fizzed from the disruption. Selvaria regarded her stance after that serious hit with the bad feeling that something else arrived from the other side.
"Damn it. What just happened with the ship?" she said in urgency.
Tails and the others jumped from the sudden attack that happened on her end. Gear could tell that they had company and they were without a doubt allies of the Legion that came here.
"You're not alone. It's probably them just in time to cause trouble," he said.
"But what would they be here for, shouldn't we be the ones they would be attacking?" Amy asked.
"Wrong. They are only there just to help this ship from the outside. Essentially attacking the Delphinus and Morte's ship with the others fighting with the mothership's only defenses. Naturally, they would do anything in their power to hurt us by attacking the ships while they're here. I doubt the G.U.N. would be able to help them in that case and it would be up to Ratchet and Azel's dragon to take them on," Knuckles replied.
Just with the serious look on his face and crossed arms, he knows that they are really in for a do or die situation for this mission.
"Then we have to hurry up and get out of here before they all get defeated. They lack the shields to defend the entire ship unlike their superior technology. She's got few people covering her from the back with most of us in this ship," Arle pouts.
Orta has the feeling that this attack might alarm her dragon as it still perched back on the ship's deck.
Please, just wait until I get back and you'll be able to fight them in the skies.
"Worried about your dragon, Orta? I wouldn't blame you, the two of you are inseparable," Prince Ali said.
She felt comforted by the young prince's words and smiled back at him. But this still didn't subside her worries about her dragon leaving his post to help alone.
"But here's the thing we really have to think about. How would they arrive here so fast when they only have a slow traveling speed that would make them show up later?" the green haired demon wondered.
NiGHTS had just the idea of who was responsible thanks to thinking about the very being that stole the children he dualized with in the past.
"It can't be anyone other than that scoundrel Reala. With his mastery of traveling through realms and bringing all sorts of nightmares into his new playground, you would think the Legion would use him as a fast pass service to get here," the purple jester replied.
"Not to mention Harrier's surprise attack with the Squilla probably prompted them to take a safer and faster way of getting to their masters' aerial base without trouble. You've really got to admire their ways of improvising," Vyse said while thinking.
"We shouldn't be congratulating the Legion in anyway, Vyse. This means a lot about our plan falling apart since they'll hold our ships and captain hostage while we are stuck inside of the ship having to rescue Sonic and the others," Alex Kidd remarked.
Billy would promptly shove another riceball in his friend's mouth so he wouldn't be in panic mode anymore.
"Ignoring Alex's rant, we just have to see how bad the situation is out there. Ask Selvaria what was it that really attacked them to see if everyone's theory is accurate. While here is Dedede taking a rest to scramble our time crack by crack," the chicken warrior explained.
"I've heard you Chicken Boy! I'm almost done resting just this moment. If me entering this passcode will stop all of you from ragging on me, then I'll do it. Gee, are the people of this planet always paranoid?" the king barked in annoyance.
The fox shook his head at the apparent laziness of the king and the irony of him denying it.
"Tails, come in Tails! I've discovered the main source of the attack after the Virtua Cops told me. It's definitely them, but the real culprit is an old "friend" of mines. I should have seen this coming since Vyse last spoken with me," she replied.
Everyone would be surprised by her words as they recalled exactly who this old friend could be. Amy thought back to the time she was struck by Ramirez back in Outrun Bay after healing Selvaria. She covered her mouth quickly while catching her breath, trembling at the thought of being able to see that frightening man again.
"H..he…he's here already?" she said.
Bayonetta had the feeling she is still traumatized of him after remembering that terrible moment on the beach. Just the sight of her trembling was enough to make Blaze concerned for her situation.
"You mean the guy that worked with Mr. X is truly here?" Axel said.
Selvaria looked at the other screen from her room to get a closer look at everyone aboard the ship. Just the look of her getting more serious let them know it was bad as they thought.
"His whole gang is here, even that despicable rhyming witch and the mustachioed general from Gear's continent. The other two ships are on their way from the cloud's horizons too. This is definitely the work of that red demon from the dreamscape," she replied.
NiGHTS could feel himself getting less than friendly upon hearing her words. He had the feeling that it was Reala all along and he's here to see him fall.
When I catch you flying in these skies. I will be the one to put an end to you and Wizeman's plans easily. You still aren't forgiven for what you did to those children, Reala.
Just the sight of the Nightmaren being this upset would make Alex Kidd and Billy concerned for his current mood.
"I guess Ashra's days of learning how to fly really paid off. I've got to hand it to that Paperrock fiend for flying over here to make us suffer. But that won't happen on my watch since I'll be there to say hi after we get Sonic out of this ship," the Janken champion shouts.
Dedede is already in the process of completing the second part of this passcode with a visual test of some sort. Kiryu and the others were watching him closely to see if he is doing everything accurately for this mission to go well.
"So Triple D, are there any hidden treasures that me and Mobo could snag once we get inside?" the blue thief asked.
Ryo is surprised that these two would be more concerned for treasure than saving petrified prisoners at a time like this.
"I don't know since this is my first time getting in. But I do know that Bad Boon and Dr. Z hide all sorts of treasures in this room. Or this used to be a room for all sorts of treasures from what Eggman told me. Just try not to slow us down and take what you can when we get in," he replies while rapidly typing.
The money symbols appeared in the eyes of these color coded thieves since they've hit the jackpot of all loot for this room.
"Hey. If it makes you two feel any better, I can help with the other loot when we leave this place," Phantom R slyly whispered near the duo.
The two of them would eventually start shaking both of his hands to show their gratitude.
"You sir are truly a gentleman of thieves," Mobo said.
"We are definitely honored to have someone like you help with the stealing instead of us doing all the dirty work," Robo replied.
The red haired thief would be smiling nervously at their willingness to accept his help. Tails is completely worried for what would they do as his group prepares to enter the room.
"Are you sure that you've got this after getting attacked by them? They can easily blow that ship out of the sky if they wanted to. I doubt the help you have outside, including General Winter's fleet, would really do much against their superior forces," he wondered.
Selvaria had little fear in her heart at all about the entire situation. She also had to answer a message from Fina and Aika regarding the status of their ship while her ship sticks with the same plan. General Winter already informed her that his entire fleet that hid kilometers below them will take for the skies and give them hell.
"Just trust me, I know what I'm doing. They will regret doing such cowardly tactic when me and our forces get through with them. I've already informed the European troops to prepare for battle stations. Me and Ramirez will have a personal chat with each other before that happens," she replied.
She may be confident in her plans for these opposers, but she is still a bit uneasy about what last happened with her old ally.
Ramirez, I hope there is one way I can save you out of this.
"Are you sure that you're fine? This is going to be pretty hectic with the entire Legion here to help their fiendish friends crush our spirit," Sakura said.
Dedede finally ends his work with the code completely cracked.
"Hey guys, stand back as the door unlock itself. We're finally going in!" he called.
Selvaria keeps track of how everyone else is going in the middle of their counterattack on their enemies. Gear finally steps down for the scorched AiAi to have his chance of rolling again after his last move. He wipes his tears from earlier before Amigo can knock on the ball's walls to get his attention. The samba star gave him a wink before waving, which is his way of saying that things would be alright from now. The Monkey Ball champion placed his hand where Amigo's was within the ball and winked back while giggling weakly.
"Trust me, I am a skilled general who knows the best thing to do in any war. Except this time, I won't be the one doing most of the work and place equal amounts of faith in all of my comrades. We will definitely make sure their methods are futile as long as we fight back. Just focus on retrieving the prisoners before they catch on to you," the Valkyrian commander reassured.
"Roger that, Selvie. Me and Tails will make sure everyone stays in line as we carefully confiscate that room. I have a bad feeling that the three scientists and that dopey dragon will be here soon," Vyse said before checking the halls.
"Very well. Good luck on your mission. I will gladly greet them the European way," she replied.
The transmission would end on her side as she stands in anticipation of her next plan for her former ally. Outside of the airship is a massive burning scar from the blast that Azel observes with the help of her massive dragon Atolm. The black haired woman could notice that this was something of a stronger degree compared to anything the primitive airships would do. The massive beast would notice something flying in his direction and blasts it down with a single beam from his jaws.
"Atolm, did you hit something?" Azel wondered.
She would look aside to see the incoming black warship that attacked from the distance, being another important part of the Legion subdivision based on its size. Ash, General Winter, Tembo, Omochao, and Sega-Chan stood from their posts on the outside the Delphinus's deck to watch their new enemy. The guerrilla elephant had the right amount of water in his trunk to blast away any ships that try attacking it with the psychotic rabbit having his best weapons ready for combat. The other members like Aika, Fina, and the other Ash would be waiting in the main control room for any orders from their general. The two Blue Rogues were already aware that a few people left their posts to help with the first air battle and the infiltration. The Aphelion and entire G.U.N. fleet still remains airborne after their long fight with the mothership's first strife. Few soldiers died while some were rescued in time thanks to the Lombax's efforts. Banjo Kazooie were flying high around the same area serving the purpose as back-up and a rescue monger in case any helicopters or planes were shot down.
"Guh huh, that makes enough people on our side and only few that couldn't make it. Sad really," the bear said.
"The real battle begins in the next paragraph or so. Try not to get too teary eyed yet since there's more coming our way before we can rest," the red bird says while shrugging.
Segata Sanshiro and Kyrie would be the only ones responsible guarding the deck of Morte's airship since half of their partners wanted to invade the ship with the others. This would be both a good idea and a bad idea since Kyrie's full power, if not used careful enough, would wind up destroying the ship in the middle of battle or even the entire universe. The blonde boy has enough pressure on his hands since this will be the first time in while where he would need to use his power to some extent during the fight. He can only recall a memory of what his love told him before he would walk to the ship's deck.
Remember, this is going to be a high important day. They aren't aware of your power and it can be used for some very good things while this world is in turmoil. Just try to be careful when you are out there. You wouldn't want to destroy the very fabric of existence or anything.
He could only gulp and swallow that fear since he has an equally strong ally like Segata to help him when the going gets tough.
"Just try to be calm while using that power. That's the only advice I'll give you before we face the enemy," the Sega Saturn mascot said.
Kyrie listen to the wise man's words and only face the imposing warship with no fear like he always did when fighting the Ferals. The Virtua Cops and Outrun couple would be patrolling the halls of the ship with there lights under the orders of Selvaria. This is due to the possibility of any intruders or stowaways being inside the ship in the middle of battle. Clarissa holds the hand of her boyfriend very tight as she looks around these empty halls. She is more of a social person that is used to being in highly populated areas while being in a near empty ship looking for people is enough to unnerve her.
"It's alright baby. We just need to make sure any bandidos or other creeps aren't on this ship. Luckily we have two cops to keep us safe in case we do see something dangerous.
"Stand still, we've got company!" Janet called.
Both her and Hardy got there pistols out after hearing suspicious steps from down the hall. Vanessa already started to hug behind Alberto due to mortal fear of it being a criminal before them.
"Ssshh, remember not to scream. You would most likely scare the pendejo away from us. Leave it to the cops and he'll be out of here soon," he said.
"It's not just one, it's two and they are getting close. Just stand back and we can put them into custody in the ship's dungeon," the male cop replied.
The footsteps would grow louder within seconds sounding more like that of barefoot instead of ambiguous steps. Janet would begin to lower her weapon since she had the feeling that these were indeed wet human steps.
"Hardy, put your weapon down. It's not a monster or enemy. These are the beachgoers from Outrun Bay," she said to her serious partner.
"Serious Janet? Let's not play any games and think that most intruders are friendly," he replied.
A voice called from the darkened halls to let them know who they were.
"She's right. We are from the beach and I'm sorry that we had to get ourselves into this mess. All my girlfriend wanted to do was give favors to the Witch Girl that saved us back there," the male voice said.
Then his voice would be muffled due to being pulled by his partner in crime.
"I did warn you that I can use my girls to smother you, Derrick. Why do you always have to be a tattle tale whenever we have any fun? Just stop moving around before you take off my.."
Then a yell could be heard followed by a hard slap after something suspicious happened within the past eight seconds. Both cops shook theirs heads after lowering their weapons. Alberto would laugh at this with Clarissa more confused than afraid like the last time.
"You know, those two reminds me of us in our younger days," the boy said.
This would lighten up the mood for her to laugh along with him. Morte however remains in the meeting room next to the tank of Ecco to see how everything is going from the outside. She is definitely angry about her ship being hurt by the Legion's sneak attack based on her glancing at her weapon on the side.
Those damn fools think they can get way with attacking the World Destruction Community's prized airship? I have some special plans to take them all down. This baby is loaded with the best weapons possible ever since I upgraded it for flight. They will truly see why no one messes with me or the WDC.
"Morte, can you hear me? This is Officer Hardy here with a report on catching a few stowaways," the walkie-talkie spoke.
She picked up the device and held it to her ear to speak with him to keep her cool.
"This is Captain Morte. I'm glad that you found some sneaky bastards aboard my ship. Are you planning to lock them in our dungeon or take them to me?" she asked.
"Well the thing is that these people were regular beach goers that were supposed to not follow us like any other civilian. Plus, locking this young couple up would be inhumane. So we will be taking both the boy and his girlfriend here to stay until they can speak with Bayonetta," the male officer states.
"Very well. Make sure you bring them two here and one of our chefs would make them feel right at home. As long as the home itself doesn't endure any more serious hits. Besides, they would have to see Bayonetta later since she was more interested in breaking through the ship's defenses like everyone else. I have the feeling that it is our turn to fire the shots once these fools get closer to us," the captain remarked.
The black warship would eventually release waves of aerial forces to help finish the job under the orders of Grunty and Ramirez. These would include most of Greedy's intergalactic space minions, a swarm of Grunty bots, and the strongest Zeti Bots models designed specifically for the way. They were similar to the ones Tails fought in their ship, but much stronger and have actually color to them unlike the weaker grey models from earlier. Their sharp claws and horns were developed specifically for combat while they got the ranged weapons to cause enough damage for destroying planes when in groups. Selvaria knew that this was the work of the Deadly Six because of their alien designs and the time Zeena told her all about their function before the betrayal.
So this is what they mean about using their best forces. They sure are smart for a group of metal monsters with little experiences with strategic advances.
The first thing that appeared on her screen is none other than the Valuan commander himself. She is more angry than disturbed by his sudden appearance with his red eyes looking back at her.
"Good evening Miss Bles. Or shall I say Treacherous Witch!" he said with authority.
The woman shown no fear in his tone or insult with his comeback over there last fallout.
"Pleased to meet you, Ramirez. It seems that you've had a nice change of attitude since the day we last spoke. I bet it was nice of them to fix you up and give you a new partner to work with," she replied in spite.
The man felt no sting from her words which he gave away all forms of negative feelings for this fateful day.
"Pretty clever for a monster who's begging for her head to be removed. I'm glad that Vyse was able to transform you into a bigger reason for why you need to fall. It must be nice to serve a sad rouge that's too afraid to face me personally unlike you. All alone with no friends to help and a defenseless ship that will be easily sunk by our forces. The truth must be lingering within that hidden fear of yours," said the cold commander.
Maximillian's former partner had no time for this man's berating psychology as her heart rate slowly beats in a growing anger. Ramirez could feel her very anger just be looking at her face, which is exactly what he wants out of her as part of him plan.
"Good, get angry and have that desire for carnage in that blackish blue heart of yours. You will need that and Lady Luck on your side if you think your outdated ship will survive this next attack. Even the two people aboard that deck won't be enough to save you from plundering into a watery grave. Just remember, you've got yourself into this mess because you turned against us. All that sympathy we had for you at first is completely gone with you at the top of our defeat list. How does it feel to be a fugitive that will finally meet her end in the most appropriate place possible?" he continued.
She could only lift a special black control switch that she's been saving for this very moment. Just the unexpected appearance of it excites Ramirez more since this strategy she may have could be a fluke that he can easily make irrelevant with his strategic plans.
Ramirez, I hope this can get to your heard that I am not your prey no your enemy. You will be saved by my hands no matter what.
"Come on, I'm waiting for that special answer. You can't be this scared already. I'm expecting a lot out of a treacherous general who is standing on her own two feet instead of working with us like you should," the arrogant Silvite spoke.
Selvaria only furrowed the brows on her face to match the blood red eyes she had for her very target. With her thumb being lifted above the red button, she feels her heart rate slowly down to match the intensity of her surprise attack.
"Who said anything about me being scared? The one who should be cowering in fear is you and your Legion buddies. Don't say that I didn't warn you, "dear". Hell awaits the Legion on this day," she replied.
The button is finally pressed and Ramirez breaks into a wicked smile, which didn't intimidate her at all due to this plan she's confident in. The real battle between these imposing aerial forces begin. Hordes of Russian bomber planes would rise from below both warships to begin there onslaught on the enemy before them. These models included the Sukhoi T-4, Myasishchev M-50, Bereiv Be-10, Ilyushin IL-28, Yakovlev Yak-28, Tupolev Tu-80, Tupolev Tu-95, and OKB-1 EF-131. These were either old models used during World War 2 or recent Cold War plans that served as the perfect counterattack vehicles for any war that General Winter is involved in. These bombers would charge at the flood of enemies ahead of them with their eyes set on the enemies before them. Some G.U.N. aircrafts and copters would make their way in that direction under orders of Ratchet since the large group he has is enough to fend off the warship's supplies of enemy ships.
"Just make sure you put up some good team work, guys. At least that's what Shadow would want while he's gone," the Lombax said.
The swarm of Grunty Bots, Zeti Bots, and Greedy's Orb army would charge at the incoming aerial planes for attack formations.
"Legion of Subspace, let's show these fools what it means to be the true rulers of these skies!" Ramirez shouts.
Kaiser Greedy would float from the side of the ship to make way for the deck. This extraterrestrial general was sent to keep watch of things on the deck and making sure none of these plans would have the right idea of attacking this ship.
These foolish Earth soldiers should know better than to think they stand a chance against my army.
The bombers managed to blow away at a few pieces of the swarm with their powerful bombs and supersonic speeds. The Orbs were fairly easy to defeat and the deadliest Grunty Bots were no match for these bombs. It was more the Zeti Bots that were harder to hit or kill. One feminine green one was able to slice the tail of a Sukhoi bomber for it to fly out of control. The muscular red Zeti Bot was able to successfully destroy two planes with his strongest psychical attacks. This was a win-lose situation for this aerial fleet thanks to the Deadly Six's fast and powerful technology. The real problem is that they were too fast for the bombs to really kill them or they were strong enough.
"And it looks like that cannon fodder of yours is doing their job at being crushed by the Deadly Six's superior machines. You have anything special to back yourself up?" Ramirez taunts.
Selvaria would only respond with a slight smirk to his surprise.
"You think I would just send them up there to lose easily. Let my three best operatives take them on for my men." she replied.
Several of the Zeti Bots would be easily sliced apart within a flash with one being knocked down by a powerful punch from a mysterious invader. Then a heavenly voice will begin signing from out of nowhere to heal the damaged ships and soldiers within the fleet easily.
"This here is a war that's happen for the world. To see that this place is in turmoil. This voice will do the best to heal all scorn. To which these soldiers had a purpose to be born. You fight with all the strength you must adorn. You all need to destroy all that is sworn. No one should give up at the slightest tactic. That we must all raise that static."
These bomber planes would be in working condition against thanks to the mysterious woman's voice, but also with the power of their explosives and defenses handed to avoid dying easily. Even their speed is enhanced from the song'smysterious power to rival that of the Deadly Six's machines with each. The tides of battle were easily turning thanks to their hidden allies in battle, but who they were riding atop two of the best planes of the pack. One of the is a heavily built man with a mechanical arm that holds his chainsaw, smokes a cigarette, and wore a black leather jacket with a skull and crossbones symbol on the back. The other is a young blonde blue eyed princess wearing a fancy red and white dress with rose patterns, a rose shaped whip in her hands, and the beautiful singing voice to match the previous song. But that wasn't all, the Zeti Bots began to attack each other inexplicably due to a malfunction in their system. Greedy would clench his fist in anger since this wasn't a part of the plan at all.
"What is the meaning of this? I thought those Deadly Six fools said that these were smart robots that learn from their opponents, not fight each other!" he bellowed.
This was the work of another class that specializes in hacking and ranged combat. A woman in revealing red violet attire and black hightop boots lands beside the princess just in time. The royal lady couldn't help but laugh at her allies' mischief with her hand over her mouth.
"I guess they don't call you the Agent for nothing. Those robots stood no chance when you quickly hacked into their systems while they were distracted," Sora said.
The pistol wielding agent finally stands up to catch the air on her face after her devious plan of breaking their defenses. Her figure was much more mature compared to her total partner with the black exposed bra and flashy cleavage to match.
"It sure is good to be back again. Who would have known I've arrived at the right time to prevent this incident easily. But whatever, there are no dragons involved since they don't know how to receive them easily. Maybe then, things would be more fun," Agent Seven replied with a smile.
Jack Cayman would look at the other ship from the distance to see another airborne army coming out from the distance to attack. This time there were Nightmarens, more Zeti Bots, Rokkaku's inflatable rhinos, Cybugs, jetback bound Big Long Drillers, and a massive red dragon that Ali fought in the past. This was without a doubt the work of Isaac since Agito's power allows him to bring back the worst of monsters within a whim, even if they were already killed.
"We've got trouble!" the surprised princess said.
"You've said you wanted to fight a dragon and your wish came true. What more would you want Sora?" Seven says during a shrug.
Then a smaller yellow plane would fly beside the larger ones, this one being much different than the ones in flight. It would eventually rise to the level of Jack and the two female dragon slayers like a welcoming pilot. As for the pilot himself, he would be none other than the most famous character of all time next to captive blue hedgehog.
"Excuse me paisanos, would you mind me lending a hand to show these villains no mercy?" the pilot said in an Italian accent.
Jack would be curious of the mustachioed man flying bids him while his partners were in awe at the design of his plane.
"May I ask who are you?" Cayman said in a serious tone.
"It's a me, Mario! The one who is here to help Sonic take a these Legion miscreants down," the friendly pilot replied.
Sora would be smiling at the man's willingness to help while Agent Seven smirks at the sudden reinforcement. Meanwhile, the heroes were finally exploring the spacious Holding Room with various hours to be found at what they saw. There were shelves and shelves of various previous victims of the Legion throughout the planet that were held here. Most of there horrified expressions and poses gave the impression of that they last felt before they were hit by the blast. Big and Amy would both be disturbed by the Cream and Cheese "statue" they found in the furthest corner. This was the same person and spot that Ulala discovered when she was first her. As for the reporter herself, she was able to discover Jaguar and Space Micheal together. She was aware that there were possibilities of Bowser plundering places in space before he reached Earth, but she never had the idea that these two were already kidnapped.
"This has gone too far. I never expected them to have planetary takeovers until after they take Earth. I guess they were already steps ahead of us," she said with a sunken heart.
Mega Man would have his head down in shame when he came across a similar captured scientist. Dr. Light was captured after the first city was attacked, with both Roll and Proto Man defeated as well. Ristar would be disheartened at the fact that the child he befriended on the Planet Freon was another of Bowser's victims beforehand.
"Even the little guy had to get himself involved in this mess. I'll make sure to take him back when this is all over," he said in determination.
Alex Kidd was already on his knees in emotional distraught after seeing his partner Stella staring at him in the face. Lord Max was able to recognize several of his party members from his last journey all lined up after their defeat. Like AiAi previously, he is feeling intense anger at the disgusting actions of the Legion.
This sorceress is definitely going to taste my blade once we see each other again. They shouldn't even be here of all places if it weren't for her.
Speaking of AiAi, the monkey would be already trying to wake Meemee up from her frozen prison despite not knowing how to properly do so. He didn't care how and wanted to be able to hear his monkey wife's voice again. Amigo would be glad that his samba band were still safe in town, but felt truly hurt by his friend's futile efforts to "awake" the petrified primate. Akira and Jacky on the other hand were both holding their heads down before Sarah Bryant and Pai Chan, pretty skilled fighters that lost easily to the Legion.
"Those bastards, I had the feeling that my old partner's daughter would be here of all places. I could just track down the one responsible and blow their brains out with his own hands," G yelled.
Varla would be the one to comfort him before he cries in front of the frozen body of Lisa Rogan. Chuck finally found his mad scientist creator with Head being the own to bawl over their master's vegetative state as a statue.
"Why, what would that brilliant ever do to deserve this terrible fate," the skull cried.
For once in a while, Chuck didn't want to hit him and felt just as hurt as him.
"Head, we will make sure the skulls of those monsters get crushed for this," he said with a tear rolling down his cheek.
Max and his dinosaurs would be appalled by the sight of his closest friends and dinosaurs being frozen in the same prison. The Bonanza Bros. would be too busy trying to haul in the treasure from the east of the room with Phantom R sadden by Marie being frozen in fear with her violin. Overall, plenty of heroes discovered some old friends or loved ones that were dragged to this dark room of frozen bodies. Tails would already make his way to the western side of the room to find his blue pal in the middle of this trophy morgue.
"Sonic! Can you hear me, we are here to save you!" he yells while flying.
He would hear a similar voice groaning in pain and stopped dead in his tracks. He could feel his heart being in the right place after hearing that voice.
"Buddy, is that you? Turn around the corner and show yourself," the voice said.
The young fox would obediently fly down the last hall and make that right turn to see something that almost made his scream. The Blue Blur is right before him in the flesh and completely alive, but still knelt on his feet from the effects of Nack's weapon and his torture. The fox could feel his heart beating in happiness and fear at the same time because of the condition his friend is in.
"Ta..tails…I'm…glad…to see you here. Sss…sorry you had… to see me this way," Sonic said while trying to get to his feet.
Anyone rather confused abut what is happening? Then allow me to explain. The Robot Masters would be defeated one by one for everyone to call it quits after realizing what Mega Man would want. After some quick repairs and thanks, everyone would head their way down with the rebuilt Robot Masters having to fight off Dr. Z's best dinosaur. But trouble arrives when the other subdivisions of the legion arrived earlier than expected and attacked Selvaria's ship with ease. She would enforce a counterattack with some new members to help Winter's fleet break through their aerial forces and aim for the ship. Then everyone's favorite video game hero would arrive just in time to join the fun. The heroes would be mortified at the trapped prisoners they see in the room as they were organized like life sized trophies. Then Tails would find the Blue Blur in the farthest side of the room, happy and shocked at what they did to him. We will see more of what happens with the Blur Blur in the next chapter, which will be uploaded next Friday. It's good to be back and I'm glad to be of service to my fans. Without further delay, I wish you all a happy late May.
