This is Big Red here to say that I've been a bit out of schedule due to the 4th of July shopping among other tasks. I can apologize for the late upload of this chapter and it was for good reasons. Leaving that aside, there will be no recap or ending since I'm going on ahead to finish this week's chapter rather quickly. You will see more of Isaac and Fei Rin as the two begin to realize where they are. Thank you and enjoy!

The three black warships would finally be departing from their location within the last hour since the climax, tasting defeat in them most ways possible due to how unsuccessful their fights were. The crew workers of each ship were still having problems refining there shields due to the critical damage from the Moonstone Cannon along with the meteor storm dents during their last scuffle. Reala could only sit in his throne awaiting the Baron to be fully recovered after Mathilda and Elise took him way for treatment. The devious Turbo is back at the table after some reincubating with the other Cybugs in their new nest on the fourth floor. The Cybug hyrbrid's carapace is now back in good healing condition, but the video game mastermind is upset at what Knuckles did to him out there. Just remembering every single exoskeleton cracking blow, would only make him bare his fangs in rage. Psy-Crow would be busy rounding up a list of targets on a large dart board for target practice when he needs to be out for revenge. The one target he aims for would be Amy Rose because of how she humiliated him out there. The psychotic space bounty hunter would have his sinister red eyes scrunch from pressure with his hand on the trigger.

When you and I meet again, I will blast you so hard that you'll look just like me.

He eventually breaks into psychotic laughter and blast good chunk of the dart board with his gun. This would get the attention of Hiyashi and Onishima, who were still waiting on Rokkaku to recover after he got his back wounds from the Baron's uncontrollable tantrum. Psy-Crow breathes heavily from the blast he took with smoke rising from the nose of the blaster. Everyone would also be disappointed about the remaining Rin Sisters disappearing without a trace during the middle of the chaos that took place. No one knew where they left or how they didn't see them at the climax unlike Fei Rin. All of this would lead for the villains to bask in their defeat with only hopes that the war in the future would lead to more victories. The Nightmaren took a deep sigh while clutching the arms of his special throne.

"Everyone, we may have to get an effective strategy for the future if we were to win this fight. We were close to winning and taking the entire fleet hostage until they arrived to ruin things. Not even using the Chaos Emerald I owned was enough to help turn the tides for the fight. On top of that, our trump card Isaac lost control of himself in the middle of the fight and stripped all forms of magic for everyone. This not only put us in danger, but nearly destroyed our ships in the process. It was a miracle they've helped in defeating him and tearing that dimension apart. Unfortunately, we have no clue as to where he or Fei Rin is during all of this. The last thing we've saw was the heroes leaving after a sudden flash of light obscructed our views. Chances were that one of their strongest allies other than Sonic was responsible for this. No matter, we just have to learn from our mistakes and do everything possible to win this next fight. The best we can do is rest for now and leave for a place to get our ships repaired," he announced.

Reala could tell that the morale on his fellow villains were low when most of them were either plagued with fatigue or missing from the room with other business to attend to. Turbo would be the first to raise his clawed purple hand for something important to add.

"Yes Turbo, I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the manner," he said.

"It appears that we overestimated Isaac to begin with. Sure he's capable of great power, but who can get that powerful that it nearly cost our lives. That's the type of fearsome power we should need for the war to win. But with him being missing in action, one can wonder what made him split like a Chik-o-Stick. Perhaps the heroes themselves decided to kidnap him for their own use?" the sinister candy hybrid said.

Reala would slowly raise himself from the throne after hearing his words. His curiosity would grow into something much more devious than that when thinking about today's incident.

"You may be right. They could have planned to take Isaac with them while he's weak just to try raising him into a weapon to defeat us. Those fools clearly have no idea what control of the Silver Armlet he has or could wind up in the same trouble as before if he let his emotions get the best of him. They are seriously foolish if they think he can be a weapon to use against us. He's been with us much longer than they would, making him a permanent Legion member," he said.

"Which is why we should keep in touch with him so he can strike when the time is right. Having a spy work with them instead of a traitor is the sweetest back-up plan we can ever do. But the only thing getting in the way of that is his attachment to that girl. In fact, I do get the feeling that love is a main source of all these recent treacheries lately," Turbo replied.

Reala's face returned to his neutral state after that reply. He had the feeling that he could be on to something with his recent hypothesis.

"You could be right, you could be wrong. Azel left us because she got reunited with her living daughter despite now knowing what really happened with her husband, Selvaria lashed out against Ramirez for attacking Amy when she healed her, Ramirez suddenly abandoned us without a trace, and now we have Isaac who would be the reason behind us losing the Baron's three assassins. His attachment to the girl can be seen as a big weakness to our plan. We just got to do something that will make him listen to us and not her. You are a good manipulator, perhaps there might be some trick cards up those wings of yours to make him trust us. He should still have that transmitter on his wrist since that's how we all communicate with each other," he said.

It wasn't until the main screen will turn on to reveal the very leader of the Legion to speak withe everyone. He seemed slightly serious about what happened today based on the damage done to his ship during all of this.

"Ah, Eggman. Perfect timing. There are just some things I would like to talk to you about. I'm sure you don't mind my acquaintance?" Reala said.

Eggman's silence to this question would only make him wonder what he is here for of all times. Instead the fat man would only clear his throat with his eyes still on the giddy Nightmaren that awaits his reply.

"Good evening Reala. You already may know why I chose to speak with you of all groups other than the fact that you are one of the founders for the Legion. I may want you to tell the rest of your active allies to pay attention to these next set of plans for your repairs," he said.

"See, I told you that he's going to talk with us over repairs instead of plans for us to strike back," Psy-Crow said.

Turbo only shook his head from his elongated neck because of his focus on proving then right instead of paying more attention to the bigger picture.

"No matter, I have other things to discuss before we continue. From the analysis I've done during this risky storm, we all can confirm that Isaac is without a doubt a huge asset to our group, severe ship damage aside. But that is the good thing we've learned out of this war since those heroes that think they can use his power for good are only wasting their time. Yes, I'm already aware that you've lost him along with other valuable members because of their closeness to each other. Those Deadly Six fools unsurprisingly betrayed us in favor of a weaker group for who knows what. All I know is that I'm glad they decided to leave since they are useless without Nack's leadership at all. Furthermore, you all should be fine as long as your allies are still strong and we have enough men for war," the doctor explained.

Reala raised himself off of his seat to speak with his favorite human on equal grounds.

"So you are not angry about how we all could have been killed? You are definitely as insane as most say. Shame about us losing the Rin Sisters, though a certain someone will probably lose control again if he heard about this. He's already in the middle of recovery after one of Rokkaku's men was able to put him down. I would be seriously surprised if he's survived such fatal wounds at all. Nack's defeat I felt would result in a domino effect when it came to those multicolored freaks. One of them had the nerve to insult me because I didn't have the energy to save him the middle of the storm. The worst part is its the one that's normally whiney about everything that doesn't go his way. I just can't stand spineless cowards that are all talk but no fight," Reala said with growing anger.

Eggman would be no surprised about his slight rage since this is how he felt when the Deadly Six turned against him years ago. In fact, he wasn't really that angry about it anymore since he knows that they would be given the opportunity to fail once again by his own hands unlike the last time.

"Not to worry about those fools. Because I have plans to go back to the Lost Hex to pick up a little something that can really correct them. On top of that, maybe I can quickly take over one last area before the war so I can hit them where it hurts the most. You won't have to worry about making them suffer since I can do that job easily. Nothing like contemplating the genocide of a species just to make six traitors pay for their insolence," Eggman said before giggling evily.

This plan sounded just like the one that he would think of at times like this, which Reala nods with his sinister smile.

"And to respond to your earlier point, I would care less about the damage of my ship. Just seeing what he's truly capable of is good enough. Crazy is more of an understatement when you look at the other things on my evil pedigree. As for the Baron, I know that he survives the worst just like anyone else from the Deathwatch Tournaments. He should be back to his feet sooner than you can say "Die!". Chances are that the other two assassins ran away to go after their beloved sister. Family very important to some people after all. But not to worry, they will probably pick a fight with them for kidnapping her instead of joining them too easily," he continued.

"Very wise words doctor. Just what I expect out of a man of so many brilliant words. At least you are planning to take action while we rest for repairs. Speaking of that, do you have any idea where in the world where we wait for that?" Reala asked.

"I was originally going to say report back to base in Mystic Ruins, but it would be better if you come to our new base at Speed Highway. I was able to build a new base with the left over henchman at work and another great creation of mines. Unlike Metal Sonic, this one was much older and has the ability to harness the emerald's power easily. He's not a pushover either since he effortlessly chased off any unpossessed police or G.U.N. soldiers that even tried to fight him off. Mecha Sonic is truly a great creation that I should have revisited long ago. But with Metal defeated, I would have to rebuild him from scratch," Eggman said.

Turbo slowly crawled his way to the screen to speak with his superior with big questions.

"How many Sonic robots do you have in your possession? I only recalled you having one which got defeated out there. You sure have to be persistent with this many backup plans within that hardboiled shell of yours. Are you sure this one is strong as you say it is?" Turbo said.

Eggman smiled after raising his body for a more schematic pose for this arcade villain.

"To put it simply, I am the man with the master plan and many of these plans always have alternatives. Like for example, I was able to spook one of those foolish thieves into giving me this gem back on the ship," he replied.

Eggman would pull out a red gem from behind that shines with radiant power from his gloved pal. Reala easily recognized this as a Chaos Emerald since it was the same shape and type like the blue one in his possession.

"How did you…"

"Simple, they trusted the worst possible people to take care of that gem. So naturally I lied about having a self destruct button in my possession for those thieves to run away easily and drop their loosest belongings. I have eyes and ears everywhere that know their every move. Not just Egg Robo, but many other special assigned robots that record and tell me each and everyone's weaknesses. That's part of how I've upgraded my Egg Dragoon to try matching them in combat. Only for them to analyze one fatal flaw of hurting it with its own weapons. This is where I would build something bigger and better to avoid the same mistake easily. Going back to Mecha Sonic, he was formidable enough to fight that pawn Knuckles back on Angel Island easily. This says a lot about his strength. Part of why Metal Sonic got defeated was being overwhelmed with multiple targets. This is where I would have to improve his abilities where he won't be intimidated by something so simple. You must always learn from your mistakes and try something even better than the last one in order to trump your foes. At least that explains how I was able to build a whole new base during all of this while we were gone. Just try to go there in time if you want any help with repairs. While you're at it, there's enough free weapons to grab if you want to be armed for our final conflict with those fools. Any questions?" Eggman explains with a grin.

Psy-Crow would try to process everything he heard with a pad and pencil out for writing these things. Both Onishima and Hiyashi would talk amongst themselves since they would have to tell their boss this later. Turbo would briefly glitch to his real face while smiling to express his joy at this with his default King Candy persona being the dominant expression. The Cybug beast would rub his clawed hands together since this is a plan that he didn't expect, but loved due to how much Eggman does his homework.

"How were you able to retrieve Metal's parts if he was destroyed by Sonic?" Reala asked.

"Simple. I've sent off aquatic search Badniks into the sea to try tracking his parts and scraps down. Some of my spy robots was able to catch the sight of his destruction and send me photos of it so I would know where to search. Soon as I rebuild him, he will be a badder machine that will show no mercy against those fools. Anyone else?" the devious scientist asked.

Turbo would raise his hand since he had big questions about their next destination.

"Are you sure that there aren't any more human pests to deal with or most of them are under control like the countless prisoners we have worldwide?" he asked.

"My Turbotastic king, we have nothing to worry in terms of interference. Most, if not all, people are either held prisoner by the hosts of the Shadow Fiends or completely useless with what little weaponry they have. We've made sure that there is enough of them to go around for permanent control of this planet. For whatever humans remain that aren't raised like cattle, they are probably hiding in their "homes" or eliminated for good if they do pose as threats. Who said anything about no proper pest control other than the heroes that did pose as a real threat to our plan? I doubt they would have the time to save everyone and they would have no choice but to partake in this war before the planet becomes ours for good. Then we can move on to more than just the world easily with what's left of the Time Eater's essence," Eggman replied before laughing.

Turbo's face grinned widely before it glitched again to reveal his famed yellow teeth and ghastly pale skin before he crashed Road Blasters years ago.

"Perfect. This is all rolling faster than tongues on lollipops. Now I have little worry about making my children multiply more in another desolate building after that putrid cannon killed most of them. Glad there's just that ham handed buffoon to deal with and not the stupid little girl that's trapped within my "former" game. Having her out of this would only make things easier for all of us," he said with his claws outstretched.

"So what are the odds of the other prisoners within the subspace not being able to interfere with our plans? It's a damn shame half of those Tokyo-To punks got freed back on your ship. It was a good thing we've decided on leaving some of them within the darkness instead of within you. I'm sure that you are alright with them getting away with all of them," Onishima said.

"I'd say little to none since they would need a certain energy output to free them. Which there is non available within the subspace other than then Dark One, who will probably keep them as permanent trophies until someone is crazy enough to enter their domain. You were able to meet it in person right? I'm sure it was too terrifying for you to even grasp its form or power within its realm of existence. To be honest, losing one too many prisoners who will pose little of a threat to me isn't a big deal to me. They would probably be crushed just like the others when we all fight them together at Kingdom Valley in due time. The others are not too important for them to reduce unless that Jet Set Delinquent thinks saving his precious professor and remaining crew members are worth it. This is why I am not very bitter over what happened today since I'm always steps ahead of them and so is the Legion," the doctor replied.

Reala calmly nods with his arms crossed from hearing the good doctor's back-up plan and other details he had for the future. The next thing he would do is look into his mind to see if he can communicate with his remaining Nightmaren brethren that wait aboard the ship.

"Is there something wrong Reala? You seem to be a bit stressed?" Eggman wondered.

"He's communicating with his men at the moment. They would need to know everything there is to this plan of yours, Robotnik. Which reminds me, I need to speak with my Cybug children about this to. I'm sure that they've been hungering for some heroic prey since they were first hatched. The loss of my other children won't be in vain after what that pink smiling buffoon and his friends did to them. It really burns me up to hear about the loss of my children," Turbo said with his sinister tone.

Watching his face glitch again gave Psy-Crow the impression that he's rather unhinged about his defeat just like him. In fact, the space bounty hunter is still wondering what is taking Earthworm Jim so long to see his demented face again when thinking about his absence. He would start gesturing under his helmet as if he were scratching his skin as he wondered where was he.

Just where is that scatterbrained worm with the suit? He was never with them at all when I invaded their ship. Even the pink one that defeated me had no idea who he was.

It wasn't Eggman would step over for Nefarious to speak with these remaining villains while they set course for their destination. The Solana Galaxy supervillain is still angry about his humiliating defeat based on his lower jaw subtlety rubbing below his metaling head.

"Just remember, stop by the place once you get there and take no prisoners. We will make sure those squishies and other heroic scum rue the day that made a fool of this army. It's a good thing this planet is under our control and this is baby steps to our plan of taking over the entire galaxy. Just remember to inform your troops of these news and restock on the best weapons possible for this final mission," he shouts.

A familiar clawed hand would appear and shove him out of the way so he could get a chance to speak. It was none other than Eggman's closest villain ally from their time during the Olympic games. The draconic Koopa King wasn't too upset about his defeat, but mostly confident in what little they achieved despite their loss at the hands of the heroes. Just seeing this fearsome king laughing arrogantly gave Psycrow, Hiyashi, and Onishima some uncomfortable vibes.

"What seems to be up with the laughs, Bowser? You are just as confident in our victory for the future," Turbo asked.

Reala finally takes his finger off his forehead after his silent communication with the Nightmarens that lurked within the ship along with an extra message he had for his boss Wizeman. The pale red capped jester would be curious as to why the King of the Koopas was chuckling before their screen.

"Is there something important that we should know before we end this transmission? You seem to be a bit too preoccupied with something Bowser," he said in caution.

The Koopa toned down his laughter due to the concerned voices, looking at them with his overconfident smile.

"Nothing major. Just thinking about something important to inform you all about the plan. Like everyone said, use that time to recover from our loss wisely since we will dominate those fools when they cross our paths again. I've already done enough discussing with the Koopa Troop about other battle tactics we had planned like aerial maneuvers, bombing, ambushes, and more. We will do so in a way where our past tactics will seem like Toad's play in comparison. We just can't be letting simple mistakes put us down since we all can learn from them in the end. Besides, we were able to snag one emerald from those scatterbrained chumps easily. The last thing I can best say is that we all need to know what it takes to make them cry, even if it winds up destroying portions of the very land we plan to rule. This is where we would have to give them a No Mercy Run for their Money method against these happy go-lucky Crazy Dayzees. But that's all I have to say. So we'll speak to you all later when the time is right," he explained.

The screen finally shuts off with the flick of switch thanks to Lawrence doing it for them. Nefarious would be launched in his seat after that shove he received from Bowser, trying to not let his hatred of organic life get the best of him. Wily however would be in the middle of communicating with his rebellious black Robot Master ally over his next mission from his wrist device. Based on the loud reactions from it, Bass is still dissatisfied of having to wait this long to get revenge against Mega Man and his new allies for the future. The doctor is annoyed of the robot's bratty attitude towards his creator, citing how many times he would have to keep him in check for many years and the time he even fought against. Bass's response was another rude gesture that he is prone to doing when annoyed by the scientist's content nagging. His reaction is expected, which is him yelling at him for testing his patience after suffering a defeat at the hands of heroes previously.

Dr. Bad-Boon would be having an ice bag placed on his head from the beating he received from Team Dark by his unnamed beanie wearing assistant, muttering in anger over what happened. His wounds weren't anything too serious since the robot itself took that much damage, but mostly bruises and black eyes after surviving the destruction of his best mech. The assistant would apply some cream to the bruise on his cheek for his boss to yelp slightly from the sensitivity of it. He angrily chattered at him for rubbing too hard only to hurt that bruise again from flexing his sore face too much. In the back, Dr. Z is barely alive, but seriously hurt from trying to escape the Robot Masters that managed to defeat him and his best dinosaur. His right leg is in a cast with a few bruises on his arms, burned skin, and his hair being slightly cut from his encounter with Cut Man. An Alpha Gang member would be reporting to him of what other available dinosaurs he can use for the future after his defeat, showing him a variety of options from a deck of cards. He would look at them from the spot he sat at since his limbs were still in the middle of healing from his near death experience.

"Give me that one. There will be no doubt that they will really pay for what they did. In fact, give me all four of them since the bigger army of my best fossilized fighters should be enough to tear them apart. The Alpha Gang will never falter as long as we have powerful allies on our side," he said.

The man would obediently bow and walk out of the room to give his master some time to heal. Lastly, Eggman would be starting into a picture of Sonic and his friends from the side with a blaster in hand for something devious. His intense blue glasses staring into the picture represents every ounce of frustration he has with this particular group that gets in his way.

"Don't you guys worry, we will definitely make sure this is the last time you make a fool of us!" he shouts before shooting at the photo in question.

The blast would be enough to get Bowser, Wily, Dr. Z, and Bad Boon's attention from there respective spots. The scorched threads of the remaining photo would float slowly to the ground from the impact of Engman's shot. The cinders would crawl across various familiar faces of what remains from this photo he kept. It was mostly a picture that was taken at the last Sonic Sega All Stars Racing Tournament including the core members like AiAi, Amigo, Gilius, Vyse, Ulala, and many more. The last thing hears as these cinders burn the shreds into nonexistence is Engman's psychotic laughter to symbolize his big plans for these thorns on his sides. Cubot and Orbot would look back at the large scorch mark on the wall after flicking from their master's sudden shot. What they would see is the very representation of his hatred as he continues his sinister laughter within the room. This scene is a forewarning of things to come out of the Legion's future war with these heroes.

Now there is a blank darkness that envelops the eyes of a fallen fighter of foreign origin, his mind being black since he last feel. The coldness of his face is what currently clouds his vision and his determination to move remains still since the impact of his knockout. The amount of power he used is what lead to this state of the body where he had been out cold for longer than he can remember. It wasn't until a familiar voice would be calling to him from his mind.

Isaac! Isaac, are you there? I just can't stand seeing you like this forever. Please wake up!

The fallen warrior would only respond with a slight stimuli despite being out cold. He can barely make out the voice as being feminine, a rather familiar one that would hear a lot back when he is a part of this world.

Who…who are you?

He questioned the very voice that was calling to him in hopes of getting an answer.

Isaac, please! Get up and speak to me like you used to do. I just can't lose you this fast, not like this. I love you so much. Just please, show me those radiant red eyes of yours again so my beautiful black eyes can meet them. I'm begging you please.

He struggles even harder within this cold state to try getting up once he finally recognized the voice.

Fei Rin, hold on, I'll be there. Just let me have a chance to get up from their heavy weight on my shoulders. I can prove to you that I am not dead and we can live peacefully together when this is over. Hold on Fei Rin, this isn't the end of me until I can live to see you instead of wishing for a kingdom I'll never get.

The darkness that enveloped his vision would eventually die out within every struggle he did just to see the voice that was calling to him in his head. It was unknown whether it was a part of his imagination or real, but he wanted to see who it was in the end since his heart longed for her voice.

I'm coming Fei Rin, don't you give up on my while I'm still here. I promise that I would never do something this reckless again if you're going to be this worried about me. Never should have listened to the damn armlet to begin with instead of letting my emotions make me vulnerable to its control.

It was then he would finally open his eyes to see what surrounded him as a very colorful room he's in. The silver haired boy breathes heavily from his sudden awakening as sweat rolls down his face. His arms were slightly sore from his recovery, but it was due to not feeling anything in his body since the fall he had. From a few quick glances, he could tell that he was no longer aboard the ship he's used to due to the girly objects that awaits him on the shelves. The mirror on one of them had a floral pattern to it with the flower decorations surrounding the glass that reflects at him. The gleaming Silver Armlet still remains on left arm since it is bound to him unless a powerful magic can be done to remove it successfully. Seeing his lack of a shirt on his semi-muscular lean body was another dead giveaway that who allowed him to sleep here must have already undressed him. He would only widen his eyes upon this thought since there was a chance that a girl was the one responsible for this strange hospitality. He also felt that his lower body is clothed in nothing but his favorite underwear since he was able to flex his toes easily. He this would make him wonder where his actual clothes went while he spent all this time within unfamiliar territory.

Where am I? This isn't meant for me to endure this type of punishment for what I've did. But more importantly, where is Fei Rin? There's got to be somewhere I can go to finally meet here since she shouldn't be that far. I've got to see who undressed me of my important garb and where did it go so I can get dressed. There is no way I'll just sleep here and find out what happens when it's too late.

He springs from his bed with with arms and used this time to stretch his slightly woozy limbs. The boy noticeably groans as he stretched the very limbs and his back to remove all the stiffness that lingers within his tired body. His legs and arms would reflect the light along his mild bulk, showing that he still has some strength to fight back if he's forced to do so. His white boxer shorts would be just as comfortable as he remembers now that he is standing instead of lying on them. His fiery red eyes were determined to find where ever his closest ally and loved one is now that he is up and ready to go.

Alright, this will be my first step into checking out this place. There is a possibility these people can be hostile since I am their enemy after all. But for whatever reason they decided to take me from within their resting quarters. No matter, I'm going to find her while she's calling to me if it's the last thing I do. I would have to be quiet however since they shouldn't know that I've leaving this "room" they thought was appropriate for me.

The boy slowly tiptoed on his bare feet to make sure not a single loud sound it made to get anyone's attention. He figured that looking through the dressers wouldn't be worth it since he doubted the clothes would be hidden in there. Also, because he didn't feel like going through a woman's draw to see things that were not meant for his eyes. The silver haired boy would find his way outside the room into a steel hall that only he would be unfamiliar with. He looked down the hall from his position to check if anyone serious is heading his way for perfect espionage. His red eyes would quint slightly just so he could see how far these people really were.

It's quiet. No one seems to be around at all. I just have to be quiet when I go down these halls before I get caught.

Isaac slowly walks down the hall to the right as silently as he could with his arms out to help with balancing. Without that much clothing, he is not that likely to make any noise with his usual draped attire or boots. Though he had to be careful with his Silver Armlet since it clanking against the steel surroundings would cause an echo effect to get the heroes's attentions. He looked around within each step to see if there was any incoming individual to hide from in the middle of this. Everything appeared to be no where in sight as he tiptoe down the steel hall for where his clothing would be. The semi-nude owner of the Silver Armlet continues to track the halls quietly with only several things on his mind during his escape: Figuring out where he is and finding Fei Rin while she was calling him in his concussion. He could feel the coldness of the steel from his feet along with the surrounding air that hit his bare chest. This would cause his body to shiver slightly from the lack of clothing. But he was too determined to stay silent to worry about the lack of warmth on his body and kept moving where he was. The next thing he would see is another hall coming up that signifies a fork in the road. He had the feeling that thing was coming his way and using his power keep out of sight would be necessary if he heard it. His suspicions were right as he heard footsteps and a conversation between two individuals heading from the east.

Damn, here they come. I've got to use this power while I'm here to avoid being caught.

Quickly, he leapt into the air with the power of his armlet before the two walking heroes would appear. It would be Axel and Blaze talking with one another as they've walked the hall. The two would be talking about something that may interest the hidden boy that is still listen to their conversation.

"Are you sure that we should be alright with the boy on here after everything he did? It's just a little suspicion that I have due to how irresponsible he is with that power unlike our friend Prince Ali. That girl seems to be so worried for his well being when she refuses to eat whatever we give her despite trying to be nice," Blaze said while looking at her male partner.

Axel looked into her brown eyes with concern given his responsibilities as a cop whom's job work well with her as a trustworthy ally and fighter. From his look alone she can tell he is really trying to analyze the situation he is discussing.

"I can understand you worries Blaze, but the is something that our friends agreed to do. It would have been terrible one way or the other if we simply let them fall together when one of them was concerned for his well being in the middle of this. They simply treated that boy as a pawn instead of a person to deal with the emotional trauma that he had. He's been resting well for around a good six days with no problem, meaning he's not as dangerous as you think. Though I am concerned about the girl's strange behavior. Anyone that literally refuses to be fed by just because she wants to see her loved one lived is actually kind of surprising. She can't starve forever and it won't be too good for her at all," he replied.

Isaac would be wide eyed at the things that head heard from these two cops from below. Just the overall idea that these heroes risked their lives for him is a big shock, but not as hearing about Fei Rin's hunger strike over his coma since the rescue. He could feel his heart being relieved and saddened by this because she must have missed him so much to hurt her own body like that.

She is still here after all. But hearing that she is starving herself like that is making me feel like I'm the one responsible for this. Her actually trying to to hurt herself because of my well being. It's bad enough that she was emotionally broken over there fact that I've lost myself to Agito's power within the Silver Armlet.

He would look at the two conversing cops again to catch on to more important information that he needed to hear.

"How long do you think it will take for him to wake up. He's bound to be alive sooner or later after how we've been taking care of him. Choosing to undress him for cleaning his clothes was an idea of Aika's since the warmness of clean clothes is the perfect ingredient for awakening a sleepy patient. What do you think of that, Ms. Fielding?" Axel asked.

The woman had something else on her mind when he asked this, but paid mind to him just to avoid being rude to the man she trusts.

"I don't know, but it may be what we need to wake up up and reason with him. This will probably be good for us and that girls since she's been playing "Anti-Hospitality" long enough. That type of behavior isn't healthy for a girl of her age. Maybe the clothes should be done within another twenty minutes now the southeast halls in the nearest room. Hopefully someone will be down there to help deliver his clothes," she said.

This is where Isaac would have just the right idea of where to go in order to get his clothes and hopefully reach his lover. But the latter is something that he's still a bit unsure about.

"Blaze, she will have to cooperate with us if she has to accept our acts of kindness. Normally, we wouldn't gladly accept any enemy within this ship unless they have nowhere else to go. There's Shiva and the gang, but they are still keeping watch of this girl in the cafeteria one floor down to the northeast. The clothes are already covered by several others that volunteered to help. This is where we would have to do our part and discuss our plans of meeting with the other G.U.N. powers in their new base," he said.

Hearing her and cafeteria in the same sentence gave him the idea of where else she would be while waiting for him. But still thinking about this extreme hunger strike that she's going on because of him allows guilt to linger within his heart. He could only watch the two continue their walk down the hall as he continues hidden from their line of sight. The sweat rolling down his cold face could only show how badly this guilt is affecting him since he's been gone from her longer than she can speak with him. The ominous power still pours from the Silver Armlet to show how much is granted for him to be flying.

Fei Rin, why could you do this to yourself because of me. I can understand how important you are to me, but just can't be hurting yourself like this while these people are taking care of us. But wait, I should focus on heading to the laundry room like those two said if I can get myself dressed. There is no way that I can stay naked this long since these halls are too cold for my body. I just want to see her so badly, but there is no way I can be taking the cold of these halls while I'm aboard their ship. But the real question is which ship it is. I certainly recognize those two as the ones fighting my former allies from flying machines. But I can barely remember which ones they were. No matter, I just need to focus on getting these clothes instead of playing hide and seek forever.

The boy would fly off down the hall he's in while remaining high enough to avoid any eyes on him. Isaac's aim to retrieve his clothes would be seen as a top priority while he will see his worried "queen" in a much presentable way when it was time for him to go. Meanwhile, most of the heroes would still be in the cafeteria with looks of concern and annoyance at their failed attempts to feed the stubborn Asiantown assassin that is in their possession. The burly ex-Syndicate member Ash would be the one trying to spoon feed her some stew that the chefs made especially for her. He would be among the twenty people that tried to feed her this week only to be reflected by her advances despite their attempts at hospitality. Amy huffs with her arm crossed at Fei Rin's stubborn behavior because of the extremes she is doing until Isaac finally wakes up. Sonic would be watching her from next to his pink furred ally being the hero who is the judge of her strange behavior.

"Just give up already, she is not going to eat until she get what she wants. It's best for you to not even waste your time with her Ash," Shiva called in annoyance.

He would be sitting next to Electra and Kasumi from the third row table as they wanted their ally do his work. The soft hearted man had no intension giving up since he knew that there was some good in her that she would listen to him and have something in her stomach. The volatile assassin's bare stomach would be growling violently despite this, but her put face still shows that she is sticking by her attitude against that captors that kept her under their roof.

"Come on sweetie, you can't be trying to keep that stomach empty forever. You could wind up hurting yourself in the end if you keep this up. Just take some of this and it will make you feel better," the flamboyant man said.

He would inch the spoon close to to hesitant face of the girl as she averts to avoid the good scent. This is a stench that linear with the smell of roasted vegetable soup with potatoes, carrots, garlic, and pickled meat. It was the same type of food that she would enjoy back in her days of being a freelance killer in her home town.

"Just don't do it Ash! She will only spit on your face or kick the spoon away like she always do. It didn't help the fact that I was do tempted to give her a piece of my mind for rejecting the roast I tried giving her yesterday," Knuckles shouts.

"Knuckles, we would have to try to be patient with her. She is separated from the group that she is used to being around. Just try to give her some time to really like being around us buddy. After all, she has nowhere else to go after we decided to borrow them from the Legion," Sonic replied.

The hotheaded echidna would slowly calm down, but cross hims arms since he hates it when Sonic tries being to the good hearted leader all the time.

"Easy for you to say Sonic. May I remind you that she used to be part of a group that is responsible for taking over this planet? You can't just blindly accept her as a friend just because some people like to save people they had no business saving. Yes, it would have been terrible for them to drown down below during an intense war. But taking the two of them scoundrels with us is still a big mistake since they are rarely contributing to this ship for six days," he barked.

BD Joe would be upset with Knuckles singling him out for an act he felt was necessary and got from his seat.

"Joe, just don't listen to him!" Columns called.

The goddess would be too late since the taxi driver had a word to say to the knucklehead that subtly insulted his act of kindness.

"You just have to take it easy and give her a chance. Sure she can change, but it needs time since she would have to be accustomed to our service," Sonic said.

The sound of kicking can be heard, which prompted them to look at the rebellious woman continuing her petty acts of defiance. The soup spoon would be splattered on the floor again after Fei Rin kicked it with most of it all over Ash's face. This caused him to yell from the searing soup that burned his sensitive skin as he rolls all over the floor from the recoil.

"That's it, I am going to toss her overboard since we have been wasting our time long enough," an angered Chuck said.

"Chuckie buddy, can't you just think this through and give her another chance. Tossing people of the ship is something that the Blue Rogues would be clearly…."

The chattering skull would be punched off of the shoulders of this irritated mummy with the sour face on his rotting chest. Zobio would charge at the mummy to tackle him at full force, applying his equally heavy weight to hold him down.

"Sorry Brother of the Dead, but now is not the time for any decisions that you would regret," he said while struggling to hold the mummy down.

"Get off of me, you braindead lug! I am going to do something that all of you should have did long ago. Can't you see that we'll never get into her thick stubborn skull?" he muffled while his face is smashed against the floor.

The panicked Tails flew from his seat to see the source of the problem with an unsurprised Amy not surprised by her continued defiant behavior.

"See, this is the type of stuff you can expect out of simply inviting the enemy over our ship. I just had no idea why everyone's favorite crazy taxi driver had to save them and keep them with us as deadweight," Knuckles said.

"First of all Knuckleboy, I had a good reason to save them since a good taxi driver never misses out on someone in need of a lift. You have no idea how great my service is in order to keep such a position," BJ Joe replies with his arm crossed. "Second of all, you are saying that you wouldn't save someone in a situation like this at all. Just learn to be patient and give her some time. This type of thing ain't easy to begin with and seeing someone like you make a big deal out of it makes me wonder why you are an emerald guardian to begin with!"

Billy would get in front of him and slowly push the dark skinned man away before he would continue getting on Knuckles' bad side.

"Let's just try not to turn against each other when we have bigger things to worry about. You just have to understand that not everyone is completely sold on keeping her here either. Just try not to even think about making him mad over something you felt was right," the boy with the chicken hat said urgently.

"Stop sticking up for him, Billy. You know better than to stick up for him like that when this is something we shouldn't be bothered with. Can't be treating him like he's your guardian any longer and I know that I am better at that job than he ever will," the echidna replied arrogantly.

"Can it already. We can't be turning against each other over something like this. BD Joe just felt the need that what he did was of the greater good. And you shouldn't be calling yourself a better guardian when this whole mess is your fault!" Alex Kidd shouts.

He quickly covered his mouth in shock after what he blurts since it came out wrong enough to get everyone's attention. Gilius shook his head beside Ax and Tyris with Kiryu hold his smoke before he continues enjoying it. Baby hoots angrily while AiAi and MeeMee struggles to keep the infant primate's mech from moving from his spot. Knuckles would be staring dead at the boy after what he said, experiencing feeling of both rage and self-defense because of his accusation directed at the wrong person.

"Just stop it guys, now is not the time to be fighting when we have more important things to do," Tails said before defending next to his red friend.

"And do what, something pointless that will never result in anything good? Knuckles does have a point in which she has no business being with us at all. She made one of my allies cry and you are just sitting here defending such a stubborn broad like her?" Shiva remarked.

The burly man would now be on his bare knees crying from the rude action that Fei Rin did with little remorse in her action. She could feel some regret with what she did, but felt that she would act this way at all times when she's held hostage in enemy territory in her life. On top of this being fair reactions to their "acts of kindness" when the only thing that would make her happy is being able to talk with Isaac again.

"I can assure you that you are mad for a reason Shiva, but we need to not run this in one big conflict because of our efforts of reasoning with that girl. Thank BD Joe for bring her over here along with the higher-ups' decisions to keep her hear. You would have to speak with Aika, Fina, Selvaria, Ramirez, or even Morte if you have any objections to this," the fox stated.

"I'll tell you that it is NOT my fault this whole mess started. Sonic was the one who had the bright idea of sending these emeralds around the planet after Eggman confronted him to take the emeralds. Not that it was a bad move or anything, but at least pin the blame on the right person!" Knuckles shouts at the sorry Alex Kidd.

He could only do little to take back what he said but accept the harsh criticism he had to take from this emerald protector.

"Whoah there Knuckles, no need to play the blame game. Just be glad that we are still in the upper hand with more emeralds than those Legion chumps. I can understand that you are skeptical of her as a person because of who she worked with, but she can change if she can just trust us," Sonic said.

NiGHTS flew over to the site of the argument since he didn't like it when friends are attacking each other over things that can be resolved easily.

"Let's not forget that you were the very one that trusted Sonic to use the emeralds in the tournament before everything happened. So part of the blame can easily be justified on your part since these gems are your responsibility. You can be Sonic's friend and not chastise him for something that he had to do. Would you rather have the Legion take the gems from him and take over the planet easily? At least try to use some common sense instead of being so hardheaded. You don't see me doing any efforts of not doing my job to protect Nightopia while it is not in much danger until they begin using that weapon," the Nightmaren replied.

"Thank you NiGHTS, at least some people around here can use some logic in a situation like this. I hate to say this, but everything he said is basically true. I had no choice on that matter since Eggman doesn't deserve to take away that planet very easily," Sonic said.

"Easy for you do say. Can't you see that the whole world is already in turmoil regardless when we went on that whole Chaos Emerald wild goose chase? They are already steps ahead of us and how they easily let us get away with saving your hide says alot. In fact, you had no business even bothering to fight Nack along when he was there for the very purpose of hunting you for rings and you almost lost to him at first. Don't you ever bother thinking with that head of yours?" the angry echidna replied.

"Shiva, just don't do it! You are only going to make things worse," Electra called.

Everyone would focus their attention on the ex-bodyguard heading his way towards the defiant Fei Rin with an unflinching walk. Knowing his personality and little tolerance towards his allies being hurt, this wasn't going to end well and someone needed to stop him. Chuck would still be pinned to the ground thanks to Zobio's weight and Zobiko jumped in to apply the extra eight he need to hold him down.

"Don't worry honey, I will make sure he doesn't think about tossing anyone off the ship," she said to his surprise.

Fei Rin still sit in her seat with an angry look despite the man's intent on striking her down for making his closest partner since leaving the Syndicate upset. The uninviting look on his face along with his clenches fists were enough that he had just about enough with her.

"Somebody please stop him from what he's doing!" Beat yelled.

The Bonanza Bros would get thir stun guns ready for when they need to stop him dead in his tracks. But the angered Gear would stop them from moving since only he would be quick enough to reach that area before he hits her. He would be the first to speed his way to where the Shiva was headed to stop him him dead in his tracks.

"Just stop Shiva, you have to realize that what you plan to do will not do anyone any good," he warned with his arms out.

The long haired man had no time to be dealing with him and kicked him where he stood. Seeing this would shock everyone within the cafeteria, even Sonic's friends because they didn't expect him to be this violent over a disagreement involving Ash.

"Shiva, that is enough out of you! Some of may be tired of her as much as you, but trying to hit a lady will do no good in making her listen. Don't be such a brute!" Amy yelled.

Fei Rin would be shocked at the fact that he took the hit for her when she is trying her best to stick with her beliefs. The noticeable blood dripping from his mouth shows that he wasn't really trying to hold back when trying get back at her or move him out of the way.

"Why would you do that when I am not even on your side?" she asked.

"You shouldn't be getting in the way of my handy work, Gear. Ally or not, you can't stop me from making her pay for upsetting my best man. Anyone would usually get punished this way back when they used to serve the Syndicate," the man said coldly.

"But you aren't part of the Syndicate anymore! That doesn't give you an excuse to try killing her like that. Sure I can be rather angry at times, but I wouldn't go as far as trying to put her to sleep over something that trivial," Knuckles shouts.

Shiva cared little about everyone else pleas to stop him, even if it was his own partner trying to keep him from attacking their guest. Gear still stood his ground despite the hit he took from the belligerent ex-criminal with the shocked yet starving Fei Rin behind him.

"Touch him again and I will blast you before you even have the chance to get to her. I don't know who you are or your relationship with these people, but you better listen well if you want to abide by the rules of this ship," a serious Opal said.

Her finger tips were pointed right at Shiva from her distance seat in case he even bothered to make another move or take a shot at her Seguan ally. The bloody Gear wouldn't be surprised at how she is trying to take up for him despite his decision to protect the Chinese assassin from being harmed by him. She began charging her Shooting energy within these tips to show that she wasn't playing round with him at all despite his daringness to challenge her threat from afar. Honey and Ryo could notice that she is visibly twitching form doing this and hearing her grunts of pain given the amount of power she's applying to it.

"Are you alright?" the young man asked.

Opal despite this still kept her eyes on her target since he would need to be taught a lesson for wanting to hurt their guest instead of trying to change her through other means.

"Tch, it's nothing. I hurt these fingers all the time when I'm starting for the strongest attacks. A warrior like myself don't even worry about the risk of losing my parts in the heat of a fight. Somebody around here has to give them a piece of their mind instead of sitting on the sidelines," she replied.

The two would be astounded that she is willing to risk her own fingers just to correct him instead using her bow for a situation like this. Honey in particular would be thinking about how much of a warrior she is compared to herself and most of the other female fighters.

"Besides, I am always charged when things like this get on my nerves. Did you think that joke was funny?" she continued.

The couple would be speechless at her lame joke after being amazed by her amazing speech a second ago.

"No, it wasn't funny at all," Honey said to refute the lame pun she made.

Despite this, Shiva would continue attacking Gear to get him out of his way due to his lack of patience. He took each and every blow because of he's intentionally holding his strength back against those that are on his side. Fei Rin would be horrified at this based on her struggling to say a word for his mobile act of protecting him.

"Shiva, stop it this instant. You know that Axel and Blaze wouldn't like it if you were doing this behind their back!" Gum yelled.

"Yeah, just leave her be until she feels like cooperating. Violence isn't always the answer when it comes to situations like this," Beat shouts.

Shiva would ignore their pleas and continue viciously attacking Gear with his best kicks yet just to get to the girl he aims to correct. The teary eyed Ash would finally look back to see what his friend is doing, appalled by how extreme lengths were taken just for his sake.

"Shiva, what are you doing?" he said with his cheeks soaked in tears.

"What am I doing? I am making sure that this girl never disrespects you again. She needs to be treated with disrespect if she chooses not to respect us after we been through the trouble to save her," the long haired man replies.

Knuckles hesitates to get up there and put him to rest for what he is doing against his own allies. Sonic himself is already disgusted by this and aimed to put an end this this conflict himself while he is here.

"Bonanza Bros, put this punk to sleep before he causes more trouble. I'm already getting sick seeing that amount of blood," Toejam ordered.

"TJ, that wasn't even enough blood. But you are right about who this thing needs to end," Earl said beside him.

Opal would finally begin releasing that energy she is saving since the pain was enough for her to hold any long.

"Everyone duck, because this 5-Way Shot is about to get pretty explosive around here," Opal warned.

Electra hearing this would be forced to get her electrical whip while she has little time to think. The Bonanza Bros turn around just to see the energy in her fingertips charging before freaking out. Tails saw the massive shining from the back and knew was time to move.

"You all heard what she said, duck or get out of the way before the blast hit you!" he called.

Sonic and Knuckles would run to the east while everyone else obediently ducks from their tables. Noah would still active his shields around his party and several other people just in case the blasts were big.

"Good work, it would only make this place less of a mess while we are aboard this ship," Alis said to her long time partner.

The blast would finally fire itself with five fast moving projectiles split into heat seeking shots that were aimed for the out of control man. Mobo and Robo dropped to the ground just in time to avoid being hit by the nearest blasts. Gear would use this time to grab Fei Rin and run off before the man looks back at what came his way. Ash would be the one wrap his muscular arms around his ally before his leather boot is grabbed by the electrical whip from Electra. She would use what strength she had to try pulling them back from the incoming blasts.

The result would be a large explosion that ensued in the cafeteria's front with gusts flowing the heroes that sat in the faraway tables. Sonic and Knuckles stopped right in front of it since it was too late for them to grab whoever could have been hit by the Five-Way Shot that was fired. BD Joe, Billy, and Alex held their arms before their face for the mixture of sulfur and strong winds from hitting there face. Gunstar Red and Blue keep looking at the blasts' target to see if anyone managed to survive the shots. The nearby Opal would already be trying to hold back the intense pain from her fingers overheating from the blast with her stands twitched from the sensitivity of it and tears rolling down her eyes. She was already used to their type of pain regularly due to her constant uses of the Shooting skill along with being tortured by her father's henchman many times before she joined the Segua Army. Honey would be seriously concerned for the pain in her fingers based on looking at her face, horrified from seeing what she is experiencing after the shot.

"Are you ok? You seem to be hurting a lot based on how you can barely move after that blast," she asked.

"It's fine, trust me. I am immune to all pain despite what you see. Just worry more about what's happening with them, if they managed to get out of the way," she whimpered under her breath.

It was obvious she felt the pain from the shot, though she didn't want anyone to worry too much. Ryo however is more concerned for what happened with the others that were originally there.

"Hello, are any of you there! Move away from the smoke if you can hear us!" Sonic called.

"There is no way you guys would let some fancy shots get rid of you that eaisly. Just come out and show us that you're fine," Knuckles called.

"I'm over here! Don't worry about the girl, she is safe with me," a voice called.

The two turned to the right to see a bloodied Gear holding himself above the fallen Fei Rin thanks to him taking her out of the way just in time. Her once black and white outfit is now stained in Gear's blood thanks to the hits that he took from Shiva, leaving the girl surprised and slightly traumatized at what just happened. She is still surprised that after all this time she is starving just for Isaac's sake, they are still willing to protect her instead of having her face death or being thrown over board like real kidnappers. This assassin is normally used to being bathed in the blood of the victims she kills, but not ones of those that are willing to risk their own lives for her sake unless they were her sisters.

Why is he doing this just for me. I could have been the one to get hit for denying their food and not him. I just can't understand these people at all, they are being too nice to someone who is their enemy instead of treating me like a criminal.

Gear still looked at her with the same expression he did when protecting her from Shiva's wrath with heavy ignorance of his own injuries from him.

"Gear, are you alright?" Amy called.

She jumped from her seat immediately to try tending his wounds with her healing while he still remains still.

"Good thing that the girl and Gear is safe. But what about Ash and his rebellious friend," Knuckles wondered.

"They are over there. Electra and some friends were able to help!" Zobio shouts.

The next miraculous scene they witnessed would be a tired Electra who managed got pull Ash and Shiva out of the way with her electrical whip. The high voltage projectile was able to grab the man's leather boot, but at the cost of him being shocked by the electricity to protect Shiva's body after he kept him within his embrace. Ulala, Gum, Centurion, and Jack were able to help her pull with their combined strength in the middle of the blast before they could get hit. The long haired man would open his eyes to see Ash struggling to remain breathing after taking in so much electricity within his body. He would be shocked how what he saw due to how he was able to take in most it for him.

"Ash, what happened to you?" he said.

"You were close to getting blown away. So I used what little time I had to grab him and you at the same time. Too bad he had to take most of the voltage in order for me to get you two to safety," the panting Electra said.

Shiva glanced over to see his other partner holding her whip with four extra people holding her to help pull them away. His eyes would follow the hand of the whip all to way to one of Ash's leather boots to see what could have happened with his ally.

What have I done? All of this because I wanted to correct that stubborn woman. I have responsible for hurting what is left of my crew. What is left of my own family. Damn it all, you were right about how I would do little without you Mr. X.

Electra could see that he is struggling to not hate himself for what he's done, groaning angrily once he would feel the grip of Ash's limbs loosening from the voltage. She couldn't bear to see him this upset and tried to hold her tears from leaving her tight face as well. Ulala and Gum could feel how sad she was just by watching her body twitch and lose her grip on the whip they help pulled.

"Electra, you ok there?" the rudie asked.

"Leave her be, it's best to just let her lose them emotions the good way. Having her try to hold it too long will do her no good," Arle responds.

Sonic would watch the ex-Syndicate misfits have themselves some rough times for the sacrifices made to ensure their safety with the leader regretting his own actions engaging the ally he wanted to protect. The blue hero could feel that not everyone was completely happy since the war's aftermath, feeling sympathy for the brash, yet protective man. Vyse, Bayonetta, Jeanne, Aika, and Fina would walk in through the door to speak with their allies.

"Hey guys, we've just got some good news about…"

The sudden silence of the Blue Rogue could tell everyone that they wouldn't be abel to hide the mayhem that occurred. He could see the clouds of smoke and flames that result from Opal's devastating blast. Just the sight of a bloody Gear and the very girl they wanted to feel welcome made Fina gasp in horror.

"My, what happened while we were gone? It didn't expect things to get this destructive," she exclaimed.

Aika however would catch sight of the crying Electra who dropped her whip after her decision to save her allies resulting in failure. The next thing she would see is Shiva removing himself from the unconscious body of Ash, someone who was supposed to be feeding Fei Rin while they were gone.

"Can someone who have common sense tell we what's going on around here? Why is he unconscious and who was the one that hurt Gear?" the long haired Blue Rogue demands.

Shiva stood front and center near his electrocuted ally that lays on the site of his sacrifice with his head held down in shame.

"Actually, it was all because Fei Rin refused to eat Ash's soup, she kicked the spoon out of his hand to make him cry and Shiva went up there to try hitting her. This would allow Gear to stand in his way and allow him to make him bleed. Then Opal was warning him not to hit him anymore else she would be forced to blast…."

Tails could notice the man showing out his hand to cut him short, knowing that it would be best for him to take up for his own responsibility. Knuckles and Sonic would wonder if this is his way of allowing him to speak for the situation instead of allowing their high flying friend to talk. Headdy would be the one to walk his way to the seat with his Vacuum Head to clean up this mess one powerful suck at a time. Gear would still have his wounds tended by Amy while a confused Fei Rin still wonders why he would go through this much trouble for someone they knew as an enemy. This would be the first time in years that Shiva felt guilty for any bad action he's ever done, something the rarely happens when he was loyal to the crime lord of Wood Oak City.

"I was responsible for all of this. From the damage done to an ally I should have never hurt to the destroyed table that the food should have been served on. It was foolish of me to let my previous role as a cold hearted bodyguard let my desire to protect my disrespected ally get the best of me. But now, he's on surged with voltage because of me while even the woman who is closest to me is in tears because of this. I don't I deserved to be treated right like everyone else if this is what I would grant you, misfortune and disorder. You are free to do whatever you want to my as the owners of this ship. Lock me up in the prison below the ship or get rid of me like the heartless villain that I've always was," he announced.

Electra would still be comforted by Ulala and Gum in the front table during all of this while her whip remains on the floor. Bayonetta would do the honors of lifting Ash's body before she has to carry him back to his room for rest.

"Not to worry, you will be away from your slumber long enough Sleeping Beauty. You will be back to having tea with us in no time," the witch said.

Jeanne would smile at her fellow Umbran Witch's concerns for the wounded human since the medics would have taken a while to reach this room in the first place. The three Blue Rogues could only do nothing but think about the culprit's words since they never expected that this would happen because of him. Fina is the type that would know there this is good in plenty of people, so she could respect that he was able to confess that this was mostly his doing. Headdy finally cleans up the area leaving a series of craters where the cafeteria wall and floor is so the team would be responsible working on it in the future. Shiva still awaits the decision of his superiors since he would gladly accept whichever punishment is the most fitting for a scoundrel that can't get along with people easily and quick to hurt others without reason.

"So, which will it be? I will accept watery grave or you will lock me some place where I will never see the light of day. Most actions like these should never go unpunished," he yelled.

This time, his voice felt a bit more sad and less aggressive because of the heavy regret being held within his body. BD Joe and the others watched as this man would now be accepting which ever fate awaits a criminal that can't control his own desire to fight. Gear's wounds were now full healed and Amy begins wiping his body with a towel she would normally use for keeping her head cool.

"Thanks Amy, it was nice of you to help me despite things not being too serious. I don't think it will be a time where we can even get her to cooperate. But in the end, keeping her safe is what we agreed to do after BD Joe bought her and that boy in. I really hope that he wakes up soon for her sake, she can't be doing this forever," he replied.

Fei Rin however would be struggling to not get angry at herself since this is her doing that lead to this mess happening. All because she wanted to follow her ways of an assassin in enemy territory without caring for how much they cared to take care of her.

Why am I doing this? I don't even know if it's really worth me keeping my pride or risking my own life for him anymore. Maybe they are right that he can be awake and ready to se my face again. I don't think it's really worth me doing this anymore when I would be nothing but a burden to them.

Vyse would only take a big sigh after hearing his words with the perfect punishment fitting enough without being too cruel.

"Very well Shiva. You can come with us if you really want to take responsibility for your actions. At least you did the right thing and admit that this is mostly your doing. Just use the time you have left to say your goodbyes before we take you out here," he said.

Aika and Fina would only watch as he begins moving his way to the crying Electra before having to take him away. Sonic and Knuckles would watch the ex-bodyguard accept his fate and say goodbye to the people that matter to him the most. Toejam, Earl, and Latisha watched the man make his move from their seats with looks of silence.

"Yep, he's toast. It's been nice knowing him until now," Mobo said.

Ulala and Gum would move over once Shiva approached to give their friend some time to have a moment with the criminal. The blonde woman would look at the sullen expression of the man that stood before her, still soaked from her tears of regret. He silently wipes the tears away with his rough hands to feel her smooth face for once last time with what he has left until his departure. She look back at him with hopeful eyes to look at him, enjoying the warm touch from his palm.

"It's alright. When times like this occur, I would have to accept the worst as always like he would say. Never give up hope in my survival and take care of him while I'm gone. I'll never forget about you and the times we had together. I am truly sorry things had to be this way," he whispered softly.

Then next thing he would do to give her a kiss on the lips, catching her off guard as much as the people that watched them.

Amy would catch a glimpse of this after Gear has his entire body dried clean by the warm towel. Her face would be blushing harder than her own pink fur from this scene, even Fei Rin would have her eyes on this despite moping over her own mistakes. Sonic and Knuckles understood well that this is what he wanted as a final goodbye before it was up to the Blue Rogues to decide what should happen with him for his actions. Even being the type that cares little about romance, he can respect that he was able to do this instead of leaving Electra to worry too much about what will happen with him. Joy could only watch Ryo and Honey get closer after this since they would be thankful for having each other while these two would have to be separated by law. Even the idol fighter herself would tear up a little over the pain that Electra will deal with when he chooses to be separated from the entire group.

You are really a good boy since the last time I've seen you Ryo. Never stop doing what you do best.

After some time of personal embrace, Shiva finally pulls his head away from the woman and continue walking down the path to the door. This would only leave her watching him team with her eyes still fighting back more tears.

"Alright Shiva, you did the best way of saying good bye to the ones you love. Now you would have to follow me and the girls to know what to expect out of your punishment," Vyse said seriously.

With that said, Fina and Aika would turn whilst by the side of their friend to wait the potential prisoner aboard their ship. Shiva obediently follows them once they begin walking into the door that lead into the halls as judgement awaits him. He kept his head low to only expect the worst out of him instead of having any desire to look back at anyone. Electra cries again after watching him leave the room, which he chooses to ignore since it was best for her to stay strong instead of getting plagued by sadness.

"Please just don't die on me ok! Please promise that you won't think about throwing your life away while doing this!" she yelled.

Gum would only pull out another handkerchief for her face while it's getting wet again.

"Ulala, just make sure she doesn't think about going too overboard. It's going to be pretty rough for her this day," she said.

Tails would only feel sorry for what's about to happen since this is the first time the crew was forced to do this. Opal would only remain seated to await Gear's return now that Amy done her part of fixing him up. The blue haired boy would stand back up with the pain gone completely and Amy glad that he's ok. The two would begin walking away until something called them.

"Stop!"

They looked over at the standing Fei Rin who is now more serious than she originally was. This would get the attention of Knuckles, Sonic, Beat, Ulala, BD Joe, Centurion, G, and many other important members to notice the change in tone from their formerly rebellious prisoner.

"I'll finally talk and trust each and every one of you. On top of that, I promise to eat whatever meal you all have for me prepared. Behaving like this wouldn't be something Isaac would want me to do, even if he's still in a deep sleep. I'm done acting like a spoiled prisoner and I'm going change for the better," she said.

Billy and Alex smiled as hard as BD Joe did since their efforts would no longer be a complete waste. Knuckles only chuckled with a smile since he's bene proven wrong once again by his own friends. Chuck rolls his eyes now that Zobio no longer needed to hold him down anymore with the zombie wife jumping off to get back to her seat. Head finally hops his way back to the mummy with a smug grin from his flexible jaw bones to great the disappointed friend.

"Looks like you should know better than to get ahead of yourself pal," the skull taunts.

This prompted the mummy to groan in annoyance since he's out of energy to hit him again. Meanwhile, Isaac finally arrived in the laundry room after a while of hovering to look for his traditional Oasis garb. The boy would see that there are large amounts of washers and driers to make up for the crew's large size and be a bit more modern than old fashioned washing. He would be amazed at this since this type of technology was never seen in his own kingdom before in addition to never really seeing his clothes get washed. Usually, it would be Fei Rin taking care of it for him while he's sleep instead of having to worry bout finding it himself. He was still a bit naive when it came to understanding anything more modern than what it used in his kingdom, hence when Eggman reminded him that it was best for him to not have any Petrification Guns unlike his superiors. He would be overwhelmed by the large amount of them however since of them is bound to contain the clothes that he desires to wear. This is where for the first time in a while, he would have to depend on his won brain instead of needing the Silver Armlet's power unless it's to escape.

This is the place and boy is it huge. But I have no time to waste, I need to start looking through them and find my clothes.

He began running to the west to start looking through the first row of driers due to the gut feeling that it wouldn't be still washing. The first one he saw was full of a pair of red shoes with white straps. These were no doubt another pair of Sonic's shoes since he would rather change them everyday.

Not it. But I'm surprised the rat is this tidy instead of wearing the same shoes every day.

The next one would have an orange shirt with an A on it that swishes around inside the cycle of hot air. Then he would continue looking down the next few dryers to see familiar clothes that others heroes would wear and none resembling his own. It took a good five minutes to get through most of them for only a dozen driers left to check.

Man that sure is a lot of people and some clothes I saw was for the best not to see. She would be mad if she knew that I was looking at such a thing. It shouldn't take too long for me to find them.

He would finally run into just the drier he need that contained his cloak and other clothes. This caused his red eyes to widen in excitement because that warmth would finally come to him.

Yes, I've finally found my cloak and it's almost done too. I will get out of here in no time with some worth on my body.

The sounds of an electric door would open, which caused him to panic briefly from the sudden sound.

Shoot, I have to stay out of sight since someone found their way here. Now it would be worth it to use the Silver Armlet.

The artifact on his arm begins to glow and engulfs him in its mysterious power again for him to take off before this mysterious intruder approached. He quickly ascends towards the ceiling of this large room fifteen feet into the air to avoid any one's line of sight to remain hidden. The mysterious person slowly walks into the room with the sound of light footsteps like those akin to footwear that isn't heavy enough to feel like normal boots. Extra sounds heard from the entrance would be the sound of light metal clanking together, but they were faint due to how small the metal objects were. The person appeared to be a young woman around Kasumi's age with purple hair, red eyes, a slightly revealing purple kunoichi outfit, purple thin boots, purple fingerless gloves, black cloth straps for each arm and leg, and two ninjato swords sheathed beside her legs. This woman appears to be dangerous as she is beautiful based on her attire and weaponry as she walked into the room. Isaac watches her from above to be curious about her strange attire and the weapons she had near her legs. This was his first time seeing a traditional Japanese ninja who is female, being incredibly cautious from dropping anywhere near her. But the thing that really caught his attention was her revealing top that shows off her shapely bosom. This would make the boy extremely nervous because he had this sort of weakness to a woman this showy. Isaac tried his best to take her serious as a possible threat to his life, but couldn't keep his eyes off the swaying movement of her chest from above.

What am I thinking? I can't be staring this much when I have to stay hidden from a potentially dangerous woman like her. She would try slicing me into ribbons if I'm not carefully enough and I doubt I have the stamina left to keep up with her speed since she's a ninja. In fact, I don't think ninjas are supposed to be dressed like that in the first place. No, focus Isaac. Remember that you already have somebody to love and she might be mad if she knows that I'm staring at another woman. It's just that the bounciness is something that is really pulling me to her gaze in a way where I can't take my mind off her. Besides, she's just enough for me if we were to even compare the size of both. Aaaaaauuuugggghhh damn it, I can't focus on trying to get my own clothes because of fighting the wrong desires.

Ayane would stop halfway to Isaac's dryer suddenly to much of the boy's worries. There would be a chance that she is hesitating just to check her environment for any any intruders since else heard something he couldn't make out. The purple haired kunoichi would begin looking around the room while Isaac used this time to begin flying towards a point where she couldn't find him with her own eyes. The auburn eyes of this female warrior could sense a presence around here that could be within her range and followed her eyes up the tall walls for the ceiling. The boy is now hiding in the corner of the laundry room's ceiling to avoid being spot by her with sweat running down his head. Most of this sweat would already be formed because of his previous accidental ogling of her chest.

Damn, I have to keep out of her sight if she will be thinking about attacking me. I would have no choice but to wait until she gets her own clothes or something until it's time for me to go.

Ayane is still alert of the enemy's possible appearance with the room and slowly takes out one of her blades to seek some blood. The boy gulps since having no armor meant it would be easy for him to bleed with so much vulnerable skin for her to cut through. Even his own underwear would be damp from the growing fear and sweat he experiences from this hiding sequence. She would begin looking to the opposite wall where he is to try looking for him, which he promptly asks for assistance from the Silver Armlet for extra protection.

"Oh Silver Armlet, make me appear out of her sight and be somewhere safe," he whispered with his eyes closed.

It wasn't until she would look back after hearing the dryer in the distance buzz with the timer set to zero. This would allow for him to make a quick get away while she is still distracted by the buzzing machine.

"So it's finally finished? At least I can finally get these clothes and leave. Same thing for that boy's so he can finally come down and make her happy," she said.

She slides the blade back into the right hanging sheath before walking her away to the machine she came here for. Isaac is now hanging on the opposing wall where the washers were thanks to the Silver Armlet helping him warp there silently. While relived that he is no longer going to get caught, he remembered that she was here for the sake of taking his clothes back to his room.

Shoot, now I've came here for nothing if she was going to be the one to deliver my clothes. Should I go back to my room and pretend to be sleep or take them form her while she's distracted? But there's no way I'm going to confront her unexpectedly since she might attack me before I say a word. This is too hard for me to think when I'm stuck between the light and shadow to get my warmth.

He heard the sound of the dryer's door being opened and looked at the source of it. Ayane would finally take out his very clothes that he's looking for, his sorcerer's garb and silver boots. He held his breath where he is too avoid being caught by her and watch what else she planned on doing. The next thing she takes out is what can be presumed as her clothes. A black ninja armor suit fit for a kunoichi, black scarf with a butterfly-design at the end, black boots, and a purple top that should reveal her shoulders and chest.

"Just what I needed. Now assuming there is nobody around, I should be able to rapidly change clothes here and leave my old outfit in this room. That way, it saves the trouble having to do so back in my own room," the female ninja said.

This where Isaac's heart sank in fear and chaste since there would be something he didn't want to see while he's here.

"Why does this have to happen here? Shouldn't she be doing this somewhere else? I want my clothes, but I do not want to be seen. There is no way I'm going to sit here and watch her change clothes while I'm trying to stay out of sight.

Ayane would toss Isaac's outfit to the side before she could begin switching her clothes around. This would cause the boy to get mad at her dirtying his clothes again before he quickly averts his eyes from seeing her completely. He quickly thinks of what to do and how he would try escaping without alarming her at all. This is where he would try to envision the room he was last in while communicating to the powerful artifact to try getting himself out of the room.

This is the only chance I have. Either try to give the Silver Armlet the power it needs to get me out of here or struggle to avoid making a sound while I accidentally see her body.

The first thing Ayane did was toss her blades away to avoid hurting herself while taking her armor off completely. She would slowly begin sliding the boot off of her slender left foot while standing to make things easier. Isaac would still have his eyes closed the whole time to avoid seeing her and envision the place he needs to go. The sweat rolling off his squinting face would be signs that he is really struggling to get that image perfectly for his artifact. Ayane finally had both boots and her leg fabric removed to show her bare legs to match her youthful appearance. She would be focused mostly on changing her outfit to care about the boy's presence that lingers within the room. She would move on to sliding off her purple skirt to have all the necessary bottom garments removed except for her favorite color of panties. Isaac would continue thinking of that room while his face is burning in embarrassment since he can't shake off the face that she is still changing her clothes before him.

Please Silver Armlet, grant me your strength and warp me back to the room to avoid being seen. What would it take for you to actually listen to me?

Since his defeat at the hands of the heroes, he would have minor trouble trying to get his own power to work for him on a whim. This is mostly due to his hatred and selfish desires no longer being the driving force of this power like it originally was. He had no idea, but still forces his mind to look elsewhere instead of Ayane's possible baring figure for him to finally leave the room undetected. It was now her turn to undue the punk ribbon that ties her outfit together so it may be easier for her to remove the pink top that covers her sacred bra. The nonchalant look on her face says a lot about how little she cared about doing this even though any other female crew member about the ship would easily have a problem with this. Isaac would finally notice that his face is completely drenched in sweat while he is thinking do hard and trying to use his stubborn dark power to leave.

The salty droplets would be rolling from all directions on his face towards his soaked chin before they gather into a larger spot for them to form. Isaac knew that he would be toast if a single droplet fell since she can easily grab her weapons and attack him where he floats without hesitation. Ayane finally removes her top with her chest bouncing freely from the recoil of the former support it originally had, swaying slightly as the ribbon finally falls to the ground. The purple haired kunoichi is now wearing her undergarments to the point that she feels the cold chill from the laundry room's aura. She would use this time to think about how she would first introduce herself to be boy whom's clothes should be delivered since she is doing this for him and her half-sister Kasumi as a favor for the group since her rescue. The first thing she would do is begin reciting some lines to properly greet him while he stays hidden from his experience.

"Hello there, my name is Ayane. I've come to deliver your best clothes and hopefully give you a taste of what to expect on your first trip through the Delphini…. Oh what was it called again. Damn, I can't be messing up like this. It would only give him a bad impression and come off as unprofessional as a ninja. I've got to stay cool and not come off as too fake when I great him. It would only make him think that I am his enemy," she said.

Hearing this would make Isaac try to resist laughing since hearing her mess this up easily is kind of cheesy. But the first droplet of sweat finally falls off of his face without warning, which he looks back at it and panics about the possibility of getting her attention.

Nooooooooo! There is no way I'm getting out of this when the stupid armlet won't even do as I say. Is it true that I've gotten softer since they saved me!?

The droplet would continue its rapid descent towards the ground while Ayane continues to rehearse her greetings in her underwear.

"Hey, the name is Ayane. I am a ninja from the Mugen Tenshin Clan that was send to give you these clothes as a token of a new partnership. You may no longer be with your old group, but I can say that you are now one of us. We wish to…"

The light impact of the sweat drop would force her to stop since her hearing is good enough to know that it was precipitation. Isaac gulped again since he would have to be forced to do another short teleportation burst to move.

Awwww man, this is it. Good bye cruel world to be killed by a woman in her not best dress.

She turns around while completely undressed to find the source of the drops and track down where it came from.

"A drop, there is no way that this place has enough humidity for something of that manner. There's got to be something around here causing the ceiling to drip," the alert kunoichi said.

She paid no mind to the clothes she wanted to wear just to walk to the spot where it dripped while Isaac slowly chants to his armlet.

Please, please! Get me out of here so I can not get caught by this crazy woman.

She uses her hand to search the dry floor for the wetness of that sweat drop and try identifying what it was. The mature woman would feel the countless dusty particles on the floor as she dragged her fingers across it to find any clues of the dripping. Isaac stills chants silently to try getting his power to work the way it wants, while not knowing he has little control over it's true power anymore without any negative emotions.

Game over, this is it. I will finally because because of this stupid armlet not doing what I want. If it wants to hate me, then I will hate it back for acting like such a jackass.

His anger at how it wasn't listen to him would make the silver artifact slow slightly because that hate is just what he wanted to get out. Ayane finally found a small wet spot where the drip fell, getting back to her feet in her underwear to take a whiff of their wetness. She could recognize the scent as being something of human origins with the dank salty smell. But it was also reminiscent of that from a male because of how intense it was compared to a woman's natural scent. This would lead the kunoichi to smile slightly in a sly manner now that she got enough information on the source.

Isaac continues to hate the very thing he's cursed with in order for his teleportation to work while his eyes are sealed shut by his face muscles.

Just do it you damn piece of steel. Just take me out of this place if you don't want me to rebury you where you belong. Damn you, damn you back to Agito's special hell where you belong!

"I know you are there, boy. Did you find my initial screw-up funny? At least you had some joy in hearing that while you are awake. Listen, why don't you come down here and get a closer look at how dry your clothes are. I'm sure that you miss wearing this so much. And about me, I'm your friend and not someone who's here to kill you. Come on and fly down here instead of trying to leave me," she said with smile.

Isaac would be stuck in a place where he can't cancel out his own rage since this would definitely send him back to the room after giving the artifact that energy it needed.

"No, I can't I'm about to warp out of here right now thanks to my getting mad at the Silver Armlet. I can't really explain why, but you need to quickly give me my clothes if you want me to leave this place," he called back.

Ayane would finally see him after tracking down the source of his voice, only to see the silver haired boy struggling to hold his immense power in before he leaves their room. Ayane would be amazed at his appearance, mostly the semi-muscular body he had for a young man of Ali's age and the long silver hair to match his mysterious origin.

"Well aren't you the cute one? Kind of remind me of that boy Eliot I used to know. You even seem to be suffer from the same inexperience he had down to his pretty boy looks. Just don't be shy and actually come down here since you don't seem to be comfortable that high. Try to imagine that you are already in the same room as the girl you like, all while enjoying some nice juicy big strawberries on the beach with her," Ayane called.

Isaac would finally open his eye to see the stunning kunoichi that is talking to him while still in her private clothing. This oddly cause him to avert his eyes and over his entire face as is grows hotter from embarrassment. Ayane laughed at this since these were more clues of his inexperience and that he never gone beyond kissing with Fei Rin. He could feel the sweat spitballing in different directions because of his struggle to stop the teleportation and looking at the girl's attractive baring body. He could feel some form of fighting below him, though he wasn't sure if it's because of the coldness that lingers within the room.

"Just trust me Isaac, it will be alright. I know that you've been wanting to see your girlfriend all day long and she really misses you when he is putting her heart before her own stomach. It kind of reminds me of myself when I was younger, but enough of my life. Let's talk more about when you will fly down here and get some better clothes to keep you warm and try to hide your goods," she exclaimed.

Isaac still couldn't believe that she is seriously trying to invite him while not being fully dressed like some succubus instead of having some modestly for a young man like him. He was trying to his best to cross his legs while still covering his eyes with his hands. It was like the hardest thing for him to do since using the Non-Entity during their last fight.

"Please, just put some clothes on first if you want me to get down. There's got to be some boundaries between both sexes like my mother would teach me. Well, before she died. But it's best for me not to revisit dark memories if we don't want to awaken the Silver Armlet's best powers. And it appears that I'm not warping at all. Why is it now suddenly calming down like this?" he wondered.

This is where the kunoichi would know that his ancient artifact connected to his arm is controlled by his very emotions. She noticed that his feelings of sadness, fear, and lust were the main contributing factors to this just by analyzing his every move during their conversation. It was then when she came up with a perfect plan to help him down instead one being where he is. She would reach out her arms in a warm motherly manner with a kind smile despite her state of dress to the boy's confusion. Instead of being serious or cocky like she was earlier, she is trying to be as welcoming as possible to the guest of honor that still remains afloat. He would be confused by this with a hint of curiosity as the Silver Armlet reacts to this by powering down. He could feel his descent slowly affecting him to the point where his line of sight elevates for him.

What is this? The flight is actually cancelling. I can't be moving on my own like this if she really wants me to come to her. And how the hell does she know my name? Unless it was Fei Rin that told them all this time I was sleep.

"Just come on here Isaac. I know that you are probably looking for a reason to be here and I shall prove to you that you are better under our guidance and protection instead of being a tool to the Legion. Just keep on floating where I am so I can remind you of that warmth that you last felt with your mother. It's going to be alright Isaac," Ayane said softly.

The way she acts on top of the familiar quotes where easily giving him that nostalgic feel to not be as tense as he was anymore. Even the mixed emotions he had about her we now evolving into genius trust as he no longer feels any stress on his body. The glowing light on the Silver Armlet would now begin to change itself in order to reflect this, changing into bright blue as opposed to the sinister red it originally had. She would now smile with a more kinder expression as he slowly approaches her body during this moment of since communication. Isaac would no longer care about the ninja's exposed body and dives into that nostalgic feeling he had with his mother before she died years ago.

"Mother, I'm coming for you. I just miss being able to feeling that smooth skin of yours when you hug me before bed every night. I just want to be with you forever as long as I live. I promise you that I would become the man that will make sure we all live better instead of depending on that lazy king," he said.

Ayane would slowly walk her way to him since he is inches away from meeting the ground. It was until he would eventually meet her body by hugging around her waits tenderly and cushioning his face into her bosom. She would hug him back like any mother would to hold onto him with extra care to give him all the love needed to complete it. He would smile after getting the warmth he desired, but from something better than simply rehearing his cloak. Ayane slowly strokes his white hair during the embrace, expressing that she would do everything she can to make him feel welcome aboard this ship.

Thank you. Thank you for showing me that there are other ways that I can feel more at home here instead of following some blind path of destruction. You are everything that I've always missed about the one that truly matters to me. Your worth just makes me feel something that I've always wanted to give this Silver Armlet during this conquest: love.