It feels good to be back. Yes, I am still alive. Those of you who read the update a week ago should know what happened with my absence. But enough of that, we have a story to continue. Now let us all have a small recap since many of you may have forgotten where we were last left off. The remaining Rin sisters would raid the Delphinus in hopes of taking their sister Fei Rin back along with Isaac by force. Despite efforts of convincing the women that they were innocent, the heroes would only be forced to fight the rampaging RinRin. Things went for a darker turn when it were revealed the reason RinRin became the top assassin of AsianTown and becomes a powerful dragon in her own blind rage. The heroes however would b e successful in their defeat, although something would happen to the training OutRun couple that were left behind. Well we can all get started with this fiction. Enjoy!

The shocking scene would see the two college lovebirds fall on top of one another after doing their extra lessons from the two commanders. The mysterious fissure that happened on the ship happened to be poorly timed and had knocked the two out while they were the most knocked out. Marie and Athena would be panicking at the sight since they were trusted to make sure nothing would had happened to the two of them while they were gone.

"Waaaaah, they are down! Ramirez and Selvaria will not like the look of this. We've got to do something!" Marie shouts.

She is normally one of the level headed members of the crew, but things were different after she feels that she failed a very important task for her group as a watcher. Athena on the other hand felt that such an emergency is too important to not report to the higher ups while they had left to handle the scaly intruder outside the ship. The blonde daughter of Zeus would use her clairvoyance first to take a look at the status of the situation just to get a clear scene of what happened. All she could see is a bright light, the same phenomena that occurred from the explosion of the remaining Crimson Dragon's head after its defeat at the hands of Sonic, Zavok, and Shadow. She tightened her eyes to try looking harder into the scene with her power, trying to analyze the situation her superiors are in before contacting them. Marie still remains panicked as she continue to watch the lifeless bodies on the massive track field before them. Athena however felt that this wasn't the time to panic and things would be alright.

Oh holy power of wisdom, let me see into the battlefield of my allies with this holy eye.

The light finally clears to reveal none other than her entire crew, who are all safe but very tired from using their best energy to fend off the powerful being. She would continue using her vision to look into the rest of the area to look for any oddities. The first surprising image would be that of a near naked fallen RinRin collapsed from the amount of power she used as the dragon that initially attacked the ship. She would be approached by Fei Rin and Issac, who would gather around and lift the wounded assassin up while she is out cold. Athena smiles now that she knows the entire situation is resolved and prepares to use her telepathy to speak with one of her superiors.

Ramirez, can you hear me? Ramirez!

On the deck of the Delphinus, Ramirez would sacrifice his own cloak as a way to briefly clothe RinRin while she rests in the arms of her oldest sister. Shadow would watch the scene with his own eyes to further see if he did this just because of wanting to look good or because it was the right thing to do.

"Hey, I doubt a simple cloak will be enough to keep her warm. You know that I can contact some GUN agents to provide a share of clothing for this woman," he called.

Ramirez would finish covering the right parts with his own famed cloak and hear out the hedgehog that talked to him.

"That would be much appreciated. Anything to keep our guest comfortable now that she is no longer a threat to anyone aboard either ship. As long as she has her sisters here, that would be more than enough to prevent a similar incident from happening again," the commander replied.

The voice of the goddess would finally reach its way into his head, slightly alarming him.

Ramirez! We need you right now. Do not be afraid, this is one of my powers as one of Zeus's daughters. I am Athena in case you don't remember me.

He heard loud and clear what this voice is beckoning to him as he looks around to see if anyone else could hear it. Selvaria and the others would be alert when they seen his sudden reaction.

"Is there something wrong?" the Valkyrur asked.

Ramirez figured by this statement that only he could heard this voice and Athena only chose to speak mentally to one person at this time.

"It's Athena. She is saying we should head back to Morte's ship. We did say some should stay and watched the trainees, something must had happened to them," he said with a state of urgency.

Just hearing the name Athena alone alerts the golden werewolf, which transforms into another form that is much more suitable for flight. The Centurion cares for her dearly and would rather see the source of this distress than standing around any longer. The green winged beast lets out a mighty roar and would soar off in the east to leave his group behind.

"What's up with him? I haven't seen him this spooked," Ali wondered.

"If it's something to do with Athena and Marie, we have to go check on them. Especially the latter. I had the feeling leaving them alone was a bad idea," Phantom R said before tipping his hat.

Zavok would eventually notice his allies leaving the scene to report back to the ship en masse, giving him the due to signal his fellow Zeti.

"Brothers, we need to fall back and see what happened to our trainees. It is our duty to protect everyone that is associated with us!" he bellowed.

Zazz, Zeena, Zomom, and Zor would follow their leader's orders to move out and leaped after him.

"Next time, say brothers and sister! With all due respect, never forget that not all Zeti on this team are male," the annoyed Zeena stated.

"Morte's troops, let's all report back to the ship. This is an emergency. Report back to the training stadium!" Selvaria announced with her blade raised.

Most of the group had already flown or hopped on a Zeti Bot for flight back to their destination, which left Shadow doing the honors of contacting a soldier to bring a fresh set of clothes for their new female attendant.

"Roger that, this isn't the kind of order we usually do. But we shall see what spare female soldier uniform that we have for our new guest," a male voice responded through Shadow's wrist device.

"Make it fast, we would rather not have a single person aboard lacking warmth with how cold the skies can get at this height. Thanks for your cooperation, soldier," the hedgehog replies.

Vector and his fellow Chaotix would run right past him without a care to follow their leaving allies. The crocodile in particular really wanted to not want his efforts of recruiting some new members go to waste.

"Full speed ahead crew, our rookies could be on the verge of being kidnapped. Don't fall behind me, will ya?" he snapped.

"It could be something else. Doubt there would be more than those assassins that we took cared of. They do not seem like a pair that had more allies coming with them," Espio replied.

"This is Vector being Vector. We may never know the severity of the situation until we all get there," Charmy replied with his arms crossed.

"Charmy is right, he could be overreacting for all we know. If only Ray is here to see me wasting my time with all of you," Mighty said nonchalantly.

Sonic would be confused as to what caused the entire group to be leaving, even Vyse would be just as curious.

"Trainee? Danger? These intruders are coming one by one when we were already exhausted from nearly surviving our last encounter with the Legion," the captain said.

Knuckles and Kazuma glares at Ai Rin and her orange pet, wondering if her and her defeated sister had anything to do with this.

"What? Me and RinRin came here alone without any back up since we thought it would be easier to come back with Fei Rin and Isaac alive for a good promotion. Don't try accusing us of trying to get you all killed too easily. The rest of the Legion had left to focus on resting after their defeat at Speed Highway anyway," she barked.

Hearing the words "Speed Highway" would alarm Tails, he knew exactly what that place is.

"Why would they be there of all places. I hope they do not plan to bomb it like Eggman had attempted in the past," the fox says in panic.

"Knowing those punks, they probably already did enough damage to all parts of the neighboring areas near Station Square. Emerald Coast and even Wind Valley wouldn't surprise me as much," the echidna replied.

"Not that it matters. Our ship was probably destroyed by RinRin's rage and we are all stuck here. Just go ahead and lock us up. We are nothing more than criminals that you can keep from seeing the light of day" the youngest sister said in defeat.

"No Ai Rin, there is no reason to surrender. Not while our sister is still unable to get back up from her sleep," Fei Rin replied in urgency.

"We have no choice. Your sisters attacked us without warning while misunderstanding how we all treated you and Isaac. As a man of the law, we will just have to put them to justice while they have nowhere to go," Axel stated.

He had a pair of cuffs ready to lock both sisters up. Blaze also prepared a special steel cage that should hold down a rowdy cat like Mei Rin the Kapu Kapu. Just the sight of the cage alone caught the orange space cat to shiver in fear, which would worry Ai Rin slightly despite her willingness to pay for her crimes. The barely dressed RinRin is still held in the arms of Fei Rin with her lifeless body still unable to move after her subsided rampage. She did feel that both sisters went too far and wanted them to be given another chance than to be thrown away in a cell for a day. Isaac could see the sadness in the larger assassin's dark eyes, wishing there is another way to resolve their mistakes.

"I'm sorry, but we just can't excuse the damage done to parts of the ship and endangerment of near everyone here. The mean queen with the dragon blood proven that she would be too hard to control if not given the right guidance. As captain, these two and their untamed pet would have to just face the consequences. However, I do approve of the honesty the little girl shown," Vyse replied.

Ai Rin would change from sad to angry in seconds after she is denounced for her appearance once again.

"Shut up, I am not a little girl! It's like you all never heard of the concept of a petite woman before. Just because I am the youngest doesn't mean that am still a grade schooler!" she shouts at Vyse.

"Can someone puh-lease put the next edition of My Little China Girl away? My ears hurt every time I hear her say a damn thing," Toejam says in annoyance.

"What ears? All I see are two massive eye stalks that should be boiled in a pot, you lobster!" Ai Rin replied.

Toejam would pull up the sleeves of the flesh on his arms as if he wanted to give her a piece of his mind.

"Earl, hold me! Because if you don't, I will paint her face black and white and red when I get done with her ass," he shouts before his large friend obediently holds him in place.

Axel successfully cuffed the hands of the smaller sister before she could say another word to the rude Funkotronian. This would lead Blaze with the job of locking her pet in the cage, which wouldn't be easy as the cat would escape her advances.

"This one's a runner, someone please stop that armless feline!" she shouts.

The frightened KapuKapu runs back towards the door in an attempt to escape his captors while feeling sorry for his master allowing herself to be arrested.

"Kaaaaaapuuuuu Kaaaaaaapuuuu!" the space cat screeched.

It wasn't until a mechanical elongated arm would grab the cat and sent 50 volts into his body to shock him intensely. This would be the work of none other than Dr Zan, helping out his long time ally in an unsuccessful capture of the runaway feline.

"This old man still has it in him. He's all yours for the taking, Blaze!" the elderly cyborg alerts.

Blaze sighs now that her job is only made easier to help out Vyse in the capture of their stowaway criminals. This would leave RinRin, who is still not in a position to be cuffed without the lack of suitable clothing for her body. The ripped cape of Ramirez could barely cover her entire upper body with its short length. A GUN agent already had arrived onto the deck thanks to a rope that extends from Sackboy's massive fabric airship that he had saved his fellow agents with during the Legion dogfight previously. He would be carrying a case in his hands that contain the set of clothes Shadow ordered him to bring.

"Everyone, let my agent clothe her before you send her to the cell room. It's the least we can do to be fair and not cruel to our guest here," he said while directing his eyes at the worried Fei Rin.

She knew that it was time for her sisters to be locked away for their mistakes of not complying in peaceful manners, but really did not want things to come down to this. Isaac placed his hand on the shoulder of his lover to let her know that everything would be alright. She looks at his warm eyes to at least understand his feelings on the matter.

"Thank you. But I really will miss them. If only I could had stopped everything sooner and none of this would had happened. It just won't be the same anymore," she cried.

The agent already approached her to do as he was told under the orders of his superior.

"Ma'am, I would like for you to step aside and let me handle this. She is in good hands as long as I am here," he stated.

Fei Rin didn't know how to react to this, but decided to let go of her downed sister to let the agent do his job. He would place the case onto the group and opens it to reveal what could be a variety of spare female clothing that she could wear. Due to not being like the black clothing in Asiantown, these were a variety of colorful clothes that would contrast her pale body when dressed. Bayonetta would approach the man with a pair ofd black fans, her trademark weapons so her former rival wouldn't be empty handed.

"I believe that these belong to our sleepy beauty. Take these, it is the least I could do when this fight is partially my fault," the witch said before passing the soldier both fans.

This act of kindness would surprise the older sister despite her initial conflict with her sister.

"You are doing this for me? I thought you've hated her?" said the confused Fei Rin.

Bayonetta could tell she caught on to her suspicious behavior and only reacts with a slight smile.

"She is your family, is that not? I am only doing this because she not only gave me a great fight, but to at least make sure she isn't empty handed," she replied.

"While that may be nice and all, but we will confiscate both of their weapons to avoid any accidents. We saw how hot her fans could get and my men on the ship should take them," Vyse states while in between the two.

His sudden appearance would ruin what could had been a tender moment between the two female powerhouses, Bayonetta is glad if it mean not showing the kind side of her that she could be teased for. Fei Rin jumped and tried her best not to fall on her back.

"The least you can do is try not sneaking up on an assassin like that. She usually greet our spies with the worst killings!" she beamed.

"Don't forget that you are not allowed to kill anyone aboard the ship. We still do not trust you or anyone new here," the overseen Shadow shouts.

He then looks at the agent to see how is the dressing going with RinRin. Overall, she is given a nice red dress similar to her old one, perfect for a woman of her size and stature. Initially RinRin would wear pads out of insecurity to hide her average chest size but it seem to had grown since the last time Jack had killed her. Whether it were done through herbal means or enhancements from her Deathwatch allies is unknown as she is quite secretive about her own figure to friends or foes. Unfortunately, her band for her hair is still aboard the ship and had yet to be found to try restoring it back to its original shape. Aika and Fina were already alerted by Vyse to try finding it while they could.

"Not to worry, our tall and beautiful friend. Your sisters will just need a bit of time out for a while. At least we would be nice enough to dress this one. We can call hope another rampage from her is unlikely to happen as long as we keep her content," he states.

Fei Rin could appreciate their efforts of at least trying to be respectful to her siblings, but only worry about how long they would have to be locked up due to their association with the Legion similarly to her. In her case, she was at least spared just to give information and would had been arrested had they did not focus on trying to snap her out of her defiant hunger strike. And her lover Isaac at least been watched and taken cared up when he was in a coma from using his power. Her sisters wouldn't get the same luxury as they snuck on the ship to save her and attack the heroes out of force if it meant making their boss and his entire team happy. She knew that there would be nothing to be done about saving her siblings from their deserved arrest as the Blue Rogues' new prisoners. Ai Rin would already be directed to the door with Axel with both hands cuffed. Blaze would soon follow with the sad Mei Rin locked up in his steel cage, knowing he had nothing left to do but accept his enclosed prison. With RinRin fully redressed by the GUN agent, he allowed the large Max Thunder to cuff her hands and haul her over his large shoulder to carry away. Shadow then alerts the agent to report back to the large airship to rejoin his fellow soldiers that await him.

"Good work, all that's left is to leave it to them to finish their intended business. I'll check with Rouge and the others on what happened to our favorite human stowaways," he states.

The hedgehog eventually disappears in a flash thanks to a low level Chaos Control to leave everyone's sight. Fei Rin could only watch the large short haired wrestler carry her unconscious sister away for her promised imprisonment within the Delphinus. She knew that it was for the best and perhaps her siblings could possibly learn the errors of their villainous ways like she had done after being saved by the heroes. Isaac once again gives her a hug to her side, allowing his warm cloaked body to give her the love she needed during a hard moment she have to agree to. The tall assassin appreciates his ways of comforting her and replied with a pat to his cloaked forehead.

"Good work, Axel and friends. All in a day's work. Now if only I can get a new steel chair after it melted into nothingness," Vyse said before thinking hard.

"You're still upset over a chair? Where's your damn priorities?" Ulala and Beat said in unison angrily.

Ralph would had thought about the idea of bringing up his "brother" Felix Felix Jr, but then remembered that his game is floating in subspace limbo and he wouldn't want to risk visiting the subspace just for him. Sonic would notice that one of the Morte crew decided to stay here for a bit. Someone that he's quite familiar with because of partaking in the Olympic Games with him. The one and only famous Italian plumber would finally have the chance to speak with his blue rival as he did wanted to speak with him about several important details.

"Sonic, I've been meaning to a speak with you after the rescue. Sorry for forgetting to think about a saying so when I had the chance after that nasty dogfight," he said before scratching the hair under his cap nervously.

"The red jumper himself, Mario. And no biggie, things were too intense out there with Eggman's bootlickers wanting to blast us out there. Is there something important you would like to discuss?" the generous hedgehog replied.

The humble plumber smiles now that he has the chance to speak of his brilliant plan only with his true rival and speedy friend.

"As you may be aware, the Mushroom Kingdom was attacked by a Bowser, leaving more damage to it than his previous galactic scale plans. He grew determined to stop me once and for all after foiling his plans of marriage with Peach. Weeks of being stranded on the moon by me would only fuel his growing hatred and thought of a terrible idea. The dastardly Koopa King used what junk remained of his defeated moon base to build a new ship and traveled to other worlds to gather new allies. You may see what they were like that a space crow fellow, that robot overlord, that mad scientist with the strange hair, that mutant bug king candy monster, that scary martial arts brute, the ugliest witch who would always rhyme her words, and formerly a penguin king who is now on our side," the plumber explains.

Dedede heard the statement and wanted to fact check the plumber in case he gotten things wrong.

"I will say it right here, I've only decided to join Bowser since he is a pal and wanted me to get more land that I would rule instead of the same Popstar forever. Other countries on the planet were off limits due to them having their own kings and the last thing I wanted was war with them just to expand," he said defensively.

"Sometimes blood will have to be spilled because we want more power. It's similar to how yakuza clans take control of Japanese cities based their strength, numbers, and influence. It's human nature that we as beings fight or pillage if it means getting more than what we own. All for power," Kiryu replied.

"Just like how we Funkotronians travel to different planets to collect funky things, all because funk is what defines all citizens on Funkotron," Latisha says in a serious manner.

Toejam and Earl would be surprised at how she is willing to give away a private mission that no Earthling is ever supposed to know.

"Uh baby, you do realize the Funkapotamus would be pissed if you were to spread this to more Earthlings than the only ones that we currently trust," the red alien said fearfully.

"Or how Curien believes a perfect world involves playing God and mutating innocent humans into flesh eating zombies to spread his mad terror everywhere," G said solemnly.

"More like Rokkaku thinking he owns the streets and we as youth aren't allowed to express ourselves with soul graffiti," Beat says before snickering.

"You could say the same about how Death Adder wants to rule all of Yuria, feeling that his giant race deserves more land than the mountainous region that they strive in," Gilius adds.

Then Sonic clears his throat to inform the others that it wasn't very nice to interrupt something that only Mario wanted to address him about.

"Sorry, the team here can be quite the chatterboxes. Keep it going, my mushroom loving friend," he replied.

"And a thank you, my blue speedy friend. Back to the topic a hand, I would be the one to witness the horror of him attacking Peach's Castle with a massive fleet thanks to help from his friends. Toads were scrambling, trees were burning, the princess would be kidnapped again, and the castle would be engulfed in some purple explosion. It all reminds me of a time you, I, and the Smash Brothers were dealing with a similar subspace dilemma. You remember it as much as I do?" the plumber rambles.

Sonic remembered that day clearly, when he had to be the one to wound Tabuu's powerful wings before his devastating offwave attack.

"That's right, it was that one cybernetic poser that wanted to bring the real world to his gloomy Subspace Dimension. Badly McNosehair probably gotten inspired by him or his own plan is just a coincidence due to that time creature having a similar mass and universal destruction," the hedgehog suggests.

"Indeed. I would begin to notice something different about this subspace. A Toad wandered into the subspace and barely made it out. He described the place as an ultimate nightmare without the normalcy or natural laws of our world. He also saw a massive creature, something that is beyond anything the Star Spirits would confront. It wasn't like anything you would see on Earth or even in the deepest ends of the galaxy…"

Alis would jump in the conversation as she would have the feeling what the plumber is describing.

"Can you tell me any specific details of what this Toad character saw? This would really help since I've encountered it before," she said in a state of urgency.

Mario would be surprised at how sudden her interruption is and would begin recollecting his thoughts from memory.

"He described the creature as big, blue, scary, with sharp claws, an alien appearance, red eyes, having the scariest roar, and it would try to attack him with celestial power," he describes in detail.

The Algol System hero begins to shake, her eyes widening from hearing these exact details. She tightens the grip of her sword to avoid dropping it in any way, Naoh and Odin could only feel a state of unease as they knew too well what this means. Myau grooms himself much less upon hearing this, the intelligent Musk Cat knowing too well that this situation is becoming too familiar. Lord Max, Knuckles, and Kazuma noticed the unusual behavior of the Algol Team and had bad feelings about it.

"Hey, is there something wrong?" Amy wondered.

"It is not a matter of what is wrong, it is a matter of this entire universe being in grave danger. That thing he described, it is none other than Dark Falz. A being of unimaginable power that was once a threat to my our star system," Alis replied in urgency.

"It would be so powerful that only the greatest warriors like ourselves had to take it down. No one knew of its origins, but it is said to be the embodiment of pure evil," Noah stated with his arms folded.

"It is a creature that is beyond being a threat on a planetary scale. It once corrupted King Lassic by turning him into a madman that ruled our star system with an iron fist. Even making sure that not a single citizen on the three major planets stood up to him," said the angry Odin.

"It is a troublesome being. Being able to create planetary storms, creating the worst diseases that no one can cure, can turn one into a zombie if it wish, and destroy the weakest beings in one claw swipe if needed," Myau pitched in.

"Holy shit, did that cat just talked?" the surprised Washington exclaimed.

"No offense my foul mouthed friend, but reminder that you are on a ship with other talking animals like Sonic and friends," G replied in correction.

"So the idea of us teaming up with zombies, robots, aliens, witches, magic users, demi gods and other divine beings, and assassins don't surprise you enough?" Vashyron cried.

Sonic could already tell from hearing what little he know of this Dark Falz creature that this being could be the Dark One that the Legion is bent on serving so much. Just a bit of connecting the dots and its affinity with the darkest matter made him feel the most uneasy.

"So that's what Eggman and his evil pals were talking about. And we will have to stop it from doing any damage to our universe before its too late," he says after clutching his fist.

"This Dark One and Dark Falz are one the same?" NiGHTS wondered.

"It is unmistakably so, our flying friend. We will need more than the best technology to defeat it," the worried Tails replied.

"I'm going to need a bigger gun in that case," G said while thinking his current weapons may not be enough for the fight.

"A gun? We will need some powerful magic to bring it down. If Alis and her crew fought it before, they should know its main strengths and weaknesses," Gear pitched in.

"In this case, we may need all seven Chaos Emeralds to defeat this creature if it is a bigger threat than Dark Gaia and Perfect Chaos. No offense to you in any way, buddy," Knuckles says before turning to Chaos.

The blue creature would be more fixated on wanting to beat Dark Faltz himself than caring about Knuckles mentioning a past conflict with him during a time he wanted to destroy the world with Eggman's help.

"If it means me needing the Rainbow Chicken Emblem again, then I will gladly ask Menie-Funie for his blessing when the time is right and help everyone," Billy said with a smile.

"Queen Sheba wouldn't mind having some time to thrash a bad boy if this Dark Phallus creature is bad as you say it is," said the sly Bayonetta.

Ryo and Jacky tried to resist chuckling from the witch's immature joke about the powerful being's name. Honey and Amy were not amused and would rather want to take the being that threatens their universe serious. The curious Cream couldn't get the joke and wondered what was so funny.

"Why is the name so funny? What does it…"

"No Cream. It is not something for your pure ears," Big interrupted.

Being the older brother figure to his fellow younger Team Rose member, he would rather the rabbit not get caught up by bad influences.

"B.I.G. is right. Such jokes aren't meant for young ears and only adults can really appreciate the value of them," BD Joe said with a nervous grin.

"Heh, I've heard worse from our Jet Set Radio station underground. DJ Professor K stood for freedom of expression with the music he hosts after all," the joyful Beat adds.

The girls once again roll their eyes at the immaturity of their fellow male members, especially Pudding and Latisha.

"That's enough laughter and overconfidence. The situation is on a grander scale of danger than before. In addition to this YHVH being, we have two powerful beings to dispose of before the universe ceases to exist," Alis shouts.

"That's only if we let them bring out that Yahwakalacka thing first. Man, my head hurts just saying its name," Toejam groaned.

"It's pronounced "Yah-weh", hee. The name may seem hard to say at first, but it's too simple that a human can say it, ho," Jack Frost corrected.

Bayonetta grew curious of the demonic snowman since he may seem to know quite a bit about this god. She struts her way closer to him, towering above his smaller white stature with authority.

"Say, snowman. You may know something we don't for someone that haven't told us about this divine being before. How powerful is YHVH and does he have any form of weaknesses?" she asked.

The snowman would hesitate to answer her question as its not something he can give an easy answer for as a low level demon.

"Well how can I describe it, he has no weaknesses. He's perfect in every way. The one true God and enemy of even the strongest demons. To put this all in a way you mortals can understand, you would need a highly powerful human and a team of truly powerful demons to bring him down. It will not be easy to defeat him the way we are now," he explains.

"And where are we going to find a powerful human? I don't think anyone we have here qualifies as a powerful human unless we count Alis, Max, or Segata," Knuckles said whole scratching his head.

"If it's demons you want, I have all the strongest ones on my side as an Umbran Witch," Bayonetta suggested.

"Your demons will not do, hee. You will have to seek stronger ones to help, ho. But a lot of them will need to be tamed and negotiated with. Only a strong human can do so. But I may know someone who can be of help, hee. He currently resides in Hell with Lucifer, awaiting the day that God rises again to be defeated, ho," he replied.

This would catch the interest of Ash given his title of Prince of Hell and someone who knows the ins and outs of that forbidden real.

"I know Lucifer. Him and I would have meetings with the other Hell Lords once every six months, six days, at six sharp. I never heard of this human you speak of, Frosty. If he were that important, I would actually see him in the meetings," the undead rabbit beamed.

"Hee, that's wonderful. And the human I speak of would be too busy watching over all parts of the universe and other realms to focus on some meeting. He's a tough one, a true hee home boy. We would have to recruit him to join us if we have the time," Jack Frost replied.

"Great, we are contemplating the shitty idea of teaming up with some guy who is the right hand man of Satan that lives in Hell. Can things get any freaking creepier?" Washington complained.

"Reminder that there are more than one beings with the name Satan. Try and not make it sound like I am on the same level of demonic as them," Satan replied.

"Also, the Satan you mean is actually the right hand man of YHVH and you don't have to worry about him since Egghead will only focus on his master. Lucifer is the lord of Hell and he's a completely separate being from Satan. Understand?" the snowman continued.

"I couldn't help but to overhear that you know someone who may be strong enough to defeat YHVH. Tell me all the details?" a familiar voice said.

Vyse appeared in between Dedede and Satan without warning, jump scaring the two because of his silent appearance. Satan tumbled and fell into the arms of Ulala, the former enjoying how lucky his fall was. Dedede however would fall onto his back due to Kirby being distracted by a stray butterfly.

"Watch out next time. You know that scaring me like that isn't funny!" the king shouts.

"Well can't you blame a captain's curiosity? These plans would concern our own for the future. Rouge informed us that we should head only to GUN HQ and we can't make any side trips. For a mission like going to Hell literally to grab a new strong ally, I can trust Ash to go alone with Jack Frost as his guide," the Leader of the Blue Rogues explains.

"Precisely. I am a demon of high levels and they can let me in with no trouble. Anyone who's living, especially a mortal, can't come with. It's not only too dangerous but all demons within the dimension will see you as free food," the dead bunny replies before twirling his pistols.

"Danger is my middle name and if wouldn't be fair for you to go alone. I'm undead, which means I would be untouchable to any being down there," Zobio brags.

"If you go, I will go too. We are just too inseparable, dear," Zobiko said with a smile.

"I've got plenty of connections in Hell. Especially a certain blacksmith that still owe me some upgrades to my arsenal," Bayonetta says after jumping in the conversation.

"Count me in. I do want to say one last thing to Max D Cap since he's probably there waiting for me," said Chuck.

This would lead Satan to be shivering in fear for some unknown reason. The green haired prince looked around to notice that quite many people seem keen on going to Hell if it meant finding a way to beat YHVH if Eggman succeeds in his plan.

"I would like to come with. You all need all the extra help that you could get," Alex Kidd beamed.

"If Alex goes, so do I. If the place is hotter than Dino Mountain, it wouldn't bother me much," Billy said as Cipher perched on his shoulder.

"Are you sure that the two of you want to come? Hell could be dangerous and if you die, your soul would stay there eternally," said the concerned Joe.

"My motto is that the more dangerous a place is, the bigger the back up should be. And besides, Chuck and Zobio may experience trouble with any powerful demons lurking in that realm," Alex Kidd replied.

"But at the same time, most of us need to stay aboard the Delphinus and report to the case. And Sonic, I know you are about to say something. But the answer is no. We just saved you from Eggman and we wouldn't want to hear you being demon food in the worst place imaginable," Knuckles said before seeing his blue friend.

Sonic could only do a nervous chuckle since his friend had to catch him thinking of a plan.

"Buddy, I am the fastest thing alive. Nothing can catch me and it would be nice to go on another adventure to kick some butt while waiting for Eggman to get his due. Better than standing around a base and listening to meetings all day," the blue hedgehog replied.

"But those meetings will concern you since you are a big part of the plan, Sonic. As your best friend, I would personally object to you thinking about going to the inferno. Zobio, Chuck, Zobiko, Bayonetta, and Ash should be fine on their own. And there are others that could join in if it means you coming with everyone safely," Tails cried.

"Tails, you can't just exclude me and Billy. We should be just fine and will do anything to help our fellow Sega All Stars," Alex Kid responded.

"I like your enthusiasm, kid. But it doesn't change the fact that Hell isn't the kind of place you would like to go to. What if you were to be killed by these powerful demons our snowman friend mentioned? Or if your very soul is stolen from you the longer you stay there? We just barely survived an intense struggle with that fat man's army and losing our numbers wouldn't do our world any favors," Kiryu replied.

"It's only been a week or so since then. Some of us still have the energy to fight and willing to help Ash and Jack recruit this strong human to join our side. Can we not be pessimistic for once moment?" Billy yelled.

"I like your attitude, Billy. A few of the living joining the undead in Hell can't hurt. Rokkaku tried to summon demons several times and I still stopped him despite having the strength of one," Beat said with a grin.

Before he had lost his train of thought from the spawning conversations, the red plumber still had a last few words to say.

"Sonic, what I would like to say a to you is far from over. One idea I had for you is if you want a come with and recruit some Smash Brothers to fight with us, for old times. My Sky Pop has enough room for you to come with since it would involve meeting them personally. Kirby and Dedede will have to come with because my voice alone will not convince a certain sky knight to bring his ship," he exclaimed.

The words Smash Brothers seems familiar to Bayonetta as she only been with them for a brief time. Sonic however grew excited since he's quite popular with his peers during the times he served the organization, whether it was stopping the Subspace Army or solving the World of Light incident.

"Oh right, I'm in. At least no one will have to worry about me being in danger since the Smash Brothers are mostly friendly folks. Well other than the villains who seem to switch sides a lot," he exclaimed.

"Unfortunately, Bowser falls under that category. Hence his reasons for a helping the Legion of Subspace behind the Smash Brothers' back. It's a miracle he didn't try getting Ganondorf nor King K Rool to get involved. Perhaps due to him focusing on stronger allies that he barely knew," the plumber suggested.

"What's this Smash Brothers I'm hearing about? First I've ever heard of it," Alex Kidd wondered.

"It's a fighting tournament that happens every few years, to see who are the strongest fighters through the universe. I've always wanted to join them, yet Sonic is the lucky one," Knuckles said in jealousy.

"You are quite close. The tournaments are only the entertainment aspect of our a organization to the public eye. It's a team dedicated to breeding the strongest fighters in the universe to keep order and peace. While started by Master Hand, he would often be corrupted and challenge all members during his rampage. It's usually the fault of Tabuu, Master Core, Galeem, and Dharkon. They are the larger threats that we were trained to defeat if they were to endanger our universe. Luckily some members will come in handy based on who's interested to join us," Mario explains.

"And we already have some members here at least. Mega Man, Banjo Kazooie, and Bayonetta. Maybe chomping Pac-Man, whipping Simon, sneaky Solid Snake, devastating Cloud, cool Joker, mysterious Luminary, kickbutt Terry, and wise Ryu. All of them would be a huge asset to saving the world," Sonic rambled in excitement.

Mario could appreciate his fellow Smash Brother's excitement at the idea of working with his old colleagues again.

"Unfortunately, they are all busy. For example, Pac is actually guarding Pac-Land in the light of the Legion's attack and Snake left on a top secret mission involving investigation. Both Terry and Ryu have fighting tournaments to attend to, Cloud wants to focus on his private life with Tifa, our favorite Hero is off on more personal quests, Simon only wants to be involved if Dracula reincarnates, and Joker did run off on some personal mission of his own. We will just have to see who can join us based on which member is in our secret base," the joyful plumber replied.

"Whoever they may be, we would appreciate any extra help Mario. While our jolly snowman friend and his party can enter the Gates of Hell for this strong human to join our mission to stop YHVH from destroying this universe. And the others can report to GUN and train for our final encounter with the Legion. This is really an exciting year, if we can stop this universe from ending that is," Sonic said.

Vyse heard the entire conversation and nods approvingly as captain of the ship.

"That sounds like an excellent plan. I'll be sure to tell Rouge and Morte about it before some of you can leave. We will be fine handling this ship and always contact when needed. No need to worry about any attackers since the Legion is too busy with their tails between their legs," he said.

"Thank you for the permission, Vyse. I'll promise you as the best a plumber that Sonic will be safe and return in one piece as long as he's with a superstar!" Mario shouts in excitement.

"That's a promise. We will gather some strong allies and be ready to meet you all back at GUN. And hopefully Ash's group will survive down below and not become permanent residents. And I almost forgot, Will Kirby and Dedede be joining us?" said the speedy hedgehog.

Kirby would already have his Warpstar ready, mostly due to wanting to find a place for exotic food. Sonic laughs at the puff's quick thinking, even if it were for other reasons.

"Alright, alright. I'm coming. But I'm not looking forward to be criticized by my peers again for joining Bowser's rebellion in the first place. Especially from a certain pretty boy prince," Dedede mumbled.

Lord Max would be slightly offended at his statement, feeling that statement was directed towards him despite it being to someone else.

"There's nothing to be a worried about. I will vouch for you when the team gets the most roudy," the plumber said after tipping his cap.

"Well think of it this way. You have a good case to present and not wanting to destroy the world unlike King Large Spiky and Ugly," Sonic joked.

Bayonetta already creates a massive portal for her group to make it to their infernal destination, seemingly prepared to make it while there's still time.

"Alright boys, we have to make a quick stop to see an old friend before we find this powerful human. A lady would rather get her deadliest weapons for the battle ahead," she says with a lollipop in her mouth.

Ash locks and loads his best pistols just in case any demon still mad for his past rampage attacks him. Zobio and his undead allies were all ready to risk everything to make it through these famous flames.

"Good luck on your mission, guys. Make it back safely and don't die on us!" Alex Kidd called.

"You know that I would like to give you all back up, but our weapons would be meaningless on a demon unlike a zombie. Hopefully you find no offense on that last past, zombie lovebirds," G said.

He could tell Varla stood right behind him, not being too thrilled about the zombie part.

"Sonic gets to leave on a secret mission with Mario and some of our friends will go to Hell and back with a friend, that leaves us just hanging on the ship to get stronger before we have one last battle with the Legion. This almost feels like the real endgame," Ryo says while placing his hand on Honey.

"As long as we have each other and work our hardest, we should save our universe and keep our future," the popstar replied in bliss.

"All for one and one for all as they say. We got this as long as we can regroup and be strong enough to stop our enemies from taking our world," Beat exclaims.

"I wish those that have their own missions luck. While it would be up to us to use these days wisely to cooperate with GUN and train our bodies," Akira solemnly states.

"That reminds me. I will head to Nightopia to do some proper investigation. Something tells me my old friend Owl may know some things regarding Reala's possible plans with the world's dreams," NiGHTS suggested.

Ax Battler and Tyris would speak with their long time ally Gilius about possible plans to gather other warriors for the war. The jolly dwarf knew that some in particular would come in handy for the future. Kasumi and Ayane had their own plans, possibly calling a few fellow DOATEC competitors to join this battle for old times sake. The ChuChus were sending a transmission from their Master Mech's communicator to see how their men were doing reworking with Dural's body they had in storage. From the positive squeaks coming from the green ChuChu robotic scientists, the progress is going smoothly and all that was left is seeing if she can work properly upon activation.

"Chu chuchuchu chuchu," Chuih replies in a happy squeak.

As a fellow alien, Toejam knew exactly what they were saying and it reminded him of something important that he almost forgot.

"Oh damn, I forgot that we have that blonde robo cop in one of our hidden jars. We had him on standby since we need our third member to help," he exclaims.

Both him and Earl would turn to blue sassy alien, who grew suspicious at their sudden stares.

"What? If you two expect me to help you make an artificial Earthling, forget it. It could go rogue and try to hurt us if we succeed in trying," she barked.

"Come on, baby. Think of it like a collaborative science project. We could not only have him be fully obedient to us but he would provide our group with the extra firepower that we need. It's foolproof," the three legged alien begged.

"Ugh, fine. But this is the first and last time you will see me fix anything from this planet," the blue alien surrendered.

"Yay, we will get our robot buddy fixed!" the funky duo said in joy.

Gear and Opal would think of a brilliant idea, wondering if they can find the rest of their Segua allies for battle in the near future. This would had been easier if Nel were around with her famous Search ability to find everyone else. Max did feel it was time to try recruiting some of his other old allies in what's left of Guardiana if they were to safely stay in the castle like he had said. Kiryu on the other hand would be calling the right guy he needed, or more someone he had the least patience for of all of his allies. The recipient on the phone would be loud as he is excited, happy to hear from his good friend again.

"Kiryu-chan! I'm coming for you if you can stay right there. It's no fair that you get to bash heads while the city barely have anything to do with all this chaos. I promise that I will bring my best weapons, especially my famous bat-kun," the excited middle aged voice said.

"Oi, Majima. Try and be a little less loud. But it's good to hear that you're at least safe and sound," the yakuza member replied on his phone.

Arle would already be in the process of using two special portals to communicate with two special friends in their own universes. One girl would be blonde wearing a red Puyo with blue eyes and the other is a redhead with green eyes and two curls. The blue mage knew the urgency of this situation is close to Ecolo levels and had the idea to see if they wanted to join this quest.

"That sounds terrible. And I thought we would be past the idea of multiverse destruction again. You can count on me, if Ms Accord doesn't mind me sneaking from class," Amitie says in determination.

"Roger, Arle. I will make sure to be of assistance or my name isn't Ringo," the redhead declared.

Ulala already begins sending an extra report asking if anyone from the Space Channel, her's or Pudding's, can feel free to take a quick flight to Earth to join them. This was an idea that she discussed with Jaguar personally since the bounty hunter felt that more connections would help in their final battle more effectively.

"This is a highly important scoop coming from a secret alliance of unknown origin. If anyone who's fierce and fearless can join, that would be more than welcome. Pudding and I need your help for the fate of our space station and the universe," she announced.

A few special individuals would catch wind of this message in the faraway space station, Moro-Channel 5 and Space Rescue Police. A large purple alien would be seen drinking his favorite glass while surrounded by a group of Morolian hitmen. His silence along with breaking of his glass only reveal his oncoming anger at the many Morolians that were brainwashed by Purge previously to serve him. This alien godfather sees his species as his children and would never want a single person taking advantage of them on his watch.

"Alright boys, it's time to pay this planet a visit. That Rhythm Rogue will rue the day he mess with Moro-Channel 5 or any of my family. Let's start our plan of invasion and put an end to these wannabe galactic conquerors," Hoorg says in a solemn manner.

In the other side of the spectrum, two space cowgirls would have their pistols ready and jetpacks fueled for flight. While they may seem identical, it is Pine who's one of the more valued officers of the Space Police unlike her sister Texas.

"You heard the pink haired messenger, we gave a galaxy to save. That Purge will not know justice until it stares him in the face," the female officer shouts.

Her twin sister obediently nods and follows her sister outside the police office to prepare for their biggest mission yet. Jaguar's ship Rogue Ship-A-Go-Go would also receive this transmission. The entire space pirate crew cries tears of joy knowing that their captain is still safe and sound on another planet after his capture.

"The boss is out there and he needs our help. Space Pirates, let's kick some ass and save this galaxy!" one of the space pirate commanders shout.

The entire crew cheers loudly now that they have the morale to fight again and find their captain. The famous Space Channel 5 ship would be hovering above a local planet, broadcasting this special message from their famous reporter. Because of the urgency of the last message, the current stand-in chief Blank begins orders on Micheal's behalf to send in as many Evila Upgrade units as possible to fly to Earth to assist the channel's star reporter.

"Attention all units, go out there and support our girl. If this mission and report is a success, we will get all the views possible to become top channel of the galaxy. As the stand-in chief, the real chief needs all the protection possible while he's out there!" the lucky former chief announced.

A pair of reporter twins would be seen sneaking aboard the ship these Evila units will use due to their own personal reasons regarding the situation.

"I know we will risk our job doing this, but our superior Ulala needs our help. Staying here to report will not do any favors. We want to really impress her as the rookies of this channel," one of them said.

They continued walking silently as the mass produced reporter androids continued their mission to board the ship for their biggest mission yet. Meanwhile, it appears Derrick and Britney were revealed to be just fine, but a bit knocked out from the sudden shockwave from RinRin's dragon explosion. Selvaria and Ramirez helped the two trainees back to their feet to observe any sights of serious damage to their body. It was miraculous there's only a few minor bruises and nothing too serious which would prevent any further training for the two humans. Vector and Zavok both sighed in relief now that they can both await for the time for either one to train these determined humans. If it weren't for Athena's telepathic communication, no one else would had been able to check on these two trainees.

"Thank you for the message Athena. Now we can focus back on the training for the day. Derrick, Britney, we will move on to combat training. Wait here until I prepare the weapons and your training partners," Selvaria announced.

The two silver haired generals would begin communicating on their devices to have their soldiers appear for clean up. The rest of Morte's crew would be back in their same seats on the bleachers to observe the entire field under the process of chance. Phantom R would be worried about Marie's hyperventilation since her panic episode over the rookies were intense for her. Hardy and Janet are still on their guard in case there are more intruders to handle in the light of the RinRin rampage. Shadow felt that there were a few people missing and wondered when they would back on the ship.

"Have anyone seen Mario and Ash? They should be back here soon," he said.

"I was wondering that too. Usually Mario would always be with us. I hope he don't plan on talking with Sonic too long. I heard they were great friends," Ristar replied.

"Hmmph, of course the plumber would be too busy being friendly with Sonic. They were always like this in the Olympic Games when they weren't being competitive. Or messing around with that Smash Brothers organization," the black hedgehog stated.

The last statement would make Centurion and Gunther curious as they drew closer to the gossip.

"Smash Brothers? Are they friends or foes?" the musclebound warrior asked.

Shadow felt that there would be no use hiding more classified information from his allies and decide to explain to his curious friend.

"They are a universe protection organization all about keeping peace in not just this universe, but countless others and possible timelines. That's how we are able to have the likes of Toon Link and Lucina serve the group. There are different categories of the organization. The fighters who are considered the major players and truly important members. Sonic is a good example as he has the reputation to make him join the likes of Mario or Mega Man on missions at any time. Then there's the Assists, which I am a part of. We are not considered highly important, but only called through special trophies that can take us from anywhere and send us directly to where a fighter were to first call us for brief assistance. Knuckles is also a part of this faction, and quite frankly he's not very happy about his position. Whether I am in the fighter or assist faction doesn't matter since I have a bigger focus with GUN over any other organization. It's a miracle that I am only called when I would be needed and it doesn't interfere with my own missions," he explained.

This astounded the Gallian soldier as he always wondered if there we other possible groups aware of the Legion's plans. Centurion nods now he gotten the answer and begins to think about the possibility of these Smash members being of any use. Shadow would receive a transmission from none other than Vyse at this time. Speak of the devil, my suspicious may be correct after all.

"Hello, my short and dark friend. I am here to tell you what Sonic would be doing. Mario is taking him to the Smash Brothers organization to recruit some possible help. This concerns you since plumber boy was able to slip that you also happen to be a member of them," Vyse formally reports.

Shadow shook his head as his Assist position doesn't make him of high importance to that organization.

"Yes, I know. But thanks for letting me know. I may tell Rouge and the others. They may be concerning, but my rival is in good hands since what he's doing would help GUN quite a bit. But let's not forget that the Smash Brothers have their own affairs to deal with and having too many of them involved could interfere with their goals," he replied in concern.

"That's correct. Mario only states that he will gather just a few to help. Most of the more popular third parties are too busy to be of assistance. Speaking of which, our small and chilly friend Jack Frost informed us of a way to defeat this YHVH being that Eggman will use to destroy our world. There's this powerful human that once defeated him in the past with the help of Lucifer, both who are residing in Hell. Jack got a small team going with him to meet this human and see if he would be of any help. It may be dangerous due to it being a place of inferno and suffering, but we've sent just the right people for the job and won't die easily," Vyse explains.

"That's all great. Not personally worried since another certain Smash member should know Hell too well to get lost or let any of her allies get hurt. As long as they can all return safely with this powerful human in one piece. Keep watch of the others aboard your ship. We should arrive in HQ in less than a few days from the look of things," Shadow clarifies.

"On a positive note, our two intruders and their pet are all sent to the Holding Room to be arrested until they can behave themselves. Unlike Fei Rin, we just can't trust these two as they came with the intent to take her away from us. It was just too big of a misunderstanding that almost endangered everyone aboard my ship. Aika and Fina will be tasked with keeping an eye on them and Shiva while they serve their sentence," Vyse described in enthusiasm.

Shadow would be surprised that one of their allies would even be the first to be locked up.

"Shiva? What did he do that was worth the timeout? Attacking someone for badmouthing his former boss?" he asked.

Vyse would think deeply to try remembering the context and reason for his punishment.

"Actually it was something different. Remember how we would tell you of how difficult it was to feed Fei Rin due to her stubbornness? She kicked the spoon out of our burly sensitive friend Ash's hand, not the dead bunny, and made him cry. Shiva being that overprotective hothead tried to attack Fei Rin. Gear would be in his way to take all of his hits, his friend Opal got too heated and tried to blow up the aggressor with her fully charged finger beams, and Electra would grab Ash safely with her electrical whip, which he also grabbed Shiva too while being shocked. What shocked me more was Shiva's honesty that the mess he made in our cafeteria was his fault, which is why we shelter on him being locked for a while instead of being sent off the ship," the captain explained.

Shadow agreed that this was a fair decision to be made and also admired the ex Syndicate member's atonement.

"Very well. Just make sure he's comfortable and well fed down there. On the bright side he will not be very lonely with two women and a pet keeping him company soon. We can only hope there will not be more captors to be added. I'd imagine cell space is quite limited," the hedgehog says before checking on Rouge.

"Limited? Ha! We have enough cells to hold an entire enemy crew. You've got nothing to worry about since the Blue Rogues are prepared for everything," Vyse brags.

His statement would only remind the black hedgehog of something very important that HQ is doing currently, the capture and interrogation of Napoleon.

"That's right, we have our own prisoner back at the base. Some sniveling coward who calls himself the enemy of Phantom R. Hopefully the soldiers in charge of interrogation gotten some good information out of him. He's nothing without his army of armored soldiers that the Legion still have aboard one of their ships. If he doesn't cooperate, we will never set him free unless he give us what we want. And even if he is free, we will implant him with a tracking device to follow him in case he has the idea of calling his Legion pals to save him. He could be of use in case he knows some things we don't. And by the way, what is this YHVH being you speak of? This is my first time hearing of it," Shadow wondered.

Vyse would take a deep breath since there would be too much to unpack based on what Jack and Dedede told him personally on the deck of his ship. The field below would finally be set for the two rookies' next part of their training, which is all about combat. Selvaria and Ramirez's men made sure to place enough targets and obstacles in the right parts of the field. Many of these targets were humanoid sacks of burlap, perfect to be sliced or punched with the right amount of force. Due to the two trainees being human, this would be a good start as opposed to concrete or steel dummies for more advanced trainees. The obstacles all around included automated sack arrow shooters, swinging sack devices, targets that jump in and out of the ground with boxing gloves, porcelain civilians to rescue, low voltage traps, fire pits, and security cameras that can track all movement. While very daunting to Derrick, Britney is extremely determined to pass this test if it meant becoming a great asset to the team. A few soldiers would walk beside the two to provide them with a few important materials for this lesson. Tape to wrap fists for combat, a gun for ranged target practice, and a sword for swordsmanship. However the first part of this test would be all about being physical with their own limbs. The soldiers will begin removing both trainees' shoes and socks since this part of the training will involve the feet as much as their hands. Derrick is relieved since the boots he wore were too uncomfortable for his liking, Britney is too focused to question why her boots had to be removed. Ramirez stands before the two with the sternest look, letting them know that it is time to move to the next part of training.

"Listen up, this is now the time the two of you learn proper close combat. What we provided you match three different aspects of combat. Your physical strength, accuracy in ranged combat, and learning how to counter the attacks of your enemies in combat. We will be doing part one, which will involve these dummies," he announced.

The Valuan commander directs threat attention to the series of dummies that stood a few feet away. These seem like the simplest of the obstacles for them to deal with, being nothing more than ordinary sacks with sand perfect for any fighter to beat when they need something to test their body. Derrick gulps due to him being a less than impressive physical fighter and secretly hope that Britney can handle something way out of her league in strength.

"That's nothing. I used to deal with normal sized punching bags in the gym sometimes. It should be too familiar for me," she stated with an intense fire in her eyes.

Ramirez likes her enthusiasm and excitement, but these two things didn't matter since the actual physical endurance is what matters in the end.

"These are nothing like the punching bags you would use. These are what most of our soldiers use to test their physical endurance and strength to not only deal with enemy soldiers but even their devastating weapons of war on the battlefield. What we look for in a soldier is more than willpower, but strength and skill. You two will see why I was chosen to be a great asset for Lord Galcian and the Valuan Army in the past. The first test will involve the two of you to punch and kick these bags. But don't stop until these dummies fall down or you succeed in breaking through the sack's thick flesh. Is that clear?" he announced.

Selvaria would watch on the sidelines as her turn to teach them ranged combat will only come if either of them pass this this first. She keep her eyes on the two budding soldiers who would have to tap into their full potential if they were to become one of the major players for this team. Derrick once again tries not to seem like the most unsure of the two since he wants to be as supportive for his woman as possible, even be a great partner of the two were to fight for their lives. Britney clenched her fists to build in any strength she had to take these dummies on. Zavok would watch closely to see how these two fledglings could blossom into powerful fighters if they followed the clear orders of their coaches. Vector still has that same smile with dollar signs in his eyes, leading Mighty to shake his head at his the Chaotix leader's obvious greed.

"Just you watch, these two rookies will do their best. I would know it," the excited bee shouts.

Espio observes the entire training field just to see everything that these two had ahead of them.

"Yes!" both trainees beamed.

Britney and Derrick would begin charging at the dummies with the heart of warriors. The two would feel their bandaged feet rushing through the smooth fresh grass, gliding elegantly. Their arms now swinging with might and velocity based on their training from the running obstacle course earlier. Britney has her eyes on the middle dummy, feeling that intense anger as if it were the enemy she would be the first to strike. Derrick would think of the times he would be on the run from police to have that adrenaline and hardness to have his first hit as well. Shadow finished his conversation with Vyse to see how the two college students were doing with their first strength training test. Britney would jump at her nearby target and strike it with the hardest punch, causing the heavy doll to sway only a little from the impact. Everyone would look at how this went after hearing the blow from many feet away. Derrick would also land his first hit with a powerful kick, swinging his leg as hard as he could. The only thing that would be heard is the dead silence from the two hitting their first targets. The first thing that would be heard is a massive cry of pain, alerting everyone in the bleachers. Turns out to be from Britney, who dropped to the ground onto her back and cries from the pain of her own punch. The end result on the burlap sack dummy would be a slight dent and nothing too major from the hit. Derrick would also hop on his other leg from the kick as if the last kick would had been enough to nearly break his other. The bruise on his leg would be noticeably big as if he put too much for from the hit.

"God damn it, that is the worst feeling that I've ever felt. I could had taken my entire leg off if I went any further," he yelled in agony.

Britney is no better since she felt that her own arm could had crumpled from going any further with her punch.

"I want to get strong. But I could had broken more than just a nail from that. How are we supposed to destroy these dummies?" she cried while holding her sore arm.

Ratchet only lets out a sigh while Clank did a slight giggle of amusement from the scene. Centurion only felt nostalgia from back when he was a normal soldier training for the Greek army long before his original death.

"Hahahahaha, takes me back. I used to be just a weak man until months of training really improved me. And this is not counting the power Zeus bestowed upon me from my resurrection. These two would have to keep trying harder to become a seasoned warrior," he said in bliss.

Ristar couldn't relate as he was born powerful since he was a baby and did his own self training after being abandoned by his father in the galaxy.

"Ooooh, that's going to leave a mark. I hope they can get back up," Banjo said after recoiling from the image.

Kazooie tried her best not to make a witty remark to respect both her ursine friend and the two trainees that are only doing their best. Orta and Prince Ali could only keep watching and hope that neither of the two would give up easily from the first hit.

"Is that the best you two can do? Even my weakest soldiers wouldn't let the pain get to hem. Stand back on your two feet and keep attacking the dummies! Like I've said, none of you will give up on my watch and the objective is to do better damage to at least a dummy or two," Ramirez shouts.

Britney could only think about his words, and keep watching her sore fist. Derrick however tries to stand on his harmed leg despite the damage and think of another way to attack his main object before him.

Where am I going wrong? I get that it's not supposed to be easy to hit, but is it my form? So I have to go at it with a different approach?

Britney would finally stand back to her feet while avoiding to put too much pressure from her sore arm. She once again glance at the dummy before her, trying to find a better way to bring it down with her own strength. Her blue eyes were glued on the objective before her, knowing that this is far from the usual punching backs that she had handled before.

Damn, this is something I would have to approach a different way. My form is always on top, maybe it's more my spirit and making sure it gives my fist that flavor to really deal some damage. This is no workout and trying harder is an option if it means repaying my debt to Witch Girl.

She gets into a wilder pose and charge at the dummy once again with all her rage. She yells while pulling back her other fist for a stronger hit and connects to the face of the dummy this time. Derrick already used his other leg to kick the dummy at full force to match her. Both fighters received their end of pain from the attacks and collapsed from the intensity of each one. Selvaria can only do nothing but watch the two struggle from one of their biggest tests yet. Ramirez however could only do nothing but keep his intense eyes on them to make sure neither of his students were to fail this course.

"Use your heads. It is always best to try transferring the power of your mind into your attacks. Strength is nothing without the good teamwork of your bodily nerves. They are the circuits that make a warrior strong. Take that advice and keep going. Make your targets fall before the sun goes down!" Ramirez barked.

Britney would begin processing this statement after his words, taking them to heart. Derrick also would try focusing with his mind more if it means more success dealing with his own dummy. Britney now uses her mind to clear out all distractions and only focus on just the very limbs she need to take down her desired target. The young woman takes a deep breath and lets it out to channel out all of her stress and fears. Derrick would also use this moment to zen meditate on the ground to try keeping his mind off of the intense pain in both legs and use this to channel that into real strength. Ramirez only nods knowing the two are using their own unique way to take his words into advice. Selvaria grew curious at their way of thinking and wonders if they really processed what her lover said for them to do. Shadow grew more interested in this unusual sight while Rouge could only smile at what she's seeing. Interesting.

They would make fine GUN soldiers if we were to see them blossom from this training. GUN alone proves that any human has potential to be a defender of the planet if they were to try hard enough.

Britney would approach the puppet differently, this time with a slow serious walk with a determined look. Derrick would also approach the dummy the same way with both of his wounded legs, this time walking as if the pain never plagued them. The Valuan commander would watch their new attack strategy real close to study their progress. Britney would make the first move to strike the dummy intensely. But something would be different about this punch. The dummy sways back from the hit, but now a sizable dent appeared in the midsection of the burlap training obstacle. Ramirez's words were spot on about focus being the main key to true strength and it shows. Derrick's next kick would also cause a bigger debt than the last time, while violently shaking the dummy from the force. This would also wow the likes of Shadow, as this result would be on part with a rookie GUN soldier faring well in their first test.

"Yes! Now that's what I'm talking about. Keep it up, rookies!" Vector cheers loudly.

However Mighty and Espio would feel that it was too early to celebrate since this is far from over. Orta cracks a smile knowing that these two were getting better from their last few unsuccessful tries. Ratchet and Clank would keep their eyes on the pupils now that things would become interesting. Selvaria turns to see the surprising result after hearing the dummies shake from their respective hits. The two would watch as both trainees would continue attacking their respective dummies with even more hits to their surprise. Ramirez in particular would watch as they mercilessly continue their onslaught on the human shaped sacks of sand for training.

They seem to be catching on better than expected. But it's not going to be over until they do sizable damage or even knock them nearly started out as innocent bystanders that argue. Now they seem much different since I told them to take this serious. Impressive, but that's where the other parts of the lesson come into play.

Britney continues her series of best punches in a focused state now that she's got her eyes on completing her own objective. Derrick continues pummeling the weakened dummy with his mighty legs as if he were training to be the next MMA fighter for the year. Centurion would now look closer with his muscular body leaning forward due to depending on his base human form for sight than his other useful transformations. Ratchet is already impressed with what he sees and analyze the situation, all while Clank takes notes on the progress. Ristar would grow the widest smile ever at what he see, although he is aware that it would only be time to celebrate when they are successful at tearing both dummies. Zeena and Zazz could only do nothing but smile knowing the chances of their team training these two were likelier than before with their blooming fighting progress. Britney tried her best to remain calm during her minutes of punching but couldn't help but to smile knowing that she's actually improving with her combat training compared to before.

I'm doing it. I'm actually doing it. Now whenever this dummy falls or get a hole depends if I can keep this up a little longer. Witch Girl, that debt will be completed when I succeed.

Derrick breathes heavily as he continue to strike the massive human sand sacks with his powerful kicks, now feeling his feet getting hot from the constant friction of his speed. Britney, this is the best. Feel like a real man now that it's possible to defend you. Or more fight by your side when the danger gets going. Ramirez would call them again before losing his train of thought at being in awe.

"That's good. Keep going. You will move on to the next stage if the dummies are worn out to the point that neither one can be used anymore. Show that warrior spirit, crush your targets while they still remain!" he commands.

Selvaria once again could watch while she would prepare herself mentally for her turn to coach the ranged combat training. Charmy grew amazed at what he saw and Vector could only smile wider than usual at this excellent sight.

"You see men, this is the birth of a new Chaotix member there. Now the three of you know why it's highly important that we should give them the proper guidance of how to kick butt and solve crime. Charmy, Mighty, take notes. I can already taste that sweet smell of success," the giddy crocodile declared.

The armadillo could only sigh since his boss is back to his usual self. Shadow would only do a slight smile at what he see now that things were starting to get quite interesting. Phantom R could only think of the time he would do his own rhythm combat training when he was younger and before the day he would pursue the dream of becoming the greatest thief in France. He could only start air punching in a timed manner to get into that groove of his own nostalgia. Marie found the sight amusing and laughs since this is the Raphael she always knew and loved. Gamma and Omega would continue scanning the bodies of the two to look for any clues to their sudden strength. Not much on their data is revealing much other than the fact both humans were using at least all nerves in their body to focus on each strike for a stronger blow.

"Bodies are showing signs of intense willpower and focus. They are easily on par with one of our soldiers," the younger robot brother stated.

Prince Ali would be surprised that even if these humans were not blessed with a powerful artifact like him, they are showing excellent signs of being great assets for the battlefield. Welkin and Alicia could do nothing but smile, as if they were right all along on the two of them proving to be possible help to find their daughter with them.

"What did I tell you, they are proving us wrong. But this is only the beginning, I wonder how they would fare wielding an appropriate weapon for war for the next training," the brown haired soldier replied.

His wife could only laugh along with him now that they were witnessing a truly beautiful sight on the field below them. A loud boom can be heard, everyone would look at the source of the noise. Ristar first looked at the ceiling to see if there were any intruders as Centurion scopes out the doors just in case. The four Chaotix would be looking around in circles to try finding out what made that noise.

"Wherever that criminal is, we will kick their big..."

Espio cuts off his leader after seeing what made that noise. He begins to point at the sight on the field. Centurion would see it as well and so did Phantom R and the others on the bleachers. The dummy that used to stand in Britney's way is now down on the ground with a massive hole in its chest, spilling countless sand from the impact of the last punch. She could only stand and breathe slowly after using most of not all of her energy. Derrick however would be seen standing before what could be his fully decapitated dummy due to his last kick being the kicker to ripping it clean in half from enough rounds of strikes. Sweat rolled down his warm forehead now that the battle was finally won. Selvaria couldn't believe her eyes at this sight, the two had successfully passed the test in what could be over an hour's time since it began. Orta and Ali would begin cheering loudly for the victorious couple that passed their first hard trial. Eventually the other bleached heroes would do the same to support the success of their first lesson. Zik did a slight chuckle as he claps now that the young seeds were beginning to sprout into budding warriors as he predicted.

"Yes, the sweet success that every seed of potential needs. But the war is far from won with the other steps needed," he said.

Zavok is already impressed with what he seen and mentally thinks about how to sort out his Zeti training in mind for the two later on. Zomom claps loudly with the dopiest smile as Zazz lets out a crazy tell of victory for their possible trainees. Britney could only feel herself getting weaker in the arms, but stood her ground to show that she's not giving up and ready for more. Derrick felt his legs wobble from all the force used in both legs and tries not to topple over from the sheer weight combined with his fatigue. Both would be approached by their training captain who remains with the same professional expression. They would be surprised by his lack of smile and could only expect whichever answer they will get out of completing their lesson. Derrick can only gulp and watch as the man's intense eyes stared at him and his partner. Britney shown no fear since she feels quite confident in we accomplishment of the promised task. The next thing they would hear can only shock both of them.

"Good work. You two have passed. I would never expect such prodigies using their full potential like they mean it. Go on to the next test, Selvaria will be expecting quite a lot out of you," he stated.

Britney could only try containing her excitement, only to let it all out in a loud yell. She would then hug her boyfriend tightly to express her absolute joy at passing this first trial to be the fighter she wish she could be. Derrick smiles along with her and hugs back at full force in joy.

"We did it, we passed the test! I'm going to make everyone proud when this is all over," the college girl screamed.

"It won't be long until we become full fledged fighters. Bring on the next challenge. Me and my girl are ready to take on anything you throw at us!" Derrick announced.

The heroes on the bleachers continue cheering for the successful trainees to further motivate them to go on to their next lesson. Selvaria approaches the two to continue on to the next harsh part of the training. She clears her throat to alert the two, they obediently stand in unison straight up.

"Take out your guns. The next part of the training will be a matter of seeing if you have what it takes to attack faraway enemies," she stated.

The two would check their pockets to take out a pair of pistols, a perfect starting gun for anyone new to the art of sharpstooting. Derrick observes the barrel to see just how this would work. This is based on his observation from action movies except the difference is that he get to handle the real deal in the palm of his hands. Britney observes the trigger to get a good idea of how does anyone use these effectively in combat.

Selvaria could notice them getting too curious and shouts, "Be very careful with how you use them! It's your first time and these could bring fatal results if not used carefully. But that's where we are with this training, teaching you both how to effectively fight on the battlefield."

The two would lower their weapons and stop messing with them, sweating nervously of how careless they could be when not supervised. The silver haired commander would issue their attention to the targets that pop in and out of the grass. There were normal ones and ones armed with boxing gloves. Also the arrow shooters would be preparing to activate when needed, as part of the dodging part of the training. Britney and Derrick would be nervous since moving targets would be proven difficult for newbies like them. Shadow kept his eye on them since even he wonder if they would be effective with their firsthand experience of using a pistol. Rouge would already be amused since this is where the real fun begins. Gamma and Omega would only wonder if the organic gunners would ever compare to destructive mechanical snipers like them. Scanning their bodies to keep track of their abilities and heat levels.

"Your pistols are already loaded with a total of twenty-four bullets. Use them wisely. I will not teach you how to reload until both of you run out completely. My word of advice is to only shoot when you think you can take out your targets. Precision is the key, always aim for the right spot with your barrels. Scopes are more for longer distance weapons like sniper rifles. Any questions?" she explained.

The two would only respond with nods since they have no questions in particular at all. They felt prepared use their guns for the first time, but something would alert their teacher.

"That's not the right pose at all. Your postures are too incorrect and improper to use your guns," she shouts.

The two would be pointing their guns with one hand, akin to an action hero which is what Selvaria is referring to.

"Isn't this a one handed weapon? I thought this is the way we are supposed to use it," Britney said in confusion.

She would feel her arms being moved by the statuesque commander that guides her hands in a way both would hold the gun. Britney would be astounded at this pose, but still wondered why it hand to be this way.

"Why use two hands on a single handed weapon? Is there a reason for this pose?" she asked.

Selvaria would position her student's legs so that they are standing but with one in front of the other to give that perfect position.

"Never forget that guns use a lot of force. Just shooting one the wrong way can push you off balance or even break your arm. Therefore, both arms are needed to hold this weapon whole your legs would need to be in the right position to hold you in place. That is the most important step when it comes to shooting. Never forget that. Even your reporter friend would know this or that Zephyr kid," the Valkyrian soldier replied.

She would then walk her way to get Derrick in the right position as well. He would feel awkward due to feeling the hands of a taller woman correct his shooting stance and the feeling of her chest brushing his hair. But like Britney, he would understand why the new pose he's in makes more practical sense compared to mimicking things he can see on a spy film. Selvaria know gives the two the room they needed so the first shooting lesson can begin. The two would have their eyes on the popping targets before them since their goal is to at least shoot a few of them. It would now be time to prove their worth and get used to being armed with one of the most dangerous common weapons in the world.

"Get ready on your mark, your training will be over after you shoot enough targets. They need to have notable holes in the right spots or they can be broken. You both will be taught to refill after both guns run dry. Good luck, soldiers!" the commander announced.

Britney and Derrick would begin watching the targets move up and down while awaiting the right time for their first shot. Their hands would hold the gun tightly as they would hover their thumbs over their respective triggers to pull. Britney wanted to shoot the one white target ahead of her and waits for that perfect opportunity to shoot. Soon as the target gets up, she fires the first shot at it. The bullet however would only graze the head when it quickly lowers into the ground.

Damn it, I was so close. That means the timing will have to be better if the shot will be a good one.

Derrick takes his first shot as well, but the bullet would completely miss the quick target that retreats into the grass.

Son of a piston! These things are too fast for me to hit.

"Remember, timing makes perfect. If you can't hit a target that moves, then you do not master the art of the gun. Not all of your enemies will hold still and they can even run away from you. A good shot can wound them if aimed properly. Focus and try harder," Selvaria called.

Ramirez would observe their behavior to see if they can keep their focus for this lesson compared to the last one. Shadow could feel this would be a tough challenge for them. This takes him back to the time he would steal a GUN operative's gun before during the Black Arms invasion. He would be inexperienced with it at first, but eventually grew used to using his first pistol after enough tries following Doom's Eye around the city. They were dark times, but still enough to get him promoted to join GUN after he had defeated Black Doom and saved the planet years ago. The two trainees would keep trying to shoot their fast moving targets without avail as Selvaria would keep track of how much bullets they should have on hand left. The shots however would keep missing the targets due to them being too slow or not being focused enough to land a good it. Britney would then take a moment to catch her breath due to the forces affective both arms. Selvaria's words were correct about how both arms were needed and this tip saved her from the possibility of losing an arm. Derrick could feel his chest starting to hurt from shooting many times, but did not want the pain to hinder his desire to pass this test.

"Take your time, don't mindlessly shoot. You will only waste precious bullets. Your enemy will not give you time to reload and kill you immediately. Treat this like this is a real enemy attack, strategize and think of a spot that you would want to hit," the silver haired woman called.

This would allow Britney to think deeply about how she would want to tackle this situation and be mindful of the twelve bullets she had left. She closed her eyes and allowed the target time to keep moving with its same groundhog popping pattern to look for an opening. Derrick would see this and try following her way if it meant keeping his ten bullets from being wasted. Ramirez should shake his head again since he notice them taking his last advice into heart for this gun range. Omega would analyze the same results of the human nerves being used since his last time to see the two are preparing a really good shot from his scanners. Phantom R tips his hat in a welcome matter while Centurion looks closer to the scene. The next thing that happens is a loud bang. Everyone would see that one of the targets have a nice bullet hole in the chest shaped red rings in the middle of it. Britney succeeds in having her first target shot. Derrick would also fire his shot, the bullet successfully leaving a nice hole in the head of the jumping target. Just the sight of two rising smoke trails would give Selvaria a reason to smile.

"Great work. Now shoot the same targets or try the others with the few bullets you have left. Then comes the next part of the lesson," she states.

The couple would continue their same strategy to shoot a few more holes in their same targets and moves on to any other spotless targets that could use some nice holes. Vector could only laugh in joy at the sight and be amazed from their intriguing quick learning with a gun. General Winter could only do nothing but scoff since the rookies were only learning and not even close to the quality of soldiers he would expect.

"They are only learning baby steps like toddlers first learning to walk it will take more than that to impress a seasoned veteran like me," he says in scorn.

It wasn't until they notice one target has its entire head blown off from a few times shots. Even Rouge would be amazed at this feat since none of their lower level soldiers had accomplished this before. Shadow certainly caught eye of what happened thanks to his enhanced sight and could tell this was the work of wearing off parts of the target's neck before aiming higher to knock it off in a clean manner. It would be then when the two could notice that their guns were doing nothing but light clicks with nothing coming out. Their powerful guns were now empty of any bullets to fire. This relieves Derrick while his girlfriend would only be disappointed since she wanted more to do.

"Is that all? Things were already getting good!" she pouts.

"She said that we will learn how to reload them once we run out. It's not over yet, Brit," her partner said in seriousness.

He then turns to see Selvaria standing unexpectedly right next to him. This caused him to jump and almost drop the gun from fright. The Valkyrian caught the falling pistol in time and uses her other hand to grip Derrick's trigger arm really hard.

"You better be lucky that this is an empty weapon. If loaded, you would had accidentally shot the ceiling or someone. An enemy would had taken advantage of this and attacked you by now. Always be careful with every weapon you are entrusted with. Your life is not something to lose too easily. Be careful next time," she said sternly.

She would let him go and pass his gun back to him. Britney wanted to laugh at his mistake but kept silent to avoid getting the same cold talk from her superior.

"So how do you load them again? I don't see a hatch or anything," she asked.

Selvaria would use this time to pull the magazine hatch below the gun to reveal a series of slots, each one small enough for ammunition to reload in. Then she used her other hand to carefully place another round of twenty-four bullets inside each spot, and clicks the hatch back on the bottom of the gun.

"Did you pay close attention? Reloading is quite simple which requires you to unlock the bottom and fill it with all bullets you need. Then click it back on tightly, a few test shots are always important to see if you placed it on correctly. In the battlefield, you would have to act fast while effectively placing each bullet in the right spot. Never forget as this is very integral to gunplay," Selvaria explains before backing from her student.

She tossed a few bullets at Britney to catch with her hand, leading the latter to follow the same steps to reload her own gun. She would be able to do so in less than a minute to time her own reloading as if were the real deal. This sight pleased Selvaria, which she would prepare all the extra bullets she would have for both trainees.

"Come here if you want all the others. Just remember the steps to reload. We will move on to the next lesson if you were to succeed in shooting more targets for the remainder of this practice," she called.

The two would walk to her and grab their own handful of bullets to save them in their pockets. Usually you would need an artillery box for this part of gun training although it were possibly left out for timing reasons. Derrick would be ready and get back into his gunning pose alongside his girlfriend to continue on with the lesson. Britney lets out the biggest sigh and recollects her previous focus to end this all in a bang. They would resume their open fire on a new pair of puppets to rattle them with intense shots in the right spots. One by one, these targets would be worn worn down from the well aimed shots from both trainees, Ramirez watching closely at their progress. Vector could only be reminded of how slow paced and tame the Olympic Games' shooting gallery is in comparison when watching these targets get crushed. Headdy and Heather could only be impressed with this skill of shooting, being expert shooters themselves despite being living puppets. Banjo claps for the two humans as a good sport, leaving a disgruntled Kazooie feeling that she seen better. Jack Cayman lights another cigarette, since he dropped his last one due to being into ally surprised by their first free good shots.

"Well what do you know, those kids do look like they can stand up to the big boys," he says before breathing his new smoke.

For every time Derrick or Britney's guns were fully unloaded, they would reload their guns with ease and precision to continue their intended shootout.

This is what it feels like to use a gun the good way. I love it, this is a great feeling. The bad guys will not be able to hold us prisoner next time we see them.

She really feels the thrill of what it's like to be the one to attack instead of being attack, wanting more of it like an adrenaline junkie.

Moving on to the now ruined area of Speed Highway, it would be a grisly sight to behold compared to its hey. Almost every police officer would now be a shell of their former authoritarian selves, now emotionless guards that would keep the innocents away from the massive blockages in the area. This would be the result of the Shadow Fiends finding fresh hosts to control with an entire city to rampage in under the freedom of the Legion of Subspace. Three massive damaged warships would be perched atop the few massive expressways to slow heel from the wounds of their last battle. This would only mean that the notorious villain group had finally arrived to see the progress of their evil deeds and progress. Countless helicopters piloted by possessed officers would patrol the entire area to search for any signs of intruders for their masters. Other guards of this area would include Big Long Drillers, Rhythm Rogues, dark sorcerers, Lascert Wolves, Ninteldo soldiers, Gruntbots, samurai, Guan Yu's soldiers, Beloveds, Janken-Men, Orbs, toy soldiers, Golden Rhinos, Nightmarens, apple demons, rat goblins, giants, Egg Pawns, and the remaining Zeti Bots.

Following the Deadly Six's resignation from the Legion, technological geniuses like Purge and Grunty were able to figure out the designs of them and mass produce similar copies of these once loyal soldiers. This would be the group's way of retaliation for their personal betrayal. The three leaders would all be perching on an elevated pillar that the possessed cops would build personally for them, overseeing the fruits of their labor and thinking of their plans for their new future. Mishaela would be the most furious of the three, realizing that her hard work at reviving some deadly allies for the Legion were a failure with three of them betraying her and two permanently dead in battle. Reala and Grunty listens to the dark sorceress venting her frustrations and could only process her angry words.

"This whole operation is a disaster. If only Max D Cap were here to help with my necromancy, but he's eternally damned which leaves me with less power to bring back a perfect body. Those three traitors are lucky that I don't have enough magic to remove the revival spell to kill all of them," she yells.

Grunty could only grow interested in the perfect body part, which only gave her an excellent idea.

"Maybe if we can try putting our magic together, we can try some truly powerful weather. But as a favor, I would really like my old flavor. Having flesh and bone would be nice, than having this terrible mechanical body covered in lice," the witch suggests.

Reala could only shake his head since their ally is too concerned with wanting better looks than doing something of value for the Legion.

"One suggestion I have is perhaps seeing if we can gather more allies in general for this operation. I'm sure some of you know more people. This is an idea I could bring up with Bowser later one since he is bound to have some powerful connections," the Nightmaren states.

"I would suggest the idea of getting that Klungo here. But he's making video games and would rather not go near. Maybe Chili Willy and Chili Billi, but not Mr. Patch again as he's too silly. That's all off the top of my head, in cases like these I'd rather be dead," the witch rhymed in frustration.

"I would create a few powerful dolls and have them attack the heroes while we recover. But that would require sacrificing my power, weakening my own strength as a result. Bringing back my almighty husband Darksol would require all of my magic and will likely end my very life. If only there is a way someone can replenish me with their magic," the dark elf says in defeat.

"Well hey, I can give you that power. Give my original beauty and flesh back so I can shower," Gruntilda begged once again.

Mishaela is skeptical of how much magic the mechanical witch has when she's partially a cyborg and not as strong as she used to be years ago. Reala could only remember that only a few Nightmarens remain with four of them dead thanks to the heroes. He would rather not bother Wizeman with the idea of reviving more of his fellow Nightmarens unless the Legion succeeds as a group first.

"Perhaps I could be of assistance, fellow members," a loud gravely voice said.

The three would turn to see a familiar giant villain who they didn't expect to see.

"Death Adder! You're alive!" Reala yelled in surprise.

Grunty wouldn't be surprised as the others as this is her first time ever seeing the sinister demonic giant.

"But how, I thought that infernal dwarf killed you back in Yuria? Is that really you?" the sorceress exclaims.

Death Adder could only respond with loud laughter at the confusion his return causes for the three villains.

"Nothing can kill me. As long as evil exists, Hell can never contain my soul and keep me dead forever. I am only here to make up for my defeat. But please, hear me out as I have something special for all of you," the powerful being bellowed.

He would direct their attention to an army that's standing right behind him. While they were his usual henchmen from his castle, something about them seemed different. One could spot members of the Syndicate, Lan Di's men, Kouma soldiers, ninja, crows, and more familiar soldiers. Among them would be newly revived Legion members Aoi Satan, Max D Cap, The Magician, Dr. Curien, Lan Di, Mr X, Neo Zeed, Black Shogun, Dark Raven, and a now cybernetic Raidou. Reala, Mishaela, and Grunty would be excited by the sight of a bigger army thanks to their somehow revived ally as the larger army approaches from behind. The Nightmaren then turns his head to his giant fellow with the widest creepy grin ever.

"This is a wonderful welcome back gift. Death Adder, our leaders would be the most pleased with your efforts," Reala says in delight.

"Indeed, my nightmarish friend. This war will be ours in the name of the Dark One. Gilius, I'm coming for you," the sinister being said.

Well we sure have a lot to unpack. The Rin sisters were now defeated and sent to the ship's prison to reflect on their mistakes to Fei Rin's dismay. Sonic and Mario would talk more about the Legion's two trump cards for world domination, Dark Falz and YHVH, in hopes of ways to stop them. Lucky for them, Sonic would have to revisit his other organization Smash Brothers to gather a few new faces to join the heroes. The Hell Yeah protagonist and Bayonetta would gather their own group with Jack Frost's guidance to seek a powerful human that once defeated YHVH in the past in the bowels of Hell itself. Selvaria and Ramirez would be amazed at the progress of their two trainees doing excellent in the close and ranged combat aspects of their training aboard Morte's ship. And lastly, the villains would be seen in a now destroyed and taken over Speed Highway to rest for the future war. Death Adder would be back from the dead and with a revived calvary all for the Legion to use for the next time. We will see how all of this unfolds in the next chapter. Saturdays sound like an ideal time to release new chapters, making it a better time to add new ones. The schedule is back to weekly and expect some slight delays if I do run behind. Anyways, read, rate, and review. Until then, see you next time.