Good morning everyone, this is Big Red with the latest chapter of Sonic Sega All Stars Subspace Unleashed. More is revealed about the customs about the Isle of Monsters while SCR-HD causes more cause aboard the Delphinus. We will have a lengthy flashback in this chapter to explain how the heroes landed on the island and what became of the others, which you will see in italics. That being said, let us begin.
SCR-HD continues to hold Zephyr into the air with his deadly gravity powers as a demonstration of his new strength post-healing. Not only the heroes knew that this robot is more than just a mild annoyance that can easily be destroyed. Its symbiotic fusion with other SCR-GP units and gravitational powers thanks to the Ark of the Cosmos makes him a formidable threat easily. Leanne is completely shaken from the thought of her long time partner being held this high and shoots at the robot's metallic body with thunder bullets.
"Let him go right now!" she cried.
The robot eventually had enough of her shots and threw Zephyr at her with a powerful push. The two gunners finally collided at full force, this prompted the heavy hitters like Tyris and Odin to join the fray once they have an idea of how it all works.
"Oh mighty flames, I cast Fire Ghost on our enemy!" she chants as magic gathers in her hand.
Odin tossed his best axe at the robot to try dealing some damage to his mechanical target. SCR-HD stops the axe in time with his gravitational powers to defend itself. Then a flaming apparition tears through the robot's unguarded body to severely burn him. Tyris' spell happened just in time to wound him. Odin finally retrieved the fallen axe and jumps into the air to deal a slash to his chest.
"You're predictable as ever. You can only control someone one at a time and leave yourself open for attacks. At least we know how to deal with a tin can like you," he called.
Aika gets in close range with the robot with a special plan in mind.
"Fire, consume my enemy. Lambda Burst!" she chants as four flaming boomerangs appear around her.
Eventually a large explosion of fire occurs near her and the robot, severely burning him as a result. Fire magic is her specialty thanks to taking power from the Red Moon of all Blue Rogues. Then Fina joins in to use a one of her offensive spells on the burning robot.
"Moon, petrify my enemy! Lunar Glyph!" she shouts while gathering silver magic in her hands.
This is a powerful spell that not only attacks the enemy, but has a small chance of turning the target into Stone. SCR-HD would be too wounded to try escaping the attack and eventually gotten engulfed in the magic burst. Little by little, its mechanical body would turn straight into stone to much of its horror. It desperately tries scanning what's happening to its walker like legs that froze it in place. It lets out a mechanical roar as a result to call the other SCR-GP units over to help it. The flying pests would ignore the Streets of Rage duo, ships, and men's group to focus their attention on their petrified master. AGES and Opa Opa wondered why they weren't fighting anymore as they watched them fly away.
"Get back here, I never completed a good shooting streak!" the F1-Tomcat called.
Blaze had a bad feeling about this.
"Everyone, destroy the robots that will assist him again!" she shouts.
The GGs all jumped in the air to spray a nice paint cloud together for their next plan.
"We got to blind them first, then destroy them. They can't fight back when their bodies are covered with paint," Gum orders as leader.
A few of them would successfully fly into the paint clouds while some split up to attack their airborne aggressors. Gum, Boogie, Rhyth, Cube, and Corn all kicked away at the attacking robots. Pudding strums her trusty guitar to shock the blinded robots thanks to her electrifying music.
"Thank you for joying my performance. How's that for a last one?" she says with a smile.
AGES and Oda Oda would use this chance to blast a majority of them with their strongest weapons.
"Mission accomplished," the plane said victoriously.
The remaining SCR-GP robots would be attacked by the three Funkotronians' Trap-o-Matic jars to entrap them for later use. The three celebrates with some hip dancing after a good ten clear orbs fell onto the ground. Break joined in on the dancing as well to not feel left out.
"Word!" he said before crossing his arms.
"Now we have more robot buddies to reprogram for later use," Toejam says in glee.
"Didn't I say that I don't want to help you two fools build more robots? I didn't sign up for this mess," Latisha said.
"It's aight Latisha, this is TJ we're talking about. Always having one plan after the other," the dumbfounded Earl said.
Zephyr and Leanne both lied further from everyone else after being tossed by their robot enemy. The blonde boy could barely move since it was nothing like he felt before. Speaking of held, something soft would be in his very hands.
"Wh...what's this? Am I dreaming or something," the dazed Zephyr asked.
Leanne slowly opened her eyes to witness something she never thought she would see.
"Zephyr, you're alright? I'm glad that robot didn't do too much damage to you," she said softly.
"That's nothing. We fought more dangerous foes before and I wouldn't let myself be defeated very easily. Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yes. But what matters is your safety over mines," she said while blushing.
Zephyr could only smile knowing that his close ally feels this much concern for him.
"Hey, you! This isn't the time to be laying around! We still have that robot to worry about!" Vashyron shouts.
But then he would move his eyes toward a peculiar moment. Especially where Zephyr has his hands planted.
"You lucky son of a bitch! Not that I care since there's better women out there than Ms. Raisins," he replied in a mix of jealousy and annoyance.
"You better be lucky that I'm too tired to get up and make your face red, Vashyron. And what are you talking about?" Leanne shouts.
"Leanne is perfect in every way. At least I don't stare off in space when talking to a certain gluttonous rich lady," Zephyr barked.
That last statement would only make the girl blush that he cares this much about her, but it's more due to the embarrassment of what's happening to her.
"Zephyr, you'd think you would get off me for a minute. He's right," she asked with her head turned to the side in embarrassment.
Zephyr would finally take a look at what she meant. His hands were clamped on her chest the entire time, which he never noticed due to their already smaller than average size. The wise cracking boy's face eventually grew a bright red as if he were a ripened tomato. He eventually gotten off of her swiftly and dusts his pants to keep his mind off it. Leanne climbed to her own feel and dusts her own dress to clean it.
"Leanne, let's try and forget this ever happened. That robot probably wanted to make me get slapped," he said nervously.
"Why would I? You were safe and sound from that robot's attack. And said something that I would never want to forget. You're the best boy I've ever met. Unlike that jerk always making fun of my size. Did you enjoy them?" she said softly.
Zephyr couldn't process what's happening anymore and begins to faint in shock. Leanne caught him in time with her chest as a cushion and held on to him longer. Vashyron could only chuckle but scream internally due to seeing the two tie their knot before he ever did.
That bastard getting a lady before me is unforgivable. RIP Vashyron, you had a good lady finding streak while you could. Damn you Zephyr!
Everyone would surround the petrified robot that is reduced to a literal statue of itself thanks to the special magic of Fina. The once menacing technical menace is now just a shadow of its former self when it has no means to defend against magic spells like this one in particular.
"That should hold him for a while. When turned to stone, you remain like that for only for an hour. Trapping him inside of a strong cage should be enough to hold him off before more damage is done to the ship," the Silvite woman explained calmly.
"Girl, sixty minutes ain't enough time when he could come back for more. Did you not see how strong he was compared to his robot lackeys?" Latisha said.
"Personally, it would had been a better idea to get some information out of him. Therefore we could learn more about his association with Eggman along with other plans," G said.
"Except it won't be very easy. It already almost killed Varla back there and made short work of Zoe's dinosaur like he were an ant to him," Tillis said.
"Varla? Don't tell me all of you didn't protect her while she was still here. I would forgive none of you if she could had died here and now," the agent would say in surprised anger.
The zombie stripper placed her hand on G's shoulder to try calming him down thanks to knowing him too well.
"Relax G. I do not know how to put it, but my body regenerated itself, even after taking so much damage from that robot. For a "failed experiment", it seems Curien made me to be nearly unstoppable in more ways than one. I would had been dead for good if I were just a normal zombie or even a human," she explains.
"Speaking of Zoe, is she alright back there?" Narsha asked.
Everyone would see a happy Zoe hugging her slowly recovering dinosaur companion. While still unable to fight for a while, Paris showing signs of being conscious were enough to make her quite happy.
"Paris, I will never let you get that hurt again. You're my best friend a girl could ever have," she cried with warm tears on her face.
"Hey, I thought we were your friends too!" Rex and Max yelled.
Aika would look around to see the huge mess that happened. So much treasure and weapons to place back in their correct spots. As much as she hated the idea of cleaning up a huge mess, she knew that it is the only thing to do for keeping the ship organized.
"Alright, this is an order from me. We should start cleaning everything up. One team can handle the treasure, another can handle the weapons, and some should help me find a way to make a nice cage for our robot golem friend here before he awakens from his stone slumber. No objections accepted," she announced.
The Bonanza Bros could only have shines in their glasses as if they were highly enthusiastic for helping clean the treasure.
"Leave that to us, ma'am. You can certainly trust us handling your loot," Mobo shouts.
"You are only saying that as an excuse to try stealing some for yourselves," Billy said with a sweat drop.
Blaze would find the box that contains the weapons of the two Rin sisters with the intent of giving them back as promised. Shiva had the right idea in mind as he followed the same path they taken to reach the treasury room.
"Let's head back downstiars. Those two should be finished with their tearful reunion by time we get back there," he said.
"Right, a promise is a promise. I will take the blame if Vyse were to find out later. Even hiding everything would be difficult when her head is bruised from her suicide attempt. But what can I do?" Blaze said with a lighthearted shrug.
"He should understand and at least be thankful we defended the ship from being under attack other than still following his orders to let the emeralds be taken away," Shiva replied.
Dural gives the ChuChu Master Mech a high five to celebrate their victory. The four captains within the cockpit squeaked in joy thanks to their efforts being more successful than they've expected. Pudding eventually grew cautious once she gotten a better look at the robot.
"It's Dural from the Legion. Everyone, get ready to destroy her," she panicked.
The ChuChus eventually freaked out and got in the way of Dural as if they were defending her before anyone got ideas.
"Chuchuchu chuchuchuchuchu chuchuuuuuchuchuchu!" Chuih squeaked.
Pudding and the other girls would be surprised at why someone on their side would defend the enemy.
"Knock it off, you space mice. You realize that we can't allow her to stay here after all the damage that she helped cause to the world," the reporter replied angrily.
Ralph ran on the scene from his strange absence to defend Dural.
"Wait just a minute! These little guys were reprogramming her into a fighting machine for us. I was there in their lab the whole time watching the process. We did want to surprise you all until they've felt letting her fight the intruders would be a great test of her skills," he begged.
Dural once again waves to show a friendly side of her compared to her usual behavior when the Judgement 6 programmed her previously. Many of the heroes would be confused at what they were seeing. A former enemy now on friendlier terms after having their system changed in many ways.
"Just wait until Sarah Bryant see this. She will either be very thrilled or very angry," Gum said.
"Or both. We now have another enemy turned hero aboard with us. Are there anymore we should hear about?" Mae complained.
Break would rap his way into the spotlight to greet his fellow allies.
"Sup, my homies. This is Funky B Breakin here with the latest flavor ready to take down that traitor Mr. X!" he sang.
Everyone would turn their eyes toward Toejam and Earl as the guilty parties for this reprogrammed robot. Earl did not know how to react while Toejam just looked around in a panicked manner.
"What y'all lookin at? I wouldn't let a good robot go to waste, just at least accept him as a new member of our funky crew," he said defensively.
Blaze and Shiva turned just in time to see the rapping robot clone with surprise.
"Break! What have you done with him?" Shiva shouts.
"Chill out, home boy. We only gave him some Funk Fu skills and data. He's a brand new robot and not some dull evil clone that wants to kill Axel," Toejam replied with his arms crossed.
"If you were given a chance to reprogram him, what would you prefer him to be?" Earl asked.
"Something less foolish. It is hard to see him as the same when he's acting like Garcia and Vice combined," Shiva said coldly.
Break approached him while doing hip signs to greet his fellow ex-Syndicate member, annoying him in the process.
"Relax bro, this is a whole new me. I'm funky and fresh, enough to win the hearts of everyone. Why don't you just chill like me and be cool," he sang.
The next thing that happens is the robot being struck in the face by one of Shiva's kicks. Everyone would be shocked that the robot even gotten this treatment at all.
"What's with you? Didn't you get arrested for the same reason?" Gum shouts.
"Be quiet. It hurts that my own ally is changed into something different without my permission. He was better being the same he originally was," he said in annoyance.
"Hold up, you shouldn't hit our homie like that. Just respect his wishes of being the new him. Funky and chill," Toejam protests.
"They do have a point, Shiva. You will have to be in your best behavior if we will allow you to be free," Blaze warned.
The robot lands onto his back out cold as if his systems started to give up on him.
"Now look at what you've done. He's broken and it was already hard changing his system already," Toejam complains.
"How about you can get changed against your own will? You see where I'm going with this?" Shiva says in a sharp tone.
"Relax, pretty boy. He's fine the way he is. Nothing wrong with the way he is. We had this in the bag until you decided to interfere," the red alien argued.
Dural walked up to the fallen robot comrade to stare at his face. She realized that he looked far more human-like with the clothing and hair unlike her. This caused the robot to cover certain parts of her body in embarrassment. Zoe and Boogie laughed from the robot's sudden sense of modesty, Pudding however wouldn't be amused since she can only see her as just a steel mannequin.
"What's her problem all of a sudden?" Cube asked.
"Maybe she wants a fresh change of clothes. You'd think you can take care of that ChuChus?" Ralph asked.
The ChuChu Master Mech salutes and begin flying off back to their special lab in seconds. Then Ralph would be surprised that the feminine robot would hid behind Ralph for censorship due to her embarrassment. He could only do nothing but rub the back of his head at the level of closeness between them.
"Not to worry, you will get your fresh clothes in no time," he replied.
"And this is why freaking robots are better off not being changed from their original damn purpose. You should had let them all be scrap metal than making them into weirdos," Washington said in annoyance.
"Just be glad Mega Man isn't here or he would had greatly disagreed with you," G said before chuckling.
Soon everyone would notice Break beginning to recover from his last hit, rubbing his mechanical head in pain.
"Wh...what happened?" he asked.
"Well, your buddy decided to..."
Shiva grabbed Toejam's eyestalks in silence to shut him up.
"Don't remind him of anything. Let him come to his senses the right way" he threatened.
Columns made her way towards the robot with her wings spread out.
"Is everything alright over there? I thought I heard someone get hit," she asked.
The robot eventually turned to see what appeared to be an angel before his eyes and grew alarmed.
"Agh! Am I dead? I thought robots can't go to Heaven!" the frightened robot shouts.
A good deal of everyone would drop to ground in shock at the robot's inability to realize that he isn't human. It appeared that Shiva hit him so hard that his own programming glitched to change his overall personality.
"So I'm not dead? Then why do we have an angel in the flesh?" Break asked.
Shiva could only cover his face in annoyance at his robot ally's last question. Gum would approach him in caution to talk some sense into him.
"You are a robot. You can't die and that angel is our ally. We are part of a crew called the New Blue Rogues and you are on their ship. This may sound weird, but that's what you are here for," she explained.
Suddenly, the robot jumps Gum and pins her to the ground out of the blue. Blaze and Shiva couldn't believe what they saw and the rest of the GGs were horrified at what happened to their leader. Tillis tries her best not to attack an ally, but held out her water pistol just in case more hostility would occur.
"Woah, buddy. Don't you think you're going too far? That's your friend. Just take it easy and calm down!" Ralph called.
Break would only turn and give him a very cold look to send chills down his spine. Something felt different about this android as he turned from confused to violent in the blind of an eye.
"Can someone tell me what's going on here? I thought he was a friendly robot at first," Zoe asked in fright.
"His programming is going nuts. All because long haired dude think the way we had him at first weren't funky enough. Thanks a lot, you really are the best," Toejam said in a mix of sarcasm and annoyance.
"Don't put the blame on me! Only Mr. X is good at programming him. No one can try to replicate Break the same way he originally was. You were the one that made things worse by having little idea of what he was like!" Shiva barked.
Gum slowly try to raise her body to push him off, but couldn't due to the robotic cop's superhuman strength.
"Let's go of me, you bucket of bolts. Can't you see that we are on the same side?" she yelled.
"I never side with a bunch of law breaking juveniles like you. Little Miss Vandalizer, you have the right to remain silent," Break replied coldly.
Then it became clear that Break is now reverted to being a textbook example of an extreme cop that wants to arrest anyone he considers evil.
"Great, now we have someone even worse than the cops we already have here," Corn complained.
"What is that supposed to mean? Don't lump me and my allies with him! We are more humane and wouldn't even treat anyone here like that," Blaze called.
Shiva once again tries to kick Break while he's distracted, before he would turn and grab his leg in time. He seems just as cold with this action but seem a bit different this time.
"It's been a long time since we last met, Shiva of the Syndicate. Your reign of terror ends here," he said in a serious matter.
The long haired martial artist knew that there would be no turning back from a serious fight aboard the ship. The heroes all gathered around in Jimba's humble hut to talk with him. The chief sat in his comfy straw throne to overlook his special guests in authority. Tembo sits like any other elephant, on his large knees to stay straight up to prevent toppling over. Vectorman sat Indian style to keep his legs in an even position when sitting and segments from moving. AiAi chow downs on a banana and shared an extra with his friend Amigo as they sat together. NiGHTS sits his usual way, floating in midair and cross legged due to not once ever wanting to sit on the ground. Ulala used this time to combo her pink curls to keep her usual professional appearance. Gilius lies on his side as if he were sleeping near a campfire as the dwarf that prefers comfortability over stiffness. Big cradles Froggy in his gloved hands to make sure his web toed fried doesn't think about hopping out of the room. Tails is in the middle of repairing all of devices he currently owns to find some way of contacting Rogue later on. Beat wipes almost every trace of grass, dirt, gravel, and straw out of his skating wheels if it meant having them roll at their best later on. Larcen is seen polishing his iron knuckles in solitude, while Headdy juggles his own yellow head out of boredom. Gear could only stretch while he awaits the big speech that's about to happen. Knuckles only found this amusing since so many aspects of him easily reminds him of Sonic.
"Welcome, I've been awaiting all of you. As previously stated, I'm Chief Jimba of the Maboo Tribe. It's an honor to have more visitors since the great Hero that saved us all in the past. Unfortunately, we have to tell you all the story of an old enemy that's once again back. But this time, your world is in more danger than before with his evil kind and our island brought out of the book that kept us," the chief announced in his deep voice.
Vyse gulps upon hearing this, knowing that there are even more issues to deal with other than the Legion that's already causing chaos globally. Knuckles would have the series of questions to ask this tribe leader, but felt this is more a task for the captain to ask than himself.
"You have been bringing up these Evilings a lot. What are they and who are their leader?" Vyse asked.
"Evilings are beings of pure evil. They have one goal in mind, possess all good hearted beings and turn them into more of their evil kind. They are led by an ancient evil known as the Black Evil. A terrifying beast of malice and destruction that once tried to wipe out our tribe and grow their Eviling numbers. His goal was to not only spread his terror on this island, but in the real world too if he were to escape. These monsters on our island are sacred creatures because they were the only ones who could stand up to their evil. The Hero once commanded them to complete a series of trials around our island and fend off the Evilings that attacked our people. Although, it was a long while since it had happened. We been at peace for some time until our island wound up in your world. The great gods warned us, that one day the Evilings would be back. Perhaps this were their warning," Jimba explains in detail.
Everyone would tell just how serious this all were from his words alone. Knuckles knew of how dangerous the Shadow Fiends were, but hearing about the Evilings eerily reminded him that these could be the original Shadow Beasts but in another world. Amy has a bad feeling about this situation. An already powerful being that once tried to wipe out a great tribe, it all sounded too familiar. Ulala once again could tell that the world is in bigger danger with another evil possibly one the loose. Things would only get worse if the Legion were to find this being and somehow control it for their own use. BD Joe would be more curious on who this hero is and if they can possibly find him somewhere in this planet.
"So about this hero, you knew his name. Or where he last went?" he asked.
Jimba clears his throat due to knowing they would want to know the truth behind him.
"This boy of twelve years old was a good hearted child with blue hair, a red shirt, and strange blue shorts. His eyes were blue like the sea itself and he had the heart that outshines our own kindhearted people. We had a celebration party after he defeated the Black Evil and said his goodbyes to our people and the monsters he once mastered. We know the Hero is from your world, but where he is now we may never know. He did not talk much about his origins other than finding the book in a Japanese library," the chief explains.
Honey would chime in thanks to being a Japanese citizen herself.
"Japanese library. Well one I knew of would be the Japanese Library of History and Culture. Maybe that's where the book of your world is from. But that doesn't explain why your island is out here. Did someone possibly buy the book for their own use? Maybe the Hero did it himself," she said in wonder.
"It would be helpful to know where we are first. We were traveling to the GUN HQ, which is somewhere in North America. We last had fought the Legion near the Equator somewhere," Tails mentioned.
"The book our world originates from is very sacred. No one would be foolish enough to steal or buy the book unless they were ran by greed itself to think it's something to toy with or carelessly trade. Humans can sometimes be a confusing race," Jimba said.
"That may be true. Anyone would be selfish enough to try making money off anything historical. Even if they don't know what kind of power they were messing with. This all sounds too familiar to me," Akira said solemnly.
"Not like we will ever know. The storm likely separated the book from whoever owned this book and we may not find him any time soon. This island is in enough bad shape thanks to the Legion," Ulala said while recording everything.
"Now my question for you. How powerful is this Black Evil being? You described it being a threat to the real world, but how strong is it?" Knuckles asked.
"Very. That it needed a fully trained monster from this island with the help of the Hero to defeat him. It previously taken over this isle before and possessed our people with Evilings to use as slaves. They would only fight inside of volcanos due to being able to withstand the extreme temperatures inside them. Nothing in the real world would be able to destroy it no matter how hard humans would try. You could say it's the embodiment of evil for our world. Just imagine the damage it would do to yours if we were to fail stopping it," Jimba responds.
Knuckles could tell that they would need some special plan to bring it down if him or anyone were to ever run into the black evil beast. Vyse would only realize that maybe the Moonstone Cannon could possibly hurt it if they were to try using a Chaos Emerald's power once more. Ulala already feels this may be the most important report yet for her channel and pans the micro camera on her headset to get a good look.
"And you say this Hero disappeared back into the real world a long time ago will the monsters you treasured remained on the island?" Ryo asked.
"Indeed. But now, that storm scared off every single one. My tribe searched far and wide to try finding any of them. None would even fly in the skies anymore like they usually would. We are now without any guardians or other help to rebuild our island. And a great evil is probably on the loose to wreak havoc once more," the tribe chief said solemnly.
He could really feel just how hopeless the situation is for these proud people from another world.
"But the question remains. How did you all make it here? The storm destroyed your once great ship before?" Jimba asked in great curiosity.
"Yes. But my ship is still standing and only needs repairs. Allow me to give you the full story of how we gotten here. But sit tight, it will be a long one," the captain replied.
The skies would be rumbling an ominous flow with a loud boom that can be heard in the distance. The heroes that were aboard the Delphinus would look around for the source of the sound. Mario has a bad feeling about this and saw something that made him jump.
"Mama Mia! What is that?" the red plumber exclaimed.
Vyse and everyone else would look in his direction. They would see a massive purplish brown mushroom cloud as if someone finished testing a weapon that they couldn't fully control. The Blue Rogues captain looked in horror at what he seen. Just its ominous appearance alone would let them all know that the Legion would be up to no good, even after they were recovering from a humiliating defeat at the hands of them. Sonic knew that this is only a bad sign of things to come, no longer being the upbeat hedgehog he was.
"Alright, Mario, we got to hurry up and report this to the Smash Brothers. All of them will have no choice but to be involved when they're already attacking the planet we are on!" the hedgehog called.
Mario nods and begin rushing for the Sky Pop that would be parked aboard Morte's jump, leaping on Atolm as a large platform to reach the other side. Sonic also followed him in a flash thanks to his impressive speed. Kirby then knew that using his energy to call the Warpstar is a good time when there's trouble starting already.
"Aaaaaaahiyaaah!" the pink creature yells while gathering said energy.
"Remember Kirby, make that Warpstar big enough for both of us to fly. I'll tell Bandanna Dee to get Kabula and the fleet to follow us!" the penguin king called.
Bayonetta knew that there would be no time to waste and holding the portal open too long would attract the wrong demonic attention.
"Alright boys, and girl. Let's search for this god slaying human while we still can!" she announced.
It wouldn't be until a familiar white crow would emerge from the ship at high speed and aim for Bayonetta. She sighs knowing it's her long time Umbran Witch ally that wanted to join them at the last minute.
"I guess it couldn't be helped. You are free to come with me, Jeanne. Just try and not die on me," she said with a shrug.
Jack twirled himself into the portal playfully knowing he's excited to face this legendary being again. Then Prince Ash rolls his buzzsaw transportation inside the Hell portal with his best weapons ready. Before Zobio could carry Zobiko inside, a fast moving object gotten between them out of the blue. Jeanne shifts back into her familiar humanoid form in time to get ready to fight this intruder.
"What was that? Someone's trying to attack us?" the zombie husband said in confusion.
"They followed us and know our plan. We need to get in the portal now or they'll attack us again," Jeanne called in urgency.
Bayonetta would slowly lower her power with the portal to begin closing it.
"Hey, don't forget about us! We agreed to come down in the pit with you," Chuck growled.
Then a sudden force would knock the mummy and his talking skull friend off the ship.
"Chuck!" Zobio called with his arm out.
Zobio knew what's happening is worth their very attention and turned to Bayonetta.
"You get in the portal with your friend and leave without us. Leave Chuck and this spy to us!" the zombie bride commands.
Bayonetta understood the urgency and jumps into the portal with Jeanne immediately. Soon the red portal quickly closed in less than a minute before everyone else look for this unknown enemy. The zombie couple charged toward the edge of the ship and jumps off to side for their falling friend. Rolly and Billy knew how urgent this is and did a combined Rooster Call to get the attention of the Mother Cipher flying beside the Delphinus.
"Tails, we have to fly up and look around for this guy. He can be anywhere," Knuckles ordered.
The fox would nod then rotate his twin tails to reach the stormy skies at high speeds. Opa Opa and AGES followed him to look around the skies in the south and north. The falling Chuck would notice both zombies falling toward him to grab their bandaged friend.
"Come here, we're going to save you!" Zobio called.
Chuck willing grabs his hand in time as his skull companion cries.
"But who's going to save us?" Head bawled in sorrow.
The four would be saved in the nick of time by a familiar giant Egg Animal that begins carrying them back near the ship.
"Bow wow!" the motherly creature bellowed loudly.
Zobio and Zobiko would only shout in excitement during their flight. Chuck once again smacks the crying skull on his head to stop him from crying.
"You can stop it now. We're saved," the grumpy mummy said.
Everyone else would begin staring at the strange cloud in the distance as if were a grim reminder of things to come. NiGHTS would use this time to also help Tails and the other flying members scope out the distance for any possible dangers.
"I'll let everyone know what to look out for. Stay there!" the purple Nightmaren called.
Vyse and BD Joe would keep watching the distance to try making out what is actually happening many kilometers away from the horizon. Alis and Arle could sense high amounts of magic levels from the direction of the explosion. The Puyo mage lowered her hands and looked at her entire group.
"This is the work of not one magic user, but many of them. What they used their combined magic for, we may never know," she said.
"Trying to summon something and failing? That's what it may sound like to me," Narsha stated.
"But how would they do something that results in this big explosion? Hopefully it wasn't that YHVH being too early," G said in concern.
"It wouldn't be that. Did you not remember that's what they wanted to do with the seven Chaos Emeralds? Maybe it's for another purpose," Amy suggests.
A frightened NiGHTS would quickly fly he way back down where everyone else is with urgent news.
"Get into the ship immediately. We have a fast moving hurricane heading our way. A really bad one!" he shouts.
"A what? I thought we aren't having a hurricane season?" Mobo said.
Just one look at a growing dust cloud in the distance would make Vyse widen his eyes in horror.
"Everyone, run for the doors now! It's going to be a rough one," the captain shouts.
Seeing him run would signal all the other heroes to do the same with the little time left. Tails, Opa Opa, and AGES would also dash in the air towards the ship's door for cover.
"From the look of things, it's a high level hurricane and moving faster than a normal one. Let's hope the ship can withstand it!" the young fox yells to alert his allies.
Max, Zoe, and Rex picked up their respective dinosaur partners to carry them for safety in case they weren't fast enough. Amigo makes a mad dash for the door while frantically shaking his maracas to the beat of Vamos a Carnivale with a frightened look. AiAi would already roll within his Monkey Ball for double the speed to reach his destination. Larcen grapples onto Tembo's bandanna with his grappling hook to help boost his running speed for the door.
"Just hold on there, Jumbo. Give me a lift, will ya?" the gangster said.
Billy would use his Egg Dash to roll faster than usual while Alex Kidd speeds past in his Sukopako Motorcycle. A confused Axel Stone would open the door to check on everyone.
"What's going on, an enemy attack?" he asked.
"Even worst, a storm. Let us all inside!" Vyse called.
The blonde cop obediently left the door open and directs the downpour of running heroes inside of it.
"Keep it going! Keep your distancing and no trampling! Just watch your step and make it all in safely, everyone!" Axel calls within each scrambling footstep.
Mario would finally take off from Morte's ship with Sonic standing on the tail his Sky Pop and begin flying for their next destination immediately. Both heroes looking very determined to see their fellow Smash Brothers for the first time in a while. They would notice Dedede and Kirby flying past then at speeds exceeding light to make it ahead of them. The plumber knew exactly what would happen and had just the right power up for this.
"Sonic, listen to me. We have ourselves a powerful storm a coming this way. Just sit tight as I have a spare Starman to protect us as it blow a past us. Ok dokie?" Mario announced.
"A storm? I hope the others are alright. But if you have a way to protect us, then I'm ready for it," Sonic replies.
Aboard Morte's ship, everyone with the exceptions of the original World Destruction Committee and Ecco would be still watching Derrick and Britney doing their third part of the training in the ship's stadium room. Shadow and Rouge were too caught up in their analysis of these pupils to be aware of the danger heading their way. The former would get a distress signal from Vyse on their wrist device. The Ultimate Lifeform would know right away that this would have to be a severe emergency.
"This is Shadow. What seems to be the status?" he asked.
"A hurricane, a powerful one is heading this way to hit this ship and mines. Warn Captain Morte, everyone needs to take over!" Vyse called in a state of emergency.
Just the thought alone would alarm the black hedgehog, even Rouge picked in on the call with her special ears.
"What? I'll warn Sackboy to defend our GUN agents out there on his ship!" the bat volunteered.
Shadow would feel it's best to alert everyone within the stadium first before he would tell the captain as well.
"Take cover under the bleachers or head to the dorms! We have a high level storm that's about to strike this ship! Stop the training, this is a serious emergency!" he shouts at the top his lungs.
Just hearing that alone would shock everyone on the bleachers from across the entire massive room. Gamma and Omega already decided to take flight from their seats to spread the word for Shadow.
"Everyone, evacuate to a safer location. This is a Level Three threat level. Watch your surroundings and avoid potential hazards!" the robot siblings announced through their speaker systems.
Zavok being the Zeti to care for the safety of his family would signal the other five to follow his lead.
"Brothers and sister, we must retreat under these bleachers for safety! This storm will be deadlier than the last one we faced on the Lost Hex," he calls in urgency.
Zik would be the first to hear this, and hop on his staff for flight.
"You all heard him, follow my lead and take for cover," the elderly Zeti stated.
Zeena, Zazz, Zor, and Zomom followed suit to keep up with the two superiors. Centurion would be one his Weredragon form and carry his beloved Athena toward the nearest path below the bleachers for safety. Mega Man, Roll, and Proto Man all warped in a flash of light immediately to seek a good shelter for safety. Phantom R grab Marie's hand and run her towards the same path everyone were taking for safety. This would leave Selvaria and Ramirez to approach the training couple to end their lesson.
"You two heard what the robots were saying. We need to end this and find a safe place. This storm way rock the ship in ways that could endanger you both," the former called.
The two could tell this is urgent and dropped their weapons to follow both captains to a safe location. A majority of everyone would be under the bleachers in case any debris were to fall, packed like sardines waiting to be shipped. Then an announcement would come from their captain at last.
"Attention all crew members, report to a safe place on the ship and hang on tight. This ship wasn't made for a storm as powerful as this one. Just stay safe and don't die on me!" Morte announced.
Alberto and Clarissa huddled near the transformed Werebear for safety under his thick fur. Jack Cayman uses this time to take one last smoke before the inevitable attack on the ship.
"I never signed up for this shit. But here I am," he said in a calm but annoyed tone.
Banjo Kazooie would wait for the right time to use their famed Wonderwings if falling debris is what they should look out for. Cheese and Cream cowered from the danger that may happen soon, but Ginger and Pepper swore as knights to protect them both at all costs.
"Thank you, Mr. Knights. If only Mr. Sonic and the others are safe," the rabbit said.
"Chao chao chao," the frightened Chao said.
All the Chaotix would be scrambling for the best space amongst the small crowd, especially Vector who isn't fond of closed spaces.
"Move that way, I want to be closer to rookies. You all can go that way!" he snarled.
"But Vector, I want to be that way. Better than being close to the wall and bumping against it," Charmy begged.
"Instead of fighting over space, we should be giving each other room," Espio chimed in.
"Why did I agree to join you all again?" Mighty complained.
Orta would be extremely distressed since her mother is still outside in the storm's way with her larger dragon.
"I can't just stay here while my mom's in danger . I'll go out there, even if it kills me!" she beamed.
Prince Ali however held her hand to keep her from going anywhere.
"It's too dangerous. You will just have to hope that she hangs on. And if the storm does blow her away, we will make a search effort to find her later," he said in a calming manner.
Orta still didn't care since the thought of her only mother dying once more is too painful of a thought as tears flowed down her face. Ristar would hold the frightened Freonean child's hand to show that he's there to protect his friend no matter what. Eventually the purple alien kid would feel less afraid and stand strong for the starborne hero.
"That's right, we will be alright. We will survive this storm, even if the ship were to fall on a nearby island," Ristar replied with a smile.
"Hey, no one said anything about falling. Maybe this will be a bigger fallout than all of my exes combined," Kreese announced.
"That joke was so cold that even Little Eddie wouldn't feel it after he die," Howard replied.
"Or how about you two vulgar show hosts stop joking at a time like this?" General Winter said coldly.
"If I didn't know you any better, you must be fun at parties. Because they freeze from your cold heart every time you step inside," Kreese said slyly.
"That's right, and I bet even his zeppelin would be too small for all the cykas in the ballroom," Howard adds.
The two Deathwatch announcers would be laughing at their own jokes at the expense of the Russian general, which in turn slowly angered him. Back in the control room, Kyrie would be too busy running around and screaming that a powerful storm is heading their way as Morte stood her ground. She loves him as much as she could only stand his usual cowardice for so long. Ecco is swimming around frantically inside of the large tank since his echolocation picked up on the incoming wind storm. The dolphin cackles and squeals in fright due to hoping that the damage will not be bad enough to break his aquatic villa.
"Have no fear, Dolphin. This ship is wrong enough to withstand surfing the strongest sands. There is no way we will die aboard this ship. Not on my watch," the captain announced.
Kyrie's screaming interrupts her as he keep running around in fear of the situation.
"Kyrie, could you at least stand still for once! We will be alright. No wonder some here can't respect you as much as me," she said in disbelief.
Outside the ship, Sackboy would feel extremely nervous with a bigger burden on his hands. A bigger nastier storm coming is way and many soldiers to protect at all costs. The burlap sack creature then pulls out his Pop It to try finding the toughest material to help withstand the maelstrom that heads his way. The human soldiers cautiously awaits his plan in hopes they would be completely safe as long as they were with him. Atolm lets out a series of nervous roars since he could tell what is heading he way may be too tough for him to fly through. Azel however has no fear since she refuse to die with him a second time as long as they were with their family.
"Calm down, we got this. This could be a mild storm. But if it is a deadly one, then it's been nice riding with you again. And I would hope that Orta gets stronger than ever without us. It's better to die happy knowing that we had this chance again," the technicolor woman said.
Ratchet and Clank flies past the two in order to quickly board the Aphelion that remains on auto pilot.
"Buddy, hang on. Because if this storm is strong as they say it is, we will get back on board. No way we will lose this ship too easily," the Lombax said.
"Affirmative, Ratchet. This is our prized ship and we always went on missions using it. Not even autopilot would save it from getting lost in the winds," the robot replied.
He noticed Mario and Sonic flying away in a small yellow plane for some reason. He curiously taps on his wrist device to listen to their conversation out of curiosity. Clank would also pay attention to what his friend is doing.
"Ratchet, what are you doing?" he asked.
"I want to know why they are leaving us when we should be staying together and back at GUN. I have my reasons," Ratchet said in concern.
"That is true, it's quite curious that the famous hedgehog would be leaving somewhere with the plumber without anyone knowing," the robot replied.
The device would finally pick up on the far away conversation the two wear having, after several seconds of pure static. The space duo listened closely to their conversation to pick up any clues.
"So what's our next stop, Smash Bros Headquarters?" Sonic asked.
"Yes. Some of the non-active Fighters should be there to a assist us. We are all about protecting the universe countless times, so we will need all the help a we need," the plumber replied.
"Awesome. Because we will need all the help with the Legion taking over the entire world. I hope my favorite buddy Pikachu is ready to help. Maybe we need someone strong like Ness. Or even your ape pal DK from the Olympics. The possibilities are endless with many powerful allies we have in the organization," the hedgehog describes in excitement.
"I'm sure anyone from Smash Bros HQ would be happy to a help. Wario will be the hardest when that yellow ruffian wants a big payment for his services. Or even Isabelle with her busy schedule on Nookcorp Island," Mario replied.
"Whichever we may find, that's good enough. This is a war on the Legion and the more the merrier as Eggface would say," the hedgehog exclaims.
The entire conversation would be intriguing to the Solana Galaxy duo, Ratchet however had an idea.
"Buddy, let's get on the ship. I plan to visit some old friends from our own less than popular organization for help. They would be thrilled to help us all out on this mission. Trust me on this one," the Lombax replies with a smile.
Clank could only do his usual devious chuckle since he has the right idea.
"Great idea, Ratchet. Just be warned that we have to travel north from here to see the other PlayStation All Stars, if they are still around, that is" the robot sidekick said.
The two would finally enter their prized ship from below to prepare for their own plans. Back on the Delphinus, everyone would be running for their respective dorms as fast as they could with time slowly running out. AGES and Opa Opa already outsped everyone previously already headed for the cargo room that is near the bottom of the ship itself. Soon, the men and women would split up to make it to their respective destinations with the little time they had left. Vyse would use this time to contact Aika and Fina whole they were in the control room.
"Hey, how much time we have until that storm hits us!" he called.
"Everyone have less than forty-five seconds to take for cover. This storm is coming fast and showing no signs of slowing down. Just don't die on us, Vyse," Aika replied.
"And if anyone is hurt, I can heal them when everything is all over," the Silvite pirate replied.
"Thanks, now we know that we will not make it in time. Make an announcement to warn everyone else with the time we have," he ordered.
Aika salutes and said, "Aye Captain, leave it to us!"
The screen shuts off immediately on his wrist device and he continue running his way to the men's quarters with his fellow men.
"Everyone, let's speed things up, we have around thirty seconds left. If we don't make it in time, just brace yourselves for the steel walls," he commands.
"I didn't sign up for this. Chuckie, save me!" Head cried.
The announcement finally made its way known throughout the ship.
"Attention everyone, we have ourselves an intense storm that will hit in twenty-five seconds. Take for cover in your dorms and try letting your peers inside if they do make it in time. If this ship begins to fall, then remain inside at all costs. We will figure out what to do next if our power comes out from the attack," Aika announced through the ship's speaker system.
The women finally made it to their dorms in time thanks to a shortcut that Ulala helped find on the way there. Pudding makes way for the shower room since she knew that more space means less chances to bump into anything during the crash. But what she didn't count on is the shower floors still being wet, which she fell flat on her face from tripping. None of the women wanted to laugh since everyone is in enough danger already. Fei Rin is still in bed, hiding Isaac in her covers for safety and to hide his presence from the others. The men made it to their dorms in barely in time, thanks to Vyse seeking a faster path as he knew the ins and outs of his own ship.
"Whoah, Captain Vyse. It's nice to see you here with the big boys," Odin declared.
"Now is not the time, everyone take cover now since it's hitting is now!" he called.
Everyone would obediently follow his orders and hide in the right spots for safety. The magical hurricane finally hits the heroes in the blink of an eye as predicted, the Aphelion barely escaped in time after flying in light speed when the time is needed. First, Morte's ship would be struck and began losing its power as it slowly sinks. Morte, falls over the running Kyrie after it struck. The dolphin tank that contains Ecco violently shakes and almost flung the dolphin against the glass from the force. He squeals loudly as his life is in danger and the two World Destruction Committee members were down. Taupy barely avoided a lamp that almost crushed him from the ceiling. The bear-like Feral collapses in shock from his near death experience. The stadium where everyone else remained violently shakes from the hit. More lights would begin falling from the high ceiling, the many obstacles set on the stadium breaks down from the internal a going haywire, and the power begins to flicker out.
"Damn it, we are going to fall into the sea at this rate. Are there any emergency life rings around here?" Shadow asks.
"Yes, I recall Captain Morte saying they should be all hidden on certain parts of the walls here," Rouge replied.
Gamma and Omega would fly their way in that direction after hearing their pleas.
"Leave it to me and my brother. Your safety measures will be provided as this ship lose altitude. We will not fall while there's still time to eliminate Eggman's forces," the larger robot replied.
Centurion hug Athena tightly to protect her from anything that were to come at them next. Britney grips the shirt of Derrick tightly with tears in her eyes with hopes that this wouldn't be their last day to live. Heather could only grab her own head and hold it to her side with the saddest expression knowing she may be separated from Headdy for a while. Phantom R and Marie would have themselves a nice peaceful dance to at least have a nice moment to distract from the dangerous situation they're in. A rare sight of the six Zeti huddling in a defensive formation occurs in the far back of the bleachers' undersides. Zavok and Zik made the center while the remaining Deadly Six members made up the rest of their tight family-like gathering. They felt it would be a time to do this as if any of the Deadly Six were in a bad situation that they would all make it through it together. The wise elderly Zeti smiles to express his gratitude of being with these five young ones for as long as he lives. Ramirez would hug Selvaria, something he haven't done in quite a long time since their relations had began. The long haired Valkyrur felt this warmness from his hug, something different about it compared to their past hugs. This hug would be the one if someone who had longed to feel her, which she could feel in the tightness of her Valuan lover's arms.
"Don't forget, that I will always love you. I matter what happens," Ramirez says in a gentle comforting tone.
Selvaria couldn't help but to tear up inside knowing well that she missed the hugs of this great man. She only hugs him tighter than before to really enjoy every warmth she could get before this ship inevitably sink into the sea. On the outside, Atolm succumbs to the strong magical winds that struck him and he lets out the loudest roar ever. Azel miraculously held on to the great flying beast's back but could feel herself slowly losing altitude. Her prized dragon is wounded and had little strength to fly anymore. Sinking faster than the titanic ships above them.
"Don't worry Atolm, you've did your best. But I wish Orta the best in surviving. We should try to live for here sake," the woman calmly said.
As they continued to sink, she shown not a single ounce of fear and had faith that they may survive this fall some way and somehow. Eventually the two would never be seen again. Lastly, the Delphinus would begin steering off in another direction from the hit and sinks over time as it continue losing all of its power from it. A prized blue vessel that Vyse's crew sailed in for several years is now on its last legs and close to accepting the watery grave below. Opa Opa runs around in the garage in fright knowing that he's in the greatest danger ever.
"Alert! Alert! Man Dow! Man down! We are going down!" AGES announced from his Daytona Hornet radio.
The women's dorm would be in chaos with everyone screaming or holding on to their beds for safety. Claris and Helen cried the most since they were children far from home and possibly in danger of dying. Pai Chan and Sarah Bryant would comfort the sad children in hopes of letting them know that everything would be alright. Pudding is too busy playing her guitar as a swan song for the possible end of her career. Ulala instead decides to sing with her as a duet to give her hope.
"This is the time we all gotta get stronger. Because we aren't going to wait any longer. The Legion think they've won but that's far from true. Because we got to survive and push forward with a continue. Because we are the Sega Superstars! Because we can't give up and try hard to pass farther than Mars. We can't all be afraid because we are all strung. Because someone's got to reach those baddies that their wrong. As the Sega Superstars, we got to rise above the nears and fars. We are the universe's biggest hope that will get them on the ropes. Don't give up! I said don't give up!" she sang in her angelic voice.
The more the others listened to her inspiring song, the less afraid they would get. Even the stronger women like Tyris Flare and Alis Landale would fully agree with the point their reporter is making with her song.
"Very impressive. Your points were made clear. We will not falter to a mere hurricane. Even if this ship were to sunk, we can abandon it and find a new one to face the Legion once more," Alis said.
"As if I want to accept that Death Adder will walk this Earth to cause any more harm as long as there's faith to stop him," the female barbarian said.
The two little girls that knew NiGHTS wipes their tears away and no longer felt fear thanks to enjoying the duet both reporters unknowingly performed. Meemee would be the first to clap after hearing it, then more women would begin clapping as well thanks to the efforts of their allies inspiring them with song. Pudding is too busy crying to notice that she unknowingly made Ulala's song twice as powerful. It wasn't until the latter gave her rival a handkerchief to blow her nose with.
"It's ok, I'm sorry if I made you all feel worse. Just that I had to do something when I will not live long enough to support my channel in space. I'm just so sorry we gotten ourselves in danger," the green haired reporter cried.
"You actually made things better, by helping my song reach the voices of everyone. You are the second greatest reporter that I've ever met," Ulala says with a smile.
Then Pudding who just realized what she were talking about shaken her head and look at the cheering audience before her. The entire crowd of their own female allies enjoyed their duet which only inspired them all in a tough time like this instead of letting them chaotically panic without a solution. Only Fei Rin wouldn't be listening since she is still somehow sound asleep despite feeling the tremor of the struck ship. Pudding couldn't believe her eyes, but eventually became her usual showoff self thanks to the self esteem boost.
"That's right. I hope you all enjoyed me and Ulala's hit single, Sega Superstars! This was something we originally wanted to perform on our station in the future, but consider this a sneak peek just to give you all hope we will make it in one piece. So let's keep pushing and see where this ship's landing take us. We will strike back at those villains when we come back stronger than ever!" the arrogant reporter announced.
The men's dorm would also be in the same level of chaos with the younger and cowardly members mostly panicking. The Bonanza Bros were running around like chickens with their offed heads after hearing that the very ship they're on is starting to sink indefinitely. Big is trying his best to calm the frantic Froggy that hopped all around his large body.
"Calm down little buddy, we will make it through this together," the big cat begged.
Ash screams like the biggest girl since he's not someone that wants to accept his imminent death. Rex and Max hugged their respective frightened dinosaur pals to try keeping them calm as the ship continues to sink in the skies.
"What is happening Captain? Are we about to die?" Will asked Vyse with tears eyes.
He did not know how to answer the child's question since this was the first time this mighty ship is ever sunk by a strong storm. Ryo still has Honey in mind, wishing that she is handling the situation as good as him. He's showing no fear, something that he learned from Kiryu no matter how dangerous any situation gets. Jacky would also notice his long time friend and rival Akira is also unnaturally calm despite the big possibility that they would all drown.
"Hey, you ok there? We are hundreds of miles in the sky and about to have a watery grave. Why can you be damn calm at a time like this, Akira?" he asked.
"You're ten years too early. Especially to accept death like it's the only option. We will survive this, especially when not even the world government can handle the danger that the Legion of Subspace can impose on the entire universe. You and I should both know that one, have faith and don't act like you will not live long enough to join a new Virtua Fighter tournament for old time's sake," the wise warrior explained.
Jacky couldn't believe how calm his ally is about this situation at all. Kazuma shakes his head knowing that Akira has the right mindset for what's currently happening.
"He's right. We as the New GG's shouldn't just let fear take over our minds. We survived the impossible and went on a long journey to find our friends. On top of slowly collecting the Chaos Emeralds to stop that Legion nonsense. We will not let our world get taken over and instead take it back by stopping all of them. This is for DJ Professor K and almost everyone we hold dear in this universe. Anyone who agrees are free to raise their hand," Beat shouts with strong emotions.
Everyone, even the likes of Knuckles and Larcen, were surprised by the sudden speech that occurs in the room. Even Vyse would look at him while the sad Will continues waiting on his answer. This silence draws throughout the room despite the feeling of the ship sinking itself into the vast sky. The first one who would raise their hand is BD Joe, being someone that always believed in the young rudie's words. Then Toejam and Earl would raise their hands in unison to support their fellow homie. Then Big raises his hand as he held the frighted Froggy with the other. For the sake of keeping their pride and not looking bad with their ally, Mobo and Robo lifted their yellow hands into the air while obviously holding their heavy sacks in the other. Ryo and Kiryu held their hands up as well due to agreeing with the inspiring words their ally had. Akira then looks at Jacky to make sure if his fighting partner is ready to support everyone while they still have time to fix the mistakes of the Legion. After some thought, the blonde fighter laughs with smile to show that he's always there to support him no matter what. Both fighters raised their hand afterwards, followed by the tearful Ash and Zobio. Chuck raised his hand as Head jumps atop his mummy friend's head due to lacking arms of his own. Everyone would eventually follow suit to express their desire to keep moving forward with their plans of stopping the Legion no matter the costs. Vyse would be surprised by the sudden morale boost by everyone aboard the ship, but then realize that Will tugs his blue pants leg again.
"Are we going to live, Captain? I want to be brave like NiGHTS always told me, but I have this bad feeling that we're not going to make it. Answer me please!" the brown haired boy cried.
He had no way to truly answer his words but thought back to a time his father hoped that one day he would be a great sky pirate long ago. He had always looked up to his old man and dreamed of being just as legendary as him. Taking on his name and valuing one of the strongest crews a pirate would ask for. And despite the Delphinus being originally a Valuan ship him and his crew stole, they taken a mass liking to it for its impressive tech and weaponry. They did entrust Enrique with it for a while until eventually taking it back with the kingdom of Valua accepting him as their new emperor, which left the later less time to use it with his queen. But most importantly, his time of racing Sonic in the last racing tournament only inspired him to be a greater leader just like the speedy hedgehog himself. A drive that would never die even with peaceful times in Arcadia. After enough warm thoughts, the captain returned to reality to raise his hand while giving Will a shimmering smile of hope.
"Yes, we will live. And dying from a silly storm would only be a stain on the legacy of a great crew like the Blue Rogues. Cross my heart on this one, kid. I'll be sure that we will land safely and find time to fix this ship back in good condition!" he says with a smile.
All male crew members cheered in unison to celebrate their captain's optimism. Will eventually smiles himself now that he would have to be brave for the sake of NiGHTS who watched the entire thing.
"Will, I'm proud of you. You were brave when we fought Wizeman with Claris' help, so no more tears and just keep smiling," the jolly Nightmaren encouraged.
Vyse would continue awaiting the ship's heavy landing that would occur in less than twenty minutes while watching everyone cheer each other on without fear.
"And so, that's how we all landed on your island, Chief Jimba. I hope you find it in your heart to understand that we all happened to land here by accident and need plenty of time to get the ship back in good condition. While we figure out a way to fix everything, we will help your tribe out in any way we can. Whether it's rebuilding your island or seeking out these missing monsters. I hope that explains everything clearly for you," Vyse spoke to the relaxed tribe leader.
Jimba strokes his wholly chin with a large hand to think about everything he heard with his wise ears. Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and Big awaits a serious answer from this powerful leader.
"Thanks for your story. We are terribly sorry that you happened to land here. Unfortunately for us, we have no way that we could help you. But there is the Hall of Life. It's a sacred room that we only allow certain visitors to use. This is how our monsters are created and roam this island. Perhaps you could build yourself a truly great monster that would have the power to fix your ship quickly. In the meantime, we still ask of your help to try fixing everything back to its rightful spot. The Vision Orbs are still in place thankfully. Without them, the island would still be under an evil seal that the Black Evil originally placed on us. That's one way both of us would help each other out quickly and effectively. This is a good offer if you are willing to take it," the chief suggests.
Everyone would be shocked at the chief's suggestion and the idea that all monsters were created for this island rather than tamed naturally by the Hero.
"So you want us to make a monster in your sacred hall? We aren't mad scientists and how easy will it be?" Knuckles asked.
"It is easy if you use this here. Your imagination," the jolly Jimba states while tapping his own forehead.
"Imagination. Bub, don't get me wrong. We are not little kids, well mostly not. So how can you expect us, a group of mostly adults and teenagers, to imagine a great monster to help us?" Larcen called in confusion.
"Everyone has imagination, no matter their age or capacity of their brain. We were a peaceful tribe that welcomes humans for thousands of years because of their creativity. The monsters are the heart of the island and it's all thanks to the creative minds of many humans that visited our world since our creation. I have faith that you are can create a good monster that would be of help to this island and your own group if it means stopping this Legion group," Jimba replied.
"I like the way you think, Jimba. As an experienced pirate with many dreams and plans, this should be an easy task for me. I have faith that our crew can come up with the best traits for our new crewmate," Vyse announced.
Everyone would drop their jaw at his beaming enthusiasm at this new plan despite the challenges they would be provided with. Jimba chuckles, adoring the spirit this young man had.
"Very well, I shall lead you to our sacred Hall of Life. Just be warned, having an unstable imagination would give you less than desired results. Everyone should open their minds and get creative over their special helper. But never forget, you all still have to help us rebuild this island. Our tribe can't do that alone with many still recovering from serious wounds. We believe in you," Jimba replied.
Vyse humbly bows before the chieftain in respect, which would surprise everyone in the room.
"You have my word. I'll help your people as this monster we'll make should help us return. It will be hard to repay you in a good way with the book's whereabouts unknown, but we will find a way!" the sky pirate said humbly.
Knuckles would be the next to bow due to respecting the assistance of these brave warriors.
"You have my thanks too. Your island miraculously saved us from drowning. Whether it was intentional or not, it only reminded us that we have some villains to stop. So thank you for giving us access to your special hall to create help," the echidna said humbly.
At the risk of not feeling thankful enough, everyone else would take their bows to the wise chief as a collective way of saying thanks for allowing the help possible. Jimba chuckles, being glad to meet this many great visitors for the first time in a while. The next stage of the island plan begins in a great start after their investigation were a success. Meanwhile, Break and Shiva continues their heated one on one fight in the treasury room as everyone else continued organizing all weapons and treasure back in their original spots. Aika with a special team managed to successfully create a special cage with the strongest steel and electrical cage properties. This is thanks to Chick's Egg Animal Recky recharging it with his natural lightening. The SCR-HD statue still remains frozen in terror as it only been fifteen minutes since the spell had hit him.
"That should hold him. As for the emeralds, we will put them in a safer place before he get any ideas," Fina says in gratitude.
"It's better than way. We know he's more than an ordinary robot if he can control gravity itself and symbiotically fuse with others to heal injuries. It clearly doesn't look like a robot Eggman would make, but something another corporation created. If only Tails were here, he would be able to tell us more about it," Gum wondered.
"They will be back after investigating the island. Until then, we will just follow their orders of staying here and guarding the ship. Vectorman honestly would had been useful as his scanners would came in handy," Aika nervously said.
The ChuChus finally gotten a nice dress for Dural to wear, making the once merciless fighting machine into a pretty woman that's dress for a date. The silver being really adored the blue outfit the space mice chosen for her, being embroidered with a white flower patter for the tips of the flow and the arm cuffs. This would be the decision of Chupea, who is the only female member of the ChuChu crew and had some sense of female fashion. Dural did a slight twirl and did a leaning model post, expressing her enjoyment of this new outfit from her masters. All four ChuChu captains cheered from within the clear cockpit of their special Master Mech. Washington and G could barely react from this sight as they watched her continue dancing.
"The more I stay on the ship, the longer I realize all of you are freaking weird. This is why I prefer if it's just me and you on this mission," the bald detective said in dumbfounded shock.
"For once, I will agree with you there. I never would have thought a robot mannequin playing dress up would make me this speechless," the agent replied.
"Instead of being in awe, we need to stop those two before they ruin the entire room! Someone should knock that robot out since this is his fault," Boogie barked.
"Would you want to get in between them and get hurt?" Mobo replied.
Break executes Axel's trademark Grand Upper at the right moment to knock the Kenpo practitioner into the air. Everyone would be shocked that this robot could learn Axel's moves very easily despite being a robot.
"You're finished, Shiva. Now to take care of you and the other possible Syndicate scum on this ship!" the robot clone shouts.
"For the last time, he's innocent. You are just acting like you're the real Axel!" Pudding shouts.
The robot quickly turned to face the reporter that dared question his sense of justice.
"Those clothes. You must also be a part of the Syndicate. Should had known that Electra recruited you," the crazed robot said.
Now Pudding would begin shivering due to the robot mistakenly thinking she's another enemy. She pulls out her guitar with no fear and prepared her fingers if he gotten any closer.
"Stay back, I will have you know that I'm just a space reporter and not a criminal. You know that I have countless lawyers if you were to lay a single finger on my pretty face!" the frightened reporter beamed.
Shiva gotten back to his feet and saw that his crazed robot ally is attempting to attack someone else than him this time. He eventually began running to gain momentum for his special technique.
"Oh no you don't think about hurting someone on my watch. Final Crash!" Shiva shouts before getting into a familiar stance.
Soon, Break would be kicked in his head once again by the flaming chi kick that embeds a powerful foot print in his vulnerable noggin. Similar to the last time, the robot would finally collapse and never move again thanks to the force affecting a good amount of his system again. Pudding could only sigh knowing she is saved from a violent beatdown in the nick of time. Columns, Narsha, Yogurt, Corn, G, Washington, Varla, Bantam, Alex Kidd, Harrier, Billy, Tillis, Leanne, Zephyr, Vashyron, Naoh, and Odin surrounded the defeated robot. Shiva could only do nothing but wait for another revival of him with a different personality thanks to the Funkotron Trio messing with his programming.
"Now look at what you did, fool. Ya ruined him. Just when I thought he fully accepted the funk we had given him," an angry teary eyed Toejam shouts.
"Because he wasn't mean to be that way, you moron. He was fine the way he was until you came along. The only way to truly fix him is going back to Mr. X, which will not be very easy when he sees him and with a few of us as traitors!" Shiva coldly shouts.
"I don't know what's the big deal, he's just a tin can that ripped off one of our allies," Bantam said.
Shiva swiftly grabbed the large boy by his red collar to look him in the eye with ferocity.
"He's more than just that, kid. He was one of our own, a great ally that resent everything that Axel Stone stood for and wanted to be better than him in every way. The work our boss went through rebuilding him from spare parts were not easy and he really wanted revenge on the ones that destroyed him initially. Don't ever say that again," he barked.
"So that dorky robot is supposed to be better than me? I bet he can't even drive as fast as me in a taxi," the green haired taxi driver said.
"You are not the Axel we are talking about. Get out of conversations that never involved you, speed ticket eater," Shiva shouts.
This struck a serious nerve in BD Joe's long time partner, and only brought out the fighter within him.
"What did you say, pretty boy?" Axel asked.
"I've only called you what you are only good at. Eating speed tickets in your insignificant taxi job," Shiva dared.
The green haired man walked up to Shiva and stared him down with very intense eyes.
"If we weren't told to respect one another, I would had kicked your square ass back to the East Coast where you belong!" he barked.
Shiva promptly dropped Bantam to focus his attention on the belligerent taxi driver that challenged him.
"Let's see how tough you are when I kick you back into your yellow soapbox, then we will know who's better," Shiva dared.
"Fellas, fellas, you are both knuckleheads. Let's not fight when we did fight off that robot before it made off with our precious Chaos Emeralds," Satan causally said after floating between them.
"Get out of my way, I want to wipe the smile off that green haired punk's face!" Shiva yelled.
"The feeling's mutual, with hair so long that you can be the next Slipknot rocker," Axel replies.
Columns created a few gem walls to separate the two for good on a whim. The gem goddess had enough with all the conflict going on between everyone in her presence.
"Calm down, we have a duty to fulfill. Defending this ship until the captain gets back. Let us all take deep breathes and don't hurt each other again," she announced.
"Thank you Columns, at least we have a reasonable voice here instead of others encouraging more senseless fights. Now where were we, what's the status on the power coming back?" Narsha asked.
Aika turned after having her own private conversation with Fina.
"We are currently having a slow progress. Many wires will have to be reattached, we need a new power source, the damage on the ship is critical and a slew of other problems. You all may have to wait for a few days to think about getting to the GUN," she replied.
"A few days? But that's too much time to waste after the Legion did that big explosion. It's only bad sign of things to come. We can't just hang around on some uncharted island while everyone's in danger! Is there a way we can speed up the fixing?" Gum exclaimed.
Aika has no way of answering the rudie's question since no power or signals mean no other means to look for resources.
"If we had some power, I would had called Gilder or the other disbanded crew members to help us. But even they are too far away for us to reach. We will just have to keep going at the pace we have. I'll just put my faith that Vyse will find a way to make this all work, she said.
"Maybe Recky can help. He could try and electrify everything to give the juice that it needs," Rolly said.
"While that's a nice offer, it still will not be any easy. You see, this ship needs a lot of energy to move. More than enough to power a large town in order to fly again. This is Valuan tech after all and Enrique would had been a great help in this regard," she said in guilt.
"Who is this Enrique, an important ally of yours?" Mae asked.
"He is the current emperor of a powerful country called Valua. He was originally loyal to the former rule of the empire until after becoming our hostage and learning just how corrupt his nation is under the rule of the former empress, his mother. He wanted to change the country in the better direction the more he traveled with us, as well as being a legit member of our crew. Defeating the entire empire led by Galcian and Ramirez made his dream a reality, which we all disbanded to allow him to slowly rebuild the state of Arcadia from the damage both men had caused," Aika explains.
"Interesting, so a person of royal blood sides with pirates to overthrow the corruption of his mother's empire and rightfully takes the throne to correct their mistakes. Sounds like something out of a fairy tale," the centaur knight replied.
"Except this is no fairy tale and all real thanks to doing the impossible against a stronger superpower. This will be our second time, with a bigger superpower run by many villains that Vyse never take on before. As long as we band together there would be no way they will have their rule on this planet, or even the universe forever. This attack on our ship is only a reminder of what we are up against. We have to be prepared to gather more forces to take them all down," Aika said in a serious manner.
"Well, we all did try to call everyone we knew earlier, but the real question is if they will ever find us at this rate with the ship downed and stranded. I'm just hoping I get enough views on my channel," Pudding whined.
"And let's not ignore the possibility that explosion gotten the attention of anyone we may know globally. If they survived the storm at all," Odin said.
Kiryu joined the conversation to give his input on the current topic.
"I know Majima too well. He wouldn't let something like a storm get himself down and always climb himself back. We have a complicated relationship with one another, but he's easily reliable. If he were smart, he would had found an alternative to leave Kamurocho than taking a plane before the storm," the yakuza member explains.
Joy popped in between everyone after she decided to take a stroll from the women's dorm to check on the extra noise.
"I see everything's been solved. You all are a great team. And speaking of the topic, Ryo and I made a deal to contact everyone we knew to fly their way here. They were all planing to get here by plane, hopefully they didn't suffer from a fatal crash," the biker girl said.
"Chances are they all died. Or possibly had a soft landing in a dense jungle or desert. Not that they would expect the Legion to whip up a deadly storm that affected the entire planet," Kiryu replied.
"Come on, don't be such a downer. Ryo and I believe in them. They wouldn't die easily when they made a promise to get here," have some faith," Joy teased.
The stern yakuza member could understand where she's going from, thinking back to his times of giving hopes to all orphans in his care.
"You may be right. I just have a tendency to think from a realistic approach. I've seen many die or killed with my own hands. The life of a yakuza is a tough one. Consider yourself lucky that you don't have that kind of life. It's always good to have some form of hope," he said with a slight smile.
"Ryo always had his run-ins with gangs of many kinds. Same for me. We aren't all as weak as you think. He fights for the right cause, even if he still has revenge on his mind for what Lan Di did to his father," Joy explains.
Kiryu couldn't help but chuckle after knowing a good deal about him during their travels to Wood Oak City and the advice he would often give him for his revenge driven mindset.
"He's a good kid. I'll tell you that one. With so much responsibilities on his shoulders and never giving up on wanting justice for his father's loss. It often reminds me of myself in my younger days. I have myself a foster daughter that I love quite dearly. That often times I feared for her safety since my business can often endanger her and the other orphans in my care. But in the end, what can we all do but keep fighting and protect those we still love," he said.
Joy smiled knowing this gruff man is actually kind at heart despite being an underground criminal in Japan. The electrical gate that surrounds the steel cage containing a petrified SCR-HD flickered with bright purple sparks. The chances of any danger happening to the ship is low enough that everyone can relax and hope to await the return of their captain in peace. The treasury room is now back in clean and organized in good condition, from the spoils to weapons. Speaking of which, something would be intriguing to Tyris since she had a few questions.
"Do all of you have a plan to defeat them? No war is complete without one. The last time me and Ax Battler fought alone in Yuria, we suffered a humiliating defeat and became the statues you all saw us as on that ship. Their Petrification Guns are a real problem, same for their Subspace Diffusion bombs," the barbarian woman states.
"We have none. In fact, we are more focused on gathering forces then a real plan should be made. If I remember, Vector would be the only one to steal some of their weapons and doing the research on their properties. If his plan goes through, we could find a way to counter them. And that reminds me, how did you get free of your petrified states?" Aika asked.
"From what I seen in their secret room, that Nefarious robot shot high frequency blasts at all the statue victims and they suddenly started moving. That could be it, high energy concentrations are enough to reverse the effects of those guns. But the question still remains on the subspace bombs and if they have any weaknesses," Tyris continued.
"We may never know as long as we are separated. It's hard to tell where Morte's ship crashed and our system remains down to prevent us from reaching their presence either. We will just have to take our time fixing everything for now," Aika replied.
Columns screams in the other direction of the two women. They both grew alert to draw out their weapons for battle.
"Now what? Is there a robot that we forgot to defeat?" the vice captain complained.
They would soon see a very confused crowd of their allies surrounding the sight and pushes their way to the middle. Aika would soon drop her face into a more shocked one at what she saw. Break is finally back from his feet, but now in a new repulsive personality that everyone is too shocked about to do anything. He's seen nuzzling his face into the large mounds of the buxom goddess lovingly and gripping her back with his superhuman strength. Even Shiva of all people is visibly annoyed at the sight, really wishing there is a way to stop these never ending glitches to his system. Columns herself is too afraid to really get him off due to the shock overcoming her usually calm demeanor.
"Please get this pervert off of me! I never signed up for this when joining this operation to save the world. Let go of me, you bucket of bolts!" she cried.
Break however would be too lost in the soft feeling in his steel face to care about her requests.
"Oh lovely goddess, you are someone that I want more than anything in the world. Please turn me into a human being and I would want nothing more than being your man!" he sings in a blissful tone.
"Can someone give me a shotgun. I think this shitty steel lecher deserves a trip to a place no robot really wants to be in," Washington said in annoyance.
"And hurt Columns too? We don't know if your aim will be precise enough to only hit him," Noah said.
"Plus, the bullets would fly back into your thick skull. Not that you were ever a good thinker, Washington," Varla teases.
Aika couldn't take what she's seeing anymore as it only reminded her of a similar unpleasant encounter with Vigoro in the past. Growing angrier the more she thought of that and walked silently with her boomerang ready.
"Looks like Aika's highly angry. I would suggest everyone get out of her way when she's in this state," Fina warned everyone.
Vashyron however could be angrier for different reasons, just how lucky everyone is left and right before an adult like him.
That son of a bitch. Enjoying melons like those for the first time. I just want to get down there and blast his ass into oblivion for stealing my hopes and dreams. God damn it!
Corn could only chuckle knowing that this might as well be something that Beat would do with Gum sooner. Her and the other female GG's wouldn't be amused and knew exactly what the cap wearing rudie were thinking. Columns would continue trying to push the perverted android off of him despite his advances and knew her gem peers would only work when she's in a good emotional state. Eventually, the enraged vice captain would only stand right behind Break with the most frightening face that anyone had ever seen. Even the very ChuChus inside of their mech would shiver at the sight from afar. The cutesy Dural would be curious as to what would be going on with her furry companions. Zephyr and Leanne would only know that what's about to happen to the robot wouldn't be the most pleasant experience. Even Toejam would since knowing that his buddy would get the most violent wake up call for his unruly behavior. The more she hear Columns' violates cries for help, the angrier she grew as the robot would be too indulged in the mounds of flesh to care about what would happen to him.
"Get the hell off of her, you pervert!" she yells in tranquil fury.
He is eventually struck hard in his head by the blunt end of her large boomerang to knock him out. The robotic arms finally let loose of Columns to free her hold as the goddess flies backwards. Shiva nods knowing that someone other than him has to set the robot in his place. Then what ensues would be a series of heavy strikes and beatings to the defenseless robot beneath Aika. What ensures would be a shadow of violence reflecting on the walls of the treasury room to avoid hiding all traces of the vice captain's rage. Opa Opa caught wind of this and covered his visor with his wings in fear. AGES would only revert to his Dreamcast controller form and drop to the ground from the sight. Zoe could only be speechless at the sight she is seeing, even Paris decided to cower behind his friend's back from the violence. Billy and his chicken suit wearing friends would only cringe from each and every blow they've heard. This is not only feeling the robot's pain but more reminders of the many times their eggs would take damage during their adventures. Alex Kidd would only be glad that Stella weren't the one to be beating that robot or else it would had been much worse. Myau would be too busy licking the fur on his legs to care about what were going on in front of him.
"That vice captain...she is so strong..." Noah said in shock.
"A perfect reminder never to piss her off in any way. Not even Vyse would go this crazy on someone," Satan said.
He could only think back to the many times Arle would beat him for all of his advances in the past. The demon prince would only be glad he found a more level headed woman like Ulala in the end to avoid reliving these experiences constantly anymore. Axel could only do nothing but laugh at the sight like it's the most karmic thing to see. If there would be one thing he would like, it's seeing fights unrelated to him happen before his eyes which he sees as the best form of comedy.
"I bet that tinhead is regretting everything now. Thinking he could have his way with a nice girl with more flesh than his bucket of bolts body. All to enjoy some boobs. Whoever invented this guy got to be the biggest moron ever," the green haired taxi driver laughs.
"Good job, sweetheart. You called our former boss a moron. It takes a lot of guts to call someone that, I like that in a man," the burly Ash said in a flirty tone.
Axel however wasn't taking that compliment since it is from a man that think he can get any closer to him.
"You want a man to be with, ask Angel. He swings your way and I sure as hell don't!" he beamed.
"Oh be nice. Just take the compliment, silly. I will never stop trying to find the right man for my tastes. Tell me, where can I meat this Angel guy?" Ash asked.
"Like hell would I know, he could still be partying in the West Coast for all I know. Or dead because of those same Legion punks that kidnapped me weeks ago," Axel snapped.
This lead to the flamboyant larger man to shriek in shock knowing someone he may like is in serious danger.
"How cruel! We have to go save him and then we could be together," he said while blushing.
Axel could only roll his eyes in annoyance at his willingness to go to one location just to save someone. Schezo would only be glad that for once he is not the one being hit or called a pervert anymore as he watched the carnage before his eyes.
"God damn, she is messing this metalhead up. Tell me not to get on this bitch's bad side ever, G," the frightened Washington spoke with his agent partner.
"You can say that again, Washington," G replied before fixing his shades.
"Is the norm when it comes to traveling, G?" Lisa Rogan asked.
"Trust me Lisa, it is far from the norm. But anything happens when we are all traveling with characters like these. I swear that even our agencies are tame compared to this," the agent said.
Vashyron would finally give in to his jealously and begin groping Tyris' chest frantically.
"If he gets to have some melons, then I deserve them too damn it. Nothing personal, my big and strong lady. But I just felt the need to do it," the man cries in jealousy.
The woman warrior sighs and place her hand on his back to set him ablaze immediately.
Vashyron only ignore the flames to keep feeling her no matter what, despite feeling his very skin slowly beginning to char from the heat.
The softness is enough to distract me from these fires of Hell. Forgive me, I am finally in heaven, reaching the true enlightenment of breasts. Thank you God for this chance that I can finally die happy in these flames.
"You know, I really commend you for only surviving my weakest flames. You wouldn't survive the real deal and I only went easy on you because I pity someone like you," Tyris replied while giving him a deadpan look.
Vashyron could only cry more manly tears knowing a woman went easy on him instead of using all they've got to slap him or worse.
"Here, let me help you with that," a young female voice said.
Vashyron would be slapped hard across the face by someone he could easily recognize by the brown glove.
Damn you, Leanne. You got your lucky bastard but why do you ruin the happiest day of my life?
Leanne arrived just in time to see that her lifelong friend is up to his same womanizing and perverted deeds as usual. Tyris still refused to react since she did not care either way about whether her flames would do the job to his body or not.
"I really did not need any help. But thank you for the assistance," the female warrior said.
"It's nothing. Someone needs to teach Vashyron how to really treat a lady instead of just going for their chest. I would think he would take Aika's beating of that robot as a warning, but alas. The knucklehead would rather think with his pistol instead of his brain," Leanne replied.
"Don't you mean thinking with his tool instead? It makes more sense that way," Zephyr adds.
"He always used gun metaphors to refer to his own thing before. You must be too innocent to not get that. But that is why I love you," the female gunner said with a smile.
She eventually kissed Zephyr on his cheek, causing the latter to turn bright as a tomato from her action. The boy would be too shocked to even say another quip or one liner at being kissed by his ally. Tyris would fell that it would be a good time to let the love birds have their alone time before walking away.
"That's right, Raisins. Treat the one guy who always been protecting you like trash. The least you can do is show me some…"
Leanne kicked Vashyron's fallen body to shut him down for good. Nothing angered her more than being mocked for her average chest size. Let alone by the resident pervert of her team.
"Another word out of you and you will have bullets on your back!" she shouts.
Kiryu shakes his head at the sight since he never expected much out of a man like that. Aika would finally be finished with her onslaught on the Axel Stone doppelgänger, who is now full of dents and scrapes from her beatings. He shown little signs of recovering since the damage is more than severe and needed serious repairs. The orange haired vice captain eventually stomps her way back to a surprised Fina that would be waiting for her. Before anyone would say a word, Aika comically turns her head back with that same frightening glare.
"This is the final warning. If I see or hear reports of anyone being perverted harassers to a single person here, they will be locked in the holding room downstairs for a while. Whether you all like it or not, we need to get along and not be creeps to one another. Male or female. It will be excused if it's between a willing party, like a couple. But never be like that robot who's reduced to scrap by me, capisce?" she warns in an angry voice.
A great majority of the group gulps at her sound warning as they already seen enough to justify never wanting to make her angry.
"Yes, ma'am!" everyone said.
Jimba eventually leads everyone inside of the famed Hall of Life that would be guarded for millennia. Only certain humans would be lucky to be given permission to create a monster in this magical place as this is how many monsters native to the Isle of Monsters would be created. The pathway is stone leading through a watery massage that follows a trail to some large mirror. Three tribesmen would be awaiting the heroes for their first trial. A horned fish-faced one named Lagu, a heart face shaped one named Folu, and a blue fish gilled one named Chinto. These were the original Maboo guides that helped the hero choose their monster in the past. Knuckles would be curious as to how a mere mirror made of water will help them create a monster. Amy already had her mind cleared since she knew that having a creative mind would be helpful in the process of making them a new ally. Amigo did want someone who would be fun to party with, only shimmering with stars in his eyes for excitement. Ulala is amazed at how beautiful this ancient cavern looked from the inside that this tribe protected for many years. Tails would only wonder just what Sonic would think of this journey they are having right now. Big's eyes would only focus on the water around him, wondering if it would be safe to fish down here. Axel Stone would still have worries of how Blaze and the others were still doing on the ship while he was gone. The three tribesmen would notice their chief heading their way and eventually bowed to greet him.
"We've been expecting you, Elder. May I ask who these guests are?" Folu asked.
"I thought we established that only one visitor at a time should have permission to access the Hall of Life?" Lagu shouts.
"Hmmm, some of them look quite familiar. Maybe this is a sense of deja vu," the curious Chinto wondered.
"Calm down, my three advisors. These heroes are all here to help. Their combined thoughts alone should be enough to make the ultimate monster," Jimba announced.
The three tribesmen looked at each other with widened eyes at his suggestion.
"Are you for real about this, Elder? We never been able to have more than one person design a monster with the Hall of Life. There could be some bad side effects or it could come out improperly," Lagu warned.
"It never hurts to try. This is why these heroes will be the first to test this theory out. They will need a truly good monster to help us and themselves," the jolly chief said.
The green faces on his large golden headdress would eventually smile with him to express his confidence. Soon, the three advisors would nod and allow everyone to get closer to the large water mirror.
"Greetings visitors. You all are fortunate that our chieftain is giving you permission to use this ancient hall!" Chinto loudly greets.
"As you can see, this is where many humans would come to make their own monster through a series of trials," Folu said proudly.
"But remember, the first part will only be based on how good your imagination is. Which we will test with a series of questions. Be very prepared," Lagu said in a serious manner.
Jimba would eventually use this time to tap his staff and disappear in a burst of light. His sudden disappearance would surprise Vyse and his entire group that followed him.
"Where did he go? Back to his throne room?" he asked.
"He likely teleported. Probably to give us all room to do this thing," Knuckles said.
"No matter, we have a reason to be here. And that's making us the best monster to help us out," Axel Stone said.
"Correcto mundo, human! Now I would like everyone to gather around at the top of these steps for your trial to begin," Lagu exclaims.
Without hesitation, the group slowly made their way up the blue stone stairs to reach the watery podium. Big would be surprised at the water being illuminated below the stone they stood on. But what really drew the attention of Vyse would be the mirror before them. As if this were the main source of magic to create this powerful monster. The mirror ripples naturally like water but had its own laws of gravity thanks to the Maboo Tribe's magic. All heroes cleared their minds to prepare themselves for the trial. Vectorman would be the only one unsure since being a robot, he's wondering if this magic hall would accept his mechanical mind.
"Now for the first question. If you were to find a lost dog, what would be the first thing in your mind?" Lagu said.
Everyone would think deeply about this question with honest answers that would lead to a truly good monster. The first one to answer would be Amy.
"Oh you poor thing. I'll take care of you," she said in concern.
"What kind of irresponsible person would do this to a dog?" Axel said.
"I would like to take you to the shelter to have a new owner," Ryo said in a nice voice.
"Just wait there, I'll make a special news report all about you and that owner of yours should find us," Ulala answers.
"Hey little guy. Would you like to join our crew?" Vyse said as if he were talking to said lost puppy.
"Don't worry, puppy. I'll find the one who mistreated you and give them a piece of my mind," Knuckles threatened.
The last answer would give him plenty of stares from the three tribesmen and his own allies.
"What? You said to give honest answers," the echidna said.
Amigo would be vigorously shaking his maracas and dancing as if he were to play a song just to cheer the dog up.
"You should sleep at my camp and I'll provide the best dragon meat," Gilius declared.
"Aaaaw, you lost cutie. I promise I'll take you to one of my special Honey Concerts and play a special song for you and my fans," Honey said with an idol pose.
"Eeek eek aaaooouu haaaugh yeah!" AiAi chirps would pretending to pass a banana to this possible dog.
Lagu is pleased with a majority of these answers that he held his hand up.
"Good answers. Now on to the next one. Folu, you're up next!" the horned tribesman announced.
The jolly heart faced tribesman steps forward with a wide smile and great question for these heroes to answer.
"If you were to have a superpower, what would you want?" he asked.
This question would stump a majority of the heroes due to them being fighters in their own rights. But some of them then came to the conclusion that this would be the part their monster would have useful powers based on their own answers. The more human fighters did have some good ideas in mind to share for later.
"I for one would always want the ability to fly. Better than having to grind up buildings the hard way," Beat announced with a grin.
"Night vision. All the more to help with fighting my enemies in the pitch black," Larcen said in his grim tone.
"The power to recharge anything no matter their energy output. That way technology will not be used," Tails exclaimed.
"The ability to sense the aura of all living things," Akira suggests.
"Breakneck speeds that can rival any living thing on this planet, even Sonic himself," BD Joe beamed.
"Manipulation of all technology known to the universe," Vectorman describes.
"Immortality," the zombie couple Zobio and Zobiko shouts.
"The ability to traverse the dreams of any living being," NiGHTS says while flying around.
"Mastering almost any magic known in the galaxy," Alis brings up.
"Ninjutsu of all forms," Joe Musashi says.
"If this creature will have opposable thumbs, swordsmanship would be nice," Sakura said silently.
Folu quickly stops the suggestions with a serious hand raised.
"That will be all, folks. Don't give this monster too many powers. Not only we don't know if the Hall of Life can promise all of these powers, but this monster could be unstable when born. Be careful of what you all wish for as they would say," the chill tribesman warned.
The last part would make Vyse and Knuckles grow worried, wondering if having everyone work together on one monster was a good idea from the start.
"Last but not least, we have the friendly neighborhood Chinto with the final question!" Folu announced.
The blue fish-like tribesman steps forward with his nice grin with a big one.
"Everyone, if you were to be approached with someone that is turned into an Eviling, what would you do? This is the real tough one, few ever gotten this question right. So get your heads thinking," he explains.
Vyse thinks back to the warnings Jimba given everyone about the Black Evil and how he corrupted the Maboo people into more Evilings when he attacked. One detail he remembers is how the Hero with the help of his monster cured them by defeating the evil that controlled them.
"I would reel in the mean Eviling like a fish and throw them out of the body," Big said in an innocent tone.
Some heroes really wondered if that were a good answer at all, but others passed it off as Big only having fishing in mind.
"I would defeat the Eviling that controls them with a non-lethal spell and finish them off after they let go of their host," Arle said.
"I would carefully knock the person out. When a person can't move their body anymore, whatever possessed them will try leaving for a new host. This leaves them in a vulnerable state to be defeated," Gear describes.
Some were very impressed with his answer, being arguably one of the best ones.
"I would headbutt someone with one of my weakest attacks and change to one of my special heads to finish the evil creature off," Headdy brags.
"Restraining them in a non-violent manner is an option, then cuff their arms to prevent any extreme movements. Once the black evil creature appears, then finishing off is the last thing to do. This will leave the victim back to normal and unharmed," Axel Stone said.
"Tapping them on the head softly with my hammer, defeating that Eviling, and healing the wounds of the victim afterward," Amy brings up.
"Cast Bindwa, wait for the evil to leave the victim's body, kill the evil with my sword, and the spell should wear off on the victim in five minutes," Alis said bravely.
And Vyse would be the one to give the last answer.
"First, I will pin down the possessed person. Then when the Eviling leaves their body, I'll cast Skull Barrier to protect that person from ever being possessed again. Then finish the Eviling off with a good slash to its face. Rinse and repeat," the valiant captain describes.
Chinto would only nod as these were the best answers that he ever received anyone in a while.
"Well done, all of you passed. Now watch the water mirror closely, you monster is being worked on as we speak," he joyfully said.
The heroes would turn their attention to a series of bones and molecules being formed within the watery vanity. The process before them would be surprising as life being made in water is something they would never thought to witness in their lives. Zobio would only think of this as a big test tube for this monster. Arle and Alis could sense heavy traces of magic emanating from the mystic water mirror with their hands. The skeletal creature then forms a long tail and a pair of bony claws as it spazzes in the liquid. Everyone would be wowed by the phenomenon occurring before their eyes. During the process, the three tribesmen would be chanting and dancing around as if they were performing a ritual. All three were speaking in their tribal tongue which only lead everyone wondering what they were doing.
Eventually, everyone would notice their views beginning to spin as if they were being sent somewhere. Amy grew cautious at this happening around her as Knuckles had a bad feeling that this is another teleportation situation. Arle and Honey holds on to the stable Vectorman to avoid the possibility of flying away. Big holds on to Froggy to make sure his small green friend didn't think about hopping away again. Ulala would place her hands on her white skirt to keep it from being flipped by the wind. Now it appears everyone would appear in a completely different room, brighter than before and now looking wooden. Chinto, Lagu, and Folu continues their ritual dance regardless of the warping finishing up. A large red fruit would be growing from a tall tree above everyone and begin plummeting to the ground from its sheer weight. Seeing the shadow appear in the middle of the room, would let everyone know that something is falling their way.
"Everyone, back up!" Vyse ordered. The few heroes that were close to the shadow frantically backed up out of fear to avoid a crushing fate.
"None of you said anything about a falling fruit, where our monster?" Knuckles asked.
The large red fruit eventually dropped in the middle of the crowd circling it with a massive thud. The three dancing tribesmen finally posed with the conclusion of the monster creating ceremony. The heroes would be bewildered at the size of the large red fruit.
"What is that? I thought we are getting our monster," Beat wondered.
"Patience, young one. The monster must hatch first," Lagu said.
"Hatch?" everyone said in unison.
The fruit begins cracking at the top like that of a special egg after their statement. Soon, cracks traveled throughout the lush red rind of this massive fruit. The end result would be a large explosion that occurs from the monster finally breaking out of its egg-like prison. A loud roar echoes throughout the room in these red dust clouds that formed from the hatching. The ultimate monster is born, but is it what the heroes expected?
Zephyr x Leanne, Break having more malfunctions, some insight on Enrique and his relationship with the Delphinus, Ratchet's own plans with some old friends, and more. Clearly a lot is going on here, even with the flashback. I hope all of you had enjoyed it. The next chapter will probably see more of our heroes exploring the island now that they succeeded in creating a monster that will help in their mission. I hope you Amazing Island fans are enjoying the nostalgia because more of it will happen soon. See you all next Saturday.
