Reawaking Heroic Heart of the Red Echidna!
"Take this!" Mephisto launched a punch to Amaru in the face, but the purple horse warrior dodge and land a strong kick to the back sending the red-haired twin crashing to the ground.
"Okay, you horsy-thing, now you're really gonna get it." Mephisto growled as he was about t fly back in the fight.
"HELP?!" A little girl screamed.
Mephisto turns around seeing the little girl hiding behind a mailbox shaking in fear and crying, the giant creature continues swinging its tentacles around to spray its crystalizating cloud to trap everyone on earth in black crystals as one of them smacks against a building knocking down a large debris down toward the little girl.
Before Mephisto could even react, his body acted on instinct like he wants to save that little girl for some reason and move right above the little girl and threw a mighty punch that shattered the debris into little pieces.
"Huh, why did I…?" Mephisto confused of what he just did, then he felt a pair of little arms wrapping around his waist as he looks down to see the little girl hugging him.
"Thank you, Mister." The little girl thanked.
"Huh, y-yeah… you're welcome, little girl." Mephisto said nervous and unsure of what to make of this moment.
"Are you going to stop that big bad monster, it turned my mommy into a crystal and…" The little girl cried.
"Look, huh, let's get you somewhere safe first then I'll deal with the big bad monster." Mephisto suggested, not sure why he said that in his head.
Mephisto quickly looks around making sure his twin sister isn't seeing this and carry the little girl in his arms flying off far away to where the crystalizating cloud haven't reach yet, he found a spot outside a random house as he gentle put the girl down.
"Okay, I'm going to put up a forcefield around you. It'll keep the dark clouds from trapping in a crystal." Mephisto said.
"Please, Mister Red, stop that monster and save my mommy!" The girl pleaded with the adorable begging eyes.
"D-Don't worry, that monster won't know what hit it." Mephisto smiled before casting a crystal dome spell around the girl and flew back to the city.
"Why the heck did I do that? I'm one of the bad guys who summoned the monster here, yet I saved a little girl because I… I couldn't let her get hurt. Why am I feeling this way?" Mephisto asked himself and starts to feel a slight headache in his mind.
(Mindscape)
Mephisto sees an anthropomorphic echidna with red fur that covers most of his body, peach skin on his muzzle, a white crescent-shaped patch of fur on his chest, and purple eyes. He also has seven dreadlock-like spines on his head and a medium-sized, tri-crooked tail. He wears red and yellow shoes, each with green cuffs and a grey, sextuple-bolted plate on top. He also wears large, white, mitten-like gloves with sock-like cuffs and two spiked knuckles on each hand.
The red echidna is standing alongside a blue hedgehog and yellow fox fighting against some robots and punched a large fat man away, next shows the red echidna relaxing peacefully leaning his back on a very large green emerald.
"Hey there, Knucks, guarding the Master Emerald as always." The Blue Hedgehog greeted with a smile.
"Yep, most may think it's boring doing this everyday but it's a sacred duty I'll gladly do until the day I die. Though I wouldn't mind going out once and a while." The red echidna stated.
"Like going on adventures and saving the world from an evil scientist as the heroes we are, pretty cool life." The Blue Hedgehog pointed out.
"And we'll always be friends, right?" The red echidna asked.
"Totally." The Blue Hedgehog answered as they fist bump.
(Mindscape End)
"Friends…?" Mephisto confused of what he just saw.
Was all that memories of someone else, but they felt like his own memories at the same time and that what really confuses him as he tries to gather his thoughts on this.
"Should I… really be doing this?" Mephisto asked himself as he looks down at his hands and spikes.
Then Mephisto felt something in his heart that he hadn't felt in a long time and wonders if he really should be letting the earth get turned into ruin of black crystals.
(With Iris, Nathaniel, and Lev)
The trio have made their way to the throne room, quietly opening the door and Nathaniel peek inside to see if Gramorr is still there, double checking seeing there's no sign of the masked man or his giant pet purple-black cat.
"All clear." Nathaniel whispered and they enter the throne room.
"I kinda figure a big boss like Gramorr would still be here not wanting to let something like that crown out of his sights." Nathaniel said.
"Guys like him get too cocky when they managed to rule an entire world thinking they have nothing tom worry about." Lev pointed out.
"Guess he should've counted on us escaping and taking the crown from under his nose." Iris chuckled.
"Just hurry up and take it, I'm already getting sick of this place." Lev said.
Iris slowly tiptoes to the crown reaching out her hand to the crystal encasing it, Nathaniel watch her back in case anything tries to attack, and Lev just stood there with a sinister smile.
(Resistance HQ)
Doug, Talia, and Auriana followed Izira, Lyna, and Carissa to a small camp sight with other people around like adults and children as they enter a big tent with a table for meetings which they're about to have now.
"I have to say, it's nice to meet you Izira, but I heard you were imprisoned. What happened?" Auriana asked.
"I escaped with Carissa and Lyra's help then I formed the Resistance." Izira explained.
"I was a first member." Carissa bragged.
"WE were the first members." Lyna corrected as she carries a tray of a tea set.
"Now, help me put up the tea ceremony to welcome Talia, Auriana, and Sir Doug." Lyna looked at Doug with flitter eyes that made him blush as they serve the tea.
"Talia, you have truly impress me." Izira said.
"I have?" Talia confused.
"Lyna and Carissa helped me cast a crystal-viewing spell, I saw you fighting Mephisto and Praxina. Watching you fight and won, made me very proud of you, little sister." Izira smiled, Talia smiles back and placing her hand on her big sister's.
"I hope you like the tea, Sir Doug, I was gonna give my special green flower tea just the way we make it in my home realm, Borealis." Lyna said as she serves the tea in Doug's cup.
"I never actually drink tea before, but I'm sure it's pretty good." Doug hoped.
"Just to warn you, Carissa picked out the beldam flowers, so the tea smells a little like feet." Lyna mocked.
"It does NOT! It smells like courage, and honor, and… and victory, just like my people in Calix." Carissa protested.
"So, all your people smell like feet?" Lyna asked rhetorically.
"Don't you dare talk about Calix that way!" Carissa angered and about to charge at Lyna.
"Crystal-Levitate" Lyna casted a spell lifting Carissa in the air.
"See, I'm not even breaking a sweat. Izira taught to use little magic power on our enemies." Lyna explained.
"Interesting." Doug impressed making Lyna blush a little.
"Except you and Carissa aren't enemies, now stop fighting." Izira ordered.
Not wanting to anger her leader anymore, Lyna drop the spell letting Carissa drop to the ground as she lands on her feet.
"Being a leader must be pretty tough." Talia noticed.
"You have no idea." Izira chuckled before turning to Doug.
"Now Doug, I believe you were going to explain to us about yourself and perhaps the strange power surging we felt two days ago." Izira said bringing up the subject.
"I guess I can start with how the day was like any other." Doug started telling the story of how he and Nathaniel discover a Chaos Emerald.
(Ephedia Castle, Throne Room)
Iris touch the crystal and it disappeared letting the crown float into Iris's hands.
"Wow, and to think me and the others have been collecting the Oracle Gems to restore the crown but seeing it up close is amazing." Iris commented.
"Indeed."
Iris suddenly found herself being trapped in a crystal cage.
"Iris!" Nathaniel gasped and suddenly got held back by Lev.
"Sorry, but you just been setup by my employer." Lev smirked.
"Employer? You mean…!" Nathaniel realized.
"That's right, Lev was working for me to get you to release the crown." Gramorr said as he appears before Iris.
"Whatever happen to looking out for number one, huh?" Nathaniel asked.
"I am looking after myself, Gramorr just happened to pay me a big load for getting you idiots here." Lev explained before summoning crystal chains around Nathaniel.
"As for you." Lev walked to Iris freezing her for a moment to take her necklace putting it in a small bag and tossing it to Gramorr.
"Thank you, Lev. I promise the payment will be worth it." Gramorr said as his eyes glow.
"What the…?" Iris shocked that her necklace is gone.
"Mephisto, Praxina. Report." Gramorr called and one crystal view shows Praxina.
"The plan is going smoothly, Lord Gramorr. Mephisto is just ending the princess's pet as we speak." Praxina reported.
"Amaru!" Iris gasped.
"Excellent." Gramorr chuckled evilly before turning to Iris.
"You won't get away with this." Nathaniel angered as he tries to break free of the chains.
"I'm the least of your worries, man." Lev shrugged before punching Nathaniel in the face.
"Now, Princess Iris, you will have help me gain the power of the crown or earth will be nothing, but a black crystal wasteland and you get a front row sit to watch." Gramorr threatened as he shows the view of what's happening to earth.
(Sunny Bay)
We see Praxina letting out a big sigh and then turning to see an unconscious Praxina and Amaru standing next to her.
"Oh man, what have I done?" "Praxina" asked as she glows and transform into Mephisto.
"I knocked out my own sister and lie to Gramorr about ending you, and now I'm about to battle against the very monster me and Praxina brought meaning I'm betraying Gramorr. How crazy is that?" Mephisto asked freaking out.
Amaru motion his paw circling toward his head saying 'cuckoo' that he agrees.
"I don't know what's going on with me, but… I do know that this isn't right, and I need to stop it before it spreads the cloud further while you send the message to the princesses." Mephisto determined, Amaru nodded.
"Oh, and if you find a little girl inside a protective crystal dome… tell her I tried my best." Mephisto said before flying off.
Amaru was confused of what Mephisto meant, but he'll worry about that later as he concentrates his magic into a single ball of light sending it to Ephedia where his three princess friends are.
"Hey, you one—eyed freak!" Mephisto shouted getting the crystal monster's attention.
"Eat spikes!" Mephisto punched the monster right in the eye.
(Ephedia, Resistance HQ)
"And this button is for shooting a small laser than can cut through steel." Doug showed the button features of his watch to Lyna.
"Wow, and all that smartness came from a fox?" Lyna asked amazes.
"An anthropomorphic fox with an IQ over 300 which I also have." Doug mentioned before turning to see Carissa punched a rock and walking away two feet then the rock exploded shocking him along with Talia and Auriana.
"Man, you guys are amazing with your magic." Doug complimented.
"I was about to say the same about you, unlocking powers of your past life and finding these Chaos Emeralds." Lyna said.
"Well, we only found two." Doug said.
"And unfortunately, Gramorr has one of them." Talia reminded.
"Don't worry, the other one is back at my house locked away safe and sound. I even installed an electric energy field that can block out the Chaos Emerald's unique energy signature from being detect by any means." Doug bragged.
"I have no idea what you said, but that means keeping more of them out of Gramorr's hands then I'm good." Carissa nodded.
"Seven powerful emeralds that can even transcend time and space, I never even heard of these until now." Izira wondered how dangerous those emeralds are.
"From what I guess the emeralds came from another world that mine and Nathaniel's past life came from, but how I'm not sure." Doug theorized.
"You said that you and Nathaniel got your traits from your past selves, does that mean there are others who are also reincarnations as well?" Lyna asked curious.
"That could be possible, like with Mephisto." Doug mentioned remembering seeing Mephisto with red hair and spikes on his knuckles.
"But isn't he one of Gramorr's goons?" Carissa asked.
"When I first met him back on earth, but those traits definitely remind me of a friend." Doug said.
"Oh, then maybe he'll want to join us to fight against Gramorr realizing the error of his ways." Auriana said with a hoping smile.
"That would be good, Auriana, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for that." Talia hesitated.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there, for now let just focus on rescuing Iris and Nathaniel." Izira suggested as Talia nodded.
"So, Lyna, where'd you say your kingdom is from?" Doug asked.
"On an island, our royal was voted most beautiful six years in a row." Lyna answered proudly.
"To be honest, I never expected a princess to get her hands dirty let alone fighting in a war." Doug admitted.
"Oh, you know how it is; one day you're picking out the best dress for the royal ball and the next you're in a muddy dench fighting for the resistance. It turns out, I actually enjoy a good roughhousing." Lyna winked.
"Yeah, sometimes fighting is a good way to express yourself when wanting to defend your people and all." Auriana smiled.
"Your levitation spells are very impressive." Talia complimented.
"Spells are so much more civilize than hand to hand fighting, don't you think? Levitation is my specialty." Lyna bragged as she floats the tray and teacup.
Then suddenly, Amaru's message spell reach the girls showing them what's been happening back on earth.
"What is this?" Carissa asked.
"A message from Amaru." Talia answered.
They see the black crystal monster spraying the black clouds encasing people into crystals, but what's more shocking to them is that Mephisto is fighting against the monster.
"Is that Mephisto… trying to stop the monster?" Talia asked shock.
"I knew it!" Auriana cheered that she was right.
"Whoa, look at him go. The power in those punches and are those spikes on his hands, cool!" Carissa amazed.
They see Mephisto punch the monster again though got touch by some of the cloud encasing his left arm and the upper part of his leg in crystal, he quickly erases them off only to get smacked down by one of the tentacles.
"It looks like he's having trouble." Doug pointed out.
"Then we need to hurry back to earth with Iris and Nathaniel." Talia stated.
"To Gramorr's castle, CHARGE!" Carissa shouted, but stop as the others gave her the 'serious' look making her chuckle.
"We'll get there in a different way. Girls, hold hands." Izira said and everyone save for Doug hold hands and she nod at Lyna.
"Crystal-Levities" Lyna casted the spell making not just herself, but the other girls too.
"Now that's amazing!" Doug complimented.
"Thank you." Lyna giggled.
Doug spins his tails to join the girls on the air traveling express as they make their way to Gramorr's castle to rescue their friends.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Talia, Auriana, and Doug are now heading back to Gramorr's castle to help rescue Iris and Nathaniel from Gramorr's wrath and hopefully get back to earth in time. Bet you were all surprise to see Mephisto suddenly changing sides like that because of his Knuckles traits and memories, after saving one little girl can make a guy rethink his life choices.
Next Chapter will be the battle against Gramorr and a little surprise as well.
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