A/N: I do not own the SEGA Heroes mobile game or any of the franchises featured in it, or the ones added in this story. All of them belong to SEGA and ATLUS.
SEGA HEROES
Episode 7
DeathWatch and Anarchy!
Sonic's Party
Sonic, Vector, Red, Yu, Alicia, Chuih and ChuPea were walking through the woods, away from the coastline. The two space mice were leading the way as they searched for a place where they could rest.
After about what felt like an hour of walking, they find an open space in the middle of the woods. The two space mice squeaked with joy towards the rest of the party.
"Awesome, we can use this open space to set up camp and rest!" Sonic said, "Good job Chuih and ChuPea!"
"Chuih!"
"ChuPea!"
The two ChuChu's squeaked joyfully.
"I see a river nearby." Yu said, "A good place to bathe as we'll get, I guess."
"Finally, I'm sweaty from all the running and fighting!" Alicia said.
"I'll get the firewood!" Vector said as he headed into the woods.
"And I'll get the food!" Sonic said as he followed Vector.
"Alicia, you can bathe first." Ren said.
"Thanks!" Alicia said before giving Ren and Yu a stern look, "By the way, do know what will happen if you try to catch a peep?"
Ren and Yu gulped as they still have nightmares about the "misunderstandings" they had with the girls of their respective groups in the past.
Sweat drops rolled down the side of their heads, one on each of them
"Yes ma'am." Ren and Yu said in unison as they turned around and left to find Sonic and Vector.
"Good!" Alicia said with a smile as he headed for the river.
Meanwhile, the two space mice watched them the whole time and then looked at each other in confusion.
Question marks float above their heads, one on each of them
Despite that however, Chuih and ChuPea decided to watch over the camping sight until everyone else returned from their tasks.
An hour later…
Vector and Ren returned with firewood, while Sonic and Yu returned fruits, vegetables and berries. No meat sadly, as they still couldn't find any wildlife despite all the nature around them. Another sign of how Dremagen's dimension's artificial nature. Alicia, however, seemingly still hasn't returned from her bathing.
"Hey Chuih! ChuPea! You've seen Alicia?" Sonic asked, but both ChuChus shook their heads.
"Is she still bathing? I guess it's true when they say that women take their sweet time when they need to get themselves clean." Vector said.
"I know she can take care of herself, but I'm worried that she might get ambushed." Yu said.
"Same, but let's wait a bit." Ren said, "Lest you have a death wish and want to check on her."
"Huh?" Sonic, Vector and the ChuChus looked at Ren in confusion.
"Don't ask." Yu told them, as he doesn't want to relive that moment again.
"Ooookay? Well, while we wait for Alicia to come back, let's set up camp!" Sonic said.
"Alright!" The others said, while the ChuChus squeaked in agreement.
Half an hour later…
Sonic, Vector, Ren, Yu, Chuih and Chupea finished setting up camp as they sat around the fireplace, using tree logs as seats. Using the ingredients they found; they started cooking their dinner. They noticed, however, that Alicia was still not back.
"Geez, is she still bathing? If she doesn't hurry, she's going to miss dinner!" Sonic said.
"Should someone go check on her?" Vector asked.
"Not it!" Ren and Yu said in unison.
The others just stared at them in confusion.
Sweat drops rolled down the side of their heads, one on each of them
"ChuPea, you're a "she" right? Go check on her!" Ren said.
"Chu…Pea…?" ChuPea squeaked in confusion, but decided to go check on Alicia as she headed for the river.
ChuPea arrived at the river and looked around for Alicia. She found her clothes hanging on a tree branch, plus her rifle was leaning against the tree. The clothes looked like they had been washed and left to dry for some time now, but Alicia herself was nowhere to be seen. ChuPea looked around until she noticed a letter nailed against the tree that Alicia's clothes were hanging from. ChuPea looked at the letter and squeaked in horror. She squeaked so loudly that it caught the attention of Sonic and the others, who came rushing in to see what was going on.
"Chuih! Chuih!" Chuih squeaked in concern as he rushed to ChuPea's side.
"What happened?" Sonic asked.
"ChuPea!" ChuPea pointed at the letter she found.
Sonic ripped the letter off the tree and read it:
"I have your precious little military, baker lady. If you want her back, follow the directions on the map attached the back of this letter and then, let's play a little game that will determine her fate. Fail to cooperate and the little lady's life cannot be guaranteed. Signed, the DeathWatchers."
"Kidnapping a girl while she's bathing!? They are either brave or stupid!" Vector commented.
"Seriously but forget that! We need to find her and save her!" Yu said.
Sonic looked at the back of the letter and found the map with directions written on it, "Here's the map and directions. I don't know who these "Deathwatchers" are, but they are about to find out what happens when you mess with our friends! You guys ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be!" Vector said.
"Chuih!"
"ChuPea!"
The two space mice squeaked in unison.
"What about our dinner?" Yu asked.
"And what about Alicia's clothes and rifle?" Ren asked.
"Um…" Sonic and the others paused, as their stomachs rumbled.
"Err, yeah, we should fill our bellies first." Vector said.
"Seconded." Sonic said.
ChuPea climbed up the tree and unhung Alicia's clothes from the branch. Then she climbed down and then she wrapped up the clothes nicely and neatly. Then she wrapped the clothes in a cloth made of foliage which she then tied around her neck.
"ChuPea!" the female ChuChu squeaked.
"I'll carry her rifle." Ren said as he took Alicia's rifle.
Afterwards, they all had their fruits, vegetable and berry combo dinner. They put Alicia's share to the side so they can give it to her after they save her. With their bellies full, our heroes decided to take on the "Deathwatchers" challenge and follow the directions on the map.
Meanwhile…
Alicia regained consciousness as she found herself trapped in a cage hanging above a bed of razor-sharp spikes, tied up with a tire around her torso and chains around her wrists and ankles. Worst of all, she was naked.
"What? What's going on!? Where am I?" Alicia asked as she struggled to break out of her restrains, "And why am I naked!?"
Then she remembered. She was bathing in the river when someone grabbed her from behind and placed a cloth covered in chloroform over her mouth and nose, knocking her out. And now, here she was, locked in a cage, restrained and hanging above certain death.
"Hey! Someone! Anyone! Get me out of here! And get me some clothes!" Alicia cried out as her face was beet red in embarrassment.
"Pipe down miss. The show hasn't even started yet." A gruff voice spoke from a PA Speaker.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Alicia demanded.
"Just your friendly nightbourhood "Deathwatcher", inviting your "friends" over for a "cup of tea" and you little miss will get the front row seat." The voice spoke.
"What are you talking about!? What are you planning to do to my friends!?" Alicia demanded while still struggling to break free.
"Why don't you have a look for yourself?" the voice spoke.
Then a large flat screen TV came down from the ceiling, at first showing static before clearing up and showing camera footage of a ruined castle gate. She gasped when she saw Sonic and the others arriving.
"Oh no!" Alicia cried in horror, "Guys! Don't! It's a trap!"
"I don't think they can hear you dear." The voice chuckled evilly, "Anyway, let the games begin!"
Back with Sonic and the others…
Our heroes stood before the gate as they looked up at the ruined castle beyond it.
"So, according to the map, this is the place." Sonic said.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Vector said, "I've got a hunch that whoever these "Deathwatchers" are, they set this up just to torture us by using one of our own as bait."
"True." Sonic said, "But if we don't do this, something terrible will happen to Alicia."
"That's right." Yu said, "I think for now we should just play along and see where this goes."
"It's times like these I wished Oracle was here." Ren said when he noticed the security camera, "But I suppose we don't have a choice."
"No, we don't. Come on, let's go inside." Sonic said.
Chuih and ChuPea squeaked in agreement.
Vector, Yu and Ren nodded as they all followed Sonic's lead as they walked up to the gate which opened on its own once they got close to it.
"It's like they are inviting us in." Yu said.
"Watch out." Sonic warned them.
They walk through the gate, entering the castle grounds. Once they were in, the gate closed behind them. The blue blur and his friends braced themselves for whatever might happen.
"Welcome to DeathWatch newbies!" a gruff voice spoke through the PA Speakers, "So glad that you accepted my invitation. Now we are ready to begin the games!"
"Who are you and what have you done with Alicia!?" Ren demanded.
"ChuPea!" ChuPea squeaked.
"Don't worry, I'm keeping her warm for ya. But if you don't play along…" the voice chuckled.
"What do you want us to do?" Yu asked.
"I want to see how good you guys are at messing things up!" the voice chuckled, "Go get them boys!"
Suddenly, a bunch of humanoid creatures come out of their hiding spots. Even though they looked human, there were signs of mutation as displayed by the dramatic skin discoloration, which also appeared to have grown scales on their backs. Some of them also had their limbs or parts of their heads replaced with robot parts. Some were unarmed and had their fists up, while others carried a variety of weapons such as flaming bats, stun rods and handguns. They quickly surround the heroes.
"I knew it! It's a trap!" Vector shouted.
"Duh, Vector, we already knew that." Sonic said, "Guess fighting is our only option now.
"Everyone, get ready!" Ren said as his clothes changed into his Phantom Thief outfit and pulled out his dagger.
Yu drawed out his katana, while Sonic and Vector got into their fighting stances. Chuih was riding on Sonic's shoulder, while ChuPea rode on Vector's head.
(Theme: Body That by Ox (from Madworld))
While this was happening, the security cameras were recording the whole thing on live television as rich people, both human, cyborg and mutant watched in excitement while making bets on who would survive or who would perish. A pair of unseen commentators spoke on TV.
"Welcome blood sports fans to the scenic Castle Ruin, once a place of nobility and a safe heaven for the royal family and its people, now an arena or death and violence, as we are about to start a new season of DeathWatch! My name is Howard "Buckshot" Holmes, and along with my co-commentator, Kreese Kreely, we're coming at you live on Shock TV 86 to cover all the bloodshed and carnage as it goes on! Isn't that right Kreese?"
"That's right Howard! I've survived plenty of bloody contests to last me a lifetime and the crazies who watch this go absolutely ape to watch someone get their head, limbs and organs ripped out of their bodies! Who doesn't love a good carnage?"
"Goody-Two-Shoe wimps! That's who! And speaking of Goody-Two-Shoes, we've got some newcomers joining us this season! They honestly…don't look that impressive at all!"
"I'll say! We've got two high school kids, one in a summer outfit and another in a pompous looking outfit, a mutant blue porcupine, a mutant alligator, and two rats in spacesuits! Seriously, what the hell is this band of misfits!?"
"Yeah, they are really scrapping the bottom of the barrel to find these guys. Hopefully they will get slaughtered quickly so we can see some REAL fighters who are scary enough to be considered killers! So, don't worry folks! I'm sure these weirdos are just intermission material, and we'll see some real contestants afterwards, so stay tuned on DeathWatch!"
"Let the slaughter fest begin!"
Meanwhile, Alicia was watching the whole thing on the big screen from her cage. Ignoring the commentators' rude descriptions of her friends, she tried to find a way to break free out of her restraints, but it may prove more difficult than it looks.
Back with Sonic and pals, the humanoid monsters known as "Killseekers" charged at the heroes and attacked them with their fists or weapons.
Sonic charged back at them, dodging their attacks and then counterattacked by landing a Homing Attack in his spiky ball form, one by one, knocking them back. Chuih jumped off Sonic's shoulder and roundhouse kicked one Killseeker across the face before Sonic caught him before he would fall to the ground and placed him back on his shoulder.
Vector followed up with powerful punches, swinging left and right hooks on incoming Killseekers. ChuPea jumped off his head and landed a jump kick on one Killseeker in the head before Vector caught her before she would fall to the ground and placed her back on his head.
Kingpin (Yu) and Joker (Ren), double team against a group of incoming Killseeker as they sliced and diced through them with their respective weapons. Joker kicked the handgun out of the hands of a Killseeker, took it for himself and shot him in the head.
The Killseekers kept coming at them out of the woodworks, throwing punches, swinging flaming bats, stun rods and shooting their handguns at them. Sonic and Vector dodged and double teamed as Vector grabbed Sonic while in his ball form and pitched him like a baseball at them as Sonic bounced off on by one, taking them all out. Yu and Ren double teamed again as they locked arms and spin around with Yu stretching out his other arm holding his katana and Joker stretched out his other arm with the handgun, he snatched from one of the Killseekers, slicing, dicing and headshoting every Killseeker headed their way.
After taking out a countless number of Killseekers, they find an opening and head for the castle as they race across the grounds. The closer they got however, the more Killseekers showed up to stop them, but our heroes took them out with little effort.
"What the hell am I watching!?" Kreese demanded.
"Wow! The weird misfits are kicking butt out there and cutting their way right through them like a knife through hot butter!" Howard exclaimed, "We may have underestimated these newcomers!"
"Yeah well, I wouldn't count on them to last any longer! We're just getting started!" Kreese said.
"True! Once they get in the castle, that's when the REAL show starts!" Howard said.
Sonic and his party cut their way thought the Killseeker horde and made their way towards the castle's entrance. Suddenly, a large monstrous bipedal Mutant with a green reptilian-like body and scales, sharp teeth and claws, popped out of the ground, roaring menacingly at them as slobber came flying out of its mouth landing right on their faces in a disgusting manner.
"Ewww! Didn't your mamma teach its rude to spit!?" Sonic retorted in disgust.
The Mutant roared again as he swiped his claws at him and the others, but Sonic and his friends dodged the attack.
"I guess it just doesn't care." Kingpin said.
"Then let's teach it some manners!" Vector said cracking his knuckles.
VS. MUTANT CLONE (Theme: They Came From Underground by Rushden & Diamonds (From Anarchy Reigns))
The Mutant roared loudly as he rushed at Sonic and friends swinging and swiping his claws at them, attempting to slice them open, but the heroes dodged his attacks effortlessly. Sonic curled into his ball form and Spin Dashed at the Mutant from every direction, followed by Vector slamming both his fists upside the head, damaging it. Kingpin and Joker summoned Izanagi and Arsène who both summoned lighting and dark magic against the Mutant, dealing even more damage to the beast.
"The newbies are giving that Mutant a run for his lunch!" Howard commented.
"Heh, they may think that they got the best of it, but…" Kreese chuckled evilly.
The heroes manage to take down the Mutant as Kingpin executed it with a Cross Slash along with Izanagi, slicing in half both horizontally and vertically, and electrocuting it, as the four parts vanish into purple particles.
"That takes care of that." Sonic said.
"We're not done yet." Kingpin said.
Suddenly, even more Mutants popped out of the ground, surrounding the heroes, and one of them stood out as it was large, spiker scales on its shoulders, arms and legs, and its scales were red.
"Surprise mothertruckers! There's more than one Mutant, plus a Berserker!" Kreese taunted.
"No way we're letting them in that easily! This whole place was designed to send big headed newbies to an early grave!" Howard commented.
"Let's see how long they last against a Berserker AND a crap ton of Mutants!" Kreese said.
"Guess I spoke too soon." Sonic sighed.
A sweat drop rolled down the side of his head
"Man, at this rate, we'll never get inside the castle!" Vector said, "We need a new plan!"
"Like what?" Sonic asked.
"I've got one!" Joker said, "Chuih, ChuPea, you two go on ahead and get to the castle, find Alicia and get out of there! The rest of us will distract the enemies."
"Chuih!" the blue space mouse squeaked in agreement.
"ChuPea!" the red space mouse squaked in agreement as well.
"Alright then, we'll create an opening for you two!" Sonic said.
"Watch out though, the spiky red one looks like trouble!" Vector warned.
The Berserker Mutant and the other Mutants let out a battle roar as Sonic and the others prepared for battle.
VS. BERSERKER MUTANT CLONE AND MUTANT CLONE HORDE (Theme: Laughin At U by William Belly (From Anarchy Reigns))
Kingpin and Joker summoned their respective Personas who charged at back at the Mutant Horde, slicing, dicing and piercing through them, followed by Sonic and Vector speeding through them. The Mutants attack with their claw swipes, while some release a poisonous gas from their bodies, but Sonic and Vector managed to dodge while Izanagi and Arsène flew up and unleashed a blast of electricity and dark magic.
Suddenly, the Berserker Mutant jumped into the fray and attempted to jump and land on our heroes with his massive weight, but they managed to jump out of the way. Sadly, the shockwave caused by the Berserker's landing hit them, causing Sonic and Vector to scream in pain as they get knocked back and both Izanagi and Arsène shatter into blue particles before they vanish, causing Kingpin and Joker to flinch in pain as they fall on one knee, weakened and unable to summon their respective Personas.
"CHUIH!" "CHUPEA!" the two space mice squeaked in horror.
"Oooooh, I could feel that from here!" Howard commented.
"Don't mess with those Berserker Mutants! They will mess you up good!" Kreese commented.
"What are you two doing!? GO!" Kingpin shouted at the ChuChus.
"Don't worry about us! Go and save Alicia!" Vector shouted as well.
Chuih and ChuPea looked at each other and then at their friends who are still fighting back despite their injuries. They looked at each other and nodded and made a run for the castle while carrying Alicia's clothes and rifle. Sonic, Vector, Kingpin and Joker held back the Berserker Mutant and his buddies, allowing the two little space critters to infiltrate the castle.
"Don't count us out just yet big fella!" Sonic taunted as he Spin Dashed across the Berserker's face.
"You're going down!" Vector landed a punch across the face.
"We'll keep fighting…"
"…till the end!"
Kingpin and Joker let out a battle cry as they sliced through the Mutants with their weapons, before resummoning their Personas and blasting through the horde.
"Man, these guys are persistent! They just keep getting back up no matter how many times they get beat!" Kreese commented.
"They are just like my ex-wife! Always taking a beating and coming back for more!" Howard commented.
"And here I am wondering why she's your "ex"." Kreese commented sarcastically.
Kingpin and Joker executed Mutants one by one, double teaming slicing them in half with their respective weapons or with their Personas. Sonic and Vector double team against the Berserker Mutant, as he roared violently as the massive beast and the two anthropomorphic animals were locked in mortal combat.
With Chuih and ChuPea…
The two small space mice infiltrated the castle, while carrying the cloth containing Alicia's clothes and her rifle, despite how heavy the latter was. However, the castle was huge and there were so many places to explore, and a lot of Killseekers. The two of them use stealth to sneak past the enemies, while searching for Alicia. They search the hallways, bedrooms, living rooms, sitting rooms, dining rooms, dressing rooms, bathrooms, only to find more Killseekers doing random stuff in each room. They quickly run away as the Killerseekers chase them down, until they finally shake them off.
This exchange went on for about ten minutes, as both ChuChus were getting exhausted as they open another room and…its full of monitors and guys in suits watching them. On the monitors, it showed the various rooms and hallways in the castle, as well as some of the outside parts, one of them showing Sonic and the others fighting the Berserker Mutant and the Mutant Horde. But they also noticed one monitor showing Alicia trapped in a cage, with a tire around her torso and both her legs and arms tied together with chains.
"CHU…" ChuPea almost squeaked in surprise, but Chuih hushed her, as to not alert the people in the room.
The two of them carefully examine the monitor showing Alicia. It appeared to be a dungeon with spikes underneath the cage where the young scout was being held prisoner. On the bottom right corner of the screen said, "Mad Dungeon, B3". Chuih and ChuPea decided that's where they needed to go, but just as they were about to leave.
"HEY! YOU!" One of the monitoring guys shouted when he spotted them.
"Chu, Chuih!" Chuih cursed as he and ChuPea made a run for while carrying Alicia's stuff.
The two space mice ran as fast as they could as monitors sounded the alarm and Killseekers came out chasing after our tiny heroes. They spotted a laundry chute and used it to escape their wound be captors, as they squeaked loudly while falling down the chute.
With Sonic and the others…
Kingpin and Joker managed to finish off most of the Mutant Horde as they joined Sonic and Vector against the Berserker Mutant. The four avoided the poisonous gas cloud that the Berserker spewed out of its body as Sonic curled into his ball form and Vector picked him up and performed a fast ball special pitch as he threw Sonic right at the Berserker's face. Kingpin summoned Izanagi as he summoned a large bolt of electricity shocking the Berserker, followed by Joker summoning Arsène who summoned a wave of dark magic, damaging the Berserker.
The Berserker Mutant roared a weak roar as it fell on one knee and was too exhausted to continue, leaving itself vulnerable as the heroes surrounded it.
"Let's do it to it guys!" Sonic shouted.
"Alright!" Vector, Kingpin and Joker agreed in unison.
Cue cut-ins of Sonic, Vector, Kingpin and Joker on screen
Sonic, Vector, Kingpin and Joker proceeded on striking the Berserker Mutant from every direction, with Sonic using his Spin Dash, Vector spitting explosive chewing gum, Kingpin slashing with his katana and Joker slashing his dagger and shooting with his handgun.
The four of them struck a pose together as the Berserker Mutant exploded into a fountain of purple particles behind them.
DON'T MESS WITH THE BEST!
"Holy crap! The misfits just tore that Berserker Mutant a new one!" Howard commented.
"Just like that time Frank tore me a new one and used me as a hand puppet! I think we really underestimated them!" Kreese commented.
"Hold up! We're missing two of them! Where are the rats in space suits!?" Howard asked.
"The hell should I know!? I was too focused on the misfits fighting the mutants!" Kreese said.
"Let's go!" Vector shouted as he, Sonic, Kingpin and Joker rushed inside the castle, while the Berserker Mutant and the Mutant Horde disappeared into purple particles.
With Chuih and ChuPea…
The ChuChus landed inside a laundry basket waiting at the end of the chute, the laundry inside softened their landing. Now in the laundry room, Chuih and ChuPea head out into the hallway. They notice the sign saying they were on floor B1, but Alicia is on floor B3, so they need to keep heading down, avoiding the Killseekers patrolling the place. On B2 was the boiler room and the main generator, as they pass through it stealthily, avoiding the worker Killseekers. Finally, they arrive at B3, the "Mad Dungeon", and suddenly, they find themselves in a medieval style dungeon from the Middle Ages, complete with prison cells, cages, chains, torture devices. More Killseekers patrolled the area, so they avoided getting spotted by them.
As they searched the place for Alicia, they noticed a few prisoners that stood out:
A young adult man with short and slicked back black hair, standing up to a point at the front with prominent sideburns, while his facial hair is trimmed to a pure goatee and beautiful brown eyes; his attire consisted of a two-piece light grey suit, a maroon dress shirt and snakeskin loafers. He was currently chained to the back of his cell by his arms.
Next, there was a young woman with long pink hair tied into a pair of pigtails, blue eyes, pink lipstick and light red eyeshadows; her outfit consisted of an orange top with a white border and a logo-styled "5" in blue, orange gloves, an orange skirt with a white border, a blue gun on her leg and orange knee-high, high-heeled boots with a white border and red soles. She also wore a blue headset. She was currently chained to a heavy iron ball by the left leg while inside her cell.
Then there was a white-haired, bearded dwarf wearing a green tunic, brown leather boots and a green topped Norse-style horned helmet. He was chained to the wall by the arms in his cell.
But then they squeaked in surprise when they saw a green eared ChuChu wearing swirl patterned glasses. His body was more egg shaped than his fellow ChuChus. He wore a green space suit, with a helmet that allowed his ears to pop out from within it. His tail curled back in on itself. He was currently locked inside one of the cages hanging from the ceiling.
"Chuih!?"
"ChuPea!?"
The green ChuChu with glasses jumped in surprise and looked at Chuih and ChuPea, and squeaked in surprise, "ChuBach!?"
The two ChuChus were surprised but happy to find another one of their friends and fellow ChuChu Rocket pilots, but sadly, they had to cut their reunion short as they hid from incoming Killseekers.
"Hey, did you hear something?" One Killseeker asked.
"Could have sworn I heard some strange squeaking here!" The other Killseeker said.
"Hey! You see any intruders around here!?" the third Killseeker asked the prisoners.
None of them said anything, but just shook their heads.
"Anyway, back to work!" The Killseekers returned to their work routine.
Once they were gone, Chuih and ChuPea came out of hiding and looked again at ChuBach. In their own space mouse language, they two of them told ChuBach that there was someone they needed to rescue first but promised them that they would come back for him. ChuBach nodded saying that he'll wait for them.
Chuih and ChuPea continued exploring the dungeon until finally, they entered a room that had a big drop, with a bed of spikes at the bottom, and when they looked up, they found Alicia in her cage, being forced to watch Sonic and the others on the big screen, now fighting their way through the castle halls.
"ChuPea! ChuPea!" ChuPea squeaked loudly, grabbing Alicia's attention.
"ChuPea! Chuih! Thank goodness you came!" Alicia shouted with joy, "Quick! Get me out! Look, the keys and the controls for the cage are right over there!"
"Chuih!" Chuih went up to the control panel and used it to lower the cage carefully, then extended a bridge over the cage. ChuPea picked up the keys and unlocked the cage, then she and Chuih helped remove the chains off her arms and legs using they keys for them. Once her limbs were free, she took off the tire easily.
"Thanks, you two, I owe you one." Alicia told them as she and the two ChuChus got out of the cage and used the bridge to get across the gap and on the other side.
"ChuPea!" the female ChuChu handed Alicia the cloth with her clothing, while Chuih handed her rifle.
"My clothes and my rifle! Oh, thank goodness! I really owe you guys! Now, could you turn around while I put them on?" Alicia asked.
Chuih and ChuPea nodded as they turned around and gave Alicia some space. After a while, Alicia had finished putting her clothes back on, with her hair tied back into twin pigtails and her favorite red bandana on her head. She had her rifle out and it was fully loaded.
"Come on, time to find the pig who kidnapped me and make him pay!" Alicia said.
"Chuih! Chuih!" Chuih squeaked.
"ChuPea! ChuPea!" ChuPea squeaked as well.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Alicia asked them.
The two space mice went ahead, gesturing Alicia to follow them. Alicia was confused but decided to go along with them. There were still Killseekers patrolling the place, so they took cover behind some barrels, using stealth to sneak past them. Chuih and ChuPea lead Alicia back to where they found ChuBach and the other prisoners.
"Chuih!" "ChuPea!" Both space mice called out to their friend.
"ChuBach!" The green space mouse known as ChuBach squeaked in relief.
"Wait! Your friend was captured as well? And…" Alicia noticed the other three prisoners, "So there are more…"
"Hmm?" The dwarf looked up and saw Alicia along with Chuih and ChuPea.
"Are you alright mister?" Alicia asked.
"Do I look alright to you miss?" The dwarf grumbled, "But thanks for asking."
"Don't worry, I'll set you and the others free!" Alicia said, "Do you know where the keys are?"
"I believe one of the guards has all the keys for the cells and cages in this section of the dungeon, but I don't remember which one." the dwarf said.
"Don't worry, we'll find them." Alicia said.
"WHAT THE HELL!?"
Alicia, Chuih and ChuPea jumped in surprise when they saw the Killseeker.
"INTRUDERS! PRISIONER ESCAPING! SOUND THE ALARM!" the Killseeker shouted.
"Oh no you don't!" Alicia shouted as she pointed her rifle and shot the Killseeker in the head, killing him as his body vanished into purple particles.
"Whoa!" the young woman with pink hair exclaimed, "That was hardcore!"
"ChuBach!" ChuBach exclaimed.
The man in the suit silently looked, impressed by Alicia's quick thinking.
"Yikes! No hesitation at all!" the dwarf exclaimed.
"I'm just getting started!" Alicia said as she prepared herself, as more Killseekers came in.
(Theme: It's a Mad World by Sick YG (from MadWorld))
Alicia run up to the incoming Killseekers, dodging their attacks and smashed their head with the back of her rifle or head shooting them. Chuih and ChuPea rushed in and used their small size to their advantage to bait the Killseekers into attacking each other while also landing a few whacks in with headbutts or kicks.
Suddenly a Killseeker with a flamethrower joined the fray and shot a beam of fire at them. Alicia, Chuih and ChuPea managed to dodge and take cover behind some torture devices, destroying them. As soon as they burnt to the ground, Alicia fired her rifle at Killseeker's head, vanishing into purple particles, except for the flamethrower, which's tank set off an alarm. Alicia and the ChuChu ran behind some barrels as the flamethrower exploded, taking out nearby Killseekers.
Then one large, muscular Killseeker carrying a pipe with a large piece of concrete attached to it entered the fray. Alicia and the ChuChus gasped in surprise when they noticed a keychain with a bunch of keys hanging from it, hanging on his belt.
"That big guy has the keys!" Alicia said, "Ready guys?"
"Chuih!" "ChuPea!" The two ChuChus squeaked in agreement.
Alicia and the ChuChus came out of hiding and face off the large Killseeker who came rushing in with the pipe and concrete, swinging it down at her. Suddenly Alicia managed to stop the attack with one hand as her hair turned silver, eyes glow red, and a blue aura emanated from her body. While in his surprised state, Chuih jumped at his belt and snatched the key chain from it. ChuPea jumped on the Killseekers head and started kicking it, annoying the massive beast as it tried to shake her off until ChuPea jumped off. But then Alicia snatched the pipe and concrete from him and smashed his head in, killing him as his body, along with the pipe and concrete, disappeared into purple particles.
"Holy crap!" The pink-haired woman exclaimed.
"You said it miss!" The dwarf said in agreement.
"Impressive…" the man in the suit said in a calm tone.
Alicia took a deep breath and sighed in relief as she returned to normal and smiled, "Good job Chuih and ChuPea!" she said.
"Chuih!" "ChuPea!" the two space mice squeaked with joy.
Afterwards, Alicia took the key chain and spent some time figuring out which key went where and eventually unlocked all the cells and restraints, freeing the four prisoners.
Chuih and ChuPea hugged ChuBach, being reunited with their friend and fellow ChuChu Rocket pilot. Alicia checked on the other three.
"You girl were fire! And so were your adorable little friends!" the woman said.
"Indeed, especially at the end where you used some kind of power against that big brute with the keys!" the dwarf said.
"Indeed." The man in the suit said.
"Thanks, but it's Chuih and ChuPea who deserve most of the credit." Alicia said, "After all, I was captured too, and they rescued me."
"Be that as it may, you still earned my respect." the dwarf said.
"Same here!" the woman said.
"I don't mean to spoil the moment, but don't you think it's a bit too early to celebrate?" the man in the suit said, "There could be more guards on the way, and I'd rather not be here when they arrive."
"Oh shoot, he's right! And our friends are still up there fighting for their lives!" Alicia said, "Come on, let's get out of here!"
"Sure, but first, I need to get my axe back!" the dwarf said.
"And I need to get my ray gun and mic back!" the woman said.
Alicia, Chuih, ChuPea, ChuBach and the three yet unknown prisoners head for the exit. On the way, they stopped by a storage room, where they found the dwarf's double-edged broad axe and the woman's ray gun and microphone that had a stylized "5" logo on it. They head up the stairs, leaving the dungeon behind.
With Sonic and the others…
Sonic, Vector, Kingpin and Joker managed to get inside the castle as they raced across the halls and break into every room, causing all kinds of havoc as they took out every Killseeker in their way. All the while, everything was being shown on live television as the crowd cheered for all the violence and destruction.
"Holy fudging poop! These guys are way more ruthless than I thought!" Kreese commented.
"They just keep breaking into every room and take no prisoners! I think we may have to pay more attention to these guys, because they know more about making corpses than they let on!" Howard commented.
"Even more so than I did back in my old days!" Kreese said.
"Kind of makes you wish you were back in DeathWatch, doesn't it?" Howard asked his co-commentator.
"Frick no!" Kreese snapped. "I've already got too many scars and injuries that left me paralyzed for life! I don't need anymore, thank you very much!"
"Wuss!" Howard remarked rudely with a chuckle.
"Go to hell Howard!" Kreese snapped.
Sonic ran circles around a group of Killseekers, confusing them, then finished them off with a Homing Attack to the head for each; Vector spat out bubble gum bubbles that exploded upon impact on another group of Killseekers; Kingpin summoned Izanagi who sliced through a group of enemies at lightning speeds using his giant sword-like spear; Joker summoned Arsène who fired a large drill-like energy shot from his claw on his index finger, piercing through another group of enemies.
They continue this rampage on throughout the castle, leaving nothing but dead Killseekers as turn into purple particles, until they reach what appeared to be an elevator, both something blocked their way: a humanoid-type robot with black body suit, white armored gauntlets, boots and helmet with glowing orange eyes, striking a fighting pose.
"Look who it is! Cybrid Joe! This guy's trouble!" Howard commented.
"They better be on their toes or he's gonna tear you a new butthole!" Kreese commented.
The robot known as "Cybrid Joe" taunted Sonic and the others as he was ready for a fight.
"Alright guys, get ready!" Sonic said as he, Vector, Kingpin and Joker prepared themselves.
VS. CYBRID JOE CLONE (Theme: Play for Keeps by Sick YG (From Anarchy Reigns))
Cyrbid Joe rushed at the heroes with a flurry of roundhouse kicks at lightning speeds, surprising even Sonic who barely dodged it, while Vector, Kingpin and Joker weren't as lucky and were sent flying across the room, crashing against the wall.
"Guys!" Sonic shouted, but then he just barely managed to dodge a foot slam from Crybrid Joe, who then followed it up with a swing of his arm and Sonic just barely managed to dodge that one as well, as he felt the arms brush past the top of his head, cutting off some of his quills.
Cybrid Joe came rushing at Sonic with lightning-fast kicks and punches as the blue blur was barely able to dodge them all. Carefully watching his moves, Sonic looked for an opening and when he found it, Sonic tried to kick him, but Cybrid Joe blocked his attack with his arm and grabbed it.
"Oh no!" Sonic cried as Cybrid Joe grabbed him by the leg and sent him flying across the room, crashing against the wall.
"Uh oh, the blue porcupine and his friends are getting their butts handed to them!" Howard commented.
"Cybrid Joe's no joke! It will take a miracle to best this guy!" Kreese commented.
Sonic and the others were hurt as they tried to get back up, when suddenly Cybrid Joe showed up right in front of them and was just about to land a roundhouse kick on Sonic.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Cyrbid Joe got shot four times in the leg, causing him to fall over while holding his damaged leg. Sonic and the others looked and saw Alicia with her rifle out, while Chuih and ChuPea riding on each shoulder, and ChuBach riding on her head.
"Alicia!" They shouted in joy and relief.
"Looks like we made it on time!" Alicia said.
Then three now former prisoners showed and rushed at Cyrbid Joe with the dwarf slashing his damaged leg off with his axe, followed by the woman who used dance-like moves to punch and kick, and then finish her combination with her ray gun to the head, and lastly, the man in the suit came in and performed a combo of street brawling moves, knocking it to the ground.
"What the fudge!? Where these people come from!?" Kreese reacted.
"Talk about a Big Darn Heroes moment! A bunch of new misfits just showed up and caught Cybrid Joe by surprise!" Howard commented.
Sonic, Vector, Kingpin and Joker got back up as they joined forces with Alicia, the ChuChus and the three former prisoners as they surround Cybrid Joe who tried to crawl away from them.
"Payback time!" Vector shouted, "Let's go guys!"
Cue the Cut-ins of each hero on screen
Sonic and his party attacked Cybrid Joe from every direction, slicing, dicing, bashing and shooting the living tar out of him. When it was over, they all strike a pose together as Cybrid Joe exploded into a fountain of purple particles.
WE'RE JUST TOO AWESOME!
Cybrid Joe was defeated as his body vanished into purple particles.
"You guys sure know how to make an entrance!" Sonic said, "Thanks for the save!"
"You guys came all this way to rescue me in the first place, so this makes us even!" Alicia smiled.
"By the way, who are these guys?" Sonic asked, referring to the dwarf, the woman and the man in the suit, "I mean, I already know the little green mouse is Chuih and ChuPea's friend but…"
"They were all prisoners, just like I was." Alicia said, "We didn't have time to introduce ourselves yet."
"Gilius Thunderhead is the name." the dwarf introduced himself, "Just call me Gilius."
"Name's Ulala, reporter of Space Channel 5's Ulala's Swingin' Report Show!" the pink-haired woman introduced herself.
"Kazuma Kiryu." The man in the suit introduced himself.
"ChuBach!" the green ChuChu with the glasses squeaked.
Sonic, Vector, Kingpin, Joker and Alicia introduced themselves as well, while Alicia introduced Chuih and ChuPea.
"Anyway, with the introductions out of the way, I'd say its about time we ride the elevator." Vector said, "I've got a hunch that it will take us to where the mastermind behind this whole shebang is hiding!"
"We should prepare ourselves first before we go." Kiryu said.
"Yeah, you guys look pretty beat." Ulala said.
"And I'm hungry." Alicia said as her stomach growled.
"Oh right, here." Joker said as he handed her share of their dinner, "We put your share of our dinner aside for you."
"Oh wow! Thanks!" Alicia took the fruits, vegetables, berry combo dinner and started eating it.
"Where's our share?" Gilius asked.
"Uh, we didn't know about you guys until now, so we didn't have time to prepare more." Joker said in his and the others defense.
"Makes sense." Ulala said.
"But if you're that hungry, pretty sure we ran into a kitchen and dining room on the way here." Kingpin said.
"Then let's head there." Kiryu said.
Sonic and his party, now with ChuBach, Kiryu, Ulala and Gilius in the mix, head back to where the kitchen and the dining hall were.
"Well folks, it looks like our band of misfits just got bigger! I don't know about you Kreese, but all this action has certainly opened my appetite!" Howard said.
"Same here Howard! I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" Kreese said.
"So, stay tuned folks, as we take a fifteen-minute break to gorge ourselves!" Howard said.
"And we'll be right back, after a word from our sponsor!" Kreese said.
Sonic and his party made their way back to where the kitchen and dining hall were. Kiryu went inside the kitchen and started working on dinner using the ingredients available. In the dining hall, Alicia, with ChuPea and Ulala's help, treated Sonic, Vector, Kingpin and Joker's injuries, while Gilius sharpened his axe with a rock.
While waiting for dinner, everyone took the opportunity to get to know each other. Sonic and the others went first to tell Ulala and Gilius about themselves. After they were done, Ulala went next.
As she said earlier, she is a news reporter and professional dancer from a TV channel known as "Space Channel 5" in which she is the hostess of her own news report show "Ulala's Swingin' Report Show", in which she covers news all over the galaxy while showing off her sick dance moves. She talked about this one time she had saved the galaxy from a race of aliens known as "Morolians" who hypnotized innocent civilians into dancing against their will, only to find out that the aliens were also hypnotized by the true mastermind of the whole incident, who turned out to be her own channel's CEO, Chief Blank. With the help of her friends and the Morolians, they defeated Chief Blank and restored peace to the galaxy.
Gilius went next said he told his story: he and his younger brother and only relative, "Garī", were among the soldiers from the Firewood Kingdom fighting against Death Adder's army. When Death Adder attacked, he was knocked out during the battle. After recovering consciousness, he saw his dead brother lying on top of him, apparently protecting him from the massacre as he realized he was the only soldier that survived the attack. He vowed that he would avenge his brother and fallen comrades against the fiend who took them from him. Six years later, Gilius learned that Death Adder invaded the Southwood Kingdom and captured the King and Princess. Seeking revenge and justice, Gilius took up arms against Death Adder and his dark forces. Along with his comrades and close friends, Tyris Flare and Ax Battler, Gilius pushed back the forces of Death Adder, retrieved the Golden Axe, and renewed peace across the land.
Once they were finished, and Alicia and Ulala finished treating Sonic and the other wounds, Kiryu came back from the kitchen with their dinner. Everyone gasped in surprise to see that their dinner was a whole roasted turkey complete with roasted potatoes, veggies and cranberry sauce.
"A whole turkey? But I thought this world didn't have any wildlife on it!" Alicia commented.
"I don't know about that, but that kitchen has everything meat-related: turkey, cows, chicken, pigs, rabbits…" Kiryu listed everything there was.
"No rabbits please!" Sonic snapped, "I have a friend who will be traumatized for life if she found out."
"Plus, her mother is very protective of her." Vector said while slightly blushing.
"I see." Kiryu said, "My apologies."
"That aside, all we had up until now were fruits, vegetables and berries, albeit with an artificial taste due to the nature of this world." Joker said, "We didn't encounter any wild animals, not even bugs."
"Yeah, it's weird." Kingpin said.
"But what about the taste of this turkey? Is it artificial as well?" Alicia wondered.
"Only one way to find out, right?" Gilius said, "I claim this leg!"
Gilius ripped one of the legs right off the turkey and took a bite out of it. He took the time to savor the roasted fowl before swallowing it.
"Well?" Ulala asked.
"It's…amazing!" Gilius exclaimed, "It tastes exactly what a real turkey tastes like!"
"Really? Let me try!" Vector ended up cutting a breast off the turkey and ate it. After savoring it before he swallowed it, he exclaimed, "Holy smokes! This really is an honest to goodness, real, not artificial at all, turkey!"
"No kidding?" Sonic said, "Then shall we dig in then?"
"I'll start cutting the rest of the turkey." Kiryu said, "Just let me know which part you want."
Soon, everyone had roasted turkey for dinner and to our heroes' shock and relief, there was no artificial taste whatsoever in this turkey. Even the potatoes, vegetables and cranberry sauce were real as well, unlike the fake stuff they have been eating in the wild. But how can this be?
During the meal, the heroes asked Kiryu to talk about himself. Kiryu told his story about how he was an orphan who was adopted by a Yakuza, along with his adopted brother and sister. As he grew up, becoming part of the Yakuza family, he had to deal with all sorts of complicated matters involving the Japanese Underworld. At one point, he took the blame for the death of Patriarch Dojima, to protect his sworn brother and was sentenced to prison for ten years. After being discharged he got involved in more crazy incidents and met a little girl named Haruka Sawamura, who claimed to be Yumi's, Kiryu's adopted sister, niece. He ended up fighting against more criminals, while protecting Haruka, and even ended up fighting his own sworn brother, Akira Nishikiyama, at the top of the Millenium Tower. He became the Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, but handed the position to another, so he could start a new life with Haruka, who became his adopted daughter. But while he and Haruka tried to live a normal life as a family, a lot more incidents happened that pulled him back into Japan's criminal underbelly. There were more stories to tell, and a lot of details he left out, but bringing those up would just drag this conversation on for too long. He promised to share them at a later time.
After they finished the turkey, leaving nothing but a skeleton, everyone felt relaxed and relieved for finally eating real food. Out of curiosity, they decided to investigate the kitchen. The kitchen itself was nothing out of the ordinary, but the ingredients they had in there were all real and not artificial like the stuff they found in the wild since arriving in this world. That was when ChuBach found what appeared to be a portal device inside the pantry, as he called everyone over.
"A portal?" Kingpin asked.
"What's this thing doing here in here?" Alicia wondered.
"Hold up, let me try something." Ulala said as she walked up to the portal's control panel.
"Hey, be careful! It could be dangerous!" Gilius warned.
Ulala typed on the control panel, as she experimented with the inputs when suddenly, the portal opened, and something came out of it before it closed. And that something was a whole chicken, ready to be cooked and roasted.
"Whoa! That a chicken just come out of the portal!?" Vector asked.
"Yup, the bad guys who ran this place must have been using this portal to summon real food from other worlds, since the stuff you get in the wild is fake as Sonic and the others said." Ulala said.
"Typical! The bad guys always keeping the good stuff for themselves!" Vector commented, "But at least now we can claim this place as ours!"
"Not until we beat the mastermind running this place." Alicia said, as she loaded her rifle, "And I call dibs on the finishing blow."
The others could sense a murderous aura coming from Alicia and who could blame her? She was captured in her birthday suit while bathing in the river! No one dared to argue against her.
"Anyway, let's head back to where we found that elevator!" Sonic said.
Everyone agreed as they decided to resume their mission. They went inside the elevator, which was rather large and spacious inside, as it took them up towards the top. At the same time, the whole thing was still being recorded on live TV.
(Theme: Breathe by Ox (From MadWorld))
"And we're back ladies and gentlemen, for another showdown of mayhem and carnage!" Howard commented, "Our mysterious gang of misfits have just entered the elevator and are now headed straight to the top where the Big Boss is waiting for them!"
"Yup, it's nothing but smooth sailing straight to the Big Boss now! Or is it?" Kreese commented.
Suddenly, the elevator stopped midway, as a wave of Killseekers, including big ones with pipes with a piece of concrete attached to them came rushing in.
"Guess they won't let us reach the top without a fight! Let's do it to it guys!" Sonic said.
Sonic and friends took down the Killseekers in an epic clash, as they took them all down one by one using their unique abilities, from Sonic's light speed combos to Vector's heavy punches and crocodile bites, to Gilius slicing them up with his broad axe, to Kiryu's street brawling moves, and so on, those Killseekers didn't stand a chance.
After defeating all the Killseekers, the elevator continued to go up. But then it stopped again, and this time, a horde of Mutants, this time led by a trio of Berserker Mutants came rushing in.
"These guys just won't quit!" Vector exclaimed.
"Doesn't matter, I'll crush every foe who stands in the way!" Gilius shouted a battle cry.
Our heroes fought the Berserker trio and the Mutant Horde. They were bigger and bulkier, and they can release toxic gas from their bodies, but it proved little consequence, from Kingpin summoning Izanagi to blast then with thunder bolts, to Joker summoning Arsène to blast them with a wave of dark magic, to Ulala shooting them in the head with her ray gun while showing off her dance moves, to Alicia using her Valkiria powers to execute the Berserkers, the monstrous horde stood no chance.
Once all the Mutants and the Berserker trio were destroyed, the elevator resumed its journey up to the top. Once they reached the top, they were greeted by a trio of Cybrid Joes.
"Come on guys! One final push!" Sonic shouted.
"Yeah!" the others shouted.
"Whoever wants to die first, step right up!" Kiryu shouted a battle cry.
The Cybrid Joe Trio rushed at our heroes with a series of martial arts combos. Sonic, Vector, Kingpin and Joker let their guards down the last time they found against one of these, but this time, they were ready as they easily countered their attacks and rush them down, along with everyone else. From the ChuChus using their small size to crawl up and distract the enemy, to Kingpin slicing them up with his katana, to Joker stabbing with his dagger and then shooting them with his handgun, to Vector's hammer punching and Sonic's boosting, the Cybrid Joe Trio were sent to the scrap heap.
With the last of the obstacles out of their way, Sonic and friends exit the elevator as they enter the top floor of the castle's tower.
"Against all odds, the misfit gang has finally reached the top and are now about to face the Big Boss!" Howard commented. "Do you think the misfits are ready Kreese?"
"The hell should I know?" Kreese asked.
Sonic and friends decided to take this moment to catch their breath and eat a small snack they took from the kitchen as they took a short break before continuing.
"Everyone still good to go?" Sonic asked.
"Chuih!"
"ChuPea!"
"ChuBach!"
The three ChuChus squeaked in unison.
"I'm good to go!" Vector said.
"Ready!" Kingpin said.
"It's Showtime!" Joker said.
"All set!" Alicia said.
"Good to go!" Gilius said.
"I'm ready." Kiryu said.
"Come on, let's do this already!" Ulala said.
"Alright then, let's go!" Sonic said leading the way, while Alicia joined his side and the rest following close behind. Chuih rode on Sonic's shoulder, ChuPea rode on Alicia's shoulder and ChuBach on Vector's shoulder.
They push the doors open and are greeted by loud, thunderous cheers and bright lights, as they shield their eyes. As they walk down the catwalk bridge, they take a better look at their surroundings. In front of them, at the end of the catwalk, was a large plain, square fighting ring with a checkered ringside, possibly symbolizing a finish line. Surrounding the ring were spectator decks that are attached to the tower by a massive steel framework. The ring consisted of three ropes on each side, typical of wrestling rings.
"And here we are ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Ring of Madness, where After countless battles, fighting for their lives, close calls and getting new allies, the Misfit Gang has finally reached the final battle against the DeathWatch Champion!" Howard commented.
"There can only be ONE number one in this fight to the death!" Kreese commented.
"Well DUH! It is a mathematical fact that there can only be ONE number one!" Howard said.
"For the last fudging time, NO ONE SAID THERE WOULD BE MATHS!" Kreese snapped.
"I BLAAAAAAAME OUR SCHOOOOOOOOOOLS!" Both Howard and Kreese did a short jingle.
The heroes covered their ears, shielding them from the loud cheers from the audience as they made their way to the ring. Once they reach the ring, they notice the center of the ring open, and a tall muscular figure emerged from it while riding the lift. The man in the black jumpsuit with the robot arm stepped onto the ring as the hole closes and looks down at the heroes.
"So, you've actually made it." The man spoke with a deep, gruff voice, "I was beginning to think that you wouldn't last long, but not only did you guys manage to rescue your princess, but you also managed to fight all the way up here through the power of teamwork. I admit, I am impressed."
"Yeah sure, coming at us acting like an honorable warrior while ignoring the fact that you kidnapped our friend in order to force us into your stupid game!" Sonic said.
"And I haven't forgotten that you had the nerve to kidnap a girl while she's bathing!" Alicia said venomously, as she loaded her rifle, "I don't care if you're a clone or not, you're going down!"
The man chuckled, "Rule number one sweetheart: never go out to bathe alone in the woods. You never know when someone might try to ambush you."
"Shut up!" Alicia fired her rifle at the man, who dodged every shot like a pro, causing her to gasp, "He dodged!?"
"Alright missy, why don't you step onto the ring and face me first? The rest of you sit back and wait for your turn." The man said.
Alicia grunted in frustration and looked at Sonic and the others, "All of you, stand back! I'm going to demolish this jerk with my own two hands!"
"Alicia, I know you're upset, but what if it's another trap to…" Kiryu tried to reason.
"I don't care! This creep just spat all over my dignity and I won't be satisfied until I destroy him myself! Do you understand!?" Alicia snapped.
There was some silence as they looked at each other and nodded, before looking back at Alicia.
"He's all yours Alicia." Sonic said.
"But if he decides to pull a fast one on you, don't hesitate to call us for help." Gilius said.
"Thanks guys." Alicia said as she put ChuPea down and jumped over the ropes, entering the arena, "Whoever you are, I'm not holding back anymore!"
Alicia let out a battle cry as she turned into her Valkyria form and struck a fighting pose.
"Alright Missy, let's see what you've got." The man struck a fighting pose, "The name's Jack Cayman and I'm about to show you why they call me the "DeathWatcher"!"
VS. JACK CAYMAN CLONE (Theme: Sound the Alarm by Ox (from Anarchy Reigns))
"And here we go ladies and gentlemen! The Misfit Gang versus the Big Boss himself, Jack Cayman, A.K.A. the Willy Crocodile, A.K.A. the DeathWatcher! Here at the Ring of Madness!" Howard commented.
"That's right Howard! Jack Cayman has taken the throne of DeathWatch four times in a row, leaving nothing but a mountain of corpses in his wake! A man after my own heart!" Kreese commented.
"Wow, I had no idea you were gay!" Howard snarked.
"I'm not gay, I'm just praising him for being so artistic when it comes to creating corpses! And besides, even if I was gay, so what? Everyone is free to choose what gender they are attracted to!" Kreese said.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Your former DeathWatch champion." Howard said.
Alicia and "Jack Cayman" rushed at each other and their fists collided against each other, causing a massive shockwave. The two fighters glare at each other before unleashing a series of punches and kicks at each other, while also parrying each other's blows in an epic clash. In her Valkyria form, Alicia's strength and speed increased tenfold, but Jack Cayman, despite his human appearance, aside from his robotic arm, was a cyborg with incredible strength and speed that could easily match her. The two of them were able to match each other blow for blow as they rush all over the ring and every blow sent shockwaves all over the place, as Sonic and the others braced themselves while watching the fight from outside the ring, while the audience cheered even louder at the spectacle they were witnessing.
"Holy cow! Look at them go!" Vector commented.
"They are really going at it!" Ulala commented.
"Yeah but, if Alicia doesn't finish this guy off soon, their battle might end up tearing this place apart!" Kiryu said as he braced himself for another shockwave.
"We just have to put our faith in Alicia." Sonic said.
"CHUPEAAAAAAA!" ChuPea squeaked out loud as she cheered for Alicia.
"CHUIH! CHUIIIHHH!" Chuih joined in.
"CHUBAAACH!" ChuBach followed up.
"Come on Alicia! Don't let this chump get the better of you!" Gilius cheered.
Back in the ring, Alicia could hear her friends cheering for her, giving her a boost of confidence as she clashed with Jack. The large cyborg man came at her with a fiery punch from his robot arm, but Alicia saw an opening as she dodged and then counterattacked with a roundhouse kick to the stomach, causing Jack to let out a grunt of pain as purple particles came flying out of his mouth. Alicia wasn't done as she proceeded to lay the smackdown, punching and kicking all over his face, torso, legs and off course, his jewels, before ending her combo with a punch across the face, knocking some of his teeth out as he was sent flying across the ring and crashed against one of the corners of the ring.
"WOOOOOO!" The audience and Sonic and his party cheered for Alicia.
"Holy sweet cheeks! This gal doesn't mess around!" Kreese commented.
"I'd love to have "fun" with a woman like her!" Howard commented.
"Dude, you have a serious problem." Kreese said.
The Jack Cayman Clone got back up despite the beatdown he just received, "Alright, I admit, you're not-half bad. But if you think you got me beat, let me introduce you…"
Suddenly, a pair of chainsaw blades come out of his robotic arm, as they spin so fast, they heat up and sparks fly.
"Gator Tooth! Let's cut this rude little girl into bite-sized chum!" Jack shouted as he rushed towards Alicia, swinging his signature weapon at her.
"YIKES!" Alicia barely managed to avoid the chainsaw blades of Jack Cayman's "Gator Tooth".
"Uh oh! There it is! Jack Cayman's faithful companion and tool of carnage: Gator Tooth!" Howard commented.
"You know? I seem to recall that Jack's chainsaw only had one blade. When did he get a second one?" Kreese wondered.
"Who cares? Double the chainsaw, double the fun!" Howard said.
"True that!" Kreese agreed.
"What the!? This guy is seriously trying to kill her!" Vector shouted.
"DeathWatcher is a fitting nickname for this man." Kiryu commented.
"Come on Alicia! You've got this!" Ulala cheered.
While everyone was cheering, Sonic and Vector looked up and saw a large shadowy figure standing and waiting on top of the spectator deck. There was something familiar about it and they didn't like it.
Back in the fight, Alicia carefully analyzed Jack's movements as he kept swinging his double chainsaw arm at her as she tried to look for an opening. Using her Valkyria speed, she dodged every sing and threw a kick across his face, throwing him off balance as she rushed in and unleashed another flurry of punches and kicks all over him, finishing her combo with a powerful karate chop on his robot arm, slicing it right off his shoulder as he screamed in shock and horror as sparks fly out of where his arm used to be, before Alicia gave him an uppercut, sending him flying sky high, then jumped up and landed an axe kick right on his jewels, sending him falling back down to the ring, leaving a giant crack on it upon landing violently. Alicia landed back on the ring with a graceful landing and then reverting to her human form as she fell to the side while exhausted.
"Alicia!" Sonic's party came rushing onto the arena to Alicia's side.
"Wow! Jack just got his butt handed to him!" Howard commented.
"And got his whole freaking arm ripped out of him too!" Kreese commented, "Could it be? Are we witnessing the rise of a new DeathWatch Champion?"
"Maybe, but who knows what will happen next?" Howard commented.
"I'm okay…just a little exhausted after all that…" Alicia said weakly, "There is a reason why I don't rely on my Valkyria powers unless I absolutely have to…"
"You did great kid!" Gilius said, "A display of power worthy of a true warrior!"
"Indeed." Kiryu said.
"ChuPea!" ChuPea hugged Alicia who giggled.
"Yeah, I sure showed him, huh?" Alicia said.
"Um, guys…he's not done." Sonic said.
Everyone looked and saw Jack get back up, looking worse for wear, missing his robot arm, and purple particles flying out of his wounds as he glared at them. With his remaining human arm, he snapped his fingers and then, the mysterious figure watching from the spectator deck jumped toward the ring and landed right behind Jack, revealing itself to be a massive bipedal robot with a spiky ball on his right arm.
"GAH! A giant robot!?" Ulala exclaimed.
"Worse: another one of Eggman's toys!" Sonic said.
"Holy crap! Did Jack just call for back-up!?" Howard gawked.
"And a freaking giant robot too? Come on, couldn't he have at least called for someone of flesh but powerful too?" Kreese said.
"And since when did Jack ever call for back-up anyway? He never did that before!" Howard said.
"I know, right? Is this even the real Jack Cayman anyway?" Kreese commented.
"Have we been following…an imposter all along!?" Howard wondered.
"Holy shmoly!" Kreese commented.
"I swear, these clones are like smoke!" Vector said, "And where there is smoke, there is fire! And by fire, I mean that mustached egghead!"
The massive robot known as the "Egg Breaker" picked up Jack and placed him on his shoulder. A hatch on top of the robot and wires come flying out and attach themselves to Jack's shoulder, where his robot arm used to be. Using his cybernetics, Jack now had manual control over the robot.
"Guess what ladies and gents, this match has just gone over time!" Jack declared as the crowd went wild.
"Darn it!" Alicia cursed as she was too exhausted to keep fighting.
"Alicia, stay back and rest, let the rest of us handle this." Kingpin told her.
"Okay…hit him right where it hurts for me guys." Alicia said as she left the ring, with the ChuChus accompanying her.
"Alright guys, now its our turn to put up a show!" Sonic said, "Let's go!"
"Yeah!" the others cheered.
"Alright Egg Breaker, let's show these bozos why we are the kings of the ring!" Jack said as he commanded the Egg Breaker while riding his shoulder.
VS. EGG BREAKER (Theme: Boss: Egg Breaker (from Shadow the Hedgehog))
Sonic and the others scattered around the ring as the Egg Breaker jumped and came down with his spike ball, creating a shockwave upon hitting the ground. Sonic landed a couple of homing attacks, followed by Vector spitting explosive bubble gum bubbles. Egg Breaker swung his spike ball at them, as Sonic and Vector dodged, and Kingpin and Joker summoned their Personas who sliced at it with their respective weapons. The Egg Breaker fired laser beams from its eyes, shattering both Izanagi and Arsène as they vanished into blue particles, causing Kingpin and Joker to flinch as they were temporarily unable to summon them again. Egg Breaker came swinging its giant spike ball at them, but Kiryu managed to jump in, grab them both and get them out of harm's way. Gilius went in and slashed with the robot his broad axe, followed by Ulala firing her ray gun, while showing off her dance moves.
"Ugh, you guys are so annoying!" Jack growled in anger.
Jack commanded the Egg Breaker who started running around while spinning his top half with stretching out his spike ball arm, forcing Sonic and the others to run to avoid getting hit by this attack. This went on until Jack became too dizzy and the Egg Breaker stopped spinning.
"Now's our chance!" Kiryu shouted.
The party rushed in and attacked the Egg Breaker with everything they got. Sonic jumped high and started throwing a series of kicks, sending wind blades at the Egg Breaker, Vector spat more explosive bubble gum bubbles, Kingpin and Joker summon their Persona and blast them with electricity and darkness, Gilius raised some magic urns above his head as they vanish, summoning lightning bolts on the robot, Ulala fired her ray gun and Kiryu picked up Jack's broken robot arm and sliced at the robot with the double chainsaw.
The Egg Breaker collapsed on the ground as it took too much damage, leaving Jack exposed.
"Don't think you've won yet!" Jack shouted as he pulled out a handgun and fired at the party.
The party scatter as they dodge the shots from Jack's gun, until Kiryu got close enough and kicked the gun off his hand, then proceeded to pummel the daylights out of him with his street brawling style before grabbing him and ripped him off his shoulder off the Egg Breaker's head, as the wires snapped, and electricity sparked. Kiryu spun around and threw jack across the ring.
"Ugh…" Jack grunted as the heroes surrounded him, "You guys…got chops…"
The heroes stepped aside as Alicia, having recovered from using her Valkyria powers, walked up to Jack and aimed her rifle at his head, pointblank.
"Say goodnight, Pig!" Alicia quoted before shooting him pointblank right in the head, finally killing him.
The heroes watched as Jack's dead body laid there with his head blasted open as purple particles came flying out and eventually, Jack's whole body vanished as purple particles flew out of him before they evaporated completely.
The crowd erupted into cheers as they chanted "Misfit Gang", as they declared Sonic and his party the new champions of DeathWatch.
"Holy crap on a crap crapper! Jack just evaporated into nothingness!" Kreese commented.
"So, the Jack Cayman who set this whole thing up was just a clone all along?" Howard wondered.
"Seems that way! Even though he fought just like him and had an extra chainsaw blade. Not to mention calling a giant robot for back-up during that last part of the fight." Kreese said.
"Speaking of the robot, that thing isn't evaporating at all! So, I guess that wasn't a clone?" Howard commented.
"Actually, looking back, all those Killseekers, Mutants and Cybrid Joes vanished into nothingness, just like the fake Jack did." Kreese said.
"But then, what about us? And the audience? Are we all clones too?" Howard wondered.
"Crap Howard, now you are giving me an existential crisis here!" Kreese said.
"Anyway, let's forget about that for now! Even though this Jack was a fake, the crowd are now cheering for the Misfit Gang's victory, making them the new champions of DeathWatch! And outstanding performance from them indeed!" Howard commented.
"Moving away from the clone thing a bit too fast, but whatever! All hail to the Misfit Gang! You guys are the new champions of DeathWatch!" Kreese said.
"And with that, this DeathWatch contest is finally over and now, it's time for us to split! This has been Howard "Buckshot" Holmes…"
"…and Kreese Kreely!"
"We'd like to send our thanks to all of the players, the viewers and of course, our sponsors!"
"And we'll see you in Hell!"
The crowd continued to cheer loudly as Sonic, and the gang decided to take this chance to leave the Ring of Madness as they headed back into the elevator.
While on their way down using the elevator, Sonic and his friends felt their exhaustion hitting them all at once as they all sat down on the floor. Joker's Phantom Thief outfit changed back to his regular clothes.
"Man, what a crazy night this has been." Vector commented.
"You can say that again." Joker agreed.
"Alicia, are you alright?" Sonic asked her.
"I am." Alicia said, "Once again, thank you for coming to rescue me."
"And thank you once again for saving us." Sonic said with a smile and a thumbs up.
"You're welcome." Alicia said.
"We also would like to thank you for saving us as well." Kiryu said, "You are all so courageous."
"Especially these adorable little ChuChus!" Ulala said.
The ChuChus squeaked happily.
"Indeed, I believe they are the ones we are even free to begin with!" Gilius said.
"That's right, while we were keeping the enemy busy, Chuih and ChuPea managed to rescue you all and even managed to reunite with one of their own!" Ren (Joker) said.
"ChuBach!" ChuBach squeaked with joy.
"So…what happens now?" Ulala asked.
"Well, that Jack Clone guy was the one controlling everything here, right?" Sonic said, "And now that he's gone, I guess this castle is no longer under Dremagen and Eggman's control."
"Dremagen?" Kiryu asked.
"Eggman?" Gilius asked.
"Dremagen is the master of this strange world and the mastermind behind our current situation." Sonic explained, "And Eggman is the villain from mine and Vector's world who teamed up with her."
"Plus, that robot that Jack Clone guy used against us. That was one of Eggman's creations." Vector added.
"I see." Kiryu said, "It seems we have our hands full."
"That's an understatement." Gilius said, "But since we defeated one of their "Generals" so to speak, that means this castle is now ours for the taking?"
"I guess so! We can make this place our base of operations for the fight against Dremagen and Eggman!" Ren said, "There's plenty of bedrooms to sleep in, a functional kitchen with real food instead of that fake stuff we had to eat until now, and even bathrooms!"
"Yeah, those all sound like things we need right now, especially with a group this big!" Yu (Kingpin) said.
"So, we all agree to make this castle our base?" Sonic asked, "Those in favor, say "Aye"!"
"Aye!" Everyone agreed. The ChuChus also agreed, but in their own language.
"Then it's settled!" Sonic said, "This castle is now our new base!"
Soon, the elevator reached the bottom floor of the castle. Sonic and the others exit the elevator and head for where the bedrooms are located. They all picked their own rooms, saying good night to each other and went to sleep for the night.
This battle was over. Not only did our heroes gain new allies, but a new base of operations as well. So far, everything was going well, but they knew better that this victory was only the beginning of a new battle. They need to prepare themselves if they are to survive in this world and eventually face off against Dremagen and Dr. Eggman.
Meanwhile, with Eggman…
Eggman, along with Orbot and Cubot, watched the entire DeathWatch show on the Shock TV 86 channel on one of the monitors. Eggman frowned upon seeing such a deadly bruiser like Jack Cayman fall to the heroes, even with the help of one of his robots.
"On the bright side, at least the DeathWatch show was a success!" Orbot said.
"Yeah, I bet the ratings are shooting through the roof right now!" Cubot said.
"Oh, shut up! None of that matters if that blue rodent and his playmates are still sucking air!" Eggman yelled, "Jack Cayman was supposed to have cut them to ribbons! Either that or my Egg Breaker should have made minced meat out of them! But in the end, they both failed! ARRRRGH!"
"Guess you'll just have to try a different Clone and Mech combination." Orbot said, "After all, if you don't succeed the first few times, you'll just have to try and try and try and try and try and try and…"
"SHUT UP!" Eggman yelled as he tried to slap Orbot, but he dodged and ended up slapping Cubot instead, sending him flying towards one of the machines, crashing onto it.
"Ow! That was uncalled for!" Cubot whined.
"Oh my, are you okay Cubot?" Orbot went to check on his friend.
Eggman scoffed as he went back to watch the monitors, "I wonder if Sage and Metal Sonic are doing a better job than we are right now…" he wondered.
Meanwhile…
Metal Sonic and Sage were searching in an open field. As they walked around, Sage reacted as she floated over to a seemingly random spot, "Over here Big Brother Metal! Try digging here!"
Metal Sonic nodded as he flew up high and then dove down towards the spot Sage indicated, smashing a hole through it, sending dirt and rocks flying everywhere. A few seconds later, Metal Sonic flew out of the hole with a green, Emerald shard in hand.
Sage nodded, "One piece of the Master Emerald, successfully acquired. Proceeding to the next piece."
Metal Sonic nodded as he and Sage moved on to the next area, as they continued searching for the pieces of the Master Emerald. Little did they know, someone was watching them from behind some trees, as they reveal themselves to be a pair of robot girls, one with short blond hair, blue eyes and a red tie around her neck, while the other hand long silver hair tied into a ponytail, crimson eyes and wearing a Japanese sailor-style school uniform.
"It appears we have found someone other than ourselves in this strange world sister." The blonde one said in a calm, warm tone.
"They don't look too friendly tough, especially the blue one with the scary eyes." The silver-haired one said in a lively tone, with an accent.
"Still, it wouldn't hurt to try and say hello, right?" the blonde one said.
"I guess we should, but if they so much as try and attack us, I won't hesitate to respond in kind." The silver-haired one said.
"Then let's go after them Labrys!" the blonde one said.
"Right behind ya Aigis!" the silver-haired one said.
The two robot sisters, known as "Aigis" and "Labrys" decided to follow Metal Sonic and Sage.
TO BE CONTINUED…
"So, wait…are we not going to address how we may or may not be clones after all?" Howard asked.
"Dude, I'm having an existential crisis over here!" Kreese said.
"And what about the audience? Are they all clones too!?" Howard asked.
"Stop! You're making it worse Howard!" Kreese shouted.
"I just hope this all gets addressed in the next episode, whenever that comes out!" Howard said.
"Aw man! All this suspense is killing me!" Kreese said.
A/N: And there you go! Man, this one took a long time to make! It was a challenge trying to tone down the language while keeping the minor swear words, since both MadWorld and Anarchy Reigns contain foul language. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter just as much as I had fun writing it! Until then, R please, and I will try and update the story sooner rather than later! No promises though.