The day of the Unicron Games finally arrived. Scarlet Garcia was in the commentator’s balcony. “This is Scarlet Garcia, reporting to you live from the Unicron Games! This is it, ladies and gentlemen of Mobius, the day where the fate of the world is decided by a death match. In my honest opinion, I was hoping such a situation would stay within the confines of anime, yet here we are. We’ve got quite the crowd here, a lot of people on the side of our heroes…and some people actually cheering FOR Unicron, for reasons that escape me. In any case, accompanying me is Agent Shadow of G.U.N!”
“Hello,” grunted Shadow.
“So, Shadow, you’ve got the inside track of the fighter line-up. Can you tell me who’s fighting Unicron?”
“Right now, it’s two groups of three. One is Team Sonic, consisting of Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails, and the other is Team Prime, consisting of Optimus, Megatron, and Bumblebee.”
“…Megatron? As in, the Destroyer of Station Square?”
“Unlike Unicron, Megatron prefers to rule over something tangible, he’s not bound to destroy everything in his path. His personal stake in this is that he wants to rule over Mobius and Cybertron and he can’t do that if Unicron has his way.”
“So, he’s just overthrowing a rival for conquest.”
“Bingo.” A fanfare then interrupted them.
“It looks like the games are starting!” called Scarlet Garcia. “Unicron is approaching the torch!” The Chaos Bringer approached what looked like an Olympic Torch at the top of the stands and summoned a fireball.
“I declare the Unicron Games…OPEN!” he called. He threw the fireball into the Torch and then leapt down to the arena. He took up a microphone and spoke into it. “Now, I must admit, I didn’t think ANYONE would sign up, much less two teams! But, I didn’t say there was a one-person limit to fight me, so let’s get to it! Presenting the Champion, the Chaos-Bringer, The Unmaker, the Destroyer, the One and Only…ME! UNICRON!” His fans cheered loudly, and he basked in their praise. “Thank you! Thank you! You’re too kind! SO, who’s going to take me on in a battle for the ages? Who shall attempt to defeat me and win this planet’s survival and a lifetime supply of Chaos-Cola? Come on, now, don’t be shy! Perhaps Optimus would like first crack at me?” He pointed to Team Prime in the stands. He then tossed the mic to Optimus. Optimus caught and surprised everyone with his reply.
“Nope, not interested in taking the first swing at you.” Even Unicron was surprised. He got out another mic and spoke into it.
“You’re on the roster, though. Why refuse my challenge?”
“I didn’t say I was refusing it. I just said Team Prime’s not taking up the right now. Right now, I would like to introduce your first challengers! They’ve been fighting Eggman long before Jazz came here, they’ve fought titans, they’ve freed the Wisp Race, they’ve gathered the Chaos Emeralds multiple times, they’ve locked you up in Mobius’ core once, presenting TEEEAAAAMMM SONIIIIIIIC!” Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles then stepped into the ring.
“…You know, I DO owe Sonic for that last one,” mused Unicron. “But, know this, as I fight them, I WILL be thinking of you!” He put the mic down and got into a fighting stance. Team Sonic did the same and the bell rang! Scarlet Garcia and Shadow did all the commentary.
“Wow!” remarked Scarlet Garcia. “Things went off rather quickly as Team Sonic just toppled Unicron in Robot Mode!”
“Training with the Autobots,” answered Shadow, “tends to help you learn a Transformer’s physical weaknesses.”
“It looks like Unicron’s getting back up and…HOLY! IS THAT ENERGY BLAST LEGAL?!”
“Well, it looks like it’s been absorbed by a shield around the crowd, so I guess so. Besides, it came from his weapons systems, (he said weapons are legal, remember) and it looks like Team Sonic was fast enough to get out of the way.”
“Wait, why’s Tails flying around the ring’s posts?”
“Giving covering fire, it looks like.”
“…Aren’t you their friend?”
“That’s a pretty strong word. Besides, they said not everyone should know about the plan, just the mages, Team Sonic, and Team Prime.” Their attention returned to the fight.
“Unicron looks like he’s rolling with the punches!”
“As expected. It looks like Unicron’s still not wise to it.”
“I don’t know, Unicron’s pummeling Knuckles and Sonic! Wait, Tails is divebombing him and…TAILS! HE’S BEEN HIT! TEAM SONIC’S JUST PANTING ON THE GROUND! SOMEONE HEAL THEM!”
“Unicron’s declared that any outside help means a forfeiture of the tournament. They can’t take a healer now.” At this point, Scarlet Garcia lost patience with Shadow.
“Okay, if you’re REALLY that concerned about them cheating, either loosen your moral code or DON’T PIN THE FATE OF MOBIUS ON A DEATH MATCH!”
“I can’t believe YOU’RE the one commenting on this with me.”
“Hey, you said it, not me!”
“Sonic isn’t like ANY of us! He’s the one who’s more than earned the title of Hero of Mobius! He’d send the healer back because it’s not just the fate of the planet that’s at stake!”
“What else IS there to fight for?!”
“His hero’s pride! He’ll see this fight through to the end without ANY help…even if it KILLS him!” Down in the ring, Tails whispered something to Sonic, then Sonic whispered something to Knuckles…then all three of them jumped out of the ring!
“We give up!” announced Sonic.
“I’LL KILL THEM ALL!” shouted Shadow, his face contorted in rage. Scarlet Garcia held Shadow back as she reported what was going on.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I could say you heard that wrong, but you didn’t! Sonic the Hedgehog, the recently discovered heir to Aleena’s throne and Hero of Mobius…has given up!”
“I’m…sorry, I’m not sure I’m reading this situation right!” snarled Unicron. “What did you just say, Sonic?!”
“We give up!” repeated Knuckles. “That means you win!”
“Great fight, Lord Unicron!” thanked Tails.
“Wh…wha…WHAT’S GOING ON?!” demanded Amy in the stands. “WHAT ARE THEY DOING?!”
“Well, this is Team Sonic we’re talking about,” replied Eggman, “so they’re either saving all our lives or dooming us all.”