Prowl, Swoop, Perceptor, Pyra Magna, Knuckles, and Aleena arrived on the outskirts of Green Hill Zone. \u201cHuh,\u201d mused Aleena. \u201cNever thought I\u2019d actually be where Sonic\u2019s career gained some notoriety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo his fight against Eggman took off here?\u201d asked Pyra Magna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep, though, I had temporarily abdicated and retreated from public life at the time. With Eggman roboticizing every creature on the planet, I couldn\u2019t do much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026It was the recommendation of the Oracle of Delphius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Oracle?\u201d asked Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s never been proven wrong before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMa\u2019am, I\u2019d take care if I were you. Oracles only see one path.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKnuckles, the Master Emerald can give you glimpses into time, yes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly the past,\u201d answered Knuckles. \u201cIt tends to avoid the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHold it,\u201d called Pyra Magna. \u201cI heard something!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d asked Prowl as everyone drew their weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wanted you to hear me!\u201d called a voice. Yellow Zelkova then stepped out from behind a stone loop, followed by Ravage, Knock-out, and Metal Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have no quarrel, Yellow Zelkova,\u201d called Pyra Magna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t?\u201d asked Knuckles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not here to crush you yet,\u201d assured Yellow Zelkova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYet?\u201d asked Ravage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI merely wish to challenge the strongest of you, see how much of your strength is merely an idle boast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh? And what\u2019s the prize?\u201d asked Pyra Magna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBragging rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Bragging rights? That\u2019s it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it. We fight, one of us is one the ground, the one standing shall forever boast about how they toppled the mightiest of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a Decepticon ally. Forgive me if I\u2019m dubious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Not sure that\u2019s a real word. Look, if I say we can use any weapons we want, whenever we want, would it make you feel better?\u201d Pyra Magna thought for a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTeam, huddle time,\u201d she called. Everyone huddled in a circle. \u201cGuys, we can\u2019t just accept this challenge! He\u2019s dumb, yes, but there\u2019s a further plan here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo deal with him while we hunt for the Emerald,\u201d suggested Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPardon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cProwl\u2019s right,\u201d agreed Aleena. \u201cHe also has partners. They may hunt for the Emerald. Who knows, maybe we can steal it from them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You know, not a bad idea,\u201d mused Pyra Magna. \u201cSo, who\u2019s fighting him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou,\u201d said her teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026You guys suck!\u201d The huddle broke as Pyra Magna activated her own elemental form, her armor evoking metal-encased fire. She then pointed her cudgel at Yellow Zelkova. \u201cI, Pyra Magna, accept your challenge!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery well,\u201d declared Yellow Zelkova. \u201cBasic rules. No killing, the one unable to battle is the loser, do whatever it takes to win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn my mark,\u201d called Ravage. \u201c\u2026Begin!\u201d Thew two warriors then charged each other. Pyra Magna swung her cudgel at Yellow Zelkova, eliciting a surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cILLUMA SHIELD!\u201d he announced. An energy shield then surrounded him, forcing the cudgel to bounce off and direct a bit of the shield\u2019s energy into Pyra Magna. She dropped her weapon and was then punched in the face, knocking a few dental plates out. As Yellow Zelkova laughed, Pyra Magna shook her head to clear it. When she did, she finally posed her question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWas that a plasma shield?! That\u2019s for starships! How\u2019d you get a small one?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s thanks to the good Doctor!\u201d laughed Yellow Zelkova. He then pulled his cape aside to reveal a device on his back with Eggman\u2019s symbol on it. \u201cYou see, during his studies of shield generators, he was inspired to make a smaller one! After so many failures, he finally made a working prototype and ironed out the kinks! I, Yellow Zelkova, have been fortunate enough to be equipped with one of the very first of the brand-new Dr. Eggman™ Illuma Shield Power Packs!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Somehow, I could hear the trademark symbol in that sentence.\u201d Pyra Magna\u2019s optics were then grabbed by something on Yellow Zelkova\u2019s shoulder. \u201cWait, is that an\u2026Eggman Tampograph?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026It\u2019s actually a \u2018temporary tattoo\u2019, I believe he called it.\u201d Yellow Zelkova had face-palmed in embarrassment by that point. \u201cThat story\u2019s a little longer than the one of my Illuma Shield involving Metal Sonic, a beaker of hydrochloric acid, and a Mobian dish called \u2018pizza\u2019, but that\u2019s not important!\u201d He recovered his dignity and assumed another battle stance. \u201cYou see, Dr. Eggman has not only made it so that it can project a defensive barrier, but also allows the user to project offensive attacks, such as my patented ILLUMA SHOCK!\u201d He swung his arm and fired an energy blast right at Pyra Magna. Pyra Magna rolled out of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it! PYRA MAGNA, TRANSFORM!\u201d Her arms swung out and joined at her shoulders, then the assemblies rotated as the head sunk into the torso. They then swung towards each other as the legs rotated and the toes folded down and united to make a fire engine with ladder boom. \u201cYou know,\u201d chuckled Pyra Magna as her Mobian Fox holo-form appeared within the cab the legs made, \u201cthis vehicle\u2019s designed to put out fires and I\u2019m a Witch of the Red Order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, a bit of clevery!\u201d declared Yellow Zelkova. \u201c\u2026No, that\u2019s not the word, er, what\u2019s the word where something is used to the opposite meaning?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIrony?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, I don\u2019t think that\u2026WHAT AM I DOING?! WE\u2019RE STILL FIGHTING!!\u201d Yellow Zelkova charged at Pyra Magna and she doused him with a jet of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As they fought, the Autobot team searched the surrounding woods for the Emerald. \u201cAll right, it\u2019s around here somewhere,\u201d grunted Aleena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo you had the same idea as us,\u201d called a distinctly Russian voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRavage!\u201d snarled Prowl. Ravage, Knock-out, and Metal Sonic appeared from the trees. \u201cThis doesn\u2019t concern you, Decepticons! Leave here and no harm will come to you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne, I\u2019m a consultant, not a full Decepticon, despite what they say!\u201d snarled Metal Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore to the point, after all the people that died in Station Square during the Allspark Fiasco, you still want to oppose us?\u201d countered Ravage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRumble wouldn\u2019t have wanted this!\u201d urged Knuckles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDON\u2019T TALK AS IF YOU KNEW HIM, FLESHLING!!\u201d roared Ravage. He charged at Knuckles and slashed him with his own claws. That was the signal to fight! Knuckles and Aleena took care of Ravage, Perceptor and Prowl went after Knock-out, and Swoop kept trying to swat Metal Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHAT\u2019S ENOUGH!\u201d called a voice. A purple energy blast then knocked everyone off their feet. Stepping out of the trees was Rodimus Unicronus, and he had the Purple Emerald in his hand! \u201cOh, you easily-distracted gnats!\u201d he boasted. \u201cYou just can\u2019t help yourselves! Whenever an Autobot or Decepticon meets their opposite side, you just can\u2019t help but give in to hatred and murder! Better to snuff your Sparks and end all light in the universe! And THIS\u2026!\u201d He held up the Emerald. \u201cTHIS will be the key needed to complete my master\u2019s objectives!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTAKE THIS!\u201d shouted a new voice. Rodimus Unicronus turned to see a tree in a cyan aura fly straight towards his head. He was hit and dropped the Emerald from the impact. He then shoved the tree off and saw his attacker. It was a silver hedgehog, male, Mobian, had five quills on the forehead, two on the back of the head, and he wore boots and gold bracelets with cyan lines on them and the gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Er, did a\u2026\u201d asked Rodimus Unicronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, my forehead quills look like a marijuana leaf, I heard that before! Just give up already!\u201d barked the new Hedgehog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSir, who are you?\u201d groaned Aleena as she and her allies got up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m Silver, and I\u2019m here to stop this madness!\u201d Silver then gained a cyan aura, then projected it around the Purple Emerald. It then left Rodimus Unicronus\u2019 hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey! That\u2019s mine!\u201d shouted the Shadow Prime as he pulled on it. It became a game of tug o\u2019 war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s no use!\u201d declared Silver as he yanked hard, making Rodimus Unicronus fall flat on his face. The Emerald floated towards Silver, but his concentration was shattered as Ravage swiped his opponent\u2019s face! The Emerald fell to the ground, but Ravage caught it before it hit, then he opened a Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo svidaniya, Autobots!\u201d laughed the panther-like Decepticon as he and his cohorts fled into the portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Pyra Magna and Yellow Zelkova were still locked in combat. \u201cILLUMA SHOCK!\u201d shouted Yellow Zelkova as he swung his arms, firing a plasma blast. Pyra Magna rolled out of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know, you\u2019re becoming predictable, you weed!\u201d she taunted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPredictable! HOW DARE YOU!\u201d Yellow Zelkova charged at Pyra Magna, which was all that she needed. She swung her cudgel at Yellow Zelkova\u2019s head, made contact\u2026and made it crack! The right side of the helmet shattered, revealing the creature inside. Yellow Zelkova\u2019s true form had yellow-green skin, had pine needle hair, and a branch for a horn. His green eye burned with rage and his mouth formed a snarl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYield and this goes no further.\u201d Pyra Magna grinned at her defeated opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYell\u2026elk\u2026is Ra\u2026ge\u2026ve the Eme\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy helmet\u2019s damaged,\u201d replied Yellow Zelkova to the caller. \u201cReport with text.\u201d He then got a text, read it, then his eye widened, and then a massive grin formed. He mentally texted his intentions back to the caller, then got the confirmation text before he started laughing. Pyra Magna became visibly worried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cProwl, what happened?!\u201d she called over the comms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Decepticons took the Emerald,\u201d he reported. \u201cRodimus Unicronus attacked both us and the Decepticons before being knocked out. We\u2019ve found Silver and we\u2019re returning to base before Rodimus Unicronus wakes up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnderstood.\u201d Pyra Magna hung up and growled at Yellow Zelkova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, when the stars align!\u201d he laughed. \u201cBut, I AM generous. I will concede victory of our little fight to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is no victory, it\u2019s a participation trophy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s all you deserve! Now, I believe the appropriate term here is\u2026\u201d Yellow Zelkova opened a Bridge portal before jumping backwards into it. \u201cYEET!\u201d The Bridge portal closed and Pyra Magna roared to the heavens before she summoned a Ground Bridge home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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