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Hero-Quest Chapter 08

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Chapter 08: Heroes Reunited

Sonic and Ben were walking down toward Town Square, sharing conversations about their adventures so far.
"So... how did you know I was here?" Sonic asked.
"Saw the news of Dr. Eggman attacking the city, and someone stops the attack, and I thought; Who would be crazy enough to do that?" Ben asked, as Sonic gave a slyish smile.
"Guilty Pleasure." Sonic said.  "Especially not as Crazy as Ratchet."
"Hey, there you guys are!" Someone called above them.  The two looked up to see Ratchet jumping off one of the rooftops, using Clank's heli-pack to slowly descend to the ground.
"Ratchet and Clank." Ben said.  "Good to see you again."
"You too Benjamin." Ratchet said as he looked at the boy.  "Wow, love the new style you got there."
"Thanks, been getting used to it." Ben said, referring to his look.
"Well, the gang's slowly getting back together... well almost." Sonic said.  Ben looked at the two with a smile.
"So, what's been up with you guys lately?" Ben asked.  "Sure you guys are here for a reason."  Sonic looked at Ratchet and Clank, who both nodded in reply, as they both explained why they're in the city.  Ratchet and Clank also explained that they came to explore the secrets of Megaville, as Sonic told his journey so far, which explaining Eggman's attack and kidnapping Aelita Stones, leaving behind the Chaos Emerald, and Sonic ran into Phineas and Ferb, and with their help, and Ratchet and Clank, he managed to rescue her, but later were then ambushed by some warrior from the future, which resulted of Aelita getting kidnapped again, and up to the point with Sonic being saved by Ben from Vilgax.
"That's some story." Ben said.  "Eggman attacking the city, kidnapping some girl, letting you have the Chaos Emerald, Going surfin' at the beach with the Flynn-Fletcher boys, fighting a giant robotic dog, crazy futuristic warrior, and now Vilgax is involved.  Sounds like you got a lot on your hands."
"You can say that." Sonic said.
"And I'm sure you want in?" Ratchet asked.  Ben gave a smile.
"Wouldn't be here If I didn't." Ben said.  "Of course I'll help you guys, just like the old times we had."
"Yes." Ratchet said.
"But... we're still one man short." Sonic said.  "If Eggman and Vilgax are working together, who knows who else is working with them.  We need one more person... and you know who I'm talking about."
"But Dragon-boy is all the way in New York City." Ratchet said.  Ben then noticed a paper flying toward their direction, which landed on the ground.  The teenager picked it up and red the day's headline.
"Doesn't look like it guys." Ben said.  "Take a look."  He hands the newspaper to Sonic who began reading the headline as well;
WINGED CREATURE SEEN ON ROOFTOP!
Sonic looked at the picture carefully, though it is a bit blurry.
"Think it's Jake?" Sonic asked.
"Perhaps I can be of assistance." Clank said as he examined the paper, scanned it, and projected the screen on a nearby wall, increasing the detail and decreasing the blurry texture, giving a clear view of the creature in the picture, which is revealed to be a reptile with wings.
"Yeah, definitely looks like Jake's dragon form." Sonic said.
"Where?" Ratchet asked.
"The report says he was spotted in the City Section of Megaville." Ben said.
"Just across the bridge." Sonic said as he turned to see the large bridge far away that connects this part of the city to the busy part of the city.
"So all we have to do is cross the bridge, find Jake, then chase down Eggman." Ratchet said.
"Well, what are we waitin' for?" Sonic asked.  "Let's Go!" The three friends took off toward the entrance to the bridge.

It didn't take long for them to reach the bridge.  The three heroes came to a stop as they saw the bridge in front of them.  But then they discovered that something was wrong.  Some of the people were in a crowd, and some of the police and guards were blocking the bridge.
"What's going on?" Sonic asked.
"Is It closed down?" Ratchet asked.
"Probably due to Eggman's attack on the city two days ago." Ben said.  The three made their way through the crowd as they approached the police guard who was closer to the crowd.
"Everyone return to your homes." The guard called.  "Entrance is forbidden for today."  Sonic and the boys got close to the guard.
"Excuse me sir?" Sonic asked, with the guard looking down at the hedgehog, with a bit of confusion.
"Uhhh... can I help you?" The guard asked.
"Yeah, we really need to cross the bridge please?" Ben aske.
"The bridge to the Main City is off limits." The guard said.
"Aww come on." Sonic said.  "We really need to get across."
"Yeah, the whole world is at stake here!" Ratchet said.
"Look you three, I don't know what you're talking about, but I cannot grant access to anyone unless the Captain allows you both to do so." The guard said.
"Oh yeah, and where is the captain?" Sonic asked.
"He's... well... he's on break." The guard said.
"Is he?" Sonic asked.
"Uh... no not really." The guard said.  "But you can't cross unless it's an emergancy."
"But this is an emergancy." Ben said.  "We really need to cross the bridge.  We have to meet up with someone."  The guard looked at Ben once more, and then more closely.
"Wait a minute... are you Ben Tennyson?" The guard asked, with Ben looking at him, a bit surprised.
"Yes?" Ben said.  The guard gave a smile.
"Oh My Gosh!" The guard said.  "You're the kid that saved the world from those crazy monsters and aliens!"
"Oh... you heard about me right?" Ben asked.
"Yeah, I've seen you on the news!" The guard said.  "It's an honor."
"Thanks." Ben said.  "I respect that."
"Ok, this isn't an autograph session." Ratchet called out.  "Can we just please cross the bridge?"  Sonic looks at the lombax.
"Rat... don't say anything." Sonic said.
"What?" Ratchet asked.  The guard looked at the lombax and then at the hedgehog and Ben.
"Well, it would be my honor for you, but you'll need the captain's permission to do so." The guard said.
"Well where is he?" Ben asked.
"He's here alright." The guard said.  "How about this.  I can let you cross the bridge only if you can guess which one of the guards is the captain."  Sonic looked at the guard, and then at the police guards, seeing that they're all wearing the same suits and clothes.
"Well... this might prove to be difficult, since everyone's wearing the same suits." Ben said.  Sonic then glanced at the guard and smiled.
"Challenge accepted." Sonic said.
"Huh?" Ratchet asked.
"Don't worry guys, I got this." Sonic said with a smile.  Ben, Ratchet, and Clank took a step back, as Sonic walked up to the guard.
"Can you line up the guards?" Sonic asked.
"Of course." The guard said as he called the other police guards to come forward and stood by him, as he stood aside.
"Alright Mr um..." The guard said.
"Just call me Sonic." Sonic said with a thumbs up.
"Ok Sonic, if you can guess which one of them is the captain, we'll grant you entry." The guard said.
"Alright then." Sonic said as he examined the guards in front of him.  After about a few seconds, he took a step back.
"It's none of them." Sonic said.
"You're saying that none of them is the Captain?" The guard asked.
"Nope, because he's standing right next to me." Sonic said, pointing to the guard, who took a step back.
"Wha... You think I'm the Captain?" The guard asked.
"Yeah, because the guy who also calls the police and guards and they listen to him is always the Captain." Sonic said.  "You called them, they listened, so you are the captain."  The guard looked at the hedgehog for about five seconds, and then sighed.
"Ok... I'm the Captain." The guard said, with Ratchet, Clank, and Ben showing shocked and surprised expressions.
"Wow..." Ben said.
"Dang." Ratchet said.
"Even I never thought of that before." Clank said.  The heroes approached Sonic and the captain.
"You're right... I am the captain." The guard... I mean the Captain said.
"Well you should've said that?" Ratchet asked.
"Now Ratchet, give him a chance." Sonic said to the lombax.  The captain lowered his head.
"I'm sorry...  I didn't expect you to actually guess it was me." The Captain said.  "I didn't want to get too involved in situations, especially with that crazy madman attacking the city."
"It's alright sir." Sonic said.  "We understand the pressure and all that."
"But as I promised, you can cross the bridge." The captain said.
"Thank you sir." Ben said.  "That means a lot."
"You boys be careful now... and good luck." The captain said.
"It's all we're gonna need." Sonic said as he gave another thumbs up and the heroes began to cross the bridge as the captain watched them go and smile.
"Such brave kids." The captain said, as the guards approached them.
"Captain, is this way you made us wear the same suits?" one of the guard asked, causing the captain to feel nervous.
"Uh... no, it's because they're really stylish." The captain said.  The guards looked at him and then at each other, and began to give good feedback, and agreeing that the suits were stylish, much to the captain's relief.

While our heroes were crossing the bridge, deep within the Main City section among the city rooftops, there was a boy running across the rooftops from building to building...  The boy was of chinese descent, he had a red hooded sweater, with a white shirt beneath it.  He had short blue pants, black and grey shoes, and though his hair wasn't cut, it was shaped like a mohawk with green lining on it.  The boy kept running across the rooftops as if he was following someone.  He quickly came to a stop, and his behind the chimney, moving his head a bit to see.  What he was seeing was Dr. Eggman, speaking with someone, which revealed to be a girl, Aelita, with worry in her eyes, sitting tied up inside the flying mobile.
"What are you planning to do with me?" Aelita asked.
"Do not worry my dear." Eggman said.  "No harm will come to you... at least not yet.  You are perfect bait to lure the hedgehog to me."
"Bait?" Aelita asked.  "What are you trying achieve?"
"Let's just say, that I have big plans for you... Big Plans." Eggman said.
"I wished I didn't not just see that." A voice called.  Eggman and Aelita turned their heads to see the boy coming out of his hiding spot and approaching them.
"What's Up Doc?" The boy asked.
"Well... Jake Long... if I can recall." Eggman said.  "Glad to see you again...  How is your father doing in prison?"
"Not interested to bring it up anymore." Jake said as he moved toward them.  "I knew I smelled something evil going on... and by the looks of the girl tied up, I'm sure you're up to something big this time."
"You can say that again." Eggman said.  "Yet it surprises me that you are interested of what I'm up to, and plan to stop me?  Isn't the magical realm the only thing you should be worried about?"
"Let's just say my past adventures made me more observent lately." Jake said.  "It seems everything I do surprises everyone, especially you... Kintobor."  Hearing the name brought Aelita's attention.
"Kintobor?" Aelita asked as if she heard the name before.  Eggman turned around.
"Kintobor... that was my old name...  I am now Robotnik." Eggman said.
"I thought it was Eggman." Jake said, only succeeding of making Eggman more furious.
"Enough of that mouth of yours." Eggman said.  "Though it is worth killing you, I have something for you..." Eggman then snapped his fingers, and without hesitation, E-Lancers and E-Stingers appeared out of nowhere.  Jake looked around, seeing the robots surrounded him.  He then looked back at Eggman, who then brought out some sort of floppy disk.
"Give this invitation to Sonic the Hedgehog." Eggman said as he tossed to Jake, who caught it immediently.  "That is, if you can get it to him."  He then took off in his mobile, taking Aelita with him, as the robots got closer to Jake.  The boy closed his eyes, and then opened them, showing his eyes glowing orange and his body was glowing a blue aura.
"Dragon UP!" Jake called as his entire body glowed and was shrouded in the aura...  His whole body began to transform, shifting to a tall, but also a bit muscular figure.  His skin turned red with a yellow scaly underbelly, a long tail, with his hair still retaining, but gaining green spikes and spines on his back, and his hands turned into grey claws and he sprouted wings, revealing his new form to be a Dragon.  Jake, a kid just like everyone else, has one big secret.  He has the power to transform into a fire-breathing dragon, a power passed on by his ancestors countless Generations ago.  The Robots got ready to fire.  Upon hearing a click, Jake took off into the sky, and flew into some of the robots on his left, tearing them apart with his claws, also using kung-fu styled attacks, and he fired fireballs at the robots to his right, burning them to ash.  After a minute, all the robots were destroyed.  Jake took a few deep breathes until calming down a bit, and then shifted back to his human form.  He then looked around, seeing the dead robots and then sighed.
"What is Eggman up to now?" Jake asked himself as he looked at the disk, wondering how it works.  He knew what he had to do.  He brought out his cell phone, and checked his text contacts, scanning through the names in his contacts, until he saw the name Ben among them.  He then sent a text to Ben, and hopefully he'll contact Sonic upon receiving it.

With the other three heroes, they have finished crossing the bridge, and as they came to the sidewalk, they're expressions shifted with awe and amazement.  The Main City of Megaville, was beautiful.  It had tall buildings, lights, and signs, almost reaching the size of Manhattan, New York.
"Wow... the city looks... astonishing..." Ratchet called.
"And huge by the looks of it." Ben said.
"I wonder how we're gonna find Jake in this big city." Sonic said.  Then they heard a sound that was near, a bit buzzy, and a 8-bit sound was playing.  The buzzy was coming from Ben's pocket, and the ringtone was an 8-bit version of the Ben 10: Omniverse theme song.
"Is that your phone?" Ratchet asked Ben, who was reaching into his pocket.
"Yeah, it's my phone." Ben said as he checked it, and showed a surprised expression.
"It's from Jake." Ben said.
"Jake?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah, I gave him my number in case he needed someone to talk to." Ben said.  The two looked at him.
"What do you two talk about?" Sonic asked, with Ben looking at them.
"Stuff." Ben said.
"What stuff?" Ratchet asked.
"Just random stuff you know!" Ben said defensively.  
"Ok, no need to get all defensive." Ratchet said.
"What's the message?" Sonic asked as Ben read the text message.
From: Jake
Saw Eggman In City.  Got Something From Him.  Meet me on Rooftops near the Park, and Bring Sonic Pronto.
"He wants us to meet him on the rooftops, just near the park." Ben said.
"Where's the park?" Sonic asked.
"According to our planet holo-map, the park is not far from here." Clank said.  "It is northwest of our location."
"Alright... let's get going." Sonic said as he and the boys headed northwest, with them deciding to travel upon the rooftops, until they saw the park below, in front of the building they were on.
"Well, we're near the park." Ben said.
"And where's Jake?" Ratchet asked.
"You guys made it." A voice called behind them.  The heroes then turned to the edge of the building.  There he saw a chinese descent boy with a red jacket.  It was indeed Jake Long.  Sonic smiled as he approached him.
"Jake Long." Sonic said.  The boy then turned his head upon hearing his name, and after a second of looking at the hedgehog, he smiled.
"Blue Blur." Jake said.  "It's been a while."
"Nice to see you too." Sonic said with a smile.
"So... you got my message?" Jake asked.
"Yeah, but we were coming to find you anyway." Sonic said.
"How did you guys know I was in the city?" Jake asked.
"Heard rumors of someone spotting a dragon within the city." Sonic said.  "I figured it was you."
"And you're correct." Jake said.  "Let me guess, you're searching for Eggman."
"Lucky guess." Sonic said with a smile.  "Come on, we know you saw him."
"I saw him at the outskirts of the city." Jake said.  "I tried to catch up, but he got away, his mechs were holding me back."  Jake then pulled out some flat floppy disk from his side pocket.
"He wanted me to give this to you." Jake said as he tossed to Sonic, who then caught it in his hand.  The blue hedgehog looked at the disk, seeing it was some sort of device, a device that Clank knew, thanks to his ability to scan any kind of tech.
"It appears to be a holo-gram projector." Clank said.
"Wonder what Eggman put in there." Ratchet said.
"Think you can play it?" Ben asked.
"Yep." Sonic said as he pressed a button, and then the holo-gram projector showed an Holo-video of Dr. Eggman.
"Sonic the Hedgehog." The Holo-vid said.  "It appears that we both have something the other values the most.  So I'm going to propose a deal.  If you wish to rescue the girl, you must bring me your Chaos Emerald.  Meet me at my base in Snowy Mountain so we can negotiate."  The holo-vid ends, and Sonic tosses it back to Jake, who drops it on the ground.
"Heh, that fatass is pretty cocky isn't he." Jake said as he stepped on the holo-projector, smashing it to bits.
"Especially when making a deal, involving a Chaos Emerald." Ben said.
"Well, now we know that his deal already feels suspicious." Ratchet said.
"It's definitely a trap." Clank said.  "I don't believe Eggman will honor his agreement."  Sonic picks up the Chaos Emerald from his backpack and looks at it, thinking, making his decision.
"I'm going." Sonic said.
"What?" Ratchet asked.
"Sure Eggman's bit of a promise-breaker, but I have to rescue Aelita." Sonic said.  "Besides, since Eggman gave us the location of where she is, I should thank him personally."  Ben, Ratchet, Jake, and Clank look at each other, shrugged and smiled.
"Blue Blur's got a death wish." Jake said.  "Still the same as I remember."
"Well, if you're going, we're going too." Ratchet said.  "You're gonna need backup incase he tries something."
"And don't think it's going to be easy too." Clank said.  "I'm sure Eggman has his fortress guarded by his robot army."
"Nothing is impenetrable." Sonic said.
"And that's why we love ya Sonic." Ben said with a smile.
"Not as much as I love you guys." Sonic said as he and the boys laughed.
"So... how are we gonna get to Snowy Mountain?" Jake asked.
"I got a way." Ratchet said as he clicked on his nav-unit, sending some kind of signal, and within seconds, a red lombax star-fighter ship appeared at their level... it was Ratchet's starfighter ship, which is known as Aphelion.  It has upgraded weapon and defense systems, a HD-47 holo-screen, and it also speaks with a british accent.
"Now we're talking." Ben said.  The boys hopped into the ship, with Ratchet driving, Clank in the front seat, with Sonic, Ben, and Jake getting into the back, and to their surprise, the back seat fits three people without being crowded.  As everyone got ready and buckled their seat belts, the ship flew off to the Fortress in Snowy Mountain.  What is Eggman really up to?  Why is he now willing to trade Aelita for the Chaos Emerald.  Hopefully our heroes will have their answers, and will attempt to negotiate with Eggman and rescue Aelita before more trouble and damage is caused.

To Be Continued...
Here is the 8th chapter of Hero-Quest.  This one is where the heroes are united at last.

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MVerseDFender's avatar
Hmm...the Princess is still in the hands of Robotnik.