Planet Eilaela (story)

The Great Reboot

Guys, er1c1996 here. I have been off the scene for quite a while. But this RP is NOT dead. I have however noticed that it has gotten a little carried away and sloppy since I've left. Therefore, in an attempt to make this a more coherent and mature story, I will be spending the next few days "cleaning up" this fanfiction. Please refrain from making edits unless you are helping remaster the story. This RP will continue and be finished the way I envisioned it!!! You'll live. Only the best get killed. (talk) 01:43, April 7, 2014 (UTC)

4+ years later, I'm back again. Realizing how poorly written this was, but that it has potential, I'm in the process of rewriting the story. I will try to preserve as much of the original story as possible, and stay faithful to the characters as written by their original users, as every user in this story besides me has been inactive for years now. If you return and want your character removed though, let me know. If anyone wants to join, I encourage it.

It's been brought to my attention that the script format is off putting to some. While I agree that a novel format is better for these kinds of stories, it was written this way originally, and I have yet to decide if it is worth rewriting. After all, it is way easier to draft a scene with a lot of dialogue when it doesn't have to be structured into paragraphs. I also am in the process of improving the format. Look at the ending scenes to see what I want the whole story to look like, as the rest probably looks a bit rough.

~ LeifEricson. June 21, 2018.

Rules

1. Anyone can join, and anyone write the story, if they have a character in it.
2. No godmodding.
3. Do not use other characters with out the permission of others (NOTE: This WILL be done for the older characters whose users have been inactive for years now.)
4. You can not switch sides without discussing it with the rest of the group.
5. Please be patient when editing.
6. Please leave a comment or message LeifEricson#2544 on Discord instead of placing any out of character questions in the story.
7. Have fun!

Teaser

Nine inhabitants of Mobius embark on an epic adventure to a nearby planet. But when their spaceship malfuctions, they crash land on the mysterious planet of Elilaela. Little do they know, there was an evil lurking on the surface ran by a mastermind that is as mysterious as the planet that he inhabits.

Character Bios

Please add your character under your desired side below. Please add their abilities and a short bio to keep continuity straight. For clarification, this story assumes that Mobius is a future Earth like the comics, but that the games are also canon. Based on Vultro's relative age at this time, this takes place 8 years after the events of Sonic Mania. If your character is not normally alive at this point in time, time travel can be used as an excuse.

Heroes

1. Vultro the Fennec (Speed/Size, er1c1996)

Standing at about 1'2" and weighing close to nothing, he is quite the speedy fox. He has very large ears, light brown fur, and white tufts on his head and chest. He also wears a pair of sneakers and white gloves. He does not always think about the consequences of his actions, which often lands him in trouble. He constructed the spaceship set to land on Ethos, proving he can be quite intelligent sometimes.

2. Raven the Sol Grey Wolf (Mystic Ability, 24.58.83.171, now RavenCool the Wolf)

Born in the Sol dimension, she has a natural connection to the 7 Sol Emeralds. She has a white muzzle, wears red and blue armor, and has specially crafted combat boots. A fierce warrior with a coarse personality, Raven usually only shows her kindness to Vultro, and her love interest Lightning. As the heir apparent of guardian of the Sol dimension, she is sometimes allowed possession of the Sol Emeralds, under the careful watch of the current guardian Blaze the Cat.

3. Wreck the Fox (Strength/Stamina, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Wreck is a Silver Fox with jet black fur, white chest fur, yellow eyes, and orange boots and gloves. As his mother was giving birth to him, the building she was in was phased into the Sol dimension, imbuing Wreck with Sol powers. He was returned to Mobius shortly after and was never made aware of this event. Even without knowing it, the Sol Emeralds strengthen him, giving him enhanced strength and stamina in battle.

4. Frankie the Bat (Flight/Hearing, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Frances “Frankie” the Bat is a skinny red Bat with brown eyes, yellow and purple boots, black shorts, brown gloves, and a light blue tank top. She is a love interest of Wreck and traveled with him on this trip with the idea of having a surprise romantic date on an exotic planet. Her flight abilities make her a useful addition to the team, along with her speed and agility while in the air. She also has heightened hearing and is able to hear sounds from a much further distance than the rest of the team.

5. Tracker the Dog (Strength/Smell, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Tracker is a Bloodhound from the city of Techtown, a cybercity famous for its technology and unique regional accent. The son of Leon, the leader of the Techtown Freedom Fighters, Tracker lived in Techtown until he was chosen to embark a mission to Mobius. He believes that visiting Ethos, the original destination, is an integral part of his mission. He has an incredible sense of smell that allows him to track a scent for miles.

6. Cync the Hedgecat (Shapeshifting, er1c1996)

Cyncatia “Cync” the Hedgehog is quite an interesting case. She appears to sport features of both a hedgehog and a wild cat. She has spiky quills, cat whiskers, sharp claws, and a lightning shaped tuft of hair at the top of her head. She has a unique shapeshifting ability that enables her to take the form of many natural creatures, including her friends. 

7. Jenny the Fox (Mystic Ability, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Jenny is an Arctic Fox from Mobius. She is similar in size to Vultro, sporting platinum fur, a bushy tail, and ice blue gloves and clothing. She never knew her father, but she was extensively trained by her mother in Chaos magic. She can cast spells using Chaos energy, some even without possession of an Emerald.

8. Terry the Beaver (Ingenuity, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Terry is a Beaver who like Tracker, is also from Techtown. Though not a member of the Techtown Freedom Fighters, he is Tracker's close friend and wanted to aid him in his mission. Unlike Tracker, he is afraid to fight due to living a sheltered life in Techtown.

Met on the Planet

1. Shimmer the Hedgehog (Speed/Pyrokinesis, Maria1234567890)

Shimmer is a red and gold Hedgehog. WIP

2. Penelope the Hedgehog (Telekinesis, Maria1234567890)

Penelope is a pink Hedgehog. WIP

3. Mackenzie the Tiger (Electrokinesis, MaxIrvaron)

Mackenzie "Mac" Hartley is a Tiger with electrokinesis, having honed the skill since he was a child. He has brown fur, hazel eyes, and wears a white, short-sleeved shirt with a yellow lightning bolt on it along with jean shorts, along with black and white shoes. At the time of this story, Mac is a 16 year old mercenary-in-training, having already gone through many adventures with his friends. He has a cocky and flirty personality, and is always looking for some fun. He is determined to complete a mission assigned to him by Master Aorki, who is responsible for sending him to Eilaela. Mac has two guns, Zip and Zap, and two golden bracelets that can turn into the Flash Gauntlets, capable of firing ergokinetic and eletrokinetic energy.

Villains

1. Databyte Egg (Combat, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Databyte Egg is a robot designed by Dr. Ivo Robotnik in Techtown that gained sentience and turned against his orders. His model number is E-112B, placing his design somewhere in between E-102 Gamma and E-123 Omega. Unlike most of Eggman's robots, it developed its own evil agenda. After encountering Mist the Morph and receiving an upgrade from him, the two joined forces in a quest to take over the galaxy. Databyte has a superior targeting and ammunition system that makes him deadly to any foe that crosses him. Unlike Mist, whose creator had programmed him to accurately mimic human speech patterns, Databyte's voice is monotone and robotic.

2. Mist the Morph (Shapeshifting, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Mist is an artificial being created in Techtown. Having been programmed with shapeshifting abilities, it always prefers to take a form other than himself. When forced to be in his natural form, he resembles a dark grey featureless hedgehog, having no spikes, clothing, nose or pupils. He has learned to mimic human speech and emotion patterns, developing a very human, though ruthless, personality. After meeting Databyte and pitying his low quality parts, he upgraded its targeting computer, becoming the closest thing to a friend that he has. Though originally designed to take down the Techtown Freedom Fighters, he has also had a run in with Wreck and Frankie before this story.

3. Metal Raven (Mystic Ability, 24.58.83.171, now RavenCool the Wolf)

4. Lunic the Hedgehog (Ingenuity, 92.4.213.78, now The Evilbreaker)

Lunic is a Mobian hedgehog that resembles Manic the Hedgehog. His fur is blue, his eyes are red, and he wears a black jacket. He also has a purple streak on his left leg, the origins of which are unknown. After traveling through time as a teenager and seeing the remarkable "bad future" Eggman is capable of creating, he decides to become a villain. He is very handy with electronics, always tinkering and creating devices useful to him and his allies.

5. Solidus the Werefox (Mystic Ability, er1c1996)

Solidus is a Werefox and the evil alter ego of Obelus the Fennec, Vultro and Jenny's father. After transforming into Solidus, he stole the Shoten crystal and used it to manifest himself as a separate entity from Obelus, allowing him to murder both Obelus and his wife, Lily the Silverfox. Possessing no body, he appears as a ghostly spirit, requiring the Shoten crystal to remain in this dimension. He has fennec-like ears and fur, but wolf-like fangs and proportions. He is desperately searching for a way to create a corporeal form, which is why he is searching for other powerful gemstones. Though he tends to try and be the mastermind of most operations, he has an extremely short temper and does not like to admit to mistakes. His major downfall, like his son, is that he can be very short-sighted and arrogant.

6. Crys the Hedgehog (Cryokinesis, MaxIrvaron)

Crys Wynter is a blue Hedgehog with three droopy quills, two of which point sideways. He wears a dark blue and white shirt, along with jeans with a golden lining. Crys holds a grudge against his sister Alexia, whom he is always trying to kill. Using magic gifted to him by Tikal the Echnidna, Crys came to Elilaela to ravage its resources, and ultimately to take it over. Crys can harness the moisture in bodies of water, and even out of the air, in order to create ice at will. Using his most powerful magic, he can also create metallic ice crystals, only destroyed by equally powerful energy. Due to the effort it takes to create said ice, he avoids using it unless absolutely necessary. Crys is a very cold person, very off-putting and usually a lone wolf. He also appears to be selfish, not caring for others. He is however extremely driven, and will not stop until he achieves his goals.

Story

Chapter 1

This spaceship was clearly together quickly. Spare wires, loose metal panels, and secondhand radio equipment are scattered all over the rather cramped hunk of metal hurdling through space. 

Despite the mess, Vultro the Fennec is quite happily sitting at the helm of his ship. He turns his head and yells to the crew. “Alright guys, we should be arriving on Ethos any minute now!”

Wreck the Fox, a jet-black fox at least three times the size of Vultro, looks over at him in annoyance. He then looks over to his girlfriend, Frankie the Bat. “Why exactly are we here again Frankie?” he asks. “It's a surprise! Don't you worry!” Frankie says, smiling. Wreck rolls his eyes and leans back in his chair. 

Cync, a yellow hedgehog, walks over to Vultro. She looks out the window of the ship. “Hey Vultro, where are we anyway?” “We should be approaching Eth--” Vultro looks down at the dashboard, and his eyes widen.

“What? What's going on?” Frankie asks. Vultro points to the radar scanner. “We're heading straight for an uncharted planet, it's most certainly NOT Ethos!” A red-hot fireball forms around the entire ship as it enters the planet’s atmosphere.

This causes Raven, a menacing grey wolf adorned with heavy armor, to stand up and rush over to Vultro. “Vultro, how did you miss that giant planet? It’s a planet!” Vultro looks up at her. “It wasn’t there a minute ago, Raven! It’s almost like it came out of nowhere!”

Raven pulls out a handful of gemstones from her bag. “I snuck these Sol Emeralds with me. Tell me right now, are we going to crash?” “What?” Vultro yells as he tries to pull the ship up. “Are we going to crash!?” she repeats. Raven notices the ground quickly approaching, and she frantically slots the seven emeralds into her chest plate.

KABOOM! The spaceship crash lands in a swampy bog. Thankfully, the ship’s shielding system broke most of the fall, but the force of the impact has sent spaceship parts all over the swamp. Raven is the first to surface from the murky water.

“Everyone alright? Anyone that can't swim?” she calls out. Cync surfaces nearby in the form of a dolphin. “Vultro can’t! Where is he?” Vultro breaks the surface, thrashing towards Cync. He scurries frantically onto her back. “Thank you, Cync,” Vultro said. “Where'd everyone else go?”

A short distance away, Wreck and Frankie submerge from the swamp. “So much for a nice date…” Frankie says under her breath. “This was your idea of a date?” Wreck asks. Frankie rolls her eyes. “Ugh, just forget it. Come on now, let's get over to the group.” Wreck and Frankie swim over to the rest of the group, who continue to surface one by one.

“Well guys, we should probably try to find a way out of here. The spaceship is obviously out of the question,” Vultro says. Tracker the Dog suddenly pops up from under the water, flailing around until he reaches a log to stand on. His bloodhound ears are sopping wet, but he shakes himself off. “This is Ethos?” he asks. “I have no idea what this place is,” Vultro says. 

“Maybe it's a good thing I brought these emeralds with me after all,” Raven adds. “Maybe,” says Vultro. “Jenny, do you know any spells that can freeze over the swamp or get rid of the water? So we don't have to swim?” Jenny, an arctic fox not much larger than Vultro, is wading nearby. “I can only use very basic spells without a Chaos Emerald,” she says. 

Raven looks down at her chest plate with concern. “Where is it?” she yells. “Where’s what?” Wreck asks. “The silver Sol emerald!” She tries to dive under the water, but it’s too murky to see anything. She resurfaces, spinning in circles trying to find it. She yells out in frustration.

After a few deep breaths, she swims over to Vultro, and takes out the green emerald. “In case we get split up, I can't afford to lose any more of these. I’m already in big trouble.” Vultro takes the emerald, placing it on his belt. He nods in agreement. “We’ll worry about the other emerald later, first we need to fix the spaceship.”

Suddenly, the crew hears a desperate scream in the distance. “HELP!!” “Wh- What was that?” Vultro asks. “Haven’t the foggiest, but was it one of us?” Tracker yells out. “We need to go investigate,” Vultro said. “Let's go guys.”

The group heads in the direction of the scream. “Hey look! It's a cave!” Frankie yells. “That must be where the scream came from,” Wreck says. The group enters the cave. 

The entrance is faintly illuminated by the sunlight outside, but it's hard to see very far. Vultro climbs off Cync onto dry rocks. “I hate caves…” he mumbles to himself. “Man, this is creepy,” Wreck says. Frankie stops in her tracks. “Something's not right here, we'll be in deep trouble if we're not—” She goes silent. “Frankie? Hello? Frankie?” Wreck asks. “She must have been captured!” Tracker says. “Not Frankie! No!!”

“Guys, we need to find everyone right now!” Vultro yells. “Let's split up. Wreck, Tracker, come with me. Jenny, go with Cync.”

Chapter 2

Raven is tied up in a corner of the cave and is just beginning to regain consciousness. The mysterious figure is standing over her. “Now I'll just be taking these Sol Emeralds, thank you!” The figure plucks the five Sol Emeralds out of the chest plate of Raven.

“Wait... where's the other two?” The figure looks around for the last emeralds. Raven looks up, but is still unable to make out who is talking to her. The voice sounds familiar, but her eyes are still not adjusted to the darkness. “Lets... let's just say they’re with a good friend of mine.”

The figure laughs. “Hah! No matter. With the Shoten crystal in our possession, these Sol Emeralds are just a bonus.” It outstretches its hand, and the Emeralds begin to float, glowing in different colors.

“No person from outside the Sol Dimension should be able to use that power! Metal... Raven?” The light of the Emeralds reveals a metallic clone of Raven standing before her. “Very perceptive. I will use you and your little friend here as part of my plan!”

Metal Raven places the five emeralds into the special slots on her sash. “Now… These Sol Emeralds could be of some use, even in part. we can use their energy to amplify the effects of the Shoten crystal!”

Suddenly, a loud rumbling occurs. A cold voice comes from the darkness of the cave. “Metal, there seems to be some volcanic activity going on. We might want to leave.”

Hearing this voice, Frankie jolts into consciousness, realizing a familiarity to it. “Mist? Is that you…? Whoever you're working for… will… be… stopped.”

“Oh no, stupid little Frankie wants to stop me!” Mist says mockingly. “I would shut up before we make you.” Vultro, Wreck, and Tracker enter the room quietly, but Metal Raven snaps her head towards them in an instant. “Looks like we have company, Mist. Take care of these children.”

Vultro looks over at Metal Raven's sash, in which she has placed the Sol Emeralds. The center is studded with a mysterious, lime-green crystal with a web of blue cracks running throughout it. He leans over to Wreck. “What’s that thing Metal's got on her sash? It looks like some sort of gemstone, but I've never seen one like that before.”

“Heh heh!” Mist laughs. “The tiny little fox wants the Shoten crystal! Well, let me think…NO!” Tracker steps forward, revealing himself to the two villains. “Oi! Give us the bloody crystal!” Mist and Metal sneer at him, finding his accent laughable. Mist transforms into a blood hound almost exactly matching Tracker.

"Oi! Gimme the bloody crystal before I get rate maaaad!" Mist says mockingly. Metal Raven stops to stifle a laugh. Mist looks up at Metal Raven, and his eyes widen. “Metal. Your shoulder...” Vultro has scurried up to Metal's shoulder, and swiftly snatches the Shoten crystal from her sash. “No!!” Metal Raven yells.

The crystal starts glowing, and Vultro feels a surge of energy entering his body. Metal Raven growls, and grabs Raven by the collar. “Divine... Sol!” In a yellow flash, the two disappear. 

Suddenly, a brilliant flash of blinding white light fills the cave, along with a shock wave that knocks everyone in the cave off of their feet. As it fades, Vultro is now floating in the air, his fur standing on end. He has taken on a glowing bright purple color.

Vultro gasps as he looks down at himself. “Guys! Guys! I'm just like Super Sonic! Ha ha, look at me! I look awesome!” Vultro spins around, only to be greeted by a fist directly to the face. A deep, menacing voice comes from his direction. “Foolish child.”

Vultro falls to the floor unconscious, dropping the crystal. His fur fades back to normal color. The mysterious figure picks up the crystal, embedding it into his belt. He appears to have features of both a fox and a wolf, having large fennec ears but sharp wolf fangs, and stands as menacingly tall as Raven. He has tan fur, though he is also transparent and ghostly. “Gah, I almost went mad without that on me.” 

Wreck looks over to see Jenny enter the room behind Mist. He signals her to be quiet, and nods towards Mist. Jenny nods in agreement. Wreck dashes towards him, dodging the first punch. Jenny kicks the back of his shins as hard as she can. Mist yells and turns around towards Jenny, giving Wreck the chance to sweep his legs out from under him.

Wreck then looks over to Solidus. “And you too, huh?” He throws a punch at him, but his fist goes straight through. Wreck tumbles to the ground. Solidus smirks. “It's of no use.” He grabs Vultro and vanishes, only to appear behind Mist. He grabs Mist too, and they all vanish.

“They got Raven!” Wreck yelled. “And they have TWO sets of powerful gemstones!” Tracker gets back up on his feet. “Yeah, they took Vultro too…”

“Guys?” Cync calls out. “Jenny, wait up! What’s going on?”

 “Raven and Vultro were taken. We have to get out of this cave,” Wreck said. He walks over to Frankie and begins untying her. “It’s okay, Frankie. You’re safe now.” 

Chapter 3

Vultro awakens in a small room, with bare walls and only a tiny opening serving as a window. “Hey, let me out of here!” he yells in frustration. An unfamiliar voice comes from through the wall.

“Will you just shut up already? You’re not getting out!” the muffled voice says. A different, more robotic voice also comes from through the wall. “ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏꜱꜱ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ꜱʟᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴏꜰꜰ, ʟᴜɴɪᴄ.” Metal Raven appears in a yellow flash. “Ah, Databyte! Here. Take the wolf and lock her up.” Databyte scoffs. “ʜᴍᴘʜ. ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ꜱʟᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ, ɪ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.“ “Yeah yeah, just shut up! I'm trying to work here,” Lunic said.

Raven in thrown into the cell. “ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ɪᴅᴇᴀꜱ,” Databyte says. Raven sits against the wall with a defeated look on her face, as Vultro paces back and forth. “We'll get out of here Raven, I promise.”

“If I had more of the Sol Emeralds, I could get out of here with ease,” Raven said. “I discovered recently that pretty much all of them can tunnel through the Sol dimension to create a wormhole. It's what Metal Raven used to take me here a minute ago and I bet that’s how you got here too. But I’ve never tried it with just the one that you have.”

“Even if it would work, my hands are tied,” Vultro said. “I can't reach it!” Raven walks over to Vultro, and uses her tail to reach his belt and grab the green emerald. “Bet you didn’t think of that,” she said. “I have no idea what is going to happen, but we at least have to try.”

Raven plants her feet, and slams the emerald into the slot on her chest plate with her tail. She takes a deep breath, and grabs onto Vultro with her tail.

On the other side of the wall, Lunic is tinkering with a small black box. It has a gemstone-shaped slot in it, and wires are protruding out. Metal Raven is sitting nearby, and perks up when she hears a metal clang from the other side of the wall. “What was that noise? Go check on the prisoners. Did you take that last Sol Emerald from the fox, Solidus?”

“That’s not my job, you idiots.” “You’re the idiot!” Metal yelled. “The wolf is here too! Make sure they don't leave!”

Solidus snarls. How dare Metal Raven insult him! He turns and walks around the corner to the window, and notices Raven standing there, the green emerald in her chest plate. He makes eye contact with her, who smirks at him smugly.

“Divine... SOL!”

A green flash fills the room, and the two are whisked away. Solidus bangs on the wall and stomps back to the group, growling viciously. “What?” Metal asks. Solidus grits his teeth. “The prisoners. They. Escaped.”

“Ha. Well… you guys have fun finding them,” Lunic said. “I am doing my job, like you remind me to do so often!” Solidus scoffs. “You? You’re the laziest evil villain I've ever met.”

“I mean, he did make those Sol devices right?” Mist asked.  “Mist, what have you done so far?” asked Lunic, smirking. Solidus stomped loudly. “Everyone shut up! Listen. Yes, they escaped. But because of you idiots! You put them in the same room! Am I the only sens-- oh, what's the word... sensible? sensible! Am I the only sensible villain here?”

Lunic rolls his eyes. “Yeesh. Someone doesn't like to admit to their own mistakes... you're the one who didn't realize the wolf was here.” Mist nods in agreement. ”ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs,” Databyte said, “ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴀɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ‘sᴇɴsɪʙʟᴇ.’”

Mist bursts out laughing. Solidus glances at him furiously, and grabs a hold of Metal Raven's sash, putting it on him. Suddenly a blinding flash fills the room. He emerges surrounded by a rainbow colored aura, his fur a bright purple.

“Without me, you wouldn't have this Shoten crystal, would you?!?” Lunic gulps. “Its power is incredible, and once I get that last Sol Emeralds the combination will be nearly unstoppable! You all better watch what you say around here before I leave you in a swamp puddle with nothing more than the fur on your backs!”

Solidus transforms back, taking a deep breath to calm himself. Lunic looks over to Mist, wide-eyed and mouth agape. “Lunic! The devices,” Solidus said.

Lunic quickly snaps out of it, and hands over the black device to Solidus along with a few others exactly like it. “Take one of these, and an emerald each,” Solidus said. “You can teleport if need be. Meet back here when, not if, you find them. Understood?”

Lunic, Databyte, and Mist each take an emerald from the sash, placing it into the special devices. As they place them in, each one glows and beeps. Metal Raven, not needing such a device, puts an emerald directly on her belt. 

Solidus takes the last emerald, the extra devices, and Metal's sash with him, and storms off.   

Chapter 4

Raven and Vultro land in a tree, and they both tumble down to the ground. They get back up, and Vultro smiles at Raven. “Wow... it actually worked! We made it out!” Vultro jumps up to hug Raven. Raven looks down the nearby cliff and sees Tracker and Frankie, who are both at the crash site.

“Hey guys! Up here!” she yells at them. Frankie hears the call, looking up and smiling when she recognizes them. She flies up to the two. “Vultro! Raven! I’m so glad you’re safe. Wreck went off. He said he sensed something, and wouldn't tell me what.”

“That's Wreck for you,” Vultro said, “always getting into trouble. Listen, guys. That wolf took the crystal from me. If we can manage to take it back from him, maybe we can stop those villains!” 

“The only problem is that they have all of the emeralds,” Raven said. “And it’s a major problem. I don't need Blaze on my tail about them when I get home.” Raven hands the green emerald back to Vultro. “Vultro, hold on to this. They might not suspect you to have it.” Vultro looks down to the crash site, and frowns. “Hey, where’s Jenny?” he asks. “Huh? I thought she was with you?” Frankie said. “Jenny…” Vultro says softly.

Suddenly, Frankie’s ears perk up. She hears a voice echo from far away. “Easy now, robot! Hey, let go! Help!” “Wreck, no!” Frankie yells. “Guys, grab on! Wreck is in trouble!” Raven and Vultro grab on to Frankie, who flies them towards Wreck's voice.

Frankie lands in a small clearing, where Metal Raven has her arms around Wreck's neck. “Your connection with the Sol is strong, fox,” Metal Raven said. “Stronger than any Mobian I've ever seen. Surrender now and together we can discover your true power.” Wreck breaks free of the hold, and steps back. “Sol? What are you talking about? Hey wait… I know you from the cave!” Metal Raven notices Frankie and the crew land nearby. Without hesitation, she runs over to Frankie and grabs her by the arm.

“If you won’t listen to me, maybe taking your girlfriend will make you think again!” Metal Raven yelled. “Tch, just when I thought the gang was getting back together,” Raven said. She turns and dashes towards Metal Raven, kicking her directly in the stomach. Metal Raven is knocked back, and lets go of Frankie. Frankie turns and uppercuts Metal Raven’s jaw.

Wreck goes in for a punch, but Metal Raven dodges and kicks him in the shins. He falls to the ground. “Ow! Tracker, Cync, get over here! We need help!” he yells out.

Tracker appears out of the nearby bushes, growling. Cync follows closely behind. Metal Raven smirks, and disappears in a pink flash. She appears in front of Tracker, who tries to dodge but gets shoved to the ground. Metal Raven disappears, only to appear behind Frankie. Frankie notices and jumps up into the air, starting to fly. She lands on Metal Raven’s shoulders and begins covering her eyes. “Now’s your chance, everyone!” she yells. 

“Hah,” Metal Raven laughs to herself. “Turns out I got your little girlfriend after all.” Cync and Raven are running at her, but it’s too late. In a pink flash she disappears, taking Frankie with her. “Frankie!” Wreck yells out. “We have to go after her!” Raven nods. “Let’s try that building Vultro and I were held at.”

They head in the direction of the building. Along the way, they come behind a red hedgehog and a pink hedgehog standing over something.

   “I can't believe we found a Sol Emerald!” the red hedgehog said. “If one is here, maybe the other 6 are too!” The pink hedgehog nodded her head. “Let’s keep searching. Someone or something had to have brought it here!”

“Give me that Sol Emerald right now!” Raven roars at them. They both turn around. “Why should I?” asked the red hedgehog. “We need these to tap into Sol dimension. Besides, I found it fair and square.” Raven scoffed. “The Sol dimension…? I'm a guardian of the Sol dimension! You want me to tell Blaze you stole them?! Both of us will end up burnt to a crisp!”

  The pink hedgehog glances at Raven's chest plate and notices the green emerald embedded into it as well as the slots for the others. She pauses for a moment to think, then smirks as she looks back up at Raven.

“First of all, Shimm didn't steal them,” she said, “he found them. Aaaand, we can loan it to you, if we team up to get the rest of the emeralds. Deal?”

The pink hedgehog reaches her hand out to shake. Raven hesitates, but reluctantly shakes hands with her, realizing she can probably overpower them anyways. “When we need it, you'll give it back,” the red hedgehog said. “Understood?”

Raven ignores him. The red hedgehog hands over the silver Sol Emerald. Raven then embeds the stone into her chest plate, next to the green one she took from Vultro.

The pink hedgehog turns around to the red hedgehog. “Well, what now?” The red hedgehog shrugs. “Let’s follow them?” The pink hedgehog nods. “Who are you two anyways?” Cync asks. “I'm Shimmer the Hedgehog,” says the red hedgehog. “But you can call me Shimm.” The pink hedgehog smiles. “And I'm Penelope, or Penny! And we just made a deal with Raven, so now we're a part of your team!! Right?” Raven rolls her eyes. Cync waves at the two. “Um… Cool. I'm Cync.”

“Nice to meet you Cync!” said Penny. “And I'm Vultro the Fennec. Penelope, Shimmer, nice to meet you.” Vultro shakes both of their hands. Penny giggles. “Hi Vultro!”

“We've lost our friends, a bat named Frankie and a fox named Jenny, to a bunch of villains,” Vultro said. “We could really use your help.” Shimm nods. “I’ll help you guys, but only to get those Emeralds. I got nothing better to do anyways.” Penny elbows him. “Ow!” he says. She turns to Vultro. “Don’t worry Vultro, we’ll find your friends first. Let’s do this!”

Cync transforms into a Bloodhound, mimicking the appearance of Tracker. She points her snout into the air and begins sniffing. After a moment, she points towards the smell.

Cync: That way!

Tracker: Coulda just done that myself, mate...

Penelope: Let's just go!

Chapter 5

Shimm: Are you sure you know how to use that stinkin’ nose of yours?

Tracker: Yeah, how about you just let THE BLOODY BLOODHOUND handle it?

Cync: Guys, stop teaming up on me. I'm trying my best...

Penelope pats Cync on the back encouragingly.

Penelope: Everyone calm down. It's okay Cync, you're doing great, but let's follow someone else for a bit.

Raven begins to nod but stops with her head high in the air. She begins to sniff.

Raven: Shh! It's right on the tip of my nose...

Cync turns the other direction, taking a deep sniff of the air.

Cync: I smell... something evil. Whatever it is, it's NOT a friendly smell.

Raven: Well Cync, I smell a fox, which could be Jenny.

Vultro: What direction are the smells coming from?

Cync: The one I smell is coming from the northeast!

Raven: Well the one I smell is coming from the west.

Vultro: Well let's just split up, okay guys?

Raven heads off to the west, taking Wreck and Vultro with her. Tracker, Penelope, and Shimmer follow Cync. Raven continues sniffing.

Wreck: What are ya smellin' now?

Raven: I’m not exactly sure anymore. It’s definitely Mobian.

Track: What 'appened to being able to make out a fox just by smell?

Raven grits her teeth, clearly annoyed. “Just shut up.”

Tracker: Sorry...

Suddenly, Raven notices a blue flash in the distance. And then another one. And another. “Do you see that?” she says. The flashes are bouncing around in her field of view, getting closer and closer each time. Finally, the flash stops, and a blue hedgehog lands on the ground in front of them.

“Long time no see!” the hedgehog said. “I recognize your voice… Lunic,” Raven says. “Do you now? Well if your memory is so good,” Lunic said as he vanished and then reappeared behind the group, “maybe you’ll remember that I made this fancy device here on my belt.” Lunic does a sweeping kick and takes down Wreck. He vanishes, then reappears in front of Vultro.

Lunic tries to kick Vultro, but Vultro dodges out of the way. Vultro jumps up onto Lunic’s back, and bites the back of his neck as hard as he can. “OW!!” Lunic yells out. “Not cool, dude!” He grabs Vultro and throws him off onto the ground. He lifts up his foot as if he was about to stomp on Vultro. Raven lunges at him and grabs him out from under Lunic, just narrowly avoiding his stomp.

Wreck is back on his feet now, and drop kicks Lunic in the back. Lunic falls flat on his face. Wreck jumps on his back and pins him down.

Raven bends down next to them. “Where are the rest of the emeralds?” she yells at him. “Tch. Like I’d tell you,” he said. She grabs him by his hair and makes him look at her. “You’re going to tell us what we need to know, or I’m going to show you just what I can do with these Sol emeralds.”

Lunic gulps. “Okay… okay. I’ll tell you.” He pauses for a moment and looks down. Suddenly, he forces Wreck off of his back, and flips back onto his feet. “Tch, can’t believe you fell for that!” He goes to reach for his Sol device, but Vultro has already snatched the blue Emerald out of it. “Gah!” In frustration, he rips the device from his belt and chucks it at Raven. It hits her square in the chestplate, smashing into pieces and causing a massive spark and flash. Raven, Vultro, Lunic vanish.

“Did they just… disappear?” Wreck asked. He stared at the pile of smoldering electronics now on the floor. “I guess that thing must have shorted out or something.” The rustling of leaves from the trees behind suddenly grabs Wreck’s attention. “Uh, hello?” Out of nowhere, a freezing cold beam hits Wreck’s feet. They freeze into a chunk of ice.

“Leave,” a menacing voice echoes from the trees, “if you value your life at all.” Wreck forcefully breaks his legs out of the ice and looks around for the source of the sound. Wreck looks over his shoulder, and a tall figure is now standing in the shadows, a rapier drawn. Wreck shakes his head. “I’m no coward, but I’ve had enough fighting for one day.” He turns and runs into the bushes.

Chapter 6

“Where are we?” Vultro asked as he stumbled back onto his feet. There is nothing but sand as far as the eye can see. It’s dark out, and there is a chill in the air. Vultro looks up at the sky. Instead of a moon, he is greeted by the exotic planet that got them into this whole mess in the first place. “Are we… on another planet?” he asked. Nearby, Lunic rolls over and gets on his feet. He looks at the sky. “We’re on Eilaela’s moon, one of them anyways,” Lunic said. “By the looks of it, this is the desert moon Xola. There’s really not much of anything up here.” Lunic dusts off the sand from his clothes.

“So… what should we do now?” Vultro asked. Raven sat up, her hand on her head. “We’ve got to get back to Eilaela, obviously,” she said. “Okay, but what about our friend here?” “Who cares about him! He could have damaged the Emeralds with a stunt like that.” Vultro frowns. “But what if he knows where Jenny and Frankie are? Or where the rest of the Emeralds are?”

Lunic shakes his head slowly. “Listen guys, you’re my only ticket out of here. I don’t really have much choice but to talk.” He sits down on a large rock. “Better start from the top,” Raven said. Lunic sighed. “Solidus is the boss around here; he’s that werewolf-fox looking dude. He came to Eilaela looking for more gemstones that might help turn him from a ghost back to a real fox. I came along to help him with the promise of being treated fairly when he’s all powerful and stuff.”

“And what does he want with our friends?” Vultro asked. “Them? He doesn’t want them,” Lunic said. “What he really wants are the rest of the Sol Emeralds. Taking them is just an attempt of luring you guys so he can steal the rest of them back. Once he has those, in combination with the Shoten Crystal he’s basically unstoppable.” Raven grabs Lunic by the collar and stares him in the eyes. “He’s not getting those Emeralds. Mark my words. Where are the rest of them?”

“The rest of the Emeralds are scattered among us. Databyte, Mist, Metal Raven, and Solidus all have one.” Lunic looked up at Eilaela. “And as for your friends, I honestly don’t know where they are. Solidus won’t tell us anything ever since you guys escaped the first time. He’s an arrogant prick sometimes.”

“Why are you even on his side?” Raven asked as she let go of his collar. “He seems pretty powerful,” Lunic said, standing up. “Plus, evil will always be cooler. And I wanna be cool.” Vultro rolled his eyes. “Although,” Lunic said with uncertainty, “now that I think about it it’s really cruel to be holding people hostage just over some stupid stones. I don’t really like Solidus to be honest.”

Raven smirked slightly. Lunic was clearly on the fence. “Well,” she said, “you don’t have to be on Solidus’ side to be evil.” “Tch, you guys are clearly the good guys, I wouldn’t want to be on your side either,” Lunic said. “You don’t have to be on our side. Why don’t you just do your own thing and help us both out,” Raven said. Lunic pondered this for a moment. 

“Yeah… I mean I guess you’re right. I don’t need him.” He kicked a pebble across the sand. “Alright, look. I installed tracking beacons on those Sol devices. I can tell you where the rest of them are. But only because I want to stick it to Solidus, okay?” Vultro and Raven both nod. “What are we waiting for? Let’s go then.” Raven grabs both of their hands. “Divine… Sol!” In a flash, the group disappears.  

Chapter 7

Cync raises her nose up in the air. “Tracker, do you smell that? What is that?” Tracker sniffs around a few times before he hits a scent that is evidently not pleasant. “Bloody hell! I know that smell too well. It smells of... burnt plastic and rubber. Pretty common in Techtown, but out here…? “It smells like it's coming from straight ahead,” Cync said.

The group continues on into a small clearing, where they see a pile of what appear to be scorched electronics smoldering. Strangely, the scrap pile is surrounded by frost and ice.

Penny: How is there even ice like that in a climate like this!?

Cync transforms back into her natural form. Suddenly, they notice a figure standing about 20 feet away, who is facing away from them. It appears to have droopy, sideways quills.

Penny: Hey! Did you do all this?

The figure turns around, revealing itself to be a tall blue hedgehog. There is rage in his eyes, and his piercing glance is palpable from all the way across the field.

"Hand over all of your materials," he says, his hands at his sheath, which seems to be holding a rapier. "Or I'll have to take them more forcefully."

Shimm rolls his eyes. "Hey buddy, we don't have anything worth taking! Relax." Cync takes a step forward towards the hedgehog, and puts her hand out in front of Shimm. "Don't listen to him. We don't want any more trouble. It's been a long day for all of us..." she explains.

"You think a long day is large enough an excuse to satisfy me? You are not the only troubled ones. Hand me your supplies and materials, or I will result to more brute-like manners." He pulled out a silver rapier. "This is your final warning."

Shimm scoffs. "Yeah, right. Penny, come on. Let's show this clown who's boss." Shimm shoves past Cync, and Penny follows somewhat hesitantly. Cync sighs, and then draws her sickle. Shimm jumps up, and goes for a high kick at the blue hedgehog.

As Shimm would hit the hedgehog, he feels his leg suddenly stop-- the hedgehog has turned into ice, which has also encased Shimm's foot. The ice begins to travel up Shimm's body, freezing him in midair. He falls to the ground, frozen solid. Scoffing at the boy, the hedgehog stabbed his rapier into the ground. Ice spikes rose out of the ground, surrounding the rest of the crew.

"Who are you and what do you want with us?" Penny yells out. "We crashed here, we really do have nothing!" Cync adds. "Well then, you'll tell me what I need and where there are more useful places that can be raided," the hedgehog said. "Unless you don't value life."

Tracker looks down at the scrap pile again and studies it for a moment. He recognizes the circuitry as well as the Emerald shaped slot in the plastic. "Are you after the Sol emeralds...?"

"I'm not looking for those worthless trinkets, child," the hedgehog responded. "I'm here... for reasons that don't concern you. Quit the foolishness and tell me where I need to go. I needn't waste my time with children like you."

Penny has finally had enough, and snaps at the hedgehog. "How are we supposed to know where you need to go!?" Penny yells out in frustration. "You don't want the emeralds, you don't want us, and we already told you we crash landed here. Leave us alone and go bother someone else!" She clenches her fists tightly. "There's a prison up on the hill a couple miles back where our friends were held hostage. Maybe you can go find some stupid supplies up there!! And another thing, why do you have to be so condescending and pessimistic! We don't deserve to be treated like children, just lighten up a bit! All I've got from you are vague threats and stupid party tricks! Why don't you--"

Tracker wonders if Penny is having some sort of mental breakdown. But then, he notices the steam rising up from behind the hedgehog. Moments later, Shimm rises up, sopping wet from the melted ice. 

"Really? You've repeated this same point several times. Either you're stalling, or you're a flat-out idiot - based on first impressions, it could honestly be either. Don't get in my way again." Shimm goes for a kick to the back of the hedgehog's knees, but he doesn't as much as flinch. He turns around. "I'll let you go, but cross me again and I won't be as merciful. Consider yourself lucky that I'm not killing a nuisance like you." Putting his rapier away, the hedgehog starts to run away.

   "Sheesh, what a jerk,” Shimm says.  He walks back over to the group, the water now evaporating off of him in a flash of steam. “You like it? It's pyrokinesis. I'm able to heat up my entire body at any time," he says smugly. “I wonder what that dude is looking for?" 

"These scraps look like they were some sort of device for harnessing the Sol Emeralds," Tracker said. "He's either lying about the Emeralds, or he had a run in with one of the villains that took our friends. I'll see if I can pick up a scent off of it.”

Suddenly, a young voice yelled, "Hey, didja say somethin' 'bout the Emeralds?" Electricity began to crackle around the group, and they notice a black figure is stood in the trees.

"I am SO done with surprise guests today!" Cync yelled out. "If you're gonna try to threaten us, just leave us alone already, okay!"

   "Or, maybe, you can tell me what you were doin' with that freak," the figure said. "If you have bad plans with 'em, prepare to meet the Blue Thunder."

"We were looking for our friends," Penny yelled back. "Yeah, that clown of a hedgehog threatened us about wanting to raid supplies or something; he wouldn't shut up about it! Good thing I was there to protect all of us," Shimm added smugly. Penny rolled her eyes. "Could you just tell us who you are, and who he is?" Cync asked. "I'm tired of not knowing what's going on."

"He," the figure started, jumping out of the tree, "Is a freak who attacks people out of nowhere.” The figure revealed itself to be a young, brown-furred tiger wearing a short-sleeved white shirt, jean shorts, and a belt with two guns on it. “He did the same thing to me - just froze my leg and asked not-so-nicely where he could find supplies. I managed to fool him into going... somewhere, I don't know, but he's a creep, and I want to make sure he didn't say anything convincing to you." The tiger didn't seem threatened at all— he was keeping his hands in his pockets the entire time. 

"Well, our friends were captured and held in some building up in the hills back there, so Penny told him to go find it," said Cync. "To tell you the truth, we're just trying to find the rest of our friends and get out of here."

"Hey listen pal. You seem like my kind of cat," Shimm said, stepping in front of Cync. "How about you just tell us what's going on here so we can get on with our lives?"

"The name's Mac," he said, smiling and giving them a thumbs-up. "Trust me, if what you say is true, then that creep is gonna be the least of your problems right now. His name is Crys, but don’t try to call him that to his face. Anyways, I've been sent on a mission to gather info about this planet, where apparently some Mobians crash landed. So, yeah, if you could help me find them, I could help you guys with whatever you guys need."

Shimm eyes Tracker and Cync. "Nice to meet ya, Mac! I'm Shimm. As a matter of fact, these two are with the group that crashed here. We ran into them when Penny and I found one of the Sol Emeralds. All seven are on the planet, and we're trying to find them!" Penny nudges him, giving him a disapproving look. "Aaand our friends," he added dismissively.

"Oh.... well, looks like I'm as lucky as a ladybug," said Mac grinning. "But there are more of them, right? And you still need to find some Emeralds, sensing the amount of Chaos Energy on this planet. I guess if you still need some help, then I'll help you."

"Excellent!" says Cync. "Tracker was going to follow the scent of these broken parts, we think it was a device used to harness the Emeralds. It might lead us right to them." Tracker sniffs the melted plastic and circuit boards, but is unable to pick up the scent. “That’s odd… I’m not getting anything. It’s like whatever was here just vanished into thin air.”

In a large flash, Vultro, Raven, and Lunic appear behind the group. Mac spins around and points his arm cannons at them. “Whoa whoa!” yells Cync. “They’re with us! Vultro, Raven! You’re safe!” Mac puts his arms down and sighs. “And who’s he?” asked Mac, pointing to Lunic.

“That’s Lunic. He’s technically one of the bad guys, but he’s going to help us out,“ Vultro said. “This is Mac,” Cync said. “He’s going to help us too.” “Excellent!” said Vultro. “Lunic, why don’t you tell us where the nearest Emerald is?”

Lunic pulls out a small device and tinkers with it for a moment. “Actually, it looks like Databyte and Mist are both together right now. Figures, they’re always hanging out when the boss’ not around.” Raven looks over his shoulder. “Where’s Metal Raven. I can take her myself.” Lunic pinpoints Metal Raven, showing a map of the surrounding area. “Thanks. You guys, go get Databyte and Mist. I have some business to deal with. Divine… Sol!” in a flash, she disappears.

"Suit yourself Raven. We'd better get going guys," Lunic said. "Got it!" Mac said, turning into a lightning bolt and zapping forward. "Well that's new..." Vultro said in surprise. The crew sets off with Lunic toward the Emeralds.               

Chapter X

...

PLOT MISSING

...

    Vultro grabs Jenny's hand and places his other hand on the Shoten crystal. A flash fills the air as the two foxes transform. Vultro and Jenny are now floating high in the sky, both glowing a bright purple.

    Solidus looks towards Raven, laughing. “I admire your courage. It’s a shame all three of my children will have to die.” Raven’s eyebrows raise. “Three? My father was a grey wolf killed by Ix, you monster.” Raven says. “Your father,” said Solidus, “was a pathetic fennec fox who wanted nothing but to hide his precious children from each other.” Raven’s eyes are twitching with rage. 

    “Did you ever wonder why he would disappear for weeks on end? He was a werewolf. He had your mother convinced he was someone he was not, only to flee when he reverted back to his pitiful self. Ix was the only one capable of destroying that part of me while leaving my true self intact.”

    Raven grits her teeth. “That’s. Not. True.” Solidus smirks. “You know it to be true.” Vultro looks down towards Raven. “Raven… true or not, we have to defeat him! Stay focused!”

    Raven takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. Images of her father keep entering her mind. Him playing games with her. Teaching her to fight, how to defend herself. But most of all… him leaving for what seemed like an eternity. She knows it all made too much sense: this horrible monster is her father. How can she fight when all she can think about is that she’s the daughter of a murderous villain?

    But then she remembers what else this means. Vultro is her brother. Jenny is her sister. She has family, family that is here fighting with her. She opens her eyes and juts her hands forward, and the seven Sol Emeralds start to glow. She transforms, taking on a blazing red aura and turning her fur a similar shade. Solidus laughs maniacally. “What are you going to do? I can’t be harmed by any physical means!”

    As if on cue, a rainbow-colored beam shoots from her hands into Vultro and Jenny. There is an explosion of light and energy, knocking up a cloud of dust. As the dust settles, Vultro and Jenny are now flashing like a bright rainbow, their fur still violet purple.

    Raven winces. “This really hurts, Vultro. I don't know how long I can hold it!” Vultro yells back. “Don't worry, this shouldn't take long!” “Well, what do we do now Vultro?” Jenny asks. “We go for his heart,” Vultro says. 

    Solidus snarls and looks over at Raven. He realizes that they are combining their power and turns to throw his dagger at the wolf.

    As the two foxes start to move towards Solidus, time appears to slow to a near halt around them. Solidus has his hand outstretched, his blade seeming to defy gravity as it floats halfway in between him and Raven. Raven's energy beam is moving at a snail's pace toward them, and it appears as if she is very slowly turning the beam towards the blade. Wreck is for some reason on his knees, an expression of pain on his face. He notices an after image of them being left behind as they fly through the air, realizing they must be traveling at an incredible speed.

    Vultro looks at Jenny, and sees she is intensely focused, her eyes locked ahead of her. He turns back forward. As they reach Solidus’ chest, it appears that they pass right through him, as others had before. Vultro and Jenny land on the ground behind Solidus, as the dirt ever so slowly begins to explode upwards from the impact. Vultro turns around to see how he possibly could have dodged the blow. As he turns to face him, however, he notices a hole in Solidus's chest, as a series of cracks beginning to very slowly web out into his body. There are shards suspended in the air behind him, slowly moving towards them.

    Raven's beam is moving toward the blade, but not nearly fast enough. Vultro lets go of Jenny and starts to run towards the blade, but it is too late. The beam disconnects from them and in an instant, time reverts back to normal. Solidus suddenly shatters as if made of glass, scattering into a million tiny shards. The ground explodes into a crater where the two had landed. Before anyone can react, Raven is hit directly in the stomach by the blade. She looks down at the blade, then over to Vultro, and falls to the ground. Her aura disappears.

Vultro: RAVEN!!

The two foxes dart over, Wreck still on his knees nearby. Tracker looks over to Terry.

Tracker: This is not what I signed up for, mate...

Jenny: What do we do, guys?

Vultro: Whatever you do, don't remove that blade. It'll only make the bleeding worse. Wreck... are you okay?

    Wreck stands back up. “I... I... when Raven was all powered up like that, I couldn't move. It felt like my insides were being ripped out.” Vultro's ponders this for a moment, when he suddenly remembers back to Wreck's earlier encounter with Metal Raven.

“Your connection with the Sol is strong, fox. Stronger than any Mobian I've ever seen.”

    Vultro's eyes light up with excitement. “Wreck, that's it! Remember what Metal Raven said? About you having a connection with the Sol?” Wreck raises his eyebrows. “Yeah...?”

    “Well... perhaps you are somehow connected to the Sol dimension, like Raven is? It would explain why you both felt pain a minute ago.” Wreck turns the opposite way. “Tch. That's insane, Vultro.” Vultro darts over in front of him.

    “Wreck, don't you get what this means? If you're Sol, then maybe you can get us out of here! Raven has all seven emeralds right on her chest. Surely if you have a connection, it would be worth a try?” Wreck is conflicted, his eyes still fixed into the distance. “Wreck, look at Raven... come on.”

    Wreck turns around and sees Raven, passed out, the knife still embedded in her stomach. He nods his head slowly. “You're right, you're right. So what do I do?” Vultro goes over to Raven and ever so gently unhooks the chest plate from her. “Put this on. I have to go see something.”

    Wreck reluctantly puts on the chest plate, though it doesn’t quite fit right. He begins to feel an unusual sensation coursing through his body, as if something was flowing through it in every direction. 

    Vultro has darted over to the crater he created moments ago. He jumps down inside for a moment, popping back up with something in his hands. “Wreck! I have the Shoten Crystal, it didn't shatter! Maybe it can help us!”

    Wreck looks back and forth at the crew. “It's not that I'm not on board... but I don't know what I have to do!” Vultro darts back over. ”Just picture where you want us to go and say the words ‘Divine Sol!’ You just need to go for it!”

    “Go for it, go for it… right. Okay. Perfect,” Wreck said under his breath. Vultro puts the Shoten crystal on his belt. He grabs on to Raven’s hand, reaching out to Jenny with his other hand. Jenny grabs on, as does Lightning, Shift, Terry, Tracker, and Frankie. Frankie reaches out to Wreck, and he grabs her hand too.

    “Just try your best,” she says softly. He closes his eyes. Reluctantly, he remembers the words he was told to say and shouts them out. “Divine Sol!” The emeralds begin to glow faintly, repeatedly flashing as if they were a sputtering engine. The crew remains where they are. 

    He tries a bit louder. “Divine... Sol!” The emeralds are flashing brighter now, as is the Shoten crystal, but nothing is happening. Wreck opens his eyes and the emeralds stop glowing. Frankie lets go and turns Wreck's head towards her, smiling. “You can do it sweetie, I believe in you.” 

    Wreck grabs Frankie's hand again, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. He feels something. But he's not sure what it is. He focuses hard, and pictures the rolling hills of South Island back on Mobius. He opens his eyes one more time to look at Frankie, and smiles. Closing his eyes again, he yells out the words at the top of his lungs.

“DIVINE... SOL!”

    Suddenly, silence. Thinking he must have failed again, Wreck opens his eyes. He instead realizes they are back on Mobius. He looks around, and everyone made it with him. Wreck walks over to Raven, who is still out unconscious. Vultro is still clutching on to her, trying to get her to wake up when he notices Wreck standing there.

    “HA! I told you so Wreck! I told you so!” Vultro yells out. Wreck smiles. “That was the coolest thing I've ever done.” “It's not over yet,” Vultro says. “We have to do something about Raven!”

    Suddenly a familiar, smug voice comes from behind them. "Did'ja forget about us?" Vultro looks over towards the voice. Shimmer and Penelope are standing a few feet away from the crew, smirking. "Shimm? Penny? What are you doing here?" Vultro asks. "How did you know where we were going?" 

    "We saw the commotion you guys were causing, so we tracked you here when you teleported," Penny said. She walks over to Raven and inspects the wound. "I think I can use my power to remove the blade without her bleeding out… but I have no way to heal her once I do." 

    "Well maybe I can cauterize the wound using pyrokinesis. It might keep her alive long enough to get help," Shimm said. He kneels next to Raven, his hands beginning to smoke.

    Penny nods and closes her eyes. She lays one of her hands flat, and then swiftly motions up with the other. Like magic, the blade flies straight upwards from Raven's body. She clenches her fist, and the wound closes. Shimm then takes his glowing hands and places them onto the wound for a second. The two both step back.

    "That should just about do it," Penny said. Shimm nods, and turns to Vultro, a big smile on his face. “Shimm? Smiling? And doing something nice?” Vultro asks. “Yeah, well… Turns out you guys aren’t so bad after all,” Shimm says. “Let’s get Raven to someone that can take care of her.”

    “Well lads, I do believe this is where we part. My mission is not quite done yet,” Tracker said. “It’s been quite the fun adventure!” Terry adds. They both shake Vultro’s hand, and Tracker looks down at his homing device. “Our ship is… this way! Terry, shall we?” The two head off.

    Shimm and Shift pick Raven up carefully, Penny following close behind. Frankie holds Wreck’s hand. Vultro and Jenny dart ahead of them. They all walk together into the grassy plains.

Gallery

• Planet Elilaela poster.jpg

  The Heroes as they appeared before leaving for Ethos. From left to right: Bottom row - Tracker, Terry, Lightning, Shift. Second row - Jenny, Vultro, RavenCool, Wreck, Frankie. Background - Solidus.

• Vultro jenny attack.jpg

  Vultro and Jenny as they lunge at Solidus, while simultaneously using the Shoten crystal and Sol Emeralds.