//------------------------------// // Completing the Mission: RPE and CA // Story: Rainbow Dash and a Stickmin // by Rainbow sparkle1 //------------------------------// Henry had told Ellie after escaping the wall that he and Dash were leaders of the Toppat Clan, and she instantly got pretty excited about it. He said once they get to the secret base, he'd have the hat designers make a hat for her. Once they did arrive, the guard at the entrance recognized Henry and Dash and asked who Ellie was. Henry said she was a friend of his and the guard let him enter. Other Toppats noticed Henry's return and rejoiced, and one ran up to them to hand them their top hats. Henry was given his hat that showed his status while Dash was given her light blue top hat with a rainbow on it, as well as a pin with her cutie mark on it. Ellie couldn't wait to get her hat. As they made their way across the base, Henry looked up to find a huge rocket in the center. He had to ask Reginald about that later. He asked a toppat where he was and figured out he was at the top of the control tower, so they went there as soon as they could to make their presence known. Once they got to the top, Ellie made a comment about how cool the place was while Henry spotted Reginald along with what seemed to be his Right Hand Man. Henry thought he defeated him in the airship, but Dash explained they sent him off to get cybernetics to bring him back, more powerful than ever. "So this is the Toppat Clan's secret base," Ellie commented, "Sign me up!" Then she got a glimpse of Right Hand Man and made yet another comment, "Whoa, what happened to that guy?" Dash rolled her eyes as she had just explained that to Henry. Right Hand Man nudged Reginald and told him they had visitors, then glared at Henry as he hadn't forgotten what he did to him. Reginald turned around and stood there stunned for a few seconds as he saw Henry. "Henry! You're back," he said after recovering but then made a nervous face, "I took charge in your stead. I hope you don't mind." Henry looked at him with a slightly annoyed face and crossed his arms. Yes, he did take Reginald's status as leader, but he felt a little calm knowing that the Toppats were safe with Reginald as their leader while he was at The Wall. Everyone was silent for a few seconds before Ellie spoke, "I'm Ellie. I'm new here. What're you guys up to?" Reginald shook the nervousness away and answered her question, "Well... uh... Henry... Remember that orbital station... idea... we were talking about? We went ahead with that plan. We've got all of our assets in there already. Once the final preparations are complete, we'll be ready to launch into orbit. That should keep us far away from any governments trying to bring us down." Henry put his hand up to his chin in thought while Reginald spoke, but he was interrupted by a transmission from the entrance guard. "Hey uh... Chief?" Reginald looked towards Henry nervously as he grabbed the mic. "Hey, what did I tell you about calling me that? Henry is the chief, remember?" "Oh, okay, yeah," the guard said before saying what he meant to say, "We're under attack." The five of them looked out the window to see government helicopters flying in and heard an alarm begin to sound. Reginald's leadership skills kicked in and turned to the group. He pointed at Ellie and Right Hand Man and ordered them to get to the rocket, then threw a key at Henry to activate the countdown. However, a helicopter flew up to them and shot through the window. Everyone ducked out of sight to avoid the bullets, and Reginald told Henry to do something about this. He looked at Dash and nodded in confirmation as he went over his choices. Super Punch Wrist Strapped Grapple Hook Very Accurate Targeting System He didn't think the punch would work, plus it didn't really make sense to him. He thought about the targeting system, but realized there weren't any guns lying around. He had to go with the grapple hook, and Dash agreed that she could fly her way up there. Super Punch Wrist Strapped Grapple Hook Very Accurate Targeting System He pulled out the grapple hook and strapped it on, shot it at the helicopter and managed to get inside. Dash followed suit and they both took out the pilot. Henry did have some knowledge on how to pilot helicopters, so he sat down in the pilot's seat and flew it up. However, Dash noticed Reginald was being jumped by several soldiers and pointed it out to Henry. They had to rescue him. Helicopter Abandon Mounted gun They didn't want to abandon him. Henry nearly did the same for Ellie, and he certainly didn't want to do the same here. They didn't understand how the helicopter would work, probably crashing it into the control tower and killing everyone involved. Their best bet was the mounted gun. Helicopter Abandon Mounted Gun Henry flew the helicopter back down to where they could see Reginald and took aim with the gun. He fired at the soldiers and narrowly missed Reginald. However, Dash couldn't pilot the helicopter, so it began to crash down to the ground. Dash flew outside while Henry managed to jump out and land safely under the rocket. Dash helped him up and noticed three soldiers were planting a bomb under the rocket. They overheard them say it was armed, so they had to think of something to disable it. Flute Revolver Boomerang Henry wasn't that great with boomerangs, so that was out of the question. The revolver was a bit weird, and they didn't quite understand what it was, nor did they understand the flute other than Henry could make music, but now was not the time for that. It was then Henry realized Dash could speed in and he'd disarm the bomb. The power of teamwork really does come in handy. Flute Revolver Boomerang Rainbow Henry told Dash to aim for the tan box in between the three soldiers, and she nodded. She told him to hop on and hold on tight. Once he was ready, she took off at high speeds and narrowly avoided the guards. Henry successfully managed to grab the box and disable the bomb, and they flew away without a hitch. Until Dash's wing was nearly shot. The bullet managed to graze the feathers slightly, but enough for Dash to lose control and drop Henry. She was caught in between many shots and shouted to Henry that she'd be in the rocket to avoid the crossfire. Henry nodded as he landed. However, he landed in the center of a circle of soldiers, and one noticed him. "It's the leader!" he called to his team. Luckily, Right Hand Man was there as well, fighting off the soldiers. He and Henry put their backs against one another and prepared to fight the soldiers off. "Was wondering when you'd show up. Time's up. Let's do this." Dual Tech Summon Style on 'em Charge Charging at the soldiers wouldn't really work, some of them did have guns after all. Summoning someone was a bit difficult, plus Henry didn't know who he'd summon. Even though putting style in their attacks would be nice, they had to find a way to get rid of them faster than that. Luckily with Right Hand Man's new cybernetics, they could work together and take them out all at once. Dual Tech Summon Style on 'em Charge Right Hand Man gave Henry the pistols he was holding and jumped in the air while Henry spread his arms out. Right Hand Man charged up a laser from his robotic eye and shot it down on Henry, making him spin around faster than normal while he fired the guns. When they stopped and Right Hand Man landed, they all looked to see every single guard that surrounded them was lying dead on the ground. Meanwhile with Dash, she had landed at the rocket's front entrance next to Reginald. Reginald was using binoculars and saw everything that Henry and Right Hand Man just did. He pulled the binoculars away from his face and mouthed a single, "Wow..." "What?" Dash asked. "Henry just pulled something I wasn't expecting at all, and with Right Hand Man." Dash stood there stunned, but then they both heard the one-minute warning sound. "The rocket is launching in one minute." "We gotta hurry," Right Hand Man said. Suddenly, a car rolled up next to the both of them and skid to a stop. The two of them readied for an attack until they realized who was driving. "You guys need a ride?" Ellie called to the both of them. Henry smiled while Right Hand Man nodded in confirmation. They both hopped into the back of the car and Ellie began driving them up to the main entrance. Then they spotted several soldiers blocking their way, one in a giant suit that looked powerful enough to knock them out. "We've got company!" Ellie shouted. If they were going to get past them, they had to come up with a plan fast! WARNING! 2 SECONDS TO CHOOSE!!! Ellie Henry Right Hand Man They had to think of a plan fast, but luckily, Henry came up with one quickly and began to climb his way to the front of the car. Ellie Henry Right Hand Man When he reached the front, he put his fist out just in time to take out the big soldier. However, he jumped off the vehicle and was left behind. The other soldiers there pointed their rifles at him as the countdown started, and once it hit zero, the rocket activated and began moving upwards, further steepening the incline of the platform, making him slip and slide down to the bottom. Meanwhile, Ellie and Right Hand Man successfully made it to the entrance as the countdown was sounding. Once it hit zero, they began to ascend into the air, but Ellie pointed out Henry wasn't with them, making Dash worry. "Wait! Henry's still down there!" she said. Not wanting to leave their leader behind, Reginald replied, "I'll keep the door open as long as I can." "C'mon," Right Hand Man said to Ellie and Dash, "we gotta go!" "No! I'm staying here with Reginald to make sure Henry's okay. I'll fly down and grab him when we see him," Dash commented, getting a nod from Right Hand Man as he and Ellie made their way out of the storage room. Henry had made it to the ground, but the amount of dust everywhere was blurring his vision. He was able to get a glimpse of the rocket however and began to panic as he realized the rocket was leaving without him. He needed to find a way up there fast before the soldiers found him. G-Inverter Cloud Abandoned Tank The G-Inverter made no sense to him, as gravity only goes down and not up. He knew Dash could stand on clouds, but that magic was only for her, and not him, so that won't work. He tried to figure out how and tank would help, but then spotted a tree nearby, and got an idea. G-Inverter Cloud Abandoned Tank He got in the tank and powered it up. He managed to find a way to put the tank on it's side and used the barrel of it to shoot himself upwards, high enough where he could almost reach the entrance. As they waited, Reginald and Dash suddenly saw a tank fly up from the cloud of dust below and wondered how that was possible, but then they saw Henry and decided not to question it. Dash was ready to take of when Reginald suddenly laid down and caught Henry. "I gotcha Henry!" he shouted right as he caught him. Dash waited for him to pull him up, but he never did. She started to worry for a little bit as Reginald spoke. "You know, I could drop you right now and nobody would know..." he stopped for a moment while Henry and Dash got a little worried, but then his face lightened and said, "But why would I do that?" Dash sighed in relief as Reginald pulled Henry up and shut the door. "I saw you out there!" Reginald said after the door closed, "You put yourself on the line to save the Toppat Clan. You've truly earned my respect. I can't think of a better person to lead us." Dash and Henry smiled at the remark, and Henry tipped his hat as a way to say thank you. "And Rainbow Dash," he said as he turned to her, "You seem to be very loyal to Henry no matter what happens. I can't think of a better person, or pony in your case, to lead by his side." "Thank you, Reginald," Dash said, "I'll make sure to protect Henry in any way I can." A few weeks had passed after the station's launch, and everything has gone without a hitch. Ellie was officially recruited into the Toppats and was given the rank as Henry's right hand lady along with Dash, while Reginald and Right Hand Man went to become the top operators in the clan. Life was pretty good being the Toppat leaders, and Dash and Henry couldn't have it any other way. MISSION COMPLETE! YOUR ENDING: Toppat King