*Orion's POV*
How are we on a deserted island with nothing but sea for miles?
Maurice spoke "*Gasps before coughing* I really thought I had it this time."
We noticed Maurice's gloves and shoes looking different.
Danyelle shook the water off her fur, causing it to floof up.
Danyelle spoke "Oh laugh it up Skittles..."
Maurice spoke "Okay, where do I find a band of pirates in the middle of a massive ocean world? Hmm. *Jumps up* I need to get some higher ground."
Maurice grabbed onto the top palm tree as he started looking at the distance before seeing a whole bunch of rocks.
Maurice spoke "The Devil's Lighthouse!"
Maurice jumped down and ran straight across the water.
What appeared to be a pirate version of Rainbow flew over the group before landing on a boat far away.
High Tide spoke "High Tide reporting fer duty captain. I spotted two hedgehogs, three cats, a nine tailed version of Sails, six ponies and six strange looking cats."
The pegasus then flew back to the Devil's Lighthouse as we decided to follow Maurice.
Rainbow asks "Why did that mare look just like me?"
Sonic spoke "No Place counterpart."
We followed Maurice as he went up the tallest rock, which was on an island as he saw something.
Maurice spoke "Smoke! And another Egg ship. That's gotta be Dread."
Nine spoke "Sonic! The Chaos Council have the Shard!"
Maurice asks "Nine?"
Nine spoke "I bought you and the others some time. But you gotta hurry if you're gonna get it back before The Mothership gets there."
Maurice spoke "Thanks, pal. And don't worry, hurrying is what I do best."
Maurice ran down the rock and across the water.
Maurice spoke "Wonder what happened to those pirates? Okay, if I’m gonna catch that ship, I’m gonna need to get airborne."
We saw High Tide fly to that ship as Maurice jumped onto it while I used teleport on the rest of us, transporting us to the ship.
Sails spoke "We can’t, Captain!"
Maurice spoke "Yo-ho, pirates!"
The Knuckles counterpart threw his sword at Maurice, who dodged it.
The crew asks "Sonic?"
Dread asks "You’re back?"
Maurice spoke "That’s right!"
Moeru spoke "Maurice and I got some backup from an alternate universe."
Danyelle spoke "Don't mind the grumps though, they woke up on the wrong side of the bed earlier."
Dread spoke "*Grabs and pull out sword* Those scurvy eggheads stole me beauty."
Maurice spoke "I heard. Your… beauty, huh? Hmm, well, whatever you’re calling it, we have to get it back and I need your help. Come on! We have to get this ship moving and go after them."
Sails spoke "The ship is damaged and we’re not going anywhere."
A female spoke "I can fix the Kraken."
We turned at the antenna, seeing a tied-up Rust Rose.
Maurice asks "Yeah, Rust can fix it! Wait, is she your prisoner? What about the Council?"
Batten spoke "Aye, she’s loyal to her beloved Council."
Rust spoke "That was before they deserted me. *Short circuits* I will join your crew. We will make them regret tossing me aside like scrap metal."
Maurice spoke "Seems legit!"
Tails zooms about like a bolt of lightning, getting the ship back up and running.
Danyelle spoke "Good thing we got a fleetfooted fox to help out!"
Tails soon repairs Rust, making sure her joints were well oiled for best movement.
Tails spoke "That should do it."
Dread asks "Do ye agree to follow me orders?"
Rusty spoke "Aye."
Dread asks "And do you swear to wreak vengeance on those who stole me beauty?"
Rusty spoke "I… just said that."
Maurice asks "Yes! This team’s really starting to come together! *To Rusty* Good to be back on the same side again, huh?"
Rusty spoke "It is a means to an end."
Maurice asks "Ouch. That hurts. She’ll come around. *Snicker* You two are actually a lot alike, you know that?
Rust and Black Rose spoke "*In unison* We are nothing alike!"
Batten spoke "Yeah, nothing same-y about that."
Danyelle giggles "If anything, the two females are just as stubborn as the Amy I know."
Moeru spoke "And my universe's Amy as well."
Rainbow whispers "And she's those two Amy's right now since this universe is shattered."
The ship went up and started moving forward.
Asuna spoke "Minus the subtle differences though Rainbow... Our Amy has a child on the way."
We were soon using the ship's weapons while firing at the flying ship before Egg Forcers came out of it, heading right for us as we fired at them. Then more Egg Forcers came out.
Dread spoke "Hang on to your boots! Time to get what we came for."
We then saw Rusty and Black Rose competing against each other who could shoot down more Egg Forcers.
Akane shot a robot down with Flamethrower as Ash used Thunder to shoot down a few robots.
Indigo spoke "NIGHT SLASH!!!!"
Haru spoke "EAT SWIFT!!!!"
Asuna and I used Psychic to throw robots at the other robots.
Danyelle shorts a few dozen robots out with Hydro Pump or Flamethrower.
Rainbow shot fire from her mouth at a few robots as Deep Lilac rips some apart with her sword.
A shot hit the floating ship before it somehow went underwater.
Dread spoke "Hang on te yer p'tatoes, we be goin' in!"
Black Rose asks "Are we going under the water?"
Maurice spoke "But we're still outside!"
*Sonic's POV*
Everything slowed down around Maurice and I as we nodded at each other before we got everyone inside the ship/submarine before Maurice had trouble getting Rusty.
Rusty spoke "Leave me here. I have a score to settle."
We went inside as Rusty was still outside before the submarine fully submerged.
Tails spoke "Good thing I applied a waterproof coat of paint on her."
Danyelle spoke "And I applied a bubble around her so that she doesn't turn to literal rust."
Dread: Where'd they go, where'd they go?
Maurice gasped before he headed to the front window. "Somebody hit the lights."
Sails turned on the lights as we soon saw something.
Dread asks "What is that?"
What we saw was the loop de loop from...
Maurice spoke "Green Hill..."
But then Dany's ears twitched. "I don't think we're alone down here, and we might be meeting locals."
Deep Lilac walks over to the sound system before singing into the mic as sound came out of the waterproof speakers.
"What is she doing?" I wondered.
Danyelle spoke "She's worried about Nyx, Akari and Luke."
But then Danyelle's ears twitched again.
Tails was growling since he had sensed something horrible coming.
Rust spoke "The Chaos Council craft is behind us."
Dread spoke "Me beauty calls to me."
Dread turned the ship around.
Rust spoke "Eat plasma, deserters!"
Rusty fired at the ship as it dodged while we chased the enemy ship.
Dread spoke "You’ll soon be in me grasp again, me beauty. Launch the torpedoes!"
Dread fired six torpedoes at the enemy ship before it pulled up with the projectiles headed for the loop de loop, much to Maurice’s horror as he covered his eyes, only for the torpedoes to go through the hole as Maurice looked and sighed in relief.
A battle scarred siren with gold scales and a missing right eye rams head first into the Chaos Council's ship as twenty other sirens and hundreds of seapony adults threw tridents.
Dread spoke "You won’t be getting away that easy, scoundrels. *Laughs*"
Maurice gasped again before the submarine broke the top right part of the loop de loop.
Maurice spoke "Dread!"
The enemy ship soon flew into the air as the ship we were in flew out and at them.
Dread spoke "Yes!"
Rust fired at the enemy ship before it started firing back as the ships dodged.
Maurice asks "You’re gonna turn, right, Dread? Right?"
Rust took out the enemy ship’s front left propeller before it scrapped against our ship as both ships crashed against the sea, but still held strong.
A sudden Aeroblast hits the Kraken hard.
Danyelle spoke "Oh stars no... We got a MAD LUGIA!!"
Maurice went onto the surface of the Kraken as he looked at the enemy ship, seeing two men come out coughing and gasping with Egg Forcer backup.
The old man spoke "Crazy pirate nearly killed us!"
Maurice then ran onto the water and towards the ship.
The old man spoke "Huh? What’s that? Arrrh! It’s Sonic!"
the other man spoke "The Shard! Secure the Shard!"
Maurice jumped up, easily knocking the bots down as he went in before coming out with the blue Shard, fighting the bots.
the other man spoke "Stop him!"
Maurice spoke "Whoo!"
Maurice jumped onto the water before running again.
The old man spoke "*Laughs while firing at Maurice* Run, rabbit, run!
Maurice spoke "*Dodging blasts* A little help here!"
Rust turned and fired at the enemy ship’s weapons, putting them out of commission.
Maurice spoke "Ha-ha! Nice shot, Rust! *Dodges beams before running from bots*"
Rust spoke "My pleasure."
The old man spoke "Oh, my back! Argh! *Back cracks while grumbling in pain* More Eggforcers!"
More bots appeared as Rusty dodged when they fired at the weapon, taking it out before landing on the ship. The rest of us got outside, ready to help.
Dread spoke "It’s up to us now, me crew! Pirate like you’ve never pirated before!"
I whip up a hurricane and send it at the robots, sending them all flying.
Danyelle and Shadow throw Chaos Spears at the robots, destroying them.
While we were fighting the bot, Maurice ran from other bots before he was kicked into the water by the man in his battle suit. Then Maurice jumped out with a gasp before he stood, floating above the water.
Maurice spoke "Uh… oh."
The man spoke *Holding the blue Shard* Thanks, rodent. Gotta fly!"
Rust spoke "*As the man started flying away* Not a chance!"
Rusty fired another plasma cannon, hitting the man as he dropped the Shard before Batten caught it and tossed it to Dread.
Dread spoke "*Having caught it* Me beauty!"
The man spoke "*Lands with katanas drawn* Not for long!"
We kept fighting as Maurice takes out some Eggforcers.
Maurice spoke "He scores a ten from the judges!"
The man and Dread swordfought before he kicked the echidna, causing him to drop the Shard.
Dread spoke "No!"
The man spoke "*Catches Shard with a laugh* So long, Captain Loser!
Dread spoke "*As the man flew off* Come back here, you yellow-bellied barnacle!"
The Old Man spoke "Get that shard back here, you flying beatnik!"
Dread spoke "Sonic! I got it covered here. Go after the Shard!"
Maurice ran to the enemy ship to get the Shard.
A loud boom was heard as I flew at high speed before slamming into the one male, knocking the shard out of the guy's hands as the battle scarred siren leapt out of the water before grabbing the shard in her mouth and swallowing it.
But then something tackled the siren into the air while the blow launched the shard out of her stomach and mouth, with the attacker revealed to be the rampaging Lugia while the man landed and the shard landed in the old man’s hands as Maurice fought the man.
The Old Man spoke "Hee-hee, burn that blue hamster!"
Rust and Black Rose kept shooting down bots as Maurice soon knocked the man down before facing the old man as his tennis ball stick fired beams at the hedgehog while he dodged them and landed from a push before the man, having gotten back up whacked him into the door. Maurice dodged the attack and blast as the blast hit the man’s suit, much to the old man’s confusion.
Maurice spoke "*Swipes Shard* Yoink!"
Maurice then kicked the stick into the air before onto a propeller as the stick hit the old man on the head before he grabbed it back.
The Old Man spoke "Eat plasma, hedgehog!"
Maurice spoke "Aww! You got it right for once! *Wink!*
Maurice jumped as the old man fired, hitting the propeller.
Old man gasps "Oopsie pickle!"
Maurice then ran back to the Kraken and us.
Maurice spoke "And that’s the way it’s done."
For some reason though, Dread’s crew didn’t seem happy with Maurice and ready to fight him.
Dread spoke "He hung us out to dry. He’s a traitor, me crew. Can’t be trusted, *Points at enemy ship* just like them!"
Maurice spoke "But, Dread, we had a plan!"
Dread spoke "Hand it over."
Sails spoke "You abandoned us, Sonic!"
Batten spoke "Ye left us at the mercy o’ them robots."
Black Rose spoke "I’ll blast ‘im right b’tween the eyes."
Rust spoke "Just do not hit the Shard."
Maurice spoke "I… wha… ho-how could-it…"
Dread spoke "Last chance, Blue. The Shard or her life!"
What the heck just happened?!
Danyelle was looking back and forth between the two sides.
Danyelle screams "ENOUGH!!!!"
A loud boom was heard as a storm broke loose as Danyelle was floating in the air with her eyes glowing white as Chaos Chain snares Maurice and Dread's group.
Avatar Mode Danyelle spoke "FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIVES, CAN YOU NOT FIGHT WITH EACH OTHER? MAURICE, SONIC, RAINBOW DASH OR ASH KETCHUM WOULD NEVER TURN AGAINST ANYONE!!!!"
The storm rages on as Avatar Mode Danyelle verbally scolds Maurice and the pirates.
Dread however was unscathed. “Don’t listen to her lies, me crew. That land-lover and his friends betrayed us all!”
Seriously, what the heck just happened?!
End