Sonic the Hedgehog and the Space Ace Transformers - Episode II by Space Ace Part 2 Once again as before we stood in the presence of King Elias Acorn the twin older brother to Sally Acorn and his fellow council members... ELIAS: Well, well...what a surprise to see you again, Space Ace. How are things on your world? ACE: Same as always, sire. Our citizens comprised of terran, AI and alien beings continue living and working together in peace and harmony. ELIAS: Excuse me, what is AI? GOKU: It stands for artificial intelligence robotic machines, sire. ELIAS: You mean, robot machines also work alongside your kind too? GOKU: Affirmative, sir. The king looked both surprised and shocked at this remark but said nothing more as the other council members chimed in. ROSEMARY: And alien beings also live on your world too? NARUTO: Yes, they do your majesty. On our world there are no wars or conflicts or evil dictators threatening to take control of cities and such. ROSEMARY: Thank goodness for that. ASH: Uh, yup. Not unlike this Eggman character Sally told us about previously. Sally nodded back in reply while listening to her friends give their comments to the court so to speak. HAMLIN: He, who are you three strangers? I don't believe I've seen you before. ASH: Oops, he-he... that's because we just joined Ace's gang as new recruits. HAMLIN: You did? You mean you are also Power Ranger Autobots too? GOKU: That we are, sir. I am Goku San, kung fu master and controller of the mystic Dragon Balls. NARUTO: I am Naruto Uzumaki, ninja master and friend to Goku. ASH: I am Ash Ketchum, pokemon grand champion. CHUCK: What is pokemons, what do they look like? ACE: That's your call, Ash. ASH: Yes sir. KIMBERLY: Give them a good show for their money's worth. So Ketchum began to tell the story of Pokemons, alien life-forms on planet Earth that he and other trainers would seek out and capture via containers called PokeBalls by scanning that alien's body, it would break down into molecules and sucked into the container afterwards. ASH: Once you captured a certain number of Pokemons, the ball can hold up to at least 10 at a time...you then teach or train those aliens to become fighter warriors in combat when you competed against other Pokemon trainers in matches to prove who is the better pokemon warrior in the world that is. CHUCK: Interesting, how do the matches play? NARUTO: Simple, the trainers start out with 1-on-1 matches, one pokemon VS one pokemon head to head battles until one or the other alien was defeated in combat, thus that trainer who's pokemon was still standing is declared the winner. The loser would retrieve that defeated alien back into his/ her PokeBall to rest and regain its strength again for later matches while switching to another creature instead. DYLAN: I see, and the match would continue? ASH: Yes, uh-huh. It would go on until one trainer defeated all pokemons of his/her opponent and was the winner in the end. PENELOPE: Awesome! ELIAS: Does a certain trainer become grand champion in the end? NARUTO: Yes, your majesty. You had to win 10 bouts in a row to be crowned Grand Pokemon Champion. ROSEMARY & HAMLIN: Oh... SALLY: You would become Grand Pokemon Champion after winning 10 matches? ASH: You got that right, Sally. SALLY: Tee-he-he-he-he-he-he! Oh, shame-shame, tsk-tsk-tsk! That made Hamlin and others giggle as well as they watched Acorn reprimand Ketchum for winking at her before calming down again in the chambers. ELIAS: And what of you, Goku San? What are these Dragon Balls you spoke of? GOKU: Ah, of course. The Dragon Balls are magic-like spheres of great power that also function as portals that enable a user to see his/her destiny of things yet to come. ROSEMARY: Really? Like crystal balls, you mean? GOKU: Yes, ma’am. They can also function as weapons by harnessing their magic to enable a fighter like myself to combat against my enemies. BOTH ELIAS & ROSEMARY: Wow! HAMLIN: So what happens once you've found all seven of these spheres, he? GOKU: Once you've possessed 7 DragonBalls, legend says he or she who is pure of heart and mind can summon a powerful deity called the Dragon Spirit to appear like a genie or ghost in your presence and that fortunate person is granted one wish of his/her desire in the end. Once that wish has been fulfilled, the Dragon Spirit disappears, its form returning back into the spheres which then scatter all over the planet to hide and await re-discovering once again. HAMLIN: Uh-huh, and you have to find them again before someone evil does instead, right? Goku nodded, going on to say that whoever was evil that found the Dragon Balls instead would use its magic to cause chaos and destruction to rule the universe forever! That made Elias and council members recoil, gasp in shock and disbelief with eyes wide, including Sally as well. NARUTO: But fear not, council members. Goku is able to keep all 7 with him at all time, manages to prevent them from disappearing in all directions. ASH: Aye-aye, right Picaku? SALLY: Uh, who's that? KIMBERLY: That's Ash's pet pokemon, its name is Picaku a powerful alien creature who can summon electricity when it gets angry. SALLY: Huuuuuuuh?!! ACE: Not to worry, as long as you don't anger it, it will not attack or hurt you in return. SALLY: Are you sure? ASH: Positive, ma’am. That made Elias and company bust out laughing at that antic routine Ash did to Sally who in turn glowered back, arms crossed at being teased-humiliated like that in front of her own brother. Kimberly, Goku, Naturo and myself struggled hard to keep from laughing ourselves but it was hard to do so with the former princess giving us the same look as well. Elias ceased laughing, just long enough to say: ELIAS: Thank you for sharing those stories, gentlemen. Do you wish to help defend and protect our city while you're here like Ace did before? NARUTO: On my honor, sire. GOKU: Me too, sire. ASH: And me. ROSEMARY: Good, excellent. Council members...all in favor, vote now. As before the members of the Council of Acorn gave their majority vote, this time with Hamlin voting "Aye" instead of always voting "Nay" like before. That made Sally brighten up happily to see the substitute Freedom Fighter-Council member change his attitude towards the earth-people from now on, a smile showing on her face that is. After that the king and queen and fellow members departed the chamber to retire to their other duties for now, leaving Rotor Walrus alone with Sally and company. ROTOR: That was an excellent story you shared today, sirs, ma’am. NARUTO: Thank you, Rotor. We will be honored in serving and protecting this metropolis from danger. GOKU: Count me in, I always wanted to visit another planet beyond our own solar system. ASH: I guess that one question has been answered at last. SALLY: What is that question, yes? ASH: "Are we alone in this universe?" SALLY: Well... I suppose that answers it, duh? There are indeed extraterrestrial intelligent life on other worlds beyond your own, he? ASH: Ha-ha-ha, right on. SALLY: Oooooooooh, kill! ACE: Look out, here comes trouble. KIMBERLY: Oh, dear. ROTOR: Good grief! We all laughed for awhile before the former princess joined in with the mirth as always. After saying farewell to Rotor who would join us later, Acorn led us back to Freedom Headquarters so we could prepare ourselves for whatever evils dare challenge us. However we did not realize that a certain spy was watching us return to the home base, Fiona Fox that is! FIONA: What's this?! The fools are back, are they? I thought they had left and would never return, he! Well, I'll show them...YES! Especially Space Ace, I want another rematch with that blond-hared idiot, ah-ha! This time I'll put him on his a**, oh-ho-ho... Then not wanting to be discovered she fled the scene to hide and bide her time to make her first move against me and my teammates that is! TO BE CONTINUED... NOTE: Once again use your imagination to pretend this is another volume issue of the Archie Comics "Sonic the Hedgehog" www.geocities.com/silverstarr3224/