Sonic the Hedgehog and the Space Ace Transformers - Episode IX by Space Ace Part 4 All of a sudden stalactites begin shaking violently, then snap loose from the ceiling and come crashing down all around the surprised, shocked humans and mutants as the cave floor begins shaking simultaneously! NARUTO: Earthquake! ANTOINE: Aye-yi-yi! it's the Big One, monsieur! BUNNIE: Wait, look! Fighter jet planes 12:00 high! Sure enough diving down out of nowhere came Vietnam and Korea War era jet planes screaming in to blast the cavern with laser fire. One resembled an F-4 Phantom, another resembled a North Vietnamese MIG-21, another resembled a F-86 Sabre, another resembled a North Korean/North Vietnamese MIG-15/17, and the last one resembled a F-8 Crusader, each in rainbow colors of red- green-yellow-blue-purple on black patterns. Leading them was the F-18 Hornet fighter jet form of Fiona Fox! ACE: It's Fiona! But whoever those others with her are, I have no idea! SALLY: Are they recruits?! FIONA: Correct you are, idiots. Meet the Mean Team, or rather...the MonStars! SONIC: Nuts, more terrorist gang bangers into Borf's Mafia family. FIONA: So prepare to be destroyed, Power Rangers, ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Get them! POUND: Yes, ma'am. NAWT: Look out, here we come! BLANKO: Charge! BANG: Get ready to have your a** kicked, he-he! BUPKUS: Asta-la-vista, baby. So saying the Mean Team in their jet forms streaked in to pound away at the opposition, firing down upon the Rangers who scatter and return fire in trying to take down the alien monsters who zoom this way and that way to avoid the hits. By this time the remaining forces of Belladonna, Ninjara, Tai Lung, She-Lion, Tigress, Sleuth Dog, Drago Wolf, Shego and Dr Drakken zoom into the caverns in their jet plane forms also and join in the war games skirmish. TAILS: Dang it, reminds me of the last time the Rangers fought inside a cave so long ago! MILES PROWER: Oh, when was that? TAILS: When Naruto and Goku were under a mind spell by Belladonna who tricked them into leading us into a trap while they were trying to rescue me and Amy Rose from captivity. MILES PROWER: Wow! Look out! He knocked his twin double to the floor as a falling stalactite smashed into the ground just missing both foxes barely by inches. TAILS: Thanks, you saved my life. MILES PROWER: Let's say I owe you one, now that I'm no longer working for King Scourge of the Suppression Squad. TAILS: Cool! As the battle raged on, rumbles and ground waves continued shaking the caverns making it impossible to maintain footing. DRAKKEN: Give up, you foolish mortals! Or we'll bury you under tons of rock. SHEGO: And it won't be very pretty, I assure you. KIM: Not a chance, wench! RON: Yeah, up yours! They trade shots at each other, ducking and dodging as they fought fiercely with each other. Just then Dr Channing rushed over to his nephew, shaking his arm and yelling into his ear over the noise of laser fire. NIGEL: Ace! There's a hole that just opened in the back of this cavern, Figment and I just checked it out. FIGMENT: There seems to be a tunnel to the surface. Maybe we could get out that way! ACE: Good work, uncle, Figment. Even though we outnumber the New World Order, I believe the course of action would be to retreat to safety. SALLY: Where is this hole you found, sir, Figment? FIGMENT: Come, this way! As the midget dragon shows Queen Sally where the opening is I continue trading shots alongside my warriors and those of Sonic and company. Then my wife is back at my side, tapping me on the shoulder, I turn her way, she nods in the direction where Figment is gesturing frantically and I nod back, turning to my comrades. ACE: Rangers, Freedom Fighters fall back, retreat! I'll create a distraction to hold off the opposition. KIMBERLY: You're the boss, boss! CHRIS: We're out of here! AMY: Right with you! CODY: See you later, sore losers. ASH: Ace, let me help hold off the enemy. ACE: Very well, Ketchum. ASH: Pikacu, are you ready? As the other human and mutants fled into the opening with Nigel and Figment yelling and urging "Move-move-go-go!" while looking back to see what Ace and Ash have in mind, the Pokemon champion and super agent create their diversion act. ASH: Pikacu, use your lightning attack to stun the nWo, now! PICAKU: Piiiiicuuuuuuuuu! ACE: Fire in the hole! The lightning bolts strike Drakken, Shego, Ninjara, Tai, Tigress, She-Lion, Belladonna, Drago, Sleuth, the MonStars and Fiona who scream-yell in pain, bodies jerking and twisting from the pain before Ash orders his pet to cease fire, Picaku does so, sneering triumphantly at the stunned-dazed bullies it just struck down. Next my laser bolts explode into the ceiling which collapses tons of rubble to seal off the entrance as I backtrack, follow Ketchum and his pet into the opening. Behind us are shouts of anger and rage as the nWo attempt to dig their way out of the barrier blocking their way from pursuing us. I rejoin my wife who congratulates me, slap high five and share a kiss or two, everyone laughing at us while we ignore them. She then does the same to Ash who blushes scarlet in the face with embarrassment, again that brings laughter from the Alliance forces. KIMBERLY: Guess it will take awhile before those terrorists get out from that mess. SONIC: And by the time they do, we'll be long gone. IVO: Wait a minute! Who's got the Sun-Pack battery? ALICIA: Got it right here, professor! IVO: Good show, my dear. NIGEL: Now to find the way out of these tunnels to the surface. ACE: Right, stay close Uncle Channing and you'll be safe. NIGEL: Of course, my lord. Can you believe that, my nephew's a king of this world? FIGMENT: No, I can't believe that, Doc. Immediately the friends begin their ascend towards the surface and safety. But suddenly they came to a fork in the road so to speak. Instead of one passageway, now there are two tunnels branching off in opposite directions. CODY: Uh-oh, wasn't expecting this. ROTOR: Great, which way? MILES PROWER: Duh, who knows which one leads out and which one a blind alley. CHRIS: Nuts! SALLY: Wait, let me see here. Nicole! NICOLE: Yes, Master Sally? SALLY: Can you decide which of these two tunnels leads to the surface? NICOLE: I'll start scanning now, my maker... As she spoke (Nicole that is), a 3D hologram illusion materialized into full view. It showed the two tunnels, the left hand fork is steep and narrow, the right hand fork is wider. NICOLE: I would suggest not taking the left hand tunnel since it is narrow and some of you may get stuck, uh that is, he-he...if you were in vehicle forms which you are not, though... GOKU: I'll say this for Nicole, she has a weird sense of humor. NARUTO: Uh-huh, she sure does. SALLY: Ah-hmmph! Was that an insult or compliment, he? BOTH MARTIAL ARTS MASTERS: No insult, my lady! SALLY: As if... NICOLE: They did not insult me, Master Sally... anyway, I insist on taking the right hand tunnel; it's wider to make your way to safety and the surface... SALLY: Thanks, my faithful program. Ace, why don't you follow my lead this time, yes? After all, it's about time I lead the troops, no? ACE: As you wish, my queen. Rangers, transform. One by one we converge into our car and truck forms and Acorn in her Peterbilt cab-over model escorted the procession through the right hand tunnel. About halfway down the passageway Alicia Acorn "Anti-Sally" senses a presence close behind her, but in her Eleanor Mustang form can't see who or what it is that's about to attack her until it's too late. ALICIA: Huh, who's that behind me, huh?! BANG: Look out behind you, lady, he-he! ALICIA: What?! POUND: Try to get by me! ALICIA: Huuuuuh?!! Just then the MonStars surround the Mustang sports car (the one used in the GONE IN 60 SECONDS movie) with Pound the green monster blocking the car's path, Bang the yellow monster, Nawt the red monster, Blanko the blue monster and Bupkus the purple monster behind and on both sides. Immediately they close in on the helpless warrior. POUND: Hand it over, lady. NAWT: Yeah, give us the Sun-Pack and you won't get hurt. ALICIA: Never! Get ready for a lashing, ah-ha! BLANKO: Uh-oh, better not use that toy if you know what's good for you. ALICIA: Try me, butt-heads. BUPKUS: Why, you... BANG: Let's take her! ALICIA: Mortal Kombat! Launching into attack, the former queen of her world punched, kicked and lashed out with her bullwhip at the MonStars while trying to defend the Sun-Pack at the same time from being stolen. Suddenly another figure clad in black attire came diving in, landing a powerful kick that drove Anti-Sally face first into the ground, stunning her momentarily. FIONA: Take that, you wench! NAWT: Nice kick, lady. BANG: Awesome! FIONA: Quick, get that solar battery. POUND: Got it, not damaged, though. FIONA: Give it to me, I'll inspect it. Nope, no damages that I can see. BLANKO: Now we get back to the others, hopefully they made it out okay. BUPKUS: Aye, rendezvous with Eggman and Borf. FIONA: Right, back to our leaders pronto. MonStars, transform! As one the Mean Team raised their rings to the air and called forth their fighter jet guises. POUND: F-4 Phantom! NAWT: F-86 Sabre! BANG: MIG-21! BUPKUS: F-8 Crusader! BLANKO: MIG-15/17! FIONA: F-18 Hornet! Then they zoomed away and vanished from sight just as Alicia watched them get away with the stolen Sun-Pack, groaning in anger and disgust. ALICIA: Curses, grrrmph! Now they have the solar battery, oooooooh! I better tell Ace about this at once! TO BE CONTINUED... NOTE: Try and pretend with your imagination this is another issue volume of Archie's comics "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG" www.geocities.com/silverstarr3224/