Cry of the wolf by Herofox (I'd like to apologise to Saban for use of the Digimon attacks "Ice wolf bite" and "Howling blaster") (BTW I've decided to call Tails team of Earth based Freedom fighters the "Terra Senshi.) Last time, Tails was released from the control bugs and is unconscious in hospital. (On board the space colony ARK.) Robotnik: I must distract the Freedom Fighters a little longer. Prepare the "Leader of the pack" for launch. Snivly: Yes sir. (A robot Wolf launches from the colony down to Mobius.) (In a canyon, Storm, Cutter, Trigger, and Hound are walking to Shenlong's dojo to learn new fighting moves.) Cutter: It's been a while since we where all together. Trigger: Yeah. The Night prowlers are reunited at last. Storm: At least you would be if Lupin were still here... Trigger: No one blames you for what happened Storm. Its Robotnik's doing not yours. Cutter: The best thing we can do is avenge Lupin by taking down Robotnik once and for all! Storm: You're right guys. We're the Night Prowlers! And nothing's gonna stand in our way! (They make it to Shenlongs.) Shenlong: You come seeking my power? All: Yes sensei. Shenlong: Well it's going to take some time. I see you all want to learn the attack I taught Tails, the howling starbeam. Storm: Yes. Robotnik is a bigger threat than anything the acorn empire sent at us. Shenlong: In that case, training will begin at once. (The four night prowlers step outside and focus their energies.) (Back at freedom fighter HQ.) Sally: Nichole, run a diagnostic on the bounty hunter; Thundercloud. Nichole: Accessing, Sally. (Beep Bop a lewa! A wham bam boom!) Sally: I really need to change my dial tone. Nichole: Thundercloud; last seen heading south after your control bug was removed. Sally: That worries me. He's a lose canon. (The leader of the pack, as Robotnik calls her has landed in front of the night prowlers.) Hound: Hey, isn't that... Storm: Lupe... Shenlong: It appears that the time is nigh to try out the new skills you've acquired. Trigger: But we haven't perfected the howling starbeam yet. Storm: We wont need it! C'mon Hound! Let's do it! Hound: Right! (They become Hyper Storm and Hyper Hound.) M. Lupe: Activating chaos filter. (Her eyes light up.) Cutter: Chaos Filter? H. Hound: Isn't that the gizmo Omegabot used to beat Tails and the others? H. Storm: It is! Hound! Get the others out of here! I'll take care of Lupe! H. Hound: But what about you? H. Storm: I'll hold her off and try to reach to wolf inside! Now go! (Hyper Hound takes Cutter and Trigger up the canyon wall while Hyper Storm flies up at Lupe.) (Back on the floating island) Bubble: Hey Bunnie, have you seen Storm around? Bunnie: Sure. He and the Night Prowlers went down to Shenlong to learn some new powers. Bubble: Thanks. Her thoughts: I'll catch him when he finishes training and ask him out then. (She hops in a jet and flies down to the canyon.) (Back to Hyper Storm who is punched to the ground by Metal Lupe.) H. Storm: Lupe fight it! (She fires a missile at him. He is blasted back a few feet.) H. Hound: I can't just let her blow him up! (He flies into Lupe.) H. Storm: Hound, get out of here while you can! H. Hound: I'm not leaving you! H. Storm: Hound... H. Hound: I'm a night prowler too! We have to stick together! Cutter: That's right! This time, we'll fight together! (Trigger run underneath Lupe and pulls out his rocket launcher.) ICE WOLF BITE! (He shoots four missiles up at Lupe who takes the hit easily.) Buster cannon. (She fire down at Trigger who barley manages to jump out of the way in time.) (Meanwhile, Bubble has landed close to the battlefield.) Bubble: What's that sound? (She turns to see Lupe duke it out with Hyper Storm and Hyper Hound.) I'd better help! (She becomes Magna Bubble and tackles Lupe from behind.) H. Storm: What the... H. Hound: Bubble? M. Bubble: Sure is! M. Lupe: HOWLING BLASTER! (She fires a beam that blows H. Hound away. She then pounds M. Bubble to the ground. As Magna Bubble tries to get up, Lupe shoots down another blast that causes M. Bubble to change back into normal Bubble.) (Lupe charges at Bubble.) H. Storm: Bubble... (Flash back from the episode "Bubble takes a stand": Tails is about to finish Storm.) Tails: You've had it now! (He locks on his fox claw rockets.) Storm: Go ahead. Finish me off. Tails: Gladly. (He's just about to fire when.) Bubble: Tails stop! (She runs in front of Storm.) Tails: Bubble? Out of the way, it's dangerous! Bubble: Please Tails. You don't have to do this! Tails: But this fool's obsessed with fighting! Bubble (tears in her eyes): No he's not. Please Tails...lets just go home. Storm: Why would she risk herself to save me? (End of flashback.) H. Storm: I'll protect you! (He flies towards Bubble and tackles Lupe. He then somersaults over her and lands in front of Bubble, facing Lupe. ) HOWLING BLASTER! (Lupe fires the beam at Storm. He struggles to maintain his footing.) Bubble: Storm! H. Storm: Bubble...you risked your life to protect me once...now I'm going to protect you, even if it means my destruction! (The beam intensifies. Tears swell up in Bubbles eyes.) Bubble: STORM! Storm: I'm...toast... Voice in his head: Don't give up Storm! Storm: I know that voice... (In Storms mind, he comes face to face with a young wolf who looks exactly like him.) Lupin? Lupin: Don't give up on Lupe. Only you have the power to set her free. Remember, I am a part of you. Storm: I just have to believe in myself? Lupin: Why not? Bubble believes in you! (End of mind meld.) H. Storm: I'll never give up on you Lupe! (He grabs the super chaos drive just as the full moon is reviled from behind a bunch of clouds.) SUPER CHAOS POWER! (With that, he lets out a mighty howl that could be herd for miles around, as his eyes glow gold with power and his changes to silver.) HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLL!!! (Storms new transformation takes the beam.) HOWLING STARBEAM! (His beam collides with Lupe's. They struggle between the two but Lupe's beam is stronger. Storm and Bubble are blown into the canyon wall.) (The new Storm gasps for breath.) Bubble: Storm...? ???? (Smiles at her): I'm Silver Storm now. Bubble: You can be whoever you want... HOWLING STARBEAM!!! (Just then, three beams hi Lupe. Her shield is taking some damage. Cutter, Trigger, and Hound are using their new attack to distract Lupe. Suddenly, her shield vanishes for a second. Silver Storm, draws his ring axe and jumps at her. Lupe brings her shield back up, just as Silver Storm swung his axe. At the moment he was about to strike, Lupe expelled a HUGE blast from her chest cannon.) (All that could be seen was an explosion inside a bubble.) (When the smoke cleared, we see that Silver Storms fur is covered in cuts and burses. And he is gasping for breath. We also see the Lupe has an axe lodged in her head and her body is covered in static. Silver Storm changes back to normal Storm and collapses.) Bubble: Storm! (She runs over to him and puts her hand on his hart.) (Metal Lupe's armour starts to fall off. She is now de-robotasised. Cutter and Trigger help her up.) Trigger: Lupe, are you alright. Lupe: I think so. You've all grown up since I last saw you... (Hound walks over to Bubble.) Hound: How's Storm doing? Bubble: He did it to protect me... (Storms breathing is pretty weak.) Another Freedom Fighter out of action! Can the Terra Senshi, Freedom Fighters, and Chaotix hold out until Tails and Storm get back on their feet? And what new distraction will Robotnik have planned? Find out next time!