Chapter 56- The Fall of the Metal Super Sonica

“Their aim is getting better.” Moltro commented as he piloted his ship closer to the enemy, still dodging blaster fire as he flew. “But on the other hand, so is your flying, so keep at it.” Blackfire encouraged. “Alright, the only way to really win here is to totally knock out their engines.” Moltro stated. “Also, getting rid of some of their blasters might not be a bad idea either.” He added as the ship rocked from the impact of a blaster shot.

For the first time, the heroes got a really good look at their pursuer’s ship. It was long and spacious, but it had one very large tower like structure coming out of the top of the back area of the ship. There were blaster turrets all around the tower and a shield generator on the top, making it clear that that tower was the command deck.

“Aim for the command deck, there!” Zapto shouted to his brother as he pointed to the tower-like structure. “I see it of course! But there’s no way of attacking it right now, there’s a huge shield generator in the way!” Moltro shouted in a panic. “Hmm, you’re right. I think the only option is to destroy the shield generator then.” Blackfire suggested. Moltro looked at her in surprise and disgust. “Are you mad?! There’s no way we can take that thing down. Only a perfectly direct shot in just the right place would destroy their shields!” Moltro exclaimed.

Suddenly, Zapto slapped his brother right across the face. “What did you do that for?!” Blackfire asked horrified. But Moltro simply looked up in gratitude. “No it’s okay, really. Thanks brother, I needed that.” He replied. “No problem.” Zapto responded. “Are you okay though?” Blackfire offered. “I’m fine really. Sometimes I get so worked up, I need a good old slap in the face to get me focused again.” Moltro replied and Blackfire looked as though she understood. “Now let’s get back on track and take down those shields!” Moltro said excitedly as he gunned the engines full speed ahead towards the top of the command deck.

Meanwhile, on the enemy ship…

“Sir, it would appear they’re trying to attack the command deck.” A nameless officer said to the metallic captain of the ship. “It doesn’t matter, they won’t get far. Not with the shield generator protecting us.” Metal Sonica laughed. But Otpaz simply stared at the viewing screen.

“I don’t think they’re aiming for the command deck.” He said flatly. “What do you mean?! Why wouldn’t they attack the command deck? Any great fool wouldn’t!” Metal Sonica snapped as he turned and shot his apprentice a dirty look. But Otpaz simply kept staring at the screen. “No, they’re trying to take out our shields.” He replied. Metal Sonica turned back around and thought for a moment. “Well perhaps you’re right. But they’re no way they can take them out with their puny little ship. We’ll have them destroyed soon enough.” Metal Sonica smirked. “We’ll just have to wait and see…” Otpaz whispered unemotionally to himself.

Back on the heroes’ ship…

“Agh! We’re taking heavy fire here!” Moltro exclaimed as blaster bolts blazed all around his ship as he made a mad charge for the shield generator on top of the command deck. “Hang in there, Moltro. Our shields are holding fine, so just focus on our offense.” Blackfire advised him.

As the ship approached the area where the shield generator was, they could see more clearly just how the systems were set up. It was a giant orb, set atop the command deck tower, but the sphere was completely covered by its own almost transparent shield. However the sphere did have on unprotected spot: at the very top of it. However the spot was very small and only a very precise hit could impact the generator.

“Alright, team, get ready.” Moltro shouted to his two comrades as his ship flew ever nearer to the shield generator. Defensive blaster bolts flew all around them, but Moltro paid no mind as he flew above the generator and shot two blaster bolts right at the exposed section on the generator. The shots scraped the section, but did no overall damage. “Agh, no good!” Moltro cursed as he flew on, past the generator. “It’s ok, brother; it’s a hard target to hit. Just fly back around and try again.” Zapto consoled as Moltro flew on far enough to safely turn his ship around. “I’ll say. It’s almost impossible to hit on a side fly-by like that.” Moltro said as he piloted the ship on a course back to the top of the generator.

“Hmm, you’re right… wait I have an idea!” Zapto exclaimed in enlightenment. “Well let’s hear it. We don’t have much time to hit it before Metal Sonica catches on.” Blackfire rushed. “Ok, if we fly up directly above the shield generator and then make a sharp descent, then we should be able to nail the weak spot from above and then pull up to resume our attack.” Zapto explained. Moltro looked at him for a moment and then spoke. “That’s pretty crazy, but it just might work. It’s work a shot at least, haha.” Moltro laughed confidently and then turned the ship sharply up and began his ascent.

“Hold on tight, team!” Moltro bellowed as the g-forces took over and pushed Zapto and Blackfire back in their seats. When the ship reached an appropriate altitude, it sharply turned and began descending, directly above the weak spot on the shield generator. “Hang in there, team!” Moltro shouted again as the ship rocketed down towards the generator. “Don’t worry, brother, we’ll hold out just as long as you.” Zapto replied.

“Good. Well you won’t have to wait much longer. Here goes nothing!” Moltro exclaimed as he pulled the trigger, releasing twin blaster shots, aimed directly at the infamous weak spot. The shots hit their mark and started a chain reaction inside the generator. “There we go!” Moltro exclaimed in glee as he whipped the ship up and flew away from the exploding shield generator.

On the bridge of the Metal Super Sonica…

“What do you mean our shield generator is destroyed?!” Metal Sonica roared in anger upon hearing the news from one of his officers. “I-I don’t know, s-sir. But it seems they nailed the only weak point on the generator.” The officer stammered. “I told you that’s what they would do.” Otpaz said. “Grr, I didn’t actually think they could accomplish such a task.” Metal Sonica growled.

“Sir, it appears they’re flying around again. This time they’re heading straight for our command deck.” The nameless officer reported. “Fine then, I think we should head to a safer part of the ship.” Metal Sonica advised to Otpaz as he began to walk away. “You mean, we’re just going to run away?” Otpaz asked in confusion. “No, it’s not running away. Running away would be fleeing with the ship. No I’m just protecting my own physical form. You’re welcome to come if you wish.” Metal Sonica remarked and then hovered into an elevator on the opposite side of the bridge. “I might as well.” Otpaz said unemotionally and followed suit.

Back outside…

“Alright, next stop, command deck!” Moltro exclaimed as he flew his ship towards the essential brain of the enemy ship. “Alright, now be careful, the defenses are strongest in this part of the ship.” Zapto advised as blaster shots continued to whiz by, with only the occasional actually scraping their ship. As they advanced they got a clearer image of their target and fired a few shots towards the tower. They hit their mark perfectly and soon the command tower was ablaze with damaged machine parts. “Good shooting, Moltro!” Blackfire encouraged. “Hmm, but that doesn’t seem like enough to actually destroy the ship…” Moltro commented.

“Wait, I got it!” He then exclaimed as he flew past the burning tower and started to fly away from the ship. “What are you doing? Are you flying away?” Blackfire asked in confusion. “Nope, I actually know how we can bring this ship down. You see, I’ve been saving this little trick for just the right time, and I think that time has finally come.” Moltro somewhat explained and he flew to the back of the ship and was facing the opposite direction as it.

“Fire the rear chargers!” Moltro commanded no one in particular as he pushed a button on the control panel. From a rear view screen the heroes could see three metal canisters falling away from their ship and heading straight towards the rear thrusters of the enemies’. Within minutes the canisters impacted the thrusters and created a massive explosion that ripped apart the whole back of the ship. Within a few more minutes, the chain reaction had spread and the Metal Super Sonica exploded in a dazzling display of fire and light. “Haha, we did it!” Blackfire exclaimed loudly as she jumped up in her seat and hugged her two comrades. “Finally they’re gone. But what bothers me is that I saw a small escape ship being ejected from the main ship right before it exploded.” Zapto said worriedly. “Waha, brother you worry too much! We have faced the enemy, and they are ours. Now let’s move on with this little adventure, shall we? To the ice planet!” Moltro exclaimed confidently as he piloted the ship directly towards the atmosphere of the nearby blue planet.

Somewhere in the nearby space…

“Grr, those fools think they’ve won the day, but I’ll show them whose boss!” Metal Sonica growled angrily as he piloted his small escape vessel. “What are your plans, master?” Otpaz asked from the co-pilot seat of the ship. “It’s simple really, all we do is follow them and attack when we have the chance. You haven’t seen the last of me, heroes!” Metal Sonica laughed as he steered his ship also towards the surface of the planet.