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A Warrior for the Black Arms

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On a planet far from Earth, the ruins of civilization were scattered from one devastated city to another. All native forms of life were either vanquished or cowed into submission by their invaders, the Black Arms. The two commanders of the successful invasion conferred in private around a bonfire while their troops made use of the planet's foodstuffs for themselves, one or another. The two Black Arm leaders, Zahradnik the Biolizard and Shadow the Hedgehog, spent their time around the bonfire talking about nothing when Zahradnik finally spoke to their frustration.

"When do you think it's time for us to finally head back to Earth?" He asked in seething rage, not at himself, Shadow, or anyone on their side, but at their source of hatred that they hadn't settled with yet after over fifty years traversing the universe.

Shadow appeared no less annoyed himself. What happened at the ARK just before Black Doom picked them both up was over half a century passed, but the wounds from Maria's death hadn't healed for either Shadow or Zahradnik. "I honestly don't know, brother, but something tells me Black Doom will tell us."

Speak of the Devil, and from a piece of organic technology nearby, the Dark Lord of the Black Arms himself, Black Doom, appeared as a hologram to speak with them. "Shadow, Zahradnik, the time has come. Prepare yourselves for Earth."

Hearing the news they had long anticipated, the Ultimate Life Form and his Prototype smirked wickedly at each other.

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I was inspired by the Dragon Ball Z scene that introduced Vegeta and Nappa, if anyone was wondering about any déjà vu feelings. I admittedly also wanted to write a prompt that has the Space Colony ARK become something like the Principality of Zeon from the original Gundam anime mixed with the fancy genetic engineering space colony nation from Gundam SEED, but I decided that maybe three of these prompts is enough.

By the way, sorry it took me a long while to get back to this. Writing about multiple fandoms isn't easy, that's for sure. Anyway, I just want you all to know that with this update as well as my others for Dragon Ball Alternate Paths, Fairy Tail Alternate Paths, and Possibilities for Sonic Chronicles, I'll be taking a long break from writing about one-shots and challenge stories, so that I can focus on longer story writing, regardless of the length. I'll also be posting my stuff on Ko-fi a month before I do so on FanfictionNet, DeviantArt, and Archive of Our Own, so if you want, you're more than welcome to be on the lookout.