Disclaimer:

All Sonic characters belongs to their respective owners.

Sam, Nodoka and Cosmos belong to me and me alone.

Rikku belongs to RikkuMcClowFox on FF, or Slashin' Azriel Hacke on FictionPress.

Skye belongs to Bureizu za Vampire.

Star belongs to Starlightlovesya123.

Now, on with the show!

Beginning of the End

As the sky with lit with the rising sun's arrival, the rebels (minus one) stood in a line, out near an open plain, but still hidden from view by trees. They were rather close to Station Square...but no one could spot them. A certain two tailed kitsune's face with brimming with happiness as he stopped speaking, the rest of the rebels having some sort of expression on their face, whether nervousness, happiness, or even a hint of fear. "That's the plan. Any questions?" Rikku pecked the kitsune's cheek with a smile on her face, getting back in line.

"Not at all, bud. Now let's get out there and take over a nation's capital." Sonic pat the kitsune's head, smiling as well.

"Hold on a sec." Sam got out of the line (a red slap mark on his face from sleeping with Nodoka) and looked at everyone. "Is everyone ready?" A bunch of "Yeah"s and "Sure"s were heard, but Nodoka simply said "I'll do my best.". "As leader of this rebellion...I think it would be fit to think of a speech beforehand, to get your blood pumping." A load of "Yeah, probably."s were heard, heads bobbing.

The silhouetted King started to pace, his seven Knights in armor front of him. The armor were all different colors per Knight: one was Red, another Blue. Then there was Black, White, Green, a light shade of Blue, and then a bright, almost gold color. The King stopped pacing, and then turned to his Knights. "Knights of the Newfound Soul...you have been trained well, and your nation is proud to have you fight this very day."

Sam was pacing around at this point. "Well...it would be fit. I'm just not very good with dramatic speeches, or speeches in general. It takes me around an hour to come up with a five minute speech, see...but that's not the point." The faces of the rebels were either very bored, very distracted by something else, distracted by Sam, trying to ignore him, or just trying not to laugh in general. Sam however, paid no attention.

The King's head was currently looking at each of his Knights. "I, your leader have faith in you. You will crush, destroy, annihilate, and completely decapitate every single rebel, and most especially those that have betrayed this country!" A loud, simultaneous "YEAH!" was heard from the King's Knights, many of them fist pumping, or doing other gestures.

"Well, try to think up of some other great speeches to inspire you guys! I mean...there was that one from 500, that was awesome! And that one from Low Sky, that was pretty good as well!" Sam exclaimed, the rebels still bored out of their mind, distracted or trying to keep their laughter in. One rebel was just trying to listen.

The King's eyes seemed to narrow in anger, mentally visualizing the rebel's faces. "You will kill them all, and bring me their heads! I will mount them on my wall, and I will show them to the nations that dare oppose me, and they will break down in fear!" The Kings Knights were currently getting hyped up, another "YEAH!" being heard.

"Well, hey. Think of it like this: does the King have anything better than I?" Sam exclaimed, a bit of silence lingering for a bit.

"Yeah, he probably does." Skye muttered, Star laughing.

"Well, why don't you spe-" The ebony hedgehog pointed to Star, who quickly slapped Sam in the face and nodded.

"With pleasure!" The ebony hedgehog walked back to the line, standing next to Nodoka and Cosmos. Nodoka gently pat his back with a small smile, Cosmos turning away from him.

"Hey, you!" The King pointed to the Knight in white, playfully running a hand on the black one's tail. "Stop acting like a jackass! There is no ass in this nation 'cause we annihilate all form of ass!" Most the Knights went "YEAH!" once more, the Knight in red chuckling immaturely.

"What do you fight for?" Star pointed to Cosmos, who was hardly heard due to her response being more of a screech than an actual response. Everyone at that point maybe jumped around a yard or so into the air.

"What the he-" Sam was cut off by Star.

"OKAY, THAT'S FINE!" I honestly have no idea what she just said, but I'll work with it. Star thought, going onto the next member.

"Quit acting like fools, all of you! Idiots, hey! Pay attention!" The King demanded, the Knights readying their abilities.

"I'm gonna pump'em with iron!" The red one exclaimed, readying his two pistols.

"What do you fight for?" She pointed to Sam, walking up to him with a rather questioning, almost malicious look.

The hedgehog's body stood firm and strong, his voice booming. "I FIGHT FOR THE TRUTH!" Sam exclaimed with a finger point, glaring into Star's eyes with excitement.

"THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!" Star exclaimed immediately after his response, her grin getting larger as she turned to Nodoka...

"I'm going to poison them, and stab them to death!" The one in black said, his long, dirty tail starting to point upward.

"Will you fools stop being so excited already?" The King growled, irritated at the immaturity (or rather, battle hunger) of his Knights.

Star walked up to Nodoka, pointing a finger at her. "What do you fight for?" She inquired, Nodoka responding calmly.

"Change for the better." The regimental hedgehog stated almost at a whisper.

"I can't hear you, speak louder!" Star demanded loudly, the hedgehog straightening her back and closing her eyes tightly.

"Change for the better!" The regimental hedgehog shouted, Star grinning as she turned to the next member of the Rebellion.

"I'm going to blind them, burn them, and then keep burning them until they either submit or die." The white one calmly summoned an orb of light, stretching it, focusing her energy on it...

"...Okay...I'll wait." The King said, seeming to facepalm. "Just wait..." He said to himself, his impatience growing...

Star pointed to Knuckles. "What are we fighting for?"

"REDEMPTION!" The both of them shouted, Star pecking Knuckles' cheek. "I love you." Star whispered, Knuckles smiling and pecking her cheek before she moved on with a smile on the African pygmy's face.

"Still waiting..." The King began tapping his foot.

"I will freeze and shatter them with the strength I have!" The blue one shouted, pumping his fist into the air.

Star pointed to Skye with a grin. "What are you fighting for?" The crimson hedgehog replied with a straight face, almost a little dull.

"I'm fighting for the freedom of the people, the rights of the many, and the truth of all to be exposed." Skye stated, practically no energy in her voice.

"VERY INTELLECTUAL RESPONSE!" Star walked away, Blaze tossing a leftover can of energy drink to Skye.

"Thanks, mate!"

"Waiiiiiiiting." The King was tapping two of his fingers onto his forehead, sighing.

"I'll hit 'em so fast, they won't know what's comin'!" The sky blue one said, rising into the air with her wings. Why she was able to ascend in the air with armor on? Becauseshutup.

"What are you fighting for?" Star gestured to the quartet of Tails, Rikku, Sonic, and Blaze with a cocked eyebrow.

"Because we want to be free again!" Tails and Rikku exclaimed, smiling in unison.

"To restore order between dimensions!" Sonic and Blaze shouted, looking at each other with a 'Yes.' face.

Star walked up to Sonic, gently patting him on the head. "Don't die, okay?" Sonic nodded, a cocky grin on his face.

"Everyone! Shout what you're fighting for, for before nightfall...the Station Square before us will not have a moon to gaze at!" Star shouted, pointing at Station Square.

"Alright, forget you people! Just...go out and fight!" The King boomed, irritated at the foolishness in front of him.

"Alright!" The seven Knights summoned their abilities simultaneously, the sheer magnitude of the power unleashed breaking the castle wall, the seven of them hopping out of it.

"And good riddance...jeebus!" The King finally got off his throne, and pulled down his pants, pressing a button...the seat to his throne lifted, it being a cover of a toilet. "Man, I really needed to take a dump that entire time..."

Cosmos did that kind of screech again, where it was hard to tell what exactly what she was saying. Again, everyone jumped around a yard into the air. "For the truth!" Sam summoned Chiharu, pointing him into the air.

"Change for the better!" Nodoka shouted, summoning Juuchi Yosamu, pointing her into the air.

"For redemption!" Star and Knuckles summoned their Soulbends, Knuckles and Star aiming a meteor and a rod into the air respectively.

"ALL THAT JAZZ I SAID BEFORE!" Skye exclaimed, an aura glowing around her, blue and purple lines forming on her skin and fur.

"For order of dimensions!" Sonic and Blaze shouted, blue and red auras surrounding them respectively.

"For freedom!" Tails and Rikku shouted, Tails gaining a yellow aura and Rikku gaining 8 lightning infused daggers behind her, taking a stance with the two she had in her hand.

"RE-" Star was cut off by Sam, who gently pushed her back.

"Okay, Star. I got this now." The yellow hedgehog rolled her eyes, chuckling.

Sam turned to the rest of the rebels. "Rebels! Formations!" Sam got with Nodoka and Cosmos. Knuckles, Star, and Skye were together and ready to attack. Finally, the quartet of Sonic, Blaze, Rikku and Tails were willing and ready to severely injure.

"Rebels! Let us swear one thing: We will all meet each other again, alive!" The rest of the rebels nodded, and shouted "Yeah!". "Alright! MOVE OUT!" And with that, the three headed in separate directions: Sam's group to the north, Star's group to the northwest, and Sonic's group to the northeast.

This is the beginning of the end.

Slightly rushed chapter, but tried to make it epic. Note that if you're reading the Vengeace Quartet, I guarantee there will be spoilers here. But you may enjoy them. =[3

Hope you enjoyed reading as much as I did typing, R&R please, and I'll see ya on the battlefield!

~ADarknessInHeaven

aka: Sam