Grodus Rising
From Yb Timeline
“For even in the ashes of defeat, we have been able to achieve victory. Not only is the seventh emerald now in our grasp, but the ultimate weapon of the Metal Army is now in our use. We have had much sacrifice, and yet we are stronger for it. Let it be known, from this day forth, that the Secret Society of the X-Nauts has achieved triumph over the most powerful forces in the universe. Let it be known, that Lord Grodus, has risen once again!”
-Grodus, 7-5: Only in Death
Grodus Rising was a single story created by Subsourian used to parallel the X-Naut's quest for the chaos emeralds in Oddtastic Adventure. It is the story of the seventh, lost emerald, and Grodus's attempts to claim it and the ultimate power that comes from all seven. However, in the end, Grodus found another type of power, one which made him one of the most powerful rulers in the universe. Many characters were introduced or reintroduced in this story, and many unrelated plotlines were crossed, impacting their future.
Characters (In order of appearance): Ultra Stuffwell, Doctor Albert, Grodus, TEC-X3, Stalvick, Litera, Eli, Amphy, Christopher, Paper Sister Maya Teen Angst, Ripvor, Birdross, Eggman, Evelyn, Metal Chaos, Whirl, Glerk, Coshi, Jet Gundam, Sinanju, Omega
Locations: Deep Space, Star World (Fahr Outpost), Renton, Mobius (Scrap Brain Zone, Zinc Legion Warzone, Whirl's Lab), Distant Planet, Moon of Hylia, Alinos
Story
Background/Prolouge: Midst the Chaos
The story begins three months after The Blackest Days, where Lord Crump's inept leadership ended up crushing the X-Naut Armada on Chronis. Grodus has turned to a new master plan; he would distract the enemies of the X-Nauts with a petty territorial squable, while he would go after the Chaos Emerals, seven gems used to achive ultimate power, which had been scattered in their last attempt to steal them in X-Chaos. Grodus had each one of these emeralds tracked, and was preparing to distract the SWDF, when something went wrong.
The Red Emerald, held in a Galactic Federation research facility, was raided by Ultra Stuffwell and his Steel Legion, who took the emerald and destroyed the facility. Grodus caught wind, but could not track the emerald's signature. Grodus sent his newly promoted second in command and close friend, Admiral Stalvick, to Star World's Fahr Outpost in hopes of finding information on the emerald's whereabouts.
Chapter 1: Winter Assault
At first, the X-Nauts tried an all out assault on Fahr Outpost, but that failed, and almost destroyed Stalvick's forces. They retreated, but were picked up by a rebel group who were wandering the Fahe Wasteland. This group was lead gby Litera, and contained several notable members as Eli, a inventor with a shady past, Paper, a former hero now in dire straits, and Amphy and Christopher, two sentient Pokemon who joined to gain wealth, and possible some technology to bring to their homeworld. Litera told Stalvick of a back route to the base, and asked only to join the X-Nauts. Stalvick approved, and formed the first Conscript regiment of the X-Nauts.
When they first reached Fahr, Eli and Paper disorganized the defenders, creating snow drifts that tore down the walls. Then, Amphy and Christopher came in with a double volt tackle, destroying the artillary that had destroyed the X-Nauts before, and disabling the base's power. Then, the X-Nauts came in, cleaning up the defenders. Stalvick then ordered Litera to take his men into the central building, and to secure it's databanks.
When they entered, Paper noted that the building was the Gadd Instillation, a famed military research station founded by Professor Elvin Gadd in his early years. They ran across a strange block, which Christopher activated. The block came to life, revealing itself to be Teen Angst, an information block captured by the SWD. Just then, several soldiers come in to engage them, and Amphy attempted to shock them. He missed, hitting a containment cell, activating it. Inside was a raptor named Ripvor, who killed the SWD troopers and offered his services as a mercinary to the X-Nauts. They agreed, and went on.
Before they reached the terminal, a Church Protectorate member named Sister Maya came to oppose them. The battle was long, and nearly resulted in defeat, but Eli came from behind, freezing her before Litera knocked her out with sleeping powder. Litera declared the place secure, and the X-nauts quickly raided the computer terminal. Though they did not find any information on the whereabouts of the missing emerald, they found that Doctor Eggaman, famed Mobian scientist and villian, was the leading source on the emeralds. Stalvick ordered all of his forces back to the fleet before the rest of the SWDF came to investigate.
Chapter 2: The Renton Shipyards
The attack on Bowser's Castle had just begun by Mario, creating an international incident on Star World. Grodus made a pact with the Shroobs, and sent the bulk of his fleet to Star World to oversee his operations. However, he was worried about interferance from their massive fleet, as they lacked the manpower to take on fleet battles after Chronis. He ordered Stalvick to raid the SWD's primary base at the Renton Shipyards (a formerly secret location, but found when Fahr's databanks were raided) and stall the SWD while taking as many ships as they could. Grodus stated that the first of the Conscript's payment would be any ship they captured personally.
The attack began, where Eli crashed his transport into one of the docks, coming out to steal a Blade Class Cruiser. Upon liberating it, he gave it the name Sylloderriga Jet Mk V. Amphy and Ripvor landed on a nearby dock, where Ripvor destroyed the SWDF cannons while Amphy took care of the transport and it's tech crews. Amphy ran into a Federation Invasionary Transport, naming it EHUSGHVY26UJ79/:blunderface by the random letters he typed in the keypad, while Ripvor took a hidden Merciless Class Stealth Ship, naming it the Raptor. Nearby, the X-Nauts had taken command of a YSS Windfish, the largest vessel every produced in the Alliance of Worlds.
Paper and Litera both landed on a dock, but as they moved to the ship, a cannon bolt blasted apart the dock, almost propelling them into deep space. At the last second, Litera teleported Paper to a nearby Levithian Battlecruiser. Paper thought it strange that Litera knew magic, but thought little of it, and named his Battlecruiser the Scientifically, Of Course. On another platform, Teen Angst and Christopher moved out, when Teen Angst was hit by sniper fire. Christopher first thought her dead, but then flipped a switch on her back, activating her. Teen Angst declared Christopher her boyfriend, much to his displeasure. Christopher raided a Tempest Class Drone Ship, naming it the Christopher's Fire. Teen Angst came into his ship, before Christopher ejected her into space. She floated into a small Setting Sun Class Vessel, which she named the Totally.
As all of the ships went to the rendezvous point, a large fleet of SWD ships came out of slipspace. This fleet was headed by General Birdross, who ordered their surrender. Stalvick taunted him, and the space battle began. paper was hti by a blast from the Twilight of Hope, the SWD flagship, and was almost downed, when he pulled back. Eli and Christopher came in, defending Paper, but just then Christopher decided to hit the capitol ship. However, the ship was too much, and almost destroyed Christopher's Fire, when Teen Angst used her ship's dimensional recall to pull Christopher back. Amphy and Eli were all that were left of the Conscripts, and were pondering hitting the ship's Combo Cannon, when Ripvor's ship came out of nowhere, damaging the ship and destroying the Combo Cannon. Just as the Twilight of Hope was ready to open up it's other batteries, Stalvick's Defender of Heroes flanked the SWD fleet, destroying a bulk of their ships and forcing Birdross to retreat.
Stalvick took all remaining ships, and destroyed the shipyards that remained. Grodus then ordered the fleet to move to Mobius, in order to take what research Eggman had on the emeralds.
Chapter 3: The Secret of Mobius
While Stalvick moved to Mobius, Grodus had already raided Popstar and it's emerald. However, other factions had gotten in on the hunt, including The Yoshi Bodyguards, Cackletta, Grunty, Popple, and Bowser. The greatest threat to Grodus, however, is Eggman, who had already claimed an emerald from Star World. Grodus sees Stalvick's raid on Mobius as a chance to catch Eggman off guard, and uncover any projects he may have to turn against him.
When they arrive, the X-Nauts find Mobius is under an invasion by the Metal Army and it's Zinc Legion. The Federation and GUN forces had been dispatched to quell the invasion, but the entire planet was in chaos. Litera states that the invasion is the perfect cover to invade Eggman's Scrap Brain Zone, one of his central manufacturing facitilies. Ripvor, Eli, and Christopher are dispatched to the surface, but their transport is shot down by Metal Army raiders. They crash in the streets, and fight off waves of Metal Army soldiers.
Meanwhile, millions of light years away, Doctor Eggman takes notice of the Metal Army attack on his base. He decides to pull his forces back to a central structure, puts up a massive shield, and activates a secret weapon he had been working on in case of such an attack. The central structure activates, and sends out a signal, deactivating all Metal Army forces in the area.
Stalvick calls a meeting with Litera and Grodus, who discuss this new development. Litera suggests that if the SWDF or Galactic Federation got hold of the device, that the cover for their invasion would be blown. Stalvick disagrees, stating they should take the device and use it to disrupt any Metal Army operations that get in their way. Grodus agrees with Litera, and orders a second team into the center of the base to secure the area so the AI Disruptor could be safely dismantled.
Teen Angst and Amphy use the Totally to warp behind the energy shield, and move through a wave of Badniks to destroy the shield generator. Teen Angst accedently uploads a virus in the computer terminal, which overloads the generator, destroying it. Later, Litera, Eli, and a group of X-Nauts run into the AI Disruptor, and clear it our, battling a Metal Shadow that defended the base's computer terminal. The terminal states that Eggman, too, does not know where the seventh emerald is, but a scientist named Tabbir Whirl did, and Eggman wanted his research. Litera calls for explosives, but is relived by a group of Elite X-Nauts under Stalvick, who say they will dismantle the Disruptor. The group pulls back, and discusses how to get ahold of Whirl.
Chapter 4: The Hunt for Whirl
Chapter 5: Revelation
Chapter 6: Traitor's Hand
Chapter 7: The Fist of Grodus
Epilouge: The Rise of the X-Nauts/Post Story
Trivia
Connections to Other Stories
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