Hour Man avoided the attack by freezing time for a brief moment.

Is that so? Strange... Ultra Instinct doesn't grant increased durability. Strength, possibly... But Ultra Instinct is moreso about the ability to avoid attacks, not take them head-on.
Perhaps it's just that you two are more durable... However. Not even the most durable can survive the collapse of the universe.

Suddenly, Distortion Man appears from behind the two, sending them both through an inescapable time vortex that brings them to the very exact moment when the universe (naturally) collapses!

The assist is very much appreciated, my modern equivalent.
It was no problem my, ...er, classic equivalent. I guess. (Gee, this is so weird...)

Indeed, this place has some very fascinating reads... Of course, they're much better if you actually ask to be down here instead of barging in uninvited.

Suddenly, a Time Man-looking robot appears...

...Although, perhaps I'm not without a lack of manners myself; I have failed to introduce myself. I am ASN-07C, Hour Man, from the original line of All-Star Numbers from the erased Ajax Universe. I have been brought to this land during the times when the portals from the Dead Zone and Plane of Non-Existence were opened, and have stuck around since to learn more about the culture...
...And then I heard about a group of robots snooping about like they own the place. Which leads to why I am here...

Hour Man unleashes a storm of armor-piercing Time Arrows faster than either of the two could react!

Ok but the reason Soren asked is because there is already a thread for testing these things

Suddenly, Metal Sonic is halted by a mysterious figure!

SUBJECT "AOSTH ROBOTNIK" OBJECTIVE: MAKE SUBPLOT CONCLUSION HUMOROUSLY ANTICLIMATIC. SUBJECT "METAL SONIC": A DANGER TO SUBPLOT'S INTENDED PROGRESSION. SOLUTION...
...FORCE SUBJECT TO LEAVE... OR TERMINATE.

The mechanical figure- My creation, the Plot-Protecting Drone "Pi Android"- charges a powerful electrical attack in its hands...

Meanwhile, aboard the AOSTH Death Egg...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S ALL GONE!?
It means that all of our security equipment is gone!
Grr... And I just spent a thousand Mobiums getting them repaired after the dragon attack! I'm running out of money, Albert!
Calm down, Ivo! Luckily, the security footage managed to pick up the man behind this mere seconds before it was sent away...

RS Wily pulls out his computer and shows Robotnik the security footage of the scene... All 3 seconds of it. Pausing at the last second, however, the two managed to get a clear visual of the man's identity...

Another Robotnik...? Something seems... Off about him.
Indeed... But a man who could so easily sneak past our defenses...

RS Wily smirks evilly.

...Could be a very useful ally.
WHAT!? There is NO way I will work with another one of those mes! They all make a mockery on my name!
(Not as much as you do, I would assume...)
I heard that! And just for the record, as much as I am egg-themed, I would NEVER go the same route as they had, and allow myself to be called by the nickname of that blue rodent! And that's why I'M number one!
...Right. Well, you'll have to keep that to yourself when the company arrives... Cut Man! Guts Man!

Suddenly, RS- Or, rather, ReSolute- Cut Man and Guts Man appears!

You need us for something, doctor?
No, I just wanted to have a friendly chat... Of COURSE I need you two idiots for something! Now, pay attention!

Wily points at the still image of CD Robotnik.

I want you to find this man and invite him over here so the two of us can make an alliance with him...
You can count on us, boss!

Suddenly, ReSolute Break Man appears!

Hey, doc! What about me? Should I help them?
No, no... You're needed here in case any other intruders attempt to get in. It'll be your job to get rid of them.
Whatever turns you on, doc...
Ah- HEY! Don't just say that, you metallic dolt! It's 2020! Phrases like that have an entirely different meaning nowadays!

As the conversation went on, AOSTH Robotnik sneaks away...

There is no way I'm going to be working with another Robotnik... I've gotta find a way to get rid of him, before Ruby Spears ruins the whole thing!
Scratch! Grounder! You two idiots get over here right now!

I'm gonna get there, first!
No way! I'm going to get there first!

Suddenly, in comedic fashion, both Scratch and Grounder, twisted up in some kind of ball, stumbles into the room.

GET UP, you pitiful mess of bolts! I've got a job for the two of you. You see that Robotnik over there?

AOSTH Robotnik points towards the screen with CD Robotnik's face on it.

...There are other Robotniks?
Of course there are, you idiots! Have you never heard of Multiverse Theory before!? Now, I want you two to find him and bring him to me!
You can count on me, Dr. Robotnik!
Or, better yet, you can count on ME!
JUST GO, you metallic morons!

Scratch and Grounder rushes off to find CD Robotnik, with ReSolute Cut Man and Guts Man heading off to do the same... And certainly, neither pair are going to succeed.

The waiter brings over Somari's order.

---

If you forgot, then it wasn't important. Now, as I was saying...
I will state for the record that I know that neither of you have any good reason to trust me. I get it. And in any other circumstance, I would never even consider approaching you like this. But, me personally? I am out of options.

...And this fails to mention the multiple amounts of villains who may want you dead for no good reason, if any. ...Not to mention there are even heroes who may try to "eliminate" you and the rest of Quartet Enterprises, simply because of your boss... And the monster he tries to keep under tight wraps.

...Now. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't even bat an eye on what happens to you two. However...
...I am smart enough to know that I would become next on the chopping block. I have already died twice. I am far from willing to letting it happen again. But as I am now, I have no power over that on my own.
...And that brings me to why I am here. I will require back-up for whenever I am threatened. And believe it or not, the same may apply to you at some point. And thus, I am here to propose an alliance.

Kirby opens the box, and sure enough, no stuffed crust. (A bit surprising for Kirby, but ok.)

However, it does appear that the pizza has literally every (average) topping possible on it (except for pineapple).

Delta looked at Dangan in the eyes the entire time, then continued to do so for half a minute as he pondered.

Delta: ...Ok. You can be trusted.

Delta lets Dangan go, then looks over to Dark Elf.

Delta: Alright, with that covered... Speak what you need to say.

---

Meanwhile, Kirby happens to pass by the now-appearing Qbby.

Kirby: Hiiiiiiii~! Puyo puyo! (Hi, Qbby! Nice seeing you around!)

Kirby then looks over to his pizza box from Little Papa Beta's.

Kirby: Puyo puyo? Puyo puyo, puy... Puy puyo. (Want some pizza? I was going to share with Meta Knight, but... He was busy.)

Delta: No. Before we discuss anything...

Delta Paradox suddenly traps Dangan Man in an energy sphere!

Delta: ...We should make sure we can actually TRUST this Dangan Man.
Delta: I have been able to see MANY timelines. And with it, MANY iterations of Dangan and the other Dimensions. And a good number of them aren't at all good people, or at least serves leaders who are bad news.
Delta: So, tell me... Who sent you on this mission? What IS your mission, and why should we trust who sent you on it to not plot to take over the timeline, or worse?

Delta Paradox suddenly appears!

Delta: A good theory... Or, alternatively, he is simply using codewords to make you sound more dangerous, and thus making his mission seem more important.
Delta: Also, stop calling it a "Tomline". It was simply just RSB's word for his timeline splits back in the days of the Absurd Roleplay.

Trust me, I'd do it all over again if it would actually accomplish any. But aside from the fact that I have lost all that power completely...

Suddenly, Jazz MKIII emerges from behind the two.

Hello again. I see that you two are doing well, despite having been scarred and obliterated...

The Council of Quints...? (Why does that sound familiar... Hang on... I think that my Quint has actually mentioned it before...)
(Yeah... I think he offered to convince them to grant me a spot, too... I declined, though... I don't exactly belong with the lot of them.)

Epsilon reaches out his hand to shake.

Well, if you're a Quint, then you're a friend to me. I am ASN-001, Beta Man... Though people nowadays refer to me as Epsilon.

---

...Back in Gadem City...

...So, what's it like, being a character of a non-bootleg game, anyways?
Peachy, I guess. (Whatever that nonsense means.)
Cool, cool. ...So, uh... Do you think Capcom is hiring?
Unlikely.
Really? Well, that's a shame.
...Say. What are you even trying to do, anyways?
What do you think I'm doing? I'm trying to catch the next plane back home.
...Aren't you one of those "Robotic Masters"?
...I am a Robot Master, yes.
Can't you just teleport back to your hometown?

...
...

---

...Mere moments later...

...And this is the hole I was sent through, right?
Yep. I'm unsure how such a hole straight through the Earth was created, but...
...Wait, why do you a-

Bass proceeds to shove Thunder Blast Man down the hole, sending him all the way to the other side of the world.

...
You know, pushing that guy in particular down that hole is oddly satisfying for me.

Bass then warps back to Mega City.

Meanwhi- Oh, hey, it's this Epsilon guy again.

Well, this has been a total waste of time... Not only have I found no heroes, but the problem just solved itself without me...
...Hang on, what on earth is tha-
Oh sh-

Suddenly, Quint crashes right into Epsilon! (Q-4827, not the canon one)

...You have 10 seconds to start explaining yourself.

...Well, our work here is done.
Actually, it isn't. Those three mechas are still on the loose.
So what? They lost their medallions. And even if they find more, who cares? We'll just beat them again. How much more powerful can they get?

---

...Meanwhile, on a particular floating island...

...Ah, what another fine day... A little surprising that nothing has attacked Angel Island during all the chaos down there... But at least the Master Emerald is safe.

Suddenly, a harmless butterfly lands on the large, green emerald...

What the-!? HEY! YOU!
...Stay away from the Master Emerald!

Knuckles, like a buffoon, chases after the butterfly, leaving the Master Emerald unguarded...

Matt finds Clover and Jade.

You two are still here? Well, I suppose since you both are here, I could send you off to help out with a recent case...

Matt opens up a one-way portal to the Halberd!

I'm not afraid. I'm just tired. I've always been one step behind you hairy apes! I simply- Hold on a moment.
Kahtos. Initiate procedure D3F73R05.

The built-in code begins to revert Kahtos back into Defteros! (However, Defteros gets to keep the Adaptor.)

Now, then. When I first stole the Kong Banana Horde, it was simply because I was jealous of how much you had. A vast collection of bananas. A powerful artifact that grants the user's every desire. An entire island named after them.
...But when I was beaten by Donkey Kong, something just... Clicked. What started off as simple jealousy turned into honest hatred towards your kind...
...I wanted nothing more than to take everything from you, just so it could be mine... But nothing I did worked. And that's when I got an invitation... Someone was making a company. A Meme Company. For what purpose, I am unsure... But I had agreed to join. ...And that was when I started working with Beta Shadow.

Beta Shadow had allowed us to do anything we wanted... And he gave me, in particular, a special gift: The ability to come back in a stronger body whenever I died. Even if I was decapitated, or shot, or incinerated, or even erased from existence by a Reaper.
...But then, I noticed something. Something was growing within him... Something... Far more than Evil. And eventually, that evil manifested into the being we now know as Beta Devil.
...But ever since getting rid of Beta Devil for the first time, Beta Shadow disbanded the Meme Corporation, leaving me with nothing yet again... And so, my hunger for revenge returned... But this time, it was directed towards HIM.
...Of course, that all went south for me when I was first beaten in the Absurd Roleplay, and then later on down the road was corrupted by the Anti-Omni Corruption. ...But then Donkey Kong came along, and it made me realize something...

...I actually missed our old rivalry. I wanted to get back to my old ways of plotting to steal the Crystal Coconut... Though, the one time that I actually came across it, I... I honestly had no idea what I wanted to do with it anymore. I was simply after it for the chase...
...And then, a thought came to mind. A thought of pure curiosity... What exactly IS it like to be a deity like you? Immortal. All-Powerful. All-Knowing. I was simply curious... And then, of course, Donkey Kong and his little "Mighty Number" friends came along and ruined my plans to find out.

...In summary, my desire for deity-hood is simply out of plain curiosity. (And maybe a little bit of not wanting to feel so weak in comparison to you.) So-

Boss. It's ready, now.
Ah, excellent... Activate it NOW!

Suddenly, a machine within the Gangplank Galleon II activates... And sends it and everyone on it back to present times!