Match 22646 Gex and Sir Daniel Fortesque vs. The Chimera

[SSJRuss]

QUEST FOR THE DARK GRIMOIRE

PART FOUR

 

Sackboy didn’t hesitate.

The moment Dan raised his sword, the little stitched warrior sprang forward, his knitting needles flashing like twin daggers. Dan barely had time to react, bringing his shield up just in time to catch the first strike.

Clink—clink—clang.

The force pushed him back a step. Gex dashed away as one of the needles zipped past his face.
“I have a bad feeling about this,” he said, eyes narrowing as Sackboy flipped over Dan and came at him next.

Sackboy bounced off a springy patch of fabric and launched himself into the air, spinning as he descended toward Gex.

“Parkour,” Gex shouted instinctively, diving into a roll just as Sackboy struck the ground where he’d been standing.

Dan moved in immediately, pressing the attack, sword swinging in a heavy overhead arc—but Sackboy was already gone, leaving only stray fibers in his wake. Sackboy darted across the room and tapped a series of oversized buttons embedded in the floor.

The environment, without warning, shifted. A ramp unfolded upward. A cardboard wall rotated. A dangling thread dropped low like a rope swing.

Gex blinked. “Wait a minute… this whole operation was your idea,” he muttered, watching the battlefield literally rearrange itself.

Sackboy grabbed the dangling thread and swung across the room, kicking off a wall and launching himself straight toward Dan like a rocket. The knight raised his shield, bracing as Sackboy struck and rebounded again, using momentum like a pinball.

“He’s beginning to believe,” Gex said, impressed despite himself. He needed to do something about his adorable jackass. “Bones, get him into a corner and—

The moment Dan stepped forward, Sackboy twisted upward in the air and yanked another loose thread, dropping a huge sandbag from above.

WHAM.

Dan vanished beneath it.

Gex winced. “Okay, buddy. Nevermind.” Gex rolled up his imaginary sleeves and rushed forward. Sackboy swung his knitted legs and leapt into the air, diving toward Gex with sharp knitting needles.

Gex sidestepped at the last second, tail snapping out and catching Sackboy midair. The hit knocked the little guy off course, sending him tumbling into a pile of foam blocks.

"Ha! Tail time beats arts and crafts!" Gex grinned.

The sandbag shifted.

Dan’s skeletal hand slowly pushed it aside as he stood back up, armor slightly dented but otherwise unfazed.

"Okay," Gex said, pointing at Dan. "You’re officially the tank. I’m the charming ranged support. Let’s stick to that."

Dan gave his neck a quick POP, then a short nod.

Sackboy leapt from the foam blocks, looking no worse for wear.

This time, when Sackboy rushed them, the duo were ready. Dan held his ground. He caught both needles between sword and shield, locking Sackboy in place for just a second.

That was all Gex needed.

“Finish him,” Gex said, darting in and sweeping Sackboy’s legs out with his tail.

Sackboy hit the ground, rolled, and bounced back up—but now Dan was on him, pressing forward, rushing him with a shield bash that sent him backward into a wall. His body bounced off the wall and while still air-born, Gex swung in on a thread, delivering a kung-fu kick to the little guy.

Sackboy tumbled onto the ground and didn’t move for several seconds. It looked like they had finished him for good. Instead, he turned, sprinted past them, and leapt onto a half-built structure in the center of the area—a ring of cardboard, gears, and glowing threads.

Gex blinked in confusion, then turned to Dan. "Uh… is he retreating? Or is he building something to whoop our ass?"

Sackboy started pulling levers, stitching threads together at incredible speed. The structure hummed to life, glowing brighter and brighter the more threads became attached.

Dan tilted his skull, watching. He seemed confused too.

Finally, Sackboy pointed at the machine.

Then at Gex.

Then at the broken remote in Gex’s hand.

Gex looked down at it.

Then back at Sackboy.

Then back at the machine.

"...Hold up."

Sackboy nodded rapidly.

Gex lowered his guard. "You’re… building a portal?"

Sackboy gave an enthusiastic thumbs up.

There was a long pause.

Gex turned to Dan. "...We’ve been fighting the one guy trying to help us."

Dan stared at him blankly.

Then at Sackboy.

Then back at Gex.

Finally, he gave a slow, exhausted nod, lowering his sword and shield.

"Yeah," Gex sighed. "That tracks."

Sackboy hopped down, gesturing quickly, trying to explain. He mimed the portal, then the sky. He grabbed a small piece of foam and ripped it apart, as if to imply that something had torn violently.

Gex frowned, piecing it together. "Wait… you saw the same thing we did? That crazy energy? The book?"

Sackboy nodded again, more urgently this time.

Before they could communicate further, the stitched sky trembled. The trio looked back at the portal to see threads snapping and fabric peeling away.

“…That’s not supposed to happen, right?” Gex asked.

The tear widened, spilling dark, writhing energy into the bright, handcrafted world. It pulsed with a dark corruption—the same energy that poured from the Dark Grimoire.

Through the tear, something black and writhing pushed its way into this bright, handcrafted world.

Gex’s voice dropped. "...Yeah. That’s definitely not part of the level design."

Several alien vessels started coming through the tear. Dropships, Battleships, agile fighters of an unknown alien force.

It was an invasion.

Gex reached for his tommy gun, expression hardening. "Okay. New problem."

Dan stepped forward beside him, sword raised, shield locked in place.

Sackboy scrambled backward, looking overwhelmed and frightened. He might have just run off if not for Gex grabbing his fluffy arm and meeting his button eyes. “Hey Sack-man. You know how to make another portal? Because we need that, like, yesterday. Can you do that?”

Sackboy stared down at the alien invasion slowly pouring into his world, then met Gex’s eyes and gave him a confirming nod.

“Dope. You focus on that. Build us a way out of here!” Gex let go of his arm and Sackboy ran off to another machine, working faster to stitch, pull, and put together another portal.

Gex turned back to Dan, cracking his neck. "Guess it’s just you and me again, Bones."

Dan gave a low, determined groan.

Two dropships landed several meters away, opening to reveal several alien soldiers. Armed alien soldiers.

Gex exhaled. "Alright… let’s run it back."

Dan surged forward first.

Gex followed.

[Callisto]

Learn More About
Gex
Read more about Gex at Wikipedia
Official Site: Crystal Dynamics site Links: Gex wiki Gex series wiki Crystal Dynamics wiki

Sir Daniel Fortesque
Read more about Sir Daniel Fortesque at Wikipedia
Official Site: Sony Entertainment Links: Wikipedia MediEvil Wiki Giant Bomb

The Chimera
Read more about The Chimera at Wikipedia
Official Site: Sony Entertainment Links: Wikipedia Resistance Wiki Giant Bomb

[JohnnyChany]

Another return, of this unlikely duo that introduced me to Sir Daniel Fortesque. Great as always, SSJRuss.

[SSJRuss]

I know it has been a minute since these characters have resurfaced, so I'll post their info here.

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Gex_the_Gecko

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Sir_Daniel_Fortesque

https://resistance.fandom.com/wiki/Chimera

[Callisto]

Match Final Results

Member Ratings:
5.00 - Boratz
4.70 - JohnnyChany

FPA Calculation:
2 Total Votes cast
9.70 Total Combined Score
9.70 / 2 = 4.85 Final Rating on the match

MATCH SCORE
Sir Daniel Fortesque and Gex: 4
The Chimera: 1