A/N: Post-Nerissa in the T.V. show. The events involving Sonic the Hedgehog take place right after Sonic Riders, as I have yet to play the new game. But I so fucking want to. Why can't I own a PS3 or XBOX 360? By the way, a series of bold Xs in the middle of the story mark the transfer of the plot to another world.
Disclaimer: I only put disclaimers on the first chapter, so here it is. I do not own any characters or locations or items or anything else from W.I.T.C.H. or Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic is a product of Yuji Naka and Sega. W.I.T.C.H. is made by Disney and some woman whose name starts with a G. I don't remember the rest of it.
"I've been telling you for damned near a year to let me out!" cried an ominous looking figure behind bars made of energy. His hair was long and a smoky shade of grey. He wore armor that was the same color as his hair, and appeared to be made for a fist fighter. His eyes appeared to be made of a black fire. On his right hand was a mark clearly distinguishable even through his armor; showing a black flame pattern. This was Inferno, a being who enjoyed using fire and anyone whose body he could enter to create mischief and kill everyone. He was a spirit who had come to gain the ability to travel without a body not too long before his defeat.
A bald man moved in front of Inferno's cage, which was in the top of a giant white palace in the middle of eternity itself. The bald man looked irritated. "If I could trust that you wouldn't go back to your old works I would. But as Oracle I cannot allow this. Seriously: Last time you started this fit the Guardians almost heard you. They aren't to know of the previous timeline." "Fuck off old man." Inferno responded. "You're lucky Nerissa's attack on this place didn't break my cage. I'd have finished you off myself." Inferno tried his usual desperate attempt one more time. He closed his eyes and became a ball of black fire. The ball tried to move between the bars of the cage, but was zapped immediately. Inferno reformed and sat, paralyzed. In his head he cursed a boy of nearly 16.
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Elsewhere, a fat man was in a dark cavern in a place called the Mystic Ruins. He was riding a machine that was even rounder than he was. On a radar screen in the machine, the fat man was looking for a source of energy from within this cavern. He closed in on it, and found a door bigger than Chaos 6 blocking his path. There was writing on the door, reading "Here lays the Heart of Alter Earth. Only the Guardians of Alter Earth are meant to be here." Under this was a lever which obviously opened the door. The fat man laughed. "Like I give a damn. No warning will stop Doctor Robotnik." Robotnik, a.k.a. Eggman, flew closer to the lever and pulled it with his own hands. The door opened inwards, and Eggman entered. Floating in the center of five huge pillars was a small blue object. The object was a crystal encased in a blue frame that surrounded the shape of it. Eggman studied the pillars. There was a symbol for fire, water, earth, air, and lighting the tops of the pillars. However, while four symbols had respective colors on them, the lightning symbol was the same color as the stone it was embedded on. Eggman flew his machine closer to the Heart of Alter Earth, and grabbed it. The colored signs on the pillars became radiant, and suddenly light flew out from each. The lights circled Eggman several times each, and stopped. Surrounding Eggman were four creatures that almost looked human, had they been made of flesh and bone. One reminded Eggman of Super Sonic, with his fiery orange hair defying gravity. His body was made of fire, which shaped itself to look like he was wearing a robe. Only his eyes and hair looked real, and the eyes were blank. One was a woman made purely of rock, except for her vine-like hair and also blank eyes. The next being was a walking wave of a man, with his watery hair literally flowing in the wind. His eyes, again, were blank. The final entity also had blank eyes. This man created the wind in which the water man's hair was flowing. He was made of what seemed to be dark storm clouds, and his hair was a clear breeze.
Eggman stood still in his little machine, staring. He prepared for an attack, but it did not come. The fire creature opened his mouth to speak with Eggman. "Welcome. We have a proposition for you, intruder. I am Blaze; these are Gaia, Hydra, and Storm. Before you ask or say anything, let me tell you our story.
"We were here for many years. Once we were good, and empowered the ancient Guardians of Alter Earth. I know, you aren't used to this place being called that, but the other Earth is in another dimension, where our story takes place. A being from a world called Meridian had a dream of conquering his world completely. Part of a plan of his involved the corruption of a group of earth children to combat Guardians who had been stopping him all the time. This man was Phobos. Phobos knew he couldn't easily make the kids he corrupted loyal to him so easily, so he found a way to call on us from his world. We were eager to have bodies again. We have been corrupted by jealousy of those who run free, and we like being evil. That digression aside, he gave the children powers by letting us possess them. Without a Heart, we had limited energy, but we totally controlled the six children. He split the power of Gaia between two girls, and gave the most powerful of us to a fat kid. That being allowed the fat one to transform, though not by much, and we made sure the kids stayed loyal to Phobos. Eventually he held the Heart of Meridian, and empowered us with unlimited energy to use in combat.
"Our main problem besides the Guardians was a boy who also had a spirit that liked to take control of him. This boy had another fire spirit, but eventually they separated. The boy took a copy of the spirit's power upon separation, and Phobos managed to make the spirit join him. Soon after, the formerly fat one realized Phobos's trickery, and unknowingly controlled our leader, Bolt, instead of the other way around. After the final battle, time was reversed on Earth, and only we, the people at the heart of all worlds, and a select few from Earth remember the time reverse. Not even the Guardians do. But Bolt was made to stay with his host, while we were forced to return here, as Phobos technically didn't call on us after the time reverse."
Eggman took some time to sit and process all this information. It didn't take long. "So what do you want from me?" he asked. "We cannot use the Heart ourselves, but you can. We want you to take us to where the fire spirit is prisoner, and help us release him so he may replace Bolt. The fire spirit is Inferno, and if you can help us with this we will be loyal to you." Eggman let out an evil laugh. "Yes, now I have a way to kill Sonic."
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Inferno finally regained feeling in time for a drastic event. He could smell fire, hear water, and feel the wind. Something was going on. Soon enough, in front of him stood four elemental beings and a fat man in a flying machine. The fat man was holding a blue Heart. "I recognize your powers. I wondered how Phobos empowered those Knights of the Empire with elemental energy." The being known as Gaia explained everything that went on in the cavern of Alter Earth, and Inferno smirked. "I can tell you won't let me go if I try for full or half power over this operation, and if I try and take over he can seal me in that Heart. Very well, I will join as long as I am second in command over these spirits." Eggman nodded, and held up his Heart. The bars disappeared, and Inferno joined the ranks. He gave a suggestion to Eggman. "How about we try and release Bolt? We can make it a full set, and then we can create even more destruction in your world." Eggman made a mental note to tell him the only ones he wanted dead was Sonic's group, and said "Sure. We will have some fun here." He created a fold, and to Earth he went.
A/N: So what do you think of this story? Don't worry if it seems boring, I promise things will be more interesting later. Seriously though, I didn't get many reviews for the last story and I'd like to know how well I'm doing. So review my chapters, and if you read or have read Fire's Darkness, Fire's Light, reviewing it is my humble request.
