Flames and Piper laughed as they ate ice cream. "Flames hasn't had a mood swing since Piper came along about a couple of months ago." Amy said as they watched. "They're really good siblings. So it's hard to say this..." Tails said. "What is it?" Sonic asked. "They might be better then us." Tails said as Sonic looked at him. "What?" Tails asked. "Don't scare me like that." Sonic said as he punched him gently on the arm.
"...and that's why you should never eat at Meh Burger." Flames finished. "Eww. Dave sounds like a terrible person." Piper said. Flames' icy affects had worn off and she looked like her normal self as Piper wore a blue t-shirt and a skirt amd was barefooted. "So Amy told me that you could sing. Sing." Piper said. "I really shouldn't. I've been feeling weird for the past couple of weeks. Like I could destroy anything it hurts when I refuse." Flames said. "Yeah, yeah. Now sing." Piper said as Flames growled. "Do you even care?" Flames asked as she stood up.
"Huh? What's going on over there?" Tails asked as they both got up and started arguing. "I just want to hear you sing!" Piper said. "Well I told you no!" Flames said as her hair lit. "Please!" Piper said as Flames grunted. "Just stop! Please." Flames said. "Then sing." Piper said.
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"No! Ugh!" Flames grunted. "It's easy! Just let the lyrics fly out your mouth!" Piper said. "Piper! Enough! Before I can't stop myself from hurting you!" Flames said. "I- what? Why would you want to hurt me?" Piper asked. "No more questions! I'm sick of your mouth already!" Flames said before she covered her mouth. Piper hit her with an icy hand up the face as she growled. "How's that for big mouth?! Flames?" Piper asked as Flames looked down and grunted. "Run." Flames said as her hand flamed. "Flames? You're scaring me." Piper said as she backed away. "That isn't good." Amy said as she ran over to them. "Flames? Answer me please! You're scaring me." Piper said as Flames laughed evily and looked up. Her eyes showed her fighting...but what? Whatever it was it was after Piper and she knew she needed to run. "Flames!" Sonic said. Piper backed away from the fusion as she stepped closer. "You know for someone with a big mouth like you, you look pretty scared." Flames laughed out. "Flames? I'm sorry." Piper said. Flames hand sparked with energy as she made a super flaming coal. "Well I'm making sure that mouth of yours will stay shut." Flames said befire Sticks tackled her. "Sticks! Be careful! It isn't her trying to kill me!" Piper said.
"Come on Flames! You're better than this." Sonic said as Flames growled. "I have an idea." Piper said as she made and orb of ice and put out Flames hair. "Flames?" Knuckles asked. "Did I miss something? Why is Sticks on me?" Flames asked as the group sighed. "You blacked out and tried to kill Piper." Tails said. "I-I did?" Flames said as she stood up and backed from Piper. "It wasn't your fault Flames." Piper said. "I don't want to hurt you. I gotta go!" Flames said as she teleported away. "Flames! Why did she black out?" Piper asked. "Did she give you any details on what she felt like before she tried to...you know?" Tails asked. "She said something about her feeling like she could destroy anything and it was so strong she hurt when she fought the urge." Piper said. "Uh oh. That sound like something she said before. We should find her though before she tries hurts anyone else." Sonic said.
Flames was in the forest in a tree when she saw Shadow walking by. "Hey Fl-" Shadow said. "Shh. I'm not in the mood right now Shadow." Flames said as she hid her face in her arms. "I noticed. Why?" Shadow asked. "I'm changing Shadow. The more I ignore this dark part of me the stronger it gets. I can't unleash it and I can't hold it in." Flames said. "What are you talking about?" Shadow asked. "I learned something from this dark side. It's not going away. It's a part of me from being the renovation of the fire stone. I can't just keep it in or I'll hurt someone. I've kept it in for anout a year now. It's taking me over Shadow. It scares me when I reliazed I tried to huet Piper." Flames said. "I'll help you." Shadow said. "It can't be stopped! It's what I am! Each day! Each minute it grows stronger! And I grow weaker. What if I'm too weak to stop it?" Flames said. "I'll be there to help you fight it." Shadow said. "Thanks Shady." Flames said. "I need to hide out for a couple of days. To learn how to control it." Flames said as Shadow nodded and teleported away. Flames looked at her communicator. Flames took it off and ran off. "For the best." Flames said.
Piper saw the communicator and Flames running off. "Flames! Wait!" Piper said as she used her Sonic speed to chase after her. "Leave me alone Piper!" Flames said. "I'm your little sis! As long as I exist you're never alone!" Piper said. Flames grunted as she went faster. "I don't want to hurt you!" Flames said. "You can't hurt me! Op. That came out wrong!" Piper said. "What is that suppose to mean?!" Flames asked. "You would never hurt me! Man I need to shut up." Piper said. Flames stopped and punched Piper in the gut. "Just. Did." Flames said evily as she ran off. "Totally deserved that." Piper said as she held her gut. Piper ran off to be behind Flames again. "Stop following me Piper!" Flames said. "Nope!" Piper said as she jumped on Flames. "Leave me alone Piper! I don't want to hurt you!" Flames said as she teleported from under Piper and ran away. "Flames! Stop running away from your problems!" Piper said.
Flames stopped as she turned her head as far around as she could. "I'm running from my problems?! Take a look in the mirror freezer!!" Flames growled. "Just let us help you-" Piper said. "They've tried and help me to make me turn into a coal form that tried to kill them. When you understand what this feels like then we can talk about solving my problem." Flames interrupted. "What?!" Piper asked. Flames teleported away as Piper let out a depressing sigh. "Don't worry Flames. It's time for me to be a hero and save my big sis from darkness." Piper said as she teleported away.
Sonic and the others felt a breeze as Piper teleported inside the workshop. "Well?" Sonic asked before getting hit with a snowball. "Why didn't you tell me about the first time you tried to cure her?!" Piper asked as her hair turned to froat and it started to snow from nowhere. "I'm assuming you found her? The fire stone did that to her. Her dark energy made her try and kill us." Tails explained. "It got worse. She hurt me." Piper said as she showed a bruise on her stomach. "What? Flames would never do that." Knuckles said. "I know." Piper said. The group heard a scream from the village as they ran off. "Flames?!" Piper asked as they saw Flames cracking her knuckles. "I wasn't finished with you at the beach freezer." Flames said. "Piper! Get back!" Sonic warned. "No. I need to save her!" Piper said. "This isn't the sister who'll take it easy on you Piper!" Amy said. "I have to try! She would've done the same thing for me! I have to be a sister!" Piper said as she ran at Flames. Flames threw a flaming coal at Piper as Piper used an a ball of ice(icy orbs) to deflect them. "Flames! It's me! Piper. I know this isn't you. Please." Piper said as Flames looked at her in confusion. Sonic ran over and pulled Piper out of the way from a flaming coal. "Flames! Please! You said it yourself! You don't eant to hurt me! I don't want to hurt you in order to save you!" Piper said. "Piper." Flames said as she passed out. Piper caught her from falling to the ground. "Good going Pipes. We should get her inside." Sonic said as Piper picked her up.
"Is she okay?" Piper asked her. "She's just sleeping Pip- hey!" Tails asked as he saw Piper shaking Flames. "What? If she's just sleeping then she'll wake up right?" Piper asked. "Yeah but she needs energy. What if I shook you to wake up?" Tails asked. "Odds are I would wake up." Piper said. "Are you 14 or 2?" Tails asked. "14. Duh! I'm just childish." Piper said. "I know that but- Flames?" Tails asked as he looked over her shoulder. "H-hey Tails." Flames said as she sat up. "Flames! I was so worried about you!" Piper said as she hugged her. Flames hugged her back as she purred. "I'm okay...for now." Flames said. "What do you mean for now?" Piper asked. Before Flames could answer Sonic ran in. "Is everything okay?" Flames asked. "Have you seen Sticks? We're playing hunter." Sonic said. "Is that a new game?" Flames asked. "Someone is the hunter and the other hide. Basically hide-and-seek but you can push and kick." Tails said. "Cool." Piper said. "No." Tails said as Sonic ran out. Piper grew curious as she ran outside. "Hey!" Flames said as she ran outside. Piper ran into the market as Flames followed. "Where are you going?!" Flames asked. "To see what they're really up to." Piper said as she flew up to be above Sonic. Flames flew up beside her as they saw Sonic run into his shack.
"Were you followed?" Amy asked. "Not that I know of." Sonic said. "Good. We can't ket Flames and Piper know about this." Knuckles said. "Know about what?" Piper whispered. "If Flames turns dark what are we going to do?" Amy asked. "Well of course we'll have to turn her back." Knuckles said. "This is a part of her. She might not be able to control it." Sonic said? Flames growled and grunted as she held her chest. "What's wrong?" Piper asked. "Huh? Who's there?" Amy asked. Piper flew Flames up to the roof as Sonuc looked around. "Thanks." Flames said. "We can't kill her!" Knuckles said. "We could talk to Tails about using that machine he made that got him fused with a bee bot." Amy suggested. "Flames?" Piper asked as she looked at Flames balling her fist. "Those-" Flames said before Piper covered her mouth. "Let's just listen in some more. "Why can't we tell Flames?" Sticks asked. "She might take it too hard. That, and we want to be sure it can work first." Sonic said. "Too hard? Too hard?!" Flames whispered as she growled. "Flames-?" Piper said before Flames jumped down. "Flames?!" Amy, Knuckles, Sticks, and Sonic asked. "Too hard?! I'm turning and you think I would take that too hard?! I need answers! I need to know more about this!" Flames snapped. "Flames-" Knuckles said. "Don't you try to talk down to me! You're my boyfriend! You knew I needed this information and you still didn't give it to me. Nobody cares do they?!" Flames screamed as her eyes teared up.
"Flames! I care!" Piper said. "No you don't! I told you about it on the beach and what did you do? You didn't care! Nobody can relate to what I go threw everyDAY! GAH!!!" Flames said as she fell to her knees. "Flames?" the group asked. "Leave me alone! Lairs! All you care about is yourself! I hate you! All of you!" Flames said as she teleported away. "Flames! Wait! Way to go guys!" Piper said. The group was about to answer when they heard screaming. Sonic amd Piper ran off to be shocked. "None of you care! I hate everything on this island!" Flames screamed. "Flames! This isn't you! Look at what you're doing!" Sonic said. "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!! I hate you and the rest of team Sonic most of all!" Flames said as her eyes turned red. A (bloody) red aura surrounded Flames as she grunted and fell to her hands and knees. "Flames!" Piper and Sonic screamed. Flames' fur turned grey as her hair turned black. "Nobody cares!" Flames screamed. "Flames! Stop please!" Piper said. Flames threw an orb covered with a fire the same color as the aura at Piper. "Don't beg to me Piper. You voice makes me sick." Flames said.
This was no longer Flames, this was a dark force corrupting Flames. She showed the anger and darkness coursing through her in her personality and new look. This form didn't care what people thought. Dark Flames was powered by the hatred she felt for the people of the village, for Team Sonic. This wasn't the lovable Flames. No, this new Dark Flames was something anyone could hate, and she hated them right back.
"Flames?" Piper asked. "Wrong! I'm darkness! This might be the only thing I'll love." Dark Flames said as she made a flaming orb. "Flames! I know you can hear me! Please! Don't do it!" Piper begged. Dark Flames sneered at her as she threw the orb with perfect aim. "Piper! Watch out!" Sonic said as he pushed her away and got hit with the orb. "Sonic!" Piper screamed as she looked at her corrupted sister. "What's the matter Sonic? Having trouble getting up?" Dark Flames asked. Sonic tried to get up as he fell back down. "Flames?" Amy asked as the rest of Team Sonic ran over. "She's trying to kill us! That isn't Flames! That's... Dark Flames?" Piper asked as Dark Flames gave them an evil grin. "Flames? Why?" Knuckles asked. "Everybody hates me! And now they will pay!" Dark Flames said as she threw a flaming orb at Knuckles. Piper froze the orb in place as frost came from the ground. "What do we do?! We can't let her destroy the village and we can't hurt her!" Piper asked. "We have to find a way to show her that we don't hate her!" Amy said. "How? She won't listen to us." Piper said.