Sonic was breathing hard, his side burned like fire. He placed the pain to the back of his mind, however the wound slowed him down; the hedgehog dared not look, he didn't want to know the damage until it was over, until the new enemy was gone.
Kneeing behind a tree he takes in his surrounds. Sonic was in some kind of forest area on the floating island, a place where he never been before since he only allowed in places Knuckles said he could.
He had lost sight of Knuckles in the confusion.
Sonic's ears draw sideways, he could hear the sound of his plane. A slow smile spread over his lips, backup was on its way; standing he glances around at the green area, wondering if he should make him self known or stay down for a minute more.
Sonic could not wait, it just was not in him.
Speeding out he rushes to the familiar welcoming noise, it was hovering somewhere above the clouds. Sonic run following where the humming of the engine went. Glancing upwards he sees a flesh of red, the Tornado was coming down for a landing.
The blue hedgehog's green eyes widen, he stops himself from going any further.
The Tornado was tore to ribbons, a giant monster like creature was holding it up like a child would would a toy plane. Blood was pouring out of the pilot's seat, a blood covered tail hung down.
'Tails!' Sonic's mind screams at him, he wanted to run over but his body had frozen him in place. Movement caught his eyes, slowly turning he stares; in the other hand of the monster he sees the bloody and beaten body of his adopted brother with only a single tail.
Red filled his vision. Roaring in rage Sonic lashes out, sending waves of yellow chaos power.
The waves stuck against the side of the beast, however it appeared to laugh at the attack. Growling darkly Sonic pours power into his right right, the white hot light buzzed and crackled as it forms into a ball. Releasing the energy with a war cry, the attack hit the monster's eye.
The monster simply blinked. This action however gave Sonic enough to to appear by it's hand and remove Tails from it's grasp, before disappearing once again.
Sonic fell in front of the Master Emerald, Tails's body dropped to the ground coldly. The sound of feet was heard and Sonic spun around to fight whoever dared came closer to him and his brother.
Knuckles stared down, disbelief shone in his purple eyes as he moves ever nearer.
Miles 'Tails' Prower was dead. Blue lifeless eyes stare at nothingness, his fur was caked with drying blood and dirt. The young fox's mouth was partly opened, blood dried and fresh was at the corners. Also not only was he missing his tail, but a leg as well.
Sonic did not let his rage take over again, instead he harden his heart against the image.
"Sonic!" Amy's voice screams from outside the chambers, making both males turn. Neither could see where her voice came from.
Leaving the dead fox behind they went towards the voice of the living, treading carefully.
"Sonic!" Amy scream came again, making the pair move faster. The darkest filling the skies was getting darker, if it was possible making harder and harder to see as seconds passed.
"Why is Amy here?" Sonic suddenly hisses out as he stops moving, Knuckles also pauses a little way ahead of him. It was now Sonic saw now injured his friend was, it also had a wound on his side in almost the same spot, meaning the same thing that attacked Sonic had gotten him also.
"Didn't she come with you?" Knuckles asks roughly, wanting to find the girl.
"No." Sonic answers, the feeling of dread bubbled in his gut.
"Sonic!" Amy's scream continued, filled with panic and fear however it was the same tone as the first two, far too much the same.
"Sonic..." Knuckles growls out as he backs away from the opening, something was moving in the darkness. The movement was odd, it was clearly a creature about their size and shape but it was jerking from side to side.
Sonic placing a hand over his wound, backing away from the thing coming toward them. His mouth drops and his eyes widen. Knuckles gasps at the sight, nothing could have prepared him for the was happening.
Amy Rose was there. She had a big claw like hand wrapped around her waist, it was jerking her from side to side, heading her free parts fly around roughly.
It was a sickening sight.
Sonic felt vomit raise at the back of his throat, he shook at the look of Amy's glassy dead eyes. Once again he tries to harden his heart to be able to fight, yet this time it was breaking faster. Two of his loved ones had been killed, if it had been one he could have blocked it out until the battle was over but two was too much for him.
"Sonic, we have to get out of here." Knuckles hisses out as he came to his side and leaned against him, Sonic gazes at his friend and noticed just now ill he was starting to look.
"The Master Emerald..." Sonic asks dully as he stares at the trail of blood running down the guardian's hip, leg and shoes. The rich blood was much deeper shade of red than the bright fur.
"Can it fill into your sub-space with the Seven?" Knuckles asks quickly, as the 'doll' Amy jerked towards forcing them backwards.
"You would let me?!" Sonic says in shock, never had the guardian allowed anyone to place it another's sub-space, it just did not happen. The Master Emerald adapted to that person's life's force and choose that person as it's resting place or it could damage and even kill the person in question.
"Do it." Knuckles hisses out again, it was then Sonic sees just how weak he sounded.
"Right." Sonic agrees with a firm nod, turning towards the Master Emerald slightly he raised his hand towards it. Before it could summon it to him, he sees a large claw like hand coming through the darkest and dragging the body of Tails towards it.
Gritting his teeth Sonic summons the Master Emerald to him, placing it along side the Seven Emerald that was already tucked inside his soul. As so as the Master Emerald vanished into Sonic's sub-space the whole ground went from under him, he was floating higher as Angle Island fell from the sky.