Again thank you all very much for the positive feedback, nice to see that you're all enjoying my work. And so without further ado, I present unto you, Chapter 3.
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Chapter 3: Light
Sonic knelt down and grabbed a handful of the dirt that lay at his feet. He opened his hand slowly, letting the fine grains fall through his fingers until he was left holding one single stone that was slightly smaller than his palm. It was a dusky grey but, if he squinted at it and turned it slightly then he could've sworn that he could see a faint hint of royal blue colouring the stone as well. The hedgehog turned slightly in order to look over his shoulder at Tails. The young fox was holding a similarly sized stone, this one had a faint yellw tinge to it.
"Are these," he asked, turning fully and walking over to the fox who gingerly handed Sonic the stone. "The Chaos Emeralds?" he held up his hands and indicated the stones. Tails nodded hesitantly.
"I think so." he said as Sonic turned back to his original position.
"But why are they all…dead?" Sonic asked. Tails pointed out, towards the city.
"I guess Chaos must've absorbed them or something." Tails said, his dual appendages hung loosly behind him as he stared out over the expanse of water that had once been Station Square. The giant form of Perfect Chaos was just visible through the spray. The creature was currently eating a building and the crushed segments of concrete could be seen suspended in the monster's translucent body. Sonic looked at the monster too. The two mobians were standing alone on a section of what had once been a motorway. Sonic glared out at the monster before hanging his head.
"Then it's hopeless." he sighed, "If I can't use the Chaos Emeralds, none of us are strong enough to defeat Chaos. We've lost."
"Don't say that Sonic!" A third voice piped up over the roar of water, Sonic's legs tensed into a running stance automatically, but he forced himself to remain where he was and turn to look at Amy. The girl was running towards him waving her arms. The turquoise bird that Sonic had seen her with earlier was still orbiting her head, but now two others had joined it. The pink hedgehog ran over to him and thrust two more dead Chaos Emeralds into his arms. The faint tint of their colouration identified them as the white and light blue Emeralds. "It's only over if you give up. You've never lost yet! There has to be some way to beat Chaos."
"She's right Sonic." Knuckles' voice entered the conversation and Sonic saw the top of the echidna's head breach the top of the safety barrier surrounding the motorway segment. Knuckles hauled himself up and threw the dulled red Chaos Emerald towards Sonic who clumsily tried to catch it. "You know how the Chaos Emeralds amplify your emotions and turn you Super?" he asked. Sonic nodded and motioned for the echidna to continue. "Well, Chaos' emotions are all out of whack. The guy's been angry and sad for so long, he's locked the other emotions away and the Emeralds can't give him all of their power. But you should be able to tap into the rest of their power. Your positive emotions should overpower his negative ones."
"My light versus his dark you mean." Sonic smirked as he looked back down at the emeralds cradled like newborns in his arms. "But we still need all seven emeralds."
"Hey, your rocks look like mine." A voice broke out right behind Sonic's head causing him to spin and nearly drop the emeralds. Big the cat was standing behind him holding out the green emerald. The cat could move surprisingly silently given his size. The giant feline smiled at the hedgehog and placed the emerald on top of the pile.
"Looks like you need this huh?" He asked. Sonic nodded, not quite sure what to make of the cat's generosity. Then, Sonic saw a figure walking towards him from behind the cat. Sonic dropped instantly into a fighting stance and Knuckles brought his fists up as Dr Eggman approached them. As he neared them though, the doctor held up his hands in a placating gesture. One of his hands held the last chaos emerald, this one glowing with a purple tinge. The doctor walked as near as he dared before stopping, placing the gem on the ground and backing away. Tails ran out from the group and picked it up.
"What's the deal Doc?" Sonic yelled as Tails put the final emerald into his arms.
"You're our only hope Sonic." Eggman said simply. "You saw how even the might of my Egg Carrier paled when compared to Chaos, only Super Sonic has a chance against him now." Eggman turned away and folded his arms. Sonic turned and looked at Knuckles, who nodded towards the Emeralds. Sonic nodded back and focussed down at the jewels in his arms.
A lot of the Emerald's powers were gone. Sonic could tell that as diving into them was a lot easier as there were less strands of Chaos energy getting in the way. But finding a tangible strand to hook onto was harder. The emeralds were primarily used for destruction after all. The emotions of anger and sadness fuelled the transformation more readily than other emotions. But Sonic finally managed to locate a strand of energy and begin unlocking it.
The energy slammed into him like a tidal wave. The surge almost knocked him off his feet as the waves of Chaos flooded his body. The ethereal light drove itself into every pore. The sensation was almost physically painful as the energy that was left tried to compensate for the missing emotions. Normally, the colour of Chaos was a deep gold. The deep red of anger slightly tempered by the white light of purer Chaos. This time, the Chaos was all white. The light burned away at Sonic's inner eye. The light and energy felt like it was trying to pull Sonic apart at the seams. Then, just as it seemed as if Sonic couldn't take any more, the pain stopped.
Super Sonic stood back up from where he had been kneeling over the Emeralds. His friends were forced to turn away as Sonic's radiant light blinded them. Super Sonic was far brighter this time than he had been when fighting Eggman's harder mechs. The natural anger of the Chaos was gone, spent fuelling the Water God that now turned to regard the new pinprick of light. With only a slight roar, Perfect Chaos opened his mouth and fired a searing beam of energy straight at the hedgehog. Super Sonic merely raised a hand and clicked his fingers. The beam fizzled into many sparks that fell into the water. Sonic grinned at the angry expression that now adorned Perfect Chaos' face.
"If that's the best you can do, then this really won't take long." Then, with a slight bend of the knees, Super Sonic blazed away towards Perfect Chaos in a trail of golden light.