Chapter 2

"So, Eclipse, you…umm…have feelings for me, eh?" Eclipse was walking with Rippal in the alley-way, like he said he would. Nightfall had passed. "Yeah. It seems kind of weird for me to say it, but, yes. What do you think about it?"

"Oh, I'm charmed. I'm not sure if I could ever be with you, but it doesn't hurt me none. I'm actually quite pleased that someone likes me. I don't have deep feelings for you, but I do have…… hey, don't you think Shadow should quit his lying? I mean, you are much more truthful than he is." Eclipse stopped in the middle of their walk, and looked deep into Rippal's eyes. It was then he knew what he wanted. He held her hands, closed his eyes, and slowly edged his face closer to hers. He was so close, and then all the street lights and the ones in houses went out. This interrupted his one special moment.

They blushed quickly, their hands dropped, and silence had fallen upon them. "Eclipse, what's going on here?" Echoing through the city were many dark, eerie growls and grunts, coming from no where.

Eclipse suddenly became frightened. The Darkness…they're here. "Rippal, run! Run far away from here! Go into a very secure area, anywhere but places you can be seen!"

"But, Eclipse--"

"Just go, now!!"

She did so, and just in time. Suddenly, creatures began to pop out. Demons with wings, creatures with no legs, extremely fast ones, all kinds of creatures swarmed Eclipse. Darkness was in every place in the city, and there was no light, because Eclipse began to be covered. They were piled upon him, and once more, silence fell.

Then came the boom.

A swarm of black fire came from within the pileup, and it engulfed every creature that was on him. His eyes were white, his cyber attachments were black, the lines running up his arms were bright red, his silver ball in his chest was black, and he had a dark aura around his body. Oh, yeah. Dark mode. Many began to swarm at him, and he never moved his legs an inch. He stuck out his hand, and all demons in his way flew back, and turned into ashes.

Up above were many, many winged demons coming for him, diving at him. Eclipse pointed a hand at the black sky, and let loose a ball of black fire. Then, it began to rain darkness down from where the ball once was, for it exploded into a hail of fire. There were no more demons in the sky.

He made a thin, dark line of energy for the ones around him, and he sent it out. All of the demons in a circle surrounding Eclipse were cut in half, then vanished.

There was no stopping all of them, they came from every corner of every placed, making a ring around him. So, Eclipse began to build up energy, black energy from the creatures. Then it was ready. He let loose a Black Bomb. A Black Bomb is somewhat similar to his Atom Bomb, but less powerful. It unleashed, and all of the demons everywhere were engulfed in flames, made high-pitched screams, and were vaporized. Eclipse dropped to his knees, and all the darkness and noises left him. The only darkness was because of the night time.

"Eclipse!!" Rippal rushed over to see Eclipse. "Are you alright? What was all that?" Eclipse was exhausted, and was about to pass out. As he talked, his words began to muffle, and were separated. "They…they were…the……Dark…ness…." He passed out.

What a pleasant bright and sunny day it is. Eclipse got a Girlfriend, Shadow is dead, and Space Colony Arch is completely destroyed, beyond any future repair. Yes. Until reality smacks him in the face, and he is lying in a hospital bed with a nurse at his side. Wait a second…that's not a nurse…and this is no hospital…This is Rippal's house, and he is all cozy in her bed. He sits up.

"Well, good morning, sweetie-pie! Nice to see you had a good night sleep!" Rippal was at the stove, making sausages and bacon for him.

"Ohh…what happened?"

"Well, it's a pretty long story. You passed out after destroying a bunch of the Darkness, as you called them. By the way, it looked pretty cool, too! Sausage?" She handed him a plate with three sausages in them. He chowed them down like he hadn't ate for days. "Well, well, well! Aren't we hungry, this morning! Do you want some bacon to go with that?"

She handed him a plate of bacon, and he ate the whole plate. "You could've made some biscuits and gravy, you know. You did pretty well, other than that." Rippal laughed. "Hey, you're lucky I'm letting you stay over at my place and fix you any food at all! Nah, I'm just teasing you!"

Eclipse opened up the curtains, and sunshine filled the room. "Enjoy the fresh morning sun", Rippal said as Eclipse shaded his eyes and quickly closed the curtains back. "Ah, damn it! Goodness, why does it have to be so bright out? Oh, well. I'm gonna go take a shower. Where is your shower, by the way?" Rippal pointed towards a hall, and he went on his way.

Wow, thought Rippal. I never knew a guy who had the nerve to use a woman's shower, especially if he likes you. I guess I can let him use mine. Friends let other friends use their showers…right?