Chapter 4
No Rest for the Weary
Amy cried out, knowing where Tails was at the time of the explosion. she sobbed, dropping to her knees, You can't die now.. Not you too..
Another explosion. Closer, this time. Amy didn't seem to hear it. Debris flew through the air above her.
Fist Shadow.. Now you...
Salty tears rolled down her face, and she knew that she would be next.
Another explosion. More debrie. They were happening faster and coming closer. Amy still didn't seem to hear it.
I'll be joining you soon, Tails. Shadow.
Another explosion. Amy didn't move.
Another explosion.
Another.
Another.
Amy refused to move.
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What was that?! Rouge demanded, looking in the direction the first explosion came from. She and Knuckles had made more progress than Sonic and Tails and Amy had, and were standing on the roof of a particularly large building.
I don't know... Knuckles replied, narrowing his eyes, But it felt like a Chaos Emerald!
What do you mean felt like'? inquired the bat at his side.
The Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds give off similar energy, Knuckles replied, And as the Gaurdian of the Master Emerald, I can feel the energy given off by it. Because the Chaos Emerald give off almost identical energy, I can feel them when they are in use as well.
Rouge replied, trying to sound more interested than she really was. At that instant, a blur of orange flew over their heads and hit the wall of the building behind them.
Knuckles cried out in surprise and alarm as he watched the familiar two-tailed fox fall into the dirty waters below.
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Shadow stirred where he slept. His dreams were of the unpleasant sort.
Kiayla stood watch over him.
Things are going just as I predicted. Everything will go according to plan..
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Another explosion. This one was so close it was almost deafaning. Amy still hadn't moved. She remainde onher knees, sobbing quietly.
I've had enough of this..
The voice seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere. It was stern and confident, as if it knew it could do whatever it pleased, yet it seemed somewhat disgusted with her actions. She didn't actually hear it, it was more like someone else's though had popped into her head. She looked around, moving for the first time since the had fallen to her knees, trying to find where the voice' came from. She finally looked behind her, but all she saw was a bright green glow before her vision clouded and she was lifted into the air, unconcious.
You have a greater purpose than to simply lay down and die.
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Sonic had long left the place where he had witnessed the power of Kiayla, and he continued from roof to roof looking for some sign of Amy or Tails. He wasn't too worriend about Knuckles or Rouge, confident that they could take care of themselves.
AMY! TAILS! he shouted every few seconds, not knowing that Tails had been caught in the explosion, or that Amy had been taken away by some strange force. Instead, he kept up his futile search for his friends. He leapt form building to building, dodging flying debris, and covering his ears from the many explosions that came closer and closer. He continued this for several minutes before he realised that it was far too dangerous to keep up. He found his way through the ruined city to an abandoned train station. He quickly realised that this was the same that he would use to go to the Mystic Ruins so often.
Please be safe Tails.. whispered Sonic sadly, Please be safe...
With these last words, the blue hedgehog leapt down to the train tracks that just barely stuck out of the water, and dashed down them, praying to God that his friends would be safe....