Episode Zero VII- Endless Possibilities II: The Super Sonic Solution
'I see it, I see it
And now it's all within my reach
Endless possibility...
I see it, I see it now
It's always been inside of me
And now I feel so free
Endless possibility!'
~Bowling For Soup
The citizens far below the colony in shelter and the others inside of the Panic Room looked on nervously as Doctor Robotnik's Egg-Hydra screeched. The colony trembled, its feet enough to squash Sonic and the others with one stomp. Do you think that was enough to scare them away?
"Let's go!" If Sonic's exclamation didn't answer your question…he rocketed from his three-point stance making a beeline for the Egg-Hydra's left leg.
His enthusiasm brought a smile to Sethlans as he twirled his sword and launched himself towards one of the Egg Hydra heads. Alana and her blue flame Valkyrie wings carried her beside the sorcerer as they spiraled high into the air above the giant.
Meanwhile, Sion stood on the ground, his hand gripped tight around the sheathed Hakumei. He didn't possess the ability of flight like Vulcan, but his supreme ability of high jumps aided him as he soared towards another Hydra head.
Eggman saw all of their movements over the multiple monitors spanning across his egg-shaped cockpit. He grinned mischievously. "That's right!" he challenged over the loudspeakers connected to his machine and the space colony. "Come towards your deaths!"
The Egg Hydra heads screamed and unleashed scorching beams of red at Sethlans and Alana. The duo reacted accordingly, weaving through the deadly lasers whilst positioning themselves for an opening for a counterstrike. The problem was that the Egg-Hydra wasn't letting up between its beams and its patterns were random. Add to the fact they were dealing with three heads and it would take even a tactical genius such as Alana a while a way to get in without being disintegrated by the lasers. She didn't know if her shields would be able to defend properly against them either. They weren't designed to withstand such heavy arms fire.
"Damn it!" Sethlans cursed as he narrowly escaped another laser. "This is tougher than I thought! Those beams are no doubt powered by the Chaos Emeralds!"
As the aerial show commenced, Sion prepared to weigh in as he unsheathed his blade slightly from his hilt. A Hydra head looked menacingly at the silver-haired swordsman as he descended from his mighty bound.
"Hakumei…"
Sion uttered the name of his magical blade and time slowed to a crawl around him as he landed near the right foot of the beast. He didn't have long. What seemed like only a split-second was three seconds to Sion when Hakumei's special ability kicked in. He wasted no time charging towards the leg and slicing through a portion of its armor plating.
"Tcch," Magus snorted as he skidded to a stop past the leg. Looking over his shoulder, he watched the plating fall. "It's stronger than I thought."
Time resumed and Eggman snorted once he noticed Sion's actions. "It seems you have tricks up your dirty sleeves!" He exclaimed as the Egg Hydra raised its right foot. "I will flatten you!"
Sion jumped in time as the foot crushed the ground below it. He glanced at the large crater it created as he whipped his body around and sheathed his sword. "You are too slow," he taunted impassively, readying for another attack as light erupted from his sword. He landed and slid back before he muttered, "Rave Slash."
A massive ray of silver light enveloped Hakumei in the form of an Excalibur as it collided with the second metal plating he exposed. He felt tension as he pushed to slice the leg clean, but was shocked to see his attack deflected by some invisible force.
Sion stumbled backwards, quivering slightly as he retracted his blade into it's sheathe. "What's going on?"
"Hah!" Robotnik mocked. "I told you the six Chaos Emeralds make my Egg-Hydra invincible!"
Not if Sonic had anything to say about it as he finally managed to get behind the monster and jump on its stiff, spiked tail. A fleeting look above as Sethlans and Alana continued to dodge the laser show and he focused on the long, metal path to the heads. For him, though, he'd be there in no time.
"You again, huh, boy?" Eggman inquired as he saw Sonic on one of his screens. "As if I didn't expect you to approach me from behind…you've a long way to go to reach me and I'll ensure that you never do!" He slammed his fist into the abused console. "Activate Hydra defenses!"
As if this atrocity didn't have enough weapons a seemingly endless amount of automated twin-barreled turrets arose from the hydra's back and zeroed in on Sonic.
Still, Sonic laughed as he bent his knees slightly as he prepared to go. "Really, Eggman?" he mumbled under his breath. "You haven't learned yet, huh?"
The turrets open fire and the blue blur zips through the bullet storms, tearing through the metal contraptions as he made his up the miles-long back of the Egg Hydra. Chains of explosions shook the machine somewhat as Sonic zigzagged to make certain he destroyed every turret firing his way. The doctor should have expected much from his newfound nemesis, but could do nothing but chuckle as he drew closer.
"Well then, boy," he said softly.
Spiked wings gradually snapped from the sides of the Egg-Hydra as the thrusters from the feet slowly lifted from the destroyed artificial turf. As it continued to keep Sethlans and Alana out of attack range, the wings spanned across great lengths and flapped furiously. Sion braced himself against the incensed winds, driving his sheathe into the ground and taking his stand. Sonic frantically looked around as the Hydra rose higher until…
"How about we take a trip outside, shall we?!" the doctor screamed.
"No!" Sethlans shouted as he dodged another laser beam. "Get off of there, Sonic!"
"Too late for that!" Eggman cackled, grabbing handles at the side of his seat and pressing the buttons on the tips of each. "You're coming along for your last ride, Sonic!"
The Egg-Hydra's feet retracted to the insides of its belly and locked into place as rockets from the ports flew them towards the ship entrance hatch of the colony. Sonic fell, but he clenched his teeth and grabbed a metal groove on the back of the six-headed dragon. Instinctively he held his breath and closed his eyes. He saw from the movies he watched with his Uncle Chuck when he was younger that people who went into outer space without any type of special protection would lose consciousness within the first fifteen seconds because of the lack of oxygen along with other unspeakable things.
"That's right!" Eggman saw Sonic hanging on for dear life as they sped towards the closed space ship docking station doors. "You better hold your breath!"
Sonic groaned, keeping his eyes shut and breath held as he heard Eggman cackling, "Farewell, Sonic! This is your stop!"
The Egg-Hydra fired a laser beam that burned through the docking station doors, allowing it to plow through into the vast emptiness of space where Dragoon Squadron battled his Death Egg fighters still.
'This can't be the end!' Sonic thought to himself, as he tightened his eyelids, heaviness in his chest. 'But what can I do?! Once I run out of breath…'
Was this it? The entire days dedicated to chasing this madman across the earth were for naught? 'Uncle Chuck…what do I do?!'
"The power of the Chaos Emeralds grows stronger from the power of the pure of heart…I think you can do something amazing with these things, kid."
Sethlans' words were encouraging at the time, but what now? What could Sonic do in this situation? How would the Chaos Emeralds help him? If he tried anything…
'No!' He shook his head as he struggled to hold his breath. The end was drawing near.
The doctor stared at the monitor and saw Sonic. "Still hanging on?" he asked in a certain tone. He commended the boy for lasting this long, but, "How long can you hold your breath before your lungs collapse? Either way, this is the end for you!"
The Egg Hydra slowed to a halt. This was it. Sonic could hold his breath now longer. As soon as he exhaled…
The glow of the Chaos Emerald inside of Sonic's pocket intensified as it slipped out of his pocket and hovered about in a circle.
Alarms inside of Eggman's cockpit blasted in his eardrums again and snapped his head left and right to see what happened. "What's going on?!"
"Warning! Warning!" the female voiced computer announced. "Irregular energy spike from power sources! Repeat: irregular energy spike from power sources!"
"The Chaos Emeralds?! But why?!" Again his fist slammed into his control console.
Meanwhile Sonic forcefully exhaled and opened his eyes as he floated in the air. He blinked twice, observing his surroundings. He felt warmth around him. "What's going on?"
Eggman saw the boy on the screen, but couldn't believe it. "How? How is he still alive?!"
The Final Frontier
That was it! King's eyes grew wide as he gasped, "This energy…"
Standing beside him, Sion raised an eyebrow. "What is it?
"It's Sonic." Sethlans looked back at his partner with a smile. "He's harnessed it."
He could feel the incredible aura of magical energy from the space colony. Unlike anything he ever felt before, he far surpassed what anyone he knew could produce. "The power of the seven Chaos Emeralds," he said aloud, gazing up at the damaged artificial sky. "I knew it."
"The power of the seven Chaos Emeralds?" Sion echoed, oblivious to Sethlans' astonishment. There was no denying King's amazement by the sparkle in his eyes. Sonic did something that made even him excited.
All the while, Alana monitored radio chatter about dock station doors' damage through her ear communicator as she made her way towards the location by flight. "I need a fix on that demolished entrance!" she exclaimed as she donned her Valkyrie-winged designed visor helmet.
"Yes, ma'am!" a man over the communications replied.
"I'm on my way to assist! We need to seal it before we lose too much oxygen!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Sion Magus/ Weapon: Hakumei (Sword)/Special Attack: Zantetsuken
Aside from the frenzied chatters from the men and women at the helms for communications throughout the space colony, the room was eerily silent. Sam, Drake, Marco, Celeste, Trent, and all of the soldiers kept their eyes glued to the center screen displaying the footage outside in space with Sonic.
"What the hell…?" Celeste began to ask but trailed off, stunned.
"What did he just do?" Trent asked himself.
Almost everyone else in the room wondered the same thing; however the Prime Minister was well aware of the situation. Arms crossed and a small smile on his pale visage, he knew it. 'You knew too, Vulcan? There's something special about that boy. He's harnessed the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds around him.'
Sam peered from the corner of his eyes in Jin's direction. He knew something was up, but for the moment, things were looking up for Sonic. He'd worry about the details later as he focused back on the screen. 'Let's go, Sonic.'
Sethlans King/Weapon: Deus Blade (Sword)/Special Attack: Rave Assault
It was strange yet comforting all at once. A great surge of energy filled Sonic's veins and encircled his body as he took a deep breath and exhaled. His eyes splashed in a color of ruby red now scanned his body tinted in a golden aura. His hair felt different too, spiked upward in a golden color as he stared at his gloved hands and tightened them into a fist. This was the power Sethlans spoke about: the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds. It was unlike anything Sonic ever felt before. With this, he felt as though the impossible was possible!
But first thing was first. "Hmm," he made a sound in his throat as he turned to the Egg Hydra heads. Showcasing a sample of his enhanced abilities, Sonic flashed and appeared in front of the Egg-Hydra as Eggman blinked his eyes.
The doctor though unaware of the colossal magical pressure surrounding his nemesis felt unease as the boy floated in front his creation wearing an earnest frown.
"I don't know how you keep doing this," Eggman growled, favoring his scalp as he grinded his teeth. "How…how are you still alive?!"
"Guess the Chaos Emerald Seth gave me came in handy," Sonic answered, his voice deepened. It was as if this form matured him by a few years.
"Wait?" Eggman paused, running what Sonic said through his vast mind again. "The Chaos Emerald?" he snapped his fingers. "Of course, that's it! The Chaos Emeralds reacted!"
He shot his index finger at the figure on the screen. "But why did they react to you?! It's as if they transformed you into some kind of super being!"
"Super being?" Sonic glanced at his fist and smiled a little. "Super Sonic…heh, sounds catchy." He told himself, focusing on the hydra heads. "Don't you think, Eggman?"
"Super Sonic?" Eggman growled through clenched teeth. "Super or not, you're still no match for my Egg-Hydra! Assume final form!"
Super Sonic chuckled inwardly as the Egg Hydra protracted three heads from the opening sections of his machine's neck base. Immediately Super Sonic noted the auras of the other three Chaos Emeralds pulsating from the heads of the hydras. The Chaos Emerald floating around him intensified its glow as well. "So, the Chaos Emeralds' energies grow stronger whenever they're near each other, huh?" Super Sonic asked himself.
"Behold the Egg Fortress' final form! The Egg-Hydra Hex Chaos!"
The super-formed Sonic didn't care for the convoluted name of the doctor's fortress as he swiped his hand and motioned for the monster to attack him. Eggman huffed, "Arrogant little—fire!"
The Egg-Hydra Hex shot a rainbow assortment of colored laser beams across the black space towards a grinning Sonic. The audience watching from the Luna Space Station expected Super Sonic to dodge, but a simple raise of his hand and the lasers vanished before they swallowed him whole.
Eggman's jaw slacked. "You've got to be…"
Super Sonic heard him and smirked. He didn't know how he was able to do himself frankly. Everything he was doing was driven by instinct alone, and now it was his turn to flex his muscles as he kneeled down in a mid-air three-point stance. Again before the doctor could blink, Super Sonic zipped past a hydra head and sliced its head clean. Without turning, he flashed back across and grabbed the emerald from the floating head.
"Is this even real life anymore?" Eggman was lost. Never did he expect an opponent such as Super Sonic. It became painstakingly obvious that Super Sonic was on another level of power than the Egg-Hydra.
The super teen proved it multiple times, zipping and slicing through hydra heads whilst taking the remaining Chaos Emeralds. Within a matter of ten seconds, six dragon heads floated aimlessly into space. The seven Chaos Emeralds danced slowly around Super Sonic as he set his sights on the final target.
Eggman had lost all hope. "Is this even real life?" was all he could ask as his superior opponent drew closer to his cockpit window.
"I told you," Super Sonic said with a wag of his finger. "It's like I said: The good guys always win."
Robotnik felt his large, orange mustache droop as he asked, "This is gonna hurt, isn't it?"
If the smile on Super Sonic's face was any indication, then…
Super Sonic/ Weapon: Self/ Special Attack: Super Sonic Boom
The colony shook vigorously as a large explosion outside shined through the false and damaged sky around Sethlans and Sion. After minutes of silent waiting, the results were in.
"Heh!" Sethlans folded his arms below his chest with a smile of confidence. "Sounds like Sonic did his thing!"
Sion stood behind Seth, staring a hole into the sorcerer. "You knew Sonic would be able to harness the power of the Chaos Emeralds? How?"
"It's simple! The pure of heart can harness their powers the best. So now, once he brings Eggman here, we can capture the doc and I can return the Chaos Emeralds back where they belong!"
Slash!
Seth's eyes widen and well up in tears as a sharp pain shot across his back. His breath escaped him as he fell towards the ground. Fighting against the pain, he stopped himself and caught himself on one knee. Through clenched teeth he growled and veered from the corner of his eye at the culprit.
"I'm afraid I cannot allow that, Vulcan," Sion said as he walked past Sethlans and stopped past him to sheathe his sword.
"Sion!" he snarled through his teeth, anger pushing him through pain. "What the hell?!"
"Robotnik and the Chaos Emeralds are to come with me."
"And you had to cut my back to say that?!"
"It's because you will try to interfere," Sion explained logically, looking out into the distance. "I cannot fight you and the boy simultaneously so I'm taking you out first."
"And you think this is enough to keep me down?"
There was a small pause in the conversation.
"No," Sion answered after an eerie silence, turning slowly towards King. "No, of course not…but I will do more than that—kill if necessary."
"But why?!" Sethlans barked. "Where the hell is all of this coming from?! Our orders-"
"Differ," Magus interjected as he pointed at the downed sorcerer. "You are only a mercenary used by our organization. I was assigned to partner and terminate you, if necessary."
Seth couldn't help but laugh as he gradually rose from his knee. "You're just as strong as me."
"Wrong." Sion tapped the his sheathed sword on the ground, resting his palms on the hilt. "I am stronger. My orders were to hold back to match your abilities for optimal synergy."
"You've got a lot of orders." King stood up straight finally, albeit a bit unstable. Still his grin remained. "You just shut up and color for everything?"
Sion closed his eyes and snorted. "A drifter like you could never understand. You have no purpose…you abandoned it."
"That's where you're wrong." He brandished his silver sword from his side scabbard. "I do have a purpose."
"Oh?"
King pointed the tip of his holy blade at his former partner, chuckling, "Yeah."
"Very well," Sion said, sliding into his samurai stance as he readied Hakumei. "Will your purpose drive in this battle, Vulcan? We shall see…"
That name…it set Sethlans soul ablaze with ire. "That's not my name anymore!"
Fury fueling his adrenaline, the sorcerer pushed forward and clashed swords against his traitorous colleague. Then again, they were never friends to begin with, were they? Perhaps to Sethlans, they were, however to Sion…
It was just another mission.
Sion Reveals His True Intentions! King and Magus Cross Blades!
To Be Continued
S/N: No ownership to the lyrics at the top. :)