Yes, it's me, your master of the strange! Again, I apologize for the delay of gore. Since school got back in session, I really haven't kept up. Oh, well. So long as this story is being worked on, I'm OK. By the way, Nitrogen and Amy are probably going to be the main romance spotlight, so…… Yeah. Read and enjoy, my minions of crazy.

Chapter 7

"Mommy, Sonic Turned Evil!"

Sonic advanced toward Shadow.

"HERE, SHADOW, WILL BE YOUR DOWNFALL!!!"

Sonic, eyes still a neon-yellow, got into a fighting position, as did Shadow.

"Aww, damnit, Sonic! Why in God's name did you pick now, of all times, to fight ME?!?"

Round 1

Fight!!!

Shadow heard these words and knew there was no way to get out of this except fight.

Sonic moved in immediately, pulling back his fist quickly. Shadow saw this and readied himself. The enraged hedgehog threw out his fist, but was a little shocked to find it collided with Shadow's palm. Instantly, Shadow pulled in his rival and connected Sonic's face with his knee. Sonic staggered back, but regained his balance fast enough to see a Chaos energy ball speeding toward his face. The blue blur quickly shielded his face to block the attack. To his surprise, he didn't feel a lot of pain. He was caught, yet again, off guard from Shadow's attack. Shadow's foot smashed in Sonic's stomach, sending him flying. Sonic guided his feet so he couldn't land on his face. He landed on his feet, and his knees absorbed the shock. He realized that Shadow was getting the upper hand because his rival used every opportunity he found to attack Sonic. Sonic sped forward and beat the crap out Shadow with an extremely fast combo. He topped it off with an uppercut, knocking Shadow off his feet. Shadow could feel this unexplained Rage build up every time he was getting hit or using a special move. Landing on his back maxed out the Rage. Now all Shadow had to do was unleash it. He shook his head to try and clear it, but he knew he couldn't store it forever. He jumped to his feet only to be knocked back down by an explosion from a Sonic Cracker. Now or never… Shadow tried to unleash his Rage, but didn't know how. It wouldn't have mattered, anyway, for Sonic spun in place, unleashing a blue energy wave. It flew straight and true, nailing Shadow in his abdomen.

Sonic wins!

Shadow pounded the ground with his fist, angry that he couldn't unleash the Rage and that Sonic beat him. He jumped to his feet.

Round 2

Fight!!!

Shadow tried another tactic to unleash his Rage, but failed to do so. Sonic used this to his advantage. He sprung in the air toward Shadow and bought his foot out. Shadow looked up and saw only a foot about to hit his face. He shielded his face. Sonic was surprised feel that this block stopped him in place-literally! Shadow felt his body involuntarily axe kick his friend/foe/rival. Sonic felt his joints unfreeze as Shadow's foot hit his back. He went flipping through the air like a limp ragdoll after the contact with Shadow's foot. Sonic landed with a thud, picked himself up and brushed himself off. Shadow was slightly stunned by this odd instinctive move he just performed. Shaking his head, the black hedgehog conjured up a Chaos energy ball and hurled it at Sonic at a speed only he could match. A loud boom followed an equally large explosion. The angered hedgehog was thrown into a crumbling building, almost breaking the wall. He didn't even have enough time to see Shadow flying towards him as a black-and-red blur. Within the quick moment, Shadow hoisted Sonic in front of outstretched shoulder and used him as a "ramming shield." A ramming shield, by the way, is something that you use to break down something else, like a door. A good example would be a log. Sonic the "ramming shield" Hedgehog was taking in all the pain from the walls Shadow ran through, and Shadow only encouraged himself to go faster, for high velocity meant more suffering. From far away, it looked like someone set off a bomb. Shadow was at it for a couple of seconds, when he accidentally tripped on a dead Kahn soldier. He couldn't hold on to his opponent as he was launched through the air, letting Sonic fly even further. Making holes of their own through more walls, Shadow and Sonic stopped at a large clearing. Shadow got up and looked to see his opponent almost permanently embedded into a steel air vent that broke off some time ago.

Shadow wins!

Sonic fell out of the air vent and, in a flash of blue, was standing up looking both worn out and pissed off.

Round 3

Fight!!!

Shadow was embarrassed at the fact he tripped at light speed. As Sonic was moving towards him, Shadow felt only one thing, an emotion: RAGE! Shadow felt uncontrollable Rage course through him. He finally did it. His eyes turned a vibrant yellow as a power surge made purely out of Rage blew Sonic off his feet. Shadow used Chaos powers to lift Sonic in the air, smashed him in the ground, and did it over and over again. Through the energy he was using, (made better by the Rage) Shadow could tell Sonic was feeling twice as much pain than he normally would. Shadow gave up the routine and summoned up one last energy ball. He could feel the Rage was almost gone, so he'd better make it worthwhile. The black hedgehog jumped up high in the air, made the last power adjustments, and unleashed the energy ball. A mini-nuclear explosion followed, almost disintegrating the rubble that once was Emerald city.

Shadow wins!

Brutality!

Shadow gracefully fell down as the Rage evaporated. In the crater that was destructively-made, Shadow could see Sonic writhing on the ground in agony, the yellow in the eyes gone. What?!? Why isn't he dead?!?! Shadow was about to leap down and get his rival out of the hole when he felt a sharp object dig into his spine without warning. As he was suddenly pulled back with great force, he an unfamiliar voice call out; "GET OVER HERE!!!"

Uh-oh! What happened to happened to Shadow? (Easy one, MK fans) Who was that pulled back Shadow? Will Sonic survive the great pain he suffered from the Chaos energy ball, or will something else happen to him? If the others are okay, will they help out the two hedgehogs? Find out next time on Dragon Baaauuuuhhhmmm, er, ah, Sonic Kombat. Peace [is] out, my loyal fans/ minions/onions!