Chapter 7:
Bond with Evil's Past
Finding a crevice between a cotton candy machine and an auto balloon maker, Nazo creeps low, glad to have found a place for his weak and pathetically powerless body to rest. Knowing that he stands little to no chance against the elemental behemoths, He continues moving, aware of Raiken and Kazeken's Chaotic senses, praying that he's gained enough distance to channel his power into masking his Chaotic Aura, the same aura that led them to the Miles Infirmary upon their first appearance. "Damn it all. At this rate, those Elementals will find me before I can get my hands on a Chaos Emerald... Just one would allow me a much higher chance of victory, or, at least…." He stops, aware of the creeping presence of the Elementals, "…survival… Hmm?" He tastes the cotton candy that droops over, and his face brightens. "I can see why the mortals love this confectionary treat…such lovely sweetness!"
Elsewhere, Team Sonic prepares for their toughest fight, yet…
"First, we have to look for the four remaining Emeralds." Began Sonic. The group agreed, knowing that this would be an impossible battle without them, and a sliver of hope with them in hand. "We can ask Eggman first. If he doesn't have one, at least we know he has some sort of contraption we can use to locate them"
"Yeah. Sadly…" began Tails, with his head hanging low, "…Our last encounter with Nazo put so much pressure on mine that it finally exploded under the intensity." Tails began tinkering with his cannon, the Mach Shooter. He decided that his namesakes weren't enough, and so, began creating defensive technology. He pepped up, motioning Amy to him. "Amy, I've also upgraded your Piko-Piko Hammer. Your hammer, combined with the Blue Chaos Emerald, when used correctly, should allow you to use Water to your advantage. You could probably create a tsunami now!" Amy admired her new toy, apparently excited to try it out. Naturally, Sonic waved the idea down, in fear he might once again be knocked out, or worse, drowned…. She obliged.
"And Knuckles, I've placed the Purple Emerald into the right one. Use its power only in emergencies, okay?" Knuckles turned. Tails held out two Gauntlets that extended up to the elbows. Knuckles' eyes gleamed, a trademark smirk formed on the right side of his face. As soon as the gauntlets were fitted onto him, his happiness rose, feeling the power of the steel gloves coursing through his body. He punched the ground, releasing a bit of excitement, and the ground below fissured, opening a gaping crevice that went on beyond sight. Knuckles was not disappointed.
"Alrighty! Shadow," Shadow, with his snide expression, took what Tails had to offer. ", this is a very unusual item." He hands the black hedgehog a sword (similar to that of Nightmare's sword from Soul Calibur, albeit a black and green color) with his signature green emerald technologically placed in the center. "Besides being an offensive weapon, I've absorbed the Emerald's power into the sword, allowing you to use its Vegetation type powers. Try it out!"
At this, Shadow swung his sword upwards, commanding the emerald effortlessly, and as though listening to his thoughts, a Vine Shield formed just above the ground, ending at the sword's tip, a foot above Shadow's body. He swung it sideways, and a giant leaf horizontally formed, flying forward and slicing the earlier tree made by Knuckles, which tumbled without strain….A clean cut…
"Hehehehe….." He laughed. "This is refreshing. I haven't had this much fun with a weapon since, err…" looking back, he saw the confused and slightly frightened expressions of his comrades. "Eh-hem, well then..." Shadow blushed. "I suppose that Sonic is about to obtain some kind of idiot weapon, like nun-chucks, or spike shields, or something…?"
Tails walked toward Sonic, who hung his head again. "Sorry, Sonic, I…" began Tails. Sonic smiled, as was his usual routine, and put his hand on Tails' head, fluttering the Kitsune's hair. "Don't worry about it, buddy. Besides, the others needed it way more than I did. I'm pretty sure my speed will speak for itself, without a doubt." ended the blue blur.
Elsewhere…
Back on Eggman's ship, the clever scientist was busy ordering his new tinker toy to do some repairs where Nazo had rudely interrupted some time before. "How's the hull looking, Bokkun 2.0? Is it back to ship shape?" Barked the Doctor. "Yes, Your Awfulness. The ship is right as rain again. Anything else you'd like me to do for ya, Doc?" The Mad scientist thought about it, and satisfied, waved Bokkun off.
"Dr. Eggman" a static voice was being transmitted to Eggman's ship via computer. He responded, and to his surprise, it was Tails, his rival in genius and robotics. "Miles Prower, what a surprise. To what do I owe this communication to?" Said in a jolly voice, which set Tails back a bit. "Umm…glad to hear from you, as well, Ivo. I wish this communication could be under…BETTER terms…"
Meanwhile, a frustrated Elemental Duo search for the God Hedgehog, Nazo…
"I cannot sense him here. All of this additional electricity is interfering with my ability to detect his Aura. The little rat's probably hiding somewhere stupid, like the House of Mirrors. I've always hated the sight of your reflection, Kazeken." Raiken was overwhelmed with static in his head, quite literally. A fully functional carnival, combined with the overwhelming voltage in his body, makes for one hell of a headache. "Hahaha... poor Raiken... You aren't exactly easy to look at, either. We shall let the Remnant last a while longer. For now, let us find this metal Hell's generator. If anything, it should ease that SHOCKING headache of yours." Kazeken snickers, pleased with his joke. Rai, on the other hand, was not impressed, and slugged Kazeken in the shoulder. They continue on, dropping their search for Nazo temporarily, and instead, search for a way to end Raiken's pain. "When we find him, the ritual will be close to completion, and we'll be able to rule this wretched world… never again shall we be held down, commanded like dogs! We will have gained E.V.E…."