Previous chapters will be edited so that the story makes more sense when future chapters get published. Happy Halloween! ^_^
7 - The Brawl of Shadow and Chaos and Tails's New Ability
Meanwhile, back in Eggman's fortress deep in outer space, Eggman had just finished dusting off the Death Egg Robot when he saw Shadow looking out a window. His facial expression was blank. "Doctor, please tell me…", he said.
Eggman approached him. "What is it, Shadow…?", he asked while standing next to him.
Shadow didn't budge. "How exactly are we going to infiltrate the G.U.N without getting myself killed again?", he asked.
Eggman smirked slightly. "Exactlyhow we did it before, except with a few minor adjustments.", he explains.
"You see that thing you're holding? It contains all of Sonic's energy.", he added. Shadow raised his arm and looked at it; it was the same piece of jewelry that stole Sonic's energy. It glowed blue and a sort of steam encircled it. It might've had Sonic's energy absorbed within it, but he didn't believe the faker's energy would be nearly as powerful as the extraordinarily cosmic powers of a Chaos Emerald.
"You can use that to evade gunfire, because the shards won't do you any better; they will only make the powers you used to have stronger, but with that thing on you, you'll be even faster.", Eggman explains before letting out a throaty chuckle and, after a few seconds, he disappeared from Shadow's presence.
Shadow took out the Chaos Emerald he previously had and tossed it a few times.
"So all I have to do now is find the rest of the shards..., he says to himself. Then, all of a sudden, he jerked his head back. He faced the large hatch and stared at it for a few seconds. He turned his entire body around and slowly approached the hatch. His eyes were slightly widened, like he had just spotted something. "I sense a Godly energy from planet Earth…", he mumbled to himself.
This Godly energy was the same one that Tails sensed back in Station Square. It was a strong, rather intense, feeling of an extremely powerful presence, and neither knew why they were feeling it.
He raised his foot over the small hatch, like he was about to stomp on it and break, but instead he slowly placed it back onto the ground and took out the Chaos Emerald he had before. He gazed at the gleaming jewel for a few seconds before encircling a hand around it, allowing himself to harness the Chaos energy within the Emerald.
"Chaos Control!", he shouted, and with that, he teleported out of the space fortress and to wherever he sensed that intense Chaos energy.
It was now a stormy night in Station Square, and a soaked Tails had finally made it to wherever he sensed that strong presence. He also overheard some sirens and stopped by a red building, near what looked to be a crime scene, but it was actually far from that. Multiple police vehicles were parked in front of the entryway, completely blocking it, although Tails was simply able to fly over it and land behind the scene. Some policemen had their weapons pointed at their target, while others spoke into walkie talkies, supposedly to request for backup. None of them noticed Tails standing right behind them.
Some of the policemen were getting ready to fire at it. They pulled their triggers and shot multiple bullets at it, only for all of them to slip through the enemy without effort. He then counterattacked by doing a spin and using its...claw...to attack. Most of the men with weapons were swept right off of their feet and thrown great distances until they eventually hit the walls with brutal force, enough to produce cracks within them. Some were knocked unconscious from the impact with other policemen coming to their aids, while others simply limped back to their vehicles, backing down.
One of the policemen walked out of his vehicle and stood near its door. He pulled out a walkie talkie and brought it near his mouth. "This is the Station Square Police Department requesting for backup.", he spoke through it. "We've got an enemy we're dealing with. It's like an ugly monster made of water."
An ugly monster made of water?, Tails thought to himself before making a shocking realization. He gasped. Chaos!
He noticed that his senses became much stronger when he came closer to him. So that's whose presence I was feeling. Apparently I'm able to sense Chaos's presence, but how is that possible?
Tails looked around for any idle policemen, until he spotted one near him, the same one that requested for backup, albeit he looked almost unrecognizable now that his dark brown crew cut was soaked from the heavy rain. He ran in front of him in desperation and placed Sonic in his arms.
"Please, officer. Take care of my best friend. He's not doing so good.", Tails asked. The officer's eyes widened when he saw who he was aiding. Blue quills, red shoes-yep, that was him.
"Isn't this Sonic, the Legendary Hedgehog? The Fastest Thing Alive?", he asked.
Tails nodded. "Please, take care of him. His energy was taken away and now he's very weak. Please, make sure he's okay…", Tails pleaded.
The officer nodded. He opened the doors to the back passenger seats and gently placed the soaked hedgehog on the farther end. He then sat next to the weak hedgehog. He lied a palm over his forehead; it was very cold, like ice, however the heat in his palm warmed him up ever so gradually. After a few seconds, Sonic began to stir. He groaned weakly as he slowly opened his eyes. He looked at whoever was touching him, but he noticed that it wasn't who he thought it was.
Meanwhile outside the vehicle, Tails slowly approached the ugly water monster, who was simply standing there. The other policemen simply stared as he continued to approached the enemy.
He stumbled backwards as someone suddenly appeared right in front of him. He wiped some water that was splashed onto him and growled at whoever got in his way, only to see that it was Shadow once again. Right now, his back was facing him, his head was down and he was on one knee, using an arm to prop himself from the concrete until he stood straight. He stared at Chaos.
So Shadow sensed the presence, as well. But how is this possible? It must have something to do with the Master Emerald shards.
He gazed at Shadow and saw that his Master Emerald shard made his body glow a strong green hue. He looked down at his hand and saw the same green glow coming out of his hand.
One of the Master Emerald shards is inside of my hand! That's why I sensed Chaos's presence! But why does this happen?
He looked back at Shadow, who has now taken out a Chaos Emerald. He tossed it around for a few seconds before preparing for attack.
"You…", he said. "You're the one who I sensed from outer space." He then narrowed his eyes. "I can read your thoughts…you're also searching for the shards of the Master Emerald.", he said with a very husky voice.
Tails was confused. What? Now Shadow can read Chaos's thoughts!? This is getting weirder by the minute. Then he realized that despite both having a shard of the Master Emerald embedded within a certain part of their bodies, only Shadow could read Chaos's thoughts.
So if Shadow can read Chaos's thoughts, then how come I don't have a clue what he's thinking?
Shadow continued. "Well, I'll tell you one thing: no one gets in my or the Doctor's way! I will find all of the shards and get my revenge!", he yelled out before pointing a finger at it "Whoever you are, you'll wish you never tried to fight me!"
This was his chance to attack. "Chaos Spear!", he shouted. Multiple spears of Chaos energy zeroed in on Chaos. It made some impact on Chaos, about 4 spears slicing through the top of his head, his right claw, the center of his waist (thus slicing him in half), and his left leg. The severed parts of his body floated there for a few seconds before the reassembled themselves back together. Although barely noticeable, Chaos actually became slightly weaker from Shadow's Chaos Spear. Tails just stood there behind him and watched.
Chaos approached Shadow, slowly at first, before running toward him and doing a sort of spin attack, using his claw to attack, only for Shadow to do a nimble back flip, quickly dodging the attack and gracefully landing in a crouching position. Shadow slowly got up, one knee at a time, and faced his side toward Chaos. The downpour that completely soaked Shadow's ebony and crimson fur made him look way more evil, presumably because of the dark sky that shadowed over him, making his flesh and fur appear darker in complexion.
Shadow saw Chaos's Emerald Green eyes grow brighter with anger. He saw the big, blue beast coming to him once again, but before he could land a blow on him, Shadow presented his Chaos Emerald once again. "Chaos Attack!", he shouted before running towards him and performing a flurry of kicks, each leaving some impact all over his body. The more Shadow attacked, the weaker Chaos got. But things drastically changed when after the attack, Shadow stumbled and Chaos grabbed him by his...well, I guess you can say his entire body, stretching out an arm, pinning Shadow against a brick wall. He grunted from the velocity of the attack; it gave him a bit of whiplash, as well as made him drop his Chaos Emerald. It bounced around for a few seconds before landing near Tails.
Tails looked down at it for a few moments. He was completely clueless on what to do with it. The last time he used a Chaos emerald was for his Tornado 2, but at this moment, he had no idea what to do with it. Tails squatted and was about to pick it up
Shadow saw that Tails was about to pick up the Chaos Emerald. He grunted. "Don't you dare touch it, Fox Boy!", he shouted. This only made Chaos tighten his grip and strengthen his hold onto the small hedgehog. Tails simply ignored Shadow's order and picked the emerald up from the wet concrete. Right after, Chaos shot a glance at the yellow fox. Tails jumped when he saw Chaos's frightening glare. His eyes were widened and and his heart was racing. He knew from those glowing emerald green eyes and creepy stare that he was next to be attacked. Tails just stood there, clueless.
Uh-oh. What do I do?, he thought to himself.
Then something else happened. He IS looking for the Master Emerald shards. He gasped. Wait! I can read Chaos's thoughts, now! But I couldn't do it before…
Then, as suddenly as ever, Chaos shot an arm towards Tails, about to attack. For Tails, it felt like he was in slow motion, like Chao's attack could kill him at any minute. Tails thought back at the first thing Shadow did with his Chaos Emerald. He slammed his eyes shut and looked away , his arm still jutted toward Chaos. He quivered as the nauseating feeling of hope went through his mind, the hope that copying off of Shadow would prevent his death.
"Chaos Control!", he shouted hesitantly. He waited for a few moments before opening his eyes and looking back at Chaos, realizing that Chaos's attack didn't kill him. In fact, it didn't even hit him; he noticed that Chaos was completely frozen in his attack. Shadow looked over to Tails in, though not visible, a state of complete shock.
He can perform Chaos Control…, the ebony/crimson hedgehog thought to himself.
Realizing he had no more time to waste, Tails quickly flew up and out of the way of a still frozen Chaos. Right after he moved, Chaos spontaneously unfroze and hit another brick wall, letting go of Shadow and turning into nothing but a puddle. The puddle that was once Chaos slid its way to the concrete and toward a nearby drain.
Shadow landed onto the murky ground beneath him and groaned. He slowly got up and faced Tails. Then his eyes shot up with shock. He has a Master Emerald shard embedded within his hand!, he thought to himself. The doctor said that if one had 2 or more shards embedded within them, they become more powerful. I must stop this fox from becoming any stronger!
Tails let out a sigh of relief before staring at the drain. He, deep down, embraced the moment that he defeated Chaos, but that moment didn't last long when Shadow all of a sudden homing attacked him on his side. He grunted as the force of the attack sent him landing hard onto the wet concrete, further soaking him in the murky water beneath him. The attack's force also sent the Chaos Emerald and the Master Emerald shards he was holding on to flying out of his hand and into the hedgehog's hand. Tails simply lied there, face-down into the water. He glared back at him, only for Shadow to let out a throaty chuckle.
"I'll take these, now…", he said before placing the Master Emerald shards into his glove and Chaos Controlling his way out of the gloomy weather.
After laying there for a few moments, he just realized something. Sonic!, he gasped. I hope he's okay…
Meanwhile in the policeman's car, Sonic finally opened his eyes wide enough. He weakly looked back and saw who was touching his forehead, yet he couldn't quite make the connection yet. "Tails…?", he wheezed.
When he finally came to his senses, he shifted away slightly. He looked to see not his furry fox friend with two tails, but instead a tall and slim policeman with a crew-cut hairstyle. "You're not Tails.", he said.
The policeman shook his head. "Your buddy was out there fighting that big ugly water beast. He told me to take care of you.", he explained before looking back at him from the window. He was struggling to stand up. He didn't look beat-up, however his fur was very matted, soaked, and quite muddy. The only injuries he had were a few scratches and both a sprained arm and ankle after Shadow Homing attacked him to the ground. Sonic looked back as well, and after doing so, his face turned to shock.
"Tails! I gotta go help him!", he cried out as he tried to stumble out of the car and perform a "homing attack", only for the policeman to pin him back down onto the seat. "No, Sonic! You can't move! You're still weak from...whatever happened to you!", he said with concern.
But despite Sonic's slow breathing and low heart rate, he nonetheless intervened by pushing away the policeman, trying desperately to exit the vehicle and come to Tails's aid, with the man trying to pin him down and keep him still. He understood the amount of concern Sonic had for his best buddy, but at his state, he just couldn't allow it.
After a few seconds of fighting each other, Sonic finally gave in. The more he fought, the weaker he got, and at this moment, he was just too weak to continue fighting the officer. He slumped back onto his seat, slamming his eyes shut and growling in frustration.
"Sonic, just stay here and rest. Now, listen, you look pale, you're not breathing well, and you're still cold as ice.", the officer said, a bit cross. He softened his face a bit. "Please, just do it for your best buddy. He doesn't want you dead…", he said, almost pleading.
Sonic didn't respond for a few seconds; he was just too weak to do or say anything. The one thing he could do was wheeze out a few more sentences.
"Sh-Shadow…", he barely whispered. He grabbed at his chest, signifying his difficulty breathing. "He took away most of my energy. I know that because I remember everything that happened before I got like this."
Now the policeman was quite curious. He looked deep into the emerald green irises that lacked pupils. "Please, tell me more.", he said, completely ignoring the fact that him doing so could cost his life. Sonic blinked once. "Well, we were looking for one of our friends when all of a sudden, we see Eggman and Shadow getting in our way! Then Shadow takes out this weird thing of jewelry, then I just...see my energy absorbing into the thing, and before I knew it, I blacked out..", he was barely able to say the last part, the one about blacking out.
After a brief silence, Sonic finally let out the last of his voice. "I had Tails fight for me. He's such a good friend. Please, tell him that if I die, I'm leaving all the fighting...to him…", and after letting out his last breath, he turned his head away from the officer and closed his eyes, falling into what looked like a peaceful slumber, but it was far from that.
When the officer saw how still Sonic was, he lied a hand over his chest, then a devastating realization hit him like a brick on his head. He knew that Tails would be absolutely hurt from what bad the officer had to give him, but it had to be done...when Tails came back, that is.
After a few seconds, Tails limped his way back towards the vehicle. He stumbled over its door and opened it. "Is Sonic okay…?", he asked with an uncomfortably deep tone. Obviously he spent all of his time trying to fight for Sonic, so the officer's bad news would not only hurt him, it would kill him deep inside.
The officer looked back with an apologetic facial expression. "I'm sorry, man.", he sighed.
Tails was confused. "What are you talking about?", he asked.
The officer bit his lip anxiously. He was trying so hard not to make Tails upset, but if he wanted to know what happened, it had to be told.
"Your buddy…", he said, pointing at the still hedgehog. "Well, he's, shall I say, 'used up the rest of his energy'. I'm afraid he's…", the officer stopped to look at the slightly worried facial expression that took over Tails's face. Damn it all! He knew that this was going to end badly. Tails looked over the officer and saw the lifeless hedgehog just sitting there, his head facing away from them. From the opposite view, his eyes were closed and his mouth slightly open, his teeth exposed. He looked to be in a peaceful slumber, but Tails wasn't fooled by this.
Tails hurriedly climbed over to Sonic's seat and rested a hand over his forehead. He seemed colder than before, when the officer did the same. He rested it over to his cheek, neck, and finally to his chest. His heart had stopped and he was no longer breathing. The officer was absolutely right about Tails being killed on the inside. He took his free hand and grasped at his chest fur, signifying that his heart was completely broken into pieces, before hugging the lifeless Sonic, sobbing in utter sadness. The officer's face was filled with sympathy for the poor yellow fox. Apparently, he had 'lost' his best friend.
After a few minutes of crying, Tails finally had an idea. He looked into his glowing hand. With great force, he attempted to remove the emerald shard from his hand, but apparently the shard wouldn't allow it. Instead, the remaining power that came out of it made a sort of barrier, preventing Tails from even puncturing his own skin.
Knowing that that was his last resort at that moment that went down the drain, he weighed his head down and angrily banged his fist at the car's window. "Damn, Damn, DAMN!", he shouted, finally breaking the window. Sure, there was glass everywhere, but still not a single scratch on his hand, which could've actually worked if the shard didn't make such a strong barrier against it.
After an uncomfortable amount of time, Tails finally calmed down. He sighed and faced the officer. "Look, I'll see what I can do about this. You just stay safe, you hear me?", he said. He then opened the door with the broken glass and exited from the vehicle, grabbing Sonic and carrying him bridal-style. "Thanks for the help…", he said dryly as started to take off with his 2 tails.
The officer huffed and slumped onto the chair. "I hope the little dude finds a way to get his friend back…", he mumbled to himself.
So far the longest chapter I've written. Happy Halloween! :D