I gracefully walked down the hill in contentment as my new friends followed me, even Dr. Eggman. Rouge smiled widely at me and said, "You know, you are so pretty Princess Glittering Perfection Pink Shiney Ring of Epic'ness."
I blushed gracefully and said, "I know Rouge. I think that you're pretty too."
Rouge gasped happily and said, "Thank you, thank you so much. You have no idea how this makes me feel to be complimented by you. But I'm not nearly as pretty as you are. You are truly perfect."
Eddman cut in, "I agree, I don't think anyone has ever been as perfect as you."
I gracefully smiled gracefully, "You are too kind," I gracefully looked at Sonic, "what do you think Sonic?"
He smiled widely at me, "you are the greatest thing to ever grace the Earth." Shadow, Cream, and Tails all agreed with him.
I looked back at them as I continued climbing down, but as I looked at them I gracefully missed a step and fell down the hill. I gracefully tumbled down-
That which claimed to be a Princess fell down the hill. As It reached the bottom Its horrid grasp over Its thralls was shattered. As was Its illusion; Its form could no longer exist in our realm. Its former thralls gapped at the blasphemous form that now lay before them. The thralls now freed all took multiple steps away from It. That which claimed to be a Princess had turned onyx black; pulsations wracked its body in ways that one would pray was impossible. The now shapeless black creature began falling apart as maggots fall from a carcass. The Guardian of the Emeralds ran out of the bushes with the Hedgehog That Was Spared Its influence.
"Sonic," the One That Was Spared Cried, "are you alright?"
"I'm fine Amy." A Freed Thrall replied, "What happened? What is that thing?" he never let his gaze falter from It.
"I'm not sure." The Guardian said, "It seems like it was able to control you guys somehow. I should have realized that sooner."
"Why didn't it control you?" The Bat questioned.
"I think it must be because I'm around the Chaos Emeralds a lot. And as for Amy, I'm not sure. Maybe she-" he hesitated as he looked back at the pulsing black form, "It couldn't control all of you so it was saving Amy for later."
"Guys!" cried the Young Fox, "look!" the black mass had begun dissipating like some sort of black gas. Everyone back away from it, hoping they didn't breath it in. And just as suddenly as it had manifested itself the Emotion-Eater faded away.
The crowd of Its would-be meals stared where it had once been. They stared for what seemed to them a lifetime. Wondering, fearing that It would return. But It did not. When it became clear that the Emotion-Eater had been forced from our dimension they slowly walked away, all conflicts between them forgotten for a time, for they had seen the form of Evil Incarnate.
