I'm totally in love with Sonic the Were-hog. He's SO cute !
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Chapter 7.
Sonic was blinded by the yellow light, that he was sure was spelling out his doom. He found himself forced to his knees by the sheer heat of the beam.
" Uuggh--naah ! Aarrghh--aahh!"
His hands slipped on the tubes' surface. Eggman was standing a few feet away, wearing an impatient expression. The Doctor checked the readings of his beloved creation with a slight frown.
"What's taking so long? Full power!" He turned a knob all the way round, the beam grew wider and more yellow, completely covering the helpless hedgehog. " Ooh--ho--hoo ! I've waited forever for this. You're mine now, Sonic!"
Sonic reached into his pack and frantically rooted around for anything that could help. He heard from Uncle Chuck that the other Sonic, from Chuck's home-- Mobius, used a power-ring to escape. But did our Sonic find one ? No, he didn't.
He pulled out a yellow gem, the size of his palm and his green eyes narrowed. A Chaos Emerald? The hedgehog groaned out loud, how was a stupid Emerald gonna help? Turning the gem in his hand, he watched as it blinked like a beacon and a small light bulb blinked on in his head. He could use Chaos Control to get out and really make a mess of things. Sonic struggled to his feet, the energy of Eggman's machine bearing down on him like a thousand hot knives. He gripped the gem tightly in his fist and screamed at the top of his lungs,
" Chaos... Control !! "
" Wha? " Eggman looked up from the control panel and his face turned purple. " No, you don't dare!? This is my victory. Mine!"
" Catch ya on the flip side, Doc." He winked as Chaos Control took effect. The full power of the Chaos Emerald mixed with that from the machine, and caused the main circuits to blow. Sonic's body tingled as the room lit up, he vanished in a ball of gold, the shock wave from the gem rocked the structure to its core. Glass shattered, walls trembled and Eggman screamed with fury as his prized machine was ruined beyond repair.
" Aarrgghhh! HEDGEHOG !! "
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Rendezvous Point......
Chuck and Tails were kneeling in the warm sands, going over the new blueprints of the inner Pod bay. The older hedgehog rubbed his chin, then he sighed.
" Hmm, could be a problem. We don't know how big the blast will be. It might be hard getting Shadow and the others out in time."
Tails looked up from the papers, "We have to try, Chuck. At least---AH!"
A golden comet screamed its way across the sands, spraying them and Knuckles--who was resting under a palm tree. It came to a stop in front of them and Sonic gave them a shaky smile, before falling flat on his face.
"He doesn't look good, Charles," Knuckles helped the fallen hero to his feet and dragged him over to where the plane was parked. Tails quickly took a blanket from the boot and placed in on the ground, then helped lay Sonic onto it. Knuckles slipped the tattered pack from Sonic's shoulders and winced at the bruising on his arms and legs. "What the heck happened?"
"Where is he!? Is he gonna be alright?" Amy came tearing around the side of the plane, little green box under her arm. She spotted the still form of Sonic, her bottom lip quivered. " He looks bad..."
" He needs you to be strong for him now." Chuck took the box from her. " I need time to examine him." The others nodded and moved away to give the elderly hedgehog the time and space he needed to save his nephew.
A long time passed, and Chuck found the others huddled around a small took off his glasses and cleaned them on the sleeve of his shirt. He placed them back on his nose and took a deep breath.
" Chuck?"
" I'm afraid it's bad news. Without taking him to a proper Hospital, I can only assume Sonny's injuries. He's taken quite a bashing, arms and legs- major bruising, a slight concussion, judging by the purple on his chest, I think a couple of ribs are cracked and there's a high risk of internal bleeding."
In the shadows, Sonic was listening to his Unc's every word. He took a sharp intake of breath and hissed softly as pain shocked his body, yep, ribs cracked. A soft breeze drifted through the sands, catching a piece of paper. Sonic held it in his hand and quickly read it, it was part of Tails' research of The Leopard Diamond. His hand started shaking,
" So.. That's it...That's why it can be used for good or evil."
"Where would Eggman hide his part of The Leopard ? " Tails rubbed his temples in thought.
Knuckles paced, " Must be somewhere he thinks is safe... But where? Eggman's got lots of Bases on this planet..."
A blue ear twitched. While the others were aruging amongst themsleves, Sonic hobbled to the cooling compartment of the . After typing a few commands, the tray slid out revealing one half of the black stone. So.. The white flecks are the gems DNA? He turned it over in his hand, And depending on the users heart, it can be used for good or evil? The hedgehog took a breath before taking the gem and sliding it into his backpack, along with five power-rings.
There was one place Sonic could think of, where Eggman had tight security. His newest Base to date: Eggtopia.
"Don't go." Came a soft voice behind him.
Sonic turned and found Amy standing a few feet away. He looked down, unable to face her. " I have to."
She stepped forward, he stepped back, the look in his eyes told her he was ready to bolt at any moment.
" Why is it always you?"
" Because it's the way it's always been. It always comes down to me and Eggman, right from the very beginning. I'm the only one who can take him down." He looked up, finally, green eyes twinkling in the dim light, his bruised face masked the anger he felt deep down. " I have to do this, please Amy.... Let me go."
A mixture of emotions flickered in Amy's eyes. She blinked in understanding and then nodded. " Go get 'im, Blue."
He gave her a sad smile and a one last look at his friends and family, Sonic painfully revved up and shot off down the beach, heading back towards the city.
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The blue hero made quick work of any robot's that were stupid enough to get in his way, quietly thanking Eggman for getting all his work-force at the Doomsday device. He broke into Eggman's private office, hand quickly covering his mouth as his gag reflex kick in. Sonic scanned the enclosed area, scratching his head and wincing upon finding a small bump at the back.
If I were a priceless gem, where would I hide? He sat in the over-sized chair while he thought hard- granted, something he didn't do very often, but sometimes one had to think it through.
Green eyes travelled the walls, most were bare, but one was not. On it was a very ugly portrait of the madman in one of his silly poses. Sonic's lips curved into a tiny grin, he got up, walked over to the picture and, copying Uncle Chuck's actions from Soleanna, carefully put his fingers behind the frame. He felt the smallest of gaps, and with great care, pulled the frame open revealing a glass safe.
Inside, seated on a red cushion, the other half of The Leopard glinted in the dim light.
Sonic's heart pounded in his chest ,he pulled back an arm, gritted his teeth and lashed out. On impact, the glass shattered and the jewel rose from it's place, blinking like a beacon and landed safely into Sonic's waiting hand.
Can't risk putting it together here. Besides....He turned and headed out of the room.. I wanna see Egg-face's face when I play my Ace card. and made a hasty exit, ticking off his supply list in his head, OK, fast feet? Check. Two black gemstones? Check. Five rings-- One for the stone and four for me? Check. He looked up and spotted a camera trained on his every move, he smiled smugly at it. One very ticked off Doctor? Loud alarms sounded from somewhere deep in the complex and he laughed, Make that a Check.He sped out of the deserted Base and headed back towards The Badlands. This was it, either he was gonna stop Eggman once and for all, or die trying.
He ran fast, his breath coming in short pants. Sonic came to a stop on a ledge over-looking The Doomsday Machine and frowned. Coming out of the main gates were Eggman's troops, his Swat-bot army, their hulky feet shook the ground they marched on, and the red visors flared when they picked up his heat signature. Sonic sized up the situation, chewing on the insides of his cheeks.
Hope I live through this.. Reaching into his backpack, he took out the five power-rings and clipped two on his wrists, two on his ankles and placed the spare on the ground. He took out the broken jewel and was amazed at the great magnetic pull it had, his arms shook with the sheer might of not putting it together. OK. Here goes... Slowly, very slowly ,he brought the two halves closer. The gem grew hot in his hands and he cried out, releasing it and staggered back. Thinking fast, Sonic grabbed the spare ring and threw into the white fire as The Leopard became whole once more.
He was knocked back as the fire mushroomed out and the air was filled with a big bang. When the light had died down, the hedgehog stood with determined eyes and reached out a hand. But then something really, frigging odd happened, thins beams of lilac light came out of the stone and stuck him right in the eyes. Sonic grunted as sharp pains made his whole body convulse.
" Naah....Rraghh--aahh ! "
The rings on his ankles and wrists did their best to counter the jewels' lust for destruction, they glowed brightly to help keep it at bay. Sonic found himself on his knees once again, he pounded the dirt, fingers digging and making mini trenches with his nails. His head quills curled upwards, on the tips sprouted white spots. All over his body the flecks appeared, some small and some big.
" Uuughh--huh...Mmhhmm..."
A dark fog, nightmare-ish purple in colour, surrounded him. Sonic threw his head back and screamed, revealing a new set of dentures complete with long canines. The light vanished and Sonic was left sprawled, spread-eagle on his stomach. The now worthless diamond clattered to the ground. Sonic grunted and weakly got to his knees, he rubbed his head and held the gem at eye level, then blinked in shock.
His eyes were pure white, no green or red pupils. Just pure...white. He stepped back in horror and dropped the gemstone, which shattered . He gave himself a quick look-over, felt his curved quills and flicked his tongue over his cat-like teeth, he spotted the white markings on his limbs.
" What the heck's going on !?"
" Priority one hedgehog. You are now prisoner of Doctor Eggman. Come quietly or I will use force."
Sonic chuckled clamly, "Oh, I don't think so..." He said in a child-like voice. Quick as a flash, he turned and plunged his hand into the workings of the robot. The robot whined, almost in pain as sparks showered the dark hedgehog. Sonic withdrew his hand, clenching the wires and smiled at the hundreds more waiting to take him out. He cackled madly at the pathetic sight. " You think you can stop me !? "
Clenching his fists, a shimmering blue protective shield surrounded him and lifted him a few feet above the ground. An invisible wind made his quills dance and chilled him to the point near freezing. With a sonic-boom and an unhinged laugh, Sonic's opposite super form-- Dark Super Sonic-- screamed towards The Doomsday Machine, scattering the many Swat-bots like metal bowling pins.
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Inside his Control Room ,Eggman frantically darted from panel to panel, desperately turning knobs and flicking switches as the blue orb that was Dark Sonic hurtled closer.
"Activate shields ! Do it, do it-- ARGH !!" The entire tower shook as Dark Sonic crashed through the ground floor. Eggman grabbed the back of his chair for dear life, whimpering as the recurring rhythm started. First a big boom, then uncontrollable shaking finishing with loose debris falling from the top-most floor. " Do something! Anything !"
Mephiles, from his station, stared blankly at him for a second, then checked his screen. He suddenly bleeped loudly in alarm, jumped from his seat and made a mad dash for the exit, carrying a briefcase and putting on a hat. "You're on your own, Doctor."
"Get back here! You traitor, y--you coward !" Eggman screamed with fury, then squeaked in alarm. The floor burst open and Dark Sonic exploded out of the hole to hover in mid-air inches from him. " You little...."
The purple hedgehog grinned at him, lips curling back to show his new fangs. His eyes closed to milky slits , he curled up into a ball then unleashed an Earth-shattering Chaos Blast, with an echoing " Huh!" His eyes came blazing to life, the same beams that had penetrated him formed one large snake thing, it crashed through all the floors, into the Pod bays, deep into the planets' crust disintegrating the miles of pipes into gleaming ashes. " It ends....NOW!!"
" No,wait. P--please, Sonic...."
Dark Sonic shouted, a light erupted from his chest, it spread up and out, covering the tower completely. There came a thunderous rumble and then....
It vanished. Gone without a trace. The only thing left was the small group of G.U.N officers staggering across the waste-land. Leading the group, Shadow carried Rouge in his arms, his face grim.
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Somewhere very far from home.....
Sonic woke to find himself on a sandy beach. He blinked, then slowly sat up, rubbing the back of his head. He looked around and jumped in surprise upon finding an old man staring at him.
The man gave him a tooth-less smile, " Knew you'd come."
" Uuhh....."
The man sat next to him, " I am Ingus, Keeper of The Leopard. The tale of my death was a lie to protect myself for this day." He shoved the end of his walking stick into Sonic's face, " You have no use for it now, however, it still has a use to me."
Sonic screwed up his face in confusion, patting himself down, he reached into his ripped glove and pulled out a small black shard, having no clue how it got there, he extended a hand and gave the last remnant of the diamond to the old boy.
Ingus giggled with joy and fixed the gem to the top of his cane. Once finished, he turned to the hero, " More questions you have."
"Yeah... What happened? All I remember is standing outside Eggman's Doomsday Tower, then a blur."
" Aaahh.. Used the jewels' power you did. The final attack on Doomsday was a success. The tower was destroyed, you and Doctor were transported to different points on the planet."
" So..I won ?"
" Yes." Ingus pointed behind them," Doctor is that way." Sonic craned his neck, he could make out the beginnings of a vast amount of grassland, that gave way to a dense forest, and the blurry shapes of big mountains past it. He stood to shake off the sand from his legs when Ingus held his hand. " Remember this ,hero... Across the sea, a faint wind blows carrying the scent of the sweetest rose... "
Sonic looked down the beach and sighed deeply, he smiled catching the faint whiff of a very familiar perfume. The way home, he thought happily. He turned to thank the old man, only to find no trace of him. The blue dude with the 'tude shrugged, revved up and took off at a steady pace, heading to the grass land.
Entering the meadows, Sonic grabbed a bunch of wild flowers and held them to his nose, closing his eyes, sniffing their pretty scents. He bent forward and increased his speed ready to zig-zag through the big trees coming up.
Exiting the forest, he began to climb a steep hill. Sonic grinned, watching the grey ground under his feet quickly giving way to the drop coming up. Pushing himself to his limit and with a , " Whoo--hoo !!" He jumped and dissapeared, off to find his next adventure.
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Somewhere else......
Eggman sat in the dirt, elbows resting on his knees. He pouted, sniffed loudly then began bawling like a baby. Rolling onto his stomach, he thumped the ground with his fists, wailing at the top of his lungs,
" I h-hate th-that hedgehog ! Wah-ha-haaa !!"
Fin.
Bad ending, I know.
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