Chapter Nine: Things Just Got Worse
It has been around an hour since Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow have encountered the monster, who now goes under the name Sonic. EXE. And they've also had to bury Dr. Eggman, because Sonic. EXE brutally murdered him in cold blood.
At the moment, they were riding the on Tornado, and it was now just landing on Tails' workshop. Tails wanted to park the Tornado, before they continue their quest to stop Sonic. EXE. As soon as they landed, they gathered together to start the plan.
"Right, so what's the first thing we have to do?" Knuckles asked.
"Well, we have to make sure that he doesn't kill anyone else. Starting with the girlfriends." Sonic replied.
"Agreed with you there. We can't risk them getting hurt." Shadow added.
"Well, the girls are together on Angel Island. All I have to do is call them from the computer. You and Tikal still have that computer I've installed last week, don't you Knuckles?" Tails asked.
"Absolutely. Haven't gone without it." Knuckles replies.
"Right, then we'll have to call the girls, to make sure they're safe." Sonic stated.
After that, the guys went into the workshop. As soon as they got in, they approached the computer, and Tails switched the computer on. As soon as he switched on the computer, he immediately video called the girls.
"Please for the love of God, answer!" Knuckles thought. After a while, there was an answer.
"Hello Tails!" Tikal was heard on the other end of the call. Knuckles rushed in front of the screen.
"Tikal! Are you alright? Are the rest of them alright?!" Knuckles asked worriedly.
"Knuckles, I'm fine. And the girls are fine too. What's the matter? What's going on?" Tikal replied.
"Tikal, we've finally found out what that thing was. And to let you also know, this thing isn't living either." Tails explained.
"Not, living?! What do you mean by that?!" Amy asked, as she too rushed to the screen, along with Cream and Rouge.
"Well, we've actually encountered this monster recently, and he told us his life story. He's not alive, he's pure evil, and he kills people because he apparently wants to save us from pain and emotions." Knuckles replied.
"You you guys said he's not alive. What do you mean?!" Rouge asked.
"Well, I guess you can say that he's some kind of zombie." Shadow replies.
"Well, then who is he?" Cream asked, impatiently. Sonic walked towards the screen.
"He's me!" Sonic stated. All the girls gasped in shock.
"He can't be you!" Amy shrieked.
"Unfortunately, he is. He's me from a different dimension. He died in battle, and was resurrected by a spell book." Knuckles explained more of the story.
"Who read out the spell?" Tikal asked.
"Amy did from that dimension." Sonic replies. Amy gasped in horror.
"Me? But why? And how did he become this?!" Amy asked in fear.
"Well from what we heard, in that dimension you were tricked, and was never informed that this spell book contains black magic. That's why the Sonic from that dimension kills people, and shows very little emotion." Knuckles explains.
"And he'll stop at nothing until he takes over everything in every dimension." Shadow finished. The girls were in fear at this point.
"But I think there is a way to stop him." Sonic added. The girls were curious.
"What do you mean?" Amy asked.
"Well in his dimension, he never killed you." Sonic answered. Amy was surprised by this.
"He never killed me? But why?" Amy asked.
"We think that somehow he's still in love with his Amy. But whatever this dark energy is that's controlling him, it's taken control of who he really is. So we think that there may be a way to reverse the spell." Sonic finishes.
"OK, so how are you going to do that?" Rouge asked.
"Well, what I think we should be doing first is go and collect the seven Chaos Emeralds." Shadow replied. The guys looked at Shadow.
"Really? Why's that?" Tails asked.
"You know as well as I do. You forget that the Emeralds can be used for many things. Remember when Sonic was killed by Mephiles, and Princess Elise used the Emeralds to resurrect him?" Shadow asked. Sonic nodded.
"Shadow has a good point, guys. The Emeralds could be durable for this mission." Sonic mentioned.
"Yes. The Master Emerald may be powerful, but there's only so much it can do unlike the Chaos Emeralds. If we gather all the Chaos Emeralds, and bring them all to the Master Emerald, there may be a way to reverse this dark energy. Just maybe." Knuckles explained. Everyone agreed.
"Alright, us guys will go find the Chaos Emeralds, and the girls will stay at Angel Island and look after the Master Emerald." Sonic explained.
"But what if that thing comes to attack us?" Cream asked.
"Don't worry about that, Cream. As long as you all stay close to the Master Emerald, it will keep you protected from any dark energy." Knuckles replied. Cream nodded in reply.
"Right, then we better get started. We'll talk to you girls later, and let you know what's going on." Sonic told them.
"OK, Sonic. But Sonic, just please don't get caught by the police. You're a wanted man." Amy pleaded.
"I won't I promise. I love you Amy." Sonic told her.
"I love you too, Sonic. And good luck." Amy said, after that, the rest rest of the girls wished their men luck and send them their loves to, which they've returned. After that. they hung up.
"Right now we know that they're safe, time to track down these Emeralds." Tails stated.
"Track them?!" Shadow said, surprisingly.
"Yeah, track them." Tails replied.
"But how can you track them?" Knuckles asked.
"Last time we had all the seven Emeralds, I actually put a tracker on each one, while you lot weren't looking." Tails explained.
"But why did you do that?" Sonic asked.
"In case of an emergency." Tails finished.
"Ah, good man!" Knuckles exclaimed, as he tapped Tails' shoulder.
"Well that saves us the trouble of searching." Shadow stated.
"Well, then where are the Emeralds?" Sonic asked.
"Just a minute." Tails told them, as he turns on the tracker on his computer.
"OK, there they are. One of them is here. Is that you by any chance, Shadow?" asked Tails.
"Oh, right! Yes, totally forgot that I had this." Shadow stated, as he took out the green Emerald.
"Great! So one we have already." Knuckles pointed out.
"But the other six?" Sonic thought.
"Well, three of them are in the town not far from here. But the last three are in abandoned places that we haven't been to in years. One in the Scrap Brain, one in Metropolis, and one in the the Launch Base." Tails explained.
"Right, then I guess we better get started." Sonic stated.
But as they said that, all of a sudden the door was knocked down by a gang of police officers. As they all rushed in, they tackled Sonic to the ground.
"FREEZE!" The police officer yelled.
"HAY! What is the meaning of this?!" Tails yelled.
"Sonic the hedgehog, you are under arrest for murder. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can, and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to attorney, and if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. Do you understand the rights that has been read to you?" The police officer asked, as the other officers handcuffed Sonic's hands, and shackled his legs so he cannot use his speed.
"Wait, murder?! You guys really think that I killed anyone?!" Sonic asked angrily.
"We know it was you, Sonic! We saw you do it! First Big, then Eggman, now YOU'VE KILLED VECTOR!" Espio yelled, as he tried rushing into the workshop, and beat the living daylights out of Sonic. He was being held back by a few officers.
"Espio?! Not you too! Come on, man! You know me! You know I wouldn't do this! They are my friends!" Sonic pleaded.
"Espio, you can't be serious about this! He's innocent!" Tails yelled.
"And what other blue hedgehog do I know! I saw him plain and simple!" Espio yelled back.
"Espio, listen..." Shadow started, but was cut off.
"No, shut up Shadow! I've heard enough! Officers, take that murderer away!" Espio demanded, as the Officers took Sonic outside the workshop towards the van. Espio made his way back home.
"Espio, please! Don't do this to me! I didn't murder them! There's a monster on the loose, and he's after everyone!" Sonic tried to convince, but was being forced into the van.
"Now what do we do?! We can't do this without him!" Knuckles thought.
"Don't worry about me! JUST FIND THE EMERALDS!" Sonic called out through the grates of the van. After that, the van drives away.
"Well, now we have to do this ourselves." Shadow stated.
"Just when we thought things couldn't get worse. That monster will kill more innocent people!" Knuckles added.
"Guess we'll have to do it without him, for this one time." Tails said disappointed.
And things have indeed gotten worse. Shadow may be fast, but that's one speed less than they planned. So this may make their adventure a longer time to have done. What's going to happen now? Will they get all the seven Emeralds in time, or will more innocent lives be taken?
