Chapter Ten
Icefire watched in horror as Calcifer let out a ball of fire at Silver. She sped down and, using her levitation powers, made the fire go a different direction. Calcifer
roared in anger and slashed at Icefire, knocking her to the ground.
Silver rushed to her side and helped her to her feet. "He's too strong for us to defeat. If only we could get more strength somehow…"
Icefire nodded. "The L-Emerald."
"But it's in pieces; it won't be able to give us power will it?"
Icefire shrugged. "It still has color right?"
"Yeah."
"Then it has a little bit more power." She pulled out the broken pieces of the emerald and unwrapped it.
Calcifer blew out another column of fire at the two; Silver pushed Icefire out of the way and barely made it out past the flames.
"But if we use the last scraps of power from the gem, won't it be useless?" Silver asked.
"It already is."
Both hedgehogs avoided a blow from the lava beast's claws as he came crashing down on the spot that they were just at.
"Come fight!" He growled.
Silver looked at Icefire.
"If we take power from it, it'll have a purpose again." Icefire said, clutching the pieces in her hands. "Please."
Silver nodded.
Icefire held out the pieces, just like she did for the final battle against Calcifer. "Emerald, give us both the last scraps of energy that you have left to defeat Calcifer."
The pieces of the emerald began to glow and they rose from Icefire's hands. Both hedgehogs could feel power coming back into them, until they were both Super. The
emerald fell to the ground, no longer a beautiful purple color but a dull grey.
"What are you two doing here?" Blaze said as she ran up to them. "Start fighting!"
"Don't worry; Calcifer is as good as dead now." Silver said as he rose alongside with Icefire into the air to face the lava beast.
"He better be." Blaze muttered.
She ran back towards Calcifer, Silver and Icefire went face to face with the beast.
"He's exhausted, this will be easier now." Icefire said.
Both hedgehogs zoomed towards Calcifer and attacked his head and chest with rock and ice shards. Calcifer roared in anger and he tried to snap at each of the
hedgehogs at the same time.
Soon he became dizzy and crashed to the ground. Silver and Icefire landed next to the beast and looked at each other.
"That seemed a little too easy." Silver said as he looked at the beast.
"You're right, something's wrong." Icefire walked towards Calcifer's head.
One of Calcifer's eyes opened and he lunged at Icefire; Silver knocked her aside and took full impact of the sharp teeth.
"Silver!" Icefire screamed.
Warily, Calcifer rose with the limp hedgehog in his jaws.
"No!" Icefire flew up to the beast's head. "I will not let this happen again!"
Calcifer eyed Icefire. "What do you mean?"
"I will not let him die again!" She smacked him in the jaw, making Calcifer drop Silver.
Icefire caught him with her powers and set him gently to the ground. She then turned towards Calcifer.
"If I find out that he," She pointed at Silver, "is dead, you will be one sorry fire dragon."
Calcifer narrowed his eyes. "He's not."
Icefire glared. "Why? Why do you keep coming back, always trying to tear us from our loved ones, trying to destroy Blaze's kingdom?"
Calcifer growled. "Why do you think?"
The lava beast slashed at Icefire who dodged the blow and came around sending sheets of ice at him. Calcifer roared in pain, and then the hedgehog kicked him in
the head with all her might sending him crashing down. He lay panting, as Icefire lowered herself to his level.
"I know you want to go home." She said.
"How?" He growled.
"Your past self, he told us." She said.
"Really?"
"Yes, and if you stop fighting, we can take you home."
"Is… is that a promise? Or a lie?"
"A promise."