Sonic Universe: The Next Generation

by GuyroMaster

/NOTE: If you have not read Chosen One, do not start reading this story yet.\ Blaze the Ninja has now joined Sonic and his gang in an attempt to stop the Dark Legion from taking control of the most powerful energy in the universe, the Zone Core. Along the way, the gang will encounter new friends and enemies; discover secrets of the past; and meet, for the first time ever, Pokémon.

10. Meeting up at Last

Guyro: Okay. I'm finally done with Chapter 10. Sorry that it so long. To make it up though, I'm going to try and pull out the next chapter within the next two weeks. Enjoy.

Blaze: It's over 20,000?!

Saria: What? 20,000?!

Guyro: ('-_-) No Dragon Ball Z referance please . . .

. . .

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Sonic Universe: The Next Generation

Chapter 10: A Battle for Control / Meeting up at Last

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Earth 2018

Resistance Force HQ: Tikal's Chamber

Sonic Advance 3 - Ocean Base Map - music

Blaze's PoV:

We just said farewell to Shadow, and now we were all deciding our next move.

"What if we were to attack them head on? Eggman can't be that difficult to beat. Right Blaze?" Saria said.

"Unfortunately, I still don't feel very comfortable about the whole issue on Mobius, but you two need training and some gear." I said pointing at Mech and Saria.

"How are you going to do that? I doubt that you can make me weapons to install in my system." said Mech.

"That is where you are wrong. I can make plenty of weapons, but I don't need to. I have everything we need in my original lab."

"Huh?" They both said.

"Where do you have a lab at Blaze?" Saria questioned me. "Is there a lab under our house?"

She didn't catch the part of me saying 'original' lab.

"No Saria. I mean the lab that I had underneath the house I grew up in."

"What is a lab doing there?" Mech asked.

"A good question and the answer is acceptable." I began. "When I was younger, I worked with a government group that dealt with kids that had 'special' abilities. I was considered a genius, so they gave me the equipment I would need to build a lab for my own purposes. I built myself a special suit that I called the 'Techno Suit'. With it, I was able to use the powers of a Techno Path, and help build better weapons for the organization. That lab is only able to be accessed by me and, reluctantly, Nega my dark counterpart."

"So . . . Nega is the only other person who can access it? Do you think he has been tampering with your things from your past?"

"No." I say bluntly. "We can go there and train in the 'Time Chamber'."

"The time chamber? What's that?" Mech asked.

(music stops)

I can't help but smirk at his sudden curiosity.

Pokémon HG/SS soundtrack - Route 47

"Well . . . would you like to find out?" I ask as I toss my Time Emerald in my hand.

Mech just nods.

"I guess I can leave Kaya with Tikal for now." Saria says.

"I can take care of her for as long as you need." said Tikal. "Hurry up. Mobius needs you guys."

"Ok then." I start, butting into the conversation. "So . . . we are going to use Chaos Control to return to my childhood home. Any questions?"

"I have one." Saria begins. "I'm just a little curious about this new information you gave us. Can you tell us about your time with the organization you mentioned and about some of your journeys when you were younger?"

(0_0) I didn't expect that to be her question.

('-_-) "Heh heh. Maybe at a later time, but not right now. I'll tell you later. K?"

Saria sighed.

"Ok Blaze." she finally said.

"Alright then . . . everyone, except Tikal, get close to me."

Both Saria and Mech came closer to me.

"Alright. Chaos . . . CONTROL!"

VOIP! We were gone and heading to my home. (Tikal: "Be safe everyone.")

We were going to prepare for the battles ahead.

I have the feeling they will be tough. We need to be ready for anything now.

(music fades out)

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Blaze's Home: Underground Lab

Sub-Floor Level 1

Sonic Adventure DX OST - Final Egg (Mechanical Resonance)

"WOW!"

That was all they could say. They were stunned at the size of the lab and the machinery in it.

"Done sightseeing yet?" I asked them. "We need to head into one of the lower level rooms."

"Wait . . ." Saria started. "You mean to say that there is more than one floor in this place? Just how big is this lab of yours?"

She was acting like a child at an amusement park who keeps saying, 'let's go and do everything here!'

"This lab has three floors and each floor has the same amount of space, but there is the fourth floor containing my private info and other knick-knacks. That floor is off limits to the both of you."

"Why can't we go to the lower floor Blaze? Are you keeping secrets from your wife? Hmm?!"

She was really pushing it now.

"I'm not hiding anything from you Saria."

"Then why can't we go to the private floor?"

"Because it is private. Don't you understand what the word private means?" I said getting slightly irritated.

"Yes, but if you've got nothing to hide then you would let us into that area without any hesitation. I think your hiding something from me and-"

I was in her face at that very moment extremely irritated.

"I'M NOT HIDING ANYTHING! YOU UNDERSTAND THAT! I'M NOT HIDING ANYTHING AT . . . ALL!"

". . ."

I had just realized what I had done now. I was in for it now.

"Uhh . . . Sorry Saria for yelling at you and-" I stopped.

*eyes narrow at Blaze in pure rage* "YOU . . . are . . . going to . . . PAY for . . . YELLING . . . AT ME!"

That did not sound like a good thing.

*gulp* "Uhh . . . Saria, don't do anything rash." I was beginning to panic.

"YOU AND ME IN THE ARENA. NOW!"

"What? You want to fight me?!"

"YES. NOW GET THIS PLACE READY FOR A FIGHT!"

"If no one minds, I'll stay out of this. I don't want to have any part of this quarrel." Mech said and walked down the hall.

"If you want to fight, then let's go to the third floor. Everything else is down there as well as a virtual arena."

"Humph. Fine then let's go down there."

We walked to the elevator. Mech was there waiting for it.

"We are going down to floor three. You can find some gadgets down there too."

"Ok then let's go to the third floor."

The elevator arrived just as he said that. We all got in and I pushed the button for the third level.

I noticed that Saria kept eyeing the red button for the fourth floor.

I was about to fight Saria. She can't stand up to me in a full powered battle, but she insists on it.

"If it helps her rage subside I'll play along with this battle, but she still won't be able to win."

Sub-Floor Level 3

I walked out first once we reached the floor.

"This is the battle and prep floor. You can find everything you need from newer equipment to virtual training arenas."

"Ok then Blaze. Set up a one on one battle, but since you have so much more experience in fighting, I want you to put my handicap setting at max."

I was hoping she wouldn't think of something like that. The way the device for the virtual arenas are set up, is to control how much power one has in the battle or increase the abilities of the fighter. This is what is called the handicap settings.

(music stops)

"Fine . . . Setting Saria to Level 9 handicap. *Cheater.*"

"Come on already let's get this going."

"One more thing . . . Do you want the victory jingles?"

"Yes. '!' Wait . . . you can set a victory jingle?"

"Yes. Yes I can. Everything is set up now. Step onto the virtual pad Saria."

She stepped onto it and I pressed a button while I stepped on mine.

Our bodies digitalized, and we were standing on an arena.

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Virtual Arena

"Nice place Blaze. This place reminds me of the Pokémon stadium stage in that fighting game you like so much. It's even got the symbol in the center of the field."

"I'm glad you like it. Enough talking. It's time to fight. Take it easy or you might get hurt."

"I think you're the one who is going to get hurt." She said as she stomped the floor with here foot. She made a mild crack in the floor.

"Welcome to the Virtual Console. This is the world where video games come to life."

(New World) Virtual Console

Virtual Arena

"This place is its own world? I'm impressed Blaze. You must really be quite the genius if you came up with this place."

"I said this is the world where video games are real, and you can interact with the characters from the game that is inserted. There is no game inserted right now."

"Whatever. I'm done wasting time. Let's battle!"

"Humph . . . very well, I won't hold back!"

One on One Battle: Fight till your HP runs out.

Blaze the Ninja vs. Saria the Raccoon

(Lvl. 80) vs. (Lvl. 30 + Handicap Lvl. 9)

Ready?

. . .

Battle Begin!

Sonic Heroes music - Boss - vs. Team Battle

"You are going to pay for yelling at me Blaze. This time . . . NO MERCY!"

"Saria, there's no time for games. We need to get ready to go to Mobius."

She didn't respond. Instead, she rushed at me with fist drawn.

"HIYAH!" she yelled.

"What the!?"

I jumped out of the way as she smashed right through the wall I had been standing next to. The wall crumbled as she withdrew her fist.

"Impressed? That handicap setting really does come in handy."

*face palm* "KNOCK IT OFF. THIS IS NO TIME TO BE PLAYING GAMES!" I said very irritated. "If you're not going to play by the rules, I'm going to hit you with everything I've got.

"Oh really? Then take your best shot. I dare ya!" she said with a snide remark.

That was it. I was going to teach her a very good lesson about humility now.

"AURA . . . SPHERE!" I yelled as I threw a powerful Aura Sphere at Saria.

"That is your best attack? That's really weak compared to my new power." She said as she punched the sphere and it was disseminated.

Wait a second. I had to train to reach the level I'm at now. She can use hardly any of her abilities. All she can really do is throw punches, kicks, and use the power of the Attack Spheres. She was bluffing the whole time and she doesn't even know it yet.

"Well then show me your new powers. I'd like to see these so called new powers of yours."

"Very well." she said as she jumped into a sphere. "SHA!"

It was a homing attack, but it was making wind currents form around it, and it was heading straight for me.

"I've got to hold my ground. I can catch her attack without any problems."

She neared me with the wind power increasing as she moved. She was getting closer . . .

"Wait for it. Wait for it. NOW!" I yelled as I grappled my arms around her sphere.

"Wha-what?! You caught me? How?"

I didn't answer her; instead I walked to the edge of the virtual stadium. I held out my arms and turned the sphere's direction away from me.

(music stops)

I decided it was time to let Saria know something.

"Saria, just to let you know, falling off the edge of the arena results in an automatic 0 HP. I hope you learned a lesson about controlling power."

I released her as she flew in the opposite direction of me right off the edge of the arena.

"Hey! That's not fair!" she yelled as she uncurled from her attack.

I just stood there with my arms crossed and a smirk on my face. "Sorry Saria, but I'm not able to teach you how to fly."

"BLAZE! This isn't funny." she said as she tried to reach the edge of the arena. "I don't wanna die!"

"Don't worry. You won't. You'll just be very sore when you get back up here."

She lost the battle with gravity, and started falling out of sight.

"NO FAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaair . . ." she trailed off.

A bright flash emanated from where she fell to mark her defeat.

"I told her not to go overboard, but she didn't listen."

Moments later, Saria fell from the sky and landed face first on the ground.

THUD!

"ouch . . ." she said as she collapsed from fatigue.

Battle Complete!

The winner is . . .

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 - Act Mission Results

Blaze!

"Is it over already? Oh well. Better luck next time."

. . .

"I'm sorry for doing this Saria."

". . ."

"Some lessons are learned the hard way and this is one of them."

". . . why did you . . ."

"Strive to become stronger through training not through cheating."

"I will, but why did you hurt me like this?"

"I didn't. You hurt yourself, because you became prideful, and thought that you were beyond me."

"*sigh*"

"I hope you remember this fight when you really achieve the power level that you were at just now."

"Why?"

"If you remember this battle, you will remember to be humble and not prideful. That is the lesson you learned through this."

"I understand now. I'm sorry for getting so mad at you Blaze."

"Eh don't worry about. It's all good now."

"I'm sorry Blaze. Please forgive me."

"I already do forgive you. Come on it's time to get everything ready for the battle on Mobius. You need to train, and so does Mech."

"Ok. Let's go then."

The portal opens and we step in and appear back in the real world.

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Earth 2018

"Welcome back to reality. I saw the whole thing. Sorry Saria that you lost."

"It's okay Mech I deserved to lose that fight. My motives were wrong for fighting."

"Well what do we do now?"

I cut in. "We need to get ready to go to Mobius, but first you both need to train and hone your abilities."

"Okay Blaze. Where is the 'time chamber'?"

"The Time Chamber is . . ."

I was looking around the room, and came across the secret room.

"Right . . . HERE!" I said as I pushed down a button.

A hole appeared in the wall and you could see the entrance to the time chamber down the hallway.

"Let's go."

We walked into the area and I activated the chamber.

(music fades out)

"I just want to let you both know that no time will pass while we are in here."

"How is that possible Blaze?" Saria asked me.

"My Time Emerald allows the chamber to experience no change in time outside, but you can train for as long as you want inside. This is probably one of the best ways to train."

"Wow. Now that's pretty cool." Mech said.

"Are you guys ready?" I asked.

They both nodded.

"Ok then let's train. After we are done, we will be heading straight to Mobius."

We walked in and I shut the door.

"I hope we are able to fully prepare for this."

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Earlier:

Mobius 2012 (Day)

United Federation: Station Square

Town Square

Sonic Adventure DX OST – Welcome to Station Square

Shadow's PoV:

VOIP!

"I'm back on Mobius."

I notice I'm in the middle of the city.

"Station Square by the looks of it."

"I need to head to GUN Headquarters, and I also need to report what I found out about the cybernetic glove to Tails. The fastest way to get to the base is by using . . . Chaos Control!"

Voip!

In another part of the city:

Emerald Coast entrance

Sonic's PoV:

"Tails, are you sure that you picked up a Chaos Emerald reading in the city?"

"Yes Sonic, but the signal just moved all of a sudden, now it's on Prison Island in the GUN base."

Hmm . . . the Chaos Emerald warped. That means . . .

"It has to be Shadow. I wonder where he went earlier. He disappeared right in the middle of the fight against Eggman and 'Nega'."

"Hmm . . . he must have used an unstable Chaos Control attack, and it sent him somewhere away from Mobius."

"Umm . . . I'll go with 'he used Chaos Control and warped to another planet'. Right?"

"Right. I'm also picking up energy fluctuations in another part of the city."

"Well for now, let's check out that other energy fluctuation. I wonder if it's a Chaos Emerald."

"Most likely, it won't be since Shadow's signal is a whole different reading on the radar."

"All the more reason to check it out."

I get ready to dash to the radar's location . . .

"WAIT!" Tails yelled.

"What?! What's wrong now?"

"The energy is moving now. Someone must have picked whatever it is up."

"Okay then let's get a move on to the location of it before whoever it is gets away."

"Alright let's go then."

We run down the streets of the city until we come to the entrance of the highway.

Building: entrance to Speed Highway

Once we were about to enter the building, Tails stopped me.

"Sonic, I'm getting a strong reading of some type of powerful unknown energy reading."

"What do you think it could be?"

"I'm not sure. Keep your voice down and let's take a look."

"*Okay.*" I said as we approached the entrance of the building.

We peered around the corner . . .

"GIVE ME THAT 'AURA ORB'! I NEED TO ABSORB ITS LIMITLESS POWER." said a mechanical voice.

"NO WAY! I'm not giving this to you. You are not going to harm anyone with this orb!" responded a medium-pitched girl's voice.

"*Sonic, isn't that Amy Rose in there, a-and Mecha Sonic?*" Tails asked me slightly scared.

"*Yeah that's Mecha and Amy all right. What is Amy doing here?*"

I didn't have to wait to find out.

"YOU'D BETTER GIVE IT TO ME NOW; OTHERWISE . . . YOUR LIFE IS FORFEIT." Mecha said as he threatened Amy.

"YOU better back away, or I'll use my 'Piko Piko Hammer' on you!" Amy said as she pulled out the mentioned weapon.

"DON'T YOU GET IT? YOU'RE TRAPPED AND YOU'RE THE ONE THREATENING ME? I COULD HAVE KILLED YOU ALREADY, BUT I HAVEN'T. NOW GIVE ME THE AURA ORB NOW!"

I decided it was time to step in. I grab Tails and I rush around the corner of the wall.

I use my boost attack and smash into the side of Mecha.

He landed next to Amy . . ., and grabbed her?!

"What do you think you're doing Mecha?! Put Amy down NOW!"

Mecha looked at me and laughed his evil laugh.

"NEVER! SHE IS MY HOSTAGE NOW!" he said as he jumped into the elevator as the door closed.

"SHOOT! Tails, we have to rescue Amy!"

"Okay Sonic!"

Me and Tails rode the other elevator up to the Highway. We have to catch Mecha Sonic before he gets away.

(music stops)

Speed Highway

Challenge!

Catch up to Mecha Sonic and rescue Amy!

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"Here . . . we . . ."

Sonic Generations - Speed Highway Modern

. . . . . . . .

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"GO!"

I boost down the highway at max speed blasting through anything that gets in my way.

"Sonic, Mecha is going to get away if we don't find a way to match his speed! You need to try and keep your boost at max speed. You'll lose speed if you run into a car or hit something that can't be destroyed."

I nod in agreement.

"Got it! Time to push it to the max!"

I was going to really see exactly how fast I am now. Not!

SMASH! I run head first into the side of a building, missing the door, and I smash right through it, but I lose a lot of speed in the process.

"SONIC!? Are you ok?" Tails asked me.

"Ow. Yeah I'm fine, but I lost a lot of speed. How far away is Mecha right now?" I say as I continue running while Tails flies closely behind me.

Tails looked at the tracker on his wrist.

"They've . . . stopped?"

"What? Where?"

"They stopped at the area under construction."

"Why?"

"I don't know, but let's keep moving. We can't let them get away."

"Okay then let's go!"

"Right."

We head in the direction the signal points.

We dodge cars and just about every type of police bot that Eggman set up here.

"Stay sharp Tails! We are about to go down the side of the building."

"Sonic, couldn't we have just gone around it instead of you racing through it to the top?"

I never had thought about that I just went with it.

"I didn't think about that."

We reached the edge of the building.

"Going DOWN!"

"SONIC! Look out for the helicopters!"

"Huh!?"

I look and see at least three helicopters close to the building's wall I'm scaling down.

"WHOA!" I yell as I quickly 'sidestep' the helicopters as I near them. "That was too close!"

"Sonic, more police bots are tailing us! We need to get them off of our trail!"

"Humph, no problem. Stay close. We're going to go right through the middle of the glass structure."

"WHAT!?"

"Just trust me. I've done this before 'literally'."

"Just watch out for anything that might slow us down. . . . LIKE THOSE AIR VENTS CRISS-CROSSING THE WALLS!"

"WHOA!"

Once again I quickly sidestep the obstacles before colliding with them, but there are even more as we go down.

"This place was obviously not meant for running!" I say as I quickly dodge the air vents.

"What was your first clue Sonic; the sign on the roof that said, 'No attempting to climb or rundown building's walls!'?"

Oh. He was talking about the sign that I plowed right through, and launched clear out the window. Oops.

"Umm . . . I didn't see it." I lied.

"Maybe that's because you sent it through the window and never read it." Tails responded sarcastically.

Shoot! I was hoping he wouldn't have noticed that.

"Heh heh. I guess I should have slowed down some?"

"*sigh* Never mind Sonic. Let's just catch Mecha and save Amy."

"Okay. There is the floor of the building."

We jump and make a clean landing as all the police bots come to a crashing halt with the floor.

"Don't worry about those junk heaps. Let's keep moving." I say as we continue through the building exit.

We are back on the highway, and only a few steps away from the construction area, but we find a pile up of cars, construction equipment, and twisted metal blocking the road, and a detour sign is directing the flow of traffic down another path.

"I don't like the looks of this Sonic. I have a feeling Mecha is waiting for us if we force our way through the debris."

"Hmm . . . is there another way through to the area?" I ask.

"Not that I can see. Mecha has gotten stronger it seems. Do you think we should get help from our friends?"

"No way! We can handle this without the others help."

"Well what do you want to do then?"

I thought about this and came up with a solution.

"Why don't we try combining an attack? Maybe the 'spin dash'? We both know how to use it, but what if we combine it to make 'turbo dash' which combines the spin dash with my boost attack."

"Well that could work. Let's try it."

"Ok. Here we go."

Tails took his stance for the spin dash and held out his hand for me to grab. I took it and started my own spin dash.

Next thing we knew, our spin dashes were combining into one, and to keep hold we had to hold each other's hand.

"Sonic, this is intense. Are we going to be able to pull it off?"

Sonic Generations - Speed Highway [Going Down]

"Just hang in there Tails. I'm going to accelerate with my boost. Hyah!"

As soon as I had accelerated, we were sent flying right into the wall of debris at high speed.

CRASH! . . . SMASH! We slammed into the wall of debris, and it just exploded as we plowed right through it, but we didn't feel a thing. It was like we were invincible in this state.

When we made it through, we stayed in that formation until we reached the area under construction.

We uncurled from the attack and looked back at the path we made. There was nothing left standing in our path.

"Wow." we said at the same time.

"Sonic, that attack is powerful, and dangerous. We need to be careful when we use it."

(music stops)

"Yeah . . ." I said as I just looked at the damage we had done. "Let's find Mecha Sonic and rescue Amy."

[(New Attack!) - 'Rolling Combo' or Turbo Dash: Use the power of the spin dash with Tails to bowl through tough obstacles and leave nothing standing in your wake. I wonder what would happen if you were to combine this move with other team members? Different effects? Try it out with different partners.]

We started walking around the area looking for Mecha Sonic and Amy.

"Where could they be?"

"I'm not sure Sonic, but I do sense energy coming from underground somewhere."

Crk. We both look around.

"Tails . . . did you hear something?"

"I heard something, but the question is what is it?"

CRCK. There it was again, but louder.

"Don't let your guard down yet Tails. Something is trying to sneak up on us."

"Ok Sonic."

CRCK . . . CRAC . . . CRAK . . .

Now it was happening faster. Suddenly I felt the ground start to give.

RUMBLE . . . RUMBLE . . . RUMBLE . . .

"Tails . . ."

CRAAAAAAAASH!

The ground fell out from under me.

"WHAAAAA!"

"SONIC!"

I was falling down, and I was nowhere within reach of Tails.

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Meanwhile:

Prison Island

GUN Base (Rebuilt): Command Room

Shadow's PoV:

Shadow the Hedgehog music - EVENT - COMMANDER'S MEMORIES

"It would seem as if things have just gone from bad to worse commander."

"Your right Rouge. If we don't find a way to stop the Eggmans, they will not only destroy the United Federations, but the entire planet will be at their mercy."

"Well until Shadow returns, we can't do anything, and Omega is currently in Soleanna on a recon mission, but I don't know when he could be returning."

"Then we must wait for Shadow . . ."

"Somebody looking for me?" I said as I walked into the command room.

"Shadow. You're back. Where did you end up after using Chaos Control?" Rouge asked.

"I was sent to Earth. While I was there, I learned about what happened to the cybernetic glove I stole from Eggman's base."

"What did you find out?" asked the commander.

"For starters, I found out that the person who got the glove was turned from flesh into a version of Metal Sonic. The first of the new line of 'MSs' (Metal Sonics), version 4.0. Second, I made contact with Blaze the Ninja and asked of his assistants in the current issue with Eggman." I told them.

"This is incredible! A human turned into a robot!"

"Hmm . . . Shadow, did you talk to Sonic about bringing Blaze back here? You do know that he holds a small grudge against Blaze."

"No Rouge, but I am going to talk to Tails soon. I'll let Sonic know then."

Rouge suddenly looked at me like something was wrong.

"Shadow, what is that glow? Is that a Chaos Emerald?"

"Yes. Why are you looking at its glow?"

"Because, it is a lot brighter than a 'normal' Chaos Emerald's glow. Why is it so strong?"

"Blaze was able to power it up to where it has the same level of energy a Super Emerald has."

"Blaze powered up a Chaos Emerald? Why is he able to do that and not any of you?"

"I wish I knew, but Tikal said something about his Aura . . ." I thought of something. "His aura gives him insane amounts of power. That power can be used to combine our attacks with his own style. Maybe that allows him to control such high levels of Chaos Control. I still don't understand it though."

(music stops)

"One person able to activate that much power of his own will. Could he be able to defeat our threat?"

I was thinking he could, but I wasn't going to get the commander's hopes up, so I didn't answer him.

"Sir I understand that you have been in contact with the other continents?" I asked trying to change the subject.

"No Shadow. They don't want to discuss anything with us, but enough about that . . . its time you two head to the following location."

I looked on the screen to see what looked to be downtown Station Square.

"This is Mission Street." he began, "We have picked up high levels of unknown energy and I want you two to scout out the area and find the source before any enemies get to it."

Shadow the Hedgehog music - EVENT - DETERMINATION

"Commander . . . I have my suspicions, but it feels like something bad is going to happen by going after this energy. It doesn't feel right."

"Shadow, don't start with your 'bad omens' now. They don't help in the mission at hand. I fully trust what the commander says." said Rouge.

"I didn't say I don't trust him, I'm just saying that I feel something will happen. That's all."

"Why would something bad happen, Shadow? I'm pretty sure it's nothing that you can't handle."

"Perhaps, but I still don't feel good about it."

"Well if you want to think about it . . . don't let your guard down during your mission. We can't waste any more time. You need to head to Mission Street. I expect a full report of the situation soon; is this understood?"

"Yes sir!"

"Good. Don't do anything reckless to draw attention. Good luck!"

"Alright Shadow. You ready?"

"Yeah. I'm ready."

I held out my Chaos Emerald . . .

"Chaos . . . CONTROL!" (VOIP!)

"Good luck . . ."

(music stops)

Unknown PoV:

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle music - Event 7

After Shadow and Rouge leave . . . the commander goes to a secure area with a waiting soldier.

"Commander!" says a guard as he salutes the official.

"At ease soldier. Activate the sub-chamber elevator, and take me down to the 18th floor, the Hydro Preservation Room. I need to see our progress." says the commander.

"Yes sir! Right this way."

The soldier leads the commander to the secret elevator, and punches in a code to access a hidden panel with four buttons: floors 15, 16, 17, and 18.

The soldier pushes the appropriate button.

The elevator heads downward.

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Sub-Floor 18:

Hydro Preservation

The doors open to reveal two men in lab coats working on two separate computers, watching readings flash across the screen being generated from a test tube that is stationed in the middle of the room.

"Any progress to report gentlemen?"

The men look up to see the commander.

"We have discovered only two things sir."

"And what would those two things be?"

One of the men hands a clipboard to the commander and then shows the results.

"Firstly, she appears to be possibly in some type of coma and we can't detect whether or not she has obtained any loss of her memories, but her body is stable." said the first man.

"Secondly, her vitals are getting stronger. She has already passed the 60% mark, and they keep rising, but it may still be about a week before she is fully recovered." finished the second man.

"Mmhmmm . . ." says the commander looking over the charts. "And what about the reason she is recovering much faster than before? She wasn't showing any signs of improvement more than a week ago. What caused the change, and why is it that she is only about sixteen now? She should have gained years of aging . . . yet . . ."

"We haven't discovered a reason to either of those things yet, but we are going to do a full body analysis once the vitals are above 90%. We have to wait till she is nearly stable otherwise the scans could have negative effects."

The commander hands the clipboard back to the first man.

"Very well. I will check in on our project when she is ready for the scans, but inform me if anything else appears such as life signs or memory issues."

"Yes sir. We will let you be the first to know." the men say.

"Excellent." the commander says as he turns to leave. "Oh! I almost forgot."

"Yes sir?"

"I don't want Shadow or Rouge to know anything about this for now. Let's keep this a secret until we have full control of the situation. Understood?"

"Yes sir!"

"Good. Now I'll leave you back to your research."

The commander walks back to the elevator and the doors close.

As the elevator returns to the surface, the commander is in deep thought.

"I wonder if the she will survive? When she was first found, they thought she was dead, but no she was still alive. I owe it to the men who saved her life. If it weren't for them she would have been left for dead. Thank you for your sacrifice . . ."

. . .

---

Just who is this 'she' that the commander keeps talking about and why is the commander hiding a project from Shadow and Rouge? The answers are still to be revealed.

(music stops)

---

Meanwhile:

Earth 2018

Dark Legion Base: Command Room

Pokémon - Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky - Power of Darkness - music

"It is time to make our move. We will divide into three groups. Listen carefully."

"We await your orders 'X'!"

"Alright then . . . ."

There is a brief pause.

"Group one will consist of Enerjak, Avenull, and our newest member, Mirage. You will be heading to Mobius to pick up the 'Aura Orb' one of our spies there have picked up the signal, and tracked it to a place called Mission Street." 'X' pauses and then continues, "Group two will consist of solely Nega. You have the job of capturing the Avatar. He is returning to this planet soon, so now would be the chance to capture him and make him create the 'Doom Bomb' to destroy this pathetic planet." another pause, "The last group will consist of me and two others that are currently working on deciphering a code to find a hidden power known as 'Mephiles the Dark', and unlock a hidden force called 'DSS'; I will be making the final preparations for the ultimate destruction of this planet. Is that understood?"

"YES SIR!"

"Good. We need to make sure everything goes according to plan. The first two groups mustn't fail if we are to succeed in the final destruction of Earth. Now go . . . and do not fail me."

All of the groups disband and prepare for their tasks.

It seems that the Dark Legion is ready, but what about Blaze and everyone else? What are they going to do now?

(music stops)

---

Meanwhile:

Blaze's Home: Underground Lab

Sub - Floor Level 3: Time Chamber

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door music - Boggly Woods

Deep within the white and vast space of time known as the Time Chamber we find Blaze and Saria training, or at least it looks like they are training.

Blaze's PoV:

"Now . . . Saria . . . do it one more time. Focus your power into your palms and release it."

I had been in the Time Chamber for extensive hours possibly days trying to train Saria how to control Aura.

"I can't Blaze. I just can't. I haven't been able to even focus my aura. How do you expect me to unleash it?"

I looked at her, and I was not impressed by her attitude. Mech was already back in my lab. He had no trouble learning his new abilities; Saria is a whole nother story . . .

"You can!" I said as I formed my own Aura Sphere. "You can't expect to release anything if you force it to come out. You have to control it and let it flow from you."

As I spoke, the glowing sphere in my hand grew bigger.

"How do you control that kind of power? I can only ignite aura for a few seconds. How can you do that without even focusing on it?" Saria said puzzled by my ability.

"This . . . is second nature to me. I have grown use to the power it gives me, and now I can-"

BREEEEP! BREEEEEP! BREEEEEEP! The computer's alarm sounded resonating in the vast, white emptiness.

"Now what?!"

"Blaze!" It was Mech. "Something is happening on Mobiusalready! We need to get a move on and go there now!"

I knew something was wrong by the way he said that.

*nod* "Ok then. Saria, we'll work on this another time. I will help you master the aura. That is my promise to you!"

"Ok, but we need to go. Let's get back to the Underground and warp to Mobius."

We ran to the entrance of the Time Chamber, and went through.

(music fades out)

Sub – Floor Level 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 music - Episode Metal: Mad Gear Zone

Saria's PoV:

I was ready for anything, or at least I thought I was.

"Blaze, um . . . do you think we will have to um . . . fight?"

He looked at me like I was joking.

"You can't be serious right? Why do you think we did all that training? Just to show up and let someone else do the fighting?"

"N-n-n-no . . . that wasn't what I um . . . meant. I was just um . . . wondering was all." I said making up a quick lie.

"Humph, whatever you say." He said as he turned around and opened up a compartment to reveal a dusty shelf that looked like it hadn't been touched in years.

He blew off some of the dust and-

*cough, cough, cough* "Blaze, what are you-"

He put his hand over my mouth then continued studying the shelf.

"Hmm . . . ahh there they are." he said.

I watched as he picked up three small orbs that were red on the top half and silver on the bottom half with a black ring and what looked like a button located in the middle of the orb's front. He handled these orbs with special care like they were really important to him.

Next thing he grabbed was a pouch that he connected to his 'storage belt'.

"Okay" he said, "I'm ready now. Have you finished making your preparations?"

I nodded and so did Mech.

"Good. Now first, I'm going to teleport the lab to the 'Underground Cavern'. Then we will leave using my teleporter. It is fully functional and it should connect us to 'Tails' Workshop' since I already have it preprogramed to that location."

Wait . . . did he say that he was going to teleport the lab?

*click* He put his Time Emerald into a slot next to the computer, and said the words.

"CHAOS CONTROL!"

. . .

"Um . . . Blaze, nothing happened."

"Oh really? Why don't we go back to the first floor and see for ourselves." he said as he walked to the elevator. "You coming?"

Me and Mech ran into the elevator.

. . .

We were now on the first floor, and I was shocked to see Tikal standing in front of us slightly startled.

"When Blaze told me that he was going to move the lab . . . I wasn't expecting it to fuse with the cave's structure. Now there are four additional floors in the cavern, but the only way to get to them is by using this elevator." she said.

(music stops)

---

Underground Cavern: Lab Entrance

Base Floor 1

Zelda: Twilight Princess music - Boss Defeated

I was just speechless. I didn't even notice the lab move.

My thoughts were interrupted by Blaze as he said it was time to go to Mobius now.

"Wait!" It was Tikal. "Before you go, I want you to take these . . ."

"Wha . . . are these . . ." Blaze said.

"Yes, they are the 4 elemental stones of Earth: Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind. Please take them with you and keep them safe."

What? I thought those had been collected by the Dark Legion, and I remembered hearing there were 7 not 4.

"Only you and Saria can use their powers since you are from this planet."

"What about me?" Mech asked.

"You are from this world too, but since you are a robot now . . . the stones are relatively useless to you Mech." she said.

[Blaze received the elemental stones of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind from Tikal. The use for each depends on the mind of the holder of them.]

Blaze looked at Tikal, and then back me and Mech.

"I'll make sure to keep them safe. That's a promise."

"I know you will Blaze. I sense that things are about to become chaotic throughout the universe. The stones should be safe with you."

"Ok now everything should be ready right?"

"Um . . . Blaze . . ." I started as he turned to me, "please, promise me that you will not do anything to put the rest of us in harm's way. I . . . I don't want- I mean, I just want us to be safe."

He smiled at me.

"Yes Saria. I promise."

I felt more at ease now knowing that he would do his best to keep me safe.

"Ready now Saria?"

*mhhmm* "Yes."

I followed him down to the second floor where Mech was waiting.

"Are we leaving now?" Mech asked.

"Yes, yes we are going to leave now. I just need to turn on this and . . . ok it's all fired up now." Blaze said as he started up the machine.

"Here we go . . . I don't want to fight, but I don't think I have much choice."I thought as we walked into the machine. "I'm ready."

Blaze pressed a button (VOIP!), and we were gone.

(music stops)

---

Meanwhile:

Mobius 2012

Mystic Ruins:

(deep within the ruins . . .)

Lost Labyrinth

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 - music - Episode Metal: Lost Labyrinth

Unknown PoV:

Somewhere deep underground beneath the ruins, we find a robot moving at a rapid pace moving through the labyrinth. It seems it's looking for something.

"Processing data . . . Scanning . . . Catacombs revealing strong energy readings coming from further down in a sealed room. 99 percent probability the power source should most likely be there. Commencing retrieval mission . . . now."

The robot is on the move again. It comes to a stop in front a solid wall.

"A switch must be activated to proceed deeper to destination."

. . . . .

"Location revealed . . . Infrared Vision activated."

The robot steps forward (*click!*) a switch is activated.

Ruuumble! The wall lowers to reveal a deeper catacomb submerged underwater.

"Activate 'Bubble Shield' . . . Proceed forward . . ."

The robot continues on its mission despite the water hazard as the Bubble shield protects it from the element. It manages to find a secret alcove that directs it down a steep incline with a rapid stream of water spilling out into an empty abyss. The robot jumps before the drop into the abyss, and is now standing in front of a four pillar sealed door.

"Scans indicate power source is nearby . . . Must be behind this sealed alcove. Scans indicate that deepest part of explored area is beyond this wall."

The robot looks at the wall.

"Initiating power spindash . . . Charging . . ."

The sound of a full powered spindash is heard as the pillars collapse under the pressure of the attack.

CRASH! . . . Crumble. The pillars are destroyed.

"Obstacles removed . . . Proceeding with retrieval."

"*crzzzzt* Eggman to Metal Sonic. Do you read me? Have you found the power source yet?"

"Not yet. Scans indicate power source is not here, but I have found footprints leading out of the cave. Pursue the tracks sir?"

"Yes. Make sure to steal it from whoever has it. If you need help handling the situation, contact me. Is that understood?"

"Affirmative . . . New priority . . . Find and capture Aura Orb from current possessor."

The robot exits the cave as it begins its new mission.

Metal Sonic has no intentions of letting anyone stop him.

(music stops)

---

Back with Blaze's Group:

Mobius 2012

Emerald Town: Tails' Lab

(Note: Tails has more than one lab. He has one in the Cocoa Island [Tails Adventure], Mystic Ruins [Sonic Adventure / Sonic X],

Emerald City [Sonic Battle], west of Water Palace Zone area [Sonic Rush], and Central City [Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood].)

Blaze's PoV:

We just arrived at our destination.

Now I remember something I have to do.

"Guys, lets head out of here. There is nothing we can do in here right now."

"Ok Blaze." Saria said. "Come on Mech."

Mech followed behind her.

Emerald Town: Street

Sonic Battle music - Emerald Town

"I want to know what you think about splitting up." I said getting right to the point.

"What!? Why?" Saria asked me as she gave me her 'you're hiding something from me' look.

"I need to take care of something. That's all Saria. Can I trust you and Mech to get to Sonic and the others?"

"No Blaze, because you're not leaving us. And on top of that, you're holding the Element Stones."

"Saria . . ." I was starting to get fed up with this. "I need to retrieve some items before I go any further."

"Well can you at least tell me what the items are?"

"You'll just have to wait and see." I turned to leave. "Bye!" And dashed off.

"BLAAAAAAAAAAAZE!"

Saria's PoV:

He just ran off.

"Uhhhh! I hate it when he does this!"

"Is something bothering you Saria?" Mech asked me.

*sigh* "Nothing that I can't solve on my own. I just wish Blaze would stop keeping secrets from me."

"Oh like you've never kept anything from him? He does have the right not to tell you anything."

"Th-that is not the issue here! I have my reasons for not revealing personal and private matters."

"Then why are you constantly trying to pry personal information from Blaze? Hmmm?"

Mech had a point, but I still don't like it when people keep secrets from me.

"Never mind . . . I'll worry about it later."

"Ok. Where are we anyways? I don't recognize the location."

"Don't you have like scanners or something to figure that sort of thing out?"

"Well . . . I don't know. Sorry."

"Ok. Well . . . then the first thing to figure out is where we are."

As if to answer my question . . .

"You're in Emerald Town! To your North is the Holy Summit, the South: the Beach, the East: Tail's Lab and Central City, and the West: the Monorail System that takes you from here to the Station Square area." A voice said from behind me and Mech.

I turned around.

"Thanks kid. Umm just to ask, what is your name?"

"Oh, I'm Cream. Cream the Rabbit. Are you looking for someone by chance?"

I didn't recognize it was Cream. I never did meet her when I came here with Blaze awhile back.

"Yes, yes we are looking for someone. We need to find Sonic. Do you know where he is Cream?"

"Oh . . . Sonic? Sorry. He isn't in this area right now. Sonic and Tails went to Station Square looking for a Chaos Emerald. It's been weird that no one has found a Chaos Emerald in the past 5 months."

"The Chaos Emeralds are missing?" Well at least I know where he's at now. "How did you know I was looking for someone?"

"Well I took a guess that you might be looking for someone. I'm waiting for Amy to come back. She is one of my friends. She went out to the Mystic Ruins exploring, but she has been gone a very long time. I'm worried. Maybe she decided to go to Station Square on her way back."

"Hmm . . . that could be a pretty good guess." Mech said chiming in.

Cream looked at Mech with fear in her eyes.

"M-M-Metal Sonic! Quick! We need to get away from that robot!" Cream said startled.

"Huh? What are you talking about? I don't see Metal Sonic."

"W-What are you talking about? He's right next to you!" She said pointing at Mech.

"Oh him?" I had to chuckle at this. "That is not your average Metal Sonic robot Cream. This is Mech."

Mech decided to clear things up for her.

"I'm sorry if I scared you Cream. Perhaps it would be easier to tell you what happened."

5 minutes later:

"And that is why I look like Metal Sonic."

Cream looked more or less relieved by Mech's story.

"Oh I'm so glad that you're on our side Mech. I'm sorry I misjudged you."

"It's okay Cream. I'm still getting used to it myself."

"Oooooooookay . . ." I said butting in. "Now since we have that cleared away, are we going to go to Station Square and look for Sonic now?

"Yes, yes we should get moving. Knowing how fast Sonic is, we might miss him if we don't hurry."

"Okay then. Let's go Mech." I said as we turned to leave Emerald Town.

"WAIT!" Cream yelled. "Umm . . . would it be okay if I tag along with you two? If you're going to the city, I would like to look for Amy."

I thought about this.

"Well I guess you can come, but are you able to handle yourself Cream?"

Mech grabbed my arm and whispered something to me.

'Don't think that Cream is useless Saria. She was helpful at some points in the Sonic Heroes game.'

'We shouldn't discuss those things around her. What is if she asks us about that?'

"If you're trying to whisper something, you're doing a poor job at it. And I already know what you're talking about. I know all about that stuff."

We both looked at here and sweat dropped.

"And to answer your question, I can handle myself, but I usually have my chao Cheese with me. He is very good at protecting me from harm."

(music stops)

Sonic Battle music - Library

"Wait. I don't see a chao with you. Where is Cheese?"

"I sent him away to find Amy earlier. He should be back soo-"

"Chao-chao-chao-chao CHAO!"

We all looked up to see a small blue and yellow creature wearing a red bowtie coming from the sky in the direction of Station Square. It looked like it was panicked about something.

"Oh Cheese! What's wrong?" Cream asked the creature, that I had determined was a chao.

It was pointing to where it had flown from.

"Did you find Amy?"

The chao nodded.

"Is she on her way back?"

The chao shook its head back and forth.

"Is she okay? Did she get hurt?"

This time the chao went over to Mech and pointed at him.

"I think he wants us to play charades."

Cheese nodded still pointing at Mech. I decided to take a turn.

"Metal Sonic?"

Chees shook his head, pointed at Mech, and said 'cha'.

"Mech cha?" I wasn't getting it.

"Hmm . . . Mech cha. My name and what he keeps saying both have the c-h-a in it. Is it Me-cha?"

"No." Cream said. "I know what he's saying. He's saying Mecha. Mecha Sonic. Is that right Cheese?"

"CHAO!" Cheese said with a nod.

Next he started grabbing the air. He pointed at Mech then grabbed the air over and over again.

"Grab or grabbed? Mecha Sonic grabbed?" I said.

"CHAO!"

I was on the right track.

Next thing Cheese did was a little funny to watch.

Cheese started by putting his hands together like he was holding something, then he made a very scary looking face, and started swinging his hands down over his head repeatedly like a madman.

"Cheese!" Cream said.

Me and Mech were bursting out laughing at Cheese's little act. It was too funny.

"Oh . . ." Cream said sounding somewhat upset at Cheese's dance. "I know that one all too well."

Me and Mech looked up, and were starting to calm down.

"That's Cheese's impersonation of Amy" Cream said.

Me and Mech stopped. I broke the silence.

"Mecha sonic grabbed Amy and, I'm guessing, he took her away somewhere?!"

Cheese nodded abruptly and then he motioned for us to come.

"I think he knows where they're at." Cream said.

"Ok then lead the way Cheese!" I said as we started running after Cheese.

(music fades out)

---

5 minutes later:

Station Square:

Mission Street entrance

"They're in there?" I asked Cheese as he pointed at a tunnel.

"CHAO!" Cheese said as he flew back to Cream.

"Okay is everyone ready?" I asked.

"I'm ready. Let's do it!" Cream said.

"I'll try my hardest." said Mech

"Okay then! Let's g-"

*sirens wailing* "HALT METAL SONIC! WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED! FIRE AT WILL!" a voice boomed over a speaker.

BANG! BANG! BANG! Gun shots are fired at Mech.

"Whaaa!" he yelled as he ran through the tunnel as the police and GUN vehicles gave chase.

"MECH!" I yell after him, but it's no use. He is running for his life now. "Cream, we have to catch Mech! Come on!"

"Umm okay." ("CHAO CHAO!")

Mission Street

Mission: Catch up to Mech before the police do!

"I'm not giving up! I hope I don't have to fight."

"I'll do my best!"

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Mission Street - music (HD)

"Let's go!" I shout as we make our way through the tunnel on to a giant bridge.

I look over the edge to see nothing but black.

"Umm Cream, is this place over an abyss?"

"No. That's the water down there, and above us are parts of Speed Highway."

I looked over and up to see a lit area above where we are. I notice a blue streak, but decide it is nothing important.

"Let's get moving Cream."

"Okay. I'll fly us over any area that is out of reach."

We made our way across the bridge, but that was not going to be an easy task. The area was surrounded by GUN troops, GUN robots, and Jets that kept dropping missiles and rockets on the road.

"If they keep this up, the floor is going to give from all the explosions!" I shout out.

Some of the robots turn to me, and raise their guns at me. I froze.

"Miss Raccoon, you can't try to reason with these guards!" Cream yelled, but I still didn't move.

Suddenly, a small blue ball is sent flying at the robots.

It ricochets off of them, and the robots explode.

"Where did that ball come from?" I wonder to myself.

"Good job Cheese!" Cream says to the ball that uncurls to reveal the small chao Cheese.

"CHAO!"

"Umm okay . . ." I start as I regain my composure.

"Miss Raccoon, don't you know how to fight or defend yourself?"

I didn't expect her to ask me that.

"Firstly, my name is Saria, and . . . no; I don't really know how to fight. I'm kind of against fighting. I don't like getting hurt."

"Hmmmm . . . I use to be the same way about fighting until I met a special robot named Emerl. I helped him see the true reason to fight, and in return, it made me stronger. He made me strong enough to fight for the ones I love and hold dear. That is why I fight now, to protect the ones closest to me. Do you understand Saria?"

I just stood there staring at Cream. Who knew she could be so knowledgeable.

"I-I-I never thought about it that way before. Fight to protect the ones closest to us . . . Blaze . . . Kaya . . . my family."

I understood what Cream was saying now.

"I'll fight t-t-to protect the ones I love." I said, but I was still unsure of myself.

"Okay. Well, why don't you try using a homing attack to destroy those robots and also get us across this gap? I can't use the move, but your type can."

My type? "Umm Cream, what do you mean by type?" I asked.

"I mean the three main types: Speed, Power, and Fly. You do know of those, right?"

". . . No, no I don't."

". . . umm . . . well then I guess this will be your quick tutorial."

"What?! Why do I have to learn? Can't I just figure it out?"

"Well more or less, it's entirely based on instinct. If you feel threatened, your instinct should tell you to dodge, attack, or protect."

"Well can I try then?"

"Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you."

. . .

5 minutes later . . .

"We are FINALY past the gap." Cream said. "I can't believe that you took that long to get across the bridge Saria."

"Hey at least we made it out of the tunnel and back on to the streets."

"But it initially took you 10 tries before you even got across the first gap! You hit me once, Cheese once, and you smashed into 8 different suspension beams before you were even able to figure out how to home in on the right things!"

"Please don't tell anyone about this." I said.

"Just please try and learn how to do it, so you don't waste precious time."

"CHAO!"

We walked for a good couple of minutes through the street until we came to another area that led to a dead end.

"No one is here. Maybe we should check-" I stopped.

I looked down the path, and saw Mech frozen in fear about half way to the dead end.

(music stops)

Me and Cream ran to him.

"Mech!" I shouted. "We found you!"

He didn't move or say anything back.

I looked into his eyes, and turned to see what they were fixed on.

"*gasps!*" said me and Cream.

Mech was staring at Mecha Sonic.

---

Angel Island:

Ancient Forest

Blaze's PoV:

Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn) - music - Rusty Ruin Zone Act 02

It was pouring down rain in this forest. Hardly any sun got through the dense trees that make up the forest.

I had already gotten both the Chakra and Sand emeralds from their current resting places. [For locations, refer to chapters 2 and 3]

I knew where to find the last emerald, Blossom, but getting to it was another story. I placed it in the deepest part of this forest.

There is an exotic plant there that recognizes auras.

I could easily say it looked like a Venus Fly Trap, because the plant will only open up to reveal the emerald when the right aura is detected.

"I think I'm lost again. This place is so big, but it is like a maze. A very difficult maze."

I really should have made the emeralds pick up each other's signal.

"Perhaps I can try this a little differently." I say as I pull the element stones out. "The stone of Earth . . . will it connect me to the location by way of the signals of the plants growing?"

I held up the green stone, and I felt a connection. I could sense the plants energy giving off a green glow.

"Am I seeing things, or have I discovered a new power?"

I let go of the stone and everything has a bluish outline. Was I seeing things?

"This is really weird. I know I can sense Auras, but why am I seeing them in vibrant colors now?" I asked myself.

'That would be because you are the true Chosen One Blaze.'

"Huh?! W-W-Who said that?!"

'You already know who I am. I was the one who taught you how to use the power of Aura.'

"Oh. I know who you are now."

'Good. Listen to what I have to say now. Don't speak until I'm through, understand?'

"Yes, yes I do."

'Good. Now, understand that you can now see Aura as I see it. I can see Aura with a vibrant color that can depict nature energy, emotions, cosmic energy, and true nature of individuals. You activated the first one because you focused your Aura while holding a stone that connects you to nature energy. You will see earth and plant life as green Aura, water and ice as blue, fire and heat (heat vision) as red, and wind and electricity as yellow. I'll tell you about the other three when you discover them. For now, refer to them as Aura detections: Nature Detect, Emotion Detect, Cosmic Detect, and Truth Detect. That is all for now. Bye the way, I wish to speak with you in 'person' about a matter of utmost importance soon. I expect to hear from you through our Auras. Good luck Blaze. Find me . . .'

[(New) Aura Ability: Nature Detect – detect the natural energies of the surrounding elements.]

The voice was gone now.

"I know where to go now. I'll use my Aura to find the plant and retrieve the emerald."

I focused again using my Aura and saw the colors of green and I saw blue puddles from the rain.

I focused on the green Aura, and it gave off a trail leading deeper into the path I was on.

"That way. I'm getting closer."

I ran in the direction guided by my Aura and I was soon at the archway that led to the center of the forest.

"This is it . . . the deepest part of the forest."

I walked into the center and found the plant directly in front of me at the edge of the center area.

'Only the true Aura shall make me open', the plant said through my Aura.

"Here goes nothing."

I reached my hand out and ignited my Aura.

'You are the true one', it said as it slowly opened to reveal a fragile flower.

The flower bloomed to reveal the Blossom Emerald.

I reached out for it, and plucked it from its place.

"I have gathered all four together. Now I can use the attack Chaos Wave again."

[(Regained) – Attack: Chaos Wave – Releases multiple waves of Chaos energy that is able to cripple defenses.]

"Now I can reunite with the rest of my team." I say as I head out of the forest.

(music stops)

For some odd reason, Chaos Control doesn't work in this forest. Perhaps because this is an ancient forest.

"I'll meet up with you guys soon. Once I get out of this forest that is."

---

Back with Sonic . . .

Between Speed Highway and Mission Street (sky)

Sonic's PoV:

Sonic Advance 2 Original Soundtrack – 16: Extra Ending

I was falling at an alarming rate on a part of Speed Highway to where Mission Street ends.

"SOOOOOONIC!"

It was Tails. He was flying towards me trying to keep up with the falling debris.

"OVER HERE!" I yelled out to direct him to where I was.

I could see him making his way over to my platform.

"HURRY TAILS! THERE IS NO WAY I'M GOING DOWN NOW!"

Suddenly the ground broke apart and I was now free falling to my death.

"If I survive the fall, I could still be crushed by the debris."

"SONIC!" It sounded like Tails was right above me now. "QUICK GRAB MY HAND!"

I extended my hand out. It wasn't far enough.

"COME ON TAILS! PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT!"

"UUUUAGH!" He yelled as he grabbed me and pulled us out of the mess of falling debris.

"Whew! That was too close!"

(music stops)

"You're telling me." Tails said.

We suddenly heard a loud crash below us.

"That must have been the debris."

We slowly made our way through the night sky to the ground below, but I knew something was up.

"I think Mecha Sonic planned that attack. We fell right into his trap."

"I know Sonic, and I think you may want to see what is down there waiting for us."

I looked down to see Mecha Sonic with his arms crossed watching our descent to the floor.

"Oh great."

---

Back with Shadow . . .

Metroid Fusion- Environmental Sound 1 (Silence)

Voip!

"We're here, Mission Street or at least the end of it that is."

Mission Street (end)

Shadow's PoV:

Me and Rouge had just finished our briefing about the current situation.

"Shadow is it just me or . . . am I getting a bad feeling about what is waiting at the end of the street?"

I could feel a dark presence here as well.

"I feel it too. Let's move on. It won't do us any good to just stand here and-"

CRAAAAASH! ("AAAAAAAAAAAHH!) The ground violently shook after we heard a loud crash, and there was a loud scream that came after it.

"What . . . was that?"

"I don't know Shadow. Should we check it out? It's in the same direction as what we are looking for."

I thought about this.

"Fine. Let's take a look."

We made our way around the corner to find two kids and a robot looking down the path. They did not see us, but I could recognize Cream out of the group from where I was standing.

I made my way forward.

(music stops)

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Back with Saria . . .

Saria's PoV:

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes soundtrack - Dark Samus Appears

I could hear what Mecha was saying. It sounded like a lot of threats.

"GIVE ME THE AURA ORB! IT HAS NO USE FOR YOU!" said Mecha Sonic.

"NEVER! If I give this to you, you'll try and destroy us all. I can't let that-"

The pink hedgehog stopped and looked over the shoulder of Mecha Sonic. I think she saw us.

"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!" Mecha said as he slowly turned just his head to look at me, Cream, and Mech. "Who are these children?" he said staring at us.

I was unable to move. I was frozen in fear of the monstrous robot. He had no soul, and it felt like he was looking directly into mine with the scanners that were his eyes.

"If you value your lives . . . leave this place, or . . . I'LL DESTROY YOU ALL!" he said.

I wasn't able to feel Cream tugging at me trying to snap me out of my 'trance'.

"CREAM! TAKE YOUR FRIENDS AND RUN!"

"Cream . . . Cream the Rabbit? I remember you, but I don't recognize either of your 'friends'. Scanning . . . No information on robot or raccoon."

Suddenly . . .

CRASH! Something fell out of the sky and crumbled into chunks of debris.

I screamed. My scream caused me and Mech to realize what was going on, and release us from our 'trance'.

"About time they got here." Mecha said.

I couldn't see what he was talking about, because the debris blocked my view of Mecha Sonic and the pink hedgehog.

"Saria, that was Amy. What does Mecha Sonic want with her? We need to save her." Cream said in a rush.

"Perhaps I could be of assistance." a voice said behind me.

I turned around to see . . .

"SHADOW!" I shouted out. I ran up and hugged him, but he slowly pushed me away from him.

"Was that you who screamed?" he asked me.

"Y-Y-Yes that was me. I was frozen in fear for a moment, and then I was jarred from it after something crashed into the ground."

"Hmm . . . I see. What caused you to be frozen in fear?"

"H-H-Him." I said pointing over the pile of debris at Mecha Sonic.

Shadow looked in that direction.

"YOU." he said as he went forward as he threw a yellow spear of energy at the pile causing it to explode and clear the pathway.

"What is he going to do?" I said.

"He's probably going to do what he did the last time he saw Mecha Sonic." said another voice from behind me. "I don't know if you remember me or not. I'm Rouge. Rouge the Bat."

"I remember you, but it has been a long time since I've been here."

"I see that you do remember some of us, but I don't believe you ever met Cream the last time you were."

"That's ok now. We've met already today."

We ended our little conversation and watched as Shadow went to confront the mechanical Sonic.

Shadow's PoV:

"Mecha Sonic." I said walking toward the robot intent on destroying it.

"Long time no see Shadow. If you don't mind . . . leave now! I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF IMPORTANT BUSINESS!"

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that. You are still considered to be the most hostile and dangerous Metal Sonic built by Eggman. It's my job to DESTROY you."

Mecha didn't speak. Instead, he laughed maniacally at me.

"DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN DESTROY ME? YOU WON'T STAND A CHANCE!"

"SHADOW, PLEASE DON'T FIGHT HIM!" said Amy in Mecha's clutches. "HE'LL DESTROY US BOTH, AND SONIC TOO!"

What did she mean by that?

"What are you talking about Amy? I don't see Sonic anywhere."

"Try looking behind you Shadow." said a smug voice. Sonic.

"Sonic . . . this is no time for games. Since you're here, let's take Mecha down together."

"Eh . . . fine by me. Now . . . MECHA SONIC, LET GO OF AMY!" Sonic said.

"Fine; besides . . . I've got what I wanted!" he said holding up a pinkish, glowing orb. "THE AURA ORB!"

With that, he tossed Amy to the side, and motioned me and Sonic forward.

"YOU MONSTER! How can you be so cruel?!" said Sonic as we approached Mecha.

"What does it matter to you . . . especially when you're about to die?"

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

"I mean . . . this dead end . . . will be your graves." he said. "You won't even land a single blow on me without any of the Chaos Emeralds, but I've heard that the emeralds . . . have disappeared, correct?"

(music stops)

"Yes, that is correct, but I won't lose to you Mecha Sonic! I will destroy you here and now!"

"Very well then. It's your funeral."

Sonic and Shadow vs. Mecha Sonic

Defeat Mecha Sonic!

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"Let me show you my real power!"

"Let's do this!"

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Battle Start!

Sonic Advance OST - Metal Knuckles (Part 1)

"If you wish to end your lives so quickly . . . ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS ASK!"

Mecha Sonic proceeded to come at us directly with an armed spin attack.

"Shadow, look out!" said Sonic.

Mecha was heading for me first.

In a split second he uncurled and unloaded three missiles from his arm gun at me.

"Do you really think those will touch me?" I said as I warped behind Mecha. "You're fin-"

Mecha Sonic nails Shadow right in the gut with a punch that knocks Shadow into a wall.

"I expected that. Any second now Sonic will say 'ready' and try to hit me with his 'Light Speed' attack."

"Ready . . ." Sonic says, but is quickly knocked back and into Shadow before he can attack. "Ouch."

"Will you get off me! We need to work together if we're going to survive this. Let's try the-"

"Atomic Storm attack?" Mecha said.

Me and Sonic looked at him.

"How did you know that was what I was going to say?!" I said somewhat shocked.

"Did you really think that I haven't made any upgrades to my attacks and abilities Shadow? You will have to do a lot better than that if you're going to damage me."

"Wait. Does that mean you know what we will try next without even guessing?" asked Sonic.

"Did you not here me the first time!? I can predict every move you make!"

"Sonic, any ideas? We need something Mecha won't expect." I said.

"Hmm . . . got it! The Turbo Dash!" said Sonic.

I wasn't sure what he meant by that.

"What do you mean?"

"We will combine our Spin Dashes into one."

"How Sonic?"

"Take my hand and follow my lead." said Sonic as he prepared to do a Spin Dash.

I think I knew where he was going with this.

"Here we go!" I said and started up my spindash.

When we both had gained enough speed on our spin, our attacks formed together into a new level spindash Sonic called the Turbo Dash.

Sparks of Chaos energy started coming off of our attack as the energy around us became more powerful.

I felt it, Sonic felt it, and I'm sure that Mecha felt the power of the attack too.

When me and Sonic were ready ("READY . . .") we rushed Mecha.

"Chaos Blast Dash!"

The attacked move so quickly that Mecha didn't have time to react.

"Huh!?"

BOOOOM! The attack slammed into him, and exploded after contact.

Me and Sonic were knocked away by the blast, but it didn't hurt us.

We landed safely, skidding to a stop, as we looked at Mecha Sonic.

(music stops)

"Sonic what kind of power was that?"

"I can't say for sure, but I'm sure that Mecha Sonic is ready for the scrapheap now."

[(New!) – Turbo Dash – Chaos Blast Dash: Combine Sonic and Shadow to create a pulse of positive and negative energy that will explode when it comes in contact with the intended target. Deals hits to multiple enemies, but the target will receive the most damage from the impact.]

We look where Mecha Sonic was and see a pile of rubble start to shake as the pile explodes and an extremely 'ticked off' robot emerges.

"HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ME LIKE THAT!" Mecha said.

"You wanted to see something new, so I gave you a taste of my new move, the 'Turbo Dash'!" said Sonic grinning.

"It's over Mecha. We've won." I said with my arms crossed across my chest.

"Not YET! YOU WILL REGRET YOU EVER SAW ME AGAIN!" Mecha shouts in rage.

Mecha pulled out an object from behind him.

"ENOUGH OF THIS! I'll make sure to destroy you both, so you can never be a bother to me again!" Mecha said holding up the orb from earlier.

Sonic 3 and Knuckles - Doomsday Zone Mash-Up (Original/Project Chaos)

Suddenly the orb glows and Mecha Sonic starts glowing too until everyone is blinded by the light.

"UUUUUUUUURAUGH!

When the light dimmed down . . .

"WHAT! THAT'S-THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" me and Sonic said at the same time.

Mecha Sonic had just gone into his powerhouse form, 'Semi-Super Mecha Sonic'.

"I'LL CRUSH YOU!" he yelled as he came at us.

We . . . were . . . doomed.

Saria's PoV:

There was a blinding flash on the field of battle and then it reveals a very frightening sight.

"M-M-Mecha Sonic can transform?!" I said shocked and scared by the transformation.

"Yes, yes he can, and he is not to be taken lightly when he does." said Rouge from behind us.

"He did this before?"

"No, not like this. When he was still a Metal Sonic, he transformed into a powerful monster that resembled the Water Spirit, Chaos." said Rouge.

"So what is the difference?" I asked her.

"Mecha Sonic is able to obtain a Super and a Perfect form using the 7 Chaos Emeralds, but he doesn't have any right now. How is he using his Semi-Super form without at least 4 emeralds?" said Rouge pondering the current situation.

"I don't know, but LOOK OUT!" I shouted as I grabbed Mech and Cream and ducked behind an overturned car.

Rouge had gotten out of the way just in time before Mecha Sonic could plow through her.

I looked to see Sonic and Shadow being pulverized by the titan as he continued to dash and slash through them.

"HAD ENOUGH YET? DIE!" Mecha yelled as he threw both of them in the direction of our groups that were trying to hide from the monster.

I began to panic, crouched down, and cowered.

"Blaze . . . WHERE ARE YOU!?" I yelled out.

"STOP!"

That voice . . . it was Mech. What was he doing?

"HMM? WHO DARES TO DEFY ME!?" Mecha shouted out into the air.

"I DARE!" said Mech as he jumped out of hiding and stood in front of Mecha Sonic. "YOU WON'T HURT ANYONE ELSE HERE, OR ELSE . . . YOU'LL FACE ME!"

Was he nuts?

"HMM HMM HMM! HAH HAH HAH HAH!"

Mecha was laughing at him.

"AND WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL DO TO ME?" Mecha said as he mocked Mech.

Mech just stood there.

"I'll destroy you Mecha Sonic!"

"MORE LIKE I'LL DESTROY YOU!" responded Mecha.

I saw Mecha begin charging energy in between his hands as electric static flows around it.

"I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU SUFFER A SLOW AND PAINFUL SHUTDOWN ROBOT! THIS ATTACK WILL FRY YOUR CIRCUITRY UNTIL YOU SUFFER AN OVERLOAD! NOW DIE!" he said as everything started to move in slow motion from my view.

I made my decision, "Protect the ones you hold dear . . ."

The energy was making its way to Mech.

"NOOOO!" I said as I jumped.

(music stops)

Unknown PoV:

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Event Madness - music (HD)

Mech doesn't even see Saria as she jumps in front of the blast.

"That's it . . . just a little closer . . . REFLECTO-"

Mech stopped short as he and everyone else sees Saria get hit dead on by the powerful blast of electricity as time seems to go in slow motion.

"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUGH!" she screams out in sheer pain as time once again is restored to normal.

Everyone looks on as she falls to the ground totally paralyzed, and losing the fight to stay conscious.

"SARIA!" everyone yells out as she falls unconscious. Her mind and body are no longer responding to what is happening around her.

Shadow's PoV:

She jumped out of nowhere and took the full blunt of Mecha's attack.

I was still trying to figure out why Mecha was able to transform in the first place.

"Y-Y-You monster!" It was Sonic. "How could you 'do something like this!?'"

Sonic was getting up faster than me for some reason, but I have to admit that he looks slightly different.

"Is that rage? Why are their sparks of blue lightning coming off of Sonic?"

I thought this was a good time to ask what was going on, but I was interrupted by Mecha Sonic's mouth.

"She jumped into it. She deserves her own death. What are you going to do about it Sonic?" Mecha said mocking Sonic.

"Urrrgh . . ."

Now the lighting was becoming more defined and it was clearly visible.

"Could someone tell me what's going on?" I asked hoping for an answer. I got my answer from Tails.

"Sonic is enraged Shadow. Which means . . ." He paused. "We had best get away from here."

"What? Why?" I asked still not able to figure it out.

Tails looked at me and said, "Sonic is going to go DSS on us."

"What? What does that mean?"

"Sonic . . . is . . . going . . . to . . . turn into . . . Dark . . . Super . . . Sonic again!" he said dragging out the words so I could understand. "We don't want to be near him when that happens!"

We could hear Sonic growling and he sounded dangerously enraged.

"We don't have much time! Shadow, take the girl, Saria, and let's all get out of this area!"

I didn't argue. Sonic was sounding more and more enraged with each passing second.

"Alright then let's get out of here." I said as we all made our way back to Station Square.

(music stops)

Unknown PoV:

Shadow The Hedgehog music - EVENT - BETWEEN DARK AND DOWN

Mecha Sonic is staring at Sonic as the rage and energy continues to grow in Sonic.

"What could he possibly do to me without a Chaos Emerald?"

"I'm . . . your worst nightmare. I am free once again thanks to you. You have unleashed the hedgehog's fury enough that I have been able to take over." says a mysterious voice.

"WHO'S THERE?! I DEMAND YOU SHOW YOURSELF!" Mecha shouts out to the voice.

"I'm here . . ."

Mecha looks in the direction of Sonic to see the dark energy build around him until he is engulfed in it.

Mecha continues to watch as Sonic's spines turn from blue to an ominous black coloring, and Sonic looks up, as if to speak, and Mecha sees that his pupils are gone leaving nothing but white in them.

"Ahh it's so good to be back. Sadly this won't last for very long, but . . . I'll make sure to enjoy every minute of it." says the voice coming from Sonic.

"You are the one who was speaking? You're not Sonic anymore are you?"

"My name is DSS, but you can call me . . . Dark Super Sonic. I'm going to destroy you, and then anything else I decide to destroy." DSS says in a dark and malicious tone.

"HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO DO THAT!? I'M STRONGER, FASTER, AND MORE DURABLE THAN YOU ARE, AND I'M IN A SUPER CHARGED FORM! HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO BEAT THAT?"

"You'll find out soon enough." DSS says in response. "I would warn you to attack when I'm visible, but you'll never see me . . . so there is really no point."

Suddenly DSS disappears completely from sight and Mecha looks around trying to figure out where DSS went.

"YOU WISH TO PLAY GAMES WITH ME?! I'LL SHOW YOU THE TRUE EXTENT OF MY POWER!" Mecha yells out.

(music stops)

Suddenly Mecha is hit and knocked backwards by nothing at all.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 - original soundtrack - Boss Mephiles

"You say you'll show me your true power, but . . . can you beat the TRUE POWER OF DARKNESS?"

"I'M THROUGH WITH THIS GAME! SHOW YOURSELF SO I MAY DESTROY YOU!"

"Very well, but I promise that you'll regret this." DSS says as he is visible again. "You are now to be the victim of my pleasure."

Semi-Super Mecha Sonic vs. DSS (Dark Super Sonic)

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"I'LL CRUSH YOU!"

"YOU WILL PERISH IN DARKNESS!"

---

Battle Start!

Mecha starts off by blasting multiple bullets around the area in hopes of hitting the dark Sonic.

"Is that really the best you can do?" DSS says as he is not fazed by the attack in the slightest.

"DIE!" yells Mecha Sonic as he switches to using a powerful energy beam on the creature.

The beam hits DSS, but does nothing except for knock him backwards.

"*sigh* Must you really be such a hassle? Give up already. You can't win and . . . GET OUT OF MY MIND YOU THING . . . Why don't you sit back and let me destroy this creature Sonic." says DSS.

"Was he arguing with himself just now? Maybe this energy is overshadowing Sonic, and Sonic is trying to regain control of his body and mind." thinks Mecha Sonic as he watches DSS approach him again.

"There will be no more interruptions!" said DSS as he ignites a dark blue Aura around his body and rushes at Mecha. "Take this!"

Mecha has no time to react and is hit dead on by a powerful punch that throws him into the nearest wall, but DSS is still holding onto Mecha and starts running around at high speed keeping Mecha pinned against the wall as he runs. Mecha is scraped up and down the walls, and across the bridge back into Station Square where everyone escaped to.

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Station Square

The noise of scraping metal could be heard all over the town as DSS shows no signs of stopping this tactic, and runs all over the town dragging Mecha everywhere he goes.

"ENOUGH! CHAOS . . . (red energy swells around Mecha Sonic) BLAST!"

The attack takes out an entire building complex and knocks back DSS as he appears to have taken a great deal of damage from the attack. No one is the building that was destroyed though.

DSS stands to his feet as he looks at the damage that Mecha had just caused.

"I must say that I'm impressed that you managed to not only catch me off-guard, but do a great deal of damage to me as well." says DSS dusting himself off. "But it won't change the fact that you are about to lose."

Once again DSS rushes Mecha Sonic, but this time instead of throwing a punch, he attacks with a very powerful spindash.

The attack hits Mecha Sonic dead in the chest knocking the robot back, and also knocking the Aura Orb out of his grasp. This results in Mecha Sonic losing his Semi-Super form.

"UUUURAUGH! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS SONIC. I SWEAR IT!" Mecha Sonic yells as he retreats by using Chaos Control to escape.

"Don't you run away from me-"

Dark Super Sonic suddenly collapses, and the dark aura leaves to return Sonic back to his normal state.

The hedgehog fell unconscious from the strain of the DSS form.

(music fades out)

None of the others saw him collapse, but they were right on the tails of the two after they crossed into Station Square.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Soundtrack - On the Beach at Dusk

"Hmph. It appears that Mecha has escaped and Sonic is drained of energy." says Shadow as the rest of the group catches up.

When the group catches up, Amy starts looking around for something.

"Amy, what are you looking for?" asks Cream.

"I'm looking for the orb that Mecha Sonic tried to take- Ah there it is!" she says as she picks up the pink orb off the ground close to where Sonic collapsed.

She holds it up to the light so everyone can see it better.

"I bet none of us have ever seen anything like this before, right?"

"Hmph. I can't say that I have. What do you think Rouge?" said Shadow.

"Well . . . my first guess would be that this is the thing that the commander spotted on radar."

"Me and Sonic were following the same signal then, because we chased after Mecha on Speed Highway since Amy had been taken hostage." says Tails recalling the events that happened recently. "I still wish we knew what this orb is though, and I'm sure everyone would like to know why Mecha was able to transform with it."

Everyone looks at the orb at that point trying to come up with the best answer. They would have to wait for it.

(music fades out)

"URRAGH UGH UHH!"

Shadow collapses to the ground as a blue streak passes by him with a powerful blast from a turbine blast attack. The thing snatched up the Aura Orb and it also manages to take Shadow's Chaos Emerald.

"Shadow!" yells Rouge as everyone watches the blue streak turn around preparing to make another rush at the group that was now down to 5.

"Cheese, get him!" yells out Cream as her faithful chao dashes at the thing and knocks it off course and into a brick wall. The chao took no damage from the encounter, and returns to Cream.

"Good job Cheese!"

The group is able to get a good look at the thing that knocked out Shadow.

"IT'S METAL SONIC!" says the group alarmed by the fact that they were about to face another powerful robot.

Sonic 4: Episode 2 - vs. Metal Sonic - (music)

Before anyone moves, Metal Sonic is able to free himself and looks at the group. He takes a fighting stance and prepares to do battle.

Everyone prepares to fight back.

"Let me handle this." says Mech as he walks in front of the group. "I'll take care of Metal Sonic while the rest of you get Saria, Sonic, and Shadow some much needed medical attention."

The group nods in agreement, but before they have the chance to leave . . . energy barriers appeared around the entire 'current' battlefield trapping them with Metal Sonic.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Mech asks turning around.

That was a big mistake.

Metal Sonic rushes into the back of Mech, knocking him into one of the barriers damaging him greatly.

"That . . . was a dirty trick." Mech says as he regains his balance. "You call yourself a fighter? More like a coward to me."

Mech realizes that he is going to have to be careful, because of the fact his allies are trapped in with him.

"Don't hold back because of us Mech. You can do it." yells Rouge from the sidelines.

"Oh really? I don't think he has a chance against Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic is unbeatable!"

"Who asked you Eggman?" Rouge pauses pondering her last statement. "Eggman!?"

"Who did you think it was? Metal Sonic! Don't hold back on it. It may look similar to you, but it's no match against you!" Eggman yells to Metal Sonic as he watches from the other side of the barrier.

Eggman-Nega just prepares for the show.

"Boy this should be good." 'Nega' says.

(music stops)

Mech (MS version 4.0) vs. Metal Sonic version 3.9

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"It has come to this . . ."

---

Battle Start!

Sonic - Mad Gear Act 1 ~ Metal Sonic - Mashup

Mech's PoV:

It's my turn now.

"Take this Metal!" I yelled as I hit him with my spin rush attack.

He dodged and came at me with a homing attack.

"Reflector!" I was protected.

Metal bounced off the prism and landed on his feet. He motioned at me to come and face him. As Metal did this, electricity was forming around his hands.

"So he can use the same attack as Mecha Sonic . . . this shouldn't change anything."

I charged up a spin attack to counter his attack.

I released and was preparing for impact when I was suddenly hit by his fist, uncurling me and leaving me exposed.

"Crap." I said as Metal threw his hand forward and a pillar of electricity appeared underneath him.

It made its way towards me slowly, but while it moved it grew until it surrounded me.

"This does not look good."

I was trapped, but maybe I could jump over and out of its way.

"Here goes . . . hyah!" I jumped just high enough to escape, but I wouldn't clear it unless I could hover. As far as I knew I couldn't.

"Scans indicate need of shoe rockets. Activating . . . now." I heard that computer voice in my head again.

Suddenly I felt lighter. I looked down to see that I was now floating over the pillar.

"Whoa. This . . . is . . . awesome!" I said. "How do you like me now Metal Sonic!?"

I used my rockets to propel myself into Metal Sonic digging him into the ground with a lot of metal grinding noises.

Metal Sonic grabbed my arm and threw me in the direction of a dumpster.

"Scanning . . . Turbine Jet activating . . ." My brain was helping me out.

I used the turbine on my back to slow my speed. Now I could fly around with both activated at once. I now had the ability to control the jets and rockets.

"This should make things more interesting."

Metal Sonic rushed me with his metallic claw like fingers outstretched ready to slice me with them.

"This should get your attention."

I charged a blast from my turbine directing it from the front like a laser. It hit Metal Sonic knocking him backwards giving me time to decide my next move.

I rushed at him and I was going to give Metal a little ride, but as I went to grab him, he took hold of my hands and we were locked on each other.

Me and Metal were in a constant stand-off at this point pushing back with all our might to make the other falter.

I could tell he was weakening, but so was I. I wouldn't last for too much longer.

"I need to end this."

We released at the same time. Metal Sonic decide to spin dash again.

I matched him in it. We barreled into each other keeping our attack moving as the energy charged around us.

Soon we were literally flying around clashing into each other with our spin attacks. We were too evenly matched.

"It's no good. There is no way I can win or lose at this rate." I said finally realizing that me and Metal were at our limits.

We both landed back on the ground. Metal Sonic had sparks coming from his body and so did I showing how low our energy was.

It was useless to continue fighting at this point.

"DON'T GIVE IN YET METAL SONIC!" It was Eggman. "UNLEASH YOUR FINAL ANNIALATOR BEAM! DESTROY THAT ROBOT!"

"Oh no!" Eggman was giving Metal permission to kill me.

As soon as Eggman gave the command, Metal Sonic started charging the last of his reserve energy into his turbine jet.

"If a beam is emitted from that jet, it will cause a lot of wide spread destruction. I need to use my reflector to redirect it."

Soon the beam was charged and ready to fire. Metal Sonic was bursting with electricity. He was likely not going to survive the blast.

"Here it comes."

As soon as I said this, the beam began a direct path at me. This was happening in slow motion from my perspective.

"REFLECTOR!" I was once again surrounded by the prism.

The beam hit my reflector and it took all my strength to keep the beam from penetrating.

Metal Sonic pushed all his reserves into the blast. It was too much for the shield to handle.

Crk . . . The shield was cracking. I was able to balance the beam out directing half the power back at Metal Sonic. Then it happened.

FWASH! My prism shattered scattering light, energy, and some type of digital material around the entire area.

The blast knocked me back into a wall, and pushed me so deep that you couldn't even see me buried in the wall.

With multiple sparks jumping around my beaten and battered body, I knew I was going to shutdown. I could still see out of one of my eyes and saw Metal Sonic, sparking just as badly as me, collapsing to the ground going down on his knees.

I wasn't sure but it looked like he threw something away from himself. Then his eyes went dark and he fell forward as dead weight.

The only I had available started to go dim now.

"I-I-I d-id i-it . . . I-I-I w.o.n. . . ." I had shutdown.

(music stops)

Amy's PoV:

"Oh no!"

I had just watched another one of my rescuers fall at the hands of the enemy. Now there was just me, Tails, Cream, and Rouge left.

"OH HOHOHO!" said Eggman. "I can't believe this has been so easy. Thanks to your friends, I have managed to collect all the Chaos Emeralds and . . . the Sol Emeralds."

"What!?" said Tails, "But how?"

Planetary Pieces - Cutscene - The Egg Dragoon

"While you have been off looking for the Emeralds with your little groups, the Emeralds were already within my clutches. The only one I didn't have was Shadow's, but thanks to Metal Sonic's little fight, I was able to retrieve it."

"Eggman, you won't get away with this!" I yell out in frustration.

"We'll be taking those Emeralds back now." added Rouge.

"Give us the Chaos Emeralds!" added Cream.

"We won't let you get away!" finished Tails.

This was it; our final stand.

"Oh really? Me, 'Nega', and our new robot think otherwise." said Eggman as he and 'Nega' fly over the barrier and into the battlefield. "Behold!"

Suddenly a giant robot that resembled a dragon appeared in the sky and dropped onto the field.

"The Ultra Prototype 3!" proclaimed the Eggmans in unison.

"It is equipped with the 7 Sol Emeralds . . ." began 'Nega'.

"and the 7 Chaos Emeralds!" finished Eggman.

(music stops)

They attached their hovercrafts to the vehicle and the machine buzzed to life.

"Get ready to be schooled!" said 'Nega'.

Amy, Cream, Rouge, and Tails vs. Ultra Prototype 3

Egg Dragoon - Sonic Unleashed/Sonic Generations Fusion

"You're going to just love this!" yelled Eggman. "This machine will relieve you of your rings now."

Like a magnet, I saw all the rings that each of us had collected get sucked into the robot.

"HA HAHAHA! That's better. I prefer the one hit finishers better that the annoying weak blasts."

"Everyone, be careful! Don't let your guard down." said Tails.

Battle Start!

"I want my rings back Eggman!" says Rouge as she jumps at the main hull of the robot. "Take this- Ugh!"

Rouge was about to land a blow on the robot, but she was knocked away by an icy blast that KO'd her.

"One down . . . three to go." said Eggman.

I had finally had enough.

"Alright; it looks like I'll have to take care of that hunk of junk myself!" I said as my 'Piko Piko Hammer' materialized in my hand.

"Hold on Amy, we need to keep cool heads and try to work together to take the robot down. I think Eggman wants us to rush him so he can take us out one at a time." said Tails.

"Ooooooooh . . . fine! I assume that you have a plan then right?" I asked him.

"Uh . . . heh heh . . . no." said Tails as he rubbed the back of his head.

". . ."

"Guys, we need to come up with a way to get our rings back." said Cream. "Maybe if we land a hard enough blow on him, maybe that will knock some rings out of it."

Cream had just given me an idea.

"Ok here is the plan. Cream is going to fly me up high enough to wear I can get a good drop on the robot knocking it down. Next, Cream will tell Cheese to 'Chao Dunk' the robot knocking it all the way onto the ground. Then you Tails will do what you do best, Tinkering. By doing that, we can disable the Chaos and Sol Emerald power from the robot. And finally, we will assault the robot with everything we got until it collapses."

I was very proud of my plan.

"Good plan and all, but how are you going to get high enough without them noticing you?" said Tails.

I had to think about that for a second.

"I think that you could lure the robot's attention away with one of your gadgets."

Tails looked at me like I was crazy.

"You actually want me to be the bait?! Why not you?"

"Because I'll be with Cream. It has to be you."

After we had our plan together, Tails made his move.

"Hey Eggman, look at this!" said Tails holding up our decoy.

"HUH? Rings? HOW DOES HE STILL HAVE RINGS!?"

"You want'em? Catch!" Tails threw the 'dummy rings' at the robot, and the rings explode in the robot's face.

"Amy, you ready?" asked Cream.

"Yeah. That attack Tails used is sure to get Eggman's attention."

"Ok. Hold on tight." said Cream as she lifted off the ground.

"Why you little - HOW DARE YOU TRICK ME LIKE THAT!" yelled Eggman at Tails.

"Would you get a hold of yourself? It's not like the rings did any harm to the machine." said 'Nega'.

"I hope the girls are in position. Eggman!" Tails yelled at the robot and threw a small, flat device that stuck to the hull. "NOW!"

Tails pressed a button on a remote control, and the device exploded. It covered the area in thick, gray smoke that blocked the robot's view.

"Ugh!? NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!?" yells Eggman again.

"Amy, were ready when you are." said Cream.

"Ok. Here I go!" I said as I jumped down.

"I land on the hull of the robot, and smash my Hammer down hard on it.

The robot had lost some altitude.

"Now Cream!"

"Ok! Cheese, get them!" yells Cream and the little chao dive-bombs the robot. "Chao Dunk them Cheese!"

Cheese flies right into the robot, and causes it to crash into the ground with a thud. This causes all of the rings that were vacuumed up to scatter all over the ground.

Everyone grabs their share of rings.

"Alright!"

"Yeah!" said Cream.

"It's my turn." said Tails as he ran up to the downed robot and started messing around with the internal components. "Hmm . . . ah here we go. Done!"

"What you're already done?" I said shocked at how fast he was able to figure it out.

"I disconnected the Emeralds energy from the main circuits. The robot is now much more vulnerable without the all of the Emeralds' power." said Tails.

The robot began to move again.

"Not bad. I'm surprised that you figured out how to hurt us, but . . . it is all in vain. NOW YOU'LL PAY!" yelled Eggman as he directed the robot into the air and out of the sight of the group.

"Where did they go now?" asked Tails. "I can't even see the robot anymore."

Suddenly we all saw something come from the sky.

"Look out!" I yelled as a giant drill came flying at us drilling into the ground nearly hitting us as it created huge holes in the ground.

"I'm going to skewer you into submission!" yelled Eggman from the sky.

"We're not going to be able to attack unless we can get up close to him, but he is way beyond our reach!" I said.

"I wouldn't be too sure of that. *click*" Tails had just pressed a button on his remote control.

The drill came at us again, but just as it was about to hit the ground, it stopped its spinning motion and fell like dead weight to the ground.

"Huh? What happened to it?" I asked completely confused.

I got my answer from Eggman and Tails.

"Ghaaaaa - NO! The controls won't respond! All systems losing power! Wing units are off-line; we're going to crash!" yelled Eggman frantically.

"What did you do Tails?" I asked.

"I simply hacked the robot's systems while I was doing the rewiring, and I just finished shutting off the robot's weapons systems with my remote here."

Suddenly, we see the robot falling from the sky, and we watch as it crashes into the ground with a loud sound of crushing metal.

"Uuuuh . . . Now . . . NOW YOU'LL PAY DEARLY FOR THAT! YOU THINK YOU CAN HACK INTO MY ROBOT AND GET AWAY WITH IT!?" yelled Eggman even more infuriated than before.

"Eggman give up! You've lost. We have disabled all your weapons. What could you possibly do to us now?" I said.

Eggman looked up and I could see an evil grin on his face.

"I'll just do . . . THIS!"

Eggman shot another weapon at us that blasted us all back and . . .

"Oh no I-I can't move!" I said.

"I'm stuck!" said Cream

"How is this possible!?" said Tails.

(music stops)

"OH HOHOHOHO! Do you like it? I had planned on trying this new weapon out on Sonic, but I decided to not wait any longer." said Eggman.

"What are you talking about? What new weapon?"

Planetary Pieces - vs. Dark Gaia

Eggman held up a device in his hand and said . . .

"Behold! My new line of weapons! The 'Status Ailment' line! I finally figured out how to cause status effects on you annoying pest. The beam I used on you was the 'Faze Beam'. You can't move from your spot because of its effect!"

Status: Fazed

Your team is fazed. You can't move from your current spot. No defense or protection during this status either.

"Ooooooooooh . . . now what do we do?" I asked the group after Eggman told us what he did to us.

"You can't DO anything. You're nothing but sitting ducks right now." said Eggman in triumph.

"Why don't we finish them off?" said 'Nega'.

"An excellent idea and I have the perfect weapon to use on them." said Eggman. "Fire up the 'Egg Beam Cannon' and let's finish off these pests!"

"Alright then. Cannon is charging . . . diverting all power to the cannon . . . diverting Chaos and Sol energy into cannon."

"How long is this going to take?"

"Relax . . . the cannon is already at 50% . . . 80% . . . 99% . . ." said 'Nega'.

"FIRE!" yelled Eggman from inside the robot.

There was nothing we could do to avoid the blast.

Unknown PoV:

The attack hits all three of them. An instant KO on each one. No mercy was to be shown.

"Aaaah!" said Amy as she was blasted back into a wall.

"Oooh!" said Cream as she went spinning through the air into a tree.

"Oooooooh!" said Tails as he crashed into Sonic's fainted body.

The field wasn't spared by the blast either. Everything was scorched or charred to ashes.

Meanwhile, off in the distance . . .

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Mystic Ruins

"What was that multi-colored lightshow all about? That looked like some type of laser blast."

This figure suddenly sees the robot and notices the two driving it.

"Oh no . . ."

The figure dashes towards the battle area without any hesitation.

"I hope that's not what I think it is . . ."

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"OH HOHOHOHOHO! Now THAT is what I call a weapon!" says Eggman as he looks on at the damage he has just done.

"Well then, shall we retrieve what we came here for?" asked 'Nega'.

"What? Not yet. This is the biggest chance of a lifetime! I finally have the opportunity to defeat and destroy that pesky hedgehog, Sonic, and his pathetic allies." said Eggman.

"*sigh* Alright, but let's make it quick." says 'Nega'.

"Let's fire up the cannon again!" says Eggman.

"Very well . . . all systems loading; ten seconds till cannon is ready to fire." says 'Nega'. "10 . . ."

The figure from earlier is jumping through trees as it makes its way to Station Square.

"9 . . . 8 . . ."

The figure jumps down from the trees and continues a mad dash through the outskirts of the city following the highway.

"7 . . . 6 . . ."

"Time to pour on the boost. Huuuraah!" says the figure as it makes its way off the highway boosting, not even realizing the race against time.

"5 . . ."

The cannon is starting to show immense power spikes as the energy fluctuates.

The figure is in the city now and is not stopping for a moments rest.

"4 . . ."

Sparks of energy start to ignite as the beam grows with more and more power.

The figure is turning down the streets at a fast and accurate pace.

"3 . . ."

Eggman grins evilly as he prepares to finally rid himself of Sonic once and for all.

"2 . . ."

The figure turns down the final street as it draws a sword that is sparking with some form of energy.

"1 . . ."

Eggman is set.

The figure is upon them.

"FIR-"

"HYAH!" the figure yells from behind them.

SLASH! The sword of energy slices right through the center of the robot, destroying the core and causing the robot to lose all power left.

"WHAT?! NOOOOOOOO! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN!? I WAS SO CLOSE TO BEATING THAT HEDGEHOG." yells Eggman as he rants.

The robot is now completely disabled and the cannon is stopped.

The robot suddenly explodes from the core being destroyed. Both Eggman are thrown from the robot, and their hover units are unscathed by the blast.

"Why me!" yells Eggman.

"You had to try and destroy Sonic. We could have gotten what we came for and left, but no you wanted to end the spiked blue rat. Instead, THE SHIP IS DESTROYED!" says 'Nega'.

(music fades out)

"The real question I have is . . . Who is responsible for this?" says Eggman.

"That . . . would be me." says the figure as the sword it was holding vanished. "I'm glad I made it, but I think I should have been here sooner."

"Wait . . . that voice. No, it couldn't be. Blaze? Blaze the Ninja?" says Eggman.

The figure turns around and removes the black covering that is covering its nose and mouth.

"It is you." says Eggman.

"Hi, long time no see Doc." says Blaze.

Blaze's PoV:

"Well if it isn't the big boy on campus." said Eggman while me and 'Nega' looked at him.

"What was that supposed to be? You just made a complete fool of yourself Eggman." said 'Nega'.

"*sigh* Alright I'm not going to waste any time on this. Let me make this quick." I said to the Eggmans.

I concentrate and I can sense 14 powerful gems within my vicinity.

"The Chaos Emeralds and the Sol Emeralds are here. 'Chaos . . . . Attract'!" I say as a powerful energy courses through me.

Sonic Generations OST - Super Sonic Transform (Sonic4)

"WHAT?!" says both Eggmans.

Suddenly all the Emeralds are pulled to my location from where they were strewn about.

The Emeralds in circle me as I stand there like a magnet.

"What . . . what just happened?" said Eggman as he watched the 14 Emeralds circle around me.

"I used an energy that caused the Emeralds to be pulled to my body as if I were a giant magnet." I said. "Now, to finish this!"

The two groups of emeralds shift to opposite sides of my body.

"First, the Sol Emeralds. Sol . . . CONTROL!"

The Sol Emeralds vanished. I teleported them back to the Sol world.

"NO STOP! YOU'RE RUINING EVERYTHING!" yelled Eggman.

"I'm not done yet. First, to fix the mess that you two have caused here in Station Square."

The 7 Chaos Emeralds surrounded me as I concentrate. A field of positive Chaos energy domed out around me as I said the words . . .

"Chaos . . . REVIVE!"

The field releases a wave of green cyan colored energy and everyone who had fallen in battle was revived as far as I could see.

"Chaos RESTORATION WAVE!"

A green wave came forth and anything that had been damaged was restored to its original state as if nothing had happened.

Everyone was stirring from being unconscious.

"Now . . . to scatter the Chaos Emeralds far from your reach!"

The Emeralds moved around me again.

"NO! ANYTHING BUT THAT!" yells Eggman.

"CHAOS . . . (the emeralds all started to vibrate) . . . CONTROL!"

The 7 emeralds all vanished in their own unique way.

The Red emerald burst into flames and vanished.

The Blue emerald was covered in smoke and vanished.

The Yellow, shined brightly for a second and the next second it was gone.

The Green, it became covered in Chaos energy and vanished.

The Gray, a field of energy surrounded it and it warped out of sight.

The Cyan, turned digital and became pixelated until it was no more.

The Purple, turned black and flew into the shadows as it vanished.

"*pant, pant, pant* There . . . That should keep them out of your evil grasps for now." I said tired from my great exertion of Chaos energy.

(music stops)

"Why . . . WHY DID YOU DO THAT!? I WORKED HARD TO COLLECT THOSE!" yelled Eggman.

"I am not letting you take them so easily. Good luck finding them. Now both of you . . . GET OUT OF MY SITE!" I yelled.

The two Eggmans scrambled into their hover vehicles and flew off.

"AND TAKE YOUR METAL SONIC WITH YOU!" I yelled after them picking up the said robot and chucking it at them.

Clang! "OWW!" said Eggman. I assumed I had hit him with his own robot.

"That takes care of that now."

I turned to the group that was getting up from the ground.

"Hey guys. Sorry I didn't get here sooner." I said rubbing the back of my head trying to keep a straight smile.

They all turned to look at me, but once they turned my direction, they looked beyond me at something.

"What?"

That's when I heard what sounded like clapping.

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"*clap, clap, clap* Bravo, bravo! What a wonderful performance you displayed for us. Now the real show can begin." said a voice from behind me.

I turned around to see three figures covered in black robes with hoods.

The three took off their hoods and said who they were.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Music - EVENT - MEPHILES' WHISPER

"My name is Mirage. I am an expert hunter when it comes to any rare species, and I understand that our boss 'X' has a huge bounty on your head." the first one said pointing at me with her last words.

"My name is Avenull. I am a powerful caster who specializes in any and all magic, and I am one of the few remaining beings that originated from the planet Shinobia." said the second one.

"My name is Enerjak. I am to be considered a demi-god, and I will crush anyone who gets in my way. You would be wise to come quietly and not resist us for we are elites. We are the Elite 3 of the Dark Legion." said the third one.

I looked at the three and couldn't help but smirk at this demand.

"You really think I'm going to go without a fight? You really should pick your fights better." I said.

"SILENCE!" said Enerjak. "YOU ARE THE FOOL! We saw you exert all your energy into the last three attacks you used. You won't last more than a minute."

I considered this.

"Plus we know how you'll attack and how we can avoid your moves, but besides collecting you . . . we are also assigned to collect that Aura Orb. You won't stop us in our task. GIVE UP!" said Avenull.

"Hmm . . . well how about I cut a deal with you." I started. "If you can beat me in a one on one battle, I'll go with you, but you only get three chances because there are three of you."

Mirage laughed at this deal.

"HA! I'm game with this deal. This will be a cinch!" she says as she grabs a round object from her robe and it enlarges to fit into the palm of her hand. "Go! Dragonite! Show this pest we mean business!"

She released the ball and a giant dragon emerges from a beam of red light. The creature roars at me as it gets into a battle stance.

"You fight with a monster?" asked Avenull.

"No, I command this creature on my home world, and it obeys my commands, plus it is very powerful." said Mirage.

"So she wants to have a Pokémon battle . . ." I thought thinking up my strategy."Heh heh . . ."

I grab a small sphere off of my belt and it enlarges in my hand.

"If that's the way you wanna play . . . I'm happy to oblige." I said.

I released the ball as it spins through the air.

[Scene fades out]

(music stops)

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Sonic Battle - 021 - History

"Soon everything will be complete. The pieces are nearly in position, and this time . . . nothing will stop me. MWAHAHAHAHAHA!"

A mysterious shadow is sitting at a table across from two big monitors that are divided into 8 screens on each. The table is the only thing lit in this darkened room.

"Every piece has an advantage and a weakness. I will use those to my advantage."

The table is a chess board and there are 16 pieces on each side of the board that are black and white. The pieces are not normal though. They have a different person on each one.

"The players are preparing for a battle, and I will make sure that everything goes according to plan."

Some of the characters seen on the white are Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Blaze the Cat, Tikal the Guardian, Chaos the Water Spirit, Tails, Knuckles, and many other characters from Mobius.

"Who will win? Good or Evil?"

On the black is Mirage, Enerjak, 'X', Avenull, Eggman, Eggman-Nega, Negatron (Nega), and many other Evil characters.

"The players are set . . ."

The monitors turn on. Every character mentioned is on one of the monitor screens.

". . . and the field is ready."

The figure closes its eyes for a mere second then opens them as he says,

"LET THE GAME BEGIN! . . ."

. . .

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TO BE CONTINUED . . .

Who is this new figure and what are his plans? Will this interfere with the Dark Legion or help them in their conquest?

The board is set and it's time for the first move to be made. What will ensue in the thick of this upcoming battle? Find out next time on Sonic Universe: The Next Generation!

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Next time:

Blaze has finally arrived and has been challenged by 3 Dark Legion generals. One of the Elites has released a strange creature that is not like anything on Mobius. Meanwhile, Silver is looking for clues as to what is the real cause of his timeline's destruction, and if it has anything to do with Blaze the Ninja, but Silver is not alone. Something or someone is searching for him. While all this is going on, Omega of G.U.N.'s Team Dark squad has uncovered something that will shock not only G.U.N., but the other Heroes as well.

All this to come next time:

Chapter 11: Past, Present, and Future / The Secret of the Soleanna Temple

(music stops)

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Now entering the Mind Lounge.

Dreams Of An Absolution - Instrumental Remake

Guyro: Well . . .

Blaze and Saria: Um . . . we are sort of speechless right now.

Blaze: Why did it take you so long to release this?

Saria: Yeah why?

Guyro: Umm . . . let's see. First I had to make sure that the timeline didn't get screwed up. Second, I am still working on improving fight scenes. Third, I had to choose the right music. Fourth, I have a job now, and Fifth, I don't like to rush making something that should be worth reading like some other stories that I have read, and they were very poorly organized. I'm not saying I'm an expert, but it helps the story development when everything makes sense.

Blaze: Ok. I can't argue with that. By the way, you said this is a 'Pinnacle Chapter'. What does that mean exactly?

Saria: I'm curious to know that too.

Guyro: Basically I'm going to give you 9 chapters that lead into an event that takes longer to write down. Every 10th Chapter should be a 'pinnacle chapter' give or take, and it will be used to bring together key components of the story. Does that it explain it better?

Blaze and Saria: Yes.

Guyro: Good. So how was my song selection? To anyone reading this, I wouldn't mind getting feedback on my story. It helps me make the story better so please R&R.

Blaze: Aside from the overall length of the chapter, the music still seems to match the current situation, and throws in a bit of comedy without completely changing the story.

Saria: Great. Excellent choices for the fights, but I would work on making the fights better.

Guyro: As I said again, I'm working on that. Give me time to figure that out.

Blaze and Saria: We'll hold you to that.

Guyro: Good. Now, let's get back on topic.

Silver: Awesome! It's time for some trivia!

Everyone: (0_0) SILVER?!

Silver: Yeah it's me. What's wrong?

Saria: How did you get in here?

Guyro: Someone didn't close the door right?

Blaze and Saria: *nods* NOT ME.

Guyro: ('-_-) It was me. Sorry.

Blaze: Why did you forget to close the door?

Guyro: I think I was having writer's block so I opened up the lounge to think of something. That is probably when he snuck in.

Saria: *sigh* Can we just move on with the questions?

Guyro: Oh. That's right I almost forgot . . . ('-_-) we don't have any.

Everyone: What? Why?

Guyro: I've been doing some thought, and decided that it is time for me to get my readers involved.

Everyone: How?

Guyro: Basically if someone reviews a chapter, they can send me a question to ask in the mind lounge to the cast. Sounds simple right?

Everyone: . . .

Blaze: Alright. So to all readers, if you review and want to have a question answered in the mind lounge, put your question in the review.

Saria: Now that that is cleared away . . . I'm curious to know something.

Guyro: What's that Saria?

Saria: I kinda want to know the scheme of things regarding the sonic games timeline. Do you think that you can make some type of timeline to give me an idea?

Guyro: . . . Well . . . I guess, if I can find time to do it, I can make a timeline of the story. I'll consider it.

Saria: Ok. Looking forward to it.

Blaze: Don't you have enough to do as it is?

Guyro: That doesn't mean I can't make time for other things.

Blaze: Humph.

Silver: I want to ask something?

Guyro: What?

Silver: What are you going to do if reviewers ask you about the events that you give a glimpse into, but don't reveal fully? I saw at least four in this chapter. I'm sure that someone will want to know the answers.

Guyro: *sigh* I noted within the chapter that some of the events shown will be revealed in later chapters. If reviewers ask, I'll give them my best response without revealing much info.

Silver: Okay. Is it time to wrap up yet?

Guyro: Yes. I need a break after the next chapter is up.

Blaze: Don't forget about us then Guyro.

Guyro: I won't. Everyone say your good-byes.

Blaze: See ya . . .

Saria: Later!

Silver: Take care.

Guyro: Thanks for reading my story up to this point. If you like it or think I could make changes to it, let me know by reviewing.

Bye! Take care.

Now leaving the Mind Lounge.

(music stops)

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