Meanwhile, Rouge's team was staring at a sight they did not expect when they found 2 of the emeralds: Eggman was playing videogames with a young boy.
"Why hello there! I see you all met my adopted son, Cicero. I was just finishing up a game of Brawl when your groups came in. Unfortunately, Mecha Storm went insane and usurped my command, could you guys do me a favor and help Crescent destroy him? He's over in the prison area, he also has the third Emerald. Thanks!" and then he continued playing with the kid.
Over in the Prison, Shadow was preparing to be stabbed, when from out of nowhere, another metallic Hedgehog,this one red with gold eyes, appeared and blocked the machine's blow. Then it spoke.
"Storm! You are the second one to steal Eggman's power! I have been ordered to destroy you!" said the red hedgebot.
"Ah, Crescent, The doctor's favorite. Strange, But I sense emotion in your voice, and why do you have an emerald with you?"
"So I can do this Storm! Chaos Blade!"
Then the Emerald flashed and a blade appeared in the opposite hand, and Crescent started attacking Storm with it. While the Battle of Awesomtude was going on Shadow quickly freed Snow and the other hedgehog.
"Snow, What the heck is going on here?!" asked Shadow as Cream Joined the brawl.
"Well, Dad at one time was ill and then he went away for a week, came back as a robot, killed my mother, and kidnapped my little brother, Thunder, who happens to be right next to me. I ran away after Dad killed mom, and then ended up at Castle Runega. When Dad sent that lizard to kidnap me I learned that Dad pretty much was serving the ghost of Solarin, the guy who caused Shade to be, well, you know, and He plans to revive him by forcing me to me to marry Solarin."
"Ah, so a 'Big Trouble in Little China' rip off?"
"Pretty much." Said the little hedgehog.
At that moment there was a clang and all three turned to see Crescent 's sword arm covered in fur and the metal covering on the floor. Then the left half of his armor fell off revealing that he was only half-way Roboticized. Then the Kidnapper from the castle appeared and spoke doing the glowy-eye double-voice thing:
"Hello Shadow, I see you're trying to take my bride, it's not happening. So give up Shadow,or would you rather die?" said the lizard, who then lunged at the black and red hedgehog, only to fall flat on the ground with an arrow in his back. And Shadow saw something and blinked. He looked like the hedgehog from the statue, and Shade was right next to him, beating the lizard with a mace. The Hedgehog with the bow was green and had a mullet, wore leather gloves, boots and vest. There was a tuft of black fur on his chest and her eyes were orange. In some ways he reminded Shadow of Sonic.
"Sorry about Solarin, he got cursed to be a ghost , only to rest when someone else took over the castle. Too bad about this guy though, being stuck with Sol in him. Well,I guess Reanimated space lizards can suffer too. Poor B.L. he really was a sweet guy at heart. Looks better this way than as a creepy Space dragon. Okay Marian, you can stop beating the poor guy, Sol's coming out now."
"OK Ronin, I have a bone to pick with him anyway."
Then a transparent hedgehog came out through the lizard's mouth, he was Crimson with black markings, on his head was a gold crown with a garnet in it, and he wore a sea green cape. The Marking on his head was similar to Shadow's but looked more like a pincer than anything else. He was obviously in a bad mood.
"Curse you Bio Lizard! You had to Die on me Twice!" then he saw shade, "Oh, Hi Marian! Sorry about the curse! Uhh, why are you staring at me like that?"
"Solarin… you're a dead hedgehog." Said Shade.
"But…Marian!"
"Don't but Marian me Sol! You put me in armor, had me killed and forced my spirit to stay on Earth! Not only that, but you turned my boyfriend into a statue! Yet, you want me to forgive you?! Fat Chance! From Now on Lord Shadow is the Heir to Runega! And Snow, Shall be his co-ruler! Understand!"
"NOOOOOO!" yelled Solarin, and then the Bio Lizard woke up.
"Shut up! That scream could wake the dead! Not to mention I have one asteroid of a headache, I'm going back to ARK and turning it into a space Hotel. Later. Oh, and Shadow, If I did anything stupid, tell me okay! Also, can you call me Bill from now on? Thanks!" And then he left using chaos control to make millions off his idea.
Then Ronin spoke.
"Well, I believe you learned a lesson Sol, try and take a boy's girl and you will get your butt kicked in the end." He said and silently laughed at his joke. And while this bit of Comedy was happening, Thunder was watching Cream and Crescent kick Storm's rear in the most awesome fight ever.
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"Wait, that's all? Now describing the fight?" asked Bob.
"Sorry, but I can't figure out how to do it. But I do know how Crescent is able to use the emeralds while storm can't!" said the boss.
"Oh, do tell."
"Well it's simple really; you see there is this organ in the Mobian's body that has been adapted to use chaos energy. When they become a robot, that organ is destroyed and the ability to use moves like
chaos control is lost. This is the reason that metal sonic cant use the chaos emeralds to become Super Metal sonic. Thank you."
"So, what happens next?"
"Next, we tie up some loose ends, but not now."
"Oh…Joy."