Sonic the Hedgehog: Chaos Factor
Chapter 10: Return Of Chaos Zero
"Please Silver… help me…!" Sonic continues to beg Silver as he begins to black out.
"Sonic… you have to die… this is what Amy wants…" Silver replies as he raises Sonic high into the air.
"Amy… wants me to die?" Sonic thinks to himself as he stops struggling. "Then Amy will get her wish…" he continues his thoughts as a single tear falls down his right cheek. Suddenly a rush of water slams into Silver, knocking him backwards. Sonic falls to the ground as he coughs up blood. The water creature walks up next to Sonic as the blue hedgehog takes notice of his presence.
"Chaos… Zero?" asks Sonic as he looks up at him.
"Get up and destroy that hedgehog. I have returned to take control of the world again." Chaos Zero tells him as Sonic shakes his head.
"Sorry to disappoint you… my old master. I'm not about to follow you to ruins for the second time!" Sonic shouts to him as he stands to his feet.
"Don't be a fool hedgehog… the world is within our grasp… you would throw it all away for your pathetic friends?" asks Chaos Zero as he extends his left arm to Sonic.
"I'm not fighting for those that use to be my friends. I'm not even sure if I am fighting for myself anymore… I only know one thing…" Sonic starts before pointing to Chaos. "I know that you have to be destroyed! Even if I have to sacrifice myself in the process!" Sonic shouts before charging his spin dash.
"You have made the wrong choice… this is an error that I cannot over look." Chaos Zero replies as he kicks Sonic into the air.
Sonic flies back around and slams into the water beast, passing right through him. The blue hedgehog slides along the ground before charging another spin dash, this time aiming for the brain of the monster. Chaos Zero runs towards Sonic while waving his arms through the air. The ground shakes as spouts of water shoot out of the ground. Sonic charges towards the beast as he stops a few feet from its brain. He looks up to see Silver holding him in place again. Chaos Zero knocks Silver out of the air by turning his right arm into a whip. Sonic leaps backwards as Silver lands in the middle of them. The three of them watch each other closely as they wait for the other to make the first move. At the same time they leap into the air to close in on each other. Chaos Zero morphs his arms into long whips as it attacks Sonic. Sonic slams into Silver before the whips hit him from behind. Silver holds his hands towards Sonic and lifts him higher into the air before throwing him at the monster. Sonic uses the momentum gained from the throw to attack with another spin dash. Chaos Zero is knocked out of the air as Sonic comes back around to attack Silver.
"I don't think so!" Silver shouts as he holds Sonic in place again, this time throwing his directly to the ground. Chaos Zero stands to its feet as Sonic crashes into the ground. Rocks and dirt fly around as Silver hovers in front of Chaos Zero.
"I will not be as easy." Chaos Zero states before forming his whips again.
"I expected as much!" Silver replies as his body begins to glow.
"Not so fast!" Sonic's voice can be heard from behind as the two of them watch the blue hedgehog emerge from the cloud of dirt in a darker blue color.
"S-Sonic…?" Silver asks a bit shocked.
"Now you've ticked me off!" the dark blue hedgehog shouts before charging his spin dash again. Silver instantly attempts to hold him.
Sonic flies at Silver at top speed before crashing into him, completely ignoring Chaos Zero. He kicks him into the air before jumping above him. Sonic uses his bounce attack to send Silver crashing into the ground. In a show of speed Sonic emerges from the cloud of dirt while running towards Chaos Zero. The monster waves his arms through the air as the water spouts spew boiling hot water this time. Sonic runs through them as if they did nothing to him at all. Chaos Zero throws his right arm at Sonic who avoids it by picking up his speed. At that moment Sonic grabs the monster and kicks him into the air. Sonic then begins to charge another spin dash, but this one shoots off electricity. A wave of energy is sent rushing towards Chaos Zero and knocks him to the ground. Sonic stops spinning as Silver tackles him from his right side. The two of them roll along the ground while attempting to overpower the other. Finally Sonic breaks the struggle by releasing Silver. The two of them hurry to gain a stance towards the other. Sonic's color shows signs of becoming brighter as Silver gasps for air. Suddenly Sonic is attacked from behind by Chaos Zero's whips, slamming him to the ground. Silver leaps into the air as he grabs the right whip of Chaos Zero. The monster attempts to break free of the hold but is forced to sever its own arm. Silver holds the severed whip in front of him before aiming it towards Chaos Zero. The water creature forms another whip before charging at Silver. The monster leaps into the air before Silver uses the whip to knock Chaos Zero back down. Sonic appears suddenly in front of Silver before slamming his right foot against Silver's head. He loses control of the whip as it falls to the ground, seeping into the dirt as if a balloon full of water had just been popped. Chaos Zero appears in front of Sonic before the now bright blue hedgehog takes a fighting stance.
"Fool! We could have ruled side by side!" Chaos Zero shouts to him.
"I'm not interested in your rule! I will always follow my own way, even to the very end!" Sonic shouts in return before running at the water beast.
Back in Station Square, Leo stops for a moment as he takes notice that the water spiral is gone. Hoping that the situation has been dealt with he runs back towards Sonic. Leo then stops and looks at an old pet store before running towards it. Upon arriving at the small lake he finds Chaos Zero attacking Sonic and Silver. Leo rushes to help the two hedgehogs as he rolls towards the monster while charging a spin dash. As he slams into Chaos Zero he leaps back towards Sonic and Silver.
"Leo!" Silver shouts. "You traitor!" he adds while pointing at the red hedgehog.
"You can call me whatever you want Silver! I'm here to help!" Leo replies before Sonic staggers to his feet.
"Where is Ranpu!?" questions Sonic as Leo rushes to help him.
"He's safe right now, let's focus on the task at hand!" Leo tells him as Sonic gives him a thumbs up.
"All right then! We'll rip it apart!" Sonic replies before running ahead.
"Leo!" Silver calls to the red hedgehog.
"What?" Leo asks with a stern voice.
"Do you really trust him!? He's the one that put Shadow in a coma!" Silver shouts to him as Leo shakes his head.
"Of course I trust him Silver! He has not given me any reason to doubt him! Right now he is fighting against that monster because he knows that he has an error to correct! I will do whatever I can to help him in that correction!" replies Leo as Silver clenches his fists.
"All of this was caused by him Leo! Why can't you understand that!?" Silver returns as Leo closes his eyes.
"Silver… if you want to help fight Chaos Zero then you are welcome to join us… but know one thing. If you attack Sonic…" Leo starts before opening his eyes to look at Silver. "I will take you down myself!" the red hedgehog finishes before Silver takes a step back in shock.
"W-What!?" asks Silver as his heart begins to race. Without another word Leo turns around to join Sonic in the fight.
"Why is Leo helping him? Does Leo see something that I don't? Amy wants Sonic to die… but Leo will attack me… what should I do…" Silver thinks to himself as he watches Chaos Zero prepare for his next attack.
Silver then rises into the air before flying directly towards Chaos Zero. He flies past Sonic and Leo who are both shocked by his speed. Chaos Zero raises his arms into the air as a large spout of water shoots out of the ground. The spout freezes in place suddenly as the current is sent towards Chaos Zero. The monster quickly absorbs the water as Silver rises above the current of water. Nearly instantly Silver slams into the ground which sends a shockwave to Chaos Zero, forcing it to stagger back a bit. Silver then dashes forward before holding his left hand forward. His left hand begins to glow before he shoves it into the monsters head, taking a firm grasp on Chaos Zero's brain. The water monster begins to shout out in pain as Sonic and Leo both run up to the creature and hold its arms. Silver's whole body begins to glow before he crushes the monsters brain in his hand. The beast falls apart and seeps into the ground as the three hedgehogs stand there glaring at each other. Suddenly another spout of water rises into the air behind them as Chaos Zero forms again out of that spout. Before the three hedgehogs can react Chaos Zero suddenly freezes time. The three hedgehogs stand there in place as Chaos Zero lands on the ground in front of them.
"I am no longer affected by that form of attack. I am pure chaos energy, you cannot beat me in that manner." Chaos Zero tells them as they slowly look at each other.
"C-Chaos… Control!" Silver suddenly shouts as he is broken free from the freeze.
"Chaos… Control!" Leo shouts as he breaks free from the freeze as well. Sonic's body becomes even lighter before he breaks free without the help of Chaos Control.
"I see… we all hold the ability of Chaos Control in some way or another… in the state I am in there is no way for me to win this fight." Chaos Zero speaks to them before becoming a puddle. He seeps into the ground before Silver could react fast enough.
"Darn it!" shouts Silver as he punches the ground.
"Thanks for your help Silver." Leo speaks as Silver stands to his feet.
"I didn't do it for you Leo. I did it because that monster will keep going until it has wiped out the entire world." Silver speaks as the red hedgehog looks to Sonic.
"Thank you Silver." Sonic speaks.
"I will still come after you blue hedgehog." Silver tells him as he looks to Sonic.
"What!? Even after all of this!?" asks Leo as he takes a step forward.
"I have my orders. If that means that you and I must become enemies Leo… then so be it. The price of two hedgehogs is small compared to the entire world… but for today… I will leave you alone. Think of it as a head start." Silver tells them as he pulls out his fake Chaos Emerald. "Chaos Control!" he shouts as a few tears fall from his eyes as he vanishes.
"Well… I guess we should go get Ranpu now." Leo says as he takes notice to Sonic looking away from him at the moment. "Sonic?" asks Leo as he moves closer to him.
"Are you sure you want to stay around me?" Sonic asks suddenly.
"Don't worry about it Sonic." Leo replies as Sonic looks to him with tears in his eyes.
"Amy wants me dead… I always treated her like garbage even though deep down inside of me… I really cared for her. Now she wants me dead… when I heard Silver tell me that, I wanted him to crush me. Nothing mattered to me anymore… I feel… so lost." Sonic tells Leo as the red hedgehog puts his right hand on Sonic's shoulder.
"I know I can't bring your friends back and I know that I can't change what happened here today, but I know what you fight for Sonic. Believe me when I say that you cannot let the mistakes of the past or present effect your future. I know it all too well…" Leo attempts to comfort Sonic.
"You'll have to explain your story to me some day." Sonic says while wiping his tears away.
"Maybe on a rainy day, but don't you think we should go get Ranpu now? I left him inside of a cage in an old pet store. He's probably going crazy about right now." Leo tells Sonic as he laughs a bit.
End of Chapter 10