Sonic: "well now we're on to your chapter tails!"
Tails: gulp
Sonic: "oh come on do you think id let anything bad happen to you?"
Tails: "yes"
Knuckles: "in a heartbeat"
Shadow: "without a second thought"
Sonic: "your all against me…anyway R&R please!"
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Chapter 7: the survivors gather
"so let me get this straight…" Tails said, as Falidor finished explaining what had happened to him. "this guy wants the emeralds…and he wants to use them to make himself invincible?"
"yes…although he is already very powerful, he's still vulnerable." Falidor said, constantly looking out the windows and doors, gripping his Chaos Rod tightly.
"and he wants to destroy all creation!?"
"that's…to the point." His head suddenly darted to the door. "someone's coming…" He stood up, his Chaos rod at the ready, Knuckles ran in.
"TAILS! FALIDOR! THERES THIS GUY--!" He began, but Tails cut in.
"we know, Falidor just got through explaining it to me." Tails said.
"Well we have to warn the others!" Knuckles said.
"of course…assuming that there are survivors…" Falidor said, his eyes closed.
"don't say that!" Tails said, covering his ears. "they have to be alive…sonic… where's sonic!?"
"I'm looking…hang on…" Falidor said, keeping his eyes closed, they suddenly opened. "Sonic!" he teleported, then came back with Sonic unconscious in his arms.
"SONIC!" Tails and Knuckles yelled at the same time.
"he's alright…he's hurt but he's alive…and he still has his emerald…good for you Sonic…" Falidor said, laying him down on the floor.
"can you heal him?" Tails asked, worried.
"yes…give me a moment…" He pointed his Chaos Rod at him and closed his eyes, a small line of blue light came out and covered Sonic's whole body, after a minute, it vanished along with all of Sonic's wounds, after a few moments, he sat up with a groan, holding his head.
"ow…what…where am I?…" Sonic said weakly, Tails and Knuckles helped him up.
"your at my workshop…are you ok?…" Tails said.
"I…think…so….wait! Where's Overlord!?" He said looking wildly around.
"he's not here, your safe for now Sonic." Falidor said.
"Falidor?…how do you…know about him?"
"so we're not the only ones with problems I see…" Everyone looked around, Shadow and Rouge, were standing in the doorway.
"Shadow?…" Sonic said trying to see clearly through the glare of the sun.
"hey guys! Glad your ok!" Said Tails, beaming. "hey…where's Omega?" Rouge looked away pointedly, and Shadow closed his eyes.
"he…he didn't make it…" Rouge said, her voice a little strained.
"I'm sorry to hear that…" Said Falidor
"yeah…at least…he went out with a bang." Rouge sad with a sad chuckle.
"this isn't the time for jokes." Shadow said, leaning against the wall.
"your right…" Falidor said, sitting down. "Everyone take a seat, and I'll tell you everything I know…"
"you mind if I join in?" Everyone looked around again, Shadow opened one eye, Silver was standing in the doorway, clutching his bleeding arm.
"Silver!" Sonic said, catching him as he collapsed.
"I got it." Falidor healed him in the same way he healed Sonic, Silver stood up.
"thank you…" Silver said.
"where's Blaze?" Knuckles asked fearfully.
"she's…gone…" Silver said sadly.
"I'm so sorry Silver…" Sonic said, patting him on the back.
"tell me everything…" Silver said. "I was to be able to put him down…"
"calm yourself Silver," Falidor said "before we do anything else, we need to find the rest of the survivors, if he's found you all already, then I'm sure the others are having luck just as bad."
"so…Sonic has his, Shadow has his, Silver have his, Falidor has his and there's one here…" Knuckles said, counting on his fist. "So all together that's five…"
"who else has one?" Falidor asked.
"well…" Tails said, thinking "I think the two left belong to the chaotic team and Amy."
"what!?" Sonic interjected, standing up "Amy has one!? We gotta find her, or she'll be in a lot of trouble!"
"I know, let me turn on the Chaos Emerald radar." Tails said walking over to a large computer and turning it on, "ok…let's see…the one that's with the Chaotix team seems to be ok, it's still at their headquarters…"
"and Amy's?" Sonic asked impatiently
"I'm looking…" Tails said, the computer beeped, Tails froze.
"Well!?" Sonic demanded. Tails hesitated for a moment.
"her emerald…is moving at an incalculable speed…there's no way she still has it…" Tails said sadly.
"but…no…she can't be…" Sonic said trying to make sense out of it, he looked helplessly at Falidor, who already had his eyes closed.
"hmmm…I can't sense her life force anywhere…" He said without opening his eyes.
"what about Big? And Cream!?" Sonic demanded. Falidor hesitated for a moment, then shook his head solemnly. Sonic ran his hands through his quills and sat down, trying to take it all in.
"he's heartless…who could…"
"I know Sonic…" Falidor said. "he was always like that…"
"always?" Shadow said, speaking at last "what do you--?
"Wait a sec!" Knuckles cut in, everyone jumped and looked at him "We gotta warn the Chaotix team now!" Knuckles looked around wildly, then rushed at the phone on the table, picked it up and dialed a number at top speed. "grr….come on come on pick up the phone!"
"hello" Said a gruff voice "this is the Team Chaotix detective services, and we never turn down work that--"
"VECTOR! IT'S KNUCKLES!" Knuckles yelled into the phone as though he couldn't hear him otherwise.
"whoa! Knuckles calm down I can hear you already!" Vector said, aggrevated.
"OH!" Said a high pitched voice in the background, "it's Knuckles!? Oh oh oh oh oh, Vector! Tell him I say hi! Please please please!"
"Calm down Charmy you'll get your chance." Said a very controlled and calm voice.
"but Espio!" Charmy whined.
"Quiet the both of ya!" Vector said sounding harassed, "what's wrong already Knux?"
"GUYS! YOU GOTTA GET YOUR EMERALD AND COME TO TAILS' WORKSHOP RIGHT AWAY!" Knuckles yelled.
"whoa whoa whoa calm down! Why--?"
"NOW!"
"ok ok! We're coming already! Geez…" Vector said, sounding very annoyed.
"thanks guys…" Knuckles said, sounding relieved. But it was short lived as he heard the sound of a door being blown open. "GUYS! ARE YOU OK!?"
"Who's that!?" Vector demanded, "who's there!"
"my patience is out!" Knuckles' heart plummeted quick when he heard Overlord's cold, angry voice. "give me your emerald right now!"
"no way!" Vector retorted.
"Then death welcomes you all!" There was a sound a metal scraping, a large scuffle, and some screams, and then a silence that surpassed even moonlit graveyards. Knuckles' heart was going a mile a minute.
"HELLO!? SOMEONE ANSWER THE PHONE!?" Knuckles demanded.
"who's this!?" Overlord demanded into the phone. "who's yelling!?"
"YOU BETTER KNOW WHO THIS IS!?" Knuckles yelled.
"ah yes…your that annoying Echidna…" Overlord said "well were these your friends? Sorry they can't come to the phone they're…not here anymore…"
"you…I'll kill you for this.."
"ha, your not the first nor the last to say that to me, but if your so intent on killing me, I'll be in the desert in an hour, just don't make things too boring for me will you?" and with that, the line cut off. Knuckles froze for a minute, then repeatedly slammed the phone onto the receiver until it was dust.
"ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!! I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!!" Knuckles yelled.
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Tails: "IM ALIVE!!"
Sonic: "for now…"
Tails: "what was that?"
Sonic: "nothing!"
Shadow: "great three more dead, how fun…"
Knucles: "like you mom!"
Shadow: hits knuckles
Knuckles: "OW!"
Shadow: "STOP SAYING THAT!!"
Sonic: "yeah have fun with that, next chapter up soon! R&R!"