*With Sonic and the others, in downtown Mobiocity, a half hour later*
"Well, I think we got away from the military," Sonic sighed, looking around at the wrecked area. "Man, they really did tear this place apart."
Buildings were either toppled over or leaning to one side. Not one piece of glass remained intact and the streets were littered with dust, rubble, and ash. Fire roared on a few buildings, and the polluted air made everyone cough and hack violently.
"Well, what should we do now?" Silver asked. "The Darkspines aren't around and neither is the military. Eggman's bots are far from this area as well, so there won't be any danger here."
"I suggest we search for survivors," Shadow stated. "There could be some here."
"I'll put out the fires," Blaze spoke up. "That's easy for me."
"Yeah, and I'll help move rubble to find people," The telekinetic added. "Knuckles? Shadow? Care to help?"
The two nodded and walked off to begin the search.
"Well, I don't know about you all, but I'm gonna go see if we can get some communications back up in this city. Eggman has shut down every coms device in a five mile radius, but I'll see if I can get those back online so we can reach other parts of Mobius," Rouge stated. "Tails, I could use your help. I'm not all that great with computers, you know."
"Can I trust her?" The fox asked, leaning in and whispering to Sonic.
"Absolutely. Her crime days are behind her," Sonic replied, and the two went on their way, leaving the blue hedgehog and Amy behind.
"I saw you fighting back there. That was impressive!" Amy exclaimed. "But, the Darkspines knew all of our moves, so how'd you beat your clone?"
"My counterpart knows all of MY moves, so I had to borrow some of Shadow's and Knuckles' fighting styles," Sonic replied. "That threw them off. What about you?"
"Same," The pink hedgehog responded, smiling. "Wanna go look for survivors?"
Blizzard's advice from a few months ago echoed through Sonic's mind.
*Sonic's flashback*
"She loves ya, bro. The only way she'll ever leave ya alone is if ya give her a shot. You need to CHILL out when it comes to being around her. Get it? CHILL out? Anyway, all I'm saying is that you gotta be nicer."
*End of flashback*
Sonic shrugged. "Alright. Why not?"
Am smiled and ran ahead. "Come on, Slow Poke!"
"Who you calling slow?" Sonic called, running after her.
*With Jess and Shock Charge, forty minutes earlier*
"Why do you want her so bad again?" Jess asked.
"She's a galactic thief and renowned criminal. Bandit the Raccoon? Ever heard of her?" The wolf asked, waving his arm cannon around. "I'm the guy who always tries to catch her. Gizmo the Wolf? I'm sure you've heard of me, right?"
"I've heard of Dash the Cheetah, but not you," The electric echidna stated.
"Yeah. It's always Dash this and Dash that, but no one ever knows about Gizmo, the dude behind the ops and the mastermind of the team of two," Gizmo sighed. "Anyway, I've finally captured her, and I need to take her with me so she can be thrown in prison. She'll get treated for her wounds, but I need her. Who're you two again?"
"Shock Charge the Echidna and this is Jessica…Thorne? Yeah, Thorne," Shock Charge replied. "I was just rescued from that mad doctors' base back there by her and we're heading to see my cousin Tikal."
"Your cousin? I met with your cousin. She's a cool dudette. If you're good with her, then you're good with me," Gizmo stated, disarming his arm gun. "We'll take Bandit there and get her patched up, but after that, I got her."
*With Nazo, real time, in the forests of Mobiocity*
"Thank you for the upgraded powers and fighting techniques," Darkspine Amy remarked, feeling a new surge of energy flow through her body.
"Yes. This is…nice," Blaze added, igniting herself in blue flames.
"It's really not an issue. I want the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald, and you all want Mobius. If you kill Sonic, then the Chaos Emeralds will be mine. Eliminate the others, and you will have Mobius and no one will be able to stop me from regaining the Master Emerald. Win-win situation as I like to think of it," Nazo explained.
"Will you be joining us for our fight?" The evil Knuckles asked, rubbing his hands together.
"Sadly, no. However, I will be keeping the army off your back. After that, I'm heading off to kill the only two beings that could stop me: the president of Mobius and this…Dr. Eggman. Their armies are dangerous to us all," The shiny hedgehog remarked. "A complicated plan, but it'll work. Besides, I can deal with any resistance in the other cities in Mobius."
Darkspine Sonic nodded. "Well, we thank you for your service, Nazo. We hope to work with you again in the future."
With that, the clones began the long haul back to the main city.
Nazo smiled. Look at those fools, marching off to their demise. Even if we did manage to kill all who stand in our way, eventually we'd turn on each other, and I won't want to waste my energy on them. This battle should make a nice boom, though.
The hedgehog shot off into the air and began to soar through the skies. Going at a speed that would put both Shadow and Sonic to shame, Nazo was at his first stop in a matter of minutes.
"The Master Emerald…" The villain whispered. "Protected by the guardian's seal so none could steal it. Yet, I was born from it."
*In Nazo's flashback*
Due to the sudden outburst of death and destruction throughout the dimension, the amount of evil had overcome the amount of good, and had seized control over the aura in the dimension. Doing so had broken the bonds that had imprisoned Nazo back before Mobius was forged, and the hedgehog was freed.
"Finally, darkness is ruling. Now I AM FREE!" The villain roared as he shot out from the emerald, through the guardian's seal and into the woods.
The hedgehog landed on the ground with ease and looked around at his surroundings. Everything had changed since he had been captured. Everything looked different and new.
"Where's the ash? The Igneous rock? The lava? There're gone! Replaced with trees, grass, and blue sky! How is this possible?" Nazo growled, beginning to shoot beams of red light at his surroundings and making them blow up. "Gone! Everything's gone! I must find out what happened!"
After flying through the air, he came upon a small castle in the distance, and decided to go there. After landing in front of the castle and walking in, he watched through the door at a conversation that was occurring in one of the rooms in the main hall.
"…encoded this chip with all of the emotions a normal person has. I held up my end of the deal, and now you have to hold up yours. Where's Bandit?" A wolf asked.
"Very well. She is located near Dr. Robotnik's base a few miles from the city of Mobiocity. What she's doing there, I have no idea, but that is where you shall find her," A lynx replied.
"Alright. I'm outa here. Thanks," The wolf replied, extending some propeller blades out of his wrist bands and flying through a hole in the roof.
After a minute of waiting to see if the coast is clear, the villain walked through the door and pointed his hands at the lynx, like a gun.
"Tell me what happened to this place for the past two-thousand years or I blow your head off," Nazo hissed. "I want to know everything."
"Nazo the Hedgehog. Imprisoned around two-thousand years ago in the Master Emerald. Only released when darkness in Mobius becomes too great. Other information: unknown. You're a dangerous being, Nazo," The lynx stated.
"TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!" The hedgehog shouted, his hands glowing red.
"Why don't you take a look at the Mobius historical database and see for yourself," The girl suggested.
"I don't know how to use that thing. You set it up. Now."
The girl sighed and walked over to the computer. After pressing a few buttons and clicking on a few files, a large image containing pictures and words came up.
"Help yourself," The lynx said.
*An hour later*
The villain sat back in a chair and sighed, having just finished reading the entire history of Mobius.
"Fair amount of information, right?" The girl asked, turning off the computer.
Nazo snarled and shot a beam of light at the lynx, but it passed harmlessly through her.
"I'm holographic. I'm not flesh and blood," The girl stated, putting her hands behind her back.
"Then you must be hooked up to something…" Nazo muttered, then encased himself in a red ball of light and slammed into different items around the room.
Eventually, he smashed the computer, and the girl began to fade away. Suddenly, Nazo stopped and looked at the saddened girl with heartless eyes.
"NICOLE the Holo-Lynx. Status: Permanent shut-down. Service to Queen Sally: Terminated…" The girl stated before completely evaporating.
Nazo growled again and look around the room. "According to those files and the news casts, that Dr. Eggman has created some pretty mean clones. Perfect for helping me regain control of Mobius, and turn it into a wasteland! I better seek them out."
*End of flashback*
"Soon, precious Master Emerald, you and your children will be in my control, and we will bring glorious wreckage to this wretched dimension…" Nazo whispered.
Since Nazo's powers are still undefined by SEGA or anyone else, I can make them up myself. Don't worry, I won't make him too weak or throw in any of that stuff.
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