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Knuckles pounded through the already destroyed door, a fire in his eyes as he stomped forward, moving steadily in the direction of the Master Emerald, seemingly unaware of anything else, including the worried Cream, Charmy, and Cosmo behind him.
As the red echidna pounded his way through, a certain bat was making her way towards him, having taken a roundabout way to avoid Super Shadow and Amy.
Rouge kicked down a door and stepped out, looking down the hallway and saw Knuckles headed up her way.
"Knuck-" Rouge began, but suddenly went flying back, as a powerful punch made contact with her cheek. She had never seen Knuckles move so fast.
Her back made contact with a hard metal surface, and Rouge had to act fast to avoid the rest of Knuckles' punches. It was then as she saw the red echidna rip through the solid metal walls like tissue, that she noticed two distinct things.
One. He was faster then she remembered, and thinking back, it had been almost a year since their last actual fight. All the other times were futile attempts for Rouge to 'win' the Master Emerald from Knuckles. She never won those though. She was trying to build up trust between her and the echidna then…In order to get the Master Emerald for Eggman…Knuckles must have been holding back as well.
Two. He could have killed her earlier. That first punch had hurt, but was far from a killing blow. With the damage he was causing from the walls, floor, and ceiling now, he could have easily torn her head off.
Did that mean…he still cared a little about her?
"Knuckles!" Rouge called out, regaining the attention of the infuriated echidna, who turned and clenched his fists tightly together. "Listen to me…I'm sorry…I had to take the Master Emerald…If I didn't get it…They're would have been-"
"Rouge…I know what you're thinking…You're afraid I'm going to kill you. In fact, you probably have a good reason to why you stole the Master Emerald…" Knuckles said quietly, raising his arms up slightly, as if to attack, "That's not why I'm angry."
Rouge let out a soft sigh from her lips.
"I'm angry because you couldn't seem to trust us…" Knuckles continued, "We let you into our home. I even showed you the Master Emerald. Did it ever cross your mind that we might have willingly given you the Emerald if you had a really good reason for it?"
Rouge mouthed wordlessly for a few seconds, then lowered her head.
"I…no…I…I never thought you'd part with your Emerald for anything," Rouge answered. "Especially not to help me…"
"I've learned a lot of things with my friendship with Sonic…The Master Emerald, was, is, and will continue to be an important part of my life. But friends…They're a little more important…Now, I have a plan…"
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"We lost Knuckles!" Charmy sighed dejectedly, hovering over some wreckage. "He could have gone anywhere!"
"I know…both paths look equally destroyed…" Cream sighed, looking at the impasse where Knuckles seemed to have left off. It could have been to the right, or to the left. They weren't sure.
"Maybe we should split up…" Charmy muttered.
As the two discussed, Cosmo sighed and closed her eyes, placing her hands to the cool metal. It would be difficult, but Cosmo had sensed something about Knuckles earlier…Something that might help with her power, even through this metal.
Cool…moist…earth…rock…
"He's…this way…" Cosmo said quietly, green eyes snapping open, speaking softly as she headed down one of the paths of destruction.
Charmy and Cream shared a glance, Cheese equally as confused. Shrugging, the two headed down after the strange alien.
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Super Shadow blasted through a wall, and stood heroically in the chamber. His amber eyes locked unto the five Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald that lay in separate chambers.
Clapping came from below, and Shadow turned his eyes towards Dr. Eggman, who was clapping slowly, applauding the Super Hedgehog.
Amy clung a little tighter to Shadow, suddenly feeling very frightened for some reason.
Super Shadow hovered down, letting go of Amy carefully, then powered down back to his normal form, staring at Eggman.
"I'm not sure what you're trying to do Doctor," Shadow said, stepping forward, "But we're going to stop it. The others should be here shortly…In fact…"
"Oh, you mean that chameleon and the annoying fox-boy? Taken care of," Eggman smiled, waving behind him. Two stasis tubes appeared from the floor, and Tails and Espio were seen floating in them.
"But…how?" Amy gasped, green eyes wide.
"I had a little help. It was difficult, but soon I'll be able to open the portal fully…Then you are all in for a nasty surprise. Now, give me your two Chaos Emeralds, and I'll let you two live. If you decide to fight…well, I can't guarantee your safety," Eggman chuckled.
Shadow started forward, hand outstretched for a Chaos Spear aimed at the Doctor.
Suddenly, he stopped, turning slightly and going right through Eggman, thrusting his hand forward and sending two small Chaos Spears towards the stasis tubes that held Tails and Espio.
The beams hit and the glass cracked, the fluid rushing out and reawakening the two sleeping heroes. With a gasp, Espio and Tails busted out, dripping a bit from the liquid, but drying quickly due to Tails' Power Suit, and the fact Espio had no fur that needed drying.
"Do you guys know where Eggman is?" Shadow asked, eyes darting about the room.
The Eggman holograph laughed joyfully, then smiled at the four Mobians. "Ahh…soon, all the pieces will fall into place!"
The roof suddenly cracked open. Metal Sonic blasted, smashing into the ground with his feet, his one arm still holding the bleeding and beaten Blaze.
Before anyone could react, he threw Blaze into the air, and took the Sol Emeralds from his inner container.
Super Sonic blazed in, grabbing the cat Mobian named Blaze, and saw it was to late as Metal Sonic threw the Emeralds towards the portal, which they disappeared into.
"Now all we need are those last two Chaos Emeralds," Eggman laughed, as Super Sonic landed, trying to heal Blaze's wounds.
"Amy! Let's go!" Shadow shouted, grabbing hold of his Chaos Emerald as Amy wielded his.
"Chaos Control!" they shouted, Amy focusing all her might into the Emerald, Shadow likewise.
"To late…Chaos Control!" Metal Sonic laughed, shouting the two powerful words as well.
Shadow and Amy fought against the power washing over them, but with Shadow still weakened from earlier, Amy's inexperience, and the fact it was six (counting the Master Emerald) against two.
Shadow and Amy slumped down, exhausted as the final two Chaos Emeralds were warped to the empty two pedestals.
"Now!" Eggman laughed, still being projected from the hologram, "Come Silver! Come with your army and demolish this plague upon my world!"
The portal began to shake, as the Chaos Emeralds, Sol Emeralds, and Master Emerald's power was drawn into it.
"HALT!!!" a voice bellowed out, "I will not allow the Master Emerald to be used this way!"
From the shadows above, two figures glided out. One was the familiar red echidna called Knuckles, the other the was the feminine figure of Rouge the bat.
"Remember what I told you Rouge?" Knuckles asked, not looking towards the thief.
"Yes…" Rouge answered back. The two held up their arms, much to the stun of the crowd.
"Are you betraying me Rouge?" Eggman demanded, glaring at her.
"The Controllers are the seven Chaos," Knuckles and Rouge began in unison, brushing off the evil doctor. "You control the Chaos."
"Chaos is Power!" Shadow chimed in, standing up slowly, followed by Amy, who joined in, "Power is enriched by the Heart!"
The Master Emerald seemed to glow even brighter, beginning to lean away from the portal, as did the Chaos Emeralds.
"To late."
It was a new voice, sliding out from in front of them. "The link has been established. Even if you shattered the Emeralds, you wouldn't be able to stop us now…"
A single foot stepped out, sliding from the portal. Soon, an entire body came through.
It was a hedgehog, or at least looked like one. He was mostly the color of his namesake. His quills were more pointy then Shadow's, five of them in the front pointing upwards and fanning out, two more in the back, pointing downwards. His eyes were yellow, and he held up his arms showing strange glowing circles on his palms, with lines from the bottom going to his gold bracelets.
"My name is Silver the Hedgehog…I am here to destroy the evil that presides in this dimension," the hedgehog announced, "I can see I have much work to do."
The seven Sol Emeralds and seven Chaos Emeralds floated around him.
"Evil? We're the good guys though! Eggman's the bad guy!" Amy shouted, pulling out a mallet angrily.
"I beg to differ…I can sense a great evil among you…All of you are tainted by it…Some more then others," Silver chuckled, looking down at Shadow, who was breathing deeply, tired.
"It is time for you to die, demon," Silver laughed, golden energy surrounding him as the Sol Emeralds and Chaos Emeralds grew around him. He held out his hands, a powerful blast of Chaos and telekinesis energy forming.
"HA!" Sonic shouted, golden energy blazing around him again. Super Sonic blasted forward, pulling back his fist for an incredible punch, but was surprised to find himself being pushed back by Silver with his other hand.
"Please…you're using your inner Chaos Energy, and while it's impressive, it's nothing compared to these fourteen Emeralds I'm using," Silver smirked, throwing Sonic to the side. Sonic lost his Super, and toppled to the ground, to tired to get back up.
"No!" another voice was heard. Not even looking, Charmy the bee was shot down as well, toppling to the ground and grabbing his head. Cream flew down as well, holding unto Cosmo and accompanied by Cheese.
"Great…You guys came just in time to die!" Metal Sonic laughed, "But please, Silver. Leave this blue hedgehog for me to kill."
"Fine," Silver said, then held up his arm, "I'll destroy this great evil."
Silver fired his blast at Shadow, who could not dodge.
"NO!!!"
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It was quiet…blank…peaceful…
"Is this…heaven?" Amy Rose wondered, floating quietly in the space. Last thing she remembered was willing herself in front of Shadow, seeing Silver's face as he prepared to fire.
"I must have died…What else would have happened?" Amy mused, merely enjoying the tranquility.
"Ah, but you are far from dead," a voice called out. Suddenly, things began to take shape, and Amy found herself standing in a white room, a small white table in it, with two white chairs sitting by it. In one stood a figure, one Amy was sure seemed almost familiar.
It was an echidna, Amy realized that. It was also female, and in fact, it was the old guardian of the Master Emerald, Tikal.
"Hello Amy Rose…My name is Tikal. I am a spirit locked inside the Master Emerald, as well as Chaos," the female echidna said. "You're not dead, yet, but you are dieing. It was a very heartfelt thing you did for Shadow back there. The Heart protected the Water."
Amy frowned in confusion. What did that mean? The Heart protecting the Water?
"I only have so long Amy Rose. Listen to me carefully…The dimension you preside in and the dimension both Silver and Blaze hail from are sister dimensions…Most of the time, the Elemental powers are all on one side or another. However, two happened on Silver and Blaze's side, the rest staying with you," Tikal began to explain, "Having the elemental powers on one side allows one dimension to experience growth and renewal. The other sides experiences a time of quiet and peace. With the shift changed, it caused a rift.
"There are several of these 'elements.' Unfortunately I can not tell you more of this, but you will find out soon. You will return shortly, and I shall grant you enough power to get the Master Emerald and everyone of your friends out safely. Do not try to engage in combat with Silver. You will perish, along with you friends. You must hurry and get away, find a place to hide. Find the Elemental Tablets as well! And good luck!" Tikal finished. Still slightly confused, Amy suddenly saw everything turn black, then something entered into her very life line, fueling her with a power she had never felt before…This must be what Tikal had been talking about.
Amy knew what needed to be done.
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"Amy!" Shadow shouted, seeing the pink hedgehog seemingly obliterated in front of him. A few tears ran down his cheek…She…she…
"Humm…So you use her as a shield wicked demon?!" Silver bellowed, "Then I'll make sure no atom of you continues to exist!"
"CHAOS CONTROL!!!"
Silver felt himself reeling, and turned around angrily, and noticed the Master Emerald was gone.
"What happened?" Silver yelled, looking back towards the other Mobians, eyes widening as he saw a strange, blue and golden creature floating up in front of him.
"Chaos Control," the figure said again.
The figure, plus the good guys disappeared in an explosion of Chaos Energy…
"No!" Silver, Eggman, and Metal Sonic shouted.
"Nevertheless…I shall bring my army and we'll hunt them down…They can't find forever…" Super Silver sighed, turning towards the portal, "I'll rid the dimensions of evil, no matter how long it takes…"
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"She's lost a lot of blood!" Tails shouted, as worked frantically over Amy's barely alive body, "I don't think we can get her more in time!"
The good guys found themselves back on Angel Island in an instant, the Master Emerald back in place and everything working, plus a barely alive Amy Rose on the medical bed, most of them in the hospital part of the house.
"What blood type does Amy have anyways?" Knuckles wondered, ushering everyone but Sonic, Blaze, Shadow, and Tails out.
Shadow seemed quiet, then turned to Tails.
"Tails…Use some of my blood. I'm the Ultimate Life Form. If anything's going to work, it'll be my blood," Shadow said, deadly serious.
"But…we don't know what'll happen to her if we do that! Sure, you're basically a Mobian…but…" Tails began.
"We don't have time Tails!" Sonic shouted, stepping in on Shadow's behalf. "We don't know Amy's blood type, and even if we did, we don't have any processed blood! Shadow's our best bet!"
Tails sighed, then submitted.
"You're right. It's our only chance to save Amy. Shadow, get in this bed," Tails said, indicating another bed. Shadow complied and laid down in it.
Tails went and gathered the necessary supplies, and began the procedure…
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Will Amy survive? Can Shadow's blood save her?
And what about Silver? Is he really evil, and why does he claim Shadow to be the greatest evil?
Find out the next part of Chaotic Power!
How's that for a cliffhanger? Muhahahaha!
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