Chapter 11: Wishes are Eternal
"Move it, Sonic! We're half way there!" Knuckles shouted. Sonic ran in normal speed to get to the core and found a huge room with a shrine ahead of them and center spot in the middle of the room below the shrine.
"The emeralds are there where that shrine is!" Sonic cried out. Just then, a flash of light appeared in front of the heroes. After it dies, a huge red monster with machine pipes around it, a red glowing light is on its back. The monster roared at Sonic and Knuckles.
"Wh-what the hell is that thing?!" Sonic yelled.
"Is that the prototype of the ultimate life form that is supposed to be encapsulated?" Knuckles asked in confusion. Sonic shook his head and about to ready to fight, but then, stopped when Shadow walked pass him with a determined look.
"Leave this Biolizard to me." He said. Sonic blinked in shock.
"Shadow, what're you doing?" He asked. Shadow turned to him.
"I'll take care of this while you get the Chaos Emeralds!" He told him. Sonic made a nod at him. He and Knuckles went around the Biolizard as Shadow uses his Chaos Spear to attack him in distraction. Sonic and Knuckles ran up the steps with the Master Emerald and made it to the top. Knuckles the placed the Master Emerald to the center. Sonic looked back to see Shadow fighting the Biolizard. So far, he seemed okay, but the monster is summoning its powers like red spheres to throw at the black hedgehog.
"Hurry and do your thing, Knuckles!" Sonic said by turning back to the echidna. Knuckles raises his hands and spoke.
"The servers are the seven chaos. Chaos is power, power is enriched by the heart. The controller is the one who unifies the chaos. Only you can do this! Stop the Chaos Emeralds!" He chanted. The Master Emerald began to shine...
Shadow jumped up in the air and used Chaos Spear one last time to hit the Biolizard on the weak spot on the back. It roared in pain. Sonic and Knuckles turned to it with fear. The Biolizard roared again and disappeared in a flash of light.
"...Is it gone?" Knuckles asked in wonder. Shadow then joined with Sonic and Knuckles with a look.
"Chaos Control!" He exclaimed. Now the whole colony began to shake rapidly. The Chaos Emeralds fell on the ground next to the mobians.
"We're still falling to Earth! We stopped the emeralds, didn't we?" Sonic cried out. A voice is heard, it was Eggman.
"The prototype is still alive! He's controlling the space colony as it's falling towards the Earth! He's become one with the space colony, and is determined to keep it on its collision course!" Knuckles looked at Sonic.
"We have to stop it somehow!" He said. Sonic turned to Knuckles, then picked up one of the Chaos Emeralds. "Sonic?"
"We can stop it, right Shadow?" Sonic asked with a smile as he turned to the black hedgehog. Shadow turned to him with a neutral look. All he did was to give him a nod.
The Chaos Emeralds are circling around the two hedgehogs who had their eyes shut, feeling the energy and power in them. They are off the ground and a bright, gold light is shining around them. Knuckles covered his eyes at the light. Now, Sonic and Shadow are turned into golden hedgehogs. Sonic's spikes are upwards, his eyes are green to red. Shadow's gold is lighter than Sonic's, but same as he looks before. Super Sonic and Super Shadow flew out of the colony.
The super hedgehogs are now in space, facing the Biolizard, that is now called, the Final Hazard. Super Sonic flew towards the Final Hazard and used his power to hit the spot, it roared in agony. Eggman's voice is heard from the colony, so that Super Sonic and Super Shadow can hear him and anyone else.
"Can you hear me Sonic, Shadow? The space colony will impact Earth in about 5 minutes! You are our last hope." He said. Super Sonic nodded and began to fight the monster with Super Shadow.
Can you feel life movin' through your mind?
Ooh... looks like it came back for more,
Yeah!
Can you feel time slippin' down your spine?
Ooh... you try and try to ignore,
Yeah!
Super Shadow made a charge at Final Hazard, hitting its weak spot. The Final Hazard shot a laser out of its mouth at Super Shadow, but the hedgehog flew away from it. Now the monster did the same with Super Sonic, who also dodged the attack.
But you can hardly swallow,
Your fears and pain.
When you can't help but follow,
It puts you right back where you came.
"Where does he get all that power? Could it from the Chaos Emeralds?" Super Sonic asked as he flew from the attacks from the Final Hazard. Then he noticed that Super Shadow is holding his head. "Shadow? Are you okay?" He asked in worry. Super Shadow nodded at him, he flew down to the Final Hazard. Super Sonic followed him.
Live and learn!
Hanging on the edge of tomorrow,
Live and learn!
From the works of yesterday,
Live and learn!
If you beg or if you borrow,
Live and learn!
You may never find your way,
Whoa yeah!
Super Shadow is shot back by the red sphere. He growled and went by to Super Sonic. Now, Knuckles' voice is heard now.
"Sonic, Shadow! The colony is heading close to the Earth in about 4 minutes! Hurry!" He cried out. Super Sonic turned to Super Shadow who is about to make a charging attack, but stopped by Super Sonic.
Can you feel your life tangle you up inside?
Yeah, now you're face down on the floor.
Oh!
But you can't save your sorrow,
You've paid in trade.
When you can't help but follow,
It puts you right back where you came.
"Why are you stopping me, Sonic?" Super Shadow asked. Super Sonic made a smile now. "What're you smiling about?"
"You called me, 'Sonic'! Man, haven't heard that from you since we first met." Super Sonic said with a chuckle. "Guess the nickname, 'faker', is getting old for you, huh?" Super Shadow is silent. "Listen, we really worked together on this and all, but...maybe after this is all over, we can be friends?" Super Sonic asked by taking out his hand.
Hey... whoa... whoa...
Oh yeah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Super Shadow is silent. Him and Sonic be friends? Or they can be rivals too in certain times. Super Sonic waited for the hedgehog's offer.
"...You know...I never had a friend in a long time." Super Shadow says. "After what Maria had told me before she died, maybe this is what she had wanted. I'll be friends with people down to Earth." Super Sonic blinked. Then he sees Super Shadow smiling, and shook Super Sonic's hand. "Friends."
"All right!" Super Sonic says with a grin as he shook hands with his new friend. "Welcome to the club!"
"Hmph! Just because we're already friends, doesn't mean I will have to 'care' about you or like you." Super Shadow said with a smirk. Super Sonic would roll his eyes for that comment, but now, they have to face the Final Hazard.
There's a face searching far; so far and wide,
There's a place where you dreamed you'd never find,
Hold on to "what if?"
Hold on to "what if?"
"Less talking, more saving the planet!" Super Sonic says as he charges at the Final Hazard as Super Shadow follows.
'Maria...watch me.' Shadow thought. 'I will fulfill your wish!' Now the two hedgehogs are fighting against the Final Hazard with their powers. Super Shadow uses his Chaos Spear, and Super Sonic uses his Sonic Wind to shoot the monster. The Final Hazard roared loud in pain by the wind and sparks, its head dropped dead.
Live and learn!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Live and learn!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
"You guys! The colony is getting close to the planet in 1 minute! Please hurry!" Amy's voice cried. It sounded like she was crying. So, the two super hedgehogs flew towards the space colony in full speed. They both had their hands out while flying.
"No way that's getting through!" Super Sonic yelled. Without noticing, Super Shadow took off his rings from his wrists as he gathered up all his power... A female voice is heard from his mind.
"Shadow...I beg of you... Give them a chance to be happy."
"Maria..." Super Shadow whispered. But he came back to reality when Super Sonic shouted.
"Now, Shadow!" The two hedgehogs glowed in a bright light and shouted.
"CHAOS CONTROL!" The beam of light hits the Space Colony ARK, and it disappears. It appears above Earth, but far above it.
Super Shadow, however, is falling down towards...to his death. His eyes are half open, he sees the ARK there, not coming down. He saved the world with Sonic. But now, his time has come. Tears were flowing out of his eyes.
"Maria...is this enough...?" He asked. "This is what you wanted, right? This is my promise I made to you..." After he had said those final words, he continues to fall down the planet. There he is gone.
Sonic, however, is back to be the blue blur after the battle. He was on his hands and knees, panting for breath. Some battle he had since Perfect Chaos. Sonic looked around for Shadow, but he didn't see him anywhere.
"Shadow?" He called. "Shadow? Where are you?" Sonic stood up and run around the platform to look for the black hedgehog. He suddenly stepped on something. Sonic looked down at his feet, on his left shoe, a gold ring is under it. He kneeled down to study it.
'Is this...Shadow's?' Sonic thought as he picked up the ring. He move his eyes towards the Earth. The blue hedgehog grew silent and very pale. Tears formed into his eyes. Sonic fell on his knees, gripping on the ring. He wanted to scream, but no words were coming out, just tears falling out of the blue hedgehog's eyes. Just became friends with Shadow the Hedgehog, but now he is gone...forever.
