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Sonic the Hedgehog

and the

Midnight Emeralds

Chapter 12-Clash; Samuel X vs. Sonic

"I'll go after David. You get the others from the hospital and get somewhere safe." Sonic stated.

His eyes followed the path of David and his partner as they moved away from the crowd of monsters they had just created. Shadow nodded in concurrence to Sonic's plan and jumped from the side of the building, landing gracefully on the ground. He lifted his head and could see one of the monsters coming towards him. Their eyes were empty and lifeless like Sonic had described Tails's eyes to be when he had gone crazy.

The man with the lifeless eyes made his way towards Shadow with fluid movement and swung recklessly with the piece of metal piping that he held tightly in his grasp. Shadow jumped into the air, narrowly avoiding the man's swing. Whilst in mid-air, Shadow flipped himself backwards to avoid yet another of the man's attempted blows to his legs and landed a few feet behind the man. He turned quickly but found that the man had now become capable of keeping up with Shadow's speed, as he had already turned around too.

The man moved forward once more and Shadow jumped up once again into the air. This time he threw his leg forward and kicked the metal pipe from the man's hand. The man stumbled back to avoid Shadow's kick but quickly regained his composure. A low growl escaped his lips before he lunged towards Shadow, his arms outstretched as if he was going to strangle him. Shadow stuck his left shoulder forward and charged towards the man.
A powerful thud could be heard between them as their bodies collided together at amazing speeds. A ball of light began to generate and grew in intensity as the energy they had produced began to escape into the surrounding atmosphere. In the midst of the charged energy ball; Shadow swept passed the opponent who now lay motionless on the floor. The energy slowly began to dissipate so Shadow could finally be see again.

As he opened his eyes, he could see a ring of people standing around him, staring with their empty eyes from every direction through the dust that fell to the ground. Shadow sighed and spun around.

"Well...I guess I caught some attention." He mumbled to himself before jumping back into battle.

Meanwhile...

Sonic kept to the shadows, creeping between alleys to make sure he didn't get spotted by the monsters that had been created by the people he was pursuing. Peering around the corner, he could see the two creators who had stopped in order to talk. Sonic recognised David instantly, he was much taller and skinner than the other man.

He couldn't make out much of the other man in the darkness but could tell that he was muscular and a lot shorter than David's abnormal height.

"Can you sense that?" The other man asked.

"Sense what?" David questioned.

"Someone strong nearby." He responded.

He stepped closer towards Sonic's hiding space and into the light. His body could be seen clearly now. The man had one side of his body made purely of metal and the other half was flesh, down the centre was one long scar that signified the binding of the too separate pieces. Sonic gasped; he recognised the flesh that was attached to that robot- it was Dr. Eggman.

Sonic instantly regretted gasping; he had attracted unwanted attention to himself. He leaned back against the wall but he knew it was too late already. He knew that they had heard his gasp. A bright beam of light shot in his direction and Sonic just about moved out of its way before the wall he had been leaning on a moment before shattered into thousands of little fragments.

"Well, well. If it isn't Sonic the hedgehog. It's about time you showed up." David snorted.

Sonic sneered at him and then shifted his glaze to the sutured robot on David's left. He was staring at Sonic with a calculative face- as if he were working out a complex maths equation. Sonic kept his eyes glued on him trying to figure out what on earth was going on.

Suddenly, the man shot forward, his fist hurtling at full speed as he closed in on Sonic and sent him flying into a metal fence on the opposite side of the road.

Sonic lay on the ground, puzzled for only a second before he rolled swiftly to the side to dodge another attack. He pushed himself to his feet and jumped forward to avoid another. Sonic made his way to the top of one of the smaller buildings in the area so that he was safe for a moment. His breathing was heavy but he tried to hide it as he took deep breaths to calm himself down.

"Who are you?" He demanded, looking down at the monster who had attacked him.

"My name," He began, his voice deep and resonating, "My name is Samuel X. I am the recreation of Dr. Eggman and I...I am going to kill you."

He opened his hand, showing the beautiful glimmer of a small jewel in the light of the streetlamp. The jewel began to glow a bright orange colour before Samuel X also began to glow.

"You will regret standing in my way." Samuel X barked and darted towards Sonic.

Sonic back flipped out of the way as the roof on which he had been standing a few seconds before crumbled beneath Samuel X's power.

The same sequence of events happened for the next few minutes. Sonic dodged the attacks and moved to a new position whilst Samuel X dealt them out.

'I have to get an attack in there.' Sonic thought to himself and looked for an opening. As Samuel X threw his next punch, Sonic jumped up and swung his leg around to swipe it across Samuel X's face. However, Samuel X grabbed Sonic's leg and tossed him across into a building below them.

"I've had enough of your silly games!" He cried and placed his hands together.

'I can't move my legs.' Sonic thought, as he tried to push his battered body up.

Samuel X closed his eyes and began to concentrate all of his energy into his hands. A small ball began to grow there and then suddenly shot towards Sonic at an immense speed.

Sonic covered his face, knowing that he could not move away from this blow in time. Suddenly, someone stepped in front of him, blocking the light and blocking all of the energy from the attack.

As Sonic looked up, he could see Ally standing there, her fingers making a triangular shape which created a force field in front of her, protecting the both of them. Her body was unsteady as she tried to combat all of the energy. She pulled her hands down, leaving the force field there and grabbed onto Sonic's arm. She dragged him up and pulled him onto her back as the force field began to crack under all the pressure. She hauled him into a window of the building next to them and placed him face up on the ground.

"Ally..." He croaked out and she shushed him by placing a hand over his mouth.

She lay down on her stomach watching as the last of the energy came from Samuel X's hands. A victorious smirk painted itself across his face as he saw the wreckage that he had caused.

"That should have taken care of him." Samuel X laughed to himself before returning on his journey with David.

When she was sure they were no longer close by, she lifted her hand from Sonic's mouth and sat up. Sonic watched her place a small jewel back into the silver ring on her finger.

"Is that a-" Sonic was cut off.

"Yes, it is a midnight emerald." Ally replied, "We have to keep them locked away so that there powers are not released. You saw what just happened- that tremendous display of power that he showed was from the emerald. If I hadn't have gotten in, you'd have been toast."

"How did you even know I was here?" Sonic questioned.

"I sensed the power from the emerald being used and I knew it was danger instantly. Then as I got closer to here, I started to feel your presence."

"Oh, I see. Why didn't you fight him if you have an emerald?" Sonic asked.

"Because...his physical strength without the use of the emerald most likely surpasses mine. When you have a midnight emerald it multiplies your strength by two. So let's say if his strength is twice the size of mine without the emerald- his strength with the emerald would be four times what mine is and it was a risk I couldn't take. It's a good thing I didn't, you saw the way by shield cracked underneath his energy." Ally explained.

"I get it...Hey before you left the hospital, did Shadow arrive?" Sonic asked.

"No. I thought he was with you." Ally stated.

"Then we have to get to the hospital!" Sonic cried out and tried to pull his body up.

"What? Why?" Ally asked, confused by his sudden outburst.

"Everyone's in danger!" He shouted.