Hi guys. I feel bad about doing this after so many of you have read this but for the time of being… I'm discontinuing the story. I apologise for the people who have enjoyed the story so far but this story, for me, hasn't been my best. This story also hasn't had as much attention as my others. Once again I apologise but for those who like the story, here's the last chapter you'll read for the moment. Hopefully I will regain motivation and continue writing this story in the future.
Here you go folks.

Standing there in the doorway beside them was Peter with an arrow in his bow, pointing it towards the boss. Behind him appeared several other Mobians, all with their weapons drawn. Four other figures joined the eagle. Four hedgehogs, blue, black, silver and magenta.

"Freedom Fighter charge!" yelled the blue hedgehog. At those words the group charged at the menacing beast and began slashing at the beast relentlessly.

"STOP!" yelled a voice. Everyone stopped in their tracks, even the boss. A part of the wall began to shudder and it faded away revealing Will. He spun his scythe in front of him and clutched it tightly. "He's mine! Anyone that gets in my way will suffer…" he said quietly. The group back away to a safe distance.

"What are you doing?!" hissed Abyss.

"I'm facing this boss alone…" Will replied in a more course tone. "He and I have an unfinished business to attend to…" Skye and Peter looked at each other with worried expressions.

"This isn't good…" whispered the eagle.

The hedgehog nodded in agreement. "Once he says he battling solo, there's no way to back him out of it. We can't do anything but watch." The beast roared, raising his battle axe and the ground began to rumble. The chains on the walls came to life, trapping the unsuspecting Mobians. They dropped their weapons, struggling to break free.

"This isn't right!" choked Sonic as he attempted to free himself from the chain restraining itself around his throat. The chain got tighter as he began gasping for air. "You're in no shape to battle. You'll kill yourself!" Will turned to him coldly.

"Maybe so. But I don't care, as long as it means avenging my friends. He's the one that killed them all" he replied. He then looked at Skye and Peter and mouthed a few words. "I'm sorry my friends…" Will and the beast then got into attack stance, both charging at each other directly. As their weapons collided with each other, sparks flew. They swiftly attempted to strike each other, only to deflect each other's attacks. Only some attacks managed to make contact. "One hit and I'm done for…" Will thought as he slashed at the beast hide, leaving a large gash. The Minotaur's health was now in the red, one more hit and it was history.

In an attempt to deal the final blow, the monster charged up his weapon and struck before Will could recover. The Freedom Fighters let out a gasp of horror and Will could see why. Abyss had freed himself and taken the blow for him and he collapsed onto the ground. Without a word, Abyss gave him a small smile before disappearing. "Abyss you idiot!" yelled Will and used all his anger on his next attack. The beast deflected the blow, sending them both skidding backwards. "Now's my chance!" Will thought and charged up his scythe as did the Broken Keeper.

Will let out a war cry and threw his scythe with deadly precision. The beast followed, sending his axe flying. The scythe plunged deep into the boss' head and the axe impaled the wolf through his chest, pinning him to the wall. They both let out a cry of pain before shattering into many blue shards. Both weapons clattered to the ground. "Congratulations!" appeared in the centre of the room and everyone was freed from the chains that had bound them to the wall. They were quiet, despite them clearing the twenty-sixth floor and gaining a generous amount of levels. Skye walked over to the scythe that lay on the floor. She picked it up and it began to glow white. It shrunk into her hand and the light died down. The scythe had turned into a necklace, the charm in the shape of the weapon.

"This is Abyss' doing." She murmured. She put on the necklace and returned back to the team.

"Why did they do it?" said Tails.

"They wanted to prove they were strong enough to be with us…" Sonic replied as the stone slab doors opened slowly with the sound of grinding rock.

"They didn't need to though. They were already worthy…" Peter said quietly. "We didn't put them on the front lines very much and they must have thought they weren't strong. That's probably why they went against the boss by themselves" Peter walked over to the axe on the ground nearby and stared at it. He picked it up, heavy in his hands and added it into his inventory.

"Let's get out here. We can talk about our next assignment tomorrow. In the meantime, get some rest and prepare yourselves" Sally said quietly, not raising her head. Skye then walked up to Sally and put a hand on her shoulder. The princess could feel that Skye was stressed. "Thanks…" The hedgehog nodded in response. As they headed out of the room, the chains disappeared from existence like they were never there. The light faded as well until it was completely dark. The door swung closed behind the team as they made their exit, monsters not daring to attack anymore after killing their 'Master'. Shortly they were finally out in the open, the dungeon now far behind them. All that was heard were a few murmurs but no cheerful talking or conversations like normal. Skye and Peter then stopped in their tracks, the rest of the team stared at them with quizzical looks.

"What's wrong?" the princess asked.

"We are going to floor 27 to level up a bit. Is that okay with you guys?" Peter said.

Sally nodded. '"Sure."

"We'll see you all later then" Skye said with a smile.

With a quick wave, the two vanished out of their sight. "Are they alright?" Charmy asked.

"I don't think so. I think they are hiding something…" Sally stated.

"I agree" Sonic said. "But for now, I think we should leave them alone."

I need some time to come up with more parts to the story as making it up on the spot is a bit harder than I thought with this one but for the others, it isn't a problem for me. (I think I'm really messed up.) I hope to return to this someday and keep the action coming. Until then, farewell :'(