Author Moment:
October 22, 2012
Guyro: Well the chapter is at last complete. It turned out a lot longer than I expected. (17,000+)
Blaze: No hard feelings about the last Mind Lounge?
Saria: Yeah I would hate for something bad to happen.
Guyro: Don't worry. Your punishment is in the story.
Both: Ok . . . Wait, what!?
Guyro: That's all the time I have right now. Enjoy the story!
Sonic Universe: The Next Generation
Chapter 12: Taking on the Fortress / Soleanna: Year 2006
Mobius Skies (Day)
X Tornado 2
Sky Fortress Act 1 Remastered - Sonic 4
Blaze's PoV:
"Hang on!" yelled Tails. "Eggman means business now!"
Me and Sonic, who were on the outside of the plane, did hang on. Good thing too.
Tails accelerated right into the swarms of robots, aircrafts, and just about everything that Eggman had launched at us.
"GO! FIRE ALL WEAPONS! GET OUT THERE METAL SONIC!" yelled Eggman inside the Sky Fortress.
Everyone watched as hundreds of projectiles came hurtling at the plane.
"Tornado shields . . . ACTIVATE!" said Tails inside the cockpit.
A blue field surrounded the Tornado.
"OH HOHOHOHO! That shield won't be able to stop my 'Override Missiles' they'll eat right through it!" said Eggman sounding very confident for some reason.
Wait . . .
"OVERRIDE?!" I said. "Tails, an Override is a special type of virus that will take all control of the plane away from you. Don't let it hit the shield!"
"Got it! Sonic, we need to get rid of those missiles. I'm sure some power rings should help do the trick." said Tails.
"Alright then . . . let's do it!" said Sonic.
Tails pressed a yellow button on the control panel and under the ship a hatch opened up releasing a small missile.
"Here it comes Sonic." said Tails.
The missile fell apart revealing a small glowing ring.
Sonic reached out and grabbed it.
As soon as he had the ring, it shined with a bright light.
When the light dimmed, Sonic was hurtling at the projectiles in his signature spindash attack, but the attack was powered up by the power ring he had.
[N/A: This is the same type of power ring that Sonic uses in Sonic X.]
"Humph. Looks like I need to get into this too." I said.
I unleashed a flurry of small Aura Spheres at the projectiles that Sonic didn't hit. The attacks hit and destroyed their targets.
"Yes! That should help." said Tails.
"Rrrrrrgh! METAL SONIC, TAKE OUT THAT PLANE!" said Eggman.
Metal Sonic suddenly appeared right in front of the shield and began charging a blast of energy to take down the shield.
"Tails, open the cockpit." said Mech.
"What, why?" asked Tails.
Mech replied with a small glint in his eye, "I've got a score to settle with that faker."
Me and Tails sweatdropped at that statement.
"Okay, but don't get yourself killed." said Tails as he opened the cockpit.
Mech jumped out, and rocketed strait into Metal Sonic.
"Hey tin can, let's see how you like being blasted into a wall!" yelled Mech as he slammed Metal into the side of the Sky Fortress.
The two robots then flew at each other and started a fight of their own. This took Metal Sonic's attention away from us leaving the air fleet wide open for attack.
"Sonic!" I yelled. "Can you give me a lift?"
Sonic got within range of the plane, and I jumped, grabbing on to Sonic's hand as I began to spin very rapidly around his spindash.
When I had gained enough speed, I released my grip and was sent flying in the direction of a large group of small aircrafts.
I curled up into a ball and slammed into the group, ricocheting off of them till I landed on a floating platform surrounded by more of the aircrafts, but these had rapid fire turrets.
"OH HOHOHOHO! Fire at Blaze! Blast him out of the sky!" yelled Eggman.
He was enjoying this way too much.
All the aircrafts shot multiple blasts at me.
"Now . . . BARRIER!" I yelled as I was surrounded by my 'Defense Barrier'.
The attacks were absorbed by my defense as I started concentrating energy.
"Chaos . . . BLAST!" I yelled wiping out the all the aircrafts within a 65 foot radius of me.
"CURSES! Metal Sonic, quit playing around with your new friend and take down that plane!" said Eggman.
"Will you please pull yourself together Eggman! We don't need a repeat of earlier!" said another voice on the fortress.
"Don't lecture me Eggman-Nega! I have every right to get mad if something isn't going my way." said Eggman apparently talking to Eggman-Nega.
While the two were arguing, I had managed to take out more of his fleet by using Aura Spheres on them.
"Hey guys, I think we should be able to get onto the fortress now." said Tails from the X-Tornado 2. "Eggman has nothing else defending him."
I gave him a quick thumbs up as I ran and jumped off the edge of the platform. I landed on the X-Tornado as it passed where I was.
Sonic was already there.
"*whistle* Impressive landing Blaze. When did you learn how to do that?" asked Sonic when I landed.
"I don't know. Is it really important right now?" I asked as I tried to keep him focused on the mission at hand.
"Eh not really, so . . . let's get back to business. Tails, think you can make a hole to enter Eggman's Sky Fortress?" asked Sonic
"Sure thing! Firing missile!" said Tails as he pressed a red button in the cockpit.
The missile began its set path to the Sky Fortress after it was fired.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAA!"
We could have all sworn that we heard a scream coming off the missile.
"Uh . . . Tails . . . does that missile scream?" I asked.
Tails shook his head no.
"Great." I said as I jumped, with a lot of force, to a piece of falling debris.
I maneuvered around the falling debris making my way to the missile.
"I thought I told here to stay there." I thought as I continued my path to the missile.
I was now only a few feet from it, but the side of the Sky Fortress was coming up just as fast.
With one quick and swift move I jumped.
I landed on the missile, scooped up the person who was on it, and jumped off of it just as it hit the side of the Sky Fortress.
"Ugh!"
The blast knocked me back, and into the hole created by the missile.
(music fades out)
The person I was holding was unharmed by the blast, I was looking at her with a glare that said it all.
Meanwhile . . .
Mystic Ruins
Tails' Workshop: Blue Typhoon hangar
Sonic Adventure OST - Mystic Ruins
Unknown PoV:
"Amy, have you seen Saria? I can't find her." says Cream walking into the hangar.
"Nope. Sorry, but I think she left a note or something." said Amy.
"A note? You mean that piece of paper that was inside of Tails' toolbox?" asked Cream.
"Huh? No I'm talking about this . . . uh . . ."
Amy feels around the inside of a pocket on her dress top.
"Uh . . . it's not in there, so where did I . . ."
"I bet you left it in the toolbox. I saw it there only moments ago." says Cream.
Amy steps over to the toolbox and sees a crumpled piece of paper.
"I must have." Amy says; rubbing the back of her head in slight embarrassment.
They look at the note. It reads:
"Dear Amy and Cream, I have left to Station Square to pick up a list of items that I know we will need for the journey into space. Don't worry about me. I'll be back once I'm done with the list." signed, Saria Masters.
"Cream, wouldn't it have made more sense for her just to tell us she was going to Station Square instead of writing out a note?"
"It would have taken less time. Why didn't we see the note earlier?" asked Cream.
"I found the note on the door of Tails' Laboratory, in Emerald Town, just before we left for Mystic Ruins."
Cream sweatdropped.
"So you're telling me that you just now read the note?"
"Eh . . . heh heh . . ."
"*sigh* Well we can't worry about it right now. She'll be back when she's done, so we might as well finish things up here." said Cream.
"Yeah. Once we're done with the small repairs, we have to go to Angel Island and see if we can 'borrow' the Master Emerald for the power source of the Blue Typhoon."
"Okay."
The two girls continue with what they doing.
(music stops)
Back in the Sky . . .
Sky Fortress: Docking Bay
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - music - Friend
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SARIA!?" says Blaze in an extremely ticked off manner.
The person on the receiving end is Blaze's wife Saria.
"I-I-I wanted to come, but you wouldn't let me, s-so I snuck on board through the ammo hold. The next thing I know, the missile I'm sitting on is fired and I'm left riding it to my possible doom. Thank you for saving me." she says trying to own up to Blaze.
He doesn't buy it.
"Don't you try and butter me up Saria. This wouldn't have happened if you had stayed put with the girls like I told you to." he says still trying to control his anger.
Moments later, Sonic jumps through the hole.
"Man. Are you ever going to stop showing of-"
Sonic stops short when he sees Saria.
('-_-) "Let me guess; Saria was on the missile we fired and you had to rescue her?" said Sonic putting two and two together.
Blaze nods.
"Leave it to her to get into yet another mess." said Sonic
Saria was quick to retaliate.
"What's that supposed to mean?!"she says. "I have never once gotten myself into a mess that I couldn't get out of."
Both Blaze and Sonic stifle a chuckle.
"Sure sure. I guess you forget about when we first met you and we had to save you from the-"
"DON'T bring that up!" says Saria cutting off Sonic. "I had no experience then."
"Yes, but you still lack experience and judgment in fighting and making decisions." said Blaze. "I'm not going to argue about this anymore. I'm teleporting you back."
"No! I want to stay here and help!" said Saria in defense.
"Tough luck. Now let me just . . ."
Blaze reaches into his hammerspace, but he doesn't find anything.
"Uh Blaze . . ." says Sonic. "Anytime now would be good."
"Umm . . . this is weird, but I can't find anything that I've collected in my inventory." says Blaze in a monotone voice.
"What does that mean . . . that you lost all your items?" asked Sonic. "How?"
"It must have happened after I was hit in the aftermath of the explosion off the missile, but if I had dropped my items shouldn't they be somewhere around here?"
"Maybe you lost your items when you were still on the outside of the ship." said Sonic.
"Uh . . . Sonic . . . if my items did fall down to the surface . . . where would they land judging by the location of where we're flying?" I asked.
(music stops)
"Most likely either in the ocean, somewhere in Apotos, Soleanna, or Spagonia." Sonic said.
Blaze's right eye started to twitch.
On the surface . . .
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Sonic Colors OST- Planet Wisp Area [Hub World]
"Look at what I found mom!" said a young Mobian girl showing off a jewel that had its own energy shining in it.
The mother looks at what her daughter has brought to her.
"Is-isn't this one of the Chaos Emeralds?" she says.
Another voice comes from behind her.
"What's that?" the voice asks.
"Oh nothing hon. It's just something our daughter found, but I could swear that it looks like one of the 7 Chaos Emeralds."
The father looks at the Emerald that his daughter found and inspects it.
"It's not a Chaos Emerald, but it is very close in resemblance to the 7. Where did it come from?" he asks.
The young girl takes this opportunity to tell them.
"It fell from the sky out of nowhere. When it hit the ground, I saw its coloring and just had to show you it, and before I left the place it landed, seven more stones resembling it landed on the ground. I picked those up and tucked them away on me for safe keeping." the young girl said with a smile.
The mother and father smiled back.
"Well . . . I guess you found yourself a little treasure. I would recommend keeping those safe." said the father.
"Yes dad. I will keep these safe." said the girl.
"Did you make reservations for 'Mama Maria's Italian Cuisine' for dinner tonight?" asked the mother.
He smiles with a small grin.
"Yes, yes I did. Our reservation is for 7:00pm on the outside terrace like you like it." the father says.
"Yes! I can't wait to have my favorite dish of pasta!"
"Well then we should be ready to leave in only a couple of hours. Let's go do something to kill the time."
The three walk off into the city out of sight.
(music stops)
Back in the sky . . .
Sky Fortress: Docking Bay
"GREAT! THAT MEANS I'M POWERLESS!" yelled Blaze in a very angered and sarcastic tone.
He was fuming at the fact that all this had occurred because of Saria.
"Blaze calm down! We'll get your items back." said Sonic trying to calm the enraged ninja.
"I'm not upset about the items as much as I'm upset about Saria causing me this problem!" Blaze yelled again.
Saria wasn't taking any more of this abuse.
"Humph! Well then if you don't want me to stick around . . . I'll just leave!" she says as she walks out the Docking Bay.
It hit Blaze like a rock.
"Uh . . . Sonic, aren't we in the air?" asked Blaze as both look in the direction Saria headed.
She wasn't visible. Metal Gear Solid - Discovered Ring tone / Sound Clip
"SARIA!" yelled Sonic and Blaze as they rushed to the edge.
Saria was nowhere in sight.
"Is-is-is she . . ." started Sonic.
"I'm right here you two."
Saria is standing by the wall just beyond the spot that they were looking over.
Planetary Pieces - Cutscene - Same as Ever
(0_0) Sonic and Blaze had a look of disbelief as they sweatdropped.
"What? Did you two really think that I was just going to walk right off the edge of the ship?" she asked with a devious grin.
(0_0) Both nodded slowly.
Saria stares for a moment and then . . . she starts to giggle until she is bursting out laughing on the floor.
"You *breathe* guys are *breathe* so silly! *breathe* You thought *breathe* that I was *breathe* just gonna walk off *breathe* the edge like an idiot!?" she says still laughing with tears in her eyes.
(0_0) Sonic and Blaze are just speechless at the fact they were just basically tricked by a girl in the most humiliating way possible.
Saria finally regains control of herself as she turns back to the two who are still just staring at her.
"*clears throat* Well? Are we going to sink this fortress or what?" she asks.
Her question snaps them out of their previous state.
"You need to let us handle that Saria." said Blaze.
(music stops)
Behind the group, outside near the hangar, Tails was flying in as close as he could.
Sky Fortress Act 2 Remastered - Sonic 4
"SONIC!" he yelled. "Mech beat Metal Sonic and is flying ahead to Soleanna! I see that you rescued Saria! I'll take her off your hands and get her to Soleanna for you guys!"
Sonic and Blaze nodded in response.
"TAILS, get underneath the ship so we can drop her down to you!" said Sonic.
Tails got low enough so Blaze and Sonic could drop Saria down to the plane.
"Hey! I said I wanted to go!" yelled Saria frantically trying to stay with the two.
"Sorry Saria, but you're still in trouble and this is still too dangerous for you." said Blaze. "Me and Sonic will handle this and meet the rest of the group in Soleanna."
With those parting words, Blaze and Sonic let Saria free fall into the plane's cockpit. She landed in the passenger seat behind Tails.
Tails gave the two a 'thumbs up'.
"Good luck you guys!" he says as he pulls away from the ship.
As he pulls away, a beaten and battered Metal Sonic flies in the direction of the Sky Fortress' Command Bridge.
"Look Sonic. There's Metal. Looks like Mech got the better of him this time around." said Blaze.
Sonic nods and tells Blaze to stay on guard as they make their way up the Sky Fortress.
The two make a dash upwards and out of the hangar.
"They're on the fortress! We have to stop them from reaching the control room!" said Eggman-Nega over a loudspeaker.
The PA system set off an alarm.
"Attention all personnel! Sonic is on board the Sky Fortress with that annoying Ninja, Blaze! Repel them at all cost. This is not a drill, repeat this is not a drill!" said Eggman over the PA.
From the doors, on the sides of the interior of the Sky Fortress, filed out multiple upon multiple Egg Pawn robots.
Soon Blaze and Sonic were surrounded and immensely outnumbered by the robots.
"Rrrrgh . . . We don't have time for this!" said Blaze.
"Well what do you want to do then?" asked Sonic. "I don't think we have a choice but to fight.
Blaze doesn't answer, but opens one of the pockets on his 'ninja tool belt'. He pulls out what looks to be a sword hilt.
Sonic looks at him with an eyebrow raised.
"What is that? A sword hilt? Where is the blade at?"
(music fades)
Blaze again doesn't answer. He begins to focus as he hears the word of someone's teaching.
Sonic World Adventure [Sonic Unleashed] OST - Gaia Gate
'First, focus your Aura into the hilt. When you have full grasp of the energy, release it to shape the blade of the sword. Now you have to choose the attack you want to use. Your Aura fused with the blade is like an extension of your body. It will bend and move with your will as you guide it. If you focus more Aura into the blade, you can unleash a powerful wave of Aura by slicing the sword either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, but . . . if you focus too much energy into the blade, you will cause it to shatter and not only damage yourself, but drain your Aura energy to dangerously low levels. If that happens, you will need to regain your Aura by letting your body rest. Remember my words when you practice this technique. They are key to unlocking the true power of the 'Aura Blade'.'
As Blaze remembers this teaching, he releases a burst of Aura into the hilt and a blue sword blade forms out of Aura.
"What the!?" started Sonic.
As if in a small trance, Blaze begins to chant.
"Focus the Aura into the Blade . . . and let it flow naturally." he says. "Let the energy build and then . . ."
As Blaze says this, he shifts his position as his eyes close. The blade is now angled vertically.
". . . RELEASE IT!" he yells opening his eyes and swinging the Blade across his body.
As the blade crosses in front of him, a powerful wave of energy is released at the oncoming robots.
The energy slices right through all the robots destroying them.
Sonic looks at Blaze stunned.
"Ok . . . I know your powerful and all, but . . . WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT!?" burst out Sonic.
Blaze let the blade's energy die down and out until only the hilt was left. He puts it back in the pocket he got it from.
"That . . . was the Aura Blade. I don't know much about it, but it is apparently from an older time period of weapons. It is very powerful, but also very dangerous if not used correctly." said Blaze.
(music fades)
"Well I'm not going to question its power. Based on the performance you just gave, I'd say that the Aura Blade is more powerful than my Super form." said Sonic.
"Sonic, there are a few things more powerful than your Super form. If I recall, the Metarex armor was able to resist it, Dark Gaia was able to damage you, and so did Solar-" Blaze cut himself off.
"Who?" asked Sonic.
"I-It's nothing Sonic. Never mind." said Blaze playing innocent. "Come on. I cleared the way to the command bridge, so let's get Eggman already."
Sonic shrugged off Blaze's cover up and nodded with a smirk.
"Come on. Let's you and me show them Eggmans a thing or two." said Sonic breaking into a dash with Blaze close behind him.
A few minutes later . . .
Sky Fortress: Command Bridge
Sonic's PoV:
"Doctor Robotnik, long time no see." I said as me and Blaze burst through the doors into the command bridge.
Shadow the Hedgehog music - E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc. ROBEATNIX MIX
Eggman turned around to look at us with one of his evil grins.
"Why hello Sonic! It's such a displeasure to see you right now!" he said.
"Ok Eggman, I want answers right now." I started. "How did you escape the warp in time and space? I trapped you there with your younger version."
[A/N: This happened at the end of Sonic Generations.]
"Oh so you want to know how I escaped. Is that it!?" said Eggman. "I was able to escape with the help of Eggman-Nega. As you know he comes from the Sol World as does Princess Blaze."
"Eggman-Nega!? How did he find you there?" I asked in response.
"How do you think!? With the power of a Sol Emerald, he was able to open a rift into that white space and free me!
"The Sol Emerald did that? But Blaze had possession of all seven when I left her world, and she told me before she left, after my birthday celebration, that she hadn't seen Eggman-Nega since you were last there." I said.
"Well then you were played the fool weren't you hedgehog!" said Eggman.
"I don't believe that you're telling me everything Eggman! What's the whole story?"
"Something doesn't sit right with this conversation Sonic." Blaze said to me.
"Oh come now I'm not plotting anything . . . yet." said Eggman. "I have to first figure out a way to regather the Chaos Emeralds, because Blaze just had to teleport them to remote locations in space!"
"Heh. Then I guess I did the job right Eggman." said Blaze.
"Quiet you! This is between me and Sonic." said Eggman. "This war is far from over and it's only the beginning. OH is it only the beginning of your impending doom! OH HO HO HO HO HO!"
"Sorry Eggman, but you've lost the war. You lost it from the beginning in Robotropolis, and nothing will ever change that!" I said.
"You're wrong Sonic. You only delayed the inevitable. Soon everything on Mobius will be within my grasp . . . even you Sonic." said Eggman.
"Never! I've defeated you many times in the past. What will make this time any different?" I said.
Eggman grinned again.
"You'll find out soon enough you spikey little fiend. Let's just say I'm getting . . . extra . . . help this time around." said Eggman.
"Extra help? Who is this extra help?" I asked. "If it's another monster to sick on me . . ."
"No it's not anything like Dark Gaia. I have better things to use. One of those wonderful things is hostages." said Eggman.
"Hostages? You have hostages?" I asked.
"Oh it's more than just a hostage. Look on the screen and see who it is for yourself." said Eggman pressing a button.
Me and Blaze look at the screen. It was . . .
"WHERE IS SHE YOU CREEP!? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH HER!?" I yelled as I spindashed at Eggman.
"Gotcha!" he said.
Blaze's PoV:
I couldn't believe it. The person on the screen was . . .
"WHERE IS SHE YOU CREEP!? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH HER!?" yelled Sonic as he spindashed at Eggman.
Next thing I knew Sonic was knocked back by a wall of electricity, but the wall was behind him too. It enclosed him.
"Sonic!" I said.
Sonic looked up at me and then he stared at Eggman with a look that said 'You're dead.'.
"Awe . . . did I strike a nerve hedgehog?" said Eggman with sarcasm. "I thought you would be thrilled to see your childhood love. That is . . . if she has forgiven you."
Sonic dragged out his sentence to emphasize his anger.
"Where . . . IS . . . SALLY!?" said Sonic.
"Sorry, but I'm not telling you. Instead . . . HERE IS A LITTLE PRESENT!" yelled Eggman as he pressed a button on the control pad behind him.
Blue lighting began to arch around the inside of Sonic's 'cage' and it then it all struck him at once.
"AAAAUGH! AUGH! AAAAAARAGH!" Sonic screamed as his body was forced to absorb all the electricity.
When it had ended, the field of electricity vanished.
Sonic collapsed in a charred and burned heap. He didn't stay down long though.
(music stops)
Bak.R - Sonic The Hedgehog 1 - Final Boss - Voice from the hell ( Orchestral )
"You'll-You'll pay for that Eggman." said Sonic.
"Try and attack me then rodent!" said Eggman.
Sonic started to speed up and rushed at Eggman, but just as he was about to strike Eggman . . .
"AUGH!" yelled Sonic.
"SONIC!" I yelled.
Sonic dropped to the ground. Sparks of electricity were coming off his fur.
"Looks like the 'fastest thing alive' has finally met his match!" said Eggman.
"W-Wha-What did you do to me Eggman?" said Sonic. He sounded like he was drained.
"What did I do? Why I've put a stop to your running Sonic!" said Eggman with glee.
"WHAT?!" me and Sonic said at the same time.
"I've turned you Sonic, into a living shock absorber. Do you know how static electricity works Sonic?" asked Eggman.
Sonic didn't say anything.
"To put it simply, so you can understand it, static electricity is a buildup of energy. It happens mainly after building up friction on certain materials such as this rug here." said Eggman.
Eggman started to build up friction on the rug and walked back over to Sonic who was still on the ground.
"Now mostly this charge will result in a small shock after touching metal and or another object with electricity in it. If the giver of the electricity is wearing rubber gloves, the shock will not affect them, but the receiver will still feel it." said Eggman.
Eggman drew a single finger down to one of Sonic's spines.
"Now if the receiver is charged with a lot of electricity . . . this will happen." said Eggman.
Eggman was about to touch the spine when a very distinct *ZAP* was heard and a spark of energy jumped from Eggman to Sonic.
"AUGH!" yelled Sonic again.
The spark caused a reaction that caused Sonic's entire body to jump and spark with electricity causing him lots of pain.
"So you see Sonic, when you run at your super-fast speeds you build up lots of friction. Now when you reach that high level of friction, you'll get zapped by hundreds of volts of electricity!" said Eggman. "Now I think a better title for you is . . . the living shock absorber. OH HOHOHOHOHOHOHO! Enjoy your new life Sonic!"
I had had enough. I jumped over to the control panel and slammed my fist down on the button that said 'Self-Destruct'.
"No! Not now!" yelled Eggman as he began working on the control pad to deactivate the 'Self-Destruct' sequence.
I picked up Sonic and began running down to the Docking Bay. Sonic passed out.
I heard the countdown hit 10.
"I haven't used this in a long time, but I think I don't have a choice at the moment."
". . . 9 . . ."
I reached in one of the pockets on my ninja tool belt.
". . . 8 . . ."
I pulled out a small device and pressed a button on it.
Sound - Nuclear bomb countdown
". . . 7 . . ."
The device enlarged and I jumped on it.
". . . 6 . . ."
"Alright 'Extreme Gear' . . . let's get out of here."
". . . 5 . . ."
I rode the hover-board to the Docking Bay.
". . . 4 . . ."
I launched off the edge and turned on a hover rocket.
". . . 3 . . ."
I looked back to watch the impending explosion.
". . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Self-Destruct overridden."
"Dang." I said.
I turned back around and began the flight to Soleanna.
"There's always next time . . ." I said
(music fades out)
Meanwhile . . .
Soleanna: Castle Town
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 Original Soundtrack - Soleanna Castle Town
Shadow's PoV:
"I'm getting tired of waiting for them to get here. Where are they?"
"Shadow, will you be patient for once?" said Rouge.
Me and Rouge had arrived in Soleanna about an hour, or so, ago. We were told to come here to help Omega with a discovery he found, but the Commander insisted that Blaze tag along. Sonic basically told me that he was coming too, so instead of arguing, I just used Chaos Control to teleport me and Rouge.
Now we're just waiting for the others to get here.
"I have the right to be impatient. Sonic and them should have already been here."
Suddenly I heard the sound of a plane pass overhead.
Me, Rouge, and Omega looked up.
"About time. It's the X-Tornado 2." I said.
The plane circled back around and landed in the middle of the street.
"You know . . . it's a good thing that no cars travel in this town, but still . . . why are you guys so late?"
Tails and Saria hopped out of the plane. I didn't see Sonic anywhere or Blaze for that fact.
"Sorry Shadow, but we were on schedule and then Eggman attacked us in another one of his flying fortresses. This one was called the Sky Fortress." said Tails.
"See Shadow. I told you they would have a good reason for not being here earlier." said Rouge. "So . . . where's Sonic and Blaze?"
"They infiltrated the Sky Fortress to confront Eggman." said Tails
I would have facepalmed if it had been the appropriate time, but I resigned from doing it.
"So we have to wait even longer now?" I asked.
"I don't think we will have to wait for too long." said Tails. "Oh yeah, have you guys seen Mech by any chance? He told me that he was going down to Soleanna."
"You mean the Metal Sonic robot? Nope haven't seen him." said Rouge.
"That's because I'm behind you guys."
Everyone looked to see Mech walking up from behind the plane.
He looked slightly dented, and he had a tree branch stuck in his turbine. I wasn't sure why, but it looked like he had a bird nest on his head.
"Mech . . . uh why do you look like that?" asked Saria.
"Why do you think? I crashed into the middle of a tree, because one of my rocket jets went out causing me to lose stability and crash in the forest. I think I scared some birds when I crashed." Mech said slightly irritated at his predicament.
Saria started to laugh out loud at what Mech had told us.
"Well that explains the sudden stirring of birds that decided to fly over the town." said Rouge.
"Ha ha . . . very funny. Tails, do you have any ring boxes by chance?" asked Mech as he swept the bird nest off his head and pulled the branch out of his turbine.
"Yeah I have a good supply of them. Why?" asked Tails.
"Blaze told me that I can repair myself by absorbing Power Rings." said Mech.
Tails gave him a '? Ring Box'.
Mech broke it on himself and received 40 rings.
"Ah . . . much better." he said.
I could see the dents leave his body as he absorbed the rings.
So now we wait . . . yet again . . .
(music stops)
5 - 10 minutes later . . .
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 - "Accordion Song" music
"HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO WAIT!?" I yelled getting frustrated rather quickly.
During the time we had been waiting, Mech had started chatting with Omega while Rouge was talking about gems with Saria.
Tails, I think, was making some repairs to his plane.
That left me doing nothing, but standing around. I don't really have anything in common with any of them, so I choose not to converse with them.
"Shadow . . . they'll get here when they get here." said Rouge. "Have some patience."
"Rrrrrrrgh . . ." I grumbled.
It would really help if we weren't standing so close to a man who was just standing there playing an accordion.
The tune was catchy, but it was starting to annoy me.
"Would it kill him to change the tune or something? I think he's repeated the same tune all day, but I wouldn't know that." I thought to myself.
I decided to walk over to the man and ask him to stop or change the tune.
"Excuse me, but do you think you could play a different tune on that accordion? That tune you're playing right now is starting to bug me." I said.
The man continued to play as he spoke.
"Sorry buddy, but this is the only tune I know right now, and on top of that, this is the theme of the city's princess. I like playing it." said the man.
"Oh? Who is this 'princess' you speak of?" I asked.
"The Princess of Soleanna, Princess Elise. This is the tune that many have said she hums when she comes to the town, so out of respect of her I play it." said the man.
"Hmm . . . I haven't been here before, but that name sounds familiar for some reason." I said.
I decided not to waste my time trying to argue with the man.
I walked back over to the group, and the man continued to play.
"*He couldn't attempt to play something else . . . seriously?*"
"Shadow . . . what did you just do?" asked Rouge.
"Nothing. Do you remember the name Princess Elise at all?" I asked back.
"Elise? No, but according to G.U.N.'s files, that is the ruler of Soleanna." said Rouge. "Why do you ask Shadow?"
"No reason. I just thought I recognized that name from somewhere before, but . . . it's a blur to me." I said.
"I don't know Shadow, but if you say that you think you remember that princess . . . I won't argue it." said Rouge.
"*sigh* Do you think we could move to a different location? That music is starting to bug me." I said pointing at the accordion player.
As I spoke . . . a small Shadow began to form in front of me.
"What . . . is . . . that?" I said.
Rouge looked down at what I was staring at.
"Shadow, it's a shadow. There is nothing special about it unless you count the fact it keeps getting bigger." said Rouge.
"Wait . . . did you say bigger?" I asked.
"Yeah . . . why?"
"Doesn't that mean something is coming down from up high?" I asked.
She didn't respond. Instead, we both looked up.
Something was falling from the sky.
"Rouge . . . that shadow . . . is heading straight for us." I said.
It got bigger.
(music fades out)
Next thing we know.
CRASH! Blaze and Sonic crash into the ground at a fast speed.
"Ugh!" said Blaze.
When the others heard the crash, they came over rather quickly.
Also, the man with the accordion stopped playing and jumped at the sound of the crash.
"Seriously? He stopped because of a crash in front of him . . ."
I was ticked.
"Hey, that's a piece of 'Extreme Gear'!" said Tails. "Was Blaze riding it?"
"Who do you think was Tails?" said Blaze getting up from the ground.
He was helping Sonic stand up. Then I noticed that Sonic's eyes were closed.
Tails noticed it too.
"Hey . . . is Sonic . . . ok?" he asked.
I couldn't help but notice that the weather had turned stormy like we were about to have a rain storm.
Skies of Arcadia OST - Valua City
Blaze hung his head in despair.
"Sonic . . . is alive if that is what you're asking, but Sonic is not actually ok." said Blaze.
Everyone, including me, looked at Blaze.
"What is that supposed to mean exactly?" I asked
"It means . . . Eggman was able to manipulate Sonic right into his trap and then . . ." Blaze stopped.
"Yes? Go on." I said.
Blaze took a deep breath then finished his thought.
". . . and then put a stop to Sonic's running . . . forever." said Blaze sullenly.
Everyone, except for Omega, gasped at this. Sonic's running taken from him?
"Sonic can't run anymore?" asked Tails in disbelief.
Blaze looked back up with a stern look on his face.
"Listen, if Sonic runs now he will hurt himself!" said Blaze somewhat agitated.
"What!? How would he hurt himself by running?" asked Tails.
I was curious as to how this was possible as well.
"Because Sonic has been charged with static electricity by Eggman! The static won't leave his body!" said Blaze in a harsh tone.
Tails was drawn back by this.
"But that doesn't make sense . . . how would Sonic be hurt by static electricity?" asked Tails.
No one was able to figure out what Blaze was getting at.
"RRRGH! SONIC BUILDS UP FRICTION WHEN HE RUNS, AND IF HE IS CHARGED WITH ELECTRICITY, WHERE IS IT GOING TO GO?" Blaze yelled out.
Everyone figured it out now. We were all shocked by this.
"Eggman . . . has turned Sonic into an electrical outlet?" said Tails.
"More like a living shock absorber." said Blaze. "If any of us touch Sonic, with a buildup of static in our body, Sonic will get electrocuted! Every time he gets electrocuted, Sonic gets fatigued and unable to move without having trouble doing so."
I still couldn't believe it.
"H-h-has Eggman . . . finally w-w-won?" asked Tails too afraid to even consider the thought.
"It would look that way, but this is only an obstacle that we will have to help Sonic overcome. To be totally honest, I don't even think Sonic could touch a Chaos Emerald without getting shocked. It's that bad." said Blaze.
"What exactly happened after me and Saria left?" asked Tails wanting answers.
Blaze took a deep breath and gave us a brief summary.
"Eggman and Sonic began an argument of words, and I stood back and listened. Then Eggman pulled the dirtiest trick ever. He told us he had a hostage, but he wasn't going to tell us where the hostage was. Instead he showed us who it was on his computer screen. I didn't recognize the person at first, but Sonic did and he jumped at Eggman in a moment of rage. He fell right into Eggman's trap and was knocked back by blue electricity that had encircled him." said Blaze.
Tails decided to interrupt him.
"Wow! Who could Eggman have hostage that Sonic would get into a fit of rage?" asked Tails.
"I'm getting to that. Anyways . . . Sonic revealed 'her' name with clenched fist and teeth gritted at Eggman: 'Where . . . is . . . SALLY?!' I was shocked by his tone of voice, but Eggman just grinned at Sonic. Then Eggman pressed a button on his control panel and the 'cage' Sonic was in became alive with blue electricity. All of that electricity absorbed into Sonic's body and then Eggman laughed at him. Sonic was angered even more now and rushed at the doctor, but before he could hurt him, he was stopped and electrocuted by his own body. Eggman then went on to tell Sonic he took away his speed by charging Sonic's body with volts of electricity. Next thing I knew, Sonic was being taught about how static electricity worked, and then Sonic collapsed. I had had enough and smashed my fist down on the Self-Destruct button, but Eggman was able to abort the Self-Destruct in the nick-of-time just after I had cleared the area. And then . . . you know what happened next . . ." said Blaze.
Now it was raining, and it was almost like the rain was setting the mood.
(music stops)
Next Generation ST: Shenmue - Daily Agony with Rainfall sound effect
Everyone just stared in total shock. Eggman . . . finally stopped Sonic.
"I-I-It can't be so . . . there has to be . . ." Tails couldn't finish. He was trying to except the truth of the matter.
Blaze hung his head again.
"I wish there was something I could do . . . but I feel like I failed my own team. Why is it everyone I care about is hurt because of me or my actions?" said Blaze. It sounded like he was moping.
"Blaze, what do you mean by that?" asked Saria.
"I mean that I've failed the team by letting Eggman hurt Sonic. But this is so much more different. Eggman didn't just hurt Sonic . . . he took away Sonic's most prized ability, and I'm responsible for it being taken away." said Blaze.
Tails walked over to him.
"Hey, you can't blame yourself for what happened. It wasn't your fault." said Tails trying to make Blaze feel better.
I couldn't help but notice that Blaze was not showing any emotion despite what he had seen. How was he able to remain so calm and collected?
"Well we should do what we can to make the best of things." said Blaze trying to hide whatever emotion he was feeling. "I except full responsibility of what happened, so out of respect . . . I should just . . . leave."
We all looked at Blaze as he tried to walk out on the group.
Blaze began walking away from us.
"Wait!" said Saria.
Blaze stopped and looked at her as she stood there with a stern look on her face.
You could see Blaze's expression, but you couldn't say he was depressed.
"What?" he asked with almost no feeling in his voice.
"Are you just going to walk away and run from your life again? You have to face life as it comes Blaze. No more running. I still remember the words you spoke when this whole story began you know!" she said.
"And what exactly do you mean?" asked Blaze.
"You said you wanted to escape from your past and the pain it brings you, but what is the pain you spoke of?" she asked.
[N/A: What Saria is referring to is found in The Chosen: Chapter 1. If you haven't read that story . . . well . . . you could say you missed the intro or prologue.]
Blaze looked shocked.
Blaze's PoV:
How did she know about my dream? Was I talking in my sleep and she heard me?
"Rrgh! It's none of your business!" I yelled at her. "You can't even begin to understand me Saria, so please don't try to dig into my past. What's done is done."
"I don't think so Blaze. You're hiding something from me. Is there something that you can't bring yourself to accept?" she asked.
I wasn't about to tell her anything. I turned back around preparing to leave.
"No. My life is fine. I just won't let anyone else get hurt because of me, so I'm leaving the group." I said.
"Why are you blaming yourself Blaze?" said another voice.
I turned back around to see Sonic on his feet walking towards me.
"Sonic . . . I . . ." I trailed off.
(music fades out)
"You shouldn't blame yourself for what happened to me. It was my fault for falling into his track not yours." he said trying to convince me to quit blaming myself for what happened to him.
"Does that truly mean anything Sonic? I could have stopped you from trying to attack Eggman, but I didn't." I said trying to keep the blame on myself.
"Even if you had tried, you wouldn't have been able to hold me back." he said. "And if your still blaming yourself for what happened to me . . . don't . . . I'm forgiving you for it."
I looked at Sonic.
"What good does that do? You still won't be able to run again." I said.
"Eh . . . I'll manage . . . for now." he said. "Forgiven?"
Sonic held out his hand.
I chuckled to myself.
"Forgiven." I said. "But, you don't want me to shake your hand . . . that is unless you want to get shocked."
Sonic chuckled back at that.
"Heh heh . . . yeah. I almost forgot." he said.
Sonic turned to the group as I walked back to everyone.
The rain had mysteriously stopped too.
"Alright, now that we're all here . . . Omega . . . lead the way if you would." said Sonic.
He was acting slightly humble for the most part. I wonder if it had to do with what happened on the Sky Fortress? I'll have to ask him later.
"Next stop . . . the Soleanna Temple." said Sonic.
Our group followed suit as Omega leads the way.
10 minutes later . . .
Soleanna Forest:
Entrance to Kingdom Valley
White World - Kingdom Valley
"Entrance to Soleanna's Temple is through here. We must follow a secret path to reach it." said Omega.
"Through this place?" asked Rouge. "Why does this place seem familiar?"
I wasn't going to say anything. I was hoping that she wasn't thinking about a past that all of the group should have forgotten.
"Why don't we just use Chaos Control to bypass the area?" said Shadow.
"Because Shadow, do you know where the temple is located?" asked Omega.
"How hard could it be to find a temple in a valley?" asked Shadow.
"Well Shadow, how well can you swim if you fall off the path? The valley is covered by water and the path is dangerous to reach the temple. The castle that had once been there is falling apart. I happened to stumble upon the path by accident." said Omega.
Sonic was starting to freak.
"There's water in the area? I can't run and water does not mix well with electricity." said Sonic trying to back out.
Omega resolved this issue.
"Do not worry Sonic. I will assist you by taking you there. My body is able to generate a barrier to protect you from the electricity in your body." said Omega.
Before Sonic knew it, he was scooped up by Omega.
"Hey! I'm not a baby Omega! Put me down!" said Sonic rather upset.
"Request denied . . ."
Some of us were laughing at Sonic's predicament.
"If there are no further problems, let us go into the valley." Omega said. "Keep up with me to guarantee you don't get lost. Split up into groups and follow me."
We got our groups together and were ready to go in.
Shadow was with Rouge, Tails was with Mech, and I was *unfortunately* stuck with Saria.
This was going to be fun.
(music fades out)
Kingdom Valley
Objective:
Find the secret temple.
. . .
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 - Kingdom Valley (Lakeside) - music
Challenge:
Don't fall behind! Keep up with Omega!
Blaze: Let's do this . . .
Saria: Blaze . . . I-I'll do my best!
Are you ready?
. . .
We walked out of the tunnel to see a vast expanse of land and below the area was nothing but water.
"Word of advice . . . don't stay in one place for too long. Your weight will cause the ground to collapse." said Omega.
Omega took off down the path carrying Sonic in his arms.
"We had better get moving." I said
"Don't fall behind." said Shadow.
"Good luck guys." said Tails.
I looked at Saria.
"You ready for this?" I asked her.
"I'll follow you and stay close." she said.
"Fair enough." I said. "If the path starts to crumble, grab on to me and hold on tight."
She nodded slightly startled by my response. Now I could put her training to the test.
"Let's get moving then." I said.
We started moving forward to run, building up our speed.
"Don't go too fast or you'll have no control," I warned.
"Ok."
We started running faster taking off down the path. I could just barely see Omega. He was way ahead of the group using some type of hovering device to move around the area.
"We better get moving!" I said.
As soon as I had said that, the ruins around us were beginning to crumble. Thankfully we were not in the path of them at the moment.
"Blaze, were not gonna make it!"
"Yes we will!"
We increased our speed more as the path was narrowing. I could see that there was a bridge directly in front of us.
"We have to cross this bridge!" I said pointing at said object.
"That structure does not look very stable." Saria said.
"It won't just collapse on us. Keep moving!" I said.
I wasn't sure about it, but something didn't sit right with this situation.
"Take extreme caution when we hit the bridge." I said.
"A-Alright. Let's keep- WWWHOA!" she suddenly said.
I looked back. My worst fear had happened. Saria had tripped and was on the ground trying to force herself up.
"Oh no . . ." I said.
A giant, ruined pillar was falling, and it was heading straight for Saria.
"OH NO!" I yelled as I dove at Saria and scooped her up the best I could.
I was too late. The pillar was already upon us.
It hit the ground and everything began falling to the water below.
Saria screamed and clutched my chest.
(music stops)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 - Kingdom Valley (Water) - Music
Without a moment of hesitation I started to use any and all falling debris to make my way around to the nearest platform.
"Hold on tight Saria!" I yelled over the drowning noises of falling debris and rushing water.
I felt her grab me even tighter and I saw that she had closed her eyes. She was scared. I could tell.
I looked around for anything solid to jump to, but there was nothing to use.
"Looks like I'm going to have to 'wall jump' out of this mess." I said to myself.
This was not going to be an easy task since everything was falling.
I would have to use extreme caution and precise aiming to get out of this mess.
"Where to start?"
I was looking for a good platform above my current position. I spotted a chunk of the bridge. It was long and narrow.
"That might work, but it's still quite a distance away. I'll have to get closer."
With all the momentum I had in me, I charged up all my energy to make my speed boost powerful enough to give me a good jump to the falling bridge.
"Ready . . . set . . . GO!" I said as I took off from my spot at a blinding speed.
When I reached the edge, I jumped and got so much distant that I nearly broke the platform I was aiming at.
"Yes!"
I used the bridge as leverage and started to scale it.
The next platform was in range and I jumped.
I ricocheted off the one platform to the next, and so on, till I finally landed on solid ground.
The only problem was that I was further down under the place we came from.
"Now what?"
Saria was still clinging to me with her eyes shut, so she wasn't going to be much help.
I noticed a door in the side of the cliff we were under.
As I looked inside, I saw what looked to be a ruined path with water rising up on both sides. It looked like a tunnel.
The path was going upwards.
"Maybe I can make up time this way . . ."
I didn't waste any time. I took off down the path at full speed.
Following the path was difficult mainly because I would have to 'Quickstep' just before colliding with an object, and with hardly any time to react too.
I could still see when a drop off was coming, and 'wall jumps' were a plenty too, but I find it weird that at one point the path took me along the wall of water.
Soon enough, I had reached the end of this path and had also collected about 200 power rings which I split with Saria.
Walking up and out of the path was a stone stair case. At the end of the stair case was another door that moved out of the way when I got close.
Walking out, I saw the rest of the group coming up the path.
"You . . . beat us? How." was all that was said by Shadow.
(music stops)
"Saria, you can open your eyes now." I said in a calm and gentle tone.
Her eyes slowly opened and she looked around.
"Is it safe?" she asked.
"Yes. We're safe now." I said.
Then it happened . . .
Sonic Unleashed Soundtrack - The World Adventure (Title Screen)
Objective met!
Time Clear - 03:46:61
Challenge:
Don't fall behind! Keep up with Omega!
. . .
Status: Complete!
"YEAH! I did it!" yelled Saria as she jumped out of my arms.
She suddenly decided to do a little air trick before landing. She stood waiting for something to happen.
Rank: S-Rank!
"AWESOME!" she yelled again.
We all looked at her and sweatdropped. She was totally humiliating herself.
Shadow suddenly nudged me.
"I find it hard to believe that she did anything. Why are you letting her take the spotlight?" he asked.
"Simple. I'll let her have her moment, and . . . what spotlight are you talking about?" I asked.
Shadow sighed.
"You know what I mean."
I decide to just sit back and watch her antics.
"You done yet?" I asked her.
"Not yet!" she said. "Why don't you join me?"
"Because . . . I don't feel like making a total fool of myself." I said.
"Blaze . . . lighten up." she said.
She did another trick and was trying to break dance.
"Yep. Total fool of herself . . ." I thought.
She was going at it again. I decided it was time to step in and take command.
I walked up to her and grabbed her ear pinching it.
"Ow ow ow! Let go Blaze it hurts!" she whined.
"Enough fooling around." I said dragging her by the ear. "We have no time for your games right now."
"No fair! Your ear isn't visible for me to grab, so why should you be allowed to grab mine?"
"Because I'm the leader. That's why." I said. "And besides, I don't need to reveal my species to everyone."
"That's just a bad excuse!" she said as we walked off.
I was still dragging her along.
(music fades out)
Minutes later . . .
Omega led us deeper into the ancient and run down castle. I completely overlooked the fact that we were actually in the catacombs of the ancient castle that once stood here.
"How big was this palace?" I asked.
I didn't get an answer, but I didn't really need one.
"The temple is just ahead. I discovered it after destroying the broken walls that had collapsed around it." said Omega.
As we neared the end of a stair way we were walking on, everyone was able to notice how this area was not in ruins.
"How is it that this area is not ruined like the rest of the castle grounds?" asked Shadow.
Again no answer was given. We headed into what Omega told us was the Ancient Soleanna Temple.
Kingdom Valley: Soleanna Temple
Sonic World Adventure [Sonic Unleashed] OST - Gaia Gate
"Whoa . . ." was the only thing I could say.
The temple was adorned with many different objects and decorations of past civilizations. Some relics had encryptions, but I had not the knowledge to decode them.
"The Soleanna Temple . . . what a gem." said Rouge. She was eying everything that looked like a valuable jewel.
"Who knew a place like this existed." said Tails. "This is probably one of the greatest finds to date!"
"*whistle* I knew that Mobius had ancient temples, but this sure beats the Gaia Temples by a whole lot." said Sonic. Omega released him from his grip.
"This place . . . I don't have the words to describe it." said Mech.
"Blaze . . . this place is . . . so beautiful." said Saria with wide eyes. "I don't think we have anything on Earth as grand as this!"
I could tell that the place was ancient, but it sure didn't look like it was.
"Omega, you said that you had something to show us. Is this it?" said Shadow.
"No Shadow. This is only the temple. The treasure within is the true discovery." said Omega.
Omega started walking again and we all followed him.
We passed by more rooms that were filled with ancient treasure and relics.
We passed through another corridor, and then Omega stopped.
"Welcome to the heart of the temple. This is where it was found." Omega said as he extended his arm out to point at something.
We all looked in the direction of where he pointed.
What we saw was a pedestal carved out of stone. Sitting on top was a blue shimmering crystal. It looked like a mirror.
Embedded inside of the pedestal was a chalice that had a very disturbing aura. Hanging from the ceiling was another pedestal, but this one acted like a cradle to a blue object.
I wasn't able to make out the object, but I figured it wasn't important.
We all walked forward till we could see the surface of the crystal.
The silence was broken suddenly.
"THAT'S THE CRYSTAL OF REFLECTION!" yelled out Tails taking everyone by surprise.
"The what? What did you call it?" I said shaking my head to try and get my nerves back.
"The Crystal of Reflection." said Tails as he reached out and touched it. "Watch . . ."
The crystal began to glow and we all had our eyes glued to the picture developing.
(music fades out)
. . .
(Watch or Read)
Sonic Unleashed - Cutscene #4 - Tails in danger! (HQ)
I saw Tails being surrounded by dark monster looking things in the picture. He is whimpering as the monsters close in.
"Whoa, hey! Settle down guys! C'mon!" he says as the monsters continue to close in.
"H-heeelp!" Tails yelled as he flies off a short distance to the roof. He peeks over the edge to watch and see if anything happens.
. . .
The scene ended.
Sonic World Adventure [Sonic Unleashed] OST - Gaia Gate
We all just stared until Sonic finally said something.
"Hey I remember that! I showed up and beat up those monsters that were bullying Tails. I was a *shivers* Werehog then." said Sonic.
"Right!" said Tails.
I was speechless.
"H-how is that possible?" I said in shock at what I had just witnessed.
Tails explained what he could to us.
"From what I've heard, this is the Crystal of Reflection. It has the power to store everything that has happened on Mobius all the way back to the beginning of the planet." said Tails.
"Whoa! How can something like this even exist then?" I asked. "Does it have a limitation or something?"
"The only limitation that the crystal has is that it can only reveal the past of the one(s) who touch(es) it." said Tails. "I have also read that it would choose the most important memories first over the cherished and the like."
"Wow." said Saria.
"That's pretty cool." said Mech.
"I wonder if it could help me understand the missing pieces of my past?" said Shadow.
Tails was thinking about this.
"I'm not sure Shadow, but in all fairness . . . It wouldn't hurt to try." said Rouge.
Everyone started to argue about the potential of this find. I decided to think about something else.
"If that crystal has the power to reveal the past . . . could it actually be able to reveal 'that' event?" I wondered in my thoughts.
"Settle down everyone!" said Tails. "We should take turns looking into the past and see if there is anything to learn. The crystal can also be overridden by the person's strongest thought if it is important to the person."
"I want to try this." said Sonic as he touched the crystal and everything repeated.
(music fades out)
. . .
The picture reveals the edge of a forest.
A younger Sonic is seen walking out of the forest getting ready to go somewhere.
"Sonic, where are you going now?"
Sonic looked over his shoulder at Princess Sally who was walking out of the forest.
"To Never Lake." he said.
"Why Never Lake?"
Sonic walked over to her to explain. "Ever heard of the Little Planet?"
"Isn't that the tiny world that orbits around Mobius?" Princess Sally asked. "The one with the special stones that alter time and change everything around them? I heard that the planet's full of places that are completely ignored by the passage of time!"
"Yeah. On the last month of every year, the Little Planet appears over Never Lake. It's that time now, and I'm going to check it out. I bet space travel will be exciting!"
"With all those Time Stones, I bet you'll try to outrun time itself!" said Princess Sally.
Sonic didn't reply. He just smiled, eyes gleaming.
Princess Sally sighed.
"I hope you have fun. Now that Robotnik is gone . . ."
"Yeah. I'll come back and give you a full report of my adventure." said Sonic ready to leave.
"Just be safe Sonic."
Sonic winked at her. He began pedaling his legs in a 'figure-eight' preparing to dash.
"Going . . . going . . . going . . . and gone!" yelled Sonic as he blasted off.
(Watch or Read)
Sonic CD - Opening
A lush field is seen as a dust cloud begins coming from the right and then comes right at us.
Sonic appears again from an overhead view running at top speed. Zooming right under the view as the picture rights itself. Sonic begins to disappear as the view tries to keep up with his speed trail.
Sonic runs across a stream spraying up water that arcs and looks like a rainbow. He dashes into a small forest rounding the trees, using them to jump around, and jumps across a chasm as he continues forward.
He curls into a ball and rolls around the valley rebounding off the rocks and heads straight through a hollow tree.
Sonic continues moving with a determined look on his face as the view goes overhead again. Sonic does a 'Super Peel Out' as he runs through the valley, leaping off rocks as he moves forward.
With agility and speed, he rebounds off the rocks, but suddenly stops on a rock with one hand to look at something in the distance. Done looking he flips off the rock as he speeds forward again right into the view
Sonic starts hopping across water, without falling in, and rounds a rocky wall as he gets up higher and higher, jumping from rock to rock as he nears his destination. He boosts again as he reappears through the trees in his 'super peel out' dash. He stops on a dime and looks up.
He sees a giant chain as a rock spire falls apart; the pieces heading straight for him. He hops from the falling rocks as he gets higher and higher. He pushes off the last rock as he builds up speed and curls into a ball, drilling through the biggest rock, breaking it apart as he jumps off and runs along the rock spire getting hire as he approaches the top. He reaches the very top and stops to take a look at the Little Planet tethered to a rock with a huge chain. The planet is covered in metal.
"Robotnik perhaps?"
The view spins around the area getting a good view of Sonic as it zooms out further and further to see the entire scene.
Sonic jumps off the spire as he curls into a ball rolling on the smooth surface gaining speed, launching himself off the edge of the spire like a ramp. He gets a great deal of distance as he passes through the clouds.
He lands on the chain hopping over the breaks and suddenly boosts across the chain up and out of sight onto the Little Planet's surface.
. . .
The scene ended.
Sonic World Adventure [Sonic Unleashed] OST - Gaia Gate
"So that's where you went." said Tails. "I was trying to find you to tag along, but you were nowhere to be found."
"Yeah and now that I recall that day, that was when Eggma-er . . . Dr. Robotnik returned, and then I began my journey, beyond the forest, into the islands of the Central Sea chasing him down and destroying his robots." said Sonic.
Tails hung his head.
"Yes . . . but you left without saying anything. You never came back to Knothole, Sonic. Sally was soooo worried that you had been injured or worse . . . killed." said Tails. "She was mad at you then, but now . . . would it even be wise to try and talk to her? You abandoned her."
I looked at Sonic.
"Is that true?" I asked.
Now Sonic hung his head.
"Yes . . . I never returned to give my report. I had an advantage and seized it without thinking." said Sonic. "I made the worst decision ever."
I went back over to where I had been thinking earlier.
"Maybe we should move on then." said Shadow. "I do believe the answers, about my past, are in the crystal."
"Shadow . . . would this be a bad time to tell you that I'm getting a report from G.U.N. that they are under attack?" said Omega.
"What! Are you serious!?" said Shadow upset.
"Hey. We can always take the crystal out of this place so that we can access it whenever. Right Tails?" said Rouge to the fox.
Tails twiddled with his thumbs.
"Um . . . exactly how would you expect to do that? That piece of crystal is likely to be very heavy." said Tails.
I walked over again.
"I think I can lift it." I said as I headed for the crystal's pedestal.
I was about to get to the pedestal when I caught my foot in a crack in the floor.
"Whoooooa!" I yelled as I fell, face first, on the crystal.
Everyone ran over to me.
"Are you alright?" asked Tails.
I was rubbing my head.
"Ugh . . . my head hurts a little, but I'll be fine. Man . . . that is one hard piece of crystal!" I said.
Suddenly a white flash emanated from the crystal.
"Oh no! Did I touch the crystal!?" I asked not realizing I touched the crystal. It must have been with my head.
Everyone nodded as a new picture appeared on the scene.
"Who's that?" everyone but me asked aloud.
I looked at the image as it all came back to me.
"Me . . ."
(music fades out)
. . .
Flashback:
Angel Island: Master Emerald Shrine
?
Kanjika - The Secluded Stronghold (Hidden Palace)
I was walking down a dark and gloomy tunnel. I was following the light that was coming from the end of the tunnel.
"I know the path branched off, but why haven't I found Sonic or the others yet?" I said as I continued moving forward.
The tunnel led into a big chamber that looked like it was designed for something.
"What is this place? I never knew this was here before."
I looked around the area glancing at carvings of different things etched in the walls of this chamber. I saw pictures of things I had never before seen.
"I wonder what this place is designed for; I've never seen anything like this."
Suddenly the carvings began to glow as an ethereal light began to manifest the chamber.
I shielded my eyes from the light.
"What is going on!?" I yelled into the nothingness.
The walls had disappeared and now the images were floating in the air. I was in a void of nothingness from what I could see.
"Where am I?!"
Suddenly, small lights began surrounding me.
I heard the voices saying, "Welcome Chosen One. Welcome to the Chaos Chamber."
"Is that what this place is!?"
Chaos Chamber
The lights were still surrounding me as I began trying to move away from them.
"We have waited for you to grow and mature and now . . . your guardian is ready to reveal to you everything about yourself." one of the lights said.
I was stunned at what it said.
"Guardian? What are you talking about?"
"Your guardian . . . she approaches. Go to her." said the light.
All the lights suddenly lined up in a row on both sides of me.
"Follow the lights to the path you now seek." the light said.
I began walking down the path the lights made for me.
Soon I was moving faster and faster as I ran through the nothingness hoping to find someone who could tell me what was going on.
As I went, the images changed shapes reflecting things that happened in my past.
"The first time I met Sonic . . . the day I left the government organization, LGS . . ."
I moved on again. The images were changing as I pressed on.
"My Aura Training days . . . Arceus' gift of power . . ."
More images flashed by me as I ran.
"The day I met Kai . . . The lab accident. Why am I seeing these things?"
More images made their way to my sight.
"The day I joined the LGS . . ."
The next to appear confused me.
"The day I was born? Why am I . . ?"
The path became harder as it began to curve and go up and down, making the journey more difficult.
Where was I going?
Another image appeared that was not like the others. I saw two Mobians, who I assumed were warriors, holding a small baby Mobian in their arms.
I saw their lips moving, but I couldn't hear anything they were saying.
"What are they saying?"
"These are the memories you know, but are not aware of, because they are foreign to your mind Chosen One."
I stopped.
"Who are you? Where are you?" I said into the nothingness hoping to hear the voice say something again.
"Continue forward young one and you shall soon see." it said.
I continued forward and suddenly the chamber appeared again as the door I had come from sealed shut.
"You have just taken a trip through the chain of your memories." said the voice.
"Who are you?" I asked again.
A glowing red orb appeared in front of me as it began to take form.
I couldn't believe my eyes.
"I'm Tikal, and you are the Chosen One."
I was speechless, but still managed to say something.
"Why do you keep calling me the Chosen One?" I asked confused.
She put a finger to her lips telling me to be quiet.
"For years now I have watched you grow and mature. From your birth, I was assigned to protect you from harm and watch over you as a guardian." she said.
"Now the time has come for you to see the missing piece of your past, and accept your duty as the Chosen One." she said as the image from earlier appeared again.
. . .
The two Mobians began talking and I could hear the words now.
"What do we do? Our son is not ready for such a task now. The guardian has told us of an impending doom to our people." said the male.
"We must do what is best for our child, Blade. He will grow and become strong as a ninja and warrior to succeed where we have failed." said the female.
"Yes, but now is not that time, the child will have to remain a mystery to the world and the universe for the time." said the male.
Suddenly, a light appeared and a voice came forth.
"Have you made a decision? There is nothing more you can do for the child in this present time. He must live in a time in the future of another world. When he is old enough, I will reveal everything to him, and return him to his true form."
The two nodded in agreement.
"Yes. We have decided that our child will be in the hands of the guardians. Take good care of him Tikal." said the male handing over the child.
. . .
The image vanished.
I was wide-eyed and unable to speak at what I had heard spoken.
"Was t-that m-my parents?" I asked afraid of the answer.
"Why are you afraid? Today is the day you stop hiding yourself behind a mask and become who you truly are, Chosen One."
Suddenly seven lights appeared in the chamber and a bright green light appeared from overhead shining down on me.
"What? Are those the Chaos Emeralds?"
Tikal didn't answer.
The emeralds began to spin around me as my body glowed in a similar ethereal light. The green light was sprinkling energy on me as I felt my body begin to change.
"Augh!"
I felt things in my body shift as my body began to morph into a form I had once been, but this was different. I could feel all my changes from the morphing of my body, to the growth of other body parts that my human form did not have, and the sprouting of a dark brown fur.
I felt another sensation that felt like I was absorbing energy. Was this Chaos Energy?
Soon everything stopped.
"The rebirth of Blaze has happened at long last!" said Tikal in acclamation. "May the guardians rejoice at the return of the 'True' Chosen One!"
From outside of the realm, I could make out voices cheering.
I finally gave into the fatigue of my transformation and collapsed.
"The future is now in your hands Blaze. Don't be lead astray by the darkness. Let the power of Aura reveal the truth to you, and never give up hope no matter what!" said Tikal as my vision blurred and I blacked-out.
"The next step of your journey is to gather the Aura Orbs." she said in my mind.
(music stops)
End of Flashback.
. . .
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 Original Soundtrack - Event - Never Cry No Matter What
The scene ended just as my flashback ended.
The whole group was staring at me, speechless.
Sonic was the first to say something.
"What was that we just saw Blaze!?" said Sonic upset. "What was it!?"
I hung my head. I had hoped never to tell them anything that had happened to me in the past, but the crystal . . . revealed something that I still did not accept as truth.
"Well!?" said Sonic. "Explain what that was!?"
No one had the nerve to tell Sonic to stop or layoff of me, because I did deserve his harsh treatment.
"That . . . is when I was transformed, and the first time I met Tikal as my guardian." I said in a low tone.
"That's not what I meant Blaze! I'm talking about those Mobians and your question to Tikal after you saw that image!" said Sonic still angry at me, but I wasn't sure why.
"What's there to know? I don't even know what to believe nowadays." I said.
Saria broke in.
"Those aren't your parents. I-I met your mom and dad on Earth. That image was a lie!" she said upset.
"Saria, the people you met were my foster parents. My real parents died when I was around 7 or 8 years old, but I don't know how they died." I said unsure of my own words.
Saria stopped.
"You see . . . Blaze doesn't even know who he is or rather what he is." said Sonic.
Shadow broke in now.
"Sonic, that's enough! How can you even act like this because of something you see that doesn't even concern you?" said Shadow.
Sonic stared at Shadow.
"Because . . . I never even new about this happening, and why it happened. I remember finding Blaze down there unconscious, but none of us could figure out what happened, and he never told us anything about it!" said Sonic.
I looked up and I couldn't even answer back, because it was the truth.
"You shouldn't even be here, so just who are you Blaze?" said Sonic.
I felt like I had been hit by a rock.
"I-I-I . . . I DON'T KNOW SONIC!" I yelled in frustration as I ran out of the chamber frustrated, angry, and confused. "Who are you?"
That question kept echoing in my mind as I left.
(music stops)
Saria's PoV:
"I-I-I . . . I DON'T KNOW SONIC!" yelled Blaze.
Blaze ran out of the chamber after those words.
"Blaze! Come Back!" I yelled, but it was no use.
I looked at Sonic.
"What did you do that for!?" I yelled.
Sonic looked at me, but didn't say anything back.
Shadow was quick to intervene.
"I think we shouldn't worry about Blaze's problem. He has decided for himself what to believe, and none of us can influence that decision." said Shadow.
I had to agree, but it didn't mean I was concerned.
"I think we should focus on moving the crystal for now." said Shadow.
We all nodded in agreement.
Shadow grabbed the bottom of the crystal and began to pull it from the pedestal.
No one was paying much attention to the image on it at first, but once the crystal was in Omega's arms . . .
. . .
(Watch or Read)
SONIC the Hedgehog (2006) - Shadow's Story - #24: "Sealing Mephiles"
A giant puddle of dark, ominous slime was slowly moving down a corridor.
Shadow walked up from behind.
"Chaos Control!" he yelled. He was holding the green Chaos Emerald.
The slime grunted.
"Urgh!" it said as it was frozen by Shadow.
"…What? …Stop!" said the slime. It couldn't move.
Shadow moved forward and spread his arms apart to reveal a scepter. The scepter was suddenly covered in light and it rose into the air with the power of Chaos Energy.
"Who . . . Who are … You?" the slime asked Shadow as the scepter flashed.
"I'm Shadow. Shadow the Hedgehog." said Shadow with his arms spread wide as if performing a ceremony.
"Shadow… Your face… Your form… I will remember." said the slime as it was being drawn into the scepter.
The scepter was sealing the ominous slime.
"Your death… Certain… You… will die!" said the slime as the scepter finished sealing it inside.
The scepter glowed and then fell to the ground with a clink sound.
An ominous Aura now resided on the scepter.
When the scepter stopped moving, Shadow walked forward and picked the scepter up.
He looks at it as if inspecting it.
The view zooms out as the scene fades.
. . .
The scene ended.
No one had anything to say to that.
"Shadow . . . do you remember that memory?" asked Rouge.
"No. I don't recall anything like that happening."
*Rumble*
We all stopped.
"Ok. I could have sworn I heard a rumble noise." I said.
*RUMble!*
What is that noise? Where was it coming from.
Next thing we heard scared most of us half to death.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006: Original Soundtrack - Event - The Resurrection of Mephiles
"MWAHAHAHAHAHA . . . At long last I have been freed!" said a dark voice.
"Something spoke from behind us!" I said alarmed.
Everyone looked at the pedestal.
"I have waited years to finally be released from this prison. I will make sure to thank each of you personally . . . especially you, Shadow." said the voice.
It was coming from the pedestal.
"W-Who are you, and . . . how do you know my name?" said Shadow.
The voice was silent.
*RUMBLE!* The place began to shake as the chalice, which was embedded in the pedestal, shook violently.
"All your answers will be revealed momentarily Shadow." said the voice as another quake shook the pedestal. It caused the chalice to fall free from the pedestal.
It shook violently as it rose into the air.
Suddenly . . .
*crack*
The chalice was breaking apart.
"Everyone get down!" yelled Tails. "It's going to explode!"
And explode it did.
The chalice burst into tiny fragments of light, glass, and dark energy; chunking the pieces all across the chamber.
"Ahh . . . how good it feels to be back after all these years of being sealed away. I wonder how my master is doing now?" said the voice.
We all felt a chill in the air from the darkness that was spreading through the chamber.
"Why are you hiding? You should be glad that I have returned." said the voice. "Come out and greet me in person."
None of us were prepared for what happened next.
The wall was suddenly destroyed by the thing that was freed. What is it?
Without any protection now, we all turned around and faced the thing before us.
"Hello. I . . . am Mephiles. Mephiles the Dark." the dark figure said.
(music stops)
If I could describe the creature, it looked very much like a hedgehog, but its spines were jagged and crystal like. It looked like Shadow, but very crystal-like. Its eyes were red in color with yellow-green pupils, and it had no nose or mouth. It was scary looking to say the least.
"What are you!?" said Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) music - EVENT - THE BLACK SHADOW
Mephiles looked at Sonic.
"Ah Sonic . . . you don't recognize me? How could I forget that you destroyed my plans to end the worlds." said Mephiles. "But . . . you weren't alone. Shadow and Silver helped you defeat me and Iblis. You destroyed Iblis!"
"What are you talking about? I have never met you!" said Sonic.
"Nor have I." said Shadow.
Mephiles was most likely amused, but I couldn't say for sure, because he had no expression.
"You mean to say that you have forgotten what happened in this very city almost 6 years ago? Then I shall enlighten you . . ." said Mephiles as his arm stretched out and touched the crystal in Omega's arms.
(music stops)
. . .
(Watch or Read)
SONIC the Hedgehog (2006) - Last Story - #2 "Elise's Tears" (Sonic Dies!")
The picture started off with showing Sonic walking with some girl. They kept looking at each other.
Suddenly, they stop and turned to look at something behind them.
They both shield their eyes from a bright light, coming from a Chaos Emerald, as the view zooms out to something behind them
A dark cloud formed on the ground and a shadowy figure appears from the ground.
The shadow is Mephiles. Mephiles clenches his fist and opens it, firing a blast of energy out.
"Ugh!" said Sonic. The blast of energy hits him directly in the chest.
The beam has a dark Aura surrounding it.
The girl looks at Sonic, but doesn't do anything to help him.
"Ahh!" the girl yells suddenly realizing what had happened.
Mephiles withdrew the beam and stood watching, waiting.
Sonic, with mouth agape, suddenly collapses to his knees, clutching his chest. He then falls in a heap on the ground as his eyes and mouth close. He lays motionless.
"Sonic? Sonic!" said the girl shaking Sonic's body. It's was no use.
The view returns to Mephiles.
"…Heh Heh Ha Ha Ha Ha! …Eh Heh Heh Heh Heh Ha Ha Ha Ha! …EH HEH HEH HEH HEH HA HA HA! …AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAA!" said Mephiles maniacally.
The girl continues to shake Sonic to no avail. She turns Sonic over.
The hand covering Sonic's chest falls to the ground, motionless and limp.
"Sonic?" said the girl again.
The girl closes her eyes as a memory unfolds.
A younger version of the girl hears a voice, "Yes, Elise… Don't cry … no matter what happens." said a male voice in the darkness as the view zooms out slowly.
The image fades into black.
"Oh . . . NO." said the girl. "*gasps* Nooooooooo!"
An explosion of fire erupts as the girl is overwhelmed by sadness.
Mephiles slightly jumps at the sudden burst.
A swirl of fire appears as it takes the form of a sphere of fire circling above the girl.
"…Heh heh heh Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! …Finally, the seal is broken!" said Mephiles staring up at the fire.
"At long last, I'll be able to join with you!" said Mephiles. "Iblis!"
The view zooms in on the sphere of raging fire.
Mephiles pulls out the purple Chaos Emerald.
"Now, Chaos Emerald!" said Mephiles. "It's time for the final curtain call!"
The Chaos Emerald rises into the air as the image fades.
. . .
The scene ended.
Sonic couldn't believe what he had seen.
"LIES! You couldn't have killed me! I don't even know who you are!" yelled Sonic.
"Hmm . . . very well then . . ." said Mephiles. "I'll just give you back the memories that you don't remember. I remember all for I see all."
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006: Original Soundtrack - The Resurrection of Solaris
Mephiles suddenly glowed with a dark Aura that engulfed him.
"Rouge . . . Touch the crystal for me if you would?" said Mephiles.
Before she could answer, a powerful gust pushed her into the crystal causing her hand to touch the surface.
"Rouge!" yelled Shadow as he helped her up.
"Now for the memories to be released!" said Mephiles.
Everyone was watching him.
"To all who witnessed the events of the Festival of the Sun six years ago, I grant you the memories you have lost!" said Mephiles as small shadows escaped from his body and began moving about the floor.
Most of the shadows fled from the area, all except for five that went to Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Rouge, and Omega.
"Aah!" they all yelled out as their eyes glowed white.
Me and Mech weren't affected.
"How do you feel now? Do you . . . remember?" said Mephiles evilly.
(music stops)
. . .
Meanwhile . . .
Blaze's PoV:
"Why did Sonic have to act like that? It wasn't called for." I said as I walked through the arch leading out of the temple.
I sat down to think about something.
"Should I just leave them . . . just because of what Sonic said?" I thought.
"Aah!"
I heard someone yell.
I turned to look into the temple.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006: Original Soundtrack - Event - Mephiles Smile
"It came from inside, but . . ."
I looked down to see something slithering across the ground. It looked like a shadow.
I took no mind to it, but then three more came out of the cave. Then I heard it.
I heard maniacal laughter.
I put the pieces together and . . .
"Oh no! Mephiles!? That can't be possible . . . could it?"
I didn't second guess it. I took off; back from where I came from.
(music stops)
. . .
Saria's PoV:
"Ahh such a pity that two of the targets are not within my reach, but I'll find them and make them remember." said Mephiles.
"Stop!" I yelled. "I won't let you hurt anyone else!"
Mephiles looked at me and laughed.
"What could you possibly do to stop me? I could kill you now, but . . ."
I didn't wait.
Sonic the Hedgehog: Original Soundtrack - Event - Confirming the Future
I jumped at him, but he swatted me away as if I was nothing compared to him.
"*sigh* I told you you couldn't do anything to me." said Mephiles as he snapped his fingers.
Suddenly, my body was hardening as dark energy flowed from him into me.
"I hope being turned into a crystal will teach you a lesson girl!" he said as my body hardened and then crystalized.
I blacked out.
Mech's PoV:
I had never seen anything like Mephiles before, and we had only gotten a taste of his power.
"He crystalized Saria without so much as a thought!" I thought in my mind.
Saria's crystalized body was flowing with the same dark Aura that Mephiles had now.
"W-W-What did you do to her!?" I said.
Mephiles looked at me.
"I crystalized her body with my power. Now . . . I have a new slave!" he said. "Crystal Saria . . . rise!"
As if out of a horror movie, the crystal that was Saria began to move and right itself. The crystal's eyes glowed yellow and that was scary to look at.
Mephiles had taken over Saria, and she was now similar to him except for her form being more raccoon than hedgehog.
"What is your wish 'Master'?" said Crystal Saria with a mystic tone added to Saria's voice.
"I want you to play with these Mobian life forms. I have other matters to attend to." said Mephiles.
The others were finally coming back to their senses and looked at Crystal Saria.
"Who is that!?" they all said at once.
"That would be Saria, but she's under the control of Mephiles!" I said to the group.
Crystal Saria began moving forward preparing for an attack.
"…Heh heh heh heh ha ha! I leave them to you Crystal Saria!" said Mephiles as he began to disappear into the ground, but not before she attacked.
She came at us with impressive speed and tried to deliver a very heavy punch at me with the crystal energy.
I blocked, because I was about to be hit.
(music stops)
Suddenly . . .
"Aura Sphere!" said a voice.
An Aura Sphere slammed into Crystal Saria as she turned to look at the owner of the voice. She was knocked back and into Mephiles.
"Urgh! What the-"
Mephiles looked at the figure standing in the doorway.
"Oh . . . a challenger! You know what to do!" said Mephiles to Crystal Saria.
We all looked back to the figure as well.
"It looks liked I missed quite a bit." said the voice.
"Blaze!" I said.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2006: Original Soundtrack - Event - Tension The Scepter of Darkness
"Hey Mech, what's up?" Blaze said. "Looks like Mephiles does still exist."
Mephiles stopped again.
"You-You know who I am? I've never met you, so how do you know who I am? Ugh . . . Never mind! Crystal Saria, destroy him!" yelled Mephiles.
"Understood! Prepare . . . to . . . die!" said Crystal Saria.
Blaze looked at me.
"I see everyone here except for Saria. Where is she?"
I didn't say anything, but pointed at Crystal Saria as did the others.
"What!? How is that-"
"Mephiles crystalized her body after she tried to attack him. Then he commanded her crystalized body to rise, and now . . . well you get the picture." I said.
Crystal Saria got ready to assault Blaze.
Blaze, regrettably, did the same.
This was not going to be pretty.
(music stops)
Meanwhile . . .
Mobius 2012
The Barren Wasteland
?
Unknown PoV:
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Soundtrack - Outskirt Stand
It was the barren wasteland for a reason. It was just that, a wasteland. Nothing but sand and a small town in the middle of nowhere.
We find ourselves a saloon and it's as if every day there is a fight happening here, but thanks to the bouncer, the fights are taken care of rather quickly.
Here come two fighters now. They get the boot.
"Don't come back here unless you're going to not start fights!" yells the bouncer.
Let's go in.
"*sigh* What a day. That's the third time today that that has happened, and it's only noon . . . or at least I think its noon."
The bouncer walks over to the bar and sits down on one of the stools.
"What can I do for ya?" says the bartender.
"Nothing fancy. Just an ice-cream soda please." says the bouncer.
"Boy . . . is something botherin ya?" asked the bartender as he makes not one, but two ice-cream sodas.
He slides one to the bouncer and keeps the other for himself.
"Well . . . not really, but . . . do you remember when I first came here?" the bouncer asks.
"Hold that thought . . ."
(music stops)
The bartender goes over to the piano in the corner and sets it up for something.
"That should do it . . ." he says as he pushes a button.
Sonic World Adventure [Sonic Unleashed] OST - The World Adventure (Piano Version)
He walks back over to the bar.
"Back to your question . . . yes I do remember when you came here. How could I forget when I hired my best bouncer? You make the fighters look pathetic compared to your power."
"Yeah, but I still miss them." said the bouncer.
"Didn't you tell me that they fired you or something like that?" asked the bartender.
"Yeah but . . . I . . . well . . . okay I don't know why I was fired. I wonder if it would even be an idea to visit them or something?" said the bouncer thinking out loud.
"Well why don't ya? You're not the only bouncer here, and you deserve a good break, and if they want you to stay . . . well give me a call and I'll support ya my boy."
The bouncer looked stunned.
"You-You mean I could have some time off?"
"Sure! I don't see why not."
"Thank you sir. I'll start making plans after work today. I'm finally going to visit them!" said the bouncer in excitement.
"Better get back to . . . oh a customer!" said the bartender walking over to help the customer make a purchase.
"I'll turn off the player." said the bouncer.
(music stops)
Cutscene 4 - Sonic Generations Music
"Well . . . what will it be for ya?" said the bartender.
The figure is wearing a dark cloak that covers its entire body.
"I want your bouncer." said the figure.
"Sorry but he's not for sale." said the bartender.
"Who said anything about purchasing him? I want him and I'm taking him!" said the figure
He is suddenly punched off the stool into the wall.
"Sorry pal, but I'm not going anywhere!" said the bouncer.
The figure brushes himself off.
"You're still just as powerful as ever. You could interfere with my plans so . . ."
"What? What are you going to do?"
". . . I curse you to the Forbidden Zone!" said the figure.
A white void appears and starts pulling the bouncer inside.
"Urgh! I-I can't fight its pull! Aaaaaah . . ." the bouncer's voice trailed off as the void closed.
The cloaked figure walks out as if nothing happened leaving a poor bartender speechless.
"My work is never done, but I do enjoy my job." said the cloaked figure as he disappears from sight.
(music stops)
. . .
TO BE CONTINUED . . .
Next time:
Blaze has arrived back on the scene just a little too late as Mephiles has already taken over Saria with a creation he called Crystal Saria. Blaze has already fought Saria during training, but with Saria under Mephiles' control, this is going to be a whole different situation. Will Blaze be able to free Saria before Mephiles makes her his pemanent slave?
What else is in store for our heroes?
Find out next time on Sonic Universe: The Next Generation!
Chapter 13: Shadows of Evil / A Pickle in Spagonia
Now entering the Mind Lounge.
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - "Extras Menu"
Guyro: Hello! I'm back. I hope you enjoyed the punishment I gave my OC's for their behavior last lime.
Crystal Saria: Why did you have to turn me into this!? I feel all rocky and it's hard to move in this form.
Guyro: Well maybe next time you and Blaze will behave, and I won't have to do anything like that again.
Blaze: It wasn't cool for you to use that particular scene for punishment. And you do realize people are going to hate you for bringing Sonic 06 back into the timeline right?
Guyro: Blaze, I've told you that I have a plan for bringing back that time that was forgotten. And I've seen playthroughs for Sonic 06. The good players know how to avoid the glitches and play the game well. The only nit-picks I have about that game, from what I've seen, is the loading times and the physics. Sonic should not have that much hang-time. That's all I have to say on that.
Blaze: Ooookay . . . moving on.
Guyro: Good. Now let's give a warm welcome to Riolu, Umbreon, and Eevee. They will now try to make it to all the Mind Lounge talks we have.
*fanfare plays in back*
Riolu: Thanks Guyro. It's good to see I'm finally in here.
Unbreon: Same goes for me.
Eevee: Glad to finally be a part of the family.
Guyro: Alright then. Let's talk about the story in terms of 'story'. How do you think everything is going so far?
Blaze: I might be wrong, but I think it's still too early to tell how the story is progressing.
Everyone: *Nods* Agreed.
Guyro: ('-_-) Let's move on . . . the music. What do you think of the music?
Blaze: Just like we rehearsed people.
Guyro: ?
Blaze: Good!
Crystal Saria: Great!
Eevee: Awesome!
Unbreon: Outstanding!
Riolu: Amazing!
Guyro: (o_0) Ooooookay . . . Well the last thing . . . um.
I want to know if any of you out there can guess the species of Blaze. I haven't told you yet, but I wanna see how close you can get.
Oh yeah. Who can guess the name of the bouncer in the story? Props to anyone who leaves their answers in a review. If you have a question you want answered, leave it in a review and I'll try to answer it.
Blaze: You're ending already?
Guyro: Well . . . yeah. I don't have any other questions to ask.
Blaze: Well what about telling the viewers to write a review if they like the story. And what about your Facebook page for the story? Don't you think you need to mention those things?
Guyro: Oh yeah! *ahem* If you like this story, Please R&R I would like to see more reviews. It helps me as a writer to critique my work.
Lastly, I now have an entire Facebook page devoted to this story and the Saga that is still yet to be completed. I'm still far away from that though. Help me get '30 likes' and leave a comment. I would be grateful for that. You can join by following the link on my profile page. I would put it on the page here, but the URL gets messed up.
Blaze: Now what?
Guyro: Oh yeah, I don't own any of the music, characters (except for my OC's), or Pokémon. I own the story and my OC's and that's it!
Well take care!
Blaze: See ya.
Crystal Saria: B-bye!
Riolu: See ya later.
Umbreon: I'm out. Later.
Eevee: Bye! See ya next time!
(music stops)
Now leaving Mind Lounge.
. . .