June- Ra was supposed to report to Mephiles but on her way she tripped and fell, she saw a dark shadow cast over her small body, looking up there stood Mephiles
" Is this why you're late?" he asked.
"I.. I'm sorry" June-Ra spoke " I..I didn't mean to " Before she could finished the demon lifted her up on her feet, she was confused but then she saw him reaching for the whip.
June-Ra backed away " No.. She cried " please don't" she fell on her back side. The hedgehog was coming closer to her.
Then two unknown figures entered the scene. June-Ra hope it wasn't any clone but instead it was Masonic and Horus.
June-Ra had never seen anyone else aside from Mephiles and his clones. Masonic notice the child, he was horrified to see that she was indeed scared, and the fact Mephiles was going to beat her.
" MEPHILES!" Masonic called to him " YOU REIGN OF TERROR HAS COME TO AN END!"
June-Ra saw that the Dark pharaoh was distracted, she quickly got to her feet and hid behind a tall pillar.
Mephiles had his eyes on Masonic, the dark hedgehog and the cobalt blue hedgehog stared down at each other.
Horus held out the Scepter of the Heavens. Mephiles cocked an eye.
" What that?" he asked.
" This" Masonic spoke " is the scepter of Heavens, it was hidden away with Ammon... THE MAN YOU STOLE HIS THRONE FROM!" Masonic curled up and charged at Mephiles, he hit him directly in the chest.
The Hedgehog gasp, but then a small scream came. June -Ra fell to her knees holding her chest.
" Wh..." Horus notice the child, the way she reacted to Mephiles blow. Mephiles then started to chuckle.
" Don't you see" he said " hurt me... And the child suffers as well, kill me and she'll dies too" he told them " you may think you kill a tyrant, but in the end you also kill an innocent little girl"
Mephiles laughed seeing that Masonic, and Horus can't touch him
...
Sonic, Shadow , Knuckles and Rouge woke up, they were inside a cell, the walls around then had hieroglyphics. then the saw a white figure dressed in a cream colored dress, she wore gold arm bands around her arms.
" J...June-Ra" Knuckles asked. The figure nodded.
" I don't have much time" The Echidna spoke " He'll catch me" she slipped the key in the cell " I stole it from his chambers.." she was grabbed and tossed to the side. Mephiles stood before them.
"Well, well what do we have here" he spoke, he Glared at June-Ra, the echdina girl backed away, Mephiles turned his attention over to the four in the cell. He recognized Sonic.
" Masonic.." he spoke " looks like your little plan has failed!" he hissed.
" Masonic..." Sonic spoke " what you talking about?" he said.
" YOU AND THAT OTHER HEDGEHOG SEALED ME AWAY!" Mephiles yelled " NOW I'LL DO THE SAME TO YOU!" he gathered energy from within, the energy got bigger then he unleashed it.
The room changed, the cell disappeared, Sonic, Knuckles, and Rouge atired changed, Shadow remained the same. the room they were in was the throne room.
Sonic, Knuckles and Rouge looked down at their new outfits, Rouge was dressed like she was a queen, Knuckles was dressed like a Bandit and Sonic was dressed like Masonic.
" Nefret" Mephiles spoke up He dedescended from the throne, June -Ra hid behind a pillar.
" You thought you got away?" Mephiles held up his hand " you think you could escape me by death!" his hand glowed, Rouge felt herself being pulled towards him, The bat fought off but was losing, Shadow reach in and held her by the waist pulling her back.
"S..Shadow!" The bat held on to him, Knuckles joined grabbing Shadow by his shoulder, as the two pulled Sonic prepared to change up and hit Mephiles, but June-Ra cried out for him to stop.
" Sonic don't" she said " it you hit him... I get hit as well" she explained, Mephiles stop pulling on Rouge making the three fall over.
Shadow held on to Rouge by her arms while the two look up at the demon hedgehog.
" Ah yes.. That right" he pulled June-Ra to his side " out life is bounded together" he said " you hurt me.. She gets hurt as well" he explain" then he went back to pulling Rouge, The bat was airborne, Shadow did his best but the force was strong and he lost his grip.
Rouge was sent back into the throne next to mephiles' the moment she was seated crystal like straps held her in place.
Mephiles suddenly appeared by her side " Now you will not escape me my dear Queen" he told her, he lifted his hand to touch her face.
" Mephiles!" Knuckle called out " let her go!"
" You would say that.. wouldn't you Sinbad!" Mephiles taunted " Remember.. She's mine, lonely desert bandits should never touch what is mine" he summoned a clone in front of Knuckles, Knuckle started to fight but then a few more clones were summoned behind him. the red echidna was surrounded.
Rouge pulled from her bond
" Reminds you of anything?" Mephiles spoke " Ah yes... This is how you beloved Sinbad died!"
" W..What?" Rouge asked.
...
Shadow didn't see June-Ra sneak up on him, she grab him by the shoulder and told him to get Sonic.
Shadow got Sonic, since Mephiles was distracted by Knuckles and his fight with the clones the three manage to sneak away from the throne room.
...
" What?" Sonic asked.
" You gonna have to kill him!" it's the only way"
" What about you?" Shadow asked " if he dies then you die"
"I know" the echidna told him " look I've lived way too long, I've should of died centuries ago , I don't belong in this world"
" Well" Shadow said " If we must, we'll do it"
" But the chaos emeralds" Sonic spoke up " Tails told me that the emeralds have disappeared" he said.
Emeralds... June-Ra remembered seeing those colorful gems somewhere..
8 year old June-Ra was on the table in the chamber Mephiles took her into, Each of Mephiles' clones held an emerald...He didn't create the lighting for the curse.. he used the emeralds!
" Thats is!" June-Ra spoke " He used the emeralds to make me immortal... and I think I know where he's keep them!..."
looks like the battle has begun! and there's more to June-Ra's curse than meets the eye?
2 more chapter left!