When the Whole World's Against You
Chapter 14: "Into the Future!"
"HAAA!" The white hedgehog screamed as he flung a telekinetic spear at a fire monster. He levitated to the roof of a building, and sat down. He stared at the fire, consuming the world below. "Crazy how it's still burning...It's been two hundred years...Or...That's what Mephiles said..."
"SILVER!" He heard someone call.
"Huh?" He looked down, and saw a purple cat standing on a ledge, waving to him.
"Blaze? What's wrong?" Silver asked as he descended down next to her.
"It's Mephiles...He's back...And he needs us!" Blaze said with an unsure look.
"Got it!" Silver said as he nodded.
He quickly flew away, with Blaze speeding after him on the ground.
"Mephiles!" Silver said as he approached him. "What did you need?" Silver said as he stopped. Blaze came up behind him.
"I know now...Who the Iblis Trigger is..." Mephiles said, faced toward the ground.
"You found him? Where is he? I'll give him a beating!" Silver said as he hopped around, throwing random punches at the air.
A small smile crossed Blaze's face. Silver was just about the only thing that could make Blaze even grin anymore. "She just wants to go back to Sol...I guess if that's what she wants..." Silver thought.
"In the past..." Mephiles answered.
"So wait, does he still exist NOW?" Silver asked.
"Yes...But...We must stop him BEFORE he brings the Flames of Disaster..." Mephiles answered, giving Silver a dead-panned look.
"Oh yeah." Silver said back.
Blaze face-palmed.
"Come with me..." Mephiles said as he flew upwards. Silver and Blaze chased after him.
Mephiles walked over to a computer, and turned it on.
"How can a computer even work right now? We're in an apocalypse for crying out loud!" Silver yelled.
He was ignored.
"Here is what I have on this Iblis Trigger..." Mephiles said as he typed a code. Images of a black hedgehog that looked similar to him appeared on-screen.
Blaze's eyes widened.
"Shadow..."
She said as she had several flashbacks.
"Shadow. THIS is how you repay my generosity? You know how badly my world needs the Sol emeralds."
"That was then...This is now..."
"It's not your emerald! It belongs to MY world!"
"Don't make us put you down again!"
"Blaze...I want to apologize...I know your world needs the Sol emeralds..."
"The oceans will boil, the islands will sink, and the sky will fall!"
"...I will admit, I didn't know that...But, my mission and world come first, and I will fight you without regret-"
"THEN WHY ARE YOU TRYING SO HARD TO APOLOGIZE?"
Blaze's eye twitched.
Silver looked at her for approval.
"Let's go kick some traitor butt." Blaze said as she squinted.
Mephiles nodded as he opened a portal.
"Take this to get to his time...Good luck..." Mephiles said as he gestured for them to get in the portal.
Blaze jumped in without any second thoughts.
Silver gulped as he jumped in as well.
Mephiles laughed. "Have fun, Shadow..." He said as he jumped in.