(Disclaimer: Do you think Plata owns anything in this fic? Nope! Except for Esen and other ocs coming in.)
Into the Blue
Lightning!
Silver: And chapter 14! McQueen! No… not really, just lightning.
Lightning!
Heading out into the open field , I'm about to meet Shadow and another ally in this mission aside from Rouge.
From what I heard from the G.U.N. Commander, there are strange activities going on in one of Eggman's base which are abandon or destroyed. Which is weird because he always built newer base whenever I destroy it. But he further confirms it when Omega shows a footage of robots swarming on it. The Commander's request is for me to join Shadow and a new asset on this mission.
Well… having to do nothing since Eggman is doing everything in the dark, I accepted the request and headed out to meet the black hedgehog on this location…
Once I arrived on that area in South Island… Ah… memories of my first battles here… Whoa! Back to the point! There on a hill I saw Shadow and… a silver-ish white hedgehog…
And then something smells really bad…
:::^*^:::
"Gah!" I yelled at the awful smell and I get up, only to hit something with my head. "Ugh…" I wince in pain.
"Whoops… sorry about that." the fox thief said as she quickly cork the bottle and stashes it in her coat. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Ow…" I get up once again and saw where I am… I'm lying on the ground with a white cloth covering it and above me is the tree with a few roots supporting like pillars. Beside me is Lunar, the swallow and the dog, the latter two seems to keep an eye out of the entrance of this place. "Where are we? And how long I was out?" I asked.
"Ugh… the worst, sky dive experience ever…" Sonic said.
"We're hiding under a tree and you're out for an hour. You're lucky that I manage to deploy the huge airbag, unfortunately, you bounced and knock yourself out on hitting the ground." Lunar replied and I yelped on that as I look on my watch… Shit! I only got an hour left! I have to go home! I stand up and is about to crawl out when she stopped me. "Not a good idea." she stated.
I then heard a sound of cluttering hooves and cracks of thunder, I look at the entrance where the two sisters cringes at the flash of lightning.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"Well… after you passed out, another Cuore appeared and almost mauled us." Lunar explained. "It is the one of the most dangerous… the Kidlat Cuore or the Lightning Heart."
Upon hearing it, I start dreading it… Lightning which means electricity and with the area wet around us… I'm going to be toast.
"This is why I remained in the clouds." Ame said as I look at the bird. "To slow him down and prevent him from going here on land, because he destroys anything in his path."
I swear a bit and take a peek outside… there an armored bull is just standing there. I also notice that the rain stopped but the clouds remained with lightning and thunders in it.
'This is just great.' I thought sourly then the bull moves and suddenly lightning strikes on the places where it stepped. 'And now I got cold feet.'
"Hey! Don't be discourage by that light show!" Sonic said
'Sonic… what we're facing here is lightning, and lightning is much faster than the speed of sound or you.'
"But it also has a weakness! Now what is the weakness of electricity.?" he asked.
'Well, mostly it's the ground… but it's wet outside right now…' I thought and I look outside… I notice whenever the wind blows and causes the water to move near land, the bull would lift his foot to avoid it or just move further from it. 'Could it…?'
"Guys, I don't know if it's an idea but…" I said and explained the idea.
:::^*^:::
"Hmmm… so it's weakness is also electricity itself." Lunar said, and looks at the bull. "Well, if an easy talk won't do good for this guy, I say let's do yours. Ame, make the ground wet around the edges. Aki, you stay on water just in case blue here slips into the deep end. Esen and I will distract him as long as we can."
"EH?" I protested. "Why me?"
"Two reasons: One, you're the fastest and two you're the only one who can communicate them… somehow." she replied as she drags me to the entrance.
Sometimes, I hate playing hero.
Anyway, with the plan on the go, I'm the first one to get out and attract the bull. It saw me and I run away from it as it charges at me with lightning tailing behind it. 'Run away from the bull! Oh snap! Run away from the shocking bull!" I thought panicky as I speed up and the others move to their own positions.
"HEY!" I heard and I look back to see Lunar waving a long pole with a red cloth on it. "El Torre! El Torre!" she yelled at the bull.
I didn't know that red attracts the bull… it was a myth, but we're talking about a Cuore here. It attacks the red cloth with lightning and the fox thief quickly drop the pole in respond. She looks at it for a moment before she runs away from the bull, which is now chasing her. We take turns on attracting the bull when…
"Hey! The ground is ready!" Ame called
I nodded at her and attract the bull again, this time I made a beeline towards the wet ground and the water. Then… the bull slips on the wet ground and is sliding toward the water with me at the front! I tried turning but the ground is too wet to give my feet a grip, even if I manage to stop there's going to be a freaking bull going to push on me!
"Dig underground!" Sonic shouts.
With that, I jump, curl into a ball, and slam into the ground, burrowing my way to safety as the bull slides into the water and electrocuted himself. As I dig myself out and made a mental note of getting a quick shower, I saw the bull pass out on the water surface. Aki and Lunar quickly drag the bull out of the water and…
Once again I pass out.
:::^*^:::
"Will this always happen to every Cuore we meet?" Sonic asked and he is covered in mud too.
"Hopefully when this is over, you and I are split and back to our normal lives." I stated as he gives me a look.
"Why…"
"Oi! Kidlat! We're here to reunite you with…" Sonic said, when we fell on our backs by his sudden boom of voice.
"NO! HE ONLY CARES FOR POWER! HE TRIED TO KILL US!"
Ow… that's one loud voice. "Well, it wouldn't be even more different than letting him destroy the whole friggin universe!" I shouted back. "You think hiding will let you survive? Once Mephiles destroy time itself, there will be nothing to hide on!"
"Esen, that's harsh." Sonic said.
"It's called reality check, hedgehog." I said in a deadpan tone.
"… You're… Perhaps…"
And then there is silence before…
"… I will place my trust on you."
"... Thank you… what's your name, anyway?" I asked.
"Tamaraw, you can call me Tama if you like."
And then there is a flash of green.
:::^*^:::
I wake up to see the three animals, looking at me happily (except for the bull) before they glow and becomes part of the armlet as blue and green gems.
"Hey! You can use Tranquility and Rain Blade! Tranquility can slow down anything that moves fast and Rain Blade, when you use your spin attack in the air, sharp-blades like attack will rain out of it and hits nearby enemies!" Aki said cheerfully
"And you can use Elec Charge. It will harden and power up your spin dash, and can destroy walls even if they are made of steel." Tama said.
"Please take good care of us!" Ame said.
"Wow, I'm liking this." Sonic said.
Well, at least we got three Cuores now… anyway, I quickly bid good-bye to Lunar and race back home.
:::^*^:::
"Those two…"
"It's funny that they don't realize it, don't they?"
"Well, it's not my business."
"So… when will they learn…?"
"Perhap… when they meet her…"
:::^Lunar's P.O.V.^:::
Ugh… I stumble into my room as I throw my suit into the hamper…
Man, it was lucky that we got two Cuores, but it won't be on the next four… as I'm about to drift into sleep, the phone rings beside me.
"Uh… Hello." I said.
"Fortune, it's Mammon." the speaker said.
"Ah, found anything?" I asked.
"Well, about Sonic, after attacking the base it seems that something happen and he and his friends disappeared after that, and now… the trail got cold." he stated and I wonder what kind of mission the G.U.N. gave to those hedgehogs. I would go and find Shadow since he knows Mephiles better, even if Esen seems to know him thru the games in this world. "But I did manage to find something odd in that area."
"What is it?" I asked.
"The Chaos Energy… for some reason, there was something in the building which was sucking in the energy." he stated.
"I see…" I said, so that obese scientist actually did something on those three.
"Also, Fortune, we got a problem…" he said.
He begins telling me some other information about Solaris and the Emeralds. My eye's widen in shock and I bounce out of my bed. "Are you serious? If that's the case, I better steal the rest of the Emeralds left before he gets it!" I shouted and heads to my closet to grab the necessary items and equipment.
"But what about the Cuores?" he asked.
"I found Sonic, he'll handle it, so there's no need to worry." I said as I take my cards and confetti. "Meet me soon in our private spot, okay?"
"Alright, I'll see you soon, Fortune." he said and the phone clicks.
Damn it… no matter what or how any will be damage, he's really going to get Iblis into this world.
Silver: Uh oh… what did Mammon find out about Solaris?