Chapter 13

Final Battle

This chapter is a little long, so just bear with me here. Enjoy.

When Venom saw the two ninjas hugging, he growled and screamed in

anger, "NO!!" Then, he pushed Bone to the ground, grabbed his sword from his belt and charged at Espio

with it.

The chameleon gasped when he saw that the evil wolf was going to kill

him.

However, before he could strike him, Salley used her arm and knocked the

sword off of Venom's hand and it fell to the ground with a thin line of blood on it. The cat-girl winced in

pain and looked to see a huge scar on her arm that was bleeding.

Venom was surprised. "What?"

Salley glared at him and growled. "You erased my memory and almost

made me kill my boyfriend! You bastard!" Her hands were suddenly each surrounded by black aura.

Venom began to back away from Salley, feeling scared.

Just then, Bone grabbed the girl's arm. "Salley."

The cat-girl faced him and he shook his head.

"Control your anger."

After Salley took a deep breath, Bone let go of her.

"He's right, dear," said Venom. "Bad things would happen if you got mad.

We don't want to happen, now, do we?" He laughed nervously.

Salley glared at him again and shouted, "SHUT UP!! I'M SICK OF

HEARING YOUR CRAP!!"

Venom finally shut his mouth as he saw Salley with tears in her eyes.

"For fifteen years, my parents have kept the truth from me until now. And

since you've been kidnapping me, I've been feeling like a damn coward and running away from you! But,

because of my family and friends, I learned that I didn't have to feel afraid of anything, even if they were

ugly and grotesque. So, now, I'm going to use the powers that I was given to fight back for them."

Venom just stared at her, feeling appalled. He then had a serious look on

his face. "Salley, you wouldn't really dare to kill your own father, would you?"

Salley gritted her teeth. "I might. And another thing, Rome, I may be born

from your blood, but you're not my father, Corey is. He's treated so well and made me feel like I

belonged to his family, unlike you. You're nothing but a demon that's been sent from hell and I shall

send you back to where you came from. I won't let you try to hurt any of the people that I know and love,

especially my boyfriend, Espio."

Everyone was surprised at Salley's words.

Venom growled at her in anger. "Fine. If you wish to suffer like the rest

of those mediocre animals, so be it. I gave you life, my blood, and even my kindness and this is how you

repay me?" He smirked. "Well, then prepare to meet your doom." He used his powers to transform into

his vampire form.

After that, Salley glared at him.

Then, Bone said, "This last battle's going to be hard, so you guys finish the

monsters while Salley and I take care of Rome."

"No," Salley said, holding out her arm. "This a battle between me and

Venom, father against daughter."

Everyone gasped in horror.

"Salley, do you realize what you're saying?" asked Bone. "Rome's grown

stronger than ever, he'll easily kill you!"

"I have to do this, for the sake of the world. And if I perish…" Salley

sighed. "…I perish."

Espio grabbed the cat-girl's arm and faced her. "Salley…"

Salley made a tiny smile. "Don't worry about me, Esp. I'll be okay."

Espio hesitated for a few seconds, but then said, "Alright. I trust you." He

put his hand on Salley's cheek and quickly kissed her lips. "Be careful."

"I will," Salley promised as she removed Espio's hand from her cheek.

She then turned to face Venom.

Rox asked, "Shall we back you up, sire?"

"No," Venom replied. "I can take care of her myself." He then charged at

her while using his tan wings to fly. The cat-girl did the same thing and launched her first attack at him.

However, she missed, so she tried again a couple more times. The evil wolf still dodged them and Salley

finally got tired.

She wheezed, "Geez, will you hold still already?"

"I don't think so," Venom said with a smirk on his face. "Now, prepare

yourself for this!" He charged up some energy and threw it at Salley. She dodged them all, except for the

last one that hit her stomach. She groaned in pain and held her stomach. Then, Venom threw a bunch of

punches at her until she was week, spun her around, and threw her to the ground.

Everyone gasped in horror to see the injured cat-girl.

Venom chuckled. "You are as useless as the rest. You should've had me

train you and your strength would've developed." His hands glowed in a dark purple aura as he began to

charge up his next attack. He held it up in the air. "Say, sayonara!" He threw the aura right down at

Salley.

However, before it hit her, Bone rushed in front of her, crossed his arms

at his chest, and shouted, "Mirror!" The attack was suddenly redirected and it shot back at Venom.

The sorcerer-wolf was shocked. "What?!"

Bone then knelt down and helped Salley up. "Are you alright?"

"I…I think so. What attack was that?"

"It's called a Mirror ability. It's a special attack that I use for defense. I'll

quickly teach it to you."

"Okay."

"First, cross your arms near your chest like this." Bone showed Salley

how to do it and she followed him.

"Then, as soon as the attack gets close to you, say the word and the shield

will appear."

When Venom launched his next attacks, Salley screamed, "Mirror!" and

the shield appeared and blocked them.

Bone smiled. "Good job. Now, here's another ability you can use. It's

called the Copying ability. Once the attack gets near you, hold it in your hands, absorb the power and

then throw it back."

Venom growled in anger and threw another Dark Shadow Ball at Salley.

She caught it in her hands and felt its power rising within her. Then, she threw it back at Venom and it

burned his leg. He yowled in pain.

Salley suddenly flew up and shot a black aura from her hands to Venom,

knocking him to the ground.

Everyone cheered for her. She was so happy herself that she howled really

loud. (A/N: I know Salley's a cat, but remember, she also has some of Venom's genes, so she can howl

like a wolf.) She turned to bone and said, "Wow, that was awesome, especially the last one. What move

was that?"

"Actually, I didn't learn the third one. You did that yourself."

"Cool!"

Just then, Venom came out from the hole in the ground. His face was a bit

bloody and he was raged. "That's it! You've made a fool out of me for the last time! It's time for me to

unleash my final attack!" The wolf raised his hands in the air and screamed, "BRETHERIN, LISTEN TO

ME!! EXCHANGE YOUR SOULS TO ME SO I CAN CREATE AN AURA SO POWERFUL TO

DESTROY THESE MORTALS!!" With that, all of Venom's creatures used the power of the Diamond

of Darkness and their souls were removed from their bodies. They all formed into a huge energy ball that

was surrounded by electrical static.

Salley had to think of some way to stop him and quick. She then came up

with an idea. She turned to the red echidna. "Knuckles, do you have the Chaos Emeralds with you?"

Knuckles was confused. "Uh, I might, but why?"

"I need to use their power to stop Venom. It's our only chance."

"Well, I suppose, but I also need the Master Emerald for that, and it's back

at the island."

"No, it's not," said a feminine voice. Everyone turned to see Halley

standing next to a huge green emerald and holding seven colorful emeralds in her hands. "I brought them

along with me just in case."

Knuckles glared at Halley. "Next time, ask before you borrow something

from me."

"Sorry, Knux, but this was an emergency."

"That's true."

"Enough chit-chat!" Salley screamed. "We've got to hurry, now!"

"Okay, okay," said Knuckles. "No need to shout." Knuckles raised his

hands in the air and murmured, "The servers are the seven chaos. Chaos is the power enriched by the

heart! Master Emerald, lend Salley your power so she can defeat Venom and save this world."

The Master Emerald began to glow and then the Chaos Emeralds did.

They floated away from Halley's hands and circled around Salley. As the cat-girl's body was surrounded

by a bright black glow, she raised her hands in the air and a ball of energy formed. It was the same size as

Venom's.

After that, she released it and Venom did the same thing. They were both

equal, but they were trying to push it back to the other side. The wolf's energy ball was stronger, but

Salley did her best to push it back. She couldn't give up because she knew that everyone was depending

on her. She suddenly began to hear their pleading voices in her head.

"Don't give up, now, Salley," said Hannah's voice.

"The world's depending on you," said Corey's voice.

"Venom will destroy us all if fail," said Bone's voice.

"We know you can do it," said Halley's voice.

"Show him what you're made of, sis!" said Al's voice.

"You're our only hope left," said Sonic's voice.

"Tough it out!" said Jackie's voice.

"Bring up all your courage," said Vector's voice.

Then, a male voice said, "Salley!" The cat-girl turned to see Espio

standing out from the crowd. "I have faith in you! Remember what I told you!"

Salley nodded and then shouted, "CHAOS…EXPLOSION!!" With that,

she released all of her energy and it shot Venom.

He screamed in agony, "DAMN YOU!!" Then, a huge explosion

occurred and everything went blank.

Is Venom finally dead? Has the world been saved from his wrath? And what happened to Salley?

I'm completely sorry about the long wait. I've been quite busy, lately. I'm almost done. R&R.