T. Beware.
Southern Woods, 0900
"SHADOW! GET OUT HERE!" Sonic screamed into the small house in the forest.
"I'm coming Sonic. Jeez, calm down." Sonic mentally marked the fact that Shadow had neglected to call him "faker", but refrained from mentioning it.
"What are you going as?" Sonic asked from his perch in the tree, where he was out of sight.
Shadow walked out in an EggRobo costume, holding a small pistol in his hand. "Put the pistol up, Shadow." Shadow smirked under his costume.
"It's part of the costume. Now where are you, so I can see who you're going as."
There was a rustling, and a fur ball dropped from the tree.
"You're going as… a hedgehog?"
"Yes and no. I'm going as a Shaymin~"
"Really? A Pokemon?"
"Mhmmm."
"Where's Tails?"
"RiGGHHtt Hereee"
Sonic turned around and screamed, bouncing into the trees.
"What are you supposed to be?"
"You wouLDN't UNderstAnD." Tails said, flying up to Sonic and bringing him down.
"Heheh… I wasn't scared. Just startled."
"Okay, whatever. Let's just go get everyone else."
Back at Rouge's massive mansion, 1800
The party was in full swing, with a massive congregation. As most of the guests were there, the list was as follows:
Sonic: Shaymin
Shadow: EggRobo
Tails: Tails Doll
Knuckles: The Hash Slinging Slasher
Silver:Iblis
Blaze: Charizard
Amy: Sonic
Chaotix: The Power Rangers
Julie-Su: Dmitri
Chaos: Neptune
Tikal: Billy Mays
Babylon Rouges: Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres
Big the Cat: Snorlax
Froggy: Froggy
Cream and Cheese: Whipped Cream and Prosciutto Cheese
Gamma, Omega, Metal Sonic: Each other
Omochao: Say, where is Omochao? *Shadow: Slink's away, smoking pistol in hand*
Rouge the Bat: Princess Peach
Antoine D'Coolete: Wild E. Coyote
Bunnie "Rabbot" D'Coolete: Herself
Mina Mongoose: Zangoose
Nicole: Herself Sally Acorn: Sandy the Squirrel
It was a nice party, everyone was happy. Until a scream rang out. Amy was on her knees, standing next to a smoking pistol. It's owner, Shadow, was nowhere in sight. He had presumably fired at something, but didn't get a clear enough shot. And paid dearly. Scattered around the gun was… Liquid. And it wasn't punch. Amy was crying, the three robots examining the liquid and confirming it as Shadow's. Sonic stared sharply at the trail, before whispering to Tails and Knuckles. The three broke out of their costumes and followed the trail out into the woods. Behind them were the three robots, Metal Sonic carrying the pistol; the D'Cooletes; Sally; the Chaotix; Blaze and Silver; the Bayblon Rouges; and Chaos. The trail ended at what seemed to be a pile of leaves. Sonic was the first to reach it, retching as soon as he glanced at it. He made sure Tails didn't see it, and brought Vector and Omega over to the pile, confirming it. Sonic didn't see any footprints, but he did see three drops of "punch", leading deeper into the woods. Sonic dashed off that way with Blaze and Metal on his trail.
"There's nothing here Sonic. Let's turn around."
"That is logical. Commencing about-face."
Metal turned around and took a metallic ball to the face.
CLANG
Sonic and Blaze turned around, and before the robot could react, the ball emedded itself into his face and released an electrical pulse. Metal clutched his face, before his chest exploded. He fell to his knees, and then hit the floor. The rest of the search party arrived to the scene, just in time to see Metal fall. A collective gasp was heard, but before it was finished Sonic gathered everyone around Metal in a tight group. Before questions could be asked, millions of bullets and missiles and flames were released into the woods, tearing them apart. Omega and Gamma didn't stop, until near all of the trees had fallen. A single tree remained. Omega pulled a Chaos Emerald from his chest, loaded it into his missile arm, and fired a massive laser, decimating the tree. For once, Omega could not find his voice.
"Does… not… compute. Who would attack Shadow… and then Metal?"
Sonic frowned. "I was just starting to like Metal…"
Sally's voice rang out. "I see a light!"
Sonic, for the first time in his life, WALKED towards the light. "We can't split up. Stick toget-!"
A mass of incredible speed struck Silver, pushing him out off of the path. An animalistic screech was heard, then a teal explosion covered the area. Silver walked back onto the path, holding a small, mangled blue robot. Sonic angrily snapped:
"Is that a-!" Once again interrupted, Sonic frowned before realizing something: a massive explosion had occurred back where they came from.
BOOM!
Sonic looked and saw pieces of wood flying into the air. A piece of ruby fell next to Sonic, and he realized what it was. "THE HOUSE!"
Blaze immediately ran back, only to have a gaping hole open in the ground appear and to have a tree shoot up. A claw grabbed her, pulled her into the tree, and before she could ignite, the tree fell and disappeared. No smoke, no mirrors. It just vanished. Silver materialized a massive fist, and without hesitation, began pounding the ground.
"PRINCESS! PRINCESS BLAZE! NOO!"
As if in response, a lavender rose sprouted from the ground, grew up towards Silver, and slowly wilted before igniting. Silver watched the spectacle, and turned to inform the populous.
"When a member of the royal family dies, a flower representing their color grows and then burns."
Silver fell to his knees then. Knuckles and Julie-Su walked to his side, and spoke in unison: "We'll watch him. You guys go check on the house."
"No need to." Sonic spoke as he walked back onto the scene. "I found this." It was Big's fishing rod. Though Big was clumsy, he never EVER let go of his rod. It was obvious what this meant.
"Who did this?" Tails asked tentatively.
"I didn't know at first, but when I saw what Silver had, I knew. It was Omochao."
Everyone's jaws dropped.
"But there are more. Many more. One of which sacrificed itself to kill Metal. Another used it's propeller to disarm Shadow. We're dealing with an entire robotic riot. It started when Shadow killed the first one at the party. They're getting revenge. And it's only a matter of time before another one of us is brought down. We're going to need a rear guard. Knuckles, Julie, that will be you."
"We got it, Sonic. Right, Knux? Knux?"
Knuckles was nowhere to be seen. Only his Chaos emerald remained. The D'Cooletes and Sally were also nowhere to be seen. Sonic growled. He growled. His instincts told him to turn around, and he did, only to see an Omochao flying towards him. He kicked it but more came. A swarm. They separated the group. Fighting broke out, with propellors and fur flying everywhere. As soon as they came, they left. Only Sonic and Silver remained.
"No… We're the only ones left, Silver."
"And these chaos emeralds."
Four of the emeralds lay among the carnage. They picked them up, and stored them in their quills. Multiple lights were seen a long way away, and amid the trees which lay on the previously-forestland area. Sonic and Silver teleported to the lights, and were just in time to see thousands of omochao melt together and form a massive Tails. The Tails grew a huge antenna, and then the antenna grew a large ruby. Sonic gasped, while Silver seemed unfazed. The Omochaos were chanting an ominous tune:
Can you feel the sunshine
Does it brighten up your day
Don't you feel that sometimes
You just need to run away~~
Sonic immediately ran in to stop the resurrection ceremony, spin dashing all the Omochao. But the Tails Doll was complete. Sonic tried to dodge, but the doll picked him up. Before it could smash him, a shot rang out. The doll looked at its severed hand, just to see Shadow appear and pick up Sonic's beaten body.
"Shaodw? But how?"
Shadow showed a bullet proof vest.
"Plot holes. That's how."
Before the audience could react, the TD delivered a kick into Shadow's chest. Shadow landed in a pile of decimated trees, and Sonic and Silver warped to him.
"How did you guys do that?"
"What, warp? With the- OHH I ALMOST FORGOT! We have six of the emeralds!"
"I have three, Silver has three…"
"I have one. You guys ready?"
"Just like we did with Solaris."
This section would be better appreciated with the following song- Solaris: Phase 2- playing. If you would like to further increase your experience, then we suggest looking this song up on youtube and playing it while reading. Thank you.
The hedgehogs joined hands, and all seven emeralds appeared amdist them. Sonic was the first to reach Super level, his quills standing up and flashing yellow with power. Before the others could power up, TD reached a massive hand out and grabbed an emerald. Shadow and Silver were stuck in mid transformation, but still were stronger than they were before. The three rushed in with a barrage of Chaos powers, light shields, and spin dashes, but to no avail. TD stopped them all with his gem. TD then grabbed out at the remaining emeralds. Absorbing them into his body, the Tails doll went Turbo Tails Doll. Four flickies emerged from his skin, three going to attack the hedgehogs, one staying by his master's side. The hedgehogs were having trouble with their burdens, and when the fourth flicky went on the attack and took down Sonic, they knew they were in trouble. In no time the three hedgehogs were devoid of rings and power. They were forced to retreat.
"Silver, you think you could hold a shield for the next fifteen seconds?"
"I can try…" Sonic rushed of at top speed.
Silver was holding up his shield, hoping that Sonic got back soon. Meanwhile the Tails doll smashed at the shield again and again, saying:
" CumONNN… LET's PlaYYY!"
Sonic returned, a grim light in his eye.
"Let's finish this."
The hedgehog's, under Silver's shield, united hands. Sonic's fur stood on end again, and the Super Emeralds appeared from his fur, giving him power. However, his anger got the better of him, and instead of Hyper Sonic, he became Dark Hyper Sonic. The negative energy turned his entire body, gloves, shoes, and fur jet black. His eyes were pure white, no ireses whatsoever. His quills were inexplicably longer, and he immideately broke from the shield and delivered swift punches into the dolls chest.
Next to reach full power was Silver. In his hyper state, his quill were all golden, except for the small crest on his eyes, which alternated between the colors of the rainbow, each housing a different color at any given time. Shadow powered up then, his fur turning white and his red streaks glowing crimson, like his blood. Shadow and Silver joined the fray, delivering punches and kicks to the flickies and the Tails Doll alternatively. Hyper silver had put a shield around the emeralds, ensuring they stayed there. Just as he turned to make sure they were still there, he was hit by a flicky that had gotten lucky. Hyper Silver hit the ground, instantly reverting back to white Silver. Shadow was next, as the two flickies that had beaten Silver went and teamed with the other flicky. Sonic faced the odds bravely, but lost after being blindsided. The three hedgehogs looked up, standing next to the Super Emeralds.
"We're done for…" Sonic stated glumly.
Skreee… Yahh…
Sonic turned to see the Super emeralds being enveloped by a puddle of water.
SKREEE… RRRR….
The puddle grew to reveal itself as Chaos. The guardian absorbed the Emeralds, immediately growing to his perfect state. But, instead of being blue, he radiated a golden aura. He had survived the Omochao attack by melting into the ground, and was ready to wreak havoc. He was, after all, a god. Chaos grew four tentacles which speared the flickies, dropping them to the ground. It was mono y mono now. The Tails Doll launched a red laser beam which cut through Chaos, but Chaos grabbed his antenna and ripped it out. The Tails Doll, not to be outdone, grew two antennae and each fired a laser, tearing Chaos' horn off. The watery flesh fell to the ground, growing into chaos' simple form. It ran to the hedgehogs, and, for once, spoke in a clear voice.
~Music End~
"The master needs your help. Sonic, you must spin dash Chaos' core."
"But he'll-"
"Yes. He will die. But the explosion will take care of the doll."
Sonic was at a loss for words. He looked at Chaos. The lizard god was grappling with the massive doll. But, for one second, those reptilian eyes seemed to wink at him. Sonic nodded, and, using the radiation from the super emeralds, went Super. He jumped up, and, with a final spurt of long-gone energy, rushed Chaos. The aura blocked him out, however. The chaos incarnate jumped up and down.
"YOU MUST TRY HARDER, SONIC! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!"
Sonic thought of Tails, and, with streaks of black aura intermingling with what was seconds ago golden, he charged Chaos. This time, he plunged through the barrier, and, as he lost his pupils; as his fur turned black; as his teeth turned into fangs; he smiled. He thought of the world he saved. And all was white.
Deep Space, Time unknown.
Sonic woke when he ran into the egg moon. He remembered shutting down the eclipse canon there. He smiled, before he saw something odd. A large yellow blob sticking from the earth. The Tails Doll.
Chaos…
Sonic thought. He looked up at the eclipse canon, before looking down at his golden hands. He got any idea. He stuck his hands into the canon, and an almighty whirring sound occurred. The canon fired a small laser. Very small, but so very powerful.
Back on Earth, 2100
Chaos, in his weakened state saw the laser coming. However, he also saw it would miss earth by a longshot. So, in the ultimate sacrifice, Chaos soaked into the fluff of the doll. Taking control, he jumped up in the path of the laser. He extracted himself from the doll, and, if one were to look at him, as he floated to his death, one would see his face parting to form a mouth, and one would see the mouth smiling contentedly.
TSEEWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwww….
Shadow and Silver saw Sonic's body falling down from the moon. Before they could catch him, a piece of yellow cloth enveloped him, parachuting him down. The rest of the tails doll fell in robotic pieces, which melted back down to their original Omochao state.
Then it rained. The rain came down hard, but only for a minute. All around, trees which had absorbed the rain repaired themselves. A massive oak rose from the ground, and split itself open, revealing the deceased. They walked out from the tree, all of them confused, except for Tikal.
"Chaos was feeling remorse for what he did all those months back, so, in an effort to repay them, he decided to give his life to bring ours back. He is a god, after all. But now the emerald has no guardian."
Cream screeched. "WHERE IS CHEESE?"
Chaos himself walked from the tree, but something was different. Around his neck, was the characteristic ribbon of Cheese.
Tikal again explained. "Chaos was a chao who was mutated due to the radiation from the Master Hand. When Cheese was exposed to the rain from Chaos, he was chosen to replace Chaos in his stead! Cream, your best friend is now the guardian of the Emeralds!"
However, Cheese opposed this. The mutated chao clumsily walked over to Cream.
"Well, Knuckles is always there…" Tikal mused.
Cream and Cheese threw their hands up in happiness, and Cheese used his powers to absorb Cream and then went into the ground, presumably to go home. Eventually everyone left, except for Knuckles and Tikal. Both looked up at the sky, at the rainbow which had appeared.
"Guess he's gone." Knuckles stated.
"At least he went out bravely." Tikal said. Knuckles shrugged before his eyes bulged.
"OH MY CHAOS TIKAL LOOK!"
"What?"
Knuckles began crying. "DOUBLE RAINBOW ALL THE WAY!"
Tikal sighed and said: "Let's get you home."
As she began to drag him away, he fell to his knees, a comical expression on his face.
"WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?"
As Tikal flew up to Angel Island, he got in one last word.
"IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A TRIPLE RAINBOW!"
Happy Halloween y'all. Smash out.