Book Two: Chapter Twenty-Two: The Second Gem

June 26: Beach Near Forest: 18:30

All but Sonic, Shadow, and Zyon: SONIC!!

Amy ran over to him and started to shake him.

Amy: Sonic? Wake up! Wake up!

Sonic: (weakly) A-Amy?

Amy hugged him.

Amy: Oh Sonic, you're okay! I thought we lost you!

Sonic: L...Lost...me...

Sonic passed out again. He was hit by strong attacks. Shadow looked back at Zyon, who had an evil smile on his face.

Shadow: You'll pay for that!

Shadow tried to hit him, but he leapt up into a tree. Shadow just blasted one branch after another, until he sent Zyon crashing back into the bushes. Shadow threw a chaos spear, but he teleported away. He was then behind Shadow.

Zyon: Next time...you won't be so lucky...

Zyon teleported away again, when, out of the ocean appeared a blue miracle gem. It shone forth light blue beams of light. One hit Shadow. Suddenly, his eyes grew blank, and he began to walk to the gem.

Amy: Hmm?

Rouge: Shadow!

Shadow couldn't hear them. Then, he began to walk on the water.

Tails: Impossible!

Cosmo: That's only possible from some of the sages of my planet. They were the only people that could walk on water.

Knuckles: Then why can he walk on the water?

Shadow reached the gem. It floated above his hands, and then he began to absorb its energy, when suddenly he absorbed the whole thing. It was painful...very painful...

Shadow: Ugh...ugh...

When it stopped, he collapsed and fell in the water.

Amy: Oh no!

Sonic then jumped up and dove in the water.

Amy: Sonic! You're crazy! You can't swim, much less walk!

Sonic didn't listen. He dove into the water, thinking only about getting Shadow out.

Knuckles: That guy never gives up...

Rouge: I hope he'll be alright...

Underwater, Shadow hit the bottom, which was only 10 feet away. He was out. He woke up and saw Sonic swimming down, but Shadow passed out again. Sonic put him over his shoulder and swam up. He reached the surface and swam to land. He laid Shadow on the sand and sat down. He sat down breathing heavily. Amy ran up to him and hugged him.

Amy: Oh Sonic, you made it!

Knuckles: Told ya...

Rouge: Fine, but it doesn't prove anything...

Sonic: Man...I ache all over...what happened?

Shadow got up and walked over to Sonic.

Shadow: When you ran in front of me, you got hit by our attacks, and instead of them hitting each other, they hit you. Then, you fell down and passed out.

Sonic: Guess that's why my head hurts too...

Cosmo: Then, let's...head...hey, where'd Shadow go?

Knuckles: Jeez, you turn your back on that guy for one second, and he's gone...nice...

Amy: Ah well, he's probably just upset that sonic had to save him...let's head back and leave Shadow alone for a while...

Sonic: Good...ugh...idea...

Sonic got up. This time, he walked back. He knew he was too weak to run. He was also worried about Shadow and was wondering where he was...

Meanwhile...

Shadow teleported on top of the icy structure that was still around. He was looking at the ocean. He closed his eyes and thought about what had happened.

Meanwhile somewhere else...

Demise's Hideout: 18:45

Demise: You have failed...

Zyon: I know that: just don't rub it in... so, now they have two of the Miracle gems... what are they going to do with them?

Demise: They're trying to get the ultimate power before me...I will not allow it!
Zyon: Relax...they're never going to get all the Miracle Gems without having to fight or sacrifice something. (…and it's not like they even know about this power this guy keeps babbling about)

Demise: You're right... but just in case...

Eight spheres appeared in front of him. They all turned into clones of Demise, but they were still weaker. They could morph into different shapes, but that's about all.

Demise: Now...GO!

A portal opened up and the eight clones jumped in.

Zyon: You're using those things? They won't stand a chance against them...

Demise: You're wrong...

Demise sent out a ninth one that went into a different portal.

Zyon: You're using that trick?

Demise: Yes; the eight were only decoys; the ninth one is the most important one...it's created to bring back the objective...

Zyon: You mean…?

Demise: No; not yet... we need something else first...

End of Chapter