12/14/07: Wow, guess I lied. Well, I've got more inspiration to write at the moment; I'll try and give you all a Christmas chapter, but no promises. P.S. As a special inter-religion present, I'll try and get all of my chapters read and revised, but not now, as if I do it now, then you people won't get a chapter for months.
I don't own the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and this story has nothing to do with the storyline of the Sonic the Hedgehog series; this story is of my own imagination. But all of the characters besides Sonic and Shadow that appear in this story are of my own creation and can not be used without my permission. I will never and have never tried to copy someone else's character and plot line for any of my stories or chapters so if there is another story with character and/or plot line similarities my guess is that it's a coincidence or you/they are coping me.
Chapter
twenty-five – The Fusion Experiment
Green pushed and shoved his way through a big crowd. He often got some rude remarks that he did deserve and some eyes, as he was well known in this town. After the occasional battle of insults, rude gestures, and swear words, Green finally made it to a cliff, over looking charred up rubble of some kind of facility that couldn't be identified anymore, as time and wind had worn away at the charred up remains of whatever it was. Green then jumped down the cliff, and beneath him appeared a platform of water, that caught him with ease. After regaining himself, he stood up, and the water platform seemed to move to the remains. It eventually dissipated into the ground, and Green looked around. Here was where it happened. It wasn't more then three years since it happened even. Green picked up a small piece of rubble at his feet, and looked at it, wondering if it was right, wondering if what had happened was true and just. Wondering, if it was worth it.
Later, Green was walking back through the streets, not in a hurry at all this time, just walking along, and some familiar faces from before gave him mean looks and the rest just a look of confusion. Green eventually stopped, and the person behind him bumped into him, forgetting that it was Green that they bumped into, they angrily yelled, "What's the big idea of just stopping!"
Green ignored them, and went down an alley on the side of some buildings. In the alley, there was nothing, nothing but a beggar. He sat there, jingling an old cup against the brick wall by him, singing a song of sorts, judging from the fact that it didn't rhyme, it was made solely to make people give money and to draw the attention of the gods, to have them grant this old beggar's wish.
Oh river, oh river
Bring me joy and happiness
Show me that there is good in all
And all in good
Oh mount, oh mountain
Sturdy and strong
Show me the way
And I shall follow
Oh wind, oh wind
Covered in mystery and shrouded in shadows
Why must you hide behind the mountain?
And never come this way?
Fire, yes Fire
Raging and destructive
Destroys all in their path
And kills all in its wake
Green walked up the beggar and pulled out from under one of the pieces of metal on his left arm, some coins, coins that looked of bronze and put them in the cup. The beggar replied, "Bless you, and may the gods hear your whim."
Green raised a finger and waged it, "Don't pray for those who have already had their wish granted, and pray for yourself instead." Green then pulled out from under a piece of metal on his right hand, a golden coin, studded with diamonds, and trimmed with silver. On one side, it had a picture of a mountain made of emeralds, on the other, a volcano made of rubies. He put it in the beggar's free hand and said, "This is a special coin, it'll grant one wish, just be patience and never spend it, then you must pass it on, to grant the wish of another. Those are the rules of this coin."
The beggar said, "Why, this is mighty generous of you stranger, I have just one question, why?"
Green looked to the sky, and answered, "My wish has been granted, so I must pass on the coin. Those are the rules of the coin, and I must abide by them."
The beggar said, "Aye, I shall as well. I thank you dearly for this stranger."
Green then answered, "Please do not thank me thank the gods for making such a miracle." Green then walked off, heading back to the base, but first, he thought he would take one more stroll down memory lane.
Shanoc stood open mouthed, he couldn't believe it. Blue, Pink, and even Green where in the same predicament he was now, only worse, they have been this way for years and didn't even know what they where called, whatever Blue meant by that. Shanoc felt really guilty, and then Blue suggested, "Why don't you go to your room, rest up."
Shanoc nodded, then, as soon as he got close enough to the door that it opened, he heard Blue tell him, "It all started four years ago. Someone discovered gems, three of them, of unlimited power, but, if anyone touched them, they would face one of three deaths, based upon which they touched. The scientists that we visited today found out that the gems had limitless power that if harnessed could rip through the whole universe, with ease. So, the scientists of course searched for a way to harness the power. After a year of searching, and gathering information, they had developed a program that could help a core based robot harness the power of any of them. The only problem was, the program couldn't handle power of any sort. Then, the space program made a huge discovery; there was a nearby planet with gems of great power. Upon finding this out, the scientists went in search of these gems, hoping to use them more as test subjects, but they found an even greater prize. Two hedgehogs that could wield those gems power with ease. They where captured, transformed into energy cores for robots, as was the programming which was edited to allow the two hedgehogs, when combined with them, to wield the power of the gems called the apocalypse gems. When all three energies combined, Verzeck and Nekron burst through the walls. Before this time, Nekron and Verzeck where present, no one didn't care about them before. Also back then, Snowy was on the side of Verzeck, as Miranda was Nekron, both doing what they thought was right. Well, the new core, or the fusion experiment, reacted to all the fighting that went outside the very walls that made it be. It tore apart the chamber that it was in, to form a body, one that glowed golden with the light of the sun, with the shine of a million gems made of pure gold that where freshly cut. No one could really tell, but it was a hedgehog, due to the fact that the two beings that made it up where both hedgehogs. It then created an explosion to wipe them all out. No one was harmed; there was enough of an opening for everyone in the building to get away."
Shanoc then turned to Blue and asked, "If you weren't involved in this conflict, as you possibly forgot to mention, then how do you know all this?"
Blue answered, "Pink, Green, and I where all watching this from a nearby cliff, far out of view. If you wish to hear the rest of this story, wait until tomorrow that is when I shall explain everything else to Miranda and Snowy as well."
With that, Shanoc headed off to his room, he had a lot to think about, he probably wouldn't get a chance to sleep, but that wasn't all that bad considering that all he had to sleep on was either a balloon like chair or a rock bed.
Green wondered around the city, he had already visited two places where important events in his life had occurred; now, he was off to visit the one most important to him. After awhile of walking, it was dead-dark, very few people where on the street, and Green came to a church of sorts, with one of those windows with a picture in them, all lit up with bright lights, probably from the inside. The large entrance opened, and a woman wearing a colorful robe and glasses, with red long hair came out, and choir music could be heard from the inside. Green rushed over to her and asked, "Mistress Yargon, remember me?"
The women looked at Green, puzzled for a moment, and then it came to her, "Ah, yes, the one with no past seeking guidance from above. I remember you, you where so curious when you first came, but I have to admit, you sure where the most enthusiastic person I've seen. It's a shame that we can't find anyone who can even compare to you anymore, not like those days." She shook her head, and then asked Green, "Anyways, what brings you here?"
Green answered simply, "I just wanted to see if I could repay you in anyway for all the help you gave me."
She smirked, "As I told you back then, we do not require any material thanks, your happiness and belief is all that we ask."
Green replied, "I know, but still, I thought I could be of help in some way, some way to truly repay you and everyone else for helping me in my darkest hour."
She smiled, "Well, if you really want to help us…"
Green interrupted for a second, "I do."
"Then, I guess, you could help with bringing up spirits, I'm sure that a story like your will truly bring some back into these walls. Come." The lady said, as she then disappeared into the church.
With eyes full of joy, Green followed, hoping to repay his debt many years old now.
The next day Shanoc, Snowy, Miranda, and Pink all stood in the main room with the chair as Blue sat in the chair facing the computer, "Okay, I'm sure you're all here for the same reason."
Snowy and Miranda nodded, while Shanoc looked around and asked, "Where's Green?"
Blue answered simply, "Green is busy traveling down memory lane, he does it some times, and trust me, it's good for him, all the happiness and joy it brings helps keep him as energetic as he is."
Shanoc then responded, with a concerned look in his eye as if his friend could be dead, "Fine, if you say so."
Blue then told them all, "Now, about Shanoc. You see, after the explosion…"
End of Chapter
Look, first off, I said the chapters would be longer, and this is longer, I'll shoot for even longer with the next chapter, but hey, it's better to take a bunch of small safe steps, then one giant risky leap. Second, you know those hedgehogs that Blue mentioned that where used for the fusion experiment, well, those two are Sonic and Shadow, if you haven't already figured that out, that is how this is a fanfic. Yes, I know that took a long time, but I wanted to make there be story first, also, the reason why I'm saying this here because chances are that it'll never be mentioned again, and the fact that Sonic and Shadow where used will not, they might be described, but never named, as no one who would know the name finds it relevant to be spoken. Well, along with that, I might get more chapters done soon, but like I said before, later this month I'll work on going over all chapters, well, that's all for now.