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Into the Blue

The Heist

Silver: And chapter 25! I'm back with the heist!

The Heist

Once we got the blue prints from Tikal, I asked Tails and Antoine of the important places the Evil Sonic would go to if attacked on the map.

The main problem was that there are only like 3 or 4 places that could lure out the said evil me… That would be bad… I have to think of a way to prolong the battle as we look for the Master Emerald Shards.

Dang… if… wait…

"Hey, is there a city called Station Square?" I asked.

"Yeah, but the entire city is in ruins." Antoine answered.

"Great, Tails, I need go to that city." I said.

"Eh? Why?" The fox asked.

"Because, if I remember correctly, there is a black hedgehog sleeping there." I said.

"And what does this one sleeping hedgehog can do?" Knuckles asked.

"He's on par on my speed and… he can tap into the Chaos Force." I said smugly

:::^*^:::

"Are you sure waking and asking for help on the Faker of this world will do any good?" Sonic asked.

'Look, we need to stretch the battle and give us time to collect the Master Emerald Shards. Besides he's equal to us in some ways.'

"… All right, but still I'm the fastest." Sonic said in a very arrogant way.

'Right…'

"Esen, we're here." Tails said as I look down from the wings of the plane… incredibly, it is quite thrilling… and saw the ruinous Square Station. Everything is totally wreck and many buildings have fallen, but right now I need to find the G.U.N. Headquarters and wake Shadow up.

Once we found the… well what's left of the headquarters, they seems to doubt that we could find him till I opened the hatch. "Shall we? Oh! Right, can anyone of you hack the G.U.N. mainframe?"

And they look at me as if I grown another head… "Errr… never mind, I'll just crash course it." I uttered and enter the place.

Once I found a working computer, I managed (well barely, I'm no hacking expert.) to get in the G.U.N. system and link to the ARK… it's a miracle it's still there, considering the whole world have gone medieval… Anyway, getting the needed files and stuff, we then proceed to the room on where the black hedgehog sleeps…

I just hope that I can change his mind from destroying this world and get him to our side…

:::^*^:::

Okay… time to fast forward things, I manage to get Shadow on our side and it wasn't easy… he even called me a faker.

"As if I need another to call me that." Sonic said sourly.

Ha, ha… anyway, once he's on our side, we proceed on the planned heist…

:::^*^:::

'You know, I wish I could see the Evil Sonic's face once he sees Shadow and his ability to use Chaos Control.'

"… Not funny… although I might make this was an exception." Sonic said.

Anyway, me, Tails, Knuckles and Tikal (in her disguise) manage to sneak in the palace as evil me left to fight against the decoy. As she lead us to the place…

"Okay, this blue print has the plans of traps in it… but…" I said and looks at more traps and the bodies that are left in the traps. "Why he didn't bother cleaning this…?"

Great, I'm going to puke again.

Anyway, I asked Tama to totally disable the traps by striking lightning on it, I didn't bother if anyone hears the noise or the explosion… I just want those bodies to be gone before proceeding… Man, I hate corpses.

Anyway, once the armored bull manages to destroy the traps, we quickly run down the hall and the stairs. Upon reaching the vault, Tikal fumbles a bit on the keys and it takes about four of us to open the huge vault door. Entering it… I gawked at the friggin' mountains of gold, gems and valuable things in it…

Yes… I said it in plural: MOUNTAINS!

"How much worth are in here?" Sonic asked in disbelief.

'I don't want to know… ever.'

Then I get a face full of feathers… I manage to take it off and see who it is, a smile from in my face. "Rio!" I said cheerfully. "I can't… believe that you're here in the vault."

"ESEN! I'm so glad to see you!" Rio cried. "That insane hedgehog lock me in here for not giving him the emerald I have!"

"Do you have it?" I asked and he nodded, he gave me the sixth gem and I place him back into the armlet. But now I wonder where the last Emerald is… I mean, Luce is still back in my world. Then I look around… "Hey where's Tails?" I asked.

"Wha… oh no, just find the Shards, I'll look for Tails, okay?" Tikal said and we both nodded, she then left to find the kitsune and hope he didn't do anything stupid.

Meanwhile, I take out a Master Emerald Shard and raise it. We saw a few glow above the mountains and Knuckles senses some in the bottom. I groan on the work of digging the shards out, but I can't complain… I don't know how long will Shadow last in battle, we need to get those shards pronto. Grabbing the shovel, I proceed digging away the gold as Knuckles picks the shards from above the pile.

… Moments later…

"Ugh… how many shards left, Knuckles?" I asked, as I lean on the shovel in front of me. I think I manage to dig a mountain now… at least with Aki's help, I mean she's a dog, and I'm breathing heavily like I came back from hell.

"Only two more, you're doing great, Esen!" he shouts, as he piles the Emerald shard in the sack.

"HALT!" we both jumped and I slowly clamber out of the hole. There I peek to see… Amy! "You shall not take my love's treasure!" and then raises her… metallic, spiked hammer and attacks Knuckles.

'…She's a lot more worse than yours…'

"True…" Sonic shuddered.

Anyway, I quickly get out of the hole and stands straight like a king. "Amy Rose! Stop this right now!" I commanded.

"My love!" she rushes to me and I quickly put her to sleep by punching her lights out. Once I put her in a safe but secure place, I gave Knuckles a look and he gets the message. He takes out his gear and I retake my shovel again, we then proceed with digging on one mountain where Knuckles sensed the remaining two shards.

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Okay… we manage to shovel half of the mountain and found the remaining two shards. "Okay… Knuckles, can you contact the decoy team?" I asked, he gives me a thumbs up and pulls out a communicator.

"Hey, we got all of the shards…" Knuckles said, then he looks horrified and shaking a bit. "Then he's… Damn!"

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"The evil you used the full power of the Black Emerald and then nearly killed our men." the echidna said. "I would thank you for letting Shiho go with them, but we need to get out of this place fast."

"Okay… but we need to find Tails and Tikal, they haven't come back yet." I said and dumps the two shards into the sack. "You go on ahead, you're the Master's guardian and it's your duty to revive it again." I then shove the sack to the bewildered echidna. He protested a bit but I'm able to convince him to leave now or the evil me will find out about it and destroy the Master permanently.

"Be careful…" he said before opening the sewer covers and jumps in it. I then close the lid and run out to find those two.

:::^*^:::

Running down the hall and taking turns… where the hell are those two…?

I turn once more but quickly backtrack when suddenly a group of guards came… With Tails, Tikal, Bunnie and Sally with them! 'Great…'

"Halt!" I called out once more, the guards stops on my command and Sally just shrinks away in fear… Wha? "I see you have captured Tails… and it seems tha we do have a traitor among us." I acted… Sorry Tikal, it will be over once I say the commands.

"Of course, your majesty." one of the guards said with a deep bow. "To the torture chambers, I presumed?"

"NO… I have a better idea, just leave them to me." I stated and swiftly yanking the chains from them.

"Um… it wouldn't be better it you have escorts?" he asked.

"Are you questioning my authority?" I asked him icily and giving him a Shadow-Glare. The guard apologizes, bows once more and scurries away with the rest of the guards. Once they are gone, I quickly push them into a room… I think it's a library… and swiftly destroy the cuffs with Cassiopeia's storm ability. "You really have to charge in and play the hero for a damsel in distress, Tails."

"Sorry, Esen, I just thought I would take this chance to get these two out." the kitsune said, not realizing it is the Hero Sonic and not the bad one.

"Anyway, we need to skedaddle before…" I didn't even finish what I'm saying when the door flies out of it's hinges and break the window. We all turn to see… the evil me. "Oi… talk about bad timing…" I groan before I quickly stand at the front of the four.

Silver: Now… where is the seventh Emerald…? Anyone?