It's the end of Round 3! R&R!

Sonic the Hedgehog:

Tournament of the Stars

Chapter 34

Last time, Starbright and Crisis beat Ozone and Cesare. Also, Shadow was badly wounded whilst fighting Mephiles and the demon has ordered Starbright to kill him.

Right now, a sense of excitement was in the air. Only four fighters remained now, meaning only two winners. It wasn't long until the commentator announced the next match.

"Our next fight is Sonic VS Kyira!"

The crowd cheered for the blue hero as he walked on. They were unaware of the cold stare he had on his face. Kyira was feeling confident but at the same time, she was creeped out slightly by Sonic. Ever since last night, he hadn't been acting right. She shrugged it off as they met in the centre. Kyira extended her hand but Sonic didn't take it.

Silver turned to the others and said "Guys, I think we should wait down there. Something doesn't seem right."

They nodded and soon, a group of them were waiting where the fighters for the next match would be. The group was made up of Silver, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Rouge, Cosmo, Strike, Aqua, Axel, Sally, Aleena and Gale.

Meanwhile, the fight had already kicked off. Sonic spun at the fox demon but she flipped over it. Sonic uncurled and shot his foot out but Kyira blocked it with her arm. Gritting his teeth, Sonic flipped back and charged at Kyira, throwing his fist at her. But as before, Kyira dodged it, landing her own blow on Sonic, knocking him back.

Sonic jumped back up and performed his Homing Attack on her. He got her in the face and she reeled back, giving Sonic the opportunity to kick her in the gut. Kyira winced slightly but stood back up. Jumping, she swung round with her tails, knocking Sonic to the side.

Flipping back up, Sonic began to run round Kyira, creating a tornado that lifted her into the air. As she was suspended, Sonic zipped past her, striking her each time he did. Sonic landed with grace whilst Kyira slammed into the ground.

Sonic turned round with a smirk on his face but was taken aback when Kyira stood up with a red aura round her. She let out an inhuman growl as she crouched down on all fours.

"Uh oh" he muttered as Kyira pounced. Sonic ducked and rolled under her, shooting upwards with his feet, knocking Kyira into the air. As she came down, Sonic extended his quills and jabbed her with them. He let her fall to the ground and then jumped and spun downward into her gut.

He flipped back up, only to be kicked across the face by Kyira. As he recoiled, Kyira used this as an opportunity to dash past him and whack him with her tails. She skidded to a stop, turned, and then rammed into him. He slid across the floor before crashing into the wall.

The red aura around Kyira vanished as she calmed down. "Guess I over did it" she said to herself. It wasn't long until the crowd began to boo at her. She sighed; unaware of what was happening with Sonic.

Sonic woke up in a black void. There was nothing there but blackness. "What happened?" he asked himself.

"You lost!"

Sonic jumped at the sound of the voice. But there wasn't anyone there. "What do you mean?"

"You let the demon freak beat you! Don't you want revenge?" the voice asked.

"Revenge for what?" the blue hero asked.

The voice began to speak softer, as if he wanted Sonic to listen. "They lied to you. Your own family is nothing more than a lie. Doesn't that make you angry?"

Sonic gritted his teeth and his fists began to shake. "Yes. It makes me very angry!" he growled.

"Then take action" the voice said. "Unleash your anger and take it out on those you wronged you. Feel it, consume it, BE IT!!!"

The scene shifts back to the arena and the commentator was just finishing off.

"Well, it looks like the winner is… What the hell is that?!"

Kyira turned to see a black smoke merge from Sonic's body. Suddenly, he got up and raised his open hand to the air. A black veil began to cover the arena, blocking the audience's view.

Elise began to tremble as she saw it. "It can't be. Not him again."

Meanwhile, Sally noticed what was going on. "What's that?"

The others turned and saw what she meant. They knew what was happening.

"Gus, move!" cried Silver, jumping out into the arena. Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Strike, Axel and Gale managed to follow him before the veil blocked out the entrance.

Kyira stood there, a look of horror on her face as Sonic faced her. His eyes were completely blank now and his fur was pure black.

"Sonic?" she asked nervously.

Sonic merely grinned, before firing a black Chaos Spear at her. It was about to hit when Gale shoved her out of the way.

"Gale!" she cried in alarm.

The two quickly got up as they saw Sonic. Silver and the others jumped in front of them.

"Sonic, are you feeling OK?" Axel asked, walking towards him till Knuckles dragged him back.

"He's not Sonic anymore" he growled. "He's the most evil thing ever in existence. Dark Sonic!"

"Well, soon he'll be unconscious!" Strike cried, jumping at the evil hog. Dark Sonic merely smirked before grabbing Strike by the neck and electrocuting him. Strike wailed in pain before Dark Sonic threw him into the wall. He then turned to the others.

"Who's next?"

Axel rushed at Dark, until he realised that his sword was still broken from the fight with Marisa. By the time he noticed, Dark had already spun into him, sending him to the other side of the arena.

Knuckles threw a punch at Dark but he grabbed it and sent Knuckles back with a pulsating blast of darkness. Growling, Knuckles began to dig underground. Dark raised an eyebrow.

"Pathetic" he said, before curling into a ball and aiming straight down so that he was digging as well. There was an awkward silence until Knuckles was thrown out of the ground. Dark followed after him, ramming into his back before jumping over him and bringing his fists together to smash the echidna down.

Dark landed with a grin until he noticed Silver. "Care to try?" he asked.

Silver's hand began to glow green. "I'd love too." The white hedgehog then hovered slightly above the ground before charging. Dark did the same so that when they collided; their heads were together, trying to push away the other.

"You... will not… hurt anyone!" Silver cried.

Dark laughed. "Try and stop me." He then flipped back and threw a bunch of Chaos Spears down that exploded around Silver. The dust covered Silver's vision, so he couldn't protect himself from the blast of black lightning that Sonic threw at him.

Tails and Amy jumped in front of Dark. "Sonic, snap out of it!" Tails cried.

"Please, Sonic. This isn't you!" Amy pleaded.

Dark didn't answer. Instead, he charged forward and punched Tails across the face. The two tailed fox was knocked back and couldn't defend himself from Dark's lightning blast.

"Tails!" Amy screamed.

Tails winced from what was to come but Kyira jumped in front of the blast and took the hit.

"Mum!" Tails cried, kneeling by her. Kyira said nothing, her eyes firmly closed. Enraged, a red aura began to surround Tails. Dark's eyes widened.

"What is this?" he gasped as Tails emitted a feral growl and leapt at Dark. The evil hedgehog swatted him away with a flick of his wrist, knocking him into the wall.

Amy, unable to take anymore of this, jumped on Dark. "Get-out-of-my-boyfriend's-body!" she yelled, bashing him with her hammer.

Dark seemed unfazed and grabbed her wrist and threw her off. "Weakling. I think it's time to end your miserable life!"

He opened his hand towards Amy and began to charge up a blue orb. He was about to fire when Gale stepped in front of him.

"Sonic. What's wrong with you?" he asked.

"What's wrong with me?" Dark asked. "I've found out my own family was a lie!" he screamed. "I hate you so much. Ever since last night, I've wanted so badly to kill you and now, I have the chance!"

"Sonic, as your father, I order you to stop it!" Gale yelled.

"YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!!!" Dark screamed, the orb in his hand getting bigger.

Gale sighed. "Fine. I'm sorry for abandoning you. But I had good reasons. I'm one of the most wanted criminals in the world. Coming here was a risk. When we had you, I realised that if anyone knew you were the son of Captain Gale the Hedgehog… I don't know what would've happened. Not just you but your mum as well" he explained. "That's why I left. To protect you."

Dark seemed slightly hesitant. Then, Gale dropped to his knees. "If you want to kill me, then kill me."

Dark smiled. "I'm gonna enjoy this!" He aimed the orb at Gale's head and prepared to fire. But he didn't. Dark seemed to be having a mental fight with himself.

"I… I… I can't!"

Suddenly, the veil dropped and Sonic's fur turned back to cobalt and his eyes came back. The audience sat there in silence at what they were seeing in front of them.

"Uh, I'm not sure what happened but it looks like Sonic wins!" the commentator announced, prompting the crowd to cheer.

Medics came for the others and Sonic and Gale quickly left in time for the commentator to introduce the next fight.

"Our final fight of Round 3 is Armand VS Marisa!"

The tiger and human entered the arena and shook each other's hand before they took up fighting positions.

"I've seen your magic" said Armand. "It's impressive but can it stand up to the greatest technological feat of all time?"

"I don't know. Let's find out!" challenged Marisa.

Armand formed his laser sword and charged at the young mage. Marisa jumped over Armand's swing and fired an ice spell but the tiger dodged it. He began to slash repeatedly at her but Marisa was able to dodge every single one. Then, Marisa fired a thunder spell that sent Armand flying back.

As he got up, Marisa charged up a fire spell and sent a fireball in his direction. He barely managed to dodge it but the explosion it made knocked him over. He jumped back up in time to see Marisa charging up another spell whilst running at him. Quickly thinking, he activated his Acro Laser and begun to teleport and shoot a laser at Marisa.

When he finished, Marisa was worn down, covered with bruises. Smirking, Armand once more formed his laser sword and charged. Marisa twisted to the side to avoid it but the sword chopped off a bit of her hair. Armand whipped round and fired a quick laser at her which knocked her back. She got back up in time to dodge another swipe from the young tiger.

She fired another thunder spell and ended up hitting Armand's wrist. A flash of sparks caused the tiger to panic.

"Argh! The watch! You short circuited it!" he wailed. In his moment of panic, Marisa whipped up a wind spell and got Armand sucked up into a tornado. The tiger was spun around and around until it died down, dropping him onto the floor. He tried to get up but failed.

"Marisa wins!"

The crowd cheered for the mage as she helped Armand up. "Sorry about your watch" she said.

Armand sighed. "It's alright. I'm sure I can get it fixed. You didn't do a lot of damage to it."

The two shook hands before leaving, as did the audience.

"Don't forget folks" the commentator said. "Same time tomorrow for Round 4!"