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Sonic and Shadow ran into the room, and were shocked at what they saw. Vyse, Aika, and Fina entered the room as well, and also saw what had happened. Ramirez was on the floor, beaten to an inch of his life. Fina quickly rushed to his side, and started trying to heal him.
Vyse called out to Black Doom, "Enough hiding! We didn't come all of this way for you to hide!"
Black Doom floated down to them, and laughed. "So, even after seeing what I've done to Ramirez, you still wish to defeat me? You humans are so pathetic with your hypocritical acts of kindness. Let me ask of you this: if you are the Air Pirates you've said you are, then why do you all save those weaker than yourselves? Why do you oppose my rule that would let you use your darkness to get all of the money you can only dream about? Why do you continue to aid those that may be the end of your lives?"
Aika looked down, clutching her boomerang. "Because…" she answered, "not all people are heartless, or cruel…." She then readied herself with a smile on her face. "And I know a few of them!"
Fina finished healing Ramirez, and he stood up. "I guess," Ramirez shrugged, "some things I can't take on my own. But with friends, nothing's impossible!"
Fina nodded, and Cupil became a copy of the Vorlik Blade. "There's nothing we can't accomplish when we're together!"
Vyse and Sonic finished, "Because together, we'll beat you!"
Shadow took out the Chaos Saber, and stated, "This is the end of you, Black Doom!"
Black Doom chuckled. "You all think your 'friendship' can best me? But that's only if you'd stay together. Apart, you'll be easy pickings just like Ramirez was a few minutes ago!" He then forced the real Chaos Emeralds out of the bag that Vyse had, and yelled, "Chaos… CONTROL!" He then warped the heroes into different areas by themselves.
At this point, Blade jumped in with both swords out. Black Doom saw the boy's shock, as it was only the mouse and the alien in the room.
Blade questioned, "Where are my friends?"
Black Doom replied, "They are separated so they'd all receive quick deaths at my hand. I'll be back with your doom in a few minutes!" He then warped out, leaving Blade in the room with only the Moon Crystals, and the Soul Swords. The Sun Soul then triggered.
Blade then remembered what Blitz told him. If you can focus your energy into your heart, you can transfer the power into your allies, even when they're far apart.
Blade sighed, "I never thought that was really important, as I always thought I'd be hunting with my friends. But, I guess, I should I'd bothered listening to that. But can I really do that?"
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Vyse saw where he was. Vyse was back in the room where he reunited with Aika and Fina. However, the walls were completely gone, and none of his friends were there. He felt as though he was in space. How he was breathing, he didn't care.
Just then, an evil laugh burst into the room as Black Doom warped in. "This place your friend cannot reach you!" Black Doom told him. He then summoned his Black Sword, and swung at Vyse.
Vyse blocked the sword with his Sky Fang, but Black Doom knocked it out of his hand and broke it. Vyse was shocked to see the Sky Fang destroyed like that. Black Doom was about to strike, but a voice rang out.
"Nice try, Black Doom!" Blade's voice yelled in the room. "But you'll have to do better than that to keep me from my allies!" Just then, the Vorlik Blade appeared in Vyse's hand to strike away the Black Sword before it sliced Vyse.
Vyse questioned, "How did that happen?" After what happened in Eggman's ship, he had placed the Vorlik Blade in his cabin at all times back on Crescent Isle.
Blade explained, "I used my will power that kicks ass to transfer the Vorlik Blade to you. I've been having talks with Zelos, and he said that your Sky Fang would be destroyed before the end of this battle. I also used my willpower to track you guys, and transfer my Moon Energy into you. You can use Lunar Divide now, Vyse. Now get Black Doom!"
Vyse nodded as Black Doom approached. He took out his defending cutlass, and jumped at Doom. Black Doom used his Flame Disc to try to strike Vyse, but with the new Moon Energy, Vyse easily slashed through the Flame Disc. Vyse then cut through the Chaos Illusion ghost, and slashed Black Doom a few times. He then kicked Black Doom into the ground, and smashed his foot on Doom's head. Black Doom retreated using a Chaos Control.
Blade told Vyse, "He heading after Aika! She's in the prison hold!"
Vyse smiled, "Well, let's see what Lunar Divide has in store for us." He then focused on Aika's location, and yelled, "LUNAR DIVIDE!" Vyse then warped to Aika.
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In the cell room, Aika was dodging Black Doom's repeating Swift Strike. She hit one with her boomerang, but didn't see the other coming around behind. She got knocked into a cell, and wiped the blood from her face from hitting the bars.
At this point, Black Doom was about to launch several meteors, but Vyse appeared, and slashed meteor by meteor up to protect his friend.
Aika was shocked. "Vyse, how did you-?" she questioned this event, but was cut off by Vyse kicking Black Doom into a wall.
Vyse landed, and told Aika, "Blade's got a little new trick."
Blade healed Aika from nowhere, and he greeted, "Hey Aika! I gave Vyse the ability to warp and kick some evil alien overlord ass."
Aika smiled, and gave the mouse the thumbs-up. "I guess you can help us out, even though you're too far!"
Black Doom got up, and summoned two Black Swords. Vyse and Aika nodded, and used their Eternal Friendship combo to pound on Black Doom. He then warped out again.
Blade called, "He's going for Fina this time! And I hated Guybrush's room!"
Vyse nodded, and grabbed onto Aika's hand. He then called out, "LUNAR DIVIDE!" And they warped out.
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With Fina she was using Cupil to block several attacks. Cupil was getting exhausted quickly, though. At one point, Cupil was easily knocked aside.
Black Doom rolled all three of his eyes. "Finally, I may get the chance to kill someone before something happens."
Vyse then warped behind Black Doom, and slashed him in the back.
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I'm muttering in the background, "Consider this butt kicking payback for the fish in Part Two or Three."
My brother- whose actually gotten used to this story- questioned, "What makes you think that we're safe?"
I reply, "While you and I are free to enter my stories whenever we please, they can't come out. Besides, we star in a self-insert later. Along with two of my best buddies."
He mutters, "My God, I hate you right now."
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Anyways, back to the violence. Vyse threw Black Doom into the throne, breaking it. Aika healed Cupil, and the little blob squeaked repeatedly in joy.
Blade greeted Fina, "How are you doing Fina?"
Fina looked up, and smiled, "I'm better now that Vyse and Aika are here!" She then looked around, but didn't see Blade. "But," she asked him, "Where are you, Blade?"
Blade replied, "I'm in a trance contacting you through your minds, and proving with teamwork, nothing's impossible!"
Aika giggled, "Now you're sounding like the compromise of Vyse and Sonic."
Vyse decided, "Why don't we finish this?"
Aika and Fina nodded. The three got back to back to back with their weapons glowing. Their bodies also glowed, and a giant, magical Skeleton with the clothes of a Blue Rogue appeared above them. The skeleton's eyes glowed red as it towered over them, and raised its Blue Cutlass over its head as Vyse, Aika, and Fina did the same with their weapons. They bashed their weapons on the ground, sending a shockwave that destroyed all of the Chaos Illusions Black Doom had summoned, while the Skeleton slashed Doom into a wall.
Blade smiled, "You guys did it!"
The skeleton faded, and Black Doom was lying on the ground, badly hurt. He faded into darkness as Sonic, Shadow, and Ramirez warped in.
Sonic questioned, "You three okay?"
Vyse replied, "We beat Black Doom with a new move called, Air Pirate Trinity!"
Blade then called, "Hold still. I'll warp you all back."
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The six found themselves back in Black Doom's chamber, where the Moon Crystals were surrounding Blade the Mouse who was holding the Sun Soul pointing to the ceiling. Blade then opened his eyes, and the Moon Crystals slowly lowered to the ground.
Shadow questioned, "Why were you meditating earlier?"
Blade responded, "I used Vyse to reunite the team. Zenth's sword allows the user to transfer his or her power to others, or gain powers from their allies."
Black Doom appeared behind Blade, with his Black Sword in hand. Blade saw this coming, and blocked with the Moon Soul, and proceeded to kick Black Doom's ass with both Soul Swords, and knock Black Doom to the side.
Ramirez answered, "He really is immortal if he can survive all of that beating you guys gave him!"
After that, the clock struck midnight, and a bell rang out. Black Doom laughed at this. "You are out of time! Your efforts were in vain!"
Just then, everyone looked up to see the Black Moon appear at the Eclipse Point Discovery, blocking out light from the other Moons. Everyone in the world was in pitch darkness. Shadow called, "Damn it! Black Doom has unleashed Devilantis!"
The only light in the room was coming from the Moon Crystals, the Chaos Emeralds, Fina's heart, and Ramirez and Blade's hands.
Sonic then gasped, and pointed to something moving. "Look!"
Devilantis' head rose up. It was pure black, scaly, had blood red fangs, long, red whiskers, huge, black eyes, and the Black Moon Crystal was lodged into the head. Black Doom then merged with it. The dragon then flew up so fast, its body couldn't be seen. It then warped out. Black Doom's voice rang out. "Now, you shall all witness the destruction of your planets! Prepare to die!"
Just then, about seven screens appeared. They were floating around the room, and were fuzzy at the start. Then they cleared to see Prof. Gerald.
Blade questioned, "Professor Gerald Robotnik? What's a message from him doing in Arcadia?"
Gerald then spoke. "Shadow… my son. If you are getting THIS message, than Black Doom is still alive, and you've made contact to Arcadia. I should have told you before… I was doing some side research on the planet of Arcadia. That world named… it's the polar opposite of our own world, Earth. I was researching it, because of one magical spell known as Curia."
Fina questioned, "What does that have to do with this?"
Shadow replied, "I had a friend when I lived on the ARK over fifty years ago. Her name was Maria, and she the professor's granddaughter."
Vyse decided to use his logic. "So, Maria," he asked him, "is Eggman's cousin?"
Sonic explained, "Well, that was before GUN broke into the ARK, shut it down, and killed Maria, who sacrificed herself for Shadow's protection."
Blade stated, "We know a lot of girls that have sacrificed themselves for their friends. Tikal, Cosmo, Maria, Belleza, and Lori."
Gerald continued, "I was worried that if I couldn't find a cure for Maria's Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome, then learning that magic spell will."
Shadow realized what Gerald was talking about. "Curia can easily cure deseases or status allienments, so it would have cured Maria!"
"I had also told only Black Doom of Arcadia, and the beings I had researched as the Gigas. I had never written it down, so the military wouldn't be able to investigate if it succeeded in shutting down the research, and imprisoning those who know about you," Gerald further told them. "If the Gigas somehow ever fell, then the simple use of the Chaos Emeralds and their polar opposites on that world- I do believe they're called Moon Crystals- together. The Gigas can only be permenately destroyed by the Eclipse Cannon, which by now that you've used to destroy the Black Comet. Shadow, you may need plenty of help. According to an ancient propechy, a boy with a scar named Vyse will defeat the Gigas the first time."
Vyse gasped. "He knows about me?" he questioned this shock.
Gerald chuckled at this, "If Vyse is also getting this message, then he's defeated the Gigas, but one. Devilantis is that Gigas that he has yet to defeat. Vyse, I bet you're shocked about this. And so are your friends: Aika, Fina, and Blade, I know you three are in that prophecy as well."
All three of them gasped. Blade questioned, "Where did Prof. Gerald learn about Arcadia?"
Gerald continued, "As you'd probably know, Shadow isn't the only one who can change into a super powerful hedgehog with the Chaos Emeralds. Dr. Kamiko Mouse was able to shift back in his youth with the help of the Moon Crystals when he was on Arcadia, and his sons Blade and Arrgon can possibly do the same while it wasn't passed down in the others."
Aika and Fina looked at their friend. Aika was thinking, could Blade have known about the crystals before he met us?
Was everything he said about the Moon Crystals, Fina thought, a complete lie to get us to team up with him?
Blade was gawking, so they knew he had told the truth when they first met.
"If you are all completely stunned at this, then I don't think Kamiko told you… he's not from Earth like I am." Pointing to them, Gerald finished, "The entire universe's fate depends on… YOU!"
Maria appeared by him, and chimed, "Don't worry, grandfather! I know they'll protect the universe! Right, Shadow?"
Shadow nodded as the screens faded. "Blade," he told him, "I hope you can transform like Gerald said you would!"
Blade nodded. Vyse looked at the crystals, and the Chaos Emeralds that Sonic was walking to. "Hold it, Sonic!" Vyse ordered the hedgehog.
Sonic turned around, and asked, "You have a feeling that as soon as the three of us go, there's no chance to turn back for a little break?"
Vyse rubbed his head, and stated, "Yeah, but that's not it!" Getting serious, he told him, "We're coming with you guys!"
Shadow walked by them, and replied, "But you guys can't breathe in space!"
Aika scowled at him, and told him, "Nothing has stopped us from finishing an adventure before! Not the old Valuan Armada, not Fina refusing to say anything about her origin, not an archwhale, not Black Pirates, not Piastol, not the Grand Fortress, not treasure guardians, not Ramirez, and definitely not even aliens or space!"
Blade grinned, "Did you guys forget two things?"
Ramirez finished, "Thanks to Blade, they have your abilities to breathe in space no questions asked, and they never give up."
Sonic chuckled, "I guess we forgot who we're dealing with."
Shadow turned his back to them, and sighed. "When you're all ready," he told them, "give us the signal to go super."
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Kingdom Rider92's Notes: This end part after the ridiculously long three part battle with Black Doom is actually the last cut scene in the game that you actually get to see that effects the storyline. After Shadow tells them to get ready, you can go back to do anything. If you wish to just get through the end of the game, just approach the Moon Crystals and Chaos Emeralds.
You talk to Sonic to warp back to the ship, and complete the secret alternate boss… ME! That's right. After ALL of the crap the author's pulled, you think it would be time to get some payback on me. If you want to bring it, and get Sonic's Ultima Shoes (the hedgehog's ultimate weapons), then I'll be waiting for you at Gigas Island Dock. Just to let you know… I'll be kind of like Xemas final battle, Kingdom Hearts fans. Only I'll just warp around, shoot you with my Gunblade, and slash you. No capturing, or endless laser barrage crap. I'll use just pure Gunblade Fighting Skill to fight Vyse, and Sonic to the death. After you beat the hell out of me, I'll give you the weapons. I'm at first fightable in Part Four after you completed Twenty-Four Hour Joyride, but I suggest you have the duo at Level 60 before you approach me.
In another note, if you talk to Blade, he'll tell you your swashbuckling. You need to be Blade the Soul Master (Ultimate rank Blade can get by geting all treasure, defeating all Black Eight minus Doom, finding all of Maine's Lions, and defeating me) to unlock the secret ending on Normal Mode. If you want it on Proud Mode, you'll have to be at least either Blade the Hunter (Laid the Finishing blow on 2,500 monster random encounters), Blade the Sky Ace (Shot down ten non storyline battleships with the Tornado, Blade was in the party, and Tails wasn't), Blade the Spellmaster (Learned all of the Magic Spells), Blade the Treasure King (Found 100 of the treasure chests), Blade the Bounty Prince (Reports all bounties of defeated Black Eight members unincluding Black Doom), Blade the Silvite Warrior (Used the Silver Moon Saber/Sword of the Silver Eclipse 10 times), Blade, Lion Rangler, (Captured all of the tiny golden lions Maine uses to give you all crap). If you want it on Chaos Mode, you'll have to get, Blade, Lord of Swords, which will be awesome! The secret ending is a lot of hard work, but if you get it, it's worth it.
Kingdom Rider92 out!