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I also do not own the following characters: Zoey Arsaldi the Wolf, Mira 'Ally' Prower, Axel the Bandicoot; Noah Raymond Thompson and Spencer Franklin Ricardo. The former trio belong to Pekiunai, while the latter duo are owned by werewolf99.
Claimer: On the flip side, I am the owner of Luster the Cat, Megan the Wolf, Jack the Cat, Entity, Quill, Unknown, Virga, Paterno, Roserie, Gren, Dewx and all the original Eggman robots that appeared in Season 1. Contact me if you want to use any of these characters or ideas in your work.
Last time, on Luster the Cat...
Chris Thorndyke approached Luster the Cat with a request: for the Mobian to train the thirteen year old human male in the ways of combat. In order to do this, Luster had to pull on the training he originally received from Son Goku. This allowed the boy to push past his physical limits, to no longer sit on the sidelines.
We now come back to some time after we left off!
July 3rd 1991 - 3:21 PM
Below Angel Island
Shadow the Hedgehog looked upwards, into the sky. He stared directly at the floating mass of land, otherwise known as Angel Island. The black and red immortal hedgehog gripped his green Chaos Emerald while allowing its limitless energy to seep into his mechanical body. With a thought, Shadow manipulated the energy's flow so that more poured into him.
"Chaos Control!" Shadow said to himself, using the teleportation technique to warp his way to the edge of the island. Having nothing else to say, the hedgehog used his speed to dash over the surface of the large island, quickly making his way to the very middle - where a certain red-furred echidna was standing guard over the Master Emerald.
"Hmm?" Knuckles the Echidna reacted. He snapped out of whatever trance he was in to focus his sights on the black and red android below. "Oh, Shadow. I haven't seen you in a while. What brings you to my island?"
"Several things have been bothering me for some time. The only way I can resolve these issues is by talking to the one most knowledgeable about the Chaos Emeralds...you," Shadow explained. "At least, that is what Sonic tells me."
Knuckles folded his arms. "He's told you correctly. I have been guarding the Master Emerald for many years, but anyway, what would you like to know?"
The impudent black hedgehog and the foolish echidna stood there, observing one another, seeing if the other would likely instigate a fight. Breaking the short silence, Shadow's answer escaped his mouth.
Luster the Cat: Season 2 Opening 4 (Courage - Sword Art Online II, English ver.) -
There's something way over there
A sight that I cannot see
I'll grasp the air then I will be free
Being beaten down I don't like
You and I, we're so alike
But know that I can't let myself be beat easily!
Through the reaches of the Earth
I will soon find rebirth
With every encounter I'll not ever flounder so trust me
There is still someone that I can be!
Now it is time for me to be let free of your looming grasp
With my own two very eyes, I will find my prize
I will find the light that has been keeping me on my path
That keeps me strong (through this reality)
Now it's time for me to be let free of my supposed end
Turn away from my misery, I'll not lose a friend!
Running far, I will bear this ever-present scar
That keeps me strong (ah)
It's giving me my way!
Shadow finally responded. "I would like to know about the Avatar of Chaos status. More specifically, the transformed states that it brings through the Chaos Emeralds."
"You don't just mean the Super Form, then..." Knuckles realised. Tiring of raising his voice to even speak to the android, the echidna dropped down to where Shadow was standing. "While the Super Form is achieved through using the positive energy of the emeralds, there exists a state that uses the negative energy: the Dark Form. Both give the same amount of power to the user - which one you transform into depends on your mental state. I think you can understand which energy triggers which transformation."
"Can the Dark Form be accessed by someone that is not an Avatar of Chaos?" Shadow continued, thinking back to a certain someone.
"It's possible...but it wouldn't be an official Dark Form. It would not have anywhere near as much power and speed as a true transformation. Also, it would not have invulnerability while the user's own durability would barely increase," added Knuckles. "Same goes for a Super Form."
"Right. It seems that explains why Black Doom was able to transform."
This caught Knuckles' immediate attention and shock. "What? Such a thing actually happened?"
"It did. Whilst I was fighting the leader of the Black Arms - the alien race that attacked the planet a while ago - he transformed into one of those fake Dark Forms. Though, it was good that I was in my real Super Form."
"Wow...I've never heard of a fake transformation actually happening. That alien guy must have just absorbed the energy from all the emeralds to do it," Knuckles guessed. "Chaos did something like that too, before you were released. However, as he is the God of Destruction - the one with the emeralds - himself, the power he had was astronomical. Sonic was still able to beat him."
Shadow paused, then resumed talking in order for his next question to be asked and answered. "I thank you for your help so far. Now, who and what is the Mobian of Prophecy?"
Knuckles found himself dumbfounded once again, surprised to hear what was being brought up. "H-how do you know about the Mobian of Prophecy?!"
"Black Doom told me. Apparently, I was created with the Mobian of Prophecy in mind - I even have its supposed DNA. Originally, I looked just like whoever this prophetic Mobian is, but Black Doom's DNA changed that to this black and red colouring that you see now," Shadow recalled. "I only know that it is essentially a god that the Ancient Echidnas believed in that was supposed to be born into this world at some point."
"Well, that much is also only what I know," Knuckles admitted, scratching the back of his head. Out of nowhere, his face lightened up as if he obtained an idea, then the echidna jumped back up to the Master Emerald's altar. "Tikal, I need some answers from you."
Shadow merely observed as a red ball of light appeared from the emerald and turned into an orange-furred echidna. Needless to say, he was confused. "Who is this?" he questioned.
"I am Tikal, an echidna belonging to the Knuckles Clan. It is nice to finally meet you, Ultimate Lifeform," the stranger from the emerald introduced, bowing slightly as she spoke her name.
"How do you know what I am?" Shadow interrogated, only slightly less confused than before.
"I am able to read you using part of my magical abilities. I cannot read your mind, but I am able to analyse any living being, or an object," Tikal answered in her usual light-toned voice. "You're the creation of Gerald Robotnik, aren't you?"
"...Yes. I am guessing that is a part of your abilities, too? Is that why you know Gerald's name?"
Tikal nodded. "I only know him because he visited our clan once, when I was only a small child. He traded with my father, the leader of our clan and gave him vital information on how to improve the clan's warfare in trade for information relating to the Chaos Emeralds."
"So I've been told," Shadow commented, remembering that Black Doom had told him the very same thing. "Knuckles, why did you...'summon' her?"
"To answer your question," replied Knuckles. "Tikal, can you tell us about the Mobian of Prophecy? Is it alive? If so, then who is it?"
"You already know of the legend...then I shall tell you what you want to know," Tikal told the pair. "Yes, the Mobian of Prophecy is currently alive. You both know him very well."
"He's alive?!" Knuckles raised his voice, reacting strongly to the news. Shadow was surprised as well, but was less visually reactive. "Please tell us, who exactly is it?"
"Are you sure you wish to know? I don't think even he is aware..." Tikal estimated. Both echidna and hedgehog nodded, confirming that they did in fact, want to know. "Okay. The name of the Mobian of Prophecy is..."
Knuckles grew more impatient with each second that passed in the silence that came. What if he was the Mobian of Prophecy? No, that would be weird. A fool like him could not be a god's reincarnation.
Shadow already knew he was not the Mobian of Prophecy, mostly because he already had the deity's DNA within him. If by some otherworldly circumstance he was, then the hedgehog would certainly be surprised.
"...Sonic the Hedgehog."
Knuckles and Shadow were both surprised at this. For the former, clearly so. The echidna's eyes widened and mouth gaped wide open while the android's eyes only expanded. Sonic? Really? He is a god? That's ridiculous.
The guardian of the Master Emerald was the first to break this half-minute long silence. "Is that true?" he questioned, asking to confirm.
"Yes," Tikal nodded. "Sonic is the Mobian of Prophecy. He can never lose, his strength is infinite with the use of the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald. That is why you have never seen him lose a battle. If it seems like he has, it is only fate making it seem like that."
"Does that count for me as well?" Shadow chipped in.
"No. The Mobian of Prophecy is one of a kind; even if you have his DNA, it cannot be replicated perfectly," answered Tikal, tilting her head slightly to face the black hedgehog. "You two are the first beings, beside me and Chaos, to know about this. It would be greatly appreciated if Sonic himself were to be told of this."
Before Shadow could respond, Knuckles had something to say. "Wait a minute, why didn't you say anything about this before?"
"I feared that it was never the right time to do so. That is, until now," defended Tikal. "Also, nobody asked."
"That seems fair," Shadow agreed, taking a liking to the eternal echidna's logic. "I shall inform Sonic of this. It is faster if I do so, anyway."
Tikal smiled. "Please do. If you want, feel free to tell anybody that asks, but make sure it does not become public information. Such details like these are very sacred."
"I understand, Tikal. Both of you, take care of this island and do survive," Shadow finished. He gripped the green Chaos Emerald he had once more and used Chaos Control to teleport to the ground below the floating island. With knowledge of where Sonic's current abode is, Shadow began running at the speed of light.
July 3rd 1991 - 3:50 PM
Outside the Thorndyke Mansion
Setting his sights on the Thorndyke Mansion, Shadow blazed through the rest of Mobius and eventually Earth at the insane speed he was capable of reaching. Clearly, it had not been too long until he had finally reached his destination - as he had done months ago, Shadow the Hedgehog knocked on the grand doors of the mansion. Instead of Christopher answering the door, Mr. Tanaka took greeting liberties.
"Oh, Master Shadow. It is good to see you," Tanaka greeted, bowing in respect.
"Nice to meet you, too," Shadow nodded. He also bowed, liking how caring the butler was. "Is Sonic around?"
Tanaka shook his head. "No, he is not. Can I either take a message, or get you directly to him through the use of a high-speed messenger?"
"Are you referring to Luster?" Shadow guessed. Chris put him through a similar teasing ordeal before; it was not going to work on the android again. "If you could bring him here, please."
"Yes sir," Mr. Tanaka accepted. The Japanese butler allowed the hedgehog in, closed the doors behind him and paced away from the region, returning with Luster. "Here he is."
Luster seemed happy enough. Suiting. "Hey, Shadow! You want me to take you to Sonic again, don't ya?"
"That is true," Shadow confirmed, holding onto the cat's right shoulder. "If I remember correctly, this is how it works, yes?"
"Uh-huh! Don't worry, we'll be there pretty quickly!" Luster reassured. Shadow did not need the reassuring, but appreciated the thought behind it. Luster took a small amount of time in locating Sonic's Ki. "Here we go!"
Shadow and Luster then disappeared from the inside of the Thorndyke Mansion.
July 3rd 1991 - 3:59 PM
Splash Hill Zone
Out in the half of the combined planet known as Mobius, in an area covered with light green and dark green grass in a checker-board pattern - reminiscent of Green Hill and other such zones - Sonic was laying down upon the natural ground, resting. Ever since Earth joined with Mobius, Sonic's preferred zones to visit and relax in were the ones the journey involving the E.G.G Station and the journey with the second version of the Death Egg provided. Splash Hill (the zone he was currently in) was one of his favourites because of the nostalgia it brought.
Such relaxation was brought to a halt when Luster and Shadow appeared next to him, fresh out of an Instant Transmission usage.
"Whoa, why are you guys here?" Sonic questioned, standing up once the duo appeared. "Somethin' wrong?"
"I have something to tell you, Sonic. Luster, feel free to stay for this one," Shadow informed the other two Mobians. "This is important."
Luster watched as Sonic grew increasingly interested. "Important, huh? Is it about Eggman?" the blue, oblivious hedgehog continued to ask.
"In a way, yes. But it is mostly about you," answered Shadow. He folded his arms. "Do you know about what you are? Not just that you are a Mobian and you are yourself, but are you aware of what lives inside of you?"
"What lives in me? I dunno," Sonic shrugged. "I didn't know there were people livin' in me." He grinned at that terrible observation joke, as did Luster.
"So I see..." Shadow merely spoke, sighing. "Do you remember when Black Doom started talking about my past and he mentioned that I had the DNA of the Mobian of Prophecy?"
"Oh yeah. I remember, though why bring that up?" Sonic questioned. Questions were flying back and forth.
Shadow drooped his head and raised it, sighing once more. "You are the Mobian of Prophecy. You are the reincarnation of the god that the Ancient Echidnas worshipped. You cannot lose in battle."
"Okay," Sonic simply responded. "And?"
"You don't even care?" Shadow assumed, somewhat surprised by the response.
Sonic grinned again. "Of course I care, but it really doesn't matter to me. If I'm a god, I'm a god. I don't care, as long as I'm still me. Since nothin's really changed, I can go on savin' the world and kickin' Eggman's butt. You care 'bout that?"
"I see. You are an interesting one, Sonic the Hedgehog," Shadow remarked, grinning in return to Sonic's. "I learnt this from Tikal, by the way. That reminds me - I was going to ask about other Chaos powers. I shall see you later, the both of you."
As he did on the way to the mansion, Shadow took off at high speeds, leaving Sonic and Luster to their own devices. It seems like Luster's device is utter shock and inner destruction. He was surprised, so much so that he was frozen in place and would not move, purely due to his emotions.
"Luster, you okay?" Sonic asked, concerned for his friend. "You're lookin' kinda weird there, buddy."
"You...a god...it's not fair!" stuttered Luster, before shouting those last few words and releasing his pent up rage in the form of a punch to the ground that decimated the grass and left a crater of dirt in its wake. "All this time I wanted to surpass you...now you're a god that can't be beat! How can I surpass that?! How?"
"Hey. Don't put yourself down 'cause of me," Sonic demanded. "You don't hafta have a target for yourself. You train every single day, isn't that enough? You're gettin' way stronger the more you train! Heh, you won't become stronger than me, but you can at least become really strong! That'll be overkill. I know that'll be enough to save your parents, at least."
Luster clenched his left hand into a fist, then reversed the process after a second. He had been calmed. "You're right...thanks, Sonic. I don't need you to be strong, I'll make ya use all your power to beat me! You'll see!" Luster then used Instant Transmission to return to the Thorndyke Mansion, allowing Sonic to be alone once more.
The hedgehog smiled to himself and returned to lying down. He breathed in and out, at peace once again. I know you will, Luster. Ya better stick to your word!
Luster the Cat: Season 2 Ending 4 (Many Times Before - Naruto, English ver.) -
Maybe you, had a good self control
But maybe, you were crying inside
You could not, give away, the peaceful dream that you
Chose for your own self
I was treated as a waste, just like a mere shadow
Please just let me dream, yeah yeah yeah
I don't want to be the main part, 'cause that's way too hard
Even though through it all, I never gave it all up
Even though I have survived, I must never give it up
Even though you've been there, I've still been in pain
I've frequently dreamed through it all
I'll never lose it!
Even through all the stupid things, I'm still here alive
And I will survive
Despite being in someone else's shadow, I now want to be the main part
But I know he'll still surpass me, but I don't care I'll still be strong!
