The New Heartbeats
Author's Note: Wassup y'all?! Welcome to chapter 17! Enjoy!
Intro Music: Fullmetal Alchemist Opening 1
Hey everyone, Sonic here. So, things have just decided to get worse. Apparently, I'm cursed to never have a normal day, but then again, when have I ever really had normal days? Anyway, while I was enjoying my time with Ruby, Eggman finally decides to show his eggface. I knew this day was gonna come sooner or later, but I'm not worried. I'll kick his butt just like always.
An explosion could be heard, not being too far away from where Sonic and Ruby were. The person that caused this explosion to happen? No one other than Sonic's arch nemesis, Dr. Eggman. He recognized the voice from afar, and he gritted his teeth at his realization. Eggman was currently flying in his Eggwalker, but eventually dropped inside a building, crashing through the roof. This was completely intentional on the Doctor's part, and he was definitely doing it for a reason. Sonic and Caliburn both exchanged looks, knowing that they needed to take care of business.
Sonic knew that he needed to get some answers.
"Hey Ruby, I'm gonna go see what happened. I'll be back, okay?" Before Ruby even got the chance to respond, Sonic blasted off at his typical high speeds, leaving Ruby in the dust.
Safe to say that Ruby was quite annoyed at this. "Alright, that's it! I'm not staying here! Besides, you're not the only one that can go super fast!"
Using her own speed, Ruby tried to keep up with Sonic.
We transfer into the heart of Vale, where there seemed to be a crowd of people right by a factory, which is where Eggman crash landed. Once Sonic made it there, he stopped himself and decided to see if this was the place he should be, even though he kind of figured that out already.
"Excuse me," Sonic started, getting the attention of a male civilian. "What's going on here? Why's everyone at this one spot?"
The male looked at Sonic, saying, "There was like some madman flying in this mech, and he crash landed right into the factory!" Clearly, the male couldn't believe what he just saw. "I don't know what's been going on with Vale lately, but a lot of weird crap has been happening!"
Sonic heard the male, sighing to himself after listening to his explanation. "I can probably guess why Vale is seeing a lot more action than usual…" he thought, before giving the male a nod.
"Thanks."
That's when Sonic took off, running up the factory and jumping into the hole that Eggman made. The male that Sonic spoke to looked speechless at how fast the blue blur was.
"Tell me I'm not the only one that saw how fast that guy was?!"
BGM: Spider-Man 2002 Game Soundtrack - Stealth 1
Sonic had landed perfectly inside the factory. He first looked around to see where Eggman was, but there were no signs of him. Strange, very strange. When he couldn't find the Egghead, he started looking at the details of the factory. It looked like any other regular old factory, but knowing Eggman, he was definitely here for a reason.
"Cali… I'm getting this weird feeling… I've known Egghead for too long, and I know he just wouldn't crash into some random factory for no reason." Sonic told his sword, still looking around.
"Let's just keep looking around. I'm sure we'll find some clues soon." Caliburn told him, but there would be no need for that.
Eggman would decide to reveal himself.
"Is that really you, Sonic?"
Sonic turned around to see Eggman who was in his Eggwalker, his look becoming much more serious.
"You don't look well, Sonic. I mean, I was expecting the blue hedgehog that I love to hate so much. But… you're a human!"
Sonic groaned at this statement. "Yeah, I'm a human. I'm the one that probably caused myself to become human, because me destroying the Master Emerald while you were trying to use it to power your base caused less than stellar results." He kept his serious look all the way through as he spoke to Eggman.
"But it doesn't matter. Hedgehog, human, whatever the heck I am, I'm still kicking your butt."
"OHHOHOHOHO!" Eggman did his signature laugh, noticing Sonic's extra serious mood. "Don't blame me, you're the one that decided that crashing into the Master Emerald was a great idea!" A smirk then formed on his face. "But I do gotta say, Sonic, I haven't seen you this serious in a long time. Let's catch up. Anything happened to you to make you this way?"
"Let's just say that this planet has kicked my behind more times than I could possibly count. Not only physically, but mentally as well." He held Caliburn tighter, getting into a battle stance. "In other words, I haven't really been myself for a long time. I feel like I'm becoming Shadow by how pissed off I've been lately."
Whether or not that was meant to be taken as a joke, Sonic's serious tone didn't signify that was its purpose at all.
"Overall, I'm not in the mood, Egghead. And since I'm not in the mood, my attacks are gonna have a lot more force, as I fully intend to send you flying to the other side of this planet."
Hearing all of this from his arch nemesis, Eggman started to jokingly clap. "Oh man, this planet has been treating you that bad, huh? You didn't even crack a smile." That's when he started to laugh. "I'm so sorry to hear that, really. Though, besides you going through these trials and tribulations, don't you want to know why I'm here in the first place?"
Before Sonic got the chance to speak again, Eggman reached down into his mech and brought a shining piece out into the open. It was a piece of the Master Emerald, making Sonic's eyes get wide.
"I had hoped it was a Chaos Emerald, but a piece of the Master Emerald should suffice for now. Thanks to my Emerald Radar, it brought me straight to this factory. It apparently also brought me straight to you as well…" He ended that with a look of disgust, but his evil smirk eventually returned.
"Besides, we're not the only ones here."
Sonic got on his guard even more, his stance becoming firmer.
"What do you-"
BGM: Sonic Mania - Metal Sonic Boss
Suddenly, crashing through the factory at his own sonic speeds, Metal Sonic created an explosion by shooting a powerful blast at Sonic.
"Metal?!" shouted Sonic, bringing up Caliburn to defend himself. With the blast hitting Caliburn head on, both he and Sonic got pushed back. Regaining his balance, Sonic stopped himself from hitting the wall, but worrying about Metal Sonic would only be one part of the problem.
On the other side, a human with long white hair, a black cloak, silver mask, and a ruby in the middle of his chest sent a magma red beam at the factory. More specifically, though, it was fired at Sonic. Hearing that another attack was coming from behind him, Sonic dodged it just in the nick of time by jumping high in the air.
The beam that the man fired would continue it's chaos on the other side, firing out the factory and ultimately caused a ruckus outside. When the people saw that there was literal magma red beam of death, they started to freak out and run for their lives. Ever since the attack that Black Doom made on Vale, the people have been more cautious than ever, and seeing this wasn't going to help matters.
With Sonic having a sigh of relief that he dodged that beam of death, he let up for one moment. That one moment he let up, Metal Sonic had leapt into Sonic's vicinity, pulling his fist back with the full intention of giving his enemy a hard punch in the jaw.
But before that was able to happen, yet another person came crashing through the factory, this time through the freaking windows. Making her grand entrance, Ruby made sure that Sonic wasn't going to fight this battle alone. Her Crescent Rose was already in rifle mode, and she was shooting at everything/everyone that wasn't Sonic. Shooting fire at Metal Sonic, she knocked him back away from Sonic.
"Get away from my friend!" Ruby shouted, being more determined than ever to prove herself. The white haired male saw Ruby appear, and a chaotic red aura started to appear around him. Cupping both of his hands together, the male fired another beam, this time having the full intention of hitting Ruby. Just because it was coming for her, though, doesn't mean that she was backing down. Changing her Crescent Rose into full-on scythe mode, as she was falling, she slashed the beam in half. She brought it all the way with her, including when she landed back on her feat. The beam being separated along with Ruby taking it head on caused the entire area to shake. It also created quite the light-show, really.
After the beam eventually went away, Eggman decided it was time to take matters into his own hands. "ALRIGHT, I REFUSED TO LET MY PLANS BE FOILED AGAIN, ESPECIALLY NOT BY SOME LITTLE GIRL!"
His mech started to charge up, pushing all the buttons to fire all the missiles at Ruby. Honestly, he probably would have been better off firing missiles, instead of calling Ruby a little girl. That comment clearly annoyed her in the worst possible way.
"Little girl, huh?!"
This is when Ruby really showed off her skill, using Crescent Rose to slice and dice almost all the missiles that came for her. The reason why it was only almost was because Ruby didn't want to slice them all. Instead, she deflected more than a few of them right back at Eggman. Under his glasses, Eggman's eyes went wide eyed at his own attacks coming for him now.
"Oh crap."
Eggman got blasted out the factory, as he and his Eggwalker skidded across the streets of Vale, crashing into almost every nearby building and yelling, "I HATE THAT LITTLE GIIIIRLLLLL!"
Ruby, while looking impressive all the way through, wasn't without its repercussions. She had used a ton of stamina already to do all that she did against the three adversaries. Still, she had enough energy to say this, at least.
"How's that for a little girl?!"
That short time rubbing it into Eggman's face, though, would prove to be the wrong choice. Considering that there's two other dangerous enemies in the area, she really shouldn't have done that.
The white haired male suddenly appeared right in front of Ruby at the blink of an eye. Sonic, getting over his impression at how Ruby handled the three, immediately yelled, "RUBY, WATCH OUT!"
Ruby heard Sonic's warning, but it was too late. The white haired male sent a massive gut punch to Ruby, knocking the wind out of her for a moment. If that wasn't enough, Metal Sonic followed this up by flying at high speeds towards the girl, sending a perfectly aimed kick to her face which sent her flying.
Sonic, as fast as he could, jumped up and caught Ruby while using his left arm. His right arm was being used for holding Caliburn, and that probably made things more difficult than they should have been. Nevertheless, he caught his friend.
"Ruby! You okay?!"
Ruby groaned in pain, before getting back on her own two feet. "Yeah…" she panted, looking at the two. "I'm fine."
Whether or not it was underestimating the enemies, Ruby got a culture shock.
She could tell that these people, in only a short amount of time, were on another level.
With a tired Ruby, Sonic would be the one to pick up the slack. However, that's easier said than done, considering the two people he has to face.
But then… there would be a beacon of hope.
A plane sound. It was close.
Very, very close.
With a plane blasting through the factory, and Sonic looking behind him, he knew the sight all too well.
It was the freaking Tornado.
And you know what comes in a packaged deal with the Tornado?
BGM: Sonic Adventure 2 - Believe In Myself
"TAILS!" Sonic exclaimed out of pure joy.
"I GOTCHYA SONIC!"
With the plane coming at them quite fast, Sonic grabbed Ruby and jumped on the wings of the Tornado, as they now were flying away from all the chaos. Sonic couldn't believe it. His best friend, his best buddy, they were FINALLY reunited.
Tails had transformed into a human as well, but that's how you know it's true friendship. Medium length yellow-orange hair, white shirt, yellow jacket, yellow pants, white/red shoes, and his signature goggles. He still had his two tails, but his human form made them smaller compared to his normal fox form.
"I don't even know how the heck you found me, but my freaking God, I'm glad you did!" Sonic said, still so happy to see Tails.
Tails could only smile at Sonic being happy to see him. "I honestly had no idea you would be here! My Emerald Radar lead me to that factory, but I guess it also lead me to you!"
"CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!" Ruby yelled, with Sonic and Tails both looking at each other. Tails was about to say something until Sonic cut him off.
"Rubes, this is Tails. My best friend, and probably the smartest guy in the world!"
"Probably?" Tails repeated, raising an eyebrow. "I think you need to revise that statement, Sonic!"
"Oh, uh… Nice to meet you, Tails! I'm Rub-"
Ruby, while trying to properly introduce herself, also noticed that the enemies they were facing weren't done with them quite yet. Her eyes popped out of her sockets, seeing that the two were flying after them.
Without hesitation, Ruby looked at Tails and yelled, "GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!"
Tails looked behind him to see that Metal Sonic and the white haired male were coming after them. Sonic obviously saw them too, making him have to come up with a quick decision.
"Tails, get Ruby to a safe place!" That's when Sonic stood up, still having Caliburn in his hand. "I'll hold them off!"
BGM: Only A Chilling Elegy - Frieza Theme
Sonic then proceeded to jump off the Tornado, grabbing onto Metal Sonic as they were now on a collision course towards the ground. They had now landed in Emerald Forest, rolling across the entire area while crashing into the trees. Once Sonic saw an opportunity to attack Metal Sonic, Sonic uppercutted him right in the chin. He tried to follow it up with another attack, but Metal Sonic tackled him before he was able to.
"Get outta my way, Metal!" Sonic yelled, separating himself from Metal Sonic, using Caliburn to try and slice his head. Metal Sonic dodged the attack by ducking, but using his skill and speed, Sonic appeared behind him and sent a hard punch into his back. "Waste of metal!"
Sonic proceeded to punch Metal Sonic in the jaw, following it up with sending Caliburn into Metal Sonic's side, then elbowing him in the face. If anybody could see it, Sonic was being a whole lot more aggressive when it came to fighting. When he told Eggman that he wasn't in the mood, he meant it.
"Sonic! Above you!"
Sonic looked up to see the white haired male coming for him. Instead of waiting for him, Sonic jumped up to meet the man, pulling Caliburn back and swung at him. Sonic missed due to the male's reflexes, but he got close enough to grab him and literally flip him in midair. Once the male looked like a crashing plane, Sonic sent a powerful axe kick to his head, making the man spit out some blood and sent him crashing to the ground.
Landing back on the ground, Sonic was coming for the white haired male, not trying to give him a second of rest. Though, that's when Metal Sonic came back and clocked the blue blur in the jaw. He had him in a choke hold, but Sonic elbowed him, making Metal Sonic let go of his grip so Sonic could be free. Once he was free, though, that's when the attacks kept on coming. Sonic was getting ganged up on. If it wasn't Metal Sonic putting a seemingly never ending combo on him, it was the white haired male sending multiple blasts to his body which was excruciatingly painful.
Then if that wasn't enough, Eggman decided to show his face again, shouting, "I'm not done yet!" Before he crash landed in his Eggwalker, Eggman said, "ALL SYSTEMS, FULL POWER!"
That's when his Eggwalker fired a mega colorful laser at Sonic. Sonic gritted his teeth, using Caliburn as a shield as he tried to hold the laser back. Honestly, it was amazing that he was even standing his ground. But… it was clear that it was starting to become painful. Screams of agony could be heard from Sonic by simply trying to hold this laser. He couldn't deflect it, because that would mean he would just get obliterated.
Oh boy, he's in quite the pickle.
Emerald Forest started to shake, sparks of electricity flying everywhere as the entire area was taking a major beating. Smoke clouds and shockwaves started to appear from every corner, as everything in freaking sight was exploding. Major gusts of wind could be felt everywhere, and craters now started to form, getting deeper and deeper by the second.
It was chaos, insanity, madness.
With Sonic doing his best holding back the laser, the white haired male from behind fired a charged up blast at him. Sonic, from the corner of his eye, saw that it was coming for him.
"Ah crap…"
The blast hit Sonic, making him lose his guard and head straight for Eggman's laser, creating the loudest and biggest explosion Emerald Forest has seen yet. Sonic's body could be seen crashing into tree to tree, skidding across the ground and overall just looking like a rag doll.
Hey, he's not dead.
He just went through a lot of pain.
He spit out some blood, looking at the three adversaries, trying his best to slowly get up. He grabbed Caliburn, panting heavily.
Eggman, the white haired male, and Metal Sonic stood not too far away from Sonic. In a menacing tone, Eggman would tell Sonic, "You fool. Away! Before I make mincemeat out of you…"
As if he hasn't done enough damage already.
Sonic, still breathing heavily with all his cuts and bruises, held Caliburn as tight as he could.
"Metal… Infinite… Good job. We're really teaching him a lesson here." Eggman told his crew, the identity of the white haired male being revealed.
Sonic's eyes got wide, now noticing that it was in fact Infinite this whole entire time.
"Infinite?! You're still working with Eggman?!"
Infinite could only slightly laugh, folding his arms. "We still have a deal to fulfill. And since I haven't forgotten what you did to me last time… I fully intend on ending you right here and now."
Infinite's quote lit the fire in Sonic's heart. "That's the thing… Even if you guys kill me, you'll just go onto the next people that get in your way… It'll never end."
That's when Sonic paused, now fully getting back into his battle stance, his eyes lighting up. "But here's the thing… You guys are assuming that you have me beat and I'll just let you guys do that…"
His voice would carry some strength.
"Did you forget who I am?"
BGM: Transformers - Scorponok
That's when Sonic blasted off, appearing right in front of Metal Sonic and sending Caliburn through his right arm. He ripped it off, spinning metal around and threw him at Eggman. Everything was happening so fast that Eggman didn't have enough time to avoid Metal Sonic coming for him, and that caused him to get pushed back a bit.
Infinite and Sonic would clash one more, trading blow for blow, attack for attack, combo for combo, and each time it happened, a major shockwave would appear every single time.
However, it wouldn't be long before Sonic saw an opening.
When Infinite tried to trip Sonic, that would be a mistake on his part. Sonic used Caliburn to stab Infinite in the leg, then ripping him out only to stab him in the chest. That sent Infinite to his knees, grunting in pain. That feeling wouldn't go away anytime soon, though, because Sonic now stabbed Infinite in his left shoulder. With Infinite trying to counter Sonic, he simply couldn't do it due to Sonic's constant onslaught. Before he knew it, Sonic's foot was met with his face, kicking him away and sending him into one of the craters.
After all of that, Sonic's breathing was getting heavier. This whole 3 against 1… Well, technically 2 against 1 thing was taking its toll on him. That was all he had left.
If was dang good, but he didn't defeat any of them.
Metal, Infinite, and Eggman all eventually got back up. They were beat up too, yes, but they still had energy to spare.
Sonic did not.
"I have to say, Sonic, I'm not sure if I've ever seen you so aggressive, aside from when you're in your dark form. Honestly, take it from the heart, color me impressed." Eggman told him.
"But you know you can't handle a 3 on 1 for long. And by the looks of it, those last attacks were all you had left in the tank. Shame, really." Eggman's eggwalker started to charge up another laser.
This might be it.
"Hey Sonic," Caliburn began, making Sonic look at him.
"What?"
"We have more company. Behind you."
A plane could be heard yet again. It was the Tornado.
"Sonic… ON YOUR LEFT!"
That's when the Tornado transformed into the X-Tornado, Tails being the one to yell that statement. Tails fired every possible gun he had at Infinite, Metal Sonic, and Eggman. It was working too. They were falling back. Tails looked like an absolute madman firing every weapon he had, as it only contributed to the chaos, but hey, sometimes madshows can be fun.
If that wasn't enough, Ruby coming down from the sky like a nuclear bomb, having her Crescent Rose out and ready. With a warrior-like yell, Ruby latched her Crescent Rose around Eggman's eggwalker, using her super speed to go in circles around it while ripping it apart all at once. Once Eggman was confirmed to be vulnerable, Ruby sent a hard slash at the Eggwalker, this time, for certain, knocking him out of Emerald Forest like a baseball on a homerun.
"I'LL BE BAAAAAAAAAACK!" Eggman's said, his voice getting farther and farther away. A sparkle in the sky could be seen, signaling that they didn't have to worry about Eggman now. Well, not anytime soon, anyway.
Ruby wasn't done yet, though. Using fire dust, she blasted it at Infinite and Metal Sonic, blasting them away with Eggman.
Finally, FINALLY, they had won the battle.
But the war… The real war hasn't even started yet.
Sonic was amazed by how Ruby came in and made short work of them. Of course, you could say that Sonic did most of the work, but that wasn't disrespecting Ruby. She got them out of here, and they were finally able to rest now.
"It's… It's about time…" Sonic said, smirking. He grunted in pain, falling on his knees and holding his sides. Ruby saw her friend clearly not doing too well, and ran to his side. She helped him up, along with Tails helping him up as well.
"Stay with me, Sonic! We're gonna-"
"Rubes, relax…" Sonic told her, giving the girl a smile. "I'm not dying. I told you I'm not gonna die anytime soon."
Ruby still had a worried look on her face, but a small smile could be seen.
"And Rubes, what you did right there, now that's a strong leader. Coming to your teammate's aid and saving his bacon? Yeah, that's impressive stuff."
Ruby started to embarrassingly blush at Sonic's compliment. "Ah well, you know, I couldn't let my friend die while trying to fight three people at the same time."
"You guys wanna know the real impressive part about all of this, though?" Tails stated, pointing to Sonic still holding Caliburn. "You've had a grip on Caliburn this whole entire time, even in the state you're in. You've never let him fall."
"The Knave here does have impressive grip. The grip of gods, I'll say." Caliburn confirmed, the three of them now having a laugh after all this madness.
Meanwhile…
Yang has been searching for Weiss and Blake. With Sonic and Ruby going through their own drama on the other side, Yang was determined to find her two friends and set them straight.
She sighed heavily to herself, knowing that this wasn't going to be easy.
Yang figured that she would first go after Blake, and the best place to search for a cat that likes to read? The school library, of course. Yang walked inside, searching for her. With some more looking around, she did see Blake sitting alone by a table on the right side of the room. Though, what surprised her is that Weiss was also here, but on the opposite side of the room.
Yang decided she had just about enough of this crap.
Without hesitation, she pulled Blake and Weiss by the back of their collars. The two would struggle as Yang continued to drag them. Once she finally made it to their dorm, that's when she let go of Weiss and Blake. She closed the door so they could get some privacy.
"Alright, I'm gonna be straight here. This is the last thing this team needs now with this never ending drama cloud we seem to have hovering above us recently. So, you guys are gonna talk it out, everything's gonna get better, and we can finally move on."
Yang was talking a big game, but whether or not Blake and Weiss were going to listen was a… different story.
"There's nothing to talk about." Weiss said, crossing her arms.
"For once, I agree with her. There's nothing to talk about." Blake agreed, not even wanting to look at the ice queen.
Yang rubbed her forehead out of frustration, trying her best to keep it together. Somebody had to be the peacemaker here, not all of them could be crazy in this situation.
"You guys have already gone through this once, and here you guys go again, arguing about the same thing." Yang told them, with Weiss rolling her eyes.
"Gee, I wonder why? Is it Blake putting her White Fang mess on Sonic? Is it because of that mess, Sonic went to the hospital and probably would have died if he didn't make it to the hospital? OR, OR!" Weiss continued, raising her index finger in the air. "Is it because that she's still trying to help the White Fang when they're a lost cause, considering all the terrible things they've done!"
"It goes more like this, Weiss." Blake began, having venom in her voice. "Is it because you're a racist douche? Is it because you're a spoiled brat that expects everything and everyone to bow down to you? OR, is it because the last argument we had was about the SAME exact thing, and yet you still haven't grown from it? I mean, I could really go down the list here myself!"
Yang knew this was gonna be hard, but this was harder than she even anticipated.
The only thing that she could do… was remain calm. Peacekeeper roll, people. Peacekeeper.
"Okay, guys… Listen to this for a second." Yang started, seeing the two reluctantly listen. "I know you guys don't particularly like each other right now, both for understandable reasons. But we've been going through so much as of late, that it's important we stick together in the toughest times. We're more than friends. We're a family. I also understand that nothing is going to be perfect. Families probably fight more than anybody, but when you love each other, no matter how bad things may seem to get, you're always gonna have each other's backs. There's gonna be times like this where arguments may get even worse than this one. But if we truly love each other, which I know we all do," Yang paused, seeing Blake and Weiss look at each other without absolute malice in their eyes for the first time since they've gotten here.
"You guys don't have to forget what you two may have said to each other, but what you two do have to do is to forgive each other. It may not be now, it may not be later, heck, it may not be for a long time. But the only way to move on is if you two somehow, someway, someday forgive each other."
Man, if Yang could only follow her own advice when it came to talking to Sonic!
Nevertheless, Yang's little speech did seem to calm things down a bit. Weiss and Blake remained silent for a long time. This was probably due to them being deep in thought, though, it was for good reason.
Weiss looked at the floor, before turning to Blake. "Blake… Yang's right. I want to owe you an apology. Two of them, actually."
Blake was shocked to hear Weiss' response, and to be honest, Yang was shocked too.
"If we continue to be like this, this team might as well just self destruct. I don't want that to happen, because I've had some of the best times of my life being with you guys. But beyond that, I've been insensitive to how you feel. I've been insensitive to my teammate, I've been insensitive to my friend." Weiss said, an actual smile forming on her face as she looked at Blake.
"For all of these reasons… I'm sorry. For this argument and the last one."
Wow. It was a surprise that Weiss said sorry first given how cold she naturally is, but she actually initiated the apology.
Hell might have just froze over.
Blake, trying to get over the shock of the mouthful that Weiss said, knew that she and Yang were right.
"I'm sorry too, Weiss. It wasn't right for me to make assumptions about how you grew up, and I've been insensitive to your feelings as well. I've had some amazing times being on this team, and I don't want that to end anytime soon. Above everything, though, I want us to move past this and for us to continue to be friends."
Weiss smiled at Blake, appreciating the apology. "I want to continue to be friends too…" She thought back on how all of this began, scoffing at herself. "Jeez… I've been such a major jerk."
"I've been a jerk too." Blake added, smiling. "So, it's okay."
"Can these two jerks really make up and give each other a hug?!" Yang asked excitedly. Was she pushing it?
Let's see.
Both Weiss and Blake looked at Yang after she said that, before turning back to each other. Weiss and Blake could only laugh, before hugging each other, signaling that things were truly forgiven.
"WOOHOOO! YES!" Yang shouted happily. She succeeded at being the peacekeeper.
Maybe things were finally looking up for Team RWBYS.
In the city of Vale, someone had punched himself out of the sewer, climbing onto the streets. Red dreadlocks, large knuckles, purple eyes, with a red and grey attire.
He was holding a golden ring, looking at it.
"You sure he's here?"
This person was talking to the golden ring. Funny, he must be loony, since rings don't tal-
"Yes, I feel his energy."
Never mind.
"Well then, shouldn't be too much longer before we find him then." The man said, continuing to hold onto the golden ring and explored the city of Vale.
Ladies and gentlemen, Knuckles and Shahra have joined the battle.
END OF CHAPTER 17: FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
BGM: Kingdom Hearts - Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru, Audio Boost Remix
Knuckles: Again, are you absolutely sure he's here?
Shahra: Yes, I'm absolutely sure.
Tails: Is that you Knuckles?!
Sonic: KNUCKLES?!
Sun: Wait, Sonic! Teach us your ways!
Neptune: Yes, please! Teach us!
Sonic: Teach you my ways…?
Shahra: Is this a bad time?
Caliburn: I'm supposed to be the only storybook weapon in this story!
Ruby: I have no idea what's happening anymore.
Next time on The New Heartbeats!
Tell Me Why
Blake: Uh… Why is this the title of the next chapter?
Author's Note: Man oh man, I haven't written a chapter this long in a long time. It was fun to write, though. And as you can see, nothing but sheer insanity in this chapter. Sonic was unusually vicious in this chapter, but it was fun to write him like that for a minute, given all that he's gone through. Though, things should be on the come-up, because his two best friends have now joined the party, along with Shahra of all people! Like always, if you made it this far, thank you so much for reading. If you like what you read, leave a favorite and follow. And you know what I always say… READ AND REVIEW! Haha. Love you guys. See you in chapter 18!