Exe's p.o.v.

We have thought that Dark was a cheat and kept a close eye on his actions. When he started training, he blew us away. Literally. His 'element' is the darkness that comes around him and when there isn't any, he makes his own. It's as if all he is, is, I don't know what to describe it. He can create orbs, tentacles, weapons of all types and once I saw his fur change to pure black and an aura sparked around him, absorbing all light it can.

I was walking to the training room and I heard voices. When I looked inside, I saw Dark and Mephiles training together. Scourge and Fleetway were watching from the sidelines, looking beat. 'I'm guessing Dark already trained against them.' That's another thing about him. Even if we all go against him at once, he is still able to beat us. His chaos energy seems to grow by the day and it's even got Nazo thinking otherwise. I walked in just as Mephiles was pounded into the ground.

"Are you alright Mephiles?" I walked up to him and Dark landed a few feet away.

"Too easy." he walked over to the bench and sat down

"I'm fine." he said trying to stand up

"Are you sure? That was a pretty hard attack." he walked over to the bench and sat down

"It's nothing I've haven't faced before." I shrugged

"I think I need a stronger target." Dark stood up and stretched

"Stronger? Like we haven't been trying our best just to make you slip up the slightest bit but you never do." Scourge said walking over to him

"You have been but It's not good enough."

"Oh, please. Your attacks are perfect and you are able to strike through the toughest forces." Fleetway stood up

"Maybe you can train against me." I suggested. Dark looked over at me

"You sure Exe?" he asked and I nodded "Alright, but I won't go easy."

"Fine by me." we walked over to the middle of the arena and got into position.

"Bring it on." he taunted me with a wave but I just got into a fighting stance. He ran over to me and threw a punch but I countered with one into his side. He jumped into the air and slammed his foot into the side of my face. I slid across the ground and wiped the blood from the cut with the back of my hand

"Not bad." I jumped into the air and created copies of myself. He fighted them off while I stood off to the side waiting for a sneak attack. I saw my chance and charged straight in. His head snapped in my direction and he threw an orb at me, making me crash into the wall and the copies disappear. I staggered to stand up and looked up in time to dodge another orb.

"Like I said Exe, I won't go easy." he jumped into the air and kicked his foot down. I jumped out of the way and kicked his back. He roundhouse kicked me into another wall. I fell on the ground and got up almost to get nicked with a throwing star.

"Be careful with those things!"

"I'm never careful." I dodged two more stars and made a sword appear in my hands. I sliced another star and ran up to him. I sliced down but never made contact with anything.

"Too slow." I looked up in time to get kicked into the ground. I managed to get up on my feet. "Are you done yet?" I looked up and saw that there wasn't a single scratch on him.

"Not yet." I charged over to him, sword in hand, and sliced only air again.

"Show yourself Dark!" I held the sword tightly in my hands.

"OK." I turned around and sliced air again "But be prepared." I sliced air again. I felt a kick into my back and I turned around to get punched in the face and I dropped my sword. I went to pick it up but it disappeared. I was on edge and I felt a sting in my side. I looked over and I saw it in my side. I pulled it out and saw Dark stand in front of me. He smiled, grabbed me by the neck and jumped into the air. I was trying to get out of his grasp when I realized he was flying!

"Nice time for a drop, don't you think?" I looked up into his face and saw twisted pleasure written across his eyes. He threw me higher into the air and with one solid kick, smashed me into the ground.

"Are you alright Exe?" I heard someone say. My vision was a little disoriented but I was able to make out a golden figure and green figure standing in front of me. When my vision cleared I saw Scourge and Fleetway standing in front of me. I looked around and I saw I was in the medical room.

"Exe?" I looked back at Fleetway "Are you alright?"

"I think I am. What happened?"

"You got knocked out by Dark's attack for at least an hour now." I saw Mephiles lying on a bed opposite to mine.

"What happened to Mephiles?"

"After you got knocked out he got in a fight with Dark and, well, you can see how that went." I sat up and Scourge sat beside me.

"Something is going on here with Dark." I got up and went out of the room

"Where are you going?" Fleetway asked walking with me

"I'm going to go see what is going on with him." we wandered down the halls until we saw Dark getting a little too close to one of the exits. We hid behind a corner and watched as he put his hand around the handle.

"Dark!" he flinched and turned around to meet an angry Nazo. "You've been told plenty of times not to go outside and yet your doing the exact opposite of what I told you." Dark rolled his eyes and looked away "Are you listening to me?"

"Apparently not."

"You need to listen to orders."

"But that's just it. Why can't I do my own things instead of listening to you all the time?" Dark crossed his arms looking back at Nazo, who put his hands on his hips "I'm not your child and I think I should get better practice out there instead of in this lame dump with you."

"Don't you take tone of voice with me mister." As they continued I saw little black wisps come off Nazo and go into Dark. I nudged Fleetway and pointed at the wisps, all he did was shrug. We turned our attention back to the conversation and saw Dark raise his hands in exasperation and stomp away. We waited until Nazo walked away to go after Dark. We raced through the same hallway he went down and saw him go down the hallway for his room.

"Dark! Wait!" I called after him making him turn around to face us

"Exe? Fleetway? What's going on?"

"What was that fight all about?"

"Oh, *Lowers ears* you saw that?" we nodded "Just because I can't go outside, Nazo throws a fit." he looks down

"And what were those black things?" Fleetway asks

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb with me, I know what I saw."

"What he means is those black wisps that were coming off Nazo and going into you." Dark looks puzzled for a moment and then shrugs

"I don't know. Is there anything else you like to ask?"

"No, not now."

"Alright see ya later." he walked into his room and shut the door behind him.

"We should tell Nazo about this." Fleetway agreed and we raced back to command, where Scourge and Mephiles was talking to him already.

"Fleetway, Exe, where were you two?" he asked

"We saw you talking to Dark and saw something strange." we told him the whole story.

"That is strange, good work you two."

"Maybe we should try to sweat the answers out of him." Scourge suggested. we agreed and headed over to his room where he was gone.

Dark's p.o.v.

I have to be more careful when I'm trying to steal their energy. I know that this is breaking the rules but my excuse will be so convincing I'll be able to head outside more often. The sooner that happens the sooner I can finish Sonic's friends off, once and for all. I head outside without any interruptions and take off into the sky looking for my first victim.