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Chapter 32: "Retelling of the Past"
Day 6
Sonic's Room
9:39 P.M.
Sonic settled into bed, Chaima snugging into the pillow beside
him.
"Chaima...I was thinking. We've met before that first race,
haven't we?" Sonic asked.
Chaima sat up. "What makes you say that?"
"Because the way you just ran to me after the race. It was as if
you knew me already," Sonic said.
"Well..." Chaima murmured.
"I just.....I wanna know who I really am. All this morning, I kept
having these visions of a past I don't remember living...and pain. Lots
of pain."
"How much do you remember?" Chaima asked.
"Only battles against the Echidna Warriors...and against Chaos...
.but I don't know WHO they are."
Sonic sat up and looked at Chaima. "Can you help me to remember?"
"I can only tell you what I saw. The rest you'll have to remember
yourself," Chaima said.
"Right," Sonic said.
Darkness. All he could see was darkness. He had to get out of the
darkness.
The walls of darkness started to break as he bounced up and down,
until the top flew off. The first thing he saw was a face. A smiling
face.
"(Oh, he's so sweet)," the figure whispered in an unknown
tounge, helping to brush off the excess shell.
The baby chao looked up the the blue hedgehog with innocent eyes.
"(He's the first to be born)," a female voice whispered. "(What
do you wish to call him, sire)?"
"(I wish to call this gentle creature...Chaima. In the ancient
language, it means "Bearer of Peace.)"
"(Sonikku,)" another voice called. The hedgehog, Sonikku, looked
up to a pink hedgehog. "(Yes, Sonia?)"
"(I think this egg here is hatching,)" she said.
Chaima watched as another one like himself popped out of the
egg.
"(I think I'll call her Pucha, )" Sonia said. "(For the Spirit
of Beauty.)"
Within a few minutes, Chaima had some new playmates. He also
learned everyone's names fast-Sonikku, Sonia, Pucha, Manikku, Rupicha,
Shirita, and Pitecha. Sonikku picked up a black egg as it hatched.
"(This one looks like a Chalcon to me. That means Dark Warrior.)"
"(And this one is Rukicha, the bright hope,)" Sonia said, holding
a gold chao.
"(This is Chahura, the firery strong,)" Manikku said, holding
another chao.
A few days passed and Chaima became fast, like his new friend
Sonikku. Manikku and Sonia left for home, but Sonikku stayed to keep
Shirita company.
One night, as Sonikku went to pick flowers for Shirita, Chaima
saw as a plain white hedgehog woman approached Shirita, who was also
a white hedgehog, but with blond hair. The albino hedgehog grabbed
Shirita's wrist they started glowing. Within moments, the light died
away. Chaima saw...
In Shirita's place was a water thing, and the woman's place was
Shirita.
Just then, Sonikku entered the area and saw the two.
"(Shirika!)" Sonikku cried.
"(Run, sire! This water beast is Chaos, the God of Destruction!!!)"
Shirika cried, running up to him.
"No, wait!!!" Chaos cried, in an english (new mobian) tone.
They didn't understand it, but they ran.
Chaima watched, about to cry. Shirita was turned into a
monster.
A few days passed and Sonic did not return.
The spiked headed green chao was running. He was trying to find
his friends so he could tell about the strange new thing he saw. Not
very long ago did he spot the thing with his lil telescope his buddy
made for him one day. Always excited about finding strange new things,
he HAD to tell his buddies. Finally, he gathered his buddies: Pucha
was a pink flying chao with two horns coming out the back of her head.
She's sort of concieted. Rupicha was a green and yellow swimming chao
with a long shaped head. He really likes to follow Chaima, like he was
his hero or something. Chahura was a red chao that looked like a tough
guy, for he was strong. Rukicha was a gold chao. He also looked tough,
but the big guy is really nice. And finally Pitecha was an inventive
flying chao, the one who made Chaima's telescope. The six started
chattering about Chaima's discovery when they heard a cry arise from the
group of other chao. They six ran (or waddled or flew) to where the
rest of the chao were: Near the front of the shrine. When they got
there, Chaima saw what he spotted was standing there, staring at them.
Tikal was an echidna. She grew up with the echidna tribe. Her father
was the chief Pachamac. Tikal heard stories of the valley just beyond
the walls of the village. Curiosity overcame her, and she sneaked out
of the village to explore. And now here she was, looking at the chao,
smiling. She took a step towards them.
"You're the....chao!" Some of the smaller chao started backing
up in fear of the new creature. "Don't be afraid. You're safe with me!"
she smiled. Chaima looked up at her. She seemed pretty nice. She's...
probably an explorer! Like himself. Chaima could understand her too!
She seemed to speak another laungage from the other chao, but he could
understand her! Gathering courage, he appoached her and held out
his hand. Tikal reached down and touched his hand. Pretty soon, she
held Chaima and tried to bounce like how the chao always did. Chaima
really liked this girl.
"Chaaaaao!" he cried loudly. She giggled and put him down.
Suddenly, there was a great trembling and the water that surrounded the
shrine started to form a person. She gasped and stared at the figure.
It was the guardian Chaos. She trembled and stood back. Chaos looked at
the chao that seemed to gather around Tikal as a friend, then back at
Tikal herself. Sensing the peace between them, he watched a few more
minutes before returninf to the water. Tikal decided that was enough for
the day. She said goodbye to her new friends and took off. Chaima
watched her leave and started chatting with his friends again. They all
think she's nice and want her to come back. Pitecha got an idea and
asked Chaima to follow the girl and bring her back. Chaima liked this
idea. So off he went.
Tikal was nervous about coming back. She was suprised that one of
the chao had found her and it wanted her to follow him. So she let
lead her back to the shrine. She looked up and stared at the 7
emeralds.
"Wow!" She murmued. She stared at the water. "Is it okay for me
to be here?" She listened for the reply. She seemed to understand Chaos.
"So do you....trust me?" She looked at the emeralds. "So these are the
seven emeralds...." She approached the shrine where she saw it. She
gasped. "Can it be?" Tikal remembered something her grandmother taught
her long ago. "The seven chaos....the controller.....could this be the
emerald that controls the seven chaos?" Chaima watched and wish he
could actually TALK to her. She seemed to understand him in his
language, but he actually wanted to TALK to her in HER language. He
sighed as he, Pucha, Rupicha, Chahura, Rukicha, and Pitecha played
with her. Tikal had to go home for lunch, but Chaima INSISTED that he
and his buddies came with her. She finally agreed, and they followed
her to her village. When she came home, she sat on the step of one of
the pyrimids and ate her lunch. Chaima hung with her while the rest of
his friend checked out the village. The saw all sort of neat creatures
who called themselves Echidnas. They had decorative paint they used
and some had pretty feathers. One elder female echidna thought Rupicha
was SO cute and made a lil feather bandana for him. He smiled and
thanked her as only a chao could do and showed off to the others.
Pitecha, interested in the paint, and acccidently fell in one and was
actidently covered with red paint. They all laughed at the silly sight.
Not too far away, Chaima listened as Tikal thought alloud. "The servers
are the seven chaos emeralds...."
"Chao?" Chaima questioned.
"Oh, something my grandmother taught me, it goes something like
this....The servers are the seven chaos. Chaos is power, power enriched
by the heart.....but I still don't know what it all means...." Nearby,
Pachamac watched. He knew of the chaos emeralds that were nearby, and
he was thinking. He was in war with another country and they needed
a new power to defeat the enemy. They needed those emeralds if they
were going to survive. He was soon discussing plans to invade the
valley and retrieve the emeralds. Chaima looked up and saw Pachamac.
He wanted to see him and see what Pachamac was talking about. As he
wandered to him silently while Tikal pondered over the mystery of the
emeralds, he heard what Pachamac was planning. He panicked. Pachamac
wasn't a nice person! What was he gonna do? He did the first thing that
came to mind. He screamed. A scream that suprised everyone.
"TIKAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!!!"
Tikal was arguing with her father while Chaima was pondering on
how the heck he knew how to talk like that.
"Father! Please don't!"
"Tikal, the seven emeralds are essential to our survival!"
Pachamac said.
"How can I make you understand? Attacking other countries,
stealing and killing can't be the right path to peace! Father! I BEG
YOU!" Tikal sighed and sat on the step.
"Tikal, you okay?" Chaima asked. "He won't listen. I have to
warn the others. Say, how did you know how to talk?"
"I don't know. It's like I tried and it...just happened!"
"So what's your name?"
"I'm Chaima, my friends are Pucha, Rupicha, Chahura, Rukicha,
and Pitecha."
"Cute names. How about we get you guys home? I'll try to warn
Chaos."
"Good idea."
"I beg of you, hear me now. My father is coming here soon, and I
fear what may happen." Tikal started, addressing Chaos. "I ask that
you take everyone and get outta here." She listened as he replied. "So
you're saying you can't leave this place? I understand. Let me talk to
my father again." She sighed. "There must be a better way to do this."
Chaima sighed as Tikal looked down to him. "Don't worry my friend, I
won't let you down."
"I believe in ya, Tikal!" Chaima said. Suddenly he felt a punch
and he turned to face a black chao.
"Chao chao chao chaooooo cha-chao!" it said menecingly.
"Not now! I'm busy!" Chaima whined. The black chao babbled again.
"Chicken? I'm no scardy-chao! Right here! Tommorrow!" It nodded and
walked off.
"Who was that?" Tikal asked.
"THAT was Chalcon. He thinks he's so fast. When we have races, he
just sits there for half the race, then suddenly he races ahead of
everyone and wins. But he's mad cause my best friend Pucha doesn't
like him, and he thinks it's MY fault. So he likes to race me one on
one, just to show off."
"Oh...I see...."
Tikal walked off. "I must do something, quickly..."
Chaima looked at his friend Pitecha.
"Now what?" Pitecha babbled in her chao language.
"Now? Now I'm gonna do something I've should of done a long time
ago..."
"Get OUT OF MY WAY!!!!" Pitecha woke up and heard a noise. She
wandered towards the shrine. It was night time, and an earie red light
came from the shrine. When she got there with his friends, she gasped.
The Echidnas were here and the shrine was on fire! Tikal and the
rest of the chao were there blocking the way.
"No way!" she cried.
"Did you hear what I said? We need those seven emeralds for
total power. It's power for the people! And...and they are your people
too you know! We must have those emeralds!"
"Greed is our enemy. Once it starts, you will always want more.
I BEG you father!"
"BAH! I don't listen to the words of a child! Ready men? CHAR-"
Pachamac stopped, finding a sword in his face, coming from
behind Tikal.
"I'd delay that order of I were you," a voice said.
Tikal backed away. Standing there was Prince Sonikku, speaking
the tounge of the Echidnas. Chaima was next to him, giving Pachamac a
mean look. Shirita was by Sonikku's side. "Back down now, Pachamac,"
Sonikku demanded.
"Never," he growled and tackled Sonikku. A fight persued, Sonic
stood up, gasping, looking at Pachamac.
"Is this how you want to end this?" Sonikku gasped, holding his
bleeding wound on his arm. "Are you gonna kill me for the emeralds?"
"Your kind have horded the emeralds for far too long. Get out of
my way and I shall spare you!" The echidna warrior said.
"Never," Sonikku hissed. "I'd rather die to protect this land,
then to hand it over to the greed of the Echidna Warriors, who'd use
the power for their own selfish deeds!"
"Then prepare to die!" Pachamac shouted.
Sonikku turned to the echidna girl by her side. "Tikal, my
sword!"
Tikal ran and retrived his sword, and presented it before
Sonikku.
Pachamac gasped. "The Sword of Mobius!"
"Pachamac! Last warning! Leave this land, or die!" Sonikku
shouted.
"NEVER! Ready men? CHARGE!!!"
"FATHER!!!!" Tikal cried. Chaima gasped as he saw the warriors
attack. They all gasped as they saw chao fall left and right. It was
terrible. Tikal fell under the stampede of the warriors. Chaima was
sad. This guy even would hurt his own daughter to get those emeralds.
This was madness.
Sonikku did what he could to fight off the Warriors, but Shirika
barely put up the fight. As if she were LETTING them get to the
shrine.
Chaima watched as the seven emeralds started glowing and surround
the master emerald. That's when Chaos appeared.
"ARRRGH! It's a monster!" Pachamac yelled. There was a strong
glow from the emeralds and Chaos started to change. Sonikku gasped and
ran for Tikal.
"Hey, you alright?" he asked.
"Uh...I'm fine..." she moaned and looked up. Sonikku heard a
roar and looked up. "Oh my gosh!" Tikal gasped, watching the
destruction. "No! No! No! I never thought how bad this would turn out
to be....I'm shocked." She suddenly bolted forward, towards the
master emerald.
"Hey! Wait up!" Sonikku followed her to the alter. Tikal was in
a state of panic.
Sonikku had to do something.
"Sonikku, take my Sword! Stop Chaos!" Shirika said, handing him
a Crystal Sword.
"Right!" Sonikku said. He faced the Water beast. He raised his
sword. "You're going down, beast!" he hissed.
"Sonic! NO!!!!" Chaima cried. Shirika....her mind was messed up.
She didn't reconize Sonikku.
Sonikku fell on the alter, dying.
"Shirika...take the sword....get outta here..." he gasped.
Shirika leaned over, kissed his forehead, tears in her eyes. "We'll
meet again. In the next lifetime," she promised, taking the sword and
running.
"The servers are the seven chaos. Chaos is power, enriched by
the heart!" Tikal gasped, trying to figure out the puzzel. "The
emerald changes our thoughts into power. If this emerald is that power
...PLEASE! YOU MUST STOP HIM!"
Tikal put her ands on the emerald. The force was intense.
"It....I can't....do this alone...." Tikal groaned.
A pair of hands settled on hers, easing away the power. She
looked up. Manikku smiled down at her. Sonia also joined them into
help stopping Chaos. The seven chao gathered around the emerald,
watching. Suddenly a great beam of light shot at Sonikku, and he was
lifted into the air. His eyes burst open, and he raised his Sword of
Mobius high in the air...
Chaima saw a great light.......
Day 7
Chao Race Finals
10:00 A.M.
Chaima was off! This was the final round of the Chao Races, and
he was racing the best of the best.
As the other chao watched, Sonic was deep in thought, trying to
remember his past. What DID happen that night? Where DID Chaos come
from?
Chaima finished the race.
"I did it! I won!!!" Chaima cheered as his friends clapped.
The racing chao turned to him. Chaima looked. Something was wrong
here...
The 7 other racers pounced on him.
"HEY! I knew some were bad sports but this is ridicous!!!" Chaima
yelled, struggling to get away.
"Hey! Back off!" Pucha yelled, jumping into the fight.
"Chaima!" Sonic yelled, trying to rescue him.
He suddenly froze in place, and rose in the air.
"Hold that pose, Princey," a voice laughed. Shadow appeared
before him.
"You again?! What are you doing?!" he demanded.
"See, these chao are under my command, and they'll do whatever
they can to get me these special chao in my possession!" Shadow laughed.
"Not if I can help it!" Bane yelled, running at Shadow.
Shadow faded as Bane went through her. She reappeared.
"You fool! You think you can really stop me?!" Shadow laughed.
"You brats are done for-"
An arrow shot across Shadow's nose, missing barely.
"WHAT?!" Shadow cried, looking up. There was a cloaked figure.
"Who are you?!"
The figure dissappeared, leaping from sight.
As Shadow turned back, she got a fist in the face by Sonic.
"Okay, Lady! You're going down!" Sonic yelled.
Meanwhile, the 7 chao faced Chaima and his pals.
"SONIC SPIN!" Chaima cried, suddenly pulling off Sonic's stunt
and spin dashing a chao.
The other chao stared. "Did I do that?" Chaima asked.
"Chaima! Look!" Chalcon pointed.
The chao he spindashed snapped out of his trance.
"That's it!" Chaima yelled.
Meanwhile, Sonic was in a struggle with Shadow.
"Give it up, Lady! Evil never wins!" Sonic growled.
"Evil never had a face like mine," Shadow said, clawing Sonic's
face. He yelped and gripped his face as Shadow got up.
"Oh yeah!" Chaima called. Shadow looked up and saw the 14 chao
face her.
"Uh oh! Gotta go!" she laughed, dissappearing.
EVeryone but Chaima started cheering in victory.
Sonic walked up to Chaima. "What's wrong?"
"This isn't the end. Sonic, we gotta go out and stop that woman,"
Chaima said.
"I'm with ya," Sonic said.
"NO. This is a fight between her and the chao. You're place is
to stop Eggman."
"Chaima....are you sure?" Sonic asked.
"Positive."
Station Square
Sunset
Sonic and the gang waved to the chao as they waved back, taking
off down the road.
"Good luck, Chaima," Sonic called.
Chaima waved back, feeling uncomfortable about leaving Station
Square just yet. Maybe it was just paranoia.
The Past
Right after the destruction of the Echidna Empire.
A black hedgehog woman watched the ruins, eyeing the eggs as
they dissappeared. Those chao are powerful. She shook her head.
"Karita, your greed will soon give me the world," she said,
watching the white hedgehog walk away from the ruins in grief.