Chapter 18 - The Final Showdown
The events in the fusion chamber didn't fail to catch the attention of the group in the lab. "What's happening?" Aura said.
"By the Goddess, LOOK!!!" Lisa said, pointing out a window in the lab. All present watched as they saw the completed form of Chaos Shadow.
"What the heck IS that thing?!?" Ryan asked.
"It looks like trouble, whatever it is..." Lazer said. "I'd better go to Knuckles and Anthony. We may need the Emeralds."
"I'd better go too..." Teila said, holding up her own Emerald, which was beginning to glow. "Whatever that thing is, it's causing this Emerald to react!"
"Alright then...let's move," Lazer said, as he took Teila's paw and ran out of the lab.
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Anthony and Knuckles also felt the ARK shake from Chaos Shadow's expulsion. "The HELL?!?" Anthony said, reacting to the event. "Okay, I know we aren't in San Francisco...where the hell did that quake come from?"
"I'll check..." Knuckles said, looking into the Master Emerald and concentrating on it. He then saw an image of Chaos Shadow within the Emerald. "By the Walkers..."
Anthony looked as well at the image, and was equally shocked. "Oh no...Knux, do you think that's...?"
Before Anthony could finish, two groups entered the chamber with Knuckles and Anthony. One consisted of Sonic, Shadow, and the others who went to the fusion chamber...the other consisted of Lazer and Teila.
"Trouble, guys," Red Sonic said. "Chaos Shadow is complete and outside of the ARK!"
"I know...we just saw it," Knuckles said. Suddenly, the entire area shook again and Knuckles looked at the Emerald again. "Oh no...that thing's attacking the ARK!"
"Knux, better use that incantation to keep the ARK flying..." Anthony said. "If Chaos Shadow destroys the navigation..."
"Already on it..." Knuckles said, motioning Anthony to come towards the Master Emerald. He then started the incantation. "The servers are the seven Chaos. Chaos is power - power is enriched by the heart. The controller is the one that unifies the Chaos."
The Emeralds on Anthony's armor began to glow after the incantation was said, and the Master was next to glow. After a short while, they stopped glowing and Knuckles noticed another image in the Master Emerald...an image of what looked like a green aura enshrouding the ARK and protecting it from Chaos Shadow.
"Well, that should keep it at bay for a while..." Tails said.
"But it won't hold long," Knuckles said. "That thing was created with energy from the Servers and from Teila's emerald, and it will eventually break through."
"Then it looks like we'll have to stop it here and now," Sonic said, and then walked up to Anthony. "Anth...any chance you can let me use the Emeralds? I need to go super!"
"I was about to suggest the same thing, Sonic," Anthony said.
"I'd better help as well," Shadow said, stepping next to Sonic.
"Shadow, NO!" Rouge said, stepping between Shadow and Anthony. "We almost lost you last time with the Biolizard!"
"Rouge, we don't have time for..." Shadow began to say.
"Shadow, please!" Rouge said, now hugging Shadow and almost sobbing. "I don't want to lose you again..."
Shadow understood why Rouge was acting this way, but still carefully removed her from the hug. He continued to hold her by the arms and said, "I understand, but Sonic and I are the only ones who can face that thing. You have to trust me..."
Rouge, trying to fight back some tears, eventually said, "Alright...do what you have to, Shadow..."
Anthony then reached towards one of the Emeralds that could be seen attached to his armor, and suddenly all of them began to glow brightly. Teila's Emerald also began to glow just as brightly. Suddenly, all seven of the Server Emeralds detached themselves from Anthony and each landed in the hands/paws of seven of the group...the blue one going to Sonic, the yellow one going to Tails, the white one going to Knuckles, the purple one going to Shadow, the red on going to Lazer, the green one going to Red Sonic, and the sky blue one landing in Anthony's hand.
It was at that point that the seven of them, as well as all in that group, heard voices saying, "Brave souls...the being you face cannot be defeated by the two hedgehogs alone. You seven...plus the carrier of the cyan...must work together to defeat it..."
The seven of them looked at each other, and then at Teila...all eight of them wondering what was going on. It was then that the voices continued, "We have chosen you to correct the mistake made by hateful men...those who used us to create the monster that has now turned on them. Use our power...and defeat the monstrosity. Anthony..."
Anthony started as he heard the voices speak his name, and listed as they continued. "...Gamemaster of Arcadia...our vessel...activate our power..."
Anthony realized it was the Server Emeralds themselves who were speaking, though he wasn't sure how. He looked down at the glowing Emerald in his hand and then towards the others who were holding the Emeralds. They nodded at him, and Sonic said, "Do it, Anth!"
Anthony nodded as well, and then yelled "CHAOS CONTROL!!!"
A bright glow enveloped the eight of them, almost blinding them as the power of the Emeralds began to flow into them. When the light subsided, the eight of them noticed they were outside of the ARK...and that they had changed form.
Sonic and Shadow had become their super forms...becoming gold quilled and silver quilled, respectively. Knuckles had also become his super form, Hyper Knuckles, and his quills were bright gold as well. Tails also found himself as a modified version of his old Turbo Tails form, with the Robe of the Magi clinging to his now gold fur and four Flickies appearing to be made of pure energy flying near him.
The other four were also in super forms Red Sonic turned into a green quilled hedgehog that glowed with a green light, and who also seemed to be having fire shoot out of the scar near his eyebrow. Lazer was now wearing a silvery armor breastplate, gauntlets, boots, and helmet that seemed to fit to him almost like a second skin and which seemed to change color to fit his moods. There were also images of the Master Emerald on the gauntlets and helm as well. Teila was surprised at her form, for her fur turned bright gold and she seemed to be wearing a white flowing robe which had her cyan Emerald attached to it on the chest portion of the robe, and her green and blue hair also glowed slightly.
Anthony, however, was surprised at his form. He was in the Armor of the Gamemaster, except the cape was gone and the silver parts of the armor were now a bright golden color. He also noticed the seven Servers were once again attached to his armor as they were before, and that his Sword of the Gamemaster had a golden blade which glowed brightly. His eyes were also glowing bright green as well.
All eight finally regained their composure and looked at each other, many of them amazed at Anthony's transformation. It was then that Anthony heard a voice, seeming to come from inside his head. "Good luck...our Chaos Knight..."
Anthony looked at the rest of the group and nodded towards them. All eight then flew towards Chaos Shadow.
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Lisa, Aura, and Ryan were staring out of the window, mouths gaped open as they saw the eight supers appear. Even Hogi-San and Ryndar were shocked at their appearance and also had their mouths gaped open. It was at that point that Mina, Julie-Su, Amy, and Rouge came back into the lab and filled them in on what was happening, Rouge carrying a still glowing Master Emerald.
"Looks like they're our only hope now," Ryan said. "Let's pray they can do it."
All nodded in agreement as they began to watch the events unfold. Rouge, Mina, Julie-Su, and Amy were also praying to themselves, afraid for Shadow, Red Sonic, Knuckles, and Anthony, respectively.
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FINAL BOSS - CHAOS SHADOW
SEGA HEROES: Super Sonic/Turbo Tails/Hyper Knuckles/Super Shadow
SIFF HEROES: Omega Red Sonic/Hyper Lazer/Guardian Teila/Chaos Knight Gamemaster
MUSIC: Metal Gear Solid 2 theme (only the high tempo part...from about 40 sec. in to about 1:50 in the song)
Chaos Shadow turned almost as soon as the eight supers appeared on the scene, almost as if he sensed their presence. He then began to glow as if he were powering himself up to attack.
Sonic, Red Sonic, Knuckles, and Shadow were the first to strike, flying full force into Chaos Shadow and impacting him in the torso. Anthony and Lazer followed it up, using their swords to slash at the beast. Tails then sent the Flickies towards Chaos Shadow like homing missiles while Teila fired what looked like a large lightning bolt.
Chaos Shadow winced slightly at the attacks, but still appeared somewhat unharmed. It then sent large blasts towards several of the group. Several of the group scattered while Anthony raised a Chaos energy powered Master Barrier to protect the rest. Although the Barrier held, Anthony was still sent flying backwards.
The group continued on the offensive, striking at Chaos Shadow whenever possible while dodging its attacks. Every time they seemed to make headway, it was becoming obvious that their attacks were not quite as effective as necessary.
"This is NUTS!" Sonic said. "We aren't doing jack to that thing!"
"I'm open for ideas!" Teila said.
Lazer then looked at Chaos Shadow, in particular, at the glowing core in it. "I have an idea...follow up after me!"
"What are you...?" Tails began to ask.
Lazer went full speed at Chaos Shadow with his sword pointed in front of him like a jousting lance. He began to glow brightly as he neared Chaos Shadow, and managed to impact it...going straight through its body and straight through the core, causing it to howl in pain.
"Everyone, attack the core, NOW!!" Shadow said. Each of them then used their strongest attacks on the core, with Sonic firing a Sonic Wind, Shadow firing a Chaos Arrow, Knuckles firing a Chaos Lightning, Tails firing the Flickies, Teila firing a lightning bolt, Red Sonic firing a green beam of some kind, and Anthony firing his most powerful Force Blast. All seven attacks impacted the core, causing Chaos Shadow to explode into a large group of globular masses.
"ALRIGHT, WE DID IT!" Lazer yelled, looking at the result while flying back to the others.
As soon as everyone had regrouped, Anthony then sensed something and looked back towards the globs. He then noticed that the masses were beginning to clump back together and reform. "Oh, SHIT!! It's reforming!"
The other looked at the now reforming Chaos Shadow and all of them rushed back to attack it again. All, that is, except Anthony.
Realizing what he had to do, he kept back and positioned himself to a point where he could attack Chaos Shadow and not risk hitting the ARK as well. He then began to build up his power...
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"ANTHONY, NO!!!"
Amy's scream surprised the rest of the group in the lab. "Amy, what's wrong?"
"Anthony's going to use the Final Power!" Amy said.
"What's the Final Power?" Aura asked.
"A powerful blast of psionics," Julie-Su explained. "It can destroy anything...but Anthony falls into a regenerative coma afterwards from the power loss."
"Which means...if he uses it out there in space...he'll lose all power and the vacuum of space..." Lisa said, beginning to realize the situation.
All eyes watched in horror as the battle continued. Amy was pressing her gloved paws against the window and tried to send a message to Anthony telepathically. *Anthony...please...don't do it!*
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Anthony continued to build power, not sensing the message Amy was trying to send, but realizing that she must be noticing what he's doing. He could feel the power beginning to reach a critical point, and he prayed that what he was going to do will work.
Finally, when he reached a saturation point, he yelled towards the others, "GUYS...GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
The others ceased their attack and turned around towards Anthony, noticing he was glowing brightly from the large amount of power he built up. Sonic went wide-eyed and screamed, "NO!!! ANTHONY, DON'T DO IT!!!" He motioned for the others to scatter and flew towards Anthony as fast as he could.
However, as soon as the others got out of the way, Anthony released the energy he had built into a large blast that was almost 12 feet in diameter. The blast totally engulfed Chaos Shadow.
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"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Amy screamed, and then collapsed on the ground, sobbing loudly. As rouge knelt down to try and comfort the young hedgehog, the others looked at what transpired in awe.
"By the Goddess...such power..." Aura said, shocked at what just occurred. Soon the group saw the blast subside, and all that was left of Chaos Shadow appeared to be nothing more than a large mass of space dust.
"He did it..." Ryan said, sounding sad as he realized the sacrifice that was needed. It was then that he looked towards Anthony...and noticed something...
"By the Goddess...Anthony's still super!" Ryan said, and noticed Sonic racing towards Anthony. "Hurry up, Sonic!"
Amy, who calmed down after hearing Ryan, looked out of the window towards Anthony and began to pray to herself. She continued to weep softly as she also hoped Sonic would arrive in time.
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Anthony was floating in space, his eyes closed and the glow in his armor beginning to fade as his powers began to leave him.
"Well...looks like this is it..." Anthony thought to himself as he began to fade into unconsciousness. "Some vacation this was...but at least I made a difference and helped Arcadia again. Though being ripped apart by the vacuum of space is not the way I meant to go..." Anthony felt himself beginning to fall deeper into unconsciousness and, before finally passing out, thought to himself, "Sorry...Amy..."
Just before he faded into unconsciousness, however, he swore he heard someone say "CHAOS CONTROL!"
The events in the fusion chamber didn't fail to catch the attention of the group in the lab. "What's happening?" Aura said.
"By the Goddess, LOOK!!!" Lisa said, pointing out a window in the lab. All present watched as they saw the completed form of Chaos Shadow.
"What the heck IS that thing?!?" Ryan asked.
"It looks like trouble, whatever it is..." Lazer said. "I'd better go to Knuckles and Anthony. We may need the Emeralds."
"I'd better go too..." Teila said, holding up her own Emerald, which was beginning to glow. "Whatever that thing is, it's causing this Emerald to react!"
"Alright then...let's move," Lazer said, as he took Teila's paw and ran out of the lab.
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Anthony and Knuckles also felt the ARK shake from Chaos Shadow's expulsion. "The HELL?!?" Anthony said, reacting to the event. "Okay, I know we aren't in San Francisco...where the hell did that quake come from?"
"I'll check..." Knuckles said, looking into the Master Emerald and concentrating on it. He then saw an image of Chaos Shadow within the Emerald. "By the Walkers..."
Anthony looked as well at the image, and was equally shocked. "Oh no...Knux, do you think that's...?"
Before Anthony could finish, two groups entered the chamber with Knuckles and Anthony. One consisted of Sonic, Shadow, and the others who went to the fusion chamber...the other consisted of Lazer and Teila.
"Trouble, guys," Red Sonic said. "Chaos Shadow is complete and outside of the ARK!"
"I know...we just saw it," Knuckles said. Suddenly, the entire area shook again and Knuckles looked at the Emerald again. "Oh no...that thing's attacking the ARK!"
"Knux, better use that incantation to keep the ARK flying..." Anthony said. "If Chaos Shadow destroys the navigation..."
"Already on it..." Knuckles said, motioning Anthony to come towards the Master Emerald. He then started the incantation. "The servers are the seven Chaos. Chaos is power - power is enriched by the heart. The controller is the one that unifies the Chaos."
The Emeralds on Anthony's armor began to glow after the incantation was said, and the Master was next to glow. After a short while, they stopped glowing and Knuckles noticed another image in the Master Emerald...an image of what looked like a green aura enshrouding the ARK and protecting it from Chaos Shadow.
"Well, that should keep it at bay for a while..." Tails said.
"But it won't hold long," Knuckles said. "That thing was created with energy from the Servers and from Teila's emerald, and it will eventually break through."
"Then it looks like we'll have to stop it here and now," Sonic said, and then walked up to Anthony. "Anth...any chance you can let me use the Emeralds? I need to go super!"
"I was about to suggest the same thing, Sonic," Anthony said.
"I'd better help as well," Shadow said, stepping next to Sonic.
"Shadow, NO!" Rouge said, stepping between Shadow and Anthony. "We almost lost you last time with the Biolizard!"
"Rouge, we don't have time for..." Shadow began to say.
"Shadow, please!" Rouge said, now hugging Shadow and almost sobbing. "I don't want to lose you again..."
Shadow understood why Rouge was acting this way, but still carefully removed her from the hug. He continued to hold her by the arms and said, "I understand, but Sonic and I are the only ones who can face that thing. You have to trust me..."
Rouge, trying to fight back some tears, eventually said, "Alright...do what you have to, Shadow..."
Anthony then reached towards one of the Emeralds that could be seen attached to his armor, and suddenly all of them began to glow brightly. Teila's Emerald also began to glow just as brightly. Suddenly, all seven of the Server Emeralds detached themselves from Anthony and each landed in the hands/paws of seven of the group...the blue one going to Sonic, the yellow one going to Tails, the white one going to Knuckles, the purple one going to Shadow, the red on going to Lazer, the green one going to Red Sonic, and the sky blue one landing in Anthony's hand.
It was at that point that the seven of them, as well as all in that group, heard voices saying, "Brave souls...the being you face cannot be defeated by the two hedgehogs alone. You seven...plus the carrier of the cyan...must work together to defeat it..."
The seven of them looked at each other, and then at Teila...all eight of them wondering what was going on. It was then that the voices continued, "We have chosen you to correct the mistake made by hateful men...those who used us to create the monster that has now turned on them. Use our power...and defeat the monstrosity. Anthony..."
Anthony started as he heard the voices speak his name, and listed as they continued. "...Gamemaster of Arcadia...our vessel...activate our power..."
Anthony realized it was the Server Emeralds themselves who were speaking, though he wasn't sure how. He looked down at the glowing Emerald in his hand and then towards the others who were holding the Emeralds. They nodded at him, and Sonic said, "Do it, Anth!"
Anthony nodded as well, and then yelled "CHAOS CONTROL!!!"
A bright glow enveloped the eight of them, almost blinding them as the power of the Emeralds began to flow into them. When the light subsided, the eight of them noticed they were outside of the ARK...and that they had changed form.
Sonic and Shadow had become their super forms...becoming gold quilled and silver quilled, respectively. Knuckles had also become his super form, Hyper Knuckles, and his quills were bright gold as well. Tails also found himself as a modified version of his old Turbo Tails form, with the Robe of the Magi clinging to his now gold fur and four Flickies appearing to be made of pure energy flying near him.
The other four were also in super forms Red Sonic turned into a green quilled hedgehog that glowed with a green light, and who also seemed to be having fire shoot out of the scar near his eyebrow. Lazer was now wearing a silvery armor breastplate, gauntlets, boots, and helmet that seemed to fit to him almost like a second skin and which seemed to change color to fit his moods. There were also images of the Master Emerald on the gauntlets and helm as well. Teila was surprised at her form, for her fur turned bright gold and she seemed to be wearing a white flowing robe which had her cyan Emerald attached to it on the chest portion of the robe, and her green and blue hair also glowed slightly.
Anthony, however, was surprised at his form. He was in the Armor of the Gamemaster, except the cape was gone and the silver parts of the armor were now a bright golden color. He also noticed the seven Servers were once again attached to his armor as they were before, and that his Sword of the Gamemaster had a golden blade which glowed brightly. His eyes were also glowing bright green as well.
All eight finally regained their composure and looked at each other, many of them amazed at Anthony's transformation. It was then that Anthony heard a voice, seeming to come from inside his head. "Good luck...our Chaos Knight..."
Anthony looked at the rest of the group and nodded towards them. All eight then flew towards Chaos Shadow.
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Lisa, Aura, and Ryan were staring out of the window, mouths gaped open as they saw the eight supers appear. Even Hogi-San and Ryndar were shocked at their appearance and also had their mouths gaped open. It was at that point that Mina, Julie-Su, Amy, and Rouge came back into the lab and filled them in on what was happening, Rouge carrying a still glowing Master Emerald.
"Looks like they're our only hope now," Ryan said. "Let's pray they can do it."
All nodded in agreement as they began to watch the events unfold. Rouge, Mina, Julie-Su, and Amy were also praying to themselves, afraid for Shadow, Red Sonic, Knuckles, and Anthony, respectively.
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FINAL BOSS - CHAOS SHADOW
SEGA HEROES: Super Sonic/Turbo Tails/Hyper Knuckles/Super Shadow
SIFF HEROES: Omega Red Sonic/Hyper Lazer/Guardian Teila/Chaos Knight Gamemaster
MUSIC: Metal Gear Solid 2 theme (only the high tempo part...from about 40 sec. in to about 1:50 in the song)
Chaos Shadow turned almost as soon as the eight supers appeared on the scene, almost as if he sensed their presence. He then began to glow as if he were powering himself up to attack.
Sonic, Red Sonic, Knuckles, and Shadow were the first to strike, flying full force into Chaos Shadow and impacting him in the torso. Anthony and Lazer followed it up, using their swords to slash at the beast. Tails then sent the Flickies towards Chaos Shadow like homing missiles while Teila fired what looked like a large lightning bolt.
Chaos Shadow winced slightly at the attacks, but still appeared somewhat unharmed. It then sent large blasts towards several of the group. Several of the group scattered while Anthony raised a Chaos energy powered Master Barrier to protect the rest. Although the Barrier held, Anthony was still sent flying backwards.
The group continued on the offensive, striking at Chaos Shadow whenever possible while dodging its attacks. Every time they seemed to make headway, it was becoming obvious that their attacks were not quite as effective as necessary.
"This is NUTS!" Sonic said. "We aren't doing jack to that thing!"
"I'm open for ideas!" Teila said.
Lazer then looked at Chaos Shadow, in particular, at the glowing core in it. "I have an idea...follow up after me!"
"What are you...?" Tails began to ask.
Lazer went full speed at Chaos Shadow with his sword pointed in front of him like a jousting lance. He began to glow brightly as he neared Chaos Shadow, and managed to impact it...going straight through its body and straight through the core, causing it to howl in pain.
"Everyone, attack the core, NOW!!" Shadow said. Each of them then used their strongest attacks on the core, with Sonic firing a Sonic Wind, Shadow firing a Chaos Arrow, Knuckles firing a Chaos Lightning, Tails firing the Flickies, Teila firing a lightning bolt, Red Sonic firing a green beam of some kind, and Anthony firing his most powerful Force Blast. All seven attacks impacted the core, causing Chaos Shadow to explode into a large group of globular masses.
"ALRIGHT, WE DID IT!" Lazer yelled, looking at the result while flying back to the others.
As soon as everyone had regrouped, Anthony then sensed something and looked back towards the globs. He then noticed that the masses were beginning to clump back together and reform. "Oh, SHIT!! It's reforming!"
The other looked at the now reforming Chaos Shadow and all of them rushed back to attack it again. All, that is, except Anthony.
Realizing what he had to do, he kept back and positioned himself to a point where he could attack Chaos Shadow and not risk hitting the ARK as well. He then began to build up his power...
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"ANTHONY, NO!!!"
Amy's scream surprised the rest of the group in the lab. "Amy, what's wrong?"
"Anthony's going to use the Final Power!" Amy said.
"What's the Final Power?" Aura asked.
"A powerful blast of psionics," Julie-Su explained. "It can destroy anything...but Anthony falls into a regenerative coma afterwards from the power loss."
"Which means...if he uses it out there in space...he'll lose all power and the vacuum of space..." Lisa said, beginning to realize the situation.
All eyes watched in horror as the battle continued. Amy was pressing her gloved paws against the window and tried to send a message to Anthony telepathically. *Anthony...please...don't do it!*
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Anthony continued to build power, not sensing the message Amy was trying to send, but realizing that she must be noticing what he's doing. He could feel the power beginning to reach a critical point, and he prayed that what he was going to do will work.
Finally, when he reached a saturation point, he yelled towards the others, "GUYS...GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
The others ceased their attack and turned around towards Anthony, noticing he was glowing brightly from the large amount of power he built up. Sonic went wide-eyed and screamed, "NO!!! ANTHONY, DON'T DO IT!!!" He motioned for the others to scatter and flew towards Anthony as fast as he could.
However, as soon as the others got out of the way, Anthony released the energy he had built into a large blast that was almost 12 feet in diameter. The blast totally engulfed Chaos Shadow.
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"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Amy screamed, and then collapsed on the ground, sobbing loudly. As rouge knelt down to try and comfort the young hedgehog, the others looked at what transpired in awe.
"By the Goddess...such power..." Aura said, shocked at what just occurred. Soon the group saw the blast subside, and all that was left of Chaos Shadow appeared to be nothing more than a large mass of space dust.
"He did it..." Ryan said, sounding sad as he realized the sacrifice that was needed. It was then that he looked towards Anthony...and noticed something...
"By the Goddess...Anthony's still super!" Ryan said, and noticed Sonic racing towards Anthony. "Hurry up, Sonic!"
Amy, who calmed down after hearing Ryan, looked out of the window towards Anthony and began to pray to herself. She continued to weep softly as she also hoped Sonic would arrive in time.
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Anthony was floating in space, his eyes closed and the glow in his armor beginning to fade as his powers began to leave him.
"Well...looks like this is it..." Anthony thought to himself as he began to fade into unconsciousness. "Some vacation this was...but at least I made a difference and helped Arcadia again. Though being ripped apart by the vacuum of space is not the way I meant to go..." Anthony felt himself beginning to fall deeper into unconsciousness and, before finally passing out, thought to himself, "Sorry...Amy..."
Just before he faded into unconsciousness, however, he swore he heard someone say "CHAOS CONTROL!"