Beta Project: Epsilion
by Visler
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Author's Note: This is the second to last chapter of BP:E. Can't wait to hear what you guys
have to say after reading the finished version.
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----- Chapter 13: Maria's Plea -----
The orange fox stood at the back of the room, away from death and danger. Though he was
afraid of the navy hedgehog, he felt sorry for him. He had lost everything; his freedom, his
brother, his mom. They were all taken away from him. Tails couldn't blame the dark hedgehog
for wanting to destroy the world, because the world had destroyed him.
The fox sighed and focused his blue eyes on the glowing cylinder ahead of him. Something
was inside, floating as if suspended in water. He squinted, trying to see the figure. It
looked like a girl with blonde hair. Her arms were crossed over her chest and her head was
nodded. She slept.
"Epsilion..." Tails began hoping not to upset the navy hedgehog. The dark one's icy eyes
focused on him, and he felt a sudden chill slip down his spine. "... Um... Is- Is that..."
"Maria." Epsilion whispered coldly. He watched as the two-tailed fox ran up to the console
beside the sleeping girl.
"Tails, what are you doing?" Knuckles asked following the young fox.
"We have to figure out a way to free her. She might know a way to revive Shadow." Tails
whispered as he read the console.
"You'll need the password." Epsilion replied from his place next to Shadow. Everyone looked
at him in confusion. "Keen hearing."
"Oh..." Tails replied scratching the back of his head.
"Do you know the password?" Knuckles asked hopefully. Epsilion looked at Sonic, then down at
his brother. He closed his eyes in concentration.
"Try Maria, Shadow, or Robotnik. One of them has to work." Epsilion answered opening his eyes.
"Try Robotnik first, Tails." Sonic replied turning to the fox. Tails nodded and began to type
the word into the console. He pushed 'enter' and the machine beeped.
"Insert chaos emerald?" Tails read. He turned to Sonic looking disappointed. "We don't have
a chaos emerald."
"I do." Epsilion whispered waving his hand. The black chaos emerald Sonic had seen him with
before materialized in his hand. He threw it to Tails, who caught it easily.
"So that's why you had that." Sonic smiled, turning to Epsilion. The navy hedgehog nodded
and kept his eyes on the little fox as he placed the emerald into the console. The machine
beeped again and Tails smiled.
"It's draining the tank." the fox smiled. As he spoke, a soft hum sounded causing everyone-
minus Epsilion- to look at the tank. The glowing, blue liquid slowly sank through the floor
of the tube. A vapor hissed through the roof and the girl's cobalt eyes fluttered open.
"Hey! She's awake. Tails, open the tube." Sonic replied standing up. Tails punched a button
on the console and the tank was lifted away. Maria slowly stepped of the platform that
remained. She looked around confused. Then she noticed Epsilion and Shadow. She gasped and
ran to them.
"Shadow?" Maria cried shaking him. "Ian, what happened?"
"I-I killed him..." Epsilion answered closing his eyes. The tears started again and he looked
down. Maria rubbed her eyes and took a ragged breath.
"Revive him, Ian. I know you can. You have to." Maria cried gripping Epsilion's shoulders. He
shook his head.
"Whisper requires the power of two." the dark hedgehog whispered sadly.
"Epsilion, please try!" Maria pleaded choking on her tears. The navy hedgehog shook his
head vigorously.
"I don't know what to do..." Epsilion cried.
"I'll help." Sonic whispered stepping towards the two. Maria looked up at him in surprise,
then down at Epsilion.
"can you teach him, Ian?" she asked hopefully. The navy hedgehog focused his icy eyes on
Sonic's emerald eyes. Epsilion closed his eyes for a moment and motioned for Sonic to come.
"I don't know if this will work..." Epsilion whispered and waved his hand. The black chaos
emerald materialized in his hand, and he handed it to a surprised Sonic.
"What do I do?" Sonic asked staring into the depths of the black emerald.
"Give me your hand, summon forth the emerald's energy, and place your other hand over the
wound. Once you gather the emerald's energy, put it in him and ask the emerald to heal him.
It might take a while, so if you feel faint, tell me." Epsilion replied removing his gloves.
Sonic followed his example and took his hand. He immediately jerked it away. "What?"
"You're colder than ice!" Sonic exclaimed rubbing his hand.
"I forgot to tell you about that. Sorry, but I can't change it." Epsilion replied looking
at Maria. Sonic sighed.
"If I get frost bite, I'm smacking Shadow upside the head." Sonic warned playfully. Epsilion
smiled and nodded. the cobalt hedgehog took a deep breath and grabbed Epsilion's outstretched
hand. He gritted his teeth, but didn't pull away. "Lets' do this. Fast!"
"Concentrate on doing your part. I'll do mine." Epsilion whispered closing his eyes. Sonic
exhaled slowly and closed his eyes too. The onlookers began to wonder.
"What are they doing?" Tails whispered curiously. The red echidna ahead of him shrugged. The
fox sighed and watched as a light blue aura began to build around Epsilion. That's when he
noticed Maria slipping away from them.
"Please heal him, Ian. Please..." Maria whispered crossing her hands over her heart. Tails
turned back to the event before him. A faint, gold aura had built up around Sonic. The
hedgehog shivered and placed his hand over Shadow's wound. Epsilion frowned slightly and moved
his hand to the black hedgehog's head.
"Your energy's a little low, but it should work. Transfer your energy to him... Now!" In an
instant, Epsilion's blue aura shot into Shadow. Sonic, although slower, also managed to move
his energy into the wound. "Now move away slowly. I'll do the rest."
"O-okay." Sonic shivered. He felt Epsilion let go of his hand and immediately felt warmer. He
opened his eyes and moved away.
"You okay, Sonic?" Knuckles asked placing a hand on the hedgehog's shoulder. Sonic smiled at
him.
"I'll be fine, Knux. Don't worry." Sonic replied exhaustion showing in his voice. He turned
back to Epsilion in time to see him run a light blue fingernail across his wrist. He wimced
and squeezed forth his blood. He turned his wrist over and waited as the thick crimson
slowly dripped into Shadow's wound. The instant the blood touched him, the black hedgehog
flashed red and breathed in deeply. "Alright!"
"You did it, Ian!" Maria cheered running up to him. She kissed his cheek causing him to
blush.
"What did you do that for?" Epsilion sked rubbing his cheeck. He heard Sonic chuckle lightly
behind him and turned to him. The blue hedgehog gave him a thumbs up before turning to Shadow.
Epsilion followed his gaze and blinked. The annoying pink hedgehog was kissing Shadow on the
lips (AN: Do hedgehogs even have lips?) even though he was still unconcious. "What are you
doing?"
"Ian!" Maria scolded before the room erupted with laughter. Amy looked at him angrilly.
"What?" Epsilion asked innocently. "She was kissing him and he's not even awake to..."
"So she's happy he's alive. Leave her alone." Maria scolded tapping his nose. Sonic snickered
before yawning.
"Can we go home now? I don't know about the rest of you, but me and Shade are gonna sleep
for the next week or so." Sonic replied before yawning again. Epsilion looked away. Sonic
noted his reaction and frowned. "You're welcome to join us."
"My place is here..." Epsilion whispered. He glanced around the room, stopping at every face
to read the expresstion. Sadness and regret reigned. He sighed and looked at his brother.
"but it will take Shadow a few days to recover his strength, so... I suppose I could spen a
few days planet-side."
"You won't regret it." Sonic smiled placing his hand on the other hedgehog's shoulder.
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Author's Note: What a shiznobang chapter! It turned out better than I thought it would.
Anyway, stay tuned for the 14th and final chapter, 'Farewell to Darkness'.
PS I have a copywrite on the word shiznobang. Everytime someone says it, I get a quarter.
--------- right now, you owe me 50 cents ---------
by Visler
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Author's Note: This is the second to last chapter of BP:E. Can't wait to hear what you guys
have to say after reading the finished version.
* * * * *
----- Chapter 13: Maria's Plea -----
The orange fox stood at the back of the room, away from death and danger. Though he was
afraid of the navy hedgehog, he felt sorry for him. He had lost everything; his freedom, his
brother, his mom. They were all taken away from him. Tails couldn't blame the dark hedgehog
for wanting to destroy the world, because the world had destroyed him.
The fox sighed and focused his blue eyes on the glowing cylinder ahead of him. Something
was inside, floating as if suspended in water. He squinted, trying to see the figure. It
looked like a girl with blonde hair. Her arms were crossed over her chest and her head was
nodded. She slept.
"Epsilion..." Tails began hoping not to upset the navy hedgehog. The dark one's icy eyes
focused on him, and he felt a sudden chill slip down his spine. "... Um... Is- Is that..."
"Maria." Epsilion whispered coldly. He watched as the two-tailed fox ran up to the console
beside the sleeping girl.
"Tails, what are you doing?" Knuckles asked following the young fox.
"We have to figure out a way to free her. She might know a way to revive Shadow." Tails
whispered as he read the console.
"You'll need the password." Epsilion replied from his place next to Shadow. Everyone looked
at him in confusion. "Keen hearing."
"Oh..." Tails replied scratching the back of his head.
"Do you know the password?" Knuckles asked hopefully. Epsilion looked at Sonic, then down at
his brother. He closed his eyes in concentration.
"Try Maria, Shadow, or Robotnik. One of them has to work." Epsilion answered opening his eyes.
"Try Robotnik first, Tails." Sonic replied turning to the fox. Tails nodded and began to type
the word into the console. He pushed 'enter' and the machine beeped.
"Insert chaos emerald?" Tails read. He turned to Sonic looking disappointed. "We don't have
a chaos emerald."
"I do." Epsilion whispered waving his hand. The black chaos emerald Sonic had seen him with
before materialized in his hand. He threw it to Tails, who caught it easily.
"So that's why you had that." Sonic smiled, turning to Epsilion. The navy hedgehog nodded
and kept his eyes on the little fox as he placed the emerald into the console. The machine
beeped again and Tails smiled.
"It's draining the tank." the fox smiled. As he spoke, a soft hum sounded causing everyone-
minus Epsilion- to look at the tank. The glowing, blue liquid slowly sank through the floor
of the tube. A vapor hissed through the roof and the girl's cobalt eyes fluttered open.
"Hey! She's awake. Tails, open the tube." Sonic replied standing up. Tails punched a button
on the console and the tank was lifted away. Maria slowly stepped of the platform that
remained. She looked around confused. Then she noticed Epsilion and Shadow. She gasped and
ran to them.
"Shadow?" Maria cried shaking him. "Ian, what happened?"
"I-I killed him..." Epsilion answered closing his eyes. The tears started again and he looked
down. Maria rubbed her eyes and took a ragged breath.
"Revive him, Ian. I know you can. You have to." Maria cried gripping Epsilion's shoulders. He
shook his head.
"Whisper requires the power of two." the dark hedgehog whispered sadly.
"Epsilion, please try!" Maria pleaded choking on her tears. The navy hedgehog shook his
head vigorously.
"I don't know what to do..." Epsilion cried.
"I'll help." Sonic whispered stepping towards the two. Maria looked up at him in surprise,
then down at Epsilion.
"can you teach him, Ian?" she asked hopefully. The navy hedgehog focused his icy eyes on
Sonic's emerald eyes. Epsilion closed his eyes for a moment and motioned for Sonic to come.
"I don't know if this will work..." Epsilion whispered and waved his hand. The black chaos
emerald materialized in his hand, and he handed it to a surprised Sonic.
"What do I do?" Sonic asked staring into the depths of the black emerald.
"Give me your hand, summon forth the emerald's energy, and place your other hand over the
wound. Once you gather the emerald's energy, put it in him and ask the emerald to heal him.
It might take a while, so if you feel faint, tell me." Epsilion replied removing his gloves.
Sonic followed his example and took his hand. He immediately jerked it away. "What?"
"You're colder than ice!" Sonic exclaimed rubbing his hand.
"I forgot to tell you about that. Sorry, but I can't change it." Epsilion replied looking
at Maria. Sonic sighed.
"If I get frost bite, I'm smacking Shadow upside the head." Sonic warned playfully. Epsilion
smiled and nodded. the cobalt hedgehog took a deep breath and grabbed Epsilion's outstretched
hand. He gritted his teeth, but didn't pull away. "Lets' do this. Fast!"
"Concentrate on doing your part. I'll do mine." Epsilion whispered closing his eyes. Sonic
exhaled slowly and closed his eyes too. The onlookers began to wonder.
"What are they doing?" Tails whispered curiously. The red echidna ahead of him shrugged. The
fox sighed and watched as a light blue aura began to build around Epsilion. That's when he
noticed Maria slipping away from them.
"Please heal him, Ian. Please..." Maria whispered crossing her hands over her heart. Tails
turned back to the event before him. A faint, gold aura had built up around Sonic. The
hedgehog shivered and placed his hand over Shadow's wound. Epsilion frowned slightly and moved
his hand to the black hedgehog's head.
"Your energy's a little low, but it should work. Transfer your energy to him... Now!" In an
instant, Epsilion's blue aura shot into Shadow. Sonic, although slower, also managed to move
his energy into the wound. "Now move away slowly. I'll do the rest."
"O-okay." Sonic shivered. He felt Epsilion let go of his hand and immediately felt warmer. He
opened his eyes and moved away.
"You okay, Sonic?" Knuckles asked placing a hand on the hedgehog's shoulder. Sonic smiled at
him.
"I'll be fine, Knux. Don't worry." Sonic replied exhaustion showing in his voice. He turned
back to Epsilion in time to see him run a light blue fingernail across his wrist. He wimced
and squeezed forth his blood. He turned his wrist over and waited as the thick crimson
slowly dripped into Shadow's wound. The instant the blood touched him, the black hedgehog
flashed red and breathed in deeply. "Alright!"
"You did it, Ian!" Maria cheered running up to him. She kissed his cheek causing him to
blush.
"What did you do that for?" Epsilion sked rubbing his cheeck. He heard Sonic chuckle lightly
behind him and turned to him. The blue hedgehog gave him a thumbs up before turning to Shadow.
Epsilion followed his gaze and blinked. The annoying pink hedgehog was kissing Shadow on the
lips (AN: Do hedgehogs even have lips?) even though he was still unconcious. "What are you
doing?"
"Ian!" Maria scolded before the room erupted with laughter. Amy looked at him angrilly.
"What?" Epsilion asked innocently. "She was kissing him and he's not even awake to..."
"So she's happy he's alive. Leave her alone." Maria scolded tapping his nose. Sonic snickered
before yawning.
"Can we go home now? I don't know about the rest of you, but me and Shade are gonna sleep
for the next week or so." Sonic replied before yawning again. Epsilion looked away. Sonic
noted his reaction and frowned. "You're welcome to join us."
"My place is here..." Epsilion whispered. He glanced around the room, stopping at every face
to read the expresstion. Sadness and regret reigned. He sighed and looked at his brother.
"but it will take Shadow a few days to recover his strength, so... I suppose I could spen a
few days planet-side."
"You won't regret it." Sonic smiled placing his hand on the other hedgehog's shoulder.
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Author's Note: What a shiznobang chapter! It turned out better than I thought it would.
Anyway, stay tuned for the 14th and final chapter, 'Farewell to Darkness'.
PS I have a copywrite on the word shiznobang. Everytime someone says it, I get a quarter.
--------- right now, you owe me 50 cents ---------