ANGEL
(Phima)





The time is now.

She stands up straighter. Silently, she begins to murmur the words, those which will help the battle. The quicker the battle ends, the less the damage to the unfortunate people who fought.

She could no longer afford to wait as she began to feel the power flow into her. It was the only way to snake the enemy out once and for all.

"Silver Crystal……give me the power…..!!"


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"Is everyone with me?"

Slowly, everyone grudgingly accepted Locke's offer, and all were now with Sonic as he closed his eyes.

"Are you ready, Sonic?"
"….I think so…"

Sonic looked nervously at all seventy passengers. Not only had he never brought this many people with him at once, but he was still not sure of his power working, especially now, when it was needed most.
Silly… he suddenly found himself chastising. This can't be the worst you will face….there's much worse you might face!!

"We have little time, Sonic." Locke warned. "We have to hurry."
"Do it." Syntar looked at the hedgehog. "Just don't take us to Kommissar when you do it."

Slowly, Sonic nodded. He held his hand up.

"CHAOS……CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Tails looked over silently at the battlefield. His ears perked up.

"No… he murmured. "Usagi….."

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"Huh?!"

Pluto's head suddenly went up as another laser missed her.

"What….?!" Passing through time…..what is this….?!?

"PLUTO!!!!"

Rotor gave a shout as two green lights began to appear on the battlefield. One was from a large cannon on the Legionnaire side, which immediately killed an entire line of Albions, incinerating them within mere microseconds.

"NO!!!"

With the flash of the other green light, 75 other figures suddenly appeared on the field of battle, startling Legionnaires and Albions alike.


"CHAAAAAAAAAAARGE!!!"

With an angry shout, Syntar, direct descendant of Dimitri, terrorist of echidna society, screamed a charge, and those under his command suddenly broke loose and attacked their fellow bedmates on the front line.

"What the..?!?"
"These Legionnaires!!!"
"Kinmoku Fusion Tempest!!!!"

In another flash of light, Legionnaires suddenly disintegrated as large petals stabbed through them. On the other side, a large black blur smashed into another of the lines, causing more to fall.

"…SONIC!!"

From the side, Sally shot another Legionnaire as Sonic jumped up over her, giving her a peace sign. On his shoulder was a bulging back pack.

"….Yes…."

From the back, the Starlights gasped when they saw their princess appeared.

"Kakyuu!!"
"Highness?!"
"Usagi!!" Fighter turned quickly. "Usagi! Look! There's-"

She stopped as she turned to see Usagi standing, the Silver Crystal in her hand. A white aura began to surround her.

"Usagi?!?"


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"….Yes…."

Lien-Da could feel her adrenaline pumping as the red aura turned to white. The old book began to take a different color, a strange, more colorful hue.

"It's working!!" she cried out joyfully. "It's working!!"

Upon taking the book, she was engulfed by a flash of light, and the two disappeared.


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Julie-Su's head jerked up as she worked on Ovashenie.

"Knuckles!!"
"…Julie-Su??"

Floating down from his strategic position, Knuckles came upon Julie-Su just as he caught a flash of light from the furthest reaches of the battlefield.

"What?!?!? What's happening?!?!"


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"Tails!!"

Tails heard the distant voice as he knocked out another Legionnaire. He gave a small nod as he turned to see the black shadow.

"Sonic!" With a flick of his tails, Tails began to fly over the battle. "This way! Time's running out!"


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"AAAAH!!!"

Without Knuckles' power to hold the line back, the Legionnaires began another assault, their number greatly dwindled. The inners called on their screaming bodies to finish the rest off, but it was hard to do, as all were worn from the long battle.

"……Keep…." Mars grunted. "Keep……fighting!!!"


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"Locke!!"

Locke felt his head spinning as the scenery changed from the dark prison to the green field. So disoriented was he that he was nearly decapitate d by a laser. Had he not stumbled back, it would have had cut his head off just like poor Antithesis.

"…Kakyuu…"

Locke turned to see the flash of bright Silver Crystal power. He knew, however, that it was not Usagi who was doing it.

"We must hurry…" Having forgotten how to teleport, he quickly mouthed it as the two began to push their way through the lines of the Albion army.


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"Huh?!?"

Tuxedo Mask stood up and gasped as he saw the white silhouette of an echidna appear at the activation of the Silver Crystal.

"Usako!!" He quickly turned. "Stop!! She's here!!"

Usagi's reply was a series of mutterings; she seemed unable to notice him.

"Usako-"
"Fool." Tuxedo Mask was suddenly thrown back by another power. "She can't hear you anymore. All the batter or me."
"Huh?!"

The Starlights were also met with a throw attack. As they expected it, however, they quickly jumped out of the way, sliding on the grass as they landed.

"YOU!!"
"Quick." In Lien-Da's hands was the Tskintsu. "Not enough to stop me, though."
"Villain!" Healer pointed to Lien-Da. "Return that sacred book or feel the fury of the stars!"
"You'll have to kill me first." Lien-Da sneered. "I will never give this up, not so close to the completion of my mission!!"


With a vicious yank, the grandmaster broke from the pink echidna's grip, smashing her in the face. As Julie-Su cried out, Kommissar proceeded to punch Julie-Su several times in the stomach with one hand, as well as kneeing her in the face. With a final gasp, the pink echidna fell limp to the ground, Lien-Da's stiletto stabbing her in the neck.

"Worm…." The inferior bloodline showed to the red echidna as she gave a vicious chuckle. "You really couldn't cut it, could you…"
"JULIE-SU!!!"

Lien-Da turned to see Knuckles on her like a wounded tiger. She was met with a headbutt to the stomach, and the book flew out of her hand.

"…..GAAAAAAAH!!"

With an angry scream, her book taken from her, Lien-Da's hands flew down and clawed the green echidna in his neck, causing him to shout in pain. She then elbowed him hard in the side, smacking him to the ground.

"GET OFF OF ME!!!!!!"

With a yelp, the guardian nevertheless jumped back up in the instant that Lien-Da began to run to her precious book. With a heave of his weight, Knuckles threw Lien-Da to the ground, only to meet her fist straight into his mouth. With a gasp, he sputtered blood into his hand.

"Damn you…"

Lien-Da's attempt to get out from under him was interrupted by Knuckles' now blood-smeared hand, which wildly slapped the red substance all over her face and eyes.

"Yaaaaaah!!!"

Lien-Da screamed as the blood burned her eyes. With another jerk of his hand, Knuckles mimicked Julie-Su by seizing her carefully contrived hair. He popped it out of its bun and gave it a vicious yank.

"AAAAAR!!!!"

In the frenzy, Usagi began powering the crystal up again.

"SCUM!!!!"

Lien-Da threw Knuckles off of her and scrambled for the book, now glowing so brightly that it blinded those nearby.

"Hahaha!!"
"USAGI!!!" STOP!!!!"
"Silver Crystal!!!" Usagi held the crystal up. "POWER!!!!!!!!"

A flash of bright white energy suddenly rolled over the field, destroying almost everything Legionnaire in its path. The screams of those who fought as they melted in front of the Albion groups died out as quickly as they had begun. Mist began to appear over those who had died for Albion, but not over everyone.

"More power!!!!!"
"USAGI!!!!!!!" In the fray, she could hear Locke shouting. "STOP!!! IT'S A TRAP!!!"

Before Usagi stopped, however, another wave rolled over the battlefield, coursing towards the city. Within an instant, Albion was suddenly blanketed in power. Explosion could be heard from the city as those watching watched in horror.

"Impossible…." Madorowe murmured from afar.

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Through the vents and sewers, into everything the power went, destroying the Legionnaires that had lingered in the city. Their machines rusted and collapsed, their weapons disappeared. No Legionnaire could escape, for all of them were completely killed off. Soon, it was as if the city had never heard of the Dark Legion, for even the remains were gone.

Within the chambers of the Emerald, the wave passed over the body of Yanar, a small mist coming from it as the wave passed over it. It disappeared as it hit the ceiling, and the body suddenly began to disintegrate.

The same for the bodies in the Hall of Justice. One strand of mist in particular, from a body with its head severed, seemed to twist towards the statue of Steppenwolf which lay broken upon the floor in front of them. There was then a noise, almost like the mist was taking a breath of freedom of a curse. Then, like the others, it left as the body became nothing.

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The light finally began to die down. The battlefield now looked very different without any Legionnaires, with the exception of the seventy or so out near what had been the front line. They now stared blankly at the empty battlefield.

"Did…" Stryker looked over at the direction of where the light came from. "…..Did….I miss something?"
"N….no…" Mercury slowly stood up. "Nothing….you missed nothing…."

Up in the distance, Usagi slowly opened her eyes. Lien-Da faced her, the book open, her face cruel and angry.

"Now…" Usagi finally spoke, the bright power gem in her hands. "There's nowhere for you to run…."
"….It doesn't matter….."
"Does it?" Lien-Da snarled. "I should have known it all along. Here, now, the book is still empty!!" She gave an angry look at Locke. "Where did you bury its remains?!"
"It doesn't matter anymore."

Locke's voice was decisive; the victory was theirs.

"It is your remains you should be worried about."


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"How much further?!"
"Oh no…"

Tails' eyes widened as he saw the two enemies facing each other. He quickly took his backpack off.

"Lien-Da!"
"Sonic…" Tails suddenly snatched the Albion Emerald. "Hurry and stop her!!"


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"….Huh…?"

Knuckles' eyes jerked open. He saw what was happening, as well as Sonic running towards the hateful woman.

"Sonic!!"


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*FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

SH*

Another flash of light from the Crystal. This time, however, the book began to glow and vibrate wildly.

"What…NOOO!!!!!!"

Lien-Da gave a scream as she grabbed the book. Upon touching it, however, it began to turn to ash.

"NOOOOO!! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!!!!"
"USAGI!!!"

Fighter noticed that, when Lien-Da touched the Tskintsu, she too began to glow the same colors.

"No…" Fighter began to understand. "Usagi, you're doing it wrong…!!!!"
"Yes!!" Usagi's teeth clamped together as she tried to control the power. "It's working!! The book!!"
"What's going on?!" Locke shouted. "Something's wrong!!"
"USAGI!!!!"

As the Tskintsu disintegrated in Lien-Da's hands, Lien-Da herself seemed to be covered with a strange, fiery aura as the ashes hit her. More power began to be exerted from the crystal as Usagi attempted to finish the Grandmaster.

"AAAAH!!!" Lien-Da's eyes were as wide as saucers, her pupils almost nothing, as he body began to convulse. "STOOOP!!! STOOP ITTTTT!!!!"
"USAGI!!!!" Fighter screamed.
"SILVER…..CRYSTAL…POWER!!!!!!"

Another large blast of power hit Lien-Da, brightening the field around her.


"AAAAAAAAH……..ahhhhhhhh……….."



"USAGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Sonic and Knuckles jumped at Lien-Da, to try and get her away from the power.

But it was too late.

"RROOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!"



Within the instant, the power which Usagi had used suddenly imploded within itself, creating a power vortex filled with blackness. The Silver Crystal power, so effective before, boomeranged back to her, blacker and more powerful. It slammed into her so fast, she didn't even have time to think as the Silver Crystal flew out of her hands.

"….Mamo…."
"Ophion!! NO!!!"
"AAAAAAAAH!!"

Tails' warning came too late. Upon touching the strange vortex, Knuckles and Sonic were suddenly scissored to the ground, screaming.

"PAIN!!!!!" Sonic howled. "OWWWW!!!!!"
"USAGI!!!!!!"

Locke watched in horror as, within the vortex, the Silver Crystal seemed to melt around Lien-Da as it was sucked in. The echidna's body suddenly convulsed so powerfully that it almost seemed to explode within, as the power seemed to turn black.

"WATCH OUT!!!"

*BOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOO

OOOM*





Another energy wave, black as night, rolled over everyone, knocking them out without remorse.

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Locke……..

Locke…….

Usagi stood as she had in Echidnapolis, pure white skin. But the skin was melting.

I'm sorry……

Locke could only shout, unable to move, as the illusion he saw as the future seemed to melt and die with the heat and swelter of the rotten city, a city long lost, a city circled by the
phima of the ancient times……

Phima?

Locke looked up to see. It was impossible. The
phima was upon him, and it had Knuckles' eyes.

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"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

Locke was jerked up suddenly by the sound of a roar.

Black smoke seemed to be everywhere as he awoke to a terrible sight.

Submit to mee…..

In front of him was a creature so black, so horrible, that it could have only been a demon from hell. A serpent, black pulsings, which seemed to kill with each breath. It towered over the field, seeming to survey its victory, especially over the timey body of Usagi, which lay under it.

Lien-Da.

Locke realized.

"Certain magic talisman must be disposed of in a proper fashion……"

However it had happened, Usagi's power was no match for the book in that it had the invinsible advantage of being a talisman. Now, the result was in front of them, terrible, more horrible than the darkest creature in the nightmares of childhood, those he could remember…

Beautiful power…. The serpent seemed to speak to the mind. Indeed!! This is the power of Steppenwolf's Creed!

KREEEEEEEEEEE-FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH


The power of Knuckles simply spiraled into eternal darkness as the serpent turned to the insignificant heroes.

Pig!
"SONIC!!! KNUCKLES!!!!!"

The serpent roared, its power flashing directly towards Sonic and Knuckles.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Sally screamed.
Now… The evil laugh echoed through Tails' head. Now you shall die………

*FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH*





His hands flying quickly, Tails placed the last of the Emeralds, the Albion Emerald, within the six. As soon as he did, the seven suddenly exploded with brilliant color, the spectrum overtaking the field.
Come on… Tails closed his eyes tightly. Let it work…..let it WORK!!!!!


"………..aaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Two beams of Emerald energy hit Sonic and Knuckles as they were met with Lien-Da's new power. The hedgehog's eyes rolled up to the back of his head, his body trying to handle the massive energy that suddenly was brought upon him.

"SONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

He could hear Sally screaming, but it was so unbearable that he couldn't reply.

This………pain……….this……..

*WA-

TOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOM*





Suddenly, as if the Emerald and Crystal fusion had created as spring effect, the two were suddenly ejected from the battle field, thrown out to the south, faster than the speed of light. As the power crunch dissipated, those who were left upon the battlefield could see their glowing forms still, even in the far distance, before falling behind the horizon.

"SONIC!!!!!!!!"

Sally fell to the ground, her head turning in shock towards the monster as it seemingly laughed, its expression disgustingly contorted.

The end…. The monster suddenly spread out black wings. No one can stop me now!!!!!

In a flash of light, the monster suddenly disappeared.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

The soldiers, the fighters, those who had survived screamed. They wanted to stop the thing which had destroyed their friends. But it was too late. It was gone.

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The attack came from nowhere. The wrath of the dragon was so great, so unbounded, that nothing withstood in its way.

Power. No good.
Order. Nothing.
The unification of nations. That didn't matter.

The sacred ground of the cities was gone in five minutes, the beast left. The beast untamed, the beast emerging to claim its place.

The beast. Lien-Da. Victorious.


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The group looked down upon the body of their fallen leader, their spirits sunken. Looking upon her face, there was pain upon it, true pain. The pain of failure.

"…..Usagi…."

Locke fell to his knees, feeling just as he had so many times before. When Lara-Le left him. When the Island was destroyed. Once before for Usagi. Now, once again, only this time, it seemed for real.

"….her body…"

Uranus's eyes widened as Usagi body seemed to glow. An opaque aura surrounded her, seething like fire. Tiny black ashes began to appear under her body, around it, melting from her body.

"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The crystal's powers, the essence of her life, was gone. Her star seed was taken from her, and how was the result! Her body was melting right before everyone's eyes….nothing could stop it.
Nothing.

*FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*




Usagi's eyes shot open, the pupils almost nothing. What was left of her body began to shudder violently.

"Usagi?!?"
"USAKO!!!"

Tuxedo Mask threw his hand over to touch her, to calm the shell down, but was thrown back by a jolt of energy.

"Daaaaaaaaah!!"
"What..?!?" Mercury gasped. "Something……"
"……….Impossible…" Rotor's eyes widened. "This power…."

The shell glowed green. The ashes began to disappear, as did the fire, the burning. Finally, there was another flash, and Usagi was still once again.

"…Princess?!"

Star Fighter immediately went to take Usagi's hand amidst shocked shouts of hesitance. Nothing happened as she examined the hand, turning it, then feeling the body of the dead girl.

"……..She's warm."

Seiya's tone of disbelief echoed throughout the group.

"Alive?! She's still alive!!" Madorowe rubbed his head in confusion. "How is it possible!! On the soul of Aurora?!"
"…The Chaos Emeralds…"

Rotor slowly turned to face Tails. He was panting, the adrenaline going down from the rush he had to place everything. The seven emeralds glowed more brilliantly than ever, and in fact were five times larger than they had been before.

"It won't last forever." He gasped. "You must find a better way to keep her alive."
"How?"
"Tokyo."
"What?"
"All of us, to Tokyo. Before she kills the earth."

Still panting slightly, Tails turned to Sally.

"Aunt Sally, Sonic and Knuckles."

Staring blankly at the fox, Sally could only nod dumbfoundedly.

"Not much time now." Pluto held her rod towards the open field; a time door appeared. "Sir."
"Sailor?" Madorowe stood rigid.
"Secure these troops." Pluto held her rod up, creating a time door. "Get them into Albion and into safe shelter immediately. I fear the worst if we don't succeed in Tokyo."
"What about the dead?" Madorowe looked towards the bloody plain uneasily. "Thousands. A lost soul can come from improper burial."
"Don't worry."

Tails gave the Albion colonel an almost sad look as everyone else hastily turned to enter into the gate.

"These dead will be freed from that curse," he slowly replied. "When the last of the world's desecrators have been defeated. The souls of your people will never be lost again."

Without another word, he was gone from Mobius, leaving Madorowe to ponder the meaning of the words.

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The shadows upon the clouds as they fly up.

the coldness of
the Morning Star
as it descends upon the holy city

My head hurts

the land of rising suns and setting moons
land of promised birth jaded death

feel bloated

is anyone out there?
I alone
another jaded death was it diverted from my eyes

this pain in my loin area
its not going away

entropy brings chaos chaos brings entropy
perfect circle
power begets power

is that why?
giving birth to power?

is anyone out there to hear me scream with fire and hell sky space

Tails.
Do something











The sun slowly began to go over the shadow as it hovered over a figure, laying down on its side, seemingly dead. But it knew better.

Sonic.
Sonic.

Sonic, answer me…


Knuckles' voice echoed through the hedgehog's mind, slowly filtering through, acknowledging its owner. The numbness was slowly setting in. Lien-Da's powerful hit-and-run attack had every fiber of being screaming in pain, though now the pain was gone.

"……….Kn……………..Kn……………"

Sonic opened his mouth to reply, his eyes slowly opening as he tried. Nothing seemed to come out. It was as if his ability to speak had gone. Fear began to paralyze, just as it did when he received the visions of Usagi..

Sonic, calm down!

The sensation of Knuckles shaking him in the deep hole they were stuck in brought him back to reality somewhat. Sonic was, however, still unbelieving to what he saw as his eyes began to adjust to sight, to conscious thought once more.

It's all right. Stop overreacting.

Knuckles' figure stood over him, but his annoyed voice did not come from his mouth. In fact, his mouth didn't seem to move at all. Yet Sonic understood perfectly what Knuckles was saying even though he wasn't saying anything.

What…. Sonic found himself thinking what he wanted to say. …..what just happened?
This is getting really messy,
Knuckles looked around. Lien-Da has the Silver Crystal and has somehow turned into a monster of the power. Like the power of association was presented when she lost control of the energy after taking it from Usagi.
I knew that…tell me something I
don't know…
Yeah, I thought you did. But now she's already re-entered through the warphole to Earth.
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?


Sonic grasped himself, forcing his body to stand upright, though his body seemed almost incapable of doing so. As he did, however, he ended up getting his foot stuck in a small crevasse within the rocky sides.

ARRRR!!!
SONIC!!
Knuckles growled. Don't do that! If someone's down there, they'll suffocate!!
Let them….


Sonic voice trailed off when he started piecing the sentence together.

Someone. Down. There. Suffocate?
Knuckles, what are you talking about!? It was no time for Knuckles to be sympathetic to the fire-ants as far as the hedgehog was concerned. No one is small enough to fit through that hole.
Yeah?


"Boys!!"

The voice echoed through the cavern they were stuck in. Sonic's ears suddenly pricked up, and he feet began to walk towards the origin of the distant voice.

Sal?!
Sonic, wait…


"AAAAAAH!!!!!!"

Sonic's foot suddenly stopped before touching the ground. The first time, it had not registered exactly where Sally was; this time, however, it was far more obvious.

………………………………………………….Oh no………no…no….no no, it CAN'T be!!!!!!!!!!

"Sonic?!?!?" The voice squeaked again. "Can you hear me?!?!?!?"

The foot slowly retracted back to where it had started; it was here Sonic realized that he was not completely on the ground, that he had been floating even in unconsciousness. He stared down below him, the tiny figure of Sally below staring back up at him with the same look of confusion and animosity towards this new revelation.

………..You've got to be kidding me….

*FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!*

Without warning, and with an almost dainty gracefulness, Sonic floated up, flying out of the hole.

Sonic!!! Knuckles' voice screamed into his mind. WAIT!!! LET ME TELL YOU!!!!!

It was too late. Sonic saw where he was; he had fallen into the crater which once belonged to the land mass of Echidnapolis; the diverted river wasn't far. He had to see. He had to see what had happened to him, though it was obvious, he still didn't accept it, he couldn't until….
His body quietly nestled next to the river, but to him it was like a small stream now; everything was a lot smaller now. Except for him. And Knuckles.
But why?
He was afraid to see what he would find when he looked down. He didn't know what he would see. The power had somehow been absorbed, the power was responsible for whatever had happened. He could only close his eyes until he bent over his head over the water; there he opened his eyes.

………………………………………………………………………………………….My god………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………


Is…….

Is this me?


His fear of what had happened turned into an almost infantile fascination of self. His hand went up to his face, but it didn't look like a face he had ever seen before. The eyes weren't hedgehog eyes; they were much more square, smaller, whiter. His face was covered with red marks, similar to what he had had on his spikes, which were far longer than he had ever seen them, though they seemed more like battle paint than anything. His peach skin was completely gone; his nose as well. He had a mouth, but it made no noise; he didn't feel the need for it anyway at this point.
He gaped at himself, this new, literally larger than life evolution of power striking him completely off guard. Hands were two fingered paws; he wiggled them to test; could separate them like his fingers, yet they were small and stubby. Over his hand paws were star-shaped patches of white fur. His legs, too, his feet; he found he could sit either like a dog or as a normal biped, for his legs had changed as well in the same fashion as his whole body had.

With the inspection and admiration finished, He closed his eyes scrunched his elongated torso, stretched, and gave a yawn, his vampiric fangs bared in a yawn. Shaking his furrier body he lay on his side, his tongue hanging out, his eyes almost completely closed, hoping he wasn't hitting anyone with his strange lizard-esque tail.

He was no longer Sonic the Hedgehog in this new form. He was a gigantic animal thing. Just as they had been on the walls.

…………………….Wow………………..this form………..power……………

………………………..this is a………………..

……………….aw, man……………………



Sonic's ears began to twitch annoyingly. In addition to his new black fur, his white fur had gotten longer, spread further down his body, and he felt some of it itching near his loins. Long, long forgotten animal instincts kicking in, he tucked himself in like a cat and began to lick himself.

Sonic!

Knuckles was suddenly upon him, but it was not the Knuckles Sonic had known. He too had changed, in ways similar to the hedgehog - no nose, stubby hand paws, smaller eyes. His dreadlocks were no longer such; his hair style looked more like a mane than anything else. He too had battle paint-esque marking over his body, though his was green, and reddish fur. He also had thick whiskers around his mouth and, when Sonic looked, there were strangely shaped hooves on his feet along with a cat tail.

Come on. Knuckles looked over towards the distance. We don't have time left. The phima forms might not last long enough…
Phima…? So this is….To Earth?
To Earth.
But how? We won't fit into that warphole now…
No, but we still have Sally.


The square eyes widened, the light bulb turning on.

Oh, yes! Of course! I forgot…

"Guys? Come on!"

Another flash of light, and they were gone.