"You have all been summoned here for one thing..." The Chao King started.
"Pie? No! Charades! I love Charades!" Sonic interrupted. Everyone at the secret, unknown, can't tell you until later meeting looked at him.
"Excuse him..." Shadow said. He was sitting next to him. The black hedgehog took out some duct tape and taped up Sonic.
"Anyways... You have been summoned here for a reason... The planet is on the brink of destruction from threat of Gerald Robotnik."
"Ahem... It's 'Middle Earth.' How many times do I have to tell you?" Shadow interrupted.
"Interrupt me again and I'll middle earth you in you friggin' head!" The Chao King yelled. "As I was saying..." The Chao King turned over to see if Shadow or Sonic would interrupt again. Shadow was staring up at the sky, picking his ear while Sonic was eating the duct tape. "There is no one that can escape this fate, this one doom. Bring forth the emerald Sonic." They waited, but Sonic did not take it to the pedestal in the middle. Shadow looked over to him. He was watching everyone else.
"Was that my cue?" Sonic whispered.
"Yes!" Shadow half yelled. Sonic got up and skipped merrily to the pedestal and set it upon it. Sonic backed away and sat down on his seat.
"Gasp!" Everyone... gasped. Then whispers could be heard all around.
"It is a gift..." Vector said.
"What is?" Sonic asked.
"The cake my aunt gave me last night." Vector responded. "Why don't we use this Emerald? The power of all seven Chaos Emeralds is more than enough to break Gerald's hold on the Planet."
"That's it!" Shadow got up and walked over to Vector and started strangling him. "It's MIDDLE EARTH! Say it!"
"Gag!" Vector gagged.
"Not 'Gag!' Middle Earth!"
"Mi...ddle E...arth..." Vector barely mumbled.
"Close enough..." Shadow released him and sat back down.
"Besides, you can't wield it! Nobody can..." Knuckles put in.
"And what would a treasure hunter know of this matter?" Vector shot.
"This is no mere treasure hunter!" Espio the Chameleon spoke up
"Who are you calling mere?" Knuckles jumped up.
"You know, more than just a treasure hunter." Shadow explained.
"Oh..." Knuckles sigh.
"Anyways, this is Knuckles the Echidna! The guardian of the Master Emerald!" Vector looked at his crest.
"Guardian..." Vector muttered.
"And the rightful leader of the Echidna race." Espio continued.
"Espio, s'assied... (Espio, sit down...)" Knuckles said.
"What did you say about my mother?" Espio lunged at Knuckles and grabbed his by his throat.
"All I said was to sit down..." Knuckles gagged.
"Oh, sorry..."
"Look! Can we please only use one language here? There is too much confusion as it is." The Chao King cut in.
"I agree..." I said. I'm sitting at the meeting too, in disguise as a person that should be at a meeting.
"Knuckles is right, we cannot use it..." Shadow spoke up.
"You have only one choice..." The Chao King said dramatically. "It must be destroyed." Silence fell over the meeting's meeters.
"So... What are we waiting for?" Charmy the Bee said as he stood up. He grabbed the nearest weapon, which just happen to be an axe, and raised it over his head as he charged at the emerald. The blade came down quickly, swiftly and fast too... On contact with the emerald, it exploded into a fiery blast, knocking him over. Sonic felt out of his chair for the sharp pain in his stomach. Shadow looked over to him as Sonic held his shoulder.
"Shadow!" Sonic grabbed Shadow by his shoulders. "It hurts..."
"You wuss..." Vector said as he walked over the pedestal. "Watch me..." He clasped his hands into one tight fist and slammed it into the emerald. Sonic felt another jerk of pain.
"Shadow, make it stop!" Sonic wined.
"I would if you let go of me..." Sonic let go of him, but the next person gave it there try, causing Sonic more pain. Sonic grabbed a hold of Shadow's foot, tripping him to the ground.
"Let me do it!" Espio said, fitting his really sharp and extra pointy sharp shovel gloves on that Knuckles let him borrow.
"I'm scared..." Sonic said.
"Oh, no..." Shadow muttered. Espio gained all of his strength and jabbed the bladed claws into the emerald. Upon they made a horrific scratching sound. Sonic yelped in pain and starting twisting Shadow's leg. Espio looked at the shovel gloves, which were now bent backwards, with wide eyes.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Sonic stop!"
"The pain! I want my mommy!" Sonic yelled as he kicked his feet rapidly.
"My turn!" Knuckles said dramatically jumped in the air and began floating above his seat. He placed his palms together and stared, in concentration, at the emerald.
"Now what?" Shadow asked annoyed, still lying on the ground with Sonic holding his twisted up leg. He was leaning his face on his arm and tapping his fingers on the ground with his free hand as him and Sonic watched.
"Kaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..." Knuckles started.
"N... N-NN... N-NNN-NN...N-N-NN..." The word 'no' escaped Shadow as he raised his hand up and shook his head with wide eyes.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..." A ball of pure white light appeared in Knuckles' hands. Sonic's eyes grew very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, wide along with his horror struck face.
"Wait a second!" Shadow finally blurted out.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Knuckles shoved his hands forward, releasing the kamehameha wave towards the pedestal. It smashed into the emerald and exploded. Everything was absorbed by the energy's light. Soon after it faded, the emerald was left unscratched upon the cracked and burnt pedestal. Shadow looked back at Sonic. He was pure black, except for his wide eyes that stared blankly forward.
"Sonic?" Shadow said. Sonic blinked twice rapidly and fell into a pile of dust.
"The emerald cannot be destroyed using these methods." The Chao King said.
"You couldn't have said that earlier? I wasted a lot of energy doing that!" Knuckles complained. Everyone sat back in there seats and resumed the meeting while Shadow swept up Sonic into a dustpan and place it upon his chair.
"It can only be destroyed by using the Master Emerald." Shadow started. "By using the Master Emerald's neutralizing powers, it could do away with the ring forever."
"One of you must do this..." The Chao King added.
"One cannot just simply walk to Angel Island..." Vector said with fear in his voice.
"And why not?" Sonic asked. Shadow turned to see Sonic whole again and looks to you, yes you = the reader, with an eyebrow raised.
"The island is floating. Its gates are guarded then more than just machines of madness. Gerald has poisoned the land with eggshells, for whoever walks on them will get blisters on his feet. The air you breathe smells like his breathe and man does it stink!" Everyone turned to each other, nodding their heads and agreed on this.
"Were you not listening? Are you deaf?" Espio asked, standing from his seat.
"What you say?" Vector responded. Espio picked up a mega phone and walked over to Vector.
"THE EMERALD MUST BE DESTROYED!" He yelled in Vector's ear.
"I suppose your going to do it then?" Charmy asked Espio.
"No, I read the rest of the story already; you'll be shocked by who it is..."
"Hey! None of that!" I yelled, standing from my seat also. "No one is suppose to read the rest of the story in advance. Follow along like everybody else!"
"Who cares about that, what if Gerald takes the emerald? What will we do then?" Vector cut in.
"I'll stick my head in a toilet before I let anyone know the rest of the story before me!" Everyone got up and started arguing and fighting... Including me, YAY! Shadow looked to Sonic and back to the fray and went to join it. Sonic could feel the power of The Chaotic Emerald growing as he could hear the shouting:
"You gay bee!" From one...
"Big mouth!" Came another...
"Story reader ahead... bad... Person!" That was me...
Sonic got up as he saw the emerald pulsing different colors. He looked at the arguing group and back to the emerald. Then to the fray and then to the emerald. Then back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. Sonic's eyes spun in from dizziness.
"I'll take it!" Sonic claimed. "I'll take it!" Nobody seemed to hear him. He picked up that megaphone and turned it on. "I'LL TAKE IT!!!"
"Wow... Three exclamation points..." Charmy said.
"Shoot! I wanted to do it..." Shadow snapped his fingers.
"But there is one itsy, bitsy problem..." Sonic explained. "Where's Angel Island?" Everyone fell over.
"Very well... I shall accompany you on this journey." Shadow walked over and stood beside him and placed his hand on his shoulder, smiling.
"And I'll protect you... Even though Espio messed up my shovel gloves, you have them." Knuckles said as he stood by Sonic as well.
"And you have my bow..." Espio said.
"And my axe!" Charmy said. He held up the axe up with the blade glued back together. They put there weapons in front of Sonic and sat back down.
"Aren't you coming?" Sonic asked.
"Hell no!" Charmy said.
"We're not going to risk our lives to help you!" Espio finished. There was a short silence and then:
"Just kidding!" Charmy said. They picked up there weapons and to there places next to Sonic.
"Don't forget about me!" Tails was hovering behind a tree. He flew down and landed next to Sonic. "I'm going too. Not letting Shadow get my tails..." He looked carefully over to see Shadow grinning evilly at him.
"Seven companions..." The Chao King said. "Damn! We're missing two..."
"We'll go!" Two chao came running up to them.
"What's your guys' name?" Sonic asked.
"I'm Berry! He's Pepper!" Berry said... I guess.
"There! Now there are nine." The Chao King continued. Then he said in a dramatic voice: "You shall be known as 'The Friendship of the Emerald.' See it fits you..." The nine of them stood proudly, like they were special.
"Cool! Where are we going?" Sonic asked.
"Off the damn stage! It's our turn to use it..." Gandalf said, walking up to them with the cast of The Fellowship of the Ring behind him.
Author's Note:
Sorry if you think the character selection is a little iffy, but the Sonic games don't have that many characters. I had to use Knuckles Chaotix characters for Pete's sake. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, loads more to come...
"Pie? No! Charades! I love Charades!" Sonic interrupted. Everyone at the secret, unknown, can't tell you until later meeting looked at him.
"Excuse him..." Shadow said. He was sitting next to him. The black hedgehog took out some duct tape and taped up Sonic.
"Anyways... You have been summoned here for a reason... The planet is on the brink of destruction from threat of Gerald Robotnik."
"Ahem... It's 'Middle Earth.' How many times do I have to tell you?" Shadow interrupted.
"Interrupt me again and I'll middle earth you in you friggin' head!" The Chao King yelled. "As I was saying..." The Chao King turned over to see if Shadow or Sonic would interrupt again. Shadow was staring up at the sky, picking his ear while Sonic was eating the duct tape. "There is no one that can escape this fate, this one doom. Bring forth the emerald Sonic." They waited, but Sonic did not take it to the pedestal in the middle. Shadow looked over to him. He was watching everyone else.
"Was that my cue?" Sonic whispered.
"Yes!" Shadow half yelled. Sonic got up and skipped merrily to the pedestal and set it upon it. Sonic backed away and sat down on his seat.
"Gasp!" Everyone... gasped. Then whispers could be heard all around.
"It is a gift..." Vector said.
"What is?" Sonic asked.
"The cake my aunt gave me last night." Vector responded. "Why don't we use this Emerald? The power of all seven Chaos Emeralds is more than enough to break Gerald's hold on the Planet."
"That's it!" Shadow got up and walked over to Vector and started strangling him. "It's MIDDLE EARTH! Say it!"
"Gag!" Vector gagged.
"Not 'Gag!' Middle Earth!"
"Mi...ddle E...arth..." Vector barely mumbled.
"Close enough..." Shadow released him and sat back down.
"Besides, you can't wield it! Nobody can..." Knuckles put in.
"And what would a treasure hunter know of this matter?" Vector shot.
"This is no mere treasure hunter!" Espio the Chameleon spoke up
"Who are you calling mere?" Knuckles jumped up.
"You know, more than just a treasure hunter." Shadow explained.
"Oh..." Knuckles sigh.
"Anyways, this is Knuckles the Echidna! The guardian of the Master Emerald!" Vector looked at his crest.
"Guardian..." Vector muttered.
"And the rightful leader of the Echidna race." Espio continued.
"Espio, s'assied... (Espio, sit down...)" Knuckles said.
"What did you say about my mother?" Espio lunged at Knuckles and grabbed his by his throat.
"All I said was to sit down..." Knuckles gagged.
"Oh, sorry..."
"Look! Can we please only use one language here? There is too much confusion as it is." The Chao King cut in.
"I agree..." I said. I'm sitting at the meeting too, in disguise as a person that should be at a meeting.
"Knuckles is right, we cannot use it..." Shadow spoke up.
"You have only one choice..." The Chao King said dramatically. "It must be destroyed." Silence fell over the meeting's meeters.
"So... What are we waiting for?" Charmy the Bee said as he stood up. He grabbed the nearest weapon, which just happen to be an axe, and raised it over his head as he charged at the emerald. The blade came down quickly, swiftly and fast too... On contact with the emerald, it exploded into a fiery blast, knocking him over. Sonic felt out of his chair for the sharp pain in his stomach. Shadow looked over to him as Sonic held his shoulder.
"Shadow!" Sonic grabbed Shadow by his shoulders. "It hurts..."
"You wuss..." Vector said as he walked over the pedestal. "Watch me..." He clasped his hands into one tight fist and slammed it into the emerald. Sonic felt another jerk of pain.
"Shadow, make it stop!" Sonic wined.
"I would if you let go of me..." Sonic let go of him, but the next person gave it there try, causing Sonic more pain. Sonic grabbed a hold of Shadow's foot, tripping him to the ground.
"Let me do it!" Espio said, fitting his really sharp and extra pointy sharp shovel gloves on that Knuckles let him borrow.
"I'm scared..." Sonic said.
"Oh, no..." Shadow muttered. Espio gained all of his strength and jabbed the bladed claws into the emerald. Upon they made a horrific scratching sound. Sonic yelped in pain and starting twisting Shadow's leg. Espio looked at the shovel gloves, which were now bent backwards, with wide eyes.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Sonic stop!"
"The pain! I want my mommy!" Sonic yelled as he kicked his feet rapidly.
"My turn!" Knuckles said dramatically jumped in the air and began floating above his seat. He placed his palms together and stared, in concentration, at the emerald.
"Now what?" Shadow asked annoyed, still lying on the ground with Sonic holding his twisted up leg. He was leaning his face on his arm and tapping his fingers on the ground with his free hand as him and Sonic watched.
"Kaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..." Knuckles started.
"N... N-NN... N-NNN-NN...N-N-NN..." The word 'no' escaped Shadow as he raised his hand up and shook his head with wide eyes.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..." A ball of pure white light appeared in Knuckles' hands. Sonic's eyes grew very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, wide along with his horror struck face.
"Wait a second!" Shadow finally blurted out.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Knuckles shoved his hands forward, releasing the kamehameha wave towards the pedestal. It smashed into the emerald and exploded. Everything was absorbed by the energy's light. Soon after it faded, the emerald was left unscratched upon the cracked and burnt pedestal. Shadow looked back at Sonic. He was pure black, except for his wide eyes that stared blankly forward.
"Sonic?" Shadow said. Sonic blinked twice rapidly and fell into a pile of dust.
"The emerald cannot be destroyed using these methods." The Chao King said.
"You couldn't have said that earlier? I wasted a lot of energy doing that!" Knuckles complained. Everyone sat back in there seats and resumed the meeting while Shadow swept up Sonic into a dustpan and place it upon his chair.
"It can only be destroyed by using the Master Emerald." Shadow started. "By using the Master Emerald's neutralizing powers, it could do away with the ring forever."
"One of you must do this..." The Chao King added.
"One cannot just simply walk to Angel Island..." Vector said with fear in his voice.
"And why not?" Sonic asked. Shadow turned to see Sonic whole again and looks to you, yes you = the reader, with an eyebrow raised.
"The island is floating. Its gates are guarded then more than just machines of madness. Gerald has poisoned the land with eggshells, for whoever walks on them will get blisters on his feet. The air you breathe smells like his breathe and man does it stink!" Everyone turned to each other, nodding their heads and agreed on this.
"Were you not listening? Are you deaf?" Espio asked, standing from his seat.
"What you say?" Vector responded. Espio picked up a mega phone and walked over to Vector.
"THE EMERALD MUST BE DESTROYED!" He yelled in Vector's ear.
"I suppose your going to do it then?" Charmy asked Espio.
"No, I read the rest of the story already; you'll be shocked by who it is..."
"Hey! None of that!" I yelled, standing from my seat also. "No one is suppose to read the rest of the story in advance. Follow along like everybody else!"
"Who cares about that, what if Gerald takes the emerald? What will we do then?" Vector cut in.
"I'll stick my head in a toilet before I let anyone know the rest of the story before me!" Everyone got up and started arguing and fighting... Including me, YAY! Shadow looked to Sonic and back to the fray and went to join it. Sonic could feel the power of The Chaotic Emerald growing as he could hear the shouting:
"You gay bee!" From one...
"Big mouth!" Came another...
"Story reader ahead... bad... Person!" That was me...
Sonic got up as he saw the emerald pulsing different colors. He looked at the arguing group and back to the emerald. Then to the fray and then to the emerald. Then back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. Sonic's eyes spun in from dizziness.
"I'll take it!" Sonic claimed. "I'll take it!" Nobody seemed to hear him. He picked up that megaphone and turned it on. "I'LL TAKE IT!!!"
"Wow... Three exclamation points..." Charmy said.
"Shoot! I wanted to do it..." Shadow snapped his fingers.
"But there is one itsy, bitsy problem..." Sonic explained. "Where's Angel Island?" Everyone fell over.
"Very well... I shall accompany you on this journey." Shadow walked over and stood beside him and placed his hand on his shoulder, smiling.
"And I'll protect you... Even though Espio messed up my shovel gloves, you have them." Knuckles said as he stood by Sonic as well.
"And you have my bow..." Espio said.
"And my axe!" Charmy said. He held up the axe up with the blade glued back together. They put there weapons in front of Sonic and sat back down.
"Aren't you coming?" Sonic asked.
"Hell no!" Charmy said.
"We're not going to risk our lives to help you!" Espio finished. There was a short silence and then:
"Just kidding!" Charmy said. They picked up there weapons and to there places next to Sonic.
"Don't forget about me!" Tails was hovering behind a tree. He flew down and landed next to Sonic. "I'm going too. Not letting Shadow get my tails..." He looked carefully over to see Shadow grinning evilly at him.
"Seven companions..." The Chao King said. "Damn! We're missing two..."
"We'll go!" Two chao came running up to them.
"What's your guys' name?" Sonic asked.
"I'm Berry! He's Pepper!" Berry said... I guess.
"There! Now there are nine." The Chao King continued. Then he said in a dramatic voice: "You shall be known as 'The Friendship of the Emerald.' See it fits you..." The nine of them stood proudly, like they were special.
"Cool! Where are we going?" Sonic asked.
"Off the damn stage! It's our turn to use it..." Gandalf said, walking up to them with the cast of The Fellowship of the Ring behind him.
Author's Note:
Sorry if you think the character selection is a little iffy, but the Sonic games don't have that many characters. I had to use Knuckles Chaotix characters for Pete's sake. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, loads more to come...