Sonic Who?

Lost Forever: Part 4

The Blue Demon broke free of The Mastermind's control and tumbled away from the life support system. Cables shot out from the walls and whipped violently at The Blue Demon. But he dodged the cables swiftly and quickly ran towards the life support system attempting an attack. A giant robot emerged from the ground blocking the Blue Demon's path. It attacked the hedgehog who immediately took off in the opposite direction. More cables attacked the Blue Demon and the robots pursued after him as well.

The Shadow, who had remained in his place for the whole time, watched his enemy evade the attacks. Suddenly a large cable attacked The Shadow knocking him over. It wrapped itself around the black hedgehog constricting him tightly. The Blue Demon glanced over to see The Shadow's peril and suddenly became angry.

"Hey!" The Blue Demon shouted at the Mastermind. "He's my target not yours you little bastard! Back off!"

The blue hedgehog shot for the life support system only to be blown away by an electric force field. The Blue Demon, determined to get his prey back, attempted another attack on The Mastermind. But the young boy knew what was coming and sent out another robot to attack The Blue Demon.

"Argh! Not this time chump!" The Blue Demon replied as he quickly took out the machine.

He then sped off towards The Shadow who was fighting his way out of the snake–like cable. The Blue Demon sliced through the tick cable and it flew around wildly, electricity sparks flying everywhere. The Shadow was on his hands and knees taking in deep breaths when The Blue Demon approached him. The black hedgehog looked up at his enemy who only smiled down on him.

"Shall we get back to what we started?" the blue hedgehog asked slyly.

The Shadow jumped back and ran away from The Blue Demon. Explosions came from the walls as The Blue Demon recklessly made many attempts to destroy his target. But The Shadow, in his clam manner, dodged every attack and did whatever he could to throw off The Blue Demon. The Mastermind watched in jealousy as his 'friend' tried to kill the black hedgehog.

"NO! IT'S NOT FAIR!!" he yelled.

The Mastermind ordered all of his machines to attack the two feuding hedgehogs. A robot exploded from underground causing The Blue Demon to face plant into the ground. He turned on his back angrily and glared up at the towering machine. Then in a flash The Blue Demon had gone through the robot and into the arms of another one that was embedded into the wall. He broke free and destroyed that robot as well and then he was tangled in a mess of cables that hung from the ceiling. The Blue Demon struggled to get out of the mess but he only made it worse and other robots and machines were quickly advancing on him.

The machines punched and clawed at The Blue Demon and his anger grew quickly. The robotic attackers were relentless and The Blue Demon could take much more of The Mastermind's punishment. Suddenly he yelled out in a rage and his voiced echoed off the walls. All of the machines immediately stopped attacking as The Blue Demon began to hyperventilate. Almost effortlessly The Blue Demon broke free of the cables and fell to the ground he laid there for a few seconds before struggling to his feet. The Shadow and The Mastermind watched him cautiously.

The Blue Demon began to twitch and then he crouched down and shouted as a wind blast filled the room. The Shadow grabbed hold of the wall to keep himself from flying away while The Mastermind looked down with no expression. A whirlwind of white light surrounded The Blue Demon and then quickly disappeared in a blast. When the dust cleared The Blue Demon had gone through a total transformation. His quills were sharper with black highlights; his hands were now claws; fangs protruded from his mouth and his eyes were now the color of blood.

"His super form...." The Mastermind whispered.

The fox and demon hedgehog glared at each other and then The Blue Demon shot up for the capsule and took a swipe at it. The glass cracked surprising The Mastermind. Immediately The Mastermind retaliated with a metallic arm. The Blue Demon effortlessly destroyed the arm and went for the capsule again but The Mastermind called out another servant of his. A small red blur slammed into The Blue Demon and he flew into the wall. The demon hedgehog came out of the hole and glared at his attacker. A small red robotic cat was dancing around the base of the life supporting system.

The Blue Demon growled and swooped down to attack but the cat took off via a jet pack. The two flew around the room as cables and guns attacked The Blue Demon. But the hedgehog simply destroyed the weapons and continued to pursue after the cat. The cat flew around bouncing off of the walls playfully not caring about The Blue Demon who's frustration grew more and more. Suddenly the hedgehog ripped a gun from the wall and took a shot at the cat knocking it to the ground. The Blue Demon landed and advanced to attack. But the cat's sensors picked up the hedgehog and it quickly jumped up avoiding the attack.

The Shadow, leaning against the wall, watched as the cat dodge The Blue Demon's attacks in an almost child-like manner. The small robot was too swift and nimble for demonic hedgehog to destroy so he flew back towards the capsule to deal with The Mastermind. But the robot cat appeared in front the hedgehog and gave him a swift punch to the face. The Blue Demon flew back dazed but recovered quickly. But the cat had disappeared and an energy blast attacked the blue hedgehog from behind. He crashed into the ground with smoke rising from his back.

"I can't let a toy get in my way..." The Blue Demon thought.

He pushed himself off the ground and took off towards the cat. The cat flew down towards The Blue Demon. The two sped at each other preparing to attack but then a young girl's voice stopped them.

"Stop!!" the voice echoed.

The cat and the demonic hedgehog stopped just feet from each other. The Mastermind looked up as well to see where the voice had come from.

"The battle rages on between two worlds. A battle that'll never end because both sides remain blind."

A thin blue light shot out of a dark corner and went through the robot cat destroying it in a blast. A giggling voice was heard from above and then a young girl made completely out of water descended down into the room.

"Feared Chaos!" The Mastermind shouted.

The girl took a bow just as The Blue Demon landed a few feet from her.

"I thought you were imprisoned in the Master Emerald." The Blue Demon spoke.

Feared Chaos slowly turned her head and looked at the hedgehog with her translucent eyes. Suddenly they began to glow a light blue color and The Blue Demon dropped to his knees screaming in pain. Slowly he returned to his original form and slumped to the ground catching his breath.

"One like you does not deserve the powers of the Chaos." Feared Chaos said to the hedgehog.

The Blue Demon quickly looked up at her in shock.

"The powers of the Chaos do not belong to you. Only Feared Chaos is allowed to harness the powers."

The Blue Demon stood up shaking his head begging her not to take away what he had. Feared Chaos held out her hand and The Blue Demon froze in place. Slowly he levitated from the ground and Feared Chaos held out both of her hands. One by one seven small lights, each a different color, came out of The Blue Demon. Small emeralds took form within the lights as they floated over to Feared Chaos. She then absorbed the emeralds and The Blue Demon dropped to the ground gripping his chest. All the power he had, all the courage and pride he had was now gone. Fear took over him as he timidly looked up at Feared Chaos who shook his head at him.

"What is weak shall remain weak." she said grimly.

Feared Chaos turned back to The Mastermind and smiled innocently. The fox was left speechless and didn't want to attack for he knew what Feared Chaos could do. The girl flew up to the glass capsule and The Mastermind pressed himself against the opposite side.

"Why does one lock them self in a world away from the world?" she asked curiously.

The Mastermind whimpered as sweat rolled down the side of his face. Feared Chaos laughed and then pressed herself against the cracked glass. Slowly she seeped through and was now inside along with The Mastermind was even more frightened now. Feared Chaos embraced the fox in her arms gently causing him to shake even more.

"Why is one afraid of me?" she asked softly. "I can give you what you need."

"N-no you can't." The Mastermind replied nervously.

"Feared Chaos, I am. Everyone fears Feared Chaos. Feared Chaos knows that one needs pain as well."

"You c-can't hurt me like Sonic. You're not him."

Feared Chaos pushed her self away from The Mastermind and looked at him confused.

"But... one needs Feared Chaos... Feared Chaos needs one." she spoke softly. "They can hurt each other forever. The demon has not for very long."

"No!" The Mastermind cried out. "You're not Sonic! You can never be like him! He's my friend... and no one else can take his place... I-I'm sorry."

Feared Chaos stared at the fox blankly and then shook her head. She hugged him once again and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. The Mastermind blushed a bit as Feared Chaos pulled away. She then seeped back through the glass and smiled at the fox again.

"One has such faithfulness to a friend but one has failed to see that demons are not forever." her expression turned sad. "Feared Chaos is forever, Feared Chaos knows you need pain... but one does not want Feared Chaos."

A tear fell out of her eye and to the ground.

"The world could've been ours... everyone fears Feared Chaos."

Feared Chaos raised a hand but The Mastermind yelled at her to stop. Her eyes glowed a light blue color and a wave of energy exploded from her hand. Sparks and explosions flew from the metal walls as guns and robots fell out of them. The life support system began to malfunction and The Mastermind looked around helpless and terrified. All the while The Shadow remained in his place watching the destruction Feared Chaos was creating. The life support system slowly began to shut down and The Mastermind was crying out for Feared Chaos to stop. But she looked on with sad eyes allowing the destruction to continue.

Finally the life supporting system shut down and the room fell dark. Feared Chaos then held out her hand towards the capsule where The Mastermind was in a terrified state. Her lips moved but no words came out and a wave a energy shot out of her hands shattering the glass capsule. The Mastermind fell out forward and slammed into the ground from the high fall. The Shadow examined the dark room and then looked up at Feared Chaos. She looked down on him and smiled before disappearing.

The Blue Demon looked up to see The Mastermind on the ground gasping unable to breath the oxygen around him. He had been in the capsule for too long to withstand the air outside and was now dying. The Blue Demon quickly crawled over to the fox and turned him on his back. The hedgehog took off the visor and The Mastermind's eyes were nothing but small pupils that begged for his chamber air.

"Tails! Tails!" The Blue Demon shouted frantically.

"...you....remember..." The Mastermind gasped.

The Blue Demon shook his head smiling a bit. The Mastermind tried to return the smile but then slipped away into death with one last gasp. His eyes remained opened but The Blue Demon closed them and placed the visor back on The Mastermind's face. He looked down at the fox with dull eyes not sure of what to do. For some strange reason all of his 'lost memories' rushed back into his head but they did not affect the hedgehog's attitude. He began to remember how he picked on The Mastermind and teased him harshly. He didn't care. The many times he beaten up the young boy over something small. He didn't care. The Blue Demon even remembered when he left his 'friend' behind for the life of pride and power that he yearned for so much. He didn't care.

With his mind and heart empty The Blue Demon lifted up The Mastermind's head and closed his eyes. Their lips touched for a few seconds and then the hedgehog dropped the fox's head and stood up. Slowly his feet shuffled towards the door and then they stopped. Seconds went by with The Blue Demon frozen in his place staring aimlessly at nothing. Finally he dropped to the ground and laid there.

...

His heart stopped.