Chapter 4: Origins Unleashed
Sam is surprised to see Dark for the first time, and he looks just like Chris said. "Hold it!!" At that moment, Sam pulls out some kind of hand gun with chain fire abilities and opens fire on the assassin.
(Author's note: I don't really know what kind of gun, maybe something like an Ingram M11 or something. How he got it, I don't know. Is it really impossible for him to get one of those? He isn't exactly your normal cop.)
Dark quickly pulls out his sword and blocks the bullets with it and his robotic arm, moving both as fast as he can.
(Author's Note: Can anyone here say DBZ speed effect? LOL ^^)
Dark slowly begins to approach Sam while blocking the bullets, walking ever so slowly. Before Sam knows it, he runs out of bullets. He tries to replace the clip fast, only to see Dark is already aiming and energizing his gun at him. "YAH!!!!" The second Dark looks over to his side, POW!!! He is hit by Knuckles hard punch. Knuckles has recovered and is back for revenge. He is REALLY steamed; you can tell he is burning with rage. The second Dark hits the ground, Knuckles acts fast by grabbing him and throwing him HARD towards the way he came. Dark falls a big distance away. He gets up and looks angrily. "I've underestimated you and your friends AGAIN, Sonic! I WON'T make the same mistake again!" Dark runs off, away from the scene. "Not so fast! We aren't done here!" Sonic is about to chase after him when Knuckles gives a moan of pain and falls to his knees, grabbing his head. "Knuckles!" Sonic goes over to Knuckles. "Are you ok? He hit you pretty hard back there." "Yeah, harder than I thought. I thought I had enough energy to take him when I woke up." "You need medical treatment, knucklehead. He could have really damaged your skull. And since Sam lost his car, I guess I'll have to take you to the hospital myself." "What about that assassin, Sonic?" asks Sam. "Don't worry about it. We'll get him next time." Sonic gives a thumbs up, then helps Knuckles up, and runs him to the nearest hospital while Sam runs backs to the police station.
Meanwhile, Dark has run back to the place where his sword is. It landed with the blade digging into the ground. He lifts it out of the soil and puts it back in its holster. He looks and sees the power ring on the ground, the one he managed to take away from Sonic and Knuckles. He attempts to examine it, but something amazing happens. The second one of his fingers makes contact, the ring gives an energizing glow, and Dark's eyes widen greatly. In his POV, he sees many things one might see in an outer body experience. Scenes of people all over the world, the earth, and other parts of the universe flash before his eyes all at once. After a few seconds of this, he manages to pull himself from this and falls back, landing on his butt. "What.. What the hell was that? I've never felt this disorientated or this weak since that reactor incident. Could......... Could this be my weakness? Is it possible that power rings are harmful to me?" Not wanting to find out anymore, Dark runs off to plan his next strike.
Sometime later, the hunt has begun. The police and the Chaotix crew have begun searching for Dark and his past. The police do their usual text book style of patrolling and investigation, but it's the Chaotix team that is doing the more thorough search. They have started their search within the underworld. They try and get information from a number of people but are not getting the right amount of information they want, nothing that explains his origins or where to find him. However, there are times when Espio gives a certain look, as if he is suspicious of something. After a while, he speaks up. "Everyone, I think it would be better if we split up and find information on our own. There is something I want to check up on, but it's better if I do it by myself. When I am done, I'll contact you all, and we'll meet back here at this very spot." They all agree on it and begin to go their own ways.
Hours later, they all meet up again. Espio speaks first. "So what did you find?" Charmy speaks next. "I found the CUTEST puppy! But someone already owned him.. Oh, and, no one had anything to say about the assassin." Vector speaks next. "The most I found was the same useless info people were telling us when we started out." Espio speaks again. "Well, then I guess I am the only one who struck gold. I found a lot about the past of our assassin who calls himself 'Dark' for short. Are you ready for this?" The other two nod and Espio begins explaining. "Imagine two, rival, martial arts schools; The Doujou of the Phoenix and the Doujou of the Griffin. Years ago, there was this male hedgehog and this female porcupine. For whatever reason, they had to find a place to stay and quickly; maybe they were on the run, maybe they just wanted to have a place to stay for their honey moon. In any case, these two were just recently married and were friends with the master of the Doujou of the Griffin. The doujou would help them find a place to stay as long as they could pay rent. They agreed, even after knowing they would not be able to pay ALL the rent fees. In their new apartment, these two eventually had a son of their own. As time went by, the school was getting impatient as they waited for their late payments. So, one night..."
Flashback... the hedgehog and porcupine are outside, on a dark and foggy night, being confronted by two ninjas with a picture of a griffin on the backs of their shirts. "You've been dishonoring our school by skipping out on your payments. Our master does not like disobedience," says one of the ninjas. "Please, we can get the money into you soon, just give us more time!" says the father hedgehog. "We've given you enough time as it is. There is only ONE way to pay up now, and that is with your lives," says the second ninja as he pulls out a sword. "No!!!" Scared, the two animals run off for their lives, the mother holding her baby close, and the ninjas in hot pursuit. They are running through alleys and bridges and other pathways, but the shadows of the ninjas are not far behind. "You can run, but you cannot hide!!!" yells one of the ninjas. Before too long, the couple stops, as they have taken a wrong turn and are now in a dead end. They turn around, and then the scene pans away from them and towards their shadows. The shadows show the ninjas have caught up. And with a powerful swing of their swords, they decapitate the hedgehog and porcupine.
The scene has changed. The ninjas are now on top of a bridge that has a big stream of water under it. One of the ninjas is holding the baby by the cloth it is wrapped it, and he starts holding it over the water about to drown him. The child has already started crying loudly. At that moment, a few other ninjas appear. Their uniforms are different colored, and have pictures of a phoenix on the back of the shirts. "Hey! You griffin students are out of your territory. So get lost! You don't belong here!" says one of the ninjas. "This is none of your concern! We will not leave until we have completed our business," says the ninja holding the child. Not accepting this response, the ninjas begin to fight. Eventually, the phoenix students do manage to drive the griffin students away, mostly because of greater number. However, this does not stop one of the students from dropping the child before running away. Thankfully, a phoenix student manages to grab the child and save him. The student stands and beholds the child. "Hmm.. It's a baby. Lets take it to our master; he'll know what to do with it." They leave the area.
Meanwhile, inside the martial arts building, the students have brought the baby to the master. They have told him of what has happened, and the master has managed to calm the child down. The master speaks. "Well, that is nice and all, but I don't really know what to do with the child either." The master looks down at the child. The child has grabbed the master's finger and is tightening his grip on it. "Hmmm.? Wow, I've never seen a child with that good a grip. Just like I was when I was his age. Alright then, I've decided. I will raise and train this child as my own. You, my students, will help me when I need it. And, if the child shows potential, I might give him some SPECIAL training." Years later, when the child has grown to age of 5 or 6, the master returns form his study only to see the child is fighting students two or three levels higher than his current level in the school. "What is the meaning of this?!" The defeated try to straighten up while the child is already bowing. "I am sorry, master. They wished to spar with me, and I accepted." "Did you really defeat these students who are levels above you?" "Yes sir. I am sorry if I have done anything wrong." The master thinks to himself. "I knew this would happen... He has shown the potential that I had a feeling was inside him the entire time. So be it..." The master looks at his student/son. "Come with me, child. I have a special training for you that I know you will excel in."
In the days that follow, his training is much more extreme than it ever has been. He is excelling much faster than any of the other students. He even learns special techniques that not even the best of the class have ever been shown. "You, my child, will learn all that I have to show you. You will be the master when I am gone. All my secrets and techniques will be yours. You will not have any feelings, either. You will be as unfeeling as a stone, unlike my human students who I cannot change. And without these useless feelings to hold you back, you will be able to see clearly with your mind, and maybe push to even greater levels that I myself could not do. You will be THE greatest ninja ever. Greater then a ninja elite... You will become an elite killing machine, as well. And you will be known as Dark."
Back to reality... Espio stops to explain something. "Dark is merely a shortened version of his full name, a name based on his current profession. What his full name is, I don't know. Hardly anyone knows, and students of the school knew but would not tell me." Back to the flashback...
Some time later, the master and the child have a special conversation. "By now, I am sure you have guessed that I cannot be your biological father. That is the reason why I only wanted you to address me as 'master.' We know your real parents are dead, so we took you in. So, what do you have to say, Dark?" Dark thinks to himself. "Get me the information. I want to know it all, how they died, who they were, why they died, everything." The master allows it and many students go out in hunt of the information. After a few days of searching, they find everything, and present this information to Dark. He studies the information he is given. "The two students who have killed them... I wish to hunt them down and kill them." "Do you want revenge?" the master asks, thinking that he might have feelings after all. "No. I want to kill them because they have a debt to pay."
"A debt?" The master is surprised by Dark's words. "Yes. I did not grow up around my true parents. I never knew them, so it is impossible for me to regret that they were killed. However, it says they were killed because of money that they did not pay. No financial debt could EVER be worth a life, yet those two ninjas killed them anyways. In contrast, I wish to kill them so that they can fulfill their debt they owe for killing." "Understood," the master agrees. Days later, Dark has begun the battle against the two students of the rival school. Though accompanied by friends, he has asked them to let him do this alone. The ninjas have put up a great fight. Dark has chased them down to a special power station. Dark is wearing different clothing. He is wearing a robe with a picture of a phoenix on the back. He has a sword at his side and is holding a regular handgun. On his belt are clips. After many tries, he kills one of the two students. However, the second student lures him into a massive explosion near a giant power core/generator.
Back to reality... "However, what happens after that, how Dark survived, how he changed, everything-that is something I have yet to learn." A few seconds after Espio finishes, Mr. Stewart walks out of the shadows. He shakes Espio's hand. "Thank you, gentlemen. You have given me all the info I need. The government and the police require your help. Should you cooperate, I guarantee that we will double whatever you are being paid."
End Chapter 4
Coming Soon: Chapter 5
