Chapter 8:
And So It Goes...
Knuckles began to think about what Tikal had actually done to him. He traveled from his home, all the way there to save her, and risked his life for her. Just to be denied. It wasn't one of his easiest journeys either. He had done a completed his journey to Metropolis, where he met Sonic and Tails. He didn't find this a very hard task, considering his immensely high endurance. His strength could break large boulders, and even shatter some buildings. He was enraged by what Tikal had done, never telling him that she was in touch with Chaos, the on thing that he hated most.
Knuckles quickly looked over to Tails, and noticed the beating he was taking. So many punches appeared across his face, but he would not give up. Knuckles knew of Tails' high endurance, but he never knew how high it truly was. It may even had surpassed his own. Tails was quick, so he dodged many attacks, and showed off a few of his own. Sheer brilliance was the one way to describe this. Tails was only Eight years of age, so he wasn't exactly the best for a fight, but he was a genius. He designed, and put together to Tornado, and even designed every single weapon on there. He always had a ring with him, and knew not to rush into anything extreme, unlike Sonic, who ran head on into anything that seemed threatening.
Rouge dealt out many kicks with her large, steel-toed boots. He had fought with her before, and taken many hard kicks, but never had she showed so much concentration, not while fighting at least. It was as if she had something pushing her even farther than she was already going. Like she was striving to prove something to somebody, but Knuckles completely over looked it and went straight to Sonic to see how he was doing.
Sonic had to be the most impressive. He was fast enough to shoot himself onto walls, and be able to stick there for several seconds. His agility was the highest of them all, but his will was what really impressed people. He could be an inch from death, but he would refuse to let go. Him and Shadow clashed in the center of the room, ricocheting off, and then kicking off the walls to meet again. An explosive amount of energy emitted from them as they clashed, nobody had seen anything quite like it. They paused for a second in mid air, as if they were trying to push at each other to see who could do the most damage. But an instant later they were bouncing off the walls.... Literally.
A duck left, and a duck right was giving Knuckles the upper hand. Chaos wasn't lying when he stated that he was strong. The few hit Knuckles took were very damaging, but that was all Chaos was. He based all his attacks on power, while Knuckles easily dodged them all. He had very little accuracy, and his speed wasn't anything to brag about. And it was obvious that he had many flaws in his position. His head was exposed; his upper right body, and Knuckles could sweep him right off his feet if he wished too. He allowed all his balance on his back leg, which was obviously not a good idea. Knuckles did not have much time to survey, because he was swiftly ducking in and out of punches.
"Stop making a fool of yourself!' Chaos screamed as he landed a punch across Knuckles' face. "You are NO match for me!" Another missed punch as Knuckles crouched down gave Chaos and open stomach for many punched. Chaos would never be able to block before Knuckles landed around twenty punches. Without winding up, as to not waist time, Knuckles shot his fists forwards and jabbed his stomach straight into Chaos' ribs, which knocked the air out of him. A gasp appeared in the air, and Chaos slid backwards as Knuckles landed three more punches. The fact the Knuckles had two overly sized knuckles didn't push the damage meter in the direction Chaos wanted either. It helped out Knuckles a rather lot though. Gripping his ribs with one hand, Chaos ducked as Knuckles went for a last punch with the time given. He landed his fist into Knuckles' stomach, and then retracted as Knuckles slid backwards without even lifting his feet. Both mighty blows had taken a toll on the fighters, but neither would back down.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Shadow were locked by the arms. Struggling to see who could gain control. Each was sweating tremendously from the many hits taken. Shadow swung his fists forwards, connecting with Sonic's foot. Sonic was extremely fast when it came to his feet, so he could easily block with them. Seeing Shadow's oncoming attack allowed him to flip forwards and slam Shadow's hands against the ground. With a large smirk appearing on his face, Sonic did a back flip to counter his front flip, and smacked Shadow across the face with a loud thud. It was obvious that this attack had done a lot of damage. Sonic based his attacks on his feet, while Shadow stuck to his hands, attempting to find a way to gain advantage on each other. A few contacted swings as well as kicks, leaving pain that grew with every attack.
"I think you have it backwards!" Knuckles chuckled as he blind-sided Chaos with a fist across the face. During this Battle Knuckles' fist began to surge with pain in his joints. This had never occurred with Knuckles, so he began to worry. The emblem on his hand turn bright read as fire slowly began to cover his hand. With every punch, the fire grew brighter, until both of the combatants fists were engulfed with an inferno. Knuckles pushed his fists upwards into Chaos' face, leaving burn marks, and then gave him one giant punch with the force of both his fists against Chaos' stomach, pining him against the wall. He shot his arm forwards and let out a great green beam with swirls of red as his Chaos Emerald appeared in his hand. Chaos held back the power of the emerald with both hands, straining not to let it give him full impact.
"The thing about being outside that emblem for a long while is the fact that I've had time to collect the Chaos Emeralds!" He yelled. A quick burst of light shot through the room as all the Chaos Emeralds appeared around them, with Knuckles' flying into the circle, taking it's spot.
"CHAOS CONTROL!"
A screech yelled as both Chaos and Knuckles disappeared. All the others in the room stopped in awe as they disappeared. It wasn't a big deal to Shadow, considering that he had done it many a time, nor was it to Sonic. It had just caught them off guard.
"BRING IT!" Shadow yelled as he jammed his forearm against Sonic's face, and they remained fighting. Tails and Rouge continued to fight Tikal, who was apparently a very skilled fighter, and Sonic became entangled with Shadow in a midst of fists and feet. But Knuckles and Chaos were nowhere to be seen. Because they were fighting still, but in a different spot, one unseen by anybody, where they could fight without any interruptions. Far away from here.
And So It Goes...
Knuckles began to think about what Tikal had actually done to him. He traveled from his home, all the way there to save her, and risked his life for her. Just to be denied. It wasn't one of his easiest journeys either. He had done a completed his journey to Metropolis, where he met Sonic and Tails. He didn't find this a very hard task, considering his immensely high endurance. His strength could break large boulders, and even shatter some buildings. He was enraged by what Tikal had done, never telling him that she was in touch with Chaos, the on thing that he hated most.
Knuckles quickly looked over to Tails, and noticed the beating he was taking. So many punches appeared across his face, but he would not give up. Knuckles knew of Tails' high endurance, but he never knew how high it truly was. It may even had surpassed his own. Tails was quick, so he dodged many attacks, and showed off a few of his own. Sheer brilliance was the one way to describe this. Tails was only Eight years of age, so he wasn't exactly the best for a fight, but he was a genius. He designed, and put together to Tornado, and even designed every single weapon on there. He always had a ring with him, and knew not to rush into anything extreme, unlike Sonic, who ran head on into anything that seemed threatening.
Rouge dealt out many kicks with her large, steel-toed boots. He had fought with her before, and taken many hard kicks, but never had she showed so much concentration, not while fighting at least. It was as if she had something pushing her even farther than she was already going. Like she was striving to prove something to somebody, but Knuckles completely over looked it and went straight to Sonic to see how he was doing.
Sonic had to be the most impressive. He was fast enough to shoot himself onto walls, and be able to stick there for several seconds. His agility was the highest of them all, but his will was what really impressed people. He could be an inch from death, but he would refuse to let go. Him and Shadow clashed in the center of the room, ricocheting off, and then kicking off the walls to meet again. An explosive amount of energy emitted from them as they clashed, nobody had seen anything quite like it. They paused for a second in mid air, as if they were trying to push at each other to see who could do the most damage. But an instant later they were bouncing off the walls.... Literally.
A duck left, and a duck right was giving Knuckles the upper hand. Chaos wasn't lying when he stated that he was strong. The few hit Knuckles took were very damaging, but that was all Chaos was. He based all his attacks on power, while Knuckles easily dodged them all. He had very little accuracy, and his speed wasn't anything to brag about. And it was obvious that he had many flaws in his position. His head was exposed; his upper right body, and Knuckles could sweep him right off his feet if he wished too. He allowed all his balance on his back leg, which was obviously not a good idea. Knuckles did not have much time to survey, because he was swiftly ducking in and out of punches.
"Stop making a fool of yourself!' Chaos screamed as he landed a punch across Knuckles' face. "You are NO match for me!" Another missed punch as Knuckles crouched down gave Chaos and open stomach for many punched. Chaos would never be able to block before Knuckles landed around twenty punches. Without winding up, as to not waist time, Knuckles shot his fists forwards and jabbed his stomach straight into Chaos' ribs, which knocked the air out of him. A gasp appeared in the air, and Chaos slid backwards as Knuckles landed three more punches. The fact the Knuckles had two overly sized knuckles didn't push the damage meter in the direction Chaos wanted either. It helped out Knuckles a rather lot though. Gripping his ribs with one hand, Chaos ducked as Knuckles went for a last punch with the time given. He landed his fist into Knuckles' stomach, and then retracted as Knuckles slid backwards without even lifting his feet. Both mighty blows had taken a toll on the fighters, but neither would back down.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Shadow were locked by the arms. Struggling to see who could gain control. Each was sweating tremendously from the many hits taken. Shadow swung his fists forwards, connecting with Sonic's foot. Sonic was extremely fast when it came to his feet, so he could easily block with them. Seeing Shadow's oncoming attack allowed him to flip forwards and slam Shadow's hands against the ground. With a large smirk appearing on his face, Sonic did a back flip to counter his front flip, and smacked Shadow across the face with a loud thud. It was obvious that this attack had done a lot of damage. Sonic based his attacks on his feet, while Shadow stuck to his hands, attempting to find a way to gain advantage on each other. A few contacted swings as well as kicks, leaving pain that grew with every attack.
"I think you have it backwards!" Knuckles chuckled as he blind-sided Chaos with a fist across the face. During this Battle Knuckles' fist began to surge with pain in his joints. This had never occurred with Knuckles, so he began to worry. The emblem on his hand turn bright read as fire slowly began to cover his hand. With every punch, the fire grew brighter, until both of the combatants fists were engulfed with an inferno. Knuckles pushed his fists upwards into Chaos' face, leaving burn marks, and then gave him one giant punch with the force of both his fists against Chaos' stomach, pining him against the wall. He shot his arm forwards and let out a great green beam with swirls of red as his Chaos Emerald appeared in his hand. Chaos held back the power of the emerald with both hands, straining not to let it give him full impact.
"The thing about being outside that emblem for a long while is the fact that I've had time to collect the Chaos Emeralds!" He yelled. A quick burst of light shot through the room as all the Chaos Emeralds appeared around them, with Knuckles' flying into the circle, taking it's spot.
"CHAOS CONTROL!"
A screech yelled as both Chaos and Knuckles disappeared. All the others in the room stopped in awe as they disappeared. It wasn't a big deal to Shadow, considering that he had done it many a time, nor was it to Sonic. It had just caught them off guard.
"BRING IT!" Shadow yelled as he jammed his forearm against Sonic's face, and they remained fighting. Tails and Rouge continued to fight Tikal, who was apparently a very skilled fighter, and Sonic became entangled with Shadow in a midst of fists and feet. But Knuckles and Chaos were nowhere to be seen. Because they were fighting still, but in a different spot, one unseen by anybody, where they could fight without any interruptions. Far away from here.