Rouge was horrified. She hadn't before realized how long she had been
on the ARK. She didn't know what to do.
Shadow said, "Rouge, use the Emeralds to heal the others."
Rouge knew what he meant. She used the Emeralds to enlarge the force field enough that it covered everyone. This time she released the Emeralds' healing power into the air. Everyone became conscious again, but still weak. Those that had become normal went Super again.
Unfortunately, this completely expired the power of the Emeralds. They all turned gray. "They will recharge over time," said Rouge. "In the meantime, at least this means that I won't have to run them back up to ARK."
"That's it,' Amy snarled. "I'm sick of this freak."
Suddenly, Rouge remembered what she had learned on the ARK. She told the others how its weakness was removing its armor.
"Well that's just great, but how do we remove the armor?" Sonic asked.
"Uh... Yeah, that's the part it didn't say."
Sonic smacked his head. "Well, I have an idea," said Sonic. "Tikal said something about unifying the Chaos. So maybe if we unify our power, we will be stronger."
To the surprise of everyone, Knuckles had an idea. "Why don't we try to burn away the armor? If we form a circle around it, and blast it with energy beams, that might work.
Everyone decided to try Knuckles' plan. They formed a circle around Ultima. They each shot energy beams. However, this only melted away one part of the armor. Then, he blasted all of them with machine guns. They slammed down into the rock.
"Apparently, the one thing the records didn't say was that the armor doesn't come off easily," Rouge said, annoyed. "Well guys, I really don't know what to do."
"Well I do," Amy growled. She flew up to his head and started bashing his electronic brain. He seemed to be sustaining damage, but it would take years to defeat him like that.
Rouge found some shards of metal on the ground from the ruins of a building. She flew up and started whipping them with terrible speed and accuracy at Ultima's brain. Some of them stuck, and Ultima was stunned for a few seconds.
"NOW'S OUR CHANCE!" Rouge screamed. Knuckles, Sonic, Tails, and Froggy all rushed at the brain. Big cast his hook at the brain, and began to tug. Sonic used his famous 'lightning bolt' attack, while Knuckles, Tails, and Froggy attacked with their respective fists, tails, and teeth. Rouge darted around him, firing energy beams.
Ultima threw a strange, metal object at her. No one knew what it was until it blew up, sending her pretty far into the ground. She didn't stop until her head hit a rock, taking her consciousness and Super form.
"ROOOUUUGE!" Shadow screamed. Burning tears streamed down his face to see this, though he didn't know why. He felt a strange feeling in his heart. It was almost like how he had felt for Maria, though stronger, and deeper. But then he realized what had happened to the only other person that he had ever felt this way for. He panicked, knowing that the same thing could probably happen to Rouge right now.
He blasted down to her, and woke her up gently. She was completely covered in cuts, scrapes, and bruises. Tears flowed freely down her face, but she portrayed no other sign of weakness.
"Sh-Shadow...?" she asked weakly.
"Shhh," he said gently.
"You need to keep fighting. I-I'll be all right."
"No. You won't. I'm here," he said, smiling gently.
"Shadow. I mean it. I want you to go help the others. Besides, what's one life when you save so many others?" She tried to force a smile, but all she could manage was a painful grimace.
Shadow suddenly became stern. "No. I won't let you. The only other person I've ever felt this way for was Maria, and you know what happened to her. I won't let you..."
In spite of herself, Rouge blushed. "Shadow... I love you too..." Her eyes closed, and he head lolled back. Shadow couldn't feel a pulse.
"NOOOOOO!!!" Shadow screamed with a devastated, traumatized voice. "YOU BASTARD!!!" The tears now freely flowed down his face. He flew up to Ultima's head. "CHAOS CONTROL!!!" He Chaos Controlled straight through Ultima's brain. He'd never been able to go through something before. The attack severely damaged Ultima. Shadow flew up and started a flurry of punches and kicks at Ultima's brain. The attack was so furious that the others had to back up to avoid being damaged by the energy. Suddenly, the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emeralds floated up, and began to circle around Shadow. The Master Emerald seemed to be restoring the color to the Chaos Emeralds. They were also growing bigger. The others couldn't tell, but Shadow was also absorbing energy from Ultima. Shadow was enveloped in a blinding flash of light. When it subsided, he was a deep blood-red color, with gold streaks on the spikes. "He's gone Hyper..." Sonic said in awe. Shadow's attack was incredible. His limbs were moving so fast that you couldn't even see them. Each attack caused a tiny explosion. This whole ordeal had all taken less than a minute, and Ultima was still sluggish from Rouge's projectile. He just now noticed Shadow. It became a battle of the ultimate life forms. No one else could see anything but a stream of constant explosions. Finally, they realized that Ultima had stopped attacking. Too late they found out that Ultima was preparing a self-destruct. The explosion severely hurt the heroes. They heard an unearthly roar. Ultima had become a witless, primal beast. The heroes were damaged, but they managed to keep attacking. They had discovered the beast within.
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I don't know why I am still writing this, as no one will review it, but I am enjoying it.
How did I do with the romance? I've never tried it before.
Shadow said, "Rouge, use the Emeralds to heal the others."
Rouge knew what he meant. She used the Emeralds to enlarge the force field enough that it covered everyone. This time she released the Emeralds' healing power into the air. Everyone became conscious again, but still weak. Those that had become normal went Super again.
Unfortunately, this completely expired the power of the Emeralds. They all turned gray. "They will recharge over time," said Rouge. "In the meantime, at least this means that I won't have to run them back up to ARK."
"That's it,' Amy snarled. "I'm sick of this freak."
Suddenly, Rouge remembered what she had learned on the ARK. She told the others how its weakness was removing its armor.
"Well that's just great, but how do we remove the armor?" Sonic asked.
"Uh... Yeah, that's the part it didn't say."
Sonic smacked his head. "Well, I have an idea," said Sonic. "Tikal said something about unifying the Chaos. So maybe if we unify our power, we will be stronger."
To the surprise of everyone, Knuckles had an idea. "Why don't we try to burn away the armor? If we form a circle around it, and blast it with energy beams, that might work.
Everyone decided to try Knuckles' plan. They formed a circle around Ultima. They each shot energy beams. However, this only melted away one part of the armor. Then, he blasted all of them with machine guns. They slammed down into the rock.
"Apparently, the one thing the records didn't say was that the armor doesn't come off easily," Rouge said, annoyed. "Well guys, I really don't know what to do."
"Well I do," Amy growled. She flew up to his head and started bashing his electronic brain. He seemed to be sustaining damage, but it would take years to defeat him like that.
Rouge found some shards of metal on the ground from the ruins of a building. She flew up and started whipping them with terrible speed and accuracy at Ultima's brain. Some of them stuck, and Ultima was stunned for a few seconds.
"NOW'S OUR CHANCE!" Rouge screamed. Knuckles, Sonic, Tails, and Froggy all rushed at the brain. Big cast his hook at the brain, and began to tug. Sonic used his famous 'lightning bolt' attack, while Knuckles, Tails, and Froggy attacked with their respective fists, tails, and teeth. Rouge darted around him, firing energy beams.
Ultima threw a strange, metal object at her. No one knew what it was until it blew up, sending her pretty far into the ground. She didn't stop until her head hit a rock, taking her consciousness and Super form.
"ROOOUUUGE!" Shadow screamed. Burning tears streamed down his face to see this, though he didn't know why. He felt a strange feeling in his heart. It was almost like how he had felt for Maria, though stronger, and deeper. But then he realized what had happened to the only other person that he had ever felt this way for. He panicked, knowing that the same thing could probably happen to Rouge right now.
He blasted down to her, and woke her up gently. She was completely covered in cuts, scrapes, and bruises. Tears flowed freely down her face, but she portrayed no other sign of weakness.
"Sh-Shadow...?" she asked weakly.
"Shhh," he said gently.
"You need to keep fighting. I-I'll be all right."
"No. You won't. I'm here," he said, smiling gently.
"Shadow. I mean it. I want you to go help the others. Besides, what's one life when you save so many others?" She tried to force a smile, but all she could manage was a painful grimace.
Shadow suddenly became stern. "No. I won't let you. The only other person I've ever felt this way for was Maria, and you know what happened to her. I won't let you..."
In spite of herself, Rouge blushed. "Shadow... I love you too..." Her eyes closed, and he head lolled back. Shadow couldn't feel a pulse.
"NOOOOOO!!!" Shadow screamed with a devastated, traumatized voice. "YOU BASTARD!!!" The tears now freely flowed down his face. He flew up to Ultima's head. "CHAOS CONTROL!!!" He Chaos Controlled straight through Ultima's brain. He'd never been able to go through something before. The attack severely damaged Ultima. Shadow flew up and started a flurry of punches and kicks at Ultima's brain. The attack was so furious that the others had to back up to avoid being damaged by the energy. Suddenly, the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emeralds floated up, and began to circle around Shadow. The Master Emerald seemed to be restoring the color to the Chaos Emeralds. They were also growing bigger. The others couldn't tell, but Shadow was also absorbing energy from Ultima. Shadow was enveloped in a blinding flash of light. When it subsided, he was a deep blood-red color, with gold streaks on the spikes. "He's gone Hyper..." Sonic said in awe. Shadow's attack was incredible. His limbs were moving so fast that you couldn't even see them. Each attack caused a tiny explosion. This whole ordeal had all taken less than a minute, and Ultima was still sluggish from Rouge's projectile. He just now noticed Shadow. It became a battle of the ultimate life forms. No one else could see anything but a stream of constant explosions. Finally, they realized that Ultima had stopped attacking. Too late they found out that Ultima was preparing a self-destruct. The explosion severely hurt the heroes. They heard an unearthly roar. Ultima had become a witless, primal beast. The heroes were damaged, but they managed to keep attacking. They had discovered the beast within.
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I don't know why I am still writing this, as no one will review it, but I am enjoying it.
How did I do with the romance? I've never tried it before.
