Chp 9: Demons of the Past
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Emerald Town
"Cut it out, Endigo." Sonic shouted as the team entered the destroyed town. The fox saw the warriors and put his index and thumb into his mouth. As the whistle left his lips, his men came to his side.
"Do you have the emeralds?" Vector threw the sack he was carrying to his opponents feet, the emeralds spilling from the sack.
"Happy now?"
A scowl came across his face. He brought his foot up and drove it into the ruby red jewel, crushing it, "Did you really think you could trick me with these fake emeralds?" Sonic, Tails and Amy felt a chill due to the déjà vu sense of what he had said. "When Gerald Robotnik created me made it so I could tell the difference between real emeralds and fakes. But what's really pathetic is that you thought you could bring an end to my plans."
"What are you talking about?" Cream asked shyly.
"All I really need is one real emerald to use RCC at full power. The rest can be six items with equal power. Your five emeralds, and the fluid I received from Chaos will do. But before I do, I'll finish you all of, just for fun!" he threw the real emerald into the air. "CHAOS QUA…"
"CHAOS SPEAR!!!" Endigo was struck by thousand of arrows. He fell to the ground. Both groups, Endigo's followers and the Sonic fighters, turned to see who did it, catching sight of Shadow and Knuckles.
"Guys!" the heroes dog piled the duo, happy to see their friends again. Sonic asked, "What are you two doing here?"
"What, are you unhappy to see us?"
The joyous reunion was cut short by the angry fox's screams "How?! How can you still be alive?! I left you unconscious on the ARK!"
Shadow pulled out the golden emerald. "To be truthful, I thought it was a miracle that you didn't take it, but I soon realized why. This is the emerald that Tails used to trick Eggman."
"No!!!"
"Oh, yeah!" Sonic threw Shadow a high five.
"Wait a minute!" Tails shouted. "If you guys survived, where have you two been all week?"
"I'll fill that in." Knuckles said. "After Shadow found me, he Chaos Controlled out of there. We reappeared in the Mystic Jungle. Hardhead here refused to live until he trained some more. I knew that I shouldn't try to find my way out, so I helped him train."
"CHAOS CONTROL M!!!" the group was shocked at how fast the creature had moved. A blast of light shot at the hedgehog and the two closest to him, Sonic and Knuckles. In a flash, all four were gone, leaving only a pair of black rings.
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Mystery Location
The trio stood at in a large black wasteland, the sky a twisting, dark vortex. In the center, there were three Endigos, the original, a white one, (both in tubes) and a pure black one. The dark Endigo began to speak in the same voice as the evil voice back on the roof. "This is all your fault, Project: Shadow! I should have never finished you! You're an abomination!"
"What are you talking about?!" the dark hedgehog yelled as the trio continued their run, which seemed to last forever.
"I think you know ! On Prison Island, I was treated like a rat, but I was able to activate the split system!"
"You don't mean…"
"Yes! The light side was made up of my grand daughter, and the dark of myself, Dr. Gerald Robotnik!" the fox began to transform as the trio reached him. Within a few seconds, the creature was in the shape of Professor. In the tube, the white fox had become Maria. "I have kept my memory alive in here long enough to use RCC and change my biggest mistake. Having Endigo here asleep when GUN attacked. From then on out, the world will be mine! Maria is locked up because she wanted to free the mind of the real Endigo. Once I arrived on Earth, I began my mission. For now, CHAOS REAPER, COME FORTH!!!" the emeralds and Chaos fluid began to come together. Soon, Chaos Six was in front of them. "Now for the finishing touch." Gerald threw a black emerald into the creature. It began to grow taller and taller. Its left arm began to transform into a scythe. The right arm became a machine gun. With its jet black coloring, it looked exactly like the Grim Reaper.
"What are we going to do?" the echidna asked.
Shadow stepped forward. "If you two keep it busy, I'll sneak around the side and free the real Endigo and Maria."
"Right." Shadow ran to the side while Sonic and Knuckles faced the monolith before them. Sonic tried to use a homing attack on it, but he was slashed by the scythe. Blood began to run from the wound on his shoulder.
"Sonic, are you okay?"
"I'll be fine, but what are we supposed to do about that thing?" suddenly, an idea came to his head. "I think I might know what to do. That thing originated as Chaos Six, so all we have to do is freeze it. Knuckles, think you can give me a boost." the echidna grabbed his friend by the arm and threw him as hard as he could. Sonic soon began to run at top speed. The air started getting colder and colder. Sadly, the reaper realized what was happening and fired a round at the hedgehog. Knuckles moved as fast as he could to save his friend, knocking him out of the way, while taking every blast in the back.
"You will all die now!" Gerald laughed.
"I don't think so, Gerry." the doctor turned to see Endigo. Shadow was behind him, Maria in his arms. The fox was like a bullet as he shot to the center of the reaper, pulling all the emeralds with him. When it was gone, the fox had already sliced off the doctor's head. As his body began to disappear, so did Maria's.
"No!!!" the black hedgehog cried, tears streaming down his cheeks. "You can't go again!!!"
Maria opened her eyes and looked at her old friend. "Shadow, I will see you on the other side. I'm so proud of you. Know that I love you."
And then it was over.
End of Part I
Coming Soon: Part II: Broken Reality
Dedicated to: my number one fan, Shadow's Obsessor
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Emerald Town
"Cut it out, Endigo." Sonic shouted as the team entered the destroyed town. The fox saw the warriors and put his index and thumb into his mouth. As the whistle left his lips, his men came to his side.
"Do you have the emeralds?" Vector threw the sack he was carrying to his opponents feet, the emeralds spilling from the sack.
"Happy now?"
A scowl came across his face. He brought his foot up and drove it into the ruby red jewel, crushing it, "Did you really think you could trick me with these fake emeralds?" Sonic, Tails and Amy felt a chill due to the déjà vu sense of what he had said. "When Gerald Robotnik created me made it so I could tell the difference between real emeralds and fakes. But what's really pathetic is that you thought you could bring an end to my plans."
"What are you talking about?" Cream asked shyly.
"All I really need is one real emerald to use RCC at full power. The rest can be six items with equal power. Your five emeralds, and the fluid I received from Chaos will do. But before I do, I'll finish you all of, just for fun!" he threw the real emerald into the air. "CHAOS QUA…"
"CHAOS SPEAR!!!" Endigo was struck by thousand of arrows. He fell to the ground. Both groups, Endigo's followers and the Sonic fighters, turned to see who did it, catching sight of Shadow and Knuckles.
"Guys!" the heroes dog piled the duo, happy to see their friends again. Sonic asked, "What are you two doing here?"
"What, are you unhappy to see us?"
The joyous reunion was cut short by the angry fox's screams "How?! How can you still be alive?! I left you unconscious on the ARK!"
Shadow pulled out the golden emerald. "To be truthful, I thought it was a miracle that you didn't take it, but I soon realized why. This is the emerald that Tails used to trick Eggman."
"No!!!"
"Oh, yeah!" Sonic threw Shadow a high five.
"Wait a minute!" Tails shouted. "If you guys survived, where have you two been all week?"
"I'll fill that in." Knuckles said. "After Shadow found me, he Chaos Controlled out of there. We reappeared in the Mystic Jungle. Hardhead here refused to live until he trained some more. I knew that I shouldn't try to find my way out, so I helped him train."
"CHAOS CONTROL M!!!" the group was shocked at how fast the creature had moved. A blast of light shot at the hedgehog and the two closest to him, Sonic and Knuckles. In a flash, all four were gone, leaving only a pair of black rings.
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Mystery Location
The trio stood at in a large black wasteland, the sky a twisting, dark vortex. In the center, there were three Endigos, the original, a white one, (both in tubes) and a pure black one. The dark Endigo began to speak in the same voice as the evil voice back on the roof. "This is all your fault, Project: Shadow! I should have never finished you! You're an abomination!"
"What are you talking about?!" the dark hedgehog yelled as the trio continued their run, which seemed to last forever.
"I think you know ! On Prison Island, I was treated like a rat, but I was able to activate the split system!"
"You don't mean…"
"Yes! The light side was made up of my grand daughter, and the dark of myself, Dr. Gerald Robotnik!" the fox began to transform as the trio reached him. Within a few seconds, the creature was in the shape of Professor. In the tube, the white fox had become Maria. "I have kept my memory alive in here long enough to use RCC and change my biggest mistake. Having Endigo here asleep when GUN attacked. From then on out, the world will be mine! Maria is locked up because she wanted to free the mind of the real Endigo. Once I arrived on Earth, I began my mission. For now, CHAOS REAPER, COME FORTH!!!" the emeralds and Chaos fluid began to come together. Soon, Chaos Six was in front of them. "Now for the finishing touch." Gerald threw a black emerald into the creature. It began to grow taller and taller. Its left arm began to transform into a scythe. The right arm became a machine gun. With its jet black coloring, it looked exactly like the Grim Reaper.
"What are we going to do?" the echidna asked.
Shadow stepped forward. "If you two keep it busy, I'll sneak around the side and free the real Endigo and Maria."
"Right." Shadow ran to the side while Sonic and Knuckles faced the monolith before them. Sonic tried to use a homing attack on it, but he was slashed by the scythe. Blood began to run from the wound on his shoulder.
"Sonic, are you okay?"
"I'll be fine, but what are we supposed to do about that thing?" suddenly, an idea came to his head. "I think I might know what to do. That thing originated as Chaos Six, so all we have to do is freeze it. Knuckles, think you can give me a boost." the echidna grabbed his friend by the arm and threw him as hard as he could. Sonic soon began to run at top speed. The air started getting colder and colder. Sadly, the reaper realized what was happening and fired a round at the hedgehog. Knuckles moved as fast as he could to save his friend, knocking him out of the way, while taking every blast in the back.
"You will all die now!" Gerald laughed.
"I don't think so, Gerry." the doctor turned to see Endigo. Shadow was behind him, Maria in his arms. The fox was like a bullet as he shot to the center of the reaper, pulling all the emeralds with him. When it was gone, the fox had already sliced off the doctor's head. As his body began to disappear, so did Maria's.
"No!!!" the black hedgehog cried, tears streaming down his cheeks. "You can't go again!!!"
Maria opened her eyes and looked at her old friend. "Shadow, I will see you on the other side. I'm so proud of you. Know that I love you."
And then it was over.
End of Part I
Coming Soon: Part II: Broken Reality
Dedicated to: my number one fan, Shadow's Obsessor