They cleared the arena as the fighters took their places. This was going to be the match of the century. Finally, we shall discover once and for all how far the hero has come in his training…
A month after the incident and everything has been going on as usual. But now a new issue has arisen.
"I don't mind, really I don't Sonic." Tails insisted.
"I don't know… I just feel bad about it… I mean, Amy is back and she already wants me to move back in with her. It feels kind of wrong to just leave you behind all alone." Sonic said.
"I'll be okay, really. You go on and move back in with your…" Tails made a kissy face, then an unnecessary gesture.
"TAILS!" Sonic shouted, bopping him on the head.
"I'm only kidding with you, Sonic." Tails laughed.
Sonic gave back one more questioning look.
"Just go already, Sonic! Come on! You KNOW you want her!"
Sonic bopped him on the head, "Don't you talk dirty to me…"
"What'd I say? What'd I say?"
"You know perfectly well what you said."
Tails thought a moment then realized it, "Whoops! Heheh… I didn't mean it that way…"
"What ever… Well, I guess I'll see you around, Tails." Sonic said, waving.
"Bye!" He gave Sonic a tight hug, then Sonic picked up his things and was about to leave when Tails stopped him.
"Sonic, wait…" Tails ran into another room and came out with a big plastic white Grey hound dog, "I want you to have the big white dog."
"I thought you liked that thing?"
"Hell no! I just didn't want to turn down a free offer. Some guy named Chandler Bing sold it to me. Anyway, I think you should have it."
"Tails… I'm touched that you would give me your pile of junk in honor of our friendship."
They both laughed and then Sonic really left.
Sonic opened the door to Amy's apartment and walked in. Setting his things down, he walked into Amy's room, where she had been reading a book. She got up and hugged him, "It's glad to have you here."
"It's not as glad as I am to be with you…" Sonic whispered, hugging her back. Amy rested her head over his shoulder.
"Sonic? Can I ask you a question?"
"Anything, Amy."
"What the hell is that dog doing here?" she exclaimed, looking at the big white dog.
Tails sighed and sunk down onto his chair. In reality, Sonic was probably the only reason Tails didn't run to where Eggman was, hand him a ray gun, and willingly get shot right between the eyes. In reality, Tails had nothing more to live for. In reality, Tails was utterly alone.
Tears welled in his eyes and he quickly wiped them away. But more just kept coming. Tails hadn't really wanted Sonic to go and leave him all alone, but he didn't want Sonic to feel obligated to take care of Tails.
He sighed and walked into the living room where suddenly he got the feeling he wasn't alone. He whipped his head around. No one. He cocked his head. I must be paranoid… there isn't anyone here except m---"Gleep!" Tails yelled, being grabbed around the neck.
A tall figure covered in blood stood there. His lion face was venting in anger, "Show me where the blue one lives! Or suffer the wrath of Lord Lionel!"
Tails choked, "I… thought you… were dead!"
"No… but you are!" He tightened his grip, strangling Tails until finally, the kitsune fell limp. Lord Lionel then let a ghostly hand steal away Tails' fading soul to increase the strength of him own, "Ah… soul energy feels so good after a good death. Now to find that blue boy and claim back my prize!"
Amy sat at the table, still staring at the big white dog, "It can go on the porch…"
Sonic sighed, "Ok… It really is ugly ain't it? But I couldn't make Tails keep it. I did leave him alone after all… You sure he'll be okay, Amy?"
"He'll be fin--- DEAR LORD! TAILS!" Amy shouted, looking out the window at Tails' window where a red figure was clearly seen tossing Tails out the window.
"No! Tails!" Sonic cried, rushing outside. But even though he was there in the blink of an eye, Tails had already smacked into a car that lay parked on the street. With a sickening crush, every bone in his body was demolished.
"Tails!" sonic yelled, tears pouring out of his eyes and into the street. Sonic glared up at the bloody red figure, his anger venting. Then, Sonic couldn't take it and charged straight up the wall, ramming into Lord Lionel.
"There you are!" Lord Lionel yelled, unhurt, "I demand you return the pink girl's soul to me this instant! She is my property!"
"She is not yours!" Sonic yelled.
"Well then, how about a deal? The fox boy for the pink girl!"
Sonic froze. How could he possibly choose between that!?
Amy ran out into the street. Sonic turned to look at her, "Amy! No! Go back inside!"
"No way, Sonic! Tails is my friend too and I won't let this jerk get away with killing him!"
"Amy! It's you he wants!"
"Then he can have me!" Amy shouted, running at Lord Lionel. To Sonic's surprise, Amy began to glow an odd pink color. Her eyes turned a bright red and her fur was shining. And as she charged, Lord Lionel grew an expression of fear.
"No! Anything but that!" Lord Lionel begged, kneeling on the ground. Sonic was confused.
"Hiya!" Amy kicked towards the Lord, a wave of pink energy hurling at him, slicing him in two. Then, the green soul flew out and went back down to Tails' body.
Tails opened his eyes, "Huh?"
"Tails!" Sonic yelled, hugging his friend as he sat up. Amy landed back on the ground, the glow remaining.
Just then, Tails' pain was returning, and he lurched forward in pain. Then, Amy set a hand on her shoulder and Tails glowed for a moment then was healed. Sonic and Tails both looked up at Amy confused.
"What is it?" Amy asked. Her voice was high and soft, almost like music.
"You're all…glowing…." Sonic said.
"I am?" Amy looked down, "Hm… I guess I am."
"Amy… you look like you're in super form or something." Tails said.
"Yeah… why?" Sonic asked.
"I don't know… Maybe… it has something to do with…" Amy drifted off, deep in thought.
There was a silence, when suddenly Déjà vu walked up, "It's quite simple really."
Sonic looked over at her, "Since when are you here?"
"Since now." She said, "Anyway, the reason Amy is like that is soul energy. That's what Lord Lionel lives off of. When Amy attacked him, you stole all his soul energy and destroyed him once and for all."
"Well why am I all glowing then?"
"Because you have taken soul energy from someone else, but do not know it. I studied under soul energy for awhile and found that the glow given off depends on the energy collected. Black is evil energy, purple is magical energy, yellow is life energy, green is purified energy, and pink is love energy. You are pink, so I'm guessing you have the soul energy of both Phillip and Shadow within you."
"Eep! That isn't like when Sonic had my soul, is it?"
Déjà vu began to crack up laughing, "That was a spirit, this is energy. They are very different things. Me, I contain rare magical energy. You can always tell based on the color you spirit takes. Sometimes looking at the aurora you make while in your most powerful form can tell what your soul color is. For others, it's eye color when in your super form."
"So that's why I turn all yellow when I'm in super form…" Sonic reasoned.
"And why my eyes turn green!" Tails chirped.
"Exactly…" Déjà vu said, nodding, "My eyes are just always purple… magical soul energy is odd, for I look evil in my super form."
"What's the difference between soul energy and chaos energy? They sound like they have the same properties, but they do different things and come from different places." Tails said.
"I know that one. Chaos energy is way more powerful that soul energy," Sonic said, grinning.
The two girls pouted. "It is not! Soul energy comes from the deepest corners of your soul. That's more powerful!" Déjà vu shouted.
"Prove it!"
"Don't tempt me!"
"You wanna fight? Go on ahead. I don't even need to go super to whoop your ass!"
Tails looked over at Amy, "Uhm… you wanna watch from a distance?"
Amy nodded and the two took cover.
They cleared the arena as the fighters took their places. This was going to be the match of the century. Finally, we shall discover once and for all how far the hero has come in his training…
The End
Cheese!
In This corner
We Have Sonic The Hedgehog
In This corner
We Have Déjà vu the Puppy
Who Will Win?
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