Chp 06: Rift

Mystic Ruins Hospital

The fox before the heroes wasn't the one they had seen Shine slaughter. Both of his legs and left arms were now fully robotic, circuits visible. A large Siphon Crystal was infused into his back, along with seven holes. There were other, minor changes, but his greatest changes were his eyes. They were empty of emotion, giving a psychotic gaze.

"How did you get here?" the normal Endigo asked, shocked by what he was seeing.

"How? The question isn't how, it's how…"

"…many." the trio turned to see another alternate Endigo. They began to talk in unison. 'It took three years, but I was finally able to find away to shift dimensions. Without Shadow and four Chaos Emeralds, it was difficult, but by entering hibernation I was able to use the full power of the ARK. I activated the Biolizard and fused myself with its robotic body, creating multiple…"

"…versions." a third Endigo chimed in. "Once I was satisfied with the numbers, I fused my mind to the Cannon's Core and used its power to Create another rift, but this time, it didn't close." this comment caused the warriors to run outside. They looked up and gasped. A swirling vortex consumed the skies above the Mystic Ruins. At the center of it all was the ARK.

"Do you see my true power now." a fourth Endigo started. "Unfortunately, I ran into a few annoyances on my way here." three more foxes appeared, dropping a bat's wing, a bee's antenna, and the lifeless body of Cheese. "Here are some souvenirs."

This sent Knuckles of the edge. He rushed the nearest fox, but within two seconds, the eighth Endigo appeared, slashing deep into the echidna's skull, sending him spiraling, blood gushing from his new wound.

"So you're the power I felt earlier." Shine stepped out of the shadows, a smile on his face. "I just evolved into my more human like state of mind, ya know, and I was hoping I could get a challenging fight, but I guess I'll settle for you." enraged, all eight Endigos charged Shine.

As their battle began, Shadow and Endigo checked Knux. "You going to be alright, buddy?"

"Mechanical bird." puzzled, the two looked back and were scooped up into a pair of large talons.

"Long time, no see, guys!" the trio found that the pilots were Lecko and Mighty. Not giving the heroes a chance to say anything, the ship suddenly rocketed forward and away from the epic battle

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