Disclaimer: Sonic The Hedgehog and all related characters are copyright to SEGA. Lemon the Echidna, Tenchi the Hedgehog and all related characters that don't belong to SEGA belong to me, Zeldafreak-Vikki and my friend, Alyssa the Bat!
Like I said, this story gets a bit gory. That's what happens when you watch too much anime, then write a fanfic, I guess. And if you're wondering, all of my stories have happy endings. Just... keep teling yourself that as you read this chapter. But there's always a part where it gets a little bleak. Eheh, yeah... Anywho, we're pretty close to the end of Part 1! Me excited! Part 2, if you're wondering, is simply going to be continuing after this sequence, going a year or so into the future, to shed somemore light on the ARK and the Ultimate Life Form. But enough of that, on with Chapter 10!
P.S.: I LOVED THE REVIEWS!!! THANK-YOU-THANK-YOU-THANK-YOU!!!
CHAPTER TEN - LIVE OR DIE
Sonic gasped as he broke the surface of the dark water, free of it. It took him a few seconds before he realized what and where he was. ARK. Lab Three. Oh yeah... He sat up, blinking and catching his breath. But it was knocked out of him again by the force of Amy hugging him.
"Oh! Sonic, you're alive!! I was so scared I'd never get to hear your beautiful voice again!!" she cried. Sonic gulped and tried to get out of her reach. Tails grinned and helped Sonic get up, Amy stepping back, sniffling with joy. Sonic blinked a few times, trying to clear his head, then spoke, his voice a little shaky at first.
"T-Tails, what happened?!" he asked, too surprised to stay calm.
Tails grinned, a few tears beginning to cloud his vision. "You passed out. I thought you were toast for sure! But Shadow got the last ingredient of the antidote and it woke you up!"
Both Sonic and Amy stared. Sonic shook his head, thinking he had misheard. "I'm sorry, buddy, I don't think I heard ya right. 'Sounded like you said Shadow helped us!"
Tails grinned. "He did!"
"HUH?!" Amy's eyes widened. "Y-Y'mean that Tenchi guy was Shadow this whole time?!"
Tails nodded. "I don't think he totally remembers but he's starting to look like himself. But there's no more time, he's fighting some big thing and he wanted us to get outta here!"
"Big thing?" repeated Sonic, raising an eyeridge. "If he's fighting, shouldn't we help him?"
Tails began to feel more fear rising up inside him at the very thought of staying. "But Shadow wanted us to leave!"
Sonic began to get anxious. "Yeah, but Tails, do you think he can hold off that monster?"
Tails paused. An uneasy feeling had gripped him. Shadow was hurt and that lizard - whatever it was - was bigger and stronger than him. Finally, the kitsune sighed. "No."
Sonic didn't let anything hold him back. "Alright then! You two head back to the space transporter! I've got to find Shadow!"
Amy cried out to him in dismay, causing him to stop. She rushed to him and grabbed him roughly by the shoulders. "Sonic, no! Don't you even think about going near that thing! I saw it earlier when Shadow led it away, it's like that BioLizard thingy you guys fought before! I can't let you risk your life again! Please!"
Sonic blushed, seeing that Amy was near tears. He gulped. "W- Well..." He paused, deeply conflicted. Finally, his tired body convinced his mind he was in no condition to fight. He nodded solemnly and as fast as they could go, the three of them headed down the dark hallways of the space colony ARK back towards the space transporter.
While they rushed along, Tails activated his communication watch and talked into it. "Rouge! Mission accomplished, Sonic's been cured! We're headed back to the space transporter!"
On the other line, Rouge smiled, relieved her friends were still alright. She pushed a button and spoke, "Good job, Tails! We'll be waiting for you!"
Knuckles and Tank, however, weren't so cheerful. "It's not over yet, Rouge. That roaring from before can't have been good. Whatever made that noise is still up there," said Knuckles, his arms crossed. Tank nodded in agreement.
Rouge watched them and felt a chill run down her back. She folded her wings and turned back to the communication system, deep in thought.
Back when she had been working undercover for the government, trying to find out about Shadow, she had stumbled onto informaiton about the BioLizard. She had read up about Project: Jigoku and had even heard sound samples of his roar. And if she understood correctly, there was a high chance that raptor was alive and out for revenge.
"RAAAAOOOORRRRR!!!"
The three of them jumped as the horrible roar filled the basement. Rouge grumbled as she listened to Amy yell in alarm.
"I hate it when I'm right."
Jigoku's yellow eyes narrowed as he aimed to kill those three rodents. He roared as loud as he could, stunning them. However, he failed to notice Arashi's clone standing there.
Sonic rushed forward to meet Jigoku's attack. Jigoku swung his claws down and Sonic dodged it and watched the claws pierce the metal floor as he sailed through the air. He tried to land on his feet but the weakened hedgehog's legs were about as strong as a five year-old's at that point. So he stumbled and landed on his back, cursing.
At the same time, Jigoku was wrenching his claws out of the floor.
"Oh no, Sonic!" yelled Amy, trying to run forward. But Tails held her back with all of his might. Maybe it was the right thing to do or maybe it wasn't. But if Sonic was in trouble, he had the feeling that neither him nor Amy could help him against that giant lizard.
But another hedgehog could.
"HEY!! JIGOKU!!"
Jigoku's head whipped up and he glared around behind him. Standing there, glaring right back, was Shadow. Sonic stared as he stiffly got to his feet. Jigoku roared out and lunged for the now dark grey hedgehog, who responded by jumping up and away from danger. Jigoku jumped up after him with a growl of frustration and their everlasting battle continued. Sonic stared at what Tenchi had become.
His fur had darkened considerably since the last time he had seen him. His eyes were no longer filled with mist but gleaming dangerously, a fire sparking up in them. Before, Tenchi's quills had hung down around his face. Now, they were whipped back. Shadow had probably had a nice little race against Jigoku, who could run almost as fast as a cheetah. But that wasn't fast enough. Especially now that Shadow could see. Sonic reminded himself to ask about that later.
Tails began to run back down the hallway, hoping to make it to the space transporter. Amy yelled after him but all that did was get Jigoku's attention. He braked, screeching across the floor, then sped after the running fox-boy. Both Shadow and Sonic's hearts fluttered in panic and began to run after them, Sonic pulling Amy along.
Tails looked back in time to see the giant monster coming down on him. He yelled and propelled his tails in panic. He went speeding forward and Jigoku's sword-like claws just missed him. Tails gasped as he came to the room where they had first appeared. The space transporter was shut down! It must've turned off after being left on for too long!
Jigoku cackled maniacally as he pounced at Tails. The poor little kistune screamed and cringed, waiting for those big claws to impale his little body. Luckily, Shadow anticipated the move and interfered, throwing himself against Jigoku and veering him off course. They both crashed into the mapping computer, completely destroying it. On Earth, Matt Haruna cursed as he was cut off. Sonic rushed to Tails, who was still cringing.
"Tails! Hey, buddy! It's ok!"
Tails gulped and looked up shakily. Sonic was gripping him by the shoulder. "Tails, you've got to get that space transporter going or we're all dead! I'll cover you, ok?"
Tails nodded slowly and quickly went to work. Amy and Sonic stood on either side of him, just in case Jigoku tried to attack again. But they were put at ease as Shadow sent Jigoku through the metal wall, landing in a bunch of machinery. The hedgehog landed on his feet and stood ready, in case his rival tried to get up again. But he didn't. Once he realized that he had finally won, he let himself collapse to his knees, hunched over as he caught his breath. Sonic came to him, concerned as a pool of blood started around his arm.
"Sh-Shadow?" he asked, scared. He may have missed him, but Sonic still found Shadow a big threat.
Shadow looked up. "Sonic... You're alright..."
Sonic was about to reply with a grin when Tails and Amy cheered as the space transporter lit up. Sonic looked back at them and quickly ran over. "Alright, Tails! Now we can get outta here!"
Since the space transporter was so low on energy, they decided to transport only one person at a time. Tails stepped in first. He smiled and waved. "See you there!" With that, he disappeared back to Earth.
Sonic looked down at his little communicator, which he was still wearing. "Hey, Tails, you make it back ok?"
Tails came up on the other line. "Yup! C'mon back, guys! Rouge is freaking out!"
Sonic smiled to Amy. "You can go next," he said. While he spoke, Shadow inched towards them, unnoticed.
Amy blushed. "I'm glad you're ok, Sonic," she said, her eyes twinkling emotionally. "I got really scared for you."
Sonic felt his face go a little red and he gulped, looking away. "Uh... I-I'm fine... Thanks..."
Amy smiled and stepped lightly into the transporter. Sonic stepped back to watch her go. Shadow, who didn't care much for girls, looked back towards the pile of debris Jigoku had been knocked into. A second later, he wished he hadn't.
With a shudder and a roar, Jigoku burst from the mess, pieces of computers and metal shards tossed aside. Amy saw him just before she disappeared. He stood there, his green skin cut in places, blue blood flowing from them lightly. He snarled as he gripped a very big piece of metal, almost as big as a human, and lifted it up over his head. Shadow's eyes widened and all of his fur stood on end as Jigoku threw it directly at them.
"LOOK OUT!!!" He whirled around and knocked Sonic out of the way, knowing he was still weak from the X Viper. Sonic yelled in surprise as he was yet again knocked to the ground. He watched in horror as Shadow was hit right in the back and sent right past him with such a force, Sonic could feel the air being blown past him. He looked away as Shadow hit a tank and he saw flecks of blood splatter the ground around him. He felt his face turn pale, already knowing without looking what had happened to his friend. No, not his friend.
His brother.
Sonic stood up, a great anger surfacing from deep within him. He clenched his teeth and his fists, shaking with fury. Jigoku chuckled as he stepped back into the room, flexing his claws.
"You hedgehogs are all the same! Your dumb emotions cloud your vision of power and you waste your pathetic little lives worrying about others!" He bared his teeth in an atrocious smile, poison dripping from his fangs. "Now stupid little Shadow's gotten himself killed. Do you want to join him?"
Sonic felt his quills rise up as his anger fueled him with an uncontrollable power. He stood ready as a light blue aura surrounded his body and made him go numb; he no longer had to feel the pain of fatigue or sadness. It was all rage now. And he didn't even try to stop it as Jigoku attacked.
Through the communicator, Rouge, Tank and Knuckles could hear all that was going on. Rouge was devastated. Someone she had been caring for for three years was dead. How could this be a happy ending? She was about to talk to Sonic when their radio channel was switched and a horrible voice crackled through.
"BOY!! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU! THE ISLAND'S MOVING IN HALF AN HOUR! GET YOU AND YOUR SISTER BACK HERE NOW!!"
Knuckles froze, his eyes wide. "Oh shoot..."
Rouge looked to him, still in tears. "Wh-Who was that?"
Knuckles chuckled nervously, Tails and Amy watching him. "My grandpa, I forgot I'm supposed to leave tonight!" He became abruptly serious, taking Rouge close to him. "I'll be gone for awhile but I promise I'll come back, alright?"
Rouge looked up to him and nodded, sniffling. Without anything else to say, the echidna and bat shared one final kiss. Then Knuckles pulled away, and as he passed by Tails, he mumbled, "Watch her."
Then he was gone out the door, gliding away in search for his sister, leaving Rouge in tears.
It didn't take Knuckles long to find Lemon, who had finally wandered out from the cave, her heart in pieces. She had cried to the point where no more tears could fall and she was left silent as the dead. Knuckles ran to her and was about to yell at her for running away when he noticed the sorrow buried deep within her eyes.
"What happened?" he asked, deeply concerned.
Lemon sniffled. "Where's Tenchi? Please tell me you heard from him!"
Knuckles hesitated, then bowed his head, his quills being lightly blown in the wind. "He's dead."
A deafening silence followed his words. Lemon simply stared at him, her face very white. When Knuckles didn't hear a reply, he cleared his throat and continued. "Look, Pop called, we gotta get going before we're left behind."
Lemon's lip trembled, but she nodded. Knuckles sighed and put an arm around her. "C'mon, sis."
For the rest of the night, Lemon spoke to no one. Not even to her grandfather Athair. She simply went up to her room and lay on her bed as her mind screamed in anguish.
Author's Note: Don't worry! This isn't the end! Well, ok, yeah, it's the end of Chapter 10, but our story's not through yet! Let's recap here. pulls down on a drawing board where doodles have been sketched out of each different scene Currently, Sonic is facing Jigoku in a mad rage over Shadow's death. Shadow's corpse is half-buried in a tank, impaled with glass. ahem Charming. Meanwhile, Rouge, Tank, Tails and Amy are listening on the communicator to what's going on. Then Knuckles and Lemon are on the Floating Island as it moves away for a year, as was mentionned by Lemon a few chapters ago. Also, let's not forget old man Matt Haruna and that mysterious blonde woman. THEY'LL BE BACK! gasp So, CHAOS is happening and should be ended in Chapter 11, which is already being drafted because it's becoming to dang exciting to write! Woo-hoo! So, see ya in a few days with the conclusion to this crazy story!
Like I said, this story gets a bit gory. That's what happens when you watch too much anime, then write a fanfic, I guess. And if you're wondering, all of my stories have happy endings. Just... keep teling yourself that as you read this chapter. But there's always a part where it gets a little bleak. Eheh, yeah... Anywho, we're pretty close to the end of Part 1! Me excited! Part 2, if you're wondering, is simply going to be continuing after this sequence, going a year or so into the future, to shed somemore light on the ARK and the Ultimate Life Form. But enough of that, on with Chapter 10!
P.S.: I LOVED THE REVIEWS!!! THANK-YOU-THANK-YOU-THANK-YOU!!!
CHAPTER TEN - LIVE OR DIE
Sonic gasped as he broke the surface of the dark water, free of it. It took him a few seconds before he realized what and where he was. ARK. Lab Three. Oh yeah... He sat up, blinking and catching his breath. But it was knocked out of him again by the force of Amy hugging him.
"Oh! Sonic, you're alive!! I was so scared I'd never get to hear your beautiful voice again!!" she cried. Sonic gulped and tried to get out of her reach. Tails grinned and helped Sonic get up, Amy stepping back, sniffling with joy. Sonic blinked a few times, trying to clear his head, then spoke, his voice a little shaky at first.
"T-Tails, what happened?!" he asked, too surprised to stay calm.
Tails grinned, a few tears beginning to cloud his vision. "You passed out. I thought you were toast for sure! But Shadow got the last ingredient of the antidote and it woke you up!"
Both Sonic and Amy stared. Sonic shook his head, thinking he had misheard. "I'm sorry, buddy, I don't think I heard ya right. 'Sounded like you said Shadow helped us!"
Tails grinned. "He did!"
"HUH?!" Amy's eyes widened. "Y-Y'mean that Tenchi guy was Shadow this whole time?!"
Tails nodded. "I don't think he totally remembers but he's starting to look like himself. But there's no more time, he's fighting some big thing and he wanted us to get outta here!"
"Big thing?" repeated Sonic, raising an eyeridge. "If he's fighting, shouldn't we help him?"
Tails began to feel more fear rising up inside him at the very thought of staying. "But Shadow wanted us to leave!"
Sonic began to get anxious. "Yeah, but Tails, do you think he can hold off that monster?"
Tails paused. An uneasy feeling had gripped him. Shadow was hurt and that lizard - whatever it was - was bigger and stronger than him. Finally, the kitsune sighed. "No."
Sonic didn't let anything hold him back. "Alright then! You two head back to the space transporter! I've got to find Shadow!"
Amy cried out to him in dismay, causing him to stop. She rushed to him and grabbed him roughly by the shoulders. "Sonic, no! Don't you even think about going near that thing! I saw it earlier when Shadow led it away, it's like that BioLizard thingy you guys fought before! I can't let you risk your life again! Please!"
Sonic blushed, seeing that Amy was near tears. He gulped. "W- Well..." He paused, deeply conflicted. Finally, his tired body convinced his mind he was in no condition to fight. He nodded solemnly and as fast as they could go, the three of them headed down the dark hallways of the space colony ARK back towards the space transporter.
While they rushed along, Tails activated his communication watch and talked into it. "Rouge! Mission accomplished, Sonic's been cured! We're headed back to the space transporter!"
On the other line, Rouge smiled, relieved her friends were still alright. She pushed a button and spoke, "Good job, Tails! We'll be waiting for you!"
Knuckles and Tank, however, weren't so cheerful. "It's not over yet, Rouge. That roaring from before can't have been good. Whatever made that noise is still up there," said Knuckles, his arms crossed. Tank nodded in agreement.
Rouge watched them and felt a chill run down her back. She folded her wings and turned back to the communication system, deep in thought.
Back when she had been working undercover for the government, trying to find out about Shadow, she had stumbled onto informaiton about the BioLizard. She had read up about Project: Jigoku and had even heard sound samples of his roar. And if she understood correctly, there was a high chance that raptor was alive and out for revenge.
"RAAAAOOOORRRRR!!!"
The three of them jumped as the horrible roar filled the basement. Rouge grumbled as she listened to Amy yell in alarm.
"I hate it when I'm right."
Jigoku's yellow eyes narrowed as he aimed to kill those three rodents. He roared as loud as he could, stunning them. However, he failed to notice Arashi's clone standing there.
Sonic rushed forward to meet Jigoku's attack. Jigoku swung his claws down and Sonic dodged it and watched the claws pierce the metal floor as he sailed through the air. He tried to land on his feet but the weakened hedgehog's legs were about as strong as a five year-old's at that point. So he stumbled and landed on his back, cursing.
At the same time, Jigoku was wrenching his claws out of the floor.
"Oh no, Sonic!" yelled Amy, trying to run forward. But Tails held her back with all of his might. Maybe it was the right thing to do or maybe it wasn't. But if Sonic was in trouble, he had the feeling that neither him nor Amy could help him against that giant lizard.
But another hedgehog could.
"HEY!! JIGOKU!!"
Jigoku's head whipped up and he glared around behind him. Standing there, glaring right back, was Shadow. Sonic stared as he stiffly got to his feet. Jigoku roared out and lunged for the now dark grey hedgehog, who responded by jumping up and away from danger. Jigoku jumped up after him with a growl of frustration and their everlasting battle continued. Sonic stared at what Tenchi had become.
His fur had darkened considerably since the last time he had seen him. His eyes were no longer filled with mist but gleaming dangerously, a fire sparking up in them. Before, Tenchi's quills had hung down around his face. Now, they were whipped back. Shadow had probably had a nice little race against Jigoku, who could run almost as fast as a cheetah. But that wasn't fast enough. Especially now that Shadow could see. Sonic reminded himself to ask about that later.
Tails began to run back down the hallway, hoping to make it to the space transporter. Amy yelled after him but all that did was get Jigoku's attention. He braked, screeching across the floor, then sped after the running fox-boy. Both Shadow and Sonic's hearts fluttered in panic and began to run after them, Sonic pulling Amy along.
Tails looked back in time to see the giant monster coming down on him. He yelled and propelled his tails in panic. He went speeding forward and Jigoku's sword-like claws just missed him. Tails gasped as he came to the room where they had first appeared. The space transporter was shut down! It must've turned off after being left on for too long!
Jigoku cackled maniacally as he pounced at Tails. The poor little kistune screamed and cringed, waiting for those big claws to impale his little body. Luckily, Shadow anticipated the move and interfered, throwing himself against Jigoku and veering him off course. They both crashed into the mapping computer, completely destroying it. On Earth, Matt Haruna cursed as he was cut off. Sonic rushed to Tails, who was still cringing.
"Tails! Hey, buddy! It's ok!"
Tails gulped and looked up shakily. Sonic was gripping him by the shoulder. "Tails, you've got to get that space transporter going or we're all dead! I'll cover you, ok?"
Tails nodded slowly and quickly went to work. Amy and Sonic stood on either side of him, just in case Jigoku tried to attack again. But they were put at ease as Shadow sent Jigoku through the metal wall, landing in a bunch of machinery. The hedgehog landed on his feet and stood ready, in case his rival tried to get up again. But he didn't. Once he realized that he had finally won, he let himself collapse to his knees, hunched over as he caught his breath. Sonic came to him, concerned as a pool of blood started around his arm.
"Sh-Shadow?" he asked, scared. He may have missed him, but Sonic still found Shadow a big threat.
Shadow looked up. "Sonic... You're alright..."
Sonic was about to reply with a grin when Tails and Amy cheered as the space transporter lit up. Sonic looked back at them and quickly ran over. "Alright, Tails! Now we can get outta here!"
Since the space transporter was so low on energy, they decided to transport only one person at a time. Tails stepped in first. He smiled and waved. "See you there!" With that, he disappeared back to Earth.
Sonic looked down at his little communicator, which he was still wearing. "Hey, Tails, you make it back ok?"
Tails came up on the other line. "Yup! C'mon back, guys! Rouge is freaking out!"
Sonic smiled to Amy. "You can go next," he said. While he spoke, Shadow inched towards them, unnoticed.
Amy blushed. "I'm glad you're ok, Sonic," she said, her eyes twinkling emotionally. "I got really scared for you."
Sonic felt his face go a little red and he gulped, looking away. "Uh... I-I'm fine... Thanks..."
Amy smiled and stepped lightly into the transporter. Sonic stepped back to watch her go. Shadow, who didn't care much for girls, looked back towards the pile of debris Jigoku had been knocked into. A second later, he wished he hadn't.
With a shudder and a roar, Jigoku burst from the mess, pieces of computers and metal shards tossed aside. Amy saw him just before she disappeared. He stood there, his green skin cut in places, blue blood flowing from them lightly. He snarled as he gripped a very big piece of metal, almost as big as a human, and lifted it up over his head. Shadow's eyes widened and all of his fur stood on end as Jigoku threw it directly at them.
"LOOK OUT!!!" He whirled around and knocked Sonic out of the way, knowing he was still weak from the X Viper. Sonic yelled in surprise as he was yet again knocked to the ground. He watched in horror as Shadow was hit right in the back and sent right past him with such a force, Sonic could feel the air being blown past him. He looked away as Shadow hit a tank and he saw flecks of blood splatter the ground around him. He felt his face turn pale, already knowing without looking what had happened to his friend. No, not his friend.
His brother.
Sonic stood up, a great anger surfacing from deep within him. He clenched his teeth and his fists, shaking with fury. Jigoku chuckled as he stepped back into the room, flexing his claws.
"You hedgehogs are all the same! Your dumb emotions cloud your vision of power and you waste your pathetic little lives worrying about others!" He bared his teeth in an atrocious smile, poison dripping from his fangs. "Now stupid little Shadow's gotten himself killed. Do you want to join him?"
Sonic felt his quills rise up as his anger fueled him with an uncontrollable power. He stood ready as a light blue aura surrounded his body and made him go numb; he no longer had to feel the pain of fatigue or sadness. It was all rage now. And he didn't even try to stop it as Jigoku attacked.
Through the communicator, Rouge, Tank and Knuckles could hear all that was going on. Rouge was devastated. Someone she had been caring for for three years was dead. How could this be a happy ending? She was about to talk to Sonic when their radio channel was switched and a horrible voice crackled through.
"BOY!! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU! THE ISLAND'S MOVING IN HALF AN HOUR! GET YOU AND YOUR SISTER BACK HERE NOW!!"
Knuckles froze, his eyes wide. "Oh shoot..."
Rouge looked to him, still in tears. "Wh-Who was that?"
Knuckles chuckled nervously, Tails and Amy watching him. "My grandpa, I forgot I'm supposed to leave tonight!" He became abruptly serious, taking Rouge close to him. "I'll be gone for awhile but I promise I'll come back, alright?"
Rouge looked up to him and nodded, sniffling. Without anything else to say, the echidna and bat shared one final kiss. Then Knuckles pulled away, and as he passed by Tails, he mumbled, "Watch her."
Then he was gone out the door, gliding away in search for his sister, leaving Rouge in tears.
It didn't take Knuckles long to find Lemon, who had finally wandered out from the cave, her heart in pieces. She had cried to the point where no more tears could fall and she was left silent as the dead. Knuckles ran to her and was about to yell at her for running away when he noticed the sorrow buried deep within her eyes.
"What happened?" he asked, deeply concerned.
Lemon sniffled. "Where's Tenchi? Please tell me you heard from him!"
Knuckles hesitated, then bowed his head, his quills being lightly blown in the wind. "He's dead."
A deafening silence followed his words. Lemon simply stared at him, her face very white. When Knuckles didn't hear a reply, he cleared his throat and continued. "Look, Pop called, we gotta get going before we're left behind."
Lemon's lip trembled, but she nodded. Knuckles sighed and put an arm around her. "C'mon, sis."
For the rest of the night, Lemon spoke to no one. Not even to her grandfather Athair. She simply went up to her room and lay on her bed as her mind screamed in anguish.
Author's Note: Don't worry! This isn't the end! Well, ok, yeah, it's the end of Chapter 10, but our story's not through yet! Let's recap here. pulls down on a drawing board where doodles have been sketched out of each different scene Currently, Sonic is facing Jigoku in a mad rage over Shadow's death. Shadow's corpse is half-buried in a tank, impaled with glass. ahem Charming. Meanwhile, Rouge, Tank, Tails and Amy are listening on the communicator to what's going on. Then Knuckles and Lemon are on the Floating Island as it moves away for a year, as was mentionned by Lemon a few chapters ago. Also, let's not forget old man Matt Haruna and that mysterious blonde woman. THEY'LL BE BACK! gasp So, CHAOS is happening and should be ended in Chapter 11, which is already being drafted because it's becoming to dang exciting to write! Woo-hoo! So, see ya in a few days with the conclusion to this crazy story!