Sonic belongs to Sega. He's the only one in this chapter besides Drake and Proto II, who are mine.
Yeah, I know what you're going to say. "This is way too short for the major battle at the end of the story!" The thing is, the real important part of the story is next chapter, in which everything will be explained: Where Drake came from, what the Chaos Medallions really are (Sonic's only half right), and why Drake was looking for them, even thought he's the guardian of the Great Medallion. This little showdown may be really short, but always remember my policy: save the longest for last!
Thanks for reviewing, even though this story's not the best. It means a lot to me.
Chapter 16: The Ending Battle
Half of Station Square lay in ruin. Proto II relentlessly fired blasts at the buildings, toppling then over. The screams of the citizens could be heard, penetrating the thick, heavy air of destruction. Proto II beat its long bat wings in the sky as it hovered up above, destroying everything in sight. At last, it perched on the top of a demolished building as Sonic and Drake approached.
"Alright," said Sonic. "Now how do we defeat this thing?"
"I can't tell you that," Drake replied.
Sonic whipped around to face him. "We're in the middle of a worldwide crisis, and you start with that 'I can't tell you that' stuff again?! You better tell me how to kill this monster; I don't care about any rules you're breaking!"
Drake hovered backwards a little bit. "I can't tell you because I don't know!" he cried.
Sonic looked back at the monster, frightened. "Well if you don't know how to get rid of it, nobody does."
Proto II turned its round head and spotted them hovering before it. Its strong hind feet gave a powerful kick, and it jumped high in the air and began flying.
"Well," Sonic said. "We've got to try." He barreled towards the monster, revving into a tight, shining yellow ball. The force knocked Proto II back a bit, but didn't really injure it.
The creature retaliated with a couple of homing blasts. Sonic and Drake tried to avoid all of them.
Now, it was Drake's turn to try an attack. He went shooting at Proto II, much like Sonic had, except his attack spiraled like a football. Still, the attack only seemed to push the creature back a bit.
Proto II fired more homing blasts and this time tried to whack them with its sharp talons.
Drake suddenly got an idea. The jet boosters started up on the bottoms of his sneakers. "Come and get me!" he called to the creature. Then he took off at an incredible speed, zooming in circles around the beast. Proto II began to get dizzy watching him flying by and trying to catch him. It wobbled a little bit in the air. Finally, Drake shot off from his circle. "Sonic!" he called. "Try hitting it now, while it's dizzy!"
Sonic was staring at Proto II, thinking hard. An idea suddenly popped into his head. He shot off downward.
Drake was shocked and scared. "Sonic?! What are you doing?!"
Sonic floated down, until he was finally below Proto II. Looking up, he saw just what he was expecting. It might be impervious to attack up above, but its underbelly was more soft and tender. Sonic zoomed upwards, slamming into Proto II's stomach with all his might. The creature roared in pain, but still remained aloft.
The teamwork continued, Drake distracting Proto II with his boosted air speed so Sonic could sneak up under it and hit it where it counted. After four more attacks, Proto II finally closed its slit-eyes and dropped from the sky, crashing against the rubble below.
"Yeah!" Sonic cried. "We did it! Proto II is dead!" The two of them landed on the smoldering building pieces and gave each other high-fives.
Sonic looked up at the building where the others were waiting. Thankfully, it hadn't been destroyed. "That was great teamwork," Sonic commented. "Well, I guess we should get back and let the others know we're okay."
Drake nodded at him.
Suddenly, the huge, sharp talon of Proto II burst from the rubble below him. It grabbed Drake and closed around him, tighter and tighter. "Help," he croaked nearly out of breath.
The giant, round head appeared over the side. Its sharp, red teeth were moving closer and closer. Drake screamed.
Finally, at the last second, Sonic used all of his strength to yank him out of the talon.
"It's not dead!" Drake cried, shaken by the surprise attack.
"Well, that's obvious!" Sonic yelled. He began glowing brighter than before. With all of the Chaos Emerald energy he could call forth, Sonic delivered one mega-powerful blast to Proto II's head. It howled, and finally fell down backwards, motionless.
Sonic dropped down beside Drake. "Phew!" he said. "Now it's dead."