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Alpha.
To my latest reviewer Gogehenks, I agree that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but your criticism had several big flaws which I will list.
1. Tails IS the smartest character, not the best, but the smartest, and IS a "goody-goody" as you put it.
2. Shadow's ego is MUCH bigger than Sonic's, because he refers to himself as the "Ultimate Life Form" every time he talks about himself.
3. Tikal DID help Knuckles find the Master Emerald in Sonic Adventure as the hint balls in each level.
4. How can I write a TAILSXCREAM story WITHOUT CREAM???? I don't think the greatest writer on Earth could pull that off, let alone an average one like me.
You also said you didn't like Cream because she was a whiny girl that cried at everything. Guess what, she's six and that's reality. Just because SEGA made her that way doesn't mean that my story is necessarily bad. I may not be the best writer in the world, but I know you can't blame me for SEGA's character concept, and I'm not saying that just because I like Tails and Cream. I'll focus more on my writing if you focus more on your criticisms BEFORE you type them. I'm not trying to disrespect you, but I'm just making a point.
I'm sorry about that, it's just when I get reviews like that, I feel that the reader doesn't know all of the facts before criticizing the story so they give it negative feedback without having proper evidence to fully back up all of their claims. Now, let's get back to the story. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.
Chapter 11
The explosion that the Cyclone's and Alpha's attacks made when they collided caused a huge iridescent flash that lit up the whole sky. Everyone was caught in awe as they saw the burst of light that outshined the sun as they looked up into the sky, wondering if anyone had survived the final attack.
As the smoke from the impact in the sky cleared, there was only one sight in the air of a green orb slowly descending to the ground. When the orb reached ground level, it slowly faded away to reveal that Tikal's barrier had protected Sonic and his friends in the Cyclone from the explosion that Alpha made when he was destroyed.
"Whew, that was close." Sonic said.
"That's what that robot gets for trying to mess with us!" Knuckles said proudly as he made a confident smirk.
"I guess alls well that ends well, right guys?" Tails said as he made a big grin.
"We couldn't have done it without you, Tikal." Knuckles said.
"That's right. Thank you Tikal. You really saved the day back there." Tails said to her.
"Thank you." Tikal said happily.
"Well, I guess that's enough work for one day. C'mon guys, let's go home." Sonic said as he put his hands behind his head in a relaxed position.
Just then, Tails noticed that a small power source was emanating from where Alpha's remains had fallen. He quickly walked over to examine it, and noticed that it was the green emerald that Alpha had used in battle a few minutes ago as he picked it up with a claw hidden in his Cyclone's chest compartment.
"Hey guys, now we have all of the chaos emeralds." Tails said as the emerald in his claw and the ones inside his Cyclone started to glow.
"What the heck is happening?!" Sonic asked in a concerned manner.
"Oh no!" Tikal said in fear. "I was hoping we had a little more time left, but the fight with Alpha must have empowered the emeralds even more making them highly unstable. We must hurry to the sealed chamber at once!"
"Right." Tails said. "Hang on guys, the next stop, the Floating Island!"
And with that statement, Tails morphed his Cyclone into his Tornado and headed towards the Floating Island as fast as he could. When they eventually got there, the plane started to slow down and came to a subtle stop right before the shrine where the Master Emerald usually stood. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles unloaded all of the emeralds as quickly as they could, noticing that they were pulsing even faster than before.
"So where is this sealed chamber anyway?" Sonic asked impatiently.
"Follow me to the top of the shrine!" Knuckles said.
When they reached the top of the shrine, Sonic and Tails were confused for a moment, until they noticed that Knuckles had stepped onto a switch that was on the floor and blended in perfectly with the pattern of the rocky top of the shrine. This caused a light to shine from the floor which teleported them onto a pedestal in the sealed chamber.
"So Knux, how come you never showed me that trick?" Sonic said, slightly still in shock.
"Until now, the sealed chamber has never needed to be visited. The Master Emerald has also served as a lock guarding the door to this place as well as the life source of this Island." Knuckles replied.
They looked around and guessed from the indentations on the wall that the cave they were in had to be both very old, and very deep underground. They saw another pedestal in the area that looked almost identical to the Master Emerald's shrine, but smaller and held seven smaller slots instead of one big one.
"Hurry, place the emeralds in those slots before it is too late." Tikal said.
Sonic, Tails and Knuckles did as she instructed placing every emerald inside an individual slot. When they were finished, a light appeared from above the shrine showing a feint image of what looked like, a female echidna sleeping. As the image slowly became clearer, everyone was shocked to see what resulted.
"What the......it can't be!" Knuckles shouted.
"Oh my goodness, that's.....my....body." Tikal said as stared in confusion. "But how can this be?"
"What does this mean?" Tails asked. "I don't understand."
"I.....think I do." Tikal said. "Yes, I remember now. When Chaos was first created, I used my own life energy to seal him and his power inside the Master Emerald. I thought I was destroyed when I made this sacrifice, but my spirit was actually separated from my body, which was lying dormant deep within the emeralds' power while my spirit was trapped within the Master Emerald."
"So, if the emeralds are finally put to rest, do you think you can reclaim your body since their power over you will be released?" Sonic asked.
"I....don't know." Tikal said in doubt. "I thought that the Emeralds time to rest was approaching and that was all, but this brings up new questions."
"Hold it right there!" a familiar voice shouted from behind them causing them all to turn their heads.
"Shadow?! How the heck did you get down here?!" Knuckles asked.
"When I saw you had defeated Alpha, I knew you would go to the sealed chamber as soon as possible." Shadow answered. "I followed you and saw the switch you stepped on, echidna. I just came down here to reclaim my white emerald, and that's final. You can do what you want with the rest."
"Are you insane?!" Knuckles roared. "If you take the white emerald back now, the world could be in danger!"
"I don't care! I've already given enough to this world as I needed to! That emerald's a keepsake of Maria, and I'm not going to sacrifice it, or her memory just to help you or anyone else out!" Shadow yelled.
"Now listen Shadow, I know you miss Maria, but you've got to understand, if you take the white emerald back now, not only will the world be in danger, but Tikal might not be able to be revived." Tails plead.
"Tikal? Revived?" Shadow asked with a sudden hint of concern.
"Yes, Tikal." Tails said. "The young lady over there who healed your leg after your injury in Station Square the other day. Her body is floating above the shrine right now, and if the chaos emeralds lose their power, she might regain her life. Like you, she sacrificed herself for the good of others, but she wasn't as lucky as you."
Shadow looked at the spirit of Tikal, and then stared directly above her to the top of the shrine, but he didn't see her body like the others had, instead he had an image of Maria who simply nodded at him. Shadow immediately knew what this gesture meant, as he looked down again at Tikal.
"I see. So that is what you truly want Maria." Shadow said to himself. "It's funny, Maria's favorite color was white which is why I let the white chaos emerald carry her memory. She may have had a short life, but she knew how important it was." he said to the others.
"You won't lose Maria when the emerald is gone, because her memory will live on through you, and you'll be responsible for saving a life. I'm sure that would make her happy." Tails said.
"You're right." Shadow said as he nodded, and let the emeralds become drained of the last amounts of their power.
The emeralds started to pulsate much slower than before until the vibration stopped completely and the emeralds lost their colors, giving them the image of jagged stones that were indistinguishable from one another. Soon afterward, the emeralds turned to dust and the light that held Tikal's body hit her spirit, and in a blinding flash, she was returned to her body and gained a second chance at life.
"I can't......I can't believe it. I'm actually......alive." Tikal said in astonishment as she felt her face. "I can....actually feel my skin again!"
Just then, the pedestal that took them into the sealed chamber lit up once again, along with the Master Emerald. The chamber started to fall apart, due to the excess power that had been exposed in the small sanctity of the cavern.
"C'mon guys, we have to get out of here, the chamber is about to collapse!" Knuckles shouted.
"Yes, without the chaos emeralds, the chamber cannot remain standing for much longer. We must evacuate immediately." Tikal said.
"You don't have to tell me twice!" Sonic said as he grabbed Tails' and Knuckles' arms and headed towards the pedestal.
"Rest in peace, Maria." Shadow sighed to himself, as he took one final look at the crumbling shrine.
"Shadow." Tikal said tugging his arm. "I'm sorry, but we have to leave now."
"Alright." Shadow said sadly. "I'm ready to.....Watch out!" he yelled as he pulled Tikal back from a pile of rocks that landed in the spot she was standing. "Let's go." he said as held her hand and headed towards the pedestal. In the blink of an eye, all of them had teleported outside of the Master Emerald's shrine before the sealed chamber caved in.
"Whew, that was a close one." Sonic said.
"Yeah, I'm just glad it's all over." Tails said.
"What the?!" Knuckles exclaimed as he looked at his Master Emerald in the shrine. "What's happening to my emerald?!"
The Master Emerald soon afterward went through the same transformation as the chaos emeralds did. It first started to pulse rapidly, then it slowed down and lost its rich green color and soon faded to dust that gently touched the ground and caused the island floor to glow for a moment. Knuckles fell to his knees in shock.
"Don't be upset." Tikal said gently as she put her arm on his shoulder. "This was destined to happen. Without the chaos emeralds, the Master Emerald has no purpose as well, and dissipated back into the ground from which it was made. Your days as a guardian are over. You're free to do whatever you would like now, the power of the Master Emerald has returned to the soil, which will keep the island afloat and healthy."
"That's great Knuckles!" Tails said in joy.
"Now you can do all the things you've always wanted to do." Sonic said.
"But....this is...all that I've known how to do....my whole life. I don't think that there's anything else I really have wanted to do." Knuckles said, still slightly in shock.
"What about hanging out with ROUGE? I KNOW you've thought about that, quite a bit I bet!" Sonic said with a taunting smile.
"Hey, WATCH IT!" Knuckles shouted as he blushed.
"Hey guys, calm down." Tails said gently.
At this time, Tikal had diverted her attention to Shadow who was standing near the edge of the island, looking towards the sky. She immediately knew what Shadow was thinking about and decided to go over and comfort him.
"I'm sure she's looking down and smiling at you from Heaven." Tikal said in her kindest tone. "Yes, I'm sure she's very proud of you right now."
"Oh....you mean Maria, don't you?" Shadow said as he looked at her. "Thank you, that means a lot to me. You remind me so much of her."
"I should thank YOU for that remark. I know I can never replace her, but I would still like to be your friend." Tikal said as she looked at the sky. It wasn't until a small breeze passed by that she noticed that she was holding Shadow's hand. She wasn't afraid or uncomfortable with this however. Shadow seemed to notice this also, and smiled as they both looked on together in the clouds.
"Tikal......thank you." Shadow said somewhat nervously.
"You're welcome." Tikal replied.
"Well, would you look at that." Sonic said in an amazed way.
"I think that's great that they get along so well." Tails said happily.
"It's good, that they've both finally found happiness." Knuckles said with pride.
Everyone was frozen with a sense of calmness and tranquility at the sight of the beauty of the clouds drifting slowly in the sky. They were all overcome by a sense of contentment that made their recent trials and tribulations that they had endured seem all the more gratifying.
Tails had only one thought on his mind at the time, "In just a little while, the big weekend will begin! I can't wait!"
Well, what did you think? Please reply soon. I thought Shadow and Tikal made a good couple. They seem right for each other. Good-Bye for now.
To my latest reviewer Gogehenks, I agree that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but your criticism had several big flaws which I will list.
1. Tails IS the smartest character, not the best, but the smartest, and IS a "goody-goody" as you put it.
2. Shadow's ego is MUCH bigger than Sonic's, because he refers to himself as the "Ultimate Life Form" every time he talks about himself.
3. Tikal DID help Knuckles find the Master Emerald in Sonic Adventure as the hint balls in each level.
4. How can I write a TAILSXCREAM story WITHOUT CREAM???? I don't think the greatest writer on Earth could pull that off, let alone an average one like me.
You also said you didn't like Cream because she was a whiny girl that cried at everything. Guess what, she's six and that's reality. Just because SEGA made her that way doesn't mean that my story is necessarily bad. I may not be the best writer in the world, but I know you can't blame me for SEGA's character concept, and I'm not saying that just because I like Tails and Cream. I'll focus more on my writing if you focus more on your criticisms BEFORE you type them. I'm not trying to disrespect you, but I'm just making a point.
I'm sorry about that, it's just when I get reviews like that, I feel that the reader doesn't know all of the facts before criticizing the story so they give it negative feedback without having proper evidence to fully back up all of their claims. Now, let's get back to the story. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.
Chapter 11
The explosion that the Cyclone's and Alpha's attacks made when they collided caused a huge iridescent flash that lit up the whole sky. Everyone was caught in awe as they saw the burst of light that outshined the sun as they looked up into the sky, wondering if anyone had survived the final attack.
As the smoke from the impact in the sky cleared, there was only one sight in the air of a green orb slowly descending to the ground. When the orb reached ground level, it slowly faded away to reveal that Tikal's barrier had protected Sonic and his friends in the Cyclone from the explosion that Alpha made when he was destroyed.
"Whew, that was close." Sonic said.
"That's what that robot gets for trying to mess with us!" Knuckles said proudly as he made a confident smirk.
"I guess alls well that ends well, right guys?" Tails said as he made a big grin.
"We couldn't have done it without you, Tikal." Knuckles said.
"That's right. Thank you Tikal. You really saved the day back there." Tails said to her.
"Thank you." Tikal said happily.
"Well, I guess that's enough work for one day. C'mon guys, let's go home." Sonic said as he put his hands behind his head in a relaxed position.
Just then, Tails noticed that a small power source was emanating from where Alpha's remains had fallen. He quickly walked over to examine it, and noticed that it was the green emerald that Alpha had used in battle a few minutes ago as he picked it up with a claw hidden in his Cyclone's chest compartment.
"Hey guys, now we have all of the chaos emeralds." Tails said as the emerald in his claw and the ones inside his Cyclone started to glow.
"What the heck is happening?!" Sonic asked in a concerned manner.
"Oh no!" Tikal said in fear. "I was hoping we had a little more time left, but the fight with Alpha must have empowered the emeralds even more making them highly unstable. We must hurry to the sealed chamber at once!"
"Right." Tails said. "Hang on guys, the next stop, the Floating Island!"
And with that statement, Tails morphed his Cyclone into his Tornado and headed towards the Floating Island as fast as he could. When they eventually got there, the plane started to slow down and came to a subtle stop right before the shrine where the Master Emerald usually stood. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles unloaded all of the emeralds as quickly as they could, noticing that they were pulsing even faster than before.
"So where is this sealed chamber anyway?" Sonic asked impatiently.
"Follow me to the top of the shrine!" Knuckles said.
When they reached the top of the shrine, Sonic and Tails were confused for a moment, until they noticed that Knuckles had stepped onto a switch that was on the floor and blended in perfectly with the pattern of the rocky top of the shrine. This caused a light to shine from the floor which teleported them onto a pedestal in the sealed chamber.
"So Knux, how come you never showed me that trick?" Sonic said, slightly still in shock.
"Until now, the sealed chamber has never needed to be visited. The Master Emerald has also served as a lock guarding the door to this place as well as the life source of this Island." Knuckles replied.
They looked around and guessed from the indentations on the wall that the cave they were in had to be both very old, and very deep underground. They saw another pedestal in the area that looked almost identical to the Master Emerald's shrine, but smaller and held seven smaller slots instead of one big one.
"Hurry, place the emeralds in those slots before it is too late." Tikal said.
Sonic, Tails and Knuckles did as she instructed placing every emerald inside an individual slot. When they were finished, a light appeared from above the shrine showing a feint image of what looked like, a female echidna sleeping. As the image slowly became clearer, everyone was shocked to see what resulted.
"What the......it can't be!" Knuckles shouted.
"Oh my goodness, that's.....my....body." Tikal said as stared in confusion. "But how can this be?"
"What does this mean?" Tails asked. "I don't understand."
"I.....think I do." Tikal said. "Yes, I remember now. When Chaos was first created, I used my own life energy to seal him and his power inside the Master Emerald. I thought I was destroyed when I made this sacrifice, but my spirit was actually separated from my body, which was lying dormant deep within the emeralds' power while my spirit was trapped within the Master Emerald."
"So, if the emeralds are finally put to rest, do you think you can reclaim your body since their power over you will be released?" Sonic asked.
"I....don't know." Tikal said in doubt. "I thought that the Emeralds time to rest was approaching and that was all, but this brings up new questions."
"Hold it right there!" a familiar voice shouted from behind them causing them all to turn their heads.
"Shadow?! How the heck did you get down here?!" Knuckles asked.
"When I saw you had defeated Alpha, I knew you would go to the sealed chamber as soon as possible." Shadow answered. "I followed you and saw the switch you stepped on, echidna. I just came down here to reclaim my white emerald, and that's final. You can do what you want with the rest."
"Are you insane?!" Knuckles roared. "If you take the white emerald back now, the world could be in danger!"
"I don't care! I've already given enough to this world as I needed to! That emerald's a keepsake of Maria, and I'm not going to sacrifice it, or her memory just to help you or anyone else out!" Shadow yelled.
"Now listen Shadow, I know you miss Maria, but you've got to understand, if you take the white emerald back now, not only will the world be in danger, but Tikal might not be able to be revived." Tails plead.
"Tikal? Revived?" Shadow asked with a sudden hint of concern.
"Yes, Tikal." Tails said. "The young lady over there who healed your leg after your injury in Station Square the other day. Her body is floating above the shrine right now, and if the chaos emeralds lose their power, she might regain her life. Like you, she sacrificed herself for the good of others, but she wasn't as lucky as you."
Shadow looked at the spirit of Tikal, and then stared directly above her to the top of the shrine, but he didn't see her body like the others had, instead he had an image of Maria who simply nodded at him. Shadow immediately knew what this gesture meant, as he looked down again at Tikal.
"I see. So that is what you truly want Maria." Shadow said to himself. "It's funny, Maria's favorite color was white which is why I let the white chaos emerald carry her memory. She may have had a short life, but she knew how important it was." he said to the others.
"You won't lose Maria when the emerald is gone, because her memory will live on through you, and you'll be responsible for saving a life. I'm sure that would make her happy." Tails said.
"You're right." Shadow said as he nodded, and let the emeralds become drained of the last amounts of their power.
The emeralds started to pulsate much slower than before until the vibration stopped completely and the emeralds lost their colors, giving them the image of jagged stones that were indistinguishable from one another. Soon afterward, the emeralds turned to dust and the light that held Tikal's body hit her spirit, and in a blinding flash, she was returned to her body and gained a second chance at life.
"I can't......I can't believe it. I'm actually......alive." Tikal said in astonishment as she felt her face. "I can....actually feel my skin again!"
Just then, the pedestal that took them into the sealed chamber lit up once again, along with the Master Emerald. The chamber started to fall apart, due to the excess power that had been exposed in the small sanctity of the cavern.
"C'mon guys, we have to get out of here, the chamber is about to collapse!" Knuckles shouted.
"Yes, without the chaos emeralds, the chamber cannot remain standing for much longer. We must evacuate immediately." Tikal said.
"You don't have to tell me twice!" Sonic said as he grabbed Tails' and Knuckles' arms and headed towards the pedestal.
"Rest in peace, Maria." Shadow sighed to himself, as he took one final look at the crumbling shrine.
"Shadow." Tikal said tugging his arm. "I'm sorry, but we have to leave now."
"Alright." Shadow said sadly. "I'm ready to.....Watch out!" he yelled as he pulled Tikal back from a pile of rocks that landed in the spot she was standing. "Let's go." he said as held her hand and headed towards the pedestal. In the blink of an eye, all of them had teleported outside of the Master Emerald's shrine before the sealed chamber caved in.
"Whew, that was a close one." Sonic said.
"Yeah, I'm just glad it's all over." Tails said.
"What the?!" Knuckles exclaimed as he looked at his Master Emerald in the shrine. "What's happening to my emerald?!"
The Master Emerald soon afterward went through the same transformation as the chaos emeralds did. It first started to pulse rapidly, then it slowed down and lost its rich green color and soon faded to dust that gently touched the ground and caused the island floor to glow for a moment. Knuckles fell to his knees in shock.
"Don't be upset." Tikal said gently as she put her arm on his shoulder. "This was destined to happen. Without the chaos emeralds, the Master Emerald has no purpose as well, and dissipated back into the ground from which it was made. Your days as a guardian are over. You're free to do whatever you would like now, the power of the Master Emerald has returned to the soil, which will keep the island afloat and healthy."
"That's great Knuckles!" Tails said in joy.
"Now you can do all the things you've always wanted to do." Sonic said.
"But....this is...all that I've known how to do....my whole life. I don't think that there's anything else I really have wanted to do." Knuckles said, still slightly in shock.
"What about hanging out with ROUGE? I KNOW you've thought about that, quite a bit I bet!" Sonic said with a taunting smile.
"Hey, WATCH IT!" Knuckles shouted as he blushed.
"Hey guys, calm down." Tails said gently.
At this time, Tikal had diverted her attention to Shadow who was standing near the edge of the island, looking towards the sky. She immediately knew what Shadow was thinking about and decided to go over and comfort him.
"I'm sure she's looking down and smiling at you from Heaven." Tikal said in her kindest tone. "Yes, I'm sure she's very proud of you right now."
"Oh....you mean Maria, don't you?" Shadow said as he looked at her. "Thank you, that means a lot to me. You remind me so much of her."
"I should thank YOU for that remark. I know I can never replace her, but I would still like to be your friend." Tikal said as she looked at the sky. It wasn't until a small breeze passed by that she noticed that she was holding Shadow's hand. She wasn't afraid or uncomfortable with this however. Shadow seemed to notice this also, and smiled as they both looked on together in the clouds.
"Tikal......thank you." Shadow said somewhat nervously.
"You're welcome." Tikal replied.
"Well, would you look at that." Sonic said in an amazed way.
"I think that's great that they get along so well." Tails said happily.
"It's good, that they've both finally found happiness." Knuckles said with pride.
Everyone was frozen with a sense of calmness and tranquility at the sight of the beauty of the clouds drifting slowly in the sky. They were all overcome by a sense of contentment that made their recent trials and tribulations that they had endured seem all the more gratifying.
Tails had only one thought on his mind at the time, "In just a little while, the big weekend will begin! I can't wait!"
Well, what did you think? Please reply soon. I thought Shadow and Tikal made a good couple. They seem right for each other. Good-Bye for now.