Ultimate Life Forms

The Truth

A/N: Hm.Well it has come to my attention in reading my chapters that I have yet to post a disclaimer so here it is!

Disclaimer: I don't own Sonic and company Sega does. Worship their awesome might.oh wait they don't have an awesome might anymore as all they do now is create games for the dreaded Nintendo.well they do still own Sonic and Co. so I guess worship them for that.meh

Okay now pretend that that disclaimer was at the heading of both the previous chapters!

Shadow glared at his blue nemesis. All Sonic saw in his burning red eyes was hate but deep in his mind Shadow was confused. I've never seen Sonic turn down a fight. Every time I challenged him he was more than ready! What's going on?

"Go on Faker! Power up and fight me!" Shadow shouted as he slowly hovered to the other side of the small island he had transported himself and Sonic to.

"No. I won't fight you Shadow." Sonic dashed away his tears with his fist as he reached into his shoe and grabbed something out of it. He looked at it's glinting surface and sighed.

"What is that Faker? What do you have? Is it a power ring?" Shadow squinted trying to get a better look at what the Hedgehog had. Sonic lifted the object into the light and Shadow's eyes widened in disbelief. "What, Where did you find that?"

Sonic slowly lifted his head up to meet Shadow's rage filled eyes. Fiery red met Emerald green as Sonic took a deep breath and said, "I grabbed you by the wrist right as you started to fall. I tried to hold on but you were to far away and I missed your hand and grabbed your bracelet instead. I tried to reach out with my other hand but the bracelet slid off and you fell away to fast for me to grab! I would have gone after you but I was still holding ARK up."

Shadow slowly lowered himself down onto the ground. "But.I didn't feel a thing." Shadow looked up his eyes blazing once more. "You liar! You didn't reach for me you just stole my bracelet!" With blazing speed Shadow slammed into Sonic hammering him with his fists.

Sonic didn't make a sound as he was pounded into the ground by the force of Shadow's Chaos powered punches.

Tails and Knuckles were sitting in the hotel room trying to get a hold of Rouge when Knuckles went stiff and all his muscles clenched together. "Some one just tapped into the Chaos Emeralds power!" He glanced at Tails. "Do you still have the Tornado II?"

Tails nodded, "Yeah it's in my hanger on the Mystic Island. Why?"

Knuckles grinned, "Let's get to Angel Island! When the Chaos Emeralds are in use I can find them using my Emerald Radar!" Tails smiled also and they both ran for the train to take them to the Mystic Island.

On the Island Sonic wasn't doing to well. With his refusal to power up he couldn't dodge any of Shadow's attacks. All he could do was try and block some of the weaker ones.

Shadow continued to pound Sonic into the ground. For some reason he just couldn't believe that Sonic had tried to rescue him and failed. I've seen him in action he never fails! How could he have failed me?

Sonic on the other hand was thinking close to the same thing. I've failed him once this is what I deserve! I won't power up and I won't fight back! If he kills me so much the better!

Shadow stopped hitting Sonic and glanced around to find the source of the strange buzzing sound. When he looked up into the sky he saw a strange blue bi-plane circling in the sky. Then something red jumped out and began to slowly descend onto the Island. Shadow growled at this intrusion. "Stay right there Faker I'll deal with this then finish with you!"

Knuckles was also pissed when he saw what had been happening. Still following that train of thoughts the Crimson Guardian failed to notice the silver blur racing towards him at high speeds.

Shadow grinned when he saw what/who the red thing was. "Well, well, well. What have we here? Aren't you a little far from your precious Island, Guardian?" Knuckles snapped out of his trance and looked at the fully charged Super Shadow.

Glaring Knuckles growled, "What the hell do you think your doing Shadow? The Chaos Emeralds are not just some toys! And why are you hurting Sonic? Especially when he tried to rescue you?"

Shadow screamed with rage and answered, "He couldn't have tried to rescue me! He's rescued every one of you with out fail! Why would he fail me?" Shadow lashed out and punched Knuckles. Hard. The red Echidna plummeted down and slammed into the island. Right in the middle of the circle of Chaos Emeralds.
"That was a HUGE mistake!" Knuckles thundered as he clambered out of the slight hole in the ground and smiled a cold smile. Gesturing around him he silently pointed out all seven of the Chaos Emeralds.

Shadow shrugged. "So what's your point? Not like you could use them."

Knuckles continued to smile but it grew wider as he shouted, "Now that's where you're wrong!" With a flare of Chaos Energy Super Knuckles flew faster than a bullet into the air knocking Shadow down into the sands of the Islands beach. "Dead Wrong." Knuckle gloated as he also returned to the Island.

Shadow growled and shot up out of the hole. "So you can go Super also. I won't forget that."

Knuckles smirked, "See that you don't."

Both of the combatants glared at one another each trying to size the other up and decide how to go about attacking said other. They both seemed to come to the same conclusion as their aura's flared up and an energy ball formed in their hands.

Shadow smirked assuming he would come out on top in this battle due to his knowledge of the Chaos Control technique.

Knuckles stared knowingly at Shadow's smirk. They always assumed they could beat him in an energy beam duel. Sonic had made the same mistake. Both Sonic and now Shadow didn't realize that due to the time spent with the Master Emerald and the Chaos Emeralds Knuckles was a master at controlling their respective energy and combining them. With a mental command and a tensing of muscles Knuckles screamed as even more energy flew into his body and his fur slowly changed from a neon purple to the same color green as the Master Emerald.

Shadow gasped.

"Are you ready Shadow?" Knuckles taunted. Shadow tightened his mental grip on the Chaos Energy flowing through him and launched his energy beam.

Knuckles also launched his. The two beams met between the fighters and there was a sudden surge of Chaos Energy as the two fighters struggled to over come each other.

A/N Well that chapter is done.I'm not liking it but it does further the story..Go ahead and review to tell me what you think.Now for my official spiel to get you interested in the next chapter!

Shadow and Knuckles are locked in a climactic clash! Both fighters have fired their energy beams! Who will win? Will it be Shadow with his knowledge of the Chaos Control Technique or Knuckles with his strange new form consisting of both Chaos Energy and the controlling energies of the Master Emerald! Also is Sonic okay? And What is Tails doing while the two super charged Titans battle? Find out the answers to these and other questions in Chapter Four of The Ultimate Life Forms!!!