Ultimate Life Forms

Day 1

A/N Wow.Well a lot of people reviewed! I'm gonna take these reviews as a subtle hint to keep plugging along and dragging you through this drivel. ;) Here's to another five chapters!!!!

P.S. I have to admit that I write each chapter spontaneously so you'll know as much as I do at any given time although I have recently thought about where I want this story to go I'm not sure what twists and turns it'll take in getting there! But I've decided to set dead lines instead of writing this thing spontaneously as I figure I'm in demand now (yeah right!) But on the other hand I don't want to force chapters out and have them suck. Gr I need some advice. Anyone???

Disclaimer: (I remembered it this time!) I don't own Sonic nor his pals/the world he lives in. I do however own Photon. I doubt you'd want to use him now as he's an enigma but if you do want to just e-mail me. More than likely I'll let you use him.

Well here goes another chapter! (Damn these Author notes are long.)

Sonic stared at the Water Demon confusedly trying to figure out what it was up to. "Why didn't you let me die?" Sonic asked. Chaos tilted it's head confusedly then straightened up as a small pink ball of light whizzed in to hover next to it. The ball shimmered and a bright flash blinded Sonic momentarily. When he could see again he saw a teen-aged pink echidna dressed in ancient priestess garb standing next to Chaos. "Tikal?"

"Yes Sonic! I'm so glad you remember me!" The young echidna squealed in delight and jumped up and down until Chaos plopped one of his watery hands down on the excited girls head. Tikal looked at Chaos then smiled. "Oh you're right Chaos! I'll tell him immediately!"

Sonic shook his head and scratched his quills. "Tell me what?" He asked confusedly. He absentmindedly tapped his foot. It was a habit that he had no control over.

"Silly why you're not dead of course!" Tikal exclaimed. Grabbing Sonic's gloved hand Tikal turned back into the pink ball of light and rushed Sonic's spirit back into the emerald with Chaos in tow.

Sonic looked around himself dazedly at the strange green scenery. It actually looked like the Master Emerald's Shrine from the past. Except for the all the scenery was a brilliant green. Tikal grinned and cooed "Welcome to the Emerald City now come here and get your glasses!" Sonic laughed at the reference and continued to stare at the surroundings.

"This is gorgeous!"

Knuckles, Shadow and a very distraught Tails had carried Sonic's body to Angel Island. Knuckles was busy preparing a burial plot knowing his friend wouldn't want to be publicly buried in some cold cemetery where the average Joe could come and look at his grave. "No you would have wanted it this way." Knuckles voice quavered as he spoke into the misty air. "You died a hero's death and I know that by now you're probably enjoying all the afterlife has to offer."

Tails was still crying though and nothing Shadow or Knuckles did seemed to break the kit out of his shell shock. The promise that Shadow had made to revive Sonic had temporarily revived his spirit but once again the tawny fox's spirit was being crushed by the weight of Sonic's death.

Shadow had no idea what to do with Tails. He was serious about his promise to find some way to save his former rival but HOW? He sat a few feet from the sobbing kit absently rubbing his gold bracelet that Sonic had returned to him on the island where Shadow had intended to have a final showdown. Why Sonic why did you have to play the hero? Always sacrificing your self with no thought to the cost. Shadow mussed dashing the tears from his eyes. He stood and walked over to Tails laying a hand on his head. Tails turned and looked at him.

"Sonic?"

Shadow stumbled back. Tails started to cry twice as hard and Knuckles came running back up the trail from where he'd been digging Sonic's grave.

"What happened?" Knuckles asked panting for breath slightly as he bent down and ruffled Tail's fur.

Shadow grimaced and grudgingly answered in a gruff voice hoarse with emotion. "I had the sun at my back and I guess Tails mistook me for Sonic. It just threw me for a second. I'll be fine but he seems to have doubled his efforts!" Actually though Tails had stopped crying and was now curled in a ball of shivering fur sleeping and still snuffing occasionally. Knuckles smiled sadly and remarked with a sigh,

"Sonic always used to know how to get Tails out of these funks. He always had just the right thing to say or just the right goofy adventure to go off on." Knuckles closed his eyes not wanting to let Shadow see his tears. "Damn it Sonic why did it have to be you? None of the rest of us really matter. All I do is sit on this crummy Island and guard a crystal. Shadow just barely came back. Why did you have to be the hero all the time!" Knuckles punched the ground. Hard. The force actually cracked the bolder only a few feet under the soft Island soil.

Shadow staggered as the ground shook then regaining his balance he leaned down and gathered Tails to him. "I'll take him up to the temple and put him in a sleeping bag." Knuckles simply waved his hand to shoo Shadow off then turned with his shoulders slumped in defeat back towards Sonic's partially dug grave.

Tails looked around. The whole place was green! In the center was a large temple. "Hey I recognize that place! It's the Master Emerald's Shrine! But it looks like it did when I saw it in the past!" Slightly dazed by the grandeur Tails failed to notice Sonic until he was right behind the young kit's shoulder.

"BOO!" Sonic shouted laughing as Tails jumped at least a foot in surprise the landed.

"Sonic!"

A/N Aw. Isn't that sweet? I'm sorry I can't hear you ladies in the back you need to coo just a little louder. There that's much better!

Now onto serious matters! I've decided that this story will be updated at least once a week until it's completed! I've hated my guts for the past week as I meant to have this up by last Saturday. But the creative juices weren't flowing and my damned muse has apparently dashed off to some far corner of the universe making me finish this chapter on my own. (Damn Her doesn't she know I need her?)

Well at any rate I'll see ya'll next chapter. Don't forget to review! After all I nearly died when I saw that I had a whole 11 reviews! Once again thanks to Formerly Known As for the little tip on writing as you can see I used it!

Next chapter Rouge and Amy have a Girls day out which gets rudely interrupted by a mysterious green hedgehog! Did our mystery hog bite off more than he could chew messing with our ladies Rouge and Amy? Find out next time in Ultimate Life Forms!