Chapter 14: Cheqs Betrayal

Place: Master Emerald chamber

Time: 7:30pm

Cheq entered the chamber with his arms outstretched. He could feel the power about to be his and he loved it. Illuminum and Milk walked just behind him like generals of some unholy army. Conis and the rest followed behind. Dodge had refused to walk with them and was balanced on a pillar on the edge of the chamber. Cheq walked up to the stairs that lead to the Master Emerald. He took his first step and it rang out throughout the chamber, resonating only in the hearts of the minions. They could feel it. Each step became louder and louder as he climbed up to the Emerald. When he reached the ledge that held the Emerald he turned.

"Minions! Welcome to the end of the world! What you will witness here today is a great power being returned to his former glory and raining destruction upon those who have stood and will stand against him" Cheq shouted throughout the chamber.

"I don't like this" whispered Conis.

"Me neither. Just stay on your guard" said Thorn.

Conis nodded and closed his hand into a fist.

"You have all served me well and I hope you will serve me well for the eons to come. Now watch. As I claim all that should have been mine".

Cheq spun and faced the thing that had helped so many times but would now betray everyone. He held out his hand and placed it on the Shining destructor and yelled:

"CHAOS ABSORB!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Nothing happened. The tension in the chamber was still the same. The Master Emerald still glowed like it was winking and Cheq was still craving it's power.

"CHAOS ABSORB!!!!"

Again everything remained. Cheq was about to try again but pulled his hand back. He laughed to himself. Conis stepped forward.

"What is it?" he asked slowly and calmly, trying not to reveal the fact he was glad nothing had happened.

Cheq turned still laughing.

"It's you" he said.

"Me?" asked Conis, now worried.

"You. And your friends. You see, you have what I need to succeed"

"What's that?"

"Power"

Cheq began to walk down the stairs with each step now ringing out as doom for the minions.

"When I created you I infused a small but large part of my power. In order to be at full power I need it back".

Conis began to walk back as did everyone else except Milk.

"You see, I didn't create you to help me after I became Ultimate Chaos. I created you to help me defeat that spike and his friends. Now they are gone and I need one more emerald, you have no use"

"He's bluffing. He can't do anything to us" shouted Milk.

"Really? Feel this!"

Cheq leapt from halfway up the stair and landed next Milk. He plunged his fist into her ribs. Instead of her flying backwards towards the wall Cheqs fist disappeared inside of her. Her body rippled like water and she began pant. Cheqs eyes glowed and Milks eyes began to lose their pigment. Her long ears began to fade to black and white and then disappear like pixels off a screen, dissolving into nothing. Her arms and hands went next. Going the same way as before. Her legs also went but her torso remained in the air. Milks head then began to fold into her torso. She muttered a few words before she completely went.

"Tr..a..i..t..o.r"

Her head folded away and then her torso vanished into a bright yellow light which flew up Cheqs arm and into him. He pulled his hand away and dropped it to his side.

"Next" he said calmly.

"You...You!"

Illuminum ran forward and threw a one-two punch. Cheq blocked each one and then grabbed his neck. He began to absorb Illuminum. Illuminum faded into nothing and the light created from him flew up Cheqs arm. Dodge, now worried greatly worried for her friends, leapt from the top of the pillar and started spinning. She stretched her legs and kicked Cheq square in the stomach. This took Cheq by surprise and he flew back into the wall. Dodge turned and smiled at the rest. Suddenly, a fist flew through Dodges stomach and waved at the group before Dodge disappeared into another light that Cheq absorbed.

Only Conis, Thorn and Whips remained. Cheq walked forward and brushed himself off.

"You're evil" said Whips.

"No, I'm Chaos" said Cheq rushing forward.

The group jumped into three directions. Thorn ran over to the left and Conis and Whips jumped right and over respectively. Cheq merely laughed as he charged his hand with a grey glow.

"Don't resist" he muttered before firing a blast at Thorn.

Conis was about to attack from behind when Whips beat him to it. He kicked Cheq hard in the spine which knocked him down. Whips didn't stop with the barrage and began to punch at Cheqs face over and over again. He then brought up his leg to do a finishing blow at which point Cheq reached up and grabbed his leg. Instead of absorbing Whips, he absorbed the leg on it's own and let Whips hit the ground. Whips crawled backwards away from his creator. Conis and Thorn were to far away to do anything. Cheq threw his hand into Whips head and absorbed him then and there. His need to impress Conis had been his downfall.

Thorn and Conis held back as to not get absorbed. Cheq just waited and decided to make them come to him.

"You're really that afraid?" he asked.

"No. Just brainy" replied Thorn.

"Says you. You can't even tell a friend of your true feelings"

Thorns hand began to close in anger.

"What are you talking about?" said Conis.

"You don't know?" said Cheq, realising he would now claim one more.

Thorn ran forward in anger. Instead of attacking with her fists she leapt into the air and created a bow on her back. It was long and slender with tow black roses adorning the frame. She pulled an arrow from thin air and fired it at Cheq. Cheq leapt to the side dodging the arrow and then several more that rained down on him. Thorn was about to fire again when Cheq leapt up into the air and smashed Thorn down to the ground. He followed down and picked her up by the neck. Conis could only watch with fear as Thorn began to disappear into Cheq. She then said the words which had bared for years.

"I Love you"

Thorn vanished and only Conis remained, the last of the minions.

"Now, Conis. I have a proposition for you" said Cheq.

"What do you want now?" he asked in a sullen tone.

"You let me absorb you and I claim the world. After that I will create you again and you can go to your own part of the world with Thorn".

"Thorn" Conis seemed to brighten up.

"Yes, just hold out your hand"

Conis looked at his hand and began to lift it. Then, his heart began to speak to him and he lowered it again.

"You need to be dealt with".

"You think you can beat me when the others didn't?"

"No, I just want to avenge them, nothing more".

"Ok then" said Cheq, "Bring it on"

Conis ran forward and began to punch Conis. Conis bended in different ways and managed to dodge Cheqs deadly fists. Conis then created his sword and began to go to town on Cheqs head. The sword did nothing to Cheqs skin but began to knock him out a bit. Cheq pushed back with a barrage of kicks. Conis felt this but his rage was too much. Conis then struck back with his sword but Cheq knew this was coming and punched it at the same time which shattered it into a thousand pieces. Cheq then pushed Conis away and onto the floor. Cheq stood over Conis and laughed.

"You are just like the others".

Cheq reached down, about to fulfil his objective, but then a crossbow bolt collided with the back of Cheqs head knocking him over. Amy lowered her bow and the others ran in behind her. Conis stood up and approached them. Amy increased her bows angle again at Conis forehead.

"Don't come any closer" she said.

"Where are the rest of you?" asked Sonic.

"Cheqs absorbed us all. He needs us to get the..."

Conis was cut short as his head bent backwards and a bright light appeared in his place and flowed into Cheq like water over a fall. Cheq smiled with glee.

"Looks like I win" said Cheq.

Sonic and the rest took a step back. Cheqs eyes glowed with might as he began to glow.

"The final phase is here!" he yelled, "Watch as the finale begins!!!!!!"

End of Chapter 14