Chp 11: Explanations, Battles, and Escapes
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The cream colored rabbit ran at the murderous wolf, drawing her own wooden sword. Blaze saw her charging a let out a sickening laugh. "Little bunny wants to die!" he lifted his blood drenched blade above his head and ran at Cream. When she was close enough, he swung down, but she easily dodged and drove her sword into his arm. He let out a howl of pain.
"Your first mistake was pissing me off." the rabbit whispered into his ear, pulling the wooden weapon loose. She jumped into the air and drove her heel into Blaze's still tender head. Blood quickly began streaming from the wound. "Your second mistake was trying to fight me." Cream swiftly dodged another attack from the enraged wolf. She then slashed off the hand holding the sword.
Blaze fell to the ground, beginning to sob. "Please, spare my life."
Cream picked up the wolf's sword and stood over him. "Your third mistake, was thinking I give a shit." she drove the blade into his chest, hearing his last whimper, before he died. She found that he had a badge in his pocket, which read, 'Dynamite Academy'. "Here's my destination."
Route 99 Hospital
"What are you talking about, Shine?" Shadow demanded.
"Don't be so pushy." the silver hedgehog said, same attitude as before. "You want to know? Fine. You all remember the alternate version of our fox friend here. Well, Robo Endigo did more than he knew. His master, however, did. You remember how you brought four emeralds from my dimension to yours?"
"Yeah, we thought that we should have the right amount." Knuckles said, wondering where he was going.
"Right, your dimension had the perfect amount. Seven. But how many were left in the other one?" he answered his own question. "Three. And where were they located? The Space Colony ARK. So, when the robot fox brought ARK here,"
Ray figured out what he was saying. "There were three more Chaos Emeralds than usually!"
"Exactly. With that amount, there is too much Chaos energy."
"So what do we do?" Sonic asked. "Destroy them?"
"That wouldn't work." Shine replied. "The containers can be destroyed, but the powers they hold can't. What we need to do is send them back to the right dimension. I can do that, but first we have to get the right emeralds."
"Which won't be easy with Lock out there." Sonic punched the wall, breaking a hole into it. "I'll kill him for changing Amy. I never knew how much I cared about her."
"You miss things the most when they're gone." Mighty said philosophically.
"That won't be the only problem." Shine said.
"What do you mean?"
"Gerald's ultimate Project is out there." the silver hedgehog replied, looking into the evening sky. A few stars were visible in the blood red space. "It was a foolish juggernaut. He knew that even with all the Chaos Emeralds, Super Emeralds, and the Master Emerald combined he couldn't power it. He was always short. With the new emeralds, he can come to life."
"How?" Tails asked. "If no one collects them, then there's nothing to worry about."
"Wrong. This creature is able to absorb it from miles away. It's forming as we speak. And the bad news doesn't stop there."
"What else?"
"This creature was released when the ARK blew up. Here, that happened twice."
Shadow realized what he was saying. "There are two."
"You got it. And they've most likely fused into one. If we don't get rid of the extra emeralds soon, we're going to be screwed."
"So let's get this show on the road." Endigo jumped out of bed and headed for the entrance, continuing to talk. "Since there are three extra emeralds, we split into three groups. Shadow, you go with Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails. Shine, you get the Chaotix members (Mighty and Espio). The new guys, the cat and the squirrel, you can come with me."
"You're taking charge awful quick, fox." Ray said, annoyed. Endigo turned and slammed him into the wall.
"We have a limited amount of time to find and get rid of the extra emeralds. If we don't, everything you hold near and dear will be destroyed. You may think you're a hot shot, but that doesn't matter right now." he let go of the squirrel. "Any other objections?" there were none. "Good." when they reached the exit, the three groups separated.
Dynamite Academy
Funk's brain worked fast as he was led to the prison cage. He soon thought of a way to escape. "Hey, buddy, could you do me a favor?"
"What?" the guard asked, surprised.
"I was wondering if you could pull of that button on my hat. I just put it on, but now it looks tacky. Come on, be a pal. "
"Fine, but if they ask, this was your last request." as the button was pulled, Funk took in a deep breath and held. A deep purple gas began to seep from the place where the button had been. When they inhaled, the guards both fainted. The echidna ran out of the smoke, but not before grabbing the keys to the cages. He entered the prison room and swiftly took out the two guards. "Miss me?"
"Well I'll be." Lecko laughed. "You are good." the echidna unlocked the cage doors. The quartet ran to the exit, but found guards were already on the way.
"This isn't good." Vector whispered. "Too bad Espio isn't here. He could a used his stealth to attack. Oh well." the crocodile charged down the hall and body slammed the guards. He stepped up to the elevator. "Going up?"
"Cut the corny jokes, croc." Funk ducked under Vector's fist and ran into the elevator. The rest followed.
Upon reaching the next floor, they found themselves face to face with Mag. "I see you are trying to escape our little compound."
Mystic Ruins
The cat dragged his body across the large floor of the plains. It had been hours since he had taken the bullets to the chest. He had been slipping in and out of consciousness, not knowing how much longer he could go on. "I have to go on. I have to see Tiny's smiling face again. I promised him I'd show him the ropes." Big fell. "Tiny, I'm so sorry." the purple cat took ion one final breath, before he past on.
Next: Funk's Hour
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The cream colored rabbit ran at the murderous wolf, drawing her own wooden sword. Blaze saw her charging a let out a sickening laugh. "Little bunny wants to die!" he lifted his blood drenched blade above his head and ran at Cream. When she was close enough, he swung down, but she easily dodged and drove her sword into his arm. He let out a howl of pain.
"Your first mistake was pissing me off." the rabbit whispered into his ear, pulling the wooden weapon loose. She jumped into the air and drove her heel into Blaze's still tender head. Blood quickly began streaming from the wound. "Your second mistake was trying to fight me." Cream swiftly dodged another attack from the enraged wolf. She then slashed off the hand holding the sword.
Blaze fell to the ground, beginning to sob. "Please, spare my life."
Cream picked up the wolf's sword and stood over him. "Your third mistake, was thinking I give a shit." she drove the blade into his chest, hearing his last whimper, before he died. She found that he had a badge in his pocket, which read, 'Dynamite Academy'. "Here's my destination."
Route 99 Hospital
"What are you talking about, Shine?" Shadow demanded.
"Don't be so pushy." the silver hedgehog said, same attitude as before. "You want to know? Fine. You all remember the alternate version of our fox friend here. Well, Robo Endigo did more than he knew. His master, however, did. You remember how you brought four emeralds from my dimension to yours?"
"Yeah, we thought that we should have the right amount." Knuckles said, wondering where he was going.
"Right, your dimension had the perfect amount. Seven. But how many were left in the other one?" he answered his own question. "Three. And where were they located? The Space Colony ARK. So, when the robot fox brought ARK here,"
Ray figured out what he was saying. "There were three more Chaos Emeralds than usually!"
"Exactly. With that amount, there is too much Chaos energy."
"So what do we do?" Sonic asked. "Destroy them?"
"That wouldn't work." Shine replied. "The containers can be destroyed, but the powers they hold can't. What we need to do is send them back to the right dimension. I can do that, but first we have to get the right emeralds."
"Which won't be easy with Lock out there." Sonic punched the wall, breaking a hole into it. "I'll kill him for changing Amy. I never knew how much I cared about her."
"You miss things the most when they're gone." Mighty said philosophically.
"That won't be the only problem." Shine said.
"What do you mean?"
"Gerald's ultimate Project is out there." the silver hedgehog replied, looking into the evening sky. A few stars were visible in the blood red space. "It was a foolish juggernaut. He knew that even with all the Chaos Emeralds, Super Emeralds, and the Master Emerald combined he couldn't power it. He was always short. With the new emeralds, he can come to life."
"How?" Tails asked. "If no one collects them, then there's nothing to worry about."
"Wrong. This creature is able to absorb it from miles away. It's forming as we speak. And the bad news doesn't stop there."
"What else?"
"This creature was released when the ARK blew up. Here, that happened twice."
Shadow realized what he was saying. "There are two."
"You got it. And they've most likely fused into one. If we don't get rid of the extra emeralds soon, we're going to be screwed."
"So let's get this show on the road." Endigo jumped out of bed and headed for the entrance, continuing to talk. "Since there are three extra emeralds, we split into three groups. Shadow, you go with Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails. Shine, you get the Chaotix members (Mighty and Espio). The new guys, the cat and the squirrel, you can come with me."
"You're taking charge awful quick, fox." Ray said, annoyed. Endigo turned and slammed him into the wall.
"We have a limited amount of time to find and get rid of the extra emeralds. If we don't, everything you hold near and dear will be destroyed. You may think you're a hot shot, but that doesn't matter right now." he let go of the squirrel. "Any other objections?" there were none. "Good." when they reached the exit, the three groups separated.
Dynamite Academy
Funk's brain worked fast as he was led to the prison cage. He soon thought of a way to escape. "Hey, buddy, could you do me a favor?"
"What?" the guard asked, surprised.
"I was wondering if you could pull of that button on my hat. I just put it on, but now it looks tacky. Come on, be a pal. "
"Fine, but if they ask, this was your last request." as the button was pulled, Funk took in a deep breath and held. A deep purple gas began to seep from the place where the button had been. When they inhaled, the guards both fainted. The echidna ran out of the smoke, but not before grabbing the keys to the cages. He entered the prison room and swiftly took out the two guards. "Miss me?"
"Well I'll be." Lecko laughed. "You are good." the echidna unlocked the cage doors. The quartet ran to the exit, but found guards were already on the way.
"This isn't good." Vector whispered. "Too bad Espio isn't here. He could a used his stealth to attack. Oh well." the crocodile charged down the hall and body slammed the guards. He stepped up to the elevator. "Going up?"
"Cut the corny jokes, croc." Funk ducked under Vector's fist and ran into the elevator. The rest followed.
Upon reaching the next floor, they found themselves face to face with Mag. "I see you are trying to escape our little compound."
Mystic Ruins
The cat dragged his body across the large floor of the plains. It had been hours since he had taken the bullets to the chest. He had been slipping in and out of consciousness, not knowing how much longer he could go on. "I have to go on. I have to see Tiny's smiling face again. I promised him I'd show him the ropes." Big fell. "Tiny, I'm so sorry." the purple cat took ion one final breath, before he past on.
Next: Funk's Hour