Each split is now split.
SH - Incredible Inferno, Assault on A, Key Golem A
RP - Frantic Forest, D's Doorway, Key Golem D
UR - Metal Metropolis, B's Beginning, Nemesis (NB they blow door up).
CD - Rail Rivine, E's Entrance, Key Golem E
EE - Polar Panic, C's Cold door, Key Golem C
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All copyright stuff was in the first chapter. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Big, Shadow, E-123 Omega, Rouge, Vector, Espio, Charmy, Metal Sonic, Mighty, Dr. Eggman and anything else from the games I've forgotten about are all copyright SEGA
Joz the bat aka Master hunter, Miles prower, The Annemuir, Apocolypse and anything else is copyright me.
Apocolypse's Revival: A Sonic Heroes Story.
Chapter 7
The Sonic Heroes arrived at the huge volcano the computer file told them to go. It seemed odd that Eggman hadn't told them directly where to go, they got it all from the file Rouge hacked into. On the top of the Volcano was a huge space station at least as big as Death Egg if not ARK.
"That must be out target. Mother Egg A", said Knuckles.
"Obviously", said Sonic pointing at a giant 'A' on the space station.
"Duh! How did I miss that", said Knuckles.
"Oh great, why isn't anything easy?" asked Tails, "The only way in is through the door at the bottom. The only way to get to that is to use those platforms down there".
"So?" asked Sonic.
"In case you haven't noticed they are very close to lava", said Tails.
"I repeat, so? We've dealt with lava before, the bowels of Angel Island remember?" asked Sonic.
"I didn't say we couldn't do it, I said it wouldn't be easy", said Tails.
"Well at least this way is more fun", said Sonic, "Here we go".
The Volcano itself was pretty big making the path to Mother Egg A pretty long and difficult. They ventured through the Volcano, jumping from platforms as they dropped into the lava. Destroying all the badniks Eggman had left guarding the Mother Egg A. There were also lots of spike based traps. The more they ventured through the more it felt like the Lava Reef Zone they had all been through before.
A's entrance was heavily armed and even worse it was locked. The door seemed to tough to just smash open, like it or not they had to find the key to open the door.
"Knuckles can you sense the key?" asked Sonic
"Nope, sorry", said Knuckles.
"Now what are we going to do?" asked Tails.
Meanwhile the Rose Petals arrived at their destination. A dense forest full of many booby-traps. Mother Egg D wasn't too hard to spot but getting to it was where the difficulty would come. The trees seemed to fall down as if they were trying to crush the petals. The Place was also full of Badniks but it was nothing they couldn't handle. Eventually though the petals reached D's Entrance, it too was heavily guarded but those guards were no match for the Rose Petals. Their door was locked too.
Rail Rivine was also filled with a lot of traps and badniks. The Chaotix Detectives all learned to grind before their last adventure so that wasn't a problem. The place was a lot like Eggman's last base. A huge canyon with a lot of rails, armoured trains and a massive drop to the bottom. You couldn't miss Mother Egg E either and just like the other teams it was heavily guarded and the door was locked.
"It's locked. How do we get in Vector?" asked Charmy
"We do what we do best. We find the key, we are detectives afta all", said Vector
The good guys weren't the only ones having a difficult time entering their Mother Egg sections. Eggman's Elite arrived at Polar Panic to find nothing but hostility. It was really cold as you'd expect, but what they didn't expect was to have Eggman's robot's attacking them.
"Do I have to ask? We take out the robots right metal?" asked Mighty
"Of course. The doctor will need a god excuse to get out of this one", said Metal Sonic, "Let's go!"
Mother Egg C was exactly how they left it, but then it hadn't been that long since their adventure began. There was however one key difference, the door was locked. There were puzzled looks all around as Eggman's Elite planned what they were going to do next.
Metal Metropolis was huge. The Ultimate Rogues looked over the metal city in awe. Just like the others Mother Egg B was easy to spot but hard to get to. Shadow grabbed his team and tried to Chaos control there but nothing happened. It was as if Eggman placed some sort of special shield that stopped Shadow using that technique.
"Great. That place is probably swarming with Badniks you know", said Rouge
"I can't Chaos Control there, looks like we have to do it the hard way", said Shadow, "There's no time for games, come on"
"Affirmative", said Omega and the three rushed to B's Entrance.
Besides the badniks there was plenty to keep the Rogue's busy. There were plenty of traps, mostly involving large crushing machines but it was nothing they couldn't handle. They sat down in front of B's door after clearing the area's security. Just like the others they were locked out. As they were discussing how to get in something nearby exploded. Whatever it was it might've had something to do with getting inside.
Suddenly screens appeared above the doors. Eggman appeared on them, in which he appeared to be at a big computer console.
"It's about time you three showed up. It looks like the other 4 teams are in position also," said Eggman.
"Hey Doctor why are we locked out?" asked Metal Sonic.
"I have to make sure you haven't gone rogue like before Metal Sonic. If your team wants back in you'll have to do it the hard way", said Eggman.
"And exactly how do we get in?" asked Tails.
"Each section has it's own Key Golem. Destroy that and get the key for the door", said Eggman, "I want you to come in but I wouldn't want it to be too easy for you"
4 big stone golems appeared near the Mother Egg's entrances (1 for each entrance); except for B. The 4 teams fought their Golems and managed to beat them no problem.
"Er, Eggman. We still don't have a Golem to face. You sure B has one?" asked Shadow
"There should be one. Ah here we go! The computer says it's already been destroyed", said Eggman, "Well done"
"But we didn't do anything!" said Rouge.
"No, but we did!" said a familiar voice.
The Rogues turned around to find a huge machine now had their key. It was Nemesis.
"What are you? I guess you made that explosion earlier", said Rouge, "Be a dear and hand over the key"
"We are Nemesis. We are made up of parts from E-101 Beta, E-102 Gamma, Zero and E-124 Alpha X", said Alpha Nemesis.
"E-Series detected. E-123 Omega, must destroy, must destroy", said Gamma Nemesis.
"That is more like it. Let's get rid of these pests. You wants the key you're going to have to get it from us", said Zero Nemesis.
"Alpha X? But how is that possible. I sliced you in two and smashed your healing orbs!" said Rouge.
"It doesn't matter Rouge. Let's finish this once and for all", said Shadow.
"Let us explain something first before it begins. The Apocolypse fragments that healed Alpha X can never be destroyed in a convential manner", said Gamma Nemesis.
"Will you shut up. You keep helping them!" said Zero Nemesis angrily.
"Wait a minute, Apocolypse fragments? You telling me that is what project Apocolpyse is all about?" asked Rouge.
"See now they know something. Let's just finish Omega off so we can kick Gamma out", said Zero Nemesis.
"Agreed", said Alpha Nemesis.
"You think I'm just going to stand here and let you destroy me? I am the ultimate E-series Robot, allow me to show you why", said Omega.
"We're right behind you Omega. Let's teach this thing a lesson", said Shadow.
The fight between the Rogues and Nemesis was pretty intense and very one-sided. Within a minute Nemesis had knocked Omega of his feet. Nemesis aimed its many guns at Omega who lay on the floor on his back.
"Your systems are at 10 Omega. One more attack from every weapon and it's all over", said Gamma Nemesis, "Then we go destroy the E-series robots in Mother Egg D"
"What?" shouted Zero Nemesis.
Then all of sudden there was a blade sticking through Nemesis' chest. Shadow had warped Rouge behind the machine and stabbed it when its guard down. Nemesis froze for a while.
"Initating recovery mode", said Alpha Nemesis. Omega responded immediately firing all he had at Nemesis. Shadow quickly warped to the key, took it and warped out of the danger area. Rouge looked behind her and saw a bottomless pit behind her.
"Now Rouge. Its systems are at 20. Not enough to survive a big fall", said Omega, "I can't keep this up".
Rouge turned around and used the Annemuir to throw Nemesis down the bottomless pit. Shadow unlocked the door and ran to Omega.
"You OK big guy?" asked Shadow.
"I'm OK. I need to rest though", replied Omega.
"No problem. Let's get inside B first though", said Shadow.
"And promptly lock the door behind us", said Rouge.
Shadow grabbed Omega and Rouge and warped them inside Mother Egg B. Shadow placed Omega next to a wall while Rouge locked the door behind them. The other teams had also managed to get inside their sections. The Sonic Heroes had quite an easy fight as Knuckles' superior punching skills smashed the Golem in two. The Rose Petals didn't find it do easy but finished their golem off with Amy using her hammer. The hammer hit the Golem's head and cracked it in two. Finally Eggman's Elite had no problems defeating their Golem. Miles stuck it to the floor with his mud and Mighty smashed it to pieces.
The Chaotix Detectives however found their skills could not crack the stone Golem alone.
"How do we beat this thing?" asked Charmy.
"I have an idea. Vec you find some way of lauching that thing into the air. Straight up if possible", said Epsio.
"What's the plan Epsio?" asked Vector.
"We're going to have to time it right but if you can hit it high enough I could launch it even higher with my tornado technique", said Epsio.
"And?" asked Vector.
"Well what goes up must come down. The force has got to be enough to crack that thing open. But I don't think it will work unless we get it high enough", said Espio.
"What do ya want me too do Espio?" asked Charmy.
"Keep the Golem distracted. Vec's going to need to get a good clear punch in for this to work", said Espio, "Everyone know what they're doing?"
The other two nodded and proceeded with Espio's plan. It worked like a charm, the Golem cracked as it hit the ground and the key was theirs.
All 5 teams were inside the Mother Egg now. All by their doors taking a well-deserved rest. Each part began to shake as the thrusters launched the deadly sattelites into orbit. For the Sonic Heroes, Rose Petals, Chaotix Detectives and Eggman's Elite this was a fairly simple ride. However the Rogues almost didn't make it.
Halfway between the ground and top of Earth's atmosphere the door of B suddenly blew open. There it was, Nemesis. Standing in the doorway unaffected by the strong suction from the hole in B. Rouge picked up Omega and ran down the hall. Shadow decided to face them head on.
"Shadow come on. We can't stay at the entrance we'll be sucked out into space", said Rouge as she ran.
"Don't worry about me. I have a plan. NEMESIS! I have just about enough of you", said Shadow angrily, "CHAOS CONTROL!!"
Shadow warped in front of Nemesis and pushed it out of B. He had put all his weight behind the push and found himself falling out of B along with Nemesis. Shadow turned and watched B as it blasted into Space.
"Rouge, Omega. Take care of yourselves", said Shadow as he dropped down to Earth. He knew that it was too far and moving to fast to warp back inside B. Rouge and Omega watched in horror and wept as Shadow gave up his life for them. Rouge suddenly remembered ARK and Shadow made sure Sonic made it back on the space station at the cost of his own life.
"Sayanora, Shadow the Hedgehog", said Rouge, "Come on Omega, we still have a job to do. We'll finish this one for Shadow"
Eggman had watched everything from those screens, including Shadow's noble sacrifice. He too remembered ARK and the moment Shadow plummeted to Earth, how sad he was then. This only intensified his laugh because he knew the truth. And soon Rouge and Omega will know the truth too.
He smiled as he saw his Elite entered the main control room. Whether or not this was because he was pleased to see them or because Shadow just died was unclear.
"Welcome back my Elite", said Eggman, "I'm pleased to see you made it inside fine"
"Yeah right. It's time Eggman, tell us what you're really up to. Tell us why we collected the 4 teams data again", said Metal Sonic.
"All in good time Metal. First look and the screen and behold the beauty of the Mother Egg and the 5 parts join together", said Eggman pointing at the screen.
The screen showed what was happening in Space. The 5 parts moved closer to each other and stopped. Tunnels extended from the sides of each part. The Tunnels joined together forming a circle with 5 nodes. A, B, D and E on along the circumference of the circle, with C in the middle. The only way in or out of the core was through either one of the 2 tunnels coming out from the core. One junctioning with the tunnel joining A and E, the other junctioning with the tunnel joined B and D.
Mother Egg was ready, all that was needed was for the cannons to charge up so Eggman could target all that hadn't surrendered. It won't be long now, Apocolypse.