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Did I say the demons belong to me? Well they do.
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The Overlooked Link
By Master hunter
Chapter 4 – On the Offensive
A great deal of time passed as Tails revealed all to Knuckles.
"So if what you are saying is true then there's a way to bring back Sonic properly", said Knuckles.
"What do you mean?" asked Miles.
"Well he was bad before, you managed to make him good. Surely you can do it again", said Knuckles.
"Yeah sure, if we had 45 years to spare", said Miles.
"Yeah Gramps hardly has that much time left", said Mighty.
"Although it might not take as long to fix the separation machine. We could give another go at deciphering the technology", said Eggman.
"Or we could just get Gerald to tell us how it works. If he refuses we destroy the core and destroy him for good", said Rouge.
"Are you all forgetting something? Gerald has complete control over ARK and over Omega and Metal Sonic. And if by some miracle we get past them in one piece we still have to face Streak in his most powerful form", said Shadow.
"Well before we do all that let's first figure out why they were going to go after Knuckles", said Rouge
"They need a treasure hunter. That's why they're after him. They need the Chaos Emeralds", said Tails.
"Of course. Gerald wants to destroy the world, the Eclipse Cannon can do that, as could Streak in his super form. But without the Emerald's they can't generate the chaos energy needed to do the damage they desire", said Shadow.
"Well they're certainly taking their time", said Mighty
"Good point. Perhaps they've changed their minds and go after another treasure hunter", said Tails.
"Who? Maybe Nack at a stretch but only really Rouge and I have a chance of finding the Chaos Emeralds", said Knuckles.
"We can't take that chance. They want the emeralds so the best way to stop them would be to gather them ourselves", said Shadow.
"Unless they are actually waiting for us to collect them first, then they make their move", said Miles.
"Even so, with Super Shadow we'll have an advantage", said Eggman.
"Good point. Ok then let's go after the Emeralds", said Knuckles.
"What about the Master Emerald? Surely that would also have enough Chaos energy for them to use", said Tails.
"You're right. Rouge, Miles and I will look for the Emeralds. The rest of you wait here and guard the Master Emerald", said Shadow.
"No I'll stay too. Since we thought Streak I've been working on a new upgrade for my wrist shooters. Streak won't know what hit him", said Miles.
"You sure? I thought you would've liked to come with us, be the 3 Shadows once more", said Shadow.
"Yeah but let's face it, if Streak does show up we're not going to be able to take him and the two robots down with ease. My new upgrade will definitely help, trust me", said Miles.
"Ok then. Rouge, grab hold", said Shadow.
Rouge grabbed hold and Shadow shouted "CHAOS CONTROL", before the two disappeared.
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Darkness, nothing but darkness all around me. I have to get out; I have to help my friends. He's too dangerous and I have little control. Although I can hear his thoughts too. Thoughts of deception, trickery. He truly is evil; he makes Gerald seem like a saint. His desires are far more twisted and I cannot allow them to happen.
The wall of shadow, it's moving closer. The air, it feels like it's poisoning me yet I'm not really breathing. It's strange. I can feel my life-force, my spirit, getting weaker. He's getting even more powerful, more in control. Soon I will become like he was when I was in control. When that happens all hope will be lost.
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"Scanning Earth surface for Chaos manipulation activity", said Gerald, "Ah there we go!"
A screen appeared showing the two robots and Streak Sonic, Shadow and Rouge collecting the Chaos Emeralds and disappearing.
"Excellent, they are falling right into our trap", said Streak Sonic.
"Do you think this is a good idea? With all the Emerald's they will have the advantage of a super form. I know you're powerful Streak but unless you too are super I see them winning quite easily", said Metal Sonic.
"Hmmm! He has a point. Surely you three can find at least one emerald?" asked Gerald, "Wait! Here we go. Chaos Emerald being held at Station Square bank. Go there immediately. Shadow can't go super without all 7".
"Good idea. We'll leave immediately", said Streak Sonic.
Streak Sonic and the two Robots headed towards the transporter room.
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Amy was enjoying a nice moonlit walk through Station Square. She missed Sonic more than anybody. Shadow was OK but wasn't what she wanted. So she was very surprised to see Sonic suddenly appear outside the bank. She overlooked the two robots with him; she didn't think it might be Streak and not Sonic. She simply ran to him, desperate to put her arms around him.
"Oh Sonic! You're alive", she said with her arms around him, "Don't ever leave me again"
"Ah just what we need, a hostage", said Streak Sonic.
"What?" asked Amy.
She then noticed the red eyes and she immediately knew it was Streak. She Screamed before Metal Sonic grabbed her, one hand holding hers behind her back, the other over her mouth.
"Let's get that Emerald then shall we? Omega blast open a hole in the wall", said Streak Sonic. Omega did so and they all entered the safe where the Chaos Emerald lay.
Meanwhile Shadow had warped outside the bank, far enough not to be detected by Gerald's servants. This was lucky as Shadow hadn't planned for that to happen. They immediately noticed Omega blasting a massive hole in the wall, and Metal Sonic holding Amy.
"Damn, they're onto us. We can't risk Streak getting close enough to all seven chaos emeralds", said Shadow.
"Let me handle this", said Rouge, "Trust me, you stay here with the other six emeralds"
"Ok. I hope you know what you're doing," Said Shadow.
Rouge ran quietly behind the evil team. She then said a short silent prayer before jetting towards the emeralds and grabbing it before the evil team could notice her. She then flew up through the roof.
"Get her!" shouted Streak
Omega and Streak Sonic chased after Rouge only to find she had completely disappeared. Streak Sonic and Omega scanned the area, looking for her. Streak Sonic noticed Shadow hiding in a nearby Alley.
"Omega you continue to look for that bat. I'll get the other 6 emeralds", said Streak Sonic.
Streak Sonic ran down towards Shadow. Meanwhile Omega scanned the area in Infra red mode and found Rouge hiding under the Stealth wing. He started firing his machine gun at her in which she quickly put up the armour wing. She covered her huge ears with her hands to drown out the loud rain of bullets bouncing off the metal shield.
Suddenly Omega stopped firing.
"Rouge, we have Amy Rose as a hostage. If you want her to live I suggest you surrender to us and hand over that emerald", said Omega.
After a short pause Rouge got out of the Armour wing. Holding up the Emerald she simply said
"Ok you can have the Emerald. Just let the girl go", said Rouge.
Metal released Amy as Rouge handed the Chaos Emerald over to Omega.
"For Gerald Robotnik", said Omega.
Meanwhile Streak Sonic had caught up with Shadow. Shadow smiled and grabbed hold of Streak. He then warped to the Angel Island shrine.
"Miles whatever you had planned, you better use it now", said Shadow grappling with Streak.
"Ha Ha! You fool; you led me right to your friends. I'll destroy you all you pathetic beings", said Streak Sonic.
"Night Night Streak", said Miles.
"Huh?" said Streak Sonic quickly turning to find Miles had aimed his wrist shooters at him.
Before Streak Sonic could plan his next move, Miles fired a tranquilizer dart at the blue Hedgehog.
"Tranquilizers…very clever…" said Streak Sonic before collapsing to the ground.
"Quickly, let's get him chained up. Streak may be strong but I don't think he can break solid metal chains", said Miles.
They quickly picked him up and took him back to the Metal Miscreants base. There they chained him up before Streak could wake up.
"Excellent plan Miles. You were always the brains of the team", said Shadow.
"Thanks! Hey where's Rouge?" asked Miles.
"Hold on, I'll warp back to the bank. She kept the robots busy, and more importantly kept Streak away from the Emerald", said Shadow.
Shadow warped to the bank to find the place deserted.
"Oh no, Rouge", said Shadow, "They must've got you too"
He warped back to the base to tell them the bad news. They may have captured Streak, but they lost Rouge and now Amy as well.
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Back on ARK, Amy and Rouge were thrown back into the same prison cell Rouge was in earlier.
"Dammit it I thought I was free of this dark cell", said Rouge.
"Erm Rouge, mind telling me what's going on", said Amy.
"Well in short, Sonic and Streak survived the implosion but were dying due to them being separated for so long. We brought Sonic here, where we found not only streak but Gerald Robotnik's spirit inside the computers here. We went back and brought the separation machine to be fixed, as to combine the two hedgehogs back into one. But we were tricked. The two robots fell victim to a virus created by Gerald and the machine was programmed to combine them with Streak in charge instead of Sonic. We managed to escape thanks to Sonic, somehow, and decided to collect all the emeralds before they did", said Rouge
"Ow, my brain hurts. Sonic is back but Streak is in control. So who is this we?" asked Amy.
"The Rogues besides Omega, the Miscreants besides Metal Sonic, the Heroes without Sonic and Eggman", said Rouge.
"Eggman? He's helping us?" asked Amy confused.
"Yes, probably for the same reason Grey saved Sonic's life and Metal Sonic saved his life. They want the honour of finishing him off", said Rouge.
Just them Gerald's face appeared on a nearby screen.
"Ah so nice to see you again Rouge. And this must be Amy Rose! How nice", said Gerald.
"What do you want Gerald?" asked Rouge.
"Where is Streak? According to Omega he left to chase down Shadow and the other six emeralds", said Gerald.
"Streak's gone missing? Well well, looks like Miles' plan worked. I'm sorry but I have no idea where they took Streak. The gang were busy guarding the Master Emerald and Knuckles, just in case you attacked him as planned", said Rouge.
"What plan?" asked Gerald.
"I have no idea. He said something about a new wrist shooter upgrade. But that's all I know", said Rouge, "Not very helpful huh?"
"The Master Emerald? Perhaps that will have enough energy for the Eclipse Cannon", said Gerald.
"Not the Eclipse Cannon again!" said Amy.
"Yes, after all they say third time's the charm", said Gerald, "Robots, you two go to Angel Island and grab the Master Emerald"
"Affirmative", said Metal Sonic and Omega.
The two robots left as the screen turned itself off.
"What do we do know Rouge?" asked Amy.
"We wait for Shadow to come free us", said Rouge.
"But what about the Master Emerald?" asked Amy.
"I don't know", said Rouge.
The two spent the rest of the time worried about what might happen. The Master Emerald was very powerful, said to have the same power as the Seven Chaos Emeralds. They knew it was powerful enough to power the Eclipse Cannon, and they also knew unlike Eggman, Gerald wasn't going to give the people a 24 hour countdown before firing.
