I hope you've all checked my Blog. I've posted some news on how I will be planning and writing fics until 23rd June. Link's in the bio, as is some links to pictures and sketches for my characters. If you haven't checked them out yet you might want to take a look. Sketches of Joz, Miles, Sapphire and Diamond are up, with a sketch of the 3 Shadow's logo.

I'm surprised I'm not getting many reviews. Is it really that bad?

All copyright info is in the first chapter

Did I say the demons belong to me? Well they do.

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The Overlooked Link

By Master hunter

Chapter 5 – The Inner Conflict

Damn they have me. These binds are too strong for me to break, but I will not accept failure. I will find a way out of this.

What's this? Tenacious little guy isn't he. Well I may not be free physically, but spiritually I have power. Bring it on goody-two-shoes.

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Weak…so weak… I have to do something. I will not allow him to take over my body. Hey I'm feeling stronger. I see now, control of this body is all about belief. I have to believe in myself to take control.

Yes, it was me who brought down Scrap Brain not Streak. It was me who defeated Eggman's Death Egg plans 3 times. It was me who defeated Chaos in his Perfect form. It was me who led us to victory against Gerald's crash ARK into Earth plan. It was me who led us to victory against the Metal Overlord, Against Apocalypse, AGAINST THE DEMONS!

I am Sonic the Hedgehog; I will not be defeated by my dark side.

Bring it on Streak.

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Amy and Rouge had waited patiently in their cells until Shadow and the rest of the gang appeared via Chaos Control.

"What took you so long?" asked Rouge.

"Never mind that. Where are Omega and Metal Sonic?" asked Shadow.

"Gone. They left to get the Master Emerald", said Amy

"What? I knew I shouldn't have left it alone", said Knuckles.

"Don't worry Knuckles. If anything they'll bring it here", said Tails.

"To power the Eclipse Cannon? Bah! It doesn't matter, hopefully they left the seventh emerald behind", said Shadow.

"You little pests! What have you done to Streak?" asked Gerald who had suddenly appeared on a nearby screen.

"We have him safe and secure somewhere. Without him you only really have two robots to help you. And if I heard correctly they are busy taking the Master Emerald from Angel Island", said Miles.

Tails pressed a button and the bars dropped, freeing the two girls.

"There's no time to lose. Rouge, Miles you're with me. The rest of you to the sick bay. We'll make Gerald talk", said Shadow.

"What are we going to do?" asked Miles

"We are going to finally finish what we started 50 years ago. We are going to defeat Gerald Robotnik", said Shadow.

Rouge picked up The Annemuir, Amy picked up her hammer. Both weapons were nearby.

"Ready when you are", said Rouge.

"Ok then. Take us to the Seventh Emerald", said Shadow. Rouge Nodded.

Shadow, Miles and Rouge ran off in search of the emerald. Then the rest of the gang ran to the sick bay.

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Meanwhile inside Streak Sonic's mind the two Hedgehogs squared off.

"You're getting stronger. How?" asked Streak

"Good always triumphs over evil. That's all you need to know", said Sonic.

"Gerald gave me control. It's my right to control this body. I was the real Sonic, the Sonic Gerald had developed. You were just an anomaly", said Streak.

"Right? A monster like you doesn't deserve any rights. Yes I've heard about your own personal plan. You were going to destroy Gerald yourself. Then take over the world and torture every living being down there. That's worse than killing them. You really are pure evil", said Sonic.

"Bah! So what? There's no way I'll let you take control of this body again. When we fought last time I was the stronger one. What makes you think in here will be any different", said Streak, "Even the cheering of others won't help you here"

"Didn't you hear me before? I said Good always wins. Enough of this talking. Let's finish it right here right now", said Sonic taking a fighting stance.

"Fine. Get used to living in the shadows of this bodies mind, because that's where you will be for all eternity", said Streak also taking a fighting stance.

They stared at each other, waiting for the other to make a move. And then suddenly they both charged at each other at the exact same time.

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The Shadows found the final emerald and soon it joined the other six in circling Shadow. In a flash of golden light Shadow transformed into Super Shadow and a golden flame engulfed the other two.

"Right then. You ready to destroy Gerald?" asked Super Shadow.

"I've been waiting over 50 years for this. I mean Joz has been waiting", said Rouge.

"Whatever you want guys. I'll be by your side fighting Gerald whatever shape he takes", said Miles.

"The path to Gerald's core is likely to be dangerous, hence the Super form. Be careful", said Super Shadow.

The other two nodded and followed the Golden Hedgehog to Gerald's core.

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Meanwhile Metal Sonic and Omega had easily gathered the Master Emerald. Considering Knuckles wasn't there they couldn't have had it easier.

"Back to ARK then", said Omega.

"Wait. I have a hunch we should go to the Miscreants base", said Metal Sonic.

"This was rather easy. I suppose our master isn't expecting us for a while. Ok then lead the way", said Omega.

They both left and quickly reached the base. Inside was Streak Sonic chained to a wall.

"I knew it", said Metal Sonic, "Those fools didn't have anywhere else strong enough to hold him"

"Excellent. Master Robotnik will be pleased", said Omega.

Metal Sonic released the chains but Streak Sonic just fell to the ground. They examined him more closely to find that although his vital were OK, he did nothing. It was as if he was in a trance or something. The all of a sudden he spoke.

"Give it up Sonic, you have no chance of defeating me…If that were true how come I'm kicking your ass Streak…I will never allow you full control of this body again", said Streak Sonic, though his vacant stare still remained.

"What is going on?" asked Metal Sonic.

"It looks like Streak and Sonic are fighting for control of the body. In the meantime the body remains in this trance", said Omega.

"We should take him to Master Robotnik, he will know what to do", said Metal Sonic.

Omega nodded and the both left to return to ARK.

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The fight for control of the Blue Hedgehog body was intensifying. Though it looked like there was only one outcome. Sonic never gave up but it was no use, Streak was still much stronger that he was. A strong punch landed and Sonic skidded across the floor from the force (well what felt like a floor, there wasn't one to be seen). Sonic could barely stand at this point.

"No, I won't give up", said Sonic.

"I admire your determination but come on, you can barely stand", said Streak

Sonic began feeling poisoned by the air again. Streak watched over as the darkness began to consume Sonic.

"It's over. Now is the time for Streak rule of the world", said Streak.

I'm sorry guys I did my best. Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and the rest of you, take care of yourself.

Sonic then felt a strong power within him as Streak picked him up by his neck.

"Farewell Sonic. Have fun living in my Shadow", said Streak.

"I…will…not…give…in", said Sonic.

Then all of a sudden Sonic's fists started to glow gold. The golden light tore through the darkness like a knife through butter. Sonic then fired some sort of light ray at Streak. It did a lot of damage to Streak.

"That's enough. No more nonsense. I will destroy you", said Streak.

"Bring it on", said Sonic.

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The Super Shadows reached Gerald's core. It was a treacherous path but nothing more than they had anticipated. It was a large chamber with a huge pillar in the middle. On the top and bottom of these pillars was a set of screens around each part that held the pillar in place. Gerald's face appeared on all the screens.

"Why can't you three let me get my revenge in peace? You have tormented me for 50 long years", shouted Gerald.

"Shut up Gerald. I've had enough of your whining", said Rouge in Joz's voice, before jetting towards the pillar.

"Wait Joz. We still need to find out how to change the separation machine to fix Sonic", said Super Shadow.

Rouge held Joz's sword with the blade resting against the pillar.

"Ok Gerald, talk! Tell your grandson how to change the machine", said Rouge.

"Why should I?" asked Gerald, "Even if I told you, you would still destroy me"

"Damn. We're stuck aren't we?" said Miles.

"I still have the upper hand. Face my wrath", said Gerald.

Suddenly lots of Metal arms appeared with saw blades attached. Gerald had armed himself, literally, and struck at the Shadows. The blades simply shattered as the touched the golden flames.

"You are a fool Gerald. You cannot hurt us in this form", said Super Shadow

"Now tell us what we need to know", said Miles.

"You might as well. You have been beaten, you are going to die", said Rouge in Joz's voice, "For once in your life do something to save the world".

Then all of a sudden a voice boomed throughout the room. It was Metal Sonic.

"Master we have the Master Emerald and have placed it inside the Eclipse Cannon", said Metal Sonic, "We also managed to find Streak. He is free however he seems to be in some sort of trance. He speaks as if the two sides, Streak and Sonic are fighting for control over the body"

"Excellent," said Gerald, "It seems we are in a stalemate. You kill me I fire the Eclipse Cannon, and vice versa"

"Oh no Streak's here! Trance or no, if Streak is free the others will have no chance against him", said Miles.

"And I just realised something else in my favour. Your super form is temporary. It will run out and then you will die here", said Gerald, "Face it you lost this time Shadow"

Damn it he's right. We can't hit him or else he'll fire the cannon. If we wait then we'll die and he'll fire the cannon. If we leave he will fire the cannon anyway. What are we to do now?

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Metal Sonic and Omega brought Streak Sonic to the sick bay to find the other Heroes examining the machine.

"I hope they get Gerald to talk soon. I can't stand the thought of having the Master Emerald in danger", said Knuckles.

"Don't worry about that echidna. It's stuck in the Eclipse Cannon, powering it, ready for out masters final strike", said Metal Sonic.

"Come on Metal, it's me Mighty. I know I haven't known you all that long but you are my team-mate. Deep down you are a Metal Miscreant", said Mighty.

"It's no use. This corruption is down to his program. He's a robot and so must obey it", said Eggman.

Then all of a sudden Knuckles jumped over the two robots and headed towards the cannon.

"Omega, you take care of these pests. I'll go after our hot headed echidna friend", said Metal Sonic.

Omega nodded and Metal Sonic jetted off towards Knuckles. Omega left Streak Sonic sitting against a wall.

The others took fighting stances, except for Eggman who was busy at the separation machine.

"I'll try and fix this. You guys stop Omega", said Eggman.

"Right!" said Tails, Amy and Mighty all at the same time.