SEPHIROTH ADVENTURE: Sephiroth vs. Shadow; CH.2
In these dark days, many strange stories are told of this incredibly large city and its ruler, Dr. Robotnik (Eggman). As Sephiroth ventured into the unknown city, he kept his eye out for suspicious looking robots (the SWATBOTS). He was soon attacked by a SWATBOT, and he quickly drew his sword that he had found in the woods. He quickly maneuvered to avoid the SWATBOT's furious gun and laser attacks. He struck the 'bot with his sword and it shut down and fell to the ground. He had won his first victory in the city, but only against one 'bot.
Sephiroth noticed an emblem of Dr. Robotnik's face on the fallen SWATBOT, and he took it and pinned it to his shirt so the 'bots would think he was an employee. In front of him, he saw a hooded man in a black robe. He couldn't tell who it was, because he was facing the other way. He held a large, thick sword that worried Sephiroth. He became nervous, and he charged at the man with his sword in front of him. Suddenly, he felt his body uncontrollably vibrate, and he was teleported out of the city and into a dark abyss. He once again saw the hooded man standing in front of him. The hooded man spoke. HOODED MAN: "Sephiroth, you are foolish to embark into the city. Go back where you came from." SEPHIROTH: "Who are you, and how do you know my name?" HOODED MAN: "That is not of importance. Now I will demonstrate my true power... I call upon the power of the gods... ULTIMA!"
Sephiroth woke up in Tails' workshop. The incredible power known as Ultima had knocked him out, and Tails found him lying on the ground outside the workshop. SEPHIROTH: "Wha... what happened?" TAILS: "I'm not sure. You were just lying there. You looked like you were seriously injured, so I took you in and treated your wounds." SEPHIROTH: "Thank you, Tails. I can tell you this: the last thing I remember is seeing a hooded man. He yelled "ULTIMA!" loudly. Suddenly, a large green light shone in my eyes, and that's all I remember. Wait... there is only one person that I know of that can control the powers of Ultima. Could it be? Could it truly be..."
Suddenly, Tails heard a loud sound. He looked out his window and to his surprise, a large hovercraft driven by Dr. Eggman was right outside the workshop! He fired a missile directly at the workshop. Tails and Sephiroth ran out the door quickly, and avoided the explosion just barely. TAILS: "My workshop!" Sephiroth charged with all of his might at the hovercraft. He put a huge dent into the craft. Eggman was startled and flew off. Shadow then appeared out of thin air in front of Tails. TAILS: "Shadow! Fight Eggman's device!" Sephiroth tackled Shadow from behind and attempted to grab his Emerald. Shadow used Chaos Control to warp away from Sephiroth, and he challenged him to a fight. Sephiroth drew his sword and his emerald. His sword once again began to glow, even brighter in the presence of two emeralds.
Shadow prepared to fight. He drew a large sword. It was Sephiroth's sword! Sephiroth quickly ran towards him and slashed left and right, but Shadow blocked every blow with the large sword he took from Sephiroth. This fight went on for a long time like this. Both fighters were exhausted. Finally, the sword Sephiroth held began to glow so brightly that it nearly blinded Shadow. He struck Shadow's sword so hard that he dropped it onto the ground. Sephiroth took his chance and leaped for the sword. He had finally got his sword back! Shadow used Chaos Control once again and teleported away.
The sword that was glowing had settled down and once again became dull. Tails was worried because his only base was destroyed, and Shadow was still under Eggman's control. Sephiroth began to walk away. TAILS: "Sephiroth, wait! I really need your help. Please come with me to stop Eggman and help Shadow." SEPHIROTH: "Forget it! I told you a hundred times that I work alone. My work is done. I got my sword back, and now I'm... oh geez, oh, okay why not? After all, I owe you one. You did save my life and all. Partners?" TAILS: "Partners! Well, we better get going if we want to reach Robotropolis. Come on, we're meeting Knuckles on Angel Island. Let's go, Seph!"
And so Sephiroth and Tails took off to Angel Island. The strange hooded man was not seen after that. But Sephiroth had a strange suspicion that he knew who it was. Maybe they will meet again on the quest to rescue Shadow from the clutches of Dr. Eggman.
