Chapter 21 - Relic

Upon entering the lab, Lexer greets Tails immediately. Right after that he greets Jody and Seria in a very polite way. But... just like Tails he forgets about me. I scratch my head. I'm curious what Robotnik is doing, so I ask Tails where he is. He's in the back of the lab, working on a secret weapon, powered by 2 chaos emeralds. I ask him where the 3rd one is, because I could swear he had 3. He lost the 3rd one. Someone who was on the plane must've stolen it. Jody and Seria go to the house part of the lab, where nearly everyone else is while I go to Robotnik. He's working hard, it seems. Too hard to notice me. "Hello there, Dr. Robotnik." He turns to me now. "Dr. Robotnik? No one called me Dr. Robotnik for a long time, except for myself. But alas, even I am getting used to calling myself Eggman." He's not really happy about what he's doing. "I'd say you should just keep calling yourself Dr. Robotnik with pride. Just don't get angered when others ignore it and call you Eggman. You'll eventually gain the respect you want, someday." He gets a smile on his face. "You're a wise young lad, aren't you? So you must be Hero, the one that everyone's been talking about."

Me: "Who's everyone?"

Robotnik: "Your friends, and the people who've seen you in action. You're pretty well known in this world. Not everyone gets abducted during the finals of a big tournament, you know."

Me: "I don't really care though. So... what are you working on?"

Robotnik: "A secret weapon. That's all you need to know."

We talk some more, and more. He even tells me why he wants to kill Sonic, but also doesn't want to kill him. After that, I go to the house section and meet up with the other guys. Regulus has something to show me. Something neat he discovered that he can do. Thing is... he doesn't want to show it. He wants to save it for the Evolutia Life Dome fighting tournament. But he will use it if it's needed before that. Nearly everyone has been training for that tournament, even Lexer. The ones that don't want to participate are Robotnik, Tails and Amy. Jody's still not sure about it.

2 weeks later...

A loud cry echos through the lab. "Yes! I've done it!" That was Tails. Everyone gathers around him.

Overdrive: "So you're finally done researching that stupid sword?"

Tails: "It's not, stupid."

Overdrive: "Anyway, what's the result?"

Tails: "This sword... it contains a lot of energy, but I don't know how anyone will be able to use that energy."

Blaze: "That's all?"

Tails: "No, that's what I discovered within 2 days of research. It also amplifies the special ability of whatever is using it."

Me: "So... if I would use it to drain Summer's energy, would I be able to drain him empty?"

Lexer: "No, it doesn't work that way. We also discovered that the sword is connected to Summers."

Me: "Did you discover that, or did you just cram my theory into it?"

Tails: "Lexer was the one that discovered it by altering the energy reader."

Lexer: "Your theory, Hero?"

Me: "Just a theory, I wasn't sure. Do you know if Summers gets his energy from that sword."

Lexer: "I don't know. But he does have some connection to it."

Me: "Is there someone else with a connection with it too?"

Lexer: "Maybe. The radar says that the person should be right here. I'm thinking you might be connected to it."

Me: "Now that's interesting... personally, I think i'm not the one. I think it's in the family, right Jody?"

Jody: "Ah... how would I know!"

Me: "You're his sister. It would only be logical if you had some connection with it too. Why don't you try it out?"

Jody: "But"

Me: "Just do it!"

Jody grabs the sword. She tries doing something, but nothing works. I think she needs a bit more pressure. I say she should go to the backyard, because there's more space there. I ask Blaze if he comes too. He agrees. The rest of them has to stay, because they'll stop me otherwise. Both of them are in the backyard now, waiting for instructions.

Me: "Blaze, I want you to fight Jody."

Blaze: "What! I can't fight her!"

Jody: "What the hell are you thinking!"

Me: "The 2 of you should just fight seriously, as if it's a life or death situation."

Blaze: "You can't be serious!"

Me: "I'm very serious about it. You're the perfect opponent for her."

Blaze: "But she's... I can toast her. She can't do anything special."

Jody: "So you're saying i'm weak!"

Blaze: "No, i'm not saying that. I'm sure saying you'd have a very big disadvantage."

It takes me a while before I can persuade them to fight each other. But I did. Now it's time for me to sit on a bench, and watch them fight. Jody starts by rushing to him, and trying to slash Blaze with the broken sword. Blaze simply shoots a fireball, and she gets blown backward against a wall. They do that over and over. Blaze is getting mad. Not at Jody, but at me. Jody can't even come close, and he hates to torture her like that. But no matter what, Jody keeps standing up. Each time, it's getting harder and harder for her to get up. Each time, her speed slows down. Until... Jody doesn't move anymore. Blaze looks angry at me, and wants to walk away. He stops once he hears something behind him. Jody is standing up again. "Don't you dare run away from me! We started this fight, and we'll finish it!" When she's finally on her legs, the broken sword becomes a sword of light. Jody's speed is recovered, and she dashes at Blaze. Just before she hits him, I snatch away her sword and she immediately drops to the ground. The sword also returns to it's broken state again. "Seems I was right. Thanks Blaze." He calmed down a bit, but he's still a mad.

I lift up Jody, and put her on a bed, inside the house section of the lab. She not really hurt. Just exhausted. Everyone is asking what happened. But there's no need for them to know. Blaze does understand it, so he doesn't say anything to them either. Either way, if Jody's physical ability gets amplified this much, then how much would it amplify the power of Summers? It's best if I keep the sword away from him.

End of chapter