Disclaimer: All Sonic Characters © to Sega/Sonic Team/DIC/Archie Comics.
Fan characters belong to the writer of this fiction, which is me: Lynxia aka Patty Hendriks.


Wildcards in the X

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Chapter one:
Their Intro

"Venus, I suggest you better stay here, while I check it out."
"No, I am coming with you."
"Venus..."
"No, I am coming with you. I will not be left behind. I won't allow it. You always go check things alone and I am just standing on the sidewalk. I am getting tired of playing that part, Maguss."
Two creatures stand across each other as they argue in the darkness of the trees among them. Its night, yet the dark blue sky has an odd orange glow. In the distance, sounds of explosions can be heard and it drew the attention of them both.
The flying fox has the leather wings folded around her shoulders like an improvised cloak and her large bat ears slightly tremble when it catches the sounds which come from the distance. It is obvious she is eager to go and find out what causes the explosions.
Across of her stands a white echidna and he doesn't look pleased. He looks at her with narrowed yellow eyes, his brown trench coat blowing in the wind which blows its way through the dark forest. He raises a spiked hand to get the flying fox's attention and says with his low, yet warm voice," listen to me, Venus. It might be dangerous... I will go alone and will meet up with you back here. I won't take no for an answer. Got it?"
Without waiting for her response, he turns around and starts running towards the odd orange glow in the distance, the chains which are attached to a lock against his chest, rattle because of the wild and fast movements the echidna now makes. He runs like his own life depends on it.
"Maguss!" the flying fox calls after him and curses under her breath. Again he goes off alone... and as always, she will just follow him. With a serious look across her furry face, she spreads her wings and slightly jumps up to let the wings catch the wind. She gains altitude and within a second she breaks through the treetops to continue her flight to where the explosions come from.
Soaring close over the trees, she notices that the orange glow in the distance is slowly fading away and a high tower with a round yellow roof comes in sight. She blinks slowly with her big eyes as she stares towards the odd large object in her view.
She knows exactly what it is, yet suddenly it looks like something she has never seen before. Something isn't right...

Below her, the white echidna makes his way through the forest to reach the tower Venus saw in the distance. He has to get there as fast as he can. That tower is important to everyone who lives on this planet, because it contains items of value and power. He would never forgive himself if he won't be able to stop what ever is happening around the tower. If those items get lost in any way, the story will just begin all over again.
Searching for them, fighting for them, another war...
Maguss grits his teeth as he thinks about it and runs even faster, until he reaches the end of the forest. Skidding to a stop on top of the hill, the tower is now in full view. Smoke rises from heaps of burning metal, gates looks busted and buildings around the tower are either destroyed or heavily damaged. Even the tanks and the mechas who were supposed to guard the place are demolished.
Maguss shakes his head as he stares down at the chaos below and asks to himself," who created this mess...? Who has been so stupid to enter the Emerald base of Doctor Eggman like this?"
"Someone who has the guts to even dare to get in there. I guess someone got tired of the fact those Emerald are there in the possession of dr. Eggman."
Maguss sighs softly when he hears Venus's voice above him and slightly tilts his head to look up to her, saying," no, its because I told you to stay put instead of following me."
Venus slightly pouts her lips as the wings on her back continue to flap to keep her hovering above Maguss. He always has to be so uptight... Why can't he lighten up for once?
"I say those who tried to get in won't be coming out anymore. Look at all those mechas, its hard to believe anyone survived this attack."
They both look back over towards the tower which baths in the yellow glow of the spotlights build into the round roof. One of them appears to be broken.
"It's just plain madness," the white echidna says and taps against his nose with a thoughtful expression across his face. Its a habit of his when he becomes nervous. Venus nods in agreement and was about to say something as the tower starts to glow even brighter.
they both stare towards it with an expression of awe across their faces. It was unexpected, but surely doesn't surprise them both. They already knew something wasn't right and the bright lights which escapes from the tower just proves it. But what does it mean?
Maguss frowns as he continues to look towards the now glowing tower and sets a step forward, looking like he has seen a ghost. He knows...
"Oh no..." he whispers, making Venus look down at him with a confused look across her furry face. He suddenly looks afraid, very afraid. It seems he knows something Venus isn't even aware of.
It isn't because of the spotlights that the night sky almost lights up... The bright light which grows larger and larger is created by something unnatural within the Tower and that means that the seven Chaos Emeralds, the items of value he thought about earlier, lost control. What else could it be?
There is no time to lose.
"Venus! We have to go! This place is going to blow!" Maguss screams and waves an arm towards Venus to make her aware of the danger which might come.
Venus looks surprised at first, but nods and folds her wings back to make a sharp turn in the opposite direction of the tower which is now no more in sight. Its like it was swallowed whole within the white light.. Almost touching the ground, she spreads her wings before she is able to fall and flies off, back to the forest to find cover.
Maguss growls as he turns around to follow Venus across the land and tries to run as fast as he can. He rather not find out what this light means. Right now, it means death for him and Venus. Nothing good comes from those Chaos Emeralds...
First comes the search for all seven of them, then comes the war and then come the loss of dear ones and nobody ever actually wins.
Its one annoying circle which can't be broken unless the Emerald will be destroyed. If only he could have done that, before all this.

Their attempt to get away from the strange light which came at them with no sound and no warning is meaningless. No matter how fast Venus flapps her wings and uses the wind to gain height... No matter how fast Maguss tries to run in a straight line through the forest, using his spiked knuckles to smash away rocks and trees which stand in his way... The blinding white light swallows them both.
"Maguss!" Venus screams out with a high pitched voice as the wind suddenly disappears from under her wings, the light blinding her and making her tumble down as she loses control over everything. She feels herself twirls around, but doesn't hit anything. there is nothing there within the light.
The white echidna can not react to the hearing of his name as he feels the ground disappear underneath his heavy boots. He covers his dark lined eyes with his arms, the sudden silence around him unnatural and strange... uncalled for... The white fur starts to blend in with the white light around him and soon both Venus and Maguss are gone without a trace.

All is sudden black.

-To be continued-