Sorry for the late update, my computer didn't want to cooperate with me.
"I say we do a sneak attack," suggested Three-Tails,
"Attack straight on!" suggested Shades,
"All attack but have a strategy with it," Star suggested,
"I don't have a plan, but one thing's for sure, it's going to take teamwork," said Knell,
"And I agree,"
"Sonic!"
"What are you guys doing here?"
"We thought you could use some help," Tails answered,
"And you said 'teamwork' so that confirms our stay," said Knuckles.
"Where's Yin-Yang?" asked Shadow,
"You could say that she wants to be stubborn and be a daredevil so she went to investigate the area where Lightning is," TT answered.
"And you let her go?"
"Take it easy you guys," said Three-Tails
"This isn't our battle, it's Yin-Yang's," said Knell in a serious voice,
"Yin-Yang is strong just by herself, and we trust that she'll be fine,"
"But I don't trust that she'll be happy to see you guys here," said Shades.
"You bet I'm not!" (Two guesses of who that was)
"We're in trouble now," the boys thought,
"This isn't your fight!"
"Yin-Yang, I think you're caring a little too much," said Knell,
"Don't get involved when Knell and Yin-Yang are talking,"
Three-Tails warned,
"I'm not!"
"Don't you trust them? I don't want to lose them either, but they have to right to help us if they want to and I'm letting them,"
"….very well, you've proven your point," said Yin-Yang.
"Lightning isn't even guarded, it's too easy," said Yin-Yang,
"It's like he wants us to get to him," Star pointed out,
"From where we're standing, or sitting, we don't have much of a choice but to go and fight. We can't stop him by hiding, and he's out in the open," said TT,
"Three-Tails is right, I guess we do have to fight head on," agreed Knell,
"Well? What are we waiting for?" said Sonic
The group headed for Lightning until they're actually right in front of him,
"It's about time, Big Sister that you and your pets showed up"
"Who is he calling 'pets'?" murmured Knell.
"We're going to settle this once and for all," said Yin-Yang,
"Sure, but, I'll have to give us room for our fight," and he separated everyone with the earth.
"Now we can concentrate on our fight," and got him staff ready,
"Bring it on," said Yin-Yang with her fists glowing.
"Is it just me, or is everyone stuck with their counterparts?' TT wondered,
"What do you mean?" asked Tails,
"I'm stuck with you, so Star must be with Sonic, Knell must be with Knuckles, and Shades is probably with Shadow," TT explained,
"What gives you that idea?"
"Lightning is evil, but he's sly, smart, and cunning. Every move he makes has a purpose and it helps him in the end eventually,"
"I guess where stuck," said Star,
"I don't know why I can't cut through the earth, it's soil and dirt," said Sonic,
"Lightning posses magic like Yin-Yang, we might actually right be where we were standing but with the ground lifted up surrounding us," guessed Star.
"Why aren't you helping me?" asked Knuckles trying to break through the earth,"
"Don't bother, magic is stronger than physical strength," explained Knell.
Knuckles sat down with Knell,
"What should we do now then?"
"We wait until it's time," Knell answered.
"Why can't we just use Chaos Control?" asked Shadow,
"He's planning something, and I think it's safer staying here," said Shades,
"I don't,"
"Do what you want, I can't handle this," said Shades.
"Don't worry, sis, the others aren't hurt, but they are trapped and I'm going to need they're energy," said Lightning,
Then something clicked Yin-Yang's head,
"I know you better than anyone, so it's common sense for me, but not to others. I know where you're getting your powers from!"
A robotic spike Spider appeared and attacked the echidna's by launching spikes. They're not big, but dangerous,
"Look out!" and Knell pushed Knuckles aside, when he wanted to tear it apart, and took his place in the hit.
The sharp spikes missed her, but it cut her left arm. You would be expecting blood, that's what Knuckles was expecting, but there were none.
"You're….a robot?" asked Knuckles with a shocked expression.
"Heh, not exactly. My arm got injured when Star went looking for her daily adventure but found trouble instead; I got hurt in the process of helping. I would've died, but little TT helped me and this was the result," Knell explained.
"But I'm still flesh and blood, and I still have a heart and soul,"
A what seems to be a portal appeared in each of the spots where our heroes were.
"It's calling to me," said TT staring at the orange dimensioned portal,
"What?" Tails didn't know what was going on.
"This…I have to go through it," said Star looking in the blue dimensioned portal,"
"Are you crazy? We don't know what's in there!" said Sonic trying to stop her,
"It looks like, it is our fight too," said Shades looking at the dark purple dimension portal,"
"You're not thinking of going in there are you?" asked Shadow,
"Knuckles, I have to go in that thing," said Knell,
"Are you nuts? You can't go in there, we don't know what it is," said Knuckles,
"It's my fight," she said staring at the red portal.
"I'm not letting you use my girls!" yelled Yin-Yang in exhaustion,"
"They spent their whole time following you, don't you think this is more than just your fight?" said Lightning who hasn't broken a sweat,
"After all, it's their choice whether or not they want to fight me,"