I only own Necronos, the spirits and warriors. You all know that by now! Well, I got no responses about he voices talking to Tails last chapter, so I'll just reveal that now. It was the Ancient Walkers who were speaking to him. Do they ring a bell at all? Anyway, only one spirit remains! Time for the showdown you've been waiting for! Presenting: Chapter 13!

On the planet Mobius, chaos is everywhere! The negative energy released by the Catalyst spirits continues to cause devastation to the planet. Earthquakes rumble the ground. Tsunamis drown the cities. Cyclones wipe out anything in their path. But hope for survival remains! Ever since Sonic and his friends first arrived on Mobius Z to defeat the released spirits, Necronos, the master of purity magic has stayed behind to keep the negative energy from growing severe. He has saved many lives in danger, and stopped global apocalypse from occurring. However, he could feel himself becoming weaker and weaker by the second. "I have no idea how much longer I can keep this up!" he said to himself. "Please, my friends. Please hurry! Or your worlds may cease to exist at any moment!" But suddenly, Necronos sensed danger nearby. "Wha- who's there?" He turned around fast. "What the? How did you-? No! Stay back! Don't come near me! NOOOOOOO-!"

Well, I don't show off, don't criticize.

I'm just livin' by my own feelings.

And I won't give in, won't compromise.

Cause I only have a steadfast heart of gold.

I don't know why, I can't leave though it might be tough,

But I ain't out of control, just livin' by my word.

Don't ask me why, I don't need a reason,

I got my way, my own way…

I doesn't matter, now what happens.

I will never give up the fight.

Long as the voice inside drives me to run and fight,

It doesn't matter who is wrong and who is right.

Well, I won't look back, I don't need to.

Time won't wait and I've got so much to do.

Where do I stop, now it's all a blur and so unclear.

Well, I don't know but I can't be wrong…

It doesn't matter, now what happens.

I will never give up the fight.

Long as the voice inside drives me to run and fight,

Place all your bets on the one you think is right.

The Metallic Madness Zone: A technological nightmarish land of pistons, spiked floors, and wild saw blades! The walls, the ceilings, the entire structure of the Zone is made up of metal and machinery. In the middle of this steel-plated landscape, one organic being was present. No other than, Sonic the Hedgehog! He stood tall as Tritaneon the five star centurion, the last of the White Wizard's ancient warriors. He wore his sapphire blue helmet, with a curved spike poking from the forehead area, and spiked back side matching his quills. His metal gloves held his golden triton lance. His red chest plate shined like a ruby, and curved around his body to form metal spikes on his back curving upward. And his shoes were a shining platinum.

Sonic began to wander the zone, in search of the last remaining Catalyst spirit. "Hmmm…I'm sure that one of those Cata-creeps is hiding around here somewhere. Or…I could be wasting my time walking around here aimlessly…….I'll go with the first part!" Sonic continued to trek across the Zone. The machinery around him ran like clockwork, which felt a little creepy having to hear it while walking all alone. Eventually, he stopped for a short break. Soon realizing that simply wandering around would get him nowhere, Sonic was forced to do something he didn't do too often: think logically! "Now if I were a sinister villain, which I'm not, I'd probably be hiding in the shadows watching my every move!"

Suddenly, a voice began to speak! "HAHAHAHAHAHA! Well now! For one who be not a dark hearted warrior, methinks ye might make quite an apt candidate!" Sonic heard that loud and clear, but saw no one! "Alright! Who said that? Where are ya?" The voice answered. "Hmph! Thou must be patient, knave! Thine impatience may yet prove to be thy greatest blunder!" Sonic looked confused. "Ok, I'm not sure what you just said, but how about showing yourself?" The voice returned. "Alas, a true warrior such as myself believes it necessary to test thy mental skill. Though thee searches in hopes to find thy goal, art thou too blind to spot thine's prize in yon darkness? Or dare I say, tis thy lack of optical resource that truly plagueth thou's mind?"

Now Sonic was a little annoyed. "Just what are you trying to say?" "I'm saying you're scared, you ninny! HAHAHA! You're afraid, that a foe you cannot see shall best thee!" Sonic decided to ignore the voice's insults and continue his search for his target. While trekking, he dodged hundreds of spinning saw blades, twirling sabers, and leaped across rotating platforms. "Alright. The first time I went through this, wasn't funny! This time, still not funny!" Eventually, Sonic found himself facing a dark hallway. "Hmm…I don't remember going through here before. But my guess is, it will lead me right to that creep who's hidin'!"

Sonic began to dash through the inky blackness of the hallway. Two minutes later, he still hadn't reached the end! "Boy, this is one loooooooong hallway! But I'm never one to let something like this get to me! I'm comin' for ya, gruesome!" The voice form earlier suddenly echoed through the hallway. "Hmhmhm! Do ast thou wish, young one!" "I always do!" Sonic answered back! Finally, light was seen shining at the exit. "Ready or not, I'm here!" When Sonic stepped through the exit, he took a moment to get his vision back. He then looked up. "Now where are you-WHOA!"

Sonic was no longer in the Metallic Madness Zone. He suddenly found himself standing inside and iced cavern within the Ice Cap Zone! "What the? How did I end up here?" Just then, a familiar laughing filled the large ice-walled chamber. "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sonic followed the sound and reached a tall icy wall. And as he gazed up at the top curiously, he finally found his target! A figure was dressed in a black and silver, spiked, suit of armor, like an evil knight! He wielded two matching blades in his hands, and his small red eyes glowed in the darkness inside of his helmet. Sonic was now focused. "Alright, pal! How about finally telling me who you are!" "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" "Yeah, I got that already. But what's your first name?" Sonic said back sarcastically. The knight spoke. "I, young warrior, am the gallant champion Omega Catalyst! Thou should consider thyself honored to stand in my presence. The presence of a fine warrior such as I!"

Now if there was one thing Sonic didn't like it was a villain who was bragged about himself. "Really? And just what makes you so 'gallant' as you say, Omega?" He just leaned down a little closer to Sonic. "Surly. If thou were as fine a warrior as who stands before ye, thou would understand. But alas. Methinks thou is not worthy of such a title!" Sonic looked insulted. "Hey! Do you have any idea who you're talking to? I happen to be the new Tritaneon, the five star centurion himself! Top that, helmet head!" Omega just laughed. "HAHAHAHAHA! Truly thou doth not suffer from low self esteem! Alas, warriors of the highest caliber, such as myself of course, have not only matchless combat skills, but also something that makes ourselves known throughout history…………a biography!"

That last line seemed to not get through Sonic. "Excuse me? Did I just hear you say, biography?" Omega looked down and reiterated. "Thou hear correctly. If thou were truly a fine warrior, thou should've at least written a book about thyself! Thou may learn a lesson of two if thou read one of great brilliance. For example, mine!" Sonic just sweat dropped. "Thanks, but no thanks! There are at least two things I'll NEVER do. 1) Pass up an opportunity to eat chili dogs for free! And 2) Take advice from a black-hearted villain!" Omega jumped from his perch and landed a few yards away from Sonic. "How unfortunate. Thou could really learn so much…" Sonic then raised trident staff, and pointed it right at his opponent. "Forget learning! I'd rather fight! SPEAR ASSAULT!"

With that, a bombardment of glowing arrows launched from Sonic's staff! Omega didn't move an inch. "HA! Gotcha!" But suddenly, Omega raised his right hand, and all of the arrows vanished within his metal glove! "WHAT THE?" Sonic couldn't believe his eyes! "Oh, you poor creature." Omega said. "If thou had listened to my advice, methinks thou would've known the best lesson in my First Chapter: my special powers!" Omega held out his left hand. "DARK MANIFESTATION!" A second later, a bombardment of black arrows fired directly at Sonic! "AH! NO!" Too late. The arrows struck all over Sonic's armor. "AH! AGH! UGH! AHHH!" Sonic fell on the icy ground. 'THUD!' "How…how did you do THAT?" he asked weakly. Omega stepped forward. "Your first lesson, my opponent. Chapter One: My Special Powers! What thou has just witnesses was merely a minuscule sample of my superior strength!" Sonic stood up again. "Well, I've got quite a few tricks up MY sleeve too!" Sonic pointed his staff at Omega once more. "ORB-O-THUNDER!" An electrical ball of energy fired from the spears on the end of the staff. But Omega just held out his right hand again, and Sonic's attack vanished! "Didst thou forget so soon? DARK MANIFESTAION!" A dark energy ball fired from Omega's left arm, and hit Sonic's chest plate head on! 'BOOOM!' "AAAAGGGGGHHH!"

Sonic fell again, and struggled to get back up on his feet. "Doth thou not see? Before thee stands a living mirror! Thy projectile attacks are useless!" Sonic stood back up, using his staff to hold him up. That last reflected attack took a lot out of him. "Well, that IS a nice trick, Omega. I'm NOT impressed!" "Oh?" he answered back. "Only a coward would have his opponent's attack hurt his opponent!" Omega didn't look amused. "I beg your pardon?" "What? Are you afraid to fight me yourself? Ya chicken? C'mon!" Omega suddenly drew out his twin curved swords. "As thy kind say back in thy kingdom…… 'Are you kiddin'?' Allow me to present for thy soon to be vast knowledge Chapter Two: My Special Attacks!" Omega crossed his swords like an 'X', as they began to glow in a crimson red light. "X-TERMINATOR!" An 'X' shaped beam of red energy was shot right toward Sonic! But Sonic gathered enough strength to leap upward toward the ceiling, and the blast shot right under him! He began to fall down toward his opponent below. "HA! I GOT YOU!" But just then, Omega pulled his left hand into his chest. "On the contrary!" Sonic felt something bad. He turned around, and saw the blast turn around! It headed straight to its target! "OH MAN!" 'BLAST!' "AAAGGHHH!"

Omega stood motionless. "Now then. Woudst thou yet consider my offer and try out my book? Last chance, spiny one." His words didn't phase Sonic at all. He stood up again, and looked more determined than ever! "Forget it, Lancelot! I don't need advice from a jerk!" Omega's hands rose to the ceiling, and a vortex suddenly opened above them. "Suit thyself! However I believe a change of scenery is in order. So allow myself to introduce to thee my Third Chapter: Dimensional Transportation, and it's Advantages!" A gust of wind surrounded the combatants, as they were pulled into the void above and vanished! When the void closed, six familiar warriors had just entered the icy chamber. "Guys! They just disappeared from here! If we hurry we can probably catch up!"

Sonic opened his weary eyes. "Whew! What the heck happened?" A glimmer of light shined at him. "Whoa it's bright! The sun must be shining off the ice…………Hey, where is the ice? Where's Omega-! WAITAMINUTE! WHERE AM I?" Sonic was shocked to find himself no longer in the Ice Cap Zone, but rather in the Quartz Quadrant Zone. Crystal shards and glittering gems were everywhere, shining with a bright aurora. But Omega was nowhere in sight! Sonic stood up. When he couldn't see Omega, he began to feel very annoyed. "Alright, that's it! I've had enough of you dragging me around like a rag doll, shady! And right now, I'm NOT in the mood for a disappearing act! So show yourself already!" Omega's voice suddenly echoed throughout the Zone. "HAHAHAHAHA…………But now dost thou now see the lesson I am attempting to teach thee? Thou may speak strongly. But I can hear the quiver in thy voice, the fear in thy speaking………YOU'RE AFRAID!"

Sonic's eyes widened. He was feeling shook up, but he would never admit that he was afraid! "No more mind games, freak! Come on out! Come out so I can show you just how wrong you are!" Sonic suddenly felt a presence. He turned around fast, and saw an image of Omega appear in a giant crystal shard! Sonic didn't wait for a second to react! "ORB-O-THUNDER!" The image vanished as Sonic's attack disappeared within the crystal. But then Sonic turned around. A few feet away, a different crystal began to glow, and Sonic's attack flew right out of it, and right toward him! "NO! NOT AGAIN!" 'BZZZZZT!' "AAAAGGGGHHH!" Suddenly, Omega appeared in another crystal, and held out his right hand. "REVERSAL!" Sonic suddenly flew into the air, turned upside down, and landed on the ground right on his head! 'KLANG!' Good thing he was wearing his helmet.

"Oooooooohhh……That wasn't fun…" Sonic said hazily. "Hmhmhm……Twas for myself!" Omega said as he slowly walked out of the giant crystal. "Yet another lesson thou missed by failing to observe my famous Chapter Four: Mirrors are a Warrior's Best Friend!" Sonic stood up from the ground. "Look here, pal! I'm sick of all this schooling you're trying to put on me! I've heard of schools of hard knocks, but THIS is ridiculous! Haven't you, being the 'great warrior' you say you are, ever considered maybe fighting FAIR?" The red eyes within Omega's helmet just stared at him, until he finally spoke. "………Fair? FAIR? HAHAHAHAHA! What nonsense! When wilt thou learn for thyself that alas, life is NEVER fair? Fairness……tis for the weak and pitiful! And thou make a prime sample!" Sonic's eyes suddenly turned fierce. "Don't……EVER call me WEAK!" he said in what sounded like a very ticked off voice. "I've faced creeps and wierdos a whole lot tougher than YOU! And I promise to beat you just like all the rest!" Omega snapped his fingers, and a blinding light began to grow brighter and brighter! "HA HA HA! Yay verily! I believe tis time for me to cease my amusement, and get on to the main event! HAHAHAHAHA!" When the light cleared, the two had once again vanished. (Quite a strange trip, eh?)

The Hang Castle Zone: an eerie, dark and mysterious stronghold that's actually a nice place to live (if you've got a bolt through your neck, or canine teeth the size of daggers)! Just arriving at the castle's front gate, six familiar faces stared at the bleak structure before them. It was Sonic's allies, still searching for their leader. "I really didn't feel like coming back HERE so soon…" Tails said, a little freaked out. "I'm with you!" agreed Vector. "This is by far one of the creepiest Zones to have ever existed!" Knuckles turned toward his friends. "If you ask me, it's a good place as any to find Sonic and the last Catalyst spirit!" Amy didn't look convinced. "Don't you think that would be rather cliché? Finding a creepy villain in a creepy castle?" But that's exactly what was to happen, for suddenly…… "HEY GUYS! Look up there!" Rouge shouted. Everyone did, but they were just staring at a large stain glass window a few stories up above the front entrance. "What is it, Rouge?" asked Espio. "I think, I just saw a big flash coming from that window!" "A flash?" "Yeah, like it came from inside!"

Inside the castle, behind the same stain glass window, Sonic laid on the floor. He awoke, hearing a hypnotic sound. It sounded like……an organ. His eyes focused, and Sonic found himself in a large room, that resembled a church! Rows of pews laid between him. And sitting in the front, just before a large organ (hence the music), was Omega himself! "YOU!" Sonic shouted. "Stop the warping stuff, already!" But just then, Sonic looked up, for he saw something coming toward him from above. A strange object slowly descended to the floor. When it stopped, sonic could see it clearly. It was……a giant cross! Omega turned around. "Chapter Five: Revelation!" He slowly approached the cross from behind. "I'm aware that thou art not the original Tritaneon, young warrior. But tis also true, that I comprehend how thou has been given such power!" "What are you getting at, spike-top?" Sonic wondered. Omega raised his metal glove, and pointed to the cross before him. "BEHOLD! The secret to your resurrected powers!" Suddenly, a shadow of a familiar figure began to form on the cross. First it was a silhouette, then color formed. And in a few seconds, a cloaked figure was hanging on the cross! Sonic stared in fear. "It……it can't be!" He recognized the person. "It's……NECRONOS!" Yes. Necronos was hanging lifelessly on the cross. "What have you done to him? ANSWER ME!" Sonic demanded. Omega did, without hesitation. "Simple, young warrior. My special dimensional transportation ability hast provided myself, the chance to teleport to thy mud ball of a planet this coward hast been hiding! As thou can see, capturing this pathetic knave was no challenge at all! HAHAHAHAHA!" Sonic looked furious! "Let him go! LET HIM GO NOW!" Omega got out his twin swords. "Oh, but I have a superior idea! Allow me, TO ENLIGHTEN THEE!" Sonic gasped as Omegas twin swords were jabbed through the back of the cross, and straight through Necronos! "AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!" Necronos' blue eyes suddenly opened wide, as he was penetrated by the cold steel. Sonic couldn't believe it. "NOOOOOOOO!" Then, suddenly Necronos' body was deteriorating! His form slowly changed into what appeared to be a spiritual apparition. Omega stretched his hands out. "Yes……YES! Now my amorphous friend, relinquish thy strength, TO ME!" Sonic could only stare in shock as the apparition was pulled toward Omega's armored body, and vanished within him! Then Omega's armor released a blinding flash!

Outside the castle, Sonic's friends remained staring at the glass window above them. Rouge pointed toward it. "LOOK! There's another flash!" "I saw it this time!" Espio stated. "Me too!" said Amy. "Does that mean Sonic's in there somewhere?" Tails wondered. Knuckles looked very worried. "I don't know, but either way, I have a very bad feeling about this……"

When the light faded, Sonic could hear Omega, laughing. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" "WHERE ARE YOU?" Sonic demanded. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Omega then reappeared. But he looked different. His armor looked much bigger, and was now a dark onyx, with indigo highlights. He now wore a large, crimson red and black cape. And his eyes changed from red, to a dark violet. "HAHAHAHA! Much better!" Sonic was now beyond angry. "WHERE IS HE? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO NECRONOS?" Omega just cackled some more. "HAHAHAHAHA! Dost thou not see for thyself? Thanks to my blades unique powers and entities, I have just performed the great fusion ritual! Your once powerful purity magician friend, now resides within ME! Thus, I am now NECRONOS CATALYST!"

Now sonic felt more afraid than angry. "No, this can't be happening……" "Alas, tis true, knave! And with thy companion's energies flowing within me, I AM NOW INVINCIBLE! NOT EVEN YOU OR YOUR OTHER PATHETIC WARRIORS CAN MATCH WITH ME! SO NOW, METHINKS TIS TIME TO FINISH THY REBELIOUS ACT, ONCE AND FOR ALL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA………………"

Sonic stood stiff as a board, staring anxiously at the maniacal villain before him. He was feeling very convinced that the outcome of this battle, would not be a very pleasant one! "…………Arrgh! I just HAVE to do something! I CAN'T LET HIM WIN!..."

Looks bad, doesn't it? What do YOU think the outcome will be? Find out in the final chapter of this great battle, NEXT TIME! R&R!

(A/N: "It Doesn't Matter" from the SA2 soundtrack)