I only own Necronos, the spirits and warriors. But I'm sure you all remember that by now! Note: I'll be starting full time college soon, so delays a long as this might be possible in the future. So bear with me, please. Anyway, let's get Chapter 14 started!
Last time you may remember, Sonic aka Tritaneon the five start centurion, encountered the final rogue spirit, Omega Catalyst, a dark hearted villain in the form of a powerful knight. Although Sonic tried his best to finish the battle quickly, Omega's strength and abilities proved to be far superior compared to his six brethren before him. For example, his armor acted like a mirror and reflected any attack that Sonic threw at him, and his ability to teleport through the different Zones took Sonic on one wild ride. And to make things worse, Omega brought Sonic into a secret, church-like chamber within the Hang Castle Zone and demonstrated his power to absorb whole people! Unfortunately, Sonic's friend Necronos, who made Sonic and his friends the warriors they are now, was absorbed by the ruthless warrior. When the smoke cleared, Omega's energies had increased a thousand fold, and changed him into Necronos Catalyst! With Sonic all alone to face the maniacal madman, his companions outside struggle to find a way into the chamber to help their leader in trouble.
Now on with our…laugh packed adventure? (Sonic: "You must laugh pretty easily"). Ok, so there's nothing to laugh about at this point… Anyway, Sonic stood motionless as Omega (I'm still going to call him that) stood tall and quite proud of his newfound strength and powers. "HAHAHAHAHA! Pathetic blue warrior! Methinks it be foolish for thou to continue this one-sided combat! Why doth now not just give up and spare ye a grim fate?" Sonic stood up strongly, and pointed his triton staff at his opponent. "There's NO WAY that I'm ever gonna give in to a freaky, insane, nasty knight like you! Like I said before, I've faced foes and villains far worst than you, and I'll beat you just like I did them!" But Sonic just watched as Omega's dark violet eyes began to glow within his dark helmet as he continued to laugh evilly. "Hahahahaha……Tis precisely what I expected thou to say! And yet I cannot believe it myself! Thou hast seen my strength, my power, and watched as I absorbed thy unfortunate companion! But ye STILL wish to defy me? As thou might say: That's rich, bub! HAHAHA!" Sonic's eyes widened. 'Oh, boy. That power has driven him MAD!' he thought to himself. Omega began to glow brightly again. "Ye be too much! If thou truly are foolish enough to perish while fighting……MY PLEASURE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sonic stood ready. 'Well, it's now or never. On three…' "THREE! YAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
A little battle music please:
This bloody road remains a mystery…
This sudden darkness fills the air…
What are we waiting for? Won't anybody help us?
What are we waiting for?
"FLAME SPEAR ASSAULT!" Sonic fires a large round of blasts from his staff to Omega. He deflects them all, and fires back. "SATIN'S STARBURST!" 'BLAST!'
We can't afford to be innocent!
Stand up and face the enemy!
It's a do or die situation!
We will be invincible!
"THOUSAND SPIKES!" Glowing needles shot from the pointed edges of Sonic's armor. They all made contact, but Omega quickly shook them off. "DIAMOND SWORDS!" With a slash of omega's twin blades, a shock wave struck Sonic head on! 'BOOOOOM!' "AAAAAGGGHHHHH!"
This shattered dream you cannot justify.
We're gonna scream until we're satisfied.
What are we running for? We've got the right to be angry.
What are we running for, when there's nowhere we can run to anymore?
"Give up, knave! Thou hast shown great bravery, however stupid! But ye cannot even scratch my armor! Just cease thy pointless rebelling and DIE!"
"Forget it, big mouth! I'll never give in no matter what happens! I'm just gonna keep trying! So take this! YAAAAH!"
We can't afford to be innocent!
Stand up and face the enemy!
It's a do or die situation!
We will be invincible!
And with the power of conviction,
There is no sacrifice!
It's a do or die situation!
We will be invincible!
Outside the chamber. The rest of the gang watched as Rouge closed her eyes and concentrated, attempting to sense what the heck was going on in there! "Well Rouge? What's up?" Knuckles wondered. Rouge spoke up. "It's…it's really hard to tell. All I can see is blast after blast after blast!" Amy then got an idea. She got out a small card with the picture of a large colorful eye. "Rouge. Hold this card and think about what you just saw. We might be able to see it if it works!" Rouge did as she was told. The card began to glow bright blue. "EYE OF REVEALATION!" Just then, a large flash of light emerged from the card, and showed everyone what was happing inside, like a projection! "WHOA! Who's that freaky dude takin' on big blue?" Vector said in surprise. "It's gotta be the last spirit!" Espio realized! "It looks like he's in trouble!" Tails said worriedly. But as for Amy… "Come on, Sonic! Show 'em what you've got! You can do it! Take out that creep! Tear him apart! Blast him to oblivion! COME ON, BOY!" Everyone just stared wide eyed…
Won't anybody help us?
What are we running for, when there's nowhere, nowhere we can run to anymore?
We can't afford to be innocent!
Stand up and face the enemy!
It's a do or die situation!
We will be invincible!
And with the power of conviction,
There is no sacrifice!
It's a do or die situation!
We will be invincible!
"Mark my words, blackie! You're goin' DOWN!"
"NEVER!"
We can't afford to be innocent…
Stand up and face the enemy…
It's a do or die situation…
We will be invincible!
We can't afford to be innocent…
Stand up and face the enemy…
It's a do or die situation…
We will be invincible!
The two combatants suddenly stopped. Sonic stood weakly panting wearily, while Omega remained standing tall taking in a short breath. "He, he, he… Thou truly hast proven thy courage and persistence, young warrior. Alas, tis quite a shame that ye shall have done so for nothing! Prepare to perish before my power!" Sonic's head hung low for a moment. But to Omega's surprise, he appeared to be laughing! "Hmhmhmhm…Ha ha ha ha ha!" "Hmm… Wouldst thou mind elaborating as to what is so humorous?" Sonic raised his head smiling. "Well, if you really want to know, it's you!" "WHAT?" "You just seem to be so full of yourself……it's the one villain cliché I can't help but laugh at! HAHAHAHAHA! You're kind always talk about how big you are, how strong you are, how tough you are! Don't you ever get tired of boasting?" That seemed to hit a tender area in Omega's pride. "Grrrrrrr… HOW DARE YOU! I'LL TEACH YOU KNAVE, WHY TIS NEVER WISE TO RIDICULE YOUR SOON TO BE EXECUTIONER!"
Sonic's smile suddenly faded away. 'Uh-oh… Maybe that wasn't such a good idea. I can feel his energy rising fast!' Just then Omega began to chant an incantation Sonic heard before, and pose his hands into very familiar looking patters! "RYN-SU-KAI-CHEN-NI-YO-HAAAAAAAA!" With that, a large, bright energy wave formed in between the two warriors. Sonic just stared in amazement. "I know that spell! Necronos used it to…" "To send thyself and thy companions to this world! Yet ye had no knowledge as to how much power this energy contains within." Omega's hands began to turn darker. "So allow myself to demonstrate how great an energy it doth contain, with a little something I agree thou hast become so accustomed to!" Sonic then realized, "Oh crud! He's gonna reflect it!" "DARK MANEFESTAION!" The energy wave suddenly turned into a deep dark black, and fired straight at Sonic! "NOOOOO!" Too late. 'ZZZAAAAAAPP!' 'BLAAAAAST!' "AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH!" The force of the blow was indescribable! Sonic's armor cracked fiercely! As he fell to the floor, his helmet fell off and shattered to pieces! And Sonic, was no longer moving…
Outside, the gang watched in horror as their leader fell after the blast. "OH NOOOOOOOOO!" Amy and Tails cried out in unison. "NO WAY!" Knuckles shouted. "OW! THAT'S NOT RIGHT!" Vector snapped. Rouge and Espio were just plain stunned, standing wide-eyed and their mouths hanging open. They all continued to stare at the projected scene. Many seconds later, Sonic still hadn't moved an inch! Small tears began to form under Amy's eyes. "No….. Come on, Sonic….. Get up…..Get up!...Don't do this to me….." she silently whispered. Omega began to slowly approach his fallen opponent. "Sonic, look out! He's coming! Wake Up!" Tails shouted to him, tears in his eyes as well. "Come on, Sonic! We need you! Stand up!" Espio yelled. Omega crept closer and closer. "You can't be finished after that one shot! You're better than that! I know it!" Rouge cried. He continued to lay still. "COME ON! GET UP ALREADY, YOU!" Knuckles suddenly shouted. "WE ALL BEAT OUR OPPONENTS! SO WHY THE HECK CAN'T YOU STOP YOURS? GET MOVIN'!" But it appeared everyone's cries and shouts were meaningless. Omega finally stopped in front of Sonic's lifeless body, and drew one of his swords. "Well, warrior. Tis been quite an amusing duel. But alas, it all ends now!" He raised his sword above his head, and prepared for the final blow! "NOOOOOOOOOO!" everyone shouted one last time. Amy's tear soaked eyes grew increasingly wide in fear! "SAY GOODBYE, REBEL!" 'SLASH!'
……………………………………… "SOOOOOOOOONNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCC!"
……………………………………… 'FLAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSHHHHH!'
"WHAT!"
Suddenly, Sonic's eyes shot open! "YAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
"OMMEEEGAAAAAAAA!"
'BOOOOM!' A large, explosive red flash burst from Sonic's body! Omega covered his eyes! "WHAT! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!"
Back outside, the gang couldn't believe what they were seeing! "What happened! What happened!" Tails shouted frantically. But before anyone could answer, Tails looked to see his body glowing in an orange aura once again! "Whoa! What the-?" And the same began to happen to everyone else. Knuckles glowed in a golden yellow. Amy glowed in a shining green. Vector was illuminated in blue. Rouge was a sparkling indigo. And Espio was a flashing violet. And before everyone's startled eyes, their colored energies shot from their bodies, and straight into the chamber! "Everyone! LOOK!"
Inside, the lights began to swirl around Sonic's body. He slowly began to rise from the ground. "WHAT? WHAT IS HAPPENING? THIS CANNOT BE!" Omega suddenly raised his hands. "DIE!" He fired multiple blasts from his arms, but the lights surrounding Sonic weren't even phased! Just then the energies began to make contact on Sonic's shattered armor. His shoes were now shining like amethysts. His metal gloves were now like sapphires. His chest plate and back steel spikes gleamed like an emerald. His triton lance came to his right hand shining like gold. And finally, his shattered helmet was restored, and sparkled like a fiery ruby. Sonic's eyes flew open, and he gave a cold, threatening glare to Omega, who still couldn't believe all that had happened just now!
Sonic finally began to speak. "Omega! You and your brethren have plagued both Mobius and Mobius Z with your darkness and malevolence long enough! It's time I finished your evil ways once and for all!" "BUT HOW! HOW CAN THIS BE?" Omega pleaded. "I AM INVINCIBLE! AND YOU SHOULD BE DEAD! I WON'T ALLOW THIS!" Sonic prepared himself. "You saw it yourself, shady! My friends never stopped believing in me! And thanks to them, I have been saved from a horrible fate by you!" He pointed his lance straight at Omega. "But however, nothing will save you from………OBLIVION!" The lance began to glow brightly, in an aurora of seven colors. "NO! NO! STAY BACK!" Sonic slowly grinned. "……Hasta la vista, mistah!"……………… "SHINING AURORA STRIKE!" Upon command, a humongous beam of multi-colored energy fired from Sonic's lance and, …… 'BAAAMM!', pierced right through Omega's armored body! "AAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH! MY ARMOR! MY PRECIOUS ARMOR!" Suddenly, a blue light emerged from inside Omega, and shot outside of the chamber, right into the middle of the gang! "WHOA! What's that?" Tails wondered. The light soon became a physical form. "It's…it's Necronos!" "YAAAAYY! He's free! He's OK!" Amy screamed with delight. Sonic took one last look at Omega, as his armor slowly cracked to pieces. "This is it! The final chapter to a long, and waaaaaaay over-written book! HIYAAAAAAAAHHHH!" 'SLASH!' 'CRAAACCCCKKKK!' "NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" 'BOOOOOOOMMM!'
With the strong force of the explosion, Sonic was sent flying right out the stain glass window behind him! 'KSSSSSHHHH!' "WHOOOAAAAA…" And with a sudden 'THUD!', he landed right in the middle of his surrounding friends! "Whoa! What a trip." He then looked up to see all his friends smiling down on him. "Hi guys! Miss me?" Amy then gave him a BIG hug from behind. "Only a whole lot!" "That was AWESOME, Sonic!" Tails said happily. "It was way beyond that!" Vector said. "It was SUPER TIGHT!" "I couldn't agree with you more, Vec!" Rouge said back. Espio patted Sonic's back. "Way to go, champion." Knuckles held out his hand. "Need a lift up, buddy?" Sonic grabbed his hand, and was lifted up off the ground. "Thanks pal! I needed that. I must admit, that last finishing attack took a lot out of me!" Just then there was a silence. And a realization came before everyone. "That's right, my friends…" Everyone turned around, and saw…… Necronos! He was standing up, fully recovered! He turned around, his bright blue eyes shining within his hood, and held something Sonic had overlooked. A red jewel shard! "You have all just defeated the seven Catalyst spirits!" "YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!" Necronos walked forward to Sonic, then gave him the red shard. "You have saved my life, Tritaneon. I knew you had it in ya!" "Thanks, Necro! I'm glad you're ok!" Everyone then held high their seven Cataclysmic Emerald shards. Sonic shouted, "Let's hear it one last time guys! WE HAVE WON!" "YEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
It doesn't matter now what happens,
I will never give up the fight!
There is no way I will run away from,
All of my frights!
Long as the voice inside me says go,
I will always keep on running!
There is no way to stop me from going,
To the very top!
It doesn't matter, who is wrong or who is right!
Yeah……
Well, THEY DID IT! At last all the pieces of the Cataclysmic Emerald have been collected, and the spirits have been vanquished. Be with me next time for the final chapter, folks! VICTORY AT LAST! R&R!
(A/N: "Invincible" sung by Pat Benatar, and "It Doesn't Matter" from SA soundtrack)