Chapter 6: Trouble

"The gates are closed, and the guards are gone." Shad said. Shadow was daydreaming. Thunder, Shad, and Shikuya looked at him. They huddled together for their own little discussion.

"Now what's big brother doing?" Shikuya asked.

"Oh, he is just thinking about mom." Shad whispered while looking back.

Thunder looked up. His mind is still in space. "He's still in lala land."

Shad punched on his head. "You sound like Uncle John."

Ow. That hurt. Thunder thought and had an owe expression on his face. Shikuya had an anime sweat drop and smiled. Shad and Thunder are exactly like me and Shadow. She thought.

There was a gun shot inside of the base. "What was that?" Thunder asked. Another was heard. "Oh no. Amy!" Shadow snapped out. There were bandits guarding the place. "Oh shoot. How can we get in?" Shad looked around. She saw two mallets. "Oh, Thunder." That caught his attention. She pointed to the two mallets. "I challenge you to a smashing game. Whoever KO the most bandits, wins." Thunder smiled. "You're on, sister."

Shadow shook his head. "Shikuya, better close you eyes."

Shikuya looked at him. "Why?"

"This is gonna get ugly. I knew these kids a lot." Shadow started his time watch.

Shad and Thunder got the mallets. "3..." Shad started.

"2..."

"1..."

"Go!" They are off. Dodging the shots, swinging their mallets sky high and across, and bandits flew up in the air and crashed down like elephants. One of the bandits that were hit head straight to Shadow and Shikuya. They ducked, and he crashed into the tree halfway.

"I know what you mean." She got up and looked at the kids. They were already finished.

"5 seconds. New record." Shadow said.

"18." Thunder said.

"20." Shad said with a smile.

"You just had all the luck."

"It's because I'm older, bigger, and smarter."

"Whatever." Thunder smiled and held his fist. Shad punched it lightly.

The four got into the base. While they got there, the hall was a bloody masquerade. (Sorry about adding a gory part.) "Oh my gosh…" Shikuya covered her mouth. Shad covered her face on Shadow's stomach. "Don't look, Shad." Thunder went green. "I think I'm gonna be sick." Thunder went outside and puke. It was full of dead bandits, soldiers, and scientists. Amy, John, Mirror, and Terry were nowhere in sight. Had they escaped or…? Shadow didn't want to think what happened to Amy. Gun shots were heard further in the hall. "Do we have to go in?" Shad asked. Shadow nodded. This happened like the ARK.

"Hey, Thunder. You okay?" Shikuya asked.

"Yeah. I don't wanna see another rated R movie, again." Thunder went back to them.

"Don't worry. In a few years, you'll get used to it." Shadow said.

"I wouldn't count on that." Shad said raising her hand.

They skated to three hallways. However, a bomb was placed on each hallway. It has 15 minutes on it. "Okay, Thunder and Shad take the right, Shikuya takes the middle, and I take this hallway. If they are not there, use Chaos Control to get outta there. Be careful, and save many people as you can." Everyone nodded.

Thunder's pov

Shad and I used Chaos Spear (learned by Shadow) and Lightning Quill Dart (learned by Amy from her training) when we entered 5 rooms. Shad healed one wounded person with Energy Heal (learned by Amy from the hospital) while I did all the chores with Blazing Rod (learned by John long ago). We stopped 16 bandits, saved 4 survivors, and disappeared using Chaos Control. When we got out very far away from the base, dad and Auntie were not there. The people were thankful and shook hands to us. "I guess we wait." Shad said. I nodded. Hurry up guys, we're running out of time.

Shikuya's pov

I headed to 6 rooms. Now, which one is holding Amy? I choose Room number 1. Three guys were surprised and shoot. I was so fast and used Chaos Burst (learned already) at the guns. When the guns are out, I used Spirit Sword at them and was able to save 1 soldier. The other 4 were just empty. Shoot! I only have 8 minutes left. Time sure flies. The last room were seven bandits in there. I used my final attack. Destroying Power. That's the last of the bandits. I hope. There were 5 people. 4 survivors but 1 dying. I tried to heal him, but he shook his head.

"Don't heal me. I deserve to die."

"Don't be stupid." I said.

"Terry is right. I pushed Mirror too hard. I never let him be free." He starts to sound like General Robotnik. Then, he died. There was no way to revive him. I saved the 5 remaining with a Chaos Control. When I reached to the outside, Shad and Thunder were out.

"Auntie!" They skated to me.

"Thunder, Shad. Where's Shadow?"

They looked at the base. He was still in there. Hurry up, brother. You're running out of time.

Shadow's pov

At least Shad, Thunder, and Shikuya were out, the hallway was taking me forever. I heard pounds on metal. I found 8 bandits trying to break down a door. "Hey, you leave them alone." The 8 turned around, and I used Chaos Spear at them. One of them shot me on the arm. I stopped him, and he was down. The bandits were out, and the door opened. Amy and her friends were there. However, Terry was shot from the heart. "Let me get you outta here." I said. We only have a minute left. They nodded, except Terry.

"I'm sorry. I can't go." Everyone stared at her.

"But you would be saved." Shadow said.

"I might slow you down."

"No. You won't."

She got out three small emeralds.

She gave Amy a small rainbow Chaos Emerald, John a silver emerald, and Mirror a black emerald. "These are the last of the Chaos Emeralds to save the world." She looked at Mirror. "Take care of yourself. I am choosing to stay here and die with my father." She looked at me. "Now go." I nodded. I got the green Chaos Emerald. "CHAOS CONTROL!"

When I got out with Mirror, John, and Amy, I used Chaos Control again to disappear from their sights. "Wait!" Amy said. Then, the explosion came behind.

She stopped. "I just want to thank you and know your name."

I think I screwed up time. Shad, Thunder, and Shikuya skated to me. "What happened?" Shikuya asked.

"I don't deserve to be called a hero from Amy."

"But you saved them." Shad said.

"How could you say that when Terry choose to be in the base?"

"What! She choose to-" Thunder said, but Shad bonked him on the head.

"You're not helping." Shad whispered to Thunder.