Pics of Cyan (From "The Seven Chaos Demons") on my DA

There's also a secret fic knocking around on two of my message boards. I'll let you find it. It features the horrific deaths of Sapphire and later (once I write it) my own Joz.

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TWO TRIBES

BY MASTER HUNTER

Chapter 6 - The Heroes win…?

Wine charged at Sephie who countered by copying the skill and using it against him. Nite fired his guns straight at Air's feet, who flew into the air to avoid the attack. He was quickly brought down by Angel Storm who fired an ice arrow at his wings. Sephie had knocked Wine back into Raine who span into Wine and sent him flying towards the fallen Air. Air managed to dodge out of the way but was barged back into Wine. The two GASH members shrug off the attack only to fine another rope arrow had been fired, tying the two together. Air managed to cut the ropes with his Tongfer Sword combo but just as he got free Sephie used Wine's charge again and smashed the two into a wall. They let out one last groan before falling into a state of unconsciousness.

"They didn't stand a chance against us", said Nite

"That's it, How pathetic", said Raine

Meanwhile The Chaotix detectives fought Emerald. Emerald saw she was outnumbered and quickly used her camouflage technique. Vector and Charmy scanned the area but found nothing, Espio remained calm.

"Now what do we do Espio? You're a Chameleon, how do we spot a camouflaged chameleon", said Vector.

"Quiet. I'm trying to focus on her footsteps", said Espio.

Suddenly Charmy screamed as he was being pulled away by an invisible figure. The figure took him to a wall and smashed the small bee against it. Emerald appeared from the shadows.

"One down, two to go", she said before disappearing again.

Vector went straight for Charmy.

"Vec wait", said Espio.

But it was no use, Vector continued on. Only one chance. Epsio fired a ninja star next to Vector and made something thump against the wall. Emerald appeared tied to the wall.

"Excellent Child. I'd expect nothing less from you…urgh!" said Emerald.

She looked down to find Charmy's stinger in her belly. Emerald fell unconscious.

"You didn't kill her did you?" asked Espio.

"No, just gave her my sleeping venom", said Charmy, "She'll be out for an hour or so"

"Well done boys. We managed ta stop Espio's Grandmother without killing her", said Vector.

"Shall we go help the others", said Espio

"In a minute, I'm still feeling a little woosey since she smacked me against the wall", said Charmy

Meanwhile Diamond had flown into the air to prepare a dive attack on Big. Her attack was so quick she knocked Big off his feet and onto his back. Diamond flew back into the air and aimed another dive attack on Cream. Cream meanwhile had grabbed Cheese and started spin around. As Diamond came close Cream threw Cheese straight at Diamond. Diamond dodged the attack.

"Not bad little one. But you missed me", said Diamond.

Then all of a sudden a fishing line bound Diamond, making it impossible for her to move and fly. Big swung his fishing line around in the air and released when there was enough momentum. Diamond flew into a wall back first and crashed to the ground. Diamond got up very slowly rubbing her back with her one good arm.

"Sorry Grandma", said Cream

Diamond looked up to find Cheese had dove straight into her face. Diamond fell to her knees and them on her face unconscious.

"We did it", said Big

"She wasn't really a match for both of us at our peaks though. Anyway great job Mr. Big. I hope she'll be alright though", said Cream.

"I wouldn't worry. She seemed like a very tough lady", said Big

"Yeah she is", said Cream smiling.

Ruby meanwhile stood staring at Rouge.

"Screw the Brotherhood. You're the real prize girl. Granddaughter of the Master hunter and my old boss. Fighting you will be the real challenge", said Ruby.

"Don't flatter yourself old lady I'll take you on myself alone", said Rouge.

"But Rouge…Probability of success alone is only 50 percent", said Omega.

"I don't care; there are more important things than simply winning. This is a matter of honour. I have to do this alone. God I sound like my Grandfather don't I?" said Rouge

"That's good. Well enough talk. TAKE THIS!" said Ruby charging at Rouge.

Rouge jumped back into the air and brought out her blade.

Surely if you intend to fight her alone you should give up The Annemuir

I suppose you're right Grandpa. Don't help me this time OK?

Fine, you're on your own.

Ruby and Rouge locked their weapons together. Ruby quickly pushed Rouge back forcing her onto the floor. Rouge grabbed Ruby's hammer with her feet and started to twist her legs as if she was doing a drill drive. This knocked the hammer out of Ruby's hands and into the ground behind them. Ruby quickly went back to regather her hammer as Rouge sprung back to her feet. Rouge then activated the Jet Wing and smashed into Ruby. Rouge sent Ruby into the air before bringing her straight back down to the ground at a high speed.

Ruby let go of her hammer and lay on the floor unconscious.

Well done my dear. Nice use of the Jet Wing

Thanks Grandpa

"I shouldn't have doubted you Rouge. That was incredible", said Omega

"Yeah, I'm pretty strong alright", said Rouge

Meanwhile Amy, Tails and Knuckles stood in front of Manic.

"Give it up Manic, there's no way you can beat all three of us", said Amy, "I really don't want to hurt you"

"Ha! Haven't you learned yet sis! We love a good challenge. Bring it", said Manic beckoning them over.

Amy sighed and made the first attack; Manic however quickly jumped and struck Tails instead. Taking the full power of the hammer, Tails was sent flying straight into a wall. Knuckles then started punching Manic but Manic avoided them all and countered by jumping away and shaking the ground with his hammer. Knuckles lost his footing and fell on his backside. Tails meanwhile recovered and took to the skies with Amy.

"Just bring me in close Tails and try and keep quiet", said Amy.

"I'll try", said Tails.

Knuckles avoided Manic's next hammer attack and smashed the floor with his fist.

"Now that's how you do it", said Knuckles as Manic wobbled from the force.

"NOW TAILS!" shouted Amy.

Tails used Thunder shoot sending Amy towards Manic at a very fast speed. Amy smashed Manic with her hammer as he wobbled and sent him flying into a wall. Knuckles picked up a bench and threw it at Manic. Manic rubbed his head and gulped as he saw the bench come towards him.

"That was a bit much don't cha think", said Amy to Knuckles angrily as the bench hit Manic.

"Hey I had to be sure OK", said Knuckles.

Amy dashed over to Manic and moved the bench. She checked his pulse and sighed with relief.

"Oh great. He's Ok just knocked out", said Amy, "Sorry Manic but you did ask for it"

"Looks like that's it except for the big guy", said Tails.

The Egg Giant Mark II fired a barrage of missiles towards the two Super Hedgehogs. The Super Hedgehogs could only block the attack of be sent flying further away from the Egg Giant. Despite the missiles not hurting them they did keep them away from attacking Eggman directly.

"What are we going to do Sonic? He knows a super form is only temporary", said Super Shadow.

"I guess we'll have to fire Chaos Energy attacks", said Super Sonic

"Right, we should aim for the joints", said Super Shadow

"Agreed!" said Super Sonic.

Super Sonic and Super Shadow fired their signature Chaos Attacks as they avoided the missiles and made the two shoulders spark. Eggman seemed to be on the ropes but instead he moved the base of the Egg Giant Mark II into the air and fired a massive laser beam. The Surprise attack was so powerful it pushed the two Super Hedgehogs really far from the city.

"Whoa! What was that?" asked Super Sonic.

"That's one hell of a laser beam. Oh great we're starting to sweat", said Super Shadow.

"Better make this quick then", said Super Sonic.

Super Sonic and Super Shadow warped back into the city and flew straight into the joints as Eggman prepared another laser strike. The arms fell off and the two Super Hedgehogs went straight for the cockpit. A few strikes later and they broke the armour protecting Eggman. Super Shadow grabbed Eggman by his shirt and pulled him out of the machine.

"Just as I thought. Super Sonic a million, Great evils zero", said Super Sonic

"Ho ho! Don't you know everything I make goes out with a bang", said Eggman.

"BUNCH TOGETHER GUYS, NO TIME TO SPARE", shouted Super Sonic.

The rest of the fighters gathered together and the two Super Hedgehogs put a shield around the team. They soon noticed however the Sephie was acting strangely. She seemed to stare vacantly into the massive explosion as the Egg Giant Self-destructed. Once the explosion was gone the two Super Hedgehogs reverted to their normal forms and the Chaos Emeralds scattered once more.

"YEAH! We did it", shouted Charmy.

"Well done everybody", said Amy.

"Dammit we failed", said Ruby.

"Now perhaps you'll think twice before messing with the Brotherhood", said Nite.

"I told you we didn't stand a chance, there was just too many", said Air

"Just shut up will you", said Ruby, "This isn't over"

"Actually I think you might be right about that, look!" said Rouge pointing to Sephie.

Raine examined Sephie who just seemed to be frozen in amazement. Her eyes were bright red as if she was using her skill copy.

"Sephie….Sephie….Erm hello!" said Raine waving his hand across her face.

"SEPHIE….Erm ANDROID 18A I COMMAND YOU…." screamed Rouge.

But it was too late.

"Activating Ultimate power protocol", said Sephie

"What? Ultimate power…" said Raine

"Oh go no! Please don't let it be true", said Sonic.

"What?" asked Knuckles, "I don't understand!"

"Remember what happened to Emerl. Eggman showed him an act of extreme destructive power after he absorbed the seven chaos emeralds", said Tails.

"Exactly and we all know what happened next", said Rouge.

"He went nuts!" said Shadow, "And it looks like Sephie is about to do the same"

A golden aura engulfed Sephie as she floated towards the fallen Egg Giant Mark II. The synthetic hair and clothes burned to pieces to reveal the markings "18a" across her metal breastplates. She dropped Maria's gun and faced the gang as she reached the broken down machine.

"Behold, my Ultimate form", said Sephie.

The Golden aura intensified and soon all that could be seen was a bright light where Sephie had been standing. The Egg Giant Mark II and Sephie seemed to merge into one.

"What's going on? This didn't happen to Emerl! I'm sure he could assimilate technology", said Sonic.

"Oh…could it be…Guys it gets worse. Sephie was created by Gerald. She was a mixture of Emerl and his own designs. Looks like we have another Apocalypse on our hands", said Rouge.

"My god you're right. And to make matters worse we've just used the Emeralds to take down the Egg Giant Mark II", said Shadow.

"Er Mind explaining what's going on exactly", said Raine.

"Gizoid technology is designed to destroy. It powers up with the Chaos Emeralds, copies any form of attack from an opponent and generally goes nuts when placed near an act of extreme destructive power", said Tails.

"Sephie was a combination of Gizoid Technology and Gerald's Apocalypse technology. Sephie can absorb and use any form of technology there is. And she's just absorbed the Egg Giant Mark II", said Rouge

"Hey no sweat guys. I brought down the original Gizoid without needing my super form. If we all work together she'll fall too", said Sonic.

"But it took two super teams and a team working from the inside to beat Apocalypse", said Tails.

"Does it matter? If what you say is true we have to stop her before she destroys everything", said Ruby

"But what's going to happen to Sephie?" asked Angel Storm.

The people who were there when Emerl went nuts bowed their heads, knowing that if the outcome was the same, Sephie would be destroyed.

"NO! You'll have to find another way", said Raine.

"Well we better decide soon cause it looks like she's almost finished transforming", said Rouge.

"Take her down before she can gather her full strength. We don't have time to argue just do it", said Shadow leading the charge.

All but the Brotherhood dashed towards the aura preparing their attacks.

"What are we going to do Raine?" asked Nite.

"I….I…don't know. Though we can't let them fight her alone. She's one of us and we have to do something", said Raine.

"Then let's rejoin the others and do our best", said Angel Storm.

The other two nodded and joined in the assault.