Part IV of The Chaos Control
Spirits Within, Tails' Dilemma
Metal Sonic shook his head, a realization coming over him.
"I'm…I'm freed…" Metal Sonic muttered. He looked around at where he was, remembering everything that happened when he had been brainwashed.
"Sonic!" he shouted, looking for his robotosized partner. He flew upwards, and spotted Mecha Sonic.
Metal Sonic flew down and stood in front of Mecha Sonic. "Sonic…can you hear me?"
"I am Mecha Sonic. Awaiting orders," Mecha Sonic chimed.
"Oh no…This is not good…I'll need to find the others. Come Sonic!" Metal shouted, flying upwards. Mecha followed him and the two headed off, using Metal Sonic's ability to sense the Chaos Emeralds as a guide.
The device that controlled the Shadow cyborgs lay forgotten where Metal Sonic had dropped it.
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Richard Peterson had ducked into a ventilator shaft on the ship, barely avoiding the Shadow cyborgs. He was making his way slowly and quietly to the main room of the control ship.
Julian had gotten to the ship, and because of the orders earlier, the Shadow cyborgs let him go.
The first Shadow Cyborg, who shall now be known Shadow C, was not under control of the device, for reasons unknown.
"Kintobar…What is with all these copies of me? First I see the one guarding the Chaos Emeralds, and now these. Am I a cyborg too?" Shadow C wondered, observing his copies who were moving about.
"Of course not," Julian lied, "You're the original. Now, I have a mission for you…I need you to find another Super Emerald so I can power the Robotosizer."
"Of course. Then will you tell me about my past?" Shadow C wondered.
"Certainly. You will learn all, in good time," Julian smiled. Shadow C nodded, and ran off.
"Sigh…losing the Super Emerald was not planned…Oh well…I'll be on track soon here," Julian Kintobar muttered. He then told the Shadow cyborgs to find the control device, and they obeyed.
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Tails reached for the surface of the Master Emerald. He was losing oxygen fast. Knuckles was out, and it seemed as though no one had heard them.
His fingers brushed the surface.
Energy leaped across the Master Emerald, flying into Tails. Umbra let out a shriek of pain and stumbled backwards, clutching her hand, which was smoking slightly.
Tails began to glow, the same green as the Master Emerald. He floated upwards, the Master Emerald did so as well.
A blinding flash of light came forth, and both the Master Emerald and Tails disappeared. Replaced, stood Turbo, the Legendary Chosen One.
"Umbra, Umbra, Umbra…Nice to meet you again," Turbo smiled, floating downwards. He looked a lot like Tails, a large flowing blue cape hung around his neck, he was slightly taller, his hair slightly rumpled more though. His eyes were now the green of the Master Emerald, and he even had the two tails.
"I told you I would be back," Umbra hissed, standing tall.
"And I told you I would be back to stop you. Though it seems we have run into a bit of a snag…You're possessing the body of Tails daughter," Turbo said, staring at Umbra.
"So? You're possessing that person," Umbra retorted.
"No I'm not. Tails is me…Tails is the reincarnation of myself. The Master Emerald was able to bring the first Legendary out, the one who destroyed you," Turbo smiled. "After all, I did create the Master Emerald, and the Super Emeralds."
"And locked me away in one of them too," Umbra snarled, flying upwards to attack Turbo.
"Sorry bout this," Turbo grinned, bringing his hand up. A sudden flash of light erupted from it, bathing Umbra.
Umbra let out a shriek of pain, the Super Emerald leaving her body, and Café was soon turned to normal. Turbo grabbed the wailing child, and shushed her.
"It's okay. Your father will be here soon," Turbo said. Turbo closed his eyes and concentrated. When he opened them, the eyes were still green, but it was Tails.
"Café…" Tails smiled, holding his daughter, who was beginning to quiet down. "Daddy's here…Let's go see Mommy."
A sudden flash, and Amy, Chatrol, Shadow, and Omega suddenly appeared in the room. They looked over at the unconscious Knuckles, the large hole in the ceiling, and the now green eyed Tails who was holding his daughter.
"Okay…What did we miss?" Amy wondered.
"Hey! Another Super Emerald!" Chatrol shouted, pointing to the clear Super Emerald holding Umbra's spirit.
"Don't touch it! And who's that?" Tails shouted suddenly, causing Café too start crying again. His question was directed at Omega
"Again…" Amy said, looking around. "What happened? And that's Omega. He was being controlled by Julian. He's free now. We got the Super Emerald from him."
Tails sighed. "Get the others, and someone help Knuckles. Then I'll explain," Tails promised.
After everyone was gathered, in a new room of course, and the hole was being repaired, Tails began his explanation.
"Turbo is an old, ancient warrior from thousands of years ago. He was the Chosen One, and with his power, he created the Master Emerald and the Super Emeralds.
"Umbra was another kitsune from Turbo's tribe, and she grew jealous of his power. She stole the Super Emeralds to use them against him, but Turbo still beat her, and locked her spirit in one of the gems she had tried so hard to control. The battle had caused a rift in the dimensions, and Chaos Creatures came forth. Turbo fought against them, already weakened by his fight with Umbra. He won, but the battle had hit Turbo harder then he had thought. He made a copy of his spirit and placed it in the Master Emerald, and then, he was gone.
"Though the legends say the Chosen One can not completely die until he has completed his true purpose. So Turbo was reborn throughout the years in different forms. Then, it came to me. He chose me to be his next form. We…bonded, in a way. We became one. When I had used the Chaos Emeralds, I ascended into the Turbo form and power," Tails explained.
The others looked at Tails, unsure of what to say.
"So, when did you two do this bonding thing?" Knuckles finally asked, a bandage around his head and arms.
"When I was first…born…I was chosen by Turbo it seems. I don't honestly know, and I didn't even know Turbo was here with me until I used the Chaos Emeralds. It was then I knew," Tails answered, giving a sigh and looking around.
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Amy wondered.
"He told me…" Cream spoke up, "Before he asked me to marry him…He told me what he knew, what he was scared about…He thinks that the real him is suppose to be evil, and that he's only good because of Turbo's influence."
Tails nodded in agreement, "When I had the power of Turbo, I felt…different. Rage had boiled up within me…It was only because I was trying to stop Metal Sonic from his goal of killing my friends was I able to stop from going insane…"
"Then why did you volunteer to go after Julian yourself?" Shadow asked, walking forward to get closer.
"I…I…" Tails stuttered, "I needed to know if I would be able to defeat my own demons."
"Then follow me. We'll find out," Shadow said, turning around and making his way to the Chaos Emeralds. Everyone stared at him, and Tails stood up and followed the first Ultimate Life.
Shadow gathered up the fourteen Chaos Emeralds and brought them into yet another room, and Tails followed as well.
"What are you planning on doing?" Rouge wondered, as Shadow turned around to close the door.
"I have experience fighting inner demons. I'm going to help Tails fight his," he answered, closing the door.
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Tails stared at the surface of the Chaos Emeralds, which were blazing with power being close to the Chosen One. Shadow stood a few steps behind him, waiting.
"Go Tails," Shadow spoke up. Tails gulped nervously, and stepped forward, pressing his hand against the surfaces of the Chaos Emeralds.
At once they started to glow even brighter, the wild light dancing around. One by one they were absorbed into Tails. He transformed into Turbo Tails, but it wasn't done. Coupled with the power of the Master Emerald still inside him, he felt the power grow.
The Chaos Emeralds had been created by the Master Emerald after Turbo's death, in order to help keep the balance of power. All together, along with the new Emeralds created nearly ten years ago, the power was huge.
It was staggering, more then anyone had had since the beginning of time. And it wasn't even the pinnacle of power that anyone could achieve now that the Super Emeralds were back.
Turbo Tails changed yet again, his blue cape changing into a red one, his eyes turning from green to red as well. His back was facing Shadow.
"Tails?" Shadow wondered, looking at the changed Tails.
"In a way," he answered. His voice was different. It seemed, more experienced, and their was a darker edge to his tone.
"Turbo then?" Shadow suggested, not wavering a step.
"In a way," he answered again. "I am…the pure mixture of Tails and Turbo. You can call me Titan Tails."
"And what do you plan on doing?" Shadow asked, folding his arms behind his back.
"I'm not really sure. I have…conflicting emotions. I feel like either destroying whatever I can lay my hands on, or maybe…" a smile crept upon Titan Tails' face, though Shadow could not see it, "Or maybe starting a garden."
"I would call those conflicting issues myself as well," Shadow said, still waiting patiently. "And what of Tails and Turbo? Where are they?"
"I told you, I am their mixture," Titan Tails answered, turning around to stare at Shadow. Shadow nearly flinched, feeling the powerful gaze that he let out.
"I don't think that's true. I think there's something else to it. The Master Emerald has a copy of Turbo's spirit in it. If you were truly a mixture, you would be more on Turbo's thinking. Also, I do not believe Tails is a destructive person. I believe that someone, or something, else is in there with him. Why don't you show yourself?" Shadow asked, taking a step forward and trying to match Titan Tails glare.
"So it seems you've uncovered something. Yes, Turbo was not only hurt physically after his fight with the Chaos Creatures. Their leader implanted his own soul into Turbo's as well," Titan Tails laughed. "I am him, this power has awoken me!" He laughed maliciously.
"I know. Morgan's told me a lot about the legend of the Emeralds. However, I also learned of a way to stop you," Shadow said, a smile appearing on his face.
"Hah! I can not be defeated!" Titan Tails laughed, "And so you know, my real name is Abyss."
"Alright then Abyss. Try this then," Shadow said, stepping forward and bringing up his hand, palm outwards to Abyss' forehead.
"CHAOS CONTROL!" Shadow bellowed. Energy erupted from his hand, surrounding himself and Abyss.
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Shadow stood omnipresent in the void. Abyss was a Chaos Creature. He looked just like Chaos 0.
Before him stood two kitsunes, looking remarkably alike. One had green eyes while the other had light blue, and the green eyed one was wearing a blue cape.
The omnipresent Shadow spoke. "This is the only way to defeat Abyss and banish him back to the Chaos Dimension. Turbo, Tails, you must defeat him."
"Alright then. I was able to defeat me, mostly, by myself with his whole army as well. I think we can beat him, don't you Tails?" Turbo smirked, looking at his counterpart.
Tails sighed, looking about himself slowly, "I don't…feel any different…"
"Of course you don't. You assumed that you were a mixture of true Tails and myself. I never exerted that much influence on you. I gave you courage when you needed it, but mostly I just watched. The only time I did anything to big was when you fought Metal Sonic. You didn't have enough experience fighting hand-to-hand. I wanted to help," Turbo answered.
"Sorry to break up this reunion. But I believe I have two foxes to destroy," Abyss cackled. His arms flew forward to hit the two.
He missed. Turbo ducked downwards, and Tails flew up. Turbo launched himself forward, his cape billowing behind him as Chaos Energy built up in his hand. He slammed it forward and it caused Abyss to fall backwards.
"Blast him Tails!" Turbo shouted.
"I don't know how!" Tails shouted back, coming back down to the ground. Abyss became liquid, and oozed his way towards the two.
"Concentrate Tails! I know you can do it!" Turbo said reassuringly. The ever omnipresent Shadow continued to watch the fight.
"R-right," Tails shouted. Suddenly Abyss shot up, surrounding Tails in a sphere of himself.
"I will destroy you!" Abyss shouted, as he began to constrict and press in on Tails. Turbo could only watch, helpless to do anything for he would end up killing Tails as well.
"Focus Tails!" Turbo shouted. Tails looked about wildly, becoming less and less able to move as Abyss began to suffocate him.
"Chaos…BLAST!" Tails bellowed, using the last of the air he had to shout. Red energy swirled from him, blasting Abyss into tiny pieces, scattering him everywhere.
Tails fell to the ground, breathing deeply. Turbo walked up to him, unhooked his cape, and draped it across Tails.
"Remember Tails, you are the Chosen One. It didn't matter that I was with you or not. You'll finally defeat the Chaos Creatures, sooner or later," Turbo smiled, then floated into the air above Tails, glowing a green color.
"Chaos Rain!" Turbo shouted. Tails, since he was right under Turbo, did not succumb to the attack. The pieces of Abyss began to sizzle in the green rain of chaos energy, and Turbo did as well. It stopped, and both Turbo and Abyss were gone.
Tails tripped backwards, his sense of direction suddenly thrown off, going from laying on the ground to standing up. Turbo's cape was still with him. The Chaos Emeralds appeared one by one, falling with a chime on the ground. Shadow stood in front of him, and brought down his hand.
"You okay?" he asked, helping Tails up.
The now blue eyed Tails nodded, as the Master Emerald appeared, in the midst of the dropped Chaos Emeralds.
The Chosen One, Tails, hooked the cape from Turbo around his neck, gathered a few of the Chaos Emeralds with Shadow, along with the Master Emerald, and followed after Shadow, back to the others, not saying a word
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"It's ready. We cloned him, and our scientists predict we'll have enough to make new ones soon enough," a white clad scientist said to a long, blonde haired woman who was standing in front of a pod.
The pod was filled with a slightly murky, green water. In there, a hedgehog Mobian was floating there, connected to a breathing device, eyes closed.
"Excellent," the woman said, smiling while looking at the inhabitant of the tube. "Wake him."
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Alright. What do you people think? Any guesses of what this mysterious hedgehog in the tube is? You're going to get a kick out of who this woman is.
Next part.