Screams echoed down the metal hallways of GUN. Gun fire could be heard past the explosions inside of the base as well as foot steps beating down against the floor. "What the hell are these things?" one cried out, crouching behind metal debris as another fiery explosion burst forth.
Down the hallway, two shaded figures could be seen in the fire. Each one of the strange creatures was shooting strange blasts of energy from their palms, killing friends and family members. Some soldiers stood and fought, while others ran for their lives, fearing the immense power these things had.
The two walked out from the fire, revealing a black hedgehog with crimson eyes. An insane smile was plastered across his face as he suffocated a soldier who had been too daring and too close. The other figure was a tan-colored robot with bright sapphire eyes. Although he was just that, a robot, anyone could tell he had emotion. Where was it? He showed nothing. He simply cracked the skull of any creature that stood in his way.
"Kill it! Kill it!" GUN soldiers roared over the chaos, firing their weapons. Unfortunately, it proved to be futile. The bullets simply ricocheted of the armor of the robot, while the hedgehog could put up a barrier of dark energy with no effort.
Suddenly, the creatures stopped, and the gun fire ceased. All that could be heard was the fizz of electric wires, and the cackle of fires that paved their way. No one dared move, none dared to so much as breathe.
"Hand over the Chaos Emerald!" the one who resembled a shadow screamed, spit hitting the dead soldier at his feet. His eyes burned with anger and excitement.
"Shadow the Hedgehog!" someone called past the hallways. A man with emblems pinned across his vest stepped forward, his hair gray with age. His strange eyes glared through the smoke, each one a different color of determination. "What are you doing?"
A cocky smirk appeared on the one called 'Shadow's' face. "GUN Commander, eh? You already heard me. Don't make me repeat myself! Give us the Ch-."
The robot put an arm in front of Shadow, silencing him. This one was much calmer, but obviously held even more power than the dark creature to order him so. "We want the Chaos Emerald, commander. Give it to us, and no one will be hurt."
The old man took a step back in surprise. "Y-you're that robot from the ARK!"
It nodded. "I am the God of Wrath. I am the one who killed so many people… I am the one who killed your family members as well." It took a step forward, clenching a fist. "Now, stop wasting time and give us the Chaos Emerald!"
The GUN Commander bit his lip, unsure of the decision. If he refused, countless more men would die. If he let them have their way, who knows what havoc they could cause. There was no way of telling if they were even telling the truth. He had no choice but to keep his men fighting.
Wrath's eyes shone with irritation. "You won't give up then?" he whispered, as if reading the man's thoughts.
There was little time. If he died here, he would never see his family again. Neither would any of these men! We don't know what their plans are. Maybe we can give the Chaos Emerald to them, mobilize our army, and attack the two while they're down afterwards.
"Pft," Shadow smirked. "That'll never work."
What was he to do? Either way people would be dying…
"Commander!" a voice was shouted from behind. The man looked back to see a familiar white bat. Rouge. "Don't give up the emerald!"
"Rouge?" the man could barely voice out.
Shadow growled venomously. "Rouge! Get the hell out of here!"
Behind the girl, came a small child. A simple cream colored rabbit, much too innocent or frail to be in this kind of place. The robot gasped. "Cream? What are you doing? You can't be here!"
The rabbit called Cream ran in front of the commander, her eyes shinning with bravery and courage. "Emerl! Don't do this! Don't kill anymore people! Please, you're not like this!"
Silence washed over the room. Shadow's feet scraped against the metal floor. "No, we don't have time to deal with this weakness of yours. I'll kill her now, and get it over with!" He charged forward, power shining in his eyes.
"Betrayal!" Wrath screamed. "Stop this instant!"
It was too late. Wrath jumped to halt the animal's pursuit, but wouldn't be able to make it. Cream screamed, and Rouge tried to help her. But in the end…
Betrayal's lips widened into another insane grin as his bloody hand burst out of the body. "Looks like I missed," he growled, pulling the hand out from the GUN Commander's body. He jumped in the way just in time to save the poor child. He dropped to his knees, unable to stand any longer.
"Commander!" Rouge cried, holding out a hand as if she could stop the man from dying.
He was still alive, but not for long. Cream watched with horrified eyes as the blood oozed out from the commander. Trembling, she looked up at Betrayal.
"Now, it's your turn!" he roared, plunging a hand forward.
Cream howled in fear and winced, already able to feel pain before it hit her. It never came. She looked up to see Wrath with his hand gripped tightly around Betrayal's. "Don't you dare touch her," he warned.
The black hedgehog escaped Wrath's grip and jumped back into a fighting stance. "We need that Chaos Emerald!"
Cream's eyes widened and tears began to roll down her cheeks as Emerl spoke. "No. If you want that Chaos Emerald so badly…" he growled, "Prove it by beating me!"
Shaking the blood off his gloved hand, Betrayal replied, "So be it," and charged forward.
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A dark laugh escaped the doctor's lips as I lay sprawled on the ground, under his looming shadow. "You're all mine to do with as I please…"
It was true. I was defeated. My system was malfunctioning, and my body could no longer hold itself up. I tried, but only ended in a humiliating display of falling back down. "I still… can fight…" I mumbled weakly.
Dr. Robotnik growled. "You're just like that stubborn hedgehog!" In his anger, he scooped me up into his giant metal hands. "I'll kill you slowly and steadily…"
With no movement left in my body, the genius threw my body out like a bullet shot out of a gun. I crashed straight through the metal doors, feeling the searing pain enter my skull until my body landed in a crumpled heap down the hall. "Haha! Can you still fight?" he mocked me, charging the giant robot forward. "Die, traitor!" He put his leg behind him, and threw his enormous foot into my side, causing me to fly farther through the base.
Eventually, I was completely thrown out of the doctor's hideaway. I landed in muddy dirt outside, plants surrounding my body. Still, I couldn't even move a finger. The world around me was nothing but a dark blob of grey and blue. I felt the liquid drops of rain hit my body.
"Oh, Metal!" Robotnik called out in a disdainful manner. "You seem to have run off again! Come on out!"
Damn that man… damn him…
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Rain droplets slid down the sleek sides of the tall machine. The sky above became almost a pitch black, clouds covering the entire area, as if the entire planet was full of them. Robotnik didn't seem to care of this omen though. All he knew was that Metal Sonic must be destroyed.
That fool of a robot. To think he would try to betray Robotnik a second time? Did he not know that this was a super genius he was dealing with? Did he not know that it was Dr. Robotnik who created him? He'll know…
With each step echoing through the forest trees, the clouds above helped the doctor resemble that of a demon from the underworld. The wind blew harshly through the leaves of each tree, and lightning and thunder began to roar. Robotnik looked to his side to see a familiar blue robot, unconscious in the green bushes. His ebony blood spilled out from his body, while his crimson eyes no longer threatened. It was time to die.
"For Sonic the Hedgehog…" Robotnik could feel a fiery passion in his heart as he aimed a fist at the robot. "The one I could have called my friend… the one I called my adversary… the one you destroyed!" he screamed. "I'll kill you. But you'll never see him where you're going. Back to Hell with you, demon!"
Feeling the rage inside, feeling Sonic the Hedgehog's lost courage, feeling the betrayal of his own creation… he threw down his finger to press the finishing button.
Before he pressed it however, he felt sadness. Robotnik had nothing in his life. He had no friends, he had no love. All he had were his robots and machines, and yet… here this one. He betrayed him! Robots were all he had, and yet they proved to be nothing as well. Now with Sonic the Hedgehog gone… he was an empty shell of a human. Death to the demon in blue that did this to him!
Robotnik's breath halted as he slammed down the red button. Not because he cared for the robot, but because an explosion from behind knocked him off balance, causing the final shot to miss almost completely. What was this?
In a swift movement, he turned his body around to face the cause of the explosion. His eyes grew wide and his heart nearly jumped out of his throat. His entire base was in flames! Even under the heavy rainfall, the fire cackled and burned away at his hard work, destroying all his robot henchmen as well. What happened? Was it lightning?
A violet cat, drenched under the liquids stepped forward from the flames. Golden eyes pierced through the darkness, and a stubborn scowl was plastered across her face.
"Blaze the Cat…"
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My name is Emerl.
I am no longer bound by Chaos. I am no longer ruled by Destruction. I will be referred to as I want, and I will fight for whatever I see fit.
The one called Betrayal, Shadow, tried to hurt Cream. He tried to hurt Rouge. I'll never let that happen, no one will hurt them!
Betrayal's gleaming eyes were filled with a strange blood lust I had never seen before. Was he truly fighting for Maria now? With his purpose in the dark, he'll be weak. He charged at me, moving in a random zigzag motion.
"Be careful, Emerl," Cream squeaked from behind me.
"Don't worry," I said calmly, dodging a fist. I grabbed Betrayal by the arm, and held it tight. "Shadow here doesn't know what a true god is."
With a growl, he tried to break free once again, only to find it impossible. "Let go of me you damn traitor!"
"Rouge, Cream, hurry and help the commander," I said fixing my blue eyes on them. "I'll take care of him somewhere safer."
"There is no place to hide from Destruction!" Betrayal screamed, darkness forming around his body. "There is no safe place!"
Without another word, I hunched down low, and launched myself high up into the air. Not giving so much as a flinch, I blasted through the metal reinforcements, carrying a rage filled god behind me. Eventually, I landed up onto the top floor of the GUN base, the roof.
With a displeased grunt, I threw Betrayal to the ground, watching the rain wash across his black body. "I told you, don't hurt my friends."
The dark clouds swirled overhead, winds blowing through Betrayal's quills at high speeds. "You don't have any friends," he spat, standing up to his feet. Behind the new god, I could see a dark ocean. This GUN base was held on a small island, kept in secrecy inside the large sea.
The waves thrashed against the small island's cliffs, upset by the misbalance in power. Chaos was to blame for this omen.
"What do you fight for?" I suddenly asked, roaring over the thunder.
Betrayal gritted his teeth, not daring to make a sudden move. "I fight for Maria. I fight so that one day I can see her again."
"You know this isn't what she wanted."
"I don't care," he hissed.
I took a step closer, and saw him nearly cringe. "You betray the one you love?"
Betrayal, Shadow the Hedgehog, smirked. "I'm called the God of Betrayal for a reason. Now, enough talk. It's time to finish you!"
With a battle cry, he leaped forward, throwing out his fists, and sending out kicks. Calmly, I stepped back, letting each attack hit nothing but the air where I once stood. "You don't even know my power," I laughed. "Did you forget that I can copy abilities?"
In mid-punch from my enemy, I snapped my fingers. Betrayal froze in place, seeing his dark ooze forming around his feet. With a gasp, he jumped backwards, just narrowly avoiding the sticky ooze.
"That's not all I can do."
Betrayal watched with wide eyes as my body began to liquefy, before transforming into a perfect replica of Sonic the Hedgehog. "Long time no see, Faker!" I said with Sonic's usual grin. "I bet ya didn't think I'd be back so soon, huh?"
Growling, Betrayal glared daggers into my emerald eyes. "You think pretending to be Sonic will slow me down?"
With a smile, I waved a hand at him as if he weren't important. "Come on now, you know we're buddies. Would ya really hurt me?"
"Without another thought." He snapped his fingers and the dark ooze formed again. With ease, I jumped to the side, a cocky grin across my face. "Bastard!" He snapped his fingers dozens of times now, causing the black energy to follow my every move. Still, without an effort, I used my sonic speed to run forward and knee the Faker in his soft stomach.
"Is that all ya got?" I laughed mockingly. "Was it really worth it to kill me Shadow?"
Coughing up blood from the intensity of the attack, Betrayal wiped it off his lips. "I never killed you, but I'll be glad to do it now!" In a swift movement, too fast for me even, he pinned me down against the ground. The water dripped down from his quills and hit my face and I could feel his warm breath panting against my face.
With a smile, I let my body liquefy again, transforming into someone he should easily recognize. "Shadow…"
His face went pale. "Maria?"
"You say you fight for me…" I whispered. "But I'm right here."
Betrayal clenched his jaw shut, feeling rage shiver across his body. "Do you think I'm stupid?" He threw a punch down at me.
Unfortunately, the punch was a little too slow, and it was apparent he indeed didn't want to hit even a creature that resembled Maria. I slid out from underneath, and his fist did nothing but put a dent in the ground where I once was. I returned to my true form and stood behind him. "A little," I laughed.
"Stop messing with me…" Betrayal growled.
With a shrug I replied, "If you say so. I'll show you the powers of a soul, the power of a heart. Chaos is power, and power is controlled by the heart. If you ever want to win, you'd best learn to get one!"
There was no time to defend for Betrayal. I landed a jaw crunching punch across his face, sending him sprawled to the ground, blood present in his mouth. The rain fell harder, and the wind blew stronger.
For a moment, all that could be heard was the crashing waves and the roars of the storm.
"Get up. We have a Chaos Emerald to collect," I whispered.
Betrayal stared back at me, eyes wide in confusion.
My name is Emerl. My name is Wrath. I am an all powerful god, and I am a friend of Cream the Rabbit. I will do what I want, and I will bring Chaos back to this planet!
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The Goddess of Rejection stood clear in the view of the massive beast in front of her. Flames of the underworld crackled from behind, even as the rain poured down across the forest. Her face showed nothing. Her purpose was still unknown.
Who was this girl?
"Do you really think you can win, where your leader failed?" Robotnik growled, feeling his anger swelling up as the flames did his base.
Rejection gave no comment, but simply held out her hand. The purple Chaos Emerald shone brightly under the dark rain.
Robotnik could scarcely believe it! How could he have let this happen? How could he have been so careless as to leave the Chaos Emerald open for the enemy to take? He had gotten too caught up in destroying Metal Sonic to notice! This can't be! He's a genius! A simple mistake was all it was…
"A simple mistake is all it takes," Rejection scowled. "Gods don't make mistakes, where you mortal beings are abundant with these atrocities."
The genius let out a gasp. This was certainly a mood change from her usual behavior. Feeling pressured, he remembered the damaged Metal Sonic next to him. In a swift movement, he scooped up the robot and held him out to Rejection. "Why don't we just make a deal?" he laughed, feeling his pride returning. "Your leader, for my Emerald."
Rejection crossed her arms.
"You think I care about that scrap?"
Robotnik's smile soon faded into a rage-filled frown. "I guess you won't mind if I kill him right now then," he threatened, pointing his other fist at 'Deception.'
With a shrug, Rejection shook her head. "I'd rather be the one to kill him." She looked at the Chaos Emerald for a moment. "Here, catch." She tossed the object into the rain filled sky.
Yes! It was all his now!
Robotnik dropped Metal Sonic without a second thought, reaching for the purple salvation. Everything would work out now! All his dreams would still come true; he'd always be the one to rule the world!
"The things greed does to you humans…" Rejection sighed. Just as the genius was about to regain his most powerful object, the violet goddess seemed to appear out of nowhere in front of it. "Your heart is weak and fickle, you could never harness the power of Chaos," she said, while grabbing it in mid-air.
No! How could he have been so stupid? Robotnik bolted around, seeing where he had left the traitorous robot. This can't be! He let his greed get the better of his mind. There was no way!
Feeling desperate, he urged his beast forward; nearly stumbling he was so anxious to get back to the traitor. Right there! It was impossible to miss now! He stretched out his robot's arm and dived forward.
Too late.
That purple female picked him up in a flash, and jumped out of the way. Robotnik plunged head-first into the dirt, feeling the whole robot around him quiver and shake as he hit. No time to waste!
He turned around, looking through the rain and fire for any sign of the two gods. They had disappeared.
Dr. Robotnik couldn't keep it in anymore. Everything he had once had… he lost it all. Everything he loved, everything! It was all gone. He put his hands on his head and gripped tightly, craning his head back to let out a pain-filled scream. It echoed past the patter of the rains, and blew out the sound of the cackling fire. Such deep sorrow.
Sonic the Hedgehog was gone… his robots were gone… his pride had vanished… his power was nothing… and now… the world was gone too.
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A strange light peeked its way through the darkness surrounding me. My body was numb, and pain had set its way all across my body. It was fading away, however, as a purple light soothed through the raging darkness, slowly bringing me back to life.
My eyes revealed everything as a blur, but I could slowly make out my surroundings. Rain was pouring relentlessly, pounding into my metal head, giving new pain into my systems. I was still in the forest, but hid well.
I looked up and saw that purple light that had saved me. Once my eyes adjusted, I noticed that Rejection was hunched over my body. With a bright violet emerald in her hand, she moved it slowly across my wounds. The light entered each bruise, scratch, or dent, and fixed it in a matter of minutes.
Still not feeling myself, I unconsciously let out, "You can heal?"
Rejection's golden-yellow eyes burned into mine. "You don't know what I can do."
Once again, I could not control myself. I asked her such simple, useless questions. "Why did you save me?"
Her eyes left my own, looking back to the gaping wound in my chest. "You were stupid to go against your weakness," she growled, letting the healing light enter the oil-filled wound.
I watched as circuits connected back to each other, and as metal slowly reformed onto my chest. What was I to say? Once again, I failed to defeat that man. I said nothing, but simply watched as she continued to heal me, the rain falling on each of us.
"I let him live," she suddenly brought up.
For a moment, I was stunned, but regained my senses. I felt my old self returning, grinning mentally. "And why was that?"
Still, Rejection kept her eyes on my bruises. "You want to be the one to kill him, don't you?"
She knows me well.
Before I could speak, she continued on. "Besides, you're still stupid. Once you get smart enough to figure out how to beat your weakness, you'll be worthy of calling yourself a god."
I continued to keep that grin on mentally. "Thank you for saving me. I won't let such weakness befall me again."
"Tch," was all she let out, standing up to her feet.
My body, of course, was still sore. With a strained effort, I made it up to my own feet. The Chaos Emerald indeed held amazing power. "Wrath and Betrayal must have the last Emerald by now," I said.
Rejection looked out from the trees and into the dark clouds. "We'll meet them at the shrine."
Crossing my arms, I looked to the girl. It seems I do indeed have a weakness. I underestimated Robotnik, and I underestimated this girl. Like she said, I'll have to grow stronger to destroy such weaknesses. When I'm ready, I'll get Dr. Eggman again.
Without another thought, the two of us disappeared into the shadows.
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The ocean waves beneath me crashed against each other, in an attempt to create as much destruction and mayhem possible. Lightning was flaring across the skies now, and thunder constantly boomed. Betrayal sat on my back, his arms gripped firmly on my shoulders.
I flew forward, the flames from the jet in my back giving me some slight warmth even as the world around us was cold. I looked behind to the GUN base now.
It was in ruins… but I know that Mam-…
-I know that Rouge and Cream are okay.
Betrayal gazed deep into the sky-blue Chaos Emerald, entranced by its power and beauty. His ebony quills and his crimson eyes shone with the gem's radiance. He was one fascinated with power.
Now the island was nothing more than a speck, and all around us was the raging ocean. Harsh winds blew against us, but I kept steady to my course, and Betrayal seemed not to notice. Lightning strayed near us a few times, but knew to keep its distance. We gods control the chaos now.
Angel Island was just ahead! The world's destruction is here! Gerald, I'll finally fulfill my promise to you… I'll finally dispose of all these ungrateful humans who took everything away from you.
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The six Chaos Emeralds floated in the air around my azure metal body. The Master Emerald shine lay just ahead, and Rejection followed behind me. Feeling no rush, I walked up the wooden bridge, letting the power flow through, feeling the excitement of destruction in my veins.
Knuckles the Echidna, the Guardian, sat at the edge of the shrine. His arms were tightly clamped around his body, as the winds and rain continued to beat against him. "Guardian!" I boomed, my voice sounding like a true god's voice.
The animal spun around to face me, his violet eyes wide. "Metal Sonic!" he shouted over the thunder. He saw the Chaos Emeralds. "Are you the cause of this storm?"
I nodded, laughing softly to myself.
Knuckles clenched his fists together. "No one will see the Master Emerald!" He charged forward in a rage, ready to fight to the death.
I simply held my position, laughing at his pathetic attempts.
At my will, the Chaos Emeralds floated in front of me to make an 'O' shape. Slowly they spun around, gaining speed, until the multitude of every color flashed into a simple white light. "Go down," I laughed.
From the center of the Emeralds, an incredibly powerful burst of energy left it, in the shape of a lightning strike. It hit Knuckles dead-on in the chest, throwing him down to the side. If he was dead or not, I didn't care. He lay in the grass, body twitching, and he was out of my way. That was all that mattered.
The Chaos Emeralds stopped their spinning, and went back to hovering around me. It was all too great for me. I couldn't stop laughing, and I didn't want to. I walked up the steps of the shrine, feeling Destruction's coming any moment now.
From a distance, I saw the bright blue light. Slowly it grew larger and larger, until Wrath and Betrayal stood right in front of me. The sky-blue Chaos Emerald floated in with the ring of the other six, and I touched the Master Emerald with my claw.
The two said nothing. That was the way I liked it anyways.
The Chaos Emeralds began to spin again, forming into a ring of light. "Chaos… We that serve you, we that have gathered the Chaos Emeralds… we have worked hard to see to it that you return."
I gripped onto the corner of the Master Emerald, feeling almost overwhelmed as the power and winds whirled around all of us.
"Deception, Rejection, Betrayal, Wrath…" I continued. "By all the gods that have worked and served you… we all command you… Reawaken Chaos! Reawaken the God of Destruction! Bring mayhem unto this planet!" I roared. "Bring sorrow, bring hatred, and bring eternal suffering! Let no human rest in peace!"
The ground beneath us shook, and the Master Emerald shone with a radiance that surpassed the sun. A monstrous roar traveled along Earth's winds, making sure to all that it could be heard. Thunder was outmatched already by him, lightning rained down simply by his voice. Winds twisted and turned in fear, oceans flooded across the beaches.
"Yes, yes!" I cackled, raising my hands into the air. "The world is ours! The world is ours! The universe is at its knees!"
Slowly, the bright blue liquid emerged from the Master Emerald. It grew and grew, until it was the size of a sky scraper. Perfect Chaos…
Destruction is here…
The world is mine.