Chapter 2-10:
In a small abandoned home Applejack peaks out of a set of blinds inside the group was sitting on old furniture, boxes or whatever else they could while Rage laid on a cot "So now what?" Applejack asks "Rage is the only one who knows anything about this Blagh or whoever."
"Yeah it's strange how they know each other." Sunset says "But just who is he?" she asks looking at Sonic who looks back
"No clue." Sonic answers "Rage didn't tell us much about what he did as Chaos Guardian. So we'll have to wait for Rage to wake up to tell us."
"But why did he just conk out like that?" Rarity asks "It makes no sense
"It's from his own power." Shadow says "From what I understand when he becomes so wounded and so exhausted the chaos power in his body force him into a comatose like state until his body can recover."
"That makes even less sense!" Rarity complains
"Chaos is some crazy stuff." Sonic says "But he has seemed to heal up well…" he says before Rage's head shoots up off of the pillow.
"Ugh." He groans "What happened?"
"Well you conked out after Vlagh showed up." Sunset says
"Right…" Rage sighs sitting up "So what's the situation?"
"Not good." Twilight says
"Not good?" Shadow scoffs "Shit's really hit the fan now! We're hiding in an abandoned house for god's sake!"
"So I guess it's not good then." Rage responds standing up "Where's XL?"
"He left a long time ago to search for Twilight." Rainbow Dash says "We've been waitng for you to wake up."
"Why?" Rage asks her
"So you can tell us just who Vlagh is." Sonic says
"Vlagh…" Rage sighs "Right…Vlagh is someone from my past…he wants control of all worlds in existence and ones yet to come. He's no push over either…his power is great he wasn't kidding about making others follow him, you saw what he did to Twilight."
"So what do we do?" Shadow asks "We can't just sit here and do nothing!"
"Normally I would agree." Rage sighs "But…where would we go? Have we any idea where Vlagh is?" he asks looking at everyone who shakes their heads "And going out there would be suicide right now…No doubt Vlagh will come looking for me so if we play a waiting game…"
"What about the others?!" Sunset asks "We risk losing more of them if we sit here and do nothing!"
"I know that Sunset." Rage sighs "But I also don't want you to get hurt…any of you…Vlagh controls monsters known as Dark Spawns. So I fear XL is hurt…"
Meanwhile XL was wandering a hallway of CHS before exiting the back door of the school. "Still no sign of Twilight." He sighs "Where could she be?" he then stops as he sees Vlagh and Twilight with a face he recognized… "Kix?!" he yells it was his brother!
"XL?" he exclaims "Run!" he says before Twilight hits him with a beam and he falls to the ground dead.
"Kix!" XL screams in angst as he run over to his now dead brother crying.
"Awe look the brother made it just in time to see him die." Vlagh laughs as XL looks at Vlagh eyes glowing red and a dark energy begins forming "Got ya…" Vlagh laughs as XL screams before changing. His black eyes were illuminated with red glowing pupils as he heaved the cracks around his eyes glowed a bit as his body cooled down from the change.
"Seltrax…" Vlagh smiles before he runs off leaving the two "Follow him Midnight make sure I gain control over him… Then send him after that red head Rage."
"Yes Lord Vlagh…" she says flying off. She later finds Seltrax burning a tree in anger she then swoops down and her hand glows making him look at her. "Good." She smiles "Vlagh wants you to find Rage Chaotic and kill him." She says
"As he desires…" he answers her
Back in the small house Rage's eyes light up "I just felt a massive surge of dark energy…" he says
"I know…" Sunset says "I could feel it too!" she watches him as he goes for the door
"We have sat around long enough." Rage says "We have a world to save."
"Rage are you sure you are able to fight?" Shadow asks
"It doesn't matter at this point." Rage answers "Time is not on our side. Ready or not action must be taken now. Vlagh cannot take this word if he does his power grows more…each world he takes the more power he gains…."
"Rage…" Sonic says "You know that we are coming with you right?"
"yeah…" Rage says "I do…just don't get yourselves hurt."
"Don't worry about us sugar cube." Applejack says "We can handle ourselves." Rage then smiles slightly before they leave the building and begin heading to CHS.
"What are we going back to Canterlot High for?" Sunset asks
"I felt the surge originate from there. Even if Vlagh is not there we can use it to trace where he went." Rage replies before a car is thrown at them.
"Look out!" Rainbow Dash yells as they dive out of the way.
"What the hell?" Sonic asks looking to see what he thought was XL "XL?"
"That's not XL…" Sunset says
"She's right." Rage says getting back up and summoning his sword
"I am Seltrax…Dark Flame of XL I have orders to kill you…Rage Chaotic." He responds
"You can't be serious." Rage says bluntly "I don't think you know what you are getting into Seltrax." Rage says before Sletrax leaps for Rage claws to attack but he is held back by Rage's sword. "Snap out of it!" Rage grunts "I don't want to hurt you!"
"Well that's too bad." Selrtax smirks kicking Rage down
"Fine…" Rage responds with resentment in his voice "I see how it is…" he then stands up glowing "I will have to knock the sense back into you."
"That's more like it!" Seltrax smiles charging at Rage who leaps up and counters with a midair kick. Seltrax angered by this attacks Rage with dark energy. Rage is knocked back by this but he stood tall.
"That all you got?" Rage smiles running to attack him right before he got close enough to attack Seltrax the darkness corrupted version of XL tried to hit Rage but he wasn't prepared for Rage to warp behind him. Rage then followed up with a sword slice which hit hard and fast. Seltrax slid across the ground
"Ugh…how can he be so powerful…" Seltrax thinks getting back up and looking at Rage who looked ready to end it.
"NO!" Midnight yells swooping down and hitting Rage back
"Twilight don't do this I don't want to hurt you too!" Rage yells
"Rage stop!" Applejack yells "We can't be fighting our own friends like this!"
"Rage please…" Fluttershy begs "Don't hurt them even if they have betrayed us." Rage looks at them before sighing heavily and extending his hand "I am sorry…" he says before yelling "Zero Chaos Burst!" he then fires a burst of energy that made the two collapse
"Rage?!" Sunset yells "What did you do? You didn't kill them did you?!"
"no." Rage sighs "only knocked them out. Come one we have to find Vlagh."
"Rage you cannot face him now you're still not recovered!" Sonic objects
"Well he isn't either. It's now or never." Rage says "I am not going to sit back when I can take action dammit! I may be weakened yet but I will not wait to recover when it risks more lives!"
"Rage…" Rainbow says but Sonic stops her
"His mind is made up once he starts something he doesn't stop until it's done…" Sonic says to her "The best we can do is go with him right now."
"Right." Rainbow says before they follow Rage.
The group reaches CHS where Vlagh awaited them "So Rage I see you and your friends have made it back here…you seem to be doing well."
"Shut it." Rage says "Vlagh you know why I am here!"
[Music: Dark Impetus~Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep]
"then let's stop this nonsense and cut to the case." Vlagh says as he dashes at Rage with an axe of dark energy and the two clash weapons before leaping back.
"You won't win!" Rage yells furious "I will make sure of it!" Rage then avoids another attack from Vlagh who follows up with another only for Rage to block it and counterattack with a swift burst of fire energy. Seeing an opening Rage goes to attack but when he made contact Vlagh vanished in a puff of smoke only to hit Rage from behind. Rage turns right as Vlagh swings another attack this time Rage blocks it and puts a finger up "Chaos beam!" he says as a beam of energy pierces Vlagh sending him back.
"Damn…still not at full power yet…" he curses as Midnight arrives "Twilight take care of him!" he demands however she just stood there. "Are you listening?! Kill Rage!"
"no…" she says softly "I won't kill my own friend!" she says before stopping again and screaming as if she was in pain her body slowly appearing to turn back to normal.
"Useless!" Vlagh curses looking at Rage when an idea popped into his head. As Rage launches another Chaos beam he puts a barrier up and absorbs the energy. "Yes…" he says softly "now…I am at full power!" he yells
"I matter not!" Rage yells as he looks up to see the crimson hedgehog's blade make contact and send him flying again. Vlagh looks at Rage in surprise.
"You have grown Rage Chaotic." He smiles deviously
"Indeed but I am still just as ruthless." Rage replies as they clash weapons.
"Bala." Vlagh says as a dark purple beam charges. Knowing this attack Rage warps behind Vlagh using the opening and stabs him through the chest. "Uck…" Vlagh gasps as Rage's sword begins to catch fire
"Burn…" Rage says his eyes glowing "Bureijingukaosu!" he finishes the call and a large pillar of fire erupts from Vlagh's chest. The dark hedgehog looks in shock at the hole as Rage extracts the blade.
"I-impossible to be defeated by but a child…Rage!" he shouts before falling dead.
"Light triumphs over darkness again." Rage says dismissing his sword. He then turns before the ground begins to rumble. Suddenly a large monster breaks from the ground.
"What is that?" Sonic asks
"That's…" Rage starts he knew what it was he had read about it once… "Daku-Shin…"
"What is that?" Sunset asks
"It means Dark God!" Rage answers "Now I know what Vlagh was doing….he was trying to resurrect that thing!" he answers
"Finally…" it says "I am free and I can lay waste to all of the universe!"
"What can we do?" Shadow asks looking at the group who was just scared out of their mind before Rage clenches his fists.
"no!" he cries "I won't let it end like this!" he yells summoning his sword once more making the large beast look down upon him.
"You draw your weapon against me mortal?" it asks "Are you brave or just plain stupid?"
"I might be both." Rage replies "But I am not going to let you just take this world!" he yells
[Music: Another Side, Another Story battler version~Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]
"Hmph I have no time for the likes of a mortal like you." Daku-shin says before Rage glows summoning the power of The Chaos Emeralds. "What in the world?" it asks looking at Rae and the emeralds. "The Chaos Emerads? Really?!" he laughs before Rage turns into his Ultima Chaos form and charges at Daku Shin hitting it dead on.
"I won't let you harm this world or any other worlds. You're going right back to hell." Rage says "Prepare yourself Daku-shin to face the light!"
"That form who are you?!" Daku-shin asks
"My name is Rag Chaotic I am a Chaos Guardian." Rage answers "I will not back down my friends are depending on me I can't lose!" he says in an echoing voice as he charges and tries to attack the large monster who just swats him away.
"Pathetic!" it laughs looking at Rage who stands up and charges a beam.
"Fine…I did not want to do this but you have left me with no other choice…" Rage says "Chaos Finisher…All's End!" he yells
"Oh mother-" was all Daku-shin could get out before a large beam destroys him and Rage smiles. Rage's friends run over to him as he passes back out.
"He was lucky it worked otherwise we'd be useless since Rage would be out for a longer time then he already will be." Shadow says "We should get him home, we won."
"Yeah…" Sunset says softly as they take Rage home and then head home themselves. Everything would be back to normal tomorrow…
To be continued