I am probably going to have 20+ episodes here… ha-ha… this is the longest story that I've ever written. Also, please R&R! I can't stress that enough!

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Episode 11: Voices in my Head

Listen to me, the voice inside of me roared, succumb to me. Give in to me… and then you'll see that he was wrong about you. Do it, for Amy! She's the reason you're fighting… imagine what she'd say if she saw you get beaten down like this! Amy…

I rose to my feet, having been knocked down for the umpteenth time. It was hard for me to stand up, and I could only attack with my left arm.

"Ka…me…" I began my voice shaky and hoarse.

"He's insane… with the depletion of energy flow within him he's going to die if he fully charges it!" Zach shouted, no hint of concern showing in his voice.

"Ha…me…" that's it… keep going… FINISH THE DAMN INCANTATION! "HA!" The blast tore from my hands, aimed at Zach, who… guarded it. I began to hear a disembodied, yet familiar voice in my head.

"Corey?" said the voice.

"God, Amy? Is that you? I'm outnumbered and I don't know what to do! I have one arm broken and my Kamehameha wave was reflected, pushed aside like a rubber hose." I responded.

"It's me. I know you're outnumbered. Look inside yourself—it's there you'll find the power you'll need. Let go… I know how you feel, but you can't hold back any longer. Do something else—you're driving me insane!"

"But… but Amy, I have the use of only one of my arms, and my energy level is at less than a third…"

"No… you can do it… you just have to let go."

"I'll try it…"

A new power surged through me, and I ascended to Super Saiyan 2. Electricity flowed within the golden-yellow aura, matched only by the hair and eyebrows, my eyes turned turquoise. The enraged side of me spoke again.

You're going to let her run the fight? Come on, now you're really starting to make me angry. You are me! Shut the hell up! You should let me take over. SHUT UP! I WANT CONTROL OF MY BODY NOW!

As the inner conflict continued, I was getting more enraged by the minute. I was trying to fight, minding Zach's Super Saiyan 2 Byakugan palms, and striking when I found an opening. The problem being, there was no opening whatsoever. It was beginning to become hopeless. The ring over my good wrist began to glow brightly, and the emeralds in my pocket were also glowing.

I got smacked down again. Zach began to come in for the kill, when rage finally took over me. My right arm felt renewed, my strength came back with ferocity that it sent shockwaves through me. The emeralds began to rotate around my head, and I could feel their energy shooting through me. I began to let the rage take over, and then finally I exploded.

"I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE!" I yelled out, my eyes gone a bright scarlet, using a right uppercut on Zach, sending him flying back. His mouth was bleeding, I coughed up more blood, but I remained on my feet.

"You… you… used the power of two Chaos Emeralds!" Zach said. His eyes shot to his pocket, and he pulled out the green emerald. My eyes widened in shock as I realized where he was going with this.

"I show you the ultimate power of one Chaos Emerald—" Zach declared slowly, and then he gave it a small squeeze, activating the emerald's power. The veins that were on his face were now all over his face, making him look monstrous.

Pain was going through me, deceit, hate, fear, and rage all sweeping though me, leaving a troubled teen in its wake. What was going through my mind…seemed like a dark song.

Now, wake up
Everybody tries to be straight
But things are still unchanged
It's useless to resist
Their effort will be wasted
Head straight for your goal by any means
There is a door that you've never opened
There is a window with a view you've never seen
Get there no matter how long it takes

I couldn't break free of the stranglehold the rage had on me, as I lunged at Zach, charging at him blindly, like a rabid dog on a hot summer day.

Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
An one can break you, nobody can tear you
You live an endless life forever
Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
You see a light wherever you go
You have to face it again and again

Again and again again again...

The fight raged on, but I was too blinded by my own rage to see what was happening above us. Zach knew, but he was directing his attention on the fighting at hand.

Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
An one can break you, nobody can tear you
You live an endless life forever
Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
You see a light wherever you go
You have to face it again and again

You love an endless life forever
Forever

Zach tried to break off the fight, but his words fell on deaf ears as I took a wild biting streak, only to miss and hit my face on the temple floor, the blood from my lip wound gone all over the place, most of the blood dry.

Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
An one can break you, nobody can tear you
You live an endless life forever
Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
You see a light wherever you go
You have to face it again and again

Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
An one can break you, nobody can tear you
You live an endless life forever
Oh dark, the darkness that dozes in the dusk
Throw it all away
You see a light wherever you go
You have to face it again and again

As quickly as it had taken over, my rage subsided, and I finally realized what was happening above us…

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Cliffhanger… the suspense is killing me… but I'm suffering from a small writer's block… might need to write the other stories I have in mind… other than the Crash Bandicoot one, I'm working on Chapter three… but for now, this will remain where it is.