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Chapter 3 The Avenger returns. Did They Choose the Right Tunnel?

As Sonic looked at both tunnels which one were they going to choose? Tails started scratching his head.

"You know Sonic we could split," said Tails. Sonic looked back at the Tails and gave him a stern serious look.

"I don't think we should. Not after what happened just a few moments ago. I don't want Amy, Knuckles or anyone getting hurt. I say we stick together,"

"But then which tunnel do we choose Sonic?" asked Cream confused.

"I wish I knew Cream," sighed Sonic.

As Sonic observed each tunnel he suddenly felt an eerie presence. His mind fell asleep his eyes wide awake. Sonic could feel himself move towards the left tunnel. His hands clenching to two chaos emeralds.

"Sonic where are you going?" asked Knuckles. Sonic still paved his way forward. Suddenly the whole cave became darkened with silhouetted dark shadows. The cave started to enclose on everyone including Sonic.

"Sonic! What's happening!" screamed Amy.

"He's taking us," called out Sonic darkly. As the gang looked around everything they saw was ultimately dark. Just then a figure arose from the dark abyss of the background. His eyes red as rubies. His presence giving a chill to everyone in the gang.

"Avenger," said Sonic gritting his teeth. The gang looked on at him with wide mouths. The Avenger placed himself right in front of them. His black course fingers reaching out to Sonic.

"You are lost and I can see it. I cannot tell you what tunnel to take it is up to you to make the right decision. One will lead you to your doom whilst the other shall lead you to the emeralds. Choose wisely because if you are too choose wrong not even I can help you,"

"If you are giving me advice Avenger then why don't you tell me what tunnel to choose!" shouted Sonic clenching his fists.

"Because I myself do not know which the correct tunnel is," said the Avenger sternly.

Shadow clenched his fists. I can give him a straight punch right now he thought to himself. Shadow selfishly ran towards the Avenger and hurled an uppercut straight at him.

"fool!" shouted the Avenger. He got hold of Shadow by the wrist. Shadow's hand started to cripple and his pain echoing through the gangs ears.

"Shadow!" shouted Sonic, "Avenger leave him alone!"

The Avenger let go of Shadow who was drained of his mere strength from the very grip of the Avenger. As Amy ran towards Shadow to help him up Rouge, Knuckles, Tails and Cream looked on in disbelief. Cream was getting too scared. Tails was also bewildered by the Avenger as well as Knuckles, Rouge and Amy.

"Don't think that any of you can harm me!" said the Avenger calmly towards an angry Sonic and the rest of the gang. Knuckles could feel his fists tighten. He wanted to hit the Avenger.

"I cans sense the anger within all of you; you all want to kill me. You cannot. I'm merely in your thoughts at this present moment in time. I am way past this world and any other in this universe. I am an immortal dark being that no one can stop."

"Then why are you not helping us to choose the right tunnel! And if your so powerful why not take the emeralds yourself, and leave all of us out of this" shouted an angry Knuckles. The Avenger looked on at Knuckles his body pacing forward.

"You are a fool to question me echidna. You very well know I cannot. It is only Sonic who can really harness the powers of the chaos emeralds to give me the 7 super ones. Time will tell you as to why it is only Sonic who can do this. Its up to you too choose the right tunnel. I have already told you that I myself do not which is the right tunnel." said the Avenger sternly. "Until next time Sonic and company!"

"Wait Avenger," shouted Sonic as a huge blast of light sent the gang and Sonic confined in their thoughts. What the gang did not realize was that the Avenger was talking to them through there minds. He had not presented himself in reality itself.

As the gang ended up back at the entrance of the two tunnels, Sonic arose from his sleep.

"Whoa guys I just saw the Avenger again only this time we all did," said Sonic drearily.

"That was weird Sonic," said Tails getting up.

"And scary" said Cream timidly. Sonic smiled at the little rabbit and walked over to her.

"Don't worry Cream every things going to be alright". Just then Sonic looked around he saw Amy in the corner just sitting, sitting there with Shadow in her laps. Amy drew tears from her eyes.

"Sonic what's wrong with Shadow!" wept Amy. Sonic, Knuckles and the rest of the gang ran up to Shadow. His eyes darkened, his red streaks fading. Shadows crippled hand could be seen. The gang were in total shock. Shadow was not himself. His whole mind was going through an unearthly transfusion.

"Sonic!" said Shadow in a deep painful shallow voice. "What's happening to me," Rouge held onto Shadows hand knowing that shadow was dying!

"Hang on their mad hog," chuckled Rouge as she tried to fight back tears. Shadow was slipping away and Sonic could feel it. How could one grip leave Shadow in such a position? The Avenger had spared Sonic previously but why not Shadow?

"Sonic what's wrong with him?" etched Cream quietly. Sonic turned to little rabbit who drew tears from her flustered eyes.

"I don't know Cream," sighed Sonic bowing his head down.

Just then Sonic remembered how the chaos emeralds could be used to heal the injured. Sonic had already helped Knuckles and Amy. If Sonic transformed into super Sonic he might be able to heal Shadow just like he did with Amy and Knuckles. Sonic quickly took out the five remaining emeralds from Tail's rucksack, whilst he held onto the two he already had. Sonic harnessed their powers to become super Sonic. The gang watched on in amazement as Sonic emerged as a radiant gold hedgehog. His eyes burning bright red. Sonic paced himself towards Shadow and then placed his hands on Shadows crippled hand. A surge of energy started to emerge from Sonic. Shadow was starting to regain his colored streaks. However Sonic suddenly felt pain from within him.

"Why should I spare him Sonic after he so foolishly tried to deceive me?" echoed a dark voice from within the cave.

"Avenger please! Spare my friend!" shouted Sonic. As the avengers cackled could be heard shadow's eyes turned back to red. Sonic still focused his energy on Shadow. As everyone watched on in amazement Shadow arose. His crippled hand back to normal, his self esteem returned. Sonic transformed himself back to his normal self. The Avenger had spared Shadow.

"Thanks Sonic," smiled a weak Shadow.

"No problem shadow ," smiled Sonic.

Knuckles greeted Shadow with a punch in the stomach whilst Rouge slapped his wrists for being so stupid. Cream ran up to Shadow and gave him a tender hug just as Amy and Tails did too. Sonic walked up to Shadow and gave him a wink.

"That'll teach not to be such a bad ass," smiled Sonic to a weary Shadow.

"Sonic what just happened to me!" asked Shadow still very dazed.

"I don't know clearly. What I do remember is the avenger had you in one fierce grip. You stared changing color and your hand it started to cripple. He was draining you from all your life Shadow." Said Sonic ever so sternly as the gang looked on in shock.

"But just as I was healing you he stopped me from energizing, he asked me should he spare your life, and I replied yes and so he did" Continued Sonic looking down wearily. As the gang looked on a sudden fear shook each of them. Deep down they all knew just what they were up against.

"Whatever happens Sonic I'm going to be there for you to the end!" said Amy walking over to the blue hedgehog smiling.

"And so will I!" shouted Knuckles.

"Count me in guys!" shouted Cream along with Tails.

"Me to blue blur!" shouted Rouge smiling.

"And me three!" said Shadow with a seriously poised face. As Sonic looked on at the gang he let of a huge grin. "Thanks guys!" I always knew my friends would pull through!"

As Sonic looked around to the two tunnels he finally chose which tunnel it will be.

"I say we go right guys. I remember falling in to some sort of weird trance before the Avenger appeared. I started walking to the left tunnel. I don't know why I did that but heck I say we go right because choosing the right path is always the safe path." Giggled Sonic.

"Whatever blue blur but how can you be sure it's that safe," asked Knuckles.

"I don't know Knuckles I guess time itself will tell us," said Sonic with great simplicity.

As the gang proceeded through the right tunnel, the cave started to become strangely brighter. Light started to surge from each four walls of the cave. The long descending spikes which were embedded against the ceiling of the cave disappeared. As the gang walked on ahead right before them was an awe striking scene. The whole cave was illuminated with a shimmering white light.

"Wow! Guys check out all the diamonds!" squealed Rouge her tongue dripping from her mouth. As the gang watched in amazement the whole of their surroundings were filled with the radiant glistening light of diamonds. Rouge could not wait to get her teeth dug in to all those diamonds. As the gang went to check out the diamonds Sonic on the other hand did not feel like it. Why were so many diamonds paved on the four walls of the cave?

"Guys I don't think we should hang about we have really got to get moving so come on," shouted Sonic to the gang. However everyone else was far more embroiled in the fact that so many diamonds could be taken for there own keeping. As Rouge scoured each diamond after another a very peculiar red one caught her eye.

"Wow Knuckles check this one out. Could you help me take it out," called out Rouge to Knuckles. As Knuckles observed the diamond he used his huge fists to make a crack in the wall where the diamond was positioned. The crack started to seam itself right down to where the diamond lay. The diamond suddenly popped out of the wall and into Rouge's hand.

"Thanks Knuxypoo," said a smiling awestruck Rouge to a blushing Knuckles. Just then the crack that Knuckles had made it the wall started to disappear. The wall replenished itself back to normal. The wall then started to move towards Knuckles and Rouge…

"Urh Rouge what's going on?" said a startled Knuckles.

"I don't know what you're on about Knuckles," said Rouge still awestruck by her new diamond. The walls of the cave started to close in on the gang. A huge rumble from beneath their feet sent a terrifying spark of dust to spiral out of control. The cave was collapsing.

"Sonic help" screamed Amy as she ran towards the blue hedgehog.

"What's happening" shouted Shadow as he got hold of Cream in his hands.

"I don't know but we had better get out of here!" Shouted Sonic holding Amy's hand.

As the gang made their way forward they soon realized that they were trapped. The two walls of the cave were enclosing on the gang fast and there was little time to run!

"Sonic what are we going to do were trapped!" shouted Knuckles burying his fists into the ground. As the gang looked around the diamonds which stood still in the walls had disappeared. The ceiling of the cave started to crumble.

"I think we chose the wrong tunnel Sonic!" shouted a screaming Amy.

"Sir can you hear that?" said e-3 to Robotnik who had only still made it to the entrance to the two tunnels.

"Fool of course I did. It is that imbecile of a pink hedgehog Amy. Its seems as though they have taken the right tunnel and so shall we" sniggered Robotnik who had no idea that he himself was landing in to trouble!

As Knuckles, Shadow, Sonic, Rouge, Tails and Amy tried to hold back the walls from enclosing not even their strength's put together could stop them. As the walls enclosed deeper and deeper towards the gang, what next would happen. As Robotnik flew towards the gang in his pod he soon realized just what the problem was.

"Guys look its Robotnik!" shouted Tails as he pressed himself against the wall.

"Help us Robotnik," shouted Sonic who was weakening from the enclosing walls. Robotnik looked on in shock as he saw the walls of the cave enclosing on Sonic and the gang.

Will Robotnik help the endangered gang? Or will he let them crush to death while he himself carries on with his dastardly plan….


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