Arggh...I had a case of writer's block for this. That's why it's late, so sorry. I have to go register for High School next week. Yay. When I start school, I might not be able to update as much. I don't know. On the plus side, I'm getting a new computer soon, so then I'll be able to edit stuff better. Anyway, here's Chapter 7.
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The screams grew louder and louder as Rouge and Ciel got closer to the Inner Sanctum. Rouge was wondering what in the world could make such a weird noise. It sounded like thousands of people screaming in agony, not a pretty noise. Rouge's sensitive ears were beginning to hurt.
"So Ciel," Rouge said, turning to the hedgehog flying beside her, "You said your brother summoned this thing?"
"Uh huh," Ciel replied. "It takes a lot of energy to summon something, much less keep it going. Gemini has a lot of energy, but he can only keep something like this going for so long." A thought came into Rouge's head.
"So, if he was hurt enough, whatever he summoned would go away, right?"
"I suppose," Ciel agreed. "That's what he said."
"Okay then, I'll just-" Rouge stopped in mid-sentance, as she entered the Inner Sanctum. Inside was the Bone Titan, the nastiest looking thing Rouge had ever seen. It was huge, almost reaching the ceiling. Millions of bones were gathered to make the skeleton of who-knows-what, for the form was unidentifiable. The whole form was kept together by a glowing purple energy. The part that scared Rouge the most, though, was what the creature was doing. It's head was aimed at the ceiling, mouth wide open, and a certain black hedgehog was just about to be chomped.
"Shadow!" Rouge cried, flying up as fast as she could. With a speed she didn't know she had, she flew up and grabbed the unconcious hedgie by the leg, and quickly flew him away right when the Bone Titan crunched together his teeth,.
"That was close," Rouge muttered, looking down at Shadow. He was passed out, but he was alive. "Of course he's alive," Rouge thought, "he's the Ultimate Lifeform, right?" Rouge landed on the ground to set Shadow down, turning to the others.
"Sonic, Tails, Knux," she called to them, "I found out how you can beat this thing!"
"That's what Shadow tried to do, and he almost got chomped," Knuckles retorted.
"No, you don't even need to touch him," The white bat replied. "You just need to attack Gemini until he doesn't have enough energy to keep up the summon."
"Now that, I could do," A sly grin came over Knuckles face, looking over at the hooded hedgehog. Gemini, who seemed to have heard this, was slowly backing away.
"Get him!" Sonic cried, speedily tackling the blue-striped hedgehog. Tails and Knuckles soon joined the fray also. Rouge hung back, keeping an eye on Shadow. Up above, pieces of the Bone Titan began to crumble.
"Hey, it's working," Tails pointed out. And indeed, the Bone Titan was falling apart.
"Oh, you won't stop this that easily," Gemini growled. "The Bone Titan knows it's falling apart, so it's going to take this place down with it as a final act."
"What?" Everyone else cried in unison, stopping what they were doing.
"Why, of course," Gemini replied, shakily getting up, "and I'm sorry to say that I won't be around to witness it. Come on Ciel, we're off."
"Roger that," Ciel said, grabbing his brother before taking off. "Sorry guys, you're on your own for this one. Good Luck!" The two flew off, leaving the rest of the gang with the Bone Titan.
"Well, isn't that nice of him?" Sonic asked sarcastically. "Seriously, who does that guy think he is?"
"We have bigger problems on our hands," Everyone turned to see that Shadow had re-awakened.
"You okay Shadow?" Rouge asked. The Ultimate Lifeform nodded, getting to his feet.
"A little shaky at best, but I'll make it," he replied. "Come on, we should be getting out too."
"I agree," Knuckles said, "I don't know what that Bone Titan's doing, but I don't like it one bit." As it was falling apart, the Bone Titan raised what was left of it's crumbling head toward the ceiling. Letting out a roar, the energy around him started to glow brighter. A sphere of energy began forming at the mouth, soon growing to the size of a large bomb. The Dark Energy began to pulse like a blood vessel, faster and faster as the sphere increased in size a little. With a tremendous roar, it launched into the ceiling, the impact causing the roof to crumble.
"Hand me a Chaos Emerald," Shadow ordered. Rouge handed him the Chaos Emerald he had earlier.
"Shadow, are you sure you can transport us all?" Sonic asked. "You seem pretty weak. Maybe I should instead."
"I can do it," Shadow retorted, holding the emerald in front of him. "Gather around me, everyone." The others did without hesitation, now that large rocks were starting to fall from the ceiling.
"Everyone ready?" Rouge asked. Everyone nodded.
"Good," Shadow replied. "Chaos Control!" The group of five disappeared in a green light, only moments before a particularly large hunk of the ceiling hit the spot they had been standing at. Left behind, the Bone Titan let itself be crushed under the boulders, it's body once again becoming nothing but bones. The Dark Energy disappeared into the floor below, and the Bone Titan was no more.
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"Did we make it?" Tails asked once Chaos Control had ended.
"I believe so," Sonic replied, seeing as they had been teleported a few miles from the ruins.. "Hey Shads, you okay?"
"I'm okay," Shadow stated, althought he was having trouble staying on his feet. The exposure of Dark Energy from the Bone Titan had left him pretty weak. The black blur's legs collapsed from under him, but Rouge managed to catch him before he hit the ground.
"Someone's in need of a rest," Rouge teased. Shadow just growled.
"Hey guys," Knuckles said suddenly, his eyes widened, "Where are the girls?"
"I think they're still in the maze," Shadow replied, mentally cursing himself for forgetting.
"We're right here, silly," Everyone turned to see Blaze, Amy, and Cream, the latter holding two Chaos Emeralds.
"How'd you get out?" Sonic asked as Amy ran up to hug him.
"Well, after we grabbed the second Chaos Emerald, we all grabbed on to Blaze, and she managed to run us out in time," Amy explained, clutching her dear Sonic. "So then, she ran us a bit farther, and we found you!"
"Now we have three emeralds," Knuckles added. "Two from the maze, and one from Gemini."
"And he said that the other two are with Eggman and the GUN," Tails mentioned. "So, now we just have to grab those, and liberate the rest from Gemini."
"That shouldn't be too much of a problem," Rouge said. "I'm sure I could steal the emeralds, as long as I knew where each was."
"No problem," Tails said. "When we were all fighting Gemini, I managed to get a remote tracking device on him. Therefore, we should be able to find out where he lives. After that, Rouge can steal the Chaos Emeralds!"
"I'm going too," Shadow stated.
"Sorry, but you need to rest," Rouge declared. "Come on, let's head back to Angel Island, and we can go from there."
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Yay, I finished that part! I never expected it to take that long. Oh well, it's done with now. Next chapter shall be up soon! Yay! Please tell me what you think about how this is all going, alright? Thank you!
