I think I'm late for this one. Sorry about that, I was busy typing up other stuff. I don't really have a comment for this, otherwise. Lucky you, you don't have to listen to me ramble! Well then, why are you reading this? Go read the story!
It took him a few minutes, but after a while, Shadow finally regained consciousness. Everything in his body was sore from the electric volts that had been running through him previously. Suddenly, Shadow heard the sound of screaming. His eyes flared open.
"What's going on?" He asked, looking around. His eyes landed on Rouge, the closest person nearby. "Rouge, tell me what's happening."
"Ciel's gone haywire," The white bat replied. "We have no clue what caused it, but we have Sonic and Knuckles trying to hold him off. Blaze and Amy went over to help them a few minutes ago."
"Ciel? Haywire? How could that happen?" Shadow asked.
"It's his Vamparagus form," Rouge and Shadow turned their heads to see Gemini, who had also come to. "When I botched his revival, he was turned into a creature who feeds off of other people's life energy. Most of the time, he can control when he does it. But sometimes, he goes completely berserk. He still hasn't fully gotten control of his instincts yet."
"Well, you sure seem different," Rouge noted. "Did that electricity jolt some sense into your head?"
"I suppose you can say that," Gemini turned his attention on Shadow. "Of course, I don't think that Sonic and that echidna can take him down, even with Blaze and Amy's assistance."
"I couldn't agree with you more," Shadow replied, his attention on the fight. Barely any attacks were able to hit Ciel, for he was zipping around at speeds only Sonic and Shadow could beat. The few attacks that did make contact didn't even leave a scratch. "So then, what do you suppose we do?"
"I have an idea," Tikal said, walking towards them. "I believe that you may be able to defeat him if you use the Chaos Emeralds, Shadow."
"That wouldn't be a bad idea," The red-streaked hedgehog agreed, "but Eggman took the last two Chaos Emeralds, didn't he?"
"He did," Tikal answered, "but that doesn't mean he still does. They fell out of the Egg Walker when Ciel deactivated it." The echidna girl pulled out the white and red emeralds, and Rouge pulled out the remaining five.
"So then, we have all the Chaos Emeralds," Shadow muttered, as the emeralds began to float. They slowly began to spin around him, charging their energy.
"So, you think that you are going it alone, aren't you?" Gemini asked. "Gerald intended for two of his creations to fight if the third went ballistic. I am going to assist you one this one." Gemini tossed his jacket aside, and then stepped into the emerald ring surrounding his brother.
"Alright then," Shadow said. "Let's do it."
Back at the fight, Sonic and Knuckles were not having an easy time. In his Vamparagus form, Ciel was unbelievingly fast. It was hard for Sonic to keep up even, since the winged hedgehog was flying. Knuckles leaped off the ground, managing to land a fist into Ciel's right arm. Unfortunately, the wound closed right up.
"Damn," the guardian muttered. "Our attacks don't have any effect on him."
"Don't worry Knux, I'll get him," Sonic yelled, sprinting towards his foe. Instead of flying away, Ciel darted back at him, grabbing him as he pinned Sonic to a wall. Before the blue blur could escape, sharp fangs broke through the skin of his neck, light blue life energy flowing away from him. Ciel let go, softly chuckling.
"Your life energy shows me that you have quite a few secrets, Sonic," Ciel muttered to him, looking like a charming villain who had just figured out a fatal weakness in his foe. "It seems that our little hero isn't all he's cracked up to be, now is he?"
"You don't know anything," Sonic snarled.
"Tell that to Amy." Unknown to Ciel, that particular pink hedgehog was right behind him.
"Let go of my Sonic RIGHT NOW!" With a mighty swing of her hammer, Amy smacked the sadistic fiend away from Sonic, who was looking quite pale.
"Nice shot Amy," Sonic exclaimed, "But I don't think we're done yet." A sudden scream alerted them that Ciel had just found Knuckles and Blaze, and was having some fun torturing the two guardians.
"This can't go on forever," Amy moaned. "He's going to kill everyone if this keeps up."
Meanwhile, Rouge and Tikal looked on as the Chaos Emeralds continued to swirl around the two black hedgehogs. Rouge noticed that Tikal had a look of unease on her face.
"Something wrong Tikal?" The thief asked. The echidna nodded.
"I have this feeling," Tikal muttered. "I don't know what, but it isn't good. Not at all. The fact that I am unsure what is wrong just makes me feel worse about it."
"If it's about Shadow, he'll be fine," Rouge assured her. "Shadow's been through tougher scrapes than this. Heck, he's even defeated the leader of the Black Arms! He'll be alright." In front of them, the emeralds stood still in the air, as the transformation finished. In the middle of the gems was Super Shadow, his fur giving off a brilliant silvery-gold light. Beside him was Gemini, also in his Super form, with his fur a metallic violet color. Everyone in the room noticed the two hedgehogs, including Ciel.
"So, you two decided to use the Chaos Emeralds against me?" He asked, grinning. "I'm afraid it will take much more than that to defeat me."
"That's what they all say," Shadow replied. "Bring it on."
And so, the fight between the three Ultimate Lifeform's begins! What will become of our heroes? You'll just have to see next time!
Oh yeah, and I'll mention something. That quote Ciel said to Sonic earlier does not apply to this story! That part has to do with the later stories, Death by Roses and A Whole New View. I may re-write DbR later, but that probably won't be for a while. And while I'm at it, I will also point out Rouge's quote about Shadow defeating the leader of the Black Arms. That is pertaining to a story I shall be doing later (suggested by someone who currently remains anonymous) that is a prequel to my stories, and a sequel to Shadow the Hedgehog. I may wait until the new Sonic game comes out to publish it, though. Alright now, enough rambling! Go on, and enjoy your day.
