Me:Welcome to the second chapter of 'I Want My Big Brother, Sonic!'
Shadow:*Frowns*Woo hoo.
Sonic:Come on, Shads! Try to be more optimistic!
Shadow:I-
Me:It's basically impossible Sonic. This Shadow the Emohog we're talking about here!
Shadow:*Turns and glares at the author*What's that supposed to mean?
Me:Nothing.*Coughs into palm* Cough, Emo, Cough.
Sonic:Um, Becca? I don't think you sh-
Shadow:Are you trying the Ultimate Lifeform?
Sonic:Shadow-
Me:If you mean you than yes!
Sonic:Guys-
Shadow:*Gets in battle stance*Than prepare for a beating.
Sonic:Maybe you guys shoul-
Me:You beat me!? The author?!
Sonic:Um-
Shadow:Cockiness will get you nowhere!
Sonic:Please-
Me:We'll see if cockiness will get me nowhere when I beat your-
Sonic:GUYS!
Me&Shadow:What!
Sonic:*Points to the readers* They're waiting!
Me:Oh.*Gets out of battle stance and dusts off pants*He's right.
Shadow:Yes.*Stands up straight*For once he is right.
Sonic:Hey!
Me:Yeah. We'll fight about this during the story.
Shadow:Agreed.
Me:Great. Now Sonic, you can go ahead and do the reviews.
Sonic:But-YOU KNOW NEVERMIND! Welcome to the next chapter of the story, readers! Sorry for the delay, the author's been busy with school and such. Now...
Shadow:Que the story.
Me:OH COME ON! THAT'S MY CATCH PHRASE. BESIDES, YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO BE HERE!
Sonic:*Makes a cutting motion with his hand*Cut off the camera, Phil!
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Chapter 2:Something Weird Is Going On
There was something wrong with the water.
It was black, mucky mess that clung onto his skin like a million hands, trying to tug him underneath the waves. He bobbed up and down, repeatedly. Sometimes, his nose would sink underneath the surface, making him inhale the oil-like substance. When that happened, he would choke and attempt to spit it out in fear of it making him ill. A practically large wave slammed down on him, pushing his entire body under the surface.
What felt like minutes was actually seconds until his head resurfaced. He spat out the vile water as he made an effort to wipe it away from his eyes. When he finally did get it out, the water left his eyes burning. Suddenly, another wave pushed him, knocking him down like a feather. Unable to take much more of the torture, he screamed.
Big.
Mistake.
The water literally jumped into his mouth, making him choke and gasp like a child with asthma. He was unprepared when another wave bumped into him, causing him to go spinning underneath the water. It sucked him under like a vacuum, pulling him deeper and deeper until...
Something reached through the water and grabbed his wrist.
He gasped, once again allowing the water to flood his lungs. He almost shouted in happiness when his head reached the surface. But it didn't stop there. Whoever was gripping his wrist, continued pulling him up until he hovered about 2 feet over the water.
That's when he noticed that the sky was a midnight black, no stars dotting the sky.
But, somehow, there was some kind of light source that allowed him to see who saved him from the black, vile water. He followed the black arm, possibly a dark navy color, all the way up until he saw the face of his 'savior'. He let out a gasp.
It was Dark Sonic.
Dark smirked down at him, his pupiless eyes glowing.
"How's it going, Blue?"He asked, his voice dark and playful.
He frowned at Dark."What are you doing here, Dark?"
The dark hedgehog shrugged his shoulder, the smirk never leaving his face."I asked myself that same question when you tried to lock me up in the deep corner of your mind after that Fake Emerald Incident. But,"he chuckled,"I guess that I have that 'Faker' to thank."
His eyes grew wide."S-Shadow?"
"Oh...
"Dark placed a hand to his chin."So that's his name. It's hard to find anything in here when your mind is slowly changing."
"What do you mean by 'slowly changing'?!"He exclaimed, glaring up at Dark.
"Oops."Dark put a hand to his mouth in mock surprise."Looks like I told you too much!"
He went to say something to Dark when the area around them flickered like a light bulb. For the first time since he's been near Dark, the dark hedgehog frowned and let out a ferocious growl. The dark hedgehog then stared down at him, his expression serious.
"Listen up, Weakling."He flinched at the name, but Dark paid no attention to it."You've kept me hidden away for too long. And now, my strength is growing slowly, but surely! Soon, I'll be powerful enough to break through the final restraints of your mind and show my power to the world. And this time,"Dark's grip loosened up on him,"you won't be able to stop me."
Then, without any warning, Dark began to laugh, the sound echoing around the area. That's when the dark hedgehog then released him. He let out a yelp, too shocked to really scream. Above him, Dark stared down at him and paused in the middle of his laughter to speak a few words to him.
"Until we meet again, Sonic!"
Then he hit the water.
Sonic bolted upright, his chest heaving. His emerald green eyes moved side-to-side in fear, searching for an invisible enemy. When he didn't find what he was looking for, he leaned back into his bed, the pillow feeling cool against his flushed body. He then placed an ungloved hand on his forehead, thinking of the nightmare that had occurred only a few short minutes ago.
"What was that?"He mumbled, the image of Dark Sonic appearing before his eyes."And what does it mean?"
Before Sonic could think anymore about the strange nightmare, the door to the Medical Room, 'Medical Room?!', opened up, revealing Tails and Amy who wandered into the room, arguing.
Amy was attempting to fix her quills that were in a frizzled mess as she frowned at Tails."No, Tails!"
"And why not?"Whined Tails, crossing his arms like a five year old.
"Because you need some rest!"Exclaimed Amy, pointing at him."You've been up all night watching over Sonic! How many times do I have to tell you that it takes time for someone to recover from a seiz-"
Amy stopped in the middle of her sentence, her mouth open in a silent gasp. Tails studied her expression for a moment before following her shocked glance over to...
Sonic.
The said hedgehog seemed to be equally surprised to see both Amy and Tails standing the middle of the Medical Room. Then, suddenly without warning, Tails moved across the room and tackled the blue hedgehog in a large bear hug. Sonic yelped as Tails wrapped his arms around his body.
A tear dripped down Tails' face."I thought you were never going to wake up!"
Sonic sat there, shocked for a minute. Then he wrapped his arms around Tails' body."It's alright Tails. I'm fine."
"N-No."Tails pulled away from Sonic and looked the hedgehog in the eye."Last night you had a seizure and you-"
"Hold on a minute."Sonic's eyes narrowed in confusion."A seizure?"
Amy approached Sonic's bed, her jade eyes studying the blue hedgehog."Yeah. Don't you remember?"
Sonic lowered his eyes, searching his mind for the memory of a seizure. When nothing came up, but his nightmare from only a few moments ago, he let out a frustrated sigh."No. All I remember is Tails slamming the door to the hangar, Knuckles getting angry, saying goodnight to you,"he gestured to Amy,"and going to bed. Nothing else."
Tails' ears lowered to his head when Sonic mentioned him slamming the door, guilt swimming in his heart. Fortunately for him, neither Amy nor Sonic seemed to notice for the pink hedgehog had crossed her arms and let out a small sigh.
"Yeah. Forgetfulness is usually a side effect of a seizure."She gave Sonic a small smile."Some of your memory should back soon."
Sonic nodded. He quickly stopped though when a flare of white hot pain sliced through his head, causing to him to wince as a image flashed before his eyes.
Dark Sonic had his back turned while he hovered in midair, his arms raised as he let out a deep booming laugh. He suddenly turned around and flashed a smirk brighter then his glowing pupiless eyes.
"I'll see you soon, Sonic!"
"Sonic?"
He opened his eyes, his hand clenching his head in pain. Amy had a hand on his arm while Tails was standing a few feet away, one of his namesakes clenched tightly in his hands. Both of them had worried expressions on their faces that were no doubt directed at him.
"Sorry."He mumbled, straightening up and taking his hand off his head."Just got a little headache."
Amy nodded in understanding."You're probably just tired. How about I go get you something to eat?"
Sonic was about to decline to that when his stomach suddenly gave a loud grumble of protest. Amy giggled at this.
"I'll take that as a yes."
Amy gave Sonic's arm a small squeeze before releasing it. She then moved away from him, threw a small smile to Tails and went to walk out the door when Sonic called out to her.
"Hold on, Amy!"
She turned and looked at Sonic."Yeah, Sonic?"
"Are you going to make chilidogs?"Asked Sonic, a sheepish smile on his face.
Amy facepalmed."What do you think?"
Sonic rubbed the back of his neck."No?"
"No."
Then Amy walked out the door.
Sonic groaned at her reply, flopping back into his pillow. He then turned his head to frown at Tails who was giggling underneath his breath.
"What are you laughing about, Tails?"
"Oh."Tails looked away from him."Nothing."
Sonic rolled his eyes at Tails, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. Then, a thought occurred to him."Hey Tails?"
"Yes, Sonic?"
Sonic tilted his head."Did you really stay with me all night?"
Tails nodded. He remembered pulling up a chair near Sonic's bed, curling up in it just like the time when Sonic first got injured by...
Dark Oak.
"-Tails."
He blinked, catching onto the last word of Sonic's sentence. The hedgehog was staring at him with concern bubbling in those emerald orbs of his.
"You okay, Tails?"Asked Sonic.
Tails bobbed his head up and down, a fake smile on his face."Yeah! I'm fine. J-Just remembered I had something to do!"
"But-"
Sonic never got to finish his sentence for Tails had suddenly rushed out the room, nearly leaving a dust cloud in his wake. Sonic stared at where Tails once stood, his big brother instincts kicking in.
Something was wrong with Tails.
For a second, Sonic considered throwing the covers aside and rushing after after his little brother, forcing him to tell him about his strange behavior. But those thoughts were dashed to the side when Amy suddenly walked in, a large gray tray with a bowl of soup and a spoon, in her hands. She gave him a light smile that instantly turned into a slight frown when she saw his expression.
She placed the tray on the small desk near the bed."What's wrong, Sonic?"
He sighed and gestured to spot Tails once stood."There's something up with Tails."
"Oh..."Amy straightened the bangles on her wrists."I was hoping you wouldn't notice."
"Notice what?"Asked Sonic, sitting up in his bed.
"Well..."Amy handed him the tray,"ever since you gotten hurt by Dark Oak, haven't you noticed that Tails has been sticking on you like crazy glue?"
"Yeah."Answered Sonic, gripping the spoon in his hand."And?"
"Can't you see the big picture, Sonic?"Amy motioned to the door."Tails is scared. He's afraid you're going to disappear and leave him behind. After your seizure, he spent the whole time in here, on his laptop, looking up things to help you recover. It wasn't until he fell asleep on the keyboard for like the fifth time, that I practically dragged him out of room and into bed."Amy shook her head, sadly."He's really scared for you, Sonic. And I think you need to talk to him before both of you end up laying in the Medical Room."
Sonic nodded, placing the spoon into the bowl."You're right. I do need to talk to him."
He went to climb out of bed when Amy suddenly placed her hands on his chest and pushed him back."What-"
"I didn't say now, Sonic."Said Amy, backing away from him."First, you need to rest then you can talk to him."
"But you just said-"
"I know what I just said, Sonic."Began Amy, wagging a finger at him."But that doesn't mean I want you to rush out of bed and collapse in front of Tails."
"But-"
"No. He'll be fine for now, Sonic. Just don't stress over it."
"Uh-"
Amy turned away from him, walked towards the door before exiting. Waiting a few seconds, Sonic gripped his spoon in his hand and wagged it at the door.
"Do you want me to talk to him or not, woman? Make up your mind!"
"I hear that!"Exclaimed Amy.
Sonic gulped, lowering his spoon back into his bowl."Sorry!"
Knuckles paced on the pedestal of the Master Emerald, his boxer like gloves running through his long spines. When he finally paced to his heart's content, he then turned to look at the two figures that were standing off to the side.
"Are you sure, Tikal?"
The flickering orange echidna nodded, a terrified expression on her face."Yes, Knuckles. This is something I would not kid about."
Knuckles sighed.
After placing Sonic in the Medical Room to allow Amy to do... whatever she needed to do, he came back to check up on the Master Emerald only to discover Tikal and Chaos speaking to the large mystic gem. After getting their attention and listening to the news that they had to deliver (Knuckles had to listen carefully to Chaos to understand what he was saying), he was shocked. It wasn't good news.
Tikal stepped forward from her spot beside Chaos to get Knuckles' attention."Listen Knuckles. I know this must come as a shock-"
"Must come as a shock? How about it is a total shock!"Knuckles shook his head, a small expression of disbelief on his face."I mean, how is it possible that there's some kind of force more dangerous than the Metreax out there?! They kill and destroy planets!"
"Knuckles,"spoke Tikal in a calm voice,"we must focus on the task at hand. Preparing for this force of ultimate darkness."
Knuckles frowned at her sentence, his now crossed arms showing his annoyance."Well, it would be easier to prepare if we knew who or what this force of ultimate darkness was. For all we know, it could be Shadow."
Used to Knuckles' attitude, Tikal just gave a small sigh."No, Knuckles. I sense his Chaos Energy and it is at it's usual level. But the energy I sense now is small, tiny even, but-"
"Wait."Interrupted Knuckles, placing a hand in the air."If this energy is supposed to be the 'ultimate darkness' then why is it so small?"
"Because Guardian,"Knuckles' frown deepened at the name Tikal always called him. Just like Sonic, he would rather his name other than some title or nickname,"it seems that his power has been recently unlocked or released. Meaning that little-by-little by the hour, the minute, possibly even the second, his power will grow and increase."
"So what do we do?"Asked Knuckles.
"Prepare. Train. Get stronger."Answered Tikal.
Knuckles nodded."Ok. But-"
A bright green light erupted from the Master Emerald, cutting Knuckles off in the middle of his sentence. With his hand shading his eyes, he watched in shock as both Tikal and Chaos began to flicker more rapidly before turning into two little orbs. One orange and the other blue. When the two orbs began to be dragged towards the Master Emerald, he called out to the orange orb.
"Tikal wait!"
The orange orb stopped and allowed the blue one continued it's journey to the Master Emerald.
"My time is up, Guardian."Said the orange orb, it's voice echoing around the room."But I need you to remember this."
"When evil spreads across the land, it will go after the one with the heart of gold. If not stopped, the darkness will infect the heart and turn into something evil, possibly even unstoppable. If it comes to that then say this:
Heart of gold holds power untold.
But if taken by evil it's power will unfold.
One shall rise to tame the beast
Then together evil they shall defeat.
Message finished, the orange orb was sucked into the Master Emerald with a bright flash. When the flash began to dissipate, Knuckles lowered his hand and discovered that he was alone in the small room. Sighing, he began to the head down the steps of the pedestal, mumbling about how strange things seem to occur way too much for his liking.
Tikal had visited him over a hundred times in the past, but that didn't stop it from still being something he would dread every time. Usually when she showed up it met that Eggman went off and did something stupid just to 'take over the world'. But there were those few rare moments when Chaos would visit with her, meaning that it wasn't Eggman being... well Eggman, it was some new evil that wanted to come and destroy the world.
But honestly, this was the first time she has ever visited him with a message as weird as this. Much less that rhymed.
"Maybe I should ask Tails about it."Mumbled Knuckles, slinging the door to the small room open."He knows more about this stuff then I do."
Tails leaned forward in his chair, nearly sticking his forehead to the bright white screen of his laptop. He then scrolled down, the small black words flashing by like a black and white movie.
After rushing from the Medical Room, Tails shut himself in his room and decided to work on something to get his mind off of stressful things. Then that's when someone decided to knock on his door in a hurried manner, making him jump. Recovering from the sudden scare, he then began to mumble underneath his breath as he got from his chair, walked towards the door and pushed a light gray button. The door opened up with a soft 'hiss', revealing Knuckles on the other side who was crossing his arms, an annoyed expression on his face.
"I see that you've changed your door."
"You can't blame me."Mumbled Tails, giving Knuckles a smile that was little too sweet."Especially since two Mobians decided to come my room and videotape me talking in my sleep."
"Someone's in a bad mood."Murmured Knuckles, stepping past Tails and into the room.
Tails motioned into his room, pushing the button beside his door once more."Please come in..."
Luckily for him, Knuckles made no notion of hearing his small joke as he plopped down into one of the extra chairs around Tails' room. When the echidna was comfy enough, he then turned to Tails', a serious look on his face.
"I need your help."
Tails froze at Knuckles' words. Did he really just ask for help?"Wh-What?"
"I said,"repeated Knuckles, gripping the arms of the chair, tightly,"I need your help."
"Um, sure."Said Tails, pushing his shock away."What do you need?"
Knuckles took a deep breath."I heard this message from a friend..."
When Knuckles finished, Tails stood there, shock written all over his face.
"Wow."
Knuckles nodded."Yeah."
Tails crossed the room and headed towards his laptop. He rolled his fingers across the bottom of it and clicked out of the page he was currently on, but not before Knuckles could see the word 'seizure' at the top. Deciding to let it be for now and question the fox later, Knuckles continued to watch as Tails clicked on a couple of items on his laptop before a page with a bunch of calculations popped up. Placing his hands on the keyboard, Tails then turned to Knuckles who was a few feet away.
"Can you repeat that message again?"
Knuckles nodded and once again repeated the message to Tails. When the echidna finished, Tails stared at the now typed message on the screen, his hand cupping his chin in thought.
"I swear that I've heard that before."
Knuckles shot up from his seat and peeked over Tails' shoulder at the screen."Really?"
"Yeah."Tails turned and looked at him."I read it in a book somewhere and-"
He was interrupted when Knuckles suddenly reached out, his hands gripping his shoulders."Do you have the book now?!"
"Yes, but I would need you to calm down and release my shoulders so I can get it."
Knuckles blinked before realizing what he was doing. With a sigh, he lowered his hands from Tails' shoulders."Sorry."
Tails nodded instead of replying. He then moved away from Knuckles and headed towards a large bookshelf that was located in the room. Standing on his tippy-toes, he reached for a book that was on the top of the bookshelf. He carefully picked up the book before tossing it to Knuckles who had enough sense to catch it.
Knuckles stared at the book.
It was rather large book. It was also a bright red color with fancy golden words at the top.
'El Mitos and La Leyendas'
Below the words were a mixture of pictures such as fairies, leprechauns, and even Bigfoot.
Knuckles nearly jumped when Tails appeared in front of him, a gloved hand tapping the words at the top.
"That means Myths and Legends in Spanish."He informed.
Not really caring about the Spanish words, Knuckles only hummed in acknowledgment before peeling the book open, his eyes staring at some words that were highlighted or circled.
"Don't pay attention to those."Said Tails, reaching over and pulling at the next page.
Knuckles only nodded, watching as the fox continued to turn the pages until he stopped on one page that was called, 'Corrupto La Luz'.
"Corrupted Light."Mumbled Tails, his eyes searching the page before pointing a sentence."There."
Knuckles followed Tails' finger."The heart of gold represents a being with-"
CRASH!
SHRIEK!
Knuckles froze, his eyes flickering from the page and towards the door. Next to him, Tails did a similar motion, his eyes wide. Slowly, both of them shifted their eyes until it laid on the other. Communicating in some way that did not require speech, they then both nodded before heading towards the door, Tails pressing the button for the door while Knuckles threw the book onto the desk.
Then they both ran out the door and down the hall, heading towards the source of the sound.
Maybe if they had waited just a second longer then they probably would've noticed the shadow that stretched along wall. Noticed the way that the shadow slithered into Tails' room and stood over the book and Tails' laptop. Noticed the crashes that ensued. And they probably would've noticed the shadow sliding out of the room before disappearing into thin air.
Tails slid to a stop outside the Medical Room in front of Knuckles, his hand pushing the button. With a small hiss, the door opened up and revealed what was going on inside.
Amy was on the right of Sonic, gripping his hand tightly as she studied it. Sonic, meanwhile, was attempting to pull away.
"Come on, Amy. It is just a cut!"He whined.
Amy frowned, ignoring his protests."This,"she pointed at his hand where a large bleeding cut was located,"is not a cut!"
"Yes it i-"
"What is going on!?"
Both Amy and Sonic paused in the middle of their bickering and turned to Knuckles and Tails. Knuckles, who was the one who yelled out in the first place, looked at the two of them with a scowl on his face while Tails stood behind him, trying to gather information on what was going on.
"Oh."Went Sonic, staring over at his friends."How long have you guys been standing there?"
"Probably since we've heard a crash and scream from this room."Answered Knuckles, crossing his arms.
Amy made an attempt to clean Sonic's hand by using some cotton balls and hydrogen peroxide."Well, you two don't need to worry about that."
"And why's that?"Asked Knuckles.
Without looking up, Amy gestured to the other side of the bed. Both Knuckles and Tails leaned over to the side a bit. There on the ground, on the other side of the bed were smashed pieces of what used to be a bowl, a dented gray tray, and a spoon.
Knuckles studied the pieces that laid on the ground for a few more seconds before looking back over to Amy and Sonic.
"How did that happen?"
Sonic raised his other hand."It was my fault. I was being clumsy and dropped the tray on the ground."
When Amy, who had long ago taken out some bandages from the desk that was near Sonic's bed and had began to wrap the hedgehog's injury, suddenly pulled the bandages tightly, causing Sonic to let out a wince."Don't said that, Sonic!"She looked over to the two boys."He's still recovering from his seizure and I forgot that he was still weak-"
"Hey!"Interrupted Sonic, frowning at Amy."I'm not weak-"she pulled at the bandages."Ow!"
Tails looked from behind Knuckles, his eyes clouded with worry."Are you ok, Sonic?"
Said hedgehog's ears perked up in the air and he turned to the fox, as if noticing him for the first time, before smiling."Yeah, I'll be fine, Tails."
The fox nodded his head, the worry in his eye lessening just a little bit."That's good."
Amy, finally, tied the final knot on the bandage on Sonic's hand. She then gave the bandage a quick look over and, deeming it okay, she began to place some of the supplies back into the first-aid kit that was laying on the desk. Glancing up at Knuckles and Tails, she gestured over to the other side of the bed.
"Do you guys mind helping me clean up?"
Both boys shook their heads, knowing better than to reject Amy's request. The young pink hedgehog smiled and motioned for the boys to come and help. They hurried over to the other side of the bed, got to their knees and began to gather the small pieces that were scattered on the ground, carefully, in their hands.
They paused in the middle of their cleaning when they heard Sonic speak up, annoyance in his voice."You know I'm perfectly capable of cleaning up my own mess."
"I know that."It was Amy voice, but she sounded like she was trying to reason with a five year old."But I just don't want to you to go off and injure your other hand."
"Wouldn't have happened if someone would've just gave me my gloves."
"Sonic."
It was quiet after that, signaling that Amy was probably glaring at Sonic, a usual warning sign that if she was aggravated any further, she wouldn't hesitate to bring out the hammer. After realizing that nothing was going to happen between the two, both Knuckles and Tails resumed cleaning up the rest of the smashed bowl before tossing the pieces into the garbage can near the bed. As soon as they finished, Amy gripped their shoulders and pushed them towards the door, causing them to start protesting.
"Amy!"
"What are you doing?"
Amy hushed them before turning and looking at Sonic, who was staring at them in confusion."Get some rest, Sonic."
"But-"
"Rest."
Sonic crossed his arms, but otherwise said nothing else. Amy took this as a sign that he understood and continued to push the two boys out the door.
The door closed behind them with a hollow thunk that echoed in the corridor. It was hardly five seconds before Tails turned towards Amy, a frown on his face.
"Why did you do that, Amy? We've got to tell-"
"No."
Tails blinked."What?"
Amy shook her head."No. You two are not going to go in there and messing with Sonic when he needs to rest."
"But-"
"No."Amy sighed."I understand that you care for Sonic, Tails. But you've been up all night with him. Don't you think that it's time for a rest?"
"But-"
Knuckles suddenly pushed past Tails, interrupting him in the middle of his sentence. Tails seemed a bit surprised by the action, but didn't say anything due to the fact that Knuckles was now staring Amy down.
"Listen up, Hedgehog. We've got something important to tell Sonic and-"
Amy huffed, crossing her arms."Can't it wait till later?"
"No."Growled Knuckles, obviously getting annoyed with Amy interrupting."We need to tell him now."
"Well, whatever it is you can tell me first."Said Amy, her eyes flashing.
"No-"Knuckles let out a small gasp of pain when someone elbowed him in the side. Scowling, he turned and glared at Tails. The fox shook his head, a signal that he shouldn't deny giving Amy information that she wanted. Knuckles sighed at this before looking back at Amy, who was staring intently at the two."Fine."
Amy uncrossed her arms, a small satisfied smile on her face."Good."
Knuckles glared at her before speaking."According to a friend of mine, there is an evil force coming."
Amy's eyes widened, shock shining within them."An evil force?"
Knuckles nodded, his face serious."I don't know when, but it's say to be stronger than the Metreax. The ultimate evil."
"W-What are we going to do?"Stuttered Amy.
"We,"Knuckles gestured to both him and Tails,"need to get back in the Medical Room and inform Sonic of thi-"
"No."
"Again with the no's!"Growled Knuckles, his eyes flashing red as he glared at Amy."Aren't you aware of how serious this is?!"
"I'm very aware of how serious this is, Knuckles."Said Amy, her tone calm. Too calm."But like I said earlier, I do not think that you two should go back into the Medical Room and disturb Sonic."
Knuckles scowled."Listen, Amy-"
"No. You listen, Knuckles!"Exclaimed Amy, closing the space between her and Knuckles."Both you and me know how Sonic will react if he hears of this. And if you don't,"she jabbed him in the chest,"then let me tell you."
She pointed back to the Medical Room's door."Sonic hears one word of this 'ultimate evil' and he'll jump out of bed, ignoring his injuries. And when he ignores his injuries, he'll push himself. And if he pushes himself... then he will collapse."She then sighed, her sharp jade eyes suddenly looking tired."Please don't say anything to him. At least until his injuries have healed."
"Amy."
"Please."
Knuckles stood there, his fists clenched at his sides. He stared into Amy's tired pleading eyes for about a minute before sighing.
"Ok."
Tails stared at him in shock, his mouth dropping open. Amy noticed this, her eyes taking in the slight betrayal that laid within his sky blue eyes.
"Tails."
His eyes glanced over to Amy."Yes?"
"Promise me that you won't tell Sonic."
Tails shook his head, his eyes traveling down to his feet."Amy, you know I can't just keep something like this away from Sonic."
"I know, Tails."She stepped past Knuckles and placed an arm on his shoulder."But I also know that you want to protect him. Right?"
"Right."Mumbled Tails.
Amy smiled."Then help me and Knuckles keep this secret until Sonic's better. Okay?"
Tails hesitated for a moment before he nodded."Okay."
"Promise?"
Tails stood there with his eyes still to ground before he looked into Amy's eyes with a nod."I promise."
Amy's smile increased. Before Tails knew it, he was suddenly embraced by the pink hedgehog, her grip surprisingly soft.
"Thank you."
He wrapped his arms around her, squeezing her back for some kind of reassurance."You're welcome."
Eggman stood in the middle of a dark room on his ship, his arms crossed behind his back as he stared up at the only light source in the room. A large computer screen.
Showing on the computer screen was a large black throne that, at the moment, had it's back turned to Eggman, keeping the person on the other side hidden from view.
"Did everything go according to plan?"
Eggman nodded then, realizing that what he was doing wasn't seen, he spoke."Yes. Everything went perfectly according to my plan."
The throne suddenly turned around, revealing the dreaded Dark Oak, his claws digging into the handles of the throne."Your plan? Don't you mean my plan, Doctor?"
Eggman flinched at the tone of Dark Oak's voice."Yes. I meant your plan, Dark Oak."
"Good."Dark Oak leaned back in his chair."Now, where's that little assistance of yours who did the dirty work?"
"He should be here any sec-"
Just before Eggman could finish his sentence, the doors behind him slammed open, letting in a large beam of light. Standing in the middle of the large beam of light was two bulky robots, standing side-by-side, their eyes glowing a menacing red. Clenched in their hands was Shadow, struggling with the glowing handcuffs that were locked onto his wrists.
"DLN-01, DNL-02,"Eggman sputtered, rushing towards the two robots,"what is the meaning of this?!"
The robot on the right with the markings, 01, on his left shoulder, nodded towards Shadow."WE FOUND HIM ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THE CHAOS EMERALDS AND ESCAPE."
Shadow glared at Eggman, still attempting to break the handcuffs."That's because we had a dea-"
The robot on the right with the markings, 02, on his right shoulder, reached over and pulled one of Shadow's quills, causing him to grit his teeth in pain."NO ONE COMMANDED YOU TO SPEAK."
"Dr. Eggman,"said doctor glanced at the screen where Dark Oak was now messing with his long claws,"is there a problem?"
Eggman shook his head, forcing himself not shudder at the size of Dark Oak's claws."No. Me and my dear old pal, Shadow here were just having a small dispute."He turned back to the black hedgehog."Isn't that right Shadow?"
The hedgehog continued to glare, this time not choosing to speak due to the fact that the robot on the right still clenched his quills in his hand. Eggman looked back at Dark Oak and laughed nervously.
"Heh,"he gestured to Shadow,"he's always the silent type."
"Really?"Mused Dark Oak, placing a hand on his chin."May I ask why 'Shadow' is wearing handcuffs and is being held captive within the grip of your robots?"
"Well, you see,"Eggman glanced to the side,"those handcuffs are used for... reviving his power! But, he really doesn't like them so, for he own good, I ask my robots to contain him while he regains his strength."
"Hmm..."Dark Oak hummed. Even though he wore a helmet, Eggman could still feel his eyes boring into his head, trying to determine whether or not to believe him."If you say so, Doctor. When you're little helper has regain his strength, contact me so, we may proceed with the next step of the plan."
And just like that, the screen went blank, static being the only thing left on the screen. Letting out a breath of relief, Eggman then crossed the room, flicked the light switch that was on the wall and turned to Shadow, a scowl on his face.
"You tried to steal from me, Shadow?"He shook his head, wagging a finger."Shame on you."
"I tried to steal from you?!"Hissed Shadow, trying to pull away from the robots' tight grips."We made a deal, Doctor! And from what I remember, you said that if I injected the poison inside the Faker's body, I would receive all of the Chaos Emeralds that you have!"
"I did?"Eggman asked, squinting his eyes, causing his glasses fall a bit."I don't recall that."
"You don't recall that!?"Shadow huffed, his red eyes flashing.
"Hm..."Eggman rubbed his chin in thought."Nope. I think that you're lying to me, Shadow."
Shadow growled like a feral animal, making Eggman back up in fear that he would end up biting his hand off."I assure you, Doctor, that I'm telling you the absolute tru- "
"Sure you are."Interrupted Eggman. He then waved at the robots, grabbing their attentions."Take him to an empty jail cell and make sure he doesn't escape."
The robots nodded, tightening their grips on Shadow before attempting to drag him away.
"You won't get away with this!"Shadow assured, digging his heels in the ground in a attempt to slow down the robots."I'll break out of these cuffs an-"
"You mean those Chaos handcuffs around your wrist?"Asked Eggman, pointing at the said cuffs."The ones that the more you struggle, the more Chaos Energy it'll steal from your body and possibly kill you?"
Shadow paused in the middle of his struggling for about a second before he began to attempt to pull the handcuffs apart. That's when the cuffs began to glow a dark red, sparks flying out from between them.
"ARGH!"Screamed Shadow, the red sparks starting to zip up and down his body.
Then, he fell limp, slipping through the grips of DLN-01 and DNL-02 and onto the floor. Eggman seemed shocked when he saw this, but he quickly covered this up and rushed towards Shadow's unconscious body. Grabbing his arm, Eggman then checked Shadow's pulse before dropping his arm back on the ground.
'He's just unconscious.'
Eggman motioned to the DLN-01 and DLN-02."Continue bringing him to his cell. Just make sure not to move him around too much."
"YES SIR."They echoed in unison, bring up their hands to salute him.
After lowering their hands, they then bent over and grabbed Shadow's arms. Together, they lifted him and then proceeded to carry him out of the room.
Eggman watched the area where they once stood before turning back to the static filled screen.
"You won't get away with this!"
"Don't you think that I know that already, Shadow."Mumbled Eggman, placing his hands on the control panel below the screen."What I've helped unleashed onto the universe will possibly destroy everything."He sighed."I just hope those Rodents can take care of it. With,"he began to type something in the control panel,"a little help."
A few seconds later, a face popped onto the screen, a look of utter surprise on their look that was quickly covered up with a smile.
"Eggman. How can I help you?"
Eggman took a deep breath, slight unsure whether or not he should say anything before speaking."I have something you want."
Me:*Busy bandaging up arm and leg*
Sonic:Um, Becca?
Me:WHAT?!
Sonic:*Points at readers*They're waiting again.
Shadow:*Busy stopping nose bleed*Who cares, Faker? Let them wait.
Me:SHUT UP, SHADOW!*Turns to readers*Sorry for the delay, readers. It would make sense that I would finish this on the first day of summer! Anyway, as you can clearly see, both me and Shadow have gotten in a small disagreement.
Shadow:SMALL is an understatement!
Sonic:He's right you know. You did bite him on the leg.
Me:Shut up, Sonic! You're no help! Anyway, I apologize if this chapter seems to lack 'essence' or whatever. I've been all over the place lately. So, I guess that's it so...
Me&Sonic:BYE!
Shadow:Unless, you see me in your dreams.
Me:SHADOW! WHAT THE HE-
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