Chapter Seven – Sorcery
Sonic's head was throbbing when he finally came round. He was quite chilled, however, his head was lying on something soft but he had a numb bottom, from lying on something cold and hard.
He opened his eyes to himself looking up another Hedgehog's nose. Frowning, he looked sideways. When his eyesight finally came to focus, and he saw a large quantity of green. He realised that he was lying on his brother's lap, who was sitting on the ground, outside. Hence the numb bum and coldness.
Sonic wasn't impressed. He loved his bed, the warmed covers really helped him sleep, whenever he ever got tired enough to sleep. Which in Sonic's opinion, was never often enough. He suffered with horrendous restlessness, and as a result, rarely slept.
With his head spinning, he sat up with Manic's help.
"Hey, Bro!" He smiled. "You alright? You've been out for three days!"
Three days! Oh, not again! Sonic rubbed his face. Why is it always three days? The last time he was out for three days, it was due to Magic Overload with Chaos Control without a Chaos Emerald. Teleportation. But now, was it Magic Overload again? Sonic suspected so and it seemed that three days was how long it took for him to recover.
He looked around as he sat up. They were sat as a base of a tree at the end of a small woodland, near a village. It was a cold, windy day but they were sheltered where they were. Then he realised that they were was alone.
"Where is everyone?" Sonic asked. Manic shrugged.
"They all vanished on us. Looks like the Starship Troopers were too much for them."
He sniggered. But Sonic was very confused.
"Why didn't you go back to Tails' House?" He asked. They was almost certainly where they all were. Manic gave Sonic a blank look.
"Er... Ok." He said. "Which one's that?" He frowned. Sonic stared.
'What?' He thought. 'How could be not know!' He wondered. Then it hit him hard. Of course, Manic wouldn't go back to Tails' House. He had no idea which one it was. Or where it was or anything. He'd never been there before. Sonic had told him about it, but never the exact address. Sonic was reeling from his own stupidity, but was eager to get going.
He felt horrendously guilty.
He had to get back there. He had to explain himself. His friends must be so frightened and confused right now. The Magic bombshell Sonic had dropped on them was massive and they deserved an explanation.
But Manic seriously objected. He didn't completely trust all his friends. But, truth be told, he didn't know them all. But Sonic did, and Manic trusted his brother, implicitly. Sonic knew the dangers. But if he really wanted to go, then they would go.
They both got up and walked out into the wind. Sonic shivered. He could withstand extremely hot or cold temperatures for a short time, but prolonged exposure completely did him in. He just didn't have the strength to fight them off. So, they couldn't stay where they were for long. Thankfully, Tails House wasn't far away. Manic hadn't travelled far when Sonic was out cold, just to somewhere sheltered.
There was a village ahead of them and Tails' House was on the other side, set somewhat apart from the rest. A significant distance down a road. Easily walkable, the two brothers made their way there. Manic shielding Sonic from the wind as much as possible. Tails' House was a big house, by far the largest house in the area. The outside was painted white, it was set on two floors, with the a sloped roof, in terracotta slate. Sonic smiled. When he moved here eights years ago, it wasn't that big. Tails had significantly extended to accommodate everybody for their meetings.
Sonic bit his lip as he thought of Tails. How was the Fox taking it all? All of the lights were on, on the ground floor, which meant that everyone was in. Sonic was extremely nervous. This was an unusual feeling for him, he'd never been this nervous before. Had never needed to.
As Sonic and Manic approached the front door, voices could be heard from inside, which strangely quietened as he opened the door. This confused both Hedgehogs. What was going on? They went in, Sonic going first.
Whoa!
Something or someone attacked Sonic out of nowhere and really made him jump. He instinctively defended himself with the only thing he had, Magic. In such a narrow space, his Super-Speed would have been useless. The rocket boosters, shimmering silver, exploded out of his hands and fired, sending who or whatever flying across Tails' House. Landing in the kitchen at the far end, behind the large breakfast bar. Cried and screams rang out. Sonic was extremely stunned and stood there shaking. He didn't even think about doing that. It just happened. All on it own, and even more weirdly, there was no recoil from the blast. He looked at his hands and the holes in his gloves.
The rocket boosters in his hands weren't just for flying. He now had a weapon. One he potentially could wield at will. Sonic wasn't sure if that was a good idea. Then, all of a sudden, Manic ran past him and into the centre of the room. He was absolutely reeling at what just happened.
"Bro!" He spat. "You blasted Captain Awesome!" He added, panting.
Captain Awesome? Manic only ever called one person that.
Shadow!
Sonic swore. What the hell was Shadow doing attacking him? What the hell were others doing letting him? Extremely worried, and with the heating of the house, warming him quickly, he ran into the room, straight past Manic. He jumped over the breakfast bar and found Shadow the other side. The black Hedgehog was out cold on the floor and not doing too well. Sonic swore again. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt anyone. He needed to move Shadow. He was lying twisted, and Sonic couldn't help him where he was.
He sighed. There was no way he'd lift Shadow. The black Hedgehog was too dam heavy, but he knew someone who could.
"Manic!" He shouted. "Get over here!" He spat. Immediately, his brother ran towards the kitchen and likewise, jumped over the breakfast bar. He then lifted Shadow and threw him over his shoulders, and with Sonic guiding him, moved around the breakfast bar to towards an sofa, which quickly emptied of people. Manic placed him of the sofa and promptly heaved. Yes, Shadow was that heavy. Manic too looked worried.
"Is he dead?" He asked, bitting his lip. Sonic sighed.
"I have no idea." He admitted. Manic looked at him.
"What do you mean 'you have no idea'?" He asked. Sonic gritted his teeth.
"He's immortal." Sonic spat. "He has the power to regenerate, therefore 'I have no idea!'" He sighed again. He felt like he was stating the obvious.
"Awesome!" Manic declared in absolute wonder. Sonic went mad.
"Enough with the awesomeness already!" He hissed at Manic, getting both angry and frustrated. Manic grinned but Sonic continued. "The fact that, yes, he is." He paused, gritting his teeth again. "Is totally besides the point!" He almost shouted, getting very wound up to Manic's utter amusement. It left Sonic panting beside him. The green Hedgehog giggled and looked at Shadow, still completely out cold on the sofa, showing no signs of life.
"Can you fix him?" He asks, genuinely. Sonic looks down at his hands, and gulped.
"I don't know?" He stammered. Could he fix it? After the showdown they'd had the Grand Prix, the Authorities almost certainly knew about them by now. It wasn't a matter of if they were coming for them, it was when. Sonic officially had nothing to loose. He and his brother were already done for.
He took in a deep breath and relaxed.
'I can do this!' He thought as he allowed the Chaos to build up inside of him to incredibly high levels, and yet, he was still in complete control. He eyes began to glow silver and the silvery hue appeared around his hands.
{Come on, Shadow!} He said over the ether. {Live!} He prayed. He couldn't speak while casting Magic, the effort was just to great. Upon hearing Sonic, Manic moves out of the way, to give him more room. Unable to hear Sonic speak over the ether, there were some objections but Manic instantly silenced them.
Concentrating, Sonic placed his hands on Shadow's chest, and pushed all the Magic he had into Shadow. He had no idea if this would work, he'd never healed before. He'd never learned Magic from any books or been taught. He was running on instinct and what he thought was right.
{Come on, Shadow!} He said again, utterly determined. The black hedgehog was not dying on him today, no matter what he tried to do.
Then out of the blue, there was a sudden intake of breath.
Shadow.
Sonic immediately broke off.
{Manic!} He shouted. His brother instantly got the message. Being immortal, Shadow would potentially recover incredibly quickly and who knows what he'd do. The green Hedgehog held him down.
As the Magic died away, Sonic was doubled over, limping around the edge of the sofa towards the back, opposite Manic. The pain was horrendous.
"Bro, you alright?" He asked, concerned.
"Drain!" Sonic gasped. It was the worse pain he'd felt in a long time. It must be because he had healed. But was bad as the pain was, it didn't seem to last long, and soon, he'd recovered. Relatively quickly.
So had Shadow.
The black hedgehog was battling again Manic, trying to break free.
"Shadow!" Sonic gasped, rather loudly. He was still panting. Even though the pain had eased, it has taken a lot out of him. "Don't bother!" He spat and then signed. "Manic is a hell of a lot stronger then you." He said.
Stunned, Shadow stopped fighting and turned to face Sonic. He knew the look on the black Hedgehog's face, it was one of deep curiosity. Sonic smiled, Shadow wasn't going to do anything now. His interest in what was going on had been sparked too much. Still smiling, he sighs again.
"Manic, you can let him go now. He not going to do anything." He smirked, folding his arms. Manic looked very annoyed, as did Shadow.
"Like hell I am. I don't trust him. He attacked you." He spat. Sonic rolls his eyes.
"Well, I do. He obviously had his reasons. So let him go!" He said hissing. Shadow smirked at Manic but the green Hedgehog wasn't moving.
Sonic rubbed his face, very frustrated. There were times where Manic could be incredibly stubborn. But as an Earth Chi Bender, that wasn't that surprising. You had be a rock, in order to wield rock. Then Sonic had an idea, a bluff that could get his brother moving. A bluff he very recently realised he could do.
"Oh, Manic!" Sonic mocked. He looks down at his hands and grinned inanely. He allowed the Chaos to build up again, and his eyes to glow, but keep the levels as such so that he had complete control. His pushed the Chaos to his hands, and they began to glow bright silvery-white.
"What!" Manic spat back, he'd been staring at Shadow.
The huge power build up in his hands told him he was ready. Still grinning, Sonic points his hands at Manic and the resulting ka-ching sounded. His brother panics.
"Hey, Whoa, whoa." He gasped, immediately backing off. "Your not blasting me!" He exclaimed. Sonic laughs and immediately closes down the Magic, very quickly returning back to normal. He rolls his eyes.
"I had no intension of blasting you." He giggled. Manic huffed, he was very put out. Then Sonic indicates to Shadow, who was now free from his grip. "Well, it got you to move, didn't it." He grinned.
Manic was not happy to have been tricked like that. He was very angry.
"You spineless git!" He spits, very coldly.
Sonic's laughter turned to tears as he took this comment incredibly personally. It was bad enough being born different, but being with born without any bone in his skeleton, scientifically making him an 'invertebrate', was horrendous. The constant poking and prodding by doctors as a child, was not pleasant, and being mocked about it, didn't go down at all well.
Manic bit his lip. The look of Sonic's face told him, he'd gone to far. He ran round the sofa and tired to comfort his brother, but Sonic didn't want to know.
"That's not funny, Manic." He spat through the tears, but Manic tried to apologise.
"I'm sorry." He squeaked. He felt very guilty, the last thing he wanted to do was upset Sonic.
Everyone was looking at Sonic, stunned to see tears. Manic was getting very frustrated.
"Why can't we be normal?" He spat, pacing the room. Suddenly someone, with an extremely cold voice, answered.
"Because..." He hissed. "That would be too easy!" He leered. It was Shadow. He'd gotten off the sofa and come to face Manic in the centre of the room. He now commanded all the attention. He was not pleased. In fact, it was incredibly annoyed.
"You two are a right pair." He spat. Sonic smirked, but Shadow continued, saying what the entire room was thinking "During the Grand Prix, you..." He paused, meaning both Sonic and Manic. "Exhibited powers that should not have been possible." He huffed, throughly unimpressed. "So over the last three days, I went to investigate. I returned to the Grand Prix, to find you gone, you'd obviously moved on, so I investigated another lead in Robotropolis. When I arrived, and found myself bring attacked, and accused of Chaos Sorcery!" He spat, glaring at Sonic.
The Blue Blur went white. He looked at Shadow. This had been a case of mistaken identity, again. Except this time, Shadow had been mistaken for Sonic, rather then the other way around. He gulped and looked all around the room, everyone was in agreement with Shadow. They all wanted to know. He now had to tell the true. But he didn't answer, he just couldn't do it. Shadow growled.
"You have it, don't you!" He hissed, extremely coldly. Tears ran down Sonic's face. He finally nodded. Shadow smirked evilly.
"You do realise it's..." He leered, but got cut across. Sonic had had enough. He just could hide any more.
"Illegal!" He spat. "And don't I know bloody it. It comes with the Death penalty, you know, not just for the Sorcerer, but for their families too." He looked at Manic, who nodded in agreement. "And their friends. A one thousand year old law and they still enforce it. There is still so much prejudice and hated against it. It's just a matter of time before they, the Authorities, come for us." He sighed. "I was born with it." He said and gasps filled the room. "But I tried to hide. Believe me, I tried. I didn't want you guys to get involved. But then, all of a sudden, it started growing beyond my control, and then I couldn't not use it." Sonic gasped panting, but someone quickly cut across him.
"And then the powers starting to get the better of you." The voice spoke. It was warm and understanding, the complete opposite to Shadow's. It was Silver. He'd been sat at the side of the room, watching the events unfold. Everyone stared, including Sonic and Manic. Sonic nodded.
"Yeah." He continued. "Mental powers can do that to you." He sighed. Sonic frowned.
"What do you mean?" He asked. Everyone was intrigued by the comment. Sonic sighed again and got up to join them in the centre of the room.
"Chaos Sorcery is a mental Chaos power, just like my Psychokinesis, and like all mental powers, they can completely overwhelm you, even take control, if your mind is not prepared for it." He said. Sonic gulped. That had happened at the Grand Prix. Silver continued.
"Its the reason why your not coping very well in keeping the Chaos Sorcery to yourself. A mental Chaos power won't let you. It's wants to be used. It will take control of you, if it feels it's being help back. That's what happened at the Grand Prix, wasn't it." He sighed.
Sonic hung his head and nodded. He was completely ashamed that he had lost control, he was somewhat famous for keeping his cool. The others the stunned. He was now way out of his depth and needed help. Sonic looked at Silver. He understood the struggle. But he still had more.
"You are struggling." He sighed. "The reason why you lost control is that your body was trying to deal with two things at once and quite simply, couldn't cope. You have the powerful mental power of Chaos Sorcery building, on top of your equally powerful physical power of Super-Speed." Silver panted. Sonic smirked to himself. Yes, he was that good, but Silver wasn't laughing. He growled at Sonic.
"This is no laughing matter." He spat. "Having both is killing you!" He warned. Sonic went white.
Wait? What? Sonic was absolutely stunned and shocked upon hearing that.
Silver continued.
"I suspected, like Shadow, that you had Chaos Sorcery, and started to look for the signs of how you were coping. I thought you loosing control was bad enough but then I realised that you sometimes feel pain after casting. Like you did when you healed Shadow." He paused. Sonic nodded. "Its not Drain. As you called it. Its your body being pushed to its absolute limit and starting to die as a result. It is the reason why, when someone is born with a Chaos power, they have either a mental power or physical one, never both. Having both is just too much. It does happen, occasionally, in nature, but these people don't last long, unfortunately." Silver sighed, feeling extremely heavy hearted. He hated being the barer of bad news. Sonic was absolutely white.
"So if the Authorities don't get me, i'm dead anyway." He said. He was not happy about this at all. Silver was upset.
"I'm sorry, but you have a few weeks at most." He cried. Gasps and cries filled the rooms, as this news severely upset everybody. Sonic was completely dumbfounded, utterly stunned it was so little time. Manic was beside himself.
"But what it he doesn't use the Magic?" He asked. 'Magic' being a common alternative name for Chaos Sorcery. Manic was not loosing his brother now, they'd been through too much together recently. But Silver cut across him.
"He can't not use it." He said. "It is mentally stronger then him. He's casting without thinking." He sighed. Sonic looked at him. Silver was right, about everything. What did he do now? He was done for. But Silver wasn't finished.
"But..." He said, getting everyone's attention back again. "There might be a way to survive this." He smiled.
Sonic heart bounded.
"How?" He said. He was desperate to know. Silver calmed him.
"Well." He sighed. "It's one hell of a long shot and not guaranteed at all to work." He said, looking nervous. But Sonic didn't care, he'll take those odds, he literally had nothing to loose. Silver huffed at Sonic, who wasn't paying attention.
"Because one of your powers is Chaos Sorcery, you might, and it is an enormous might, have enough Magic within you, to choose, at the point of death, between your powers. You keep one, the other dies, hopefully, death dies with it and you survive." He said, shrugging.
Everyone stared. Sonic gulped, going very white, breathing heavily. It was one hell of a long shot, Silver wasn't exaggerating, and now, he panicked. But something kept telling him that Silver was right, he did have the slimiest of chances. But did he have enough Magic? He had no idea. He'd never found the limits to his Chaos Sorcery. But then he did realised something. He had two choices to make, between his Chaos powers. His mental power of Chaos Sorcery or physical power of Super-Speed. But he also had a third choice. The take death itself. Whichever he choose, it meant that he'd never loose control again, with only one power to contend with. That is, if he survived.
Sonic was terrified. He didn't want to end it all like this, he always wanted to die the hero. A few weeks. That was all he had, if he wasn't caught. It wasn't long. He'd always known that the Drain had been much more then just the Magic exhaustion. It was killing him, and now he would have to choose.
But how?
He was world-famous for his Super-Speed but the Chaos Sorcery had been equally thrilling him, maybe even more so. One meant going back to the old ways, the other meant exploring new territory. But which did his heart want? He truly didn't know. Manic had come over and hugged him, as his tears ran down, but as Sonic looked up, he saw Silver frowning.
"Having both a physical and mental Chaos power is incredibly rare." He stated. "So how did you end up with both?" He asked.
Sonic sighed. He knew the answer, and it was a long story. He looked around the room, all eyes were on him. There was no way of getting out of telling it. He turned to Shadow, wiping his eyes.
"Do you have a Chaos Emerald?" He asked, rather timidly. Shadow always had one on him but growled rather defensively. The question stunned everyone. With his powers, what would need a Chaos Emerald for? Sonic tried to calm everyone. To tell the story of his powers would be meaningless without some context. That was what the Chaos Emerald was for. He sighed.
"I don't want to take the Chaos Emerald from you!" He said hurriedly. "I just want you to get it out and show everyone." He sighed again. Shadow was still growling, not believing him.
"Why?" He spat, hissing loud. Sonic was getting frustrated. Time was now very much against him.
"Because..." He spat. "If you want our story, then show me the Chaos Emerald. The two are closely linked." He growled. Manic nodded in agreement but Sonic was not happy. He was very much aware that the history of the Chaos Emeralds was not common knowledge. Very few knew the truth.
Very curious, several people prodded Shadow until he finally relented, holding up the Chaos Emerald. Still hissing. So now what? Sonic smirked at the black Hedgehog.
"Do you know the history of the Chaos Emeralds? Where they from? Who made them?" He giggled. Shadow looked stunned. He was an expert at wielding them, but he didn't truly know their origins. He growled again. What had got to do with Sonic, anyway? But someone else piped up.
"I do. I do!" It was Silver. He was holding his hand up, jumping up and down. He was excited. "I learned it at school before I came here. Ancient Chaos History was not everyone's favourite subject, but happened to be one of mine." He was giggling about tell the story and Sonic was happy to let him. He wasn't surprised that Silver knew. It is the sort of knowledge he would specifically seek out. He continued, moving around towards Shadow and the Chaos Emerald.
"The Chaos Emeralds were created by seven powerful Mages ten-thousand years ago, to save the world." He announced, grinning. There was confusion, but Tails had the courage to ask for everyone.
"Why?" He frowned. Silver sighed.
"Because Chaos was dying." He said happily. But there was still confusion.
"Who are 'Mages'?" Tails questioned. But Sonic answered before Silver.
"Extremely powerful Chaos Sorcerers." He said smiling. "Way more powerful then me. Fifty times more powerful." He signed. Silver agreed.
"Yeah." He said. "Chaos was dying, mainly due to overuse. There were more powerful Chaos Creatures then the planet could cope with. It was struggling. So, seven of the most powerful of all of the Chaos Sorcerers got together to fix the problem. To bring balance to Chaos." He sighed. But blank faces met them at this. Sonic cut across Silver to continue the story.
"They sacrificed their lives to create the Chaos Emeralds and their souls still remain inside them to this day. It what gives them their power." He sighed.
This stunned everyone, staring at the Chaos Emerald in Shadow's hand. Did it really have someone's soul inside it? But Tails was extremely curious.
"So who were these 'Mages'?" He asked. Sonic was about to answer but Silver beat him to it.
"A range of people, really." He said. "Different ages, different genders, different species. But..." He thought aloud. "There was only one Hedgehog. She was considered the most powerful of them all and she started the whole thing." He paused. Sonic began to smirk. "I was told her name at school, but I can't remember. It is said that her soul is inside the purple Chaos Emerald." He said frustrated. Sonic's smirk broadened.
"You mean that Chaos Emerald over there." He said, pointing at Shadow. He was indeed holding up the purple Chaos Emerald. It was purely coincidental.
"Yes." Silver spat. "But what was her name?" He said, rubbing his face, trying desperately to remember. Both the brothers were now giggling.
"What?" Silver spat. Sonic smiled.
"Aleena Phronshentico!" He said, proudly. Silver stared.
"Yes." He said, but then he frowned. "Hey, how do you know that?" He asked. Manic was jumping up and down in excitement and answered before Sonic could.
"She's our ancestor." He said, bouncing around. Silver was stunned.
"Wait! What?" He said. "Your the The House of Phronshentico!" He gasped, completely gobsmacked. Both the brothers nodded. Everyone had heard of The House of Phronshentico. They were supposed to be the most power Chaos Creatures on the planet and were as famous as the House of Robotnik, but not necessarily for the right reasons. They were also known for something other then Chaos. Sonic sighed.
"We're her last living direct descendants." He sighed. Everyone was still really stunned but Silver was really confused about something.
"But how did your family survive The Purge?" he asked. Sonic looked at him. He wasn't surprised that question came from Silver, with his superb knowledge of history. He knew exactly what he meant. The Purge was in reference to widespread killing and slaughter of all Sorcerers and their family and friends. It happened about a thousand years ago. It was driven by the fear of those who could wield Chaos from those who couldn't. So it wasn't just Chaos Sorcery that was targeted. It was the main one, but all Chaos powers were. Nothing was exempt. Chaos-Strength, Super-Speed, Heighten Awareness, or even Psychokinesis. (Though Psychokinesis didn't exist at the time. Though similar powers did. It is the forthcoming evolution of Chaos as Silver is from two hundreds years in the future.) As a result, millions died, which left just a handful who survived and whose descendants live today. Even though The Purge is unlikely to happen again, as it is incredibly illegal, the fear was still there.
Sonic knew this only to well. The descendants of the seven Mages, who created the Chaos Emeralds, were on the main agenda of The Purge. They were all to be slaughtered. So how did the Phronshentico's get bypassed? Sonic sighed.
"There was nothing heroic about it." He said, looking at Silver. The grey Hedgehog sighed back.
"You hid. Didn't you?" He said. "Until it was all over." He hinted. Sonic gritted his teeth.
"They didn't have much of a choice." He said. "It was either that or die. There were just too many of them. They saved themselves and I can't blame them for that." He said, and it was true. The Purge was just so vast and so great, that they had no choice but to flee.
Now just Sonic and Manic were left, and from the looks of it, they were not going to last for much longer. Silver folded his arms.
"It's not only with Chaos where The House of Phronshentico has been in trouble." He asked, very pointedly. Sonic spat.
"What are you getting at?" He hissed at Silver. Sonic thought he'd said enough.
"The Feud." He smirked. Sonic went completely white. Everyone was stunned. Knowledge of The Feud was commonplace, though the details were extremely sketchy. But everyone was shocked that Sonic had something to do with it. How did Silver know? It was far more recent history then he'd been talking about so far. But before Sonic could reply, someone very rudely and very loudly, knocked on the door, before forcing themselves in.
It was Charlie. Everyone was confused. The chestnut Hedgehog looked incredibly battered and was panting heavily. He was so out of breath, he was doubled over.
"Sonic!" He gasped. The Blue Blur rushed over to help.
"Charlie!" He gasped in return, grabbing him.
"Sonic..." He said again, trying to breathe. "They know. They're coming for you!" He stammered. Sonic knew what he meant. The Authorities have found him. His time was up. Charlie must have risked everything to come and tell him. Sonic was extremely grateful.
All of a sudden, a long drawn out horn sounded from outside Tails' House. Everyone looked up towards the front door. It was incredibly haunting and signified that something was coming. From the look on Charlie's face, something bad. They all looked at him. He gulped.
"There's a large crowd forming just down the road." He panting. "It's like the Purge all over again." He added.
Sonic stared. Charlie knew about the Purge. To be honest, though, in hindsight, he wasn't that surprised. Working for the Authorities, keeping tabs in Magic, and a history-buff (not as much as Silver), he would have learned about such things. Charlie began to panic.
The crowd were shouting, whistling, stomping, and cat-calling. They were heading their way. They had drums, flame torches and batons. They were making a lot of noise. But Sonic was extremely confused. Under current Mobian Law, it was illegal to crowd mob someone for being different, no matter how frightened you were. He looked at Charlie.
"Who's inciting the crowd?" He asked. Someone must be fuelling it. The noise of the crowd was getting louder and louder. They didn't have much time.
"I don't know!" He stammered. Sonic was frustrated, Charlie must have overheard something was he snuck past them.
"Come on, Charlie!" Sonic spat, rather rudely. Charlie gulped. He was shaking.
"All I overheard was 'Ivo, Ivo!' and 'Kill the Sorcerer!'" He shrugged.
"IVO!" Sonic gasped stunned. He went absolutely white. It was obvious that Charlie didn't know who Ivo was, but Sonic did as did a few others, in the Tails' House. Before Sonic could do anything, the house shook violently as a petrol bomb hit it. It caught fire.
They had to leave. Now.
But their only exit was blocked by the crowd.
Widespread panic ensued as people starting to prepare for a fight. But Sonic had other ideas.
He knew that a fight between them, some of the most powerful Chaos-Sapients in the world. Against the crowd, just normal everyday people. It wasn't going to end well. Especially with Shadow in the room. So Sonic decided that no one was going to die today.
He ran to the centre of the room, and began to concentrate. He let the Chaos levels within him increase incredibly quickly and then beyond the norm. He felt horrendous pain as he didn't limit the Chaos whatsoever, and felt it push his body to it's absolute limit. Sonic knew, that in his condition, it was dangerous but he needed the extra power. Sonic closed his eyes and used every instinct he had to get everyone out of there. Sonic internal Chaos increased so dramatically,that it went through the roof. Silvery hue appeared all round him, his eyes burned, and then, out of him, exploded an incredibly bright silvery-white light which engulfed everything in the entire house.
Sonic heard his name being called, asking him to stop, but he ignore them.
He could do this!
Chaos Control!
Sonic hit the ground. The cold black night surrounding him. To Sonic's amazement, was still awake, but barely. Someone grabbed him, holding him steady on the ground. In was very tired and in a great deal of pain. The Drain was killing him. He looked around, everything was fuzzy but it cleared incredibly quickly. He was sat on the grass, on the edge of a cliff, which overhung the open plains beneath. Dante's Ridge. Sonic smirked to himself. It was exactly where he'd be aiming for. It was about five miles away from Tails House, which could be seen clearly on the horizon. He looked around, everyone was there with him.
He'd teleported them all to safety. Well, for the short term, anyway. The crowd would catch up with them, but he'd given them a few hours to plan and flee. He'd been incredibly ambitious, in teleporting nearly fifteen people such as vast distance, with nothing more then Chaos Sorcery. No Chaos Emeralds. It could have killed him. Totally, worth it, if the others survived.
Sonic was panting heavily, but the person holding him, shook him.
"Sonic!" He panicked. It was Charlie.
Everyone around him seemed stunned into silence again. This had been happening a lot lately. But there was something very much of Charlie's mind. The reason for Sonic's teleport.
"Who's Ivo?" He asked.
Eggman!