Chapter 9: Final Battle: Maria's Chaos Wing vs Eclipse's Dark Chaos Control

At a large cave, Rouge is able to get out with the chaos emeralds in her arms. Rouge hopes that she can get to Mobotropolis and get to Maria in time. Rogue has no choice but to continue running. She goes into the forest that is close by. Suddenly, she hears growling to see the Black Arms are chasing after her.

"I need to get out of here," Rouge says to herself.

Suddenly, she ends up bumping into someone. Rouge nearly drops the emeralds in the process, but still manages to keep them all together. She looks up to see a familiar face.

"Knuckles!" Rouge asks in surprise.

The Echidna that Rogue knows is rubbing his head and still has his hat on.

Knuckles look up, and asks, "Rouge, is that you?"

"Haven't seen you in a long time," Rouge says.

"Yeah. Glad to see that you're out… and have the emeralds with you?" Knuckles says, looking a bit surprised.

"Yeah. I was able to sneak into the room and break them out. Glad to see I haven't lost my touch," Rouge says, holding the green emerald in her hand while holding the rest in her arms.

Knuckles chuckles, "Some things ever change."

Just then, Julie-Su, Laura-Su, the Prowers, and Vector arrive at the scene.

"Rouge you're alright, and in one piece," Tails says.

"Yeah. We need to get to Mobotropolis and help Maria," Rouge says.

"I know. Eclipse did to Maria what you told me did to Shadow. We need to break her out of his control," Knuckles says.

"Dad, how are we going to snap Maria out of it?" Laura-Su asks.

"That is what Sonic and the others are trying to figure out. We just hope that we can get back before Eclipse finds us," Mina says.

"More like already has," A familiar voice says.

Everyone turn to see who it is, but Knuckles ends up receiving a hard punch in the face. Knuckles ends up getting thrown to the ground.

"Knuckles!" Julie-Su shouts.

Just then, Eclipse appears, and grabs Julie-Su and Rouge, making her let go of the emeralds. He flies up and throws them to the ground.

Laura-Su gasps in shock and becomes furious, "Hey! No one messes with my parents!"

Laura-Su charges at the alien to give him a hard punch, but Eclipse intervenes. He grabs her by the arm, spins her around and throws her right into a tree. She then falls to the ground. Finally, the Dark Arm goes on Eclipse's hand and lets out a strong soundwave hurting Mina and Tails. Soon, the two collapses.

Eclipse looks to see that he manages to knock out everyone. He then notices the chaos emeralds that he has already gather on the ground.

He snickers, "So the little bat tried to take the emeralds, does she? I should have known she will try something like this."

He then takes out the red chaos emerald that he has taken from Maria. He then focus his energy and all the emeralds float into the air.

He turns to his Dark Arms, "My fellow Dark Arms, now it is time to feast on this planet and make room for our new colony. Join me, and we'll become invisible."

The Dark Arms hop over to Eclipse around the circle of chaos emeralds. Soon the emeralds begin to glow.

Skating to the woods, Maria can sense a strange energy and somehow knows that Eclipse is responsible for this. Yet, she also knows what this energy is.

"That must be chaos control. I don't remember much, but I think Eclipse took the chaos emerald from me while I was under his control. I got to get there fast," Maria says to herself. She then hover skates faster to find Eclipse and stop him once and for all.

The power of the chaos emeralds begin to fuse the four Dark Arm aliens and Eclipse together to become a super alien creature. Blunk becomes a powerful type of armor. Cregal transform into large dark red wings. Finally Cyzer and Rhygenta each fuse with his arms to become powerful weapons. Soon Eclipse changes to his stronger form. Soon he and the Dark Arms are fused into a super Dark Arm.

Eclipse maniacally laugh, "Now we have the power to be sure the Black Arms will live forever, and to this world to feed our kind."

The mobians who are knocked down begin to regain consciousness and become shocked to see the Black Arm and Black Arm combine with the power of the chaos emeralds. Eclipse looks down to see the mobian are shocked to see the him.

"And I'll start by taking the bat first," Eclipse says.

Eclipse reaches hand out to grab Rouge who is still knocked out from the fall. Before, Eclipse can have the chance to grab her, he ends up getting hit on the back of his head.

Eclipse turns his head in anger, "Who threw that thing here?!"

"I did!" A familiar shout.

Eclipse turns and look down to see Maria with large boulder over her head.

"And I'll smack you again if you try anything," Maria scolds in anger.

"Well, it looks like you got free of my control. No matter, with the power of the chaos emeralds, the Black Arms will devour this world and grow a new colony in its place," Eclipse says.

"Not on my watch," Maria says. Then throws the giant boulder.

But then Eclipse smacks the rock out of the way.

"Since you are itching to fight, you'll be the one to die first," Eclipse angrily says.

He then uses his right arm to unleash purple sound waves. Maria dodges the attack and uses her hover shoes to fly up.

Maria shouts, "Chaos spear!" And launches multiple spear of energy at him.

Eclipse ends getting his right arm hit by the attack, but does not have a scratch. Eclipse then flies into the air with his red wings.

Maria flies up and shouts, "Chaos boost!"

That cause her to fly even faster and lands a kick at him, but the armor on his stomach doesn't phase.

Eclipse smirks, "My turn."

He then uses his left arm to blast Maria with his laser and cause her to fall.

Maria shouts, "Chaos control!"

And teleports to the ground for a soft landing. She quickly gets up and skates away from the sound waves.

Eclipse becomes annoyed, "Hold still you little brat!"

Maria continues to use her chaos boost to skate away from Eclipse.

She then jumps in the air as she sends powerful energy to her hand, "Chaos blast!"

Then gives Eclipse a punch on the chest. It seems to hurt him a little.

Eclipse then grabs Maria and throws her far. He then uses his wings to fly after her. At the same time, Knuckles and the others are able to regain consciousness to see the fight.

"We gotta help Maria," Tails says.

"Come on, let's go," Knuckles says.

Everyone are able to make a run for it, but aren't able to do it fast.

In the city, the rest of the new Freedom Fighters along with Sonic are trying to fight off the Black Arms who are in the city. Luckily, they are able to blast them.

Sonic says, "Alright, I think we got all of the Black Arms in the city."

"Then let's find Maria and see if there's anything we can do to help," Yong-Ho says.

Suddenly something crashes into the wall. Everyone quickly turns to see Maria who is able to get up on her feet.

Sally turns her head, and shouts, "Look out!"

Everyone quickly runs away as Eclipse lands on the ground. He then uses the soundwaves to strike at Maria, but manages to dodge out of the way. He then uses his wings to fly after her as he attacks. Maria continues to skate through the city as Eclipse tries to attack her. Maria sees a dead end and comes to a halt.

Maris turns and shouts, "Chaos shield!"

She then creates a force field around her that repeals Eclipse's sound wave attack. He then attack her with a laser. As he continues to blast her, the force field begins to crack.

Maria struggles, "I don't know, how much longer I can hold."

Suddenly, Maria feels no more attacks is being blown at her.

"Is he finished?" Maria asks herself in thought.

"No… but you are!" Eclipse says, coming from behind.

Maria quickly turns to see Eclipse blasting her with his laser and soundwave at the same time. She ends up rolling on to the street and is injured. Maria tries her hardest to get up, but she uses a lot of her power and strength that it's almost impossible to stand on her two feet.

Just then, Eclipse grabs her and flies to the sky with her being clutch in his large hand.

"Fool! You think you can challenge me! Attempt to defeat me! Trying to destroy me! You and I are from the same blood, and you want to destroy me! And why?!" For them?!" Eclipse rages in anger.

He then shows Maria the city, "For the beings who won't live long! The ones who doesn't share your power!"

"Can't you see, no one can understand the way the Black Arms can! For we are ultimate lifeforms who blood came from the same source! Maria, do not make me destroy you! For we are stronger, for we are invincible! We have the power! We are superior to them… And we can rule!" Eclipse says, with a loud echoing voice.

He then brings Maria up to him, and says, "All we have to do is work together. I'm giving you this one chance… join me, and you will help make our kind stronger. The Black Arms will live forever. And you will have those who will be at your side forever."

Maria then closes her eyes in silence. Even clutched, Maria removes the gold wristbands around her wrists. She then begin to focus her energy. Suddenly, the chaos emeralds appear around her.

"What?!" Eclipse shockley asks.

Suddenly he loses his grip on Maria and she flies away from him. The chaos emeralds begin to spin around her fast as Maria feels the power of the emeralds and herself.

Maria opens her eyes, and shouts, "Chaos wing!"

Suddenly, the energy from Marina and the chaos emerald cause Maria to sprout white gourcious wings from her back, and her fur becomes a gold color.

Falling from the sky are her wristbands, Sally is able to catch them.

She looks up, and says, "Maria."

The town citizens are astonished to see the glowing yellow light along with white wings appearing in the sky.

Maria and Eclipse are facing face to face in the sky over the city.

Maria says, "I will never join you,and it's because…"

She then flies right towards Eclipse

"I'm stronger!" and gives him a hard punch that actually hurt him.

Maria creates multiple chaos spears"Because I'm invincible!"

The chaos spear strike Eclipse especially the wings, that is making it hard for him to fly.

She then uses her chaos boost and gives Eclipse fast punches and kicks, "Because I have the power! I have to protect the planet from you!"

Maria then shoots a chaos spear at his right arm, "It's you who needs to be feared."

That cause the Dark Arm to unfuse and falls off.

"Because you are a monster!" Maria shouts using her kick to knock the other Dark Arm off and it begins to fall.

She then uses her chaos spear to punch the third on out of him, "And I won't let you hurt the ones I love!"

She then flies in the air and shouts, "And you're finish!" as she spreads her wings.

Down on the ground everyone are amazed to see this. One small girl is able to defeat the Dark Arms off of Eclipse.

Yong-Ho, "You can do it Maria!"

"We believe in you!" Laura-Su adds.

"Kick that aliens butt!" Manic shouts.

Sonia screams, "Maria, go for it!"

Everyone in town cry and cheer for Maria. Maria feels the support that her friends, family, and the citizens are giving her.

Maria unleashes her power, "CHAOS CONTROL!"

Maria then unleashes a powerful force field of energy across the sky .Soon Eclipse, the Dark Arms, and the Black Arms are being engulfed by the light. Everyone becomes so blinded by the light, that they are unable to see it.

Maria uses her power again, "CHAOS CONTROL!"

The light flashes away in a short amount of time sending wind and feathers across the city and the entire area.

When the light becomes clear, everyone look around to see the Black Arm aliens are gone. Soon, a ball of light begins to land in the middle of Town square. Sonic, Sally, Rouge, and the rest of the freedom fighters reach the front of the crowd to see the ball of energy.

The ball spread out in white feathers and disappears. Soon they are able to see Maria who is back to her original form. Maria slowly opens her eyes and feels very dizzy. She stumbles a little and falls on her hands and knees. She feels she has uses all of her strength, and slowly opens herself on the ground. After that, Maria black out, as Sally and Rouge are the first to approach her. Sonic, and the others gather around her. Sally picks Maria up and hugs her with tears coming down her face.