Chapter Seventeen: Let's End This!
Back with Amy, Rouge, Knuckles, Tails and Shadow, they finally made it through the castle gates making their way towards the ship, that was still at the dock. After a while, they've made it to the ship, but Tails didn't get on the ship. He stopped and looked back.
"Tails, what are you doing?! You need to get on the ship, now!" Knuckles called.
"I know, Knuckles. But I can't help but worry about Sonic." Tails responded.
"Tails, you know we need to stay away from it! This is Sonic's fight, he wanted us to get away, while he finishes off Scourge!" Shadow added.
"Please, Tails! You came back in one piece, don't do any more! You've done enough!" Cream pleaded.
"But I have to protect my FUTURE KING!" Tails snarled. After that he ran away, back towards the castle.
"TAILS, WAIT! COME BACK!" Knuckles tried calling, but it was no use. Tails was already through the gates of the castle.
"Uh, for God's sake!" Shadow snapped.
"He's always been such a reckless boy!" Knuckles added.
"KNUCKLES, SHADOW! Please go and help him! Don't let him get hurt!" Cream pleaded.
"Well, guess we have no other choice!" Knuckles said, as he ran after Tails.
"I'll be right behind you, Knuckles!" Shadow responded.
"Shadow, wait! You don't have to do this! I am not losing you again!" Rouge sobbed.
"You won't lose me, I promise." Shadow told her.
"But, the Warrior's code. 'Fight, or die trying'?" Rouge explained.
"Well, by King of the Warriors, I have added a new rule. I'll be back, I promise." Shadow stated, as he kissed Rouge's lips lovingly, and then ran off to help Knuckles.
"DON'T FORGET ABOUT SONIC!" Amy pleaded.
"ROGER THAT, PRINCESS!" Shadow responded.
All the ladies could do was watch the three of them run into the distance.
"I sure hope they get out alive." Amy pleaded.
"I am sure they will. They're strong men, from what I know of them." Cream added.
"And who are you, by the way? I'm Princess Amelia, or Amy you may call me. And this is Rouge, Queen of the Warriors." Amy introduced.
"My name is Cream, I'm more of a first aider. I stitch up wounds." Cream replied.
"Well, that's handy if they get hurt." Rouge thought.
"Well, just be hopeful, Rouge. Even though they're in the distance, we can still feel them close." Amy explained.
"And how do you mean by that?" Rouge asked.
"Well, I love Sonic, you love Shadow, and I assume that you're in love with Tails?" Amy asked Cream.
"I am indeed." Cream responded.
"Well then, our hearts know that they are the ones for us. That we love them with all our passion. So it doesn't matter how far they get from us, the distance will never tear us apart. As long as we hold them in our hearts, they're never away from us." Amy explained.
"Yes, that makes so much sense!" Cream exclaimed, happily.
"It makes a lot of sense now!" Rouge added.
.
(Cream singing)
I stood in a canyon
A great divide
Sin left me stranded
With you on the opposite side
.
(Amy singing)
I thought I had no hope
But in my heart
I heard a still small voice
That was calling my name
And all the miles between
Began to melt away
.
(Amy, Rouge and Cream singing)
Oh, it's amazing
Your love is erasing in the distance
And you will not stop, you will not stop
Even in my weakest moment
I can feel you closing in the distance
And you will not stop, you will not stop
Closing in the distance
.
(Rouge singing)
You are relentless
You have always been
The tracker of my heart
Like from the beginning again
.
(Amy, Cream and Rouge singing)
Oh, I hear the voice still small
And is calling my name
I feel the miles within us melting away
And suddenly I can see
I was never alone
You've been looking for me.
And pulling me close
.
Oh, it's amazing
Your love is erasing in the distance
And you will not stop, you will not stop
Even in my weakest moment
I can feel you closing in the distance
And you will not stop, you will not stop
Coming for me
.
(Cream singing)
Nothing can ever divide us
(Rouge singing)
No one can be between
From the beginning to the end
(Amy singing)
Our love is enough, enough
(Rouge and Cream singing)
Nothing can ever divide us
(Amy singing)
No one can separate us
.
(Cream singing)
Oh, it's so amazing.
How the love is close to the distance
.
(Rouge and Cream singing, Amy improvising)
Even in our weakest hour
I can see you close in the distance
And you will not stop, you will not stop
Closing the distance (No, you won't stop, no, you won't stop)
.
You will not stop, you will not stop
Closing the distance (No, you won't stop, no, you won't stop)
You will not stop, you will not stop
Closing the distance
.
(Amy, Rouge and Cream singing)
Closing the distance
.
Back in the castle with Sonic and Scourge, Sonic has his sword wield out at the doorway, and Scourge stood up from his throne, and lifted a sword that was next to him.
"How the hell did you escape from your prison, Sonic?! And how did you find me?!" Scourge snarled. Sonic chuckles.
"Well, let's just say that I got a bit lucky, and that your guards didn't do a very good job of capturing all my men." Sonic responded. Scourge growls furiously.
"CURSES! GUARDS!" Scourge tried calling for the guards. But there was nobody around.
"No use now, Scourge! Now it's just me and you. And this time, your guards aren't going to save you this time! Now it's about time we saw how tough you really are, instead of being the spineless rat you've always been. You always needed guards to protect your sorry ass!" Sonic snarled. Scourge was not standing for this any longer.
"Fine then! If it's a fight you want, a fight you shall have! Don't think I'm going to go easy on you, because I'm not!" Scourge warned. Sonic chuckles sarcastically.
"I expected no less from you! Now, LET'S END THIS!" Sonic yells.
"THIS ENDS NOW!" Scourge yells back.
After that, he charges towards Sonic, and the swords were clanging against each other. With each strike they tried hitting one another with, the swords just collide every time, with the metallic clang sound echoing around the halls.
One strike Scourge tried hitting Sonic with, Sonic dodges out of the way, and Scourge's sword scrapes against a metal candleholder. This caused a spark, and the spark ignited the fabric portrait above the doorway.
"Damn you, Sonic! That cost me millions of Mobiums!" Scourge complained.
"Not like it matters, because you won't live long enough to tell the tale!" Sonic retorted.
The fight went on for another five minutes. And once again it was too evenly matched, it was hard to tell who was going to win. Scourge then saw some ashes from the fireplace, he then picked up a handful of them, and threw them directly into Sonic's eyes.
"AH!" Sonic yells in pain.
Scourge then kicks Sonic in the stomach, and Sonic collapses to the floor. Scourge then kicks Sonic in the ribs. Sonic groans in pain. After a while, Sonic regained his vision from the ashes. But Scourge raised his sword up, just below Sonic's throat. Sonic looked up at Scourge, who smiled evilly.
"It's a shame, Sonic. If only your fiancée agreed to marry me instead of you, you would have made it out alive. We never had to have this happen. But now that you've really pissed me off, once I'm done killing you nice and slow, your Amelia will be next on my list!" Scourge laughs evilly.
"I will NOT, let you hurt her!" Sonic snapped.
"Well, looks like you have no other choice. Say goodnight, Sonic!" Scourge stated. He was about to stab Sonic in the jaw.
"SONIC, NOOOOOO!" was the voice of Tails running into the throne room.
He ran towards Scourge, but Scourge turns around, and his sword went right through Tails' abs. Tails groans in pain. Sonic gasps in horror. Scourge laughs evilly.
"Tails, no!" Sonic sobbed.
"Well, isn't that a shame? You've now lost your best friend! Well, isn't that a bonus?!" Scourge says proudly.
Scourge pulls his sword out, and Tails' body collapses to the ground. Sonic was full of rage, and anger. He rolled over towards his sword, picks it up, and stands back up.
"You, BASTARD!" Sonic screams with rage.
He then charges towards Scourge, and swings his sword right across Scourge's chest. This caused Scourge to have a huge gash on his chest, which blood was pouring out from. Scourge gasped in pain. He was in so much pain, he accidentally walked into a lantern that was hanging from the ceiling. And the oils poured onto him.
Sonic knew those oils were flammable, so he grabbed a piece of the burning fabric portrait, and he places it close enough to Scourge, so that the oils would ignite, along with Scourge.
"AAAAAAAAAARGH!" Scourge screams in pain.
Scourge could not see where he was going at this point, and he stumbles towards the balcony. Sonic rushes towards Scourge once again, and with one last angry scream, he kicks Scourge off the balcony. Scourge screams as he falls to his death. Sonic sighs in relief, but he remembered Tails.
"Oh no! Tails!" Sonic sobbed, as he falls to his knees and cradles Tails in his arms. Just then, Knuckles and Shadow came into the throne room.
"Oh no!" they both stated.