Chapter 8: The Wrath of Super Sonic

Cool-Cool Mountain was a mountain filled to the brim with snow, ice, and penguins. The mountains were almost as imposing as Himalayas'. Sonic and Yoshi finally got to the top where Bowser's castle was.

Sonic- About time we found this place. Now we can get out of the cold. This place is freezing.

Yoshi- Yoshi want go into warm castle now!

(At the front entrance to Bowser's castle)

Two Goombas and a Koopa were standing guard by in front of the door. Suddenly, they heard a knock. When they approached the door, Sonic kicked the door down and it landed on them.

Sonic- And that's how you make an entrance.

Yoshi- Yoshi just glad be warm now.

Inside Bowser's castle were paintings and statues of himself almost everywhere. There were also lava pits in several parts of the floor, reminiscent of several other Mario games. Most of the hallways had a dark vibe to them.

Sonic- Yuck! Bowser has even worst taste in design than Eggman!

Yoshi- Sonic should see Castle Koopa in Dark Land. That show more of Bowser's ego.

Sonic- I don't think I want to after seeing how tacky this place is. Let's just find Princess Peach and Luigi and get the hell out of here.

They might've been inside, but the hallways were large enough for Sonic to dash around in and not crash. Even the Thowmps couldn't keep up with Sonic's speed. Eventually, Sonic and Yoshi arrived at this big room on the top floor. Inside was a bunch of Bowser statues, but hanging on the ceiling was a cage that had Luigi and Princess Peach locked inside. Sonic and Yoshi stepped inside and rushed towards them. But before they could reach them, Bowser came out of his hiding place behind the door they used to enter the room, closed it, and locked the door.

Bowser- Well, well, well. It appears my castle has a rat infestation.

Yoshi- Bowser!

Sonic- How stupid are you?! I told you I'm a hedgehog!

Bowser- I'm impressed you got this far, but there's no rat hole for the rat to hide in now.

Sonic- That's it! Yoshi, sit this one out. After all the times this asshole has called me a rat, I'm kicking his ass myself!

Bowser- Such bravado. Are you that eager to die?

Sonic- I could say the same about you.

Bowser tried to slam his claw against Sonic, but Sonic dashed off and Bowser just slammed his claw against the floor instead.

Sonic- Hey dino brain! Look up!

As soon as Bowser looked up, he saw Sonic's foot just before it kicked him in the head. That made Bowser stumble backwards a bit as he held his head. Then Bowser tried to punch Sonic, but Sonic did a 180 split with his legs and dropped to the floor to dodge the hit. Then Sonic punched Bowser in the crotch and Bowser screamed in pain, crunpling to the ground.

Bowser- That…was…low…

Sonic rubbed his index finger against his nose as he got up.

Sonic- I warned you to stop calling me a rat. You're the shithead who refused to listen.

Then Bowser saw Sonic with his guard down and took the opportunity to grab Sonic's body with both claws.

Bowser- I got yah now!

Sonic kicked Bowser in the face as fast as he could, and Bowser eventually let go. Then Sonic kicked Bowser in the face with a roundhouse kick, and knocked Bowser against one of the statues of himself.

Bowser- This filthy rat is better than I thought. Time to play a little dirty.

Sonic was dashing for Bowser as Bowser pulled on a hidden lever behind one of the Bowser statues. Suddenly, part of the floor opened up, revealing a lava pit and Sonic almost ran into it. Sonic avoided falling into the lava pit, but he was suddenly punched in the face by Bowser and knocked a bit across the room. But Sonic quickly got back up.

Sonic- You dirty cheat! Why don't you fight me fair?!

Bowser- Oh boo who. You gonna cry, rat?

Sonic grinned as sparks of energy swirled around his body.

Sonic- You want to play rough? I can play rough…

Suddenly, seven colorful gems appeared and were hovering above the ground. The gems began to circle around Sonic, and the rotation got faster and faster.

Sonic- AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Sonic's body was completely engulfed by a bright light that emanated from the seven gems. Then the ground began to shake violently. Worse than any earthquake. At the same time, Open Your Heart (Bentley Jones and Crush 40 remix) was playing in the background.

Princess Peach- What's going on?!

Luigi- How should I know?!

When the light faded, there stood a gold colored hedgehog. It had the same gloves and shoes as Sonic, but its quills were curving more upward. There was a gold aura surrounding this hedgehog's body and bursts of energy were sparking from its body.

Bowser- Who is this gold rat and where'd the blue rat go?!

The gold colored hedgehog almost collapsed to the ground in shock at Bowser's comment.

Super Sonic- First of all, I'm a hedgehog and not a rat! Second, I didn't go anywhere! I just happen to have a transformation of my own. But in this form, I'm commonly referred as Super Sonic.

Bowser- (Sarcastic tone) Super Sonic, I'm so scared.

Super Sonic- Oh, you should be…

In less than a second, Super Sonic had hit Bowser with a spin dash attack and knocked Bowser all the way across the room and against the wall. Before Bowser hit the wall and left a really huge dent in it, he felt like he was punched in the face more than 100 times in that split second. Suddenly, Super Sonic appeared right in front of Bowser.

Super Sonic- Scared now?

Bowser punched Super Sonic in the head, but not only was Super Sonic unphased, Bowser's right claw was now in pain. The bones in his right claw were almost cracked. Before Bowser even knew it, he was kicked into the air and he hit his head on the ceiling. Before Bowser hit the ground or even came close to the ground, Super Sonic grabbed hold of Bowser's tail.

Bowser- What the?! A flying rat?!

Super Sonic- Calling me a rat is gonna make it hurt even more!

Super Sonic spun Bowser around, similarly to how Mario spins Bowser around only much faster.

Bowser- (In a more high pitch voice than normal) Hey! Let me go! You're gonna make me sick!

Super Sonic- Ok.

Then Super Sonic threw Bowser against the wall and almost knocked him right through it. Bowser fell to the ground, and Super Sonic appeared in front of Bowser again.

Super Sonic- Ready to give up yet?

Bowser tried his fire breath, but even that did nothing to Super Sonic.

Super Sonic- That tickled.

As Super Sonic kept pounding on Bowser, Luigi and Princess Peach were still watching from the cage they were locked in.

Luigi- That must've been what Sonic meant when he said another form.

Princess Peach- I can't believe it! Sonic is really that powerful!

Yosi remained on the sildlines, as Sonic had asked. He somehow found a lawn chair and had a bag of popcorn. Yoshi was sitting in the lawn chair, and grabbed a handful of popcorn. Instead of eating his fistful of popcorn, Yoshi wrapped his tongue around the bag, devouring it and its contents.

Yoshi- Yoshi enjoying show.

Bowser was knocked against the wall again and was not looking too good. He had trouble moving his right claw, a few of his ribs were broken, he had a black eye, four of his teeth were missing, and the horn of the left side of his head was broken off.

Bowser- (Thinks) Damn it! This rat is too strong in this gold form. I need to get out of here before he kills me!

Bowser pulled out a bottle of red potion with his left claw, because that one could move right. Bowser threw the bottle at the wall and a door appeared.

Bowser- You win this round, but I'll get you next time, you filthy rat!

Super Sonic- I'm a hedgehog!

Super Sonic charged for Bowser again, but Bowser managed to open the door, get inside, and close the door before Super Sonic's fist smashed the door to pieces.

Super Sonic- God damn it! Bowser got away!

Yoshi- Into warp zone. Bowser use magic potion to get away lots of times.

Princess Peach- Excuse me, Sonic, but could you please get us down from here?

Super Sonic flew up to the cage and bent the bars open. Super Sonic carried Princess Peach down, but Luigi was able to get back down by himself. Then Super Sonic changed back into normal Sonic.

Yoshi- Sonic incredible!

Luigi- I agree with Yoshi, but if you could transform like that, why didn't you transform and fly after Bowser when the princess and I were captured?

Sonic was holding on to his knees and catching his breath.

Sonic- Believe me, Luigi. I have a reason why I didn't transform sooner.

Luigi- Well, I'd like to hear it.

Sonic stood back up and the seven gems appeared again, hovering around Sonic. But not rotating.

Sonic- These are the seven Chaos Emeralds. Believed to contain the powers of a god. On Mobius, they are considered the most important objects in existence. I had all seven Chaos Emeralds with me before I was brought to your world. The power of the Chaos Emeralds is so great, only a few beings can properly harness the power into their bodies without suffering any horrible side effects. I'm one of those who can. There are others like my friends Shadow and Silver who can handle the power as well. But there is a price to using this power. The Chaos Emeralds drain our rings the longer we remain in our super form. After that performance, I'd say I have enough rings to keep me in my super form for five minutes at best now. And that wouldn't be a problem if I could refill my ring supply. Bur rings don't exist in the Mushroom Kingdom. So when my ring supply runs out…

Luigi- You'll have no power for the Chaos Emeralds!

Sonic- Exactly.

Princess Peach- Yoshi, Sonic, how did you find us, anyway?

Sonic- Yoshi took us to Professor E. Gadd and tracked this device he made that he gave to Luigi.

Luigi- Oh! The Poltergust 5,000! I told Mario it was a good idea for me to keep hold of it at all times!

Princess Peach- Maybe Professor E. Gadd can also help us find Mario. Let's call him to my castle after we get back.

As Sonic, Luigi, Yoshi, and Princess Peach left the castle, Bowser came out of the warp zone.

Bowser- So those Chaos Emeralds are how that rat transformed like that. Interesting. Maybe I should get my claws on those beauties!

(At Princess Peach's castle)

It was now night time as Professor E. Gadd arrived in the throne room. Professor E. Gadd entered some codes on his I-pod computer.

Professor E. Gadd- Would you look at that. I've picked up something. A dimensional rip of the same frequency that caused you and Mario the trade places with each other.

Sonic- Great! Where is it?

Professor E. Gadd- Sorry, but I don't know. It's gonna take all night to pinpoint its exact location.

Sonic- But I need to get back to Mobius, now!

Then Sonic felt a hand gently placed on his shoulder. Sonic turned around and saw Princess Peach behind him.

Princess Peach- Sonic, we all know you want to return home, but please understand Professor E. Gadd is doing his best to help. We want this mess fixed just as much as you so we can get Mario back. Just take a goodnight's rest and Professor E. Gadd should have it found by then.

Sonic- Alright.

Princess Peach- Toadsworth, please show Sonic to his room.

(At the castle's guest room)

Sonic was lying in a soft and comfortable bed looking out the window. Sonic was trying to fall asleep, but he couldn't stop thinking about his friends.

Sonic- Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, and the others. How worried they must all be. I'm sure Mario is taking good care of them, but I can't help but worry. I just hope I'll be able to get home by tomorrow.