DC: Hey, hey, hey readers! Sorry if anybody was offended by my slashing/butchering/destruction of LOTR. I LOVE those movies. So, without further ado, on with the story!
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The room was silent.
"B-Bane?" whispered Carnage. Bane nodded.
"Yes, it's me. When I fell off the bridge, I tried to teleport back up but…"
"You missed?" asked Yawackhary.
"Precisely," said Bane, "You know how I am under pressure." He smiled at Carnage. "Anyway," he continued, "Since I didn't know how far you were in the story I couldn't teleport back to you. I did, however, get this." Bane reached into his pocket and pulled out a Chaos emerald.
"YEAH!" exclaimed Carnage, "The sixth emerald!"
"Now, let's go get the last!" said Bane as the vanished.
Something pounded on the closet door. It kept pounding until the door broke open. Shade fell face first out of the closet, bound and gagged. He looked around the apartment.
"Oh no," he thought, "I'm too late."
Bane, Carnage, and Yawackhary appeared in a dimly lit room.
"Uh, Bane," said Carnage, "Where are we?" Bane snickered.
"No where you want to be." replied Bane as he drew a vial.
"Carnage, look out!" yelled Yawackhary. But it was too late. Bane stabbed Carnage in the neck with the vial. She fell and lay unmoving.
"I knew I couldn't trust you!" exclaimed Yawackhary as he summoned a bomb. Bane waved his hand and Yawackhary flew against the wall. He grabbed another vial and threw it with expert precision at Yawackhary. He collapsed on the ground. Bane reached into his pocket and pulled out a cell phone. He dialed a number and waited as it rang.
"Hello?" asked the voice on the other end.
"It's me, Eggman," replied Bane, "I have them." Eggman chortled with mirth.
"Good job. Bring them to me at once!" exclaimed Eggman as he hung up. Bane grinned.
"Very well." he muttered as he teleported him and the team away.
Carnage woke up several hours later. She was laying in a dank cell. Yawackhary was sitting next to her.
"What happened?" asked Carnage groggily.
"Bane betrayed us." said Yawackhary.
"No! He wouldn't!"
"I'm sorry, Carnage, but…"
"No! I won't listen!" Carnage fell down and cried herself to sleep.
She woke up again a minute or so later. Suddenly, the door flew open and two robot guards entered.
"Come with us," said the guards, "You are wanted." Carnage stood up and followed the guards. After five minutes they arrived at the main room. There were machines all around the perimeter.
"Welcome," said a man standing in front of a terminal. Carnage knew who it was. She recognized him from the papers.
"Dr. Eggman." hissed Carnage. Eggman laughed.
"I'm glad you know me," he said, "It saves introductions. Now, there's just one thing I need from you." He paused. "I need the other six Chaos emeralds. I already have one." Eggman pointed to a large machine. There was a Chaos emerald inside it.
"Where's Bane?" asked Carnage. Eggman laughed.
"He's right over there." he said pointing to a corner of the room. There Bane stood, grinning.
"Bane," whispered Carnage crying, "How could you?" Bane giggled.
"Foolish girl," he said slyly, "Don't you get it?" Suddenly Bane began changing. His fur melted into blue metal. His gloves fell off to reveal silver hands.
"Good God," muttered Carnage, "What are you?" The Bane imposter grinned.
"I," began the creature, "Am Metal Sonic! Eggman sent me to your apartment to get the Chaos emeralds. Instead I found a gender-confused raven and some magic books. All I had to do was Transform into Bane using his own spells and wait for you. It was genius!" Eggman nodded.
"Quite so," said the doctor, "Now, tell us where the emeralds are!" Oddly Carnage giggled.
"What's so funny?" asked Metal Sonic.
"I don't know where they are!" confessed Carnage. The room went silent.
"SWHAT?!?" exclaimed Eggman and his robot. Carnage nodded.
"Bane had them at all times," explained Carnage, "I only have two. Since you have one and Metal Sonic has one, you're still missing three!" Eggman seethed with fury.
"Very well," said Eggman, "I wonder if Bane will come if his girlfriend was in danger." He smiled wickedly at Carnage. "Metal Sonic, take care of it." The robot grinned.
"With pleasure." muttered Metal Sonic. He rushed at Carnage and slammed her into a wall. He followed up with a homing attack. Carnage blocked it with a knife. The battle turned hand-to-hand combat.
"This is fun." muttered Eggman from the sidelines. Metal Sonic knocked stole Carnage's knife and pinned her against the wall.
"I'm sorry, Bane." thought Carnage as the knife stroke fell. At the last second, however, a bolt of energy knocked the knife from Metal Sonic's hand.
"What the-" thought Metal Sonic as a column of light fell upon him.Metal Sonic screamed as he was eradicated. Carnage fell to the floor, gasping.
"No, it can not be!" exclaimed Eggman. Suddenly, a figure materialized in the middle of the room. It was a white cat with light electric blue stripes clothed in a white robe and hat.
"Who are you?" asked Carnage. The figure smiled.
"I am the Arch Mage." said the person. He turned to face Eggman. "If you release her, I will give you the emeralds." The Arch Mage Summoned the last three emeralds.
"Very well, cat," said Eggman, "She is yours." The wall behind the Arch Mage suddenly exploded. Yawackhary secret agent somersaulted in.
"Okay, give up Carnage!" exclaimed the duck drawing a bomb.
"Come on, Yawackhary." said the cat as he teleported them away. Eggman placed the emeralds in his machine.
"Now," said Eggman, "The world is mine!"
The Arch Mage, Yawackhary, and Carnage teleported back to the apartment.
"So tell me," said Carnage, "Do you know a cat by the name of Bane Arnax?" The Arch Mage laughed.
"Silly hedgehog," said the Arch Mage pulling Carnage close to him, "I am Bane Arnax." They kissed.
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Whoo, it's the longest chapter! So, Bane has truly returned. What really happened after the fall? What is Eggman's evil plan? How'd Bane turn white? Is Shade a pimp? (what?) REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and stay tuned!)