Harry Potter and the Gathering of Worlds

By James the Fox

"I'm Back!"

Shadow: "Darn, I thought that sabotaging the Internet in his house would work."

"It got fixed."

Sora (GoW): "Great…"

"It did cause Plot bunnies all over the place… I think I might need to change my policy about working on multiple stories…"

Shadow: "NOOOOOOOOO!"

Link: "No. Nayru NO!"

"As soon as this story done I'll get all these annoying ideas out of my head and on the web!"

Rico: "Oh, what of that other thing?"

"Oh, yeah! OK, smx, That little detail will be explained here… I hope…"

Rico: "On to- ghkkkk!"

"My line!"

Special side story: Riku's Student

"Well, THAT explains everything. That is Black Doom, leader of the Black Arms," Rico sighed. How was Shadow going to fight that thing without his Super Form? Rico then remembered his Chaos Emerald. Maybe if he concentrated hard enough… Just like Riku explained…

"So, this Berserk form of yours is uncontrollable? HA! I don't believe that! All you have to do is break it down into its basic force: Darkness or Light. A few years back my powers proved just as uncontrollable. All it took was the right training. Now, this form shows up when you are in a stressful or emotional situation, right?" Rico nodded at the question when Riku prompted him. "Well, I want you to remember such a time. Lose yourself in the memory, then control the memory."

"But…"

"Just do it. If you lose control, I'll be able to stop you."

Rico took a deep breath and closed his eyes. The memory returned. Him and Amy surrounded by Eggbots. Shadow and Sonic fighting their way through, but not fast enough. The rage he felt at Eggman. The hate he held for the machines that were going to destroy them. The fear for Amy and himself, doomed without their friends. It all snapped. He released his rage, and the now familiar green and black streaks appeared in his fur. All at once the Berserk Hedgehog rushed Riku, who only smiled. In a flash of black, Riku's Keyblade clashed with Berserk Rico's fist. All the while, Rico struggled to take control. It took 27 minutes for Rico to gain control, shortly after which he lost his form and lost consciousness. As he fell into kind dreams, darkness' master picked him up and sighed. "This will take a while…"

All at once he unleashed his full power, Berserk Rico taking control. Rico willed the power into a Chaos Control that would take him to his homeworld, but it had a different plan. He warped away into a relatively peaceful jungle on a different world than he intended. The power inside surged at the sight of ancient reptiles walking through the world. All at once, the forest was crushed, it's inhabitants blasted into nothing. The world would recover, someday, but now Rico had a mass extinction on his hands. Berserk Rico warped again, and found itself floating over an ancient, yet advanced city. The power unleashed itself upon this metropolis, just as the soldiers returned fire.

Overkill. That was all that could describe it.

It annihilated the kingdom, sinking it into the ocean. Finally Rico gained control and warped to his world, visiting the owners of each of the SIX Chaos Emeralds. He persuaded them to give the gems to him, and quickly left. He hoped he wasn't too late…

"Hey, Shadow. I thought that nothing stopped the Ultimate Lifeform," Rico said. He could never give up a chance to jibe at Shadow. He WAS Rico the Hedgehog, friend of Shadow and Sonic, after all. A few more jokes later, Super Shadow and Rico charged into the battle.

Neither one noticed Riku watching the event from atop the corpse of a Black Bull, happy to see how much his 'student' had progressed.

"There. In case you did not notice, this was a little twist I threw in from the main story."

Shadow: "Okay…"

Rico: "Wait, I'M the reason that dinosaurs are extinct, AND the one who sent Atlantis to the bottom of the ocean? That's… insane!"

"OK, next chapter should have the Department of Mysteries and a little bit of thinking by Sora and the others. Until next time!"