Chapter 10: Sonic's Last Stand
Sonic arrived in Green Hill Zone just 1 minute before the expected time. Sure enough, the 3 clones were waiting for him. At first, no one spoke; the tension was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Then, Blur, who didn't make eye contact at first, noticed the hedgehog's presence and spoke.
"Ah, there you are, Sonic," Blur said with a smirk. "Right on time as usual."
"Just who do you think you are, anyway?" Sonic said angrily. "I've seen what you did in Station Square!"
Suddenly, Sonette shuddered, thinking back to the carnage they caused 2 months ago; a mass genocide of 300,000 people in Station Square.
"But…" she said nervously. "I…I didn't…"
"Enough talk," Speedy said bluntly. "You talk tough, but I wanna see what you've really got."
"All right then," Blur said. "Since you're so eager, Speedy, you can go first."
"Hmph, fine by me."
Sonic and Speedy then stretched out, readying themselves for battle. When preparations were complete, the battlers watched, waiting for someone to make the first move.
"Let's go," Speedy said. "Prepare to die!"
With that, the battle was on. Speedy started off with a flurry of ultra-fast punches and kicks. Sonic, matching his incredible speed, managed to block every hit.
"You're pretty good," Speedy smirked. "No wonder they call you the fastest thing alive. However, if that's all you've got, you won't even be able to keep up with me."
"How do ya figure that?" Sonic said. "From the looks of things so far, we're pretty much even."
"Not really; at least, not when I have this."
At that moment, Speedy pulled out a Chaos Emerald. Holding it tightly in his hand, he then activated it with these two words:
"CHAOS…TURBO!"
Speedy began to glow with crackling energy, then took off at almost the speed of light. In an instant, Sonic's land speed record was shattered. At that point, he knew this battle could be his last.