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EVERYTHING YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ IS PURE FANFICTION AND ISN'T TRUE
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They were exiting the ruins when Colette collapsed. Lloyd and Nazz caught her.
"Colette!" Lloyd shouted.
"It's the Angel Toxicosis again. Let's hurry and let her rest." Raine said.
"What's Angel Toxicosis?" Knuckles asked.
"It's a disease that a chosen gets every time they release a seal. We don't know much about it yet." Double D explained.
"Are you okay?" Lloyd asked.
"I'm sorry to trouble everybody again…" Colette replied.
"Girl, you don't have to worry, but..." Nazz said. They let go. Colette fell and Lloyd and Nazz fell as well.
"Nazz! Lloyd! What are you doing!?" Tails said.
"Are you okay, Colette?" Genis asked.
Colette looked puzzled.
"Is it me, or does Colette look drunk?" Sonic asked.
"Is something wrong, Colette?" Jimmy asked.
"Colette? Wh…what's wrong? Did it hurt? Did you hurt yourself?" Genis asked.
"N…no. I'm fine. Hehe… I just blanked out for a moment." Colette said.
"Eww! Her hand is bleeding!" Cream shouted as she spotted blood on Colette's hand.
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Later that night, Colette and Lloyd were sitting alone with Double D fixing some sort of device.
"Colette, let me see your hand." Lloyd said.
"Why?" Colette asked.
"Colette, Lloyd need to see to it that your hand is fine." Double D said. Lloyd spotted some blood on Colette's wounded hand.
"You're hurt! It must have happened when you fell. Look how much you're bleeding!" Lloyd said.
"But it doesn't hurt." Colette said.
"What?" Lloyd asked.
"Uh, I mean, it doesn't hurt that much." Colette said.
"That's impossible! An injury like that should have some pain into it." Double D said.
"Colette, can I talk to you for a sec?" Lloyd said.
Double D came in carrying a cup while Lloyd held two. One for him and one for Colette.
"Here, it's hot coffee." Lloyd said.
"I made it myself." Double D said.
"Good cooking fron Double D! Thanks!" Colette said.
"Hot, isn't it?" Lloyd asked.
"Yeah. Really hot." Colette said.
"It's actually iced coffee." Lloyd said.
"Lloyd, I remember that..." Double D said when Lloyd stuffed a sock in his mouth.
"What?" Colette asked.
"I had Genis and Cream make it cold." Lloyd said.
"Oh, hehe, yeah, of course it's cold." Colette said.
"I lied. It's actually hot." Lloyd said.
Colette dropped the sock and Double D took the sock out of his mouth.
"…I knew it. How long have you been like this?! You can't feel anything at all, can you?!" Lloyd said.
"Th…that's not true." Colette said.
"That's impossible!! You didn't flinch when Lloyd sqeueezed your hand. In fact, you couldn't feel anything after your fall." Double D said.
"Double D's right. Plus you have been barely eating. You started to eat things you don't like! And you haven't been sleeping." Lloyd said.
"I eat! Hehe… And of course. Hehe... see. My eyes aren't red or anything." Colette replied.
"Stop lying to me! You always do that fake giggle when you lie." Lloyd responded.
"Colette, whatever happens to you, you come and tell us right away. You feel as if you don't even trust us. What's wrong with you. You get Angel Toxicosis every time we release a seal." Double D said.
"Well..." Colette said.
"The chosen has been losing everything that is beign human." Shadow said as if he heard the whole thing.
"Shadow, it's rude to eavesdrop!" Double D said.
"Stay out of this, Shadow!" Lloyd said.
"Lloyd. Double D. What Shadow says is true. I figured, this is just what it means to become an angel. So I shouldn't let it get to me. Things first got strange when I released the Fire Seal. I suddenly didn't want to eat anything anymore. Even when I did, it didn't have any taste.I can't hold anything down when I force myself…so, I haven't been eating. I never get hungry." Colette said.
"No taste?" Lloyd asked.
"What else happened?" Double D asked.
"Then when I released the next seal, I stopped getting sleepy. I close my eyes, but I just can't sleep. I haven't slept at all since then. Then with this seal, I stopped feeling anything." Colette said.
"She didn't say anything because if she did, it would bring worry to everyone else and make us stop." Shadow said.
"Is that true? Is that what Angel Toxicosis really is?" Double D asked.
"This is what it means to become an angel?! Not eating anymore, not sleeping anymore, not feeling anything anymore?!" Lloyd asked.
"But my eyes have actually gotten better. I can see really far away now. And my hearing, too. I can hear even the faintest sounds really well. I can hear them so well that…it's kind of painful sometimes." Colette said.
Lloyd started to embrace her.
"I'm sorry. …I didn't realize what was going on at all. I'm sorry." Lloyd said.
"Please don't tell the others." Colette said.
"Why?!" the three boys asked.
"Well, I mean, we're all on this trip together and I want it to be fun. So, I don't want you to worry about it either, okay?"
"Thanks for telling us, Shadow." Double D said.
"No problem." Shadow said as he left the scene.
"You're so stupid." Lloyd said.
"Lloyd, you're being insensitive." Double D said.
"I'm sorry, Lloyd. Even though you're crying for me, and I'm happy, so happy I want to cry…but I can't anymore. I'm sorry!…" Colette said as she felt like crying.
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The next morning they head for Luin.
"What is Luin excactly?" Nazz asked.
"Luin is a beautiful city." Colette said.
When they arrived, they saw that the city has been devastated.
"No..." Knuckles said.
"Who could've done this?" Double D asked.
"Such a sad place..." Cream said.
"Look!" Tails shouted.
"Aw crap, it's Vector and his friends!" Sonic said.
"Now they're over here?" Genis asked.
Everyone ran to the Chaotix. They saw that they were wounded and hurt.
"You guys are hurt. What happened?" Lloyd asked.
"It seems that the same force that destroyed the city also hurt them as well." Double D said.
"It's you guys. If you plan to finish us off, now's your chance." Vector said weakly.
"Our strength isn't enough to try to fight you." Espio said weakly.
"Yeah... So kill us if you don't want to see us again." Charmy said.
"You guys are hurt badly! Professor! Double D! Please heal them." Colette said.
"No way!!! These guys tried to take Cream and they deserve to die!" Sonic shouted.
"No. I feel sorry for them." Double D said.
"What are you talking about, Double D? They tried to kill us!" Nazz said.
"That's right! Do you really want to help them?" Jimmy asked.
"If it's a trap, you'll regret it!" Tails said.
"And it'll all be your fault!" Eddy saud.
"Yeah, but.." Lloyd said.
"Lloyd, who are you gonna trust? Me or them?" Genis asked.
"Do I get a say in this?" Knuckles and Kratos asked.
"NO!!!" Everyone shouted.
"Eddward and Lloyd, you guys are weak. If you show mercy to your enemy, then you are weak." Shadow said.
"Besides, they may have a trap involved and catch us off gaurd." Raine said.
"That's why we go and leave them to die!" Sonic shouted.
"I second that! Besides, they aren't rich!" Eddy said.
"But Sonic..." Cream said.
At this time, Double D had enough. He felt anger boiling through his head.
"SHUT UP!!!!!!!" Double D shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Geez, Double D. You have anger management problems too?" Sonic asked.
"What are you people saying!? Even if the Chaotix tried to kill us, I consider them my friend! I shouldn't kill a friend even if he told me to or paid me! You people are really insensitive! I believe that nobody has the right to die!" Double D shouted.
"Double D's right!" Lloyd and Colette shouted.
"Traitors!!" Sonic shouted.
"Sonic, they may have reasons for their actions." Kratos said.
"If my duty as a Chosen had to be fufilled, then we have to save the people of this world. That means we save them. Plus, Charmy looked cute!" Colette said.
"That's right! When a person dies, that's the end. You will accomplish nothing by dying! Killing them will only make a bigger mess that fix it! Besides, Vector sounds like a cool guy!" Lloyd said.
"The point is that everyone should live and die at their free will. Our last battle had taught me that. Espio has been such an inspiration to me! I plan not to give that all up!" Double D said.
"Nice speech, you guys!" Nazz shouted.
"I agree!" Tails and Genis shouted.
Jimmy started to clap, then everyone started to appaud. The only one who didn't was Sonic.
"Get real! Have you forgotten that they tried to take Cream?" Sonic asked.
"I don't care! Maybe we'll be rewarded with them joining us! So shut your mouth, Sonic!" Lloyd said.
"Nurse!" Double D called out as he healed all of the Chaotix.
"I feel like a new bee!" Charmy shouted.
"Thanks, Double D! You guys might not be so bad after all!" Vector said.
"I owe my gratitute to you." Espio said.
"I'm just glad you guys are still alive." Colette said.
"Hey! Why don't we let these three join us?" Jimmy asked.
"Jimmy, that's a brilliant idea." Raine said.
"Besides, we might defeat those Desians people you guys told me about." Knuckles said.
"For once, I agree with Jimmy." Eddy said.
At this time, Sonic had enough.
"Okay, you guys can join. But I still don't trust you guys." Sonic said.
"I'm glad you see it that way." Lloyd said.
"Vector, how was the city destroyed?" Kratos asked.
"Well, after we battled you guys, we stopped by here. Some kids wanted to play with us so we did. In fact, Charmy insisted we stay here. But then, we heard the city was under attack. We saw the kids we played with being kidnapped." Vector said.
"The entire town's population was being taken somewhere. We dedided to try to take the city back. But they fought back and tried to kill us. We were lucky to be alive." Espio explained.
"It must be the Desians!" Lloyd said.
"Hey look!" Cream shouted as she pointed at the fountain area.
"Isn't that Sheena?" Genis asked.
"Who?" Charmy asked.
"Great... she's here too." Sonic said.
They all ran over to where a wounded Sheena was.
"Oh no. You're hurt too! What happened?" Cream asked.
"Never show your enemy mercy. No matter who it is or how hurt he is." Shadow said.
"Geez, Shadow! Shut up and get a girlfriend!" Eddy shouted.
Shadow said nothing.
"Oh, it's you guys. If you want to finish me off, now's your chance. I don't have any strength left to fight." Sheena asked.
"Say, Raine? Double D? You guys can do healing arts, right? Can you please heal this beauty?" Vector asked.
"I will, but first, I want you to tell me what happened here. It seems she has companions, and this may just be a trap to catch us off guard." Raine said.
"What? You insist that we should wait until she explains while time goes by? She might die!" Vector shouted.
"Hah! You're as devious as you look." Sheena said.
"Call me what you like." Raine said.
"Take a look at this city. Everything's in ruin. The Desians…invaded." Sheena explained.
"I knew it!" Lloyd shouted.
"Do you know about the human ranch northeast of here? The people of this city had been hiding some folks who escaped from the ranch. The Desians found out about it, and not only was the entire population forced to go to the ranch, but the city was destroyed." Sheena explained.
"But then how were you hurt?" Colette asked.
"It's nothing. I was just a little clumsy." Sheena said.
"Ahh! Help me, please!" A pastor shouted. He ran and fell. A monster followed him. That monster was the mutated Clara. She chasing the pastor
"Is that..." Double D asked.
"AHH!!! What is that thing?!" Charmy asked.
"Clara!" Nazz shouted.
"She managed to get all the way here!" Raine said.
"How the heck did a monster like her survive that walk?" Eddy asked.
Sheena approaches Clara and readies her cards.
"Stay back, you monster!" Sheena shouted. Clara attacks Sheena, which worsened her wounds. Sheena cried out in pain.
"Dammit!" Espio shouted.
Colette approaches Clara with her angel wings.
"Clara. Please calm down." Colette said.
Clara attacks Colette and Clara disappeared from the scene. Colette' angel wings disappeared and lost her balance and falls to the floor.
"Colette, are you okay?" Genis asked.
"Yes.." Colette said as she got up.
"She's lost a lot of blood." Kratos said.
"Then we have no choice but to heal her! Remember what Double D said! Nobody has the right to die!" Knuckles said.
"Professor, please!" Colette and Cream shouted.
"You can do it!" Vector said as he smiled at Raine.
Raine had enough and said, "Fine. But I swear, you're all way too softhearted for your own good."
"We can't. Professor Sage's and my healing arts combined aren't enough to handle an injury like that. We need three people to to this." Double D said.
"Let me try!" Charmy shouted as he got out his bubble straw.
So Raine, Double D and Charmy come up and casts a healing spell on Sheena.
"Heal!" the three called out as they healed Sheena. She stood up. Espio started to stare at her.
Wow! Sheena's so beautiful! Espio thought.
"Espio, are you okay?" Charmy asked.
"Why…why did you save me?" Sheena asked.
"Probably for the same reason you saved that man." Lloyd said.
"Charmy, if you knew healing arts, WHY DIDN'T YOU USE IT ON US OR TELL US!!!!" Vector shouted.
"Nobody asked me!" Charmy said.
"Cool it!" Eddy shouted.
"I know it's selfish, unreasonable thing to say at this point, but um…I have a favor to ask of you." Sheena said.
"What is it?" Sonic asked.
"I owe the people of this city for food and lodging. Please. Help me save these people. If you agree, I'll declare a truce with you and help in any way I can." Sheena said.
"All right." Lloyd said.
"Agreed." Double D said.
"Lloyd! Eddward! Are you serious?" Raine asked.
"I agree with Lloyd." Colette said.
"Colette, not you too!" Raine shotued.
"Yes!" Jimmy and Nazz shouted.
"Anything to help a chick like you!" Eddy and Vector said.
"I see no problem with it." Kratos said.
"Me neither." Shadow said.
"I second that." Knuckles said.
"Well what do you know? We got ourselves a new member." Sonic said.
"Hey Espio! Do you agree?" Charmy asked.
Espio was still in a trance and nodded his head.
"Ah…um…I'm sorry, Raine!" Genis apologized. Raine had enough.
"Fine! Do as you wish. I suppose if we look at it another way, it does mean we can keep a close eye on her." Raine said.
"Heh. You'd better watch out so you don't lose your head while you sleep." Sheena said.
Just look at her. Her body looks beautiful. I have to find a way to get closer to her. Oh, what the hell am I thinking? Espio thought
"Hey, is he okay?" Sheena asked when she say Espio staring at her.
Vector smacked Espio in the back of his head, returning him to his senses.
"Espio, what are you doing?" Vector asked.
"I..umm..." Espio said nervously.
"You didn't fall in love with her, did you?" Vector asked.
"Well.. umm..." Espio said.
"ESPIO'S IN LOVE!! ESPIO'S IN LOVE!!!" Chamy sang as he flew all around him.
"What?!" Espio shouted.
"With who?" Sheena asked.
"Espio and Sheena!! Sitting in a tree!! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!" Charmy sang.
"What are you talking about?" Sheena and Espio shouted.
"Vector! Espio! Charmy! Sheena! Get over here if you don't want to be left here!" Double D shouted.
"Sorry!" Charmy shouted.
"Espio, right?" Sheena asked.
"Yeah." Espio said.
"Are you really in love with me?" Sheena asked.
"Well.. I.. umm.." Espio said nervously.
"If I'm in love with you, I'd tell you." Sheena said.
"Are you?" Espio asked.
"Well... uhh.. you see..." Sheena said nervously.
"Hey! You to lovebirds coming?" Vector shouted.
"Shut up, retard!" Sheena shouted.
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And that concludes another Chapter. Not much to say, but the fact that Sheena and the Chaotix joined.
I really liked typing this chapter. I wanted to put the Chaotix in as soon as possible. Why? You'll find out!
Other than that, PLEASE REVIEW NICELY!!!