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Chapter 13: the revival of Cosmo: part 2
Sonic and the rest of the team were at Tails' garage, even shadow was here. One by one, they each told their own story about how their chaos emerald started glowing and all of a sudden, disappear. This was strange to them, since something like this has never happened before. Also, Austin was missing. Everyone was starting to wonder where Austin could be. Some of them were getting worried.
"This just doesn't make sense." Said Tails. "How could the chaos emeralds disappear just like that?"
"I agree with Tails. The emeralds have never done something like this." Said shadow. He closed his eyes and started to think.
"I have search everywhere in station square. But, the emeralds are nowhere in sight. Austin isn't around here either." Said Sonic.
Cream started to worry. "I sure hope he is okay." she said sadly. "Chao, chao." Said cheese, also feeling worried.
Amy put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, Cream. Austin can take care of himself. Still, I hope he's okay."
Suddenly, the ground shook and everyone fell to the floor. When the shaking stopped, knuckles got up and went outside. He saw a green beam coming from the other side of station square. "Guys! You better come and see this!" knuckles shouted to the others.
Everyone came out and was shocked at what they saw. "It looks like that green beam is coming from Angel Island." said Rouge.
"Knuckles, do you know anything about this?" asked sonic.
Knuckles shook his head. "No. I have never seen the master emerald do something like this before. Whatever is happening, it can't be good."
"Then we better head over there quick!" said Tails. Everyone nodded and boarded the X-tornado.
Back on Angel Island, Cosmo was supporting me as we both walked to find a way off the Island. I was too weak to move after using all that chaos energy to bring her back. I was happy to see Cosmo here.
"I am really grateful for what you have done, Austin. You have done something no one else could have done. Still, I am worried about your condition." Said Cosmo with a little worry in her voice.
I looked at her and smiled. "It's no big deal, Cosmo. I'll be better in no time. For now, we better get outta here before someone finds us."
"Oh, I think someone already found you!" said a voice from behind us.
We turned around to see Eggman in his Eggsaucer with metal sonic right beside him. "Oh ho ho ho ho ho! I never thought I would run across you here, Austin. This must be my lucky day. Now then, hand over the chaos emeralds!"
"Sorry, Eggbutt. But they don't belong to you." I said, trying to stand. I fell, holding my hands to the ground.
Cosmo leaned down to help me. "Austin, you're still weak from reviving me. You don't have the strength to fight him now."
I tried to stand up again, but to no avail. Cosmo's right. I am still weak. But Eggman is here! I got to do something! I thought.
Eggman laughed. "So, you revived Cosmo, eh? Well, that's heartwarming. But still, with you in this condition, I can finally crush you! Metal sonic, destroy the hedgehog and bring me the chaos emeralds!"
Metal sonic obeyed and flew straight for us! I covered Cosmo with my body, ready to take the hit. Suddenly, a blue blur homed against metal sonic, sending him flying into the trees. He then landed.
"Sonic! Perfect timing." I said.
"Hey, Austin. I was wondering where you were at." Said sonic. He then looked at Cosmo and was shocked to see her. "C-C-Cosmo? Is that you?" he said.
Cosmo nodded, smiling. "It's me, sonic. It's good to see you again."
Question marks were popping inside Sonics' head. "h-how did you….?" He was at a loss for words.
"We will tell you later, Sonic. Right now, we got bigger problems." I said, pointing at Eggman.
Sonic turned to see Eggman. "Well, sonic, I didn't expect to see you here. No matter, I will crush both you and Austin. Metal sonic! Destroy them!" he shouted.
Metal sonic charged out of the trees and rammed right at sonic, slamming him into a tree. Suddenly, Amy came out of nowhere and slammed her hammer right at metal sonic. He hit the ground hard. "Keep your rotten hands away from my sonic or you're going to be sorry!" she said.
Sonic got up, recovering from the attack. "Thanks, Amy." Said sonic.
Amy looked at him, smiling. "No problem, son-" metal sonic came at her, sliding her against the ground. Amy was badly hurt. Metal sonic was above her and was ready to give her the finishing blow when Knuckles came with his fists hitting him in the face. He hit the ground again. "You okay, Amy? He asked.
Amy tried to get, but her injuries were pretty bad. "I am okay, Knuckles." She then saw metal sonic get up again. "Knuckles look out!" she shouted. Too late, metal sonic grabbed knuckles and started to electrocute him using his metal hands. Knuckles screamed in pain as tried to break free from his grip. Metal sonic was holding his shoulders tight, making sure knuckles wouldn't break free with a counterattack.
Just then, Tails came in, flying the X-tornado, shooting down on metal sonic. He let go of knuckles and started to dodge the blasts. Knuckles fell down, trying to recover from the electricity.
Metal sonic was dodging the blast with ease. Tails started firing missiles at him, but he shot them down using his own guns. Metal sonic flew up and with one speedy attack, destroyed the X-tornados engines. It started to go down, heading right toward where the master emerald is. Shadow got Tails and Cream and cheese out of the cockpits and jumped off the X-tornado. It crashed down with a loud BOOM!
After shadow landed, he let go of Tails and Cream. He then headed straight for metal sonic. Tails and Cream spotted me and headed toward me.
I looked at Cosmo. "Cosmo, you need to go and hide somewhere. It isn't safe, not with metal sonic around." I said.
"But, I can't just leave you here! You're still too weak!" she said.
"I know. But, I am more concerned about your safety. So please, just go. I will be alright." I said.
"But, Austin…." She said.
I grabbed her shoulders. "Please, Cosmo, I don't want you to get hurt. Just go. I will get you when this is over, okay?"
Cosmo didn't like this, but she nodded. "Please be careful!" she said.
"Don't worry, I will." I said. Cosmo then ran to the nearest set of trees and hid in the shadows.
I turned around to see Tails and Cream coming toward me. "Austin. Are you okay?" asked Tails.
"Yeah, Tails. Just a little weak." I said, trying to get up. I fell again. Cream caught me.
"You look terrible, Austin. C'mon we need to get you out of here." Said Cream.
"No, not yet, Cream. We need to help the others." I said. I turned to see, to my horror; everyone was lying on the ground, wounded. Metal sonic didn't even take a scratch. Eggman laughed evilly. "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Looks like metal sonic his beaten all of you! I did some upgrades to him make sure he knew all of your moves! And now, metal sonic, destroy Austin first! Then take the chaos emeralds from him!"
Metal sonic flew at full speed towards us. I stood in front of Tails and Cream to protect them. I closed my eyes, ready for the strike. But, somehow, it never came. I opened my eyes to see Amy rose standing in front of me, holding her hands up. Metal Sonics' hand went right through her stomach! Blood came out of it. I stood there in horror at what had Amy done. Metal sonic threw her to the side and began to charge at me again. I quickly dodged and threw a hard kick at metal sonic, sending him flying to the other side of the island.
I ran towards Amy, ignoring the pain. I fell to my knees and looked at her. "Amy, why?" I said, horrified.
She looked up at me. "Because, I couldn't allow him to hurt you. You are my best friend. I had to do something." She said, weakly.
I took her hands. "Don't talk, Amy. Stay with me! You're going to be alright. You hear me?"
Amy squeezed my hands. "Thank you, Austin, for everything. You showed me not to give up on sonic and it worked. I'm really grateful and happy that we got to meet each other." She coughed, blood coming from her mouth.
I didn't know what to do. I felt so helpless, seeing Amy lying here, wounded. Amy then said with a weak voice "Austin, please….. Tell… sonic… something….for…me."
"Sure, what it is?"
"Tell….him….that….I…love…" Amy closed her eyes and she was still.
Everything stopped around me. This can't be happening! Amy is not dead! She's not dead! "Amy!" I shouted. Nothing. Tears were welling up in my eyes. I shook her body. "AMY!" it was no use.
Amy Rose was gone.
I bowed my head and cried. I couldn't believe she was dead. I tried to tell myself again and again that she wasn't dead, but I knew that it was the cold hard truth.
Eggman came over with metal sonic beside him. "Well, I never thought that little brat would do something like that, but no matter. She was always a pesky annoying little hedgehog! She was nothing but weak, always the damsel in distress, always chasing after sonic…" he kept going on and on. But I didn't care.
(Disturbed: Criminal. Warning: this song contains some curse words in here. I wanted to add this song here just to show the dark and raging side of me. It would be better if you listen to it too while reading this part.)
My hands were curling into fists as I was getting angry, really angry about what Eggman was saying about Amy and what metal sonic had done to her.
Malevolent criminal, I
When the vision paints my mind
Cross the invisible line
And you'll be paid in kind.
Rage was all I felt as my fur turned dark, my eyes turned blood red, and my shoes were black as the robes of death itself. I was now dark Austin!
Malevolent criminal, I
When the vision paints my mind
Cross the invisible line
And you'll be paid in kind
Hit it!
I got up slowly and turned around to see Eggman. "SHUT UP, EGGMAN! I HAVE HAD ENOGUH OF YOUR RAMBLING! NOW, I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO AMY, WITH YOUR LIFE!" I screamed as rage poured through my whole body, making me stronger than ever before.
Eggman was shocked to see me like this. "his powers are far off the charts! Metal sonic, stop him now!" he shouted.
Metal sonic charged at me. I teleported right behind him and hit him hard in the face, leaving a huge dent. Soon we started hitting each other and the battle began.
Criminal, this suffering
It makes me think like a criminal
The suffering, when we're alone
Criminal, this suffering
It makes me feel like a criminal
The suffering, when we're alone
Metal sonic was tough, but not strong enough against my power. every blow I gave him was hard and leaving dent marks on him. He then hit me in the chest and pushes me down to the ground, sliding me on the ground.
Typical enough for me
That I burn inside in agony
What power will enable me
To bury my vision
The hunger coming over me
As I learn to hide the agony
To make a final remedy
To close the door once and for all!
He then grabbed me and threw me against some trees. the impact made the trees fall on top of me. Eggman was pleased with this. "well, that takes care of that hedgehog. Now, we can-" suddenly, a sudden burst came out from the trees. the ones that fell on me were blown off and I was floating above it, enraged.
"IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN THAT TO STOP ME, EGGMAN!" I shouted and flew right at metal sonic again, knocking him against the trees.
In a world that I don't want to know
With a message that I never want to send
To be freed from all of this
I want you to quicken my end
Don't tell me I cannot go
With a wound that refuses to mend
Deliver me from all of this
I want you to quicken my end
I did a turn over and threw metal sonic against a huge rock. The impact caused the rock to break and fall on him. Metal sonic broke free and he was mad. He then rammed at me and started delivering blow by blow on me.
It seems the whole experience is
Terrible and crippling
The pain is much more
Than physical, beyond belief
When we're alone
Typical enough for me
That I burn inside in agony
What power will enable me
To make this decision
Despair has fallen over me
No way to hide the agony
Embracing my calamity
To save myself once and for all!
He then pushed me with such force that it knocked me right into the huge place where the master emerald is. Metal sonic shot missiles and the whole place collapsed on top of me.
"Now, that should stop him for good! I mean, no one could survive that. Austin wasn't much of a challenge. Oh well, he was nothing but a fool! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
I lay under the rubble, trying to break free. It was no use. I didn't have enough strength to break free from this. Maybe this is it then. Maybe I am weak. I am sorry, Amy. I wasn't strong enough to avenge you.
In a world that I don't want to know
With a message that I never want to send
To be freed from all of this
I want you to quicken my end
Don't tell me I cannot go
With a wound that refuses to mend
Deliver me from all of this
I want you to quicken my end
No! I will not give in! I WILL AVENGE HER DEATH! A powerful explosion destroyed the rubble and I was floating above it, darker than ever before. I looked at Eggman "i-impossilbe! How can the likes of you survive that?"
"THERE IS MUCH YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT ME, EGGMAN. NOW, I WILL FINISH BOTH YOU AND METAL SONIC AND AVENGE HER!" I was much faster this time, metal sonic didn't even see it coming as pushed me to the ground, sliding him against it with powerful rage!
Now you wanna know, you want a name
You wanna call me motherfucker
Now you wanna know, you want a name
You wanna say it doesn't matter
Now you wanna know, you want a name
You wanna call me motherfucker
Now you wanna know, you want a name
You wanna say it doesn't matter now!
I then picked him up and threw him into the sky, then with raging speed; I hit him with blow after blow after blow, crushing his circuits.
Now, now you wanna know, now you wanna name
Now you wanna place, now you wanna time
Now you wanna know
Now, now you wanna know, now you wanna name
Now you wanna place , now you wanna time
Now you wanna know, now!
I grabbed him again and spinned him around and around and threw him to the ground with powerful force. The impact created a crater with metal sonic in the middle. He was badly damaged. He tried standing up, but he was too beat up to do so. I landed in front of him. Everything happened in slow motion as I punched him on his left.
In a world that I don't want to know
Punched him on the right
with a message that I never want to send
Gave him an upper cut.
To be freed from all of this
Then finally, hitting him straight in the face.
I want you to quicken my end
He was sent flying again, hitting the ground, hard. I walked toward him, ready to finish him off.
Don't tell me I cannot go
With a wound that refuses to mend
Deliver me from all of this
I want you to quicken my end
I picked him up by the neck and drive my fist right through his middle, causing a huge hole through him. I then took both of my fists, put them inside of the hole and then, with all the rage I had inside of me, ripped him in half! I screamed in rage and triumph as I hold the half's on each of my hands.
Don't say that it isn't so
I'm on a path that you'll never comprehend
Set me free from all of this
I need you to quicken my end!
I dropped the half's down and turned to Eggman. "NOW FOR YOU, EGGMAN!" I screamed. Eggman tried to fly away, but I was too fast for him. I knocked his Eggsaucer out of the air and into the ground. Eggman got out and tried to make a run for it, but I got in front of him and grabbed him by his neck, choking him.
"NOW, EGGMAN. YOU. WILL. DIE!" I squeezed my hand harder against his neck as Eggman was struggling to breath.
Suddenly, an arm caught my arm. It was Cream! "Please, Austin, don't do this!" she said with tears in her eyes
"LET GO OF ME!" I shouted and pushed her away. Sonic then grabbed me, saying "C'mon, Austin, snap out of it! Eggman doesn't deserve this!"
I pushed sonic back with all my might. "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, SONIC! HE JUST KILLED ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS! HE DESERVES TO DIE! DON'T YOU SEE THAT?" I screamed.
Shadow came up and said "that may be, but, Austin, if you kill Eggman now, you will give in to your rage and there will be nothing left for but kill again and again! Do you think that's what Amy would want you to become! A ruthless killer?"
I looked at Eggman, then Cream, and everyone else. They were right. If I started down this right here and now, I will never come back. What have I done? I thought. Slowly, my fur started to go back to its original color, my eyes were blue again, and my shoes were back to normal.
I threw Eggman across from me. When he got back up, I growled. "Get out of my site." I said.
Eggman was not one to back away. "How dare you say that to me? I will not back down by some-" a chaos spear came at his feet, exploding. He jumped back a little.
"I said, get. Out." I said slowly and angrily. Eggman gave in and ran for his life as the coward that he is.
I turned around to see everyone looking relieved. "I'm sorry, guys. I lost control of myself. I didn't mean for things to go this far." I said, bowing my head in shame.
Sonic came and put a hand on my shoulder. "It's okay, buddy. We all knew you lost it. But friendship will also beat rage when it overcomes you."
I smiled. "Yeah. But…..I still failed her, though." I said, looking at Amy's dead body.
We all walked over to her body. I dropped down to my knees again. Everyone was shocked by this. Cream and cheese started to cry, Tails was crying too. I looked at sonic and he had some tears in his eyes, even though he wouldn't let them fall.
I closed my eyes and started to think about the times me Amy had together. I still haven't forgotten the first time that we hanged out together. I was so happy, Amy was too. I can't give up! There has to be a way to bring her back! There has too!
Then, it hit me! I closed my eyes and started to focus again. Everyone looked at me, but shadow told them to be quiet. So they did. The seven chaos emeralds started to gather around me. They energy was coursing through me. I opened my eyes again, put my hands over her body, and shouted "CHAOSSSSSSSSSSS…HEAL!" the energy was tremendous. It took all of my self control not to stop this. Finally, when the last of the energy was spent, I fell to ground, exhausted again.
Cream and cheese rushed toward me. "Austin, are you okay?" she asked. "Chao, chao." Said cheese.
"Yeah. Just exhausted, that's all." I said.
Suddenly, there was a stir in Amy's body. I got to her side and looked at her. "Amy?" I said, quietly.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me. "Hey, Austin." She said, weakly.
Everyone was so happy to see her alive. I gave her a hug, crying tears of joy. "Amy, we all thought you were gone!" I said between tears.
Amy put her arms around me, comforting me. "Its okay, Austin. I am here now. There's no need to worry anymore."
After a few heartwarming moments, one that involved Amy throwing her arms around sonic, crying that she thought she would never see him again and sonic, putting his own arms around her, trying to calm her down. I smiled at that. Sonic really does care for her. I thought.
After all of that, I got and said "well, guys. There is somebody else I want you to meet. Someone I think you might be familiar with. Wait here." I ran to the nearest set of trees.
Everyone looked at each other. Wondering who this person might be. Then I came out of the tree and with me was Cosmo. Everyone was shocked by this, Tails was shocked the most.
"Hello, everyone." Cosmo said, happily. Tails started walking slowly toward Cosmo. I backed away, so did everyone else.
Tails was so shocked to see Cosmo here. He stopped in front of her, looking at her. "C-C-Cosmo? Is it really you?" he asked.
"Yes, Tails. It's me." she said.
Tails burst into tears and threw his arms around her. "Cosmo, you have no idea how much I miss you! I thought I would never see you again!" he said between tears.
Cosmo put her arms around Tails, trying to comfort him. "I am so sorry, Tails. I miss you so much too." She said, she had her own tears falling down. But these were tears of happiness.
I looked at them both and smiled. Looks like a new love is in the air. I am glad they are happy to see each other again. I thought.
Whew! This chapter took a lot out of me! Still, I hope you all enjoyed it. Originally though, I planned on going into super form. But I thought I would save that until the big finale. I wanted to show you all the dark side of me. I do have a lot of anger in me and it is really hard for me to control when I lose my temper. Anyway, please leave a review and/or comment for this chapter. Catch you all next time!