SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: SOLARIS
Disclaimer: I do not own the Sonic characters, just the OC's
Chapter Three: Desert Rumble
In the buried temple ruins of Dusty Desert, Elise was patiently sitting on a broken piece of rock, acting as a prisoner. All the events that have happened in the past couple of days were slowly breaking Elise's heart and she didn't know how much longer she could take it. She was about to give in to the depressing emotions in her heart until she was reminded of the final words of her departed father said to her. "That's a good girl, Elise. Remember, be brave. Don't cry, no matter what." "Oh father, I don't know how much more I can take. I wish you were here to keep me comfort and your people in our time of need. And I really wish you were here to protect us once again, Silver." Elise said quietly as she remembered the first and only time she met the grey hedgehog.
---Flashback---
"Where am I?" Silver looked back and found that Elise was awake. "What happened? Who are you?" Elise asked Silver. "I am Silver." Silver answered her question. "Where is my father?" Elise asked. "I am sorry, but he's gone. But don't feel sad. Your father would not want you to be sad." Silver told her. Silver then took out his blue chaos emerald and gave it to Elise. "What is this?" Elise asked. "It's a good luck charm. As long as you have it, you will always been happy." Silver told her. "Thank you." Elise said. Silver smiled at Elise before turning around and disappearing in the vortex.
---End Flashback---
Elise smiled at the memory of the grey hedgehog giving her the chaos emerald that promised her to keep her happy. And it did for the past ten years until Eggman showed up. Just then, the floor below Elise started to shake and then exploded wide open. Elise used her arms to shield her eyes from the sand and caught sight of Sonic and Tail when she moved them away. "Mr. Sonic!" Elise said happily. "And I thought only Cream called you that." Tails said giggling. "Listen, just call me Sonic. Now then, are you ok?" Sonic asked. "I'm so glad you came." Elise said. "I always keep my word." Sonic said. "Too bad it isn't worth anything." Eggman's voice echoed through the ruins.
Just then, an army of fighter mechs dropped down from the ceiling and surrounded the group. Eggman then walked from behind one of the wrecked pillars and faced the group with a sinister smile. "It looks like a pesky little rat has stuck its nose where it doesn't belong. Well, a hedgehog to be more precise. The princess is mine until I can unlock the secret of the flames of disaster." Eggman stated. "Well that's too bad 'cause we're leaving." Sonic said. "I don't think so." Eggman said as he snapped his fingers to command the mechs. The mechs took precise aim at the hedgehog and fox, making sure not to hit the princess.
It seemed all over for the heroes until a strange gust of wind suddenly circled around the mechs. "What is this?!" Eggman questioned in a panic. Suddenly, claw marks and deep holes appeared of the mechs armor until they were blown to pieces. Eggman questioned about what was happening until he felt himself being turned around and lifted off the ground by his jacket. Eggman was shocked to discover that a black cloaked being was the one that destroyed his mech and now holding him captive. "Who are you?" Eggman asked. "Someone who desires revenge." The cloaked figure said. Elise instantly recognized the person as same who helped celebrate the sun festival. But what was he doing here and how did he destroy the mech?
"Tough luck, Eggman. Looks like your plans are finished." Sonic said with a smirk. "Silence!" the figure said with authority, which caught the group totally off guard. "So, what do you plan on doing to me?" Eggman asked. "I plan on killing you of course." The figure said simply. Eggman was completely terrified and the heroes were feeling sorry for him. He may have been an evil villain bent on ruling the world, but even he didn't deserve to die. "But not right now, I have other plans. So you're free to go, for now." The figure said as he threw Eggman out the open window. The figure turned to the remaining group and looked at Sonic intently. "Right now, the only one I wish to kill is you, Sonic the Hedgehog." The figure said as he moved into a fighting position. "Me? What did I do?" Sonic asked in shock. "I suffered a humiliating defeat at your hands and now I want revenge." The figure explained. "Revenge, huh? Then take your best shot." Sonic challenged. "Gladly. Prepare yourself!" the figure shouted. "Tails get Elise out of here." Sonic said. "Right." Tails said as he ran off with Elise to avoid the upcoming battle.
Sonic was the first to start by using his super speed to run circles around his opponent, hoping to confuse him. "Think you can keep up?" Sonic said mockingly. All of a sudden, the figure disappeared into thin air. "Huh? Where'd he go?" Sonic questioned. Sonic's question was soon answered when a strong fist collided with the side of his face to send him flying across the room. "Ok, fast and strong. Not a very good combination for me." Sonic said to himself. "What's wrong? I thought you were supposed to be the fastest thing alive." The figure said mockingly. "Your right. Let me show you why." Sonic said with a smirk on his face. Just then, Sonic vanished from his previous spot and then appeared behind the cloaked figure. "Take this!" Sonic cried as he reeled his foot back and swung it to the back of the figures head. Unfortunately, when his foot hit the figures head, a wave of pain surged through his entire body. "Ow, ow, ow, ow!" Sonic whined while jumping on one foot to hold the other.
The figure turned around and laughed at Sonic's pain. "Geez, what are you, made of rock or something." Sonic whined. "Close." The figure said. "Huh?" Sonic said confused. "My turn." The figure said before moving his sleeves up to reveal his metallic claws. "You know, those look kind of familiar." Sonic said, referring to the claws. "Allow me to refresh your memory." The figure said before he lunged towards Sonic. Sonic raised his arms to shield himself, but it was pointless as the figures metal claws sliced across Sonic's fur and flesh at lightning speed. When the assault was over, Sonic was left battered and beaten on the ground with several cuts and bruises all over his body. "It seems after all these years, you have not changed at all." The figure said. "Just who are you?" Sonic asked weakly. "Your going to die in a minute, so it really doesn't matter." the figure said as he advanced towards the injured hedgehog.
When the figure was only a few feet away from Sonic, he raised one of his claws above his head. "Any last words?" the figure asked. "Just this one." Sonic said as he curled into his ball form. The Sonic ball started spinning in place before throwing himself at the cloaked figure. Unfortunately, the figure saw the attack coming and quickly stepped to the side to avoid the attack. Since he missed his target and was he going to fast to stop, Sonic crashed hard into the wall. "Ok, bad idea." Sonic told himself. "Hahaha. Did you really think you could defeat me with the same trick twice?" the figure said as he advanced towards Sonic. The figure grabbed Sonic by his neck and lifted him into the air. "You may have defeated me with that technique last time, but I have learned since then. I am more powerful then ever." The figure said as he slowly cut off Sonic's Oxygen. "Hey. I have two words to say before I die." Sonic said. "What?" the figure asked. Sonic then pulled his hand from behind his back to reveal a blue sphere of chaos energy and plunge it into the figures chest shouting "SONIC WIND!"
The attack caught the figure off guard and allowed Sonic's signature attack to hit. The blue sphere pushed the figure across the room until he crashed through the wall on the other side. Sonic got back to his feet and tried to catch his breath. Sonic looked over to notice that the figures cloak was destroyed, but he was to far to see who it was. "You may have won this time, hedgehog, but there are still more battles to come and you can't win them all. One day, you will die by my hand." The figure said before he limped away before breaking into a quick run. "Who ever that was, he sure was strong. Still, I can't help feeling that I know him from somewhere." Sonic said, trying to think of who it might be. But then Sonic remembered Tails and Elise ran away before the fight started. "I better hurry." Sonic said as he ran off, limping a few times along the way.
After racing through the entire desert, Sonic was finally able to reach Tails and Elise. "Sonic, I'm so glad you're..." Tails trailed off when he noticed Sonic's wounds. "What happened?" Elise asked in concern. "That guy was stronger then I thought." Sonic put it simply. The group was about to head back to town until the heard the sound of engines coming from behind. The group looked back to find a swarm of fighter mechs headed their way. "Eggman just doesn't give up. What can we do? We can't fight them." Sonic said, knowing he was too weak to fight. "Let's split up. I'll draw them away while you take the princess." Tails suggested. "Ok, just be careful, bro." Sonic said. "Leave it to me!" Tails exclaimed before flying away in one direction. "Come on." Sonic said as he grabbed Elise's arm and started running in the other direction.
Elsewhere, the figure that was just defeated by Sonic slowly limped across the desert, still recovering from Sonic's attack. The sound of engines soon reach him and the figure quickly took cover behind a giant rock. The figure looked over the rock to make sure that the fighter mechs past before he could rest. When the mechs had past, the figure slumped down to the ground before giving a loud sigh in relief. "I am too damaged to defend myself against Eggman's machines. I have to move quickly." The figure said before he broke into a quick run. "It would seem that the blue pest was not just loafing around for the past three years. That attack was unlike anything I have ever seen. Where did he get that kind of power?" the figure asked himself before he tripped in the sand. "I am still not strong enough. I need more power. And I know just where to find it." the figure said before he got back to his feet and ran in the direction of Kingdom Valley.
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