I don't have much to say here… Except that I have a lack of fan character applications. I decided to split Samuel's backstory into more than 2 parts, maybe 3 or 4, i dunno. Those applications can be in the form of a review, or a PM, I don't really care, I should get it either way, so… Go for it.
Song: Against Magic - Fairy Tail
Jennifer stared at the orange cloaked figure in front of her. "Who are you!?"
"I come here not as a member of my clan. I come here as a friend of Samuel's." A feminine voice spoke.
"What?" Jasmine asked. "A friend of Samuel's?"
"I understand that you wish to do him harm. I politely ask that you refrain from doing so." She continued.
Jennifer laughed. "Hey Jasmine, I found you a new friend." She turned back to the cloaked figure and put her scythe in front of her. "In all seriousness, you're going down."
The figure brought out two yellow sticks and held them backhand. "This'll be fun."
Song: Metal Scratchin' - Sonic Rush
Shadow, Rouge, Silver, and Blaze were chasing after Eggman Nega.
"What's your goal!?" Silver and Blaze asked simultaneously.
"My goal? I want my empire! That hedgehog stopped me. This cat stopped me! I want in now!" He told them.
"Your empire will have to wait!" Shadow yelled. "We don't want that happening! Chaos SPEAR!" Shadow launched his yellow bolts at Eggman Nega, but he dodged them.
"Back off!"
Song: Erza's Theme - Fairy Tail
Jennifer rushed at the cloaked woman and swung her scythe at her. The woman blocked with her sticks and pushed back. She then ran up to Jennifer and bashed a stick at her knee.
"Ow. You're fast." Jennifer said. "But it won't help you for long!"
The orange cloaked figure giggled. "Says you."
Jennifer ran forward, then jumped up into the air. She swung her scythe around before swinging it towards the figure to shift her momentum.
The figure moved out of the way, allowing Jennifer to make a deep cut in the ground. She then ran at Jennifer, who freed her scythe from the ground and attempted to strike at the figure. Their weapons clashed, and they proceeded to exchange blows. Any attempt at an attack was blocked.
Jennifer managed to scratch the figures cloak. The figure jumped back and threw a knife at Jennifer.
The knife hit her in the arm. She dropped the scythe on the ground and held her arm.
The figure walked up walked up to Jennifer and raised a stick. "Those who harm my friends deserve to be destroyed."
"Hold it!" was Samuels cry.
Song: Nine Tail Demon Fox - Naruto
Samuel landed in the area with his staff at the ready.
The cloaked figure slacked her weapons and turned to Samuel. "Hey Samuel. Long time no see. Did you want to finish her off?"
Samuel turned to Jennifer to see her wounded. She was terrified. She watched as Samuel her and her friends what she deemed a threatening look. Jasmine and Cream, however, watched Samuel with trusting gazes. Samuel turned back to the figure. "Eh. Not really. What I'm concerned with is…" He pointed his staff at her. "... who are you? And how do you know me?"
The figure removed her hood to reveal a lionesse. "It's me. Lucy." Samuel spoke no more. "Come on! You remember me. Right?" Samuel gave a short nod. "Good." Lucy walked up to him. "My father told me that now's the time your memories should be recovered."
Samuel lowered his staff "You know about my amnesia?"
Lucy nodded. "You happened upon us with a blank stare. You wouldn't talk to anyone. This was before the split between our fathers. When your's found out about your amnesia, he didn't look too worried. He seemed satisfied, even. That was the day before he began talking about taking the fight to the vampires." Jennifer saw Lucy look at Jasmine and Cream threateningly. "He spoke about a secret plan they had, and that we should wipe them out before they do so to us. But my father said that if anyone had a secret weapon it was us, and that we should focus on protecting ourselves instead of going to war."
Samuel closed his eyes. "So my memories aren't complete yet." He opened them. "Why do I get the feeling this secret weapon has to do with me?"
Jennifer walked over to Jasmine and Cream. "Now there's another one. Happy now?"
Cream didn't hear her. She walked blankly towards them. Jennifer was about to grab her, but Jasmine stopped her.
Cream walked up to Lucy. "Excuse me, miss?" Lucy looked down at her. "My name's Cream. I hope we can be friends."
Lucy stared at Cream, as though she couldn't believe her ears. Samuel bent down and pat Cream on the head.
"I'm not so sure Lucy's too open to the idea. She was raised traditionally." Samuel laughed. "Oh well. Can't win em' all."
Lucy stared at Samuel with bewilderment. "You're being nice to it?"
Samuel stood up. "She's not an it."
Lucy shook her head. "Letting you leave the camp was a terrible mistake." Samuel turned to her.
"Then why'd you let me leave? I'm sure being with people who knew me would've helped my memories return faster." Samuel spoke with a calm air in his voice.
"My father thought it would toughen you up to see the world. He had hoped that you would become strong enough to prove yourself to the rest of the clan."
Samuel was quiet for a second, then he turned to Lucy. "Screw the clan."
"What!?" Lucy said.
"You heard me. What's the clan done for me? If anything, it's brought me suffering. I'm happier here, with friends." Samuel said.
Lucy tried to speak, but choked on her words for a second. "What about me?"
Samuel was silent for a moment. Lucy looked down, then Samuel spoke. "I feel like there's more to you than what my memories tell me, but I remember only pain." Samuel put a hand on her head. "I can remember small bits of happiness, but I don't know what caused it."
Song: Event - Strategy
Cream saw Ray lande nearby. "Cream, Jasmine, Jennifer, you're safe!"
Samuel nodded. "Alright. Now for why we're here. Some big stuff's going on. Cream, go find Amy, and meet up with Sonic and Big. THey should be east of here, over the ocean. You'll see a large aircraft, that's where they'll be."
"But…"
"You'll be fine." Samuel stared at the sky. "Ray, go get Mighty. You two are joining Shadows team to fight Nega."
"Isn't this overkill?" Lucy asked.
Samuel shook his head. "Something big's coming up. I can feel it. Ray, also tell Vector, Charmy, and Espio to find out what this master plan actually is."
"Alright." Ray and Cream ran off, leaving Samuel, Jasmine, Jennifer, and Lucy.
"What about us?" Jasmine said.
Samuel sighed. "The only thing left to do… Is something I must do on my own.
No Song
Samuel walked in a wasteland. Jasmine, Jennifer, and Lucy followed close behind.
Jennifer caught up and grabbed his shoulder. "Hey! What's your problem?"
Samuel ignored her. Lucy took Jennifer's hand off his shoulder. "You know, you can just say the word and I'll drive these two away. I've always got your back!" Samuel ignored her as well.
Jasmine walked silently behind. "Samuel… You're never alone. You've always got friends who care for you."
Samuel stopped. He turned around. "That's exactly why I have to do this alone. I've never done anything on my own!" He began to raise his voice. "I've never successfully done anything on my own! If I can't do this…" Samuel stopped suddenly. Jennifer and Lucy stood back. "What good am I?"
"You're no good. That's the point I tried to make." A voice appeared. They all looked towards it.
Song: Oracion Seis - Fairy Tail
"Vincent!" Samuel and Jasmine yelled.
Samuel turned to Jasmine. "You know him!?"
Jennifer stood between them. "He's her brother."
Samuel turned back to Vincent. He was a yellow bat with red eyes. His wings were red as velvet in front, and black as leather in the back.
Samuel looked at him in hatred. He held his hand to the back and cast a shield to the others.
"Hey!" Lucy yelled.
"Stay out of this!" Samuel yelled.
"Samuel has a heart! How lovely!" Vincent's facial expression was crazily happy. "I thought I crushed your hopes in life when I killed your family!"
Jasmine was shocked. How could her brother do something so cruel?
Samuel ran at him and swung his staff at him. Vincent grabbed the staff in his hands. "Still no progress, I see. Your father would be disappointed"
"Screw my father! He lives, but not for long!" Samuel smiled evilly. "When I'm done with you…"
Jennifer looked disgusted. "Who would make a threat to their own father?"
Jasmine shook her head. "I saw his memories. You were there. You should be able to understand."
"I WILL KILL YOU!" Samuel pushed a button on his staff and it separated into two.
Swords.
He held one in his right, then had one held backhand in his left. He spun rapidly in an attempt to trap Vincent in a whirling tornado of pain.
Vincent stepped back constantly to marvel at the technique. The tornado began moving toward him at an even faster pace. Vincent ran back, but was too slow to escape the tornado.
Samuel stopped spinning to see the damage, but Vincent emerged unharmed. "What!?"
"You gave me a paper cut."
Samuel began to glow.
He was surrounded by a red aura. The two Chaos Emeralds he had in his possession were swirling around him.
"Oh! You have Chaos Emeralds as well! If you had all seven, you might stand a chance!" Vincent mocked. "But I grow tired. I'll fight you some other time." Vincent jumped up into the air and flew off.
"GET BACK HERE!" Samuel began launching lightning bolt after lightning bolt at random. Jasmine, Lucy, and Jennifer silently thanked him for casting the shield beforehand.
No Song
"Samuel! Calm down!" Lucy screamed.
Samuel halted his attacks and turned towards them. The dark energy gathering around him dispersed on the spot. He knelt down on his knees, crying.
Song: Boss - Sonic Rush Adventure
Silver and Blaze ended up underground. Shadow and Rouge were dealing with Nega's robots above while Silver and Blaze gave chase.
"My two favorite people!" Eggman Nega feigned an excited voice, then his face contorted to one with malice. "Now we can catch up." His pod began to shift, and transform. It grew into what appeared to be some sort of dragon. "Now, I can use my Draco Magma!"
"Draco Magma? You're going to fight fire with fire, then?" Blaze asked.
"Fire and Earth, my dear." Nega replied. He proceeded to activate his flamethrowers.
Silver jumped out of the way and used his psychic powers to grab pieces of the environment.
Blaze placed a hand to the attack and redirected it back at Nega. "Are you losing IQ points, Nega? You should know better than that."
Eggman Nega replied by swatting the redirected fire at an angle. Right at Silver.
"AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHH!" He screamed.
"Silver!" Blaze yelled.
"I did know better. You can either dodge my attacks, or redirect it so that I can swat it at your partner. My plan is foolproof!"
Silver and Blaze stood next to eachother. "Now what?" Silver asked.
Blaze looked at Nega's robot. "He used the left wing to swat his fire at you."
"So?" Silver said.
Blaze sighed. "The left wing is red, while the right wing is yellow. Red as in Fire, and Yellow as in Magnetism. He can swat back fire, and use magnetism to throw back anything you throw at him." She explained.
"But there's nothing metallic around here."
"He's Nega. 300 IQ. He probably found a workaround."
Silver sighed. "That just means we can't win."
"Not necessarily." Blaze replied.
Eggman Nega waited patiently as the two whispered. Victory was in his grasp. "I'm getting bored you two. Except reality and die."
"Not just yet, Nega!" They yelled. The two ran at him normally, with Blaze in the lead, and opted to attack the wings with normal attacks.
Blaze ran up the dragon robot's legs to kick the left wing. It merely bat her off of it, and she landed a ways away.
Silver spread his wings and flew up to Draco Magma's left wing. The wing caught him in an invisible hold and threw him away.
"Did you think any of that would work?" Nega asked.
"No, not really." Silver said.
"But this might." Blaze added.
Eggman Nega realized they were up to something and took a look around. Above him was a massive ball of earth covered in fire. "What!?"
"It's both fire and psychically gathered earth. So you can't just use one wing." Blaze explained.
"And it's gigantic, as insurance." Silver said. He pointed down with a glowing finger, and the magma ball fell down.
"This can't be! I was supposed to WIN!" Nega screamed as his machine was crushed. He began flying away just in time for the attack to miss him. He fell at Silver and Blaze's feet.
"Now to make sure you can't commit your evil deeds again. I'll cook you alive." Blaze said.
Silver sighed. "Cooked blood. One of Vanilla's best dishes. I guess it's close to what Sunwalkers call soup."
Nega growled. "You think you've won? I've got a continuity plan!" He pushed a button, and the area began to rumble.
"Earthquake!?" Silver asked.
"No… It's an Eruption!" Blaze screamed.
"Tah tah!" Nega got in his pod and teleported.
"He can do that!?" Silver yelled.
"No time! We have to get out of here!" Blaze yelled. She ran while Silver flew behind her. The place began to erupt more violently. "We're not gonna make it!" Blaze screamed.
Silver had an idea. "Blaze, grab my hand!" Silver yelled. Blaze took it, and Silver's body began to glow.
"Oh… you're combining your natural flying with your psychic abilities to increase your speed. Bravo!" Blaze said.
"Yeah. Now let's GO!"
Things are heating up, it seems.
Also, I have the final two chapters written, but I'm trying to decide if I should post them as is, post them together, or post them as one, long, continuous chapter. Chapter 10 ended up being 13 pages, 4002 words, while chapter 11 is only 7, 1859. (I just realised that that's all together, not separated into three sections, but chapter 9 altogether is 10 pages and 2979 words. Quite a bit less than Chapter 10, but more than Chapter 11) That's not even the reason I'm thinking about this. Just something I decided to look at. The real reason I'm trying to make this decision is just because I think it would be epic to have a super long chapter, but now that I look at it, the super long chapter is the penultimate chapter, rather than the final one, which strikes me as a bit odd.