Teardrops and Bloodstains – Chapter 10
Oh heck, 2 digits numbers, this is too much! But I would like to grudgingly thank Bill Gates for Microsoft Word, but not some of the spellings… or the lack of them.
(More swearing, sorry!)
Amy: My turn!
Blood Wren: Yes, your turn…
Amy: Blood Wren doesn't own Sonic or anyone in this fanfic, just Dark, Twin, Flare and Super the chaos. But Sonic belongs to me…
Blood Wren: Err… Amy?
Amy: What?
Blood Wren: You can go now.
Ahhh! Fan Fiction cut off my asterisks! Boo hoo! And my: at's, hashes and squiggly lines! Waaaaaahhhh!
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"Dark, do you want a chip?"
"Chao!"
The young chao seems to be finding it hard to lift a chip off Shadow's portion.
"Just one chip is enough to fill all four of you right up!" Cream says.
"Well, a big chip…"
Sonic is staring at his chips, trying to visualize Chilli Dogs again…
'56 PERCENT COMPLETE'
"Tails, I don't like this… I think someone's watching us…"
"I know; me and Shadow can feel it too."
'68 PERCENT COMPLETE'
"Hey knuckles, why don't you get a chao?"
"I don't know, never thought about it really… I do want one though."
"Well, what would it be called?"
"Dunno. It depends on what it looks like…"
'84 PERCENT COMPLETE'
Shadow's ears are turning around, but the others don't sense it… why not?
'97 PERCENT COMPLETE'
"Guys… lets head back now, there's something I don't like about…"
'100 PERCENT COMPLETE! COMMENCING EXECUTIONS!"
Sonic whips around to question Shadow, but the faint whooshing sound tells us all that whatever is watching us, is gonna show itself.
"Hiya guys! What ya looking at?"
Mighty, Espio and Charmy just come strolling up behind us.
"You might want to leave, we're being spied on."
"Ok… we're off!"
And they sprint off. I see a glint of metal in the corner of my eye.
"Shadow! You didn't tell me you had your gun!"
"Sorry, I hoped I wouldn't have to use it…"
He turns it around in his hands, and then grasps the handle tightly.
"Chao!"
"No Twin, you don't need your frying pan…"
"GREETINGS! YOU ARE DUE FOR EXECUTION IN 1 MINUTE!"
"Oh, thanks…"
"60 SECONDS"
Sonic and Shadow grab me and Cream and sprint along the path, with Knuckles not far behind.
"YOUR SPEED WILL NOT HELP YOU; I AM DR. EGGMAN'S FASTEST ROBOT!"
"Great, faster than a Metalix!"
"50 SECONDS AND COUNTING"
"Shit!"
Knuckles runs up to it, and tries to knock its head off, only to recoil in pain. Cream is crying, and Shadow's eyes are darting around, for what, I don't know.
"40 SECONDS"
I can now see a faint glow coming from Shadow's hand, he's gonna try to use Chaos Control, but even he can't save us all… but what if I…
"30 SECONDS… MALFUNCTION! 5 SECONDS!"
"NO WAY!"
"4"
"3"
"2"
"1"
"0… COMMENCING EXTERMINATION OF TARGETS!"
His arm glows red, and fires at a building behind us.
"Ha! You missed us by miles!"
"Err… Sonic?"
The building behind us starts to fall. I close my eyes, ready for impact, however stupid it is.
"…I don't wanna die Tails!"
Without wanting to, I feel a huge drain on my energy, and I open one eye cautiously. The building is suspended in mid-air, and I'm the one holding it up, using a shield that apparently only I can see.
"Tails? Are you?"
In fear off nodding (and therefore have the building crush us), I give a small grunt.
"NEW TARGET – TAILS THE FOX."
"Ngg…"
All I can hear is a bang, then I feel it, a pain so strong, it causes me to flinch and fall to the floor, dropping the building a few metres.
"ANALYZING – TAILS THE FOX – GENDER – FEMALE – CHRONOLOGICAL AGE – 17 – PHYSICAL AGE – 15 – HEALTH – 32..."
"32!"
"ERROR – 29."
"29?"
"I'm fine…"
Just as it had gone, half of the energy flows back into me. I can see Shadow glowing by my side, eyes closed and his quills swaying as if a gust of wind was blowing them.
"ADDITIONAL TARGET – SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG – ANALYZING – GENDER – MALE – CHRONOLOGICAL AGE – 71 – PHYSICAL AGE – 21 – HEALTH – 87."
"Shadow's 71?"
"He was in suspended animation for, what? 50 years, so… yeah, I suppose"
Despite the obvious danger, Sonic and Knuckles appear to be having a reasonably normal conversation.
"Well… what can we do? We've got a building suspended above our heads, and a mental scrap of metal that's faster than me…"
"Tails, keep trying… I… know it's hard but…"
Shadow was sweating, and he looked like he would be joining me on the floor any second now.
"Right then rust-bucket! Come on Knux, let's trash him!"
They run toward it, dodging the bullets it shoots at them.
"Sonic Spin Attack!"
Sonic's trademark, his signature. The result leaves the robot with only one arm. Knuckles knocks out his eye and dents the shell.
"PATHETIC!"
It throws them back with one sweep of air.
"How?"
"Eggman…….must've… given it… chaos… powers…"
The effort of holding up a building is taking its toll, and Shadow drops beside me.
"THE BLACK HEDGEHOG IS CORRECT – DR. EGGMAN HAS GIVEN ME CHAOS POWERS. WARNING! RESTRICTED INFORMATION!"
"Ok… what's the only thing that can beat Chaos power?"
"More Chaos power"
"Ah… not the answer that I wanted… cos the only 2 people with enough Chaos energy are holding up a huge building… no luck."
"Mr. Sonic? Where are the other emeralds?"
"Eggman's got them Cream, so we can't transform… if only there was another way…"
"Get out from under the building… anyway you can……..I've got an idea"
"Shadow?"
"Do it!"
"Cream, hold on!"
They dash in between all of the bullets, and manage to get out from under the building.
"Tails, could you hold it… alone for… just a few seconds? I… mean a few…… I'll use Chaos control to get… us out."
"Yeah…….."
He stops, and I feel like he's dropped the building onto my head, my mind crushed by its weight.
"CHAOS CON…"
'BANG'
"SHADOW!"
"Shit! Guys, stay here!"
Sonic rushes back under.
"Tails, are you ok?"
"Yeah..."
"I'll get Shadow out, and then I'll get you. I can go faster than this building can fall."
He takes Shadow's limp body and races towards the edge of the buildings shadow.
'BANG'
I look around… I can't have got him… he's too fast it… it… it… has… Knuckles grabs Shadow and pulls him out, and then goes for Sonic.
"ERROR!"
Sonic's form flies away from Knuckles, and lands close to me.
"OUCH!"
Knuckles has just been repelled by a yellow barrier… sending him flying into the air and onto the pavement.
"I'm… so sorry…..Ta-il-s…
"No! Sonic, if you die then… I'll give… up! I'll let this… building… 'Gasp' crush me! And then we'll 'Pant' both be dead! Sonic, I'm don't wanna die, 'Gasp' I'm 17… I'm too… I'm too young, and 'Pant' so are you! We've both got 'Pant' so much to live for! You've got Amy! And us! Just… Don't die! Please!"
"I've… got no…choice"
"Yes you have! I'm holding up a huge building… 'Pant'…"
"Ok…"
He starts to get up, swaying all the time.
"Get out... I'll be fine!"
"But…"
I wince at the pain…
"OUT!"
He staggers toward the edge… but pauses at where Knuckles was shot back… the yellow barrier.
"I… won't be able to get back in?"
"No… I'll be 'Pant' FINE! GO!"
He steps through the barrier…
"HA, HA… I'VE GOT YOU NOW…"
"No… you haven't! CHAOS CONTROL!"
I feel the wind rushing through me… the screaming starts and everything is black.
'Please work… please work…'
I feel solid ground beneath my feet.
"Tails?"
"I'm fine… come on… let get outta here."
Phew… It took AGES to write that! I couldn't think of a way to get her out! Phew again!
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Blood Wren
-Edited- Bloody typos…