I don't own Sonic, Sega or the Elder Scrolls.

2. Revelations

"So, we're in our office, if you could call it that, and somebody calls us on the phone. I've dealt with weird clients before, but this guy was crazy! He kept talking about this stuff and when I was about to stab myself with one of Espio's knives he told us. It's supposed to happen right around the time of the whole bride kissing thing. You are the best man, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am. That will give me an edge, but wouldn't Laoch not like it if I was armed?"

"Use hammerspace!"

"Oh yea! I'll put all my Guns in hammerspace. Is that okay, Bucc?"

"Fine by me." I said.

"Cool! Alright, here's the plan. Shall we get chaotic with Chaotix?"

2 days before the wedding, 3:46 PM

Ares was looking at the horizon. He'd always liked the horizon. It reminded him of home. It was the only thing of home he had remembered. The place where the sky ended.

"Apollo, whatcha got for me?" Ares Asked.

"We're going to crash the wedding and carry out the main plan, sir. We shall always do your bidding, Ares the Hedgehog."

"Please, call me Mesmer. What did you find out?"

"The wedding is at Casino Night. At around 9:00, the pastor, who happens to be Sonic himself, will get into the whole deal. Then, when they are about to be declared hedgehog and echidna, we jump out and ambush them!"

"That is the stupidest plan I've ever heard. You do realize that Knuckles, Tails, Shadow and Sonic are there? You do realize that Ryko is the best man and Laoch and Shade are there?"

"…"

"Thought so. Do whatever you want, as long as you do as I asked."

"Yes, my lord."

Chaotix HQ, 5:30 PM

"Would you stop playing Skyrim so we can get going with this plan, Vector?"

"Hold on, Alduin's health has gotta go down sometime! Plus, Charmy just passed my level and there's no way I'm gonna take that!" Alduin then blasted his character with fire, and the standard death cam showed.

"HA!" Shouted Ryko.

"What do you know about Skyrim anyway!" grumbled Vector.

"Well, I'm a level 60 Dark Elf who's beaten the main storyline and even the four guilds, not to mention the Potema quest." Vector gaped in amazement.

"You beat the Potema quest! I can't get past the part with the Draugr-"

"For crying out loud, Bucc, some people here have never played the Elder Scrolls games! Just because you're a fan girl doesn't mean that you can include this stuff in your story!" Ryko then got struck by lightning.

"But I can include that in my story. Also, Vector uses mods." I said.

"I do not!"

"Yea ya do." Said an amused Espio.

"Anyways, when Shade and Laoch are about to get married, there's probably gonna be an ambush. Then we execute the plan. If this goes right, then we will be able to save the day and the unmarried girls at the wedding will be totally into me."

"Alright stud, we can think about this later. The wedding is in 2 days. Go and get the supplies so we can make this happen." Said Espio.

Iron Jungle, 6:00 PM

Ryko was leisurely walking through the iron jungle when a flame portal opened and Hades walked through.

"Ryko."

"Hades."

"Ryko, have you got any more information on Ares? The public will know about him tomorrow at the least."

"No, but his worshippers plan to sabotage my brother's wedding."

"Ryko. By superhuman effort, you can avoid slipping backwards for a while. But one day, you'll lose a step, or drop a beat, or miss a detail, and you'll be gone forever. You need to know this to defeat Ares! He exploits your fear."

"Hey, I've been going through a lot the past three days!"

"Okay, so you've done things the hard way. But without taking risks, without taking responsibility for failure… how could you have understood? Think about it." He hopped into his portal and went away.

Ryko sighed.

"I've learned a lot about Mobius… and myself. It's hard to believe how ignorant I was, but now I have so much to learn." He ran off.

The, uh, Underworld. Do they have a sense of time?

Hades was looking around him. Nothing but flames. Burning flames. He felt at home.

"Ares. I know you can hear me. Listen. I, or Ryko, will take you down. He failed. I failed. But we won't. Not anymore. Because failure can happen once. But as soon as you realize your failure, you understand what happened all the more clearer. And because of this, you see the mistake you made. I made the mistake of letting you live. And this time, my mistake will not happen again." He stepped into his portal and headed for Mobius once more.

An undisclosed location, 9:00 PM

"Ares."

Ares turned to see Hades once again.

"I heard you, Hades. If you say that failure can't happen again, then why don't we find out?"

"I'm not fighting you. I'm just here to say that I'm not afraid of you, nor will I ever be. I'm not afraid of anything. And I hope you overcome your worst nightmare in the future."

"And what would that be?" Asked Ares. Hades teleported via underworld, their noses practically touching. His whole body combusted, the flames a bright white this time. The heat could have melted Ares' face.

"Me."

He quickly left, leaving Ares stunned.

Wedding day, Casino Night, 10:20 AM

Ryko had just entered the building.

"I look terrible in a suit." He thought aloud.

"You sure do." Said a familiar voice behind him.

"Hey, little bro. Never thought I'd see the day! Where's Shade?"

"I don't know. Anyway, do you know the best man procedures?"

"Yep. Stand there with a giant smile on your face, your hands behind your back looking at the groom."

"Perfect. See ya at nine. Wanna play some hold'em while we wait?"

"Nah, I gotta go through all this groom crap. Thanks for the invite, I'll empty your pockets tonight." He walked away. Espio appeared out of nowhere.

"The traps are set. Let's get chaotic."