"Let me go in and talk to her." Jason said, facing his team. "If anything goes wrong, back me up."
"Right." Sonic said.
"And guys?" Jason said. "Be careful. She didn't hesitate stabbing Blaze. I'm not entirely sure how far she's willing to go to prove herself."
"Don't worry about us, Jason." Silver said. "We can take care of ourselves."
"I'm sure you can." Jason said. "I have no doubt." He looked at the doorway to the warehouse. "Here I go."
Jason made his way to the door and stepped inside. It wasn't completely dark though there wasn't a whole lot of light either. Boxes were stacked everywhere, some piles almost touched the ceiling.
"Wave?" he asked. "Wave!"
"Looking for me?" Wave asked, dropping down from a stack of boxes.
"Hand over the Emeralds."
"Hand them over?" Wave asked. "After we just went through the trouble of retreiving them?"
"They should be with someone who won't try to misuse their power."
Wave laughed. "But misusing their power is half the fun."
"Half the fun?" Jason asked. "What's the other half?"
"The result."
"You're crazy, Wave."
"Am I?" she asked, summoning her Dark Energy swords.
"We don't have to do this." Jason said, holding up his sword.
"Oh, yes we do." Wave said, running at Jason.
She swung her swords and Jason blocked one of them while dodging the second. He ducked to avoid being decapitated and kicked Wave's legs out from under her. She fell to the floor but she didn't let it faze her. Jason tried to pin her with his foot but she rolled out of the way and kicked his ankle, causing him to fall, too. Wave swung her sword to her side but Jason laid his sword on his chest, blocking the attack. Wave reached over and tried to get him with her other sword but Jason strategically raised his sword enough to continue blocking the first attack while also blocking the second. With his free hand, he launched a fireball at Wave. She dropped her swords and quickly stood up, trying to regain focus. Jason was somewhat releived it didn't hurt her. He stood up as well but didn't have anough time to react. Wave tackled him to the ground, causing him to drop his sword. Wave knelt on top of Jason and summoned her Dark Energy dagger. She attempted to drive it through Jason's head but Jason grabbed her wrist. Wave placed her other hand on the tip of the handle and applied pressure. To counter the attack, Jason grabbed her wrist with his other hand. Now the two were locked in a power struggle, with Jason being at a disadvantage.
"Just give up, Jason." Wave said. "You can't beat me."
"I can try."