Jason ran at Crystal Mephiles. Mephiles swung a punch and Jason ducked, sliding under the attack. He stood up and kicked Mephiles in the back. Mephiles fell to the ground but quickly got back up. He turned around to face Jason.
"Very impressive, Jason." Mephiles said.
Mephiles' sword reformed in his hand. He swung the sword and Jason grabbed the blade. Mephiles pulled the sword out of Jason's hand, cutting his palm. Jason let out a quick yell of pain. He punched Mephiles in the face and felt pain. Mephiles spun around and delivered a side-kick to Jason's chest. He stumbled backwards but did not fall. Mephiles attempted a jab attack but Jason stepped to the side. He grabbed Mephiles' fist that held the sword. Mephiles floated up to the ceiling. Jason let go and Mephiles dove at him. Jason moved out of the way and Mephiles landed back on the ground.
"Finally." Mephiles said. "A fight."
Jason unleashed a combo of punches. Mephiles blocked them all and tried to kick him. Jason grabbed his foot and flipped him. Mephiles did a back-flip in the air and launched an energy blast at Jason, knocking him over. Mephiles landed on top of Jason, hard, knocking the wind out of him. He stepped off of his stomach and pressed his foot hard on Jason's throat.
"What's the matter, Jason." Mephiles said. "Can't breathe?" He let out a sinister laugh. "To think you could actually beat me. I'm different from Zephiles, Jason. I'm tougher. I'd knew he'd fail. Don't you see? It's all part of the plan." Mephiles held up his sword. "This was fun, Jason. But I'm afraid it ends here."
"Yeah. You're right." Jason said.
Mephiles tried to stab Jason with his sword and, in a flash, Jason slid out from Mephiles' foot, kicked the sword out of Mephiles' hand, grabbed the sword, and stabbed Mephiles through the stomach.
"No!" Wave yelled
There was a flash of light by the teleporter and the others appeared.
"It's about time." Knuckles said.
They spotted Jason and Mephiles.
"All right, Jason!" Sonic yelled.
Blaze looked over at Wave. "Wave?"
Mephiles looked in Jason's eyes. "Just as I planned."
"Huh?" Jason asked.
Mephiles started laugh as he faded away into nothing.
"What's that mean?" Jason asked.
"JASON!" Blaze yelled. She sounded like she was in panic.
He turned around and saw her knelt beside Wave.
"Wave?" Jason asked.
He ran over to them, dropping Mephiles' sword. He slid into a kneeling position beside Wave and scooped her up in his arms
"Wave?" he asked. She didn't say anything. "Wave?" he asked, shaking her a little. The others gathered around. "Wave! Say something! Anything!" His eyes started to water. "Wave!"
"Jason." Blaze said. She had tears in her eyes, too. "She can't hear you. She's gone."
"No!" Jason yelled. "No, she's not!"
"Jason." Blaze said. "I'm sorry."
"Wave." Jason said softly.
"Oh, no." Tails said softly. "Wave."
"This can't be happening." Sonic said.
"What happened to her?" Jet asked.
Just then, Jason remembered something Mephiles had said earlier. "Fight and, if you win, feel more pain and suffering than you have ever felt before..." He then remembered what Wave said. "Jason... there's something you should know."
"Wave. I'm so sorry."