Chapter 6 - Fire and Water

"Karn! Leave!" Aeronniell bellowed.
"Now, why would I do that Aeronniell? Give me the Emeralds and I might even release your friends," Karn smirked.
"Wait a minute... You said friends, with a S," Sonic said.
"No I didn't I said friend," Karn said impatiently.
"You meant plural Karn, now who is it?" Knuckles demanded.
"Karn, Tell us or you'll regret it," Aeronniell threatened. Karn sighed and waved his hand as it erupted into flames. The flames then shaped themselves into a sort of mirror.

As Sonic looked closer he could see Shadow and Tails. Tails was lying on the bed and looked absolutely terrible. Sonic could see the bandage that was wrapped around his side and guessed Shadow was looking after him, which gave Sonic hope. Shadow didn't look any better either. He was sat on the top bunk rubbing his shackled wrists, whilst keeping guard, he was definitely wearing down. "Shadow! Tails!" Sonic exclaimed. Suddenly the image dispersed as Karn lashed out at it.

Karn began to laugh. "It's hopeless. Give me the Emerald and I swear I shall release your friends,"
"Are you sure you've put a S on friends this time?" Sonic smirked. Karn began to growl in frustration.
"I will destroy you for that!" Karn snarled.
"Look at me, I'm trembling," Sonic said sarcastically.
"Just you wait until I get my hands on you.."
" I think you need to wait, until you can get your hands on a shower," Sonic muttered, loud enough so that everyone could hear him. Aeronniell and Knuckles tried to hold back their laughs.
"Are you dis-respecting me?" Karn snapped.
"Maybe," Sonic said calmly.

Several other criticisms and comebacks travelled back and forth. Karn was going crazy but Sonic was still as cool as a cucumber all the time. "Karn, as entertaining as this is, time is pressing... I challenge you to a fight! If I win we keep the Emerald and you tell us where Shadow and Tails are. If you win you get the Emerald," Aeronniell exclaimed. Sonic looked a little disappointed at the fact he couldn't wind Karn up anymore.

"Very well - on one condition," Karn said darkly.
"Name it," she blurted.
"If I win you all surrender to me," He replied coldly.
Aeronniell turned towards the others, they both silently nodded "done, but swear upon your ashes that you will stay true to your word,"
"Fine, I swear upon my ashes that I will keep my word," Karn sighed.

Seconds later Karn's hands burst into flames and a ball of fire was thrown at Sonic. "Karn this is between us, leave them out of it!" Aeronniell thundered, attacking the flame with water whilst it was in midair. Sonic and Knuckles scrambled over to the forge and took shelter behind it.

Karn continued to attack Aeronniell with fireballs but Aeronniell put them out before they could cause any damage. "Sonic, get the tap," Knuckles whispered, pointing over to the little metal sink.
Sonic nodded and zoomed over and turned both taps on as far as they could go. Karn noticed what Sonic was doing and launched a fireball at him.
"SONIC, LOOK OUT!" Knuckles bellowed.
Aeronniell looked over and managed to use the water from the taps to make a shield around Sonic just in time.

Now that she had enough water, Aeronniell made the turn water into a huge sphere. Karn blasted the water with fire but the water just engulfed him and began to move towards the door. Aeronniell walked the sphere out of the workshop and out into the open. Suddenly, Aeronniell used all of her strength to throw the sphere into the ground, as the sphere burst it left Karn coughing and spluttering.

"You.. You've been practicing," Karn panted.
"Practicing on traitors like you,"Aeronniell snapped grabbing Karn by his collar." Now where are Shadow and Tails?" She demanded.
"They are in my fortress," Karn muttered,
"Where is the fortress?"
"It's in Seaside Hill, most of the men have left. So I left them there to keep 'em quiet," Karn smirked.
"Leave now, and if I find out your lying, I'll leave you in the sphere," Aeronniell threatened.

"Karn, why don't you just go home? You're still welcome there, you're just being stupid," Aeronniell said.
"They've always wanted rid of me, they just saw the attack as an excuse," Karn muttered.
"Then why did they ask you to be ruler?" Aeronniell exclaimed.

Karn suddenly stood and slowly limped away. "I cannot return there, the Ancient Ones may welcome me but the others won't,"
Aeronniell was about to follow him but Sonic came out to the workshop.

"Aero, you did it!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Like you thought I wouldn't.. Water is stronger than fire anyway," Aeronniell smiled.
"How come?" Sonic asked.
"If you put water on a flame, what happens?"Knuckles asked Sonic, impatiently.
"Oh,The flame gets put out, Sorry, wasn't thinking," Sonic smirked.

"So, where are Shadow and Tails? " Knuckles asked a little while later.
"In Karn's fortress in Seaside Hill. The way Karn was talking they don't have much time either," Aeronniell explained.
"Well, let's go," Sonic said preparing to run.
"Wait Sonic, We need something to travel on too," Knuckles said. Aeronniell suddenly let out a single, long whistle which seemed to travel in the wind. A few seconds of silence was followed by the sound of hoofbeats 1,2,3, 1,2,3 Sonic counted.

"Here he comes," Aeronniell whispered to herself.
"Here who comes?" Sonic asked trying to look out into the distance.

"Thunder,"Aeronniell beamed...

From here on the chapters keep at this sort of length, (Sorry) but I'll try and make them a little bigger if I can