CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

BEFORE EGGMAN THREATENED ELISE

Mephiles is looking at his surroundings, making sure no one was following him after his little encounter with Shadow and Rouge.

Mephiles walks on the grass somewhere near G.U.N, but further away. He looks at the big stones carved into faces and some enchant words. He smiled he found the place where he will arise, Omega.

He smiled and moved his wrist where he stole the radio to G.U.N from Rouge. "This is Shadow, G.U.N HQ? Contact E123 Omega."

"Copy that Shadow The Hedgehog." someone said. The doors opened and let out Omega.

Mephiles smiled with pride as he saw Omega walking outside. He knew Omega wouldn't remember him, but he has to persuade him to kill Shadow, and someone else, in that matter.

Omega is finally outside and moved to the hedgehog. "Well. Well. This I can get use too," Mephiles laughed.

Omega looked at him, "Shadow The Hedgehog."

Mephiles laughed even more, "No, not even close." Omega looked at him, he stepped back raised his robotic arm and went into a gun, shooting at Mephiles.

Mephiles stopped laughing, when he felt bullets going threw him. He couldn't get hurt, even if bullets go through him. "Now Omega, is that anyway to treat a friend."

Omega stopped shooting him, "Friend?" Mephiles looked at him, giving him an evil look. "Yes, in the near future we became great friends."

Omega's arm gun changed back to his arm and brought his hand down looking at him. "Understood. What would you like me to do?"

Mephiles laughed. "Come with me, and we shall destroy Shadow that's what you were made for." Omega looked down at him. "I shall insisted in pursuing him."

Mephiles smiled and laughed. He stepped back a few steps and brought out his arms and changed into a super hedgehog. He glowed purple and black, and went to Omega and touched his metal, and they both turned into black smoke and went to looking for Shadow and Sonic to bring out Iblis.

But first, he needs a little boost.

NOW

After Shadow and Jasmine had their fight about Sonic and Elise loving each other. Shadow doesn't like the sound of a human and hedgehog being together, he knew it wouldn't work out, but Jasmine keeps telling him the same thing, 'It doesn't matter what they are, as long as they love each other for what they are!'.

They were both sitting on a bench near a flower shop. The quietness was really uncomfortable and awkward. Shadow kept glancing at Jasmine, but she would just look the other way with her arms crossed she acting like a five year old. Shadow gave up and looked at the other side. Until a certain bat came to them.

"Hi." Rouge waved to them. Shadow and Jasmine looks at Rouge, they were about to talk but Rouge interrupted them. "It seems like Eggman's machines are looking for you. What did you do this time?" Rouge pointed her finger at Shadow.

Shadow shakes his head in frustration. "Nothing, their target is probably Mephiles."

Jasmine looks at Shadow then back to Rouge, she gets off of the bench. "What is Eggman up to?"

Rouge looks at Jasmine, "Well, look who I found here. Was this your surprise from Amy?" she looks at Shadow smirking. Shadow just looks at her, Shadow knew Jasmine wasn't a really big fan of Rouge, but she try's.

Jasmine looks at Rouge. "Yes..." Jasmine replies, at that Rouge looked away from her and back to Shadow. "Anyway, Mephiles appears to have taken Omega."

Shadow looks at Rouge. "How?" Rouge raised her brow. "You called in G.U.N and asked them to wake him." Shadow shakes his head, and turns around to not look at Rouge and Jasmine.

Rouge and Jasmine look at each other though, "So what do you think Mephiles is after?" Jasmine asked. Rouge shrugged her shoulders, "Probably a Chaos Emerald or maybe someone."

Then something clicked in Shadow's head if Omega was out, then he would he after him. But when Rouge said, 'Chaos Emerald', that made more sense.

"It's both actually."

Rouge and Jasmine look at his back, but he kept going. "With a Chaos Emerald, he can be all powerful and that someone is me. Omega was design to for me, with him Omega and Mephiles can win."

Shadow looks at Rouge and Jasmine, "We have to go and find a Chaos Emerald, that's where Mephiles and Omega will be."

Rouge and Jasmine look at him, and nodded their heads. "I'm in." Jasmine said. Rouge smirked, "Count me in also." Jasmine looks at her for a second, mocking her smirk and saying the words, in a high pitch sound, then roll her eyes and looks back at Rouge and Shadow, smiling at them, like she didn't do that.

"Come on, I think I know where this Mephiles character is." Rouge tells them. Shadow and Jasmine look at her. "He's in the ruins. That's where one of the Chaos Emeralds."

Rouge lifts herself off of the ground and flies to the ruins, where she will meet them.

Jasmine looks at Shadow. Shadow shrug his shoulders, not wanting to answer her question, and left to follow Rouge to the ruins.

Jasmine stayed behind watching the bat and hedgehog run to the ruins, "But the question is, what's waiting for us there?"

Then ran after them.

Shadow, Rouge, and Jasmine stand in the desert.

"There's no doubt in my mind. His movement shows he's seeking any Chaos Emerald he can find. Supposedly, he needs one in order to join with Iblis again." Jasmine and Rouge look at him.

"Is there a possibility, that maybe he's still in there? And Omega?" Rouge asked concern.

Shadow turns to her and he could see how much she really cares for Omega.

"Possibly." he lied.

Rouge nods her head and walks in front of them and starts flying to the ruins.

Jasmine and Shadow look at each other. "There wasn't a possibility, was there?" Jasmine asked. Shadow looks the other way to not meet her eyes.

Jasmine could see the lie, shaking her head she starts walking away from Shadow, not wanting to meet his eyes, and running to catch up with Rouge.

Shadow stayed where he was and looked at the ruins. He didn't exactly lie to Rouge, yes there might be a possibility, but he isn't so sure that Omega might turn back to good and he was helping Mephiles, but the real question was, why did Mephiles want Omega in the first place?

As they ran in the ruins they find a strange light coming from one of the corridors.

They found a black and purple figure near the Chaos Emerald, that was reaching for the gem.

"Mephiles!"

Mephiles stopped where he was and looks behind him, there he sees Shadow, Jasmine, and Rouge. He turns back to the gem and grabs it. "I was expecting you sooner. As you must know, you're already too late." he was now floating in the air with the yellow-orange gem in his hand, and continued talking.

"But there's still time for you, Shadow. Join me. To rewrite the future, together."

Jasmine looks scared, "Like Shadow, is ever going to join you!"

Mephiles looks at her with his sharp snake eyes, and that made Jasmine shut up.

Shadow swings his arm and let out a growl. "Don't try to deceive me. You have no desire for revenge. You only crave destruction." he points his finger and kept on talking. "Your only lust is to fuel Iblis until there is nothing left of time itself." Shadow finishes, taking deep breathes after talking.

Mehlis looks down at him, bringing his arms with him.

"It's a pity, Shadow The Hedgehog. Truly a shame that you wish to go against me!"

When they knew what was happening next, they were swung with force, moving them back to the middle of the room. Shadow fell on his feet, with Rouge in the sky and Jasmine using her ice power making a ice block to land on.

The room started to not be a room anymore, the floor and walls were covered in black goo.

They look at each other, looking for Mephiles or Omega around, but all they see is black goo.

"Where's Mephiles?" Jasmine questioned. Suddenly the room shakes the black goo started to change color turning purple, red, gray, black, yellow, and black to purple. They all covered their eyes, with the room started blinding them. Then it all stopped.

Shadow looks at all sides then up at the ceiling that was also covered in black goo, but it changed with a figure moving fast. He moved to the side, when Mephiles missed one of his power balls. Shadow looks at Rouge and Jasmine making surer their ok.

What he didn't see was Memphis was behind him.

"Shadow!"

Jasmine pushed Shadow out of the way in times when one of his power balls came at him. She swung her arms in front of her and created a shield with ice, covering Shadow and Rouge with her. But the ice didn't hold out long.

Once the power ball hit the ice, it broken into pieces, Jasmine covered her eyes, with her shoulder, along with Shadow and Rouge. Jasmine open her eyes, finding Mephiles right in front of her.

"What power do you have?" Mephiles was reaching for Jasmine, but she was to fast for him to get her. She was behind Mephiles and created a ice ball and hit him from behind, making him move to the other side of the room.

Shadow and Rouge, watched as Jasmine hit Mephiles across the room. Rouge was about to move to let give her help, but an arm swung to block her from getting away.

She realized it was Shadow's arm that stopped her. "What are you doing?" asked a little confused.

Shadow looks at her, "Just watch."

Mephiles and Jasmine were still fighting, but Jasmine didn't see one of his power balls coming to her. It hit her and she was pushed to the other side of the room, and fell to her knees. She was breathing hard, trying to get her breath back, but it interrupted by a hand going around her neck.

Mephiles cutting off her air supply he laughed. Jasmine moved one of her hands to the hand that was around her neck and the other hand was on Mephiles shoulder.

She smiled and removed the hand that was around her neck. "What?!" Mephiles yelled out. "How is that possible?!"

She smiled, showing her white teeth and closed her eyes.

A power went through her and opened her eyes, they were not red eyes anymore they were a yellow-orange color, and her whole body changed to super Jasmine, she was the color light blue, with her ice power, she used all of the power on Mephiles. She opened her hands and he was pushed with a lot of force to the wall, it was his turn now to take deep breathes and was know turning into black smoke.

Shadow and Rouge look at her, shocked with mouths open and wide eyes. They saw how Jasmine removed his hand from her neck and turned into super Jasmine, without a Chaos Emerald. Shadow and Rouge look at each other and run up to her.

Jasmine could hear footsteps, coming her way. Jasmine looks at Shadow and Rouge, like everything is fine. "Where's the Scepter of Darkness?" Shadow looks at her and nods his head, bringing out the Scepter of Darkness.

He walks up to Mephiles, with the Scepter of Darkness in his hand. He closed his eyes and the scepter rises in the sky and the black smoke was going inside. Once he was fully inside, something went wrong. The Scepter of Darkness was glowing white and exploded, making the room shake.

Shadow, Rouge, and Jasmine cover their eyes and they try to gain back their balance.

Once the light stopped, they open their eyes and found the Scepter of Darkness in half.

"It's destroyed!" Rouge shouts.

They look at Mephiles reforming back to his shadow. "The "I" of now absorbed your power through your shadow in the past. What may have worked ten years ago, no longer does!"

Then a white light blinds them, and the room cracked it's walls, the bright light comes back and brings them to the air and drops them, bringing them to darkness.