Episode 20
Previously on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius...
Scourge's plan to turn Knuckles into Enerjak was a success, but Metal Sonic managed to distract Scourge long enough for Knuckles to leave Angel Island to search for his target: The Egg Carrier! While Eggman attempted to fight Enerjak, it was no use. Before Enerjak could cause any damage though, Shadow challenged Enerjak to a fight.
Scourge managed to take Metal Sonic's Chaos Emerald, which forced it to shut down. Not long after that, Enerjak returned with a defeated Shadow at his feet with another Chaos Emerald!
Then an echidna girl claiming to be TodStar's niece gave him the last two Chaos Emeralds before she disappeared again. TodStar then left the Chaos Emeralds on his sickbed and used Chaos Control to travel to Angel Island. "I have to save my brother."
Can Scourge collect the Chaos Emeralds and revive his master? Who IS Scourge's master? Will Knuckles break free from his Enerjak persona? Can TodStar help him do it? And who was that girl that gave TodStar those Chaos Emeralds? Find out next on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius!
Chapter Twenty: Brother VS. Brother (Part Two of Enerjak's Reign)
Within his city of Robotropolis, Eggman was at his computer, searching his database for even a mention of Enerjak...
"AHA! Finally!" He exclaimed.
"You found something, boss?" Asked Orbot before Eggman nodded.
"About time! Ah could've rounded up Sonic ten times by now!" Cubot pointed out.
"That's enough out of you!" Eggman told Cubot.
"So what did you find out?" Asked Orbot.
"Well, it seems that this Enerjak was responsible for seperating Angel Island from Downunda..." Eggman began as repeated what he read about Enerjak...
"Apparently, Enerjak is a spirit that has dwelled within the Master Emerald along with the Goddess Chaos for 4000 years." Eggman continued. "He was born during the final hours of the Knuckles Clan of echidnas within Downunda, when the chief of the clan tried to take the seven Chaos Emeralds from their resting place. But two echidnas stood in his way, one would later be known as the savior of the Knuckles Clan: Tikal."
"What about that other echidna? Ah say it's high-time their name was revealed!" Cubot asked.
"Hmm. I can't seem to find a name for the second echidna..." Eggman pointed out. "Anyway, as Enerjak was born within the chief, those two echidnas -along with a third echidna from a different clan- managed to defeat Enerjak and seal him within the Master Emerald."
"He doesn't seem to be all that powerful..." Orbot stated.
"Indeed. Launch all aircraft!" Agreed Eggman before giving his robots his orders. "I want that Enerjak blown to smithereens!" The Egg Carrier -along with a couple Egg Hawks and millions of Egg Flappers- began their flight towards Angel Island...
At that moment, TodStar had just arrived on Angel Island, and he noticed that Excalibur Sonic was already fighting Enerjak. And losing. He was missing some armor in places.
"When will you learn, hedgehog?" Enerjak asked an exhausted Sonic. "Speed can never trump power."
"*pant pant* Yeah? Well, I'm not licked yet, Enerjak!" Excalibur Sonic replied whilst panting.
"You will be..." Warned Enerjak as he was about to unleash a beam of Chaos Energy at Sonic.
"Chaos Spear!" TodStar shouted as he threw a Chaos Spear at Enerjak. It wasn't to hurt him though (it didn't, by the way), it was merely to get his attention. And to stop him from hurting Sonic.
"You..." Enerjak growled.
"*groan* TodStar..." Groaned Sonic.
"Knuckles, I know you're in there, mate! Fight the darkness within you!" TodStar shouted.
"Knuckles?" Sonic asked, as he didn't know Enerjak's true identity.
"Knuckles no longer exists, 'brother'..." The over-powered echidna replied in his distorted voice. "Now I am only ENERJAK!" Enerjak then fired a beam of Chaos Energy at TodStar, but HE unleashed his true power before the attack hit (Chaos Boost).
"All right then, bro..." TodStar regrettably replied as he wielded his Chaos Blade. "BRING IT!"
As Chaos TodStar fought Enerjak (Knuckles), Sonic removed the Chaos Emerald from the top of his gauntlet. But not before hearing a voice... "Sonic... my son..."
"Huh? Who said that?" He asked before he was blinded by a sudden flash of light from the Chaos Emerald.
While TodStar tried swing his Chaos Blade at Enerjak, but for some reason he kept missing.
"You can't avoid me forever, Knux!" He yelled.
"How many times must I tell you? I am now ENERJAK!" Knuckles angrily replied.
"Fine. Eat this, Enerjak!" TodStar yelled again before throwing a Chaos Spear that did nothing to Knuckles, but it was merely a distraction so TodStar could warp behind Knuckles without him noticing. TodStar then slashed at Enerjak's back!
"You shall regret challenging me, 'brother'!" He warned.
Sonic soon found himself in a blue realm of some sort, when the silouette of a hedgehog similar to him was approaching...
"Ngh. Who's there?" Sonic asked as he shielded his eyes.
"It is I. Jules Hedgehog." Said the same voice from before.
"D-Dad?" Sonic asked as he saw a blue hedgehog in front of him that looked pretty much like him, except he had a brown fringe, and a uniform that resembled King Elias's slightly.
"Yes, and no." Jules replied. "Shadow was right. By blood, you and I are not related. But by name, we are."
"So Shadow was right all along..." Sonic thought out loud. "But why didn't Mom or Uncle Chuck tell me?"
"That's not important right now, Sonic." Jules told his adopted son.
"All right, but can you at least tell me why we're talking right now?"
"Very well. You see, before I was killed by Dr. Eggman's machine, I managed to seal my soul within the seven Chaos Emeralds. So, even though I never met you Sonic, I would always be with you should you find at least one of them."
"Jeez, Dad..."
"But I'm here to tell you that that power I used to fight Eggman with, you can use to defeat Enerjak."
"What? But how?"
"It's simple. All you need to do is shout 'Chaos Control' once we're finished talking. The Emeralds will do the rest."
"Got it. Thanks, Dad."
"Good luck, my son..." Once Sonic was back on Angel Island, he witnessed TodStar's defeat at Enerjak's hands.
"Hmph. It seems I can't kill you, because my host shall perish, aswell." Enerjak pointed out. "Instead, I shall do this..." He then snapped his fingers, and TodStar was spiralling into a space-time rift!
"TODSTAR! NO!" Sonic shouted as TodStar screamed and started to fade away from sight as got deeper and deeper into the rift.
"You on the other hand, I can easily destroy without any repocussions." Said Enerjak, pointing at Sonic.
"We'll see about that, Knux." Sonic replied before sprading his arms out wide. "Chaos... CONTROL!" As Sonic said that, seven different lights were seen around him...
The Chaos Emeralds that Shadow and Scourge had slowly hovered out of their grasp, before vanishing away from their presence! The two Chaos Emeralds that were on TodStar's bed did the same thing: Hovered for a brief period before disappearing. The Chaos Emerald that was powering Omega came out of its slot, hovered for a moment and disappeared, making Omega shut down and collapse on top of Rouge.
"Ahh! My Chaos Emerald!" Cried Cosmo as she and Tails saw it hovering above her hands before it vanished.
"What's going on?" Tails asked out loud.
As Sonic's Chaos Emerald made to the same coloured light, the other six appeared in their corresponding lights as if from nowhere! All seven Chaos Emeralds then started circling Sonic. As they started circling him faster, Sonic started curling up, as he could feel the power building up in him...
As Sonic shouted loudly and straightened his body up, the quills on his head were not only now pointing up, but they were now coloured gold, as was the rest of his formally blue-coloured fur. When Sonic opened his eyes, they were now red instead of green. And Sonic also noticed that a gold aura was moving around him. Finally, he also noticed that his gauntlet had seemingly disappeared...
"This... this is impossible!" Enerjak pointed out. "Only I can use the Power of Chaos like that!"
"Wrong again, Enerjerk!" Said the formally blue hedgehog. "Now that SUPER Sonic's behind the wheel, he's gonna smash you AND get Knuckles back in no time!"
END OF CHAPTER
Emerald Count:
Super Sonic - All 7 Chaos Emeralds
