Luna and her army are destroying everything in their path. It seems like nobody can stop them.

Until someone completely unexpected joins in.

Luna stood on top of the fragile building and blurted out laughing. There was nothing more perfect that could possibly compare to this very moment. Everything was now within reach. Everything was clear and vibrant and it all was absolutely magnificent to experience the magic after floating carelessly in space for so long. Nothing could possibly break her at this point.

"After all of the waiting and the praying, the hoping and the shouting, through all of the suffering—three long, grueling, excruciating years—it's finally over. Everything that I have been asking for has been placed right here in front of me," she said. This time, she was speaking with a new intensity and fire in her eyes. "It's all in clear view. I was blinded by my own losses, but now, I can see more clearly than I have ever seen before; and now, it is time to unleash my wrath upon these people and show them the ultimate absolution and forgiveness of my God," she growled.

All of a sudden, the glowing blue cube appeared by her side. "Luna, I give you this final warning. Please cease your useless attempts at happiness. You have gone too far to turn back. If you wish to save yourself, I strongly suggest that you solve the rest of the riddle."

Luna pushed the multiple warnings aside. She already accomplished her mission. Why did she need to do anything else? Let alone listen to anyone. "Hey, Yashima! What makes you think that you can tell me what to do any longer? I already have my new army beside me, and there isn't a damn thing that you can do about it! All of these predictions of the future that you speak of are completely immature and useless! So, to a former army member, I suggest that you go crawl back into that grave that you crawled out of and become expelled forever."

"Luna, you don't understand what you're dealing with. If you don't cease your pointless actions right now, you will have no more army, and you will lose your life."

"You know what, Yashima? You and your cube mean nothing to me anymore. I'm glad that they all are dead. They were useless to me anyways. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a planet to conquer," she said. She turned her back to Yashima. In addition, she lifted her hand and flipped Yashima off before she left with her new army, ready and waiting to strike at the heart of the city.

She sighed. "Luna…you have no idea what you're up against."

At Tails' Lab…

Tails was sitting on the ceiling of his lab, crying. He could barely open his eyes. The tears felt warm on his face as they streamed down his cheeks. He wiped the tears from his eyes and watched the sunset. Tails was so confused. Why would Sonic just leave him like that? Normally, he would either tell Tails where he was going, or ask Tails to join his side; but this was different. There was this look in his eyes that was very troubling. That look was true evil in its own right. Tails ran back to his lab to do some research on the situation. He busted through the door and ravaged through his closet of items that could be of any use. Nothing. There wasn't a single thing that could possibly help this situation. Maybe his best friend was never going to come back to his side. He just wanted to crawl up and deteriorate slowly because he'd lost his only inspiration in life. It was too much to bear. He felt remedial without him. Just then, he remembered something. It just seemed to rear its ugly head at the very last moment of his living. All of a sudden, he began to remember it all happening on the beach. An image of a beautiful girl, a switch, and a beach appeared. It all came and went so fast. Suddenly, he jumped up and protested, "I've got it!"

Tails jumped up and got himself ready. He told himself that he had to be brave and strong for Sonic, no matter what. Even if Sonic were an evil, sadistic demon, deep down somewhere he would've wanted Tails to be valiant and fearless, no matter what. Tails dug through his mountain of supplies and grabbed his arm cannon, a few bombs, and a few extra things along.

"Oh, almost forgot," he said. He ran back and picked up a bright shiny duffle bag. He opened the bag and fixed his sight upon the seven Chaos Emeralds. Those seven jewels made him feel insignificant because of their immeasurable power. He stared at them with hopes that these would heal Sonic. "If these don't work, I don't know what will."

At Station Square...

The city was in shambles. Debris and broken glass was scattered everywhere. Overturned cars were littered all over. Blood marked the streets. Tall buildings and structures had been either destroyed or set ablaze. Luna stood back and watched her army destroy everything. Sonic was the one causing the most trouble. The military had a hard time trying to contain him. He was too fast for them, and too smart for them to handle. The commanding general of the city's military, General Shay, was thinking about their actions at this point, particularly his own.

"Why did I even consider think about doing this? This is madness. I don't understand why Sonic would go bad like this. It's crazy. I understand that we have to defend our country from evil, but I never thought I'd see the day where we would have to fight Sonic the Hedgehog. It just breaks my heart."

"General Shay, are we ready to fire?" one soldier asked. His voice came through on an old, busted walkie-talkie. It still worked, but just barely. The voices sounded muffled coming through, and horrible static broke their communication a lot during battle.

"Say that again, Private Washington!"

"Are we ready to fire?"

"Wait, Private! Wait a little longer for him to shift positions, and then we fire."

"Yes, sir!"

The possessed Sonic was still ravaging Station Square, terrorizing the people that were trying to get away. Most of the citizens were dead already. The ones that survived were taken to a maximum-security shelter by the military. Once Sonic was all finished, he stood facing the military with his evil eyes that had no love within them. This was now the army's chance to strike.

General Shay yelled into the walkie-talkie. "All right! We've got him right where we want him! FIRE!"

"Yes, sir!"

Cannons, rockets, tanks, and machine guns set it off. They unleashed a flurry of gunfire. The sound waves reverberated off the broken pillars of the city and smashed against the helmets of the troops. Some of the sound waves broke through their helmets and beamed against their ears. An entire ocean of rockets flew towards Sonic, threatening to turn Sonic into nothing more than ash. General Shay squeezed his walkie-talkie harder. "We've got him cornered now, men!" he yelled. He wiped the sweat from his face, praying that this nightmare would soon be over. He gripped his walkie-talkie even harder.

"We'll miss you, Sonic," he said to himself. He was fighting back tears the whole time as the missiles locked onto Sonic, threatening to destroy his very being.

It looked like the missiles were about to hit. It was all over. Sonic just stood there staring at the ground. He knew that the missiles were coming for him, but he didn't care. Once the missiles were in contact range of Sonic, all of a sudden Knuckles jumped in front of Sonic and, with all of his might, punched the missiles away from him. His punch reversed the missiles' course. They were headed straight for the military. General Shay was terrified. He wasn't ready to die yet. Not like this.

"Retreat! Retreat!" he yelled.

All of the soldiers pulled themselves away from the battlefield as fast as they could before the missiles hit. Many of the soldiers quickly hopped from their armed tanks and jolted to safety somewhere away from everything. The explosive power of the missiles was incredible. Tanks and weaponry were now reduced into nothingness. Entire arsenals of high-tech military defense mechanisms were now gone in a flash of light. A mini mushroom cloud had spawned after all of the missiles were finished. Fire spread across the streets like a contagion. Buckets of poisonous gases were left in the air. The once-blue sky was now completely blood red. The streets were paved with the stink and defecation of dead bodies. There wasn't a single area of the city that was safe anymore. All that could be done was praying.

Luna walked forward and clapped her hands slowly. "Congratulations. You have done well. This place has felt retribution. Nevermore will they live in peace, for they shall rest in pieces. Come forward, my army," she commanded. "You all have done a superior job of invoking havoc and terror within the hearts of others. Look at all of the people writhing. Well, all of the remaining people," she chuckled. "This city is now ours. We will slowly conquer every inch of this miserable planet until there is no more remaining life. Let us now proceed into space and continue our quest for dominance," she said. "Follow."

As soon as Luna proceeded to teleport away with her army, she could feel someone hidden in the area. She felt them nearby. Amy suggested that she scan the area, but Luna said no and decided to wait for the person to show themselves. Luna waited and waited, but nobody showed up.

Located behind the twisted pieces of debris, the military was hiding, terrified of what was going to happen to them. Their weapons were gone, their firepower was gone, and their remaining courage flew farther out the window. Was there anybody who could stop this madness? Was there any guardian angel out there to protect them? More importantly, who was going to save the rest of the remaining citizens? All of the options had been wasted and left for dead. There was nothing that they could do. All they could do was wait for total annihilation.

Just then, a shadow appeared above their heads. Who was it? Was it someone coming to save them all? The shadow loomed down on them and expanded on the split concrete. Also, the sound of propellers could be heard from above. It was. Someone had finally heard their pleas for help because someone was coming to save them all. The silhouette was becoming even more distinct, and the propeller sounds were getting louder. Finally, the individual made touchdown on the concrete. Now they were going to be saved. The person stood in front of them, tall and willing. They couldn't believe what they saw with their very own eyes. The hero was…

"Tails?!"


I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Chapter 18 is in progress.