SONIC HEROES: THE SERIES
Gemini, Corrupt © DarkspineSilver92
Rodrigo © Kiba Sniper
Armand © SupergamerGreg79
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Raising Hell, Part 3
Things looked grim for our heroes as Nazo had unlocked his Perfect Form and over powered our heroes. Just when it looked to be over Sonic, Shadow, and Silver returned from the grave. To add to the success, the golden trio achieved the power of the Super Forms without the use of the Chaos Emeralds. Nazo was clearly shaken by the trio's miraculous resurrection.
"This can't be happening." Nazo seethed mentally. "This was not part of my plan."
"It's over, Nazo." Sonic proclaimed. "Today, you're going down."
"That's a laugh." Nazo chuckled. "Just because you three have mastered the Super Form, you think you can defeat me." Nazo pointed to the weakened Jet and Blaze. "Look there. I have defeated two Super Forms without as much a scratch. What makes you think you can defeat me by yourselves?"
"But we're not fight by ourselves." Shadow stated.
"Is that so?" Nazo grinned. The God of Darkness held out his hands and a hundred stems of darkness from his palms. The Dark Rulers were amazingly healed, and the stems of darkness called back over a hundred defeated monsters. "Tell me, what army do you have to defeat mine?"
"That one." Silver smirked; point up to the rift.
Nazo followed Silver's hand back to the rift and gasped in horror. Instead of evil demons breaking through, several heroes from previous times were returning. But what Nazo found most disturbing was the return of his former allies: The Guardians.
"It's been a long time...my love." Lightra said in a language only they understood.
"Lightra, Heat, Obsiden, and Aero." Nazo replied in the same language. "I thought I let you behind several millennia ago."
"Yeah, that really hurt, man." Heat whined.
"You've turned your back on us just as you did Master Zeenint." Obsiden glared.
"Don't tell you still worship that pathetic rat?" Nazo sniggered. "If any god exists, it's me."
"You allowed the power to corrupt you and take hold of your senses." Aero said, drawing his white chrome blade. "This is the day we set your soul free, brother."
"Are you challenging me?" Nazo questioned.
"Not us; them." Aero said, referring to the golden trio. "Think you can handle it, brother?"
"I accept, brother." Nazo smirked.
"Any idea what they just said?" Silver asked confused.
"Not a clue." Shadow replied.
While the heroes were off guard, Nazo suddenly zipped in front of them and swung his leg downwards. Luckily, the trio had also mastered Chaos Control in the Super Forms and vanished before the attack hit. Nazo was deeply amazed at how far the three had come over the short period of time. Shadow dropped the Chaos Control and appeared at Nazo's left side. The Ultimate Life-Form jabbed his knee to the red god, but Nazo blocked it with his forearm. Amazingly, Nazo's skin burned on contact and dropped his guard. This gave Shadow the perfect chance to flip backwards in mid-air and slammed his foot into Nazo's chin. The God of Darkness staggered back and growled through his bleeding lip.
"So, you've learned to use the positive energies to act as a shield." Nazo glared. "But it won't do you much good. All I need to do is increase the darkness in my body to counteract your light."
"Yeah, while you're at it, you might want to watch out for the wall." Shadow grinned.
"What wall?" Nazo questioned.
All of a sudden, a brick wall flew out of nowhere and slammed Nazo to the ground. The God of Darkness burst through the wall with ease and stared over to Silver.
"That wall." Silver smirked.
"You miserable..." Nazo seethed.
"Coming through!!" Sonic screamed.
Nazo looked to the sky and witnesses a golden meteor aimed for him. Nazo flipped backwards and barely avoid the attack before it slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater. Before Nazo even touched the ground, Sonic zoomed out of the crater and threw a lethal kick to Nazo's head. Unfortunately, the God of Darkness blocked it with one arm and grabbed his ankle with the other hand. Nazo spun Sonic around in circles and released him towards Silver. Fortunately, Silver used his psychic powers to stop his ancestor before he got to close.
"Thanks for the save, Silv."
"Don't call me Silv!" Silver exclaimed
"I must admit, even in my Perfect Form, you three still prove to be a worthy match." Nazo complimented.
"And this is only the beginning." Shadow stated.
Meanwhile, the rest of the heroes were left to deal with Nazo's army. Having faced most of them in the past, the Sonic heroes proved themselves well against the monsters. At the same time, The Guardians were experiencing their first battle in several millennia. Heat, the impatient one, jabbed out his fist to release a torrent of flames that incinerated everything. Lightra, the nimble one, effortlessly dodged her opponents and released a thousand volts of electricity in their bodies. Obsiden, the ruthless one, rammed into every creature he could find, nearly running over Cream. And, of course, Aero the strategic one, would wait for opponents to make their moves and think of a hundred strategies to overcome them.
"Its times like these I miss fighting Zeenint!" Aero proclaimed, cutting the head off a Black Warrior.
"And I thought you were against violence." Obsiden said humorously.
"I am, but to a certain point." Aero shrugged; dodging.
"Hypocrite!" Heat called out.
"Brother, there is no need for – Heat! Look out!" Lightra screamed.
In Heat's momentary distraction, one of Nazo old creations jumped overhead and swung its claws down on the flaming hero. Suddenly, a hole of green energy appeared from the Master Emerald and a flash of blue zoomed by. A moment later, the monster was cut clean down the middle. When Heat looked over to his savior, he was happy to be reacquainted with his old friend.
"Chaos!" Heat exclaimed happily.
"I'm right here, Heat." Chaos said, rubbing his aching head.
"Please, excuse my brother, Chaos." Lightra said calmly. "He's just overexcited to see you."
"What exactly have you been up to all these millennia?" Obsiden questioned.
"Well, after a certain pair betrayed us..." Chaos began; everyone glared at Obsiden. "I've been keeping Zeenint's prison safe so that no one can break him free." Chaos turned sadly to his old friends. "But, I could never forget you."
"We can't stay here forever, Chaos." Aero stated. "But until we leave, will you fight with us?"
"It would be my pleasure." Chaos nodded.
The six long time friends pulled together and stood their ground against the invaders. Meanwhile, Dark Sonic was progressing against the heroes. As the dark counterpart kicked Tails, who was in his half-demon state, away, Amy came from behind and swung her hammer. Unfortunately, Dark Sonic knew she was coming and held out his hand to stop it in midair. With some added pressure, Dark Sonic pushed Amy back into the forest. The pink hedgehog tried to stand, but Dark Sonic suddenly stood over her and grasped her by the throat.
"I was hoping to get my vengeance from my counterpart." Dark Sonic said maliciously. "But killing his girlfriend will do."
"As much as I hate that hedgehog, I can't let you do that." A familiar voice said.
Two energy beams shot from the sky towards Dark Sonic, but the evil hedgehog easily bended them away. He released Amy and both fighters looked up from where the attack came from. Eggman floated near them in his trusty Egg-Mobile.
"Eggman?" Amy questioned surprisingly.
"Hello, Amy." Eggman greeted. "Lovely day, isn't it?"
"What the hell are you doing here, Eggman?" Dark Sonic glared.
"Oh, I was just in the neighborhood and decided to drop by." Eggman said playfully. "I got word that Nazo was back. I was thinking; why not pay an old evil friend a visit?"
"Then that will be your final mistake." Dark Sonic stated, holding out his palm. "Get ready to die, Eggman."
"Not gonna happen!" A young voice yelled.
Dark Sonic barely had time to look over before Rai dived in and kicked him across the face. Dark Sonic tumbled across the ground before pushing himself up with his hands. At that moment, Rai swung his leg around to trip him up, but the evil counterpart had already flipped over him. Realizing his position, Rai swung his fist backwards, but Dark Sonic caught him. The evil counterpart twisted Rai's arm around until it was stretched behind his back. Just as Dark Sonic reeled back his fist for the finishing blow, Eggman pulled a wrench from out of nowhere and knocked it against Dark Sonic's head. The sudden attack left Dark Sonic dazed and accidentally allowed Rai to escape. Taking his opportunity, Rai swung around and cupped his fists together.
"KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!!" Rai roared.
Rai thrusted his fists forward and unleashed a stream of blue energy from his palm. Being so close, Dark Sonic had no time to avoid it and was sent rocketing over the edge of Angel Island and into the waters below.
"Good work, son." Eggman said proudly.
"Couldn't have done it without ya, dad." Rai grinned.
At this time, Erazor was also joining in the fight. The dark djinn had defeated Team Virtex with great effort, but the mercenaries just wouldn't stay down. Hoping to end it all, Erazor unsheathed his blade and dived for Raine. Just as he swung his weapon down, a blur of green jumped in front and cut him off. It was only a moment later when Erazor realized the Metal Jet had appeared and was holding him back with his own fans.
"If there's anything more I hate than the real Jet the Hawk, it's a copy." Erazor growled.
"Get it line, pal." Metal Jet said. "You've got us to deal with."
"What do you mean 'us'?" Erazor questioned.
"Us!" Another voice yelled.
Erazor glanced over his shoulder, only to receive a spiked fist to the face that sent him thrashing across the ground. Erazor sat up and found that Metal Knuckles had joined his comrade. The mechanical echidna jumped and dived at the djinn with his fist held forward, but razor flipped backwards into the air. Metal Jet kicked off his allies back and boosted into the air towards Erazor. The mechanical hawk swatted his own fans at Erazor, but the djinn miraculously flipped in midair and kicked Metal Jet over the head. Just when he thought he won, a series of wires covered Erazor's body and bound him. Erazor looked down to the ground, where he found Metal Espio performing a series of hand signs.
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!" Metal Espio called out.
The wires were suddenly engulfed by a raging flame and Erazor was caught in the middle.
"Well, that takes care of that." Metal Jet said.
"Don't you think that was a little too easy?" Metal Espio asked suspiciously.
"No, why?" Metal Knuckles asked.
"That's why." Metal Espio pointed.
The other mechs followed his movements and noticed a cloud of black smoke emerging from the ground. A moment later, the smoke took the form of Erazor Djinn, who remained unharmed by the pyro technique. The djinn growled furiously and swung his razor blade at the trio. But before his weapon could connect, Mecha Shadow suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked it with his forearm.
"You filthy mechanical rat!" Erazor yelled. "I'm gonna turn you into scrape metal!"
"Unfortunately, you won't be doing much of anything." Mecha stated. Mecha held out his right claw and formed a black version of Metal Sonic's signature technique. "METAL SURGE!!"
Mecha Shadow plunged his claw into razor's chest, releasing all his energy. Sensing his own defeat, Erazor had no choice, but to retreat. Meanwhile, Mephiles was finishing up some matters with another group of heroes. His main target was Blaze, Silver's lover. With her dead, Mephiles would be one step closer to achieving his revenge. He maintained a firm grasp of Blaze's head, forcing an attempting to crush it. Blaze cried out as the pain became more intense.
"That's right, scream for mercy." Mephiles said darkly. "Let Silver know of your agony."
"I...won't...give you...the satisfactory." Blaze grunted painfully.
"Then I will have to force it out of you." Mephiles said pleasurably.
"I never thought I would be helping a hero, but...put her down!" A feminine voice called.
Unintentionally, Mephiles released Blaze at the sound of the voice and looked over. The dark being could see Metal Amy, just as she was ready to pull out her hammer. Not wanting to take chances, Mephiles held out his claw and unleashed a wave of Chaos Spears. Metal Amy was not ready for the attack and was an easy target. But suddenly, a barrier formed around her, protecting her from the attack. Mephiles appeared confused until Emerl jumped into play.
"So, mother and child together again." Mephiles said coldly. "It will be better to know that you will die together."
"This isn't over, Mephiles." Metal Amy growled. "Don't think I haven't forgotten what you did."
"I wouldn't expect you to." Mephiles said. "But you're child was willing to go so far to rescue his dearly beloved mother."
"You'll pay for that." Emerl said angrily. "My dad will take care of you."
"And where might I find the coward?" Mephiles questioned.
"Why don't you try looking up?" Metal Amy pointed.
Mephiles followed her directions and stared into the sky, much to his regret. Somehow, Metal Sonic had gathered enough power to become Metal Overlord. The mechanical dragon roared with fury when he vertical eyes caught sight of the dark traveler. Mephiles tried to make a run for it, but Metal Overlord swooped down upon him and grasped him with one of his claws. Metal Overlord held Mephiles close to his face with an angered expression.
"This will teach you to mess with my family." Metal roared.
The Metal Overlord reeled back his claw and tossed Mephiles straight into the air. With his arms free, Mephiles tried to conjure an orb for escape. But Metal couldn't give him that luxury. Metal held his mouth out wide and released a power red beam from his throat. Mephiles, who was too late with the spell, was obliterated into a thousand pieces and scattered all over the ocean below.
"He'll be back." Metal growled.
The scene shifts to the battle between Orion, Armand, and Gemini. Realizing that Orion couldn't die, Gemini and Armand were left with little options. Armand called up his laser sword from his watch and Gemini separated himself into two parts. Orion could only laugh at their pathetic attempts to fight him.
"You fools don't know when to quit." Orion cackled.
"We wouldn't be doing much if we did." Gemini sneered.
"You would stay alive." Orion stated.
"He has a good point." Armand said thoughtfully.
"Armand!" Gemini yelled.
"Sorry, sorry." Armand apologized.
"If you're done with your little play time, I'd really love to kill you this century." Orion said.
"Just try it." Gemini challenged.
"With pleasure." Orion smirked.
Orion reached down to his belt and tapped a light-blue ring; his fur turned to the same color. Both heroes, not counting the clones, stood ready for anything he might do. Unfortunately, they had not expected him run past them at the speed of sound. Orion's newest form apparently gave him speed that rivaled Sonic. Orion powered down his current form and tapped a yellow ring with his fur taking the same shade. The multi-formed hedgehog spun around and let loose a surge of electricity from his palms. Fortunately, Armand pressed a button on his watch and formed a barrier around them.
"You had that the whole time?" Gemini #2 asked.
"Yeah, why?" Armand asked.
"Oh, I don't know." Gemini #1 said sarcastically. "Maybe it could have not gotten us killed!"
"If you believe this will stop me, you're sadly mistaken." Orion said.
The duo turned in confusion and looked back to the evil shifter. Orion switched his fur color from yellow to brown when they weren't looking. The two seemed to remember this form, seeing as their eyes were wide with fear. Orion stamped his foot on the ground and spikes of earth began to form under our hero's feet. Reacting fast, the duo jumped into the air and away from the evil beast. Unfortunately, Gemini switched his brown ring for a pink one and his eyes glew a brilliant white. Suddenly, a powerful aura appeared around our heroes and the duo was thrusted into the ground. Orion had apparently gained psychic powers and was preventing them from moving a muscle. Gemini forced himself to look up from his position, only to see Orion standing over him.
"I always knew it would end this way." Orion smirked. "You, groveling at my feet. It reminds me of the time you killed your parents."
"Hey, leave him alone." Armand grunted.
"Don't worry; you'll have your chance to join him." Orion said, returning his attention to Gemini. "Let's end this war forever."
Orion tapped a grey ring on his belt, but surprisingly did not release his psychic powers. It was then the heroes realized Orion could wield two powers at once. Orion's arm turned grey and a large metal spike appeared from his forearm, pointed towards Gemini's throat. Orion raised his arm and brought it down in one swift motion. His blade was an inch away from Gemini's throat when he suddenly stopped. Realizing he wasn't dead, Gemini stared at his counterpart, who seemed to be staring into the sky. All of a sudden, Armand and Gemini could move again and Orion turned his back to them.
"Naga always knows how to ruin a moment." Orion muttered. "I'll deal with you later, Gemini."
And with that, Orion vanished in a portal of darkness.
"What was that all about?" Armand questioned.
Back with the rest of the heroes, the Babylon Rogues were still trying to fend off Rodrigo. The ruthless crow just wouldn't give up until he killed Jet. Rodrigo was careless with his powers of gravity and would sometimes kill his own allies if they got in the way. Finally, the wicked crow faced the emerald hawk while the rest of the warriors surrounded them. With Rodrigo using Gravity Dive and Jet using Time Break, no one could see that battle that was going on between them. But when the battle ended, Rodrigo was holding a wounded Jet by the scruff of his neck.
"Well, that was partially entertaining." Rodrigo said disappointed. "Though I was hoping for something better."
"Just because you beat me doesn't mean the Babylon Rogues are finished." Jet panted. "When I'm gone, Wave will take my place and hunt you down, freak."
"You actually trust them?" Rodrigo questioned.
"Yeah, because they're not just my team." Jet said. "They're my friends."
"Well spoken, boy." An elder voice said.
Rodrigo's shot up and a low growl emitted from his throat. He slowly turned back with Jet still in his hand and found three figures standing across from him; one he knew very well. Though his vision was blurry, Jet could clearly distinguish the figures. It was his ancestors, the previous leaders of the Babylon Rogues: Stolen, Aeriala, and King Rakis.
"It's about time you showed up." Jet joked weakly.
"We would have gotten here soon if someone learned to read a map." Stolen emphasized.
"It's your fault for not asking for directions!" Aeriala exclaimed.
"Let me guess, this is your entourage, Rakis?" Rodrigo grinned.
"These are my descendents, Rodrigo." Rakis said solemnly. "It is fortunate for all of us that your descendents have not turned to the darkness as you did."
"You were a fool, Rakis." Rodrigo growled. "If you had let me continue my experiments, we could have discovered the secrets of those shadows. Think of what we could have learned from the heart stealing beasts."
"You have gone too far in the past, Rodrigo." Rakis stated. "You must be put to rest."
"Not until I have my revenge!" Rodrigo yelled madly.
Rodrigo pulled back his claw and swiped it towards Jet's face. He was suddenly stopped when Stolen, the fastest rogue in history, grabbed him by his arm. Rodrigo released Jet and swiped away with his other claw, but Aeriala slide under Rodrigo's feet and kicked his hand away in a single motion. Rodrigo's eyes glew and tried to aim a concentrated beam of gravity. Fortunately, Stolen zipped out of the way and Aeriala nimbly flipped over his head. Rakis walked in front of the beam and, amazingly, caught it in his palm. In a stunning feat of power, Rakis pushed the beam back and sent Rodrigo soaring over the wide forest.
"Damn you, Rakis!" Rodrigo screamed before vanishing.
"I pity you, old friend." Rakis said solemnly.
Back with Corrupt, the devilish hedgehog was forming a more strategize way of fighting. Corrupt learned to wait out his opponents and counteract their attacks at a moments notice. The dark hedgehog worked his way past most of the fighters and cornered Tikal at the remains of the Master Emerald Alter.
"St- stay back, please." Tikal pleaded fearfully.
"I'm sorry to say this, but you have to die." Corrupt stated.
"But why?" Tikal asked.
"Once we kill Knuckles, you'll be the last of your clan." Corrupt explained. "And with your clan's demise, only Lord Nazo will be able to control the powers of the Master Emerald." He held out his palm. "Farewell, child."
"I must suggest that you stand away from my daughter." A sagely voice said.
Corrupt jumped back just as several warrior echidnas with white markings covering their bodies. Tikal instantly recognized them as the Elite Warriors from her tribe. She could hear footsteps coming from the side and looked on in surprise when her father, Pachacamac, held out his hand to her.
Are you all right, Tikal?" Pachacamac asked kindly.
"Father, what are you doing here?" Tikal asked, taking her father's hand.
"I made a mistake, Tikal." Pachacamac said sadly. "And now I am here to correct it." He looked over his daughter and noticed she was still wearing her ceremonial clothing. "You look so beautiful; just like your mother." He directed his attention to the warriors. " Elites, Nine Dragon Flames!"
The warriors grunted in acknowledgement and slammed their fists together, activating the Echidna Living Flame. The warriors moved in a simulations motion, ending the stance by thrusting their fists outward. The flames they shot out bound together and split into nine different fragments that surrounded Corrupt. For the moment, no one moved or spoke. The next moment, the flames turned black and vanished, revealing a slightly burned Corrupt.
"I must admit, that was impressive." Corrupt smirked. "But it's nothing compared to my power."
"Then you shall face against me." Pachacamac said, moving past his warriors.
"You're joking, right?" Corrupt laughed. "What could a pathetic..."
Corrupt never had the chance to finish his speech. His attention was drawn to Pachacamac's eyes, which had orange with six small slits surrounding one big slit. Next thing he knew, Corrupt's chest burst open and the dark hedgehog fell to the ground in agony. Corrupt was frozen with fear. Never before had he ever experienced such a frightening situation. Not wanting to be around much longer, Corrupt vanished in a portal of darkness.
"What happened, father." Tikal asked.
"Nothing, dear." Pachacamac winced. "It's nothing."
The battle finally shifts over to Perfect Nazo and the Golden Trio. Despite Nazo's new power, Sonic and the others seemed to be on an even playing field with him. But this only worked if they were fighting together. Nazo tried countless times to separate them in order to gain the advantage. But every time he tried, the others would be there to make the save. After two hours of fighting, Nazo healed any in juried he obtained while the Golden Trio were heavy beaten and bruised.
"Had enough yet?" Nazo grinned.
"Nah, we're just getting warmed up." Sonic panted.
"We are?" Silver asked; Shadow slapped him over the head. "I mean, of course we are."
"If that's true, then why not face me now?" Nazo challenged.
"There's no way we can beat him." Sonic whispered to his friends."
"But you just said we were getting warmed up." Silver said.
"Please, tell me you're not turning into Knuckles." Shadow grimaced. "Anyway, we can't be Nazo in our current state."
"Then what are we supposed to do?" Silver questioned.
"I think it's time for a little tag-team, if you know what I mean." Shadow smirked.
"Having a nice time?" Nazo questioned.
The Golden Trio shot apart when they realized Nazo was standing between them. The God of Darkness held out his hands and released a burst of red chaos at Sonic and Shadow. With two of his threats out of the way, Nazo made a direct shot to Silver. The psychic hedgehog formed a protective barrier around himself when Nazo shot a multitude of punches at him. Thanks to his Super Form, Silver was able to keep the barrier for quite a while. But the hedgehog's mind was stressed to its limit at keeping the barrier for so long. Finally, one of Nazo's punches broke through and shattered the barrier to pieces. The hit shot at Silver's stomach, causing the hero to bend over. With an opportunity in sight, Nazo clasped his fists together and slammed them over Silver's head. The psychic hedgehog was shot towards the ground and forced a crater on impact. Silver tried to stand, but Nazo stomped over Silver's stomach; he cried out in pain.
"Oh, I love the sound of pained screams." Nazo said pleasantly.
"Don't think you'll have time to listen anymore." Silver grinned, despite the pain.
"And for what reason would that be?" Nazo questioned.
"FU-SION-HA!!"
Just the sound of the words was enough to instill fear in Nazo's heart. Nazo jumped off and soared back into the sky, where he witnessed Sonic and Shadow's fusion dance. Nazo tried to stop it by throwing a sphere of chaos in their direction, but he was too late. By the time the attack reached, it was obliterated by Super Shadic. The fusion hedgehog resembled much of his old form, but his fur was now a golden yellow like Sonic's.
"Hey, Nazo." Shadic greeted nonchalantly. "Ya missed me."
"Like a root canal." Nazo growled.
"Aw, that hurts, Nazo." Shadic laughed. "And I thought we were friends."
"Well, 'friend' why don't you do me a favor – DIE!!" Nazo screamed.
Nazo held out both hands and unleashed an insane barrage of over a million Chaos Spears. Many of them scattered and swerved and others conjoined together to surround the hedgehog. But despite being surrounded by certain death, Shadic merely grinned at the attack. For some odd reason, Shadic started spinning in place as the powers of Nazo's attack started to overcome him. Nazo smiled at himself, feeling superior over Shadic. But that was quickly ended when Shadic burst of the large dust cloud created and slammed his fist into Nazo's gut. The God of Darkness gasped momentarily before swinging his hand back. Nazo missed, but wouldn't give up so easily. Shadic kept dodging Nazo's attack as if to toy him, all while secretly planting a multicolored ball of light in Nazo's back. Dodging Nazo soon got bored with running and kneed Nazo in the chin, forcing the God of Darkness backwards.
"Is that really all you can do?" Nazo said. "Cheap shots and running."
"Eh, I thought it would last." Shadic shrugged. "Anyway, it's over now."
"What are you talking about."
"Just this." Shadic smirked. Shadic held out his open palm to Nazo, which confused the evil overlord. Memories of the previous battle entered Nazo's mind and the evil overlord stared in horror as Shadic closed his fist. "CHAOS BREAKER!!"
All of a sudden, a brilliant light exploded in Nazo's back, forcing the God of Darkness out of the sky. Nazo was left as a crumpled heap on the ground, trying desperately to pull himself up. When he realized what had happened, he found himself surrounded by every hero imaginable. Shadic floated down to join his friend Silver. Knowing he couldn't win, Nazo vanished in a portal of Darkness.
"I'll get you, rats." Nazo proclaimed
With the threat of Project: Hellzone over, the heroes could finally relax. The echidna warriors worked tirelessly to rebuild the Master Emerald alter and Obsiden reframed all the craters in the ground. Sonic and Shadow split apart and joined Silver as their girlfriends jumped on them. They were soon joined by the rest of the group, who were equally happy.
"Ok, ok, give us room to breath." Silver laughed. "We just got back from the dead."
"It's just so hard to believe you're back." Blaze whisper; she slapped Silver's across the face. "Don't ever do that again!"
"So, what happens now?" Knuckles asked.
"Once the Master Emerald is cleansed, everything will go back to the way it was before." Shadow explained. "Everyone that escaped from hell will be sent back to where they belong. This time, the Council of Death will make sure to keep a better watch."
"Does that mean you'll have to go back?" Kumori asked worried.
"Nah." Sonic shook. "The Council said we can stay until it's our time."
"How can we know this is real?" Amy asked.
"Like this." Sonic grinned.
In an unexpected move, Sonic grabbed Amy close and pulled her into a deep and loving kiss. Rector wanted so very much to pummel him into submission, but knew that this was one of those times where he couldn't interfere. Shadow and Silver soon followed Sonic's example and returned their affections to their loved ones. Unfortunately, because of the incident, Knuckles and Rogue had to postpone their wedding. They hope they would be married before they had kids. As all heroes were entranced in this happy moment, they remained unaware of a secret watcher above them. The watcher wore a black suit and thick as skin with black and silver boots, black gloves, and silver rings around her wrist. She also wore large black helmet with plated quills, purple visors, and a neon purple symbol. Of everyone there, she seemed more interested in Knuckles.
"Enjoy your peace while you can." The unknown said. "Soon, you will feel the wrath of the Nocturne Clan."
The scene shifts to the dimension of the Dark Rulers Castle. After an antagonizing loss, the group of villains was forced into medical recovery. Nazo, against his better judgment, allowed Rodrigo and Corrupt to remain members of the Dark Rulers until the lived out their purpose. Currently, the God of Darkness was making his way down to the lower levels of the castle, ignoring the pain in his back. Nazo stopped at the bottom of the stair and reached a black door with a large red gem in the center. Nazo had forbidden anyone from entering this room and no one was dumb enough to go against his wishes.
"I request an audience." Nazo said.
"An audience is requested as well." Another voice replied.
The black door opened wide, allowing Nazo to enter before it closed behind him. The room was practically empty with the exception of two white thrones. Nazo took his seat in the closest one and stared at the one opposite of him, which was also occupied. His face could be seen, but the man wore a long, black coat with white flames at the hood, cuffs, and flaps. He also wore black gloves, shoes, and possessed a black ring on his left hand.
"So, I see you failed again, father." The man spoke.
"I really didn't expect to win." Nazo grinned. "This was all merely a distraction to unlock my Perfect Form. But the hedgehog's appearance did come as a surprise. It looks like I'll be working overtime."
"Why did you summon me, father?" The man asked.
"While we heal, we need someone to collect the emeralds." Nazo explained. "We need them in order to complete our master plan."
"You're in luck." The Man said. "One of our targets has escaped into the past. My two best agents are already tracking her down."
The scene changes to a far-off forest somewhere in a distant country. In the center of this forest, a single girl was running like her life was at stake. She was a sixteen year-old yellow mongoose with shoulder length purple hair. She wore a black tank top, brown shorts, and green boots and gloves. She was panting heavily as she paced until she felt a looming presence. she looked back and saw a man wearing the same coat as Nazo's son jumping over head. The man swung a large weapon around and the mongoose girl ducked away before she was hit. She landed safely, watchins the trees around the man collapsed.
"You're pretty quick, kid." The man said.
"I have a name, you know." The girl glared.
"Well, excuse my manners, Mina." The man said.
The man turned his face around to give Mina a better look at his. He was Twenty-nine year old blue shark with a yellow scar over his left eye. The weapon he was carrying was a large cleaving sword covered in red shark scales and shark teeth planted over the edge of the blade. He also wore a green ring on his right hand.
"Hey, Terro, you gonna help or what?!" The shark called.
"You are too impatient, Kuanga." Terro replied. "You need to think things out more."
"Aw, what do you know?" Kuanga grunted.
The man known as Terro stepped out of the shadows and revealed himself. He was a twenty year-old red bat with a white crescent birthmark on his forehead; it resembled much of Knuckles' birth mark. He wore the same uniform as his partner, but without the gloves and boots, revealing his claws and red fur. He also possed a white ring on his right hand. Terro calmly walked over to his partner.
"Think about it." Terro said. "She dragged us all the way into the heart of the forest. Don't you think she might have a reason for that?"
"Are you saying this is a trap?" Kuanga asked.
"Exactly!" Mina shouted proudly.
The young mongoose stood down her opponents in an unusual fighting stance. Suddenly, green neon markings began to appear around her face and body; her violet eyes became green. Suddenly, the ground began to shake, catching the two slightly off guard. A moment later, several tree roots began to climb their way out of the ground and over a hundred vines sprang to life like snakes. All these plants drew together and surrounded Mina protectively.
"So, this Spark has power over the plant life." Kuanga said thoughtfully.
"That would explain why she brought us here." Terro said coolly.
"Hey, are you gonna talk or fight?" Mina smirked.
"Care to join me, Terro?" Kuanga said confidently.
"As you wish, old friend." Terro replied.
As Mina and Kuanga prepared themselves for battle, Terro shut his eyes in concentration. When he snapped his eyes open again, they had transformed; similar to Pachacamac's eyes. The iris of his eyes was orange and his pupil had become a long slit with six slits surrounding it. The war was far from over.
The battle of the ages finally comes to a close. Will these new events affact the tide of the war? Who is the mysterious assailant? And who are these two newcomers? Find out on the next Sonic Heroes!
And don't miss my upcoming story, Hybird's Wrath!
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