THE DARK WINDS CHAPTER 14 THE TAIL'S TALE
DISCLAMER; YET AGAIN I SAY I DON'T OWN SONIC.
Yo what's up everyone you already know who it is and why I'm here. Sorry it took so long to update, haven't had the time, but enough about that lets just get to the chapter, and you know I haven't been getting much feedback lately, so please don't forget to comment. It helps me with ideas and encourages more writing.
"Dang it's hot; I wish the emerald would just show up already." Tails exclaimed as he looked down at his radar and then back up at the sun.
Usually Tails was never one to complain but when it came to this kind of heat he allowed himself to let off a quick opinion. Though it was most likely the buckets of sweat talking now.
"Why did I have to go after the one that ended up in the desert?" Tails said as he began to look around.
He could see nothing but sand in all the directions, there were a few cacti around and some rock formations in the distance that looked like jagged fangs of some kind of huge beast that was going to swallow him and the desert whole.
A drop of sweat ran down his neck as he looked back at his radar that had the looks of an advanced silver wrist watch. It began to display a grid map and a small dot appeared on the screen.
"Well the emerald is right below me, that much is sure but I have no idea how I'm supposed to get down there. Because there's no way I'm going to start digging." Tails spoke as he looked around for any openings or caves, yet found nothing.
Then a loud crash was heard from the sand. Tails quickly turned his head as he tried to locate the source of the sound. Then the sand under him began to move. Tails seen this and at once attempted to fly up but failed as his feet were already caught in the sands pull.
The sand then quickly began to swirl in a whirl pool like fashion, and began to sink into a dark hole that appeared in the ground. Almost as if the sand was water, and the desert were nothing more than a giant tub, with the drain unclogged.
Seeing this Tails at once began to struggle to free himself from the sand but it proved pointless as the sand would not release its grip. He could do nothing as he approached the dark opening, all he could do was brace for impact. He then yelled out as things went black.
The fall was long, as Tails descended into the darkness, but he reached the ground rather quickly and the landing was rather soft due to massive pile of sand under him.
"Oh man… that was a fall. Where am I?" Tails said as he rubbed his head and looked around.
The area around him was dark and the only light that could be seen was the ray of light that shone through the hole he came through.
Tails then stood up and began to walk down to the bottom of the sand pile he stood on. Yet as soon as he reached the floor something happened.
The ground around him began to shake violently like before, only this time with even more power. Tails started to wobble back and forth. Seeing this he quickly grabbed hold of the closest thing to him which just so happened to be a rock.
The shaking then lasted for a few more moments, before it stopped. Upon its stop Tails could not help but gasp "didn't see that coming," at what he was now seeing.
The area he was in had now completely lit. Tails looked around at the sights now reveled to him. He was now in what looked like an ancient tomb that would have easily mad Indiana Jones jealous he wasn't the first to discover it. There were large pillars made out of yellow stone everywhere he looked, there were seven large stone dragons colored in the same colors as the chaos emeralds, spread in a circle around some thing. He walked up to the circle of figures to see what they were hiding, and there in the center of the statues was a small alter and on top of it was the yellow chaos emerald.
"Alright found it." Tails said as he rushed up towards it.
Yet before he could reach it the chaos emerald began to glow brightly, Tails had no choice but to shield his eyes from it. Tails then opened his eyes and gasped at what he now saw.
"I see you have finally arrived, I've been expecting you young one." A figure covered from head to toe in a yellow tattered cloak with the chaos emerald in the front of his chest spoke out.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Tails spoke with fright.
"Ah yes forgive me but our time is limited so I must get strait to the point, if you want the emerald you must prove yourself worthy of it." The figure said as it formed a large yellow barrier around him.
"What do you mean prove myself?" Tails said with obvious confusion.
"It's rather simple my boy all you need to do is break through my barrier and I will give you the emerald. Do you accept?" The yellow figure questioned.
"Well looks like you're not giving me much choice in the matter, fine I'll take you down and get the emerald, here I come!" Tails yelled as he rushed towards the figure.
Tails then rushed at the barrier and began to loose several punches on it, in an attempt to shatter it. Yet all his attacks seemed useless as the barrier showed no signs of weakening. Tails then stopped his attack as he seen this.
"Surely this is not all the strength you have my boy?" The figure said rather surprised.
"Dang… I'll show you!" Tails stated as he jumped up into the air and began to spin.
The figure looked up as Tails began to resemble the shape of a sphere. What happened next caught the yellow figure by surprise as Tails flew forward at him spinning wildly.
"What? That move how is he?" The figure said with shock.
Tails continued to grind against the barrier as sparks started to fly off it. Yet the shield was still holding fast. The figure then spoke up.
"Better but you still aren't strong enough!" the figure yelled as he crossed his arms to his chest.
The being then began to glow as energy began to build around him. Tails began to slow down his spinning as the energy got brighter. The yellow figure then yelled out as he released the power. Tails was then thrown back by the shockwave it produced, and was sent sailing through the air, and towards the stone wall. Tails then crashed into the wall with the force of a car crash.
The figure then looked towards the direction Tails had gone and waited for movement. Tails then emerged from a small crater in the wall and fell to the floor coughing up blood as he did.
"It no use. There's no way I can break through his shield." Tails said as he sat there on the ground.
"This is very disappointing boy… I know you must have more strength than this. If you don't then you have no right to think of Sonic as your brother, you will never be able to save him if you can not find away to draw more power to yourself." The figure stated with disappointment.
It then hit Tails, he was always relying on Sonic to take care of things when ever it got tuff, but this time Sonic was the one in trouble and he was counting on him and the others to save him.
He then started to think what would Sonic do, if he was up against some one stronger then him.
He would find away to make himself stronger of course, but how could Tails do so? Then Tails began to remember that the emerald was right in front of him, so he decided to try it.
Tails then lowered his head and began to speak.
"Chaos emerald I beg of you grant me the strength to help Sonic, give me the power to protect what is precious to me!" Tails spoke out.
Yellow energy then surrounded Tails, causing him to stand up as the emerald flashed. The figure then gasped in shock at this. Yet before anything could be said Tails appeared in front of the yellow figure. Tails then spoke out.
"This time I will break you!" Tails said as his two tails began to glow yellow.
There wasn't a second that went by before Tails had mad contact with the barrier, and just as he did the shield shattered. The yellow figure then backed up at this and started to speak.
"Well done you pass." The yellow figure said as he threw the chaos emerald to Tails.
"Thank you." Tails replied as he caught it.
"You have definitely grown stronger but you still need practice." A voice spoke out of nowhere.
"What who said that?" Tails stated looking around for its bearer.
"That is of no importance right now but it will become clear soon enough, as of right now I want you to look at this." The voice said as a white light illuminated a painting on the tomb wall.
The painting showed a dark figure that had an evil blue aura, and the being was in the shape of a hedgehog. It also depicted a world covered in black fire. Seeing this Tails was in shock.
"Hey I don't understand what's up with this picture?" Tails said turning around, yet when he looked back the yellow figure and strange white light were gone.
Tails pondered this for a moment but had no time to think as the tomb began to collapse.
The entire tomb was then buried as Tails stood above the hole in the air.
"Well that was different, I still don't have a clue what that picture meant… well no time to harp on it I have to get back to everyone with the emerald, with this one that only leave 3 more." Tails said as he flew off.
DAYS REMAINING UNTIL BATTLE WITH DARK SONIC 3.
AND THERE YOU GO FOLKS THINGS ARE GETTING DEEPER AND THE TRUE BATTLE IS QUICKLY APPROACHING. DON'T FORGET COMENTS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED. SO UNTIL NEXT CHAPTER…
STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS.