THE DARK WINDS CHAPTER 17 HEAT OF THE MOMENT
What's up everybody I'm back and this will be the last chapter before the battle gets underway so please enjoy.
"This place is rather quiet. Though I guess I should expect as much from the mystic ruins." Blaze said as she stared out towards the many broken down buildings, and jungle covered terrain.
The ruins used to be far more lively before the incident with Eggman. Now half of the ruins were nothing but dust.
A cool wind blew past her with a gentle force, as she stood atop a small ruined structure. She would always be reminded of him, when ever the wind touched her. Though for months now every time the wind did blow past her like this it was the blue one she had come to know so well, simply playing with her, or trying to get her attention.
Yet this wind was nothing like that. It blew cold and stiff. It was filled with emptiness, and nothing more.
Blaze then looked up into the sky.
She could easily see Angel Island from her position, yet she didn't sense Sonic anywhere near her. Which she mostly expected, due to the fact that ever since Sonic had transformed into Dark Sonic, her ability to sense his presence was no longer working.
"Well I don't have time to sit here and wonder about the island I need to get the chaos emerald and quickly." Blaze said as she dashed off deeper into the jungle.
She continued to run at a blazing pace as she raced through the dense jungle. If there was one thing that was certain it was that "there is no shortage of trees in this jungle." Blaze said to herself as she passed by one after another. It wasn't long before she got annoyed, as she began to side step the trees in her path. Blaze then began to think as she realized what she was doing.
"I hadn't realized that Sonic had such an effect on me… I hadn't noticed that some how I had picked up Sonic's side step technique. Man this is fun, Sonic sure is a genius when it comes to speed…" Blaze thought as she began to slow down.
Blaze then stopped as she looked off towards the island again. It was still visible to her, but the many trees and waterfalls that enriched the island were now out of sight as they were being blocked by the trees around her, leaving only the top of the island visible.
"I can't keep getting distracted; I have to get the emerald, if I want to save Sonic." Blaze thought to herself, as she pulled out her scanner.
The grid on the scanner appeared and at once began lock onto the emerald.
"I see its close by." Blaze said as she began to walk forward.
She walked for only a few moments, but she then stopped and gasped at what she saw next.
A huge temple stood before her. It was light brown in color and had several vines growing around it. It had a square base, and a long cylinder shaped tower atop it. It stood at least seven stories in height, but perhaps the most shocking thing about it was the revolving statues of echidnas, and the entrance that resembled a snake's mouth.
"Hmm… Well this is definitely not something you see everyday." Blaze said as she approached the entrance.
As she got closer she instantly could feel the power emitting from the temple. Blaze took a step back as she noticed, yet as soon as she did she heard a loud scream.
"Some things coming… It must be one of those guardians everyone was talking about." Blaze said as she assumed a fighting stance.
The air tensed around her, she was slowly beginning to ignite, and then suddenly a figure rushed out of the snake's mouth, and at once flew towards Blaze.
Just as Blaze was about shoot off a fire ball, she realized who was coming towards her, and immediately cooled off.
"What the, Amy?" Blaze yelled as she seen this, but was cut of as Amy crashed into her.
They were sent rolling along the ground for a few feet before Blaze was able to stop their movement, by digging into the ground with her heels. She grabbed Amy and at once spoke.
"Ok…now that the ride is over, what on earth are you doing here Amy?" Blaze questioned.
"Oh I thought that was you Blaze long time no see. What are you doing here though?" Amy replied.
"That's what I just asked you!" Blaze yelled.
"Right… Well you see it has been months since I last seen Sonic and I heard that a hedgehog was seen here. I know that it's got to be Sonic, so I will find him and this time I won't let him get out of marring me." Amy said with obvious determination.
Blaze heard this and at once began to steam.
There were few people in this world Blaze really annoying, but besides Marine when she was incompetent, Amy was the number one person on the list. She couldn't stand anyone that forced Sonic to do anything he didn't like but when some one tried to take Sonic away she would completely lose it.
The steam Blaze was emitting was now growing in size, and Amy noticed this and at once tried to talk to her.
"Hey, Why are you here in our world anyway Blaze, do you need help again?" Amy questioned.
Hearing Amy's concern Blaze began to cool down.
"Huh… No I don't need any help right now Amy, but I am on a mission at the moment so I have to go." Blaze said as she began to walk towards the entrance of the temple.
"Wait, do you mean a mission for G.U.N.?" Amy yelled as she rushed up to Blaze.
"Ahh… Yeah, why do you ask?" Blaze stuttered.
"Wow, if you work for G.U.N. then you know about Sonic working there right? Do you know if Sonic has found a partner yet I heard he needed one and who better to do it, then his girlfriend?" Amy stated as she pointed to herself.
"Right… I will make sure to look into it." Blaze said with obvious sarcasm, as she entered the temple.
"Hey wait up I'll come with you." Amy yelled as she caught up to her.
"Why would you come along, I told you I don't need any help." Blaze spoke rather annoyed.
"Oh come on Blaze let me help you. If I help you maybe G.U.N. will finally let me be Sonic's partner, and besides didn't Sonic tell you to trust your friends?"
"Well… I guess he did say that and…" Blaze spoke until Amy cut her off.
"Then it's settled then, I'll come along and finally get G.U.N. to let me be Sonic's partner." Amy said, as she began to walk ahead.
"Ahh… wait Amy I don't think this plan of yours will work." Blaze said.
"What do you mean Blaze all I have to do is prove myself worthy of G.U.N. and they'll make Sonic my partner. Its simple, see." Amy said as she leaned against a wall.
Yet before Blaze could explain they both heard a crack.
"What was that?" Blaze spoke as she looked from left to right.
Before Amy could answer the floor underneath them disappeared and they fell down into a dark opening.
The two of them then yelled out in terror as they plummeted into the darkness.
The dark tunnel was short but dangerous. The tunnel was circular in shape, and there was several stone spikes jetting out of the walls. Blaze quickly started to move as she seen this.
Blaze grabbed Amy and started to jump towards the spikes.
Amy screamed and covered her eyes as she waited to make contact with the wall.
Blaze shook her head and sighed as she looked at Amy. Blaze then jumped on the side of a spike, she then began to descend by jumping from one spike to another. Within a few moments they had reached the ground.
"Ahh, we're going to die! No I'm too young and gorgeous to die here. Sonic hasn't even expressed his love for me yet, NO!" Amy started to scream while still under Blaze's arm, not realizing they were on the ground already.
"Um… Amy we're safe now, you can open your eyes." Blaze sighed as she dropped her.
"Oh… a yeah I knew that, I was just making sure you were still calm." Amy said rubbing the back of her head with her right hand, obviously embarrassed.
"Honestly, Amy this is why G.U.N. didn't want you to join. Me and Sonic faced this kind of thing everyday." Blaze sighed.
"Huh, you and Sonic have done this before, you got to work with him?" Amy questioned.
Blaze gasped, she did not mean to tell Amy about Sonic working with some one. Let alone reveling that it was her. She began to try and think of a way to cover her previous tracks, but could think of nothing to explain it. Feeling that there was no more hiding it, and that Amy would find out eventually from some one else if not her. She decided to tell her.
"Yes I have worked with Sonic; he and I are partners after all." Blaze said, with a low tone. Fearful of Amy's next words.
"What! Your Sonic's partner?" Amy yelled in rage as she stared at Blaze.
Anyone that knew of Amy knew how much she wanted Sonic to be hers. She chased him around the world, she continuously asked him to marry her. An when none of these methods worked she even resorted to force, and still Sonic would not become her boyfriend. Amy then decided to try a new approach.
After years of rejection she decided to try and make Sonic get used to her being with him. Thus when she found out Sonic was working for G.U.N. and could not find a partner she felt it was the perfect way to get Sonic to be hers. Yet when she tried to become his partner G.U.N. rejected her from joining. Feeling she would only end up being a hindrance to Sonic, due to the fact that the danger Sonic faced daily would prove too much for her, and force Sonic to put himself in harms way to protect her.
She continued to try and get G.U.N. to allow her in. Even after they had told her their reasons for not accepting her, she insisted further to no avail. An now, out of nowhere a girl from another world just comes and takes the opportunity she had dreamed of away in an instant. This proved to be too much for Amy as she materialized her piko piko hammer.
"Uhh… Amy, what are you going to do with that?" Blaze said as began to back step.
An without a word Amy swung at Blaze with all her force. Seeing this Blaze quickly jumped back and tried to calm her.
"Amy stop this, I don't want to fight you." Blaze said as she assumed a fighting pose.
"You witch you think you will steal Sonic from me? I will smash you to the ground." Amy yelled as she rushed at Blaze.
Amy instantly started to swing wildly at Blaze, with so much want to smash her that the hammer became a blur to see. Yet Blaze was not going to stand there and take it. She dodged every swing that came her way, as if the attacks were moving in slow motion.
Seeing that her swings were getting nowhere she slammed the hammer down towards the ground. Yet as she did this Blaze simply twisted to the right in midair, avoiding the blow. Amy noticed this and at once began to raise her hammer, yet before she could get it up Blaze ignited her left hand and was instantly at her throat.
"Amy, you need to stop this you're my friend and I don't want to hurt you." Blaze said still holding her hand close to Amy's neck.
"Friend huh? Don't make me laugh, if you were my friend you wouldn't be trying to take my Sonic away from me!" Amy yelled with pure rage in her voice.
Amy was then shocked by what happened next. Blaze then took her hand away and backed up. Amy then stared at Blaze with question on her face.
"For one Amy, stop talking about Sonic like he's some sort of object that belongs to you!" Blaze yelled as she began to steam again.
Amy recoiled at this. She then realized that Blaze was strong, far stronger then herself and if Blaze had wanted she could have burned her to a crisp at any moment. Amy then began to listen.
"You just don't get it do you? Sonic doesn't run from you because he's playing hard to get or he's just shy. He runs because he wants to get away from you, all you do is annoy him." Blaze yelled with fire coming off her body.
Amy gasped; the thought that Sonic really was only annoyed by her presence was something she could not accept.
"What? How would you know how Sonic feels about me, you've barely known him for two years." Amy stated pointing at Blaze.
"I know because he told me!" Blaze flamed.
"Huh… he told you?" Amy stuttered with hurt in her voice.
"Yes, when we became partners, Sonic opened up to me a lot. He runs from you, because you try to take the only thing that he really has, his freedom and speed. If you really cared about Sonic as much as you say, you would know that the thing Sonic hates most in this world is being held back." Blaze said as she started to calm down.
"What… I don't want to hold him back I just want him to stop and spend more time with me then running aimlessly." Amy reasoned.
"Amy that's the problem. Try to see it from Sonic's view. Sonic has no memories of his past or family; he was pretty much alone from the beginning. The only thing he has is his freedom to keep running to find himself. Yet when you come along you're telling him to slow down so you can be with him. Sonic has put up with your advances, and just kept running away so he wouldn't hurt your feelings for years, because he views as a friend, but what about how he feels?" Blaze said with slight sadness.
"How Sonic feels, I've never really stopped to think about how he feels about me chasing him; I didn't think I was causing him pain." Amy said with tears in her eyes.
"Amy I know you have feelings for Sonic, and it's understandable he's a great guy. Yet think about it. He knows nothing of where he came from or who he is, so he spends his life helping others, because he hopes that one day he will find what's missing in his life, that's why he will not slow down for anyone." Blaze said as she placed her hand on Amy's shoulder.
"Your right Blaze, maybe it's time I moved on, it's obvious that I can't be his girlfriend if all I do is slow him down…The only ones I know that can keep up with Sonic, are you and Shadow. Speaking of which what about you Blaze? How do feel about Sonic?" Amy inquired.
Blaze began to blush heavily she did not expect Amy to ask her that, and she instantly got quiet an turned away from her.
Amy noticed this yet before she could ask again, she was cut off.
"That was rather touching, Sonic is truly fortunate to have friends that care about him so much." A cloaked figure said as it appeared out of nowhere.
Like the other guardians all that appeared before them, was a cloaked figure with an emerald held at its chest the only difference this time was the fact that the being was purple in color.
"You must be the guardian every one warned me about, so what do I have to do to earn the emerald?" Blaze said as she looked towards the figure.
"I see you are quite determined to save Sonic, very well I will test your resolve." The figure said as it began to glow brightly.
"Wait save Sonic, Blaze what happened to him?" Amy said with worry.
Yet before Blaze could answer her the room they were in began to glow red in color and fire started to surround them.
"What the, what's going on?" Blaze said with fear as she looked around her and seen the fire closing in.
"You indeed have talent when it comes to fire, but if you wish to help him you must have the ability to stop it." The specter said as the fire began to close in.
It was burning up in the room they were in. Flames arose from every direction, as they looked around for an exit. Yet the fire just kept closing in on them with no signs of receding.
"Sonic help us!" Amy screamed, as the fire began to close in even faster now.
Blaze then held her hands out straight forward as she tried to halt the flames advance, with a barrier of her own fire.
"Your fire is strong but you will need more then that if you wish to protect the other girl." The figure stated while still keeping up the attack.
Blaze then looked back at Amy and gasped, she was surrounded completely by flames and they inches away from roasting her alive.
The figure then looked towards Amy and began to cause the flames around her to become even stronger. Amy then closed her eyes and screamed as the fire engulfed her.
Amy was confused, she thought for sure she would be nothing but ash right now yet she was unharmed. She was shocked to find not only was she alright she was also in what seemed to be a barrier of cool flames.
"Are you alright Amy?" Blaze said as she held her arms up reinforcing the shield.
Amy couldn't comprehend this. She not but a moment ago was trying to smash Blaze. Yet now the only thing keeping her from being a hedgehog flambé was Blaze. With utter surprise and shock Amy asked "why."
"Because you're my friend, and Sonic's. Besides both of us would be upset if you got hurt." Blaze said smiling at Amy.
Amy then stared at Blaze and then tried to turn away from her in shame. She then said "thank you," as she did this.
"No problem, now lets get out of this situation shall we?" Blaze said as she looked at Amy.
Amy replied with a nod, as she gave Blaze an assuring smile
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The specter now seen that the sphere was blocking its attack and began to increase the flames power as it started to slam Blaze's barrier with tremendous force.
Blaze was now starting to lose her footing and beginning to bend under the force of the specters attack.
Blaze began to concentrate. She knew that this would not be easy; she was using all the strength she had right now to hold the shield up. She knew she needed more power or otherwise they would be toast. Yet suddenly her barrier then began to blink from the power draining away from it.
The attacks from the specter then became more brutal as it noticed the shield weakening.
Blaze then looked up at the specter with anger, on her face. "If only I had the sol emeralds." She said as she bent her head. Just when she was about to drop she remembered.
"Wait the emerald! I might be able to tap into its power instead!" Blaze said with shock.
An with in a second she started to focus. Blaze began to glow purple as she liked with the chaos emerald.
"Chaos emerald I beg of you give me the strength to protect my friend…Please!" Blaze screamed.
The emerald started to glow as it reacted to her. Then in a blast of energy the fire around Blaze was blown away. Blaze then released the barrier breathing heavily.
"You did well young one. I am very pleased with your resolve, you may have the emerald." The specter said as it handed the emerald to her.
Blaze replied with a "Thank you," yet as she did she was cut off.
"Indeed you do show promise; you just might be able to help him." A voice said as it came from a white light.
Amy gasped as she seen this, while Blaze spoke.
"Wait your that being that appeared to my friends. I know you will most likely not answer me but still I must ask. Why do you keep appearing, and what do you mean I might be able to help him?" Blaze said with a low tone.
"You all continue to be so pushy but you have been patient so I will tell you this. I am an ally and I to wish to help Sonic that is all I can tell you for now." The being said as it and the purple specter vanished.
Amy and Blaze both looked at each other with shock and simply shrugged it off as the two took their leave.
After a few minutes they were back outside the temple. Amy looked at Blaze and then started to speak.
"Well Blaze I just wanted to say sorry for earlier and… Thank you." Amy said with sincerity.
"Your welcome Amy and I'm glad we could finally talk." Blaze said with a smile.
Amy then nodded and stuck out her hand in an effort to show her they were still friends. Blaze then stuck out hers. Yet as they were about to shake Blaze heard something.
A crash then came from behind them.
"Look out!" Blaze said as she pushed Amy out of the way.
Amy then hit the ground and quickly looked up only to scream in shock.
Blaze was now being strangled in the hand of a giant Black golem.
The creature was at least 20 feet in height, and was pure black in color. Its body was made solely of rocks, and its shape was roughly that of a human.
"Emerald you have, give to me emerald or I crush you." The golem bellowed.( quite dimwittedly of course it is a rock after all)
"Never you clay brained idiot!" Blaze yelled in response.
"Then you die!" The golem said as it began to squeeze her, in its left hand.
Blaze began to scream in pain at this. The monster had her completely restrained. An the force it was crushing her with felt like a tank was running her over.
"Let her go you stupid boulder!" Amy said in rage, as she slammed her hammer against the creature's right leg repeatedly.
The monster then seen her as it lifted its right hand. Blaze seen this and at once spoke out.
"Amy run away, you're no match for it!" Blaze yelled still trying to remain conscious.
"I don't care I'm not going to leave you like this." Amy said as she continued to swing away.
The golem then became annoyed; it then swatted Amy away with out much effort and continued to squeeze Blaze.
Amy rolled and hit a near by tree, as she fell to the ground and then laid there in pain. Now all she could do was watch as Blaze continued to suffer.
Blaze saw this and tried to free herself to help her, yet was unsuccessful as the giants hold was still to powerful.
Blaze was now beginning to lose consciousness as the pain became unbearable, with the last of her breath she uttered "Sonic please help me."
Just as she was about to fall out something happened. A dark beam shot right through the golem's body, shattering it to pieces. Blaze then began to fall, and in a flash she was now being carried. An after a moment she was placed right next Amy, with shock the two of them looked up only to gasp.
Standing right over the two was none other then Dark Sonic, who was now turning away from them, and beginning to walk off. Seeing this Blaze at once stood up and spoke.
"Sonic why did you just save me?" Blaze said staring at him.
Dark Sonic gave no answer as he looked at her; his expression was emotionless but for some reason it seemed to almost show sadness. An with that he teleported in a flash.
Blaze reached out her right hand towards him as he vanished not wanting him to go, but then put it down as she realized it was useless.
"That was Sonic?" Amy said fighting back tears.
"Yeah Amy that was him." Blaze said with a down hearted tone.
Amy saw Blaze's face and at then knew what had to be done.
"Blaze I don't know what happened to Sonic, but I do know right now he needs help from some one and I think it's you, so I will entrust him in your hands from now on." Amy said with serious conviction.
Blaze looked at Amy in utter amazement.
"What, don't look at me like that. Look I can't pretend to be his girlfriend any more so some one else will have to save him, and I can't think of anyone better than his partner. So you better promise you will save Sonic, got it!" Amy said as she looked at Blaze with a serious face about her.
"Your right Amy, I promise I will save Sonic no matter what it takes." Blaze spoke with reassurance at this.
Amy nodded and with that they went their separate ways.
BACK AT G.U.N. BASE
"Well it seems we have all the emeralds now." Tails said as he looked towards the others.
"Oy, mates now that we got these ere gems we should stand a chance against him now.
"I'm not sure; he is way more powerful then anyone expected?" Knuckles replied.
"Knuckles is right, he took us out pretty easy before." Rouge said as she sat next to knuckles.
"You have a point even with the emeralds power can we take him?"
"Hmph… It doesn't matter like we have no choice but to defeat him, but for now everyone get some rest our real battle starts tomorrow." Shadow said now standing.
They all answered with a firm yes and at once went to their own rooms to prepare for the battle ahead.
"Don't worry Sonic I will bring you back." Blaze said as she looked out her room window towards the full moon that floated in the night sky.
THE BATTLE WITH DARK SONIC BEGINS NEXT CHAPTER.
THERE YOU GO GUYS. DANG THIS ONE WAS A LONG ONE BUT I GUESS IT CAME OUT ALL RIGHT, I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS IT AS I PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT AND DON'T FORGET FEED BACK IS ALLWAY WELCOME.
SO UNTIL THE NEXT CHAPTER… STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS.