Hey guys! This chapter is going to be my longest one yet, over 5000 words! And this time, you didn't have to wait for multiple months before you got it! Here we go, here's Chapter 16!

Rise of the Chosen One

Chapter 16: Fakers, fakers, everywhere.

*Central City: Larnet's POV*

I had been meditating in my room, that is, until I heard Sonic scream, "COME BACK HERE TAILS!" I growled, I really didn't need those two starting some kind of giant game of tag all over the hotel. I rose to my feet and flew out the window, only to find Tails flying all around the building, trying to escape Sonic as he ran on the side of the wall. I sighed, this was childish…

*Tails' POV*

I was running for my life…or flying for it I guess. Sonic had been more angry then I thought he would be, although I did blast him in the face with a ball of energy, so I guess he has a right to be pissed. I flew up to the top of the building and continue flying up, far out of Sonic's reach. The blue blur reached the top of the building a stared at me with frustration, "Get down here Tails!" Sonic yelled at me, yeah right, like I was just going to fly down so he can get me back for what I did.

"No way! You can't get me while I'm up here!" I yelled back at the hedgehog. Sonic just laughed, "I could totally catch you! But, you'll run out of energy soon or a later. So I'll just wait right here." Sonic said as he lay down on the roof, watching and waiting for me to float back down. Unfortunately he was right, eventually I would get tired and have to land on the roof. I racked my brain trying to think of a way to avoid getting caught, when I thought of an idea.

As Sonic closed his eyes and continued to relax, I slowly floated toward the edge of the building, careful not to make a sound. Then, before he could notice what was going on, I stopped flying and started falling toward my room's window. As I fell I heard Sonic yell, "WHAT?!" I chuckled as I grabbed the edge of my room's open window and jumped inside, and then quietly closed it. Hopefully he wouldn't check my room first thing, which would give him time to calm down and me time to pack my things.

*Westopolis: Shadow's POV*

I was out on a morning run, something I normally didn't' do, but I was bored. Everyone was still asleep by this point, and since I couldn't sleep of how I was created, I decided I needed to do something to get my mind off of recent events. I turned the corner only to find a GUN solider waiting for me. "What do you want?" I asked blandly, this was technically supposed to be my time off from GUN, so why was this solider waiting for me? "Sorry, but the commander asked me to find you, said it was important for me to give this to you." The GUN solider said, handing me a small package before leaving. I looked at the small box with interest, before opening it and pulling out a note. I quickly read the note, and then smirked. Hopefully this was the emerald we needed to find next, whether it was or not, I was heading to its location by myself. No need to trouble the others with this, I can take care of it.

"Next stop, the Doctor's main base." I said as I took off, leaving Westopolis behind me as I headed toward my location.

*Angel Island: Third Person POV*

It was quiet, Angel Island was always a peaceful place, no worries, except for the Master Emerald that kept the island afloat would always bring unwanted attention. It was here that the prophecy would change; something would happen that was not spoken of in the ancient texts. A bright flash engulfed part of the forest, and when it died down a figure that seemed to be Shadow the Hedgehog appeared, but that was not the case. "What the…where am I?" Fake Shadow said as he looked around the island. "So it seems that the Shadow from this universe knows a few more tricks, oh well. I'll deal with him later…" Fake Shadow said as he walked through the woods.

When he reached the end of the forest he saw a large shrine with a huge green gem at the top of it. On the steps was a red echidna that seemed to be guarding the gem. "Ah…I'm on Angel Island…" Fake Shadow said, and he dawned that evil smirk again, this would work out perfectly. Fake Shadow burst from the bushes and slammed into Knuckles before the echidna even knew he was there.

"WHAT THE?!" Knuckles yelled as he rose from the ground, looking up at what seemed to be Shadow standing on top of the Master Emerald. "Now then, let's see what this emerald can do!" Fake Shadow yelled as he began absorbing power from the Master Emerald. Knuckles charged the fake, "GET OFF THE MASTER EMERALD SHADOW!" Knuckles yelled at the imposter. Just as it looked like Fake Shadow was about to turn Super, Knuckles knocked him off the Master Emerald, causing the oversized gem to shock the fake and knock Knuckles off the alter again.

"ARGH!" The ebony hedgehog was flung from the alter and slammed into the ground, kicking up a large cloud of dust. Knuckles slowly made his way to his feet and walked toward the small crater made by the hedgehog. Before he could reach it however, a huge aura of energy emerged from it, "This power…its incredible!" Fake Shadow yelled as he walked out of the crater, the red on his fur and eyes had turned yellow. "What in the world…Shadow what hap-" Knuckles started, but was cut off, "The name Shadow…in this universe represents that heroic fool who believes in peace, I will not be affiliated with him! From this point…" The hedgehog started, then looked directly into Knuckles eyes, "I am Dusk."

*Central City: Sonic's POV*

I had lost Tails a few minutes ago, but I was still determined to get the fox back for blasti-

Wait a minute, HOW did Tails BLAST me? As far as I know, Tails can't control any form of energy, Chaos or otherwise. I began to ponder this when I was broken from my trance by a certain Saiyan, "Sonic the Hedgehog, thinking before acting. This is a site that not many will ever get to see." Larnet said in a mocking tone. I was slightly annoyed by that comment…but he did have a point. "What's up?" I asked the red hedgehog, he obviously had a reason to talk to me, he normally did.

"Our next emerald is in the south-west. That is where we will be heading next." Larnet said before disappearing in a flash, I hate when he does that. I sighed, guess my revenge on Tails will have to wait until later. I ran back to my room so I could pack my things.

*The Fields of the Ancients: Zaos' POV*

I know he said north, but I never thought I would be returning to this damned place.

I looked ahead at what was named, The Fields of the Ancients, a place where, although it looks empty, can hold countless secrets below the surface. "Well I guess they were right." I thought as I looked at the rather large temple in the distance. Now the only problem was locating the emerald so we can gain access to it.

The question is…where is it?

"Uh…guys?" Jewel started, "Since this is pretty much an open field, and even I can feel the presence of the Chaos Emerald…Where the hell is it?" Jewel stated matter of factly. She was right, this whole field was practically flat for miles, and the emerald felt rather close by, so where is it? "Underground, I had hoped to avoid going down there…" Kaiza said looking at the ground we were standing on.

Aw damn it, coming back to these fields was bad enough, and of course the emerald had to SOMEHOW get underground. IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DAMN SENSE! "So…what, do we just dig our way down?" Jewel asked. "No, if you did that you could get sucked under by the dirt, and even for someone like me by time I would figure out what was happening I would splat against the floor." I said to my sister. It's true, I've had to worry about it before.

"So…then we need to find an entrance?" She asked me. "Looks that way." I said walking off in a random direction, looking for a way into the ruins below.

*Eggman's Secret Base: Shadow's POV*

I slowly approached the base hidden in the mountains; this was going to be a piece of cake. I charged a Chaos Spear in one hand and charged, almost immediately setting off a bunch of alarms. Dozens of robots stormed out from the base to try and stop me, but I just used my Chaos Spears to blast them into oblivion. Then, a giant hammer robot stepped out and swung its hammer at me. I jumped into the air to avoid it and dropkicked the huge robot. It stumbled back a little bit before regaining its balance. It started to swing its hammer in a circle fairly quickly. I jumped back out of its range and waited for it to stop.

Sure enough, after a short time the robot got dizzy and stopped swinging its hammer. I homing attacked its head to knock it over, and then I bombarded it with dozens of Chaos Spears, destroying the behemoth. I landed and spin dashed through a few more robots before entering Eggman's base. It was huge, with plenty of machines and conveyor belts that had un-active robots on them. I smirked looking at all the machinery, this was going to be fun.

*Angel Island: Third Person POV*

Dusk smirked as he threw Knuckles back down the steps of the shrine, this fight had been in his favor ever since that little 'accident' with the Master Emerald. "Had enough yet you stubborn echidna?" Dusk asked as he slowly floated toward Knuckles. "Not a chance!" Knuckles yelled as he caught Dusk by surprise with an uppercut that would knock even Super Sonic off his feet. Dusk went flying upwards and before he could slam into the ground, Knuckles ran up and punched him toward one of the trees around the altar.

Dusk managed to recover and bounced off the tree back toward Knuckles, and spin dashed the echidna into the stone alter. He then jumped backwards while shooting some Chaos Spears at Knuckles. The red echidna managed to barely dodge them however, and jumped up to Dusk, giving him another uppercut that sent him flying into a tree. Dusk grumbled under his breath and slowly stood back up to face the echidna.

"Maybe YOU should be the one to give up!" Knuckles yells at Dusk as he walks toward him menacingly. Dusk just bursts into laughter at this statement though. "As if! I've been holding back for the sake of this fight being somewhat entertaining! But now, I think its time to end this." And with that Dusk powered up to full power, causing the nearby trees to blow around as if there was a strong wind.

"No way…His Chaos Energy level…IT'S OVER 9000!" Knuckles yelled as he looked at Dusk. "Are you serious? No, you know what? Now you die." Dusk said as he teleports in front of Knuckles, before kneeing him in the stomach. This causes Knuckles to cough up some blood before he is flung into the forest. Dusk then sets the forest on fire by blasting one of the trees down with his Chaos Lance. "That should do it, now to find that weak copy of mine." Dusk said before he flew off into the distance, prepared to track down Shadow. Unbeknownst to him however, Knuckles was still very much alive as he crawled slowly out of the forest, "I need to warn the others about him…" Knuckles said as he slowly limps toward another part of the forest that isn't on fire.

*Eggman's Base: Third Person POV*

Shadow bounced around the base, spin dashing and Chaos Spearing everything in sight. But his fun came to an end when a familiar blue robot appeared from the shadow's and spin dashed into Shadow, causing him to lose his balance and crash into one of conveyor belts. This robot was Metal Sonic, and he was out here to stop whoever was destroying his master's base. "Target identified as life form, Shadow the Hedgehog." Metal Sonic droned as he looked at Shadow, who was picking himself out of the rubble. "Metal Sonic, I never would have guessed that you would be here." Shadow said as he stared into the robotic hedgehog's optics, only to receive no emotion at all from them.

"Objective: Eliminate any intruders located on the premises." Metal Sonic said, ignoring Shadow's previous statement. "I am not your enemy Metal Sonic, I don't understand why someone who is as strong as you, works for someone like the doctor, why don't you just leave him and live your own life?" Shadow said to the robotic hedgehog. "Fact: I am designed to serve Doctor Eggman. Fact: I have been ordered to guard this factory from intruders. Fact: You are an intruder in this factory. Conclusion: I need to guard this factory from you." Metal Sonic explained before spin dashing Shadow into another conveyor belt.

Shadow quickly recovered from the attack, "Fine! Have it your way!" Shadow then shot multiple Chaos Arrows at Metal Sonic, which he quickly and easily avoided. Metal Sonic then kicked Shadow in the face before flinging him into ANOTHER conveyor belt. "Enough with the conveyor belts!" Shadow yelled as he spin dashed Metal Sonic before he could throw him again. Metal Sonic went flying backwards and smashed into a monitor before Shadow blasted him with a Chaos Torrent. But when the smoke cleared, the metal hedgehog hadn't been damaged at all!

"It will take more than that to hurt me." Metal Sonic droned before he shoots a laser at Shadow, knocking him through a few machines. Shadow growled and then shoots some Chaos Lances at Metal Sonic in fury, all of which miss him completely. "Foolish flesh creature." Metal Sonic says before he kicks Shadow in the face, then blasts him with a laser before he slams into the metal floor. Shadow quickly recovers and teleports in front of Metal Sonic before spin dashing him, slamming him into the floor before he jumps off of him. Metal Sonic gets up just in time to get blasted by one of Shadow's Chaos Lance's, sending him flying back into one of the many conveyor belts.

The robotic hedgehog quickly regained his balance and spin dashed toward Shadow, which he countered with a spin dash of his own. The two spin dashes collided as they both tried to push each other back. "You are inferior, give up." Metal Sonic said to Shadow. However, Shadow managed to overpower Metal Sonic and send him crashing into some machines. "Do you know who you're up against? I'm the Ultimate Life Form!" Shadow yelled as his power rose higher and higher. "This is illogical, you shouldn't be this powerful!" Metal Sonic yelled as Shadow's power continued to rise. "I'm full of surprises!" Shadow yelled as he transformed into Super Shadow, then spin dashed THROUGH Metal Sonic!

"This…is…impos-" That's as far as Metal Sonic got before he exploded into a million pieces, "Never underestimate my power!" Super Shadow yelled as he continued to rip through the base, determined to find the Chaos Emerald located here.

*Tundra of Disaster: Sonic POV*

Brrrr! It was really cold here! Even though I had decided to put on one of those winter coats that we bought from that stand a little ways back, it's still freezing here! I look back at Tails and Amy and see that they don't like it here anymore then I do. Larnet is the only one that doesn't seem bothered by the freezing temperatures around us, as if he lived in an igloo or something in the past at one point.

"Well, according to that guide, he said there were sightings of a shine coming from the top of that mountain." Larnet said pointing at the largest mountain in the area. "That's also the same mountain where people say loads of avalanches have been coming down, right?" I asked Larnet, to which he nods. "Yes, which leaves me to believe that is where the Chaos Emerald is." Larnet said looking back at the mountain. I just smirk, "Alright then! I'll go get it!" And before anyone can protest I rocket down the hill we are standing on and begin running toward the mountain, I can also hear Larnet yelling at me from back on the hill.

"Heh, he needs to learn to chill, now let's see if I can't grab this emerald." I say to myself as I start running up the mountain. About halfway up a huge avalanche happens and threatens to swallow me up. "Spin time!" I yell, before I spin dash deep into the snow below me and wait, a minute or so later I use my momentum and spin back up to the surface, "Brrrr! That was freezing!" I yell before continuing my journey up the mountain. As I near the top of the mountain I can see a bright shine ahead of me.

"That must be…" I start as I get closer and see the objects emerald shape and cyan color, "The Chaos Emerald!" I yell as I rocket faster up the mountain to get it. But fate was against me, as another avalanche started, and I didn't have enough time to dodge this one before I was swept away in the snow.

*Eggman's Base: Shadow's POV*

I easily smashed the base to pieces with my Super form before making my way to the main control room. There, the doctor sat in his chair, seeming more annoyed by my presence then afraid. "And what do want Shadow? Can't you see that I'm busy?" Eggman asked me in an annoyed tone. "You should know damn well what I'm here for Doctor." I replied. Something seemed wrong though, I couldn't feel any Chaos Energy near here, not even a speck. Eggman flashed a wicked smile before saying, "Though I guess you being here can have some benefits." He said before he pressed a big red button on the control panel next to him.

I was instantly restrained by some sort of energy field; even the power from my Super Form wasn't enough to break free! "Wha-What is this?!" I yelled, still struggling to break from this field. "Oh Hohoho!" Eggman laughed as he pressed keys rapidly on the control panel, "Now that I've got you trapped, I can siphon your energy to run my entire factory! You can consider payment for the damages you caused me!" Eggman announced as he pressed the last key on the panel. As soon as he did I could feel my energy being drained away, little by little. Eggman laughed like a madman as I continued to try and break free from his machine.

*The Fields of the Ancients: Third Person POV*

Amazingly, the person to finally find a way down into the ruins was Jewel, she managed to stumble, emphasis on stumble, on a staircase that lead down to the ruins below. "Great job Jewel." Zaos said as he walked up next to his sister. Kaiza looked down the staircase, "Yep, this defiantly leads below the surface, we better get moving." He said as he began walking down the staircase. Zaos and Jewel followed him, but Zaos didn't like it. "I hate these ruins so much…" Zaos thought as he descended down the staircase.

*Ancient Ruins*

Zaos, Jewel, and Kaiza continued down the staircase until they ended up in a vast corridor, with many different holes in the ceiling that would occasionally drop a few bits of dirt down into the room. Zaos scowled as he looked up at the 'ceiling'. He still didn't like being underground and right now was no exception. "Uh…guys? Do you feel the emerald…moving?" Jewel asked us as she stared out at the ruins. Zaos quickly sensed the area around them and then grunted in annoyance, "Great, somebody else has already grabbed it." Zaos said as he continued walking forward, prepared to deal with whoever they come across.

Suddenly, a flash appeared and landed in front of them. Kaiza was the first to react, "Bomb!" He yelled before jumping back out of its range. Zaos grabbed Jewel and also jumped to get out of the way, shielding her with his body.

BOOM!

The bomb went off with a bright explosion, destroying parts of the ruins and threatening to bring the entire thing down. "What dumbass did that?!" Zaos yelled as he got to his feet. "HAHAHAHA! Bombs are so fun! Especially when they explode!" A strange green duck said as he waddled out from the darkness. He was accompanied by a large yellowish polar bear with a hat and scarf, and a purple weasel with a large sniper rifle, two pistols, a belt, and a cowboy like hat on his head.

"Hey boys, looks like we got us some blokes to deal with before we leave." The weasel said as he looked at Zaos' group. "Who the hell are these guys?" Jewel asked as she got up off the ground. "Name's Nack, remember it because it's the name of the guy who's gonna put a bullet in your head." Nack said as he raised his rifle and fired at Jewel. Before the bullet could even get close however, Zaos raised a shield between the bullet and Jewel and the shot bounced harmlessly off the shield. "Hurt her, and you'll be spending the last few seconds of your life screaming in pain." Zaos told Nack rather seriously.

"Hey Nack! Hey Nack!" The green duck yelled as he hopped back on forth on his feet. "What Bean?" Nack asked with annoyance as he rolled his eyes. "Can I blow them to smithereens now, can I?!" Bean yelled as he prepared to light the fuse on another bomb. "Sure, why not? Let her loose Bean!" Nack yelled with a wicked smirk. Bean lit the fuse on the bomb and threw it at the group, "GET ABOVE GROUND!" Kaiza yelled as he flew quickly back up the stairs. Zaos and Jewel quickly followed, with Nack and his group behind them.

This bomb did the job the previous failed at, and brought that entire section of the ruins crashing down, which buried what could have been quite a bit of historical information with rocks and dirt. Zaos' group was able to make it out of the ruins with plenty of time to spare. As they emerged above ground, Zaos yelled, "I AM NEVER GOING UNDERGROUND EVER AGAIN!" "You won't have to worry bout that mate, cause you ain't leaving these plains alive." Nack said as him and his group slowly made they're way up the stairs.

*Tundra of Disaster: Third Person POV*

Larnet was tapping his foot; they had been waiting for Sonic for nearly an hour in a nearby cabin. The owners had left a little while ago, and had given the group permission to stay in the cabin as long as they want, which was nice of them. Amy finally spoke up, "He's been gone for so long…Maybe we should go looking for him." "Yeah, he might've got caught in one of those avalanches-"Tails started, but he was cut off by Amy. "Don't say that Tails! There's no way Sonic got caught by a pesky little avalanche!" "Little?! Were you watching how big they were?! Its not that I doubt Sonic, but what other reason could he have for being gone for so long?!" Tails yelled at Amy.

Before the two could get in an argument however, Larnet intervened, "Stop it you two, arguing over this isn't going to change anything. But your both right, we need to go out and start searching for Sonic." Larnet said, standing up from his chair. "We should stick to the air, that way there's no chance of one of us getting caught by the avalanches, we'll land when they stop and fly when they start." "Sounds like a plan to me! Let's go find my Sonic!" Amy yelled as she jumped up from her seat and ran outside. "Man, she's got so much energy…" Tails said as he got up and headed for the door.

*Icicle Cave: Sonic's POV*

Ugh…I'm so cold…Wait a minute, where am I? Am I dead? No…I still feel cold…I wouldn't still feel cold if I was dead…Then where- I opened my eyes to find myself in a strange cave that seemed like it was set up for living. I slowly sat up, trying to fight the face that my body wanted to stay laying down. Man am I sore…Then, some a…yeti, walked out from another part of the cave, and had a surprised expression on his face when he saw me awake. "Oh! You still alive!" The big yeti man said as he walked toward some kind of big cooking pot. "Me didn't know if you still alive. Me found you lying in snow on way back to home." The yeti said as he placed what looked like some kind of vegetables into the pot and started to stir it with a big spoon.

For a second I wondered if he was planning on chopping me up and putting ME into that soup. But after a few minutes, he poured some of the soup into a bowl and offered it to me, "Here! Eat soup and you will get warm!" He said handing me the bowl. "Thanks..." I said taking the spoon, "Uh, what's your name big guy?" Hopefully I didn't offend him with that comment. He looked like he could squash me in two seconds flat. "Me name Toro! Me live out in mountains for very long time! Not many people come up here, but it seems like recent snow waves have kept them from climbing mountain now." Toro said as he went back and got himself some soup before sitting next to me. Snow waves? Oh! He must be talking about the avalanches caused by the Chaos Emerald! "Wait, but how do you keep getting back up here then? Surely the snow waves stop you right?" I asked Toro with curiosity. "Oh! Those snow waves no match for Toro! Me able to hold them back with ease!" Toro said pounding his fist against his chest a few times.

Wait, he could hold back an avalanche?! "You can hold back that much snow?!" I asked with surprise. "Yep! Toro strongest person in the mountain range! Nothing a match for Toro! Not even giant snow wave!" Toro said before he downed his bowl of soup in one gulp! I quickly finished my soup, it actually tasted pretty darn good! "Though sadly, nobody accept Toro…They only look at me as a huge freak…" Toro said as he looked down with sadness in his eyes. This guy wasn't scary, in fact, deep down he was a pretty good guy. That's it, now I'm determined to help Toro become accepted by the climbers around here! Then, a light bulb went off in my head, that's it! "Toro! I know of a way that you can stop these snow waves and get the people below to love you!" I said to Toro, who looked up with a sparkle in his eyes. "REALLY?! HOW CAN TORO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE HIM?!" Toro yelled, the sound of his voice reverberating through the cave. I had to cover my ears to avoid them getting hurt by the sound, after the sound disappeared I continued, "Just follow me big guy, I know what we can do to help the people down there!" I yelled as I got up and headed toward the door. "Okay blue guy! But…what is your name?" Toro asked pointing at me. I turned around and gave him my trademark smirk and thumbs up before saying, "I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog!"

*Eggman's Base: Shadow's POV*

This wasn't good…My Super form had finally gave out and now the machine was starting to drain my normal energy! If I didn't break free from this thing soon, I'd be in big trouble! "Yes! The energy tanks are over 500% full! I'll be able to run this factory non stop for over a year now! OH HOHOHO!" Eggman laughed as he continued to watch the energy levels of his factory rise. Damn the doctor, when I get free from this machine-

CRASH!

Something crashed through the wall of Eggman's control room and straight through the machine I was held by, setting me free! I quickly destroyed the surrounding parts of the machine, completely shutting it down. "What?! Who destroyed my precious machine?!" Eggman yelled as he fell to his knees trying to pick up the pieces of the broken machine. "I did tubby." A disturbingly familiar voice said. The hairs on the back of my neck stood straight up as I turned around, only to come face to face with a hedgehog that looked exactly like me, only with yellow stripes and yellow eyes! "What the…" I started, but I was cut off by the figure. "I've finally found you, Shadow." He said as he seemed to try and stare into my soul. "Who are you, and how do you know my name?" I asked the strange hedgehog. "You may know me as 'Fake Shadow'." The hedgehog started, which surprised me, he was still alive?! "But now…I am Dusk, and I shall be the one to kill you 'Ultimate Life Form!" Dusk yelled before charging me with a Chaos Spear in hand.

Oh man! Dusk survived somehow, and is attacking Shadow! Can the Ultimate Life Form overcome his dark counterpart? Also Sonic and Toro are planning to stop the avalanches happening in the mountains! But it won't be as easy as Sonic thinks it will be. Finally, Zaos and his group have to deal with Nack and his lackeys! Can they take the mad weasel and his minions down? You'll have to wait for the next chapter for these questions to be answered! See ya next time guys!