Chapter 5 Aqua
"your Aqua. Wildfire best friend" said Blaze as she step forward. Aqua walk down the stairs and stood in front of Blaze and smile. "you look like just like your mother". Blaze smile a little and Aqua turn to Sonic. "I know why you're here. I will give you the key to my world but only when you pass my test". "bring on!" said Knuckles as he got pump up. Aqua smile and rose her hand and her sword appear. "to pass my test! You must beat me in battle!". Tails and Ami step back as far as they can go and watch as the others did a defense pose. "you may be Wildfires daughter but I won't hold back!". Aqua charge at Sonic and tried to slash at him but Freeze created a wall of ice and block Aqua attack. Aqua sword became stuck in the ice which gave Sonic his chance to attack with his powerful punches. Aqua took two hits then became water. Aqua went under Freeze and came shooting out like rocket and Freeze went flying. Blaze jump into the air by using her axel jump and saved Freeze. Aqua summon chaos zero clone and order them to attack. Knuckles ran to the clones and leap into the air and slam his fist into the ground with so much forces that a volcano like eruption was made and the clones was destroy. Aqua was about to summon some more clones but was blasted by a fireball and ice ball from the air. Aqua look up and saw Freeze and Blaze. Aqua summon a water sphere and toss it at them. The sphere grew larger and both of them became trap within it. As the sphere fell, Aqua control it and sent it flying at Sonic and Knuckles. Both guys jump out of the way and turn to see it bounce from the wall and came shooting back at them. Both guys watch as Freeze froze the sphere and came slowly to a stop in front of them. Both guys punch it and freed the girls. Suddenly both guys was grab by a whip made of water and toss to the other side of the room. Blaze use her fire boost and tackle Aqua into the steps of the shrine. "your strong like your mother alright…" said Aqua as she became water. Blaze turn and watch as Aqua return to normal. "okay! Taste the fury of the water clan most powerful move!". soon everyone saw water gather under Aqua feet and two eyes appear. "Behold! The Sea Dragon!" spoke Aqua as the dragon surface and she was on its head. The four fighters regroup and waited for the dragon to make its move. Aqua wave her hand at them and the dragon roar as it charge at them. Knuckles and Sonic punch the dragon but their attack went right through it. Blaze use her spark dash and took off to the dragon but like the guys. The attack went right through it. Freeze summon a pillar of ice and dodge the dragon tackle attack. The dragon turn around and open its mouth and fired a blue beam. The beam destroy the ice pillar and made Freeze fall from it. Sonic stretch his arms and caught Freeze in time. Knuckles dash over to the dragon and jump toward Aqua and tried to attack her but the dragon quickly counter with its hand and sweep Knuckles away. Blaze jump pass Knuckles and use her fire homing attack on Aqua. Aqua took the hit and the dragon roar in anger and slam its tail at Blaze. Blaze was pin under the tail for a few seconds till Freeze blasted the tail and froze it. Sonic then scatter it with a punch. The dragon scream in pain and open its wings and started to flip it. The powerful gust sent our heroes to a wall and was unable to move. Aqua summon four spears and sent it at them. Freeze and Blaze summon a wall of ice and fire and block the attack and set them free from the powerful gust. Freeze went into ball mode and Knuckles pick her up and with all his strength, he toss her into the dragons mouth. The dragon soon became frozen and Sonic came running to it and scatter it with one punch. Aqua jump off in time and was about to attack Sonic but Freeze dash over to her and froze her. Everyone walk over to Aqua and watch as she became water and reform at the steps of the shrine and smile. "good! You have pass with flying colors!". everyone watch as Aqua brought down the master emerald and toss it over to Knuckles who almost drop it but it fell on himself. "hey be careful!" laugh Aqua. Aqua turn to the others and spoke. "I'm the key to enter the my world". soon everything started to shake.
Everyone else on the Hyperion hanger bay watch as the underwater city rose from the seafloor and was now floating near the ship. Sonic and the others return to the Hyperion with Aqua and watch as the city return to the seafloor. Everyone exited the emerald vault and only Sonic and Dreeze remain. Freeze lock the door and turn to Sonic. "ask her Sonic". Sonic walk up to the master emerald and called for Aqua. Aqua appear and sat on the emerald. "you want to know how to return to your normal self right? Well stand back". Aqua emerald started to glow as she rose her hands. Soon Sonic body release the chaos emeralds and they all turn to their normal selves. In a bright flash, Freeze open her eyes was hoping to see Sonic normal again but sadly Sonic was still the same. "w-what happen! I'm still the werehog!" yelled Sonic as he stare at his beast like hands. "I'm sorry Sonic. I recover the chaos emeralds power but there's one emerald missing". Sonic thought back and remember Shadow had took the green emerald. "…Shadow has the green one…". "when you get it the last one, you'll return to normal" said Aqua as she disappear from their sight. Freeze walk over to Sonic and was surprise to see him smiling. "a-are you okay?". Sonic got up and spoke. "I'm fine. Let's go". Freeze watch as Sonic left the room. "…your bad at lying" whisper Freeze as she follow Sonic.
End of chapter 5