Author's note:

Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting in a while. College had taken my attention for the time being. ^^;

Anyways, thank you all again for the 11.5K views! It's amazing to see you all like (or not like) this fanfic. I look forward to see you all read this fanfic. Thanks again everyone! :)
Now about the fanfic, this used to be really long. O_O So I decided to split this to 2 chapters. I know this chapter is short, but I promise the next one will be longer. How about this, if this fanfic gets to 40 reviews by the end of the day tomorrow, I will upload the next chapter first thing the next day. ;)

Shout outs:

Bayj - Amy, being in love with Sonic, might have known it because of her actions she does for the blue hedgehog. :P And I wonder what will happen to the jackal with the choices he is forced to choose. We shall see soon how he'll handle it.

Thanks for Reading and PLEASE review! :)

Chapter 22: Rise of Anger

Infinite looks at Dr. Eggman with shock and anger. How dare the human think of him as a tool! If it weren't for the Phantom Ruby, he would smack the doctor. And finally, the command Eggman gave the jackal left a stunned expression on his face, but it's hidden from the others. Destroy Saura?! He can't allow that! Not after finding her now AND almost losing her!... But if he doesn't destroy the wolf, there is a chance he'll lose the Phantom Ruby… Infinite growls quietly on this situation. He desires to have both not one or the other!

Saura can feel Infinite's grip on her tighten as he growls. This is it, she knows it… The wolf knew how much the jackal needs the Phantom Ruby. He certainly proved it back at the other room… Saura gently releases Infinite as she looks down.

"Just. Give. In…"

Saura's hands turned to fists a bit as tears started to appear in her eyes. The voice is right. After all, she's already listened to it. "Do it," she mumbles to Infinite. The wolf feels the jackal flinch and staring at her. "I kn-know how much you need that g-gem to prove everyone y-you're not weak…" she added as her tears started to fall as more appear in its place. "A-Amy may be wrong about you, b-but she was not about m-me… No matter where this g-goes, I did and still do l-love you… I w-wanted to tell y-you later, b-but my anger g-got the b-better of m-me…" she explains while the shivers start to come, making it harder for her to speak. "I-I'm sorry… f-for all the h-hurt I c-caused to you a-and to e-everyone else," she apologized to Infinite as she tries to stop her tears and shaking. Saura looks away from Infinite and her friends as she shuts her eyes tight as her tears continue to leave her eyes. "J-just do it. G-get it over with q-quickly p-please," she tells the jackal.

Infinite listens to Saura after he hears her to attack her. His eyes widened as he hears the wolf confessed her feelings to him once again along with an apology for her anger and the hurt she caused to him. What did she mean by "the hurt?" Did she know she was hurting him?... No! She also mentioned it to everyone. But how did she hurt Sonic and his friends? From the way the blue hedgehog and his friends are desperately trying to rescue her, she doesn't seem to be hurting them. The jackal was about to place his clawed hand to Saura's muzzle, but the wolf turned away with her eyes shut tightly telling him to get his attack done quickly. In the corner of her eye, Infinite can see tears coming out of Saura's eyes. Is she…-

"Wherever Saura goes, I'm always there with her inside her head. I may be dead in the physical world, but she can't get away from me mentally…"

Infnite's eyes widen as that encounter and phrase replays in his head. Is Saura thinking what she believes what her uncle would say?! How can he stop that?!... Infinite suddenly starts growling quietly as this feeling of weakness returns which gets him angry. But, he can't blame Saura; she hasn't done anything wrong. It's that other wolf's fault. If he were still alive, the jackal would enjoy torturing him just like how Eggman was torturing Sonic. Speaking of Eggman, he is also to blame for this! The human has actually become more of a nuisance to Infinite. The jackal lost his squad to protect one of the facilities, been used as a guinea pig for the Phantom Ruby project, and is now forced to kill Saura. And that's all Dr. Eggman's fault! That is the final time he'll take orders! Infinite looks to Saura, who is still looking away to prepare for her last breath, with a gentle expression as he gently pets the wolf's muzzle, that's facing away from the group and Eggman, while also wiping one of the tears out of her face. Then, he gets up, after releasing the wolf, and has red aura like spheres in each hand as the Phantom Ruby starts to glow. He knows exactly what he needs to do, and he won't stop until they are out of the way.

Sonic, noticing the red spheres, gets ready to charge, so he can defend Saura. But to his surprise, Infinite turns around and is aiming the spheres at him and his friends! "Guys, get back quickly," he says to Amy, Silver, and Knuckles! As if on que, Silver used his telekinesis abilities to lift Amy, Knuckles, and himself away from the red spheres Infinite now launched at them as Sonic dodges them by jumping away. The blue hedgehog lands on the floor but stops dead in his tracks when he sees how close he is to the opened floor showing the water. Shivering a bit, Sonic ignores the water and glares at the jackal and looked shocked. Infinite's scleras are red, just like the Phantom Ruby! The blue hedgehog looks back to Knuckles and his group and Saura. The jackal must be stopped! "Infinite, lets finish this now," he says while preparing to fight.

Dr. Eggman watches Infinite's actions and looks annoyed. Yes, he didn't mind the jackal attacking Sonic and his friends, but Infinite isn't attacking the one he wants to be hurt, the wolf. "What are you doing Infinite? I said destroy the wolf," he shouts at Infinite! The human watches the jackal turn towards him and had a look of anger. This caused Eggman to shiver a bit as his two robots had a look of panic in them.

"Uh boss, I don't think we should make him angry. M-maybe we should just have him focus on Sonic and his friends," the red robot says in fear as it tries to remain calm. The yellow robot was shaking in fear as well while hiding a bit. The red robot noticed where the yellow robot was at as well and hides a bit as well.

Dr. Eggman shivers a bit at Infinite's glare. He thought about his robot's statement; however, he also wants to show Sonic and his friends how wrong they are about the jackal! "I-I don't care! Infinite is meant to serve me! Therefore, he should do as I say," he shouts in anger and to hide his fear! "Do as I say Infinite and destroy that pathetic wolf now," he shouts again at Infinite

Sonic noticed Infinite looking back at Dr. Eggman as the human continues to yell at the jackal. And before he knew it, the jackal starts attacking the human! The blue hedgehog watches with shock as Eggman and his robots freak out over the attacks Infinite launched while dodging them. "Wh-what?" he questions quietly. Why is Infinite attacking Eggman; aren't they working together?

"Wh-what's going on here? Why is Infinite attacking Eggman?" Silver asks curiously. The white hedgehog is really stunned and confused with the jackal's actions. Infinite wants world domination as much as Eggman does, so why would the jackal attack someone who lent him a powerful weapon?

Saura, the moment she hears Sonic and his friends, looked to Infinite and watches with surprise! Why is the jackal attacking the human? When the human's large robot crash lands on the floor, the glass started shattering the entire floor! The human quickly escapes with his hovercraft with his two robots. Luckily for Knuckles, Amy, Silver, and Infinite they are above the floor thanks to the white hedgehog's telekinesis; however, that doesn't mean Sonic and Saura are safe! The wolf looks to the blue hedgehog with worry. "Sonic, the glass," she warns him!

Sonic looks down and noticed the glass floor is cracking! He turns his attention to Knuckles, Amy, and Silver. "Guys, get out of this area and fast," he warns his friends. Once the two hedgehogs and echidna are out, Sonic quickly runs to Saura, picks her up, and jumps to one of the entries to a hallway. Infinite noticed Sonic having a hold on Saura the moment he got to safety. Growling at the blue hedgehog, the jackal is now in front of him and prepares to attack. Sonic got ready to fight back, but Saura suddenly got out of his hold and stood between him and Infinite. "Saura?" he questioned softly.

Saura stood between Sonic and Infinite as she looks towards the jackal. "Please don't," she mumbles to Infinite softly. The wolf watches the jackal look at her while his anger subsides a bit as he stops his attacks along with his growls as he looks at her; however, the scleras haven't changed back. She watches the jackal start walking closer to her as he tries to reach for her. Saura thought about backing away, but she also can't let Infinite hurt Sonic nor Sonic hurt Infinite.

"Sonic, what are you and the rookie doing? You two need to get away from him now," Knuckles's voice was heard through Sonic's communicator! Infinite's anger returned when he looks back to Sonic. The jackal then sees the blue hedgehog grab Saura's arm and runs off with her. Growling once again, he chases off after Sonic and Saura.

Saura looks to Sonic with a confused look as she continues to be dragged. The blue hedgehog and blond wolf suddenly noticed a red sphere being thrown pass them. There is no doubt Infinite is behind them! Speaking of the jackal, his behavior now is confusing, but at the same time terrifying. It's almost like Infinite had lost some control of his mind when Eggman told him to attack Saura. Hopefully, the blue hedgehog can regroup with his friends to solve this quickly. Because, if Infinite keeps this up, he can blow up the whole fortress and the area around it including him, his friends, and the other resistance members. Sonic quickly increased his speed despite Saura's quiet complaint.