Violet Dreams
Chapter 21: Vengeance
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
Bubbles grew and popped in a repeated fashion from the heat around him. Steam rolled off the blood beneath Sonic's body, as it began to evaporate. He quivered dangerously with each growl he let out. The golden light that cloaked his quills finally retreated, but now a thin line of gold etched its way up from his palms to his shoulders. It looked as though ancient words were being written along his skin. Another deep growl escaped his quivering lips, and finally his head shot upwards. His quills suddenly kinked upwards, gaining a feral edge to them, as a wave of black light erupted across his body, dying his fur a dark navy.
His breathing became heavy and uneven. Sonic stood up effortlessly, his gloves stained red from his own blood, and as he walked forwards along the slab of cement, he left bloody foot prints in his wake. His shoulders rose and fell steadily in accordance to his heavy breathing, and finally his bright green eyes darkened to a shade almost black. Clenching his fists tight, Sonic's knuckles cracked from the pressure. The hedgehog warrior rolled his head along his shoulders, cracking his neck as well, as a sinister grin spread across his face.
"Here I come."
A cold, cruel and dark tone quickly overtook his once caring, sincere voice. Then, like a fire beneath his feet, a purple energy began to spin and jump, until finally it spiraled upwards like a vortex. Ribbons of sparkling blue energy spun away from the violet cloaking of light, just as Sonic turned his attention towards the now dying sphere around Polaris.
The light surrounding his body abruptly retreated back into his body, and with no more than a swirling mass of white light, he was gone.
Eggman howled in laughter, his arms spread wide as snake like appendages slithered out from the sphere and dug into his body. Polaris roared out more so, it's own life force being literally sucked out by the Doctor, and used as his own. As the sphere retreated back into the center of the gigantic beast, it's brilliant golden irises disappeared against a mass of glowing darkness. Vine-looking black markings crept across its entire body, bulging like veins beneath skin. The Doctor chuckled in victory, holding his mechanical hands up in front of the beast, as the serpentine appendages dissolved into sparkles.
"Yo, Eggman!" Sonic's distorted voice called out.
A powerful grip suddenly tightened around the Doctor's mechanical throat, his sensors alerting him the moment pressure was asserted. Rings of energy spun away from the Doctor as he was thrust downwards by an unknown force. His optical sensors darted and swiveled around, finding only the hollow, dark green eyes narrowed in front of him. Smoke and an explosion of light replaced that sight, as his body smashed against the border around Polaris. A vicious punch cracked against Eggman's left arm, crushing it's armor and damaging the circuitry beneath. Sparkles fizzled from the impact, distracting Eggman from the next powerful punch.
Darkness overtook the Doctor's optical sensors, as a heavy aura burst to life over top of him. Within it, the darkened Sonic knelt silently over top of his nemesis, with another fist ready to strike. Regaining his senses, Eggman flung his arms in front of his face, attempting to block the inhuman strength exerted by Sonic. Cracks darted across the border of rock, as a gap suddenly swallowed the Doctor up. Rock became crushed pebbles from the velocity that Eggman flew downwards at, all thanks to Sonic's single punch.
Electricity jumped out from within Eggman's body, deflecting any further damage from his descent through the thick rock ridge. Smoke and dust swooshed outwards from each impact that the Doctor's barrier had with the rock, but the debris was the least of his worries. Scanning through the dust as he exited through to the bottom of the rock, Eggman spun around to right his body, and turned to search for Sonic. Another vicious blow landed against the Doctor's body, this time against his chest.
A loud crunch sounded through Eggman's sensors, as his entire body shot backwards. Swirling, white energy replaced Sonic in front of the Doctor, allowing the dark hedgehog to warp behind his rival and clutch the Doctor's already damaged arm, and swing the mechanical genius upwards against the rock barrier above them. More dust swooped outwards from the impact, only to be blown away by a streak of dark blue light. Sonic sneered, baring his sharpened canines.
Doctor Eggman's eyes darted past the hedgehogs ferocious expression, finding a swirling mass of dark energy erupting into existence. The blue energy spun and swiveled as it grew to the size of a basketball above Sonic's open hand. A beastly roar sounded, this time from Sonic, and not Polaris.
"What the hell are you?" Eggman roared.
"Sonic the Hedgehog," he retorted.
Pressing against his mechanical oppressor, Sonic growled and slung the orb of light against the Doctor. A field of rotating and spinning dark blue energy exploded outwards like an atomic bomb, ripping apart a chunk of the white rock that they were up against. From the sphere of light came a thin beam of the same color. At first widening, and then compressing downwards as it struck the Death Egg IV.
Hanging limp against the beam of light, Doctor Eggman watched as Sonic swung his arm upwards, which was connected to the powerful beam of energy. Explosions ripped across the exterior of the Death Egg, as the dark hedgehog slung Doctor Eggman upwards, effectively severing the previously damaged arm. Sparks leaped and jumped from the open wiring, as green fluid gushed away from the open joint. The beam of energy suddenly spiraled away into a thin stream of sparkling blue specs of light, allowing Sonic the freedom to pursue the Doctor.
Snatched away from his upwards tumble, Eggman once again found himself pressed against the solid surface. Gingerly looking behind him, he found that the black vines moving across Polaris began reaching out towards his own mechanical body. Sonic stared at his rival hollowly, the purple aura around his body retreating back into his chest.
"Surrender, Doctor," Sonic remarked.
Taken back by the sudden harshness in his voice, Eggman stuttered momentarily. "If you think you've won, hedgehog, think again," Robotnik retorted casually. "This is precisely why I converted myself into this form!"
A mad laughter ensued the Doctors words. High pitch screams or calls filled both of their hearing, as the vines latched onto Eggman like leaches, and began wrapping around him like an unstoppable plague. Slowly the vines slithered across the Doctor's LED eyes, multiplying and spreading over him until finally he disappeared, forcing Sonic to rip his hand free before he too was taken.
A vicious snarl crept across Sonic's lips as he floated backwards, avoiding the screaming vines of darkness attempting to latch onto him as well.
What are you doing? Kill him!
Grunting with pain, the dark blue hedgehog clutched his forehead, fighting back the nagging voice in the back of his head.
Let me give you more power!
Shaking his head, the already darkened hedgehog growled desperately, his arms tensing. The golden light across his arms began to glow brighter, as white particles of energy began to form a faint outline of curved, jagged horns. The outline of energy connected just above his eye ridges, and jutted outwards a foot and a half, giving him a demonic appearance.
You can slaughter that god damn bafoon, and rule the world if you desired it!
With a growl, Sonic pulled his hands away from his head, leaving bloody marks against his darker fur. His body pulsed a faint white, as the same purple aura jumped back to life around him.
Averting his eyes upwards at the laughing Doctor atop of Polaris, Sonic's lip twitched, and he disappeared.
Sonic reappeared just as Polaris released another beam of light, forcing the hedgehog to warp further away for safety. However, he returned to his pursuit once he found an opening and rocketed towards the laser.
With ease, the dark hedgehog avoided the devastating laser being fired from the gigantic maw of Polaris. Ignoring the explosions from the Death Egg being ripped apart further, Sonic swirled around the beam of light, creating a vortex of energy around it, until finally a small barrier of black energy wrapped around Sonic. The tainted warrior darted upwards from beneath the attack, and began zipping directly into the jaws of the beast, as the beam flared outwards from the disturbance within it.
Finally reaching its open maw, Sonic released his barrier, allowing it to expand outwards at an unbelievable pace. The force of the barrier smashed against Polaris' jaws, threatening to tear them from place – but disappeared before doing so. Sonic spiraled upwards, around the two large fangs at the edges of the beasts mouth, and smashed up through the roof of Polaris' mouth with ease.
A roar echoed throughout Sonic's mind, this time out of pain. The blue hedgehog burst through the top of the beasts skull, as he hurled an orb of light at the Doctor, who had been covered with the black vines from head to toe.
"Hahahahah!" the Doctor howled in laughter, as the attack collided with his outer shell, being soaked up "There's nothing you can do now, even with that intriguing form you've taken on, hedgehog! However, I do congratulate you for even being able to inflict damage on my pet here, that's a feat even I can't manage in this state! Tell me, Sonic, what is it you've transformed into this time? It's certainly not anything you've shown before. Such raw power is unheard of from the likes of you!"
Sonic remained silent, staring down his rival with a deathly gaze. "What happened to all the quips and witty remarks, hmm?" Eggman snapped, the vines crawling like bugs over his body. "Or have you begun to realize I can't be beaten?"
Particles of golden light began to rotate and swirl into a singular mass in between Sonic's newly adorned horns. A wicked snarl appeared across his face, as suddenly he disappeared in a flash of light. With a snort of disapproval, Doctor Eggman swung both his arms upwards, creating a wall of transparent energy in front of him a split second before Sonic reappeared and unleashed a titanic blast of energy.
The blast swirled and shot outwards against the barrier, but eventually, it broke through and collided with the Doctor, only to be absorbed like his previous attack. However, this time steam rose upwards from the Doctor, as several segments of the disease along his body fell to the ground with a painful cry, only for their spot to be replaced instantly.
That's his weakness! Exploit it! Obliterate him!
"You see, Sonic," Eggman began, clutching the hedgehog with an arm formed of the vines around him. "There's no possible way you can touch me with anything created by Chaos Energy. I have the perfect defense! Anything you throw at me can be soaked up like water to a sponge, and if I so please..."
The vines scurried away from a central point in the Doctor's chest, "Return it right back at you!"
Shards of black energy spun and darted outwards from the opening in the Doctor's chest, as a destructive ray of light shot outwards into Sonic. The powerful attack carried the unsuspecting hero through space, only for an unrealistically long arm formed of the black vines to grapple hold of him once more and sling him back. However, with a deadly growl, Sonic unleashed a sphere of energy around him, scorching and tearing apart the vines, allowing him to fly back down at Eggman.
"Then I'll pound you into the ground!" Sonic bellowed.
The darkened hedgehog threw his fist, planting it firmly against Eggman's head. The Doctor's mechanical cranium snapped to the left, as Sonic followed through with the devastating punch, and followed up with driving his knee upwards into his opponents body. Flares of purple swirled and darted away from the point of impact, shooting Eggman upwards into space and away from Polaris.
However, the vines slithered and rotated to the ground, forming a rope like mass of darkness, pulling the Doctor back at speeds that matched even Sonic. Jumping back just in time to avoid a powerful stomp by Eggman, Sonic curled up into a ball and launched at his rival like a bullet. Rings of white light spun outwards from Sonic as he collided with the Doctor, smashing them both through the many screaming vines of darkness, and into space once again. Doctor Eggman snickered deviously, and swiped his arm against the hedgehog, and though it was easily sliced off from the velocity that Sonic was spinning, the blue hedgehog shot backwards.
Slithering down from his shoulders, the vines began to wrap and compress together into new arms, more organic and human than his previous arms. Eggman cackled and threw an open palm forwards at Sonic, his arm extending and expanding as it neared the recovering hedgehog.
Peering through a single eye, Sonic quickly recovered his bearings and warped forwards to stop the growing gap between him and Eggman, only to come face to face with the Doctors newly formed hand.
"You're pathetic!" the Doctor screamed.
A jagged, curved blade of light suddenly shot upwards from Sonic's arm as he swung it up, severing the hand from the wrist. The darkened hero once again warped in front of Eggman with a reeled fist, and slung it forwards. The force of Sonic's attack crashed into Eggman like a train, knocking the mechanical deviation across space, and back towards the corrupt beast that had just fired another attack.
Sonic's eyes darted towards the beam, finding it approaching Tails shuttle at a rapid pace. Another flash of light filled the dark void as Sonic reappeared in front of the unsteady Doctor. The dark hedgehog smashed the Doctor against the side of Polaris' head with such force, cracks began to spread across its metallic hide. The beast screamed with pain and anger, its beam dissolving before it could collide with the Typhoon. With a deathly growl Sonic threw his fist towards Eggman once again, this time it shone with a violent cloaking of blue light.
However, like the last time Eggman had come against Polaris' body, he disappeared. Sonic's fist collided with the spot the Doctor once occupied, creating a dome of light from the impact, which then shifted and exploded into a pillar of energy. When it had died out, Sonic had already disappeared and renewed his chase.
Kill him! Paint that rock with his blood and assert your dominance!
Rip him to shreds, stop defying me and kill that bastard!
Sonic's shoes clicked against the rough exterior of Polaris' head, as he stumbled and fell to his knees. He growled in pain, the black vines scurrying away from him with what seemed to be fear. His shadow lurched and jumped, resembling a demon rather than himself. The golden markings across his arms shone fiercely, as his ever-materialized horns began to solidify into a golden bone-like substance.
Tear him limb from bloody limb!
Sonic jolted his head upwards, bearing his teeth as he screamed in pain, fear and frustration. The golden markings crept up along his skin, and along his face. Eggman gulped in fear momentarily, but regained his composure, and grinned at the sight of his most agonizing threat squirm in pain. If this new form had begun to wear off, then surely he had the upper hand over his anthro rival this time!
"What's the matter, hedgehog?" Eggman bellowed. "Can't continue your onslaught?"
Once again Sonic bit his lip, causing blood to drip and fall, but evaporate from the heat around his body. The nagging, malicious voice inside his head laughed, mocking him for his weakness.
"I..." he whispered.
Eggman grew silent from his laughter, as a wide grin formed on his face. "Hm, what's that, hedgehog?" he remarked. "You give up?"
"I..I'm..going to.."
"Speak up you grotesque rodent!"
"I'm going to kill you, Eggman."
His voice become distorted; deep and menacing. It was laced with the malice found in lore telling of creatures of darkness, or hell. His shadow lurched once again, before reverting back to what it should be. Sonic's body shook; not out of anger, or pain, but delight. He chuckled quietly with a drooped head, as the golden markings pulsed in the darkness of space. Eggman could only watch in shock, and disbelief as his attacker darted towards him. Sonic's actions had become beastly; instinctual and vicious.
The golden bone structure of the horns jabbed into Eggman's chest ripping apart the armor and digging through to the other side. Sonic overpowered the Doctor and slammed him to the ground, laughing deviously. Swirling into existence, another orb of light manifested in between Sonic's golden energy-formed horns, and slowly began to spin, collecting power.
"You say you can absorb anything?" he sneered, the orb growing and growing.
"Wha-what're you doing?"
"Game over, Doctor!"
It took only a nanosecond for the orb to detonate, and erupt with such devastation, that the black vines were torn to oblivion. The blue and purple dome of light expanded, and over-took the entire head of Polaris, obliterating its metallic outer-shell of skin, and eradicating any of the vines found within the attacks range. Eggman's screams and curses echoed, until finally they were overtaken. Flares of swirling flame-like energy jolted out from the blast, when suddenly it spun inwards, and exploded back out into a helix of light, vaporizing Eggman's body and leaving Sonic's shadow within.
"Inside, we are all given potential. The potential for many things; some of them good and some bad. How we harness that potential is the true determining factor of our existence as a species." Doctor Gerald Robotnik, World Renowned Scientist, 1953 – during his imprisonment
To Be Continued