Violet Dreams

Chapter 22: Beginning of the End

"To win in life, don't fear in life."

"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.

Location: Unknown

Pain erupted throughout his entire body, filling his nervous system. With clenched eyes, Sonic gripped at the golden horns penetrating his abdomen, attempting to rip them free of his body. A fierce growl of anger filled the air, shaking the stone structure around them. Golden light had begun to wrap around him and the beast over top of him, as a purple energy soaked into the blue hero's body. Sonic grit his teeth in pain, blood dripping from the rips in his gloves from the sharp edges of the beasts horns. Finally the beast shook it's horns free, and plunged them back into the ground beside Sonic's head, its clawed hands gripping his shoulders.

"Yes," it whispered. "Give into me and let my power fill you to the brim. Kill all that stand in your way!"

Location: Outside the Death Egg IV

Slowly the great dome of power shrunk back into Sonic's body. He heaved in breaths, and snorted his exhales like an animal. His horns had now extended a bit, further solidifying from the white and gold energy that created them. The same glowing illustrations had slowly crept their way down his chest and alongside his rib cage. Growling with rage, Sonic turned to face the oncoming Typhoon. With a malicious sneer, he disappeared in a flash, landing on the nose of the shuttle.

Sonic let out another otherworldly roar, and manifested another spinning orb of light within his palm. Ribbons swirled outwards, and back into the attack as it grew to size.

Within the craft, the hero trio watched in horror as blood began to drip from random spots across their friend's body. Finally, the attack disintegrated and spun into nothing more than a flash of light, which soon swallowed Sonic up, sending him to his knees in a screaming and bloody heap. Tentacles of dark energy leaped from his back, gripping onto the shuttle with such force, the Typhoon wavered in its flight.

"What's happening to him?" Tails hollered in panic.

"I wish I knew, Tails," Knuckles retorted, watching intently. "We have to find a way to stop him, or else we're goners!"

"But how?" Mighty remarked, stumbling against a wall from the violent shaking. "Neither of us can get out there!"

Another roar escaped Sonic, as the arms of energy gripped onto his body, creating devastating tremors that threatened to break the Typhoon apart.

Location: Unknown

"Kill them all, Sonic," the beast whispered, its hot breath caressing Sonic's face. "Slaughter them, and exert your dominance!"

"No!" the blue hero shouted, his eyes flashing crimson. "They're my friends!"

"Only because you can save them!" it shouted back, saliva dripping onto Sonic's face. "They couldn't care less about you if you were normal!"

The white rock structure surrounding the two suddenly spun away into dust, revealing a chaotic wasteland of violet and gold, with a black sun in the distance. Lightning struck at random points along the ground, as golden chains fell from the sky around the interlocked twins. Sonic stared confidently into the eyes of the beast, as a golden flame began to spread across his body.

"I care about them all the same!" he retorted, his voice becoming louder. "It's my duty as a hero to save innocent lives and protect others!"

Instead of a harsh reply, the beast laughed. It's voice boomed, shaking the entire wasteland they resided in. Thunder cracked from its voice, as the golden chains exploded all around them, forming black particles of light, which hung like stars in the golden field of light. Suddenly the beast's claws tightened against Sonic's body, shredding his flesh in the process.

"You're naïve, young one," it snarled, returning its hollow gaze to Sonic. "No one is innocent. Not one of those pathetic sacks of flesh on that planet are pure. They all deserve to rot, and be punished for their misdoings. You agree with me, Sonic, I know you do because I am that part of your mind. I'm the part of you that wants to kill – no, screams to kill. I'm the part of you that's locked away so deep, you forget about it. You let it build and build until..."

A flash of lightning struck the ground beside them, lighting a black and gold fire. "You break, and let me out. If it weren't for that wretched man releasing Polaris, I wouldn't have had the strength to break free of that god forsaken cage you've put me in!"

"Shut up!" Sonic shouted, clenching his eyes shut as tears filled them. "I am not a monster, and I'm not buying your lies for a second!"

A swarm of golden chains shot up from the ground, wrapping tightly around the beast. They tightened and locked together, covering the beasts entire body like wrappings for a mummy, leaving only its horns and eyes visible. It's booming laugh filled the air, as the chains ripped the beast backwards, pulling it back through the ground. Suddenly, the golden field of light in the horizon shot across the blackness, lighting the entire world with a warm light that only Sonic could truly feel at this point.

Location: Outside the Death Egg IV

A golden flash shot upwards from Sonic, burning up the black tendrils around him, and quickly expanding into a large dome of light. The trio within the Typhoon yelped, covering their eyes to save them from being blinded from the warming yellow light. Waves of calming heat spread through the cockpit of the craft, as the golden light began to expand further, giving off flares of golden energy that let off spirals of white sparkles. In the background, Polaris screamed, its body beginning to burn from the intense light from Sonic.

Finally, it ceased and disappeared like nothing had happened. However, Sonic became visible, kneeling down against the nose of the Typhoon. His now golden quills wavered gently from the golden aura flickering around his body. White sparkles glistened upwards away from his feet and quills, as the energy swirled upwards the second he stood up. The golden warrior flashed a reassuring smile towards his comrades, giving them a thumbs up.

"Sorry for the scare guys," he spoke, his voice surprisingly calm. "I'm not sure what happened back there, but I think it has to do with big ol' ugly bird over there! I felt strange every time it roared or somethin', like a voice inside my head was controlling me."

"Maybe it's the energy from the Twilight Keys, Sonic!" Tails responded quickly, smiling as he wiped away his tears. "Get rid of that thing fast, before anything happens again!"

"Yeah, you almost killed us!" Knuckles barked. "And you call me the knucklehead!"

"Quick, Sonic!" Mighty called out. "Go smash that thing and let's go find Shadow while we still can!"

Suddenly a dazzling, swirling mass of purple energy shot past them. Rings of white light shone around the blast as it collided with the Death Egg IV. Rays of violet washed across the entire space station, tearing apart its outer shell first, then finally beginning to eat away at the inner layers. The heroes watched in horror as the beam pierced directly through the core of the vessel, vaporizing the main computer system. Suddenly, the beam exploded outwards, turning into a gigantic sphere of light, with rings of black energy swirling around it like snakes. Then faster than the blink of an eye it disappeared, leaving only debris where the Death Egg once was.

"In the wake of terror, a soldier must suppress his feelings of doubt, fear and compassion. He must act as though programmed to do so, think about the goal, and nothing but the goal at hand. In war, error exists only to the dead." ~ Shrike Errgon, Commanding General of GUN, 2009

To Be Continued

Authors Note~ Yes yes, it's short. But, I didn't want to fit the battle between Sonic and Polaris together with this chapter. Gotta love cliff hangers ;D

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