Chapter 25: The Fate of the World

Bowser's Castle: Throne Room

Bowser, Eggman, Wario, and Waluigi were dumbstruck as the heroes vanished.

"Brilliant job Dimentio!" Bowser exclaimed, clapping. "You managed to get rid of those pests!"

"Now," Eggman held out his hands. "Please give us the Chaos Emeralds so we can take over this world!"

To Eggman's shock Dimentio shook his head. "Sorry doc," he said with a sinister smile on his face. "But I didn't collect these emeralds for you."

"Then…for who?"

Dimentio rolled his eyes. "Who do you think idiot!?" He snapped. "For me! You didn't really think I was working for you."

"You…you tricked us!" Bowser exclaimed in rage and horror.

Dimentio snapped his fingers. "Bingo!" He exclaimed. "I only agreed to work with you so I could become powerful enough to destroy this pathetic universe! Now that I have all seven Chaos Emeralds, I am able to do that!"

"But you can't do Chaos Control." Eggman pointed out. "So you can't."

"I don't need too." Dimentio smiled. "But I can do this!" He waved his hands a bit, entrapping the entire planet in a giant magic block.

"What are you doing you fool!?" Eggman shouted as the entire planet began to shake.

"What I've been waiting to do for several years!" Dimentio laughed. "I must thank you Doctor. After all, you were the one who made the machine that sent the emeralds over here."

"But…you can't do this Dimentio!" Bowser exclaimed.

"Oh…but I already have!" Dimentio chuckled. He snapped his fingers, and the entire planet suddenly vanished. Dimentio however, remained floating above where the planet used to be. "Now no one can stand in my way!"

Unknown region of space:

Sonic and co. were laying on the grass of a strange planet…or what was left of it. There were no stars, no sun, and no nothing. The sky was completely void of all light. The only light that was seen was from Tails' radar.

"Ungh…" Sonic groaned, rubbing his head. "Where…where are we?"

"I don't know…" Tails said slowly, looking around him. "Did we travel through space again?"

"Uh…duh!" Knuckles retorted. "What'd you think!?"

"Ouch! My head!" Mario exclaimed, rubbing his head. "That really hurt!"

"You're telling me." A deep voice said next to them. The heroes turned in shock, and saw Team Dark laying next to them.

"Shadow!?" Tails asked in disbelief. "You were sent here too!?"

"He's not the only one." Another voice said. Next to Team Dark the heroes saw Silver, Blaze, and Yoshi.

"It seems like that Dimentio sent us all here." Vector's voice said from behind Luigi, who screamed in horror and quickly ran to Mario.

"But…why?" Tails asked.

"I don't know…" A voice the heroes recognized all too well said. The heroes quickly turned and saw the villains a couple of yards away.

"Eggman!" Sonic exclaimed, clenching his fists just in case the scientist attacked.

"What are you guys doing here?" Knuckles asked.

"Dimentio double-crossed us and sent us here." Bowser's deep voice boomed.

"He has all the Chaos Emeralds now." Eggman continued. "He is now unstoppable."

"He can't be." Sonic shook his head. "There's always a way to win."

Just then Dimentio himself appeared above the heroes. "I'm afraid that's not possible when I have the Chaos Emeralds."

"Then why don't you give them back?" Mario said.

"Yeah! So we can wipe that smug look off your face!" Knuckles shouted, clenching his fists at the sight of Dimentio, who laughed in amusement.

"I'm sorry, but that will not happen. Now," The Chaos Emeralds began to circle him. "Witness my true power!" The Chaos Emeralds suddenly engulfed Dimentio with light, nearly blinding the heroes.

"What!?" Sonic exclaimed, covering his eyes to avoid getting blinded. "He can transform too!?"

The light finally cleared, and Dimentio's appearance had now changed. His mask color was the same, but his outfit was now black and red. "I can transform using any power just as long as I have enough of it!" He told Sonic. He then spread out his arms. "And now, for the final curtain call!" There was a huge distortion in the sky, and a strange purple hole appeared.

"Not again…" Mario groaned.

"And now I will destroy you!" Dimentio shouted in glee as he threw the Chaos Emeralds down to the ground. "I have no need of those now that I have drained them of their power. I am now unstoppable!"

Sonic grinned. "Bad choice giving them to us." Just then the emeralds began to glow again, changing Sonic's color to gold. At the same time Mario found a Starman and picked it up.

"But that's impossible!" Dimentio exclaimed. "I thought I had drained those emeralds of all their power!"

"You only used the negative power of the Chaos Emeralds." Tails said, relieved that Sonic was able to go super. "Using the positive power Sonic was able to transform."

"And now we're going to stop you Dimentio!" Sonic exclaimed, flying up to Dimentio at supersonic speeds with Star Mario right behind him.

"I would like to see you try." Dimentio said confidently as the heroes sped at him.

On the ground, everybody was cheering on the two heroes.

"You can do this Sonic!" Tails shouted.

"Come on bro!" Luigi encouraged.

"Tough it out guys!" Knuckles shouted loudly, prompting Luigi to cover his ears.

"You can do this!" Yoshi sang as he hopped up and down.

"Don't fail us now boys!" Rouge warned them.

"Hmph, why does Sonic get to be the one who fights?" Shadow complained.

"SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS." Omega thundered.

"You've got the power guys!" Vector shouted.

"Stay on guard at all times." Espio said quietly.

"I know you guys can do this!" Silver exclaimed.

"Don't give up guys!" Blaze encouraged.

"Come on Sonic my love!" Amy cheered. Apparently her and the girls had been transported there as well.

"I believe in you guys!" Cream said.

"Go get him Mario!" Toad cheered.

"You can do this!" Peach nodded.

"Give it all you got Sonic!" Eggman shouted loudly, making the heroes look at him. "What?"

"I hate to say this, but knock him out Mario!" Bowser boomed. "If you die, then I can't kill you myself!"

"Go Mario!" Bowser Jr. shouted.

Pretty soon everybody on the ground was cheering for Mario and Sonic, who were occupied with Hyper Dimentio.

"All right Dimentio." Super Sonic said. "You're finished!"

"Let's do this!" Super Mario shouted, as the two heroes slammed into Dimentio.

"Ouch!" Dimentio exclaimed, shocked that they had even laid a hit. "My turn!" He blasted at them with several magic beams, but each one missed. "Darn it!"

"Take this!" Mario said as he kicked Dimentio in the stomach, knocking the magician a couple miles back.

"And this!" Sonic piped in as he teleported to Dimentio and axe-kicked him in the head, knocking him to the ground. The impact of Dimentio's landing shook the entire planet.

"No!" Dimentio screamed in rage. "I am not finished yet!" He flew up at Mario, who simply jumped on his head.

"Gotcha!" Mario cheered as he flipped over Dimentio. Dimentio was going too fast to stop, and ran right into Sonic's punch.

"Ouch!" Dimentio exclaimed, wiping the blood from his mouth. Before he could do anything else however, Sonic kicked him while Mario punched him, knocking the magician back to the ground with a big bang.

"Ungh…" The magician struggled to get up after the beating the two heroes gave him. "You…can't…defeat…me…!"

Mario and Sonic suddenly appeared in front of Dimentio, who gave a face of horror.

"Sorry, but we have too!" Mario said as he kicked Dimentio, following that with a swift elbow strike to his stomach. Mario then quickly moved just in time to avoid a Super Sonic Wind that Sonic shot, which hit Dimentio in the stomach, going right through him.

"You can't beat me…!" Dimentio panted heavily. "My revenge…isn't done…yet…! Why…must it…always end…like this!?" As he finished a bright light engulfed Dimentio, and the sound of several violent explosions were heard. When the light and smoke cleared there was no sign of the magician with the exception of his mask laying in pieces on the ground.

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To be continued...