At long last, this story is coming to a close. Here, my friends, is the final battle.
Pro: I'm in my super form. Pro: Eggman doesn't know how to properly fight with Sonic's body. Con: he'll probably learn pretty quickly. Con: I'm alone. Con: I'm not as familiar with this place as Eggman. Con: I'm fighting Super Sonic! I don't like these odds, but I can try to even them out… Eggman threw a sloppy punch. I tried to grab it and sling him against a wall, but I only managed to throw him a few meters. I can fix one of those cons by finding Sonic and Knuckles! Master Emerald?
Yes, Tails?
Where's - oof - Sonic? Eggman had delivered a kick to my shoulder, but I was prepared.
Sonic is stuck against a magnetic wall. I landed a swift punch to his jaw, and he staggered backwards.
Ugh… What floor of this building is Sonic on? Eggman quickly regained his balance.
Sonic is on the third floor of this building. He lunged towards me, but I sidestepped.
What floor is Knuckles on? While Eggman was still down, I ran up to him, wrapped my tails around his neck, and began to kick at his back.
Knuckles is on the basement floor. With great difficulty, he threw me off and tried again to punch at me. Instead of blocking it, though, I went straight for the door.
How long until Knuckles wakes up? Eggman chased after me.
Knuckles should recover from the sedatives in less than two minutes. The future is never certain, however. Instead of taking time to find the stairs, I gathered up my strength and busted through the floor. This caught Eggman off guard. I took my advantage and hid on the ceiling right next to the hole I had just made. As he passed through the hole, I delivered a nasty blow to his nose and several subsequent kicks.
What floor am I on now? Eggman growled and got to his feet.
You are on the ground floor. I busted through the floor again to reach the basement floor. Knuckles wasn't very far away. I flew towards him and turned to face Eggman. He seemed to know what I was planning to do and tried to get around me to Knuckles. I defended Knuckles from Eggman's attacks for just over a minute. Just as the Master Emerald had said, he began to wake up. He groaned and sat up.
"Knuckles! You're awake!" Eggman growled at me. He was about to say something, but I punched him in the face. "Knuckles, go get Sonic! He's on-"
Before I could finish, Knuckles placed himself between Eggman and me. "Which one of you is Eggman?"
"He is," we replied in unison. Knuckles crossed his arms.
"That's what I thought. Will Sonic know who is who?" Again, we answered in unison, but Eggman said no while I said maybe. "So he may know… I'm going to get him. Whichever one of you is Tails, keep Eggman from stopping me."
We both lunged at each other and continued our brawl as Knuckles ran off.
x-x-x
After a few minutes of struggling, I decided to quit and save my energy. Another minute later, Knuckles appeared. I was going to greet him, but he jumped to the point.
"Who's Eggman and who's Tails?"
"Nice to see you, too," I muttered. "Eggman's in my body and Tails is in his own. They switched."
"I see…" Knuckles grabbed me and tried to pry me from the wall, but could only gain a few inches. "I can't get you off… I'll be back!"
"Hey, you can still shut it down!"
"How?"
"I dunno… Punch through the wall and pull out some wires?"
"And get myself electrocuted? I'll let Tails figure this one out." I tried to protest the decision, but there was nothing I could do about it. Knuckles left.
x-x-x
Knuckles finally returned, but Sonic was not with him. He stood beside me and raised his fists at Eggman.
"You didn't bring Sonic?"
"No, I couldn't, but he told me who's who."
"Good. I'll set you up for some hits. Get ready!" I launched myself at Eggman. We struggled for a bit before I got a grip on him. I held him by the arms and faced him towards Knuckles. The following punch was hard enough to send both of us backwards a few meters, and Eggman's tainted aura dimmed noticeably. I was about to bring him forward for a second punch, but he broke free and began to beat up on me. I defended myself until Knuckles stepped in and threw him off of me. I thanked him and righted myself. I noticed that Eggman was slowly regaining luminosity: regaining chaos energy.
"Knuckles! Go to the third floor and get the chaos emeralds! I need you to drain them!" I blocked an attack from Eggman.
"Drain them? Completely?" Knuckles grazed Eggman with a punch.
"Yes! Hurry! He's regaining energy from them!" I shoved Eggman away from Knuckles, who accepted the suggestion and ran off for a third time.
x-x-x
I didn't enjoy taking orders from someone half my age, but it was for the best. Tails knows what he's doing. I took the stairs to the second floor, then realized that I had no idea where I was going. Master Emerald.
Yes, Knuckles?
Guide me to the chaos emeralds.
Turn around. Move four meters forward… turn right. Move forward seventeen meters… turn right. Enter the room… You have arrived at your destination.
Thanks.
It is no problem.
The room that I was guided to was filled with broken computers. On the floor were the seven gems that I was sent to retrieved. They shown only half as bright as they normally did. As I had done several times before, I held my hand towards them, and they gravitated towards me. Once they were orbiting me, I left the room to return to Sonic.
x-x-x
I was growing weary. Very weary. Eggman, on the other hand, was very lively and full of anger. I resorted to a full defensive: I turned and put up my tails. Eggman tried to ram directly through my defences, but all he got from it was a hard tail-thrashing to the head. He tried to jump over me to gain an advantageous angle, but I was quick to turn around. He was quick to cut his losses and try something new. He began to circle me and accelerated until he was a solid gold streak. The air began to rip and collapse around me, creating a continuous sonic boom. My first thought was that I needed a way out. If I try to go over, he'll intercept me… If I try to ram through it, that'll be a bunch of broken bones… Oh! Master Emerald! What should I do to survive?
You should do nothing.
Nothing? He's closing a hypersonic speed circle in around me! I'll be dead if he finishes!
He is currently struggling to maintain his angular momentum. He can not continue closing in on you while maintaining his speed.
Oh… Oh, yeah! That's right! Thanks!
Eggman slowly drew closer, but the sonic boom began to wane. The golden streak began to lose its solidity. By the time he was an arm's length from me, he was moving slow enough to bust through. I gathered my energy and charged forward. We collided. For the first time in the fight, I was dizzy. Eggman was on his feet before I was. I held out my arms, which were orange instead of silver. Eggman was about to strike, but an orange echidna rammed into him. I then blacked out.
x
I wake up in the seat of my plane. I first looked up to find Sonic asleep on the wing. Behind me, Knuckles was holding onto an unconscious Eggman.
"You're awake!"
"Yeah," I grumbled while rubbing my head.
"Start up the plane. I think it's about time Sonic wakes up, too." I did as he suggested. I laughed when Sonic jumped to his feet in surprise. He glared at Knuckles and sat down on the edge of the wing. "I think it's time we head home and put everyone in their own body."
I nodded in agreement and took to the sky.
Sorry this is so late: fight scenes are so hard! There will be an epilogue, so be expecting it pretty soon! I appreciate all criticisms and reviews, so tell me how you feel about this, if you want!