After watching the E3 show and seeing what Sega had in store for us (obviously Sonic Boom), I became more motivated to work on the next chapter. Shadow, Zephyr, and the ChuChus managed to defeat another member of the Legion of Subspace and unsurprisingly scared off Captain Onishima. Now the next objective for them is to rescue the remaining ChuChus that are being used to track down the 5th Chaos Emerald. Now let's get ready for another exciting chapter of Sonic Sega All Stars: Subspace Unleashed!

Shadow and Zephyr had turned when a loud revving noise was heard from behind them during the blazing sunset. The ChuChu Rocket is preparing liftoff to show that the space mice were ready to depart for their next mission: To retrieve the rest of their enslaved comrades from the dastardly Reala. It is a large white rocket with a red top embedded with yellow windows for the captains and three red thrusters that were useful for good space travel. Chuih, ChuPea, ChuBach, and ChuBei looked out of their respective windows from their respective seats and peered off into the barren red ground. The black hedgehog and younger gunner stood in front of their view to observe the massive rocket. All four captains had gave their allies a "Wait here!" signal to let them know that they need to pinpoint the location of the final ChuChus before they escape the Legion of Subspace's camp. Chuih turned around to face his fellow ChuChu to give the next order of business.

"Chuchuchu chuchuchu chuchu chu chuchuchu!" he remarked.

ChuBei nodded and uses his tail to enter a code of the ship's controls since his massive yellow body was could potentially destroy the keys. This caused a holograph screen to appear in front of Chuih to show a detailed map of Red Mountain.

"Chuchu chuchuchcuchu," said the red female ChuChu captain.

Then, ChuPea tapped a set of keys with her red feet to activate the ChuChu Scanner. This would cause a series of red markers to appear in the northeastern section of the digital Red Mountain map, giving the ChuChu crew the location of their missing comrades. This situation made Chuih smile mischievously with a special glint in his eye, giving the impression of a strategic genius.

"Chuchu, chuchuchuchu chuchuc chu!" he remarked will looking at ChuBach.

The glasses wearing ChuChu adjusted his broken spectacles and tapped a series of keys with his thin tail. The screen now zooms in onto the destination of the enslaved ChuChus to reveal that they are hidden in a location that is known for being an underground prison and infernal cavern. It is also known as Hell's Cavern for those two reasons alone and not many people who would explore it would survive. Though, several people like Sonic and Gamma have explored the place with no problem due to the fact that they weren't human like those who have died trying. The blue ChuChu captain looked back at his friends and figured out a way to bring them without squeezing them with the other hundred ChuChus.

He pressed a large green button with a delighted expression to activate the Helping Hand. A large hatched opened below the rocket to reveal a large white hand that snaked out of it with the help of a metallic, cord-esque arm. It lowered it self in front of Zephyr and Shadow twenty feet away from the ship with its palm facing up. It was large enough for both of them to stand onto and waited for them to step up for a wild ride. Shadow shrugged and walked onto the hand's palm in an unsurprisingly nonchalant manner. He gazed back at his blonde human friend, who stood in the same spot and unsure of trusting this strange method of travel. Zephyr looks partially confused and partially amused by this situation since he didn't really think it would be safe to travel that way. Shadow scoffed with his arms crossed while waiting impatiently for the boy to make his decision.

"The ChuChus had found the way to find the rest of their comrades and the possible location of the Chaos Emerald. We can't afford to wait all day you know, unless you are afraid of heights," he said sternly.

Zephyr smirked and laughs while walking towards the massive hand's palm obediently.

"Me? Afraid of heights? I fell off a clock tower to save Leanne once and I wasn't scared the slightest since a miracle would save us. I wouldn't be scared of this thing either way since a miracle would save me again," he said in his usual cocky tone.

The young gunner stepped onto the hand and stood next to Shadow with his usual grin to much of the black hedgehog's annoyance. He looked back at the ChuChu captains and aimed the silver handgun into the air for an Olympic shoot. This would be his way of signaling them to leave since the gunshot would be loud enough to inform the space mice to depart. He eventually pulled the trigger to cause the gun to loudly fire a bullet into the air. This caused the Helping Hand to retract its passengers slightly to hang below the rocket and clench the fingers to secure them. The ChuChu captains entered a few keys to prepare for blast off before they sat into their respective seats for their next mission.

The ChuChu passengers in the docking rooms squeaked cheerfully while scrambling to various spots around the area. The thrusters glow a bright yellow orange and rumbled slightly for accurate preparations. The rocket itself shook slightly as well during this moment, slowly getting ready to release the energy it needs for high speed traveling. Shadow and Zephyr held onto the fingers of the Helping Hand to hold on tight for this bumpy ride. Eventually, the thrusters unleashed a jet of large flames and the rocket launched into the blazing sunset at the same speed as the rising heat of the area.

Back at the Leader's Tent, Onishima discussed everything that happened back where he was as the KapuKapus chattered amongst themselves. The KapuKapu leader informed his fellow brethren about the loss of several fellow KapuKapus and that they should swear revenge against their enemy with reinforcements. The orange space cats hissed in anger and bared their orange fangs to express disdain towards their new gunslinging enemy. Lan Di crossed his arms in disappointment since he didn't expect Onishima to fail miserably back there. Rokkaku and The Baron listened to the angry slick haired police captain as he explained more about what happened to Dural. Silver Armlet, Hiyashi, Zor, and Mathilda stood behind them to listen to everything that he needed to say. Needless to say, Zor wasn't surprised since it was expected in his eyes.

"Damn, never before have I've been so freaking humiliated. I can understand not being able to rattle lead against them skating punks, but you know it's a shame if I've lost to a bunch of color coded rodents. It would have been easier if I had my Doberman squad with me at that situation," he barked.

"Keep in mind that the leftover police we have back in Tokyo-To needs them to keep the city in check since there may be some leftover rudies that we've failed to capture. Not to mention we have to keep the place secure if anyone tries to invade our private office while we were gone. If there were enough room, then I would have bothered bringing more of the Dobermans along with the other squadrons to join us," said the bearded mayor.

The Black Baron used his cane to lift himself from the chair and did a classy pimp pose to express his seriousness for the situation. Even Rokkaku looked at the black and white pimp as he stood from his seat to much of his concern.

"One thing I'll tell ya is that shit happens when you'd least expect it, playa. I can't tell if you are lyin' or not since I'd doubt that a bunch of teenie weenie rats were as much as a threat as that cap popping kid that you've mention'd. I've seen him from the tent like the others and knew that he ain't no joke and could be a stone cold killa like Jack," said the badass pimp.

"If all else fails, we could have dropped a Subspace Diffusion Bomb here. But Reala has the ship with him and he might be saving it for when the heroes reach the emerald's possible location. It will be a manner of time before I eventually collect our second emerald and we can't fail Eggman now," said the mysterious man with the Silver Armlet.

Zor sighs and hopped onto the table to propose a plan for his fellow villains as the others had watch him do so. He still had the same negative look on his face but took a glance at everyone in the room for this announcement.

"I would hate to see our work feel meaningless and I'll be here to do what I can to help. After all the training since that damn hedgehog ruined our plans, I've became a more resourceful individual that could full manipulate shadows into anything that I'd desire for "amusement". I'll gladly get more reinforcements of your choosing and bring some of mines before we head to Hell's Cavern where the other rats are. Anything is better and being doomed next to people that I'd least want to be remembered with," said the gloomy Zeti.

Onishima thought deeply about what his pint sized ally had said and eventually developed a devious smile. Rokkaku made a slight smirk, which is rare to see one constantly scowling guy like him, and nodded in agreement. The other villains started to clap in unison to applaud Zor's surprisingly positive suggestion to make things better for them. Normally he's the type of guy who doesn't like anyone cheering for him, but he was focused more on looking around the room for his trademark rose. Mathilda gave it to him and giggled since he has been finding the blue haired demon cute since his arrival.

"Thanks, femme fatale. Now what's the first order of business for me to do before I head to the Zeti Airship for my squad?" he asked with his rose in hand.

Onishima raised his hand to get the Zeti's attention before making his request.

"I need to head to Rokkaku Hill in order to get more choppers, Dobermans, tanks, and everything possible to get back at them damn punks. After all, nothing says hell yeah like some sweet revenge," said the slick haired police captain.

Silver Armlet walked next to The Black Baron to make sure that he's in the Zor's sight of vision. Even though his hood covered the majority of his face, the sinister magician gave Zor an intense loom before making his request.

"I would like to go to Magma Grotto to revive some "special transportation" that we'll need for heading to Hell's Cavern. And this is no ordinary "transportation" since it does hunger for human flesh and could breath fire at its victims," said the hooded man with the Silver Armlet.

The Baron eventually slammed his right hand onto the table, which shocked everyone on the scene. He began to give Zor a nasty look while showcasing his priceless grills in all their shiny glory. It eventually developed into a sinister grin as he begins to do the type of laugh that a stylish pimp like him would do. Mathilda even admires him during this situation since she knows that her man is pretty headstrong, even when he has to kill him various times to demonstrate a Bloodbath Challenge.

"As the Bishop of Blood and Carnage, I demand all the blood thirsty brothas from the dirtiest parts of Varrigan City to help us out. Those bitches need to really be afraid if we eva gonna take over dis world and their asses would be perfect for a bloody sundae. Ya know what I'm saying?" said the arrogant pimp.

"I'm glad that we have someone like you by our side, little devil. You would know that drastic times called for drastic measures in this bloody, dark world. Despite your cuteness, you sure seem pretty good when it comes to plans and I'll be looking forward to seeing you cause carnage," said the classy dominatrix.

The blue haired Zeti raised his hands into the air and closed them lightly before his next tactic. Both of hands started to emit a dark aura that dimmed the light within the Leader's Tent. A massive portal slowly grew behind him during the process, gaping its mouth to reveal a vortex as gloomy as Zor's personality. Most of the villains did their trademark sinister smiles at this situation to express their lust for power. The KapuKapus even joined in on the devious scene, despite the fact the rest of their crew is already on the ship. The Zeti lowered his arms and gave off a devious glare, which you wouldn't normally see him do.

"All right guys, let's win this round like the reaper would do. For the Legion of Subspace and the Deadly Six!" he shouts before raising his fist.

All the other members responded the same way while shouting all together, though the KapuKapus hissed instead since they lack hands. The tent emitted a bright flash minutes later to showcase their disappearance for reinforcements. The remaining ogres, Big Long Drillers, zombies, rat goblins, Rokkaku Police, Golden Rhinos, Chinese criminals, and KapuKapus stood in their respective spaces or started cleaning the camp in anticipation of their commanders returning. Meanwhile, the scene starts to become grim as the lava boils within a frightening cavern. Every rock formation including the stalactites was as red as Hell itself with the area blazing at a temperature of one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit. Due to the volcanic activity, the ground would erupt into bursts of magma out of the ground like geysers. There were a few cells that contained the souls of the prisoners that died in this hellhole after years of imprisonment. They all had beady white eyes, white gloves, black shoes and translucent blue and white stripes that signified the clothes that they wore when they were alive. These souls would constantly dance to express that they accepted their fate to die in their cells and that any other visitor could suffer the same fate if they weren't careful enough here.

But the more interesting thing is that a few groups of ChuChus were seen scattering in a secluded area and digging in certain spots. Most of them clearly looked miserable and certain parts of there body were burned due to the heat of the area and accidentally digging into steam geysers. Zor's group was right about the remaining ChuChus being used as slaves that would be looking for the cyan Chaos Emerald in this infernal cavern. A few Goodies are seen patrolling the area with their purple birds to keep an eye on their puny color coded prisoners. Some Nightmarens are seen including Schleeps, Cutties, Snips, Kircles, and Mamus are in different sections of this vast area to make sure that not a single intruder would get to their prisoners easily. Lastly, Reala himself is sitting in midair to keep an eye of everything that went on.

The sinister Nightmaren's posture is amusement since seeing the suffering of others are one of the many things he enjoy seeing with his devious blue eyes. One ChuChu collapsed from exhaustion near the dead prisoner's cells in pain, which eventually caught Reala's attention. He then flew towards the cringing blue space mouse to see what was wrong with it. The other ChuChus' hearts stopped and they quickly went on with their searching since they didn't want to be the tired blue ChuChu that will be scolded by their cruel boss. The red Nightmaren lifted the bruised worker by his tail and gave him a pretty nightmarish look. The poor ChuChu could barely close his eyes and his heart beats rapidly as he was held by the Nightmaren. He touched the defenseless rodent with his black fingernails, causing his tiny victim to whimper in fear and sweat profusely.

"You really want to go back to your crew since you're so tired and hurt? Ain't that so sad for my black heart?" Reala said in a sadistic and taunting manner.

The ChuChu actually took him serious and squeaked with a shimmer of hope as if he was really being concerned for him.

"As if I'd let you get off easily without getting the Chaos Emerald for us. We need someone who's good at digging, which is where you and your rodent friends come into play. After all, we didn't attack your crew and kidnap a majority of you for no reason after all," said the sinister Nightmaren.

The blue ChuChu squeaked slowly with tears steaming from its eyes since it really missed being around his crew instead of being used as a slave in this hellish cavern. This didn't move Reala at all, which caused him to laugh manically while still holding the depressed ChuChu by his tail. He's the type of Nightmaren that shows no remorse for anyone and has no qualms harming anything as defenseless as a small child.

"As a Nightmaren, I'm supposed to make things nightmarish for anyone or make their dreams become nightmares. So by me using you and your friends as slaves to find us that Chaos Emerald is close enough to that. No matter how sore your feet are or how miserable you feel, none of you are going anywhere until you dig up the cyan Chaos Emerald that the Legion of Subspace desires. So stop acting like a sniveling child and get back to work," he barked.

Before he prepared to toss the ChuChu against the ground, a group of ChuChus squeaked to get Reala's attention. This caused him to lower the defenses space mouse and levitate towards the source of the noise. He had a serious face as if her were expecting them to find something good for this black hearted Nightmaren.

What do these color coded mice want this time? This better be the Chaos Emerald instead of a plain gem or else they'll really be dipped into this magma.

A circle of ChuChus were surrounding a burrow that a yellow ChuChu had made and backed away from it to let their cruel boss wait for the next gem to be uncovered. Some scratching can be heard form the hole and it grows louder within each second, Reala anticipates what could be the thing could make him leave Hell's Cavern. A yellow ChuChu popped out the hole with a cyan colored gem on his head, which surprised Reala since there was something unique about this gem. It emits a special gleam and it gave of an aura that would give off the sense of being powerful. This is indeed a Chaos Emerald that the ChuChus managed to uncover and they will most likely be free to leave this dangerous place.

"That is definitely a Chaos Emerald that you've finally found after all these hours. I am quite impressed with your hard work and I'll be willing to let you all go," he said sincerely.

The ChuChus slowly started to squeak in a pleading manner with weak smiles on the faces in response. Then Reala's face quickly changes into a sinister smile and he reached out his other hand towards the Yellow ChuChu with the cyan emerald.

"Only if you hand me that Chaos Emerald then I'll be willing to let you all leave this place safely," said the sly Nightmaren.

Suddenly, a loud whirring noise beamed through the cavern and caught the attention of every ChuChu and Nightmaren in Hell's Cavern.

Who could this be? Whoever he is, he's traveling at a fast speed and he's heading right for us.

"Schleeps, make sure whatever's heading here doesn't enter this area!" he shouted.

The massive sheep-like Nightmarens slowly hovered towards the mouth of the cover where the intruder is heading. They inflated their massive woolly bodies to form a fluffy wall that would most likely stop anything in their paths. But it wasn't enough since the speeding rocket manage to take of them out at once. Reala scowled as the rocket headed straight for him with the same speed. The formerly enslaved ChuChus used this opportunity to swarm his body as payback for their abuse and slavery, leaving the yellow ChuChu the chance to run with the Chaos Emerald. One held by Reala's right hand managed to run away during this situation.

"Get off of me, you foolish ants. This isn't how a first level Nightmaren like me is supposed to be treated," he yelled while throwing ChuChus off his body.

The rocket eventually rammed him into the wall, causing a massive hole in the wall of Hell's Cavern. The ChuChus surrounded the rocket in awe since they recognized this form of transportation before while squeaking rapidly. Cutties surrounded these mice with the electrical tentacles ready to shock them. The color coded mice huddled towards the rocket in fear since they are defenseless without the help of captains that could command them. Kircles, Goodies, and Mamus eventually joined in to corner their pint sized prey and the intruders' rocket. The Helping Hand rose from beneath the rocket to reveal the saviors needed for such an ambush from the Nightmaren Army. Shadow and Zephyr leaps into the air to cover all the targets at once with their firearms with their weapons ready to fire.

"Are you ready for this, Shadow?" said the blonde gunner.

"Hmmph, like I've always had been," said the arrogant black hedgehog.

They unleashed a shower of bullets upon every Nightmaren in sight while being careful to not hit the scrambling ChuChus on the floor. The Mamus and Cuties were defeated, but the Kircles were unscathed due to their nautilus shells and the Goodles hopped off their birds before they were even hit. Three of the Kircles charged at their gun slinging aggressors while one of them went after the Yellow ChuChu with the Chaos Emerald.

"Zephyr, go after that shelled creep and take the Chaos Emerald!" Shadow yelled.

"Gotcha, Shadow!" he said before landing on a Kircle.

He hopped across the others in pursuit of the one after the Chaos Emerald. The other three Kircles ignored Zephyr and keep focusing on going after Shadow while he starts to emit a special red aura from his body.

"Chaoooooooooooossss Blaaaaaaaast!" he shouts while released all of his energy.

This was one of Shadow's strongest Chaos Abilities and it was enough to vaporize all three of the horseshoe crab-esque Nightmarens into light. The Goodles headed for the ship to inspect it, until many ChuChus poured out to trample them and head towards their formerly enslaved comrades. The ten foot tall Kirche managed to snatch up the Yellow ChuChu and the Chaos Emerald after the latter just tripped from too much running. Then, several blue bullets hit one of its claws, causing it to freeze solid before the Kircle could steal the emerald from its tiny prey. Zephyr managed to stop it right on time and save the Yellow ChuChu. The ChuChus from the rocket combined with the formerly enslaved ChuChus, adding up to one hundred and thirty-nine total, managed to pin the Nightmaren down by dog pilling it at once. Zephyr grabbed the Yellow ChuChu to perch it on his shoulder, which it would eventually reward him the cyan Chaos Emerald in turn.

"Good job, little soldiers. Now we can head out of here immediately," he said.

Chuih, who witnessed the whole scene, told his crew to activate the brakes for liftoff. The rocket would eventually back out of the wall and turn towards the east to retrieve the Chaos Emerald and their friends until something unexpected happened. Something struck the rocket's left side, which knocked it towards the same area where Gamma and Epsilon had once fought. It was Reala and he is even angrier than the last time he was awake with his eyes full of rage. The vengeful Nightmaren noticed Zephyr holding the emerald and charged straight at him.

"Do you think you can get away with the Chaos Emerald in hand? I'll make sure than none of you escapes this infernal place alive!" he shouts in blind rage.

Zephyr prepared his guns and aimed for the Nightmaren's head, until Shadow knocked him away with a Chaos Punch. The red Nightmaren slammed against the northern wall and levitated back into a battle pose. This is the first time in history that anyone other than NiGHTS had rivaled him in battle as he looked back at the black hedgehog. Shadow looked back at the ChuChus and Zephyr to see if they were all right.

"Zephyr, you head to the ship with those mice and the Chaos Emerald. I'll deal with this black hearted clown," he said.

Before he could make a move, a massive shadow casts above him and his mice comrades. It is revealed to be a large pink bunnygirl with a spherical bottom where her bottom half should be, big red lips, blue mascara over her eyes, a pink masquerade outfit, and a hearty laugh. She is a Second-Level Nightmaren known as Puffy that would only be defeated when flung against other objects. Her appearance was so repulsive that Zepyr couldn't help but make a weird out face.

"You are a pretty big girl. I wonder how much you've ate to even look that ugly," he said weakly.

Reala laughed at the situation to much of Shadow's annoyance being the demented Nightmaren he is. He crosses his arms after he had stopped laughing to recollect his cruel composure.

"Like I've said, no one is escaping this place with the Chaos Emerald alive. If you and I will fight, then one of my brethren shall fight those rats and the Chaos Emerald thief. After all, I won't let the Legion of Subspace down like the fools that had failed to kept those rats and their rocket captive," he said.

Shadow still levitates and scoffed at his new rival's response since he wanted answers from him. He still gave the arrogant Nightmaren a cold stare since he had no time to play around with such a dangerous foe.

"Before we begin to fight, I have a few questions that I'd like to be answered. What does Eggman want with the Chaos Emeralds and why would the likes of you even join him in the first place," he demanded.

"Hmmph, you would have to fight me if you want the answers about our biggest plans. But I would rather fight you in the name of Wizeman before I even say a single word," Reala said.

Both dark rivals charged at each other for one hell of a fight in this infernal cavern.

Now for the battle of Sega's biggest rivals (Shadow and Reala) to take storm in Hell's Cavern with Zephyr and the ChuChus dealing with the Second-Level Nightmaren Puffy. Will they succeed to defeat him and make it out alive withe the emerald remains a mystery. The next chapter will most likely be one of the last chapters involving Shadow for now since we need to see how Knuckles's crew is doing. This is TheFlyingRedJerk signing out. *closes screen*