Fallen Angel

(Theme song - Pokemon Journeys: The Series (Season 23) - English Dub Opening)

(Abigail's POV)

*We all stood there, completely shocked. Knuckles is Enerjak*

Knuckles/Enerjak: My dear friends of New Mobotropolis! I come to you as Enerjak, a living God to show you all how to live in the better tomorrow! A tomorrow free of pain and suffering! A tomorrow free of technology! A tomorrow built by my unmatched power!

Abigail:*in her mind* How did this happen!?

*I got my hook swords ready & Antoine pushed Bunnie behind him*

Sally: Knuckles, stop this! Your "unmatched power" brought devastation to Angel Island!

Nicole: I know your relationship with technology has been poor, but it can bring great things. It has given me a chance at life!

*Julie-Su went up to him with tears in her eyes*

Julie-Su: Knuckles, please . . . You tried to use power like this before and all it brought us was pain and suffering. You're not Enerjak. Please . . . Stop this before it gets worse.

*Knuckles/Enerjak had a disgusted look on his face & then put his helmet back on*

Knuckles/Enerjak: I am very disappointed in all of you. *just as I noticed Sonic & Tails flying in on the X Tornado, Enerjak surrounded Julie-Su in a green glow* I will show I am right by example if I must.

Julie-Su: Knuckles! What are you - !?

*He then pulled her towards him*

Knuckles/Enerjak: I will liberate you from your own cybernetic trappings, Julie-Su!

Julie-Su: Knuckles . . . Don't . . .!

Knuckles/Enerjak: Then you will see that I -

*Suddenly, Sonic dropped in, bounced off Enerjak head, & carryied Julie-Su away, bridal style*

Sonic: Whatever you were villainously monologing about forget it, Enerjak! *he passed her to Mighty* Sorry I'm late. Heard from Knuckles?

Sally: N - Yes, but . . .

Sonic: Cool. Any back-up coming in?

Abigail: Yes, but - !

Sonic: Cool. All that's left is to take care of this Enerjoke!

Abigail: Sonic, wait! That's - !

*He did a spin dash at Knuckles/Enerjak, who blocked it*

Abigail:*in her mind**face-palming* He's not listening!

Knuckles/Enerjak: Your speed was never enough to trump my raw power!

*Suddenly, a very familiar hedgehog teleported into the fight & punched Knuckles/Enerjak in the face*

Abigail: Shadow!

*He sent me a quick wink & a smile*

Shadow: Then he will need my power as well. Shadow, Agent of G.U.N, reporting as requested.

Sonic: Nice entrance, Faker. All I got out of him was an "Erhn". Now let's squish this Energerm - *suddenly, a blast of Chaos energy sent Shadow crashing in the library behind them * Whoa! Hey!

Abigail: Shadow! *I ran after him & found him buried under a pile of books* Are you okay!?

Shadow: I'm fine. *as I helped him out of the pile, Sonic was sent crashing through the wall* The amount of Chaos energy he commands . . . It's as if he were a living Chaos Emerald.

He then got up & began walking towards Knuckles/Enerjak, while taking off his bracelets*

Abigail: Shadow, what are you - ?

Shadow: Abby, find some cover! Everyone else, clear the area! I am removing my inhibitor rings and tapping into the Chaos force! *suddenly, he was surrounded by a red glow* Chaos . . . BLAST!

*I ducked behind a tree as Shadow hit Knuckles/Enerjak with a huge beam of red light*

Sally: Darn it, Shadow! At this rate, they're going to tear the city apart!

Nicole: I am diverting all the power I can keeping things intact, Sally. But even if I have to shut down my whole body I don't have enough power to raise a sheild around the whole city. If Doctor Eggman were to attack we'd be defenseless.

*I watched Shadow duke it out with Knuckles/Enerjak until he was punched in the face & landed flat on the ground*

Sonic: All right, "Ultimate Light Show," we're all very impressed. Now, how about we work together on this guy?

Shadow: N-No! I will not be defeated!

Sonic: Oh, boy . . .

Shadow: Chaos Spear!

*He sent three spears of red light at Knuckles/Enerjak, but they bounced off*

Knuckles/Enerjak: Thunder Arrow.

*Shadow was hit by arrows of green light*

Abigail: Shadow!

*Just then, Sonic did a spin dash at Knuckles/Enerjak & knocked his helmet off*

Sonic: Boom! Head shot! *the helmet bounced away* Any more silly attack names you guys want to - Whoa. *he was shocked to see who was under the helmet* When did you . . .? How did you . . .? Why are . . .?

Knuckles/Enerjak: As always, your "Smart Mouth" only counts for so much.

*I went over to Shadow & helped him stand up. I then got out my hook swords*

Shadow: Don't lose your resolve now, Blue Hedgehog.

Sonic: I - I'm not. A threat is a threat. But . . .

*Sally then came on the scene. With the Chaotix & every Freedom Fighter in the city behind her*

Sally: You're not alone, Sonic. Freedom Fighters! Chaotix! Citizens of New Mobotropolis! We fight for our city and our freedom as one!

*We all went in to jump him*

Knuckles/Enerjak: ENOUGH! *the next thing I knew, I was frozen in place. Knuckles/Enerjak put his helmet back on* I am profoundly disappointed in all of you. You've known me to be your friend, as a hero, and yet you turned on me. I thought my friends would accept my generous offer. I will set everything right. I was going to be gentle with you and this city. As my benefactor Dr. Finitevus has shown me, this world must be purged with fire. I was going to spare you all that . . . But now . . .

Sonic: Knuckles. Listen to me! This isn't like you, man! You are not like this! Your a rough and tumble, punch first, ask questions later kind of guy! Reshaping the world with a bunch of Chaos power hocus-pocus just isn't you! Finitevus must have messed with your brain!

*Knuckles/Enerjak raised a hand at him*

Knuckles/Enerjak: The world is undeniably corrupt. I have the power to change it. There is nothing that can sway me.

Dr. Eggman:*off-screen* I beg to differ!

*Suddenly, we were all covered in a black shadow. I looked up & saw the Egg Fleet directly above us & under Angel Island*

Abigail:*in her mind* Oh, great. Just what we need.

Dr. Eggman:*off-screen* Good afternoon, Enerjak! This is Doctor Eggman. Relax and leave everything to me. *the main ship shot out lasers. Knuckles/Enerjak put up a sheild, they went through it* I've perfected this new tactic to an art. My new teleporting beams will wear away your futile and inevitable resistance until you're finally sent to my newly installed Chaos generator where you will be drained of every ounce of power*one of the beams hit him & he disappeared* *Eggman then appeared in front of all of us as a hologram**on-screen* You see, rodent? I kept my end of the bargain. Thank you citizens of New Mobotropolis! Your efforts as decoys made my plan so much easier!

Sonic: Kidnapping Knuckles wasn't part of the deal!

*Julie-Su pushed her way through the crowd & went up to Eggman*

Holo - Dr. Eggman: Knuckles or Enerjak, it's all the same. I rescued your city from oblivion. In return, I get the best battery a genius could hope for! Now hurry up and rebuild. I want this place spic and span when I erase it from the map!

*The hologram laughed as it disappeared*

Sonic: Huh. Well, he didn't directly double cross us, I guess.

*I was about to touch Julie-Su's shoulder & comfort her, but she slapped my hand way*

Julie-Su: You! This is all your fault!

Tails: How is this Abby's fault!?

*Julie-Su ignored him*

Julie-Su: You knew this would happen didn't you!? And you didn't even warn us!

Abigail: I've told you all a million times! My visions come at random! I can't control that!

Julie-Su: If that's the case, then you're useless!

*That did it. I broke down crying. Shadow hugged me & glared & Julie-Su. He was about to yell something when Sally stepped in between all three of us*

Sally: All right, that's enough! Playing the blame-game isn't going to solve anything! So let's all just calm down and think up a plan!

Sonic: Okay, Sally. Then what is the plan to rescue Knuckles?

*Julie-Su looked at him hopefully while Sally looked nervous*

Sally: Sonic . . . I don't know. I'm not sure if we should.

Abigail: What!?

Sonic: Care to run that by me again!?

Sally: It sounds terrible, I know. But rescuing him right now means unleashing Enerjak on the world again.

Sonic: But he's not Enerjak!

Sally: He is and he isn't. I know leaving him captured isn't an option, but . . .

Antoine: I think . . .

*Suddenly, a Warp Ring appeared. Two hands appeared out of it, grabbing Sonic & Julie-Su, & pulling them in*

Sonic: Now what!?

*Then one of the hands came back through, grabbed my wrist*

Shadow: Abby!

*He tried to grab my other wrist, but missed. I was pulled in*

Sonic: I've had enough surprises and being jerked around today!

*I looked back at the ring. It shrunk & then flipped over my head. I then looked behind me & saw Locke, Knuckles' Dad*

Locke: I'm truly sorry, Sonic . . . But we have very little time, and I needed the three of you.

Sonic: Locke! Boy, am I glad to see you! You need to do something about your son.

Locke: I know, Sonic! I know everything. Doctor Finitevus has gone to great pains to transform Knuckles. He has even blocked my abilities to harness the Master Emerald.

Julie-Su: If you can't use it's power, then . . .

Locke: I cannot undo Finitevus' spell. I doubt that anyone can access it's power now.

Sonic: I'd be willing to give it a shot, but I'm not the wizardly sort. What can we do.

Locke: Not long ago, the Brotherhood of Guardians prepared for the possibility of Enerjak's returned. Doctor Finitevus had sent the Destructix to guard the device though.

Sonic: And without the Master Emerald, you need some kind of extra muscle. No problem. *to Julie-Su* See? No worries, 'Su! We'll get the gizmo and have Knuckles back to normal in no time!

Locke: No Sonic. My forefathers and I crafted a weapon. You will help me destroy Enerjak!

*My eyes went wide as I turned to him in shock*

To be Continued . . .