SONIC BLITZ
BOOK I OF THE CHAOTIX TRILOGY
OF CHAOS BORN
CHAPTER V
ENEMY LINES
“Is it me, or did our dinner just vanish?” -Violet Rose at dinner on Sonic’s first day in the family
Knuckles and Tikal looked deep into the Master Emerald with a look of utter confusion on their faces. “This is annoying,” Knuckles fumed. “The Master Emerald can’t explain why everything vanished, what that strange sound was or even where that disgusting slop that suddenly appeared when everything returned to normal came from. Why isn’t any of this recorded in the folds of existence?” Tikal shook her head and replied, “Apparently something of great influence in this plane of existence does not want us to know of it.”
Sonic walked in, sniffing the air, saying, “I smell chili dogs, the food of gods!” Tails shook his head and said, “This is beyond any rational explanation. I mean…” Sonic yelled, “Don’t say it, dude. I don’t want to go through that again for a very, very long time.” The two guardians looked at them with a puzzled expression. After taking a bite, Sonic stretched out, beaming, “Oh, yeah! It’s Mexican chili! Tails, you have to try this stuff.” The young genius replied, “Oh joy, oh bliss. How I long for heartburn and a violently disrupted gastric tract. I’ll pass, thanks.”
“Sure. More for me.” Tikal and Knuckles looked at each other blankly. Big suddenly said, “Sword’s done. You find froggy now?” Knuckles waved at him and said, “Not yet. Sonic, do you know what’s going on here?” Big went to sit down when both Sonic and Tails yelled, “STOP!” Big looked at them and crooked his head with a blank look on his face. Sonic said, “I’d like a pair of light shoes.” Big shook his head. “No have. They no here.” Sonic sighed and said, “I know you keep them nearby, meatball.”
“They no real. No have.” Tails thought or a minute and snapped his fingers. “If you give us the shoes, we’ll tell you where froggy is.” The not so bright blacksmith started jumping with joy, causing the temple to tremble. “Really? You tell me? You Tell me? One minute.” he reached into his pants and started to fish around. Sonic muttered, “You know, I’m not all that sure I want them anymore.” Big pulled his trousers slightly and a powerful vacuum started to pull everything in the chamber into it. Knuckles yelled, “Damn it big! Put your pants back on before you suck Angel Island into that black hole you call a body!”
Suddenly, the intellectually challenged person pulled out a pair of red sneakers with a beaming smile on his face. “Found them! You tell me where froggy is now?” Tails smiled and said, “Right rear pant pocket.” The man started checking his left rear pocket and the two teens yelled, “Your other right!” He searched his other pocket and pulled out a frog with a red mustache and top hat. The minute it was put on the ground and it started singing West Side Story with a distinctive Irish accent. Knuckles stood there blankly for a while and said, “What twisted mind came to create a creature such as that?”
Sonic replied, “Well, I’d introduce you…” Tails finished with, “But we’re fresh out of Asprin.” Tikal raised her hands and said, “With how everything is unfolding, I do not want to know what you two are going on about. I’ll just rely on my knowledge that whatever happened to the folds of time has something to do with those two and leave it at that. Miles is not one for joking, so I’ll take it they know what they are talking about and that it’s best that we don’t.”
Sonic finished putting on the sneakers and said, “These kicks are pretty light. I bet I can really beat feet in these babies.” Knuckles walked over to sonic and put a pair of bracers on his arms. “This is the sword of chaos. I only silver knows how these work and he no longer has the intellect to explain how it works. All I know is that only when there is a balance in the waves of chaos can you use it. I’d try to look for the key to it’s secret, but we’re out of time. Eggman is already attempting to draw the power of chaos. You need to go now.” Tikal looked at Knuckles and said, “Knuckles. It is time to fulfill the prearranged favor. It’s the only way you can assist them.”
Knuckles nodded and pulled a pendant from the concealment of his coat, saying, “I know. If I am to involve myself in the affairs of mortals, I must become one, but before I do, I have one favor to ask. A final request, if you may.” Tikal nodded. “Name the favor now, for once you relinquish your lineage, I can no longer help you until the beginning of the end.” Taking a deep breath, he said, “We must allow Sonic to have his birthright. Mile… Tails and I will need something similar as well. We need the armor of the Silver Clan. It might mean the difference between succeeding in our mission or death.”
Silver’s voice said from the entrance, “I’ve waited a long time to witness this day, old friend. However, I can not give you the armor.” Knuckles yelled, “What? But…” Silver cut him off, saying, “I can not give it to you three because you are already wearing it.” Looked at themselves in shock. Tails wore a sophisticated brown mechanical combat armor with jets and weapons, Knuckles wore a red suit of armor more than light enough to fight without restriction, yet sturdy enough to take on even the most powerful of impact. Sonic looked at his armor. It was ice blue and aerodynamic, perfect for speed and protection. Silver smiled and said, “You see, old friend? I am not as senile as I led you to believe. The armor you wear was created by the last of my strength.” the male started to fade from existence. “I just have one request for you three.” The trio nodded and silver said, “Give them Hell!” With that, he was gone.
Knuckles and Tails stood there, sorrowful and in mourning. Sonic smiled and said, “Come on guys. Cheer up! We should be happy that he did this for us. If we don’t, we can pretty much kiss our sorry asses goodbye before the fight starts. He gave us a fighting chance and we should feel pretty good about that, don’t you think?” Knuckles let out a slight chuckle. “I despise your foolish bravado. It appears to be more contagious than the plague.” Sonic nodded. “Damn right. I mean, we all gotta go sometime, right? Might as well do it fighting. Now lets get Amy and stop this egghead guy.”
“Eggman,” knuckles corrected. “Yeah whatever, Knux,” the teen muttered.
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Back in Robotropolis, Eggman watched in anticipation as the machine connected to Amy started drawing the ambient energy from the seven different colored emeralds. Shadow said, “Master. Are you certain that this will make me truly invincible?” Eggman nodded and said, you will be more than the ultimate life form. You will become the perfect being. All you have to do is let the energy enter your body and feed on it’s power.” The energy started flowed into Shadow’s body in powerful surges. When it was all absorbed, Shadow stood there, completely transformed. A voice that was not his own laughed uncontrollably.
“You call this a suitable host?” it cackled. “It is but mere flesh and bone. Nothing but a pathetic, useless sack of fragile meat.” He turned to the machines named Metal Sonic and smiled. “Oh?” it snickered. “My eyes must deceive me. A machine that is in a human form. My how your pathetic race amuse me.” the blue energy poured out of Shadow’s body and entered one of the machines. The robot powered up and examined itself. The voice said, “Yes. Perfect! My power is unrestricted in the metal form. Unhindered.”
The entire area that the machine was is suddenly burst into flames. The possessed Metal Sonic walked out undamaged and now a deep crimson. “Now the world will see the true power of Chaos.”
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Sonic, Knuckles and Tails arrived outside the city and saw that it was engulfed in flames. “Uh,” Sonic muttered, “Call me crazy, but it looks like the war started without us.” The trio looked at the destruction. Knuckles nodded and said, “There’s no doubt about it. This is the work of Chaos himself. We’d better hurry.”
