Planet Eilaela Retold (story): Difference between revisions

“Y'know, maybe we should go back for Cync,” Wreck says as they continue through the brush. Raven grits her teeth. “Just shut up, Wreck.” “Yeesh, I'm sorry...” Wreck says as he trails behind. "Raven..." Vultro says softly. "Save it Vultro," she said. "I'm in so much trouble you wouldn't even believe it." Vultro jumps in front of Raven. "I understand, Raven. But you can't take it out on your friends. It's not fair to us." He notices a tear forming in Raven's eye. "Aw, Raven... it's okay. We're going to figure it out." They lock eyes, and Raven nods. She wipes away the tear, pretending it wasn't there. "I'm sorry," she says quietly. "It just feels like this is all my fault. We wouldn't be in this situation if I left the emeralds at home." Vultro looked down at the dirt. "We'll figure it out," he says.

“Long time no see!” the hedgehog said in a shrill voice. “Wait. I recognize that voice... Lunic?” Raven says. “Good memory,” Lunic said as he vanished and then reappeared behind the group, “Maybe you’ll also remember me talking about this fancy device here on my belt.” Lunic does a sweeping kick and takes down Wreck. He vanishes, then reappears in front of Vultro.

Raven bends down next to them. “Where are the rest of the emeralds?” she yells at him. “Like I’d tell you!” he said. She grabs him by his tangled hair and makes him look at her. “You’re going to tell us what we need to know, or I’m going to show you just what I can do with these Sol emeralds.”

Lunic gulps. Raven yanks on his quills. “Okay… okay. I’ll tell you.” He pauses for a moment and looks down. Suddenly, he forces Wreck off of his back, and flips back onto his feet, dusting himself off. “I can’t believe you fell for that!” He goes to reach for his Sol device, but Vultro has already snatched the blue Emerald out of it. “Gah!” In frustration, he rips the device from his belt and chucks it at Raven. It hits her square in the chest, smashing into pieces and causing a massive spark and flash. Raven, Vultro, and Lunic vanish.

“Don't struggle,” a menacing voice echoes from the trees, “if you value your life.” Wreck forcefully breaks his leg out of the ice and looks around for the source of the sound. Wreck looks over his shoulder, and a tall slender hedgehog is now standing in the shadows, a rapier drawn. "How many of you guys are there?" Wreck yells as he starts to back away.

"I don't need nuisances like you getting in my way--!" the hedgehog yells back. "Duly noted!" Wreck yells as he ducks into the bushes, leaving the figure behind.  

Lunic shakes his head slowly. “First of all, I’m right here. And second of all, I'm just as stuck here as you are. I don’t really have much choice.” He sits down on a large rock. “Better start talking,” Raven said. Lunic sighed. “Solidus is the boss around here; he’s that werewolf-fox looking dude. He came to Eilaela looking for more gemstones that might help turn him from a ghost back to a real fox... wolf thing. I came along to help him with the promise of being treated well when he’s all powerful and stuff.”

Raven smirked slightly. Perhaps Lunic could be swayed. “Well,” she said, “You don’t have to be on Solidus’ side to be evil.” “Tch, you guys are clearly the good guys, I wouldn’t want to be on your side either,” Lunic said. “You don’t have to be on our side. Or any side. Just be against Solidus,” Raven said. Lunic pondered this for a moment.

“Yeah... I mean I guess you’re right. I don’t need him.” He kicked a pebble across the sand. “Alright, fine. I installed tracking beacons on those Sol devices. I can tell you where they are. But not because I want to help you. I just want to stick it to Solidus, okay?” Vultro and Raven both nod. “What are we waiting for? Let’s go then.” Raven grabs both of their hands. “Divine Sol!” In a flash, the group disappears.

Vultro transforms into the same violet white he first saw in the cave. He tries to wrestle the Shoten crystal out of Solidus' hand, but they are now equally matched. Vultro looks down at Raven, noticing she now is wearing Soldius' chest plate. “She has the chest plate,” Vultro said, looking down towards Cync. “Now’s our only chance!" he yells at her. He manages to yank himself free of the choke hold. He then kicks Solidus' hand, knocking the crystal out. Solidus turns to grab it, but it is snatched out of the air by a red albatross. "What?" he says in disbelief. It glides to the ground, transforming as it lands into the familiar form of Cync. "Got it," she said.

“I admire your determination!” Soldius yells loudly. He turns to look at Raven. “It’s a shame all three of my children will have to die.” Raven’s eyebrows raise. “What are you talking about?” Solidus chuckles. “You,” he says. Raven clenches her fists. “My father was a grey wolf killed by Ix, you monster,” she says. “Your father,” said Solidus, “was a pathetic fennec fox who wanted nothing but to hide his precious children from each other.” Raven’s eyes are twitching with rage.

“Did you ever wonder why he would disappear for weeks on end? He was a werewolf. He had your mother convinced he was someone he was not, only to flee when he reverted to his so-called normal self. Ix was only there to help me destroy that ''pitiful'' part of me. Raven, Jenny, Vultro. My children. Thanks to my teleportation of your ship to Eilaela, I finally have all of you right where I want you.”

Jenny stares in disbelief. Raven can only stare blankly back at him as she grits her teeth. “That’s. Not. True,” she says. Solidus smirks. “You know it’s true.” Raven forcefully closes her eyes. Images of her father keep entering her mind. Him playing games with her. Teaching her to fight, how to defend herself. Him disappearing for no reason. And his face. His face! The exact face that is standing before her. How could she forget?

Vultro reaches out and touches her shoulder. She shakes her head and snaps out of it. Vultro holds out the Shoten crystal. “He’s desperate, playing with your emotions. We have the upper hand,” he says reassuringly. He steps back and grabs Jenny’s hand. Raven smiles, the first time she has done so in a long time. She takes it and brings it near the plate. It begins to glow, pulling itself in until it forcefully snaps into place in the very center with a loud clink. There is a bright flash. The chest plate begins to spark as the colors of the emeralds begin to course through her veins. Raven falls to her knees, wincing.

“Raven!!” Vultro yells out. The energy is now coursing through her entire body, and she is barely able to take it. Slowly, she raises her head, and looks back up at Solidus. Her face is twitching. “You… will never… be… our father.” She transforms, taking on a blazing red aura and turning her fur a similar shade.   

Vultro’s eyes widen. “Her Fuzion form!” he says in disbelief. Solidus freezes. “Nothing can destroy me!” he says with a hint of uncertainty in his voice. “We’ll see about that.” Raven juts her hands out, and a rainbow-colored beam shoots into Vultro and Jenny. There is an explosion of light and energy, knocking up a cloud of dust. As the dust settles, Vultro and Jenny are now flashing like a bright rainbow, their fur violet white.

Raven winces. “This—this hurts, Vultro. I don't know how long I can hold it.” “Don't worry, this shouldn't take long!” Vultro yells back. “Oh my god! Look at us, Vultro!” Jenny says. “Raven must be channeling the Shoten crystal,” Vultro says. Jenny smiles. “What do we do now?” “Go straight for his chest!”  

Vultro looks at Jenny, and sees she is intensely focused, her eyes locked ahead of her. He turns back forward. As they reach Solidus’ chest, it appears that they pass right through him, as others had before. Vultro and Jenny land on the ground behind Solidus, as the dirt ever so slowly begins to explode upwards from the impact. Vultro turns around to see how he possibly could have dodged the blow. As he turns to face him, however, he notices a hole in Solidus's chest, as a series of cracks beginning to very slowly web out into his body. There are shards suspended in the air behind him, slowly moving towards them.

“Raven!!” Vultro yells out. The two foxes dart over, Wreck still on his knees nearby.  

The energy blast shatters the ice spikes holding Metal Raven down. She gets up, clenching her fists, and reluctantly turns to run away.

“What do we do, guys?” Jenny asks. “Whatever you do, don't remove that blade,” Vultro says. “It'll only make the bleeding worse. Wreck... are you okay?”

Wreck stands back up. “I... I... when Raven was all powered up like that, I couldn't move. It felt like my insides were being ripped out.” Vultro's ponders this for a moment, when he suddenly remembers back to Wreck's earlier encounter with Metal Raven. ''“Your connection with the Sol is strong, fox. Stronger than any Mobian I've ever seen.”''

Vultro's eyes light up with excitement. “Wreck, that's it! Remember what Metal Raven said? About you having a connection with the Sol?” Wreck raises his eyebrows. “Yeah...?”

“Well... maybe you are somehow connected to the Sol dimension, like Raven is? It would explain why you both felt pain when she put on the chest plate.” Wreck turns the opposite way. “That's insane, Vultro.” Vultro darts over in front of him.

“Wreck, don't you get what this means? If you're Sol, then maybe you can get us out of here! You could have all seven emeralds right on your chest. Surely if you have a connection, it would be worth a try?” Wreck is conflicted, his eyes still fixed into the distance. “Wreck, look at Raven... come on.”

Wreck reluctantly puts on the chest plate, though it is quite hot and doesn’t fit right. He sees Vultro darting back and forth, picking up the gemstones that were scattered about. Vultro hands them to Wreck one by one, and he slots them into the chest plate. He begins to feel an unusual sensation coursing through his body, as if something was flowing through it in every direction. “I don’t know if I will be strong enough,” Wreck says.

Vultro darts back over to Wreck, holding half of the Shoten crystal. "It's cracked, but... it might give you the boost you need." “Tch, yeah. Maybe a little too much of a boost. You saw what it did to Raven,” Wreck said. Frankie walks up to Wreck and turns his head towards her, smiling. “You can do it sweetie, I believe in you. You’re strong enough.” He pauses, and nods slowly. He grabs the half-crystal and brings it towards its slot, and just like before it snaps forcefully into place. In a bright flash, it begins to spark. Wreck’s veins begin to glow, and he falls to his knees. “It’s... it’s so hot...” he says weakly.

“Take it off, take it off!” Frankie yelled out. “Wait!” Vultro said. “Wreck, are you okay?” Wreck’s entire chest has become charred as the energy continues to course through him. His entire body is now glowing the colors of the emeralds. With great struggle, Wreck stops yelling and grits his teeth. “Yes… I’m okay. What… What do I do now.” Vulto’s eyes are wide. ”Just-- just picture where you want us to go and say the words!”

Suddenly, silence. Thinking he must have failed again, Wreck opens his eyes. He instead realizes they are back on Mobius. He looks around, and everyone made it with him. He looks down at his arms and his fur is a glowing white, his feet hovering slightly above the ground. His eyes roll back, and he collapses. “Wreck!” Frankie yells out. She quickly bends down, unhooks the smoldering chest plate, and throws it to the side.