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"Quite a ruckus," a menacing voice echoed from above. “Don't struggle, if you value your life.” Wreck forcefully breaks his leg out of the ice and looks around for the source of the sound. He sees a tall slender hedgehog now standing in the shadows, a rapier drawn. "How many of you goons are there?" Wreck yells as he starts to back away. | "Quite a ruckus," a menacing voice echoed from above. “Don't struggle, if you value your life.” Wreck forcefully breaks his leg out of the ice and looks around for the source of the sound. He sees a tall slender hedgehog now standing in the shadows, a rapier drawn. "How many of you goons are there?" Wreck yells as he starts to back away. | ||
"I don't need nuisances like you getting in my way..." the hedgehog said back. "OK | "I don't need nuisances like you getting in my way..." the hedgehog said back. "OK. Duly noted!" Wreck yells as he ducks into the bushes, leaving the figure behind. "Coward!" the clearly edgy figure yells. | ||
“Where... are we?” Vultro asked as he stumbled back onto his feet. There is nothing but white sand as far as the eye can see. It’s dark out, and there is a chill in the air. Vultro looks up at the sky. Instead of a moon, he is greeted by the strange planet that got them into this whole mess in the first place. “What the?” he asked. Nearby, Lunic rolls over and gets on his feet. He looks at the sky. “Eilaela’s moon, one of them anyways,” Lunic said. “By the looks of it, this is the desert moon Xola. There’s really not much of anything up here. But at least there’s an atmosphere.” Lunic dusts off the sand from his clothes. "Eilaela..." Vultro says as he remembers the text at the research building. | “Where... are we?” Vultro asked as he stumbled back onto his feet. There is nothing but white sand as far as the eye can see. It’s dark out, and there is a chill in the air. Vultro looks up at the sky. Instead of a moon, he is greeted by the strange planet that got them into this whole mess in the first place. “What the?” he asked. Nearby, Lunic rolls over and gets on his feet. He looks at the sky. “Eilaela’s moon, one of them anyways,” Lunic said. “By the looks of it, this is the desert moon Xola. There’s really not much of anything up here. But at least there’s an atmosphere.” Lunic dusts off the sand from his clothes. "Eilaela..." Vultro says as he remembers the text at the research building. | ||
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“So, what should we do now?” Vultro asked. Raven sat up, her hand on her head. “We’ve got to get back there, obviously,” she said pointing at the sky. “Okay, but what about him?” “Who cares about him! He could have damaged the emeralds with a stunt like that.” Vultro frowns. “But what if he knows where Jenny and Frankie are? Or where the rest of the emeralds are?” | “So, what should we do now?” Vultro asked. Raven sat up, her hand on her head. “We’ve got to get back there, obviously,” she said pointing at the sky. “Okay, but what about him?” “Who cares about him! He could have damaged the emeralds with a stunt like that.” Vultro frowns. “But what if he knows where Jenny and Frankie are? Or where the rest of the emeralds are?” | ||
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 | 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.” | ||
“And what does he want with our friends?” Vultro asked. “He doesn’t want them,” Lunic said. “What he really wants are the rest of the Sol Emeralds. Taking them is just an attempt of luring you guys so he can steal the rest of them back. Once he has those, in combination with the Shoten crystal, he’s apparently unstoppable.” “The Shoten crystal?” Vultro asked. “That lime green crystal he keeps on his chest plate,” Lunic explained. “He can’t harness the power of the Sol Emeralds directly, but that crystal channels their power and allows him to wield them.” Raven grabs Lunic by the collar and stares him in the eyes. “He’s not getting those emeralds. Mark my words. Where are the rest of them?” | “And what does he want with our friends?” Vultro asked. “He doesn’t want them,” Lunic said. “What he really wants are the rest of the Sol Emeralds. Taking them is just an attempt of luring you guys so he can steal the rest of them back. Once he has those, in combination with the Shoten crystal, he’s apparently unstoppable.” “The Shoten crystal?” Vultro asked. “That lime green crystal he keeps on his chest plate,” Lunic explained. “He can’t harness the power of the Sol Emeralds directly, but that crystal channels their power and allows him to wield them.” Raven grabs Lunic by the collar and stares him in the eyes. “He’s not getting those emeralds. Mark my words. Where are the rest of them?” | ||
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“Why are you even on his side?” Raven asked as she let go of his collar. “He seems really powerful,” Lunic said. “Plus, evil will always be cooler. And I wanna be cool.” Vultro rolled his eyes. “Although,” Lunic said with uncertainty, “Now that I think about it, it’s really cruel to be holding people hostage just over some stupid stones. I never signed up for that.” | “Why are you even on his side?” Raven asked as she let go of his collar. “He seems really powerful,” Lunic said. “Plus, evil will always be cooler. And I wanna be cool.” Vultro rolled his eyes. “Although,” Lunic said with uncertainty, “Now that I think about it, it’s really cruel to be holding people hostage just over some stupid stones. I never signed up for that.” | ||
Raven smirked slightly | Raven smirked slightly. “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. | “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. | ||
=== Chapter 10 === | === Chapter 10 === | ||
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"He was a wolf!" Raven yelled. “Hmph. Did you ever wonder why he would disappear for weeks on end?" Solidus smirked. "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." Vultro lands on the ground, speechless. "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.” | "He was a wolf!" Raven yelled. “Hmph. Did you ever wonder why he would disappear for weeks on end?" Solidus smirked. "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." Vultro lands on the ground, speechless. "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 stood frozen, her hands behind her back. Raven glared back at Solidus, gritting her teeth. “That’s. Not. True,” she says. Solidus chuckles. “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? | Jenny stood frozen, her hands behind her back. "Children?" she says to herself softly. Raven glared back at Solidus, gritting her teeth. “That’s. Not. True,” she says. Solidus chuckles. “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. “He’s desperate, playing with your emotions. We have the upper hand,” he says. "Do we?" Raven asks. He holds out his hand, revealing the Shoten crystal. "WHAT!?" Solidus yelled. He squeezed the apparent crystal in his hand, only for it to evaporate in a flash of light. Jenny reveals her hands, glowing with Chaos magic. "We do!" Jenny said. Raven smiled, the first time she has done so in | Vultro reaches out and touches her shoulder. “He’s desperate, playing with your emotions. We have the upper hand,” he says. "Do we?" Raven asks. He holds out his hand, revealing the Shoten crystal. "WHAT!?" Solidus yelled. He squeezed the apparent crystal in his hand, only for it to evaporate in a flash of light. Jenny reveals her hands, glowing with Chaos magic. "Yes. We do!" Jenny said. Raven smiled, the first time she has done so in who knows how long. She takes the crystal, and brings it near the plate. "NO! IT CAN'T BE!" Soldius roared. The crystal 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. "It's like the Sol Emeralds have been super charged!" Jenny said. Slowly, Raven 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. | “Raven!!” Vultro yells out. The energy is now coursing through her entire body, and she is barely able to take it. "It's like the Sol Emeralds have been super charged!" Jenny said. Slowly, Raven 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. | ||
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Vultro’s eyes widen. “The Fuzion Form!” he says excitedly. 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 glowing the same red aura, their fur violet white. | Vultro’s eyes widen. “The Fuzion Form!” he says excitedly. 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 glowing the same red aura, their fur violet white. | ||
Raven winces. “This—this hurts, Vultro! I don't know how long I can hold it | 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 is channeling the Shoten crystal,” Vultro says. Jenny smiles. “What do we do now?” she asks. “Go straight for his chest!” | ||
Solidus snarls and looks over at Raven. He pulls out a large glowing dagger and turns to throw it at her. | Solidus snarls and looks over at Raven. He pulls out a large glowing dagger and turns to throw it at her. | ||
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As the two foxes start to move towards Solidus, time appears to slow to a near halt around them. Solidus has his hand outstretched, his blade seeming to defy gravity as it floats halfway in between him and Raven. Raven's energy beam is moving at a snail's pace toward them, and it appears as if she is very slowly turning the beam towards the blade. Wreck is for some reason on his knees, an expression of pain on his face. He notices an after image of them being left behind as they fly through the air, realizing they must be traveling at an incredible speed. | As the two foxes start to move towards Solidus, time appears to slow to a near halt around them. Solidus has his hand outstretched, his blade seeming to defy gravity as it floats halfway in between him and Raven. Raven's energy beam is moving at a snail's pace toward them, and it appears as if she is very slowly turning the beam towards the blade. Wreck is for some reason on his knees, an expression of pain on his face. He notices an after image of them being left behind as they fly through the air, realizing they must be traveling at an incredible speed. | ||
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 | 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, 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's beam is moving toward the blade, but not nearly fast enough. Vultro lets go of Jenny and starts to run back, but it is too late. The beam disconnects from them and in an instant, time reverts back to normal. Solidus suddenly shatters as if made of glass, scattering into a million tiny shards. The ground explodes into a crater where the two had landed. Raven is hit directly in the stomach by the blade. There is an explosion of energy that forcefully ejects the crystals across the battlefield, knocking her onto her back. Her aura disappears. | Raven's beam is moving toward the blade, but not nearly fast enough. Vultro lets go of Jenny and starts to run back, but it is too late. The beam disconnects from them and in an instant, time reverts back to normal. Solidus suddenly shatters as if made of glass, scattering into a million tiny shards. The ground explodes into a crater where the two had landed. Raven is hit directly in the stomach by the blade. There is an explosion of energy that forcefully ejects the crystals across the battlefield, knocking her onto her back. Her aura disappears. | ||
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Wreck turns around and sees Raven, passed out, the knife still embedded in her stomach. He nods his head slowly. “You're right, you're right. So what do I do?” Vultro goes over to Raven and ever so gently unhooks the charred and cracked chest plate from her. “Put this on. I’ll get the emeralds.” | Wreck turns around and sees Raven, passed out, the knife still embedded in her stomach. He nods his head slowly. “You're right, you're right. So what do I do?” Vultro goes over to Raven and ever so gently unhooks the charred and cracked chest plate from her. “Put this on. I’ll get the emeralds.” | ||
Wreck reluctantly puts on the chest plate, though it is quite hot | Wreck reluctantly puts on the chest plate, though it is quite hot. "It's too small..." he grumbles. 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. | ||
He darts back to Wreck. “If anyone besides Raven is strong enough, it’s you,” he says as he places the last emerald in Wreck’s hand. Wreck takes a deep breath and slots it in. Vultro grabs on to Raven’s hand, reaching out to Jenny with his other hand. Jenny grabs on, as does Cync and Frankie. Frankie reaches out to Wreck, and he grabs her hand too. | He darts back to Wreck. “If anyone besides Raven is strong enough, it’s you,” he says as he places the last emerald in Wreck’s hand. Wreck takes a deep breath and slots it in. Vultro grabs on to Raven’s hand, reaching out to Jenny with his other hand. Jenny grabs on, as does Cync and Frankie. Frankie reaches out to Wreck, and he grabs her hand too. | ||