"Notes? It can't be?" Hard Chord said.
His brother stared at them while panting. Obviously getting used to the dark magic that possessed him. The others looked at him in shock.
Vinyl approached him with a pleading stare. "Notes, this isn't you. Please snap out of it."
A pink glow bathed the two. Vinyl turned around to see Sharp Edge with a magic blade. Vinyl tried to protect her husband.
"No! He still himself he just needs to see." She pleaded. But she was knocked down by none other then Notes who approached Edge.
"Are you really going to hurt me?" He asked. His voice had a demonic tone behind it.
"I might." Edge said. But even he was conflicted. Notes had been his friend for a long time. Could he hurt his friend even if he was corrupted by dark magic?
"But you won't." Notes said to him. "I'm your friend aren't I? You wouldn't hurt a friend."
Edge only stopped his magic. "You're right."
Edge was shoved to the side by Hard Chord.
"I'll fight him. We've been at it since birth." He readied his wings.
"Well then brother. Lets see who is the stronger one." Notes readied his wings. "Chase me." He said simply. In a boom of dark magic, Notes took of and out of the tower. Hard Chord only glared and chased after him.
Vinyl ran out to see them. "Fighting won't help him."
"I know." Edge said.
"Then what will save him?" She asked.
"They crystal heart is fueled by love. If it is restored then hopefully it will cure Electronic Notes."
"Okay so how do we restore it?" Vinyl asked.
"Notes needs to feel loved." Edge said, turning his head towards Vinyl.
"Wait... you mean."
"Whatever he loves you the most for, you're gonna have to show it to him."
"But how do we get him over here?"
"Looks like Hard Chord will have to chase him back here." Edge said as he watched the two steaks in the sky.
Hard Chord flew after his brother. Despite being the smaller, Notes flew faster due to the dark magic.
"You can't fly away from me forever!" Hard Chord yelled over the winds.
"Well then I won't fly away from you." Notes quickly turned around. "I'll fly at you!"
Notes kicked down and at Hard Chord. The wind was knocked out him as he plummeted to the ground.
Hard Chord spun around to get his brothers hoof off of him. He charged at him and headbutted him. Notes felt his stomach churn at the contact and resisted vomiting.
"You'll pay for that." Notes growled.
A voice called to Hard Chord. He turned around to see Soarin flying to him.
"You need to lure Notes back to the tower."
"Why?"
"Just do it. Edge has a plan." He flew away.
Hard Chord turned back to his brother. "Well come on then." He taunted. Hard Chord flew off.
"Get back here." Notes growled.
Hard Chord knew Edge well enough to trust him.
"This better work."
[A/N] It's short on purpose. The next chapter will be up later.