//------------------------------// // Party of Chaos // Story: Sonic and EQG: Fiendship is Magic. // by SonicAKG //------------------------------// The Rainbooms and Team Sonic were now facing each other. The tension in the room was high, and everyone was remaining silent. “So, I see you’ve got the “evil costume switch cliche” written down.” Sonic observed. “I thought you weren’t trying to be a generic baddie, Sunset. “Sonic, always with the wisecracks with you, isn’t it?” Sunset said with an arrogant smile. “I’m going to miss you.” “Well, that’s ominous.” Sonic said with a sigh. His face then turned serious. “You’re going to tell me right now what you did to Tails, and how to reverse it.” “Knowing how stubborn you are, I’ll just answer your question.” Sunset said, still with confidence. “I merely used my powers to take all of his knowledge and make it mine. Not my fault he couldn’t handle it. I did the same with Eggman. As for reversing it.” Sunset’s smile grew wider, and more deranged. “I don’t know nor do I care.” “Well when I drag you back to fix Tails, I guess we’ll find out.” Sonic said with grit teeth, and full of anger. “BO-RING!!!” Pinkie yelled. “Talk is cheap. Can we actually start doing what we came here to do, and start fighting already?” “Agreed.” Shadow said. Shadow then teleported. He appeared in the middle of the Rainbooms and transformed into a black and red streak. Before Pinkie could even react, Shadow grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up. He had one hand raised with Chaos Energy, and aimed it at Pinkie. The other Rainbooms regained their composure and observed Shadow, and Pinkie. “Wow, Shadow you’re so rough.” Pinkie said nonchalantly. She then got a grin on her face. “I like that.” “Well, you’re annoying, and I DON’T like that.” Shadow said. He then generated a Chaos Spear in his hand. “I’m not taking any chances this time. Sorry, Pinkie but this is for your own good.” Suddenly Shadow felt a strange presence coming from Pinkie. “(What’s this energy surge I’m feeling? It feels familiar, but I can’t put my finger on it. What if..).” Shadow thought to himself. Shadow was so distracted that he didn’t notice Pinkie slip a card from her sleeve into her hand. The card then glowed black, and purple as she raised it towards Shadow. “Shadow, look out!” Manic called. Shadow then noticed Pinkie bring the card towards him, and he used his free hand with the malformed Chaos Spear to lock his hand with hers. The shining energy of both of their attacks was mixing and clashing. “Oh, look we’re holding hands. Isn’t this dreamy?” Pinkie said as she winked at Shadow. An explosion then resulted from their clashing energies, creating a cloud of black smoke. Shadow slid back from the explosion, and from the cloud, but his hand was smoking. The smoke then cleared, and Pinkie was then standing near a hole in the hallway. “Hey, Shady, if you want to continue our game, follow me!” Pinkie said as she jumped in. Shadow then pursued her, separating himself from the others. The hole actually led to a slide, which Shadow slid then down. The slide led into a dark room. Shadow rose up, and looked around. “Show, yourself Pinkie!” He demanded. The lights then turned on, and Pinkie was standing on a platform above him. “Welcome Shady, to the first part of the Finale!” Pinkie said as she did a bow. “If you’re going to tell jokes, please kill me quickly.” Shadow said deadpanned. “This is going to be a special show, Shady.” Pinkie said. “After all, you’re a big part of it. I’m just waiting for the right cue to call the others.” “You’re calling Sunset, and the others. I always figured you for a one-woman actor.” Shadow said. “Believe me, this is a one-woman show.” Pinkie said. She then pulled out her party cannon. “Before you ask, I’ll let you know that this is now an actual cannon now.” “It’s going to take more than a little cannon to take me down this time Pinkie.” Shadow confidently said. “I know. Sunset said the same thing, which is why she recommend I include these guys in my show.” Pinkie said. “What are you-.” Shadow began to say when a streak of black, and red appeared in front of him. It threw a punch, but Shadow caught it. He then saw the assailant looked identical to him except that it had no mouth. Shadow then pushed them back. “ A Shadow Android?!” Shadow said with shock. “I thought they were destroyed!” “I did too. But then Sunset found out Eggy was working on a new brand of them. You wanna know how many?” Pinkie said. She then snapped her fingers, causing the ceiling to open up. Out of the opening, more Shadow Androids descended. Soon the whole room was full of them. “About 100”. Shadow initially looked in disbelief at the large number of Shadow Androids facing him. He then got a grin on his face and chuckled slightly. “Hey, why are you laughing?” Pinkie said annoyed. “I haven’t even begun the show or said a joke!” “I’m actually excited.” Shadow said. “It’s a rare opportunity for me to get a challenge like this. I guess I should thank you.” “Thank me? You’re supposed to be mad at me! You’re not following the program!” Pinkie said as she stomped her foot. Pinkie then grabbed the blue string of her party cannon and charged it with black, and purple energy. She then pulled it and fired a black/purple projectile at Shadow. He teleported to avoid it, and it made a black/purple explosion as it hit the ground. 3 Shadow Androids surrounded Shadow as he was in the air. One of them threw a punch, but Shadow dodged it, grabbed it’s arm and threw it into another one, sending them crashing towards the ground. The lone Shadow Android attacked Shadow with a barrage of punches/kicks which he blocked, and Shadow punched it away. Two Shadow Androids then came from behind and grabbed Shadow, holding him in place. 4 more then appeared, and each of them punched Shadow in the face once. Another raised a fist to deliver another blow, but Shadow teleported, and the android hit it’s comrade instead. Shadow appeared behind the group and fired multiple Chaos spears to blow them to the ground. Shadow himself landed on the ground as a group of androids rushed towards him. Shadow skated away from them as they pursued him. They then opened the palm of their hands and shot missiles which followed Shadow. Shadow threw Chaos Spears to destroy the missiles, creating a cloud of smoke, but then an android came out of the smoke, and elbowed him in the face, knocking him away. Shadow did a back flip to gain some distance as 4 androids rushed towards him. Shadow used all of his limbs to block their punches/elbows/kicks/knee strike. Shadow then surround himself with a violet/purple aura and blew the androids away, but as he did another Android appeared and punched him the stomach, with two more androids arriving to kick him into the wall. Pinkie then fired another projectile from her cannon which hit Shadow, creating an explosion with black smoke. “RIP, Shadow.” Pinkie said as she wiped a fake tear. “He-hey!” Pinkie then looked shocked as the smoke cleared, and Shadow was fine, having crossed his arms to protect himself. Shadow then rushed forward in a red aura(Shadow boost), and crashed through a row of 7 Shadow Androids, blowing them in the air. Shadow then grabbed another Android by the face and slammed it on the ground. One android tried to fire a missile from its palm, but Shadow grabbed its hand and used it to fire missiles at 5 Shadow Androids approaching him before kicking the android away. Shadow then teleported away and prepared to fire a Chaos spear, when suddenly 2 of the androids themselves teleported in a flash of purple/dark energy. “What?!” Shadow exclaimed as the androids appeared behind him, and smashed him towards the ground, but before he hit it, three androids kicked him away, making him slide against the ground. Shadow then rose up with some difficulty. “What’s going on?” Shadow asked. “How did those androids teleport? Only someone with a Chaos Emerald or Chaos Power can do that.” Pinkie then let out a long laugh. She laughed so hard that she clutched her side. “That’s the best part!” Pinkie said as she stopped laughing. “You want to know what the old doc was working on before we decide to have some fun with you. Fake Chaos Emeralds. That’s what's powering these fake Shadows.” “What?!” Shadow exclaimed. An android appeared before him, but Shadow grabbed it by the arm and used a Chaos Spear to stab it through the chest. When Shadow removed the spear he saw that he had also pierced through a dark purple, small emerald. Pinkie was right. “Though they aren't as big as the real ones or as strong, I think they’ll do well enough.” Pinkie said. She then launched a shot with her party cannon. Shadow teleported to avoid it, and six androids also teleported as well, creating a brief burst of green and black/purple chaos energy as Shadow clashed with the androids while teleporting. Shadow and the androids reappeared as he blew them away with two purple/violet energy spheres. One Android then kneed him in the gut, grabbed his head, and threw him on the ground. As Shadow rose up, he was kicked in the face by another one, sending him rolling on the ground. Shadow Androids shot missiles at him, but Shadow teleported only to be intercepted by 8 Androids who also teleported, creating a Chaos burst which caused Shadow to crash into the wall. As Shadow struggled to get up, Pinkie shot a storm of projectiles from her party cannon, all of them hitting Shadow, and creating a huge black smoke cloud. When the smoke cleared Shadow was barely standing, with his clothe’s smoldering, and smoke emitting from his body. He huffed, and puffed. “Wow, you’re persistent, I’ll give you that.” Pinkie said as she observed him. “Hey before you die, can you smile? I’ve always wanted to see someone smile before they meet their doom.” “Sorry to disappoint you, but I’m not yielding anytime soon.” Shadow said firmly. 4 Androids surrounded Shadow, and simultaneously punched him all over his body, making him come to his knees. More Androids surrounded Shadow as all of them started to unleash a barrage of punches, and kicks on him, which Shadow was barely able to block. Shadow generated green chaos energy in his hands, and used them to create a dual handed spear as he blew the androids away. Shadow was then hit by another of Pinkie’s projectiles and slid against the ground. He groaned as he did and struggled to rise, making Pinkie just sighed. “Shady, Shady, Shady, Shady.” Pinkie said as she shook her head. “It would be a lot more fun if you would just stay down, and take your end like you’re supposed to.” “I…..can’t….do…that.” Shadow said as he rose with great effort, and could barely stand. “Why?” Pinkie asked. “At this point, you’re pretty much screwed. I’m all for being ridiculous, but at this point, this is even too much for me.” “Giving up now.......would mean giving up on you Pinkie.” Shadow responded. “What?” Pinkie asked with curiosity and surprise, not expecting that response. “I made a promise to protect people and their happiness.” Shadow said. “But out of all of them, your happiness is the one I want to protect the most. Of all of the people I’ve met, you’re the only one who always looks for the best of things, and no matter how hard things, get you strive to remain optimistic, and cheerful. You try to spread this sense of joy to others as well. You have possibly the greatest amount I've ever met. Failing to protect that would bring great sadness. I would not only let Maria down, but you as well, and I REFUSE let that happen.” Shadow’s hands then glowed even more brightly with Chaos Energy. “W-Wow!” Pinkie managed to say as she took in all of Shadow's word with a surprised look as her eyes met te ground, with a flurry of conflicted emotions in her head. “I-I didn't know you actually felt that way about me Shady, and this is why you’re trying so hard. I-.” Pinkie’s eyes briefly flashed to blue, before returning to their new red color. “-think that’s hilarious! Haven’t you noticed that I’ve changed, and I’ve got new things to make me happy? Like finishing you? If you helped me with that, I would be SUPER happy!” “No, you wouldn’t be because as of right now , you’re not her.” Shadow declared with determination. “The real Pinkie is in there somewhere, and I WILL bring her back. Even though she’s super irritating, and won’t ever leave me alone, her happiness is what I fight for now.” Shadow now stood firmer, while Pinkie just yawned. “You need to get me in contact with your writer.” Pinkie told him. “He gives you some funny material to work with.” Pinkie snapped her fingers and a row of 5 Shadow Androids rushed towards Shadow. Just as they neared closer to him, Shadow removed his inhibitor rings, surrounding himself in a red/yellow aura of surging Chaos energy with his pupils, and iris’s vanishing. Shadow then burst through the row of Shadow Androids incinerating them completely as well as the fake emeralds. “Oooooh, flashy!” Pinkie said as she put on a pair of pink sunglasses to watch Shadow’s onslaught. Shadow continued to charge through the Shadow Androids, destroying them entirely. 4 Shadow Androids unleashed missiles on him, but Shadow fired a row of large red Chaos spears to destroy them. A group of Shadow Androids teleported, but Shadow himself teleported, and in a flash of red Chaos energy, the parts of the Shadow Androids reappeared and crashed towards the ground. Shadow then super-charged a Chaos Spear and fired a large bolt which destroyed many Shadow Androids. Pinkie clapped her hands in delight at the destruction and carnage and laughed maniacally. Shadow then stopped, and rested on his knees, huffing, and puffing as his aura flickered. There were still many Shadow Androids left who surrounded him. “(Damn, I’m not sure how much longer I can maintain this form. I need to end this now).” Shadow thought to himself. He then crossed his arms and started to collect a large amount of Chaos energy into his body. “That looks like it’s going to be a blast!” Pinkie said as she observed Shadow charging. She then turned towards the Shadow Androids. “Can you guys do that? Try it.” The Shadow Androids obeyed Pinkie’s command and began to copy Shadow, surrounding themselves in a dark purple/black aura of Chaos Energy, though their aura's were smaller and weaker than Shadow’s. Pinkie herself started to charge another shot from her party cannon but with more energy and time. Both groups began to charge their attacks. “Chaos…….Blast!!!!!” Shadow said as he unleashed a huge wave of red Chaos Energy at the Androids. “Fire!!!!!!” Pinkie shouted happily as the Androids released their own weaker version of Chaos Blast, and she shot a large dark/purple energy sphere from her cannon which added to the energy wave created by the Shadow Androids. Both of their attacks collided creating a power struggle. It appeared at first that the androids and Pinkie had more power than Shadow as their energy wave started to overtake his, but Shadow took a brief pause and fired even more, energy into his Chaos Blast which pushed the attack of the Androids back. Eventually, both attacks reached an unstable, stalemate which resulted in a red/dark purple/black explosion which engulfed the room. “Wheeeeeeeeee!!!!!!” Pinkie shouted as the explosion engulfed the entire room. The explosion then died down, and the entire area was completely destroyed with the floor ripped apart, the ceiling falling, and walls crumbling. The Shadow Androids had been destroyed in the engulfing explosion, and bits/pieces of them were lying all over the area. Amidst the rubble, Pinkie crawled her way out. Her outfit was now covered with burn marks and was smoldering. Her hair was also smoking as well. She coughed out some smoke and observed the destruction around her with a grin. She then saw the remains of her party cannon on the ground and got a slight frown. “Awww, that was my favorite party cannon.” Pinkie said slightly annoyed. She then turned, and saw Shadow lying on the ground a few feet away from her and skipped over towards him. Shadow wasn't moving, and his eyes were closed. His aura was gone, and his rings weren't present either. “Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.” Pinkie said as she poked Shadow repeatedly, making him let out a small groan. “Goodie, you’re still alive!” Pinkie said. “I’ve got a special treat for you, Shady.” Pinkie then pulled out of her hair, a marshmallow. Pinkie charged the marshmallow causing it to glow with dark purple/black energy. She then held Shadow’s nose in order for him to open his mouth, which he did with a gasp. Pinkie then prepared to put the marshmallow in his mouth. “You wanna know what death taste like, Shady?” Pinkie asked with a wicked grin. Just as she was about to drop the marshmallow in his mouth. Shadow suddenly grabbed her arm. Pinkie looked on at him slightly shocked. “Now.......here’s the finale.” Shadow said weakly as he surrounded himself in a red/yellow aura, and transmitted it to Pinkie as well. Pinkie screamed as Chaos Energy overflowed in her. As Shadow’s energy overcame her as dark purple/black aura engulfed Pinkie, which caught Shadow’s attention. “(Just as I thought).” Shadow thought to himself. He then charged more Chaos Energy to Pinkie, which soon clashed with the dark aura around her. Shadow’s Chaos Energy soon overwhelmed the dark aura of Pinkie, and it vanished. When it did, Shadow stopped charging energy into Pinkie and she fell on the ground unconscious. Shadow struggled to stand up and looked down at her. “I was right. She was under the influence of negative Chaos Energy.” Shadow said to himself. “This must be the same for Sunset, and the others. I have to go warn….ugh!” Shadow then fell on his hands. He looked at his hand and saw it blurred. “I stayed too long in my chaos forms. I can barely stand, or keep myself composed. I hate to say this, but it’s up to you Sonic. Don’t be a fool, and fail.” Shadow said as he then passed out next to Pinkie.