Shadow vs Eclipse
Eclipse stared in horror towards Shadow, who was giving him a hostile look as he prepared to fight. Eclipse then backed up with disbelief towards his Dark Arms, who seemed worried to see him in such a state.
"H-how can this be?! You were under my control! How could you have resisted?! " Eclipse demanded.
"I had some help." Shadow responded, causing Eclipse to form an intense glare full of rage.
"It was those earthlings!" He realized as he clenched his fist tightly. "How dare they! I swear, I'm going to eviscerate them!"
"You won't get the chance." Shadow told him. "Because I'm going to finish you here once and for all."
Shadow started to walk towards Eclipse, whose rage turned to worry as he backed up even further. He then formed a serious look as he stood his ground in front of Shadow.
"Shadow, listen to me, you can't do this. Our species is endangered. We have to stick together. If you turn on me, you're dooming our race to extinction. You don't belong with those earthlings. There's nothing for you if you stay with them." Eclipse pleaded. "Please, don't make me fight you, brother."
"I'm not your brother. I've chosen my fate. My mission is to protect the planet and that means ending you." Shadow answered, causing Eclipse to growl.
"Fine! Then the massacre will start with you!" Eclipse declared. "Cyzer!"
Cyzer leaped towards Eclipse, causing his hands to transform into blue gloves with eyes on the palms. The eyes then began to glow and Eclipse fired a beam towards Shadow, who evaded it using his speed. Using both hands, Eclipse began to rapidly fire lasers at Shadow, who managed to dodge them as he moved around the area. As he dodged, Shadow suddenly felt his body becoming slower and sluggish as he nearly fell forward. Eclipse saw this and fired two beams from his hands. Shadow managed to lift up his arms and blocked them using his inhibitor rings, though he slid back as a result. He then began to pant as Eclipse smirked.
"You fool, what were you thinking?! Did you forget that I hinder your abilities?! Before, my Dark Arms and I nearly tore you apart! This time, you're as good as dead!" Eclipse boasted as he charged another beam towards Shadow.
Shadow grit his teeth. Everything Eclipse said was true, but he couldn't let him win no matter what. As Eclipse fired his beam, Shadow moved to dodge. However, when he did, Shadow suddenly felt something enter his body, causing the sluggishness he felt earlier to vanish. Shadow felt an increase in speed as well and using this, he easily avoided Eclipses laser and dashed towards with a powerful punch, sending Eclipse backward and to the floor. Shadow then stared at his hand in confusion, while Eclipse looked on in astonishment.
"What?!" Eclipse cried.
"What just happened? How was I able to override his blockage?" Shadow wondered out loud.
Just then, a white aura came on Shadow's body and three white Wisps emerged from him, causing him to stare at them alongside Eclipse.
"Wisp?! What are they-" Eclipse exclaimed before he gasped as he looked behind Shadow.
Shadow turned around to see not just Yacker but a variety of different colored Wisp alongside him. They floated mid-air before they came and surrounded Shadow as Yacker came to face to face with him.
"Of course. Like Eclipse's Dark Arms, you Wisps give special abilities of your own. Those white ones increased my speed and allowed me to attack Eclipse." Shadow deduced, making Yacker nod in agreement.
"Hmph. Well, since Eclipse has his Dark Arms, I guess this only fair. Ok then Wisp, let's use this power of yours." Shadow continued as he turned to face Eclipse with the Wisps behind him.
"You think these inferior creatures can stand up to my Dark Arms?! You're an even bigger fool than I thought!" Eclipse roared as he fired another laser beam towards Shadow.
As he did, a Cyan Wisp whose body was shaped similar to a lightning bolt entered Shadow's body, making him give off a cyan aura, which deflected Eclipse's laser. Shadow's body then began to charge as Eclipse started to fire more blast. In response, Shadow suddenly turned into a cyan laser that moved in a zig-zag manner, reflecting Eclipse's beams before he crashed into Eclipse himself, knocking Cyzer out of him as he was blown to the ground. Shadow then returned to normal, slightly dazed as the Wisp left his body and he stared down Eclipse.
"Impressive." He admitted as he clenched his fist.
Eclipse rose from the ground as Cyzer was on the floor behind him. Eclipse noticed this and formed a look of concern, which then turned to anger as he faced Shadow.
"Cregal, come to me! The rest of you, tend to Cyzer!" Eclipse ordered, causing Cregal to enter his body while his fellow Dark Arms attended to Cyzer.
Cregal went inside Eclipse, causing his arms to transform into large red wings as he took to the air. Eclipse then came flying down towards Shadow, who braced for impact. Before he could, a Crimson Wisp, which had three eyes and wide spikes emerging from its head, entered him, transforming him into a crimson eagle as he flew ahead, dodging Eclipse's strike. Eclipse scowled as he flew above to face Shadow's new form. The two of them soared throughout the air, clashing as they went through each other. As they were about to collide one more time, the crimson eagle did a mid-air dash, gaining a slightly flaming aura as it crashed into Eclipse, sending him down on the ground. Eclipse landed on the ground as Cregal fell out of him. Mid-air, Shadow returned to normal as he landed safely Eclipse saw the injured Cregal and put himself defensively in front of him.
"We're not done yet! Rhygenta!" Eclipse called as Rhygenta fused with his body, turning his arm into a purple sonic cannon, while the rest of the Dark Arms brought Cregal to where Cyzer was.
Eclipse aimed his sonic cannon at Shadow and released a sonic wave. As it headed towards him, a Magenta Wisp resembling a musical note fused with him, causing Shadow to become a giant musical note as he floated mid-air. The note began to bounce around in the air, releasing purple sound waves that collided with Eclipse's sonic blast. The two attacks began to cancel each other out as they clashed for a while before Rhygenta fell out of Eclipse, exhausted as the same happened to the Magenta Wisp. Eclipse tended to Rhygenta as he placed him gently on the floor while Shadow caught the Wisp.
"You did well." Eclipse told Rhygenta.
"Stand down." Shadow said to Magenta Wisp before he turned to face Eclipse.
"Blurk!" Eclipse yelled, causing Blurk to come into Eclipse as his entire body was transformed into blue armor. He then gave a wicked grin.
"I'm invincible in this form! You don't stand a chance!" Eclipse yelled as he charged towards Shadow. Eclipse then tried to slash him but Shadow jumped as the ground exploded.
Above, Shadow was looking down towards Eclipse before the Blue Wisp resembling a cube with three eyes, entered him, transforming his body into a giant blue cube. The cube came crashing down towards Eclipse, who raised his arms to block it. The result was a giant blue shockwave, which caused both Shadow and Eclipse to blow away from each other as their respective Wisps and Dark Arms left their bodies. The two of them slid against the ground as Shadow approached the Wisp while Eclipse got closer to the Dark Arms. Eclipse looked back to see that his first four Dark Arms were out of commission. He then turned to Pyke and Grake, who looked unsure and somewhat frightened.
"Listen, I know you two are new and it may seem scary, but I need your help. He'll kill us all if you don't. We have to defend our race." Eclipse said to them in a soft tone, making the two Dark Arms turn to each other before Pyke nodded and entered Eclipse. Eclipse's hands then turned into giant pink sharp claws as he displayed them to Shadow with a mad grin.
"Oooooh, I'm going to enjoy impaling you!" Eclipse said with delight as he fired a series of sharp spikes toward Shadow.
Shadow stood his ground as a Pink Wisp with a spiky head fused with him, causing Shadow to turn into a pink spike ball as he rolled towards Eclipse, making the spikes he shot bounce off him. As the spike ball got closer, Eclipse brought down both of his hands as he attempted to stop it, causing his spikes to collide with the spike ball's. Eclipse struggled to hold it in place as the spike ball rolled and Eclipse started to slide back. After a while, the Pink Wisp and Pyke gave out as they left Shadow and Eclipse's bodies as the two of them turned to normal. Shadow tried to kick Eclipse with a flaring strike but Eclipse managed to jump back.
"Grake! You're my only hope!" Eclipse called out, making the Dark Arm immediately approach him. The result caused Eclipse to form two giant gray gauntlets on his arms. He then glowered as he came to Shadow and attempted to punch him many times. Shadow was able to dodge Eclipse's strike and when he dodged the last one, Eclipse's fist struck the floor, causing a small tremor which threw Shadow off his balance as he wobbled. Eclipse then was going to release another blow. As he was going to, a Gray Wisp, which looked 3-dimensional and resembled a rock, came to his aid, turning Shadow into a giant iron ball as Eclipses's fist reached him, making a giant shockwave in the process. Eclipse then released a series of punches, each making a gray shockwave, but not moving the iron ball. The last hit Eclipse did caused the iron ball to jump. When it came down, it released a giant destructive shockwave which blew Eclipse away as Grake left his body and he landed on the floor. Eclipse then slowly lifted himself off the ground, though he was quite injured and it was a struggle to rise. He then turned to see Grake lying on the ground, barely conscious.
"Grake? Buddy? We're not done yet.."Eclipse said to him but Grake didn't respond. Eclipse then turned around to see the rest of the Dark Arms. It was clear they were in no condition to fight.
Shadow landed on the ground from the impact as the exhausted Gray Wisp left his body while others flew around him. He then knelt on the ground as he panted slightly, indicating he was somewhat tired as well. He then noticed Eclipse's state.
"It's over. You're finished." Shadow said to him. "Your Dark Arms are out of commission.
Eclipse scowled but he knew Shadow was telling the truth. Shadow had extra Wisp despite his tired state while Eclipse had nothing.
"(No! I've come this far! I won't let him ruin my plan!)" Eclipse thought in a determined tone. ("It seems as though it's time.")
Eclipse then chuckled, much to Shadow's confusion as he glared towards him.
"What's so funny? You've lost." Shadow demanded as Eclipse threw his head back as his laughter grew louder. The Wisp were unnerved while Shadow glared at him more.
"Shadow, you are mistaken. I still have one more trump card left! Observe!" Eclipse demanded as he closed his eyes and concentrated. He then raised his hand up in the air.
"Come, serve me!" Eclipse yelled.
"What are yo-?" Shadow started to say before heard a loud rumbling sound, startling him and the Wisp, making the latter frightened.
"What's going on?!" Shadow stated.
Suddenly, a large violet creature several times the size of the Wisp appeared. It resembled them somewhat but it had a more sinister appearance. Its head was similar to a garlic bulb and it lacked eyes but had a wide mouth with an array of sharp teeth. It had two curved horns on the side of its head and on the top was a spiky flower-like appendage. Three layers of fringed leaf-like collars made up its lower body while it had several ragged and cloth like purple tentacles. It had two larger tentacles extending from its sides which had large sharp jaws and several pink eyes. The Wisps looked on in horror as most of them fled immediately as they scattered around, leaving Yacker and Shadow, though Yacker couldn't even move due to being frozen with fright.
"What is that?!" Shadow said as he looked up at the monster.
"This, my dear brother, is the Mother Wisp, the creator of the Wisp and this planet! And she is now under my control! I simply fed her some Red Fruit and she became my loyal puppet! She's going to kill you! The Mother Wisp is the most powerful of her species! You can't stand up to her!" Eclipse boasted with a mad grin.
Hearing this made Yacker's eye widen as the Nega-Mother Wisp looked down at him and Shadow. It let out a loud roar, slightly blowing Shadow and Yacker back before it launched one of its tentacles at them. Using his speed, Shadow was able to pull Yacker out of harm's way as it's tentacle made a loud explosion on the ground, causing dust to cover everything. When the dust cleared, Shadow and Yacker were gone as the Nega-Mother Wisp floated next to Eclipse.
"No matter. They'll be dead once the Mother Wisp ravages this whole planet! Go and kill them!" Eclipse ordered, causing the Nega-Mother Wisp to head out while he looked back at his Dark Arms the same way a parent would look at an injured child. He then approached them.
Meanwhile, Rouge's team had discovered another Red Fruit Tree as they came face to face with it. Omega had turned his hands into cannons and was prepared to destroy it.
"*sigh*, It really is no fun when there is no struggle." Omega lamented.
"Don't be such a sadist." Rouge told him.
Pinkie was looking out as she wore a slightly uneasy look on her face.
"Hey, you guys think Shadow's ok, right?" She asked to the others.
"Don't you worry. Shadow's too stubborn to get killed. And besides, he doesn't make the same mistake twice. I'm sure he knows how to handle Eclipse." Rouge reassured.
"She's right. And also, we have to focus on our own thing, remember?" Sunset reminded her as Pinkie still looked slightly unsure.
In the corner of her eye, Starlight noticed something was heading in their direction from her right. She then turned in that direction as she squinted to have a better look.
"Hey. I think somethin-" Starlight started to say before she was suddenly interrupted by the sudden arrival of Shadow, making her hair blow and nearly knocking her over as she nearly fainted.
"It's almost as bad as when Sonic does it." Starlight murmured as she got her balance.
"Shadow!" Pinkie exclaimed. "See, I knew he was ok!"
Rouge let out a small smile before she faced Shadow.
"Well, that didn't take too long. Did you finish Eclipse?" She asked.
"I'm afraid not." Shadow said, making everyone's eyes widen.
"No? Then that means there are still aliens to slaughter?" Omega eagerly asked.
"Would you cool it with wanting to destroy everything?" Sunset said to him. She then looked at Shadow.
"What do you mean?" She questioned.
Before Shadow could explain, Yacker suddenly started making rapid noises and he seemed quite distressed.
"Wow, wow, Slow down." Starlight said as she tried to calm him down. "What did he say?"
Rouge looked down at the Miles Electric and then translated.
"He said his mother is in danger." Rouge said in a confused tone. "Shadow, what does he mean?
Just then, the team heard a loud monstrous roar, startling them and causing them to look up to find its source. In the sky, they saw the Nega-Mother Wisp going on a rampage as fired dark purple spheres everywhere on the ground, causing havoc and destruction on the planet. The party looked on in a mixture of surprise and shock at the behemoth.
"That." Shadow said.
"Wow! That's Super-duper freaky-deaky!" Pinkie cried.
"Shadow, what happened?" Sunset said in a quizzical tone.
"Eclipse found the Mother Wisp, the creator of the Wisp and infected her with his Red Fruit. Now it's under his control and at this rate, it could destroy the entire planet. " Shadow elaborated as he and the others watched its rampage.
"How are we supposed to deal with something like that?!"Starlight said in a bewildered manner.
"According to Eclipse, the Mother Wisp is the most powerful Wisp." Shadow added.
"My data show's that its power reading is vastly superior to these other weak creatures we have encountered. It is almost off the scale. I hate to admit this but shooting it would be ineffective. I estimate that something of this scale would require the Chaos Emeralds." Omega stated.
"Perfect. And we don't have any." Rouge groaned as she face palmed.
"A shame Chaos Control doesn't let me traverse across galaxies." Shadow expressed with dismay.
"Well, we have to do something! We didn't come all this way just to let this planet get destroyed!" Pinkie said with determination.
"You're right, but what?" Sunset questioned.
Starlight looked around at the team and the Nega-Mother Wisp rampage. Pinkie was absolutely right, they had to save Planet Wisp. But they were in a tight spot seeing as they didn't have any way to access the Chaos Emeralds. Starlight continued to be in deep thought as she went over all the situations she had been in. Maybe....
"Sunset, how do you and Pinkie do that thing when you grow ears and float with magic?" Starlight suddenly asked, causing Sunset to turn to her
"Ponying up? Well, we either have to do something related to the element we have or just concentrate on it." Sunset told her. " Mine is Empathy and Pinkie's is Laughter."
"Yep!" Pinkie happily agreed.
Starlight though about what Sunset had said. She didn't have an element, but she was associated with an emotion that resonated with her deeply. Forgiveness.
"I see. Let's hope this works then." Starlight said, as all eyes were on her now.
"What does?" Shadow quizzically said as Starlight closed her eyes.
Starlight heavily began to concentrate on Forgiveness. She thought about how she had forgiven herself and the forgiveness that her friends had given her and made that her number one priority in her mind. As she did, her body started to glow a light purple shade, much to everyone else's surprise and she rose up in the air. Starlight focused harder and harder until two pony ears started to form and her hair grew longer. A brilliant purple light shone as Starlight displayed herself to the team with Pinkie, Sunset, Yacker, and Rouge looking on in awe while Shadow and Omega didn't seem to interested as she descended down.
"It worked!" She cheered as she began to examine herself.
"Starlight! You ponied up!" Pinkie excitedly said.
"But, how did you?" Sunset inquired.
"I'd like an explanation too seeing as I don't understand what just happened." Rouge chimed it.
"Well, I thought about what Sunset said about focusing on an element. I didn't have one, but forgiveness is something I'm big on. Also, I've always had a thing with magic, so I'm kind of a natural at using it and figuring it out." Starlight answered.
"Well, I guess it's impressive and all, but how does this help us exactly?" Shadow asked. "What do you have in mind?"
"I heard you guys talk about not having those Chaos Emeralds here. I remembered I know a good transportation spell that usually takes people somewhere or lets me transport things where I want. I figured if I ponied up here, I could tweak it a little to get those Emeralds here." Starlight explained before she turned to Pinkie and Sunset. "The thing is, it requires a lot of magic, so I'm going to need your help to do it.
"Of course." Sunset agreed.
"You betcha!" Pinkie said.
Starlight then turned to Shadow.
"You mentioned something called Chaos Control. I assume it's something related to those Emeralds, right?" Starlight asked him.
"Yes, why?" Shadow responded.
"For it to work right, I'm going to need you to tap into that power to get those Emeralds. " Starlight elaborated. "While I use the spell, you need to activate it."
"Fine." Shadow agreed.
"You're sure this will work?" Rouge asked Starlight.
"I admit, I'm not 100 percent sure, but at this point, we don't have many options left." Starlight replied. Rouge knew she was right there.
"Ok then, everyone get in a circle." Starlight instructed as she, Shadow, Pinkie, and Sunset formed a circle as Rouge, Omega and Yacker watched.
"Now, hold hands." Starlight then ordered much to Shadow's dismay as Starlight grabbed Pinkie and Sunset's hands.
"Wait, what? Hand holding?" Shadow said with slight disbelief.
"It's the only way for it to work." Starlight told him.
Pinkie eagerly held her hand out to Shadow as he slightly groaned. He wasn't really on board with it.
"Stop being such a big baby and grab their hands already! We have no time to lose!" Rouge yelled, making Shadow grumble slightly. He knew he had no choice.
Shadow first held onto Pinkie's hand, making her beam to him as he slightly looked away. He then gave his free hand to Sunset, who took it and gave Shadow a look of reassurance. The three of them were now connected with Starlight.
"Ok, here goes!" Starlight announced with conviction.
Starlight's body began to glow purple as she shut her eyes tightly and focused on casting the spell. As she glew, Pinkie and Sunset were enveloped in pink and orange aura's respectively, which were then transferred to Starlight, making her aura grow larger and brighter. A green flicker started to appear above her head. Starlight increased her concentration as she started to sweat and struggled to keep the flicker present. It grew larger and started to form a green swirling portal. Starlight tried her best to keep it open as it became more difficult for her.
"Shadow, now!" Starlight called to him as he faced the swirling portal.
"Chaos...Control!" Shadow yelled, causing another green warp portal to surround the swirling portal. The two then merged, making a giant white flash with a green outline. The flash then died down and become another portal of the same color. From the portal, the 7 Chaos Emeralds then emerged from it as they floated in the air with brilliance. This was seen by the others save for Starlight.
"We did it!" Pinkie happily yelled.
Starlight opened her eyes to see the Emeralds. As she did, she released her concentration as she stopped glowing and let go of Sunset and Pinkie's hands, causing them to do the same to Shadow. She returned to normal and looked completely exhausted. Starlight fell back but Rouge caught her before she hit the ground as Pinkie and Sunset rushed to her side.
"It.....worked...." Starlight weakly said
"It did. I have to admit, that was some impressive work." Rouge praised as Starlight gave a weak smile.
"Starlight, are you ok?" Sunset asked.
"I'll be fine....that spell....just took a lot more out of me than I thought." Starlight answered.
The 7 Chaos Emeralds floated in front of the rest of the team as they looked in awe at the gems. Shadow then stepped forward, causing the Emeralds to circle him.
"Now it's my turn." Shadow said as the Emeralds started to rapidly spin around him as he glowed his eyes before they entered his body.
The result of the Emeralds coming to Shadow caused his entire hair and clothes to turn a golden lemon cream color as he was surrounded by a flaming golden aura, making him now Super Shadow. Super Shadow stood in front of the rest of the group as they looked on with impressed looks. Yacker then made some noises which Rouge picked up with the Miles Electric.
"He says 'Please save my mama'." Rouge said to Super Shadow as Yacker looked at him with a sad look.
"Don't worry, I'm ending this once and for all." Super Shadow declared as he rose up and took off in a blazing aura while the others watched.
"Go get em Shadow!!!!" Pinkie cheered as Super Shadow flew off in the distance.