//------------------------------// // 20: Shutting Down The Towers And A Shocking Revelation // Story: Spike's Frontier // by dragonfan101 //------------------------------// Spike and Sonic had to fly all the way back to Kronos as they felt something was happening there, when they arrived they saw that massive towers had appeared on the side they haven't previously explored before. "Those are the largest towers i've ever seen.." Spike said in awe as they landed on the ground and exited their forms. Spike had noticed Sonic was looking really weak. "Sonic! Are you okay?!" Spike asked worried. "Don't worry about it, it's almost done.." Sonic said getting up, Spike then realized all the cyber energy he's absorbed may finally be catching on to him. Spike then felt something in his head and he groaned in pain. Spike?" Tails asked as he had just arrived, he tried to help him up but his hand phased right through him Spike's body began to glow more as electricity in the colors of the emeralds have started flowing around it, Spike's body grew even more, it eventually stopped as he calmed down. "I knew we had a reason for concern" Tails said with worry as he got a good look at him now, Spike opened his eyes and saw tails was even smaller and Sonic looked at him in shock. "Guys?" what happened?" Spike asked as he took heavy breaths. "You grew even more.." Sonic said surprised. Spike was now over 7 feet tall, his spine had become much sharper as they looked really sharp, and his body had shown more signs of muscle, he looked at himself and was surprised. "Guess you we're right tails..." Spike said sadly as he looked at it. "Are you doing okay though?" Sonic asked and Spike nodded. "Yeah, i'm fine now, i just hope this is the last time this happens.." Spike said hopefully. Tails then noticed the sword on his waist. "Where did you get that?" Tails asked pointing at it. "The Titan we fought used this thing after we beat it the sword shrunk down, i decided it was best not to be left to rot so i took it up." Spike said pulling it out and swinging it. "Fascinating..." Tails said amazed. Before they could continue they heard the voice speak up again. " The final lock has been revealed, silence the six towers. Tear down the walls between dimensions." the voice spoke. "Oh good, i thought you said there was gonna be a surprise Titan.." Sonic said weakly. "Sonic you don't have to do this, you can stay and rest for a bit, i can handle myself now.." Spike said with worry. "No.. i'm not gonna give up, we're so close now." Sonic said getting up and Spike sighed as he knew he wouldn't stop him. "Okay then.." Spike said with worry. "Sonic?" tails asked with worry. "Hang tight partner, we're almost through this." Sonic said ready to go. "Be careful you two" Tails said hoping they'd be okay. "Careful? Where's the fun in that?" Sonic asked and Spike shook his head. Sonic chuckled as he knew something was wrong. Spike and Sonic then proceeded to run to the first tower, Spike was getting really worried as Sonic was now falling a little behind, they then had to climb the first one using springs and rails to fly upwards, they then had used pathways that were around the place, Spike had quickly gotten used to his new height, as he took that as an advantage to take down any enemy's that came in their way. Spike had slashed at multiple enemy's with his new sword starting to get used to it. "You sure got the hang of that fast" Sonic said as they continued climbing. "running fast isn't the only kind of "Fast" you know?" Spike told him and Sonic chuckled at that. "Your right on that." Sonic said agreeing as they continued. They then had hit a few more springs and flew through some more pink rings as they finally landed on the top. Spike looked around and was just amazed at how high they were. "Now even Twilight's castle is this high..." Spike said in shock. The two of them approached the first device and placed their hands on it, the device turned blue and the spires above them had stopped as it was shut down. "Great now we can.." Spike then groaned again as he started to see something. They saw a vision of what looked like an emerald in a vault with two Ancients looking at it. "The Chaos Engines are harnessing the emeralds powers perfectly" One of them said. "Finally some good news, hopefully their power will be enough to help us escape." The other one said hopefully. Spike and Sonic soon regained focus as it ended and Spike looked at it confused. "Escape from what?" Spike asked worried. They had no time for answers right now as they needed to keep going, Spike had picked up Sonic and flew him down to the bottom of the next tower at fast speeds as his new powers made him much faster then before. They then proceeded to climb the second one, they had to platform their way through more hazards and wall climb their way to more places, they finished the thing off by grind railing of to the top and grabbing a ledge that brought them to the top and they walked to the next one. "Two down." Spike said as they shut down the next one. Spike and Sonic groaned again as they felt another vision happen. We see a view of what looks like a planet, something really bad then happens. a shadow comes over the planet as dozens of ships leave the thing as quickly as possible ,a large laser cuts through the thing and Spike looks on with horror as it was completely destroyed, he saw more of the Ancients as they looked depressed and extremely sad that they had lost their home. Spike regained his focus and looked at the thing with sadness and horror. "They lost their home... they lost.. everything..." Spike says extremely depressed knowing that, he then notices Sonic has more Cyber energy coming across him and he looks really worried at that. "Sonic!" Spike shouted going to help him up, he then saw Sage had teleported in front of them. 'Your Cyber corruption is accelerating, how can you smile when you can barely stand?" She asked with worry, Spike then decided to answer it for her. "He never gives up, no matter what he does, he won't stop until he's saved his friends" Spike said sadly as Sonic was walking slowly, Sage simply shook her head sadly and teleported away. Spike then decided to stop running. "Alright Sonic, no more running, I'm gonna fly us over to the towers from now on alright?" Spike said picking him up. "Where's.. the fun.. without the challenge.." Sonic asked. "Sonic face it, if we don't get this done soon your done, i may have some in me, but it's not nearly as bad as you." Spike said having enough of him trying to make things look like their okay. "I'm sorry Spike, but i can't give up." Sonic said still trying to go but Spike grabbed his shoulder. "We won't give up, this will just make things quicker, trust me." Spike told him, Sonic looked at himself again and saw that he was right and this was serious, he then looked at Spike and nodded. "Just don't drop me.." Sonic told him. Spike nodded with a smile. "Don't worry buddy, i won't." Spike said wrapping his arms around him, he then raised his wings and took off to the next tower with high speeds Spike had hurried as quickly as he could, the next tower was near the area where they fought Giganto, he flew high as he could but felt Sonic had more energy spread making him hurry even faster. "Hang on Sonic, we're almost done." Spike said worried as he flew on. Spike landed on the top of the next tower and gently placed Sonic down, he then walked over to the device and shut down the next tower. Spike then proceeded to have another vision yet again, this time he saw all the ships the Ancients were in flying through space, they suddenly had an aura come around them and they all came to what looks like their planet. The Ancients are watching the emerald in the vault as it was glowing brightly, they were partially blinded as it glowed brighter. "What are the Chaos Emeralds reacting to?! "One of them asked shocked. "Some kind of power source is drawing them in, we've lost control of navigation!" the other said as they kept getting closer. Spike then saw one more vision of what looked like a large green emerald on the grass. Spike then regained focus and looked on with interest. "That must have been the Master Emerald, it must have drawn the emeralds to this world.." Spike said as he thought of ways why they came here, Sonic looked slightly surprised by that. "Then who originally made the Master Emerald, i know it's been in the protection of Knuckles's kind for thousands of years, but to predate their own tribe.." Sonic said interested. Spike then regained his focus again and decided to keep going. "We'll talk this over with Tails later, we got three more to go." Spike said looking at the next tower. "Your right let's go." Sonic said as Spike picked him up again and flew to the next one. Spike had made his way back over to the crater they fought Giganto. "This is where i first became super.." Spike said remembering the first time he used them. "You know looking back on how small you were and now the fact your literally carrying me, i've heard of " They grow up so fast".. but this is something else" Sonic said chuckling a little and Spike laughed at that. "Yeah, really is something else." Spike said as he flew on. He landed on the top of the tower once more and shut down the thing once more. Spike groaned again as he had yet another vision. He then saw a tall Ancient in front of a bunch of smaller ones, Spike had assumed it was an elder of sorts. "Although are home world was lost, our history was not, thanks to Cyber Space, and the kindness of one individual who helped us in return for protection. His Koco inside him glowed as he activated a Cyberspace portal, smaller ones looked at it with amazement. "All our hopes, our dreams, and memories can be stored in Cyber Space and accessed at anytime" The elder explained. They then heard heavy footsteps as someone else entered the room. "How is everything going?" A female voice aske, Spike couldn't see the figure as the perspective was not on it, but Spike got a weird feeling from it. " Everything is going splendidly, thanks to the emeralds." The elder spoke and the figure smile at that. "I'm glad to hear that, i wonder what will happen with what else you all can make." The voice said with kindness. "Words cannot describe how grateful we all are for you allowing us to form our new home around your own, nothing can express our gratitude for what you've done." The elder said gratefully. "After learning what happened to you all.. i just couldn't let you all have no where to live, i'm glad you all are adjusting, i'm still very sorry on what happened to your home." the female voice said sadly. "It is okay, thanks to you, we will live on. Our king gladly will repay for your help when you need it" The elder told her. "I'm fine for now, thank you. I just hope things will look bright from here on." She said hopefully. Spike continued to listen to the voice, he was so confused, he never heard it and yet it sounded.. familiar. Another Ancient had came into the place looking worried. "Elder, Madam, you two are needed" he said with worry, the figure looked confused at that. "Why? What's wrong?" She asked "What's happened?" The elder asked. "It followed us, this world is in danger, her child is in danger." He told him, they both looked shocked and scarred as they heard that. "What?" She asked worried as things fade to black. Spike and Sonic soon opened they're eyes again and looked surprised. "Who was that?" Sonic asked surprised. "I don't know.. i have a strange feeling about it though.." Spike said as he felt the voice was so familiar. He then noticed Sonic was becoming even more corrupted as he was breathing heavily. "Sonic!" Spike shouted with worry as he tried helping him up. Sage then teleported in front of them again. "I told you, if he absorbed to much energy.. he'll become corrupted.." She said sadly "We're so close now, come on Sonic." Spike said helping him up. "he is lost, i'm sorry Spike, there is nothing i can do." She said sadly before teleporting away. "What did she mean by that Spike?" Sonic asked confused as he was trying to get up. "I'll tell you on the way to the next tower. let's go." Spike said as he picked him up and flew to the next tower telling him everything. "So she told you that the energy will corrupt us, if we absorb to much? And she agreed to allow us to do our jobs as long as it meant stopping something bad?" sonic asked shocked. "Yeah... i'm really sorry i didn't tell you, but it was the only way i could find things out around here" Spike said regretfully " Hey it's okay, sure it's really wrong that you didn't tell me this, but it was to try to help save us. And that's something i can't be mad over." Sonic said with a smile and Spike was surprised. "your not mad that i lied?" Spike said confused and Sonic shook his head. "It was to help save our friends, even if it was at our own cost, i'm just glad you told me now Spike" Sonic said and Spike sighed in relief. "I'm still sorry i lied, but i'll make it up to you all by freeing our friends." Spike said determined. "I like the sound of that, let's keep moving." Sonic said as they flew to the next one. They landed on the next one yet again and like before they shut it down. "One more to go." Spike said as they were so close to being done. Spike and Sonic groaned again as they felt another vision come again. This time they saw an emerald in a vault giving power to Giganto. Two ancients and the figure were watching things go on. "I really hope this works, i can't allow myself to lose my home and my child," The figure said hopefully. "Don't you worry, these chaos powered Titans will be the key to victory this time as the other walked up. "If not, it's been decided that a small group will bring the emeralds to the larger one we found, while we use their power to teleport her child somewhere safe and she guards the Cyberspace realm." He told them. "Are you sure there's no other way we can do this? This would mean my child wouldn't have me there for him for most of his life, we may never even meet.." She said sadly. " I'm terribly sorry for this, we should have taken more caution if this monster followed us here. if we had.. you could have gotten to be the mother you've wanted." The elder said sadly, she had tears coming down as he said that. "I know things will be rough, and he'll have his struggles. but i know he'll push it through , and i swear one day i'll meet him, and i'll be there for him everyday after it." She said with hope. " We have little time left, we need you to hurry things now ma'am" The elder spoke and she sighed sadly knowing that time is almost out. "I understand, I'll get my egg and prepare for it's departure, i just hope it's found by someone who will keep it safe." She said sadly. "We will make sure it is transported to a place and time that's safe for it, and when all is done, we will bring you out of Cyberspace and track it down, we're storing some energy in it, not just for tracking but that this child will be able to use they're power when he is ready." The ancient told her. She nodded in understanding and looked on with hope. "One day i'll meet him, let's go now." she said seriously, they nodded and headed off to do one more thing. Spike sees another vision of what looks like and egg surrounded by the emeralds as the energy flows into it, there's a large flash that engulfs the room as the figure and ancients cover their eyes as it happens, when the light dies down.. the egg is gone.. "It is done.." An elder said sadly. "I just hope it ended somewhere safe, it breaks my heart to have to do this." She said as she was near a Cyber portal, Spike's eyes widened as he finally saw what the figure looked like, it's shadow could still be seen.. but Spike realized.. it was a dragon! "No way.." Spike said shocked and horrified at what he's seen, Sonic couldn't believe his eyes either. "Is that.. another dragon?" Sonic asked as they continue watching. 'When will this be done? Will it ever be done?" She asked them and they looked down sadly. "Our foe is more powerful then we thought, this is the only way to save you two we could only teleport the egg away as it was all the time we had to prepare, if we had more.. you could have gone with it" One of them said sadly and she looked down sadly as well. "Where did it go? is there at least a place i know where to find it?" She asked. "When this threat is stopped, your mind will be able to feel where it is, follow your heart and will and you'll find it, it was transported somewhere safe through time and space, we have history across multiple dimensions thanks to Cyberspace, when it's done, you'll end up in the world and time it currently is." One of them explained, she sighed in relief knowing that. "So i'll be able to find him?" She asked and they nodded. "We will all welcome you back to your homes when things are safe, just hang onto your will and you'll see him again." another one told her and she nodded in understanding. "Thank you for everything, i'm sorry i couldn't do anything to help you all right now.." She said sadly "You have given us hope, that is all we could ask for, we thank you for what you have done." the elder told her. "I'm glad knowing that it will all be okay one day." She said gladly. "It will one day, thank you so much... dear Angel." The elder said sadly as the portal was starting to activate and the others looked sad as she was about to leave for who knows how long. "Your welcome, i promise i'll pull through. take care of yourselves" she said before the portal completely engulfed her and she disappeared into Cyberspace. They all looked down depressed as she had gone away. "We know you will." The elder said with hope as things fade to black again. They both see one final shot of an egg appearing in a forest of somekind.. Spike's eyes completely widen with shock as he saw it's color.. purple... with darker purple spots.... they then see what looks like the shadow of someone walk up to it, or more accurately.. somepony, the figure had a large horn and what looks like a crown and wings. Spike gasps shocked as he saw it. "... Celestia?" Spike asked as they find themselves in the real world again. Spike gasps and falls to his knees knowing what what he just saw. "There's no way.. that couldn't have been...." Spike said with tears. "That was.. this monster.. took away everything..." Spike said looking at himself. "I'm not... from Equestria..." Spike said horrified, Sonic looked down sadly as he knows what he meant. "Spike.. i'm so sorry..." Sonic said weakly as he felt the corruption almost done. Spike growled with anger and wiped away his tears and got up. "We won't let this thing get away with this!" Spike said with anger as he looked at the last tower "One more to go, Spike. Let's make things right." Sonic said weakly but with determination. Spike nodded and picked him up and flew off as fast as he could to the next one. "I'll find you.. Mom..." Spike said determined as he flew to the last one. He arrived at the last one in less then a minute and immediately walked up to it, he finishes the job and shut's down the last tower. "It is done." Spike said as things were finally done. They groan once again as they had one more vision. This time they saw what looks like the titans controlled by 4 ancients looking on at something. "This isn't working, if we can't beat it, we can seal it!" One of them said in a Titan they hadn't faced yet. "I'll bind it to my Titan, and you guys seal is in Cyberspace! "No we'll find another way!" one of them said horrified, the figure looks at the thing their facing and hold out its hand as energy corrupts it, the ancient screams in pain as he feels himself becoming completely corrupted. "They're gone... it killed them.." Another one said sadly... The titan then starts to fall down to the earth with the energy still completely surrounding it. "We can't let their sacrifice be in vein! They had a plan, and let's do it!" The one controlling Knight spoke, they all then screamed with anger as they charged at it to finish the job as things fade to black again. "So that's how it all happened.." Spike said as he opened his eyes again, this time he found himself in a red void of sorts, he heard sonic scream with pain as he was corrupted completely and Spike looked on with horror. "Sonic! No!!!" Spike shouted trying to wake him up. "Sonic! Sonic!!" Spike said trying to do anything. Amy, Tails, and Knuckles appear in the void looking around confused. They all gasp in horror as they see Sonic completely corrupted, Eggman and Sage come down and they see them all are here as well. "Sonic..." Spike said sadly. They found themselves back on the top of the tower again with sonic still fully corrupted. "Sonic no!" Amy said worried as she tried to wake him up. "What happened to him?" Knuckles asked. " He took on so much cyber energy, it corrupted him" Tails said sadly "Meaning?" Knuckles asked again. "He's stuck between dimensions.." Spike said as he was thinking about something. "Spike are you okay?" Amy asked, he then looked at her sadly "No.. i just learned that i'm not even from the place i was born.. The ancients worked with my mother to try to protect this world, i was teleported away as a way for me to be safe.. while she went deep into Cyberspace to wait one day for this monster to be stopped.." Spike explained and they all look completely shocked by that. "Wait.. your mother?!" Knuckles asked completely shocked. Sage and Eggman had the most surprised look. "Your mother worked with the ancients?!" Tails asked completely shocked. "Spike.. i'm so sorry.." Amy said sadly "So that's what i detected in Cyberspace.. it was so deep i couldn't properly find it." Sage said shocked as she looked down at Spike sadly as his only family was trapped there. "Of all the plot twists i've seen.. this one is something i couldn't have expected" Eggman said as he tried to process this. Spike then looked at Eggman. "I take it your Eggman? the mad scientist? Spike asked and he nodded. "That would be correct, you must be the dragon that Sage told me about.. i must say you are quite an interesting person.." Eggman said looking at him. "Your body has grown even more." Sage said as she looked at it as well. "The emeralds power kept making me grow, it was because i could hopefully become strong enough to stop this beast." Spike said as he remembered the visions he saw "Very interesting.." Eggman said as he was processing it Sage's eyes widened as she felt something. "We must get you back into Cyber Space immediately!" She said with worry. "I just got out! That was the whole point!" Eggman said trying to protest. " I ran millions of simulations! The only way to keep you alive is if your here when it gets out!" She told him. Spike and Eggman raised their eyes in surprise. "When what get's out?" they both ask at the same time They then heard what seems to be a really loud yawn of sorts, they all look at the sky in shock. " Since time immemorial, i have languished here. The locks are broken. I shall tear down the walls between dimensions and consume all!!!" It shouted as it disappeared again, Eggman went up to the sky with anger. "No no you don't! I'll mobilize the Egg fleet and blow you out of the sky!" Eggman said with anger, Spike was growling loudly as he now know who was guiding them. "I will rip you apart piece by piece!! You are a monster that is a stain to this universe!!! I will show you the true meaning of pain!!!!" Spike shouted with pure anger surprising all of them. "I'm starting to like this kid" Eggman said as he liked how he said that. " It won't be enough! The Ancients triumphed over the Ancients technology! My simulations show a success rate of zero percent!" Sage said sadly. Tails then walked up to Sonic's body determined. "No, Sonic and Spike has worked to hard to give up now. Those visions we saw, we'll drive back the corruption and bring him back!" Tails said with determination. "Anything for Sonic!" Amy said with hope. They all nodded and turned to Spike. "Don't screw this up Spike, we still have that band to form!" Knuckles told him. "Keep showing this place the love you promised you would bring." Amy said. "Don't let Sonic be without someone to help him out." Tails told him, Spike nodded in understanding. "I won't let you all down. i promise i'll make this right!" Spike said determined. They all nodded and put their hands together. "Sonic, i want you to see the hero i become!" Tails said with a smile. "Sonic! you still have love to share with this world to!" Amy said with hope. "Sonic. We're even after this. ha." Knuckles laughed. Their body's soon shone red and disappeared, Sonic finally blinked again and he finally felt the energy leave him. "Everyone. thank you.. i won't let you down." Sonic said truly grateful. Spike raised his eyebrow and looked at Eggman and Sage. "Okay i think we can all agree that was solved way to fast." Spike told them. "I agree completely." Eggman said still upset at that, Sage gasped as she realized something. " This is our chance! I never ran a scenario where Sonic and Spike helped because you never authorized it!" Sage told him.. well she was partially lying because she saw dozens of scenarios with spike being able to help. "I still don't want to.. i may allow Spike to help, but with that hedgehog.." He tried to argue back. "Please" She begged with hope. Eggman looked at them and they were waiting for an answer. He then growled as he didn't want this but had no choice. "Sonic, Spike. i herby conduct you two into the Eggman Empire and command you two to save us all! Understand? This is not an alliance!" Eggman told them. and they chuckled at that. "Whatever you say sir!" Spike said. "If that's how you wanna spin it doctor Ego Man." Sonic mocked and Spike chuckled at that, Eggman groaned as he hated this already. "Sage, you will help me find the Chaos Emeralds, Sonic won't be fast enough. Spike has a far better chance then him probably." Eggman ordered. "Hey wow!" Sonic said offended. "Burn!" Spike said laughing and eggman chuckled at that. "As you command!" She said happily. Eggman took off in his pod and Sage turned back to them and they nodded. Spike looked at the sky determined. "This will all be over soon, and i'll find you mom, i promise' Spike said determined as he knows what he has to do now.