Chapter 9
Into Darkness
(Group POV)
(Canterlot City)
(Nearing Sundown)
A giant rainbow portal opened above the sky of Canterlot City. Out of it came the Blue Typhoon.
"Ok, so where are we heading exactly?" Tails asked.
"The map says we need to go to the Temple of Darkness." Amy said.
"The Temple of Darkness? You mean the temple where Dark found Lilac?" Ace asked.
"Yes. That's the place. But why would the map bring us there? There was nothing else there last time." Dark said.
"Maybe then, but something may have changed." Sunset said.
As the heroes arrived at the Temple of Darkness, they noticed the giant doors that were supposed to seal the temple, were blasted open.
"The temple has been invaded. We must take precaution." Dark said, "We do not know who or what is in there."
The heroes walked into the temple while staying on guard.
"Hey look over there." Silver said pointing across the room.
Everyone looked and saw a hole was blasted into a wall, leading into another room.
"That wasn't there last time." Dark said.
"Give me the Nightmare energy!" A male voice shouted. It was Tirek's voice.
"No!" Then they all heard a familiar voice, and then yelling and screaming in pain.
"That's Lilac's voice." Sonic said.
The heroes ran into the room and gasped.
There against the far wall, was Lilac, chained to the wall. And Tirek was standing in front of her, dark chaos gaia energy pulsing from his horns.
"You will give me Nightmare Moon, or be destroyed!" Tirek shouted as he shot a beam at Lilac.
Lilac screamed, "I… will… never… give you… Nightmare Moon."
"Lilac!" Dark yelled as he went to run at Tirek, but was pulled back behind a wall, and silenced.
Tirek turned, but saw nothing, "Hmm."
Dark struggled behind Ace's grip, "Let me go!"
"You can't save her, Dark. Not yet." Ace said.
Dark stopped struggling, "Then help me find a way to save her."
"I can sense a strange dark energy coming from down that corridor." Hikari said.
Everyone began to walk down the corridor.
Dark looked back at Lilac one more time and then followed the others, "I'll be back. Tirek will pay for what he has done to you."
When the heroes reached the end of the corridor, they found themselves in a large circular room. In the center, a dark blue sphere floated above small pillar, and a bunch of fallen weapons.
"I feel dark energy emitting off of that sphere." Hikari said.
Dark walked over to the sphere, but the moment he got close to it, a circular glass wall rose around the center of the room, trapping him in with the sphere.
"Conquer me." A voice said.
"What?" Dark said looking around. Then he saw the sphere began to morph into something.
It morphed into a dark blue wolf.
"What the?" Dark said.
(Play Skillet - Rise)
The wolf leapt, baring sharp fangs.
"Ah!" Dark jumped out of the way, just as the wolf snapped its jaws.
Dark then saw a metal sword and picked it up.
The wolf came at him again, but Dark slipped to the side and then sliced the wolf's body in half.
However, the wolf only turned into several small dark blue particles, which floated up and began to form a new shape.
The "swarm" then turned into a large snake, that hissed at Dark.
"Come at me." Dark said.
The snake went to strike, but Dark dodged again. However when he went to slice the snake, it wrapped around him, and began to squeeze him tightly.
"Gah!" Dark yelled. He rose his sword and quickly cut the snake's body, causing it to let him go.
Then he sliced the head off.
The "swarm then morphed into one last form.
Dark gasped. He was now looking at himself.
Dark went to charge at the creature, but it fired a dark beam at him.
"What!? No fair." Dark said charging at the creature again.
The creature summoned a dark sword and then clashed with Dark.
"I will defeat you, whatever you are." Dark groaned as he pushed against the dark sword.
The creature however, overpowered Dark and knocked the sword out of his hands. Then it slashed a gash across his chest.
"Ahg!" Dark yelled. The creature then kicked him down onto the floor.
It rose its sword above him, preparing to stab down.
"You can't lose! Lilac is depending on you, Dark!" Ace said from the other side of the glass.
Dark's eyes widened, "Lilac." He swept the creature's legs up from under it, causing it to fall down.
Dark quickly grabbed a sword and stood above the creature, "Sayonara, bitch." He stabbed down into the creature's chest.
(Stop playing Skillet - Rise)
There was a loud screech, as the creature's particles exploded everywhere, causing everyone to cover their ears. The glass shattered and then everything quieted down.
When everyone looked back up, they saw Dark and the dark blue orb in the middle of the room.
You did it, Dark." Sunset said.
Dark went to pick up the orb, but the moment he touched it, it became pure energy and then was absorbed into Dark.
"Nhg." Dark flinched.
"What did you just absorb?" Tails asked.
"I don't know." Dark said, "If only that creature could have told me. It was able to change into a wolf, snake, and even me. How?" Then Dark saw everyone was looking at him awkwardly, "What? Did I say something?"
"D-Dark. You're a wolf." Sonic stuttered.
"What? What are you talking about?" Dark asked. Then he saw himself, "AH!" He was indeed a dark blue wolf, "What happened to me?"
"The moment you said wolf, you changed into one." Twilight said.
"Hmm." Dark thought about his normal human form. Then he changed back into his human form, "Interesting. I think I can change into anything, just by thinking of it."
Suddenly the heroes heard more screams of pain, but ear-splitting.
"Lilac!" Dark yelled.
The heroes ran back to the room where Tirek and Lilac were. Tirek was now laughing, "Finally. Nightmare Moon's essence. I will take it all for myself!"
A dark blue flame was seen engulfing Lilac's body.
"Oh no." Sonic said. He began to groan, "It's night time."
"But we're not in Mobius. How are you going to change into a werehog?" Rainbow asked.
Sonic's body was also engulfed by a dark blue flame, "Rahhhh!" Sonic's arms became more muscular and covered in dark blue fur; his shoes became spiked; his fingers now had claws; he had fangs; his hair had become more darker, except on the ends which were now white; and his voice had become deeper, "God dangit. I feared I would still change. Even in this world."
Suddenly the ground began to shake slightly, growing greater and greater.
"What the heck?" Sonic said.
"Hello, heroes. I see you survived somehow." Tirek's voice said.
The heroes looked behind them and saw Tirek looking down upon them.
(Play Carry On - Avenged Sevenfold)
"Tirek!" Sonic yelled. He threw his arm at Tirek attempting to punch him, but Tirek only grabbed Sonic's arm and flung him into a wall, causing rubble to cover Sonic, "How pathetic."
Suddenly something bit Tirek's leg, "Gah!" He looked down and saw a dark blue wolf biting him, "You infidelic piece of fur." He kicked Dark off.
Dark smashed into a wall and yelped.
Hikari then created a beam-whip and lashed it across Tirek's face, cutting across his face.
"Ahg!" He yelled. He went to grab the whip, but he let go the moment it touched him, "What magic is this?"
"It's called Light Gaia, and your greatest weakness." Hikari said whipping Tirek again. As Hikari battled with Tirek, she turned to the others, "Find a way to free Lilac. I've got Tirek for now."
"We're staying with Hikari." Rainbow said as she and the other Chaos Guardians changed and began to battle Tirek.
"RRRRAH!" Sonic yelled, bursting from the rubble. He saw Tirek battling with Hikari and the Chaos Guardians. He was about to run over, when he noticed a small breeze coming from the wall he smashed into. He then saw a small hole. When he looked through the hole, he smiled. He punched through the wall and ran into the dark room.
"What the hell, Sonic! Get back here you pussy! Come back and fight like a man!" Shadow yelled.
"Leave him! We need to free Lilac!" Dark yelled as he ran towards his unconscious sister.
They ran over to Lilac, who was now in her Nightmare Armor, and looked at the locks on her chains.
"Chaos Spear!" Shadow yelled throwing a chaos spear at the chains, but it did nothing.
"Shit! They can only be opened with Dark Gaia energy." Ace said.
"Hey guys, look what I found." Sonic said coming out of the dark room. He was holding three things. The red Chaos and Dark Emeralds, and he was also hold a red and yellow-orange sun shaped crystal, "And you all thought I was running away." Sonic grinned, "Sunset Shimmer! Catch!"
He threw Sunsets Chaos Harmony Crystal, which Sunset caught and instantly began to glow brightly.
When the light died down, Sunset was now in her Chaos Guardian form, Sunset Shimmer the Chaos Knight, "I think I can help free Lilac, but I need something from Tirek first." She then drew her sword and ran into the battle with Tirek.
Tirek was shooting Dark Chaos Gaia beams at the heroes, but mostly missing, "Stand still you puny humans!"
Sunset jumped up and slashed across Tirek's back.
"Gah!" Tirek yelled turning and backhanding Sunset into a wall.
"Ah!" Sunset yelled as she smashed into the wall.
Tirek then stomped hard, making the ground to shake, and causing the others to fall down. Then he looked at Sunset Shimmer and charged a Dark Chaos Gaia beam, "Goodnight, Sunset Shimmer."
Under Sunset's helmet, she smirked.
Tirek fired his beam.
Sunset raised her sword, which glowed gold, and the beam collided with it. However the beam was being absorbed into the sword, unknown to anyone except Sunset.
When the sword absorbed enough energy, Sunset lowered her blade and let the beam hit her, "AH!"
"Sunset!" Dark yelled morphing into a wolf and charging at Tirek, "I WILL DESTROY YOU!"
Dark dug his fangs into Tirek's arm, and then began clawing him too.
"Ahg! Let go of me you stupid creature!" Tirek said grabbing Dark by his tail and yanking him off. Then he flung him near Sunset's body, "Join your fallen love."
Dark hit the wall and yelped. Then he morphed back into his human form. He crawled over to Sunset's body, "You can't be gone." Dark then placed his hand on Sunset's, "Don't be gone. We need you. I need you." Then he felt Sunset's hand grip his.
"Who said I was dead?" Sunset asked opening her eyes and smiling.
"What were you thinking?" Dark asked hugging his girlfriend.
Sunset raised her sword, which was now glowing dark blue, "I got Tirek's Dark Gaia energy into my sword. Now we can break Lilac free."
Sunset got up and ran over to Lilac, who began to regain conscience, "This better work." Sunset slashed her sword across the chains, which shattered upon being cut across, "Yes!"
Lilac's half conscious body fell down, but Dark caught her. He pulled off her helmet, then brushed her hair out of her face, "Lilac?"
Lilac's eyes fluttered open slightly, "Uhg." Then she saw Dark, "Hey big brother. Miss me?"
"Thank god you're ok." Dark said hugging Lilac.
"Uh. Not to be rude and break up this heart filled love and all, but LOOK OUT!" Sonic shouted.
Everyone turned and saw Tirek fire a Dark Chaos Gaia Beam towards them, "NO! The Nightmare energy!"
"Nightbarrier!" Lilac shouted as a barrier of night energy rose and blocked the beam.
Tirek growled as he saw he was outmatched at the moment, "Grrr. I'll be back. And that Nightmare Energy will be mine!"
With that, Tirek teleported away.
(Stop Playing Carry On)
(Blue Typhoon)
"So now we have gotten two more emeralds, and one more Chaos Harmony Crystal. However, I do not know what Sunset's Crystal represents." Hikari said, "I don't remember anything about one for a Chaos Guardian Knight."
"Who cares. We are one step closer to stopping Tirek now." Sonic said, who was still in Werewolf form.
"We got more data on your new ability, Dark." Tails said as he and Twilight entered the room, "It appears your new ability is called Shadow Morphing. You can change your form into anything you want, as long as you are in a shadow. Shadows are required to change between forms."
"Great. This will be useful against Tirek." Dark said, "Hmm." He walked into a shadow and then morphed into a dark blue cat.
"Oh. How cute." Lilac said, then she blushed, "Sorry. I've always had a weakness for cats."
Dark morphed back into human form and chuckled, "So where to next?"
Amy opened the map and saw the dark blue marking glow gold. Then she looked at the black and red marking, then she gasped.
"What? Where is it?" Sonic asked.
"Shadow. This one is for you, for sure." Amy said.
"Why is that?" Shadow asked.
"We're going to this world's Space Colony Ark." Amy said.