It was a dark and rainy evening. Thunder crashed across the Mystic Ruins as the wind howled, beating against the sides of Tails' house fiercely. Inside, the young fox crossed the threshold between his kitchen and living room, a sealed bag of bluish-green fluid in his right hand. Dark circles outlined the fox's bloodshot eyes. It had been nearly two weeks since Cosmo's rescue from the clutches of Xemus, and in that time, Tails had been unable to catch any sort of restful sleep. How could he? His entire life has come to a screeching halt, his only concern being the care of his ailing fiance.
Pacing up the stairs, the fox entered the master bed
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A thundering crash rang across the bridge as Tails’ body struck one of the metal bulkheads of the Darkship's massive bridge. Collapsing to the floor, the kitsune’s ears buzzed, barely clinging to consciousness as his vision faded in and out of twilight. A searing pain seized him. Lightning coursed from Xemus' clawed fingertips into Tails' body, causing him to writhe and convulse in agony. Crying out, he hoping that the dark entity would grant him some reprieve. He was issued no such mercy, however, as his fur began to char and burn.
Just as quickly as the torture began, it suddenly ceased. Too weak to lift his body, the fox lay m
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Ducking into what appeared to be a small maintenance corridor, Team Sonic and Team Dark continued to flee from the pursuing acolytes. Screeches throughout the ship alerted them to more incoming monstrosities, likely drawn by the wails of the others. Continuing to lay down suppressing fire, Omega slowed the acolytes’ pursuit, while Jaran hurriedly ushered the party into the corridor.
"Don't stop!" Shouted the sage, waving them in one by one, "Keep moving!"
"Additional enemies inbound!" Warned Omega, his cannons blazing as he shredded into the four corpse-like beings currently pursuing them, "Approaching from forward junction!"
Nanosec
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Silently, Team Sonic and Team Dark slinked through the bowls of the Darkship, their gazes shifting nervously at every creek and groan which the hull made. As they weaved their way through the halls, it began to feel as though they were being led in circles. Where one corridor stopped, another began. It seemed as if they would never reach the bridge, where Xemus was certainly waiting for them. This was especially concerning for Tails, who could only imagine what horrors his love was being subjected to by that monstrous shade of dark power…
"This ship goes on forever," murmured the fox cub, "how far to the bridge?"
"I told you, the ship
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What should have taken an hour, Team Sonic did in twenty minutes. While Sonic, Knuckles and Amy gathered the Chaos Emeralds, Tails was busy fueling his recently completed X Tornado, Mk. II. During this time, Jaran had summoned his own fighter to the fox's hangar, performing a few quick modifications as the group prepared themselves. Strangely, the Ultimate Life Form was not present, having left the group on grounds of needing to gather some things of his own before departing. In no time, the group had reconvened in the hangar, save Shadow, who had yet to show...
"The Mark Two is ready!" Tails informed, leaping down from the top of the plane
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"COSMO!!" Cried the young fox, staring in horror at the repulsive beast who clutched his lover's limp body to its chest. The creature snapped its head in the direction of the fox, an agitated hiss escaping the foul pit of its stomach as it backed towards the window. With a swift gesture of its boney hand, it splintered the back wall with its mental power, ripping it from the house and hurling it telekinetically at the fox.
In a deft move, Jaran leapt into the path of the oncoming debris, shrouding the two of them in a cocoon of psychic power. The wall struck with a massive bang, crumbling against the sentinel's Force barrier harmlessly. Taki
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It was three in the morning when Jaran Kai knocked at the door of the Prower household, carrying with him a dreadful sense of anxiety. "He is awake..." The sentinel said to Tails, who had greeted him at the door tiredly. Immediately, the fox had scrambled to gather together the group, interrupting their sleep and summoning them to the parked Egg Carrier. Despite their immense fatigue, the heroes responded posthaste, arriving in the medical bay of the mighty airship within less than thirty minutes of the notice. Resting upon the same cot he had occupied for many weeks was the thin, graying Doctor Robotnik. Much to the surprise of Team Sonic, h
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"Who the hell are you?" Demanded Jaran Kai, as he stood on the doorstep of the home of Vanilla the Rabbit, facing off a strange brown hare who had answered the door instead of the female rabbit. Startled by the sight of a human being at Vanilla's door, it took a moment for the male rabbit to gather his thoughts.
"I'm Rob…" He replied, looking the man up and down warily, "Can I ask who you are?"
"Jaran Kai," spoke the sage shortly, looking over the hare's shoulder into the house behind him, "is Vanilla in?"
"She's occupied," Robert answered hesitantly, "you'll have to come back later--"
"Get out of my way!" Ordered Jaran impertinentl