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All's well that ends well. I think.
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Conclusions
Part 4 of Newfound Alliances
--by Delphine
Delphine had calmed down. Dimitria was applying a majikal
treatment that would keep Knuckles alive, at least as long as they needed
before they could get him to the doctor.
"Are you okay?" Ali asked Delphine. Sally had explained who she
and Rick were. What Ali and Delphine didn't tell them was that Delphine
had met Ali before.
"Yeah, I'm fine now," Delphine said, although she was still wiping
away tears. "When I didn't find a pulse, I thought...."
"No." Ali said firmly. "Don't think about it." Delphine was about
to answer when they heard the sound of someone falling. Delphine looked
up.
"Oh no," she said. She saw Sonic falling headfirst towards the
ground. Everyone else looked up in time to see Delphine flying up towards
him. She caught him about ten feet off the ground. She lowered slowly,
being careful not to drop him. When she got to the ground, she laid him
down. He started groaning.
"Ohhh," he said. "I think I hit my head a little too hard...."
Delphine helped him sit up. He looked at her. "You're okay?!"
"Of course I am. It takes more than a little bump on the head to
keep me down."
"It was a lot than a little bump on the head," he told her. Sally
walked over.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." he said. He stood up. The three of them walked
over to where everyone else was. Sonic saw Knuckles. He kneeled down next
to him and asked, "Is he okay? What happened?" Mighty once again explained
what had happened.
"I wonder if this would help," he murmured, fingering the trinket
Dimitria had given him.
"It just might," Dimitria said. Sonic took it off and handed it to
her. "It's a bit low," she said.
"Yeah, I had a little fight up there. That's why I passed out." he
said.
"What happened?" Sally asked.
"Robotnik's gone. I destroyed him." It took awhile for what he
said to sink in.
"Totally awesome!" Delphine said.
Sally kissed him. "You finally did it,"
"I.er.um." Sonic said intelligently. Dimitria shook her head. Then
she took the emerald and placed it over Knuckles' head. He began glowing a
bright green. Everyone looked on in awe. When he stopped glowing, Dimitria
pulled the emerald away.
"That should do it," she said. She distributed the emerald to her
pocket.
"He's gonna be okay, right?" Delphine asked worridly.
"Of course he will." Dimitria said. Delphine sat down. Dimitria
walked over and put a hand on her shoulder. "He's gonna be fine," she
said. Delphine nodded.
"I know," she said. "You know what you're doing. I just keep
thinking...."
"Good. Thinking is a good habit."
"Hey!" Delphine said. Dimitria laughed.
Sonic heard a creak. He looked around, but didn't see anything. He
turned his attention back to everyone complimenting him and cheering, but
he heard it again. He looked around once more, but he still didn't see
anything. This time Sally noticed him looking around.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I heard something," he said. "But I don't know what it is." Sonic
shook his head. "Probably just side effects of this stupid headache. It's
making me hear things."
"Maybe the doc should take a look when we get back," Sally told
him. Sonic nodded. The two of them walked back over to where Delphine,
Dimitria, and Ali were watching over Knuckles.
"Is he going to be all right?" Sally asked.
"He'll be fine," Dimitria told her. "He had no pulse, remember? I
know my majik."
"I should hope so," Sally said, grinning. She sat down next to
Delphine. "Are you going to be okay?"
"I'll be fine," Delphine told her. Suddenly, Dimitria thought of
something. She reached into her garment and pulled out a white jewel.
"What's that?" Ali asked.
"It's a white Chaos Emerald. I forgot I had it." Dimitria told
her. Sally suddenly remembered something she had read.
"It'll wake Knuckles up, won't it?" Sally asked her.
"Not only that, but it will heal all his wound. They'll seem like
a scratch by the time this thing is done." Dimitria told her."
"So? What are we waiting for?" Sonic asked. Dimitria nodded. She
held the emerald over Knuckles head. It started giving off a white glow,
getting brighter and brighter until it almost blinded them. Dimitria held
it there for almost a minute, squinting her eyes the entire time. When she
pulled it away, everyone looked at her. She looked down at Knuckles, who
was moaning.
"Oh, boy. It's gonna take awhile for this one to go away," he
said. Delphine looked on in awe.
"Dimitria, you--he--I--"
"I know," Dimitria said with a smile. Delphine knelt over
Knuckles.
"I don't believe it! You're okay!" she exclaimed. Knuckles looked
up.
"Delphine! I thought you were...."
"I was," she said. She explained everything that had happened that
she knew of.
"Then that means she...." Knuckles said when she was done.
"Yup. She did." Delphine told him. Knuckles turned to Dimitria.
"Thanks," he said.
"I--you're welcome." Dimitria said, surprised. No one had ever
told her that they were grateful before. Delphine noticed this. She
decided to be nicer to Dimitria from now on.
Suddenly, there was an even louder creak then before.
"This time I know I heard it!" Sonic said. Knuckles got up. He had
heard it to. Everyone had.
"It must just be some building part or something ready to come
down." Sally said.
"I wish I could be as sure as you are, Sal." Sonic said. Knuckles
walked up to them.
"He's right. This looks very ominous."
"Hmm. Maybe the two of you should look around, while I get
everyone out of here. Is that all right with you two?" she asked.
"Fine with me, Sal."
"No problem."
"Good," she said. She walked over to everyone else.
"Come on, we're getting out of here." she told them. Everyone got up and
walked towards the Great Forest. When they had gotten twenty feet away,
Sonic and Knuckles started looking.
"So you really got rid of Robotnik?" Knuckles asked.
"Yup. Saw him blow up with my own eyes." Knuckles felt a pang of
jealousy. he thought.
Suddenly, the spot in front of him turned to ashes and dust with
the sound of an engine. Knuckles put his arms in front of his face. Sonic
saw what happened and came over. The two of them looked up and saw Metal
Sonic hovering in the air.
"You!" they both called at the same time. Metal Sonic swooped
down. "Yes, me. And now you can die,"
"Not in this lifetime pal!" Sonic yelled. The three of them went
into battle. Sonic and Knuckles sent fists flying while metal Sonic tried
to blast them with his laser. It went on like that, Knuckles and Sonic
kicking and punching, and Metal Sonic blasting. Suddenly, one of Metal
Sonic's blasts hit Sonic in the chest. Sonic flew through the air and hit
a wall. He wasn't unconscious, but he wasn't in very good shape, either.
Knuckles ran over to Sonic.
"Aw, damn. Are you all right?" he asked.
"I--I don't know," Sonic wheezed out. Knuckles looked behind him.
He raced towards the robot, leaped into
the air, and hit Metal Sonic in the head.
"Die, you stupid bot!"
"You first, you idiotic echidna!" Knuckles fought for all he was
worth. Soon Metal Sonic was destroyed. Knuckles threw him as hard as he
could. He watched the robot land, then walked back over to Sonic, who was
starting to stand up. Knuckles saw that he had a deep cut in his stomach.
Sonic looked down at himself and saw it to. "C'mon, let's get outa here."
Knuckles said, helping him up.
"No," Sonic said, shaking his head. "I'm not leaving until this
entire city is destroyed."
"How are we supposed to do that?"
"C'mon, I'll show ya," Sonic said, grinning. He grabbed Knuckles
arm and sped to a large warehouse. "In here," he said, "is the biggest
pile of bombs you'll ever see in your entire life."
"Even bigger than the one we bumped into when we were both bots
ourselves?" Knuckles asked.
"Even bigger then that," Sonic said, nodding. The two of them
opened the door. They walked in. Sonic picked up two of the bombs. He gave
one to Knuckles. "Start placing these around the area. I'll go farther."
Sonic said. He sped off with the bomb, and Knuckles went to place his.
In about half an hour, they were done. Sonic picked up a small
device that had only one button on it.
"What's that for?" Knuckles asked, his voice echoing in the empty
warehouse.
"This little thing is gonna set them off," Sonic told him. He
grabbed Knuckles' arm. "C'mon, let's go find the others before they send a
search party." He sped off, still holding Knuckles' arm.
Delphine saw them first. "There they are!" she shouted. Sally
looked up. Sonic and Knuckles were there within two seconds of Delphine's
yell. Sally saw Sonic's stomach.
"Sonic! You're hurt!"
"Oh, that. Don't worry about it." Sally noticed the device.
"What's that?" she asked.
"Watch," was all Sonic said. Everyone looked at the city. Sonic
pressed the button. The city blew up in a cloud of fire. Everyone covered
there faces, expecting bits and pieces to fall on them.
"Now that was cool," Vector said. Everyone agreed with cheers and
yells.
"Okay," Sonic said. "Now that that's done with, let's get outa
here!" Everyone walked into the forest. Delphine, Sally, Sonic, and
Knuckles stayed behind. Sonic staggered.
"Whoa!" Knuckles yelled. He put out an arm to support Sonic.
"Thanks," Sonic wheezed, holding on to Knuckles.
"Come on," Sally said softly, taking Sonic's arm and draping it
across her shoulder. "Let's go." She and Sonic walked off, Sonic leaning
on Sally.
"Do you think he'll be okay?" Delphine asked Knuckles.
"He'll be fine," Knuckles said. He put an arm around Delphine's
waist. "C'mon, little girl. I'll help you back to Knothole." He grinned.
"Little girl!" Delphine exploded. Knuckles broke down laughing.
"I'm gonna get you, Knuckles Echidna!" Delphine yelled, laughing. She
chased after Knuckles, running towards Knothole. Espio and Comet saw the
whole thing. They stepped out of the bushes.
"I'm starting to think that this is hopeless," Espio said.
"If I were you I wouldn't bother. Besides, you'll find someone
else," Comet told him.
"But I don't want someone else. I want her. I--I can't explain
it."
"I can. You've fallen in love with Delphine. And she's already
taken. Get over it."
"I wish I could," Espio told her.
Dr. Quack had fixed up Sonic's stomach. He was running around
again, trying to find Sally. Sally was looking for Delphine. She found her
in her hut. Sally was surprised, because it was a beautiful day and
everyone else was out partying. She walked in without walking.
"Delphine?" Delphine looked up in surprise. She didn't expect
anyone to find her in there.
"Oh, Sal, you startled me. What is it?"
"What is it? What are you doing in here? You should be outside
enjoying yourself along with everyone else. Knuckles is looking all over
for you. Just why are you in here?"
"I've been thinking. Maybe I should leave."
"Leave? Do you mean leave the Freedom Fighters?" Sally asked in
surprise. Delphine nodded. "Why on Mobius would you want to do that?"
"I've been more of a danger than a help. If I hadn't gone to
Robotropolis on my own, half of what happened wouldn't have. I shouldn't
be here. I'm putting everyone in danger."
"What?!" Sally exclaimed. "Look, if everyone left when the made
one mistake, then we'd all be gone by now. You can't just give up because
of one stupid mistake." Delphine looked up.
"I don't know. I just keep thinking...."
"What? That because of you, someone could've been killed?
Delphine, Robotnik is gone. The city was destroyed. there is nothing else.
No more danger." Delphine looked at Sally. She looked down. Then she
looked up at Sally again.
"Ya know Sal, you're absolutely right. I'm being stupid. Let's go
have fun." Delphine smiled. Sally smiled back. They left Delphine's hut to
go join the party.
When they got there, Knuckles walked up to them. "It's about time!
I've been looking all over for you," he told Delphine.
"I heard," she said. The two of them walked off to go enjoy the
party. Sally went to find Ali and Rick. She found them watching the party
from a distance. She walked up to them.
"How come you're not over there having fun?" Sally asked.
"We need to leave," Rick said. Ali shook her head.
"I keep telling him that we don't need to. He won't listen." Ali
said. Rick was about to raise his hand, but remembered that Sally was
there.
"You can stay with us all you want. Do you really need to go
back?" Sally asked.
"No, we don't." Ali said. Rick sighed.
"Yeah, you're right." He turned to Sally. "Do you really want us
to stay?"
"As long as you can." Sally answered.
"Of course we'll stay. We don't really need to guard that silly
cave anyway," Ali said, lying through her teeth. The truth was, they
really did need to guard it. But Ali didn't want to live with Rick
anymore. The three of them walked towards the party, so that Sally could
tell everyone the news.
Later, when it was dark, Bunnie decided that it was time to dance.
She brought out an entertainment system, and turned the music on. The
first couple of songs were fast songs, but Bunnie's romantic side got the
best of her. She put on a slow song. Only four people were on the dance
floor. Sonic and Sally, and Knuckles and Delphine.
"I can't believe we've finally gotten rid of him," Sally said to
Sonic.
"Well, believe it. He's gone." Sonic said. He kissed Sally's
cheek.
"I'm sorry," Delphine said.
"Sorry for what?" Knuckles asked.
"That I got you into this whole mess."
"Del, I don't care. As long as I'm with you,"
"You're sweet," Delphine said. She kissed Knuckles. He kissed her
back.
Espio was watching from the side. He wasn't very happy. Ali walked
up to him.
"Will you dance with me?" she asked him. He looked surprised.
"Y--you--want to dance--w--with me?"
"Yes." Ali said shyly. She looked down. Espio smiled.
"Sure, why not?" Ali looked up. She smiled back at him. The two of
them stepped onto the grass and started dancing to the music.
"Well, it looks like Espio finally got what he wanted," Comet said
to Dimitria.
"So he has," Dimitria said. "So he has."
In the ruins of Robotropolis, there was a rustling sound. The wind
whipped through the broken buildings; cement cracked and fell, shattering
on the hard ground. the twilight was sparkling down on the new cleaner
air, making it brighter in Robotropolis than it had been in years.
Suddenly, a hand came up through the rubble. Out climbed a small human. He
looked around. he thought. . He heard a rustling sound. He turned. In front of him he
found a robotic version of Knuckles the Echidna.
"Robotnik is gone. He was destroyed by Sonic the Hedgehog." the
robot said. The human smiled.
"Good. Now I shall rule, and you shall be my right hand robot."
"But Lord Snively, how shall we defeat the Freedom Fighters if we
don't even have a city?"
"I plan on taking over more than this planet, Metal Knuckles. Have
you ever heard of a place called Earth?"
"No, sir, I haven't."
"It is a planet, far from here. The only way to get there is
through a dimensional portal. This portal is hidden in a place called the
Caves of Eternal Death. It is usually guarded, but at the moment, there is
no one there. If we hurry, we can go there and get to this Earth. Then we
will take over this planet. It will be simple. No one will be expecting
us. We can easily take over and be done with it. Then I will have two
planets in my power. With those two, I will soon be able to take over
the entire universe!"
"Sounds like a wonderful plan, sir." Metal Knuckles said.
"And the Freedom Fighters will not know until it is too late."
Lord Snively said. "Earth, meet thy doom!" he looked at Metal Knuckles,
who grinned evily.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The....End?
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