STH COM - Saga 2 Ep42

Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius
2nd Saga: The EX Sol Saga

Episode 42 {1} - Chapter Twenty One: The Haunted Semi-Finals (Part One) {2}

The night before the Semi-Finals of the World Grand Prix (after he reunited with his friends and got caught up on what had happened), TodStar was walking around Mercia when he spotted a familiar light-blue hedgehog with red quills sitting on the bank of a river. {3}
"Long time no see, eh Lily?" He softly asked her, before she turned around to see him.
"TodStar... I thought you were dead..." She said to him.
"Yeah, you'd like that, wouldn't ya?" TodStar coldly asked her as he sat beside her.
"Wh-what d'you mean by that?"
"Well, with the way you've been treating me since we reunited last Christmas, that's just the impression I've been getting from you." Hearing this, Lily looked a little upset as she started making circles in the water using her finger. Before TodStar put his hand on her shoulder. "What happened between us, Lily? What on Mobius did I do to make you so angry at me?"
"*sigh* That night, when Eggman attacked the orphanage..." Lily replied as she looked at TodStar with a look of sorrow on her face. "We and Vector decided to stick together..."
"Yeah, I remember that..." Said TodStar while nodding his head. "Then, you tripped over something, and I was coming to get you... but a bomb went off in front of me. I wanted to come and find you, but Vector told me to keep running..."

"So that's why you two left me behind..." Lily said, realizing what had happened. {4}
"I'm so sorry, Lily..." Said TodStar with a tear in his eye. "I didn't want to leave you behind, but it was way too dangerous for me at the time." TodStar then looked away from Lily, clenched his fists and tightly shut his eyes as that tear fell from his cheek. What neither TodStar nor Lily knew was that a certain near-Mobian was watching them, and feeling sympathy for the green echidna...
"Toddy, it's okay." Lily said to him, making him face her again. "That bomb blew up in front of me, but I always thought you guys left me for dead on purpose."
"No... me and Vector would never do that to you..." He replied before wiping his nose. "C'mon, the three of us were totally inseperable back then!"
"Well, now that that's all cleared up, do you think that we could get back to the way we were?" Lily asked, as her face got closer to TodStar's. As their eyes began to close and their lips got closer, TodStar suddenly pulled back.
"*sigh* I'm sorry, Lily..." He told her. "...but I've already found someone else."
"Really? Who?" Lily asked, before TodStar looked up at the near-Mobian who was 'eavesdropping' on their reunion. "The Gizoid? Are you serious?"
"Lily, I really am sorry... but as much as you mean to me..." Said TodStar before looking back at Nicole. "...Nicole and I... have something special..." Lily saw the way that TodStar and Nicole looked at each other, and she realized something... "So, is it cool if we're-" {5}
"Sure." She replied, before TodStar could finish. "I wouldn't mind being just friends with you. And hey, if we could get Vector back-"
"Yeah, that'd be cool." Said TodStar, before he gave her a speaker of some sort. "Just so we can keep in touch." Lily nodded, before getting up and racing off, allowing Nicole to approach and hug the echidna from behind. "Wow. That went better than I thought."
"I felt a little uncomfortable when she called me 'Gizoid', though..." Said Nicole. "...but I'm happy for you... Toddy." TodStar merely smiled before they kissed.
"You better get some rest, Nicole." TodStar told her, once they broke the kiss. "I can't wait to see you in action tomorrow!"
"*giggle* You'll love it, TodStar." Nicole replied, while embracing the echidna. "I promise."

After a short while, TodStar noticed a fully black-suited Mobian walking in front of them...
"Who's that, Nicole?" He asked while pointing at the Mobian.
"I am not sure." Nicole replied. "I don't even know what gender they are."
"You don't even know if they're a guy or a girl?!" Asked TodStar, before Nicole shook her head, making TodStar look back at the Mobian. "(That armor looks awfully familiar...)"

The next day, the EX World Grand Prix Semi-Finals had arrived in the Kingdom of Mercia, and only one of the competitors was scared of racing in the castle... {6}
"(I really hope that Chaos Dracula myth is just that... a myth!)" Amy thought, as she was polishing her Extreme Gear.
"You of all people don't need to worry about that demon, Amy..." Said a voice that sounded like Amy's, that only she could hear. When Amy looked to her right, she saw a half-visible version of herself, only she looked different...
"W-why do you say that, Shahra?" Amy asked her.
"With me sharing your body, it would be impossible for him to possess you." Shahra replied.
"...really?"
"Absolutely." Hearing that, Amy sighed with great relief, not noticing TodStar approaching her.
"Hey Amy, who's that masked Mobian over there?" He asked her while pointing at Shade.
"That's Shade." Amy replied, making TodStar jump. "No one really knows much about him. Or her."
"Excuse me..." Said TodStar as he walked towards the masked Mobian, having a interesting idea of what to expect... "...Shade?"
"Yes?" Replied a female voice from behind the mask before seeing who addressed her. "...TodStar?"
"...so it's true." He said, recognizing the voice. "You are still alive! But how?"
"It's a long story, my friend..." Shade replied. "But I promise, I'll tell you of all people after the race." TodStar then gave her a thumbs-up.
"Attention, would all contestants please report to the starting line?" Eggman said via loudspeaker.

At that moment, Sally was walking towards the stands, unaware that she was within the castle walls, with a dark presance watching her... {7}
"Maybe watching my brother compete today'll get my mind off Sonic..." She said to herself, unaware that the dark presance was now following her.
"Why watch some action..." Said a demonic male voice as the dark presance flew right into Sally and disappeared into her back, making her fall to the floor and move around involuntarily. Sally's boots turned into red high-heels, and her blue jacket morphed into a tight bodysuit that revealed just enough cleavage. She also gained wings that quickly turned into a cape, and when she opened her eyes, her blue irises were now red. "...when you can experience it yourself? *chuckle*" The demonic male voice was now coming out of Sally's mouth before 'she' grinned evilly...

Meanwhile, Lily was walking around the Great Forest, when she was stopped by a red fox wearing a light-orange bodysuit with a white stripe down the middle. {8}
"Did you get what I asked, Lily?" The fox asked, making Lily pull out a Chaos Drive from her pocket.
"I still don't get what you want with TodStar..." Lily said as she handed the Chaos Drive over.
"He's gonna help me find Scourge whether he likes it or not!" Said the fox as she gave Lily a small handful of Mobiums.
"Whatever you say, Fiona." Lily replied. "Just don't hurt him."
"Oh, I won't." Said Fiona as she leapt up to the treetop. "(At least, not too much...)"

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the semi-final round of the EX World Grand Prix!" Announced Eggman, as the crowd cheered. "Today's contest is another beat 'em up! Last Mobian standing!" Hearing this, a number of the Mobians competing got excited! {9}
"All right! I can't wait!" Knuckles shouted as the crowd roared and he smacked his fists together.
"Yeah, this is gonna be fun!" Added Mighty as he revved up his bike.
"Hmph. Hopefully this round'll go down a little better for me..." Said Shadow, remembering his last experience. Jet wasn't really paying attention to everyone else...
"(Man, I sure hope Storm finds something...)" He thought as he just stared at the castle in front of him, suddenly snapping into it when he heard the countdown.
"5..." Jet and Nicole smirk at each other before focusing forward.
"4..." Amy and 'Lien-Da' had a look of determination on their faces, as did Shadow and Elias.
"3..." Knuckles, Mighty and Wave all had cheeky grins on their faces.
"2..." Shade's face wasn't seen (as usual), but she had her mind on someone else...
"1..." The demon that had possessed Sally's body was chuckling to himself while making Sally grin evilly...
"GO!!"

Meanwhile in Robotropolis, Storm was sneaking around the city, looking for something valuable to take... {10}
"I gotta find something good enough for Jet!" He thought as he avoided searchlights and robots galore. Storm continued to sneak, until he spotted a control room of some sort. "*gasp* I'll bet I find something in there!" As he approached the control room, he tripped on a robot arm that was lying around, and fell into the control room, making the doors close behind him!
"*mumbles while shaking head* Wait... isn't that..." He asked once he saw Eggman on the screen.
"Egg Log: 7th of May, 4007." Said the Doctor. Luckily for Storm, Eggman couldn't see the albatross, as he was recording a diary entry. "Those Babylon Rogues are filled with mystery, and I have just discovered why the name 'Babylon' sounds so familiar to me..." Storm could only look in awe as he listened in on Eggman's diary entry.

Later, the contest had begun, and Jet had the lead, but while he looked back on the competition, he had no idea that a dark presance was hovering in front of him... {11}
"Ha! Get cold feet, Nicole?" He teased, but Wave was behind him, pointing at something while looking a little freaked.
"J-J-Jet?" She asked. "L-l-look behind you!" Jet did just that, and noticed a black aura. Shadow recognized it right away.
"Chaos Dracula!" He shouted.
"Yeah, like I'm gonna fall for a cheap trick like that!" Said Jet, not believing what he was seeing. "Nice try Eggman, but I'm not buyin' it!"
"*chuckle* You fools..." Said a demonic voice that made Jet rethink his opinion. The black aura then faded, revealing Chaos Dracula's current host... a female Mobian squirrel.

"Princess Sally?!" Knuckles asked in disbelief.
"Sally!" Cried Elias and Nicole.
"He got Sally?!" Amy asked in disbelief.
"You monster!" Shadow yelled in anger.
"*chuckle* Shadow the Hedgehog... wonderful to see you again." Chaos Dracula said, as he voice came out of Sally's mouth. "Tell me, how're your friends, Rouge and Gamma doing? *chuckle*" This made Shadow really ticked, as he charged through the rest of the competitors (including Jet), leapt up to punch Chaos Dracula, but missed due to the demon's ability to use Chaos Control.
Chaos Dracula then chuckled as he grabbed Amy, before licking her cheek.
"Mmm... you taste good..." He told her, before something made him pull back from Amy a little. "...although I sense another soul within you..." After this, Amy willingly gave control of her body to it's other occupant: Shahra.
"That's right, and it is my destiny to protect Amy from monsters such as yourself." She told Chaos Dracula, making him a little angry.
"Is that so?" He asked. "Well, prepare yourself!" Chaos Dracula and Shahra began their battle.

At that moment, TodStar was watching from the pit area with Tails, Vector, Rouge and Omega. When they all saw Chaos Dracula's host, they all freaked out! {12}
"So THAT'S the Chaos Dracula Master Shadow was talking about?!" TodStar asked Rouge and Omega.
"...yeah." Rouge replied.
"AFFIRMATIVE. IT MUST FEAST ON CHAOS ENERGY IN ORDER TO SURVIVE WITHIN A HOST." Added Omega.
"Don't worry. I'll make sure he won't even touch me." TodStar pointed out as he ran out of the pit area.
"TodStar, stop!" Cried Tails, but the green echidna had already used Chaos Control. "I hope he'll be careful..."

END OF CHAPTER {13}