𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙜: 𝙉𝙤 𝙒𝙖𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚!

      Holding this artifact with spells spoiled through his own fault, Sonic runs very quickly. He didn't even run towards the city. Vice versa. He ran very far and tried to hide in the forest. Suddenly, a radiance appeared in front of him and from this radiance a portal was formed in the form of a huge ring, from where Tikal emerged from that very cell in the cave. She looked at Sonic very menacingly as he approached her. Trying to slow down, the hedgehog stops the movement of its legs, but at this moment it is as if an invisible force is still pushing it forward, since it has accelerated too much. Stretching his legs forward and his back back, like a cartoon character from Looney Tunes, the spruce managed to slow down and stopped right in front of the red echidna’s face. The portal behind her closed at that moment. — Are you going far? — she asked him sternly. Sonic didn't answer her. He just turned his back to her and ran back as quickly as possible. Tikal waved both hands, closing her eyes and bending her middle fingers with her little fingers on her palms, she began to cast a spell: — Spirits of the earth and wind, I call to you. Punish this bully and take away his ability to run faster than light. — then she opened her eyes and sharply extended her right palm forward. At the same moment, like a bullet, a very bright yellow ball flew out of her hand. The glow moved much faster than Sonic himself. Having overtaken him, the speed of movement immediately slowed down, which he himself did not expect. Now he did not run at the speed of light, but too slowly, moving his legs forward, but moving at the speed of a turtle. — What? — despite the slowdown in speed, he said his word at normal speed. At the same time, the elasticity of his voice began to sound lower, like that of a drunk man or a monster. Turning his gaze back, he asks in the same changed voice: — How are you doing this? The red-haired echidna in a white dress just grins and slowly approaches him, knowing full well that now he will not run away from her. At the same time, she answers him from afar: — Skip less lessons, Sonic! Now be an obedient boy and give Disintegratus to me. — No. — the hedgehog answered in exactly the same voice and tried to speed up even more, but he still ran at the speed of a turtle, no matter how hard he tried to run even faster. — What did you do to me, witch? — I'm not a witch. I just slowed you down a little. Don't be afraid, the effect is temporary, you will then run again at the same speed. — the redhead explained and was already too close to the hedgehog to take Disentegratus away from him. She reaches out to take something that belongs to her, but Tails immediately stands between her and Sonic, looking at her threateningly. — DON'T TOUCH MY FRIEND!!! - the fox shouted, stretching out his arms to his sides. — Tails, get out of the way! — the red echidna politely asked. — SO YOU MOVE ME IF YOU CAN!!! — Tails refused to move away. — Don't... Make me... Angry! — Tikal said threateningly. Her eyes glowed with a white light, and Tails himself was lifted up, as if by telekinesis. The fox tried to leave his place and even fly away on his tails, but nothing helped. Tikal lifts the little fox and throws it to the side. Knuckles manages to catch him in flight, hovering in the air. — Caught! Because Tails interfered, Sonic moved a little further away from her. She had to take slow steps again to get to him, but suddenly she was frightened by the noise of a shot. Moreover, the bullets flew right under her feet on the ground. Turning her gaze to the left towards the source of the sound, she saw Tom Wakowski threatening her with a pistol. — YOU WILL ONLY TOUCH SONIC OVER MY CORPSE, WITCH!!! - he shouted to her. — Are you all in agreement her or what? — Tikal was indignant, raising her hands. — I’m trying to help all of you and correct what your blue fool has done, but you, on the contrary, only interfere with me, if only you would have a collapse of the universe. The eyes shine again and Tom begins to reload his pistol. Maddie immediately stood between Tikal and Tom. — Wait! Miss Tikal, can't we just talk? — she asks the redhead. — Why can’t you understand? The multiverse has an infinite number of those who know who Sonic is and know about his existence. If the spell breaks free, then they will all be here and our entire universe will perish from overload of inhabitants. — I understand everything, but you can’t send them to their deaths! — Sonic himself explained in a low-elastic voice. — This is their fate, you fool, wake up already! You cannot change their fate, much less their essence. — Tikal was angry and covered herself with yellow lightning, and the Dreads stood up. — Well, what if it works? — Maddie asked. — Yes, what if we still manage to change their destinies? — Tom supported his wife. — What if not? Some of them are bad. They will never change, no matter how hard you try. — Tikal said. At that moment, the spell stopped working and Sonic finally ran like a bullet again. But this time he turned right, running away somewhere into the swamp. — RUN, SONIC, RUN!!! — Tails shouted after him. Tikal got angry, began to hiss through her teeth, her eyes shone white even brighter and the echidna became covered in yellow lightning even more. Suddenly, she engulfed Tom, Maddie, Tails and Knuckles with the same lightning, as if with telekinesis, causing them to gasp and rise into the air. — Sonic, I know that you can hear me from here or are hiding somewhere nearby. Believe me, I didn't want to do this, but you're forcing me. If you don't want your friends to die, then come back and give me the artifact with the spells. I count to three. And now, the same fate repeats itself again. Just like when Bennington came to Wakowski's house and threatened to shoot them too if Sonic himself did not show up and surrender. — Sonic, don't listen to her! Run! — the fox wheezed from lack of oxygen. Now the blue hedgehog, who was hiding behind the trees, again had no choice. Either he will personally surrender again, give her the cube with spells and return all those guests home to their deaths, as a result of which they will die, or his friends will die under the threat of the already insane Tikal. Sonic no longer knew how to be here now. He shifted his gaze, then to Tikal with his friends, then to Disintegratus. — "What should I do?" — Tikal, at least spare me. I was on your side. — Knuckles begged hoarsely for mercy. — Sorry, Knuckles. Sonic leaves me no other choice, and you are one of his true friends, for whom he will make any sacrifice. — the red echidna answers. This time Sonic was unable to restrain himself. Out of anger, he was covered all over with lightning. Having placed the artifact on the ground, securely hiding it between the bushes, he, unexpectedly for the sorceress herself, pounced on her from behind the forest and knocked her out in the face with one blow. Tikal was thrown far away and hit an oak tree. Wakowski, Tails and Knuckles landed on the ground and were catching their breath. — LEAVE!!! RUN, FAST!!! — the hedgehog shouted to them, and he ran up to Tikal, grabbed her by the neck and, running away, threw her far into the sky. Tom, Maddie, Tails and Knuckles obeyed Sonic and ran away, and the latter returned to the bushes and took out this artifact. At that moment, a portal opened behind him, from where Tikal herself flew at him with a loud scream and, pushing him to the ground, tried to take her artifact back from him. — GIVE IT UP!!! — NO!!! — Sonic shouted and kicked her away from him with his feet. In flight, she threw another ring to the ground and a portal formed under Sonic, through which he fell into another world. While holding this object in his hands. The hedgehog landed on some kind of platform made of cement bricks, which was floating in the air. Looking around, it seemed to Sonic that he had died and ended up in Heaven. This is most likely what Paradise looks like. There were material clouds around that were springing and other similar platforms made of bricks, as well as bridges between some of them. He was distracted from looking at such beauty by Tikal appearing from above. Now it turns out she could not only shoot yellow lightning, but could also fly. — Welcome to the celestial plains of Chaos. — she says to Sonic, bending all her fingers except her index and middle fingers, which extended and folded her hands into a cross, closing her eyes. — I rule here. — she added, opening her shining white eyes and stretching her arms to the sides. At this moment, the platform split into two, which moved both of Sonic's legs away from each other. Fortunately, he thought of standing on the right side of the platform. — Wait, did you say Chaos? — Sonic asked. — Yes, and what? — asked Tikal. Sonic, in response, only closed his eyes, relaxed and tried to concentrate on this place, as if he were using the master emerald again. He rises from the platform to the top, which surprises the red echidna, flares up like a supernova and becomes a golden hedgehog. He again mastered his super form, just like last time. — You did not expect? — Sonic asked slyly, smiling, to which Tikal only sighed briefly and questioningly. — This is impossible! — she said and didn’t have time to do anything when Super Sonic flew at her, grabbed her and dragged her along in the air far, far away, crashing her into the walls of another brick platform. He then presses her against the wall, forming brick shackles on her arms, legs and waist. — Possible. After all, I, too, have long mastered the power of Chaos. — Sonic answers her and takes his bag with rings from her, slightly tearing the red echidna’s white dress and leaving a small hole. — Hey, it was my mother’s dress that I inherited from she! — Tikal was indignant. — And these are my rings by right, which you took from me. — Sonic explained, showing his bag of rings. — Now we're even. — having finished, he turned his back to her, threw one ring forward and opened a portal back to that same cave. He then threw another one, opening a portal to the mushroom planet. Taking Tikal by the throat, he throws her through the second portal. Finding herself on the surface of a planet with a bunch of giant mushrooms, the red echidna was shocked to find herself in this place. Especially without the ability to fly. — Forgive me, but I have to try. I promise you, I will get you out of this planet when I finish everything myself. — the hedgehog finishes and the portal closes behind him. — NO!!! — Tikal shouted and ran back to the portal, trying to get back. However, she didn't have time. The portal disappeared and she was stuck on this planet all alone, and she even screamed at the top of her lungs in anger at the sky. — SO-O-ONI-I-IK!!! And at that time Sonic entered through the first portal back into the cave and, leaving the Tikal dimension, immediately lost his super form, since he did not have a master emerald. Tails and Knuckles immediately come running to him, hugging him. Then Tom and Maddie came running. — Sonic, what was there? — asked Tom. — I fought Tikal and defeated her. — Sonic answered. — What? — Knuckles didn’t believe it. — And I took my rings from her, which she took from me. — The hedgehog showed his pouch. — Where is Tikal herself? I hope you didn't hurt her too much? — Tails was worried. — No, I sent her to that very planet of mushrooms, but I promised her that I would then return her from there back to us. — Sonic explained. — It would be better if you let her send us to our deaths! — Shadow intervened in the conversation. — Why did you stand up for us? — Because he is such a humane hedgehog. Kind, honest and always ready to help anyone. Even the bad and soulless ones like all of you. — Tom explained of blue friend. Then he turned his gaze to Sonic and winked at him, to which the hedgehog smiled in response. Then he walked out in front of the cameras with guests from other worlds inside, holding the artifact in his hands and made a speech: — I guess I can help each of you. I think that if we correct your defects in thinking about the world around you, then when you return to your home worlds, perhaps everything will be different. Maybe you won't die at all fighting your Sonics. — What does it mean to correct? — Infinite didn’t understand. — Look, we have improved technology and high psychology. I think... — Before he could finish, Dr. Eggman interrupted him: — I'll help you with this! — You? — Sonic asked, turning his gaze to the alternative Robotnik, and he replied: — Believe it or not, but... Maybe in my universe, I was bad. But this is already in the past. Because now I have become completely different. — If I were you, I wouldn’t trust him. — Omega intervenes. — My lie detector shows 50% that he is clearly lying. — So it’s 50%, which means he’s either lying or telling the truth. Perhaps he will then really change for the better and what he just said will be true. — Tails stated. Omega was silent for a long time, and then answered: — Your words are logical, Tails. — Defects? — Fiona asked, grinning. — You will fix us all like an iron. I refuse. Tails flew up to her cage and slammed his fist on the invisible wall, scaring this cunning villainess. — Nobody asked you, cunning dog. — he snapped at her. — What... What did you call me? — Fiona was indignant. — Do you know. My Tails, unlike you, was much nicer and kinder. — And even more naive? — Tails asked, smiling slyly and looking at her. — Know! With me, your tricks and tricks with cunning will not work. — I can’t guarantee anything... But at least you will have hope of returning home later and surviving. Second chance! Don't you think it's worth it? — asks Sonic. — And I agree with him. — Mephiles intervened, pointing his hand at Sonic. — He helped me get here and I trust him. — I believe him too. — said Princess Alice. — And I. — Omega answers. — Me too. — Eggman added. — Then me too. — Silver gets to his feet. — But I’m not. — Zavok said grumpily. Everyone turned their gaze in his direction, and the bull continued to explain: — Trust me, Sonic. When you try to correct others, there are dire consequences. — I’m not forcing any of you. If you want, you can come back and die later. I’m just suggesting that you might come back later and not die. — Sonic explained. — A! That is, it’s either you and me, or death. It's not a bad choice you gave us. — Zavok grinned. — I just want to go home. — Mephiles answers. — Well, personally, I don’t want to die at the hands of my Sonic. So... What's our plan? — Scourge asked. — Don't worry, the plan is reliable. But first I need to discuss something with my friends in private. — the hedgehog answers and leaves this place along with the fox, the echidna and two people. They leave the cave, going outside. — Do you know what we should do with this thing? — Sonic asked. — I think... Hide it in a safe place. — Tom answers. — That's right, that's why I'm entrusting this to you. — Sonic says and hands the artifact into Tom’s hands. — If anything happens, I’ll just send you an SMS. Then you click on this button at the top and it’s all over. They will just all go back to their worlds at once. — No, Sonic. We won't leave you alone. — Maddie stated. — But he is not alone. — Knuckles chimed in, putting his arm around Sonic's shoulder. — He has us. — Tails added, also putting his arm around Sonic's other shoulder. — It will be dangerous with me. You have already done so much for me and for them. — Sonic added. — Sonic, we are all together for one thing. — says Tom. — I do not argue. — Sonic answers. — But I can’t do anything knowing that you’re in danger. I ask you, just for my sake, take him and protect him far from everyone, like the apple of his eye. Tom and Maddie thought for a long time and decided to agree. — But if you don’t show up for a long time, we’ll press it right away. — Maddie answered. — Yes. This is exactly what I expect from you. — the hedgehog did not argue with them. Having finished the negotiations, the Wakowskis went down the stone steps to the car, got into it and drove away from this place. Only Sonic, Tails and Knuckles remained near the cave. — Well, where do we start, leader? — asked the red echidna. — For starters... — Sonic wanted to say something, raising his index finger and suddenly froze. — Stop! Did you call me leader? — But of course. We are a team now and we do everything as you tell us. — Knuckles replies, smiling. — Now we are a team, we are your heroes. Sonic Heroes. And we will do everything for you. Just tell me. — Tails answers. Having heard the inspiring speeches of his friends, Sonic first returned to the cells with guests from other worlds and asked: — So. Which one of you is with me? At this time, the aliens from parallel universes managed to talk among themselves and decided to answer. Everyone agreed. So far, everyone except Infinite, Terios and Shadow. They were still thinking for themselves. — Well, I'm with you too. But keep this in mind! If I start to regret it, I'll fry you from the inside. — Infinite replied threateningly. Now only Shadow and Terios remained. Terios, having thought about everything, quickly decided to answer immediately: — For me, you will still remain a faker hedgehog who copies me. But I'm on your side, as long as I return home and survive. — he said, and the black-scarlet hedgehog at that time was still standing in the corner and thinking. — And you?... — Sonic turned to Shadow, but he did not react, did not respond and did not turn around. — We won’t start without you. — To hell with all of it! — He waved his hand and turned around. — I'm with you. Knuckles approaches a stone obelisk with an outstretched lever that was sticking out towards the top and pulled it down. All the cages with guests from other worlds opened at once. Protective fields with invisible walls no longer held them back and they were finally able to go free. Even princess Alice was glad of this more than anyone else, closing her eyes, leaving the cage and breathing in the fresh air of freedom. — What should we do first now? — Eggman asked. Sonic scratched his chin and thought about this topic.