Sonic and the Reaper/Epilogue: Old Foes, Old Friends

Amy stepped by Tails' workshop. Everything that was coming at her was too much to bear. Sonic was dead. Infera was dead. And Shadow had gone rogue. It was all just too much.
She pressed the button next to the door, and Tails' voice called, "Workshop of Miles Prower. Please state name and business."
"Amy Rose," the pink hedgehog replied. "I need to recover."
There was the sound of shifting, then Tails' voice said, "Welcome back, Amy. Accomodations have been set up." She stepped inside, then laid down on a bed that had been set up. She sighed.
Suddenly, the seven Chaos Emeralds surrounded her. She looked around to see Silver outside the window. He nodded, then vanished. She stepped outside, confused by the fact that Silver had given them to her. She stepped out and closed her eyes, focusing on the Emeralds. Did Silver expect her to transform with them? She wasn't attributed enough to use a Super form with the Chaos Emeralds.
Suddenly, there was a huge pulse of Chaos Energy. Amy could only watch as seven differently-coloured waves pulsed out over Mobius. They phased through buildings like specters, then withdrew back to Amy. She looked around, trying to find anything that had occured.
Then, five beams of light shone down. Amy's eyes only widened as she watched a figure descend from each one. First came Big, looking around in complete confusion. Then came Rouge, filing her nails like mad as though in preparation for something. Next was Knuckles, the spikes that gave his name stabbed through a pair of boxing gloves. The last two beams of light were strangely close together, even overlapping. The last two figures descended, coming into interlocked colours of orange-yellow and peach-brown...
Miles Prower was making out with Cream.
Amy gaped at them as they hit the ground and parted slowly, locked in an embrace. Cream's ears jerked, and she whispered, "We're not in the Valley of Mobia anymore."
She and Tails released each other suddenly, embarrassed. Tails was the first to speak up, saying, "I didn't want you to see that," to Amy. He looked around. "What just happened? Are we...?" He turned to see the seven Chaos Emeralds circling Amy. "What happened?"
"A question that everyone deserves an answer to!" a familiar voice called. Amy turned to see Zyx materializing in shadows, prepared for battle. Amy cursed, turning to the others. The Chaos Emeralds started to circle her furiously. Energy started to charge in her, threatening to overwhelm her. She leapt back next to her friends, who knew that Zyx was not one to be trifled with. She took a chance, releasing the energy with two words.
"Chaos Control!"
In the Canyon of the Dragon Guard, the Dracon were gathering when Shadow materialized, a red gem in his hands. The gem vanished, but Shadow stepped forward, hatred burning his eyes red.
One of the Dracon stepped in front of him. In the Draconian tounge he asked, "What are you doing here?" and laid a hand on his shoulder. In a snap move, Shadow grabbed the hand and flipped the Dracon in front of him, delivering a flight of a kick before the Dracon even hit the ground. When the Dracon came back down, Shadow's elbow slammed into his temple, killing him instantly.
A machine gun appeared in the hedgehog's hands, and he swung it towards the Dracon. "All of you, bitch off!" The Dracon stepped back, frightened by his ruthlessness, and flew off. Shadow dissipated the Chaos Machine and stepped into the cavern.
The first thing he saw was the huge platinum gem embedded in the wall; the Draconian Master Emerald. He stepped towards it bravely.
His mind flashed. He was running down a metallic hallway. His head turned around to see a young girl, holding his hand to keep up with him. He turned around, only to see a swarm of soldiers. One of them raised a gun, firing a bullet that went straight through Shadow, sending him to the ground before embedding itself in the girl. Bloodied, yet conscious, Shadow managed to shout, "Maria!"
It was this that threw his head back, as the image was replaced with the sight of a laboratory in the same structure. Zyx, flying towards a white Mobian bat. Shadow flying forward, vanishing in a flash of blue, but too late. He looked down to see a hole right through the bat's heart, and he shouted, "No! Rouge! Don't die! Please! Don't leave me! Please!" The bat's gasping reply, "I'm sorry... Sayonara... Shadow... the... Hedgehog..."
Shadow's head flung down as this image was replaced with an all-too-recent one. A black hedgehog in a battle suit, knocking him out of a draining aura. Her lips moving, forming the words, I love you. Her fading as he screamed, "No! Infera!"
His vision rushed back to the cave he was in. He only knew one place he could go to, only one place that would free him from this terror. He laid each fingertip on the Draconian Master Emerald. I can't utilize Cross Chaos Control by two Master Emeralds, but I should be able to use Chaos Cross with the power in this one. He closed his eyes and shouted, "Cross Chaos Control!"
He was rewarded by the X of light that appeared over him, and he leapt back as it condensed into a blue rift. "A Black Arm law is to only obey one boss," he said to himself. "Time to bring back that boss." As he stepped out of the Canyon of the Dragon Guard, his inhibitor rings glowed.
When he stepped onto the Black Comet, they slid onto the ground.
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