Sonic Adventure 4: Black Arms Rising/Story (Last Story)

This page features the 11th and final chapter of the story for Sonic Adventure 4: Black Arms Rising.
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== Chapter 11 (Last Story): Final Battle ==
In this conclusive chapter, it would seem the heroes have won the grueling war against the Black Arms, but Black Doom has one trick up his sleeve which will put the world at great peril...
The chapter begins in a scene where it showcases all of damage done in Central City caused by the Black Arms. Then the scene ends with a red light flashing from a far, said light being the Black Comet.
We now go to a scene replaying the final scene of Chapter 10. The heroes and villains have defeated Black Doom and the Black Arms as well as securing the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Knowing that the Black Comet will return in the next 50 years, they all set to return home. Before that, Dr. Eggman demands Shadow to hand over the Chaos Emeralds to him as an act of gratitude for finding him in the Mystic Ruins after that fateful fall from space. Shadow refuses, declaring that they don't belong to Eggman. Fang then interrupts and claims that the Emeralds are his to keep and tells Eggman he, Bean, and Bark only joined him to get the Emeralds for themselves. He points his gun at Shadow, threatening him to hand over the Emeralds. Shadow says that both Eggman and Fang are wasting their time. Impatient, Eggman orders Metal Sonic to attack everyone in sight and take the Chaos Emeralds. Before a fight could break out, Black Doom appears, recovering from the battle.
Everyone is shocked that Black Doom has survived. Black Doom scorns them for their dispute with the Emeralds, commenting that they're just like humanity. Then he uses his powers to paralyze everyone except Shadow. Black Doom explains that he made them think he was defeated just to keep their guard down. Shadow demands that he frees the others. Black Doom promises under the condition that Shadow surrenders the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic and the others plead Shadow not to give it to him because they're planning to destroy the world, but Shadow states it's the only way to free everyone from Black Doom's paralysis, and reluctantly gives them to Black Doom.
Now in possession of all 7 Chaos Emeralds, Black Doom explains his "Prosperity Ritual". While he hates humanity, he reveals that he plans on saving them from themselves; their flawed nature has led them to a path of destruction and possible extinction. But because of humanity's flaws, Black Doom considers them a useful energy source. Not only does Doom plan on destroying the world and make it into the image of the Black Arms, but he plans on using their corpses as their source for food. Everyone is shocked and disgusted of Black Doom's detailed plan. After finishing his explanations, Black Doom uses the 7 Chaos Emeralds to use Chaos Control and the Black Comet is teleported into the earth's surface. The Comet is placed in the center of a decimated Central City.
After the transportation, everyone realizes why the Black Arms needed the Chaos Emeralds. Black Doom explains that the reason he needs them is because Black Comet's velocity isn't powerful enough to pass through earth's atmosphere. The Emeralds amplify the space-time control powers of Chaos Control. He then reveals that it was a deal Prof. Gerald made to him. This shocks Shadow and Eggman. We are taken to a flashback of Black Doom and Prof. Gerald with Shadow inside a pod being created. During the flashback, Black Doom explains to Shadow that the professor needed his help in creating him, so he helped him and the professor would promise him the Chaos Emeralds through Shadow.
Shadow is distraught of this. Eggman is ashamed of his grandfather betraying his own people for taking Black Doom's offer. Shadow rebuffs Black Doom by explaining that Prof. Gerald would never turn against humanity and he modified him to defeat you and demands that he frees the others from the paralysis since he's given him the Emeralds. Black Doom doesn't comply and reveals that he lied to him, and was going to use them as a food source just like humanity. To express his "gratitude" to Shadow for being a pawn to his plan, Black Doom paralyzes him for good measure. He sends out his Black Leeches to devour them, much to their horror. With all of this going on, Shadow hears voices in his head - they are from his past and present. Then he hears Maria's voice, requesting him to do what he was created to do—protect the world. With enough resolve, Shadow stands up and attacks the leeches, much to Black Doom's surprise. Shadow, with his memory fully regained, declares that he has made a promise to Maria and he will destroy Black Doom. Black Doom, disgusted of him opposing him, threatens to destroy Shadow's life. As he escapes, Shadow goes after him with Sonic and the others cheering him on.
Stage 	Blackest Hour
Mission 	Confront Black Doom
Character	Shadow
Enemies 	Black Arms
Shadow confronts Black Doom in his lair. While he is impressed that Shadow caught up with him, Doom tells him that he still doesn't understand the fact the future he offers is the only option for all species. Shadow would have none of it and tells Black Doom he's going down. Before Shadow could attack him, Black Doom uses his mind control powers against him. He then informs Shadow that he was created by the blood of the Black Arms. Shadow tries to fight it, but to no avail. Black Doom explains that his third eye wasn't powerful enough to control Shadow, but now he has complete control of him inside the Black Comet and tells Shadow that he cannot escape from his control nor can he escape from his past.
At the Space Colony ARK, Vector, Espio, and Charmy are inside the capsule room trying to hack the files. Vector urges Espio to hurry with the files before they will be lost. Losing patience, Charmy hits the computer monitor, and as a result, the screen begins to work, and it is playing an old video of Prof. Gerald Robotnik. The video spreads around the Black Comet and GUN HQ.
In the video Gerald informs Shadow that the government is planning to shutdown the ARK because he had made contact with the Black Arms. He also warns Shadow about the 50 year arrival of the Black Comet and that the only way to combat against them is by using the Eclipse Cannon, which he had created during times of crisis. Lastly, he along with Maria wishes Shadow the best in defending earth and depend on him.
As the video ends, Black Doom is disgusted with hearing the truth about what Prof. Gerald creating the Eclipse Cannon to destroy the comet. Then he notices Shadow begins to break out of Black Doom's mind control, and declares to Black Doom that he made a promise for Maria and he will put his past behind him. Then Shadow attempts to attack Black Doom, but he disappears. Black Doom then tells Shadow that his past, present, and future will end, and he along with humanity, the mobians, and every single species on earth will be destroyed. Shadow then returns to find Sonic and the others.
In the next scene, Sonic and the others are still stuck in the paralysis. Big notices that Metal Sonic, Orbot, and Cubot are missing, which concerns Dr. Eggman. It turns out that his robot servants are holding a device which stops the paralysis. They activate it, and thus Sonic and the others are free. They also eliminate the Black Leeches for good measure. Orbot explains that the paralysis couldn't hold them longer since they're robots and they had to go into Eggman's spaceship to find a device Eggman created to stop paralysis; it just so happened to be there. The others are impressed with the robots. Eggman is impressed with Metal Sonic, but refuses to give credit to Orbot and Cubot. Sonic calls him out on his treatment of the two robots, and so Eggman reluctantly congratulates them. Shadow arrives to meet with the others and is surprised they're back to normal. Sonic explains that it was thanks to Metal Sonic, Orbot, and Cubot bringing a anti-paralysis device to free them. Rouge asks Shadow if he stopped Black Doom. Shadow replies that he disappeared and is outside of the comet. Tails then tells the others they all must leave the comet to stop Black Doom, and so they all head to find their spaceships.
As Sonic and the gang leave the comet, they see Black Doom on top of the comet, and is using his necklace to transform into a massive gargoyle-like beast, now called Devil Doom. The monster attempts to attack the spaceships. Tails and Eggman, respectively piloting the ships escape from his attacks and find shelter far away from Central City and the Black Comet. With the Black Comet inside earth, with Black Doom's monstrous transformation, and with the Chaos Emeralds gone missing, the heroes realize that things are not looking so great for them. Then Eggman informs the others that he had located the Chaos Emeralds which are only discarded in most parts of Central City and that Sonic and Shadow can track them down and use them to turn in their super forms to fight Devil Doom. As for the Eclipse Cannon, Eggman states that he, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Big, Rouge, Mighty, Julie-Su, Metal Sonic, Orbot, Cubot, Fang, Bean, and Bark head to the Space Colony ARK to start up the Eclipse Cannon's controls; He then adds that after Sonic and Shadow defeat Devil Doom, they must use Chaos Control to bring the Black Comet back to space in which they will activate the Eclipse Cannon to destroy it. With the preparations made, they all begin their missions.
As Sonic and Shadow gone to find the Chaos Emeralds, Tails and the others arrive inside the ARK and meet Vector, Espio, and Charmy. They tell the others about Black Doom taking the Black Comet to earth and they all must find the Eclipse Cannon. Vector then informs them that the Black Arms have shut down its controls. Then Dr. Eggman interjects they have to reactivate its systems. The Chaotix aren't too pleased to see Eggman, Metal Sonic, Orbot, Cubot, and Team Hooligan are with the heroes, but the doctor tells them to save their hostility for another time since they have to work together to stop the Black Comet. The Chaotix soon relents and now the gang head to the Eclipse Cannon.
Stage 	Colony Core
Mission 	Activate 7 Engines of the Eclipse Cannon
Characters (in pairs and chronological order	Amy/Cream, Bean/Bark, Rouge/Julie-Su, Vector/Espio/Charmy, Mighty/Big, Metal Sonic/Fang, Tails/Knuckles
Enemies 	Black Arms
(We now return to Central City where the final level of the game begins. Note that this level takes place before the others enter the ARK.)
Stage 	Earth's Doom
Mission 	Find the 7 Chaos Emeralds
Character	Sonic, Shadow
Enemies 	Black Arms
In the next scene, Sonic and Shadow have successfully found the Chaos Emeralds despite the Black Arms' attempts to stop them. Sonic receives a call from Tails that they have reactivated the Eclipse Cannon's systems and it's ready to start after they defeat Devil Doom. With a look of determination, Sonic and Shadow use the Chaos Emeralds and turn into Super Sonic and Super Shadow respectively. They fly up to Devil Doom who scorn their chances at defeating him in his form. Super Sonic states that he doesn't know what the true powers of the Chaos Emeralds are capable of and Super Shadow says that it's time the Black Arms to face their demise.
Final Boss	Devil Doom
Mission 	Defeat Devil Doom
Characters	Super Sonic, Super Shadow
After defeating Devil Doom, Super Sonic and Super Shadow get underneath the Black Comet and use Chaos Control to send it back to space. As they got there, they quickly are sent inside the control room of the Eclipse Cannon. They release the Emeralds and put them inside the consoles. Shadow then presses the red button to fire a large laser beam from the cannon to destroy the Black Comet once and for all. The scene ends with all of the comet's remains float.
Inside the capsule room, everyone celebrates as the Black Comet is destroyed. Then Sonic and Shadow enter inside the room, and are congratulated by the others (with the exception of Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic, and Fang of course). Dr. Eggman walks out of the room, stating that now that the Black Arms are finally compromised, he can return to earth to conspire a new plan to take over the world. Metal Sonic, Orbot, and Cubot follow him. Fang, Bean, and Bark follow him as well, hoping to ride with Eggman. With them leaving, the heroes decide to do the same. Shadow is the one who remains behind, looking at space. He picks up a picture of Maria and Prof. Gerald, and says that he may have put his past behind him, but he will never forget the two.
At G.U.N. HQ, the soldiers are also celebrating the victory over the Black Arms. Commander Tower is impressed with Sonic and the others, and admits he was wrong in looking down on Sonic and his friends, and is also wrong about Shadow being an enemy. The President then notes that they were also wrong about Prof. Gerald. Had the raid of the ARK never happened, he would've never been driven to insanity. He then resolves that they all remember Prof. Gerald and his contributions to the world and also build a better future for the world. Commander Tower couldn't help but to agree.
In the next scene, Sonic and the others (except for Eggman and his robots) return to earth, with their destination is Emerald Town. Cream is welcomed warmly by Vanilla, who is happy she is safe. Cream invites Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Big to lunch, which he agrees, and Sonic offers to help fix up Big's hut at the Mystic Ruins jungle. Mighty tells the others that he must go on his own way, and says goodbye to the others. Sonic replies that they'll meet with each other soon. Then Rouge pinches Knuckles on his tail and tells him that she might pay him a visit at Angel Island hoping she takes a look at the Master Emerald, much to Knuckles' annoyance. As Rouge leaves, Julie-Su remarks that Rouge doesn't change much, but thinks that she and Knuckles are cute together, much to his embarrassment. Then Bean talks about how they had fun at the adventure and were grateful Sonic and the others allowed them to come with them on their way home. Fang isn't grateful, though, and says he would rather be surrounded by money, cars, fancy houses, and beautiful women. Then the police arrives to take Team Hooligan back to prison. Sonic gives his goodbyes to the bounty hunters and thanks them for helping them during the Black Arms war. Fang says that he'll be out to take him down. Amy then asks Sonic about Shadow's whereabouts, and Sonic says that he's doing fine. Then he could see Shadow from a far and tell her and Tails to wait for him.
Sonic starts a conversation with Shadow, asking him what's next for him. Shadow replies that he's simply going to live up his promise for Maria in defending the world from threats. Sonic then asks about his opinion on humanity. Shadow states that he still believes that humanity is flawed just as Black Doom said, and there are some that need to pay for their crimes, but nonetheless he will protect them whether they appreciate it or not. Sonic then advises him to enjoy living life as Maria would also want for him. Shadow nods in agreement. He reminds Sonic of their future rematch and Sonic grins and says that he'll be ready. Sonic leaves to go with Tails and Amy as Shadow looks on.
We now go to a scene taking place a few days later after the characters return to earth. Sonic is running across a forest thinking of his past adventures from the battle with Chaos, Shadow, Enerjak, and recently the Black Arms. He also hopes that Station Square and Central City will be rebuilt, and is anticipating Eggman's next attack. The scene fades to black and the credits roll.
THE END
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