The Apocalypse 2: Rise of Zephiles [The Original]

Ch. 21

Blaze landed next to Jason who was lying against the side of a factory. She knelt down next to him. "You okay?" she asked. "Yeah." Jason said with a groan. "Good to see you still have your strength." she said. "Yeah." Jason agreed. "If I didn't, I'd be dead. How much longer do you think I have until that goes away, too?" "I;m not sure." Blaze said. "But you know something that I know won't go away?" "What?" "The way we feel about Wave." she said. "The way you feel. Now, are we going to let some over-sized lizard stop us from saving her?" "No." Jason said with a smile. "No." Blaze said, standing up and holding out her hand. Jason took it and she helped him up. "Let's go save New York." Sonic zipped to the side to dodge an airborne Mercedes-Benz. Then a Cadillac. And then a Chevrolet. "You're gonna have to do better than that you overgrown lizard!" Sonic yelled. Back at their starting point, Tails had an idea. He took off for the pharmacy which was located directly behind them. The same one Jason broke into earlier. "Where are you going?" Jet asked. "I have a plan!" Tails yelled back. Jet looked at Silver, who just shrugged. Zephiles changed spots again. This time he landed on the corner of the roof of the mall. The foundation cracked due to his weight. People ran out screaming. One person yelled, "Where's the army!?" and someone else yelled, "Call the National Guard!" Jason and Blaze ran towards Zephiles. Sonic zipped down the road and stopped at the corner of the building next to the mall. He looked to his right and saw Jason and Blaze down the road coming to join the battle. He returned his focus to Zephiles who had launched a fireball at him. He quickly moved out of the way and the fireball struck the ground where he was standing. "Your aim's fantastic Zephiles," Sonic yelled. "If we were statues!" Zephiles growled and pulled his head back. Jason and Blaze joined Sonic. "What's he doing?" Blaze asked. "No idea." Sonic answered. Jason waited a second before responding. "Guys?" They looked at him. "Yeah?" Sonic asked. "Run." he answered. Zephiles' mouth had flames dancing out of it. And it was only getting bigger and brighter. "Run, now!" he said as he turned and ran. Sonic and Blaze took a quick glance at Zephiles before running, too. Sonic had already made it to the next intersection. Jason and Blaze ran past the restaurant again. "Jason's right, Blaze!" Sonic yelled. "Run! Faster!" Zephiles launched a huge fireball towards them. It was about the size of 10 school buses. And it was getting closer. They had almost caught up with Sonic when Blaze tripped over a large metal pipe that used to be a stoplight. Jason leaped over it but stopped to help her. "Come on, Blaze." Jason urged. "Get up." Once he got her up, there was no time. The fireball was going to hit them. But it didn't. It just hovered in the air a few inches in front of them. They could feel the heat emitting from it. They looked to their right and saw Silver in the distance. He had his hands held up and was on one knee, struggling to keep his grip. He threw the fire ball back at Zephiles. The impact knocked Zephiles into the air and brought down that corner of the mall. Luckily, no one was inside. Zephiles flew off to the park. Jason and Blaze ran after him and so did Sonic. Silver joined back up with Jet and Knuckles and headed off for the park, too. "Updates on the fight?" Mephiles said, sensing her presence. He was in a large room with pillars. "Zephiles is succeeding in destroying the city but--" "What of Jason?" Mephiles demanded. "He's still alive." she answered. Zephiles appears to be losing the fight." "Just as I thought." Mephiles said. "Continue watching. Let me know who wins." "You got it." she said, turning to leave. "And on your way out," Mephiles continued. "let Wave know I want to see her."