The Apocalypse 3: Revenge [The Original]

Ch. 9

Jason and Blazed arrived back at headquarters to find their team on the floor. They ran to help them out.

"What happened?" Blaze asked, worried.

"It was Wave." Sonic said, helping Tails up. "She knows about the Emeralds."

"What?" Jason yelled. "How?"

"I had to tell her." Sonic explained. "She was going to kill Tails."

"You've got to be kidding me!" Jason yelled.

"Jason, I'm sorry." Sonic apologized.

Jason let out a sigh. "It's all right, Sonic. You did what you had to do."

"What do we do now?" Jet asked.

"We retrieve the Emeralds first."

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Wave entered the warehouse and found Shadow waiting for her. He was sitting on top of a pile of boxes.

"I got it." Wave said happily.

"Well done." Shadow said. "Now all we have to do is get them. Where are they?"

"Everywhere." Wave said. "One's in the Mojave Desert. One's in the Amazon. Another's at the Bermuda Triangle. There's one at the bank and the last one is with the general."

"The general?" Shadow asked.

"The one that hired Jason and his friends."

"I see." Shadow said. "You go get that one. When you return, we'll go after the bank Emerald together."

"You got it." Wave said.

"What have you found?" came a voice.

Shadow and Wave looked at the entrance. It was Marek.

"We found the location of the Emeralds." Wave said. "I was just going to go get one."

"Well, be quick." Marek said, turning to leave. "We don't have forever." With that, Marek left.

Wave looked at Shadow and then left, too.

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Meanwhile, Jason and the others were flying towards the general's last known base of operations.

"You sure that she'll go there first?" Tails asked.

"It's one of the closest ones." Jason said. "That and the bank."

"Want me to go protect the one at the bank?" Blaze asked.

Jason thought about it for a minute.

"Sure. Why don't you take Jet and Knuckles." Jason suggested. "We'll meet back at headquarters if anything happens."

"You got it." Jet said.

"I hope she comes to us first." Knuckles said.

They started to fly off.

"Remember..." Jason said.

"Yeah, we know." Blaze shouted back. "We'll try not to kill her."

Now it was just Jason, Tails, Sonic, and Silver. They continued flying for a little until Jason spotted Wave.

"Good." Jason said. "She hasn't made it to the base yet."

"Should we stop her?" Silver asked.

"You go on to the military base." Jason said. "I'll try to stop her."

"Be careful." Silver said.

Jason grabbed his E-Gear with one hand and slid off. He fell to the ground 30 feet below and landed in front of Wave. She stopped walking.

"Well, well, if it isn't Jason." Wave said. "You're really starting to get on my nerves."

"Stop this, now." Jason said. "You've gone way too far. Fighting me is one thing, but attacking Tails is another. That's a new low, Wave."

Wave smiled. Not a nice smile but more of an evil grin.

"So, I guess you've finally realized how serious I am?"

"Oh, Wave." Jason said. "I remember back when you were nice and innocent. Now look at you."

"Don't try to play with my feelings, Jason." Wave said. "We already went through this in the forest."

"I'm just trying to help you remember who your friends are before you end up killing them all."

"My friends?" Wave laughed. "I tried the whole friendship thing with you, Jason, and look what happened to me."

"Must you keep bringing that up?"

"Yes." Wave said. "Until you finally get it through your head."

"Fine." Jason said. "All right. I get it."

"Good."

Jason pulled out his sword. "Then I guess there's only one thing left to do."

"Oh, yeah?" Wave asked, not moving. "And what's that?"

"If what you say is true," Jason said. "than you're already lost."

"Oh, I'm not lost." Wave said, summoning her sword. "I've found my purpose."