Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

God Killing, Part 12: Kill the Fleers

I wasn't sure how to end this chapter at first, or even what should happen in it. But in my first idea, there was WAY too much happening at the end, so I ended it in a calmer way. XD There's still a lot that happens, but at least we have room for rest. Play "For True Story" from Sonic Adventure.

Shadow lunged at Miyuki with the Spin Dash, but as he expected her scythe-chop, Shadow Shaved to her left and resumed the attack. Miyuki merely performed a spin attack, but Shadow continued to Shave in random directions with his ongoing spin. Eventually, Shadow settled with targeting the back, but as Miyuki fell forward, it seemed that another spinning ball made of snow drilled into Shadow's side and pushed him off-course. He took little damage from the attack, but he uncurled to see the culprit: Suki. George and MaKayla combined bending to slow Shadow down, allowing Miyuki to stab his hip, but the effect quickly wore off as Shadow flicked Finger Pistols at either King, then kicked Miyuki, who moved her scythe in defense. Shadow Shaved behind, but Lola was ready to spank—they forgot the next second as Shadow grabbed Lola's hand and squeezed it, but Terry sent Tael to violently bite Shadow's arm and make him retreat.

"Miyuki-chan, why's this big hamster-man here?"

"He wants to kill Verglora, Suki."

"And do I look like a hamster to you?!" Shadow threw Chaos Spears at each off—a forgetful second later caused Suki to be kicked in the head, but Miyuki vengefully chopped his leg, not that it cut him. "M-Maria?" Shadow saw Suki in the form of his childhood friend, laying injured from her fatal wound. MaKayla bashed his head with the Chrono Staff, her Recordance Clone whacking his chin afterward, but Shadow Shaved behind Terry next—only for the current Kayla to bash him then. George, meanwhile, expected Shadow to be there and had been hitting a Stopped pebble in the air. Momentum stored in the pebble as it Stasis Launched into Shadow with bullet speed. He switched to Paper Art to evade any follow-up attack, which came in the form of Lola's Spank Hands. However, Terry locked him in Shadow Possession so his sister's attacks could land, the hedgehog breaking free after two seconds and slashing a 360 Tempest Kick at all his foes.

"Then why don't you let him have her?!" Terry shouted. "Don't let him destr—oy the to—wn over that stupid-?!" He forgot ever speaking the middle of that sentence, and when Shadow's Chaos Spears threatened him, his mother jumped in the way and countered the spears with Spank Hands.

"You shouldn't talk in the middle of combat." Shadow remarked.

"Well, I'm on your fucking side, buddy! I don't want that thing around any more than you do! Even Suki couldn't take it, anymore! Right, Suki?"

"I...I dunno. If Vergie's darkness is g—one, Sister doe—sn't need to...whuh?"

Miyuki sped her own time to dodge Shadow's Chaos Pistols, then slashed her scythe behind her when he Shaved. "He's using some tri—ck to skip ti—me and—HEY!" Miyuki suffered a punch to the face, flying back, but was saved in a giant snow glove.

"The Forgetful Glance is an art that cuts through Time Chi and wipes your memories of an instant." Shadow explained for their satisfaction. "And my powers make me naturally gifted at it." He began to leave afterimages, so MaKayla slowed time in the area to track his speed. She fired a Chrono Beam at the hedgehog's back, then Shadow Shaved to Lola to punch her head. Terry stretched Tael to pull his sister away, and Shadow saw George preparing to Stasis Launch a trashcan. Shadow Shaved to grab and throw him into the can's trajectory, but when it launched, MaKayla jumped to whack it, using Rewind Deflect to send it back into Shadow.

"Suki, listen." Miyuki began. "You don't have to help in this fight. And if you want me to hand Verglora over, I will. But I wanted—to say that I'—m sorry... Alright, I think that's enough of that. Guys, keep him still for a second!" Shadow began rampantly Shaving and throwing Chaos Spears, but George and Kayla combined bending to Stop him. Miyuki fired a small Chrono Beam at his eyes. Shadow escaped and used Home Attack to rapidly bounce between the operatives, with Ginny using her hands as a shield and Suki freezing an ice shield. Shadow used Forgetful Glance, Shaved behind Miyuki, and tried to Pistol her, but she ducked and slashed at his legs. "Sorry, but I hit you with a sort of 'mental lock' attack. You won't be using that trick for a while."