Sonic

Chapter 7
You Run Around, I Run Around, We all go run in a Time Paradox!
Could the situation get even weirder?

School had ended for the day, and Joe and Emeral headed off to their lockers to pick up their shoes. "We need to get analyzing immediately," said Joe to Emeral. Emeral nodded, "Pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together," she said. They came up to their lockers and opened it. Both were surprised to see a pendant by their shoes, both said "To Sonic/Rose, Put energy in pendant, pendant opens door. Once a day usage.". The two looked at each other, "He might be wanting to make a way for us to contact him," said Emeral. "I'm still a bit unsure about that man," said Joe. "But his Presence was not that of evil, although, it was not that of good either," she said. The two picked up the Pendants by the chians, and it in their pockets as they put their shoes on.

As they were walking away, Joe turned around, and looked at another boy, about 16, come up to his locker. He had a normal school uniform, and dark hair. Joe stared for a moment, then went off on his way. Emeral looked at him, puzzled. Joe saw this and smiled, "I'm just a bit paranoid," he said. After they left sight, the boy turned his head at where they were, and grinned. He opened up his locker, where his eyes suddenly sharpened. He pulled out a Pendant by the chain from his locker, and looked at the tag. It was labeled to "DS". The boy looked around, then back at the pendant, "So, someone knows my true name," he thought, "but when I'm done, they are going to wish they never knew the name, DS." he said to himself chuckling.

Joe and Emeral proceeded out of the school, and began to walk to a wooded area. Once they were out of sight, they vanished in a blue glow...

*Back at the Crystal Castle where the Dragons lived*

Sonic and Rose appeared by the alter that had once held the Aura. Rose came over and placed the shard on the alter, and began to analyze it. A Dragon in human form came in from a door on the other side of the room, "You found it?" he asked. "No, we only could find one shard, but something is rather strange about it," replied Sonic. The dragon came over to Rose and looked at the shard, "You're right, I feel negative energy coming from it," he said. The three continued to analyze the shard.

*An Hour Later*

"No wonder we can't locate the shards," said Rose, "There is a Dark Cloak placed on it." Sonic looked at the shard, "But that negative energy came from Kunou," he said. "The Shield appears to absorb negative energy from those who touch it, especially humans," said the dragon. Sonic walked over to the wall and slammed it with his fist. A hole shattered in the wall, then regenerated within seconds, "He tricked us, I can't believe I let him trick us." he said closing his eyes. Rose walked over to him and placed her hands on his cheek. "Its not your fault, we all did our best to protect the Aura, don't blame yourself, that is what DS wants," she said smiling to him. Sonic looked at her face, and placed his hand on her hand.

"So DS plans to corrupt the Aura before absorbing it's power," said the Dragon looking at it. Rose turned around, "Yes, it appears that only you and the other dragons are capable of removing the negative energy, however, it can only be done when you bring the shard pieces together." she said. "But the question remains," said Sonic, "Where is DS now? Is he near the Aura Shards, in another dimension, or is he truly knocked out for a while?" The other two started to think, then Rose lifted her head, "There is still that problem with Kalshion and his sister, Katarina" she said. "What's the problem," asked the Dragon. "It seems Kalshion, his mother, and his sister have been attacked by Dark Sonic's men. His mother was killed 6 years ago by an energy blast." said Sonic. "6 Years? But wasn't that dimension sealed and cloaked?" responded the Dragon. "Yes, but it doesn't mean DS could not influence or even slip in a small spy into that dimension. He's done it before, when Sonic and I were trapped in a Dimension that was sealed off. DS was able to send in dark metal creators into it, not many, but enough to gather information, and cause chaos," said Rose. "But why some boy, his mother, and sister?" said the Dragon. "I don't know, but there must be a connection somewhere," said Sonic.

Rose came over and picked up the Aura, "Until we find all the Auras, and successfully return them to normal, we better keep a hold of the shards," she said. "I agree, but please keep us informed of your situation," said the Dragon. The two nodded, and then vanished. The Dragon walked out of the room, and reverted to a shining green dragon form, and took off to inform the others of the situation.

*Near the Tendo Dojo*

Emeral and Joe came around the corner, and began to walk past the dojo. It was now 8pm, and the stars were out, with a beautiful Moon in its first quarter. Everything was peaceful until Akane and Ranma began to yell at each other, followed by a loud 'SMACK'. Joe and Emeral turned back at the door to see it open, and Akane storming out in an crossed mood. She didn't even noticed Emeral and Joe as she went by. Joe looked at her, then headed inside the dojo, while Emeral ran up to Akane. "Konban-wa Akane-chan," she said smiling. Akane a bit surprised turned around, "K-Ko-Konban-wa, Emeral-chan," she said. Her angry expression had started to fade away, with blushing cheeks.

*Later...*

Emeral and Akane were sitting on a tree limb, near a park, "So did you have a fight with Ranma?" asked Emeral. "Me? Why would I waste my time fighting with a pervert like him?" she said turning away. Emeral smiled, "They say when two fight with each other allot, it means they truly care about each other."

Ranma was sitting in the Dojo, talking to Joe, who had came in, "What made Akane so upset Ranma?" asked Joe. Ranma closed his eyes and pretended not to care, "She was trying to make some sort of home made remedy for my back, but I told her she didn't need to do it, that she would only make it worse," he said. "It seems she was only trying to help Ranma," said Joe. "You kidding? You have never seen what she can brew up in that kitchen! Besides, I don't need help from anyone," he said.

"ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS HELP HIM," yelled Akane. "There's nothing wrong with that, Akane," answered Emeral, "I'm sure that Ranma is just not used to having someone care for him, that's all." Akane looked at her blankly for a moment, and sat back down, "Well, he always was in training, and has always taken care of himself," she said, "Maybe I shouldn't bother." Emeral placed her hand on Akane's shoulder, "No Akane, you should try to help him," she said, "No one is meant to be alone, it is the ability of humanity to grow stronger when you have others supporting and helping you," she said. Akane thought about it, then smiled, "Thanks Emeral," she said.

"I can take care of my self, I don't need anyone's help," said Ranma practicing his Kempo. "That isn't true Ranma," said Joe, "everyone needs someone in their life, weather it be a fiancé, a friend, or a family member, it is human nature to depend on them every once in a while." "If you ask me, it can be a weakness," said Ranma. "Only if you allow it to be," said Joe, "If you care for someone a great deal, and allow them to help, then your own power will increased. I've seen many men who were strong, but became stronger when they embraced the love and care of the one the loved." Ranma looked at him with a curios look as Joe got up, "Why don't you try letting Akane help you, after all, it makes her feel good and important, that's all she wants from you," said Joe walking out of the Dojo.

*About 10pm....*

Emeral and Joe decided to stop my Kalshion's house on their way back home. They came over to the shrine, where they walked up to the Tree of Worship. There they found Kalshion's father just looking at the tree. "Good evening sir," said Joe as they walked up. "Oh, good evening to you too," he said, "You must be Joe, you helped Kalshion the other night," he said taking his hand out. "Yes I am, its a pleasure to meet you," said Joe shaking hands with Kalshion's father.

The three began to have a nice conversation about the things going on currently in the world, and the past of Kalshion's father's history in the shrine. "That's amazing, so you fell in love with another woman from another shrine," said Joe. "When did your wife's family become shrine keepers," asked Emeral. "That is a good question," Kalshion's father said stiffening his back, "Lets see, it was about 3,000 years ago, when one of her great ancestors fell in love with a priest. I believe her name was Sharon Dragon." Both Emeral and Joe almost chocked on hearing that name, but managed to keep it to themselves. "It was said she had great powers, and helped found one of the main shrines here." continued Kalshion's father. Emeral and Joe continue to listen, very fascinated by what the man had to say.

*Wednesday, a morning shower fell...*

Emeral and Joe walked into the school and put down their umbrellas. Both had spent a good deal of the night learning as much as they could about Kalshion's history, especially the one from his mother's side. Just a few seconds after entering the school, they saw Kunou running towards them, "Ah, my pretty, how I longed for you," he said. Emeral placed her hand on her forehead, "Not this again," she said, "Joe, just ignore him please." Joe hesitated but agreed, and they continued to walk on ignoring Kunou who kept preaching Japanese Poetry. Finally Kunou got in front of the entrace to the stairs leading to the floor where their class was. Emeral was very agitated, "Kunou, could you PLEASE get out of our way?" she asked. "Not until you date with me," said Kunou smiling, "Come to me!" Kunou attempted to hug Emeral but she was much quicker than that. She jumped over his head and nailed a kick right into his back. He went flying head first into a locker, where he came out, looked at her, then passed out. Everyone just stared at Emeral, who gave Kunou the eye, then walked away.

*Five Minutes before noon*

Emeral sat by Akane as usual, as Joe sat near Ranma. Emeral looked outside, which was now sunny. "I'm glad it turned into a pretty day," said Emeral. Akane nodded shyly, her cheeks where a bit blushed as she continued her lunch.

The old man watched closely at the two outer-worlders, anticipating a great response from their face. He grabbed a big handful of popcorn, and shoved it down his mouth. He then grabbed a bottle of Quantum Dew and gulped down a good liter. He sat it back down, and the bottle suddenly refilled itself.

The clock tower then struck 12pm. The clocks in the clock shop began to ring, ding, and dong, as the cursed item glowed blue. A Temporal shock wave blasted from the clock, as time began to go crazy. It didn't take long for the shock wave to pass the high school, getting Emeral and Joe’s attention. "What the?" said Joe to himself. Both got up and left the class room, moments later Rose and Sonic were jumping from building to building, finding different time zones at almost every block. "I sense a shard, Sonic," said Rose as they landed on another building. "So this is caused be a shard," said Sonic. "Possibly, but it requires someone to wish for such a thing to happen, and I drought anyone even wants such a thing." said Rose.

The two jumped around from building to building searching for the Aura. Unaware that they were being watched, not just by the old man, but by another fellow, standing on top of the High School's clock tower.

"They seemed determined to find the cause of this," said the dark figure. He pulled out the pendant from his pocket by the chain, "This being..." he said as he turned around. Three figures appeared in front of him, they were dressed with traditional Ninja Clothing, and carried Samurai swords on their backs. The Figure smiled then showed them the pendant, "Someone has figured out my true identity, and I'm sure it is the one behind this time trick. I want you three to gather as much information about this being, then bring the info back to me." said DS. The three figures nodded then vanished.

Another figured showed up beside DS, the figure was the same one that attacked Kalshion at the school yesterday. "You wanted to see me master?" he said. DS turned around and placed his palm out, which launched a dark energy burst at him. The figure flew back and smashed into the ground, with blood coming out of his mouth, but still very much alive. "You fool, you attacked Kalshion and Katarina with Sonic and Rose near by." he said. "But you ordered us to kill them," said the figure standing back up. "That was before Sonic and Rose showed up. Now with them here, we can't simply go killing people through normal means. That virus I gave you should kill them soon enough. We must not let Rose and Sonic find out about them." DS said in anger. The figured bowed his head, "I'm sorry that I failed you master," he said. "Go redeem yourself," said DS, "And make sure Sonic and Rose don't find out about those two, at least not until they are dead," he said grinning.

*Near the Clock Shop*

"Here Sonic, the presence of the Aura is stronger in this time zone," called Rose. Sonic came down next to her, and they both looked around, and noticed the clock shop. The two entered it, and looked around. The clerk noticed the strange figures come in, and came over to them, "What do you want strangers?" he said in a bit of a fearful voice. Rose placed her hand in front of his face, and within a second, the clerk had fallen asleep. Sonic walked around, and then finally noticed the Cursed Clock. "I think I found it Rose," he said to her. Rose came over, "We need to destroy it in order to bring time back to normal," she said. She pulled out her hand, and a blue energy bow appeared. In her other hand, a blue energy arrow materialized, and she placed it with the bow and took aim. "Quantum Arrow!" she yelled releasing the arrow at the clock. It hit the clock, and a massive light show began to display. Within seconds, the arrow had been sucked in, and the clock remained intact.

Rose looked blankly at the clock, "It seems the curse just got stronger," she said. "This is that old man's doing," said Sonic, "Since this is his domain, he has a good advantage over the majority of our attacks and powers." "Then how do we stop this curse without blowing up half the town?" asked Rose. Sonic pondered for a moment, then snapped his fingers, "We need a hybrid attack," he said. Rose looked at him and smiled, "Your right, and I have just the person to aid us," she said, vanishing in a blue glow.

*In Greenland...*

Hopposia was in a cave, trying to keep warm. He still didn't know what was going on, but blamed Ranma for all of it. Rose suddenly appeared behind him, and he immediately jumped back. But when he noticed it was a girl, he jumped forward. Rose however saw it coming and placed a barrier in front of her to block him. When he fell to the ground, she trapped him in a cubical crystal, then took off with it into the sky.

"Let me go, LET ME GO," yelled Hopposia. Rose looked at him, "Hopposia, do you want to get back at the one who has put the curse on you that keeps you away from women's clothing?" she asked. Hopposia was shocked at someone helping him, "I sure do, I want to teach that stinking Ranma a lesson." he said. "I hate to disappoint you, but it wasn't Ranma," she said, "It is some sort of powerful being who has placed the entire world in a Time Panic, where every area is running at a different pace in time." Hopposia thought about it, and then concluded that she must be right. She was pretty after all.

*Back at the clock shop*

Sonic looked at the door to see people in panic, as some crossed certain zones, the person would either seem to have frozen still, or become super man and take off quicker then a bullet. Rose landed with Hopposia in his crystal container by the door. "THAT?" said Sonic in a bit of shock. "He may be perverted, but he has the strength we need," she said. She placed Hopposia in front of the clock, stepped back, and dissolved the crystal cube. Sonic pointed to the clock, "Hopposia, if we combine our Ki attacks, we will be able to destroy that clock, which is causing all this trouble." he said. Hopposia started to think, he normally never did charity work. Sonic then smiled, "If we don't hurry, allot of pretty ladies will be hurt," he said. Hopposia's eyes shot open at the sound, and he charged a massive ki blast.

Sonic formed a blue sphere in his hands, and threw it at the clock just as Hopposia's ki blast was released. The two attacks hit each other, then merged, changing their energy and quantum structures. The attack smashed into the clock, vaporizing it. A massive temporal incursion shock wave blasted from the clock, resetting time back to the moment the curse activated. Hopposia disappeared, and probably was back in Greenland.

Rose looked around for a shard, but couldn't find it, "Odd, there was no shard, it couldn't have been destroyed by that attack." she said. Sonic looked at her, "This is the second time we were lured to a Aura, but didn't find any. I think this old man is creating false presences to get us into his traps." he said. "But," said Rose, "That clock was using some power from an shard, could it be this old man has one?" she asked. "I don't know, I just don't know," he said.