Chapter 83 - Issue 83: Retrival and Revival

Ekyt waited behind the rock, as the swatbots sentries went by. When the coast was clear, he hopped over the rocks and ran toward the forbidden zone entrance. He pushed his way forward. His progress was slow, mostly due to thickets of vines. He dodged around trees, wondering what exactly was so hard about this assignment. Sonic and company had been here before, disabling most of the traps.

Then he saw himself, only in a white coat, pop out of the bushed and swing what looked like a baseball bat. Ekyt stopped dead and the figure disappeared. Must be my mind… Then another figure was there. Lien-Da. She shot a gun of some sort at him, and he ducked, but those images faded too. He got up and moved, faster. Robotnik stood in his way. He threw a grenade. Ekyt went to kick at it, but it disappeared. Then one more vision appeared. It was the twenty-two year old him, dead. Eyes blank, a knife in his ribs, body torn apart by the explosion. Then he saw himself being tortured by Dark Legion. Then he saw his first “death”

Ekyt finally knew what was going on. He charged forward as images of all sorts flashed around him. He finally reached a cave that appeared to be man made. “The forest was playing tricks on me. Someone knows I'm here.” He made a mental note to make sure not to tick off whoever it was.

The absence of traps disturbed him. He cautiously tapped a stone with his staff. Nothing. He jogged down the long corridor, half expecting a big rock to come rolling out. He reached the end and saw the scripts. It was too easy.

He was right.

All of a sudden, all these weird animals jumped him. They seemed more curious than anything. He didn't attack. One of them put a collar around his neck. <You understand us human? > The lead creature asked. The collar must have been something to make him understand them

The creatures were small, black in color. They had wide red eyes with yellow pupils, and long tails. They all seemed to wear the collars that they had placed on him.

“Yes, I do. I have come for the ancient echidna scripts.” He said. <Those are false human, you waste your time. The scripts you seek are in the swamp.> “Thank you, but how do I get them? I can't live underwater.” The oldest of the creatures beckoned to his servant, who brought him a circular object, about a pill size.

<Take this, and you can breath underwater for a short amount of time. Sufficient enough to find what you seek. > Ekyt thanked them, but stopped. “What would have happened if I had taken those papers?” he asked, indicating ones on the pedestal he had seen earlier.” One creature demonstrated, and then disappeared. He reappeared, appearing to be okay.

“So why did you help me?” Ekyt asked. <Because you faced fear head-on in the forest. We value bravery here. Go now, if you need us, we'll be there.” Ekyt thanked them and ran. A stone door rolled closed behind him.

He found the swamp and dove in after taking the pill. He swan down a ways before he realized he wasn't getting wet. He grabbed the scripts and swam upward, only to be grabbed immediately. His evil self stood there.

Ekyt flipped him into the drink, before realizing that his counterpart couldn't swim. He held his staff down in the water and pulled him up. “Thanks.” Then he pulled out a gun and some rope. “We're gonna go see some friends of mine.” “Why would “we” do that?” “Because I'm holding the gun sport. Now don't move.” Ekyt pocketed the papers, unseen by the evil him.

“Walk. No false moves, or I kill you.” Ekyt swallowed. This was bad.



Linda-Su solo:

Linda came out of the bathroom, towel wrapped around her. She went to her room, where she had a change of clothes. They were a white shirt, one that didn't quite reach her jeans. She sat down. She realized both she and Ekyt were older than they really were in terms of years.

She laid back, his coat serving as a pillow. The doctor she had seen said to take it easy. That left her time to think. The thoughts were always of the future she and Ekyt could have together. If he didn't get killed. That was always the X factor.

Were they moving too fast? Too slow? It was love, not lust. There was no real way to prove that. She loved him, he loved her. What was the problem?



BONUS: LOST NEXT GUARDIAN SCENE FROM THE ORIGINAL FIVE!



Ekyt caught the power ring Sonic had lost, and he felt the power go through him. Being a human, a power ring had a different effect on him. He took on the powers of the last animal he had been in contact with, without channeling their appearance. That meant an echidna.

He glided toward a combot and flew into it, making a clang sound that echoed through the great forest. His knuckles, now protruding from his gloves, connected with the combot, shattering it.

He wondered whether he had a “super” form.

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