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Chapter Nine: Carratous Chaos

As the J-Wing approached Jazz's home planet, something seemed to make Joshua flinch at the controls. The once green planet had turned to a grey color. Wanting to land as soon as possible, the ship accelerated greatly. Tearing through the atmosphere, causing flames to rush past the ship, while Joshua pressed a button and teleported onto the roof of his ship. He grinned wildly as he dodge pieces of debris, while looking at the planet below through a veil of fire and smoke. Normally, he was scolded by Mr. Dower for doing such a reckless thing, but he wasn't going to let that stop him.

Larger shards of metal collided with the ship, causing Edward to wake up from his sleep and start crying. Adis sighed deeply and hugged him gently before she heard a loud noise. It was Joshua, telling her to look down at the planet. She looked down and gasped, her eyes growing wide.

A large scale battle was now in progress. Many rabbits, squirrels, birds and other animals were firing wildly at the large opposing force. What seemed like thousands of robots, turtles and lizards, attacking with thier own fire-arms. The struggle seemed to be one-sided. The forces of good were winning...until the troops backed off. A large series of mechanical giants, seven in number, stomped forwards. Many of the forces of good were crushed by thier feet. Joshua looked down from above, hatred burning in his eyes.

"Joshua! What are we going to do?!" Adis asked as Joshua walked back into the ship.

He simply let out a small laugh, before he vanishd again, re-appearing on the ground below. The forces of Devan seemed on the verge of victory. Many of the rabbits had pulled back, running past Joshua, who looked at him in shock. How could one boy change the tide of this battle?

His face was shrouded by shadow, before he raised his head, swords in his hands and standing in a strange stance.

"Joshua......" he started.

The enemy forces laughed and drew closer. Joshua smirked.

"TORNADO!"

His body began to spin in a circle, his swords jutted out to the side, cutting through the air, before he made his way through the enemy ranks. His swords sliced through many bodies, sending limbs and other various bloodied body parts into the distance. A few seconds later, he stopped. Most of the army had been obliterated by his single, devestating attack. The seven giants approached. He leapt into the air, and threw his swords into the ground. A huge chasm appeared beneath them, sending them into oblivion, before crushing them as the fissure healed.

The forces of good appeared out from behind thier shelters, instantly rushing past him, inspecting thier wounded and dead soldiers. The J-Wing landed and a smiling Edward ran out towards Joshua, arms outstreched before he picked him up and threw him into the air.

"Yippie!"

Adis looked at him for a second, smiling, then putting on a straight face.

Joshua walked up to her with Edward in his arms.

"Adis...I know that you're mad at me. You're thinking that I should've stayed in the Video Dimension, and none of this would have happened. But my home was in danger. I had to protect it." Joshua said.

"Home?! You would save one planet, at the cost of a peaceful dimension?! Allowing the ones of darkness to take over?!" Adis yelled.

"I didn't have any choice. I had to risk it. This dimension had caused me more pain than you know. Adis." Joshua angrily yelled back.

"How so?! You didn't lose anything while you were here! You had it all! Friends, happiness...a home." Adis retorted.

The army watched them argue, before Joshua put Edward down and dragged Adis aside from earshot.

"Listen. Losing your home is bad. I've experienced that pain myself! Do you have any siblings?!" Joshua yelled.

Adis kept silent, but nodded.

"So do I. You know Zachary...but I had two others. One brother and sister. His name was Dakoda. He was the second youngest out of all of us. He looked up to me. But...that all changed. My little sister...she was called Jessi. She had...bright red hair and eyes. She wore a purple and black outfit when she was twelve years old, but was the youngest out of all of us...then...the day happened. A terrible storm occured. We were living apart from each other, able to fend for ourselves. A large tornado swept through our planet, sweeping up ones who were needed in this time of crisis...You might know of it..." Joshua started.

"The Dimensional War..."

"Right. All of us. My friends and family were taken to Mobius because of it. I landed there, with my sister. She had grown older, she looked like she was fifteen. But...the warp between our dimensions had caused something to go wrong. Our powers were unsealed. But Dakoda...he arrived. He looked different. His black eyes and hair...his dark outfit. He was eighteen. He said that the tornado had given this power to him. The power of darkness. With that, he wounded me with his sword. He left, ignoring Jessi. She lay on the ground, her body shaking..."

Joshua stopped for a few seconds.

"The warp had unleashed the power within her too quickly. Her body couldn't handle it. I had to lay there, helpless as I watched her die. There was nothing I could do...It was many days later...I don't know how I survived, Sonic found us lying there. I begged him to help my sister...he took us back to the resistance...but Jessi had died the same day we arrived here. My powers and abilities were unsealed later, but I hated myself. I couldn't do anything..." Joshua yelled angrily.

Adis stood there, blinking.

"Joshua, I..."

"Why couldn't I do anything?! Why was I so weak?! Argh!" Joshua yelled, punching the ground.

"..."

"I couldn't save her...I couldn't save Mum...I couldn't save...Joshuwa...I...I couldn't even save...her...that...girl..." Joshua shouted, falling to his knees.

"But...You saved..." Adis started.

"I...I'm useless...I can't save anyone I care about...Why?!..." Joshua sobbed, tears flowing down his eyes.

Then, unexpected to everyone, he grabbed his sword and turned towards Adis.

"You...You are the one who's making me remember...these things! Why...Why are you making me suffer?! Do you enjoy torturing me?! Making me relive my shattered past?! Do you?! Adis?!" Joshua yelled angrily.

"Joshua! What are you saying?!" Adis asked, looking shocked and afraid.

Joshua laughed, before tightening his grip around his swords.

"I should have left you there to rot...to die...But...But I had to follow my heart. Knowing that maybe, I'd save you...and I did...at the cost of making me...reminding me of the failures in my life! Adis!"

"Joshua! Wait!"

"Goodbye! This is the end!"

He slashed Adis with his swords, causing her to fly backwards into the air in pain, before landing on the ground with a loud thud. That noise seemed to bring Joshua back to his senses. Looking down at Adis, bleeding. He looked at his swords...his blood-stained hands...

"No...No...NO! How could I do this?! It...It wasn't my..." Joshua started.

He knelt beside Adis. She still drew breath.

"Quick! Get her to a doctor! Save her!" Joshua ordered.

Suddenly, everything went dark...

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