Tell me about it, its assignement week over here, no sleep for me tonight...

Okay...Discovered that I will be writing a story later on with a girl...that's kinda making me nervous...What? I'm shy.

Need to make a decision...of which villain to make good...

Septhiroth...any any other ones...i CAN'T think now...Aaagh...darn keyboard...

...Posting something I thought of, that has NOTHING to do with the story...

>Darkness has always been in my heart...yet...I feel no fear...does something...cause me to accept the shadows in my heart? What makes me who I am? Am I...who everyone thinks I am? Or is...everything...I've been doing...is it all for naught...?<

"I hear voices...calling to me...ones of Darkness...claiming to be ones of the Light...who am I to trust now? Have...all my friends deserted me? Seb? Eiko? David? Mr Dower? Veneno? Toxic? Aisha? Zac? Adis?....Why...Why have you gone away...? Do you all...hate me?"

Laughter echoed from all around. The dark void which he stood in had no light anywhere. He felt the cold...the prescene of despair...of sorrow...of death...

"Look in your heart, boy! Do you honestly think they would be with you forever? The darkness is what you have let yourself become...now...all you can see...hear...feel...is Darkness...even now, it seeps into your senses...causing you to fall further into the shadows..." a voice called.

Joshua felt his body go numb.

"Be thankful you have me to keep you company...for if it where not me...you would be completly alone..." the voice laughed.

Joshua painfully smiled, then angrily glared.

"That's sounding pretty good right now. I hate this darkness...I lost myself to it once...I won't let it again! I'll defeat the ones of the dark...one by one..." Joshua threatened.

"Then you'd have to destroy yourself last. You are one of the dark...for your fall will always remain."

Joshua drew his swords and looked around.

"Show yourself!"

Out of the shadows...walked Adis?!

"Adis? B-But why?!" Joshua stammered.

"Fool. You truly ARE pathetic. I am the darkness in your heart...I can take any form I please...even...you..."

The Adis copy vanished, before re-appearing as Joshua. He was a complete grey in color, and looked exactly alike.

"Now then. I will bring about what you have always wanted in your dreams....release from your suffering...now...come. Do not resist me. Let me destroy you...so you may be at rest...forever...."

Joshua looked at his dark copy before he charge forward. His look-a-like did exactly the same before they collided, and the energy that was created threw them back.

White light started to swirl around Joshua, while dark purple swirled around his copy. They started to rise in the air before they lunged at each other again, striking rapidly. Neither of them could get a strike in. Both continued to attack, before they started to charge up energy around them. Beams of light and darkness shot around the void, colliding together, causing large explosions. Then, Joshua did something unexpected. He charged straight toward the next beam and deflected it with his sword.

"Hah! Sorry!"

The dark Joshua looked on as it approached him. He laughed before it collided with his body. The room continued to get darker, before the one of the dark looked up, his eyes glowing red.

"Looks like...I will not have to try after all! Dark Devil Dragon!"

Joshua flew backwards before he was caught in the blast of dark energy. His look-a-like's body was changing. Two large wings sprouted out of it's back, and it grew large, deadly claws. It grew a large tail and it had sharp white teeth that looked like they could bite Joshua in two.

"RRRRROOOOOAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!"

Joshua looked to find a blast of dark energy collide with him, causing him to fall to the ground...before he collided with floor...the copy slashed with it's claws, causing Joshua to fall back, his shirt torn and red. Blood poured from the wounds and he fell to his knees.

"Hah. You can't triumph now. Come into my dark embrace!"

Joshua simply remained motionless.

>Everyone...I...I won't give up now...I will...not give up...<

He got to his feet before seven colors shone from his backpack, and flew into the air.

"What?!?"

The beams returned and started to swirl around Joshua. The beams continued to spin around before they turned into crystals.

"The Gameboy Crystals?! Impossible!! You cannot..."

Joshua clenched the Crystals in his hands and started to float in the air. The energy began to flow through his body, curing his wounds, before everything became a pillar of white. He re-emerged, his cap replaced by golden hair, and his body covered with armor that shone like a rainbow. His swords had also changed.

"No..."

Joshua simply looked at his darker form and angrily glared at it.

"Begone!"

Rainbow beams shot from his hands, colliding with the Dragon, forcing it to let out a shirll cry of anger and pain.

"F-Fool...I...Cannot...die..."

There was another bright flash, before Joshua was normal again in the dark void...

You like?

*dances*

"We all danced in fire! Trapped in this machine! Don't know how long we've waited..."

"You don't stop but you procced, cause this is what ya need! Ya don't stop...can't, just can't stop..."

"Wrapped in Black...in black in black..."

"Right there! Ride on! Right there! Ride on! Right there..."

"Back to back, let's spin it on it's back! Back to back, turn things back..."

*stops*

Sonic Heroes and Sonic Rush Mix....

Chapters Four and Five up!


Chapter Four: Return.

Gaming Force quickly made thier way to the portal on the beach, making thier way down the highway. The shroud of night gave them cover, but instead of going on foot, Joshua, Seb and Zac wanted to test out thier new toy...A large six wheeled battle-car which was painted blue, large lights which pierced through the night, as well as other multiple features. As they all climbed in, Joshua grabbed the controls, much to Zac's anger.

"No fair! I wanted to drive!" Zac yelled angrily.

Joshua simply smirked.

"Two problems, Zac. One, you are only fourteen years old. Secondly, even if you were sixteen, I doubt you'd even be able to see over the steering wheel!" Joshua laughed.

Seb and David chuckled before Zac gave his older brother a punch in the arm. He walked off to the back of the battle car and sulked. That was before he found the weird looking console that he hadn't noticed before. Playing around, he suddenly found the floor move upwards and he was placed outside on the roof of the Battle-Car, in a small sphere which had some sort of weaponry on it.

"So...Any ideas for the name, Seb?" Joshua asked.

"...How about the Fire Wave?" Seb suggested.

Joshua nodded before pressing a series of buttons, which caused the Fire Wave to move forward. Driving down the highway at a high speed, Joshua simply looked up at the moon to see a large shadow move over it. The stars slowly flickered, before a bright red flash collided with the Fire Wave. Joshua was thrown forward, Seb fell over, Aisha held on to Toxic, Veneno simply laughed as well as David, and Adis fell out of one of the beds.

"What the?! Zac! Do you see anything?" Joshua yelled.

There was a bit of static, but the message was quite clear.

"S.P.I.K.E robots! Coming in fast bro! Let me at em!" Zac yelled over the radio.

There was a green flash as the Fire Wave's weapons were fired, which caused scrap metal to fall from the sky. Everyone found robots on all sides. Steering towards the road to the beach, the car moved forward as more laser blasts struck it.

"Veneno! Grab the wheel! Seb! David! Follow me!" Joshua ordered.

As Veneno managed to steer the Fire Wave, Joshua and his friends rushed to the back of the car, where he pressed a red button. A hatch opened up above them, before they were on the roof of the car. Robots zoomed towards them. Seb grabbed his axe, Joshua drew his swords and David prepared his mace.

"Scrap Metal, coming in fast!" Joshua yelled.

Seb shot a blast of fire towards a group of robots, causing them to overheat and exploded. David threw his mace towards more robots, which collided with them, causing them to explode before returning to his hand. More of them kept coming, as all four heroes managed to fight them off, the portal was still nowhere in sight.

"Joshua! We've got company! S.P.I.K.E Guardian coming in fast!" Veneno yelled over the radio.

"Great! More Scrap Metal!" Seb exclaimed.

Sure enough, it was guarding the entrance to the portal. The robot was at least five meters tall, with multiple weaponry latched to it's body. Razor shards jutted out of the thick armour, which looked like it could tear people to shreds. Smiling, Joshua leapt of the Fire Wave and attempted to strike it's head with his swords. Not a good move.

"Joshua!"

The robot raised it's arm and swung out at Joshua, if it wasn't for the bolt of lighting that Seb had cast, he would have been seriously injured. Joshua gave him a thumbs up before twirling his swords in a circle, thrusting them into the robot and he jumped into the air, dragging the swords with him.

"CLIMHAZZARD!"

The robot fell back, before Zac created a large javelin of ice, which he hurled at the head. It pierced straight through, causing it to explode, but the robot still approached. Veneno and Toxic got out of the Fire Wave and got out thier Plasma Guns. The beams of energy had little effect. It slowed the robot down, yes, but it continued to advance. It seemed that is was determined to stop them.

"Zac! Get ready!" Joshua yelled.

Zac had leapt down besides Joshua and was slightly surprised when he was grabbed by the legs and swung around. It seemed he had a plan. Zac smiled and covered his fists with shards of ice, before Joshua let him go. He hurtled towards the robot and began to spin like a bullet. He pierced straight through it's armour, causing it to simply stare down at the gaping hole, before it imploded.

"Hah...Useless heap of metal..."

As the robot vanished, the portal suddenly became active. The light around it was sucked in, as was all of the heroes. As they floated in the void which led to the Video Dimension, something went wrong. On the planet where they were going to arrive, it was destroyed by Dr Robotnik. Meaning...that anything could happen now...everything went white....

Joshua awoke in the middle of a large forest in the middle of nowhere. The sunlight shone down on him, causing him to feel slightly better. He looked around....

"Huh?! Seb?! Zac?! David?!" he yelled.

No reply. His voice echoed through the remainder of the trees.

"Remains of the trees...? Oh no..." Joshua muttered.

The entire forest had been burnt down, leaving nothing but ashes and dust. It blew around him. The dark scene made him
stagger back and trip over. He landed on the ground with a thud, only to hear someone softly crying. Adis.

"...Why...How did...this happen?! How could they do this to my home?!" she whispered to herself.

Joshua looked down at the weeping Adis and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. She turned around, tears
in her eyes, looking up at him with surprise.

"...."

"Adis. I know how you feel...I've felt the pain of losing my home and friends too...But...Crying isn't going to bring them back. We have to keep moving,
whoever did this could still be nearby. We have to go." Joshua said softly.

Adis got to her feet and wiped the tears from her eyes, before hugging Joshua softly.

"Uh...Adis...It's okay. I promised to make sure you didn't get hurt or get sad...I'm here with you."

Adis kept quite before whispering...

"Thank...you..."

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Chapter 5: Destruction.

Seb slowly awakened from his state of unconciousness. Everyone else was still out cold. After searching the Fire Wave, everyone was there...except Adis and Joshua.

"Hmmm...We must have been seperated. I wonder what happened..."

Seb got on top of the Fire Wave and looked around. His calm expression turned to anger when he saw...the entire planet had become a war zone. Robots and heroes alike
had fallen, blood and oil stained the dry, barren ground. Forests had been destroyed, rivers had dried up...oceans were polluted with toxic waste. Fires blazed, thunder rumbled and thunder shot down from the dark sky.

"This is terrible..." Seb muttered.

He searched around for any signs of life. Something was moving slowly...He leapt off the Fire Wave and raced towards the object or person. To his dismay, it was a seriously wounded rabbit with a gun in it's hands, bleeding badly. It's right ear was missing as well as part of his left leg.

"What happened here?" Seb asked.

The rabbit breathed in heavily and fell to the ground.

"Ugh...We...were...attacked...Dark...Robo..ts...and ...evil...dark..on..es...the..y..c..am.e...and...k il..led...us..all..." it groaned.

"Who was leading them?! Do you know?!" Seb asked loudly.

"Da...rk...Kn..ight...Th..The..." the rabbit fell silent and stopped moving.

Seb looked down and shook him gently.

"Hey! Hang in there! I'll get you to safety! Just hang on!" Seb yelled.

The rabbit's reply was coarse and soft...

"Ther...e...is..no...saf...ety...Our...planet...di. .mens..ion...is...doo..me..d..." it groaned, before he breathed his last.

"Dang it! He's gone. No pulse...or sign of life..."

Suddenly, a nearby series of robots came to life, their eyes flickering red. Determined to take Seb down with them. Drawing his axe, Seb simply
put on a angry glare and looked at his foes.

"Come. I stop you here!"

Seb span his axe in a full circle before slamming it down into the ground. Fire appeared from the cracks in the planet and began to
come together, creating a wall of flame, incinerating the robots. But they simply shed thier armour and a new set appeared. Seb was
taken by surprise. These robots were getting smarter!

[Destroy...]

Seb lunged at the nearest robot, before slamming it into the air with his axe. He leapt into the air after it, before charging up an aura of fire around his axe and
slamming it straight down into the robots, causing it to split clean in half. The others were below him, lasers ready.

Seeing this, he twirked his axe in front of him, turning his entire body into a large fireball which collided straight into
the ground, creating flame and small explosions around him. The robots continued to advanced, but were cut short as something
slammed down on the top of one's head. A staff with wings.

"Aisha!"

The young girl smiled, before creating a whirlwind which swept up the remaining robots, the wind tearing thier bodies apart until
there was nothing but pieces of metal scattered around them.

All fear the Septhiroth!!!

Mwahahahahaha...

Ermm...Posting picture of Joshua Lightwalker in two days...well a rough sketch anyway.

Grrr...So...much...anger....!!! Moved...to place I hate...But story still progressing slowly...Picture...not up yet...

Joshua: Repeat that slowly. I can't understand you.

I moved. Again. For the 7th time now. My computer crashed. But my story was spared. My brothers are driving me crazy...Story? Okay. I haven't had much critcism yet though...

Note: Don't blame me if something is wrong with plot. My brother made me put it in...

Chapter 6: Determination

Night had fallen on Adis's home planet. The stars and moon were faintly shining through the dark sky, making both Joshua
and Adis uneasy. No matter how far they looked, destruction had befallen the entire planet. The main civilization had been destroyed, buildings had
been reduced to rubble, corpses filled the streets, to both of thier dismay, only a few pieces of robots were found. The city musn't have stood a chance.

"This is horrible...innocents slaughtered...The ones who have fallen seem to be the only ones here..." Joshua said sadly.

"..."

Exlposions erupted from some of the machines that were destroyed, the dark sky above seemed to smother everything in a blanket
of darkness. Something...was heard from the disturbing scene...Crying? Adis headed towards the noise, while Joshua followed, checking for any signs of
life, to no avail. A large pile of rubble had blocked thier path, but the cries could be heard from behind it. Joshua stepped forward. He moved his left hand forward, lifting the debris into
the air, then moving it aside, he placed it gently down on the ground.

"W-What?!" Adis exclaimed.

In the center of the fallen rubble was a young toddler. It had a silver hair on it's head, a small green t-shirt and black shorts. It looked up at them and stopped crying.

"A...Are you my mommy...? W-Where...am I...? Is...this my home?" he asked.

Adis kept quite before Joshua looked at the baby and thought for a few seconds, then he crouched down besides the baby and looked at him.

"We can't just leave him here. If we do, he'd surely die. He must have been trapped here for some time. But...he's not even scratched. Not a graze on his body...Maybe I
could try talking to him..." Joshua suggested.

He looked down at the toddler and pulled a funny face. It looked up at him, confused, before he saw Adis shaking her head.

"...You have no idea how to communicate with a child, do you...? Let me try..." Adis sighed.

She crouched down besides him and tickled him under the chin. He chuckled, streching his arms out towards Adis and Joshua. It appeared he
was very happy. Joshua picked him up and threw him gently into the air, before catching him. The baby laughed before it reached out towards Adis and nuzzled against her.

"...Looks like he thinks your his mom. He's fallen asleep now..." Joshua whispered.

A small rumbling could be heard in the distance. A nearby skyscraper fell to the ground, metal tearing into the road, glass shattering, rocks crumbling. Behind it was
a large robot with two large flails for arms, saws buzzing around it's head.

"Hmmm...This looks new...looks like Robotnik has made a few improvments..." Joshua muttered.

"Yes...But this was not all his doing. See the marks on the side there? It looks like it was made by...Devan Shell..." Adis pointed out.

Joshua drew his swords, before twirling them around to make them into a double-ended sword. Joshua tightly held the hilt of the weapon, before he threw it
at the robot. It spiraled through the air, cutting through the armour, but two lasers shot out of the eyes, causing the weapon to stop and return to Joshua's hands. A flail crashed into
the ground in front of him, creating a large, gaping hole.

"Wuh...Big...Wobot...Me help!" the baby gurgled, waking up.

He leapt out of Adis's arms and ran past Joshua, before it raised a small dagger into the air. The dark clouds vanished, as a shining object came hurtling down
from space. A twinkling star, glowing brightly. It crashed into the robot, causing light to envelope it, before it died down...when it did, there was nothing left
of the robot except scrap metal.

"I did good! Didn't I, Doshuwa? Huh? Did I do good?!" the baby yelled, reaching for Joshua.

"...You...You did that...? Woah...How...did you know my name...?" Joshua asked.

"I heard it...when I was westing. I was gaining back powah. I always cood do dat. I'm special...My name is Edward..." he said.

Adis stopped staring and picked up Edward and tickled him.

"He...He isn't helpless...That...power...how could he...?" Adis asked.

Joshua shook his head.

"I don't know. We'll find out sooner or later. Edward can sit in my backpack. He should fit quite well." Joshua suggested.

Edward had fallen asleep again, snuggling against Adis.

"Babysitting...? We better move. More of those robots could be still coming. The others aren't here...they must be on another planet...but...where...?" Adis asked.

Joshua closed his eyes and snapped his fingers. A twinkle appeared in the sky and caused a large ship to fly down towards them.

"We'll find out. C'mon! My J-Wing will help us find them!" Joshua yelled.

As Adis looked back at the city and forest, she nodded.

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Chapter 7: Alliance

Mobius. Once a lush and free planet. Life was enjoyable for the former prisoners of Dr Robotnik as they rebuilt thier destroyed civilization. Robotropolis was
destroyed, and a large city called Mobotroplolis II was built on it's remains. Those who were hiding from Robotnik's wrath could safely return to thier families. Princess
Sally had become the queen of the planet. The Freedom Fighters were now members of the royal court, justice and equality was common. Happiness was abound.

Robotnik's factories were still around the planet, and were eventually destroyed. The possilbility of Robotnik's return was now impossible. With no army, factories or
supplies, he was dismissed as a minor threat. He was gone...until the planet's natural balance began to go out of control. The ice caps at the North began to melt, and earthquakes became
frequent. From out of nowhere, a large army of advanced robots attacked the peaceful civiliazation, annhilating all who stood in thier way. Many lives were lost, and few were captured. A small portion escaped, in hiding.

Seb and David looked at the devestated planet. Collecting the bodies and burying them, they returned to the Fire Wave to plan thier next move. Seb sat at the main table, with the others
looking up at him while he sat there, thinking.

"Our best option is to find those who are hidden and get them to safety. Robotnik will find them sooner or later. He's tearing the planet apart. If we could get them to somewhere safe...then we might be able to perform some sort of rescue operation. Innocents should be evacuated...and if we can free some of the prisoners...most of them would be adept at fighting. If we're going to fight, we'll need support." Seb explained.

David sat down, chewing a piece of straw before he looked up at Seb.

"Good idea. But we don't have any transport to get em' outta here. If we're lucky...the StrongGale might still be ere...But...I'm the only one who can fly it...and there's going
to be quite a bit of resistance...the portal isn't reliable. Robotnik could have robots there waiting...What do you think, Zac?" David suggested.

Zac simply shrugged.

"I'd go for an all out attack, but we don't know the numbers. We'd get slaughtered. We'd need Joshua if we wanted to do that though...he's like the one who's capable of
stopping enemies that we've never heard of..." Zac replied.

Aisha was silent. She was simply snuggling up against Toxic who was going red.

"It doesn't matter what you choose to do. I just want to do something other than sit here. I have a stash of weapons...but not enough for an army...and I doubt many of
the people we'll find are capable of weilding fire-arms. If we are lucky...we might find some people who can help us..." Veneno sighed.

"It's settled. David. When we find the underground resistance, you'll take them with you to our HQ planet. It's still safe from attack. Fat boy doesn't know about it. They will be safe there...afterwards...you come and get us. We better head to the Jazz System. Devan Shell hasn't quite got a strong force set up yet. Jazz, Spaz, Lori and Queen Eva would be able to hold out until we get there. Spaz is actually quite smart every now and again...despite his appearance and behaviour. Let's just hope he doesn't lead them to try and eat some Dopefish..." Seb sighed.

"...I don't see what's so bad about those fish. They're large, meaty...and they are quite filling...and I don't care what the readers say, no they do not have what thier name suggests!" Zac yelled.

"Duh. Do you think people are really that stupid?" Toxic asked.

"...I'd gladly reply to that, but I'd get in a serious amount of pain. Let's just get moving!" Zac yelled.

Veneno made his way to the front of the Fire Wave with some diffculty, the muscles in his left leg were slowly regenrating, but still needed his cane to support him. Grabbing
the steering wheel, he started the battle truck and accelerated towards the Great Forest. As they approached, many of the trees had been cut down and destroyed, but not a single body
was there. Driving on, they were being watched from above...

"...Unbelivable...Those of Gaming Force return to this place...Thier quest will end in failure if they do not procced cautiously. Prehaps some aid may be required..." the voice claimed.

The figure leapt after them, running at a rapid pace, his silver hair behind him. His Mamasamune was in it's sheath, his black clothing becoming a blur in the wind. Leaping into the air, he
covered a great distance before looking forwards. Ahead was a large gaping crater. This was what he was looking for. Making one last jump, he landed directly in front of the Fire Wave, causing Veneno to slam on the brakes.

"Who...or what the heck just stopped us?!" Veneno yelled angrily.

Seb looked outside to the one and only Sephiroth. His green eyes glowing, his one black wing blowing gently in the wind, his arms folded.

"Welcome, Gaming Force. I've been waiting for you. Put away your weapons. I wish to form a truce. You see...Dr. Robotnik...he's trying to take over this dimension. When he does,
no one will be able to stop him. My powers alone are not enough. A greater darkness is within this planet. Stronger than I." Sephiroth explained.

"And why should we trust you. Last I remember, you tried to destroy Diamondus with Meteor. What you did was unforgivable. But...when we were under attack...from Devan Shell, why
did you stop him? And refuse to cast Meteor?" Seb asked.

Sephiroth smiled.

"I was not expecting you to try and stop me from a fruitless attack on a pathetic planet. This opened my eyes. J.E.N.O.V.A's lies...The Promised Land exists...but following my 'mother' was
not the way. I see now...the way to the Promised Land is light. Not darkness...I have been there. The answers I seeked where there. I found out my 'true' purpose." Sephiroth explained.

Seb and Zac kept silent, hands near thier weapons, but reluctantly drawing them.

"I know you may not trust me. We have no other choice but to work together. That is what is needed. If you will just step aside for a second..." Sephiroth said.

He lifted his arm into the air, causing a wave of white light to form an arrow. It pointed into the depths of the crater.

"When Dr. Robotnik attacked, I provided many shelter here. I was made to watch for the heroes of light to return. Please, procced." Sephiroth gestured.

They all reluctantly walked towards the crater, and leapt down into it's depths. A large doorway stood before them. Sephiroth knocked seven times, causing a small opening to appear. Passing a small medal, the doors swung open, revealing the hidden base.

"Welcome, Sephiroth. And Gaming Force. You have returned. I shall notify Queen Acorn immediently!" a rabbit saluted.

"..."

It's been a while.

Well...it's taken me almost a week to move here...set up...and I barely got the computer and net set up...this is like...the 8th...7th time now?

Besides, if I rushed the story, it might get worse. So you'll have to live with it Duthcy-Wutchy!

Joshua: Oh dear god...He's so dead now...

superjwren329: What? *looks behind him*

superjwren329: Adis...Double...Put the knives down...RUUUUUUNNNNNN!!!

Need...sleep....

Come back! I'm not going to kill you, I only wanna make you bleed a little!

I forgot you'd popped off somewhere; (-)! I demand people shape their lives around *me* stop making excuses.

[It's late at night, I'm tired to the point of delusion and I shouldn't have wrote any of this.]

Okay, you want something to involve you? Alright then...

*kneels*

Will you marry me?

Joshua: WHAT THE HECK?! THAT'S IT!!! I'M NOT LETTING YOU DRINK COLA ANYMORE! IT KEEPS YOU UP AND MAKES YOU CRAZY!

...You're point being? Staying up allows me to typ more stories and play games! And when I go to sleep, you die until I wake up!

Joshua:...

Adis: Man, this user is waaaaaayyy to emo, crazy and wacko. I think I'll just...

*stab*

OWWWWWWW!!!!

*is bleeding*

That's it!!! Where's my shovel?! And my DS?! You are so dead Adis!

Adis:...You can't get me! I'm a fictional character!

Really?

*presses Delete*

Adis: NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Now...Where was I?

*drops ring and runs, screaming*

Yeah. I type up weird things at times. Let's just say I have problems with my head. Not ones that make me want to kill myself or kill others. It just makes me a bit crazy. I'll try to stay her with you. Happy?

*hugs Doubble Dutch*

Eeek! Get it off of me! Help! Crazy person!

[Man, he's as random as anything, innit he folks?]

He is indeed. However, please make sure you don't start spamming the thread.

What?! I wasn't expecting that reaction!

Meh...Spamming...my own topic? Nah. Most of the time, I add a part of the story...or another part of a different story I've finished...like this...

Chapter 23

The sweat was pouring down his forehead as his hands tightened around his two swords. Every passing moment seemed to sting with intense pain as he faced his opponent. His heart-beat increased, as if it were to tear in two.

"Eiko! Why have you done this?! You killed...you killed everyone...How could you?! I trusted you! I looked after and loved you! And this is how you act?! Killing my friends and innocent people?!" Joshua yelled angrily

Eiko laughed, before pushing the bright purple hair out of her eyes, before they started to glow with fire. Normally, he weapon would be a staff, but now...She had a large, blood-stained sword, pointed at Joshua.

"...You have very little knowledge...of my plans. Well, before I silence you forever, I'll tell you. I never loved you. Using you was such an easy task. I wanted the power of the Gameboy Jewels. Now, I have thier power. With it, I can revive the power that was sealed away for so long...Come forth! Dark Demon!"

The seven crystals flew into the air, causing dark clouds to swirl around and lightning to strike down. Rain and wind whipped past Joshua, before the very Earth began to spilt. Out of the soil, climbed a bloody, flesh-torn hand. And attached to it was the source of all evil. Sealed away. Killed. But now...it had returned. It's large, black, muscular body towered over Joshua. He put on a grim face and focused.

"It is useless. Give in..."

The Dark Demon pulled out a trident, before it thrust it towards Joshua, who vanished, the re-appeared in the air.

"Eiko...Forgive me...But I can't let you do this. I will do this...my gift to you, so you can no longer (-) yourself..." Joshua solemnly said.

Red beams of energy swirled around Joshua, before he clenched his fists, held them close before he released the energy.

"CHAOS...BLAST!!!"

The explosion surrounded the entire plain, before it vanished. Re-appearing in the void of space. Eiko collapsed, but the Dark Demon looked at Joshua and grinned.
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...Darkness...is so common in this world. You see, Joshua...Despite all of you...trying to end it...I have...been reborn. My power...it returns each passing moment...now. Come into my cold embrace. Darkness will swallow you...

Joshua looked up at the floating figure. A sinister aura surrounded him.

"I am, Joshua Lightwalker...The one who was never meant to exist...the one who's fate is to save the world for eternity...yet I lose all I hold dear...this...is what...I am..." Joshua said, falling to his knees.

"So. Giving up your hope? Your life? Then let me end it for you. You may find peace in oblivion...where...you shall rest." the figure said solemnly.

"Dad...Mom...Everyone...I...I know you all hate me...and what my darkness did was unforgivable...but I intend to end it all here. I will stop my suffering and pain. Darkness within me, Come! Strike me down if you can!" Joshua yelled, drawing his swords.

Blue sparks surrounded Joshua, while Black ones circled around his dark copy. They rushed at each other, causing the ground around them to be torn up. Soil and rocks were thrown everywhere. Joshua looked in surprise as the dark copy lowered his swords.

"You...must not die. The darkness...cannot live without light. You are incomplete. You have no heart. Absorb me. Return to the twilight. From there, the light awaits you. Do not give up."

"...I've already made my choice. I no longer wish to fight. I want to be alone...to spend eternity, in sorrow, for what I am...what I have become...Go. I will not stop you."

"Joshua...Wait. You can't simply..."

"Goodbye. My purpose in life has been diminished. I failed. Farewell, everyone..."Joshua said, before walking off into the night.

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Chapter 8: Homes and friends.

>I was beginning to think that everything was getting more darker...Seperated from the others...the destruction of Adis's home...finding Edward...The turn of
events weren't exactly going to our favor. Simply sitting at the controls allowed me a brief release from my thoughts, before I began to ask myself questions...Why was
everything turning out like this? What did the ones of Darkness hope to accomplish from thier vile deeds? They seemed organized...despite thier defeat...and loss of many soliders. Edward was something I didn't understand. The only way you could inheirt those sort of powers was either having them passed on...When I first arrived in the Video Dimension, power I never knew I had was unsealed. But...that wasn't my first visit to this dimension...Dr Ovi Kintobor...When I was born, he took me to the Video Dimension for research. He knew my potential, and locked it away, so it was only unlocked when the time came...< I thought.

Adis was watching the planet disappearing behind us. She seemed sad, but kept a stern face. My siblings...we were taken to an orphanage...after Mum died...They said we were cursed, managing to survive this long by ourselves. People had no faith. No hope for salvation. Everything, wether good or bad, they considered it a bad omen. Me? I don't believe in omens and luck. It seems like rubbish...but...a few nights after we were taken in....

***Flash Back***

17 years ago...

White, cracked walls. Dusty, wooden floor. My younger brothers and sister, my brothers hiding behind me, while I held Jessi in my arms. Rain poured down heavily on the steel roof. Children of all ages woke up. Thunder could be heard in the distance. It grew louder and louder. The dark night sky became violent. Strong winds whipped against the Orphanage. The children raced downstairs, looking around in fright for the care-givers. Empty.

They had fled of cowardiance. The storm continued to become more harsh, as water began to leak into the building. Water dropped on Jessi's head, who started to cry. The children ran around in panic. Lighting. A bolt bright and full of energy struck the roof of the building, causing it to melt and dissolve into oblivion. The cold wind and rain whipped against our bodies. It stung our flesh like sharp needles.

"Wat r wi going to do, Doshua?" a small child asked me, looking up.

I was the oldest one there. I was only 5 years old. Many parents tried to take me home with them...but I refused to leave without my family. I may have been young, but I had a strong bond with them. I would not leave them. Despite being at the orphanage for only a few days, I felt that these over children were also my family. Not as in blood, but as friends. They all looked up to me, when someone bullied another, I stepped in.

I looked up at the sky before another bolt struck the floor. It had connected with some wires, causing them to spark up and a blaze began to grow. Holding the youngest children close to my chest, I ordered everyone to race outside. The fire was burning through the floor and the walls. They seemed to be on the verge of collapse. As we all raced out side, I saw a young girl, a few months younger than me, trip and fall. Handing Jessi to Zac, I raced back and helped her up, before the walls toppled. They fell. I pushed her out of the way, before they collapsed on top of me...Then black...

It seemed I was done for. But something happened. I don't know what though...but....but I think some bright light shone from my pocket. It was my mother's necklace. I didn't know how it saved my life, but it hadn't done so much good for my mother...The walls seemed to vanish, the storm calmed down. Day broke. Sunlight shone down on me as I got to my feet. All of the orphans...they hugged me. I had...saved them all...But...I couldn't figure out what I was going to do now. We all had no home...

***End Flash Back***

I can't believe it happened so long ago...Those memories still remain so clear in my mind. I felt something trickle down my cheek. A single, sparkling tear. I wiped it away slowly. My memories, wether good or bad, brought me pain...because of him...he caused my life as a young child to be so hard. And he still does now.

"I hate you, Dad. I know you...you caused this pain...And because of you....Jessi...She...She...Aaaargh!" I yelled angrily, thumping the controls in anger.

Adis looked over towards me, but I turned away. I didn't want to say anything. I didn't want to think about my past anymore...because of him.

"Dad. I promise you. Even though you keep coming back...I'll make you pay." I angrily muttered to myself.

How little did I know. These words...my thoughts towards him, they burned inside me...my darkness in my heart, increasing.

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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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Chapter Ten: The Darkening.

Dark shadows began to circle around the planet. Everyone vanished from Joshua's sight. Nothing but a black void. But why was he here? He wasn't going to die!

"Welcome. Again, Joshua. I see you've upset the balance in your heart. A voice called from the depths.

The dark black void seemed to take a hold on Joshua, making him unable to move. Two angelic wings sprouted from his back, before one began to turn black. It's basic feathery shape changed slowly. It grew sharp and pointed. Black. A demon's wing. One wing of light, the other of darkness.

"You stand before me, Joshua Lightwalker, to see if are still worthy of remaining in the Light. You're actions have caused you to fall. You stand on the brink. Below is darkness. It is eternal. Wether you fall into that abyss is still what you make it. You stand in the twilight. Not in the dark, and not in the light. In this state, there are only two roads. One to a neverending night..." a replica of Joshua appeared, sprouting two demonic wings, red eyes and causing destruction. "Where one leads to the day.What you once were before. Your actions will now be judged. Whichever path you choose is going to be determined by your actions..." the voice called.

A small explosion of dark energy erupted around Joshua.

"What?"

"The darkness in you is released. The powers of the dark are now yours to weild. If you choose to weild them or not is your choice. Note, that this will not effect our decision. To be one of the light, you must know the dark." the voice called.

Joshua stood there.

"Who are you?"

The voice remained silent.

"Now is not the time to speak my name. I hope that you return to the light...for both our sakes...I may not have a pysical form, but I will try to aid you if you wish. I don't want you to end up failing to save yourself...Your friend...the one called Adis. She hangs between life and death. Your response to this question will determine her fate. Answer truthfully." the voice called.

Joshua had a grim expression on his face. All this information was hard to take in.

"Do you...Desire different friends? Different enemies? Ones weaker or stronger than you? Do you desire another girl? Does your heart belong to two? Do you realise who they are? Do you truly love and care for them?"

Joshua remained silent.

"Speak."

"At times, I wish I did have other friends...but I know that we've been so much together. I wouldn't want any other friends by my side. The forces of darkness, are all equally powerful. They desire power. To rule. No enemy is a threat while the forces of light prevail...Another girl...Yes. I know who they are. But my feelings are sealed away. I cannot risk getting them into danger."

"Or is it that you know you'd have a serious flaw. A weakness?"

"No. My friends are notmy weakness. They are my strength!"

Silence.

"...You speak the truth. You may return to the light yet...I wish you succeed. Remember. We are watching...but if you call, I will help you. Just open your heart. Your friend, Adis lives. You care for her. But...be careful..." the voice called.

"Huh?"

"Girls, sometimes they can get very angry. If that happens, you better wait it out and come back and ask why when the calm down. Joshua...Try...to remember me...Please...It may be hard...but when you do...you'll see why. Goodbye for now, Joshua."

The dark void vanished. Joshua found himself standing in the J-Wing's bridge, looking out at the war torn planet. He remembered Adis and raced to the medical quaters...

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Don't worry. Adis is fine.

Chapter Eleven: Plans for Retaliation

As the group walked down the large corridor towards Queen Sally's royal chambers, Zac felt something. A small surge of Darkness seemed to come from his brother. Feeling grim, he kept walking, remaining silent. Most of the base was made up of Medical and Living facilities. It seemed there wasn't many training grounds. He shook his head. Did they expect to win by simply weilding weapons an going to battle? They'd be more likely to injure themselves...shrugging his shoulders, he ran after the others.

The hallway ended, revealing a set of large doors. Opening them, Gaming Force was surprised at the size of the room. It was small. The walls were white in color, while up a small flight of stairs sat a single throne. Queen Sally was sitting there, thinking. Toxic sneezed, causing Sally to flinch, before noticing the heroes that had entered the room. Walking down the stairs, they bowed with respect, before she stood before them. Her outfit had not changed much. The same blue vest and shoes. She had a small smile on her face.

"You've returned to our dimension...in our time of need. You all would have realised...that we are at war from the forces of Darkness, correct? The first attack caught us all off guard. A huge army, larger than the one in the Great Gigatron, swept through our planet, causing us to retreat. Many of us have been captured, but more have been killed. I fear we may have little time left before they find us here...Our forces are only 12,000 in number. We've lost all communication with the other planets..." Sally started.

Zac frowned, before stamping his foot angrily.

"Dang it! This stinks!" Zac groaned.

Seb kept silent.

"Hm? And who are these two? I've never seen them before." Sally asked.

Toxic stepped forward.

"My name is Toxic. And behind me is Veneno. We used to be mercenaries on Earth, before S.P.I.K.E tried to hire us. You see, they were going to destroy all resistance. When Gaming Force returned, they became a serious threat to S.P.I.K.E, so all mercenaries either worked for S.P.I.K.E, or were executed. Both of us, although we had gone our seperate ways before that, were almost killed. There was no way I was going to work for S.P.I.K.E! They wouldn't even pay you, or so I heard..." Toxic started.

"Correction, You almost got killed. I didn't have any problems. Although, it was kinda hard to resist getting paid 20 million..." Veneno interrupted

"...Anyway, we are running out of time. We are slowly dying off because of our injuries. Many have surrendered. We are all that remain. Gaming Force...You are our last hope." Sally sighed.

Seb grabbed his axe.

"Hah. I've never had any doubts. We've always come through. Nothing is going to stop us! While we are here, the forces of Darkness will not prevail!" Seb yelled

Loud cheers could be heard all around them. Zac gave a thumbs up, while Septhiroth simply crossed his arms and smiled. Veneno looked around at the cheering faces, even the wounded who had used thier strength to stand.

Eiko looked around, trying to see if Joshua was among them. But there was no sign of him.

"Joshua...Be safe. Don't let the darkness in you win." She whispered.

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Chapter 12 (A) : Recovery.

After a few minutes of making his way through the J-Wing, he found what he was searching for. The Medical Quaters. Walking slowly down the corridors which would led him to
Adis, he tripped over, hurting himself. Getting up after a few seconds, he brushed himself off, before reaching into his backpack and used a potion. The healing liquid flowed through his body, bringing back some of his energy. He reached for the door to the emergancy room, but hesitated. He grabbed the handle and opened the door.

"So, we're having difficulty finding signs of life, yet she still lives. The injury wasn't a sever as previously thought. Perhaps some part of hi..." one of the rabbits started, before looking at Joshua.

"...I'm here...to see Adis..." Joshua said quietly.

The lead rabbit looked at him with a strange glare, before poking Joshua with a scapel.

"Ow! What was that for?!" Joshua yelled.

"I need to know if you're one of us. Even though you obliterated Devan's strike force, we need to see if your working for him. You struck down the one you called 'Adis'. Is everything working in that head of yours, boy?"

Joshua reached into his backpack and pulled out a sparkling crystal. It was green in color, and glowed brightly in his hand. Energy gauges began to rise rapidly. The rabbits stepped back, looking at Joshua with shock.

"I don't care wether you think I am working for Devan or not. It's my own fault that this happened. Just let me talk to her." Joshua replied.

The rabbit shook his head.

"What? Why?"

"I cannot allow you to endanger her life any further. She will be kept under survailance on Carratous..." the rabbit started.

Two footsteps could be heard approaching. As the door opened, a rabbit, about Joshua's height, which had yellow fur and wore a purple shirt and shorts. Another walked in, taller than the first, green in color, with a red headband. Finally, the last one walked in, he looked like he had too much coffee. His fur was red.

"The Jackrabbit Siblings! W-What are you doing here?!" the rabbit asked.

Jazz straightened his headband, before he walked next to Joshua.

"I came here, as soon as I heard the important information that was relayed to me. That human, there, is Joshua Lightwalker, The Ultimate Gamer. His brother, Zac led our army to victory. I thought you had left for your own dimension, Joshua. I'm surprised you came back." Jazz explained.

Joshua smiled, before thrusting his hand forward.

"Listen. I don't want to hurt her. I'm going to talk to her. Please."

The rabbits nodded, before they walked out of the room, leaving only him, Adis and Lori in the room.

"So who's that there, Joshua? Your new girlfriend?" Lori teased.

Joshua went bright red at the remark.

"N-No! I...I rescued her when she was wounded on Earth. She came through one of the portals." Joshua explained.

Lori kept silent.

"Well, you know, it's probably for the best you don't get tied up with too many girls. You've already got enough weakness, Joshua. Not everyone you save can defend themselves...I on the other hand...Well, you know how we met, right?" Lori asked.

Joshua nodded.

"I hope your friend gets better. I'll leave you two alone, later!" Lori smiled, before kissing Joshua gently on the cheek, causing him to even redder.

"That's for saving me...I never got to say thanks....so Thank You..."

And Lori left the room. As Joshua walked towards the unconcious Adis, many feelings were going through him. Guilt, sorrow, hatred? No. She wasn't the one to blame for all this. He was the one at fault. He looked at the small scar across her side. He grimaced at the sight. Blood had stained her fur/feathers. Reaching a hand forward, a glowing energy surrounded it, reminding Joshua of the Gameboy Jewel.

"Adis..."

He placed it back in his backpack, before touching the wound. Instantly, white light surged from his hand, covering Adis's body in a white aura. The power caused her to float for a few seconds, before being set down gently. Her eyes opened slowly, looking up, she saw Joshua, trying to smile. She sat up, before Joshua looked away. Adis gently grabbed his arm and looked at him.

"Joshua...Don't cry. I know that you've been through alot. When you attacked me, something happened. This voice told me about certain parts of your childhood...and how I reminded you...of the things..." Adis started.

"Adis. I don't want to risk your life. You're going to slow me down if I take you and Edward with me, so I'll leave you here, under the royal guard..."

"What?! You won't do such a thing! I know you think I'm going to make you remember more, but we can get through it if we stick together! I know I can't fight, but I want to be with you, Joshua. I...I don't want to be left by myself...I want to stay with you...I...." Adis started to cry.

Joshua looked at her crying, before he lifted her face gently, and wiped the tears from her eyes. He smiled.

"Adis. If this is what you want, then you can stay with me. It's better to have someone keep me company, even if you do remind me. I'll tell you more as I remember...but...before we do...I need you to promise me something. Adis. If I lose myself to the Darkness, I want you to strike me down. I know it would be hard, but I'd try to avoid hurting you until I lose myself completly...but I don't want that to happen. Adis. I want you...to stay with me. I...I know it may seem kind of shocking...but when I saw you the first time, you reminded me of someone. I don't remember who, but sooner or later I will...." Joshua happily smiled.

Adis looked up at Joshua, smiling happily, before she wrapped her wings around him and hugged him. His face turned red. He hugged her back before looking her in the eyes, smiling...

Chapter 13: The Opposites Meet. (B) Note: (A) is Light, (B) is Netural and (C) is dark.

Laser fire could be heard from the outside of the J-Wing. Some of the energy bolts struck the ship, causing it to shake violently, before Joshua, Jazz, Spaz, Lori and Adis had raced outside. Another giant robot had appeared. It was about ten meters in height, painted in silver and it seemed two large, smoking laser cannons were pointed directly at them. Joshua looked up and smirked. In the cockpit was none other, than the evil, Devan Shell.

"Hey, Shell Beak! Bet you didn't expect to see me back here so soon, huh?" Joshua laughed.

There was silence, before Devan straighten his glasses and focused the laser cannons at Joshua.

"Listen. I don't have time for your games. Just retreat while you can." Joshua threatened.

Devan smiled wickedly, before locking his sights on Joshua. The cannons charged up, before unleashing thier wave of deadly energy. As it flew through the air towards Joshua, he simply put up a hand. The lasers collided into his palm, causing the energy to fly in all directions.

"I assume you don't know the new me. My powers have grown since we met last, Devan. But know, the Darkness favours me. Watch, as I turn you and your robot to scrap metal. I hope you like the heat it's going to cause....because you're going straight to hell!" Joshua shouted.

>?!<

A small sphere of purple energy began to circle around Joshua, electrons surging from his body to the sphere. It grew larger in size as the energy it contained increased. Joshua had no control over what he was doing.

>Stop! This isn't right!< he told himself.

>Wrong...Perhaps it's time...I removed myself from you...< the thought ran through his head.

Joshua's body became cold, before everything vanished from sight. All that was left was a barren wasteland. No sign of live was anywhere, all tht remained of civilization was a large city and castle, ruined in the distance. He looked at the dead vegetation, rotting beneath his feet. It was a carrot!

"I see you are pleased with my vision. Maybe, you're not so foolish after all..." the voice called.

Joshua fell to his knees, his head beginning to ache slightly, before it became more painful, until the point where it felt it was going to burst! A dark shadow erupted from his mind, slowly changing in front of his very eyes, before he saw an entire siloute of himself.

"What you see here...Is what I plan to do with this pathetic planet. It's nothing put an energy source to fuel my power. All life, after my invasion...will simply wither and die. Millions will fall, innocent people, children..." the shadow spoke, showing Joshua the destruction.

"However...I have something for this pathetic species of creatures...salvation. These...lifeforms cannot be trusted with thier own lifes, throwing them away. You expected someone to cause the return of Dr. Ivo Robotnik? That was I. Who was it that help Devan return from the fiery depths of hell? Me. But thier purpose will soon be complete, as will yours. I have been using you all from the start. I even planned for the one called, Adis to arrive in your dimension. For ages I spent in the depths of your mind, hidden, waiting to break free...and I did. When you left...I emerged into existance. What you see before is a mere copy. Being in my true prescence would result in your death...but I offer you a choice, Joshua..." the shadow smiled.

"Let me ask you something first. How did you break free?"

"...It started when you arrived here for the first time. I easily corrupted your brother's mind, turning him to the shadows. But...I existed long ago...far before your ancestor, Sir Johnathan Lightwalker was born. In the start of all stories, there is always darkness where there is light. I was that darkness. I spurred on men to fight with each over, over fame, wealth...or simple blood-lust. But something happened. The forces of Light sealed me away. Until they could find one to withstand me. They chose Johnathan Lightwalker. His purity made him resistant to my darkness...but that changed. Soon, I was controlling him, killing all, until I no longer needed his body, and formed the Omega Knights. My first physical existance in this world. Even though this was many years ago, I had created myself a body...but Johnathan...he realised what he had done, and struck us all down. His light stopped all of us except...your father. He was a strong warrior...." The Shadow continued.

"Enough, you vile spawn of darkness!"

"No...I am what the pure darkness is. My physical body is what I plan to resurrect. With it, I shall be immortal. My powers may be in your mind, but I can easily move from one to another...I can even control the ones you love..." the shadow laughed.

Joshua drew his swords in anger.

"You stay away from them! Especially Adis and Eiko!" Joshua yelled angrily.

"But what about the other girls you care for? Can you protect them from me? Fool. You would not be able to find those you have saved. Even if you did, I would control a host. I desire power. And you are goingg to lead me to it!"

Joshua fell to his knees. The shadow was right.

"...Y-You...You sick monster...I...I should strike you down!" Joshua yelled.

"And at the cost of your own flesh and blood? If so, then do it! Strike yourself down, and save this dimension!" the Shadow offered.

Joshua's swords shoke, edging closer to his chest, before he dropped his swords.

"Weakling. You fear death. This is your fate. You fear the darkness...and that is what you will become. Or is it the promise you made to that girl? You said you would stay with her, correct?" The Shadow asked.

Joshua drew something from his back-pack. A large, glowing gem.

"The Ultima Forge..." Joshua muttered.

"So...You'd use it to destroy me? Wish me away? Fool. The light has already began to leave you! Look!"

It was true. The Ultima Forge's light had diminished. It looked like an ordinary stone.

"And since...the light is leaving you, the Gameboy Crystals will cease to aid you. Darkness...As long as I live, darkness is all you will have..."

The scenery vanished. All returned to normal. The purple orb...it disintergrated, Devan laughed before locking on Joshua again.

"Goodbye, Ultimate Gamer!"

A bright flash of light blocked Joshua's sight, as the laser approached. A series of bullets collided with the robot and laser, causing Devan to fall back. As he retreated from the hail of fire, Joshua looked down at his hands.

"..."

The others walked over towards him. Joshua turned away.

"What happened?! You were going to toast him, then you just freeze up! Are you alright?" Jazz asked.

Joshua ignored his question, but began to walk off towards the J-Wing. Before anyone had a chance to follow him, a huge wall of jagged rocks blocked thier path. Forming a shield around the J-Wing. Walking to his own quarters, he sat down on his bed, and put his head into his hands. What could he do now? That shadow was unlike anything he knew, forcing Joshua to accept the truth. He was weak. There was no way he could do this now...

"Joshua...Don't give up. You are the only hope for this dimension!" the voice from his mind called.

"I can. This is...This isn't who I'm meant to be. Sometimes...I wish I had simply died ages ago..." Joshua cried.

"Dying...would have all caused us to be lost. You have friends to help you. Remember how you said they were your power?"

"...They...All of us....even if we tried...we couldn't even hope to triumph. I've already failed..." Joshua sobbed.

"...If you give up now, you will lose all chance for redemption. Your promise you made to Adis would be broken. Don't you care for her? Don't you love her?"

Joshua looked at his fists, anc clenched them hard.

"...I care about every living thing. Even if they aren't my friend. I know, even though some hearts may be lost to the darkness forever, I know there is some who can still be saved. But...how can I save myself? My power..." Joshua started.

"It...It will return. Free your mind from doubt. And look at the Ultima Forge. You see...If you let your heart be tied to the emotions of sadness, you will fall. Your friends are always there for you. Even though the Darkness grows, you will find a way. You hold the way. Your heart is the light for this dimension."

Joshua kept silent, before looking up at the ceiling, searching for the speaker.

"Thank you..." Joshua said softly. A small smile crept across his face. Outside, the wall of stone crumbled to dust, the heroes rushed inside to find no sign of Joshua, before they looked outside at the starry sky. Joshua was standing there, eyes focused on the sky above. A shooting star falling. He closed his eyes and opened them again. He looked down and motioned to them all to come and sit with him. All of them managed to get on top of the J-Wing. Adis slipped, but her hand was grabbed by Joshua, who looked at her, smiling.

As they all looked up at the starry sky, Sleep eventually came, but...one did not sleep. He stood up, watching them before walking off towards a nearby place....where he found solitude....

Any need for new characters? 'cause i'm your guy for that.

You're a little late. You better impress me with your character's description, or you ain't getting in. I hope this is going to impress me.

Speaking of which, it's gonna have to be set out something like this....

Example:

Name: Joshua Lightwalker/Shadowwalker.

Age: 16 (aging process has stopped)

Allied with/Alignment: Light

Powers/Abilities: Earth, Wind, Light, Force, Ultimate.

Weapon of Choice: His two swords. The Sol Blade 2 and Light Bringer 2.0

Appearance: Always wears a red cap on his head backwards. He has brown/blonde hair. His eyes are a dark emerald green. He wears a white t-shirt and black trousers. He has his own pair of shoes called the Air Blasters.

Personallity: Usually calm and easygoing, but can also be strict and serious. His emotions can change easily due to certain things. He tries not to lose his anger over certain matters.

Bio: Originaly going to have a short life after his birth, he was taken to the Video Dimension by Doctor Ovi Kintobor. He was only two at the time, and met a few other scientists, Dr Neo Cortex. Doing a vast amount of research, and sealing his powers away which would kill him, they sent him back to Earth, who had a difficult life, raising his fellow siblings after his mother's death, and his father's disappearance. When he was five, they were taken in by an orphanage, but they were only allowed there for a week before they were chasen off.

Meeting his friends when he was eight years old, they all formed a tight bond, before going thier seperate ways. It was Joshua's fifteen birthday, and a large cyclone swept him into the Video Dimension, unsealing his powers. His adventures began to find out how to get home...Or something like that...

Yeah, i'll probably write one tomorrow, a cyborg or something.

I've waited long enough. Forget it. You fail.

Be nice.

...Augh...My head...I've had a fever...Wait a sec...I still do...Pain...

Sleep...No sleep...for two...two days...Strength...waning....

superjwren329 (gamefaqs version): Newbie...Weakling....

Von Bolt: I'll....hhh....suck the marrow...from...your...hhh...bones...

Zac: Die! You old man!

Von Bolt:...Fool...EX-MA-

Joshuwa: Chaos Crush!

Von Bolt: Gwaaaaahhhh!!! *explodes*

Sorry. Fine. Three more days. I can't promise him a place though. I'll be writing a story with Doubble as soon as I get better...

*Seb holds up sign, saying Sig change?*

Fine...

It'll be something like this...

Darkness is eternal. No matter how strong the light shines, you cannot continue to fight it back. Your efforts are useless...and I shall destory all you hold dear. Come into the embrace...your strength has left you...: The Shadow Demon

...Fear...may always exist, but I'll choose to fight it. My power lies within what I believe in. My friends...My dreams...I'm no longer going to fear you, or death. I am eternal. My heart will continue to radiate with our power. Joshua (Ultimate Gamer)

Spoilers, possibly. I'm getting ahead of myself...but I'll leave a small teaser for my other story in progress...which I write in my spare, spare time...Following the tale of one who has stepped into the shadows...

"I am...the darkness of this world...where I was once it's light...The past is meaningless to me. Walking through the shadows of the abyss...of oblivion...I am despised by all. My heart? I threw it away in my pursit of power...

Chapter 14: Invaded!

Back on Mobius, training sessions were occuring every twenty minutes. As Seb and Zac trained soldiers used to close combat with weapons, Veneno and Toxic were pointing out technquies for getting the most out of thier fire-arms. The very few left were healers, taught advanced White Magic by Aisha and Eiko. It was only a matter of time until most of the troops had managed to get a solid grasp of thier own abilites. All of the results were shown to Queen Sally, who nodded with approval.

"...We may not have the largest army, but we have the leaders and the knowhow to use thier talents. Despite our situation, we may be able to claim back some of our planet from Robotnik's clutches. A large factory is to the far north in the frozen icecaps. Another of our resistance groups are hiding there, but very little would remain alive. Our last transmission was at least a few months before all communication was jammed..." Sally sighed.

"Hah. Sounds like my kind of job. I'd suggest we only take a small amount of soldiers though. Everyone else will remain here. I shouldn't have any problems with the terrain." Zac boasted.

Queen Sally shook her head.

"We can't risk your life for a mission with small succeess. Even if there are survivors...we still might..." Sally was cut off by a loud explosion from the entrance. All of Gaming Force raced to see the guards thrown aside by an unknown force, until it came into view. Two large demonic creatures had burst through the defences.

"It's Bubba! And Blisy! I thought those two were destroyed!" Aisha yelled to Zac.

"...They're demons. They'll keep coming back! So we'll have to stop em' here!" Zac ordered.

Seb rushed forward, leaping high into the air, spinning his axe in a circle, before a large wall of electricity shot straight upwards through the ground. They were repelled for a few moments, giving the soldiers to ready thier weapons.

"Fire!"

A large barrage of laser fire headed straight towards the demons, before it created a large explosion, throwing them all in different directions. Queen Sally was knocked out when she was forced into a wall, before her throat was grabbed by the large red demon with a cape. Before it had a chance to attack, a blue blur of speed crashed straight into Blisy's back, causing him to vanish in a cloud of smoke.

"Heh! Long time no see, guys!" the blue figure laughed.

"Sonic!"

Some of the soldiers stepped back as Bubba approached, before a large sword pierced straight through his chest, causing him to explode in flame. The sword was drawn back, before the figure cleaned it of blood.

"Hmph. Not as tough as they seem." Septhiroth smiled.

Blisy re-appeared at the entrance.

"Fools! The location of your base is now known to the Darkness! Soon, this base will be obliterated within a matter of hours! You will all...Argh!!!"

Veneno and Toxic had blasted Blisy with thier plasma rifles, sending Blisy back to hell. As the soldiers rushed to treat any of the wounded, Sonic ran to Sally's side. Most of the base was covered in flame from Blisy's and Bubba's arrival. Many of the soldiers were still alive, much to everyone's relief. Eiko and Aisha raced to help the wounded, casting healing magic. Zac put out the fires that burned brightly.

Later...

"We have little choice. We must flee this place before we are attacked in full force. Our best option is to head to the Northern Reaches." Queen Sally claimed.

"Ro-butt-nik would be waiting for that. On land or going by sea, we'd be annihlated...Is there any other way?" Sonic asked.

Queen Sally moved over towards her throne, before pushing it gently to the left. Almost instantly, a staircase into darkness appeared.

"This is our other option. We can't leave our people like this. Joshua's concerns about getting us to safety will have to wait. Our planet must be freed!" Sally yelled.

Many of them cheered, while Seb and Zac put on a stern face.

"Your Highness. The path we are about to take may no longer work. What if Robotnik has discovered it? We'd be throwing our lives away. Even if we did go, he'd only follow us when he'd invade. Some of us will have to stay here to distract them...But, they'd have to be good fighters. Able to escape when enough time has been bought. Veneno's in no condition to run...I'll be better off with the others, in case our path is blocked..." Seb suggested.

"That's fine with me. I haven't exactly had a good brawl lately. Toxic, you with me?" Zac asked.

"Nah...I'd be following Veneno."

"Just you and me David. Bet ya I can trash more of these buckets of bolts than you can! I'll shatter them!" Zac yelled.

David drew his mace and punched Zac in the arm. He looked down at him and laughed.

"Good luck with that, shorty! After this, we'll get out of here with the StrongGale. Just me, Zac and Sephiroth, fighting off the bad guys! This is gonna be a blast!" David laughed, throwing his mace into the air and catching it.

"Hmph. Perhaps. We'll see if Robotnik's actually going to be any stronger..."

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Chapter 15: The Lost Libarary (A)

As Adis and Joshua waved goodbye to the army on Carratous, Spaz had joined them on thier journey, much to Adis's surprise. The partly mad rabbit raced around the ship, full of energy, before blasting targets in the training room.

"Are you sure he's going to be helpful? He seems...insane." Adis whispered.

Joshua laughed before looking back at Adis over the controls. His face seemed more peaceful than usual.

"He's a good shot. And I might not always be armed. Without my swords or powers, I can't fight. I'm not exactly the sort of person to talk my way out of a fight...Hopefully, where we are going next, shouldn't have must destruction. But...I've forgotten that this war has changed everything. We're running out of time. I can feel it in my body...it won't be long before it begins...he's coming...then, nothing can stop him..." Joshua groaned.

As the J-Wing continued through space, many planets they went past showed no signs of life. It was as if it had vanished without a trace. Joshua knew too well what was happening to this dimension...

"He's like a Vampire...draining all of the energy out of the planets and all life that's on them....Hey! Look out!" Joshua yelled to everyone before something was heading straight towards them at a rapid speed.

"!!!"

Joshua pressed a button and teleported onto the top of the ship. Spaz followed, while Adis and Edward watched through the glass. A large, multi-tentecle monster had grabbed the ship, and was beginning to put the squeeze on it! Drawing his lightsaber, he leapt at the monster's head, stabbing the green energy blade deep. It let out a roar of pain before the sound waves threw Joshua into the air. Spaz aimed his blaster carefully at the eyes, before letting out a hail of laser. The monster was shaken.

"Let's see you dodge this!" Joshua yelled.

He drew his keyblade, before hurling it at the monster. It cut through the tentecles, before returning to Joshua's hands. He smiled confidently as it was hit with more laser fire. It let out another yell of anger before it grabbed Joshua around the waist. He began to struggle, before he smirked.

"Big mistake...Omega...Disperse!"

A large sphere of energy began to form around Joshua, before it enveloped both him and the monster. Joshua had gotten out of it's grip, before looking at his foe, his eyes flashing red.

"NOW!"

The energy suddenly exploded! It hit the monster with full force, causing it to be vaporized instantly. Joshua simply landed on the ship, before throwing all of his weapons into the air, then using the force, caused them to spiral around him, causing a dazzling display of color.

"A Space Kraken. Strange...I thought those were extinct ages before our time..." Adis commented.

"...I've decided. We're going to the Lost Libarary. I need some answers..." Joshua said.

As the ship continued on it's course, it seemed every star was like an eye, watching forever. This caused Joshua to feel slightly uneasy. Something moved in the depths of his memory...but what was it? A memory of joy or sorrow? He closed his eyes and focused. It seemed...happy.

"Adis...I've remembered something...We might as well talk while we wait to get to the libaray. Heh...It's not exactly something I'd usually do...but I promised, didn't I?" Joshua smiled.

As they all sat down around Joshua, he closed his eyes, before everything went black...

>It was after the incident at the oprhanage. We'd all managed to get out of there safely. That girl...she was always following me, no matter where we went. It took us a few days to find shelter, and many of us were cold and hungry. Me and Zac, although he couldn't talk well, we had to do something. It was a few more hours later until we were found. A young toddler with blonde hair was walking with his parents. He pointed at us and his parents followed him. That was when we first met Seb. Although we had just met, it felt like we knew each other. His parents took us all in. They were very wealthy and we were all well looked after. Wanting to repay them somehow, me and Zac went of to get a job. We delivered various things. Pizza, Newspapers and fast food. It was kind of strange, but we were paid well. As most of the orphans were capable of looking after themselves, they left, thanking me...<

"That must have been lucky you met Seb, huh?" Adis smiled.

Joshua nodded, before continuing.

>My sister and brother were five years old, I was about ten, and Zac was 8. Seb was the same age as Zac. The girl that kept following was still staying with me. She kept on going red everytime I looked in her direction. All of us had a great talent for Video Games, but it was two years later, that Seb's parents passed away. Jessi was comforting him as much as she could, and she grew attached to him. We all kept going on, Seb continuing on his family buisness. It was another month until we went to school. It was there I met my rival...David StrongGale. We instantly got off to a friendly rivalry over Video Games. It was a close competion, but neither of us won...Those days, were fun...I had friends...and a home...<

"So what about the girl? Was she cute? How did she..." Adis started.

"...She was very pretty. She'd probably be a lot more beautiful now, but...she died when she turned twelve...But...Okay...I'll try...to explain this as quickly, so I can't feel so much pain..." Joshua sighed.

>Her name...Her name was Rachel. She...she had long brown hair and green eyes. She always had a smile on her face, which was a pale white. She was very frail when I met her, but she grew strong over the years. She'd never leave my side, always holding my hand. She had liked me since I saved her at the orphanage. Perhaps eariler. I was out of town with my friends, helping other people in need, while she stayed in the city. I told her it would be dangerous if she came, but I shouldn't have told her...It was a few days later, and we were coming back from our journey. Everything seemed normal, until something blue appeared in the sky. A bright star flew down and crashed into the city. A large explosion consumed the entire city, and we were caught in the edge of the blast...<

"Wat happened?" Edward asked.

>We were badly bruised, but alright. Seb and Zac were shaken up quite a bit, but me and David walked into the ruins of the city. Around us was nothing but fires and destruction. No signs of life could be seen. A small, faint voice called out, and I raced over to it. I moved the pile of rocks, to see Rachel, bleeding severly. She looked up at my face. Blood was staining her beautiful face and clothes. Tears filled her eyes. I...I remember what she said...'Joshua...I don't want to die...I love you too much...Ever since we met...you protected me...I even made this...a necklace to protect you. I found this jewel, shining brightly when I lied here. I managed to...make it for you...It's my gift to you..." she said.
I asked her what I should do? Could I help her? Get help? But...I knew there wasn't anything I could do...'Joshua...I see...a bright light...I may...die...but I'll be in your heart...and you'll be in mine...so...don't cry. I know we'll meet again...' She used her last strength to kiss me on the cheek, before her eyes closed, her heart stopped. At first, I thought she was simply asleep. I shaked her gently, asking her to wake up, but no response. This was the first time I'd ever seen someone die before my eyes...The necklace I wear...It was her gift to me.<

Joshua opened his eyes, and put on a small smirk.

"And...And that's most of it...some...some of my memories have still to return...but...they'll return after we go to the libaray...Adis, make sure we get there...I need to go and rest." Joshua explained.

"Wait."

Joshua span around slowly to see Adis looking up at him.

"You need to be strong. Just stay with me out here. I don't want to have to see you cry." Adis said.

"Adis..."

Originally Posted by superjwren329

I've waited long enough. Forget it. You fail.

yeah, sorry, i'm just boged down with exams. Sorry.

You are forgiven. It's no big deal. Just try to get the exams done before you do anything else.

Well, i've only got one more! YEEAAAAHHHH!!!

...Sucks to be old...I guess.

Hah. Sixteen rules!

Chapter 16: Robot Rampage!

As Zac placed his knuckles made of ice shards, he looked around and created a large wall of ice. As it reached towards the roof, thier reflections shone in the ice, creating the illusion that there was more than one of them. As Zac and David exchanged a high five, Sephiroth grabbed his sword.

"They come...Sooner than expected. No matter, we'll show them our power." he smirked.

As the barrage of laser fire went through the walls of ice, Zac quickly created another. The lasers rebounded off the wall, straight back at the robots. A large series explosions could be heard, as well as shattering ice. The shards fell slowly through the air, twinkling brightly, before more lasers greated them. David swung his mace in a full circle, before stopping. A giant shock-wave ripped forward, tearing through more of the enemy lines. A large missile landed between the three, before Zac sealed it in ice, reducing the explosion radius. Sephiroth was calmly slicing through his foes, before he stopped to wash his sword.

[Useless to resist...Surrend...]

The robot exploded as soon as David slammed his mace down on it's head. Sparks went through the air. More robots, sharp and deadly approached.

"Ice Wall!"

A large wall of icy spikes appeared and slid forward, impaling most of the robots as it headed towards a nearby fire. Zac smiled at David.

"That's 51! How are you doing?!" Zac laughed.

"...46. Don't get cocky. Sephiroth might have more..."

"...218. Newbies. I was kind of expecting something impressive...Hah. I've only got 73."

As they kept felling nearby robots, they retreated before a large round object appeared. Zac walked up to it, before it started to blink.

"RUN!"

A large explosion ripped the ground above them into oblivion. Lasers from above limited thier movement as they tried to find cover, before a loud set of footsteps could be heard. A large mech, at least 14 meters tall over-shadowed them. It was silver in color, with lasers and other weapons mounted on it. Buzzsaws rushed past the cockpit, before they saw an angry Dr. Robotnik.

"...Hey, Eggboy! Was' up? Looking for something?" Zac laughed.

"Fools. You may be delaying my efforts to find that blasted resistance, but I'll crush you all here. This is my greatest invention, the Egg Crusher. Able to drop bombs to wipe out at least 2 kilometers of terrain, obliterating all life in it. Not only that, I've refixed the design. No weak points you bugs can exploit...."

"...You should inform these worms...that I assisted you in this...machine." a voice echoed.

A large figure, red in color, drapped in a black, torn cape with two green eyes looked down at them.

"I presume you know this CO leader of the Black Hole Army, Sturm. I revived him with my advanced technology, helping the forces of darkness build our empire! You all will fall before our might! Now, die!"

A rain of artillerary fire rained down on the heroes, causing them to scatter. Zac and David looked at the robot.

"Go! Get out of here! I'll hold them off!" Sephiroth yelled.

"No! You can't do this by..."

A large series of comets came down from the sky, blocking the Egg Crusher from making any progress. Sephiroth's hair was being blown back by the force.

"I...I can hold him off for a few minutes. This should give you enough time to escape. Don't worry about me. I've got plenty of tricks...I'll meet you at our destination!"

They all nodded, before Zac and David ran off, followed by a swarm of robots...

Chapter 18: Darkness's Grasp (C)

As the J-Wing slowly descended towards the planet below, Joshua stared out at the building. Fire and smoke circled around it, before Joshua got angry and leapt towards the ground. Adis, Spaz and Edward watched as he charged forward, slicing through many of the soldiers of darkness that got in his way. He smashed through the debris, covering the doorway, before he found a large metallic door closed behind him.

"It seems your determination to find the truth is impecible...but you don't realise what you've done, have you? This libaray stores the power I need to begin my revival. You thought this place was one of knowledge? Fool. For eons, I waited here, gathering information from those foolish enough to come here, learning all I needed to know. With you here, I can break the seal holding me back...but I'd like to reward you..."

Joshua stepped back up against the door, away from the voice.

"To become my servant is the greatest thing for anyone. You will kneel before me and submit your will to me. Resistance is useless. You cannot escape. And now...Witness my rebirth!"

A large crystal suddenly emerged in the libaray. Bolts of dark energy shot into it, causing it to glow brightly as the power inside increased. Seeing no other option, he hurled himself into the crystal, making it fall to the ground and shatter. The energy flew into the air, spinning wildly before it all collided into Joshua's body. He was thrown backwards into the air, before landing on the ground with a thud.

"Argh...Pe..rsistant...Fool...I'm not...done yet! I shall control you if I cannot have a physical body! Yah!"

Purple bolts of lightning surrounded Joshua, making him shake violently, before he drew his sword.

"...Ngh...I...I'm not...letting you!"

"You can't stop...me. I've already begun to take control...watch..."

Joshua's body suddenly floated into the air, before being thrown to the ground with terrific force. He landed heavily on the marble floor, coughing up a small amount of blood. His eyes shone purple, before the energy left him and began to fuse with the blood.

"Gah...I shall be reborn!"

The pool of blood vanished, before a large explosion of darkness consumed the ground in front of Joshua. A shadow emerged from the dust, and laughed. The figure wore a long cape, black hair and pale skin. His eyes flashed red and his fangs were long and covered with blood. His eyes adjusted to his surroundings, before looking down at Joshua with a wicked smile.

>You don't give up do you? Very well. If you seek to resist me, I'll destroy you myself. You will end here. Light...Darkness and all other living things will fall around you as you perish. With your energy, I can be completly restored...now. Come. Show me what you can do!<

Joshua drew his second sword and rushed at the vampire. A large bookshelf began to collapse, threatening to collapse on them both. Joshua thrust a hand into the air and pushed it back with the force, leaving him defensless. He was rammed into with great speed, a cloud of smoke loomed around him, before jagged spikes stabbed into Joshua's body. A strange toxin made it's way through his veins. Seeing the vampire reform, Joshua leapt into the air and threw a random explosive at his foe. The blast threw him back, but there was nothing but a large hole in the marble floor.

"Pathetic. Watch...THIS!"

A huge vortex of energy suddenly opened out of nowhere, sucking them both in. Inside was complete darkness. The vampire used this opportunity to strike with his talons and fangs. Blood gushed freely from his wounds, before the sub-dimension vanished, leaving Joshua on his knees, while the vampire stood above him, gloating.

"I...I've got no...other option...Darkness! Awaken!"

Joshua's body vanished, before it re-appeared above the vampire, dark energy flowing into his body, his wounds stopped bleeding, and his face was covered with shadow. Two demonic wings sprouted out from his back, before the changes were complete. He had used the darkness to save himself. At least he could fight this monster on his own terms. Quicker than thought, he raced towards his foe, a purple trail of energy following him until he slashed with both his swords. A large gaping hole could be seen, the body of his foe had been cut clean in two. He looked at Joshua with anger.

"Not...going to die...yet! Witness...My act of destruction! Absorbing the life of all on this planet that is not of darkness, I will be restored. My wounds can easily be healed. Now, energy! COME TO ME!"

The ground seemed to shake, before it split open, all living things fell into the chasms around the planet into the abyss. There, thier bodies were turned into energy, which in turn pulsed straight into the Dark One's body. His eyes flashed red, as he grew larger. The libaray simply collapsed, before Joshua was looking up at his foe. He was at least twenty meters tall.

"Ah...My power swells within me...I have consumed so many of your former friends and their homes!! You cannot hope to stop me!"

The Dark One grabbed Joshua in his hand, before hurling him into the depths of space....

"Enjoy your trip to oblivion."

Chapter 19: Floating through Oblivion (A)

>The depths of oblivion. I'd never thought I'd end up here...heh, I never even knew that it would be like this. Nothing but darkness...a large void of shadows. Lives of those who were lost, people who were
(-)ed to wander for eternity. Those who'd be defeated by the forces of light. I wasn't expecting get out of this place easily...I didn't even know if such a way of escape was possible. If my father and Assassin Aharon could return from here...I...No. They were ones of the darkness. A necissity to both this dimension...and mine. The forces of light had no power here. If I was going to escape, I was going to muster all of the darkness inside me...but could I use such power?<

Voices of doubt echoed through the void, mocking me, my situation and my struggles against the Dark One. They said it wouldn't be long before I became like them, nothing but a voice, lost in a void of oblivion. I saw a small sparkle from my neck. The necklace? It glowed brightly before it's light surrounded me. The voices grew faint and distant.

"Our powers are weak here, but they should protect you...you must escape before you are taken. Fight bravely, son of the Light. Don't let darkness take you. In every situation, no matter how hopless, there is light. Search for it, and prevail. Go. Now."

The voices faded, and I made my way through the dark realm, searching for the light. After hours of searching, I grew tired, and collapsed. The light began to flicker.

>I wasn't going to give up, but my body was growing weak. Even as I sat there, the darkness began biting away at my resistance, until I gave up. Giving it my all, I forced my body to stand, and looked ahead. A twinkling star was before me, and I streched out my hand. It flew away from me, making me grew angry. As I drew closer to it, the light floated out of my reach. The light around me was fading still and soon, I'd be vunerable to the ones of the dark. Desperation and fear slowly seeped into my senses. Was I going to die here?<

"No...I've gone through worse. I can't let it all end here. My promises...I still have to keep...the Dark One...he's got to be stopped...I...I'm not going to let myself die yet!"

The star floated in front of me. I reached out slowly and gently placed my hand on it. It felt like a radiant piece of stone, it's power shining through me. A large doorway opened, causing stars and the normal dimension to return. I looked down at the necklace around my neck and held the gem tightly. It twinkled before I was floating through space...

>Space...It's so deep...so many things we don't know about...the wonders and dangers. The Lost Library would have been destroyed, as well as the planet it was housed. I grew concerned for Adis and Edward's safety. The Dark One could have...I quickly pushed it from my mind and focused on the small planet approaching...But...something in me changed...I know I was in oblivion for a short period of time...but everything up until now had made me think...about my weakness...and who I was. I began to think if I was going to need to be a bit more serious. My role and destiny isn't something I should take lightly, or for granted.<

>It was when we won the Dimensional War...That all I could think about was that we could go home...to our normal lives...but things in me changed. Perhaps I was young...it's been four years since then, maybe I've outgrown it...but enough of me thinking about this...I'll concentrate on the memory...Our departure back to our dimension was almost near. I wanted to show people on Earth what I could do. But...I began to think people would shun and put me in a research facility because of my powers. The title of 'The Ultimate Gamer.' was inherited by my Great, Great, Greatgrandfather, Sir Johnathan Lightwalker. His valor and courage was well known. I was nothing like him. I was a bit of a coward then. Me and my brother Zacharay are the last of our blood-line. Dakoda's DNA was warped on our arrival, and me and Zac were 'born'. We came into this world by unknown means...we just came into existance, but had our mother's blood...Maybe it was destiny that caused us to be created?<

>I was always too cheerful and easy-going. I was never serious about most things. I thought life was just to have fun...but it's changed...my outlook has changed...maybe all of the things that have occured have finally started to effect me. Hah...I remember fighting off the forces of darkness off each planet by myself...and I was happy to be in this dimension...So many things have passed...my sister's death...meeting Eiko...It had been fun...maybe spending the rest of eternity floating through space wouldn't be so bad...<

>Eiko...Adis...Will I ever see you again? Zac...my brother...Are you alright without me? Seb...David....Everyone...Maybe this is it after all...When the light around me vanishes...so will I...My body cannot survive in space without the powers of light protecting me...and it seems it has almost diminished...But why is it protecting me? I...I'm not going to escape from this one...the Light is almost gone...it should be protecting my friends...not me...I don't deserve to have friends like them...<

Tears streamed down my face, twinkling brightly as they floated away. A smile formed on my face as I looked around. Nothing but stars and beautiful celesital formations...comets flew past me, leaving a trail of blue fire. My backpack glowed brightly, before everything went white...

>Where am I now? Am...Am I dead? Is this...<

"Son of the Light...You have done well to survive through these trials and hardships...but your purpose has not yet been fulfilled. Our world still needs a hero...You are that hero. You have proven yourself to be worthy of the light. You have earned yourself the right to be called The Ultimate Gamer...and such...you have earned a second chance. You have my undying support. I believe in you..." the voice called.

The black demonic wings vanished, and in their place, two transuclent white wings sprouted. Thier dazzling radiance caused me to shield my eyes.

"Thank you for everything...Rachel."

The voice seemed hesitant to respond. A second later, a young girl, about 14 descended before me, looking at me. She looked the exact way I remebered her. Her eyes sparkling.

"...Joshua. I'm sorry about all of this...I never wanted you to go through all of the pain you have endured...but I had to do something to save you. The trials you went through bought back your redemption, and with it, a chance to defeat the Dark One. The darkness may have a small place in you...but as long as you remember me...and all you've done that is good, it won't win. Joshua..."

"Rachel...Why did you save me? I let you down so many years ago...how did you end up in this dimension..."

"...Because I loved you...and I still do. I've always been watching over you, helping you how I could....but when you began to forget, I had to cause the memories of your past to emerge again. My existance will cease if you forget about me..."

"What should I do? Can I bring you back somehow? Is there anything I can..."

"I know you love me. And all you did was trying to keep me safe. You didn't know about the star...or the disaster...The necklace...when the time comes, you will need to use it. Eiko and Adis will be there to watch over you. I...I'll never forget our time together, my love...Bring the light back to this world..."

"Rachel...Will I see you again?"

She smiled at me and kissed me gently on the cheek.

"...Yes...after the darkness is gone...I'll wait for you...Joshua."

>As she slowly faded away, I couldn't help but feel a small part of me was bleeding. I know I hadn't seen her for so long...and now I learn she's been watching over me the entire time she died...Rachel...I'm sorry I didn't do anything to help you...I'll beat The Dark One...just watch and see...My body began to glow brightly, before I began hurtling through space at an incredible speed. Stars became white blurs of light before I came to a sudden stop. Below was where my adventures first began...and now, I intended to end it here...The Dark One...I could feel his power clearly...<

Meanwhile...

"Perhaps we should retreat from this battle...My son. Our lives will be forfiet if we continue to fight any longer..." the man suggested.

His body was covered in black armour, cloaked with robes. They were torn and ragged, while blood stained his armor and clothes, he threw back his cape and placed his sword back in his sheath. Both eyes glowed red at his son, who did the same.

"Dad...What do we do? If we can't..." the teenager complained.

"Your brothers are going to have to help us with this one...If we stand any chance, we're going to have to all unite to stop this threat. Those of the Light and Darkness must become one, otherwise we will all fall...Come, Dakoda. We must flee. I sense Joshua's prescene..."

"ESCAPE?! FOOLS! YOU WILL DIE HERE! I WILL SEE YOUR BLOOD STAIN THE BARREN GROUND HERE!" The Dark One laughed.

"...Dark Grasp. Now."

A wave of dark energy forced the Dark One back, stopping his advance. Motioning to Dakoda, they fled into the distance, to the Northen Reaches...In the air, David and Zac we having thier own problems aboard the StrongGale...

Chapter 21: Reunion and Reluctant Leadership.

The StrongGale was in Mobius atmopshpere. The ship which was David's pride and joy had taken a sever amount of damage from the laser fire, smoke rose around Zac and David, limiting thier vision and making it hard to breath. A glancing laser blast caused the right wing to be disintergrated.

"What th-....CR-" David was cut off when another shower of lasers threw him forward into the controls. Oil was covering most of the floor, while Zac was rapidly blasting away at the enemy robots. They did not have the mark of Robotnik on them...and it seemed if they weren't being shot down alone. Millions of Robotnik's robots intercepted The Dark One's, giving the StrongGale a bit more time.

"David! We're almost there! When we get close..."

"I know! I was the one who made this ship! Just hold tight and keep blasting! I don't know why those robots helped us out, but it's given us a chance. We're still capable of being killed here, but my ship's gonna get us through. NOW!"

The ship's reverse thrusters came to life, causing them to slow down, but created to large cyclones of aerial flame, which headed towards the robots. Loud explosions could be heard, as well as metal hitting the ground with a terrific force. The StrongGale landed on the icy plains below, seeing Seb in the Fire Wave to greet them. The three disappered into the white dunes of snow, before re-emerging underground. All sorts of heroes were here. Even a few villains. Like Bowser and Eggman Nega. Everyone turned around and looked at Gaming Force.

"It seems we have all of Gaming Force present, except for Joshua...He's not in trouble...is he?" Sally asked.

Eiko closed her eyes before opening them again.

"He...He's alive. And nearby. It might be a..."

Two shadowed figures walked into the base, thier faces had a grim look of anger and determination. They all gasped as the two walked in the center of the group and sat down. Everyone stared at them, thier hands near thier weapons, only to find John and Dakoda Darken to continue to sit, not flinching.

"...Odd. I was expecting my...brother...to be here...Perhaps he's already been done in...What's your opinion, father?"Dakoda started.

"The Dark One's power has almost reached it's peak. If Joshua was dead, we'd be nothing but dust. The Dark One...Gaiming Force...He's copied the data of all of you...everyone in this dimension...He seems to have been using the forces of Darkness to study and learn our power. With it, he is the most powerful being in this dimension..." John Darken stated.

"But...wouldn't that mean, he'd know about Joshua's abilities?"

"...Correct, but The Dark One cannot use them. To harness such power would require the Gameboy Jewels and The Chaos Emeralds. His appearance is that of a vampire. One who is larger than the monster's you would've encountered. But, he has learnt all of our abilites except...Assassin Aharon...He remains elusive, hiding in Oblivion, avoiding The Dark One's detection." John continued.

"But, why? Aharon would be able to be freed again, and able to..." Toxic started.

"He'd be killed. His power wouldn't be enough to inflict a scratch on The Dark One. Joshua is the only one who can stop him. But I doubt if he can handle this...You see...never mind...He comes..."

The J-Wing had landed nearby, following the signal sent from the base. They all raced outside, hoping to find Joshua, only to thier dismay, he wasn't there. Eiko had began to get worried, quickly blaming Adis for Joshua's disappearance.

"Adis! Where's Joshua?! You..." Eiko yelled.

"...I thought he would be here! The ship flew us straight to this spot, at full speed, so I thought that he would be waiting for us. Oh...This little guy is called Edward, we found him by himself...he's quite...odd for someone his age." Adis started.

"Wear's Joshua? Adis? Is he heer?"

Adis shook her head, before hugging Edward tightly, trying to get him to stop crying. As they all began to argue and go back inside, someone in a black cape watched them. The snow and wind had done some considerable damage to his body, as well as the injuries he sustained on his way here. His eyes burned brightly with determination, before he knocked on the door. Something in his mind stirred. A large image of a sword slashing through someone's flesh made him flinch. As the door opened, his strength gave out. He collapsed inside, exaughsted...

It was a few hours later that he awoke, alone in a cold room. Large bookshelves were against the walls, with a small workbench in the corner, where some tools and an old sword was placed. The boy looked down at his hands, rubbed his head and got to his feet. The door was locked from his side, meaning no-one could get in.

"Ngh...That was a rough trip...I wasn't expecting to find such a large force waiting for me...Heh...I barely got out of that one...I...I hope I made it to the Northen Base...Wait...Why did I say that? I am here! This...This is my old room...I remember making this base when I was exiled for a crime I didn't do...Heh, it wasn't so bad...I got a chance to train myself to find the truth..." he sighed.

As he opened the door, he walked down the long corridor to the main room. A heated argument from all sides could be heard. Plans for attack, for retreat...It seemed that in fear, they were getting desperate, objecting eacho others ideas, and suggesting foolish plans.

"...Enough...We must do something. When he wakes up, he'll know what to do. Trust me, I know. He's managed to get out of places harder than this." Sonic laughed.

"Perhaps, but is the Ultimate Gamer up to the task? If what Adis said is true, he could be turned against us. His emotions and memories are coming back to him in full force. I fear he may be severly weakened by this..."

"I might not be at my best, but I'm not about to let The Dark One win. Surprised to see me?" he laughed.

Everyone let out a cry of surprise. when they looked at him. He was expecting them to run up to him...but something seemed weird... like they were frozen solid...The whole room went dark, before a ghostly image of the Dark One floated in front of Joshua.

"Hahahah...It seems the effect I intended to occur has finally happened. You see...the before you, these fools are under my control. The one called Adis is under my constant watch. I have her and that boy, Edward as my prisoners. The ones you see are duplicates of them, only ones of pure dark. I made them...to render your friends usless! You cannot stop me now!"

"No...You no good...Grrrrr...I won't let you get away with this! I intend to stop you for good!" Joshua yelled.

The room lit up again, causing the ghost to flinch.

"What?! No!"

Dakoda and John Darken was standing beside Joshua, a small smile on thier face.

"It seems your plan failed. As much I dislike helping these...people, I managed to protect them from your fiendish plan. My darkness is enough to negate yours. I can block the lesser dark magic you use...I am the last Omega Knight after all..."

"So, you have decided to join them?! Fool! You will throw your life away?!"

"I don't intend to let that happen. I want you destroyed for good. You are a threat to all of us. Those who are light and dark. Joshua...He'll be leading them all to victory! His plan to strike down your army will not fail!"

"Pitiful...Look towards the remains of Robotropolis...My army is at it's full strength. Soon...when I have my full power...I will be able to call back my army from the dead, making us unstopable! See the last sunrise, for you will not live to see it again! Farewell, fools...when we meet again, I will be standing over your corpses..."

Everyone raced up to Joshua cheering, except for Joshua himself. He simply kept a straight face while they went through thier tactics. Later...

"So, it's agreed then...Joshua...You and your 'father' will have to face The Dark One alone. Only you two have the power to do so...." Eiko decided.

"...Dad. Are you sure you want to help us? I know you aren't...well happy with me since our last..."

"Joshua. I'm not your real father. Just call me John Darken. We can't be so formal. We'll be enemies after this all finishes. But...I swear that me and Dakoda will not attack this dimension until it is healed. All of the ones of Darkness will follow this oath." John Darken explained.

"John...You seem to have some honor in you after all...Even if we are enemies after this, we'll stil have this time to remember..." Joshua smiled.

John Darken simply shrugged his shoulders and went off to prepare. As did the rest of them...

Chapter 22: The Missing Log and Discovery.

Joshua fell back on his bed, tired. Grabbing his torn cape and placing it back in his backpack, he used the Force to grab a book from the bookshelf and open it. The book was old and the pages were stained badly. Some of the words had vanished, a victim of time.

"Dr...Kin...ob..r' L...Dr Kintobor's Log...I guess...Day Final..."

The words came to the boy as he read. He had never seen this book before in his life. He had read most of Dr. Kintobor's previous logs, but this one...it just seemed to appear while he was gone. Odd...But...

"I'm running out of time. Soon, I fear the Darkness in this world will enventually reach me too, turning me into the thing I swore to defeat. King Acorn will probably be the first victim when I turn...my king, I failed us all. I fear the Darkness will make me destroy this beautiful land. I give this to you, so you may remember the man I once was...not the monster I will become. The boy...Joshua Lightwalker...I continued my studies on, began to astound me. His internal energy readings were steadily increasing every hour. Over the limits of what a normal human body could handle. His reaction the Chaos Emeralds was shocking. The energy released seemed to have a huge impact on his power. It rose sharply. Even without the Chaos Emeralds, the power remained inside him. However...further tests caused the energy to increase more everytime he was exposed. It's a theory, but the amount of power he can absorb and handle may have a limit. In other words, using the Chaos Emeralds too frequently could result in the energy destroying him from within."

"His intellect is quite high, but it seems some areas of his mind are somewhat damaged. He might have been born with a small mental defect, not one that would effect him majorly, but it could change his thoughts to things normal people wouldn't think off. His creativity is somewhat poor at the moment, I presume it will develop when he gets older. Another test showed his affection for others. He rushed to the aid of a small toddler who had tripped over and cut herself, before helping elderly people across the street, or giving them assistance. Even when he saw someone doing something bad, then injure themselves, he ran to help them."

"His powers must not be known about on his planet. Although I may not be able to seal away his nature, I can seal his powers away until he comes back to this dimension when the Dimension War starts. The Dimensional War? I have forseen that my turn will cause a massive wave of death and destruction. Our time zones run differently. By the time he is fourteen, he will return to our dimension, to stop me. I am sending these logs to various planets in our dimension, which can be accessed by Joshua.When I turn, I will remember none of this...."

Joshua looked up at the ceiling, before he glanced back at the log.

"I hope he lives to fufil his destiny...But...Where there is light in his heart, there is shadow. In his heart and mind, lies an ancient evil from long ago. My records tell of an evil overlord, draining life from planets and people, until he was sealed away in Sir Johnathan Lightwalker. He was only existant in the first born of male Lightwalkers...and according to his history, this boy is the first Lightwalker male in eight generations. Perhaps the Dark One had waited long enough and was planning on using Joshua to break free...but I begin to feel fear for the boy. If The Dark One had some part to cause Joshua to exist...if he were to be destroyed, then Joshua would likely die. Wether this will happen, I know not. I pray he finds a way to search for the answers.... Sir Dr. Kintobor."

Joshua had great difficulty taking in the last few sentances. How could he tell his friends that this could be the last time he would ever see them? What would he say to his brother...to Seb? To...Eiko and Adis?

"I..It's not fair...The Dark One knows I fear death...But...if it's to stop the Darkness for good, I'll do it. Eiko and Adis will understand. I'm sure they'll find someone else...Hah...I never got a chance to thank Adis for everything she's done...I'll rescue her...before I destroy the Dark One...At least...At least I'll be able to say goodbye..." Joshua sighed, before going to sleep...but something haunted his dreams...a nightmare...wether real or not, he couldn't tell...

"...So the fool comes? As I expected. Take away the one he cares about, and he'll come running. I am surprised though...you have done well serving me, yet you did not know it...Hah...I planned it all along, Adis. I used you...I made you flee into the other dimension to warn Joshua. His friends have given me more power. And you began to care for him...fool. I slowly unlocked his memories, even though it gave him an advantage...I was hoping for him to kill you. That would have solved both my problems."

"...Your...Your wrong! I'd never let you use me for anything! I wouldn't..."

"Because you love him? Fool. Such useless emotions. I have no need to listen to your cries. I need you no longer. Farewell, Adis."

A loud scream could be heard as a sword slashed through Adis's body. Joshua raced to her side, only to find she was dying. The image of the sword kept rushing through his mind. The slice...the scream...The images and sounds he couldn't remove from his head.

"ADIS!!!"

Joshua had awoken, yelling the name loudly. He looked at his hands and tried to push away the nightmare.

"Adis...I'll save you. I promise...but what do I do?"

The Dark One's laughter grew louder through his mind, causing him to hold his head in pain. After a few minutes, everyone came charging into his room, worried about thier friend...only to see that he was gone....

Name: Commander Josef Kane (or Cyben 144)
Age: 28 (at age of cybernetic conversion)
Height: Stands at 2.5 meters
Gender: Male
Species: Homo Sapiens Machina
Alignment: Good-Neutral
Powers: Can control earth, air, fire and water.
Weapons: Left hand: With a specific hand movement his forearm folds back to reveal a heavy plasma rifle
Right hand: Energy sword (built in generator mounted in wrist)
Personality: Normally cool and collected, but in the prescence of enemies he can become unusually hostile, showing deep resentment of the likes of Devan's army.
Bio: Once the commander of the army stationed at the Palathian ice fields of the south until Devan attacked Carrotus. His small army was the first to react to the threat. They were soon outnumbered. Most were killed, but he and a few survivors were taken to Cybornetic/Bioresearch labs. There he was to be converted into an experimental cyborg. When Jazz arrived on the scene those in the control room were called up to fight, so power was lost half way through the procedure and so he is now half cybornetic. Most of his face, arms and torso were built up into cybornetics and his legs and hands were not started. he collected enough strengh to break free from the chamber where he was built and made his way back to Carrotus by creating rudimentary rocket pack, where he was found by the remainder of his squad.

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