Well, I still have only two votes… each on different sides… and next week is the final chapter, so the next time I update I correct all of the mistakes of my fanfics… and I'm really starting to think of joining Deviantart to show you how are the characters of my fanfics… but enough for now, enjoy the chapter…

-Tell me if I'm not right, but you are only two bad guys, it's a won battle! –

-No exactly… -

Answered a voice in the group to Sonic's taunt… it was Shade who was talking

-Shade? What do you mean? –

Silver asked as smiling with a scary face, she started to talk

-You never asked why was I dating you? I was only a distraction from your search of the Sol emeralds and now I have all of them! -

Shade then transformed into a purple alien, with three tentacles on her head and blue eyes, it was scaly and honestly ugly, she had a strange symbol on her head, but she was still ugly, Silver was angry at the fact Shade had lied to him all along, Sonic started to battle Metal Sonic to trying to stop him from getting to the flame

-Well, you said me that if you wanted a rematch, you only had to say it to me! –

Metal Sonic looked at Sonic with his red eyes

-I want a rematch, and in this one the real Sonic have to win –

-Wait! You can talk? –

Metal Sonic entered the flame as Mephiles and Shade, then something started to get out of the flame… a dragon with a crest of five spikes and two long horns with tree spikes each one, he had a long mouth that could open a lot, then it's giants wings appeared as long with his six arms with weapons, this time the creature would really be difficult to defeat, then the world started to end, Shadow knew the space time drift was starting, they had to fight the creature or they shall died

-I am Hellus… and I will destroy this world in order to create a new one in my own image! –

Hellus started to absorb all of the metal in his surroundings for making himself an armor, this time, the battle would be serious, Silver, Sonic and Shadow were more than ready to destroy Hellus, that is how they start attacking, Silver is throwing every object in his power as well to throw missiles and the robots that threw them, Shadow was attacking with a combination of Wandering Chaos, Chaos Nightmare, Chaos burst and Chaos Lance, Little bolts too hot that exploded next of impact and with a radiation that would kill a whole planet and Sonic kept with his attack the homing attack that was empowered by the master emerald as well with a combination with the chaos control, what was more powerful than how it sound, but still it was a bad battle, it seemed just to not hurt Hellus, Silver tried to take his armor but Hellus would just put it back where it was… Hellus just wasn't really fighting, it was obvious with how he just stood, not worried about a thing in the world and even without bothering to attack anybody… Sonic kept saying to attack harder but Shadow knew that Silver was really tiring himself and Sonic was tiring himself too, he wasn't as tired for being the ultimate life form but Hellus was obviously a harder opponent than the ones all of them had fought.. Shadow knew he was the only one that could do anything now… if the three of them couldn't stop him with an infusion of the strongest source of energy in the universe, then he knew he just could make longer the battle for anyone to enjoy his lasts moment… but still there was hope, and Shadow wouldn't waste an opportunity like that… Shadow then made a portal by using Chaos Magic and launched Sonic and Silver in the portal… as well as the platform where most of the friends of Sonic were… if he had done the portal right, Sonic and all of them would be alright until the final moments of the time-implosion. Unfortunately, Shadow hadn't transported Rouge or Omega because of his weakened state… although he was the Ultimate Life Form and didn't get tired he still could get hurt, Shadow then took all of the power of the master emerald for using them against Hellus, he started to shine brighter… Shadow knew it was because he was using the triple of the energy he used before… but he couldn't let himself think too much about it, he then started to launch several Chaos Lances without avail… but it still bothered Hellus enough to notice Shadow, Shadow then started to launch energy blasts as Hellus just let some fire fall from his fingers… Shadow knew Hellus still didn't think of him of a threat but probably more like a fly… he tried with a million of his chaos techniques but they didn't hurt, in fact, it was just the damage Sonic, Silver and him made at the same time: none. He had to find other power source or he would fail to the world …and Maria, Shadow in concern of his friends, somehow heard the voice of the black vermin talking to him, Shadow believed it a past event but there was the voice "Shadow, you know you can't beat him...you need me..."Shadow didn't wanted to hear it but he knew it was true what the vermin said… and he had a theory… if he used the vemin he would be able to access to the negative energy of the master emerald… he just would do it because he had a lot to lose if he didn't…

-Rouge-

Said Shadow

-Yes? -

-Please, don't forgive me…-

-What do you mean? -

Shadow used chaos bind and a variation of the chaos control to protect Rouge and Omega, as he transformed in his alien form to try to destroy the god that destroyed the planet once and for all, but he discovered Hellus could transform his extremities into tentacles because of the DNA of Chaos and still Shadow kept fighting, Shadow tried to use a homing attack to the horn but Hellus stopped the attack with his powerful arms, Shadow used his tentacles to try to grab him and then used chaos impact but still it doesn't make any damage as Hellus uses one beam that doesn't hit and Shadow uses a Chaos Burst in Hellus horn to try to bring damage, it does but still Hellus is so strong that he doesn't feel the hit, Rouge sees that one thing falls from the battle field… the master emerald. She tried to call Shadow to make him return to grab the emerald but he doesn't hear her, she is desperate and Shadow is screaming of pain, he would cry if he knew how, that was a thing that he have done only once in his life, it was a critical moment for Shadow, he then remembers what passed in the first adventure with Sonic, he wouldn't mind if he had to die for keeping the promise to Maria, that was a moment Shadow will have to give all, a thing he knew very well about, he took out the rings from his wrists as he attack Hellus but he falls when Hellus give him a great punch, he then hears Rouge but still Shadow doesn't listens at all, but keeps fighting and using all of his techniques and in a moment of lost hope, he uses his chaos blast but isn't any damage for Hellus that laughing crushes Shadow and smash him near Rouge and Omega and finds himself in front of the master emerald. Rouge and Omega look at him knowing they weren't all that safe in the shield as Shadow had thought, so he let them go by taking out the shield and say them to run, Rouge doesn't know what to do but Omega grab her as he ran to a safe place, Rouge sees strangely what only one living persons had seeing, a tear of Shadow, Rouge couldn't believe the blood that was running from Shadow's body it seemed really painful but still he returned to battle, Rouge was surprised that the injures didn't stopped him, it was amazing to see that: someone battling his body and the enemy at the same time…

-Now, Hellus, is that the battle will be at the same level-

Says Shadow as he transform into Darkspine super Shadow focusing all his feelings activating the world rings inside the master emerald with even the dark energy as his appearance grow wilder and scarier… he then uses the power to launch chaos lance to the horn of Hellus with the force of chaos burst as he use to the chaos projectiles and in a try to defeat him he uses this attack several times, but sees a living Hellus with half his energy, Shadow look at Rouge for a probably last time but still he prepares for his plan, Hellus is ready to attack

-Shadow, you will taste the power of the chaos, and it is because of your silliness… I am god now! And you shall pay this heresy with a destroyed future! -

-I am Shadow the hedgehog, the ultimate life form...and the ultimate being to survive, I DETERMINATE MY OWN DESTINY! ...CHAOS...MEGA...BLAST! -.

The attack is so strong that it seems there is a sun at the midnight but the explosion damage Shadow too. A normal Shadow fall from the skies with the defeated Hellus, and Rouge doesn't loose time and goes with Shadow as she says

-Shadow, please...wake up-

Says Rouge as she cries but Shadow wakes up only to see a column start to fall but he was too weak, Shadow knew what he had to do

-O damn it! … -

-What? –

Rouge asked as Shadow stand up and tries to stop the column for falling as he sees Hellus is awaking, he have no other choice, he transforms into his alien form for saving Rouge throwing away the column to hit again to Hellus that was starting to move again, then Hellus extinguished.

-Rouge, let's get out of here…-

-I wouldn't agree more…-

The world starts to return to it's normal course… they are at the top of Eggman's insignia ship… and it starts breaking down with all of the Eggman's fleet falling in pieces, Shadow returns to normal, it appears the only reason the black vermin was still alive was because of Shadow's temptation to join Mephiles. He was again Shadow, the black vermin had died recovering Shadow by mistake, but he asked how was that he didn't died too? He didn't knew nor cared how was the explosion or the whole battle have destroyed him but he gave to Rouge and Omega the Master emerald

-Rouge… tomorrow you will find someone again… an old friend… now return to the X-wing.-

-But who are you…?-

Rouge didn't have time to finish her question when Shadow disappears in a blue light. Rouge doesn't know what to do but return to the X-wing and escape the crumbling Eggman fleet…

Rouge wake up in her home trying to convince herself that the last night was a nightmare but it was true... Shadow was gone far away… again. She wanted to stay at her bed but someone wouldn't let her… she then heard the phone ringing. She isn't willing to do anything that day, it was strange all of that… but still she answers it

-Rouge, you have to come here! -

-Sorry Tails, I don't want, I can't stand up...-

-Doesn't matter, you have to come!-

Said Tails as he hanged, Rouge wondered what was so important… and she uses that excuse to bring herself and stand up from the bed.

Rouge gets to Tails house as all of the celebrates the doctor is gone… and she then sees Knuckles smiling… she questions herself why could he be smiling and turning his usual annoyed self to a happy now… and then she hears…

-And another toast… for the return of Tikal!-

And there she is… the other equidna is aside of Knuckles hugging his arm… she can't believe it, how could that be? She feels awkward for asking but she still feels a greater curiosity.

-Knuckles… how is Tikal back?-

-I think that's why Shadow needed the master emerald, for bringing back Tikal, as who-ever-he-was got Chaos out of the emeralds… and I have to say him I forgive him for taking the master emerald… after all, "Great measures for great happening"-

All of them celebrate without knowing Shadow isn't there. Rouge can't help but sit down for once in a party, she can't believe Shadow isn't here… and then she sees something from the corner of her eye… something at the window. Rouge looked at the window and saw a shadow that moved quickly after she turned to the window. And this...made Rouge smile...

Well, just one more chapter and I finish this fanfic… and I will correct it for all of you that don't understand the story because of my terrible grammar… and I'm sorry for the delay, I know it would be weekly but… I suppose it still is. And about the disclaimer I will say I don't own the characters but Hellus. About Shade not being an equidna is because that is not the Shade of "The Dark Brotherhood", but I thought she could still be like Shade's armor because of their technology should be based in aliens… couldn't they? And the thought of Mephiles, Metal Sonic and Shade combining in a monster is because of several rules I thought here…

1.-There is one nemesis for each hedgehog.

2.-They shall have different origins but with the same abilities of each nemesis.

3.-They shall have a name that starts with "M" or "Me"… sorry I didn't think of a name that went with the three rules. Until next week…