“I don't know what you want with Shadow, but you can't take him!” Sonic shouted.

“So idiotic.” Heolstor laughed, roundhouse kicking him into a tree. He looked as if he was about to continue, but Haizea blasted him across the area.

Sonic raced up to him, quickly pinning him to a tree. “Ha! Not so high and powerful now, are you!?”

He was only met with a swift kick to his gut.

“There has to be a weak point!” Tails yelled to Knuckles as the echidna went with another unsuccessful punch to the robot. “All of Eggman’s robots have weak points!”

“I don't see any!” Knuckles shouted back, becoming more frantic with each punch.

Sonic couldn’t hide his loud squeak when water was suddenly dumped on the robot near him.

Buziba laughed. “Still terrified of water, brother?”

“I’m not scared!” Sonic quickly defended, but it obviously didn’t work.

Meanwhile, the robot started to short circuit, Eggman screaming wildly. Shadow rolled his eyes, watching the mad man spam random buttons. “Have you given up yet, doctor?”

Eggman grinned, though Shadow couldn’t see it. “Of course not, my dear Shadow.”

Something about the way he said that… unnerved the red striped hedgehog. He tilted his head slightly, glaring at the human suspiciously. His movements were quick and jerky, but Shadow had just ignored it. The doctor’s movements were usually quick, but they were always calculated and smooth. Something was going on but what?

The robot started falling backwards, but Eggman, pressing a button, was able to detach the head. It floated above the mess of the rest of the robot. Knuckles glared as he quickly ran, jumping and cracking the glass. The machine toppled back a bit, and Shadow took the opportunity to break the glass.

“Shadow!” Sonic quickly called out, but as he jumped to catch the other, something hit him, causing him to fall, hitting the ground with a loud thud.

“He’s mine!” Heolstor hissed, going after Shadow, but someone caught him before he could. “Who dares!?”

A small, red hedgehog landed on the ground, Shadow on her shoulder. Her muzzle was in a deep frown as her orange eyes glared in no real direction.

“Kalama….” Buziba breathed out.

Kalama looked back, a small smirk growing. “Hey. Did ya miss me?”

“Perfect timing, sister.” Haizea smiled.

“Yeah, whatever.” Kalama rolled her eyes before looking to Heolstor.

The dark being growled before composing himself, staring at Kalama with content. “Great, now you will hand him to me.”

Kalama burst out laughing. “Ha! You sure are somethin’, thinking that.”

“Would you put me down now!” Shadow grunted.

“Wouldn’t you want to please your dear old pop?” Heolstor’s voice sounded calculated and persuading.

“Now is not the time for that.” Haizea boomed, taking a step toward the two, but Kalama held up her free hand to stop her.

“Ugh, these things never work out right.” Shadow grumbled, glancing a bit worriedly to Sonic, who hadn’t gotten up since Heolstor hit him.

“We need him, Kalama.” Heolstor continued. “With him, our destruction will have no limit. We will sit on a throne of darkness, and rule over all these creatures that you despise.” Kalama looked to Shadow, actually seeming to debate this in her mind.

“Don’t you dare!” Shadow shouted, now struggling to get out of her hold, but the limiters were still on. “I am not letting anymore dumb decisions be made here!”

“You’re the one tied up; I don’t think you have a choice here.” Kalama quickly rebuttaled.

“We can’t just stand here and let this happen!” Tails whispered to Knuckles.

“Do you want to get in the way of two of the most unstable and dangerous gods in the world?” Knuckles frowned. “I don’t think this is our battle. We should see if Sonic is alright.”

Tails nodded, and they both snuck to Sonic as Haizea and Buziba approached Kalama, who was very obviously in turmoil. Haizea was the first to speak. “Kalama, you don’t have to listen to him!”

“Yeah, that guy is nuts! He never cared about you!” Buziba glared at Heolstor.

“Neither did any of you!” Kalama hissed.

“What’s going on!?” Rouge looked to Devion, who was watching with intrigue.

“Kalama is the daughter of the moon and darkness. Busana had a short affair with Heolstor. It wasn’t long, and Apollo forgave her after she confessed, but she ended up having Kalama.” Devion explained, looking more like he was in a daze, just watching through the window.

“Well, she better put Shadow down or I'll show her what destruction really is.” Rouge growled protectively. Devion looked mildly scared.

“Kalama, you know we can't let him do this.” Haizea held her hand out, Buziba staring at her with pleading eyes. “We can talk this out later; we shouldn't do this in front of father.”

Kalama glances to where the sun was, high in the sky. She then looked to Haizea and Buziba.

“Kalama….” Everyone looked to the blue hedgehog, who was standing up, using Knuckles for support.

“Mahkah….” Kalama’s eyes widened a bit.

“Please… put him down….” Sonic groaned a bit as he tried to take a step forward; Knuckles caught him before he fell.

“Sonic, what's wrong?” Tails frowned; Knuckles was just as concerned. Sonic ignored them, just staring at Kalama and glancing at Shadow.

Kalama, who looked concerned before, hardened. “You still don't care about how I feel, do you?”

“Wha-” Sonic didn't get to finish his question.

“What happened to younger siblings stick together, huh?” Kalama stomped her foot. “You said that you'd never leave me alone! And then Farah comes around and she's all you care about!” Tears evaporated off her muzzle as she took a step back, towards Heolstor. “I accept you offer… father.”

Without another word, Kalama handed Shadow over to Heolstor. Shadow struggled, trying in any way he could to get out of this, causing Heolstor to laugh. He looked to Sonic. “Say goodbye to your precious creations while you still can, Mahkah.” And then they disappeared.

“Kala….” Sonic reached out before passing out.

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“Kala?” Mahkah took a small step forward. “Is everything alright?”

Kalama sniffled as she turned her head a bit towards him. “I am fine, brother.”

“You're lying.”

“Yeah, so?”

Mahkah sat beside his sister. “Has he visited you again?”

Kalama bit her lip. “Was it that obvious?”

“It's the only time I see you break down….” Mahkah sighed. “You're so strong, Kala. Why do you let him put you down?”

“You don't understand.” Kalama wiped the tears off her cheek.

“Maybe because you never help me understand.” Mahkah laid a hand on her shoulder. “I want to be there for you. Us younger siblings have to stick together, right?”

Kalama smiled as she sniffled a bit. “Heh, yeah.” She hugged Mahkah. “Alright, I guess I can explain a bit…. If you're up to it.”

“Of course.” He smiled. “I want to help you in anyway I can.”

After their talk, Mahkah was staring at the world that he and his siblings had helped create.

“Should I visit the mortals?” He wondered, tilting his head. He frowned before sighing. “What's the point? It won't make anybody happy…. If only I could make Kala be happy again…. She's always been so strong; she deserves happiness….”

Then, an idea struck.

“Kala likes the mortals. I should make a really happy one just for her! One that he can't touch!”

And so he ran off.

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[Lava]

Sorry for not uploading this story that much ^_^'

But thank you all SO MUCH for sticking with this story for so long!

I would also like to showcase some artwork that I've found since the last update

I found this one when I was just looking around DeviantArt, and it made me so happy!

So this is by NekoKitty389

I love it! I love it so much!

And this next one was posted on here and I was tagged ^_^

By: WeirdlyMemed

He's so cute!!

That's my favorite part about not describing how Mahkah and the others look; you all have your own interpretations of them, and it's so cool to see!

So if anyone has fanart, I'd really appreciate it if you tagged me or sent it to me! All my usernames to my social media are in my profile description, and if you make fanart, I'd really love to see it!

It's so cool to see how this story, one that I thought wouldn't get even remotely popular, grew so much! I love writing this story (even if it does drain me a bit), and your comments always cheer me up and make my day!

Thank you all so much for reading, and I guess I should warn you that this story is, sadly, nearing it's end.

I hope you all enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it ^_^

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