Battle of Gods Saga

Vegeta Arrives! Chaos Returns!

The Tornado landed in its desired spot on Angel Island, in the jungle right nearthe Master Emerald shrine. Once the biplane made its descent and stopped on the ground, Knuckles hopped out of the spare seat as Tails did the same. "I've put off guarding the Master Emerald long enough." the echidna said.

"We couldn't have stopped Eggman without you, Knuckles." Tails said. "I just wish you were able to help us right now."

Knuckles grinned, "I know. Believe me, I wish I could help with Goku's situation, but the emerald needs to be watched and Eggman was only a distraction from doing that again. If you still need help later on, then trust me, I won't hesitate to join in. But if Sonic and Goku get done sooner than expected, tell the blue guy to knock that god in the face for me!"

Tails laughed, "I will."

The two friends made a brief trek through the jungle, and saw the shrine at last. But something got their attention. A strange blue figure standing atop the emerald. Knuckles was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the watery being, "Chaos?! What are you doing out of the Master Emerald?!"

Chaos merely made a loud noise in response, raising his arms as he did so. "I guess you're not in a talking mood." the guardian sighed in annoyance. "Great..."

Knuckles turned to face Tails, "Tails... I'm gonna fend off Chaos. I need you to head back and tell Sonic and Goku about Chaos being free right now. And that he seems to be angry again."

"Wait what?" Tails nearly shouted, "Are you sure?"

The echidna cracked his namesakes, "We were able to fight Chaos when he had four Chaos Emeralds. This time, he has no emeralds absorbed in his body. I think I can take him on alone."

"But-"

"Go!"

Tails quietly nodded, running back into the jungle where he was gonna take the Tornado to warn Sonic. Knuckles smirked, "Alright, Chaos. I'm going to ask you once. Are you angered by something again, or is this a friendly visit? It better be the latter."

In response, Chaos jumped from his spot and nearly hit Knuckles in the head, a small crater created from the attack. "Woah. I guess he's not friendly after all. I guess I have no choice then." he punched Chaos, his body morphing as a result, absorbing the damage.

Knuckles jabbed Chaos, but this time, the water being caught his fist, a strange purple glow coming from his eyes as he did. "Um... That's a new one."

Chaos silenty growled, placing his arm around Knuckles. The echidna reacted by driving his spiked namesakes on the area, dividing the arm long enough to free himself. Chaos hopped into the air, lashing out his arms as tentacles at the guardian. For a split-second, Knuckles turned his eyes to the Master Emerald, seeing that it was still all in one piece, 'Hm. Wonder why it didn't break this time. Chaos seems angered about something, but what?' he thought, curling into a ball in order to avoid the attacks.

Knuckles saw Chaos land at last, creating a small crater as a result. The echidna, getting back to his feet, uppercutted Chaos before he could react, launching him onto the side of a tree. As Knuckles readied another attack, the water-being began to morph into a puddle, dodging the guardian's fist. "Son of a..." he mumbled, keeping his eyes on the moving puddle.

He began to make chase, and as he did, Chaos suddenly morphed back into his form, lashing out at Knuckles. The echidna felt the force of each attack, 'Ah! He wasn't this strong before! Something must've h-happened to him!' he realized, tanking each attack as best he could, ignoring the pain that ran through his body at the moment.

Knuckles then spun his hands and dug into the ground, Chaos looking around while he was underground. His eyes blinked red and the aura continued to surround his being. Suddenly, Knuckles hopped out of the ground and in the blink of an eye, he drove his fists into Chaos' body before slamming them on the ground.

For some reason, Chaos didn't fight back, which irked the echidna a little bit. Instead, the water being morphed into a puddle once more and trailed off, leaving Knuckles to give chase once again. But then, the water god suddenly disappeared, leaving the echidna to kick the dirt in annoyance, him looking where Chaos was once at. "Hmph. Guess I'll have to wait for Sonic and Tails..."

"I'm losing my patience, faker..."

Shadow's growl made Sonic sigh, "C'mon, Shadow. We got here not even five minutes ago. Tails is probably on his way here, and then we can figure out this whole Beerus thing from there."

The black hedgehog grunted, his arms crossed and his eyes closed, as though he were meditating, "Well, I'm wasting my time standing here instead of doing something."

Goku nodded, "Something may happen soon... Because I'm sensing something closing in on our location. It's not chaos energy though... It's ki."

"Ki?" Shadow repeated.

Sonic looked at the Saiyan, "If it's ki, then that probably means someone from your world is here as well. I wonder how they managed to find you here. Can you sense how powerful it is?" he crossed his arms after asking the question.

Goku closed his eyes, "I think their ki is being supressed for the time being. But I have a hunch as to who it is. The other source is godly, but not like Beerus at all."

A white light appeared, revealing a tall pale figure with a glowing staff in hand. Behind him was another man, wearing blue armor and white chestplate. His black hair spiked upwards and a scowl was seen on his face. Goku jumped back at the sight, immediately recognizing who they were.

"Vegeta? Whis?"

Vegeta sighed, "Yes, Kakarot. We managed to track you here."

Whis smiled, "It took quite a bit. But your friends and family were concerned when you didn't reappear during your battle against Lord Beerus. After some searching, I managed to detect your power within this dimension. Odd since it is almost a neighboring world to ours in a strange way."

He took notice of Sonic and Shadow, "And it seems you've already made some allies."

Shadow huffed, "Alright, now why are you even here? Who are you?"

Sonic stepped forward, "Ya gotta excuse my friend. My name's Sonic the Hedgehog, and this is Shadow. Goku here randomly showed up and we were planning on helping him. Now, you mentioned Beerus. Has he destroyed the other world you're from?"

"Oh, do not be worried about him right now." Whis assured, "Lord Beerus has said he wished to fight Son Goku once he fully hones his newfound abilities he gained." after saying that, Vegeta huffed.

"Of course Kakarot gets the godly upgrade." the Saiyan prince mumbled to himself.

"Who are you? And why did you say Kaka-carrot cake or whatever that word is?" Sonic wondered.

Vegeta narrowed his gaze at the blue hedgehog, "I am the prince of all Saiyans, Vegeta. That idiot you befriended is an alien, his actual name is Kakarot. Now, how might you be able to stand up against the mighty Lord Beerus?"

"You shouldn't underestimate them, Vegeta. I fought the two of them and they were stronger than I thought." Goku said loudly, a proud smile seen on his face.

The Saiyan prince closed his eyes, "Hm... I don't sense any ki within these two... things. But there is something else, it's very weak though. Pheh. These two won't stand a chance."

"You should listen to Goku. Don't underestimate us." Shadow warned Vegeta.

Vegeta scoffed, "Oh, and is that supposed to be a threat, dark hedgehog?" he poked the white fluff on Shadow's chest with a finger, earning a glare from the Ultimate Life-Form.

Sonic bit his lip, "Alright, guys. Now's not the time for fightin'. If you're with Goku, then I guess you can help."

"Help with what?" Vegeta asked.

Goku shook his head, "Uh... We're not so sure yet."

Whis spoke up, "If you wish for help, then it would be wise to train and hone Son Goku's abilities. Perhaps even learn more about what you all are capable of." he suggested.

"That kinda was something we had in mind, Whis." Sonic admitted, "And Beerus is waiting for us, right?"

The angel nodded, "Yes, but Lord Beerus is not the patient type. So I recommend you four to be as fast as possible."

"Well, being fast is what we do best!" the blue hedgehog smirked with a thumbs up.

Vegeta looked at his rival, "Speaking of... Kakarot, we sensed you multiplying your ki slightly. Which one of these two rats forced you to do that?" the Saiyan prince smirked at seeing Sonic fume at the intentional misnaming, but the blue hedgehog chose to shrug it off for the moment, while Shadow shook his head.

"That would be me." Shadow announced.

The prince raised a brow at that, "You? Ha! Don't make me laugh."

Shadow cracked his knuckles, "Do you want a demonstration?"

Vegeta nodded, getting into a fighting stance, "Oh, I do. But you will be begging for me to stop."

Shadow huffed, "I very much doubt that. "

"Oh brother..." groaned Sonic in disbelief, "Is he always like that?"

Goku shrugged, "Sometimes. But he's a pretty alright guy once you get to know him."

"We'll see."

A/N: And so begins the next fight: Shadow vs Vegeta. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? I'm intending this fight to be on a slightly bigger scale considering how the two characters behave. The fights before this were merely warm-ups in comparison.

And everything about Chaos will be explained by the end of the saga.