The
Overlooked link
By
Master hunter
Notes:
This is a continuation of Arorn's brilliant fic, Sonic Adventure 4: The
Darkness within. You could say that this is fanfiction based on someone else's
fanfiction based on my fanfiction.
Basically this aims to bring everything back to normal, but figuring
that out was much more difficult.
Copyright:
You should know the characters that belong to Sonic Team. Do I really
have to repeat them?
The 3 Shadows, Joz the bat aka Master hunter, Miles Prower (character not
name), the Annemuir, the terms Ultimate Rogues and Rose petals, and the concept
behind Streak all belong to me.
The names Streak and Metal Miscreants belong to Arorn.
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Prologue
BOOM! The sound of a huge explosion could be heard all around GUN's new
prison. After what happened on Prison Island, the Government (more commonly
referred to as GUN) had to make a brand new prison. The Security this time was
much more intense than before but nothing could hold the genius.
Dr. Ivo Robotnik turned himself in after what happened to Sonic. He
wanted to respect his noble sacrifice, but he didn't say anything about staying
there. GUN knew that explosion could only mean one thing, someone wanted Eggman
out or Eggman sent for someone to get him out.
But this time it was unexpected. Eggman didn't see this coming at all.
In front of him stood a traitor to the Eggman Empire, the leader of the Metal
Miscreants, Metal Sonic.
"Metal? I thought you abandoned my cause," said Eggman.
"I did. But you are the only one who could help us. Prepare to be
shocked", said Metal.
"Huh?" asked Eggman.
Suddenly spotlights shone on the two villains. GUN naturally wasn't
going to let them escape.
"Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Metal Sonic, stay where you are, we have you
completely surrounded", said a GUN soldier.
"You think you can stop us?" asked Metal, "Nothing can
stop me, especially since Sonic is dead"
"We won't let you escape", said the GUN soldier, "If
they move an inch, shoot them"
Metal turned to Eggman.
"Grab hold", said Metal.
Eggman nodded and grabbed Metal's hand. Metal Sonic aimed for the hole
in the wall he created earlier.
"Black shield!" shouted Metal Sonic. As he ran to the hole
his black shield blocked all the bullets hitting him.
Metal Sonic jetted Eggman and himself out of the complex and out of
sight. He met up with the other Miscreants, leaving Eggman with them. He turned
as if to go back to the complex.
"There. You guys do what you have to do", said Metal.
"What are you planning Metal?" asked Miles.
"No-one shoots at me and gets away with it", said Metal.
"Now is not the time for that. If we don't do something soon he
will die", said Miles.
"Who will die? Me?" asked Eggman confused.
"You'll find out soon enough", replied Mighty.
Metal still looked as if he was going to jet back to the prison
complex.
"Metal? No, we need your speed. We can't leave him alone for too
long. He's dying," said Miles.
"Ok. Grab hold", said Metal reluctantly turning around.
The Miscreants shot off into the distance.
Chapter
1 - It's not possible
Where am I?
Am I dead? Is this the
afterlife?
That implosion must've
killed me, surely. There's no way either of us could've survived that.
Yet I'm still thinking. And
I'm still breathing. But I cannot open my eyes. I still feel weak, like half a
hedgehog.
Wait, I hear something. A
soft buzz noise. Sounds like a fluorescent light. Yes I feel its warmth.
Oh that feels soft. Must be
some sort of bed I'm lying on.
"Sonic the hedgehog", said soft electronic voice.
That sounds somewhat
familiar. Yet I cannot place my finger on it.
"Sonic the Hedgehog", the voice said again.
Wait! I understand now. I
must be dead, that's the voice of my creator.
"Sonic if you can hear me get up. Dammit it, the first people here
since I became a part of it and I can only get this one's vitals up to 50
percent max. It's as if he's only half his usual self", said Gerald.
If this is Hell, how can I
be on a soft bed? This isn't possible. Wait, he said vitals. That means I'm
alive, and somehow so is my creator. Perhaps this is Hell; this confusion is
turning me insane. I think I can open my eyes now.
"I don't believe it", said the Blue Hedgehog.
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To say the Rogues were expecting this to happen was an understatement.
After Sonic sacrificed himself, Shadow had taken the role of Main Hero. Since
the fight with the Biolizard, when he heard Maria ask him just "to
live", he has been searching for some definition. Before the incident on
ARK he was Gerald's experiment, then he did everything for Maria's wish for
peace. It seemed like Maria left him to be free to do as he chose. He wasn't
used to that, and was glad to take over Sonic's role.
Shadow and Omega stood outside "The 3 Shadows" room waiting
for Rouge. They had been hired by GUN to track Eggman down and recapture him.
"Come on Rouge. Don't we have a Job to do", said Shadow,
"Why do we need Joz?"
"Do you know who broke Eggman out of the Prison Complex?"
shouted Rouge
"Huh?" replied a confused Shadow.
Rouge stepped out of the room.
"It was Metal Sonic. The Metal Miscreants are behind this, which
means we're also tracking Miles", said Rouge, "Need I say more?"
"Ok that makes sense. I guess I'm still not confident working for
GUN again. I'll never forgive them for what they did to Maria", said
Shadow.
"Enough Talk, let's go!" said Omega.
The other two nodded and headed off towards where they thought Miles
and the rest of the Miscreants might be.
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I still don't understand
this. It seems like all I can do is keep Sonic at 50 percent. What's odd though
is that if I stop attending to him for one second his vitals drop quite
rapidly. I see no physical damage so I've started scanning his brain for any
mental problems.
It seems that Anomaly I
couldn't get rid of before is gone. Giving the Hedgehog free will allowed the
possibility of change. While I wanted a pure evil creation, giving it free will
allowed it to change to good if it wished. This created a good side to his
personality. If I do remember correctly I slaved for ages making the Anomaly as
recessive as possible. Sonic's normal pure evil heart completely dominated and
as such any possibility of the good side emerging was negligible.
I remember creating a
machine for the sole purpose of separating the two sides of Sonic's
personality. But it was to be used as a last resort. Now I fear some one has
used and such separated the two sides. Yes! That's it, the two were separated.
Now I understand everything.
What have those fools done?
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In the Miscreants hideout, Miles, Mighty, Metal Sonic and Eggman had
just arrived. For some reason Miles quickly left the group to do something
else. Eggman was told that he would understand what it was soon enough, and why
he had to stay with them.
In the Meantime Metal Sonic was showing Eggman to the guestroom. He was
given that duty, as he knew Eggman the best.
"Ok Doctor, this will be your room. It isn't much, just a bed and
a private small bathroom. You better get used to it though. If Miles is right
you're likely to be here for a long time", said Metal Sonic.
"Whatever! All I want to know is why I'm here. If you're not going
to tell me of course I'll be surprised", said Eggman.
"Look this is one of those things that even if I told you, you
wouldn't believe me. You'll have to see for yourself", replied Metal Sonic
"Can you tell me anything. I don't like getting into something
unprepared", said Eggman.
"It involves genetics and healthcare. I know robots are more your
thing, but we're desperate. Get settled, I'll come for you soon", said
Metal Sonic
Eggman raised an eyebrow at this before shrugging his shoulders and
entering his room.
Meanwhile Mighty walked up to Metal Sonic.
"I see he's settling in. Did you tell him?" asked Mighty
"I said it was something he'd have to see to believe", said
Metal Sonic.
"Do you think he can save him?" asked Mighty, "I know he
says he's a Doctor, but he isn't that type of doctor".
"I know. But we are desperate. We have to try don't we?"
asked Metal.
"Yeah. You're right", said Mighty.
"Any news from Miles?" asked Metal Sonic.
"Nope, just the usual. No matter what he does he cannot get him
beyond 50 percent vital stats", said Mighty.
"Understood. Ok let's go help Miles all we can", said Metal
Sonic.
Mighty nodded and the two headed back down the corridor.
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Tails was busy working on the Tornado, as usual. It had been very quiet
since Sonic sacrificed himself. He often wondered what he would do next? Would
it feel right to follow Shadow like he followed Sonic? So far he hadn't be
tested.
Although he knew it was only a matter of time. News spread fast that
Eggman had escaped from prison. He was surprised that Metal Sonic had helped
him. He wondered if the two really were working together again.
Just then a blinding green flash appeared, quickly followed by the
Rogues.
"Shadow?" asked Tails
"Quickly Tails. Tell me where your Grandfather is? We need to find
the Miscreants", said Shadow.
"In the mountains. Warp us up there and I'll show you the
door", said Tails, "you know I was just thinking, it was only a
matter of time…"
"Sorry kid, but we're in a hurry. Grab hold", interrupted
Shadow.
Tails did so and the four disappeared in a green aura.
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I cannot keep doing this.
Soon ARK will run out of medical supplies and Sonic will slowly die. I have to
get help, but how? I'm in no condition to do it myself, and Sonic is too weak
to go.
Wait, I think. Yes. But do I
have enough power? Well, only one way to find out.
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"It's time Eggman. Follow me", said Metal Sonic.
Eggman knew not to argue with Metal Sonic, unless of course he was back
in a base he had full control over. Eggman left the room and began following
Metal Sonic down a long greyish corridor.
"Do you like your room?" asked Metal Sonic.
"It's adequate I suppose. Still I would like somewhere in which to
build some machines", said Eggman.
"You're not here to start another scheme! Let's get one thing
straight, you are not free. You are merely here because we need you. You are
our prisoner now", said Metal Sonic.
"Yeah, Yeah, Whatever", said Eggman.
Suddenly a green aura appeared in front of them. Then the Rogues and
Tails appeared before them. Mighty also came running into the corridor.
"Metal! The Rogues and Tails have…oh!" said Mighty.
"It's OK. But if you guys want a chat or something, come back
later. We have more serious issues to take care of", said Metal Sonic.
"Sorry, but we've been hired by GUN to take Eggman back into
custody", said Rouge, "And I don't fail my assignments"
"Look, there's a very good reason why we took Eggman. But for now,
we can't have you overcrowding our base", said Metal.
"What are we going to do Shadow?" asked Tails.
"Tails you find out what's going on. You're the smallest and won't
take that much room. The rest of us will leave", said Shadow.
Omega pressed a button a presented Tails with a Radio.
"Use this to contact us if something's gone wrong", said
Omega.
"Don't keep us waiting", said Rouge.
"Well I suppose Tails can come with us. In fact he might also be
useful. But Tails please remain calm. You're in for one heck of a
surprise", said Metal Sonic
Shadow warped the Rogues out of the base. Tails followed Metal Sonic,
Mighty and Eggman to a big room with lots of machines, all checking the life
signs of something in the middle.
Miles was busy attending to the patient.
"What took you so long?" asked Miles.
"We had some unexpected guests. They agreed to wait outside
providing we took one of them", said Metal.
Miles turned around to see Tails grinning and waving.
"This might be too much for him", said Miles, "I was
concerned about Eggman freaking out, but Tails will definitely freak out. As
will anyone else"
"In case you haven't noticed Miles, neither me or Metal took it
very well", said Mighty
"Enough talk, what the hell is going on?" asked Eggman
angrily.
Shortly after Sonic
sacrificed himself to save us all from Streak's Implosion we found him
exhausted outside our new base. We had just moved here as to keep a low
profile. I guess if he appeared anywhere it would be here, after all this is
where he lived. He was near death, so we took him in a healed him the best we
could.
"Who?" asked Eggman.
"Wait. Lived here? It can't be", said Tails.
Miles slowly moved to the side to reveal a blue hedgehog. From what
they could tell it was either Sonic or Streak. Miles lifted up one of the
Hedgehog eyelids to reveal Green eyes. It was Sonic, and he looked really badly
hurt.
"Sonic? But how?" asked Eggman.
"We don't really now. He just collapsed outside our base. He
didn't tell us anything", said Metal Sonic.
"No matter what I do I cannot get him beyond 50 percent vitals. I
was hoping that you being a doctor and a genius, that you could help me get him
beyond that", said Miles turning to Eggman.
"So Sonic. Not even Streak's ultimate final technique could kill
you. I'll try my best. I want to see him at full strength again, so I can be
the one that finally ends this", said Eggman.
"Exactly what I've been thinking. No way am I going to let anyone
finish off Sonic besides myself", said Metal Sonic.
"Well then let's get started", said Eggman.
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Outside the base the Rogues were getting rather impatient. Rouge then
snapped.
"Ok, enough is enough. Get Tails on that Radio now", said
Rouge.
"You're so impatient. Relax. I don't remember Joz being that
impatient, you must've got it from Saph", said Shadow.
"Whatever. I want to know what's going on. Omega?" asked
Rouge.
Omega froze and then fell to the floor.
"OMEGA!" they both shouted as they ran to see what was going
on.
Omega didn't reply. His blank lifeless stare seemed even more lifeless.
Something was wrong with Omega, another mystery added to the vast number of
questions created recently. What was going on? And will Omega be OK?
Chapter
2 - I live again
The five that watched over Sonic began panicking. For some reason the
machines were doing nothing. All they did was display the name "
This didn’t just happen here it was happening all over the globe. Every
TV and computer simply said "
"
"What's going on Omega?" asked Rouge.
"ARK. Someone. ARK. Sent message. ARK. Can't stop.
"Guess someone wants us to go to
"But who?" asked Rouge, "And besides shouldn't it be in
ruins?"
"We'll find out when we get there. Stay here", said Shadow.
Shadow warped to where the 5 were.
"Shadow? Good timing. I take it whoever's doing this wants us to
go to
"Grab hold. I'll bring you to Rouge and Omega…hey wait a minute,
is that?" asked Shadow.
"We'll explain later. Just get us up to ARK. His vitals drop as
time passes. If it reaches zero he will be dead", said Miles.
Metal Sonic grabbed Sonic, still barking
Shadow warped everyone to the central control room. He then fell to the
floor, exhausted. They looked at him, concerned about that.
"Don't worry I'm fine. Just a big Chaos control. Need a
breather", said Shadow.
"Where are we?" asked Mighty.
"You are on Space colony ARK. Here, I'll carry him to the sick
bay. Hurry there isn't much time", said a familiar yet robotic voice.
A platform appeared before them as the robots stopped barking ARK. They
all jumped on the platform and it moved towards the sick bay. Eggman then
realised who the voice was.
"Grandpa? Is that you?" asked Eggman.
"Ivo? You look so different", replied the voice, "Yes I
am Professor Gerald Robotnik, well sort of".
"Gerald? But how? I watched you, I mean my grandfather watched you
fry 45 years ago", asked Rouge.
"Let me explain…
Before The 3 Shadows came to
my base I successfully managed to copy my personality and intelligence into a
computer program. Everything Gerald besides his body was stored on a computer
file within my diary. During your time here when you activated
"Ok. I think I understood that. So why are you taking us to the
Sick bay? Is Streak here?" asked Tails.
"Streak?" asked Gerald
"The name of Sonic's bad side. He chose that name when he
separated from Sonic. But you probably guessed the splitting part
already", said Miles.
"Oh. So what do you call the anomaly? The good side?" asked
Gerald.
"Just Sonic. Sonic became the ultimate hero", said Shadow.
"Anomaly? So you're saying that you couldn't make Sonic pure
evil?" asked Shadow.
"I doubt it. I couldn't make him pure good either. There was
always that little bit of evil I couldn't get rid of", said Miles.
You are correct. You see I
gave my final Ultimate Lifeform free will. Because he could always chose to be
good there was always a part of him I couldn't eliminate. Doing so would prove
fatal. Although I did manage to make the good part so small that the evil part
overwhelmed it so much, the good part would never have a say. I take it Miles
that you spent years doing the exact opposite. Turning the Good side from a recessive
part to a dominant one.
"Correct. Signs of that would always show when Sonic used his
super form. His spikes would revert to Shadow's style and his eyes would turn
from green to red. Though since Shadow's eyes are red I thought it was due to
the DNA. I was proved wrong when streak himself said that he would have more of
a say during a super transformation", said Miles.
"Interesting. Well here we are. You best hook Sonic onto the life
support machines too", said Gerald.
They arrived at the sick bay. Sonic was hooked up to the machines and
soon his vitals returned to 50 percent. It soon hit them that lying on a bed
nearby was Streak. Oddly both of their vitals increased to 75 percent.
“So now that we’ve proved that both hedgehogs somehow survived the
implosion, can we figure out how they survived, and more how come
“
“Well then let’s see it”, said Shadow.
The video showed the two hedgehogs suddenly appear, and then talk…
“You Fool! You will die up here with
me!” Streak said
“That doesn’t matter to me now... All
that matters is that I saved my home…”
“1 minute to go… you sentimental
fool…”
“You’re the fool… look down there…
Doesn’t the earth look amazing from up here? Cool and blue… just like us…”
“…”
“That’s right… you can’t appreciate it
cause of all that stuff Gerald put in our heads when he created us… shame
really… it didn’t really have to end like this…”
“30 seconds…”
“Is that all you can think about?”
“… 20 seconds…”
“Well bro… see you in the here after then…” he
turned to take one last look at his home…
“10 seconds”
“Good bye earth… Shadow… Knuckles…
Tails… Amy…”
“5 seconds… 3… 2…”
There was an implosion and then the screen went blank.
“Wait go back a sec, Slow down the final 5 seconds”, said Rouge,
“There!”
Rouge pointed Sonic on the screen. He was holding the grey emerald.
Then just as the implosion was about to begin Sonic disappeared.
“Strange. The Emeralds were still on Earth when that happened”, said
Shadow.
“It was Grey…” said a weak familiar voice.
The others turned to find Sonic was sitting up.
“Grey? The Chaos Demon?” asked Shadow.
“Yes. He warped his own emerald with us and warped me away from the
explosion”, said Sonic, “Probably for the same reason Metal Sonic wants me to
live. He wants a rematch. He wasn’t going to let me die like that. Funny, even
my enemies are saving my life these days”
“Well that explains Sonic, but what about Streak?” asked Tails.
“Like I can die from my own technique. Don’t be a fool. The Implosion
does leave me very weak but it doesn’t kill me. Though how I came here I don’t
know”, said Streak weakly
“I moved you here and healed you the best I could”, said Gerald.
“Master? But how?” asked Streak.
“I’ll explain later. For now we have to sort you two out”, said Gerald,
“Being in close proximity has given you some strength but being separated is
still sapping both your strength”
“So all we really need to do is reverse the polarity on the separation
machine, so they combine again and we’ll have Sonic back to normal”, said
Tails.
“Yes that should work”, said Gerald.
“What makes you think I’ll just accept being a tool again? Being
separated from my goody-two-shoes twin has been the best thing that’s ever
happened to me”, said Streak.
“So you’re saying you’d rather lie there on a life support machine,
barely being able to do anything, than join with me again”, said Sonic.
“Exactly”, said Streak.
“No way Hedgehog. I want Sonic to die by my hands, not lie here
forever. You’re coming even if I have to force you”, said Metal Sonic.
“Moving them wouldn’t be the best course of action right now”, said
Eggman, “We should bring the machine here”
“For once I agree with you. You guys prepare the machine, I’ll watch
over these three”, said Rouge.
“Fine. OK everybody, next stop Mystic ruins”, said Shadow.
Sonic, Streak, Gerald and Rouge stayed behind while the others warped
to Gerald’s last base in the Mystic ruins, where the separator machine lay.
They immediately began working on the machine.
Rouge meanwhile started talking to Gerald.
“You and I seem to have similar fates Gerald”, said Rouge.
“Huh?” asked Gerald, “Do I know you?”
“Hey Grandpa could you stop using me like that”, said Rouge, “Oh you
don’t know do you Gerald? Joz’s soul is trapped within his blade”.
Rouge held up The Annemuir
“So you’re the Granddaughter of the legendary Master hunter?” said
Gerald, “What a thorn in my side he was. But then so was Shadow and Miles”.
“Just like me, Joz, you’re spirit is trapped within something that was
a big part of your life, ARK. Just like I’m trapped within my blade”, said
Rouge.
“You’re dead? Well even if you weren’t you would be 75 years old now”,
said Gerald.
“Listen Gerald I don’t know what you’re up to, but I’m going to find
out”, said Rouge.
“Huh? Whatever do you mean?” asked Gerald.
“You being nice. That’s not like you, you’re planning something, I know
it”, said Rouge.
“What can I do? There’s no way I could sent this thing crashing into
Earth, I need the emeralds to use the eclipse cannon, which I would have to
repair first anyway. I’m just a spirit trapped in this abandoned heap of junk”,
said Gerald.
“You’ll find something. I doubt the last 50 years has made you any less
focused on getting your revenge”, said Rouge.
“That is true. If I could I would still destroy the world. But I can’t.
And what about you? Have you forgiven REE for what they did to you? What’s
stopping you from slicing every computer here to bits?” asked Gerald.
“Sonic. Believe me you wouldn’t even be a computer file if I had my
way”, said Rouge, “But unfortunately we need you”
“And I’m getting pretty lonely up here. Do you know what options a
computer program limited to a Space station has for fun? There’s no one up here
to talk to I have to do something don’t I? Fixing these two is the only thing
I’ve had to do in ages”, said Gerald.
“That’s so sad…But he deserves it…really, did you deserve your pain grandpa?...You
don’t know him like I do Rouge…When this is all over you should do the right
thing…and what would that be…put him out of his misery”, said Rouge
“What? I won’t let you destroy my master, my creator”, said Streak.
“Streak what they suggest makes some sense. But I’d rather live. I made
that program for a reason”, said Gerald.
“Yes, to destroy the world. I knew it”, said Rouge.
“Don’t you want rest master? Surely your time is over. Your grandson
Ivo Robotnik struggles to make your family name one to fear. Surely it is
enough that the Robotnik’s continue on and the old die”, said Sonic.
“Ivo is a good kid. He really idolises me. But I want the world
destroyed, not ruled. I WILL GET MY REVENGE!” said Gerald.
“So sad. I don’t care what he thinks; we should let his tormented soul
rest in peace. Isn’t that what you would want Grandpa”, said Rouge, “In a way
yes. But while I can still protect my family and the world, being in this blade
isn’t so bad. Besides I can’t rest in peace until you die and replace my spirit
inside the blade…What? You mean I’m definitely going to be like you?..Yes
you’ve used the blade enough now. Sadly you will become like me”
Rouge took a moment to think about what her grandfather had just told
her.
They truly are alike. Tormented
souls with cursed families. I pity them, Thought Sonic
In a way, I do desire death,
Thought
Gerald, They are right my time is over.
Wait! No they’re wrong. I’ll find a way to get my revenge. For Maria and all
those who died up here, I will get revenge for you. I will avenge your deaths
For so long I wanted to get
my own revenge on Gerald. I wanted to kill him. When I saw him get executed I
was glad he got what he deserved, though a part of me wanted to do it. Now I
finally get my chance, Gerald you will die by my blade! Thought Joz.
Am I really doomed to a
lifetime of being used by Sonic? No I won’t except it, there has to be a way
for us both to co-exist. After all I want a rematch with him too. Thought Streak.
“You know there’s something Shadow once told me, if you need definition look towards your
feelings, not you're previous actions. You people are all consumed with your
pasts. You need to let go and let whatever happens, happen”, said Sonic.
They all went
silent for a long time. They all thought about what Sonic had said while the
waited for the Separation machine to return to ARK.
Chapter
3 – Feeding off vulnerability
Back on Earth the
gang were busy adjusting and preparing the separation machine for the task
ahead. Miles and Eggman were studying the machine closely but it was no good.
It was a bit too complicated for them.
“I don’t
understand it. None of my grandfathers machines have been this complicated
before”, said Eggman.
“It is very
different from his usual design. Perhaps we should move the machine first and
fix it on
“Yes, that does
sound like the right course of action”, said Eggman.
“Right guys,
follow our instructions. We’re going to move the machine first”, said Miles.
They all nodded
and moved to the edges of the machine. Shadow worked alongside Miles, as they
were removing bolts and stuff they started talking.
“Shadow do you
think it’s wise to leave them two guarding Gerald?” asked Miles.
“What do you
mean?” asked Shadow.
“Rouge and Joz.
Joz has always had his own little grudge against Gerald, you know for leading
the company that experimented on him”, said Miles.
“Joz knows better.
He knows we need Gerald as much as he needs us right now. I don’t like trusting
Gerald either, but we have to”, said Shadow.
“I guess you’re
right”, said Miles.
“I can’t believe
I’m helping my greatest nemesis get his full strength back”, said Eggman
“I can’t believe
I’m actually helping you guys. Hauling heavy machinery around is not my idea of
fun”, said Mighty.
“So why didn’t you
go back to the Chaotix?” asked Eggman.
“I had been away
from them so long it just felt right to go my own path. After becoming a team
with Miles and Metal it just seemed right to stay with them”, said Mighty.
“Hey where is
Metal Sonic?” asked Eggman.
The gang all
suddenly realised that Omega and Metal Sonic had both disappeared.
“I could’ve sworn
they came down here with us”, said Shadow.
“Something big is
going to happen, I can just feel it”, said Miles
“You too? I’ll go
look for them”, said Tails.
“Ok but be
careful”, said Shadow.
Tails nodded and
began searching for the two missing robots. He came back to the base later, but
found nothing. Though by that time, the team were ready to bring the machine to
ARK.
“Sorry guys. I
couldn’t find them”, said Tails.
“Bah! They don’t
matter. Right now we need to save Sonic”, said Eggman.
“Ok then guys,
grab hold”, said Shadow.
Shadow placed his
hand on the machine and the others grabbed his other hand. He then Chaos
controlled back to
“So are we ready
to combine the two hedgehogs?” asked Rouge.
“Not yet. We still
need to change the polarity, we just don’t know how”, said Miles.
“Leave it to me”,
said Gerald.
A strange tooled
arm appeared from the computer screen that showed Gerald’s face. It did
something to the machine and it was ready to combine Sonic and Streak. Shadow
grabbed the weakened Streak and pulled him towards the machine. While Streak
was typically reluctant to enter the machine, Sonic was all for it and already
in the machine before the others noticed. Once both blue hedgehogs were in the
machine, Eggman turned it on and it began combining the two hedgehogs. Bright
lights prevented you seeing what was actually going on.
Suddenly Rouge
felt a metallic hand go over her mouth, while a gun poked her in the back. And
Tails was grabbed by metallic claws. It was Metal Sonic and Omega, they where
holding the two hostage.
“Alright you guys
co-operate and we’ll spare your lives”, said Metal Sonic.
“Hey what’s going
on?” asked Mighty.
“What do you want
us to do?” asked Shadow.
“Shadow discard
your Emerald, Miles take off your wrist shooters, Rouge lose the Blade. You are
our prisoners now. Beyond the might of Gerald Robotnik”, said Metal Sonic.
Rouge struggled
but managed to free her mouth so she could talk.
“And what if we
refuse?” asked Rouge.
“Then you get a
bullet in the back and Tails gets sliced in two by Metal’s claws”, said Omega.
Rouge reluctantly
removed the Blade.
“And the wing
upgrades”, said Omega.
She removed those
as well. Miles removed his wrist shooters and Shadow dropped his Emerald. Omega
collected the items and Metal Sonic let Tails go. Then a huge glass capsule
suddenly dropped around the heroes, trapping them inside.
“So you have us
prisoner. Can you at least tell us why you betrayed us?” asked Rouge to Omega.
“They have no will
of their own now. They follow my command. I downloaded a virus into their
systems, the same way I got them barking ARK. They are totally under my
control”, said Gerald.
“What are you
planning Gerald?” asked Shadow.
“I’m more
concerned for Sonic. Look the machines stopping”, said Tails.
A huge cloud of
smoke leaked from one of the machines capsules as it opened. A blue hedgehog
emerged from the smoke.
“It worked. Hurry
up Sonic and save us”, said Tails.
The Hedgehog
raised his head and opened his eyes. They were red. They others instantly knew
what that meant, and their horrified faces showed that. Although the two
Hedgehogs combined and became Sonic once more, Streak was in control.
“I’m in control?
Excellent. I can feel my strength returning. I’m more powerful that I ever was
before”, said Streak Sonic (NB from now on I’ll refer to Sonic with Streak in
control as this)
“Just as I
planned. Streak will destroy the world like I intended him to, and you six will
have a front seat to Earth’s demise. And if you try and escape you’ll have to
fight your two robotic friends as well as Streak and myself”, said Gerald.
“Dammit, Joz was
right. You were planning something all along”, said Rouge.
“Feeding off
vulnerability, how low can you get Gerald”, said Shadow.
“Oh Shadow. You
were an impressive opponent back in your prime, but now I can break you like a
twig. And the other Shadows? One’s too old and the other’s dead”, said Gerald
laughing.
“And Ivo too? Is
your own Grandson going to a prisoner too?” asked Shadow.
“Unfortunately he
is a liability. When the world was in danger of being destroyed he helped the
heroes saved it. We have different objectives”, said Gerald.
“My Grandfather
was right, you’re just a monster”, shouted Rouge.
“I grow tired of
this. My Robotic servants, take them to the brig”, said Gerald.
“Affirmative”,
said Omega and Metal Sonic.
They were taken to
a large empty room and once everyone had been pushed inside by the two robots,
large metal bars fell from the roof of the entrance.
“You stand guard
Omega. I’ll take over from the later”, said Metal Sonic.
Omega nodded and
Metal Sonic left the area. The prisoners took it in turns to try and smash the
bars but it was no use. Mighty tried to smash open the walls but they were too
strong.
“So what do we do
now?” asked Tails.
“Pray”, said
Shadow.
Meanwhile, Gerald
and Streak Sonic were walking back to the central control room.
“So what now
master?” asked Streak Sonic.
“Those people down
there have no idea what’s going to happen to them. Even though you are
extremely powerful Sonic, no! Streak, we still need the Chaos Emeralds before
we can do any real damage to the planet”, said Gerald.
“So I suppose you
want me to go collect all the emeralds? Great, maybe in a few years when I’ve
searched every square inch of the planet I may find the other six, but truth be
told we need a treasure hunter”, said Streak Sonic.
“You have a point.
It would be foolish to approach Rouge though. Even if I made another mind
control crown we’d still have to put it on her head. The others won’t sit and
play nice while we try”, said Gerald.
“We don’t need the
bat girl. There’s a much better treasure hunter on Earth. One bound to the
Emeralds, who would become a very powerful ally”, said Streak Sonic.
“Ok then. Wait
while I create a crown and take one of the robots to assist you in making him
ours”, said Gerald. Streak Sonic sighed.
“I’d rather work
alone, but I suppose you know best Master,” said Streak Sonic.
“It’ll take some
time to make another crown. In the meantime go and train yourself. You haven’t
been like this for 45 years and you’ve been separated for quite some time now”,
said Gerald.
“I hear what
you’re saying. I’ll be in the training room if you need me”, said Streak Sonic.
Streak Sonic then
disappeared using Chaos Control.
Nothing much
happened until much later when Metal Sonic, who had taken over from Omega,
found himself attacked by someone and then quickly tied up. A button was
pressed and the bars dropped.
“Outside
door…weapons…hurry and escape…Knuckles in grave danger...” said a familiar
voice.
They all ran out,
with only Tails looking to see who it was. The rest didn’t need telling twice.
Something went their way for once and they were going to take full advantage of
it.
“Go Tails…before
he awakens again…” said the voice.
Tails reluctantly
turned and ran to join the others. He didn’t get a good look at the person who
helped them, but something told him it was Sonic despite it being highly unlikely.
As they all
regrouped and picked up their weapons, Shadow picked up the Green Emerald and
prepared a warp back to Earth. They quickly grabbed hold of him and they all
warped back to Earth’s surface.
“What just
happened here?” asked Mighty.
“It was Sonic, he
saved us”, said Tails.
“That’s
impossible. Streak is in control now”, said Eggman.
“That’s beside the
point. We’ve had some good fortune now’s the time to use it. I’m afraid out
robotic friends are now reluctantly our enemies”, said Shadow.
“So we wait for
them to come down here, remove Gerald’s program and reboot them”, said Miles.
“It’s not that
simple, we don’t know where they’re going to strike”, said Rouge
“Yes we do.
They’re going after Knuckles for some reason. We should go there and wait for
them”, said Tails.
“He did say that
didn’t he? OK off to
The others nodded
and grabbed hold of Shadow as he warped them to
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Meanwhile back on
“Whoa! What
happened?” asked Streak Sonic.
“You
sucker-punched me and freed the prisoners. They now have their weapons back and
can stop our glorious leader’s plans”, said Metal Sonic.
Streak Sonic
punched the floor in frustration.
“Sonic! You
sneaky… He must’ve took over my body”, said Streak Sonic.
“You’re saying
that you don’t have complete control over that body?” asked Gerald.
“Sorry Master, but
that explains everything that’s happened and why I suddenly found myself on
this floor”, said Streak Sonic.
“The anomaly Sonic
is much stronger than I originally anticipated”, said Gerald.
“So what now?”
asked Omega.
“We continue with
our plans. There’s still a transporter room nearby so we can go back to Earth
whenever we want. Though I suspect they know we need the Chaos Emeralds”, said
Gerald.
“They also know
you were planning to go after Knuckles. Sonic told them just as he freed them”,
said Metal Sonic.
“Then going after
him know would be foolish. We need another good treasure hunter”, said Streak
Sonic.
“Perhaps not. I
have a plan”, said Gerald.
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The gang arrived
at the Master Emerald shrine on
“Don’t do that you
guys, you scared me half to death”, said Knuckles.
“Sorry, but we
have to protect you from Streak”, said Tails.
“Streak? He’s
back, but how?” asked a confused Knuckles.
“Good, it looks
like we’ve beaten them to you. Tails fill our echidna friend here on what’s
going on”, said Shadow.
Tails started
explaining everything to Knuckles. The group then waited for any sign of
Gerald’s forces making their move.
Chapter
4 – On the Offensive
A great deal of
time passed as Tails revealed all to Knuckles.
“So if what you
are saying is true then there’s a way to bring back Sonic properly”, said
Knuckles.
“What do you
mean?” asked Miles.
“Well he was bad
before, you managed to make him good. Surely you can do it again”, said
Knuckles.
“Yeah sure, if we
had 45 years to spare”, said Miles.
“Yeah Gramps
hardly has that much time left”, said Mighty.
“Although it might
not take as long to fix the separation machine. We could give another go at
deciphering the technology”, said Eggman.
“Or we could just
get Gerald to tell us how it works. If he refuses we destroy the core and
destroy him for good”, said Rouge.
“Are you all
forgetting something? Gerald has complete control over
“Well before we do
all that let’s first figure out why they were going to go after Knuckles”, said
Rouge
“They need a
treasure hunter. That’s why they’re after him. They need the Chaos Emeralds”,
said Tails.
“Of course. Gerald
wants to destroy the world, the Eclipse Cannon can do that, as could Streak in
his super form. But without the Emerald’s they can’t generate the chaos energy
needed to do the damage they desire”, said Shadow.
“Well they’re
certainly taking their time”, said Mighty
“Good point.
Perhaps they’ve changed their minds and go after another treasure hunter”, said
Tails.
“Who? Maybe Nack
at a stretch but only really Rouge and I have a chance of finding the Chaos
Emeralds”, said Knuckles.
“We can’t take
that chance. They want the emeralds so the best way to stop them would be to
gather them ourselves”, said Shadow.
“Unless they are
actually waiting for us to collect them first, then they make their move”, said
Miles.
“Even so, with
Super Shadow we’ll have an advantage”, said Eggman.
“Good point. Ok
then let’s go after the Emeralds”, said Knuckles.
“What about the
Master Emerald? Surely that would also have enough Chaos energy for them to
use”, said Tails.
“You’re right.
Rouge, Miles and I will look for the Emeralds. The rest of you wait here and
guard the Master Emerald”, said Shadow.
“No I’ll stay too.
Since we thought Streak I’ve been working on a new upgrade for my wrist
shooters. Streak won’t know what hit him”, said Miles.
“You sure? I
thought you would’ve liked to come with us, be the 3 Shadows once more”, said
Shadow.
“Yeah but let’s
face it, if Streak does show up we’re not going to be able to take him and the
two robots down with ease. My new upgrade will definitely help, trust me”, said
Miles.
“Ok then. Rouge,
grab hold”, said Shadow.
Rouge grabbed hold
and Shadow shouted “CHAOS CONTROL”, before the two disappeared.
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Darkness, nothing but darkness all around me. I have
to get out; I have to help my friends. He’s too dangerous and I have little
control. Although I can hear his thoughts too. Thoughts of deception, trickery.
He truly is evil; he makes Gerald seem like a saint. His desires are far more
twisted and I cannot allow them to happen.
The wall of shadow, it’s moving closer. The air, it
feels like it’s poisoning me yet I’m not really breathing. It’s strange. I can
feel my life-force, my spirit, getting weaker. He’s getting even more powerful,
more in control. Soon I will become like he was when I was in control. When
that happens all hope will be lost.
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“Scanning Earth
surface for Chaos manipulation activity”, said Gerald, “Ah there we go!”
A screen appeared
showing the two robots and Streak Sonic, Shadow and Rouge collecting the Chaos
Emeralds and disappearing.
“Excellent, they
are falling right into our trap”, said Streak Sonic.
“Do you think this
is a good idea? With all the Emerald’s they will have the advantage of a super
form. I know you’re powerful Streak but unless you too are super I see them
winning quite easily”, said Metal Sonic.
“Hmmm! He has a
point. Surely you three can find at least one emerald?” asked Gerald, “Wait!
Here we go. Chaos Emerald being held at
“Good idea. We’ll
leave immediately”, said Streak Sonic.
Streak Sonic and
the two Robots headed towards the transporter room.
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Amy was enjoying a
nice moonlit walk through
“Oh Sonic! You’re
alive”, she said with her arms around him, “Don’t ever leave me again”
“Ah just what we
need, a hostage”, said Streak Sonic.
“What?” asked Amy.
She then noticed
the red eyes and she immediately knew it was Streak. She Screamed before Metal
Sonic grabbed her, one hand holding hers behind her back, the other over her
mouth.
“Let’s get that
Emerald then shall we? Omega blast open a hole in the wall”, said Streak Sonic.
Omega did so and they all entered the safe where the Chaos Emerald lay.
Meanwhile Shadow
had warped outside the bank, far enough not to be detected by Gerald’s
servants. This was lucky as Shadow hadn’t planned for that to happen. They
immediately noticed Omega blasting a massive hole in the wall, and Metal Sonic
holding Amy.
“Damn, they’re
onto us. We can’t risk Streak getting close enough to all seven chaos
emeralds”, said Shadow.
“Let me handle
this”, said Rouge, “Trust me, you stay here with the other six emeralds”
“Ok. I hope you
know what you’re doing,” Said Shadow.
Rouge ran quietly
behind the evil team. She then said a short silent prayer before jetting
towards the emeralds and grabbing it before the evil team could notice her. She
then flew up through the roof.
“Get her!” shouted
Streak
Omega and Streak
Sonic chased after Rouge only to find she had completely disappeared. Streak
Sonic and Omega scanned the area, looking for her. Streak Sonic noticed Shadow
hiding in a nearby Alley.
“Omega you
continue to look for that bat. I’ll get the other 6 emeralds”, said Streak
Sonic.
Streak Sonic ran
down towards Shadow. Meanwhile Omega scanned the area in Infra red mode and
found Rouge hiding under the Stealth wing. He started firing his machine gun at
her in which she quickly put up the armour wing. She covered her huge ears with
her hands to drown out the loud rain of bullets bouncing off the metal shield.
Suddenly Omega
stopped firing.
“Rouge, we have
Amy Rose as a hostage. If you want her to live I suggest you surrender to us
and hand over that emerald”, said Omega.
After a short
pause Rouge got out of the Armour wing. Holding up the Emerald she simply said
“Ok you can have
the Emerald. Just let the girl go”, said Rouge.
Metal released Amy
as Rouge handed the Chaos Emerald over to Omega.
“For Gerald
Robotnik”, said Omega.
Meanwhile Streak
Sonic had caught up with Shadow. Shadow smiled and grabbed hold of Streak. He
then warped to the Angel Island shrine.
“Miles whatever
you had planned, you better use it now”, said Shadow grappling with Streak.
“Ha Ha! You fool;
you led me right to your friends. I’ll destroy you all you pathetic beings”,
said Streak Sonic.
“Night Night
Streak”, said Miles.
“Huh?” said Streak
Sonic quickly turning to find Miles had aimed his wrist shooters at him.
Before Streak
Sonic could plan his next move, Miles fired a tranquilizer dart at the blue
Hedgehog.
“Tranquilizers…very
clever…” said Streak Sonic before collapsing to the ground.
“Quickly, let’s
get him chained up. Streak may be strong but I don’t think he can break solid
metal chains”, said Miles.
They quickly
picked him up and took him back to the Metal Miscreants base. There they
chained him up before Streak could wake up.
“Excellent plan
Miles. You were always the brains of the team”, said Shadow.
“Thanks! Hey
where’s Rouge?” asked Miles.
“Hold on, I’ll
warp back to the bank. She kept the robots busy, and more importantly kept
Streak away from the Emerald”, said Shadow.
Shadow warped to
the bank to find the place deserted.
“Oh no, Rouge”,
said Shadow, “They must’ve got you too”
He warped back to
the base to tell them the bad news. They may have captured Streak, but they
lost Rouge and now Amy as well.
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Back on ARK, Amy
and Rouge were thrown back into the same prison cell Rouge was in earlier.
“Dammit it I
thought I was free of this dark cell”, said Rouge.
“Erm Rouge, mind
telling me what’s going on”, said Amy.
“Well in short,
Sonic and Streak survived the implosion but were dying due to them being
separated for so long. We brought Sonic here, where we found not only streak
but Gerald Robotnik’s spirit inside the computers here. We went back and
brought the separation machine to be fixed, as to combine the two hedgehogs
back into one. But we were tricked. The two robots fell victim to a virus
created by Gerald and the machine was programmed to combine them with Streak in
charge instead of Sonic. We managed to escape thanks to Sonic, somehow, and
decided to collect all the emeralds before they did”, said Rouge
“Ow, my brain
hurts. Sonic is back but Streak is in control. So who is this we?” asked Amy.
“The Rogues
besides Omega, the Miscreants besides Metal Sonic, the Heroes without Sonic and
Eggman”, said Rouge.
“Eggman? He’s
helping us?” asked Amy confused.
“Yes, probably for
the same reason Grey saved Sonic’s life and Metal Sonic saved his life. They
want the honour of finishing him off”, said Rouge.
Just them Gerald’s
face appeared on a nearby screen.
“Ah so nice to see
you again Rouge. And this must be Amy Rose! How nice”, said Gerald.
“What do you want
Gerald?” asked Rouge.
“Where is Streak?
According to Omega he left to chase down Shadow and the other six emeralds”,
said Gerald.
“Streak’s gone
missing? Well well, looks like Miles’ plan worked. I’m sorry but I have no idea
where they took Streak. The gang were busy guarding the Master Emerald and
Knuckles, just in case you attacked him as planned”, said Rouge.
“What plan?” asked
Gerald.
“I have no idea.
He said something about a new wrist shooter upgrade. But that’s all I know”,
said Rouge, “Not very helpful huh?”
“The Master
Emerald? Perhaps that will have enough energy for the Eclipse Cannon”, said
Gerald.
“Not the Eclipse
Cannon again!” said Amy.
“Yes, after all
they say third time’s the charm”, said Gerald, “Robots, you two go to Angel
Island and grab the Master Emerald”
“Affirmative”,
said Metal Sonic and Omega.
The two robots
left as the screen turned itself off.
“What do we do
know Rouge?” asked Amy.
“We wait for
Shadow to come free us”, said Rouge.
“But what about
the Master Emerald?” asked Amy.
“I don’t know”,
said Rouge.
The two spent the
rest of the time worried about what might happen. The Master Emerald was very
powerful, said to have the same power as the Seven Chaos Emeralds. They knew it
was powerful enough to power the Eclipse Cannon, and they also knew unlike
Eggman, Gerald wasn’t going to give the people a 24 hour countdown before
firing.
Chapter
5 – The Inner Conflict
Damn they have me. These
binds are too strong for me to break, but I will not accept failure. I will
find a way out of this.
What’s this? Tenacious
little guy isn’t he. Well I may not be free physically, but spiritually I have
power. Bring it on goody-two-shoes.
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Weak…so
weak… I have to do something. I will not allow him to take over my body. Hey
I’m feeling stronger. I see now, control of this body is all about belief. I
have to believe in myself to take control.
Yes,
it was me who brought down Scrap Brain not Streak. It was me who defeated
Eggman’s Death Egg plans 3 times. It was me who defeated Chaos in his Perfect
form. It was me who led us to victory against Gerald’s crash ARK into Earth
plan. It was me who led us to victory against the Metal Overlord, Against
Apocalypse, AGAINST THE DEMONS!!
I
am Sonic the Hedgehog; I will not be defeated by my dark side.
Bring
it on Streak.
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Amy and Rouge had waited patiently in their cells
until Shadow and the rest of the gang appeared via Chaos Control.
“What took you so
long?” asked Rouge.
“Never mind that.
Where are Omega and Metal Sonic?” asked Shadow.
“Gone. They left
to get the Master Emerald”, said Amy
“What? I knew I
shouldn’t have left it alone”, said Knuckles.
“Don’t worry
Knuckles. If anything they’ll bring it here”, said Tails.
“To power the
Eclipse Cannon? Bah! It doesn’t matter, hopefully they left the seventh emerald
behind”, said Shadow.
“You little pests!
What have you done to Streak?” asked Gerald who had suddenly appeared on a
nearby screen.
“We have him safe
and secure somewhere. Without him you only really have two robots to help you.
And if I heard correctly they are busy taking the Master Emerald from Angel
Island”, said Miles.
Tails pressed a
button and the bars dropped, freeing the two girls.
“There’s no time
to lose. Rouge, Miles you’re with me. The rest of you to the sick bay. We’ll
make Gerald talk”, said Shadow.
“What are we going
to do?” asked Miles
“We are going to
finally finish what we started 50 years ago. We are going to defeat Gerald
Robotnik”, said Shadow.
Rouge picked up
The Annemuir, Amy picked up her hammer. Both weapons were nearby.
“Ready when you
are”, said Rouge.
“Ok then. Take us
to the Seventh Emerald”, said Shadow. Rouge Nodded.
Shadow, Miles and
Rouge ran off in search of the emerald. Then the rest of the gang ran to the
sick bay.
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Meanwhile inside Streak Sonic’s mind the two Hedgehogs squared off.
“You’re getting stronger. How?” asked Streak
“Good always triumphs over evil. That’s all you need to know”, said
Sonic.
“Gerald gave me control. It’s my right to control this body. I was the
real Sonic, the Sonic Gerald had developed. You were just an anomaly”, said
Streak.
“Right? A monster like you doesn’t deserve any rights. Yes I’ve heard
about your own personal plan. You were going to destroy Gerald yourself. Then
take over the world and torture every living being down there. That’s worse
than killing them. You really are pure evil”, said Sonic.
“Bah! So what? There’s no way I’ll let you take control of this body
again. When we fought last time I was the stronger one. What makes you think in
here will be any different”, said Streak, “Even the cheering of others won’t
help you here”
“Didn’t you hear me before? I said Good always wins. Enough of this
talking. Let’s finish it right here right now”, said Sonic taking a fighting
stance.
“Fine. Get used to living in the shadows of this bodies mind, because
that’s where you will be for all eternity”, said Streak also taking a fighting
stance.
They stared at each other, waiting for the other to make a move. And
then suddenly they both charged at each other at the exact same time.
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The Shadows found the final emerald and soon it joined the other six in
circling Shadow. In a flash of golden light Shadow transformed into Super
Shadow and a golden flame engulfed the other two.
“Right then. You ready to destroy Gerald?” asked Super Shadow.
“I’ve been waiting over 50 years for this. I mean Joz has been
waiting”, said Rouge.
“Whatever you want guys. I’ll be by your side fighting Gerald whatever
shape he takes”, said Miles.
“The path to Gerald’s core is likely to be dangerous, hence the Super
form. Be careful”, said Super Shadow.
The other two nodded and followed the Golden Hedgehog to Gerald’s core.
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Meanwhile Metal Sonic and Omega had easily gathered the Master Emerald.
Considering Knuckles wasn’t there they couldn’t have had it easier.
“Back to ARK then”, said Omega.
“Wait. I have a hunch we should go to the Miscreants base”, said Metal
Sonic.
“This was rather easy. I suppose our master isn’t expecting us for a
while. Ok then lead the way”, said Omega.
They both left and quickly reached the base. Inside was Streak Sonic
chained to a wall.
“I knew it”, said Metal Sonic, “Those fools didn’t have anywhere else
strong enough to hold him”
“Excellent. Master Robotnik will be pleased”, said Omega.
Metal Sonic released the chains but Streak Sonic just fell to the
ground. They examined him more closely to find that although his vital were OK,
he did nothing. It was as if he was in a trance or something. The all of a
sudden he spoke.
“Give it up Sonic, you have no chance of defeating me…If that were true
how come I’m kicking your ass Streak…I will never allow you full control of
this body again”, said Streak Sonic, though his vacant stare still remained.
“What is going on?” asked Metal Sonic.
“It looks like Streak and Sonic are fighting for control of the body.
In the meantime the body remains in this trance”, said Omega.
“We should take him to Master Robotnik, he will know what to do”, said
Metal Sonic.
Omega nodded and the both left to return to ARK.
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The fight for control of the Blue Hedgehog body was intensifying.
Though it looked like there was only one outcome. Sonic never gave up but it
was no use, Streak was still much stronger that he was. A strong punch landed
and Sonic skidded across the floor from the force (well what felt like a floor,
there wasn’t one to be seen). Sonic could barely stand at this point.
“No, I won’t give up”, said Sonic.
“I admire your determination but come on, you can barely stand”, said
Streak
Sonic began feeling poisoned by the air again. Streak watched over as
the darkness began to consume Sonic.
“It’s over. Now is the time for Streak rule of the world”, said Streak.
I’m sorry guys I did my
best. Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and the rest of you, take care of yourself.
Sonic then felt a strong power within him as Streak picked him up by
his neck.
“Farewell Sonic. Have fun living in my Shadow”, said Streak.
“I…will…not…give…in”, said Sonic.
Then all of a sudden Sonic’s fists started to glow gold. The golden
light tore through the darkness like a knife through butter. Sonic then fired
some sort of light ray at Streak. It did a lot of damage to Streak.
“That’s enough. No more nonsense. I will destroy you”, said Streak.
“Bring it on”, said Sonic.
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The Super Shadows reached Gerald’s core. It was a treacherous path but
nothing more than they had anticipated. It was a large chamber with a huge
pillar in the middle. On the top and bottom of these pillars was a set of
screens around each part that held the pillar in place. Gerald’s face appeared
on all the screens.
“Why can’t you three let me get my revenge in peace? You have tormented
me for 50 long years”, shouted Gerald.
“Shut up Gerald. I’ve had enough of your whining”, said Rouge in Joz’s
voice, before jetting towards the pillar.
“Wait Joz. We still need to find out how to change the separation
machine to fix Sonic”, said Super Shadow.
Rouge held Joz’s sword with the blade resting against the pillar.
“Ok Gerald, talk! Tell your grandson how to change the machine”, said
Rouge.
“Why should I?” asked Gerald, “Even if I told you, you would still
destroy me”
“Damn. We’re stuck aren’t we?” said Miles.
“I still have the upper hand. Face my wrath”, said Gerald.
Suddenly lots of Metal arms appeared with saw blades attached. Gerald
had armed himself, literally, and struck at the Shadows. The blades simply
shattered as the touched the golden flames.
“You are a fool Gerald. You cannot hurt us in this form”, said Super
Shadow
“Now tell us what we need to know”, said Miles.
“You might as well. You have been beaten, you are going to die”, said
Rouge in Joz’s voice, “For once in your life do something to save the world”.
Then all of a sudden a voice boomed throughout the room. It was Metal
Sonic.
“Master we have the Master Emerald and have placed it inside the
Eclipse Cannon”, said Metal Sonic, “We also managed to find Streak. He is free
however he seems to be in some sort of trance. He speaks as if the two sides,
Streak and Sonic are fighting for control over the body”
“Excellent,” said Gerald, “It seems we are in a stalemate. You kill me
I fire the Eclipse Cannon, and vice versa”
“Oh no Streak’s here! Trance or no, if Streak is free the others will
have no chance against him”, said Miles.
“And I just realised something else in my favour. Your super form is
temporary. It will run out and then you will die here”, said Gerald, “Face it
you lost this time Shadow”
Damn it he’s right. We can’t
hit him or else he’ll fire the cannon. If we wait then we’ll die and he’ll fire
the cannon. If we leave he will fire the cannon anyway. What are we to do now?
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Metal Sonic and Omega brought Streak Sonic to the sick bay to find the
other Heroes examining the machine.
“I hope they get Gerald to talk soon. I can’t stand the thought of
having the Master Emerald in danger”, said Knuckles.
“Don’t worry about that echidna. It’s stuck in the Eclipse Cannon,
powering it, ready for out masters final strike”, said Metal Sonic.
“Come on Metal, it’s me Mighty. I know I haven’t known you all that
long but you are my team-mate. Deep down you are a Metal Miscreant”, said
Mighty.
“It’s no use. This corruption is down to his program. He’s a robot and
so must obey it”, said Eggman.
Then all of a sudden Knuckles jumped over the two robots and headed
towards the cannon.
“Omega, you take care of these pests. I’ll go after our hot headed
echidna friend”, said Metal Sonic.
Omega nodded and Metal Sonic jetted off towards Knuckles. Omega left
Streak Sonic sitting against a wall.
The others took fighting stances, except for Eggman who was busy at the
separation machine.
“I’ll try and fix this. You guys stop Omega”, said Eggman.
“Right!” said Tails, Amy and Mighty all at the same time.
Chapter
6 – Death of a Hero
Knuckles reached the cannons core with his attention immediately
diverted towards the glowing emerald in the middle. Knuckles sighed.
“Some guardian I am. Yet again this thing gets taken away from me”,
said Knuckles.
Knuckles reached out to grab the emerald when suddenly a metal claw
pulled him back. Metal Sonic had arrived to keep Gerald’s interests going.
Metal Sonic threw Knuckles to the other side of the room.
“I cannot allow you to take back the Master Emerald”, said Metal Sonic.
Knuckles got back up.
“Well if it’s a fight you want…” said Knuckles before dashing towards
Metal Sonic raising a fist.
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Eggman was busy examining the separation machine, as Omega received a
pounding from the hero group. Omega was clearly outnumbered and soon found
himself fixed to a metal wall by a large metal bar.
“Failure is unacceptable”, said Omega.
“Like you really had a chance against all of us”, said Mighty.
“Just sit quiet while we sort a few things out”, said Amy.
“Ah I understand this machine now”, said Eggman.
“Cool! So we can turn Sonic back to normal?” asked Amy.
“I hope so, but it’s not as if he is acting like he’s supposed to now.
Streak is meant to be in control but they seem to be fighting for control right
now. Trying may not be the best course of action right now”, said Tails.
“Oh! How much longer do I have to wait until my sweet Sonic is back?”
said Amy.
“I don’t know. Anyway we should really help Knuckles out”, said Tails.
“I suppose so. Mighty could you wait here in case Omega gets free”,
said Amy.
“Sure. You guys go help Knuckles”, said Mighty.
Amy and Tails ran off to help Knuckles.
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The countdown was ticking for the Super Shadow team. If the situation
up there didn’t get any better then it would be all over, and there was nothing
they could do about it.
There must be some rings
around here somewhere.
Shadow scanned the area and found nothing. Then all of a sudden a radio
started to beep. Miles has taken one down with him in case the others needed to
contact them.
“Guys, I figured out how to change the separation machine. Although I’m
not sure if using it on Sonic would be the best course of action right now”,
said Eggman over the radio.
“What about the two robots?” asked Miles.
“Omega has been captured. The rest besides Mighty are fighting Metal
Sonic in the Eclipse Cannon’s control room. Knuckles went there to take back
the Master Emerald”, said Eggman over the radio.
“Brilliant. All we have to do is wait until they free the Master
Emerald from the machine. Then we can finally finish off Gerald here”, said Rouge
in Joz’s voice, still holding his sword as if to strike the core.
“Let’s just hope they do that before we run out of Chaos Energy”, said
Super Shadow.
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Since he learned how to use his life-force, Sonic had turned the fight
in his favour. Streak was still a tough opponent but Sonic’s life-force attacks
gave him an edge.
“How is this possible? Gerald created this body for me, you were simply
an anomaly. Then Gerald gave me full control and yet you still have some sort
of hold on me. How?” asked Streak panting heavily.
“I’m not sure. Perhaps it’s the fact that I’ve used the body more than
you. Maybe it’s because I’ve found out how to use my life-force and you
haven’t”, said Sonic blasting Streak with an energy ray.
Streak fell to his knees and felt a cage of light closing in on him.
“Or maybe it’s just good beating evil as always”, said Sonic smiling.
“I hate you so much”, said Streak angrily.
Then all of a sudden Streak’s black fists became completely consumed
with Shadow. The light cage disappeared and Streak got back up onto his feet.
He fired a ray of shadow at Sonic. Sonic managed to dodge it.
“That’s it hate and anger. Negative feelings give me strength”, said
Streak, “Die Hedgehog”.
Streak began pounding Sonic with a mixture of Darkness and his own
punches. Sonic tried to fire more light at Streak but it was no use. Streak was
winning again.
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Tails and Amy reached the cannon core to find Knuckles and Metal Sonic
deep into battle. They both looked evenly matched from their point of view.
“Amy you help Knuckles. I’ll remove the Master Emerald”, said Tails.
Amy nodded as Tails flew over the echidna and robot towards the Master
Emerald. He pulled hard on the Emerald but wasn’t going to come out as easily
as he had hoped.
Metal Sonic had noticed Tails attempt to remove the emerald and
activated his black shield as Knuckles tried to punch him. The Black shield not
only protected Metal Sonic but bounced Knuckles’ fist back enough so that he
could quickly jet towards the two tailed fox. Tails gulped as he saw Metal
Sonic jetting towards him. Metal Sonic stopped and prepared his claws to maul
the fox.
Meanwhile Amy had ran to help Knuckles who was breathing quite heavily.
She had noticed Metal Sonic jetting towards Tails and surprisingly came up with
a plan.
“Knuckles, quickly launch me over there with a fire dunk”, said Amy.
“Ok. Hang on”, said Knuckles.
Knuckles used the fire dunk to quickly get Amy over to Metal Sonic.
I just hope this works
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Back in Gerald’s core time was running out for the Super Shadow team.
Then all of a sudden Miles came up with an idea.
“Shadow I’m not really needed here. Perhaps you could use Chaos Control
to warp me to the separation machine. That will give you only two to keep super
instead of just three”, said Miles.
“Good idea. Shame we won’t finish Gerald off together. Well here goes”,
said Super Shadow.
A giant orb of energy consumed the old fox, which warped him back to
the sick bay. Not a moment too soon either as Omega had managed to free himself
from his binds. Miles, who was no longer engulfed by the golden flame, quickly
fired some sticky mud at Omega’s feet.
Then all of a sudden Miles was wrapped by a metal tentacle the came out
of the wall.
“Did you forget that I have full control over ARK?” boomed Gerald’s
voice, “Now Omega kill this annoying fox”.
Omega aimed his gun at Miles. Miles couldn’t struggle free. Mighty came
charging to the rescue screaming out “Miles”, but his strike would have to be
perfect to save Miles.
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Knuckles dashed to help Tails, who was concentrating on pulling out the
Master Emerald.
“Now, die Tails”, said Metal Sonic.
Fortunately Amy had reached Metal Sonic just in time. She grasped her
hammer tightly and prepared to strike.
“Leave him alone!” she shouted boldly.
“What?” said Metal Sonic quickly turning.
Amy smashed her hammer across Metal Sonic’s head and sent him flying
into the far wall. She climbed on the Emerald and helped Tails pull the emerald
out. Soon Knuckles joined them. Together the managed to free the Emerald.
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Mighty had made it just in time to knock Omega off balance. Gerald was
furious.
“Fine then, I’ll do it myself”, said Gerald.
Suddenly a gun appeared behind where Miles was being held up.
“Grandpa no!” shouted Eggman.
Mighty turned around in horror, but there was no chance of him saving
Miles now.
“THE EMERALD’S FREE, FINISH GERALD OFF NOW!!” echoed throughout ARK. It
was Tails.
The two Super Shadow’s heard it.
“I’ve waited for this for a long time Gerald. Die!” shouted Rouge in
Joz’s voice.
Rouge struck the core with the Annemuir blade. Shadow quickly warped
them out of the core using Chaos Control only to find that when they reached
the sick bay, it had happened.
Gerald had fired the gun just in time. A laser had pierced the Metal
Armour Miles had used to enhance his old body to the standard he needed to
fight. It went straight through Miles. The tentacle fell and so did Miles.
“No! Miles!” screamed Shadow, Rouge, and Mighty all at once.
They all knew it instantly, Miles was dead.
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The Announcement of Miles’ death could be heard throughout ARK, but
more importantly it could be heard in the realm where Streak and Sonic were
fighting. It had interrupted Streak as he was about to finish off Sonic.
“What? Oh my. It seemed like the pesky fox that gave you control has
been killed by my master”, said Streak, “How coincidental that it coincides
with your own death”.
Miles is dead? The person
who made me what I am today, dead? The only relative my best friend has left,
dead? A good friend, dead?
A tear rolled down Sonic’s cheek before something amazing happened. The
news of Miles’ Death woke something inside of him up. He felt an overwhelming
power coming from inside him. And he used it.
“MILES!” He shouted before firing all that energy at once.
It was enough to defeat the weakened Streak in one go and seal him up
forever. Sonic awoke in his own body. That energy was enough to give control
back to him, to turn Sonic the Hedgehog back to normal.
Though he didn’t celebrate. The first thing he saw was Super Shadow
looking over Miles’ dead body. Sonic had prayed it wasn’t true.
“No! He really did die”, said Sonic
Rouge, Mighty, Eggman and Shadow all turned to Sonic.
“Sonic? You’re back to normal?” asked Shadow powering down to his
normal form.
“It seems that way”, said Sonic getting up.
Sonic joined Shadow and the others as they just stared at Miles’
lifeless body and wept.
“If only I hadn’t warped him here to help out”, said Shadow.
“Don’t blame yourself. My grandfather was a monster, in a way I’m glad
he’s finally gone”, said Eggman.
“Are the robots back to normal?” asked Sonic trying to change the
subject.
“I’m fine. When you destroyed Gerald’s core you also destroyed the link
between Gerald and us robots”, said Omega.
“So besides this everything is back to the way it was before”, said
Sonic, “Come on let’s rejoin the others can go home. Then we can give Miles the
sending off he deserves”
Shadow weakly nodded. They all regrouped and headed home.
Chapter
7 – Everything is back to normal?
“So I’m the only Shadow left now”, said Shadow staring at Miles’ grave.
“Bah! The age of the 3 Shadows ended a long time ago. When we thought
you were lost forever”, said Rouge trying to comfort Shadow, “At least he died
fighting as a Shadow”
“I guess you’re right. And with Gerald gone I suppose I’m 100 percent
Ultimate Rogue now”, said Shadow.
Everyone was standing over Miles’ grave. His death had occurred so
suddenly that it took them all by surprise. Miles has been involved in all of
the teams. He was Tails’ Grandfather and made Sonic what he was today. He was a
Shadow and therefore a part of two of the Rogue’s lives. The Rose Petals were
after him for a cure to the Chao disease and the Chaotix Detectives were hired
to find him.
But most importantly he was a Miscreant, placed in the team when they
were still Eggman’s Elite. Metal Sonic and Mighty had just started to get used
to working as a team and now one of them was gone.
“What do we do now Metal?” asked Mighty
“I don’t know. I doubt we can still be a team without him”, said Metal
Sonic.
“Perhaps we should go our separate ways”, said Mighty.
“Yes, but what will you do now? Go back to Chaotix” asked Metal Sonic
“Nah! They’re doing fine without me. I guess I’ll do what I’ve always
wanted to do. Travel the world hoping to find who I really am, and what part I
have to play in this world”, said Mighty.
“Sounds interesting. I guess I’ll be planning my rematch with Sonic.
There’s no way I will let him get away with beating me twice”, said Metal
Sonic.
“Well then I guess this is goodbye”, said Mighty leaving his hand out
for Metal Sonic to shake it.
“Goodbye friend”, said Metal Sonic shaking Mighty’s hand.
Mighty the knelt down besides Miles’ tombstone and placed his hand
firmly on it.
“Goodbye old friend. I know our time together was short but I’ll really
miss you”, said Mighty before running off.
“Hey where’s he going?” asked Knuckles.
“He’s left to find himself. Whatever that means”, said Metal Sonic.
“So what are you going to do now Metal?” asked Sonic.
“Don’t worry, you’ll find out soon enough. Goodbye Miles, I’ll never
forget you”, said Metal Sonic before jetting off.
“I guess they can’t be the Metal Miscreants or even Eggman’s Elite
without Miles”, said Tails.
“Yeah, I think you’re right”, said Sonic placing his hand on Tails’
shoulder, “Are you going to be Okay little buddy? I know you’ve spent most of
your life without any family, and as soon as you find some he’s taking away
from you”.
“I’ll be Okay. What about you? He was pretty important in your life
too”, said Tails.
“There is a lot I still don’t know about my past. But then I never knew
it before and I doubt I’ll need it again”, said Sonic.
Sonic then turned to find the Rogues were getting ready to leave.
“You guys leaving then?” asked Sonic.
“Yeah. Staying here will only make me more upset”, said Rouge.
“You sure you’re in full control?” asked Shadow.
“For the last time yes! As soon as I found out Miles was dead something
inside of me woke up and gave me enough power to seal Streak away for good. In
life Miles made me what I am, and in a way his death did the same”, said Sonic.
“Ok ok! I just want to make sure we never have to deal with Streak
again”, said Shadow, “Well I guess this is goodbye for now”
“Yeah. No doubt we’ll see each other again sometime”, said Sonic.
Shadow nodded and rejoined the other Rogues. Then they suddenly
vanished using Chaos Control.
“Well I guess all that’s left is to return Eggman back to the Prison
complex and…” said Tails, “Hey where is Eggman?”
The remaining four (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy) all started
searching frantically for Eggman. He had completely disappeared.
“Dammit! We let down our guard for a split second and he runs off”,
said Knuckles.
“Never mind. Whatever he’s planning we’ll be there to stop it. The
Sonic Heroes together again”, said Sonic.
“So everything’s back to normal huh?” asked Tails.
“Actually for the better. Now that Streak is gone there’s nothing
stopping Sonic from being my boyfriend”, said Amy running over to Sonic.
“Not a chance Amy. Goodbye everyone, ‘til we meet again”, said Sonic
running off into the distance.
Tails and Knuckles laughed.
“Everything’s definitely back to normal”, said Tails
“Oooh! Why does he always do this to me?” asked Amy falling to her
knees.
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Later that day back in Rouge’s mansion. Rouge was in the 3 Shadow’s
vault polishing Miles’ wrist shooters. They all felt it right to leave Miles’
most prized possession amongst here, alongside the resting place of the
Annemuir. Rouge had now removed the wing upgrades and the Annemuir and placed
them back where they normally lay.
So I’m going to end up in
that blade just like you Grandpa? My soul trapped within the blade until
someone uses it enough and then dies. I can’t say I’m looking forward to that.
“You worried about something aren’t you”, said a familiar voice. It was
Shadow who had just entered the room.
“Just the future I guess”, said Rouge.
“Yeah I know what you mean. I’ve always lived my life with a purpose.
To stay true to Maria’s wish, to look after Sonic’s friends. Now I have
nothing. I feel empty”, said Shadow
“You don’t need a reason to live Shadow”, said Rouge.
“I know, it’s just I’m not used to living without a purpose”, said
Shadow.
“You’ll get used to it. And I guess I will get used to taking over from
my Grandpa”, said Rouge.
“You’re definitely next?” asked Shadow, “And I thought I had it tough”
Rouge smiled and placed Miles’ wrist shooters in the specially made
stand.
“There. All done. Let’s go out and have some fun”, said Rouge, “We
still haven’t found Eggman’s secret treasure”
“Now that sounds more like the Rouge I know”, said Shadow.
Rouge ran out as Shadow just stayed at the doorway, looking at the 3
shrines.
“Sayonara Miles. I hope one day all 3 Shadows will be together again
properly”, said Shadow before leaving too.
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So I guess you’re glad he’s
dead huh?
Small consolation. I still
have to be your tool for the rest of our life.
I would be mad too if it was
the other way around. Having to see myself act in a way I didn’t like.
Like your opinion matters.
Don’t be like that. Now that
I know you exist, that you’re a part of me, we’ll be spending a lot more time
together like this.
...
So why are we here staring
at his grave?
I have nothing better to do
right now. And it’s not as if I could grieve earlier. I have to be strong for
Tails and Amy.
Why do you care for them so
much?
I just do. They are my
friends and without them I, no we wouldn’t even be here.
Bah! Emotions like these are
weak. They stop you unleashing your full potential you know. When they’re
around you can’t risk hurting them and so hold back.
If caring for someone is
weak, I don’t want to be strong. Their happiness makes me happy.
Then why do you run from
Amy?
She wants more. I just don’t
feel that strongly about her. I’m not the type to be tied down in any shape or
form. You know that feeling don’t you?
The feeling of freedom? The
same one you took from me?
That was different. You are
evil; you want to torture innocent people. You would hurt everyone I cared
about. You have to be locked away.
Hypocrite! You value your
freedom but don’t value mine.
It’s the same for you is it
not. One of us has to be in control and I won fair and square.
...
So you going to cry now?
Miles is gone and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Yes I’ll probably cry.
Unlike you I had someone who cared for me, who I cared for.
Like I care.
Why didn’t you feel anything
for Gerald? He gave us life.
He was getting in the way?
Simple destruction is not enough for me. I want the world to suffer like he did
when they destroyed his family and his life’s work. That feeling is all that
guides me.
I think I understand you
much better now.
....
So do you think we’ll face
Eggman again anytime soon?
Probably. I know since the
Apocolypse incident he’s been rather quiet. But old Egghead isn’t the type to
give up his dreams.
I hope so
Why?
Well if I have to be like
this I’d at least want the ability to smash stuff. Eggman will bring a whole
army of robots for us to destroy if he tries to take over the world again.
…
Eggman, Metal Sonic, the
Chaos Demons, you, my list of enemies just keeps getting bigger.
But your list of friends
keeps getting bigger to. It’s so unfair in a way that you heroes outnumber us
villains.
Oh stop whining. Good always
triumphs over Evil, get used to it. And if that means increasing the number of
good guys so be it.
Huh! That’s funny coming
from you? And enough with the mushy stuff already, it’s so cheesy.
….
Haven’t you grieved enough
yet Sonic? Can we please return to the mountains?
I guess so.
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Eggman wandered down the halls of his secret base, pacing up and down
as he thought about what had happened recently. The demons, Streak’s rebirth
and this whole incident with the overlooked links has taught him one thing
above all else.
I cannot keep being
sidetracked like this. I will bring glory to the name Robotnik. The Eggman
Empire will rule the world.
“Master Robotnik. The new line of Badniks are ready to be inspected”,
said a robot.
“Excellent. I’m on my way to check on them”, said Eggman
Despite the fact I haven’t
yet thought of a plan, at least I have my Badniks ready to help take on those
pesky Sonic Heroes. Wait a minute, I have an idea.
Eggman laughed down the corridors of his base as he went to check the
new line of Badniks.
Everything really was back to normal.
THE
END