Ch. I
The Sleeper Has Awakened
"Move it marines!"
Sgt. Johnson and his team moved into the main hub of the floor, securing the area as best they could with the debris covering the floor. "Jenkins, hit the power." The Pvt. did as he was told and went for the nearest terminal. A few moments later, the conduits on the walls flickered and grew in power until the area was well lit. Johnson turned slowly, watching for any movement in what few shadows remained with the new lighting.
"Anything left in the memory banks?" A few key taps, then "Nothing sir, he wiped it clean." "Damn. Guess we'll have to go in without recon. I'll take." The Sgt. would never get to finish his sentence, due to the metal claws protruding from his chest. He slid to the floor with a dull thump, soon followed by three others. Metal Sonic stared at his bloody claws for a moment, and then proceeded through a door, deeper into the Final Egg.
* * *
Omali had been sent in as soon as communications had been lost with team one. What he stumbled upon was terror-inducing. "Heart punctured, never knew what happened." Team one was spread across the arena floor, all 4 of them lying in growing pools of blood. "Could that scorching on the walls been from recent weapons fire?", a medic asked? Omali knelt down at Johnson's side. "None of ours. Team one didn't fire a shot. Must have been a renegade 'bot."
* * *
Motor Skills: . . . Functioning Sensory Inputs: . . . Functioning Processing Power: . . .Optimal
Metal Sonic was deep in Final Egg by the time GUN forces arrived in the entrance hub.
Primary Mission: Destroy Sonic
Metaru's red optic sensors flared as the name appeared, his burning hatred reaching out from his cold metal core.
Secondary Mission: Obey Dr. Robotnik. . . Error. Collision with self preservation circuits. Dr. Robotnik now designated as enemy.
The monstrosity turned towards the smiling emblem of Eggman as he strolled down the pitch-black corridors. Moments later, the paint had been vaporized off the metal with one of the gleaming robots many weapons.
Current Plan of Action: Collect data and improvements.
In a flash, Sonic's robotic clone rocketed off deeper into the Final Egg. Moments later, it stopped in front of a door. The neon sign decorating the entrance was still readable. The Robotics Lab hissed open and closed as Metaru walked into the hall. He was surrounded by all sorts of robots. One wall was devoted to the E-100 Series mechas, predecessors of the E-1000 Series, while the other was to the clone wall. Silver Sonic, Mecha Sonic. Robo Knuckles, and the Tails Doll all floated in the liquid baths suspending them in the wall.
The first 6 and the last E-100 were missing, though Metal still walked down the aisle. The most advanced of the Doctor's animal operated robots, E-series were also the last to use the technology. After downloading all the data on them, Metaru discovered that E-102 Gamma had somehow overcome its programming and had wreaked destruction against Eggman and the first five Mark I machines. Shortly after he had locked up the rest of the series, the E-1000s were developed, without and memory or data banks.
Eggman's newest mass-produced robot, the Egg Pawn, was now run off of Chaos Drives, technology stolen from GUN. Metal disregarded this and went back to his replacement, Mecha Sonic. Built solely for combat, he was much bigger than Metal, but also much slower. Metaru looked at the pseudo-Sonic Mk. III for sometime, downloading all available data on it through the wireless network that Eggman had developed. Unfortunately, any modifications needed would take weeks to perform, time Metal Sonic didn't have. Metaru went back through the files he had downloaded, and stumbled across something that would basically do the work for him.
A new technology developed by the good Doctor, which he had called 'Metal Chaos'. The advancement let any artificial creation basically become a shapeshifter, with any shape attainable. Weapons could be created in seconds, as long as the host had data on its armament. Unfortunately, the process wasn't fully tested, and certain items were required for a working model. Metal did another cross search and came upon just what he was looking for. If he could smile or laugh maniacally, the robot would have done just that. . .
A/N: If you've played Sonic Heroes, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. I really like the storyline to this game. Note to any gamers who have read this and don't want to spoil anymore of the game, stop reading! And a word of advice, play Team Dark last. Not only are they the hardest Team to play as, but the ending will kill you with suspense until you see the Last ending.
The Sleeper Has Awakened
"Move it marines!"
Sgt. Johnson and his team moved into the main hub of the floor, securing the area as best they could with the debris covering the floor. "Jenkins, hit the power." The Pvt. did as he was told and went for the nearest terminal. A few moments later, the conduits on the walls flickered and grew in power until the area was well lit. Johnson turned slowly, watching for any movement in what few shadows remained with the new lighting.
"Anything left in the memory banks?" A few key taps, then "Nothing sir, he wiped it clean." "Damn. Guess we'll have to go in without recon. I'll take." The Sgt. would never get to finish his sentence, due to the metal claws protruding from his chest. He slid to the floor with a dull thump, soon followed by three others. Metal Sonic stared at his bloody claws for a moment, and then proceeded through a door, deeper into the Final Egg.
* * *
Omali had been sent in as soon as communications had been lost with team one. What he stumbled upon was terror-inducing. "Heart punctured, never knew what happened." Team one was spread across the arena floor, all 4 of them lying in growing pools of blood. "Could that scorching on the walls been from recent weapons fire?", a medic asked? Omali knelt down at Johnson's side. "None of ours. Team one didn't fire a shot. Must have been a renegade 'bot."
* * *
Motor Skills: . . . Functioning Sensory Inputs: . . . Functioning Processing Power: . . .Optimal
Metal Sonic was deep in Final Egg by the time GUN forces arrived in the entrance hub.
Primary Mission: Destroy Sonic
Metaru's red optic sensors flared as the name appeared, his burning hatred reaching out from his cold metal core.
Secondary Mission: Obey Dr. Robotnik. . . Error. Collision with self preservation circuits. Dr. Robotnik now designated as enemy.
The monstrosity turned towards the smiling emblem of Eggman as he strolled down the pitch-black corridors. Moments later, the paint had been vaporized off the metal with one of the gleaming robots many weapons.
Current Plan of Action: Collect data and improvements.
In a flash, Sonic's robotic clone rocketed off deeper into the Final Egg. Moments later, it stopped in front of a door. The neon sign decorating the entrance was still readable. The Robotics Lab hissed open and closed as Metaru walked into the hall. He was surrounded by all sorts of robots. One wall was devoted to the E-100 Series mechas, predecessors of the E-1000 Series, while the other was to the clone wall. Silver Sonic, Mecha Sonic. Robo Knuckles, and the Tails Doll all floated in the liquid baths suspending them in the wall.
The first 6 and the last E-100 were missing, though Metal still walked down the aisle. The most advanced of the Doctor's animal operated robots, E-series were also the last to use the technology. After downloading all the data on them, Metaru discovered that E-102 Gamma had somehow overcome its programming and had wreaked destruction against Eggman and the first five Mark I machines. Shortly after he had locked up the rest of the series, the E-1000s were developed, without and memory or data banks.
Eggman's newest mass-produced robot, the Egg Pawn, was now run off of Chaos Drives, technology stolen from GUN. Metal disregarded this and went back to his replacement, Mecha Sonic. Built solely for combat, he was much bigger than Metal, but also much slower. Metaru looked at the pseudo-Sonic Mk. III for sometime, downloading all available data on it through the wireless network that Eggman had developed. Unfortunately, any modifications needed would take weeks to perform, time Metal Sonic didn't have. Metaru went back through the files he had downloaded, and stumbled across something that would basically do the work for him.
A new technology developed by the good Doctor, which he had called 'Metal Chaos'. The advancement let any artificial creation basically become a shapeshifter, with any shape attainable. Weapons could be created in seconds, as long as the host had data on its armament. Unfortunately, the process wasn't fully tested, and certain items were required for a working model. Metal did another cross search and came upon just what he was looking for. If he could smile or laugh maniacally, the robot would have done just that. . .
A/N: If you've played Sonic Heroes, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. I really like the storyline to this game. Note to any gamers who have read this and don't want to spoil anymore of the game, stop reading! And a word of advice, play Team Dark last. Not only are they the hardest Team to play as, but the ending will kill you with suspense until you see the Last ending.