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A/N: I hope this sets the bar up high
Vir Terminus
Chapter 1: Things change
Ruined Eggmanland- current
It had been 604,800 seconds since the incident.
In short, it had been an entire week since Eggmans last defeat at the hands of his seemingly eternal nemesis, Sonic the Hedgehog. Normally it was the usual times, failure and the constant battle between the forces of light and dark. However, months of strain and defeat seemed to have taken a new hold over the doctor.
"Doctor?" a voice echoed through the corridor.
Receiving no reply, the corridor doors slid open to reveal Metal Sonic as he walked down the hall. The robot wasn't fazed as he trekked along the broken pieces of past robots along the floor. In fact, it didn't faze Eggman. With the complete annihilation of Eggmanland after the Gaia incident, the doctor focused more on making a suitable habitat for his next plans.
Creeping along, Metal entered an oval room where the doctor was held. He was cautiously muttering to himself, tangled with his own thoughts.
"Maybe if I make this, and then combine them, I can take him down." He muttered, " No! He can easily rip through that. It needs to be faster." He instantly yelled back, scolding himself.
"Argh! Damn it all!" He yelled, "Is there anything that can bring this blue demon down?"
In a burst of fury, he swiped his keyboard of his desk, crashing his lamp, paper work, and scientific books crashing down to the metallic ground. The lamp crashed last out of all items and casted its rejuvenating light into the face of the eerie Doctor Eggman.
Like that of a monster, he shadowed his face from its glow, rubbing his eyes in dissatisfaction. The doctor wasn't the same as his usual encounters. His once pink skin had begun to fade into a gray, flaky texture. His magnificent ruby coat had been torn to shreds, filled with stain spots, and covered in dried crimson blood. His body had become fragile, almost half dead.
The metal hedgehog himself seemed shocked to see defeat cripple the doctor so much. It was like death was knocking at his door, telling him to give up.
Laying his head into his cupped hands, the doctor began to lament at his predicament
"Is there nothing that can bring him down?"
Station Square – A week ago...
The sounds of missiles soaring through air was but one of the many horrific sounds echoing around this glassed battlefield. People screamed for help, fires breached the heavens and consumed the buildings all around the area. Such was the destruction from Dr. Eggman's attack. The doctor appeared like a king upon his throne, grinning from cheek to cheek as he watched the destruction of station square commence.
"Hurry up scrap heaps, we need to reach the end of the city for total take down." Eggman roared over an intercom attached to his Egg Mobile.
The large glossy blue robots, or Egg Fighters as they were named, saluted the doctor and continued on their quest for the city's destruction. As the mayhem continued, minor reconstruction was slowly beginning as well. Eggman was busy having his own pawns build in rocket turrets around the city, making sure to take down any pests that may come his way.
The doctor smirked, almost shedding a tear for his plan which was slowly coming together. This had been the first time that his plans had finally gone off without of hitch. Finally, the malevolent Dr. Ivo Robotnik would finally have station square under his grasp. With that, further conquest could begin. If station square wasn't strong enough to stop him, what city or being could? That answer would come faster than he thought.
Out of the blue, a lone Egg Fighter marched up the Egg mobile that sheltered the doctor, "Dr. Eggman, a suspicious life form has been spotted down the street."
Instantly the doctor felt his blood freeze, his hair stand on end, and his pupils dilate. The doctor located a glowing switch and pressed to call up a zoomed in sight. Behind the doctors glasses lay sapphire eyes as they locked on to his one and only nemesis. Several miles down the road stood a single blue hedgehog among the rubble that desecrated this once fine city.
The blue hedgehog offered a short grin, tapping his foot lightly, " I wonder how long this will take?" he questioned, stretching out his legs.
With the sounds of a thousand men, the doctor uttered one phrase, " Attack that Hedgehog!"
As if an avalanche had started, a mass of eggman robots sprang up into action.
"Oh dear doctor, you never learn do you?" the hedgehog lamented, almost happy in thought.
Without another word, the hedgehog kicked up a spread of dust as he zoomed against the armada, a streak of wavering azure energy elapsing behind him. A shell of azure wind attaching itself to the hedgehog, the speeding bullet easily tearing through the egg fighters that littered the street.
However, one large hulk of a robot stood in his way. Carrying the initial conception of the egg fighter, this giant brute carried several barrels of bullets along its torso. Holding steady two large turrets, the brute machine let loose a stream of hot lead towards the azure being.
The hedgehog's grin was unwavering as he maneuvered through the complex maze of bullets, some even deflecting off the powerful winds that sheltered him. With out even wasting energy, the hedgehog was merely several seconds from slamming against the robot. However, the brute would not have it. Lifting his mighty arm up, he prepared to smash the hedgehog straight into the concrete. The hedgehog dismissed this threat and grabbed his feet, rolling himself into a ball. The large robot narrowly missed the hedgehog as he slipped under its orb like feet, unraveling several yards away from the robot.
The hedgehog stopped in his tracks, glancing a look at the robot, "Is that all that ya got?"
The hedgehog saw his comment provoke the bot but decided to finish this skirmish. He ran off in a clockwise rotation around the robot, a large gust of azure wind developing. The brute tried its best to perceive the speed and readings of the hedgehog but it proved too much, disabling the robots system of targeting. The blue speeder continued his tornado, slowly raising the robot off the ground. Seeing this, the hedgehog jumped off from a point and impact himself straight into the robot's armored chassis.
The azure winds ceased and the robot clunked to the ground, sparks flying everywhere. Automatically, as if a virus had crashed it's system, the robot began to spin around, firing the remainder of it's bullets at it's own allies. Many fighters ran, but most could not escape the flurry of the searing bullets as they plummeted through the armored brethren. Finished with it's controlled onslaught, the robot's head promptly exploded, causing the brute to fall to the ground.
Crawling out of the brute came the azure hedgehog, " Well thanks for the help." He joked. His emerald eyes easily locked back onto his target at the end of the road, a plump doctor awaiting his defeat.
Steps became jogging and finally sprinting as the hedgehog continued along his way, spare parts falling by his side.
The doctor was not finished with his onslaught. With a gesture of his hand, the rocket turrets began a spray of missiles into the air, intent on striking the grounds the hedgehog shot across. With another swing of his hands, several ruby robot air guards, also known as Egg Shooters,which followed in hot pursuit, jets streaming behind.
"Alright!" the hedgehog exclaimed in spunk, " Round 2 on the way."
A hellfire of missiles bombarded the grounds behind the hedgehog, steadily gaining on the hedgehog. Gulping heavily, the hedgehog increased in speed, watching himself distance away from the rain of missiles.
"Your too slow!" He yelled back. Returning his gaze back to front, his eyes widened to see that he was on direct collision with a suicidal egg shooter, bent of taking him out.
His speed did cause him to win against the smack of the robot but the brute force impacted on his body caused him to wiggle to stop, " Damn, I think I got robot oil slick in my eyes." he complained, rubbing his eyes.
He was forced to cover his eyes again as the Eggman specialty jets soared past him, winds smacking against the azure hedgehog. The onslaught was not yet done as they began to make a U-turn back towards him.
"Ok, things are starting to get complicated." He muttered, watching the jets approach as well as seeing the missiles being fired once more.
Quickly increasing speed, the hedgehog began to slowly curve himself towards the buildings that lie next to him. One jet, out of the pack, began to curve with the hedgehog before making a deadline rush towards him. Watching the shadow cover him, the hedgehog leaped up to the building, his speed helping him run across its broken structure. This did not help the jet as it was way too close to turn away from the building, ultimately colliding with the structure.
Speeding along the building, the azure force sighted his next target and leaped high into the air, latching on to another jet. However, the hedgehog did nothing but stand and wait as the jet carried him closer to his target. Crossing his arms together, his emerald eyes gazed up into the sky, watching the missiles soar down towards him like a flaming meteor.
With only seconds to spare, the hedgehog slid off the jet, watching the missiles collide into the armada. "That's what I call fireworks." he whistled. From there, nothing stood against him but Eggman and the rest of the road.
Speeding forward, the hedgehog held out both his hands. As if commanding the winds themselves, azure energy began to furiously convulse with his hands.
5...
"I guess I'll deal with this wretched hedgehog myself." Eggman spoke, fixing his glasses as he saw the hedgehog approach.
4...
The winds slowly warped themselves into two raging azure orbs, the leftover energy producing a slipstream around the hedgehog.
3...
Eggman flipped on a final switch before focusing his thoughts on the hedgehog approaching.
2...
The azure hedgehog combined both orbs into a complex tornado in his right hand. He began to speed up immensely, ready to end this battle between foes.
1...
Finally hero and foe would collide together. This was to be their final conquest, the doctor was sure of. Sonic the Hedgehog must be stopped was the only thought going through the malevolent doctors mind.
0!
"Sonic Storm!"
The speeding azure being smashed right into the egg mobile. With this one move everything began. An orb of furious air began to unravel around the location, making even the heavens calm down. The tornado like winds tore through the city, silencing every seam of fire that had smothered the town in it's crimson glow. Robots were blown away, glass shattered at its fearsome power, and the clouds themselves seemed to move away. All that was left was the hedgehog and the doctor.
"It seems there is never a day when you don't feel like meddling in my plans, Sonic the hedgehog." the doctor spoke, standing inches behind the azure being.
The hedgehog raised of the ground, slivers of wind resonating off his hands. Turning back, his emerald eyes locked with Eggman, "What can I say? A hero doesn't know when to give up." he said, those words burrowing in Eggman's mind.
"You have no idea how true that phrase is." Eggman spat.
"Well if you wouldn't be fascinated with spreading your ugly mug on cities, then we wouldn't have this problem." Sonic retorted.
"Well it ends today," Eggman cackled, raising his arms into the air, " Today, starting now...this war is over!"
"All right Doctor!" Sonic exclaimed, "I'll finish you right here in now."
Sonic rushed at Eggman only to skid to a stop when massive claws snatched the evil genius, receding into the ground.
"What tha.."
The ground began to crumble beneath Sonic and he was forced to leap out of the way as a machine began to tear through the road. Sonic marveled at Eggmans creation, feeling a sense of nostalgia as he gazed the metal creature down.
With glossy ruby armor, a long spiked tail and a bulky spiked front, it was none other than the Egg Viper from their encounters of the past. Some modifications were made though. Beside the long winding tails were series of laser cannon as well as machine guns. Under the bulk of the machine was large cannon. Physical features were also enhanced and the machine seemed more snake like. The rotation spikes on it's side seemed to be connected to the machine, almost like a whip.
"Taking a trip down memory lane, eh?" Sonic questioned.
"I thought maybe you would like to see something nostalgic before you die." Eggman responded.
"Ok! Lets see you try!" Sonic joked.
"Your no match to my Dual Viper." Eggman cackled, ignoring the previous comment
"Heh, time to take another bot down." Sonic murmured, cocky as ever.
Eggman started the beginning of the battle, sending a spray of metal across the field. Sonic launched away from the bullets, running the opposite direction of the Viper. Eggman decided to keep up the chase, following in direct speed with the running hedgehog. The Viper began to swing its spiked disc at the hedgehog. Sonic easily curved around each attack that flew at him before turning around, hands wide open.
The next disc attack hit the hedgehog head on, managing to push him back a few feet. Grunting from the slight pain, the hedgehog swung the disc back into the Viper, pushing it back several feet as well. However, Sonic took this as his chance. He leaped up to the Viper and began to circle around it until he came to the machine guns. Heaving with all his might, the azure bomber ripped off the guns from the Viper sending himself into mid air before latching on once again.
"Damn you, Hedgehog!" Eggman said, his blood boiling.
The Dual Viper slammed on the brakes along the air in pursuit to get sonic off. The hedgehog remained strong though and continued his way towards the tail of the Viper machine. The doctor would not have it though. The viper began complex swings to use force in getting the Hedgehog off. Again, Sonic was persistent and the fear in Eggman's eyes began to dissipate into rage.
"Let go you stupid hedgehog." Eggman screeched.
"Alright! You asked for it." the hedgehog warned, his body inches from the end of the tail.
With one fluid jump, the hedgehog latched on to the bulky end of the tail, triumphant in his struggle. In the end this worked to Eggmans advantage. With the Viper using all its power, it began to swing like a tornado before launching Sonic into the air.
The hedgehog, wiggling in the air, hugged himself together before launching down in a azure spin. Seeing as the Viper was underneath him, his form merely crashed down on top of dual machine, sending him and it down into the ground.
This worked the Hedgehog's advantage now. He ran over to tail and heaved it on his shoulders, abet with some difficulty. Seemingly using all his strength, he began to slowly spin the Viper around and around. His speed increased, as the viper swung around and soon Sonic himself thought he could make a tornado out of this.
Preferring to finish him, Sonic ended his throw with an upward chuck into the air. Jumping into the air with azure streams following him, Sonic joined the Viper in mid air, Sonic wind in hand. Taking the rotating orb of furious winds within his grasps, his thrusted his arm forward as he collided with the Viper.
"Sonic Wind!" Sonic bellowed.
The air around the viper was inflamed with a vortex of heavy winds as they tore through the shell holding Eggman. Sonic himself jumped away from the mini tornado, latching on to a building, admiring his work.
Unfortunately, the Viper still stood, though the damage seen was significant. For the first time, Sonic could see the Egghead piloting the the machine due to a ripped haul. Eggman's face was masked but Sonic was sure it was nothing to look at.
"You just don't know when to quit." Sonic shook, remorse in his voice, " I was beginning to think this was fun but now your boring me."
What Sonic said seemed to hit a nerve in the doctors mind, " Fun..you think this is fun!" the doctor bellowed.
The Dual Viper let out several rounds of missiles, which Sonic easily avoided by zipping across the building. The viper than swung into a suicidal dash toward the hedgehog. Again, Sonic's speed seemed too fast for the viper as it crashed, in vain, straight into the building.
Running down to the ground, the hedgehog was shocked to see Eggman appear out of the building. The hedgehog could see shards of glass implanted in the doctor from the damaged haul. Seeing the doctor suffer, the hedgehog decided to end this battle once and for all.
Hedgehog and Viper launched at each other, speeds sending a whirlwind around them. Just seconds from each other, Sonic slipped under the viper, his target being the tail once again. He latched on and used his speed to gain the upper advantage, throwing the viper into the air once more.
With the air at his side, Sonic began to dash and run around the very area the Viper was taking up. Jumping off buildings, running across the ground, and soaring through the air began to generate a hurricane of dark azure winds which began to wrap and twist the Viper in it's fearsome power. Unraveling in mid air, the hedgehog only uttered one name.
"Sonic Overdrive!" He screeched, spin dashed towards the vortex
The vortex began to carry the hedgehog through a furious destructive spree. The hedgehog bounced of buildings, pavement, finally impacting straight into the Dual Viper. Coming out the other side, the hedgehog wasn't done yet. He began smash into each and every part of the machine, littering it's crimson chassis with holes. With one final attack, the hedgehog smashed straight into the haul which held Eggman, smacking both of them into the ground.
The Viper, consumed by the massive vortex, finally collapsed on itself be exploding in a fantastic scene of fireworks. The fire themselves were quickly quelled by the soaring winds which slowly died down to nothing but a swift azure breeze past the hedgehog himself. Sonic was the first to get off the ground, dusting off his fur. His emerald pools gazed to his left to see Eggman picking himself off the ground but landing back on his knees.
Walking over to the doctor, the hedgehog began to speak, " Eggman, no matter what you do, I'm always gonna break your toys." He spoke, inching closer, "You might need to get better designs if you ever want to beat me in our game." The hedgehog was finally just inches from the defeated doctor, "We've done this for so long, I was sure that you would have learned something about me." he finished, a smirk on his face.
Receiving no reply, Sonic spoke once again, "Hey Eggy, don't tell your not having fun?"
Again, no reply.
"It's just game, C'mon Eggman." Sonic said.
That word. It was that word that sparked a sort of blatant response from the doctor. The hedgehog didn't know how to react from the turn of events that had just appeared. All he could do was stare at the doctor in disbelief.
The two stood, inch to inch, the doctors fist implanted straight into Sonic's cheek. This sudden reckless move sent a wave of thoughts into Sonic's head. For once, Eggman was serious. The hedgehog merely backed away in sudden disbelief that the doctor would ever throw a direct punch at him.
Eggman was trembling, rage piercing through his bones, " That word..you think this is a game..ITS NOT A GAME!" he bellowed into the air, his vocal cords straining.
The sudden comment threw the hedgehog back, actually managing to make him step away from the deranged doctor. He brought his right hand up to his left cheek and began to massage it, his eyes still wide open.
Seeing this as the golden opportunity, lone Egg fighters who recovered from Sonic's sonic storm attack ran up to the doctor and began to forcibly drag him away, his face silent and cold.
Everything remained silent. The city was dead, the fires were out, and the people were gone. All that remained was the silent hedgehog and the ruins of dark city. His thoughts of Eggman's sudden attack and the damage done to the this city was nothing compared of what would come...
Ruined Eggmanland- current
"Doctor?" the metal copy spoke, scarring the mangled doctor.
"Its y-you." Eggman exclaimed, returning back to his set up.
"You haven't took the chance to recover from the fight a week ago." Metal explained, "As far as I'm concerned, your in no physical or physiological well being to be acting around here."
"Leave me a-alone." the doctor yelled, ignoring metal's request, "I need to find a way to destroy this damn blue demon."
"All in due time, Doctor."
"No!" Eggman snapped, "There must be some type of way of defeating him..I'm tired, so very tired of losing to him." he lamented, "He thinks of our meetings like a game, some type of damn leisure activity...I am no joke, I am the real thing." He began to preach.
"I'm am Doctor Ivo Robotnik, grandson to Gerald Robotnik." He screamed to the heavens, "Yet I can't defeat a simple blue hedgehog who always does his" A hero never knows when to quit" Shit routine." he finished, sitting back in his seat.
The doctor sat back in his seat, rubbing his eyes. Maybe metal was right. The doctor was in no stance to even continue trying to beat the hedgehog. For awhile, the doctor himself was thinking of abandoning his declarations of Eggmanland. For years, he never really figured out what would commence once he was able to successfully complete his plans. What after that? Would he just make another world or build new factories. When would it all end?
It wasn't long before the doctor began to see that most of his plans evolved destroying the hedgehog. After a while, the plans of domination began to dissipate and all that was left were plans of a hedgehog free environment. It wasn't to say that he maybe didn't enjoy the fights against the azure hedgehog. After a set amount of time, maybe Eggman did build robots just to have fun. For awhile, Sonic did inspire the doctor to get creative with his works in order to give the hedgehog a challenge.
All together, the two had a different history together. However, times had warp things into different perspectives. Things change, no one could ever accept that. Through all this, Eggman remembered one thing the hedgehog said, something that made him think.
Sonic was the first to get off the ground, dusting off his fur. His emerald pools gazed to his left to see Eggman picking himself off the ground but landing back on his knees.
Walking over to the doctor, the hedgehog began to speak, " Eggman, no matter what you do, I'm always gonna break your toys." He spoke, inching closer, "You might need to get better designs if you ever want to beat me in our game." The hedgehog was finally just inches from the defeated doctor, "We've been doing this for so long, I was sure that you would have learned something about me." he finished, a smirk on his face.
"That's it." Eggman muttered under breath.
"Excuse me doctor?" Metal questioned.
Eggman glanced at the metal copy and suddenly his plan came together. He would do what he did years before but on a bigger and better scale. For the first time, Metal sonic sensed something different in the doctors eyes. It wasn't rage, fury, or depression. Doctor Ivo Robotnik's sapphire eyes burned with the power of determination.
"I have the data, I've recorded the battles..I have everything I need." he spoke to himself, "I'll just analyze everything and perfect it on a better scale.
Metal Sonic instantly understood the plan.
"It is the nature of a Hero to protect the ones closest to them. What happens when a hero reaches their limit? Against an enemy who has spent vast time to analyze you, limits are something you cannot afford to reach, Sonic the Hedgehog." Eggman said, his eyes focused on his screen which read the title of three projects.
VIR TERMINUS
PART ONE: HEROES LIMITS
A/N: Everyone, welcome to the beginning of my grand canon. This is the start of the first story labeled Vir Terminus. I created this canon which details the fights between Sonic and Eggman. I made this mainly because of an idea of me wanting to see Eggman and Sonic finally settle things once and for all. If you read the canon and story descriptions on my page, you are sure to know what might happen for each story but I hope that many of you readers, anonymous or not enjoy this story from start to finish. This WILL be my first finished story for fanfiction, I will make sure of it.
I hope you stick around and review this story as I hope to take you through a tale of emotion, fights, and depth interpretation between Dr. Eggman and Sonic. Things haven't even begun to heat up yet.
Inspired by the term of a hero used by Blue Kaous and the unyielding spirit to do what must be done used by Dark Maelstrom, I welcome you to the start of the Doctor's Final insanity canon.
Read, Review and be prepared for a hell of a ride
TRIVIA
-Vir Terminus is a rough Latin translation to Heroes Limitations.
-Rating may change during part 2, still ironing out the kinks but things may turn ugly in that part
-This story was inspired by Sonic OVA, Sonic CD, Unleashed Dragoon boss, and Sonic CD music
-this chapter was altogether 4511words. Main target was 3000 words but once I write, I don't stop till all points are covered.