Metal Madness

By Fangs of Lightning and The Chuckinator

Chapter 1: Metal Attack

The day was just starting, and Sonic the Hedgehog was getting out of bed. He yawned and put on a t-shirt, pants, his shoes and gloves, then went downstairs to eat. Tails was in the kitchen, eating breakfast.

"Hey," he said. "How are you?"

Sonic smiled. "I'm good. When did you get up?"

Tails shrugged. "A few hours ago. I've been working on an invention in my lab; it's a machine that can transform anyone into any kind of robot. It isn't finished yet, though."

"That's awesome."

The fox smiled and nodded. "I was thinking we could use it against Eggman once it's done. Want to help me with it later?"

Sonic smiled. "Sure, that would be fun." He got out some cereal and began to eat his breakfast. After they had both finished their breakfast, the two went into Tails' lab. A huge machine could be seen. Sonic looked at it in awe. "So, this is it? How long until it's finished?"

Tails shrugged. "I'm not sure, actually. I'd need to test it about a hundred times to make sure it works perfectly."

Sonic nodded, and they began to work. Hours passed, and finally they were finished. Tails smiled and tested it. Lights in the machine flashed as it started up. Tails watched in fascination, eyes growing wider as the seconds passed. A minute later, the doors opened and a small robotic mouse stood in place of the live one he had placed in there.

"That...Tails, this is amazing!" Sonic exclaimed. "You said it can turn anyone into any kind of robotic form?"

Tails nodded and gave Sonic a wide smile. "If nothing goes wrong with him by tomorrow morning, I'll count it as safe to use. Can't be too careful, you know."

Sonic grinned. "I'm going to go for a run. I'll see you later, bro."

Tails watched him leave and smiled. As Sonic ran through Station Square, he thought about Tails' new invention. It was pretty cool. He stopped and looked around but then heard a evil laugh and turned around to see Eggman. Before Sonic could say anything, the scientist pointed and robots came out at him.

"Still up to your old tricks, Egghead?" Sonic asked as he dodged the robots.

For once, Eggman didn't respond to the hedgehog, focused on the next phase of his plan. Bantering with Sonic could wait. At his command, Metal Sonic came out and added himself to the battle. Sonic's eyes widened and he chuckled, lunging towards Metal. But the robotic clone of him did something that Sonic didn't expect. Rather than moving to either dodge or attack, he allowed him to slam into him before grabbing him. Sonic yelled in pain as he was electrocuted, and then fell unconscious.

Eggman grinned. "Now, bring him back to the base!"

Metal Sonic shifted Sonic so he could carry him easier and followed Eggman back to the base. Once they got there, Eggman pushed Sonic onto a table and strapped Metal onto another one. Once he was sure they were secure, Eggman went to another part of the room and got the rest of his device. He got it all set up and clapped his hands together in glee.

Sonic glared at him. "What are you going to do with us, Eggman?"

"I'm going to have the two of you swap places. It's so genius, I'm amazed I didn't think of it sooner."

Sonic and Metal's eyes widened.

"Will it be permanent?" Sonic asked. "Or temporary?"

"Oh, permanent, my dear hedgehog. Do you know what the best part is?" Eggman started chuckling as Sonic glared at him. "Once it's complete, you won't be able to get in my way ever again!"

He activated the machine, and both Metal and Sonic screamed in pain. Eggman laughed as the machine started transferring their minds to the other's body. Metal screamed in pain as his robotic body slowly became flesh and bone. Sonic did the same, managing to glare over at Eggman. His body was turning into metal, changing form as it did so.

Once the transformations were over, Metal and Sonic looked exactly like each other. Eggman grinned and started to wound the newly turned Sonic to make it look like he was the one who was captured. He let Sonic out and the robot stood up, confused at the changes to him and his doppelganger. Looking down at his new body, Metal Sonic flexed his fingers. He grinned and looked at Eggman, then saw the new robotic hedgehog. He wondered what Eggman was going to do next. The evil scientist grinned and spoke.

"Metal Sonic, I need you to go and pretend to be Sonic. Make sure his friends don't know anything has happened to him." Eggman looked at the robotic hedgehog. "You are going to stay here with me. I'm not through with you yet." Metal Sonic nodded, wondering if there would be some sort of mental change. Eggman chuckled and nodded. "You won't keep your own minds forever, of course. You need to get those friends of his out of the way before that happens."

Metal Sonic, now Sonic, nodded and staggered out of the base. Eggman grinned and turned to the new Metal Sonic.

"My friends will not be fooled so easily," Sonic, now known as Metal Sonic, said. "What are you going to do to me?"

"Make you work for me, of course. What else would I do?"

Metal Sonic smirked. "If you think I'm going to work for you willingly, Egghead, then you're sadly mistaken."

Eggman sighed. He knew it wouldn't be easy. But how to actually get the hedgehog to work for him using anything short of mind control, he hadn't thought of. For the time being, he just had to keep Sonic in the base. Controlling his robotic body was something he could do easily. He looked at Metal Sonic and then a thought came to him. He chuckled and then spoke. Eggman once again moved to another part of the room, looking for one device in particular. He'd been messing around with something when one of his prototypes was acting up, but never got the chance to use it. He grinned and slammed Metal Sonic onto the table, implanting something in his head. The robotic hedgehog screamed in pain and glared at Eggman. When it was done, Eggman let him up.

"Now, it won't matter what you try."

"Is that so?" Metal Sonic said. Suddenly, he felt himself being electrocuted. The shock wasn't enough to shut his systems off, but Sonic definitely didn't want to feel it again. He groaned and stood up, looking at Eggman. "What have you done?"

"I implanted something in your head that will shock you anytime you try to go against me."

Metal Sonic's optics widened and he sighed in defeat. "Fine. I'll help you."

Eggman chuckled and led the newly turned robot deeper into the base. He had some upgrading to do.

Author's note: I got this idea from part of a story that VanFullMoonHelsing and I are working on.