Sonic: Warzone
It happened so quickly. Eggman had played with fate too many times to get the Chaos Emeralds. But when he struck an allegiance with Black Doom, he brought all of Mobius into the depths of hell. Naturally, Sonic tried to stop him, but instead, he had used the hidden power of Iblis to awaken them. The Black Plague, a lost alien race that was bred only for one reason: to kill and conquer. Two years ago, when Sonic, Shadow, Espio, Vector, Knuckles, Silver, Jason the Wolf, Sam the Roadrunner, and Alex the Tiger had joined the Omega Commandos of Mobius, Shadow disobeyed orders and went after the only three people who knew what we were up against and went to rescue Omega, Tails, and Eggman. Sadly, before he could rescue all three, he was forced to kill them before they were fully infected with the Plague of the… well, Black Plague. Shadow was sentenced to 25 to life in prison. The Mobians had not only lost their experts, but they had also begun to lose the war.
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Sonic: Warzone
Mobian Prison, Cell Block F
"I hate my life." Shadow the Hedgehog muttered. He used his nail file to cut a slash into his prison wall. There were hundreds of streaks and slashes across from them; it was his way of figuring out how many days until he would be outta the prison. He was already 23, imprisoned two years ago.
"8,395 days to go until I'm outta this hellhole. Great. Freakin' perfect!" he cried. The cry echoed through the walls, from his cell to the other thousand cells in the whole complex.
"God… why can't you just let me out?"
His prison door creaked open, letting in the light. Knuckles walked in the door, in the red Magnesium armor he had requested. His hands held two machine guns, both glowing green.
"Rise and shine, dark boy. You've been let out early." Knuckles smirked. Shadow stepped out, moaning slightly. Knuckles handed him his old black Chromite armor.
"Crap, just when I thought things couldn't get any worse. It's the Red Power Ranger. What do ya want?" Shadow asked while putting on his black armor. After he suited up, he grabbed the second gun from Knuckles hand and loaded it. The two walked out the cell door, eyes searching for any sign of trouble.
"So Knuckles, why are ya here to bust me out? Rouge putting up kids for adoption again?" Shadow asked.
"No, actually, my Squad Leader, Silver, has requested that you join Commando Squad Beta. I'm here to break you out and place you as Private." Knuckles told him.
"So basically, I'm on parole right?" Shadow asked. He rolled behind on of the mess hall tables.
"Yeah, pretty much. But look at it this way: if all goes well, Rouge knows some girls in the army who are eager to meet you. Know what I mean?" Knuckles wriggled his eyebrows, and then leaped to the door. He opened it softly, then the two ran to the second hallway. The cells were empty, and several Black Plague Scorpions were skittering around on the walls. Knuckles and Shadow shot at every single one of them, the floor littered with Plague blood. Some of the blood magically floated toward Shadow, then went inside his arms. Shadow felt as though he was stung in the chest.
"You okay?" Knuckles asked. Shadow nodded weakly, looking ready to throw a bag from his mouth.
"Good, cause the ship's here. Let's go!" Knuckles and Shadow quickly made their to the large drop ship, then jumped in. The door closed behind them, and the ship took off. Shadow looked at the two pilots. One was a girl tiger with red fur and black eyes with orange armor and a bandana on, and the other was a grey wolf with brown eyes, wearing blue armor and had goggles on his head.
"Where to, sirs?" the girl asked.
"Squad Leader Khalan, over near the ruins of the first OCM base, Alex." Knuckles told her.
"Sure thing. Jason, activate the speed thrusters, deactivate the safety features on the guns, and CLEAN UP SAM'S FRIDAY LUNCH! I SWEAR TO GOD, IF I STEP IN ROADRUNNER FRIES, I'LL SKIN YOU ALIVE!" Alex told the wolf. Jason did everything he was told, then grabbed a mop and cleaned up Sam's lunch.
Nearly to the old OCM base, Alex turned the ship to autopilot, and then turned to Shadow.
"So Dark Boy, how was it in the joint?" she asked. Shadow didn't say a word.
"Did you have any… dogs in your cells?"
"Lay off, Al, he's obviously very touchy on the subject. And besides, we're there right now." Jason said. The drop ship's legs touched the ground, and the four walked out. Squad Leader Khalan stood in front. He was a large armadillo, with yellow eyes, and patched black armor.
"I thought you said Silver was your Squad Leader?" Shadow whispered to Knuckles.
"I lied, thought it might lift your spirits if you thought you'd get a break from some remarks about you being scum because your friend's your leader. Did it work?" Knuckles said. As a response, Shadow punched him where the sun don't shine.
Khalan saluted at Alex and Jason, who gave salutes back. He looked at Shadow, giving a cocky smile.
"Well, what do we have here? If it isn't our traitorous friend, Shadow? So, traitor, how was the box?" Khalan asked. Shadow seemed to give a grunt, his eyes burning with anger.
"It was fine. The guys pissed their pants a bit, but it's all good." Shadow replied.
Khalan summoned two Privates out of nowhere. One was a black hawk named Jack, the other was a red hedgehog named Lee.
"Sir, we've got a problem. There's a large amount of Black Plague Hybrids and Lurkers heading this way. And they've got Commanders Mantax and Takadox with them. They're closing in fast, and we've only got six men and Alex. We need more firepower!" Lee said.
The Black Plague Hybrids and Lurkers came, with Mantax and Takadox with them. After half an hour of relentless battle, Beta Squad managed to drive the Black Plague away.
"Perfect, we've managed to send them back to hell. So boss, what's the plan now?" Jason asked.
"We need to get in contact with Delta Squad, find the resonator, and set it inside the tunnels that the Plague's hiding in." Khalan replied. The team hefted their stuff onto their backs, and then hopped into the drop ship, heading for the Mobian Dig Site, where they first discovered the Black Plague.
Next time... two Beta Squad members are lost, but Sonic will be there to pick up the fallen. And Mantax and Takadox meet the queen. Read and review, and Merry Christmas!