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Chapter 2
The four heroes stood their ground as the monsters approached them. The beings had no expressions and slowly advanced towards the figures who stood in there way.
Sonic, feeling he should step forward, asked "Just who or what are you? And what are you up to?"
A monster at the front replied with "We answer only to the Twilight Emperor."
"Twilight Emperor? Who's he?" Sonic questioned.
"We answer only to the Twilight Emperor" the monster repeated.
"Don't bother trying to communicate with them, Sonic!" Metal said. "Let's just get rid of them!"
Sonic nodded and threw himself into the thick of battle. He curled up into a ball and sped through the group at the front, knocking them into the air. He skidded to a stop and saw them plummet. They faded away into the same purple spheres that they originated from. He quickly turned round to see another neon blue creature charging at him. He jumped and used his Homing Attack on it, instantly killing it. Whatever these things were, they were weak. Another one swept out with its arms, barely missing the speedy hog. Sonic grabbed the arms, stretched them back and let go, sending the monster flying into another one. He smirked but was unaware of another one that had jumped in the air and was preparing to flatten him. Somehow, he turned round to see it coming and rolled out of the way, before kicking it in the face, causing it to stagger. He then jumped in the air and performed a spinning kick, repeatedly slamming his foot into the monster's head. He finished it off by spinning into its back. With another one down, he rushed off to fight some more.
Metal was surrounded by a whole bunch of the neon creatures but wasn't the bit intimidated. In fact, he began to mock them by fake yawning. Enraged, all the monsters charged at him but Metal jumped in the air, allowing them to crash into each other. As they were dazed, Metal flipped in the air to gain extra height before sending a huge bolt of lightning down onto the group. The monsters were electrocuted on the spot, effecting anymore that came near. Metal landed as they faded away, feeling quite smug. However, it was gone when another one jumped him and began to snap at him. Metal managed to push it off and clawed it across the stomach. He then swung out with his foot to kill one that was coming from behind. He saw another one coming from the side so he threw another bolt of lightning at it, instantly killing it. Two more attempted an attack. One threw one of its stretchy arms at the robot, getting him in the face. The monster continuously slapped him, irritating Metal. Before it could strike again, Metal grabbed its arm but was slammed into the ground by the one that came from behind. Metal jumped back up before it could attack. As he flipped through the air, he realised he still had a hold of the first ones arm. He landed behind the first one and released it. It slammed into the second one before coming back to hit the owner. Metal couldn't help but chortle before becoming engaged with another one.
Blaze was busy finishing one off by kicking it in the stomach when a floating, blue sphere with black markings rammed into her. Angered, she threw fireballs at the miniature enemy but it constantly dodged it. Blaze's cat-like instincts then kicked in and she pounced, pinning the small enemy to the ground. Before she could kill it, she noticed two of the medium ones coming at her. Quickly thinking, she picked the small one up, engulfed it in fire and threw it at one, setting it on fire. Both were killed instantly. The second one was still staring at the burning remains before it noticed the purple cat was right in front of it. Before it could attack, Blaze had kicked straight up, knocking it into the air. As it flipped through the air, Amy appeared out of nowhere and slammed it back to earth with her hammer. The two girls hi-fived before realising more were coming at them. Blaze seemed to get an idea because she began to whisper in Amy's head. The pink hedgehog nodded and prepared her hammer. The smaller ones began to try ramming into the girls but Amy was knocking them back with her hammer. Some were lucky enough to hit the medium sized ones that were getting closer. After a couple of minutes, the smaller ones were gone but the medium ones were getting dangerously close. But Amy had a smile on her face. Stepping to the side, she revealed that Blaze had been building up power in her hands so that the flames were huge. You could almost hear the monsters gulp. Blaze melded the two pillars of flame together before throwing them forward, sending a torrent of fire at the remaining creatures, instantly taking them out.
The four heroes regrouped in the centre of the arena.
"Heh, those creatures weren't so tough" Sonic said.
"Never underestimate your opponents, Sonic" Metal told him. "For all we know, there are probably more of them."
Blaze nodded. "He's right. And whatever they are, they seem to originate from that!" She pointed to the huge black rock in the sky.
"It looks like a comet" said Amy. "A black comet."
Sonic stared at her. "Black comet?"
Amy nodded, still looking at it until she noticed something was floating down towards them. A limbless figure wearing a green and red cloak with two red arrow shaped ornaments, a blue pendant and yellow eyes floated down towards them on a silver platform. Hanging from said platform was a silver sphere with a red cross on it.
"Who are you?" questioned Metal.
The figure seemed to hesitate for a second before answering. "I am called the Ancient Minister."
"Well, Ancient Minister, what's going on here?" asked Sonic.
"I will explain. I am a commander of the Twilight Army. The rock you see above you is the flagship, the Black Comet, where we spread our forces. Those creatures you saw are called Dark Gaia Spawn. The bigger ones are the main foot soldiers, the Nightmares. We plan to destroy your world and anyone who stands in the way" the Ancient Minister explained in a deep robotic voice.
Sonic smirked. "Well, good luck with that. Don't you know your facts? Heroes always win."
"Not this time" the Ancient Minister said, dropping the object with a thud. Then, out of nowhere, two orange robots appeared. They were quite round with pointed noses, black lower bodies and cheesy smiles.
"These are my Egg Pawns" the floating figure explained upon seeing the heroes' confused looks. "They activate the Twilight Bombs."
"BOMBS?!" the heroes cried. For an answer, the pawns stood on either side of the object and placed their hands into the sockets that were placed on each side. They pulled it open to reveal a small, blue sphere of energy in the centre. Underneath that was a timer, which was counting down!
"Once the bomb goes off, this area will be ripped from this world and become part of the Twilight Cage, taking you with it. Farewell" the cloaked figure said, before retreating to the already leaving Black Comet.
"Quick! We have to shut that bomb down!" yelled Sonic, already running towards it. But before he was within reach, he heard a strange noise that grabbed his and the other three's attention. A cloud of smoke had appeared suddenly, concealing something but Metal already saw it coming.
"SONIC! LOOK OUT!!!" he yelled but it was too late. A ball with yellow spikes on it flew out of the smoke and slammed into the blue hero. With a cry of pain, he was thrown into the air, disappearing into the horizon. Metal stared at where Sonic vanished in shock until the screams of Blaze and Amy caught his attention.
The cat and hedgehog were being held in a cage that was in the hand of a larger version of an Egg Pawn. It had a more vicious look with sharper teeth, red armour, grey feet and a spiked ball instead of a right hand. No doubt this was the robot that attacked Sonic.
"Metal! Help us!" screamed Blaze, over the sounds of the robot (who we'll call the Egg Berserker) and Amy's crying over Sonic's disappearance.
The Sonic look-a-like sighed. "Fine. Bring it on, scrap heap!"
The Egg Berserker raised its weapon and slammed it down; causing a shockwave that sent Metal flying. He picked himself up in time to avoid the robot jumping on him. He fired a bolt of electricity at the back of the robot but, to his horror, it did nothing. The machine rotated and fired its spiked ball which was hanging on a wire. Metal jumped out of the way to avoid being skewered. The berserker recalled it and jumped and slammed it down near where Metal was standing, knocking him back again. Metal quickly got back up again and made an attempt to scratch at the armour. But like before, nothing.
Great, I can't hurt it in anyway. How am I supposed to destroy it, he thought angrily. He backflipped away from a pair of yellow lasers that were shot out from the eyes while trying to think of a plan. He then laid his eyes on the cage holding the two girls. That's it!
He ran straight at the robot, making it think he was going for another assault. It raised its weapon and slammed it down but Metal jumped over it and ran up along its arm. He then made his way towards the left arm and began to try and pull the bars of the cage apart.
"Hold on, girls!" he yelled.
Amy, however, saw something. "Metal!"
Metal had just managed to make a large enough space for the girls to escape through when he saw the Berserker raise its spiked ball, intent on crushing them. Without thinking, Metal jumped and clung onto the front of the machine. It then made a change in course and directed it's ball to where Metal was. But that was the plan. Metal then jumped off just before it hit, letting the robot pierce itself. Metal landed on the cage and was about to help the girls out until he noticed that the robot was shaking violently.
"It's gonna blow!" he yelled, grabbing Amy, who was nearest and throwing her out. He grabbed Blaze and was about to jump off with her when the robot exploded.
Metal was thrown forward but fortunately landed on his feet next to Amy.
"Where's Blaze?" Amy asked, grabbing the robot and shaking him.
"Is this you're way of saying thanks?" Metal responded, sarcastically.
Amy was getting peeved. "No jokes, copy! Where is she?" she repeated.
"She must've landed on the other side" suggested Metal. "Come on. He turned round and was about to take off when he heard someone yell "Not so fast!"
Out of nowhere, another figure landed in front of them. He was a tall, green hedgehog with six contour quills and three scars across his chest. He was wearing a long, black coat with silver lines along the spine, white gloves, blue and white boots, a silvery-white belt and a rope bracelet on his right wrist. He was holding an odd looking black weapon with a purple circle on each side with jagged purple lines coming off them. It had two black handles that the hedgehog held onto and a thinner part at the front.
"I'm afraid you guys won't be going anywhere!" the hedgehog said maliciously.
"Who the hell are you?" asked Metal.
The hedgehog seemed to take a prideful position. "Scourge the Hedgehog, elite member of the Twilight Emperor!"
Amy immediately frowned at the green hog. "So you're one of the bad guys!"
"Correct" Scourge replied. "And I bet you're wondering what this is". He pointed at the weapon he was holding. "It's called a Dark Cannon. It hasn't been tested yet but…"
Scourge's eyes were then directed behind him. Next to the remains of the Egg Berserker, Blaze was pushing some wreckage off of her when she noticed Scourge and gasped.
"I think now's the perfect time!" Scourge finished, charging up the weapon. A yellow light filled the front bit as the purple spheres and lines began to glow. Eventually, a black arrow was shot out of the cannon, travelling along the ground until it hit Blaze square in the chest. A light blinded everyone whilst Blaze screamed. As the light died down, Blaze's trophy was all that remained.
While Metal and Amy stood wide eyed at what happened, Scourge approached the trophy, looking pleased. "Well, how about that, eh? It does work! That doctor guy is gonna be pleased."
Scourge picked Blaze u before turning to the two hedgehogs. "Well, it's been fun but I gotta go. See ya!" he laughed as he jumped into the air and vanished.
"We have to catch him!" Amy screamed.
Metal seemed hesitant. "But what about the…" he began to ask until he noticed that the bomb was close to exploding. "Alright. Hang on!"
The robot grabbed Amy before activating his boosters. Soon, the two were in the air, quickly escaping from the stadium. Just after they left, the bomb went off, sucking up the whole stadium in an orb of blue. As Metal focused on his trajectory, Amy stared sadly at the orb.
By the way, the version of Scourge you saw was property of Babylon Sky Hawk. Don't forget to read and review!
