Ah,...an update as promised! I need to also update my Mephilver story that I kinda forgot about...Oh well...start the chapter already!

That was the strangest day Metal could remember. He was grateful for his new 'upgrades' that he had done, but with those upgrades came strange behavior and even stranger feelings. Metal had managed to give himself a living body, similar to most mortal creatures. He hated some of the weaknesses that came with it though. Like getting sick. He'd caught the flu before and was miserable. The hedgehog had ACTUALLY checked on him everyday when he' heard of it. That was the first time Metal thought about the hedgehog in a different light, other than hating him, like before. He saw a side of the hedgehog he had only heard of, yet not experienced himself.

Flashback

He had never felt so weak in his entire existence. Not to mention, he was dizzy and felt horrible. Especially his stomach. He could barely eat anything during most of the duration of his illness. Most every thing made him throw up, making him feel more miserable. A knock at the door forced him to rise to answer it. He could have never imagined The hedgehog would be standing there, a worried look on his face when he had seen Metal's condition.

Sonic had grabbed him by the hand an gently put him on the couch. Metal was too sick to care though, and stayed where he was put. All he could do was close his eyes to rest. He suddenly felt a hand on his forehead, Sonic getting something to take his temperature with. He found an ear thermometer and, when Sonic deemed Metal's temp too high, made him lay back down to rest. It didn't take long for Sonic to cover him with the blanket on the couch, before Metal fell asleep.

This went on for the rest of the week, Sonic checking that metal kept hydrated and was well taken care of. (not to mention he could cook food Metal could actually keep down.) Sonic was protective of him. Even when he started to feel better, Sonic still was careful of him not tiring himself out, or making sure he was drinking enough water. He finally left two days after Metal had recovered, telling him to take care of himself and bidding him goodbye.

End Flashback

Then again, Metal thought something else was strange. At first, He was glad for the hedgehog to be gone so he could be left alone, but within a few days found himself somehow missing the hedgehog. Missing him. Hm. Why did he miss Sonic anyway? Before he would have said good riddance, but now he ACTUALLY wanted Sonic to be with him again.This made him wonder the real reason the hedgehog had taken care of him.

Does he really like me...No! That can't be possible! But what else would explain his recent behavior towards me? Metal shook his head, trying to focus on something, anything that would get that thought out of his head. He decided to take a run, figuring it would clear his head, hoping to not encounter Sonic this time.

It only took a short time for him to reach what he called 'The Spot'. The spot was a place he always visited when he needed to think. There were fruit trees there, it was out of the way, and it had a large waterfall that always calmed his nerves. He quietly walked the dirt path, his mind wandering. It was a relief when he saw the waterfall, making him speed up his pace.

When he was out of the forested area, he saw two large dragon-like creatures laying by the waterfall. They both had long bodies with no wings, had one set of arms and circular, golden markings. There was one whose body was all blue, save for red coloration near its mouth. The other was deep ebony in color. Both had these small, golden eyes, with which they glanced at him with calmly. Metal wondered what they even were. He really didn't think dragons were living animals. His Diatina was a dragon, but it was created by man and was not a real wild dragon, as these two beautiful creatures were. The blue dragon nudged the other gently,suggesting it was its mate.

What he didn't know was that someone else had found the spot and was quietly watching from the shadows. Its eyes glared Metal, then quietly and swiftly flew off to some unknown location. Metal, of course, was completely unaware he was intruding. It wasn't until he saw a beam shoot towards him with barely enough time to dodge. Where did that shot come from? It came out of nowhere and for no reason! He thought, deftly dodging another blue energy orb flung at him. There's just no end to these damn blasts! What is even firing them? I don't even seen anything nearby! Damnit!

Nearby in Station Square

Sonic the hedgehog was bored. So bored in fact, he was running aimlessly around, looking for something to do. He finally stopped to get a soda, then seeing what looked like a blue orb fly in the sky from a distant area. Wonder what's going on? Better check it out! Finally! Something to do! He thought, speeding towards where he thought the light came from.

Imagine his surprise seeing Metal dodging a blue orb like he'd seen earlier. He stayed hidden and thought he saw something moving in the trees, getting closer to Metal with each attack. I don't think he sees that thing! Must be trying to figure out where it is! I better stop it before he gets hurt! This made Sonic dash from his hiding spot, slamming right into the creature the second after its last attack.

The creature was forcefully slammed to the ground, landing a couple feet away from him. Unfortunately, he realized he had attacked the creature too late. Metal was laying face-down on the ground from where he was standing. Metal groaned and slowly got off the ground, pushing himself up with his arms. He sat low on the ground briefly, trying to recover his breath when he heard Sonic walking towards him. He whipped his head around, coming face-to-face with him. Sonic and his eyes met for what seemed forever. Metal finally broke the silence. "What are you doing here hedgehog? I didn't call for your assistance."

Sonic just shook his head, a tone of sarcasm in his voice "I can't leave you alone for one second can I?" He rolled his eyes. "Do I have to keep my eyes on you every second for you to not get in trouble?"

Metal glared at him for this, "I can take care of myself thank you. I was handling myself just fine."

Sonic raised an eyebrow at this. "You call getting knocked against the ground taking care of it? Wow, I hate to see what not trying is to you." He had a look of triumph on his face, thinking he had won. Metal chose to ignore it. He also apparently chose to ignore his injuries. Sonic took out a bandana from his backpack. "Your shoulder's bleeding genius." Sonic wrapped it around the shoulder, not too loose to fall off, but not so much that Metal felt like his circulation was being cut off. Metal just observed Sonic, as he did the last time when he was ill.

"Your ankle is bruised...can you stand at all?" Metal tried to stand, just to prove he could, but found himself fall to the ground in pain. "Come on...I don't think we should be in the open. It's not safe in case that thing gets up.

As soon as Sonic had mentioned the creature, Metal realized it wasn't where Sonic had hit it. He saw a shape in the sky charging right towards them. "Sonic! The creature is flying behind you! It trying to charge you!" Just as Metal thought they both would be hit with the attack, a long tail hit the creature to the side. Metal watched the long blue dragon position itself between itself and their attacker. It roared at the creature, making the creature stop dead. The creature was also some dragon, but it looked vastly different from the other two. It was tall and standing on two legs. On its clawed arms, there were fins. It was dark blue with yellow eyes and a long dark blue tail. The creature backed off as the other dragon approached it, finally flying off when it came too close.

The blue dragon watched it go briefly, then turned towards Metal. It then amazingly spoke "My apologies of your injuries. Garchomp thinks only dragons are allowed here and chases them off." Metal and sonic just stared, stunned that it had spoken. It just continued "I have seen you here before red eyes. You are welcome here as you wish." It was a moment before Sonic realized it was talking to Metal. "It's talkin' to you Metal. You know this thing?" Sonic looked at Metal with a blank expression on his face.

"I have seen it here before. It never seemed to mind it I was here. In fact, I usually ignored it." Metal closed his eyes briefly. "But I have never bothered them, and didn't know it could talk as it never has before." He paused, thinking of all that had occurred so fast this evening. "What are you anyway? Can you answer that question?"

"I can sure tell you, as I trust you after seeing you so often." It bowed it head "I am Rayquaza. We are dragons of the sky and come here to rest occasionally." It looked at him, then at Sonic "And you are..?"

"I am Metal. I am honored to speak with you." Metal bowed his head

"Name's Sonic the hedgehog." Sonic spoke softly, looking into the dragon's eyes. "I came when I saw Garchomp's attack."

Rayquaza looked to the sky, "That was dragon pulse it used. The powerful tackle was dragon rush. He's simply being a dragon type pokemon." It was then that Metal realized Rayquaza was female. But Rayquaza was ahead of him. "This is my male. His name is Draco and mine is Skye." She then noticed Metal's ankle injury. "Tell where your territory is and I can take you there." Metal explained where his house was, forgetting that meant he was being flown there. Flying was something Metal hated almost more than water. You could hear his whining as he and Sonic were picked up and flown to his house.