Chapter 3: Better, or Worse
The group arrived back at Station Square, and was going to the hotel. Two different conversations were going on, the first being a conversation between Ryu and Blaze. Ryu nodded. "I see. You're the guardian of the Sol Emeralds. Must be a heavy burden, protecting items of such power."
Blaze sighed, walking along. "It is. Ever since I was given the duty, I shut myself out from my friends… I didn't want my feelings to get in the way of my duty. But when I met Sonic, and another friend of his… I realized my mistake."
"We all make mistakes, Blaze."
As well, Sonic and Tails was talking with Mega Man. Tails was quite into the conversation. "Dr. Light must be an incredible scientist! Not even Eggman could create such advanced robots!"
Mega Man sighed, as he pulled off his helmet, showing his brown hair. "Well, he had help. He once had an assistant named Dr. Wily. They both created me, and 7 other robots of the same type. But Wily became jealous, when Light got the credit for the research, and stole 6 of the robots. I had to be modified into a battle robot in order to combat them. Even today, Wily tries to conquer this world. And you could simply call me Rock."
Sonic gave Mega Man the thumbs up. "Hey, if this 'Wily' character tries to cause trouble, we can help you bring him down again!"
They soon got to the hotel, where Amy, Link and Rayman was waiting. Amy blinked, at seeing Blaze and Mega Man. "Blaze! I didn't expect you to be here! Wait, who's the blue boy?"
After a short round of introductions, Mega Man tapped a few buttons on his wrist, but something happened, that he did not intend to happen, which was two figures teleporting in, a meter away from him. The first was a red, robotic dog. The second was a blonde girl, wearing a red dress, with a ponytail with green ribbons. On closer inspection, she seemed to be a robot like Mega Man.
"Rock! Surprised you, didn't I?"
Mega Man smiled. "I didn't know you could teleport, Roll. I was just about to talk with Dr. Light."
Then he looked at everyone else. "Oh! Guys, this is Roll, my sister. And my dog, Rush."
Rush barked in a friendly manner. Roll giggled. "Hi! Nice to meet you!"
Everyone else introduced themselves, and a hologram appeared above Rush, showing the aged figure of Dr. Light, in his lab coat. "I see you've made some new friends, Mega Man! Greetings. My name is Dr. Light…"
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"Wily, I am impressed!"
Eggman scanned every detail of the hologram. It was a design of the new robot, which Wily had codenamed, 'Metal Sonic MK III'. It was practically a combination of Crash Man and Metal Sonic. It looked like a red hedgehog (And more like Sonic then its predecessors), rather than a humanoid, with armor that allowed for maximum flexibility. The hands could transform from normal hands to Crash Bomb launchers.
Eggman turned around, and looked Dr. Wily in the eyes. "I like your style! This design is formidable!"
Wily laughed, as he stepped forward. "I'm glad you liked it. The intended energy source is Bassinum, the same energy that powers Bass."
"Very well, but I want to run a test, on how Chaos reacts with Bassinum."
Soon enough, both scientists were in a special lab, behind glass, where a machine on the other side with two robotic arms held a Chaos Emerald, and a capsule containing Bassinum energy. As it happened, both energies were 'unique'. When both of the objects came close to each other, they seemed to glow brightly, and Wily then rubbed his eyes, as he looked at his computer.
"If I'm reading this right, the energy readings created from the reaction are off the charts! We could use this to our advantage!"
Eggman laughed, as he listened to Wily's report. "You're absolutely right, Albert. If we execute this correctly, this may work! We shall build Metal Sonic MK III!"
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After a quick round of introductions, again, Sonic noticed that Link was tense. "Link? Something wrong?"
"Yes. Unlike the rest of you, I'm here on a very important quest."
Everyone looked at Link, as Dr. Light smiled. "We can help you. What exactly is your mission?"
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Shadow and Maria appeared in a field, not far from Station Square. Shadow smiled, as he saw the city in the distance. "Well, at least I got the destination fairly accurate."
However, he heard the far-off sound of hoofs hitting the ground, and getting louder. He identified the source, which was a black horse in the distance, heading right towards them. The horse's rider seemed quite strange, as his appearance was not that of an ordinary human. A crystal hovered above him, with a young woman inside, with blonde hair, and a white royal gown, along with jewelry.
Shadow could sense the man's power from so far. It seemed… Evil. "That man seems strange. Such dark power…"
The horse stopped a meter away from Shadow and Maria. The rider stared at them, with a piercing stare. "I suggest you move. I have important business to take care of, somewhere else."
Shadow raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing with the girl?"
"That is none of your business!"
The woman in the crystal opened her eyes, and spoke weakly. "Please… Stop him, his intentions are dark ones…"
The man growled, as he looked at his hostage, then back at Shadow. "As she decided to open her mouth, I might as well tell you what I'm doing. I am Ganondorf, the king of evil. She is Princess Zelda. I hail from Hyrule, the land I intend to rule! Step aside, or I will have to do away with both of you."
Shadow smiled, as he stepped forward. "How about no. I've already faced an opponent with a powerful title! I am Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Life Form! Prepare to lose!"
Ganondorf got off his horse, and held his hand in the air. "Very well. Don't say I did not warn you, Hedgehog!"
He threw a dark ball of energy at Shadow, who grabbed Maria, and teleported out of the way. Shadow put Maria down. "Stay here."
He rushed at Ganondorf, dodging several projectiles. He planted a kick to Ganondorf's head, and jumped up, then smashed the crystal that held Zelda, with a homing attack. Ganondorf's horse fled, as Zelda fell… And disappeared in a flash. She appeared right next to Maria. She was clearly quite weak. A voice spoke to Maria:
"She will be okay. Help will arrive."
Meanwhile, Shadow and his opponent were exchanging blows from their fists. Ganondorf then hit Shadow with a projectile that paralyzed him. "Shame. I am in a hurry, so I must kill you now."
However, Shadow closed his eyes, and started to glow red. Ganondorf could sense the power building up inside Shadow. "What the…"
"CHAOS…"
Shadow floated in the air, wanting to unleash the power that he was charging. "BLAST!"
The massive blast that Shadow unleashed hit Ganondorf incredibly hard. It sent him flying, and scorched him all over. A shield appeared, which protected Maria and Zelda. When the blast subsided, Ganondorf was lying on the ground, seemingly lifeless. It seemed the blast had killed him.
But the body rose into the air, and Ganondorf grinned, as he showed a glowing triangle on the black of his hand. "Impressive. But to kill the hold of the Triforce of Power, takes far more than that."
He started laughing, as Shadow's eyes widened. Suddenly, a figure came flying out of nowhere.
"EAT DANKUKYAKU, SUCKER!"
The figure was in fact, a human. He kicked Ganondorf in the head three times, sending the villain facedown in the dirt. Everyone there then recognized the figure, as having brown hair and a ponytail, and wearing a pink gi and a black belt. The man put his left foot forward, and then held his right fist in the air, with his palm facing over his right shoulder.
"YAHOO! I AM THE MAN, FOR I AM DAN!"
Maria noticed a female figure appear, sitting right next to her. The woman had purple hair, elf-like ears, and her torso and limbs were gold, with flowing purple patterns. She sweatdropped, as she saw Dan. "Well, when I said 'help was coming', I wasn't really referring to him."
Maria made a slight giggle. "I guess I know why."
Shadow, however, was staring in shock. This 'Dan' character had just kicked Ganondorf's kiester, with just three kicks, although it might have been that Ganondorf had been weakened enough to be beaten by the attack.
Ganondorf himself was merely grumbling in annoyance. "When I get you, I swear…"
Dan simply looked at his defeated opponent, and grinned. "I'm sorry… No, you are!"
Ganondorf wasn't amused. He used the last of his strength to teleport back to his horse, and rode off, cursing.
The heroes who were talking in station Square suddenly arrived. Sonic smiled, as he saw Shadow. "Hey, Shadow! Seen any kings of evil?"
"Actually, I just beat one. And this guy finished him off."
Dan gave everyone else the thumbs up, as Ryu sighed. "Why is Dan here?"
Mega Man looked at Ryu, surprised. "You know this guy, Ryu?"
"Yes. It's a long story, though…"
Link had rushed over to Zelda, and pulled out a red potion. "PRINCESS! Are you alright?"
He helped Zelda drink it, and it allowed Zelda to regain her strength. "Link? Is Ganondorf gone?"
"He fled. Thank the goddesses…"
Rayman rushed over to the purple-haired woman, smiling. "LY! I didn't expect you to follow me!"
"Rayman, I knew there was trouble where you were going."
Soon enough, everyone was acquainted. Everyone who knew who Maria was was surprised to see Maria, alive. When Shadow mentioned Akuma, Ryu suddenly became silent. Link was assured that Ganondorf had been weakened quite a lot, and he wouldn't be coming back any time soon. Everyone who had just arrived in Station Square was staying in the hotel, minus Mega Man, Roll and Rush. All was okay. But they didn't know that two scientists were working away at a new design…
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Eggman finished off on the robot's leg. He looked at the machine on the table, with great pride. Metal sonic MK III was half-finished. One more half, and the first of his robots that he would build with Dr. Wily would be finished. It was hard work, but he knew that without hard work, he couldn't have ever accomplished anything in his life.
Wily thought the same. This robot's capabilities could surpass that of Bass, possibly. Hopefully, Metal Sonic MK III wouldn't be as rebellious.
Bass watched from the door. "I'll be the first to test how powerful this new robot is…"
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Author's Notes: At least I got that over and done with. Some would want to know this simple question - where did I get the inspiration for Metal Sonic MK III? Simple. I was looking in the site, 'Secrets of Sonic Team', looking at Sonic X-Treme concept artwork (If you don't know what Sonic X-Treme is, I don't blame you. It was a SEGA Saturn game that was canned.), and found an interesting (And awesome) piece of art, drawn by Chris Senn. The robot in the art was called 'Metal Sonic Mach 3', and it looked nothing like Sonic, but more like Crash Man from the Mega Man games.
Thus, that's where I got the inspiration. I was happy to bring Chris' creation 'to life'. Credit goes to this brilliant artist, and you should see his personal online 'scrapbook' ( I can't believe I forgot to add something in the first chapter saying something like, 'All All characters, (and everything else) is copyright their respected owners.' Well, I put it in here, but I might add it to the first chapter later, when I get off my lazy behind. So… C&C would be much appreciated, as I said before. Untill next update!