Hello again everyone, this chapters just going to be about Metal Sonic, and won't be very long. I couldn't find a place to put it in any other chapter, so bear with me. REVIEW!

Good Business

The blue death machine flew out towards the outskirts of the city, unable to get a certain conversation with a certain lynx out of his damned head. No, she wasn't a lynx; she was a computer, a bunch of data with a material body. But then again, so was he. Just an artificial intelligence inside a robotic body.

No, not again. These emotions are not going to interfere any more. I have business to attend to today. I don't care how much "Nicole" thinks she knows, she isn't like me at all…well that's a lie, but she still doesn't know ME! Wait, did I just lie? Nonetheless it was to myself, but…I LIED.

The metallic hedgehog stopped for a moment. He shouldn't be able to lie, he was a machine. Has his AI evolved that far? It was getting harder and harder to come to terms with these newfound feelings and emotions. There was no way of telling when he would come to understand or unlock new ones, too.

Metal Sonic clenched his fists. The internal problem will have to wait, right now setting up step one of his plans were top priority. He continued flying over New Mobotropolis, to the edge of the forest. He had to get his operations into motion as soon as possible.

Looking into the sky, he saw his client approaching. It was strange for a robot to hire him, especially since it was under his own will, and not someone like Dr. Eggman. As the client landed at the rendezvous point, the purple weasel stepped out of the shadows, his unusually large canine reflecting the sunlight. He tipped his cowboy hat away from his eyes and got a better look at his client. Yup, same Metal Sonic as before. Intersting.

Metal Sonic stepped forward, "Fang the Sniper, a.k.a. Nack the Weasel, as you know I've called you to this location for a very…special assignment, one that only your skills can get done without too much "attention"."

The Sniper smirked at the very true compliment, "'Course I can, as long as the money's good enough." What am I talking about; I haven't had a job in weeks.

"Allow me to propose the mission before you agree and accept any kind of reward. Your task is simple and yet will be frustrating to accomplish: Eliminate Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik by any means necessary."

This took the weasel back for a moment. Very interesting. But if I take out the "good doctor", there won't exactly be a surplus of jobs of any kind later on. Mammoth Mogul's locked up as well…

"Let's say I agree an' take the job. While I don't exactly have good terms with the doctor personally, he does give me a decent payload when I help him out, and that isn't too rarely if you know what I mean."

The android nodded, having predicted the exact response from the bounty hunter, "I have already taken that into consideration, and I am sure that you will be quite pleased with your reward," if he could grin, Metal Sonic would definitely win the world record of the largest grin possible.

"Well, did you take into account that this isn't exactly a one-man job?" retorted the weasel," I'm gonna have to bring some friends of mine, Bean the Dynamite and Bark the Polar Bear. They don't exactly come cheap either."

"Don't worry about that, I had also anticipated that you would call in those exact two for backup. I think all three of you will be please with what I offer. Give me your cell phone."

Warily, Fang handed over his Mobi-droid to the robot. Metal Sonic stuck his index finger into an open slot on the phone and downloaded part of Fang's payment. After checking his phone, the Sniper almost fainted and fell on his butt, shocked. The robot had downloaded the location of Eggman's secret jewel mines that pay for…for basically everything he built. Jewels, gold, resources, they were all there. Suddenly the bounty hunter didn't feel too bad about whacking one of his best customers. For a killer robot, he sure does know how to make a guy in my line of work happy.

Noticing the amount of joy in Fang's eyes, Metal Sonic quickly added, "Finish the mission and I will transfer all the information you need to operate and use the mines for your own benefit. Security codes, how to operate the machinery, how to override the worker bots, etc. Just get the job done, and there will be plenty to spare among the three of you."

Without looking up, but understanding his words completely, Fang just nodded his head while looking over his pay, "I feel lightheaded."

The "bounty hunter" looked like a little kid who just got everything he wanted for Christmas; drooling over his soon-to-be reward, and cheeks beginning to hurt from smiling.

Metal Sonic turned to leave, "Heh."

Fang was immediately broken from his trance, wide-eyed, "Did…did you just laugh?"

The android returned a menacing look, "Maybe."

Yea, just a nice little chapter evolving Metal's emotion problem. Him and Nicole should meet up again next chapter unless i decide to change something. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!