Part 2 - Chapter 3: Something wicked this way comes
In a town not too far away from White Deer Park, a man was pacing around in his room, which was strewn with an assortment of gadgets and gizmos, one of them being a hologram projector, showing an image of a preteen and a blue fox. He was tall with pale skin, dark eyes, short brow hair and a short beard. He wore a white shirt, which was an odd contrast to the dark past and nature that lurked inside him. His name was Blaze.
He had been exiled from his only home by his brother, and left to fend for himself when he saw Starlight fall from a bullet to the head. As he had paused at the nearby stream he heard a large commotion and knew that all hell had broken loose. Then he noticed an odd green light emanating from the water. He held out his paw to observe it, thinking all the while about the human who killed his sister. When Blaze touched the source of the light he felt a shock through his body, and fell down clutching the thing. He woke up to find himself in a human's body, clutching an odd, beautiful green crystal. Curiously, he had gripped it hard and thought about his old life and form. Then, feeling a sick twisting feeling in his body, morphed back to his old fox body.
Blaze realised the possibilities, but saw nothing for him in his old home. Instead he had turned to the human civilisation that had hunted his species for centuries, which, he had to admit, was far superior to his own blue fox heritage. He knew little or nothing about it, but he noticed its similarities to his own civilisation, and used the crystal to backstab and cheat his way into positions of wealth and power.
He turned his head to the projection and snarled "Too bad you didn't live to see this day, brother". Blaze then threw a small knife at the projection of his brother Bounder, not caring that it went harmlessly through it. "I remember all that happened as if it were yesterday" he pondered, clutching a matchstick and the crystal. "We were on the verge of creating a pure, united blue fox homeland, and then you drove me out of the park and killed Starlight!" With his every word the crystal and the matchstick glowed.
The matchstick changed into a needle as Blaze poured his thoughts into the crystal. He then stuck in his mouth and spat it out at Bounder's forehead. "Thought you were real smart, didn't you?" Blaze asked as he picked up a bit of wood, "Until you thought to bring Shadow over to your side" The crystal turned the wood into an axe, which Blaze threw at the Shadow hologram. "But, as of today, our enemies are without heirs" Blaze then chuckled; sharpening two knifes and still talking the projection as if it were alive. "And now that they are stricken with grief, I will storm in and wipe them out, proving that I was always the greater brother"
Blaze threw the knives at both holograms and began making new plans. There was a knock on his door. "Come" He said. Knuckles and Claws came through the door. "Ah, Knuckles, Claws. You will receive your money shortly, having done your job" He looked up and noticed both men looking rather shifty. "You have, haven't you?" "Um… uh…" Knuckles stuttered "Well, it, uh… mmm" Claws continued, trying Blaze's patience. Blaze banged his fist upon the table. "Speak!" "It, it didn't work, sir. They beat the trap" Blaze could hardly believe it. "They didn't beat the trap! You didn't set it right, nitwits!" He slapped Claws on the cheek. "Get out" Knuckles ran out, Claws trailed after, rubbing his cheek.
Blaze slumped on the table. "I'm surrounded by fools!" He muttered to himself. Blaze then turned to the projection of Bounder, thinking that it was taunting him. "Now don't you look at me like that" Blaze said, pacing over to it, crystal in hand. "I will avenge the remnants of my family…" He picked up the projector. "… I will prove my greatness…" He stabbed it with the crystal, causing the projector to turn off it's image and morph and change into some kind of metal spider creature, squirming in his grasp "… and I will destroy Shadow, the boy you were too weak to defeat!" He then threw the creature to the wall, drew out a gun and shot it dead, screaming in frustration.
The surge of energy given off by the crystal's use attracted the attention of a certain helicopter. "Energy signal spiking, Ultra Magnus, sir. I'm in pursuit" It droned "Excellent" a gruff voice said "I'm sending Prowl and the others to aid you and Download. Do you know what is at stake should you fail?" The helicopter grunted in annoyance "I am a master of Metallikato! Failure is never an option!"