Live Fast Die Young
Chapter 7
One Downed
Sonic, Silver, and Shadow were in what for a few seconds seemed to be just a staring contest with Metal, their glares somehow revealing that deep down, they were scared. Scion and the others stepped back, knowing that this battle was for the pros. In a flash, all four of them were gone, and the battlefield was enveloped in the crushing blows of battle, the scene slowly being destroyed around them and bolts of lighting and flashes of light surrounded them. In their view however, the battle was quite clear.
Sonic swept past Metal for a glancing blow, following his usual guerilla tactics, but found himself in Metals grasp, his arm caught in his hand. As Shadow fired a Chaos Lance in Metals direction, Metal threw Sonic into it. Thankfully, Silver put a forcefield between the two before they impacted, and Sonic leapt off the forcefield and back at him. Silver teleported to left, while Shadow appeared on his right, and Sonic came down in a spindash from above. Metal reacted by grabbing Shadow and Silver, spinning them by their legs and throwing them both to the side into a pair of steel beams, then back flipping as Sonic approached, kicking him into a crater behind them.
The three of them got back to their feet quickly, since they had learned to take a beating over the years. Shadow fired an array of Chaos Spears at Metal, while Silver created a psychic wave, throwing Metal into the air towards them. Metal spun through the air and impacted with the Spears, surrounding him in a cloud of smoke, which Sonic spun into in an attempt to finish him quickly. But as the smoke cleared, Silver and Shadow could see that Metal was holding Sonic as he spun, with one hand held out to his side, mocking them.
Metal then fired a beam of dark chaos energy which threw Sonic aside, then blocked with his left arm as Shadow attacked with Chaos Punishment. Now that Shadow was in close range, Metal took the opportunity to elbow him in the gut, throwing Shadow backwards into a wall and leaving a large dent around him, about three feet deep. Silver then coated his fist in a powerful forcefield and launched himself at Metal with an uppercut. Metal simply feinted backwards, then brought his foot up into Silvers chest, throwing him into the sky, just before crashing back to earth in a heap.
Sonic slowly stood and held his arm, knowing they had no choice now. The Chaos Emeralds were still recharging, and Sonic knew he was the only one who could put an end to this. "Alright then… time for something new…" Sonic slowly rose his arms over his head, fists clenched, his spines slowly floating up with them. Sonic rose into the air by about a foot, his fur slowly turning from blue, to green, and getting brighter every second, a golden aura surrounding him. "HYA!" Sonic thrust his arms down to his sides and the area was engulfed in a bright golden yellow flash. As the light faded, the rest of the heroes could see that Sonic had done what they thought impossible, but Metal knew well he could do, for he had seen it himself many years ago. Sonic had become Super Sonic without the Chaos Emeralds.
"So… you finally show your true inner power. You're the only one who can do it… the only one who I find worthy to use my full power against!" Metal suddenly engulfed himself in darkness and his blue steel turned black, his eyes solid red. Metal had become Superdark. Silver and Shadow knew Sonic couldn't do it alone, and they began to absorb Sonics power, becoming Super forms themselves. Once their transformations were complete, the fight began on a whole new level. Shadows power began to pour forth from his rings, clearly effecting him, his years draining away from him by the thousands. Sonic then removed his buckles, and Silver removed his restraints, their true power and speed unleashed.
They were off in a flash, golden and black explosions going off in the skies. Silver lifted a radio tower and condensed it down to a single ball of steel, and began to swipe it across Metal for guerilla blows, distracting him as Shadow crept up. Shadow appeared in front of him and his eyes widened, a little bloodshot. "SURPRISE!" a sudden collapse of space occurred between them, and Shadow unleashed his infamous Chaos Blast, the red sphere of destruction swallowing the battlefield. When the light cleared, Metal was unphased, and grabbed Shadow by the throat, then drove Shadow into the ground, creating a yet deeper crater, leading all the way down to the Gaia Temple.
Upon landing there, Metal looked to his left to see a peculiar sight. The door to the temple was open, and Super Sonic emerged from it with the recharged Chaos Emeralds. "Too fast for ya?" Metal was infuriated, yet amused at the same time. He charged toward Sonic at once, but before he could reach, there was a bright white flash, and upon its fading, Shadow opened his eyes to see Hyper Sonic holding Metal back with one hand. "Too slow." Sonic quickly kicked Metal in the chin, blasting him out of the chamber and back to the surface, and as he slowed down, Metals broken spines bent themselves back into place and welded shut.
Metal stared down to them in hate as Sonic shared his power with Shadow and Silver yet again, creating a trio of Hyper forms. This was the final straw. This drove Metal over the edge and into a path of true evil, and self destruction. "FINE THEN! Gaze in fear as you witness my TRUE power!" Metal Sonics eyes slowly turned entirely black, and his body went limp in the air. Then, he slowly looked up and gazed at Sonic, who flinched at the sight of Metals empty yet staring eyes. Suddenly, Metal unleashed a massive dark aura, and he arched his back and began to scream, as a thousand jagged metal teeth formed on his once blank muzzle. After a few moments of screaming and overwhelming power, his aura condensed around him, and he calmed, staring at the trio, his blank eyes saying it all. Metal had become a Hyperdark.
Metal suddenly appeared in front of them, and began to laugh, slowly looking up to them, his head bowed. "surprise.."
It all happened in a split second. Metal unleashed his own Chaos Blast, so powerful none of them could survive a direct hit, but yet nobody died. Silver had taken his place ahead of them, creating a forcefield to contain the blast, only able to sustain it from point blank range. "Sonic… Shadow… Get them out of here!" Silvers nose began to bleed, putting too much strain on his mind.
Sonic began to try reasoning with him. "But-"
"No buts… Get them to safety, NOW!" Sonic stood still for a moment, then nodded, shedding a tear for his comrade. "See ya on the other side pal…" Sonic warped down to the kids, Mobius calling out for his father, knowing exactly what he was thinking. Sonic grabbed him and warped all of the group away as quickly as he could.
Silver sustained the forcefield for about another five seconds before giving in. As the Chaos Blast was unleashed on him at point blank, Silver could see his life flashing before his eyes. "Heh.." Silver smiled for a moment before his body was destroyed by the blast, the destruction seen for hundreds of miles, for it had swallowed the entire base.
