Sorry for the wait guys. I have had a major writers block. I wanted to update all my stories before I am buried in school work again but alas, I'm back at school. Holidays are just too short. :( I have fixed up my story so I'm sure it'll be a bit better.
But I am proud to announce that "When Darkness Rises" has reached over 1,000 views! I never knew it was so good! Anyway, thank you to everyone that has read my story. It has really made me happy. XD So here you go, another chapter filled with action!

The heroes charged at their towering foe, weapons drawn and fists at the ready. The mechanical monster let out a low roar of challenge that sounded very much like screeching metal. With a swift swing of its right arm, the monster slashed at the heroes. They all dodged sideways, Antoine fending it off with his sword and Amy batting it away with her hammer gripped tightly in her hands. The brawlers fiercely punched at the monsters legs, attempting to get it off balance however, no dent was made.

"What is this thing made of?" Knuckles said between punches.

"Something I have never seen" replied Rotor as he delivered a forceful punch enough to break a Mobians ribcage.

Deciding that playtime as now over, Eggman decided to pull off one of its special moves. The orb in the middle of its chest began sparking more red electricity. The robot let out a metallic roar and a pulse of energy was emitted from its metal body, electrocuting the team in the process. Some of them let out a cry of pain while others grimaced. The pulse sent the group sliding across the ground and flying into walls, the force strong enough to cause a spider web of cracks to expel from where the Mobians made contact with the wall. The energy wave dissipated into nothing, leaving only Eggman and his robot unscathed.

"Do you honestly think that it would be that easy?" Eggman mocked. His robot also letting out a some-what demonic laugh. "The Egg Lizard is far more powerful than any of my creations you have ever faced. Fighting it will only bring you to your doom!" Red electricity continued to surge through the fallen team, Charmy, Ray and Tails now unconscious. The remaining team shakily got to their feet, ready to continue the fight once again.

"It's going to take more than a little bit of electricity to stop me doctor!" Shadow spat, a chaos spear forming in his right hand. He charged at the robot and jumped into the air. Before he could throw his energy weapon, the robot swung around, using its tail as a massive club to bat away the hedgehog. The spear vanished from Shadow's hand as he was sent smashing through the wall of the ARK. Sparks flew everywhere and sheets of metal were torn from the wall. The hedgehog was left embedded into the next wall in the room nearby and layed there unconscious.

"Shadow!" Rouge yelled. Angry she too ran at the robot and took the air. She propelled herself and began to spin, faster and faster towards the Egg Lizard, aiming directly at the cockpit.

"Back her up everyone!" Sally yelled, bringing forth her weapons. Once again everyone charged at the robot. "Omega! Fire!" The arsenal launched rockets at the robots feet and chest before sending out a barrage of bullets, making sure not to accidentally shoot any of its allies. The rockets successfully met their target and blew up instantly. Severely damaging the core and the legs of the machine. The robot stumbled from the force. On top of that, Rouge landed her drill kick on the glass of the cockpit, leaving a nice crack on its surface. Eggman's face grew red, making the robot swat the bat away with its left hand like a fly. She crashed into the wall and let out a cry of pain. She then fell to the ground and didn't move.

Fists and weapons connected with the robots sword, legs and tail. That one distraction caused it to be surrounded. "Eat fist!" Knuckles yelled as he let out a massive punch, breaking the Egg Lizards leg from the joint.

"Egad!" Eggman shrieked as he felt the robot topple to its left. Using its free hand, it supported itself and summoned another electric field around it, again electrocuting and sending the team flying. They let a cry of pain as yet more electricity surged through their bodies. Eggman let out a small cackle as the field began to attract the scrap metal and wiring on the floor. The scrap began to connect itself to the robots lost joint and then to its hull. Its broken leg was now fixed. Small sections of silver was visible. Using her arm to lift herself, Sally got to her feet as well as Blaze, Silver, Knuckles, Rotor and Mighty. The others now out cold and Omega's drive was fried. "Did I mention that my robot has auto-repair?" Eggman said calmly.

"Shut it Egghead!" Knuckles snapped. "We don't care what magic tricks your robot can do! We will still be able to defeat you!"

"And we have a few tricks as well" said Blaze. "Now!" She summoned a large fireball in her hands. The ball gave off extraordinary heat. She then fired it directly at her foe. Silver joined in on the attack by using a cross energy blade which also flew directly at the robot. The fireball engulfed the robot in purple and red fire, setting it alight. The energy blade followed the fireball, colliding with the flaming structure and setting off an explosion of smoke. The shock wave flew past the small group, sending smoke into their direction. Covering their eyes with their arms, they let the smoke pass by. When the smoke finally cleared, the robot was in bad shape. The core on its chest was severely cracked; parts of the robot had melted and quickly cooled thanks to the psychic wave. It looked stiff and didn't move.

"Did we do it?" Silver asked, hoping the battle was over. In a somewhat response the mechanical monster roared in fury.

"You idiots think that a little fireball and energy blade is going to stop this thing?!" Eggman screamed, pointing directly at his two attackers. "It's going to take more than that!" At those words, something plunged into the robots left hand, making a small explosion and causing the hand to detach from the Egg Lizard. "What the?" Eggman said confused. The robot turned its attention to the new attacker but was suddenly pushed back when a strong force collided with its chest. Struggling to regain his robots balance, Eggman could faintly hear a familiar voice. "Chaos…"

"SPEAR!" the voice yelled. A blade of yellow energy embedded itself into the robots chest and instantly blew up, causing the robot to stagger yet again.

"Why you little!" the man yelled. From the smoke appeared a black and crimson hedgehog with his fists tightly clenched. A small amount of blood trailed down from his mouth.

"That was a poor thing to do doctor" Shadow said coldly. He shot forward with his fist raised at his foe. Before the attack could meet its mark, the robot swung out its tail with a swift turn, colliding with the hedgehog causing him to fly into the group of standing Mobians. They slid across the ground and once again rose to their feet but not quickly enough. The robot swiftly raced towards the group and directly at Sally, its sword ready to pierce her flesh. In an attempt to protect herself, she crossed her arms in front of her face, closed her eyes and waited for the attack. But nothing happened. Instead, the conscious team let out a gasp of horror.

"No. It can't be…" Knuckles said in disbelief. Sally opened her eyes to see what happened and screamed at what she saw.

Cliff-hanger! I bet some of you already know what has happened but don't spoil it for the others ;)
Once again, I want to thank you all for helping my story reach 1,000 views. It really means a lot to me and makes me determined to make my other stories even better! Keep being awesome everyone XD.