Chapter 10
Tails stood in a dark place that lacked any features. He was alone, or so he thought.
"Tails..." out of the darkness a voice sounded, his own, albeit deeper. Out of the shadows, another, larger Tails walked towards the original. Then Tails realized this Tails was in no way similar to him; his fur was blood-red with black stomach fur. He also had two on each of his tails like battle-axes.
"Hello my...host. How nice it is to finally speak to you."
"You, why are you in me?" The counterpart seemed thrilled at the question.
"You see, a long time ago during the days that you were bullied due to your...abnormality." Tails' counterpart glanced at his namesake with a chuckle, "Remember the time when you were thrown into that lake?"
Tails scoffed, "Sonic saved me."
His counterpart laughed out loud.
"Really? After two hours of being comatose? Who do you think preserved you?"
Tails gaped.
"Who are you?" he hissed. The counterpart smiled, "Now we're getting to the point. I am Blood."
"How nice." said Tails in a deadpan voice. Blood laughed.
"Very good. Very good. You see, I am the spiritual entity inside you. Some Mobians are capable of accessing powers that rival even the Chaos Emeralds. The most common cause is exposure to Chaos Emeralds, that's what awakened me in the first place." Tails crossed his arms. "I can sense your doubt, I may be representing your hunger but I am no villain. My methods may not be...smiled upon however. I have called you here to train you in the use of your powers, I cannot do much for you now for we don't have much time, but I can tell you some tricks." Blood waved a clawed hand and two chairs materialized out of thin air. "Now then, what do you already know?" he began to tick off the points with his claws. "Enhanced senses, abnormal strength and speed. Now here's the stuff you may not be aware of; your reflexes are powerful you can perceive your environment in a slow motion of sorts. Then there's your ability to run up and cling to walls, your claws help you a lot in that regard. You have psychic powers as well; the ability to possess the minds of others for a short period, allowing for easy and silent kills, you can't possess machines though."
"D**" muttered Tails.
"The shadow is your greatest ally, you can move silently through any shadow and move from one to another. Its almost the same as teleportation, but you're limited to the shadows."
Tails barred his teeth, his patience was wearing thin.
"Why are you hear?" Blood's expression turned serious.
"Robotnik is planning something and it involves us and our power. He will come and will guide you in order to stop him. Oh, and Tails? Careful around your friends. Some of them have secrets that I know."
"How do you know?"
"[Laughs] It's my essence to know, my purpose to know. I can sense the deepest and most hateful thoughts of anyone, in time you will learn this...terrible power. Now wake up."
Tails opened his eyes to see Zetsu standing over him from the side of the bed.
"AH! Don't do that when somebody wakes up!" snapped Tails at the plant man.
"Sorry. Get up. Robotnik's on his way here. Klaxon has assembled the others." said Zetsu before he walked out of Tails' room. Tails soon followed after putting on his scarf and shoes and came outside to see the large group others that Klaxon had with him assembled outside. Two tank-trucks then drove up and transformed.
"This shouldn't be too hard." said Warmonger looking out at the advancing robot horde.
*Switch/Rust*
"Can we blast them yet?! HAHAHA!"
*Switch/Carnage*
"Come on! Let me at them!"
*Switch/Warmonger*
"Fine, just don't go overboard."
*Switch/Carnage*
"Since when do I go overboard?"
*Switch/Warmonger*
"Ross 128 ring any bells?"
The other two personalities fell silent before Warmonger transformed into an Artillery Truck and began firing at Robotnik's forces. Klaxon then turned into his true age and removed the mask and clothe and got ready to fight as did all of his clones that were shape-shifted into different Akatsuki members. Soon the enemy forces were near and the good guys charged. Klaxon instantly went to Robotnik.
"Hey Buttnik! You are really messed up, you know that? Attacking when we're on break, do we do that to you?" said Klaxon crossing his arms and glaring at the doctor.
"Shut up!" roared Robotnik firing missiles at Klaxon who easily dodges them.
"What, no snappy comeback? You're really a disappointment."
Robotnik ignores him and keeps firing weapons at the Hybrid who easily avoids every attack and after thirty minutes of this Klaxon leans against a tree and starts filing his nails.
"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!?" roared the doctor as Klaxon ignored him.
"You're boring. I want fun!" said Klaxon childishly as he kept filing.
"You are such a wimp at times, come and fight me like a man! Where'd you get this attitude?! Your mother, or maybe your wittle daddy?!" taunted Robotnik in anger.
*SNAP!* [Echoes]
Everybody stops fighting, even the robots, as massive amounts of Killing Intent fill the air. Klaxon turns around and faces Robotnik, his dreadlocks hiding his eyes and giving him a dark appearance.
"Nobody...makes fun of my...PARENTS!" roared Klaxon his head shooting up, eyes blood-red and teeth barred. Klaxon stumbled forward as he clutched his wrist and then...he changed.
[Three Days Grace Riot Music]
Black-blue fur began growing on Klaxon as he claws became longer and serrated, and his face morphed into a mix between a wolf's and a dragon's, black smoke began rising from his mouth and nostrils and his eyes became blood-red slits, his height doubled and spikes erupted from his back and ran down his tail all the way to the liquid metal tail blade and they shined like metal (given his skeleton is metal so are they) and then his eyes turned to Robotnik who was panicking and sweating profusely.
"I'm gonna make you suffer." growled Klaxon as he tilted his head back.
*Dragon/Wolf Howl-like Roar*
Before Robotnik could even get his mech into a defensive stance, it had lost both arms and legs and then he was quite forcibly removed from it and thrown into a tree knocking the wind out of him. Robotnik looks up and sees Klaxon above him bringing down a clawed hand towards his neck and is frozen in place in fear.
*Sound of Liquid Splattering and Flesh Ripping*
Klaxon's eyes widen as oil splatters over his face as he slices open Robotnik's neck and then the face falls off to reveal electronics on the inside and a video screen activates.
"Oh boy! I'm glad I didn't come there for real, or else I would have been killed! Hehehe! Too bad for you wimp! See you next time loser!" said Robotnik through the screen before he blew a raspberry at Klaxon who ripped the head in half and then began ripping the robot's body to shreds as a Chaos Emerald pops out of the chest which deactivates the nearby robots that the others are fighting. Tails walks over and picks up the Emerald.
'Wait! This is Sonic's! How did Robotnik get his hands on it?' thought Tails to himself.
'I'd be wary around him Tails' came the voice of Blood and Tails then looked at Klaxon who was still ripping the robot apart and he cautiously approached. Tails then noticed black lightning arcing off Klaxon.
"Klaxon?" said Tails.
Klaxon's head shot towards Tails and the Hybrid looked him over before he stepped forward, looking like a wild animal and raised a claw at the vulpine before he stopped and clutched his head.
"AAH! Can't control...this! I need...to be...alone! Leave! LEAVE!" roared Klaxon before he disappeared in black mist and then Zetsu walked up to Tails.
"He has never used that form before. He wasn't mad you. His insanity makes forms he has never used before harder to control. That's Sonic's Chaos Emerald isn't it?" said Zetsu playing ignorance on the last part.
"Y-yeah...I don't know how Robotnik got it though..." said Tails.
"Maybe he stole it from him. Ask him later. I'll accompany you."
"Thanks?"
"No problem. Come on, let's go now."
Station Square; 45 Minutes Later
Sonic was walking down the street, somewhat happy when...
"Hey Sonic!" came the voice of Tails and Sonic stopped.
'Great here comes the little monster. Guess the fat lard bomb failed.' thought Sonic before he turned around with a trademark smile.
"Hey Tails! How ya been?" said Sonic happily.
"Fine. Hey is this your Chaos Emerald?" said Tails pulling out the Emerald.
"Huh?! Where'd you get that?!" said Sonic shocked as he checked his quills for it.
"Robotnik attacked us a while back and...this came from the Commander Bot's chest."
"He could of stolen it from me when I wasn't looking. Thanks lil' buddy!" said Sonic taking the Emerald gently from Tails grasp with mild anxiety and Tails nodded before he started walking away. Zetsu narrowed his eye at Sonic.
"We have our eyes on you. Don't worry we won't tell Tails, yet. Don't want to ruin your relationship with your "lil' buddy" do we?" said Zetsu with the white half smirking.
"Hey Zetsu! You coming?" called Tails.
"Yes! I'll be right there! Take care...Sonic." said Zetsu before he began walking towards Tails.
"Hey Zetsu, what took you so long?"
"Nothing, just having a little chat with your 'friend'."
Tails didn't catch the sarcasm and kept walking while Sonic looked at the two with hate in his eyes.
'That Zetsu is gonna blow my cover! I'll need to kill him first!' thought Sonic and his grasp on the Emerald tightened 'til cracks formed and then he noticed and shrugged before he put the Emerald into his quills and then he went to have a "nice" chat with the "good" doctor.
END CHAPTER