"So do we have a deal?" Mecha Sonic asked.
"Of course we do!" Nack replied with confidence.
"Don't screw this up or else!" Silver Sonic 2 said, his fly-like eyes glowing green.
"We really like you Nack, we don't want to kill you!" Mecha Knuckles said raising his knives to Nack's chin.
"Of course, we will if you fail!" Robo Sonic said with an evil looking smile.
"We don't have a conscience, so it wouldn't bother us!" Mega Sonic said with a grin.
"And Tails Doll would love to have at you!" Mecha said putting his arm around Nack's shoulders and pointing to the hovering stuffed animal whose zombie like eyes were enough to chill Nack's spine.
"I said I got it covered. You just pay up and don't worry." Nack said in his smug tone.
"The Brotherhood of Metallix will leave their mark upon the world in the name of Dr. Robotnik!" Mega said putting his fist in the air.
Nack snapped back to reality. Knuckles saw it all, but never gave him a chance to explain or even apologize. All he knew was that he was going to fake his way through this job and get at Robotnik, and leave it at that. Collect his pay and be on his way. But what Nack really wound up doing was getting caught up in a plan that would eradicate Knuckles' family, everyone else, and turn the Floating Island into a Metallix kingdom, with the Brotherhood ruling over it. Then they were going to use this power to kill Robotnik and take over his position, Then the world would become a wasteland hell for all who are non-robotic to torment in the metal cities of evil. Each ruled by a different Metallix.
All Nack wanted to do was get at Robotnik, not get caught up in a twisted plot conceived by those demented machines. Now they were under control and helping Rex in return for land of their own. Nack on the other hand, was up against Rex. More insane then any Metallix. Why dose Nack always get the short end of the stick? The Metallix live it up in Rexco, and he gets his ass kicked by the big boss himself.
But then again, reality is never kind to bounty hunters. No one is really. Nack never knew why, they just weren't. He stood at the Sandopolis Zone and looked at all the rubble left behind. He picked up his boots, sighed, and walked off. If only he could have stopped Rex. Now the world is probably going to end and it's all his fault.
Rex flew back over the Floating Island a few hours later. He kicked open the door, cursed up a storm, and slammed it shut. He couldn't believe that he forgot some major elements. He saw Nack's barefoot prints in the sand and thought it some tourist or someone. He grabbed up a few items that weren't hard to find and got back in the chopper.
A few more minuets later, he landed in the Launch Base. This place looked pretty banged up. Knuckles destroying a building, water flooding it, things falling over. It has been abandoned since 1993, when it was last used. A lot of old machines were here, and that means endless possibilities for a mind like Rex's. Some of the machines under the gray and purple checkered floor were ripped up and their craters left behind in Rex's wake, as he scavenged more parts from here and there.
"Hey, parts of the Death Egg were left here. Glad I decided to come!" Rex said with a twisted smile. He was in insane inventors paradise. And all because of a few wires he missed.
Nic was sitting in one of Echidnapolis' hotels. She worried about Nack. He seemed so shy, so melancholy. And whats up with Knuckles. She heard about him from Nack's stories of his past. Before they found each other again. But he sounded nicer than what he was in reality. Was Nack lying, or was there something between them that would just have to get resolved.
Nack was decked out in a soldier uniform with the skull insignia of the Brotherhood of Metallix. He wore a helmet instead of his hat, and black army boots.
"Now all you have to do, is destroy Knuckles and his family. With the Brotherhood of Guardians out of the way, we can sweep in and conquer! Now go our soldier of fortune, and end the rivalry between Brotherhoods!" the Metallix said in what seemed like one voice. Tails Doll pointed the way. His silence was more disturbing than even the most hideous thing the others could come up with on how to kill Knuckles.
Reality snapped back, and hard. Nack looked around at the place where the Brotherhood's citadel once stood. Now a pile of ruin and rubble. The dangerous technology left behind was locked away, guarded by the Echidna Security Team. Rex was bound to strike there next. But when?
"I feel like there's something else here. But what is it?" Rex tapped his robotic forefinger on his lips. Somewhere else that I can find something."
His train of thought was cut off when a high-speed chase tore down one of the rural roads leading to the city. He saw a souped-up hot-rod with a couple of convict Echidnas behind the wheel. One gripping the wheel, and the other shooting like mad. Then Rex saw the EST truck, sirens blaring and lights flashing. Then Rex had a flashback. He remembered that Mecha Sonic and his gang had a citadel here on the island. All of their evil technology was locked away in antiquity and safety for the city-folk. And in the EST precent no-less.
"First Death Egg components, now this golden opportunity, what a day indeed!" Rex smiled at his luck, hopped in his chopper, and flew off toward Echidnapolis.
"Of course we do!" Nack replied with confidence.
"Don't screw this up or else!" Silver Sonic 2 said, his fly-like eyes glowing green.
"We really like you Nack, we don't want to kill you!" Mecha Knuckles said raising his knives to Nack's chin.
"Of course, we will if you fail!" Robo Sonic said with an evil looking smile.
"We don't have a conscience, so it wouldn't bother us!" Mega Sonic said with a grin.
"And Tails Doll would love to have at you!" Mecha said putting his arm around Nack's shoulders and pointing to the hovering stuffed animal whose zombie like eyes were enough to chill Nack's spine.
"I said I got it covered. You just pay up and don't worry." Nack said in his smug tone.
"The Brotherhood of Metallix will leave their mark upon the world in the name of Dr. Robotnik!" Mega said putting his fist in the air.
Nack snapped back to reality. Knuckles saw it all, but never gave him a chance to explain or even apologize. All he knew was that he was going to fake his way through this job and get at Robotnik, and leave it at that. Collect his pay and be on his way. But what Nack really wound up doing was getting caught up in a plan that would eradicate Knuckles' family, everyone else, and turn the Floating Island into a Metallix kingdom, with the Brotherhood ruling over it. Then they were going to use this power to kill Robotnik and take over his position, Then the world would become a wasteland hell for all who are non-robotic to torment in the metal cities of evil. Each ruled by a different Metallix.
All Nack wanted to do was get at Robotnik, not get caught up in a twisted plot conceived by those demented machines. Now they were under control and helping Rex in return for land of their own. Nack on the other hand, was up against Rex. More insane then any Metallix. Why dose Nack always get the short end of the stick? The Metallix live it up in Rexco, and he gets his ass kicked by the big boss himself.
But then again, reality is never kind to bounty hunters. No one is really. Nack never knew why, they just weren't. He stood at the Sandopolis Zone and looked at all the rubble left behind. He picked up his boots, sighed, and walked off. If only he could have stopped Rex. Now the world is probably going to end and it's all his fault.
Rex flew back over the Floating Island a few hours later. He kicked open the door, cursed up a storm, and slammed it shut. He couldn't believe that he forgot some major elements. He saw Nack's barefoot prints in the sand and thought it some tourist or someone. He grabbed up a few items that weren't hard to find and got back in the chopper.
A few more minuets later, he landed in the Launch Base. This place looked pretty banged up. Knuckles destroying a building, water flooding it, things falling over. It has been abandoned since 1993, when it was last used. A lot of old machines were here, and that means endless possibilities for a mind like Rex's. Some of the machines under the gray and purple checkered floor were ripped up and their craters left behind in Rex's wake, as he scavenged more parts from here and there.
"Hey, parts of the Death Egg were left here. Glad I decided to come!" Rex said with a twisted smile. He was in insane inventors paradise. And all because of a few wires he missed.
Nic was sitting in one of Echidnapolis' hotels. She worried about Nack. He seemed so shy, so melancholy. And whats up with Knuckles. She heard about him from Nack's stories of his past. Before they found each other again. But he sounded nicer than what he was in reality. Was Nack lying, or was there something between them that would just have to get resolved.
Nack was decked out in a soldier uniform with the skull insignia of the Brotherhood of Metallix. He wore a helmet instead of his hat, and black army boots.
"Now all you have to do, is destroy Knuckles and his family. With the Brotherhood of Guardians out of the way, we can sweep in and conquer! Now go our soldier of fortune, and end the rivalry between Brotherhoods!" the Metallix said in what seemed like one voice. Tails Doll pointed the way. His silence was more disturbing than even the most hideous thing the others could come up with on how to kill Knuckles.
Reality snapped back, and hard. Nack looked around at the place where the Brotherhood's citadel once stood. Now a pile of ruin and rubble. The dangerous technology left behind was locked away, guarded by the Echidna Security Team. Rex was bound to strike there next. But when?
"I feel like there's something else here. But what is it?" Rex tapped his robotic forefinger on his lips. Somewhere else that I can find something."
His train of thought was cut off when a high-speed chase tore down one of the rural roads leading to the city. He saw a souped-up hot-rod with a couple of convict Echidnas behind the wheel. One gripping the wheel, and the other shooting like mad. Then Rex saw the EST truck, sirens blaring and lights flashing. Then Rex had a flashback. He remembered that Mecha Sonic and his gang had a citadel here on the island. All of their evil technology was locked away in antiquity and safety for the city-folk. And in the EST precent no-less.
"First Death Egg components, now this golden opportunity, what a day indeed!" Rex smiled at his luck, hopped in his chopper, and flew off toward Echidnapolis.