Rex glanced at the wall of security monitors before him. The blue
glare was the only light in the room as Rex liked the dark. He saw the
workers franticly scramble and assemble parts galore into the project. Now
named Death Wing, it looked even better than Rex had hoped. But it was
still going to be a while before it actually got into it's testing stage.
Then he noticed the Metallix units conversing in the basement of this very building. He turned up the volume and listened.
"We will destroy the traitor to our cause! Mecha Sonic is already en route to destroy the one they call Nack!" Silver Sonic 2 said triumphantly, his green fly like eyes glowing in an almost wicked glare.
"Rex will be pleased! It's a win-win deal really." Mega Sonic stated. "We destroy Nack for ourselves, and Rex can get his project going!"
"It's perfectly flawless!" Robo Sonic stated.
Tails Doll just shook it's head. He knew it wasn't going to be an easy battle.
Rex smiled at this good fortune. It was already taking long enough to get even the basics of the project down. But, in a way, he wanted to destroy Nack, and Lucretia, and everyone else for that matter. He would just have to wait it out and see.
Nack and Nic were at the hospital. Andre was dong better than they hoped. All he suffered was a broken arm and a few broken ribs. He was lucky his neck wasn't snapped, Rex had a mean grip. He had to stay a day or two to see if everything checked out.
Nack wondered why Rocky didn't show up. He cares about Andre like he was a brother. They talked a bit then left to continue business. No sooner than they stepped outside, they were side swiped by an unknown assailant. All they saw was a black blur with what looked like a rocket.
The figure stopped and revealed itself. It looked in every way like Mecha Sonic, only different. He was black instead of blue, he had red markings, and his shoe style looked like hover skates. The hole in his torso, replaced with a white shield like plate on his chest. It was Mecha Sonic, but looked like Shadow!
"Hello traitor! Long time no see!" Mecha Sonic said, a wicked glare in his red eyes.
"What do you want? I want no part of your insane schemes!" Nack said firmly, crossing his arms.
"Who is this guy, Nack?" Nic whispered in his ear.
"That there, is Mecha Sonic." Nack said, nodding in Mecha's direction.
"I thought he was blue!" Nic said worried. She had no idea what was going on right now.
"You're very perceptive my dear! You know my blue body, but that is just a basic model. It is my old reliable. But thanks to technological upgrades and such, I have eight other bodies to freely switch to at any time!"
"That doesn't change your crazy personality!" Nack said, raising his head slightly to block the sun in his eyes. It was deadly silent for what seemed like an eternity, as the two made a stand off. Nack, arms still crossed, and Mecha, battle poised, stared each other down. Nack's sapphire blue eyes met the demonic red half circles in Mecha's death glare. Nack could see, that even for a machine, he had a deeply seeded hatred for those who are his enemies. Mecha hates Nack more than Sonic. Sure, Sonic destroyed his body on more than one occasion, but Mecha didn't care. He despised traitors to the Brotherhood just as everyone else did, and Nack was the biggest one to them.
"Pitty Nack," Mecha said crossing his own arms across his metallic chest. "you would have made such a good soldier."
"You cost me my friends by drafting me into your insane web of horror! Because of you, Knuckles and the other Chaotix won't even talk to me anymore! I'm practically banned off the island because of you and you're twisted cult!"
"Your family affairs are not my problem!" Mecha said pointing at Nack, eyes almost flaming with that red glow of evil.
"There you are! I gots ta kill ya little brats, or I ain't eatin' tonight!" Dawson called. He ran up to the stand off, gasping for air.
"Dad, why do you want to kill us?" Nic asked, on the brink of tears. She loved daddy, why did he want to kill them?
"First rule of bounty hunting, no matter who you're prey is, never show mercy!"
"Couldn't said it better myself!" Mecha interrupted. He lifted Dawson up into the air.
"I'm doing this for free! You're services are no longer needed!"
"Do I get paid for my performance?" Dawson asked, not seeming a bit at all nervous.
"Oh, I'll give you what you deserve!" Mecha said, his eyes glowing happily. Then, he delivered the final blow to the middle of Dawson's spine. Dawson fell dead to the ground.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Nack said, tears welling up in his eyes. "HOW COULD YOU?! YOU MURDEROUS BASTARD! I"LL KILL YOU!!"
Nic restrained her brother. She was upset and angry too. But attacking someone like Mecha head on was just a death wish.
"Now then, where was I?" Mecha said rubbing under his nose with his left forefinger, just like Sonic. He seemed to smile, even though that was impossible for him to do, as he looked at the lifeless heap before him.
Nack fell to his knees and cried. He never cried so hard since the time that Mom died. Nic just stood there in disbelief.
"I Mecha Sonic, will make you pay for betraying us and you shall either join us, or suffer the same fate as your father!" Mecha yelled in victory. He placed his fists on his hips and laughed as Nack and Nic gathered up Dawsons lifeless corpse.
"First Mama, now Dad. Why? All because of my irresponsibility. If I was home, mom wouldn't have died. If I hadn't messed with Rex, dad wouldn't have died. It's all my fault!" Nack said pounding his forehead with his fists. Another flood of tears streamed down his face.
Nic placed a comforted hand on his shoulder. She could feel him trembling.
"It's not your fault bro. They died for a reason."
"Yeah, my reason! It's my fault they're dead!" Nack refused to believe otherwise.
Mecha just laughed. Things have indeed gotten worse.
Well sports fans. Seems that everything got even worse. As Nack's world comes crashing down around him, let's take a moment of silence for Dawson McCallon.
Then he noticed the Metallix units conversing in the basement of this very building. He turned up the volume and listened.
"We will destroy the traitor to our cause! Mecha Sonic is already en route to destroy the one they call Nack!" Silver Sonic 2 said triumphantly, his green fly like eyes glowing in an almost wicked glare.
"Rex will be pleased! It's a win-win deal really." Mega Sonic stated. "We destroy Nack for ourselves, and Rex can get his project going!"
"It's perfectly flawless!" Robo Sonic stated.
Tails Doll just shook it's head. He knew it wasn't going to be an easy battle.
Rex smiled at this good fortune. It was already taking long enough to get even the basics of the project down. But, in a way, he wanted to destroy Nack, and Lucretia, and everyone else for that matter. He would just have to wait it out and see.
Nack and Nic were at the hospital. Andre was dong better than they hoped. All he suffered was a broken arm and a few broken ribs. He was lucky his neck wasn't snapped, Rex had a mean grip. He had to stay a day or two to see if everything checked out.
Nack wondered why Rocky didn't show up. He cares about Andre like he was a brother. They talked a bit then left to continue business. No sooner than they stepped outside, they were side swiped by an unknown assailant. All they saw was a black blur with what looked like a rocket.
The figure stopped and revealed itself. It looked in every way like Mecha Sonic, only different. He was black instead of blue, he had red markings, and his shoe style looked like hover skates. The hole in his torso, replaced with a white shield like plate on his chest. It was Mecha Sonic, but looked like Shadow!
"Hello traitor! Long time no see!" Mecha Sonic said, a wicked glare in his red eyes.
"What do you want? I want no part of your insane schemes!" Nack said firmly, crossing his arms.
"Who is this guy, Nack?" Nic whispered in his ear.
"That there, is Mecha Sonic." Nack said, nodding in Mecha's direction.
"I thought he was blue!" Nic said worried. She had no idea what was going on right now.
"You're very perceptive my dear! You know my blue body, but that is just a basic model. It is my old reliable. But thanks to technological upgrades and such, I have eight other bodies to freely switch to at any time!"
"That doesn't change your crazy personality!" Nack said, raising his head slightly to block the sun in his eyes. It was deadly silent for what seemed like an eternity, as the two made a stand off. Nack, arms still crossed, and Mecha, battle poised, stared each other down. Nack's sapphire blue eyes met the demonic red half circles in Mecha's death glare. Nack could see, that even for a machine, he had a deeply seeded hatred for those who are his enemies. Mecha hates Nack more than Sonic. Sure, Sonic destroyed his body on more than one occasion, but Mecha didn't care. He despised traitors to the Brotherhood just as everyone else did, and Nack was the biggest one to them.
"Pitty Nack," Mecha said crossing his own arms across his metallic chest. "you would have made such a good soldier."
"You cost me my friends by drafting me into your insane web of horror! Because of you, Knuckles and the other Chaotix won't even talk to me anymore! I'm practically banned off the island because of you and you're twisted cult!"
"Your family affairs are not my problem!" Mecha said pointing at Nack, eyes almost flaming with that red glow of evil.
"There you are! I gots ta kill ya little brats, or I ain't eatin' tonight!" Dawson called. He ran up to the stand off, gasping for air.
"Dad, why do you want to kill us?" Nic asked, on the brink of tears. She loved daddy, why did he want to kill them?
"First rule of bounty hunting, no matter who you're prey is, never show mercy!"
"Couldn't said it better myself!" Mecha interrupted. He lifted Dawson up into the air.
"I'm doing this for free! You're services are no longer needed!"
"Do I get paid for my performance?" Dawson asked, not seeming a bit at all nervous.
"Oh, I'll give you what you deserve!" Mecha said, his eyes glowing happily. Then, he delivered the final blow to the middle of Dawson's spine. Dawson fell dead to the ground.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Nack said, tears welling up in his eyes. "HOW COULD YOU?! YOU MURDEROUS BASTARD! I"LL KILL YOU!!"
Nic restrained her brother. She was upset and angry too. But attacking someone like Mecha head on was just a death wish.
"Now then, where was I?" Mecha said rubbing under his nose with his left forefinger, just like Sonic. He seemed to smile, even though that was impossible for him to do, as he looked at the lifeless heap before him.
Nack fell to his knees and cried. He never cried so hard since the time that Mom died. Nic just stood there in disbelief.
"I Mecha Sonic, will make you pay for betraying us and you shall either join us, or suffer the same fate as your father!" Mecha yelled in victory. He placed his fists on his hips and laughed as Nack and Nic gathered up Dawsons lifeless corpse.
"First Mama, now Dad. Why? All because of my irresponsibility. If I was home, mom wouldn't have died. If I hadn't messed with Rex, dad wouldn't have died. It's all my fault!" Nack said pounding his forehead with his fists. Another flood of tears streamed down his face.
Nic placed a comforted hand on his shoulder. She could feel him trembling.
"It's not your fault bro. They died for a reason."
"Yeah, my reason! It's my fault they're dead!" Nack refused to believe otherwise.
Mecha just laughed. Things have indeed gotten worse.
Well sports fans. Seems that everything got even worse. As Nack's world comes crashing down around him, let's take a moment of silence for Dawson McCallon.