SONIC HEROES: THE SERIES
Chapter Fifty-Three: Black Thunder
The scene opens up in the Egg-Carrier III, which now hovered over the Antarctic Ocean. Eggman was in the control room, in higher spirits since he found his son. Mecha was monitoring the emerald radar for any signs of the Chaos Emeralds. They were still unaware of the Sol Emeralds. Violet was reading her book and the Metal Squadron was doing random things. Just then, Rai walked in. Having been here only a week, Rai was used to the abnormalities that went on in the ship.
"Hey, dad." Rai said to Eggman. "The elephant at the circus called, he wants his butt back."
The crewmate, with the exception of Mecha, laughed loudly at Rai's newest material. Eggman was fumed. Ever since Rai enter back into his life, he has been bombarded with fat jokes from the flame-haired teen.
"Rai, must you make jokes of my weight?" Eggman sighed.
"Uh...yeah, pretty much." Rai chuckled
Eggman groaned and turned back to the controls while the receiving another round of laughs. But the joyous occasion was quickly interrupted by a loud argument outside the room. There were only three people who weren't present in the room. It couldn't be Bokkun, since he's currently locked in a dark closet. The answer was made obvious when Metal Sonic and Metal Amy trudged into the room, the latter hanging onto the formers shoulder blade.
"Come on, Metal!" Metal Amy pleaded. "Just one! I promise it won't shut you down."
"For the last time, I said no!" Metal growled.
"What's with them?" Rai asked, being the newest.
"The Metal Squadron was made from the same DNA as the heroes." Violet explained in a bored manner, flipping to the next page. "As such, Metal Amy is in love with Metal Sonic, same as the real Amy."
"That explains so much." Rai shrugged
"Metal, I just don't get it." Metal Amy pouted, despite not having a mouth. "Why don't you want to go out with me?"
"You want to know why?" Metal said malevolently. "I'll tell you why."
"Uh oh." Metal Knuckles said. "Here's trouble."
"It's because I have better things to do than waste away with you!" Metal roared. "I was crated for the sole purpose of conquering this planet! I admit that I have made mistakes in the past, but creating you was by far the greatest mistake I ever made!"
From that point, everyone remained silent. Even Violet closed her book quietly and waited for Metal Amy's reaction. Many would have expected her to act like her original self and whack Metal across the head with her hammer. But to their surprise, Metal Amy merely hung her head and walked out of the room. At first, Metal felt satisfied with himself, but then slowly started to feel something in his chest. Was he feeling guilt? He turned his attention to the rest of the crew, who were all glaring at him.
"What?" Metal questioned.
"That was cold, Metal." Metal Espio stated.
"I'm a machine." Metal stated. "I'm supposed to be cold."
"But you're only half machine." Jet said. "Metal Amy's only annoying you because she cares."
"I am your leader and creator." Metal said "I do not need to listen to you."
"Then perhaps you'll listen to me." Mecha said, stepping up to his opposite. "Listen, I do not care much for what happens to you or your little troupe, but even I must admit that you have gone too far. Now you have two choices: Either apologize or..." He holds up his claw, performing a black version of the Metal Surge. "I will irradiate you."
Metal didn't feeling threatened by Mecha's statement, knowing he was stronger and knew Mecha's weak point. But the looks he received from the others were a little more intimidating. He new he could defeat most of them, since he created practically the whole group. But he had no idea what abilities Rai had and Violet was another anomaly.
"Very well." Metal sighed. He pulled out the blue Chaos Emerald, which he hid inside his chest. "CHAOS CONTROL!"
At those worlds, Metal disappeared in a flash of light.
The scene alters to the dimension of the Dark Rulers castle. Nazo was sitting at his throne, his arm halfway regenerated, With Shira, Mephiles, and Black Doom gathered around the board. Shira was nursing Nazo's wound after Mephiles had provided the chaos needed to heal it. The group was watching the board as Metal Amy's and Metal Sonic's pieces moved across it.
"Looks like our target is on the move." Mephiles stated.
"And he's alone with the exception of the one robot." Shira added. "We could take this opportunity to get back Lord Nazo's memories."
"That's just what I was think, Shira." Nazo smirked. "I have also sensed that he carries a Chaos Emerald in hand. It will be like killing two birds with one stone."
"I shall capture him immediately." Mephiles bowed.
"No, not you, Mephiles." Nazo grimaced. "If anything, it will be Black Doom who will retrieve them."
"And may I ask why?" Black Doom questioned suspiciously.
"Everyone amongst the Dark Rulers has proven their loyalty to me." Nazo said seriously. "But you seem hesitant at following orders and try to take command yourself. I want to see where your loyalty lies."
"My loyalty is eternally yours...Lord Nazo." Black Doom said slowly.
"Then you won't have any trouble retrieving the Emerald and my memories." Nazo said.
"I will leave at once." Black Doom said. "As soon as I gather my army."
"You won't be using your men." Nazo stated. "I would rather you were watch my Mephiles' creatures. That won't be a problem, will it?"
"No." Black Doom said lowly. "None what so ever."
The scene alternates to the endless breeze of Windy Valley. How it got its name was obvious due to the never-ending gusts of winds and various tornadoes surrounding the place. The windmills throughout the valley were what supplied more than half of the world's power. It was here that Metal felt the presence of Metal Amy, since she was no longer on the Egg-Carrier III.
"That stupid girl." Metal muttered. "Why the hell would she run here? Why do I even care? It would be better off if I just felt her here."
Metal seemed to think this was a better idea and turned to walk away. But as soon a he took three steps, his legs suddenly stopped. That same feeling in his chest returned, this time presented with a different feeling. It was...cold.
"Why am I feeling this way?" Metal thought. "I can't possibly have any regrets. I am a cold machine! I have no feelings or concerns for others!" He kept telling himself this, but another thought entered his mind. "But she isn't like the others. She is sometimes annoying and bothersome, but a lot of time's she loyal and helpful. Maybe I..."
But before he could finish his though, a purple beam shot from nowhere and exploded at the mechs feet. Metal was sharp enough to see the attack coming and flipped out of the way before the beam hit. When the dust cloud cleared, Black Doom could be found floating over a hill with a pair of dark tigers and a pair of dark birds.
"So, we finally meet, Metal Sonic." Black Doom greeted evilly.
"My scanners and memory banks indicate that you are Black Doom." Metal started. His blaring red eyes roamed over the creatures surrounding him. "They also indicate that those are the beast created by Mephiles the Dark."
"So you've heard of Mephiles and I." Black Doom chuckled.
"It's hard to forget how you tried to suck the life of this world." Metal said. "I would remember Mephiles. He is half of the Solaris Project, the same program that allowed me to take this Neo Form."
"That is quite interesting, but I am getting bored." Black Doom stated, holding out his black hand. "Surrender the Chaos Emerald and I promise to let you go unharmed."
"You aren't known for your charity." Metal replied.
"How true." Black Doom said sinisterly. "Very well, I shall take that Emerald by force!"
Black Doom waved his hand, commanding the dark creatures to attack. The creatures were hesitant for a moment, not used to following orders from someone other than their creator, but trudge ahead anyway. The dark tiger snarled and leapt at the master mech. But Metal easily flipped over them, grasping them by their heads. Metal released a wave of electrical energy from his claws, reducing the beasts to black ooze. The mechanical warrior was still in midair by the time the dark bird swooped in. They swerved past Metal, intending to attack him from the back.
"How pathetic." Metal commented amusingly. He flipped backwards in midair and grasped the birds by their necks. He snapped them in half before he even touched the ground. "Now where is the horrendous creature?"
"Now that wasn't very nice." Black Doom's voice echoed.
Before he could get a visual on the alien overlord, Metal found himself being grasped by his neck and slammed hard into the ground. Black Doom had discarded his old body and was presenting his newest form. He looked similar to Howl the Wolf, only his fur was black, he had giant bat wings, and three red eyes. Black Doom's newest body wore his traditional robe and jewels. Most of the heroes new about Doom's Eye being Black Doom's true body, but Metal was unaware.
"Who are you?" Metal questioned.
"Now that hurts." Black Doom said amusingly, lifting the mech off the ground. "It is I, Black Doom!"
Black Doom swung his new legs at the mechs torso, but Metal blocked it with his forearm. Metal kicked off of Black Doom's chest and pushed himself free from the overlord's grip. He flipped backwards and skidded to a halt a few yards across from him.
"So you posses the ability to change you body." Metal said with intrigue.
"I didn't think of the idea at first." Black Doom stated. "But when I discovered a man called Pein, who could also perform this ability, I decided to follow in his footsteps. He even offered me a great deal on a set of bodies to choose from."
"One or a thousand, your fate will remain the same." Metal said, drawing electricity into his body. "A one way trip to oblivion!"
Metal shot off the ground at a speed that would rival Sonic's. But having experience against fighting Shadow, Metal ran at a normal pace in Doom's three eyes. The alien overlord flapped his massive wings and took off to the sky before Metal could reach him. But that was a crucial mistake on Doom's part. In a high wind area like Windy Valley, not even the most experience flyer could maneuver properly. Black Doom found himself being pushed back and forth between the heavy trails of winds until he felt something could grasp his ankle. Metal Sonic jumped up at an impossible height and captured the alien overlord. Metal brought both of them down and slammed Black Doom face first into the ground.
"You won't be needing these." Metal stated.
In one swift tug, Metal ripped both of the wings straight off of Black Doom's back.
"Damn you!" Black Doom hissed.
"Aw, don't be mad." Metal said mockingly. "I find the sounds of your screams very pleasurable."
If you like screams," Black Doom smirked. "Then you'll certainly enjoy this."
Metal had no idea what he was talking about. Unfortunately, he found out the hard way when Black Doom twirled around to face him. The moment Black Doom's mouth opened, a high-pitched wailing erupted itself from his throat. The wail created a powerful force that pushed aside the wind and even the tornadoes. Metal tried to stand his ground, but his circuits were exploding from the sound and lost all connections to his electrical nerves. Metal was catapulted across the field and crashed into the side of a windmill, toppling the structure over. From the wreckage, Metal was strewed across the ground. He could see Black Doom walking up to him slowly and tried to move, but all of his circuits were shut down except the ones in his head.
"It's sad, really." Black Doom said, crouching down to the poor mech. "To think, this all could have been avoided if you had just surrendered the Chaos Emerald."
"Go to hell!" Metal growled.
"I've already been." Black Doom chuckled. "I don't particularly like but it, but I believe you would enjoy it. Farewell."
Black Doom held over his hand and hung it over Metal's head. He looked ready to grind the mech into dust until something red blurred up to him. He was knocked back over the hill, but quickly stumbled back to his feet to see his attacker. Metal Amy was back and wielding her Metal Hammer, a metallic version of the Piko-Piko Hammer.
"Metal Amy." Metal groaned, attempting to force himself up."
"Don't move!" Metal Amy said sternly. "Your servos are shot. If you try to move, you'll be shut down permanently." Metal looked back with a sort of enthusiastic look upon her mechanical features. "Don't worry, I won't let him touch you."
"But I don't understand." Metal said confused. "After what I said to you, you still defend me?"
"Oh, Metal." Metal Amy shook her head. "No matter how much you hate me, that will never stop me from loving you."
Metal could only stare at Metal Amy's reply. What kind of answer was that? Maybe he put a little too much of Amy's personality. But for some odd reason, he felt a happier than he's ever been. The cold feeling in his chest suddenly felt...warm.
"You'll pay for that, you mechanical rat!" Black Doom growled.
"Bring it on, mutt!" Metal Amy challenged.
She lucky Howl wasn't here to hear that. As the two raced at one another, Metal Sonic saw a major difference in their levels of power. The only thing on Metal Amy's side was the element of surprise. Now that she lost it, there was no way she could stand up against the alien overlord. Metal could only watch as his female opposite was being thrashed and thrown across the field. Black Doom knocked away Metal Amy's hammer and unleashed a barrage of claw marks all over her body. Metal Amy tried to retaliate, but she found herself with her arm being ripped off.
"Please stop." Metal pleaded softly.
But Black Doom was not known for showing mercy. After was seems like hours of claws, Metal Amy was lifted up to the air by her neck. Besides her missing arm, she was covered in claw marks, wires were sticking out at random places, and her left eye was shut off. Black Doom smiled in a malicious way as he pulled back his arm.
"Prepare for eternal sleep."
He drove his hand forward and shredded it straight through Metal Amy's chest. Something in Metal Sonic's mind suddenly snapped. All of a sudden, all his anger and rage reserved for Sonic had broken loose. Black Doom pulled back his arm and pleasantly watched as Metal Amy's body dropped dully onto the grass.
"Metal..." Metal Amy said weakly before shutting down.
"That does it!" Metal roared.
He didn't know how, but Metal somehow found the strength to stand again. His answer came to him when he realized his once thought dead heart was beating again. His organic half was taking over. He drew a vast amount of electricity into his claws, but it was much different than from his metallic half. The electricity was bright blue and he was able to hold it in both claws.
"What is this?!" Black Doom shouted in fear.
"You have pushed me one too many times, Black Doom!" Metal yelled. "Now you will pay the price! METAL SHOT!"
Metal Sonic thrust his claws forward and unleashed a barrage of electrical bolt. Black Doom finally regained control of his nerves and opened his mouth to release another booming howl. But the high-pitched sound stood no match for the raging lightning. With the howl pushed aside, Black Doom was made an easy target. Black Doom didn't even have a chance to blink when the multiple numbers of bolts cut through his entire body. Metal lowered his arms, disabling the barrage of lightning that struck his enemy. But, surprisingly, even after all that, Black Doom still found the strength to stand up.
"Hahaha." Black Doom cackled. "Was that really your best shot! I must say, I am disappointed!"
"But that wasn't my shot." Metal stated, pointing his claw to the sky. "That is."
Black Doom's three eyes followed Metal's hand towards the sky. He was baffled to find a torrent of raging thunder clouds starting to appear over them from out of nowhere.
"What is the meaning of this?" Black Doom questioned.
"That attack wasn't meant to kill you." Metal explained. "I merely used it as a distraction while my energy heated the air and produced thunder clouds. Adding a bit of chaos, the lightning it produces is under my control." He opened him palm and held it to the clouds. "I was planning to save this for Sonic, but you'll do just fine. METAL BLACKOUT!"
Metal thrust his hand downwards, commanding the lightning above to attack. The clouds produced a massive of bolt of blue lightning in the same of a dragon's head. Nothing could move faster than light and Black Doom was no exception. The single bolt struck down with tremendous force, sending the windmills and tornadoes scattering. Metal closed his claw, ending the lightning on his command. The clouds disappeared, enveloping the area in a ray of warm sunshine. All that remained of the attack was a sixty foot crater and the charred remains of Black Doom's body.
"And so ends the legacy of Black Doom." Metal stated.
"Is it?"
Metal was caught off guard by the voice and shot swiftly around. He found Black Doom, in his original body, floating not far from him.
"But how?" Metal questioned.
"Just before your attack, I separated myself from that body." Black Doom explained. "I always make sure to keep a spare lying around."
"And I'll have no trouble destroying this one." Metal said, moving to a fighting position.
"I don't think you'll be destroying anything." Black Doom said. Out of nowhere, Black Doom produces Metal Amy's body and holds her in the air by her head. "Not unless you wish to lose this girl forever."
"No! Wait!" Metal exclaimed. Black Doom looked pleased as the blue mech kneeled down to him. "Don't harm her. I'll do whatever you wish of me."
"The Chaos Emerald." Black Doom said simply.
Metal was hesitant at first, but one look at Metal, his mind was made up. He opened up his chest and ripped out the blue Chaos Emerald connected to his circuits. He slowly got up off the ground and walked over to the alien overlord, not taking his eyes off Metal Amy. Once the Emerald was in his hand, Black Doom tossed Metal Amy into Metal's open arms.
"It's been a pleasure doing business with you." Black Doom laughed before using Chaos Control.
"Well, there goes our ride." Metal said. He hung his head and adjusted Metal Amy comfortably in his arms. "This will be a long run."
Once making sure Metal Amy was secure, Metal Sonic broke out in a mad dash. The mechanical being figured it would be rather difficult to trek across the ocean, but he would figure a way when the time came. But what he was more interested about was his improved powers. He had been practicing the Metal Blackout endlessly, but it never worked until now. All his electrical nerves were still cut off, but he was surprised to find himself must stronger and faster than ever before.
"All this time, I had planned to rule an empire of machines." Metal thought. "But now, I am beginning to wonder if ridding the world of organic life is right. This feeling of being alive is so wonderful. Is this how Sonic feels?" His red eyes gazed deeply at the pink mech in his arms. "All my existence, I have always felt cold; like a void was always there. But then you came in and filled that void. Because of you, I am stronger. Metal Amy...thank you."
With one last look, Metal Sonic and his companion departed into the setting sun.
The scene returns to the Dark Rulers castle. Black Doom had just returned from his mission and held out the blue Chaos Emerald to Nazo; Shira was somewhere with Mephiles. But the God of Darkness did not seem satisfied.
"That's it?" Nazo questioned irritably. "All you bring back is a single Chaos Emerald?"
"That's what you wished me to do." Black Doom stated.
"I specifically told you to capture Metal Sonic and bring him to me!" Nazo growled, banging his one hand on his throne. "Incase you have forgotten, Metal still has my memories! We need those if we intend to win this war!"
"I am sorry, my lord." Black Doom seethed.
"But still, you did bring the Emerald." Nazo said kindly. "I guess I shall forgive you for now."
Nazo stepped down from his thrown to take the Chaos Emerald from Black Doom. But before he could even get within an inch of it, Black Doom suddenly swung his arm at his master.
"SWIFT STRIKE!" Black Doom yelled.
All of a sudden, a purple disk crashed into Nazo's face. It didn't hurt the God of Darkness, but it did leave him temporarily blinded. When he regained his senses, Black Doom was already gone; most likely from using Chaos Control. After hearing the noise, Mephiles and Shira staggered into the throne chamber.
"Lord Nazo, what happened?" Mephiles asked.
"Are you hurt?" Shira asked in genuine concern.
"It's nothing." Nazo spat. "Black Doom betrayed us as I predicted. He took the Chaos Emerald and..."
A terrible thought suddenly appeared in Nazo's head. Before Mephiles or Shira had a chance to speak, Nazo eroded into the floor. The God of Darkness reappeared in the chamber where they stored the Chaos and Sol Emeralds. But when he arrived, all three Chaos Emeralds and three Sol Emeralds were gone.
"BLACK DOOM!!" Nazo roared.
He received no reply; only imagining Black Doom's cackling laughter.
Betrayal is set and a new war begins. What does Black Doom have planned? Will Nazo recieve is revenge? Will the heroes be able to handle another enemy? Find out on the next Sonic Heroes!
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A) Ganondorf - Legend of Zelda
B) Sephiroth - Final Fantasy
C) Pein - Naruto
D) Xehanort - Kingdom Heart
E) Makuta - Bionicle
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