Chapter 3: Birth of the .EXE…

(Eggman's lab)

Eggman, King K. Rool, Orbot, Cubot, General Klump, and Krusha arrived at Eggman's lab and Eggman led them to this machine he was working on earlier.

King K. Rool- Is this what you were working on?

Eggman- Yes, it is. King DeDeDe told me about this machine used on him once before and I thought I could make my own.

King K. Rool- You took instructions from DeDeDe? I mean, asides from Team Rocket, DeDeDe is the biggest idiots out of all the villains on Bowser's Team.

Eggman- He owed me for stealing my flash drive without my permission. He told me about this machine that made a Dark Matter clone of himself after he was captured by the Haltman Works Company used on him. I was able to figure out what tech was in that machine from his description and figured I could use this to create a dark clone of Sonic. Basically, fight fire with fire.

Then Krusha looked over at Eggman's computer and saw there was an alert on it.

Krusha- Uh…what does .EXE program mean?

Eggman- Not that again! For some reason, my computer thinks there's a corrupted file in the system. But I've checked everything and there are no viruses in my computer or in the machine! And yet, my computer keeps giving me this stupid warning!

General Klump- Maybe it's something else. Have you considered that?

Eggman- There are no flaws in my plans! They're all perfect!

Cubot (mutters)- Or so he tells himself…

Eggman- I heard that, Cubot!

King K. Rool- That is an interesting idea, but let's add one more piece to this.

Then King K. Rool pulls out some of Donkey Kong's fur.

King K. Rool- If I know the author of these fanfictions, then both Donkey Kong and Sonic will be sticking together for the rest of this fanfiction. Best to give this dark Sonic clone some backup.

Eggman- I guess you do have a point. Even this one clone would have trouble against both Sonic and DK. Alright, let's get this started.

Then King K. Rool put Sonic's quill and lump of Donkey Kong's fur into the machine. Eggman's computer sends off another alert, but Eggman just hit the mute button because he was annoyed with the warnings of the .EXE programs. And while everyone was ignoring Eggman's computer, the warning was suddenly erased from the screen, pixel by pixel. But in its place, there appeared to be a pair of black eyes with two glowing red dots. But it only lasts for about a second and vanishes from the computer screen before anyone noticed.

(Donkey Kong's treehouse)

Donkey Kong, Sonic, Diddy Kong, Tails, and Cranky Kong were standing around this container in the center of the room where the Crystal Coconut was stored. Cranky Kong opened the case and revealed the Crystal Coconut.

Donkey Kong- Everything seems to be ok. The Crystal Coconut is still here and it doesn't look damaged in any way at all.

Cranky Kong- No thanks to you, you bumbling baboon! You leaving Kongo Jungle was what invited K. Rool to attack!

Diddy Kong- Hey, we were just asking Sonic and Tails to help with repairing my barrel rocket pack.

Cranky Kong turned to look at Diddy and glared at him.

Cranky Kong- And tell me just how your flying contraption got broken in the first place?

Diddy Kong got a nervous look on in his eyes and he tried pretend nothing was wrong.

Cranky Kong- I'll answer that for you in case you haven't told the hedgehog and the fox. You got too cocky and crashed into the side of the mountain! Now you make me wonder if it was a mistake to let you keep Dippy Kong's flying machine after you found it in the ancient ruins!

Tails- Dippy Kong?

Cranky Kong- As I'm sure you already know, a previous ruler of the Kong's, King Kong, was part of the original Super Mario Brothers' Team that bested Tabuu 1,000 years ago. According to these records I've read, King Kong had a nephew named Dippy who stuck around with King Kong, even during some of his adventures with the other heroes of the team. It's said that Dippy Kong asked Kyrin to make that silly thing fly as a means of trying to prove himself useful to aiding his uncle or something.

Sonic- Hold on…you can read?!

Cranky Kong- Of course I can! I know how to use my brain, unlike this idiot son of mine!

Donkey Kong- Harsh there, Cranky.

Tails- That story of Dippy Kong hanging around with King Kong does sound similar to how that fox boy, Kyuubi, always hung around with Chaos the Hedgehog.

Then Sonic walked closer to the Crystal Coconut and took a good look at it.

Sonic- Now that I look at it…

Sonic pulls out the green Chaos Emerald and hold it up to the Crystal Coconut.

Sonic- This giant crystal does feel similar to the Chaos Emeralds.

Tails- It's possible. They're both mystic stones containing ancient powers and seemingly limitless potential.

Suddenly, the green Chaos Emerald lit up and produced a bright flash that almost knocked everyone off their feet. Sonic quickly put the emerald away after that.

Diddy Kong- That was strange. That stone of yours seemed to have reacted to the Crystal Coconut.

But before anyone could say anything else, the Crystal Coconut began to light up.

Sonic- What now?!

Donkey Kong- Not sure. Maybe the Crystal Coconut is trying to tell us something?

Then an image of Sonic's silhouette appeared in the Crystal Coconut's reflection. However, this figure appeared to have two glowing red dots where its eyes were and have a vicious looking grin on its face. Even worse than Nazo's grin. Then it showed this strange being attacking Station Square and destroying everything in sight. Then the image in the Crystal Coconut returned to normal and everyone was confused as to what they just saw.

Sonic- Ok…what the hell was that?!

Cranky Kong- I wonder…was that a warning of something to come?

Tails- Excuse me?

Diddy Kong- One of the Crystal Coconut's many abilities is to show images of the future.

Sonic- That sounds like a useful feature. Think you can have the Crystal Coconut tell us where the last piece of Tabuu's soul is before Tabuu find it?

Donkey Kong- Sorry Sonic, it doesn't work that way. The Crystal Coconut has a mind of its own and only gives of these warnings when it believes we need it.

Sonic- That doesn't make much sense.

Tails- Neither does how you seem to be one of few living beings who can absorb power from the Chaos Emeralds without it destroying you.

(Back at Eggman's lab)

Eggman was checking the progress on his computer and saw that Sonic's DNA was fully scanned.

Eggman- Alright, we should be able to make Sonic's copy now.

King K. Rool- How come it finished anylizing Sonic's DNA and not Donkey Kong's yet?

Eggman- Probably because Donkey Kong is so huge. DK is the largest out of all the heroes on that team. But it shouldn't be long before his DNA is fully scanned as well.

Then a warning popped up on the screen and this time, it looked more serious than before.

Eggman- Another of those?! Why does the computer believe that…

Before Eggman could finish, everyone's attention was drawn to the machine. It was sparking with a lot of electricity and the area felt like it was shaking violently.

General Klump- Why is the whole laboratory shaking?! Is this an earthquake?!

Krusha- No, I think it's coming from Eggman's machine!

Then the machine opened up and the entire room was covered in a black smoke. But for a moment, two glowing red dots could be seen from the opening of the machine.

King K. Rool- Eggman, I think your machine is on the fritz! There's smoke everywhere and I can't see a thing!

Suddenly, Krusha and General Klump were toss across the room and into the wall, almost hitting K. Rool and Eggman.

King K. Rool- What's going on here? I didn't say you two could fool around!

Krusha- Those eyes…so dark…a monster!

Eggman- Huh…?

General Klump- Boss…we're not alone in here! Something attacked me and Krusha and whatever it is, it's not friendly!

Eggman- Orbot, Cubot, get in there and see what these two idiots are talking about!

Orbot- US?!

Cubot- Uh…I can't! My…uh…my battery is low on juice and need a recharge!

Eggman- Get in there or you're both fired!

Orbot- (Gulp)…ok…let's just hope this will end more gentle than what happened to those two…

Orbot and Cubot disappeared from sight in the black smoke. However, it wasn't long before Eggman and K. Rool heard Orbot and Cubot screaming as the sounds of mechanical wires being snapped could heard as well. Then Orbot and Cubot's heads were thrown at the walls like Krusha and Klump were, only Orbot and Cubot's bodies were not attached.

Orbot- Doctor…I think you should've taken that warning about a .EXE program more seriously…

Sonic's voice- How pathetic. Those hunks of junk weren't built sturdy enough. Where's the fun if the toys break too easily?

Eggman and King K. Rool looked over towards where the voice was coming from and saw a silhouette of Sonic's body, but as the smoke was clearing, this figure appeared to have eyes that were as black as the night with two glowing red dots. But this didn't feel anything like Sonic. This felt more violent and evil.

Sonic's voice- So many souls to play with…but hardly enough time to enjoy it!