Another update for the week. Enjoy!

NOTE: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE SONIC CHARACTERS, EXCEPT FOR MULTO.


Chapter 5

"Woohoo! Good test run!" Multo whooped as she and her legion of Ghost Badniks returned to the launch bay located at the factory's East sector. Orbot and Cubot looked at each other and gulped. As scared stiff they were of the ghost, she had their creator held hostage and they weren't going to let Dr. Eggman get hurt, no matter how terribly he treated them.

"E-Excuse me, Ms. Multo…" Orbot stammered, approaching the possessed Dr. Eggman as he stepped out of Multo's special Ghost Badnik. The Doctor's red eyes flashed as Multo looked down at the trembling robot.

"W-would it be all right if we could have Dr. Eggman back?" Orbot felt like he was going to leak oil as the dark aura around the Doctor blazed brightly. Around him and Cubot, the ghosts started cackling and circling around them. Then, with a growl, Multo snapped the Doctor's fingers. In an instant, the ghosts disappeared in puffs of smoke.

"A few minutes. I need to speak with the Doctor anyway," said Multo to the two little robots.

All of a sudden, the dark aura around Eggman vanished along with the red glow in his eyes. Orbot and Cubot backed away as a black fireball emerged from the Doctor's chest. With a groan, Eggman fell to his knees, clutching his chest.

"Boss!" Cubot yelped, he and Orbot floating over to the Doctor and helping him stand up.

Shaking his head, Eggman looked around – taking in the design of the Ghost Badniks – before his gaze landed on Multo, the ghost glaring at him with her arms crossed.

"YOU!" Regaining his wits, Eggman jabbed a finger at her. "You stole my coffee mug, wreaked havoc with my lair's security systems, and possessed me!" he shouted.

"Guilty as charged." Multo raised her hands up mockingly in surrender. "But you forgot something, Doctor," she said, gesturing to the entire launch bay filled with Ghost Badniks. "I helped you bring your latest creations to life and performed a successful test run on them. Don't try to deny it… you enjoyed hearing those villagers scream for mercy," she added, grinning.

Grumbling, Eggman turned away from her. "Okay, I admit… Your idea of using ghosts as power sources is ingenious and environmentally-friendly," he muttered, pacing around the larger Badnik he and Multo had used.

"It's always a good idea to find alternative sources of energy that reduce one's carbon footprint," Multo said, nodding.

"But I have to ask…" Facing Multo, Eggman folded his arms across his chest and tapped his foot on the floor. "Why are you targeting the villagers?" he asked.

Multo's pure white eyes suddenly turned black with red irises and black pupils, and the air became sweltering hot. Sweating, Eggman waved his hands in front of his face as he scrambled for the right words to defuse the situation. "I-I mean, I'm fine with you terrorizing them! I wanted to set my robots on them before you came along anyway! I'm just, you know, curious!" he rambled.

For a painfully long minute, the heat almost making the Badniks and Orbot and Cubot glow red hot, Multo stared at Eggman. Finally, with a sigh, Multo shut her eyes and the heat dissipated. Opening her eyes, now back to their usual all-white color, Multo drifted closer to the Doctor. "Those villagers deserve everything that's coming to them. That's all you need to know," she said lowly, making Eggman nod feverishly.

A ghost orb flying into the launch bay broke the tension between the two. Eggman cried out in shock, flailing away from the orb. Multo cocked her head at the orb then gently held it in her hands. The orb hummed and buzzed and Multo listened to it, nodding slightly.

"What's it saying?" Cubot asked.

"It's a he, actually," Multo corrected him then looked at the Doctor. "And he just reported spotting two planes approaching the island."

Eggman's face turned red with rage. "It's that annoying blue hedgehog and his friends again! Robots!" he managed to bellow before shrieking as he suddenly started floating off the floor.

"Oh no, Doctor. I'm running the operation here. And I'm not letting your robots touch him," Multo said sternly, watching Orbot and Cubot frantically hop up and down to grasp the Doctor's ankles to pull him back down to Earth.

"Sonic?! But he's the enemy!" Eggman protested as he helplessly flailed about. By now, he and his two robot lackeys were floating up towards the ceiling.

"Your enemy. Not mine." Multo floated up to him. Eyes narrowed, she grabbed the Doctor's jacket front and pulled him towards her. "And I saw everything you've done to him: all those traps, turning him into a Werehog, that whole Solaris fiasco. Just for all those times you've hurt him..."

Eggman nearly wet his pants as Multo's eyes turned black and her blood-red pupils drilled into him. "When I'm done with you, I'm gonna make sure that there's a special place for you in hell and you're going straight there!" she snarled before letting the villain go and dropping him.

Orbot and Cubot screamed as they and the Doctor hurtled towards the ground. Then, just before they hit the floor, the Doctor's body was surrounded by a dark flame that didn't burn and gently floated back down to the floor.

"Everyone, pay attention!"

Orbot and Cubot started backing away towards the exit as Multo's ghost army reappeared.

Multo, now possessing Eggman once again, turned to face the ghosts. "Intruders are coming to spoil all the fun. There's a blue hedgehog with them named Sonic…" She paused as the ghost orb who initially reported the sighting whispered something into her ear. "…and an older blue hedgehog named Uncle Chuck," she added, her eyes widening in surprise. Regaining her composure, she went on with addressing her troops. "On no account are any of you allowed to harm them – whether through your Badniks or through possessing them. If I hear word of any of you hurting those two hedgehogs, you will answer to me," she threatened, sending a ripple of fear through all the spirits assembled.

The ghosts all nodded their assent, making Multo smile. "Great. Now, let's get ready!" she said, clapping the Doctor's hands.


Read and review, please. Let me know what you think about Multo. Do you think she's a good villain? And why do you think she doesn't want to hurt Sonic and Uncle Chuck? Leave me your guesses :)

-GuardianDragon98