Sonic The Hedgehog
Mirage
Chapter 8
By, Spectral
**Back at Spectral's base of Doom**
*Spins in chair* Okay… so we took over a small city. We need to think bigger. What can we take over next?
Demon Notebook: *All bandaged* Well Tartarus is out of the question…
E-307: Why don't we try being good instead of evil?
Censor: Yes! That would be a good thing to do! You could fight crime and destruction instead of causing it!
How'd he get free? DUCT TAPE HIME TO THE CEILING!
Censor: Why me? *Duct taped to ceiling*
Hmmm…fight for good instead of evil…let's give it a try. In the meantime you nice people out there can read this update.
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**GUN base**
Mirage sat at a computer console. The guards that were in the room were unconscious on the floor. Mirage typed in a password and began reading.
Mirage: "Project 'Mirage': Search and capture robot 'Echo' was sent to the Dark Forest to bring back as many animals for experimentation as possible. He returned with great success. We then burned the forest to destroy any possible links to GUN. All captured animals were injected with the 'Chaos Formula' taken from the space colony ARK. Without Professor Gerald Robotnik's help, we were only able to produce part of the chemicals needed to create the Ultimate Life form. Many subjects died after exposure to the chemicals. One lived. A small gray fox know as Mirage. We code-named the project after him. The fox escaped before all of the chemicals could be injected. Mirage was located on Prison Island and was due to be transported back to our research but the island was attacked by 'Dr. Eggman'. Mirage was recently recovered and experiments will continue". I don't think so…
**Flashbackish kinda thing**
Mirage was asleep in a tree when he was awoken by an explosion. Several other animals ran under the tree. A large red and silver robot followed. It looked around at the animals that were near and began shooting at them. The poor creatures were frozen in place. The robot walked over and picked up each frozen creature. It threw them into a large box on its back. It looked around once more before looking up. Mirage tried to hide but to no avail. The robot flew into the air and shot one of its paralizasis beams at the young animal. Mirage couldn't move. He was picked up and thrown into the box with the others.
**End Flashbackish kinda thing**
Mirage: I'd better get going… I wonder how Sonic and the others are doing…
**Mountain Base Control Room**
Eggman: BWAHAHAHA! GUN abandoned this base and all of their little toys here. Using my own genius I was able to construct a robot that I will use to take over the world!
Zeeke: What about blue hedgehog and other puny creatures?
Eggman: I am fully prepared to deal with them. I stole the Master Emerald and built a machine that will emit a wave that will prevent that pest Sonic from using the powers of the Chaos Emeralds. Without the Emeralds my creation will destroy him and the others.
**BEEP BEEP**
Eggman: Well, it seems they've arrived. Hmmm? What's this? Mirage isn't with them… No matter, he is no threat. Zeeke prepare for our guests.
**Hall**
Sonic: Which way now, Tails?
Tails: I don't know. I've lost the signal.
Knuckles: Follow me…
The group proceeded through the base until they came to a large staircase. After a long climb they reached the main control room. Knuckles knocked down the door and they all rushed inside. It was a large spherical room. The bottom of the room was not visible. A long, narrow platform extended to the center of the room where there was a large round platform. There were several computer consoles on it and in front of it was a colossal robot. Eggman, in his Egg Walker, Zeeke, and Metal Sonic were all on the center platform.
Eggman: I thought you'd never get here.
Rouge: Where's the Master Emerald?
Eggman: HAHA! ARRISE MY CREATION AND DESTROY THESE PESTS!
The robot's eyes began to glow. It stood up and swung its arms around. It looked like a larger and metallic Egg Golem. Everyone stepped back as the robot looked at them.
Tails: Sonic!
Sonic: Right.
Sonic tried to use the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic but nothing happened.
Sonic: Wha? Why isn't it working?
Eggman: I still have the Master Emerald!
Knuckles: That machine on its head! The Master Emerald must be up there. It's emitting a wave that's stopping you from the using the Chaos Emeralds!
Eggman: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Eggman pressed a button in his Egg Walker and a force field sprang up around Sonic and Crew. They tried to break through the field but were not able to. Eggman and Zeeke started laughing and they didn't notice the Intruder Alert go off.
Zeeke: Time to crush!
Eggman: I'll save my creation for world domination and destroy them myself!
Eggman, Zeeke, and Metal Sonic began walking down the long platform towards their enemies when…
???: You'll have to go through me first, Chuckles!
Everyone looked around. A something zoomed overhead several times. It stopped above Metal Sonic and was revealed to be Mirage.
The small gray fox came smashing down with a kick to the metal hedgehog's head. He followed it up with several punches. The machine retaliated with two punches of its own. The small gray fox caught both of its fists. Mirage began pushing against the metal monster. Metal Sonic activated his boosters and was about to push Mirage off the edge of platform when Mirage warped right through him. Metal Sonic then plummeted to his doom.
Zeeke roared and ran forward. Mirage jumped into the air and kicked the tiger in the face. He then warped behind him, tripped the tiger, warped again, and smashed the big cat to the metal platform.
Eggman opened fire but Mirage was gone. The fox landed on the Egg Walker kicked the mech, and the force field lowered.
Eggman: Destroy these annoyances, my creation!
The robot moved and Mirage jumped out of the way of a few of the lasers that were fired at him.
Mirage: Sonic! What are you waiting for? Use the Chaos Emeralds!
Sonic: I can't. That robot has the Master Emerald!
Mirage: Well, keep Chuckles and Tiny off my back and I can get the Emerald back!
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Next Time:
The End?