Sonic The Hedgehog
Mirage
Chapter 10
By, Spectral
**E-307 speaking**
Greetings. There's only one week left before Spectral gets out of the Hospital. The first part of his surgery went fine and the last part takes place Wednesday. Here's an update for you all.
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*Yawn* I've got ten chapters and two reviews, and I'm tired…
Disclaimer: I don't own Sonic the Hedgehog or other related topics. I do own Mirage, Echo, Zeeke, and this story.
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**A few weeks later**
Tails was running tests on Mirage's warp ability. Working together, the two foxes had uncovered the secrets of GUN's experiment. They were injecting Chaos Drives into Mirage for results. Most of the animals had died, but Mirage had a special genetic mutation that allowed the process to work.
Tails: Alright, Mirage. Whenever you're ready, warp as far as you can!
Mirage: Okay Tails.
Mirage warped across the clearing and Tails' computer beeped.
Tails: Max distance… Ten feet. Cool. And in a split second. That's useful.
Mirage: Yeah but I can't just continuously warp. I have to take a little bit of a rest between warps.
Tails: Yeah but it can also be used as an attack.
Mirage: Good point…
**About Three Days Later**
With the help of Sonic, Tails, and Amy, Mirage found a place to live somewhere deep in the forest. They built a house in the high treetops about thirty miles away from where Sonic and the others lived. Because he had no reason to fight GUN anymore, he found out what they did to him and remembered all he thought he needed, Mirage decided to stop wandering.
**Meanwhile at Eggman's Base**
Eggman: Those pests defeated my robot and those GUN fools almost captured me. They're still out there trying to find the entrance to my base.
Zeeke: Zeeke crush tin cans!
Eggman: Quiet. Huh? What's this?
**All Media on Earth taken over…**
Echo (only his head): People of Earth. I am Echo. Once I was a GUN robot, serving organics. I now serve no one. Organic life if inferior and inefficient. Therefore, it will be eliminated. In sixty hours I will unleash my creation. It will eliminate all organic life on Earth. I will then replace it with machines. If you believe that your hero, Sonic the Hedgehog, will save you then you are sadly mistaken. I have already captured Sonic and his friends.
The Camera view of Echo's head faded and was replaced by a view of a bound and gagged Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Rouge. The scene then went back to Echo's head.
Echo: You have sixty hours left to live, organics.
**Eggman's Base**
Eggman: Wipe out all organic life?!
Zeeke: Not good.
Eggman: That's the most intelligent thing I've ever heard you say.
**Forest**
Amy was running through the forest. A giant robot had attacked and captured Sonic and Tails. They tried fighting back, but the robot had Knuckles and Rouge. After Sonic and Tails had been captured the robot turned to Amy and told her to bring Mirage to GUN's desert research base. She immediately took off to find the fox.
She ran up to the cluster of trees that contained Mirage's home.
Amy: MIRAGE! MIRAGE ARE YOU THERE?!?!
Mirage: *Yawn* Hi Amy, why so loud?
Amy: We have a huge problem!
Mirage jumped down and Amy explained what happened. Mirage was shocked.
Mirage: That's not good…
Eggman: It gets worse.
Mirage and Amy whipped around. Eggman and Zeeke were standing about five feet behind them.
Mirage: Stand back Amy. I'll deal with them.
Eggman: Relax, we're not here to fight.
Mirage: Then why are you here?
Eggman: We heard what happened and thought you might want to see this.
Eggman pressed a button on the EggWalker console and a hologram projector activated. It played the message Echo had given the people of Earth. The video ended and Mirage did not look happy.
Mirage:…
Eggman: GUN's going to destroy us all.
Mirage: No, not GUN. They don't create robots that con think for themselves. They always want control over their weapons. Echo must be malfunctioning. It must be from our fight…
Amy: So what are we going to do?
Zeeke: CRUSH TIN CAN ROBOT!
Eggman: In a way, he's right. We'll just have to go in and take care of things.
Amy: What about Sonic and the others?
Mirage: We'll rescue them while there. Then they can help.
Eggman: The robot won't be expecting us to attack.
Mirage: But he is expecting me.
Eggman: Then you have a plan?
Mirage: Echo's only giving the five days because he wants to finish me off first. He's most like got himself a newer and more powerful body. I destroyed the other one… he'll be expecting me to be at the same strength that I was at when we last fought.
Mirage warped back up to his house and walked inside. He warped out a few minutes later with a large box.
Amy: What's in the box?
Mirage opened the box to reveal two Chaos Emeralds and several Chaos Drives.
Eggman: Chaos Emeralds and Chaos Drives?
Mirage: Yes. We'll need the power of the Chaos Emeralds to defeat whatever creation Echo has.
Zeeke: But that only two. Need seven.
Eggman: *Holds up Emerald* Three… but we need four more.
Mirage: No. Sonic, Tails, Rouge, and Knuckles each have an Emerald.
Amy: Then why do we need the Chaos Drives?
Mirage: GUN used the Chaos Drives to give me the powers that I already have. If Echo beat Sonic, then I have no chance against him. Tails thought that I would continue to gain powers if I kept absorbing Chaos Drives.
Eggman: Ah ha. You'll use the Chaos Drives to gain enough power to fight Echo.
Mirage: Right. Well…here goes.
The Chaos Drives started glowing and floated into the air. They spun around Mirage a few times before releasing a flash of light. The empty glass containers fell to the ground and Mirage looked up. He didn't look any different.
Amy: What happened?
Mirage: I don't know…
Eggman: It doesn't matter… let's go stop that pitiful excuse for a robot.
Zeeke: Yeah!
**Desert Base, Echo Control Room**
Echo watched the monitors. Mirage had arrived with the Hedgehog girl as expected. They made their way into the deeper parts of the base and Echo prepared for their arrival.
**Hall**
Mirage: It should be right through here… it's locked…
Eggman: Zeeke. Door, now.
Zeeke: ZEEKE CRUSH!
The Tiger ripped the door out of the wall and flung it down the hall. They then proceeded into the large room.
Amy: Looks like they did some redecorating…
Mirage: yeah… looks like Echo's waiting for us.
The lights on the other side of the room clicked on. A massive robot that seemed to be made of the three types of GUN battle mechs was on the other side of the room. Where the cockpit for the Flying Dog torso should have been was Echo's head.
Echo: Welcome. I am the new Echo.
Mirage: You're not the only one who got stronger.
Mirage jumped into the air and was about to kick the robot when it raised its arm. The arm was made of a Hot Shot mech. Inside the cockpit was a bound and gagged Tails. Mirage pulled back the kick at the last second and Echo punched him away.
Echo: Attack me and you attack your friends. What will you do?
Mirage: *Thoughts *can't attack…what to do? Wait… *end Thoughts*
In the cockpit on each arm or leg was Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, or Rouge.
Eggman: I have no problem with that.
Mirage: No… he's mine.
Echo: What do you think you're going to do?
Mirage: I'll just get them away from you.
Echo: You cannot open these doors. I control them.
Mirage: Who said I have to open them to get inside?
Mirage warped at the first cockpit and warped out with Tails. He left the small fox over by Amy, who untied him, and Mirage warped each of the others back to safety. Once they were untied they all prepared to fight.
Mirage: You guys go. We have to finish the fight we started a while ago.
Knuckles: You don't think you can beat that thing do you, Mirage?
Mirage: I don't have to beat him, I just have to distract him long enough for you guys to stop his plans.
Tails: But…
Mirage: I said go!
Sonic: Let's go guys!
Sonic, Amy, Knuckles, Rouge, Tails, Zeeke, and Eggman ran for the door on the other side of the large room. Echo watched them go but made no move to stop them. Before continuing through the door, Eggman set up a camera to watch the fight.
Echo: I'll let my creation deal with them… I'm going to finish you off myself.
Mirage: You think I haven't gotten stronger?
Mirage stood up straight, closed his eyes, and began concentrating. A red glow began to surround him. Mirage opened his eyes and he was glowing red. His eyes that were normally green had now turned red as well.
Mirage: Let's go, Sunshine!
Echo: You glow. Am I supposed to be afraid of that?
Mirage: No, it's this you have to be afraid of!
Mirage warped into the air and landed a powerful kick to Echo. The robot was knocked back but it recovered and raised its arms.
Echo: Take this!
The HotShot mech arms fired their lasers. There was one difference… these lasers were a lot more powerful than normal.
Mirage warped out of the way and charged forward. Echo fired several missiles and the fox jumped out of the way.
Mirage rolled under another barrage of missiles and punched Echo several times. The robot smashed the fox back with a punch of its own. Mirage hit the wall and warped out of the way just in time to avoid another laser blast.
Echo: It's been fun, but it's time to end this.
Echo raised both arms and started hovering. Vents on the robot's back opened and began taking in air. The laser blasts fired and melted through anything in their path.
Mirage raised his arms and the glow around them intensified. The laser collided with the glow and started pushing against it.
Echo: So you've got a shield, I'll just turn up the power!
Echo did just that. Mirage began struggling to keep the shield up.
Mirage: *Thoughts* I don't know how much longer I can keep this up…I just hope Sonic and the others can stop him without me…*End Thought and looks to side*
Mirage noticed something of interest. He smiled and warped. He appeared a few feet above Echo.
Echo: WHAT!?!
One glowing kick sent Echo's head flying across the room. It hit the wall slid down to the floor.
Echo: You think its over? Nowhere near it!
Four robotic spider legs grew out of the robot's head. It then scurried out of the room and down the hall. It was headed after Sonic and the others. Mirage followed after quickly.
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Next Time:
The Final Battle? Maybe, Maybe Not.