Disclaimer: Jade the Assassin belongs to me, as does Clarice
"Just what the hell do you mean my death was in vain, who the hell do you think you are!?" Neko stared despicably at the three masked heads, his face turning beet red mad. "You must understand," The gray one mentioned, "Planet in grave danger," mentioned the blue one, "You must help us." Finished the orange one, as Neko shook his head. "Why me?" A light then blinded Neko, as he heard the last words from them as he felt himself falling asleep.
"Chosen Three." "Seek them," "Time is short!"
Opening his eyes, he looked down, as he found himself in a pool of blood, his was dressed in black clothing, a mandarin jacket, black trousers, leather black boots, shoulder plates, metallic and with spikes, his face wrapped in a cloth that only gave his eyes viewings. Standing, he shook the blood off, as he looked around, seeming to be in the middle of nowhere. "What the fuck is going on, where am I?" He looked around, below him was a puddle of blood, and organs lying around, someone had been blown up into many little pieces. Forest all over, green tree leafs and trees, it was like he was deep in a forest.
"You have been resurrected Neko," Turning sharply, there stood a spirit of an elder echidna, presumably Athiar. "You have been given a second chance." Neko shook his head, as he looked around more. "You are with those stupid masked morons, this is a load of crap, just whose blood is this?" Neko yelled, as he then pointed to the blood stained earth, the stomach tubs, lungs, bones, and all of the muscle lying on the ground. "That is the one who's life was taken in place of yours, not much of a sacrifice, he was willing to give it up, nothing more then an old man."
"I really am surprised, they would take a friggin old person and kill him, but you know what," Neko walked over to where a very thick but not large rock was, one that could be lifted easily by someone of his age, "They just wasted the bastards life, cause I am NOT planning to live." With those last words, Neko threw the rock up, as he moved to position himself with it, as it smashed into his skull, blacking him out.
Neko opened his eyes, as he saw Athiar once again looking down at him, his face in pity, "What the fuck, am I.." Looking around at the surroundings, and then felt his hand, as he was flesh, his body was not anywhere to be seen, he was truly alive. "Damn it, it can be." He pouted, as he started to rip the grass from the earth. "The Walkers knew you would commit suicide, so they made you immortal." Neko then remained still, and then jumping at Athiar, he slipped through the elder, falling flat on his face. "Just why the hell is it that I am immortal, why do these Walkers want me alive!?" Athiar shook his head, as he took a step back, "Many have wished for this, yet you have received it, you have a second chance, you should be thankful."
Neko snorted, as he gazed furiously at Athiar. "Fuck you dredda (Drea- da: a racial word to echidnas at least in this fanfic, dre part from dreads and the ending is just what the N words is), I could care less about being immortal." Athiar's face went grim and very enraged, as he looked irritably at Neko "DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT!!!" Athiar yelled, as his body turned red, and after a few moments, he calmed down as his body returned to a blue aura. "Neko, you must find the three destined ones, seek them, the rest you shall know by heart." Neko then gave him the bird, as he started to walk away from Athiar, his face was burning in rage, he was sick of living, yet now he was forced to.
"Neko, please." Stopping short, he looked to his left, his face in surprise, as he gasped at what he saw. It was her, the girl in his dream, her hair blond and long down to her elbows, her green eyes sparkling and her body was just as before, yet, she was a spirit, she was still the one he knew. "C-C-Clarice!" He stared stunned, as he saw she was a ghost. "Neko, for my sake, please, find the three, perhaps afterwards you may be able to die." Neko sighed, her voice was soothing to his thick heart, as he closed his eyes, "You can't still love me, you must have to had move on when you vanished." Clarice shook her head, as she looked up at the sky.
"When you vanished, I tried to find you, 75 years ago, I had bypassed security to find you, succeeding, I was struck in disbelief when I saw what you were turned into, I wanted to free you, but I was caught and shot for trespassing, Hasagawa considered me to be a threat to his experiment, you Neko. I have seen the afterlife, but I always watched you, even after you were locked in that capsule. Neko, you lost your memory because of your hibernation within that capsule, the liquid messed with your brain, and when you were released, it took time for you to get back to normal, though your memories where still locked away."
Neko listened to her, as he then wanted an answer, "How did I end up in the Great Forest?" Clarice sighed, as she looked to him, "Mammoth Mogul somehow discovered you, and planned to use you, but the Walkers wouldn't allow him to even free you, and sent you away, that is why you were able to awaken from your long hibernation." Neko couldn't believe a lot at the moment, but now he still had more questions, why was he wanted by the guy, why is he back, but he was not able to answer, as Clarice started to end the conversation.
"Neko, I beg of you, for me, for this planet, for your foster parents, please do as the Walkers ask, find the 'Three Destined Ones', and be strong."
(Cue Madonna "Die Another Day") Neko sighed, as he looked at Clarice once more, "I will do it, but only for you and my foster parents, I don't care about this planet, I made that decision when I committed my suicide act." Clarice and Athiar smiled, as Clarice moved to him, putting her arms around him, then kissing his lips, the touch Neko felt was a tingle, chilly, but yet, warm. "Thank you" Clarice said, as she looked at Athiar, Neko doing the same, as Clarice vanished, Neko looked to find her gone, "You will find the first two nearby, they always have been together, so you will have an easier job of finding them, the other is in the skies." Neko nodded hearing him, as he had a hunch that they were going to be easier to find.
"So, who are you anyway?" Neko asked, placing his hands on his waist, "Just call me Athiar, and you will know them when you find them, it has been three months since you died Neko." He then, like Clarice had done, vanished, Neko turned around walking into the forest, as he then felt an urge to run, passion filled his veins, he dashed onward, flashing a few yards head, as he gazed behind. "Whoa!" he could not deem his eyes, yet they didn't deceive him, he just dashed a few yards forward, like a flash shift. "Hmm, time to test my jumping skills." He ran to a tree, taking a jump up, as he grabbed on the branch, pulling himself up, and spin up to his feet.
"Hmm, this might make things easier, but where could they-" His ears immediately picked up a sound, the echo of a moving presence at a inhuman speed, the reverberation was roughly calling him, as if to shout out 'over here'. With this gut sentiment, Neko soared from tree limb to tree limb as he found his way over to where the source of the noise was, sure enough, he noticed the two immediately as he spotted them.
Sonic and Tails were once again racing, and it seemed Tails was gain the lead, as Neko swiftly and silently trailed them, before jumping done in front of them. Sonic quickly lifted his heels to angle with the ground, slowing to as stop barely near Neko, who didn't flinch at all. Tails landed as he looked at the cloaked Neko, blinking in confusion, "Okay Mr., just what is the big idea?" Sonic said, as he looked Neko over. Sighing, Neko deepened his voice to hide his identity, and to not give them in any way on just who he really was. "Just someone sent to find two chosen ones, would you happen to be them."
Tails moved behind Sonic, as he shivered fearing Neko was after him, Sonic stood in a fighting stance ready to do battle. "What's it to you?" Sonic remarked defending Tails. "Well, if you must know, then it is with the Walkers," Taking a step forward, Neko extended his hand, as Sonic looked at it confused, "You two must be the first two I must find," In a instant, his hand moved touching their shoulders, as they flickered away, vanishing in the blink of an eye. Neko then looked up at the sky, as he sighed. "The other lies somewhere in the sky, must be Floating Island, and I know just how to get there." Neko dashed off, as he figured he had to be near Robotropolis, and there he would find a ship.
"Grr, just what the hell do you mean find?" Sonic then noticed he wasn't with Neko, as well as not being in the Great Forest. There he now stood, in a run down city, buildings torn apart, moss growing around the sides, streets, sidewalks, almost any area around the street was a mess. If that was not the worse, the area was dimly lit; little sun shown threw the thick dark gray clouds. Sonic shook his head, looking around at the place, taken by the gloomy climate. "Great, of all places, a city in so much rubble, this is just great."
A loud screech caught the Hedgehogs attention, as he jumped far to his left side as missiles hit the area where he once stood. Sonic quickly turned his head to his right side, as he gasped in disbelief. There only a few yards away, was a highly armed military mech known as Air Dog, with almost the deadliest arsenal of fire-power, and it's ability to remain up in the air for long periods of time. The laser cannon charged up Sonic started to time it's charging, waiting for himself to be targeted. As the beam was at maximum charging, Sonic dashed to the side, as it was launched, the ground where Sonic stood prior to was reduced to a petite crater; the hedgehog took off with immense swiftness outrunning Air Dog by many miles.
"Just what I need, the military on me again, just why would the walkers-" He didn't have time to say another word, as another enemy appeared in front of Sonic. The robot had the shape of Eggman, yet his face was silver, and his arms and legs were larger. Sonic had delt with it before, somewhere on the Death Egg (Not in Archie comics, but in Sonic and Knuckles he did), and now he again had to face the giant machine. The nozzle of the bot spurted out a large round flame, that moved fast at Sonic, who jumped to the side, as he moved back doing a few flips before he used the wall to push himself toward the bot, as he struck dead in the nose, tearing the area in half, as he feel to the ground landing on his feet. The bot turned downward as a large lens compartment opened, it started charging up, ready to fire at Sonic. Air Dog finally caught up to where Sonic was, the hedgehog now had double trouble.
"Take cover boy." A voice called to Sonic, who was startled at first when he heard it. Glass shattering followed, as the lens within the huge robot cracked into pieces, before it fell backwards making a vast crater in the ground, Air Dog then fell to the ground, its laser gun, Missile silo's, and the glass covering were all cut off, Sonic looking in confusion. "Who, what?" "Calm yourself down boy."
Sonic turned to the voice once more, there standing on the big Robot was a hedgehog, dressed in the same clothing as the figure he had met in the forest before he was sent here, the difference was no shoulder plates and no tail. "What is going on!?" Sonic yelled demandingly, as the Cloaked figure jumped off the gut of the robot and down to where Sonic was. "To tell you the truth, your in head deep, this city is deserted and more then just these types of enemies are lying around." Sonic scratched his head confused, "Listen up, enter the Subway Tunnel 35, and take the path to you left, head down that route and I will meet you around there." With that said, the figure jumped away, in a surprising speed that made Sonic look slow. "Oh boy, this is just friggin great."
Neko looked out again, at the city of Robotropolis, still it seemed the Freedom Fighters had not yet been able to drive the fat lard out. It didn't matter to him, he only needed a shuttle craft to get to his destination, Floating Island, and his skills were beyond his dreams, yet he still wondered why he was pushed into this, and not the Walkers, but he ignored it for the time being. He swiftly moved from side to side, avoiding being caught by the Swat Bots, he knew they would get him if he tried to even fight them. Though the cameras around the area caught him, as the alarms sounded. "Shit." He then started to run in the shadows as shots were fired at him, but all missing. "Just fucking great."
A huge centipede robot, with blue armor and airborne charged at Sonic, who spin-dashed to slice it in half. More trouble emerged, the Egg Mobile Eggman always had used to move place to place now had few new attachments, being two crane like arms for gripping, and a spiked covering, he had almost an anti-proof roof. Sonic already wasn't in the mood to battle, especially with this thing now. Running to his left he then saw what the cloaked one told him. "Subway Tunnel 35 entrance, right on." With a burst of speed he launched over to it, as the spiked Egg Mobile pursued him. Sonic jumped down the stairway, the Egg Mobile following him, and destroying the interior wall. "And to the left." Sonic made a sharp turn, as he dashed across the subway rails, his grinding shoes would not do well with the threat still on his tail.
The Egg Mobile kept its pursuit, as it followed Sonic, bashing the rails thinking it would help; yet it just was a waste. Sonic still ran at full speed, as he started to slow, reaching a dead end, where he had now way out. "Great, a dead end." Turning behind, the Egg Mobile approached him, its arms open wide, ready to grab onto him, and squeeze him tile he died. "I'm not going to die yet." He was about to get into fighting stance, when he was then suddenly pulled down, as a loud crash was heard above him. "What just happened?" "Simple, you're in safe haven." Sonic looked around, not much of a home, just a bed, a refrigerator, and medical equipment, in addition a room with many plants inside with high lighting. "Just what the hell is going on?"
With a sigh, the masked hedgehog spoke, "We are in a area where enemies from your past have dwelled, bots that Robotnik created, and others, this is a trial for you hedgehog, and you must go through it with blazing might, understand?" Sonic nodded, having some idea what the cloaked one was referring to. "So I must face them all, this is crazy." "You wont face all of your enemies, just a few, in order for you to advance, something that could at least improve your abilities, one that you would need to be able to be able to master your Super abilities." Sonic stood confused, just what could this guy be talking about. "One thing, who are you?" The cloaked hedgehog stopped and looked to him. "Just call me Ninja hog, nothing else." (I still plan to refer to him as the C.H.)
Neko moves from one area to another, as he moved into the hallway, dashing into the area, trying to outrun them. He timed one of his movements wrong, as a laser struck him in his calf; he tripped down falling face first to the ground. "God damn it." He looked to it, finding the cloth burnt open and his leg bleeding, "Great, just fucking great." Just then, more shots were fired upon him, striking him all over his body, his chest, arms, legs, stomach, torso, and even his face, he felt the lasers pierce through his skin, jagged pains inflicted, his heart taking so much punishment, yet he knew he wasn't going to die, he head to get out of the way. Crawling as best he could he was still unable to get out of the way. "I only have one chance." He muttered, jumping off and into the ceiling, as the bots looked around bewildered. "Please tell me I will heal up fast." He whispered to himself.
Sonic awoke from his sleep, looking around, he already had spent his night eating chilidogs and then dozing off as suggested by his mentor, the cloaked one. "Hey, hello, Ninja hog, where are you?" Sonic may not have yelled, but the place was a bit bigger, with storage and many other rooms. Searching the rooms, he found no sign of C. H. "Great, guess I might as well wait." He sat down, looking up at the ceiling, before spotting a note. "Huh?" taking a jump up, grabbing it, he opened the folds up, as he read it mentally.
'Sonic, I am out in the city getting a few things, go out and fight a few enemies, train yourself well, I will meet up with you soon enough." Sonic snorted, as he climbed up the ladder, leading into the subway, and headed to the station where he first had used to get down into the tunnel, and walked up the damage stairwell to the surface. Everything was usual, but Sonic prepared to fight. Roughly fifteen hornets appeared before him, Sonic made swift movements, avoiding their shots, as he then cut them one by one in half, finishing them off, as he landed to his feet, quickly standing as he looked around alarmingly.
A loud crash came from behind, as Sonic turned, this time it was a robot, the Axe welding one he fought on Floating Island. It charged at the hedgehog in great speed, Sonic sidestepped it, as he moved far off, the bot turned, charging again at it, but this time, Sonics back was turned.
It seemed like a hit on the hedgehog, but at that instant, Sonic sprung up and flipped right over the bot, landing right on top of it, as pushed it down towards the ground with his feet, the bots head and oil can crashed down, as it grinded along the ground, sparks emerging from it. "That was patheti-" Sonic was cut short as a projectile hit him in his gut. Opening his eyes, he growled loudly, now before him was a Mecha Knuckles unit, who launch hovered above him. "You sucker punching bastard." Sonic jumped up, as he tried to hit it, but failed, being smacked down with a swinging vertical cloths line hit.
Landing flat on his face, Sonic growled angrily, "You mother fucking piece of shit," the bot charged in and severely started battering the hedgehog up, face and head, before he sent flying into the wall, landing flat against it. Its rockets charged up, as it was ready to launch it's finishing attack, before a loud swish was heard, and the bot was split in half, as the cloaked figure stood behind the two pieces.
"You seemingly think you can beat your enemy just that easily, you really need training Sonic." Sonic didn't respond, he was so injured, and he couldn't speak with a broken jaw. C. H. walked over, picking him up, as he carried him away. "Best get your rest, and start your training tomorrow." The cloaked on took him home, tending to Sonic's wounded body.
Neko finally was healed, for an immortal, it was only a few minutes, but it seemed like an eternity. Jumping down, he bashed down a Swat Bot, before moving through the area, jumping onto the wall, he scrolled along it, moving along it and swiftly, as he had no idea where he was even going. "I best try to find that Airspace, and find me a ship." He wasn't planning on going to Knothole, he could not even dare asking for a ship, and his presence there might already be enough to give his identity away. "Damn this, where-" he didn't have time to complete his thought, as more bots fired at him, he ran fast, vulgar language muttering under his gasp, he then approached the armed squad.
"That is it." He quickly launched himself toward them with the strength of his legs, as he did a front wise flip, positioning his legs toward the group of Swat Bots, as he then kicked himself back, his legs didn't seem to be able to have any bit of effect on the bots. "Fuck, this is just great." Getting up, the Swat Bots moved in on him, as Neko stood his ground. He then closed his eyes, as he calmed himself down, the Swat Bots fired and missed with each shot they tried to use. Neko waited and at one point, when a few shots hit him, he ran up and swiped a gun from the leading Swat Bot, and fired at the others, "Hahahah, bastards, this is what you get."
Explosions went off, as a few Hornets (the hovering bots) of the G.U.N. army trailed Sonic, who instantaneously evaded their shots, as he then destroyed them with little effort. The hedgehog still was focused, but he was not giving any slack, cause the prototype life forms (Chaos with headgear) already began surrounding him. Each started to attack, Sonic avoided each tentacles, doing flips, sidesteps, back flips, all kinds of them, as he hit each, defeating them. "For crying out loud, how am I going to beat that cyborg if I am fighting these bots all the time, it's been day in and out of fighting these pathetic bots, I am sick of it."
"Obviously Sonic, you still are only intent on just defeating the enemy, and just go head first into a fight." Sonics face went blank, tilting he head, confused by C. H. saying. "I am very confused." "As in you must study your enemy, you did just rush into Mecha Knuckles first, and you lost, but even if you let him make the first move, you must also be able to fight him without loosing sight of the one golden moment that will turn the fight around, you will be facing him again." Sonic smiled, now understanding, "So once I beat him, will I be able to leave this area?" C. H. laughed loudly at him, "You still are not even close to being ready." With that he vanished, as Sonic scratched his head, walking over to the edge of the building, Sonic was around 50 stories high from the ground level, and the view was a very stomach turning one. "Just what else could he mean?"
Sonic then turned around as once again the Mecha Knuckles unit was back, just as usual, Sonic stood in fighting stance, as he waited for the first move from the Mecha. In a blink of in eye, it rocketed toward Sonic, who jumped out of the way, turning back, as the Mecha rammed into him headfirst, sending him flying down. The Mecha then followed, as it accelerated vertically toward Sonic, who quickly looked up. The Mecha began to move fast toward its target, ready to bring Sonic down to the hard pavement below, Sonic waited, as the Mecha reached closer, at a point blank moment, he moved right behind the Mecha, and kicked it to the side, sending himself right near the building. "Perfect, I got you now!!" flying back, Sonic quickly bounced off the building and send a heavy hit to the Mecha sending it flying into the street alleyways below, as Sonic fell, he quickly grabbed onto a still usable light post, swinging himself a few times before letting go and flipping over to the top of a side store roof, as he walked over to see the Mecha.
As he peeked below, the red Mecha accelerated out, and gave Sonic one hell of a punch, sending the hedgehog a few yards back. Sonic stood up, as the Mecha then gave a punch to the hedgehogs gut, before he then uppercut the hedgehog up into the air. Sonic breathed in some air, as the last his knocked the wind out of him. The Mecha charged to Sonic, holding the Knuckles forward, as they charged with high voltage, enough to kill the hedgehog. Sonic waited once more, this time he knew he head to be careful, but this was trial and error, if he messed up here, he could already kiss his life goodbye.
The bot finally reached him, as Sonic moves his body upward, dodging the Mecha, then using his spin dash, he quickly sawed down the Mecha's chest plate, revealing a very critical strike point. The Mecha fired missiles from his chest, small and very deadly, Sonic knew it was trouble, but at this moment he was falling down to the ground, and he had no chance of avoiding them. Just then, Sonic felt a burst of energy, a strong wind filling his heart, as he looked as he blue glowing hand, then back to the missiles, as he held out his hand.
"SONIC WIND!!!" In a whirlwind of blueness, the missiles went swirling around and exploding as they were caught in the move.
Sonic had no time to try to understand it, as he then noticed that Mecha Knuckles was still on the move, and once again towards Sonic. "Gotta think, must time this right," He held out his hand, as he then remembered an ability he had used, even if it was only with a Chaos Emerald, he had a strong feeling it would work. "Chaos Control." Time froze, as the Mecha slowed down, Sonic felt himself already slowing down, as he spun himself once more and sawed the Mecha in half, the thing now was nothing more then scrap iron, is shattered more as it fell down.
"Well done, you have mastered your capabilities, now Sonic, it is time I taught you your true lesson." The cloaked hedgehog picked up a piece of tile, as he threw it up, waiting for it to come down. The tile was around the size of a 2 x 2 ft one, as it fell down, the cloaked hedgehog waited, at the last second, his hand swung up, as it touched the tile with a glazing streak of light, the tile being cut in half. "Whoa, that was cool." Sonic said, as C. H. looked to him. "You can do that as well, focus on your target and never tense up, that is the key to victory hedgehog." C.H. then looked up to the darkening sky. "It is time to get back, follow me!" C. H. led Sonic through another path leading them back to the underground haven.
"Where the fuck is the air base." Neko now ran off with a load of bots following, he once again messed up; he had no idea where he was or even if he had gone through half the city at all. "Obviously you still are to blind Neko, allow me to help." Athiar's voice talked calmly as Neko still ran. "Forward," Neko ran past the intersecting halls, blasting more Swat Bots, sending them down in a shot, as he continued on, "Turn, and run," Neko immediately took the break, and ran hastily, as Athiar directed him like this until Neko reached something that wasn't what he intended to even be reaching at all.
"What the hell?" The area was a generator, and the panel was right in front of him, "Set the power level to fall below 1000 bolts, and then just head east through that door." Athiar pointed Neko the way, as the catguy nodded, walking to the panel, and rerouting all the electricity. The lights of the city started to die down, as Neko scurried quick through the next session of doors, Swat Bots shot at him, striking him in the tail, and his shoulders.
The hallways dim, but being part cat, the darkness is your ally. Neko could easily find his way through, he was already at top dashing movement, advancing towards the docking bay. "Neko, one last thing, the control panel, just press 313 on the board, it will open the garage door. Neko nodded, as he approached the door leading inside. As he entered within, he immediately entered the digits, as a slow and grinding noise followed, the garage opened slowly, Neko promptly jumped onto one of the crafts, getting inside, and starting systems up, as he activated the ship, knowing it by heart. "Okay, I am on my way to Floating Island." Punching the ships ignition panel, he lifted off, the ship wobbled, as he escaped the hellhole, but the shuttle wasn't hit in the point blank area.
"Now hedgehog, it is time you fight me." C. H. took stance; as he put his fists up, ready for a battle, Sonic though was very baffled. "Fight you, but, you're my-" "Stop with the bitching, it is the only way to prove you are ready for the last challenge." With that said, C. H. charged toward Sonic, who strided to the side, "I don't want to fight you." Sonic just the was struck in the face, being sent back "You have no choice, I won't go easy on you, this is a fight to the bitter end Sonic, you will have to fight me with all your force." C.H. then jumping up high, he quickly reverted to having his elbow ready to drop down on Sonic, ready to give him an elbow drop. "Sonic, face me now!!" Sonic side stepped, as he still was in disbelief, he wasn't sure what to do.
"Fight me Sonic, think of your own planet, you want to leave here, you must fight me to the death." Sonic groaned; he still couldn't believe what he was hearing. "But, I can't kill someone who saved me before, I just can't." C. H. shook his head, as he then clutched Sonic by the throat, squeezing the air from his lungs, "Fight back, you have no choice, if you don't face me, then all your friends, Rotor, Knuckles, Tails, and Sally will be killed by me." With those words, an awakening spirit of rage filled Sonic as he charged at C. H. with wrath, as he swung his arms at him, missing each shot, as C.H. blocked them and pushed each aside, toying with Sonic before he head butted Sonic down to the ground. "Fool, do you remember anything I taught you, not to tense up, and get so aggravated, your weak." Sonic still threw a few fists at C. H., who still evaded them.
"For Sally, for my friends, I will not allow you to live." Sonic knew how much truthful the guy was, he must have known him, and knew how to push his buttons, and Sonic had not been able to think right. C. H. then grabbed Sonic by the quills and bashes his face knee first in the nose, as he then slammed him against the building, "Fucker, you really-" Sonic then kicked C. H. in the balls, as Sonic started to beat on his head with his fist. C. H. tackled Sonic, as he picked the blue hedgehog up by the legs, and started swinging him around and threw him back a few feet, Sonic landed from his face to his back, lying on the ground in pain.
"Don't you get it hedgehog, you will only beat me by outdoing me at my own skill, your better then everyone, but yet you can't seem to keep your cool when your friends are threatened, that is what makes you weak, that is why you are getting your ass kicked."
Sonic weedy and gradually stood to his feet, staring to C. H. "It is time we settle this, I will fight you, and if I must, I will kill you." Sonic charged for C. H., as he did the same, the two locked dead into one another's eyes, and ready to fight indeed to a last man standing and breathing match. The two clashed, sending fists to one another's face, a head butt here and there, and the two not letting down.
Sonic then busted C.H. in the face, as the hedgehog toppled back, falling down to the ground, but reaching his hand behind, he broke the fall, pushing himself back up, and stood there staring deadly eyed at Sonic, "Lets see you handle this.." Reaching his hand up to the sky, he then swiftly swung it down to the ground. " ULTIMATE LANCE!!" Sonic had a split second to react, out of the ground burst out spikes glowing a dark violet color, and a mist of dark purple. Sonic moved back, but he to keep jumping, as the huge spikes just kept on rising from the ground wherever he stepped.
C.H. then elbowed Sonic in the back right around his spine, as Sonic fell, lying on the ground paralyzed. "Hahahahaha, you foolish hedgehog, a sitting duck you be, you can't move, it is time that I finish you." C. H. toddled closer, Sonic tried to move, but found no feeling in his arms, or legs, this was it, unless he though up of something fast. C.H. then brought his hand back, as he then peered deep into Sonics eyes, showing a side of darkness, pure hate, even if cloaked, his eyes glowed like the flame of a candle. "I have to pull this off somehow" Sonic though, just then getting an idea, as the hand of C. H. shot straight forward, moving to Sonics heart.
"SONIC WIND!!!" It was right in the nick of time, knocking C. H. back and sending him into a wall. Sonic looked up into the skies, breathing heard, as his body was still paralyzed. "You control this place, there are no enemies here." Sonic yelled as C. H. pushed his body up, he stood on all fours, looking to Sonic. "Heh, this place I never had any control, we are in the area where no enemy has seemed to be around, possibly because of the magnetic force around here." C. H. then moved over closer Sonic, as he crawled slowly to the fallen hedgehog.
Sonic kept his eye on him, waiting for him to attack. "You going to try again?" C. H. crawled over, as he then fell down face flat to the ground. "Listen closely, you have proved yourself, that even when the odds are against you, you pulled through," Taking deep breaths, C.H. then took out something, Sonic noticed it was a pill, C. H. slowly moved it over Sonic's lips, as he then moved it in, "Swallow it, you will feel like a million bucks, and you wont be paralyzed anymore."
Sonic slowly did, as he felt his arms again, his legs, and then his stomach, as he slowly stood up, C.H. then fell down, Sonic moved to his side. "Sonic, before you leave, your final challenge is to defeat the Metal Sonic army," He then took a deep breath, as he spoke once more. "Sonic, please remove this mask, I want you to see who I really am." Sonic nodded slowly, as he slowly pulled the masked C.H. wore from his face, and gasped at who the hedgehog really was. "No, it can't be."
"It is I am you." The one before him was indeed Sonic, except he had a scare around his left eye, "Listen to me Sonic Prime, as you are known as, I am you from an alternate reality, my past was one of abuse, my family was just my dad, my uncle had died when he was trailed for treason with Robotnik, and my mother died after I was born, my dad just drunk a lot, and I was always getting in trouble with the law because of it." Taking a deep breath, he continued on, his voice starting to weaken. "I eventually got myself into an accident, and my father spent a lot of money for me to be able to walk, I had part of me roboticized." He then slowly pulled up his arm, revealing his arm of metallic metal, "I almost felt he cared for me, until he killed himself to get out of debt, he left a note telling me he still loved me, yet the debt was in my hands."
Sonic listened, as he shed a tear, he had a feeling this Sonic went through a lot of abuse. "Sonic, I became a high mercenary, and gained a wanted bounty after I tried to assassinate King Acorn, and Prince Elias, it was all fun and games when I took on the bounty hunters, but I met my match against Tails, I was lucky to kill him before he killed me. Sonic, listen carefully, I am dying because my body has taken so much punishment, your last hit sent me back, and damage me in the worse area of all, near my power source. There is a gem within me, use it to fight that metallic army of your kind, and whatever you do, don't forget what I taught you, sayonara Sonic, the flesh hedgehog, I will be with you."
With that, the Sonic before him stopped breathing as his eyes stared up in the air, "Adios, Sonic, the mercenary." Sonic Prime stood up, removing the jacket that his mercenary self wore, and there, in the middle of the metallic chest, implanted in the left area, around his heart was the gem, it looked like a fragment of the Chaos Emerald, yet it didn't give off the glow. Picking up a piece of a building that was destroyed by the two fighting, Sonic started to smash the glass, grasping the gem as he pulled it out, the body of the now dead mercenary Sonic shut down, as Sonic stood, putting the gem in his shoe, as he picked up the now lifeless Sonic, and carried him back to the safe haven, arriving at an area were plant life seemed to still grow, flowers all around and a pond.
"May you be able to rest, in the light." Sonic had placed the mercenary Sonic within a capsule, even though it brought back some bad memories, it still was something Sonic prime knew would help his rough and darker self be able to rest in peace. Afterwards, Sonic then went to bed, as he needed a good rest.
A clash of metal echoed all through the forest, as two figures brawled, one with a sharp shining dagger, the other a broad sword. "You best get out of my way, before I slit your throat," the female hissed, as she look closely creepingly into the males eyes, a cheetah dressed in an Arab like outfit, her arms showing all black fur, yet her face covered, her body while sexy, she was indeed a angle of death. "Never shall I let one as evil and sinful as you even walk the soil of this planet, I will kill you." The male was a horse, dressed in a middle earth like costume, from the tunic he wore, but his headgear was a red as one of an Arab's desert gears.
The two charged as they clashed once more, dagger to blade, the horse was easily blocking her attacks, as the two raged in with both at full strength. "Give up, you know you can't win!!!" The horse still fought, "You should give up, you have no chance of getting out of this, I will fight you to the death." With that the two clashed once more, with full force.
Sonic awakened, as he stood up, he looked down at his shoe, remembering what he put in it, and reaching and moving his fingers within, he felt around for the gem, upon finding it, he clutched it tightly, taking out the gem as he held it in his hands, he gripped down on it, as it then sunk into him, he looked at is now empty hand, gasping in disbelief. "What, where is- " he then felt himself shine, his body glowing, his yellow fur gold, the emitting glow bright as the sun, lit the dark city up, as Sonic looked on in pride.
"I have the power, I will confront the Metal Sonic army, I shall destroy them all." Sonic then with a burst of momentum, soared across the street, with an severe swiftness that tore up the streets, he moved across the area heading to what looked shadowy and gloomy, yet lit with many lights, Sonic felt his gut telling him that trouble lurked inside, and he must confront it, "Come on, somebody give me a sign."
As the words slipped from his lips, around fifty to one hundred Metal Sonics swarmed out of every area there was, as they moved to Sonic, who moved his arms around his knee's, as he spun himself up into his deadly spinning attack, as he charged at the advancing Metals, and cut through each of them, kicking the others as he turned around, smirking. Five then surrounded him, swarming in on him like a pack of wolves on their prey, only to run into each other, as Sonic then dropped down on top of them, his feet crushing their skulls, crushing them with a colossal stomp, as he laughed triumphantly.
One Metal Sonic fired his sharp spins at Sonic, who stood still as each missed him, the Metal Sonic charge at Sonic, as the hedgehog dodged Metal Sonic's attack, and rotating behind the Metal beast, he shoved him into the ground, before trampling the bots head into the ground. "Are these all I have to fight, for crying out loud." More surrounded him, as Sonic fought each off, grabbing one by the wrists, and kicking the others back as he ran in a circle motion, hitting each and every out of his path, throwing the one he grasped at a group lined up in order.
More swarmed unswervingly at Sonic and were destroyed with the hedgehog's super power too much for them to handle. "Is this all I am going to face?" A detonation occurred near Sonic, as he turned looking to it. "I-am-the- grim-reaper, Prepare-to-die!!" Sonic turned, there once again, there hovering before him was a Metal Sonic, though this one was a super looking one, it glowed with great shine, as its red eyes stared deathly into Sonic's.
With that, Metal charged onward, as he collide with Sonic hard in the flesh ones gut, sending him flying back, crashing into the merry-go-round, as Metal launched a highly powered energy into the ride, blowing it up into a massive crater, as he scanned the area fro life, finding a signal. Sonic ascended out from the ashes, as he charged in a blaze of speed towards Metal, busting the robot in its skull, sending him flying. "How is that tin head." The bot stopped quickly, as it glanced at Sonic lethally. "Your-time- is-going-to-end." The bot then accelerated around, creating multiple images of himself all around Sonic, who meantime stayed in place. "Come on, come on, got you." Sonic spin charged at one of the images as he smashed Metal back, but just then, the bot reversed its attack, as he then blasted Sonic in the face with his beam cannon, sending Sonic flying downward into the ground.
Sonic was lucky to even have his skin on his face from that last blast, but he had no time to think.
Metal then punted Sonic in the head, sending him sliding back, and into a sky-scraping built roller coaster frame, all the barriers came crashing down onto him. Sonic crawled out, as Metal looked down to him, Sonic immediately leaped back, as Metal charged towards him once more, and thrusted his hand into Sonic's stomach, going right through, as Sonic shook in shock. "Fuck, he got me!" Sonic shook, as he then saw another heading for his face.
Grabbing it with his right hand, he quickly moved his left to the arm that was implanted in his stomach, as he then calmed down, still breathing, as he brought his head back, and threw his head forward, smashing Metal back, as both of the robots arms were ripped off. Sonic threw them aside, and then with his last ounce of breath he shouted loudly, "SONIC WIND!!!" as he then in a flare of gold, lit up Metal and shredded the rest of him apart, before Sonic fell down to the ground, bleeding greatly from his stomach. He was then teleported off, to a dark star lighted area where Athiar and Merlin stood. "Heal up hedgehog." Merlin said, healing his wounds, as Sonic remained asleep.
"Best let him rest for now, until the other two arrive." Athiar said, as he watched Sonic.
The horse and cheetah still clashed, but it seemed already the cheetah was winning; the horse was starting to lose his concentration. "I must buy some time for the messenger." Just then, he stopped, the cheetah had been able to trap him, in a few hundred strings, as thin as a piece of hair, and the hoarse noticed he was surrounded in it, as it all closed in, right next to his own fur.
"Like a puppet tangled in strings, only I can kill you, for I Jade have you where I want you." She had the ropes wrapped around her fingers, she indeed had them like a puppets, and all were tied where she needed them. The horse breathed in, as he looked at the thin hair like lines, as he closed his eyes, snorting, and then started to laugh out loud "What is so damn funny?" she demanded, as she looked him stern in the eyes. Smiling, his eyes closed, speaking in a normal tone, "Two down one to go, you're already behind."
Jade pulled the strings tighter, as the horse screamed in pain, the strings digging into his flesh, blood gushing out and all over his body, falling down with his body full of slits. Jade then released the strings, as they then vanished away, she looked up to the skies growling. "So, only one remains, no matter, for I Jade, shall be the one to slit his throat, then only two shall face my master." With that, she vanished into the dark.
Tails:(Music: " Believe in myself" from Sonic Adventure) I always seemed to be different from everyone, even my role model Sonic, but there comes a time when you must break from that path, and I am bout to do that, with a bit of magic, next time, "Trials of a Sorcerer" FIRE
(And one other note, Brian, you are right, I have no fucking clue what a ask fic is, and I basically couldn't give one bit of a damn what it is, and next time, post it where It isn't on a message bored, this is a fucking review bored, not a message bored, shit.)
"Just what the hell do you mean my death was in vain, who the hell do you think you are!?" Neko stared despicably at the three masked heads, his face turning beet red mad. "You must understand," The gray one mentioned, "Planet in grave danger," mentioned the blue one, "You must help us." Finished the orange one, as Neko shook his head. "Why me?" A light then blinded Neko, as he heard the last words from them as he felt himself falling asleep.
"Chosen Three." "Seek them," "Time is short!"
Opening his eyes, he looked down, as he found himself in a pool of blood, his was dressed in black clothing, a mandarin jacket, black trousers, leather black boots, shoulder plates, metallic and with spikes, his face wrapped in a cloth that only gave his eyes viewings. Standing, he shook the blood off, as he looked around, seeming to be in the middle of nowhere. "What the fuck is going on, where am I?" He looked around, below him was a puddle of blood, and organs lying around, someone had been blown up into many little pieces. Forest all over, green tree leafs and trees, it was like he was deep in a forest.
"You have been resurrected Neko," Turning sharply, there stood a spirit of an elder echidna, presumably Athiar. "You have been given a second chance." Neko shook his head, as he looked around more. "You are with those stupid masked morons, this is a load of crap, just whose blood is this?" Neko yelled, as he then pointed to the blood stained earth, the stomach tubs, lungs, bones, and all of the muscle lying on the ground. "That is the one who's life was taken in place of yours, not much of a sacrifice, he was willing to give it up, nothing more then an old man."
"I really am surprised, they would take a friggin old person and kill him, but you know what," Neko walked over to where a very thick but not large rock was, one that could be lifted easily by someone of his age, "They just wasted the bastards life, cause I am NOT planning to live." With those last words, Neko threw the rock up, as he moved to position himself with it, as it smashed into his skull, blacking him out.
Neko opened his eyes, as he saw Athiar once again looking down at him, his face in pity, "What the fuck, am I.." Looking around at the surroundings, and then felt his hand, as he was flesh, his body was not anywhere to be seen, he was truly alive. "Damn it, it can be." He pouted, as he started to rip the grass from the earth. "The Walkers knew you would commit suicide, so they made you immortal." Neko then remained still, and then jumping at Athiar, he slipped through the elder, falling flat on his face. "Just why the hell is it that I am immortal, why do these Walkers want me alive!?" Athiar shook his head, as he took a step back, "Many have wished for this, yet you have received it, you have a second chance, you should be thankful."
Neko snorted, as he gazed furiously at Athiar. "Fuck you dredda (Drea- da: a racial word to echidnas at least in this fanfic, dre part from dreads and the ending is just what the N words is), I could care less about being immortal." Athiar's face went grim and very enraged, as he looked irritably at Neko "DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT!!!" Athiar yelled, as his body turned red, and after a few moments, he calmed down as his body returned to a blue aura. "Neko, you must find the three destined ones, seek them, the rest you shall know by heart." Neko then gave him the bird, as he started to walk away from Athiar, his face was burning in rage, he was sick of living, yet now he was forced to.
"Neko, please." Stopping short, he looked to his left, his face in surprise, as he gasped at what he saw. It was her, the girl in his dream, her hair blond and long down to her elbows, her green eyes sparkling and her body was just as before, yet, she was a spirit, she was still the one he knew. "C-C-Clarice!" He stared stunned, as he saw she was a ghost. "Neko, for my sake, please, find the three, perhaps afterwards you may be able to die." Neko sighed, her voice was soothing to his thick heart, as he closed his eyes, "You can't still love me, you must have to had move on when you vanished." Clarice shook her head, as she looked up at the sky.
"When you vanished, I tried to find you, 75 years ago, I had bypassed security to find you, succeeding, I was struck in disbelief when I saw what you were turned into, I wanted to free you, but I was caught and shot for trespassing, Hasagawa considered me to be a threat to his experiment, you Neko. I have seen the afterlife, but I always watched you, even after you were locked in that capsule. Neko, you lost your memory because of your hibernation within that capsule, the liquid messed with your brain, and when you were released, it took time for you to get back to normal, though your memories where still locked away."
Neko listened to her, as he then wanted an answer, "How did I end up in the Great Forest?" Clarice sighed, as she looked to him, "Mammoth Mogul somehow discovered you, and planned to use you, but the Walkers wouldn't allow him to even free you, and sent you away, that is why you were able to awaken from your long hibernation." Neko couldn't believe a lot at the moment, but now he still had more questions, why was he wanted by the guy, why is he back, but he was not able to answer, as Clarice started to end the conversation.
"Neko, I beg of you, for me, for this planet, for your foster parents, please do as the Walkers ask, find the 'Three Destined Ones', and be strong."
(Cue Madonna "Die Another Day") Neko sighed, as he looked at Clarice once more, "I will do it, but only for you and my foster parents, I don't care about this planet, I made that decision when I committed my suicide act." Clarice and Athiar smiled, as Clarice moved to him, putting her arms around him, then kissing his lips, the touch Neko felt was a tingle, chilly, but yet, warm. "Thank you" Clarice said, as she looked at Athiar, Neko doing the same, as Clarice vanished, Neko looked to find her gone, "You will find the first two nearby, they always have been together, so you will have an easier job of finding them, the other is in the skies." Neko nodded hearing him, as he had a hunch that they were going to be easier to find.
"So, who are you anyway?" Neko asked, placing his hands on his waist, "Just call me Athiar, and you will know them when you find them, it has been three months since you died Neko." He then, like Clarice had done, vanished, Neko turned around walking into the forest, as he then felt an urge to run, passion filled his veins, he dashed onward, flashing a few yards head, as he gazed behind. "Whoa!" he could not deem his eyes, yet they didn't deceive him, he just dashed a few yards forward, like a flash shift. "Hmm, time to test my jumping skills." He ran to a tree, taking a jump up, as he grabbed on the branch, pulling himself up, and spin up to his feet.
"Hmm, this might make things easier, but where could they-" His ears immediately picked up a sound, the echo of a moving presence at a inhuman speed, the reverberation was roughly calling him, as if to shout out 'over here'. With this gut sentiment, Neko soared from tree limb to tree limb as he found his way over to where the source of the noise was, sure enough, he noticed the two immediately as he spotted them.
Sonic and Tails were once again racing, and it seemed Tails was gain the lead, as Neko swiftly and silently trailed them, before jumping done in front of them. Sonic quickly lifted his heels to angle with the ground, slowing to as stop barely near Neko, who didn't flinch at all. Tails landed as he looked at the cloaked Neko, blinking in confusion, "Okay Mr., just what is the big idea?" Sonic said, as he looked Neko over. Sighing, Neko deepened his voice to hide his identity, and to not give them in any way on just who he really was. "Just someone sent to find two chosen ones, would you happen to be them."
Tails moved behind Sonic, as he shivered fearing Neko was after him, Sonic stood in a fighting stance ready to do battle. "What's it to you?" Sonic remarked defending Tails. "Well, if you must know, then it is with the Walkers," Taking a step forward, Neko extended his hand, as Sonic looked at it confused, "You two must be the first two I must find," In a instant, his hand moved touching their shoulders, as they flickered away, vanishing in the blink of an eye. Neko then looked up at the sky, as he sighed. "The other lies somewhere in the sky, must be Floating Island, and I know just how to get there." Neko dashed off, as he figured he had to be near Robotropolis, and there he would find a ship.
"Grr, just what the hell do you mean find?" Sonic then noticed he wasn't with Neko, as well as not being in the Great Forest. There he now stood, in a run down city, buildings torn apart, moss growing around the sides, streets, sidewalks, almost any area around the street was a mess. If that was not the worse, the area was dimly lit; little sun shown threw the thick dark gray clouds. Sonic shook his head, looking around at the place, taken by the gloomy climate. "Great, of all places, a city in so much rubble, this is just great."
A loud screech caught the Hedgehogs attention, as he jumped far to his left side as missiles hit the area where he once stood. Sonic quickly turned his head to his right side, as he gasped in disbelief. There only a few yards away, was a highly armed military mech known as Air Dog, with almost the deadliest arsenal of fire-power, and it's ability to remain up in the air for long periods of time. The laser cannon charged up Sonic started to time it's charging, waiting for himself to be targeted. As the beam was at maximum charging, Sonic dashed to the side, as it was launched, the ground where Sonic stood prior to was reduced to a petite crater; the hedgehog took off with immense swiftness outrunning Air Dog by many miles.
"Just what I need, the military on me again, just why would the walkers-" He didn't have time to say another word, as another enemy appeared in front of Sonic. The robot had the shape of Eggman, yet his face was silver, and his arms and legs were larger. Sonic had delt with it before, somewhere on the Death Egg (Not in Archie comics, but in Sonic and Knuckles he did), and now he again had to face the giant machine. The nozzle of the bot spurted out a large round flame, that moved fast at Sonic, who jumped to the side, as he moved back doing a few flips before he used the wall to push himself toward the bot, as he struck dead in the nose, tearing the area in half, as he feel to the ground landing on his feet. The bot turned downward as a large lens compartment opened, it started charging up, ready to fire at Sonic. Air Dog finally caught up to where Sonic was, the hedgehog now had double trouble.
"Take cover boy." A voice called to Sonic, who was startled at first when he heard it. Glass shattering followed, as the lens within the huge robot cracked into pieces, before it fell backwards making a vast crater in the ground, Air Dog then fell to the ground, its laser gun, Missile silo's, and the glass covering were all cut off, Sonic looking in confusion. "Who, what?" "Calm yourself down boy."
Sonic turned to the voice once more, there standing on the big Robot was a hedgehog, dressed in the same clothing as the figure he had met in the forest before he was sent here, the difference was no shoulder plates and no tail. "What is going on!?" Sonic yelled demandingly, as the Cloaked figure jumped off the gut of the robot and down to where Sonic was. "To tell you the truth, your in head deep, this city is deserted and more then just these types of enemies are lying around." Sonic scratched his head confused, "Listen up, enter the Subway Tunnel 35, and take the path to you left, head down that route and I will meet you around there." With that said, the figure jumped away, in a surprising speed that made Sonic look slow. "Oh boy, this is just friggin great."
Neko looked out again, at the city of Robotropolis, still it seemed the Freedom Fighters had not yet been able to drive the fat lard out. It didn't matter to him, he only needed a shuttle craft to get to his destination, Floating Island, and his skills were beyond his dreams, yet he still wondered why he was pushed into this, and not the Walkers, but he ignored it for the time being. He swiftly moved from side to side, avoiding being caught by the Swat Bots, he knew they would get him if he tried to even fight them. Though the cameras around the area caught him, as the alarms sounded. "Shit." He then started to run in the shadows as shots were fired at him, but all missing. "Just fucking great."
A huge centipede robot, with blue armor and airborne charged at Sonic, who spin-dashed to slice it in half. More trouble emerged, the Egg Mobile Eggman always had used to move place to place now had few new attachments, being two crane like arms for gripping, and a spiked covering, he had almost an anti-proof roof. Sonic already wasn't in the mood to battle, especially with this thing now. Running to his left he then saw what the cloaked one told him. "Subway Tunnel 35 entrance, right on." With a burst of speed he launched over to it, as the spiked Egg Mobile pursued him. Sonic jumped down the stairway, the Egg Mobile following him, and destroying the interior wall. "And to the left." Sonic made a sharp turn, as he dashed across the subway rails, his grinding shoes would not do well with the threat still on his tail.
The Egg Mobile kept its pursuit, as it followed Sonic, bashing the rails thinking it would help; yet it just was a waste. Sonic still ran at full speed, as he started to slow, reaching a dead end, where he had now way out. "Great, a dead end." Turning behind, the Egg Mobile approached him, its arms open wide, ready to grab onto him, and squeeze him tile he died. "I'm not going to die yet." He was about to get into fighting stance, when he was then suddenly pulled down, as a loud crash was heard above him. "What just happened?" "Simple, you're in safe haven." Sonic looked around, not much of a home, just a bed, a refrigerator, and medical equipment, in addition a room with many plants inside with high lighting. "Just what the hell is going on?"
With a sigh, the masked hedgehog spoke, "We are in a area where enemies from your past have dwelled, bots that Robotnik created, and others, this is a trial for you hedgehog, and you must go through it with blazing might, understand?" Sonic nodded, having some idea what the cloaked one was referring to. "So I must face them all, this is crazy." "You wont face all of your enemies, just a few, in order for you to advance, something that could at least improve your abilities, one that you would need to be able to be able to master your Super abilities." Sonic stood confused, just what could this guy be talking about. "One thing, who are you?" The cloaked hedgehog stopped and looked to him. "Just call me Ninja hog, nothing else." (I still plan to refer to him as the C.H.)
Neko moves from one area to another, as he moved into the hallway, dashing into the area, trying to outrun them. He timed one of his movements wrong, as a laser struck him in his calf; he tripped down falling face first to the ground. "God damn it." He looked to it, finding the cloth burnt open and his leg bleeding, "Great, just fucking great." Just then, more shots were fired upon him, striking him all over his body, his chest, arms, legs, stomach, torso, and even his face, he felt the lasers pierce through his skin, jagged pains inflicted, his heart taking so much punishment, yet he knew he wasn't going to die, he head to get out of the way. Crawling as best he could he was still unable to get out of the way. "I only have one chance." He muttered, jumping off and into the ceiling, as the bots looked around bewildered. "Please tell me I will heal up fast." He whispered to himself.
Sonic awoke from his sleep, looking around, he already had spent his night eating chilidogs and then dozing off as suggested by his mentor, the cloaked one. "Hey, hello, Ninja hog, where are you?" Sonic may not have yelled, but the place was a bit bigger, with storage and many other rooms. Searching the rooms, he found no sign of C. H. "Great, guess I might as well wait." He sat down, looking up at the ceiling, before spotting a note. "Huh?" taking a jump up, grabbing it, he opened the folds up, as he read it mentally.
'Sonic, I am out in the city getting a few things, go out and fight a few enemies, train yourself well, I will meet up with you soon enough." Sonic snorted, as he climbed up the ladder, leading into the subway, and headed to the station where he first had used to get down into the tunnel, and walked up the damage stairwell to the surface. Everything was usual, but Sonic prepared to fight. Roughly fifteen hornets appeared before him, Sonic made swift movements, avoiding their shots, as he then cut them one by one in half, finishing them off, as he landed to his feet, quickly standing as he looked around alarmingly.
A loud crash came from behind, as Sonic turned, this time it was a robot, the Axe welding one he fought on Floating Island. It charged at the hedgehog in great speed, Sonic sidestepped it, as he moved far off, the bot turned, charging again at it, but this time, Sonics back was turned.
It seemed like a hit on the hedgehog, but at that instant, Sonic sprung up and flipped right over the bot, landing right on top of it, as pushed it down towards the ground with his feet, the bots head and oil can crashed down, as it grinded along the ground, sparks emerging from it. "That was patheti-" Sonic was cut short as a projectile hit him in his gut. Opening his eyes, he growled loudly, now before him was a Mecha Knuckles unit, who launch hovered above him. "You sucker punching bastard." Sonic jumped up, as he tried to hit it, but failed, being smacked down with a swinging vertical cloths line hit.
Landing flat on his face, Sonic growled angrily, "You mother fucking piece of shit," the bot charged in and severely started battering the hedgehog up, face and head, before he sent flying into the wall, landing flat against it. Its rockets charged up, as it was ready to launch it's finishing attack, before a loud swish was heard, and the bot was split in half, as the cloaked figure stood behind the two pieces.
"You seemingly think you can beat your enemy just that easily, you really need training Sonic." Sonic didn't respond, he was so injured, and he couldn't speak with a broken jaw. C. H. walked over, picking him up, as he carried him away. "Best get your rest, and start your training tomorrow." The cloaked on took him home, tending to Sonic's wounded body.
Neko finally was healed, for an immortal, it was only a few minutes, but it seemed like an eternity. Jumping down, he bashed down a Swat Bot, before moving through the area, jumping onto the wall, he scrolled along it, moving along it and swiftly, as he had no idea where he was even going. "I best try to find that Airspace, and find me a ship." He wasn't planning on going to Knothole, he could not even dare asking for a ship, and his presence there might already be enough to give his identity away. "Damn this, where-" he didn't have time to complete his thought, as more bots fired at him, he ran fast, vulgar language muttering under his gasp, he then approached the armed squad.
"That is it." He quickly launched himself toward them with the strength of his legs, as he did a front wise flip, positioning his legs toward the group of Swat Bots, as he then kicked himself back, his legs didn't seem to be able to have any bit of effect on the bots. "Fuck, this is just great." Getting up, the Swat Bots moved in on him, as Neko stood his ground. He then closed his eyes, as he calmed himself down, the Swat Bots fired and missed with each shot they tried to use. Neko waited and at one point, when a few shots hit him, he ran up and swiped a gun from the leading Swat Bot, and fired at the others, "Hahahah, bastards, this is what you get."
Explosions went off, as a few Hornets (the hovering bots) of the G.U.N. army trailed Sonic, who instantaneously evaded their shots, as he then destroyed them with little effort. The hedgehog still was focused, but he was not giving any slack, cause the prototype life forms (Chaos with headgear) already began surrounding him. Each started to attack, Sonic avoided each tentacles, doing flips, sidesteps, back flips, all kinds of them, as he hit each, defeating them. "For crying out loud, how am I going to beat that cyborg if I am fighting these bots all the time, it's been day in and out of fighting these pathetic bots, I am sick of it."
"Obviously Sonic, you still are only intent on just defeating the enemy, and just go head first into a fight." Sonics face went blank, tilting he head, confused by C. H. saying. "I am very confused." "As in you must study your enemy, you did just rush into Mecha Knuckles first, and you lost, but even if you let him make the first move, you must also be able to fight him without loosing sight of the one golden moment that will turn the fight around, you will be facing him again." Sonic smiled, now understanding, "So once I beat him, will I be able to leave this area?" C. H. laughed loudly at him, "You still are not even close to being ready." With that he vanished, as Sonic scratched his head, walking over to the edge of the building, Sonic was around 50 stories high from the ground level, and the view was a very stomach turning one. "Just what else could he mean?"
Sonic then turned around as once again the Mecha Knuckles unit was back, just as usual, Sonic stood in fighting stance, as he waited for the first move from the Mecha. In a blink of in eye, it rocketed toward Sonic, who jumped out of the way, turning back, as the Mecha rammed into him headfirst, sending him flying down. The Mecha then followed, as it accelerated vertically toward Sonic, who quickly looked up. The Mecha began to move fast toward its target, ready to bring Sonic down to the hard pavement below, Sonic waited, as the Mecha reached closer, at a point blank moment, he moved right behind the Mecha, and kicked it to the side, sending himself right near the building. "Perfect, I got you now!!" flying back, Sonic quickly bounced off the building and send a heavy hit to the Mecha sending it flying into the street alleyways below, as Sonic fell, he quickly grabbed onto a still usable light post, swinging himself a few times before letting go and flipping over to the top of a side store roof, as he walked over to see the Mecha.
As he peeked below, the red Mecha accelerated out, and gave Sonic one hell of a punch, sending the hedgehog a few yards back. Sonic stood up, as the Mecha then gave a punch to the hedgehogs gut, before he then uppercut the hedgehog up into the air. Sonic breathed in some air, as the last his knocked the wind out of him. The Mecha charged to Sonic, holding the Knuckles forward, as they charged with high voltage, enough to kill the hedgehog. Sonic waited once more, this time he knew he head to be careful, but this was trial and error, if he messed up here, he could already kiss his life goodbye.
The bot finally reached him, as Sonic moves his body upward, dodging the Mecha, then using his spin dash, he quickly sawed down the Mecha's chest plate, revealing a very critical strike point. The Mecha fired missiles from his chest, small and very deadly, Sonic knew it was trouble, but at this moment he was falling down to the ground, and he had no chance of avoiding them. Just then, Sonic felt a burst of energy, a strong wind filling his heart, as he looked as he blue glowing hand, then back to the missiles, as he held out his hand.
"SONIC WIND!!!" In a whirlwind of blueness, the missiles went swirling around and exploding as they were caught in the move.
Sonic had no time to try to understand it, as he then noticed that Mecha Knuckles was still on the move, and once again towards Sonic. "Gotta think, must time this right," He held out his hand, as he then remembered an ability he had used, even if it was only with a Chaos Emerald, he had a strong feeling it would work. "Chaos Control." Time froze, as the Mecha slowed down, Sonic felt himself already slowing down, as he spun himself once more and sawed the Mecha in half, the thing now was nothing more then scrap iron, is shattered more as it fell down.
"Well done, you have mastered your capabilities, now Sonic, it is time I taught you your true lesson." The cloaked hedgehog picked up a piece of tile, as he threw it up, waiting for it to come down. The tile was around the size of a 2 x 2 ft one, as it fell down, the cloaked hedgehog waited, at the last second, his hand swung up, as it touched the tile with a glazing streak of light, the tile being cut in half. "Whoa, that was cool." Sonic said, as C. H. looked to him. "You can do that as well, focus on your target and never tense up, that is the key to victory hedgehog." C.H. then looked up to the darkening sky. "It is time to get back, follow me!" C. H. led Sonic through another path leading them back to the underground haven.
"Where the fuck is the air base." Neko now ran off with a load of bots following, he once again messed up; he had no idea where he was or even if he had gone through half the city at all. "Obviously you still are to blind Neko, allow me to help." Athiar's voice talked calmly as Neko still ran. "Forward," Neko ran past the intersecting halls, blasting more Swat Bots, sending them down in a shot, as he continued on, "Turn, and run," Neko immediately took the break, and ran hastily, as Athiar directed him like this until Neko reached something that wasn't what he intended to even be reaching at all.
"What the hell?" The area was a generator, and the panel was right in front of him, "Set the power level to fall below 1000 bolts, and then just head east through that door." Athiar pointed Neko the way, as the catguy nodded, walking to the panel, and rerouting all the electricity. The lights of the city started to die down, as Neko scurried quick through the next session of doors, Swat Bots shot at him, striking him in the tail, and his shoulders.
The hallways dim, but being part cat, the darkness is your ally. Neko could easily find his way through, he was already at top dashing movement, advancing towards the docking bay. "Neko, one last thing, the control panel, just press 313 on the board, it will open the garage door. Neko nodded, as he approached the door leading inside. As he entered within, he immediately entered the digits, as a slow and grinding noise followed, the garage opened slowly, Neko promptly jumped onto one of the crafts, getting inside, and starting systems up, as he activated the ship, knowing it by heart. "Okay, I am on my way to Floating Island." Punching the ships ignition panel, he lifted off, the ship wobbled, as he escaped the hellhole, but the shuttle wasn't hit in the point blank area.
"Now hedgehog, it is time you fight me." C. H. took stance; as he put his fists up, ready for a battle, Sonic though was very baffled. "Fight you, but, you're my-" "Stop with the bitching, it is the only way to prove you are ready for the last challenge." With that said, C. H. charged toward Sonic, who strided to the side, "I don't want to fight you." Sonic just the was struck in the face, being sent back "You have no choice, I won't go easy on you, this is a fight to the bitter end Sonic, you will have to fight me with all your force." C.H. then jumping up high, he quickly reverted to having his elbow ready to drop down on Sonic, ready to give him an elbow drop. "Sonic, face me now!!" Sonic side stepped, as he still was in disbelief, he wasn't sure what to do.
"Fight me Sonic, think of your own planet, you want to leave here, you must fight me to the death." Sonic groaned; he still couldn't believe what he was hearing. "But, I can't kill someone who saved me before, I just can't." C. H. shook his head, as he then clutched Sonic by the throat, squeezing the air from his lungs, "Fight back, you have no choice, if you don't face me, then all your friends, Rotor, Knuckles, Tails, and Sally will be killed by me." With those words, an awakening spirit of rage filled Sonic as he charged at C. H. with wrath, as he swung his arms at him, missing each shot, as C.H. blocked them and pushed each aside, toying with Sonic before he head butted Sonic down to the ground. "Fool, do you remember anything I taught you, not to tense up, and get so aggravated, your weak." Sonic still threw a few fists at C. H., who still evaded them.
"For Sally, for my friends, I will not allow you to live." Sonic knew how much truthful the guy was, he must have known him, and knew how to push his buttons, and Sonic had not been able to think right. C. H. then grabbed Sonic by the quills and bashes his face knee first in the nose, as he then slammed him against the building, "Fucker, you really-" Sonic then kicked C. H. in the balls, as Sonic started to beat on his head with his fist. C. H. tackled Sonic, as he picked the blue hedgehog up by the legs, and started swinging him around and threw him back a few feet, Sonic landed from his face to his back, lying on the ground in pain.
"Don't you get it hedgehog, you will only beat me by outdoing me at my own skill, your better then everyone, but yet you can't seem to keep your cool when your friends are threatened, that is what makes you weak, that is why you are getting your ass kicked."
Sonic weedy and gradually stood to his feet, staring to C. H. "It is time we settle this, I will fight you, and if I must, I will kill you." Sonic charged for C. H., as he did the same, the two locked dead into one another's eyes, and ready to fight indeed to a last man standing and breathing match. The two clashed, sending fists to one another's face, a head butt here and there, and the two not letting down.
Sonic then busted C.H. in the face, as the hedgehog toppled back, falling down to the ground, but reaching his hand behind, he broke the fall, pushing himself back up, and stood there staring deadly eyed at Sonic, "Lets see you handle this.." Reaching his hand up to the sky, he then swiftly swung it down to the ground. " ULTIMATE LANCE!!" Sonic had a split second to react, out of the ground burst out spikes glowing a dark violet color, and a mist of dark purple. Sonic moved back, but he to keep jumping, as the huge spikes just kept on rising from the ground wherever he stepped.
C.H. then elbowed Sonic in the back right around his spine, as Sonic fell, lying on the ground paralyzed. "Hahahahaha, you foolish hedgehog, a sitting duck you be, you can't move, it is time that I finish you." C. H. toddled closer, Sonic tried to move, but found no feeling in his arms, or legs, this was it, unless he though up of something fast. C.H. then brought his hand back, as he then peered deep into Sonics eyes, showing a side of darkness, pure hate, even if cloaked, his eyes glowed like the flame of a candle. "I have to pull this off somehow" Sonic though, just then getting an idea, as the hand of C. H. shot straight forward, moving to Sonics heart.
"SONIC WIND!!!" It was right in the nick of time, knocking C. H. back and sending him into a wall. Sonic looked up into the skies, breathing heard, as his body was still paralyzed. "You control this place, there are no enemies here." Sonic yelled as C. H. pushed his body up, he stood on all fours, looking to Sonic. "Heh, this place I never had any control, we are in the area where no enemy has seemed to be around, possibly because of the magnetic force around here." C. H. then moved over closer Sonic, as he crawled slowly to the fallen hedgehog.
Sonic kept his eye on him, waiting for him to attack. "You going to try again?" C. H. crawled over, as he then fell down face flat to the ground. "Listen closely, you have proved yourself, that even when the odds are against you, you pulled through," Taking deep breaths, C.H. then took out something, Sonic noticed it was a pill, C. H. slowly moved it over Sonic's lips, as he then moved it in, "Swallow it, you will feel like a million bucks, and you wont be paralyzed anymore."
Sonic slowly did, as he felt his arms again, his legs, and then his stomach, as he slowly stood up, C.H. then fell down, Sonic moved to his side. "Sonic, before you leave, your final challenge is to defeat the Metal Sonic army," He then took a deep breath, as he spoke once more. "Sonic, please remove this mask, I want you to see who I really am." Sonic nodded slowly, as he slowly pulled the masked C.H. wore from his face, and gasped at who the hedgehog really was. "No, it can't be."
"It is I am you." The one before him was indeed Sonic, except he had a scare around his left eye, "Listen to me Sonic Prime, as you are known as, I am you from an alternate reality, my past was one of abuse, my family was just my dad, my uncle had died when he was trailed for treason with Robotnik, and my mother died after I was born, my dad just drunk a lot, and I was always getting in trouble with the law because of it." Taking a deep breath, he continued on, his voice starting to weaken. "I eventually got myself into an accident, and my father spent a lot of money for me to be able to walk, I had part of me roboticized." He then slowly pulled up his arm, revealing his arm of metallic metal, "I almost felt he cared for me, until he killed himself to get out of debt, he left a note telling me he still loved me, yet the debt was in my hands."
Sonic listened, as he shed a tear, he had a feeling this Sonic went through a lot of abuse. "Sonic, I became a high mercenary, and gained a wanted bounty after I tried to assassinate King Acorn, and Prince Elias, it was all fun and games when I took on the bounty hunters, but I met my match against Tails, I was lucky to kill him before he killed me. Sonic, listen carefully, I am dying because my body has taken so much punishment, your last hit sent me back, and damage me in the worse area of all, near my power source. There is a gem within me, use it to fight that metallic army of your kind, and whatever you do, don't forget what I taught you, sayonara Sonic, the flesh hedgehog, I will be with you."
With that, the Sonic before him stopped breathing as his eyes stared up in the air, "Adios, Sonic, the mercenary." Sonic Prime stood up, removing the jacket that his mercenary self wore, and there, in the middle of the metallic chest, implanted in the left area, around his heart was the gem, it looked like a fragment of the Chaos Emerald, yet it didn't give off the glow. Picking up a piece of a building that was destroyed by the two fighting, Sonic started to smash the glass, grasping the gem as he pulled it out, the body of the now dead mercenary Sonic shut down, as Sonic stood, putting the gem in his shoe, as he picked up the now lifeless Sonic, and carried him back to the safe haven, arriving at an area were plant life seemed to still grow, flowers all around and a pond.
"May you be able to rest, in the light." Sonic had placed the mercenary Sonic within a capsule, even though it brought back some bad memories, it still was something Sonic prime knew would help his rough and darker self be able to rest in peace. Afterwards, Sonic then went to bed, as he needed a good rest.
A clash of metal echoed all through the forest, as two figures brawled, one with a sharp shining dagger, the other a broad sword. "You best get out of my way, before I slit your throat," the female hissed, as she look closely creepingly into the males eyes, a cheetah dressed in an Arab like outfit, her arms showing all black fur, yet her face covered, her body while sexy, she was indeed a angle of death. "Never shall I let one as evil and sinful as you even walk the soil of this planet, I will kill you." The male was a horse, dressed in a middle earth like costume, from the tunic he wore, but his headgear was a red as one of an Arab's desert gears.
The two charged as they clashed once more, dagger to blade, the horse was easily blocking her attacks, as the two raged in with both at full strength. "Give up, you know you can't win!!!" The horse still fought, "You should give up, you have no chance of getting out of this, I will fight you to the death." With that the two clashed once more, with full force.
Sonic awakened, as he stood up, he looked down at his shoe, remembering what he put in it, and reaching and moving his fingers within, he felt around for the gem, upon finding it, he clutched it tightly, taking out the gem as he held it in his hands, he gripped down on it, as it then sunk into him, he looked at is now empty hand, gasping in disbelief. "What, where is- " he then felt himself shine, his body glowing, his yellow fur gold, the emitting glow bright as the sun, lit the dark city up, as Sonic looked on in pride.
"I have the power, I will confront the Metal Sonic army, I shall destroy them all." Sonic then with a burst of momentum, soared across the street, with an severe swiftness that tore up the streets, he moved across the area heading to what looked shadowy and gloomy, yet lit with many lights, Sonic felt his gut telling him that trouble lurked inside, and he must confront it, "Come on, somebody give me a sign."
As the words slipped from his lips, around fifty to one hundred Metal Sonics swarmed out of every area there was, as they moved to Sonic, who moved his arms around his knee's, as he spun himself up into his deadly spinning attack, as he charged at the advancing Metals, and cut through each of them, kicking the others as he turned around, smirking. Five then surrounded him, swarming in on him like a pack of wolves on their prey, only to run into each other, as Sonic then dropped down on top of them, his feet crushing their skulls, crushing them with a colossal stomp, as he laughed triumphantly.
One Metal Sonic fired his sharp spins at Sonic, who stood still as each missed him, the Metal Sonic charge at Sonic, as the hedgehog dodged Metal Sonic's attack, and rotating behind the Metal beast, he shoved him into the ground, before trampling the bots head into the ground. "Are these all I have to fight, for crying out loud." More surrounded him, as Sonic fought each off, grabbing one by the wrists, and kicking the others back as he ran in a circle motion, hitting each and every out of his path, throwing the one he grasped at a group lined up in order.
More swarmed unswervingly at Sonic and were destroyed with the hedgehog's super power too much for them to handle. "Is this all I am going to face?" A detonation occurred near Sonic, as he turned looking to it. "I-am-the- grim-reaper, Prepare-to-die!!" Sonic turned, there once again, there hovering before him was a Metal Sonic, though this one was a super looking one, it glowed with great shine, as its red eyes stared deathly into Sonic's.
With that, Metal charged onward, as he collide with Sonic hard in the flesh ones gut, sending him flying back, crashing into the merry-go-round, as Metal launched a highly powered energy into the ride, blowing it up into a massive crater, as he scanned the area fro life, finding a signal. Sonic ascended out from the ashes, as he charged in a blaze of speed towards Metal, busting the robot in its skull, sending him flying. "How is that tin head." The bot stopped quickly, as it glanced at Sonic lethally. "Your-time- is-going-to-end." The bot then accelerated around, creating multiple images of himself all around Sonic, who meantime stayed in place. "Come on, come on, got you." Sonic spin charged at one of the images as he smashed Metal back, but just then, the bot reversed its attack, as he then blasted Sonic in the face with his beam cannon, sending Sonic flying downward into the ground.
Sonic was lucky to even have his skin on his face from that last blast, but he had no time to think.
Metal then punted Sonic in the head, sending him sliding back, and into a sky-scraping built roller coaster frame, all the barriers came crashing down onto him. Sonic crawled out, as Metal looked down to him, Sonic immediately leaped back, as Metal charged towards him once more, and thrusted his hand into Sonic's stomach, going right through, as Sonic shook in shock. "Fuck, he got me!" Sonic shook, as he then saw another heading for his face.
Grabbing it with his right hand, he quickly moved his left to the arm that was implanted in his stomach, as he then calmed down, still breathing, as he brought his head back, and threw his head forward, smashing Metal back, as both of the robots arms were ripped off. Sonic threw them aside, and then with his last ounce of breath he shouted loudly, "SONIC WIND!!!" as he then in a flare of gold, lit up Metal and shredded the rest of him apart, before Sonic fell down to the ground, bleeding greatly from his stomach. He was then teleported off, to a dark star lighted area where Athiar and Merlin stood. "Heal up hedgehog." Merlin said, healing his wounds, as Sonic remained asleep.
"Best let him rest for now, until the other two arrive." Athiar said, as he watched Sonic.
The horse and cheetah still clashed, but it seemed already the cheetah was winning; the horse was starting to lose his concentration. "I must buy some time for the messenger." Just then, he stopped, the cheetah had been able to trap him, in a few hundred strings, as thin as a piece of hair, and the hoarse noticed he was surrounded in it, as it all closed in, right next to his own fur.
"Like a puppet tangled in strings, only I can kill you, for I Jade have you where I want you." She had the ropes wrapped around her fingers, she indeed had them like a puppets, and all were tied where she needed them. The horse breathed in, as he looked at the thin hair like lines, as he closed his eyes, snorting, and then started to laugh out loud "What is so damn funny?" she demanded, as she looked him stern in the eyes. Smiling, his eyes closed, speaking in a normal tone, "Two down one to go, you're already behind."
Jade pulled the strings tighter, as the horse screamed in pain, the strings digging into his flesh, blood gushing out and all over his body, falling down with his body full of slits. Jade then released the strings, as they then vanished away, she looked up to the skies growling. "So, only one remains, no matter, for I Jade, shall be the one to slit his throat, then only two shall face my master." With that, she vanished into the dark.
Tails:(Music: " Believe in myself" from Sonic Adventure) I always seemed to be different from everyone, even my role model Sonic, but there comes a time when you must break from that path, and I am bout to do that, with a bit of magic, next time, "Trials of a Sorcerer" FIRE
(And one other note, Brian, you are right, I have no fucking clue what a ask fic is, and I basically couldn't give one bit of a damn what it is, and next time, post it where It isn't on a message bored, this is a fucking review bored, not a message bored, shit.)