This is my first time writing any kind of fanfiction and English is not my first language. So, please, tell me if I messed up anything or if i made any kind of grammar mistakes. I hope y'all like it. :)
Btw this story was heavily inspired by "A Broken Enemy Needs a Friend" made by Fortune Spirit (especially the first chapter). Y'all should definitely check it out. It's really good.


He stood motionless, unsure of whether to approach the shattered robot or keep going. It would have been different if they had just been fighting. Eventually, Eggman would show up and recover what was still there so that he was rebuilt to fight another day. That's the way it has always been. not this time though. He was still there. Still lying in his own grease. It would be a genuinely horrifying sight to see him, if he was alive.

But to Sonic, it still was anyways.

Of course, they fought. And he always won. But Metal would always come back, like nothing had ever happened. Heck! He didn´t even know if he was still online. Although no one realized, Metal had feelings, thoughts- he could feel annoyed, upset, angry and- Sonic hoped- he could even feel happy.

Sonic knew this since their first battle- they always had this strange mental connection that allowed them to know each other's thoughts, feelings and even whata made Sonic able to hear Metal speak. He, at first, didn't really know that no one, besides him, was able to hear Metal speak. This lead to some awkward moments when Sonic responded to some sarcastic comments Metal made, and Knuckles and Tails looked at Sonic with a confused expression- then Sonic understood he was the only one who could understand his metal counterpart.

As Sonic got closer to Metal, he noticed that he was actually online, barely but still online. Then Sonic decided to ask Metal.

"…Eggman… he didn´t come back?" Sonic didn't even need a response when his mind "flashed" with the arising thoughts of anger inside of Metal. "Why not?"

"… I failed." Metal answered retaining the same feelings of anger, however with a new mixture of sadness and betrayal. Sonic knew that Metal considered Eggman some kind of father figure in his life. Metal tried to hide it- but being able to know Metal's thoughts made it straight up impossible. Eggman was never coming back, after so many defeats, he deemed Metal useless and he didn't even care about Metal's personal well being. Sonic didn't like this at all- especially when Metal felt hopeless.

"I'm so sorry, Metal. I promise we'll fix you up."


"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Tails asked. Tails was Sonic's brother- well, adoptive brother- They lived together in the same house.

"Buddy, just trust me." Sonic answered.

"Sonic, I trust you… but Metal has tried to kill us many times! I could, at least, try to change Metal's programing to make him more friendly."

"No."

"Huh?" Tails said with a visible confusion in his facial expression. Tails didn't know and understand that Metal was sentient- in fact the only one who knew, besides Eggman, was Sonic.

"Tails… I just know he won't attack… please." Sonic begged. Sonic barely begged- Heck he never begged for anything. Tails then knew he was being serious about this and wasn´t going to back down. Besides, the look on his eyes made partically impossible for Tails to say no.

"Ok, Sonic… I´ll fix him without changing his programming." Tails said, not being totally convinced this was a good idea but trusting his brother´s judgement, for now.

Sonic then decided to finish the run, that was interrompted by Metal. Generally, when he does this kind of runs, he can get his mind off things. But he still couldn´t shake, on the back of his mind, the possibility of Tails changing Metal´s programming- It wasn´t that he didn´t trust his brother- but Sonic knew Tails was very hesitant and apprehensive about this. But Metal deserves a second chance, his actions were always influnced by Eggman. Metal deserves to make his own decisions- Sonic thought- without any kind of influence.

While he was thinking about all of this, he almost missed Amy, who was calling him. Talking with Amy made Sonic, stop worrying about Metal, for a while. Sonic would never admit this but he actually likes Amy. He refuses her proposals of dating because he believes they are just too young for dating- Heck he wasn't even 18 yet, much less Amy, and besides, he's a hero for chao's sake! And they still had a lot of time!

Eventually, Amy had to go and Sonic thoughts started sparling back to Metal. Because of this and because it had been hours since he had left the house, he decided to go see Metal.

Sonic slowed to a stop just before he collided with a wall. Maybe everything was fine, and Tails hasn´t changed his mind- Sonic really hoped that was the case. He went to his brother´s workshop, where he was fixing Metal.

"Hey buddy!" Sonic called, rushing over to ruffle his brother´s fur. Tails giggled, fixing his fur. He sent Sonic a playful glare before turning to look back on Metal. Metal was on a table, nearby Tails´ gadgets and the mess that was Tails´ workshop, Tails´ workshop was always very desorganized- not that Sonic really cared, he also wasn´t exactly the most organized mobian and it was Tails´ place after all. Tails was working on the joint of the arm and some of the wires were sticking out.

"Hey Sonic! Did anything interesting today?" Tails asked

"Nothing special. Just the usual." Sonic answered, wanting to bring up Metal in the conversation and hoping that Tails didn´t change his programming. "How´s Metal coming along?"

"I´ve done most of the fixing already. He´ll be ready in 30 minutes or, at most, in an hour. But…" He paused, looking as he wanted to say something else, but not being sure if he should.

"What´s up?" Sonic asked, with a growing worrying expression on his face.

"Why do you want Metal to be fixed? I mean- he´s just a robot- he could very easily attack us in any moment" Tails replied. At least, Sonic knew, now, that Tails hadn´t change Metal´s programming.

"He won´t." Sonic replied, he had to remember himself that his brother didn´t know that Metal was sentient.

"But… how can you be sure? Look, I can change his programming so that he is friendlier. That way he won´t attack us- and I know you´re going to say that you can handle it, but you don´t need to get hurt unnecessarily."

Sonic shook his head. If he messed with his programming, he might mess with Metal. Sonic knew he could think for himself and that Metal was not going to attack, because of the promise he made. He even promised to give Metal a purpose. But Tails still didn´t look convinced, and then Sonic just knew he needed to tell his brother the truth.

"Ok… Look, the reason I know Metal won´t attack is because…"