To Feel

By Unit 03

AN: Those aren't just random zeros and ones. Metal Sonic does actually speak. You can use an online binary to text converter to see what he's saying. I chose to keep it this way because in the anime movie, Metal Sonic spoke in code.

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Chapter 2: For the first time

As Metal Sonic walked through the hangar, every little robot scattered out of his way. He only looked at his hand as he rubbed his thumb against the rest of his fingers. Something so new. A new kind of data input.
"01010100 01101000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101101 01110101 01110011 01110100 00100000 01100010 01100101 00100000 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111" As he approached the main door, Metal looked for the closest bot he could see. He pointed at one not six feet away. The little robot froze in place. "01001111 01110000 01100101 01101110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01100100 01101111 01101111 01110010" The bot took a few slow steps back, then went into an all out run for a control board. He flicked a switch, watching Metal Sonic carefully. Metal Sonic stepped forward. The sun was out, not a cloud in the sky. As Metal walked away from the faint shadow of the hangar into the sunlight, there was a subtle tingle. He stopped. This sensation; it wasn't pain, is was, connected to his thermal sensors. The sun gave a slight raise in temperature. He stood there, motionless, finding the sensation almost pleasurable. Everything he could have been thinking about just melted away. It was a beautiful blank. No thoughts, just an experience. Metal Sonic lifted his face towards the midday sun, his eyes dimming. He didn't need to see the sun to know it was there. All the other robots kept there distance, looking at Metal Sonic in confusion. Not one of them could understand what Metal Sonic was going through, a brief eternal moment. This would have gone on for a much longer period of time had he not been interrupted. The PA speakers blasted throughout the entire fort.
"METAL SONIC, REPORT TO TESTING AREA B AT ONCE." Metal Sonic's optical sensor went back on. He knew he had to leave, but somehow, he wanted more; to feel more. Knowing his place, Metal Sonic activated his booster. An intense wind blew inside the hangar, throwing back most everything within 20 feet. After warming up for about four seconds, he flew out into the sky, making a sharp turn to his right back towards the fort. Down below, mostly guard robots on patrol. The shades of grey and red contrasted heavily to Metal Sonic's blue. During the whole flight, Metal Sonic felt as if something were rushing past him, but nothing was there. As he slowed down, so did the feeling. As he sped back up, so did this new sensation. It was exhilarating. He had never experienced anything like this whenever he took flight before. Below him, a small enclosure with no roof and a large 'B' on the ground inside it. Metal Sonic forgot where he was going and passed the test area without a second glance. The PA blared again. "METAL! GET DOWN TO THE TESTING AREA NOW!" Metal Sonic twitched his head, remembering he had to comply with his master. He turned around, slowly descending into the test area. Finally inside in the eight foot high walls, Metal took notice of Eggman waiting for him.
"Well, now that you're here we can commence the test. This way." The place was barely 50 square feet, all dirt ground. Eggman walked Metal Sonic over to a two foot high steel block, firmly stuck in the ground. "Now then. I want you to brace yourself against this block and gradually accelerate your booster. Feel free to stop if things don't seem right. I'll be monitoring from over there." Eggman signaled to what looked like a near ground level bomb shelter. "Go ahead a get to it."
"01011001 01100101 01110011 00100000 01000100 01110010 00101110 00100000 01010010 01101111 01100010 01101111 01110100 01101110 01101001 01101011" Metal Sonic planted his feet firmly in the ground and braced his hands up against the block. Eggman was already tucked away in the shelter. Metal Sonic activated his booster. 5%...10%....15% Metal Sonic didn't understand what this test was for. He was functioning normally. 40%...45%...50%. "01010100 01101000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110111 01100001 01110011 01110100 01100101 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01110100 01101001 01101101 01100101" The force of his booster was blowing up gusts of wind and dirt. 70%...75%...80%. He started to feel something. It was faint. It was like the sun, but not enjoyable. 95%...100%...105%. Something was feeling wrong. 120%...125%...130%. It got worse. Metal Sonic ferociously disliked this feeling. 140%...145%...150%. It became unbearable. "01010000 01100001 01101001 01101110 00100001" Metal Sonic shut down his booster, falling to hands and knees. This was pain.
"Well, looks like the experiment was a success." Eggman stood over Metal Sonic. "Had you kept going any further you would have risked severe damage to your booster and rear armor." Without getting up, Metal Sonic lifted his head towards Eggman.
"01001001 00100000 01101110 01100101 01110110 01100101 01110010 00100000 01110111 01100001 01101110 01110100 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01100001 01100111 01100001 01101001 01101110" Eggman only crossed his arms.
"You won't, as long as you don't hurt yourself." Eggman turned around and started walking to the exit. "I don't think we'll need to do any more tests. You can go now." Metal Sonic picked himself up, the pain slowly subsiding. He hated this pain, but more than hate he feared it.
"01001110 01101111 00100000 01101101 01101111 01110010 01100101" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ AN: The plot will thicken. Expect the unexpected in chapters to come.