Chp 08: Personality Clash
Big's Ship
As the plane landed next to the boat, the five people who had been at sea gathered on the deck. Amy was happy that someone had finally come for them. Unfortunately, the first to exit the bird was Shine. When he saw Amy, he exclaimed, "Hey, I know you! You're that girl from the hotel I blew up!"
Amy blew a fuse. She grabbed her hammer and charged at the hedgehog. As she was about to make contact, Endigo appeared between them and stopped the Piko Piko. "Just like old times, huh, Amy?"
"Why are you protecting him?!" she shouted. "Don't you know what he's done?!"
"Yes, I do, but we've been forced to make a truce with him."
"Hello there, Miss Rose." Lecko said, sliding down from the cockpit. "The name's Lecko Millon, warrior from another universe. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Amy was about to respond, when Lock suddenly began to fire at the last one to leave the plane. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was just like in his dreams. He was being haunted by his past self. "Leave me alone!"
Mighty jumped up just as the bullets flew past. He saw his attacker and launched toward him. Lock tried to shoot at him, but he was too slow to stop the armadillo. Mighty pinned his other self to the ground. "What the hell is your prob…" he stopped once he figured out who it was. He got to his feet and began to stumble back.
Lock took this chance to lunge at the shocked hero. He began to choke him, pushing him hard into the ground.
"Chaos Spear!" as the bolts began to rush at Lock, he lunged back. "You really are that stupid, aren't you? That isn't your past self, it's you from another dimension!"
"Shut up!!!" Lock fired a round at Shadow causing him to put up a Chaos Shield. By this point, Mighty had gotten over his original shock and kicked his counterpart into the sea. The armadillo jumped in after him.
Lock tried to kick his opponent, but Mighty grabbed his foot and spun him around. Lock found his center and went up for air. When he reached the surface, he saw his other self coughing up water. The bomber swam under him and head butted him in the chin. Lock started to punch Mighty in the face rapidly, blood flying everywhere. The hero was soon able to duck under the water, ramming his knee into Lock's chest, which became a target when the armadillo's fist sent him flying.
The battle was stopped as both of the armadillos were lifted into the air by two of Big's fishing hooks. They flailed around for awhile, until Nack fired off a warning shot. Endigo then yelled, "Do you think you idiots can finish this later?! If we don't go to the ARK, your battlefield will be destroyed! So shake hands and call a truce!"
After calling a reluctant agreement, the counterparts were dropped from the lines and told what had been conspiring while they were at sea. After a few hours, they were prepared to launch.
When the ship was in the area circling the ARK, Lecko saw that Big was fishing through the air hole. "Why are you trying to fish in the upper layer of the planet's atmosphere?"
"You never know when you'll get a good fish."
"Right." the reptile turned to Endigo and whispered, "Are you sure that he is the doctor's counterpart?"
"I know that they're different, but look at Lock and Mighty, or my counterpart and me."
"I guess."
Mighty soon found a place to land the bird. Once they were out of the ship, they broke up into teams of three and four. Team one consisted of Knuckles, Shine, Lecko and Mighty, team two of Endigo, Big, Lock, and Nack, and team three of Shadow, Amy, and Eggman. Each group was to search one of the three places the alternate Endigo would be: the Cannon's Core, the Research Labs, and the Hibernation Room. Shadow, Shine, Endigo, Knuckles, and Lecko each had one Chaos Emerald, while Eggman used two to power up his Egg Walker mkIII. Once all preparations were made, they set out.
Cannon's Core
"I'm surprised how little resistance we had trying to get here." Knuckles commented.
"Hey, genius," Shine began from up the path. "I think that's why." the three in back ran down the hall and looked into the final chamber, where the Biolizard slept.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Lecko thought out loud.
"Shine, you distract the Biolizard while the rest of us search the area."
"You got it, master." the hedgehog replied sarcastically. Shine launched himself at the creature and ripped out the rail on the left side of his mouth. As the beast howled in pain, the other three ran past it. The hedgehog jumped back as the egg bubbles appeared around the Biolizard. "Is that supposed to stop me." he pulled out the Chaos Emerald and yelled, "Chaos Eclipse!!!"
The beam caused the stabilizer on his back to explode, leaving the flesh under exposed to the blast. When it was over, a large hole had been left in the center of the now lifeless Biolizard. Knuckles, still stunned, told Shine that Endigo wasn't present. The quartet then returned to the docking bay.
Docking Bay
All three teams returned without finding robo Endigo. They were prepared to search the rest of the ship, when from the darkness, eleven fake Endigo stepped from the shadows. They began to talk in unison. "If you think it's fun to trespass in my home, do you? Then you can do it for the rest of your lives, deep within my mind. Chaos Control M!!!" in a flash, they were all gone, transported to the inner workings of the alternate Endigo's mind.
Next: Trapped
Big's Ship
As the plane landed next to the boat, the five people who had been at sea gathered on the deck. Amy was happy that someone had finally come for them. Unfortunately, the first to exit the bird was Shine. When he saw Amy, he exclaimed, "Hey, I know you! You're that girl from the hotel I blew up!"
Amy blew a fuse. She grabbed her hammer and charged at the hedgehog. As she was about to make contact, Endigo appeared between them and stopped the Piko Piko. "Just like old times, huh, Amy?"
"Why are you protecting him?!" she shouted. "Don't you know what he's done?!"
"Yes, I do, but we've been forced to make a truce with him."
"Hello there, Miss Rose." Lecko said, sliding down from the cockpit. "The name's Lecko Millon, warrior from another universe. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Amy was about to respond, when Lock suddenly began to fire at the last one to leave the plane. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was just like in his dreams. He was being haunted by his past self. "Leave me alone!"
Mighty jumped up just as the bullets flew past. He saw his attacker and launched toward him. Lock tried to shoot at him, but he was too slow to stop the armadillo. Mighty pinned his other self to the ground. "What the hell is your prob…" he stopped once he figured out who it was. He got to his feet and began to stumble back.
Lock took this chance to lunge at the shocked hero. He began to choke him, pushing him hard into the ground.
"Chaos Spear!" as the bolts began to rush at Lock, he lunged back. "You really are that stupid, aren't you? That isn't your past self, it's you from another dimension!"
"Shut up!!!" Lock fired a round at Shadow causing him to put up a Chaos Shield. By this point, Mighty had gotten over his original shock and kicked his counterpart into the sea. The armadillo jumped in after him.
Lock tried to kick his opponent, but Mighty grabbed his foot and spun him around. Lock found his center and went up for air. When he reached the surface, he saw his other self coughing up water. The bomber swam under him and head butted him in the chin. Lock started to punch Mighty in the face rapidly, blood flying everywhere. The hero was soon able to duck under the water, ramming his knee into Lock's chest, which became a target when the armadillo's fist sent him flying.
The battle was stopped as both of the armadillos were lifted into the air by two of Big's fishing hooks. They flailed around for awhile, until Nack fired off a warning shot. Endigo then yelled, "Do you think you idiots can finish this later?! If we don't go to the ARK, your battlefield will be destroyed! So shake hands and call a truce!"
After calling a reluctant agreement, the counterparts were dropped from the lines and told what had been conspiring while they were at sea. After a few hours, they were prepared to launch.
When the ship was in the area circling the ARK, Lecko saw that Big was fishing through the air hole. "Why are you trying to fish in the upper layer of the planet's atmosphere?"
"You never know when you'll get a good fish."
"Right." the reptile turned to Endigo and whispered, "Are you sure that he is the doctor's counterpart?"
"I know that they're different, but look at Lock and Mighty, or my counterpart and me."
"I guess."
Mighty soon found a place to land the bird. Once they were out of the ship, they broke up into teams of three and four. Team one consisted of Knuckles, Shine, Lecko and Mighty, team two of Endigo, Big, Lock, and Nack, and team three of Shadow, Amy, and Eggman. Each group was to search one of the three places the alternate Endigo would be: the Cannon's Core, the Research Labs, and the Hibernation Room. Shadow, Shine, Endigo, Knuckles, and Lecko each had one Chaos Emerald, while Eggman used two to power up his Egg Walker mkIII. Once all preparations were made, they set out.
Cannon's Core
"I'm surprised how little resistance we had trying to get here." Knuckles commented.
"Hey, genius," Shine began from up the path. "I think that's why." the three in back ran down the hall and looked into the final chamber, where the Biolizard slept.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Lecko thought out loud.
"Shine, you distract the Biolizard while the rest of us search the area."
"You got it, master." the hedgehog replied sarcastically. Shine launched himself at the creature and ripped out the rail on the left side of his mouth. As the beast howled in pain, the other three ran past it. The hedgehog jumped back as the egg bubbles appeared around the Biolizard. "Is that supposed to stop me." he pulled out the Chaos Emerald and yelled, "Chaos Eclipse!!!"
The beam caused the stabilizer on his back to explode, leaving the flesh under exposed to the blast. When it was over, a large hole had been left in the center of the now lifeless Biolizard. Knuckles, still stunned, told Shine that Endigo wasn't present. The quartet then returned to the docking bay.
Docking Bay
All three teams returned without finding robo Endigo. They were prepared to search the rest of the ship, when from the darkness, eleven fake Endigo stepped from the shadows. They began to talk in unison. "If you think it's fun to trespass in my home, do you? Then you can do it for the rest of your lives, deep within my mind. Chaos Control M!!!" in a flash, they were all gone, transported to the inner workings of the alternate Endigo's mind.
Next: Trapped