Disclaimer: I unfortunately don't own any of the characters used in this story except E-100 Alpha.
Thanks to my last review, I have decided to use a slightly different method of ending my chapters. That was the last time I'll use a new character's entrance to build suspense at the end. I'll find new ways. I just had a slight case of writer's block, but that ended, which is why I can write this chapter so quickly. Enjoy reading.
Chapter 6
Knuckles faced off in the direction of someone he had just met recently. His metal exterior reflected the sun off into Knuckles' eyes, causing him to step to the side. This bulky robotic acquaintance was highly recognizable by his thick torso and long gorilla like arms and his diminutive legs as the "ultimate E-series robot" Omega.
"You're Omega, aren't you? The robot that was traveling with Rouge and Shadow during Eggman's last attempt at world domination, right?" Knuckles asked.
"Identifying target......Knuckles the Echidna, age:16, birthplace: the floating island, family: unknown, supporters: Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower." Omega computed from information in his databank.
"Yeah, that's me! Hey Omega, I need to ask you something." Knuckles interrupted. He was amazed by Omega's knowledge of him, but he was worried about Rouge to the point where it actually made him impatient. Knuckles quickly explained what had happened that day.
"Rouge....is missing?" Omega said shakily.
"Yeah, and it's all my fault. I can be so stupid sometimes!" Knuckles growled to himself. He was getting angrier at himself, until he noticed a small hole on the top of Omega's left shoulder that emitted sparks. "Hey, what happened to you, how did you get that injury? I thought you had some of the toughest armor in the world. I mean, if I couldn't put a dent in you when we fought in the Lost Jungle, then who could?" Knuckles asked with extreme curiosity.
"HE......did this to me." Omega said in his usual monotone manner.
"Eggman, I knew it!" Knuckles guessed. He was so angry that he clenched his hand that wasn't carrying the Master Emerald into a fist to the point where it almost lost circulation. "Only he's capable of such cruelty!"
"No, Eggman was not detected. It was his first creation in the E-series robots, E-100 Alpha. Alpha was meant to be his prized creation, but it contained errors and had put aside for further research. During the time of Alpha's study, E-101 Beta, the upgraded model was complete and then the later E-102 Gamma was also completed along with several other E-series models that led up to my construction." Omega said.
"So why would it attack you? And how could a previous model defeat the "ultimate E-series robot?" Knuckles asked.
"I came to the Mystic Ruins because I detected a large energy source in this area." Omega began. "My scanners had picked up a large source of energy moving very quickly, and I decided to investigate."
Knuckles remembered what Tails had told him and came to a undeniable conclusion. "So the thing that made the burn marks at the bottom of the staircase was E-100 Alpha! That's what must have chased Sonic this morning!" Knuckles exclaimed.
"Alpha was kept in a stasis tank similar to Shadow's until further research could be completed. But the stasis tank had a side effect and the energy used to power the tank also powered Alpha during the creation of all of the E-series robots. His exposure to power has made him desire an endless amount of it, so he has been searching for the seven chaos emeralds. The addition information that my scanners were able to pick up states that since he has the original E-series program system installed in him, if he were to gain access to all seven chaos emeralds, his power would be even more than that of Perfect Chaos and Metal Overlord combined." Omega continued.
"As if this day couldn't get any more complicated!" Knuckles shouted before he had a scary image. "Omega, do you think that Rouge has run into Alpha?!"
"Alpha was able to bypass my scanners by firing out of their range, which hit my shoulder and disabled my firing system. At that time I was able to detect another target in the air flying in an awkward pattern." Omega finished.
"So that's why you were here. You knew that Tails was a good mechanic and was wondering if he could repair the damages to your arm. But that flying thing you mentioned before..... do you think it could be Rouge?! If she was having a hard time flying, then she must be in trouble!" Knuckles shouted. He remembered that every time he had seen Rouge fly, she flew with such grace and elegance that she would always go in a straight line, no matter which direction she was headed. "Oh man, if anything's happened to her, I'll never forgive myself! C'mon Omega, we have to find Rouge, now! Things can't worse!"
"Affirmative." Omega said.
As the echidna and robot duo ran down the stairs, they couldn't think of anything but their primary missions. For Knuckles, it was finding the woman he loved and for Omega, it was stopping his "older brother" from finding all seven emeralds. When they reached the bottom of the staircase, they saw an ominous figure hovering in the air. They both knew who it was and were definitely not looking forward to seeing him.
"No I was wrong, things have gotten WORSE." Knuckles said as faced his aerial opponent.
"It's E-100 Alpha!" Omega exclaimed. "He must be eradicated!"
E-100 Alpha began to descend lower to the point where he was barely, but noticeably hovering above the ground. He was similar to Gamma in his structure, but had Beta 's black coloring except a darker shade and was slightly bigger than them in width and height. He started charging up his cannon on his right arm and aimed it at Knuckles and Omega.
"Hostile life forms detected! They must be eradicated!" he said in a more monotone voice than Omega's.
"I can tell by the way he talks he's related to you Omega, and that means he's one tough customer! But you know what they say, "When the going gets tough, the echidna gets tougher!" Knuckles said with a confident smirk as he dashed towards Alpha.
Alpha fired his cannon and shot out a dark blackish blue beam towards Knuckles similar to Omega's Chaos Inferno which would have easily done him in, until the Master Emerald started to glow and Tikal's image appeared creating a protective barrier around Knuckles and reflecting the beam right back at him causing considerable damage to him.
"Now tell us what you did with Rouge and Sonic, you bucket of bolts or I'll get REALLY tough with you in a moment!" Knuckles said in one of most intimidating tones he could muster. Alpha however took no interest in Knuckles' threat and seemed to be more interested in the master emerald. He then, flew off in the distance, ignoring Knuckles' warnings.
"Well, at least with his injury, he won't be back for a while!" Knuckles said proudly.
"Negative. E-100 Alpha was the only E-series to be built with an automatic healing program in order to recover from heavy damage quickly. He will return." Omega said.
"Oh, you're just FULL of good news aren't you?" Knuckles said in an annoyed tone as he looked towards Omega. He then looked towards a mine cart parked at the outside of a tunnel with train tracks heading towards the jungle. "I think I might know where both Rouge and Sonic might be! I just hope I'm right! C'mon Omega, let's go!"
And with that statement, the two red fighters went in the mine cart and into the unknown.
Well, how did you like that chapter. I tried some variations on my endings, and tried to include more plot points in this chapter. Please review soon. Until next time, Bye.
Thanks to my last review, I have decided to use a slightly different method of ending my chapters. That was the last time I'll use a new character's entrance to build suspense at the end. I'll find new ways. I just had a slight case of writer's block, but that ended, which is why I can write this chapter so quickly. Enjoy reading.
Chapter 6
Knuckles faced off in the direction of someone he had just met recently. His metal exterior reflected the sun off into Knuckles' eyes, causing him to step to the side. This bulky robotic acquaintance was highly recognizable by his thick torso and long gorilla like arms and his diminutive legs as the "ultimate E-series robot" Omega.
"You're Omega, aren't you? The robot that was traveling with Rouge and Shadow during Eggman's last attempt at world domination, right?" Knuckles asked.
"Identifying target......Knuckles the Echidna, age:16, birthplace: the floating island, family: unknown, supporters: Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower." Omega computed from information in his databank.
"Yeah, that's me! Hey Omega, I need to ask you something." Knuckles interrupted. He was amazed by Omega's knowledge of him, but he was worried about Rouge to the point where it actually made him impatient. Knuckles quickly explained what had happened that day.
"Rouge....is missing?" Omega said shakily.
"Yeah, and it's all my fault. I can be so stupid sometimes!" Knuckles growled to himself. He was getting angrier at himself, until he noticed a small hole on the top of Omega's left shoulder that emitted sparks. "Hey, what happened to you, how did you get that injury? I thought you had some of the toughest armor in the world. I mean, if I couldn't put a dent in you when we fought in the Lost Jungle, then who could?" Knuckles asked with extreme curiosity.
"HE......did this to me." Omega said in his usual monotone manner.
"Eggman, I knew it!" Knuckles guessed. He was so angry that he clenched his hand that wasn't carrying the Master Emerald into a fist to the point where it almost lost circulation. "Only he's capable of such cruelty!"
"No, Eggman was not detected. It was his first creation in the E-series robots, E-100 Alpha. Alpha was meant to be his prized creation, but it contained errors and had put aside for further research. During the time of Alpha's study, E-101 Beta, the upgraded model was complete and then the later E-102 Gamma was also completed along with several other E-series models that led up to my construction." Omega said.
"So why would it attack you? And how could a previous model defeat the "ultimate E-series robot?" Knuckles asked.
"I came to the Mystic Ruins because I detected a large energy source in this area." Omega began. "My scanners had picked up a large source of energy moving very quickly, and I decided to investigate."
Knuckles remembered what Tails had told him and came to a undeniable conclusion. "So the thing that made the burn marks at the bottom of the staircase was E-100 Alpha! That's what must have chased Sonic this morning!" Knuckles exclaimed.
"Alpha was kept in a stasis tank similar to Shadow's until further research could be completed. But the stasis tank had a side effect and the energy used to power the tank also powered Alpha during the creation of all of the E-series robots. His exposure to power has made him desire an endless amount of it, so he has been searching for the seven chaos emeralds. The addition information that my scanners were able to pick up states that since he has the original E-series program system installed in him, if he were to gain access to all seven chaos emeralds, his power would be even more than that of Perfect Chaos and Metal Overlord combined." Omega continued.
"As if this day couldn't get any more complicated!" Knuckles shouted before he had a scary image. "Omega, do you think that Rouge has run into Alpha?!"
"Alpha was able to bypass my scanners by firing out of their range, which hit my shoulder and disabled my firing system. At that time I was able to detect another target in the air flying in an awkward pattern." Omega finished.
"So that's why you were here. You knew that Tails was a good mechanic and was wondering if he could repair the damages to your arm. But that flying thing you mentioned before..... do you think it could be Rouge?! If she was having a hard time flying, then she must be in trouble!" Knuckles shouted. He remembered that every time he had seen Rouge fly, she flew with such grace and elegance that she would always go in a straight line, no matter which direction she was headed. "Oh man, if anything's happened to her, I'll never forgive myself! C'mon Omega, we have to find Rouge, now! Things can't worse!"
"Affirmative." Omega said.
As the echidna and robot duo ran down the stairs, they couldn't think of anything but their primary missions. For Knuckles, it was finding the woman he loved and for Omega, it was stopping his "older brother" from finding all seven emeralds. When they reached the bottom of the staircase, they saw an ominous figure hovering in the air. They both knew who it was and were definitely not looking forward to seeing him.
"No I was wrong, things have gotten WORSE." Knuckles said as faced his aerial opponent.
"It's E-100 Alpha!" Omega exclaimed. "He must be eradicated!"
E-100 Alpha began to descend lower to the point where he was barely, but noticeably hovering above the ground. He was similar to Gamma in his structure, but had Beta 's black coloring except a darker shade and was slightly bigger than them in width and height. He started charging up his cannon on his right arm and aimed it at Knuckles and Omega.
"Hostile life forms detected! They must be eradicated!" he said in a more monotone voice than Omega's.
"I can tell by the way he talks he's related to you Omega, and that means he's one tough customer! But you know what they say, "When the going gets tough, the echidna gets tougher!" Knuckles said with a confident smirk as he dashed towards Alpha.
Alpha fired his cannon and shot out a dark blackish blue beam towards Knuckles similar to Omega's Chaos Inferno which would have easily done him in, until the Master Emerald started to glow and Tikal's image appeared creating a protective barrier around Knuckles and reflecting the beam right back at him causing considerable damage to him.
"Now tell us what you did with Rouge and Sonic, you bucket of bolts or I'll get REALLY tough with you in a moment!" Knuckles said in one of most intimidating tones he could muster. Alpha however took no interest in Knuckles' threat and seemed to be more interested in the master emerald. He then, flew off in the distance, ignoring Knuckles' warnings.
"Well, at least with his injury, he won't be back for a while!" Knuckles said proudly.
"Negative. E-100 Alpha was the only E-series to be built with an automatic healing program in order to recover from heavy damage quickly. He will return." Omega said.
"Oh, you're just FULL of good news aren't you?" Knuckles said in an annoyed tone as he looked towards Omega. He then looked towards a mine cart parked at the outside of a tunnel with train tracks heading towards the jungle. "I think I might know where both Rouge and Sonic might be! I just hope I'm right! C'mon Omega, let's go!"
And with that statement, the two red fighters went in the mine cart and into the unknown.
Well, how did you like that chapter. I tried some variations on my endings, and tried to include more plot points in this chapter. Please review soon. Until next time, Bye.