Jazzerman here, I do not own any of these characters, they are owned by their respected companies, blah, blah, blah. You've heard this sht before.
But I do own this story.
A/N: Proof read by Dark dragon reborn. A great guy and great author.
A Wily tale
Part 29
"No way Sal!"
"Come on Sonic! It's the only way to stop him." Sally told her oldest friend sternly.
Sonic crossed his arms and turned away from Sally. Not liking her proposal at the least. "Robotnik put me in one of these things and I destroyed most of Knothole and nearly turned you all over to Robotnik."
"And you failed and we got you back to normal. Remember Sonic, that time you where in one of Robotnik's Roboticizers. Jonny's Roboticizer doesn't remove free will remember?" Sally said.
Sonic snorted.
"Listen Sonic... According to the computer, only a person of pure evil can survive Evil Energy. And the energy slowly corrupts you and then you become a battery for it. And we just discussed what could happen when that happens. You gotta do this to save him, Sonic."
"Come on Sonic, Jonny's my friend. You gotta help him!" Tails pleaded, hugging his hero tightly.
Sonic sighed. He could say no to Sally, but he could never say no to his oldest and bestest bud.
"Fine... I'll do it." He smiled at Tails, then turned to the Roboticizer. "Let's get this over with."
That moment in Robotropolis...
Robotnik was sipping a champagne glass full of some unknown grade of oil, chuckling evilly at the echidna he had just shoved in the Roboticizer. The fat tyrant felt like a large weight had been lifted from his bulbous chest, having found a way to get around Jonny's defenses had put him in a great mood.
"Now Snivley!" Robotnik shouted to his tiny nephew.
"Yes Sir." Snively said, as he began to press buttons and a glass tube came down from the ceiling, trapping Ali-Su inside the Roboticizer.
"No please! Don't do this! Jonny'll destroy this whole city to get me back! Please don't!" Ali-Su begged as she banged on the glass with her fists.
"Sorry my dear, but you should've been a better judge of character... And stayed away from fools like him." He signaled to Snivley to begin.
Snivley hit the last button, and Ali-Su let out a frightened scream as the Roboticizer began to work.
Robotnik laughed evilly. He had now secured a servant and bargaining chip in case things got bad. He began to day dream of all the upgrades he could make to his army of Swatbots, and maybe even his Combots... The idea of equipping his most lethal bots with all those powers made the tyrant grin.
Robotnik's daydreams of quick and total conquest were interrupted by the very familiar sound of the Roboticizer opening. Ali-Su stepped out of the Roboticizer, not as flesh and blood but as a machine still warm from her previous form.
"Victory is sweet Snivley..." Robotnik laughed. "But why any self respecting Overlander would have feelings for a filthy echidna is beyond me."
"Indeed Sir." This was one of those rare times that Snivley honestly agreed with his uncle. "What do we do now Dr. Robotnik?"
Robotnik snorted. "Fit her with the bomb, like we planed. If that brat is foolish enough to take her back, he and his precious tower will be blown to bits. And if he doesn't, we have a new missile."
Robotnik had barely finished ordering his nephew, when an explosion rocked Robotnik's base and the nearby wall caved in.
"Who dares!?" Robotnik shouted, standing up from his chair. Instantly his gaze resting on the form of a black winged thing. It was giving off a cold air that made both Overlanders take a step back.
The winged figure turned and pointed a clawed finger at Robotnik. "Give her to me... or you shall perish..."
Robotnik was surprised when the robot spoke. He could tell it was the impudent brat that opposed him, but something was odd about him. Robotnik could easily tell from his voice he had Roboticized himself, but usually your voice remained as it was, it just acquired a metallic sound from the process. But his voice now had a much deeper, almost rasping tone. Needless Robotnik almost turned pale when he saw the burning points behind the visor. They where burned with a hateful fire that seemed to penetrate all that stood before them.
Before Robotnik could shout for his Swatbots, the figure sprang.
Sonic stepped out of the Roboticizer. Even though Sonic had increased strength, speed, and the power of flight, he didn't like being a robot.
Sally handed Sonic the container holding the Justice energy.
"What do I do with this?" Sonic said, examining both the spherical container and his new mechanical body.
Tails was already looking over the schematics that were created when Sonic used Jonny's Roboticizer.
"So does this 'Justice energy' do?" Sonic asked, his voice had a mechanical undertone that kinda gave Tails the creeps.
"It says it has the power to reverse the effects of Evil energy, and even destroy it." Sally explained. "It also says it, feeds and grows it's host's own aura. The more good that person has done the more powerful it becomes. The last known being that used 'Justice energy' was a robot of unknown origin called 'Duo'."
"Anything else Sal?" The mechanized Sonic asked.
"It does say that Duo was extremely powerful because of the Justice energy... But the data banks say that's about all that was ever determined." Sally sighed as she ended, she hated taking risks like this, but this was necessary.
Tails walked up to the new Sonic. "Here, this is where it goes Sonic."
Sonic wasn't too happy when Tails pressed a button on his arm, he felt like Tails was violating his personal place. Violated or not, Sonic's chest plate opened and revealed his mechanical insides.
Sally held the container to Sonic. "Ready Sonic?"
Sonic eyed the small ball of light for a second, did it seem... bigger?
"I'm not sure what's gonna happen... I might transform like Jonny did. You guys stand back." Sonic warned.
The others did as he asked and stood back from him. Sonic took a breath to steady his nerves, and shoved the container inside, just like Jonny had done and closed his chest plate.
Although everyone was expecting something grand to occur once Sonic placed the Justice energy inside. But nothing happened.
"You feeling okay Sonic?" Tails asked.
"Yeah. In fact I feel great. Like..."
Sonic suddenly fell to hands and knees, his whole body glowing a brilliant blue.
The others stared in both awe and horror as the light faded. They all stared wide eyed as Sonic stood up. Although Sonic was mostly blue in his robotic form, his armor now sported a variety of different colors. His arms looked mismatched, as if one belong to another kind of robot, and he had two thin wing-like protrusions coming out of his back and large spikes on his right shoulder.
"Sonic... You okay?" Rotor asked.
"Yeah... Just a little weird..." Sonic said, examining his new body, his chest and shoulders were much broader than before, but the thing that surprised him the most was that his left arm as a monster, it was nearly three times it's normal mass!
"Okay guys, I'm gonna go. I just hope I can get there in time." Sonic headed for the hole in the lab wall, before being stopped by Sally.
"Wait Sonic." The princess said sternly, "Sonic... We all have to face the possibility that you may have to... kill Jonny."
Sonic nodded, understanding. He managed to fit through the hole and took off for Robotropolis with the jet engines in his back. However he was wobbling a lot due to his 'wings'.
"You think he can do it aunt Sally?" Tails asked the older squirrel.
Sally tried to look comforting for the fox, but some worry shown through her eyes. "I hope so Tails."
Sonic soon discovered Robotropolis was a smoldering wreck, well... more than it usually was. Unbelievably deep craters littered the city, and not a single building was either on fire or had collapsed due to massive explosions. Sonic wanted to inspect the ruined buildings, but something inside told him to move on. However, Sonic quickly spotted something moving on the ground and flew down to see who it was.
However, much to Sonic's distaste, the one he found was Robotnik. The fat Overlander was bruised, beaten, and had tears in his suit, and very much alive. But the look of absolute terror on his face made up for that in Sonic's opinion.
Robotnik cowered behind a large piece of sheet metal as Sonic landed.
"Please don't kill me... I'll stop being mean I'll recycle I'll even give to charity!" He sniveled.
Sonic could only chuckle at the irony here. He was kinda enjoying this.
Robotnik stopped trembling when he realized that the hulk of a robot that stood before his was his most hated enemy. "Oh it's you... What do you what? Come to finish what that psychopath didn't?"
"As much as I'd love to kick you around for all the trouble you've caused, I don't have the time." Sonic frowned and took a few steps up to the fat man and shook his over sized fist in his face. "Where'd he go Robotnik?"
Robotnik go the point. He innocently waved his hands in front of him. "I don't know, he just disappeared a few seconds ago, after doing all this. Who'd a thought one airborne bot could take out my entire city. I have to admire that kind of power. Robotnik smiled and twirled his mustache with his fingers a little.
Sonic frowned, and took off to search for Jonny again.
Robtonik snorted, "If only he had had that much power when he worked for me..."
In the center of Robotnik's HQ, Sonic discovered more of the same destruction. But he did find something he did count as important. Ali-Su.
Sure she was a machine but Sonic could tell it was her. He had found her laying face up among the debris, she looked to be in pain as she was twitched and winced on the ground.
Sonic was at a loss for words. Had Jonny done this?
"Place your hand on her chest." Said a voice.
Sonic whipped his head around, looking to see where the voice had come from. "Who's there!?" He shouted.
No response came.
Sonic looked back at the roboticized echidna, she was still shaking in obvious pain. Sonic thought on this for a second, the voice didn't sound like it meant to do any harm, in fact it sounded almost soothingly calm. With a shrug Sonic placed his enormous hand on Ali-Su's chest, not really sure what he was doing. His answer came quickly as his hand coursed with blue light, Sonic quickly pulled his hand back and found a small copy of the original Evil energy that Jonny had used on himself.
"So, it's already spreading..." Sonic said, he crushed the small black skull and was surprised that he had actually destroyed the thing. "Maybe this isn't so bad..." Sonic half smiled at his newfound power.
Ali-Su groaned and slowly sat up. Putting a hand on her metal fore head. "My aching head..." Her eyes opened wide at the realization of what had happened to her. Ali-Su then looked up at Sonic. "That you blue?"
Sonic nodded. "What happened here?" He asked the now Robian echidna.
"I remember, even though I wasn't in control I remember what happened. Jonny burst through door and scared Robotnik and that midget Overlander away..." Ali-Su was on the verge of tears. "Jonny tired to reprogram me so I could have free will again, but... something happened and he went ballistic and flew out and went on a rampage..." Ali-Su held on to Sonic, "He scared me Sonic, it's like he's snapped. Can't you help him?"
"I... Will try." Sonic gave the echidna a friendly smile and looked around the lab. It was completely trashed, there was no hope of using this Roboticizer to give Ali-Su her body back.
A Swatbot, that had somehow survived Jonny's onslaught came out of the shadows and opened fire on the two Robians.
Sonic pushed Ali-Su behind him, using his new metal body as a shield. Sonic was pleased to learn that his new body was extremely resistant to the Swatbot's relatively weak lasers.
Sonic then glanced behind him. He knew, now at least, that he was in little danger from the Swatbot's laser, but Ali-Su most likely wasn't, So he would have to wait for the Swatbot to get in close.
It never made it that far. A bolt of dark purple energy came from off to the side and collided with the bot. However, the Swatbot did not explode, the energy flowed through it like electricity, both charring the bot like it had been on fire and immobilizing it. And much to the surprise of Sonic, the Swatbot shattered to bits like a broken window, leaving just a pile of metal shards on the floor.
Both Sonic and Ali watched as Jonny stepped coldly out of the shadows, his buster cannon still smoking from the shot that slagged the Swatbot. His reflective visor was down, and he had a sly, almost twisted smile on his face.
Sonic turned to Ali-Su, "Go take cover Ali. I want to talk to him alone."
Ali-Su nodded her metal head and took cover behind some metal plates.
Jonny, it's time to go back home now.
"You know Sonic, its funny..." Jonny said, ignoring Sonic's words completely. "After all this time, I thought Gramps was insane... Now I'm starting to see things his way. In many ways, he was right... biologics are inferior, they lack perfection..."
Sonic was surprised at the sound of Jonny's voice. It sounded so cold and dark. Its rasps sent chills through both Ali-Su's and Sonic's bodies.
"Listen to me Jonny, we need to get that energy out of you now. It's very dangerous!" Sonic pleaded with his otherworldly friend.
"You just want to weaken me, so you can lock me up. Just like what that stupid monarch wants to do!" Jonny growled. "When I'm done with you I'll go after that skunk!"
Jonny rushed at Sonic, wanting to experience the joy of tearing the robot hedgehog to bits with his bear hands. But Sonic was much too fast to be caught like that. He counter attacked by driving his enormous fist into Jonny's face, shattering the visor. Bits of super hard plastic fell to the floor and both Sonic and Ali-Su looked on in shocked surprise at Jonny's face.
Long dark red curved lines stretched from Jonny's forehead almost down to his mouth, both ends of the lines ended with a point. But what scared them the most were his eyes, they were a solid, pupil less midnight blue. (A/N: Any true Mega man fan knows who I'm hinting at here.)
"Fine... And I thought you'd understand..." Jonny rasped as he let loose another blast from his cannon, narrowly missing as Sonic dove left.
Jonny was on him in a second, the black robot tackled Sonic, pushing back into the ground with just his left hand. A cruel smile adorned itself on Jonny's face.
Ali-Su was not happy. Her best friend was trying to help her out, and now he was crazed and fighting Sonic. She wished there was something she could do, but at the same time she was too scared to move.
Sonic was getting his metallic butt handed to him. Even using his over sized arm as a shield wasn't doing that much help. Jonny was pounding Sonic with his own metal fists, driving Sonic slowly backward against the wall. Then stopped. Sonic fell backward, leaning his battered and cracked chassis against the metal wall. Sonic saw that Jonny was winding up for the final blow and closed his optics. But the blow never came.
Sonic opened his eyes to see one of his oldest foes holding Jonny in a full nelson arm lock.
"Metal!?" Sonic shouted in surprise. "Why-"
"Let's just say I owe this guy one for upgrading my CPU. IF it weren't for that I'd be watching you get your posterior kicked. And after this if we're still alive hedgehog, I might do that!" Metal said as he strained to hold the struggling robot.
Sonic slowly managed to limp over to Jonny and placed his now glowing hand on Jonny's chest. Jonny screamed and planted his boot in Sonic's face, sending him reeling back. Then fired his jets up and bent his head down, before Metal knew what happened his head collided with the hard ceiling knowing Jonny free of his iron grip before Jonny like wise hit his head. Both fell to the ground with a metallic thud.
"Is it over?" Ali-Su asked innocently.
As if to answer the echidna's question, Jonny stirred and slowly rose to his feet. A scowling frown on his face and daggers in his eyes. He slowly stalked toward Sonic, but was once again stopped by a clawed fist to the back of the head. Jonny was floored, but quickly sprang back to his feet to face off against Metal again.
"This is hopeless..." Sonic said to himself. "IF only I had more power..." No sooner had Sonic said this, blue light began to show through the cracks in Sonic's armored chest...
To be continued....
