Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic or related characters. I do own Darknite and Project Splice.
"Hey ,Metal, did you get rebuilt after I scrapped ya?" Sonic said. He noticed how Metal looked very different then before. Metal's eyes had an annoyed look to them.
"In a way, yes. My fat former master locked me in a tube." Metal said. "Darknite released me by powering me with chaos energy. He then gave me the power to absorb all metal compounds. I have absorbed Silver Sonic and Tails Doll into my being. They didn't like it at first, but now they are nice and warm within me. They also don't mind that they only have to relax now. I'll absorb Mecha Sonic andRobo Knuckles soon."
"Only a psycho would wanna be inside you, Metal." Sonic said.
"Hahahaha!" Metal laughed. "I think you're mistaken, hedgehog. If I obtain the ability to absorb flesh, you'll agree with me."
Metal jumped down from the platform and arrived right by the fountain. He wore the same blackcloak from Sonic Heroes on his body. He raised his arms towards Sonic and shot it at him with it's fist clenched. It punched Sonic in the stomach. It also began to fly around punching Sonic everywhere. It also hit Sonic in the chin and flew away. Sonic had many cuts and bruises on his body now.
"Sonic!" everyone said running towards him. Metal saw this and snapped his fingers. A cage of lasers formed around them, sealing them off.
"Stay out of this!" Metal said. "This is between me and him!"
"That wasn't fair!" Sonic said.
"I'm full of surprises,Sonic."Metal said."If you look behind you,there's another!"
Sonic turned around. The hand was right there and it grabbed his face. Sonic struggled to get it off. It flew back to Metal and reattached with Sonic still in it.
"How does it feel to know you're completely at my mercy, hedgehog?" Metal said.
Sonic began to use his hands to punch at Metal, but only hurt his hands. Metal only laughed. He punched Sonic right in the gut with a very strong hand.
"That wasn't nice, was it?" Metal said. "That is the same pain you wanted to inflict on me. Now what to do with you? Kill you, enslave you,or perhaps, rape you?"Metal said. His face would be curling into an evil smile had he been organic. He had an urge to rape Sonic.Why didn't he want to kill him? Even Metal didn't know.
Metal layed Sonic down on the floor.Sonic was down on his stomach, so he couldn't see what Metal was doing. He felt Metal laying on him. Metal's head came over and said something in Sonic's ear.
"Relax, hedgehog." Metal said. "This will hurt only a bit. Who knows, you might like it soon."
"What are you going to.. " Sonic said but was cut off as he felt sharp pain. Sonic struggled to break free. A few minutes passed and Metal finally got up. He pulled Sonic up and slapped him on the face.
"You shouldn't fight the one who controls you."Metal said.
"Shut the hell up, Metal!"Sonic said.Metal then began to slap Sonic hard across the face several times. Sonic wanted to cry. But he wouldn'tgive Metal that pleasure. Metal released Sonic and pushed him across the room.
"Let's finish this, blue boy!" Metal said.
Sonic pounced on Metal and pinned him to the ground. Metal purposely let Sonic keep him on the floor. Sonic didn't see what was coming. Sonic was kicked by something metal,black and red. Sonic flew across the room and hit a wall. He slowly regained consciousness and looked towards it. He couldn't see who or what the thing was. He was looking at it from the side. It was all black. It was a machine. The leg was thick and got thinner as it went up, Red flames were painted on the bottom of the robotic leg. There was no foot. The arm was metallic and had a largegun barrel at the end with robotic fingers attached to it.
"We meet again, hedgehog. Long time no see."A mechanized voice said. It seemed familiar to Sonic.
"Do I know you, metal brain?" Sonic said. A red mechanical eye on the machine's head glared at him menacingly. The machine turned towards Sonic, revealing the other side as more organic. Sonic was surprised at who it was. The organic side had black and red quills. The arm looked perfectly normal, except there was wires going across it instead of skin. The arm even had a glove. It had black fur. It had blood red eyes, the left one organic and the right one mechanical.
"Same old Sonic. You have'nt changed a bit since we fought together on ARK." the cyborg black hedgehog said.
"Sh. . .Shadow!" Sonic said. "How are you still alive?"
Shadow laughed a half-mechanical laugh. "It was a tough battle, but I managed to stay alive." Shadow said. His voice sounded the same, except it had a mechanical tone to it." By the way, my new name is Cyber-Shadow. I prefer Cyber-Shad though."
"I'm so happy you're alive. Everyone will be! Let's rescue them." Sonic said walking towards Shadow. "Whaddaya say, want to work together again? Metal won't stand a chance." Sonic said extending a hand to shake Shadow's. Shadow's eyes looked at it. He grabbed Sonic's hand with his mechanical arm and squeezed it so hard bloodflow was cut off. Cybershad then threw Sonic with amazing strength against the wall. He held Sonic against it with one arm on his head.
"Oh. Did I forget to mention Darknite was the one who kept me alive?Guess not. Must've slipped my mind. Well, at least my brother said I could hurt you! He'll finish you himself!" Cybershad said. His robotic pupil widened and looked at Sonic. He was scanning him. "I trace sedatives in you, among Metal's fluids. Cinamo shot you and Metal raped you. No wonder you're so weak."
"Got that right. Cinamo and Metal beat me up bad. But I do still have enough energy to defeat you. Wait a sec, Darknite's your brother?" Sonic said in shock.
"Yes, he is. Are you sure you can have enough energy?" Cybershad said, an evil smile appearing on both hismetal and organic side. Darknite apparently gave Shadow muscle cords so he could talk and blink with his metal side.
"Yeah! Bring it on!" Sonic said. Cybershad chuckled amd used his free wirey arm to hit Sonic in the stomach about 15 times.
"You're weak in your current state. I can fix that. Metal Sonic,do leave the room. I want private time with Sonic. And take his friends to the prison section." Cybershad said. Metal simply grunted and went inside the laser cage. He put all of Sonic's friends on a chain gang with handcuffs on their feet and legs. He shut off the lasers and took them to a door. He left, leaving Sonic with the Cybershad.
"Shadow, why are you doing this? I thought we became friends." Sonic said weakly.
"I must work for Darknite now.I was kind of repulsed when I saw my new body. But there are advantages." Shadow said.
"Such as?" Sonic asked.
"Such as raping you!" Cybershad said. He flipped Sonic over and pinned him down. Sonic knew what was going to happen. His prediction came true when he felt pain for several minutes. Shadow got off him.
"What is everyone's obsession with raping me!" Sonic said angrily trying to get up, but Cybershad's metal hand kept Sonic pinned down.
"Now that I'm satisfied, I can absorb you." Cybershad said with an evil smile. He pulled Sonic's head up and pointed the end of his gun arm at it.
"I thought you were going to absorb me, not kill me!"Sonic said.
"This arm is also used to absorb objects, Sonic. It converts them into energy, sucks it up, then the absorbed victim reforms inside." Cybershad said. Sonic felt warm all over his body. He was being melted by the arm. He was already being sucked inside. Luckily for Sonic, the intercom of the base had come to life.
"Cinamo, Cybershad, head to the prison cells! We have a jail break!" Darknite's voice said. Cybershad dropped Sonic and anything that was absorbed on the floor. The energy binded to Sonic's body, making him whole again.
"Another time, my blue friend." Cybershad said before using jets on his robotic leg and shoe to fly up the stairs. He left Sonic on the ground in an unconscious state.
Sonic woke up some time later. He felt motion around him and the sound of an engine. He opened his eyes. He was back in the helicopter. He looked at his friends.
"Did we get Tails?" he asked sleepily. They all made a sad sound and their eyes said no.
"Unfortunately not, Sonic."Amy said.
"They almost got you, though. We found you unconscious on the floor." Rouge said. "We thought of leaving you behind.We were being chased by a hundred deadly robots, you know. Only Amy's constant crying made us take you." Rouge said. Amy made a 'Hmph' sound.
"How long have I been out?" Sonic asked.
"Several hours." Rouge said. "We're only ten minutes from Tails' landing strip. Memories hit Sonic and he jumped up suddenly.
"Wait a minute! I forgot to tell you. Believe it or not, Shadow is alive! But he's working for Darknite, and from what Shadow told me, Darknite's his brother. No wonder they look so much alike."Sonic said.
"How can Darknite prove that? I mean, the Shadow clone we found had amnesia. Darknite could've reprogrammed him like a machine basically to think that." Rouge said. (If you're curious, the Shadow clone found out he was a fake and decided to go live somewhere else and start a different life. Contact has basically been lost. Well that's what happened to him in this story, and in my stories, my word is law! (and plot))
When they landed, Sonic got out. He shook his fist and said to everyone, "In a week, we'll pay another visit to Darknite. Now that we know what he's got on his side, we'll beat him next time for sure. What do you say?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah!" Everyone said excitedly. They didn't notice a spycamera floating above the helicopter and monitoring them. Darknite and Metal were watching them.
Back at Darknite's throne room. . .
"I'm sorry the prisoners escaped, Darknite." Metal said.Darknite was laughing slowly. "May I ask what is so funny?" Metal said.
"They didn't notice those small drones with needles behind them. They think they've won." Darknite said.
"So? How's that funny?" Metal asked.
Darknite pulled out a rack with several tubes on it. "We've got their DNA. They think they know our complete arsenal.But now,we have the DNA needed to complete Project Splice." Darknite said. He headed with Metal to the Genetics Lab. He showed Metal the large capsule containing the project, who seemed slightly more developed. He inserted the DNA into the rack holding the other DNA. Those tubes were empty because Splice had drained them in order to develop. Splice needed only one more donor: Metal Sonic. Darknite told Metal to go absorb his other brethren. Darknite began to laugh evilly.
"Once I give you Metal's DNA, you will finally be free, Splice.Just wait a little longer." Darknite said.