CHAPTER 6
By the time it grew dark Sonic and Knuckles decided to spent the night at Amy's. The pink hedgehog was thrilled but didn't show it. She just ran upstairs and got the other two spare bedrooms clean and ready for them.
Sonic and Knuckles sat down in the living room and discused what had happened some more. "We can't just keep talking about it you know," Knuckles said yawning. "Talking about it won't get us anywhere."
"Well, we can't do anything about it at the moments," Sonic reminded his friend. "We don't know where Metal Sonic is."
"I'm surprised you aren't yanking me around Station Square again," the Master Emerald guardian said standing.
Sonic said nothing.
Knuckles yawned again. "I don't know about you but I'm going to bed. Maybe tonight I'll get some much needed rest and try not to think about the Problem."
He headed up tha stairs to his room.
Sonic watched the red echidna go then turned his attention to the window. How can he not think about it? the hedgehog thought ,staring out into the dark street. It's not a thing to easily forget.
A few blocks away, on the top of a sky scraper, Metal Sonic stood staring down into the streets. He'd been hiding all day since the incident with Shadow but, now he was out.
With each Chao Emerald he tapped into he grew stronger. He was getting closer to his goal. But it's still not enough power, he thought, jumping down into the street. I need more. I have to find more.
He noticed a glint of light coming from the front window of a Jewelry store. The robot hedgehog stepped up to the window. He put his hand on the glass and looked inside.
Through the gloom he saw the light blue Chaos Emerald on display in a glass case. Power, he thought as he stared at it lustily. More power...
The front door was locked but he didn't feel like breaking the window. He knew if he did an alarm would surely go off and tell everyone he was there. He put one of his claw like fingers in the doors lock and began to pick it.
It took awhile but soon he had the door unlocked. He opened the door and stepped inside. The Emerald seemed to call to him.
Metal Sonic walked over to the display. Since it was dark his infered was on and he could see the alarm laser lights. Stepping over them he stood in front of the display.
Finally, he thought reaching for it. Soon this Emerald's power will be mine as well!
The girl, who had found Sonic and Knuckles eariler that day, was just walking by the particular jewelry store on her way home when she caught a movement coming from it, out of the corner of her eye.
What's this? she thought stopping to look.
She peeked in the front window. She saw a dark blue figure standing over a Chaos Emerald display.
Who's that?
She watched the creature reach into the display case. It pulled out the Emerald.
The girl gasped. A thief! And he's stealing that Emerald! I have to do something!
She glanced around and spotted a rock on the side walk. Picking it up she turned and pelted it at the front window. The instant the rock hit the window it shattered (The window not the rock). A siren began blaring.
Metal Sonic stared at the broken window startled. He had no idea how that happened and he didn't see the girl, who had ducked out of sight. He heard a siren and dashed out the back door which he saw behind himself.
The girl, curious about who he was, followed him by going around the shop instead of using the back door.
The robot closed the door and rested against it. He found himself in a back alley. It seemed deserted. Good, he thought. Now I'll be able to get away easily.
Easy wasn't the word. A huge security robot came out of nowhere and landed hard in the alley shaking the ground.
Metal Sonic stared up at it. "Hey, you're not the police!" he cried.
"Do not move," the robot commanded. "Drop the Emerald and face the wall."
Metal Sonic laughed. "You mean this thing?' he asked tossing the Emerald in his hand. "I don't think so."
"I won't say it again." the robot presisted.
"I'm not dropping it."
It took aim. It fired.
Metal Sonic jumped in the air to avoid the blast. He was hit by a missle and thrown backwards.
The robot hedgehog grabbed onto an electric meter to stop himself from flying. His claws sank into the devise and the thing exploded as the power left it and went into him.
Metal Sonic used the energy to shoot the electric strings. The robot shot fire at them and the string burned up.
The blue robot shot out more string. This time the robot grabbed it and flung him downward. The hedgehog robot hit the pavement hard. He tried to get up but couldn't.
The security robot walked toward him, it's weapon raised. "Do not move," it said again.
Metal Sonic grabbed a garbage can lid off the ground and flung it at the huge robot. The lid hit the robot's right arm and broke a large piece off of it. "TERMINATE!"
It aimed at Metal Sonic.
Suddenly the girl, who had broken the Jewelry shop window, ran into the alley. She wasn't aware of the robot aiming behind her.
"LOOK OUT!" Metal Sonic shouted rushing at her.
She froze and stared at him dumbly.
The robot hedgehog jumped in the air and landed in front of her.
The security robot blasted him.
Metal Sonic shieked and fell over. The girl gasped and put her hand on his shoulder. "Are you all right?" she asked.
Metal Sonic didn't look at the girl. He was angry at the robot. "That's it!" he said.
He dug his nails into the Chaos Emerald. The girl watched in fasination as the power went into the small blue robot.
"You're going down!" he yelled as the power entered his body.
He shot at the bigger robot. The machine didn't know what happened until it was too late. The robot hedgehog shot through the security bot.
The big robot fell over and blew up.
Metal Sonic landed in front of the debrees. He dropped the dead Chaos Emerald. He grabbed his right arm and fell over.
The girl saw sparks coming from it. "Are you okay?" she asked rushing over.
"Don't come any closer," he ordered, looking over his shoulder at her. "Just stay back!"
"Why?" the girl asked, still advancing.
Metal Sopnic jumped away. "Stay away from me!"
The girl picked up the dead Emerald. "Let me just thank you for saving me," she said looking up at him. "And if you want we can be friends."
"What were you doing here anyway? And what is a 'friend'?" he replied.
"I was just around," she said to the first question. Then she explained. "A friend is someone who cares for and understands someone's feelings better than anyone else."
He took a step toward her. "How does one become a 'friend'?"
"Well, first, they tell each other their names," she began. "My name is Kakoe."
"I think my name is Metal Sonic," the robot spoke up slowly. "But I don't remember."
"That name is fine," she confirmed. "Then they make a promise to always be there for each other."
He hesitated.
"Or, if you don't want to start a friendship that way we can just shake hands," she said putting out her hand.
Meat Sonic slowly reached out. He wans't sure what it ment. He touched her hand lightly.
"And that seels out friendship," she concluded.
Metal Sonic didn't say anything. It didn't feel right. He turned away and ran into the shadows.
Kakoe watched him go.
When she didn't see him anymore she looked down at the Chaos Emerald in her hands. "I wonder what he needs these for anyway?" she said out loud. "And why is he draining their energy?"
Metal Sonic found his way into a dark alley. His arm was still throwing off sparks of electricity.
INITEATING RECOVERY MODE. The computer inside him said.
Metal Sonci sat down and waited for his body to heal. He couldn't stop thinking about the girl he'd saved and what she'd said. He'd never done anything like that before. He was changing.
A friend? he thought. I never had one of those before. Why is a friend so important anyway? What use are they?
By then his arm was healed.
Well, I don't have anymore time to think about that, he thought standing up. I have to find all the Chaos Emeralds. I want that power and I'm, going to get it!
Author's note: I think this chapter is a big lame. All well I had to make it. If I didn't the story wouldn't make any sense later.