The Battle Begins

Everyone looked up in despair at Metal.

"Shadow," Amic whispered to him. "Take Silvia and Mitsuko and find some shelter FAR away from here."

"You got it," Shadow whispered back. He grabbed Silvia's hand. Silvia held tight onto Mitsuko. They Chaos Controlled away.

"Darn," Amic thought to himself. "I didn't think I would fight him so soon. And I didn't get to reach a new level of power yet. I'm so close to attaining a new level! If I only trained harder."

"Amic, did you know that I hate people that likes to hit-and-run?" Metal gave an evil grin. "And did you know that it REALLY pissed me off when you destroyed Metal Knuckles and Tails Doll?"

"They deserved what they got. And you deserve just as much!"

Metal gave a chuckle.

"Fool. You don't even know how powerful I am. Even if you had the Chaos Emeralds, I would still be able to take you down with my hands behind my back."

"Well, Metal, for the last 12 years I have been training to become strong enough to turn you off for good. I didn't plan on fighting you for at least the next 2 years, but I think that with the progress I have made in my life, and with the spirits of all of my friends and the people of the Earth with me, I DON'T plan on losing to you!"

Amic powered up. He maintained in his base form, but a huge amount of electricity flowed around him.

"HAHAHA! Fool! The power of the Chaos Ring ALONE won't help you! You can kiss your ass good-bye!"

The others reappeared in a torn down house on a pier near the beach. It was the house the Chaotix used to live in years ago before Metal appeared. Shadow dropped Silvia and Mitsuko off.

"I'm going back to help Amic. See you later."

"Be careful, Shadow. And keep Amic alive." Silvia said in sadness, thinking that she might lose her lover forever. Shadow turned around. He grabbed Mitsuko's hand.

"You're coming with me." They flew off.

"Shadow! What are you doing?" Silvia watched them fly off.

"If Mitsuko dies, I will NEVER forgive you Shadow. You too, Amic." She sat on the torn couch, starting to cry.

"What are you doing?" Mitsuko yelled, starting to cry.

"Your father and I might need you to help us! Stop being a baby!"

"I'm only 6 years old! I don't wanna fight that monster! I'm scared!" Mitsuko continued to cry.

"Quiet! Isn't this what you trained for?"

"No! I just did it for fun!" He cried even louder.

"Argh!" Shadow started flying faster.

Amic charged at Metal. Metal blocked Amic's punch. They both disappeared. Booms could be heard as Amic and Metal collided in what seemed every part of the sky. They finally stopped teleporting. They were above water. Amic threw a series of punches, but Metal dodged them all. He suddenly kicked Amic back towards the water, but Amic stopped himself. Metal shot a lot of blasts at Amic, and as he dodged them, he quickly Chaos Controlled above and behind Metal. He moved his arms in patterns and used the Confusion Cannon.

Metal felt the energy coming for him, and quickly teleported behind Amic. Amic looked around, trying to see where Metal went. He realized that Metal was behind him and quickly turned around. As soon as he did, a blast hit him in the face. Metal rushed in and grabbed Amic's leg. He spun around for a few seconds, and threw him. Amic went flying far, and went through a building. Another building stopped his flight. He quickly recovered and saw Metal coming. Metal stopped on the other side of the first building Amic flew through. They looked at each other through a window.

"Give up, hedgehog! This battle is already won!"

"You got that right!"

Amic used both of his hands to throw blasts at Metal. Metal cancelled all of them by shooting blasts at them with one hand. This continued throughout the entire ruined city, blasts going back and forth, one after another. They stopped in mid-air.

"You really don't know what you're up against, do you?" Metal continued to chuckle his evil devilish laugh. "Let me show you how it's done!"

Metal came in and threw a very long series of punches and kicks, and all of them banged on Amic's head and stomach. Metal stopped and flipped over Amic, kicking him to the ground. Amic landed hard. Amic was struggling to get up a bit when Shadow appeared. He was standing on a building.

"Metal, Amic and I are going to stop you once and for all!" Metal looked at Shadow in anger.

"I never thought you would be brave enough to come back to Earth. I didn't think I'd have to see your ugly face again when I destroyed your copy." Shadow became very shocked when he heard this.

"What do you mean? How did you know that was a copy of me!"

"Of course I know! I'm the one who cloned you!" Shadow couldn't believe what he heard.

"When you were unconscious for those few days you were on Earth, I kidnapped you and cloned you. When I was finished, I had no more use for you, so I put you out into the wilderness. Clever, huh?"

"You monster! You'll pay for that!" Shadow threw a blast at Metal. Metal took the blast, unharmed. He put his hand out and put his thumb on his palm. His palm faced Shadow. An energy beam came out, and although he put his arms up to block it, it hit Shadow. Shadow fell off the building, hitting the ground behind it. Mitsuko stood against the building when he saw Shadow fall.

"Leave Shadow out of this!" Amic yelled at Metal.

"He was the one who put himself in it. Besides, when I kill you he's next anyway. Now hold still while I obliverate you!"

"Not so fast, Metal!" Amic gave a grin. "I'm not finished yet. I still have tricks up my sleeve."

"Then let's see what you can do." Metal became very eager to see what Amic had in store for him.

Amic started powering up. As he did, two of his quills started standing up. His arms and legs became a bit bigger. In a burst, he transformed into his hyper form, electricity flowing around him. Suddenly, he disappeared.

Metal was surprised. Amic appeared in front of him. As Metal took shock, Amic punched him in the face. Amic threw a lot of punches into Metal's stomach. He gave Metal an uppercut then kicked him away. Metal quickly stopped. He had underestimated the power Amic had in store for him.