Metal Overlord

Metal floated in the sky, mostly damaged from Amic's attack. He could barely move.

"NO! He's just a hedgehog! He only has one emerald! There's no way that brat can be so strong!"

"Amic, you did it! He's not a threat anymore! All of this can finally end!" Amic stood up.

"Ok. I guess it's time for the finishing blow. Hey Metal! This is the part where I utterly destroy you, ok?" Metal became shocked.

"MARIA!"

After the sound of Metal's yell, a small figure in the sky headed for Metal. As it flew in at super speed, Shadow started to think about HIS Maria. And then he saw her.

A girl with blonde hair and a blue lab coat flew to Metal and stopped. She scanned Metal with a scanner in her eye to calculate how much damage Metal had taken.

"Don't worry, sir. It's nothing your repair device can't do."

Shadow looked up in utter shock at the girl talking to Metal. In front of his eyes was Maria herself. Shadow shook in fear, shock, and excitement at her. Maria pulled a small device out of her pocket and pressed the small button on top. The chaos emeralds started to glow. She flew back a bit to see Metal rebuild himself.

Everyone looked in shock as Metal's arm rebuilt itself around the emerald. Metal's head started reforming also. His body started rebuilding his legs around the emeralds. In a matter of moments, Metal's body was fixed.

"I…am whole again."

"No…way…" Mitsuko stuttered, seeing Metal whole.

"You wretched hedgehog! How dare you!" Amic gave a grin.

"HOW DARE YOU!"

Metal put his arms out. Suddenly, Metal started to transform. His arms got bigger, and so did his legs. Before everyone knew it, floating in the sky was an enormous golden monster. He was the shape of a dinosaur with six red eyes and a very long tail. He had wings that kept him airborne. He quickly landed his two huge feet on each side of Amic. He bent down, putting his face a few yards from Amic's.

Oh no! Metal's back to his old evil form!

"Boy! You won't defeat me! A worthless hedgehog like you can't compete with me! I am invincible! AND NOW I WILL MAKE YOU PAY!"

Metal punched at Amic, but missed, pushing his fist into the ground. Amic flew back as Metal jumped at him, swinging and missing him again. They went up in the air as Metal took another swing and missed. Amic flew in and kicked Metal in the face. Metal quickly slapped Amic, sending him far away. Metal flew after him. Shadow stared at Maria.

"Maria… is that really you?" Maria looked at Shadow.

"Hello. My name IS Maria. How did you know me? Have you seen me before?"

"But…but how DON'T you remember me?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not whoever you remember. I'm just a clone with no purpose but to live and serve Metal Overlord. I just wish Metal wouldn't be so mean to people."

"Don't do what Metal says! Be your own person! Don't help him cause so much pain!"

"I can't do that. He gave me life. I have to repay him by doing what he pleases. Now if you excuse me, I have to go follow Metal Overlord. You can come along if you like."

"Wait!" Shadow flew up to Maria. He softly put his hand on her face. He slowly slid it down her face, feeling how real she was. "You can go now." Maria gave a small smile and a blush and flew off.

"Who was that, your girlfriend? Hehe…"

"QUIET! SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Shadow looked up. "Just a very close friend." Shadow and Mitsuko flew off towards the battlefield.

Metal ended up in a deserted city. He started walking around the buildings, searching for his prey. As he walked, Amic appeared from behind a building behind Metal.

"I WILL FIND YOU, HEDGEHOG! AND WHEN I DO, YOU'RE DEAD!"

"That slap he gave me really hurt. I guess I should put this guy down before things get out of hand…again."

Amic flew towards Metal. Metal's tail quickly swung through a building, aiming for Amic. He dodged it and kicked Metal in the back. Metal stumbled a bit, but maintained his balance.

"Fool! Your puny attacks won't put me down THAT easy!"

"Okay then!"

Amic flew near the ground, heading for Metal. Metal's tail took a try at pinning him to the ground, but missed. Amic flew up, put his arm out, and did a small twirl, hurling energy into the part of the body where Metal's tail came out.

"ARGH!"

Metal fell onto a building, crushing it as he hit the ground.

"That's it! I'll have to knock him off balance in surprise."

Shadow and Mitsuko flew in and landed on a bridge not far from them. They saw Maria standing on top of the building next to them. Shadow flew to her.

"Look, just because he did something for you doesn't mean you have to help him in evil! Think about what you're doing!"

"Why are you trying to change my mind? I don't even know you. And you don't know me. It's something I MUST do."

"Look at that city out there. There used to be a large population of HAPPY people living there. But then Metal came, and now look at it! It's ruined! No people, no beautiful skyscrapers, nothing! It's nothing but a battlefield now, so that Metal can continue ruining cities and killing people!" Maria started to look down in disappointment.

"Look, you may be a clone, but you, Maria, once asked me for a promise. You said 'Shadow... I beg of you... please, do it for me... for a better future...for all the people who live on that planet... give them a chance to be happy.'" A tear started to roll down his eye as Shadow looked down. "'Let them live for their dreams. Shadow, I know you can do it. That's the reason that you were brought into this world.'"

"Sayonara, Shadow, the Hedgehog." Shadow looked up at her, and Maria looked at him, surprised.

"How did I know you were going to say that?"

Shadow gave a small grin. "Anything's possible."

As Metal got back up, his tail tried to sweep Amic off the ground. As Amic jumped, it swung at him again and missed. Metal turned around and saw Amic on the ground. He started to try to stomp twice, and missed both times. On the third time, Amic jumped up and took a hard swing at his gut. Metal tumbled backwards a bit, but his tail stuck to the ground, keeping his balance. Amic flew down and shot energy at both of Metal's legs and his tail. Metal fell down again on his back.

As he got back up, Amic stood on a building in front of him. He put his arms out and put them together, shooting a gigantic beam at Metal. It pushed Metal back, blowing up in collision with a building. Amic flew up and started firing many blasts into the smoke that Metal lied in. The explosion got bigger as Amic threw more blasts. Amic stopped and looked on as the smoke calmed down. When it cleared, Metal had an arm lost.

"Maria! Repair me!" Maria looked at him and slowly looked down.

"MARIA! Did you hear me? Repair me!" Maria looked up at him.

"No!"

"WHAT?"

"You hear me! No! I think I've done enough for you to repay you for giving me life. I'm going to live a happy life now."

"You fool! You don't HAVE a life! You're just a clone with no purpose! No memories, no friends, no life, NOTHING! Now I command you, REPAIR ME!"

"Here, fix yourself! I'm done!" Maria threw the device at Metal. He quickly caught it with his only arm. He pressed the button, and the emerald hanging from his shoulder glowed while Metal's arm rebuilt itself. Amic quickly shot a blast at the device, destroying it.

"Damn!" He quickly looked up at Maria.

"This is all of YOUR fault! You don't need to live! NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU! NO ONE WANTS YOU!" Metal quickly jumped at Maria. Suddenly, Shadow appeared in front of him.

"I care, and I want her HERE, alive and well!"

"You fool!"

Metal grabbed Shadow and started squeezing him with both of his hand. Shadow screamed in pain. He then threw him into a building. He looked at Maria.

"Now you die."

Metal shot a blast from his mouth. As it headed for Maria, Amic came in and kicked it off course, sending it to the ground. He went and head-butted Metal in the chin. Metal fell backwards again. He slowly reverted back to his normal form.

"Metal! This is where it ends! You've tried every trick up your sleeve, but they all failed! And so have you!"

Amic flew in towards Metal. As he got closer, a grin on Metal's face got bigger and bigger. When he was close enough, Metal gave out a loud HA and put his hands out, full of energy ready to put Amic in his trap.