Follower of a different leader.
Disclaimer: Metal Amy and Fistika are mine. Sega and Sonic team own the rest. Wish I owned a highly popular blue hedgehog, but no, I don't. Stupid non-sharing company.
Metal Sonic, Metal Amy, Metal Knuckles and the Tails doll walked across the paths which made up Lava reef. Metal Sonic lead the group past flames and rotating spikes.
"Why the heck can't they just make a non lethal zone anymore?" Metal Knuckles complained. Metal Sonic ignored him and flew past a flame throwing device.
"We're almost there." Claimed Metal Sonic. The Tails doll flew past Metal Amy, who then noticed he had caught fire.
"Why did Knuckles ever move the master emerald from in here?" Questioned Metal Amy as she put the Tails doll out.
"The emerald shrine has always been the master emeralds resting place. Hidden palace was a special refugee made for it and the chaos emeralds in times of danger. The reason the chaos emeralds are no longer being held in the shrine is because they're always in danger." Metal Sonic walked through a small passage dug into the rock. "We're here."
"Just through here?" Asked Metal Knuckles.
"Yes, just through here, like I said." Replied Metal Sonic. Metal Knuckles started laughing.
"What's so funny?"
"Tails doll, deactivate." Ordered Metal Knuckles. The Tails doll complied as ordered.
"What are you doing? Why is the Tails doll doing as he's told?" Metal Amy looked around confused. Metal Knuckles turned to Metal Sonic, and grabbed his throat.
"He listens, because when I rebuilt him I remodelled a few things, and what I am doing, is betraying you for our true master, Dr. Eggman!" Metal Sonic struggled against Metal Knuckles strength.
"How can you do this? We're brothers!" Another laugh came from Metal Knuckles.
"We are robots! Not brothers you idiot! I don't have to keep listening to you now I'm going to have enough emeralds to take the rest, and info on where the rest are! You have given me knowledge of everything I need to know! Ha!" Metal Knuckles threw Metal Sonic into a near by pit of lava. Metal Amy stood by helplessly, and the Tails doll... just stood. Metal Knuckles turned to Metal Amy. "So new blood," Metal Knuckles realised the flaw in his statement, but continued anyway, "what are you going to do? Go home you waste of space." Metal Knuckles turned to leave, but was tackled by Metal Sonic. Metal Knuckles pushed him off and threw a punch at him. Metal Sonic dodged and fired his missiles. Metal Knuckles jumped into the air and used the missiles as stepping stones. Metal Knuckles jumped off the last one and came down on Metal Sonic with his foot. Metal Sonic was knocked backwards. He span attacked at Metal Knuckles, who took a swing at the metal ball. His punch managed to knock Metal Sonic out of the attack and into the ground. "Do not fight me fool! I am designed for strength!" Metal Knuckles began to kick Metal Sonic. Metal Amy watched in horror, she had no idea what to do. Metal Knuckles picked up Metal Sonic and punched him back onto the floor. "See you Metal." Metal Knuckles left Metal Sonic and walked towards Hidden palace.
"So, tell me what you're thinking as you turn away," Metal Sonic called out, "And when what you have in your two hands is enough to set you free." (Second time I've referenced that song in a fic.)
"Shut it. I won't betray Eggman." Metal Knuckles disappeared into Hidden palace. Metal Amy ran up to Metal Sonic and helped in up.
"We have to stop him!" Metal Sonic darted after the betrayer, Metal Amy following closely. Metal Knuckles walked past a picture of some fight and into a room which shone with the glow of the chaos emeralds.
"Excellent." Muttered Metal Knuckles. He reached out a hand to touch one of the emeralds, but was knocked down by a speeding Metal Sonic. Metal Knuckles jumped back onto his feet.
"Lucky shot. Lets see how lucky you are now!" Metal Knuckles jumped into the air and concentrated his power. Metal Sonic jumped at him. Metal Knuckles cached Metal Sonic's fist as Metal Sonic threw it at him. The two of them engaged in a mid air battle as the chaos emeralds began to revolve around them. "You forget brother, I surpass you in strength, in or out of our super forms." A blinding flash surrounded the both of them. As the light disappeared two figures fighting at super sonic speeds could be seen. Super Metal Sonic pushed away from the fight, only to get hit in the chin by Super Metal Knuckles. Super Metal Sonic swiped Super Metal Knuckles across the face and pushed him backwards. Super Metal Knuckles laughed and beckoned Super Metal Sonic on.
"Metal Sonic! Go after the emeralds, there more important!" Metal Amy shouted. Super Metal Sonic nodded and dived towards the emeralds (Which had not been absorbed into the super forms because it was powering two people... or something). Super Metal Knuckles flew into Super Metal Sonic's way and punched him backwards.
"Backing out brother?" Super Metal Sonic ignored the comment and flew head first at Super Metal Knuckles, hopping to knock him out the way. Super Metal Knuckles, however, grabbed Super Metal Sonic. "Have a look what our master gave me..." Super Metal Knuckles turned to look at his shoulder. "Draining pods, activate!" Out of Super Metal Knuckles shoulders sprang out two small disks (one from each shoulder). The disks attached themselves to Super Metal Sonic. He couldn't get rid of them because Super Metal Knuckles had his arms pinned down. Super Metal Sonic felt his power slowly being drained, his energy was disappearing at a steady, but fast rate. Super Metal Sonic became normal Metal Sonic, but Super Metal Knuckles still didn't call back the disks. Metal Sonic was almost out of energy.
"Agh!" Super Metal Knuckles turned around to locate where the sound came from. Metal Amy had tried to absorb the chaos emeralds power, but couldn't, because her circuitry couldn't withstand the power.
"Forgot about her. Well brother, it's been fun betraying you, but I have to go." Super Metal Knuckles swooped down and grabbed all the emeralds, making sure to knocked down Metal Amy on the way. He then called back his draining pods and flew off. Metal Sonic's lifeless body dropped to the ground. Metal Amy ran over to him.
"Metal Sonic! Metal Sonic! Oh god..." Metal Amy stared speechless at Metal Sonic.
"... get the Tails doll..." Metal Sonic's voice was barley a wispier, but nether the less, Metal Amy sighed a sigh of relief. "... if we can get to G.U.N's... emeralds, we can be ultra and... defeat the traitor."
"So Rouge, what do you have planned for the weekend?" Knuckles sat on Rouge's couch, with Rouge lying on to of him, resting her head on his chest.
"Nothing, but I'm hopping that's about to change..." Knuckles smiled.
"Well, I do have tickets to the new Chaomio and Juliet..." Rouge smiled and gave Knuckles a hug (Which is hard considering her position.
"A romantic movie, a good excuse to kiss."
"Who says we need a reason?" Knuckles replied. He moved his face towards Rouge's. As there lips met, Rouge's cell phone went off.
"Wait a minute Knux." Rouge answered her phone.
"Er, hi it's Tikal." Rouge handed the phone to Knuckles, who realised who it must be.
"Tikal, what's wrong, I told you to only use my mobile if the master emeralds was in danger! So who took it!"
"Calm down Knuckles, the master emerald's fine, but..." A large sound of glass smashing echoed through the house.
"She took her time to figure out how to use that." Fistika walked into the room. Knuckles and Rouge stood up and took defensive position.
"You! I though you were locked up!" Claimed Knuckles.
"That's true, emphasis on the 'were' part. So Knuckles, aren't you pleased to see me?"
"You could say that. You could also say that you're dead meat." Knuckles rose his fist threateningly.
"You're all words, like your dad." Fistika casually walked towards Knuckles and Rouge. "Of course, you don't have an army backing you." Knuckles couldn't stand Fistika's ramblings any more and ran at him, landing a punch to his stomach. Fistika staggered backwards, hunched over his stomach. "In your defence, it feels like you have an army backing you." Fistika stood upright again, taking the knife from his belt. "So tell me Knuckles, have you ever looked down the smoking barrel of death?"
"Every other day." Knuckles once again charged at Fistika. Fistika dodged the fist and inserted the knife into Knuckles back. Fistika seemed to hit a nerve and paralysed Knuckles arm. Knuckles swung at Fistika with his good arm, but Fistika ducked it easily. Fistika pulled out his knife. Knuckles grabbed his shoulder, where the knife had just been. Fistika placed his knife back on his belt and knocked Knuckles over with a sweeping kick. Knuckles hit the ground. Fistika whipped out a syringe and jabbed Knuckles in the arm.
"Get away from him!" Rouge threatened. Fistika ignored her and collected his blood sample. Rouge ran up behind Fistika and kicked him in the head. Fistika was knocked over Knuckles and onto the floor next to him. Fistika put the syringe with Knuckles blood away and pulled out a new one. He got up and dodged another kick from Rouge. This time he stuck the syringe into Rouge's leg. He quickly collected the blood sample from her and took the syringe out. Rouge almost instantly kicked Fistika again, knocking him backwards. Fistika staggered backwards. He looked up to see that Knuckles had got up, and was standing next to Rouge.
"Well my unpleasant little victims, I have what I need from you both, so I'll be on my way." Fistika grabbed hold of the knife in his pocket. "However, before I go," Fistika turned around, "Knuckles, would you like to see how your farther died?"
"What's that meant to mean?" Asked Knuckles. Fistika smiled, looking at the knife. Without warning Fistika turned around and threw his knife directly at Knuckles forehead.