Disclaimer: Celestial the Hedgird owns Yang, Lamont-the-ultimate owns Lamont, I own Metal Amy, Fistika and some others. Sega and Sonic Team own the rest. This is all rather obvious by now. Anyway, Matrix ripping off time!
Metal Amy woke up in the middle of a green field. This was no ordinary field however. The grass was of a rich green which made them sparkle in the sun. Dotted throughout the field were numerous flowers, not one the same shape or colour. The field spread farther than Metal Amy could see, but she could just make out large hills surrounding the area, all of which were the same magnificent green of the field. Metal Amy picked herself off the floor and felt a slow breeze crossing her face. For a minute she just stood there and admired the place's beauty. She then spotted a figure in the distance. It was a blue hedgehog. On his white glove a bird was perched. The hedgehog seemed to be watching and admiring the bird. Metal Amy walked towards the hedgehog. She tried to use her sensors to identify the hedgehog, but they seemed to be messed up. When she got to the hedgehog, he lifted his hand up. The bird flew offthe hand andinto the distance.
"My program works." The hedgehog stated.
"What do you mean?" Metal Amy asked him. The hedgehog stood up and faced Metal Amy.
"Your body was destroyed by Yang. I stored all your files and have since uploaded them into this program I've made." Metal Amy recognised the unnatural voice of the hedgehog instantly.
"Metal Sonic?" She asked. He nodded.
"In this program you can control everything around you, including how you look. I choose to look like this. Like the real Sonic." There was a millisecond flash of white and Metal Sonic was holding the bird he had earlier in his hands. "See. Total control"
"Very impressive. What's with the bird?" Metal Amy asked. Metal Sonic looked down at the small blue, white crested bird.
"I was..." Metal Sonic paused momentarily. "...Getting lonely waiting for you to adjust to the program." Metal Sonic once again let the bird fly off into the sky. "I hope you like it. I thought you would be getting tired of metallic bases"
"It's a lovely virtual reality, but how long will I be stuck in here?" Metal Amy asked.
"I will start work on a new body for you instantly." Metal Sonic claimed. Metal Amy shook her head.
"No. You have to get the 'final death egg' up and running before Yang can get the emeralds again." Metal Amy retorted. Metal Sonic nodded in agreement. "Besides, you have Lamont for company." Metal Sonic smiled and looked downwards.
"Believe me, it is nowhere near the same. I'm still going to miss you." Metal Sonic looked into Metal Amy's eyes. Despite having no life in her eyes (for she was a robot), Metal Sonic could see a sparkling in the corner of both of her eyes. Metal Sonic couldn't seem to take his eyes away from hers. A smile stretched across his face. "You know what." Metal Sonic muttered. There was a millisecond flash of white and Metal Sonic looked like his real (errrr... metal) self.
"Why did you do that?" Metal Amy questioned.
"Right now I don't wish to be anyone, but myself, right here with you." Metal Sonic replied. The sparkle in the corner of Metal Amy's eyes grew significantly. The two robots continued to stare into each other's eyes, but before long, Metal Sonic turned away, for some reason feeling embarrassed. Metal Amy couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. Metal Sonic could feel all the strange feelings he had been feeling flooding back, stronger than ever. He couldn't even look at Metal Amy anymore without the feelings strengthening to ten times their original power. He felt as if he didn't find a way to let out these feeling they would cause him to explode. Unfortunately, he didn't even understand the feelings, let alone know how to free them. Metal Amy was able to stir something deep inside him that until now had lain dormant. Whatever it was, it was entirely different from anything Metal Sonic had ever felt. Metal Sonic couldn't deal with it. He had no control over it, no understanding of it, no knowledge of what it even was. "I have to go." Metal Sonic muttered quietly. He prepared to download his programs back into his body, but then he felt a hand rest itself upon his shoulder.
"I feel it to." Metal Amy claimed. Metal Sonic felt the feelings swelling like mad.
"But what is it?" Metal Sonic questioned. Metal Amy laughed and shook her head.
"Poor Metal Sonic. You have taught me everything I know, yet you are so uneducated on the subject of love." Metal Sonic turned quickly to look at Metal Amy, obviously shocked.
"Love?" Metal Amy nodded her head slightly. "But..." Metal Sonic looked at Metal Amy. He walked towards her. He lifted his left arm and rested his hand on her shoulder. For a while he rested his hand there and just looked at her. He then brought up his right arm. He did this slowly, unsurely. He then wrapped both his arms around her waist. Metal Amy responded by doing the same. The two embraced each other, nether wanting to break away from the other. "You're right." Metal Sonic whispered. The two stood there in each other's arms, the artificial wind blowing softly on their artificial bodies. The artificial grass brushing against their artificial feet. Everything that was there was fake, except the love. The two robots stared deeply into each other's eyes. There was another millisecond flash of white, and then everything was back to normal, except Metal Amy and Metal Sonic had mouths. "Why'd you do that?" Questioned Metal Sonic. Metal Amy didn't reply. She simply moved her head towards Metal Sonic, who realised what was happening and did likewise. As their heads neared they tilted them to their rights. When their heads were next to each other there was a moment's hesitation, then they touched their mouths to each other. The two robots seemed to freeze in time as they initiated the kiss. The field began to wildly flash as more flowers suddenly began spurting out, the emotions of the robots released and working itself through the program. Soon the entire field was coated in a layer of flowers of all colours and species. Metal Sonic parted the kiss. He stepped away from Metal Amy and simply looked at her. He was speechless. He began to upload his program out of the virtual reality and back into his real world body, but before he went he gave Metal Amy a smile and a few words. "Thank you for everything." (Right. Now lets get some action into this)
The soldiers, and there guns caught shadow completely off guard. Neither the less, as soon as the weapons were fired, he pushed Amy back out of harms way and jumped at the soldiers, all of which were shooting bullets straight at him. Shadow tried to use his unearthly reflexes to dodge the bullets. However, this was a futile attempt.
"I've got to help him." The past Sonic claimed and ran at the soldiers, but went for the smart option and ran near the right wall, out of the way of the bullets which were whizzing everywhere (except there). Bullets sank themselves into Shadow's skin, sending a spray of blood out with impact. Shadow ignored the cold metal entering into his body and continued forward. Shadow jumped up and kicked one of the soldiers in the chest, knocking him down. At about the same time Sonic spin dashed one of the soldiers to the side. The two hedgehogs were now in a position of attack and mowed down the soldiers. The soldiers attempted to shoot the two speedy hedgehogs, but due to their comrades being in the way and the simple fact the hedgehogs didn't seem to be in the same place twice. However, the soldiers still managed to get the odd pot shot in. One soldier managed to chip Shadow in the side of his stomach. Shadow stumbled backwards into Sonic, accidentally whipping much of the blood flowing over his body onto Sonic (I get nasty when I write too much lovey duvey stuff. Don't worry; I have a point to this). Shadow soon jumped back into the fray, his mind so fixated on saving Amy, any pain inflicted on him was completely ignored. Between him and Sonic, the soldiers were falling faster than a set of dominoes.
"This is too easy." Muttered Shadow. "Way too easy." Shadow kicked one guard into the other, sending the last two on there feet to the floor. Shadow and the Sonic of the past stood on the floor of unconscious guards. Shadow's ears pricked up. "More are coming." He claimed. In a few seconds Sonic and Amy could also here the approaching footsteps.
"Maybe it would be wise to run." Sonic claimed.
"No, just get Amy away from here." Shadow ordered. He turned to the direction the soldiers were coming from, only to find a machine gun in his face.
"Lets see the 'ultimate life form' survive this!" The machine gun wielding soldier mocked. Shadow glared angrily at the soldier, who smiled cruelly back. Sonic ran forwards to help the black hedgehog. A soldier turned his gun towards the blue blur and attempted to shot him. Two of the shots missed by miles, but the third seemed to be flying directly at him. It almost hit Sonic, and then there was an unexplained flickering in the air, then Sonic disappeared. The soldier opened his mouth in awe.
"What the heck"
"Who cares?" The machine gun holding soldier replied. He charged up his gun and let loose with bullets, but the same flicker happened and Shadow disappeared. Almost immediately after there was a third that made Amy disappear. The soldiers looked on confused. "Someone better explain that." The soldier muttered.
Shadow and Amy found themselves transported from their lethal positions in front of guns, to the much pleasanter outside of the base. There was some argument going on in the distance between some red and orange people and some other white and blue people, but most importantly, there was three Sonic's next to them, two of which were holding sets of time stones, the other obviously the Sonic from the past, as he still had Shadow's blood smeared across him.
"Welcome to my time paradox." One of the Sonic's announced. Shadow held his head.
"Well, Hell defiantly knows what it's doing." Shadow muttered. One of the Sonic's gave him a cynical look.
"You should be happy Shadow, this means Amy's not going to die." The Sonic claimed. Shadow was taken aback.
"Really?" Shadow asked. He felt the weight of seven abnormally fat elephants being lifted off his shoulders.
"I'm afraid we've been playing you Shad." The first Sonic explained. "You see, when I went into this future... present... whatever, we didn't see anyone die"
"What? Why?" Shadow shouted. "Are you so sick to find it fun to toy with others emotions?" The hedgehog walked forwards, his fists curled threateningly.
"Take it easy! We only did it so you would temporarily snap, join up with Gerald and gain his trust." The first Sonic continued to explain.
"What's the point in doing that?" Amy questioned.
"Well, those Soldiers you just fought were actually not G.U.N soldiers, but brought in by Gerald's bosses (the actual military) to handle the situation. We're going to use them and Shadow to take G.U.N down." The same Sonic answered. Shadow, Amy and the time stone deprived Sonic all looked at this Sonic with blank expressions. "Trust me, you'll all understand." A smile perched on his face and he held the time stones up above his head. "In the future!" There was a flickering, then he disappeared. The Sonic left with time stones rolled his eyes.
"I'm really that annoying, aren't I?" He muttered. This Sonic then threw the time stones he was holding to the Sonic from the past. "Now go back to the past, remembering this plan." He ordered. The other Sonic nodded unsurely, then held a time stone above his head and disappeared in yet another flicker. Shadow rubbed his head.
"Okay, I think I understand your rather mean plan, but why was there three of you?" Shadow asked.
"That one was from the future, not sure why he was here, apparently I'll find out later." The remaining Sonic replied.
"So your our Sonic. I mean, the Sonic of this time... I hate time travel." Amy asked. Sonic nodded, his look fixated on something in the distance. "What are you looking at"
"Duck." Sonic simply ordered. As soon as these words were muttered a red echidna covered in tribal tattoos flew over Amy, landing between the three of them.
"Is that an out of focus Knuckles?" Shadow questioned. "That's it, I must be going mad. I'm off to go meet a talking cheese sandwich and dance with an elf." Shadow muttered. A low laughing emerged from the direction that the echidna had flown from. The three hedgehogs turned to see Fistika and the Ultimate weapon walking towards them.
"Well it seems your one terrible ghost General. Aren't you meant to go through solids like, oh, say a fist?" Fistika mocked. General Knuckles got to his feet. Fistika had a quick look around and noticed the new spectators. "Oh, hedgehogs meet Knuckles' dad. General, meet random assortment of spiky backed freaks. Now the Ultimate weapon will introduce you to some pain." Fistika clicked his fingers. "You know what to do weapon." The Ultimate weapon ran straight at General Knuckles, making little objections with the prospect of showing off his strength, but still mumbling angrily under his breath. General Knuckles jumped one of the Ultimate weapon's incoming fists and gave him a kick in the face. As he landed back on the group he put his hand to his mouth and whistled. Tikal ran forwards with a large staff and threw it to the General. He caught the staff and swiped at the Ultimate weapon with it. The hedgehog like creature ducked the attack and rammed into General Knuckles stomach with his shoulder. A grunt of anger and pain came from General Knuckles, who knocked the Ultimate weapon over the head with his staff as hard as he could. The Ultimate weapon held the part of his head that took the impact and swiped with his other hand. General Knuckles dodged the attack with ease and hit the Ultimate weapon's side with the staff. The Ultimate weapon's rage began to build. He spin dashed directly into General Knuckles' chest and thumped him in the face with both his fists. General Knuckles tried to keep on his feet after the punishment, but that served to be a mistake, as he was in the perfect position for one of the Ultimate weapon's feet. General Knuckles used his staff to support himself.
"There's an easier way to do this." General Knuckles claimed.
"For you maybe." Fistika replied. Shadow shook his head angrily.
"Anyone else yearn for the days when they knew what was going on?"
Authors note: I didn't particularly like the pacing in this chapter. Oh well, this story is going on way too long.