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Yang's eyes glowed in a twisted mixture of happiness and insanity. He watched as his laser cut through the G.U.N weapon as if it was paper. He watched the bright light that was the laser erupting forward and causing anything in it way to cease to be. Yang marvelled at the destruction. Such power was at his fingertips. It truly was unbelievable. In a mere matter of seconds all would be destroyed. He will finally cleanse the universe of the hateful world that the humans had filled with their deceitful and destructive ways. All that would be left to mark that such a messed up world ever existed will be debris, and the Final Death Egg, which he will self destruct after it has served its purpose. Much like him. Yang's thoughts were interrupted by the constant yelling of the Final Death Egg's computer, in which Metal Amy currently resided.
"What are you doing? You are a madman!" Metal Amy shouted at the hedgehog. The robot was blind to the events occurring, but could hear the laser ripping through the metal of the G.U.N weapon. Yang chuckled to himself at the pink robots remarks.
"What I am doing, my naive hostage, is finally sealing the fate of this planet." Yang explained. The black hedgehog's face lacked as much emotion as that of the robots. "In fact, I'm not going to waste my time exchanging pleasantries with a machine."
"I'm more alive than you could ever be." Metal Amy remarked. Yang ignored the comment completely and returned to the massive weapons controls. Yang pressed down onto some small, rectangular buttons near the middle of the control pad. The buttons clicked pleasingly as the hedgehog pressed down on them. Outside the laser was redirecting itself downwards, straight at the earth. Now all Yang had to do was increase the lasers power to full, then a simple press of a button would end everything. "What the?" Metal Amy suddenly blurted out. Yang was not in the least interested in what she had to say. "Metal Sonic has sent me an audio file." She remarked. A sliver of a smile appeared on Yang.
"Play it, lets hear the final words earth has to offer." Yang ordered. Metal Amy complied, interested in what Metal Sonic had to say much more than Yang was. The audio file played, and what came forward was not the sound of Metal Sonic's voice, but Nack's.
"Are you sure you're recording? Shouldn't there be a mic or something?" Nack's voice questioned. "Since when could you record sound anyway?"
"You think I just did a good impersonation of Eggman when disguised as him?" Metal Sonic's voice replied.
"What?" Nack's voice continued to question. Yang raised an eyebrow. Was this sent by accident or something?
"Shut up Nack." Shadow's voice cut in. His voice then took on a much more level tone. "Hello Yang. I'm called Shadow, you may have heard of me from Gerald, I do not know." Yang pondered this.
"Shadow... possibly." He commented. This comment was pointless as he was listening to a pre-recorded message.
"What I do know is you don't merely want to destroy mankind. I could help you make mankind really suffer." Yang's ears suddenly perked up in interest. "What has become of you stealing Metal Sonic's weapon is nothing short of complete chaos. Needless to say the media will be here soon. When that happens you can make all watching see how hopeless this situation is. With me are a group of warriors. Many famous as multi time saviours of this earth. Defeat us and the world will fall into fear and terror, making their destruction all the sweeter for you. Get Metal Amy to send your reply."
"Also," Metal Sonic's voice added. "Metal Amy, when we stole the emeralds from under Yang's nose, you asked me why I bothered saving you. Well I finally know why." There was a short silence. "I love you, and you know what? I'm going to save you again from this madman and then blow him out the sky!" It was with this line that the audio file ended. Yang stood in confused state for a second before reacting.
"Send the following message." Yang ordered. Metal Amy didn't reply. The darkness filled hedgehog glared at the monitor. Metal Amy was in a state of near shock. That was the first time the robot had admitted that he loved her. The first time he had come out and straight up said it. "Dang it robot! Send this message!" Yang shouted, anger pushing his words sharply out of his throat.
"Recording." Metal Amy stated. Yang cleared his throat.
"Shadow, I accept you and your foolish partners' challenge. Not only will a crush humanity's spirit, but I'll personally watch as I crush Metal Sonic's pathetic, artificial soul." Yang turned away and once again manned his colossal vessel.
On the ground, the small collection of rodents who planned to fight the floating sphere of destruction prepared. Since Tails had left a while ago, the group were deprived of the Tornado, Nack's 'Marvellous queen' was the only vehicle at hand which could get anywhere near the Final Death Egg. Shadow mounted onto the vehicle behind Nack, who, as always, took the controls.
"Why do you younguns have to try and look cool with your dangerous motor bike things?" Snipe complained. "Why can't you just get a nice SUV?"
"I'll think about it." Shadow muttered quietly.
"Dad, we have a world to save, so with all respect, shut the heck up!" Nack replied. Snipe gave a spiteful look, but remained quiet. A G.U.N robot fell near the group, presumably destroyed by the soldiers in G.U.N's 'flying dog' vehicles.
"Right." Shadow turned to Metal Sonic, Rouge and the Ultimate Weapon, all who were able to fly and aiding Shadow and Nack in the assault. "Remember we only need to buy Sonic time for whatever plan he's concocted, so just keep Yang preoccupied, no risky attempts on actually attacking the thing. I'm talking to you Metal." Metal Sonic folded his arms.
"Well I still believe my weapon will be able to incinerate us in a matter of seconds. Also, I have my doubts that the bat's wings will hold up there." Metal Sonic criticised. Rouge didn't reply to the remark, but shot Metal Sonic a cold stare. "Besides..." The robot stopped mid-sentence. "I've received the audio reply." He claimed.
"Play it." Shadow ordered. Metal Sonic played the file. Yang's chilling voice carried itself across the air waves and delivered his message to all concerned.
"I don't think he's waiting for the media." Amy claimed. Shadow nodded in agreement. Nack swore.
"Well in that case we've just lost allot of time!" Nack shouted.
"And we're going to lose our lives if we don't go now! Move!" Shadow yelled back. Nack nodded in reply. The weasel's right hand curled around the handlebar. He made a sharp backwards movement with the hand and sent the air bike rocketing off. Metal Sonic fired his thrusters and followed Nack, behind him Rouge and the Ultimate Weapon flapped their large bat wings, achieving lift-off and flying towards the Final Death Egg. Those forced to stay on the ground watched, fear of what will become of the four secretly eating inside them. Snipe broke the awkward silence that had formed in the group.
"Where are the echidnas?"
Fistika watched the spectacle that was Yang and Gerald's battle in the sky against G.U.N from the mouth of the woodland nearby. He leant against a tree bark, his face devoid of emotion, and his eyes refusing to take their watch of the battle. The blue echidna had crossed his arms, which now rested across his chest. The echidna was alone. It was how he liked it. In his mind he doubted that Yang would be stopped, but if these were his final minutes, he wished not to spend them with a group of optimistic rodents. He felt the breeze crossing his face. It was cool.
"Fistika..." The echidna didn't take his gaze off the battle as Tikal walked towards him.
"Just when I was getting relaxed. Where's General backside?" Before Tikal could answer, Fistika continued. "I'll tell you, he is just over there, out of my sight, once again hoping you could get me to give blood for the 'save junior' charity." Tikal sighed. Fistika momentarily turned to look at Tikal. The echidna rolled his eyes. "How about a compromise?" Fistika closed his eyes. For a short while all was quiet, then Fistika's body suddenly jerked, it fell backwards, but the chaos 'skin' he had been wearing didn't. The form of Fistika that the skin held slowly melted back into its original form, namely that of Chaos. The Chao god looked around, obviously in a state of confusion. "Have your watery guardian back to gaurd your precious, glowing rock. I can do without the ability to liquefy. Now leave me alone." The blue echidna turned to walk away. He was angry with himself. He had done a foolish move. There was no reason for him to relinquish his power over Chaos, and more importantly, the Ultimate Weapon. Of course, if it would make General Knuckles leave him alone without having to revive his annoying son, it could be a fair trade.
"I think you have just made a step forwards." Tikal claimed. Fistika turned to face her with a look of confusion.
"Step towards what?" Fistka questioned. Tikal smiled.
"Being a half decent member of society." The orange echidna replied. Fistika gave a small smile.
"By tomorrow I'd have taken two steps backwards." Fistika claimed. Tikal sighed.
"Why must you always be running from the greater good?" Tika inquired. Fistka laughed at the question.
"Greater good? Dear god, if you didn't have that innocent kid thing going for you, you would be so annoying." Fistka looked up once again at the battle, which the Marvellous Queen was entering. "Come on kid, there's a war going on." Fistika gave one last smile to his old friend's daughter, then turned around and disappeared into the lush and criss-crossing woodland.
The small air bike flew at top speed into the war zone above the G.U.N base. Shadow was fortunate that Nack was such a good pilot, as laser fire darted across the sky from each and every direction. A few G.U.N robots who weren't already entangled in dogfights with the soldiers turned there attention, and gunfire, to the oncoming vehicle. Nack strafed sharply to the left, avoiding a cluster of oncoming lasers. The robots continued firing at Nack, there blasts getting closer to hitting with every attempt.
"Unless you like the smell of fried weasel, I suggest you do something!" Nack shouted at his passenger. Shadow nodded and got to his feet, holding the back of the bike for support. Nack steered the bike close to the attacking robots, coming dangerously close to being hit while doing so. Shadow jumped from the air bike, curled into a ball, and then proceeded to smash into each of the robots. The ball of black and red spikes cut through them like they didn't exist. Shadow crashed through the last robot in the instant vicinity, and found himself free falling towards the ground. The black hedgehog turned worriedly to see what had happened to his ride. Nack was desperately trying to reach the falling hedgehog, but was being slowed down trying to dodge the vas laser fire coming from everywhere. Shadow continued to fall, unable to do more than watch the ground coming closer. Suddenly something grabbed Shadow by the scruff of the neck, halting his plummet downwards.
"Only do that stunt when you grow wings." Metal Sonic warned Shadow. Shadow winced slightly, for while Metal Sonic had just saved his life, he was unintentionally digging his spiked fingers into the back of Shadow's neck. Metal Sonic scanned the chaotic battle for Nack's air bike. Upon spotting it weaving in between laser blasts, Metal Sonic turned to Shadow. "Back on the bike with you." He claimed, throwing Shadow at the Marvellous Queen. Shadow soared through the air, throwing a punch at any robot which dared get anywhere near him. The red streaked hedgehog flew over Nack, somersaulted, and landed on the back of the air bike.
"Show off." Nack scoffed.
"Just head for the Final Death Egg." Shadow ordered. "If Yang isn't keep preoccupied trying to kill us, he may realise how stupid he's being." Nack rolled his eyes.
"Oh how I hate your logic." Nack muttered, pulling upwards and towards the Final Death Egg.
A short distance from Nack and Shadow, The Ultimate Weapon and Metal Sonic were ploughing through G.U.N robots with an assortment of kicks, punches, missiles and spin attacks.
"Thirty three." Metal Sonic counted, sending a metal fist straight through one of the robots.
"Thirty six." The Ultimate Weapon smugly claimed, throwing one robot into the other, causing both to explode. Metal Sonic stretched his arm forward and released a barrage of missiles into a group of the robots.
"Forty one." Metal Sonic turned to look at the Ultimate Weapon, who returned an angry glare.
"Don't get cocky robot." He was then almost caught off guard by laser fire from more robots emerging from the base.
"How many of these things do they have?" Questioned Metal Sonic.
"From what I've seen in the base, a lot." The Ultimate Weapon replied.
"Ah yes. How come you're not working with them again?" Metal Sonic questioned, incinerating a collection of the robots with his flamethrower. "Fifty."
"I can't disobey G.U.N's orders, but they haven't given me any recently. Also, a top priority placed within my conscience is to try not to get blown up." He explained, ramming through a group of robots attempting to ambush him, destroying them all completely. "Forty nine."
"Well in that case, keep your priorities straight." Metal Sonic flew over a laser blast and kicked the robot that fired it. "Fifty one." (They've killed a hundred robots between them now, good for them.) Metal Sonic looked upwards at the giant sphere that eclipsed the sky, at the massive ball of destruction made by his own hands, at the floating prison of the only person he truly cared about. Metal Sonic felt a strong feeling festering inside its stomach. It was like what he felt towards Sonic, only stronger to an insane degree. It was anger. Metal Sonic, who until recently didn't feel emotion to anything but a small degree, was finding himself unable to restrain himself against the powerful feeling.
"Ha! Fifty four!" The Ultimate Weapon announced. Metal Sonic didn't even look over at the bat-winged hedgehog.
"You win." Metal Sonic muttered, heading upwards towards the Final Death Egg.
"Where you going?"
"I told Metal Amy I was going to get her out of there, and if it takes every ounce of my energy, I am keeping my word." Then, without another word, Metal Sonic flew off to engage in what can only be called suicide.