Author's note: No reviews? Who cares? I'm anxious to get this story continued! Note that this chapter contains a scripted battle. Writing scripted battles isn't my strong suit, but sometimes it's required for this story. If there's anyone reading who can write better scripted battles, I'd appreciate it if you re-wrote the scripted battle in your own way. E-mail me with the result, okay?
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Chapter 5: VS Metal Sonic
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Hearing voices, I stopped short of going through the door, and hid behind the frame to listen in. One voice sounded like it matched with Dr. Eggman, and the other was robotic.
"What do you mean you failed?" Eggman yelled furiously.
"What can I say?" the robotic voice replied. "The fox is very tough. Don't worry, though. I'm going back to try again as soon as I recharge."
"We'll see about that, Metal Sonic. Hey, what's this stuck to your hand? Looks like a feather, but I haven't seen a feather like this before. I'll put it through the DNA scanner."
There was a silence, during which I snuck closer to the doctor, and then I heard Dr. Eggman's voice again. "So this is what this feather's owner looks like. Looks like a strong type."
"Affirmative, master. We should find him."
"Yes, we should. How would we do that, though?"
I had slipped behind the two, and chose this moment to interrupt. "You could start by turning around, you cads."
Eggman and Metal Sonic turned to face me. "Whoa, you surprised me," Eggman told me. "What's your name?"
"Leo," I replied. "Call me Leo."
"Leo, eh? You seem like the strong sort. Metal Sonic, take care of Leo. I'm off." With that, Eggman pressed a button, and teleported himself to who-knows-where.
Metal Sonic confronted me. "You must be very brave to come this far. But you're also very stupid. Surely you had a reason for coming this way."
"Leo, not Shirley," I interrupted. "And I'm here because you're here. What did you do with Sonic?"
"What I did with Sonic," Metal Sonic shot back, "is not something you should be concerned about. But how did you know about him?"
"You told Tails, and Tails told me."
"So you're a friend of Tails? So be it. If I take you out, I'll leave him vulnerable. Now!"
Metal Sonic rushed at me, and I jumped up in the air and hovered out of his reach. I wasn't as far out of his reach as I thought I was, though, as I found when he activated jet engines on his feet and rose up to my level.
I shot a feather at Metal Sonic, but it didn't even scratch his paint job. He shot a few laser blasts at me, and I dodged left and right. I then dove for him, curling into a ball right before striking. That didn't damage him either.
Okay, this guy is tougher than he looks, I thought to myself. I've got no choice. I've got to get away from him somehow. This guy's got me totally in his sights, however. How can I lose him?
While I was thinking, Metal Sonic tackled me, knocking me to the ground and sending several feathers flying. "Any last requests?" Metal Sonic asked me as he held me down with one hand while holding the other to me to deliver the final blow.
An idea instantly burst into my head. "Yeah, could you gather up my feathers? You knocked some loose when you tackled me."
Metal Sonic hesitated.
"Come on," I added, "can't you cut a guy some slack?"
"Affirmative," Metal Sonic replied without thinking, "wait right there." He turned his attention to the feathers scattered around the floor, and got up and started to gather them. While he was doing this, I flew out the back way.
The path I'd taken led to a tall, narrow channel, and I flew up it. I pushed aside the square tile that covered the exit, and quickly dropped it back down the channel. Judging by the sound it made, I'd say it landed right on Metal's head.
That was a real event, I'm sure, I thought. I had better go back and check on Tails. I quickly flew back to Emerald Town.
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Sorry, nothing to say here.