(Author's Note: I am so sorry for the long wait but college and work took a lot of my time along with a lot of rewrites of this chapter. Chapter 4 is in the work and hopefully will be out soon. As always any reviews and advice are always welcome and please enjoy the chapter.)
Chapter 3
The Interview, Part 2
X.x.x. one hour before the meeting .x.x.X
To the north of Dr. Robotniks island base lies a chain of mountains and an ocean of thick forest. Due to the mountains natural protection, there is a peaceful silence to the forest. Eggman is too preoccupied with making the two mile stretch of beach to the south a fortress to do little more the send small patrols into the forest. The forest is so serene, it is easily disturbed as a small, van sized aircraft stealthily hovers down from a hole in the canopy above. As it levels out a few feet from the ground two figures drop from the aircraft as it slowly lifts back up to the canopy and out of their view. The first figure is Doctore, who is studying a map on a phone. The other is clearly a mobian but the black mask, slate body armor with black full-length compression shirt, and black pants hide everything else. As they traverse the thick forest, the mobian begins to talk to Doctore.
"It's thirty minutes to eighteen hundred hours," the voice is male "we should be out of the forest in twenty minutes."
"Good, when we get to the beach side of the island the plan can finally be put into play. Do you have everything you need for the interview?"
The mobian pats a bag hanging on his side."Honestly, I don't see why I can't just walk in and show him my combat history?"
"Because anyone can show a history of achievements, actions are all proof the greats need and because you need to prove to him you're not all talk incase he get the idea to screw you over instead of paying you." As they approach the tree line, the mobian stops and crouches out of view as Doctore continues out to the sand. He watches as a squad of SWAT-Bots surround the man and take him to the base. The mobian shadows the group from the forest. As the group enter the base, the mobian prepares to put his plan into action...
X.x.x. 45 minutes into the meeting .x.x.X
As the meeting went on, the slayer listened dutifully from a storage room in the tunnel system below the building as the meeting deteriorated. Although the situation was becoming volatile, he was given rule not to be in the same building as the meeting (but never told to be under it). Thankfully he was set for any challenge Doctore had in his eccentric mind.
"How about we make this a contest of sport" he snapped out of his thoughts, he prepared himself for the challenge doctor was planning.
"As soon as the sun sets, my slayer will have five minutes to enter this room from wherever he may be..." he was at a complete loss for words. He knew Doctore's request were challenging, but this was a new level of over the top madness. Thankfully, he came prepared with a plan and some tools of his own…
X.x.x. The meeting room at sunset .x.x.X
"May the better man win."
BOOM! A small explosion lights up the side of one of the buildings. Seconds after the explosion, the lights throughout the entire base are abruptly extinguished and sirens begin to blare.
"Cutting the power for a sneak attack, an amateur tactic. If this was their plan to impress me, I am far from it." Suddenly, the lights were back on along with an energy shield that encased the HQ.
"Clever trick Doctor, the back up generators' primary task are directly linked with the building's lock down systems. A great way to keep intruders out ," Robotnik's shot menacing grin at Doctore, "But it also works in my favor as well." Before Eggman could figure out what he meant, the sound of gunfire filled the meeting room from far below.
"You bastard, you tricked me..."
"... Into removing your whole army from the fight. Care to concede or do you want to continue embarrassing yourself." Doctore returns a smug look to the good doctor.
"Don't celebrate yet," Eggman frantically taps on a tablet, "I still have a few tricks up my sleeve" ...
X.x.x. HQ, 10 floors below the meeting room .x.x.X
Egg-Pawns and SWAT-Bots struggle to keep the intruder at bay. But one by one they are soundly decimated by the slayer as he rushes to the emergency exit. Crashing through the emergency stairway and skipping for or five steps at a time, he begins to grin to himself on how furious Eggman probably was. In a matter of seconds, he removed himself from most of his entire army and made my job easier. Laser fire whizzing by his head snapped him back into the heat of action as a blockade of robots fire everything they have at the attacker. A few to many close calls forced him to burst through a nearby door and find cover. While he resting behind a pillar, he checked the two Egg-Pawn laser pistols he stole to find them completely drained.
"Well, the direct route ain't working." He tosses the pistols to the ground, "There has got to be a way to ..."
CRASH! A steel leg slams into his chest and launches him through the pillar and over a desk. Quickly standing and wiping the dust off him, he sizes up the four sleek and trim robots all approaching their acquired target.
"Looks like Eggman's been busy with some new toys," He crouches and grabs a pistol from his side and aims it at the file cabinet in front of him. "Shame I gotta break 'em up." As he pulls the trigger, a massive blast of air sends the cabinet rocketing towards the group of EXO-Bots. One is struck cleanly in the chest and rocketed through a wall. Immediately, the remaining bots launch a flurry of metal fist and feet at the slayer. Despite the EXO's endless assault from all directions, the slayer seemed to be weathering the attacks easily and even returning vicious strikes of his own.
"These bots are a great fight, but I really don't have time for this." the slayer grab the leg of one of the EXOs and launches him through the floor only to have it erupt from the same hole an kick him into the desk "I've got to find a way to end this now." An explosion stops the fight for only a few seconds as the stairway door erupted from its hinges. A hail of laser fire from the robots in the stairway pours into the room from the doorway. The slayer grabs one of the nearby EXOs and uses it as a shield from the lasers as he scrambles to the pillar as the mob of Eggman's forces turn the small office room into a kill box. In their frantic attempt to stop the intruder, the SWAT-Bots destroy not only the EXO the slayer used as a shield but also another EXO unlucky enough to be unable to get out the way. Trapped behind the slowly disappearing pillar, the slayer spots the hole he made earlier in the fight and sees it is actually a service elevator. Lunging from his cover he runs into the elevator, jumps, and punches the vent off the top. As he climbs on top of the elevator, the last EXO crashes into the elevator just in time to see him shooting the last of the cables holding it in place.
"I could say a cheap falling joke, but I'm gonna to take the high route." A deafening snap sends him rocketing to the top floor as the tiny elevator plummets into the abyss and erupt into a fireball at the bottom. Blasting the elevator doors open, the intruder sprints for the meeting room until he is stopped by the last line if robots.
"Halt intruder, surrender or die the choice is yours." He aims both of his pistols at the line of robots "Easy, I choose die. Now balls in your court if you wanna make that happen..."
X.x.x. Meeting Room: ? minutes to go .x.x.X
Robotnik and Doctore listened to the muffled sounds of the skirmish just outside the room. As the sounds abruptly stopped, Robotnik starts to grin at Doctore who is simply watching his wristwatch. A solid bang on the door turns Eggman's look into one of horror as the door bows slightly into the room.
"I believe that, my good doctor, is for you." Doctore chimed as he slid to a chair on the side of the table and continued to watch the time. Bolts and the handle fly off the door on the second impact. Eggman aims his gun at the door as it groans to keep the intruder out. Finally, the door gives way as a robot flies right at Eggman who ducks the mass of metal as it crashes behind him. After quickly scrambling back to his feet, Eggman aims at the door once more
"Nice try, but is that the best you got you miserable..." the sudden feel of metal lightly resting on the nape of his neck killed any bravado the doctor once had as the slayer stepped out of the chest cavity of the large mangled steel corpes.
"You had seven seconds to spare," said Doctore as he removed his shades and put them back in his pocket. "Normally you would complete this challenge with thirty seconds to spare, did you take the scenic route."
"Oh come on," the slayer groaned as he made his way to a seat across from Doctore "His new bots threw me off guard for a couple of seconds."
"Adversity does not exist for a slayer," his tone was strict but not angry "Let alone one who is to become a contender for King of Slayers." The gentleman slowly turned to Robotnik who was still stunned and dumbstruck by what happened.
"So Robotnik, do you have the files I requested?" Eggman begrudgingly snapped his fingers and Snivley slid a large binder to him but the mobian intercepted it and began quickly skimming through. In a minute, he sets the binder down and looks at the mad doctor.
"Seeing as how I have made my point by trashing your army ,with your help, I'll be nice and set the price..." he grabs a pen and paper and writes something down, floods the paper, and slides it to Eggman "...around this ball park." As soon as Eggman looked at the paper, he almost has a heart attack.
"I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE BUT IF YOU THINK THAT YOUR LITTLE STUNT IS WORTH THIS MUCH THAN YOU MUST BE INSANE." as he begins to stand he was interrupted by Snivley.
"With all due respect my, uncle means he simply cannot risk a price that high without proof beyond all doubt that you can defeat Sonic." After a moment of silence a smile grew on Doctore's face.
"The good doctor does have a point, doesn't he" replies Doctore "You won't be fighting a tired, old man and his toys but one more than capable of handling himself and so much more." with a simple nod, the mobian stood and walked to the window while checking a watch.
"Well, if you want "proof beyond all doubt" that can be done," suddenly he pulls his gun out and aims it at window "But once I leave this room and complete my demonstration, the price doubles."
This makes Dr. Robotnik grin. "It's a deal," the mobian blasted the windows and jumped out of the window onto the aircraft as it reappears from stealth mode "But only if you succeed..."
X.x.x. 9:00pm, Open waters on route to New Mobotropolis .x.x.X
In the passenger bay of the aircraft as he is speeding into the night, the mobian is preparing for his true test. As he is running down every part of his plan, he gets a call from the phone located on the ship. After word were exchanged he starts to grin.
"So this is how the biggest challenge of my life begins, let's hope the show is worth all the effort …"
