"Hedgehog! By order of Master Robotnik, you are to be destroyed."

Sonic stood up, "Give it your best shot!" The echidna raised his fist back to strike. Amy jumped to her feet and leapt up. She jumped off of Sonic's head and flew at the echidna. Before the echidna could react, she swung her hammer and slammed it into the side of his face. The impact echoed around the area and the echidna fell to the ground. Sonic rubbed his head as Amy laughed, "You could warn a guy."

"That thing interrupted our date."

"Yeah, right!" Sonic started to walk towards the downed echidna, "Look out!" Sonic grabbed Amy and jumped back as the echidna's right arm sparked and a Gatling Gun shot out of his palm.

The echidna stood up, "Commence firing!" The four barrels of the red gun spun and fired out a stream of bullets. Sonic dodged side to side to avoid the fire and started to run down one of the streets. Before he got to far, a flash of green light appeared in front of him and a squad of ten fat robots with laser guns walked out of the light.

"Egg Pawns!" Sonic shot down an alley as the red and orange bots open fire. Sonic cursed as he reached a large stone wall, "I hate dead end alleys." He heard a large stomping sound, "Great!" Sonic revved up his legs and ran up the side of the building. The building was ten stories tall and the roof was flat. Sonic landed on the roof and ran across it. The building next store was a few floors higher. Sonic spotted a slanted skylight and ran towards it. He shot off it and landed on the higher building. Sonic set Amy down and looked over the side. The echidna was standing on the street looking around. The ten Egg Pawns ran around randomly, "Lost them for now."

"What should we do now?" Amy straightened her dress.

"Not sure! But I have to stop that thing." Sonic stepped onto the ledge, but Amy grabbed his arm, "Hey!"

"Sonic look!" Amy pointed towards the sky, "G.U.N!" Several robot pods dropped from the sky and flew at the echidna.

Sonic chuckled, "GUN Beetles. About time!" Sonic spotted a few men in brown military uniforms taking positions behind abandon cars, "Alright! Amy stay here! I'll go down and make sure they don't get themselves killed." Sonic jumped down to the lower building's roof. He heard shots being fired as The GUN Beetles opened fire with their gun turrets. At the same time, the men on the ground fired their bazookas. The orb on the echidna's chest flashed and a green transparent energy shield appeared. The shots hit the shield and the rockets exploded. The explosions destroyed the Egg Pawns around the echidna. Before the smoke could clear, bullets streamed out of the cloud and destroyed The GUN Beetles. The echidna stepped forward as the smoke cleared. He brought his Gatling Gun to bare and began firing at the men. The bullets ripped into the cars in-between him and the men and they exploded as the bullets hit their gas tanks. The men started yelling and falling back. Sonic jumped off the roof and curled into a ball. He shot towards the echidna and slammed into the echidna's head. The echidna bent down under the impact and thrusted his head back. Sonic was sent flying through the air and landed on the ground several feet behind the echidna. As the echidna turned Sonic rolled across the street and bounced into the air. He rammed into the echidna's face. His head snapped back and his left fist shot forward and slammed Sonic away. Sonic uncurled and landed, "Damn your tough!"

"Scan complete! Threat analysis of Hedgehog nonexistent." The orb on the echidna's chest flashed, "Running Termination Program!" As the echidna raised its right arm, the orb suddenly flashed again and the shield activated. Four micro missiles shot out from behind Sonic and exploded against the shield.

Sonic turned his head, "Shadow!"

The black and red hedgehog tossed down his RPG Launcher. He walked up and stood next to Sonic, "I didn't expect him to react so fast."

"Got a battle plan?"

Shadow eyes narrowed, "That orb on his chest controls his weapons and shield. All we need to do is take that thing out."

"Good! I like things simple."

Shadow sighed, "Then you can take the lead." Sonic nodded and took off running. Shadow followed behind. The shield dropped and the echidna opened fire. Both hedgehogs dodged the shots and jumped into the air. They curled up and shot at the orb. The echidna's left arm shot up and smacked Sonic into Shadow. Shadow bounced off Sonic and flew over the echidna's head. He uncurled and landed on the ground behind him. He picked up one of The Egg Guns that the pawns had left and fired on the echidna. The laser shots sparked as they hit the echidna's back. He roared and spun around at a speed that even surprised Shadow. His right arm slammed into the hedgehog and knocked him into the air. Shadow crashed into a demolished car. Sonic ran in-between the echidna's legs and shot up. He curled into a ball and hit the orb. The orb cracked under the impact and the echidna jumped back. His left hand grabbed Sonic and tossed him. Sonic landed on the ground next to Shadow.

"That wasn't so hard!"

Shadow rubbed his head, "Yeah! Like this is over."

"Damage to main sensor. Switching to secondary sensors." The echidna roared, "Activating Chaos Accelerator!" The echidna disappeared in a flash of green light.

"It can't be! Chaos Control!" Shadow vanished.

Sonic looked around as green light exploded in front of him and Shadow impacted the street hard, "What happened?"

"He can enter Chaos Time!" The echidna appeared several meters down the street. His shoulder laser active and glowing. "Move!" Both Sonic and Shadow took off running as the laser fired a large red beam of energy. The beam ripped into the street and the surrounding buildings. Both hedgehogs reached and intersection and jumped to the sides. The beam hit a small building and destroyed it. Sonic and Shadow hid behind a building, "Any ideas?"

Sonic scratched his head, "When do you ask me for an idea?"

"When I'm desperate. That thing is strong and fast."

"He must have a Chaos Emerald. If we can get it, maybe we will be able to beat him."

"That is actually a good idea." Shadow spotted a GUN military truck. It had been knocked over and its back doors were open. Shadow ran to it and grabbed two sub-machine guns. He singled to Sonic to join him and he tossed him one of the guns.

"I real don't like guns."

"Learn! We need to distract him until I can figure out where the emerald is." Sonic sighed and nodded. "Good!" The echidna jumped into view and fired his Gatling gun. Both hedgehogs jumped clear as the bullets destroyed the truck. Both of them opened fire. The shield activated and the shots bounced off. Sonic ran around the echidna firing his gun as Shadow stood still with his eyes closed. He was still firing, but he was also trying to find the emerald. His eyes shot open, "He didn't absorb it. It is under his dreadlocks." Both of their guns ran out of ammo. The echidna roared and started firing. Shadow tossed his gun away and jumped into the air. His hand glowed green and tried to punch the echidna. The echidna slapped him down as Sonic jumped onto his back. The echidna twisted his body violently to shake him off. Sonic grabbed onto his dreads and reached into the tangled mass of dreads. He grasped the emerald and pulled. It sparked and the echidna roared. He jumped into the air and fell back. Sonic ripped the blue emerald free. Sonic jumped clear as the echidna fell on the street. Shadow summoned his green emerald, "We must combine our power." Both hedgehogs held their emeralds out, "Chaos Control!" They entered Chaos Time as the echidna stood up. Sonic curled up and spun around his emerald rapidly. Shadow took aim, "Hedgehog Cannon!" The two emeralds exploded with light and Sonic was blasted forward. He glowed with blue light as he flew and he hit the echidna with incredible force. The echidna was blasted back and crashed through several buildings and finally stopped when he hit one of the power relay stations. He crashed into the generators and the building exploded.

Sonic sat down, "That was fun!"

Shadow absorbed his emerald, "Robotnik is up to something." He heard sirens in the distance, "We better get going. We'll need to rest before he makes his next move."

"Right!" Both hedgehogs took off.

Robotnik mumbled several curses as he and Metal watched what had happened, "Damn that Shadow!" His fist smashed into the consol and the screen went black, "Sonic was as good as destroyed. Now they have my emerald."

Metal chuckled, "I knew the echidna would fail. I am the only one who will kill Sonic." Metal turned around and left Robotnik's lab.

Robotnik toyed with the idea of destroying Metal right then and there, but the android had a point. The fat scientist pushed himself out of his chair and walked through a large metal door. He walked into a small dark room, "The reason I haven't been able to kill that pathetic rodent is that he has allies. Teamwork and all that crap." He walked to a small floating keyboard of light, "Metal can handle Sonic. And I will soon eliminate anyone who will be able to help him." Robotnik hit a button and a red light activated on the ceiling and a large green tube appeared, "Shadow! You're first!"