Sonic and Shadow rode upwards in a small elevator. The command room they had talked to the president in was sixty floors down from the main hanger where Robotnik's forces were attacking. Sonic test swung his swords around without the blades activated, "I still don't like these things very much."

Shadow shrugged, "It doesn't really matter if you like them or not. What is going on up there should be all the proof you need." Shadow aimed one of his guns at Sonic, "Robotnik is killing people. He is using our DNA to create an army to take over this planet. This is no longer a child's game."

Sonic sighed, "Your right! But weapons aren't really that fun."

Shadow smirked, "So says you." The elevator shook and stopped. Shadow looked around, "The power has been cut."

Sonic activated his blades and cut into the doors. He sliced a large rectangle into the doors and it fell to the floor. They were stuck in-between floors. Sonic sliced into the bottom of the top doors. Shadow pulled them free as Sonic deactivated his blades, "OK! So far, I like these things." Both hedgehogs crawled out of the elevator and stood in a white corridor, "So what floor are we on."

Shadow walked over to wall panel and slid open a wall plate. A small computer screen and keyboard slid out. Shadow typed and the screen lit up, "Main power has been cut to half the base. Some of Robotnik's troops have managed to get past the main guards and infiltrate the base." Shadow brought up a small map, "We are on floor thirty seven."

"How do we get to upper floors?"

Shadow pressed a few more buttons and two small PDA's slid out of a hidden panel. Shadow pulled them free and tossed one to Sonic, "I've downloaded the map and schematics of this place into these. They also double as radios if we get separated."

"It is nice to have the military helping for once." Sonic clipped the small computer to his belt.

"No argument there." Shadow slid the computer back into the wall and both hedgehogs ran down the corridor.

The GUN troops inside the hanger attempted to push back the invading troops, but more were rolling in through the hole that had been created. Metal cut down a pair of troopers that were guarding the control station to the doors. He held his left arm and a small cable shot from his wrist and smashed into the consol. Green numbers flew across the Metal's eyes and the consol sparked. The doors slowly opened. Metal retracted his cable and walked towards the entrance. He sent a radio signal and a small jet with a large red box attached to its underside. It flew past the battlefield and the box unclamped from the jet. The jet flew out of sight as the box landed in front of Metal. The android pressed a button on the side of it and the side facing the inside of the base fell off. A loud snarling came from the box. Metal pointed towards the GUN troops, "Find Sonic and Shadow." The snarling turned into a roar and a black creature on four legs flew out of the box. It shot past the fighting and went deeper into the base." Metal turned towards Sperk, who was firing his blasters at GUN mechsuits, "Lets move! The sooner we achieve our adjective, the sooner we get out of here."

Sonic rushed forward and sliced into a pair of hedgebots as Shadow jumped into the air and blasted another two with burst fire from his guns. They had managed to make it to the tenth floor before running into Robotnik's troops. As they ran up the large vehicle hallway that slowly curved its way upward, the wall to their right exploded an a large echidna stepped out. It was followed by six hedgebots. Both Sonic and Shadow stepped back as the echidna aimed its large plasma rifle. It fired a plasma bolt as Sonic and Shadow jumped to the sides. Shadow switched his guns to rapid fire and fired at the echidna. Before the shots could hit, a red and black fox flew out of the hole in the wall and blocked the shots with a large blue energy shield. The fox was about five feet tall and flew by spinning two tails.

"Is there anyone Robotnik didn't copy?"

Shadow glanced back downwards, "Apparently not. Lets get back to the vehicle bay. Maybe we can use on of the vehicles." Both hedgehogs took off back down the hall as the bots opened fire. The reached a large garage with an assortment of GUN ground vehicles. Shadow spotted a small fuel truck, "That one!"

Sonic ran to it and opened the door, "Keys are in the ignition."

"Drive it towards the entrance!" Shadow switched his guns to burst fire as Sonic drove the small truck and parked it in front of the entrance to the bay. The truck didn't fully block the passage. Sonic ran away from the truck as the bots marched down the hall. The opened fire at the hedgehogs. Both Sonic and Shadow dodged so they wouldn't hit the truck. As the group walked passed the truck, Shadow fired a pair of bolts from each gun. The bolts struck the truck and it exploded in a huge red fireball. The hedgebots, the echidna, and the fox were destroyed in the blast. Overhead, the sprinkler system kicked on and it showered the bay with water. Shadow holstered his guns, "That was close."

"Yeah. Come on!" Before Sonic could even take a step, a creature leapt from the wreckage of the truck and into the bay. It shot forward and slammed into Sonic. The blue hedgehog was sent flying and he crashed into the side of a humvee.

Shadow fired on the thing, but it leapt into the air and snarled. It changed shape and landed on two feet. It had changed into an upright cyboernetic wolf. It had black fur, red metal armor, and glowing red eyes. A small silver sphere dispatched from its back and floated up. A large green hologram of Robotnik appeared from it, "Ah my two favorite hedgehogs. I had a feeling you two would still be here so I had my minions bring my latest creation. His name is Ravage and you will soon know why. Die well!" The hologram laughed as it vanished and the sphere exploded. Ravage growled as it flexed his large metal claws.

Sonic slowly pushed himself up, "Any ideas?"

Shadow shrugged, "Kill it first."

Metal and Sperk rolled through the GUN base with ten hedgebots. The new echidnabots and foxbots were doing the job that Robotnik had created them for. The echidnabot's brought heavy firepower and the foxbots protected the troops with powerful energy shields. There was fighting in almost every corridor on all the upper floors and several of the lower ones. They had used their speed advantage in ball mode to quickly penetrate the base and get past the GUN troops. Metal and Sperk were on floor forty and had reached their goal. A large metal door at the end of a passage. The group uncurled and the hedgebots took up stations around the passage. Metal and Sperk stood in front of the door. "So this is what he wants?"

Metal nodded, "Yes! There is something behind this door that the doctor wants."

"Then lets get it and get out of here. I am tired of doing the doctor's dirty work."

Metal's eyes glowed, "Then we can agree on one thing."

Shadow let out a borage of automatic laser fire. Ravage jumped into the air and sank his claws into the ceiling thirty feet up. His claws cut into the lights and they sparked. Shadow switched his guns and fired several energy bolts. Ravage clawed out of the way and pulled free. The bolts exploded upon impact with the lights and they died. Lights around the top edge of the garage switched on. With the dim light, sprinklers going off, and the sparks, Shadow swore he was in a rain storm. Ravage landed on top of a GUN jeep. He dropped to the floor and picked the vehicle up. He roared as he flung it at Shadow. Shadow jumped back and fired at the flying jeep. The bolts his the fuel tank and the jeep exploded. Ravage lunged through the smoke and fire. Before he reached the hedgehog, Sonic slammed into him in ball form. Ravage flew across the garage and landed several feet away. Sonic activated his blades, "You ok Shadow?"

"I've been better. This thing is a lot smarter than Robotnik's earlier creations."

"Figures!" Sonic shot at the wolf, "I wondered when he would learn that mindless bots wouldn't work anymore." Sonic spun around and swung his blades. Ravage jumped over the swing and lashed out with his claws. Sonic ducked the attack and thrusted one of his blades forward. The wolf moved to the side, but the blade cut into his chest armor. The wolf slammed his clawed paw into Sonic's face. Sonic fell to the ground. Ravage jumped on top of him and slammed his claws down. Before they hit Sonic, he was blasted off by a trio of energy bolts. Ravage flipped in the air and landed on his feet. Sonic rolled away as Shadow ran up, "Thanks for the save."

Shadow fired again. Ravage's claws glowed yellow and he smacked the bolts away. The red and black hedgehog cursed, "Damn!" Sonic rushed forward and attacked. He let loose a furry of swipes with his energy blades. Ravage blocked each one with his claws. Ravage grabbed the blades and slammed his foot into Sonic's gut. As Sonic fell back, Shadow shot the wolf. The bolts exploded in the wolf's face and he fell onto his back. Shadow switched his guns to auto fire, "Thanks for being the decoy."

"Sure!" Sonic picked up his weapons and holstered them, "Anytime!"

Shadow walked to the wolf and gently poked his head with his gun. The bolts had tore away most of the fur and reviled a metal skull. Blood and oil mixed and dripped from the skull, "How is he doing this?"

"Look out!" Sonic tackled Shadow as Ravage's hand shot up and slammed into the spot Shadow was standing. Both hedgehogs backed away as the wolf stood up. Shadow fired his guns and the energy shots ripped into the wolf. Sonic summoned his chaos emerald, "Sonic Wind!" A blue shockwave shot from the emerald and blasted the wolf away. The wolf crashed into a humvee and landed on the floor. The wolf's fur was stained red and his metal skeleton could be seen. Sparks shot from his body as he stepped forward. "Doesn't this thing stay down."

Shadow holstered his guns, "Then we put him down the hard way." Shadow summoned his emerald. Both hedgehogs touched their emeralds together. Sonic curled into a ball and spun at hyper speed. Shadow floated up as Sonic spun in front of him, "Time to end this. Chaos Control!" Time slowed around them as Sonic blasted forward. He glowed gold as he impacted Ravage. The wolf was slammed back and imbedded into the metal wall. Time returned to normal as both hedgehogs landed on the ground. Shadow smiled, "So much for Robotnik's newest toy."

Sonic grinned, "That was fun!" The room shook as they heard multiple explosions in the distance. "What was that?"

Shadow looked at the floor, "It came from under us." The ground exploded. Both hedgehogs ducked into the exit hall as a red energy beam dug into the ceiling. The beam was bright and they had to shield their eyes.

"What is going on?"

Shadow backed away, "I don't know!"

Outside, the battle between the GUN Troops and Robotnik's forces was beginning to turn. Robotnik's troops didn't yielded in anyway, but they were outnumbered and were slowly losing. The fighting suddenly stopped as the top of the mountain exploded and a large red beam of energy shot out of the hole. It died off and a large red and gray aircraft floated down from the sky. Twice as large as the Egg Warships, it was shaped like a curved aircraft carrier with large booster engines. Two large cables with clamps lowered out of the ship and into the hole.

Sonic and Shadow opened their eyes and saw two black cables pulling something out of the hole. Sonic ran over and looked over. "Shadow!" Before Sonic could saw more, a green ball shot out of the hole and smacked into Sonic. Sperk uncurled as Sonic fell back.

"So we meet again."

Shadow shot at him, "Your girlfriend isn't here to save you this time."

"Give it up prototype. Chaos Surge!" His wristbands glowed and he transformed into his crimson super mode. He shot forward at lighting speed and slammed Shadow back. The black hedgehog slammed into the far wall and fell down.

Sonic stepped back, "What are you?"

Sperk chuckled, "I am the world's ultimate life form." He turned away, "And I am the last of your concerns."

Metal jumped out of the hole and fired his wrist lasers. Sonic jumped back as the lasers melted the ground under him, "Hello Sonic."

"So you want to settle this now?"

"Nothing would please me more. However." A large red robot was being lifted out of the hole by the cables, "I have other matters that I need to contend with."

Sperk cracked his neck, "But we will be back to kill you both." He flew up and into the large airship.

Metal jumped up and landed on the robot's head, "You can count on that." The robot disappeared into the airshipand itflew out of sight.