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Chapter 5: Meta Shadow: The first encounter
The way home was not as hectic as the operation thankfully. Well to a point anyway… there were a few patrols we had to dodge, not anything I couldn't handle. But just as it seemed we where in the clear… the seemed to be a road block in our way.
"Looks like we have trouble" I Noted
"What is it?"
"Look up ahead…"
Shade cursed under her breath. "Yup, trouble."
"There's a black and red one in the centre… think it's…?"
"Maybe."
"Hmm… it could be fun" I smirked
"Wha…? Sonic, he's a leader of a fifth of Robotnik's forces…"
"So? So was Gigacannon."
"He was different, where as he's the weakest of the five… Meta Shadow is strongest next to White Knight. Not a good time to try and take him on."
"Well I don't have much of a choice anyway."
Besides, he can't be worse than Metal Sonic can he?
"HALT!" came a loud voice from the blockade. I stopped about ten feet away
"Sonic, what are you..." Started Shade, but she was interrupted as the other side spoke again.
"So… this is the "new" Sonic" said the voice. It sounded very patronising. I knew instantly that it must be Meta Shadow. "not much different in looks to the old one"
"New…?"
it hit me that what ever happened to this world's Sonic, the three most likely to know where Robotnik himself, and his right hand men, from what Shade said that would be White Knight and Meta Shadow.
Dang it, if he keeps blabbing my cover is blown.
"Hey, what are you talking about, this is one hundred percent original Hedgehog here" I said calmly, using the usual Sonic cocky attitude
"Hmph, we will see… I got orders from my boss." He waved away his guards, now the only thing blocking me was him
What's he up to?
"I have to test you. See what you are made of. I suggest a running Battle. Do you accept my challenge?"
I raised my eyebrow. "What's in it for me?"
"I won't kill your Ninja friend."
I had used that kind of threat before. Twice. First time was to kill Tails to get back at his grandfather for turning me into… him. Second was against all of Station Square until Sonic showed himself. I guess what they say is true. Turn about is fair play. I would usually of thought of this as good strategy, but this time, for some reason it got me… shall we say a little tweaked.
"Ok rust bucket, no one threatens my friends and gets away with it!"
Wait a minute… did I just say she was…!
"I say that was accepting my challenge"
"You get back to base and tell them what's happening Shade"
"But…" She made to protest
"Don't argue"
With that she flew off and I stood next to my big brothers… metal counterpart.
"Ok then Hedgehog… this is a friendly match up this time around." Said the hunk of junk "my orders are not to kill you yet."
"Since when has Robotnik given out orders like that?"
"Since someone appears who looks like one of his crushed foes."
We began to run along the highway. It was Déjà vu all over again. First time was Sonic versus Shadow, then me Versus Sonic. Now me Versus Meta Shadow.
"Incidentally just who are you? Because I know you're not Sonic"
"Who says?"
"I do, I saw what the Boss did to him first hand"
"If you say so rust bucket, now are we going to talk or fight?" I Asked Speeding up
"Fight of course" it replied, matching my speed. "But I should warn you, do not underestimate me"
"Let's do this." Now at battle speed "I Should warn you, I'm quite skilled at this kind of battle" I grinned
"We will see"
"We will… CHAOS THUNDER!" I yelled, a purple lightning bolt came from the sky and smashed the ground in front of Shadow's… uh…shadow, it barely dodged the hole in time.
"CHAOS RADIANCE!" it called back as a ball of light blinded me
"Wha… I CAN'T SEE!" next thing I knew I heard the robot laugh as it pushed me to the ground.
"Seems I already won"
"Don't count your robots before they explode robo-fake." Slowly my sight returned, just in time to see him readying a kick, I didn't have time to doge, the metallic foot connected with my jaw.
"Oh no?"
"You are going to pay for that sucker pu… kick." I was beginning to get quiet angry
"What are you going to do about it? Bleed on me? Honestly you organics are so fragile."
"If we are so fragile, then why do you obey one?" I had to keep him talking so that my sight could come back fully.
"I don't, the organic that used to be called Ivo Robotnik died when he did that trial run of the Robotosizer. What I obey is the Machine that now controls his body. Lord Robotnik"
"Just keep telling yourself that, you might believe it eventually." Bad move that was, he slashed me across the nose, I was lucky he didn't permanently blind me, as It was I couldn't open my eyes for them watering as my nose stung. "ARGH!" I screamed in pain "You will pay for that… CHAOS THUNDER" I yelled, it quiet obviously missed.
"HA! You think you can hit me with an aim like that? How did Gigacannon lose to you!"
"Because he got me angry, the same mistake your making" I replied. Which was quiet true… I was furious. If I could see it would already be a heap of smoking metal.
"Oh big bad Scary organic. Don't make me laugh, you're pathetic." It mocked "I'm just sorry I won't be killing you today. I The Boss want's that honour himself. But that doesn't mean I can't have some fun with you" it began to punch me and kick me all over the shop… now I knew how Knuckles felt. I was reaching breaking point. "Ultimate Life Form my foot, your nothing but another stupid organic, except with a few parlour tricks and a long life span."
That was it, no one insulted what I was and got away with it. "CHAOS THUNDER!" I roared. Even though I was blind, there was no way I would miss this time, you can't when you fire around ten shots in the area of someone's voice.
"What the? ARG!" it yelled. I must of hit at least twice to get that reaction. "My... my legs… you will pay for this Sonic! Mark my words, YOU WILL PAY!" then the sound of engine fire burst off, obviously it flew away. I fell to the ground… all my energy exhausted from the amount of times I used the Chaos Thunder. I just hopped Shade would get back soon. That was the last thought I had before slipping into unconsciousness.
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"Now Sonic… its time to teach you how to fight…" came the master's voice…there seemed to be nothing in the room except from a capsule filled with green water and a shadow inside "Prepare yourself, this may sting a little"
The creature inside the capsule roared in pain, a cry so agonising it would give anyone nightmares had the capsule not been sound proofed. But the master seemed to hear it
"There there, my little friend, it will all be over soon. And once you have rested up, then you can fight that fool Shadow… he will pay for betraying me. You will see to that won't you Sonic? Then we can destroy this miserable planet together. We will have her vengeance, you will see to that…"
all the creature knew from then on was pain.
