Sonic 6

CH.2: Two evil geniuses, one city

Mega Man and Helen sat on the couch of the Thorndyke's and each had little to say. Mega Man had his suit off and was wearing an orange T-shirt and blue pants. Helen wore a flower dress and had her blonde hair in a ponytail. Just awhile ago Sonic and the group had come in weary and tired. "Helen I'm sorry, it's just I had to see you…even if it is the last time."

"Mega Man if you had left it as it was it wouldn't have hurt as much as your final departure will be. Truth be told, I think we should just be friends," Helen said looking into his blue eyes. Helen could see his understanding face one second then the other the young hero began to breakdown. For all I know I could be his second, she thought, then why does he seem so torn up? "The reason why we should be friends is the distance between Station Square and Robotic city. You are the hero of Robotic city, without you it'd be overrun by mechanical nightmares. We all belong in our respective home worlds, mine is here…and yours is through the portal. Say something Mega Man!"

"I…guess your right," he said after a moment's pause, "its just I thought it would work out. Many couples have had the same problem and they've pulled through, but for us at an age of 11…well it may be different." Helen gave him a peck on the cheek and with that their relationship ended. It was great, I just wish I felt that way now, he thought sadly.

"Morning you two," Amy Rose said as she walked in from the backyard. As she went to the table she caught sight of the awkwardness between them, did they just split, Amy thought in puzzlement. Chris came in rubbing the sleep from his eyes and as he joined Amy followed her gaze to Helen and Mega Man. In heart he had feelings for Helen, yet the feelings were often overshadowed by his foot in his mouth. "Chris does Helen look ok?"

"Sure…I guess," he said hesitantly. As he poured himself a bowl of cereal he stared at Amy who in turn kept her gaze on the two guests. "I'm sure their fine Amy, besides its not like they split up…" Chris thought that over and Amy herself felt worried. Just then Sonic came in holding a bowl of cereal and walked past the couch with the silently broken up couple. Amy broke her eyes away from the couch and turned her attention to her speedy boyfriend. "So Sonic do you have anything planned today?"

"Now that you mention it Chris I do," Sonic said as he sat near Amy. Scooping up his cereal he chewed in thought and after he swallowed, he continued. "Now that both Eggman and Wily are in the same city there will be robotic contraptions everywhere. I plan on trying to keep the two apart long enough till Wily leaves-."

"And I'll help," Mega Man said as he back flipped over the couch and landed up straight. "Wily is my concern Sonic, after all it wouldn't be fair if I fought Eggman now would it?" So the two blue heroes prepared for departure and as Mega Man got into his power suit he gave Helen a wink. Sonic slurped the milk from his cereal bowl and gave Amy a kiss on the cheek. Mega Man leaped onto Rush II and jetted out the living room and down the driveway. "Sonic…is love complicated?" he asked him.

"Sure, sometimes," Sonic said as he came to a skid and then ran to the right. Up ahead was Station Square, the big apple to some, though never in comparison to New York. Station Square was like any normal city, just it had a creator of evil, and a constant war to collect Chaos emeralds. The emeralds hold much power, Sonic thought, When 7 Chaos emeralds are collected I can transform into super…myself. The golden rings that are scattered also help. Shadow can do the same, except with his "Chaos control" he can go anywhere. Back to the subject, "if you give up on love then love…gives up on you. Think of it as a teeter-totter, if only one sits on it…it stays on the ground, with two you have motion. I have to ask though, are you and Helen-?"

"We broke up this morning," Mega Man said abruptly, "the distance thing sort of got to her. We agreed to still remain friends and she told me about e-mail." An explosion up ahead brought the two to stand by and as the cloud of smoke was swept away a round circular transport was seen. "It appears Dr. Eggman is up to no good."

"In all my time I've known him he never once did any good, although there was that one time he helped an old lady cross the street," Sonic said thoughtfully. Sonic jumped through the opening and landed fists up ready to take on Eggman. Mega Man soared in on Rush II and held his arm canon. "Eggman what are you doing?"

"Ah my two blue friends," Eggman said with a smile, "I'm glad you could make it, please take off your shoes and stay for awhile!" The flames behind them roared up and with that done Eggman steered his transport over to a metal box. Inside was a pair of glowing yellow eyes and both heroes fidgeted where they stood transfixed in its mystery. "Station Square has been dry on Chaos emeralds for a few days now, so I had Shadow scour the planet in search of some. He found one, he wouldn't tell me where he got it, so if I look surprise when this thing comes out, believe me I am." Touching a control on his transport Eggman opened the metal box and the flames died down. Then the box exploded sending nails and splinters in all directions. Where the box once stood was a creature with scaly white fur and a nose compared by some with a weather vane. Roaring out a challenge the three saw its huge teeth and a river full of saliva; neither knew whether to scream out in terror or fight it. Sonic approached the monster with a peaceful approach, not knowing how to greet a thing fueled by a Chaos emerald. "You're his first meal hedgehog."

"I'll keep that in mind Eggman," Sonic said uneasily. Without warning the creature charged at Sonic who in those precious little seconds jumped over its snapping jaw and up the wall. Mega Man shot a charged beam at the creature, but the blast seemed to be absorbed by the creature's skin. Rush II sped up and waited for the creature's next move. The creature extended its claws and pierced the alley wall. Mega Man took another shot and saw the blast die again. At least Sonic was ok, for the time being.

"It's heading into the city!" Mega Man and Rush II flew over the wall and saw the creature was throwing the people into glass windows and throwing cars around like unwanted company. "It absorbs everything I fire at him," Mega Man thought aloud, "if only there were a way to permanently shut it down." Rush II had an idea and without warning Mega Man speeded down to the street. "Whatever you have planned boy, I hope it doesn't involve-."

The Thorndyke residence was quiet ever since Sonic and Mega Man had volunteered to take down Wily and Eggman. Helen sat glumly in her wheelchair and stared out the screen doors at the calm water of the pool and the sloping dirt road leading to Station Square. She was only 11 and had her first crush and breakup, maybe we should reconcile, she thought sadly. As she wheeled from the door she joined Tails who was playing checkers against Chris. Tails was winning and Chris seemed relaxed about it. Chris looks so cute when he-oh no, did I say Chris was cute? Helen looked around and sighed realizing it was all in her thoughts. Chris lost, but for some reason he held back the winning move. "Worried about Sonic?"

"Yeah…I just wish I was out there, and not Mega Man," he said grumpily. Amy and Ella were cleaning up the place for the heroes return and in secret a farewell dinner to Mega Man. The quiet was blown away however by a menacing machine and in the cockpit was Dr. Wily. "Wily what are you doing here?" Chris asked.

"I'm here to cause my enemy as much pain as possible, now let's see…who does Mega Man care for the most?" Chris backed up as the machine advanced and felt in his gut they were trapped. From the belly of the machine came a grappling arm and the victim it chose was Helen! Chris ran forward and grabbed Helen's hand only to be swatted away by a metal second arm. "Heroics won't save her Chris, tell Mega pest I'll be at the downtown area, tell him to come alone."

"Chris…help me!" Helen pounded on the grappling arm, but it was futile and as she was pulled up the last thing she was Chris…unmoving. Inside the machine Helen was dragged into a cold cell where the only other person in there was hunched in a corner. Without her wheelchair she was crippled, so she lay on the floor sobbing away her pain.

"I see Wily caught you too,' the voice said. Helen lifted her head and saw the figure lift his head up, but the darkness hid his face. "I guess you're wondering how I came to be here, well for starters I was taken from my world to be used as Wily's slave. I hurt many people, I still regret it too. Now for identity," he said. Stepping from the light Helen saw a figure wearing red and a yellow scarf. "My name is Proto Man, I once assisted Mega Man in his journey, and I even thought at one time Wily was gone, but Wily can't be rid of."

"Don't you have the same powers as Mega Man?" Proto Man seemed weary then and if not for the wall he'd land face first. "I'm sorry, are you ok?" She watched as Proto Man shook his head and with much effort regained his footing. Helen inched her way to the bars and could discern a short shadow, Wily's up to something, she thought.

"I did, before Wily took it away and used it to power up his machine. If we don't hurry your Station Square will be toast, along with your friends and that diabolical Eggman."