Chapter 11
Lab
Sonic came at the S.D. mech with a powerful kick, knocking the robot back a little. The blue hedgehog jumped back slightly and charged again, only to be swatted away with a metallic claw.
Sonic was sent catapulting against the nearby wall and slid down, a thin line of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. The sea hedgehog stood up, wiping the blood away with the back of his hand.
He glared at the mech that had delivered the blow. "I've had about enough of you!" Sonic screamed. The hedgehog raised his fist into the air and brought it down, with a long blue gust of energy bursting forth from the spot where the fist had swept by.
The mech was hit head on with the Sonic Wind and knocked back into a large metallic table, completely destroying it in a cloud of smoke. Sonic did not waste any precious time however, as he charged for the other four by standing robots.
The one to the far left lashed out at him with his right arm as Sonic ducked under it to prevent injury. The one in the middle left also came at the hedgehog with an attack, but with a straight punch. Sonic darted out of the way just in time to avoid being hit by the attack.
Sonic took the chance and delivered a blow of his own to the mech in the middle right, knocking it off its feet. Still in mid-air, the blue hedgehog delivered a devastating blow to the mech in the middle left side, cracking open its armor a little.
Sonic landed on the ground and surveyed his damage when he spotted something red inside of the mech, whose armor was busted open. Sonic's eyes widened. "A Chaos Emerald?"
Suddenly, the blue hedgehog was knocked back by another metallic hand. Sonic flipped in mid-air and recovered from the attack, once again seeing the mech from the hallway before him. The hedgehog smirked. "You just won't stay down, will you?"
The blue speedster charged again and curled up into a spin ball, tackling himself against the mech's chest. The armor slowly began to give way under the force and sharpness of Sonic's spines and finally burst. Sonic jumped back from the assault and saw an interior of black wires all surrounding the purple Chaos Emerald.
Sonic smiled triumphantly and charged for the robot, digging his hands into the interior and ripping the Chaos Emerald out. Sonic landed on the ground again and examined it. "That makes three." He said since the golden and white ones were already in his possession.
The robot sizzled a little but remained on its feet. "Wait a second" Sonic said. 'If that one had a Chaos Emerald in it, then…'
The blue hedgehog smirked as he let the three emeralds he had float around him. He closed his eyes as they gave off a powerful glow. Through the armor of the other four mechs, multiple lights also started shinning.
A golden flame surrounded Sonic as his fur burst to a bright and solid gold. The hero now floated slightly above the ground as he opened his eyes, revealing them to be a devilish red.
"DANGER, DANGER!" The robot without the breast plate droned. "SEVERE POWER INCREASE, SEVERE POWER INCREASE!"
The super powered Sonic smirked. "That's right, now prepare to be turned into scrap metal!"
Physical Training Room
Rouge barely dodged another metallic fist as she rolled on the ground and released an attack of her own. "Black Wave!"
The black wave of energy flew from the bat's hand and hit the robot straight in the head, denting the armor around it. Rouge growled as she charged for the robot and delivered a spin kick to its head, opening the armor a little more.
The bat jumped back to recover as the S.D. mech charged for her with a drawn fist. Lashing out at the bat, the fist barely missed and Rouge took the opportunity to grab a small capsule like explosive from her belt and throw it into the small hole in the head armor she had created.
The treasure hunter took flight and smirked at the robot below. "So long metal head!"
On cue, the head of the robot exploded in a red inferno as the rest of the body dropped down to the floor with a clank. The bat smiled at the fall of her enemy. "Only five left!" Rouge yelled.
Meanwhile, Amy and Knuckles were fighting alongside each other, having absolutely no problems handling two of the S.D. mechs.
The first charged for Knuckles and was about to strike out at him when its face collided with a giant hammer, courtesy of Amy. The robot stumbled back as Knuckles lashed out with his powerful fist, digging deep into the robot's interior.
The red echidna removed his fist as the robot's eyes turned gray, with its body falling to the ground immediately after. The other mech charged at that very same moment and knocked Knuckles right in the face, sending him crashing to the ground.
The echidna quickly jumped back up and wiped some blood off his face. In the meantime, Amy took it upon herself to deliver a lethal blow to the head of the mech, nearly decapitating it.
The robot's stumbling gave Knuckles enough time to charge up an attack as a yellow light emitted from his closed fist. "Thunder Arrow!"
The echidna lashed his arm out and opened his hand, sending the attack straight for the mech, who was hit with it in the head, completely destroying the armor, revealing what looked like a humanoid head made of black wires and two blue eyes.
Amy took her chance and began spinning on her left heel, creating a small gust of wind. The pink hedgehog continued spinning until she gained enough velocity and released her attack. "Heart Tornado!"
A giant pink and violet tornado burst from Amy's hammer and struck thee mech right in the head, completely destroying it. "M-Mi-ss-ss-ss-ion F-F-F-ai-ai-led." It stuttered before falling to the ground with a loud clank.
Meanwhile, Amber was cleaning house with the three robots she was facing, simply firing Chaos Arrows at the mechs, and gradually destroying their armor. Finally, the golden hedgehog stopped the attacks and gave the bots a breather, revealing their dented and ripped armor.
Amber smirked as she teleported over to the three mechs, glowing a bright yellow. "Chaos Shield!"
A giant yellow wave of Chaos energy was sent spiraling from the female's body, totally engulfing the three S.D. mechs. The attack cleared to reveal a few bits of armor and wires left.
All four companions smiled triumphantly as they walked back into clear view of the monitor, looking at the Commander, who had a shocked expression on his face.
"How is it possible?" He asked.
Amber smirked. "What I wanna know, is how it is possible you captured Shadow? These things couldn't stand up to us and Shadow is just as powerful as me, maybe even stronger."
The Commander looked at Amber. "Do not worry about how we captured 003, all that matters is that we did!"
"Yeah,"" Rouge said laughing. "You probably drugged him while he was asleep or something."
The Commander glared at the she-bat. "Shut up, you filthy bat!"
Rouge smirked at the Commander's reaction. "No need to get angry!"
The bat motioned to Knuckles to break open the door and he nodded, understanding her plan. She looked back to the Commander. "Now, why don't you just tell us where Shadow is, and we won't have to rip you to pieces!"
The Commander chuckled. "I HIGHLY doubt that."
Rouge looked back over her shoulder when she heard a loud bag. Knuckles had broken the door! The bat looked back to the Commander. "Oh well, nice talking to ya!"
The Commander's eyes widened as Rouge, Amy, Amber, and Knuckles all darted out of the room.
"DAMN IT!" He shouted before the screen went black.
Lab
Sonic raised his hand and pointed at the four mechs before him. Golden sparks danced across his palm. "Super Sonic Wind!" He shouted as a giant golden gust filled with what looked like Chaos Spears shot out at the four mechs, sending them into the wall, completely burned and destroyed.
Sonic faced the last remaining mech, the one that had chased him to this room in the beginning. He saluted him while he raised his right hand again. "See ya buddy! Super Sonic Wind!"
The attack shot out again and blew the mech sky high, scorching the metallic ground. Sonic smirked as he lowered himself back to the ground, his Super form disappearing. He slowly and almost nonchalantly walked over to the burning remains of the four mechs to his right and picked up the red, light blue, dark blue and green Chaos Emeralds from the rubble.
"I've got all seven now!" He murmured.
Psychiatric Room
The Commander slammed his fists down out of frustration. "How could my five elite S.D. mechs be destroyed by one hedgehog? They were all powered by a Chaos Emerald!"
The Commander let out a growl before looking back to the suffering Shadow. "Nothing will stop me from controlling you 003, NOTHING!"
Lab
The blue hedgehog faced the door which he had yet to open with the seven emeralds floating around his head. "I'm coming Shadow."
And with those words spoke, the hedgehog ran through the final door, with the Chaos Emeralds still in his grasp.
Hallway
Sweat ran down Rouge's face as she continued to run alongside Amber, Amy, and Knuckles. She really had no idea where she was but a few skid marks and holes in the metallic walls and ground told her that her blue companion was previously on this exact same route.
After a few minutes of running, the group finally spotted a bright light, signaling the position of another room. Rouge smiled wearily as she and the rest of the group ran through. The bat gasped slightly at what she saw.
It was a small lab, equipment was destroyed and at least five metal carcasses of the mechs they had previously fought lay scattered around the room. The light above them flickered a little, giving the group an eerie feeling.
Knuckles whistled. "Boy, Sonic sure kicked their asses!"
Rouge looked back at the red echidna. "Yeah," She said before pointing to a door in front of them. "And I bet anything he went through that door!"
Amber, Amy, and Knuckles nodded as the group sped through the lab, dodging several piles of metal and proceeding through the door…
With Sonic
Sonic stopped abruptly when he saw the person he had been searching for strapped to some kind of mechanical seat, with a plastic bubble surrounding him, screaming out of misery and pain.
The Commander, along with two scientists, whirled around, eyes wide. "How in the hell did you get here!" The Commander shouted.
Sonic momentarily took his gaze from his dark counter part and looked at the Commander, his normally peaceful emerald eyes ablaze. "YOU!' The enraged blue hedgehog shouted, pointing a finger at the Commander. "How dare you do that to Shadow? Let him go right now!"
The Commander chuckled. "You must be joking. After all I went through to get him, you expect me to simply hand him over to you?"
Sonic clenched his fist when the door behind him slid open. Rouge, Amy, Amber, and Knuckles all ran to the blue hedgehog's side.
"You okay Sonic?" Amy asked.
Sonic looked back at her, his fiery gaze disappearing for a second. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Well, now that you're all here, you shall witness my control over the ultimate life form!" The Commander shouted.
Rouge glared at him. "Yeah right! Give it up! Your little plan is over!"
The Commander laughed. "Oh contraire, it is just beginning."
But what the Commander didn't know is that the unlocking of Shadow's darkest form could bring forth the end to the entire planet…
Author's Note- There, just like I promised, Chapter 11. The next one should be up soon so keep an eye out for it.
Until next time.
