Otay, it's been a while scince I posted my last chapter, but that's because fanfiction was being annoying nd wouldn't let me log in. when i could log in, It wouldn't let me see the chapter, so many apologies. as for Canon, this is the last chapter he'll be in for a while, I'm going to pick up on everybody else now. - Wheee. Please, I need at least 5 comments for me to post next chapter

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Canon's Point of View

I never averted my gaze from the solid metal floor below me. I was sitting on a simple metal table in a small, empty white room. I vaguely remembered what had happened the night before, but if I was not mistaken…

The doctor snarled at me with a dark grin. I frowned as MS3 (that'll be 'Metal Three's' new name -.) pulled me to my feet and held me upright while the wide doctor paced towards me.

"Now you must understand why I'm doing this 'Canon'. I know how much you love surprises" As MS3 held me in place, Dr. Robotnik leaned over and stabbed a small needle into my arm. Withdrawing a few steps, the doctor smiled grimly. I felt my world go hazy and blackness pricked at my brain. I felt MS3 hoist me up onto his back, but my senses dulled and engines roared as I felt my mind slip away into nothingness.

I woke up not long after, recognizing some of Eggman's 'Med bots' wrapping bandages around my head. If I were still metallic, I would've understood their frantic beeps and clicks when they saw me awaken. I felt yet another jab into my arm and blackness overcame me again.

Now, I glared at the floor. I was sitting on the other side of the room where MS3 was simply staring at me with those cold, white eyes. I'd awaken about an hour ago to find MS3 guarding the exit. His unwavering stare made me feel uneasy, so I preferred to keep my gaze fixed on the floor as I processed the recent events. Had Sonic managed to turn Knuckles back to normal; why did Robotnik go out of his way to recruit ME onto his "wrecking crew"; and more importantly, was Cream alright? This was the only thing I remembered clearly, the pain and misery Cream was suffering when I'd left her to the humans. I grimaced as the images from last night's chase flowed back. But I hadn't time to linger over them. I glance upwards, finally meeting the gaze of my 'Brother'. It seemed as if he was glaring at me, so I glared back. We stared at each other for a while, before he snorted and turned his bulk around, vanishing into the shadows outside the room for a moment. I suddenly began to think of what had, and was, to become of me. I'd found out that the bullet through my foot and scarred arm were not the only wounds I'd suffered. Of course, there was a thick layer of bandage around my left foot for the bullet wound, as well as another bandage around my right arm. But I had bandages on for a deep scar I'd gotten from on of the choppers in my right leg, and another scar that had been traced by a bullet along me left side. I had a few minor bandages around my quills and several bruises on my arms and legs, I was pretty beat up. As I began to ponder what would become of me, I heard a cough come from the door as MS3 hauled a small metal box into the room, setting it on the table beside me. Dr. Robotnik followed shortly after with a maniacal smile on his face. I rolled my eyes as he waltzed over to the table and fiddled with the box's lock.

"When you were on a dream cruise there, my hedgehog friend, I noticed how much you resembled Sonic…" He said. He finally got the padlock off and he lifted the lid with a grunt. From the box, he withdrew my boots. I instantly grabbed the left boot and checked the sole to make sure it was fixed. "Anyway, I upgraded and fixed your technology" He said. I eyed him suspiciously, and he grinned back "But nothing was done to your boots, I assure you." I flicked my gaze back to the boot and set it back on the table. Next, he pulled out a new pair of gloves. They were thick, black gloves with thinner layered red fingers. "These," He began, "Are thermal-resistant gauntlets, they will let you hold large amounts of energy or massive degrees of heat in your hand without burning yourself. Otherwise, your weapon has been improved. The higher your adrenaline level, the stronger your phaser." He explained as I slipped the gloves on. They fit comfortably, and though they seemed very thick, I could hardly feel them at all. With an uneasy glance, I watched him pull out a long black band. He slipped behind me and snapped it around my neck. I instinctively reached up to pull it off, but it wouldn't budge. "Don't even bother trying to remove it, Canon." The doctor cackled "Let's just say that if you ever try to disobey me, you're in for a very, very painful end."

Sonic's Point of view

"Look out!" I called

-Thump-

"Ahh!"

-KABOOM!-

"He-he, whoops, too late a warning there." I teased. Spike lifted his scorched head and glared at me. We'd been at it for hours, unable to stop or let up our barrage of attacks or we'd be knocked out within the minute. Knuckles was using the energy of the chaos emerald to keep his strength up, but Espio, Spike and I were thoroughly drained of energy. But we continued to fight, we had to! Out of the lot of us, Spike was worse off. He'd been brutally knocked out twice in the past three hours, and he had the worst wounds from Knuckles. I was next in line. I'd taken several hard falls and had too many bruises to count. Espio was bruised and bloody, but he wasn't as rash as Spike and I were, he took his time in his attacks. He was doing more damage than us two hedgehogs. Mikey had gone back up to get help, seeing as Canon hadn't come back yet. The ground erupted below me as Knuckles tackled the area I'd been standing a minute before. I paused to catch my breath and Espio managed to peg the echidna in the back of the head with a powerful kick. I stood back up and leaped into the air, homing down on the crimson teen as he was blasted aside be Spike's shoulder ram.

Smack

I collided solidly with him. I heard him grunt. For a moment, he rolled across the room and remained still. His dark aura faded for a moment. I took a weary step towards him.

"Is he better yet? I'd really like to get up now." Spike called wearily, lying a few feet away from me. Espio was beside me in a flash. The echidna didn't move.

"I think so…" I said quietly, creeping towards him. Suddenly, his form flashed black and the aura returned, several times darker than it was before.

"Uh oh." Espio said quietly as I took a few steps back. Knuckles pushed himself to his feet, growling with hatred. His eyed were blood-shot and red with fury.

"Oh Crap oh Crap oh Crap!" I said as he clenched his fists. Spike looked about to say something, but he rolled onto his back, too exhausted to do anything else. Knuckles leapt at me. I could feel his breath in my face as I was floored. Knuckles raised a fist, well prepared to bring it down upon me until he was rammed aside by Espio. I flinched and scrambled to my feet, stumbling for a foot hold in the sewer waste and slime. I was covered in it. I heard a drunken chuckle from behind me and I rolled my eyes, Spike didn't seem to have the energy to fight, but he had more than enough energy to mock me. Red flashed by my eyes as Knuckles kicked Espio high into the air. The chameleon flinched in mid-air, and then landed on his feet with a thump. Knuckles turned to me and delivered a sickening uppercut to my jaw, which rattled my brain and sent my nerves flying. I was clean out of adrenaline to keep me going, and my legs burned. Knuckles lifted a foot and pushed me down with a kick. I stumbled down into the slime and struggled to push myself to my feet. Knuckles hovered over me with a maniacal grin.

"Knuckles…Knuckles, can you hear me?" I asked, trying to get through to the crimson being. He grinned devilishly. Espio was still recovering from a rather thorough beating, Spike was far too weak to move and I was left as the last being to hold any threat. The echidna raised his fist, preparing to end my short lived life. No, I wouldn't end it here. I scrambled to my feet and dashed into the sewers and Knuckles's fist slammed into the ground where'd I'd been a heartbeat before. Knuckles snarled and raced after me into the sewers. I began taking random turns, a fork came up to me, and I took the left path. I wanted to get Knuckles lost in the sewers, but that would also mean getting lost myself. I skidded around a corner, pushing off a wall when I nearly slid into it. I leaned forward to pick up speed before casting my gaze behind me. Knuckles was a bit farther behind, but he was using the emerald's power to keep him aloft. He was flying after me

"Crap." I said again. I turned around another corner and nearly died at what I saw. I abruptly skidded to a halt, pushing out with my feet. I finally stopped moving. I stood straight shakily and noted how close I'd come to running straight off the end of a water fall. I looked behind me; a dim red glow was at the end of the hall. "Damn it!" I cursed, looking down. I'd have to do it, make him think I was dead. I closed my eyes and leaped off the ledge. I flew down the waterfall, trying not to scream as my greatest fear rushed up to meet me. Right before I hit the water, a terrible pain echoed through my stomach. I opened an eye, I wasn't falling anymore. A protruding pipe had caught me right above the water. I let out a thankful sigh and looked up. I only knew Knuckles was there by the sunset glow he gave off from the emerald. I prayed he couldn't see me. With a snort, the echidna slowly floated down the waterfall. "Damn it again!" I said. I looked to water rushing water below me. "I'm staring to really dislike this 'I have no choice thing'" I said to myself as I let go of the pipe and crashed into the water. Dirty water consumed me in a moment, running it's currents through my body and beating me with water. I was being sucked down, no matter how hard I tried to grab the air that hung above my face. I fought, my time couldn't be now, I'd survived a dip into a pool of lava, and I'd survive this. I grabbed at the surface, trying to get a hold of something. To my dismay, I began to sink and I choked in water, my hand became submerged and I began to see my world fade. I didn't even feel the pair of hands that plunged in and grabbed mine. I didn't feel the hands that pulled me up onto the slippery sewer ledge. I didn't even feel the same pair of hands push down onto my chest, but I did feel the water seep out of my lungs. I sat up and coughed out the water, leaning over the side of the ledge and looking down at the water as I threw up. I rolled back up to look at my savior. I found myself looking up into friendly brown eyes.

"Are you okay, Sonic?" It was Mikey; the sky blue hedgehog had pulled me out of the water and saved my life. I rubbed my head as I sat up.

"I'll live, that's for sure. Thanks for helping me there" I said. I groggily looked around, trying to find the fiery echidna.

"He's gone." Mikey said "That echidna person you were fighting before, or who chased you off the edge, he came down here, then left. He must've thought you were dead." The hedgehog explained as he rose to his feet and helped sonic back to his own.

"For a moment there, I did too." I admitted. Mikey took my hand and pulled me along "Come on, I got help, but we need to go back to that room!" He said anxiously, I nodded and began to run, only able to jog as my legs were still weak. We stumbled into the sewer drainage room to find Spike and Espio lying a few feet away, Spike was unconscious and his head had dented the wall, Espio was awake and breathing rapidly. His eyes drooped, but he as still alive.

"Sonic, get a-away from here!" He said breathlessly when I approached him. I shook my head as Mikey crouched down, checking his pulse and frowning

"His pulse is slowing, he's breathing fine. My god, I've never been more grateful for health class in my life." The hedgehog joked. I shot a glare at him, but he fixed his gaze on something behind me and opened his mouth in fear.

"What?" I asked.

"Sonic look out!" The younger hedgehog cried. I spun around to come face to fist with Knuckles. I heard and felt a sickening crunch as his fist collided with my face. I spun around and collapsed to the ground. After a moment of lying down, I put a hand to my face, pulling the glove away to find it warm and stained with blood. I frowned and rolled over to find Knuckles tightly grasping a sharp, sewer-slime covered emerald shard in his hand. His maniacal grin scared me.

"Hey, uh…Knux, what're you doing with that?" Stupid question. He raised the shard and his grin widened.

-BOOM-

A shot echoed through the ground.

Gunfire.

I realized I'd closed my eyes. When I slowly re-opened them, I saw Knuckles, his grin was gone and his eyes were wide and unfocused. A small hole had been shot through his stomach, and blood was dripping down onto the floor. I gaped at the echidna as he fell to the ground with a thump. Behind him stood Shadow, a silver pistol held out sideways, with his finger on the trigger.

"So there." He said darkly, before turning to walk away. I shakily rose to my feet and addressed him

"You could've killed him!" I screeched. Though he was a hothead and was trying to kill us, he was still Knuckles on the inside.

"You're right, Faker, I could've" He said without turning around.

"Stop Shadow!" I yelled to him, holding a hand to my face, trying to stop the bleeding. My ebony rival stopped, turning his head slightly so I could just see the red of his eyes. "You might've killed knuckles, and all you can do is walk away!" I yelled at him "Sure, he may have been out of control, but using that Piece of Crap might've been a bit of an overdose don't you think!" I took in a breath, looked down at a bloody Knuckles and stumbled forward. "If he dies, it's your soul that pays, Shadow the Hedgehog, Mark my words. Using your lame gun to attack someone is cowardly! Mark my words; you'll die if he does!" I screeched, finally regaining my sanity. Shadow calmly waited until I'd finished before turning around and pointing his gun at me.

"You sent for help, faker. You got help. You wanted him put out of commission, he is. I did my job, you do yours. Save lives." He said, and vanished into the shadows of the tunnel. I heard tires screech overhead, followed by the shrill wail of sirens. But all I could feel beyond the pain that blanketed me was a fiery hatred towards the hedgehog. He'd pay for his rational actions. He'd…Pay…