Chapter 25: Day 24: Metropolis Mayhem!
"This is Squad Leader! We have a situation at Metropolis Bank! Dr. Eggman and a couple of his robots are there! All available troops, head out!" a policeman said over a radio as many police and SWAT cars rolled quickly down a street, arriving at a massive bank that had a giant, one-eyed robot in front of it and was on fire. Eggman was hovering above it, laughing as it threw money into a giant vacuum.
"Perfect, this'll be more than enough money to build more robots and bases!" he cackled.
"Stick it in neutral, Eggman! You're not going anywhere with that money!" Officers were yelling as they shot at him and the robot, only for bullets to bounce off it and a shield Eggman put around himself.
"Fools! MegaBot, crush them!" Eggman ordered. The giant robot turned around and wheeled towards the police.
"It's headed this way! Fall back!" the chief called as the troops moved back and formed a defensive perimeter.
A few pulled out rocket launchers and aimed. "FIRE!" The rockets were fired at Mega Bot, but they did nothing as the robot just wheeled through the smoke. The police were scrambling as the robot prepared to smash them with its fists. Suddenly, without warning, five colored blurs came out of nowhere, striking Mega Bot and knocking him back.
"It's them." Eggman growled. The five blurs stopped a little bit away, revealing themselves to be the Royal Five.
"Robbing a bank, Eggman? Really?" asked Sam.
"Yes, really." Eggman said.
"I'm surprised Mega Bot's still standing after our last fight, Egghead." Sonic said as he looked at the giant robot, which now had its sights on them.
"This time, needlemouse, it won't fall so easy." Eggman said.
Sonic started to rush at it before Eggman said, "Ah, ah, ah, not another step." He then pointed inside the bank. Sonic and his family looked and were shocked to see several people, including Bartleby, inside the bank, cowering in fear.
"Sonic, please help! You have to save us please!" several people were shouting.
"One more step and I press this button. It'll set off something I planted inside the bank's vault and the lot of them will go…" By the time Eggman had gotten through half of that, Sonic came back out, leading the hostages to a safe spot inside the bank and carrying something black.
"You mean this?" the blue hedgehog asked.
"What the?! Where did you get that?!" Eggman asked in surprise.
"The vault. Isn't that where you said it was?" Sonic asked before he drop-kicked it away. He then brushed his nose with his finger in arrogance.
"You arrogant mutated porcupine! Mega Bot, crush him!" Eggman shouted.
As the robot neared him, Sonic turned to his family and said, "Help the hostages and I'll take care of this." They nodded and ran to evacuate the citizens as Sonic launched a Homing Attack on the robot, knocking it silly. Mega Bot made a quick recovery and launched a punch at Sonic, only for him to jump, Spin Dash up its arm and hit its head again. Now, Mega Bot was starting to get annoyed. It swung its hand at Sonic, but missed everytime as Sonic landed hit after hit on it. It was like someone trying to swat a fly that kept aggravating them. As this was going on, the others had finished evacuating the hostages and were now trying to get the stolen money back from Eggman. Sam hit the Eggmobile with a Homing Attack that had enough force to make it spin, getting Eggman dizzy. Sonia and Manic then hit the Eggmobile from below, knocking the bag of money out of it, which was caught by Aleena.
"Here you are." she said as she handed it to the police.
She then watched the bank burn and said in sadness, "This is terrible. They've made this place a complete mess." before turning to watch Sonic fight against Mega Bot, which was going pretty well. Sonic then landed a Double Ax Handle on the damaged robot's head, knocking it face-first on the ground. The crowd cheered as Sonic landed on the ground and gave them a peace sign. However, Sam noticed Mega Bot rising up behind him.
"Sonic, watch out!" he shouted, pointing behind him. Sonic turned around and, before he even had time to react, was grabbed by Mega Bot. Struggle as he might, the blue hedgehog couldn't get free.
"Here's a new feature I added to it. Mega Bot, FIRE THE LASER!" Eggman commanded. The robot's eye glowed bright red before it fired a laser beam at the helpless hedgehog, burning him and causing him great pain as he yelled in complete pain. Once the laser died down, Mega Bot threw the beaten hedgehog into the ground. His family rushed over and kneeled beside him.
Aleena picked him up and started to cry, "Sonic." she said.
"Come now. Quit with the crying and hand over the money. If you do, I'll call off Mega Bot and let everyone go. You have my word." Eggman demanded. Aleena then grew angry as she gritted her teeth and glared at Mega Bot, then Eggman. She dried her tears and handed Sonic to his siblings.
"Kids, watch after Sonic. Mama's got some butt-whipping to do." Aleena said as she walked towards Mega Bot and started to crack her knuckles with a familiar black, mist-like aura surrounding her. Mega Bot launched a punch at her only for her to swiftly avoid it. Aleena then shot up its arm so swiftly, it actually was cut in half,
I can't escape this cell
So many times I've tried
But, I'm still caged inside
Mega Bot looked surprised before Aleena shot down its other arm and split it in two. The severed arms fell to the ground before exploding, knocking Mega Bot down. Aleena looked behind her at the robot with a glare before she said, "Looks like you've been disarmed."
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
So what if you can see
The darkest side of me
No one will ever tame this Animal I Have Become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this Animal
Aleena then looked at Eggman, who was staring at Mega Bot in shock and was about to try to fix it. Aleena rushed and beat Mega Bot so quickly She couldn't be seen. As the robot exploded, she jumped up into the Eggmobile and landed in front of a scared Eggman. She growled at him and gritted her teeth before the dark aura covered her completely, turning her fur entirely black, as well as her dress. Her eyes were left in an angry glare as her pupils disappeared, leaving her eyes white. Eggman started sweating in fear.
"You just made me very mad, Eggman. Now, prepare to face the wrath of Dark Aleena!" Aleena shouted as she rushed towards him and punched him in the face, grabbing it immediately afterward and slamming it into the edge of the Eggmobile, causing him to shoot back up yelling in pain and with a bloodied face and cracked glasses.
I can't escape myself
So many times I've lied
But there's still rage inside
Aleena then grabbed his leg and swung and slammed him around like a rag doll, making his injuries worse. She then threw him out of the Eggmobile, causing him to land hard on the ground. As Eggman struggled to get back up, Dark Aleena came down and slammed feet first onto Eggman's back, breaking his spine and causing him to scream in terrible pain. Dark Aleena then grabbed his legs and slammed them down on her knee, snapping the bones as if they were mere matchsticks, before doing the same thing to his arms.
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
So what if you can see
The darkest side of me
No one will ever tame this Animal I Have Become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this Animal I Have Become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this Animal
As Eggman screamed in pain, Dark Aleena picked him up and held him over her head before slamming him into the ground, making his broken spine worse. She then punched him hard to the face, breaking his glasses and cutting his face before he clutched it screaming. Dark Aleena then proceeded to grab him by the collar and punch his bleeding face, giving him black eyes and a bloody nose and mouth.
Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this cell
Dark Aleena then threw Eggman into the building face first, making his injuries worse before she started punching him repeatedly in the back, breaking his spine into small pieces and making his back pain a million more times worse.
So what if you can see
The darkest side of me
No one will ever tame this Animal I Have Become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this Animal I Have Become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this Animal
This Animal I Have Become
Dark Aleena then tossed Eggman by the foot in front of the cops. She then walked over and picked up a gun.
As Eggman looked at her and shuddered in fear, Dark Aleena said, "Sorry, Eggman, but you shouldn't have triggered me." She then shot Eggman in the arms and legs, making him yell blood curdling screams in pain. As the police hauled Eggman into the car, Aleena went back to normal. An officer saluted her.
"Thank you, Queen Aleena, for saving the money and defeating Eggman." he said. Aleena smiled and returned the salute.
"Just helping out my kingdom." she said before she walked over to her kids and looked as Sonic opened his eyes.
"Mom?" Sonic asked.
Aleena smiled, "Hey, sweetie pie." she said.
"What happened?" Sonic asked.
"Eggman's going to jail." Aleena answered as she held out her hand and healed Sonic with a green glow.
"Did you beat him?" Sonic asked. Aleena smirked and pointed with her thumb at the destroyed Mega Bot before pointing at the injured Eggman. Sonic's jaw fell to the ground when he saw what Aleena had done to Eggman.
"Wow, the things you won't do for us, Mom." he said.
Aleena smiled before she gave him a thumbs-up and said, "Anytime, Sonic, anytime."