A/N: We got a few people interested so far hmmm? Well then, might as well give you lovely people some more content! Enjoy~ Also, thank you very much to those who have reviewed, faved and followed:
Alii - Eyy glad to see you back my girl ~~ I'm glad to have cursed you with this love hate relationship with the power of words ahahah! But honestly, I'm glad to see that you're enjoying this far~
Infinite's Ruby - Thank you very much, I hope you enjoy what's to come man ^^
ExMarkSpot - Glad to see that you're intrigued yo, if you stick around then maybe it'll happen haha.
Schnitzelsahne - Heyo mah man! I'm super happy that you've reviewed and that you're pumped to see what's to come! I'm pretty sure we were all just as disappointed to see Sonic all peppy and cheesy despite his torture pfffft.
Disclaimer - I don't own Sonic and co much to everyone's dismay ;;
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Cerulean blue eyelids snapped open in a beat, no longer shielding the vivid green eyes. Sonic jumped up on his feet without hesitation, clutching his chest instinctively and looking around. He seemed to be in a demolished city. Fire was burning everywhere, staining the sky to a bloody shade of crimson. Machines as tall as skyscrapers, plastered with the Eggman logo were maliciously annihilating everything in its path, adorned with fatal lasers.
Though, Sonic wasn't concentrating on that. He was too busy running his eyes down his wrists and ankles. No blue, stinging cuffs were in sight. How odd. He could definitely feel a burning sensation on them, like they're silently ghosting through his flesh.
'Impossible...it can't have all been a dream. It felt so real. What happened?' The cyan teen murmured to himself. His lips were pursed thoughtfully before switching to an angry sneer, his fists tightening and his knuckles whitening under his gloves. There was only one way to get to the bottom of this bullshit and that's to keep going. With that in mind, Sonic burst through the ginormous robots with impeccable speed, drilling through the solid iron mechanics like a bullet through a brain.
There's no use trying to figure out what happened to him a while ago whilst there's a city being decimated by Eggman's cronies and innocent civilians losing their lives in every precious minute. For now he should focus on protecting what he can.
'I'm no God but dammit I try!' With that, Sonic leapt upon a spring, shooting him up sky high, above the machines causing them all to face him with their mono eyes glinting with resentment and readying themselves to shoot at him. Sonic curled up into a ball, spin-dashing midair but all of a sudden, a cyan beam crashed into the hedgehog with a speed that rivals his own. Sonic was broken out of his formation and crashed through at least three of the deconstructed towers and then plummeted straight to the ground with enough force to create a pit. The teen coughed out painfully as the air was knocked out of his minute body and immediately blood spewed out of his mouth.
With enmity, Sonic glared at whatever managed to bring him down only for his mouth to gape as soon as the dust settled down.
"Metal!? So you definitely were there weren't you!" Referring to their last encounter, Sonic got back to his feet, ignoring his body's protests to the pain. "You were there with Zavok, Chaos, Shadow and that new guy, huh?" The robot before him didn't retort nor move. It was as if it's a doll. Always watching you. Staring through your soul. It bugged Sonic a little but he didn't let it get to him. "What have you done with my friends?" Sonic lowered his voice dangerously, his eyes lit up like a threatening flame.
His doppelganger's engine only revved up a few times. Usually, Sonic would have taken up the challenge with his iconic smirk but the situation around him has made him lose that demeanour. His world has been attacked by Eggman and his little squad, he had his ass handed to him by the new villain, he was woken up in a cell concluding that he was captured whilst his dear comrades were fighting against the opposition. Now he's woken up here and facing Metal of all rivals?
The cogs in Sonic's head began to turn.
'This all has to do with that masked prick's power. I need to know just what it is that he does. Is it the ability to make the victim experience a series of nightmares? Hypnosis? Hell, seeing Shadow on Eggman's side made no sense whatsoever! This is so messed up...' The boy concluded that whatever was happening now was under the tyrant's influence and the only thing he can do is just roll with it, just like he usually does. He's dealt with Gods in numerous worlds; he can deal with a loser like the masked brat.
With a yell, Sonic sped towards the robot, his power sneakers pelted through the ground, leaving a trail of dust and his fist formed a killer punch. As soon as he delivered the blow, Metal disappeared in a flash of cyan and magenta and Sonic stumbled upon the floor unexpectedly. Cursing at whatever dumb rock or debris that he possibly tripped on, Sonic lifted himself off from the floor so that he was sitting up. Looking down was a mistake.
"Ha...ha?" Sonic's smile contradicted the storm he was feeling, immensely. Hell, the smile wasn't even appropriate. "No no, heh, this is some sort of joke right?" The silence said otherwise.
His legs were gone.
In place were two tattered stubs attached to his torso, deep red blood pouring out of them and shards of bones were embedded into the broken flesh. His eyes, his oh so betraying eyes, glanced at the trail of blood and followed them till he saw the prize opposite him.
His legs.
They were sprawled away from each other like a torn barbie limb. The shoes were still there and the joint was bleeding just as much as him. The pain suddenly shot through his body and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Ha...ha..." Sonic's body shook rapidly, his hands shockingly went to the back of his head as more murmured laughter escaped his throat. His eyes never left his decaying legs before him and the gleam of blood that stuck to Metal's claws as he victoriously put a foot upon the fleshy mass. Metal lifted his head up slightly and his vivid eyes shone with satisfaction, as if he was mocking the pathetically handicapped hedgehog before him.
No more gestures were exchanged as Sonic shot his head upwards and let out the most bloodcurdling scream that humanity has ever heard. Tears exploded out of his eyes like waterworks and his fingernails scraped down his quills, piercing through the gloves like paper. He couldn't stop screaming. His whole world was instantly shattered from one movement of his metallic copy.
That's right, that's so fucking right. A copycat has obliterated his world.
Running was everything to Sonic. His speed was everything to him. His speed meant freedom. His legs meant speed. His legs are now gone. So is his speed and thus so was his freedom. He was now dead weight.
"I WILL MAKE YOU PAY YOU BASTARD!"
The frenzied boy may have had the tone of the most deadliest monster and the most intimidating assassin but alas, it was nothing but an empty threat. He's now nothing.
Metal casually crossed his arms and shook his head sarcastically, mimicking a 'tsk' that his fleshed counterpart would often throw to his enemy. The machine strode towards Sonic, his red eyes glistened with more bloodshed to come. Meanwhile, the maniacal look that Sonic wore grew softer and softer as his brain came to the terms that he indeed, was going to die.
"Good luck with that you inferior carbon nuisance."
With that said and done, Metal swiped his hand down to Sonic's neck. His claws were poised perfectly for a lethal shot and then-
"Boo."
"Nooooo!" Sonic sat up with an exclaim, gasping for air like a fish out of water. His eyes were wide indicating how petrified he was and by impulse, they shot down to his legs.
Relief couldn't have been anymore sweet.
His legs, oh his great, strong blue legs! They were still there! Attached to him- not amputated! Although his ankles and wrists were cuffed by the familiar blue bindings, Sonic didn't give a flying fuck. He leaned back on the stone, brick wall with a sigh and his legs dangled off the bench he was confined on.
"Ho ho ho..." Sonic felt his heart stop one more time at the dreaded sound before him. The lack of light in his surroundings showed that there were two figures on the other side of the electrical bars, observing him like he's some sort of lab rat. One figure was small, an anthro just like him with canine ears poised upwards. He didn't know who that was. The other was an iconic yet disgusting rounded silhouette, much much taller than his companion and his glasses held a sinister shine.
"Eggman..." Sonic managed to growl out with all his energy, his chest still inflating and deflating at an abnormal pace and his fur stood on its end. This was the first time that the boy ever showed some sign of fear in front of the doctor and the human relished every second of it. Eggman stepped forward slightly so that Sonic was able to see his expressions.
"Well, well! Good evening to you too you little pincushion, had a great nap?" The shit-eating grin that the doctor wore was equivalent to fingernails scraping against a blackboard. It pissed Sonic off to no end. He was tempted to demand an answer from the doctor of what he put him through but the thoughts of his friends suddenly flashed in his mind. How long has he been away from them?
"How long has it been?" Eggman's moustache dropped with dissatisfaction at Sonic's alarmingly quiet but calm tone. The doctor didn't give up though and his intelligent brain was finding a way to rile the boy up.
"Since what?"
"Since...Since I got here," The scientist then let out another crooked smile and got closer to the bars. They may have been a couple of feet away but Sonic was still able to feel Eggman's breath as he spoke.
"Since you've been beaten up, battered and defeated by my newest minion? Leaving behind the mutant fox, your girlfriend and that gullible echidna behind to fend for themselves against my army? Since my empire began to bloom?" Every sentence was like a bullet against Sonic's heart and he didn't have enough strength to keep his ears from drooping.
"Ho ho ho Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog! You have been defeated! Oh-ho ho! The day has finally come!" Eggman rejoiced for a moment, his body turned away from Sonic before turning back around to face the younger one again. "Two weeks."
Sonic's head shot back up with disbelief. Two weeks!? Whenever he gets himself into a pickle, his friends are always a step away to save him or help him out! Where are they now?
"Cubot! Orbot! What are the health stats of this buffoon?" Eggman ordered; Sonic realised that they were by the doctor's side this whole time. Despite being robots, they held a strong fear against the masked anthro by them and their cowering before Eggman seemed stronger than ever.
'Could they also be disagreeing with what Eggman has cooked up this time? If so, maybe I can use it to my advantage...' Sonic mused to himself. If his friends haven't come yet then that means that Eggman has them occupied. For now, he can't rely on them and must find a way out.
"His ribs seems to be slightly fractured, his lungs are bruised and he has suffered from heavy concussions, boss. Moreover, your special bindings are singeing into his flesh and will leave scars." Orbot recited perfectly. Eggman nodded approvingly and then asked for the mental report. "Right now, the project has worked brilliantly on his mind, evident in his gestures and expressions, boss. If you keep this up, you'll have succeeded."
'Project? What? Could that be...the nightmare I just had?' Sonic stared at his legs as unease filled his stomach and bile began to build up in his throat. Optimism has flown out of the window long ago. It used to be just Eggman terrorising people with his latest creations and Sonic and his team destroying them with ease and the cycle would repeat again. Heck Sonic considered him more of a playful nemesis as the years went by. Why has it all changed in a heartbeat?
"Very good, very very good indeed. Ho ho ho...fix him up Orbot, Cubot, and then report to me once you've done." Eggman began to walk away along with his new minion. Sonic furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"Wait, wait!" The words slipped out of his mouth before his mind could process them. Both villains paused mid-step and turned around to face the azure hedgehog. "Why are you telling them to fix my wounds? Aren't you going to kill me?" Sonic had a point. Eggman has been waiting to pummel him ever since they first encountered. This was such a good opportunity to finish Sonic so why isn't he taking it?
"Sonic, your death will be soon, don't you worry." His expression then darkened. "But why skip out the fun of breaking you over and over again till you're begging for your death? I think that'd be rewarding for me considering the amount of humiliating defeats I've faced, no?" For a second there, Eggman's tone clawed through Sonic's beating heart, inflicting every ounce of frightening power to it. Not wanting to show weakness any longer, Sonic gnashed his teeth down and then yelled:
"You can do whatever you want to me but I will guarantee that I will never, ever, yield to scum like you! You hear that egghead? Same for you ya little prick! Obeying the fat shit like some sort of dog! I bet you are a dog! I wouldn't be surprised! Mark my words Eggman! You won't win! Mark it!"
Soon the villains were out of earshot, now deaf to Sonic's threats. Infinite hummed surprisingly at Sonic's strong willpower but Eggman was left with a grim look upon his old, saggy face.
"Don't tell me you're buying his words, doctor?" Infinite growled out, placing his mask down as they made it to the computer room. "You have him at your mercy, there's no need to fear the weak."
"My boy, have you jackals ever seen a hedgehog's rage?" Eggman finally spoke. The young villain thought for a second and then shook his head slowly.
"I've...fought one before though..." Infinite spoke loosely, his fangs pierced his bottom lip as the memories of Shadow's words and beatings drilled into his sight.
"But not at full power, correct?" The jackal narrowed his eyes at Eggman but the doctor carried on regardless. "What both Sonic and Shadow have that keeps them strong are their wills. In order to have Sonic where I want, I need that pestering will of his to crumble into dust. Thanks to your idea of having a little fun with him, I will achieve that. I want his mind to self-destruct. I want him to suffer with everything I've got. I don't want him dying with hope. I want to see him at his weakest. Do you understand?"
"So then, why have you limited the procedures to once a week? These breaks we give him will only encourage his mind to plough through my illusions with ease!" Infinite thumped his fist against the desk, clearly impatient with his boss. Eggman simply stared at the computer screen, watching as the percentage of how much of the world he's conquered, rise. "I wasted all my time testing my powers on those weak prisoners, finding a way to control my illusions so that the afflictions that the victim receives doesn't actually affect them in reality! Do you realise how hard it was? Don't tell me this was all for nought..."
"Infinite, taking over the world is my top priority. Once I get the hedgehog to have a glimpse of it as well as the fresh corpses of his precious friends, then you, and only then! You may do as you please..." The jackal let out a wry grin at Eggman's words, not paying any mind to the human walking away.
'Kill him in an instant? A couple of years ago, instantly killing Sonic would have been a dream too good to be true. Now, I feel like just killing him isn't good enough...'
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A/N: Aaaand that's a wrap! I hope you have enjoyed this chapter! It's much lengthier compared to the first but I had fun writing it. Now, writing in character is gonna be quite a challenge for this story because not only do we know very little of Infinite's personality and interactions, but because the substance of character was so poor in the games, we don't know how they'd all properly act out. You get me? So it's all mainly up to interpretation hahah. I'll aim to update this weekly! There's twenty-six weeks in six months so that means twenty-six chapters are guaranteed along with extra chapters as an epilogue. So I hope you all have strong stomachs. Nevertheless, fave, follow and review~! Till then, jaa ne~
