A/N Sorry for the long delay but I had so many things to do and serious writes block there will be some action and blood in this chapter so the rating will go up to K,hope you enjoy.

The Phantom Shadow

Back at Eggmans base phantom was reporting the news to Eggman about the choatix. Eggman was delighted to here this.

"Those fools will lead us right to shadow, but enough of that I think you need to train."

"Why would I need to train?"

"If you wish to defeat sonic and his annoying friends we need to see how strong you really are."

"Well who do I fight?"

"You get to fight metal sonic."

"Well let's begin shall we."

As the fight begins metal sonic rushes at phantom trying to punch him. Phantom easily doges it but gets kicked in the head by metal sonic. Phantom then attacks metal with a homing attack which connects with metals face. Metal stumbles a bit and phantom does a kick flowed by an uppercut. The kick hits but metal grab's phantoms hand and twist it. Phantom punches metal in the face and metal released his grasp. Phantom backs away from metal and began charging his own attack.

"You're good I'll give you that but I have to end this fight, dark Blitz."

"And after phantom said those words metal was immediately attacked by dark energy. After the attack was over metal lay on the floor, he slowly got up and then he fell on one knee. Even Eggman was shocked.

"How could you're attack have so much power. It doesn't matter though I will defeat you."

Then metal sonic rushed phantom and knocked him to the ground. Then he began to stomp on him. Phantom began to cough up blood and when he seen that he remembered what happened to Maria and became angry. Metal who felt phantoms energy increase dramatically began to stop stomping phantom. Phantom took this opportunity to attack. Pushing his self of the ground he curled into a ball and hit metal with a homing attack. The attack connected and metal went flying. Once metal got up he began to charge for his new attack called the metal rocket. While metal was charging he didn't see phantom glowing.

"You put up a good fight but this is the end phantom flash."

And when he said that phantom rushed at metal sonic going right through him. Metal sonic stopped and then pain hit him. Metal seen the illusions of phantom when he did the attack and felt like he was being hit twice he time an illusion hit him, when it was over metal fell to the floor. Phantom began walking towards metal sonic when he stopped. Metal sonic was getting up. Phantom only had enough energy for two more attacks. Wiping the blood from his mouth and eye he began to charge up.

"This was an excellent fight but I must end this now."

"And how are you going to do that."

"I'll copy your data and use you're attack against you."

"It's over for you phantom. You put up a good fight but my robot is stronger."

Then as metal sonic began to copy phantoms data he suddenly stops moving."

"What's wrong metal sonic?"

"Warning systems overload too much energy activating automatic system shut down."

Then without warning metal sonic falls to the ground. Phantom walks towards metal and kicks him.

"What happened to metal sonic? What did you do?"

"I did nothing to him. My power was too much for him to handle. He couldn't absorb all the energy that was within me."

"Well now since that's over I want to show you something."

"And what would that be."

Eggman opens a door and inside a hundreds of chaos emeralds.

"Where did you get these?"

"I created them, if fox boy can then so can I."

"How do they work?"

"They function like regular chaos emeralds but they are weaker and they run out of energy faster. Now that we have that steeled would you retrieve metal sonic for me?"

In the battle area metal sonic was finally functioning and he was getting ready to leave the room when phantom walked in.

"Metal sonic the person who I needed to see."

"And what do you want with me."

"The fight we had earlier made me realize something. You're powers are being misused."

"What do you mean?"

"You're a copy of somebody and it's a burden isn't it.

Metal sonic didn't reply so he continued.

"What if I knew a way to make you real?"

"How can you do that?"

"Simple, chaos emeralds."

"Those emeralds cannot do such a thing."

"Chaos emeralds are able to grant any wish correct."

If metal sonic could smile he would have a huge grin so he began listening as phantom explained the plan.

After leaving metal sonic phantom began to laugh like a maniac.

"If my plan goes well I finally be able to defeat shadow and anyone else who gets in my way.

A/N It looks like phantom has a plan of his own. If you want to find out what it is you have to read and review.