Chapter 7
Jenn's POV
My head was throbbing when I woke up. I slowly looked around, noticing I was in a metal-like room with Shadow, Knuckles, and a twin-tailed orange fox. I rubbed my head and sat up, scooting over to Shadow and shaking him lightly,
"Shadow? Shadow? You awake Shadow?" I asked quietly, careful not to hurt him, remembering what had happened to him previously. He slowly opened his eyes and stared up dreamily at me,
"Jenn? Is that you?" he asked, reaching up to touch my face. I smiled and took his hand, holding it in my own,
"Yes it's me Shadow…are you alright?" I asked a worried look on my face. He chuckled and held my hand in his,
"I'm perfectly fine. Are you hurt in any way? If you are I'll kill the $$ that did it to you…" he replied, tightening his grip on my hand. I smiled and laid down beside him,
"Calm down Shadow. I'm fine, ok? We just need to figure out where we are first ok? Worry about me later…" I got up and walked over to the door and tapped on the bars. I moved over to the box that was on the bars, pulling a credit card and swiping it through. It seemed to have no effect and it cut my card in half, what the heck? I moved over to see if anyone was there, "Hello? is there anyone there?" I called out, noticing four blue metallic looking hedgehogs standing along the opposite wall with their heads lowered. I sighed and took a breath,
"HELLO!?!?! I'M TALKING TO YOU!!!!" I screamed, making everyone in the cell jump, not even fazing the robots. I sighed and chucked a pebble I found in my pocket at them. I hit the one farthest to the right, as its eyes lit up and it raised its head, looking over at me,
"Return to your slumber meat bag" I replied in a metallic voice, still looking at me. I glared and gave him the finger,
"Make me metal head. Lets see you try…" I grinned, crossing my arms over my chest, noticing my arm had been fixed. It raised its arm and pointed it at me,
"Launching fist missile…" it replied, as I saw its wrist light up. I ducked just in time, as his hand flew passed, nailing Knuckles in the head, knocking him out cold once again. I grinned and stuck out my tongue, waving my arm outside the bars, getting it caught. I gasped and tried to get it out, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. I looked down to see my arm on the ground near a set of metallic black feet. I gasped and twitched, falling backwards onto the ground.
James' POV
I woke up in Rouge's bed. I looked around and saw Rouge sitting by her window with a box of tissue on her lap. I got up, holding my head. All I could remember was that black metal hedgehog knocking me off the cargo ship. I guess I got knocked out when I fell. I got out of the bed and walked over to Rouge. She was crying hard, her tears stained her face. I kneeled down beside her.
"Shadow's gone…" she cried. I looked away.
"I'm sorry; I didn't expect him to use Chaos Control… I failed" I said looking away. She shook her head.
"It's not your fault, we ignored Neo Sonic and so he attacked us. None of us were prepared." She told me. I still felt as though I was to blame. I turned and walked to the door. "Where are you going?" I heard her ask me.
"I promise Rouge, no matter what it takes, no matter how much I'll regret it; I'll bring Shadow back for you" I said to her without turning around. I heard her start sobbing again as I walked out. I saw the doctor as I walked down the hallway. He was talking to a bunch of other soldiers, trying to figure out how they could fight back. I got downstairs and passed the Commander. He turned to me.
"Get back here soldier, no one is going anywhere until I give the order, understand?" he boomed at me. I stopped.
"That's an order, I will respectfully disobey, Commander." I continued out the door and could hear people whispering to each other in surprise. I looked around. I don't know what it was, or how it happened. All I know is that something told which direction I needed to go in. I used Chaos Control and found that even at such a speed, I felt like I was too slow.
Black Neo Sonic's POV
Her arm dropped to my feet after I had cut it off. I glared down at her and felt disgusted by the weakness in her; falling after loosing just an arm. I shook my head and looked up to see the rest of the group watching in shock. I chuckled at the sight of their despair.
I had returned and locked these fools in this cell, not telling Neo of my little game, I gave him Sonic to him and he seemed pleased. I came back to this cell after constructing five new droids to replace my fallen soldiers. I looked at my finger. The tip opened and a small thin blade slid out. I sliced it through the scanner and the bars flew open. I stepped in and picked up the purple hedgehog. I tossed aside Shadow when he charged at me. I snapped my fingers as I turned and the bars lowered "I'll use you first" I said peacefully. I started walking and heard a small explosion behind me. I turned and saw the cell had been blown open. I saw Shadow glowing red in anger. I glared and dropped the girl to my feet. I drew my blades and watched him charge at me. I sliced at him, but for some reason my blades didn't cut, they only sent him flying backwards. I quickly spun around and deflected the blast Tails had shot at me. Knuckles was out cold and now Shadow was far too bruised to be a threat. I picked up one of the blue droids on the wall and hurled it at Tails, crushing him under its weight. I picked the girl back up and returned to my set path.
I finally got to my secret chamber and laid her on the table. She'd soon be useless if I didn't fix her arm. I put my hand over her shoulder and focused. My hand glowed a brilliant white and soon a metallic replica of her pathetic organic arm was now attached to her shoulder. The bleeding had stopped, meaning she would be alive for my tests. I picked her up and slid her arms into the slots on the large metal wheel above the table. I strapped in her feet as well and went over to a small machine. I flicked a small button and the sounds of my favorite song kicked in: 'Bad Touch- Blood Hound Gang'.
Jenn's POV
I slowly opened my eyes, looking around. I was in this strange room, but I couldn't recognize it. I also noticed I was strapped. I looked down at where my arm was and saw a metallic arm in the place where it once was. I growled and turned to the metal dude below me,
"Who are you and what the heck are you doing to me?" I snarled, struggling to get free. He looked up at me,
"Ah. You've awakened my pet." His metallic voice, sending shivers down my spine, "and now we can begin with the tests" he seemed to cackle, walking closer to me. I shook and tried to get free once again,
"What are you going to do to me?" I asked, shaking slightly. Without warning he grabbed the collar of my dress and tore it off, leaving me exposed. I growled and tried to kick him, discovering my legs were also strapped to me,
"I repeat, what are you going to do with me?" I growled. Once again he cackled at me
"You still haven't figured it out, have you?" he asked "Well, you'll soon find out." I felt him put a finger just under my stomach. The cold metal made me shiver again, but the pain of him piercing my flesh was devastating. I felt his hand cut through my skin and I could feel my blood poring over his hand, but that wasn't the end of it. He swiftly turned his hand and I felt my flesh tear as he jerked his hand back out. I could feel the new whole ripped out of my stomach. I squinted, trying to see what he was doing. He walked over to a small desk and picked something out. My vision was going blurry, so I couldn't make out what he had, but whatever it was he had slid into the whole he had just ripped out of me. I felt him turn it inside me and a weird liquid pored into me. He pulled his hand out. I heard a crash and suddenly I felt warmth around the whole. Suddenly the pain was gone and I could see again. I looked down and the hole was gone, as if it was never there, not a mark. I looked down in surprise.
"What did you do?" I asked glaring at him. He looked back up me and shook his head
"Haven't you guessed it? Or has my melody fallen on deaf ears?" he asked in a puzzling voice. I thought for a moment.
"I know he put something in me, but… Oh no… You didn't" I said realizing what was in the container. Again he crackled
"Ah, you've figured it out have you?" he seemed to walk back over and laugh, or what he called a laugh "I always wondered what it was like to be a father" he said out loud.
"You are the sickest son of a I've ever met…" I said disgusted. He looked up at me
"Why thank you."
Neo Sonic's POV
Sonic wasn't nearly as much fun as I had hoped. I had released him into a small room that was covered in forestry, but instead of running like a coward, he tried to fight back. It was boring tossing him around. I always had the element of surprise, since he kept rushing at me, asking where his friends were. After awhile I sighed and tossed him aside. He was too easily tossed aside. I put him back in his cage, hanging over a pool of acid, surrounded by spiked walls and ceiling. If he got out he'd be dead.
I sat at my desk and sighed. I had only briefly heard from Black Neo a few hours ago. He said he had some tests to run on some 'toys' he found. I knew he was keeping an emerald from me, but it didn't matter. If he had the last one GUN couldn't deliver me all the emeralds if one of my men were hiding it from me. I looked over the ledge and saw my troops training. I wished I could attack now, but if I did then I would have to find the emeralds myself and that would take ages. I sat there in deep thought.
How long had it been since I seen her last? One, two, maybe four years? I wish I could see her face once more; all I had was that mosaic that hung over my head. I sighed in agony. I could only hope…
An explosion interrupted my train of thought. I got up and looked over the ledge and saw Shadow the hedgehog marching through where my wall had been. He walked through coming towards my tower, my robots disintegrating on contact with the red glow around Shadow. I drew my blade and leaped down. I swung at him and he was hurtled backwards. My sword didn't cut him. I glared at him and unleashed a bolt of electricity, which caused his body jerk around and then drop to the ground. He struggled to his feet. I was sure victory was mine once I saw Black Neo come out from the opposite side of the room, but then, even I couldn't predict what happened.
James' POV
I had made it to the base. It was a huge tower. I entered the bottom floor and looked up. I used Chaos Control and blasted my way through the floors. I got to the top floor and saw Shadow lying on ground stuck between two Robots. I glared at them and tore the black one apart, its part flying every which way. I let down Chaos Control to let the parts drop. Neo Sonic stood across from me and I picked up the emerald the black Neo Sonic had hidden under his armor. I held the emerald up, as Shakespeare held a skull. I turned to look at Neo Sonic.
"Who are you, blasting through my base like this?" he roared, pointing his sword at me. I looked at the ground and picked up one of the red swords that were at my feet.
"I'm here for Shadow and nothing more" I explained, pointing the sword at him "Hand him to me peacefully; I'll leave without any further harm to your base." He glared at me.
"You break into my home and then demand things and expect me to oblige? Not a chance" I sighed at his ignorance. I put the emerald in a pouch on my belt. I glared at him as he glared back. I charged at him and he charged at me. Just before we made impact; we heard a loud cry.
"LET ME OUT OF HERE!!!" We both put down our swords and looked to the wall. I looked at him and he shrugged. I gestured for him to give me a second and he nodded. I walked over to the wall and cut a circle out of it. I kicked it down and was shocked. I felt my face go read, seeing Jenn pinned to a large wheel with no clothes on.
"J-Jenn?" I asked tilting my head.
"Help me down please, James" she pleaded. I looked back at Neo and he shook his head shrugging. I looked back at Jenn.
"Why are you naked?" I asked her.
"Some idiot just tied me here, then stripped me, then ripped open my stomach and put robot sperm in me" she said sounding very agitated, a small blush covering her face. I helped her down and Neo gave me a towel to cover her with. I brought her over out of harm's way and went back to where I was standing.
"Now, where were we?" I asked looking at Neo. He drew his sword "Oh yes" I replied, pulling up my sword. The two of us started battling. Our swords bouncing off of one another's. After about ten minutes, I saw him turning to look at Jenn. I paused to see what he was looking at. I blinked and then sighed.
Jenn was trying to place the pieces of the black robot from before back together "You know, the repair station is just over there" Neo pointed out to her. She nodded and took all the pieces to the table off to the side. Neo looked at me and we shrugged to each other. We resumed to our fighting.
It took nearly an hour and then we had caused an impact which sent the two of us flying back. I got up. "Something's not right…" I said thinking to myself. Neo seemed to think then hit his head slightly.
"Oh sorry" he said looking back to his tower. He snapped his fingers and a massive stereo came out of his tower's wall. Then, as if on queue, it started to play the theme music from 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. I nodded to him as he looked back at me
"Touché" I commented as we returned to fighting. After the song had finished we saw that Jenn had managed to put the black robot back together. I looked at Neo and we both sighed "Want to just call it a draw? I'm just here for Shadow, you have Sonic. Shall we call it even?" I asked him. He nodded and turned away; starting to put away most of the rubble we had created. I walked over towards Shadow as he was waking up.
"Well, I never thought you would be-" I had hit him across the face sending him crashing into the wall before he could finish.
"That's for making Rouge cry" I explained walking over to him. He was knocked out again, so I tossed him over my shoulder. I turned and saw Jenn talking to her robotic friend. I used Chaos Control and warped the three of us back to the GUN base.
When we returned, I laid Shadow down by his door. Jenn had fallen asleep after frying her brain trying to put the robot back together. I headed back to my room and lied down on my bed. I fell asleep. I don't know how long I slept, all I know is that I woke up several times hearing people cheering over my 'victory' as they called it.
I heard a knock at my door. I got up and opened the door. Rouge almost immediately threw herself at me. She wrapped her arms around me crying. I looked down at her, unsure of what to do and then she looked up at me. Even though she was crying, she smiled. I hugged her back as she used my shirt to wipe away her tears.
"Thank you so much" she said once her eyes were dried. She rubbed my back and I felt her kiss my neck gently a few times. I looked back down at her and smiled at me. She bit her lip and then smirked, lowering her eye lids. "Come to my room in twenty minutes" she said in tone I yet to hear her use before. She leaned up and kissed my cheek before turning and entering her room. I sat down and counted the tiles on my ceiling. I figured that took me about 2 minutes.
I counted them 10 times before heading to Rouge's room. There were 30 tiles in all. I knocked on her door and her answer
"James?" she asked, as if I wasn't the only coming over.
"The one and only" I replied.
"Come in, but lock the door behind you" she called back. I did as she said. Due to the dim lighting in the room, I couldn't see before turning to lock the door. Once I turned again and focused my eyes, I could feel my face light up like a red street light. Rouge was lying on the bed on her side. She was wearing a bath robe, but it was black and nearly completely see-through. She signaled for me to come lie beside her by patting on the bed. I hesitated, but then walked over. I kicked my shoes off and sat down beside her. I felt her pull me down. She laid me down beside her and kissed me. Not on the cheek or neck, she kissed me on the lips gently. For a moment I didn't know what to do, but soon I shut my eyes and returned the kiss.
I'm not going to tell you what happened next, I'm just going to say I never thought Rouge really meant it when she told the alien to leave us to it.