Chapter 4

Drex is pacing around the room in completely shock after hearing what happened to his brother, and what has happened to him. His face is a mixture of rage and sadness. " So doctor let me get this straight, one of your escaped experiments killed my brother, and you turned me into a mutant freak to save my life." asks Drex his voice heavy with acid.

"That is correct, with the exception however of the fact that you are not a freak." responds Dr. Robotnik with a pacifying tone in his voice, "You are now a being that is patterned after a now extinct race of sentient animals known as the Mobians". "But why did you save me?" asks Drex his tone both questioning and accusing. "Drex I saved your life so that you could avenge your brother, and in this form you have the power to do so." replies the deceitful doctor. A few moments pass during which Drex considers the prospect of avenging his brother.

However before he has a chance to make up his mind a computerized voice chimes in, "Doctor there is a problem.", "What kind of problem?" inquires Robotnik "Security team three reports that several of the experiments have escaped" responds the voice. "ESCAPED!!! O2 which experiments have escaped?"bellows Robotnik, "The following experiments have escaped: Pandora Alpha, Cream, Big, Tails, Knuckles, and Sonic." responds 02. "Oh no this is terrible!" exclaims Robotnik, who is now franticly pacing back and forth. "What's the big problem doctor?" asks Drex, "The problem Drex, is that one of the escaped experiments was the one that killed your brother." says the doctor with a indiscernible calculating tone in his voice.

"WHAT !!" yells Drex his eyes practically flashing with hatred and rage, "Doctor you have to let me go after them.", "Ok if your sure you want to, follow me." says Robotnik.

Dr. Robotnik exits the room with Drex following close behind him and walks down the corridor outside the room for a short distance before he stops in front of a door. "Drex if you wish to go after the escaped experiments there are two things you will need, the first is this." says Robotnik before reaching into his pocket and withdrawing a large glowing red gem which he immediately hands to Drex. "What's this?" asks Drex, "It's a Chaos Emerald, this gem has immense and limitless power, and you have the ability to access that power through Chaos Control." replies Robotnik. "Chaos Control?" says Drex with a questioning tone, before realizing that that he is now standing at the end of the corridor approximately 10ft from where he was standing before, "Wha... What just happened!" exclaims a very surprised Drex who then runs down the corridor back to the doctor. "That my boy is the first power of Chaos Control, teleportation." says Robotnik with a very satisfied tone "and the second is", "Freezing time!" interrupts Drex. "Very good, you are already beginning to synchronize with the emeralds energy." beams Robotnik. For a moment Drex just sits there and stares in to the gleaming faceted surface of the emerald, his mind being pulled into its depths. "Can Chaos Control do anything else?" asks Drex

" Yes it can. In total there are seven Chaos Emeralds and each emerald has a unique energy signature and by tapping into that energy signature you will have access to other abilities. For example the red Chaos Emerald which you are now holding will give you the ability to manipulate heat and flames." responds Dr. Robotnik. "Well now that we have taken care of Chaos Control lets move on to the second thing you will need." Continues Robotnik, "Which is what?" asks Drex. "Backup you can't possibly expect to recapture all of the escaped experiments on your own." replies Robotnik who then proceedes quickly down the corridor leaving no time for questions.

Dr. Robotnik leads Drex down several more halls and corridors until they reached a room containing two stasis chambers. The first contains a large black robot and the second a bat like female humanoid. "Who are they?" asks Drex. "On the left is project E-123 Omega and on the right is project Pandora-Beta, they are my two remaining experiments and they will assist you in capturing the escaped ones." responds Robotnik who then walks to a control panel sitting between the two chambers, into which he enters a command to revive the two sleeping creatures. The fluid in the chambers drains away an the doors open, a few moments later both experiments awaken and step forward. "What are your orders?" asks the hollow and lifeless voice of Pandora, "You and Omega are to assist Shadow in capturing the escaped experiments." Replies Robotnik commandingly.

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