BOOM!!!
The whole front of the house had been decimated. One figure stood in front of them unconcerned with the destruction it had just caused.
"Oops. Did I forget to knock?"
It looked like Metal Sonic. Except it had been majorly advanced since their last encounter. (It was actually Neo Metal Sonic, but they didn't know that yet.)
"Amy, get the others out of here. I'll deal with him."
"But Shadow, I-"
"No buts. Get out."
"What happened to you, rust bucket?"
It was Knuckles.
"Well, echidna, I have broken free from my slavery to become a true being. To become the real Sonic. However, I see that Sonic has been eradicated, so I will get my revenge on you, and then the "good" doctor.
Shadow was confused at this point. He didn't know that Sonic had a robotic counterpart, an opposite number. But now he saw why Sonic had despised robotics so much.
"Excuse me; robot, you WILL NOT hurt my...friends."
As he said this, he smiled at Amy.
And then, they charged toward one another. Engines hummed to life and hover shoes rose above the carpet. Azure against onyx. Just like the old days.
Amy and the others had trouble too; robots had descended from the unusually overcast sky. The only option was to run. The ones that stood in their way were no match for Amy's hammer, though.
"Shadow, I'm afraid we haven't been properly acquainted. I am... Neo Sonic. Far superior to the organic version."
While this was said, Shadow and Neo were busy throwing punches and dodging, each trying to outmanoeuvre the other. Unfortunately, Neo decided on another tactic; shooting energy.
"Crap!"
He could hear the energy charging up; crackling with a foreboding menace. He kicked Neo away from him and just managed to avoid the shots of purified chaos energy and use them for his own ends.
"Chaos spear!"
The energy slammed into Neo; he wasn't expecting that. He modified his battle protocols to deal with Shadow's chaos abilities.
"I'm called the Ultimate Life Form for a reason, you two bit copy."
Even though he was a robot, Shadow could detect that his comment had gotten a rise out of Neo. Shadow was truly perplexed; why attack Amy? He would definitely have to ask her.
Suddenly, Neo charged toward Shadow, giving the advantage back to the onyx hedgehog. Shadow quickly moved out of the way, and Neo crashed into the ground with a deafening crunch. Deciding this would be a good way to get rid of his metallic adversary, he lifted a metal support of a wrecked wall and he thrusted it through Neo's head and his CPU, disabling him.
"That look suits you; stay down there."
But Shadow suddenly realised he had bigger problems. Robots surrounded him and had nearly engulfed the smouldering remains of Amy's house.
I hope she has insurance...
"You WILL die hedgehog."
"Whatever."
He was hopelessly outnumbered. The only option was to escape. The bottom of his hover shoes glowed, and he forced a path through the robots. In a red flash, he was gone.
However, in a far off laboratory, the commanding chief smiled.
"How is the project going?"
"It's nearly ready, sir."
"Wonderful! Soon we will have those pests under our control...all of them."
More dark happenings are soon to come. As per usual, R&R please. If you want any characters to be included, just PM me!