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Reise © Blank the Nobody
Chapter Eight
Mental Breakdown
1 Month, 24 Days and 6 Hours before Black Egg Armageddon
Eggman has no limits to stop him from destroying me. He sacrificed his sanity for this power of his. After so many battles with him, I never thought I could drive him insane.
As the sun set on a shaken Station Square, a giddy Eggman walked into his laboratory. After accomplishing his mission, the doctor was filled with joy. Seeing the sorrow that boiled within Knuckles was a sight to behold for the brute. Sadness, anger, self-pity, ignorance, for some reason all of these attributes and emotions seemed to be a lot more entertaining to watch then they used to be for Eggman. Ever since injecting himself with the serum, everything seemed t be a lot more enjoyable. Killing, destroying, murdering, torturing, before, these would be the sort of things he would look down upon, for being a bit overboard when it came to being evil. Now however, mass murder and torture on the highest degree, was a hobby now.
Eggman gladly walked into his lab, instantly noticing the one thing that he had changed. No robots rushed to check his vital signs or ask if he needed any assistance whatsoever, since all of Eggman's robots were shut down. After torturing Tails a few days before, Eggman found that doing the work with his bare hands was much more entertaining and enjoyable then watching an emotionless robot do the work. So almost all of his mechanic helpers were deactivated. Robotnik walked into the laboratory as the lights automatically turned on at his presence. He walked up to a large monitor integrated into the wall and turned it on. It instantly changed to the news channel as reports of his attack was finally being reported to the world. A smile appeared on Eggman's face as he watched the cameraman zoom in on dead bodies that lay burnt on the ground, before cops swarmed in and stopped them.
"Having fun?" asked a familiar voice from behind Eggman.
The doctor swung around to find his assailant from before leaning against the steel wall of his laboratory. His nameless assailant was unchanged since their last encounter. A long black coat was present on the man and he still had a long black mustache. The only difference now however was the fact that Eggman had large muscles to defend himself with, if the assailant came to finish the job. Even if he did come to kill Eggman, he would have no chance. With Eggman's new muscles and self-esteem, the doctor felt as though he could take over the whole world.
"I most certainly am my dear assailant." said Eggman in a happy tone as he turned around and smiled. "In fact, I'm having a great time!" he continued.
The visitor took his weight off of the wall and walked up to Ivo, an impressed smile on his lips. "Good to hear my friend, but we have more work to do." said the man before turning his back on Eggman and walking toward another one of Ivo's workstations.
Only a couple days after attacking Eggman, this man just comes up and acts as his friend. Eggman eyed the black cloaked figure as he typed some things into the computer. Robotnik began to wonder what the cloaked figure's intentions were and now he would find out, even if he had to beat it out of the guy.
"Now hold on one second. A few days ago you try to kill me, and now you pretend as if it had never happened. What is it that you want from me? And who the bloody hell are you?" asked Eggman as he walked up to the man.
A low and menacing laugh escaped from the cloaked figure's lips as he stopped his typing. "First answer, I want to help you rule the world, Ivo." said the man as he turned around to face Eggman. "Second answer, just call me Reise."
An unusual name for a person, but definitely a more casual name then Ivo. His answer however, was a bit of weak in explanation. No one has ever wanted to really help Eggman rule the world. Every time he joined some sort f syndicate of grand evil villains, Eggman would be the pawn to be played or the actual leader. Neither of those roles ended well for Eggman, as the pawn he would be destroyed, and as the leader he would be the last to be destroyed. So none of the roles offered any positive attributes other than being the leader for a while. Instead of accusing Reise of lying, Eggman would play along and see where this road would take him. Even if Reise was going to go against him, Eggman could always take him down himself.
"Alright Reise, so what's your grand plan?" asked Eggman as he looked at the screen.
Symbols of DNA and elements from the periodic table appeared on the screen. Some were deleted and the others were combined together. A DNA helix appeared on the screen and it was doused with some sort of chemical causing it to change rapidly. Old files were being brought up of Eggman failed plans from before. Memories of his past flashed within Eggman's head as he recognized the symbols and equations. Riese was creating something and Eggman knew exactly what it was.
"We recreate the formula that made you into monster and we distribute it to the people, using them as our minions." said Reise with a smile.
It seemed like the perfect plan that would be fit for any evil villain. It would be like controlling some zombie hoard. This would be something new for Eggman since, he was used to controlling robots before. But some things were too good to be true and this plan had one major flaw in it.
"Good idea, but the formula is still unstable. My transformation being successful was purely . . . luck, as some might say." said Eggman, remembering the data reports from his test subjects from long ago.
Yet another laugh escaped from Reise's lips, as if this was a game. "Yes, I know, dementia, bloodlust, suicidal attempts, hysteria, delusions, all of the side effects of this so called super formula. But think about it Eggman, we don't need to fix it, we just need to control it." He said.
Eggman was starting to understand Reise's plan. Instead of making an obedient super soldier, they would create and control the most brutal and bloodthirsty monster. It was a genius plan that presented no flaws at the time. Creating beasts that would kill on command, instead of having some sort of emotionless robot. Together, Eggman and Reise would release some sort of virus that would infect the world and make the infected their slaves.
"How are we going to control them? Are we going to use a machine?" suggested Eggman, even though the thought of using a machine would be displeasing.
Reise chuckled at the word 'machine.' He knew that Eggman had a sudden dislike in machines after his transformation, so he wouldn't irritate him with the use of one. To Eggman, machines were starting to show a sign of weakness. Instead of fighting your own battles, the person would hide behind an army of machines. No more hiding for Eggman, he would win with real power this time.
"No Ivo, we will use something else. We just haven't found it yet. There's always another way and together, my friend, we will find it." said Reise.
More symbols and figures appeared on the screen as the typing continued. Eggman was starting to understand Reise's plan. No more machines, no more taunts at his weight, no more failure, Eggman would win this battle. He would win no matter what the cost was.
As the sun set, two menacing laughs filled the air, as the two genius's devised a new plan together.
He still doesn't know how crazy he truly is yet. But sooner or later, he will.
Okay, one OC. Just ONE, so far.