Breaking Point Chapter 23: Blunt Force Trauma, a sonic the hedgehog fanfic

Disclaimer: Sonic and co. © Sega

All variation of Egglings © Blank the Nobody

Chapter Twenty Two

Blunt Force Trauma

3 Days and 9 Hours before Black Egg Armageddon

Everyone knew that something was getting closer. Except for him. He was too busy beating things to death.

THUD!

More and more thuds filled the air and they sounded like a tank discharging their large artillery shells. Another thud, then another, the sounds were starting to become faster and faster until it sounded like the bass of a hip hop song. As the thudding continued to sound off, a maniacal laugh joined in and whoever was making the sounds seemed to be definitely having fun. The city was dark and gray once again, the light gray clouds filling the sky like paint covering a wall.

"Come on! You can do better than that!" yelled the voice cockily from within the city before a loud roar filled the air.

A red echidna jumped onto a rusty park bench and then off of it as a large boulder crashed into the park seat. In front of the echidna was a large, burly Eggling with fists the size of flat screen TV's. The Eggling was large and filled with muscles and its legs seem scrawny compared to the rest of its body. Its face however was bruised and battered because of the echidna's fighting and so far it looked like an even match. The echidna landed a couple feet away from the creature, a smile on his face. A low growl filled the air as the echidna looked at the Eggling's ugly face.

Both of them charged, an angry roar escaping both of the challengers' mouths. The Eggling drew one fist back behind its head and the echidna jumped into the air to about eye level with the Eggling. Then at the same time, both of them shot their fists forward.

STOP!

Rewind

3 Days and 10 Hours before Black Egg Armageddon

The sky was still the same shade of gray and it seemed to be colder that afternoon. A howling wind blew by, accompanied by the rapid 'tap tap tap' of someone walking by in a huff. A figure walked along the streets, his thoughts wild and unpredictable. There was no mission that day, but he wanted one badly because after Rouge's death he just seemed to get restless. His eyes searched left and right, as if looking for a fight and sadly there was no one there.

Knuckles wasn't acting like the normal Knuckles these days. He seemed a bit angrier and more battle crazed, which was starting to worry the people around him. He wore a black, leather jacket that was unzipped that day and some normal blue jeans, and he even wore large aviator sunglasses even though there was no sun. His outfit made him look like some sort of alleyway thug but didn't mind. An irritated scowl adorned the echidna's face as he walked through the desolate streets and he really wanted to do something.

"God damn G.U.N." muttered the echidna to himself. "Can't give me some fucking mission." he grumbled angrily before rounding around a corner.

Things weren't going well with Knuckles. Every time G.U.N. didn't give him a mission, he would storm off and patrol the streets voluntarily. Occasionally, he would run into Avians, and normal Egglings and at night maybe even the Noct Egglings. But defeating those weaker Egglings wouldn't quench his thirst for battle. Knuckles apparently had a strong hunger for battle and it was really worry his friends. They knew that it was only because Knuckles was angry at Eggman for what he did to Rouge and every time he saw an Eggling he wanted to beat the life out of it.

But even fighting the Egglings wasn't enough. Knuckles wanted to fight someone strong, so that the next time he'd fight Eggman, he'd be prepared to win. Knuckles stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, hands still in his pockets as he looked around the gray streets. He could feel something, or maybe his addiction to fighting was finally getting to him. The ground underneath him shook for a second, and then it shook again, as if something big was taking slow footsteps.

The echidna payed no attention to the rumbling and kept on walking. In his head he just thought it was some military mission or a tank shooting off its tank shells. As he walked, the rumbling got closer until every step Knuckles took almost caused him to fall over. Knuckles stopped walking and looked around, trying to find the source of the shaking. Chairs and tables toppled over from the shaking and a streetlight in the distance fell over because of its rusted and defective screws.

"What the hell is going on?" asked Knuckles to himself as he continued flail around trying to regain balance.

A loud roar filled that air, causing Knuckles to cover his ears. The ground shook even more as the windows shattered at the noise, sending small pieces of glass everywhere. Knuckles could feel something coming toward him and the echidna dived forward as a large truck burst out of the building behind him, almost crashing into him. The large semi-truck smashed into another brick building before another roar of defiance filled the air. Knuckles got to his feet and looked into the hole that the thrown truck had created. Smoke and dust filled the vacant space between him and his new enemy and Knuckles smirked.

Knuckles knew that there was no ordinary Eggling that could throw cars around.

Car alarms went off suddenly before another car was thrown at Knuckles. Instead of dodging the car, Knuckles drew his arm backwards and launched it forward. The force of his punch made a huge dent in car's hood before stopping in front of the echidna standing on its front fender. Knuckles then gave the car a strong punch, sending it back to the person who threw it at him in the first place. A loud crash filled the air before the same angered roar erupted once more. Knuckles walked forward, wanting to meet this new enemy he had discovered.

He kept on walking until he finally made his way out of the dust cloud and into a giant mall plaza. Knuckles could hear the low, anxious growling of the creature in front of him and he smiled at the sight of it. The monster in front of him, it was large, as tall as a street lamp, with muscles as thick as the radius of a car tire. Its chest was large and packed with muscles and a row of sharp spikes aligned its spinal column. The creature's head was thick and it had eyes that were red and bloodshot.

Even though the abomination looked huge, ugly and scary, it seemed to match Knuckles' criteria perfectly. This new Eggling was the exact challenge Knuckles wanted. An insane smirk creased across Knuckles' face as he took a step forward. He cracked his knuckles quickly and threw his aviator glasses off in preparation. Usually he would gauge the enemy's strength at the least, but the echidna was different this time. Knuckles no longer wanted to take on enemies, knowing that he would win. Now he wanted his life to be on the line, he wanted to let the adrenaline flow through his bloodstream so he can fight harder than before.

Knuckles chuckled evilly as he glared at the huge creature. It would be fun to fight a creature like this and it would definitely make him stronger. The echidna then grabbed onto a street lamp and ripped it off of its faulty screws before balancing the long metal rod on his shoulder.

"If you're just going to stand there," he began to wind up his swing, the same insane smirk on his face. "then you're really asking for it." he finally said before swinging the lamppost.

The lamp post smashed into the creature's side, the impact so strong that it sent the brute flying to the side and crashing into a small food court restaurant. After the metal lamp had done its job, Knuckles looked at it, a huge groove where the post had hit the monster. Knuckles shrugged before tossing the useless post to the side, knowing that it was useless anyways. Knuckles looked to his side, to find the creature enshrouded by a cloud of smoke and dust.

"Man, I thought you'd be a chal-" Before Knuckles could finish his sentence a large French fry fryer shot through the air and smashed into Knuckles, sending him into the men's apparel store.

A dozen jeans, varying in sizes fluttered around in the air, some of them landing on Knuckles who lay against a couple of destroyed mannequins. Instead of getting up and getting angry like most people would think, Knuckles got up and chuckled. There was a cut going along the echidna's right temple and blood was seeping down his head; and his leather jacket was dusty with a large cut in the sleeve. Knuckles laughed maniacally, knowing that this new Eggling wouldn't disappoint him. The echidna stopped his laugh and kept an evil grin as he tore his jacket off. The Eggling got back to its feet and roared angrily as if matching Knuckles' ferocity.

"That's what I'm talking about! Come on!" yelled Knuckles insanely before charging the Eggling.

As Knuckles charged, the Juggernaut Eggling grabbed some broken pieces of the broken floor that was around him and began to throw them wildly at the charging echidna. Knuckles dodged the chunks easily as he continued to close in on the Eggling. Once Knuckles was close enough, the Juggernaut brought its fists above its head and brought them smashing down on Knuckles. The echidna avoided the bone shattering attack by sliding in between the Eggling's legs before he could even be touched.

With an angered snarl, the bulking Eggling turned around just in time to be hit in the face with a large decorative trash can. The can burst on impact, showering the Eggling with rotten smoothies, discarded receipts, and food that was months old. The monster released a low growl, before wiping the trash of its face, only to find Knuckles rolling on the floor laughing. If the monster had a usable mind, he would know that Knuckles was underestimating him. It roared once more before charging Knuckles, who was still laughing.

Finally realizing what the Eggling was doing, Knuckles jumped to his feet. He was too slow though and the Juggernaut's giant body smashed into Knuckles. The echidna felt as though he was trying to stop a bullet train, and the monster drove him through wall after wall, until they finally made it out into the mall's parking lot. The massive Eggling stopped and the huge fisted echidna flew off of its body and across the cement. Knuckles skidded across the asphalt before finally stopping a couple of feet away from the Juggernaut. Instead of getting up and engaging the Eggling in an angry staring contest, Knuckles laughed as he started to get up.

Blood traced down the echidna's mouth, as he stood up. The back of his head hurt and he could feel something wet coming down his back. He knew that there was probably a bone fracture in the back of his cranium, but he didn't care much about it. Knuckles snickered, the thought of dying amused him greatly. Death for some reason was as scary as it used to be. Now it just seemed like some sort fairytale or story that parents would tell their kids in order to make them go to sleep. The mildly-insane echidna cracked his knuckles and smiled.

"Let's go, I don't have all day," taunted the echidna as he waved at the Eggling to come and fight. The Eggling roared angrily before panting heavily. "Bring it." Knuckles pushed the pain he was feeling to the back of his head.

The Eggling leapt into the air and Knuckles watched as it positioned itself over him. Knuckles jumped backwards as the Juggernaut smashed its oversized fists into the ground, creating a large shockwave that lasted for a couple of seconds. After the tremor had ended Knuckles finally hit the ground on his back. Knuckles then got back to his feet and closed in on the Eggling. The echidna unleashed a flurry of punches on the Eggling's chest. The sound of Knuckles' fist smashing into the Eggling sounded like a loud thud.

"Come on! You can do better than that!" yelled Knuckles cockily from within the city before a loud roar filled the air.

The red echidna jumped onto a rusty park bench and then off of it as a large boulder crashed into the park seat. Knuckles landed a couple feet away from the creature, a smile on his face. A low growl filled the air as the echidna looked at the Eggling's ugly face.

Back to the Present

Knuckles and the Eggling launched their fists forward at the same time, like some sort of dramatic fight scene. But instead of following through with his attack, Knuckles stopped midway, so he could dodge the Eggling's fist and he planted both of his feet on the creature's face in a devastating kick. The impact of the attack sent the Juggernaut started to topple backwards. The echidna then landed on his feet and cackled as the Eggling rubbed its head.

"Sorry if that was a bit anticlimactic, but hey, I'm winning and you're not. That's all that matters." said the echidna before shrugging.

As if in response, the Eggling shook the pain away and growled. Knuckles could see that its left eyelid was torn and that there was a large gash going down from its forehead to its right eye. Knuckles was starting to get bored though. The Juggernaut was strong, and it did prove somewhat of a challenge, but it just didn't seem to grab his attention. If this boredom continued Knuckles would just kill the creature, but no, the creature wasn't done yet.

The Juggernaut raised its head high and released a ghastly howl. It wasn't very loud or annoying, but then again, Knuckles was used to hearing the Avian Eggling's screeches and maybe they affected his hearing a bit. A couple seconds filled with howling passed by before the creature stopped. But as if on response, the air was immediately filled with a trio of identical roars. Knuckles looked around, trying to find the source of the roars but he just couldn't pin point the source.

Three shadows then jumped high into the air and landed around the first Juggernaut Eggling, causing a plume of dust and gray smoke to erupt from the crash site. Knuckles raised an eyebrow at the sight and smiled, knowing that the Juggernaut wasn't going to go out easily. As the dust cleared three new Egglings walked out, they were identical to the original Juggernaut except they were different colors. Knuckles stifled a laugh, then it became a chuckle, before long, Knuckles was laughing his head off and even he found it a bit odd that he was standing while doing so. The echidna cut the laughter short as he wiped a stray tear that was on the edge of his eye.

"Man you don't seem to stop impressing me." he said cockily as he stretched his arms.

"These guys might actually kill me."

The creatures snarled in anticipation for their meal as Knuckles continued to smile evilly, knowing that he was hiding his fear.

"I can probably kill one of them though."

All four of the Juggernauts charged Knuckles at the same time and the echidna responded by just standing there.

"Will it matter if I just kill one though?"

Time seemed to slow down suddenly as the Eggling's got closer. The first one to reach Knuckles had one of its hands extended behind its back, ready to punch the echidna. Knuckles stood still, knowing that there was a chance he would die. The echidna smiled at his executioners.

"Nope . . . . I'll," Knuckles dashed forward with his fist ready to smash into the Eggling's abdomen. "Kill 'em all."

The scene shifts over to a stuffy G.U.N. building. Soldiers and administrators hurried through the military building's halls, trying to deliver information to their officials. Some of them wore standard military clothing and some of them just wore naval uniforms. One of the soldiers, a human male looking about thirty, walked through the crowd, a serious look on his face. After a couple minutes of walking he made it to his destination, the captain's office. The soldier raised his hand to knock on the door, but someone interrupted him before he could.

"Skip the damn formalities, just get your ass in here if you have something important to say." say a voice from within the voice abruptly.

The voice startled the soldier and he cleared his throat before opening the door and walking in. Behind the door was a dark, dimly lit office, with the sounds of some R&B music aloft in the air along with the smell of some fine Red Wine. There was a wooden desk in the middle of the room with a small reading lamp on top. To the right was a bookshelf that seemed to be filled with wine instead of books and on the left wall was filled with badges of honor, certificates and pictures. Above him, a ceiling fan slowly revolved, giving the room a cooler temperature and the lights were on. Behind the desk, was a tall chair with its back turned to the soldier.

"Captain, there has been some new developments on the battlefield," started the soldier. "A new breed of Eggling has been discovered and-"

"Why are you taking this up with me then?" asked the captain from behind the chair. "I'm not one of those damn geeks in the lab."

"I know that, it's just that . . ." said the soldier, his sentence trailing off as he found information somewhat odd.

"That what? Either you spit it out now or get the hell out right now I love this song." said the captain snidely as a new song came on.

"Well, the person that discovered the new Egglings . . . Knuckles the Echidna, I believe you know some colleagues of his." said the soldier a bit nervously.

The captain spun around in his chair. The captain was orange tiger with black streaks all over his body. He had a white muzzle and vibrant green eyes that looked a bit irritated. The tiger wore a black tank top under a sleeveless camouflage pattern jacket that was unzipped and a pair of dark green pants with some tightly laced boots. Two dog tags dangled from the tigers' neck but one of them seemed a bit thicker than the other.

"So what if I do?" asked the captain a bit meanly.

"Well, we recommended to him that he should rest for the next couple of days because he was starting to go overboard with the fighting," he said as he recounted the meeting with the echidna. "Instead of doing what we told him to we found him covered with blood and laughing manically," said the soldier normally. "He killed the four new Egglings he calls Juggernauts . . . single handedly." he finished.

A shocked look wiped over the Captain's face at the statement. Everyone knew that Knuckles was going crazy to some degree, but that description was bit scary. Had the echidna gone so far off the edge that he was actually looking for a fight? Maybe he was just venting out some frustration, but if he was laughing while bathing in blood, the there was a strong chance that he was enjoying it. Then it hit the captain. If Knuckles planned on beating Eggman, then the echidna would have to match the doctor's insanity.

"Alright, I've seen this before. A case of bloodlust is what that guy has, pretty bad to," the captain chuckled. "Might as well put it to good use," said the Captain before getting up. "Keep him on some of the tough missions, but have Methane performs some mental evaluations on him in between."

The soldier was about to protest, but stopped, knowing that question a captain's order was a bad idea. The soldier left the captain alone hoping that he was making the right decision. The captain then sighed, even he knew that his choice was a bit extreme. After being in the military business for so long he knew one thing clearly.

You let an uncontrollable mad dog onto the battlefield, then you better be ready to put it down once it starts to eat your men.

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