New school trimester, new chapter! Chapter 23 is here, and wait till you see what happens now! (All moves used by Blur/Gizoid are still from, if not based off of, the moves in Sonic Battle.)
Back in the corridor, it was mortal combat between Zynth and Blur. Zynth fired a Chaos Spear at his foe, Blur barely escaping as he countered with an iron-hard kick to the side. The black android caught the leg as it dug into his side, and with a mighty heave, flung his adversary into the air. Blur's arm changed slightly, and he flapped them like wings to slow his fall downward. However, this gave Zynth time to jump up to the ex-commander, and thrust a Chaos-Energized fist into his metal skull. Both landed on the ground, their fight continuing.
"What is the point now, Zynth?" Blur asked, morphing his arm into a shock-saber, quickly thrusting it. The robotic master ran with sonic-speed from the attack, kicking a counter-attack.
"The point? I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. I am fighting you before you destroy my whole empire!" The Shadow-clone's kick made contact with Blur's arm, which quickly morphed spines, and tossed the assault aside. Blur smirked an evil smirk, his eyes shining with hatred.
"Your Empire, my dear Master?" The Gizoid-infused android laughed, a cold shiver going down Zynth's spine. "Don't you understand? Your empire is a waste of time! We robots and those organic lifeforms could never co-exist! In fact, neither of us can exist on our own in the first place! It would be a much better to just destroy this damn hellhole of a planet!" Faster than a lightning flash, Blur pounced upon Zynth, morphing his arms and legs into a liquid-like substance, wrapping it around Zynth before solidifying. Master Zynth was unable to break free, giving Blur plenty of time to unleash a Chaos Burst. The destructive being infused with the android smirked at the sight of Zynth's near-limp body, the sound of broken machinery and short-circuiting parts emanating from it.
Suddenly, a large BANG sounded through the air. Blur turned his head to see four figures; Akumu, Yume, Mech, and most importantly, Shadow. The latter of these four was gripping a smoking machine gun, and the twins were both holding onto the purple Chaos Emerald. The twins and Mech looked shocked to see Zynth's current state, since he had been in near-perfect fighting condition only minutes before.
"I see you've finally arrived," Blur laughed again, returning his arms to normal as he threw Master Zynth's broken body aside. "About time, this cretin of an android was boring me."
"And why should we care about your boredom?" Shadow asked, cocking his gun. All Shadow cared for at this point was the crazed monster ahead of him, and his soul imbedded in the dying robot nearby. He turned to the twins and Mech, and ordered, "Get the soul. I'll deal with Blur."
"Right!" Akumu and Yume quickly grabbed Mech, running over to Zynth as Shadow stared down his opponent. Not wanting to waste any time, Blur rushed at Shadow, attempting to knock the machine gun away. Instead, Shadow thrust the weapon to his enemy's leg, releasing a stream of bullets into the unguarded limb. Blur was surprised for a minute, but then retaliated with an attack with a saber-arm to Shadow's head. Unlike the android, blood began to pour out of the wound, since Shadow was an organic lifeform. However, the emotionless really don't feel pain as we do, and he continued the battle.
Nearby, Mech was desperately trying to awaken his master. The twins saw the look of concern on the assistant's face. However, they were also keeping an eye on the battle that was only a few yards away, which was continuing brutally. The smell of blood, and oil hung in the air, the sounds of metal and bone breaking only halted by gunshots. A true war zone, and they were caught in it.
"Zynth! Master Zynth, wake up!" Mech's pleas kept on, and remarkably, the Shadow android's eyes fluttered open.
"Damn…Blur is a more formidable creation than I thought," Zynth muttered. The twins noticed him too, and pried their senses away from the fight. "I made him too strong. If only I had realized…I was only trying to…"
"Don't worry, we'll find a way to stop him," Yume said. "But please Zynth, we need Shadow's soul back. It's the only way we'll be able to win this."
"It's useless, if you don't know how to stop the Gizoid implanted in Blur," Zynth explained. He coughed up smoke, the result from burnt-out parts. "You need…a Chaos Emerald…and then, you must…"
"What do we need to do sir?" Mech asked, a hand on Zynth. "Master, you can't die yet! How must we defeat him?"
"We don't have much time left," Akumu pointed out. He pointed to the two combatants, which were still duking it out. However, Shadow was losing a large amount of blood, and he had just run out of bullets. Blur, having noticed this, was taking advantage of this, striking twice for each of Shadow's hits (which were coming quite fast).
"The Gizoid," Zynth continued, "has a weakness. If you say the keywords imbedded in his system…it will pause him for a while…and then, you have to disable his circuitry right at that moment. The keywords are…" Before he could finish, a sudden blast of energy was fired, striking Zynth's fractured body, and breaking it apart. Mech, Akumu, and Yume all turned to see Eggman, his cybernetic arm aimed right for them. In his other hand was a small, remote control sized device.
"I came back," Eggman declared, "and guess what? I found my Roboticizer."
"This is not good at all," Akumu muttered. "Wasn't he on our side, though?"
"You fools!" Eggman cackled. "I was using you, so I could destroy you two, Shadow, and take over the Robotic Empire at the same time! I never do something that doesn't benefit me, you see."
"You bastard!" Yume screeched. "You heartless, no good, wretched cretin! Is your empire all you care about?" The mad doctor in front of them smirked evilly, his robotic eye glowing blood red.
"Hold on a minute, I think I might have an idea," Mech whispered quickly to the twins. "When Dr. Eggman destroyed Zynth, I saw something fly out of him. I believe it was Shadow's soul." Mech gestured with his head toward the left, where a shining red object lay. "If you can get to it, and return it to Shadow, maybe we have a chance."
"I'll go," Akumu replied. "Yume, you stay here with the Chaos Emerald. You stay here, and make sure Blur and Eggman don't stop me, alright?"
"No problem, I can distract them." Yume held the purple Chaos Emerald tightly, and glared at Eggman. "Hey Eggman!" she yelled out to him, as Akumu silently slipped away. "If you want to have a robotic empire so badly, how come your own creations beat you in the first place?"
"None of your business!" The cybernetic echidna cried. "Watch your mouth, or I will turn you into a robot yourself! Trust me, a live creature that's knows they're being roboticized is not a happy one." In the past, Eggman had never wanted to actually kill anyone, as much as he may have implied plans to destroy Sonic. However, years of hiding, combined with hatred to fuel his evil genius, had finally warped his mind to complete insanity. Nothing was below him now, and it showed in his face.
"I bet you couldn't even hold your own against Blur, and you made him too!" Mech taunted, adding to the distraction. "I'm sorry, but someone who can only kill a dying being is truly sad."
"How dare you!" In his rage, Eggman accidentally pushed the button on his Roboticizer. With a sudden flash of light, a beam erupted from the machine's antenna, as it hit Akumu straight in the back. Yume's eyes were filled with horror as her twin, who had just reached their father's soul, screamed as his flesh turned to metal.
"NO, AKUMU!"
Didn't see that one coming, I bet! I was really on a roll for this! What is going to happen next? You'll just have to wait and see, now won't you? I'll see you later…