It was early in the morning now, and Shadow was walking around.
"Humph…just another boring day." Said Shadow, looking up at the sky.
As he was walking, he tripped on Sonic.
"Ugh! What on earth are you doing, sleeping on the ground, in the middle of a meadow?" asked Shadow.
No answer came from Sonic.
(Shadow kicks him.)
"Nughh…" mumbles Sonic.
I always wanted to do this. Thought Shadow. "Rise and Shine Faker! Chaos Spear!"
(Sonic flies a few feet.)
"Oww….Shadow…what was that for?" mumbles Sonic, getting up. "Can't a guy sleep in peace?"
Shadow grinned. "One, you are sleeping in a meadow. Two, I always wanted to do that."
Sonic frowns.
"And why do you have an emp rifle chopped in half right next to you?" asked Shadow, pointing to the object.
"Metal is crazy, he is going to turn Amy into a robot slave!" said Sonic. "I really don't want to have to deal with two Overlords…so, I'm going to save her." Said Sonic with a grin.
Shadow frowned. "Does she want to be saved?"
Sonic growled. "Of course she does! She just…is confused, and under some sort of mind control that makes her like him!" he said.
(Shadow crosses his arms.) "She doesn't ACT like she's under mind control." He said.
"Well…he's…doing something to her!" said Sonic, a bit frustrated.
"Yeah, he's caring for her, which is something you should've done a long time ago." Said Shadow.
"Whatever." Said Sonic. "I gotta go now. Later Shadow." Said Sonic, picking up the emp rifle parts, and bolting off.
"Humph." Said Shadow.
"HEDGEHOG!!"
Shadow turns around to see an angry Knuckles running at him.
"What now?" said Shadow with a blank look.
"Where is Eggman?" growled Knuckles. "I know he took my Master Emerald!"
"I don't work for him anymore, I haven't in a long time. What makes you think I would know where he is?" said Shadow with a snarl.
Knuckles regained control of himself, and said, "Shadow, I'm sorry. It was stolen when I fell asleep, and I'm just really frustrated about it."
Shadow nodded.
"Now, if you excuse me, I need to go search for it." Said Knuckles running off.
"Humph." Said Shadow. "I guess it isn't a boring day after all."
(Meanwhile…)
Amy was walking to Metal's house again. But this time, he wasn't there. She looked everywhere in the woods for him, but she couldn't find him.
"That's odd." Thought Amy. "Where did he go?"
She thought that maybe he had gone to her house.
But, when she got back home, he wasn't there either.
"Where could he be?" wondered Amy.
Suddenly, she noticed a note.
Oh no. she thought. He didn't…
(She reads the note.)
Amy gasps. "He did! He left! But, why? Metal…why did you leave?"
Flashback.
"I am sorry Amy…but this will never work." Said Metal sadly.
"What? Oh, don't listen to Sonic, he won't do anything while I'm around!" said Amy.
Metal sighed. "I don't want you to get hurt…he will always be after me, and I fear that one day he might succeed."
"Why? Metal…we could've…been together." Said Amy sadly.
Dear Amy,
I am sorry about this...I know that if I told you my real plans…you would stop me. I must become more powerful…I must become stronger than Sonic. I have left, but one day I will return. And when I do…nothing will ever get between us again. Nothing will destroy our relationship. I will not be destroyed by that Hedgehog again. Not now. I have found what I have needed for a long time. You. Thank you for all the kindness and wonderful times we have been together. I regret doing this, but it's the only way we can live happily. I will return one day though…I promise.
Metal Sonic.
Amy read the note over and over again. Not wanting to believe what she was reading. "But, for how long? A day? A week? A month? A year? A decade? How long?" said Amy sadly.
Amy decided to talk to Cream about this to make herself feel better.
Knock, knock, knock.
"It's him! He's back!" giggled Amy with glee. She opened the door quickly
"Hi Metal! I'm glad you decided to…oh…sorry Tails." said Amy.
"Umm…it's okay." Said Tails. "May I come in?"
"Sure." Said Amy a bit disappointed.
"Have you seen Sonic anywhere?" asked Tails, sitting on Amy's pink chair.
"Yeah. He tried to kill Metal with that emp rifle of yours." Said Amy angrily.
"So that's what he did with it." Said Tails. "When I realized he stole it, I kinda guessed that he was going to do something drastic."
"Yeah." Said Amy.
"So, where is Sonic?" asked Tails.
"I don't know. Metal brought me here last night." Said Amy.
"Oh…speaking of which…where is he?" said Tails.
Amy's eyes started to water. "He…he…"
"Died?" inquired Tails.
Amy shook her head, and handed Tails the note. As he read it, his eyes got big.
"Wow…for Metal to do something like this…Sonic did something pretty big, didn't he?"
Amy nodded.
"What on earth did he do?" said Tails angrily.
"He shot Metal with the rifle. And he swore to kill him." Said Amy in tears. "And because of it he left."
"Wow." Said Tails. "I really need to have a talk with Sonic. I don't think he will listen though."
Amy's sadness turned to anger. It's his fault he left. She thought. "I will make sure he listens." She said, pulling out her hammer.
"Okay…Amy. Put…the…hammer…down…" said Tails with a slightly frightened look.
"Right, sorry Tails." said Amy.
"I have a bad feeling about this though…Knuckles was ranting about someone stealing his Master Emerald…do you think that Metal stole it?" asked Tails.
Amy shrugged. "It's possible. Then again, Eggman and Rouge are suspects too."
Tails nodded. "Right."
(Tails stands up)
"Well, I have to go find Sonic. Want to come?" asked Tails.
"No thanks, I don't really feel like looking for him." Said Amy unhappily.
"Okay Amy." Said Tails, opening the door. "And don't worry about Metal, I'm sure he will come back soon. The Master Emerald has a lot of power, and it's easy to be satisfied with it's power."
Amy smiled. "I hope you are right. Thanks Tails."
"No problem." Said Tails, walking outside, and closing the door.
"I guess I'll go head over to Cream's house." Said Amy sadly.
(Meanwhile…)
Metal Sonic was still remaking Metal Overlord. He stopped working every so often to think of what was happening back home, but he decided against it. He was concentrating on building an ultimate form of Metal Overlord. And with the Master Emerald, he would accomplish a foe they would never be able to defeat.
"I should be done in...let's see. Normally it would take 3 weeks, but with the Master Emerald adjustment, it should take…" he said, looking at his calculating system.
"A month?" he said with anger. "I can't wait that long! Amy might move on, I…gahh. Don't ever think of that Metal. Just focus on finishing this. The longer you ponder, the longer this will take." He said, getting back to work.
(At Cream's house.)
"He left?" asked Cream.
"Yeah, he left…Sonic tried to kill him last night." Said Amy sadly.
"Since when did mister Sonic become such a meanie!?" said Cream angrily.
"He just won't let go of the fact that Metal used to be evil. He doesn't want to believe that he can change." Said Amy.
"Well, we can change that…right Cheese?" said Cream.
"Chao chao chao! Said Cheese enthusiastically.
"Well, I don't think that something like that will work. He is so stubborn. He won't listen. I am starting to think the only way for him to realize that he can change, is by Metal beating him."
"Oh." Said Cream disappointedly.
"I just hope he get's back soon." Said Amy, hopefully.
Suddenly, Cream's door burst open, and Knuckles rushed in, and grabbed Cream by the collar, and shook her saying, "WHERE IS THE MASTER EMERALD?"
BONK!!
"Oww...WHO HIT ME WITH A HAMMER?" yelled Knuckles.
"Cream doesn't have the Master Emerald Knuckles, don't be so darn aggressive." Said Amy angrily.
"So…YOU MUST HAVE IT THEN!!" he said angrily.
"Wha?" said Amy in confusion.
"I asked everyone else, but Metal and you. The two of you hang out now, so you must have it!" said Knuckles in a rage.
Amy growled. "I don't have it!"
Knuckles snarled. "Yes you do!"
Amy restrained herself, and quietly said. "I think Metal took it because Sonic tried to kill him. And now, he's using it in some way, in order to make himself more powerful."
"Oh…well why didn't you say so?" said Knuckles softly.
"CAUSE YOU WERE TOO BUSY MAULING CREAM, YOU JERK!" yelled Amy angrily.
"Okay, okay, sorry." Said Knuckles. "Where is Metal then?"
"I don't know. He left me with this note, and he didn't say where he went." Said Amy.
"Blast. He could be anywhere now!" said Knuckles angrily. "Now I need to go to Tails to ask for an Emerald tracker."
"You could apologize to Cream." Said Amy, pointing to a dazed Cream.
"No, I need to find the Master Emerald!" he said, running out the door.
"How rude! Sorry Cream, you okay?" said Amy.
"I..think so." Said Cream hesitantly.
(A month later.)
"Finally, at a long last…it is complete!" said Metal with joy. "Now, Amy and I will be able to live happily…together. Without interruption!" shouted Metal.
"I am complete!" said Metal. "Ahahahahahahahahaaa!"
"How long has it been Amy, a month?" said Cream to a depressed Amy.
"Yeah…he's been gone for a long time now…I wonder how long he really meant." Said Amy sadly.
"Don't worry about that now. Let's go shopping!" said Cream, trying to lighten the mood.
"Okay." Said Amy.
Sonic was happy to hear that Metal had left, and now, he was hanging out with Tails a lot, helping him fix things. And learning a thing or two from him.
"And we are finished fixing the X Tornado!" said Tails with a sigh.
"Alright! Now, what do you say, we get some chili dogs?" suggested Sonic.
"Sounds good to me!" said Tails.
Knuckles had given up, and he had been sitting at the shrine. He had been taking lessons from Shadow, on how to control a chaos emerald. Hey, if he could control the Master Emerald, why not a chaos emerald?
(Back to Amy and Cream.)
"I wish Metal was back…" said Amy sadly.
"Yeah…he was a nice guy." Said Cream.
Suddenly, on a nearby T.V. screen, there was a news report. Eggman was trying to get everyone to surrender to his "fantastic" Egg Destroyer. He had built a huge battleship in the sky, and is threatening to destroy the city.
"Muohohohoho!" said Eggman with glee. "Even Sonic couldn't get me here! And Shadow won't help you humans. What will you do now? Send fox boy after me? Bad idea! One person comes near, and I'll blow your city to pieces!" said Eggman. "Now, what is your answer?"
"Oh, no. Eggman." Said Amy.
Suddenly, they saw Eggman recoil in horror. "What? NO! You can't be…NO!!"
Everyone looked up. There was a giant explosion really high in the sky. Near the explosion was the person Amy was waiting for. Metal Sonic.
"Metal!" screamed Amy.
Metal was in his Overlord form. He didn't look any different from his original Overlord for, except for the fact, that he was larger, and he seemed to have a lot of power flowing through him. He also, gave himself a second pair of claws to go with the wings and, a lot more weapons.
Metal heard Amy call his name, and he swooped down, grabbed Amy and Cream, and flew back into the sky.
"What took you so long, Metal?" said Amy happily.
"Well, building this form isn't exactly easy you know." Said Metal.
Suddenly, 20 missiles flew at Metal.
"EMERALD SHIELD!!" yelled Metal, and a massive force field activated around him, blocking all the missiles.
"Where did that come from?" wondered Amy.
Down below, was Sonic, at an automatic missile turret station he had made. "Yo! Metal! I knew you would come back some day, Take this!" he said, fireing a giant energy cannon.
Metal dodged it, and fired an Emerald blast back at him, destroying one of the missile structures.
"This could be rough." He said, warping Amy and Cream to the ground below.
"HEAR ME SONIC!!" Metal bellowed. "THIS SHALL BE OUR REMATCH YOU TOLD ME TO ASK YOU FOR, LONG AGO! AND THIS TIME…IT SHALL BE DIFFERENT!!"
"WHATEVER METALHEAD!" yelled Sonic back. "YOU CAN'T BEAT ME! THE RESULT WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME AND YOU KNOW IT!!"
"Oh no." said Amy sadly. "Fighting already?"
Chapter 6! Woo! Who do you think will win? Will Metal win this time? Or will Sonic pull something off like he always does? What do you think? Oh, and thank you everyone for reviewing. Especially those who have reviewed every chapter! Thanks guys. But, everyone who reviews helps quite a bit! Oh, and I will be on vacation for about a week, starting the day after tomorrow. Thanks again!