Chapter 2: The New Zeti

Sonic stood up, gasping for breath, and looked at his new body. Sonic was shocked at the change and at the same time a little bit ashamed of himself. What would he do in the Deadly Six? Would they want him to be like them? He couldn't kill, even if it was something small. It was against all his morals. But with his planet gone, his friends gone, what else was there to fight for? He didn't know anymore.

"Congratulations," Zavok said. "You are now a Zeti forever. Welcome to your new life."

Sonic hesitated, and then nodded. "What will I be doing here with you guys?"

"You can join the Deadly Six or be a Zeti servant for us," Zeena told him, giggling.

"That looked painful. How painful was it? Is it as painful as the pain you're experiencing from losing your friends?" Zor asked Sonic. The hedgehog turned Zeti growled at that last question and clenched his clawed hands.

"Don't talk about them that way," he said, and sighed in defeat. "I guess I'll join the Deadly Six."

Zavok grinned. "Excellent; you have made a wise decision. Now for one last thing: you have noticed that all the Zeti names begin with Z. You will have to change your name to...Zonic."

Sonic's eyes widened and he thought about it. Sonic, or rather Zonic now, thought about himself being a Zeti. Was this really the right thing for him to be doing? He knew it wasn't, but what other choices did he have? Zonic nodded and walked towards them, looking at the three Zeti. He then saw Mecha Tails and frowned, glaring at the other Zeti.

"Why did you make Tails a robot?" He asked them.

"We were planning on capturing you, but your...friend got in the way," Zeena told him. Zonic gritted his fanged teeth as he knew how it happened.

"It was sad, really," Zor said, looking at his rose.

The newly transformed Zeti sighed and shook his head. A few minutes later, he saw Zazz, Master Zor and Zomom walk up to the group.

The only difference was Zazz was running around, tongue lolling about. "Where's that hedgehog? I'll crush him! I'll destroy him! I'll..." Once Zazz laid his eyes on the hedgehog turned Zeti he was frozen in place and stopped what he going to crazily say. Who was that? That couldn't be the hedgehog?

"Hey, Zazz," Zonic said.

It took a while for Zazz to calculate who it was from his voice and looks and lunged at him. "I'll destroy you!"

"Zazz, stop!" Zavok commanded. "Sonic...or Zonic as he is now known...has decided to join us as a Zeti. Do not harm him; he is one of us now."

Zazz looked at Zavok and then at Zonic in confusion. "No, more destroying?" Zazz exclaimed in shock.

"For now," Zavok said.

Zonic looked at him and sighed in relief, then looked at Zazz and Zeena. "So...what will I have to do now that I'm a Zeti and a part of the Deadly Six?"

Zazz laughed, "Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!"

Zonic's eyes widened and he shook his head, and then looked at Zeena for another answer.

Zeena laughed. "It's what we do. If you didn't want that you should have chosen death."

"Fine," Zonic said. "I guess I'll have to do this then."

Zavok nodded and grinned. "You will not regret this decision," he said. "Now, come; let us show you around."

Zonic sighed and nodded as the Deadly Six began to lead him away from the rocky lava mountains and to other places of The Lost Hex. Zonic wasn't entirely happy by his decision. He kept glancing at Mecha Tails, thinking he failed him and their planet. They came to Windy Hill and Zonic smiled; he really liked this zone of the planet, because it reminded him of a few locations on Earth like Green Hill. Zonic looked at the Deadly Six and sighed.

Zeena frowned at Zonic's expression. "If he's going to be like this we should makeover this place."

"How so?" Zonic asked. "This place reminds me of Earth."

"Exactly," Zavok said, and looked at Zeena. "How do you suppose we could...make Zonic feel welcome?"

Zonic froze at this. What were they going to do to him?

Zazz was jumping about behind the two yelling one word in particular Zonic didn't like. "Pain! Pain! Pain!"

Zeena thought for a moment and then smirked. "Why not we get rid of all the places that remind him of his 'old home'."

"Yes, that would be wise," Master Zik said, and turned to Zonic. "You are a Zeti now, and if you want to live here then you must get rid of anything that reminds you of Earth."

Zonic looked at him and sighed. "Okay," he said, and nodded. Zonic looked to Mecha Tails and then at the beautiful scenery behind him. He didn't want it to go away, but he guessed...it may be for the best.

Zavok nodded and then looked at him. "Then let's start...remodelling."

Zonic swallowed a bit and looked at the giant hills in front of him.

Zazz laughed, "Destroy! Yes!"

Zonic glared at him and gazed at the beautiful scenery one last time, knowing that he had to do this.

"What a shame. This place was pretty like this rose, but it has to go," Zor said without any emotion as he continually stared at his blue rose.

Zavok chuckled and looked at the Zeti. "Zeena, do you have anything in mind on how we could redecorate?"

Zeena thought about it, but when she was about to answer Zazz cut in. "Oh! Oh! What about that fat crazy man's ray thing!"

Zeena glared at Zazz as that's what she had been about to say. Zonic froze even more. They were going to use the ray gun that killed his world to 'redecorate' theirs? How crazy are these guys? "Are you crazy?" He yelled at them. "That machine destroyed Earth and now you want to use it here?"

Zazz laughed. "He's funny when he's mad!" Zonic became even angrier. If he could become Dark Zonic he would, but he didn't know if he could channel that type of Chaos Energy anymore.

"Shut up, Zazz!" Zonic shouted, and looked at Zeena. "Can't we just leave The Lost Hex the way it is?"

Zeena shook her head. "No, because don't you not want to be reminded you failed your planet, your friends. If we change the zones then you won't," Zeena told him.

"So sad," Zor said.

Zeena and Zazz smirked. "Victory! Destroy! Destroy!" Zazz yelled, laughing as he pointed at the loops, cackling.

Zavok chuckled and nodded to Zeena to begin. She nodded and lifted her hand up and they all heard a slight creaking noise and Zonic did not like that sound at all. A few minutes later, a bright green light shone down on the planet, destroying the zone. When it faded, almost nothing was left. Zonic gasped and sighed, knowing that he had to get rid of the memories of him on Earth.

"Stop being depressed. That's my deal," Zor said, clutching his rose, tightly.

Zonic looked around and nodded, a smile on his face. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. Sure, Earth was destroyed, but he had a second chance on The Lost Hex.

Zavok looked at him. "I see you are beginning to feel at home."

Zonic looked at Zavok, but then back at the area they were in. Sure, it wasn't his home, but he had to renew his life after what had happened. His glance soon, went to Mecha Tails. His guess is the half robot fox would be their servant which concerned him, greatly.

"Tails," he asked the robot. "What's going to happen to you?"

"I will serve the Deadly Six as their robot servant," Mecha Tails answered. That was all it took to make Zonic miss his little buddy's normal tone of voice. Tails' voice was a mixture between robotic and his normal voice. And Zonic missed the regular Tails. The brainiac. That little smart kid that was his little buddy. Zonic sighed and nodded. What exactly did these guys do after they destroyed a planet? Did they relax for a bit or did they go after more planets? He didn't know, but he was a part of the Deadly Six now so he had to adapt and do what they did.

"Zeena...what do the Deadly Six actually do?" He asked.

Zeena smirked evilly as she looked at her nails. "We mostly go around looking for anything we can destroy or kill. It's what you would call 'fun' to us."

Zonic's eyes widened and he sighed. "Alright," he said. "I suppose that's fine."

Zeena looked at him and blushed. Zonic noticed and turned away. He looked back to the area that used to look like Green Hill Zone. Now it was a white wasteland, it used to hold the colours similar to Green Hill and look similar, but now…it looked like the zone was dead. He sighed, he had to get used to this. This was worse than Eggman's idea of an Eggmanland. All around him it showed the image of death.

Zavok turned to look at him. "You seem troubled. Is anything bothering you?"

"No," Zonic said. "I just need to get used to living a new life."

"A life of destruction and pain!" Zazz cackled. Zonic glared at him, but then turned back to the wasteland-like zone. He sighed and nodded; if he was going to be a Zeti, he might as well get used to it.