Chapter 6: The Cacophonic Conch
Eggman didn't like this new Sonic at all or...Zonic. Whichever...he didn't like this new one. He liked his old enemy better when he was nice and cheery and was there to even help an enemy. "W...What about when the Zeti tried to kill all of us, I...against my regular evil mind saved your life at the lava mountains." Zonic did remember when Eggman grabbed the broken bridge and grabbed his hand to save him from falling into the lava and then threw him up onto the platform as soon as the bridge gave way and Sonic believed Eggman didn't survive.
"You only did that so you could further your evil schemes," Zonic told him menacingly.
Eggman was now up against a rock and looked at it and then back at Zonic in fear. "S...Sonic, none your friends would...want you to be like this."
"Shut up! Everywhere you go, you always plan evil! I do not want my new planet to suffer what you tried to do to Earth countless times! This isn't about me, Egghead. It's about you."
Eggman swallowed, hard. He was trying his best to reason with the hero turned Zeti, but that seemed like it was failing. If anything went worse from here Eggman just may have to commit to his next step to stop Zonic or the other six from killing him.
Zonic chuckled and glared at Eggman, hatred in his eyes. "You've always tried to take over Earth with your evil plots but you'll never take Lost Hex!"
Zomom looked at him. "Let's destroy him already."
"Ooooh! Yes! I want to see his pain!" Zazz exclaimed, stomping a clawed foot.
"Same here," Zor said, without emotion though a small smile spread on his face at the mention of pain.
Eggman winced at their destructive yells and Eggman was about to take to no more of it. When Zonic took one more step toward him that seemed to make Eggman, make up his mind. He took out the Conch and blew into it, making all the Zeti scream in pain and fall to the ground, holding their heads. When he finished blowing into it he looked back at the seven Zeti, still in fear yet he could feel a hint of...satisfaction coming out of this at seeing their pain for making him so afraid and it made him smile.
Zonic struggled to get up and glared at him. "You will...not win..."
"Really?" Eggman said. He held the conch up, but out of Zonic's reach. "With this I can make all seven of you do want I want. And I won't make the same mistake as last time." He glared back at Zonic. He put the conch behind his back. "It's even better that my worst enemy will be working for me." He heard the dark blue Zeti growl and Eggman smirked. "If any of you disobey an order...well...you know what will happen."
"You're going to pay, Eggman!" Zonic yelled, still clutching his head in pain.
Eggman chuckled and looked at Zonic. "Really, now?" Zonic kept glaring at Eggman. "Although the one thing I must thank you for with my fake death is that my two robots fell into the lava which means I no longer need to listen to their continuous complaints." Eggman then, walked around the rock and looked at the scenery they were in. "Now, how would I change this place to look like an Eggmanland utopia?" He asked himself.
Zonic's eyes widened and he said nothing, keeping his glare upon Eggman. The evil scientist kept inspecting the surrounding area they in, trying to calculate what he would need to build Eggmanland. He grinned and looked at the seven Zeti, thinking that they could help him. "You seven shall help me build my dream, Eggmanland, and if you refuse...I shall blow the conch," Eggman said as a grin formed on his face.
Zonic growled in anger. "Why...why do you want to build Eggmanland here?"
Eggman chuckled. "Because Earth is destroyed or...dead as we may put it and it would be no fun to just build it there. No challenge. While here...all of you are here."
"We won't let you do that," Zonic said.
"You know sooner or later we'll break free of the Conch's control," Master Zik told him.
Eggman smiled and shook his head. "I can easily blow the conch again to intimidate you all." Zonic growled in anger. He didn't like want Eggman was doing or going to do, but he knew he had to stop him. As the Lost Hex had become his new home he had to save it.
"We'll defeat you sooner or later," he said. "In case you didn't know, I still have my speed."
"I would know that, Sonic, but the conch gives you pain and you can't do anything while in that state of pain," Eggman told him, his smile turning into an evil grin. "Which I will use whenever one of you disobeys me."
Zonic growled in anger and glared at him. He turned to the other Zeti, wondering what they should do. Zazz had an expression of crazy anger mixed with hate at Eggman, the same with Master Zik and Zavok except without the craziness and Zeena and Zomom glared at Eggman with anger. Zonic knew they were all anger and it would equal in some kind of war against Eggman, but to get their freedom back that's what they might do.