(HI! I am now multitasking…stalking SEGA (found out about the latest Sonic game) and writing! I figured I'd post the last chapter today. Please leave reviews on what you thought of the story, if I should continue it, or whatnot. Otherwise my next story is coming soon, it's already in the works! Some of the Super Sonic attacks used in this story I had researched actually WHILE writing, strangely. And what SUCKS is that only Shadow can use most of the attacks I'm finding, so….I'm kinda using them with Super Sonic, because to me, he can do ANYTHING. So yeah. Hence the "Nerd" part in my pen name. I research Sonic. Anyway…I shall begin where I left off. Hope you enjoyed the cliffhanger! XD
As Sonic says, "let's do it to it!")
The power given to me by the Chaos Emeralds surged through me, renewing my confidence in the battle at hand. I looked down at Cinos, who stared at me in surprise. Once he recovered, an ever-present smirk spread across his face.
"Ah, so you've chosen to use the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic," he said. "Impressive."
"I doubt you have the ability to transform, eh, Cinos?" I responded with a smirk.
"Maybe not, but I still have twice the power as you."
"You think so, huh?" I cocked my eyebrow mischievously. "Wanna bet?" With that, I thrust a hand out in front of me, sending a blast of golden energy in his direction. But at the last moment, he jumped out of the way just as the energy blast hit the ground instead of him, burning the grass and leaving scorch marks. We both frowned.
"I've been taking it easy on you, hedgehog," Cinos said, straightening. "I see that has to change." He put both his hands at me, sending a Chaos Blast hurtling towards me. I mimicked him, putting my own hands out and sending a counter blast, causing our two attacks to collide and explode in mid-air. I flew back to avoid the relatively small inferno. When it cleared, Cinos stood in the same place, but besides a few scorch marks on his fur, was relatively unharmed. Without hesitating, he shot another blast at me, this time catching me off guard and hitting me in the chest, sending me flying backwards. I steadied myself, grimacing, but it was short-lived as adrenaline masked the pain.
I realized his strategy; strike without warning. I decided to do the same and launched myself at him in a burst of speed, performing a Super Sonic Boost. I pushed him to the ground and back a ways, stirring up a path of dirt in the process. He glared at me and blasted me off of him, and I flew back to hover above him. Instead of a direct attack, I put my hands out in front of me, palms toward him, and sent a series of blasts at him. Cinos shielded his face with his arms, but each attack hit him and knocked him backwards until he fell on his back. Immediately, I started charging my next attack. After a few moments, using the time it took Cinos to recover, I sent a beam of light and energy from my hands straight for his core. The beam of light enveloped him, forming a sort of dome around him.
"Heh-ha!" I cried in triumph. But a moment later my blast was deflected outwards toward me. I shielded my face, closing my eyes, and was blown backwards. The wave of energy felt like a wall had slammed into me. I landed hard on the ground, rolling a few feet. I groaned. Then, a hard metal foot pinned me down, pressing down on my rib cage. I looked up and gasped at the sight of Cinos, then smirked to myself.
The blast had done more damage than I thought. Half of Cinos's face was missing, as was one of his arms, leaving just a sparking mess of wires and metal. He pulled back his remaining hand, palm open, a red energy spear forming in it.
"I've let you live for far too long tonight, hedgehog," he snarled, his robotic voice even more eminent. "I'm done playing. You're through!"
I closed my eyes and let out a shout of frustration. Why won't he die? That blast should've killed him! I was right. Eggman's bots are getting harder and harder to beat. I disappeared, teleporting behind him. My attack was already charged. It sat ready in my hands. Cinos turned after a moment and stumbled back, though his glare never ceased.
"I think it's you who will die tonight." A smirk played on my lips.
"You wouldn't –"
He didn't get to finish. In a moment, I had flown several meters away and was charging at him, arms outstretched. I let go of the blast, and it sped directly toward him, a yell tearing from my throat. The blast enveloped him, and I realized another problem; I was flying too fast, I would fly right through the blast and do more damage to myself than I could heal. But it was too late to pull up. As the light enveloped Cinos, I flew past, smashing my fist where his heart would be to finish him off for good. I flew out of the dome of energy as fast as I had gone in, but felt almost nothing besides a tremendous amount of pressure; I was pure adrenaline. I looked over my shoulder just in time to see the robot, Cinos, explode in a fiery inferno, I laughed to myself and slowed to a stop. No sooner had my feet touched the ground that I turned back to my normal, blue self and collapsed.
I woke to the sound of sirens on the distant roads. I opened my eyes and lifted my head enough to see flashing red lights in the parking lot of the facility, and could vaguely see people moving around. My entire body ached intensely. What had I been doing?
That's right. I fought Cinos. I had won. But I didn't want to get up. Can I just lay here until someone found me? I groaned to myself at the thought of getting up and let my head lay back on the grass, shutting my eyes.
"Sonic!"
My ear twitched in the direction the voice came from. I opened my eyes again. Tails was running towards me, his two fox tails waving behind him. I smiled a little as my best friend knelt beside me.
"Hey bud." My voice was hoarse.
"I heard what happened and came to help. Are you ok?" He carefully put his hand under my arm and helped me up.
"Yeah," I said, grimacing, my voice tight and strained from pain. "Is everyone else…ok?"
"I'm not sure. I just got here." He nodded toward a familiar plane parked a dozen or so meters away. "But I doubt all those emergency vehicles are for you."
I frowned and looked up. There were more cars in the lot than I'd thought. Tails helped me walk over to the parking lot, me limping slightly. I draped an arm over his shoulder and allowed him to support my weight. All I wanted to do right now was sleep. Not see who got injured.
As we got closer, I could hear the commotion going on. People were shouting orders to others and rushed around. Some people were being wheeled around on stretchers into the four emergency vehicles. Whatever had happened, it wasn't good.
Someone gasped. "Sonic!" The voice was feminine. Sally.
I looked up and half smiled. "Hey, Sal."
"Oh, my Chaos, what happened?" she asked, guiding me to sit on the edge of one of the open vehicles.
"Long story, but I'll make it short," I replied. "Cinos."
"Who?"
"Cinos, the 'perfect Metal Sonic,'" I said in a mocking tone. "My imposture, the one who framed me? I had to fight him. Pretty sure those cameras caught it all." I nodded at some cameras on the roof that were pointing toward the field I had fought in. I also noticed that the entire front of the building was missing; just a smoking pile of rubble remained. What'd happened to the two Freedom Fighters on lookout there, Night and Lexi?
"Ah," she said, glancing over her shoulder at the cameras.
"What happened back here?" I asked.
"Well, the explosions that went off before you started fighting him…did some damage to our team," she replied. For the first time, I noticed her cheeks were tear-streaked. I frowned.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
She looked away, but not before I saw more tears welling up in her eyes. "Night is dead," she said, her voice choked. "Lexi is in critical condition. Officer White is missing, and Leeta is suffering from smoke inhalation."
"Oh," was all I could say.
Sally nodded.
I stood up, wincing slightly. "I'm gonna…head home and recover. Let me know if something else comes up. I am…free to go, right? I'm innocent?"
She looked at me and smiled a little, her blue eyes shining with tears.
"Yes, Sonic," she said. "You're innocent."
(I think I'm gonna end it there. What do you think? Should I? Maybe my next story could be the sequel to this, and it's much longer. I could make it work. :) Please review! I want to know what you thought of my first story. Well…I have nothing else to say, really. So stay tuned!
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~SonicTheHedgehog-Nerd )