A.N: Sorry for the long break, things were hectic over here for quite a while, what with getting sick, make-up homework, and writer's block for my other stories and this one. I apologize for the hiatus, but I'm back on track now. The next story arc(S3&K) will be released as soon as I finish both parts to it. Sorry for the long waits, everyone.
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Chapter 3: Death Egg, Part 1
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"No! Please stop it!" A young fox cried, trying to break out of his captors' grip. He saw the bat raised above the bear's head, and he shut his eyes as it came down, causing a loud CRAK! upon crushing the small mechanical plane.
The bullies laughed and guffawed as they left the fox to clean up whatever pieces remained of the homemade toy. Miles Prower had been an orphan since he was barely a year old, abandoned by his parents due to the two tails he had been born with.
He sighed, wiping his eyes and trudging through the forest. He had been living in a small den at the Emerald Hills of the Mystic Ruins for the past few years, having moved there after the assault on Cocoa Island by the Battle Kukku Army.(1) His battle with the army was kept practically secret to the world, save for Cocoa Island itself, and when he arrived on Westside Island, he had fallen victim to bullying, courtesy of the Emerald Hill gang.
Suddenly, he yelped in shock as a roar of turbulence erupted overhead. A red biplane had passed over the island, partially obscured by smoke, and spiraling down towards the center of Emerald Hill. He raised an eyebrow. "I hope the pilot's okay..." Eventually, curiosity became too great, and he began to run in the direction the plane had crashed.
Sonic wiped his forehead, letting out a sigh of relief as he lowered down with his parachute. "That was close..." He growled, crossing his arms and waiting to land. "I figured I'd take a vacation and head to Westside Island, and whaddya know, Ro-butt-nik shoots me down."
Indeed, he had been about to land, only to have to bail as turtle-like Badniks shot his plane's engine. After a minute or two, he landed, abandoning his parachute and sprinting forth.
Miles screeched to a stop as a blue blur passed in front of him, scaring him half to death. He leapt into the bushes, peering out. Sonic stood on a nearby boulder, hand raised to shield his eyes from the sun. After a moment, he continued running, following the smoke from the plane. Miles' eyes shone with admiration at his speed, and he quickly gave chase.
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"Aww, man..." Sonic groaned as he approached the plane. The wings had been broken off and bent, the propeller was busted, and one of the wheels had burnt from being hit directly, melting into the grass. "It took me months to build this..." He sighed, searching through the cockpit for anything that may have survived the crash.
"Crap..." He sighed again, finding nothing of great importance. "I even lost the icebox..." He growled, looking up into the sky at Robotnik's Wing Fortress as it passed overhead. "Alright, Robotnik, beat you once, shame on you. Beat you twice, shame on you again. But seriously, beat you thrice, I'm seeing a pattern here!"
Sonic took off after the ship, sprinting across the hills. Coconuts and energy bullets rained down from the trees as the Badniks aimed for him. He skidded to a stop as a car of sorts drove towards him, the front protected by a drill.
Robotnik lowered down in his hovercraft, landing in the vehicle and activating the drill. "Still alive, you pesky little pincushion ? ! You've defied me for the last time, hedgehog!"
The vehicle hummed a bit, rolling forward, painfully slow. Sonic glanced left, then right, before staring disapprovingly at the man. He curled up, spinning into him and landing on the other side.
"GAH!" Robotnik cried out dramatically, motioning around as if he were slowly and painfully dying. "Noo! You've defeated me! Farewell, cruel, cruel wooooorld!" He smirked, glancing back at Sonic. "Kidding!"
The car suddenly broke open, panels opening all over it, and large wheels replacing the original wheels, similarly to monster-truck wheels. Sonic stared in shock as it towered over the Emerald Hills, and off in the distance, the woodland critters who witnessed it scampered away in fright.
"Say your prayers, hedgehog!" He cackled, pointing down at him. "This time, I'll squash you into a blue pancake!" The tires rolled forward, and Sonic dodged to the side, the treads barely nicking his sneakers.
He spun into the tires, attempting to cut them open, only to bounce right off. The tires barreled towards him, and he ducked between them. This continued for a minute or two, and Sonic growled, recognizing the pattern. "This could go on forever if I don't do something..."
"Yo, Ro-butt-nik!" Sonic called up. "What's the deal with attacking this island? You got a problem with me, I'll gladly take things to your own turf!"
"You truly are a pinheaded pincushion!" Robotnik snickered. "Have you never heard the legends of the Chaos Emeralds ? !"
"Yeah, of course I have!" Sonic replied, raising an eyebrow. "Heck, I stole 'em from you four years ago!"
"Those were fakes, you imbecile!" Robotnik laughed. "Do you really think I would power my creations with such powerful artifacts? If I did that, they would betray me immediately! The real Chaos Emeralds may be lost to the ages on the legendary floating island, but I can still make use of the Power Stones here on Westside Island!"
"Power Stones?"
"Yes, the Power Stones! They are exactly like the Chaos Emeralds in nearly every way! With the exception that they lack the Chaos Emeralds' true potential, of course. However, I can still use them to power my new fortress!" He pointed to the sky, and Sonic looked up, staring in terror at the spherical spaceship overhead.
"Behold, the mighty Death Egg!" The ship itself look like a ball, with a design on the front that resembled Robotnik's face. The two cannons on the front resembled eyes, and the nose and mustache were for decoration(at least, Sonic hoped they were decoration).
"You...You're serious... ? !" Sonic gulped. "YOU BLOCKHEAD! If the Power Stones really are like the Emeralds, then that thing will be a flying doomsday device!"
Robotnik smirked, chuckling darkly. "I know..."
Sonic's eyes widened, and he involuntarily took a step back. "You're...you're insane...You're just plain insane!"
"And that's not the best part!" Robotnik cackled, ignoring his nemesis. "There are more than only seven Power Stones; I will become invincible! Not even you could stop me this time, Sonic!"
The hedgehog smirked, however, a sweat drop appeared on his temple. "Hmph...Well, we can't know unless we try!"
He leapt into the air, jumping off of the tire and curling up, spinning towards the car. Robotnik set it in reverse, and Sonic landed on the drill. It started up, and Sonic cried out in shock, running as the drill spun, trying to maintain his balance.
"Tch!" He scowled. "I hate reverse hamster wheels..." He jumped up again, and Robotnik pressed a button, causing the car to rear back and aim the drill at Sonic. It fired towards him, and Sonic twisted in midair, dodging the attack, and curling back up.
Robotnik saw the incoming attack, and he ejected his hovercraft as Sonic sliced through the rest of the car.
Sonic growled, glaring up as Robotnik flew away. "Come back here, Ro-butt-nik!" He took off, leaving a trail of dust as he approached the Chemical Plant in the distance.
A minute or so passed, before Miles crawled out from the bushes, eyes wide in terror and awe. "W-Wow..." He gulped. "That...That guy was so cool...!" Suddenly, the reality of the situation dawned on him, and he shook his head. "Th-That egg-man said something about an invincible fortress...I...I can't just sit back and let someone else do all the work, I ought to help..."
He remembered the plane from earlier, and he ran back towards the pillar of smoke. "I hope he doesn't get angry at me..."
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"Drats..." Sonic panted, having run non-stop across the Chemical Plant, the Aquatic Ruins, and the Casino Night. "I've crossed three of Ro-butt-nik's trap-lands, and still no other sign of the man himself!"
He had entered the Hill Tops, sprinting across the gaps in the ground, which led to nothing but spikes, lava, and more Badniks. He screeched to a halt, doubling over and resting next to the stone wall. Suddenly, he noticed that he had recently passed some sort of sign-post, and a ring of stars hovered above it.
"What in the..." He approached, noticing that it was growing smaller and smaller. He jumped in, regretting it as his stomach churned. "Ugh...Haven't felt like this...since..." He looked around in shock. "This place...It looks like the Ring Zones back on South Island!" He noticed a glittering gem floating at the end of the tube he stood in, and he took off towards it.
He touched the emerald at the end, and as soon as his fingertips touched it, he was transported back to the Hill Tops.
"Is this..." He muttered. "A Chaos Emerald? It was in a Special Zone...But could it be a Power Stone?" He scratched his head. "I...I don't know anything anymore..."
"Like you ever did?" A familiar voice called out, and Robotnik floated up from the lava, in a submarine of sorts. "Hand over that Emerald, Sonic!"
"Or else what ? !" Sonic growled, gripping the gem. "You'll float at me?"
Robotnik snarled, sweat beading on his forehead. "Damn...That's no Power Stone...The Power Stones are found within the island's crust, not within Special Zones...How could the Chaos Emeralds be here, though? Could...Could this be the legendary floating island?"
"Or else I'll fry you, you brat!" He pressed a button in his sub, and a fireball shot towards Sonic. The hedgehog dodged it, spinning towards the sub. He bent the cannon down towards the body of the submarine, and Robotnik growled, about to press the fire button again. He realized what that would do, and he stopped, taking a deep breath and calming down.
He stood up, pushing the barrel of the cannon back out, and sitting down again. "There. Much better." He fired again, and Sonic dodged again, cutting off the cannon entirely. He leapt backwards off of a wall, spinning towards the submarine.
Robotnik ejected his hovercraft, barely dodging Sonic's attack. Suddenly, the hedgehog bounded up off of the sinking vehicle, and grabbed onto the hovercraft, swinging wildly as Robotnik tried to remove him.
His grip began to slip, and he cried out in shock as he fell, towards the darkened forest below. Just as he was sure he'd be either killed or paralyzed, the roar of a plane rotor filled his ears, and he looked around, confused.
He let out an 'oof!' as he landed on his stomach on the roof of the cockpit, and he slowly pushed himself up. "Wh...What the-? !"
His plane that had crashed was carrying him, descending into the forest.
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The plane had landed, and Sonic had climbed down, looking back up to thank the pilot, only to stare in shock at the empty air where the pilot's head should have been. He was about to assume ghosts, before a small orange fox popped out of the seat, climbing down.
"That was close!" He sighed in relief. "Are you alright?"
"Y-Yeah..." Sonic couldn't help but stare. "Oh! Thanks for catching me!" He bowed a bit. "If it wasn't for you, I'd have been a puddle right now. But..." He motioned at the plane. "You...You know how to fly this?"
Miles nodded. "Yeah. I know a lot about planes."
"Did...Did you fix this?"
He bowed his head, sheepishly. "Y-Yeah...I-I'm sorry!"
"Sorry ? !" Sonic grinned. "Dude, that's so cool! You fixed it in just over an hour; it took me almost half a year to build it!" He smirked. "So, what's your name, kid?" The fox mumbled, and Sonic scratched his ear. "Come again?"
"...Miles...Prower..." He replied, blushing.
"Miles Prower?"
"I know, right?" He chuckled nervously. "I hate it...It sounds so...so lame."
Sonic placed a hand to his chin. "I don't know, I think it sounds neat. 'Miles Per-Hour', see?"
Miles shook his head. "Everyone makes fun of me for it."
"I still say it's cool!" Suddenly, he noticed the two tails behind the kit, and his eyes widened. "Whoa, you have two...?"
Miles suddenly squeaked in fright, turning around and running. Sonic sprinted ahead, blocking his path, and Miles fell over as he bumped into him, crawling backwards along the ground. "P-Please don't beat me up!"
Sonic's eyes widened, and he raised his hands up. "Hold it, hold it! I'm not gonna hurt you!"
"I d-don't believe you!" Miles curled up, covering his head. "E-Everyone else does!"
The hedgehog stared in shock, mouth dropping into an 'o'. "...Miles..." He reached down for his shoulder, and the fox did what came naturally.
Sonic let out a grunt of pain as the kit bit down, hard, into his knuckles. He remained calm, taking a deep breath and digging the fingers of his opposite hand into the dirt. About a minute passed, and Miles opened one eye, surprised that he hadn't punched him.
He let go of his hand, blood covering his teeth and dripping to the ground. He stared in terror as Sonic grinned at him. "You...You didn't stop me..." His eyes widened as he realized what he did, and he sat up straight. "Y-Your hand-!"
"It's fine." Sonic smiled. "I've had worse...boy, have I had worse. Trust me, I can just walk it off-"
The kit had burst into tears, choking. "I'm s-so sorry! I...I didn't mean to, I-I-!"
Sonic lightly bumped his (clean) knuckles into the kit's forehead, playfully. "Dude, just chill for a sec. Breathe. In...now out." Miles nodded, following his instructions. "Good. Feel better?"
"A...A little."
"Good." He stood up. "Y'know, I could use some help."
"Y-You want me...to help you?"
Sonic nodded. "Sure, why not?" Miles stood up as well, and Sonic motioned to the plane. "Seems like you can fly this thing pretty well. I need you to go back to Emerald Hill and access the Special Zones there. In each of them you'll find one of these." He held up the gem he'd gotten. "Collect five of them, I'll hold onto this one in case Ro-butt-nik tries anything funny...well, funnier."
"O-Okay!" Miles nodded, jumping into the plane.
"I'll be over near the Metropolis later, come find me." The fox started up the plane, nodding again. "I'm counting on you, 'Tails'!"
"Tails?"
"You said you hated 'Miles', right?" Sonic smirked. "What? You don't like it?"
'Tails's face lit up, and he cheered. "Tails! My new name is Tails!"
Sonic chuckled, waving as he sped off. "Good luck, bud!"
As he sprinted away, Tails waved back, smiling as the plane took off. "You too...oh, man, I didn't ask his name!"
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The Oil Ocean came to a stop, and Sonic nearly gagged at the smell of diesel and smog. He had entered the Metropolis, and he was starting to regret it. Spikes popped out of everything, and that praying-mantis robot gave him the chills each time he saw it, as if it was created not to kill him, but just for the sole purpose of frustrating him.
He jumped off of the corkscrew he was on, having reached the top floor, and he looked around, searching for Robotnik. "Yo, Ro-butt-nik! Come on out, it's over!" There was no response, and a bead of sweat appeared on his temple. The entire city had been a death trap, even going to far as to hide some Badniks in the walls.
So where was the huge robot?
"...Doc?" He called. "...Hello?"
Suddenly, he cried out in shock as a large metal fist slammed into the back of his head. He groaned as he pushed himself up, turning onto his back, and staring in shock. Above him stood a large robot of steel, made to look just like him, save for the color.
"Wh-What the-? !"
"Hoho, Sonic!" Robotnik cackled from the robot. "I see you've met my Silver Sonic! Although it may not be complete, like Hyper Metal Sonic was, I created this one for only one thing; the duty of destroying you!"
"Tch!" Sonic smirked, pushing himself to his feet. "Yeah, right. I beat one of your dopplegangers before, I can do it again!"
And so, they fought. At first, Sonic thought that attacking from behind, where it couldn't see, was an ideal plan. Unfortunately, unlike Metal Sonic, this one had numerous razor-sharp spines on the back, and any contact would chop him to ribbons.
While he faltered, trying to think up a solution, Silver Sonic curled up, soaring into the air, and crashing back down, leaving Sonic only a few moments to dodge.
He growled, and the gem he'd kept appeared in his hand. He curled up as well, and the two collided, sparks flying. They bounced off of each other, only to spin back into one another. This continued for a few minutes, before Sonic stopped, slightly wobbly.
"Crap, this isn't good..."
Suddenly, a pattering noise filled the air as machine-gun fire rained down. Sonic ducked down as the bullets bombarded Silver Sonic, blowing a few holes in it's chest. It sparked a bit, before flying away towards the Death Egg, which was currently directly overhead.
Sonic looked upwards, grinning when he recognized the biplane. "Hey, Tails! Just in time!" He leapt up, and the two soared up towards the fortress.
Tails looked up to the hedgehog. "I forgot to ask your name earlier, by the way!" He called over the wind.
"And I forgot to give it!" Sonic chuckled. "Call me Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog!"
The two came ever closer to the Wing Fortress, and Tails squinted against the sun. "Man, we're still not close enough to the Death Egg for me to drop you off..."
"Don't worry, we can just set the plane to auto and jump onto the Wing Fortress!"
"Sonic, are you sure we can take Eggman on?"
"Sure, why not-..." Sonic looked down at the kit. "...Eggman?"
"Yeah. He...looks like an egg, doesn't he?"
"..." Suddenly, Sonic let out a cry as he laughed, almost falling from the wing. "EGGMAN ? ! Nice, buddy! That's even better than Ro-butt-nik!"
The plane shook violently, and Sonic grabbed the edge of the wing as lasers flew by. "They're trying to shoot us down!" Tails cried. "Sonic, take this and jump onto the ship!"
The fox tossed him a bag, the Power Stones inside. "What ? ! But Tails-! !"
The wing separated as a laser hit the plane, sending the red blur spiraling down. Sonic stared in shock, the wind carrying the wing onto the ship. Sparks flew as it skidded, and Sonic immediately jumped off, looking over the edge.
A few seconds passed, before he noticed a small red dot at ground level, smoke starting to billow up.
He stood there for a minute or so, before clenching a fist. He spun on his heel, glaring ahead, eyes having dilated to mere dots.
"ROBOTNIK, YOU MONSTER! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THAT!" He threatened.
"Hoho!" A camera nearby laughed. "And how do you plan to do that? You're on my turf now, hedgehog!"
He didn't respond, simply stomped forth. He approached a Cluck, a chicken-looking turret, and Robotnik snickered, watching from a remote camera. "He's not even planning to dodge! As soon as he's dead, I'll collect those Power Stones and power up my Death Egg even further!"
Suddenly, Sonic vanished, and after a moment or two, the Cluck exploded, debris flying everywhere. It happened to another, and another, until barely a single defense remained. In front of one of the cameras stood Sonic, glowing, a navy blue aura around him. "Watch it, Robotnik..." He snarled. "I'm coming for you next."
Robotnik gulped, sweat beading on his forehead. The sky-blue gem in his pocket glowed darkly, just like the hedgehog, and after about two minutes, the ceiling burst open.
Sonic dropped in, glaring at him. "You've gone too far this time, Eggman..." He took a step forward, then another. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me...And now my friend is gone because of you..." He growled. "I won't let you escape again."
Robotnik slammed his fist down on the keyboard, and a yellow barrier protected him from the crazed hedgehog. A large cannon appeared from the ceiling, and energy began to gather around the barrel. Sonic dodged the laser at the last second, before spinning upwards into it, immediately destroying it.
He spun around, facing Robotnik, just in time to see him drop down through an airlock. The barrier vanished, and Sonic jumped into the airlock after him. Robotnik was right below him, in a jet cockpit, and Sonic aimed himself for it.
At the last second, the jet took off, and Sonic fell through the airlock, headfirst towards the ground. He spun around in midair so that his back was to the ground, and he growled, eyes going wide as he realized what was happening. The Wing Fortress was beginning to detonate, fire and smoke erupting from every orifice, and he himself was falling towards Mobius, speed gaining as he dropped. He saw Robotnik's jet in the distance, getting smaller and smaller as it exited the atmosphere towards the Death Egg.
Suddenly, Sonic felt his feet hit ground, and he looked up in shock, realizing that he had landed on the red biplane. "T-Tails ? !" He cried out, looking into the cockpit. Indeed, Tails was piuloting the plane, smiling up at him. "B-But I thought-!"
"I managed to repair it, Sonic!" Tails cheered. "I had to take apart the machine guns to construct a new wing though, I hope you don't mind!"
Sonic stared, before bursting into laughter. "Not a bit, buddy!" They veered upwards, following the jet, and after a few minutes, they had caught up, but unable to fully reach it. "Hey, can this thing go any higher ? !"
"I don't think so!" Tails called. "You'll have to jump for it!"
He nodded, and crouched, ready to leap up. "I'll see you down below, Tails!" With that, he took off, grabbing onto one of the wings of the jet.
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Sonic let out a sigh of relief as he entered the darkened tunnel. The jet had managed to shake him off right as it entered the docking bay, but Sonic had luckily been able to propel himself into a separate ventilation shaft; he made a mental note that zero-gravity was awesome.
He leapt down, out of the vent, his feet 'clang'ing against the metal catwalk. Before him stood the main generator of the Death Egg, located in the center of the room with the catwalk circling around it.
"You pesky blue rat!" Robotnik's voice reverberated around the enormous room. "Take a good look at this room, Sonic the Hedgehog; it will be the last look you ever get before I close your eyes...FOREVER!"
"Bring it on, Eggman!" Sonic taunted, looking around for the insane man. "I can take whatever you dish out, and serve you double!"
CLANG!
Behind him stood Silver Sonic, eyes glowing orange and spines spinning like saw blades. "As you request, pest! This time, your little foxy friend can't help you! You're done-for!"
Silver Sonic spun towards his base, and Sonic jumped over him, scowling. He leapt into Silver Sonic as the robot uncurled, slicing his face in two. Sonic hoped that the cut would be enough to damage his electro-brain, but the fighting machine was hardly phased, this time raising his arms up in front of his body and charging.
Sonic spun into his head again, but as he bounced off, Silver Sonic raised an arm, slashing him across his chest.
"NGH!" The blue hedgehog grunted in pain, stumbling as he landed. He held his chest, a few drops of blood dripping through his fingers. "Darn..." He muttered. Suddenly, he remembered the gems that Tails had given to him, and he bucked his backpack into the air as Silver Sonic spun at him in the exact same arc.
The brown leather was shredded to bits, and the gems dropped down. Sonic rolled, somersaulting on the spot, and bursting forth, grabbing the six gems and smirking as he felt his spines sharpen and his muscles expand slightly.
"Get ready, you hunk of scrap!" He declared, somersaulting again. "HAVE A TASTE OF MY SPIN-DASH!" The robot remained silent, spinning at him at the same time. The two approached each other at a rapid pace, slicing spines meeting metallic saws.
Then, the two appeared behind one another, silent. Suddenly, Sonic lurched forward, blood dripping from his arms and legs as cuts appeared across his body. Despite the pain, he smirked, chuckling softly. "Gotcha..."
Silver Sonic fell to pieces, a sky-blue gem clattering to the ground. Sonic coughed, dropping to his knees and letting his arms dangle by his sides. "Darn...Not bad, Eggman..." The seven gems glowed, and Sonic felt his wounds heal. He looked down in shock, feeling power surge through his body. "Seven Chaos Emeralds..." He murmured. "The legends were true..."
Suddenly, his body convulsed, and he felt his body explode in power as his fur turned golden, and his eyes turned red. He stood there, hunched over a bit, staring down at his arm and chest, which seemed to have become just slightly more beefy.
He smirked, spinning on his heel and simply willing himself forward, exerting hardly a calorie of energy as he flew forth, through the hallway as it lit up thanks to his golden aura.
Robotnik ran as fast as he could, having witnessed everything on a monitor. The doors behind him closed rapidly, only to be blown open by the supersonic hedgehog. He quickly hopped into his doomsday robot, sweat dripping down his temples as the explosions grew nearer.
Sonic blasted into the room, slowly floating closer. "Alright, Eggman, I think it's about time we settle this. Super Sonic style." He snickered. "This time, I'll make sure that you never bother us again!"
The robot rose up, but Sonic's expression remained the same; cocky, determined. The robot marched forward, and the hedgehog crossed his arms, waiting until it was just on top of him, before leaping up, spinning into the cockpit.
However, his attack was impeded by the robot swinging it's arm up, swatting him away. He skidded to a stop, leaping up again and spinning into the knee. The mech crumpled for a moment, and Sonic took this as his chance to attack the cockpit again.
He spun into it, and Robotnik grunted in shock as the reinforced glass cracked slightly. Another arm came up, but Sonic dodged it, grabbing the spikes on the end and pulling. The entire arm came off, and he threw it to the side.
Robotnik snarled, firing the remaining arm at him. Sonic dodged it, grabbing the thrusters and lobbing it back at it's body. The arm pierced the shoulder it had come from, and the robot was practically defenseless. Sonic spun forward, but just as he neared the mech, small bombs that resembled Eggman popped out of it's back, aiming right for him. He dodged each one, spinning through the shoulder and leaving it armless entirely. He then bounded off of one of the walls, spinning into the rockets and bomb-deployers on it's back.
Robotnik began to sweat immensely, tears of panic slipping out from under his blue glasses. "You...Y-YOU...YOU HORRID LITTLE PINCUSHION! ! !" He screamed in fury. "I'LL KILL YOU! I DON'T NEED YOU TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE WEAPON!" It began stomping around the room wildly, and Sonic's eyes widened as he narrowly avoided being crushed. "I AM DOCTOR IVO ROBOTNIK! I.Q. OF THREE HUNDRED, I LEVELED AN ENTIRE CITY!" He continued to rant, and Sonic simply stared, having absconded to just past the railing of the catwalk. "I WILL NOT LOSE TO SOME ORNERY RAT! NOT TO SOME...SOME...HEDGEHOG! ! !"
Sonic growled, not that Eggman could hear him. "You know something, Ivo? You used to be fun." He crossed his arms. "But...I really hate sore losers. Not to mention crybabies." He clenched his fists. "TAKE THIS, EGGMAN!" He spun forward, cutting through the robot like a hot knife through butter. The robot fell apart, and Sonic landed on the other side, safe and sound.
He spun around, glaring. "Now, leave Mobius, Doctor Robotnik."
"Oh...I'll leave...WHEN I'M GOOD AND READY!" Robotnik declared, climbing out of the wreck. He raised a small box with a button on it, pressing the button as soon as he could. Energy siphons dropped down from the ceiling, and Sonic screamed in agony as the Emeralds were ripped away from him, draining his power as well.
He fell to his hands and knees, panting as the gems floated closer and closer to the fallen robot. The scrap began to reassemble, forming the robot once more, albeit deformed-looking, like a doll with patches of different fabrics everywhere.
"NOW!" Robotnik cried. "DIE! ! !"
KRAKOOM!
The robot's chest exploded, the Emeralds clattering in front of them both. They stared for a few moments, before the robot convulsed, flashes of light shining out of it. The arms blew off, and one of them spiraled off to the side, where it became lodged in the engine.
"Wh-What? N-NO!" Robotnik whimpered. "IT'S OVERLOADING! NO NO NO!"
Sonic quickly snatched up the Emeralds, before sprinting as fast as he could to the vent, panic setting in as the room exploded. He continued to run for his life, growling when he saw the end of the vent. Without a second thought, he launched himself into the void.
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Tails watched in shock as a bright flash of light erupted in the sky. He stared, wondering what it could have been, before remembering that the Death Egg was up there, Sonic along with it. The animals nearby watched as well, eyes shining as the light shone down.
The moonlight gently swayed over his shoulders
He hurried to the biplane, vaulting into the cockpit and starting the engines, tears in his eyes as he prayed to as many omnipotent beings he could think of that he wasn't too late.
Down from the heavens came a ladder of angels
The plane took off, propellers whirling as it rose into the sky.
The room was thinly dyed a dark blue
Sonic in the meantime was falling, gaining speed every second. He knew this was the end. Not even he could survive a fall through the atmosphere; he'd burn up before even coming close to something tall enough to catch himself on.
But the black waves were shaking
Suddenly, his feet touched solid ground, and he looked left and right, then down and back, eyes widening at the sight of the red biplane.
We are hand in hand, but do not overlap
Tails' cheers were lost to the sound of the plane's rotors, as were his sobs of relief. At the same time, Sonic grinned, feeling his own eyes tingle a bit, before wiping them away.
We do not need to talk when our chests touch
The gems swirled down, disappearing into Sonic's body in a quick flash of light, a soothing flash instead of a blinding one.
This moment will be frozen in time
The two turned to watch as the Death Egg plummeted, as the sun began to set.
Between us, our Sweet Dream will never end
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To be continued...
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(1): This will be adapted into a later chapter.
To anyone who asks, yes, those words in italics just now were a song, the one from the same scene in Sonic 2 in fact. However, since I felt that the official English translation wasn't very suitable for these two characters(because screw fangirl/hater comments concerning SonTails), I tried my hand at translating the original Japanese lyrics myself. Keep in mind that the lyrics above are still very, very rough, though not as rough as a direct translation run through Google Translate.