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Feelings of Betrayal

Chapter 4- Evil Unearthed

BZZRT! The teleportation device had finished bringing Sonic, Eggman, and Orbot back to Eggman's Lair, and all was as silent as ever.

"Geez, talk about a buzzkill. Where are all of your robots, Eggman?" Sonic, asked, slightly confused.

"Remember? You killed all of them except for Orbot. Luckily, I don't need those cretins anymore. I have someone on my side who's 100 times more powerful and evil...you." Eggman replied, unable to control the evil grin on his face. "Now, let's get working, Blue Blur. Let's see just what you can do."

"Yes, Master Eggshell!" And with a WHOOSH, he sped through the lab, looking for something to build a machine out of, when he stumbled upon a blood-red pile of scraps behind Eggman's supercomputer. He quickly set up a spot for him to build upon, with a burst of wind so powerful, it knocked Eggman over, with the scientist landing flat on his face. "The red joint's connected here, and that means that the only place the Carburetor can go is here!" Sonic said triumphantly, and he finished the machine with no problems whatsoever, leaving Eggman speechless.

"H-how did you..."

"It was quite simple, Egghead." Sonic replied.

"I've been trying to make this thing for nearly a DECADE, and you complete it in 45 seconds-"

"Um, 44 seconds."

"...44 seconds?! Sonic...you're a frickin' GENIUS!"

"I have my ways. So...What does this thing do?"

"You know, Sonic...I don't know. But I know who to test it on..." Eggman said menacingly, and he pointed the cannon-type machine at Orbot.

"BOSS, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?! YOU CAN'T TEST THIS...this...THING ON ME!" Orbot wailed.

"Oh, but I can. You're my minion, after all, and you'd DIE for me, wouldn't you?"

"Well, I...NO! I CAN'T! AND I WON'T!"

"Sonic, seize him."

"With pleasure, master." The hedgehog replied, and he grabbed Orbot by the arms, and held him like a shield.

"Sonic...why?"

"Sorry, Orbot, but this is my destiny. To work with the master of evil himself. Hasta la Vista, Orbot."

Eggman then fired the cannon, and an enormous beam burst out of the cannon, blasting at Orbot for what seemed like forever, while Sonic left the robot to die. Poor Orbot...he was so young...Anyway, the poor robot kept being blasted with an onslaught of energy, digging into his interior like a drill, digging and digging until...Orbot fell over, and the cannon stopped firing.

"Orbot...is gone." Eggman said semi-sadly, and walked up to the robot's remains. The robot's inner composition was all that was left, and the lad seemed dead. However, as Eggman walked up to it, Orbot uttered his last words...

"Eggman...I want you to know...no matter how abusive you've been or how caring you've been..."

"Yes, Orbot? What is it?!"

"I...hate you..." And with that, Orbot's lifeless hands loosened, and he lay there, motionless.

"Well, now that he's gone...let's get ready for our ultimate scheme..." Eggman cackled, and Sonic nodded eagerly, preparing for the thrill of a lifetime...

But meanwhile, at Sonic's House...

"Sonic, are you done?" Tails asked, peeking inside of the hedgehog's house. Nobody replied. "Sonic?" The door ominously let out a creak gradually growing in volume as the kitsune slowly opened the door. When the door was finally opened...Nobody was there. "Well...he's gone. Where did he run off to? I'd guess he'd run off to Station Square, bu- wait a minute. I didn't see anyone leave this house! How the hell did Sonic and Eggman leave here? The only one I saw leave was Orbot...but even he had returned home, with the Eggmobile...That only leaves one conclusion...Eggman captured Sonic!" Tails realized, but unfortunately, he was wrong. However, he didn't know that, and he went with his wild assumption. He ran to his lab as fast as he could, rummaging through the nuts, bolts, and machines in his lab until he found the activation key for the Tornado.

"Here we go!" Tails said to himself, and he swiftly ran to the repaired Tornado, activating the plane. "Eggman, you'd better watch out, because here comes Tails!" The kitsune yelled, and he took off towards Eggman's Lair, breezing through the clouds as quickly as possible. However, he then heard a sound that could've killed his ears, had he not been in the pilot's seat. It was the shrill shriek of the engine. It sputtered and made a small squeal before it shut off completely.

"Why Me?" Tails muttered dissapointedly, and the Tornado fell like a rock off a cliff. Tails groaned in frustration as he hovered away from the falling plane with his tails. The Tornado exploded, with Tails barely escaping its blast radius. However, this didn't faze Tails in the slightest. If anything, it made him even angrier.

"...Well...this is bound to be a frustrating day for me." Tails muttered. He then walked over to the pile of burning scraps, ready to extinguish the flames and rebuild the plane from the ground up.

Anyway, while Tails is rebuilding his plane, let's get back to Sonic and Eggman.

"Okay, now move it right over here, Sonic." Eggman ordered, and Sonic obeyed, picking up the cannon and placing it on the perfect position: where it could blast every single person in Green Hill in one firing of the machine.

"There you go, Master Eggshell!" Sonic said, his voice a bit more raspy than usual.

"Thanks, my dear acquaintance...wait a minute. You sound different." Eggman noticed.

"Never mind that, Eggman. We're getting off-topic."

"True."

"Now what's the plan, Eggman?"

"Okay, here's the plan..." Eggman whispered the plan into Sonic's ear, and Sonic cackled from the pure thought of it.

"Eggman...I've underestimated you. You truly are evil. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sonic cackled, and Eggman joined in, making a laugh that could freeze Mobius from pure fear.

"Sonic?" A voice from behind the duo froze their laugh immediately,and they turned to the one who had overheard them.

"What are YOU DOING here, Knuckles?!" Sonic yelled.

"I think a better question is WHY THE HECK ARE YOU WORKING WITH EGGMAN?!" Knuckles replied angrily.

"You wouldn't understand. Now away with you, Knucklehead." Sonic said, and he slowly started walking away before Knuckles grabbed him by the arm, and BAM! Suckerpunched him in the gut. "What was that for, Knuckles?!"

"Answer the question. Why are you working with Eggman? And I swear, you'd better answer me right now, OR SO HELP ME, I'll-"

"Geez, simmer down, Knuckles! I'll tell you, okay? Eggman basically helped me realize who I TRULY am: an evil, ruthless tyrant."

Knuckles stood there for a minute or so, motionless. He stared, wondering: is this reality? He stared with a frightened face, wondering if this was still the Sonic he used to know. However, he quickly came to his conclusion: This wasn't the Sonic he used to know.

"Sonic...what happened? A couple of hours ago, you're a strong, daring hero, and now...you've been driven to the dark side, and you'll most likely go insane!"

"I think YOU'RE the insane one, Knuckles." Sonic replied, his arms folded.

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that you're just as evil as us. You've been easily manipulated into numerous plans with Eggman, unaware that you were helping the side of evil...until it was far too late. You nearly left YOUR ENTIRE island unguarded when Tails and I landed on your island in 1993...just to stop us from helping out. What do you have to say to that, Knuckles?"

"I...I..." Knuckles was frozen in his thoughts. He knew that he had helped the wrong side sometimes, but he didn't expect it to be taken this far...

"That's what I thought. GET HIM, EGGSHELL!" Sonic yelled, and Eggman ran and grabbed the echidna in a headlock, holding it until Knuckles passed out from a lack of air. "Perfect. Now, cuff him to the walls. He'll be our next test subject..."

"Yes, Sonic." Eggman replied, unaware that the hedgehog was manipulating him as well.

However, a faint propeller noise was heard from behind the two. It slowly got louder as Sonic heard a voice yell out, "Don't worry, Sonic! I'm coming!"

Sonic froze from pure fear. The one person he didn't want finding out that he was working with Eggman...and he was right outside the Lair.

"T-Tails? Uh oh..." Sonic whimpered, frantically dashing around the room, looking for a place to hide. However, the lab was so barren and empty from the hedgehog's victory 3 hours prior...that he couldn't escape his cruel fate.

"Well, we're boned." Eggman said as he started to sweat, while Sonic was standing there, unsure of what to do.

"SONIC, DON'T WORRY! I'M-" Tails stopped in his tracks as he saw Sonic there with Eggman, working to place Knuckles on the wall. "Sonic...What are you doing?!"

"Tails, I...I..." But Sonic couldn't finish. He was at a loss for words. He had put the last nail in his coffin. Tails had found out what was going on. All was lost.

"Sonic...how could you?"

To Be Continued...