Ch.2: Evil's Ultimate Power
As the Blue Typhoon drifted through the loneliness of space Sonic couldn't help but feel uncomfortable with the noise levels in the ship, because there was none. Not one of the gang had spoken since take off, and Chris was the most silent of all.
The human had seperated himself from the others, staring off into space with his head hung low. Sonic knew how much Chris blamed himself for Knuckles getting captured, but there was no way any of them could change it.
All they could do was hope that Knuckles was going to be okay.
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At the Metarex base the Metarex leaders gathered themselves in a conference chamber to decide thier prisoner's fate.
"I say we get rid of him now," said Yellow Zelkova banging his fist on the table.
"No" said Green Bay Leaf " his powers could be a great use to us. If only we...,"
"He will not share his strentgh so willingly" said Dark Oak interrupting Green Bay Leaf's statement " he is to loyal to Sonic and the others,"
"Then what shall we do?" asked Black Necrous.
"By making him one of us,"
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"It's quiet" Knuckles thought " maybe too quiet,"
The red echidna had been laying bound to the Metarex's scanning machine while the Metarex leaders were having their meeting. About an hour passed before that silence was broken by the sound of doors sliding open.
Black Necrous and Green Bay Leaf came in, the latter holding a small dark object in his hand. Knuckles couldn't tell what the device was, but he felt that whatever the reason it was brought here it wouldn't be good.
"Relax" said Black Necrous pressing his metal claws down on Knuckles chest " this won't hurt...much,"
"What are you going to do to me?" demanded Knuckles struggling both agianist his bonds and the Metarex's grip.
"You'll soon find out," said Green Bay Leaf putting the dark object againist Knuckles forehead.
The moment the small object touched his skull Knuckles suddenly felt woozy. His mind blurred, and everything went black. Black Necrous and Green Bay Leaf smiled. The brainwashing process had begun.
Two hours later Knuckles reawakened to see all the Metarex leaders this time gathered around him, but this time he did not regonize who they were.
"Who are you?" said Knuckles pressing a hand to his forehead, the tiny black object had dissolved into his skull " and why do I feel so dizzy?"
"You had a little accident Scarlet Snapdragon" said Dark Oak " I am afriad the enmies to our cause knocked you out and caused you to lose your memory,"
"My memory?" said Knuckles.
Suddenly the small black object Black Necrous and Green Bay Leaf planted earlier began to take effect revealing to Knuckles a memory that showed him aboard the Blue Typhoon and sneaking messages to the Metarex. But then the members on the Blue Typhoon found out and attacked him.
"That explians why I'm in the hospital" said Knuckles " to bad I didn't have my gear with me or I would have trashed them,"
"Yes, it was to bad" said Dark Oak " but we couldn't lose, you're the whole cornerstone in our plan. For you have the power to control chaos,"
"I remember now" said Knuckles as another false memory passed through his mind " I was supposed to snatch that Master Emerald. It's the whole key the chaos emeralds power. If we control that, we can conquer the whole universe,"
"True, but now that they suspect you as a traitor you can't possibly board the Typhoon again," said Yellow Zelkova.
"You're right" said Knuckles smiling " I guess I'll have to dress up first then,"
In a few minutes Knuckles was strapped into his Metarex gear giving him the appearence on a humanized scarlet dragon. The Blue Typhoon wouldn't know what hit them until it was to late.