Soz for late update. I haven't been feeling motivated but I made myself do it. Fights have gone downhill since the last chapter so be warned.

Sonic the Hedgehog:

Tournament of the Stars

Chapter 28

Last time, Ozone was able to defeat Thorn after a long winded battle while Kyira beat Havoc, much to the audience's disdain.

"Our next fight is Eggman VS Shade!" blared the announcer. Both doctor and echidna walked out. Everyone was booing Eggman, who still didn't seem to care. Shade was clearly focused, knowing she couldn't lose.

"So, we fight at long last" Eggman sneered. "This should prove interesting."

Shade drew her Leech Blade and said "I wouldn't be so cocky if I were you!"

The echidna made a dash at the doctor but his Egg Walker jumped to incredible heights before she could land a hit. She was taken aback and wasn't prepared for the walker's return to the ground. The lumbering machine barely missed her but she was still thrown forward by the shockwave that it made when it landed. Eggman grinned as he began to fire his guns at the echidna but Shade was agile and continuously dodged the bullets.

This is too easy, Shade thought. But years of training taught her that one should never let their guard down. Shade decided to take a risk and jumped into the air and made a dive at the walker, knowing it was slow and easy to hit. But Eggman fired a missile at the airborne echidna. Her eyes widened as it got closer but she managed to grab hold of it and began to copy Sonic's missile riding technique. She nearly lost her balance but when she recovered, she seemed to lose herself in the thrill of it.

So this is what it likes to be carefree, she thought. Her attention was brought back when she heard a ticking sound coming from the missile. Panicking slightly, she quickly jumped off, the missile exploding as she fell. She turned this to her advantage and divebombed, her Leech Blade drawn, leaving purple specks in her wake. She struck down the centre of the walker and waited for its effect. Nothing happened.

"What the…" she started to say but she was interrupted by Eggman's chortling.

"Hohohoho! You honestly thought I wouldn't come prepared! Before the fight started, I looked over who my possible opponents were and so, I upgraded my walker in emergencies. To combat you, I made my walker resistant to Nocturnus technology!" the doctor revealed.

He quickly pressed a button and a boxing glove was sent into Shade's face, sending her into the wall. Shade growled to herself as she peeled herself off.

That's great, she thought sarcastically. How can I destroy that thing when my technology won't work? Then, an idea struck her. Eggman may be a genius but he had a tendency to overlook things. Smirking, she made a dash for the walker. Eggman smirked as he began to unload his guns. Shade did her best to avoid the shots and made another risky jump. This time, she landed on top of Eggman's head, covering his eyes.

"HEY! Get off me!" he yelled, attempting to shake the echidna off but she was persistent. While keeping a hold of Eggman, she drew her Leech Blade and struck the control panel. Luck must've been on her side because it began to spark as the walker shut down.

"You may have protected the outside," she said, "But you didn't think about the inside!"

With her work done, Shade jumped off, leaving Eggman to face the explosion. As the dust settled, the Egg Walker was in a scrap and Eggman was covered with dust, his moustache smoking.

"I always hated echidnas" he muttered before fainting.

"Shade has won!" cried the commentator, with the crowd cheering as Eggman was dragged off by the medics. Shade smiled and returned to her seat. She was greeted with congratulations from the Sonic Heroes.

"Way to go, Shade!" cried Sonic.

"Yeah, you certainly turned the tables" said Silver.

Knuckles just sat there with a smile on his face.

"You did well, Shade" he complimented. The peach echidna began to blush slightly before turning away and taking her seat.

"Thanks" she muttered. Amy raised an eyebrow. Why did she have such a hard time confessing her love for Knuckles? She finds it easy telling Sonic. But… he never seems to care. Amy began to feel slightly depressed but she was knocked out of it when the commentator spoke again.

"Our next fight is Metal Havoc VS Omega!"

Tension suddenly built in the air. The two mechs appeared and slowly made there way towards each other, both showing no emotion. MH began to crackle electricity between his fingers while Omega reloaded. As they came face-to-face, no one said anything. An eerie silence filled the air. Suddenly, the two turned their backs on each other and began to take slow steps away from each other. Nobody knew what was going on when suddenly, they quickly turned round and fired. Metal had pulled out his gatling gun and began to shoot but Omega had sent a missile so the bullets caused it to blow up.

MH swiped at the smoke to get a better view but all he got was a silver fist to the face. He recoiled and allowed Omega to pull him into a bear hug and crush him. It looked the fight was already over but MH began to electrocute Omega, freeing himself. The ex-Eggman mech was disorientated and MH was able to kick him to the floor. Omega tried to push himself up but MH put his foot on him.

"Game over" he said, maliciously but Omega aimed his guns and began to fire. The bullets bounced off of MH, but he was still forced off. Omega managed to get up while still firing but MH was getting pissed. He fired another bolt of electricity at Omega. It didn't make him fall over but it still stopped him firing. MH dashed at Omega and swiped across Omega's front, leaving a gash in his chest. Omega began to stumble, clearly losing energy but he turned to face the robot duplicate of Havoc and fired his laser (don't make any 'lazar' jokes). MH fired more electricity to try and fight against the laser. The thunder formed to make its own neon blue laser which pushed against Omega's cyan one. Eventually, MH prevailed, his lightning going straight into Omega. He began to spark whilst repeating "Malfunction! Malfunction!" before shutting down and collapsing.

"Metal Havoc wins!" the commentator yelled but no one cheered. They were still in shock. Shadow was the only one who wasn't agape. He stared at MH, hate brimming in his eyes. Omega was picked up by the medics; along with some mechanics while MH strolled off, thinking the same thing.

"Once I get those emeralds, I'll make sure your death will be painful, Havoc!"

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