Chapter 21
The sun was beginning to set over the horizon. The Westopolis skyline was silhouetted by the massive orb of light. Off in the distance, a solitary figure was standing on a high rise that overlooked the Robotnik Factorial Facility.
Zant was standing next to a massive speaker system that was hooked to a single iPod that lay on the ground. Zant had just put the finishing touches to the system and started scrolling through the playlist that he was supposed to play as the signal for the attack to initiate. The playlist ran like this:
"Fueur Frei!" by Rammstein
"Bodies" by Drowning Pool
"Superbeast" by Rob Zombie
"Children of Decadence" by Children of Bodom
"Here to Stay" by Korn
The playlist was short but would by the others enough time to infiltrate the facility unnoticed. As Zant looked it over he began to second guess his idea. It was true that he'd had outlandish ideas before, but this had to take the cake. Using a five-song playlist to distract thousands of Wire Frames was something he'd never tried before, and the others had been skeptical right off the bat. But since no one else had any other ideas on how to distract a force this large, no one had questioned Zant's idea.
Zant shook himself, and waited. He was to wait until the Wire Frame patrol forces changed shifts and gathered at the West side of the facility before starting the music, and they were just starting to move. Not much longer, Zant thought. He waited for several minutes to give the forces time.
Just as the last of the Wire Frames fell into place, Zant hit 'play'.
Down at the facility, the opening keyboard lines went unnoticed, but then an explosion of sound shattered the calm silence as the intro of "Fueur Frei" blasted from the speakers. The force of the sound was such that Zant was flattened by its force.
The blast of music startled the Wire Frames and they all turned as one towards the massive sound waves emitting from the plateau overlooking the massive factory. The ones who had authority over the lesser Wire Frames started barking orders at them in their metallic language, ordering them to move towards the sound and find its source. The Wire Frames started gravitating towards the West gate as the music boomed on, and on the North and Southern sides, Link, Samus, Snake, and Shadow moved in towards the perimeter walls, Link and Samus on the South side, Snake and Shadow on the North. Raiden had infiltrated the facility hours ago disguised as a supply deliverer in the supply train that came by with food, ammunition, explosives, and other supplies for the place. He was now at the crane control center and was lowering hydraulics that would assist the others in infiltrating the place. Link and Samus leaped from platform to platform, scaling the massive wall with ease. On the North side, Snake and Shadow were already in and well hidden. As Link and Samus reached the other side, they activated the first of their cloaking devices, hiding them from all but infrared vision.
As the teams made their infiltration, Zant executed part two of his diversion and hid under the plateau, holding a C4 detonator switch and waiting for the Wire Frames to reach the summit. He didn't have to wait very long. The entire Wire Frame patrol force reached the summit in moments, and the moment they reached the speakers, Zant pulled a very close-called stunt.
"FIRE IN THE HOLE!" he yelled and jumped on the plateau, hitting the switch and detonating the C4 attached to the back of the speakers, the resulting explosion wiping out the entire Wire Frame force.
FOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Down in the facility, the force taking the place of the other force that had just been destroyed was diverted by the sound of the massive explosion and began moving, just as the other force had, towards the source of the sound.
Zant grinned as he landed lightly on the ground. That oughta buy them enough time. Zant then waited for the second patrol force to move out of the west gate, and the moment they did, he slipped in and, disposing of the gate guard Polygon Figure, shut the gate and locked it behind the 3,000 wire frames that had just exited the facility.
Warning sirens began blaring throughout the facility. Zant cracked his neck as the Cruel Frames began moving towards him. Now it gets hard. Not giving the Wire Frames any chance to land a blow, Zant sent a massive blast of energy into their midst, scattering them. He then began methodically disposing of them at lightning speed, Frame after frame going out with a blast, quite literally.
Deep within the facility, alarms began blaring, and the dark lord himself, Black Doom, burst from his chamber. The massive, three-eyed alien Warlord floated several feet off the ground, his embroidered cloak swishing over the ground as he stormed into the control center.
"What the blazes is going on?!" he shouted, his deep growl causing his Black Arms Soldiers to cringe. One look at the main monitor was all he needed. Wire Frames were disappearing like mad.
"Shadow..." the Warlord growled, his deep voice barely more than a whisper. He turned to his soldiers. "Shadow is here! FIND HIM!"
The Black Arms Soldiers began assembling in the center of the facility, big and small, and were getting ready to disperse and search for Shadow when a bomb landed in their midst, exploding and destroying several of them. At the same time, an RPG flew from the opposite direction, killing more of them. A missile came from the adjacent direction, and chaos reigned. The soldiers scattered, trying to find enemies they couldn't see as more projectiles came seemingly from nowhere and destroyed their forces.
Black Doom was enraged at the turn of events. Fuming, he grabbed the nearest microphone and bellowed, "DEPLOY ALL FORCES! SEND ALL AVAILABLE SOLDIERS TO BATTLE! KILL EVERYONE YOU FIND, BUT BRING SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG TO ME! ALIVE AND UNHURT!"
Chaos reigned. The Black Arms soldiers began mobilizing in their full force, column upon column marching out of the depths of the massive factory.
From his place, Raiden saw that the Black Arms were setting sentries at the reactors. As more and more and more black alien troops emerged, Raiden became dismayed at their sheer numbers.
If they don't get inside NOW, they'll be overrun. Black Doom must be angry indeed if he's sending his full force to find Shadow and kill everyone else.
I have to do something...this isn't a good start at all...
As he thought this, a blast of energy illuminated the West gate, and the Black Arms, attracted to the sound and light, began moving in droves towards it. Soon, the entire force was gravitating to the West Gate, where Zant was.
Raiden knew what was coming before it happened. A massive ball of energy expanded from the gate and an eighth of the aliens were sucked into it. Instead of expanding however, the energy contracted inward and imploded, crushing the aliens within it in seconds.
Guess it's not so bad a start after all.
WHOOHOOHOO!
The battle begins!
Hope you all enjoy this. You should expect Chapter 22 within the week, I have this ending all planned out.
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