SONIC HEROES: THE SERIES
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Sonic characters, just the OC's
Chapter Six: Metal's Power
High above the southern Pacific Ocean, the Egg-Carrier III aimlessly wandered across the shining blue sea. Inside the Egg-Carrier, Mecha Shadow stood at the side of a pod similar to the ones Eggman used to create the black Chaos clones and closely examined the status of the creature inside. "Hmm. Everything seems to be operating at maximum efficiency. I guess it's time we let you out." Mecha said. Mecha walked over the control panel in front of the pod to pull down a random lever. The water inside the pod drained out from the sides and slowly opened up. When the pod was fully open, the fully recovered Violet stepped out from inside. "It seems you have made a complete recovery, Violet." Mecha said. "What about my brothers?" Violet asked. "Blue still remains alive, but Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Indigo were destroyed after the battle." Mecha informed her. Violet held her head down in sorrow, but her eyes showed deep hatred. Why was it that Blue remained alive while her brothers paid the price. "Come, Metal has called for us to meet him at the command center." Mecha said before exiting the room. "Metal?" Violet questioned but reluctantly follows the black mech.
Violet followed Mecha to the Egg-Carriers command center where she found Eggman and the annoying pest, Bokkun. "Hi Violet!" Bokkun screech in his most obnoxious voice. Violet had to summon up every ounce of her will power not to kill the little freak. "Calm down there, Violet. My drone just finished cleaning this place up and I don't want anymore messes." Eggman said. "It still won't help us get out of the mess we are currently in." Violet glanced around for any sign of where the voice may have come from. Then all of a sudden, Metal Sonic dropped down in the center of the group and Violet appeared to be the only one shaken by his sudden appearance. Violet could only guess that this was Metal that Mecha spoke of. "What do you mean, Metal?" Eggman asked. "We are running out of Chaos DNA. If we don't do something soon, we won't be able to produce any more black clones." Metal informed them. "So what do we do? It's not like we can just go up to Chaos and ask for his DNA. We don't even know where he is." Violet said. "True, but what about that one clone, Blue. He is the only clone that is made from the exact DNA of the real Chaos." Metal suggested. "What an excellent suggestion, Metal. And I just happen to the perfect thing to draw him out." Eggman said.
Upon Eggman's words, the door to the commander center opened to reveal the last thing Metal would ever expect. "My mechs!" Metal exclaimed in shock. It was true; the newcomers were the red, pink, green, and purple copied mechs Metal created during his previous attack (from my previous story). "Yes, I have reconstructed them so that they will be able to match the powers of those meddling heroes." Eggman said. "Great. With them, we're sure to capture Blue." Violet said. 'This is unexpected but it will prove useful to my plans.' Metal thought. "Uh...Eggman do you mind if I ask you a favor?" Metal requested. "And what would that be?" Eggman asked. Eggman didn't need to know that whatever Metal would ask for, it would surely assist him in his plans to defeat the heroes.
Back at the hero's base, Amy was making some arrangements to their new home, which was really stressing Sonic and Shadow out. "Maybe a little to the left." Amy instructed. Amy, while on her weekly shopping spree, had acquired a white couch that she thought would look perfect for their home. Unfortunately, Sonic and Shadow were stuck doing the arrangements. Sonic and Shadow moved to the left as to Amy's instructions and set the couch down with a sigh of relief. "Thank god that's over." Shadow commented. "You know, know that I think about it, it looks much better to the right." Amy said. Sonic and Shadow groaned and proceed to follow Amy's instructions...again. "Hahaha, they sure got their hands full, huh?" Blue chuckled along side Silver. But Silver didn't find it appropriate to laugh at the moment. The thought of Black Doom still living haunted the grey hedgehogs mind and fear at might he might do next. "And perfect." Amy said as Sonic and Shadow set the couch down. "This the same place where we started." Shadow complained. "I know, but it looks much better this way." Amy said. Sonic groaned and collapse, face first, into the couch.
But before Sonic even had a chance to finally relax, Bokkun suddenly flew in and landed in front of Sonic. "Oh no, not you again." Sonic complained. "how did you find this place?" Shadow questioned. "I don't know, but I have a message for you from Metal." Bokkun said. "Metal?" Sonic said, surprised to hear from Metal again. Bokkun reached into his tiny bag and pulled out a wide screen TV. "How does he do that?" Blue asked. Bokkun turned on the TV to reveal Metal Sonic, much to everyone's surprise. "Greetings, my loathsome copy. You must be quite surprised to see me again. Anyway, I have a challenge for you." Metal said. "A challenge?" Sonic questioned. "Me and a few friends of mine wish to challenge your team to an all out battle. And if you don't accept, I will permanently cut the electrical power from the city." Metal threatened. "But the humans need that power in order to survive." Shadow said. "Meet us at the location of our first battle and don't be late." Metal said before the TV shut off. "That was interesting." Blue commented. "Wait! There's more." Bokkun said. "Huh?" everyone said seconds before the TV blew in their faces. "Hahahaha!" Bokkun laughed and flew away. "That is one weird robot." Amy commented as she shook the soot out of her quills. "So, where is the place of your first battle?" Silver asked. Sonic turned to them and said "Never Lake."
Never Lake, the occasional home of the Little Planet and its legendary time stones. The little planet only appeared once a year and today was that day. Metal stared vacantly at the Little Planet as he memories of the place returned to him. How could he ever forget that day, three years ago? He was sent here through the power of the time stones by his creator to ensure the defeat of Sonic. He could never forget the defeat he suffered at the hands of Sonic. But, in a strange way, Metal was happy for his defeat. When Sonic destroyed his metallic copy, he destroyed Metal's obedience chip and set him free from Eggman's control. It was thanks to Sonic that he was able to become strong. "Sonic, you saved me from and eternity of enslavement. But, that does not mean you will win." Metal said to himself. Just then, Mecha chaos controlled in front of Metal. "Well?" Metal asked. "The mission was a success." Mecha replied. "Good, now let us join our allies." Metal said before he and Mecha disappeared via chaos control.
The five heroes finally reached their destination to find Metal leaning against a stone pillar with Mecha Shadow, and Violet by his side. "You're here. You must be in a hurry to die. What do you say we end this?" Metal said. "Fine by me." Sonic said as he charged at Metal. Sonic jumped into the air and curled into a ball to perform his homing attack. Sonic knew that Metal could block it, but for some reason, Metal didn't move an inch. Metal just stood there as he was hit full force by Sonic and smashed into the stone pillar. "What's wrong? Starting to rust?" Sonic joked. "Ha-ha-ha. You fool. I was merely testing your power to see how strong you have become since we last met. Apparently, you haven't changed at all." Metal said as he pried himself from the wall. "Oh yeah!" Sonic exclaimed as he curled again to perform his spin dash attack. Unfortunately, Metal predicted this and suddenly conjured a barrier of electricity around him. Sonic crashed into the electric barrier and was thrown back in shock, literally. "What the?" Sonic questioned. "I am different from when we last met. I trained myself and was to obtain my own original ability. And with it, I will defeat you." Metal said as a surge of electricity coursed through his body.
Shadow stood against his metallic copy as he tried to figure out a plan of action. 'I don't know what this guy can do. It would be safe to attack from a distance.' Shadow thought. "CHAOS SPEAR!" Shadow called out his signature technique. As over ten yellow arrows proceeded to attack, red versions of the arrow formed around Mecha as he called out "CHAOS SPEAR!" the two individual attacks collided with each other and cancelled themselves out. "Somehow, I just knew that was coming. "Just as Metal was created from the DNA of Sonic, I was created from your DNA, Shadow." Mecha said. "What! You were created from my DNA! But how?!" Shadow shouted in surprise. "Metal and I are bio-mechanical beings. Our abilities are created from those whose DNA we absorb. Allow me to demonstrate." Mecha said. Mecha gathered a large amount of red chaos in his hands and brought them together to form one large arrow. "No way." Shadow said in disbelief. "CHAOS LANCE!" Mecha called out as he launched the arrow in Shadow's direction. Luckily, Shadow's super speed gave him the boost he needed to avoid the assault. "It's like fighting a mirror. This is going to be trouble." Shadow mumbled.
"You're mine! PSYCHIC SCREW!" Silver shouted his signature attack. Unfortunately, since Violet was made of pure chaos, it simply passed through her. "Idiot." Violet said. Violet extended her arm out to Silver to knock him away and crash into a nearby boulder. "The boy keeps forgetting that I am made of pure chaos. His psychokinetic power can't affect me." Violet said. "I'll show you!" Violet looks up behind her and catches the sight of Amy prepared to swing her hammer down. "Pathetic." Violet comments. As Amy swings her hammer down, a hand suddenly grows out of Violets back and catches the hammer with no problem. "What?" Amy questions. "Fool, my abilities are far superior to any of my brothers." Violet said. Violet forms a black swirl mark on one of her claws as she swings around to face Amy. Violet slaps her claw onto Amy's forehead, leaving the swirl mark on her forehead. "CHAOS SEAL!" Violet shouts. All of a sudden, a wave of pain throughout her body and knocks her out. "Imbeciles." Violet commented.
"Not bad, sis. But I'm afraid I'm going to have to beat you down for that." Blue said. "If the real Chaos couldn't defeat me, what makes you think you can?" Violet questioned. "Because I'm different." Blue stated. Violet and Blue charge simultaneously and lock with each others claws. Violet attempts to kick at Blue's head, but Blue pulls his head back and watches Violet flip in the air. Blue attempts to punch the airborne Violet, but she quickly catches herself and gave a roundhouse kick to the side, which Blue blocked with his arm. "Not bad." Violet complimented. "Same to you." Blue returns as he pushes away. "This is taking too long. Time to end this." Violet says as she forms the swirl mark again. "Yes, lets." Blue said. as Violet charges forward, she did not realize that Blue secretly held the red chaos emerald behind his back until it was too late. "CHAOS CONTROL!" Blue shouts. Just as Violet was about to land her target, Blue disappears into thin air. "Where are you?" Violet questions. "Where you least expect me." Blue's voice echoed. and before she could even realize what had happened, Blue suddenly popped up out of the ground and delivered a striking blow to Violet's head. Violet laid unconscious as Blue said "I really owe Knuckles for that one."
Sonic was tossed back a good five yards as he was, once again, struck by Metal's newly acquired powers. "They say you can run fast then the speed of sound. But can you run fast then the speed of light?" Metal said as he shot out another lighting bolt. "Whoa!" Sonic exclaims as he barely dodges the attack. "Alright, Metal, if that's the way you want to play, then fine by me." Sonic said. Sonic quickly jumps to his feet and once again charges at Metal. "The idiot never learns." Metal said as he activates his electrical barrier again. Sonic quickly noticed this and jumps back just in time to avoid. 'great, how am I supposed to get past that? I mean, I can move as fast as the wind, but...wait. wind! That's it!' Sonic cheered inside his head. "Hey, Metal, I learned a few new tricks since three years ago. Let me show you one." Sonic said as he held his hand out. Sonic gathers and molds a vast amount of blue chaos into the form of a sphere. "Take this!" Sonic yelled as he charged at Metal's barrier. Metal figured the barrier would stop him, but Sonic's attack was so strong that it broke through the barrier. "Impossible." Metal said. "SONIC WIND!" Sonic called out and plunged his chest armor. Metal was hurled back by the attack and crashed into a nearby mountain.
"Hah!" Sonic boasted. Metal seemed on the verge of permanent shut down until he activated the data he gained from Blue to heal his wound. "Not bad. You posses a signature technique. Just another thing we have in common." Metal said as he pulled himself out of the mountain. "Now, let us see which is superior." Metal challenged. Sonic once again gather and molded his chaos to take it spherical form. Metal held out his claw and gather a vast amount of electrical energy into his palm, covering his entire claw. "Now, let us see who the true master is!" Metal yelled as he and Sonic simultaneously charge to one another. As the two came close, they pushed their attacks forward to collide with each other. "SONIC WIND!" "METAL SURGE!" The two called out their attacks. The force of the collision was so powerful, it sent everyone, and I mean everyone, flying. But Sonic and Metal suffered the greatest. Since they were closer, they both felt the full force of the attack and were thrown back over thirty feet, completely knocked out. Sonic could only see a black blur in front of him before everything went dark.
"Do you think he's ok?" Sonic could hear Amy's concerned voice. "Don't worry, he's just fine." He could hear Silver as well. Sonic managed to muster all his strength to open his eye. "What happened?" Sonic asked. "Sonic! You're ok!" Amy cried as she proceeded to hug him. "OW!" Sonic screamed in pain. "Sorry." Amy apologized as she got off. "No problem." Sonic assured her. "You had us pretty worried there." Blue said. "What happened to Metal? Sonic asked. "We don't know. They last thing we saw was Mecha and Violet retreating with Metal." Shadow explained. "Yeah, and for some reason, Mecha clawed me and then just ran off." Blue said. "It doesn't make sense. What are they up to?" Shadow questioned. Everyone was just as confused with Metal and Mecha's motives as Shadow. What ever it was that they were planning, it was obvious that it was no good for them.
"Well, Metal, it would seem that you have taken quite a beating." Eggman chuckled at Metal battered form sitting against the wall. Metal Sonic had woken from his temporary shut down moments ago and was using Blue's data to repair his damages. "HA-HA! Metal got his butt kicked!" Bokkun taunted. With a rush of anger, Metal delivered a swift knockout punch to Bokkun and smashed him into the wall. Unfortunately, just that one hit sent painful spark coursing through his arm. "Augh! That hedgehog. I swear I'll kill him!" Metal swore. Just then, Mecha and Violet walked into the room and bowed before Eggman. "Good news, Eggman. thanks to the DNA I ripped from Blue, we are now able to produce more black clones." Mecha reported. "Excellent! You have proved to be a valuable asset, Mecha." Eggman praised. Metal could take anymore of this worshipping and slowly got up to walk out of the room. Just then, something hit Violet. "Hey, Eggman, what did Metal ever do with those mechs." Violet asked. "You know, I'm really not sure." Eggman said honestly. 'Whatever it is, it must have something do with those items he asked me to retrieve from that planet. What is he up to?' Mecha questioned his mind.
In the lower corridors of the Egg-Carrier III, Metal walked up to a blank wall and scanned the corridors for any sign of others. When he found none, Metal pressed his hand to the wall and opened it to reveal a secret chamber. Once inside the chamber, Metal came face to face with his five loyal mechs. "It is too early to reveal my plans to Eggman just yet. But if I am to complete my plans, I must tell him. Soon, my loyal followers, you will no longer be empty shells of scrape. No longer will you be mindless, faceless machines. When I am through with you, you shall take your rightful place in this world and together we shall destroy our loathsome copies once and for all." Metal speech to his five 'followers'. Metal pulled out a small brown bag from behind his back and dumped the contents in his hand. Now in the palm of his hands were seven miniature gemstone that held a slight resemblance to the chaos emeralds. "And with the power of the time stones, my plan is now one step closer." Metal chuckles "You better watch out, Nega. Because your creation is coming home." Metal said with an insidious evil laugh.
Metal is planning something. The question is, what? Why does he need the time stones and who is this Metal's creator? Stay tuned to find out.
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