Frostbite Alps: Death Note

Scorp was a dark green scorpion who wore a green jacket, gray undershirt and black jeans. He did have roller-skates on that shone bright yellow, like his blonde hair; which sported a black stripe. Two metallic flails stood on the snow, lifting Scorp about a foot off the ground. The other two pointed straight into the air; as if drawing in all outward energy.

Sonic could only stare in amazement with a mixture of fear, "What the hell are you?"

"I'm a real freak show, ain't I?" Scorp replied, "I went through a lot to get to where I am today. To become the weapon that now stands—err, floats before you…Something you've probably never heard of."

"We might surprise you…" said Knuckles, still recovering from the assault. Scorp looked in his direction.

"It's called the Shadow project…ring any bells?"

Sonic remembered his rival at the sound of his name, "Shadow…wait…you're a Shadow android? You look nothing like the Shadow I know."

Scorp scoffed, "Aant! Wrong answer white boy. I know what Shadow you're talking about. Had to pop a few caps in his ass, if you know what I mean."

This guy was even able to take down THE Shadow…, Sonic thought as Scorp continued, "He and all those clones of him where made from Prof. Gerald Robotnik, The Eggman's grandfather. But someone else that had as big of a brain as him wanted to take all the credit for it and twist it in the most hideous way…to make it unique…Hence, the Shadow project: M.O.D. stage was created…"

But Scorp was no longer in a talking mood, "But enough with the monologues! It's time to finish what I came here for."

Scorp started shooting off rounds of bullets toward Sonic.

"Sonic! Watch out!" Knuckles yelled, still grounded. Sonic was able to strafe out the way and bullets sprayed across the cold surface. Scorp looked around for the hero.

"Where are ya, you big pussy!?" Scorp yelled.

"Well, you are what you EAT!" Sonic yelled as he spun Scorp on his back. The scorpion fell onto his metal flails and his SMG fell toward the jagged rocks.

Scorp looked toward the edge as he got back to his feet. Sonic stood there several feet away from him, looking ever so proud, "Well?"

"I admit; that was clever…" Scorp's hands started dripping, and then gushing with the black fluid; until a shotgun was formed, "But not clever enough!"

Scorp shot a heavy round toward Sonic. Sonic quickly dodged the bullet as it soared clear into a nearby tree, "Whoa! When you said you were a weapon; you weren't kidding around!"

"Never intended it to seem that way." Scorp didn't stop there. He shot round after round, getting ever so closer to hitting his target as time went by. But he eventually had to reload.

As Scorp got a clip of shells out of one of his jacket pockets; Sonic tried using a tool that had rarely ever been used since this adventure began: reason.

"Listen dude. Whoever's telling you that they'll pay for eliminating me; is probably tricking you. How do you know he won't double cross you after you've done your job?"

"Hey, if this guy is shittin' me," Scorp started as he aimed his weapon after reloading, "I'll just my boy Tilou to deal wit' 'im.

Sonic dashed towards Scorp in a flurry of snow and wind, causing the reptile to flip over. Sonic jumped on his hard back and held him in a choke hold, "Listen to me man! There's someone tricking us both! Can't you see! Someone's been screwing with my mind and—"

Scorp threw Sonic down on the snow…hard. He stood over the hedgehog, who had the wind knocked out of him.

This guys making him angry…thought Sonic. He could feel the presence of Split Sonic rising rapidly. After the entire deal inside the correction area; he had almost forgot he existed. But this gang leader and his selfish assignments…the thought of it only added to his anger.

"You're making him angry…" Sonic finally got out. Scorp's flails started moving across Sonic's body, as he lay there extremely battered. Split Sonic was moving in so much closer.

"You're making, me angry…" Sonic said, mostly.

"Oh am I…? That's some tough kettle corn, my friend." Scorp said. His flails started piercing at the hedgehog's thin body.

Sonic's left eye turned dark red as the pain started sinking in. This was bad. Not only was Split Sonic resurfacing…he was taking over…

Scorp made one last move that sealed his fate, "This playa hater's made that shiny green emerald as good as mine…" He aimed the shotgun at Sonic's face and shot a round straight toward his target…Only his target was nowhere to be found.

"What the…" Scorp looked around as his flails mocked him, "Where did that blue freak go?"

Scorp stared off into the distance and spotted a wave of red energy on a broken searchlight. Sonic had completely lost control. Split Sonic was now running the show.

But Scorp wasn't buying it, "C'mon dipshit! You started this mess! Now finish it! Rock me! C'mon, rock me!"

Split Sonic glared at the reptile with beady red eyes, with identical energy clouding the air around him. The appointed challenge would've seemed as a last resort to Sonic…But his darker self couldn't resist such a challenge. Split Sonic disappeared and reappeared in front of Scorp at grabbed his face; letting shards of red energy blow his face off and throw him at the cold snow.

"Ugghh…You son of a whore!" Scorp said, his back facing the hedgehog. Split Sonic stood with his arms crossed as small secretions of the black substance inside the scorpion found themselves on his face. Scorp stood and turned towards the hedgehog as his face went completely back to normal.

Even Split Sonic was sent aback by this, "You certainly are a strange one…before you die, however; do you mind telling me the origin of your miraculous ability…?"

Scorp picked up his shotgun, pondering at the question Split Sonic asked, "I don't know what you just said, but I'll guess you wanna know why my head ain't all the way by a Fire Fini's by now. Unfortunately, my client told me this was a hit and run sit'iation. I hit you and then I run away."

"Oh well…it's a shame really. All I wanted was a little insight on my prey's biopsy before I went in for the kill. Who knows…maybe I'll find out from another source?"

Sonic thought, captive in the back of his mind as his split-sense held him back. A different source…what other source? I don't think I'm the only one here…But I can't figure out who it is…

But Split Sonic knew what he was doing. He had just pressed one of the gang leaders buttons, and was prepared to press another.

"What other source? What are you talking about?" Scorp asked, aiming at the hedgehog.

"Intel boy, other members of your alliance…I know you have members living here in the country with you." Split Sonic grinned, without blinking once.

Scorp started going crazy as he lowered his weapon, flails rotating in his back slowly, revealing his emotions, "Listen…they better not be in any danger…or I swear you're losin' some quills!"

"Who knows? They may already...be dead." That was all it took. The scorpion seemed to go from killing machine to wild animal only focusing on prey; being nearly led by instinct.

Scorp lunged at Split Sonic, but forgot one tiny detail as he was held tightly in the split-sense's grasp, "Instinct…can get you killed, my friend…"

Split Sonic did a powerful kick at Scorp's abdomen, rupturing an artery. Scorp shot a good distance against a searchlight, setting the glass into sparks. Soon it went ablaze with the help of Scorp's metal parts. Sonic stared at the reptile as he sat in the midst of the flame; blood hanging out of his mouth. He didn't know if he could see him or not, but it didn't matter. Split Sonic turned and dashed in the opposite direction.

Sonic could feel himself in the presence of this altered version of himself. He had almost regained full control of his body as he continued along the narrow mountains…but at this point it didn't matter. His fate was sealed. There was no turning back now…