_Chapter 3: Nefarious Strikes_

Location: Planetary Defense Center, Planet Kerwan

Ratchet opened his mouth to speak when someone or something suddenly kicked down the door, sending splinters of steel and raritanium everywhere.

"A GUN walker!" Eggman exclaimed. "But how?"

"Um, what's a GUN walker?" Quark asked. Surprisingly, he had been silent most of the time they had been there.

"How can I put it to where your stupid, insignificant mind can grasp it?" Eggman said. Before Quark could protest, he continued. "GUN to our world is the same as the Planetary Defense Center is to your world."

"Oh," Quark said dumbly. "Well, duh! Of course. I knew that."

Then the walker spoke up, "By the order of GUN, you are all under arrest."

"Upon what charge?" Tails yelled out.

The visor on the walker glowed red. "Mariah, for disobeying the will of your Keeper, you shall be responsible for the deaths of your friends."

Mariah's eyes widened and she yelled out one word, "Shade!"

"Wrong," the walker said. The visor opened as he spoke, "Insubordinate Squishie."

"Nefarious!" Ratchet yelled up to the robot that stood before them. "Damn you, you no-good, goddamn, son of a-"

"Shut up, you stupid squishie!" Nefarious shrieked.

"How did you get a hold of GUN technology?" Eggman asked.

Nefarious pointed outside. Sonic looked to where he was pointing. "Oh, you've got to be kidding me!" Sonic saw that, instead of the city, GUN headquarters had taken the place of most of the main dwellings.

"What are you seeing?" Ratchet asked.

"Well, let's just say that our worlds are starting to merge on a more dangerous level."

"Like the merging of our worlds isn't dangerous enough?" Ratchet said cynically.

"Apparently not," Clank answered.

"Now where were we, squishie?" Nefarious asked. "Oh, right! Your annihilation!"

Ratchet looked at Sonic. "That idiot is never gonna give up."

"From what I've been told, I agree," Sonic said.

"Well, I am sick and tired of this bastard messing with our lives," Mariah said. "He is so going down." And with that declaration, Mariah took out a raritanium staff and charged at Nefarious.

Sonic sighed as he spoke, "Three…two…one…" Mariah was suddenly tossed across the room. "And there she goes."

"Ouch. That hurt!" Mariah exclaimed, rubbing her head. "I'm gonna tear that robot limb from limb!"

"All right, Ratchet, Clank, it's your turn to give it a try," Sonic stated simply.

"Oh, boy," Ratchet sighed. "I wish this imbecile would just give up already. Here we go. Again."

Sonic counted down once more as Ratchet charged at Nefarious with his weapon raised. "Three…two…one…and there he goes," Sonic said as Ratchet was also thrown across the room, landing on top of Mariah. "Amateurs," Sonic sighed. "All right, back up. Let me show you how it's done. Hey, Nefarious!"

"How dare you speak to me, you insignificant squishie!" Nefarious shrieked.

"Just don't blink, Nefarious," Sonic said. "You just might miss me." Suddenly, Sonic seemed to disappear before their very eyes.

"Where'd he go, where'd he go?" Nefarious shouted.

Just then Sonic bent down so the robot could see him and stuck out his tongue. Nefarious cried out and shouted, "Get off of me, you blasted squishie!"

"With pleasure." Sonic jumped off Nefarious, and, forming his Spin Dash, he cut an arm and a leg off of the robot.

Nefarious screamed as his machine fell over, and he short-circuited.

I don't have the capacity for love, Janice. I was cursed by a tribe of gypsy ninjas when I was a kid.

I know, Lance, I was in that tribe of gypsy ninjas.

Sonic picked Nefarious up and slapped him, drawing the robot out of his daze. "Hmm," Sonic wondered. "I think the people at GUN will want to know why one of their walkers are missing."

"Uh, no, uh, I don't think they will," Nefarious stuttered.

"Too late," Sonic said cheerfully as he flung Nefarious through one of the many windows of the GUN headquarters. In a short time, judging by the sound, Sonic guessed that Nefarious was probably scrap-metal by now. Sonic sighed. "Ah, music to my ears," he said as he turned around to see both Ratchet and Mariah gawking at him.

Sonic carelessly dusted himself off as he spoke tauntingly to them. "Somebody's jealous," he said in a singsong voice.

In unison, the two Lombaxes said, "Are not!"

In all honesty, I don't like this chapter. Another truth: this was mainly written by my friend who is helping me (a lot) on this story.

Okay, so this story and Conquest of Worlds are my most popular, so I'll work on them. This story, I know for a fact will go on to be a series. Conquest of Worlds, though, I'm not sure about. By the by, I'm a tad stuck on Conquest; I can't figure out how to finish the chapter, though most of it is written.

Anyway, please review, seeing as I like knowing what people really think of this, and I'm gonna go work on Conquest of Worlds.

Laters! :)