Chapter 9

Drifter's eyes fluttered open and he looked around to find himself in a workshop and for a moment he panicked and shot up to receive a shot of pain through his chest region and he layed back down and took a deep breathe. He look around and relaxed when he found out it wasn't Robotnik's place. He then heard footsteps and looked to see Klaxon without his mask but the clothe covering the left side of his face.

"Hello Drifter. Glad to see you're still alive." said Klaxon giving a smile to the small mech.

"I feel like Megatron tried to rip my heart out." joked Drifter.

"Close...You were almost fried internally by Bunnie's laser weapon."

"I know...she judged me by my metal half not what I'm like...simple misunderstanding and I'm not upset. By the way, how come my joints feel more loose?"

"Tails waxed you down and got your armor fixed. You're now 100% rust free."

Drifter lifted up his left arm and looked at it and smiled, shiny black armor and he could see his reflection. He closed his open chest and got up and followed Klaxon.

"I'm glad for my smaller size." muttered the Autobot as he barely fit through the doorway. The two enter the living room and Cream runs up to Drifter and hugs him and he returns the hug the best he can. Cheese lands on his shoulder and rubs his hand on Drifter's neck to get a squeak and jumps off.

"So Cream what do you think of the new paint job?" said Drifter smiling.

"It fits you and you look better without all that rust on." said Cream returning the smile.

*Stomach growls*

"Oh man. I forgot, I'm starving." said the mech getting downcast and Tails walks into the room and Drifter notices him.

"So you're Tails. Thanks." said Drifter extending a hand. Tails hesitantly took it and shook it.

"You're not freaked out by my appearance?" said Tails nervously.

"What? Come on kid. I've seen freaky and you are not freaky. You want freaky, you should meet Battlestation and Warmonger." said Drifter before he walked out the door and then popped his head back in, "Hey Cream, come on. I'll take you home. Your mother's probably worried sick about you."

Cream gets up and follows him but stops and then hugs Tails who is shocked for moment.

"Thanks Tails." she says before she leaves and the sound of a motorcycle driving off sounds their departure. Tails then notices Chees hugging his neck.

"What's wrong Cheese?" asked Tails to the Chao.

"Chao, Chao." said Cheese sounding scared and then Klaxon walked forward.

"Cheese, you're afraid of the new Drifter aren't you?" said Klaxon and Cheese nods.

"He's still the same, just shiny. Used to the rust aren't you?"

Cheese nods again and then takes off and waves goodbye before leaving. Zetsu then emerges from the floor.

"I have some good news. And some bad. Which would you like to hear first?" said Zetsu and Klaxon shrugs.

"Surprise me."

Robotnik is attacking again. That's the bad news, the good is two tank-trucks are fighting him."

"Tank-trucks? (Puts on mask) BYE!"

*Sonic boom*

"D-did he just?" said Tails shocked.

"Yep. He broke the sound barrier." said Zetsu before he became one with the ground again.

Station Square; 5 Minutes Later

Klaxon stopped in front of brick wall looking around.

"Huh? Where are those two?" said Klaxon scratching his head and his answer comes when Warmonger bursts through the wall and collapses on his back.

"AAH! Warmonger! What have I told you about making an entrance like that?!"

*Switch/Rust*

"Do it all the time?! HAHAHA!"

"NO! Well...yes but-"

"Give it up Klaxon you're arguing with my crazy brother." said Battlestation coming into view.

"Excuse me!" said Robotnik in a new mech pointing a cannon at the trio.

"Whoa! *Switch/Carnage* (Transforms into vehicle mode) My cannon is bigger than yours!"

"Yeah but your paint job sucks...

All three of Warmonger's personalities: "WHAT?!"

Battlestation and Klaxon slap their faces and groan.

*Switch/Rust*

"Did he just insult our paint job?! HAHAHAHA!"

*Switch/Carnage*

"He did! DIE!"

*EXPLOSION!*

"GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD!" screamed Robotnik as he was blasted several miles away.

"I think he knows how I feel whenever Deidara has a go at me." muttered Klaxon.

"WHAT WAS THAT KLAXON?!" snapped Deidara who was watching the whole thing atop a clay dragon.

"Uh...nothing?" said Klaxon sweating.

"DIE YOU LITTLE PEST!" yelled Deidara throwing explosive clay at Klaxon who started running.

"WHAT'D I SAY!? WHAT'D I SAY!?" yelled Klaxon as he ran but was caught in a blast and sent flying.

"I'm blasting off again...!" screamed Klaxon as he disappeared into the afternoon sky.

Robotnik's City; 5 Hours Later

"Ohhh, I need a break." groaned the doctor as he applied an ice pack to his head, "SNIVELY!"

After a few seconds a short man with only three strands of hair atop his head and a long beak like nose walked in.

"Yes, sir?" said Snively in his nasally voice.

"Keep the city running and make sure the hedgehog-"

"You called fat butt?" said Sonic as he suddenly appeared before the two.

"EEEK!" screamed Snively jumping into Robotnik's arms.

"Sheesh Snotty, either you've changed genders or you sound like a little schoolgirl." snapped Sonic.

"Hmmm,(drops Snively) something's off about you hedgehog; you never insult us that badly...I like it." said Robotnik folding his hands together.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever lard butt. Listen I want you to get Tails out of the picture for me." said Sonic tapping his foot with his arms crossed.

"Get rid of your sidekick? Having a change of heart?"

"No, I just want the little monster out of my life. I don't care if you kill him, roboticize him, or just drop him off somewhere else, I want him gone...and his freak of a friend...the one with the mask."

"My, you've become quite nasty...but uh...what do I get it out of it?"

Sonic tosses Robotnik a blue Chaos Emerald.

"We never had this chat." said Sonic looking back at the doctor.

"Agreed."

Sonic zoomed off and Robotnik looked over his monitors.

"Sir! We can't trust him! Look at how many times he's foiled our...I mean, your plots!" said Snively.

"I know, but something felt off about him so for now...I think we can trust him. Prepare my forces. I'm gonna give that vulpine Tails and his friends a wake-up call." said Robotnik getting up and walking away followed closely by Snively. If the two had stayed longer, they would have noticed Zetsu emerge from the walls.

"Something is really off about Sonic. No kidding. We have to warn Klaxon and Tails about this. By the way, you now owe me five dollars. Can't we get the job done first?! Fine, let's go." said Zetsu before he disappeared again.

END CHAPTER