Sonic 25
Level 5: Showdown at Starlight
Act 1: Shadow and the Exchange
Shadow the hedgehog stood before Sonic and the others as practically everyone there was giving him an angry look.
He shrugged "well anyone speaks up I don't have all day"
"you jerk!" said Sonic as he then did his spin dash and charged right at him.
Shadow jumped up and cried "I don't have time for this!" as he knocked Sonic down with a swift punch.
From behind Amy threw her hammer and once more Shadow caught it.
"Will you stop!" cried Shadow as he threw Amy's hammer back
Knuckles came in next and tried to lay in an uppercut but Shadow gave him a kick to the chest.
Then Bunnie came in and grabbed Shadow hard with her robotic limbs.
"Got him!" she said
Sonic charged at him and gave Shadow a nice blow to the chest.
Shadow huffed and said "Rouge has been captured by Robotnik!"
"And why should we help that stupid bat for?" said Knuckles
Sonic came in for another blow but Amy stopped him.
"Wait let him talk" she said giving Shadow a nasty look "go on"
Shadow nodded and said "Robotnik is aware that Rouge is a double agent, he suspects she gave Fang the emeralds and he is off somewhere and I need your help to track him down"
Amy sighed and said "fine, Bunnie let him go"
Bunnie nodded as she let go of Shadow
But Sonic gave him one last blow and said "I am no longer holding back with you"
"But wait Rouge is working with us?" asked Rotor
Amy nodded "she betrayed us under my orders, I am sorry but we both agreed to have her work for Robotnik to see what he was working on with the emeralds"
Sally stopped forward "yes sorry everyone but I was in on the plot"
"but what about all the people Robotnik caught?" Sonic spat
Amy sighed "it wasn't intentional that so many were caught and at the time of planning we did not know about Shadow nor how big of a force Robotnik had"
Cream came up and said "so it's your fault my mom is a robot?"
Amy shed a tear "I am so sorry"
Cream then started to attack Amy "I hate you!"
Cream was surprisingly strong for being such a small rabbit, she knocked Amy to the ground and gave her a few punches but Bunnie grabbed her and said "I know now yah feel sugah about your mom but we will get her back somehow, just please calm down"
But the small rabbit cried "no let me go, Amy is no princess she is a heartless witch!"
Bunnie took her away as she said "I will try to calm her"
Amy nodded as Shadow coughed "sorry to interrupt"
"Just back off jerkface" said Sonic
Shadow nodded but said "sorry but we really don't have time, I have 24 hours to track down Fang"
"And what is in it for us?" asked Knuckles
Shadow shrugged "I will give you two of the emeralds and your agent back and I leave you in peace, it's a fair trade as you would disable Robotniks weapon and you would get Rouge back"
"Why are you doing this?" asked Sally
Shadow huffed "Hey I just liked working with her, I knew she was working for you but she had her charms."
Sally nodded and said "fine we will help you" but then gave Shadow a large slap.
Shadow laughed "okay I deserved that"
"So why are you asking for our help anyway?" asked Amy
"Trust me Rouge told me about the company Fang keeps and even I am a little concerned, safe to say we have our work cut out for us" said Shadow
In a small tough guy hangout in Starlight City Fang walked into the door.
The place was empty except for two others, a Mobia Wolf and a Mobia Dingo.
"Sleet, Dingo!" said Fang "at last the wild ones are reunited!"
"This is not my idea of a good reunion spot" said Sleet
"Oh come on it has its charm" said Fang "we have been in worse places"
"I dunno" said Dingo "being at Robotniks next target doesn't make me feel very comfortable"
"And why doesn't he attack already?" asked Sleet "makes me wonder what is going on in that humans mind"
Fang shrugged "it's not my concern, anyhow do we have a buyer for our prize?"
Sleet shrugged "there is some Babylon out there looking for these and he is willing to pay us greatly, he says he has a load of Babylon technology and that stuff is worth a fortune. Imagine one of us with a Babylon phase cloak we could rob a whole country blind!"
"Would beat that transformation belt I have" said Dingo
Fang shrugged "you only hate it because Sleet has the controls to it"
"Yeah next time I am getting a mind booster so first I can remember my name then finally become as smart as you guys"
Fang shrugged "why don't you just give poor Dingo his old name back Sleet it's your fault he doesn't know it"
"Sleet is so mean!" said Dingo
"Then again I know your real name too, but it doesn't matter where is our buyer?"
"West side island" said Sleet "he knows what Robotnik us up to and doesn't want to come here personally"
"Do we have a name?" asked Fang
"He is called Jet, he is in change of a gang called the Babylon Rouges" Sleet replied
"Stinking Babylons are such criminals yet they want us to help them" Dingo chimed
"Jet is just smart" said Sleet "sending in the best rouges for his dealings"
Fang shrugged "but are they not supposed to be thieves?"
Sleet shrugged "Jet is sincere enough, he just wants the emerald's nothing more"
"He does seem generous but we will use that against him" said Dingo "those bird brains are said to be gullible"
"So when do we leave this place and met this Jet?" asked Fang
"I like to do it tonight while Robotnik isn't here" said Sleet
"Well then we shall head out, but first lets trash this place!" said Fang
"Been waiting for those words!" said Dingo as the three began to smash the place apart.
Sonic walked up to Shadow and said "so how did you know were we were?"
Shadow shrugged "it was easy, this is the best place to hide on this island and yes Robotnik knows where you are"
Sonic huffed "why doesn't he come for us already?"
Shadow gave another shrug "beats me, guess he is waiting for his opportunity"
"So where is Fang you think?" asked Sally
"In Starlight city, its easy to know" replied Shadow
"Well why doesn't Robotnik send his robots for?" asked Knuckles
"Who knows" said Shadow "I only work for the guy"
"And that is why we don't trust you" said Tails "how do we know you won't turn and give us to Robotnik?"
"You don't" said Shadow "but right now I am your ally"
"Well then you, Sonic and Bunnie track down this Fang" said Sally "if you don't mind taking orders from us that is"
Shadow nodded "now that is more than fair, Bunnie here gave me a fight and Sonic will keep an eye on me. Now I see why you are the leader here even with the real Sally nearby"
Amy stared at him and asked "you know?"
"Robotnik told me, its easy to figure out"
Amy sighed "fine, yes I am Princess Sally but you take orders from Alicia here"
"As you say" said Shadow dryly
Sonic, Shadow and Bunnie went outside as Shadow climbed on his bike.
Sonic looked at him and said "are you seriously going to ride on that stupid thing?"
"You got something better?" Said Shadow "have a race car or something?"
"Why would I need it, sure if Tails built it I would drive it. But me in a racing car? Sounds like a dumb idea"
"Whatever" said Shadow as he zoomed off
"I really hate that guy" said Sonic as he ran to catch Shadow
"Oh those silly boys" Bunnie said with a shrug as she powered her jets on her feet to catch up.
Fang, Sleet and Dingo were outside preparing to head out.
Fang started up the Marvelous Queen as Dingo sighed "go on do it"
Sleet pulled out some sort of control device and an energy wave hit Dingo and transformed him into a car.
"Oh man I never get used to that" said Fang
"Tell me about it!" said the Dingo car
"Hey it comes in handy besides without it we would not be the wild ones" said Sleet
"Stupid Babylon tech!" said the Dingo car bitterly
The two vehicles were about to speed off but then Sleet saw something heard something come near.
Fangs face scowled as he saw a familiar black hedgehog riding a motorcycle heading their way.
Shadow stopped his bike and climbed off, he gave a small smile and said "well the Wild ones are reunited Rouge told me about you"
Fang stepped off the Marvelous Queen and scowled "well look who it is the so called 'ultimate life form' guess Robotnik took notice of my stealing of the emeralds."
"Who is this guy?" asked Sleet
Fang shrugged "this is Shadow, a freak experiment by Robotnik. He is supposed to be the ultimate combination of robotics and genetics and a living weapon."
"I don't see the big deal" said the Dingo car "I am a frigging dingo that can transform into things"
Shadow looked at the Dingo car and said "really?"
"Yes, its Babylon tech" said Sleet as he transformed Dingo back to normal.
"Huh that is neat got to admit" said Shadow "but it will do you no good"
Fang laughed "well you are just by your lonesome, even you have to admit the odds are not in your favor"
Shadow laughed "correct that is why I brought some… well would not call them friends or allies but when times go desperate you call on your enemies"
Sonic soon raced up beside him and soon came Bunnie from behind him.
Fang laughed "Robotnik is letting you team up with those clowns?"
Shadow gave a shrug "Robotnik give me free rein to do as I wish, if you noticed he has sent no robots with me"
"Funny that" said Fang "but these bozos trust you?"
"Not in a million years" said Sonic "believe me I would knock this guy out right now but he is giving me a chance to get some emeralds even if it's a small one"
"Plus I will help out if Shadow betrays us" said Bunnie
"Well then what are we all waiting for" said Fang "are we gonna fight or what?"
"First thing I want to know, who put you all up to this?"
Fang laughed "why would I tell you that?"
"just curious" said Shadow, he then pulled out his gun and said "time to party!"
Back in the caves Amy was looking for Cream, she was detracted by Shadow but now had full attention on the young rabbit.
She soon saw Cream with the Chao that stayed with them and was sleeping with it.
Amy gave a loud sigh, she knew Cream had every right to get mad at her.
Amy made a tactical mistake by underestimating Robotniks forces, she made some bad calls and others paid for her mistakes.
But Amy was regretful and wanted to make up for her mistake.
Amy knelt down next to Cream and sighed as Cream woke up.
"You!" said Cream with anger
"Yes its me" said Amy "I wanted to see how you were doing"
"what do you expect you stupid pink idiot!" Cream cried
Any sighed "okay I deserve your anger but can we please talk?"
"No!" Cream shouted "go away and never come near me again!"
"Oh Cream you don't know how much I hate myself right now" Amy said with sadness "I care deeply about you and I made a very bad mistake"
"But you didn't seem to care before!" Cream spat "you went off and let all that happen and for what, us living in this cave and my mommy a mindless slave!"
Cream then burst into tears "just go away already"
Amy then burst into tears and said "Cream please forgive me, I didn't want anyone to get hurt you have to believe me"
Cream calmed down a bit seeing Amy was crying, Bunnie put her down as Cream came up to Amy
"You really mean that?" asked Cream
Amy gave a nod and Cream could see the sadness in Amy's eyes.
Cream cried herself and said "Oh Amy I am so sorry for saying that, its just that I really miss my mommy"
The Chao came up to Cream and cuddled up with them
"Oh thank you Cheese" said Cream
"You named the Chao Cheese?" asked Amy
"Yeah it sounded cute…. Cream and Cheese ha!"
Cream loudly laughed as Amy smiled "well its good to hear you laugh again Cream"
Outside all out war had broken out between Sonics team and the Wind ones.
Fang and Shadow were firing at each other with their laser pistols, each one shooting off a shot each with great deal of skill.
Sonic and Sleet were in hand to hand combat, Sonic was still faster but Sleet possessed a great deal of raw strength.
Bunnie and Dingo were in a test of raw power, Sleet had fired a transformation beam at Dingo and he was now far larger than most other Mobia.
Each member of each team possessed a great deal of skill and talent, but it was quite clear that Fangs team was more aggressive.
Sleet drew a saber at Sonic and swiped away at him, with no real weapons Sonic knew he had to out pace the wolf as opposed to take him head on.
Sonic was able to keep back from Sleets blows, Sonic came in with a few jabs but mostly stayed away from Sleets blade
"What's wrong hedgehog are you afraid or something?" spat Sleet
"No, but I am not stupid enough to tangle with a thug like you!" said Sonic as he gave Sleet a good whack to the head.
Shadow took a few well aimed pot shots at Fang, but Fang was deceptively quick and gave Shadow a small return volley.
"That toy gun of you is gun but no match for my sniper gun!" said Fang "I can knock off a tin can from a mile away from here!"
Shadow laughed "you could not hit the broad side of a barn!" he said as he took another pot shot.
Bunnie and Dingo held each other in both near equally strong hold, like two pro wrestlers they grappled and pushed against each other.
"You are pretty strong big boy" said Bunnie musingly "if I did not already have a boyfriend you would not be such a bad catch"
Dingo laughed "you are very sweet for a robot, if you don't mind me asking are you some sort of defective robot or something?"
Bunnie shook her head "guess yah nevah heard about the roboticizer"
Dingo gave a nod "sorry if I offended you"
"No your fine, say why do you work with the rest of these losers?" asked Bunnie as she pushed forward
"It's a job, its not personal" said Dingo as he pushed forward in return.
Up on his command carrier Robotnik observed the odd mix of fighters that Shadow had brought with him to recover the emeralds.
"A very interesting idea Shadow, bringing our enemies to help out good show"
Rouge looked on from the roboticizer and said "so what are you going to do just watch them?"
Robotnik shrugged "Shadow can do as he wishes I will not interfere for now"
"And you are going to keep your word to him?" Rouge asked
"As long as he keeps his word I will keep mine" Robotnik replied "still I am going to send another player in here soon, no doubt Shadow made a deal of some kind to get the others to help him."
Metal Sonic came by and said "I am ready Master"
"In due time Metal Sonic, opportunity must reveal itself first"
The robot stared on as it waited for his masters command.
Fang was backed into a corner, Shadow was able to make him back into an alley and fired his shots carefully.
"It's over Fang" said Shadow "hand over the emeralds and I will let you go free"
"Really now, you are so generous. You are much softer than you look!" Fang fired at Shadow but Shadow was able to duck.
"I was giving you a chance" said Shadow "too bad you are not taking it!"
Shadow jumped and was able to land a heavy blow onto Fang. He stared down at the injured fang and said "who's weak now!"
Sonic was still dealing with Sleet, Sonic was leading Sleet into an open space so he would not be cornered by Sleets blade.
"You are getting on my nerves hedgehog!" Sleet cried "you will feel my steel!"
"Yah whatever!" said Sonic as he lured Sleet into a field of rocks nearby.
Sonic knew this tactic would slow him down but it would trip up Sleet.
Sleet suddenly tripped over a rock as Sonic took the opportunity to knock the sword out of Sleets hand.
"Nice try buddy, but this hog is smarter than he looks!" teased Sonic as he gave Sleet a swift punch.
Bunnie and Dingo were all into a heavy wrestling match, Bunnies robotic strength made her able to dig into the ground to anchor herself but Dingos upper body strength was able to keep up.
"So how strong are you?" asked Bunnie keeping herself grounded
"Never really tested it to be honest" said Dingo as he pressed her down "I guess it's a good time to find out"
Bunnie gave him a shove upwards "you know I am a robot, I can calculate that for you if you want"
Dingo pushed down "sure you don't mind do you?"
Bunnie used her foot jets a little "you are able to withstand about 800 pounds of resistance so far, you should be a bodybuilder"
Dingo laughed as he tried to push her down "yeah I tried that for a bit, not as much money as there used to be in that job"
Bunnie was finally able to get the upper hand and knock Dingo back
She came up to him giving him her hand "round two sugah?"
Dingo gave her a smile as she helped him up "sure if you want to"
Bunnie shrugged "yeah why not, I will give yah a chance to win one on me"
Dingo laughed "I like you lady, I'd hate to win"
Bunnie nodded "you are not so bad yourself, I'd hate to lose"
The two locked up once more and went off for the second round of their fight.
Robotnik saw that Fangs forces were failing as he observed the battle
"Metal Sonic I do believe its time for you to go down there, get me those emeralds please" he said
"Yes Master" said Metal Sonic as he got into one of the carriers and headed to the city.
"So what are you planning sending that Sonic robot out?" asked Rouge
"You will see" said Robotnik "I assure you I will hold to the plan until I see a reason to go back on it"
"Why am I uncomfortable then?" Rouge replied
Robotnik shrugged "don't worry my dear soon everything will be fine"
Rouge sighed, she really hoped Robotnik was going to keep his word.
On the ground Shadow had Fang in a nasty grip and said "will you please give up now, you are dealing with an obviously superior warrior?"
"Can it spine face!" Fang cried
Shadow pulled on his arm "where are the emeralds?"
"Nack" said Fang
"What?" Shadow asked
"My real name is Nack" Fang spat
"That is not what I asked" said Shadow as he put Fangs face in the ground.
"Okay!" said Fang "the emeralds are in the Marvelous Queen!"
"Thank you" said Shadow as he knocked Fang out
He grabbed the emerald bag and headed to Sonic
Sonic was still dealing with Sleet who was trying to get his sword back.
"Hey give me that back!" said Sleet as he tried to grab the sword
"Your too slow!" Sonic teased
Shadow then came near and said "give it up buddy I have the emeralds and I knocked Fang out!"
Sleet huffed as he cried "Dingo stop playing around, the game has changed!"
Dingo was about to give Bunnie a powerful thrust as he said "fine… sorry there friend I hate to break off like this"
He let go of her as she said "it's okay I get it"
She followed him as she joined Sonic and Shadow
"Oh you may have won today my friends" said Sleet bitterly "but we have not lost the war yet!"
Sleet then turned Dingo into a car and headed back into the city.
"Well that wasn't enjoyable" said Shadow
Sonic nodded "hated every minute of it"
Bunnie shrugged "that big guy wasn't so bad"
Shadow then pulled out two of the emeralds "a promise is a promise" he said
He handed Sonic his blue emerald and Bunnie the pink one.
Shadow gave them a nod "for you and the princess"
Sonic looked at him and said "well what about you, are we supposed to just let you go now?"
Shadow nodded "I don't like lying, call it a trait I got from Robotnik but I will leave you in peace for now"
Metal looked on recording the last few minutes for his master and playing it back on Robotniks carrier.
Robotnik looked on as Shadow gave Sonic two of the emeralds.
"Oh that is a shame" he said staring at Rouge
"What is?" Rouge asked
"Looks like Shadow might not have fallen up on our deal."
Rouge looked on as Robotnik got closer
"This isn't going to end well is it?" she thought as his eyes fixated on her
Shadow was about ready to head back to Robotniks carrier but then from the sky something came from a nearby personal carrier, a metal blue hedgehog.
It tackled Sonic with a surprise attack and went in for Bunnie as it grabbed the emeralds.
Sonic looked at it and saw… himself!
Yes this was the alternate version of him created by the time room but he was redesigned
"Ugh stupid time travel!" he said as he looked at Metal
Metal looked at him coldly and said in a robotic version of his voice "you are Sonic Unit"
Sonic nodded, this was just eerie staring into the mirror like this.
"This unit is designated Metal Sonic and I am here for the emeralds"
Shadow came forward and said "hey I told Robotnik I got this, did he not trust me?"
Metal just stared at him as Sonic said "I guess you didn't know about this then?"
Shadow nodded "it's not my idea"
"He's telling the truth" said Bunnie "I can sense the truth, robot you know"
Sonic took a nod "Shadow if you help us again I will give you my emerald is that a deal?"
Shadow nodded "accepted"
Shadow then charged at the robot as he tried to grab the emeralds, the robot dodged him as it zoomed backwards.
Sonic came in to try to distract metal and Bunnie jumped up and tried to grab the robot hedgehog.
But Metal was slippery and backed away, while not having firepower this robot was proving to be a real nuisance.
Metal was nearing the personal carrier but Sonic was able to catch up.
Sonic was able to grab metal briefly but was unable to keep hold
Metal got inside the carrier and went back to his master.
A few minutes passed as Shadow stood in front of Sonic and Bunnie
He gave them a rather upset look and said "well guess it is over, I am at your mercy"
Sonic gave him a nod and said "its fine we will leave you be, but I think we will regret all this"
"Why not join us, we are willing to forgive you if you want" said Bunnie
"Just leave me be" said Shadow
Bunnie and Sonic nodded as they left Shadow alone.
Shadow made his way back onto Robotniks carrier and said angrily "so what is the big deal Robotnik, Metal head over here got the emeralds from Sonic and I we had an arrangement"
Robotnik nodded "sorry Shadow but I had to act, you know how important this mission is to me"
Shadow huffed "I just didn't think getting upstaged by a metal lookalike was very fair, I am sorry for getting angry"
Robotnik nodded "you should rest, I will get your friend to calm you later."
Shadow nodded "and you didn't do anything to her did you?"
Robotnik gave him another nod "don't worry she is as good as new you have my word"
Shadow sighed as he headed back to his quarters.
He got inside his room and relaxed a little and said "guess its over thank goodness, I hated being unsure"
A knock came at his door and Shadows face lit up with a smile as he said "Rouge!"
He opened the door and inside came… a robotized bat.
"How may I serve you Master Shadow?" asked Rouge now a robotic slave
"Oh no" he said "Rouge is that you?"
Rouge then gave him a cold stare and said "Rouge is obsolete, this unit is designated as Server-bot 00001 and this unit is programmed to obey you and Master Robotnik"
Shadow sighed "you are not a Worker-bot?"
Server-bot 00001 gave a nod "this unit is made to be your personal servant Master I am not a Worker"
Shadow looked sad and said "fine, Server-bot 00001 please stay here until you need your ring. I have something to do"
"As you wish master" said Server-bot 00001
Shadow made his way back onto Robotniks carrier and said angrily "so what is the big deal Robotnik, Metal head over here got the emeralds from Sonic and I we had an arrangement"
Robotnik nodded "sorry Shadow but I had to act, you know how important this mission is to me"
Shadow huffed "I just didn't think getting upstaged by a metal lookalike was very fair, I am sorry for getting angry"
Robotnik nodded "you should rest, I will get your friend to calm you later."
Shadow nodded "and you didn't do anything to her did you?"
Robotnik gave him another nod "don't worry she is as good as new you have my word"
Shadow sighed as he headed back to his quarters.
He got inside his room and relaxed a little and said "guess its over thank goodness, I hated being unsure"
A knock came at his door and Shadows face lit up with a smile as he said "Rouge!"
He opened the door and inside came… a robotized bat.
"How may I serve you Master Shadow?" asked Rouge now a robotic slave
"Oh no" he said "Rouge is that you?"
Rouge then gave him a cold stare and said "Rouge is obsolete, this unit is designated as Server-bot 00001 and this unit is programmed to obey you and Master Robotnik"
Shadow sighed "you are not a Worker-bot?"
Server-bot 00001 gave a nod "this unit is made to be your personal servant Master I am not a Worker"
Shadow looked sad and said "fine, Server-bot 00001 please stay here until you need your ring. I have something to do"
"As you wish master" said Server-bot 00001
Shadow then went back up to Robotnik and shouted "you double crossed me!"
Robotnik gave a nod "to be fair you double crossed me, you made a deal behind my back and I don't appreciate you sacrificing what I have been working on just so you can let free a spy"
"You big fat monster!" Shadow spat "I worked for you willingly, I served you willingly and this is how you pay me back?"
"I thought you understood by now, I am making a better future and I am willing to do anything for that goal" Robotnik replied
Shadow then pulled out his gun and said "what good is your future when its already over?"
Shadow fired a charged blast at Robotnik but Metal got in his way.
"Oh send your stupid robots at me I don't care Eggman!" Shadow spat
"You know I really don't like that name" said Robotnik "Metal I want you to capture this hooligan"
"Yes Master" replied Metal
But Shadow shot a nearby steam pipe and filled the room with a thick cloud, he knew that it would not work for long so he quickly got to his personal carrier and headed off to rejoin Sonic
"Curse you Eggman!" he shouted as he headed to the Labyrinth
Robotnik looked on and said "So you have gone against me now I see, no matter"
He then placed the emeralds in his roboticizer cannon and said "anyone down there will be mine in only a few minutes."
In Starlight city Fang was awakened by Sleet
"Hey I was sleepin!" said Fang
"You really did a number for us you know" said Sleet "now we won't get paid you moron!"
"Yeah I was finally going to retire with the next pay settle down and open a snack bar!" cried Dingo
Fang shrugged "hey we can still get a good payday if we steal the other emeralds"
"What and steal from our benefactors?" said Sleet
Fang nodded "yeah they won't know what hit them!"
Sleet laughed "okay, good plan but we have to heave here as it looks like Robotnik is here"
"We better get outta here!" said Dingo
"For once you said something smart" replied Sleet as he transformed Dingo into a car.
The group then zoomed out of the city and prepared to go to another destination.
Sonic and Bunnie were back inside the cave empty handed
"Well we tried" said Sonic "thing is Shadow seemed to be sincere, guess he isn't that bad"
"I am guessin that Robotnik did that to him" said Bunnie
"Correct" said Shadow as he entered the cave
"Shadow you're back?" Asked Sonic
Shadow nodded and said "Robotnik changed the game, you now have me on your side"
Amy came forward and said "and you expect us to forgive you for being our enemy?"
Shadow shrugged "no I don't, but we now have a common enemy. Robotnik roboticized Rouge"
"Shadow I am sorry" said Sonic
Shadow gave a nod "Robotnik is going to use his emeralds, the roboticizer cannon is probably ready now. Starlight city is probably going to fall within minutes"
"Can't we help anyone?" asked Knuckles
Shadow shook his head "I would not go out there if I were you"
"Well is he sending his robots out first?" asked Sally
Shadow shook his head once more "no, roboticizer energy is dangerous to robots"
"Makes sense" said Tails "a robot is already a robot"
"Still no doubt after he roboticizes Starlight City he will come after us" said Shadow "the island will fall, however I do know something to strike back at Robotnik before we leave this island"
"What do you know?" asked Sonic
"Robotnik has a new base, Scrap Brain. It is the headquarters for this island but the testbed for a really big experiment Robotnik has" Shadow replied
"Do you know what he is doing there?" asked Amy
"Its not good, he plans on making all the Worker-bots tied together as one. The original mind would be merged with others and controlled even farther."
"No" said Tails "that's horrible!"
"But how is he able to do something like that?" asked Bunnie
"Probably a supercomputer" said Tails "probably something similar to Nicole"
"Nicole?" asked Shadow
Sally pulled out Nicole from her jacket and shown it off to Shadow
Shadow gave a smile "well that is neat, we are going to need something like this. But come I want you to see what we are up against, Robotniks cannon is probably ready by now"
Sonic nodded as the group all gathered.
In the distance they saw Robotniks carrier come over the city, they saw a cannon come from the bottom if it and begin to fire.
Shadow looked on as he said "my eyes are robotic, I can see the people turning into robots down there."
"Then its over" said Amy "South island belongs to Robotnik"
Shadow gave a nod "you have my sympathies" he said
"Well guess you have a heart after all" said Sonic
But Shadow looked on as his anger lit on fire.
This was just the beginning
End of Act 1