Alright everyone! This is the second to last chapter of my story. We'll finally see Dr. Eggman and Team Sonic go to war. However, another twist will happen in the story. Reminder, the armadillo from the last chapter is Mighty the Armadillo and he appears in the Sonic comics and Sonic Lost World. Anyways, let's begin the next chapter.
Chapter 9: This Means War
Dr. Eggman's Base- The Main Room
Shadow the hedgehog is known as the Ultimate Life Form, but even the Ultimate Life Form has a good heart. He now lost two close friends; Maria and Tracy, and he was feeling the pain in his heart. Sonic and his friends stood in their places as Shadow slowly put the pistol down after mercifully ending Tracy's life. Sonic came up to Tracy's lifeless body and placed a blanket over him. Sonic, however, did not cover Tracy's face so that Shadow can say one final goodbye.
"You'll always be a brother to me Tracy." Shadow said. He crossed himself as he looked up to the heavens; Tracy's new home. "I'll take care of Marie. Goodbye my friend." Shadow finished as he finally covered Tracy. He stood there for a few seconds and angrily threw a punch at the door.
"Damn it!" Shadow angrily shouted. Rouge came up and hugged him tightly in order to calm him down.
"Shadow please don't be angry. You did the right thing for Tracy." Rouge said as Shadow hugged her tightly; needing her comfort right now. Sonic and the rest of the team just waited for Shadow to be calm. They had a mission to finish and they needed Shadow's help. After a couple of minutes, Shadow finally calm down and looked back at Rouge.
"After all of this is done, I'll need help finding Marie." Shadow said to Rouge with a pleading smile. Rouge smiled and hugged him; willing to help Shadow keep his promise.
"I will help Shadow. I will." Rouge replied. Once they finished hugging, Shadow composed himself and walked back to Sonic and the rest of Team Sonic. Sonic stood in front of him and handed him Tracy's M16A3 assault rifle. Shadow was surprised by the gesture and slowly took the gun.
"Are you sure?" Shadow asked Sonic. Sonic smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Tracy would've wanted you to keep his gun." Sonic said reassuringly. Shadow smiled, loaded a magazine into the M16 and cocked it. He will continue fighting for Tracy. Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Silver, Carson, and Hugo loaded their guns as well. Amy, Cream with Joey, Rouge, Blaze, and Shade pop their knuckles; ready to fight.
"Let's go find Eggman." Sonic said. The team searched the main room for any signs of Dr. Eggman and his three robots. At the same time, The Chaotix continue to growl and hiss in their chains. They continued to search the main room until they heard a girlish scream again.
"Who screamed?" Blaze asked. Carson, Tails, and Silver looked towards Hugo and the Chaotix. Hugo took offence at the thought of screaming like a girl.
"It wasn't me I swear." Hugo said in defense. Carson gave him a doubtful look before hearing the girlish scream again.
"There it is again." Amy said holding her hammer tight.
"But where is it coming from?" Knuckles asked. Sonic, Shadow, and Silver looked for the source of the scream and found it by a wall. Sonic leaned his ear next to the wall and heard girlish screaming and growling from the other side of the wall. After being stuck in hell, they finally found Dr. Eggman.
"It's coming the other side." Silver said.
"How are going to break the wall?" Tails asked. The gang tried to find a way to break down the wall. Carson, meanwhile, pulled out 50 pounds of dynamite he got from Tracy's gun store. He placed the dynamite in front of the wall and lit the dynamite.
"Fire in the hole!" Carson shouted running back to the gang. The whole gang ducked just in time as the dynamite exploded. The wall completely broke away, but at the same time releasing another; zombie hedgehogs.
"Son a bitch!" Shadow shouted firing Tracy's M16A3 assault rifle. Sonic fired his M4A1 assault rifle, Carson sprayed bullets from his AK-47, and Silver used his ACR assault rifle. Tails killed zombie hedgehogs with his G36C machine gun with Knuckles doing the same with his AKS-74U machine gun. Hugo laughed gleefully while killing zombie hedgehogs with his M60 machine gun.
"Eat fist you shitheads!" Shade said busted a zombie's head open with her fists. Cream stayed behind Amy as she killed zombie hedgehogs with her Piko hammer. Rouge and Blaze were delivering death-blowing kicks to the zombie hedgehogs. The gang continued to kill until Amy swung her hammer at something round and fat. She ended up hitting Eggman in his gut.
"Ow!" Eggman yelled in pain. Amy watched Eggman cringe in pain as she saw Bocoe, Decoe, and Bokkun behind him. Sonic ran up to Amy after killing a zombie with the others joining him. Amy huffed as she put her hammer down, smirking as Eggman tried to ease his pain.
"We finally found fat ass!" Carson said, always making fun of Eggman's weight.
"Hell yeah and Amy gave him a nice gift." Hugo replied. Amy smirked at the remark as Eggman slowly got up. It didn't last long as Shadow grab Eggman by his collar and pinned him to a wall. Shadow was once again angry, and this time he was going to make Eggman pay.
"You son of a bitch. I'm going to enjoy killing you nice and slow." Shadow said in anger. Eggman was quivering in his boots at Shadow's anger. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails walked up to Shadow to calm him down, but decided against it. Sonic, however, join in Shadow's anger by pulling out one of his Glock 19 pistols. He cocked it and aim the pistol at Eggman's head.
"A little motivation Shadow." Sonic said to his dark counterpart. Shadow just tighten his grip on Eggman, causing him to choke a little.
"What's going on?" Eggman asked choking up.
"Your freaking zombies killed Cheese and my best friend Tracy. Now I'm going to finish you off personally." Shadow said with venom in his voice. Sonic just stood with the pistol at Eggman's head. Knuckles, Tails, and the others just watched the events played out.
"Oh that's why you're alive and here." Eggman said, a smile slowly spreading on his face. Bocoe, Decoe, and Bokkun were quivering in fear and confusion on their faces. Eggman began to laugh as the gang just stood in shock, except Sonic and Shadow.
"Why the hell are you laughing Egghead?" Knuckles asked. Eggman finished laughing before speaking again.
"The thought of Cream crying over her little friend." Eggman said with no mercy. Cream felt tears coming from eyes at Eggman's merciless words. This scene caused Tails to get so angry that he approached Eggman and pistol-whipped him. The two-tailed fox impressed the Ultimate Life form for standing up for Cream and knocking out Eggman.
"You read my mind." Shadow said smirking. Tails gave him a sly smile as Sonic aimed his Glock 19 at the down Eggman.
"I'm not waiting any longer." Sonic said with his finger on the trigger. Before he pulled the trigger, Eggman's three robots ran up to cower at Sonic's feet. Sonic still had his finger on the trigger, waiting for the three robots to speak.
"We'll tell you. Eggman found Call of the Dead from a meteorite that crashed on his island." Decoe said with his hands up in defense.
"He read the incantation and unleashed the zombie hedgehogs and hellhounds." Bocoe finished for his fellow robot.
"Please spare us!" Bokkun said in fear. That was enough for Sonic to put his pistol down. The rest of the gang came up to Sonic, Shadow, and Tails. Cream gave her boyfriend a hug with Joey happily licking both of their faces. Eggman was still down in pain as Sonic spoke up to Carson.
"You were right Carson. So now what?" Sonic said to Carson.
"My grandfather taught me his ancient magic. All we need is the book." Carson spoke out loud.
"Well why are we standing? Let's find the book!" Silver said. Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Shadow, Silver, and the girls searched the room while Carson and Hugo kept an eye on the Chaotix and Eggman. The gang continued to search for the book until they heard hissing and growling.
"Will you shut the Chaotix up you two." Knuckles said to Carson and Hugo.
"That wasn't them." Hugo spoke up. All of a sudden, the walls broke down as zombie hedgehogs and hellhounds entered the main room.
"Oh shit!" Tails said firing his ARX-160 assault rifle. The zombie horde completely surrounded the team, but they stood and continued to kill.
"Hiyah!" Amy shouted taking off a zombie's head with her hammer. Her boyfriend Sonic covered her back by killing with his M4A1 assault rifle. Knuckles and Shade covered each other with Shadow and Rouge doing the same.
"Eat bullets bitches!" Silver shouted firing his ACR assault rifle. Blaze used her own pyrokinetic powers to burn zombies alive. Tails protected Cream and, ironically, Joey joined in on the killing by biting a zombie hedgehog's head in half.
"Good boy!" Cream said petting Joey's head. Carson killed zombie hedgehogs with his machetes while Hugo used his M60 machine gun. The zombie hedgehogs than began to target Eggman and his three robots. They were able to corner him and his three robots.
"Help us!" Eggman yelled in desperation. Sonic heard him and killed zombie hedgehogs on his way to Eggman.
"Why should we help you freaking asshole?" Sonic asked in anger. The zombie hedgehogs tried to get to Sonic, but he killed them one by one with his Glock 19s. The zombie hedgehogs began to drag Eggman away, but his robots held on tight to him.
"I have the book in my office. I'll give it to you." Eggman said surrounded by his own army. Sonic was not convinced by Eggman's words. Shadow and Silver came up as the zombie hedgehogs tried to disembowel Eggman.
"Should we help Eggman?" Shadow asked Sonic and Silver. The three hedgehogs watch the zombies trying to eat Eggman alive. Eggman continued to scream like a woman, willing to cooperate with Team Sonic.
"Alright, let's help him." Sonic said firing his Glock 19s at the surrounding horde. The zombie hedgehogs attack the trio, but Sonic, Silver, and Shadow stood their ground and kill them. This gave enough time for Eggman and his three robots to run into the middle of the room with the rest of Team Sonic waiting for him.
"Move it fatass!" Knuckles said pushing Eggman into his office.
"Okay. I'm moving." Eggman said moving into his office.
"Wait for us!" Bocoe said following him. Decoe and Bokkun soon followed Eggman as well.
"Come on guys!" Knuckles said loudly as the rest of Team Sonic fought off the remaining zombie hedgehogs.
"We're coming!" Tails said grabbing Cream's hand and running to the office. Rouge, Blaze, and Shade followed the couple to the office.
"You heard the echidna, let's go." Carson shouted pulling out his machete from a zombie's head. Hugo crushed a zombie's head with his foot and followed his charmeleon friend. Shadow, Silver, Amy and Sonic saw more hordes approaching them and ran towards the office just in time. Knuckles and Hugo closed and barricaded the doors and turned back to the group.
"Alright everyone here?" Sonic asked. He saw that no was left behind, smiled, and turned back to Eggman.
"Alright Eggman. Where's the book?" Sonic asked.
"Right over there." Eggman said pointing at his desk. Except there was one problem; hellhounds and zombie hedgehogs have completely surrounded the team. The hellhounds and zombie hedgehogs roared at the team; ready to feast.
"Oh well, let's kill!" Silver said running towards the hellhounds and zombie hordes. The rest of the team joined him, ready for an all-out war.
Hide my face again, harbor in the shadows
Feel this weight of sin hammering away
Die, with the guilt of a thousand AWOL soldiers
Die, watch the scythe usher me astray
"Come at me bitches!" Shade yelled swinging her fists at the hellhounds. Rouge joined her by delivering death kicks to the demonic dogs and zombie horde.
I can't go on this way
Not as I am today
The ugly side of me is strong
Take aim, a loaded gun.
Pull back on all who run.
A coward's truth inside the wrong.
"Hahaha!" Hugo laughed killing a hellhound with his stinger.
"Watch out Blaze!" Silver said moving Blaze out of the way and firing his Desert Eagle at a hellhound. Blaze burned zombie hedgehogs with her fists and kicks.
This means war
This means war
This means war
"Hey Carson, check this out!" Knuckles said with the chained Chaotix. He chained their mouths and rode them like a giant skateboard. He laughed and fired his SCAR-H assault rifle at the hellhounds while riding the Chaotix.
"Showoff!" Carson said killing a zombie hedgehog with his machete.
Lash your tongue of bane
Carry me to nowhere
Mental holocaust
Battle never ends
Lie! Mask the pain
Of a child who's forsaken
Lie! To myself
Praise the new regime
"Hold on Cream." Tails said starting up his twin tails. Cream and Joey held on tight as Tails flew up in the air. Cream wanted to help and actually fired Tails' ARX-160 assault rifle at the horde.
"Wow Cream. I'm impress." Shadow said firing his M16A3 at a hellhound. Cream waved back and continued firing Tails' assault rifle.
I left me long ago
Reasons you'll never know
No one to miss me when I'm gone
With no more words to say
No argument to stay.
Another post I don't belong
"Hang on Amy." Sonic said piggybacking Amy. Amy wrapped her legs tight and pulled out Sonic's Mini Uzis.
"Let's go!" Sonic said speeding up to the horde. Amy fired the Uzis at the zombie hedgehogs, killing dozens of them.
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
Sonic and his friends were killing the hellhounds and zombie hedgehogs at every corner. They team was so close to the book, but the horde would not let them have the book.
"Come on you three. Let's help them!" Eggman said to his robots.
"Yes sir!" The three robots said in unison. The round supervillain made his way towards the book, unknown of what was happening in his security room.
No home to call my own
No finding someone new
No one to break the fall
No one to see me through
No name to carry on
No promise for today
No one to hear the call
No tattered flag to raise
"Where's the book?" Amy shouted, still riding on Sonic's back. Sonic saw Eggman running towards the book with the hellhounds right behind him. He was able to grab the book just in time for Silver and Shadow to kill the hellhounds.
"Eggman's got the book!" Sonic shouted. The gang continued to kill off zombie hedgehogs, unknown that one zombie pressed a button on a chamber.
Walk the razor's edge
Cut into the madness
Question all you trust
Buy into the fear
I see the man ripping at my soul now
I, I know the man
I know him all too well
Shadow and Silver lead Eggman and his three robots back to the team. Eggman was caught tripped over by a zombie and dropped the book. The book slid across the room and stopped at Carson's feet. Carson saw the book and picked it up in time before slashing off a zombie's head.
"I got the book!" Carson shouted. The team made their way back towards Carson.
"Alright Carson. You know what to do." Shadow said. Carson open the book and began to chant an incantation. However, the ground began to shake as the zombie hedgehogs were beginning to glow different colors. This surprised the team and stopped Carson's incantation.
"What the hell is going on?" Knuckles said. The team agreed with Knuckles, wanting an answer.
"I can't finish my chant because of the shaking." Carson said trying to keep his balance.
"What's happening?" Sonic holding Amy real tight. Their question will soon be answered.
There's nothing here for free
Lost who I want to be
My serpent blood can strike so cold
On any given day
I'll take it all away
Another thought I can't control
Eggman and his three robots witness the events as well. Eggman saw one zombie hedgehog with something in his arms. He got a closer look and it appeared the zombie hedgehog was holding seven jewels. The problem; they were not jewels.
"Oh no!" Eggman said. The gang overheard him and looked at the zombie hedgehog. He was gaining supersonic abilities and spread them to his fellow army. The zombie army and hellhounds were beginning to glow gold with fierce red eyes. The zombie hedgehogs roared as their new transformation was now complete.
"They have them." Sonic said in shock. The zombie hedgehogs have the chaos emeralds.
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
This means war
Chaos is finally here!