Chapter 10: No Limits, Only One Problem.
Mobius Mountain Ranges, 6:10 PM. Background Music: Breaking Through It All, Sonic Frontiers OST.
The two hedgehogs were well outside of Metropolis in moments, speeding through the mountain ranges. The first cliff they leaped off led to a Homing Attack trade-off that ended in a draw, both hedgehogs landing side by side. Sonic dashes off, taking the lead with Scourge close behind, his teeth barred, his eyes bloodshot with hate.
Sonic just smirks as he rushes up the side of a very tall mountain, planning to use his momentum to leap high into the sky. While on the way on, he and Scourge traded high speed punches and kicks, Scourge nearly knocking out some of Sonic's teeth. Sonic Spindashes into Scourge, making Scourge briefly lose ground, but he quickly got back to following after Sonic. Sonic turned his attention in front of him, then dropped his smirk. Things were about to get serious.
With a grand jump combined with his momentum, Sonic leapt so high into the air, he broke through the clouds. Scourge followed close behind, and the two got into a high speed clash, trading punches, kicks, Homing Attacks, the works while the fell. As they did, they were throwing blows so hard and fast, sound barriers were breaking, which caused the rain to start falling around them!
Sonic parried a Homing Attack from Scourge, then Grand Slammed Scourge towards the ground, making impact and creating a crater in the side of the mountains. Scourge kicks Sonic off him, then tackles Sonic, running towards a cliff and slamming Sonic into it! Sonic drops a few of his Rings, but he manages to break free and jump over Scourge. He landed on the opposite end of the area they both were in, Sonic wiping his face, Scourge ripping out a few broken teeth.
Scourge: Blueberry fucker…!
Sonic: Blueberry? Really? THAT'S the best insult you can think of, Granny Apple?
Scourge: … What?!
Sonic: Granny apples are green, and so are you.
Scourge: … The fuck?
Sonic: Maybe using fruits as an insult isn't the best idea.
Scourge: Fuck you, I'm doing it anyways!
Sonic sighs.
Sonic: You're still not creative…
Scourge: I'm not about to be dead in the next two minutes.
Sonic just smirks and flips Scourge the bird. Oh yes.
Sonic: If you think you can, try and catch me!
Sonic INSTANTLY hits Mach 26, running through the mountains, a big smile on his face as he could hear Scourge catching up slowly. Sonic was about to turn around and kick Scourge right in the mouth, shooting the green hedgehog into orbit when four lasers blasted at the two hedgehogs! Sonic scrambled to recover his footing, Scourge gets sent into the mountains. Then came the all too familiar boisterous voice…
Dr Eggman: Let's see how you handle something seven hundred times your size, Scourge!!
Sonic: Eggman?!
The brand new Death Egg Robot stomped into view, a hand balled into a fist, laser cannons primed at the knuckles!
Dr Eggman: Stay out of the way, Sonic!! I plan to pay back the pain visited upon me a THOUSAND fold!!
Sonic: Eggman, wait–
Sonic got blasted into the air via Eggman firing the lasers at his feet. Sonic tried to recover in the air, when the Death Egg Robot grabbed him tightly! Sonic struggled to get free with no success.
Sonic: EGGMAN, LET ME GO…!
Dr Eggman: No! You'll just get in my way. Make no mistake, rodent. When Scourge lies dead, YOU WILL BE NEXT.
The Robot stomped forward and stopped just outside the cave Scourge was in. A brand new cave that was made via Scourge being blasted into the mountain. Scourge bursts out of it, mad as all hell, body covered in green electricity.
Scourge: You want me, fatass?! Come and get me!!
Dr Eggman: You don't tell me about coming and getting, I AM ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF COMING AND GETTING!!!
And cue Dr Eggman saying "coming, getting" repeatedly as he had the Death Egg Robot stomp after Scourge. Scourge took off, grinning widely, getting a good distance away from the Robot. Sonic was still trying to break free, trying not to scream in pain with how tight the Robot squeezed him to keep him in its grip. Then Sonic had a idea.
Sonic: HEY, EGGMAN! What if we team up till Scourge is dealt with?!
This made the Death Egg Robot turn its head to Sonic. It stopped stomping.
Dr Eggman: Do you really think you can convince me to ally with you?
Sonic: I'll give back the Chaos Emerald you used earlier today for the Egg Dragoon!
Dr Eggman sat in a cold silence before he uncurled the fist Sonic was trapped in, flattening it so Sonic sat in the palm.
Dr Eggman: Chaos Emerald. Now. THEN we deal with Scourge.
Sonic breathed a sigh of relief as he pulled out said Chaos Emerald… He gave a cheeky smirk as the palm raised a small pillar out of it. Sonic placed the Emerald into it, and it went back into the Death Egg Robot.
Dr Eggman: Rev up a Spindash and get ready!
Sonic: Huh?
Dr Eggman: I'm going to throw you at him, then catch up.
Sonic: O-oh! OH! Got it!!
Sonic curled up, revving a Spindash. The Death Egg Robot closed its fist around Sonic, getting ready to throw him at Scourge, who was already miles away!
Dr Eggman: Steady…! NOW!!
The Robot throws Sonic with all its hydraulic power available, hurling Sonic across the mountain range. Sonic spun through the air, and in moments, dropped down RIGHT on top of Scourge!! Scourge was nearly buried under the ground in mere moments before Sonic bounced off him and landed a full yard away. Scourge climbs out of the hole he was in, a bruised and bloody mess.
Scourge: YOU… MOTHERFUCKER…!!!
Sonic: Hey!
Scourge: WHAT?!
Sonic points up to the skies… Just as Scourge looks up, he gets nailed by a barrage of missiles, followed by the Death Egg Robot dropping on top of him! Eggman repeatedly stomped on the green hedgehog, burying him further into the ground!
Dr Eggman: YOU THINK!! YOU CAN!!! BREAK INTO MY LAB, DESTROY MY CREATIONS, BEAT ME WITHIN AN INCH OF MY LIFE, AND GET AWAY WITH IT?!?! YOU WILL SUFFER A THOUSAND FOLD FOR THAT, SCOURGE!!!!
Eggman kept stomping on Scourge, before he slammed the Robots fists down onto Scourge! Scourge was basically dead, a bloody, broken corpse in a giant crater. Whatever Eggman put into this Death Egg Robot, it was a SIGNIFICANT upgrade from the originals! Sonic gulped as he watched it happen, realizing that HE was next!!
Sonic: … Um… Okay… Scourge is dealt with–
Dr Eggman: And you're next, you blue nuisance.
The Death Egg Robot readies both sets of laser cannons mounted in its hands, aiming at Sonic!
Sonic: Hey, wait a second! I have a funny story to tell!
Dr Eggman: And what might that be, rodent?!
Sonic: That Emerald I gave you… Well…
As if on cue, Eggman's Death Egg Robot had a near catastrophic power failure! He checked the status screen, finding that the Chaos Emerald he was using as the secondary power source was gone!
Sonic: It was a fake. Sorry, Egghead!
Dr Eggman: Grrrr…!! It's EggMAN!!! YOU KNOW WHAT MY FULL NAME IS YOU BLUE SPEEDING DEVIL!!!!
The Death Egg Robot went slack a bit, but steadily started coming back online, its primary power source whirring to life. Sonic had already taken off, planning to exit the mountains, and get Eggman as FAR away from any civilized areas as possible.
He wouldn't have to worry so much about that however, as while Eggman was getting ready to chase after Sonic, his Robot suffered ANOTHER power failure! The main power core was damaged critically!! He scrambled to figure out a fix, when suddenly, a revived Scourge burst into the cockpit!!
Dr Eggman: WHAT?! HOW?! I KILLED YOU MYSELF!!
Scourge: Anarchy Beryl are some crazy fucken gems, fatass! Have a nice trip to orbit!!
Scourge revved up a Spindash, smashing into Eggman, sending him flying out of the Death Egg Robot! Eggman activated his Jump Pack, and landed at a safe distance, but now? Now he was BEYOND mad!
Dr Eggman: … I am going to BEAT THAT GREEN RAT TILL HE BEGS FOR MERCY!!
Eggman smashed, not punched, not even kicked, he SMASHED a nearby boulder, breaking it into pieces! He did so with a headbutt, he was BEYOND livid at how things turned out. He wasn't even mad Sonic used a fake Chaos Emerald, no doubt made by that two tailed fox, he was more mad at SCOURGE for REFUSING TO STAY DEAD!
Back with Sonic, he heard the Death Egg Robot collapse, skids to a stop, and watched it slump over. Sonic was a bit worried how. Could it have been Shadow? His question was answered right away as he got kicked in the face by Scourge! Sonic flew into the air, screaming! Scourge ran up a mountain, jumped up, and grabbed Sonic!
Scourge: SEE YOU NEXT FALL, DICKHEAD!!!
Scourge then proceeded to smack Sonic straight to the ground! Sonic hits the ground face first, bounces up, then gets stomped on by Scourge. Sonic hits the ground a few more times, then finally stops, face first in the dirt. He was bruised, a bit bloodied, and in dire need of help… But no one he knew was around… Scourge walked up to him, grabbed his quills and held him up.
Scourge: Twenty five years. Twenty. Five. FUCKING. YEARS. I had EVERYTHING! I had everything I could have ever wanted, and YOU and Fiona took it all from me! I dunno how you convinced her to get me locked up, but I don't care anymore, cuz now?! It's payback time!!!
Scourge was about to start choking Sonic out when he got impaled by a blazing red Chaos Lance. He lets go of Sonic, looking at the energy bolt in his chest when he then gets grabbed by a VERY pissed off Shadow the Hedgehog, who had survived the building collapsing on top of him!
Shadow: THIS TIME, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO RECOVER!!
Shadow Chaos Snaps into the air with Scourge, throws him into a mountain, and then charges up a barrage of Chaos Lances, firing them off at high speed, practically nuking the spot Scourge was thrown to to dust. When Shadow finally calmed down, he landed next to Sonic, who was trying to get up…Shadow exited the Chaos Boost, his inhibitor Rings reappeared around his wrists and ankles. He then helped Sonic stand up.
Shadow: You alright?
Sonic: I nearly got punted into orbit and stomped into the dirt… But aside from a few bruises and cuts, I'm fine… Ow…
Sonic grunts, and Shadow handed him a single Ring. Sonic took it, recovering a tiny bit, but only enough that he could move on his own.
Shadow: I'm going to send out a planet wide broadcast. Get home and tell the others.
Sonic: Wait, Shadow!
Sonic stops Shadow before the black hedgehog takes off.
Sonic: You probably can't answer this but how is Scourge coming back from the dead?! I watched Eggman pummel him in a new Death Egg Robot.
Shadow: Anarchy Beryl. He brought some over from Moebius, and apparently they can revive the dead, but shatter after. During the scuffle I had with him, I killed him twice. Once when he ambushed me at the Doctor's lab in Metropolis, the second time he bled to death from me shooting him in the abdomen.
Sonic: Shit… So he's got an Extra Life System, and it's based on how many Anarchy Beryl he's got…
Shadow: Seems that– Wait. Did you just–
Sonic: Nevermind that. Get moving!
Sonic took off before Shadow could finish his sentence.
Shadow: … Did… Did he just… Break the 4th wall…?
That's when Shadow's phone rang… With that all too familiar, and VERY stupid ringtone. It was a stupid one, yes.
And yet Shadow couldn't help but laugh at the context behind it, even as it went off now.
Ringtone: I HAVE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG IS A BITCH ASS MOTHERFUCKER, HE URINATED ON MY WIFE–
Shadow muted his phone to stop the ringtone, but answered it.
Shadow: Doctor.
Dr Eggman was on the other end of the line.
Dr Eggman: Shadow. As you have probably experienced by now, Scourge is back and is refusing to stay dead. This poses a problem. A BIG problem. Sonic proposed an alliance before, but it was temporary. Now… Now I wish to extend it until we can make absolutely sure that Scourge is sent back to his home. Dead or alive. When you can, bring this news to Sonic.
Shadow: And why should I when you can tell him yourself? You have his phone number.
Dr Eggman: Because I have some… Repairs to make. My latest Death Egg Robot performed decently enough to be called a success, as it fulfilled its objective of capture or kill Sonic. Or in this case, Scourge. I have a few alterations to the design that I must make in addition to the repairs. I will be busy until then.
Shadow: … Fine. I'll let him know after I send out the emergency broadcast.
Without a word, Shadow hung up. He sighs, then nearly falls over. Chaos Boost took the wind out of him. Especially when he sustained it for long periods…
Shadow: … Might have to stop by Rouge's first…
Shadow began to walk back to Metropolis. Once he recovered enough, he started to run. Eggman was right about one thing.
Scourge was a big problem. Unbeknownst to everyone else, he was going to become a worse one as time went by…
/Did I make a SnapCube reference via Eggman's Announcement, but change how its phrased to something a bit more well spoken? Yes. Am I asking you guys to imagine it in Mike Pollock's voice? Your goddamn right.