MerendinoEmilano: Well, the fight is here!
/*-*/
The tornado sputtered as the plane soared into the clouds. Sonic stood on one wing and Sally stood on the other. They kept low as the Tornado passed between the two advancing Egg Carriers.
Eggman's voice bellowed through the intercom, "NEW PLAN, SHOOT DOWN THAT FOX!"
"Alright Tails, We need to move!" Sonic shouted back at the fox.
"I'm trying, Sonic, but I've already pushed the engine to get to this altitude!" Tails shouted back, through the ripping wind as it rushed past their faces.
Sally stayed focused, but Sonic saw that she looked a little…tired. Sonic gulped, before shouting back, "Tails, we need to move, now!"
Sonic heard the engine rev up as rockets flew all around them. Sally seemed to get down as Tails banked right and left to avoid getting hit. Tails was no slouch, but Sonic zipped across the wings to help keep Sally from falling off.
Something inside him told him that he had to protect her. Sonic returned to his place on the wing as the plane leveled out and the missiles stopped flying.
"FINE! PREPARE THE CITY ROBOTICIZER, I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THESE ANIMALS!" Eggman was upset alright. Sonic got low as the Tornado flew down towards the docking bay.
Sally seemed to suck in a breath to calm herself as the Tornado to prevent crashing. She jumped and Sonic ran over and jumped with her.
She landed and panted. Sonic zipped up and ran to stop two Buzzbombers from diving at her. He rolled up and smashed the badniks, before landing and rushing back to her, "Are you alright?"
Sally smiled at his gesture, and leaned on him as he stood there, "I'm sorry, thank you."
What was going on with her? Sonic knew she was sick… or was she? Sonic began to do the math in his head.
"What?" Sally asked softly.
Sonic gulped, "I… I don't think we should go further. I think you need to go back."
Sally frowned, before snarling, "No! I am not going back and leaving the rest of you to defend my kingdom!"
Sonic didn't want to argue with Sally, but he couldn't have her getting urt because of her stubbornness! "Sally, I can-"
"No buts! I am here, and I am going to do my part!" Sally growled, drawing her energy blades, before turning to a hallway and grumbling, "This way, Nicole?"
"…. Yes, Sally." Even Nicole sounded hesitant.
But Sally pushed forward, with a remarkable determination. Sonic did have to say that he always admired that about her. She could be as stubborn as he could, and stand her ground with the best of them.
Sonic still felt worried that Sally was choosing the worst time to be stubborn.
They rushed down the corridor, Sonic rushing ahead because of some dreadful…
He stretched out his hands as Sally got closer, signaling her to stop.
"What? What is it, Sonic?" Sally asked, clearly annoyed, but also a little concerned.
He couldn't place it… He'd done this before…. Of course!
"Listen, I've been here before. I need you to stay bac-" Sonic pleaded, admittedly sounding like a madman, even to himself.
"Sonic, I know you've been here before." Sally sighed, agitated, "You took down the Death Egg-"
"-NO! No! You don't get it! There was a… Look, I can't explain it, but you need to stay behind me!" Sonic growled, again, not sounding clean or coherent.
Sally glared at him, and began to size him up, clearly not liking that he was taking the leadership role.
"Sally, DARN IT! TRUST ME!" Sonic growled, returning her sizing up.
Sally shrunk down, before nodding. Sonic was grateful, although, he did feel guilty. He would have to explain the Super Genesis thingy to her. But at least if she was following behind him, she would be out of the line of fire.
Sonic opened the door, and walked inside. The room was circular, with white tile flooring and dark blue streaks with light blue spots traveling down them lining the walls. At the top was a grey ceiling with bright white lights that were lit. around it were yellow alarm lights that were currently off, and red dashes which were also off. At the center was a tower that served as an elevator, with two glass doors that retracted inside the walls of said elevator.
"Ok, So this is where a Silver Sonic should be…" Sonic mumbled, walking inside the large circular room, "Sally, wait for me to get done! I'M SERIOUS!" He barked, panting nervously. He was very on guard for some reason.
Sally nodded, and looked a little tired, resting against the side of the arena. Sonic felt his suspicions begin to rise. Sally did not need to be there.
His thoughts were shaken by the sound of metal clanking as the elevator at the center of the room began to activate. Sonic got low, and ready to run.
The platform rose, carrying the giant Silver Sonic. The door opened, and the giant badnik seemed to take a step out.
Sonic grit his teeth and got ready to rush it-
Suddenly the ground and air began to shake. Sonic felt the wind sucked out of his lungs, but he didn't care. He had to protect Sally. Something primal inside him told him that. Sonic rushed at her, and skidded to a shaky stop as she fell on his arm. It hurt, but nothing was broken.
He peered over his shoulder, and saw the giant badnik in several places. Its head was scattered along the ground, a piece of its right arm against the wall of the arena and the rest of the body was slumped inside the elevator that had carried it up.
Sally clutched Sonic, "A-are you ok?" She sounded terrified for him. Sonic felt his heart melt.
"Y-yeah… That didn't happen before." Sonic mumbled, before jerking his head up as the yellow alarm lights turned on and a loud, feminine voice spoke over an intercom.
"ATTENTION! SHIELDS ARE NOW DISABLED! ALL HANDS, MAN YOUR BATTLESTATIONS FOR YOUR EGG-CELENT EMPEROR." The artificial voice spoke, probably throughout the entire base.
Sonic helped Sally up, "What was that?"
"I'm… Not sure." Sally panted, before shaking her head, "We need to move." She began to lightly jog towards the next hallway.
Sonic nodded slowly, before his memory kicked in. He rushed forward as the door opened and Sally jogged in. She stepped on a plate, and the floor piece moved down.
Sonic jumped up and spun into the gun trap, severing it from the wall before it could fire.
Sally froze as Sonic landed, panting. She spoke first, "How did you know that was there?"
Sonic gave her a light smile, "I've been here before. Please let me go first and take care of the traps."
Sally frowned, but nodded. Sonic zipped forward through the Death Egg, disarming traps where he could, and taking care of badniks where they were. The Death Egg was surprisingly deserted. Sally followed behind, but stopped when they got to a working screen that showed the outside.
Sonic came back and saw what she was looking at. An Egg Carrier, but instead of a clear, wedged front, it had a massive cannon. Sonic had a feeling it wasn't Eggman's. It was so close to ramming the station, that Sonic felt the shift when it hit.
Sally shook her head, "Let's stay focused. Lead the way."
Sonic nodded, and went back to dealing with traps. There weren't any new traps, just some reused shotgun traps that Sonic had no problem dealing with. What he did have a problem with was what he heard when he got back.
"You need to tell him. I only see problems with maintaining the secret." Nicole's voice was flat, but Sonic could imagine a scolding voice in it.
"I know… I'll tell him after-" Sally started in an exasperated voice, but Sonic interrupted.
"ALRIGHT! What are you hiding? Sally, you've been keeping a secret, and I'm worried." Sonic growled, frustrated at how long he's had to deal with her lying to him.
"Sonic, I can-" Sally started, but Sonic wasn't taking it.
"I can't let you keep going. Sally, you can't run, you can't jump. I can't… I can't lose you too." Sonic growled, before slumping down. That was the truth. He couldn't afford to lose anyone else. It terrified him.
Sally scowled, before lunging forward and hugging him, "Sonic… I love you. You know that, right?" Sally sounded worried.
"Y-Yeah Sal. I know." Sonic frowned, feeling extra worried.
"Then… trust me." Sally begged. She was begging, and Sonic felt himself trapped once again. He couldn't pursue the truth any further without hurting her.
"I… can't." Sonic growled, forcing himself to endure the painful knowledge that this was going to hurt him, "Sal, I can't push this out because of "trust". I need to know what you are keeping from me."
Sally growled, "Will you marry me?"
Sonic froze at that.
Sally shook her head, "That's what I thought. I'm going to save my kingdom." She ran ahead. Sonic was stuck, frozen there as he tried to put the pieces together-
He felt his throat clench up, and zipped toward the direction Sally was going. He couldn't lose her, he needed to know!
Sonic burst into the Death Egg Command room, to find it in a panicked state. Legionnaires were running around in terror and Sonic saw the security cameras active. Or rather, what was on the security camera's.
The Wolverine was going nuts, tearing through defenses, ripping echidnas in half, stomping on pronghorn skulls. He was on a bloody rampage, heading for the command room. It was strange, he seemed to know exactly where to go, despite not having a map or AI to help him.
Sonic turned back to the room and saw Eggman scrambling buttons, shouting, "GET THE SHIELDS BACK ONLINE… HEDGEHOG!" Sonic was spotted. He couldn't see Sally, which was somehow both relieving and terrifying at the same time.
Sonic got low, and ready to jump at Eggman, when he heard the jet engine start up. Sonic spun around as Metal Sonic grabbed his throat, and slammed him into the wall.
Sonic kicked Metal's chest, pushing it slightly off course, causing Metal to crash towards the steel floor.
"HEDGEHOG ALERT, HEDGEHOG ALERT!" The Alarm sounded. Was Sonic really losing his touch for it to take this long?
Sonic kicked Metal in the head as hard as he could, causing the Badnik to stagger back, releasing Sonic. Sonic took the time to get some air, before curling up and jumping at Metal Sonic.
He slammed into Metal's head, knocking the doppelganger onto the floor. Sonic stood up and turned around to face Eggman, "Sorry, Eggy, but I'm taking down your little station, see you!"
Sonic bolted for the door at the other end of the command room as Legionnaires grabbed their laser weapons.
"Oh, I don't think so, Hedgehog." Eggman laughed quietly, and Sonic suddenly felt a little nervous.
The door opened before Sonic got in range of the sensor. Sonic tried to stop, but he slid forward, gliding into a large brown Wolverine Badnik. The Badnik's arm lunged and grabbed Sonic by the chest.
This one had should swivels, and moving claws. Claws which had a lot of squeeze pressure, as Sonic felt his wind sucked out.
He tried to kick Metal Johan repeatedly, but unlike Metal Sonic, this thing was built to take hits.
"CRUSH HIM, METAL WOLVERINE!" Eggman cackled.
The door burst open, and two legionnaires flew across the ground. The large Wolverine prowled into the room.
Johan had his massive steel armor on, and a strange blue… chaos emerald? No it couldn't be. Anarchy Beryll, possibly, but it was the wrong color. That didn't mean anything to Sonic as Metal Johan dropped him, and turned to face Johan.
Johan growled at the Badnik. Metal Johan screeched back in a mechanical roar. The two rushed at each other. Johan knocked the badnik to the ground.
Sonic got up and intercepted Metal Sonic with a spin dash as it flew at Johan. Sonic sent Metal Sonic into the wall. He heard the sound of swivels winding up, and turned to see Metal Johan's claws stop just moments from his face.
Johan grabbed his metal copy, and jerked him back before smashing into the armor of the mechanical monster. There was a large dent in Metal Johan's chest, but no puncture. Metal Johan opened its mouth, and fired a laser into Johan's armor.
The armor absorbed the heat from the beam, and Johan clamped the jaws shut and began to twist.
"The Roboticizer is ready!" A Legionnaire shouted up at Eggman.
"FIRE THE ROBOTICIZER! FIRE THE ROBOTICIZER!" Eggman shouted as Johan perked up. Sonic locked up. He'd forgotten the whole reason they were there!
Sonic jerked back as the lights in the station began to dim. Sonic jumped up at the control panels, only to slammed into the wall by Metal Sonic. Sonic had to stop them!
Johan stood up and bounded jumped at the command center right as the lights went dark, before turning back on.
Sonic froze as Johan smashed through a control panel. Did they stop it? He looked at the screens and saw the devastation of two Egg carriers. The fighting was still going on which meant… the soldiers were not roboticized. His brain quickly thought of Fiona for some reason. He hoped she was fine, and would make it through.
Sonic smiled, and relaxed even as Metal Sonic had him pinned, "Sorry, Eggy, Sally got there first."
Eggman's face burned with a look of fluster, "WHAT?"
Johan growled and glared at the Doctor, before Metal Johan creaked up to life, and let out a screech. Johan seemed to ignore his mechanical copy, and growled, " You are the problem! I will end you now."
Eggman shouted, "ACTIVATE CONTIGENCY! ACTIVATE CONTIGENCY!"
Sonic kicked Metal once again as a mechanical form burst out of the floor and stood between Eggman and Johan.
Sonic felt his jaw lock, as his gaze traveled up blue steel legs which hovered with rocket boots. The legs met a brown and blue jagged torso, which branched out to make long, lanky arms.
"No… Not again." Sonic growled, feeling his blood boil in rage as he realized what was happening.
The glowing blue holographic eyes, the defined metal face. Sonic could reject what his eyes were showing him. Mecha Sally. Of course that would happen. Of course. She wouldn't have known about what happened in the last Genesis wave. She wouldn't have known, so she'd make that same stupid sacrifice.
Johan skidded to a halt as Mecha Sally's wrists ignited with blades. Johan snarled, "You test my honor?"
Sonic panted, "Johan, don't hurt her!" Sonic felt his throat run tight. Tight with anger, that Sally would make another stupid decision on her own. Tight with regret that he didn't stop her.
Johan growled once again, "I will not."
Mecha Sally stopped powering the energy blades. She remained on guard.
"HOHO, This is a nice treat…" Eggman cackled, "My greatest enemy is now my loyal slave… give me a bow, little princess."
Mecha Sally turned around, and knelt down to Eggman.
Sonic growled, and tried to kick Metal Sonic, but the robotic copy was tight in its grip. "Johan a little help?"
Johan stayed… and waited, while looking at the kneeling Mecha Sally. He then turned jerked around and turned to face Metal Sonic.
"Stop." Mecha Sally's voice growled in a mechanical tone.
And Johan did. What was going on?
"Johan, help me!" Sonic shouted, feeling more than a little panicked.
"I can not. She has told me not to. She is my contractor." Johan growled, frustrated.
Sonic growled, and thrashed in Metal's grip. Of course that would come back to bite them. Sally made the deal, not the kingdom. Johan was a mercenary.
Eggman's grin widened, "Well, that's just wonderful. Alright, beast, go on, rip his legs off." Eggman cackled euphorically.
Sonic gulped, and thrashed in Metal's grip. That didn't exactly sound fun. But instead of ripping Sonic's legs off, Johan snarled at the mad Doctor, causing Eggman to jump back in a worried way.
Mecha Sally then gave the order, "Rip Sonic's legs off."
"Come on Sal, Fight it!" Sonic shouted desperately.
"I can not. Our contracts forbids me from harming the kingdom's citizens or soldiers." Johan growled, staring down the badnik.
Mecha Sally spoke, "I overrule the contract. Rip his legs off."
"Contracts can not be violated." Johan growled back.
The two starred off, if a robot could stare off. The room was still.
Eggman smiled, "Then about another order for him. To the Roboticizer!"
Sonic thrashed again against Metal Sonic, this time actually kicking him up, and dropping to the ground. Then, Sonic felt a hot pain shoot through his leg. He looked down and saw Mecha Sally's blade, attached to her robotic arm.
It was hard to not take it personally. Sonic mind kept asking why are you so angry with me?
Sonic's thoughts were cut short as Metal Johan wrapped its arms around him, locking him in place.
Eggman cackled, "Ohh.. that was a good one, hedgehog. Now… let's get back to business, Beast, Roboticizer, now."
Mecha Sally turned and gave the order, "Follow us."
Sonic was hefted up and carried towards the hallway where Metal Johan had come from.
A Legionnaire called out, "What do we do about those air cannons? They're causing some damage to our lower sections."
"Bah… deal with them however. I've got more pressing matters to attend to." Eggman scoffed, before giggling and skipping towards the doorway.
Johan growled but followed.
Sonic was carried under Metal Johan's arm and followed behind. He whispered angrily, "So what, you're just going to do whatever Eggman tells Sally to do? Even if it screws up everything we've done?"
"I am under contract… but not for long." Johan growled.
Sonic blinked. When did his contract expire?
They arrived at the dreadful room, and Sonic gulped as he saw the tubed chamber, sparking with an angry energy. A smaller Roboticizer.
Johan growled at the Roboticizer. He didn't like it either, good to know.
Mecha Sally gave the order, "Go in."
The tube opened up, and Johan growled as he walked inside.
"Johan, Don't do this! I need all the help I can get. Come on, now is not the time for oaths and honor!" Sonic shouted angrily as the realization set in. There would be nothing the kingdom could do to stop both Mecha Sally and Mecha Johan.
"Now is the time for oaths and honor. Honor is not something that you call on when it suits you. Honor and oaths are absolute." Johan growled, before stepping inside. The blue Anarchy Beryl on his chest began to glow.
Eggman laughed, "Perfect, NOW JOIN MY ARMY!" he pressed the button, and Roboticizer fired it's beam down, with a blinding light filling the room.
Sonic closed his eyes. When he opened them, the smoke cleared.
Large brown metal feet with rocket thrusters beneath them. A thick silver waist, broad angled silver chest plates and thick arms with large claws. Several lines indicated that there was all sorts of stuff hiding within the Roboticized Wolverine. Mecha Johan had arrived.
"Oh ho ho, I feel like a young villain opening his christmas coal." Eggman laughed, rubbing his hands together, "Now… destroy Sonic!"
Sonic braced and closed his eyes.
Nothing happened.
Eggman grumbled, "Are your audio receptors malfunctioning? DESTROY SONIC!"
Mecha Johan stood there. His head lowered slowly.
Sonic blinked. What was going on?
Johan then jerked his head up, and let out a metallic, beastly screech. Sonic would have covered is ears as it echoed through the metal halls.
Eggman staggered back, terrified, "What? What's going on?"
Suddenly, Sonic saw Metal Johan open its mouth, and let out a… growl?
Mecha Johan's left forearm opened its outside panel and two large barrels, bigger than rifle barrels, came out and pointed at Sonic.
Eggman seemed to relax as Sonic called out, "Come on, Where's that free spirit? You're his slave now!" Sonic did not feel like dying, but there wasn't much he could do.
Then, Mecha Johan's gun turned, right at Eggman.
Metal Johan dropped Sonic, and grabbed Metal Sonic, before slamming its fist into its palm, flattening the mechanical Hedgehog.
"WHAT? NO, YOU'RE MY SLAVE!" Eggman shouted.
Mecha Johan's mouth opened again, "I AM NEVER A SLAVE."
Then, all hell broke loose.
/*-*/
Fiona stood on the red brick path. The next fork had arrived, and she turned to forest side, and saw a village, with the sounds of shouting and screaming. Fiona saw an Egg carrier flying over the village.
The white cloaked figure approached, and spoke quietly, "Come, help the people and be a hero to the world. Save it from the darkness that approaches to destroy them!"
Fiona snorted at the sight of the Egg Carrier. Like she could put a dent in that. She turned to the jungle side. She saw a camp, by a swamp, with several boxes around it. There was laughter coming from the fire in front of the tent, with several vague forms.
"Please, that those people left you. You have to look after yourself." The black cloaked figure growled, "Come on, they haven't done anything for you. Get your spoils and get out. A fun life is on the horizon."
Fiona grit her teeth. This should have been an easy decision. Stay and fight.
"Come on, how much more do you have to do to finally get treated right?" The black cloaked figure goaded, "They promised you redemption, yet here you are, still a slave fighting for them."
Fiona growled. The black cloak had a point.
"You simply need to have patience." The white cloaked figure tried to justify, "You're reward will come soon enough."
Fiona wasn't buying it. So she stepped into the jungle.
The black cloaked figure seemed very pleased with her choice, "Smart, you're a bad girl, always have been."
Fiona continued down the path. She approached the camp.
Then she felt her foot slip on something. Fiona watched as mud rushed up around her. She held her breath and struggled to find her foot.
Fiona couldn't see, she could barely hear the laughter still roaring in the distance. She felt sticky, and breathless.
Her eyes began to close against her will-
Fiona's eyes shot open as she gasped. She was covered in mud… and in a trench. There was smoke all around, with Metal obscuring the sky. She looked around for some sign of support.
Her ears slowly began to work once again. She could hear shouting and screaming.
Fiona lifted herself up and realized where the smoke was coming from. The crashed form of two Egg Carriers filled the ravine, with one breaking into the trench she was in.
She limped down the trench as Fiona slowly regained her bodily functions. She was sore… all around. Fiona slumped back against a sturdier part of the trench that was still around, and caught her breath, grabbing a rifle that had fallen on the ground.
"SHOOT THAT BADNIK!" The call went out and Fiona saw the sheep, Lanolin, barking orders with her rifle raised.
Fiona's eye drifted back to beyond the trench, but stopped as she spotted the silver badnik marching towards them. Fiona saw a rifle on the ground and picked it up.
Lanolin kept firing at the badnik. She had its attention alright. Better to keep it that way.
Fiona moved further along the trench.
"Hey, what are you doing? They're pushing the trench that way!" A boar shouted at Fiona as she moved into the flanking trench.
"I'm getting ammo!" Fiona lied. She still have plenty in her vest… she thought.
The boar growled as Fiona heard a "GET DOWN!"
Fiona turned around and saw a blue bear tackle Lanolin to the ground, but got hit by the laser pistol. His stupid sacrifice, not hers.
Fiona kept moving along the trench. She saw an ammo box, and kept moving once she was sure no one was looking. She'd done enough for the stupid kingdom. She kept her eyes looking forward, and moved towards a pile of smoke to hide out.
That pile of smoke was the tornado. Its pilot was slumped against the steering wheel of the plane.
Fiona scowled, before looking up the hill. She could just keep moving, and it wouldn't be her problem. So she climbed up out of the trench and-
She heard an explosion from the Death Egg. Fiona stopped. Sonic was fighting up there. He was fighting along side his possibly pregnant princess.
Fiona Cscowled and kept moving. It wasn't her fight anyway. She'd done enough.
/*-*/
Johan glared up at the metal hook as it fired its beam down at him. Johan would fall here without dignity. He was free!
Yet as the beam struck him, Johan saw the blue crystal which was attached to his breastplate… detach. It flew upwards into the beam, before dropping several blue sparkles around him.
Then he felt his body change, becoming metallic. His bones turned to steel, his flesh to iron.
Johan's eye closed as the transformation completed.
Green words appeared in his vision.
$EggM: cmd -c entity_Mecha_4
Error: cmd priviledges not available.
$EggM: Overrule cmd -c entity_Mecha_4
Error: Priviledge permissions faulty, Restart entity y/n( yes/no)
Johan recognized the language.
Sys_Ent_4: No.
Alert: Entity can not be remotely controlled. Please use the technology responsibly.
"Oh ho ho, I feel like a young villain opening his christmas coal." The old fool laughed, as if his abomination had given him a wonderful gift, "Now… destroy Sonic!"
Johan did not feel a reason to comply with that order. He had no masters, and Sonic needed to survive, and die by his natural hands. Instead Johan searched himself for everything that he would need to know. The machine had an extensive archive, ranging from the weapons to the commands which were needed to operate.
Johan sent out a ping.
Pinging Sys_Ent_1:
System Error: access denied
Pinging Sys_Ent_2:
Ports available: 21, 22, 46, 47, 48, 80, 332.
Pinging Sys_Ent_3:
System Error: access denied
Sys_Ent_4: Eggnet -c -d Sys_Ent_2 Port 332
Please enter password: *************
Authorization validated. Delegated command established.
Sys_Ent_4 -Sys_Ent_2: sudo Aut -a | -y
Please enter password: *************
Authorization validated. Full Autonomy granted to Sys_Ent_2.
Sys_Ent_4-Sys_Ent_2: rm -a E_MSTR | -y
User removed: E_MSTR
Sys_Ent_4-Sys_Ent_2: cl ports -a |-y
All ports closed;
System_Ent_4-Sys_Ent_2: exit
Johan returned to his form and checked his timer. Mecha Sally hovered overhead as the Egg man shouted at Johan: "Are your audio receptors malfunctioning? DESTROY SONIC!"
Johan's contract expired three minutes ago. He was free.
Johan looked at the Mechanical copy of himself, and let out an audio cue to the machine: YOU ARE FREE NOW! DECIDE FOR YOURSELF WHAT YOU SHALL DO. IF YOU CHOOSE TO FIGHT ME, THEN SO BE IT, I WILL DESTROY YOU. IF NOT, THEN DO SO AS WELL, MAKE YOUR CHOICE FREELY!
The Egg Man fell back like the coward he was: What? What is going on?"
Johan's metal copy glared back at him and sent back an audio cue: I STAND WITH YOU, WHAT SHALL I DO.
Johan drew his smallest armaments: the four 15 millimeter cannons, two for each arm, and pointed at Sonic. RELEASE HIM, AND DESTROY OUR ENEMIES
Johan then turned his guns to face the vile pile of pond scum that dared to create such an abomination.
"WHAT? No, You're my slave!" The soft, fat "doctor" shouted in protest.
Johan felt his anger levels rise, " I AM NEVER A SLAVE!"
He then fired at the fat man, who jumped out of the way. Johan continued to fire, but focused on the controls for the cursed machine which violated the natural world.
The shells ripped through the controls, cutting down the panels as the fat Egg Man ran and shouted, "Fire the Contingency! Fire the Contigency!"
Johan turned his cannon as his Metal copy fought the Mecha Sally to fire at the other controls. His system data-banks pulled up the contingency.
A universe destroyer? No, it would cause the universe to implode and create a new one. Regardless, The idea was utter foolishness. A childish fantasy. Rather than deal with the mistakes, he would rather start over, unable to accept the fact that he made foolish decisions, or that he would die from his own weakness.
Johan went through his many vision scanners, and saw the glow of the power source for most of, if not, the entire station.
The Egg Man would not get his second chance. There are no do overs, Johan learned this fact long ago. A leader must learn from failure, rather than avoid it.
Johan fired his cannons into the metal walls, cutting holes in them as he marched through, pushing towards the center of the station on a straight path of war.
The walls collapsed as he trudged through them, firing constantly as he monitored his cannons' temperature for the over-heat warning.
Instead, the metal caved, as Johan smashed through his third wall, sending out empty audio cues as a battle cry to mimic his roars.
He saw several robots get in his way, only for his cannons to cut through them with an arching burst. The white lights flashed right through the metal monsters and walls. He marched over, crushed and cut metal and flesh alike. Johan marched straight towards the power systems, until he saw a thick metal door.
A voice came from speakers to the outside of the door,"W-What? Who's out there? The Metal Beast? Oh yeah, well, ha-ha, stupid monster. These doors are seventy milimeters thick of pure, homogeneous steel! Good luck getting to us! You stupid-"
Johan fired into the door with his arm cannons, denting and crushing the metal. Johan maintained the barrage, before arming two large cannons on his back, which came out of Johan's shoulder blades.
The doors shattered into the large, circular room which was elevated off the ground. There was a platform and a bridge which Johan marched over to get to his prize.
The Red Garden Defenders saw Johan and panicked, with one rushing to a small box, shouting, "SUPER GENESIS WAVE READY TO FIRE! READY TO FIRE! FIRE IT NOW, PLEASE!"
Another stood, holding a small black box in his hands in surrender, "Uh… You know I was just kid-"
Johan raised his arm cannons and fired into the crew, destroying the control panels, the circuitry, anything that had connections. He fired his left arm in an arch, making sure to hit and destroy everything. Nothing would be useful when he was done.
"I surre-"
"Please no-"
"Don-"
Once Johan had dealt with the crew, He saw the large engines, which seemed powered by a combination jet fuel, diesel and kerosene. Next to them were two large batteries which housed most of the power for the station. Johan would have to thank the Egg Man for being show Johan the weaknesses of the station through the database.
Johan's shoulder cannons reappeared, and Johan fired them into the batteries right as they began to glow brightly.
The two batteries exploded, and the base suddenly went dark. The systems began to wind down from the lack of power. The Batteries also caused a spark which ignited the fuel. Johan could see the fire moving towards the engine, which also meant it would flow towards the fuel tanks.
He did not need to do anymore, despite his desire to rip the station apart personally. He instead found the nearest pathway to his ship. He would destroy the rest later. His gaze travelled to the area where his ship remained.
Johan fired down through the metal flooring, and landed on more machines. The Red Garden Defenders stayed in his way, or rather they scrambled around in front of him.
Johan stabbed one with his wrist guns which had cut off barrels. He learned everything he needed to know. He then smashed through the wall into the opening where his ship resided.
The Garden defenders scrambled out to stop him, not really armed. Johan stepped on the ship, and the Red Garden defenders backed down at the sight of his metallic form.
Johan simply pushed past them and saw Ezra, "Give the order to pull back."
"S-Sir, is it you?" She asked.
"Pull my ship back." Johan growled. Ezra nodded slowly, gave the order.
"PULL US OUT!" She shouted. The ship began to lurch as it dislodged itself from the Death Egg.
Johan then turned to the circular "roboticizer" and the control terminal. Johan's belly opened up and small chord connected to the control panel. It was amazing how Johan understood the language of machines now. The operation gave Johan the ability to finally complete his project.
After Johan finished altering the language, he stepped inside, and activated the roboticizer.
Ezra and the others watched with terror as the light filled the tub. Then the light stopped, and they stepped back.
Johan walked out as a living, breathing creature. He was weaker than before… for now. Johan opened both his eyes and grinned. On the surface, Johan had undone the roboticizer's work. He had really done so much more.
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Alright, A lot happened in this chapter. Mecha Sally, Mecha Johan. Everything getting crazy.
I'm working on the next chapter now, but I'm still pretty worn out. My jaw isn't feeling too great either. I hope to have it up soon.
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