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Chapter 1- First signs of Malfunction.
The year is 19XX, the 10th day of the 7th month upon activation. The owner of this memory device is a first class badnik unit, latest type of the doppelganger series, "Metal Sonic". This unit was activated by the Master in a facility in the upper layers of the region known as Palmtree Panic.
Upon activation, this unit was given basic training and graduated into a division all his own, that of the Master's personal 'greatest creation' and prime weapon to be used against the blue hedgehog dubbed 'Sonic'. The Master has predicted that due to his consistent appearances, this organic life-form shall appear within a few hours onto this planet to oppose him. This unit has only seen this organic through low quality video files and personal recounts of the Master but understands that their prime objective is to surpass and eliminate the organic that they have been inspired by.
This unit has a top speed of mach 5, that is four times the organic's known maximum of 428.75 m/s. This unit has successfully done a tour of the planet unharmed 37 times through all it's zones in time, at the same time achieving the record of annihilating 5000 abberant badniks, both real and simulant.
Combine these facts with the possession of the abilities dubbed "Onyx Shield" and "Overdrive" and the odds of defeating the organic have never been any lower than 80% in all combat simulations.
As of today, this unit was reassigned to guard the Master's very person. This was a personal promotion after the master deemed the shown numbers satisfactory. Upon meeting at the shown coordinates, the Master presented this unit with the memory storage device this entry is being recorded in. The Master told this unit that the memory device should be used to record significant thoughts. This unit was warned that every aspect of them has been made with the organic in mind alongside the ability to constantly learn and evolve from observation. In the unlikely scenario this leads to treacherous thoughts, the Master will be able to foresee them in advance and act as needed.
This unit does not understand such logic, this unit is incapable of organic flaws, for it is a machine. Regardless, this unit will comply with the Master's wishes, for their wisdom is above the unit's.
This unit doubts this device will be used frequently, if at all after this entry.
The Master's behavior is different during times of idleness, contrarily to previous expectations. The terms whimsical and easy to bore come in mind whenever the Master is not busy creating or repairing or even planning their next move. He does not shy with coming into conversation with this unit, asking questions he already knows the answer to, telling jokes that he laughs at mid-sentence and hopping and clapping unlike someone their age. This unit does not understand why he bothers doing so, as this unit is unable to communicate the master's own language other than the inefficient means of making noises that the Master has deemed appropriately machine-like.
This unit likewise feels a bureaucratic android with an actual voice would make a better companion for the master, for they have lesser chances of causing misunderstandings that draw their ire.
And ire is an emotion that comes easy to the Master: Whenever this unit does not answer the master in time, whenever this unit does not achieve an objective to it's utter best, whenever the master fails at one of their own objectives and does not inform this unit about it's dour mood, thus causing the master to lash out at this unit with names and curses best left unregistered. Whenever the master makes a speech about how he'll show all the other organic of his race who truly is a madman, etc.
Its the unwritten objective of all robots with any semblance of self preservation, to make their creators happy. This unit's machine learning AI picked this up very early on. It's always been a thin line to walk. Observing the difference between doing as he's told and making himself endearing to his creator. This unit learned the hard way that the more successfully he imitated his organic counterpart, the less Eggman liked him. Because Eggman hates "Sonic", any genuine similarities in behavior, attitude and body language are met with disgust. Yet at the same time whenever this unit doesn't quite meet the mark on this imitation, he's a failure who can't fulfill his sole reason for existing. This unit has registered and learned from many mistakes, only to draw ire yet again.
This unit has been called 'Useless Bolt' about 5 times, threatened to be scrapped 3 times, actively hit once before it's self defense mechanism kicked in and almost crushed the intercepted fist from the Master before it let go. Likewise it has been called 'my greatest creation' once, 'magnum opus' 3 times and has once he managed to tour through all of Little Planet in less than half an hour obtained the privilege of the gesture known as a pat on the head from the Master. A useless gesture really as this unit does not have any receptors that allow it feel such stimulation other than pain.
After personal study, this unit understands that such a gesture can be called 'parental'. This likewise indicates that the Master is growing an attachment to it. How would this unit feel about that if it had emotions? No. What is the reasoning behind such thoughts? The Master can be obeyed without that.
This unit is not built with camaraderie in mind. If the Master feels in need of social contact, they could create a unit that is qualified for such endeavors. This unit is not the one designed for that.
The Master keeps talking more and more recently, but there is no other unit in the Master's quarters. This unit is supposed to be vigilantly guarding the Master's person; but this unit does not want to displease the Master. This unit will respond when given a direct query to the best of its abilities.
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The Master insists upon consuming sustenance without the needed ingredients for longevity. Even if the Master is not fond of the food deemed healthy, the absence of all vegetables and the hazardous way through which the Master cooks has made this unit come to the conclusion that without intervention, the Master is in grand risk of gaining diseases alongside worsening his obesity.
This unit has no knowledge on how to prepare the necessary organic materials to counteract this.
But this Unit cannot allow the Master to endanger himself.
This unit will learn and make "dinner" tomorrow.
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The Master praised this unit's efforts in spite of numerous errors that occurred during the preparation process. This skill will need to be developed in order to keep Master satisfied. This unit henceforth has permission to use the kitchens in the labs whenever they feel the need to do so.
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The Master has engaged with this unit in various "games" for an hour. This unit believes this is once again due to a combination of boredom and the need to test this unit. Over time this unit manages to successfully replicate several advanced strategies of all his favorite games to the point that at the end of the hour. The Master is both proud and frustrated at his swift mastery of it all.
The Master is a very dramatic person, fiddling their mustache and letting "Ohohoho's" of joy at any victory he gets while jumping and down and breaking his pool stick whenever he loses, looking moments away from accusing this unit of cheating before remembering that they made them and thus any victory this unit has is one that is made possible through his genius alone...or something.
This unit wisely remained silent.
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This unit greeted the Master first today. It does not know why, though a glitch in social procedure programming is suspected, like due to the shift in focus over the past months.
The Master seemed pleased by this. This unit is satisfied it made no harmful error.
After continuing this process, the Master is smiling more often, and has now commanded this unit to call them by their name.
This unit shall hereby try to call the Master by the designation of Dr Eggman.
This unit is annoyed.
Angry?
Frustrated. This unit is frustrated. Dr Eggman insists upon engaging himself with the organic now that he has shown himself on the planet. This unit deems such actions to be unnecessarily hazardous, with the speed and power that the organic shows, one hit upon the body of Dr Eggman could be a fatal blow. An occurrence that is deemed unlikely to happen because the latter is a hero.
Hero...This unit does not understand why Dr Eggman calls the organic by a such a respectful term when during every other occasion he is more than eager to talk about his disdain for the latter. This unit has no leads on what their actual relationship is other than the previous recorded encounters. This will have to be looked deeper into in order to avert negative outcomes. This unit suspects that the organic known as 'Sonic' is responsible for letting Dr Eggman make choices deemed inefficient.
This unit cannot deny Dr Eggman. This unit cannot allow Dr Eggman to endanger himself. This unit is forced to sit by the sidelines as the organic trades barbs with Dr Eggman before the two of them fight. The result of which always ends with Dr Eggman fleeing as the organic moves on.
This unit sees a pattern...and does not like it.
Dr Eggman is in a good mood, constantly praising himself for finally managing to find a weakness within the organic called 'Sonic'. This unit patiently awaits what it could be, having already listed the extent of the latter's durability and inability to swim. What could surpass all of those facts?
Dr Eggman reveals footage of a pink colored organic interacting with the blue one. She shows much affection towards the latter which is met with confusion. Unable to see this or not caring, she swiftly envelops the latter with her arms, showing a surprising strength as the other organic seems unable to easily push her off. Finally being forced to outright spin jump before dashing away.
Undaunted, the pink organic follows right after, showing impressive athletics even though she is unable to reach the speed necessary to keep up with the latter. Barely keeping him in sight.
After some prompting Dr Eggman explains that the pink organic is 'in love' with the blue one, thus she wants to be close to him at all times. This means that she has to be 'Sonic's girlfriend' which means one can manipulate his actions with the threat of her safety. So, she is his weakness.
This unit is not sure of that reasoning as 'Sonic' did not seem open to her displays of affection but remains still as they lack the capacity to say such a thing. This will not be reported, in mind of the Master's predicted reaction. Regardless this unit is starting to grow tired of this, this…something.
Which is why it is a grand surprise when Dr Eggman entrusts this unit with capturing the pink organic, right in front of 'Sonic' if possible. Thus finally marking the unit's true debut.
This unit will move out at once.
In order to guarantee a successful capture, this unit has been passively observing the pink hedgehog as she makes her way past several zones in search of his organic counterpart. And the blue hedgehog as he rushes his way past the green-tinted landscape of Palmtree Panic.
For the sake of easier review, this unit will keep the observations of both hedgehogs separate, that way there will be no confusion about which one this unit is writing about in the memory device.
Observation of "Sonic The Hedgehog" #1
The so called organic life-form's most notable features are it's capacity to reach speeds higher than any other, the toughness and strength to shatter steel with it's quills and the sense of balance needed to move his body through precise motions despite the extreme speed and rotations it is in. Even so, this unit is not worried for it surpasses the organic in every way. But that is not the point of this observation. What is, is the fact that somehow the organic has an innate understanding of how to manipulate the portals needed to access the past and future of this planet after having only once or twice managed to enter and return from the future that is Eggman's dominion. After having seen the altered state of the zone, he is now currently combing every inch and cranny of the area in the past in search of a way to prevent such an outcome. Closing in on the generator that he needs to destroy more and more as there are less areas that he hasn't been in through dedication.
Though this unit believes now is the prime opportunity to ambush and defeat the organic, he withholds his presence from the former due to contrary orders. After all, one cannot kidnap the pink hedgehog in front of the blue one, if the blue one is already dead. Though this unit finds that logic peculiar, orders are orders and so the organic shall remain uncontested by this unit for now.
Other than the organic's physical feats and goals, the only remaining thing to observe is their nonchalant attitude as they travel. Similar to the Master, there is a certain amount of whimsy in which the hedgehog carries himself through the landscape. Going through unnecessary loops to gain more speed, jumping on springs that send him back instead of forward for the sake of a mid-air pose and even occasionally standing still in front of a badnik to taunt them into attacking only to dodge and destroy them at the very last second. Even an encounter with the Master himself is met with sarcastic remarks and showboating before he defeats the former and moves on. The only occasions through which his attitude varies are when he frees and gently puts down one of the many organic lifeforms used as fuel for the badniks he destroys alongside the reluctance if not annoyance he displays at the antics of the pink hedgehog once she inevitably manages to catch up with him.
This unit does not nor need to understand the organic's actions, for there is no need to understand a soon to be dead lifeform. With that in mind, this unit does not see any more need to observe the organic's motions as his actions remain consistent regardless of where he finds himself in the area.
This unit shall now observe and find the perfect opportunity to capture the pink organic.
Observation of "Amy Rose" #1
This unit has finally obtained the organic's name after eavesdropping on yet another conversation she had with the other organic. From these discussions, this unit can tell that "Amy Rose" has managed to scale Little Planet all on her own for the sole purpose of meeting her "Soul Mate".
This unit does not understand the term, but understands that through confirmation bias, she has deemed Sonic to be the one the title is called for. With that her actions have consistently been show to be displays of affection towards him regardless of his reactions to them. As stated before, her surprising strength and athleticism have made her a stalker that Sonic cannot easily escape from.
Other than her consistent disregard for consent, this organic also posses a hammer whose weight must be somewhere in the hundreds due to it's abilities to easily smash any badnik it comes into contact with. That and it must have supernatural qualities to it, for the organic seems capable of pulling the thing in and out of thin air whenever she feels like using it. Combine this with her previously recorded stunts of smashing the ground so hard the momentum sends her airborne, swinging her hammer so fast she remains longer in the air for a few seconds...and gaining the ability to spin-dash after observing the move only once from her "Soul Mate" and this unit deems it wise to move her from to the "Moderate Threat" category instead of the "Harmless" one she's filed as.
This unit believes that unless she is caught by surprise and firmly restrained in one move, she will have the ability to stall for enough time for Sonic to arrive and assist her. This unit believes that a fight with the two of them cooperating could result in injuries that would make this unit incapable of carrying the pink organic back to DR Eggman's quarters. If not, the unit's unlikely destruction.
Of course, such an odd would be beneath the 40% range, but the strength and speed of both hedgehogs combined remains a situation that's best left unavailable for the sake of success.
Additionally, though it is unimportant. This unit does not understand why the blue organic does not return the other's affection. From what previous animal data this unit has, the female possesses a plentiful amount of strength and courage. Qualities that would no doubt make them somewhat attractive to the male counterparts of her race. If her strength is hereditary then this unit has no doubt that their off-spawn would be if not have the potential to be a grand threat to Dr Eggman.
This unit can only guess that the reason is something as superficial as the blue one disliking her character, something so inherently petty when it comes to the power they could unlock is something that this unit will never understand. Should one not strive to reach the upper zenith of perfection?
Were this unit organic and were Dr Eggman to demand, this unit would…
Would what? This unit is a machine, to imagine scenarios with that not in mind is waste of processing power. Only organics can afford wasting their time with fruitless imaginations.
Hmph.
Never mind that direction. This unit shall go ahead and observe the further zones ahead and prepare a suitable trap as their directive demands they should do. Now it is time for this unit to act!
