Oh wow this fought me, having to get it ready in such a short amount of time was NOT easy. Although the reason I'm releasing it now is I'll be to busy tomorrow to actually release it on every website I upload to (Well, only two websites, but QQ I need to do some edits to actually make it look okay).
Reviews!
Dis0rd3r: Eggman could get to the Nasuverse, but if you don't get his gloating, its obvious its not Eggman. Lets just say the creator of this Singularity has plans.
Doortolight47: Sonic games are best when there both fun and serious, Sonic doesn't need to be a gritty dark story, but adding some seriousness doesn't hurt. That is something I'm trying to follow in this story, balancing Sonic's humour and the dark stuff in the Nasuverse.
Pride of the Quincy: Sonic meeting the Round Table cast will alwasys be one of the most fun things for me.
A small recap of Shadow the Hedgehog may happen, but I'm hesitant as Merlin is more trying to show Sonic's adventures, not his friends.
Proud Parent: Indeed.
Lord Metallex: Actually, I think PHH Morgan would be a much worst enemy for Sonic. She is willing to go to any length to win, and Sonic simply can't harden his heart like Artoria could, its just not in his nature.
ENDDRAGON369: Sonic's age will probably be left blank.
xmodaliyong12: And I hope to keep you interested.
Hatred and Love: Sonic 06 had its flaws, but it had a lot of good things going for it as well. I hope when the reaction happens, that people will enjoy it. (Silver is an amazing character and needs his own game).
Herald of Chaos: Percival's someone I'm interested in using, just trying to decide when to use him. Camelot will be interesting is all I'm gonna say…
That Man: Who'd play Tristan? Thats a hard question, he is a knight known for sadness and all that, no Sonic character really fits. But if I had to suggest someone? Mighty, purely because he has some red and 'left' the games for a while.
Yorozuya Forever: Tristan's an interesting one, and Sonic will try helping things out to the best of his abilities. You'll just have to wait and see how things go.[
clownreaper96: Somewhat yes, but its more Artoria Alter believing Elizabeth to be useless.
Gen2324: Lots of ideas why Sonic's Camelot never had a civil war, but thats a very good idea.
myfunvideos: Its more inspired by a mix of all the Halloween events, thrown into a more serious blender. While I like FGO, it does have a lot of moments where it doesn't take itself seriously like the Halloween events or Saber Wars, so I'm changing them up slightly, while at the same time leaning more into the crossover.
I don't hate Sonic X, it'd just not make sense into the game/IDW timeline. So rather then introduce some massive retcons, I decided not to include it.
Seeking the Miraculous Dream: I do have some ideas, but I won't say any of them for spoilers. My plans for Excalibur I personally think will be good, but hearing others ideas is always interesting.
Godo: Sonic Alter will be explained soon.
Sentient Glasses: Sonic music is great, and Solaris… Solaris is just broken.
xxx: He does… But he forgot to activate it, or maybe I just forgot he had it? Who knows.
Kaleidoscope's Beauty: Merlin's relationship with Sonic is a strange one, because unlike Artoria, Sonic fully accepts the fall of Camelot. He doesn't blame anyone for it, and in a way, that makes Merlin feel more guilty, which is why he's trying to help more (That, and something spoiler related).
Love-to-peace: Galahad is both the most interesting and boring member of the Round Table, because thats all he is, a knight, not a person. At least, thats how I view it.
KRKing: There will be no Werehog in the Halloween Event, it'd make no sense to appear here. Maybe later, but not here.
Shadowfox219: Sadly Werehog makes no sense to appear here, as even Goetia isn't gonna mess with something like Dark Gaia without some serious preparation. There may be more Metal Servants in the future, but for now it will just be the Mecha Liz.
Tristan's an interesting one as Sonic never met his Camelot's Tristan, but on some level he recognizes and knows him thanks to the King Arthur influence.
Vivian: Indeed, but that doesn't mean I don't have a few ideas for the werehog.
dj max: I have played and completed the Final Horizon, while the original ending is still the canon of this fic, that doesn't mean there won't be some consequences…
Reid: There will be more interactions with Sonic, along with people wondering about Super Sonic.
Sonic spin dashed through another Metal Liz, while behind him Tristan fired… Arrows (It was more blasts of sound, but if the Archer called them arrows, Sonic could ignore that oddity) that pierced through another Metal Liz.
The two moved in sync, an instinctive understanding between them. While Sonic had grown to expect such a thing, it was a surprise for Tristan.
'Who is this creature, truly? The number of people who can so instinctively work with me and I they is… Why do I keep comparing them? The king I served and this hedgehog, what connection do they share?'. Tristan kept his thoughts to himself, quickly plucking his harp and causing another robotic Lancer to fall. "No matter how many we destroy, more seem to appear".
"Yea, but that means we're getting close to somewhere they don't want us to go!". Sonic grinned, ducking under a laser and summoning his Chaos Energy sword to slash another Metal Liz in half. "Like that big door maybe?".
Said door was as the hedgehog said, large enough to fit at least three Vector's on top of each other. After dealing with the last of the Metal Liz, the two knights of Camelot began to approach the door.
With a grin, the hedgehog pushed the door open, and then blinked in surprise, finding a massive horde of Metal Liz.
"...Maybe I choose the wrong door".
"I believe you did, Sir Sonic".
Elizabeth suppressed the urge to shout in frustration, her subjects were totally useless! And Batty wasn't helping much ether, she just sent those weird paper things to fight for her instead.
Thankfully they'd only run into a few Metal Liz, which was easily dispatched by the true Bathory (It was strange, were they weaker then the ones she faced before?).
"We should be getting close to one of the secret pathways". Elizabeth informed her subjects, frowning when they just flinched back. But she was wearing her best dress, how the hell were they afraid and not adoring her!?
"Secret pathways? Could you be any more cliché?". Batty asked, cliché?! Her castle was perfect in every way, nothing about it was cliché.
"Just help me open this!". The Lancer hissed as she approached where once a painting of her older self stood, replaced by a painting of that ball of lard, Eggman. Her microphone-spear lashed out, tearing it apart and revealing the old tunnel behind it. "Alright! Peasants, start travelling down here! I'll take the lead and Batty will-".
BOOM!
The ground shook around them, causing the peasants to begin screaming. Elizabeth was barely able to react and block a mechanical tail, finding her eyes meeting the face of a repaired Mecha Eli.
"Unexpected, your base speed seems to have risen". The Alter-Ego leaned back to avoid a spear swipe, she was alone without any backup and seemed to be completely ignoring the fleeing humans. "I will give you only one chance to surrender, and you will be shown mercy".
"As if I'd give up to some doll!". Elizabeth prepared to take a breath and unleash a sound wave, but had to quickly stop and raise her spear to block a punch from her doppelganger. But neither were prepared for a hoard of origami bats to fall down onto Mecha Eli and begin attacking her.
"Lets go! Nigeru!". Osakabehime began running, but before she could even get far a rocket fist slammed into her stomach, causing the Assassin to be sent flying into a wall, unconsciousness.
"BATTY!". Lancer roared, she liked that weird Assassin! She quickly reached into a pocket in her dress and pulled out a single golden ring, shivering a bit when its energy was absorbed into her. "Lets see how you like this!".
Elizabeth's spear clashed against Mecha Eli's tail, the robot trying to punch the Lancer only for her to summon an iron maiden and have it crash into the Alter-Ego.
But Eli recovered quickly, unleashing a barrage of lasers that the organic Servant barely managed to deflect or avoid. While the power boost from the ring was useful, it only evened the playing field between the two Bathory.
Elizabeth wasn't blind, her counterpart was stronger then her and the moment the Power Ring's energy ran out, she was going to lose. Two speakers appeared besides her, releasing a wave of sound against her doppelganger, but that wasn't the Lancer's goal. Elizabeth rushed forward, slashing her spear into Mecha Eli's chest, taking out a small chunk of it.
"Your not so impressive, but then again, no copycat could compare to the real Elizabeth Bathory!". She gloated, and began taking a breath to unleash her Noble Phantasm-
"Breast Zero Erzebet".
A calm voice spoke, and before Elizabeth could even turn around, she was blasted with dozens of missiles and lasers. Falling forward, the Lancer let out a groan as blackness began to consume her, two voices beginning to argue being the last thing she heard.
"I had it handled! There was no need to waste so much energy on her".
"Incorrect, with her supply of Power Rings, she would've likely defeated you. While you are my inferior model, losing such a fighter would weaken our overall power".
Who was Mecha Eli talking to….?
"That was a lot of robots…". Sonic wiped a bit of sweat off his forehead, that must've been the entire supply of Metal Liz the castle had.
"Indeed, haaah, even I am feeling exhaustion creep closer". Tristan breathed heavily, leaning against a wall. These mechanical creatures were not that strong, especially compared to a Knight of the Round Table, but the numbers they had would exhaust any man. "But none of the prisoners are here, we will need to keep exploring".
"Yea yea, at least Eggy bases were pretty clear where to go". Sonic stretched, quickly checking over his ring supply, 46 Power Rings, not bad, but not good ether. "Alright! Lets head out!".
The two prepared to leave before freezing when hearing a mechanical footstep, stepping into the room was a familiar Alter-Ego, frustration visible on her face.
"Of course you had to find the Metal Liz storage… You knights really have a habits of making a mess". Mecha Eli hissed out, Sonic gave a confident grin while Tristan looked slightly confused.
"Oh come on Eli! A hedgehog's gotta smash robots, its in my blood at this point!". The hedgehog teased, ready to enter a game of banter-
"You are not the model that defeated me". Tristan interjected, the seriousness in his voice causing Sonic to freeze. "The model that defeated me and the Assassin I was working with resembled those… Metal Liz, but with a proper face and eyes".
It was only for a few seconds, but frustration was visible on Mecha Eli's face.
"...That is no concern for you, surrender and you will have a quick death". She spoke calmly, but she'd already presented weakness.
"Sounds like theres some dislike between you and your boss huh?". Sonic grin grew wider as the Alter-Ego's eyes expanded in shock. "You know, I'm starting to wonder why your even working with her, why not leave?".
"...Leave? I am Magus Aegis Elizabeth Channel, I am the guardian of this castle, I will not abandon my duties!". Anger entered the mechanical Servant's voice, asking her to abandon her castle?! This hedgehog was deluded!
"But don't you want to see whats beyond it? Fly through the fields, watch the stars, have fun with friends?". Sonic began approaching Mecha Eli, while Tristan kept his hands firmly attached to his harp and ready to attack any time. "You know, I've met a lot of people like you, who are unsure if what their doing is right".
"Right? Right?! What does righteousness have to do with this?! I am the guardian of this castle! Right or wrong have nothing to do with this, I was created to defend the lord of this castle while she worked!". The Alter-Ego's voice became louder with each word, how dare this… Rodent! How dare he act like he knew her!
"And is that what you really want?". Sonic smiled gently, offering out a hand. "Its never to late to race down another road, I've seen it happen a lot of times. My buddies Omega and Gmerl were once part of Eggman's gang, but now their on the winning side!".
Tristan's eyes actually opened, this charisma felt familiar, to familiar… For a few seconds, the image of Sonic holding out his hand was replaced by another. The King of Knights stood proudly, welcoming him into the Round Table.
"W-why are you… We're enemies, I've shown nothing that would indicate a desire to join your side, so why are you offering it?!". It didn't make sense, it made no logical sense to offer an enemy a chance to join your side so casually! "Why would you…!?".
"Why? Well, not to long ago someone asked me something similar". For a few seconds a sad look entered Sonic's eyes, before the brightness returned. "I want everyone to be able to run as freely as me, to be able to make their choices however they want! So what do you say? Wanna join the awesome side?".
The hedgehog extended his hand, the Alter-Ego looked at it, her face turning blank.
"I could backstab, lead you to the lord of the castle and then fire a laser through your back".
"You'd have to be able to hit me first".
"...Your a fool… But you may be just what I need to take this castle back…".
The Alter-Ego's hand extended for a handshake, but was instead met with a fist-bump.
"Great to have ya, Mecha Eli!". Sonic grinned, glad to convinced the mechanical Servant to join the good guys.
"Cugh, cugh". A fake cough interrupted them, Mecha Eli blushing and quickly stepping back as Tristan walked up. "As impressive as that show of charisma was, we have some questions that need answering".
"Y-yes of course, ask away". Mecha Eli looked away, she wasn't flustered! She was the perfect Alter-Ego, she didn't get embarrassed!
"Well first, where's the Chaos Emerald?". Sonic asked, hoping the Alter-Ego had an idea where to find it.
"And where are the rest of the prisoners being kept?". Tristan asked, making a note to ask what a Chaos Emerald was later.
"...I'm afraid both of those have a similar answer, and its bad news for all of us". Mecha Eli let her systems cool down, which to others looked as if she was taking a deep breath. "Your allies are being taken to the Titan, where their Spirit Origins will be broken down into mana and mixed with the Chaos Emerald's energy in order to power up the Titan".
"WE'RE GOING TO BE TURNED INTO JUICE?!". A panicked Elizabeth screamed, almost shattering the eardrums of anyone who heard her. "I'M TO YOUNG TO BE SQUASHED!".
"Ow… Yes girl, thats the situation unless Sir Tristan and your master arrive in time". The Assassin rubbed her forehead, trying to fight off the headache from Elizabeth's cries of fear.
"C-come on! Can't you like, seduce the guards or something?! Your one of the great beauties of the world aren't you!?". Osakabehime near-hysterically begged, but the Assassin just sighed.
"You think I didn't already try that? I am Cleopatra, last pharaoh of Egypt, my beauty is unrivalled. But these machines feel nothing even for such beauty". The Assassin, Cleopatra was starting to wonder what she did wrong to get stuck in a cell with these two?
"I don't wanna dieshinu!". Osakabehime cried, banging on the bars of the cage they were trapped in. But even the strength of a Servant wouldn't bend the reinforced steel.
"Theres got to be a way out of here! What about our Noble Phantasms?". Elizabeth suggested, hers could probably break the bars right?
"In a space this tight? We're just as likely to kill ourselves as we are to break out". Cleopatra looked over the Lancer and her fellow Assassin, her eyes noticing something that could be useful. "How far is your Origami able to travel from you?".
"Huh? Well, they could travel all across my castle and the grounds around it, so pretty far I guess?". Osakabehime took a few seconds to think, before noticing something else. "But theres keys or lock to the cage! So what use is it even if my origami could get out?!".
"While they can't get us out, they could lead our comrades to us who'd have a much better chance of breaking this cage open". The pharaoh explained, feeling as if she was dealing with children, and one of these two was meant to be the ruler of this castle?
"Huh? That's a good idea… Get to it Batty!". Elizabeth demanded, causing the Assassin to quickly begin folding paper into origami. "Why are you folding it by hand!? Don't you have some skill to do it instantly!?".
"Matte matte! J-just gimme a minutebun!". Osakabehime finished her origami, a perfect fox that quickly came to life and leapt out of the cage. "Go! Bring back help-".
BRZT!
Before it could even take a step forward, a beam of red energy completely burned the origami fox away as loud metallic footsteps were heard, bright blue eyes visible through the shadows.
"There will be no prison break, for any of you…". The Servant fully stepped into the light, revealing it to have a near-identical appearance to the Metal Liz with a few exceptions. She had a face similar to Mecha Eli, but where the other Alter-Ego's eyes held a bit of humanity, this one seemed to lack any.
"A-another bad copy of me!? How many are there?!". Elizabeth near-screeched, causing her allies to wince and hold their ears.
"Copy? Incorrect, copy implies I am your inferior. But I am the perfect Magus Aegis Elizabeth Channel MKII". The Alter-Ego introduced herself, before approaching closer. "I am the perfect Alter-Ego and ruler of this castle, as its previous ruler you are just… An outdated model, good only for refuelling".
"OUTDATED!? I'LL SHOW YOU OUTDATED YOU PILE OF JUNK! LET ME AT HER!". Elizabeth banged her fists against the cell bars, fury lacing her body and voice. "LET ME OUT OF THIS CAGE AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S BETTER BETWEEN US!".
"Unnecessary, my superiority is obvious to anyone who looks". MKII approached a large steel pyramid, around half her height. Taping the tip, it slowly unfolded to reveal a red jewel, the Chaos Emerald Chaldea had come searching for. Taping another button, a glass case formed around the jewel. "Preparing to burn Lancer and two Assassin Spirit Origins, in 10…".
"AAAH! SHE'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BURN US!". Elizabeth banged even harder against the bars, now joined by Cleopatra and Osakabehime, the countdown lowering to nine.
"Dammit! We've got no choice! Uraeus... Astrape…". Cleopatra fell to her knees, unable to manifest the Noble Phantasm as sparks of gold started coming off the Servant's bodies. The countdown lowering to eight.
"Bathory Erze...bet…" Elizabeth tried mustering any mana she could, her Noble Phantasm, an iron maiden, her dragonic scream, anything. The countdown lowered to seven.
"Not fair, this is totally an unfair endingowari…". Osakabehime groaned falling onto her back, she didn't even want to get involved in this! She was dragged into it by a crazy Lancer and equally crazy hedgehog. The countdown lowered to six.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One-
BOOOOOOOOOM!
The room shook, a wave of sound hitting MKII away and a missile blowing a whole into the Servant's cage. MKII near instantly recovered and was about to fire a laser when a blue spinball slammed into her, before leaping back to reveal Sonic the Hedgehog, Tristan and Mecha Eli by his side.
"The juice hut called, they cancelled their order!". Sonic joked, his two allies suppressing their groans at his joke.
"Illogical… Why are you working with them, Mark One?". MKII demanded, her voice emotionless even with the news of a traitor.
"I am Magus Aegis Elizabeth Channel, Mecha Eli. There is no need for another model, nor does this castle need your unnecessary modifications… Especially those hideous paintings". Mecha Eli's voice was tinged with disgust when she mentioned the painting, and nobody could really blame her, not even MKII.
"I see… You've become weak then, focusing on things like disgust or frustration. If you've betrayed me, then you have become worthless". MKII's eyes glowed brighter as various parts of her body opened up to reveal weaponry. "Prepare for elimination-".
"Yea, how about no?". Sonic sped at the silver Alter-Ego, dodging out of the way of her lasers and spin dashing his way forward, but MKII just crossed her arms and blocked the spinball of death.
Tristan rushed forward, not for MKII, but for the cage his allies were trapped in, each of them was extremely low on mana with almost being drained dry by whatever machine MKII had used.
"Here, these should restore your strength". He handed each of them a single Power Ring, which they all took and absorbed, restoring their strength and mana.
"That was unpleasant…". Cleopatra dusted off her clothes, before turning to glare at where Sonic and Mecha Eli were fighting MKII. "How in the world did you convince one of those machines to betray their leader?".
"Blue probably did it/Sir Sonic handled it actually/Action hero's are bullshit". Elizabeth, Tristan and Osakabehime replied at the same time.
"Hmmm, he does have that sort of charm about him doesn't he?". The pharaoh summoned a golden snake by her side. "Although I don't think we'll be able to help those two fight..".
"I had thought myself and Sir Sonic had destroyed them all, but alas it seems they keep coming back like cockroaches". Tristan shook his head, beginning to strum his harp.
"Well I'm more then happy to deal with these copies!". Elizabeth rushed forward, straight into the Metal Liz that had arrived to help.
Sonic leapt over a missile, kicking out and sending a blast of Chaos Energy infused wind towards MKII, but the reinforced steel was only scratched. Mecha Eli fired a barrage of missiles forward, but the other Alter-Ego simply countered with some lasers.
Holding out his hand, a sword of Chaos Energy formed. Running forward, he swung the blade to cut a missile in half and then ducked under a laser, grinning as MKII had decided to fire one of her fists. Leaping onto it, Sonic used it as a jumping platform to go even higher, spinning into a ball as orbs of energy appeared around him and shot towards the Alter-Ego.
MKII stopped each with laser, but while she was distracted with Sonic, it left her open to Mecha Eli's tail, which ripped into her counterpart's body and with a bit of extra force.
CREEEEAAK!
The metal creaked, it groaned as MKII's right arm fell to the ground. Sonic's eyes widened before narrowing, that was just a little to easy wasn't it? And sadly, he'd be proven right.
Reaching out, MKII ripped the right arm off a fallen Metal Liz and shoved it into place, wires emerging from her body and connecting to the new piece, perfectly assimilating it into her body.
"So she can use her troops as spare parts huh? Thats going to make this a bit more difficult". Sonic grinned, it'd been to long since he'd had a good brawl with a bot.
"It won't matter how many times we destroy this body as long as her true form is still standing". Mecha Eli spoke, causing a raised eyebrow from the hedgehog. "Her true form is a giant, this is just a smaller body she created to have an easier time ordering things about. As long as her giant self stands, she can simply convert any of these parts into a new MKII".
"Great, so where is this giant body?". Sonic had enough of giant enemies with the Starfall Islands, at least this one couldn't be as bad as Giganto, Knight, Wyvern or Supreme right?
"I… Don't know, I was never informed of where the giant resides. I know this area serves as a spot to send energy to it, but thats all". Mecha Eli admitted, only MKII knew where her true body resided.
"You haven't figured it out?". At MKII's words, the room began to shake. "I had expected better from my inferior model…
This castle is my body".
The next few seconds involved a lot of things being thrown about, a lot of shaking, and a feeling of weightlessness. Sonic's eyes widened as a portion of the wall opened up to reveal the sky and-
"KYAAAAAH!". A pink Lancer fell through it, without hesitation the hedgehog jumped after her, the rest of his allies joining him (Most of them being unwillingly thrown out).
"OKAY I SHOULD'VE THOUGHT OF THIS MORE BEFORE JUMPING!". Sonic quickly spread out his arms and legs, moving into the familiar falling position he'd used dozens of times.
For his allies though…
"Ugh! Thank you for your assistance, Lady Eli". Tristan thanked the mecha who was currently holding both himself and Cleopatra up.
"Thanks is unnecessary… But appreciated".
While Elizabeth and Osakabehime…
"Ugh! Why do I have to hold Batty?! She stinks!". Elizabeth complained, what would her fans think if they saw her like this?
"I smell perfectly fine for hikikomori! Your just being a judgemental Dragonryu!". Said Assassin replied.
They all landed safely, at the very least. Sonic frowned as he looked up at the sky however, this was going to be difficult.
"So thats why the castle had a bunch of machinery going through it huh…?". The hedgehog scratched his head, a giant enemy and him without all seven Chaos Emeralds. "Doesn't look that strong".
"...Sir Sonic, while I have grown to have great respect for your skill and power, I doubt any of us can defeat such a foe". Tristan spoke, staring up at the giant Mecha Eli MKII in the sky, its full size covering the moon. "Add in the villagers who've likely escaped to their houses by now…".
"If we battle here, they'll be caught in the crossfire". Cleopatra hated saying it, but somebody had to.
"An acceptable outcome to my counterpart, as long as the enemy is destroyed, no amount of casualties is to high". Mecha Eli hissed out, this was not how the lord of a castle should act.
"No way! Blue's got to have a plan, right Blue?". Elizabeth asked, and for a few moments Sonic was clueless…
"Actually? We already have the perfect way to distract her from attacking the town". Sonic smirked, before turning to Osakabehime. "How big can you make that origami of yours?".
A few minutes later.
"THIS IS THE WORST PLAN EVER!". Osakabehime cried, holding tightly onto the large paper bird she was flying on. She quickly had to fly out of the way of a missile that was then destroyed by Elizabeth's sound wave.
"Its a great plan!". Sonic grinned, jumping from the paper bird he was currently on and taking hold of a passing by Mecha Eli's hand. "WOOOHOOOO!".
The plan was simple, at the end of the day MKII's target was the group, not the town. Using Osakabehime's origami and those of the group who could fly, they began to lead the giant MKII away from the town.
"I'm firing my arrows, but her sheer size is making them ineffective!". Tristan strung his harp again, firing a barrage of sound at the giant MKII, but he left only scratches on her titanic body. "Even if I unleashed Failnaught's full might, I doubt it would effect her!".
"If I unleash all my weaponry I may be able to weaken her for a few moments, but her self-repair will restore it in seconds". Mecha Eli unleashed some missiles of her own onto a giant missile that almost hit Cleopatra.
"If its speed ya need, I can handle it!". Sonic grinned, but his bubble was quickly popped by Osakabehime.
"HOW WOULD YOU EVEN GET THERE!? YOU CAN'T FLY!". She screamed, only to scream against when she barely avoided a massive laser.
"Heh, theres plenty of areas for me to move about even here!". Sonic nodded to Mecha Eli, who quickly began flying towards the giant MKII. "HEY BUCKET OF BOLTS! LETS GO!".
The rest of the Servants could only watch in shock, while Tristan again felt like he saw seeing someone else in Sonic's place.
"If Sir Sonic has a plan to acquire victory, we must lend our aid". Tristan strummed his harp faster, firing more arrows of sound at the titan.
"Muuh! Fine! Come on Batty, your welcome to!". Elizabeth flew after her master, taking a deep breath and releasing a blast of sound at the titan's right wing.
"I usually find fighting to be to ugly, but in this case? Consider it payback for that cage". Cleopatra summoned her snake, having it launch itself at the giant MKII and start doing whatever damage it could.
"F-fine! I'll help, but after this I'm expecting payment!". Osakabehime changed the direction of her origami birds, causing them to begin to fly around the titanic Alter-Ego.
Sonic grinned, loosening his grip on Mecha Eli's hand and falling down, quickly homing attacking a missile and then using its remains as a platform to leap to other missiles or paper birds. A massive laser started heading towards him-
"BATHORY ERZEBET!".
A massive wave of sound slammed into the laser, managing to hold it back just long enough for Sonic to move to a new bird. Noticing Mecha Eli fly by, he leapt into the air curled into a ball, the Alter-Ego's tailing lashing out and sending him flying towards the titan.
The blue blur unleashed a barrage of attacks to MKII's chest, but had to quickly leap away when her hands tried to crush him, Elizabeth flying in to grab the hedgehog hero and drop him onto another origami bird.
"Tristan! Can you take down one of her wings?". Sonic asked the Archer, who looked offended.
"Can I take down one of her wings… Sir Sonic, I understand I may not be as mighty as Sir Lancelot or Sir Gawain, but I am a knight of the Round Table none the less…". Tristan rapidly began to play his harp. "And I assure you, my king only accepted the best".
"FAILNAUGHT!".
Dozens of arrows of sound pierced into both of the giant MKII's wings, causing the titan to fall to the ground. While she still stood, her wings had been to damaged to fly.
"Now is our chance! Her self repair works quickly, if we want to take her down now might be our only chance!". Mecha Eli flew higher into the air, ready to activate her own Noble Phantasm when Sonic needed it.
Said hedgehog grinned, beginning to leap from origami bird, to missile, to grabbing a flying by Elizabeth's hands.
"Blue! Please tell me you have a plan to break that thing in two!?". The Lancer quickly flew out of the way of a laser, tossing Sonic into the air to homing attack a few missiles into oblivion before grabbing him again when he started to fall.
"Of course I do! I just need to get closer!". Sonic grinned, confident in his friends.
"A-alright! I'll get you as close as possible!". Elizabeth started flying towards MKII, having to avoid one of the titan's hands. It was powerful sure, but slow. "Tell me when to throw you!".
As they kept getting closer, Sonic waited for the perfect moment, just a little further-
"NOW!".
Without hesitation Elizabeth threw Sonic towards the giant MKII, while Mecha Eli's voice echoed in the background.
"BREAST ZERO ERZEBET!".
Missiles, lasers, and every single weapon Mecha Eli had was unleashed towards the titan, her weaponry to slow to react in time as her chest was blasted opened, revealing a shining red jewel within.
Sonic homing attacked onto a piece of rubble, running and jumping between them to get closer to the Chaos Emerald. Hand reached out, he ripped it out, grinning as he fell with the emerald, only to be grabbed by Elizabeth.
"Ya snooze ya lose!". Sonic grinned, before looking to the Lancer, holding up the emerald to her. "Hey, want to give it a try?".
"M-me!?". Elizabeth was shocked her master was placing so much trust in her, a warm feeling filling her chest as she returned his smile. "Sure! I'm an idol and I'll never refuse the chance to shine!".
Taking the Chaos Emerald from Sonic, Elizabeth's eyes widened as she felt its power filling her. W-woah, this may even be stronger then the Regalia! Her smile started to show too many teeth as her eyes gained a red tint.
"You ready Blue?". She asked her master, and as he nodded she threw him forward before taking a deep breath, unleashing her enhanced Noble Phantasm.
"CHAOS BATHORY ERZEBET!".
A wave of enhanced sound slammed into Sonic, yet instead of harming him, it seemed to be absorbed into him and enhance the speed he was going at, becoming a shining red blur as he shot forward, slamming into the chest of the giant MKII and leaving a massive hole in it.
The titan started to fall, the damage was to much and without the Chaos Energy to keep her body active, it was starting to collapse. Sonic gave it a salute as he began to fall, only to be picked up by Mecha Eli.
"Sonic the Hedgehog… You truly are crazy!". The Alter-Ego said trying to seem serious, but the smile across her face revealing her through thoughts.
"Heh! Being normal's boring anyway!". Sonic grinned, his eyes noticing something crawling out of the rubble of the giant MKII. "Hey! Drop me down there!".
"Are you sure? She could still be dangerous". Mecha Eli tried to warn, despite knowing it was useless. "Fine, just be careful".
The mechanical Servant flew down and dropped Sonic off, the hedgehog landing onto a pile of scrap before running, stopping in front of the normal sized Mecha Eli MKII.
"...I lost, you won. Are you here to mock me?". MKII asked, her purpose had failed, well in a way she'd succeeded, not that it mattered to her any more.
"Well maybe, but I wanna ask a few things first". Sonic approached closer, sitting down. "Who created you? Your Eggman tech without a doubt, but if he was here he'd have tried dealing with me himself".
"...Correct, I and every Metal Liz, my inferior model Mark One, we are all created from Doctor Robotnik's technology. My master stole some from one of his labs and merged it with copies of Elizabeth's Spirit Origin, but only sentient models like myself and Mark One were upgraded from Lancer's to Alter-Ego's". MKII saw no point in hiding the truth, without the Chaos Emerald or a master she'd soon start powering down… Permanently.
"Anything else you could tell me about them?". The hedgehog asked, hoping for more information.
"I only know the name it used, I never saw its true body, only heard its voice…". MKII shivered, something about it had scared even her. "...Vapula".
"Vapula?". Sonic recognized the name, Romani and Da Vinci had decided to hand over books regarding the Demons of Solomon, in case Lev truly was one of the King of Mages seventy-two demon gods. Vapula was one of the mention demons. "Thats not good… Roman's going to be upset".
Sonic then got next to next to MKK, placing a hand on her stomach and starting to channel some Chaos Energy down into her.
"W-what… What are you doing? I'm your enemy, why are you…?". The Alter-Ego was confused, they were enemies, why was he giving her his energy?
"So? Just because you call yourself my enemy, doesn't mean I want you to die, I'd actually like to get through this without anyone dying". Sonic grinned as the Alter-Ego began to stand. "Hey, since your boss's abandoned you, why don't you come to Chaldea?".
The Alter-Ego froze, as did the various Servants who'd been approaching.
"WHAT!?". Mecha Eli screeched (And reminding everyone she was indeed based on Elizabeth). "Pilot! You cannot bring her with you! You already have the perfect Alter-Ego, why would you want this emotionless model!?".
"Pilot!? Since when was he your pilot! He's my producer!". Elizabeth interjected, the two Bathory glaring each other down.
"...Why? I cannot understand sentient life, I am completely inhuman, and you already have a superior Metal Liz model. Why would you need another? More firepower?". MKII was confused, completely and utterly. It was a strange feeling.
"Why would I care about your firepower?". Sonic tilted his head with a grin, holding out his hand for a fist bump. "And its not like your the first inhumane creature I've befriend, I want you as my friend, not just as another fighter".
MKII looked at the hand, she… Didn't want to be left here, to die as the Singularity collapsed, to be seen as a lesser model. She didn't want to be alone…
Her fist extended, meeting the fist-bump. With it, a contract had been formed between machine and hedgehog.
"Great to have ya, MKII!". Sonic grinned, his allies less eager to welcome their former enemy, but willing to trust their leader.
"Your charisma is truly inspiring Sir Sonic… No, I believe I understand it fully, even if I have no idea how its possible, you are… Perhaps it is not my place to say here". Tristan's smile contained both bitterness and hope. "If you still have need of my harp, I to will gladly fight alongside you".
"I of course have no intention to be left behind here, I desire to see this Chaldea for myself". Cleopatra would not be left behind, she had some… Grudges of her own to settle, specifically with whoever this 'Vapula' was.
"Muuuh, daijobu! You owe me payback for all the help I gave, and I'll take my payment in lazing about in your base!". Osakabehime had no interest in fighting, but lazing about? That she had full intention to do!
Sonic grinned at his new allies, happy to welcome them along.
"Great! Lets get going back to Chaldea then, we've still got a Halloween party to return to!".
Sonic grinned as he looked around the large cafeteria of Chaldea, the new Servants were integrating in pretty well. Tristan had been a bit awkward when he'd seen Artoria Alter and Lily, but after some explanations, he had fully integrated himself into the Camelot group.
The Mecha Eli's had actually got along rather well with Vlad, each of them respecting the impaler's strength and authority. He'd even heard some talk of them planning to speak to Da Vinci for tune ups.
Osakabehime and Tamamo were the most surprising, the two seemed to be an odd mix of getting along and arguing. It kind of reminded Sonic of his and Knuckles early relationship.
The hedgehog grinned, leaning into his chair while taking a bite out of his pumpkin pie. Letting out a yawn, his eyes began to close as he prepared to take a nap-
"Sonic, wake up Sonic!". Someone poked him in the side with a pen, causing the hedgehog to return to full waking.
"Huh? Romani? Whats up?". Sonic yawned, the doctor looked kind of panicked while trying not to cause a scene and ruin the party currently going on.
"Come with me, we need to talk". Roman requested, and despite the oddity of it, the hedgehog followed the doctor into a hallway with nobody else in it. "I need you to confirm a mission detail for me, when you met up with Elizabeth, you contacted me right?".
"Well yea? You remember don't ya?". The blue blur scratched his head, and when the doctor paled, the hedgehog realized something was wrong. "You… Do remember right?".
"I never once contact you during the entire time you were in the Singularity, Da Vinci was the one watching over you while I was handling some medical reports". Roman informed the hedgehog. "Someone managed to not only hack our communications, but even perfectly mimic me… Theres only one person on the other side who'd know me so well to mimic me".
"...Lev". Sonic growled, the traitor was both once apart of Chaldea staff and knowledgable of Roman. "Whats this mean? Do we need to worry about our calls being taken over again?".
"Da Vinci is already working on figuring out a way to ensure it won't happen again, but this is still worrying. Our enemies are improving, we need to be careful". Romani's fists clenched tightly, this was worrying, really worrying. "I have a feeling the Csetje Singularity was just the beginning of something bad…".
"I hate to agree with you here Roman, I really do…". Sonic reached into his pulls, pulling out the red Chaos Emerald. "And if they were willing to lose a Chaos Emerald all for some test or prototype, what are they really planning?".
In a realm beyond time, a cloaked figure kneels before a throne.
"Our studies into Mobius go well, soon we will know all we need of our enemy".
"What is your conclusion?".
The King of Mages voice echoed, power tainting every word. Eyes that saw all things gazed at the kneeling figure.
"The Chaos Emeralds power is vast, but it is as we believed, their power is to inherently chaotic to use for our grand plan. However, the understanding of the Anomaly is still low. His power seems to increase with every foe defeated".
The King closed his eyes for a few moments, before opening them.
"We shall approve of your plans to alter the Singularites, Vapula… But if the Anomaly reaches London…".
A crushing pressure fills the Temple of Time as The King's power made itself known.
"We shall deal with Sonic the Hedgehog ourselves".
The cloaked figure, Vapula stood up, revealing a white haired girl, with red eyes, a cruel smirk spreading across her face.
"Allow me to reassure you, my king… The Hedgehog may defeat Flauros in Septem, but he shall drown in the seas of Okeanos".
Well that was vague and concerning, also it seems we have a new Demon God Pillar entering the field, one confident in her plans to deal with Sonic… And yes, I made the vessel for Vapula female, and before anyone starts thinking its Illya, I can assure you its not.
