Chapter Thirteen:
Robots Attack!
The hedgehogs and their allies raced to the forest's edge into the clearing that stretched into the lush countryside. Flickies scattered as another explosion went off. Just then, a black metal object with dark-red eyes appeared before Sonic and his crew.
"Fly Bot." Boom Sonic growled, "We've been spied on and tracked."
Another explosion later, and everyone looked up, all seeing a massive red-eyed, black-and-white robot approach, accompanied by a score of Egg Robos, Buzz Bombers, and Swatbots along with another gigantic robot, one with blue eyes, a construction worker-like appearance and a buzz-saw for a hand.
Engines rumbled as an Egg Mobile flew in, piloted by Boom Eggman, then a few more Egg Mobile-type vehicles flew in, driven by Eggman and Classic Eggman as well as Eggman Nega.
"Eggman!" Sonic and Classic Sonic shouted.
"Eggman Nega!" Blaze shouted as she appeared, she was still with the Sonics and had been en-route to Tails Workshop after helping to clean up the mess in Westopolis when she sensed trouble. And she'd also seen Princess Amy #1 and Princess Amy #2.
"Looks like you have failed to expect the unexpected, hated rodents!" Eggman announced, "Now, we're here to smash you... with all that we have!"
"C'mon, Eggbreath." Boom Sonic laughed, "You think you're gonna succeed, despite the fact your goons are gonna get smashed again?!"
"GAH! I can't believe this!" Boom Eggman thundered, "Called 'Eggbreath' by Sonic. Admittedly, I'm used to that, BUT THIS IS GETTING WAY OLD AND SO IS THE SAME OLD SONG-AND-DANCE. WE FIGHT, YOU GET CHATTY, MY ROBOTS GET SMASHED AND YOU BEAT ME, RINSE AND REPEAT! TODAY IS OUR LAST BATTLE, SONIC! AND I'VE UPGRADED OBLITERATOR BOT TO THE LIMIT!"
"Obliterator Bot looks the same!"
"And that's a Death Egg Sentry!" Tails exclaimed, looking at the massive mech towering over Obliterator Bot, "I can't believe you still have those in your arsenal, I didn't think we would be seeing them again after the War To Take Back the Planet."
"Geniuses recycle!" Eggman Nega crooned, "AND NOW WE SHALL WIPE YOU ALL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH ON BEHALF OF MY ANCESTOR'S GLORIOUS EGGMAN EMPIRE THAT SHALL SPAN ALL CREATION BEYOND!"
Princess Amy #2 and Myrule Sonic drew their swords. "We shall not let the hands of unspeakable evil besiege and assert dominance over the world and others..." The princess declared, "...and you have the Dark Lord Eggmandorf in your fold somewhere. Perhaps he should show himself, so we can settle matters face-to-face."
Boom Eggman laughed, "Well, well. What do we have here, a pink hedgehog with a sword, thinking she's a princess? It looks like you're getting desperate, Sonic!"
"That's not a hedgehog!" Eggman guffawed, "It's a shapely bat girl in disguise! Cleaver play, Rouge!"
"You're talking to my girlfriend, you fiends!" Myrule Sonic declared.
"And don't be a bunch of perverts!" Classic Sonic yelled.
"OKAY, ENOUGH!" Boom Eggman snapped, "WE'RE DONE TALKING! ROBOTS... ATTAAAAAAACK!"
The Badniks surged forward and Sonic charged with his and Tails' counterparts following alongside the two Amys in the vicinity. The Swatbots opened fire, trying to obliterate their targets, only for Sonic and Sat AM Sonic to smash through a chunk of them with Boom Sonic.
Egg Robos opened fire, aiming right at the heroes with every intent of wiping them off the map. Myrule Sonic and Princess Amy #2 raised their swords and dove into the fray, their blades swinging as they sliced off the Eggman-looking Badniks' heads, freeing the animals trapped inside. And then the Buzz Bombers swooped in like flies, eyes ominously agleam.
Princess Amy #1 kicked down a Swatbot and then sliced another in half with her sword, joining up with Blaze just as Eggman Nega came swooping down in his vehicle, lasers exploding from the barrels.
Blaze twirled around and sent a fireball at Eggman Nega, scorching part of his craft and taking him by surprise. The white-mustached doctor howled with rage and fired a missile, which Princess Amy #1 sliced down seconds before it could strike.
THOOM! THOOM! THOOM!
The Death Egg Sentry loomed over Sonic, its arm raised with its spike hand spinning dangerously. Sonic leaped to the side as the arm flew at him, then he ran up the side of the Badnik's shoulder towards the head, only to bounce into a force-field at the neck area. Sonic yelped and fell off, recovering in time before the huge robot could stomp him into the ground.
Watching this, Tails grabbed his Miles Electric and started examining the Sentry's defenses before proceeding to hack into the systems, and a light flickered as the shield went down just before Boom Tails gave Boom Sonic a boost, throwing him towards the eye of the mechanical beast.
Obliterator Bot came at Sat AM Sonic and AoSTH Sonic, eyes flashing evilly as it held up his weapon, the buzz saw spinning dangerously.
"HEDGEHOG PRIORITY ONE!" The robot intoned.
"Oh, I hate to say it, but we're off the menu tonight!" Sat AM Sonic quipped and high-fived his AoSTH counterpart. They launched into a spin-dash and sliced through the Badnik's legs, knocking it to the ground right as Boom Sonic smashed off the head of the Death Egg Sentry. Everyone scattered as the massive robot collapsed into Obliterator Bot and crushed it.
The remaining Badniks encircled Sonic, Tails, their counterparts, and the two royal Amy variants, weapons ready to fire. And the heroes battled on, smashing Swatbots, Buzz Bombers, and the rest of the Egg Robos before Eggman and Classic Eggman came diving in with the old Egg Wrecker.
Sonic and his crew ducked, seeing that the wrecking ball was now equipped with spikes and was spinning like a saw. And speaking of saws, ports on the Egg Mobiles opened and whirling saws popped out.
Eggman Nega swooped in, a missile emerging from under his Egg Mobile, and Boom Eggman came down, a drill protruding from the front of his ride. Despite how serious the villains seemed, the heroes were not about to let themselves be defeated yet, and they all had a good shot at victory.
Tails lifted Sonic and Boom Sonic into the air with Boom Tails helping, staring down the incoming Eggmen. Both foxes threw the two Sonics towards their foes, the hedgehogs curling up into whirling blue balls, and flew at the docs. At the same time, Blaze flame-glided towards Eggman Nega as her hands gleamed with power.
WHAM!
Sonic smashed into Eggman's Egg Mobile so hard, the wrecking ball came off along with the saws, causing the mad scientist's vehicle to fly back several feet. At the same time, Classic Sonic damaged Classic Eggman's ride, damaging his weapons too.
Boom Eggman flew towards Sonic, his Egg Drill a-spinning, only to get rammed by the blue hedgehog into a tree, causing the drill to fall off.
KER-BOOM!
Eggman Nega howled, flying off in a barely functioning Nega Mobile, the underside of which was smoking as Blaze had just destroyed his missile. The heroes took care of the remaining Badniks, then they watched as the doctors retreated. However, Boom Eggman floated back in, glaring furiously at the band of hedgehogs and foxes with a shaking fist of fury.
"We'll be back!" He shouted, "WITH BIGGER ROBOTS AND SUPER-WEAPONS THE LIKES OF WHICH THE MULTIVERSE HAS NEVER SEEN! The Eggman Alliance is far from finished, Sonic! Mark my words! Soon, a new era will dawn, AND NONE OF YOU WILL HAVE A PART IN IT!"
"Save the new era speech for never!" Movie Sonic hollered.
"Yeah!" The other Sonics agreed.
"Shut up, Sonics!" Boom Eggman yelled as he flew away.
"Whatever you say, Eggbreath!" Boom Sonic called.
The hedgehog's quip elicited a furious shout from the defeated mad scientist as he and his counterparts headed back to base to lick their wounds.
Sonic looked at the team with a grin and high-fived Tails. With another battle behind them, it was time to return to the twin-tailed genius workshop to rest up and refresh before the next attack of the Eggmen...
