SONIC RESURGENCE

Chapter 20

What must be done... ...The servers are the seven Chaos.

Chaos is power. A power enriched by the heart.

The controller is the one who unifies the Chaos.

...Feel within... The sea of Chaos... And the ancient waves.

May the light of its power shine down eternally and protect us all.

Hedgehog's Pass, Green Hill, South Island

Overwhelming fear. That's what Tails felt as adrenaline coursed through his body. The twelve-year-old Mobian fox glanced at his old foe, who just so happened to acquire yet another transformation. Only this time, instead of becoming a mechanized monstrosity, Metal's new appearance had taken more of a human-like look, i.e., an android. Though Tails himself did not possess any form of extrasensory abilities, the fox kit could feel a malicious presence oozing off the former Badnik. And the humming of the sentient machine did not help the Freedom Fighters' uneasiness.

After all, Metallix did come out of nowhere and attacked Sonic before tossing him into a loop-di-loop formation, leaving him in the soil below.

"Long time, no see, fox! I'm ready for round two!"

"...M-Metal!" Tails stuttered, holding onto his Energy Cannon while peering into the red digital eyes of Metallix.

"Metal? That's supposed to be Metal Sonic?" Rotor questioned, who whipped out a ray gun he crafted.

"Do not compare me to that wretched street rat!" Metal spat as he explained, "He is inferior to a Weapon of Ixis! I am Metallix!"

"Weapon of-, oh heavens above." Bunnie gasped in realization.

"He's been bewitched too?" Antoine inquired rhetorically.

Sally's eyes grew out of an alarming sense of dread, but understood that it made sense. If Dr. Robotnik incorporated Naugus' corrupted magic into his machines, he was bound to try and enhance one of his best creations with it any way he can.

And Metal Sonic was no different.

'...This is bad. Metal Robotnik gave Sonic enough trouble. And if This Metal Sonic, or Metallix was a dangerous as he was described in the past...' Sally analyzed in her lingering mind.

Recognizing that everybody picked up on his new power, Metallix crossed his arms while saying, "...I see that you're grasping the situation."

Before anybody could follow up on what the mechanical nightmare said, the ground shook for a few seconds before a blue blur shot out of the rubble of the loop-di-loop formation. Landing in front of Tails and the Freedom Fighters stood Sonic the Hedgehog, who despite having a few scratches and being a bit of dirt on him, was relatively unharmed.

"Sonic!" Tails cheerfully exclaimed.

Sally sighed in relief, "Thank goodness, you're okay!"

Sonic didn't respond to his friends as the Azurite eyed down the new look of his very first rival.

Metallix verbally jabbed, "And here is the rat of the hour! How was that little dirt nap of yours?"

"Lucky shot," Sonic spat in a cold manner. "You never been around my turf. I take it the signal came from you?"

"Correct. My copying ability has evolved to the point where I can mimic the frequency of a single Chaos Emerald." Metallix said, raising his right metallic arm while clenching his sharp fingers to make a hard fist. "I'll admit that it was a tactical move on the doctor's part, but I added my own little finesse to it."