New Embrace

New Embrace - Chapter 2

Unlike Shadow, Amy was definitely the more chatty type. And she couldn't stand long periods of silence. After a minute or so of wandering, Amy broke the silence to fill the air with conversation, "So what do you think Eggman has going on down here? Maybe it could be a new roboticizer system he's trying to build. Or maybe a new kind of robot he's testing. It could also be just an underground system to get from one place to another."

Shadow was far less of the talkative type, he didn't think it was right to engage in long conversation while doing his work, after all he needed to remain focused, if he went too deep into conversation rather than focusing on his work it could result in him failing to notice something important, or being caught unawares by the enemy.

"I would prefer to not go into speculation on what it might be, otherwise it would be easy to form biases on how we should prepare without having any prior evidence, just speculation." He explained, glancing backwards at her as he spoke. Yet while he wasn't entirely focused on the pink hedgehog that followed him it was a distraction enough to not perceive the attack.

Shadow heard something approaching quick, he looked forward only to see Eggmans trusted metal hedgehog, metal Sonic charging at him. The mechanical life form grabbed the ultimate life form by his face and slammed his head into the ground before his head darted up to stare into Amy's eyes, leaping up he delivered a spin kick, his mechanical leg colliding hard into the side of her head.

The metal beast was just as quick as Sonic and Shadow. Amy didn't have a chance to react. After the kick, Amy collided with the wall with a scream then stumbled.

Fortunately, she was accustomed to battles at this point. She had come a long ways since her early days. Amy recovered as quick as she could and she flicked her wrist, summoning a Piko Piko hammer into her hand. She gripped it with both hands and swung it at the metal menace.

She may be accustomed to battles but this particular metal machine of Eggman's scared her. The tyrant's two hundred foot robots she handled in the past didn't scare her as much as this one. Was it because of its unsettling resemblance to her blue hero? No. It's that speed and the sheer viciousness it possessed. It was a dangerous combination. Thank Chaos she wasn't facing this thing alone.

"It's a trap!" Amy cried. Was that the reason for the self-destruct? It was an attempt to lure Sonic into battling his metal counterpart?

Metal Sonic was a ruthless machine, the machine part being literal and fitting with the phrase, unlike so many others he did not show remorse, even compared to other robots like Omega and Gamma he was completely heartless.

What was more terrifying however was his mentality, he could read any enemy perfectly, which was made clear as he jumped in the air to avoid Amy's hammer swing. He then curled himself up into a ball, his body spinning at an insane speed before he sent himself hurling towards her.

Right before he could make contact however Shadow charged in and kicked Metal Sonic away, who then landed a few meters away from the two hedgehogs. Shadow stood between the robotic maniac and his pink companion, his guard up and ready to fight. "You should go Rose, I'll handle this." Shadow stated, his voice stern and blunt.

"Scanning, Amy Rose, companion of Sonic the hedgehog, threat level: moderate, elimination beneficial. Shadow the hedgehog, ultimate life form, threat level: absolute, elimination necessary." Metal Sonic stated in his monotone robotic voice.

"What? And just ditch you? That's not how I roll!" Yeah, she totally made a hedgehog pun.

Amy gripped her hammer with both hands tightly as she prepared herself. The tight confines made some moves impossible to pull off, like hitting the ground to bounce opponents up. But that probably wouldn't make a difference to a machine which does have the ability of flight. That was ok. The hammer was plenty useful.