Jayde the Hedgehog • Negative Rebound [4]

2 • I Don't Want to be a Third Wheeler✔️

Music: Fairy Tale (Original Mix) - Kaleptik

Eggman's Lair

"Watching these Mobians repeat the same activities is not as interesting as you made it out to be." A male spoke, crossing his arms as he stared boredly at the screen.

"Why can't we just attack them now?" A female asked, standing and watching as the doctor glanced at them.

"You guys are so impatient." Eggman muttered, turning his chair to face his allies, "You know the plan is to wait until we find something we can use against them."

"I could've got a hit on him already. Watching my blue lookalike is becoming tedious."

"Tedious, huh? Never thought you knew such a long word, Shades." The female smirked as the 'King of Moebius' glared at her.

Eggman rolled his eyes at the Moebians, "I have a plan ready. We just need to choose a place... away from home – somewhere they never expect. The idea is to get Shadow and Jayde by themselves – you know their current situation."

"Yes, and it's horribly sickening." A voice spoke from the shadows, two fangs glinting in the darkness.

"This is what happens when you lose." Scourge hissed, not entirely happy about having one extra on the team, "If I was in possession of a Phantom Cube, I wouldn't have wasted the opportunities I had. Instead of creating Fox Boy, you should have actually captured him – it would've been far more exciting."

The dark green male walked from the corner of the room and glared at the Moebian in front of him, icy seas clashing together, "Listen here, I don't need you telling me how to do my job. All we need is Jayde and we win."

"Why Jayde?" Jaylee muttered, "My twin made it clear that she would never side with us."

"Yeah, and we all know how the Phantom Cube got destroyed when you lost." The anti-Tails spoke up.

"Guys, stop turning on each other." Eggman intervened, "I know none of us like each other, but if we work together we can destroy those rodents who've made a fool of us and take over this multiverse."

"And just how do you plan on doing that?" Scourge asked with a roll of his orbs, "Have you not considered how to defeat everyone on their side?"

"You're starting to sound weak." Torrent made the snide comment with a smirk, leaving Scourge to growl at him, "Too many opponents for you?"

Eggman tapped on the screen, and an analysis of Jayde's blue Shard appeared to the left, and on the right, was a Chaos Emerald, "There's one way we can turn Jayde to our side. Her Shard may still be a mystery, but it has a well-known weakness."

"And what might that be?" Jaylee asked, sounding bored.

Eggman chuckled, "It's a weakness that makes her turn against her friends and crush everything in her path. If we can control her on our side, there's no way we can lose."

Miles rolled his orbs, glancing at a video of previous battles, showing a dark looking creature with ice orbs and ebony fur. The female looked menacing, as did the one that turned her, but he was soon to perish, "From previous battles, it seems that she has grown stronger. Do you know how difficult it would be to turn her again?"

Eggman smirked, "That's why we need a negative impact."

Emerald Coast

"I win!" Sonic shouted as they entered Emerald Coast territory, startling a few birds at his outburst.

Jayde jumped from her board and held it under her arm, "No way, dude. I beat you by miles!"