Changes of Fates: the Ultimate Mercenary

A bad mistake

Exe woke up covered in a blanket on an old mattress. He looked up and saw he was inside a shack. It was a little beaten up but it was decent. Is this where Infinite took him? But why? He tried to kill him earlier. Why was he suddenly acting so nice to him? 

Exe saw Infinite turning away from him, he seemed to be making something, Exe wondered what it was. Infinite turned to Exe, holding a mug with steam coming out for it. 

"This was all the phantom ruby would allow me to make" Infinite said. He handed Exe the mug. Exe looked down at the mug. Hot chocolate, with 3 marshmallows. 

"Uh…Thanks," Exe said. He took a small sip but still ended up burning his tongue. 

"Careful. It's hot" Infinite said.

"Why are you giving this to me? Why did you bring me here? Why are you helping me all of a sudden? You tried to kill me a few moments ago" Exe said. Infinite said. 

"I have made a grave mistake" Infinite said. "I was trying to kill Sonic. He caused all this. He ruined my plans. But my phantom ruby sent me to you instead. I don't blame it, you and Sonic look alike" 

Exe chuckled nervously. He knew that he and Sonic looked similar but he never thought it would almost get himself killed.

"I brought you here because I knew they would see you in bad condition and they would kill me. I had to heal you so it doesn't look like I tortured you on purpose" Infinite said. "This shack used to be where I lived, when I was a boy"

"Really?" Exe said. 

"Yep. I was an only child. My dad was an alcoholic and my mom was doing her best to raise me. Then one day… " Infinite suddenly stopped. He looked away so Exe doesn't see the tears coming out of his mask. 

"What happened? Are you okay?" Exe said placing the mug down. 

"Dad came back from drinking one night. And he hurt my mom. I snapped. And I killed him" 

Exe gasped. 

"What have I done?" Infinite said in a flashback. His mom screamed in horror at the sight in front of her. Her husband was dead and her son was covered in blood. 

"I was separated from my mom shortly after" Infinite said as the flash back ended. "The way you laid there weak, reminded me too much of that night. I had to save you. I don't want to live that trauma of killing someone again. My dad was a terrible person. But why do I feel so guilty about saving my mom's life?" Infinite said. "I don't even know you and I still did what I did"

"Maybe it's the phantom ruby playing with your emotions" Exe said pointing to the ruby attached to his chest. 

"With that kind of power, you're bound to go crazy someday" Exe said. "What did Sonic do to you that makes you want to kill him so bad?"

"I was sent by Dr Eggman to kill him. He said that Sonic's the reason why I got separated from my mom. And he's the reason I lost my only friends, the Jackal Squad" Infinite said. 

"Well it sounds like Eggman is using you for your powers" Exe said. 

"I figured that out years ago. Now I'm on my own, determined to get rid of him myself" Infinite said. 

"But killing Sonic won't bring your friends or your mom back" Exe said. "It's just killing for the sake of killing. If you actually did kill me, my husband would be devastated. He would have to raise our daughter on his own. And he'd forever live with the feeling that he couldn't save me in time." 

"You have a family?" Infinite asked surprised. 

"Yes. I have a wonderful husband, an adorable baby daughter, and a best friend that I consider as a sister in law" Exe said. "We had just got done fighting the tails doll a week ago. Then you showed up and kidnapped me" Infinite suddenly felt really bad. He tore up another family apart. He didn't want to do that. He just wanted to kill Sonic for no clear motive at this point. 

"I'm so sorry. I didn't want to split you up with your family, honestly. That means they already contacted the resistance. Oh no" Infinite suddenly stood up. 

"They're coming for me!"

Meanwhile at the resistance headquarters, the team was hard at work trying to find Infinite and Exe. Knuckles walked to Elise and Mephiles. 

"Any luck?" Mephiles asked. 

"We've detected a signal from a shack near the end of town. We assume it's him and Exe." Knuckles said. 

"Really? That must be him!" Mephiles said. "We have to go there!"

"Can't. It's too dangerous" Knuckles said. "We need another way to rescue-"

"TOO DANGEROUS?!" Mephiles suddenly yelled. "You went up with this guy before. Why can't you now? He has my husband! You have to kill Infinite and save my husband. WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITHOUT HIM?"

"My Lord please calm down" Knuckles said. 

"No. If you won't risk your life to save my husband, then I will '' Mephiles said. "Come on Elise, we have a hedgehog to save and a jackal to kill" He grabs Elise by the hand and they both disappeared.

"He's gonna get himself killed!" Knuckles said. He turned to the rest of the gang. 

"We have to go stop them!"