Infinite X Reader (A Sonic Forces Fanfiction)

Chapter 5

NEARLY FORGOT AGAIN I'M SORRY BLAME THIS STUPID UNI ASSIGNMENT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON ALL WEEK

Also this chapter is short, sorry for making ya'll wait for so little, I promise I'll make it up to you! Enjoy!!!

Something changed inside Infinite that day, something broke. The idea of having a team, of having a family, it hurt more than he could possibly bear. Knowing he could have helped them, if he had just ran to save them sooner. The dark thoughts had overcome him that very same night as he laid in his bed; the night he lost them all. The night he lost to Shadow.

That was when he realised something. Shadow had been right. Emotion, attachments, it made Infinite vulnerable, it made him weak. And he was not weak. He loved his crew, and he loved (Y/N) more than he could possibly say. But no more, never again will he fall for such a pitiful thing. He'd be better off alone; he won't have to worry about anyone else's protection. He won't be held back by emotion, he'll feel nothing.

But, as the jackal's thought spiralled into that of the abys, he was reminded of that dream. That goal to watch the light fade from Sonic's eyes. To pay for what he had done.

And the jackal sat up with alarm. (Y/N) had asked him to fulfill her goal; and there was no doubt he would. But he realised that, even if he hadn't been ask to, he would have adopted it anyway. It's his one true purpose now. To finally destroy Sonic and everything he cares about. Just like he did to him. And he was going to do that now.

Jumping from his bed, the lone jackal walked down the silent halls, his boots thumping on the metallic floor as he stormed into Eggman's laboratory.

The human was currently hunched over his desk, a larger pair of work goggles sat on his nose, shielding his small glasses from the light. He raised his head slightly; Infinite knew because he saw his moustache bounce.

"So, you're finally out of your edgy state?" The scientist asked, waving a hand for Infinite to join him.

The jackal only huffed, walking next to the doctor and leaning around his side to have a look at the Phantom Ruby. The red and purple gem glowed on the table, energy pulsing from it, Infinite could feel it. He wanted it.

"Is it ready?" The jackal asked, lifting his head to is tall ally, "I want to use it now."

"Impatient, all you Mobians are." Eggman huffed, before picking the gem up, "It's a prototype, but it should last long enough for battle. Let me do the transfusion, then you can go take your anger out on whoever you wish."

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Infinite now stood in another room, his chest throbbing with a different sort of pain. This one was surgical, as the Phantom Ruby prototype sat etched into his fur. It stung a little to move, but the jackal used that pain as fuel, as any edgy villain would.

Eggman had just finished his mask, which the eye Infinite now had a scar over. The white line had healed strangely; aside from being a different colour, it was also covered in fur -and we know no scars are covered in fur.- The jackal had wondered what Eggman had done to make fix it so fast.

"Here you go." Eggman said, before handing him a large metallic mask, "Now hurry up, I assume you're attacking Shadow."

"No, Sonic. He's my main goal." Infinite said, before leaving the room, "I will use Shadow against him, see how he likes it."

As he walked out of the base and into the jungle, the jackal made sure to keep his head to the sky; not wanting to see the dark patches that stained the grass around him. Slipping the large mask over his face, he let out a sigh. It felt cold against his muzzle but fit perfectly around his ears and covered his right eye. Finally, he could act now. And boy was he excited.