Sonic x Metal Sonic Cover Story!
Translator note: I am not totally fluent in Japanese so please understand that my translations are not perfect, but I hope you can enjoy this fun story. Any constructive criticism is appreciated.
Deep within Dr. Eggmanās abandoned, secret labā¦ a robot connected to a database booted up made note of the current situation. The evaluation was as followed:
[[Current statusā¦ āunfavorableā]]
While this robot was in rest for maintenance, Dr. Eggman was once again defeated by Sonic. Yet again, āheā was unable to rush to protect his master from crisis.
The same amount of bitterness stirred inside himā¦ or perhaps even more.
It longed for the opportunity to defeat Sonic.
This mechanical piece of intelligence was known as āMetal Sonicā and it was created for the sole purpose of destroying Sonic. It continued to analyze the situation:
[[Current status is āunfavorableā]]
āSpeed āāHighwayā is a super-three-dimensional highway that runs through a plethora of high-rise buildings.
It has many acceleration lanes such as the ā360-degree rotating loopā that rises to the sky and a corkscrew that stretches into a large spiral. It attracts the souls of speed enthusiasts everywhere!
Sonic was running around in good spirits as he hummed to himself.
Suddenly, something attacked Sonic head-on! He barely avoided it as the road just ahead turned into a pile of rubble from such a shattering impact. Sonic let out a gleeful grin.
āIām worried. You didnāt damage yourself with that stunt, did ya, Metal?ā
It was, in fact, Metal Sonic that stood up from the rubble.
Metal gave a piercing, sharp gaze towards Sonic. Within a second, he quickly closed the gap between the two of them while pointing his left hand to Sonic.
āHey! Isnāt thatā!?ā
It was the flickering of a Chaos Emerald. Metalās other hand pointed to the innermost parts of Speed Highway. It was unwavering.
Sonic instantly understood what Metal Sonic meant.
āYouāre gonna bet that in a competition against me? That doesnāt seem very fair now, does it?ā
Sonic then took out his all of the Chaos Emeralds he had on him.
āAlright, Metal! This is for real then. All or nothing!ā
In an instant, two blue shadows dashed out onto the street, illuminated by the lights of the skyscrapers at dusk. The race that moved faster than the speed of sound had begun!
As the sound barrier was broken, the rush of wind echoed through the elevated roads that were cast as a valley between the buildings.
A corkscrew twisted down from a 360-degree loop as it curved to the right and then to the left. It then went into a spiral that took them up and down and all around.
Sonic lightly traced across the roadās surface as he felt enthralled by the difficult course of the Speed Highway. Metal Sonic was able to glide across the road with the use of a jet engine.
The race continued with the two hedgehogs barely gaining a step on each other, but a big change occurred in the middle of the course. A super long and sharp curve came out after a speedy decent. Metal Sonic decided to engage in some close combat before this area.
He boosted forward as his body entered this shocking, electromagnetic state. It was a sudden attack, but Sonic was able to avoid it. He must have read his moves. Metal Sonicās energy output temporarily dropped at the end of the boost as he slowed down; just as planned. He could clear the curve with just the right amount of speed. Sonic had to slow down here too and Metal Sonic had nothing to lose!
Everything was going fine, but at that moment, Sonic was speeding up and approaching fast. Metal Sonicās thoughts became fragmented if only for a moment.
Sonic, as he started to tumble off the side of the course due to his great speed, had put his hand out and grabbed Metal Sonicās head, curved inward, and accelerated towards the inner-section of the course. He pushed Metal downwards and perfectly made the curve.
Metal Sonic, who managed to regain his posture, raised his face, he saw Sonic running far ahead.
Metal Sonic tried to analyze the situation
[[Current statusā¦ āunfavorableā]]
Metal Sonic continued to analyze everything while giving chase. He had never won again Sonic ever since their first battle. He was built for the best performance and had a tireless, steel body. There were many factors of his creation that should have meant he was unbeatable.
Why? Whyā¦ itās just a hedgehog that runs fastā¦
A buzz of electricity rippled through the robotās AI and itās train of thought.
Is it because itās not just āfast.ā
Why was this robot made to resemble Sonic?
Perhaps, the creator, Dr. Eggman, created this body simply to not waste time creating it, but to also be a replacement to Sonic.
It was created for that specific purpose. Thereās something that had to be done.
Metal cut all non-essential parts such as āfire controlā and the āelectromagnetic spark capacitors.ā All systems were set on full power to āSpeed.ā Metal sharpened and gutted himself on the inside.
A moment later, a creature of blue steel, which had become the pure concept of a new āMetal Sonicā began to chase after Sonic the Hedgehog.
Meanwhile, Sonic had already taken notice that something had changed with Metal Sonic. The distance between them was gradually getting shorter.
Metal Sonic was purely a machine. Thereās no way to know what it could even be thinking about. However, Sonic could sometimes tell. He could sense Metal Sonicās joy, willpower, and unhealthy obsession towards victory.
āLooks like things are heating up!ā
Sonic sped up even more, with a serious expression, muttered words of amazement while suppressing a grin that was continuously rising to his mouth.
āHeh, you donāt feel like youāre getting burned out?ā
It was a straight line from the left-twisting, half-corkscrew to the goal. Below, you could see the surface of the city piercing upwards. The two blue streaks sped up the outside of a vertical skyscraper.
The goal was just around the corner. Sonic was in the lead.
Metal Sonicās AI became fully aware at this point. It would not win at this rate.
How can it win!? Perhaps it could increase the output from the jet propulsion unit a little more, but where there even enough resources to do soā¦!?
Just a few hundred meters from the goal.
Right then, Sonic couldnāt understand what happened.
Metal Sonic pulled out to Sonic at an impossibly fast speed! A dazzling seven-colored light erupted from Metalās chest as a bright red flame with black smoke gushed out of the jet exhaust hole on his back. Parts and debris flew off of him in a violent roar.
Thatās right. Metal Sonic absorbed and utilized Chaos Energy! However, the power of the Chaos Emeralds was not stable and was very uncontrollable.
While speeding ahead, Metal lost his balance and collapsed.
Upon seeing this, Sonic tried to call outā¦
In a single moment, Metal was swallowed the the seven bright lights as they were then engulfed by smoke. Metal Sonic turned into a glowing red bulb.
The explosion sent an impact out that knocked Sonic back. As he looked up to the skyā¦
Against the backdrop of the night sky, Metal Sonicās scattered body parts, which drew a trail of red flames alongside shimmering shards of window glass seemed to fly by in slow motion.
For a single moment, Sonic thought it was strangely beautiful.
Immediately after, Sonic got to his feet while being shocked at the explosion sounds that came soon after. When suddenlyā¦
Metal Sonicās upper body, which only had the torso, head, and right arm attached had crashed to the floor. As it made attempts to crawl towards the goal. The efforts proved too exhausting as he soon stopped dead in his tracksā¦ just 10 meters away.
Shortly after, Sonic begrudgingly crossed the finish line; putting this little game to an end.
A Chaos Emerald flew towards Sonic. As he caught it, he looked back with a unique and serious expression. Metal Sonic had tossed the emerald with the last of his power.
Metal Sonic jumped to restrain Sonic as he approached with his fiery eyes.
Sonic felt as if Metal Sonic was saying that itās impossible for two people to have crossed the finish line.
The damage that Metal Sonic had taken wasnāt as bad as Sonic had expected.
Sonic spoke in his usual tone, feeling uncomfortable with how relieved the situation felt.
āIt was a good race.ā
As Sonic let out his remarks, he never turned back and said,
āIāll be waiting for a rematch.ā
The defeated Metal Sonic was analyzing the current situation.
This time, it was an utter defeat.
Metal tried to re-calibrate all of his resources, but still couldnāt win.
Metal Sonic tried to sharpen his strengths, but it was all too late. In the end, he lacked a way to channel his resources and self-destructed.
it should be noted that an unprecedented performance was achieved this time.
Ā Even with the final Chaos Emerald, considering that the race would have been lost regardless, it wasnāt necessarily a bad moveā¦ but a more detailed analysis is to be postponed.
A rescue signal was already issued. Aid was available and recovery could be achieved at Eggmanās base. If Metal connected to the baseās main computer and analyzed todayās data, he can definitely win next time. There is room to not only improve speed, but also inhibitory behaviors and attack patterns.
I can still reach a tier of being and there will others who can surpass or fall victim to that tier!
At the moment, Metal Sonic was forced into a deep sleep mode due to a drop in his voltage energy. His ability to think dropped rapidly and Metal Sonic obtained an analysis result that was unbiased and unemotional.
Ā [[Status isā¦ āfavorable.ā]]Ā
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