"The silence is coming... and I will be its precursor."
"No! No!" The young girl trashed around in her sleep. "Let me alone! You're not me!"
"You know you will turn into me... there's no escape..."
"It's not true! Go away!"
"Hey!" A harsh voice snapped Hotaru Robotnik out of her dream.
She looked around. Next to her rooms door, the form of Metal Sonic was standing. "Stop that," he snapped. "It's bad enough that I have to guard your room."
Hotaru swung her legs over the bed. "I had a terrible nightmare," she murmured.
"What of it?" the robotic hedgehog muttered. "I just know your screaming was bugging me..."
She looked at him. "Don't you care about anything? I know you're just a robot, but you were once a living being, right? So don't you remember anyone that's important to you?"
"Feelings are overrated," Metal Sonic huffed. "They're just trouble. The only things that count are power and strength."
Hotaru pitied the robot. She knew what kind of person he was before her father transformed him... and she also knew that he wasn't totally convinced of the correctness of his transformation.
Hotaru sighed. She loved her father, that's true, but she couldn't understand his thirst for power. At least she knew that he normally didn't kill living beings, only turned them into emotionless machines.
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"So, I help you find the Chaos Emeralds so you can turn back into your true form... and you repay me by destroying Station Square! That's a good offer, isn't it?"
The silent form of Chaos seemed to think about it. Then, with a wet sounding growl, he nodded.
Dr. Eggman grinned. "Perfect! I knew I could count on you. I already know where your missing tail is... one of the Chaos Emeralds is there as well. As for the other ones..." He pressed several buttons, and on the monitor appeared several emeralds.
He pointed to the purple, light blue and white emeralds. "Those three were being held by GUN, but I heard they had been stolen some time ago. I heard that sneaky thief Rouge is after them, as well. We have to be extra careful when gathering these, as the thief has to be pretty strong if he managed to break through GUN's defense forces.
Now, for the rest..." He pointed to the red one. "This one is in the possession of that blue hedgehog you fought at City Hall. He's my favorite enemy, in a manner of speaking. I'd advise going after him first. The blue one is in the possession of some girl. I sent one of my robots to take care of her. So that leaves only the yellow emerald. And I have to admit, I have no idea where this one could be. We still have to look for it."
Chaos just looked at the monitors. Nothing on his emotionless face revealed any of his thoughts.
"Well, let's start," Eggman shouted in an excited voice. "I believe we should look for Sonic at the workshop of that little fox, who is his friend. That is the perfect chance to test one of my newest creations: The Egg Hornet!"
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(Posted Sat, 12 Aug 2006 20:23)
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