Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ The Life and Adventures of Rouge the Bat ❯ Me vs. myself (part 2) ( Chapter 7 )

The motorcycle screeched to a stop in front of an old, rusty warehouse.

“Why is it ALWAYS an abandoned warehouse?” Rouge complained. “We’re out in the middle of the desert, and he couldn’t just have made his own hideout?!?”

“It’s so he can move around easily.” Shadow replied. “If he built one, other than the flying bases, he would have to stay there and we could knock him up good whenever we wanted.”

“Yeah, let’s just get this over with. You remember the plan, right?”

“Yep. You give him the Emeralds, we free Sonic and Tails, and I steal ‘em back.” Shadow pointed out.

They headed into the warehouse. It was cold, dark, and smelly. As they advanced, they could see up ahead what looked like a giant jar with Tails and Sonic pounding their fists against the side. Rouge handed Shadow the Emeralds and raced over to Sonic and Tails to help.

“Don’t worry, guys, we’re here.” Rouge whispered. She tinkered at the glass with a glass-cutter, gaining nothing.

“Here, let me help.” Shadow said, dropping the sack with the Emeralds in it onto the floor. He walked over to the glass jar, not noticing the shadowy figure behind him, grabbing the sack. Shadow pointed his finger at the glass and a white beam came out of it. When he had freed Sonic and Tails, Tails shouted, “Shadow! Rouge! Behind you!”

“What?” Rouge said as she turned around. There, she and Shadow saw the shadowy figure holding the sack over its back. The figure’s shape looked similar.

“Hello, my dear friends.” Eggman said, coming out from above the figure. “Thank you for bringing me my Emeralds.”

“Give… Them… Back…” said Shadow.

“I don’t think I will. And, you won’t be leaving soon. Rouge, Shadow, meet Metal Rouge!”

The shadowy figure stepped into the light, tossing Eggman the sack of Emeralds. Metal Rouge’s body was sleek and shiny. It set into attack mode, its LCD eyes glaring at Rouge and Shadow.

“What?!?!” cried Rouge. “You had to make a metal copy of me now?!?”

Metal Rouge took that as a threat and charged its real version. Rouge tried to dive out of the way, but Metal Rouge slipped in a kick and Rouge was sent flying.

“You see, Rouge, I have put all of your skills into it. Don’t try to avoid it. It’s mind is programmed just like yours.” Eggman said.

Rouge looked up to see Metal Rouge, wings spread, rocketing toward her. Rouge jumped up, but Metal Rouge stopped short and punched her in the face. Rouge slammed into the ground.

Dizzy from the connection, Rouge saw Shadow, Tails and Sonic racing towards Metal Rouge. However, it spun around and tripped Sonic, nailed Tails in the face, and kicked Shadow in the stomach. All three had the wind knocked out of them, and were gasping for air.

Rouge wobbled back onto her feet and charge at her metal clone. The malicious machine whirled around, attempting to kick Rouge in the stomach, too, but Rouge got the advantage. She jumped into the air and slammed the robot with a heel kick and it crashed into the wall opposite her. The robot got back to its feet, and soon, the two enemies charged each other, kicks and punches all over.

Shadow, meanwhile, had regained his breath, and together, he, Sonic, and Tails snuck up on Eggman. As Shadow and Sonic started beating him up, Tails snatched the Chaos Emeralds.

“Ha ha!” He laughed as he started to run. But Tails’ attempts to escape were thwarted when Rouge came smashing into him.

“Sorry, Tails.” She said as she got up and charged Metal Rouge.

Rouge aimed a kick at the head, successfully hitting her target, but was instantly smashed in the chin by an uppercut. Rouge was bleeding from her mouth, and she spit out the blood in Metal Rouge’s face, disabling its video sensors for just enough so that Rouge made a kick to the back.

Metal Rouge jumped up from on the floor and started towards Rouge when Shadow and Sonic double teamed it. But, their attacks were deflected as Metal Rouge smashed them away with a punch. The robot flew towards Rouge and slammed Rouge into the wall, where she became pinned by one of Metal Rouge’s arms. It’s other fist was raised high in the air, ready to deliver a final, head-crushing blow, when Rouge kicked it away. Metal Rouge lay sprawled on the ground before her, Rouge’s foot on top of it’s head.

“You are a disgrace.” Rouge said, and finally smashed the clone’s head with her foot.

“Let’s get outta’ here.” Shadow said.

“Let’s.”

Rouge, Shadow, Tails and Sonic returned to the motorcycle. Tails pressed a hidden button and out from both sides popped an extra seat. Rouge sat on one, Tails in the other, and Shadow drove off, Sonic running next to them.

When they returned back at Club Rouge, Shadow and Tails instantly went to heal Rouge’s wounds, since sonic knew nothing about helping heal people, other than putting on Band-Aids.

“Hey, Tails,” Rouge said. “you might want to clean your house. It’s a mess.”

“Yeah,” Tails said.

“I’ll help you.” Sonic said.

“Hey, why don’t we all help. We could even call Knuckles!” Shadow said, and everyone started laughing.