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Post by Topazia on Feb 5, 2012 2:52:21 GMT -5
In the most recent events, Mystic Ruins was a chaotic battlefield, resulting in pock-marked dirt and the destruction of the railway that connected the jungle to the city of Station Square. Now that the combatants were gone, the scene was once again silent, save for the occasional sound of plants rustling in the faint breeze and birds pealing their songs. The peace was short-lived however, as an anguished roar erupted from the lone building on the hilltop, sending the nearby birds scattering. The sounds of heavy objects crashing to the floor and metal scraping against metal joined the disturbing symphony, until the forest quickly became silent once more. Inside, Tails picked himself up from the ground, shaking slightly. With help from Finitevus, the fox and several others had managed to escape from the Hell that was Robotropolis, but not without consequences. Not without severe repercussions. Looking at the glove of metal that was now integrated into his body, Tails' shivering worsened until the hand balled into a fist and shot into the nearby wall with a thunderous clang. But the fox felt nothing. Not his fist rendering a dent into the wall, not the vibrations he could see traveling up his arm and into his newly-dubbed chassis, nor the disturbance on air that would have rustled his fur as he threw his arm forwards. He was stuck forever with his memory of the last sensation he would ever feel: The searing pain of having his flesh turn to plating, and blood turn to circuitry - that scarring moment of being roboticized. At first, the kit thought things would get better if he could just escape. But they weren't. In fact, it would almost seem that things were worse, as his now unoccupied mind had more time to process everything, and acknowledge the loss of his sense of touch, taste, and smell. He had time to realize that he was completely alone in this world. Back in that hellish place, the people there at least knew what had happened to him, and could sympathize. They could share his grief. But here in Gaia? One look, and people would go into a frenzy, shrieking about another evil metallix of Eggman's. Civilians would flee in fear and anger, and the police would be sent to rout him out like a rabid monster. It was like earlier times. The era before he even had a life. Back when he was alone, and was feared and hated, and was chased away. ... In the most recent events, Mystic Ruins was a chaotic battlefield. The scene was once again silent, save for the occasional sound of plants rustling in the faint breeze and birds returning to pealing their songs. The peace was short-lived however, as an anguished roar erupted from the lone building on the hilltop, sending the nearby birds scattering.
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Post by Tony on Feb 13, 2012 19:26:16 GMT -5
... ... ... Later on, a blur of motion sliced through the grassy fields of Mystic Ruins, making its way towards the Workshop with great haste. Amidst the clamour of sounds, it was possible for someone to hear an annoying, irksome tone of voice directed at ... a second blur of movement trailing behind. "I'm not touching yooou. I'm not touching yooou. C'mon, lighten up -- you won't catch up to me if you don't!"Yes, that.. was Sonic, running backwards, keeping his fingertip just inches away from the metallic tip of Metal Sonic's nose. Despite the recklessness, they were closing in on Tails' shop rather quickly.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 13, 2012 19:41:24 GMT -5
Metal Sonic's eyes glowed fiercely in response to the hedgehog's continual torment the entire way. He'd... had... just... about... enough..."... I ... WILL... END YOU![/b]" Metal finally shrieked, taking a swipe at Sonic's hand.
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Post by Tony on Feb 13, 2012 20:32:19 GMT -5
The hedgehog smirked, so effortlessly springing backwards from the ill-timed swipe before resuming his previous running style. "Oh, what, you wanna go, tough guy? Think you can handle another scuffle with me? I told you I'd be waiting -- you think you got it in you?" Now he was just antagonizing the robot. Which would probably have continued if they hadn't reached their destination by this point, stopping short of the steps leading to the workshop's door. ... oh, who was he kidding, their arrival didn't exactly get Metal off the hook at all. Thus, Sonic continued shaking his finger at the metallic double, amongst other things.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 13, 2012 21:47:47 GMT -5
Unfortunately it seemed as though Sonic didn't quite think through what would happen if he suddenly stopped moving after pissing off a robot traveling at high speed... "I BEAT YOU ONCE, YOU IDIOT ERINACID, AND I CAN SURE AS HELL DO IT AGAIN!" the metallix shrieked, slamming head first into Sonic's mid-section. But it was okay. The door to Tails' workshop cushioned both of their impacts as they went barreling into, oddly enough, an already wrecked domicile. CRASH.[/b]
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Post by Tony on Feb 13, 2012 23:44:14 GMT -5
"Holy-" And that was all he got the chance to say before he and Metal went barreling through the workshop rather messily. Once the dust had settled the hedgehog grumbled, and raised his head to look around.
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Post by Topazia on Feb 14, 2012 0:20:31 GMT -5
Sonic (as well as his rather irritable doppelganger) would quickly find that the workshop was in a right state. Not the usual sort of mess where boys would throw things in odd places and socks became a new form of carpet, but an actual disaster. His little buddy's place was trashed, as if something had broken in before them and tore up everything it could reach.
The living quarters had become a hazard zone, with upended furniture and a bed that looked like Omega tried to sit on it. Toys and trinkets littered the floor, with some of the nostalgic memorabilia not surviving intact. Miraculously, the TV seemed to have survived.
As for the workshop, it was in less disrepair, but its symptoms were far more telling. There were marks and scratches in the metal floors and work tables, and a wall showed signs of being punched multiple times by someone strong enough to dent the metal plating.
There was no sign of the culprit, nor of the little fox that lived there.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 14, 2012 2:17:56 GMT -5
Forgetting that he was supposed to be in the process of turning Sonic's face a nice shade of purple, Metal found himself distracted by the absolute wreck the young fox's workshop had been left in. Shifting his weight, he picked himself up and began to dust himself off. One could swear there was a look of concern in his digital eyes. "... What the hell happened in here?"
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Post by Tony on Feb 14, 2012 2:24:20 GMT -5
Standing up as well, the hedgehog gazed at the scene that lay before them, growing concerned with each passing moment. He knew that the workshop wasn't at all like this when they left it a while... So, echoing Metal's inquiry, what did happen here? "I... ya got me. I have no idea. It looks like there was almost some kind of a ... battle. A fight?" He wandered over to one of the many discarded pieces of memorabilia on the ground and fell to one knee to examine it further. He looked back up and scanned the area once more. "... at the same time... for a fight, it looks pretty one-sided, don't it?" What the hell took place in the workshop..?
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 14, 2012 2:53:57 GMT -5
Wandering out of the living quarters, Metal's eyes trailed around at the more minimal damage there, canting his head as he tried to recreate the scene in his mind. Lifting his talons, he used them in comparison as he examined the scratch marks found everywhere, as well as the fist-sized dents in the wall. A brief image flashed in his mind of his mobian counterpart, but he just as quickly dismissed it. Tails had been in Mobius when he was captured. Whatever had happened here had to be unrelated, right? Even still... "Whatever caused this damage... it was definitely not an organic." he glanced over toward Sonic. "Unless Knuckles has a grudge against Tails that I am not aware of, anyway."
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Post by Tony on Feb 14, 2012 3:09:15 GMT -5
The hedgehog stood up for a stretch, and then threw away the debris he had been holding. "Nah... honestly, I have no idea where Knuckles has been lately, but... I guarantee you it's on that island. ... Which might still be in the other world. Hadn't seen it back here, yet." Following Metal, Sonic also gazed upon the dents and other damaged areas, before remembering what they had come here for. "... We, uh... we could probably scope this place out some more later -- first, the media stuff we needed." Sonic pointed towards the undamaged television set (a factor that he still couldn't fully comprehend, on that note), and quirked a brow at his metallic 'brother'. "If I remember how stuff goes on around here, there should be a tape with at -least- the last few days or so in that television. Usually makes a recording for the week and then chunks it aside if it comes up empty." Sigh. "And then... if you get what you need, we can... try to figure out who tore this place up. ... I really want to know that, frankly."
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 14, 2012 3:28:51 GMT -5
"With the way these portals have been randomly taking people, there is no guarantee where Knuckles is right now," Metal said grimly, idly giving a small kick at a nearby cupboard upon noticing a few of those odd scratches had found their way there as well. Shrugging, he wandered over toward the kit's personal computer and began to work on hooking himself up to it. "Either way, as you said, we can worry about what happened here later. After I scan for any information on Snively and the... other Metal Sonic... I will review the security footage." A few seconds passed as the metallix finished hooking himself up and began to boot up the computer. Then the next few seconds were filled with aggravated chirps of binary as Metal began to scowl. " Oh... of course..." he grumbled, glancing toward his hedgehog companion. "Sonic... you would not happen to know the password to access Tails' computer?"
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Post by Topazia on Feb 14, 2012 13:00:44 GMT -5
Okay, that did it. He was officially panicking now. Despite no longer being able to produce the hormone, Tails felt as if a huge rush of adrenaline was coursing through him. He couldn't even stop to consider why he was psychologically reacting to a phantom physical response. Hiding within the cupboard that Metal had conveniently kicked, the kit decided he could no longer bear to stay here and risk getting caught in a corner, and running away seemed like the far better option. It had been stupid of him to even come here. Tails braced himself, and opened the cupboard door slowly. Peering from behind the door, he looked around and suddenly caught sight of Sonic. Tails could see him. ... OHGOD OHGOD OHGOD OHGOD He looked away before the feeling overwhelmed him. It was now or never. Pushing the cupboard door fully open, the robian kit began to stealthily crawl out and escape. And was met with a sound that was not fur on metal, but a horrifying screech of alloy against alloy. Tails abandoned all sense of stealth and bolted for the hangar doors.
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Post by Tony on Feb 14, 2012 13:51:47 GMT -5
All was going well up until the point where the claws-on-a-chalkboard sound reached Sonic's ears. Pained, he held his head and quickly looked in the direction of the noise. His jaw dropped. "What in th-- wait, what?![/b] Hey, get BACK here--!" Noting that the blur of metal was attempting to make a break for it, Sonic put on his top speed and tore after it.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 14, 2012 14:21:45 GMT -5
The racket also caught Metal's attention, breaking his concentration from getting into Tails' computer as he whipped around to see what was doing on. "What the--HEY! Stop right ther--GAH!" he yelled in unison with his organic counterpart. Just as Sonic intended, the hedgehog metallix had made an attempt to give chase - except in his haste he had forgotten to unhook himself from the kit's computer, causing the wire that had connected them to snap loose from its port and whip the back of Metal's head as it retracted. He paused, placing a hand to the back of his noggin to check for damage, errors flaring up in his HUD. Shaking it off (and closing said errors) he paused to get a good look at just what Sonic was now chasing after. He froze in confusion.
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Post by Topazia on Feb 14, 2012 15:35:45 GMT -5
The robian didn't even look back as Sonic and Metal exclaimed their surprise, and let out a wretchedly worried snarl at Sonic's decisively aggressive demand. It only seemed to confirm his paranoid suspicions about being back in this world. He needed to get away now. Slamming down on the button that would open the hangar as he ran by, accidentally destroying the thing in the process, anger began bubbling up once more from a deep source. If he was so much as touched...
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Post by Tony on Feb 14, 2012 16:51:28 GMT -5
Sonic had to be sure. He had a suspicion, but he wanted to confirm it. Easily gathering enough speed to overtake the escaping target, the hedgehog soon pulled up right beside the robian, and took one good look at him. ... "... Tails..?!" It couldn't be. His little buddy? A robot, turned by the hand of the very person they were going to fight? The sudden, concerned look on his face told that he was definitely hoping to confirm this theory, be it good or bad.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 14, 2012 17:32:00 GMT -5
By now Metal was gliding after the two, easily catching up to Tails as he came up along the opposite side of Sonic. Eyeing the peculiar robot, at first Metal wondered when in the world Tails might have gotten a metallix of himself aside from Tails Doll, but Sonic's statement, however farfetched (and, quite frankly, creepy) it may have seemed, had a grain of possibility to it. Pulling a head of the duo, the hedgehog metallix positioned himself in an effort to block the kit's great escape. "WAIT!" he shouted, throwing up both arms. "Are you a metallix, or a robian?!"
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Post by Topazia on Feb 14, 2012 21:32:18 GMT -5
Right. Forget not wanting to be touched, he didn't want anyone near him. His face screwed up immediately in response to Sonic. With a snarl that may have been a strangled, frightened "no!", the fox lashed out with an arm in a wide sweep, trying to drive Sonic away. In front of him, he saw Metal Sonic, a Metal Sonic, grind to a halt in an attempt to barricade him. His painfully blue eyes blazed with a surge of electricity as a grotesque mask of hatred wrinkled his muzzle and brought his glinting fangs to bare. Using the momentum from his swing at Sonic, the frenzied robian drew his arm back as he suddenly accelerated towards the metallix and threw a devastating punch into the side of his face, knocking Metal aside with surprising strength. Had he the means, tears would have started flying into the wind.
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Post by Tony on Feb 15, 2012 0:25:02 GMT -5
It wasn't hard for Sonic to duck off to the side to avoid getting sideswiped, though his metallic sibling wasn't quite as fortunate. The moment the fists started to fly, though, was when Sonic pretty much had enough of it. Running a little faster than previously, the hedgehog quickly dashed in front of the robian, keeping up his sprint backwards so he could get a good look at Tails again. Placing both hands on the robot's shoulders, Sonic looked right into those artificial eyes. "Tails...! C'mon, I'm pretty sure it's you in there...! Put on the brakes -- it's me!" Inside, Sonic was kinda freaking out a little bit -- talking like this pretty much meant he had convinced himself that not only was this Tails, but that he -did- suffer whatever this roboticizing treatment was, a nasty feeling he had been fighting back for quite a while now. But, there was that bit of hope in the back of his mind that suggested that they could still find a way to work out of this mess. And thus... he made an attempt to reach him. "C'mon, Tails..! Snap out of it!"
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Post by Topazia on Feb 15, 2012 1:14:07 GMT -5
Tails' insides burned as Sonic swerved around to look at him, rage still fueling his actions. He didn't want to be seen! He wanted to disappear! And he didn't want to look at Sonic either. But before Tails could swipe away his friend, Sonic, in a bold move, had placed his hands on the kit. Had touched him. He couldn't feel it at all, but he was seeing it and that was all that was needed to make Tails' shoulders spasm madly, the shock of the touch already causing him to slow down. The entire scene appeared to go silent for Tails. The touch may have been painful, but the unavoidable stare was agonizing. It was looking back at Sonic that made him skid haphazardly to a halt, not because he was trying to stop, but because he no longer seemed to be able to move his legs. That look was driving him insane. Unbalanced, Tails made an instinctive grab for one of Sonic's arms, securing it in a near bone-crushing grip as the kit's legs gave out. And he still found himself staring and being stared at in return. The kit bowed his head, breaking the gut-wrenching eye contact at last, and his back heaved with silent tears. He didn't want to be seen.
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Post by Tony on Feb 15, 2012 1:46:35 GMT -5
They finally stopped moving. The hedgehog grimaced when he found his arm caught within that tightly clamped grip, and it even caused him to stumble onto one knee. But, one thing was for sure -- this... was definitely Tails. He knew it. And boy, did he wish he had been wrong. He had no idea how on earth to approach this situation. Tails... was obvious not doing so well. Whatever happened on the other plane... it really messed him up. Sonic had to get some info. Anything he could. But first... They had to work through this part, first and foremost. "Tails..." ... "Can... can you talk at all..? Say somethin'? Buddy..?" This was... not going to be easy.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 15, 2012 2:20:57 GMT -5
Further behind from where the two now stood, a mechanical sort of groan drifted up into the air. Needless to say, with the incredible strength the little robian had, Metal Sonic had gone down hard. Shifting as his harddrive was finally beginning to reboot itself, there was a loud pop sound as his nanites worked to fix up the rather impressive damage Tails had managed to inflict. Not only was there an massive dent on the side of his face - which included the cowling that made up his 'muzzle' being ripped from one of the bolts that secured it - but one of his eyes had been completely smashed. He grumbled in irritation as the errors piled up in his HUD.
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Post by Topazia on Feb 15, 2012 2:31:27 GMT -5
The heaving stopped, but otherwise Tails made no other moves. He appeared to be thinking, moving his mouth occasionally but saying nothing. He didn't dare even look up at Sonic. Eventually though, Tails' grip on Sonic's arm tightened slightly. "... I can't stand it."
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Post by Tony on Feb 16, 2012 13:25:02 GMT -5
Oh, good. He could still talk. ... Though this was certainly a most somber scene. Sonic really wasn't sure what to say. However, he did wince from the tightened grip on his arm. One step at a time. One step at a time."I... I hear ya, buddy, uh... Can you... stand? Talk to us? Tell us what -happened- back there? Well... aside from the obvious, yeah, but..." There was a pause... "... I'm sorry that I let you down, little buddy. This one's all on me.." Now Sonic didn't really feel like standing much anymore. Man, the whole thing blew. All of it. He hadn't felt anything this heavy since Shadow's fall from the ARK.
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Post by Topazia on Feb 16, 2012 17:25:51 GMT -5
The one good thing about Tails looking down at the ground was being able to notice the arm he had latched on to was starting to turn a funny color from the lack of blood flow. As though fearing letting go of the only thing that seemed to comfort him, the kit slowly released his grip, almost immediately balling into a fist once it was empty. One step at a time. Tails slowly shook his head at Sonic's questions, too filled with shame to try and recount his memories of his time in Robotropolis. However... Sonic was sorry. He was sorry and he wished he had been there and Tails felt slightly bitter that he hadn't been... but then there probably wasn't anything the hedgehog could have done anyway. After what he'd seen... Tails repositioned himself, resting his head in the nook his arms made as they laid atop his knees. Still no eye contact, but he nodded to the apology.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 16, 2012 19:59:02 GMT -5
By now Metal Sonic's grumbling had become louder, and there was another loud pop as his nanites continued patching up the damage to his face. Beginning to pull himself back to his feet, he staggered a bit, the loss of one of his eyes throwing off his depth perception. "You... are SO lucky... I could not feel that..." the metallix growled angrily as he staggered toward the duo, holding his face plate in place with one hand.
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Post by Topazia on Feb 16, 2012 20:47:45 GMT -5
Quite suddenly, deranged laughter erupted from the kit. Lowering to a hollow chuckle, Tails finally lifted his head to look at the metallix and really spoke for the first time since he returned to this world. "I would give anything to feel that." His expression was incredibly serious, despite his unexpected outburst. "I'm not sorry. Your counterpart's the reason this happened." Ouch, Tails.
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Post by Jammerlee on Feb 16, 2012 22:22:22 GMT -5
Metal blinked with his one functional eye, jerking his head to the side and forgetting he was trying to hold part of his face on. Initially he glanced at Sonic in total confusion at the mention of 'his counterpart', until it finally hit him that the kit had meant the other Metal Sonic that existed in Mobius. Oh. His digital eyelid flattened. "What the hell, Tails? Just how does that justify hitting me?!" he snapped. Giving Sonic a shove away from him as he reached the two, the metallix plunked down beside the distraught robian, crossing his legs. He motioned as though he was preparing to say more, but then came to a complete pause, a mixture of surprise and confusion coming over him as he realized he didn't really even know what he had been about to say. What could he say? Honestly, looking at the kit was weirding him the hell out. This was Tails. An organic. Who had been turned into a inorganic robot. The concept of roboticization had creeped him out to begin with, but to actually see its handiwork used on someone he actually knew was... distressing, to put it mildly. An odd grinding noise escaped him, sounding almost as though it had been a sigh. "You know how I meant that statement, Tails."
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Post by Tony on Feb 17, 2012 1:13:41 GMT -5
Boy, he didn't expect that laugh. His spines practically stood on end for a second. Though he didn't really appreciate getting shoved aside, there wasn't much he could do before the metallix simply plopped onto the ground in front of the robo'd kit, already beginning to converse with his little buddy. "..." Rubbing the sore spot on his arm, Sonic just kind of tilted his head and winced slightly. There wasn't really much he could say right now, so he merely listened in, keeping close for safety's sake.
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