Episode Omega - Path to Destruction

[Wren]

Omega's day always went a little better when Rouge shipped him off on missions where he could use his full arsenal.

Of course, she'd told him not to. But there were badniks about that weren't playing nice (i.e. were simply inferior and in his way), and he'd given himself permission to obliterate whatever was in his path. Free will? Kind of a game changer. Even as Rouge yelled at him that this was a reconnaissance mission, he couldn't stop the gleeful torrent of missiles paving the path in front of him. Sure, they'd have to rebuild it, but if Eggman's forces were wrecking it anyway...

Another successful wave of baddies laid flat, he charged his gun and blasted a hole in the wall where only one robot stood in front. Okay, so he was enjoying himself in the apocalypse. It was better than wallowing in misery! He seriously had a leg up on the people of this world in terms of philosophy, he considered thoughtfully.

Only then, his programming picked something up.

Something powerful.

Excitement surged through his wires, even if he didn't recognize that feeling for what it was-- he could feel his arsenal fire up with a blast that could demolish whatever Eggman had built to try to beat his already perfect creation (himself. Omega would like to emphasize that he was talking about himself).

"SHOW YOURSELF."

No answer, at least not yet.

"OVERRIDING PERMISSIONS TO FIRE WARNING SHOTS IF NOT PRESENT IN 3... 2... 1..."

[Val]

“I should’ve known it’d be you causing all this destruction.” A familiar voice crackled over the radio. The darkness down the hallway to Omega’s right lit up with a large screen displaying the grinning face of his creator.



“Oh ho ho ho ho! Under any normal circumstance you’d be a thorn in my side right now but here you are, after all this time still proving to be of some use to me.”

The energy Omega detected flared again as a deep red glow began to bleed through the shadows above him. A figure slowly levitated down to hover infront of the screen projecting Dr Eggman’s face.

“You’re just in time to be my guinea pig.” The Doctor aimed a determined finger into the camera and barked, “Infinite! Let’s see just how potent that ruby of yours is!”

[Wren]

Ah, yes. His old boss. Never really liked the guy, or how he seemed to show up at the most irritating of times. Or how he left him to watch over Shadow for however many years instead of utilizing his full potential. A pretty big grudge, there. Scanning for the right place, his visor locked on to where the source was coming from-- that gemstone... nearly in sight.

"I AM NO ONE'S PET RODENT. SHOW ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT, DOCTOR."

Reactors online, core charging, arm cannon online... charging to 100%.

His voice crackled over to Shadow and Rouge on the radio.

"ENCOUNTERING A POWERFUL ENERGY SOURCE FROM EGGMAN. WILL HANDLE WITH CAUTION AND BULLETS."

[Val]

“I’m en route to your position. What kind of energy source is it?” Came the calm voice of the ultimate life form through Omega’s communicator.

Before Omega would be able to respond, a strange distorted rippling sound filled the room as pulsing red glowing cubes burst from the silhouetted figure. Eggman laughed over the screen as the cubed fitted together to form a large pair of fists.



“Whatever you were, whatever power you possess…is dwarfed by my own. Witness the end of your existence, little tin soldier.” Raising his claw, one of the giant fists responded the same, preparing for an attack.

[Wren]

By the time Infinite said 'existence', Omega was already firing his cannon shot, straight towards his chest.

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"STABLE, POWERFUL. OFF OF MY SCANNERS ENTIRELY." He repeated into the radio, charging up another shot. Who was this creature? Eggman had outfitted him with something ... powerful. That stone on his chest was far from a Chaos Emerald. The type of energy he felt was... synthetic, in line with the same code that built him. Important information to relay, if he wasn't already excited enough by the fight. The appearance of the thrope only bolstered his courage. What else could this thing do? It was a squishy meatbag! Easy to explode!

"NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO 'GET SOME.'" His chest plates opened, revealing an arsenal of homing missiles to fire on sight. "AND BY THAT I MEAN SOME MISSILES. RIGHT NOW."

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[Val]

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Flinching at the sudden attack, the floating jackal clenched his fist as a ruby barrier formed around him to defend against the initial attack. Chunks of cubic shards broke away as bullets impacted the shield before throwing his fist forward, commanding the giant hand to fly through the air like a comet towards Omega.

(fist attack)

(missile dodge attempt)

But his shift in focus left him wide open. The missiles erupted into flames, the barrier defending Infinite crumbling as he was launched back into the screen and sending jagged cracks spearing across the surface. Eggman’s face flashed to static as Infinite tried to regain his composure.··

[Wren]

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Somewhat disappointed at the lackluster cannon shot, Omega didn't have much time to consider its failure when a giant fist literally smashed into him, knocking him into a building. Dazed and with several notifications firing off that he'd been damaged in places all over, he wasn't going to take this in the rubble. Fleshy meatsacks should learn their place.

"WELL, IF IT IS NOT BROKEN, DON'T FIX IT. FULL MISSILE ARSENAL, ENGAGE."

At that, more and more rockets charged up and fired off outside his chassis, followed by more and more volleys. Apparently spurred on by his previous success, he was happy to take more potshots as the barrier crumble.

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[Val]

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With a snarl hidden behind his mask, Infinite waved a hand as more of those red cubes formed together around the incoming missiles. Flexing his claw, the Jackal commanded them to turn, guiding the barrage safely away from himself and redirecting the attack back at Omega.

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[Wren]

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Those missiles were made to pierce anything. Especially outfitted for other robots, he'd insisted on GUN giving him the best of the best once he'd depleted his arsenal the first time. To have it redirected at him? Not... good. Not good at all. He attempted to hover out of position but he simply wasn't fast enough to ignore most of the attack. Missile after missile collided with him, erupting in a fiery rage that left his casing dented and mangled and him with significantly less fire power.

But he's not down without a fight.

(RUNNING CAPABILITIES... DAMAGE AT 68%... ARSENAL DEPLETED 41%... FUNCTIONING PROBABILITY 30% IF TACTICAL RETREAT ENGAGED)
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(RETREAT: OVERRIDE)

He opened up his arm for another laser cannon firing off in Infinite's direction as he hobbled to his feet. Meatsacks couldn't dodge deadly lasers forever, and he'd have a hard time redirecting this.


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