Mecha VS Metal: Act 1

                                                    Mecha VS Metal

                                                            Act 1
For days and weeks, Metal Sonic worked, searching, reassembling, meticulously. Three predecessors reconstructed from original parts, each moved into their own underground chamber. Metal Sonic knew that, given the chance, they would destroy one another.
"Computer, initiate activation for files PSDO, SLVR MK I, SLVR MK II, and MCHA."
One after the other, the androids' recreations came online, each smashing their glass case, each observing their chambers curiously. From above the surface, Metal Sonic made his holographic image appear in each chamber, his robotic voice resonating below him.
"My predecessors. I have brought you all here for a sole purpose: a tournament of sorts. The 'contestants' include Pseudo Sonic, Silver Sonic v. I, Silver Sonic v. II, Mecha Sonic, and of course, myself. In this competition, there are no rules. However, if one of you manages to destroy me, the tournament will be over. You will be free to do as you see fit. Now, let it begin!"
A tunnel exit was opened within each of the four chambers, each leading to a different sector of the Scrap Brain Zone.
'Initial data analysis has been completed.'
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Metal Sonic stood perched atop the highest peak of his half-completed base, his eyes scanning the underground tunnels he had created. His red eyes saw through the surface, watching his recreated predecessors as the made their way above ground.
'Retrieving data file "Time/Speed."…'
<Pseudo Sonic> Time- 0.204 seconds, Speed- 1000 fps.
'Hm. First to surface, he must be eager. Or merely overconfident.'
<Silver Sonic mk. II> Time- 0.205 seconds, Speed- 995 fps.
'He has placed precisely as I predicted. Which, in and of itself, makes him an anomaly.'
<Silver Sonic mk. I> Time- 0.208 seconds, Speed- 980 fps.
'Strange… I would have assumed his excessive weight would have made for a greater difference in speed and time compared to his successor. I'll have to keep note of that.'
<Mecha Sonic> Time-… 0.2345 seconds, Speed- 870 fps…
'… This shouldn't be possible. The others are all within 2% time of each other. Yet, his speed is nearly 11.3% slower than Silver Sonic I! Some form of a construction error? No, impossible, I followed his original design to the letter!'
Metal Sonic stood upon his perch, simmering as he went over the analysis data repeatedly, his red eyes glowing with growing intensity as it turned to dusk. The mechanical hedgehog's attention was diverted away from the disturbing data, detecting movement toward his location.
'I will run an in-depth diagnosis later. For now, it appears that my first "challenger" is approaching.'
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Pseudo Sonic halted, the light beams in his eyes searching the vicinity of the spot where Metal Sonic had been standing moments earlier. The sun's light had vanished altogether from the sky, a starless shroud of dark night setting in thickly over the Scrap Brain Zone. The mechanical clone made a thorough sweep of the area, making a sudden charge forward in reaction to a subtle sound of metal against metal. The robotic hedgehog crashed through one of the numerous mountains of debris, causing the entirety of it to fall on and engulf him. As the android lashed out at the disrupted heap surrounding him, the trashed parts flying outward in all directions as a result, Metal Sonic appeared, assaulting his early predecessor with a powerful kick. The crimson-eyed android touched down as Pseudo Sonic crashed into the ground.
"Too hasty. An error that will prove to be your downfall."
"Don't count on it, bub!"
Pseudo Sonic delivered a twin kick to Metal Sonic's chest, knocking the android backward.
"Argh… Heh. So, there is some fight in that prehistoric body of yours. Good, show me your power!"
Pseudo Sonic growled, charging his successor, his metallic fists prepared for combat…
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Silver Sonic raced on the outskirts of the zone, attempting to flee from an encounter with his more advanced counterpart. The heavyset android was halted, however, confronted with a massive electrical energy shield.
"There are boundaries to this arena, of course. I can't allow my contestants to simply leave, now, can I?"
"You-! Get away from me!"
Silver Sonic activated the rocket propellers, speeding away from his predator only to be halted by Metal Sonic. The blue android's left hand had shot out from his arm, ensnaring the heavy clone with a cable connecting the appendage to the limb. Silver Sonic's jets roared in vain, Metal Sonic's cable taut as he dragged the steel-plated android toward him.
"There is no escape, only triumph… or destruction!"
Metal Sonic's metallic spines extended, circling around his neck, each spike opening to reveal a mini-turret. The blue android pulled his target into point-blank range.
"Hmph. I had hoped for at least a semblance of a challenge from you. Now, you face oblivion!"
"No, Metal, not I. YOU are the prey of demise here!"
A glow emanated from Silver Sonic's interior, the heavily plated android allowing himself to be pulled into Metal Sonic as his systems shut down. A bomb, self-installed by Silver Sonic, exploded as the two machines collided, the resulting force creating a gale that toppled several of the mountainous piles. Several minutes passed, the last of the disrupted trash settled, and the zone quieted. Slowly, the pieces of Silver Sonic reassembled, locking themselves back into place until the weighty android was fully reformed. The steel-plated hedgehog gazed down upon the body of Metal Sonic, a nasty cackle resonating from his steel bowels.
"As advanced as you are, you fail to grasp the concept of deception. And that failure will lead to your end!"
Silver Sonic's chest opened, producing a miniature missile, launching it toward Metal Sonic.
'Deactivate energy shield, all systems return online!'
Metal Sonic's eyes snapped open, and in one swift movement, he avoided the oncoming projectile, caught it, and hurled it back toward its origin. Silver Sonic took the explosion head-on, and once again began to piece himself together again.
'Scanning for magnetic fields in the immediate vicinity…'
Metal Sonic waited for the reconstruction to complete itself, his crimson eyes filled with calculations of various numbers.
"A self-activating attraction-repulsion reconstruction mechanism."
'A clever method to take advantage of his composition of steel. But how could I have missed it when I was reassembling him?'
Silver Sonic was unnerved, slowly backing away from Metal Sonic, trying to formulate an escape plan.
"Retreating will not help you. You won't be able to hide, and you will soon have nowhere to run."
Silver Sonic growled, launching a spin dash attack. Metal Sonic easily avoided the initial assault, but Silver Sonic continued with a consecutive attack, bullets flying out from under his steel quills. The onslaught caught the blue android off guard, momentarily forcing him back. Silver Sonic didn't pause, fleeing as he wove around the heaps of discarded machines, rolling out of his spin dash attack. The steel hedgehog ducked beneath the fallen foundation of a tower, keeping his mechanical body still and silent as his eyes searched for his pursuer.
"I wonder…"
Having taken Silver Sonic's back, Metal Sonic blasted the heavyset machines cover to pieces, his right hand changing into a flamethrower.
"If steel has a melting point of approximately 1500 Celsius, would even a magnetic field be able to repair it if it were placed under a flame of nearly 2000 degrees?"
Silver Sonic scrambled to his feet, making another attempt to escape, his power reserves failing as Metal Sonic charged forward, flames erupting from his arm…
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Mecha Sonic watched from his shoddy hideout, his scanners locked onto Metal Sonic.
'Metal is on the move again. He must have eliminated another one. Silver mk. II is the only one remaining before he will come for me.'
"Calculating ETA of Metal Sonic…"
'Recalling crucial data files regarding subject …
<PSDO> vs. - Estimated Time: 0.9 minutes. Actual Time: 1.53 minutes.
Transition time: 0.3635 seconds.
<SLVR mk. I> vs. - Estimated Time: 1.32 minutes. Actual Time: 2.146 minutes…'
"He's taking much longer to destroy his targets than he should. What is his real objective?"
Mecha Sonic looked behind him, into his hastily created base.
'Estimated time remaining to complete primary objective- 3.724 minutes.
Primary objective's progress is at 68.54%. Increasing efficiency output to 94.7%.'
Mecha Sonic's jet rocket opened from beneath his metallic quills and activated. The meticulous blue android rocketed through the Scrap Brain Zone, racing against his shorter counterpart as he charged through the pitch-black night…