Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Sword of Chaos ❯ Speed Falls ( Chapter 3 )

Two days later, Snively walked into Bojack's lab. He had converted Robotnik's old lab to his own use. Bojack was sitting at a desk working on a computer. He looked up at Snively,

"What is it, Snively?"

Snively gulped, "Ah sir. I was wondering what you are going to do about Knuckles and Shadow's friends?"

Bojack smiled, "Simple my friend. I contacted the Angel Island and in Knuckles's voice, I simply told them he was going on a trip. And besides that tailor I killed is most likely filling their small minds at the moment. And as for Shadow I simply called the president of the hidden city and told him it was a test. The fool wants so much to believe they are separate from the outside world. It was to easy."

Snively smiled, "Very wise sir."

Bojack stood up and motion to a large screen, "Behold my creation."

On the screen a Swatbot was shone, but it was different. Toping only five foot five, a single eye, and a large shield. Snively looked from the screen to his new boss,

"Sir. I am afraid I don't understand."

Bojack chuckled, "Behold. The Swatbot Mark 2. Faster, stronger, and smarter. These new versions are vastly superior to any other Swatbot. With only five of these, you will hunt down Speed and kill him."

Snively gave Bojack a puzzled look, "Why kill him? Can't you simply absorb him like the others?"

Bojack sat down and pulled out his sword, "Because Robotnik's idea to create a being with Sonic's and Knuckles's powers was foolish. And besides I can only absorb seven people. Speed's abilities are just copies of Sonic and Knuckles. I have Knuckles and plan to take Sonic and Tails. I want Speed dead so he won't interfere. Understand."

Snively nodded, "Yes sir. Of course sir, but how will I find him. He travels around the world. Rarely in the same place once."

Bojack pulled out a scanner, "I have tailored this to Speed's unique physics. It will find him."

He handed Snively his sword, "This is the Sword of Chaos. It was my prison, but now it will amplify your power. With it you should have no trouble beating anyone."

Before Snively could grab it, Bojack added, "I am much stronger than this sword now. So don't get any ideas. Now go."

Snively took the sword bowed and left. Bojack laughed, "Soon, Sonic and Tails will be mine. And when that is done I will be one more step closer to capturing the Master Emerald."

It took a few hours, but Snively finely found where Speed was. It was an out laying town. Robotnik had left the majority of this area alone for the time. Snivel wondered why Bojack would think Speed was a threat, but Snively wasn't going to ask. He looked back at the Swatbot Mark 2s in the back,

"Hope these new models work."

Snively's hover pod landed in the middle of the small town. Mammals of all types ran from the black egg shaped pod. Snively and the Swatbots walked into the dusty street. The town looked like a reject from a western or something. Most of the buildings were wood. Snively looked at the scanner. It showed Speed was with in twenty yards, but it didn't say exactly where.

Snively smiled, "Guess we have to draw him out."

He motioned to the Swatbots, "Swatbots destroy this town."

The red eye on all the Swatbots glowed red as they started up. Arm mounted laser cannons activated on their right arms. They picked up their shields in their left hand and they walked to a nearby building. They aimed and fired. Red beams of energy shot out and demolished the building. As the bots were aiming for a new building, a cloaked figure walked into the center of the street. Snively turned to the cloaked figure. He could see familiar black and blue sneakers from under the cloak. He called his Swatbots to him.

He smiled, "Speed. Nice to see you."

A left hand came out of the cloak. Snively remembered the two sharp knuckles on his hand. Speed pulled back the hood. Snively smiled. He remembered the green hedgehog well. His deep blue eye starring at him,

"Something wrong old friend?"

Speed smiled, "I ain't your friend. Your fat boss kidnapped me and turned me into a slave. So what do you want?"

Snively pointed to him, "I have come to kill you. Swatbots kill him."

The Swatbots took aim and fired. Speed rolled out of the way and reviled he was holding a Chaos Emerald in his right hand,

"Speed Shot!"

A green beam of focused energy shot out of the emerald at Snively. Before the beam hit, a Swatbot jumped in the way and blocked with its shield. The beam only left a scorch mark on the shield.

Speed jaw fell open, "What? How?"

Speed didn't get time to get an answer. The Swatbots opened fire. The shots rang out around him as he jumped in-between two buildings. Speed ran down the alley and behind a building. He had dropped the emerald. He want to retrieve it, but he couldn't.

Snively smiled, "Number five go and finish him."

One of the Swatbots ran into the alley. When it got to the end, Speed had vanished. The Swatbot's sensor eye looked all around, but it couldn't see him. The bot walked near a building and saw a few small puncture holes in the side. It looked up. Speed dropped from the building's roof and landed on top of the Swatbot. He pulled out laser pistol and blasted the bot's head off. Speed picked up the Swatbot's shield. He took a deep breath. Speed ran into the street a full speed and fired at Snively and the Swatbots. The Swatbots blocked the shots and returned fire. Their shots bounced off the shield. One of the bots pulled out a small ball and threw it in front of Speed's path. It exploded. Speed fell down from the force of the blast. Two of the Swatbots retuned their lasers and fire a concentrated beam of energy at Speed's shield. The remaining two flanked Speed and fired around him to keep him pined down. The beams of energy was starting to burn through Speed's barrowed shield.

Snively laughed out load, "You fool. You thought you could beat me and my new Swatbots."

"The thought had crossed my mind."

As the shield started to heat up, two missiles slammed into the back of the two Swatbots that were firing the beams of energy. They fell to the ground and exploded. Snively turned around. A light red female echidna in a cloak was holding a small missile launcher.

Snively cursed, "Who the hell are you?"

The Swatbots turned to face the new enemy. Speed took advantage and dropped the burning shield. He ran at one of the Swatbots and jumped over it. He pulled a bomb out of his gun belt and slammed it into its face. The bomb exploded taking the bot's head off. Speed ran to the echidna at full speed and picked her up and ran to the other side of town.

Snively yelled, "After them!"

Snively and the Swatbot ran after them. Speed rounded a few buildings and stopped behind a bar. Speed put the echidna down,

"Ok I admit it. Bringing the missile was a good idea."

The echidna kissed him, "I told you."

Speed smiled, "Yeah you told me, but I had to carry it."

Speed removed his cloak. He put down his backpack and checked his gun belt. "Damn! Out of bombs."

Speed opened his bag and pulled out a slug rifle. The echidna took off her cloak. She was in black traveling boots. And she had a gun belt that matched Speed's. She went through the backpack and pulled out a long rectangular box. She opened it and begin to assemble the pulse rifle. Speed looked up at her,

"Leda. Do you think you can take that Swatbot?"

Leda smiled and activated the pulse rifle, "No problem."

Speed nodded, "Ok, but don't you dare get killed."

Leda nodded and ran off. Speed took a deep breath. He kicked the backpack away and climbed up the building. He saw some people cowering on the roof. Speed ran and jumped to another one,

"Need to take this fight out of town."

Speed stopped when he spotted Snively and the last Swatbot. Snively was carrying a strange sword in his right hand. As Speed thought of what to do, Leda jumped from behind a building and fired at the pair. The Swatbot blocked the shots with it's shield and ran after her. Leda ran off leading it away.

Speed took a breath, "Be careful."

Speed's quills opened up and he glided a few feet in front of Snively, "Just you and me small fry."

Speed raised the slug rifle.

Snively sneered, "You die today rodent."

Speed smiled, "Sorry. Got other plans."

Speed pulled the trigger. The slug fired, aimed right at Snively's head. Snively sliced it in midair with one swipe of his sword. The slug exploded. When the smoke cleared, Snively stood transformed. He was as tall as Speed now and his eyes were filled with fire. His voice had grown deeper,

"You fool. No that I have the Sword of Chaos you can't beat me."

Speed threw down the slug rifle and gulped. Snively gripped the sword in both hands and slashed the air. A blade of energy shot out and Speed barely managed to avoid it. Speed rolled on the ground and stood up.

Snively laughed, "See how weak you truly are."

Black lightning bolts shot out of the sword and lashed out at Speed. It hit Speed dead on. Speed fell to his knees. Snively ran at Speed. Speed pulled out twin blaster pistols from his belt and quickly spun around and fired at Snively. Snively dodged to the left and sliced Speed's left pistol in two. Speed dropped it and tripped Snively. Snively jumped up and delivered a kick to Speed's face. Speed fell to the ground and Snively quickly pressed the tip of the sword into Speed's left shoulder. Speed responded by pressing his gun into Snively's left shoulder. Snively and Speed paused.

Speed smiled, "I guess we are at a impasse."

Snively smirked, "Guess we have only one choice then."

Speed fired as Snively pressed down. Snively fell back in pain. Speed rolled to his feet and held onto his shoulder.

Speed smiled, "Guess that sword can't save you from everything."

Snively stood up and grasped his lift shoulder, "You little bastard. You'll pay for this."

Snively pointed the sword at Speed. Black lightning lashed out. Speed jumped to the side and started to run out of town. A sphere surrounded Snively. He took off at high speed and slammed into Speed. The speed of the sphere pined Speed to it and he went along for the ride. He flew for a minute and stopped in front of a gorge. The sphere disappeared and Speed fell down. Snively calmly waited for Speed to get to his feet. His legs wobbled as he faced Snively. Snively waved bye-bye and shoved Speed into the gorge. Speed tried to glide, but he was to weakened. He hit the ground hard and was amazed he was alive. He was scratched and was bleeding. He tried to stand, but his leg was broken. He sat down. He had a raging burn in his chest,

"Great. Some of my ribs are broken."

Snively walked to the edge. He pulled out a sphere bomb,

"Bye."

He threw it into the gorge. The bomb went off. The explosion shook the gorge and the surrounding area. Snively nursed his shoulder as he pressed the call button on his belt. The hover pod landed next to him. He looked to the town. The echidna was running toward him. Snively blew a kiss to her and took off. Leda ran to the edge of the gorge and looked into it,

"Speed. SPEED!"

Snively knelt before Bojack, "Sir, I have killed Speed."

Bojack smiled, "Good Snively. That is one problem out of the way."

Bojack noticed Snively's shoulder, "Have problems?"

Snively looked away, "That rodent just didn't want to go down."

Bojack pointed to the wound and a small beam of white light shot out and healed the wound,

"There. Don't worry. Once you use the sword more, you'll be stronger."

Snively nodded, "Thank you sir, but still I wonder. Why kill Speed?"

Bojack laughed, "Snively, Snively, Snively you still don't see the big picture. Speed was a mistake of Robotnik. If Robotnik wouldn't have been so single minded, Speed would be a regular hedgehog. I wanted to erase that mistake. And besides I needed him dead so I could move on Sonic."

Snively stood up, "I still don't see."

Bojack got out of his chair and walked over to Snively, "With his friends backing him up, Sonic is all but invincible. So I wanted to remove his friends as a threat. Now that the strongest ones are gone, he will fall."

Snively smiled," Sorry I ever question you sir."

Bojack nodded as he went to a control panel, "You need to learn Snively. And learn you will."

Bojack pressed a few buttons, "Now that is finished, we have work to do. I have designed a few variants to the new Swatbot model. It should allow you to more easily attack Knothole."

Snively gasped, "But we don't know where Knothole is."

Bojack smiled, "I do. Thanks to the memories of Knuckles and Shadow. I will use my newly revived powers to teleport you there. You will find and capture Sonic, Tails, and Princess Sally. I don't care what condition Sonic or Tails are in, but they must be alive. I will absorb their powers and add them to my own."

"And the princess."

Bojack walked away, "I have need for her. I will tell you after you have done what I said."

Snively bowed, "Yes sir."