Eggman's robot stands unmoving just outside of the city limits. It has caused a lot of destruction in its wake, and the area where it has come to rest has been warped by Eggman's trademark chroma. Worse still, the various robots composing Eggman's army are concentrated here, meaning that trying to find a way in is going to be exceptionally difficult.
Your colorful allies tell you as much, but Sonic doesn't seem worried in the slightest.
"The three of us will keep 'em distracted. Egghead wants a piece of me, so the three of us will fight the robots."
"We'll send you guys in with a ring to hopefully catch him off-guard. If what we've theorized is correct, you should be able to literally knock the Master Emerald out of him, and once you have that, he shouldn't be much of a threat."
"Best of luck, warriors."
The plan is straightforward and simple enough, and your friends take off once everyone's ready to go. They've left you with two rings - one to get in, and one to get out. When you're all prepared, step inside.
Welcome to Eggman's control room. Bathed in black and green light, the inside of the robot's head is composed of three sections: a smooth circular outer wall that is sloped and would be difficult (but not impossible) to stand on, a circular platform in the center (far larger than the picture for the purposes of this fight), and an alcove built into the wall that houses a man and several high-tech devices. The man does not look up from the screens he's watching as you enter.
Eggman, on the other hand, is already aware of your presence.
"Here come the would-be heroes. Did you really think marching in here was a bright idea? In case you've forgotten, I hold all the power here."
Green lightning-like energy sparks around him and to him as he speaks, and Eggman kicks off the platform to move to float in the air - high enough up that it would be a pain to try to reach him without hoverboards. Of course, you do still have those...
"You all aren't who I'm after. Stone, take care of them."
He flicks a finger in the direction of the other human present in the control room who jolts a bit in response before furiously tapping away at the keyboard on the control panel in front of him. Eggman simply turns his attention away from you all, to focus back on Sonic and friends who are currently in the process of wrecking his robots. Occasionally he does something and the entire robot shifts - moving to punch or aim attacks at Sonic and friends with said robot which will cause the whole of the robot to move - mind your footing!
Just me or did things end up bein' a little different this time around compared to the other times.
[ because wolfwood would absolute point out how their bond ability evolved. is he happy about this or displeased with this? the answer should be obvious.
though also look. lucifer covered him from the round where he would have taken the most damage so the only round that he has taken any kind of damage is the past one. wolfwood's never punished for not healing himself with real consequences. ]
[ Normally Void Archives would have pointed out, but the shock of seeing a close friend nearly die in front of one's eyes kind of damaged the bit of normally functioning logic. So when Wolfwood points it out, they blink. ]
...It did.
Perhaps because we've gotten to know each other better?
[ Void Archives asks with an innocent tilt of their head, knowing it'd potentially make Wolfwood agitated.
They may be annoyed about being laughed at while on the ground still. Anyway Wolfwood may never be punished for not healing for real consequences but is it true if it's VA lecturing him for it every time? ]
[ look it was funny and it all worked out for them in the end. ]
Don't say it like that.
[ MAINLY BECAUSE ITS TRUE. ]
I knew that our abilities were gettin' stronger I didn't quite realize what that'd translate into. [ let wolfwood focus on that for a moment even if he needs to give void archives credit for the very likely reason why their bond ability was as power as it ended up being. ] ...'nd I guess that gettin' to know each other better helped too.
[ even if it would make plenty of sense given how few bond abilities that wolfwood has with other people, so when things changes it's very easy for him to notice when they do.
and of course he says this even though he doesn't want to give them more fuel to work with. they both know that wolfwood knows about the act they're putting on. it's just unfortunate that wolfwood played into it for any amount of time that he has. ]
[ Void Archives says simply. While they have (somehow) managed to have their own set of bonds, they can certainly feel the difference by far when the bond ability was used this time around.
Though, their expression turns into that familiar troll-like expression. ]
Well, there's nothing wrong with getting along, no?
Wonderful. [ the disappointment in wolfwood's voice is blatant. truly why are they the first???? this is a miserable experience. ] Guess we should be glad that someone realized about all of it in the end.
But maybe there could be a reason to not get along. No one's tried that yet.
[ there really isn't. wolfwood is just being contrary. ]
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But fortunately, we can help turn the tide~
[ Why do things happen like this...but anyway, having that advantage will be good for next time!!
Kudos on not getting too injured this round, Wolfwood... even if he got exploded last round... ]
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Just me or did things end up bein' a little different this time around compared to the other times.
[ because wolfwood would absolute point out how their bond ability evolved. is he happy about this or displeased with this? the answer should be obvious.
though also look. lucifer covered him from the round where he would have taken the most damage so the only round that he has taken any kind of damage is the past one. wolfwood's never punished for not healing himself with real consequences. ]
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...It did.
Perhaps because we've gotten to know each other better?
[ Void Archives asks with an innocent tilt of their head, knowing it'd potentially make Wolfwood agitated.
They may be annoyed about being laughed at while on the ground still. Anyway Wolfwood may never be punished for not healing for real consequences but is it true if it's VA lecturing him for it every time? ]
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Don't say it like that.
[ MAINLY BECAUSE ITS TRUE. ]
I knew that our abilities were gettin' stronger I didn't quite realize what that'd translate into. [ let wolfwood focus on that for a moment even if he needs to give void archives credit for the very likely reason why their bond ability was as power as it ended up being. ] ...'nd I guess that gettin' to know each other better helped too.
Somethin' to keep in mind.
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[ They ask in a tone that is acting completely ~innocent~ as if they don't know what kind of fact they are bringing to the obvious forefront. ]
It is quite interesting that such a phenomenon has been discovered - by us first, perhaps? Hmm...I can't help but think that is the case.
So I will indeed keep it in mind.
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[ even if it would make plenty of sense given how few bond abilities that wolfwood has with other people, so when things changes it's very easy for him to notice when they do.
and of course he says this even though he doesn't want to give them more fuel to work with. they both know that wolfwood knows about the act they're putting on. it's just unfortunate that wolfwood played into it for any amount of time that he has. ]
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[ Void Archives says simply. While they have (somehow) managed to have their own set of bonds, they can certainly feel the difference by far when the bond ability was used this time around.
Though, their expression turns into that familiar troll-like expression. ]
Well, there's nothing wrong with getting along, no?
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But maybe there could be a reason to not get along. No one's tried that yet.
[ there really isn't. wolfwood is just being contrary. ]