FINAL CONFRONTATION

[metaloverlord]

Throughout this week, you all have been hard at work preparing for your final confrontation with the person behind all of this - Neo Metal Sonic. His fleet of ships has taken over the skies, and Tails has been working on a means to get you safely onto the correct one. Given that you've all been called into the workshop today, it seems like it's finally time.

"I've got the correct coordinates and we're ready to go. We'll all be joining you in this fight."

Sonic nods and continues, "Let's avoid a repeat of last time, yeah? I'm still going to try to keep his attention on me since the plan is still the same - you guys have gotta knock the Master Emerald outta him!"

"You all have had some practice with your powers and with what the Master Emerald can do, so you should be better prepared for this fight. Still, remain on guard!"

Tails flicks the device to life and a portal opens. Unlike the rings, this one doesn't show where exactly you'll be going. "Everyone ready? Let's put an end to this."

You arrive in the interior of one of those ships - the long hallway you're in is made of thick, dark silver steel, with absolutely nothing in the way of décor. The way behind you leads to a door - gated shut, with seemingly no way to open it from this side - while the path ahead of you leads up a small flight of stairs to what can only be described as a throne. It is simplistic in design and still made of that dark, practical steel without any adornments or embellishments, but it provides Neo Metal Sonic a height advantage to loom over you, something he couldn't really manage on most of you without taking to floating.

He sits in the chair now, red eyes fixed on all of you. One elbow is propped on the arm of the chair and his chin leans against his hand, giving off the air of "bored monarch" that he's probably going for.

"So you've arrived. You've kept me waiting."

He gets up then, rising to float as he had before, sparks of that familiar green Chaos Energy flaring to life around him. "Let's not waste any more time. I'll destroy you all here and now. And you," his eyes flick to Sonic, "will trouble me no further."

"Does it even really count when I'm not the version of Sonic you've fought before...?"

"Silence." Sonic shrugs and Neo Metal Sonic dismisses him, turning his attention back to you all. "You all have caused enough problems for me. Once I've crushed you all, nothing will be able to stop me."

NAVIGATION

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[divinevoid]

[ Because, really, is Wolfwood expecting to be shot at repeatedly with the blond's golden gun? Because that is what is happening.

No one else is coming to mind right now, either, because all they see is Wolfwood as their enemy - their singular target. Their enemy. ]

Do me a favor, hm?

Lie down and die, why don't you?

[is2g]

[ wolfwood also has no luck dodging the energy wave that comes his way ( 9 ), but it doesn't matter too much as there's something much more important and closer to him that's coming for his life. honestly, it 's a bit funny to hear this coming from them.

he may or may not also be disappointed that they weren't able to resist. sucks to suck. ]

Nah.

[ maybe it's because of how many times they were hit by the lasers, but wolfwood is going to be able to dodge their attacks ( 12 ) and counter with his own. but it'll be more of him going in to punch them in the face. ]

I have a good account that someone told me that I should do the exact opposite of that. [ and because— ] Shame that they won't be getting any sort of headpats for good behavior.

[divinevoid]

[ With three lasers, Void Archives didn't stand a chance in hell in being able to provide enough of a resistance - or perhaps that was the intention entirely. Anyway, Void Archives is doing well this week, by which I mean, is their inability to do anything about dodging the punch (4)

But because we're going to stretch things a little more due durability or because they simply got beamed three times, it doesn't seem enough to shake them out of Neo Metal Sonic's control just yet. ]

What nonsense are you going about?

[ They recover from the punch and then raise their gun, about to shoot— ]

I had no idea you were so delusional in believing that anyone could resist their core direct—

[ —And then get bodied by Turo, going down right in front of Wolfwood. ]

[is2g]

[ it's a shame that the punch has to come under these circumstances but it does feel good (for once) to punch them in the face. wolfwood was more than ready to dodge the next shot they were about to take before turo tackles them to the ground. honestly, he's not exactly disappointed but more that he hopes this works out well. ]

Core directive? Core—what?

[ can he step on their hand with the gun or lean over and take it from them? the last thing anyone needs is for them to get the chance to fire back next time around. ]

I'm not gonna try to reason with ya when yer like this, but I am gonna tell ya that yer welcome.

[ but also, at the same time, enjoy getting healed when they're being pinned down by turo. ]

[divinevoid]

[ Wolfwood can try to do both, but Void Archives holds onto the gun (11), and then gives him a look.

Thanks for healing them when they're like this... ]

...Still quite the simpleton, I see. Even you should know what that means by now.

[ They don't seem capable of doing anything right about now, so there is that. They will probably come around in a little bit. It's hard to tell if it's the brainwashing effect or something else entirely, but they don't seem reasonable, either way. ]

[is2g]

[ probably for the best, then. they're probably better with the gun than wolfwood given the state of things. however, as turo keeps holding them down, wolfwood is just going to stand nearby as some sort of "babysitter" in case things don't take a different turn the next go around. ]

Yer gonna look back at this and think yerself an idiot and I'm just gonna agree with it.

[ SO DON't GET MOODY ON HIM BINCH. ]

[divinevoid]

[ Probably for the best indeed. Void Archives will likely need a babysitter, considering the current state of things.

...Well, for the moment, anyway.

Though of all the things they could agree with? Or disagree with, that is one thing no matter what they'll take issue with. In fact- ]

Do you really think I'd consider myself an idiot of all things?

[ TOO LATE, THEY'RE MOODY- ]

[tworo]

[Turo utterly fails to dodge the second shockwave as well (2). His Shard powers remain inaccessible, and he doesn't have another weapon. He hadn't seen the point. Using weaponry at all is exceedingly rare, in his world, and his robotic strength has always served well enough as a secondary attack in the past.

Now, though, he doesn't throw a punch. He just lunges at Void Archives again, this time simply trying to grab them bodily.]

Traitor! You're no different from him, using others this way! Your own kind!

[That's directed at Neo Metal Sonic, who may have hit a nerve.]

[holeful]

[Across the room:]

Mr Void Archives is a robot?

[tworo]

[wait fuck was that a secret he thought we all knew that - ]

[morningstud]

[How did you not know???]

[holeful]

[He doesn't think]

[hexalding]

[why are there so many of us actually]

[metaloverlord]

And?

[He makes no move to attack further (because we are in between rounds) and merely watches from where he floats.]

Am I to hold some sort of camaraderie to you all, who seek to destroy me?

[tworo]

Don't get all high and mighty. You summoned us here to kill us, remember? There's people who would have helped you - I think there's people who would help you still!

[Decidedly not all of them, granted.]

[metaloverlord]

I have no need nor desire for any sort of companionship. This ends with you all dead - or in the off-chance my calculations are incorrect, me destroyed.

[tworo]

...you're the least free of any of us, aren't you? I'm the tool of a dead man too, but at least I have tried to think beyond his orders.

[It's almost too sad to even be angry at, except that this whole thing with Void Archives is still actively happening.]

[metaloverlord]

[Neo Metal Sonic will remember that. Not in bold, there is a distinction.]

[divinevoid]

[ Apparently, of all the things that Void Archives can do, dodging (4) is not one of them. So down they go once Turo lunges right in, bringing them down straight down to the floor with an almost silent sound. Though, it's audible that there was a grunt of some kind - particularly since Turo is the one having lunged at them to bring them to the floor in the first place.

They, for a moment, even give a token resistance. But, for some reason, that isn't quite working out, either.

... Void Archives does seem silent for once? So, perhaps it has shaken something?

It's probably fine.

Totally fine to let go right now, right? ]

[tworo]

....Void Archives?

[He is not letting them go that easily, but he's also not going to try and attack them further if they aren't fighting back, so we are just. Here on the ground having a robot togetherness power session. I guess.]

[divinevoid]

...

[ That's definitely for the best - though, something like a little laugh escapes them after a second. Is this time better or worse?

That's a good question, isn't it? But, then they do say: ]

How fortunate that I'm foiled every time I have acted like this...how fortunate indeed...

[ They start to laugh, over and over again. Well, it's something, at the least. They've come back to themselves. ]

[tworo]

[Ah, well, he'll let go and shift back to let them up, then. In a lowered voice, he starts to say:]

It still isn't your -

[And then he just gets bodied by the next shockwave too, ig]

[akademise]

[ More knows he has no physical ability to stop what is happening to Void Archives, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt to watch.

The thing they fear the most, the greatest of violations.

He's been silent thus far, but he does turn to Neo Metal Sonic here. ]

Release them. Please.

[ He knows this is pointless, but... Man. ]

[metaloverlord]

[talk shit, get mind controlled. so yeah, that's a "no".]

[akademise]

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